Taking Giving
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Annual Report 2015-2016
Our promise is an expansive one and is based on providing each student with active opportunities. It is only through your big-hearted support that we can create these experiences.
Dear Friends:
Thank you so much for your generous support of Elgin Academy. Your altruism takes many forms, all of which are needed to meet our promise of taking learning personally. No matter what shape your involvement took during this past year, I want to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of our students. Our promise is an expansive one and is based on providing each student with active opportunities. As a foundation, they learn the facts and skills that are the hallmarks of a rounded, liberal arts education. They build upon that foundation by expanding their knowledge and joyfully digging deeper to critically understand subtlety. They take this wisdom outside of our walls by collaborating with those around them, in Elgin, the surrounding area, and the world, not only to address people’s needs, but, more importantly, to alleviate the conditions that may have left them wanting. We are so proud of our ambitious students, who see their education not as an end, but rather as the foundation of their ability to understand and change the world. It is only through your big-hearted support that we can create these experiences. For this reason, I am so appreciative of your generous backing and look forward to continuing to work with you to provide limitless opportunities to Elgin Academy students. Thank you again, from all of us who have the privilege of being here everyday. Seth Hanford Head of School
2015-2016 Board of Trustees Keith Rauschenberger, Chair Harold D. Rider, Vice Chair Margaret Ward, Secretary Fred Masnato, Treasurer Laura Anderson Kenneth Gorman Sandy Kirk Hugh Rider ’86 Alan Scimeca Danielle Smiley Robert Wadington Mike Warren Phil Wilmington John Yavari Rehan Zaid ’07 Seth Hanford, ex officio Gina Pawlisch, ex-officio
Dear Elgin Academy:
I would like to thank all the Elgin Academy alumni, parents, faculty & staff, Board of Trustees, and supporters who made incredible gifts during the 2015-2016 school year. These gifts enable Elgin Academy to further its mission and promise by helping create a learning environment that is taking learning personally. Your generosity will keep our community moving forward for our students and faculty of today as well as for the next generation of Hilltoppers. Thank you again for being an important part of Elgin Academy, where your investment will create EA students who are and will continue to be “disciplined in their thinking, creative in their collaboration, compassionate toward others, and dedicated to their efforts.” Sincerely, Keith Rauschenberger Chairman, Board of Trustees
thank you
JOHN MCDONALD ’43
Elgin Academy was recently honored to be the recipient of a planned gift of $400,000 from John B. McDonald ’43. Mr. McDonald was a loyal Hilltopper who cherished his time at Elgin Academy. After graduation, he served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. McDonald was a tinkerer and entrepreneur by nature who owned the Ridgewood Drive-In Theater and Jack’s Radio and TV Service. He was also employed as a telemetry technician, in management, and as an instructor in the RCA Missile Test Project for a time. This past spring, Mr. McDonald’s son, Nelson McDonald, visited the Elgin Academy campus that his father held so dear, and presented the Academy with this generous gift. During his time on campus, Nelson met some of our students and got to know the school his father loved so well. We are so excited and thankful for the chance this will give us to provide student opportuntites and accomplish some of the work in the campus master plan that is currently under development. We plan to utilize $200,000 for our newly established Taking Learning Personally Merit Scholarship Program and the remaining $200,000 will be focused toward our campus master plan. We thank Mr. McDonald and the McDonald family for this exceedingly generous gift and for their support of Elgin Academy.
Thank you to our volunteers! The Elgin Academy community of volunteers is an integral part of the taking learning personally experience that is the hallmark of an EA education. By giving of their expertise and their very valuable time to the Academy, our volunteers support our students and their learning as well as the faculty and the entire Elgin Academy community.
2015-2016 Elgin Academy Parent Association Leadership Team Gina Pawlisch, President Phil Cowen, President-Elect Don Buckner, Treasurer Jessica Green, Secretary Early Childhood and Lower School Vice Presidents Phil Cowen Shannon Ford Farveh Momayezzadeh Middle School Vice Presidents Jenn Brown Sandy Kirk
Upper School Vice Presidents Christie Jaworski Maura Knight Nancy Sohn Athletic Booster Club Vice Presidents Rhonda Dwyer Laurel Warren Patron of the Arts Vice Presidents Suzanne Oberdorf Dani Smiley
New Parent Ambassadors Christie Jaworski Maura Knight Annual Fund Chair Dani Smiley Annual Fund Ambassador Sabiha Uraizee In addition to their many volunteer activities, the leadership team of the Elgin Academy Parent Association also served as our Annual Fund Ambassadors. Thank you!
