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Roots of a Family Business Fall 2009
La LUMIERE MAGAZINE
Table of Contents 3
A Note from the Headmaster
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Mixing Business with FAMiLY
Alexis Pontius-Jones ’99
Photography
Dan Walsh ’95
Colleen Kennedy
Dan Hillenbrand ’84
Andy Vanderboegh ’88
Ted Reese ’87
John ’79 and James Edwards ’84
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ON CAMPUS
Traditions
Shaw Friedman, Parent ’08 & ’13
Faculty Profile: Kevin Spingler
Joseph Gaffigan, Chairman ’83
Commencement 2009
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ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009
Annual Fund
Ceil Tristano, Parent ’01, ’04 & ’07
Run for the Roses
Rev. Wayne Watts
Golf Outing 2008
Courageous Vision Update
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BEYOND CAMPUS
Military Profiles
Reunions
Class Notes
Fall 2009 Produced by La Lumiere School Michael H. Kennedy ’86 Headmaster
Amy Straka Waters
Design Kellene Urbaniak
Board of Trustees Edward Costello ’81 Connie Devers Falcone ’83 Lawrence Frankle, Parent ’04 &’07 deceased
Daniel Hillenbrand ’84 James Kaminski, Parent ’08 &’10 Michael Kennedy ’86 Mark Leyden ’77 Richard Newcombe ’69 John Rumely ’69 John Schirger ’84 Randolph Smith ’77
C. Joseph Yast ’70
Editor’s Note: La Lumiere Magazine is published inhouse for Alumni, Parents and Friends of La Lumiere School. Every effort is made to contact all alumni germane to the magazine feature and contents. We welcome communication about our alumni accomplishments, news and current contact information to assist us in our ongoing efforts to improve our alumni data.
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Mission La Lumiere School provides a college preparatory education based in character, scholarship and faith.
Note from the Headmaster Reference is made to the La Lumiere Family over and over again in interactions among alumni, presentations to prospective students, and conversations among the faculty – old and new. Our School is a network of individuals, countries and experiences linked through generations and shared stories. Whether you attended for one year as an exchange student, taught here for 30 years, or somewhere in between, the phrase and the emotion includes you. In 1992, in response to an Annual Fund appeal, I wrote Headmaster James R. Moore a note and enclosed what donation I was able to make at the time. Along with the five dollars, my note included my proverbial two-cents about what La Lumiere could and should do to advance in its mission as an independent school. Why Mr. Moore would take the time to respond to a recent college grad with a seemingly insignificant contribution – I will never know. But his response reconnected me to La Lumiere and led to my role today as Headmaster. My suggestion was for La Lumiere to return to what made it strong and vibrant: families. Families are the core of the La Lumiere experience now and since its founding. By attracting and captivating families, La Lumiere would insure its future. Though no two children are the same, La Lumiere offers parents and young adults a challenging curriculum in a safe environment and the individual attention to be successful. In 2009, we are thrilled to have numerous second generation Lakers on campus and they are featured on page 11. I recently read with great interest two seemingly contrary stories about family-run businesses. One was a real estate firm in New York City, run by three sons of the Milstein family. Days after the death of their father, they began the process of dividing the family’s real-estate empire worth $5 billion. While the Milstein family was subdividing their assets, the Ricketts family was assessing their latest acquisition – The Chicago Cubs. Speaking not as a life-long White Sox fan – but as a Chicago sports fan – they have their work cut out for them. I read each scenario with great interest and our feature story in mind. I wondered: what type of education did their parents think was necessary for their child to one day work in the family business, start their own, or assume control? In this edition of La Lumiere Magazine, we endeavored to present a balanced survey of alumni profiles. This issue could have been a lengthy encyclopedia of family businesses including families such as Smith, Decio, Sandin, Cronin, Klein, McKenna, and Grote, just to name a few. La Lumiere has a history of family businesses connected with our campus, and we count a number of current families in that category as well. Some recent graduates and current students may find themselves one day active in their family business including Radio Flyer, Martins Supermarkets and Hiler Industries. From supermarkets to construction, and energy to publishing, our alumni profiles have a common thread. They
shared a unique academic experience and a common desire among their parents who wanted their child to have a rich and challenging experience. Dan Walsh, in his alumni profile in this magazine mentions that there’s nothing to a construction firm but people. The same can be said for a school like La Lumiere where we are in the education field, but the people business. As Mr. Walsh and other alumni have experienced in working in their family business, La Lumiere is a place where students in community learn effective interpersonal skills, patience, and yes, negotiation skills…La Lumiere School is a place where families are our business.
Michael H. Kennedy ’86 Headmaster
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From the outside, running a family business is no different than any other company, focusing on financial statements, products, services and marketing. When you look more closely, however, the dynamic at play from the personal and personnel aspects can be quite complicated. From succession planning to transfer of power to innovation, members of family businesses have a higher standard of performance, a greater sense of obligation to the company, and the weight of history hanging in the balance.
Mixing Business with Family From our findings, our graduates involved in their family’s business are well-prepared to face this unique set of challenges. Though the bar is raised in terms of expectations, and the interpersonal skills required to navigate their responsibilities, each of these graduates has taken their opportunity and capitalized on it – making an imprint all their own on their family’s business. The parents of the alumni profiled on the following pages also shared common values in the type of education they desired for their child. Each of their families sought the same environment: a high-quality education with real connections to faculty, character-building life-skills, and a solid foundation from which to launch into adulthood. With this preparation, each of the graduates earned their role through hard work, and frequently experience outside the family business. As one alumni parent noted, “the opportunity to work for the family business is not an obligation or entitlement – at most it is an option.” From regional businesses to national businesses, La Lumiere alumni active in their family businesses are located in many industries and many cities. They have one common thread however; their La Lumiere education gave them experiences, opportunities and skills they carry with them today in their careers. When asked about the role of his La Lumiere education in managing a family business, Victor Smith ’86 of CDS Engineering, Inc. says, “The answer is simple: everything. Beyond the classroom, education is learning the value of responsibility and accountability. It’s learning to swallow the loneliness of failure and the importance of humility in success.” Smith is not alone. All over the country, our graduates are demonstrating the benefits a La Lumiere education brings to family business and entrepreneurial life. From values such as integrity, independence and a strong work ethic, to the structure and focus learned in the classroom, La Lumiere graduates find themselves ahead of the curve in the business world.
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Alexis Pontius Alexis Pontius-Jones ’99 Lakeshore Foods Corporation Jones ’99 Lakeshore Foods Corporation
Core skills I learned at La Lumiere were work ethic, discipline, persistence…passion for learning.
Alexis Pontius-Jones, Vice President of Lakeshore Foods Corporation, graduated from La Lumiere in 1999 and earned a B.S. in Communications and Marketing from Saint Mary’s College. Personal accountability is important to Alexis Pontius-Jones. Lessons in responsibility learned at La Lumiere support her decision-making today as Vice President of her family’s 60-year old supermarket company, Lakeshore Foods. Whether as a member of the tennis team, or initiating an individual project – the foundation was set at La Lumiere. Lakeshore Foods consists of a six-store chain of supermarkets located primarily in northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. Four of the stores are conventional supermarkets, while two of them are specialty stores catering to their unique areas. Pontius-Jones is currently training to run the business and take over for her father, Gil Pontius, the President of the company. “It had always been sort of in the back of my mind growing up and working in the stores and Dad would make comments like ‘One day when you work for me.’…that kind of thing. Or, ‘When you run the business.’ ” Many of the fundamentals she learned at La Lumiere are directly transferable to the skills she employs as vice president of her family’s business. “Core skills I learned at La Lumiere were work ethic, discipline, persistence…passion for learning.” She continues, “And it’s those same values or skills that help me learn the company as well.” One of the greatest gifts La Lumiere provided Pontius-Jones was leadership. “La Lumiere teaches you about leadership…Because you’re so involved in school and balancing sports and a social life
to really becoming a complete person. Leadership is the core of what helps me now. Leadership helps with management.” The fact that La Lumiere required her to be personally responsible instilled her with accountability that has carried on in her work life. Not only did she have to learn how to work independently, but she also had to learn how to work on a team through required sports. “La Lumiere just develops you as a person.” Recalling the most influential faculty member during her time at La Lumiere, she singles out French teacher Dr. Mariam Nasidi as a very important person to her. Pontius-Jones took French every year at La Lumiere, and Dr. Nasidi, as her adviser, gave her a strong inspirational example of a successful female. The relationship with Dr. Nasidi is something that Pontius-Jones draws on still today. “Nowhere ever again will you experience teachers that care that much,” PontiusJones says of the faculty members at La Lumiere. The individualized attention that she received at La Lumiere was unique in her educational development. To new and current students at La Lumiere, she imparts this advice: “Enjoy your time there and really embrace it to the fullest.” PontiusJones understands that it may be difficult to juggle all the things going on during the school year, but encourages students to embrace the experience. Pontius-Jones, who started her career in ad sales in California, found it very useful to start her professional life by “doing her own thing,” although her life has certainly taken a different turn. As she is learning the ropes so that she can one day successful lead Lakeshore Foods, the values La Lumiere taught her remain with her.
