LFA Review Spring 2017

Ernest J. Barry 1923 – 2017

Review

Remembering Two LFA Legends

Midwestern Heart.

Global Mind.

The Magazine of Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall

SPRING 2017

David O. MacKenzie 1931– 2017

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Global Mind.

The Magazine of Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall

SPRING 2017

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REVIEW SPRING 2017 HEAD OF SCHOOL John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18 DEAN OF COMMUNICATIONS Cathy Morrison DEAN OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Susan Hoagland PHOTOGRAPHY Ruth Keyso Grace Kim Cathy Morrison George Pfoertner, Pfoertner Photography

DESIGN Sarah Stec PRINTING John S. Swift Co., Inc. CONTRIBUTORS Susan Hoagland Ruth Keyso Rita Schulien MacAyeal ’87 Sheila Moller P’07 Cathy Morrison Christine Ryder P’15, ’17 Garry Sloan P’19 John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18 Suzy Vaughn

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38 Front Cover: Remembering two LFA legends, Ernest J. Barry, and Life Trustee David O. MacKenzie ’50, P’86, GP’10, ’18.

Above: 1966 yearbook photos of Ernie Barry, left, and Dave MacKenzie, right.

Photos: Courtesy LFA Archives

Table of contents Departments Letter from the Head of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ringing the Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LFA Athletics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ferry Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 LFA Arts ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 42 Class Notes .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 46 Short Story Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56 From the Archives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Features LFA Alumni Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 18 Write 4 Courage/Speak 2 Courage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Remembering Two LFA Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Mission Statement Lake Forest Academy strives to embody in its practices and to cultivate in its students excellence of character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility.

Dear Old LFA! Photo: Cathy Morrison

2016-17 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OUR APOLOGIES Some of you received a copy of the Fall/Winter 2017 Review where the glue in the binding did not hold, and your magazine did not stay intact. We have worked with our printer to ensure that this problem has been resolved.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience!

Mr. J. Michael Schell ’65 CHAIR Dr. Makola M. Abdullah ’86 VICE CHAIR Mrs. Marianne Silver SECRETARY Mr. Christopher E. Freeburg ’90 TREASURER

Mr. Sam E. Adam, Jr. ’91 Mr. Todd E. Altounian ’86 Mr. Bruce W. Anderson ’70 Mrs. Sylvia Barros ’90 Dr. Kenny Bozorgi Mrs. Molly Jane Pearson Campbell ’04 Mr. Patrick J. Carroll II ’87 Mr. Charles T. Cooper ’96 Mr. J. Patrick Corsiglia Mr. Jim C. Cowart ’69 Mrs. Ann Danner Dwyer Dr. Rachel E. Goshgarian ’93 Mr. William J. Hayes Mr. Maurice L. Holmes ’83 Mrs. Michele Marsh Ihlanfeldt ’89 Mr. Ned Jessen

Mr. Gregory K. Jones Mr. Thomas B. Kelley ’65 Mr. Erik S. Kimble ’85 Mr. Rumi Kuli ’93 Mr. Michael P. Leonard ’66 Mr. Ben Malek ’91 Mr. William F. Markey Mr. John S. Marlatt ’65 Mr. Patrick M. McCarthy ’73 Ms. Bethann Moritz Mr. O. Keith Owen III ’64 Ms. Katherine Gray Pollock ’70 Mrs. Judith Reid-Anderson Mr. Mark S. Stevens Mr. Richard L. Zhao ’04

LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

On Feb. 13, Dr. Strudwick leads the students, faculty, and staff in celebrating LFA’s 160th Charter Day. Photo: Grace Kim

Recently, I was proud to welcome LFA alumni, parents, and guests to the 12th annual Lake Forest Academy Chicago Networking Event (CNE), which was once again graciously hosted by the Northern Trust.

The objective of CNE is to provide a compelling networking and professional development opportunity for the Chicago-area LFA alumni, parents, and their associates, to highlight the strengths of the LFA community, and to forge connections among its members. We were fortunate to have the originator of CNE, David Gupta ’81, join us for the event. It was David’s idea 12 years ago for LFA to organise this networking event around an important and meaningful issue, world-class panelists, and the LFA community.

This year, we examined issues of access, equality, finance, curriculum, and choice as we discussed The Future of Education.

A summary of the event is included on pages 15 and 16, but I want to make three personal observations on the topic. The first, relating to the economics of education, is that despite the passing of time and many educational reforms throughout the world, there has not been a great deal of change in educational opportunity in any country. Educational reforms have proven limited, finances have remained unequal, and the results have become predictable. My second observation is from a political standpoint. This year, LFA reintroduced an AP government class in US and comparative politics, which Dr. Julia Sagraves and I have had the pleasure to teach, and we have spent a great deal of time discussing the true meaning of democracy in different countries. For me, it is clear that a country can only be truly democratic when it has an educational system that provides for the necessary and equal education of all. In the words of Thomas Jefferson: “Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity.”

And my third observation is from the global perspective and relates to the great educational challenge that is intensifying in our world. I refer to a growing tendency toward fragmentation and confrontation among peoples and how we deal with it as educators. In a time of mounting insecurity, the quest for identity can become an exclusionary process by which people define themselves less by what they are FOR and more by whom they are AGAINST. When this happens, an education centered on diversity and pluralism can turn quickly from a source of understanding and knowledge to a cause of discord and disdain. I believe that the coexistence of these two surging impulses­—what one might call globalism on one hand and tribalism or nationalism on the other—will be a central challenge for educators in the years ahead.

Education is clearly of great significance to everyone in today’s world. It is apparent that there are important roles for educational, political, and business leaders to play to ensure that: every student has access to a quality and relevant education; all schools (both public and private) have a sustainable financial model; and all schools are teaching for the pluralistic needs of tomorrow rather than those of yesterday or even today. These goals are central to the LFA mission. At the CNE event, LFA sought to further this discussion with the panelists sharing their individual insight, experience, and expertise on the future of education. It proved to be an illuminating and fascinating discussion, and I am proud that LFA can play such an important role in this critical debate.

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Rodney Glasglow gives a speech about his experience as an African-American man in the era of a Trump Presidency.

Serena Barkley from The Hotchkiss School, Teni Bakare ’19, and Joan Karstom ’18 introduce themselves during the first break-out session.

Lighting the FIRE

BY GRACE KIM

F O S T E R I N G I N T E R C U LT U R A L R E S P E C T + E M P O W E R M E N T Students participate in the drumming session led

by S.O.U.L. Creations.

(Left) Dr. Amer F. Ahmed talks about Islamophobia and the increasing amount of racial profiling, hate crimes, and bullying that has occurred toward Muslim people in America after 9/11.

Dr. Patrick Finnessy gives insight into the historical figures and events that made significant impacts on raising awareness about LGBTQ issues in the United States.

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LFA launches a first-of-its kind conference for student leaders in the region to Foster Intercultural Respect and Empowerment.

“I urge all of us to stay woke.”

Rodney Glasglow, Head of Middle School and Chief Diversity Officer at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, ended his presentation on the new era of civil rights with these words at the FIRE Conference. Being “woke,” as in being aware of social injustice and diversity issues, set the tone for the interactive event hosted by LFA on January 14 and 15, 2017.

FIRE, which stands for Fostering Intercultural Respect & Empowerment, was the first diversity event for independent high schools in the Midwest. Lusanda Mayikana P’14, Dean of Pluralism and Multicultural Affairs, came up with the idea when she realized that LFA students would be unable to attend the annual NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference in December 2016 due to schedule conflicts with final exams.

“I urge all of us to stay woke.”

“I thought about creating the experience for our students here at LFA. It seemed like a wild idea at the beginning, but it quickly became feasible as I partnered up with Grace Kim, Asst. Dean of Communications, and Matt Nink, Executive Director of the Global Youth Leadership Institute and the Stuart Center for Global Leadership, to brainstorm a schedule and the schools we’d invite to participate.”

The group, along with Kathryn Schoeberlein, Asst. Director of the Stuart Center for Global Leadership, worked to create something that would offset the acrimonious political climate caused by the election.

After months of planning, 30 LFA students, 12 LFA faculty members, and 90 outside guests from local and out-of-state high schools gathered in The Cressey Center for the Arts in mid-January for a welcome address from Head of School John Strudwick.

Students and faculty shared intimate details about identity, racism, social activism, and religion during break-out sessions that were facilitated by members of the Multicultural Affairs Committee. Angles, a local organization that supports LGBTQ+ young people, and LFA’s own Dr. Patrick Finnessy, the Dr. Ray Bird Master Chair in English, also led separate sessions on sexual orientation and the history of LGBTQ+ issues. Two other keynote speakers also presented: Michael Fosberg, diversity activist and author of the book Incognito, and Dr. Amer F. Ahmed, Director of Intercultural Teaching and Faculty Development at University of Massachusetts—Amherst. The cohort came together at the end for a drumming session led by S.O.U.L. Creations.

Throughout the event, students traded contact information. Kennedy Hayes ’18 says connecting with new peers was one of the best parts of the conference. “SDLC is much larger, so it’s harder to get to know other students, but our sessions were really intimate. I really enjoyed listening to the various experiences of others.”

Based on the positive feedback from numerous constituents, both Lusanda and Matt are already working on next year’s conference.

Matt sums up the need for FIRE, saying, “This work has to happen constantly. People misunderstand talking about diversity as a type of soft skill, but it actually is a core part of a high-achieving community.

FIRE gives students and teachers tools to create better relationships, and that paves the way for greater success.” n

(Above) Gilo Kwesi M. Logan and Chaaze’ P. Roberts from S.O.U.L. Creations perform on stage.

Michael Fosberg holds up a photo of his parents. Michael was unaware of his biracial identity until he met his long-lost biological father.

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2016–17 Head of School Symposium Re-Cap

BY GRACE KIM

Annual interdisciplinary curricular endeavor alternates each year between exploring a region of the world and delving into a theme.

The Caribbean: Climate, Commerce, and Culture, marks the 15th year where Head of School John Strudwick chooses a topic for the LFA community to explore throughout the school year. In his opening speech at the Symposium Kick-off All-School Meeting, John stated, “I selected the Caribbean as I felt it was a part of the world very close to us and yet not well known or understood. It is a unique and diverse area of the world that has many lessons from its history, economy, society, politics, and culture for our community. I wanted LFA to have the opportunity to learn about the area’s struggle with colonization, imperialism, and independence.” Through guest presentations and special events, students, faculty, staff, and parents were exposed to the many layers of the Caribbean.

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October

Marilou Cameron ’17 talks about her observations during a school trip to Guadeloupe. Photo: Cathy Morrison

Michael Allain ’18 looks at a painting at the Dusable Museum. Photo: Grace Kim

Kickoff

Museum Excursion

The Symposium started with an All-School Meeting with presentations from students. Six students presented the brief history of the Spanish, French, English, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean islands, which was then followed up by other students who spoke about their LFA-related learning experiences in Guadeloupe, Jamaica, and Cuba.

Students took a field trip to the DuSable Museum of African American History and the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in early October.

Tameka Carter, Spanish faculty, prepared the trip to expose students to interactive exhibits about the Caribbean Diaspora. She says, “This experience helped students make connections between the Spanish language, art, and history...and I appreciated how the students participated in inquiry based discussions about the ethnic traditions in Cuba and Puerto Rico.”

HOS SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE 2016–17 Mark Copestake

Tameka Carter Grace Everett P’17 Jessica Gimbel Grace Kim

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Aloyce Lekuton Monica Palmer Mike Rogan Kathryn Schoeberlein

Garry Sloan P’19 John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18 Kristine Von Ogden

Kathryn Chernobrov ’19 and Angelina Chan ’19 read descriptions of artifacts at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Photo: Grace Kim

Marlena Stathos ’20, Charnice Hoegnifioh ’19, and Denita Inez pose for a photo after the dance class. Photo: Grace Kim

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Fall Play

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Dr. Monica Palmer, Director of Fine & Performing Arts, chose Sonia Flew, a narrative about a woman who escaped to America during the Cuban Revolution, as the Fall Play. She states, “I chose this to challenge myself as a director, and for our students to study historical events through art.” More information about the Fall Play was in this year’s fall edition of the Review.

Students spent HOS Symposium Day learning about the multiple facets of the Caribbean during their classes. Special guest Joaquin Mendez spoke about the effects of European and North American conquest on the Dominican Republic and Haiti during an All-School Meeting and at a parent event. He also visited Spanish classes to converse with students in Spanish.

Film Screening

Symposium-related Weekend Activities

A screening of Poverty, Inc., which gives insight into the business of global charity, took place in The Little Theater in mid-October.

Students observed the effects of NGOs in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, and discussed the misconceptions of poverty afterwards.

Van runs to Caribbean-influenced restaurants like the Congri Cuban Restaurant and El Buren Caribbean Cuisine were offered throughout the semester. Boarders also attended a dance class at the Student Union with dance professional Denita Inez in December.

Denita showed participants how to do seven different dances originating from various Caribbean islands.

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Looking Ahead to 2017–18

In March, Dr. Strudwick revealed the next symposium topic, saying, “I am pleased to announce the Head of School Symposium topic for next academic year, 2017–18. The symposium will be titled: The Brain— Inquiry, Imagination, and Innovation.”

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Winter Musical

Spring Break Travel

The Winter Musical, Once on this Island, is based on the book My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, acclaimed Trinidad-born author who wrote about her experiences as an immigrant in New York.

Read more about LFA’s production on page 42.

Fourteen students and three faculty members traveled to the Dominican Republic and Haiti during spring break for the annual HOS Symposium trip. Matt Nink, Executive Director of the Global Youth Leadership Institute and the Stuart Center for Global Leadership, explains that the two countries are connected to the U.S. in many ways, and hopes that the students gained a greater understanding of the complexity of the Caribbean during the trip. The group explored Santo Domingo, Santiago, Cap Haitien, Puerta Plata, and engaged in service learning at the Jaraboca Women’s Cooperative, an organic farm that supports surrounding villages and houses a small elementary school. See blog posts of the spring break trip at www.lfanet.org/ symposium2017.

April All-School Meeting Guest Speaker

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In April, LFA welcomed Claire Priest, who spoke about the complex history of Cuba during an All-School Meeting. Mark Copestake, Assistant Dean of Admissions, says, “She brought an interesting perspective to the area, and gave great insight into how she documented the economic and legal background of the sugar industry and the slave trade with Photojournalist Marcus Rhinelander. I think she is also a great role model as a young female professor of law at Yale.”

At Mount Vernon, front row, l-r: Stella Cui ’17, Angela Chan ’20, Kaitlin Fisher ’19, Kayla Kuehmann ’20, Katie Dozois ’17, Kiki Hood ’19, Marilou Cameron ’17, Joan Kartsrom ’18, and Chris Dozois ’84, P’17, ’21, History Department Chair.

Back row, l-r: Nelly Siddiqui ’17, Liv Fisher ’19, Davis Priest ’20, Jasper Fisher ’18, Caleb Celano ’17, Donte Sibley ’18, Ry Birkerts ’19, Ananta Srivistava ’18, Chris Morrison ’18, Jackson Bedward ’17, Mark Jung ’17, Suzy Vaughn, History Instructor, and Maxine Ludington ’20.

(Top row) l to r: The White House, The Women’s March on Washington, The Washington Monument

LFA Students Witness U.S. History When History Department Chair Chris Dozois ’84, P’17, ’21 and History faculty Suzy Vaughn began planning a trip for students to attend the Presidential Inauguration in the winter/spring of 2016, there was no way to predict who the eventual presidential candidates would be in November, nor which party’s candidate would be sworn in on Inauguration Day. Nor could they have imagined the highly unusual circumstances that would envelop the presidential election itself.

Their purpose was for students to observe the peaceful transfer of power, a hallmark of our democracy, and take in the atmosphere, sights, and activities in the nation’s capital. The Caxy contingent traveled with student groups from several other schools, and over the course of five days, visited Mt. Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, the National Mall with its memorials and monuments, the Smithsonian museums, and took in not only the Inauguration on Fri., Jan. 20, but also the Women’s March on Washington on Sat., Jan. 21.

The Spectator interviewed the faculty chaperones and the students who traveled to D.C. in January; you can read that article at: https://issuu.com/lfa_communications/docs/jan2017/4

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z z a J t a h All T Parents Association Hosts Annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Event

BY SHEILA MOLLER, DIRECTOR OF PARENT RELATIONS & GIVING Enjoying the Caxy Casino, l-r: Matthias Kerr, science faculty; Ruth Smith, science faculty; Sam Wold, history faculty; Eamon Murphy, faculty spouse; Mark Copestake, Assistant Dean of Admission; Mandy Byron, English faculty; Brett Byron, faculty spouse; and blackjack dealer George Pastrana P’17, ’19. Photo: Grace Kim

Amidst the sounds of jazz floating in Reid Hall, a very special event took place on Saturday, January 28. Parents Association Faculty & Staff Appreciation Event co-chairs Judy Hershenhorn P’17 and Patrice Wetzel P’17, along with their parent volunteer committee, created a Gatsby-themed party to celebrate LFA faculty and staff.

The spirit of fun ran high, along with recognition of the partnership parents and teachers have forged in order to provide the best education possible for LFA students.

Notes of gratitude, written by parents to express their appreciation for all that LFA faculty and staff members do for our students, were displayed for all to enjoy. Gaming at blackjack tables staffed by parent volunteer dealers, and organized by ‘pit boss’ Doug Hood P’14, ’19, gave faculty and staff a chance to win chips which they used to bid on prizes donated by parents. Ever a friendly, yet competitive group, faculty and staff cheered and jeered as they watched their colleagues win prizes.

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Celebrating

(Left) All School President Eli Kuli ’17 and Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18 prepare to cut the cake.