ANNUAL
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Elgin Academy offers its most sincere gratitude to the following individuals whose gifts add richness to the Annual Fund. Their generosity significantly impacts all areas of school life.
KIMBALL SOCIETY $25,000.00 + Barbara Smith 1988 CUPOLA SOCIETY $10,000.00 + Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Cowen Mr. and Mrs. Byung Jun Park OLD MAIN GROUP $5,000.00 + Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris Foundation Major General (Ret) and Mrs. James E. Freeze Lloyd “Chip” Fry III ’71 and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation GE Foundation The Green Family Hamill Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oberdorf
Mr. and Mrs. William Padula III The Coffman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Woltz Mr. and Mrs. A. John Yavari HEADMASTER’S CLUB $2,500.00 + Lara Liautaud ’86 and Robert Berry ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Hanford Mr. David Huang and Ms. Diana Qiu Mr. and Mrs. Adam D. Jaworski Mr. and Mrs. Fred Masnato Mr. and Mrs. Scott Purdy Dr. Cindy R. Rauschenberger and Mr. Keith W. Rauschenberger Hugh Rider 1986 Dawn and Phillip Rudolph The Schaefer/Leahy Family The Scimeca Family Simon Sohn Family
FOUNDERS SOCIETY $1,000.00 + Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson Caryl Stumpp 1984 Barnes and Daniel Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bazos Donna A. Bolz Mr. Edward Bosowski Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buckner Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer Patrick and Shannon Ford Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Georgescu Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gorman Mr. Steve Hilsabeck and Dr. Alison Hilsabeck Mr. and Mrs. Ellias Kademoglou Mr. and Mrs. George Karas Alan and Sandy Kirk Margaret Williams and K. Eric Larson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Milone Helen and Rosario Perrelli
ANNUAL FUND Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Revak Jennifer Bellini and Scott Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Dion Richetti Susan Sehnert ’61 and Harold Rider, Sr. Dr. Antonino & Sharyn Romano Carolyn Hardy 1977 Selke Doug and Andrea Sept Archibald C. Sheldon 1947 Mr. and Mrs. David B. Smith Josh and Carla Summers TCF Foundation The Alben F. Bates & Clara G. Bates Foundation The Corwith Fund Mr. and Mrs. Antonis Theodorou Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Wadington Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Yost Academy Associates $500.00 + Anonymous Ms. Danielle Arnold Mr. James M. Benkendorf Mr. and Mrs. Edward Berlin Mr. and Mrs. John Bohenick Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Brown Harry Gould Mr. and Mrs. Sean Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Anoop Karna Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kut Ken and Carolyn Kuykendall Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Londergan Rob and Kim Matusiak Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Mead Microsoft Mr. and Mrs. Regis A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Newby Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oriold
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pawlisch John H. Rexford 1975 Harold Rider, Jr. 1984 Mrs. Kim M. DeWitt and Mr. Paul Rogers Dr. and Mrs. Mobeen Shirazi Mr. and Mrs. George Smiley Mr. and Mrs. David Sporina Sprint Foundation Target Mr. and Mrs. Michael Warren Orange & Black $100.00 + Sam Allen 1974 Rene and Marilyn Alvarado Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Erik Balisi Mary and Steve Bayer Chandler Benton 1949 Mr. and Mrs. James M. Boborci Mr. and Mrs. Scott Borchart Sherri and John Breckenfelder Leah Bruno 1992 Mr. and Mrs. Pete Burt Mrs. Heather Cannon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ceci Mr. and Mrs. Garett Chun Beth Hogan 1982 Corley Jane Danielson 1960 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kiran Dronamraju Mr. and Mrs. David Ellis Mrs. Michelle Erickson Mr. and Mrs. Adel A. Fadel Frederick A. Fletcher Steve and Jill Flexman Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Floyd Mr. Larry Gage Amy Edwards 1983 Galloway
Your gift made possible the Middle School Project Based Learning garden, which was designed and planted by students.
