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S h a r i n g t h e i m pa c t o f p h i l a n t h r o p y a t M e r c e r s b u r g
Endowed Lectures Bring the World to Campus
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n a December night in 2010, author James
McBride came to campus as part of the Jacobs Residency, made
McBride and his jazz ensemble held students and
possible by funding from the Morefield Family Endowment. Visits
faculty spellbound with a multimedia presentation that
from prominent writers, social activists, inventors, filmmakers, and
featured McBride reading from his work, interspersed
historians are made possible each year thanks to endowed funds that
with musical interludes. The following day, McBride held a writing workshop for a packed
cover the cost of bringing these speakers to campus. In addition to learning about issues such as the Arab Spring
house in Irvine Hall and led a master class with his ensemble for
and renewable resources, students are inspired by the passionate
the Academy Jazz Band. “The only person who sounds like you is
commitment, creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and leadership that
you,” McBride told the student musicians. “Be prepared to take years
campus visitors embody.
working on your own sound.”
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SUPPORTING MERCERSBURG
ENDOWED LECTURES (continued from page 1) Endowed lectures also provide experiential learning opportunities, a
Last fall, Nicole Krauss, author
core tenet of the Mercersburg Plan. Most guest speakers come to campus
of the international bestseller The
for two-day visits so they can lead informal workshops for students and
History of Love, came to Mercersburg
faculty in addition to presenting their lecture.
as this year’s Ammerman Family
“Working with James McBride was a magical experience for the
Lecturer. Another recent guest
students,” says Academic Dean Julia Stojak Maurer ’90. “They gained
was poet Edward Hirsch, winner
so much confidence from what he taught them. Our visitors to campus
of a MacArthur Fellowship.
challenge the thinking of students while engaging them in fun and
Upcoming speakers are former
exciting ways.”
U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and environmentalist Jonny Dubowsky of the Rock ’n Renew Foundation. While Mercersburg is fortunate to have a strong series of endowed lectures, endowment funds don’t
Nicole Krauss
always cover the full cost of bringing nationally renowned speakers to campus. Your gifts to True Blue: Best-selling author Reza Aslan
The Mercersburg Annual Fund help ensure that this important part
delivered this year’s Schaff Lecture
of the Mercersburg experience is made available each year.
on Ethics and Morals. Author of No
Endowed lectures—and annual fund gifts that support lectures—
god but God: The Origins, Evolution,
introduce students to men and women making a difference in a range
and Future of Islam, Aslan spoke
of fields. With your continued support, Mercersburg students will learn
on “America 10 Years after 9/11 and
from leading thinkers of our time.
the Future of the Middle East.” He If you are interested in supporting campus speakers, please contact
followed his riveting talk with a
Gail Reeder, director of development, at reederg@mercersburg.edu or
workshop for ninth graders studying Middle Eastern conflicts and an open forum for students and faculty. Funded
Reza Aslan
by the Schaff Family Endowment, this lecture features an annual speaker on topics related to fundamental human values. Building endowment funds for programs, facilities, and initiatives such as our speaker series is a key component of the Mercersburg Plan. Because endowed gift principal is protected and grows from investment income over time, an endowed gift has a lasting impact.
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717-328-6323.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Leaving a
Lasting Legacy
“’Tis better to give than to receive.”
Recently, Torrence Harder ’61 established a
Who hasn’t heard that adage many times?
charitable remainder unitrust with Mercersburg
But what may be even better is to give and to
as the trustee and remainder beneficiary. His
receive. And that is exactly what’s possible with
gift will help the school continue to fulfill its
a planned gift to Mercersburg.
mission of preparing young men and women
While the economy has been sluggish
The Marshall & Irving Alliance was established in 1993 to recognize donors who have chosen to support Mercersburg’s mission through bequests, trusts, life income arrangements, or estate gifts. The alliance unites the names of the school’s competing John Marshall and Washington Irving literary societies.
for some time now, a charitable giving plan can actually flourish in times of uncertainty, allowing donors to simultaneously achieve their philanthropic goals, economic goals, and tax goals. One of the best and most popular planned giving vehicles is the charitable trust. The two main types of charitable trusts are the charitable remainder trust and the charitable lead trust.
