Kinkaid Magazine - Summer 2019 by The Kinkaid School

A Message from the Interim Head of School

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The Class 2019 of

he 2018-2019 school year has come and … gone. Where did it go? It certainly flew by. We began the year embracing change, leaning into discomfort, focusing on our core value of focus (Honesty) and working together as OneKinkaid. Over the course of the year I asked all constituencies of the School to partner so we could have one of the best years possible. I am grateful for everyone’s support and partnership and our collective success. We did it! (Now, let’s do it – again – smile.)

In Kinkaid’s 114th year, we continued to embrace our mission and celebrate our successes. Our students continued to achieve at high levels and gain admission to some of the most highly selective colleges and universities in the country. Our artists earned well-deserved recognitions for their visual and performing arts. And, our athletes competed at high levels, with sportsmanship, and winning championships along the way. We experienced another historic year, especially in our spring sports season, and we also experienced a first - our girls’ lacrosse team won the SPC Championship. We have so much for which to be proud. We began the year enjoying all of the new – new entrance to campus, improved entry to campus and cuing space, the Bowden Field, a full season of access to our new tennis complex as well as the Don Sanders Family Field. We accomplished so much in part to many of you for your generosity to the Go West campaign. At the time of this writing, I share additional good news – we have successfully reached our Go West campaign goal of $11,640,223 and have officially closed that chapter. Thank you to our generous community! A detailed report, including a listing of all donors, will be included in the Kinkaid Annual Report published this fall.

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I am grateful for everyone’s support and partnership and our collective success. We did it!

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In addition to all of the student accomplishments and reports from our alumni, in this summer edition you will read updates from the various board work groups. The Board has embarked upon some pivotal work, partnering with the senior administrative team and faculty and staff. I am grateful to the Board of Trustees and Ken Cowan for their leadership and partnership. Many of these work groups will continue their efforts into the 20192020 school year and beyond. As we wrap this up, we know that rocky starts can lead to smooth finishes. Thank you, again, for a wonderful year. I look forward to the opportunity to lead us through another one. Summer is over. I am eager to see everyone on campus in August as we kick off the 2019-2020 academic year, allowing our core values (especially Respect) to serve as our guide.

— Dr. Ed M. Trusty Jr.

Dr. Trusty with Will McMackin ‘24, Audrey Piczak ‘24, Middle School Head Chelsea Collins

A Message from the Interim Head of School

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The Class 2019 of

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I am grateful for everyone’s support and partnership and our collective success. We did it!

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— Dr. Ed M. Trusty Jr.

Dr. Trusty with Will McMackin ‘24, Audrey Piczak ‘24, Middle School Head Chelsea Collins

THE CLASS OF 2019

SUMMER 2019

Contents 3

Features

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Every Battle Won An Insight into the Board of Trustees The Class of 2019 Reunion Weekend 2019

Departments 3

Around Campus

3 Spring Review 10 Honor Day 14 Faculty Awards and Accolades 15 Retirements

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Athletics Fine Arts Alumni Association & KYPO Class Notes & Alumni News

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Book Club Q&A – Kathy McAnelly Schwartz ‘79 Alumnus Profile – Nick Ducoff ‘99 Alumnus Profile – Jared Gooding ‘08 Alumni Interim Term Night Milestones 28 In Memory

THE KINKAID MAGAZINE IS A PUBLICATION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OFFICE OF THE KINKAID SCHOOL Tom Moore Director of Advancement tom.moore@kinkaid.org

Blair Burke Foster ’06 Manager of Kinkaid Fund blair.foster@kinkaid.org

Alexa Leach ’09 Manager of Alumni Activities alexa.leach@kinkaid.org

Lisa Wood Assistant Director of Advancement lisa.wood@kinkaid.org

Rochelle Barnes Communications Coordinator rochelle.barnes@kinkaid.org

Elizabeth Litton Hogan ’91 Special Events Coordinator elizabeth.hogan@kinkaid.org

Rita Morico Parent Liaison & Volunteer Coordinator rita.morico@kinkaid.org

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

Journey Bova Advancement Assistant journey.bova@kinkaid.org

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

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

Design contributed by: Michael Clarke Design

Kate DeWitt Advancement Assistant kate.dewitt@kinkaid.org

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“Every Battle Won” Dedicated to the 8th Grade Class at The Kinkaid School By Dr. Edward M. Trusty Jr. May 13, 2019

Ten years or more ago you embarked upon this journey To be a doctor or a professional athlete or maybe even an attorney The excitement for learning was pure; you eagerly picked up a book To read and learn and read some more; and in a special reading nook You would snuggle there for hours; time whizzed right on by Because your imagination was piqued; and from it your parents would pry You away for dinner or a bath or to engage in a lesson or two And you’d huff and sometimes puff, returning to what you wanted to do Then those lower years thrust you to the middle, and the joy was put to the test And you wandered from the straight and narrow lines, now walking six abreast Your free time became more programmed; and learning often felt like a chore Because some of the excitement and pure enjoyment became associated with much more

And now you prepare for a new journey; high school the true wonder years Will your friendships stand the test of time; will your apprehensions now become real fears?

Will you wear the appropriate fashion or hang out in the right squad Or will your choice of lunchroom table to some seem very odd? Will you make the team you desire or earn a role in this year’s play Or will your hard work be greeted with disappointment and your excitement become dismay?

The door is so wide open; the journey lay just ahead; So when will that moment happen, when you want to go back in time instead To wearing uniforms, having less homework, and walking in a straight line A time when things were simpler, and minimal pressure was by design. We often rush time to grow up; wishing to skip right to the end Of whatever the season of challenge; on increased demand you can depend Live for now and in the moment; tomorrow’s cares will have to wait Because in a blink or two of an eye, you’ll look down at your plate And it will be full of so many things and you’ll be forced to make a choice Keep the veggies and all the activities? And then you’ll recognize your voice Articulating your heart’s desire; so listen attentively And don’t shy away from wise counsel; you’ll need it eternally. Eighth grade is now behind you; not many looked forward to that peculiar stage

For obvious and important reasons; the chapter known as teenage Presents opportunities and challenges; you’re here, and that’s success And most adults will admit and even some will actually confess Those seven years can be brutal but are the foundation for what will be So don’t waste a single second, show more care, be less carefree. Best wishes along the journey; congrats for all you’ve deservedly done And know every day’s an opportunity; every battle can be won! 2

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ANNUAL REPORT SUMMER 2019

Spring Review 2019 Interim Term

very Upper School student looks forward to coming back from the winter holiday break, not because they are excited to start their classes again, but because January at Kinkaid means Interim Term is here for three weeks. Interim Term 2019 was filled with innovative classes on campus, exciting field trips around the city of Houston, international trips to Belize, Spain, France and China and memorable internships for seniors.

January

February

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International Fair

hank you to International Fair Chairs Jodi Altsuler and Ashley Pearce and their extraordinary team of volunteers. Their time and talent brought Egypt and Iceland to life for all of the Lower School. Students are anxiously awaiting the announcement of next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countries!

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February

A Fantastical FĂŞte, The Kinkaid School Auction

ew parties in history are considered works of art and this one is at the top of the list. The night was a visual masterpiece: the epitome of eccentric folly. The 2019 Auction was a whimsical night of fantastical fun, delectable bites and sensational sips! Auction Curators Tina Papandreou, Brooke Robertson and Courtney Swanson and their team of volunteers planned an incredible evening where guests truly Expected the Unexpected! Proceeds from the event enrich the School immeasurably and directly enhance the quality of each studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education. We raised valuable funding for faculty development, wish lists across all divisions/ departments and the Engineering Math Science Institute Program the School has hosted every summer for under-represented youth in the Houston area since 1975. Additionally, proceeds this year are supporting a newly created fund to further the development of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) for all Kinkaid students, Pre-K through 12. From the Tastemaker Apples to the amazing Live Auction items, this large elaborate art-inspired party was a huge success. A big thank you goes out Courtney & Doug Swanson and Traci & John Young for hosting the Underwriting and Wine Cellar parties leading up to the Auction. We hope to see everyone at the next Auction in 2022!

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Celebration of African–American Heritage and Culture

n its fifth year, the Celebration of AfricanAmerican Heritage and Culture continues to be a crowd pleaser. This year proved to be the best one yet, with student musical, theatrical and arts displays and a moderated panel discussion. If you have not attended, mark this on your calendar for next year!

February

March

Sporting Clays Benefit

arents, alumni and supporters of Kinkaid enjoyed a beautiful spring day at The Greater Houston Gun Club in support of the 17th Annual Kinkaid Sporting Clays Benefit. The event chaired by Nick Erwin and Co-Chair Brad Dinerstein honored long-time Kinkaid parent and grandparent Doug Erwin and raised over $200,000 for the Barbara Cooney Teaching Fellowship Endowment.

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Festival of Color

oli is the festival of color, which originated in India. It represents new beginnings - a new season of spring, new relationships, new hopes and dreams. It also celebrates the classic story of the triumph of good over evil. The Holi festival symbolizes equality. When we throw colored powders at each other, we are all colorful. We are all together, taking pleasure in a holiday that has united communities for centuries.

March

Culture Fest

his year’s theme Ring of Fire focused on countries around the Pacific Ocean “ring of fire” known for its high volcanic activity. Students, parents, faculty and staff enjoyed tasty food, performances and fun celebrating the Ring of Fire!

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Field Day

inkaid Field Day 2019 was another exciting Race to the Finish! It was an amazing sunny afternoon filled with exciting competition, incredible pit stops and lots of carnival fun! Thank you to our fabulous Falcon Speedway Drivers Kristen Weber, Tracy McCleary and Sandy Sturm and the Pit Crews Booth Chairs who planned and executed every detail of the carnival and worked alongside the numerous volunteers at all the booths, games and rides. As the sun sets on the Falcon Motor Speedway, we want to thank you all for supporting Field Day ’19 and making it an incredible “Race to Remember!”

March

Middle School STEAM STEAM Night in the Middle School was another big hit! Families explored ancient engineering and architecture from Rome and Greece, made art with catapult splatter paint and made music using math and PVC pipes!

April

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Grandparents’ Days for Fifth and First Grade

April

May

pring is traditionally rounded out with two fabulous Grandparents’ Days for the fifth and first grades. The Fifth Graders dazzled their audience with GROW! and the First Graders presented FOOD!

April

May

1906 Society & Founders Society Events

his spring we celebrated the magic our Kinkaid Fund donors make at the annual 1906 Society and Founders Society parties. The 1906 Society, which honors donors who give between $3,000 and $7,499 to the Kinkaid Fund, was held at the beautiful home of Mary Kay & Brandt Bowden on the night of April 10. Over 100 donors enjoyed cocktails and light bites by Tony’s. On the night of May 1, our Founders Society, which recognizes donors who give $7,500 or more to the Kinkaid Fund, enjoyed a seated dinner at Tony’s restaurant. Attendees at both parties were astounded by Houston magician Ben Jackson’s incredible magic performance.

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Kinkaid Honor Day

Lower School Awards John Cooper Award 3rd Grade William Hanna, Anna Savitz 4th Grade Kush Hingorani, Kinley McCartney

Michael Akin

Phoebe Bialas

Jasmine Byrd

Maddie George

William Hanna

Kush Hingorani

Kinley McCartney

Hale Muir

Alexander Nasra

Sydney Reichman

Sari Roseman

Anna Savitz

Glenn Ballard Award 4th Grade Phoebe Bialas, Michael Akin Character Education Awards 2nd Grade Jasmine Byrd, Alexander Nasra 3rd Grade Sari Roseman, Sydney Reichman 4th Grade Hale Muir, Maddie George

Middle School Awards Charles B. Sanders Jr. Fifth Grade Award Harris Lingle, Unaisah Saeed Fifth Grade Academic Achievement Award Gretchen Merman, Aiden Wang Leigh Weld Sixth Grade Award Ethan Jefferson, Reisha Neelapu Reisha Neelapu ’25 and Ethan Jefferson ’25 Haania Punjawani ’23 and Gardner Watson ’23 with Ed Trusty, Sally Frost Weld, Chelsea Collins

Sixth Grade Academic Achievement Award Rosie Heghinian, Ray Tian Greg Gephart Seventh Grade Award Thomas Carr, Talley Kirkwood Seventh Grade Academic Achievement Award Eshaan Mani, Onyi Ndee Seventh Grade Fine Arts Award Will McMackin, Audrey Piczak Seventh Grade Jack Hanagriff Award Carter Pitts

Mia Abello ’23

Micah Bell ’23

Seventh Grade Jan Braden Award Sanjna Pandit Eighth Grade Academic Achievement Award Haania Punjwani, Gardner Watson Eighth Grade Fine Arts Award Stephanie Han, Bruce Hurley

Aiden Wang ’26

Carter Pitts ’24

Eighth Grade Jack Hanagriff Award Micah Bell Eighth Grade Jan Braden Award Mia Abello Glenn Ballard Award Watt Muir Emma Jane Miller Award Talia Kalmans

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Arthur E. Goddard Award Will Pielop

Kinkaid Honor Day

Ethan Pintar ’21 with Madeleine Topper Sheehy ’74 and Monique Topper Lung ’80

Callie Rosenthal ’19 with Coordinator of Service Programs Tatum Branaman

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Nicholas Dillon ’20 with Ed Trusty, Nancy & Jack Fontaine

Scott Morey ’20 with Monica King

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Olivia Stuart Ison ’19 and Jake Adamson ’19 with Alumni Board Representatives Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89 and Eleni Antonellos Fuller ’76

Mary Katherine Rice ’20 with Shirley & Bubba Coskey

Upper School Awards Character Awards

Academic Merit Awards

The Class of 1978 Award for Freshman Citizenship Charlie Kugle, Kevriana Scott

The Freshman Academic Merit Award Scott Altsuler, Anna Duarte

The Mark Lester Award for Sophomore Citizenship Charlie Pagan, Larsen Weber

The Sophomore Academic Merit Award Ezekiel Evans

The Class of 1953 Award for Junior Citizenship Jonathan Frumovitz, Andrew Linhart

The Junior Academic Merit Award Gillian Huston

The Class of 1975 Award for Senior Citizenship Arnold Bahati, Annaliese Fowler

The Senior Academic Merit Award Dani Knobloch

Alumni Association Award Jake Adamson, Olivia Stuart Ison

Fine Arts Awards

The Maby/King Award Scott Morey

The Lauri Jones Shepler 2D Art Award Cheyenne Friedkin

The Independent Study Award Ayush Krishnamoorti, Megha Neelapu

The 3D Art Award Sanders Green, Caroline Moseley

The Kendall Award for Community Service Callie Rosenthal

The Acting Award Caroline Moseley

Scholarships

The Band Award Seb Seager

The Elena Semander Scholarship for Art & Athletics Peyton Pivec

The Choir Award Annaliese Fowler, Ameer Mustafa

The C.A. Coskey Sr. Scholarship Mary Katherine Rice

The Dance Award Katherine Sarvadi

The John Fontaine Memorial Scholarship Nicholas Dillon

The Filmmaking Award Avery Looser 11

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Anna Duarte ’22 and Scott Altsuler ’22 with Upper School Division Head Peter Behr

Lydia Patterson ’20 and Daan Veldcamp ’21 with Foreign Language Department Chair Jane Murdock

Science Department Chair Sonia Clayton with award recipients

Charlie Kugle ’22 and Kevriana Scott ’20 with Ed Trusty

The Orchestra Award Joshua Ben-Shoshan

The English II Award Olivia Fowler, Matthew Moseley

The Photography Award Sophia Ghauri

The Jeanne S. Alsup Award for American Literature Studies Alexandra Blake, Shreya Mehta

The Technical Theatre Award Celeste Santos The Tom Boyd Musical Theatre Award Grace Muir, Carlie Sachs

Athletics Awards The Cathy Merrill Award for Athletics Onuchi Ndee The Dan Hart Award for Athletics Wyatt Young The Levy Garrett Award Farise Cravens, Ameer Mustafa

The Junior Class of 1953 Award for English Alex Frumovitz

Foreign Language The Chinese Award Duncan Hafner-Schnee The Lucette Topper Level Three French Award Ethan Pintar The Schlumberger Award for French Literature College Level Kate Carmain

Academic Awards

The Stone Award for French Language AP Jonathan Frumovitz

Computer

The Latin III Award Daan Veldkamp

The William S. Kilroy Computer Award Tate Toussaint

The Dorothy Rice Cooper Award for Latin Literature College Level Lydia Patterson

English

The Francita Stuart Award for Spanish Literature AP May Moorefield

The Callie B. Law Writing Award Onuchi Ndee, Callie Rosenthal The A.J. Carothers ‘50 Award for Creative Writing Sanders Green, Lara Lin The English I Award Kallie Carlson, Trace St. Julian 12

Ayush Krishnamoorti ’20 and Megha Neelapu ’20 with Peter Behr

The Haynes Award for Spanish Language AP Shreya Mehta The Spanish III Award Leora Maksoud

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History Department Chair Ed Harris with award recipients

Director of Performing & Visual Arts Scott Lambert with award recipients

History The American History Award Molly Ribbeck The Celina Kilpatrick Research Award Evelyn Mineo The Damon Wells Award May Moorefield The Freshman History Award Trace St. Julian The Mike Moncrief Debate Award Sahar Punjwani The World Civilizations Award Ethan Pintar The Senior Social Sciences Award Hannah Shi

Math The Algebra II and Trigonometry Award Connor Heath, Vedul Palavajjhala The AP Calculus Award Annaliese Fowler, Jackson Mitschke The AP Statistics Award Brian Xu

The Class of 1980 Mathematics Award for Precalculus Pierre Loch-Temzelides, Sapphire Thompson The Kathryn Wade Geometry Award Hallie Brass, Felipe Gil The Malcolm Cravens Award Amy Ho The Mathematics and Science Award Julian Meyers

Science The Chemistry Award Pierre Loch-Temzelides, Anthony Treistman The Four-Year Science Award Seb Seager The Goettsche Physics Award Michael Bell The Herder Fellowship for Science Leadership Zoe Price The Monroe Rust Biology Award Connor Blake, Kallie Carlson The Papadopoulos Award for Biology Evelyn Mineo

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Kinkaid Recognizes Three Amazing Members of the Faculty/Staff The Columbiana Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented annually since 1984 and recognizes a member of the Kinkaid faculty who has demonstrated outstanding pedagogy within his or her field, and who reaches out beyond the classroom to serve as a mentor and role model for students and colleagues. Angélique Jamail is this year’s recipient of the Columbiana Award. Ms. Jamail is known for her passionate embrace of student learning. Her classes are filled with discussion, creativity and student engagement. One of her students said that when you take a class with this talented educator, “you’re taking a class that has been practiced, perfected and cared for. You’re taking a class that has been ornately decorated with a personal touch and flair.” Ms. Jamail is also a leader among our faculty as she chairs community group leaders and provides counsel to upper school administration on upper school affairs. She is not only a teacher but an artist in her own right. Her poetry and essays have appeared in over two dozen anthologies and journals. In addition to being a talented English teacher at both the AP and tenth-grade levels, The Kinkaid School is fortunate to have her talents direct Houston’s only long-running four-year High School Creative Writing program.

Angélique Jamail

The Georgia and Eddie Leonard Staff Excellence Award is named in honor of two long-time staff members who were adored and respected by students, faculty and staff, parents and alumni. The award is presented annually to a member of the Kinkaid staff that has demonstrated the highest levels of excellence in his or her own work over the course of the year. Georgia and Eddie embody the values of warmth, generosity, respect, commitment and integrity. Information Technology Manager Josh Godden has grown into an effective manager whose team delivers exemplary, non-interrupted connectivity within a robust, complex environment that impacts every division, department, and every constituent group across campus - parents, students, faculty, staff, administration, the board, and alumni. When a problem does arises, he leads his team to quickly respond and resolve the issue, oftentimes before we have even noticed that there has been a problem. Mr. Godden’s leadership and partnership with other departments across campus have led to the successful completion of many major school-wide enhancements and updates. In addition, he models the need for maintaining a balanced lifestyle for our students by serving as a middle school head coach and an upper school assistant coach on the soccer pitch for the past three years.

Jeff Diedrich with Virani Family, Ed Trusty and Chelsea Collins

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Josh Godden

Each year, for the last three years, we have had the pleasure of celebrating one faculty member who embodies the “Go with the Flow” attitude that reflected the spirit of Faris Virani, our Forever Falcon. As those who knew Faris can attest, he was an extraordinary young man – smart, caring and kind. However, above all else, Faris had an amazing, indomitable spirit. In 2016 the Virani Family and the School established the Faris D. Virani Memorial Award. This year’s recipient Jeff Diedrich is a teacher, coach, club sponsor and a phenomenal colleague. He embodies the inspiring and joyous spirit of doing whatever he can, as often as he can, for whoever he can, all the while displaying a positive “go with-the-flow” attitude and a smile. He has embraced the definition of a team player; he can teach almost anything, and he works diligently to fill any void in the School. He is a true “jack of all trades” and approaches each task with an enthusiasm for excellence. As a faculty member, Mr. Diedrich has helped to cultivate a community of inclusiveness based on the School’s values and sprinkled in fun. He is humble, kind, wickedly intelligent and just a great gentleman to know.

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Retirements & Transitions As the school year came to a close Kinkaid said goodbye to five long time employees. Each one will be missed. Best of luck to all of them in their next chapter of life!

Judy Muir, Dorian Myers, Cindy van Keppel, Jenny Chiu (not pictured: Ken Malone)

Save the Date Monday, October 21, 2019

Kinkaid Open IN MEMORY OF ZACK SEMANDER

Westwood Golf Club

ark your calendar and invite your friends, family, former classmates and colleagues to enjoy a fun day of golf in support of the John Germann Scholarship. All underwriter commitments received by Tuesday, September 3 will be recognized on the invitation. Chairman Adam Tepper ’01 and Honorary Chair Steve Retzloff ’74 along with their committee are planning an event you won’t want to miss.

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An Insight into the Board of Trustees

SUMMER 2019

A Note from Board Chair Ken Cowan

Dear Kinkaid Family,

hope you and your family are enjoying a much-deserved break, soaking up all the fun that summer has to offer. As I reflect on the past year, I must honestly say that the graduation ceremony was very special to me. Having the distinct opportunity to personally see up front each of our 150 graduating seniors, their personal joy, journey, triumph and hope for our future through their own unique smiles and eyes, will remain with me for a lifetime. What an amazing evening for our seniors, their families, our administrators, faculty and staff, and the entire Kinkaid community. Congratulations to the Class of 2019! This past school year, Interim Head of School Ed Trusty has led The Kinkaid School in a manner that I believe would make Mrs. Margaret Hunter Kinkaid extremely proud. He has led with integrity, strength and grace. He has brought a smile to our students, to our faculty and staff and to our community. I would like to again thank his wife Dynell for sharing Dr. Trusty with us this past school year and for her understanding of what has been required of him.

Ken Cowan with Graduation Speaker Dr. Renu Khatur, Chancellor and President of the University of Houston System

I am also keenly aware that the heart and soul of our institution is our outstanding administration, faculty and staff who truly love our students and pour everything they have into helping them reach their personal best. I want to thank our faculty and staff for remaining faithful to our founder’s calling by “valuing each student for their potential, as well as their achievement, and striving always for their balanced growth – intellectual, physical, social and ethical.” The Kinkaid School Board of Trustees has been busy since I introduced its collaboration on six foundational Areas of Focus in fall 2018. These areas of high interest and importance to our community were: Community Engagement Head of School Search Institutional Advancement Community, Equity & Inclusion Conduct Policy Review Board Governance While work on Board Governance was conducted by the Board with assistance from subject matter experts, all other areas involved collaboration with varying levels of input from the Kinkaid community. We know there is still much more work to do, but we have begun to make meaningful progress. Thanks in large part to the Kinkaid community’s patience, support and involvement, I am very confident about our path forward. I hope you enjoy reading about the summaries of progress in these Areas of Focus. This is an exciting time in the history of our school, and as a community we will all have a role to play as we stay true to our core values – Respect, Responsibility, Honesty and Kindness – and our mission “to promote educational excellence, personal responsibility, and balanced growth, and thereby to help students discover and develop their talents and fulfill their best potential.” I would like to thank The Kinkaid School Board of Trustees for the enormous amount of time, commitment and dedication given to the work done this past year and staying true to our role in supporting the interim head of school and ensuring the strategic direction of the school and its financial well-being. It is an honor to work alongside a group of individuals so passionate and committed to the school’s mission and values. The Kinkaid School is a special place. Our students are incredible, our faculty and staff are the finest, our parents are dedicated, and our alumni, parents of alumni and grandparents are so generous. It is truly a blessing to serve this wonderful institution.

Regards, Ken Cowan

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AN INSIGHT INTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Contributed by Dr. Kimetris Baltrip, Journalism and Yearbook Teacher

cadre of people in dressy attire greeted one another with hugs at a quaint reception set up in the atrium of the Student Life Building. Having gathered for a sort of auspicious homecoming, they settled as a group beneath the skies of a balmy evening.

For this group, members of The Kinkaid School Board of Trustees, the occasion held a particular air of significance, which was evident in the smiles on their faces. It was the night of last May’s graduation ceremony, a celebration of student achievement as well as a vision of institutional pride.

Kinkaid’s board appoints, supports and evaluates the head of school who is its only employee. Other administrative, faculty and staff hires are not within the board’s purview; thus, trustees have very limited influence over the School’s stakeholders who fill those positions.

Kinkaid’s Board of Trustees comprises 39 members, one third of whom are Kinkaid graduates themselves. The remaining members of the board are relatives of Kinkaid students, benefactors, friends and the current head of school. Together, the trustees – active, life and trustee emeriti – carry the license of visionaries of the present, past and future.

The strength of the relationship between the head of school and the board chair is really what determines the efficacy of board governance, research among independent school experts shows. But, the synergy among all trustees in bringing their expertise to the table is critical.

“The board is the guardian of the school’s mission. It is the board’s responsibility to ensure that the mission is relevant and vital to the community it serves and to monitor the success of the school in fulfilling its mission,” according to the “Principles of Good Practice” guide published by the National Association of Independent Schools, a Washington, D.C.- based nonprofit in which Kinkaid has held membership since 1963. While the words “trustees” and “directors” are often used interchangeably, there are marked differences between a board of directors and a board of trustees. Most fundamentally, directors represent a company’s shareholders and trustees prioritize an organization’s stakeholders. Trustees are not compensated for their service. Kinkaid’s trustees are appointed or elected, with the charge of preserving and extending the quality education and opportunities that have anchored the school’s distinction, growth and relevance for nearly 115 years. Before assuming their roles though, they are oriented through a detailed process. “The Kinkaid board provides training to each new trustee, which includes a history of the School and its significant moments, presentations by key personnel, information on Kinkaid’s foundational documents and financials, orientation to the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) best practices, and detailed information on the roles and responsibilities of individual trustees,” wrote Ken Cowan, Kinkaid’s Board Chair, in a June 24, 2019 email. The Committee on Trustees and Governance Committee prepares Kinkaid’s new trustees for their roles, while the board anticipates the trustees’ guidance as it culls from their decades’ worth of professional acumen and institutional knowledge. Still, Cowan said, the most desirable trait for all trustees is a strong commitment and passion for the School’s mission and its four core values, which is also a standard that applies to the board’s selection of a head of school.

“Given the dynamic nature of The Kinkaid School, it is important for trustees to think and act strategically while leveraging their wisdom and skills gained from their various experiences,” Cowan said. In addition to selecting the head of school, trustees function within the scope of the school’s mission to shape policies and bylaws and drive financial planning, among other crucial tasks. Their chief strategic goal is to help engineer effective management of the school for the benefit of students, who are the primary stakeholders. In an illustration, Scott Bauer, a NAIS developer and lead faculty, said if an independent school’s board developed a strategy to ensure that all lower school students can read proficiently before third grade, the curriculum, pedagogy and staffing needed to realize such a goal would be embodied in an operational plan. “It’s important to remember that strategy is the board’s bailiwick, with the head of school and his or her leadership team as advisers in support when it comes to framing the vision,” Bauer explained in a February 25, 2019, NAIS podcast. “Operational planning is the head of school’s responsibility with his or her leadership team, and possibly with their staff and expert knowledge and support.” The board’s work and the head of school’s duties are correlative; they must communicate openly to create an effective partnership. Kinkaid’s head of school sits on the board of trustees as an exofficio member in a relationship based on mutual accountability as the board and headmaster fulfill their respective roles.

AN INSIGHT INTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SUMMER 2019

Meet the Board of Trustees The trustees were asked to answer these questions: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees? What makes Kinkaid’s mission statement powerful in your opinion? What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? And here are their answers!

Chair

Vice Chair

Parent of Taylor J. Cowan ’16, Casey Cowan ’14

Alumnus Class of 1968; Parent of Catherine Frank ’12, Louise Frank Pennebaker ’01, Mary John Frank ’99

Kenneth D. Cowan

Edwin H. Frank III

Q: What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: I always go back to what was important to our founder Margaret Kinkaid. Success in terms of the board’s job at Kinkaid is to create and foster an environment that: 1. Encourages students to seek honor as well as achievement 2. Students feel valued for their potential 3. Strives for balanced growth – intellectual, physical, social and ethical

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission statement powerful in your opinion?

A: The value of an excellent education, balanced growth and

responsible behavior are important to a student; but in the years after graduation, one begins to more fully understand that applying these tools will lead to lifelong discovery and development of one’s talents and potential for the benefit of others.

Trustees

Kim Grant Adkins

Linda B. Andrews

Brandt C. Bowden

Parent of Jimmy Adkins ’21, Danny Adkins ’14, Grant Adkins ’13

Parent of Frances Andrews ’15, Georgi Andrews ’14

Alumnus Class of 1996; Parent of Mayfair Bowden (2.5), Blye Bowden ’32, Annabelle Bowden ’30, Russell Bowden ’28

Q: What motivates you to serve on the

Q: What does success look like to you

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission

Board of Trustees? A: The children motivate me to serve as a trustee for Kinkaid. As a trustee, it has been important for me to hold dear to the past but move forward toward the future in a responsible, sustainable way. Keeping an open mind to what lies ahead while at the same time ensuring we do not lose sight of Margaret Kinkaid’s ideas for balanced growth.

in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: Creating an environment of support so that the administration, faculty and staff can engage with each student every day, in the classroom and in athletics and the arts.

statement powerful in your opinion?

A: The balanced child calls to me. A place that strives to find those unique talents in students and feed that passion or skill is a wonderful place such that our students can be the best of themselves possible.

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AN INSIGHT INTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Trustees

Brad J. Deutser Alumnus Class of 1983; Parent of Andrew Deutser ’19, Ashley Deutser ’17

Wm. Leslie Doggett Alumnus Class of 1975; Parent of Amy Doggett Schramm ’10, William Doggett ’05

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees? A: I love the School and am grateful for all it has provided to my family. I

recognize the extraordinary commitment of the men and women who have led the school and ensured its standing as one of the best anywhere. As a board, we have the responsibility to protect the institution and ensure that it endures for generations to come. Robert D. Duncan Parent of Michael Duncan ’20, James Duncan ’14, David Duncan ’13, Thomas Duncan ’11, William Duncan ’10, John Duncan ’08

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

A: Kinkaid means a lot to our family. Pam P. Fullenweider Parent of Sarah Fullenweider ’17, Kate Fullenweider ’13, Will Fullenweider ’12

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission

statement powerful in your opinion?

A: Our mission statement reflects our values and puts our students’ growth front and center.

Helena Papadopoulos Johnson Alumnae Class of 1982; Parent of Will Johnson ’25 (fs), Anna Maria Johnson ’18

Q: What does success look like to you in

Marcy and I have five boys who graduated from Kinkaid and one, Michael, who will be a senior this year. Kinkaid not only prepared our boys beautifully for college, the Kinkaid community has had a major and wonderful impact on our whole family. I am delighted to give back to Kinkaid and help actualize the great mission of such an exemplary school.

terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid?

A: A successful board works in close

partnership with the Head of School and is focused on the challenges (present and future) facing the School in a rapidly changing environment, thereby ensuring that the School is best positioned to fulfill the mission for the next generation.

Evan H. Katz Former Student Class of 1982; Parent of Roxy (3.5), Alex Katz ’31, Sam Katz ’30

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees? A: I look back on my days as a student at Kinkaid with fondness -- as a time

that shaped my character, instilled in me a strong work ethic and endowed me with a passion for service to others. Now, as a Kinkaid parent, I understand that my Kinkaid experience was no accident. It was the result of the combined efforts of an engaged head of school and strong administration, faculty and staff -- all supported by an active Board of Trustees.

C. Berdon Lawrence Parent of Charles Lawrence ’96; Grandparent of Berdon Lawrence ’31, William Mitchell ’26, Harrison Lawrence ’23, Eliza Lawrence ’20, Elizabeth Mitchell ’17, John Berdon Mitchell ’14

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SUMMER 2019

Elizabeth D. Leykum Parent of Lucy Leykum (4), Charlie Leykum ’30, Diane Leykum ’29

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees? A: It is an honor to serve Kinkaid not only because it is a remarkable institution with tremendously passionate students and alums as well as some of the greatest teachers in the country but also because it is committed to the pursuit of excellence and the building of character on all fronts.

W. Gregory Looser Parent of Avery Looser ’19, Brock Looser ’17

Steven P. Mach *

Walter G. Mayfield

Parent of Evelyn Mach (13), Bennett Mach ’21, Priscilla Mach ’20

Alumnus Class of 1981; Parent of Mike Mayfield ’12, Walt Mayfield ’11

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission statement powerful in your opinion? A: Kinkaid’s mission statement is powerful because it is transparent, accurately describing why so many families seek the opportunity for their children to attend the School. It describes an environment that sets high standards for learning and achievement, while ensuring that students, with guidance, take the lead in setting the course for their own futures.