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Mixing Business with FAMILY Dan Walsh, Project Manager in the Heavy Civil Group of Walsh Construction, graduated from La Lumiere in 1995 and attended Purdue University. Dan is part of La Lumiere’s Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees and is a participant in the Family Business Center at Loyola University Chicago. Dan Walsh’s family-run construction business has had a long history through four generations. While they used to say that they would build “anything except single-family homes,” that has changed over time. In recent years however, they have concentrated their efforts on civil and commercial construction projects. Walsh Construction employs over 2,000 professionals and 3,000-5,000 trades people in their projects across the United States. The Walsh Group is currently owned and managed by Dan’s father, Dan, Sr. and uncle Matthew. “There’s really nothing to a construction company except people,” is an axiom Walsh uses describing his own family company, but which could easily be applied to his alma mater, as well. Walsh began his high school education at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago – an educational step his entire family followed, but did not find the connection he sought. After learning about La Lumiere (and the football team in particular), he with his parents decided to transfer. What did La Lumiere have that his previous school did not? “It’s the people…it’s not just the students, it’s also the faculty who made it a totally different experience.” One of his teachers at La Lumiere, Pat Buck, also a La Lumiere graduate, remains a part of his professional life to this day. “There is a culture of connectedness…to this day everybody’s still in contact with each other.” It is this sense of community that Walsh says sets La Lumiere apart from larger Chicago schools where students
can be simply faces in large classes. These same ties are threaded throughout his family’s business, as well. When he thinks back to his La Lumiere education, one of the largest benefits it gave him was independence and how to live and work with other people. “There was no one there to do my laundry. There was no one there to tell me that I have to do this or I have to do that. But learning to work within that environment of all new people – I had to figure out independence overnight....” The experience of living in a small school community with students of different backgrounds, perspectives and cultures equipped Walsh with the necessary interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills required to execute his current position successfully. There are eight members of two generations of Walshes actively involved with Walsh Construction today. Each has a passion for the construction industry. “Could the eight of us decide that we’re going to go, you know, be stock traders and have as much fun? I doubt it.” The Senior Walshes’ decision to apply this culture of family to their business has resulted in numerous other families with intergenerational employees at Walsh Construction. Part of the corporate mission is “to be the employer of choice for their people,” and to Dan Walsh, Walsh Construction is “really the massing of hundreds of families together into one company. Granted, it just happens to be our name on the door.” This commitment to their “extended” family has been another hallmark of Walsh Construction’s success, Walsh jokes, “unlike politics, we are big fans of nepotism around here.” Though times and practices have changed over the years for Walsh’s business, one thing has remained the same – their company’s commitment to the highest standard of work, which La Lumiere’s education nurtured, fostered, and developed within him. Walsh’s experience at La Lumiere gave him an advantage in preparing him to be successful capturing the rewards of working closely with loved ones.
Dan Walsh ’95
Walsh Construction
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Mixing Business with FAMILY Dan Hillenbrand, Managing Partner of Generations Capital Partners, LP, a diversified investment company which includes Nambé and Able Manufacturing & Assembly, LLC, graduated from La Lumiere in 1984 and attended Boston College and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Dan is a member of the La Lumiere School Board of Trustees. When Dan Hillenbrand speaks about his family business, the effect his La Lumiere education has had on his success permeates his voice: “La Lumiere pushed me harder both academically and athletically than perhaps any other school that I considered would have….La Lumiere also taught me how to be more disciplined because of the more demanding schedule and reinforced the importance of integrity and the golden rule of how you treat people, in part because you spend more time with your fellow students and you learn to get along.” Although his father always hoped that he would work within the family business, Hillenbrand never really thought he would end up there. As he explains, “Early on, I was looking more towards a race car driving or flying career. No one is more surprised than me that I ended up where I am. My passion in business is to build something and to be more entrepreneurial. I was brought into the family business slowly and before I knew it I was fully involved.” When asked what in Hillenbrand’s education helped prepare him for the family business he reflects back, “Certainly the classes I took at Kellogg Graduate School of Management helped develop a basic skill set and general understanding of the mechanics of business. When it comes down to it though there is really no better education than throwing yourself into challenging situations that test you and surrounding yourself with talented people. To be open to doing that you have to be willing to work hard, know who you are, maintain a high level of integrity and be willing to take some risks. I learned more about that at La Lumiere than anywhere else aside from my parents. Hillenbrand’s attending La Lumiere, however was not guaranteed. His parents knew that they wanted to provide him with a quality education and a broader cultural experience. They, like many families, visited numerous schools, considering some top boarding schools on the east coast, along with La Lumiere. The ultimate choice of which school to attend, however, was up to him in the same way that his older brothers had been allowed to choose their schools. “…it did not hurt that I had two older brothers that also attended La Lumiere,” he says of his choice, giving credence to the idea that the La Lumiere education strengthened the values inherent in the Hillenbrand family. The La Lumiere values and principles that the Hillenbrand family gained ended up being useful assets to the family business, as the skills and disciplines that they learned were the same required to succeed in an entrepreneurial profession.
Dan Hillenbrand ’84 Generations Capital Partners, LP
La Lumiere pushed me harder both academically and athletically than perhaps any other school that I considered would have.
When he thinks about the influence the faculty had on him during his time at La Lumiere, he chuckles...“I can honestly say other that than one professor at Kellogg, four of my five favorite teachers were from La Lumiere. There were some first class personalities that seemed bigger than life. It made for good entertainment back in the dorms trying to imitate them. Fortunately for the rest of us, my roommate, Jim Gaffigan, was pretty good at it.” In closing we asked Hillenbrand if he had any advice for today’s LL students. He starts by saying one of the hardest things anyone does is to figure out what they want to do with their life. Some are lucky and discover it early. Others eventually figure it out through trial and error. Some, unfortunately, never figure out what they really want to do. What you truly want to do often changes over time as well, but the key is to make a concerted effort to discover your passion and do your best to follow it as soon as you can. La Lumiere Magazine 2009 | 7
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Andy Vanderboegh ’88 Altogas I learned about respect for standards and rules and managing priorities and reaching goals. This has helped me tremendously in the day-to-day operation of my company.
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Andy Vanderboegh, Director of Advertising, Marketing and Sales at Altogas, graduated from La Lumiere in 1988 and attended college at the University of Dayton. Andy Vanderboegh credits a large part of his success in running his family propane business, Altogas, to his La Lumiere education. Specifically, he says, he has the teachers to thank. “Teaching is truly a vocation and a lifestyle choice; not just a job. Most of the teachers live on campus, teaching classes, coaching, living in the dorms, supervising us at meals and study halls; without their dedication, the ability to effectively teach and the wisdom they imparted ’round the clock, everything that my parents tried to instill, might have been for naught,” he gratefully begins. “They cultivated who I was as a person and what my interests were. I became a better, more wellrounded person,” because of them. Vanderboegh gained valuable insights from more than the teachers at La Lumiere. He also gained valuable management skills that have stayed with him throughout his career in his family business. “Throughout my experiences at La Lu, I learned about respect for standards and rules and managing priorities and reaching goals. This has helped me tremendously in the day-to-day operation of my company. It was also impossible to get lost at La Lumiere, literally and figuratively. It was like the “Hand of God” statue on the football field plucked me right out of the hiding spot within myself. You had to become known,” he says. Vanderboegh’s propane business has come full circle back to the La Lumiere community. He recently hired Mo Vear ’83 a member of the La Lumiere family, to join Altogas as a Creative Consultant. “She has the same devotion to La Lumiere that I do, crediting most of her personal and professional successes to the foundation of principles and education she received while attending La Lumiere. It’s great to have someone from the La Lumiere family join my family business, whose ideals were shaped by the same incredible teachers and experiences that I was so fortunate to have.” 8 | La Lumiere Magazine 2009
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With regard to the difficulties that might arise when working in a family business, Vanderboegh says, “The mutual devotion, respect, www.alto gas.com and love that my family members have for one another, help keep things running smoothly. We share the same spirit of values; we listen to each other and are able to work through challenges.” When remembering his time at La Lumiere, he says, “Many memories come to mind. I remember living on a campus and thinking how cool it was to be living with my friends at a school that is basically, tucked away in the woods. My friends and I always found fun things to do with each other, from ’tennis-baseball’ between the dorms to creating a makeshift walkie-talkie system out of two phones and wire (which the teachers promptly told us to take down).” Vanderboegh believes that the strongest faculty influences were from David Kirkby, Bryan Smith and Joan Langley. Doc Kirkby and Mr. Smith, “struck the perfect balance between fun and work. They helped me to strive to be my best in the classroom and on the field and Mrs. Langley was integral in teaching me how to get attention in positive ways. (As opposed to disrupting the classroom, which I was inclined to do.)” Vanderboegh’s La Lumiere education clearly prepared him for the challenges of working in his family business. He understands that every student who first walks into La Lumiere is frightened, to some degree. “It’s the fear of the unknown and the question of, ’will I be good enough,’ he explains. “Life’s uncertainties and continuous changes will never cease to exist, so if you think you know everything, sadly, you’re missing out.” Running a family business or any business, for that matter, is filled with various challenges and unexpected surprises. The faculty influences, strong bonds Vanderboegh made at La Lumiere, and the structure of the school itself, gave him a solid launching pad for success. “I run a profitable company with and for my family, but more importantly, I am able to do that because of what I chose to learn from my experiences; from my parents, from the faculty and from the life-long friendships I made at La Lumiere.
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Ted T. Reese ’87 Cadence Environmental Energy
La Lumiere prepared me to not just come in and ride other’s coat tails or expect something to be handed to me, but to come in and hopefully really find out how I can contribute.
