Spring/Summer 2016
A Letter from the Head of School
Board of Trustees 2016-2017 Karen Unger, Chairperson Members: Tom Barron Sarah Bascom
Dear Maclay Community,
Monesia Brown Chris Diamantis
A lot has happened in the past two years as we usher Maclay into her 2nd half century. Through better sharing of the Maclay story, and families showing their confidence in our school to those in their communities, we are currently full in the majority of our classes. Maclay is an active, vibrant, and important part of the Big Bend area, and we will continue to lead in education and work very hard to fulfill our mission to provide a liberal arts education, enabling each student to develop inherent ability to the fullest extent with a balance of discipline and freedom.
Chris Dudley
As you read this, we are renovating the Middle School courtyard to match the new experience enjoyed by the Upper School students in the Sachs Upper School Courtyard. I can’t wait for our faculty, students, and parents to come back in August to a fresh look. If you have not visited the campus in a few years, you must come see us. I’d love to walk you around and hear about your time at Maclay.
Murray Moore
We are also working hard and putting the final touches on an updated orientation program for new faculty and staff. One of the greatest challenges an institution like Maclay faces, is maintaining the core of what has made us exceptional for decades, while welcoming in new talented faculty and staff who have a great impact on the student experience and outcome. We have designed an experience for our new teachers to understand who we are and how they impact our mission. Last year, we changed our hiring practices to cast the net much further to ensure we were attracting the best candidates for our positions. This year, in addition to welcoming back alumni and friends from Tallahassee to join our staff, we have new faculty from California, New Jersey, and the Atlanta area.
Kiki Dunton Meredith Hunter Hank Hutchinson Beth Langford Emory Mayfield Bob McClure Alfredo Paredes Katrina Rolle Hugh VanLandingham Executive Committee Karen Unger - Chairperson Katrina Rolle - Vice-Chair Emory Mayfield - Treasurer Chris Dudley - Secretary
I am also proud and excited about an initiative our student leaders took on last year that impacts us deeply moving forward. Institutions become great and stay that way through clarity and focus on the right things. Maclay has always and will always hold to excellence in our liberal arts education, but the community for almost two decades has said that how we act is also important in the Making of a Marauder. In the mid-1990s, the student leaders wrote an Honor Code that has stood as a guide for how we treat our academic integrity, each other, and the property of the school. This year, the students took on the challenge of making the code one that was meaningful for the entire school, K-12. The new Honor Code reads: A Marauder is Honorable. Respectful. Accountable. I will respect all people and property. I will be honest in all matters and take responsibility for my actions. This clear and powerful statement will be our guide as we work in each grade level to not only make great learners, but also great people. Enjoy the reading of our Virtu; you will be proud of all your school is doing. Yours, James
Summer 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 8
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2 Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Signature Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lower School News . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Middle School News . . . . . . . 10 Upper School News . . . . . . . . . 12 Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 World Languages . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Super Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Macaly Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Photo Credits: Cover Photo: Garrett Robinson | Photos provided by a community of talented photographers including Kim McWilliams, Garrett Robinson, Page Secreast, Cassidy Craig, Blue Canopy Photography, Ty Fowler Photography, Claire Timm Photography, Jill Cross, Aperture Photography, Grad Images, Mary Byrd Sims, Fran Sandon, Stephanie Cornais, Cameron Barton, Kristen Roberts, Lauren Fantle, Matt Schnippert, Margaret McColley, Kyle Maurey, Sherri Pesta, Nina Davis, Debbie Fadool and Crystal Stejskal. Contributors: Kim McWilliams, Jill Cross, Page Secreast, Cassidy Craig, Kristen Roberts. Design and layout: Mamatey Graphic Design. We make every effort to provide accurate information about the Maclay Community, and apologize for any errors or omissions. If you have story ideas for Virtu, please email: news@maclay.org
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FACULTY NEWS Teacher Academy The Teacher Academy just completed its first year with 12 Maclay faculty members. The goal of the Teacher Academy is to build capacity from within Maclay in a collaborative, safe, and supportive environment. In addition to working on new initiatives like Understanding by Design, the Directors of Teaching and Learning worked with Teacher Academy participants on professional growth. Participants had the opportunity to collaborate with their colleagues, learn new strategies for student engagement and success, reflect on their teaching, and share their expertise with others. This was intensive and relevant professional learning targeted to each faculty member’s needs. New members to next year’s Teacher Academy include Fran Sandon (K), Annie Bell (3), Emma Perry (MS Latin/English), Matt Schnippert (US Science), Katie Walker (MS Math), and Lauren Fantle (US English).
“The best part of Teacher Academy is that conversation about teaching is welcomed in an informal environment in which we know as a rule that we are going to be supported, working together for proactive change, and celebrate and build upon what is going well in the classroom. The sharing element is key!” - Member of the Teacher Academy
School Site Visits
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference
Visiting other like-minded independent schools and sharing ideas with teachers and curriculum coordinators is a great way to learn and grow as a faculty. This year Maclay faculty had the opportunity to visit two schools in Atlanta, Georgia. In January, a cross-divisional group of faculty spent the day at The Children’s School, a PK3-Grade 6 school in midtown Atlanta and later visited Westminster School.
In early April, 12 Maclay faculty members traveled to Atlanta for the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual Conference. They joined thousands of educators from around the world for 4 days of professional learning. Highlights included a keynote address by Manny Scott, an original Freedom Writer whose story is told in part in the 2007 movie Freedom Writers, and a speech by Carol Dweck, growth mindset psychologist and author. The group left energized and inspired. Over the next few months, conference participants worked with the Directors of Teaching and Learning to share what they learned with others in their grade levels, departments, and divisions. 2
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Faculty Excellence Grant 2016-17 The Faculty Excellence Grant was created in 2014 to enhance the quality of the liberal arts program at Maclay School. Stipends are offered to faculty or staff members who have the potential and desire to make a meaningful impact and sustain the excellence of the Maclay academic program. Any employee of the school may apply, but preference is given to applications in the areas of differentiation, technology integration, or innovation. Grants were awarded to those proposals leading to significant curricular innovation beyond the normal annual revision or growth. A committee reviewed the submitted proposals and selected the following grants for the 2016-17 school year. Congratulations to these faculty members: Stephanie Cornais – Schoolyard Habitats: Creation of several Schoolyard Habitat areas that will support local wildlife and serve as a living laboratory and outdoor classroom where children can engage in hands-on science. Kristen Youngblood and Emma Perry - Mock Archaeologic Site: The project will allow students to learn mapping and graphing skills while making grids, using math and science skills, and applying real life archeological techniques. Emma Perry - Digital Textbook for Latin 6th Grade: The creation of the digital textbook involves collecting resources, explanatory text, and videos of the grammatical material, and incorporating cultural lessons and interactive features that will easily be accessed with the new Bring Your Own Device program to be implemented next school year. Bentley Harris - Genius Hour Passion Project: Lower School students will be given time, freedom, and resources to deeply explore topics that they are passionate about, building knowledge, connections, and possibilities. The Genius Hour is inspired by Google. Darlene Miller and Dean Gargiulo - Force and Motion: The Force and Motion project will be used in collaboration with the classroom teacher, science lab teacher, and the technology support staff to integrate a problem-solving strategy in all areas of the curriculum including robot building skills that will help build a foundation for engineering and an eagerness to create machines that can be programmed and coded.
RETIRED FACULTY LUNCHEON Maclay hosted a Retired Faculty lunch again this year and we were happy to welcome so many of our favorite teachers and staff back to campus. Pictured: Bertha Williams, Barbara Stanyard and Kathy Scott
The 2015-16 Faculty Excellence Grant winners were David Rolfs, 21st Century Apps, Barbara Cairns, Kindergarten Bee-Bot (pictured), and Matt Schnippert and Fran Sandon, Cross- Division Science Labs. The 2016-17 Faculty Excellence Grant was completely funded by the generous donors at the 2016 Maclay Auction.
#WhyITeach Many of our faculty participated in the national social media campaign #whyiteach. 3
The 35th Maclay Auction: Jet Set Fête presented by Hancock Bank was a wonderful evening in the unique setting at the Flightline Hangar made available by parents, Danny and Tammy Langston. Auction co-chairs Autumn Mayfield and Morgan Lewis, along with the talented team of volunteers, created a magical evening including the First Flight Cocktail Party, silent auction filled with unique experiences and items, student art, and creative class baskets. The live auction was again conducted by auctioneer Senator Aaron Bean of Jacksonville and was complemented by the demonstrations of our talented faculty. The party continued to the tunes of DJ Pressure and parents and friends danced and celebrated the evening, which was Maclay’s largest fundraiser of the year. 4
SPONSORS Presenting Sponsor Hancock Bank First Flight Sponsor Gannnon Hunt & Bill Powers
Wine Sponsor Charlie & Alison Dudley Chris & Susanne Dudley
Runway Sponsor Dr. Scott & Karen Tetreault
Culinary Sponsor Hettie Spooner Hill Spooner & Elliott Inc. Real Estate
Beverage Sponsor Tri-Eagle Sales
Location Sponsor Danny & Tammy Langston
Art Sponsor Anna Koeppel, MD North Florida Pediatrics
Champagne Chance Sponsor Ann Smith Peipers
Floral Sponsor S & T Floral Design
Music Sponsor Bradford & Morgan Lewis Red Hills Broadcasting
Technology Sponsor Mike Robinson, CFP & Garrett Robinson Merrill Lynch
Transportation Sponsor Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Campbell
In-Kind Sponsor Brian Barnard’s Flooring America
Volunteer Sponsor Seven Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center
Auction Sponsor
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Signature
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At Maclay School, we provide a number of Signature Programs that were created to take our students further. These programs offer a variety of experiences and opportunities, but all are centered around taking the student educational experience beyond the classroom and adding value to what it means to be a Maclay Marauder. Our Signature Programs include the Marauder Moments Character Development program, the Jeffrey Alan Gabor Junior Interview Series, The Girls Leadership and Success Series, the Boys Champions Series, the Freshman Academy, the Academic Resource Center and the Korean and Chinese Classes.