Q: What does success look like to you

in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: Success is the board, head, faculty, staff, parents, and students working seamlessly together to further Kinkaid’s mission. The mission is realized with the development of well-rounded and accomplished students with character beyond reproach who matriculate to great colleges and throughout their lives enjoy fulfillment and the love for others.

Paula C. Mentz Parent of Margaret Mentz ’21, Philip Mentz ’17, James Mentz ’13, Henry Mentz ’11

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

A: My 30-year history with Kinkaid

from my teaching days to my days of having all my children attend the School makes me appreciate all of the many facets of a wonderful well-rounded Kinkaid education. I am motivated to see the School grow and evolve to serve all of the needs of our community.

Caroline Boone Mitchell

Christine Robertson Morenz

Alumnae Class of 1985; Kate Mitchell ’24, Will Mitchell ’21, Jack Mitchell ’19

Alumnae Class of 1992; Parent of Shea Morenz ’28, Hope Morenz ’23, Lillie Morenz ’21

Q: What motivates you to serve on the

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees? A: I am motivated by my love of children, my interest in education, and my desire to

Board of Trustees?

A: I want to be a part of helping move

Kinkaid forward into a bright future so that generations of Houstonians can enjoy attending Kinkaid and benefit from a similar education that my children and I received.

* New Trustee

serve Kinkaid’s mission. Founder Margaret Kinkaid described her ideal student as “the intellectually capable boy or girl of sound character whose talents, interests, and uniqueness are educational assets for other Kinkaid children.” The emphasis her vision placed on the value of each student to enhance another’s learning experience (in the classroom, on the field, in the studio or on the stage) is as inspiring today as it was in 1906.

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Mary Eliza Lovett Shaper

Thomas M. Simmons

Douglas E. Swanson Jr.

Alumnae Class of 1988; Parent of Jeffers Shaper ’19, Nell Shaper ’17 (fs), Lovett Shaper ’15

Parent of Charles Simmons ’05, Jennie Simmons ’03

Alumnus Class of 1990; Parent of Doug Swanson ’29, Will Swanson ’23, Sarah Swanson ’21, Skylar Swanson ’21

Q: What does success look like to you in

statement powerful in your opinion? A: I think our goal of educational excellence, personal responsibility and balanced growth to help our students discover and develop their talents says it all. I really believe in balance in everything you do, and the three legs of our stool…athletics, academics and art…further underpin the powerful and broad exposure that our kids get to explore new ideas and different activities that prepare them for the life ahead. Loving what you do and having a genuine appreciation for what others do is crucial.

terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: The Board is successful if it can think strategically about the direction the School is going, and hire a Head of School who will align the organization with these efforts.

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

A: My wife Courtney and I are both

alumni and credit Kinkaid with many of our lifelong friendships and successes, so to be able to give back a small amount of time to help ensure others can continue to have similar experiences is a tangible motivation.

Matthew A. Thanheiser Alumnus Class of 1976; Parent of Ellen Thanheiser ’13, Hall Thanheiser ’07, Will Thanheiser ’05

Q: What does success look like to

you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: (1) Finding the right person to lead the School for the next quarter century. (2) Positive oversight of the School’s fundamental purpose to educate honest, responsible students to become productive citizens, and (3) Providing the means to accomplish #2.

Darryl Wilson * Parent of Aaron Wilson’21, Jared Wilson (19)

Q: What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid?

A: I think success is fulfilling and

progressing the mission of the School and successfully graduating fulfilled, prepared, well-rounded citizens of the community.

Asha Jamal Virani * Parent of Faris Virani ’24 (Forever Falcon), Zoya Virani ’18, Faraz Virani ’17

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

A: What a privilege and honor to serve the School and community that my children loved and cherished. This is a small way to give of my time in service for the betterment of the School.

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SUMMER 2019

Life Trustees

John B. Beckworth

O. Holcombe Crosswell

Stewart Cureton Jr.

Parent of John Beckworth ’07, Carter Beckworth ’05 (fs), Will Beckworth ’03

Former Student Class of 1958; Parent of Clare Crosswell McLeroy ’88, Allen Crosswell ’84 (fs), Lisa Crosswell Stone ’83; Grandparent of Hudson McLeroy ’20, Henry Stone ’19, Mary Grey McLeroy ’18, Greyson Crosswell ’17 (fs), Holcombe Crosswell ’14 (fs), Will McLeroy ’17, Emily Stone ’16, Ligon Crosswell ’15 (fs)

Parent of Cameron Cureton ’96, Peter Cureton ’92; Grandfather of Baker Cureton ’33, Payne Cureton ’30, Wyatt Cureton ’28

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

A: Four generations of family is motivation to be a small part of this school.

Frances Hopper Jeter Alumnae Class of 1974; Parent of Tany Jeter Klaes ’07, Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs ’04

Q: What makes Kinkaid’s mission

statement powerful in your opinion? A: Acting as a steward of the values and traditions of the School. Providing institutional memory. Assuring that the School continues the traditions started by Mrs. Kinkaid, including educating the whole child, offering many alternatives so that a student can experiment and find his/her passion whether it be drama, math, science, athletics, music, photography etc. as well as numerous clubs and sports for students to participate in.

Q: What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid?

A: A school that exemplifies excellence at the highest level with a well-functioning administrative team, happy, well-rounded students of high character and positive, supportive parents.

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AN INSIGHT INTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Life Trustees

Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett

E. Staman Ogilvie

Alumnae Class of 1963, Parent of Kate Lovett Searls ’93, Mary Eliza Lovett Shaper ’88; Grandparent to Caroline Searls ’24, Mary Eloise Searls ’22, Jeffers Shaper ’19, Nell Shaper ’17 (fs), Lovett Shaper ’15

Parent of Ben Ogilvie ’02, Brian Ogilvie ’00

Q: What motivates you to serve on the Board of Trustees?

Q: What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: To be a governing board of diverse talents and experience, actively committed to the School and board membership, knowledgeable and unified in setting well-considered and clear policies for the good of the School as a whole and then monitoring but not intruding into the implementation of those policies.

A: Education is key to intellectual curiosity,

creativity, and competent citizenship. Trusteeship allows me to be aware of the state of education and conversant in scholastic trends. In return, I help make sure that Kinkaid accomplishes the goals above.

William M. Wheless III Parent of Laura Wheless Hilgers ’99, William Wheless ’93, Sarah Wheless Murrin ’90; Grandparent of Marguerite Hilgers ’32, Anna Claire Hilgers ’31, Abigail Hilgers ’29, Philip Murrin ’16 (fs)

Q: What does success look like to you in terms of the Board’s job at Kinkaid? A: The Board working together for the betterment of the School.

Stuart Yudofsky Parent of Emily Yudofsky ’06, Lynn Yudofsky ’06, Elisa Yudofsky Nord ’99

Trustees Emeriti J. B. Coskey

David M. Weekley

Parent of Shari Coskey ’79, Jay Coskey ’76; Grandparent of Andrew Coskey ’07, Julia Coskey Cole ’05

Parent of James Weekley ’05, Robin Weekley Bruce ’01, Chris Weekley ’99

T. Dan Friedkin

Eugene Werlin Jr.

Parent of Savannah Friedkin ’13, Corbin Friedkin ’11, Ryan Friedkin ’08, Danny Friedkin ’07

Parent of Maudie Werlin ’04, David Werlin ’96, Amy Werlin Bartram ’92; Grandparent of Fulton Werlin ’29, Isabel Werlin ’26

Corbin J. Robertson Jr. Parent of Will Robertson ’94, Christine Robertson Morenz ’92, Corby Robertson III ’89; Grandparent of Kaki Robertson ’31, Shea Morenz ’28, Keen Robertson ’28, Jake Robertson ’27, Gayle Robertson ’25, Hope Morenz ’23, Hunter Robertson ’23, Lillie Morenz ’21, Bradyn Robertson ’21

SUMMER 2019

Board Work Group Year-End Reports The Board of Trustees devoted this past school year to intensive work on six Areas of Focus: Community Engagement; Head of School Search; Institutional Advancement; Community, Equity & Inclusion; Conduct Policy Review; and Board Governance.

Community Engagement Work Group

Head of School Search Committee

The Community Engagement Work Group was tasked with driving communications strategy for the Board and the School at its highest level. The group has focused its efforts on understanding and adopting, where appropriate, best practices and approaches to communicate with and engage the community. Additionally, the group has begun communications with the School community to ensure understanding of the Board’s role in communication and the School’s direction over the coming years.

The Head of School Search Committee was established by the Board of Trustees in summer 2018 to engage in a process whereby it would work to identify Kinkaid’s next head of school. Board Chair Ken Cowan and trustee Mary Eliza Lovett Shaper serve as CoChairs of the committee. Additional members are trustees Brandt Bowden, Frances Hopper Jeter, Elizabeth Leykum, and Doug Swanson, Director of Admission Iris Bonet, Fourth-Grade Teacher and Lower School Math Chair Meredith Kottler, Chief Financial Officer Joanne Margraves and Cheryl Mitchell who serves as Wellness Director, Seventh-Grade Dean, Middle School and Upper School Teacher, and Girls Cross Country Program Head.

The School engaged AKCG, a respected public relations counseling firm with independent school expertise, to assist in developing the strategy and driving appropriate communications. The firm reviewed the School’s existing print and electronic communications, and offered recommendations for enhancements. One focus is providing more details on the function of the Board as well as on its members, which can be found in this section of The Kinkaid Magazine. Future issues of the magazine, the website and other school communications will include additionally, timely messages from the Board. The Community Engagement Work Group assisted other board work groups with their outreach this year to ensure consistent and timely communications with the community. In the coming year, the Work Group will continue these efforts and identify in-person opportunities for the community to learn about updates on board activities and school priorities. Additionally, the Work Group will look for opportunities, including small-group conversations and forum opportunities, for two-way dialog with Kinkaid’s community. Members of the Community Engagement Work Group include trustee Co-Chairs Brad Deutser and Greg Looser, trustees Kim Adkins and Paula Mentz and Director of Advancement Tom Moore.

Over the course of the summer and start of the school year, the committee interviewed several leading consulting firms that specialize in educational leadership searches and ultimately hired Carney Sandoe & Associates. The School’s team of consultants came to campus for a comprehensive three-day visit in November, meeting with all stakeholders of the community: administration, alumni, board, faculty, parents, staff and students. Immediately following this visit an online survey was made available to the community. The information gathered was used to form the School’s Position Statement for the Head of School, which was posted in January. There has been a great deal of interest from a wide range of candidates, as the Search Committee has engaged with individuals throughout the spring. It is the Committee’s anticipation that it will invite finalists to visit campus in the fall.

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Institutional Advancement Work Group

Community, Equity & Inclusion Work Group

The Institutional Advancement Work Group is developing a long-range financial plan that will enable the School to plan for the funding and construction of future capital and programming projects, including a new Upper School building along with other long-term needs of the School.

The Community, Equity & Inclusion (CEI) Work Group began a partnership with expert Dr. Steven Jones and his team in the 2018-19 school year. In keeping with Kinkaid’s commitment to educational excellence, CEI strives to advance the learned skills of cultural competency to ensure that Kinkaid students are prepared to work effectively across countries, cultures, and time zones. The CEI Work Group extends its sincere gratitude for the meaningful participation and enthusiasm of stakeholders across the full spectrum of the Kinkaid community, including trustees, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, student leaders, alumni, and parents of alumni.

The Work Group spent the fall meeting with the Division Heads, Head Dean, Director of Technology, Director of Athletics and Physical Education, and Director of Visual and Performing Arts. The focus of those meetings was to review future programming needs for our students that would impact staffing, space needs and capital allocations. The Work Group along with our subject matter expert, The Pappas Group, is working closely with the administrative team to determine these needs and establish priorities. The Work Group has spent the spring and into the summer working on recommendations for the future size of the School. Using feedback from past parent surveys, input from the administrative team and data from peer schools, the Work Group is analyzing the size of School and plans to make a recommendation to the Board in the fall. Members of the Work Group recently began the site-visit process. These visits will continue into the fall as trustees explore and learn about what facilities other independent schools have built. These site visits will help the Building Committee in its design of any new buildings on Kinkaid’s campus. In the fall, the Pappas Group will begin working with the administrative team and faculty to more fully identify and define programming needs for the future. This work will determine curricular offerings the School will consider in the future as well as the staffing needs related to those programs. All the information the Work Group gathers will be used to help build a long-range financial plan, which will include the costs of the School’s future capital needs, a projection of ongoing operating expenses, and an analysis of income sources, including philanthropy, tuition and income from endowment funds. The Institutional Advancement Work Group is chaired by trustee Caroline Boone Mitchell and includes trustees Greg Looser, Brandt Bowden, Leslie Doggett, Robert Duncan, Frances Jeter, Evan Katz, Staman Ogilvie, Matt Thanheiser and Gene Werlin. Chief Financial Officer Joanne Margraves and Director of Advancement Tom Moore also serve on the Work Group.

During summer 2018, Dr. Jones and his team completed a thorough review of the National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) Assessment of Inclusivity and Multiculturalism (AIM) Survey; past parent, faculty, and student surveys; and other critical historical documents. In fall 2018, Dr. Jones and his team implemented a series of multiple, in-person engagements on campus to learn more about the School community and to provide opportunities for sharing and initial cultural competency training. In September, Dr. Jones presented to the Board of Trustees and to the administration team his early assessment findings and his suggested areas of focus. In October, one of his colleagues conducted a professional development program with the administration, faculty, and staff. Later that month, Dr. Jones and his team held four focus groups for parents and met with student leaders. At the close of 2018, Dr. Jones had met with well over 100 participants. Moving into 2019, additional meetings and presentations with the Board of Trustees and with the CEI Work Group led to further opportunities for community involvement. In February, Dr. Jones presented an interactive evening program titled “Supporting Your Child’s Success in the Global Reality,” which was attended by over 100 Kinkaid parents and community members. He also held four additional parent focus groups and presented at an alumni meeting and at a parents of alumni gathering. In April, Dr. Jones presented to the Board of Trustees a summary of the events of the year and recommendations for next steps in the 2019-2020 school year. Also, two CEI training sessions with administration, faculty and staff were held over the course of the year. The positive reception and participation across these constituencies ensures that the Kinkaid community prizes the School’s four core values – Honesty, Responsibility, Kindness, and Respect – as cornerstones to CEI. The partnership with Dr. Jones will continue throughout the 2019-2020 school year. He will return to campus for more engagements. An exciting next step will be the formation of a CEI Council consisting of members from across the School community. The Council will help the School and its leadership establish a strategic plan for Community, Equity and Inclusion. More information about the Council and how interested people can apply to serve will be shared after school convenes in August. The CEI Work Group members (Co-Chairs trustees Greg Looser and Christine Robertson Morenz, fellow trustees Ken Cowan, Pam Fullenweider and Evan Katz and Interim Head of School Ed Trusty) look forward to a productive school year ahead for CEI.

SUMMER 2019

Conduct Policy Review Work Group

Board Governance Work Group

Last fall, the Board established a Conduct Policy Review Work Group to study Kinkaid’s student conduct policies and processes. The committee included trustees Kim Adkins, Linda Andrews, Ed Frank, Paula Mentz, Ricardo Perusquia and Interim Head of School Ed Trusty. It is important to note Kinkaid’s senior administration is responsible for setting, implementing and administering conduct policy.

The Kinkaid Board Governance Work Group was tasked with undertaking a comprehensive review of Kinkaid’s current bylaws, board duties and responsibilities. The working group, with the assistance of subject matter experts, also reviewed best practices of peer institutions both locally and nationally.

The committee began its study by meeting with senior faculty administrators to listen to their comments and suggestions. Shortly thereafter, Suzanne Bogdan of Fisher & Phillips was engaged as the committee’s Subject Matter Expert. Mrs. Bogdan is an education lawyer who works with numerous independent schools nationwide to assist in evaluation of student conduct policies and practices. After numerous committee discussions and several presentations, Dr. Ed Trusty and senior administrators evaluated current and proposed or suggested conduct policy and procedures in light of current “best practices” found in independent schools such as Kinkaid. It is of utmost importance that conduct policy be clear, fair and consistent. Toward this end, a new four-section “Handbook” will be distributed to The Kinkaid School community at the start of the 2019-2020 school year. The Handbook will have separate sections for lower, middle and upper schools as well as an all-school section. At or about the same time the Handbook is distributed, administrators will undergo training to ensure student conduct policies are fairly and consistently applied throughout the School.

The Kinkaid Board Governance Work Group made a number of important changes that are aligned with guidelines from the National Association of Independent Schools and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (Kinkaid’s accrediting organization). These changes include: clarifying term limits for trustees, modifying what constitutes a quorum and the establishment of the Governance Committee as a standing committee. The Governance Committee will continue to review best practices to assure the Board’s optimum efficiency and effectiveness. The Board unanimously adopted the Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective May 14, 2019. The Work Group was chaired by trustee Helena Papadopoulos Johnson, and included trustees Elizabeth Leykum, Tad Mayfield, Caroline Boone Mitchell and Mike Morgan.

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Athletics Review

WINTER SPORTS

Boys Basketball

Swimming

Overall Record: 14-13 Conference Record: 3-3 South Zone Finish: 4th Place SPC Finish: 7th Place

Boys: 4th Place Girls: 2nd Place

All South Zone: Cade Moulton ’19, Lucas Wilkins ’20 All SPC: Josh Levy ’19, Jordan Williams ’22

Girls Basketball Overall Record: 27-4 Conference Record: 6-0 South Zone Finish: 1st Place SPC Finish: 1st Place All South Zone: Trinity Curry ’20, Chloe Hunter ’19, Nakeeya McCardell ’20 All SPC: Nakeeya McCardell ’20, Onuchi Ndee ’19, Kate Petrovic ’19

Boys Soccer Overall Record: 12-3-1 Conference Record: 5-1 South Zone Finish: 2nd Place SPC Finish: 3rd Place All South Zone: Zack Nicolaou ’20, Eren Senyuva ’20, Becket Toussaint ’19, Tate Toussaint ’19 All SPC: Zack Nicolaou ’20, Eren Senyuva ’20, Becket Toussaint ’19

Girls Soccer Overall Record: 12-6-2 Conference Record: 3-2 South Zone Finish: 4th Place SPC Finish: 9th Place All South Zone: Jordan Guy ’21, Bar Pierce ’19 All SPC: Lena Provenzano ’19

Boys All SPC: Charlie Brennig ’20 Girls All SPC: Olivia Howard ’21, Zelie Hughes ’21, Karen Li ’22, Grace Markovich ’21, Emily Moak ’19, Laura Saunders ’22 Texas Inter-Scholastic Coaches Association All State 1st Team: Charlie Brennig ’20, Olivia Howard ’21, Zelie Hughes ’21, Karen Li ’22, Grace Markovich ’21, Lizzie Markovich ’20, Emily Moak ’19, Laura Saunders ’22

Wrestling SPC Finish: 7th Place Prep State Winner: Taft Foley ’21

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ANNUAL REPORT SUMMER 2019

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Athletics Review

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball

Softball

Overall Record: 31-2 Conference Record: 6-0 South Zone Finish: 1st Place SPC Finish: 1st Place

Overall Record: 17-11 Conference Record: 4-1 South Zone Finish: 2nd Place SPC Finish: 3rd Place

All South Zone: Behr Bruce ’19, Blake Pou ’21, Stone Simmons ’19, Wyatt Young ’19 All SPC: Carlos Abello ’19, Cade Moulton ’19, Stone Simmons ’19, Wyatt Young ’19

All South Zone: Megan Frankel ’20, Sarah Kate Padon ’19, Lee Stallings ’21 All SPC: Abriana Nader ’21, Morgan Parker ’19, Julia Sanchez ’21

Boys Golf

Boys Tennis

SPC: 1st Place All SPC: Will Jacobe ’19, Brooks Morrell ’22, Mason Nome ’19

Overall Record: 4-6 Conference Record: 2-4 South Zone Finish: 5th Place SPC Finish: 9th Place

Girls Golf SPC: 2nd Place All SPC: Allyn Stephens ’22

Boys Lacrosse Overall Record: 6-12 Conference Record: 3-1 South Zone Finish: 2nd Place SPC Finish: 4th Place All South Zone: David Cook ’19, Everett Easterby ’20, Alex Garcia ’20, Jacob Magelssen ’19 All SPC: Charles Crighton Jeffers ’20, Taylor Knauth ’19, Jacob Magelssen ’19 TX HS Lacrosse All State: Jacob Magelssen ’19 TX HS Lacrosse All District: Everett Easterby ’20, Alex Garcia ’20 TX HS Lacrosse Honorable Mention: Charles Crighton Jeffers ’20

Girls Lacrosse Overall Record: 17-3 Conference Record: 4-0 South Zone Finish: 1st Place SPC Finish: 1st Place All South Zone: Regan Arkless ’20, Gabriella Fuller ’21, Chloë Hunter ’19, Nakeeya McCardell ’20, Mikela McCauley ’19 All SPC: Chloë Hunter ‘19, Nakeeya McCardell ’20, Mikela McCauley ’19, Haylie Sims ’20 Texas HS Lacrosse All-State: Regan Arkless ’20, Chloë Hunter ’19, Nakeeya MCardell ’20, Mikela McCauley ’19 Texas HS Lacrosse All-District: Chloë Hunter ’19, Nakeeya MCardell ’20, Mikela McCauley ’19, Haylie Sims ’20 Under Armour All-American: Chloë Hunter ’19 30

All South Zone: Tyler Baldridge ’19, Alex Frumovitz ’19 All SPC: Rohan Kumar ’19

Girls Tennis Overall Record: 9-0 Conference Record: 6-0 South Zone Finish: 1st Place SPC Finish: 1st Place All South Zone: Gleith Cozby ’19, Jordan Jafarnia ’19, Allison Le ’19 All SPC: Ella Brissett ’21, Merritt Cozby ’19, Hallie Jeffers ’22

Boys Track & Field SPC: 9th Place All SPC: Matthew Bale ’20 - 4x100m Relay; Nicholas Dillon ’20 – 300 IH; Victor Garza ’20 - 4x100m Relay; Cameron Henry ’22 - 4x100m Relay ; Ameer Mustafa ’19 – Shot Put, Discus; Presslee Robinson ’21 - 4x100m Relay

Girls Track & Field SPC: 1st Place All South Zone: Alexandra Blake ’20, Jalen Elrod ’21, Lindsey Ho ’19, Lauren Locher ’21, Madi Malouf ’19, Emily Moak ’19, Marilyn Nwora ’19, Soraya Patterson ’22, Kennedi Poullard ’22, Kevriana Scott ’22, Emma Sykes ’19 All SPC: Alexandra Blake ’20 - 4x800m Relay; Jalen Elrod ’21 - 200m, 400m, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay; Katelyn Gamble ’20 - 100m; Audrey Ho ’19 – Pole Vault; Lindsey Ho ’19 - 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay; Marilyn Nwora ’19 – Discus, Shot Put; Lydia Patterson - Long Jump, Triple Jump, 4x400m Relay; Soraya Patterson ’22 100m Hurdles, High Jump; Kennedi Poullard ’22 - 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay; 300m Hurdles; Kevriana Scott ’22 - 800m; 1600m, 3200m; Emma Sykes ’19 - 100m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles

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ANNUAL REPORT SUMMER 2019

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Winter and Spring SPC Champions

Baseball

Girls Tennis

Girls Track

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Boys Golf

Girls Basketball

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By the

Numbers

ANNUAL REPORT SUMMER 2019

15 23 of our

SPC teams finished in the top four of the conference

8 3

Southwest Preparatory Conference Championship teams

SPC Runner Up teams

3 5

Middle School

e could not be prouder of what our teams were able to accomplish this year and how they represented the entire Kinkaid community. The success they had this year goes far beyond scoreboard victories and what the general public sees.

It is those hundreds of victories that are unseen. It is the friendships that develop, the closeness shared from hard-work and common goals. It is the support given to one another and how they have each other’s backs. It is finishing that difficult last sprint and helping teammates cross the line as well. It is navigating rigorous schedules and developing time-management skills. It is working through and overcoming adversity. It is the handshakes, the hugs and lifting other people up when they most need it. It is the mere fact, as highlighted in Teddy Roosevelt’s famous address “Man in the Arena, that the victory is in the doing.” The victory is in those who strive valiantly, who err, but err while daring greatly. We are so proud of each student athlete and coach for daring greatly and putting themselves in the Arena.

GO FALCONS!

HJPC Championship teams and

teams earned second place

Upper School Girls Program won its

4 won its

SPC Cup in five years Upper School Boys Program finished

4 won its

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Fine Arts Review

FINE ARTS

ANNUAL REPORT SPRING SUMMER 2015 2019

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Fine Arts Review JANUARY As Upper School Interim Term bustled with classes of all types for students, we saw a variety of Arts-related options for students who either don’t have time during the regular academic year or are looking for more options in the Arts. Classes included: A study of museums across the Houston area, jewelry making, two musical theatre workshops, choreography and hip-hop classes, film classes and many more. All the while the 8th Graders were working towards their production of Shrek Jr.—a celebration that included every member of the Class of 2023 in some way.

MARCH The first weekend in March brought Kinkaid’s Upper School Musical, 9 to 5, The Musical to the Brown Stage. The show was a huge success earning 10 Tommy Tune nominations and walking away with the award for choreography.

FEBRUARY Students from each of the three divisions exhibited visual art celebrating African-American Heritage month in conjunction with the School’s Celebration of African-American Heritage and Culture, which included choreography featuring students in all divisions.

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APRIL April is when the Arts are truly flourishing at every moment at Kinkaid. A combined Upper and Middle School concert from our bands and orchestras featuring an astonishing 200+ students performed on the Brown stage. One hundred and fifty Upper School students attended the ISAS Fine Arts Festival in Austin where we showed choir, band, strings, theatre, dance, film and visual arts. Our 5th Graders performed for grandparents in a celebration that focused on Growing Up. Our Concert Choir and 8th Graders performed a glorious concert in the Ogilvie Lobby which celebrated the music of Disney. Middle School assemblies became the home of some full concerts from our students: Our 7th and 8th grade choir students performed a heartwarming and joyful concert, and almost 70 Middle School dancers performed for parents and the entire Middle School. We watched the creative energies of our oldest students unfold as we watched the student-choreographed dance show followed by the student-directed one act festival. Our senior visual artists hung a spectacular Senioritis exhibition that highlighted the work of our senior artists. And finally, to finish off the very busy month our creative writers shared their works with an evening reading and the launch of Falcon Wings.

MAY May gave us an opportunity to get those last few performances in. We started our month with our Lower School students showing off their vocal power in a Treble Choir Concert in the Brass Recital Hall that opened with young voices entering from the back of the House and surrounding us with their voices. Fifth, 6th and 7th graders celebrated the joys of being themselves in “Dear Diary,” a celebration of musical theatre through song and dance. Our Children’s Theatre program set up a residency at KIPP Sharp Elementary where each of our students was paired with a buddy student at the school. Meeting multiple times with their buddy, both Kinkaid and KIPP students explored their similarities while experiencing the joy of the Arts. The residency ended with our students performing their spring show, Simple Jim and his Four Friends.

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he members of the Class of 2019 bid their final adieu as they received their diplomas on Friday, May 17 at Barnhart Stadium. The Class began the goodbyes with the Senior Banquet. Speakers included Interim Head of School Ed Trusty, Upper School Science Teacher Christina Zeigler, Trustee, alumna and current parent Caroline Mitchell and Alex Frumovitz, Class of 2019 representative. Sunday’s Baccalaureate Service paid respects to the senior class at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church; R-J Heijmen from St. Martin’s Episcopal Church delivered the sermon. The final week of celebration also included dinner at the home of Mary Eliza & Park Shaper.

A nice breeze filled the stadium on Friday evening where friends and family of the Class of 2019 heard from Governing Council President Sterling Elias, Senior Class President Cameron Rudin, Interim Head of School Ed Trusty and guest speaker Dr. Renu Khator, Chancellor of University of Houston System.

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In addition to the awards given out on Honor Day (see pages 10-13), the following awards were announced at Graduation. Valedictorian May Moorefield The Cooper Award Farise Cravens, Alex Frumovitz The Mrs. W.J. Kinkaid Award May Moorefield The W.W. Kinkaid Award Seb Seager

Congratulations to the Class of 2019 and welcome to alumni status!

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On February 11, 30 students from the Class of 2019 were inducted into the John H. Cooper Chapter of the Cum Laude Society during an assembly, and were honored that evening at a dinner at the Junior League of Houston. Congratulations to these scholars!

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Caroline Petersen

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May Moorefield

Katherine Sarvadi

Annaliese Fowler

Cheyenne Friedkin

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Jordan Jafarnia

Tyler Baldridge

Will Jacobe

Cole Nockolds

Caroline Oster

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Patrick Brown

Hannah Shi

Riley Shaper

Caroline Moseley

Sarah Kate Padon

Amy Ho

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Daniel King

Alex Frumovitz

Merritt Cozby

Kate Carmain

Morgan Parker

Callie Rosenthal

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Falcons at the Next Level Congratulations to all the athletes and artists in the Class of 2019 who are taking their talents to the next level.

First Row: Avery Looser, Film; Riley Shaper, Theatre; Josh Williams, Football; Olivia Stuart Ison, Studio Art; Maddie Malouf, Track & Field; Onuchi Ndee, Volleyball; Chloe Hunter, Lacrosse; Mikela McCauley, Lacrosse; Caroline Moseley, Theatre Second Row: Jason Gordon, Painting; Olivia Marrus, Field Hockey; Rayan Itani, Track & Field; Mason Nome, Golf; AnaClare Sole, Sailing; Wyatt Young, Baseball; Lena Provenzano, Soccer; Jacob Magelssen, Lacrosse Third Row: Zach Daniel, Football; Audrey Ho, Track & Field; Kate Petrovic, Basketball; Carlos Abello, Baseball; Brandon Swain, Rowing; Marilyn Nwora, Track & Field; Joshua Ben-Shoshan, Music Fourth Row: Cade Moulton, Baseball; James House, Baseball; William Gordon, Basketball; Josh Levy, Basketball; Stone Simmons, Baseball; Cameron Rudin, Film; Nicholas Limon, Football; Ameer Mustafa, Football Not Pictured: Kamal Nadar, Football; Andrew Deutser, Basketball

The students from the Class of 2019 are attending the following universities in the fall.

American University

New York University

University of Chicago

Auburn University

Northwestern University

University of Colorado at Boulder

Austin Community College

Oregon State University

University of Georgia

Baylor University

Pennsylvania State University

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Berklee College of Music

Pomona College

University of Houston

Boston University

Princeton University

University of Mississippi

Carleton College

Rice University

University of Pennsylvania

Case Western Reserve University

Southern Methodist University

University of Pittsburgh

Colorado College

Stanford University

University of South Carolina

Dartmouth College

Suffield Academy

University of Southern California

Duke University

Texas A&M University

University of St. Andrews

Emory University

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

University of St. Thomas

Furman University

Texas Christian University

University of Virginia

Georgetown University

The University of Texas, Austin

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Hamilton College - NY

The University of Texas, Tyler

Vanderbilt University

Harvard College

Trinity University

Washington and Lee University

Lewis & Clark College

Tufts University

Washington University in St. Louis

Louisiana State University

United States Air Force Academy

Yale University

Loyola University New Orleans

University of California, Berkeley

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Reunion Weekend 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards & All Alumni BBQ

Honorees John Harvin ‘99, Marshall Merrifield ‘78, Tom Peden, Enrique Ambrosio, Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh ‘66

On March 29 & 30, alumni from the classes of 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 celebrated their reunion year. The weekend was kicked off on Friday evening with the Distinguished Alumni Awards Program in the Brown Auditorium. We had over 215 attendees! This year’s honorees were Distinguished Honorary Alumnus Tom Peden, Distinguished Young Alumnus Dr. John Harvin ’99, Distinguished Alumnus Marshall Merrifield ’78, Outstanding Alumni Service Award recipient Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh ’66 and inaugural Core Values Ambassador Enrique Ambrosio. The fifth annual All Alumni BBQ was held outside on the Falcon Green following the awards program. Close to 200 attendees enjoyed BBQ from the Brisket House, live country music by the Porkbelly Band and a fun photo booth. On Saturday, approximately 100 people came to campus for tours (led by YAL students) and breakfast in the Dining & Learning Center and close to 70 people attended the Purple and Golden Luncheon for the Classes of 1930 – 1969 in the Ogilvie Lobby that afternoon. Thanks to John David Hagerman ’59 and Jeff Cross ’69 for giving remarks on behalf of their classes at the luncheon. On Saturday evening, around 650 people attended the individual class parties that were held at various locations around town. A great time was had by all!