Ted T. Reese, Director of Commercial Development at Cadence Environmental Energy, graduated from La Lumiere in 1987 and attended Tulane University. Ted Reese’s family business, Cadence Environmental Energy, is an environmental company that helps the cement industry use alternative fuels and reduce emissions. Founded in 1975 by his father, the goal of Cadence was to find better uses for waste. Joining his family business, however, wasn’t a foregone conclusion. Reese spent his early career as a process engineer with CITGO Refining and as a technical specialist with Baker Hughes. He and his wife Linda later tried their hand in an entrepreneurial venture when they jointly created Carolina Smoothies. This was an independent chain of smoothie and juice bars located in Charlotte, North Carolina. “In the back of my mind was always the thought at some point I’m going to join Cadence, and once I join Cadence…I foresee myself always being there…so I wanted to do something on my own before I did that.” La Lumiere, according to Reese, certainly played a role in his future involvement with the family business. The small size of the
school “enables you all these opportunities to be involved in such a wide range of things…from sports, to academics to the Blue Key Society, helping out with admissions, washing dishes…everything. Having all those different experiences really makes you flexible.” He didn’t have a love of reading until he attended La Lumiere. Ms. Marian Diltz and Mr. Ed Breslin instilled a love for reading and writing through their classes, and he believes that his strong writing skills have separated him from the rest of the crowd of traditional engineers. “I know that came from all those Sunday night papers…It really matters to be able to represent, speak well, and write well,” he concludes about the benefits of strong writing skills gained at La Lumiere. When he thinks about the specific management values he learned while he attended La Lumiere, a few come to mind. Chief among them are integrity, dependability, and patience. “Although I will say I’m always working on the patience part,” he adds. “That’s a pretty hard one.” Reese doesn’t pretend that being involved in a family business is easy. He is candid and open about the unique challenges and difficulties a family business presents. “I think you have an obligation being in a family business to be a leader even if you’re not the leader in a certain area or department of the company,” he states about the expectations that arise from being part of a family business. He did, however, learn how to handle that type of expectation through his La Lumiere education. “La Lumiere prepared me to “not just come in and ride other’s coat tails or expect something to be handed to me, but to come in and hopefully really find out how I can contribute. And once you learn how you can contribute then do it.” As he continues to speak about Mr. Breslin’s influence on his education, the gratitude he feels is striking. “He just absolutely blew my mind. He was one of those rare teachers that have an impact on your life. He opened my eyes to the great world of education. I’m proud to pass that onto my children.” He was in Larry Sullivan’s Algebra II class a year early as a sophomore in a class of juniors. “I was definitely overwhelmed, I wasn’t sure if I belonged there. I remember him being encouraging. And I listened to him, and I remember one of the very first tests I got a 106 percent. I remember just seeing the biggest smile from Mr. Sullivan. Wow, I’m getting choked up now…” This memory instilled an optimistic attitude, which has stayed with him and has paid dividends in his professional life. He concludes with some advice for La Lumiere students: “I think the thing is: get involved. And by getting involved you’re going to get exposed to hopefully new and different things, and you’re going to learn to do things that you never thought you could do.” His retrospective view on his education has provided him with an even greater appreciation for his La Lumiere experience. Ted Reese’s La Lumiere experience did just that: it opened the door for new experiences and possibilities, instilling a love for reading and writing, a strong work ethic, and integrity – all of which have helped guide him through his career in his family’s business. La Lumiere Magazine 2009 | 9
Mixing Business with FAMILY John Edwards, fourth generation President and CEO of Edwards Brothers Inc., graduated from La Lumiere in 1979 and attended Denison and graduated from the University of Michigan. Jim Edwards, Publisher of the Ann Arbor Media Group, graduated from La Lumiere in 1984 and attended University of Wisconsin and earned an MBA from the City University of New York. When you walk into the Edwards Brothers office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, you are immediately struck by the family legacy and history of this 116-year old family business. La Lumiere graduates and entrepreneurs John and Jim Edwards have worked in their family’s book and journal manufacturing company throughout their careers. Their La Lumiere education gave them the tools needed to sustain and reinvent a traditional industry business in a constantly-changing and challenging business climate, always trying to understand the customer’s needs and requirements as their main goal. Edward Brothers serves four distinct markets: College textbooks, K-12 workbooks, trade (books sold in bookstores), and books for professionals. They have manufacturing facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lillington, North Carolina and 6 small sites around the country, employing nearly 700 people. The book manufacturing business has been going through some tumultuous changes due to the recent meltdown of the economy. These changes mean that John had to reshape their business nimbly and swiftly in order to fit the market. John Edwards, says, “We’ve really had to fundamentally change the way we do business to survive in this economic downturn. EB has never seen anything like this since the depression, when my grandfather was running the business!” For Jim, who heads-up the publishing arm, Ann Arbor Media Group, the decision to join the family business came after a short tenure at Chrysler. Starting at Edwards Brothers’ California sales offices then to human relations, he also worked in the company’s second largest facility in North Carolina. AAMG is focused on
publishing and educational products that Edwards Brothers prints. John says that their La Lumiere experience brought valuable skills and experiences to them, such as being part of a team and learning independence. “At La Lumiere, you’re on your own and that’s really a life lesson.” When asked if they learned any valuable management skills at La Lumiere, Jim replies that his French class with Patty Davis helped him with some international aspects of running a global business. “I’m bilingual so I deal a lot in French in my business and all around the world. It’s interesting how our skills evolved differently.” The Edwards’ father Marty Edwards did not necessarily groom them to be in the family business, and it was never a foregone conclusion that they would end up working there. “It’s how you seize an opportunity,” Jim says of the perspective his upbringing presented throughout his education – from La Lumiere to grad school. John started after graduating from Michigan in 1983 and worked in many different parts of the business from sales, to manufacturing management, to running the Carolina operations to President. “I started working here in the summer to make money to buy a car and found I liked all aspects of the business. I have never had a job here that I did not really like. I am blessed to be able to say that I love what I do.” Reminiscing about specific memories, John says “…When I got there, I was a little nervous of whether I could really be successful at La Lumiere. I did not know anybody, and was not sure I would fit in. I really wanted to play sports all season and that helped ease the transition. On the academic side, Ed Breslin told me I could do it. Doc Booms was always pushing us to be our best.” This motivation and discipline learned at La Lumiere stays with them today as John and Jim manage their business with flexibility – for example, they are running a tighter, more streamlined ship with the company business in order to navigate the recession. This discipline comes from the skills and techniques they learned while studying at La Lumiere. “The disciplines that La Lumiere demands and that you’re struggling to learn will pay off,” John advises current and future students. Also, the friends you make at LL will be friends for life.
John ’79 and Jim ’84 Edwards
Edwards Brothers
The disciplines that La Lumiere demands and that you’re struggling to learn will pay off…
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On Campus Traditions Despite record enrollment and expanding facilities, traditions, old and new, are alive and well on La Lumiere’s campus. From the Headmaster’s
Cup (Webster was the 2008
winner) to senior bonfire, and from orientation to parents weekend our student body and faculty are enjoying, upholding and enhancing the La Lumiere experience.
Legacies Front Row: Jack Caplice, Matt Kleihege, Katie Brown, Emily O’Connor, Daisy Costello, Haley Luck, Jessica Hiler, Sarah Grote. Back Row: Conner Steele, Jim Caplice, Connor Zegers, Alex Kellenberg, Joe Duggan, and Conor Luck.
14 current students have a parent or an uncle (or two) who attended La Lumiere during the School’s first decades.
Headmaster’s Cup
Katie Brown ’13, niece of Ned ’70 and Hank ’73 Brown Jack ’10 and Jim ’12 Caplice, sons of Meg Linnen Caplice ’81 Daisy Costello ’13, daughter of Ned Costello ’81 Joe Duggan ’12, son of Paul Duggan ’77 Sarah Grote ’12, daughter of Tim Grote ’83 Jessica Hiler, ’12, daughter of Craig Hiler ’89 Alex Kellenberg ’10, son of Tom Kellenberg ’75 Matt Kleihege ’12, son of Tim Kleihege ’81 and Katie Miller Kleihege ’83 Conor ’11 and Haley ’13 Luck, nephew and niece of Jack Hiler ’71 Emily O’Connor ’13, daughter of Bill O’Connor ’68 Conner Steele ’10, son of Jennifer Connelley-Steele ’81 Connor Zegers ’10, son of Bill Zegers ’75
Bonfire German Exchange
Orientation
In April 2009, 14 exchange students from the Abtei Gymnasium in Cologne, Germany assimilated into La Lumiere’s daily routine for three weeks. The students shared family life with day-student hosts throughout their stay. In June, 11 La Lumiere students traveled to Cologne for two weeks of reciprocal cultural exchange.
Parents Weekend
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On Campus Faculty Profile: Kevin C. Spingler During the last five years, La Lumiere School has undergone significant growth in enrollment and curriculum. Spingler has been instrumental in managing the class offerings, technology and processes necessary to successfully manage this growth.
desire to move La Lumiere forward in its offerings to students was the impetus behind the Memorial Softball Field and the resurgence of the sport on campus. Spingler often ends meetings and interactions with the Boy Scout phrase, Onward and Upward, and that’s precisely the From chemistry to the classics, Kevin Spingler
effect he has had on our School.
has a rare ability to span disciplines. Though
LLM: Through your career, what has become your educational
a scientist in title, the volumes in his personal
philosophy?
library reveal the breadth of his interests and knowledge as well as his own educational path.
KCS: I like to think like Robert Maynard Hutchins said in the 1950s, that
Whether in a discussion of the transcendent
“the best education for the best students is the best education for all
messages learned from Homer’s Iliad, or
students…” I think that to be a citizen in our country today, kids need to
about the World Series, his love of learning
be educated in the importance of truth, goodness, beauty and character.
and the gifts he has to share with La Lumiere
Education is not utilitarian in nature.…I cringe whenever I hear that
students come to life.
education is to prepare you for a job. The purpose of education is to form character.
The Spinglers’ contributions to the School have been numerous. He and his wife Theresa, who serves as the School Librarian among other duties, open their home and hearts to our students at regular Open Houses on the weekends. Spingler’s love of softball and 12 | La Lumiere Magazine 2009
LLM: Why did you choose to work at La Lumiere? KCS: When my children graduated from high school, my wife Theresa and I had a decision to make. We did not like the prospect of an empty nest and our experience early in my career when I taught at Stony Brook School, a small boarding school on Long Island, was a very positive one. We felt working in a boarding school environment was one of the most
On CAMPUS strategic ways we could spend the second part of our lives,
In my statistics class at the end of class on Monday morning, the bell
working with kids, molding their character and influencing
had rung and all three boys were still working and were beginning
their lives. I appreciated the fact that La Lumiere was a small
to pack up. One of the students said, “Remember back when
school, and it was very much in line with a number of points
we were freshmen and when that bell rang we just immediately
in my own educational philosophy…I realized that this was
gathered everything together and raced out of the room as fast as
the right place at the right time for us.
we could? Now when the bell rings we just kind of hang back and we finish the problem that we’re working on and then we slowly
LLM: How would you categorize your teaching style? KCS: I am very interactive with the students, making use of
pack up our stuff and we walk out together talking to one another. This school has changed us.”
Socratic dialogue and demonstrations when I’m teaching science, helping kids to experience first hand and practically the information that I want them to know. LLM: Can you point to a defining moment for you as an educator? KCS: I think every time a student has that “Ah-hah” moment where suddenly the world has changed for him or her because they suddenly understand a little bit more clearly something about who they are or the way the world works. That’s a defining moment.