The Guidance Office’s Marauder Moments program included guest speakers, monthly themes like respect, responsibility, and programs like “Words Matter”.
Jeffrey Alan Gabor Junior Interview Series The Gabor Junior Interview Series completed its second year providing juniors and some seniors opportunities to participate in mock interviews with professionals from our communities in order to improve their skills when applying for scholarships, colleges, and jobs in the future. This program has continued to grow and shown to be very beneficial to our students. “I just wanted to let you know that today I went in for an interview for the engineering company …The Junior Interview Series this year really helped me prepare for this and gave me a confidence walking in. I think all in all this will look great for college!” – Rising Senior 6
The Girls Leadership and Success Series and The Boys Champions Series GLSS and Boys Champions Series hosted a senior only session in May – “How To Survive the First Year of College.” Guest speakers from Florida State’s Counseling Office and our very own alumni, Giles Langford and Jenny Moore, Class of 2007, shared their tips and suggestions for a successful first year. After the meeting, the class enjoyed a lunch provided by the Advancement and Alumni Offices.
The Freshman Academy The Freshman Academy completed its first year and was a huge success. Under the direction of sponsor Angela Croston, the 103 Maclay freshmen had a number of grade specific assemblies that talked about how to incorporate study skills, time management, test taking, and other necessary skills to be successful high school students. Each freshman met three times individually with a counselor plus the class participated in homeroom and class meeting activities, service projects during the holidays, and the always fun Freshman Challenge!
LOWER SCHOOL NEWS Science Lab Fun In the Science Lab, Kindergarten students were tasked with making a solar oven out of a pizza box. Mrs. Cornais showed them a prototype, and their materials were laid out. Students received hands-on learning and practiced communication skills.
EARTH DAY CONTEST Congratulations to 2nd grader Quinton Douglass from Mrs. Ruff’s class who took second place in the Leon County Keep It Beautiful poster contest. Other winners were Kindergarteners Campbell Miller (1st place), Nolan Roberts (2nd Place), Ben Greenberg (honorable mention).
Author’s Breakfast Mrs. Miller’s first grade class held an Author’s Breakfast. The students researched and wrote about famous authors and then had the opportunity to share their writing with parents, classmates, and administrators. Finley Boland is holding up her notebook of writing she completed this year and read a piece she wrote called, “If I were President...”
Colonial Trade Fair On February 11, the 5th grade brought a six-week project to life with their Colonial Trade Fair. Student groups were assigned to one of 17 trades and researched the trade by addressing particular questions concerning the skills required and challenges that their colonial tradesmen needed to get their jobs done. These questions were also the basis of their oral presentations, which were the culmination of the project. The students designed trade store fronts, which were completed on tri-fold boards, and advertised their goods and services to give visitors a peek into life in Colonial times.
5th Grade visits the Marine Lab The 5th graders took a field trip to the Marine Lab this spring where the students were able to experience touch tanks with turtles, sharks, and rays. They also went to the docks for exploration and got to wade into the marsh for seining!
FIELD DAY
The annual Field Day hosted by the PE Department is a favorite of the Lower School. Coach Harris and his team did another great job setting up a fun and interactive, friendly competition for all the Lower School students.
YOUNG SCIENTIST Mrs. Sandon’s young scientists had a great time creating experiments, recording data, and sharing with the class. The Kindergarteners saw a tornado in a glass, reactions of mixing Mentos and Coke, and many more fun and inspiring experiments. 9
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS 7th Graders Take DC
6th Graders Learn about NASA
The Maclay 7th Graders once again made their way north on a traditionally snowy tour of Washington DC. The students visited museums and historical sites that brought their social studies classes to life. The 6th graders took an educational trip to the Challenger Center downtown this spring. They played an active role in the “Mission to the Moon” while learning more about NASA. Earlier in the semester the classes explored augmented reality using the NASA Spacecraft 3D app which allowed students to place the rover, Curiosity, over different surfaces on Mars.
Skyping with India Mrs. Rubio-Gomez’s World Geography Class enjoyed an up close and personal look at life in India while studying the country. The class Facetimed a family friend in India and the students asked questions about their culture and life.
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John Henry Dixon’s drawing of dolphins made the cover of the News-O-Matic app, a popular app that our classes use to discuss current events. Students wrote to the editors or submitted drawings pertaining to the articles they had read.
KITES ON DISPLAY 8th graders studied Alexander Graham Bell’s research on the flying machines of the future. The project allowed students to study and then create a replica of the Tetrahedral kite after which they then took to the back fields to test their kites.
Best and Brightest 8th grader, Madeleine Roberts, won honorable mention at the Best and Brightest Awards for her essay “Committed to a Common Good: The Family Role in Community Service.” The competition had a record number of submissions with a total of 53 countywide finalists from a whopping 18 different schools.
LOGIC CLASS DEBATE A lively debate on “Is Homework Really Necessary?” gave 6th graders in Logic class an opportunity to research and debate using proper debate techniques. The two opposing opinions were presented to the guest judges who participated in Mrs. Perry’s exercise.
“The ‘small group’ of family engaged in service can have a lasting effect by changing a child’s perspective from a natural selfishness to a recognition of the needs of others and a desire for involvement and action. By modeling and inspiring community service, a family really can be the genesis of positive change in the world.” -Excerpt from Roberts’ essay
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UPPER SCHOOL NEWS BRAIN BOWL CITY CHAMPS
On March 9, Maclay’s Brain Bowl team repeated its title as City Champions earning its fourth championship in six years. Maclay had two teams competing which included Mark Salters, Sadhana Ponnaluri, Logan Rivers, and Mercy Bickell for the Blue team; and John Menton, Kagan Culliton, Adam Dawoud, and Martin Jilek making up the White team. This spring, Envision Credit Union representatives came to Maclay to present the winners with a check.
SCIENCE FAIR REGIONAL
Our Maclay Science Fair team dominated the Regional Science Fair on February 12. The team took Best in Show for the entire fair and five students were selected to attend the State Fair in Lakeland. The winners were Sadhanna Ponnaluri, Dhenu Patel, Katherine Lyons, Arianna Chambasian, Raegen Sherman, Sameer Ponnaluri, and Hunter Grant. The Best Project in Physical Sciences in the Junior Division went to Madeleine Roberts and Best in Show went to senior, Aneesh Rahangdale who made his 7th trip to State.
Battle of the Belts Maclay School was named the winner of the Leon County and Tallahassee Police Department’s Battle of the Belts. Each year, TPD surveys the number of seat belts the students are wearing while entering and exiting school for a select number of weeks. Maclay’s 97% buckle rate earned a cash gift that went to help support student activities. Seniors Kyle McWilliams and Billy Grant along with Mr. Beamer went to Florida High to receive the award on behalf of the student body.
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ANCHOR CLUB The Maclay Anchor Club was named runner-up for Best Club in the State!
BILETNIKOFF AWARD WINNERS The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, creator of the Biletnikoff Award which goes to football’s outstanding receiver, named three of Maclay’s seniors as scholarship winners. Margaret Fowler, Katie Whitworth, and Emily Stevens were honored at a ceremony on January 30 at the University Center Club where Bob Griese was the keynote speaker.
Positively Post-It As part of the Freshman Academy, the freshman class wrote positive notes for each locker and in addition, the Upper School Student Council sponsored Positively Post-It week promoting students to use positive peer encouragement.
CHEMOTHON CHAMPION Congratulations to 10th grader, Khadeja Ahmed, who won first place among first-year students in the Chemathon exam. Khadeja competed against other students from all over North Florida as far away as Gainesville and Panama City. 13
2016
SENIORS Maclay Class of 2016 broke the school
record of total scholarship dollars offered totaling $8,232,347 – that’s an average of $100,000 per graduate. One of the factors contributing to the success is the addition of six “college advisors” which began after spring break their junior year. Students were able to select their own advisor and then spent every day in homeroom with that teacher who helped walk them through the process. Jessica Kerner, Paul Berk, Brandon Burrows, Matt Schnippert, Lee Norment, Lisa Donaldson, along with Dr. Hampton were able to have more one-on-one time helping seniors maneuver through the complicated application and selection process. Here are the highlights for the Class of 2016:
• 82 graduates are attending 47 different colleges 15 states, DC, and Korea and were accepted at 115 colleges.
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• 83% of the class received scholarship offers. • 94% will be attending their 1st or 2nd choice school
• 20 graduates will attend Honors programs. • The class accumulated nearly 18,000 hrs. of community service (average of 218 per student.)
• 12 student-athletes (15%) will compete is a sport at the collegiate level: basketball, lacrosse, baseball, cross-country, track and field, soccer, and tennis.