General Mills Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gephart Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Giebs Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gonzalez Edward T. Gordon 1960 Mr. Theodore R. Gordon ’65 and Mrs. Betty Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Halterman Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hanfling Ms. Diana Hanford Dr. and Mrs. Pankaj Haridas David L. Hartigan 1987 Mr. Spencer Heinz and Mrs. Farveh Momayezzadeh Pamela De Larme 1963 Hicks Ms. Ivonne Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Howell Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Howell David F. Hoy 1944
Michelle and Jason Hughes Ryan Hurley ’98 and Tonya Volk IDEX Corporation Matching Gift Program Wigberto and Amy Ingente Michael Craft Johnson ’68 Dr. Warren Kammerer and Dr. Lorraine Novas Ms. Susan Kennedy Nancy Davies Kenney Jim Kidston Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kietzmann Mr. Jim Kolba The Lafrenz Family Mr. and Mrs. Dick Lanier Harry G. Lehr Jr. ’58 Sue Morton ’66 Lloyd Dr. Mary Lee Fugina and Mr. Joseph Lucas Mark Ludwig 1978 Dr. Donna Maier Edward A. Manuel 1950 John X. Maritote 1977 Mr. Wayne F. ’65 and Mrs. Kathleen Marshall Lynn and Steve Martin Dr. Denise Lindley and Mr. Steve Martines Lisa Mays and John Peterson Michael and Jessica McCormick Annette and Patrick ‘88 McNulty Deanne Miller and Nichole Junge Ms. Adeline Moon Paul and Roberta Nabor Network for Good Gerald W. O’Keeffe Ann O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Justin Onwochei Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Raess Karen and Anand Rao Carol Gilbert 1933 and William E. 1936 Redeker Mr. Todd Reimer and Ms. Diane Solone David Rogers PhD 1960
Gene and Howard Royer John Ruark 1982 Kathleen Rusniak Mr. and Dr. Thomas Schael Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schafer Dr. Mark and Mrs. Isabel Schiffer Carl Schott 1954 Ms. Mary Ann Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seyl Mr. and Mrs. Mark Shanahan Mr. and Mrs. William Shatkus Thomas W. Shera ’67 Mr. Ajinth Sreedharan and Ms. Divya Ajinth Mr. Joseph Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sturgeon Mrs. Melinda Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Teik Mr. Sundaram Thamilavel 1995 Vince Thomas and Marie Cinquemani Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Mark Towers Mr. Reginald Townsend and Mrs. Shea McDaniel-Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Eric Uner Sabiha and Faheem Uraizee Mr. Steve Vanzandt The Veltri Family Roger and Wendy Vernon Ms. Terese Vincent Peter, Erin, Johnathan, and Hailey Vogt Douglas A. Wainscott 1956 Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward Murray A. Webster Jr. ’59 Diane and John 1973 Weck Carissa Benedik ‘90 and Andrew Wendt ‘90 Dr. Rich Wicklein 2002 and Courtney Weck 2003 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wittmeyer
ANNUAL FUND
With your support, students in 1st grade wrote, produced, and performed their own plays, and 5th graders spent the day at Mount Olympus as their favorite gods and goddesses.
Friend Mrs. Marilyn Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Debora Biskup and Ms. Genevieve DiPaolo 2013 Box Tops for Education Mrs. Paulette Braccio Mr. Patrick Carmody Ms. Linley Collins Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cottone The Crist Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deering David M. Dickens 1983 Discover Financial Services Ms. Melissa J. Dugan Elgin Academy Class of 2016 Ms. Evonne Elsenbroek Mr. John Fleener Ms. Marsha L. Flood Mr. and Mrs. John Fluegel Jody Wine 1974 Forni Mr. and Mrs. Larry Frank Funding Factory Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galvin
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Giebel Pamela Gomez Ms. Janice Haeflinger James R. Hall 1956 Mr. Bill Harris Ann Uhlemann 1951 Hartman Brown Dr. and Mrs. Frank G. Hering Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ikezoe Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jacobson Julie Janik Mr. Andrew Kolba Mrs. Jill Kowalyszyn Mr. and Mrs. James Kuzyk Mr. Jim LaBee Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Lau Jean Lawton 1959 Todd Martin Lee T. Moyen 1975 Mrs. Mariam Fadel A. Nasser and Mr. Ihab Nasser Mr. Dan Raffety Mr. Ryan Randolph Kacy R. Rauschenberger 2011
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Reed Ms. Felicite “Flicka” Hill 1966 Regan and Mr. John Regan Ms. Elizabeth Ribbens Mr. Dewayne Robinson Mr. Suresh Kumar Sai and Ms. Gita Sai Mr. Jorge Sanchez and Ms. Elizabeth Wetmore Ms. Lynne Schick Mrs. Dawn M. Schmidt A. Jane Schock Schoola Arlene Stach Ms. Elizabeth K. Stemn Ms. Elaine Suitts Imran Uraizee ’05 Courtney Heston 1998 Vuturo Turner G. Wadington 2008 Colin Ward 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wedel Ms. Christina Wilke Carolyn Lawton 1957 Workman
extravaganza
Extravaganza is the Academy’s annual gala that provides mission critical support for academic programs, equipment and technology upgrades, professional development for faculty, athletic program funding and arts funding.