Fast Facts: Title: Academic Dean and Math and Science faculty member Science Olympiad Coach Softball Coach More than 25 years teaching experience Education: B.S., Biology and Chemistry, Rutgers University M.S., Marine Biology, Nova Southeastern University MACL, Criswell College Children: Joshua (deceased) and Maggie Passions: I love to read. I love to introduce new students to chess. We’ve been blessed with the opportunity in the last two years to travel to Egypt and Ireland. Model train sets and collecting stamps are two passions I’ve had since I was a kid. La Lumiere Magazine 2009 | 13
Commencement
Richard Webster, La Lumiere
School’s second headmaster from 1979-1984 who lead La Lumiere through growth and success, gave the Commencement Address to 45 graduates in May 2009. An educational consultant and motivational speaker, Webster has had rewarding experiences as a teacher, coach and leader at schools including Sewickley Academy, Montclair Kimberly Academy, the United States Naval Academy and Boys’ Latin School of Maryland. Below is an excerpt from his remarks. Yesterday and this morning I have been overwhelmed with such fond memories of our five years on Wilhelm Road. We will never forget when we moved here, driving down Wilhelm, wondering what our four kids must have been thinking in the back seat. Years later they shared with us their initial concerns about the possibility of finding alligators in the swamps on Wilhelm. It was a tremendous culture shock coming from Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. to La Porte, Indiana. But we felt at home almost immediately. On our first night, as I recall, Mr. Balawender led us to a bowling alley where he said that we could get good hamburgers. I learned that night to trust Doc Booms. There were so many key people and memorable highlights. …There was the Parents’ Weekend Bonfire, the Talent Show, the Old Barn in which we had the wrestling matches (Betty shouting for Rich to bite him), Dinner Theater in Chicago, Family Dinner Night in the Main House, God’s Hand and the bright orange and red leaves in the fall near the statue, the May Program, the soccer rivalry with Marquette, the football victory over Park Tudor in Indianapolis and my 15 yard penalty for accidentally knocking down one of the referees, Wednesday Chapel Service, the Sacristans, the Blue and Grays, swimming in the lake, the Dinner Auction, the golf tournament, the parents and trustees who gave so much of their time and good will to the school. There was
Be the one to make a difference
the snow, the snow… and the snow. What wonderful memories, and I’m just touching the surface. There were kids who inspired the daylights out of me with their energy, enthusiasm, talent and commitment. I could easily mention so many names, but the list would be endless. I hope they know that I remember them all. Having taught, coached and counseled hundreds and hundreds of wonderful young people over these many years, never did I feel more fortunate than I did when I was here to be in such company. I really did feel blessed. What will you do with your life? You can do anything you want in life – be the one who makes a difference! …So kids, La Lumiere School Class of 2009, what are your gifts? How will you make the world a better place? One thing is for certain, our world can be a better place. Will you carry “the light” from this incredible school and help the rest of us see how we can make the world a better place. Will you make a difference? Your college education is all about deciding what you want to do. Carl Sandburg said, “Nothing happens unless first we dream.” So dream, kids, and decide what you want to do. Whatever it is, do NOT simply go through the motions. There are enough people in this world who are content to do that. Be the one to make a difference. Dick Vermeil, former Super Bowl-winning football coach, said, “If you don’t invest very much, then losing doesn’t hurt very much and winning isn’t very exciting.” Care enough about what you do to hurt much if you fall short of reaching your worthy goals, but to experience much joy when your performance exceeds expectations. You see, life is all about making choices. You have made a big one already in deciding where to continue your education in the fall. As tough as it may have been to make that choice, you will be faced with other, and even more challenging, choices in the years to come. La Lumiere School has prepared you well. With the skills and knowledge that you have acquired, the life-long friendships that you have made, you are ready to make your mark. Choose well, make it positive, enjoy the process!
Senior Award for Stellar Academic Performance.................................................................... Natalee Ann Allenbaugh,Valparaiso James R. Moore Scholar Athlete Award................................................................................ Natalee Ann Allenbaugh,Valparaiso Patrick Aloysius Firme, Michigan City Alan R. Hannan Unsung Hero Award................................................................................... Jae Wook Park, Seoul, South Korea Trustees Award for Leadership Based on Character....................................................... Torrence Deshawn Harris, La Grange, IL Zachary Charles Gillis, Merrillville Headmaster’s Award for Growth and Distinction................................................................... Calvin Crawford Kesling, La Porte The One of Us Award............................................................................................................ Zachary Charles Gillis, Merrillville (Nominated by Fellow Classmates) The Alumni Memorial Award– The Person Who Best Portrays the La Lumiere Ideal.............................................................. Zachary Charles Gillis, Merrillville
Zachary Gillis,
Student Council President Excerpt from 2009 Commencement Address Class of 2009, do not succumb to the temptation that this world will place in front of you. As we were taught in ethics, we are all autonomous, self-directed individuals and it is our duty, to uphold the statutes of autonomy. Why, you ask? Well, I believe that we are the masters of our destinies. Our futures are ultimately in our hands and if we let a moment of weakness destroy that bright future ahead of us, we will be nothing more than another statistic in a world that certainly doesn’t need any more than it already has…I want you to do something with me. Let’s prove the statistics wrong. Let’s change them… let’s be the change we want to see in the world. If we want the world to be a better place, we have to begin with ourselves through making good choices.
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Annual Report
La Lumiere School
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Chairman’s Message I am pleased to report that, through very careful planning and management by our Board and Administration, wonderful cooperation from our Faculty and Staff, and the commitment from our current and new families to an independent education for their children, La Lumiere School continues to be in a solid position in every way as we finished this fiscal year. We have more than survived the pendulum swing in the economy. Consistent donations, peak enrollment and careful execution of financial plans have all contributed to our current steady state. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I sincerely thank our donors: alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends of La Lumiere who gave generously across all of our campaigns. Through our annual fund, our two major fundraising events and our capital campaign, La Lumiere succeeded in raising the necessary funds to augment tuition income and successfully provide 181 students with an excellent education based in character, scholarship and faith. We’ve been encouraged by the enrollment of many wonderful new families this year. It is especially heartening that La Lumiere is operating at full enrollment during these difficult economic times. It speaks volumes about the value that families place on a La Lumiere education. The plans set by the Courageous Vision Capital Campaign are being carried-out and are anchored by a promise to strengthen our students’ experience and secure the future of our School. We implemented several cost-saving steps designed to impact the past fiscal year without compromising any of our programs for our students. We have demonstrated solid stewardship of your donations and investment in our School, and will continue to do so. Though the Chronicle on Philanthropy estimates that donations will be down 9% in 2009 over the previous year, I am hopeful that we can buck this trend and continue to navigate successfully the turbulent waters that confront the global economy. Thank you, once again, for all the ways in which you support La Lumiere.
Gratefully,
Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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Annual Report
La Lumiere School
July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Financial Summary Sources of Revenue Tuition and Fees Auxiliary Services
$2,685,322.00 $204,197.00
Annual Fund and Other Donations $316,741.00 Capital Campaign
$576,900.00
Investment Income
$(46,045.00)
TOTAL
Sources of Revenue
$3,737,115.00
Capital Campaign
Uses of Revenue Instructional Services Student Activities
$902,895.00 $86,312.00
Food Services
$215,755.00
Plant Operating
$736,419.00
Admissions General and Administrative Capital Campaign Other Expenses
TOTAL
Annual Fund and Other Donations Auxiliary Services Tuition and Fees
$86,170.00 $1,217,306.00 $70,682.00 $166,260.00
$3,481,799.00
Uses of Revenue Other Expenses Admissions
Instructional Services General Administrative
Student Activities Food Services Plant Operating
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Annual Fund 2008-2009 Giving By Level Founders Society $ 25,000 and above Unity Foundation of La Porte County God’s Hand Society $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Buck Ms. Danuta Gwarnicki Anne and Joe Linnen ’84 Marquette Financial Companies Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna, Sr. Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation Ozinga Bros., Inc. Unity Foundation of La Porte County Trustees Society $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Bransfield Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. Kesling Ms. Rosemary A. Mennen Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rose Mr. Byung Hoon Youn Izzy Zalcberg, in Loving Memory of Larry Frankle and Sari Asher Leadership Society $2,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Bank of America Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartels, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Buck ’86 Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81 The Michael W. and Jean D. Franke Family Foundation John ’71 and Catherine Hiler Gintaras and Chris Karaitis La Lumiere School Parents Association Mr. Ki Ho Lee and Mrs. Djie Min Suh Mr. Man Gyoon Lee and Mrs. Mi-Jung Kim The Leyden Family Michigan City Area Schools Dr. Marjorie Miller Kihn Mr. and Mrs. Min Kyu Lim John J. Schirger ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Smith ’77 Allen and Virginia Vanderboegh Mr. Moo Yeol Yoo and Ms. Hyun Jung Kim Headmaster’s Club $1,000 - $1,999 Dr. and Mrs. Jamil Ahmed Joy Allen Mr. and Mrs. Don Berchem Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bonds Mr. Jong Ju Choi and Ms. Sung Ja Yeum Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Mr. John G. Crowley Dr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly III Connie ’83 and Charlie Falcone Lawrence and Ellen Frankle (deceased) Mr. Shaw R. Friedman and Hon. Greta Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gumz