• The class had one Eagle Scout, one Gold Scout, and
Auburn University Belmont University Berry College Colgate University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Davidson College Eckerd College Emory University - Oxford College Florida A&M University Florida Atlantic University
Florida Southern College Florida State University Front Range Community College (CO) Furman University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southwestern State University Ghent University (Korea)
Harvard College Hofstra University Jacksonville University Mercer University Oglethorpe University Presbyterian College Samford University Santa Fe College Spartan College (OK) State University of New York-Albany Tallahassee Community College
five National Merit Scholars.
Texas Christian University University of Alabama University of Central Florida University of Florida University of MinnesotaTwin Cities University of Mississippi University of New Orleans University of North Carolina Univeristy of North Florida University of Oregon University of Tampa
University of TennesseeKnoxville University of Texas-Austin University of West Florida Warren Wilson College
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New Traditions This year the Senior Class took a walk through the Pre-K and Lower School with their caps and college t-shirts. The Lower School students cheered for the seniors, 35 of whom had started in the same halls as Charter Members. A definitely 1School1Community morning!
100 DAY COUNTDOWN DINNER Up, Up & Away Maclay Class of 2016 was the theme for the 100-Day Countdown Dinner held in February in the Cartee Gym. The Senior Class enjoyed a dinner catered by senior parent Mark Suber (Black Fig), a video of photos through the years, and celebrated 100 days left until graduation with current and former faculty members who attended the special event. 1515
World Languages The Modern Language Expo In February, Maclay hosted the Modern Language Expo where over 200 students from 15 schools competed by reciting poems and speaking on impromptu topics in French and Spanish. Maclay School performed very well again this year. The Upper School Spanish took 3rd place, while Lower School Spanish and Upper School French each took 1st place! Middle School Spanish did very well for their first showing in the MLE!
FRENCH Maclay School came in 4th place for our division at Congrés this spring. We had 22 students competing and earned 30 awards. Angeline Tritschler received the ‘Prix du Jury’ (Best in Show) for her project on the 1889 World Expo in Paris. Logan Rivers and Hunter Marie Parker received Superiors in each of their categories.
Spring Break in Spain Advanced Conversation and AP Spanish students headed to Spain for a true emersion experience. Mrs. Sloderbeck led the group who experienced the culture, lifestyle, and especially the food in Spain. 16
L ATIN
In honor of Rome’s birthday, the 8th grade Latin class wrote and performed a play about Perseua and Medusa for the 7th grade class, who then joined them to celebrate with birthday cake. The Middle School Latin classes also participated in a campus clean-up to celebrate National Classics Week! In the Upper School, the students got into character and held a surprise invasion of the French class. Finally, after taking 2nd place at the Regional competition, the 65 Latinists went on to the state competition where the senior team placed 11th overall, 7th place in academics, and the junior team took 9th overall.
FRENCH GUEST On Friday, January 15, Florida State University Professor Corbin Treacy came to Maclay’s AP French class to discuss his research and writing on Algeria. It was a great hour with him to learn and more importantly speak the entire time in French. 17
FINE ARTS
Celebration of the Arts On April 5, the whole school came together to Celebrate the Arts. The event showcased the visual and performing arts which included live performances on the Cartee Stage from the Lower School play The Lion King, scenes from The Mouse That Roared, performed by Company, Maclay students from the Tallahassee Ballet, and even Mr. Gorman’s Americana class. Outside, students and faculty participated in interactive booths and games like life-size twister, the Blue Man group, karaoke, and were even treated to a flash mob!
PEP BAND The Maclay Pep Band got underway this year and played at sporting events and pep rallies. One of our art students, freshman Blake McKenzie, even created the logo!
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Chalk Walk
Eight students, voted on by their peers from Kyle Maurey’s Color and Design class, represented Maclay at the 2016 Chalk Walk held at the state capitol in February.
The Mouse that Roared Junior Company and Company presented The Mouse that Roared three nights on the Cartee Stage this spring.
The Lion King After a lot of preparation, the 2nd-5th grade classes presented the kids’ version of Lion King. The costumes and music were amazing, and it was a great performance that all the students and parents enjoyed.
FLORIDA STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL
On January 10, Grace Crapps and Joshua Adams received the Superior award in Duet Acting at the Florida State District One Thespian Festival. In addition, Mercy Bickell, Kari Essary, Hunter Marie Parker and Emma Salters received an Excellent for their Ensemble Acting.
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ATHLETICS Boys Soccer The varsity boys’ soccer team once again made it to regional finals, losing to eventual state champions, Orangewood. Kirby Allen, Lucas Briggs, Jared Pichard, and Bradley Stager were named to the FACA All-Star team by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association and Logan Rivers and Daniel Sweeney were named to All-Academic Team.
Boys Basketball The varsity boys’ basketball team went 18-9 and was led by Florida Dairy Farmers 3A Florida Player of the Year, Kyle McWilliams. The boys advanced to the regional semifinals, losing 46-32 to Trinity Christian Academy. The most exciting win of the season was a fan favorite, the 45-44 victory over Chiles in their gym on January 29th.
Baseball The varsity baseball team advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 1999. The boys lost 2-1 after 11 innings to Canterbury High School, who were the eventual state champions. Senior Max McKinley was named the Democrat’s Player of the Year, Billy Grant 1st Team and Coach Drew Sherrod was named Coach of the Year. Lucas Briggs was named NHSCA Academic All-American and McKinley was named to the FACA All-Star team.
Boys Track and Field The boys track and field team finished 5th overall at the state meet which was held at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The team was led by All-Big Bend 1st teamers George Escobar and pole vaulter Darin Meeker. Also at the Middle School track meet, AJ Miller won the state title in the discus and the 800 relay team of Damian Hundley, Hunt Deison, Owen Tabah, and Jay Brown placed 1st among middle schools state-wide.
Boys Tennis The Maclay boys’ tennis won districts and the doubles team of Andrew Peipers (2nd team All-Big Bend) and William Perrigan (1st team All-Big Bend) advanced to the state meet. Also named to the All-Big Bend 2nd team were teammates David Saff and Brooks Haisten.
Maclay Crew Maclay Crew was represented by 7th, 8th, and 9th graders and are well on their way to becoming a strong high school team. The spring season regattas were in Inverness and Orlando and ended in Sarasota at the FSRA Sweeps where they finished in 4th place despite being the youngest team entered in the race.
Girls Soccer The varsity girls’ soccer team took the district championship and advanced to regionals. This year’s team was young, consisting of ten freshmen and four 8th graders and had quality wins over Leon and Chiles. St. John’s Country Day School, defending state champions, defeated the Lady Marauders in regional quarterfinals. Paul Dickson was named Coach of the Year, and Parker Betts, Colleen Donahue, Julianna Heuchan, and Katie Lynch were named 1st team All-Big Bend.
Girls Basketball Led by All-Big Bend Second Team selection Ellie Stubblefield, the varsity girls’ basketball team finished its season going 5-1 in district play. The Lady Marauders were defeated by University Christian in the Regional quarterfinals.
Softball The varsity softball team had a tough season going 7-14 but made some great strides as a very young and up and coming squad. The team was led by freshman Julia Croston, who hit a grand slam in the district quarterfinals against North Florida Christian and All-Big Bend 2nd team members Regan Hermeling and Kenzie Mullins. The Lady Marauders lost to NFC 15-11 in the very exciting game at the district semis.
Girls Track and Field The Maclay girls’ track and field also made another trip to the state meet placing 9th place in the state out of 40 teams. Caroline Willis, a second team All-Big Bend selection paced the team along with All-Big Bend honorable mentions Lindsey James and Anna Lewis.
Girls Tennis The girls’ tennis team made its second consecutive trip to the state finals led by the All-Big Bend 1st team players Mary Kathryn Healy and Carson Stratton. The team captured another district and regional title on the way to the state tournament in Central Florida.
Equestrian The Equestrian Team had a very successful inaugural year under the direction of Dianne Johnston. The team was treated to a learning lunch with Team Wallace who made a presentation to our riders. Team Wallace includes two international riders and our own alum, Briggs Surratt. The Equestrian Team competed in a number of shows throughout the year.
Lacrosse The Maclay Lacrosse team had an outstanding season finishing among the Elite Eight in the state of Florida. Led by the Democrat’s Player of the Year Chad Minter, the Marauders dominated the local teams and placed 12 players on the All-Big Bend team. One of the highlights of the season was the JM Strong game the team hosted on March 9th. The Maclay community raised $5,000 for James Michael Night, which benefitted a lacrosse player who was struck with a debilitating stroke. 21
COLLEGE ATHLETES Darin Meeker,
Track and Field (pole vault), Colorado School of the Mines
Chad Minter, Lacrosse, Jacksonville University
Lewis Langford,
Lacrosse, Colgate University
Bottom row l to r: Kirby Allen, Soccer, Oglethorpe, Darin Meeker, Pole Vault, Colorado School of Mines, Lewis Langford, Lacrosse, Colgate, Kyle McWilliams, Basketball, Florida Southern, Max McKinley, Baseball, College of Charleston, Tanner Stafford, Baseball, Georgia Southwestern State top row: George Escobar, Track, UNF, Katie Whitworth, Cross Country, Mercer, Ellie Stubblefield, Cross Country, TCC, Mary Kathryn Healey, Tennis, Emory, Chad Minter, Lacrosse, Jacksonville. Not pictured: Billy Grant, Baseball, George Washington.
Katie Whitworth, Cross Country, Mercer University
Kirby Allen,
Soccer, Oglethorpe University
McGROTHA RETIRES After 20 seasons, boys’ basketball coach Mike McGrotha retired at the end of the school year. Many of Coach McGrotha’s former players came out to celebrate his career.