Co-Chairs Ken and Maggie Gorman Alan Scimeca $15,000 Diamond Sponsor The Gorman Family $10,000 Pot of Gold Raffle Sponsor World Richman $10,000 Gold Sponsor Mr. Arthur J. Lawrence and Dr. Sara E. Lawrence $5,000 Silver Sponsor DLA Piper and Mrs. and Mrs. Bill and Lisa Rudnick
$2,500 Bronze Sponsors Aladdin Food Management CBRE Dr. and Mrs. Andrew and Margie Ward and Algonquin Road Surgery Center
Favor Bag Sponsor Hickey Foundation
Printing Sponsor Anonymous
Student Art Project Supplies and Display Sponsors Anonymous Mr. Mark Culp Mr. Todd Jobbes Dr. and Mrs. Andrew and Margie Ward
Wine Sponsor Lauderdale Electric Decor Sponsors Digital Benefits Advisors Miller Cooper The Private Bank Mr. and Mrs. Antonis and Roblyn Theodorou
Online Sponsor Legat Architects
EXTRAVAGANZA 39 Volunteers Danielle Arnold Julie Bawa Jennifer Bellini Jenn Brown Don Buckner Phil Cowen Mary Dulabaum Rhonda Dwyer Lorri Howell Jason & Michelle Hughes Christi Jaworski Jodi Kastner David & Gina Kathrein Amber Keene Alan & Sandy Kirk Carolyn Kuykendall Colette Lanton Dawn Lauderdale Suzanne Oberdorf Lanette Padula Gina Pawlisch Danielle Smiley Christine Stone Erin Vogt David & Jessica Wigstone Donors & Supporters ABT Electronic Ace Hardware - Elgin Ace Places Adler Planetarium Rene and Marilyn Alvarado Andaz Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson Annabella Salon - Geneva Associated Equipment Distributors Avondale Custom Homes Inc. Baird and Warner Real Estate
Bartlett Park District Mr. and Mrs. Roger Basa Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Bazos Mr. Bob Bender Lara Liautaud ’86 and Robert Berry ’86 Bill Cho’s United Taekwondo Center Mr. and Mrs. James M. Boborci Mr. and Mrs. John Bohenick Donna A. Bolz Bombshell Blowout Boutique The Brickman Group Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Brown Ms. Joan Brown Ms. Lynda Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buckner Buffalo Wild Wings Burger King Mr. and Mrs. Pete Burt Mr. Robert Caldwell California Pizza Kitchen Capital Grille Car-Mon Products, Inc. Celebrating Smiles Champs Sports Bar & Grill Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Shakespeare Theater Chicago Steel Hockey Team Chicago Wolves City of Elgin Claddagh Irish Pub Claim Jumper Classic Cinemas Comedy Sportz Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant Ms. Cheri Cory Mr. Gannon S. Cottone
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Cowen Mr. and Mrs. Pat Crawford Curves - West Dundee Davey Tree Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Davis Mrs. Kim M. DeWitt and Mr. Paul Rogers Dick’s Sporting Goods Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Domres Mr. Dave Dorgan Mr. Robert Driscoll Ms. Melissa J. Dugan DuPage Children’s Museum Dutton & Casey P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer Dynamic Door Service, Inc. E Street Denim Ecosteam Mr. Steve Eikenberry Elgin Academy Athletic Booster Club Elgin Academy Parent Association Elgin Academy Patrons of the Arts Elgin Area Historical Society Elgin Community College Elgin Fresh Market
Elgin Police Department Elgin Symphony Orchestra Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra Eli’s Cheesecake Embassy Suites Emerald City Theater Mr. and Mrs. Bill Englund Epic Air Mr. and Mrs. Bob Esposito Exceed Flooring First American Bank First Folio Theatre Five Roses Pub Frederick A. Fletcher Focas Salon Fogo De Chao Patrick and Shannon Ford Fox Valley Endodontic Specialists Fried Green Tomatoes Friends of the Fox River Funway Mr. and Mrs. Josh Gadlewski Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galvin Mark Garrett