Lower School Head Krista Babine and Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh ‘66

1999 alumni Jonathan Leven, Mary Ann Voigt Laconte, Tricia Garrison Murray, Elisa Yudofsky Nord, Audrey Barrett Bixler

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1979 alumni Kathy McAnelly Schwartz, Susie Peake, David Marchand, Ellen Weingarten Wagnon, Joe Harberg

1989 alumnae Jill Selber Handaly, Jennifer Deal Rogers, Jill Wiley White, Elizabeth Oxford Pagan, Jill Lichtenstein Deutser

Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ‘53 and Ted Heyck ‘59

Enrique Ambrosio and Rey David Reyes

Middle School Teacher John Friday, Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Jenny Moore, Wells Childress ‘09

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Stephanie Johnson ‘99, Erin Moore, Molly Brock Harvin ‘99, Natalie Harvin ‘25, John Harvin ‘99

Stanley Peters ‘59, Ted Heyck ‘59, Lee Seureau, Glenn Seureau ‘59, Susan Graham Fifer ‘59, Diane Ivy, Conway Ivy ‘59, Sally Byrd Ohrstrom ‘59, Ellen Rothermel Stuart ‘59, Kathleen Much, Marie Fay Evnochides ‘59, Emily Attwell Crosswell ‘59

Class of 1969 alumni Paul Taylor, Mark Lewis, Tom Falik, Rick Frachtman, William Liedtke, Tony Arnold, Ed Gerry, Welcome Wilson David Gerger ‘78, Marshall Merrifield ‘78, Jeff Martin ‘78

Ban Bywaters, Kathleen Hazelhurst Bywaters ‘69, Bonnie German Chandler ‘69, John Chandler

Matt Gordon ‘99, Whitney Gordon, Kenady Davis ‘99, Billy O’Neil ‘99

Jane Hoffert Moore ‘46, Interim Head of School Ed Trusty, Mildred Hedrick Fender ‘44

Mark Yzaguirre, Katherine McCollough Yzaguirre ‘88, Joseph Jaworski ‘80

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Alumni Association & KYPO

THE KINKAID SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD The purpose of Kinkaid’s Alumni Association shall be to act as a liaison between the School and its former students, to offer beneficial and stimulating activities for alumni and to maintain and promote alumni participation in the development of the School. The Alumni Association Board meets quarterly and assists with various events and projects throughout the year, including the Alumni Holiday Party, Alumni Interim Term Night, the Distinguished Alumni Awards, the Alumni Taco Booth at Field Day, Senior Alumni Awards at Upper School Honor Day, KinkaidKonnect and fundraising.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS 2019-2020 Nicole Nathan Gibson ’88 graduated with a BA in History from The University of Texas at Austin and earned her JD from the University of Houston Law Center. She used to work for PACE Entertainment (now Live Nation) overseeing Risk Management, which entailed things like telling Ted Nugent he couldn’t ride a buffalo through the audience and making sure body piercing technicians were properly insured before going on tour with Ozz Fest. Touring with George Strait, Tim McGraw and the Dixie Chicks is a favorite memory. She is proud to have hired two Kinkaid alums and hosted a Kinkaid senior for Interim Term. Nicole is now a full-time mom and volunteers at Kinkaid, ADL and Congregation Beth Israel. She is serving as a Board Member and Vice Chair (and will be Regional Chair in 2020) for ADL’s Southwest Region based in Houston and as a Board Member at Congregation Beth Israel. Nicole and her husband George have three children – Alec ’18, who is now at Case Western Reserve University, Evan ’22 and Eliya ’26. Nicole is a big Houston sports fan raising Houston sports fans. Kenny Meyer ’69 graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Accounting. Since 1978, he has been President of MC Management & Development, Inc., a private commercial real estate management and development company. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Houston Downtown Management District and is on various committees for St. John the Divine Episcopal Church. He is a former trustee of St. Francis Episcopal Day School. Kenny and his wife Debbie have two children – Dan Meyer ’00 and Kelly Meyer Ransdell ’03 – and three grandchildren. His father, siblings, aunt and many other family members all attended Kinkaid. In his free time, he enjoys woodworking and shop welding, hunting, fishing and lots of repair chores on his farm in Round Top, TX. Ben Whitman ’92 graduated from Washington & Lee University with a BS in Business Administration and earned his MBA from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. He currently works in the Capital Markets group at Hanover Company, a multifamily development company. Ben is married to his high school sweetheart Lindsey Greenfield 50

Whitman ’92, and they have two children – Allison ’25 and Jonathan ’28. When he’s not walking the family goldendoodle Maggie through the neighborhood, Ben enjoys being active in his children’s youth sports and spending time with family and friends.

New Trustee Liaison Helena Papadopoulos Johnson ’82 graduated from Rice University with a BA in English and received her JD from St. Mary’s University School of Law. She is a principal and corporate counsel for Delta Troy Inc., and DT-GP, LLC, real estate development companies focused on commercial raw and developed land acquisition and construction. She joined the Kinkaid Board of Trustees in 2018 and has served Kinkaid as a past member of the Kinkaid Parent’s Association Board and the Kinkaid Alumni Association Board. Helena is the Vice President and Director of the C.N. and Maria Papadopoulos Charitable Foundation, which supports children’s causes. She is involved with a number of other organizations, including The Joy School Board of Trustees, the Philoptochos Society Board of Directors, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral’s Parish Council, the AGOC Festival Governing Board (Chairman, 2012 and 2016), Texas Children’s Hospital’s Women’s Advisory Council, Baylor College of Medicine’s Biology of Inflammation Center, Heroes for Children, Women in Philanthropy and the Professional Women’s Exchange Group. Helena and her husband Thomas have two children – Anna Maria ’18 and Will, a rising 7th grader at the Joy School.

2019-2020 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Brian Dinerstein ’95 Vice-President Doug George ’94 Secretary Alicia Lee ’98 Members Kent Altsuler ’89 Bruce Bilger ’01 Ben Brown ’01 Chris Devlin Butler ’88 Courtney Domercq Daily ’94 Marie Fay Evnochides ’59 (Emeritus) Eleni Antonellos Fuller ’76 Nicole Nathan Gibson ’88 Matthew Gordon ’99 Melissa Lyon Johnson ’74 Palmer Letzerich ’90 Scott Locher ’84 Ryan McCleary ’91 Don McGuirt ’65 Kenny Meyer ’69 Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 (Emeritus) Michel Miller Mullett ‘00 Susie Peake ’79 Susan Hillebrandt Santangelo ’55 Kathy McAnelly Schwartz ’79 Lisa Crosswell Stone ’83 Sandy Selber Sturm ’91 Ben Whitman ’92 Ex-officio Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ’89 Trustee Liaison Helena Papadopoulos Johnson ’82 Faculty Representative Tom Peden Sr. Representatives Megan Maclay ’20 Noah Rubinson ’20

New Faculty Representative Tom Peden was a K-through-12 “lifer” at St. John’s, graduating in the Class of 1973. He earned his BA in English from The University of Texas at Austin and his MA in English from Princeton University. Tom began his teaching career at Kinkaid in 1980. The core of his teaching has been English 8, still true in this 2019-2020 school year. Additional hats worn have included: 19 years of soccer coaching, 8th Grade Dean, 7th Grade Dean, Academic Coordinator of Kinkaid’s Summer School, leader of the 8th grade Washington trip, Admissions Group Leader, English 7, English I, Interim Term instructor in

American Military Hardware, Middle School English Coordinator and now Middle School New Faculty Mentor. Tom and his wife Margaret Rudd have two children – Jack ‘05 (SJ) and Alice ‘08 (fs), who between them logged 27 years at Kinkaid. His wife Margaret has also previously worked at Kinkaid in the Lower School After School program and editing Kinkaid publications. In his spare time, Tom enjoys reading literature, studying modern military hardware, cooking comfort food, listening to classic rock at loud volume and relaxing with his family in the mountains just north of Crested Butte every July. He was named the 2019 Distinguished Honorary Alumnus by the Kinkaid Alumni Association this year.

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Alumni Association & KYPO THE KINKAID YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ORGANIZATION (KYPO)

The Kinkaid Young Professionals Organization (KYPO) was created for alumni, up to 15 years from their date of high school graduation, to explore Houston’s diverse professional culture and create unique networking opportunities through Kinkaid connections. Additionally, KYPO spearheads Kinkaid Alumni Leadership Day designed to bring outstanding alumni to campus to spend time with Upper School students exploring aspects of leadership and life after Kinkaid, and also hosts various social events throughout the year. In 2019-20, KYPO is open to all Kinkaid alumni from the classes of 2005 to 2014.

NEW KYPO BOARD MEMBERS 2019-2020 Campbell Cravens ’12 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in Advertising with a minor in Spanish. He is a co-founder, developer and designer for auggie, a tech startup backed by Rice University’s OwlSpark startup accelerator. He has also worked as lead iOS engineer on various apps/games on the Apple App Store, including Galaxy Strikers. In his spare time, Campbell enjoys playing various sports, mostly tennis and basketball.

Julia Wood Harris ’08 attended Texas A&M University and graduated with a BBA in Marketing. She is the Marketing Development Manager at Debner, working in Business Development with the Commercial Real Estate and Architect & Design Markets. Julia married Dalton Harris on December 1, 2018. She volunteers with the Junior League of Houston and Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, and she is passionate about Aggie Football and the Houston Astros!

Marshall Crawford ’09 attended The University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in Marketing, specializing in International Business. He works in commercial insurance at Alliant in their Energy & Marine group. Marshall is getting married in September. He enjoys the outdoors, playing golf and traveling.

Haley Ebel O’Brien ’14 attended Elon University and graduated with a BA in Education. She currently works for Gibson Energy Marketing as a Commercial Analyst. She and her husband Anderson O’Brien married in 2019. They can be found traveling and exploring new Houston restaurants with their dog Brooks.

Rob Davis ’08 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Government and History. He is a commercial insurance broker at Bowen, Miclette & Britt. He just recently got engaged to girlfriend Corinne Sullins in May. Rob enjoys tennis, golf, traveling, cooking, seeing live music and spending time with friends and family.

Collins Orr ’14 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in Government and a minor in Business. He works at Orr Commercial as an Associate in the Leasing Department. He also works closely with a candidate for Houston Mayor. In Collins’ free time, he likes to golf and hang out with friends.

Kenner Smith Francis ’10 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in Communications and Business Foundations. She then went on to achieve a certification from QED Energy Associates. She is currently an Assistant Vice President in the Acquisitions & Divestitures group at Credit Suisse. Kenner enjoys being outdoors and trying new Houston restaurants with her husband, family and friends. Carly Gray ‘12 attended Baylor University and graduated with a BBA in Marketing and minors in Corporate Communication and History. She currently serves as the Development Manager at Crime Stoppers of Houston. Carly is a volunteer Kinkaid Young Life as a leader for the rising juniors. In her free time, she enjoys running, traveling and eating Mexican food.

KYPO BOARD MEMBER ROSTER 2019-2020 President Helen Hemingway McLaughlin ’05 Vice-President Byron Langford ’07 Members Blake Mackay ’05 Hayner Rude ’06 Ellie Thompson ’06 Gracey Winters Howey ’07 Rob Davis ’08 Julia Wood Harris ’08 Marshall Crawford ’09 Hollan Hensley ’09 Kenner Smith Francis ’10 Pablo Henning ’10 William Case ’11 Mary Rodman Crawford ’11 Campbell Cravens ’12 Carly Gray ’12 Carolyn Dyer ’13 Hunter Hartwell ’13 Haley Ebel O’Brien ’14 Collins Orr ’14

Hayner Rude ’06 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a degree in Economics. He then received a MBA and a Masters in Management of Energy, Finance and Trading at Tulane University. He worked in energy finance and now works in business development for Texas Brine Company, a petrochemical brine supply and underground hydrocarbon storage company. Hayner enjoys traveling frequently and The University of Texas football program. Ellie Thompson ’06 attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a BS in Applied Learning and Development. After college, she taught English for the Peace Corps in Thailand for over two years. Currently, she teaches prekindergarten at Annunciation Orthodox School. Ellie is extending her education at Rice University and will graduate next year. She loves to travel in her free time.

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Class Notes & Alumni News 1930 – 1949 Jane Hoffert Moore ’46 1620 Calumet Street Houston, TX 77004 713-529-9700

1950 – 1957 Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’53 3121 Buffalo Speedway, Apt 4104 Houston, TX 77098 713-621-4673 texaschm2@att.net

Page Thomson Steele ’54

23714 Cansfield Way Katy, TX 77494 713-504-3792 pagetsteele@yahoo.com Hi everyone from the classes of 1950 – 1957, and a few more here and there,

In my mind I can still see Mrs. Kinkaid in the halls and on the grounds of the Richmond campus. Those were really good days where I met many old friends that I still call friends today. I cherish my memories. We love seeing old friends at the luncheon and catching up with what they’re doing. The lunch is always delicious and beautifully presented. If you haven’t attended lately, please come to the next one. You won’t regret it.

First of all, I think this is so great. Tom Cronin ’54 told me he volunteers with the USO, which stands for United Service Organization. The USO provides recreation and support for all branches of the military and their families. Both Hobby Airport, as well as Bush, provide reception centers to serve refreshments and respite for military travelers. Tom volunteers several hours each week at these airport USO centers. Having served in the military, this is very important to him, and what a wonderful way to express his patriotism.

Dunbar Chambers ’53 and his darling wife Trish were there, as well as Francita Stuart Ulmer ’49. Francita doesn’t let any grass grow under her feet, as she goes to as many or more luncheons than Jane and I do. Tom Cronin ’54 was there, as were Katherine Fay Smith ’54 (fs) and her husband Frank ’39 (fs). Ted Heyck ’59 was in from California for his 60th class reunion. Of course, his visit included being with his sister Jane. I spotted Joan Herrin Lyons ’47 at a distance, but wasn’t able to visit with her. Hopefully, I will at the next P&G luncheon, if not before. I always enjoy visiting with my dear friend Camille Stringer Bloom ’51. Before she left the luncheon, she told me she was on her way to watch her grandson Bryce Bloom-Timmins play baseball. Bryce (12) is a fifth-grade student at Longfellow Elementary School and plays shortstop and pitcher for his team the Houston Oilers. I loved listening to her tell me about him as I, also, was one of those grandmothers that went to every football and baseball game my sons and grandchildren played. Needless to say, I really miss it. Well, I have spoken to Camille several times since then and Bryce

I do have some news of a younger graduate of Kinkaid, that of course doesn’t belong in our class notes, however, some of you may not have this update on Brian Rosenthal ’96, the son of my very close friends Judy and Haskell Rosenthal. Brian, his wife Jennie and their three darling children Lilly (10), Charlie (6) and Eve (almost 2) live in Scarsdale, NY. They have recently moved back to the United States from London to New York, where Brian is working at Facebook leading their engineering team. He is focused on how Facebook supports News and Journalism.

Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ‘53, Louisa Shade Russell ‘52, Page Thomson Steele ‘54 at the Junior League Retirement Party on May 30

Having heard news from only one classmate, Tom Cronin ’54, and a few items from a couple of others, I will have to resort to giving you news of the activities of Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’53 and myself (Page Thomson Steele ’54 (fs)), your co-class correspondents, have shared in the last few months. I hope it won’t be too boring; however, if you think it is, please send me more interesting news. We would love to know what you’re doing and news about your families.

Jane and I began our spring attending the Purple & Golden Luncheon on March 30. We love this luncheon as it takes us to the beautiful Kinkaid campus, of which we have taken several tours. Although it is not the campus on which we spent our Kinkaid years, it is the same school we love.

and his team have had a very successful season. As I type, they are in Cooperstown, NY competing in a tournament with teams from all over the country for the championship. Good Luck Bryce and the Houston Oilers. We hope you win! Also while in Cooperstown, they are excited to be able to see the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jane and I left the Purple & Golden Luncheon looking forward to the next one. We hope to see you there! Saraband Dance Club held their spring dance at the Forest Club on April 14. Dunbar Chambers ’53 and his wife Trish, Karen Tellepsen ’59 (fs), Harriet Calvin Latimer ’52 and her husband Truett were seen enjoying good food and visiting with friends. Speaking of Harriet and Truett Latimer, Preservation Houston’s 2019 Gold Brick President’s Award was presented to them for their outstanding service and contributions to historical preservation in Houston and Texas. The nonprofit annual Cornerstone Dinner was held on March 1 at River Oaks Country Club and eight other awards were also presented along with the President’s Award they received. What a special night for two very special people. I have mentioned the Brown Thumb Garden Club a couple of times in previous class notes and want to tell you about the involvement of the Kinkaid alumnae since the beginning of this club. The Brown Thumb Garden Club was organized in the summer of 1956 by four ladies who lived in the newly built subdivision of Larchmont. Actually, it had not even been completed at that time. I read, “These ladies needed an excuse to find out how to grow this thing called grass.” They also wanted to have fun and meet their new neighbors. There were two qualifications to become a member of the garden club: (1) You must be fun and (2) You must be lucky enough to know one of the “big four.” Of a list of 35 ladies, all were invited and all 35 accepted. And so began the BTGC. One of the “big four” was Willie Carl ’55 (fs)’s older sister Miney. Several Presidents of the club over the years were Kinkaid alumnae: Louisa Shade Russell ’52 (fs) in 1966-7; Beth Connelly McGreevy ’52 in 1984-5; and Fanelle Logue Laughlin ’52 in 19856; Kay Bartle (former Kinkaid Lower School teacher) in 2007-8; Jane Montgomery ’53 in 2004-5 and 201718; and Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa ’76 and Katherine Fay Smith ’54 (fs) in 2014-15. I am a recent member and have enjoyed these ladies immensely. The last meeting of the club was held at The Houston Racquet Club on April 24. The program was given

Page Thomson Steele ‘54 and Claudia Turner Aycock ‘62 at the Junior League Retirement Party on May 30

by Tereasa Reimer, the founder of The Brookwood Community. What a tremendous accomplishment and exciting talk. Hanging on every word she spoke were Jane, myself, Beth, Fanelle, Katherine, Homosielle and Kay. After 63 years, the Brown Thumb Garden Club is still going strong and I’m glad to be a part of it. On Monday, April 29, good friend Judy Thompson entertained Francita Stuart Ulmer ’49, Beth McGreevy ’52, Jane Montgomery ’53, Joyce Janse (widow of Dick Janse ’54) myself and several other guests. Dick Janse was a wonderful person and friend, and he is missed by those who knew him. The luncheon was held at The Houstonian’s beautiful Manor House. I hadn’t been there in years and it was a treat. We all had such a good time. The very next day, April 30, I picked up my co-class correspondent Jane for the Junior League of Houston’s Sustaining Club’s Annual Emerita Tea. It was a lovely event for members over a certain age…an age that I hate to admit I am. However, I don’t like the sound of the alternative. Those of you who were invited and didn’t attend, you really should come next year. You’ll see many old friends, some of which you probably worked with in the Tearoom. The food was outstanding as the League always provides. Enjoying each other’s company and the delicious pick up food, plus the wonderful cranberry slushies were Jane Arnold Touchstone ’50, Jane White Braden ’50, Fanelle Logue Laughlin ’52 and Nancy Pressler, wife of Judge Paul Pressler ’48 (fs). A good time was had by all. After a few days of rest, we moved into beautiful May – my favorite month. On May 15, I attended the Spring Conference of The Colonial Dames of America VIII held at Tony’s and was delighted to see Lisa Morris Simon ’71. Lisa also belongs

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in another class notes write up; however, I couldn’t help writing about her. Lisa inherited her love of history from her parents Stewart Morris, a founder of Houston Baptist University, and my dear friend the late Joella Mitchell Morris, founder of The Museum of Southern History, now housed at HBU in the Joella and Stewart Morris Cultural Arts Center. I enjoyed serving on the board of the Museum of Southern History for the years prior to its settling into its final home. In addition, it is next to the Decorative Museum and the Bible Museum. If you haven’t visited these museums you should definitely do so. It will be a wonderful surprise. Lisa’s mother Joella was President of Colonial Dames of America Chapter VIII 1969-1971 and was an active member until her death. Lisa is as beautiful as she is intelligent. Being President of MFT keeps her very busy, but she still finds time for the heritage societies she holds dear. A birthday celebration brought “the ladies that lunch” together again at The Junior League of Houston on May 23. In honor of several whose birthdays fall close together, the birthday club was hosted by Jane Montgomery ’53. Having a fun time were Katherine Fay Smith ’54 (fs), her daughter Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa ’76, Betty Brown Williams, Jane and myself. Several others were out of town and unable to attend. Shortly after on May 30, Jane and I attended a retirement party given by Malcolm Rowland, General Manager of The Junior League of Houston, for Tea Room Front Office Manager Patty Freeman for her 35 years of service. It was held in the Junior League Tea Room, and Malcolm and Chef Michael Smith outdid themselves to make the event special for a very special lady. Patty is delightful with a sweet, outgoing personality; she is someone whom everyone loves. So many of Patty’s friends attended to wish her well and she will definitely be missed by all. Have a great retirement, Patty. I heard her say the first thing on her agenda is a trip which is already planned. After Jane and I arrived, I saw Louisa Shade Russell ’52 (fs). I’ve known Louisa since we were students on the Richmond campus, and I hadn’t seen her for several years. It was so good to see her again. When she and Bill married, my late husband Joe Reynolds Steele Jr. was a groomsman in their wedding. Over the years we loved attending two anniversary parties they hosted and many Christmas parties given at their home. I was delighted

to see Claudia Turner Aycock ’62 as she arrived. I wasn’t quite sure if Claudia had attended Kinkaid, as she is younger than I, however, when I asked her, her reply was “for nine years!” Claudia has been a very busy lady. For years she was part of the very popular “Shops Off Westheimer,” a wonderful co-op owned by darling ladies. Each lady sold a variety of unique things. It was a fun place to be and my favorite place to shop. I became good friends with the owners and hated it when they decided to close. It was easy to understand though, as they wanted to start doing other things with their lives. As you might know, a shop is very confining. I know, as I once had one. Claudia sold a beautiful selection of antique, vintage and new linens, and will continue to sell them at Christmas country club shows and bazaars, as well as other places. Check them out. You’ll be glad you did.

great grandkids out there…let me know for the next column. Remember our “Kinkaid, My Own Kinkaid” graduation – beautiful and nostalgic, honoring the historic move to the new campus. Still onwards!

1959 John David Hagerman

The Woodlands, TX johndhagerman@hotmail.com The Class of 1959 had its 60th class reunion with a large party at Molina’s restaurant on the night of March 29 with the following people in attendance: Emily Attwell Crosswell Stanley Peters & Kathleen Much Marian Powell Harrison

Well, that’s all folks! As I’ve said, if the above doesn’t spark your interest, send us your news. Jane will be writing the next class notes for 1950 – 1957 and I’m sure she will welcome any and all news you have. Tell us about your summer vacations…we would love to hear about them.

Tony & Tish Compton Hale (fs)

Until the next time…

Julie Hutcheson (fs)

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1958 Lucy Lee Lamme Houston, TX lucylamme@att.net “Pomp and Circumstance” was on some ’58er playlists this spring as our grandchildren graduated. From high school: Jody Ruhl and Charlie Knipe’s Zane from Lamar to Rice; Dorothy Malone Gumbert and Eddie Gumbert’s Blake from Wimberley HS to San Angelo State; Jane Jorns Van Santen’s Madeline from Memorial to Parsons School of Design in NYC; Klinka Garrett Lollar’s Isabella from St. John’s to SMU; Tami Baird Dyer’s Jax from Memorial to UT; and my Duncan from Episcopal to TCU. What! Not a KHSer in the group.

John David Hagerman Anne McCullough Shallenberger (fs) Ellen Rothermel Stuart Susan Graham Fifer Anne & Jack Moriniere

Scott Tillinghast Karen Tellepsen (fs) Pat Shannon Needleman (fs) Buzzy & Betsy Pearson Griffin (fs) Robin & Billy Ladin Lee & Glenn Seureau Barbara Burke Harberg Diane & Conway Ivy Karen Ashmore Taussig (fs)

Maria Butler Mary Austin Moody (fs) Emmet Crow (fs) Marie Fay Evnochides Sally Byrd Ohrstrom Betty & Steve Cochran (fs) Carol Childress Turner (fs) On Saturday, March 30, the school had a wonderful luncheon for our class and several other classes wherein John David Hagerman made a short talk of his memories at Kinkaid.

1960 Allan Port

Houston, TX 713-569-2194 allan.port@att.net Sassy English Stanton Houston, TX sassy@stanton-pinckard.com Just after the first day of spring in March, Ann Gardner Arens (fs) hosted a mini-reunion at her beautiful ranch near Brenham, TX. It was billed as an early 60th in the spring of our 59th year. The bluebonnets were blooming and Ann served a lavish buffet lunch. A group photo from the gathering is included below. Those in attendance were: Kurth Brown, Skip Hamilton, Freddy Knapp, Bob Cronin, David Frederking, Ann Gardner Arens (fs), Peggy White Everhart, Allan Port, Richard Doehring ’61, Skip Vaughan, Stuart Davis Blackshear, Wayne Pratt (fs), Asa Weldon ’59 and Glenn Seureau ’59. Bob Cronin and wife Anne came from California and Peggy White Everhart and husband Michael arrived in their motor home from North Carolina. Ann intends to host again for the real 60th next year.

Lynn & Olive Allen Hughes Asa Weldon (fs)

College is completed for Tami’s Allison ’15 from UT Plan II (and she’s off to NYC); Linda Lester Griffin’s Melissa from Wharton JC; and my Lindy is a TCU official Horned Frog. Some of our grandkids have even crossed “Moon River” in high style and are out in the world – Tami’s Carolyn ’13 with J.P. Morgan; my Maddox the rep for Hunter Bell Designs; and Linda’s Sarah ’08 is a dentist. Surely there are more of our

Class of 1960 reunion gathering in March - Kurth Brown, Skip Hamilton, Fred Knapp, Bob Cronin, David Frederking, Ann Gardner Arens, Allan Port, Peggy White Everhart, Richard Doehring ‘61, Stuart Davis Blackshear, Skip Vaughan

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1961 Samuel Crocker

Houston, TX samuelcrockerlaw@gmail.com Lola Goff Cook reminds us that the 75th anniversary of Normandy is upon us – let us all give silent thanks to those who sacrificed life, limb and peace of mind so that all Americans will enjoy the heritage of our forefathers. Do your kids and grandkids know the meaning of Memorial Day? Her third graders (she tutors reading in HISD) didn’t ever know why we celebrate the 4th of July! “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” (Burke – thanks Mr. Cunningham). Lola spent five days at Normandy with her son Army Lt. Col. Chip and his ROTC cadets from BYU where he is a full professor of Military Tactics. She said standing there looking over the endless rows of graves and seeing the memorial was a deeply moving spiritual experience – my sentiments exactly. Lannie Mecom’s picture greeted me as I perused the February 3 issue of the San Antonio Express. I didn’t need to check my reference, the Kinkaidian ’61, since I can still see her senior photo. Take heart fellow seniors, she hasn’t aged one iota – incredible. She told of her lifelong efforts to preserve Los Corralitos, the old Mecom ranch (from 1915 during the Mexican Revolution) on the shores of the Rio Grande

upstream from San Ygnacio. It houses the oldest fort in Texas – 250 years and counting. Built to protect what were then Spanish settlers from the Comanches (remember them?). She bemoans the violence that crosses her lands on the way north. Babette Fraser Hale has sent her WWII novel The Point of Forgetting to her agent in NYC in hopes it will win a Pulitzer. Ever the intellectual, her book of short stories will hit the press at the same time that Leon’s recollections of his long career in Texania does the same. Leon is a part of all of our lives – 98 and still restless. Babette’s son Will Warren ’92 has two kids and lives in Manhattan, NY. Colin Carl (aka “CJ”, the prized moniker I bestowed on him our senior year) has the luck to still live in Austin, this time as a senior citizen like all of us. Colin’s only son Will pulled a fast one and dumped his college sweetheart of 20 years and married a newly found love at a fancy ceremony in Martindale, TX, the main street of which is owned by Colin’s brother Carlton Carl ’63. If you just read this and haven’t sent me an update – shame on you.

1962 Adrian Turner Ross

Houston, TX adrian@rexross.com

Dear Class of 1962, Here is a brief report about a few of our Falcon Friends: We had lost contact with the Watts siblings. Bob Watts weighed in to report that he is very much alive and living in Houston. I’m not sure what he is doing other than that he is “happily retired”, but perhaps I will be able to fill you in in the next issue. His twin sister Charlotte Watts is a retired doctor and professional photographer living in Sequim, WA. Vicky Schnorbus is currently recuperating from a broken knee cap. Hopefully she will have had her brace removed by the time this issue goes to print! Vicky lives in Pflugerville, TX. Those of you who were orthodontic patients of Dr. Fred Schudy, and/or perhaps had children that were patients of Dr. George Schudy, will be interested to know that George’s son Richard ’96 has joined his practice. John Butcher recently took an in-state road trip from his home in Alabama and visited a museum commemorating a WWII German POW camp. It was quite an operation, housing 6,000 prisoners at a time. He says that it was amazing, when compared with our POWs in Germany and Japan. Who knew? John mentioned that “even Mr. Goddard didn’t tell us.” I hope you have all been enjoying summer, wherever you are, and good luck for the rest of the year! It

is great to keep up with those of you who send updates. Please continue for future editions! Best wishes, Adrian

1963 Calanne Koenig Choate

Pearland, TX mayamom@hotmail.com It’s summer! That means no school and family vacations! Hope all you guys are enjoying the warm days and lots of sun! Beach time is upon us! I have heard from several of you! It’s good to know that you are doing well and that life is good for you! So…here we go! In no particular order…Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett writes, “We were in Paris to see the beginning smoke of the Notre Dame fire and ensuing destruction. Words fail to convey the devastation inflicted on this historic and beloved treasure and in the hearts of the French and all citizens of the world who have been awed by its beauty and history. On a brighter note, there is another orange blooded member of the family – Jeffers Shaper ’19, who will attend UT in the fall. Our older grandson Lovett Shaper ’15 graduated from UT this spring and will remain another year to earn his master’s degree. Granddaughter Mary Eloise Searls ’22 is a member of Encore,

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Kinkaid’s concert choir, and is active in our great theatre program. A perfect combo for me – Texas football and the stage!” Next, we heard from Monique MoserVerrey who said, “It was wonderful to meet you and other longtime class mates last April at the special dinner party given in this gorgeous private setting for our 1963 class! Special thanks to Vivian Collier Pinard and Betty Burke Clyburn who made this short trip down South and back in time possible. When I arrived from Montreal, here they were at the airport to pick me up! What a blessing. Texas, Houston and Galveston have been important to me for the past 55 years and must be so for a great number of AFS students all listed in the latest Kinkaid Magazine Vivian shared with me. This international experience early on in life creates friendships and a sense of community that embraces a world in which we all need to keep focused on justice and peace, as the founders of this nonprofit organization envisioned. At this point in time this aim is being challenged and I have no beaming news to share from the G7 meeting we hosted in Quebec in May 2018… Although I came to Kinkaid from Zurich, Switzerland when I was 16, I emigrated to Canada in the early 1970s and am now a grandmother to nine young francophone Canadians. Come up North to see us!” Carlton Carl is still in Martindale, TX and says, “Glad you are still trying to keep up with all us old farts. I have little new news. I’m still working on my ‘for-the-rest-of-my life project’ – the downtown of my little town, (Martindale) on the banks of the San Marcos River. Most of my buildings are fully restored, with a couple still in progress. They now house the Martindale Community Library, the Martindale River Cafe (which features music most Friday and Saturday evenings), the Tarnished Teapot (a tea room – who woulda thunk?), the monthly Martindale Market (the fourth Friday afternoon/evening of each month) and increasing numbers of weddings, quinceañeras, graduation parties and other special events (if you know of anyone who wants to have a nice, affordable, small town wedding in a historic building and/or on the banks of the beautiful San Marcos River, send them my way). My nephew Daniel, an engineer who runs the Texas regional office of BSA LifeStructures (a nationally recognized provider of healthcare, higher education and research/ technical facility design/build services), and his wife Coleen (an Air Force Reserve officer) will have a new baby before this is published and are also raising Coleen’s nephews (2 and 11). My niece Rebecca, a certified Cantor, is a Chaplain at the renowned Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia; my niece Eleanor is

working in Denton during a hiatus in college; and my niece Eleanor is a recent honors graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos, soon moving to Austin for the job she has taken to help her finance graduate school. The owners of the Martindale Schoolhouse, the old Cotton Gin and I are working on a music festival. And Martindale has the biggest little all-American small town 4th of July Parade (300+ participants, including this year a marching band and 1,000+ observers in a city of 1,200) and 100+ year old pot-luck picnic on the San Marcos River bottom (I have bloody marys at my house, half a block behind Main Street, before and after the 10 am parade on Main Street. Anyone who wants to come, please let me know and I’ll give you directions). I guess that’s a lot after all. Hope you and all our remaining classmates are well.” Our friend Joe Conlon writes, “We are all good. One grandchild heading to high school. Two in middle school. The last one is still in elementary school – fifth grade. Barb and I are spending more and more time in Amelia Island, FL. We may change residence from Illinois to Florida as of January 1, 2020. We leave for Ireland this afternoon. Hope all is well with you.” Lana Lee Cureton says, “I want to share with you all a pretty cosmic happening in my life with Kinkaid at the center. I went off to Stanford in 1963 to live in a freshmen dorm. We had a hall with 23 girls from all over the country. Fast forward, meaning 56 years later, two of us from that hall were at Kinkaid’s first grade grandparents’ day. Have to say the obvious – what are the odds. Also, I might be repeating this feat as we both have grands in the third grade. It is such a fun coincidence. BTW – I am writing this on Kinkaid’s graduation day and there are 150 students graduating. It amazes me that many students walk the same high school hallway we used to. Remembering you all with fond memories.” Art Beane is still writing and singing, as he says, “All’s well at this end. We are all well in body, mind and spirit. I continue to love writing and singing music. I am playing a short set at the North Andover, MA VFW tonight. One of my most recent compositions that I plan to sing is “Can’t Be Blind ‘bout Wantin’ You”. The YouTube link for the music track is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsapJKc0cW8&list=RDFsapJKc0cW8&start_radio=1 Keep on truckin’ with regards to surviving 1963ers!” Well, that’s it for the classmates! I always enjoy hearing from every one of you! As for me (Calanne Koenig Choate), life is good. Our three grands are growing up…Mary (7) is going

into third grade, and her autism is doing better. Avery is going into fifth grade…middle school now. Charlie is going to be a fantastic seventh grader and saxophone player! John and I continue to bask in our wonderful life together. Can’t believe we met as Kinkaid teachers and have been married 47 years! Wow! I am getting ready to teach SAT Prep at Huntington Learning Center here in Pearland. That test has certainly changed since we took it in Rice Library in 1962! Still teaching…it is in my blood! OK. Game over for now. Be back soon with more Class of 1963 good news!