Maclay Football Letterman’s Club Prepares to Celebrate Program’s 10th Year As Maclay’s football program enters its 10th year, the Maclay Football Letterman’s Club looks to add members to its ranks as we prepare to celebrate the first decade of Maclay Football. All football letterman are encouraged to join the Club, which will be planning several events for its alumni. New Head coach Lance Ramer is planning to emphasize relations with former football players and hopes to meet as many former players as possible after he moves to Tallahassee this Summer. The annual membership dues ($20) will help fund the Varsity and Middle School programs. Club members will be listed in various football publications and will receive invitations to various events. We appreciate the response we have received from the ever-growing list of players who have joined the Club and hope all football alumni will consider becoming a member. We also hope you will continue to follow the team on its website (www.maclayfootball. com), the team Twitter account (@MarauderFootbal) and on the team Facebook page (/maclay.marauders). To become a member of the Letterman’s Club, please contact Rob Sniffen, Booster President, at (850) 510-8586 or rsniffen@sniffenlaw.com, or download the form at the page of the football website devoted to the Club: http://www.maclay.org/Page/3129, and mail to Mr. Sniffen at 123 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Go Marauders! 22
Super Students Rebecca Morales Dance Marathon Maclay Dance Marathon benefitting Children’s Miracle Network, Shands Children’s Hospital, and the FSU Pediatric Outreach Program made its debut in early February. A committee of Upper School students met weekly for six months, planning the event and organizing fundraisers to raise money. The project culminated with a five-hour marathon in which over 100 upper school students danced to embody the Dance Marathon slogan “We dance for those who can’t.” The students raised $26,000 for the cause.
Rebecca Morales is a competitive dancer for the Tallahassee Dance Academy’s Elite competitive team. During the season, she competes in the VIP, Hall of Fame, Showstopper, Platinum, and more. Her training includes genres such as ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap, and hip hop.
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EZI EMENIKE Maclay Crew’s Ezi Emenike joins the Women’s Sub 8 Club. In her first year with Maclay Crew, Ezi’s Erg time for a 2K was an impressive 7:38.3 below the 8 minute mark.
5th grader, Paloma Rambana, who was featured in the last issue of Virtu for her successful lobbying to secure funding for children with needs from blind services was recently featured in People Magazine and received the Yes I Can Award presented by the Council of Exceptional Children.
Aneesh Rahangdale Senior Aneesh Rahangdale received the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Mandy Stoll Scholarship award. Aneesh was presented the award by the FIAAA representative, Coach Eto from Chiles.
GOLD SCOUTS BEST and BRIGHTEST Maclay was once again well represented in the Leon County Best and Brightest. Top winners were Daniel Becker, 1st place, Technology; Kari Essary, Honorable Mention, Art; Sadhana Ponnaluri, 2nd place, Mathematics; and Aneesh Rahangdale, 2nd place, Science.
Five of our students earned the prestigious Gold Award for their work in the Girls Scouts. The girls designed a project that involved a minimum of 80 hours and then presented an oral presentation to the council. Only 6% of Girl Scouts get approval and complete their Gold Award Projects in the country. Congratulations Ilsa McCrary, Abigail Perkins, Emma Salters, Ava McCrary, and Sammy Fadool. 23
Calendar of Events for Alumni Class of 2016 Send Off
August 2, 2016
Class of 2015 – “Year Out Hang Out”
August 3, 2016
Alumni Association Board Meeting
August 24, 2016
Robert C. Webster Friends of Maclay Golf Tournament Capital City Country Club
October 10, 2016
Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2016 October 28-29, 2016 Highlighting the Classes of 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, and 2006! Distinguished Alumnus Award & Athletics Hall of Fame Luncheon
October 29, 2016
Alumni Soccer Game Sponsored by Maclay Soccer
November 25, 2016
Alumni Association Board 2016-2017
Officers: Dan Koeppel ‘94 President Blake Dowling ‘92 Vice President Michel Lester Gregory ‘97 Secretary Cassie Mitchell Mills ‘04 Treasurer
Members: Emily Allman ‘07 Barbara Cairns ‘87 Richard Cassedy ‘04 Kim Austin Crowell ‘99 Will Fixel ‘98 Nat Higdon ‘92 Greg LaMendola ‘91 Mike Lea ‘74 Mike Moody ‘00
Liz Morales ‘08 Michael Ruff ‘93 William Smith ‘02 Dena Sokolow ‘86 Halley Stephens Van Asten ‘90 Collins Webb ‘96
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CLASS NEWS Class of 1975
Mary Ann McClure Robinson and her McClure siblings Bob (Class of ’83) and Leila (Class of ’79) were all together to celebrate the marriage of Mary Ann and David Robinson’s son Bryan (Class of ’04) to Maclay alumna Lydia Deane (Class of ’05) on April 9, 2016. “A wonderful time was had by all!”
Class of 1980 Laura Boyd Pearce and her husband Robby Cunningham have just returned from a fabulous holiday in Italy. They traveled all over – from Rome, to Monterosso on the Cinque Terre Coast, to Tuscany, to Positano on the Amalfi Coast – a trip to remember!!
Class of 1982 Look at us as Sophomores!!…submitted by Rick Parker, Class Agent for the Class of ’82. Send him your news!
Class of 1985 These two class of ‘85 cuties – Lea Noblin Marshall and Brandi Downie Gleason - are spending a lot of time in Nashville these days. As a new country duo? Guest stars on the series finale of the show “Nashville”? Well, not quite… they both have college students at Belmont University! Millie Marshall just finished her junior year and Maxx Marshall and Courtenay Gleason were both freshmen music majors this year (both in the songwriting program). Look for their upcoming songs mentioning their AWESOME MOMS to be played on a radio near you any minute now… Will Dailey, an alum of the Class of 2017 and son of Sharon and our own Charlie Dailey, is in NYC now with IMG models and about to go abroad to participate in the fashion show circuit! Here’s the scoop from Sharon: “He was scouted through a sorority sister of mine - she saw his picture on Facebook and sent it to her friend that is a part owner of Ludlow Scout - Atlanta/NY (his motheragent). They asked him to do some test pictures (December 2015). The photographer is the second owner and she lives in NY. Next step was to travel to NY (January 2016) to see if an agency was interested in him. We had a list of our top five agencies and started with our first choice, IMG International. (They do Sports illustrated, represent Cindy Crawford’s kids and many others, they
also represent Gigi Hadid, Etc.) They signed him on-the-spot! At age 16, he is their youngest male model. Exciting things coming up! He is living in NY but will travel back and forth. He graduated a year early from Leon High School to pursue this exciting opportunity!” Ellen Camp McFarlain and her husband John and Keyes Williamson and his wife Melissa just got together down at St. Teresa for the fourth year in a row to enjoy spending time together with their families. Here is a picture of their kids: Ann Bannerman McFarlain Logan & Elliott Williamson Ellen just recently received her Florida Master Gardener certificate. She completed a 16 week course and 75 hours outside of the class room. Her work included lecturing, working in demonstration gardens and answering questions to the public about gardening problems! We are very proud of her! Some autism advocates are hopeful technology, from robots to customprogrammed Google Glass, can help individuals with this complex brain condition. Through his work as head of client philanthropy for banking giant UBS, Billy Sutton is working to bring together philanthropists with people working to make a difference in this arena. Billy shares this: 2016 UBS Global Autism Innovation Roundtable In April 2016, the UBS Client Philanthropy Services team hosted the second annual Global Autism Innovation Roundtable in San Francisco, California. The daylong event brought together more than 15 families
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CLASS NEWS with ties to autism, as well as a curated group of influencers within the UBS Global Philanthropists Community, including lab researchers, educators, inventors and activists. Through roundtable discussions, the participants tackled difficult questions to discover innovative ways to collaborate and spark partnerships for actionable next steps on the topic of autism. The event was also featured in USA Today, which speaks to the importance of the collaboration. Keynote speakers at the event included a robotics engineer focused on children with learning disabilities, an entrepreneur who is pioneering autism research with Google Glass, and world renowned scientists and academics in the autism space. The group brainstormed ways to collaborate and spark partnerships, with the hopes of using emerging technology, new drug treatments and therapies, as well as specially designed living spaces to help individuals on the autism spectrum. Notably, the group discussed research finding that certain apps, robots and wearable devices [such as Google Glass] are helping autistic children learn how to engage more with others. Attendees plan to continue their conversations and collaborations to grow this community globally.
Class of 1988 Thanksgiving at Cheaha State Park, the highest point in Alabama! J.J. Koelemij with his family, Courtney 23, Kostijn 21, Jacob 22, and his wife Shannon - making memories!
Class of 1990 Melissa Williamson Nelson (’90) has announced her candidacy for State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, encompassing Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties. After graduating from the Frederic G. Levin College of Law at the University of
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Florida in 1997, she began her legal career as a prosecutor in the Fourth Circuit. In 2009 she left the State Attorney’s Office and joined McGuireWoods LLP in their Jacksonville, FL offices. “Melissa is running to bring transparency, integrity, and fairness to the Fourth Circuit’s State Attorney’s Office. Her campaign is rooted in a deep respect for the Constitution and a commitment to justice for all of Northeast Florida’s citizens. Though her first foray in politics, she is working with two of Florida’s finest political consultants. One of them, Brian Hughes, lives in Tallahassee and is a Maclay parent. Brian is married to Rachel Perrin Rogers and their son Jake Rogers is a rising Maclay sixth grader. Brian is coordinating Melissa’s campaign with Data Targeting’s Tim Baker.”