Mr. Seong-Ju Heo and Mrs. Yu-Jung Shin Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Hines III Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77 Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kilcoyne Mr. Yong Lee and Mrs. Ki Hye Kim Paul J. Leyden ’78 Dan and Tricia Luck Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mack John T. McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McComas Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McGrath, Sr. Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program Jim and JoAnne Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Ndukwu Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newcombe ’69 Mr. Ho Jin Oh and Ms. Mi Ra Moon Mr. Ho Yoon Park and Ms. Kwang Hee Kim Mr. Won Geun Park and Ms. Seung Hee Yoo Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation Mr. Michael Riley ’78 Dr. Joseph Rosenblum and Dr. Elizabeth Springer John J. and Barbara L. Schornack Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Sullivan ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tristano Paul L. and Dana A. Whiting ’87 Mr. C. Joseph Yast ’70 and Ms. Helen Krowicky Lakers Club $250 - $999 AIG Matching Grants Program Anonymous (3) Dr. and Mrs. Herand Abcarian Dr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Amarantos Mr. and Mrs. Ken R. Andert Doug and Tammy Behnke Dr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Bonomo ’88 Dennis and Pat Boy Ms. Annette Corbett Tom ’87 and Reggie Carron The Chubb Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Crane Mr. Thomas Dieck and Ms. Katharine Nathan Cynthia and John R. Dumelle Mr. and Mrs. John J. Edwards ’79 Mr. and Mrs. William Grimmer Timothy Grote ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Gumz ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hackl ’81 Mrs. Gretchen R. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hicks Joseph Hostetler ’72 Michael L. Igoe Len Jennings ’86 Brian and Gloria Jones Mr. Matthew M. Jones ’74 Leon and Norma Kaminski
Ryugo ’92 and Hana Kato ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kotz ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mack ’90 Kathleen Mack ’81 Dick and Judy Magenis, Former Faculty and sincere believers in La Lumiere’s Mission Mr. Edward W. McNabola ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Mark McNabola ’77 Dr. and Mrs. David W. Miller Mr. James Morrison ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Nawrocki ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Nolan ’72 Tim and Jackie Ohlund Michael J. Paul ’69 Dr. Stephen R. Paul ’74 and Ms. Janice Rodenberg Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Rosshirt ’84 Tom Rosshirt ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Roszkiewicz John ’69 and Christine Rumely Clem Schaub ’69 Dr. and Mrs. Keith Schwingendorf Katherine Kerrigan Shannon ’79 Mr. and Mrs. John Shoop Jordon and Melissa Sklut Mr. and Mrs. Bryan P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sparrow ’76 Ann Stasukaitis Dr. and Mrs. John Stutesman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Tracy United Technologies Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Mr. Martin Whalen and Ms. Kathleen Kennedy ’83 Taylor Wright ’80 Susan and Tom Yemc Contributors Club up to $249 Mark Abderholden ’79 Chris and Grace Balawender Heather A. Bankowski ’95 Mr. Matthew Barnicle ’88 Emma Wynn and Doron Blake Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Blumenfeld Rachel Anne and Bryan Bradbury Edward J. Breslin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Brissette ’77 Mrs. Mary Brockway Dr. and Mrs. Peter Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Chilcote Mr. David A. Collins ’77 and Mrs. Patricia J. Julian Helen U. Collins Dr. Theodore and Lillian Compall Ms. Jennifer Connelly Steel ’81 James L. Coppens Christiaan Corthier ’91 Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crowe ’85 Maureen Culp Mr. and Mrs. John P. Daly ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Drew Danik Mr. and Mrs. Bruno de Caneva
Mr. George Demos ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald DeNardo Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Dorman ’76 Robert W. Erickson Mr. Tom Falcone Jim Flannery ’68 Florida Orthopaedic Institute Jaime Frankle ’04 Scott Friese Mr. and Mrs. George J. Frye ’69 Mrs. Irene Ganster Mr. and Mrs. John Gillard Dr. and Mrs. Armand Gonzalzles Ms. Chris E. Good Mr. and Mrs. Brian Grieger Hillary Guenther ’05 Dr. and Mrs. John M. Hague Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Haller Alan R. Hannan ’78 Mike and Cindy Heffron Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hiler ’89 Daniel C. Hillenbrand ’84 Donald and Katie Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hruskoci Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Johnston ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jones ’98, ’99 Don and Diana Kamp Janice, Jeffrey, Josh ’08 and Justin ’11 Katz Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Keay Mr. and Mrs. John Keigher ’96 Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy ’88 Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Patrick B. Kennedy George Kingsley, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kinney ’78 Tom and Kim Kniola Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Knoll Eileen Kochanny Mr. and Mrs. David Kozak Mr. and Mrs. David Laier La Lumiere School Laura LaLone Jim ’75 and Karen Lawson Guy Lenardo ’76 Charles and Mary Anne Lischer Joe Marfise ’95 Larry and Brenda Martin Anne G. McAdams Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDonnell Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKenna, Jr. ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. Douglas Milliken and Mrs. Shannon M. Greybar Milliken ’97, In Honor of Fred and Linda Greybar Alan and Cathi Murray Mr. Daniel M. Nelson and Mrs. Marina T. Seme-Nelson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Newcombe ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Newell ’83
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Annual Fund 2008-2009 Contributors Club (cont.) Mac O’Brien ’70 Ms. Mary O’Malley Ms. Alexandra Pagels ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pagels Passaro & Kahne Law Office, PLLC Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Perez Mr. Caleb Phillips ’08 Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rampage Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rentschler ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Burton Ruby Paul and Sara Schrauben Nina Cathcart Shaw ’83 Charles and Celene Siedlecki Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Siedlecki Kevin and Theresa Spingler Barbara A. Stodola Dianne Sullivan Sebens Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney Target Take Charge of Education Program Greg Thoman ’71 Mr. and Ms. Jason Tincher ’98 Jeff Tincher ’99 Trevino Family Jenny Tristano ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tym John and Rachel Uryga Ruta and Mark VanderMolen Warady & Davis LLP Rev. Wayne Francis Watts Mr. and Mrs. Michael Webster ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Weigel Wells Fargo Foundation Education Matching Gift Program Marsha and Don Wenig Mr. Philip R. Wennekes and Mrs. Dawn D. Fellers Mr. and Mrs. Howard Westbrook Whittaker Woods Wightman & Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Williams Arthur Wong Dan and Jodi Zawada Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmermann
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Smith ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tristano Rev. Wayne Francis Watts Mr. C. Joseph Yast ’70 and Ms. Helen Krowicky
Giving By Constituency
Faculty and Staff Mr. and Mrs. Ken R. Andert Chris and Grace Balawender Emma Wynn and Doron Blake Rachel Anne and Bryan Bradbury Dr. and Mrs. Peter Campbell Mr. Tom Falcone Mike and Cindy Heffron Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Patrick B. Kennedy Eileen Kochanny Mr. and Mrs. David Kozak Jim ’75 and Karen Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Paul McDonnell Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Lynnette A. Nowak Ms. Mary O’Malley
Board of Trustees Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Connie ’83 and Charlie Falcone Lawrence† and Ellen Frankle Mr. Shaw R. Friedman and Hon. Greta Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Daniel C. Hillenbrand ’84 Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Mark Leyden ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newcombe ’69 John ’69 and Christine Rumely John J. Schirger ’84
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Emeritus Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Bransfield Dr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly III Jim Flannery ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77 Anne and Joe Linnen ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna, Sr. Michael J. Paul ’69 Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rose Former Board of Trustees Dr. and Mrs. Herand Abcarian Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Blumenfeld Mr. and Mrs. John A. Buck John ’71 and Catherine Hiler Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Hines III Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mack Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McGrath, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKenna, Jr. ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rampage John J. and Barbara L. Schornack Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Class Agents Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81 Christiaan Corthier ’91 Connie ’83 and Charlie Falcone Jim Flannery ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Johnston ’73 Guy Lenardo ’76 Mr. Douglas Milliken and Mrs. Shannon M. Greybar Milliken ’97 Mr. Daniel M. Nelson and Mrs. Marina T. Seme-Nelson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Nolan ’72 John ’69 and Christine Rumely Paul L. and Dana A. Whiting ’87
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pagels Mr. and Mrs. Bryan P. Smith Kevin and Theresa Spingler John and Rachel Uryga Mr. and Mrs. Craig Weigel Susan and Tom Yemc Former Faculty and Staff Edward J. Breslin Mrs. Mary Brockway James L. Coppens Mr. and Mrs. Drew Danik Mr. and Mrs. Ronald DeNardo Mr. Greg Dudeck Scott Friese Dick and Judy Magenis, Former Faculty and Sincere believers in La Lumiere’s Mission Dr. and Mrs. David W. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmermann Current Parents Anonymous(2) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartels, Jr. Doug and Tammy Behnke Mr. and Mrs. Don Berchem Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bonds Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81 Mr. Jong Ju Choi and Ms. Sung Ja Yeum Ms. Jennifer Connelly Steel ’81 Cynthia and John R. Dumelle Rev. and Mrs. Patrick Gillis Dr. and Mrs. Armand Gonzalzles Ms. Chris E. Good Mr. and Mrs. Brian Grieger Mr. and Mrs. William Grimmer Timothy Grote ’83 Mr. Seong-Ju Heo and Mrs. Yu-Jung Shin Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hiler ’89 Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Janice, Jeffrey, Josh ’08 and Justin ’11 Katz Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kilcoyne Tom and Kim Kniola Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Knoll Mr. and Mrs. David Laier Laura LaLone Mr. Ki Ho Lee and Mrs. Djie Min Suh Mr. Man Gyoon Lee and Mrs. Mi-Jung Kim Mr. Yong Lee and Mrs. Ki Hye Kim Mr. and Mrs. Min Kyu Lim Dan and Tricia Luck Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McComas Dr. Marjorie Miller Kihn Alan and Cathi Murray Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Ndukwu Mr. Ho Jin Oh and Ms. Mi Ra Moon Tim and Jackie Ohlund Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Perez Dr. Joseph Rosenblum and