1964 Claire Andreae Murray 3913 Rickover Rd Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-946-2184 claire.murray@verizon.net What an amazing 55th reunion we had at The Briar Club on March 30th. We were 33 strong enjoying the gathering and frivolity befitting distinguished septuagenarians. Among our graduates, celebs were: Steve Allen, John Bock, David Crocker, Tony Geiselman, Katherine Susman Howe, JB Jones, Victoria Foxhall Lempicka, Robert “Rocky” McAshan, Pati MengdenEckhardt, Claire Andreae Murray, Steve Pearce, Beth Robertson, Mike Rose, Lorna Allen Sorley and James Vaughan. Former classmates showed in force as well to represent the earlier years including: Marshall Ashmore, Roy “Skipper” Beery, Robert Ferguson, Dan Hedges, Marilee Herren, Paul Moore and Mary Dee Neal, not to mention all the spouses and most significant others. The ambiance was charming, the repast delectable, the company warm and engaging and the libations while still delightful flowed at a more somnambulant pace matching our newly achieved maturity no doubt. I assume as Eckhardt Tolle extols we have finally arrived to be in the now… Roy “Skipper” Beery (fs) who put so much effort into making the reunion a success remarked, “Our 55-year Kinkaid reunion was a lot of fun. Ruth and I sure enjoyed seeing and visiting with classmates and old friends. It becomes more and more important the older we get. Our thanks to all who help make it possible. Bravo Kinkaid Falcons!” JB Jones shared a similar sentiment remarking, “Enjoyed seeing so many that went to junior high or some high school with us that participated in our reunion. Touching moment that discovered Marilee Herren (fs) and Dan Hedges (fs) were getting married in May. I guess that has happened”. Sincere appreciation is due to all

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who attended and the many wishing they could. A most special thanks goes out to the stalwart team that made the evening happen: Lorna Allen Sorley, Rocky McAshan, Mike Rose, Tony Geiselman and Roy “Skipper” Beery. With luck the inveterate organizers will lead us to our 60th with one more opportunity to have a rowdy Tex-Mex soiree.

1965 Tami Fox Brau Austin, TX tazmazan@gmail.com Judi Yelvington Suttles: “The most exciting news I have is my grandson Harvey ’29’s (going into third grade at Kinkaid) Pee Wee Little League team at Post Oak Little League won the Championship! This was a very big deal. Anything else seems small after that.” Rick Sline: “I reconnected with a friend from the 1950s who had introduced me to her best friend, Royce Ann, when we were all 13 years old – Annette Miron Peters. We’re engaged and wedding plans are in process. Annette and I are retired and enjoying our collective grandkids. Our grandkids all knew each other, but didn’t realize Annette, I and my late spouse were friends. Small world. Grandkid bragging: My oldest Lilly finished a fantastic freshman year at Colorado School of Mines – probably going into IT like her father Dan ’89 and me. Annette’s oldest Hannah will be a freshman at Hofstra after an active four years in theater productions at Emery Weiner. My Evie and Annette’s Rachel will both be at Xavier Academy in West U as a senior and freshman, respectively. My youngest Reid starts at HSPVA in the fall after this summer of performing in four different (at last count) plays for three different youth stage production groups.” Hal Martin: “People continue to ask me if I am retired and I answer, ‘Just tired.’ My watch and jewelry store continues to grow and do well year after year. My eventual exit strategy is for my managing partner to take it over completely over the next few years. I can’t believe at 72 I am still at it, but this was and still is my hobby so I still enjoy seeing the new watches every year. My wife Amy and I spend a lot of time at our home in Punta Mita, Mexico. Fly into Puerto Vallarta then head to the point of the Bay of Banderas and you will find the greatest Mexico paradise there is. In the summer we head to Vail for at least a month, hopefully more in the future. Wherever I am – Houston, Vail, Mexico – when I am not selling watches, I am playing pickleball. I am sure most of you do not know 55

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what pickleball is; it is a racquet sport played with a paddle and a wiffle ball, played on a court the size of a badminton court with a net that is 34” high. This is the fastest growing sport in the United States and is spreading worldwide daily. Yours truly is an Ambassador with the United States Pickleball Association and a registered pickleball coach with the PPR. I play in several tournaments during the year and my company Hal Martin’s is one of the sponsors for the Vail Pickleball Open. For the curious, google pickleball. For the adventurous, please reach out to me and I will introduce you to this fabulous sport, which is great for all ages, even us old folks.” Madeline Maxwell: “I am still teaching at UT Austin as Professor of Communication Studies and directing the UT Project on Conflict Resolution. The Project provides training and services and sponsors a summer camp for high school students every June. I’m finishing some journal articles and two books – one on the ideas about peace, discussion and education we have developed through the summer camp and the other on how people negotiate and understand each other (or don’t) during mediation sessions. I had a knee replaced this spring and am ready to get back to hiking more than I’ve been able the last few years. What an amazing surgery! Still enjoying nature trips, most recently studying sharks in Belize and ocelots in Trinidad and Tobago.” Jay Allison is still practicing pediatrics in Houston. Last July 10th marked the 40th anniversary of his start with the Pediatric Medical Group on Greenbriar and 59. The group is now located at Kirby and West Alabama, and is the largest practice (17 pediatricians) in Texas Children’s Hospital’s network of outpatient clinics. Jay is honored to have cared for kids of a number of classmates and other Kinkaid alums. Jay has had lunch with Ruddy Cravens every Friday for the past 37 years and invites you to “email if you want to join us!” He and his wife of 40 years Ann Watson are looking forward to spending time this summer hiking and fishing in Estes Park, CO. As for me (Tami Fox Brau), I am loving retirement. Haven’t slowed down very much. However, I now have more time to spend with my grandson and enjoy attending his school events and pizza dinners. From the Advancement Office: Duane Windsor is celebrating 42 years working as a professor at Rice University.

1966 Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh Houston, TX plkfc@hotmail.com

Bubba Koenig ‘66 reaching for a cool brew at the Class of 1966 10th reunion at Birraporretti’s in 1976

Dear Classmates of 1966, Summer is upon us. Temperatures are rising, kids are out of school and summer travel has begun! Craig and I just completed our final large Harvey repair project on our atrium patio, and we have declared that there will be no hurricanes for Houston this year. We are DONE with hurricanes! I heard from a few of our classmates. I am always hopeful that others will share their news here. I truly enjoy hearing what everyone is doing. It was wonderful to hear from David Boldrick. He poses a fun question: “Who has the most grandkids?” His number is seven. Maybe some of you will also write to me with your answer. I’ll publish them in the next Class News! David says, “Many thanks for your dedicated work. 56 – all these years I thought there were 66!!! I am doing typical 70-year-old stuff: went to Alaska in July to see kids and grandkids. This year, big, fun train from Anchorage to Denali. Lots of photo opportunities that I love doing. I talk with Ford, George and Rob some. They are still super cool guys. Went to Honduras in June for a church mission trip. Good news – half the time was in Roatan! My kind of mission trip!! All else is good – feeling good, and having a fun time, especially with the old Sailboat project. Best to all, Boldy.” A single line from John Hill – l love hearing anything from our classmates! “Pat, what’s your address? I think that I still have my old cheerleading sweater! Loma.” *Note from Pat: Please consider donating your Kinkaid memorabilia to the Kinkaid Archives. I hope Loma sends me his sweater. (-: We send our condolences and prayers to Maria Whitmore Klein on the sad news of her husband’s death. She does have some very happy news! “Pat, the only news I have is my daughter is pregnant with her second child. This time we are having a boy. I think you know my husband passed away in February. My son and I will continue with our commercial Brangus cattle operation.”

Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh ‘66, pregnant with her third child, at the Class of 1966 10th reunion at Birraporretti’s in 1976 (Baby arrived two weeks later!)

It’s always great to hear from John Diffey who generously shares his family news: “We are back from great trips to Hilton Head in March/ April to get a head start on the 2019 golf season, Denver to see our daughter, Hawaii with Linda and Rod Crowl, London to see our son and his family over Mother’s Day weekend and Edinburgh for its history, haggis and architecture. Our summer menu includes volunteer work with classical music organizations here and in the Virginia mountains, growing our recently formed History book group here (PA), our annual member-guest golf tournament with brother Alex ’67, and hosting family and college buds. Fall will take us back to London to see Matt and his family again – something about a granddaughter having a first birthday. From there, we will fly on over to Venice for a couple of weeks with friends and our touring chamber music quartet. It’s all good so far. Best to you and Craig and our fellow ’66ers.” Debbie Warren Rommel has an exciting summer event! “Hi Pat. Ross and I have just returned from a 14-day trip to Greece and Ephesus following the “Footsteps of St. Paul” with 35 friends from our church in Kerrville. Very inspiring, educational and beautiful. Daughter Emily got married in July in San Miguel.” And from Bubba Koenig – more exciting travel news! “Hi Pat. Hope you and all of our classmates are well. Linda and I just returned from a trip to Pearl Harbor. It was a GREAT experience. Our only regret was that the Arizona memorial was closed after a crack was found in the pier where passengers disembark to see the memorial. We were able to cruise around the memorial but not get on to it. Even so, it was a very moving experience and spoke loudly to the sacrifice those 1,100 men made for our country. Our next adventure is in August and is a Med cruise from Lisbon to Monte Carlo. The spring of 2020 will find us on an 11-day tour of the Holy Land with a group led by our minister at the church we attend here in Lakeway, TX. Again, congratulations on your long-deserved recognition of what you have done for Kinkaid. My best to all, Bubba.”

Jim Tang has had an exciting year – many milestones! “Dear Pat, my oldest son James Frederick Tang and his wife Thy blessed us with our first grandchild on April 24, 2019 – a granddaughter named Kelly Florence Tang. Our second son Jeffrey Tang ’05 married Mehwish Ismaily also in April 2019 in Malibu, CA. They had their honeymoon in Maui, HI and reside in Houston. Third son John ’07 (fs) is about to enter his final year of anesthesiology residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC. After 36 years of plastic surgery practice in Northwest Houston, I am looking forward to retirement at the end of this year, joining the ranks of many of our classmates who are enjoying their retirement.” Finally, friends, I want to recognize the generous gift from former classmate Michael E. Hunter (fs), a gifted organist and choirmaster. He passed away in May 2017. I first heard from Michael as our 40th reunion approached. He had left Kinkaid by the time I arrived, so we had never met. But Michael wanted to stay connected, so he made sure that I had his email address. He flew from Florida to attend that 40th reunion hosted by Rob Wilson. Upon his death, Kinkaid learned that Michael had left a significant gift which established The Michael Hunter Endowment for the Performing Arts. This gift will benefit future students who participate in the music, theatre and fine arts programs at Kinkaid. Blessings and love to each of you. Don’t forget to reconnect with each other. Thanks to Mark Heumann for sending Martin Ambuhl’s current email address. I have reached out to Martin.

1967 Laurye Rutten Tanner

Albuquerque, NM lauryert@yahoo.com Nancy Corley Wehrung was kind enough to write a summary of the ’67 turns 70 Reunion. On March 29, 30 and April 1, several classmates gathered at Nancy’s home in Rockport, TX to have a collective 70th birthday party. In attendance were Steve Adger, Larry Bernell, Tom Hargrove, Russell Thorstenberg, Laurye Rutten Tanner,

‘67 turns 70 reunion - Joey Tennant, Marvin Morse, Laurye Rutten Tanner, Nancy Corley Wehrung, Larry Bernell, Bob Kent, Chrissie Norquist Stamey and spouses

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s’mores; eating chili con queso from Felix restaurant of Houston (thanks to Bob and Sally Kent); Russell and Bob standing on chairs with school bells on the top of their head; white elephants gifts; Marvin constantly asking me who made my necklaces; Scott, Nancy’s husband, talking about his travels as a pilot; staying at Nancy’s beautiful home; all the hugs and kisses; etc...

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Now some other class news:

‘67 turns 70 reunion - Russell Thorstenberg with class bell on his head. He won the most valuable player of the slideshow game.

Chrissie Norquist Stamey and husband Mark, Bob Kent and wife Sally, Joey Tennant and wife Sai, Marvin Morse and wife Nancy, David Dunwoody and wife Kackie, Stewart Simonds and wife Nancy, Norman Bering and wife Kelly, and Nancy Corley Wehrung and husband Scott. On Friday night, the group enjoyed cocktails and a barbeque dinner. On Saturday, many met for lunch and took a boat ride with Scott Wehrung at the helm. On Saturday evening after cocktails, the group enjoyed a fish and shrimp fry. During the evening, a very loud, animated and fun game identifying classmates and staff members in old pictures had everyone’s blood going! The clear-cut winner, although this was a team game, was Russell Thorstenberg – who would have guessed?? Laurye spent many hours putting the slideshow game together and everyone enjoyed it! What’s a birthday party without gifts? A white elephant gift exchange took place with some pretty imaginative gifts being exchanged, including an actual white elephant. All sang happy birthday and shared a cake decorated with all participant’s names who were turning 70. On Sunday, almost all dropped by for breakfast for a little more face time with classmates. The weekend was truly a great time with loads of laughter, camaraderie and hugs. Those classmates who were unable to make it for various reasons were truly missed. No doubt the Class of 1967 has to be one of the closest (after such a long time) and most fun-loving of any class to graduate from The Kinkaid School. I hope everyone will attend the next reunion! I (Laurye Rutten Tanner) have to add that this was the best reunion our class has ever had. I got to really talk with my classmates. I learned so much about past history of my classmates and their spouses. I was worried about Nancy’s house that was just remodeled from the hurricane. The talking and laughing was so loud, I was sure the house was shaking. My highlights: Steve Adger making and eating his first ever

Kathy Cowart Hall is retiring from teaching at McMurry University in Abilene, TX. She is very nervous about what’s next. Ann Abercrombie has lived in the country for 16 years and as soon as her ranch sells, she will return to Houston. She will be cruising with her grandson to the Caribbean shortly. She hardly ever gets away from the ranch and the upkeep. Alex Diffey is a newlywed. His new wife Sherylle retired on May 17 after 42 years of teaching. She is facing retirement equally as anxiously as some of us are. Alex’s mother’s suggestion for his father’s retirement: “I married you for better or worse, but not for lunch.” Her way of saying get out of the house and do something you want to do... That is a good suggestion for all of us. Buddy Trotter wanted everyone to know how he appreciates all the classmates who contacted him with condolences after his wife Cheryl passed away from cancer on March 22. He is now doing his best to adjust to a new life without his wife of almost 40 years. He hopes he’ll be able to make the next class get-together. I had long talks with Joey Tennant and his wife at the reunion. I never knew that Joey is a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. His grandmother’s grandfather was John P. Borden, who served the struggling young republic in many historic roles. I got to meet up with Demi Lockett Prentiss in Denton, TX after the reunion. She has been involved in so many things since she left Kinkaid. Her jobs with the Episcopal Diocese were mind blowing. Her husband finished his career with FEMA and is still watching the weather for storms.

Jill Jenkins ’68 (fs), Lynn Meyer Fort ‘68, Jan Goodall ’68 (fs), Elizabeth Topper Nash ‘68, Lisa Shackelford Moody ‘68, Phyllis McGuyer Sefeldt ‘68, Shawn Gallagher Dalio ‘68, Ann Abercrombie ’67, Darcy Bock Forman ‘68, Susan Peck Massey ‘68

I got to meet up with Steve McCary in Houston on June 1. I had not seen him since graduation. I love when I get calls, emails, or even meeting up with my classmates. Seems like most of us are retired. I have been retired since 2001. Carlos always asked people who were about to retire, “What are you retiring to. If nothing and you like your job, then don’t retire.” I guess my answer to his question is, we traveled. Now I get to enjoy my granddaughter. There is a high percentage of us still alive and doing very well. Class of 1967, enjoy each day to the fullest.

1968 Annie Owen

Houston, TX anniedowen@me.com

Elizabeth Topper Nash

San Marcos, TX enash@grandecom.net Thanks to Phyllis McGuyer Sefeldt’s efforts, we came together to welcome Darcy Bock Forman from Arizona. We missed her at the 50th and on a Sunday afternoon in April, she made it happen! Thank you, Phyllis!!!!!!! A group photo from the gathering is included above. Pictured from the top: Jill Jenkins Leuders (fs), Lynn Meyer Fort, Jan Goodall Hargraves (fs), Elizabeth Topper Nash, Lisa Shackelford Moody, Phyllis McGuyer Sefeldt, Shawn Gallagher Dalio, Ann Abercrombie ’67, Darcy Bock Forman and Susan Peck Massey. As always, fun to see everyone… Happy summer to all and start sending us info for the next newsletter… we want to hear from you! Annie and Elizabeth

George Clayton ‘68 and wife Chris at the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame induction ceremony in June

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From the Advancement Office: Congrats to George Clayton who was recently inducted into the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame!

Harvard, MA bchandler1@charter.net We had a great turnout for our 50th reunion! Thirty-two graduating class members signed up, and nearly that many came, plus 20 guests, and three who were with us earlier but left before graduation. It was also wonderful to see Mr. Germann and Mr. Hunter and their wives there. Our actual graduation date, by the way, was exactly 50 years ago on May 23. At the reunion we asked class members to stand up and give a brief statement about themselves. Below is some (as much as this magazine has room for) of what you all said. Because of limited space, I have saved your post-reunion news for the winter column. Jeff Cross: “Kenny Meyer sent his regrets and a recipe for Meyer’s punch. I’m the most boring person in the class [he later modified that to “stable”]; I have lived in the same zip code I lived in at Kinkaid since grad school in the 70s and have had only two jobs in the property and liability insurance business my entire career.” He has “one wife, one son and one grandson (so far) – that’s plenty for me.” Kenny later explained, “Meyer’s Punch was actually a quite healthy beverage consisting of Hawaiian fruit punch, fresh oranges, maraschino cherries, fresh lemon and lime juices.” Mike Robinson ’70 lived down the street from Jeff Cross in the 70s but has lived in Quail Valley since then. Dana Harper stayed in the area, works as chiropractor and sports doctor, is married to a gestaltist and yoga teacher and has one child. Jeff Cross later wrote, “Dana was too modest, but he has been the chiropractor for the Astros and Texans for years. If you attend any Texans games and look at their bench, you will see him, generally standing just off the ‘players area’ – beyond the 30-yard lines on each end of the field.” Welcome Wilson stayed in Houston, has five children (who all went to Kinkaid) and 10 grandkids, and works in the real estate development business. RC Beall has a coffee business in Austin and is headed soon to Montevideo, Uruguay for the coffee harvest. Jim Frankel married his high school sweetheart 46 years ago. They have four children (all Kinkaid lifers) who are all married and living in Houston and 10 grandchildren (the oldest four at Kinkaid). “After UT in Austin, I returned to Houston and 30 years ago began building custom homes.

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My sons Kevin ’97 and Scott ’99 are Co-Presidents and partners of Frankel Building Corporation. Each is married to a wonderful woman and each of their families has three children. My daughter Lisa ’03 is Vice President of Luby’s Fuddruckers. She is married to a very fabulous guy and they have a three-year-old and one-year-old. Her twin sister Leslie ’03 is a professor at University of Houston and has an almost fiveyear-old and an 8-month-old. We spend a huge amount of time with our grandkids, travel quite a bit and are very active at Methodist Hospital where, with another couple who are our lifelong friends, we have established the Houston Methodist Immunology Center.” Ed Allday (fs) lived here most of his life except college and grad school, has three kids and four grandkids and has worked in management consulting to nonprofits. He is retired and travels a lot. Phil Kleas (fs) left Kinkaid early and moved to California, where he worked as environmentalist, but recently moved back to Texas. Sam Wright spent most of his life in the Navy, as a lawyer, but now lives in Waco when he isn’t away working as a reservist lawyer for FEMA at disasters. He also brought news about our teacher Mrs. Edith Carroll. After she left Kinkaid, she was a psychologist in Houston and in Guatemala, and then lived with her son Danny ’71 in Colorado and died of cancer in 2011. Garth Whittington joined the Coast Guard reserve during college and was full-time for several years afterward, then worked in the oil business and later became a real estate broker. Billy Liedtke has been in Oklahoma since 1981, married 38 years, has “three kids, three dogs and multiple granddogs.” He worked for years in the oil and gas business, but served a two-year stint in the Governor’s office in the late 90s. He has been in the restaurant business since 2010. Kristy Liedtke lives in Houston, has three children and two grandsons. She worked in development, raising funds for private elementary schools. “The last school where I worked is an inner-city school serving Houston’s neediest kids. Its mission remains close to my heart. I am now happily retired, enjoying two grandkids, traveling, volunteering and learning to play bridge and mahjong.” Eddie Gerry (fs)’s family sent him to school in New Hampshire after tenth grade for a year, then he spent a year at Memorial High School, and later worked in the flower business, bringing flowers and plants from Costa Rica, where he lives most of the time. His flower business The

Empty Vase has outlets in several cities. Judy Neun (fs) does a lot of volunteer work and worked on our reunion committee. She travels a lot, including to Mackinac Island, MI, where her great grandfather owned the Grand Hotel at the turn of the century. “It was the grande dame of resort hotels. Growing up I summered there at our family home and wintered at our Palm Beach house. We would sail from the Chicago Yacht Club where we kept our sailboat to Mackinac. Also, really busy planning my new beach home in Naples, FL.” When a classmate commented online about movies filmed at the hotel, she wrote, “You are right about Somewhere in Time being filmed at our hotel. They still have conventions about the movie with full costume reenactments – funniest thing to see! They also filmed several Esther Williams movies in the big pool. It was a great place for kids to grow up with no cars allowed on the island. When my dad was two or three (born in 1913), he would go to staff meetings and give orders wearing a little sailor outfit.” Jim Crain (fs) moved away from Houston during high school but after college came back and was in the computer business until he retired. His wife runs a guitar festival “and believe it or not that keeps us busy most of the year.” He plays in a guitar group and sings in a large and active church choir. Tony Arnold was at Kinkaid all 12 years and is married with three boys and two grandchildren. After med school, he lived and worked in Corpus Christi as an anesthesiologist, but now lives on Canyon Lake (near San Antonio and Austin). Rick Frachtman is a radiologist in Houston and has been married to Anne for 41 years with three children and three grandchildren. “In recent years, I have been able to work from home, as I see the retirement light at the end of the tunnel getting closer. We enjoy oldies concerts, sports events and travel, when I have the time, as well as playing with our grandchildren.” Tom Falik got a law degree, spent 20 years home building in Houston and has two daughters. He’s now in Hartford, CT and is a consultant in home nursing care. Mark Bing: “To add to the Edith Carroll legacy,” he said she gave him the idea of going to medical school in Guatemala when he didn’t get into the American ones he applied to. He lived in Guatemala for 10 years and it was “a great experience… she saved my ass.” He retired a few months ago and tragically found out he had a rare degenerative disease which has put him in a wheelchair. Carole Smithwick-Kiebach added that Mark spent the last 40 years as

the sports team doctor for Katy Independent School District while also practicing as a family doctor, including as her family’s doctor. He also is a train enthusiast who built a scaled-down, rideable train with a mile-long track around his property in Katy. Murphy Lents went to Rice, got an MBA at Wharton and worked five years in New York for JP Morgan. He came back to Houston, worked in real estate, started a construction materials business and sold it to a Salt Lake City company in 2004, but continued to work for them in Houston, San Diego and Detroit until 2017. He’s now retired, remarried and splitting time between Houston and Salt Lake. He has six children and two granddaughters. Kathleen Hazelhurst Bywaters has been married to Ban Bywaters, a financial planner and native Dallasite, for 45 years. “Our son served in the Navy flying F14 and F18s from 20002009. Yes, this will give you worry-gray hairs. He presently works in Pensacola Beach, FL for a private contractor, teaching intermediate pilots to fly and detect the enemy, all computer driven. Our son-inlaw is a dentist, received his MD two weeks ago and is pursuing oral surgery. Our daughter is a certified speech therapist in Boerne, TX. They have Preston (13) and Emma (11). I go to Houston a couple times a year to visit my sisters and mom who still live there. I am on the road frequently. At home I enjoy bridge and am learning mahjong. I volunteer with the Good Shepherd program at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. I am also active in the Dallas area (SMU) for Kinkaid. A bit of trivia: I have been to all the Kinkaid reunions with Ban, who has declared himself the ‘one wing falcon’.” Pam Kidson Adger (fs) worked for Heinz for 20 years, has a son and grandson and is now retired. Mary Lou Peckham Cozean majored in Business Math at the University of Oklahoma. She has four children and one grandchild. Marianne Tatum: “I never told you how much you meant to me. My home was a house of turmoil and going to Kinkaid every day was an oasis of beauty and calm.” After music conservatory in New York, she sang opera in Houston for a few years, then moved to Broadway and television. “When my daughter was diagnosed as neurologically impaired, I quit the business and worked in real estate for seven years in New Jersey so I could be home for the school bus and Mariden could have the structure she needed. For the record, I was a truly dismal realtor. When Mariden was 16, I remarried and moved to Tallahassee, FL to retire. During my ‘retirement’ I got a master’s degree

in social work, a nursing degree and all but thesis towards a master’s degree in History of American Religious Thought. When the economy fell in 2008, I lost much of my savings in the stock market and my marriage failed. So, I moved back to New York and went back to work in television, and when I can, my first love – theatre. I work much of the time behind the scenes in television as a Nurse Tech, where I advise what is needed for a medical scene to make it look believable on screen. My daughter splits her time between me and her dad. It was so good to see you all at the reunion. You all are, in essence, my family.” Paul Taylor (fs): “I made the spectacularly bad decision of dropping out of Kinkaid halfway through senior year,” but he finished high school, went to college in California and then went to New York, where he worked days as a cab driver and did music nights. He eventually ended up working on the computer systems at the New York Stock Exchange. He retired a couple months ago. Martha Adger Madget has a stepson, a daughter and a granddaughter, and has lived in Houston and New York for 50 years. She has worked in real estate for 40 years. Mark Lewis left Houston in 1981, moved to Dallas, built a home there and is now in the technology business. Gary Wilkerson left Houston in 1978 and is now a builder up near San Antonio. “If you are nice, I’ll build a house for you, if you pay. If not, forget it. I’ve gotten cranky in my old age.” Diana Pardue studied history at college in Kentucky, became interested in historical research and worked for the National Park Service. She moved to NYC to be involved with the Statue of Liberty restoration and the development of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, as Chief of the Museum division. The new Statue of Liberty Museum was opened on May 16 this year on Liberty Island. Carole Smithwick-Kiebach has been married for 45 years to David, a history teacher, and they have two boys and two grandchildren. She studied and lived in various countries for a while, and spent 40 years as a math and remedial methods teacher at various levels (junior high to college) at school systems in the Houston area. She and David recently retired and are building a house out in the country in Willis, TX where they plan to move this August. Don Pickels made an unexpected, brief appearance at the reunion dinner to announce that his Nepal trip had been cancelled and to invite us

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all to the ’69er “After Party” at his house. He later wrote that Tom and Linda Falik and Garth Whittington came, and “my lawyer trio of Doug O’Brien (yes, Obie’s cousin!), me and David Mitcham rocked the house until about 1am!” As for me (Bonnie German Chandler), I came up to Massachusetts for college and have stayed here ever since. John and I have been married 44 years; we have two children and one grandchild. While John worked as an astrophysicist, I stayed home with the children some years but had a variety of jobs, at first more secretarial and administrative but later as a reporter and editor in community newspapers, while also pursuing hobbies involving music and animals, which have now grown into a mini-farm (mostly goats) in a small town near Boston.

1970 Malcolm Waddell

Houston, TX mwaddell@sba-skincare.com It’s summertime, and the living is easier as school is out and the Houston traffic has become a lot less! But it’s also easier as a number of us have hung up the working cleats and are enjoying traveling and grandkids. We are also in countdown mode as we approach our 50th reunion on the weekend of April 3 – 5, 2020. Our reunion committee will be getting together this summer to plan for the golden anniversary of our graduation from Kinkaid in late May 1970, when “American Woman” by the Guess Who occupied the #1 spot on the national charts. Mark your calendars and plan to “Get back to where you once (and still) belong.” Let’s get to the latest from all of you. Bob Frachtman shares our first grandchild news: “We have been enjoying our incredible grandson Gabriel Paley Frachtman (7 months) who fortunately lives here in Austin. He’s already hanging with first cousin Ron Bernell’s grandson Graham who is about one – two months younger. We’re still plant-based vegans, now “with benefits”. I’m still practicing gastroenterology in Austin with no plan to retire. It’s what I was meant to do. Sherrie’s now on the board of KLRU (public TV Austin). Julian, Brandon and Adrienne are successful in their respective careers in rich media advertising tech, commercial office development and speech pathology. I’m sending my best to my friends from the class of ’70.” Sam Collins is on the way to grandfather-hood: “The continuing big news for us is daughter Emily ’02 who is expecting with our first grandchild in August. She and baby girl (name yet to be disclosed) are

doing great. I’m still not retired but trying to slow things down with less hours and more travel. Andi and I were in California in May visiting son Jordan ’00 who lives in San Francisco, but we spent most of the time in Carmel driving through Big Sur, Pebble Beach and visiting a winery in Hollister, CA owned by one of Jordan’s friends. It was a fantastic trip. Hope all is well with the Class of ’70 and hope to see a lot of you for the 50th reunion. For those of you who haven’t come to a reunion in the past, they are really a lot of fun. Nobody cares whatever high school nonsense went down a lifetime ago so come and relive your past.” As she’s shared in the past, Janet Lee Cohen also is gaga over her grandkids and another is en route: “Aside from a grandchild due in August/ September, I’m going to Cambodia in November. The trip is a few days in Phnom Penh to learn about the genocide there, and then several days exploring Angkor Wat. I’m excited and nervous, but I think it will be fascinating. Our oldest may go with me because Rick can’t take the time. He’s having fun working on his robotics company with all the young techies there. He’s making robots and having a blast. We’re both having a blast and are grateful for as long as it lasts. Hi to all the Class of ’69 and ’70-ers! Hope to see you for the reunion.” I got a quick check in from my sameday-birthday-buddy Neal Anderson. Here it is short and sweet: “One great wife, three great daughters, three great sons-in-law and three great grandkids. Best of all, they all seem to love Papa. Life is good.” I’m still wrapping my head around how one of my best friends with whom I used to run around with in his turquoise Camaro is now called “Papa”! Sally Weld Frost (fs) checked in sharing not only her latest news but also tells us about a tradition that she continues to this day honoring our fabulous math teacher (and plant maintenance head during our years at Kinkaid) Leigh Weld: “The Weld/Frost family is doing great. I’m still missing my mom and dad even after 11 years, but I have such wonderful memories. I keep some of the memories alive by attending the Middle School Honor Day each year where there is an award given to the outstanding sixth grade student in Dad’s memory. I was Dad’s wheels for most of the last few years of his life, and he and I would both attend the Honor Day ceremony. Now it is just me. Always a little teary, but I make it through each and every year. Carl and I will celebrate 44 years of marriage this December; we have two adult kids. Our son lives and works for Upper Kirby District in Houston and LOVES his job. Our daughter

with three-and-a-half kids (one in the cooker) lives with her husband in California, so we make several trips out there every year. We have ice cream for breakfast when I am there! Love being Gama! I retired a few years ago from my psychotherapy private practice and Carl is slowly, very gradually retiring from his practice of healthcare consulting. Hard letting go! We are traveling every other month or so from our home in Houston to our oceanfront home in Puerto Vallarta. We’re loving it! We get to watch whales jump and frolic right in front of our home from our terrace. It’s free entertainment and such grand peace. I love reading and keeping up with everyone via these class news notes.” Ginger Hamblen Busboom (fs) had an amazing, wonderful report: “The Busboom’s have had a crazy couple of years! We moved to a ranch near Johnson City, TX in September 2018. One month later, my husband Mark had a liver transplant in San Antonio. The amazing part of this story is my daughter Carlisle Kennedy was an exact match and gave Mark part of the right lobe of her liver. Carlisle is completely fine and is back in her normal healthy life. Mark is slowly regaining his health. He was very ill for seven years with liver disease, and it was expected that his recovery would be a challenge. Carlisle is a hero beyond words! All of us are in awe of her strength and character. We love ranch living! We have guests and family out here often which is such a treat! The ranch has been a great place for Mark to work on recovery. I retired one year ago from a career as a physician assistant.” Due to a bad email address, Irene Moody Riviere had not been getting my requests for her family’s news for a few issues. Fortunately, we talk fairly often via phone and we got that email matter corrected. Irene, also a very proud grandmother, catches us up: “Rob and I are doing great and celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary on June 19. We just love being grandparents and thank God for FaceTime since our son Ryan and our daughter-in-law Annie and our granddaughter Vivi (5) still live in Iowa. Vivi is a character and basically wears the pants in the family; she cracks us up! Thank goodness at least son Rhett, his wife Dana and the kids live here! We are having so much fun watching Leyton, who I can’t believe is a teenager, pitching and playing shortstop! Even though he turned 13, he is still such a sweetheart! Then there is dear Nolan (10); his baseball coach calls him his Swiss Army knife because he says he knows he can play him anywhere, and he’ll succeed! Most of the time he plays shortstop or pitcher. And then there is precious Colton (7); he is the stud shortstop on his team and was selected for

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All Stars but has chosen not to do it so he can concentrate on his gymnastics. He has been competing this year and even competed at Stanford University this past winter. He’s really fun to watch! Finally, there is our feisty granddaughter Keagan (3). She is constantly trying to do everything her brothers do, while doing it in a princess costume or in her ballet recital costume; she is a stitch! We are truly blessed, and we are having a ball watching everything they do! We hope all is well with everyone; we had a very special class! We look forward to hearing the plans for our 50th and hope to see everyone there! Love to all.” Galen Younger is also a soon-to-be granddad and shared what’s up with the Youngers: “All the Youngers are doing well. Sharon and I have been married now for 31 years. I’m semi-retired, and she will retire in a few years from a long career in the energy industry with Siemens. We are both native Houstonians, and so thankful we live in this great city with so many great friends. We have three daughters and all are doing fine. Our oldest Laura (EHS ’08) is a Nurse Practitioner in Ohio and is expecting our first grandchild in July. Our middle daughter Kathryn ’11 is a 2015 UT Communications grad and is working here in Houston in the public relations industry. Our youngest daughter Lee (EHS ’12) earned her Economics BBA from UT Austin. She is leaving her present job at Plains All American pipeline to attend UT McCombs School of Business this July. She is looking forward to it. To this day, my Kinkaid classmates remain my closest friends. I can’t wait to see them at our reunion.” Phil Salvador had our only graduation news as he reports: “Steady as she goes at our place. Son Lucas got his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in May. He is working a summer job with a chemical company on the Houston Ship Channel and returns to GT for another year to get an MSc. Daughter Carla has completed a second year at Lone Star College and has one more to go. She is currently fascinated by all things Korean. Christiane stays busy with a number of projects and clubs. She will go back to Germany for visits twice this year. I continue working on my kayaking – both skills and instruction.” Frank McGuyer is still hard at it at McGuyer Homes, Inc. (MHI): “Glad some of you are retired or thinking about it. I’m still waiting for my Atomic Physicist son to replace me – not happening. Business, however, is still healthy at MHI as we just recently celebrated our 30th year and over 50,000 homes-built milestones. If anyone has an idea on how to get me retired, let me know.