From John Roland: I earned my Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Kennesaw State University May 10, 2016. I previously earned a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2001) and a BS with honors from Samford University (1996). I am married to Amy Roland and have 3 kids (Lauryn, JD, & Emma). I am the Marketing & Social Media Lead of Smart Tuition (a division of Blackbaud).
Halley Stephens Van Asten was nominated by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) to fill a vacancy on the Leon County Circuit Court created by the resignation of Judge George Reynolds. Halley was one of six names sent to Governor Rick Scott to fill this position. The Governor has until June 29, 2016 to make the appointment.
John and his family at his MBA graduation at Kennesaw State U.
Class of 1992 Blake H. Dowling, in conjunction with his duties running Tallahassee based Aegis Business Technologies, has a reoccurring segment on WTXL-ABC27 called Tech Smart where he discusses the latest and great things in the world of technology. He is a regular columnist for Influence Magazine and also the Tallahassee Democrat and FloridaPolitics.com
John and brother Jason (Class of ’96) at an Atlanta Braves game in May.
Jay Smith is vice-president and owner of Ajax Building Corporation, a commercial construction firm founded by his grandfather Block Smith in 1958. Ajax has offices throughout Florida and specializes in the construction of K-12 educational, university, governmental, healthcare, and public safety facilities. Ajax has been named as one of the top 50 of Florida construction companies by Florida Trend magazine. Jay and his wife Bri Davis Smith (alumna of the Class of ’94) have a daughter Avery who will be attending Maclay in the fall as a freshman in the Upper School – great to have another Marauder in the Smith household! Andy Williams and his family live in Rowanda where they work with Hope International, a faith based organization whose mission is fighting global poverty and “investing in the dreams of families in the world’s underserved communities.” Sharing a glimpse of their lives in her blog, Andy’s wife Marie recently wrote:
CLASS NEWS or how to do things,” he said recently. “It was lead by example. He would walk the walk and teach you how to do things.”
Class of 1997 “Tomorrow Marie and the kids leave Rwanda to join Andy in the U.S. for some time with family. It’s been a year since we’ve seen them. We’re looking forward to fuzzy caterpillars that don’t leave stickers in your skin and cockroaches smaller than 3 inches (at least they don’t fly here like in the DR!). We’re bringing home 3 changed kids: they speak African English, answer “yes” with their eyebrows, use “mama weh” as a favourite [sic] interjection, and Gabe insists his reindeer PJs are in fact goats.”
Class of 1993 Good things are happening for Ron LaFace.
Jimmy Harbin and his bride, Bethany, are living in Charleston, SC. Jim is a psychologist with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Bethany has just completed dental school in Charleston. Miami is home for Bianca and Drew Ridley. Drew is employed by Otis Elevator and she is employed by Centro HCM. Katherine Baggett Thornburgh recently left the New York office of McKool Smith PC to open the boutique litigation law firm Engel Thornburgh & McCarney LLP in Manhattan. Katherine and her law partner and longtime mentor, former Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Engel, have a diverse range of litigation experience, and the new firm will focus on state and federal commercial litigation and white collar defense matters.
Class of 1998
of Art & Design in Atlanta! His firm, Capital City Consulting, was voted Lobbying Firm of the Year by Influence Magazine and Ron appeared on the cover of the spring 2016 issue of the magazine. On the front page of the Tallahassee Democrat for Father’s Day, June 19, 2016, was an article paying tribute to lobbying families. Ron and his dad Ron LaFace, Sr. were one of the highlighted families with an article “Ron LaFace, Jr.: In his father’s footsteps”. Ron LaFace was considered an old school lobbyist and when talking about his dad, Ron Jr. says, “He was a wonderful role model.” “He never was a person who tried to tell you what to do
Congrats, Julie Miller, for another fabulous accomplishment graduating Magna Cum Laude from the Savannah College
Class of 1999 Chris Laface is President of RIPA and Associates. RIPA is proud to be recognized as #1 on Tampa Bay Business Journal’s List of Top General Contractor’s & Construction Firms. The company was also recently named in the top 50 contractors in Florida by Florida Trend Magazine.
Class of 2000 Spencer Tuell and his wife Allie live in Mobile, AL with their daughter Blythe. Spencer is a licensed Professional Engineer and is the Vice President of Gulf Coast Underground in Mobile. GCU specializes in the “trenchless” rehabilitation of sanitary and storm sewer structures.
Class of 2001 Keiko LeMon is the head of the props department with Cirque du Soleil’s production Totem. They are currently touring in Japan until 2017, then they will transfer to Europe. She’s been with Cirque du Soleil for 7 years. Dacre Knight has completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Mississippi. Captain Knight is now commissioned as an internal medicine physician in the United States Air Force, serving with the 375th Medical Group at Scott AFB, IL. From Lily Kaye: I am a Counseling Psychologist and started my own part-time private practice in Washington, D.C. this year, while also continuing to oversee the management of Railroad Square Art Park in Tallahassee. I live in DC but travel back to Tally frequently! Caroline Hood Scheer is returning to Maclay this coming fall, this time as a member of Maclay’s faculty! She will be teaching Spanish in the Upper School. She and her husband Dan are looking forward to sending their daughter Nora Jane to Maclay once she’s old enough.
Class of 2004 Erin Gallivan has earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology, graduating from the University of Georgia in December 2015 – Congratulations, Erin!
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CLASS NEWS Class of 2005 Carly Van Ostrand Autrey and her husband Randall are making their home in Gainesville, FL. Carly attended both the University of Florida and Florida State University and has earned her PhD in Physical Therapy. She is currently working at Shands Hospital Rehab in Gainesville.
Class of 2006 Adam Grayson graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Computer Gaming. UCF has the #1 ranked program in the world. Adam is now working at Microsoft.
Jennifer Oseroff graduated from Elon University with her degree in Psychology. She went on to earn her Educational Specialist degree in School Psychology and just completed her second year as a School Psychologist in Indian River County. Congratulations to Curtis Hanna! Curtis just earned his J.D. from Florida State University’s School of Law.
Class of 2008 Alexander Loeb graduated from the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine and has recently moved to Baltimore, MD where he will begin his residency in
orthopaedic surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Newlyweds Daniel and Katy Swain Marrs are living in New York City. Katy is with the ad agency of Young & Rubicam (Y&R) as a Senior Account Executive on the ColgatePalmolive account.
Class of 2009 Congratulations to James Thompson!! James has just graduated from UF law school and has accepted a job offer in Tallahassee. Right now, he is busy studying for the bar exam – Good Luck, James!!
Class of 2011 David Hendon graduated from Georgia Tech and is now working for Google in San Francisco. Andy Fadool graduated from the University of Florida and will be attending FSU’s Medical School this fall. An honors classics major and global literary theory minor, India Watkins (Valedictorian, ’11) graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College and was admitted to Phi Beta Kappa in spring 2015. This year, she is continuing her research on Roman comedy and eating far too much bratwurst in Trier, Germany, funded through a Fulbright research grant. In the fall, she will begin a doctoral program in classical philology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jane Darby Menton (Valedictorian,’11) graduated magna cum laude from Yale University with a double-honors major in History and Global Affairs. She is currently in graduate school at the University of Oxford studying Modern Middle Eastern Studies as a Rhodes Scholar. This summer, she will be working for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington D.C. and taking an Arabic-immersion course in Amman, Jordan. Rainey Lancaster (Class President, ’11) graduated from Duke University in May 2015 with a BA in Political Science and a
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certificate in Policy Journalism and Media Studies. Throughout her time at Duke, Rainey was a member of the Duke Dancing Devils, dancing within one of the most exciting college sporting arenas, Cameron Indoor Stadium. In addition to naturally becoming part of the “Cameron Crazies” while at Duke, Rainey also kick started her marketing career, interning for a marketing agency, fashion designer, and tech company along the way. Upon graduation, Rainey headed west to San Francisco, CA to begin her full-time marketing career for Apple Music + iTunes, working on global marketing campaigns for the renowned music platform. Rainey remains at Apple HQ today, and plans to stay in Silicon Valley for years to come! Patrick Swain (’11) graduated from the Naval Academy with a BS in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Patrick was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Navy and given orders to report to NAS Pensacola to start flight training. Patrick has graduated from Primary Flight Training and moved on to Advance Helicopter Training where he will train for another six months, until he reports to a fleet squadron. Logan Lundberg (’11) graduated from Furman University in May 2015, and in true overachiever fashion, she was awarded three majors in Political Science, Spanish,
and Ancient Greek and Roman Studies. She ended a four year career as a manager at the men’s basketball team, and allayed the impending oblivion of postgraduate life by taking a trip to Turkey with the Furman University Religion and History departments. Afterward she spent the fourth and final summer at Montgomery Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center where she served as the Assistant Program Director. She now works as the Research Assistant at Florida TaxWatch in Tallahassee. Macie Wilkins (’11) has spent the past 5 years in Baltimore, MD. During her time at Johns Hopkins, she established her dependence on caffeine and learned that sledding is, in fact, quite different from skim boarding. She also studied abroad in Spain, developed her love of medicine, and had a mediocre but nonetheless valuable career in varsity tennis. After spending a gap year working as a medical scribe and as a campus ministry intern with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, she has decided to sign her life away to chronic sleep deprivation and will be starting at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine in August. Despite her adrenaline-pumping fear of alligators, she is heading to the Swamp! Even though she’s been far from Tallahassee for the past 5 years, she continues to stay in touch with close friends from Maclay and will forever cherish the education and memories that she had there. Thanks Maclay!