Gene & Georgetti Geneva Commons Georgeanna Landmark Elkin Georgio’s Pizza Mr. Rick Gieser Gilberts Mobil Mart Gino’s East Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Gorman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gorman Harry Gould Graham’s Chocolates Grand Victoria Casino Green Keep Green Side Up Lawn Maintenance INC. Groups Exclusively Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Hanford Harbor Shores Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hare Harris Bank of St. Charles Mr. Spencer Heinz and Mrs. Farveh Momayezzadeh Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Heisley, Jr. Herb’s Bakery HobNob Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
Hofbrauhaus Home Brew Shop Ms. Ivonne Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Howell Mr. David Huang and Ms. Diana Qiu Michelle and Jason Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Sean Hughes Hurley & Volk Orthodontics, PC Hyatt Regency iFly Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ikezoe Incontro A Tavola Inn at Irish Hollow iPic Theaters Mr. and Mrs. Adam D. Jaworski Jeans and a Cute Top Shop Ms. Erica Jenkins Jersey Mike’s Jewel -Osco John G. Shedd Aquarium Jerome M. Johnson 1971 JQ Designs Judson University Jumer’s Hotel & Casino Kampai Japanese Steakhouse Kane County Cougars Mr. and Mrs. George Karas Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kastner Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Keene Mr. Bob Kennedy Jim Kidston Mr. and Mrs. Colin Kihnke Kimmer’s Ice Cream King’s Island Alan, Sandy, and Aaron 2021 Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Michael Knight Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Koch Kountry Pet Resort Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Kurlek
EXTRAVAGANZA 39 Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kut Ken and Carolyn Kuykendall Lake Geneva Cruise Line Eugene Lamp 1952 Mr. Robert Lanton and Mrs. Colette Givens-Lanton Laramie River Ranch Margaret Williams and K. Eric Larson Laser Quest Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Lau Mr. and Mrs. William Lauderdale Laugh Factory LazerMaxx Mr. and Mrs. Paul LeBlanc Level 257 Mr. Rick Levin Lifeline Theater LifeZone360 Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel Lou Malnati’s Dr. Mary Lee Fugina and Mr. Joseph Lucas Lynfred Inc. Mr. James Lyons Maggiano’s Mariano’s Fresh Market Marriott Hoffman Estates Marriott Marquis Marriott Oak Brook Marriott Orlando World Center Marriott/Fairfield St. Charles Lynn and Steve Martin Mr. and Mrs. Fred Masnato Mastro’s Steakhouse Mr. Brandon J. Masukawa Mathnasium Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation McNally Group, LLC Mercedes-Benz of St. Charles Ms. Adeline Moon Mr. and Mrs. Regis A. Moore
Morke’s Chocolates Sue Morton ’66 Lloyd Museum of Science and Industry Music Education Services My Salon Mrs. Mariam Fadel A. Nasser and Mr. Ihab Nasser Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Navarette Navy Pier Imax Theatre Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Neuman Mr. and Mrs. Simon Niu Noodles & Company Northlight Theatre Novas, Dohr & Coll OB/GYN Associates, S.C. Nudera Orthodontics Randy Olszewski P.S. Designs Mr. and Mrs. William Padula III Paintball Explosion Joanna and Kurt Palmer Paramount Theater Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pawlisch Rachel Peyton Pinstripes Pizzeria Uno Popeye’s Potomac Riverboat Company Prairie Center for the Arts Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Center Prose Orthodontics Mr. Mark Pusateri Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Raess Raging Waves Waterpark Ms. Stacy Rago Ram Restaurant & Brewery Ms. Robin Randall Rauschenberger Financial Advisors Dr. Cindy R. Rauschenberger and Mr. Keith W. Rauschenberger Realty & Mortgage Co.