The Choir leads the community in singing the Alma Mater

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In the annual celebration to honor the longevity and progress of the school, the community gathered during the afternoon break on February 13 to sing the Alma Mater, and enjoy some cake together. For this milestone year, the Spectator did an in-depth look at where we’ve been, who we are, and where we’re going. You can read their work at: http://bit.ly/2n4D5Xh

Dear Old LFA! All photos: Cathy Morrison

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2017 Rothstein Lecture SPORTS WRITER JOSH KARP ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR INNER VOICES

BY SHEILA MOLLER, DIRECTOR OF PARENT RELATIONS & GIVING In her introduction to this year’s Joshua A. Rothstein ’05 Memorial Lecture on March 8, Nancy Rothstein recalled her son’s love of sports and his thriving online sports memorabilia business. Her son’s life was cut short in 2003 when he died in an automobile accident during his sophomore year at LFA. Steven and Nancy Rothstein then established The Joshua A. Rothstein ’05 Memorial Lecture to honor Josh and to celebrate how he lived his life.

Josh Karp, this year’s Rothstein Lecture speaker, is a sports writer and adjunct lecturer at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. In his address to the students, “Listening to the Right Voice,” Mr. Karp talked about his teen years at boarding school, and how, after a series of starts and stops professionally (advertising and his family’s bakery supply business) and educationally (law school) he realized that he wanted to be a writer and returned to school for a master’s degree in journalism. After learning to allow his inner voice to reveal ideas that are the basis for his work, he discovered that his success in writing, like his success at golf, increased when he relaxed and stopped keeping score.

Josh Karp’s work has appeared in Salon, TV Guide, Premiere, The Atlantic Monthly Online, LA Times Sunday Magazine and other publications. He is the author of two books: A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever and Straight Down the Middle: Shivas Irons, Bagger Vance and How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My Golf Swing. To view Josh Karp’s address to the students.

This year’s Joshua A. Rothstein ’05 Memorial Lecture was made possible through a partnership with The Rothstein Family and the Bird Colloquia, organized by Dr. Ray Bird Master Chair in English, Dr. Patrick Finnessy.

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(Left) Post-presentation conversation with a student.

Gathered for the annual lecture, l-r: Josh Karp, Layne Horwich, Nancy Rothstein, John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, Laurie Matasar, and Judy Wertheimer.

Photos: Cathy Morrison

CNE 2017: The Future of Education More than 150 guests came together to listen to four distinguished panelists discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the future of education in the U.S. and the world.

Trustee Bruce Anderson ’70, P’97, Katie Anderson Mittenthal ’97, Susan Anderson P’97 and Tom Anderson

BY CATHY MORRISON Lake Forest Academy held its 12th annual Chicago Networking Event, The Future of Education, graciously hosted by Northern Trust on Thursday, Mar. 9, 2017.

Moderated by Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, each of the panelists shared the current strengths and opportunities within their institutions. The pace of change in the world in general, and this field in particular, signals the need for schools to focus not only on content, but also on what were once considered “soft” skills—collaboration, critical thinking, and novel approaches to problem-solving.

Sondra Adams P’16, ’17, Christina Corsiglia P’15, ’17, ’20, Michael and Maureen Mullarkey P’16, ’17, ’19, ’21 (Top) John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, Randall Dunn, Rebecca Sykes, Gregory White, and Steve Schutt Photos: George Pfoertner

Randall Dunn, Head of School at the Latin School Chicago, discussed the future of independent schools as well as an assessment of the Chicago independent school market and the change in landscape. He explained the current trends in curriculum, program, and teaching at schools, stressing the importance and impact of “school culture” on educational success.

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need for counselors and educators to meet their students and their families “where they are,” in order to deliver a high-quality educational experience to students facing economic and socio-emotional challenges.

Rebecca Sykes, President of Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, underscored the challenge of the preparation gap for students moving to the next level of education and best practices in addressing the gap, especially in terms of supporting students from socio-economically disadvantaged families with additional services to bridge the gap. Becky has the unusual vantage point of having taught at Philips Academy in Andover, Mass., and the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, giving her the opportunity to examine the impact of income thresholds on access and scholarships in both countries.

Natalie Nunez ’17, Will Everett ’17, and Jacob Upshall ’17 Photo: Cathy Morrison

The pace of change in the world in general, and this field in particular, signals the need for schools to focus not only on content, but also on what were once considered “soft” skills— collaboration, critical thinking, and novel approaches to problem-solving.

Stephen Schutt, President of Lake Forest College, focused on the financial challenges facing higher education, as well as the difficulties of long-range planning (10-20 years) when higher education is in flux.

There are also curricular challenges, as colleges endeavor to educate for the labor needs of tomorrow rather than yesterday or today. Steve emphasized the importance of developing collaborative opportunities to educate students for the future and integrate real-world engagement as a critical element of the overall educational experience.

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David Gupta ’81 and Board Chair Mike Schell ’65 Photo: Cathy Morrison

(Top) Duane Jackson ’01, Ruth Keyso Director of Alumni Relations & Giving, Tanya Pramatarova ’05, Fran Crane Dotson ’05, Kristine Von Ogden Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs—Director of Curriculum, Modern and Classical Languages faculty, and Rachel Llanas ’00 Photos: George Pfoertner

Look for more CNE photos at: http://smu.gs/2nPuqJB Watch the video: https://youtu.be/gMU7Q7JT8gg

welcome New Dean of Faculty Announcement

BY JOHN STRUDWICK P’13, ’15, 18 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tom Johnson as Dean of Faculty at Lake Forest Academy, effective July 1, 2017.

Tom brings to the Academy 17 years of experience in administrative, teaching, residential, and coaching capacities at The Hill School (PA), where he is currently serving his sixth year as Dean of Faculty. He will work with Bill Dolbee during July and August to ensure a smooth leadership transition for the position.

A graduate of Deerfield Academy (MA), Tom’s career in the independent school world has been centered at The Hill School. A history instructor, he has taught Economics, World History, US History, and American Studies. He has been a faculty advisor to the Class of 2011 and to the Advocates for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. He has been a dorm parent and dorm head. He has been Head Coach in a variety of sports for boys and girls at both Varsity and JV levels.

Previously, Tom also served as Director of Student Activities for four years. Outside of the school, he has worked in summer programs for the YMCA (NY) and The Center for Talented Youth (PA), serving in various mentoring and administrative positions.

Tom earned his B.A. degree in Politics from Princeton University and his M.A. in Educational Leadership from Villanova University. He also studied at the University of Maynooth (Dublin) to garner primary research for his Senior Thesis at Princeton, “Good Friday Peace Accords.” Tom will live on campus with his wife, Leigh, and their daughter, Harper.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge once again Bill Dolbee’s excellent work as Dean of Faculty this year, which made it possible for us to undertake and successfully complete this national search for our new Dean.

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L FA AL UMNI E V E NT S

Young Alumni Lunch January 5, 2017 Reid Hall was bursting at the seams on Thurs., Jan. 5, 2017, as 73 young alumni from the classes of 2012–2016, along with 36 faculty and staff members, gathered in the Garden Room for the annual Young Alumni Luncheon. After enjoying 90 minutes of socializing, reminiscing, and eating, we met as a school in the Cressey Center for an All-School Meeting, at which time five young alumni panelists shared information about their college experience with today’s students.

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(Top) l to r: Gio Harold ’15, Sajjad Sainsi ’15, Jarrett Galigher ’16, Jiovanny Bermudez ’14, Chris Dozois ’84, P’17, Paul Johnson ’15, Pierce Witmer ’14, Nick Lin ’17 (Bottom left) l to r: Tony Fu ’16, Ross Reid-Anderson ’16, Caroline Miller ’16, India Shelley ’16, Tori Koontz ’16, Abby Hernandez ’18

(Above) Head of School John Strudwick P’13, P’15, P’18 (center) poses with four of the past five all-school presidents at LFA. l to r: Charles Gallagher ’13, Tommy Clarke ’14, Strudwick, Ella Ekstrom ’16, and Eli Kuli ’17. (We missed you, Romaer Chopra ’15!)

(Top left) l to r: Alexander Mullarkey ’16, Annmarie Morrison ’16, and Malcolm Chaka ’15 (Top right) l to r: Ryan Williams ’16, Jasmine Sawyer ’15, and Spanish faculty Noelle Balson

(Above) l to r: Zunaira Arshad ’13, Kurt Hanebrink ’13, Andrew Purdom ’13, Tom Olivieri ’13, and James Padley ’13 (Left) A huge thank you to our five alumni panelists for answering students’ questions about the college search process and life post-LFA. l to r: Charles Gallagher ’13, Miriam Fraga ’14, Monica Wang ’16, Tommy Clarke ’14, and Caroline Miller ’16

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L FA AL UMNI E V E NT S Anaheim, Calif.

Jan. 17, 2017 (Above) Alumnus and trustee Jim Cowart ’69 (second from left) with Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, 18, and Alex Olsen ’07 (left) and Ben Diaz ’12 at the Honda Center in Anaheim for a Ducks hockey game.

Los Angeles Regional Alumni Event Jan. 18, 2017 Nearly 30 alumni gathered at the home of alumna Jennifer Cohen Shneiderman ’79 in Los Angeles in January 2017 to reminisce about LFA and to network with one another.

Thank you to all who attended, and a huge thank you to Jennifer for hosting the celebration.

(Top right) The “Strudwick era” alumni. l to r: Rickey Larke ’11, Cassie Llanas ’09, Michiko Nakamura, Mojo Lee ’10, Po Lin ’07, Alex Olsen ’07, Calin Cave ’13, Director of Alumni Relations & Giving Ruth Keyso, Sammy Moore ’09, Head of School John Strudwick, Seamus Finnegan ’12

(Middle left) l to r: Shiri Mandava ’85, Minda Moore Johnstone ’76, hostess Jennifer Cohen Shneiderman ’79 (Middle center) Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18 tries on a Bojack beanie donated to the school by Nick Taubert ’61 (right).

(Middle right) Major and Planned Gifts Officer Garry Sloan P’19 (left), with Mike Hammond ’52 and Nick Taubert ’61 (Above) l to r: Bea Casini ’89, Kelly Perine ’87, Rickey Larke ’11, Seamus Finnegan ’12, Calin Cave ’13, and Mojo Lee ’10

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Second City Jan. 26, 2017 There’s no better way to brighten up a cold January night in Chicago than with a night out at Second City. Alumni and guests gathered at Benchmark for a reception before enjoying a show at Second City’s e.t.c. Theater.

(Top left) Steve ’62 and Libby Cummings (Top right) clockwise, from bottom left: Rhea Bovee ’08, Emily Ellison ’08, Tara Dhiman ’08, Joey Ko ’07, Lisa Burns (Bottom left) l to r: Margeaux McReynolds ’02, LFA English teacher Kim Graham, LFA history teacher Sam Wold, trustee Molly Pearson Campbell ’04 (Above) l to r: Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow ’05 with Caroline Kim ’07

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L FA AL UMNI E V E NT S YOUNG ALUMNI DINNER:

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Philadelphia Feb. 1, 2017

Princeton Feb. 2, 2017

Several young alumni gathered in Philadelphia in February for dinner and conversation with Director of Alumni Relations & Giving Ruth Keyso.

Katie Zhou ’16 and Director of Alumni Relations & Giving Ruth Keyso catch up in Princeton, N.J. (Top right) Ruth Keyso and Katie Zhou ’16

(Top left) l to r: Charlie Isaacs ’06, Niki Torskiy ’10, Adrienne Hart ’05

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Hilton Head Island Regional Alumni Event Feb. 14, 2017

Ponte Vedra Beach Regional Alumni Event Feb. 14, 2017

Thank you to our hosts Linda and George Johnson ’60 for making the 2nd annual Hilton Head Island alumni event possible at the Long Cove Club.

Thank you to alumni parents Susie and George Spiel P’82, ’84 for hosting the popular Ponte Vedra Beach reception at their home. We Chicagoans especially appreciated the nice weather!

(Bottom left) seated, l to r: Hostess Linda Johnson, Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, Host George Johnson ’60; standing, l to r: Tom Delaney, Kelly Troch Ogden ’80, Helen Delaney, Director of Alumni Relations & Giving Ruth Keyso, and Major and Planned Gifts Officer Garry Sloan P’19

(Above) clockwise from left: Jean Royster Smiley ‘56, Gay Grumhaus P’86, Teddi Siragusa, former LFA trustee Susie Spiel P’82, ’84, Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, Major and Planned Gifts Officer Garry Sloan P’19, George Spiel P’82, ’84, and Dick Siragusa ’53

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Boston Feb. 15, 2017 Assistant Dean of External Relations Christine Ryder P’15, ’17 met up with Caxys in Boston for dinner and conversation.

(Top) clockwise from left: Isabella Hu ’15, Daily Twine ’14, Will Stewart ’14, Viola Du ’16

Naples Regional Alumni Event Feb. 17, 2017 Hosts Judy and Robert Hershenhorn P’87, ’88, ’17 held a lovely reception for LFA alumni and parents at The Port Royal Club in Naples. Thank you, once again, to the Hershenhorns for making this annual event possible.

(Above) first row, l to r: Phil Collins ’69, Pamela Alagel P’18, Maggie Baker, Judy Hershenhorn P’87, ’88, ’17, John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18, Tom Baker ’69, Ann Suiter P’05, ’11; second row, l to r: Bob Klaus ’53, Robert Hershenhorn P’87, ’88, ’17, Jean Hahm (behind Judy), Dennis Hahm, Anne and Bill Towers ’98, Scott Meloun ’77, Steve Suiter ’68, P’05, ’11

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L FA AL UMNI E V E NT S Tampa Regional Alumni Event Feb. 27, 2017

(Top left) Liz Simpson Wessel ’89, Milo Zonka ’89, and LFA trustee and host Ben Malek ’91

Thank you to trustee and alumnus Ben Malek ’91 who hosted the annual alumni outing at Amalie Arena, where LFA Athletic Director/ Director of Hockey Operations and former NHL goalie Darrin Madeley P’11, ’14 along with more than one dozen alumni and friends of the school enjoyed a Tampa Bay Lightning game against the Ottawa Senators.

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(Above) front row, l to r: Julie Kussel Schoellhorn ’89, George Nestorovich ’88, Joe Wessel, Marcia Hoelscher Bricher ’54; back row, l to r: Lisa Henning, LFA trustee and event host Ben Malek ’91, Steve Schoellhorn ’87, Erik Nestorovich, LFA Athletic Director and former Ottawa Senators player Darrin Madeley P’11, ’14, Kelly Nestorovich, Milo Zonka ’89, Liz Simpson Wessel ’89, Phil Trego ’61, Rhys Butler, Hannah Butler, and Mark Lammert. (Not pictured Bill and Bonnie Chapman P’94, ’95 and Frank Pagenkopf ’53)

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Johns Hopkins March 3, 2017 Dean of Students Chris Tennyson joins up with Caxys at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

(Top right) l-r: Nadeem Bandealy ’13, Dean of Students Chris Tennyson, and Janice Wang ’16.

Caxys celebrate the MPHL Championship.

Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Judge and Janet Nolan

Prep Hockey Wins 2017 MPHL Championship The weekend of February 17, the Prep Hockey team travelled to Shady Side Academy in Fox Chapel, Penn., for the final tournament of the season, the MPHL league playoffs. In the quarterfinals the team faced the host school, winning 5-0. Next up was Gilmour Academy from Gates Mills, Ohio. This time, the Caxys came out with a 4-0 win, taking them to the Championship game, where the team brought their long season to an exciting close with a 5-2 win over Stanstead College, from Quebec, Canada. This is the second time the Caxys have won the MPHL.

Chris Harris makes his way to the basket in Glore Gymnasium.

Photo: Cathy Morrison

Winter Sports Highlights Major milestones reached, school records broken, league championships won, and all-state honors are among our winter sports highlights

BY CATHY MORRISON

Caxy victory celebration for Chitown Tournament.

Photo: Courtesy of the Gangwani family

Varsity Boys Hockey Wins Chitown Tournament That same February weekend was also a good one for the Varsity boys hockey team—they won the annual Chitown tournament, held at Johnny’s Ice House, just blocks from the United Center. In the playoff games leading up to the championship, the Caxys bested the Florida Panthers, the Jr. Fuel, and the Huskies to earn the tournament trophy.

1,000 Career Points When you average 22 points per game, your point total adds up quickly. On Jan. 24, Chris Harris ’17 became the fourth Caxy since 2008 to reach the 1,000 career points milestone, alongside Nate Bateman ’08, David Smith ’09, and Lauren Clamage ’13. Chris’ thousandth point came when he sank a free throw in a game against Glenbrook North. He was named to the 2017 All-Area 1st team, and dubbed “Best Dunker.” Teammates also earning All-Area team honors: Matey Juric ’18, 2nd team; and Austin Clamage ’17, 3rd team.

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MaryJane Alexander ’19 and Daniela Gendron ’18.

Photo: George Pfoertner

New record holder Jackson Bedward in the lane for the Caxys. Photo: Grace Kim

New Caxy Swim Record Jan. 24 was auspicious for another Caxy senior, Jackson Bedward ’17, whose name will be added to the record board by the pool.

Jackson earned First Place in the 200 Individual Medley, with a record-breaking time of 2:16:91. Head coach Loring Strudwick said, “Jackson was a great captain. He led by example, always giving 100% in practice and encouraging his team to do the same. Jackson was needed in some of the less popular events. He would swim whatever the team needed him to swim He quietly showed the other swimmers how to behave and to push themselves, both in the water and in the fitness center. His leadership and versatile swimming ability will be missed next year.”

The team celebrates a home win in November over Latin, 56-51.