for college and for life in a global community. Another exceptional planned gift was created by Hank Spire ’60. He named Mercersburg Academy as a beneficiary of a charitable lead trust that is—and has been—providing funds to Mercersburg each year for financial aid to talented students. The impact of planned giving on Mercersburg through wills, life insurance
number of years. When the trust ends, the
policies, and charitable trusts has been
remaining assets are distributed to the donor’s
remarkable. The entire Mercersburg community
transfers assets into a trust that then provides
designated family members. The assets may
has benefited from the generosity of alumni and
a tax-advantaged stream of income for a period
even remain in a trust if the donor wishes.
friends who have chosen to remember
of years or for life to the donor and the donor’s
The same significant tax advantages are enjoyed.
the school in such a special and lasting way.
In a charitable remainder trust, the donor
spouse. When the trust terminates, it passes to
Not only is this a good time to establish a
If you have included Mercersburg as
Mercersburg to fulfill the donor’s philanthropic
charitable trust because of the economy, it’s a
part of your estate plan or are considering
wishes. The donor receives an immediate
good time because Mercersburg can now act
doing so, please let us know by contacting
charitable income tax deduction and reduced
as trustee of the trust if the donor chooses. The
Bruce Rosengrant, director of gift
capital gains and estate taxes, at the same time
assets are managed professionally to achieve
planning, at rosengrantb@mercersburg.edu
providing a degree of financial security for his
the best possible results, and if Mercersburg
or 717-328-6210. We stand ready to help
or her family.
is named as trustee and irrevocable charitable
you strengthen Mercersburg’s future
beneficiary, the trust documents are prepared by
while you receive considerable benefits
Mercersburg’s advisors at no charge to the donor.
for yourself and your loved ones.
In a charitable lead trust, the trust provides a stream of income to Mercersburg for a set
Pennsylvania Businesses Proudly Support Mercersburg Since 2002, when Mercersburg began
in funding for current use financial aid. Established
In the 2011-2012 school year, the following businesses took advantage of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program by supporting scholarships at Mercersburg.
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for businesses
• Ace Distributing
paying taxes to the state, the program offers a unique
• APR Supply Co.
means of supporting educational opportunities for
• Eastern Alliance Insurance Company/ Employers Alliance Inc.
participating in the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, the school has received $2.2 million
PA
gifted young people.
Eligible businesses committing to the EITC
Head of School Douglas Hale accepts a check from Cheryl Shields of Waste Management for use toward scholarship aid.
• First National Bank of Mercersburg
program for two consecutive years may receive a
• FMA Advisory Inc.
tax credit of 90 percent of their contribution to a
• In & Out Beverage Inc.
charitable organization providing educational services
• John M. Tice Inc.
and scholarships. The tax credit for a single year of
• Nitterhouse Masonry Products LLC
participation in the program is as high as 75 percent.
• Reading Anthracite Company
More than a dozen businesses take advantage of the tax credit each year by making a gift to
• Rockwell Construction Inc.
Mercersburg. Their support has made a difference to talented students who might not have been able
• Sage Dining Services Inc.
to attend Mercersburg without scholarship aid. The school is proud to acknowledge a wide range of
• Utz Quality Foods Inc.
businesses paying Pennsylvania taxes—from local banks to construction companies—and to thank
• Vulcan Spring & Mfg. Co.
them for making the dreams of Mercersburg students possible.
• Waste Management
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Investing in the Future
with Scholarship Aid
P
aige Summers ’11 first came to Mercersburg at the age of eight, when she took part in Mercersburg Adventure Camp. “I fell in love with
the school,” Paige says of her experience. “I loved the campus and knew I wanted to return.” Paige’s dream was realized when she received a scholarship to attend Mercersburg in 2007. Now in her freshman year at Shepherd University, where she is majoring in nursing, Paige says her family wouldn’t have been able to afford Mercersburg without the scholarship support she received. Making a Mercersburg education possible for promising young men and women like Paige is a central goal of the Mercersburg Plan, and raising endowment support for financial aid is key to this effort. Half of Mercersburg’s current students
Paige Summers ’11
receive some form of need- or merit-based aid. For the 2011-2012 school year, $5.6 million was awarded. Over the past five years, more than $24.5 million in financial aid has been distributed.
