2022 Hall of Fame & Women of Distinction Honorees Recognizing Excellence

It was an eventful and busy week from Sept. 19-24 at Lake Forest Academy as Alumni Weekend and Reunion events coincided with Spirit Week activities for the student body. Alumni Weekend and Reunion featured another impressive class of Hall of Famers and Woman of Distinction as Lake Forest Academy was buzzing throughout the weekend with activities. Nine distinguished alumni were recognized throughout the weekend and highlighted on Saturday evening inside The Cressey Center for the Arts during the induction ceremony. Joining the Hall of Fame were David Andreas ’67 (posthumous), Alex DeBrincat ’16, Mark Dryfoos P’96, ’00, Peter Goulet ’62, Sheri Kersch Schultz ’72, Kelly Perine ’87, Lori Rewick Simon ’70, Steve Ryder P’15, ’17, and Amish Shah ’92

David

Andreas ’67 (posthumous) Service to Society

Known for his intellect, heart, and humor, David Andreas died unexpectedly on January 15, 2019. He was the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of National City Bancorporation, and those who knew him credited him with influence on communities and organizations in both Minnesota and Florida. He graduated from Lake Forest Academy in 1967 and earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Denver and a master of arts in anthropology from Minnesota State University. He served in the U.S. Army from 1971-73 and then built a career in the banking industry.

With wide-ranging intellectual curiosity and an extraordinarily generous spirit, David served on numerous boards including the Minnesota Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Children’s HeartLink, Marshall & Ilsley (M & I bank) Corporation, the Center for Ethical Business Cultures, Minnesota State University, the Mankato College Business Advisory Council and Breck School. He also had great affinity for Victory Junction Camp in Randleman, North Carolina, which supports children with serious medical conditions. As a man who loved physical activity, David participated in annual heli-skiing adventures in the Canadian Rockies, cross country motorcycle trips with the Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America, and boating in the Florida Keys. His closest confidantes say he had a keen sense of fairness and was a steadfast supporter of many causes that promoted educational equity, opportunity, and justice.

Alex DeBrincat ’16 Achievement in Athletics

Alex DeBrincat is already an acknowledged National Hockey League star for the Ottawa Senators. He began his high school career at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Mich., before transferring to Lake Forest Academy, where in a single season he scored 54 goals and recorded 111 points in 50 games. After LFA, he played three seasons for the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League while also playing in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship for the United States.

Drafted by the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the 2016 draft, he played five seasons in Chicago before a trade in July 2022 sent him to Ottawa in exchange for three draft picks. Over his five seasons with the Blackhawks, he was the youngest player to receive the team’s Player of the Year Award and went on to become the second-youngest Blackhawk to reach 40 goals in a season. In 2021–22, DeBrincat served as an alternate captain for the team’s home games and was named to his first NHL All-Star Game. Entering the 2022-23 campaign, he has totaled 160 goals and 147 assists over 368 career games in the NHL.

Mark Dryfoos P’96, ’00 Service to the School

Mark Dryfoos was the director of performing arts at Lake Forest Academy for 35 years, positively affecting countless lives through his work as an educator. In addition to making an impact in the arts, he coached boys hockey, boys and girls lacrosse, and boys and girls soccer – even earning Independent School League Coach of the Year in 1999 when coaching girls soccer. Active in campus life, he and his wife, Amy, served as dorm parents in Bates, Durand, Ferry, Field, McIntosh and Warner – every dorm but Atlass. He retired in 2016. His total teaching experience spanned 42 years and during his 15 years as head of the fine arts department, Mark oversaw 200 plays, musicals, one-acts, and sketches and received four awards from Illinois High School Theater Festival Performance. He was a Golden Apple Nominee and won a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1992. At his “Foos-apalooza” retirement party, more than 120 alumni, faculty, friends, and family feted his career. Mark and his wife, Amy, are parents to two LFA alumni, Mark ’96 and Laura Heatley ’00, and have four grandchildren.

Peter Goulet ’62 Service to Society

Dr. Peter Goulet is professor emeritus of management at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), where he taught for 34 years before retiring. He continues working as an active editorial reviewer for journals and professional association meetings and as a consultant for non-profits and start-ups. Peter held various academic positions prior to his appointment as professor and T. Wayne Davis Chair in Entrepreneurship in 1996, a post he held until his retirement in 2007. His career included teaching, researching, and consulting in small business, finance, non-profit management, and strategy. Prior to the chair appointment, he was founder of the school’s MBA, real estate, and finance programs. At UNI, Peter was also director and founder of the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, where he coordinated five external service centers related to small business, with combined resources in excess of $5 million.