Photo: Cathy Morrison

Two Caxys Named to Girls All-State Hockey Team MaryJane Alexander ’19 and Daniela Gendron ’18 were selected by the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois for the 2017 Illinois High School All-State team. Both Caxys played defense for the White Team in the February 13 game at the Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Ill. You can check out game video at http://thecube.com/event/708557

Girls Basketball Team—Key Wins, Despite Loss of Two Starters After sweeping Highland Park High School in both games this season, the team was featured in the Lake Forest Leader on Feb. 6. The team had to regroup about halfway through their season after losing two starters to knee injuries. Coach Erica Wood noted, “We were a new team at that point and a lot of girls had to step up and contribute a lot more than they may have expected to.” Leading scorers for the season were Ramatoulaye Keita ’19, Aleeya Sawyer ’17, and Courtney Harris ’20. Both Ramatoulaye and Aleeya were named to the 2017 All-Area 2nd and 4th teams respectively.

Game recaps for all teams can be found on their respective team pages on the website: www.lfanet.org/ athletics/team_pages

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Photo: Nick Gerhardt

Local Reporter Embeds with Prep Hockey Team for a Weekend on the Road Chicagoly Magazine runs in-depth piece on the trip to and tournament at Shattuck-St. Marys in Faribault, Minn.

Team sports are about making memories, and building familial bonds among team mates. The lessons learned together, through both exhilaration and adversity, are the kind of experiential learning that lasts a lifetime.

Derek Wolff, sports editor for the Lake Forest Leader and the Highland Park Landmark local papers, is a former student athlete himself. In search of a great story, he took the opportunity to travel on the team bus on a foggy weekend in January.

Published online on Mar. 16, the print copy of the magazine delivered that weekend. You can read the full article at: http://bit.ly/2mJn0WO

Young Alumni Basketball Reception On Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, more than one dozen former LFA basketball players returned to campus to watch a boys varsity home game and to enjoy post-game pizza and conversation with current players in the Mengel Meeting Room. Coach Matt Vaughn delivered remarks to his former players and shared highlights from their years on the squad. Vaughn has been coaching the boys team since 1997. front row, l to r: Johnnie Johnson ’01 and Matthew Dewar ’98; middle, l to r: Michael Hopkins ’04, Leo Sokolov ’07, Patrick Yapo ’07, Eric Clamage ’11, DJ Damrow ’09, Jake Elperin ’04; back row, l to r: Coach Matt Vaughn, David Smith ’09, Kyler Ferguson ’06, Todd Zafirovski ’09, Jaron Eanes ’06, Joey Dolbee ’10 (Top) l to r: Dean of Pluralism and Multicultural Affairs Lusanda Mayikana P’14, Max Bernstein ’04, Michael Hopkins ’04, Assistant Director of Athletics Gathia Dunn, Margeaux McReynolds ’02, DJ Damrow ’09 Photos: Ruth Keyso

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WRITING. MORAL COURAGE. WRITING TO MORAL COURAGE.

Write 4 Courage/ Speak 2 Courage SPEAKING. MORAL COURAGE. SPEAKING FOR MORAL COURAGE.

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Lake Forest Academy’s Bird Colloquium uses literature to teach and inspire through a remarkable speaker’s series focused on school-wide development of moral courage.

BY CATHY MORRISON Following the introduction of Language, Culture and Identity, a new senior English course implemented in fall 2016, Dr. Ray Bird Master Chair in English Dr. Patrick Finnessy announced a new 18-month collquia to impact and engage students in all four grade levels across the English curriculum at LFA. The series began in February 2017.

Dr. Finnessy said, “The purpose of this series is to emphasize that the writing, speaking, and the ‘doing’ of courage is a process—first, developing the skill (writing, speaking, creating) and then enacting one’s ideas (courage) for a specific audience and purpose. We will begin this spring with artists and speakers who will emphasize writing as a process—it takes courage to write! Then, we will focus on using writing as an act of moral courage—taking a stand through the written word. From there, our intent is to work on public speaking skills—also demanding courage—and use voice to ask our questions out loud.”

On February 24, New York City-based award-winning writer and performer Caroline Rothstein worked with LFA freshmen; she will return next year to do a follow-up collaboration with the same students. Ms. Rothstein has performed spoken word poetry and facilitated workshops at colleges, schools, and international performance venues for more than a decade. Her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, Narratively, The Huffington Post, and Williams Magazine.

LFA seniors had the opportunity in March to work with Josh Karp, a Northwestern alumnus, who now teaches journalism at his alma mater. The author of A Futile and Stupid Gesture: How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever, Karp’s work has also been featured in Salon, Premiere, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, and TimeOut New York. Karp also spoke at the All-School Meeting on March 8, for the annual Rothstein Lecture. For more on this event, see page 14.

“ The purpose of this series is to emphasize that the writing, speaking, and the ‘doing’ of courage is a process—first, developing the skill (writing, speaking, creating) and then enacting one’s ideas (courage) for a specific audience and purpose.”

Asian-American novelist Gail Tsukiyama (The Samurai’s Garden, Women of the Silk, Night of Many Dreams, Dreaming Water, and The Language of Threads) and Oprah Book Club novelist Jane Hamilton (A Map of the World, The Short History of a Prince) were on campus on April 11, speaking to the sophomore English classes, as well as to a larger LFA community gathering later that evening.

In May, Irshad Manji, Director of University of Southern California’s Moral Courage Project, will speak to juniors. Dr. Finnessy notes, “Professor Manji and her team at USC define moral courage as doing the right thing in the face of your fears. It’s a leadership practice that applies not just to students, but also to educators, entrepreneurs, and executives.” Manji wrote The Trouble with Islam Today (which became the PBS film Faith Without Fear) and Allah, Liberty & Love, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and PBS. She is anticipated to return to LFA in fall 2017 and spring 2018.

l to r: Caroline Rothstein Photo: Christopher Clauss

Josh Karp Jane Hamilton Photo: Leslie Brown

GailTsukiyama Irshad Manji

LFA’s ethos—Midwestern Heart. Global Mind.; and the four pillars of its mission—character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility— align with this endeavor.

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remembering ernie barry

BY CATHY MORRISON Retired Lake Forest Academy teacher, coach, and dorm parent Ernie Barry passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He celebrated his 93rd birthday in December 2016. Ernie was part of the “Corbin era”; hired by Headmaster Harold Corbin in 1955, he retired in 1983, after 28 years of living on campus, teaching Spanish and French (he was fluent in five languages), and coaching. He chaired the language department from 1964-83. As Ruth Keyso wrote in a 2007 Review profile of Ernie, “A fine instructor and a legendary track and cross-country coach, Barry was, perhaps most important, a surrogate father to hundreds of boys lucky enough to list him as their dorm parent. From talking them through their homesickness to making sure they had a special treat from the Sara Lee bakery in Deerfield when their birthdays rolled around, Barry made boarding life fun—while also keeping the teenaged boys in line.” Once the LFA and Ferry Hall classes and campuses merged, he taught and coached a generation of girls as well. You can read his complete obituary on page 64.

Here, LFA and Ferry Hall alumni share their favorite memories of and moments with the teacher one alumna recalls being a “little spit-fire of a man.”

Those of us eligible for Medicare knew Ernie very well. Once you knew him, you’d never forget. He was very important for all of us.

—John Marlatt ’65 Who remembers how he taught us to count by holding up his fingers? “Un dedo,” “dos dedos,” and then “medio de un dedo?”

Of course, we would make him tell us the story on how he ended up with half a finger. I will also never forget how he was able to stand across the room, throw the chalk at the chalk board, and dot an i. One of my favorite teachers. RIP, Mr. Barry.

—Nancy (Sokolsky) Douglass ’76 Sorry to hear about the passing of a legend. Mr Barry was the greatest. He lived a nice long life, but losing him still hurts my heart.

—Tom Olivieri ’83, P’13, ’15 In the spring of 1958, a group of us in the Class of ’58 including Carl Davis, Bill Block, Sam Scott and I all ran track for our athletic activity that year and I remember we appreciated and respected Ernie Barry for his guidance and help.

—Frederick W. “Tim” Damour ’58 Ernie was a wonderful language teacher and an inspiring coach.

—Life Trustee David O. MacKenzie ’50, P’86, GP ’10, ’18

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I knew Ernie (Mr. Barry, to us) from Spanish class…he was a great guy. His impact has always stayed with me. In my mind, that is Ernie’s lasting memory…do the right thing, always. His peers were like that too—men like Harry, Lou, Joe, the Col. and Sid—great guys, all. It was a golden era!

—Stephen J. Zimmerly ’65 He was my favorite teacher and coach at LFA! When I attended LFA, I was the only girl on the cross country team. He never treated me differently, and he didn’t even look surprised when I said I wanted to join the team! He also was my Spanish teacher. There were problems fitting Spanish into my senior year course schedule, so Mr. Barry taught me one-on-one the entire year so I could take the course. In his own quiet way and using his sly sense of humor, he motivated me more than any teacher, mentor, or coach I’ve ever had. He so exemplified the spirit of LFA! —Kimberly Klein Cauthorn ’81 Ernie was a great teacher and member of the LFA community during his years there.

—Life Trustee Bondy Hodgkins P’82, ’85, GP’19 What a loss! I will never forget his warmth and his wonderful hot chocolate and marshmallow during our cold winter nights!

—Luiz Felipe d’Avila ’83 I never had the honor of taking a class from Mr. Barry, but everyone who did said he was a great teacher and a great role model! I salute him and his family—here’s to a very GOOD Man! —David W. Dienner ’69 The language skills he taught me have made a huge difference in my enjoyment of life. His upbeat attitude still makes me feel good when I think of it.

—Charlie Brown ’66

I am so sorry!

—Jon Cowett ’70

Ernie Barry was a huge jazz fan. After he found out I liked jazz, we had many conversations. When I told him I was getting into Charlie Parker, he told me that Parker was good when he “wasn’t playing mathematical games.” He told me about the Brubeck composition Audrey, and the wonderful story behind the name. (Look it up.)

He gave me a tape of the first Jazz at the Philharmonic Concert featuring Les Paul, and Nat Cole, not singing, but on piano.

Years later when I got my first CD player, that was one of the first half-dozen discs I bought, and I listen to it to this day.

He loved Ellington, but his favorite was Louis Armstrong, and he told me to get an album called “Ambassador Satch.” I found it in a used record store while I was in college, and remembering the advice, I immediately picked it up. He was right. He also told me about a lesser-known trumpeter, Teddy Buckner, an Armstrong disciple.

The summer after my freshman year of college, I worked at Disneyland. One night after my shift I went to eat at the employees’ cafeteria in New Orleans Square. I heard a great trumpeter playing.

It turned out that Teddy Buckner was now playing there five nights a week. I went to hear him often, always thinking of Mr. Barry. Every year at LFA Mr. Barry would always ask me who I heard, and give me his opinion on each musician.

The world was a better place because of Ernie Barry.

—Avi Rossenfeld ’79

Thirty years after my graduation from LFA, just the mention of his name puts a smile on my face and warms my heart. God bless you Mr. Barry, you are missed, but I have never forgotten you, and never will.

—Greg Fadul ’83

Ernie was perhaps the nicest teacher in the school. He always had a kind of stern look but there was a twinkle in his eyes, so I knew he was kidding around. I was a tennis player and he would come up to me and say, “Are you still chasing that little white ball?”

—Scott Lennox ’66

I loved listening with him to his amazing collection of jazz records, including many rare 78’s, and as a result formed a life-long love of jazz. Thanks Mr. Barry!

—Rand l. Greenfield ’68 Mr. Barry advised all sophomores “to learn to keep your eyes and ears open, and your mouths shut.” That has served me very well over the years. In French class, he was known to throw erasers at students who were not pronouncing the words correctly. I was a target of one of his fast balls (luckily, I ducked) and the black board suffered the impact. Unbeknownst to Mr. Barry, I picked up the eraser and threw a curve ball back at him. It hit its intended target; squarely in his back and between the shoulder blades. His reaction to that was to be sure I was in McIntosh Cottage for my junior year.

Mind you that was a terrific year because Mr. Barry was a wonderful person, teacher and most of all a trusted friend.

—Ridgely Potter ’71

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Coaching track in 1966.

He was a tremendous mentor, passionate teacher, and invaluable advisor who genuinely cared about his students like they were his own kids. I was privileged to know him before I became a Caxy when my older brother Dean ‘75 went to LFA. He had an uncanny knack for getting the best out of his students, whether in or out of the classroom. He had such an impact on the class of ’81, we commissioned an artist to paint his portrait and gave it to him at graduation. (Photo above) He was such a positive influence on so many levels. He will be missed but never forgotten.

—Alex G. Alexandrou ’81 I remember him fondly. Sad news indeed!

—Alexander D. Trakas ’82 Mr. Barry was a huge influence on my LFA [experience].

—Bob Hellyer ’77 Ernie Barry made LFA great.

—Chris Wetzel ’67 I’ve shared many a tale with many a person about Ernie, a teacher, coach, mentor, “triple threat” man who really gave heart and soul to LFA for so many years. I had Ernie for Spanish junior and senior year; I ran track for two years, but didn’t have him as a coach until my senior year, when he grabbed me at one of the first practices and said he wanted me to try the pole vault. While I continued to run the mile and two-mile (and high-jump really poorly!) that year, the pole vault really captivated me. Last spring I was named the

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head varsity track and field coach at Belmont Hill in the Boston area, where I have been teaching and coaching for the last 15-plus years, and I also coached track at two other prep schools for 15 years prior to Belmont Hill.

At least once a week I think about Ernie, either when I am teaching Spanish, or when I am coaching, because he made such an impression on me in both word and deed. He would demonstrate pole vault technique with his tie and collared shirt and dress shoes on (shedding the sport coat), actually vaulting a height of 7-8’. He did not accept that a student couldn’t do something, couldn’t improve something, couldn’t be interested in something, and he got right in your face if he wasn’t happy about your effort, your focus, your competitiveness.

He went out of his way to help you, though; I remember driving with him about an hour and a half away from LFA to buy a new pole vault pole from a warehouse in some pretty isolated rural area. He wanted me to have the pole for an upcoming meet, and if we didn’t drive to get it, it wasn’t going to get it to us on time.

From the time I graduated in 1981, I remained in touch with Ernie, just by phone for the past several years, but it was great to chat with him, keep him updated on my Spanish teaching and coaching, on my family, on my own competitive running, and Ernie talked about mostly family and his health, which hadn’t been good.

Obviously the loss of Lil was tough for him.

I so respected Ernie for his passion for Spanish language and culture, for his intellectual curiosity in the dynamics of the vault, his ability to bring out the best that he was able to in his student athletes, [so]his passing is very bittersweet. Certainly Ernie contributed much to make the world around him a better place, motivating, cajoling, and even forcing at times others to bring out their own best.

While I’m sad that he has passed to a different place (perhaps pole vaulting 14’-plus now in the lighter ether!), what a special privilege it was to be a student athlete under his wing, what a special privilege it is now to try to be as positively influential to my own Spanish students and track athletes in my teaching and coaching.

—Adam Harder ’81

EJB, as he was known to us, was a great man and excellent coach.

I never had him as a teacher (I took Latin), but he was my cross country and track coach. He brought the best out in us. More than 45 years later, I miss him.

—Stefan Lopata ’73 All freshmen started out in Warner House. My next three years I was fortunate to live in McIntosh Cottage. Ernie was a great advisor, a wonderful teacher, and a great example for all of us. I speak Spanish today because of Ernie. He not only taught us the language basics, he instilled some dreams in the classroom. He would tell us of past students who were able to have some wonderful opportunities because of a foreign language. I had some wonderful opportunities, and I thank Ernie for being a great teacher. I used Ernie’s methods teaching in South America and still suggest them today to anyone who wants to learn a language.

Ernie heard that I had smoked cigarettes in the summer after freshman year. He caught me on the way to football practice and stopped me. He smoked and drank a lot of coffee. He said, “Look at me. Do you know how dirty my insides are from smoking?” I went on to football practice and all I could think about was how much harder the practice was because I had smoked. I did not care to try cigarettes again.

—Bruce Robertson ’71 Now we have lost the last of the giants recruited by Harold Corbin so many decades ago.

What an amazing bunch, many of whom spent decades at the school—Fremd, Wetzel, Ainsworth, Arpee, Heiberg, and Truitt come to mind immediately.

I didn’t have classes with him, but I was on the cross country and track teams all four years. He used to follow us on the cross country course in an old ’40s -vintage Chrysler. I don’t think it was even registered for public roads. He’d shout encouragement from that Chrysler—if ``Get your tail moving, Baker’’ is your idea of encouragement. He’d take us down to the beach and let us run three loops on the sand, then up and down the stairs (128 of them, I still remember) from the beach to the bluff three times with a 20-pound vest, then three loops up and down the access road. It was sheer bliss at the end, when we loaded back into the five-row Checker stretch limousine for the ride back to the school. Running wasn’t a popular sport at that time, and people always asked us why we did it. Our answer: ``It feels so good when you stop.”

All that work didn’t mean we were successful in our meets—it was a moral victory when we didn’t get shut out, meaning we had somebody in the top seven runners. But that never fazed us, and I think that was a reflection of his training that the important thing was improving our personal times.

Barry also was assistant coach of the track team with Lou Wetzel, and he was always out there with his clipboard. He worked more on the field events, so he spent a lot of time teaching me on the high jump.

He even hauled out an old 8-mm camera and recorded me.

Not many people got to see their form in that era. Our track team was more successful than the cross country squad. Part of it was the crafty work of Wetzel and Barry to get points via second-place and third-place finishes, something they stressed to us. Track is an individual sport in a sense, but we won many meets by harvesting points with our seconds and thirds.

I was the sole senior in McIntosh my final year, and so got to have senior breakfasts with Barry, usually over something absolutely scrumptious prepared by his delightful wife. Our discussions ranged far and wide, I recall. That reflects his patience with a precocious, but probably very presumptuous, adolescent.