Dr. Elizabeth Springer Paul and Sara Schrauben Dr. Keith and Mrs. Lisa Schwingendorf Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Siedlecki Jordon and Melissa Sklut Dr. and Mrs. John Stutesman Trevino Family Ruta and Mark VanderMolen Marsha and Don Wenig Mr. Philip R. Wennekes and Mrs. Dawn D. Fellers Mr. and Mrs. Howard Westbrook Mr. Moo Yeol Yoo and Ms. Hyun Jung Kim Izzy Zalcberg Dan and Jodi Zawada Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Haller Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan Leon and Norma Kaminski Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. Kesling Charles and Celene Siedlecki Ann Stasukaitis Alumni Parents Dr. and Mrs. Herand Abcarian Dr. and Mrs. Jamil Ahmed Joy Allen Dr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Amarantos Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Blumenfeld Dennis and Pat Boy Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Bransfield Mrs. Mary Brockway Mr. and Mrs. John A. Buck Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Chilcote Helen U. Collins Dr. Theodore and Lillian Compall Ms. Jennifer Connelly Steel ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Crane Mr. and Mrs. James Crouch Dr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly III Mr. and Mrs. Bruno de Caneva Mr. Thomas Dieck and Ms. Katharine Nathan Robert W. Erickson Lawrence† and Ellen Frankle Mr. Shaw R. Friedman and Hon. Greta Friedman Mrs. Irene Ganster Mr. and Mrs. John Gillard Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gumz Dr. and Mrs. John M. Hague Mrs. Gretchen R. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Hines III Donald and Katie Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hruskoci Michael L. Igoe Brian and Gloria Jones Gintaras and Chris Karaitis Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Keay Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy †
deceased
Annual Fund 2008-2009 Alumni Parents-(cont.) Charles and Mary Anne Lischer Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mack Larry and Brenda Martin Anne G. McAdams John T. McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McGrath, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna, Sr. Ms. Rosemary A. Mennen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Jim and JoAnne Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pagels Mr. Ho Yoon Park and Ms. Kwang Hee Kim Mr. Won Geun Park and Ms. Seung Hee Yoo Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rampage Mr. and Mrs. John L. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Roszkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Burton Ruby John J. and Barbara L. Schornack Mr. and Mrs. John Shoop Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Siedlecki Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tristano Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tym John and Rachel Uryga Allen and Virginia Vanderboegh Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Williams Thomas Corbett ’73 Scholarship Ms. Annette Corbett In Memory of Lawrence I. Frankle Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. Blumenfeld Mr. John G. Crowley Maureen Culp Mr. Thomas Dieck and Ms. Katharine Nathan Florida Orthopaedic Institute Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Don and Diana Kamp Eileen Kochanny La Lumiere School Parents Association Passaro & Kahne Law Office, PLLC Dianne Sullivan Sebens Warady & Davis LLP Whittaker Woods Wightman & Associates, Inc. Arthur Wong Izzy Zalcberg In Memory of David Langley Chris and Grace Balawender Mrs. Mary Brockway Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hruskoci Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mack Barbara A. Stodola
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Foundations The Michael W. and Jean D. Franke Family Foundation Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation Unity Foundation of La Porte County Businesses AIG Matching Grants Program Bank of America Matching Gifts The Chubb Corporation La Lumiere School Parents Association Marquette Financial Companies Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program Tim and Jackie Ohlund, Heston, Inc. Ozinga Bros., Inc. Target Take Charge of Education Program United Technologies Matching Gifts Program Wells Fargo Foundation Education Matching Gift Program In-Kind Anonymous American Licorice Company Mr. Greg Dudeck Rev. and Mrs. Patrick Gillis Ms. Janice A. Hiley Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Patrick B. Kennedy Eileen Kochanny Mr. and Mrs. Jay Miller Lynnette A. Nowak Tim and Jackie Ohlund
Giving By Class Year 1968 Jim Flannery Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Nawrocki 1969 Mr. and Mrs. George J. Frye Mr. and Mrs. Richard Newcombe Michael J. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk John and Christine Rumely Clem Schaub 1970 Mac O’Brien Mr. C. Joseph Yast and Ms. Helen Krowicky 1971 John and Catherine Hiler Greg Thoman 1972 Joseph Hostetler Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Nolan 1973
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Newcombe Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rentschler
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Crowe Mr. Edward W. McNabola
1974 Mr. Matthew M. Jones Dr. Stephen R. Paul and Ms. Janice Rodenberg
1986 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Buck Len Jennings Michael and Colleen Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kotz
1975 Jim and Karen Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKenna, Jr.
1987 Tom and Reggie Carron Paul L. and Dana A. Whiting
1976 Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Dorman Guy Lenardo Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sparrow
1988 Anonymous Mr. Matthew Barnicle Dr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Bonomo Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Gumz Mr. and Mrs. David Kennedy
1977 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Brissette Mr. David A. Collins and Mrs. Patricia J. Julian Mr. and Mrs. John P. Daly Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley The Leyden Family Mr. and Mrs. Mark McNabola Tom Rosshirt Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Smith 1978 Alan R. Hannan Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kinney Paul J. Leyden Mr. Michael Riley 1979 Mark Abderholden Mr. and Mrs. John J. Edwards Katherine Kerrigan Shannon 1980 Taylor Wright 1981 Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice Ms. Jennifer Connelly Steel Ned and Caroline Costello Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hackl Kathleen Mack 1982 Mr. James Morrison
1989 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hiler Mr. Daniel M. Nelson and Mrs. Marina T. Seme-Nelson 1990 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mack 1991 Christiaan Corthier 1992 Ryugo ’92 and Hana Kato ’93 1993 Ryugo ’92 and Hana Kato ’93 1995 Heather A. Bankowski Mr. George Demos Joe Marfise 1996 Mr. and Mrs. John Keigher 1997 Mr. Douglas Milliken and Mrs. Shannon M. Greybar Milliken 1998 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jones ’98 ’99 Mr. and Ms. Jason Tincher
1983 Nina Cathcart Shaw Connie and Charlie Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan Timothy Grote Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Newell Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Webster Mr. Martin Whalen and Ms. Kathleen Kennedy
1999 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jones ’98 ’99 Jeff Tincher
1984 Daniel C. Hillenbrand Anne and Joe Linnen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Rosshirt John J. Schirger
2005 Hillary Guenther
1985
2001 Jenny Tristano 2003 Ms. Alexandra Pagels 2004 Jaime Frankle
2008 Mr. Caleb Phillips
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May 2009 Millionaire’s Row Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Hiler Craig ’89 and Sandra Hiler The Kentucky Derby The Daniel Luck Family The Preakness Stakes Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello The Belmont Stakes Tom and Nancy Anderson Don and Cindy Berchem Creekwood Inn Don and Polly Gaza Mr. Tim Grote ’83 Jay and Sandie Miller Tim Miller and Lisa Hendricks ’84 The Troyer Group, Inc. Izzy Zalcberg Racehorse Sponsors Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Sean Blieden Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. Buck ’86 Jack and Meg ’81 Caplice Cogan & McNabola, P.C., Mark McNabola ’77 and Ted McNabola ’85 Chris and Jill Craig Creekwood Inn Current Electric, Inc. First Associates LTD., George Demos ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Mike Ganz ’81 Brendan and Maureen Gilligan Craig ’89 and Sandra Hiler David Kirkby Greg ’90 and Allison Mack McDonald’s Restaurants of La Porte County Robert B. Miller Financial Mr. and Mrs. Algirdas Mockaitis Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP Pulmonary & Critical Care Associates, PC John ’69 and Christine Rumely Minde and Michael Shinnick Jeanie and Jeff Shuck Charles and Celene Siedlecki Vineyard Lofts, Richard Kochanny Carol and Howard Westbrook C. Joseph Yast ’70 and Helen Krowicky Faculty Sponsors Aaron and Kathleen Crane Rick and Elizabeth Dekker George Demos ’95
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Ron and Bonnie DeNardo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Keay Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kellenberg Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Ronald and Ruth Knoll David and Lisa Neil Carole and Rick Newcombe ’69 Michael J. ’69 and Paula Paul Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Karyn Wesley Donors Gretchen R. Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kitlas Helga M. Lake-Mark Tom and Charyl McComas Alan and Cathi Murray Trevino Family Auction Item Donors Anonymous (2) Aspen Studios David and Shawn Armstrong Augustaitis/VanderMolen Family Chris and Grace Balawender Beyond Pink Inc., Lori Zimmer Bistro 157 David and Therese Brandenstein Brewster’s Italian Cafe Briar Leaf Golf Course Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brooks Jack and Meg ’81 Caplice Brian and Anne Ciastko The Cracked Egg: A Cooking School Creekwood Inn Duneland Beach Inn Edwards Brothers, Inc. Glenn L. Firme & Associates Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gaffigan ’83 Don and Polly Gaza Gold’s Gym Harbor Country Hannah’s Restaurant Harbor Grand Hotel, Robert and Collette Kemper Heston Supper Club, Tim and Jackie Ohlund Craig ’89 and Sandra Hiler Peter Lally Hillenbrand ’80 Hirsch Studio Hook Pottery Paper Danny and Mary Ivanovich Timothy Jeffry Salon Kabelin Ace Hardware, Ms. Betsy Kabelin Gintaras and Chris Karaitis Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy La Lumiere School La Porte Family YMCA The Laier Family Long Beach Country Club Long Beach Fitness Center The Daniel Luck Family Mr. Paul Luther Marina Grand Hotel, Robert and Collette Kemper
Deirdre M. Martin Giese ’84 Martin’s Supermarkets Massage Therapy and Wellness Center Michigan City Harbor Grill and Sari Asher Namaste Center Millenium Park, Inc. Miller’s Mechanical, Inc. Bob and Emee Miller Dr. Mariam Nasidi Marc T. Nielsen Interiors, Valerie Steil Christopher Peacock Cabinetry Virginia Phillips Pins & Needles, Denise Ndukwu J.L. Powell Reverie Spa Retreat RSVP ~ a fine paperié, Mickey and Peg Morandini Sahara Restaurant Schoolbelles Serenity Salon and Spa Sherwood Forest Paintball Games Judy Smith Heaven and Earth Photography South Bend Symphony Orchestra Kevin and Theresa Spingler St. Andrew’s Products Sterling Cut Glass, Mr. Steve Rentschler ’73 Stray Dog Bar & Grill, Marc and Leslie Danesi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sutter Tiny Bubbles Car Wash Jeffrey L. Thorne Tippecanoe Place Restaurant Trattoria Enzo, Marc and Leslie Danesi Tree House Cafe Vickers Theatre Linda and Craig Weigel Carol and Howard Westbrook Dionne Wisniewski Izzy Zalcberg and Sari Asher Namaste Center Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Zimmermann In-Kind Donors Kankakee Nursery Co. Greg ’90 and Allison Mack Deb Musser Tim and Jackie Ohlund Nothings Jimmy and Susan Aaron Delray Brooks Jack and Meg ’81 Caplice Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dye Don and Polly Gaza Ms. Jeanne Harper Terry and Frances Jones Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Patrick Kennedy Dot Kesling David Kirkby Mr. and Mrs. John Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lake Jim ’75 and Karen Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Algirdas Mockaitis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nygren Mary O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. Brian Oedzes Ms. Kristin Posey Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sperling ’87 Kevin and Theresa Spingler Mr. and Ms. Alan Steinhiser Jim and Connie Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tristano Carol and Howard Westbrook C. Joseph Yast ’70 and Helen Krowicky Dr. Herb J. Yekel and Mrs. Kimberly R. Johnson Yekel Auction Purchasers Jim and Susan Aaron Mr. and Mrs. Barry Benz Jack and Meg ’81 Caplice Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cipares Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Chris and Jill Craig Tim and Nicole Dunifon Mr. Michael Ganz ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Grieger Michael and Nicole Guenin Danny and Mary Ivanovich Terry and Frances Jones Ms. Betsy Kabelin Mr. and Mrs. James Kaminski Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kemper Dr. and Mrs. James Kennedy Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Patrick Kennedy Dot Kesling Richard and Eileen Kochanny Mr. and Mrs. John Lake Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lake Jim ’75 and Karen Lawson Greg ’90 and Allison Mack Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marfise Jay and Sandie Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Mr. and Mrs. Algirdas Mockaitis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mulvey Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nygren Mr. Kevin Pastrick and Ms. Angela Monger Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pedulla Paul and Sara Schrauben Mr. and Mrs. Duane Seifert Jeanie and Jeff Shuck Jordon and Melissa Sklut Bryan and Judy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sperling ’87 Jim and Connie Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tang Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tristano Carol and Howard Westbrook Ms. Mary Frances Wilkin Ken and Amelia Wilson Dionne Wisniewski and Howard Jones Ellen Worth Susan and Tom Yemc