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Kids and grandkids are doing well. Brooke ’98 has a four- and eightyear-old here in Houston which is a huge plus. One is at St. Francis and one at Kinkaid. Bart ’02 has a two-year-old, and he and his family live in LA. Brooke is an interior designer putting her education from the NY School of Interior Design to good use. Bart is still working in the “Connectivity Lab” for Facebook. Ann and I are spending more time with grandkids which is really fun.” Betsy Mickley Sheets also is now a grandmother: “My son Kelly and his wife had my first grandchild in March. I’m enjoying Molly even though they are in Houston. Thank you FaceTime! In November I will be going from one grandchild to four grandkids in one year! My other son Shawn is getting married and his wife-to-be has three boys. Talk about a just-add-water family (or as they say, “instant family)!” I’m spending some time in New Mexico right now. All is good!” I’ll wrap things up with our family news. Like all of you, the BruceWaddells are doing great. Our kids remain still one time zone away on either side. Julianne just celebrated her five-year anniversary at the Denver Zoo. She creates much of the programming for each season. We skied in Breckenridge with her in early April. The skiing was fabulous and no one was there that week. Amanda ’06 has just wrapped up her second season as The Japan Society Performing Arts Program Officer. She’s still trying to get her husband Yusuke his permanent entry in the U.S. They celebrated their first wedding anniversary in April. We spent Memorial Day weekend with her celebrating our same-day birthday. We saw four Broadway plays and for my birthday, she got us early entry into the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see “Play It Loud,” an exhibit of classic guitars and other instruments from the rock era. See my Facebook page for pictures of Hendrix’s guitars, Cream’s guitars and the Who’s drum set. We all headed to the big island of Hawaii in July, and Suzanne and I will head to Plant Stock to meet up with fellow whole-food, plant-based classmates Bob Frachtman and Jim Sud (fs). I got one last minute addition from Tom Hale (fs): “Can’t wait to see everyone at the 50th. Sherry and I went to Paris and Italy for my birthday. We are off to Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls in July, fossil hunting in Wyoming in August and Machu Picchu in December. We are going back to Egypt as soon as the new Grand Cairo Museum opens hopefully next year.” Have a great summer and mark your calendar for the weekend of April 3 – 5, 2020. Like what was said above by many of our classmates, I can’t wait to see you all at this milestone reunion. 60

1971 Claudia Wilson Frost Houston, TX cfrost@orrick.com We held our Third Off-Year Reunion at Minute Maid Park on April 26 to watch the Astros play the Indians. The game was fun and the company and camaraderie was better! Classmates in attendance were: Laura Liedtke Bucholz, Bettina Wright, Heidi Sheesley, Cindi Wilson Ray, organizers Milton West and Darrell Bock, and me (Claudia Wilson Frost). Laura won the prize for traveling the longest distance to attend – she came in from Wyoming. We heard from a number of other classmates who were unable to attend the game, but checked in. Everyone we saw and heard from is doing well. More class note details will appear in the next magazine.

1972 Lewis Luckenbach Sugar Land, TX lluckfam@aol.com

Allan Tang

Houston, TX allantang@earthlink.net Tracy Taft Barr reports that she is doing well and enjoying the wonder of her grandson (3) and looking forward to her expected granddaughter in October. She is surrounded by the love and joy of her dogs, horses and a barn cat in Blanco, TX. With her grown children in Austin, Tracy enjoys traveling and just returned from a lovely trek out to Big Bend and McDonald Observatory. Next trips across the pond in the fall will be to London and a walking tour of the Cotswolds after celebrating her milestone birthday in July – wishing a very Happy BD to Tracy! (May I also recommend a very cool stop at Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill near Oxfordshire, UK.) Contemporary jazz musician David Hessel reports that he is busy with the fun process of selling his music company. He plans to retire and move to New Orleans full time. As a longtime NJ resident, he has been splitting time between New Orleans and Chatham, NJ with wife Laura for the last four years. Son Max (20) is a junior at University of Rhode Island. David is still performing with his jazz band in NJ and NY a couple times a month and hopes to continue making music with his old buddies in New Orleans. David graciously sent me a few copies of his CD entitled Leeward by The Dave Hessel Quartet. The plan is for me (Allan Tang) to hunt down a CD player and then round up a few jazz enthusiasts from the class of ’72 for drinks and some contemporary jazz.

Let me or Lewis L know if you know where we can get ahold of a CD player and also if you want to listen in on some great tunes with us from our talented and musical classmate David H. Barbara Hall Bourland, MD sends her best to the class of ’72 with the report that she and Jim will be celebrating their 16th anniversary shortly. They live on the water in Clearwater, FL and enjoy the Florida Gulf Coast lifestyle. She continues her passion for medicine by teaching others how to create a healthy living lifestyle and splits time with a shared pack of eight grandkids. She and Jim are joyfully involved in their church where they both teach weekly Bible studies. Congrats to Jim and Barbara on their anniversary and I wonder if Barbara wins the largest pack of grandkids award for class of ’72 with a running total of eight? Ken Barrow reports that he and wife Donna are still living in the Denver area, but just moved to their “retirement” house to be five minutes closer to grandchildren Ceci (4) and Wells (6 months). Now retired, he is available to provide free geological interpretations on any interesting vacation spots should you or anyone you know want to invite a “former star Kinkaid Varsity Basketball player” along. Sounds like an excellent offer /proposition – thank you Ken B. He used to be pretty good at handball too. I (Lewis Luckenbach) heard from Harriett Peckham Geick (fs). She and her family are doing well and they live in the Rosenberg area. We are planning to get together for lunch along with Betsy Hodell Brock (fs). My daughter Katrina Luckenbach Sberna had her second child on April 1. Her name is Alexandra Eiko Sberna. The middle name is Japanese. in honor of Katrina’s grandmother, who lives with me and my wife. She is 92. I saw Jeff Baker in April and he is doing fine. I am planning a lunch meeting with him as well. Ellen Carrington King’s husband David died in early May after a long battle with cancer. They were married 42 years. They have three married sons, seven grandchildren and the eighth is on the way in August. She and her family own the award-winning King Family Vineyards in Virginia. My family and I have visited several times. I (Allan Tang) plan to take out a bareboat charter as my summer vacation into the Adriatic Sea for some island hopping off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia starting in Dubrovnik. As a proud parent, I am also happy to report that No 2 son Colin was recently selected by the NIH and the National Cancer Institute for the prestigious Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award for his dissertation

on precision medicine as a doctoral candidate at Weill Cornell Medical in NYC. Let me or Lewis L know if you want to join us, have a few beers and listen to some great tunes by our very own David H, while ginning up more stuff for the next Kinkaid Magazine. Wishing the class of ’72 a great summer and rest of 2019.

1973 Pam Dilworth Kissiah

Houston, TX pkissiah@gmail.com Chris Jones has no holes-in-one to report. Scott West and wife Laurie visited DC for the 13th consecutive year during the first week in May – never tiring of seeing our taxes at work. Elizabeth Jacobs Labanowski reports her growing family stats: One husband (for 45 years!), five sons, one daughter, four daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren – so blessed! Bob Gregg is in the process of renovating a 60-year-old lake house on Sunset Lake outside of Huntsville and is hoping to move by the end of the year. He has two sons and two daughters, two grandsons (one here and one in South Korea). When Bob informed his uncle that he was relocating to Huntsville, his uncle was happy to hear that it was voluntary. Liz Battelstein Weiman is about to set out for the Western US on a book tour to promote her recent book 100+ iPhone/iPad Tricks You Can Do Right Now! with scheduled stops along the way from Arizona to California and states in between! Pam Wilson Francis had an unfortunate change in her life a couple of years ago when she was bitten by a deer tick and contracted Lyme disease. She is hanging in there, though, and still living near downtown Houston, still single, still shooting people (with a camera) and still grateful to be alive! Mac McClure officially changed his status with the State Bar of Texas to “inactive” in May. He is enjoying his new role of house-husband. He shops when the stores aren’t crowded and visits the grandsons regularly. Grandsons Henry (5) and Thomas (1) are the children of daughter Elizabeth and son in law Jett Smith. He is looking forward to attending son William’s graduation from Harvard Law next Spring. Janet Weingarten Battista has two nephews who graduated from Kinkaid this year: Joseph Wagnon ’19 (Ellen ’79’s son) and Mason Freeman ’19 (Eveta ’82’s son). She wished she could have been in Houston to help them celebrate! Janet also has

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Legacy Spotlight J. Mark Breeding ’74

Class of 1974 45th reunion on March 30

doing young man things too – like practicing yoga. Grandchild #4 will join the family this year, and life is good!

My educational foundation J. Mark Breeding ‘74 is grateful for the educational foundation he received at Kinkaid. Mark is an attorney and partner for Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, specializing in eminent domain and condemnation law. Mark has been an active member of the Kinkaid Alumni Board and served as President in 2015. “My excellent writing skills and oral advocacy skills are directly attributable to what I was taught at Kinkaid. Both college and law school were much easier due to my educational foundation.” says Breeding. “My favorite teacher was J. Barry Moss, who taught me English, Speech and one semester of Latin. He taught me to respect differing viewpoints that ultimately helped me to succeed in the legal profession. I also learned poise under pressure from him.” He and his wife, Gayleen, were looking forward to their daughter Grace’s graduation in May 2019. “I have enjoyed watching Grace walk the halls where I received my education and participating in the profound learning process with amazing teachers. She has been able to traverse the Kinkaid educational curriculum that I also went through.” Mark and his family support Kinkaid “in remembrance of the education that the school provided me. I’m quite certain that I wouldn’t be the attorney that I am and a partner at a prestigious law firm without the base education that I received. That is also why I was one of the initial contributors to the J. Barry Moss Distinguished Speaker Series. It was in honor of what Mr. Moss did for me in his teachings during my high school education.” exciting travel plans that include a big family trip to Paris, Normandy (during 75th D-Day commemoration!) and London; and in the fall, a long-awaited cruise of the Greek Islands. Karen McCarter Wellspring and husband Larry live in the Austin Hill Country area, as do their three children and both of Karen’s parents. I enjoyed a catch-up phone call with Karen earlier this year and just learned that their son Eric and his wife Jessica recently gave birth to a baby girl named Ryan Kate. This makes four adorable grandchildren for Karen and Larry. Rob Bradley plans to move to the

Texas Hill Country (Hunt) in the next year and hopes to connect with other Kinkaidians spending time in the area. Donna Coles Spriggs is enjoying retirement in the French Riviera/ Provence for a month! Cline Young has been retired less than one year, but so far, he’s all in on it. After 43 years in the professional world, he is finding the lack of structure in retired life a bit challenging…wondering when and where retired people eat lunch. Otherwise, he’s enjoying old man things like hitting a lot of golf balls and taking three-mile dog walks through the Austin hills and drinking wine! And

Sam Siegler and wife Kelly recently attended daughter Samantha ’11’s graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Samantha is also receiving a Certificate in Finance from the Wharton School of Business. After taking the Texas Bar, she will travel to Southeast Asia with law school buddies for six weeks before joining the corporate law department at Hunton Andrews Kurth in Houston. Sam’s youngest daughter Kelsey will begin law school at Tulane this fall. Wife Kelly is still filming her show Cold Justice which airs on NBC’s Oxygen Channel. Sam’s days at the Texas Medical Center salt mines are coming to a close in the next year or so...too much bureaucratic paperwork! Morgan de Marigny has set a full retirement date of 11/2/2020, after a 45-year career. John Knight is not a fan of aging but he’s happy to report that he is still alive! Mac Colvin is not a fan of sharing personal news, but I am happy to report that I did get his permission to say that much! :) Chuck Blanton is settled into his new home, enjoys entertaining friends, neighbors, friends of friends – all are welcome…and it’s always a good time! His dalmatian Spike is the official greeter. Chuck is also delighted that Game of Thrones is finally over.

conflicted when it comes to baseball! Love those Astros! Gary and I make frequent trips to Austin for live music. Check out Chvrches, if you don’t know them! (not a typo – it is a “v” not a “u”.) A Scottish band with a unique style and sound that recently played at ACL. PS: Note that the guys’ news updates have outnumbered the gals in this issue. What’s up with that, ladies? Next issue, let’s get with it! If you are reading this, but you have not sent me an update this year, I’m talking to you! :)

1974 Madeleine Topper Sheehy Houston, TX madtop05@gmail.com 45 years have come and gone. It was great catching up with everyone who came to Blake Liedtke’s. Thank you again Blake and Laurie for opening your lovely home… Thank you to our out of towners for making the effort to come – Jean and Scott Tellkamp and Sherry McKinley Stevener and hubby Gary. Sherry ‘s update: “My life is coming full circle – after graduating UT Austin with a BS (how appropriate) in Advertising and then living in Dallas for the last 40 years, I’m looking forward to retiring at our ranch in the Texas Hill Country, close to Wimberley. It’s a community filled with empty-nest Houstonians, eager to find their retirement running-buddies for local

Judy Sud Morris and Lisa Bernell Rostad did not officially submit updates this time, but since I see them fairly regularly, I will report that Lisa, Judy and I enjoy offering good natured remodel suggestions to Chuck for home/yard so it will be ready for our next reunion in four years. :) As for me (Pam Dilworth Kissiah), I am still enjoying being a Houstonian again, for however long it lasts. :) With divided basketball loyalties, I was both a Rockets and a Warriors fan this year – but I don’t feel as

Lance Gilliam ‘74 with children Matthew ‘04, Emma ‘19 and Lance ‘03

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Austin Alumni Round Rock Express Baseball Game July 11 at Dell Diamond Thanks to Bret Sanders ‘84, one of the owners of the Express, for hosting!

Charlie Brown ‘55, Sherry Brown, Jeanette Hughes, Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Jim Hughes ‘56, Bret Sanders ‘84

John and Rahea Williams Robb ‘03 and their children

Rocky McAshan ‘64, Dudley and Sandy Geyer Youman ‘61 (fs) and friends

fun and international travel. We’ve built guest cottages and stay fairly busy hosting friends, family and wedding guests from Rancho Mirando across the street. I’m working part time at The Newsletter Company – “print” newsletters are rare these days, so my work load is light. My sister Mary Ann ’77 still works with me. After 12 years of marriage, I’ve finally changed my last name to Stevener. The nest is empty, no grandkids (yet) and life in general feels like we’re ‘back in college, only this time, with money!’” Blake Liedtke’s update: “I am semi-retired but hate that word. In the oil and gas business but work harder on my golf game. We have three children and four grandchildren – a granddaughter (5) who will start Kinkaid this year, a grandson (4) and identical twin girls (2). I am generally a bad grandfather who wishes his grandkids were born talking and potty trained. We spend as much of the summer as we can in Carmel with quite a few Houstonians and see fellow classmate Melissa Lyon Johnson constantly walking around town. We are trying to sell our house of 30+ years and downsize but today’s buyer wants a bathroom and closet area the size of most starter homes! And finally, we are generally healthy but it still feels like we have a revolving door to the doctor’s office.” Jed Goodall writes, “We presently have one grandchild named Charlie (3). Lauren ’04 is expecting our second grandchild in November. The last four years we have been taking family vacations. Jed, Julie, Lauren, Andy, Charlie, Hunter ’07 and his date. We usually go to Rosemary Beach, Key West or WaterColor for a week every summer. We are set for WaterColor in August this summer. I am still building homes and this year marks 40 years. I have a young man working with me, and I hope to turn over the day-to-day responsibilities to him by the end of next year. I no longer fly airplanes due to age but I am still passionate when it comes to snow skiing. The summers are for our beach house in Galveston and family vacations. From Lance Gilliam: “Youngest child Emma ’19 has joined Grace Breeding ’19, Stephen Schnitzer ’19 and Preston Frede ’19 as a graduate in the Kinkaid Class of 2019. Emma is heading to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland this Fall. After 35 years, I am looking forward to becoming an empty-nester. Both sons Lance ’03 and Matthew ’04 are married, and both work for Harris County. Lance as a Senior Policy Advisor for Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Matthew as a Felony Chief in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Matthew and his wife Haley ’06 are the parents

of our two granddaughters Greer (3) and Margot (1). I’m still working – while having more fun than I have ever had. And, I am currently enrolled in graduate school at the USC Price School of Public Policy; life-long learning. They have a great Executive Masters of Urban Planning – most of which is done with technology from my desk. Class of 2021. Life is good.” Marjie Moll French lives in San Antonio. She left UTSA as Vice President for External Relations and Chief Development Officer and is now San Antonio Area Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer. Marjie left after spending more than a decade at UTSA, where she built a comprehensive philanthropic program that is propelling the university toward recognition as a premier research institution. She has been a seasoned leader with nearly 30 years of experience in the management of development, advancement, alumni relations and communications and marketing teams. Her career includes leadership roles in three comprehensive capital campaigns and personal major gift solicitations and acquisitions from both state and national charitable foundations. At UTSA, her portfolio included principal gifts as well as the development, advancement, alumni programs and university communications and marketing operations. Holly Hibbert checks in and writes she is still practicing residential interior design. She consults, does remodels, works on new constructions as a part of the design/construction team and is a source for antique furnishings. She is busy moving to a new home near the Memorial Park area of Houston. Her daughter Hannah is working in town as a paralegal for Junell and Associates. From Scott Tuggle: “My wife Andrea and I are enjoying being first time grandparents with the birth of our granddaughter last December. We have fun visiting her and our daughter and son-in-law in Atlanta. We also have a daughter in Colorado Springs and a son in Dallas. Retirement from banking is right around the corner. Andrea and I plan to spend time at home in Dallas with our two dogs, visit our kids and hang out along 30A on the Florida Gulf Coast.” Maggie Warren Brown and I decided to get involved with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this past year. Maggie writes, “I still haven’t outgrown horses, and board my horse at a hunter/jumper barn surprisingly close in Houston. Happy every day I go out there. On weekends, I try to spend as much time as possible at my family’s farm between Brenham and Bellville. During the week, I am Senior Legal Counsel for The Northern Trust

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Company. I’m still running and love it, but not as fast as I used to be. It’s being with all my great running buddies that motivates me these days. Both my daughters are now living and working in Houston, which has been great fun.” As for me (Madeleine Topper Sheehy), I’ve been enjoying pickleball and mahjong. Richard and I are trying to visit all the continents and beyond. Last summer we made it to the Arctic Circle; this summer we’ll take a Trans-Siberian Railroad excursion through Mongolia and Siberia and end in Russia. Next January, we hope to see Antarctica along with parts of South America. Would love to hear more from those of ’74…just email me at Madtop05@ gmail.com.

1975 Judy Levin

Houston, TX jude118@aol.com

1976 Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa

Houston, TX hbujosa@att.net Nanette Cooper-McGuinness and husband Dave recently celebrated their 39th Anniversary! Congratulations! Her chamber group “Ensemble for These Times” won 2nd Place in Chamber Music Performance for 2018-19 in The American Prize. In addition to numerous musical awards, Nanette’s translation of the book Luisa: Now and Then (Humanoids 2018), was chosen for inclusion in the Young Adult Library Services Association 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens and as a 2019 Stonewall Book AwardsBarbara Gittings Literature Award Honor Book. Time to buy a new awards display cabinet, Nanette! And thank you, dear Nanette, for being the only classmate to actually send in your news! You win a gold star from me! I am sad to report that Sarah Brooks Eilers’ dear sweet mother passed away this spring. On a much brighter note, Sarah’s first grandchild is adorable! Bobby Goldstein observes that our class notes have moved “further and further from the back of the Kinkaid Magazine and closer and closer to the front of it. Soon nothing will precede us, and all will follow us.” He is very excited to share his observation with our “esteemed” class. Very profound, Bobby! Sally Green Griffin has been doing

Beth and Taylor Sherwood ‘76 with their lovely daughter Alexandra “Ally” during graduation weekend at Sewanee

more traveling. Lately, she made a return trip to Alaska with friends. Karl Gustafson and partner Drew Cockrell have left Atlanta and moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where they first met. Enjoy this new chapter! My husband Carlos and I ran into Susan and John Huston down at the bay in Clear Lake Shores at a new restaurant called O2 Bistro. It seems like everything is going well for them and their kids. Carol Eckelmann Marshall and husband Bill report wedding bells for second child Eric who now lives in New Orleans. Carol continues to stay involved in AFS (American Field Service) and Carol visits the former AFS students who have lived with her family all across the globe whenever she can. Carol works at Texas Children’s Hospital as their Quality of Life Coordinator. Andrea Vail Reed and husband Bill Reed ’75 have been to Maine to see their nephew Ross Ackerman graduate from Bates College. Ross is the son of Susie Vail Ackerman ’78 and Asche Ackerman. All are pleased to report that Ross is starting at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard where he is researching microbes! Wow! Go Ross! Beth and Taylor Sherwood’s beautiful daughter Alexandra “Ally” recently graduated from Sewanee (The University of the South). Congratulations and good luck to Ally! As for my news (Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa), our eldest daughter Haden is finishing up her master’s degree

Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa ‘76 and son Peter Bujosa ‘07 celebrating his Rice University MBA

in Psychology at HBU. Our son Peter Bujosa ’07 is working at AIG, just finished his Rice University MBA and is getting married soon to Caitlin, who graduated from U of H Law on the same day that Peter finished at Rice! (That was a very busy weekend!) Youngest daughter Isabel is finishing up at HBU and is working on her real estate license, while interning part time at a real estate company. Please send any news, whether big or small items, to me at hbujosa@ att.net for submissions for future Kinkaid Magazine issues. Homoiselle

1977 Jane Van De Mark

Houston, TX janevandemark@yahoo.com ...42 years...still caring and sharing ... Kenny Cunningham, our classmate who lives in the gloriously beautiful state of Arizona (where I was blessed to live for seven years) has a band Empty Spaces Live for which he plays guitar. Check them out at http://www.EmptySpaceLive. com. They are great! After Kelly Collins-Cunningham ’80 vacationed in the Cayman Islands, where Kenny was living, the two Kinkaid alums, who had never met before, married. They have a son (21) who is studying at Seattle Pacific University. Lifer Mary Ann McKinley, our class’ great golf player celebrated her “Big Birthday” in March by playing Pebble Beach! What a treat!

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Mary Ann splits her time between Dallas and Galveston where she has homes and continues to run her business The Newsletter Company with her sister Sherry McKinley Stevener ’74. Sherry splits her time between Dallas and her ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Most of us dearly remember Mary Ann’s dad Mr. Bill McKinley, Kinkaid’s Finance Director, who we passed many times over the years in the halls of our alma mater. He passed away in November 2017. Many of us mourn the loss of this kind man. Jeff Weems and his wife Dinah share very difficult news that on May 1, 2017 they lost their youngest child Lindsay Davis Weems who was a sixth-grade teacher in Mansfield, TX. She was sadly struck and killed by a drunk driver. Although living with the loss of the “gentle soul of the family,” Jeff and his family are constantly overjoyed by his grandsons Jackson and Brazos. The young boys’ dad Matthew is a completions engineer with Southwestern Energy. Son Kent Weems married Angelica in October 2018 and lives in San Marcos where Kent is a real estate property manager. Daughter Heather lives in Denver where she runs the operations for a cannabis extraction company. Daughter Virginia Weems just completed her third year of medical surgery residency at UT Medical Branch Dallas at Parkland Hospital. Congratulations to Virginia! As almost all of us hit the “Big Birthday” this year, I wish every classmate joy and happiness!

1978 Sarah Deal Frankenfeld

Austin, TX sarahf422@me.com This is a big year for the Class of ’78. For most of us, it is the last year of our 50s as we move on to the next decade. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find this very hard to believe! Some days I feel every bit of 59 with a few aches here and pains there BUT most of the time, I still feel young and can’t believe I am almost 60 years old! Let’s enjoy our age and show the 60s what it is supposed to look like! Thank you for being the best class and always providing me with news about your lives…even when I am last minute! Jon Finger’s oldest son Robert ’11 got married on May 25th. Tis the season, David Brill’s daughter Laura also got married in Chicago on a snowy Saturday at the end of April.

Sarah Brooks Eilers ‘76 and grandson at the Van Gogh Exhibition at the MFA

Jeff Weems ‘77, grandsons Jackson and Brazos

Clayton Chambers reports that he and Vivian are going on a cruise around Hawaii in October with a group of

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Virtual Alumni Book Club Q&A with Kathy McAnelly Schwartz ’79 What inspired you to sign up for the book club? My days as a student at Kinkaid nourished my love of reading books, so it seemed like the perfect place to join a book club as an adult. My appreciation of reading was greatly encouraged by my time spent with the late Callie Law, my English teacher of two years. In her class on Southern authors, she opened a whole new world of themes, character progression, literary traditions and more. She had a talent for making these authors relevant to students living in a different time. For example, given my pre-disposition to write in multi-colored ink, Ms. Law once told our class in jest that William Faulkner (with his interest in idiosyncratic characters) would have had a field day writing about me and my high school quirks. It got a good laugh.

What is your favorite book you have read and discussed thus far? We recently finished a novel that has become one of my all-time favorites: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. It describes a member of the nobility during the Russian Revolution whose life is radically changed after he is sentenced to house arrest in Moscow’s finest hotel for the remainder of his days. Without giving away too much of the plot of this entertaining book, the protagonist sets out to “master his circumstances” instead of the opposite. Also, I am enjoying the variety of genres we undertake. Earlier this year, we read an autobiography: Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover and The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. The latter sounds like a self-help book but it is actually about the psychology and science behind our habits and changing them.

Have you connected with any new alumni through the book club? Yes, I have already met quite a few alumni online that I would not have met otherwise. An added benefit is that you have the opportunity to talk about different subjects than those you typically discuss at an alumni event. The subjects change with each book.

Why do you think this is a beneficial service offered to alumni? I think a book club is a great way to connect with alumni regardless of where they are in the world. It takes advantage of the digital connections now available to all of us. Whether you are in Houston, New York, London or elsewhere, you can easily be part of this alumni activity.

Why would you encourage alumni to sign up and participate? I encourage anyone who likes to read to join us. It will add a new dimension to your reading life. For example, with A Gentlemen in Moscow, in addition to discussing plot and theme, we also talked about Russian history, culture – even food and wine! One member of the group, Kathy Jewell Wommack ’74, had just returned from the Hotel Metropol where the book took place and was able to give us first-hand information.

Are you a member of any other book clubs? I have tried other book clubs but this one appeals to me because it takes place entirely online and you can participate on your own

schedule. The fact that it is an easy way to connect with like-minded Kinkaid alumni is a huge bonus!

Have you enjoyed being a part of the book selection process? I have enjoyed being part of the process of selecting new books. It makes me think more methodically about how I choose books in general. I tend to read whatever gets my attention, either from word of mouth or from the New York Times Book Review. Voting on new books has made me consider new genres and has broadened the types of books I decide to read.

What type of book are you looking forward to reading in the future? By the time this goes to print, the book club will have already decided between reading Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou, The Telomere Effect by Elissa Eppel and Elizabeth Blackburn or The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú. Personally, I am hoping Bad Blood is our next choice. I have followed this ongoing story in the news and look forward to learning more about it. Perhaps the book club will discuss the upcoming movie someday, too. To join the Virtual Alumni Bookclub, please go to www.kinkaid.org/bookclub

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runners. Race in each port. If anybody wants to join, check out www. Runforfuncruise.com. (Now this is what I mean by showing the 60s what it is supposed to look like!) Steve Brooks’ son Campbell graduated from TCU in May and is starting his career in commercial real estate in Dallas. Susan Stone Woodard is still hosting her morning show which is in its 13th year. The music industry is a blast, especially being just an hour north of Nashville in Bowling Green, KY. Their son George and his wife Monica live in Lexington now. He is one year post open-heart surgery and he’s doing just fine. Daughter Allie, a 2018 graduate of Belmont University, teaches music in Nashville. Susan says that they eventually plan to retire to Kentucky Lake where husband Rex is building them a beautiful log home. John Riggs’ world goes from July 1 to June 30 so he offers the following for his end of year academic summary. In addition to two great medical volunteer trips (teaching laparoscopy at Makarere University in Kampala Uganda and providing village OB/GYN care in Guatemala) he got to see his own son’s first year as an OB/GYN resident. His youngest son is headed to South Korea to teach and his middle son is a surgical technician. John is also a new grandfather which he says is a highly recommended hobby and that his grandson is cuter and smarter than a little baby owl. John’s musical life continues to blossom as he plays shows monthly around town with old friends. As for me (Sarah Deal Frankenfeld), life is good! Ken and I got to visit our daughter in Spain during her spring semester abroad and also traveled to France and Portugal. I think we love our study abroad trips as much as our kids! I also want to brag on Robert Brandt, son of Wayne and Lisa Gruy Brandt, and my godson. Robert placed 7th in the 10,000 meter at the NCAA National Championship in Austin in June. It is an amazing accomplishment to qualify for this meet and even more amazing to place 7th in the country and be named an All-American (a title he has garnered often in his very successful cross country and track career). We are SO proud of Robert!!

Legacy Spotlight Clay Anderson ’83 I believe in you. Dr. Clay Anderson ’83 was greatly impacted by knowing the Kinkaid faculty believed in him. “When someone tells you, day after day, ‘You are capable. You can grow. I believe in you.’ it sinks in-in a way that stays with you your whole life.” He remembers one profound experience with Barry Moss, a former teacher and Head of Upper School. “In Mr. Moss’ Philosophy class, he asked us to write a credo describing our deeply held beliefs. To my astonishment, nearly every word in Mr. Moss’s graduation speech ran counter to my credo. I was troubled that Mr. Moss and I saw the universe so differently, and so I went to see him. In the middle of the school day, we embarked on an impassioned philosophical discussion. There was an explosion of rhetoric; logic shrapnel littered the Upper School Office. We talked for nearly three hours! Over the summer, I received a handwritten letter from Mr. Moss, which I still possess, thanking me for taking the time to talk to him! This interaction has stayed with me for decades.” Clay studied at Johns Hopkins University, where he met his wife, Lauri. After completing his Masters and Doctorate degrees at the University of Texas, he accepted a position at Stanford University in the Department of Bioengineering. “I loved it and did well there. The challenge was maintaining balance.” When their daughter, Bryn ’17, was four years old, she asked her mom, ‘Does Daddy live here?’ “I knew then that something had to change. So, I looked back on my life and asked myself what had made a difference. Kinkaid had made an enormous impact on my life.” It all came full circle when Clay applied for a job at Kinkaid. Evans Attwell

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Alice Berry

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Now as a faculty member teaching Physics since 2008, Clay tries to encourage his students the same way he was by his Kinkaid teachers. “The best part about being a teacher at Kinkaid (in addition to the students) is that I am respected and trusted to do my job well. This means I have great freedom in my classroom to teach the way I believe will benefit my students most.” Lauri, who joined the Upper School faculty in 2016 as a Learning Support Specialist, enjoys “getting students excited about math and science.” Both Lauri and Clay hope one day their students will look back on their experiences at Kinkaid and remember a teacher, mentor, or coach who believed in them. As Clay learned with Mr. Moss, what starts out as a heated academic discussion can become a positive memory that stays with a student forever. And like Mr. Moss, Clay strives to make time for his students and deliver the affirming message that they are capable of amazing things. The School is fortunate to have Clay and many other faculty members like him.

From the Advancement Office: Blake Haynes says, “Hope all my classmates are doing well. I live in a rural area and I love it.”

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From the Advancement Office: Congrats to Vernon Scott who was the Dance Contribution honoree at the Elisa Monte Dance Company gala in NYC in April. He is a former member of this dance company, and was honored for his dedication to the field of dance as an artist, administrator and dance philanthropist.

Houston, TX mgoettee@sbcglobal.net

That’s it for now. I will end as Susan Stone Woodard ended her email to me. Thank you Susan for these most appropriate words – Make it a great day!

1979 Steven Arnold

Houston, TX sda@3lmc.com

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1981 John McReynolds

Houston, TX john.mcreynolds@defectconsultants.com

1982 Maria Semander Crawford Vernon Scott ‘79 receiving his Dance Contribution award from Artistic Director Tiffany Rea Fisher at the Elisa Monte Dance Company Gala in NYC in April.