We also had our Friday Night Feeds, which featured incredible treats.

Ernie Barry was a big part of my growth at Lake Forest, and I continued to correspond with him for quite a few years, even after he moved out East. I miss him greatly.

—Allen Baker ’67 My favorite sport at LFA was track, and it was a pleasure to work with Ernie and head coach, Lou Wetzel. While Ernie was more involved with the pole vault, shot put and discus, he always had time to advise the sprinters and long distance runners as an able aid to Lou. After the 2007 article was published, I wrote a long letter to Ernie telling him what I had been up to and, as the article points out, he loved to hear from former students and he wrote back to me immediately. He said the invitation was always open to come and visit Lillian and him if I was ever in that part of the country.

I am sorry I never had the opportunity to follow-up on the invitation.

I will always remember my one year at LFA and Ernie Barry.

—Steve Cummings ’62 Ernie Barry was a tremendous Spanish teacher as well as a fine man who was completely devoted to his students. Having had him for Spanish classes for two years, I became proficient enough to get through my college language requirement easily. Whereas he could be a bear in class if you weren’t paying attention, he was a very gentle person who would help anyone with any type of difficulty. I have very fond memories of him at LFA. His passing is a sad event.

—Mike Boe ’66 I am deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Barry. He was one of my life mentors, even though I only spent four years with him. I lived in McIntosh all four of those years, had him for French class, ran on his cross-country team, and was his senior prefect. He cared for all of us in the dorm, from making sure we got back to our rooms in time after study hall, to making sure we had late night goodies on the weekends. He was never short on his supply of late night WWII stories from his service in France.

He helped us make the good decisions, letting us know that we “would be on that train home” if we were to fail to meet our obligations or his expectations. During that time of my life, there was no one else (aside from my own parents) who shaped me into the person I am today. He was highly influential in my life, and I will never forget him.

And, he did not forget me either. He recently recalled in a hand-written letter one winter afternoon when he and I went cross-country skiing, and I nearly “bit it” on a downhill portion of the trail. I had forgotten about that day, but he described it so vividly, it all came back to me; even though it was over 35 years ago.

I remember that aging Dodge Duster he drove, the way he glared at us over those glasses, and him throwing chalk at students who fell asleep in class. But most of all, I will remember how deeply he really cared for all of us, and for that I am deeply and eternally grateful.

—David Gupta ’81

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remembering david o. mackenzie

BY CATHY MORRISON

David arrived at LFA in the fall of 1949, the year after the school had relocated to the current campus. From LFA, he matriculated to Trinity College in Connecticut, where he graduated in 1954; he served in the U.S. Air Force for three years, later returning to Chicago to work at Quaker Oats.

David and his wife, Debby, were married in 1960, and eventually moved back to Lake Forest. He began teaching and coaching at the Academy in 1965; his first teaching role was subbing for an English teacher, but once he began teaching full-time, he taught history. After teaching, coaching, and working in alumni outreach for eight years, he joined the Board of Trustees, where he served for 18 years. He was elected as a Life Trustee in 1992.

Dedicated to the success of the school, he made a positive impact on so many members of the LFA community. The MacKenzie Ice Arena on campus proudly bears his name and his retired jersey. The two MacKenzie Challenges were among the most successful fundraising campaigns in LFA history.

A complete obituary is located on page 63, and a profile from the 2013 Review is available at: https://issuu.com/lfa_communications/ docs/reviewfall13final2/38

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’50, p’86, GP’10, ’18

We invited members of the LFA community to share their sentiments about and memories of David, a man who meant so much to them, and who did so much to ensure that LFA is a vibrant institution today.

These notes have been edited for length and clarity.

He was my soccer and hockey coach my last two years at LFA. I’ll never forget those road trips we made up into Wisconsin, the two elongated checker cab cars and the many fine games we had. What a great time. Mr. MacKenzie was a friend of my dad; whenever I went back to Lake Forest, we would make a point of getting together with him. He was such a great supporter of LFA, I will always think of him and the great times we had on the fields of play.

—Doug Read ’66 He was a wonderful coach and mentor.

My condolences to his family.

—Bob Cryor ’66 I chatted with him on the phone last fall and I enjoyed our fairly lengthy chat. He seemed to be in good spirits at the time. I believe he said I caught him on the road driving to Wyoming, where he had property. Very sorry to see him pass, but he left LFA quite a legacy.

—Chuck McNab ’50

(Above) Center ice on the then-outdoor MacKenzie Ice Rink, l-r: Dave MacKenzie ’50, P’86, GP’10,’18; Richard Jaros ’70, GP’18; former Blackhawk Reggie Kerr; Burke Stucker ’86.

Of all the alumni I knew during my stay there, David was the one person I saw the most of and got to know the best. He was giving, giving, and giving, and I would like to think we all carry on some of his legacy. He will be missed.

—Paul Vercoe ’73 One of the people who defined the school, in the most positive sense. Had there been no David MacKenzie, we would have had to invent one.

—Max Bardeen ’67 Without David MacKenzie LFA would not have survived. His dedication to the Academy was unparalleled and an inspiration to all those associated with LFA. He will be sorely missed as a community leader and friend of LFA. —Peter Carney ’49 David and his late wife, Debby, were extraordinarily generous, not only with their resources, but also with their time and thoughtful counsel. For many years, I worked in development at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Conn. Debby was a graduate and, like David, gave of herself to strengthen the mission of “her” school.

As a couple and individually, they were inspirational in the care they gave the places that meant so much to them. Lake Forest Academy has lost one of its best, but the MacKenzie legacy will be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.

With heartfelt condolences to the MacKenzie family, —Anne Winton Black, Ferry Hall ’71 David was one of my favorite teachers during my four years at the Academy. They were called Masters back then, and he certainly was one. He was very approachable and developed strong relationships with the students, especially those he coached. He was my first soccer coach and I’m still playing competitively today.

In the classroom, he made history fun. Over the last several decades I’ve enjoyed rekindling our friendship while serving together on the board. His legacy began about 68 years ago, and LFA is the school it is today largely due to his efforts over the last 52 years as teacher, coach, Trustee and Life Trustee. He will be missed but never forgotten.

—Bruce Anderson ’70, P’97 Dave was a lifelong friend and a classy guy.

It is hard to accept that he is gone.

—Mickey Poole ’49 RIP, David.

—Neil Gumenick ’66 He was a wonderful man. He coached our soccer team in the fall of 1965. We went undefeated. His philosophy: work as hard as you can and when you are tired, I’ll take you out. I went to Trinity College, in Hartford, Conn., sight-unseen because he went there and told me to go. I’ll miss him.

—Scott Lennox ’66

Faculty photo in the ’66 yearbook.

I was the Left Halfback on his ’70 and ’71 soccer teams. As I reflect, I rank Dave MacKenzie in the top five men who have helped shape me. Why is that? Quoting from the 1971 Caxy Yearbook:

“ Bouncing back from an unexpectedly poor start, the LFA varsity booters compiled an 8-4-1 overall record and climaxed the season with a sweep of the conference tourney. Coach Dave MacKenzie’s veteran squad topped off its satisfying season by placing four men on the allconference first team and five more on the second team.”

In summary—poor start, great finish equates to “Great Coaching.”

All men do not become coaches. All coaches do not become great.

Coach MacKenzie was a great coach. He had to be—look at what he started with. It is the fall of 1969. I had never seen a soccer ball in person prior to meeting Coach MacKenzie. He looked at me and asked. “Have you ever played soccer before?” I replied, “No, never.” He gave me a soccer ball and told me to go over to the wall and kick the ball against the wall alternating feet upon the rebound.

Through his coaching I developed a “Left Kick”, concept of the game, passing skills and my forte, “defense.” He taught me how to “tackle the ball” and not the person. He taught teamwork. Most importantly, he developed pride in personal accomplishment through effort. He led by example. He criticized; but never belittled.

He was the “the real deal ... one class act.”

I will never forget him.

—Robert Sexsmith ’71

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Dave MacKenzie was my teacher, coach, and friend. He was respectful, interested, generous, humorous, supportive, considerate and concerned. Dave was THE GENTLEMAN. —Mike Hall ’66 Dave Mackenzie was my teacher as well as hockey and soccer coach. He truly was one of the kindest and fundamentally most decent men I have ever known! He went out of his way to spend time with you and was generous beyond belief. I also fondly remember his great sense of humor, which made every day at hockey practice so enjoyable. He even made you look forward to spending time with him in class (History of WWII). Truly a great man, everyone’s life [was made] better just by basking in his enthusiastically friendly, warm presence!

—Chris McCormick ’71 Dave started the year I started at LFA, in 1965. I had him as a history teacher, and several sports, at which I did not excel. He gave so much to the school as a faculty member, parent, grandparent, and trustee. He was a rock star in my opinion. Rest in peace, Dave.

—Stephen G. Suiter ’68, P’05, ’11

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I was a student at the Academy when Mr. McKenzie joined the faculty. I immediately liked him. So much so, that I asked him to be my faculty advisor. He was always generous with his time and counsel. I will miss his gravelly voice and warm smile.

He was a wonderful friend to me and the Academy.

—Bill Barr ’66 I remember David as a leader of his class. I am sure that the lowly Class of 1951 did not impress anyone in the Class of 1950. It is sad to hear of his passing.

—Reuel Sutton ’51 My fondest memory of Mr. MacKenzie is basically every time I saw him. He always stopped by to say hi and went out of his way to see how I was doing. The man was truly one-of-a-kind. I went to visit him two years ago for dinner in Florida at his home and I sat there for hours listening to the stories of his life, and was fascinated by what he went through in the war, and his life at LFA and beyond. He lived life to the fullest and made everyone he met a better person for having known him. I am extremely protective of the rink because it is named after him; a man who lived life with so much class and character deserves to have the building that holds his name treated the same way. We lost a truly great man and I will really miss him.

— Darrin Madeley, Athletic Director, Director of Hockey Operations

I have known Dave and Debby for many years. Their loss has and will be felt by many. Both generous and very engaging in the Lake Forest community and at Lake Forest Academy, Dave and Debby gave a lot in many ways that has benefited all of us. Dave was my hockey and soccer coach for the years I was at LFA. His dedication to his “team” was incredible. He was always there for us and gave us a very special enthusiasm that made us go the extra mile to win—for The Coach. We all will miss Dave, but we will never forget the The Coach!

—Ed Farley ’68 He was one of those rare individuals to whom you could go to with any type of problem or dilemma and he would, without necessarily coming down to your level, deal with you and your issue on an individual and seemingly unbiased basis. Like Aristotle, he had the uncanny ability to answer your questions with….questions in return.

In time with this process he would show you how to work yourself through whatever issue you had brought to him. His ability to do this has always been a special memory for me of my LFA experience and, hopefully, for many others as well. SEMPER FI Mr. MacKenzie.

—Steve Sheppard ’66

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Ferry Hall Ahead of its Time in Athletics Presaging Title IX (1972) and NGWSD (1987), Ferry Hall recognized the value of a “formal physical training program” throughout the school’s history.

BY CATHY MORRISON February 1, 2017 marked the 31st annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day, “a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women and girls in sports,” according to the official website, ngwsd.org. Ferry Hall was nearly a century ahead of the curve. According to Many Hearts and Many Hands: The History of Ferry Hall and Lake Forest Academy, “ ‘Physical Culture’ had always figured prominently in the Ferry Hall philosophy.” Many of today’s LFA traditions have their roots in that “physical culture.” How many do you recognize?

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Ferry Hall Athletics Highlights 1889 Faculty approve a FH gym suit, consisting of a long black skirt, black blouse with a sailor collar, and tall white cuffs.

1895 A formal physical training program is inaugurated at FH.

1896 FH and LFC girls play an interscholastic basketball game, in what the Stentor, student newspaper of the time, described as the “first contest of its kind between women in a western college.”

1908 FH seniors challenge the faculty to a basketball game, and beat them, 23-2.

1912 FH Athletic Association is founded; swimming pool constructed.

1913 New gym suit adopted— navy blue bloomers, white middy blouses, with black shoes and stockings.

1914 First swimming meet in FH history.

1915 FH students begin horseback riding at the Lake Forest stable owned by Charlie Gray; a Saddle Club is established when weather is too cold to ride.

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New FH tennis courts are flooded to provide a skating rink; trustee Edison Dick donates an electric phonograph with an amplifier to allow skating to music.

FH beats Kemper Hall, 5-3, in its first interscholastic field hockey game. The field hockey team went undefeated in 1946.

20 FH students try out for five cheerleading positions at LFA.

1948

FH has undefeated basketball teams.

Lacrosse is a new FH sport; meanwhile, the school hosts its first invitational field hockey tournament, inviting eight other prep schools to participate.

1938

Montie is adorned with the winning team’s necktie, and displayed in a glass case for the next school year.

1962

New sports system initiated— the student body is divided into two teams, the Yellow and the White. The teams compete throughout the school year, culminating at year-end on Field Day. The winning team’s name is inscribed on a silver trophy, and earns possession of Montie the Mascot for the coming year. The teddy bear mascot is named in honor of Montague Ferry, the school’s namesake.

1955 FH Mothers’ and Fathers’ Associations merge their separate groups into a new Parents’ Association. The new organization’s first project is the renovation of the swimming pool.

1959

FH has volleyball teams for the first time, but no schools to play against until 1966.

1974 The merger of LFA and FH; all classes are held at the Kennedy Road campus, girl boarders continue to live in dorms on the FH campus.

1975 Locker and shower rooms at LFA are remodeled to accommodate girls.

Photos: Courtesy LFA Archives

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Caxy Dogs On a relatively balmy March Sunday afternoon, some of the LFA faculty and staff families brought their dogs out to play in the Formal Gardens. l-r: Tim Plambeck, Director of Music, and his daughter, Julia, with Lulu; Yue Chen, Fine Arts and Chinese faculty, and her husband, Isaias Cairampoma, with Yaku; Grace Everett P’17, Admission Office Manager, with Rex; Laura Dozois P’17, ’21, wife of History Department Chair Chris Dozois ’84, P’17, ’21, with Mack; Paul Dunlop, Dean of Summer Programs, and Kai; Chris Tennyson, Dean of Students and Sadie; Joe Gorowski, husband of Dean of Admissions Carolyn Gorowski, and Lucy; Nick Smith, Photography faculty, with the Madeley’s dog, Laker; Steve Ryder P’15, ’17, French faculty, with Shadow; Laura Crossley-Marra, wife of Nick Smith, with their dog, Bear; and Ardelle Hagar, Mathematics faculty, with Callie.

Photo: George Pfoertner

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LFA

Once on this Island 2017 Winter Musical

60 students and five faculty and staff brought a small Caribbean island to life on the stage of The Cressey Center for the Arts Feb. 16 – 18, 2017.

Poster and program art created

by Oliver Yuan ’17

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Selected as a complement to the 2016-17 Head of School Symposium topic The Caribbean: Climate, Commerce, and Culture, Once on this Island is an original Caribbean adaptation of the fairy tale The Little Mermaid. The book and lyrics are by Lynn Ahrens; the music is

by Stephen Flaherty. The LFA cast, crew, and pit orchestra dedicated their performance to the memory of Mrs. Emilia Dunn 1961–2017.

Music Theater International, the company from which we purchased the production rights for the show, offers this plot summary: “Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune’s life. When she pursues Daniel, who has returned to his people, Ti Moune is shunned because of her lowly status. Her determination and capacity to love, is not enough to win Daniel’s heart, and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; however, the gods turn Ti Moune into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.”

First row, seated, l-r: Jiajing (Lisa) Wang ’20 and Jiayu (Lina) Wang ’20 Second row, kneeling, l-r: Kiki Hood ’19, Antonio Murrieta Steinman ’19, Audrey Taillon ’19, Michael Lentskevich ’20, Rachel Nguyen ’19; seated, Jane Su ’17, and Jane Xiong ’18.

Third row, l-r: Layne Eklund ’19, Maya Lieberman ’18, Lila Roth ’19, Charnice Hoegnifioh ’20, Amira Samra ’19, Teniola Bakare ’19, Camille Pastrana ’19, Angelina Shiraishi ’19, Jamie Reid-Anderson ’18, David Krivoshik ’18, Timothy Plambeck—Musical Director, and Chris Li ’19.

Fourth row, standing, l-r: Isabella Blankers ’18, Erin Malcolm ’17, Zihan (Helenna) Xu ’20, Stephanie Shugert ’19, Jelani Nicol ’18, Dominic Scheerer ’18, Katie Dozois ’17, Sophie Waimon ’20, Maria Bernal ’19, Anya Martinez ’20, Terry Lee ’19, Erin Snoddy ’17, Audrey Mullarkey ’19, Nelofer Siddiqui ’17, Tiffany Filawo ’20, Sarah Eisendrath ’20, Monica Palmer—Producer/ Director, Lauren Salliotte ’20, Sophia Wang ’20, and Isis Burgos ’20.

Fifth row, l-r: Sampson Hao ’17, Krishnanand Nair ’18, Kayla Kuehmann ’20, Indonesia Dixon ’18, Margaret Waldman ’20, Corlene Rhodes ’18, Manish McLain ’19, and Graham Lin ’20.

Back row, l-r: Anna Markey ’18, Jason Koenig—Technical Director, Chris Morrison ’18, Valerie Gonzales—Choreographer, Zoe Lewis ’17, Nicholas Lin ’17, Zhuri Bryant ’17, and Angelique Alexos ’20.