In his years at LFA, Peter played tennis, was a member of the sailing team, and earned a letter as the manager of the swim team. He was a writing center tutor and a member of the cribbage and science clubs. Also, as manager of the Tuck Shop, he was responsible for controlling the inventory of soda, candy, chips, and other sundries; ordering food and supplies; and serving customers. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in economics and English from Denison University. He then earned an MBA and a doctorate, both in finance, from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business. After receiving his doctorate, Peter began his teaching career at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Before joining UNI, he worked in senior management for nearly three years as executive assistant to the president for an aluminum products manufacturer in Indiana.

Sheri Kersch Schultz ’72 Woman of Distinction

Sheri Kersch Schultz co-founded the Schultz Family Foundation in 1996 with her husband, Howard Schultz, interim CEO and chairman emeritus of Starbucks Coffee Company. Guided by a belief that the right opportunities at the right time can unleash human potential—and that “inequality of opportunity” is stifling America’s own potential—the Foundation invests in innovative solutions that can bring together the philanthropic, government and private sectors and form collaborative partnerships to create greater opportunity, accessible to all.

A passionate volunteer and longtime advocate committed to making a difference in the lives of young people, Sheri, Howard, and the Foundation decided to concentrate their efforts on two communities: Opportunity Youth, the 4.6 million 16- to 24-year-olds in the country who are not in school and not working, and America’s 4.2 million post-9/11 veterans, heroic individuals whose valuable skills and experience are often misunderstood and undervalued when they return to civilian life. Under Sheri’s leadership, the Foundation has launched two national initiatives: A portfolio of programs and investments that put Opportunity Youth on pathways toward fulfilling lives by investing in meeting their basic needs, skills training, employment, and building social capital, and an initiative which helps returning military service members and their families successfully transition into civilian jobs and professional careers. Each program actively engages the business community, bringing together leaders from the private and public sectors whose collaboration is key to sustaining each program’s success and ensuring the upward mobility of the populations the Foundation supports.

Kelly Perine ’87

Achievement in the Arts

Kelly Perine has enjoyed a successful acting career in film and television for more than 25 years. Born in State College to a Pennsylvania State University professor father and a chemical engineer mother, Kelly showed an early love for performing, taking part in numerous plays in community theaters. He further honed his craft on the stages of Lake Forest Academy and doing film work in Chicago during his high school years. At LFA, Kelly earned 10 varsity letters, participating in wrestling, baseball, and soccer, and was MVP in soccer and twice in wrestling. He also played on the USA/Europe Illinois Select soccer team.

This veteran actor is most known for appearances on television and in movies. He’s made appearances on “E.R.,” “Seinfeld,” “The Practice,” and “Mad About You,” along with recurring character performances on “The Drew Carey Show,” “Providence,” “The Parent ‘Hood,” “Malcolm & Eddie,” “True Jackson V.P.,” and “For Your Love.” Kelly was a series regular on United Paramount Network’s “Between Brothers,” “Under One Roof” and the comedy “One on One.” He most recently starred as “Sir Gareth” in Nickelodeon’s hit series “Knight Squad.” Other recent television offerings included appearances on “Alex Inc.,” “The Thundermans,” “Dog with a Blog,” “School of Rock,” and “Austin & Ally;” movies include “Manipulated,” “The Babymoon,” “The Wedding Pact,” “Dog Gone,” “Convincing Clooney,” and “Speed Dating.” Kelly has also been featured in national ad campaigns for a variety of products including Jimmy Dean sausages, Go Daddy, H&R Block, AT&T, Foot Locker, Bud Ice, Coors Light, Wendy’s, and Toyota. In addition, he’s an award-winning writer, director, and producer with numerous features and sitcom projects in development.

Steve Ryder P’15, ’17 Service to the School

Steve Ryder taught French, Russian, and Latin at Lake Forest Academy for 37 years. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in modern languages from Cambridge University in England and began his instructional career as an English teacher in Lausanne, Switzerland, for seven years. At LFA, he served as the Modern and Classical Languages Department Chair from 2009-2015, during which time he expanded the International Fair to include student-led classes. His love of soccer brought him to coach nearly every soccer team at LFA. He also helped as a timer at swimming, cross country, and track events on campus.