Red Frog Events Red Robin Reedpop Mr. Todd Reimer and Ms. Diane Solone Mr. and Mrs. W. Robert Reum Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Revak Ms. Elizabeth Ribbens Isabella Richardson Jennifer Bellini and Scott Richardson Meghan and Stephen 1990 Rider Samuel Pearce Rider 1990 and Joan Rider Susan Sehnert ’61 and Harold Rider, Sr. Rieke Office Interiors Ritz Carlton Washington D.C. Rookies Sports Bar & Grill Rox City Grill Royal Hawk Golf Country Club Kathleen Rusniak Salon Couture Sandy Schuster Photography The Schaefer/Leahy Family Mr. and Dr. Thomas Schael Schaumburg Boomers School of Rock - Geneva Mark J. Schulte and Mary A. Holcomb The Scimeca Family Doug and Andrea Sept Shapiro Wholesale Simon Sohn Family Coca and Bill 1981 Skok Sky Deck Chicago Mr. and Mrs. George Smiley Sport Court Midwest St. Charles Park District Stampin’ Up Mr. and Mrs. James E. Stone Stonegate Conference & Banquet Centre Streamwood Oaks Sugar Factory
Sullivan’s Supper Club Tavern in the Hills Tentinger Landscapes Tessendorf Mechanical Services TGI Fridays The Beach Waterpark The Drake Hotel The Green Family The Little Traveler, Inc. The Saddle Room The Village Squire North, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Antonis Theodorou Paul Thomas Vince Thomas and Marie Cinquemani Thomas Mr. Steve Thoren Timeline Theatre Titanic Museum Townhouse Books & Cafe Vee Corporation Vertical Endeavors - Glendale Heights Volo Auto Museum Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Wadington Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wagner Walt Disney World Wanxiang America Corporation Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward Mr. Colin Ward ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Warren White Pines Inn Mr. and Mrs. David Wigstone Wines for Humanity Wintrust Financial Corporation Wireline Inc. Woodman’s Markets Mr. and Mrs. A. John Yavari Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Yost ZooBooks
Extravaganza Faculty Compensation $5,000 Elgin Academy Parent Association $2,500 Susan Sehnert ’61 and Harold Rider, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Yost $2,000 Mark Garrett Mr. and Mrs. William Padula III Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Revak $1,500 Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Hanford Alan and Sandy Kirk Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Koch Dr. Cindy R. Rauschenberger and Mr. Keith W. Rauschenberger Mr. and Mrs. Antonis Theodorou $1,000 Lara Liautaud ’86 and Robert Berry ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Cowen Patrick and Shannon Ford Mr. Spencer Heinz and Ms. Farveh Momayezzadeh Dr. Mary Lee Fugina and Mr. Joseph Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Fred Masnato Mr. and Mrs. A. John Yavari Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oberdorf
$500 Mr. and Mrs. George Karas Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kut Margaret Williams and K. Eric Larson Jennifer Bellini and Scott Richardson The Scimeca Family Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward $100 Ms. Lynda Brown Mr. Michael Brown and Ms. Gwendolyn Rodig Brown Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Pete Burt Mr. Gannon Cottone Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Davis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Bob Esposito Frederick A. Fletcher Mrs. Alex Gadlewski Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hare Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Howell Mr. and Mrs. Adam D. Jaworski Sue Morton ’66 Lloyd Mr. Jim Lyons Brandon J Masukawa Mr. Martin McCormack & Ms. Ivonne Hopkins Mr. & Ms. Jeff & Kathy Neuman Mr. & Mrs. Sam & Joan Rider Mr. & Mrs. Doug & Andrea Sept Mr. & Mrs. George & Danielle Smiley Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Laurel Warren
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Our arts program flourished, because of your donations, with theater and musical performances in every division, including Lion King Kids; Bye, Bye, Birdie, Jr; and Songs for a New World.
GOLF Athletic Booster Club
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Co-Chairs Don Buckner Phil Cowen Golf Cart Sponsor Legat Architects Game Sponsors Bazos, Freeman, Kramer, Schuster & Braithwhite, LLC Signs by Tomorrow Smith & Richardson Syn-Tech The Wadington Family Alan, Sandy, Aaron Kirk 2021 & HomeCare Nation, LLC Smith & Richardson
Elgin Academy’s Athletic Booster Club was started in May of 2001, with the goal of promoting leadership skills, athletic excellence, lifelong health and fitness, school spirit, and sportsmanship within EA’s athletic teams and programs.