Not pictured: Ellie Annibali ’17, Jenny Dong ’19, Vita Gu ’20, Sarah Hong ’19, Ashley Wang ’19, Lucy Wong ’20, Oliver Zichen Yuan ’17, and Vocal Instructor, Peg Plambeck. Photo: George Pfoertner

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The Portrait of a Lady

BY GRACE KIM On March 6, 2017, the Photography II class visited Spring Meadows Libertyville, an assisted living center for senior citizens, to complete a photo assignment for their lighting and portraiture unit. Fine Arts faculty Nick Smith shares some more information about the visit.

What did the students have to do for this assignment?

Momoko Sato ’19 takes close-up photos after changing the lighting of the room. Photo: Grace Kim

The students had to take portraits of a senior citizen using lighting equipment that they learned how to manipulate in class. They have been studying how to use studio, flash, and natural lighting, and portraiture is a good way to practice how to bounce light off of certain areas for enhanced photography. The students got to choose which lights they would use for the assignment, and they spent over an hour taking photos of their subjects.

Where did the idea to partner with Spring Meadows come from?

I was looking to do something in my classes that could allow some more community outreach. My wife, Laura, and I would visit Laura’s grandmother, who lived at an assisted living center, and it made me think about how meaningful it would be to have our students meet with senior citizens. I felt like connecting them together would bring benefits for both parties.

What did the students think about their experience?

They said that they liked it a lot. They were nervous at first because it was the first time that they had to use the lighting equipment alone while they were photographing someone. We talked about how professional photographers have to deal with a subject and form a bond in a short amount of time for portraits, so the students had to use their communication skills to give clear, but polite, directions to their subjects. It was a great learning experience for them, and based on my correspondence with the program director at Spring Meadows, it seems that the senior citizens also enjoyed spending time with the students.

What will the students work on next?

As the weather gets warmer, we work on landscape photography and stitching shots together for panoramic pictures. They are an enthusiastic group so I’m excited for them to try out different techniques. n

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“ ... it made me think about how meaningful it would be to have our students meet with senior citizens.”

(Clockwise from top left) Emma Sloan ’19 checks her pictures before trying out a different angle.

Photo: Nick Smith

Jazmin Montes ’20 takes a series of test shots. Photo: Grace Kim Mati Chaudhery ’18 shoots photos from a slight distance. Photo: Nick Smith Chicheng Sarah Hong ’20 shows her photos to her partner. Photo: Grace Kim

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class notes

We Need YOU! LFA Class Correspondent Program It’s now easier than ever to stay in touch with classmates and friends from LFA. The Academy recently launched a Class Correspondent Program (CCP). The goal of the program is to foster and strengthen vital relationships between alumni and LFA. Who are they?

• Class correspondents are class connectors who assist the Academy in maintaining contact with alumni. The first correspondents are those who celebrated a milestone reunion in 2016 (classes that end in a “1” or “6”).

How are class correspondents selected?

• No experience necessary! We look for folks who like to stay in touch with classmates and who are willing to reach out to them via email or phone once or twice a year on behalf of LFA. How long do they serve?

• Ideally, a class correspondent would serve a three-year term.

What do class correspondents do?

• It’s easy: In years one and two, class correspondents solicit classmates for class notes. By year three, we hope correspondents will assist us with fundraising by signing class letters and/or thank you notes and asking classmates for support.

Who is/are the correspondent(s) for my class?

• See the listing on the right of the inaugural correspondents. Their names are also printed in the class notes section of the Review. We are so grateful for their help!

How can I be one?

• Contact Director of Alumni Relations & Giving Ruth Keyso at 847.615.3268 or rkeyso@lfanet.org

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Founding Members of the LFA Class Correspondent Program 1961 Mary Ann Ameter Maddie Woods Gieselman Heidi Snow Stowe 1966 Bill Courter Barb Hediger von der Heydt 1971 Michael Springer 1986 Matt Alghini Jorgette Dracos Smith 1991 Melissa Braun-Steele Ben Malek Emily Sammon Curtis 1996 Charlie Cooper Scott Kaeser 2001 Johnnie Johnson Margaret Jessen Kelley 2006 Elisa Gutierrez Phil Preiss 2011 KC Chilamkurti Lizett Meraz Matt Payne Mariel Rogozinski

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Ernie Flegenheimer recently celebrated his 90th birthday with his wife of 64 years, four children, and ten grandchildren. He says he has been blessed with good health, and is living in Saginaw, Mich., and spends summers at Crystal Lake in northern Michigan. He would like to hear from any classmates or anyone of the generation who attended LFA in the early to mid 1940s. E-Mail - Sugfox@aol.com

Marie Louise (Tina) Clemens Demchak tells us, “Nancy Wells Ypma and I had a wonderful phone conversation several days ago, and she mentioned that she e-mailed you that she now had five great great-grandchildren and had “caught up with Tina” in her great grandchildren count. Actually, I have only two great grandchildren, and I do not have THIRTY-FOUR grandchildren, as does Nancy. I needed to set the record straight, and Nancy gave me permission to report that ‘poor Nancy is confused.’ We had a lot of laughs during that conversation.” Tina and her friend Bob have traveled over the years, and she adds, “My children are treating me to a complete renovation on my ranch house, to make it suitable for an 80-plus yearold lady. I do a lot of bicycling and am learning to play Pickle ball, and I have a new black Goldendoodle puppy to take long walks with me.”

1950 Robert [Bob] Merolla writes that after four years in the Air Force, he graduated from Lake Forest College in 1960. He then taught at Zion High School for four years and received a scholarship to University of North Carolina for 1964-65 term, and received a Masters in Education and attended a second Masters program in Public Health Education. He worked in the county health department in Asheville, N.C. for 11 years, leaving to teach at Indiana University for eight years. From there, he went to the Indiana State Board of Health as a health educator. In 1986, he was offered the opportunity to teach in Asheville, where he taught high school for 11 years and then retired.

Retirement offered the opportunity to travel to Mexico, France, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. southwest, where he visited five states over a two-month period. He said, “After 65 years of marriage, we have three daughters, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren, all of whom come home to roost the week after Christmas.

It gets pretty crowded with all of them here, but we love it. I have, over the years, become a coin collector, a jeweler and a wood carver—hobbies which keep me busy all year. After some major surgery to remove a benign growth from my brain last October, I am fully recovered and healthy once again. And that aint bad for age 85.”

1951 Jim Bagby notes, “I was interested to see John Grady’s ’48 comments about the dust in the cinder block classroom building on the old campus. The year after John graduated, we moved to the new campus and John would have been forced to practice his basketball in the new “gym,” which we nicknamed the “dust bowl.” In the 1980s when John was a federal judge and Wilmette neighbor of mine, I pleaded with him for reduced sentencing, because I had faithfully cheered him on as he starred on the ’47-’48 basketball team.”

Ann Stebbins Sidles keeps in touch with Margo Pinney Norris.

Ann and her husband enjoy winters in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where she volunteers in a second-grade class room, paints, and swims.

She notes, “When we are in Lincoln, I still swim and am involved with a few volunteer efforts.”

Nancy Wells Ypma shared, “My fifth great-grandson, Micah David, arrived February 19, 2017. Now we have a basketball team, all under the age of three years. Maybe I have caught up with Tina Demchak.

1957 60th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017

1961 Class Correspondents—Mary Anne Ameter, Maddie Woods Gieselman, Heidi Snow Stowe Genichi Nagao was recently with Phil Trego and his wife, Penny, in downtown Tokyo, where he says they were “eating the best tuna fish sashimi in town.” The Tregos were on their way back home from a long cruise in Southeast Asia, and although it was a short stay, Genichi said the trio had “enough time to talk and reminisce good old time spent together at LFA almost 60 years ago.”

1952 65th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Stan Diengott reports, “Everything is AOK here in California. Staying active, volunteering, enjoying “kids” and grandkids doing good things, and excited about brand new first great-granddaughter. Hope all is well with each of you.”

Corky Hellyer encourages all class of 1952 classmates to attend the 65th reunion in September.

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class notes 1962 55th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Jim Butler wrote, “Lish and I are in Barcelona and Malta for 3.5 weeks having a wonderful time. Unfortunately, we will miss seeing the Rickers this year, who will be in Florida while we are gone. We are off to the island of Gozo, part of Malta, six days of hiking, drawing, painting, and reading. We have the September reunion on our calendar unless something pops up last minute that could cause a cancellation. In Florida, that includes hurricanes.”

1963 Bill Ayers published three books in 2016: Teaching with Conscience in an Imperfect World: An Invitation (Teachers College Press); Demand the Impossible! A Radical Manifesto (Haymarket); Every Person is a Philosopher: The Radical Teaching Life of Hal Adams, co-edited (Peter Lang) In press for 2017: You Can’t Fire the Bad Ones! And 20 Other Myths About Teachers (Beacon) For more information, visit: billayers.org

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by Class Correspondent Buff Courter ’66 Mark Baker is busy teaching dentistry and traveling. Bill Barr recently purchased a home in Park City, Utah, but he is still commuting to his law offices in Wichita, Kansas, and Chicago. The Park City home serves as the site for family reunions, complete with his kids, grandkids, and a moose. Mike Boe continues to give back to his community, working at food kitchen once each week. Buff Courter has shifted his retirement writing focus to fiction after publishing two nonfiction books. Steven Fifield, instead of retiring like so many of us, is busier than ever, building major new apartment complexes in Chicago and Los Angeles. Jon Fremd has been a physical therapist for 30 years. He also taught soccer and basketball for 10 years in the Special Olympics. Neil Gumenick, once an undercover narcotic agent in Miami and once a successful actor in New York, is now one of the best acupuncturists in the Los Angeles area. Mike Hall is doing well. Jeff Konker is also giving back to his community, working as a volunteer at both The Field Museum of Natural History and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago while following his son on the national tournament circuit for Ultimate Frisbee. Richard Lang has progressed from his well-known artistic pursuits, which were highlighted on the TODAY show by Mike Leonard, and his printmaking business to writing a new book, titled Please Don’t Tell Me About the Sixties. (I read a rough-cut; it looks great!) Of course, it comes from a man who has memorized 140 of his favorite poems! Mike Leonard has retired after producing over 1,000 network stories for NBC and many outstanding documentaries for public television, redirecting his production skills toward parenting his grandkids and running a weekly summer wiffle ball league, right from his Winnetka front yard. Imagine your own The Field of Dreams with some very 48

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’67 From left, Jodi McDonald Wilson, Jill Fruchtman Lane, Melinda Roberts Seager, Margaret Messenger, Lea Prober Gorman

confused neighbors. Scott Lennox, the prior Illinois State squash champion, recently celebrated his 23rd anniversary on the island of Eleuthra in the Bahamas. He recommends the island for its beautiful, secluded, and romantic beaches. Really? At our age? Doug Read was highlighted in another newspaper article for his continuing remarkable work as the leader of the renowned Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team. As they reported, Doug “has saved more lives in the back country than anyone else.” Pretty impressive! Peter Wilson, of sports car fame, died in 2016, not long after our reunion. He was another well-respected leader in his community with hundreds attending his funeral. It seems like LFA ’66 graduates have been appreciated by many communities.

1967 50th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Judith Barringer said, “My passion is traveling and this spring I’m heading to Argentina with friends. I love water aerobics, gardening and mowing the grass. I volunteer for the Springfield Art Association; King’s Daughters, which supports seniors; and the Iles House, one of the oldest houses in Springfield. My family’s farm, where I grew up, was recently designated the oldest continuous working farm in Sangamon County. I’ve had a great life that I share with my recently retired husband and four Siamese cats.”

Andrew H. French writes, “First, I’d like to salute the class of 1966, who will remain ‘seniors’ to us forever (double entendre?), who turned out a great group for the 50th: Bill Barr, Mark Baker, Mike Boe, Bill Courter, All Hall, Jeff Konker, Scott Lennox, Mike Leonard, Doug Read and Jeff Schecter, not to mention former faculty members and coaches Twig Branch ’53 and Dave MacKenzie ’50.” In reaching out to classmates to gauge interest in the 50th reunion this September, he reports, “David Andreas, Bud Arquilla; Allan Baker, Max Bardeen, John Bennis, Randy Bongarten, David Bradley, Bill Brandes, Frank Briggs, Dave Curren, Bob Griswold, Fred Hoppe, Steve Lawton, John Madding, Tod Milton, Dave Robertson, Burt Schell, and Chris Wetzel all hope to attend. We haven’t reached everyone, and a few

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that we have, may not be able; but to date, only John Kunstadter is openly resisting without a verifiable excuse. Does anyone have his Twitter handle?”

Lea Prober Gorman sent this photo from a recent visit with Jodi McDonald Wilson in Naples, Fla. Jill Lane reports, “I just visited Jodi Wilson in Naples with Melinda Roberts Seager, Margaret Messenger Kerekes and Lea Prober Gorman. We had a nice few days visiting. When I returned home, I started a new full time job at the American Cancer Society. What a shock to the system, getting up at 6:16 a.m., working 8:00-4:30 after being retired for a little over four years. Being a cancer survivor myself, this is very important to me. Sorry I cannot make the reunion, prior commitment.”

John H. Miller is in a reflective mood regarding the upcoming 50th reunion. He writes, “Yesterday I was in Mr. Pierre’s math class when a kid came in screaming, “The president’s been shot!” We were immediately dismissed, and using the well-worn path in the field by Bates House, I began the long walk from Reid Hall to Warner House, my shocked soul urging me to begin journaling about the End of The World as soon as I was seated at my little desk. Today, I put the finishing touches on the first edition of my newspaper, the Peaceful Towne Beacon, and although the first page will display a picture of the Russian Admiral who averted WW-III, and the second page will recall the senior seminar organized by Mr. Carbray during which two professors, one from Loyola and one from Lake Forest College, spoke about “The Test Ban and the Future of Atomic Testing”—although that dark news will appear, brighter, more uplifting reports will fill the subsequent pages. Tomorrow, I’ll drive up to Lake Forest for our 50th reunion, during which I hope to see many of my mates and have marvelous conversations about our paths crossing momentarily at Lake Forest Academy, remembering as much as we can, sharing thoughts about Mates not there, and providing reports spoken in all tenses, past, present, and future, embellishing as necessary, certainly remembering the moment when we leaped onto the stage, grabbed the diplomas, and headed straight into the Summer of Love, more than a few of us tossing our mortar boards thinking “Hats off to Harry!”, our dutiful bus driver, who safely transported us lads for hundreds of trips to and from Ferry Hall.”

1968 Rodger Owen says he is doing well, and living in downtown Chicago. He said, “I see some of our classmates around town. I am still building high-end custom homes in the Lincoln Park and Gold Coast area. (www.BGDChomes.com) My wife and I travel a good bit and sail on the waters of Lake Michigan (in the summer of course). We are off to Africa for the first time in September.”

1969 Andi Shapiro Weiner lives in Winnetka, Ill., with her husband of 41 years, Jack. The couple has three children—two daughters and one son, all whom live in the Chicago area. She is the managing director of the family’s business, Adler Weiner Research, with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Orange County, Calif. Their company is a market research company, conducting focus groups on many topics to capture opinions of consumers, businesses, and health care professionals for products and services. She notes, “I love what I do, it keeps me very busy, and in my spare time, I like nothing more than to spend time with my family.” She adds, “I am in touch with Debra Rosenberg.”

1970 Dennis Phelan has retired after 32 years representing the Pacific Seafood Processors Association in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, he spent eight years working as a staffer in the United States Senate.

Stephen Wade was recently awarded the annual Judith McCulloh Public Sector Award by the Society for Ethnomusicology at Indiana University for his contributions to the field of music, particularly through his award-winning book of field recordings, The Beautiful Music All Around Us. The book is currently being made into a threepart film series. Read more about this initiative at: http://beautifulmusicfilmtrilogy.org

1971 Class Correspondent: Michael Springer Anne W. Black announced, “Our fourth grandson was born on April 19, 2016—Tucker Black Jansen. At 10 months, he has just started to take his first steps, as all he wants to do is keep up with two big brothers, Flynn, age 6, and Hayes, age 4! Daughter, Windy, and son-in-law, Dustin, still live in Simsbury, Conn., our home town for more than four decades. Our son, Rod, is an insurance broker and has just bought his first condo in Woonsocket, R.I. Therefore, we get to see him and his son, Patrick, age 3. We feel very fortunate to have our children and grandsons within an easy commute of our home.” She adds, “I serve as a member of the National Council of Avon Old Farms School in Avon, Conn., and on the Development Committee of the Cobb School, Montessori in Simsbury, Conn. On Harbour Island in Narragansett, R.I., where we now live, I am a member of the garden group, which has everyone in my family laughing, as I have never been a gardener! However, I am capable of helping to maintain one of the many whiskey barrels around the community that are filled with seasonal flowers and greenery throughout the year.

Rick has launched a new part-time endeavor—Black Forest Custom Woodworks. He has completed several commissioned pieces and very much enjoys designing and crafting fine furniture. Our family has been the beneficiary of his talent for decades and now he is sharing it with others. However, it will never get in the way of his newfound passion for fishing in the waters off the coast of Rhode Island!

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Mark Childers will attend his 16th Major League Baseball All-Star game this summer, when he heads to the game in Miami, Fla., at the new Miami Marlins Stadium on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

45th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Sarah Haverstick reports, “I have moved to South Carolina and am enjoying my traveling with friends and sometimes family to far-off places. I’ve been to almost every continent. This year, the Galapagos; next year, who knows?”

1974 Deen Oscarson and his wife, Barbara, moved to Appleton, Wis., in late 2015. There, he started a new job as Branch Manager for Vermeer Wisconsin. He notes, “This is a change to the retail side of the heavy equipment business. After 18 years of working and traveling the world for Vermeer Manufacturing as a Dealer Development Manager, it was time to come off the road. We are very happy living near the many activities of the Northwoods of Wisconsin.”