Half of Mercersburg’s students receive some form of need- or merit-based scholarship aid. For the 2011-2012 school year, more than $5 million was awarded. For some donors, like Robert Kurtz ’52, supporting financial aid means opening doors to a life-shaping education for
spring break trip to Ireland, where a visit to the grave of William Butler Yeats was a highlight. When she reflects on her time at
deserving students whose families may not
Mercersburg, Paige recalls outstanding
have the financial resources to send them to
teachers and challenging classes. “I felt I was
Mercersburg. Bob and his wife Marilyn have
more prepared than anyone else here my first
endowed the Marilyn & Robert M. Kurtz Jr. ’52
semester in college,” she says. “I will always
Scholarship Fund primarily for students from
be looking for another Mercersburg. The
rural communities.
connections with students and faculty were
“The scholarship means that someone,
so precious, and I learned so much.”
probably like myself, has had a chance to go to Mercersburg,” says Bob. “The Academy was more of a factor in my life than my Marilyn and Robert Kurtz ’52
college. I feel that there’s a value in going to Mercersburg during what are really your
Mercersburg has adopted a policy of raising tuition only with a proportional increase in
formative years.” For Paige, her time at Mercersburg supplied
Through their support of the scholarship program with an endowment gift and with gifts
the funding pool available for financial aid.
invaluable experiences that expanded her
to True Blue: The Mercersburg Annual Fund,
Meanwhile, the Mercersburg Plan has set a
worldview and bolstered her confidence. She
donors have an impact on the lives of students
fundraising goal of $21 million for student
served as a prefect and tour guide and earned 12
and on the communities where Mercersburg
scholarships to ensure that the extraordinary
varsity letters in field hockey and track & field.
graduates make their mark. We are grateful to
Mercersburg experience is affordable for the
She also traveled outside the country for the first
alumni, parents, and friends of the school for
best and brightest students.
time on a one-month exchange to Chile and a
their support of this truly important effort!
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RECOGNITION
Scholarships Make the Mercersburg Experience Possible A named scholarship can be endowed at Mercersburg for $100,000. Endowed funds generate more than $1 million in financial aid for our students each year. Below is a list of Mercersburg’s endowed scholarships.
Peyton and Tod Duncanson ’41 Scholarship Fund
Allan Neustadt ’46 Scholarship Fund
Margaret C. & Charles E. Elting ’34 Scholarship Fund
Palmer Family Scholarship Fund
Helen L. & John H. Eves ’44 Scholarship Fund
Megan Peffer Scholarship Fund
Faculty Scholarship Fund
Charles W. ’29 & Robert S. ’58 Perry Scholarship Fund
David L. Fillman ’56 Scholarship Fund
Leonard Plantz Scholarship Fund
Esther C. & Thomas M. Flanagan ’38 Scholarship Fund
Medary A. Prentiss ’14 Scholarship Fund
John W. Allen ’57 Scholarship Fund
Lena Manley Flanagan Scholarship Fund
Prentiss Family Scholarship Fund
Carol Amorocho Class of ’81 Scholarship Fund
Roger G. Flynn Jr. ’68 Memorial Scholarship Fund
John C. & Sallie E. Pyper Scholarship Fund
Preston F. Amspacher Scholarship Fund for Math
Donald B. Freedman, M.D., Scholarship Fund
John L. “Jay” Quinn Scholarship Fund
Arce Scholars Endowed Fund
Leonard S. & Lucille E. Fry Scholarship Fund
Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship Fund
Area Student Scholarship Fund
General Scholarship Fund
W.S. Red ’16 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Rosemary & Donald W. Ash ’31 Scholarship Fund
Eugene P. Gillespie ’36 Scholarship Fund
Martha J. and Harold F. Reed Jr. ’44 Scholarship Fund
George W. Baxter ’36 Scholarship Fund
Goodyear International Foundation Trust
Dr. Frank E. Reeder 1902 Medical Scholarship Fund
T. Edmund Beck ’22 Scholarship Fund
Norris W. & Thelma V. Grabill Scholarship Fund
Virginia B. & Daniel M. Ricker Jr. ’28 Scholarship Fund
Lansing H. Bennett ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Graham Family Scholarship Fund
Donald and Sylvia Robinson Scholarship Fund
Douglas O. Blaney ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cora I. and John L. Grove Scholarship Fund