Redondo Beach, CA msemander@yahoo.com Hello classmates!

Sandra and Kyle King ‘79

Only a few people sent in news this time, even after my begging. Since I didn’t have time to stalk everyone

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on Facebook, this update is going to be just like me…short and sweet! lol Helena Papadopoulos Johnson reported she has nothing to report. Ha! But, hey at least that’s something. I’ll take it. Melisa Billingsley Herring wrote in to let me know that she is enjoying life with her “Freddie” and her goldendoodle “Olive”. When she and Fred are not traveling, she’s busy helping friends and family buy and sell homes. Be sure and call her if you have any real estate needs. Over Memorial Day weekend, Melisa hosted a fun game night with Laura Wynne Cale, Cathy Davis Bell, Waverly White Gage and Nancy Davis Keely ’85. She didn’t say which games they were playing but I’m guessing it wasn’t “Truth or Dare” or “Quarters”. Melisa also mentioned that she is trying to recruit Laura and Waverly to take up golf with her (my dad would be so proud). Linda Lyons Ewing (fs) wrote in to announce that one of her twins Kathryne “Kaddy” Brown ’12 (fs) graduated UH Law School on Mother’s Day. What a great Mom’s Day gift! Kaddy is now prepping for the Bar and will be looking for a job in Criminal Law so keep your eyes and ears open. Linda is busy with design and construction (which she loves the most). She and her husband Tom are taking one of those river cruises “everyone talks about”. You know the ones that we all thought were for older parents or grandparents! Uh oh. They will be cruising down the Danube River (yes, I had to look it up on a map, sorry Ms. Cooney) and also making a business buying trip out of it in Budapest and Germany. Linda also reported that her mom Joan Herrin Lyons ’47 turned 90 this year and is doing great and still keeps up with her Kinkaid classmates! And last but not least is news from Curt Alfrey who actually emailed me first. Curt lives in New Braunfels, TX and travels to Colorado once a week to tend to his law firm in Denver. His kids are now 16 and 17 and loving high school. Curt also answered my question about a favorite summer memory from Kinkaid… Curt recalls a Kinkaid Middle School trip to Canada one summer where the coaches put a bunch of students in a school bus and drove all the way to Canada for a canoeing/ camping vacation. He remembers that there were a billion little islands and each had been taken over by different kinds of berries. Yes, berries. Some islands were blueberry islands, some strawberry, a few raspberry. Curt said he never ate so many berries in his life, and they were all so fresh. However, Curt and his partner in crime Ben Eaton, who was also going on the trip, ALMOST didn’t make it. The two of them had

1987 alumni Doug Rosenzweig, Andy Edison, Tom Chmielewski, Stuart Rockoff, Bill Christian at Bill’s 50th birthday in New Orleans

stayed at the Alfrey house the night before they left and they were so excited for the trip that they stayed up late and decided to set off firecrackers outside his bedroom window. OF COURSE, they were caught and Curt’s dad came ‘this close’ to keeping them home. However, Curt thinks his dad decided having those two be someone else’s problem for a week was a better choice. Curt said he’s never seen a canoe since without thinking of that middle school trip. I don’t think I will be able to look at berries again without thinking of that trip! As I’m typing this column, I’m sitting up waiting for my teenager to come home (and yes, he’s missed his curfew) and I’m reminded of how crazy we all were in high school. I have plenty of great memories but our trips to Galveston will always be my favorite. It’s a tradition my sister JoAnna Semander Nicolaou ’84 and I have continued with our sons every summer. So, by the time you all read this column, summer will almost be over and I hope everyone will have made some great new memories! Hey, at least you’ll have something to report for the next column. Take it easy, and if it’s easy…take it twice. xo

1983 Anthony Brown

1988 alumna Todd Litton, Greer Pagan, Chuck Scofield, Tripp Piper at the May 22 Taste of the Nation event supporting the No Kid Hungry organization. Chuck is the Executive VP for the organization in DC

1986

Elaine Barksdale Finucane. Received January 9. Of course, neither one of us ever feels tardy.

Julie Templin Berman

Hmm, this next one is from Todd Litton, even though it sounds like it should have been from Chad Muir. Something about running for Congress? Maybe I got their contact cards mixed up.

Houston, TX julie@thelimogeslady.com

1987 Doug Rosenzweig Houston, TX dougrosez@aol.com Class of 1987 – I don’t have a big update for this edition but feel free to send me updates on yourself and your families any time of the year – even without my prompting. Happy 50th to all those who have hit it or are about to!

1988 John Semander Redondo Beach, CA cperiod@hotmail.com Well, it’s been five long years since I quit this gig, and apparently I forgot how difficult it is to write one of these things when you don’t ask any of your classmates for their input. Second straight time, I might add. But don’t worry, just give me a minute to scroll through some recent text messages from Tripp Piper. That’ll give us some decent filler here.

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Let’s see...yep, here they are. Okay, so for those who don’t already know, Tripp is back in Houston and quite the fixture at Minute Maid Park it would seem, while occasionally hanging with the likes of Nick Neblett, John Johnson and Will Davis.

Jackie Fair

Scroll, scroll, scroll.

Houston, TX jfair36900@aol.com

Here’s a good one from Chuck Scofield detailing a visit to the Harriet Tubman museum in Maryland with his son Lanham. Bravo, Chuck. I think the closest my dad ever got to taking me to a museum was the Astrodome.

The Woodlands, TX abrowntex@gmail.com

1985 Carolyn Lasater Hodges Dripping Springs, TX mkcarolynhodges@gmail.com

Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ‘89 with her cousins Virginia Mary Thompson Brown ‘84 and Helen Thompson Burt ‘86 at Field Day

Hang on, still scrolling. Ah, a “Happy New Year” text from

Whoa, this was from a while ago, none other than the fabulous Donya Davis asking if I’m going to make it to the 30-year reunion! Yeah, good one. Wait...did I miss our 30-year reunion??? With memory lapses like that sadly becoming my new normal, I guess I might as well admit to everybody that there’s this thing called “mortality” that has really been bugging me lately. And since I know I’m not the only one who is about to reach the dreaded “Big Five-Oh” milestone between now and the next time this magazine gets published, I think it’s safe to say that we all know what to expect over the next couple of years, right? Besides the recommended colonoscopy, that is. No, it means that we can expect our class is going to be chock full of mid-life crises, which should make for some fantastically entertaining updates! So break out those old yearbooks, and bone up on your senior quotes and take a good hard look at whoever won those silly yet terrifyingly prophetic “Most Likely” and “Least Likely” elections because it’s all gonna be coming back with a vengeance, trust me. Winter (magazine) is coming. ~ John Semander

1989 Elizabeth Oxford Pagan Houston, TX elizabethpagan@me.com In case you haven’t heard, our 30year reunion was a complete blast!! A huge thank you to Brad ’83 and

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Jill Lichtenstein Deutser for opening up their beautiful home for us – and for leaving it open until 3:30am! We had about 40 members from our class at the party plus many spouses/significant others that we have come to know and love over the years. It was such a fun night and an overall fun weekend. If you had to miss this one, be sure and make our 35th! We have two pieces of news that came in: Mark Kolber writes, “I’m so bummed that I missed out on the reunion, that I guess I’ve just gotta share... At least once a week I travel two hours from Taos to Raton, NM to appear on behalf of indigent criminal defendants in one of two courts there. During my commute I often feel as if I’m in a Western movie, riding the range along the Santa Fe Trail through Cimarron and past the infamous St. James hotel, encountering herds of buffalo, elk and pronghorns, catching sight of birds prey hunting on the high plains (a least two of these have been rather close encounters with Bald Eagles!) and taking some time to cast a line into one of the most celebrated trout streams in the region. As exciting as all of that is, it’s still the music that keeps me sane. I’ve been playing bass (they let me sing a couple too) for a Western Swing Band called the Swing Dusters [swingdusters. com]. We are releasing our first record later this summer and continue to build a fan base among the dedicated dance crowd and aficionados of swing and jazz. But the really big news is that, after six years of marriage (June 21, 2013), I’ve finally gotten the opportunity to take my wife Janice to Vienna to meet the Austrian side of my family. We will be spending two weeks splitting time between museums (Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Friedensreich Hundertwasser), cafes, cultural and historic sites, open air music festivals and family gatherings (I have two uncles, over a dozen cousins and quite a few friends to visit). I spent just about every other summer of my childhood with my grandparents in the suburbs but I haven’t been back since my father’s funeral gathering nine years ago. Hope everything is going well for you in Houston. I keep looking for people I know in the stands at Minute Maid Park; we watch a LOT of Astros games on MLB.TV.” Bronwyn Burke Tilton is a Partner at Litchfield Cavo LLP and works as a civil litigator. Burke is a junior and Connor is a freshman at Memorial High School. I hope everyone has a great summer! Go Falcons ’89!

1990 Aimee Ford Byrd

Phoenix, AZ aimeebyrd1@yahoo.com

1991 Lane Alexander

Houston, TX lanealexander@yahoo.com

1992 Jennifer Wilson Brown

Houston, TX jenniferwilsonbrown@yahoo.com

Billy Forney

Houston, TX b3@forney.com

Amy Stuyck Watson

Houston, TX amyswatson@hotmail.com

1993 Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp San Antonio, TX courtbeauch@gmail.com

Wendie Seale Childress

Houston, TX wendiechildress@gmail.com

Ashley Morgan Hanna

Houston, TX ashleymhanna@gmail.com Thank you to everyone who replied to our request for information – we love hearing from you! Beverly Barrett has been Visiting Faculty in International Business at Universidad de las America Puebla (UDLAP) in Mexico. In the coming months she will continue teaching with the Cameron School of Business at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Over the past winter she visited her best friends from Miami who live in Santiago, Chile. Catherine Fowler McDonald and husband Bruce just celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary in May. Their son Peyton is headed into the ninth grade this fall at Christchurch School in Virginia. In an attempt to hang on to their youth, the McDonalds recently bought a house in the “hipster” Heights, where they are uncovering all kinds of surprises inside their circa 1912 bungalow. In her spare time, Catherine is volunteering with The Beacon, a homeless day center in downtown Houston. Lisa Helfman has had numerous recent accomplishments. She received a promotion to Director of

Public Affairs Houston at H-E-B where she handles philanthropic giving, community affairs and media relations. She received the Albert Schweitzer Galveston-Houston Fellowship’s 2019 Humanitarian of the Year award and the Community Service Alumnae Award from the Newcomb College Institute at Tulane University. Brighter Bites, the non-profit she founded, has grown to six cities – Houston, Dallas, Austin, NYC, DC and SW Florida – and has delivered over 22 million pounds of produce to over 300,000 people. The Kinkaid fourth grade volunteers with Brighter Bites every year in honor of Faris Virani ’24 (fs). Lisa will also be the honoree and keynote speaker at the Kinkaid Alumnae & Friends Luncheon at the Post Oak Hotel in February. Courtney Klevenhagen ’22, Grace Vallone ’22 and Mary Eloise Searls ’22 went to Malibu Young Life Camp in June. In 1990 (29 years ago!!!), their moms Kim Massingill Klevenhagen (fs), Carrie Paulus Vallone and Kate Lovett Searls went on the same trip together. Their moms all hope that they have an amazing time just like they did. Stanley Jones is in his 12th year working in multi-family real estate at Camden. He and his wife Lauren live in Houston with their twins Georgia ’29 and Eloise ’29 who happen to be Kinkaid classmates with Brett Hogan’s son Henry ’29 and Ashley Morgan Hanna’s daughter Catherine ’29. Stanley and Ashley’s husband Michael coached the girls’ softball team – the Pink Llamas – this spring which was a ton of fun for all of us! Brian McMackin is still in the real estate investment business. He and his wife Kristen now have two of their three children at Kinkaid. Brian is enjoying being around the school more as his children are involved in a number of sports and theater activities. Carrie Paulus Vallone and her husband John are still living in Houston. Her daughter Grace ’22 will be a sophomore at Kinkaid next year and her son Luca will be starting seventh grade at The Regis School. Sharon Shirley writes that she has nothing new to report, but it was great to hear from her nonetheless. Alexandra Smoots-Thomas writes that she has been battling breast cancer since the beginning of this year and has a great prognosis. She finished six rounds of chemo and had a double mastectomy and reconstruction in early June. She is entering a re-election year for her position as judge on the Harris County Civil District Court – so look for her on the ballot in 2020. She got married in 2017 and gained a stepson. So she now has Aedan ’23 who will be a freshman next year and her stepson Brandon ’25 who will be in seventh

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grade next year. Both are at Kinkaid. She writes that they are hopeful that her youngest Dhani will join them at Kinkaid in another year. Michael Sprung is managing two careers – sales for EnviroEye, LLC and real estate with EXP REALTY LLC. He practices martial arts at Karl Geis Ryu. Michael has been on the board at Congregation Emanu El for three years. His wife Keri is the Director of Communications for The Texas Heart Institute and continues to mentor students interested in medicine through Breakthrough Houston. They enjoy gardening, cooking and practicing yoga together. Melanie Wilson Bates and her family are still living in Salt Lake City. Melanie, Trip and their three girls love Utah and spend as much time skiing as possible. Jay Villarreal is currently living in Houston and working as an Oil and Gas Title Attorney at Holland Services. His wife Alicia Redman is an interior designer and Jay says she has a much more interesting job designing houses and restaurants in Houston. Jay has worked with her on a few projects in his spare time. She just completed a seven-bedroom Airbnb on Fairview in Montrose. Jay and Alicia’s son Wylie Whitford Villarreal (3) will be going to the Fay School next year. Jay’s son Aidan Jay Villarreal ’23 will be attending Kinkaid in the fall as a freshman...We are all super excited! Courtney Dreyer Beauchamp and her husband John are still living in San Antonio with their daughters Emily (13) and Grace (11). Both girls attend a school called St. Mary’s Hall that Courtney says is very similar to Kinkaid – it brings back so many memories of the Falcon days! Courtney continues to run her store – The Tiny Finch – which just celebrated its sixth year in business. Ashley Morgan Hanna is in her sixth year working for Laura and John Arnold at their newly restructured entity, Arnold Ventures, where she focuses on criminal justice advocacy. Ashley and her husband Michael, who works for an investment management firm in Houston, are busy with their children William ’28 and Catherine ’29, who are loving Kinkaid. After 17 years of practicing commercial litigation at Yetter Coleman LLP in Houston, Wendie Seale Childress joined Validity Finance as Portfolio Counsel in April. Validity Finance is a litigation funding company based in New York that offers clients and law firms the financial resources needed to keep their businesses operating smoothly during lengthy litigation. Wendie and her husband Matthew, who runs business development for PwC, continue to stay busy with their children Chloe

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’25 (12) and Jack ’28 (9), who just finished sixth and third grade at Kinkaid.

1994 Courtney Domercq Daily

Houston, TX cdomercq@hotmail.com

1995 Meredith Riddle Chastang

Houston, TX meredithchastang@gmail.com

Mary Sommers Burger Pyne

Houston, TX marysommers@yahoo.com Callie Parker Bradford and husband Kyle welcomed Charles Henry Bradford on January 9. He weighed 7 lbs., 4 oz. and 19¾ inches long. Megan Metcalf Williams and her husband Jason are expecting a baby girl in November. Kathryn Wolf Krischer transitioned into executive recruiting last year and loves it. She is gearing up for a big adventure to Africa this summer and is excited to have both her kids at the same school next year in Mill Valley, CA. Lindsey Tate married Jason Yocum at Ya Ya Farm and Apple Orchard in Colorado on June 15. Following their wedding, Lindsey and Jason made a quick getaway to classmate Amanda Hulsey’s parents Crested Butte house to relax and enjoy the mountains. Mary Sommers Burger Pyne and her family are hosting Kinkaid’s AFS exchange student this coming year. Livia Sander is from Stade, Germany and will be staying with the Pynes for the 2019-2020 school year, and she will be joining the 11th grade class. I hope everyone will give her a warm Texas welcome! Kathryn McCarter Moore continues to work as a social worker in the VA Hospital and wrangle her two girls Mary Helen (3) and Margaret (1.5).

1996 Erin Jones Brown

Houston, TX erinjonesbrown@gmail.com

Emily Mitchell Covey

Houston, TX emily.covey@gmail.com

1997 Christina Wilson Altenau

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Daniel Jenkins

Houston, TX Danieljenkinsiv@gmail.com Ashley Stanberry Brown is enjoying reading and speaking engagements after the publishing of her book Letters to the Daughter I’ll Never Have. She continues to teach remotely for the University of Oklahoma while also expanding her freelance writing and editing career from her home base in Wimberley, TX. Austin and Lindsay McMackin Burger are enjoying every new moment of change and growth with their daughter Nolan (11 months) and Austin’s son Oscar (10) and daughter Abigail (7); both of whom are loving and doting big siblings to their little sister! Fatimah Dawood and her husband Brian welcomed their third child into the world in June 2018. They are enjoying the joy and chaos of life as a family of five. Fatimah also just finished her 11th year as a medical officer in the Influenza Division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Liz Arnold Dennis and her family live in Rye, NY. She continues to work at Morgan Stanley. This summer her oldest daughter Cate (10) went to sleep away camp for the first time. Her twins William and Ellen (7) enjoyed chess, basketball and hip-hop dance at day camp. Bethany Boyd Factor spent the summer watching her boys play a lot of baseball. She and her husband Canaan ’96 are enjoying Fort Worth and still trying to get used to the north Texas tornado scares. She has become very busy with her new design company @ontimedesignco. After six years living in Santa Fe, Noelle Eason Gray and her family moved back to West Texas!! Reagan Hart has just moved and made her home in Austin! She’s opened up a cosmetic and restorative tattoo studio called Reagan Hart Micro where she specializes in microblading, lip blush, scalp micropigmentation as well as other permanent makeup services. She is so excited to be home in Texas and start this new chapter in her life after 15 years in MI and CA! Caroline Forney Helander enjoyed a summer full of fun with her three children Stella (10), William (7) and Eliza (3). She is in Houston and pursuing her acting on the side when she is not driving carpool. Leslie Reader Mazvinsky and her husband Michael welcomed their daughter Mila Rose on May 21. Meanwhile Leslie continues to stay busy working for ESPN and NFL Network. Hallie Eads Spies is still in Seattle working for TIAA and spends most of her days chasing Charlie (6) and

Jack (4). She and Matt are looking forward to a family wedding (without kids) in Korea next year!! Christine Stevens and her husband Richard Crishock are still living in Houston with their small zoo of rescue fur babies. Following Christine’s recent career move to the Houston Symphony, they took advantage of the off-season this summer and spent time in Chicago, San Francisco and Estes Park, CO to escape some of the Houston heat. They have one more trip planned to Erie, PA to visit Rich’s family before Opening Night kicks off the Symphony’s 19-20 season in September! Sydney Welch Teegarden continues to love working as a residential interior designer and doing her side business, Mix Moderne, with sister Joslyn Welch Paris ’94. The kids Ben (10) and Libby (6) are growing so fast and enjoying life at ESD in Dallas. Kathleen Young Zinn and husband Jeff are still living in Houston. Kathleen was thrilled to spend the summer enjoying life with her kids; instead of living life inside her car, driving kids around the city from schools and activities! Their family was excited for their first road trip in July to drop Luke (12) and Oliver (10) off at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, NC. And, they are very much looking forward to their vacation in Colorado in August. It’s hard to believe Kathleen and Jeff will have one in seventh, fifth, second and Pre-K!

Justin Campbell reports that he, Vicky and the kids are enjoying their second year in Dallas. His oldest Sidney (10) has finished fourth grade and is headed to middle school. Colette (5) and Marvin (4) are enjoying their summer including dance camp for Colette and t-ball for Marv. Justin continues to help lead a Blackstone portfolio company called GridLiance. All is well with the Campbells. Jill Case became National Director of Sales for Wing Aviation, a private aviation services company based in Houston. This is the first time in over a decade where Jill has worked for a Texas-based company and has been enjoying getting back to her roots. She lives in Austin, but is back and forth to Houston and Dallas frequently. Jonathan Carl and his wife Brittney were blessed to bring home their fourth daughter, Mia Grace (11), to Kentucky this April through a second adoption from China. After a long year of paperwork, prayer and waiting, it was a joy to receive this special gift from God. Leighton Carl and his wife Jenny are continuing to enjoy life in Waco. This summer they are taking all five of their children (!) to visit some friends in China for a couple of weeks and then spending a week at Pine Cove Family Camp in August. They are especially looking forward to baby number six (baby boy number three) due in late October. The Lord is good!

Matt and I (Christina Wilson Altenau) had a great and busy summer with our three kids Anna (8), Blake (6) and Jack (4). We escaped the heat in Colorado and Jamaica and had fun relaxing with family and friends. Thanks for sending in your updates, ladies! For the guys, Daniel asked you please send updates for the next issue to danieljenkinksiv@ gmail.com.

Katie Austin Colelli and her husband Stephen welcomed their second daughter, Frances Austin Colelli, on December 10, 2018. Francie joins big sister Helen who turned two in April.

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Mark Dinerstein and his wife Stacey are busy raising their son Ryder in Hermosa Beach, CA. Mark recently left his long-time live concert and venue company after 13 years. He and the family are enjoying traveling and recently got back from a trip to Galápagos Islands and Peru. Summer travels are taking them to Japan and Maui.

Amy Parker Beeson

Houston, TX amyparkerbeeson@gmail.com Joanie Goldstein Aron is looking forward to spending time with her family in Colorado this summer. It’s hard to believe her daughter Morgan ’28 will be entering her final year of Lower School at Kinkaid in the fall and son Andrew ’26 will be a sixth grader! Greg Burzynski and his wife Ania were blessed to welcome Isabela Victoria Burzynski into their family this past December 13. Her big brother Roman is loving on her every day, and they are hoping that loving continues. Roman is about to start his primary year at St. Francis with every day being an adventure in the household.

Alex Curlet and his wife Catherine welcomed their second daughter, Ellie, this past November. Everything is going great, and Maggie is loving being a big sister. They are all looking forward to traveling over the summer to visit family.

Charlie Escher got married to the former Leah Wagner last October in Destin, FL and they are already expecting their first child in November. They now live in Palmdale, CA where he is conducting operational tests of the Navy’s F-35 stealth fighter and exploring California. Kristi and Grayson Fitch welcomed their second daughter, Blakely Caroline Fitch, on May 1. Blakely and her big sister Presley are keeping them busy, and they are enjoying family life.

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Ashley Gillespie (fs) reports that she and the hubs recently relocated from Seattle and returned to their roots in Houston! They are living in the Heights (which they love) and are enjoying being back with the whole fam-damily. She is continuing to work in event production with C3 and has recently started flight attending with Southwest Airlines, which is a blast. She has already seen some Kinkaidians on her flights! Brooke McGuyer Hutson and her family are all doing great in Houston. Their oldest Parker is going to Camp Longhorn for the first time this summer, and their daughter Caroline ’33 is turning five this summer and will be attending Pre-K at Kinkaid in the Fall. She is still busy as a designer with Brooke McGuyer Interiors, and they are looking forward to escaping the heat this August to vacation in Montana just before school starts. Katherine Harper is enjoying life in Dallas. Sister Aimee, the film she produced with fellow Kinkaid alumna Bettina Adger Barrow ’99 (fs) and David Harstein, premiered at Sundance this past January. They played SXSW and many other festivals and recently sold the film to 1091 (formerly The Orchard). Katherine anticipates the film will be in theaters in August or September and then streaming shortly after! She and Bettina are hoping lots of their Falcon friends go see it! Next project is a script set in the late 17th century in France. Margot Fried Hogan and Brett ’93 are enjoying their three kids, Henry ’29 (entering third grade), August ’32 (entering kindergarten) and Margaret (3.5). Ran Jones and his wife Christina are living in Los Angeles with their two girls Juliette (5) and Scarlett (1). He is working in unscripted television development, and Christina is in education. Yoav Kaufman is enjoying building up his practice at Kelsey-Seybold, where he performs reconstructive and cosmetic plastic surgery as well as hand surgery. For those who follow Yoav on social media (@ ykaufmanmd), he apologizes for any graphic content as he tends to get carried away sometimes sharing what he does without a non-medical filter! Outside of work, he and his wife are busy raising their three boys Ethan (6), Jude and Rowan (3). The twins have been a “bit” of work but it appears like they are finally past the terrible ones, twos and threes…phew! Yoav also wanted to wish all of us happy 40th birthdays! “I can’t believe it…I still feel as immature as high school.” Chris Leavitt report that he is still married and the father of three children, one of whom is going to be a first grader next year. He is pursuing

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various business interests in between changing diapers.

Purple & Gold Society Party

Alicia Lee recently took a job as the Director for Improving Maternal Health, an organization committed to improving the health of women before, during and after pregnancy in Harris County. She closed out a year of volunteer time as the Community Vice President for the Junior League of Houston and is excited to continue her service on the Kinkaid Alumni Association Board.

The 5th Annual Purple & Gold Society Party was held at the home of Jack ’05 and Sarah Jane Jornayvaz Howell ’05 on Thursday, June 6. Around 40 alumni and spouses attended this event. This year’s theme was sushi and sake; guests participated in a sake tasting while enjoying dinner from Kata Robata. The Purple & Gold Society recognizes Kinkaid’s young alumni who give to the Kinkaid Fund at a leadership level. There were over 130 members this past 2018-19 school year. The included classes and giving levels were: Class of 1999 - 2006: $1,000+ donation and Class of 2007 - 2014: $500+ donation.

Jessica Swafford Marcella has had a busy and fun year of travel for pleasure. The highlight was taking the kids on a two-and-a-half-week trip in late March to South Africa and Zimbabwe, which included time on safari, in Cape Town and seeing Victoria Fallas. She and Orrin just got back from a week in Italy where they split time between the Amalfi Coast and Umbria celebrating his 40th birthday with two other couples. Things in DC are great. It’s amazing how time flies. Their daughter Jude turns seven this summer and will be heading to second grade in the fall, and their son turns five in August and will be starting Kindergarten. In late August, they are shaking things up and surprising the kids with an Australian Labradoodle puppy. Fun! John McInnes and his wife Deborah continue to stay busy with their two girls Mollie ’30 (7) and Annie Cate ’32 (5) and boys Forrest (3) and Banks (almost 2). Their girls just finished up first grade and Pre-K at Kinkaid this year and look forward to dominating the Lower School hallways next year. He is still with Motiva Enterprises in Downtown Houston, managing the crude oil strategy and business development group, and reaching his second year at the company. This summer will be low key in Houston as transporting his “gypsy tribe” any distance is a monumental and costly effort. They look forward to seeing everyone sometime soon! Peter Pettigrew and his wife Calia are proud parents to their son August Wolff Alvarado Pettigrew born on December 10, 2018. He is a super positive kid that melts you with his smile. They are enjoying family life and busy growing their businesses.

Blair Richardson Loocke ‘99, Michel Miller Mullett ‘00, Amy Spalding Urquhart ‘00, Kinkaid Fund Manager Blair Burke Foster ‘06

Isla McConn Jornayvaz ‘02 and Sarah Jane Jornayvaz Howell ‘05

Casson Wen ‘06, Nina Wen, Liz Leiman, David Leiman ‘99

Shahid Rahman and his wife Amina had their third child in January, Baby Deena Rahman. Her older brother and sister Adam and Zara were thrilled to meet her! Gavin Roseman continues to work at Stellus Capital Management (where he has been for the last 13 years), while his wife Ashley spends her time in private practice for psychology and home organization. Their three kids Sari ’28, Brooke ’30 and Davis ’32 will all be at Kinkaid next year. The two girls are going to North Carolina for camp this

Amanda Mansell Morrow ‘03 and Shea Henry Yoesel ‘03

Billy O’Neil ‘99 and Jack Howell ‘05

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An Entrepreneur’s Mission to Improve College Financial Decisions

he rising cost of a college education and student debt have become big discussion topics in recent years. Many people worry about how much they should be saving for a future college tuition and how they will pay off student loans. Depending on who you ask, you’ll get widely varying answers. in Kate Lambert’s English class, with classmates such as Mark Schmulen ’99 with whom he has stayed in close touch. Nick’s articles have appeared on CNBC, Barron’s and Fortune, and he was recently quoted in The Wall Street Journal. Nick moved to Boston in 2012 after living in Austin for nearly a decade. He graduated from The University of Texas School of Law with Honors in 2006 and joined Andrews Kurth’s Austin office working with startups and VC funds where he represented clients in financings raising over $250 million. Nick got his first exposure to “big law” as an intern for Jeff Love, father of Benton Love ’99, at what was then Locke Liddell. Nick holds an undergraduate business degree from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, where he met his wife Elizabeth, also an entrepreneur. The family has two children, ages 1 and 4, and lives in Newton, MA. Nick enjoys collecting antiquarian books on history and philosophy and his prized possession is an early 17th century Descartes.

Nick Ducoff ’99 is a nationally recognized expert who has done

a deep dive on this issue. He is a former college administrator and the Co-founder and CEO of Edmit, the South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU award-winning company helping families make smarter college financial decisions. He believes we should “educate young people about risk and reward, and provide them with education and tools to make informed decisions about their education and future employment. That way, young people will have the opportunity for a great education with less debt and better financial outcomes. Like many other issues facing our society, education and prevention is the most effective path to ending the crisis for future generations.”

To learn more about Edmit and Nick’s mission, visit https://www. edmit.me/.

Nick previously served as Vice President for New Ventures at Northeastern University in Boston where he came up with the idea for Edmit. His role at Northeastern was to incubate new business ideas, diversify revenue streams and advance a new model of higher education. While at Northeastern, Nick launched the first university data science bootcamp which has been recognized as a “disruptive innovation” by the Clayton Christensen Institute and as an example of innovation in higher education by the U.S. Department of Education. In speaking with families considering Northeastern, Nick learned that every family – regardless of means – had questions about the cost of college and its return on investment (ROI). The reasons for this he found were pretty simple: colleges only publish their “sticker price” but everyone pays something different, and few colleges talk about the specific career outcomes of their graduates, instead merely indicating the percentage that get a job leaving families wondering if their students will be baristas or financial analysts. He started Edmit in 2017 to bring more transparency to these questions about what he calls “the dollars and cents college”. The Trump administration recently invited him to the White House to discuss how data sets can be combined into new tools that lead to smarter decisions about which workforce skills to acquire, among other topics. Nick was also invited to the White House by the Obama administration to attend a symposium on innovation in higher education. Nick attributes his success in large part to reading and writing he developed

Nick with his wife Elizabeth and their two children

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summer while the rest of the family enjoys summer at home in Houston. Bart Shirley is still going strong after a career shift a year ago. He left teaching at Memorial High School to pursue a career writing web content for a media company focusing on online gambling. Since then, he has taken over management of two of their sites – uspoker.com and pokerscout.com. He currently works from home and loves his commute. Bart and his wife Olivia recently celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary and are enjoying life together with their five fur babies. Bart has also been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for the last two years, and received his first belt promotion to blue in January. He is hoping to have his black belt by our 30th reunion! Layla Zafarnia Vela and her husband Kevin are doing well! Kevin’s law firm, Vela Wood, celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Layla continues to enjoy working for SMU and recently took on a new role as the VP of Marketing for the Cox School of Business. Their daughter Ariana celebrated her eighth birthday and is heading to Camp Longhorn for the first time this summer. Their son Arman had a great Kindergarten year and is counting down the days until his sixth birthday! Lindsay Green Wallace is the Drilling Systems Supply Planning Manager at Cameron, a Schlumberger company. She and her husband Sam love being in Houston near so many other former Falcons and plan to spend lots of time this summer swimming and relaxing with their son Miller who will be four in August. As for me (Amy Parker Beeson), life is busy and full raising our three little boys Teddy (4), Jack (2) and Georgie (2). Thank you to everyone for writing. It was so fun hearing from so many of you, as always.