1975 Craig Anderson had dinner in February with Dr. Julianne Stern Greenberg in Denver, Colo., with their daughters and their spouses. He wrote, “Both girls had taught at the same charter school in Denver in subsequent years, but did not know each other. We had a great evening.”

Paul Dirks says that he “continues to be beset with all the problems that come from living on the beach. Try as I might I can’t get any sympathy over the fact that I have to load in my musical equipment from a boat.”

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1978 Maureen LaPorta Darby and her husband, Barry Darby, celebrated their 24th anniversary; as of March, she has been working for State Farm for 35 years. She said, “After spending the last 15 years on the sales management side, and a lot of time on the road and several moves, I returned to the State Farm Agent role again in 2016. I am enjoying having my own agency again, being back on the customer-facing side, and helping people with their insurance and financial service needs. My agency is located in Branson West, Mo. We live in Kimberling, with an amazing view of the Table Rock Lake area near Branson. It’s a great place to live and work, and an awesome tourist spot, with so much to do and enjoy. I feel blessed to be closer to our children, who are at University of Arkansas; now that we live by the lake, they come to visit us more often. Our youngest daughter is currently working on her Ph.D., and our son will graduate in May.” Maureen adds, “My sister, Susan LaPorta ’77, lives in Grass Valley, Calif., and comes to visit a few times a year. We usually get to Chicago at least once or twice a year to visit family, including Steven LaPorta ’86. I have really enjoyed keeping up with many of my classmates on Facebook. If any of you get to the Branson area to visit, please look me up—would love to catch up.”

1980 Laurence Minsky released The Activation Imperative: How to Build Brands and Business by Inspiring Action on Dec. 9, 2016. An associate professor in Columbia College Chicago’s Communication and Media Innovation Department, he collaborated with William Rosen of VSA Partners to write this marketing book, which helps readers navigate the growing array of marketing specialties, media options, and data sources to drive consumer action, boost marketing effectiveness, and the overall return on the marketing investment. Released through Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, the guide helps marketers optimize their brands and become more successful. The Activation Imperative is available through any brick-and-mortar bookstore, including Barnes and Noble, as well as at Amazon.com and other online booksellers.

1981 Debra Fulscher celebrated her adult bat mitzvah on Oct. 29, 2016.

Her three daughters participated in leading the service with her, and many friends honored Debra with their prayer readings and aliyot.

Debra reports that it was an enlightening endeavor; she was blessed with a marvelous day that included many friends from all parts of her life, including her LFA days.

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1995 Christian Anderson is working as the Assistant Rector of St Mary’s Episcopal Church in Stuart, Fla. He was recently engaged and will be married in the late fall. The photo is from his recent ordination to the priesthood.

’81 Debra Fulscher (3rd from left) celebrates her bat mitzvah with LFA pals (l to r): Elinor Carne ’81, Joe Falcone ’82, Gene Gane ’81, Daryl Lynn Duff Scott ’81, and Alex Alexandrou ’81.

1982 35th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Joe Falcone has been supportive of his fellow Caxy alumni, whether at Debra Fulscher’s Bat Mitzvah, or at the funeral for Jeffrey Paul Yarmo ’83’s wife, Deanna. Joe is living in Wisconsin, and can be reached at enoclaf@aol.com

1983 Liz Farwell attended the memorial service for Deanna Yarmo, wife of Jeff Yarmo ’83, in early February. She said that Deanna “lived with grace, beauty and dignity,” adding, “The sadness was quelled a bit by seeing other LFA classmates. Tom Oliveri, Chuck Matthews, Dani Lampman Eggers, Joe Falcone ’82, Cam Haack ’82, Stephen Katz ’84, and Dawn Haack ’85.

’95 Ryan Maxwell Lee reports this past year was busy, starting with the birth of his second, Adam, who joins older sibling, James. Ryan also finished a Masters of Science in Government Information Leadership from National Defense University (www.ndu.edu). This is in addition to a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University earned in 1999. He and his wife are still in the New York / New Jersey area and Ryan still working for Mitsubishi Financial (MUFG Union Bank).

1987 30th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Lauren Blair currently lives in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago, Ill., with her husband, David Wheeler, and their children Andrew, 12, and Erin, 10. She reports that they are doing great, mostly dividing their time between work and play. Lauren is looking forward to the 30th reunion in September and the opportunity to see people in person, some of whom she hasn’t seen since the 25th reunion five years ago. The family will make their annual pilgrimage to Whistler, BC, this spring for some end-of-the-season snowboarding.

This summer, they plan to travel to the French seaside for vacation.

Two years ago, Lauren started her own employment law consulting business, Lauren Blair Consulting.

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Sandesh Mouli has been living in the Bay Area for almost seven years. His family includes a three year-old boy “who thinks he smarter than mom and dad, and an adorable little princess who just turned 19 months.” Sandesh is currently heading Strategy, Corporate Development and Strategic Operations for Ruckus Wireless. He says he has managed to keep up on his jump shot and still plays hoops (although his body is not as cooperative as it used to be!). Sandesh looks forward staying in touch with many Caxys and reconnecting with many more in 2017. In addition, he founded a Social Group in his home town for kids called Cradle to Covington. This article has more information: https://www.losaltosonline.com/news/sections/ schools/210-school-features/54730-

1997 20th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017

1998 Carter Churchfield lives in Hawai`i and creates historical walking tours of Honolulu.

Sarah Drewniak Wennik and her husband, Steven, welcomed their second daughter in July. Sybil Aster Wennik was born on 7.21.16, joining her parents and sister Sydney, who turned three years-old this past January. The family lives in Philadelphia.

at LFA for inspiring his love of Russia and later his Russian-themed film, KARAGANDA.

2001 Class Correspondents: Johnnie Johnson, Margaret Jessen Kelley Margaret Jessen Kelley lives in Lake Bluff, Ill., with her husband and three children Edgar, age 6, Gweneth, age 4, and Pauline, age 2. She sees classmate Brooke Miller Schiewe and LFA friends Christina Miller Hooker ’98, Jenae Brooks ’00, and Todd Martin ’98 frequently. She currently volunteers at Lake Forest Open Lands Association and is “SO slowly she might never finish” working on a Master of Literature from Northwestern University.

Frederick and Caroline Waddell welcomed a daughter, Emily, in October 2015 and are settled into life in New England. Frederick is enjoying working for Titleist and catching up with LFA classmates when he can.

2002 15th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017

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1999 Max Weissberg and his wife, Ani, welcomed their first child, Athena, in August 2016. Max says she is a healthy, smiling baby. The family now lives in New York, and Max works as a producer/editor at the TV Land network. Recently he ran a kickstarter campaign for his feature film KARAGANDA (www.karagandafilm.com), which he notes was generously supported by LFA alumni Brendan Hinman ’98, Jason Oberg, Henriette Lundgren ’97, Christina Cressey P’00, ’02, ’03, and former faculty member Gloria Apfel. Max’s project began at the American Film Institute, where he obtained his MFA in directing in 2013. He credits a Russian literature class in his senior year 52

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by the Chicago Architecture Club. Alison says she is happy to be back in her hometown and able to attend LFA events like Second City and Young Alumni Networking Night!

2006 Class Correspondents: Elisa Gutierrez and Phil Preiss Phil Preiss started working with his dad in the family business, Preiss & Associates, LLC, about a year and a half ago. He said, “I have enjoyed learning from my dad and being a part of both his personal and professional life. Hoping to buy a condo in Chicago by the spring and looking forward to another great Chicago summer.”

’05 Ernest L. Powell is graduating from his residency in OB Gyn at Advocate Illinois Masonic in June. He will start working as an attending physician at Advocate Trinity Hospital on August 1.

Susie Schneider announced that she left the solar energy industry and accepted a job as Vice President of Operations for Green Thumb Industries, a national medical cannabis company that owns and operates cannabis cultivation centers and dispensaries across the country. www.gtigrows.com

2004 Cameron Ramsdell and his wife are expecting a baby girl this May; the couple just moved to a new home in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, and Cameron is currently at Kellogg, working to complete his MBA. He is the Vice President of Strategic Projects at Coyote Logistics in Chicago, where he has worked since graduating from Denison in 2008. Cameron says he has many fond memories of his time at LFA.

Rick Lindstrom and his wife, Jena, announce the birth of their daughter, Amelia Fortune’e Lindstrom, on Jan. 17, 2017.

2007 10th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Megan Gallagher Gosselin announced that she is organizing the third annual dash4dEBra 5k event at Lake Forest Academy. It will take place Sunday, May 21 at 9 am. All proceeds go to dEBra of America, the only national non-profit dedicated to funding research and finding a cure for EB (epidermolysis bullosa). EB is “The Worst Disease You’ve Never Heard Of.” To date, the event has raised more than $35,000. Megan is looking for volunteers, runners, or spectators to make the event bigger and better than last year - to register go to dash4debra.org.

David Klein and his wife, Lindsay, welcomed their second child, Charlotte Grace, on Dec. 25, 2016.

Valerie Gordon Sizelove graduated in January 2017 from Miami University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Integrative Studies. She currently lives in Oxford, Ohio with her husband Clay and their three children, Ian, Elayna, and Peyton.

2005 Matthew Rosso married Arielle Basile on Nov. 6 in Elgin, Ill. Standing in the ceremony was his sister Jessie Rosso ’14, and groomsmen Alexander Reed and Ritchie Wilson. Also celebrating were Kristen Hewitt, Kelly Hewitt, Sara Calfee, Mghnon Martin, and Lindsay Krempely ’04. Matt reports, “The day went off without a hitch, save a small electrical fire.” (Photo above) Alison Von Glinow married Lap Chi Kwong in the formal gardens of Lake Forest Academy last July 4th weekend. Alison and Lap Chi met at Harvard University Graduate School of Design when completing their Masters of Architecture degrees. After working at the architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in Basel, Switzerland for two years, Alison and her husband moved back to Chicago this past December and founded their own architecture firm, Kwong Von Glinow Design Office. They are working on several local remodels and design competitions. In March, their firm was awarded the Chicago Prize, given

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The first dash4debra 5k Megan Gallager Gosselin hosted at LFA in 2015.

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short story At Home

BY RUTH KEYSO, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS & GIVING

When you see Dean of Students Bobby Coburn ’09 in the halls of Carmen School on Milwaukee’s Northwest Side, it’s clear he’s in his element.

As he passes a bulletin board decorated with photos of seniors who have been accepted into college, he announces, like a proud parent, that they represent the first class of students to graduate from this urban charter school, which opened in 2013.

“I taught them as freshmen; they’re grown up, adults now.”

Bobby joined Carmen Schools of Science & Technology in 2013, fresh out of DePauw University and new to the Teach for America program. A classroom English teacher and football coach by day, he spent nights earning his teaching credentials and a master’s degree at Marquette University. Now in his fourth year at Carmen, he is part of the school’s leadership team, as one of two deans of students.

The new role has him reflecting on his own high school experience.

“I was head prefect at LFA and had a lot of contact with Mr. Tennyson [LFA Dean of Students],” he says. Now that he’s a dean himself, Bobby has a newfound appreciation for the resilience and composure Tennyson demonstrated when dealing with student discipline issues.

“It’s never as easy as it might seem,” says Bobby, about the position.

Bobby finds himself channeling Tennyson and others in the LFA community, including his basketball coach Matt Vaughn, when interacting with students. He remembers the patience and grace they extended to him as a teenager, “even when I didn’t deserve it,” he says.

Building strong relationships with students and creating a positive growth environment is central to Bobby’s style. He’s says it’s critical for him to find common ground with students. His young age—25— is an advantage in that he’s relatable. While he recognizes that his background and life experiences are different from the students he interacts with at this urban school, their values and goals are the same: success in college and beyond.

Building strong relationships with students and creating a positive growth environment is central to Bobby’s style.

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“We want to see them [excel] in college, in their careers, and in their community,” he says.

To this end, Bobby and his colleagues have tailored the model at Carmen to focus on merits rather than demerits. Structures are in place to assist students in the learning process: an extended school day, mandatory office hours, daily enrichment periods for math and reading. Incentives and positive reinforcements keep students inspired and motivated.

But, in the end, Bobby believes one of the most important things he and his colleagues can do is simply be there for students. Every morning he arrives at school early to greet students as they enter the building at 7:15 a.m. He talks sports and pop culture with them at lunch. He even accompanied a student on a college visit, driving him the two-hour distance on a Thursday afternoon. Seniors such as Uniqua Woodson say kids look up to “Mr. Coburn.”

“He’s so welcoming and always has the best intentions,” she says.

“As a college football player and a coach, he can connect with students on different levels.”

Bobby says Carmen is more than just a job: His colleagues are some of his closest friends, and the relationships he has forged with students are some of his most meaningful. Though he’s unsure if education will remain his life’s career, for now it’s his full-time commitment and top priority.

“I think of what our team started here,” he says, reflecting on the past four years. “I believe in what we’re doing.” n Bobby Coburn is a 2009 graduate of LFA and a 2013 graduate of DePauw University, where he earned his degree in English Literature.

He also holds a master’s degree in Educational Policy and Leadership from Marquette University. He lives in Milwaukee.

LFA Alumni Connect ’07 l-r, Ting Lu ’09, Bryan Chou ’10, and Chih-Hao Yang ’07.

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’08 Class of 2008 classmates and longtime friends (seated, l-r): Rhea Bovee, Imani Camp, and Tara Dhiman; standing, l-r: Liz Peinado, Myesha Brown, and Emily Ellison.

Chih-Hao Yang moved back to Taipei in January, having lived in Illinois since 2003. He says although it is a big change, this is a temporary move back to Taiwan for a year to fulfill his military duty. For the last three years, he was working in the import business between China and the States for a real estate development company. He encourages anyone planning a visit to Taiwan to contact him. He recently met up with Ting Lu ’09 and Bryan Chou ’10 in Taipei, noting it has been almost 10 years since they saw one another.

2008 Tara Dhiman and former classmates Rhea Bovee, Myesha Brown, Imani Camp, Emily Ellison, and Liz Peinado had lunch at Hutch in Chicago in December 2016.

“ During my junior year in college, my dream was to get a job in finance. That was by no means easy to achieve due to increasingly intense competition. I decided to seek guidance from experienced people within my network, and the LFA app made this process very convenient.

I was able to locate LFA alumni using the app and learn about their professional experience. Then, I could reach out to them for advice. Most of the alumni were very helpful and patient; the conversations that I had with them were extremely rewarding. I would highly recommend the LFA app to young alumni who are trying to figure out their careers and stay connected. It’s a great resource.”

—Michael Meng ’13, Senior, Tufts University

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short story Data Driven

BY RUTH KEYSO, DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS & GIVING

You could call Natasha Pabrai ’10 a modern-day superhero. After all, she makes a living protecting online user-data from “evildoers.”

As engineering program manager at Google, Natasha works with system architects, lawyers, sales people, and software engineers to maintain a secure infrastructure for enterprises that use applications in Google’s G suite—Google mail, drive, calendar, etc.

“I make sure that the applications meet regulatory standards and that technical controls are in place to keep data secure,” she explains.

When considering careers, a job in cyber-security never entered Natasha’s mind. For as long as she can remember, she wanted to be a doctor. She majored in biology at Scripps College with the intention of enrolling in medical school. After shadowing a few doctors, she changed her mind.

“I kept hearing the word HIPAA,” she says, referring to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Realizing what a huge role privacy and protection of data was playing in the medical world, Natasha switched gears and set out to learn as much as possible about HIPAA compliance and data security, eventually earning multiple certifications in the field.

After a series of jobs, from a tiny start-up to a corporate giant, where she implemented security programs and conducted security posture assessments, Natasha landed at Google in April 2016. She loves her work at this storied company, a workplace unlike any other she has encountered. “Google is in a league of its own,” she says. Beyond the free cafeteria fare, the custom-made lattes, the food trucks, and the flexible hours, Natasha appreciates the autonomy of the organization and the trust her superiors place in her to get the job done.

“They let your work speak for itself,” she explains.

Photo: Provided by Natasha Prabai

Failure is part of the journey. You can’t get stuck in the moment. When you fall, you get up. Those are the moments when you learn the most.

Natasha’s future goals include continuing to grow her technical expertise.

“Recently, my roles have been on the regulatory advisory side; I’d like to be more involved with the technical implementation of these security controls.”

A self-starter and an on-the-job learner who is constantly on the hunt for new skills and knowledge, Natasha admits to experiencing her share of setbacks along the way.

Working with sharp, tech-savvy individuals at Google is advancing her knowledge and helping her understand more about the back-end of the business: the how of data storage and application functionality, in addition to the why.

“I was not a 4.0 student; I did well, but I wasn’t at the top of my class,” she admits. But dogged persistence has served her well.

When she failed a certification exam or got laid off from a job, she dusted herself off and tried again.

“It’s a cat-and-mouse game,” says Natasha about the wide world of data. “Either you’re getting the data—like a hacker—or you’re protecting the data,” as she and her colleagues are doing, thwarting those evildoers one at a time. n

“Failure is part of the journey,” she says. “You can’t get stuck in the moment. When you fall, you get up. Those are the moments when you learn the most.”

Natasha Pabrai ’10 is a 2013 graduate of Scripps College with a degree in biology. She lives in San Francisco and works at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

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Amanda Henry, with her dog, Dallas, and boyfriend, Nick Blank (also from Lake Forest), lives in River North. Amanda works in Asset Management at Northern Trust and does Business Strategy. In this capacity, she helps develop and implement strategic and financial initiatives across all business practices in the Institutional Group, working closely with the executive leadership group on a wide variety of strategic issues. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College, Mass., and holds finance and economics degrees from the London School of Economics, Bocconi University, and Westminster University. Currently a Level 2 CFA Candidate, she is studying for the CAIA exam as well and will sit for that this fall, with the hope to attend business school in the city in 2018.