Tim O. Rockwell Scholarship Fund
Douglas S. Brown ’41 Scholarship Fund
Andrew W. Hall ’88 Scholarship Fund
Barbara and G. Frederick Roll ’30 Scholarship Fund
Wilbur F. Brown 1911 Scholarship Fund
Lester & Carl Hamburg Foundation Scholarship
Richard R. Schellenberger ’42 Scholarship Fund
Bouldin G. Burbank Scholarship Fund
Mary J. Hanks & George R. Hanks 1911 Scholarship
Walter A. Schiffer Jr. ’65 Scholarship Fund
Linda and Thomas P. Cahalan ’65 Scholarship Fund
Eric E. Harris Scholarship Fund
Lilian K. & John R. Schley 1915 Memorial Scholarship Fund
S. Erin Carey ’91 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Henry M. Hartman ’34 Scholarship Fund
S. Spencer Scott 1910 Scholarship Fund
Central Pennsylvania Minority Scholarship Fund
Finley B. Hess ’24 Scholarship Fund
Ruth K. & Thomas H. Shartle 1926 Endowed Scholarship
H. Ward Christopher ’43 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald D. Hill Scholarship Fund
Alan P. Shepard ’61 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Class of ’49 Scholarship Fund
Samuel S. Hill Jr. ’18 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Stephen A. Signorile ’67 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’50 Scholarship Fund
Dorothea & Lewis Hitzrot Scholarship Fund
Carol & James W. Smith Scholarship Fund
Class of ’54 Scholarship Fund
Ralph Erdman Holben ’35 Scholarship Fund
F. Perry Smith Jr. ’35 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Class of ’55 Scholarship Fund
William W. Howard Scholarship Fund
Soars Family Scholarship Fund
Class of ’61 Scholarship Fund
Earle S. Hurd ’47 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Stackpole-Hall Foundation Scholarship Fund
Class of ’63 Scholarship Fund
Margaret L. Imler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Paul M. Suerken Scholarship Fund
Class of ’65 Scholarship Fund
William R. Jewett ’65 Scholarship Fund
Stephen J. Szekely Memorial Scholarship Fund
Class of ’80 Scholarship Fund
John E. Jones ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jenny and Nicholas F. Taubman ’53 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’81 Scholarship Fund
Erdman Keeler Scholarship Fund
Ida Hildebrand & Arthur H. Torrence Scholarship Fund
Class of ’82 Scholarship Fund
Keizler Family Scholarship Fund
Robert W. Tunnell ’32 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Class of ’83 Scholarship Fund
Ralph E. Kirkpatrick 1908 Scholarship Fund
Craig D. Vail ’38 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’84 Scholarship Fund
Fred R. Kuhn Scholarship Fund
Ruth T. and E. Morrison Webb 1911 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’85 Scholarship Fund
Marilyn & Robert M. Kurtz Jr. ’52 Scholarship Fund
Jeanne & George H. Weiler Jr. ’34 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’86 Scholarship Fund
Marilyn S. Larson Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gayle J. Wells Scholarship Fund
Class of ’87 Scholarship Fund
Leisure Family Scholarship Fund
Donald Campbell Willard Scholarship Fund
Class of ’88 Scholarship Fund
H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’49 Legacy Scholarship
Joan C. & Wirt S. Winebrenner ’54 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’89 Scholarship Fund
George ’13 & Esther Manley Scholarship Fund
Witmer Family Scholar Endowed Fund
Class of ’90 Scholarship Fund
Edgar M. Masinter Class of ’48 Scholarship Fund
Clarence R. Wolf 1906 Scholarship Fund
Class of ’92 Scholarship Fund
Frank M. Masters 1904 and Frank M. Masters Jr. ’44 Scholarship Fund
Captain Edwin E. Woods Jr. ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Richard J. Mauthe ’43 Scholarship Fund
Zimmerman Family Scholarship Fund
Class of ’93 Scholarship Fund Class of ’94 Scholarship Fund Class of ‘95 Scholarship Fund Class of ’96 Scholarship Fund Class of ’97 Scholarship Fund Thomas C. Cochran Jr. Class of 1938 Educational Fund James B. Crawford II ’38 Memorial Scholarship Fund Anne Ford & C. Benjamin Crisman ’32 Scholarship Fund John H. Culbertson ’24 Scholarship Fund Davenport Family Scholarship Fund William E. Davis ’49 Memorial Scholarship Fund Diane T. Decker Memorial Scholarship Fund Ashley “Ned” DeWolf ’23 Scholarship Fund Bayard C. Dickinson Scholarship Fund Robert W. ’37 and Lucy Donehower Endowed Scholarship Fund