1999 Elizabeth Evans Mann Houston, TX elizabeth.e.mann@gmail.com

2000 Spencer English Houston, TX spencer.english@gmail.com

Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick Houston, TX alyssakilpatrick@hotmail.com

Michel Miller Mullett Houston, TX michelmullett@hotmail.com Hello Falcon Friends, and Happy Summer! I know you’ve been

anxious to hear what the Class of 2000 girls have been up to all year. If only a brainy college student would come along and invent an online social platform for us to stay connected, you wouldn’t have to wait 12 long months for this update! ;-) Allow me to end the suspense… Stefy Palandjoglou Allen writes, “Our third baby BOY, Leo Alexander, joined the Allen clan on May 9, 2018, and we are so in love. Life with the three boys, work and fast-paced NYC has been crazy as ever, but we are so happy.” After seven years in West Texas, Lacey Liedtke Brunner, her husband Ross and their kids Laurie (4) and Ross (3) are moving to Houston! Laurie ’33 will start Pre-K at Kinkaid in the fall, and Lacey couldn’t be more excited to teach her the Kinkaid song. Ross will attend the House at Pooh Corner, and (big) Ross will continue working as an independent in the oil and gas industry. Lacey says they are looking forward to their next adventure, and I know everyone in Houston can’t wait to have her back! One of John Daugherty Realtor’s Top Producers, Brittany Hansen Cassin, sold the most volume in the company the first part of the year AND the most expensive home in the city last February. After over a decade in the biz, she had one of her most fun and busy years yet. Congrats, Britt! She says, “Our son Jake ’32 (5) just finished his first year at Kinkaid in Pre-K and our older son Charlie ’30 (7) is joining second grade next year. We are excited to have them in the same place!” Jennifer Vosko Caughey tells us, “All is great here in Houston! Emily and James are going into first grade and Pre-K and just turned 6 and 4. They had such a wonderful year and are excited for summer! My husband Ryan is still happy at Susman Godfrey. He’s heading to trial shortly and handling all sorts of interesting cases. I finished my term as a Justice on the First Court of Appeals last December (I authored 125 opinions and couldn’t have loved it more) and am now co-chairing Jackson Walker’s Appellate Department. We are looking forward to attending Princeton Reunions (15 years!) and then an exciting trip to Europe later in the summer.” Lizzie Buza Devlin and her husband Ryan ’99 welcomed their fourth child, Reid Matthew Devlin, on June 24, 2018. “He is such a joyful addition to our family,” Lizzie says. Shaun-Elizabeth Hopson Dickerson is still living in Austin with her husband and two boys Beau (5) and Teddy (4). She is a principal at Cypress Real Estate Advisors where she oversees fundraising and other capital markets initiatives. Shaun says she is looking forward to summer

vacations with her family in Aspen and San Diego. Bevin Bering Dubrowski shares, “No big changes with me! My husband Dan and I are having lots of fun with Edie (6), Jack (3) and Danny (2). I continue to consult and volunteer with a few arts organizations, and am currently Vice President of Houston Center for Photography. We’ll be at our home in Maine all summer, happily hosting several Kinkaid alums and their families as visitors. While there, I’ll be participating in a photography workshop at Maine Media Workshops – a place I first attended per Mr. Veselka’s encouragement! I decided even “Mom” needs a week of camp, and I’m super excited to spend some quality time with friends making photographs.” Lauren Manford Gauthreaux reports from Austin, “We plan to be in Crested Butte through September to escape the Texas heat. Then in November, our daughter Cecily turns four, so to celebrate, we are braving the lines at Disneyland! Two of my bonus sons are in college and the youngest will be a high school senior this year. From preschool to prom to fraternities, I feel like we are covering it all right now!” Lauren Leavitt-Griffin and her husband Dallas are keeping busy chasing their two children Grant (almost 4) and Ayelet (almost 2), their three yorkies and seven chickens. Lauren continues to work as an Emergency Medicine physician at Memorial Hermann and Signature Care in Houston. Jennifer Pierce Griffith writes, “We welcomed our daughter Olivia Pierce Griffith on December 7, 2017 and are now adjusting to life with a toddler! Work continues to be busy for my husband and me, and we’ve been taking advantage of our close proximity to many of the places near us in California.” Barrie Gordon Gruner reports from sunny Los Angeles, “Not much has changed. Haven’t moved homes, not having more kids, haven’t left Hulu! The only thing is that now, in addition to overseeing publicity, I’m also overseeing originals marketing at Hulu. FULL PLATE!” Erin Stuewer Hinze tells us, “It has been a quiet year for us except for our move from the suburbs into Dallas. I’m still a part-time attending in the pediatric dental department, but the majority of my time is spent shuttling around our three kids (6, 4 and 2). We are looking forward to heading to the beach this summer and spending a few weeks in North Carolina visiting my family.” Your other class correspondent, Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick, had her third baby BOY, Pierce, in February, and his parents and big brothers can’t get enough of his squishy cheeks and sweet grins. She writes, “This

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summer we have Foster (6) and Colin (4) signed up for all kinds of day camps to keep them busy, in addition to some fun family travel to Florida, Maine and California.” Jessica Jones Meyer continues to enjoy her position as a realtor with Greenwood King Properties in Houston. Her son Peter ’29 will be starting third grade in the fall and Emma ’31 is off to first grade – both are at Kinkaid and loving it. The always-entertaining Whitney Stubbs Newton shares, “I’m in my sixth year of teaching English at Menlo School, which means I spend an enormous amount of time reading essays by 14-year-olds and 18-yearolds. Weirdly, I still mostly enjoy it. In addition, I run an experiential ed program for all the ninth graders, which involves (among many, many other things) taking kids camping in Yosemite. When I’m not working, I’m engaged in half-English conversations with my daughter (now 19 months old), strolling on the beach with my dog, dealing with the utterly interminable pile of laundry or enjoying one tiny moment of quiet with my good-natured husband.” Stacy Sweet Patlovich tells us, “Everything is great here in DC! We are looking forward to some summer travel and camps with our boys Whit and Andrew before Whit starts Pre-K in the fall.” Mary Rambin continues to run her consultancy out of Santa Monica, CA. Last year, she pivoted her branding and marketing creative strategy to be data driven to help brands be more findable online. Mary is currently developing a new digital product for brick and mortar businesses to increase more local foot traffic through the door. All is well in San Antonio for Lisa Kaplan Rosenzweig. She and her husband Shawn are busy keeping up with their three kids (7, 5 and 2). On the work front, after nine years working on the redevelopment of the Pearl Brewery, Lisa accepted a new role starting an in-house real estate group for two individuals who are based in The Woodlands. Her company’s name is MissArk Real Estate Advisors, and she is enjoying this new and exciting position. Murphey Harmon Sears tells us, “The biggest update in my life is the explosion of PINK in our house! Paige Murphey Sears was born on March 18 and her three older brothers are over the moon! When I’m not Chief Ringleader of the Sears Circus, I’m still Chief Development Officer at Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center.” Sarah Zeller Seelaus writes, “Not much has changed! We are still living in New Jersey (not as bad as it sounds!) and I am still at Sound Point Capital Management in NYC, now serving as their COO. Alice (5) and Cooper (2) are at great ages

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and they adore each other. We will spend some time in Big Sky, MT this summer and then we are headed off to Morocco for our 10th wedding anniversary (sans kids).” Amy Spalding Urquhart reports, “Everything is great here in Houston and we’re excited about the summer! Louise ’33 (4) is thrilled to be joining her big brother Dean ’31 (6) at Kinkaid in the fall. She’ll be in Pre-K while Dean is entering first grade. The littlest Urquhart, Adair (14 months old), is a very happy (and super active!) girl.” Amy says she is looking forward to taking a girls trip to Italy this summer with her mom, two sisters and sister-in-law, as well as venturing to Michigan with the family to visit her husband’s parents. Shannon Feste Werme shares, “Les and I are enjoying our non-stop life with four kids (9, 7, 4 and 2). For the 20192020 school year, I will be serving on the Hunters Creek PTA Executive committee as VP of Underwriting.” Traci Thompson White continues to run her successful interior design business, Traci White Designs, while living in Dallas with her husband Caperton and two children Payton (5) and Lillian (2). As for me (Michel Miller Mullett), very little has changed! I continue to serve as the Senior Client Services Manager for the Houston office of Thompson & Knight LLP. Outside of work, my time is committed to chasing our two daughters, serving on the Kinkaid Alumni Board and teaching Sunday School at our church. Charlotte ’32 (5) just finished Pre-K at Kinkaid and can’t wait for Kindergarten, while Anna (3) is loving preschool. A big thank you to the Class of 2000 girls for continuing to write us each year! Alyssa and I LOVE hearing from you, and we can’t wait to catch up in person at our 20-YEAR REUNION next spring. Please SAVE THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 3 – 4, 2020! Further details to follow.

2001 Krystal Carter Houston, TX krystaldcarter@gmail.com

Catherine Gutermuth Muth Arlington, VA cgutermuth@gmail.com This has been another year of babies for the Class of 2001! Barrell Barbour Jones is thrilled to report that she and her husband had their third child – a daughter named Juliet Lidia Jones on November 20, 2018. She’s been the perfect addition to the Jones family! Big sister Ivy is 5.5 and big brother Jake is 2.5. Kate McCormick Heinzer, her husband Andy and big brother Alex (3) also welcomed new baby Sam to the family. She works for Salesforce. com and lives in Austin. Daniel Fein’s main update is that he and his wife Rachel had their first baby boy – Henry C.C. Fein – born 8 lbs. and 20 inches tall on December 18, 2018. From the looks of things on Instagram, he seems to have the most epic playdates with Stacy Soefer Gomar’s son Bruno Joseph Gomar born on February 6. Henry and Bruno, best friends since birth, are in a constant cheek wars competition! Stacy reports, “he [Bruno] is so delicious I eat him up all day long.” Laura Sheedy Pipkin and her husband Michael are expecting a baby girl in mid-June and are looking forward to becoming a family of four! They hope that big brother Michael is as excited as his parents are for her arrival. Laura continues to enjoy working part-time as a dermatology physician assistant and has been with Complete Dermatology in Sugar Land for the past year. Meanwhile, in Houston Harris Masterson is still trading light ends in his fourth year at Freepoint Commodities. He and his wife Leslie welcomed their second child on January 14 – ‘George’ Harris Masterson. He is happy and healthy! He says managing two kids has been life’s biggest adventure for the last 2.5 years. Cabell Walker Wood reports that she and David welcomed their third child – William Lewis Wood – in February. Lewis joins big brother Walker (5) and sister Sutherland (2), and now they are official outnumbered and busy enjoying this time with their crew. Across the pond, Laura Stephenson and Oliver Kempton welcomed their son William Stephen Kempton on February 23 in London. He’s a very smiley baby these days and they are loving getting to know him!

Henry Fein and Bruno Gomar, who will both be in the class of ‘37 72

Kavita Rao is excited to share she will be getting married in Goa, India in December! She still owns Karmagraphy Entertainment in Los

Courtney Shipper Neiman ‘02 with her bridesmaids, including 2002 Kinkaid alumnae Elizabeth Love Ross, Sarah Mullins Kidd, Sara Padua

Angeles and has spent the last few months on some pretty exciting choreography projects including, The Disney Channel, the NBC show “I Feel Bad”, a documentary for Google 360 in India and Israel’s Got Talent, and a world tour for artist Vidya Vox. Kavita is also the creative director for multiple artists including Esther Anaya, Joji, TMD. When she’s not wedding planning or working on industry jobs, she still loves teaching at the studio and university level. Lastly, she thoroughly enjoyed choreographing for Kinkaid Dance Company earlier this year. Laura Askew is still working for the VA doing contract administration for Non-VA care. In October 2018 she and her two dogs moved to Bozeman, MT (finally!) after four years in Denver. Over the moon in love with this town, all of its cultural activities and outdoor experiences, Laura can’t wait ‘til summer after freezing this winter. While Laura has recently left Colorado, Katherine Tropoli Plumb is very much looking forward to a relaxing summer in Colorado with no early school mornings and escaping the heat. Things are great with her family – and between work and children, she stays busy! Elizabeth Reed is working as a social worker at Legacy Community Health, a federally qualified health center in Houston, helping engage teen and adult patients with identified substance use disorders into appropriate substance use disorder support or treatment services. She is working toward her full clinical social work licensure and enjoys using the Spanish she first learned at Kinkaid to help serve and get to know Houston’s diverse communities across many unique neighborhoods. Michael Constantiner’s son Mikey (about to turn 2) just secured his first sponsorship as a professional scooter rider. The company sponsoring him is called PRNCPLS and it is the toothpaste company Michael started after Matthew Rosenberg

moved to beautiful, sunshiny LA to hang out with his celeb friends and left Michael with the snow, rats and suits in NYC. Michael took a nostalgic moment to reminisce, “Matthew and I used to make amazing, world-changing software together, but I don’t know what happened. I think the passing of Steve Jobs was really hard on Matthew.” Anyways, if anyone brushes their teeth and is looking to try some toothpaste, send Michael a message because now that Matthew is gone, he needs someone to talk to. Matthew seems to not be paying Michael and his antics any mind as he is head down developing the next big travel app powered by AI. Lastly, Krystal Carter here and I’m in the 15th year of my honeymoon phase of being a Salesforce professional, and my third year of running Danny Kay Cloud, a Salesforce consulting firm. I am looking forward to hosting Desiree Pipkin’s baby shower as we anxiously await the arrival of her September bundle of joy!

2002 Ariana Nizza Chapman

London, England Ariananizzachapman@gmail.com

Leslie Roemer Labanowski

Houston, TX leslielabanowski@gmail.com Angele Dupre-Butchart is still living in Basalt, CO. She and her husband Jim welcomed their first child together, Eloise Aimee Butchart, in October 2018. She is little sister to Henry (17), India (14), Sydney (pup, 9) and Bella (pup, 5). Angele is working for her family office, Dupre Interests, and loving being a mom and step-mom. Ariana Nizza Chapman is currently living in London with her husband Daniel Chapman and cat Puck. She works in the Treasury & Commodity consulting team at PwC. Jacquelyne Maddox Deegan is living in Houston with her husband John and daughter Isabelle (18 months). She

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works in the corporate buying office for Francesca’s. David Dunwoody and wife Mariann live in Houston and recently welcomed Holden Bailey Dunwoody into the world on January 24. David (8), William (5) and Mary Claire (4) are a welcome set of extra hands to help with their new baby brother. David continues his work with EnVen Energy Corporation, a Gulf of Mexico E&P company. Wade Gibson lives in Dallas with his wife Juliet and two dogs Ellie and Teddy. Wade still practices law at Locke Lord and is involved in local politics, and he finishes his Navy Reserve commitment this fall. Juliet finishes her dermatology residency at UT Southwestern this summer and starts in private practice north of Dallas. Corinne Kendall and her husband Jamey welcomed baby Bianca on December 8, 2018. Corinne continues to enjoy her job at North Carolina Zoo overseeing their conservation and research program. Jamey recently got tenure as professor at High Point University. Michelle Vosko Levin is currently living in Los Angeles with her husband Dan Levin, sons Will (7) and Josh (5) and their two dogs. She is a realtor with Compass Beverly Hills. Chelsea Cunningham McDermott and her husband had their first child, a girl, Maximiliana Elizabeth Murray McDermott on April 17 at 6:26pm weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz! Richard Sanborn and his wife Erika had their first child (Isabella) on January 8 and she is a beautiful little baby! Richard and Erika love her so much, and they are enjoying the new house they bought in November of last year. Richard just had his nine-year anniversary working as a Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley. Linda Gardner Schubert is currently living in San Francisco with her husband Sheyne, two children Worth and Scarlett, French bulldog Champs, Persian cat Fiona and Russian tortoise Ivan. She works at Slack as a Senior Recruiter. Jessica Schreiber Solera lives in Houston with her husband Josh and son Zachary (3). She works in strategy consulting as a Partner at Bain & Company. Nancy Franklin Verly is teaching kindergarten and enjoying life with her four kids and husband in Houston!

2003 Anne Tropoli Kahle

Houston, TX anne.tropoli@gmail.com

Mary Beth Tyler and Matthew Torpey got engaged in August 2018 in Martha’s Vineyard where they spend a week each summer. In June they married in Leesburg, VA at Fleetwood Farm Winery where they both moonlight when they need to get out of DC on weekends. Mary Beth continues to support several volunteer efforts in DC, and she was recently named Vice President of the City Tavern Club, a Georgetown clubhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places whose mission is to preserve one of the oldest Federal period buildings and the sole remaining founding-era tavern in Washington, DC. Douglas Constantiner is still running Societe Brewing Company in San Diego, CA. He and his wife are expecting their first child – a girl!

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Dallas Alumni Event

April 11 at The Henry

Joe Harberg ‘79, Mary Ann McKinley ‘77, Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Steve Brooks ‘78, Bess Brooks, Erin Stuewer Hinze ‘00

Morgan Steen lives in Houston and works at the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Ashley Anderson Pettibon loves living in Fort Worth with her husband Keith and three children – Henry (5), Cecilia (2.5) and Hayes (born on May 17). While most of her day is spent chasing after little ones, she spends the little bit of free time she has as a board member for the Tarrant County Medical Society Alliance as their VP of Programs. Stephen Brewer and his wife Linden had a baby boy in June, joining brother Tucker (3) and sister Cameron (20 months). Their summer travel plans include HEB, Target and the park down the street.

Forbes Dumas ‘12, Maddy Klimczak, Annie Stephens ‘12, Madison Mulligan, Ford Childress ‘12, Katherine Heyne ‘12

Robert Gondo still lives in Seattle, however commutes quite frequently to Houston. Last year he left the tech industry to join his family’s business which supplies sushi to all HEBs in Texas. Now he probably spends more time in Texas than Seattle, but enjoys his new job and learning the food business! In June Allison Poarch started Baylor College of Medicine’s PA program and will marry Thomas Coleman in December. Shea Henry Yoesel is expecting a baby boy in late September!

Neil Zimmerman ‘95, Brooke Zimmerman, Therese Roque ‘95, Travis Adams

Alexander Weaver and his wife Ali are enjoying married life in Houston. He continues to work at Pattern Energy, a renewable energy company. They recently traveled to Ireland on vacation. Adam “Ari” Huber and his wife had their first baby this summer. He is in the Reserves and was recently promoted to Lieutenant Commander. They’re still based in San Diego, and Ari’s contemplating attending law school. Kelly Meyer Ransdell and her husband Dan live in Houston in the Oak Forest area. They welcomed baby girl Annabelle Rose on February 5. In

Caroline Stevenson ‘13, Ellen Scofield ‘13, Hailee Binet ‘14

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A Lifetime Hobby Led to a Career as a Lighting Designer

eginning with running the sound for his 5th grade Spanish class dance, Jared Gooding ’08 has turned his hobby into a thriving career of theatre lighting design.

In 2003, Jared entered the 8th grade at The Kinkaid School just as the School had completed its state-of-the-art Katz Performing Arts Center. Jared remembers, “I knew from my initial campus tour that I wanted to be a part of the theatre program. It wasn’t until my senior year when Kinkaid hired Mr. Robert Kreps as a new technical director who had a Masters in lighting design, that I even considered it a career choice rather than a hobby. He gave me great insight and advice on the entire tech theatre industry.” While interviewing for The Theatre School at DePaul University, Jared was grateful for the introduction to Mr. Kreps’ long-time friend who was head of the Technical Design program. Jared received his BFA in Lighting Design and Technology from DePaul University in 2012. Scott Lambert, Kinkaid’s Director of Visual and Performing Arts, remembers Jared fondly, “Jared’s commitment to our technical theatre program was always unwavering. Whether it was building a set, serving as a member of the run crew, or running sound or lights for a show, it was always clear that he was eager to learn another aspect of production and always did it with a sense of joy and passion.” Jared enjoyed working on dance shows and pep rallies the most while at Kinkaid. He noted that those were the two kinds of shows where the students were given the most artistic freedom. “The dance shows were such great collaborative experiences because each dancer and lighting designer worked together so closely to create our own vision. Little did I know how great that training was for my future endeavors.” Jared feels “Kinkaid is a place that will allow and support you in learning about anything. I always felt like I was free to pursue anything of interest to me. I studied robotics, chemistry, photography, video editing, computer coding, weight lifting and photo editing. It felt like if there was something I wanted to know, there would be a teacher ready to support me in seeking out that knowledge whether it was in a class or not.” However, Jared says his most memorable and influential teacher while at Kinkaid was Ms. Kathryn Wade, his 9th grade geometry teacher. “She was probably the only teacher who truly understood me. Since graduating, my parents shared stories about their dealings with her that I was unaware. I realize now she had much more insight than she often let on.” Nurtured by his teachers and mentors at Kinkaid, they taught him that he didn’t necessarily

have to “pursue traditional educational or employment tracks to be successful.” Now primarily based in Chicago, Jared makes a living as a freelance lighting designer. He graduated with outstanding contacts in Chicago’s professional theatre community realizing “it made no sense to try to enter into a new community from scratch.” He continues to grow his resume with a “slow track of continuous growth and networking throughout the city and Midwest region.” While practicing his love of technical theatre, he also manages a DJ entertainment company, a skill he’s had since 10th grade. “I have been able to turn my DJ business into a lucrative income source. I do about 140 events a year which allows me to pursue theatre without the need for a traditional day job.” Jared shares the best part of his job is “the people and friends that I get to work with, create art and tell wonderful stories. Without the amazing minds and people that I am surrounded by, this job wouldn’t be nearly as fulfilling.” Jared’s favorite production to date was with the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago. Lookingglass Alice is a show the theatre group performs every five years since its premiere. Jared joined the group as assistant lighting designer for its 2015 Chicago production and then toured with the group to Miami and Denver. Specifically, in Denver’s production, his responsibilities grew as the lead designer could not be onsite for the majority of the rehearsal process. Interestingly, he says Lookingglass Alice is, “the only show I truly never get tired of watching, despite the fact that I have seen it over 50 times.” However, his biggest career accomplishment has been serving as the Lighting Assistant on NBC’s national broadcast of The Wiz Live in December 2015. Jared spent a month in Long Island, NY on the sound stage, ultimately becoming responsible for the calling and documentation of the spotlight cues. His advice to others interested in pursuing theatre, “Work on any project you can. This field of lighting - from theatre, TV, movies, and concerts - is all about who you know and what you have done. It is very much a ‘right time, right place’ type of job. You just have to be there when it needs to get done.” Following his own advice, Jared’s career shows no signs of slowing down. Milwaukee Repertory Theater hired him as Lighting Designer for two of the season-opening shows this summer and fall. As a company member of the American Blues Theater, he will also be designing lights for its summer production of The Spitfire Grill.

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honor of her son William, Kelly has started the Houston Chapter of Hope Mommies, a national nonprofit organization for families who have gone through pregnancy or infant loss.

Brittany Sakowitz Kushner was accepted to the partnership of Vinson & Elkins and is enjoying time with her daughter Kate (almost 2) and husband Kevin.

I (Anne Tropoli Kahle) am looking forward to celebrating Allison Poarch’s last bash before married life in the Bahamas with Helena Davis Mendez and Kate Werlein this summer. I recently moved into a new role with T.D. Williamson’s HR team as Manager, Employee Experience.

Kim Heine Nettles and husband Charlie ’05 welcomed their daughter, Perry Jeanrose Nettles, on October 11, 2018. Big brothers Mays and Wells treat their sister like a queen! Kim continues to PRN for Harris Health System at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

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Arjun Raman is mid-way through his residency in St. Louis at Wash U/ Barnes Jewish Hospital, and his wife is an assistant program director for the Internal Medicine residency program at Saint Louis University. He and his wife had a daughter in January of 2018 and she is their favorite person. Arjun keeps in close contact with fellow ’04 Kinkaidians Jivaji More and Margaret and Aaron Weil, who came to visit in early June, as well as Ryan Borker and his wife Jackie who, despite living in San Francisco, are their travel buddies. Arjun and his wife have also become good friends with Charles Lawrie, now an orthopedic surgeon at WashU/Barnes Jewish Hospital, and his wife Lydia. It was in fact this newsletter that informed them in 2017 that they were both in St. Louis!

Jordan Allison Boyce

Houston, TX jordan.boyce67@gmail.com

Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs

Houston, TX ecjriggs@gmail.com The Class of 2004 has had another busy year! We enjoyed catching up at our 15-year reunion in March. Jordan Allison Boyce and her husband Beaumont moved back to Houston in July 2018. Shortly after, they welcomed their second boy, Benjamin. Big brother Beau (2 ½) is thrilled! Jordan, a Certified Academic Language Therapist, enjoys working privately with children with dyslexia. Max Erwin got married May 2018... that’s right, ladies, finally off the market...and 355 days later, he and his wife Christina welcomed Augustus Christopher Erwin into the world. He was born May 1 weighing 7 lbs., 10 oz. Class of 2036! WHAT WHAT! Christina and Max are still lost in the fog that is newborn parenting life. However, the little guy is nice enough to let them sleep at least six hours (non-continuous) a night. Max took the Erwin path and started his own business. The company is one-and-a-half-years-old with a steady promise of growth and high stress. Looking to hit the IPO sometime in 2060.

Whitney Rape has had an exciting year! She wrote this update from Positano, Italy, which was bellisima! This past fall, Whitney bought and renovated her first home. She is serving her 12th year on HLSR’s Mutton Bustin’ Committee and is one of the Co-Presidents of the Tri Delta Houston Alumnae Chapter. She is still at Amegy Bank in their Private Banking Mortgage Group. Nellie Hoppe Reed and her husband

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and Hayes (1) who keep them both busy!

2005 Grace Lee Hofer

Houston, TX graceleehofer@gmail.com Matthew and Amanda Fox Shifrin ‘06 (fs) at their wedding on April 6 with Amanda’s sister Whitney and brother-in-law Matt Gordon ‘99

2006 Casson Wen

Houston, TX cassonwen@gmail.com This past summer, the Class of 2006 has been busy wedding planning and enjoying parenthood! Holly Blalock Guthneck and her husband Griffin recently welcomed a baby girl. Collier Frances Guthneck was born on May 4 at 7lbs 9oz. They are enjoying every minute with their precious Collier!

Rana Taghdisi Argenio ‘06

Marshall are still living in the Heights and enjoying their two daughters. Kaylee (7) is going into first grade at Harvard Elementary and Kate (4) is going into PK4 at Esperanza School. Nellie just started a new job as Personal Executive Assistant for Sunday Riley of Sunday Riley Skincare. Emily Catherine Jeter Riggs and her husband Ben ’02 are still living in Houston with their two girls Tany (4)

Shannon Keels is elated to stand in Britney Blodget and Jessica Simien’s weddings this fall. She’s busy planning bachelorette trips, throwing bridal showers and spending quality time with her niece. This summer she is planning on relaxing and traveling domestically as she gears up for her fourth year of teaching math at The Rice School in HISD. Amanda Fox Shifrin (fs) married Matthew Shifrin in Aspen, CO on April 6. Blair Burke Foster, Molly Bell Johnson, Menaka Iyer, Holly Blalock Guthneck, Elise Mossy and Jennifer Williamson Birkhofer were all in her wedding party. From the Advancement Office: Rana Taghdisi Argenio reports in, “Hi class! It certainly has been a while. I’m back in the US, living in New York

Allison Monteith Evans and husband Will ’03 welcomed second daughter Frances in November 2018! Their hands and hearts are full with her and her big sister Sloane. Allison is busy being a mom and working on her company, Branch Basics, which has grown quite a bit in the past year. Feeling grateful! Bailey Thomas Haidamous and her husband Simon are still living in Houston with their two boys Thomas (6) and Robert (4). Bailey continues to work as a freelance video producer creating presentation materials for small businesses, schools and events. Bailey and her husband are currently renovating a mid-century modern home in Houston with the help of architect and fellow Kinkaid alum Michael Viviano ’03. Kel Mabatah ‘05 with the Middle School tennis team on Kel’s Hill

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with my husband Alessandro. I just launched a new business, 10 Grove. We had a really strong launch in February, with the press crediting us for being the first, true, direct-to-consumer bedding brand. In sum, we’re delivering the finest, luxury Italian linens, at the most honest price, by making every piece at our own factory in Houston and selling directly on 10Grove.com. So, if you need new, really comfortable bedding, you know who to ask! 2019 has already been off to a wonderfully busy start but I look forward to catching up with many of you soon!”

2007 Lauren Lestin

Atlanta, GA 713-703-4974 lflestin@gmail.com

2008 Kirby Allison

Los Angeles, CA kallison22@gmail.com Mary and Nelson Monteith ‘07 with their new son Mac, born on March 7

Alumni Taco Booth April 4 at Field Day

Mason Bashaw Clelland

Houston, TX mason.clelland@gmail.com Kirby Allison is living in Los Angeles where she is a partner at Public Relations firm Jonesworks. She became an aunt for the second time last August! Boone Bajgier and his wife Rebecca just moved back to Houston a couple of months ago from Midland. He switched companies in March and is now working for a private-equity backed oil company. They had their first baby back in September 2018 and named him Joshua Bryant “J.B.” Bajgier. He’s a lot of fun and always on the move. Rebecca is working as a realtor and enjoying that a lot. Jessica Messier Beall received her PhD in Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine and has one more year to finish her MD.

Lavannya Raman Pandit ‘92, Kathy McAnelly Schwartz ‘79, Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Don McGuirt ‘65

Special Events Coordinator Elizabeth Litton Hogan ‘91, Elizabeth Oxford Pagan ‘89, Michel Miller Mullett ‘00, Courtney Domercq Daily ‘94

Jeffrey Berman and his wife Andria are excited to announce that they are expecting their first child! Baby Girl Berman is due September 2019. Jeffrey also began his Chief Residency year at Baylor College of Medicine. He plans to pursue a cardiology fellowship thereafter.

Rosemary Grace Burns born February 22

Sealy, Abigail Owen-Pontez, Samantha Hoffer and Betty Gerecht Crain. Beau Burns recently moved from Houston back to Winston-Salem, NC, where he and his wife met at Wake Forest. In February, they welcomed their second child, a daughter named Rosemary. As if that wasn’t enough, they’re also in the process of building their dream house close to WFU. He is approaching his fifth anniversary at Baird, where he works closely with successful business owners to plan for life after a liquidity event. To scratch his writing itch, he also maintains a blog called Beau Knows, which explores topics and themes relevant to investing and financial planning. Kevin and Katherine Verity Clegg recently welcomed their first child Cameron to the world in December 2018 and have loved being parents! Katherine just finished her pediatrics residency and will soon begin work as a newborn hospitalist at Texas Children’s Hospital. Kevin continues working at Tregan Energy, a Dallasbased oil and gas minerals fund.

Lee Wilde Buckwalter married Robert Buckwalter (fs) on March 30 in Buda, TX. She had numerous Kinkaid classmates that were bridesmaids in her wedding, including cousins Helen Lummis ‘04, Jeanie Arnold ‘09, Adelaide Lummis ‘12 and Georgia Arnold ‘15 and friends Whitney Davis, Emma Christopherson Elsenbrook, Marion

Mason Bashaw Clelland is traveling with her husband Lane across the U.S. this year for weddings. In their free time they are enjoying hanging out at home in their backyard with their dogs Rocky and Bullwinkle. She recently started a new job at

Cameron Blake Clegg born December 30, 2018

Lucas James Hendrix born January 11

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Philadelphia Alumni Happy Hour

January 28 at Twenty Manning Grill

Kerbey Finger Feinsilver ‘09 with her Kinkaid wedding party, including 2009 alumnae Clare Bailey Holden, Ashley Fatjo, Amy Wynne Galloway, Amanda Rutherford Lodge, Glyn Tower, Hannah Lockwood

Goldman Sachs in Private Wealth Management as a member of the Southwest Regional Management Team. Pierce Cohen graduated from UT McCombs MBA in May 2018. He now works as a Private Equity Consultant at Alvarez and Marsal. He has four nieces and nephews, with a fifth on the way in June (Hendricks 5, Claire 2, Henry almost 2, Graham). He also has a beloved dog, Milo. Matthew Evans resigned from Chevron in 2018 to pursue his MBA at UT McCombs in Austin with concentrations in Energy Finance and Private Equity Finance. He is working this summer as a Summer Associate Intern at J.P. Morgan’s Energy Investment Bank in Houston. Matthew and his wife Candice recently spent 14 days in Thailand and Cambodia to scuba

dive, eat well and do general exploring. They continue to spend a lot of time (…what free time they do have) at his folk’s ranch in Giddings, TX, and they have been doing a fair amount of hunting this year. Taylor Hendrix and his wife Lauren celebrated the birth of their first child, Lucas James Hendrix, in January and are moving to Washington DC this July. Tracy Gerger Leiman’s youngest child Kate turned one in June and they had The Everyday Bakeshop (Shannon Smith) make all the cookies and cupcakes for her party. There were no leftovers! Jack (3) is loving having a buddy to play with at home. Both are excited to attend Goldberg Montessori next year! Caroline Looke and Marion Sealy have launched a swimwear line called REVIVAL SWIM. They have a studio based in Houston if anyone locally

Ankush Agrawal ‘13, Director of Advancement Tom Moore, Kinkaid Fund Manager Blair Burke Foster ‘06, Elana and Michael Putterman ‘06, Amy Mehta ‘91, Raevyn Rogers ‘14, David Spell ‘85

would like to try on. They are also selling online, at Montauk Beach House and soon to be at Mason Jolie in Highland Village. Also, Caroline got engaged and will be getting married in December! Elle Markman is moving back to Houston with her fiancé (other update – she got engaged!) to start a new job in the Texas Medical Center. She will also be starting at

UT in their Master of Public Health program.

2009 Alanna McAuley

London, England armcauley75@gmail.com

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through art, education or social change, such as New York Times, Pentagram, The Getty Museum, Equinox, Clinique, Zappos and more. If you’re interested in partnering with them or hanging out in NYC, email her at virginia@area17.com.

Mitchell Webber ‘13 (fs) and Constantine Zotos ‘13

2010 Evan Henke

New York, NY henke.evan@gmail.com Stephen Johnson (fs) is living in Hollywood, Los Angeles and building Flipmass, an ad platform for non-personal influencers. Taylor Mattingly started working for the National Football League (NFL) this summer. Stephanie Keinz is getting married this summer to Brandon Schneider. The two of them met while interning in Washington, DC during the summer of 2012 and have been dating ever since. Stephanie and Brandon moved to DC from Austin in the

fall of 2017 to both attend George Washington University for their master’s degrees, in International Affairs and Business (MBA), respectively. For now, they plan to stay in DC. The guest list will include a few Kinkaid people: Virginia Albert (fs) (maid of honor), Stephanie’s younger brother Peter Kokernot ’12, Megan Ebel ’11 (bridesmaid), Claire Hamrick ’13, Grace Ann Watson and a few others. Congratulations to Stephanie and Brandon! Speaking of Virginia Albert (fs), she is living in Brooklyn and working at digital design and product agency AREA 17 running day-to-day operations for their New York and Paris offices. They develop websites and apps for clients who seek to make the world a better place whether

Michael Haapaniemi has launched a new coworking space venture – Ranch Office. Ranch Office provides coworking spaces, conference rooms, virtual office spaces, private offices, event spaces, virtual business addresses, satellite offices and hot desks. Ranch Office is able to provide Houstonians with functional, affordable and attractive business spaces that actually help you to enjoy your work day. To find out more, visit: www.ranchoffice.com.

2011 Avery Geisler

St. Louis, MO aag459@gmail.com

Maddie Brown, Reed Hash, Will Fullenweider and myself (Kirby Gilbert) graduated from The University of Texas School of Law in May. Mia Fredricks moved from New Orleans to NYC to start a position as an analyst with the Kepler Group, a digital ad technology and marketing consultancy group. Hope everyone is doing well and has a great summer! I look forward to seeing you all at Kinkaid alumni events!