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La Lumiere School Annual Golf Outing & Alumni Reunion September 2008 Hole in One Sponsorship Alto Gas, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vanderboegh ’88 Birdie Sponsorship Anonymous Hole in One Prize Sponsor Sauers Buick Pontiac Cadillac Hole Sponsors B & E Marine, Inc. Doug and Tammy Behnke Creekwood Inn Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Current Electric, Inc. D & M Excavating, Inc. Mr. Peter Krop ’83, in Loving Memory of Hon. Robert W. Krop Mark Leyden and Associates, LLC Paul ’78 and Lauren Leyden Joe ’84 and Anne Linnen McDonald’s of La Porte County, Glenn and Kathy Lubeznik
MFC Capital Funding, Joe Gaffigan ’83 Mid West Horse Center, Bill Zegers ’75 Miller’s Mechanical, Inc. Pubco Printing The Rumely Family The Sparrow Family St. Anthony Hospital Jenny ’01, Sarah ’04 and Marly ’07 Tristano The Troyer Group Faculty Sponsors Anonymous (3) Don and Cindy Berchem Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello Nathan Crane ’07 The Fieldhouse, Mark Leyden ’77 Lawrence† and Ellen Frankle Bob MacLaverty ’73 John Marsch ’70 Cogan & McNabola, P.C., Mark McNabola ’77 and Ted McNabola ’85 Gayle Nicosia Michael J. Paul ’69 Paul and Dana ’87 Whiting
Auction Donors Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. John Kerrigan ’84 David Kirkby Joe ’84 and Anne Linnen The Mariner Network Yacht Sales, The Kleihege ’80, ’83, P ’11 Family Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69 Mr. H. Jerome Noel ’69 John ’69 and Christine Rumely Mr. Martin Whalen and Ms. Kathleen Kennedy ’83 Donors Dr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Mike ’86 and Francie Larkin Nambé, Dan Hillenbrand ’84 Tim and Jackie Ohlund Pottawattomie Country Club, Mike Nygren Sterling Cut Glass, Steve Rentschler ’73 TMM Insurance Services, Inc. The Tree House, John and Casey Allen ’86 Wheatbrook Home Center
Auction Purchasers Mr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81 Mr. James B. DeMartini ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kleihege ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69 Mr. David Rentschler ’77 Mr. Michael Riley ’78 John Rose ’94 Mr. Daniel Welsh Steve and Katie Wilson ’88
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Steering Committee members gathered at the Science Center groundbreaking September 18. From left: Joe Linnen ’84, Joe Gaffigan ’83, Mark Leyden ’77, Connie Falcone ’83, Michael Kennedy ’86 and Dan Hillenbrand ’ 84 (not pictured Dolph Smith ’77).
As a result of the success of the Courageous Vision capital campaign, La Lumiere School’s campus continues to be transformed, bringing us nearer to our goal of being the premier small day and boarding school in the Midwest. The Courageous Vision capital campaign will come to a close December 31, 2009. A complete report of donors will be published in our final campaign report. Campaign milestones illustrated on this page include: · Construction of a 5,000 square foot state-of-the-art Science Center, scheduled for completion February 2010 · Expansion and updating of the Moore House kitchen and facilities · Construction of additional Faculty housing · Numerous improvements to campus facilities addressing student life and safety issues
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Planned Giving 1963 S o c i e t y Since 1963 La Lumiere School has been giving students an advantage in life that leads to success on and beyond campus. As part of our school community, you now have the opportunity to help La Lumiere School strengthen its position in the world of independent schools and encourage others to do the same. A legacy gift comes from careful consideration of a number of important factors, including the assets to be used to fund the planned gift, the gift’s timing, effects on income-tax and financial planning, the impact on family members and friends, and the gift’s purpose. If you have already included La Lumiere School in your will or trust, please let us know. If you are interested in learning more about how to plan for our tomorrow, today, please contact Colleen Kennedy, Director of Advancement at ckennedy@lalumiere.org or 219.326.7450. *Before naming La Lumiere School in your will or considering another kind of planned gift, consult with an attorney or financial advisor to explore what type of planned gift is best for you and your family.
Plan for our tomorrow, today. The ideal planned gift donors are those who believe in giving back to La Lumiere School for the benefit of future generations. They want to leave something as a link to posterity, or can make a bigger gift in death than during their lifetimes. Your support of La Lumiere is of great value to us, and it is our goal to make it rewarding for you as well. We want you to know about the financial tools you can use to plan your gift to us so that it can return benefits to you: You can make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime. Make us a beneficiary of your will or revocable trust, or a beneficiary of your retirement plan or insurance policy, and leave your cash flow and current financial planning unchanged.
You don’t have to use cash to make your gift. You can give us appreciated securities instead of cash, and use an asset that costs you less than the tax deduction your get for it today.
Methods of Planned Giving • Designating La Lumiere a charitable beneficiary in your will • Establishing a Memorial bequest for a deceased relative • Donating a gift of life insurance
• Designating La Lumiere as partial beneficiary of a qualified retirement plan or life insurance policy • Issuing a Charitable Gift Annuity to La Lumiere
• Establishing La Lumiere as the beneficiary of a Charitable Lead Trust or Charitable Remainder Trust • Naming La Lumiere as a beneficiary of a Donor Advised Fund or a private foundation
You may be holding assests that could benefit La Lumiere more than they do you. Transferring ownership of assets such as life insurance policies, undeveloped real estate, or valuable works of art makes a much larger gift than you might think possible. La Lumiere Magazine 2009 | 11
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A commitment to something greater First Lieutenant Peter Balawender ’03 United States Marine Corps since 2007 B.A. History, Marquette University Son of faculty member Chris Balawender
The examples of leadership I saw at La Lumiere, and within my family, helped keep me on the right path, no matter how hard the course. Marine ROTC at Marquette University
My attraction to service to others came from my family. My
Combat Logistics Battalion 22, stationed in Camp
mother has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years, my father a
Lejeune North Carolina. Currently deployed with the
teacher for 35 years. Their service to the community has been
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an inspiration to me, and a guiding example. Military service
Security Operations in the CENTCOM AOR.
seemed a natural progression from the classrooms, athletic fields and gymnasiums of La Lumiere.
In my experience, the teachers and staff at La Lumiere wore
As I began my integration into the United States Marine Corps,
many hats. They not only taught and coached the students of
I understood the enormous responsibility and sacrifice that was
La Lumiere, but in many cases they were fathers and brothers,
associated with true leadership. The examples of leadership I saw
sisters and mothers to many of the students.
at La Lumiere, and within my family, helped keep me on the right
In the end, they were all Leaders. Having grown up with La Lumiere always in my life, I saw first hand how much time and effort is put into that leadership. I also saw how important that leadership was to many of the students who passed through its halls and played on its fields. During my time as a member of the La Lumiere family, I realized how important good leadership is. My experiences at La Lumiere made me want to seek positions of leadership.
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path, no matter how hard the course. I now have the honor and privilege of leading a group of United States Marines.
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than themselves. Lieutenant Junior Grade John Eric Martin ’02 United States Navy since 2006 B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The La Lumiere education managed to transform students into leaders rather than just followers...
Naval ROTC at RPI Patrol Plane Pilot P3C Orion in Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47) at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Received pilot wings in March 2008. Currently on a split deployment to 5th fleet – Iraq, then Kadena Air Force Base in Japan. La Lumiere began laying the foundation for a well rounded education from the very beginning. When I was at La Lumiere, I never fully appreciated the education I received. You became so integrated into the daily life of the campus that you sometimes forgot the education you were receiving wasn’t “normal.” I also didn’t realize that La Lumiere was more than just a school. I realized how special it was in college, when my freshman year was practically a repeat of my senior year at La Lu. I even had to help valedictorians from other high schools with work I had learned in high school. I slowly began to realize most students couldn’t knock on their teacher’s door at 10:30 p.m. on a school night for help in Physics, Pre-Calculus, or Advanced Biology. La Lumiere expected more out of their students, so when you leave there, you expected more from yourself. There was also so much more going on in the background at La Lumiere that taught us how to become better, more well
rounded, diverse, and hard-working people. The faculty were mentors and not just “teachers.” They taught us early on the benefits of working hard. But it wasn’t just about getting good grades. It was about getting out there and doing. Whether someone was big into sports or community service, they built friendships, confidence, character, commitment, and integrity. Mandatory sports helped create a sense of unity within the student body. The La Lumiere education managed to transform students into leaders rather than just followers, and at the end of the four years, I didn’t just leave with a high school diploma, I left with friendships that last forever in not just the USA but China, Thailand, Japan, Germany, and many other countries, and just as important, I left with character, scholarship and faith.