At Northern Trust, she is involved with the Advanced Professional Resource Council (APRC) and sits on the Professional Development Committee. Externally, she is a member of the Junior League of Chicago, where she has been involved with the Annual Gala Committee, Grant Writing Committee, and is now the Chair-elect for the Annual Fund. Amanda notes she is in the development process of creating an Associates Board for the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital.

2009 Susanne Eberle Watson married Samuel Montgomery Watson on Feb. 11, 2017 in the Chicago suburbs. Bridesmaids included Isabelle Sarah Chapman. Sam and Susanne plan to move back to Kansas City this summer.

Susan Eberle Watson and Isabelle Sarah Chapman at Susanne’s wedding in February.

2011 Class Correspondents: KC Chilamkurti, Lizett Meraz, Matt Payne, and Mariel Rogozinski Thomas Gallagher was promoted to Team Lead in Client Services at FIS Global. Tom joined the Client Services team in June 2015 after graduating from Babson College. In Tom’s new role he will manage a team responsible for supporting BDI, Profitability, Budgeting, RM, ARS, and Abacus.

2012 5th Reunion September 8 & 9, 2017 Seamus O’Malley Finnegan has been enrolled at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts since August; he is a graduate student, pursuing a Master in Fine Arts in Film and Television Production. He has written, directed and produced numerous short films. While in LA, he also had the opportunity to shadow the CEO of Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. Jessica Gunderson graduated with her Master of Science (M.S.) in Integrated Marketing Communications in December 2016. In January, began a Professional Marketing Internship with Disney Institute and Disney Meetings at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.

2013 John Luttig graduated early from Stanford University and is working for a venture capital firm, Founders Fund, in San Francisco, Calif.

2015 Paul Johnson is a sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio studying Sports Business Management and Entrepreneurship, with a focus in corporate business. He is currently interning with the Miami University Athletic Marketing Department and recently accepted an internship position for this summer at the Game Of Life Foundation (G.O.L.F.) in Coldwater, Mich. as a Tour Assistant. He adds that Miami is full of familiar faces, such as Lydia Brosnahan ’16, who plays on the Miami women’s soccer team, and he sees classmates Alexander Bournakis, and Nicholas Buchanan. Paul was recently accepted to study abroad next spring with Semester at Sea, where he’ll visit 11 countries and 15 cities on four continents. He is very excited for this opportunity

2016 Madeline McWilliams is currently studying at Franklin University in Switzerland and went skiing in the Swiss Alps (Davos specifically) recently. She plans to be in Paris for academic travel, and from there will spend a few days in Marseille, France. She reports, “I’m doing wonderfully :) As for classmates I’ve seen, I saw many at the Young Alumni Luncheon in January, but the most notable reunion for me was spending New Year’s with River Lund and his family.

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Wetzel Family Shares Generational Memories and Memorabilia On January 6, 2017, the family of Dr. Nicholas Wetzel ’38 visited the Academy to share memories of their father and to present the school with a trove of memorabilia from his days as a student at LFA. The Wetzel family was also pleased to present the school with a bequest from their father’s estate, a gift that will be placed in the school’s endowment to provide funding in perpetuity.

Nicholas died on Feb. 4, 2015. His grandson, Max ’17, is a senior at LFA. Nicholas was an enthusiastic and involved alumnus, having served on the school’s Alumni Council for many years. A longtime supporter of the Academy, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998. His sisters Mary Wetzel Klingensmith ’42 and Claire Wetzel Bairstow ’44 were graduates of Ferry Hall. The Wetzel Prize, presented at the school’s annual Move-Up Day celebration, is named in the family’s honor. n

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l-r: Laine Wetzel Hoffman, Sara Wetzel, Max Wetzel ’17, Stephen Wetzel, Susan Wetzel Fackler, Peter Wetzel, and Head of School John Strudwick P’13, ’15, ’18.

Dr. Wetzel’s other children Mari Wetzel Quick, Paul Wetzel, and Richard Wetzel regretted they were unable to attend.

Some of Nick Wetzel’s ’38 memorabilia shared by his family include yearbooks, his Hall of Fame plaque, and his “Bo-Jack” hat, among other items.

Photos: Cathy Morrison

I remember the first time I heard someone say this to me—“Endowment giving just isn’t sexy.” My reaction must have been written plainly on my face. I had only been a fundraiser for what felt like minutes (in reality, it was about 10 months) and the phrase struck me as the strangest of euphemisms. Moreover, I questioned why anyone would take issue with giving to an endowment in support of a worthy cause.

Endowment: It’s Just Not Sexy

BY GARRY SLOAN

Over the years, I’ve come to better understand the complex opinions surrounding endowments. Some people prefer to see their gift in action—they want to watch the building rise; see the trees planted; experience the results of the research. For others, there can be difficulty getting past the thought of a pool of funds, the purpose of which is to generate more but smaller funds, when the larger funds could be put to immediate use. Still others may fear the instability of market forces that could negatively impact the value of their endowment gift.

There is some validity in each of these apprehensions; however, the benefits of a strong endowment far outweigh the potential concerns.

Consider the following: Endowment helps build and maintain a strong faculty. LFA’s faculty is our greatest resource; building and maintaining that resource means staying competitive. A strong endowment allows LFA to attract and retain teachers who challenge LFA students academically and prepare them for success in college and in life.

Endowment creates flexibility. An ever-changing financial climate presents challenges. It is difficult to predict what will happen from one year to the next. Political and fiscal fluctuations often have a direct effect on annual support. A strong endowment is a resource to weather those fluctuations and maintain the school’s stability.

Endowment protects the school from uncertainty. We never want to think about the unthinkable, but it is prudent to be prepared. A strong endowment provides security when the unforeseen occurs.

Endowment benefits everyone. Whether helping control tuition costs, providing financial aid, or supporting faculty and staff compensation, the resources generated by a strong endowment support positive outcomes for every member of the LFA community.

Endowment extends your annual support. Annual gifts are and will always be important. Making a gift to the endowment is a way to see those gifts continue in perpetuity. Most gifts to the endowment come in the form of planned gifts, which allow our generous supporters to continue their annual contributions while strengthening Lake Forest Academy’s future.

Lake Forest Academy is now in its 160th year, and our goal is to see it thrive for 160 more—and beyond! A strong endowment is extremely important to the school’s continued vitality, and gifts of every size make a difference. We invite you to consider your own gift to the endowment and help LFA build a bright and lasting future. For more information, visit the LFA website, www.lfanet.org/endowment. n

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in memoriam 1942 Betty Winther Johnston, 92, passed away Jul. 10, 2016. After graduating from Ferry Hall, Betty matriculated to Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., where she majored in art. Betty devoted much of her life to art, focusing on painting and sculpture. She and her husband Dick married and moved to Toledo, Ohio in the 1950s. There, she volunteered at the Toledo Art Museum for more than 50 years as a docent and fundraiser. Additional volunteer work in Toledo included the Junior League and the Toledo Orchestra and Opera. Betty traveled across the U.S. to take workshops with famous artists, including John Howard Sanden, Daniel Greene, and Helen Van Wyk. The Johnstons retired to Columbus, N.C., where she maintained a studio and continued to sculpt into her 80s. In North Carolina, Betty and Dick were active in the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) as well as the local art scene. She won several juried shows for both her paintings and whimsical sculptures. She was predeceased by her husband, Dick; her sister, Shirley Winther Griffin ’41; and her daughter, Suzanne Johnston DeLamater ’70. She is survived by her daughter, Pat Johnston Thombley ’68 (Rob), and three grandsons.

Keith Bartlett “Skip” Merrill Jr., 92, passed away Sept. 11, 2015.

Skip lived in Des Moines and Spirit Lake, as well as Waukee and Coon Rapids, Iowa. Skip was an agent/owner of Keith Merrill Agency; he served in the Army Medical Corps in WWII and Korea. He was active in the Scottish Rite, Zig-Ga-Zig Shrine, Lion’s Club, NRA, Isaac Walton, the Waveland Park Masonic Lodge, and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in Ames, Iowa. He graduated from Iowa State University, Ames. He very much enjoyed boating, hunting and fishing. Skip was preceded in death by his daughter, Holli Ann Merrill; his second wife Judith; his third wife Suzanne; his parents, Keith Sr. and Rachael Merrill and two sisters, Ann Merrill Shelby and Gretchen Merrill Wilson. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Merrill Morey; his daughter, Michelle Merrill; his son Christopher Merrill; three grandsons; and by his five step children, Jim and Laurie Jones, Rochelle Stoner Kelly, Thomas Stoner Jr. and Theodore A. Stoner, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.

Julia Draper Rutke died Apr. 18, 2016. No further information was available at press time.

1943 John Charles Andresen, 91, passed away Mar. 18, 2016. John was a lifelong resident of Duluth, Minn., until the passing of his wife, Alison Harrold Andresen. He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II, and later attended the University of Minnesota Duluth and the University of Mexico, Mexico City. He worked with his father, Gus A. Andresen, in the coffee business, becoming President of A.R.C.O. Coffee Company. John was president of Helmer Foods, director of the Northland Capital Corp., and former owner of M & M Supply and the Bayfield Inn, Bayfield, Wis. He was a lifelong member of the Duluth Noon Optimists, was past president of the Fatherless Boys Association; and sponsored Junior Achievement, the Boy Scouts,

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and United Way work. He was a former member of the Jaycees, Duluth Chamber of Commerce President, and the Duluth Contract Bridge League. He loved traveling, gardening, a good laugh, and life itself. He was a charter member of the Duluth Congregational Church. John was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Louise (William) Sturm. John is survived by his sister, Gertrude Andresen (James) Pfeffer; three sons, John (Viola), Harrold (Nancy), and Donald; a daughter, Ruthy; four grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

1944 Joyce Pringle Cass, 88, passed away on Apr. 7, 2014. She loved to travel, write, entertain, shop, play Scrabble, tennis, and ping pong. She also enjoyed the finer things in life like sterling silver, the symphony and plays, but she could be whimsical, too. She was animated and full of fun stories. She relished her early childhood years growing up in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.

She was a conscientious citizen, an interested friend and an endlessly supportive parent. She and her second husband were married for 47 years. They built houses in North Star and Sea Ranch, Calif., and wined and dined the years away. She leaves behind four children— Tim, Debby, Jill and Polly; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and a bevy of friends. Her friends noted, “She’d agree with this quote from her favorite San Franciscan columnist Herb Caen, ‘One day if I do go to heaven… I’ll look around and say, It ain’t bad, but it ain’t San Francisco.”

John “Jack” Coyle, 88, passed away on Mar. 24, 2015. A longtime resident of Naples, Fla., he was survived by his companion, Barbara Hemp. Jack was born in Jacksonville, Ill., and raised in Springfield, Ill. He began golfing at the age of six, and went on to become a PGA Pro. John belonged to the Illinois Country Club in Springfield, and won several tournaments. He was an active member at Oakcrest Country Club in Riverton, Ill., as well as French Lick Resort, Ind. While residing in Naples, Jack was a member and Golf Pro for Naples Beach Club Hotel, and Palm River Country Club; he played with many of the local and legendary golf pros for many decades.

1945 Paul E. Ankrum, 90, passed away on Sept. 26, 2015. At the age of 18, Paul answered the call to serve his country and enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. He trained at Great Lakes Naval Station at Great Lakes, Ill., and was then stationed at the former DeLand Naval Air Station in DeLand, Fla. He worked in communications in the Flight Control Tower and “Radio Shack.” He was honorably discharged in May 1946 as Seaman First Class. While stationed in DeLand, he met the love of his life, Maryette Johnson.

Paul and Maryette were married on August 25, 1948 in Pierson, Fla. and lived an inseparable life for 63 years until Maryette’s passing in December 2011. After leaving the Navy, Paul earned both Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from the Chicago Conservatory of Music in Chicago, Ill.. He also attended DePaul University, Indiana University, Florida State University, University of Iowa , and Daytona

Beach Community College in pursuit of his love for music. In 1955, Paul and Maryette relocated to Florida, this time in Daytona Beach, where he taught for 35 years as Assistant Professor of Music at Bethune-Cookman College. Paul cared deeply for his students and their success. He treated everyone with dignity and respect. One of his greatest highlights during those years at BCC was to be able to shake the hand of Dr. Martin Luther King after he had spoken at a BCC graduation service. It was before Dr. King became so well known, but even then, Paul said of Dr. King, “He had a presence about him that was undeniable.” Paul retired from Bethune Cookman in 1990. As an accomplished pianist, Paul loved all kinds of music, but especially enjoyed classical and jazz. He enjoyed caring for his yard and mowed his own grass until age 85. He was a loyal Tampa Bay Rays baseball fan, win or lose, right up until his death. Paul will be greatly missed by his “just like a daughter” Susanne Paisley, his former colleagues and students, and many friends.

Patricia J. Pinney Arp, 88, died Jan. 26, 2017. She was born in Clinton, Iowa, and was a longtime resident of Moline, Ill. She attended Rockford College, and graduated with a BA in elementary education from the University of Iowa. She married Louis Croft Arp Jr., on Aug. 12, 1950, and worked as a kindergarten teacher prior to becoming a full-time mother, wife and community advocate. Patricia was a volunteer, active in the arts and philanthropy. She worked for Meals on Wheels, church committees, and charitable fundraisers, and was a supporter of the Quad City Botanical Center, Putnam Museum, Chapter HB of PEO Sisterhood, Carolyn Getz Circle of Kings Daughters, and Quad City Garden Club. She was an honorary director of the Quad City Symphony and a director of Pinney Printing Company. Formerly, she served as a Colonial Dame, as past president of the Rock Island County Medical Society Auxiliary and volunteered for the Rock Island County Historical Society. She was a founding member of the Southpark Tennis Club, where she played in a league for over 30 years, and enjoyed golfing. She loved cooking and gardening, and enjoyed wintering in Naples, Fla., with family and friends. Survivors include her children and spouses, Gretchen Higgins (Andrew), Louis (Laurie) Arp, Molly Arp Newell (Michael), and Charles Pinney Arp; grandchildren, Patricia (David) Schwark, Andrew Louis Higgins, Allison Patricia Arp, Kelsey Elizabeth Arp, and April Eleanor Newell; siblings and spouses, Margo Pinney Norris ‘54 (Rollin), and John Byron Pinney (Lyn Marsteller).

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband.

Janet E. O’Keefe DeWitt, 87, passed away Jun. 14, 2015. She was born in South Bend, Ind.; she was a graduate of Northwestern University. On September 15, 1951 she married Stuart L. DeWitt, Sr., who preceded her in death on November 7, 2013. Formerly of Morris, Ill., she and Stuart were longtime residents of Greenville, Mich. Janet was survived by her daughter, Sharon DeWitt; sons, Stuart (Karen) DeWitt and Dr. Scott DeWitt; grandchildren, Amanda (Matthew) Lares, Heather (Jed) Averill , Dominique (Tyler) Thomas, and Tana

(Daryn) Strouse; and great grandchildren, Mia Lares, Owen, Drew, and Jada Averill, Elizabeth and Emmett Thomas, Connor and Emma Strouse.

Arthur S. Kahn Jr., 90, died Jul. 11, 2016. Born and raised in Chicago by Arthur Sr. and Sally Joseph, he grew up wanting to help the less fortunate, which drove his decision to become a Chicago public school teacher working at Marshal, Austin, and Prosser High Schools, teaching business courses. He is survived by his sons, Lawrence (Bea) and Donald (Lana), and three grandchildren; Tasha, Haley, and Dylan.

1947 Betty Reynolds Brolly, 87, passed away on Jul. 31, 2016. At the age of 15, she started flying; in fact, she had a pilot’s license before her driver’s license. She graduated with Masters in Aeronautical Engineering from University of Texas Austin. She took a job with Chance Vought in Dallas, and later moved to California with Lockheed. She married the love of her life and fellow engineer, Stuart Brolly. Over the years, they lived in Saratoga, Campbell, and Los Altos before retiring to Bonny Doon, Calif. She and Stuart had adventures with classic car collecting, maritime history, and genealogical research. At 70, she took up ice dancing. She spent the last years, living in Half Moon Bay, Calif. with daughters, Elizabeth McGlauflin and Ann Brolly; and grand-daughter Ailes Brolly.

Patricia Ann Kurtz Dever, 81, passed away Jun. 30, 2010. She grew up in Olney, Tex., and attended college at Michigan State University, where she met and married James William Dever. She and James moved to Syracuse, N.Y., living there until 1960, when they returned to Olney. James and Pat ran Jim’s Mens & Boys clothing store in Olney for six years. The family moved to Edinburg, Tex., in 1969. Upon retirement, she moved closer to her family in San Marcos, Texas. Her interests included family, arts and crafts, cribbage, bridge, and reading. She was an avid traveler and enjoyed visiting many areas of the U.S. and the world. She was survived by her brother, Arthur Kurtz; six children and their spouses, John (Kathryn) Dever, Deborah Kincaid and Harold Kocher, Larry (Annette) Dever, Danny (Pam) Dever, David (Zsuzsanna) Dever, and Todd (Mary) Dever; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Dever, in 1999.

Joan Brown Diamond passed away on Dec. 28, 2016. Joan spent her childhood in Des Moines, Iowa, and summered in Sag Harbor, N.Y. After attending Ferry Hall, she followed her sister Helen west to the University of Arizona, where she met her husband-to-be, Donald.