Beverage Sponsor Hurley & Volk Orthodontics, PC Hole Sponsors Digital Benefits Advisors First American Bank The Gordon Family Seth & Desi Hanford The Karas Family ND Industries Rauschenberger Financial Advisers Rieke Office Furniture Smith & Richardson Syn-Tech Wisdom Adhesives W.R. Meadows The Yavari Family
VOLUNTEERS Kim Bohenick Jenn Brown Meg Buckner Phil Cowen Rhonda Dwyer Nathan King Jill Kowalyszyn Diane Schael Spencer Schael Sharon Shatkus Laurel Warren
GOLF CLASSIC Golf Classic Supporters Mr. and Mrs. Edward Berlin Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buckner Mrs. and Dr. Gretchen Carlson Mr. Kevin Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cottone Mr. Gannon S. Cottone Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Cowen Mr. Lou Del Percio Mr. Luigi Del Percio Mr. Dan Ferris Mr. Brian Frase
Donations to Annual Fund strengthened our athletic program and helped send our Boys’ Soccer and Baseball teams to sectional competitions.
Mr. Andy Gilla Mr. and Mrs. Steve Heinz Mr. Spencer Heinz and Mrs. Farveh Momayezzadeh Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Howell Mr. Robert Hurst Richard A. Jablonowski 1995 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. King Mr. and Mrs. William Madden Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Malecek Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Manning Mr. and Mrs. Fred Masnato Mr. Dewayne Peterson Mr. Bruce Purvis
Mr. and Dr. Thomas Schael Mr. Kevin Serafin Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Swegler and the Sidney A. Swensrud Foundation Mr. Jordan VanBeek Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward Mr. and Mrs. Michael Warren Mr. and Mrs. John J. Wiedemann Mr. Rick Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wittmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Yost Mr. Jeff Ziaja
SPECIAL
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Thank you to our generous donors who support Elgin Academy in a variety of meaningful ways.
In Honor and IN Memory Of Sam Allen 1974 In Honor of Tom Allen (’40) Beth Hogan 1982 Corley In Memory of Jerry Zank Major General (Ret.) James E. Freeze and Mrs. Dorothy J. Freeze In Memory of Phyllis Helm Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Halterman In Memory of Julie Nelson Ms. Diana Hanford In Memory of Roger Hanford Sue Morton ’66 Lloyd In Memory of Henry S. Morton & Virginia V. Morton
Dr. Donna Maier In Memory of Donald Maier, Alumnus Deanne Miller and Nichole Junge In Memory of Mrs. K David Rogers PhD 1960 In Memory of Dorothy Schetgen Paquin, Class of 1961 Dr. Antonino & Sharyn Romano In Honor Of Julian Romano Simon Sohn Family In Honor of Seth Hanford, Shannon Howell, Ms. Kietzmann, Mr. Sept, Ms. Bayer, Mr. John Fleener, Mr. Kidston, Ms. Lau, Ms. Mays, and Mr. Sanchez Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward In Honor of Athletic Booster Club, Seth Hanford, and Keith Rauschenberger
SPECIAL GIFTS Partners in Education EFS Foundation First American Bank Lloyd “Chip” Fry III ’71 and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation The Rider Center Legacy Endowment Susan Sehnert ’61 and Harold Rider, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Teik 1839 Society – Planned Gifts Major General (Ret) and Mrs. James E. Freeze John B. McDonald 1943 Faculty Excellence Fund Ms. Susan Kennedy The Skiouris Family Diane and John 1973 Weck Tofanelli/Lachel Scholarship Fund Simon Sohn Family Dr. and Mrs. Andrew and Margie Ward
Designated Gifts Anonymous Mr. Gannon S. Cottone Frederick A. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Hanford Helen and Rosario Perrelli Mr. and Mrs. Adam D. Jaworski Mr. and Mrs. George Karas Mr. and Mrs. David Kathrein Ms. Susan Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Fred Masnato Dr. Cindy R. Rauschenberger and Mr. Keith W. Rauschenberger The Skiouris Family Simon Sohn Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Teik Roger and Wendy Vernon Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward Diane and John 1973 Weck Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Westerhoff Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wittmeyer
From your contributions, students of all ages experienced virtual field trips thanks to the Google Expedition Pioneer Program.