CLASS NEWS Class of 2011 (cont’d.) Kelsey Torgerson (’11) graduated the University of Florida in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, minors in Public Leadership and Nonprofit Organizational Leadership, Cum Laude Honors, and membership into Florida Blue Key. She is currently pursuing a Master of Health Administration as a “Double Gator,” with aspirations to become an early careerist and leader in pediatric hospitals, and will graduate the UF MHA in May 2017. Recently, Kelsey was inducted into the UF Hall of Fame for her previous work as the Panhellenic Council President, fouryear Captainships for Dance Marathon at UF, and “Capes For Kids” Executive Director for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. This summer, Kelsey will be working at Niswonger Children’s Hospital, of the Mountain States Health Alliance, in Tennessee as a graduate administrative intern. In the future, Kelsey aspires to receive her Ph.D in pediatric research and continue to give back to philanthropic causes such as Children’s Miracle Network.
Class of 2012 Graduating from the University of Central Florida, Matt Morales is going to grad school in Film Studies at the University of South Florida where he will also be a Teaching Assistant. Jasper Bray graduated from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music with a major in Composition and Theory and is about to embark on the next step in his music journey. He will be entering the Juilliard School in the fall to start work on his Master’s in Composition as a student of Robert Beaser, Professor and Chairman of the Composition Department, who “has emerged as one of the most accomplished creative musicians of his generation.” Congratulations, Jasper!
Mary Kathryn King has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award from the United States Department of State. She will spend the 2016-17 school year in the Republic of Georgia teaching English and serving as a cultural ambassador for the United States. Mary Kathryn was graduated from the University of Florida in May 2016. She earned a B.A., summa cum laude, with majors in English and Political Science, minors in Russian and Spanish. An active member of Phi Mu Sorority, she held leadership positions in several student organizations. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Florida Blue Key, and was named an Outstanding Four-Year Scholar by the University of Florida Alumni Association. Vasilije Dobrosavljevic was recently back in Tallahassee and re-connected with some Maclay friends. He will be attending Caltech
this fall to start his Ph.D. in Geo Physics. (L-R) Carl Owenby, Kush Patel (’12), Vasilije Dobrosavljevic (’12), Shirley Sun (’12), and Willy Kim (’13)
Class of 2013 David Hill Robinson continues his studies at Davidson. He has been elected to serve as President of SAE fraternity for his upcoming senior year.
Maddie Hart will graduate with honors in 3 years from Florida State University this summer, majoring in Art History with a minor in Museum Studies. Maddie plans to work and travel in the next two years before pursuing her PhD. As a student at FSU, Maddie stayed active as a radio DJ at V89 WVFS and as a docent at the Governor’s Mansion, along with exploring many other interests. Gabriela Brown: “In my first year in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, I participated in a rigorous internship recruiting process for summer 2016. After receiving offers from other companies, I accepted with Macy’s, Inc.. I will be working with Macy’s as a Digital Merchandising Intern in Ready to Wear. This role includes working hands on with Omni Buyers and Digital Merchants to design effective marketing strategies to drive e-commerce traffic. In addition to the Macy’s internship program, I was selected as an intern with the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG). My participation in the BRAG program will further my development in the retail industry through mentorship and other programming events.” Miles Bebout: Miles is spending his summer in Fort Knox, KY. There he will be completing cadet training for the Army. He will be entering his senior year at The Citadel and will graduate with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Sarah Margaret Auman: Sarah Margaret graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a BA in English Literature on May 13, 2016.
Class of 2014 Wynne Casteel continues his studies at SMU. Pursuing a major in geology, he is doing field studies in the West this summer, analyzing rock formations!
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CLASS NEWS Class of 2014 (cont’d.) In spite of her hearing disability challenges, Julia Filloon (‘14) has done amazing things and her accomplishments and determination are being applauded/recognized in articles written about her. An article titled “Overcoming Obstacles” released on May 9, 2016 says, “Not only has she been elected the president of Elon University’s Engineering Club and founded the Elon Rocket Club, but she will be applying to Georgia Tech for the second part of her bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. This is part of the Elon University 3–2 program which allows students to be at Elon for three years, get an engineering/physics degree, and then attend an affiliated university for two more years to complete a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering.” “Julia knew that she wanted to be an engineer after attending science camp where she engaged in experiments, learned how to build a rocket, and even tested out a zero gravity room. She said that she ‘loved it so much’ she went back for six more
summers after that. However Julia learned that obstacles were going to be challenging for her to enter into this field. With only 3.9% of freshman women in 2012 declaring a major in engineering she knew that she would have to work twice as hard to make her mark in this field. Women have come so far in the engineering world but there are still strides to be made. Furthermore, only one in nine students who graduate with an engineering degree have a disability. Paired with both of these challenges, Julia promised herself to work hard and earn the career that she wanted such as ‘NASA or some other aerospace corporation’.” We wish her Good Luck in all her dreams and pursuits!!
Class of 2015 Over spring break of her freshman year, Shannon Duncanson was one of 12 students selected to participate in a program at Clemson University’s Archbold Tropical Research and Education Center (ATREC) in Springfield, Dominica in the West Indies. The center is a 198-acre tract of rainforest and agricultural land that was gifted to the university in 1989 by conservationist and philanthropist John D. Archbold who had the vision of international students and researchers working with Dominican citizens to address pressing land use concerns. Shannon’s group worked with
Julia Filloon in a zero gravity simulator at Space Camp.
IN MEMOR IAM high school age kids on the island. Highlighting the conclusion of her freshman year, Shannon was named to Clemson Univerity’s President’s List for achieving a 4.0 (all A’s) grade point average. Congratulations Shannon!
Dorian Cattau Class of 1998 February 23, 2016 Philip Schlenoff Class of 2010 April 26, 2016
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WEDDINGS Jimmy Harbin (’97) and Bethany Herbert August 8, 2015 Charleston, SC
Sarah Casteel (’11) and Matthew Dean January 16, 2016 Emily Massey (’09) and Morgan Scala March 5, 2016 Matt Kiser (’05) and Lauren Taylor Sherrell March 5, 2016 Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, GA
Jamie Davenport (’98) and Bonnie Johnson (’98) March 19, 2016 Welaunee Plantation, Tallahassee, Florida Maid of Honor: Kerry Guilday Inger (’98) Maclay Bridesmaid: Lindsay Davenport (’01) Best Man: Christopher Davenport Maclay Groomsmen: Carter Johnson (’98) and Lane Johnson (’95) Callie Bateman (’09) and Philip Bradshaw (’09) April 9, 2016
Bryan Robinson (’04) and Lydia Deane (’05) April 9, 2016 Old Philadelphia Church, Quincy, Florida Best Man: David Robinson (’75) Maclay Groomsmen: Brian Icerman and Scott Saunders (both, Class of ’04); David Hill Robinson (’13) Maclay Bridesmaids: Caroline Hunter (’05) and Julianne Robinson (’08) Wedding Co-Officiant: Mr. Charles Beamer
Amanda Conner (’11) and Bryan Jones April 23, 2016 Reynolds Mansion on Sapelo Island, Georgia Maclay Bridesmaids: Leigh Gould and Jessica Marr (both, Class of ’11)
Drew Ridley (’97) and Bianca Espinosa April 16, 2016 Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Sarah Criser (’05) and Kevin Thomas Elwell May 14, 2016 The Breakers, Palm Beach, Florida Maclay Alums in Wedding Party: Anne Marshall Criser (’15), Callie (Criser) Hugo (’06), and Christina Criser (’02).
Katy Swain (’08) and Daniel Marrs April 23, 2016 The Pierre, New York City Maclay Alums in Wedding Party: Patrick Swain (’11), and Camille Swain (’06)
Sheri Peacock (’98) and Michael Liepshutz May 14, 2016 Goodwood Museum, Tallahassee, Florida Maclay Bridesmaids: Jennie Ruff Dunn and Mary Hall Lester (both, Class of ‘98); Her sister Sarah Margaret Auman (’13) Emily Stuart Auman (’10) also in attendance
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Hudson James Tuell
Hayden Davis Mathias September 4, 2015 Shane Tuell (’98) and Casey Ward Huntersville, NC
Alden McClellan Slocum
November 26, 2015 Joshua and Kelli Johnson (’05) Slocum Birmingham, AL Kaitlin “Mae” Walker November 29, 2015 Frank (’99) and Katie Walker Tallahassee, FL Joins big sister Fiona
December 31, 2015 Mark and Kara Newell (’02) Mathias Jacksonville, FL Joins big sister Mycah
Benjamin Stewart Lawson January 19, 2016 Michael and Meghan Edmond (’01) Lawson Torrance, CA Joins big sister Penelope Jane who is 3 years old Caroline Elizabeth Miller February 24, 2016 Chris and Brianne Jablon (’00) Miller Washington, DC
Aria Rose Deeb April 15, 2016 Rami (’96) and Sarah Barnett (’99) Deeb Tallahassee, FL Joins big brother Christopher who will be in Maclay’s PreK4 in the fall
Blythe Elizabeth Tuell December 17, 2015 Spencer (’00) and Allison Tuell Mobile, AL
Olivia Paige Friedman December 18, 2015 Scott Friedman and Amy Kronenberger(’02) Tallahassee, FL
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Bo Crawford Mills
Grayson Christopher Clark April 26, 2016 Jason (’99) and Jennifer Clark Tallahassee, FL Joins big sister Layla
May 11, 2016 Ward and Cassie Mitchell (’04) Mills Thomasville, GA
Austin Lee Crowell May 16, 2016 Angelo and Kim Austin (’99) Crowell Tallahassee, FL Joins big sister Kendall Grace who will be in Maclay’s PreK4 in the fall Jacob Michael Winchester May 20, 2016 Michael (’98) and Jennifer Winchester Orlando, FL Noah Henry Odham May 26, 2016 Dustin (’00) and Ashley Odham St. Louis, MO Joins big brother Luke Taylor Odham who is now 2 years old
The Maclay School Alumni Association is pleased to announce a very special project –
MACLAY ALUMNI COURTYARD with the
Distinguished Alumni Wall and Legacy Walkway This new addition to the Maclay campus will be located around the historic Maclay landmark – the Maclay Oak Tree – which has long been a symbol of Maclay and its traditions. Included in the courtyard will be the Distinguished Alumni Wall with plaques honoring those alums who have received the Distinguished Alumnus Award. There will also be the Legacy Walkway composed of brick pavers that will connect the courtyard to the Senior Shack. This walkway is where all alumni can be a part of Maclay’s history and legacy. The pavers will be available only to Maclay alumni and each paver will be engraved with the alum’s name and graduation year. The funds raised from the sale of these brick pavers help construct the walkway and will go primarily towards a scholarship and/or financial assistance for Maclay students. Construction will take place over the summer 2016.