Joan’s love of music led her to major in voice and piano. Joan transferred to the University of Syracuse, where she was soon chosen as Homecoming Queen. Her future father-in-law told Donald he’d better marry her before she got away. Their 64 years of marriage included living in New York City, Great Neck, N.Y., and then returning to Tucson, where they lived for 51 years. Joan lived for spending time with Donald, daughters Jennifer and Helaine, and grandchildren, Nathan, Carly, and Gabby, and her nieces, nephews and their families. Her IN MEMORIAM

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in memoriam empathetic nature compelled her and Donald to turn the tragedy of losing daughter Deanne to asthma complications into opportunity and hope for others. Joan was instrumental in establishing Steele Children’s Research Center and joined her husband to provide the lead donation to establish Diamond Children’s Hospital. Joan also volunteered her time to the Jewish community, Brewster Center, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Angel Charities for Children, and as a Brownie Girl Scout leader. Joan is remembered for her kindness, beauty, elegance, wit, and unconditional love for her family. A feature article on Joan is on tuscson.com: http://bit.ly/2mLvGvF Webster M. Ryan, 87, of Barrington, Ill. passed away Feb. 19, 2017.

He matriculated at University of Illinois Chicago, where he studied civil engineering. After serving in the Navy during the Korean War, he worked for serval years with the Johns Manville Co. in Chicago. He then began his own firm, WM Ryan Interior Contracting Co., based in Barrington, which he operated for much of his life. Webster served for many years as a volunteer policeman in Barrington, and fireman in the Barrington Hills Fire District. In his youth, he loved hunting, swimming, and horseback riding, and was an avid skeet shooter.

He was fascinated with his Irish heritage, and with aviation, flying his own Navion airplane. Webster is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rosemary; children, Beth (late Claudio) deAnda, Paul (late Pamela) Ryan, Michael (Linda) Ryan ’80, Henry (Mary) Ryan, and Webster (Sherri) Ryan; grandchildren, Chlo deAnda, Nick Morland, Megan Ryan, Patrick Ryan, Henry Ryan, Micaela Ryan, and Jack Ryan; and brother, Henry “Duke” (Patty) Ryan ’48. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Jane White Spink died on Jul. 20, 2001. No further information was available at presstime.

1948 Joan Hamilton Lohnes, 87, passed away on her birthday, Feb. 7, 2017. Joan began her university level studies at Connecticut College (class of 1952) and completed her B.A. at University of Bridgeport (class of 1987). She received her R.N. from Valley College in Los Angeles, Calif. From her career as a Mother/Baby nurse at Greenwich Hospital to the 21 foster children she lovingly cared for, Joan believed that her work as a mother and nurse was her calling. She opened her arms to all who were in need. Her intelligence, her humor, her love all of things Shakespeare, her gardening and her gentle beauty was shared with all who knew her. She was a faithful member of Christ Episcopal Church in Stratford, Conn., where she will be buried in the Christ Church Memorial Garden among the flowers that she lovingly planted. She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Hamilton Mueller ’49; her seven children, John, Christopher (Lenore) Elizabeth (Stephen Cinque), Timothy (Darlene) Mary (Ken McCollon), Luke (Laura), and Frances; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; her cousin, Sally Hamilton Stout ’48; and her cherished nieces and nephews.

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F.A. “Bill” Norden III, 78, passed away Feb. 21, 2015, two days after the death of his wife, Jill. Jill and Bill Norden are survived by three children, Meg Lewis (Rick), Deborah Norden (Frank Bright), and Richard Norden (Britton). They also leave nine grandchildren, Austin Proll (Elizabeth), Allison Vance (Andrew), Sarah Lewis, Jillian Lewis, Meghann Norden-Bright, Rebecca Norden- Bright, Taylor Norden, Meredith Norden and Medill Norden. Bill Norden is survived by his sister, Barbara (John) Adelsdorf.

1949 Langdon Gibson II, 74, died Jan. 16, 2006, in Manassas, Va.. Mr. Gibson was born in Evanston, Ill., and was a self-employed general contractor. He attended Cornell University and served four years in the Air Force. His marriages to Shirley Patton and Carol Clark ended in divorce. He was survived by a brother, Charles Gibson; six children, Abby Boeke, Langdon Gibson III, Glenn Gibson, Lori Gibson, Sarah Gibson, and Katherine Gibson; and six grandchildren.

Polly Evans Oppenheim, 83, died on Sept. 5, 2014. Born in Two Rivers, Wis., she was a longtime resident of Whitefish Bay, Wis. Polly was a graduate of Brown University, with a degree in English Literature. She enjoyed dancing, cooking, traveling, and above all, spending time with her family. She is remembered for her smile, sparkling eyes, and positive personality. She was survived by her children Ellen (Mark) Johnson and Katy (Dan) Zens; grandchildren Kirsten and Erik Johnson, and Sarah and D.J. Zens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Oppenheim, and her brother, Howell Evans Jr. Joe W. Silverman, 87, lived to share his 65th wedding anniversary with his beloved wife, Liz, but passed away that same evening on Dec. 22, 2016. Joe was born in Chicago. After graduating from LFA, he matriculated to Michigan State University. There he met his future wife, Elizabeth Hyneman, and within a year, they married. Joe served as a First Lieutenant. during the Korean War. After his discharge, the family moved to Arlington Heights, Ill., and then to Highland Park, Ill. Joe worked in the contract furniture business and eventually took over the Lowery McDonnell Co., with his friend Ray Evans. Joe was a history and political buff and loved to travel. He and Liz visited 33 countries. While a young man, Joe became an avid tennis player, and later joined Tennaqua Tennis club and became president. After that, he joined the Tennis Bums, a social group who inspired each other to stay active on and off the court. Joe also supported many charities. Joe is survived by his wife, Liz; his children Maura, Richard, and Tracey Arnold; his grandchildren, Margo, Ella, and Nora Arnold, and Boone and Carson.

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David Odell MacKenzie, 85, died on Mar. 11, 2017. A lifelong resident of Lake Forest, Ill., In his senior year at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Ind., he contracted bulbar polio and spent the next year convalescing in an iron lung. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., and was a distinguished athlete there, playing both varsity soccer and hockey.

He joined ROTC; he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1957, and as an officer in Japan during the Korean War.

He and his wife, Deborah, married in 1960. In his early career, David worked in sales for the Quaker Oats Company. He then became a teacher, as well as soccer and hockey coach at Lake Forest Academy and later worked as a Business Administrator at the Academy and also at the Lake Forest Country Day School. His alma mater became very dear to him as he later taught, coached, and worked in the business office at the Academy. He was known as “Mr. LFA” and was a generous donor of the MacKenzie Ice Arena.

David and Deborah were the owners of the Red Rock Ranch in Kelly, Wyo., where they loved spending their summers enjoying the authentic western lifestyle and entertaining the many guests who stayed there. They both shared a passion for the land through environmental stewardship. David was an avid fly fisherman and ensured the sustainability of his beloved native cutthroat trout. He also was a dedicated golfer and a member of the U.S. Seniors Golf Association.

He served on a myriad of boards, caucuses, and was a past Elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest. David and Deborah also had a much-loved home on Captiva Island, Fla.

He was predeceased by his wife, Deborah, and is survived by his children Douglas MacKenzie, Marion (Roger) Christoph, Carolyn (Harley) Stimmel, and David W. (Casey) MacKenzie ’86; granchildren Henry, Tommy ’10, Gordy, Laura, Elizabeth ’18 and James Christoph; Steven, Jake, Russell and Joe Mac Stimmel; and Harper and Evan MacKenzie; niece Leslie Mahler ’87; and cousin Louise L. Peabody ’72.

Robert Hugh Wilson, 82, passed away Nov. 21, 2016, in Montrose, Colo. He was born in Evanston, Ill., and grew up in Glencoe, Ill. Bob attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan until he became severely ill with Crohn’s Disease. Through the years he worked for Cadillac Motor Car Division and Chevrolet dealerships in sales and service.

Later he worked for BF Goodrich and Goodyear in sales and management. His greatest business accomplishment was forming his own company, providing plumbing fixtures to hotel renovators across the country. Bob was known as an engaging personality, with a contagious sense of humor. His family was the most important part of his life. He was a loving and supportive husband, father and grandfather.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his daughter Laura Crittendon; his son Keith (Jennifer); grandchildren Ashley, Colten, and Clive; and his sister, Dorothy Kamin.

1957 Maris J. Bloom Logan, 62, died Nov. 23, 2002. She was a graduate of Lake Forest College and Smith College. She married Donald S. Logan on Sept. 11, 1965 and made their home for 32 years in Wayzata, Minn. until they moved to Maine in 1999. Mrs. Logan spent her time working on a number of charities in Minneapolis, including serving on the board of the United Way and The Children’s Theatre Company, as well as fundraising for the Minneapolis Orchestra Hall, the YWCA, and the Minneapolis Art Institute. Mrs. Logan, who was a descendent of John Howland and Elder Brewster of the Mayflower, was a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, The Pilgrim John Howland Society, as well as the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. She was survived by her husband, Donald; two sons, Prescott Howland Logan, and Donald Stuart Logan, Jr.; and a daughter, Mary Stuart Logan.

1959 Sue Curl Rhodes, 75, passed away Dec. 19, 2016. She was born in Madison, Wis., and later lived in Janesville, Wis., where she worked for the Janesville School District since 1985 and retired in 2007. She continued to help in the ESC office after retirement. Sue was involved in many organizations, including the Rock Prairie Church, Janesville Blood Mobile, Girl Scouts, PTA, Meals on Wheels, and was active in the Janesville YMCA AAU Swim team. Sue loved sewing, knitting, and ceramics, but was devoted to her family and grandchildren. She and her husband Fred Rhodes were married for 55 years. She is survived by her six children: Eric (Teresa) Rhodes, Natalie Rhodes, Candie (Dave) MacDougall, Lisa (Jim) Nemeth, Jenny (Jerome) Soltis, Stephanie (Mike) Kleinheinz; and 13 grandchildren: Sierra, Savanna and Sommer Rhodes, Kobe, Milo and Sade Rhodes, Jessica, Michael and Jack MacDougall, Cora Nemeth, Jake, Dalton and Addison Soltis, Kayleigh, Emily and Alexis Kleinheinz.

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Eleanor Louise Logelin, 73, passed away on Jan. 11, 2017. She was a resident of Lake Forest, Ill. No further information was available at presstime.

Scott Michael Harris, 49, of Vernon Hills, Ill., died unexpectedly on Dec. 8, 2016, of natural causes. Scott was a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. Scott’s professional career began as a Programmer/Analyst at Anixter International in Skokie, Ill. He was an IT Consultant at Analysts International Corporation and a Senior Technical Architect at Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire, Ill., before moving to Allstate headquarters, where he was an Innovation Execution Architect. He is survived by his mother, Jean Harris; stepmother, Sharon K. Harris; sister Beverly (Steve) Radis; stepsister Lindi (Steve) Strobel; stepbrother Colonel Bradley (Teresa) Foster; nephews Cameron, Jordan, Eric, Adam, Kyle, and Conor, and nieces Claire (Morgan) and Anna. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald R. Harris.

1964 Laurel Bye Kamen, 70, passed away on March 6, 2017 in Manhattan. After graduating from Ferry Hall, Laurel matriculated at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., and later received a master’s degree in management development from the New School in New York. She worked for American Express for more than 30 years, first in New York, where she was director of employee relations. After moving to Washington in 1981, she led the company’s Office of Consumer Affairs and was a lobbyist on Capitol Hill. From 2008 to 2011, she worked as an adviser to U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter on issues related to consumer affairs and postal reform. With business partner Christine Irvin, Laurel founded the Alloro Collection in 2012.

(Alloro means “laurel” in Italian.) The high-fashion clothing line was designed for women who, like her, had survived breast cancer and undergone mastectomies. While recovering from her surgery, she saw limited clothing options for women in her position. Twenty-five percent of Alloro’s profits are donated to breast cancer research. After more than three decades in Washington, Laurel settled in New York with her husband, former Washington Post reporter and columnist Al Kamen, in 2015. She was predeceased by her parents, Nanette C. Britton ’40 and Donald E. Britton, and is survived by her husband of 35 years, Al Kamen; their daughter, Jessica Kamen; a brother; and niece Erika Bye ’97.

(Above) Laurel Kamen in 2013. Photo: Elizabeth Lippman for Alloro

1967 John J. Nobil passed away on Nov. 17, 2016. No further information was available at presstime.

1977 Arthur W. Cattlett, 56, passed away Sept. 29, 2013. Art had lived in Lawrence, Kan., for 15 years and is survived by his mother, a brother, sister and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Retired Faculty Ernest James Barry, a lifelong educator and World War II veteran, passed away January 17, 2017. Ernie was born and raised in Nashua, N.H., the youngest of fourteen children of Frank and Lavina (Lavoie) Barry. As a young man, Ernie was drafted into the Army and served in the World War II European front from 1943-1946. Ernie was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and Penn State University, where he studied romance languages, becoming fluent in Spanish, German, French and Italian. From 1955 to 1983, Ernie’s love for languages led him to a teaching position at Lake Forest Academy. He taught Spanish and later French, and was department chair. In addition, he coached track and field, and soccer. Ernie was inducted into the LFA Hall of Fame in 1985. He had many passions and hobbies, specifically cross country skiing, photography and Jazz music. Ernie was happily married to Lillian Vokes for 34 years. Ernie was always happy and was never short on stories to tell, wisdom, and lessons to pass down. He is survived by two step-daughters, Nancy Kavanagh and Linda Landberg; step-son David M. Black ’64; four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, 18 nieces and nephews and a multitude of other family members and friends. For the LFA Tribute to Ernie, please see pages 30–33.

Life Trustee Robert A. Schoellhorn, 88, passed away on Jan. 11, 2017. He served on the LFA Board of Trustees from 1982-90, and was elected Life Trustee in 1992. Born in Philadelphia, Schoellhorn received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. For 26 years, he worked for American Cyanamid Co., a diversified chemical, consumer and medical products corporation. He held various management positions in several Cyanamid divisions. During his final two years at Cyanamid, he served as president and general manager of the Lederle Laboratories division. Bob joined Abbott Laboratories in 1973 as executive vice president, hospital group, and was elected to the board of directors in April 1974. He was elected president and chief operating officer in April 1976. He was named chief executive officer in April 1979 and elected chairman of the board in July 1981. Bob retired from Abbott in 1990 and developed an interest in luxury RV-ing to see the nation. In 1991, he purchased a customized bus from Marathon Coach, Inc., based in Eugene, Ore. Shortly thereafter, Bob purchased a portion of the company and by 1994 became the sole owner. He built Marathon into the world’s largest and most experienced luxury bus conversion company with operations across North America. Throughout his healthcare career, Bob was a member of the Society of Chemical Industry, the Chicago Committee on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of Chicago, the Northwestern University Associates, and the advisory council of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He served on the boards of Pillsbury, the International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., Shell Oil Company, Children’s Memorial Medical Center, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade Council, U.S.-Japan Business Council, U.S.-Korea Business Council, and the Food and Drug Law Institute. He was past-chairman and director of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and the Health Industry Manufacturers Association. He was chairman of the Industry Policy Advisory Committee, an advisory body to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative. In addition, Bob was committed to many organizations, including the Cradle Society, the Global Transpark Foundation, Rex Heart Hospital at St. Mary’s College, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Transitions Life care and the North Carolina Symphony. Bob is survived by Katherine, his wife of 18 years; his children, Robert W. Schoellhorn ’79, Jennifer Kovalenko ’81 (Yuri), and Steven (Julie Kussell ’88) Schoellhorn ’87; three stepdaughters, Katherine Messenger, Eleanor Hunter and Allison Sullivan; many grandchildren; and a wide circle of family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth Klein and William Schoellhorn; his sister Elizabeth, as well as his brothers William and Howard.

IN MEMORIAM

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Exploring Yesteryear: the LFA Archives Club

BY RITA SCHULIEN MACAYEAL ’87, DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVIST Since 2008, the LFA Archives Club has been bringing students together who are interested in our school’s history and the world of archives and museums. Gathering at times in the frigid attic archives and other times in the Library, they dig through photographs, The LFA Archives Club documents, artifacts and obgives students a hands-on jects from our past that connect them to the real life experiences opportunity to delve in and of students in generations gone encounter history in a close by. Club members love to pore up and personal way that over old yearbooks, exclaiming with excitement when they find brings the past right into a picture of a long-time current the present. teacher from his or her earliest years. They peruse through student scrapbooks from the 19th Century and inevitably wonder aloud why teenagers back then just look so much older. They carefully turn the pages of yellowed newsprint from 1920s Spectators or 1950s Hall Horizons and ponder life when LFA and Ferry Hall were separate

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schools located in downtown Lake Forest. They look at photographs from all eras of school history, even peering through the eyepiece of an authentic stereoscope at double image stereographs just as their counterparts did in our school’s very earliest years. The students share the history they discover with the wider school community by creating displays or video presentations of images, especially to honor Charter Day or other anniversaries.

The club has also embarked on field trips to local historical institutions including a “behind the scenes” tour of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society. The curator from the historical society later invited the students to select an item from our collection and write up a description of it to be featured in an exhibit on the history of Lake Forest schools. Other outings have included a tour of the former Cuneo Mansion in Vernon Hills and a visit to the Lake County Discovery Museum. Students have even reached out into the “digital archives world” to participate in an open source online project to help describe archival materials at the New York Public Library.

The LFA Archives Club gives students a hands-on opportunity to delve in and encounter history in a close up and personal way that brings the past right into the present. This experience leads to an appreciation of the importance of preserving and documenting the past for future generations. n Touring the Cuneo Mansion, March 2014. From left to right: Amy Krivoshik ’14; Mrs. Ashley Kolovitz (faculty member); and Sydney Brundige ’15.

(Left) Exploring the LFA archives collection in the attic, February 2017. From left to right: Nina (Angelina) Shiraishi ’19; Antonio (Carlos) Murrieta Steinman ’19; Bella (Xi) He ’18; and Jamie (James) Reid Anderson ’18.

Photos: Rita MacAyeal ’87

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