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CLASS OF 2015 2016
The class of 2016 participated 100% in Annual Fund.
2015-16 FINANCIAL SUMMARY* ($ in thousands)
REVENUE Net Tuition & Fees Contributions Other Income** Total Revenue
5,591 73% 914 12% 1,217 15% 7,723 100%
Other Income 15%
Contributions 12%
Net Tuition & Fees 73%
EXPENSES Salaries/Benefits 4,520 59% Instructional/Administrative 1,178 15% Utilities/Maintenance 585 7% Depreciation Expense 577 7% Other Services*** 595 8% Bond Interest Expense 293 4% Total Expenses 7,729 100% Income (Deficit) From Operations
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*Note: While this report provides a general snapshot of the Academy’s financial status, it is not intended to substitute for audited financial statements. Totals are subject to rounding. **Other Income excludes Unrealized Gains/(Losses)
GEORGE P. LORD TRUST
George P. Lord’s will, revised in 1903, bequeathed one-third of his entire estate to be put into an endowment fund for the “maintenance and support of Elgin Academy.” The earnings from 7/1/15-6/30/16 totaled $4,365.
Other Services 8%
Bond Interest Expense 4%
Depreciation Expense 7% Utilities/ Maintenance 7%
Instructional/ Administrative 15%
Salaries/Benefits 59%
FACULTY & STAFF For the second year in a a row, 100% of our faculty and staff participated in Annual Fund.
THANK
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Thank you to our donors for generously supporting Elgin Academy. We welcome gifts at every level.
Giving Levels Kimball Society $25,000 Cupola Society $10,000
WAYS TO GIVE
At Elgin Academy, taking learning personally takes the support of our entire community, and we greatly appreciate how generous our families, alumni, faculty and staff members, and trustees continue to be.
Old Main Group $5,000
Credit Card Gifts Elgin Academy accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
Planned Gifts A planned gift (also known as a deferred or estate gift) is a wonderful way to support EA, and may provide additional tax or financial benefits. For more information or to learn how make a planned gift, please contact us.
Headmaster’s Club $2,500
Gifts of Stock By giving appreciated stock that you have held for more than one year, you will be eligible to receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full market value, and you can also avoid capital gains tax.
For additional information, contact Mr. Shannon Howell, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement at 847-695-0300.
Founders Society $1,000 Academy Associates $500 Orange & Black $100
Cash Gifts Gifts to Elgin Academy can be made via cash or check (payable to Elgin Academy).
Matching Gifts Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees to EA. If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift.
All gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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MISSION STATEMENT Elgin Academy is a preschool 12th grade, independent, collegepreparatory, coeducational day school committed to academic excellence and developing the full potential of each student. Through a proactive partnership among faculty, parents, and students in a nurturing, dynamic, challenging, and diverse community, the Academy creates an environment where students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become intellectually engaged and confident about their places in the world.
is the Fox River Valley’s preschool through grade 12 independent school where taking learning personally defines the collective ethos and covenant that unites all students and teachers, parents and staff members, administrators and trustees. Within intentionally small-scaled classrooms, Elgin Academy students learn to be secure in themselves, disciplined in their thinking, creative in their collaboration, compassionate toward others, and dedicated in their efforts as they contribute as thinkers and doers in school and the community. Families from across Chicago’s northwestern suburbs and exurbs find at Elgin Academy a cherished oasis from the perceived impersonality and over-scaled local public schools. Elgin Academy students in every division pursue active learning, testing new ideas and securing trust with each other and their teachers as they try out new pursuits, assume leadership roles, and take calculated intellectual risks to see what resonates and moves them toward mastery. Elgin Academy graduates make discerning college choices based on not only prestige, but also personal fit, and enroll at a diverse array of colleges and universities nationwide and worldwide, equipped with the know-how and self-confidence that stems from coming of age in this individually attuned community. They go forth as productive, conscientious, and mindful young people who continue to hone their understanding of world and self— a lifelong process that stands as the abiding gift of their Elgin Academy education.
350 Park Street Elgin, IL 60120 ElginAcademy.org