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Institutions that find sustained greatness through generations are those that place value in the connections they make and then transfer that value on to their graduates. All our families can benefit from the connection via the alumni office where they can receive the access and knowledge from anyone in the extended Maclay network. Maclay School continues to strive to build a network of students and alumni who can connect by mentoring and sharing experiences about colleges, careers and more. Please update your contact information on our website so we can connect with you!
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The Maclay Fund 2015-2016
Let’s Stay In Touch… If you haven’t already heard from your own Class Agent, let them hear from you - they are your liaison with the school and each other!! We want to stay in touch with you with address updates, and, as always, we love to hear what you are doing. CLASS AGENTS 1972-74 needed 1975 Mary Ann McClure Robinson drobinson020@comcast.net 1976 Mark Harrison Mark.Harrison@VBSchools.com 1977 needed 1978 Cindy Phipps cgphipps@msn.com 1979 needed 1980 Sam McMillan mcmillan.sam@comcast.net 1981 Jennifer Parker LaVia jlavia@law.fsu.edu 1982 Rick Parker jparker@butlerpappas.com 1983 Murray Moore murray@penningtonlaw.com 1984 Kelly Boyd Kirby kellykirby@embarqmail.com 1985 Fran Moore Shaw fshawclan@gmail.com 1986 Dena Sokolow dhsmaclay@gmail.com 1987 Barbara Cairns bcairns@maclay.org 1988 Eileen Jablon Fennelly efennelly127@gmail.com Katherine Moore Reed kmreed23@me.com 1989 Jeannette Tunnicliff Goldsmith Jeannette@goldsmithstrategy.com 1990 Halley Stephens Van Asten hstephens@fmhslaw.com 1991 Tyler Van Leuven TVanLeuven@wggdlaw.com 1992 Ginny Boggs Yearty gyearty@gmail.com Blake Dowling dowlingb@aegisbiztech.com John Roland johnaroland74@gmail.com 1993 Leah McIver Atkin latkin10585@gmail.com Beth Rowe Lewis bethlewis74@hotmail.com blewis@raybounmulligan.com 1994 Sarah Kathleen Huey Wiley shwiley217@gmail.com 1995 Courtney Baldock Jordan cannbjordan@yahoo.com 1996 Dylan Rivers drivers@ausley.com 1997 Michel Lester Gregory michelgregory22@gmail.com Fran Williams franwilliams7@hotmail.com 1998 Mary Katharine Croley Lawler maryklawler@croleyagency.com 1999 Sara Britton Kuersteiner Jacobs sarabrittonk@comcast.net 2000 Rosemary Farrell Evans rosemary.f.evans@gmail.com Anne Arrington Wilkerson aawilkerson@gmail.com
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2001 Lindsey Jackson Page lmj3583@gmail.com 2002 Casey Cook tcaseycook@gmail.com CCook@flcities.com 2003 Todd Hunter toddhunterjr@gmail.com 2004 Cassie Mitchell Mills cassie2m@gmail.com 2005 Chad Lancaster chadlancaster23@gmail.com 2006 Whitney Smith Ellis whitneysmithellis@gmail.com 2007 Emily Allman emily.k.allman@gmail.com Elizabeth Beasley Smith elizabethlbeasley@gmail.com 2008 Liz Morales emorales@maclay.org 2009 James Thompson jamescritthompson@gmail.com Colson Barnes colsondbarnes@gmail.com 2010 Katrina Bastos fbastos@comcast.net 2011 Rainey Lancaster rainey.lancaster@gmail.com 2012 Melanie Brewster melbrewster2@gmail.com 2013 Elizabeth Santoro elizabethsantoro2017 @u.northwestern.edu 2014 Carly Craig cac14m@my.fsu.edu cc14craig@gmail.com 2014 Kolby McWilliams golfgirl724@gmail.com 2015 Maya King maya_king12@yahoo.com 2016 Aneesh Rahangdale aeroayer@gmail.com Bliss Wilson blisswilson411@gmail.com
The Maclay Fund 2015-2016 THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS* We thank the following donors who have made a gift or pledge to Maclay Fund 2015-2016, as of June 15, 2016. Please remember that all pledges need to be fulfilled by July 31, 2016. Foundation and Business Donors
Bank of America Matching Gift Program Brown Lucas Consulting, LLC Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Firman Fund GFA Realty Services, Inc. Heinz Brothers Nurseries Precision Recruiting Services, Inc. Remedy Intelligent Staffing Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, P.A. The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Kula Foundation Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Tallahassee
Individual Donors
Anonymous (11) Mr. and Mrs. Karl D. Acuff Mr. and Mrs. Toyin B. Adeshina Mr. and Mrs. Todd Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Agramonte Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Ahrendt Bud and Sherrie Alford Dr. and Mrs. Farrukh S. Alvi Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Angerer, Jr. Mrs. Cheri R. Apthorp Ms. Laura D. Armstrong Mr. Kurt Artecona and Ms. Christina Rook Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Ashcroft Chris and Leah McIver Atkin Mr. Brandon M. Bachtel Mr. and Mrs. James E. Baggett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey III Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bakas Mr. K. Bryan Baker and Ms. Denise Miller Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bankston Mrs. Cameron L. Barton Mr. and Mrs. Manny Bas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bascom Ms. Karen Bashe Mr. and Mrs. Sabin Bass Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bastien Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beamer Mr. and Mrs. Terrell L. Bebout Mr. Steven Becker and Dr. Marie Becker Mr. Douglas S. Bell and Mrs. Luana K. Leialoha-Bell Mr. Davis Bell Ms. Anna M. Bell Jann and Ray Bellamy Dr. Paul Berk and Mrs. Stephanie Funderburke Mr. and Mrs. Derek K. Bethke Mr. and Mrs. Ben Betts III Mrs. Melanie Black Ann and Ian Blake Mrs. Demory S. Boeneke Jeffery and Connie Boland Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boynton Mr. and Mrs. David Brennan
Jim Brewster Mr. and Mrs. Junious D. Brown Don and Sally Bryant Mrs. Rosemary S. Bunn Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Burhans, Jr. Mr. Brandon Burrows Mr. and Mrs. Tim Butler Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Cain Ms. Barbara J. Cairns Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Calvert Russell and Mary Anne Camarda Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Carnes Mrs. Kathryn K. Cashin Mr. and Mrs. Rob Cathcart Tom and Donna Chambasian Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chaney Mrs. Elissa G. Chase Mr. and Mrs. M. Paul Chavis Nan Carswell Cherry Ms. Susan Clark Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clary Gregory and Dianne Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cocotos Mr. and Mrs. Seth Coffin Mr. and Mrs. Jason F. Coleman Tom and Terese Combs Caleb Connor Lamont and Johnnie Cook Casey and Shaunna Cook Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Cooper Jeanne A. Corbett Mr. Drew Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cornais Dr. Frederick Corpuz and Dr. Joanna Yao Jennifer Corzine Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cowen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cross Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Croston Mr. and Mrs. Angelo D. Crowell Ms. Jennifer Crusoe Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Culliton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curry Jim and Kathy Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. James R. Daughton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn T. Davis III Mrs. Sonja de la Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Rami C. Deeb Gloria Deison Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Deison Chris and Andrea Diamantis Paul and Brandice Dickson Mr. and Mrs. R Chase Dickson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donahue Lisa and Gary Donaldson Frank and Jodee Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Blake H. Dowling
Dr. Carey C. Dozier Charles and Alison Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Dudley Pamela Duys, CPA, MT Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Eagen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eldred Whitney and David Ellis Dr. Mignon L. Emenike Mr. and Mrs. John P. Engelbrecht Tim and Rosemary Farrell Evans Mr. and Dr. John Evers Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Evert Brad and Lauren Fantle Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ferraro Randy Fisher Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fixel Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fleischer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flowers Ms. Michelle Fountain Ms. Martha W. Franklin Ted and Haley Frazee Mr. and Mrs. Andy Fred Ms. Anna Friars Samantha R. Fulton Mr. and Mrs. Chad Gainey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gargiulo Mr. Dean O. Gargiulo and Ms. Cindy B. Thomas Jake Garner and Kelley Cox Garner Mr. and Mrs. Terence D. Gibson Ms. Kathryn W. Gimbel and Mr. Aaron Gallaher Bill and Debbie Giudice Dr. Carlos Gomez and Mrs. Barbara Rubio-Gomez Mr. Sean Gorman Bettie Jane Grant Mr. and Mrs. Mike Grant Mr. Michael C. Grant, Jr. Ms. Susan Gray Ms. Dot J. Green Brian and Michel Gregory Mr. and Mrs. James N. Guy, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George J. Haedicke Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Haisten Dr. and Mrs. Scott Hampton Mr. Craig M. Hansen Bob and Libba Harris Bentley and Tyler Harris Mr. and Mrs. Rapheal Harris Mr. and Mrs. Erich V. Hauser Mr. and Ms. Bryan Hayes Mrs. Anne Lee Heaton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heinz Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Helms Mr. R. Claude Hendon and Ms. Kathleen Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Brian H. Hermeling Mr. and Mrs. Carson D. Hicks