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Labor Day Weekend, graduates from La Lumiere’s class of 1974 paid a visit to the school kicking off a weekend of events celebrating their 35th reunion. The alumni addressed the current student body on the topic of “leaving a legacy.” The presenters included Paris Barclay, Carey Dowdle, Bill Igoe, Bill Ketcham, Paul Lawler, Michael Mallardi, and Mike Siwietz. Reunion events continued in Chicago with a family softball game and a class dinner attended by Larry and Bonnie Sullivan, Chris and Grace Balawender and David Kirkby.
The Annual Golf Outing was the site of reconnection for the milestone reunion classes.
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1969 Greg Stephan, Dennis Quirk, John Rumely, Bill Regan and George Frye.
1979 John Edwards, Mark Abderholden, Scott McAdams, Pat O’Malley, Sally (Dorman) Craig, Kitty (Kerrigan) Shannon, John Hussey and Jim Kennedy.
1984 John Kerrigan, John Schirger, Dan Hillenbrand and Chris Wyse.
1989 Member of the Class of 1989 spent the day on campus in September commemorating their 20th reunion from La Lumiere.
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Chicago Alumni Gathering March 2009 Mike and Mandy Webster with children Michael, Maisy and Maeve
1982 After 21 years in the United States Army, Maxim S. Klekot retired and is now working for Tab Construction in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dan and Patty Walsh, Dan Walsh, Jr. and David Kennedy
1983 Mike “Bo” Webster and his wife Mandy are completing/surviving/anticipating the end of the first year with twins. Michael, Jr. and Maeve Elizabeth who were born on October 1, 2008 and joined their three year old sister Maisy at the Webster’s house in New Jersey. Mike reports that everyone is healthy and happy.
1984 Joe Bertrand, Andy McKenna, Jr. and Guy Lenardo
Dan Hillenbrand and his wife Tonya happily announce the birth of their first child, Olivia Jane, in Chicago, Illinois on August 5, 2009.
1986 David Brockway, son of Mary Brockway, former faculty, married Carrie Kelly Jensen on July 18 in Michigan City, Indiana. In attendance were classmates Michael ’86 and Francie Larkin, Michael ’86 and Colleen Kennedy; and former and current faculty and parents, Joan Langley, Bryan and Judy Smith and Tom and Linda Sperling. Brittany Probasco, Libby Shoop, Bekah Shoop and Natalie Hock
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Casimir (Casey) Snyder Josephina Jean Abbs
1991 Shonda Kroll, formerly Shonda Decker, lives in Carmel California and works as a Senior Art Consultant for the Pebble Beach Company.
1995 Melissa Machaj-Abbs and her husband Trevor welcomed with love Josephina Jean on June 3, 2009 in Orange Park, Florida.
1995 Keith Krause writes: As many of you know, most of my life I have raced sailboats with my friends and family on Vytis, a J105 out of Chicago. One of our largest annual regattas is the Race to Mackinac held each July. In 2007, Vytis won our J105 section and the overall trophy, The Mackinac Cup: a great honor for any serious racing sailor. This year I will be joining a friend and Raymond James colleague, Blane Shea, on his boat Striking (USA 60). Blane and I are going to compete as a two member crew in a new section of the 330-mile non-stop race called “Double Handed.”
1997 and 1998 F.J. and Michael Dolan were on campus at the start of the academic year to visit with cousins and current students Raine Fox ’11, Vincent Carroll ’12 and Conner Steele ’10. 1998 Kathryn Marie Uryga Snyder and her husband Samuel are thrilled to announce the birth of their son Casimir (Casey) Snyder on May 1, 2009. Kathryn is currently working in the Financial Aid Office of Indiana University/Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Jenifer Shreve Balawender received the degree Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) on May 7, 2009 from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Jenifer, who lives in East Lansing with her husband Mark Balawender ’99, started residency in the field of Family Medicine at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, MI. Among 200 in her graduating class, Jenifer received three graduation awards listed below. The Judith K. Weiswasser Memorial Award This award recognizes a woman graduate deemed to be outstanding academically, professionally, and personally. The Fred L. Mitchell Sr., D.O., F.A.A.O., Memorial Award Awarded to a graduating student for exceptional achievement in the field of osteopathic manipulative medicine. The Paul S. McCord, D.O., Memorial Award Awarded to a graduating student on the basis of commitment to community service, primary care disciplines and service to medically underserved areas.
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In Memoriam Catherine Riley Boege, Dyer, Indiana – April 3, 2008. Mother of Mark Leyden ’77 and Paul Leyden ’78. Charles M. Bransfield, Towson, Maryland - August 29, 2009. Father of Charles ’72, Daniel ’78 (deceased), and Thomas ’79. Harvey Cathcart, La Porte, Indiana – August 9, 2009. Father of Nina (Cathcart) Shaw ’83.
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Bogdan Gwarnicki, Riverwoods, Illinois – April 2009. Father of James ’12.
2001 Amy Straka Waters, portrait and wedding photographer, and Matthew Arch Waters, radio/video/film teacher at Chesterton High School were married in Michigan City on March 21, 2009. Check out Amy Straka Photography at http://amystraka.com. Amy is currently pursuing a Masters in Special Education at I. U. Northwest.
Robert Marske, Carmel, Indiana – September 19, 2008. Father of Robert ’79, John ’81 and Mary Beth (Marske) Nixon ’82.
2004 Sarah Tristano was married August 21 in Chicago to Mario Alberto Valdivia Buenrostro. Sarah, who graduated from Univeristy of Michigan with a BA in Anthropology is currently pursuing a second degree, Bachelors of Science in Nursing at Indiana University South Bend.
John Temple, Kennet Square, Pennsylvania – October 2, 2008. Father of John-Peter Temple ’72 and Nick ’74.
Alana Rosshirt, Austin, Texas – April 2, 2008. Mother of Thomas ’77, David ’79, Matthew ’80, Daniel ’84. Richard Schaub, Vero Beach Florida – January 27, 2009. Father of Richard ’68 and Clem ’69 and Former Trustee.
Edward Valleau, North Andover, Massachusetts– October 17, 2009. Father of Reed’ 70, Patrick ’71, and Rob ’80.
Korean Parents Association Michael and Colleen Kennedy visited with the La Lumiere School Korean Parents Association in Seoul in June 2009. The brief visit was filled with meetings, wonderful meals and sightseeing with current parents, alumni and alumni parents. During the formal reception, the title of President was passed to Ki Ho Lee, father of Won Kun ’11, from Won Geun Park, father of Jungjoon ’07 and Jung Min ’09. 34 | La Lumiere Magazine 2009
In Memoriam Lawrence I. Frankle
Grand Beach, Michigan, April 18, 2009 In the Fall of 1998 Larry and Ellen’s daughter Jaime and my middle daughter Sarah were both seventh graders at St. Mary’s of the Lake in New Buffalo. It was during this time that the Tristano family met and grew to love the Frankle family. Ellen worked with Larry in his law practice and was the most perfect host to many of the girls’ memorable sleepovers at their beautiful home on the lake. A family relationship began to develop. We celebrated each others life events, in our cases Bat Mitvahs for our girls. These were celebrations of faith as well as great opportunities for partying with our friends both old and new. Ellen and Larry knew that my daughter Jenny was doing very well at La Lumiere, but there was some concern that Catholic high school might not be as unstructured and inclusive as the girls middle school experience had been. We learned that his concerns couldn’t be farther from the truth. All of our daughters thrived as part of the community, and have gone on to great colleges and universities and some have actually started working for a living. More importantly, the Tristanos and the Frankles thrived as part of the La Lumiere community and I can’t imagine having raised our girls anywhere else. Larry, with his long hair, pony tail and casual aura helped La Lumiere to thrive as well. Our former headmaster Larry Sullivan asked him to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees. He asked me as well. I still serve even though all of my daughters have moved on. Larry served until the end of his life. He attended all Board meetings, even if by conference call. There were many times when as a member of the Academic Committee of the Board he attended by conference call while taking chemotherapy. His attitude was he had plenty of time just sitting so why not be doing something important. Larry felt strongly about the issues that affect our students, wasn’t afraid to express his concerns, and was a strong advocate of those positions that he felt would make a positive impact on our student population. Science Olympiad would not have been the same without the Frankle family. Bryan Smith, Ken Andert and the rest of the faculty involved in this important part of our academic excellence know quite well. It wasn’t just financial support, although that was greatly appreciated and quietly given. It was a true belief that this kind of competition brought our small school in the middle of the woods onto the State stage. At last count it was 18 years in a row that our team made it into State competition. What is most important about Larry Frankle is the legacy that he leaves. My family celebrated the Jewish High Holidays with Ellen, Jaime, Stephanie and various members of their extended family. We saw the sunset over the lake at their beautiful home in Grand Beach just as Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of Atonement
was about to start. We shared in prayer, food and wine and then attended services with the Frankle family at their temple, Temple Sinai, in Michigan City. I looked around the Temple and saw many familiar faces. Many would be at Larry’s funeral services. This was the Jewish community, but they were only a small part of the many lives that he has touched. New Buffalo would not be the same. Larry was instrumental in reaching the agreement between the Pokagon Tribe’s Four Winds Casino and the Township of New Buffalo. Money from the Trust set up by Larry continues to benefit many of the citizens of the community and will do so for many years to come. Whatever he gave, he gave anonymously. He was just that kind of guy. Sometimes when he was my date at a La Lu fundraising event he would have me do the bidding so no one would know he was involved. He taught his daughters to do what they loved in life. This was true of the schools that they attended, the people that they befriended, and the goals they chose for themselves. It is what he brought to our community. At one point I had thought that I needed input from Larry’s many friends and I asked Jaime for the email addresses of some of them so I could ask them to share a special moment or memory. The list she gave me was two pages long. That in itself says so much. So many loved him. So many have great memories of him. So many will miss him. I will miss him. I will miss the twinkle in his eye, his incredible sense of humor and his love for his family, including his extended family. I am thankful to have known him, thankful to have worked with him and to have shared twelve wonderful years as part of his extended family. La Lumiere has lost a great supporter, but most importantly, La Lumiere has lost a family member. He would be very proud of our growth and our continued demands on ourselves to strive for excellence in our selves and our students. I am thrilled to have been asked to write these words honoring my dear friend. Ceil Tristano Trustee and Mother of Jenny ’01, Sarah ’04 & Marly ’07
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