2013 Marissa Smith

Washington, DC marissa.smith@me.com From the Advancement Office: Constantine Zotos and Mitchell Webber (fs) recently co-founded Recharge Brewing Co., which provides nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee to cafes, bars, beer gardens and offices throughout Houston.

Harry Hantel

New York, NY hhantel@gmail.com

2012 Kirby Gilbert

Austin, TX kirbycgilbert@gmail.com

2014 Haley Ebel O’Brien

Houston, TX hbeobrien@gmail.com We have a year under our belts being in the post graduate world and the class of 2014 is already doing cool things all over the world. John David Johnson is busy in Miami working for Kettera Financial Solutions, an alternative lending fintech startup based out of Miami that focuses on structured lending in Mexico and Brazil. After interning with the company after graduation he was hired full time to do market analysis, website administration, investor relations and fundraising. Emily Nip is living in Honolulu and working for a local nonprofit organization, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, as an Americorps VISTA. In August, she will be moving to Lilongwe, Malawi to complete a research fellowship through Princeton in Africa. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, surfing and climbing. From the Advancement Office: Jared Feig is a student pilot serving with Training Air Wing 4 at Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, TX. He is participating in a rigorous training process to serve as the next generation of U.S. Naval aviation warfighters. There was recently a great article in the Houston Chronicle about him and his training. From the Advancement Office: Congrats to Mavin Saunders who had an opportunity to earn a roster spot in the NFL. He received an invitation from the Cleveland Browns

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for rookie mini-camp tryout as an undrafted free agent this spring. Mavin was a tight end at Florida State and then Kansas during his college career.

2015 Need volunteer From the Advancement Office: Mathew Morico graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame. He was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Gamma Kappa Alpha National Italian Honor Society. He received the College of Science’s Baldinger Award, given to a pre-med student who demonstrated responsible leadership, exemplary behavior and professional awareness towards the healing arts. Mathew will work as a Public Health Fellow at Notre Dame and hopes to go to medical school in 2020.

2016 Need volunteer

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Mathew Morico ‘15

Jake Reinbolt

Dallas, TX jakereinbolt@gmail.com

2018 Katherine Berman

Lexington, VA katherine@katherineberman.com

TX Harris

Salt Lake City, UT txharris92@gmail.com

Isabel Stallings

Orange, CA isabel.stallings@gmail.com From the Advancement Office: Cole Hammer has had a very successful freshman season on The University of Texas golf team. He tied for first place individual honors at the Austin Regional shooting -9 for the three-day tournament, he beat the top NCAA golfer during the NCAA Championship semifinals and was named a PING First-Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. From the Advancement Office: Jasmine Smith had a very successful freshman season as the starting point guard on the Rice Owls women’s basketball team.

save the date 31ST ANNUAL ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 6:30 - 8:30 PM THE KINKAID SCHOOL

Ellee Dukes

Austin, TX elleedukes@mac.com

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Cole Hammer ’18

2019 Elizabeth Baird

Oxford, MS elizabethbaird2000@gmail.com

If you would like to volunteer to be the class notes correspondent for your grade, please contact Alexa Leach ’09 at alexa.leach@kinkaid.org or 713-243-5054.

Antonio Castro

Dallas, TX antonio.castro0@yahoo.com

Ellie Lucke

Austin, TX ellielucke15@gmail.com

Seb Seager

New Haven, CT seb.seager@gmail.com Jasmine Smith ‘18

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Alumni Interim Term Night In its fourth year back, Alumni Interim Term Night was on January 23. Over 100 alumni, parents, current and retired faculty and staff and friends attended this fun and educational evening. The wine tasting during the dinner portion of the event was a big hit. Attendees commented that this event helped them feel more connected to the School and they enjoyed getting to reconnect with former teachers and fellow alumni. If you are interested in teaching a class at next year’s event or have an idea you’d like us to consider, please email alexa.leach@kinkaid.org. Alicia Lee ‘98, Colleen Sheedy ‘98, Meredith Hopson Beaupre ‘98, Lindsay Green Wallace ‘98

2019 Class Offerings and Instructors: Outsmarting Disease & The Mediterranean Diet Pam Fullenweider, MS, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Owner of The Clever Kitchen; Trustee & Parent of Alumni How Do I Use This Camera? Bess Garison, Upper School Photography Teacher So You Think You Know Kinkaid? John Germann, Former History Department Chair Have Fun Getting Your Hands Dirty While Making Beautiful Art! Luiza Grandchamp, Upper School Ceramics Teacher Upper School Ceramics students

Photography Teacher Bess Garison presenting to her class

Sports & Society: Issues & Challenges in Youth Sports David Holm, Director of Athletics & Physical Education Managing Your Property for Wildlife Kelly D. Norrid, Wildlife Biologist – Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Navigating Relationships in 2019 John O’Neill, EdD, LCSW, LCDC, PhD, Clinical Manager of Bellaire Outpatient Services – The Menninger Clinic Georgea Pappas Haby ‘03 and Ellen English Sheedy ‘03

Stacey Gillman Wimbish ‘85, Chris Devlin Butler ‘88, Laura Hulsey Kelsey ‘92

Retired History Teacher John Germann and Evans Attwell ‘79

Pat Kidson Fogle Cavanagh ‘66, Alec and Tara Crooker Mize ‘74, Holli Hover Baffert ‘76

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Birth Announcements Samuel David Heinzer, August 16, 2018

Holden Bailey Dunwoody, January 24, 2019

Elisabeth “Ellie” Alexander Curlet, November 16, 2018

William “Liam” James McGuiness II, February 1, 2019

“Mary Clayton” Labanowski, November 29, 2018

Ruby Ross, February 2, 2019

Ella Azimpour, December 6, 2018

Annabelle Rose Ransdell, February 5, 2019

Bianca Kendall Smoliga, December 8, 2018

Bruno Joseph Gomar, February 6, 2019

Isabela Victoria Burzynski, December 13, 2018

William Lewis Wood, February 11, 2019

Deena Rahman, January 7, 2019

Theodore “Teddy” Beck Miller IV, February 13, 2019

Isabella Georgina Sanborn, January 8, 2019

Amina Harper Robb, February 13, 2019

Charles Henry Bradford, January 9, 2019

Rosalie “Rosie” Jean Faulk, February 20, 2019

Lucas James Hendrix, January 11, 2019

Pierce Gardner Kilpatrick, February 20, 2019

George Harris Masterson, January 14, 2019

Rosemary Grace Burns, February 22, 2019

Kate McCormick Heinzer ’01 and husband Andy

Alex Curlet ’98 and wife Catherine

John Labanowski ’00 and wife Aubrey

Farzad Azimpour ’97 and wife Bahar

Corinne Kendall ’02 and husband Jamey Smoliga

Greg Burzynski ’98 and wife Ania

Shahid Rahman ’98 and wife Amina

Richard Sanborn ’02 and wife Erika

Callie Parker Bradford ’95 and husband Kyle

Taylor Hendrix ’08 and wife Lauren

Harris Masterson ’01 and wife Leslie

David Dunwoody ’02 and wife Mariann

Hayden Lasher McGuiness ’05 and husband David

Rusty Ross ’91 and wife Julia

Kelly Meyer Ransdell ’03 and husband Dan

Stacy Soefer Gomar ’01 and husband Luis Fernando

Cabell Walker Wood ’01 and husband David ’01

Jenny van Keppel Miller ’07 and husband Beck

Rahea Williams Robb ’03 and husband John

Brittany Phillips Faulk ’99 and husband Jordan

Alyssa Gardner Kilpatrick ’00 and husband Brian

Beau Burns ’08 and wife Anneli

MILESTONES

William Stephen Kempton, February 23, 2019

Blakely Caroline Fitch, May 1, 2019

Mac Davis Monteith, March 7, 2019

Truett Allen Fondren, May 1, 2019

Eugene David Emanuele, March 18, 2019

Collier Frances Guthneck, May 4, 2019

Paige Murphey Sears, March 18, 2019

Grace Elizabeth Murphy, May 8, 2019

Gabriel Daehan Yoo, March 20, 2019

Wynne Evans Bell, May 9, 2019

William Maine Hutson, March 23, 2019

Hayes Robert Pettibon, May 17, 2019

Zachry Lowry Mays, March 2019

Mila Rose Mazvinsky, May 21, 2019

Laura Stephenson ’01 and husband Oliver Kempton

Nelson Monteith ’07 and wife Mary

Adelaide Zimmerman Emanuele ’03 and husband Alex

Murphey Harmon Sears ’00 and husband Jeff

Christina Cho Yoo ’96 and husband Chris

Lauren Strange Hutson ’03 and husband William

Marie Brown Mays ’10 and husband Ryan

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Grayson Fitch ’98 and wife Kristi

Robert Fondren ’08 and wife Cali

Holly Blalock Guthneck ’06 and husband Griffin

Ginny Simon Murphy ’08 and husband Michael

John Bell ’04 and wife Amy

Ashley Anderson Pettibon ’03 and husband Keith

Leslie Reader Mazvinsky ’97 and husband Michael

Sloane Poppy Akerman, April 11, 2019

Erica Roggen Akerman ’05 and husband Michael

Maximiliana Elizabeth Murray McDermott, April 17, 2019

Chelsea Cunningham McDermott ’02 and husband Christian

Eloise Nicole Bentley, April 25, 2019

Elizabeth Wadler Bentley ’99 and husband Steven

Charles “Charlie” Thomas Zimmerman II, April 26, 2019

Robbie Zimmerman ’07 and wife Margaret

Augustus Christopher Erwin, May 1, 2019

Share your milestone events with us! Please email announcements and photos to alexa.leach@kinkaid.org. Baby and wedding announcements through May 31, 2019 included

Max Erwin ’04 and wife Christina

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Ashley Ellerin Boyar ‘06 and husband Samuel

Jenna McGaw Fondren ‘13 and husband Ryan ‘12

Kerbey Finger Feinsilver ‘09 and husband Simon

Amanda Fox Shifrin ‘06 and husband Matthew

Morgan Beeler Moores ‘10 and husband Holman

Haley Ebel O’Brien ‘14 and husband Anderson

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Courtney Shipper Neiman ‘02 and husband Charlie

Ashley Bush ‘07 and husband Julian LeFevre

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Lee Wilde Buckwalter ‘08 and husband Robert (fs)

Valerie Johnson ’05 & Andrew Garlinghouse January 19, 2019

Brittany Uthoff ’03 & Matt Goldberg March 30, 2019

Courtney Shipper ’02 & Charlie Neiman January 26, 2019

Lee Wilde ’08 & Robert Buckwalter (fs) March 30, 2019

Kerbey Finger ’09 & Simon Feinsilver February 17, 2019

Amanda Fox ’06 (fs) & Matthew Shifrin April 6, 2019

Ashley Bush ’07 & Julian LeFevre March 2, 2019

Chandler West & Matt Williamson ’11 April 13, 2019

Morgan Bates & John Watson ’10 March 16, 2019

Ashley Ellerin ’06 & Samuel Boyar April 27, 2019

Jenna McGaw ’13 & Ryan Fondren ’12 March 16, 2019

Haley Ebel ’14 & Anderson O’Brien May 4, 2019

Ann Wolpert & Douglas McConn ’06 March 24, 2019

Robert Finger ’11 & Derek Qunidry May 25, 2019

Morgan Beeler ’10 & Holman Moores March 30, 2019

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In Memory Raymond James St. Germain Jr. ’45 passed away on February 8, 2019. At age 18, he joined the Navy and was a rear gunner and mechanic on a patrol plane in the States. Following his military service, he attended the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla, MO and studied graduate courses at the University of Houston, and worked in the energy industry. Raymond was active in his community. In Midland, TX, he was member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Texas State Guard and a Boy Scout Troop Leader. An accomplished photographer, he was often found filming sports events, commercials and performances of the Permian Civic Ballet Company. In Natchez, MS, he filmed football games for Trinity High School. Raymond and wife Charlotte helped restore and furnish Brandon Hall Plantation on the Natchez Trace. Together they shared a love for traditional jazz and became life-long friends with many renowned musicians. In 1982, Raymond served as the road manager and travel with Bob Greene’s Jelly Roll Morton Band during its tour to England and beyond. He is preceded in death by his parents Isabel and Raymond James St. Germain Sr.; his son Charles Fuller St. Germain; and his sister Beverly Jean St. Germain Fadrique ’47. Raymond is survived by his wife of 70 years, Charlotte Sloan; sons Raymond J. St. Germain III (Jackie) and Sloan St. Germain (Leslie); daughters Mary Charlotte St. Germain, Susan Hopkins (Randy), Teresa Solorio (Mario), Kathryn Armstrong (Tom) and Elizabeth Maggio (Greg); 16 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Joseph “Jody” Henry Pratt ’92 passed away on February 17, 2019 after a long and courageous battle with Huntington’s Disease. While at Kinkaid, he played football, soccer and competed on the track and field team and was a National Merit Scholar. Jody graduated from the Plan II Honors Program at The University of Texas in 1996, where he was a Silver Spur and a member of the SAE fraternity. He went on to earn a degree from the South Texas School of Law. He is preceded in death by his father Peter Pratt ’56; brothers Scott Pratt ’83 and Pito Pratt ’82; sister Kim Pratt Bashaw ’79; grandmother Alice Evans Pratt ’30; and uncle Charles Pratt ’55. Jody is survived by his mother Anne Pratt; three nephews, including Travis Bashaw ’10 (fs); two nieces, including Alyxx Pratt (fs) and Mason Bashaw Clelland ’08 (Lane); and aunt Saint Clare Pratt Seifert ’60 (fs). Richard Scott Sturges ’81 passed away in March 2019. While at Kinkaid, he participated on the cross-country team. Scott went on to attend the University of Houston where he earned his BA and then MA in Business and Finance. Scott loved the outdoors, especially spending time at his ranches and working with the farming and ranching equipment to improve the property. The love of ranching and the outdoors was instilled in Scott at an early age with the time spent at his family farm in Kenney, TX, and carried over to his adulthood, tending to his own animals, even recently becoming a beekeeper! In recent years, Scott had been on two mission trips with Living Water International, a Christian organization that develops and supports sustainable solutions for access to water. He was a contributor to the Frelsburg Fire Department. Scott is preceded in death by his younger sister Susanna Elizabeth Sturges and his parents Ann Deadrick Gill and Harry Wilton Sturges III. He is survived by his two children Lissy Trammell Sturges and Harry Wilton Sturges V “Cinco”; the mother of their children, Carrie Trammell Scarborough (fs); step-mother MJ Sturges; older brother Harry Wilton Sturges IV ’79; a niece; an uncle; and numerous cousins and other family members.

Retired Middle School English Teacher Ruth White Ereli passed away on March 19, 2019. Born in Boston, MA, Ruth attended Newton High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College. Ruth and her husband Eliezer “Eli” raised their two sons in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Houston, where they made their home in 1970. Ruth taught at Kinkaid for over 25 years, where she is fondly remembered by the hundreds of students and colleagues whose lives she touched. She retired in 2004. She had a passion for wine, food, entertaining, books, travel, crossword puzzles, poetry, photography and music. She was a feminist before it became fashionable, balancing work, family and always holding her own. She was a global citizen, marrying an Israeli; schlepping her family to live for months at a time in Mexico, Latin America, Europe and behind the Iron Curtain; and intrepidly visiting her foreign service son in Syria, Yemen, Qatar and Bahrain. She got the family through earthquakes, wars and disease in places and under conditions that would have been the undoing of anyone but the stoutest of heart. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Eliezer “Eli” Ereli. She is survived by her two sons Adam ’79 (Marina) and Michael ’80 (Maria); a niece; four grandchildren, including Tommy Ereli ’17 and Nikki Ereli ’15; and three great-grandchildren. Anyone who wishes to honor Ruth’s memory can contribute to The Kinkaid School Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides need-based financial support so that deserving students can have the opportunity for a quality education to which she dedicated her life. Galen Short Rothman ’61 passed away on March 28, 2019. She was a graduate of Tulane University. An accomplished golfer and skier, she lived in the Bay Area for more than 40 years. She is preceded in death by her husband Paul Rothman; brother Philip Short ’62; and parents Leo and Zella Short. She is survived by her nephew and niece; and her cousin. Randa Kerr Davis ’50 passed away on April 3, 2019. She attended The University of Texas in Austin, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a talented interior designer and will be remembered for her unique elegance and style. She found joy in art, gardening, caring for her animals and many other interests, and had a strong faith in the Lord. She lived in multiple countries, was fluent in Spanish and was inspired by every culture she encountered. Randa was an active member in the River Oaks community where she loved participating in numerous charitable works; she was a member of the Houston Junior League and was actively involved with The Garden Club of Houston, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church and DePelchin Children’s Center. She is preceded in death by her parents Marjorie Lee Kerr ’29 and Andrew E. Kerr; sister Daphne Kerr Loft ’53; and son Morgan Jay Davis III. Randa is survived by her two sisters Norie Kerr Baldwin ’65 (fs) and Kyra Kerr-Fitzgerald ’58 (fs); three daughters Veta Maxwell, Meg Davis Albin and Daphne Kerr Davis; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Virginia “Gini” Vetter Maclovia ’59 passed away on April 4, 2019. Gini attended The University of Texas in the early 1960s, paused her studies for marriage, babies, motherhood and then a pursuit of the road less traveled which led her to her much-loved mountains of Taos and Northern New Mexico. In her mid 50s she continued her studies at the University of New Mexico to graduate near the top of her class. She spent many years teaching and tutoring young students. Starting in 1981, she taught grades first – fourth at Vista Grande School of Taos.

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Gini loved horses, was an avid reader of dark mysteries, all genres of literature and picnics by the creeks and rivers of the San Cristobal Mountains. She is preceded in death by her parents Virginia and John Vetter. Gini is survived by her three children Georgia Coleman (Jonathan Power), Brady “Spyder” Coleman Jr. (Dawn Singer) and John Coleman; former husband and father of her children, Brady Coleman Sr.; three grandchildren; and brother George Vetter. John Thomas Malone ’64 passed away on April 10, 2019. He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, serving as Social Chair his senior year. He was a Son of the Republic of Texas. John liked family businesses. He went through the training program at Bank of Southwest, where his late grandfather Clarence Malone served as President; he worked for his father Clarence “Bubba” Malone at the family business, Drilling Tools, until its sale; and he owned and operated Rosecrans Construction and Overhead Door Company of Houston until their respective sales. He was a proud board member of Central Bank, Houston’s longest serving independent bank. As a frustrated architect, interior designer and art collector, John built houses in Fredericksburg and Santa Fe filling them with Western art and artifacts. When John was not working, he enjoyed playing golf at Houston Country Club where his late grandfather was a founding member. He was a member of the United States Seniors’ Golf Association and was a member of the Red Room. John enjoyed hunting and watching football. He is preceded in death by his parents Bernadet Breedlove Menking and Clarence McLeod Malone. John is survived by his wife Elizabeth Barnett Malone; daughter Catherine “Megan” Malone ’94 and son Carter Davis Malone ’89 (fs) (Brooke) from his first marriage to Catherine Carter Malone ’64; son Justin McLeod Malone ’09; daughter Kendal Barnett Malone ’10 (fs); sister Martha Malone Key ’65 (fs) (William); a niece and nephew; sister-in-law Patti Barnett Sidwell (William); and aunt Dorothy Malone Gumbert ’58 (Eddie ’58). Carl “Bud” Crawford Mengden ’47 passed away on April 28, 2019 after a long battle with dementia. Bud was a fourth-generation Houstonian and a direct descendant of the Crawford/Rugeley pioneer family of the Republic of Texas. He met his wife Ann at Kinkaid, and he was voted ‘Most Popular Senior’. He earned a BBA from The University of Texas where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. A veteran of the Korean War, Bud served as a Lieutenant in the Navy under Admiral Wilson. Following the war, he worked as an independent oil operator. In 1961, Bud and Ann moved their family to their hilltop home on the Lucky L Ranch in Comfort, TX where Bud managed a large turkey ranch while also raising cattle and Barbados sheep. Later he cultivated the organic Gourmet Garlic for Central Market. An avid tennis player, he built a tennis court on his hilltop and co-founded the Hill Country Racquet Club. Along with Hondo Crouch, Bud founded the Comfort Little Theatre where he performed comedy acts. Bud gave his time and talents to local civic, school, church and philanthropic organizations. Throughout his life, he was a devout Catholic and an active parishioner. After the flood of ‘88, he opened his home to those affected, helped restore the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and designed its new Sanctuary Crucifix. He collected ‘how to’ books as he enjoyed working with his hands whether building, planting or restoring antiques. His desire to learn new things lasted into his eighties when he participated in a Rice University think tank. He loved to dance and was a long-time member of Allegro and Revelers. He enjoyed cooking elaborate meals and entertaining. Bud discovered a talent late in life that became his true passion – painting. He co-founded the Comfort Art Gallery. He is preceded in death by his parents Eugenia Crawford and Walter H. Mengden Sr. and his brother Senator Walter Mengden Jr. ’45. Bud is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ann Collette Mengden ’50; three

children Michael Crawford Mengden (Bridget), Susan Collette Mengden (Peter Ellis) and Catherine Mengden Dohnalek (Dan); eight grandchildren; a great grandson; sister Pati Mengden-Eckhardt ’64 (Don); sister-in-law June; and a niece and three nephews. Catherine Cage Bruns ’51 passed away on May 3, 2019. She received her BA degree from Sweet Briar College in 1955. After college, she took her aptitude for numbers and went to work at Underwood Neuhaus as one of the first female stockbrokers in the entire state of Texas. Realizing a special need for women in banking, in the early 1970s she founded the women’s banking department at River Oaks Bank. In the 1980s she returned to the brokerage business as both a broker and analyst, and continued those roles in various capacities into the early 2000s. She was briefly married to James D. Mooney and later married for over a decade to Henry Dickson “Harry” Bruns II. She loved traveling to Mexico, particularly Cuernavaca, and loved Mexican folk art. She was a member of the Junior League of Houston and The Garden Club of Houston. She was a tireless volunteer and earned her a Texas Governor’s Award for Volunteerism in 1979. Among her cherished organizations were: the Junior League, The Garden Club of Houston, Sweet Briar College, Cenikor, Glenwood Cemetery and Historic Houston, serving on the board of many of them. She supported the campaign to have Rufus Cage Elementary School built on land donated by her great-grandfather Rufus Cage, designated a historic site in 2012. She was also passionate about and for Houston historic preservation, receiving a Good Brick Award from the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance in 1998 along with Michael McKann for their book The Angels of Glenwood Cemetery. She is preceded in death by her parents Marion Jacob Cage and Elliott Cage Jr; sister Chaille Cage Kelly ’50; and aunt Chaille Cage Thompson ’1917. Catherine is survived by her son Michael Masterson Bruns (Gabriela Sweet); a nephew; great-niece and great-nephew; brother-in-law Lawrence Kelly; stepdaughter Peyton Bruns (Randall Bolten); stepson Henry “Peter” Dickson Bruns II (Katherine Rice) and their son; a godson; and many cousins, including Almeria Thompson Cottingham ’51, Helen Thompson Kerr ’53 and Isla Reckling ’54 (fs). Frederick “Fred” J. Boone ’62 (fs) passed away on May 6, 2019. After Kinkaid, Fred attended Lamar High School and graduated from The University of Texas in 1966 with a BBA and was a member of ATO fraternity. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force for four years stationed in Maine, and then returned to Houston to enjoy a 40-year career in the automobile business. Fred was active in many of Houston’s civic and charitable organizations, most notably as a Lifetime Director of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. As a native Houstonian, Fred enjoyed being involved in the community, volunteering with the Mission of Yahweh, The Work Faith Connection, Star of Hope Mission, Open Door Mission, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in the Order of St. Luke Healing Ministry, Bible Study Fellowship and as a Children’s Leader and the Lamar High School Alumni Association. Fred had a strong faith in the Lord. He loved sports, especially tennis and the Astros, and he loved the Texas countryside, where he liked to hunt and fish. Fred is preceded in death by his parents Frances and James C. Boone. Fred is survived by his four children Alicia Boone Avila ’87 (fs) (Carlos), Andrea Boone Chapman ’89 (Bert), Brittany McDowell (Austin) and Fred Boone Jr; five grandchildren; brother Jim Boone (Chauncey); four nieces and nephews, including Chauncey Boone (fs), James Boone (fs) and Sara Boone Hartley (fs); his beloved Nina Ambrosino; and former wives Kay Vaughn and Polly Davis, the mothers of his children.

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In Memory Mary Bates Bentsen ’47 (fs) passed away on May 12, 2019. After Kinkaid, Mary attended Lamar High School, Mt. Vernon College and received her BA from The University of Texas at Austin. After college, she co-founded the predecessor to the Houston Invitation Service. Mary was an active member of her community, serving on the boards of several state and local organizations including: San Jacinto Museum of History Association (of which her father was a founding board member), Friends of the Governor’s Mansion, Junior League of Houston, River Oaks Garden Club, Town & Country Garden Club, Child Guidance Center of Houston and Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a member of Bolero, Bayou Club and Houston Country Club. Mary was also recognized as a member of the Children of the Republic of Texas. She and her husband were involved in Houston’s arts and social circuits from the 1950s on. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Kenneth E. Bentsen; parents Col. William B. Bates and Mary Dorsey Bates; sister Jean Bates Cartwright; and five brothers and sisters-in-law. She is survived by her four children Molly Bates Bentsen, Betty Bentsen Newton (Stephen), Kenneth Edward Bentsen Jr. (Tamra) and William Lloyd Bentsen (Leslie Moyer); five granddaughters, including Elizabeth Bates Newton ’09 (fs); three great grandchildren; sisters-in law Beryl Ann Bentsen and Betty Bentsen Winn; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. William Henry Melton ’02 passed away on June 9, 2019. He was a three-sport athlete at Kinkaid, and dedicated himself to his trade, particularly as a middle linebacker for the football team (#44). He also set track and field records that still stand today. Will attended Trinity University in San Antonio. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Will had South Texas running through his veins. When he wasn’t running title on mineral interests as a landman and could step away from selling luxury cruises, Will would be found with friends at his family’s ranch in Falfurrias, TX. When in town, he was making lifelong friends in Katy. Will is survived by his parents George and Patricia; sister Alison (Ted); nephews Henry, Gus and George; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Peggy Geiselman Rice ’66 passed away on June 20, 2019. She attended Greenbrier College and transferred to Texas Christian University where she met Don Rice, her husband of many years. She was an active parent volunteer at Kinkaid, serving as class mother, field day chair, trip chaperone, Girl Scout leader and more. Peggy was thankful to find a home working at Greenwood King Properties. She had a vibrant sense of humor and enjoyed dancing, traveling, betting on her favorite horse, water skiing in Crockett, power walking the boulevard, lunching at River Oaks Country Club and spending time with her granddaughter Avery. Peggy is preceded in death by her parents Kathleen Gallagher Geiselman and Grover Joseph Geiselman Jr. and sisters Kathleen Nell Geiselman ’60 and Molly Ann Geiselman Darsey ’68. She is survived by her daughter Katherine Lynn Rice ’87; one granddaughter; brother Grover “Tony” J. Geiselman III ’64; niece Cullen Geiselman ’93; and four nephews (and their families), including Grover Geiselman ’91. John Walter Elias ’58 passed away on June 22, 2019. While at Kinkaid, he was president of his senior class and the first Mr. Falcon. He obtained a degree in Geology from the University of Oklahoma and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. John spent 30 years with Amoco Corporation and the remaining years of his career with Seagull Energy Corporation and Edge Petroleum Corporation before

retiring in 2008. He had a long and successful career in the energy business and enjoyed playing golf with his friends, as well as spending time with his granddaughters. He is preceded in death by his parents Whitney Menagerie Elias and Virginia Nicholson Elias Agnew and his sister Dana Elias ’62 (fs). John is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judy Elias; daughters Susan Elias and Maria Elias Kasselakis (John); granddaughters Virginia ’26 and Phoebe ’30 Kasselakis; and his nieces. Rose Ann McLellan Hoy ’52 passed away on June 25, 2019. She attended Pine Manor College in Boston and The University of Texas at Austin. She and husband Bob moved to El Paso in 1957. Rose Ann was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the Junior League of El Paso and El Dedon Verde Garden Club. Gardening was a favored hobby and she enjoyed time with her grandchildren and playing bridge with friends. She focused her philanthropic activities on people who needed an advocate and animals who needed a home. With her husband, she established the Paso del Norte Community Foundation’s Robert H. and Rose Ann Hoy Fund for Health Leadership and a professorship in Health Science at The University of Texas at El Paso in memory of their son Rob. Rose Ann was a consistent supporter of the Border AIDS Partnership, the Humane Society of El Paso, the Animal Rescue League of El Paso and the El Paso Museum of Art. She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert “Bob” Hilary Hoy Jr.; her two children Robert Hilary Hoy III and Steven McLellan Hoy; parents Hiram John McLellan and Laura Muir McLellan; and brother Robert McLellan. Rose Ann is survived by her sister Laura McLellan Clemens; daughter-in-law Annette Cordova Hoy; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Thomas “Tom” B. Eaton Jr. ’48 passed away on July 1, 2019. He attended the Rice Institute, the University of Colorado and the University of Houston. Tom served as a Fighter Pilot in the Texas Air National Guard - Air Defense Command. He was proud to have graduated #1 in his class and be the only fighter pilot ever certified to fly every aerobatic maneuver 100% on instruments. He was an independent sales representative for many years prior to working in the family business as President of Eaton Manufacturing Company. Tom and his family enjoyed traveling by motorhome where they ventured through almost all the U.S. and Canada. He served on Boards with St. Francis Episcopal Day School, the Scottish Heritage Foundation, the Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast, the national board of Easter Seals, and has been active with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo since 1944 where he was a past Chairman of the Special Children’s Committee and a Lifetime Director. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Houston since 1964. He also served as Chair Emeritus at the Museum of Printing History in Houston, was active with the Leadership Advisory Board of the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension since its founding and was involved with the Galveston Historical Foundation and the Afterguard of the Tall Ship Elissa. Tom is preceded in death by his wife Margaret “Margo” Eaton; his parents Lucia and Tom Eaton Sr; and his brother Harry Ashley Eaton. He is survived by his wife Laura; daughter Claire Eaton Stuewer ’80 (Randy); son Thomas Benton “Ben” Eaton III ’82 (Dawn); and four grandchildren. CORRECTION from the Spring Magazine: Terry Davis Harrison ’67 is the sister of Susan Davis Johnson ’65. She was incorrectly labeled as step-sister. Obituaries through July 1, 2019 included

Not Pictured: Patrick Brown, Virginia Mary Thompson Brown ‘84, Madeleine Butcher, Chico Cravens ’51 (fs), Thad Hutcheson ’58 (fs), Elyse Spector Kalmans ‘87, Kendall Kalmans, Malcolm Lovett ’62 (fs), Mary Nell Jeffers Lovett ‘63, Jeffers Shaper, Mary Eliza Lovett Shaper ‘88, Park Shaper ‘86, Emma Stout, Francita Stuart Ulmer ’49

Fifth Row: Bentley Fondren, Chloe Fondren, Matt Pasternak ‘65, Joshua Ben-Shoshan, Peter Shaper ‘84, David Lucke ‘84, Ellie Lucke, Holcombe Crosswell ’58 (fs), Pat Stallings ‘81

Fourth Row: Sally Binz DeWalch ’54 (fs), Julia Gregg DeWalch ‘81, Caroline DeWalch, Mark DeWalch ’80 (fs), Marc Oster ‘83, Caroline Oster, Lance Gilliam ‘74, Emma Gilliam, Margaret Hatfield Totz ‘87, Caroline Totz, Stephen Schnitzer, Doug Schnitzer ‘74, Will Jacobe, Lee Jacobe ‘86, Jake Jacobe, Riley Shaper, Pat Frede ‘74, Maggie Dailey Stallings ‘58

Third Row: Mark Breeding ‘74, Grace Breeding, Joseph Wagnon, John Scofield ‘85, Jack Scofield, Jackson Mitschke, Allison Hill Mitschke ‘86, John Bakht ‘87, Eli Bakht, Joy Archer Yeager ‘85, Holly Yeager, Jeff Jacobe ‘90, Preston Frede, Brad Deutser ‘83, Lisa Crosswell Stone ‘83, Jack Stallings

Second Row: Sophie Lipman, MaeLissa Brauer Lipman ‘85, Ellen Weingarten Wagnon ‘79, Taylor Knauth, Melissa Milton Knauth ‘88, Merritt McReynolds Marinelli ‘88, CG Marinelli, Helena Johnson, John Johnson ‘88, Caroline Baker Hurley ‘80, Grace Elizabeth Hurley, Todd Siff ‘85, Madison Siff, Chris Cone ‘86, Caroline Cone, Laine Jacobe, Raybourne Burt, Helen Thompson Burt ‘86, Andrew Deutser, Jill Lichtenstein Deutser ‘89, Trip Horlock, Roy Horlock ’88 (fs)

First Row: Tom Davis ‘55, Jana Davis Wells ’84 (fs), Lindsay Wells, Eveta Weingarten ‘82, Mason Freeman, Sterling Elias, Courtnay Tartt Elias ‘84, Farise Cravens, Campbell Cravens ’12, Alexander Treistman, Katherine Ginzburg Treistman ‘89, Katherine Jacobe, Ronnie Jacobe ‘84, Stuart Ison ‘88, Olivia Stuart Ison, Laura Richardson Escalona ‘88, Gabriela Escalona, Elizabeth Baird, Lance Baird ‘87, Sarah Vandiver, Frank “Bubba” Vandiver ‘82, Henry Stone, Emily Attwell Crosswell ‘59, Caroline Boone Mitchell ‘85, Jack Mitchell

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