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The Maclay Fund 2015-2016 Cantey and Marilyn Higdon Ms. Pam S. Higdon Scott and Mary Hilton John C. Hinson II Alex and Jane Hinson John Ho Bishop and Carolyn Holifield Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hosay Mr. and Mrs. Scott Houston Mrs. Kristen Hughes Mr. John R. Hugill and Mrs. Kiki Dunton Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hunkapiller Ms. Gannon Hunt Eleanor M. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Hunter, Jr. Ms. Ellen C. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Hurley Dr. and Mrs. Hank L. Hutchinson Rhoda and Joe Icerman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Israel Bill and Ellen Jablon Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Hal Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnston Bill and Susan Jordan Drs. David and Krista Kahn Ms. Jessica Kerner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kerrigan Mary J. King Mr. Robert H. Kirby and Mrs. Kelly Boyd Kirby Ms. Katherine S. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. John Kirk Chip and Marty Kiser Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Kline Roy and Caroline Knight Dean and Lina Knox Felicia Coleman and Christopher Koenig Dr. Anna T. Koeppel and Mr. Dan Koeppel Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kole Mr. and Mrs. G. Robertson Langford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lawler Trilly Lester Mr. and Mrs. Jay Levenstein Tom and Cynthia Lewis Thomas C. and Regina N. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Lansing M. Lewis III Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Lewis Ms. Norma Libert Mr. Andre Libert Jason and Susan Lichtstein Mr. Blucher B. Lines Gentle and Alma Littles Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lombard Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Darren Lucas Leslie Grant Lundberg Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mainwaring Mrs. Francis P. Malone Charles Marschall and Elizabeth Hinson Marschall Ms. Leah T. Martineau Mr. Duncan W. Martineau
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Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Masferrer The Matheson Family Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mathias Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews Ms. Kyle N. Maurey Mr. and Mrs. Emory Mayfield, Jr. The Mazziotta Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. McCall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. McCann Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert McClure III Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDuffie John and Ellen Camp McFarlain Mr. and Mrs. Richard McFarlain Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. McGrotha Shannon and Kim McWilliams Dr. Daniel Mears and Dr. Emily Leventhal Mr. Rick H. Meeker and Mrs. Nhu Meeker The Steve Menton Family Jeffrey and Sara Knox Merrill Mr. and Mrs. Blake K. Miles Mr. and Mrs. James Milford Brianne Jablon Miller Ms. Darlene Miller Dr. Alix P. Miller and Mr. James M. Durant, Jr. David and Melissa Minacci Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Minter, Jr. Howard and Kathy Moody Ms. Elizabeth L. Morales Carol and Chip Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mullinax Mr. and Mrs. Danny E. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John Nettles Mr. and Mrs. Jim Norris Ms. Anneli Nystrand Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Obrecht Carl L. Owenby, Jr. and Helen G. Owenby Ms. Terra T. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Pargman Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Perkins Dr. and Mrs. Will Perry Dr. Robin Perry and Ms. Marcia Roitberg Gerry and Tim Phipps Mr. and Mrs. Gavin B. Phipps Mr. and Mrs. Jay Pichard Mr. and Mrs. Alan Platt Dr. Ravi and Dr. Ponnaganti Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Price Ms. Maureen C. Proctor Ms. Robyn Rachin Roger and Carolyn Raepple Dr. and Mrs. Sandeep Rahangdale Mr. and Mrs. Ravindra N. Rahangdale Dr. Krista Rankin Mr. and Mrs. John Ray Mr. and Mrs. Grover Rivers Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Rivers Mrs. C. Lee Roberts, Jr. David and Mary Ann McClure Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Jared B. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Robinson David and Kathleen Rolfs Gary and Katrina Rolle Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Roopnarine
Drs. Laurence and Lori Rosenberg Ms. Eleanore P. Rosenberg Landon and Nancy Ross Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ross Mark and Sally Rosser Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Ruff Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Rumana John and Lisa Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sachsenmaier Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Saff Dr. Vincent J.M. Salters and Ms. Nancy J. Sampson Philip and Fran Visconti Sandon Ms. Elizabeth K. Santoro Mr. and Mrs. Gar H. Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Schnippert Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shapiro Dr. and Mrs. Philip V. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Shelfer, Jr. Mr. Andrew Sherrod Ms. Ariel Simonton Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay H. Sims Ms. Jacqueline K. Slack Michael and Prudence Sloderbeck Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith, Jr. Lane and Fraser Smith Mr. and Mrs. Malone D. Smith Carri C. Smith Ms. Rebecca Smith William and Meredith Snowden Ms. Danielle S. Sparkman Gwen Spivey Ms. Eldonna Steffen Peter and Crystal Stejskal Dr. and Mrs. James A. Stephens Eric and Cindy Stockstill Mr. and Mrs. Marty Stubblefield Mr. Matthew Stumpf Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Suber Adelaide Suber Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. William G. Sweeney Rex and Sandra Taylor Mr. and Mrs. John B. Thomas III Lucinda F. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Thomsen Claire T. Timm Ms. Donna Tischler Tripp and Susie Transou Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tritschler Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Tunnicliff Mr. and Mrs. Jason L. Unger Mr. and Mrs. Chad Van Iddekinge Dr. and Mrs. Hugh VanLandingham Mr. and Mrs. Jeff VanSyckle Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Vickers Mr. and Mrs. John Vinson Ms. Mary Visconti Mr. Murray M. Wadsworth, Jr. and Mrs. Britt Whitson Wadsworth Ms. Barbara Walden Mr. and Mrs. David Walker Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Ware
The Maclay Fund 2015-2016 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Phil Webb Mrs. Cynthia F. Webster Rick and Julie Weidner Mr. and Mrs. William Welge Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wells David and Nancy Wesley Mr. and Mrs. Jason White Mr. and Mrs. Kane Whitehurst Shirley J. Whitsitt Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Whittington Ms. Amy Willett Bob and Bertha Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thad E. Williams Mr. James C. Williams Craig and Tish Willis Dr. Donald Willis Ms. Claudia Willis Drs. Leslie and Vicari Wilson Dr. Elizabeth Winslow Richard Wolkind Dr. and Mrs. Pat M. Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wright Ms. Ping Wu John and Tricia Wurst Mr. and Mrs. James L. Yearty Mr. Tom Yi and Mrs. Hyunsung Kang Ms. Kristen K. Youngblood Phil and Loraine Zaidan Mr. and Mrs. Gary Zins
LIVE OAK SOCIETY 2015-2016 (Gifts of $1000 and above) Firman Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bascom Mr. and Mrs. Sabin Bass Mr. Steven Becker and Dr. Marie Becker Mr. and Mrs. Derek K. Bethke Mrs. Demory S. Boeneke Jeffery and Connie Boland Mr. and Mrs. David Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Junious D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Rob Cathcart Tom and Donna Chambasian Lamont and Johnnie Cook Dr. Frederick Corpuz and Dr. Joanna Yao Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curry Jim and Kathy Dahl Mr. and Mrs. James R. Daughton, Jr. Chris and Andrea Diamantis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Donahue Charles and Alison Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Dudley Tim and Rosemary Farrell Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Evert Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fixel Bettie Jane Grant Mr. Michael C. Grant Brian and Michel Gregory Dr. and Mrs. George J. Haedicke Mr. Craig M. Hansen Mr. R. Claude Hendon and Ms. Kathleen Brennan Cantey and Marilynn Higdon Scott and Mary Hilton Alex and Jane Hinson John Ho Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hosay Mr. John R. Hugill and Mrs. Kiki Dunton Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Hunter, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Hank L. Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Israel Mr. and Mrs. Hal Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kerrigan Mr. Robert H. Kirby and Mrs. Kelly Boyd Kirby Dean and Lina Knox Dr. Anna Koeppel and Mr. Dan Koeppel Mr. and Mrs. G. Robertson Langford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Mayfield, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert McClure III Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDuffie Dr. Daniel Mears and Dr. Emily Leventhal Mr. and Mrs. Jay Pichard Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Price Dr. and Mrs. Sandeep Rahangdale Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Robinson Gary and Katrina Rolle Drs. Laurence and Lori Rosenberg Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Rumana Dr. and Mrs. Philip V. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. William G. Smith, Jr. William and Meredith Snowden Dr. and Mrs. James A. Stephens Adelaide Suber Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Suber Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Sweeney Tripp and Susie Transou Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Tunnicliff Jason and Karen Unger Ms. Mary Visconti Mrs. Cynthia F. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wells Shirley J. Whitsitt Craig and Tish Willis Drs. Leslie and Vicari Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Pat M. Woodward
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