Jonathan K. ’46 and Elizabeth G. Woods Scholarship Fund
Gerald R. McCulloh ’56 Scholarship Fund McDowell Family Scholarship Fund Richard N. McKee ’45 Scholarship Fund T.C. Meiselman ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund Mendham Family Scholarship Mercersburg Academy Woman’s Club Scholarship Coach John M. Miller Swimming Scholarship Fund Jack H. Millstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Betsy Mitchell ’83 Scholarship Fund William Moonan ’35 Memorial Scholarship Fund W. Thomas Morris ’44 Scholarship Fund George B. Motheral II ’36 Scholarship Fund Robert B. ’30 and Elinor Murray Scholarship
A current use scholarship can be provided for a minimum of $12,500 a year for four years. Current use funds go to True Blue: The Mercersburg Annual Fund and are designated for financial aid. Below is a list of Mercersburg’s current use scholarship benefactors. Anonymous Class of 1982 Diana Flanagan Richard P. Klopp ’39
Raymon K. Nelson ’75 Scholarship Fund
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Efforts Progressing for Saint Michael Window
Military Alums: We Want a Record of Your Service! As part of this year’s Alumni Weekend (October 26-28, 2012), Mercersburg is planning a military service homecoming for alumni who have served in the armed forces of the United States or any other country. If you are a veteran or an active duty service member, please answer a few questions at www.mercersburg.edu/military.
The Loyalty Club Task Group of the Alumni Council continues its efforts to raise $40,000 for restoration of the Saint Michael Slaying the Dragon window in Irvine Memorial Chapel. The window was originally given in loving memory of Ralph Talbot, Class of 1916, by The Mercersburg News. The first Marine Corps aviator to
You can also complete the paper survey below and return it in the envelope provided to: Mercersburg Academy Alumni & Development Office 300 East Seminary Street Mercersburg, PA 17236
Thank you for your service!
receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, Talbot was killed in France during World War I. He is one of Mercersburg’s three Medal of Honor recipients. The Loyalty Club Task Group is encouraging Loyalty Club members and military veterans or active duty service members to support this restoration project. To learn more, contact Bruce Rosengrant, director of gift planning, at rosengrantb@mercersburg.edu or 717-328-6210.
__________________________________________________________ 1. Name 2. Class Year __________________________________________________________ 3. Street Address __________________________________________________________ 4. City 5. State/Province 6. Postal / ZIP code __________________________________________________________ 7. Country (if different from United States)
What’s New in Your Life?
__________________________________________________________ 8. Preferred Phone Number (Circle one: Home, Cell, Business) __________________________________________________________ 9. Email Address 10. In which branch of the military did you serve? Army
Air Force
Army Reserve
Air Force Reserve
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
Navy
Coast Guard
Navy Reserve
Coast Guard Reserve
Marine Corps
Other (Please Specify)_______________
Marine Corps Reserve
___________________________
11. If the country for whose armed forces you serve was/is not the United States, please indicate the country here. __________________________________________________________ 12. What were/are your rank and title (current or at the time of your retirement/discharge)?
www.mercersburg.edu/classnotes Submit your own note and photo to classnotes@mercersburg.edu
__________________________________________________________ 13. Would you like this rank or title to be your official salutation when the school corresponds with you?
Yes
No
14. What was/is your term of service?____________________________ Please continue on the reverse side.
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Military Alumni Survey (continued from page 7) 15. If you were/are an officer, what was/is your commissioning source? ROTC
Service Academy
OCS
Air Force Reserve
OTS
Other (Please Specify)______________
___________________________
16. Please list any colleges, universities, or service academies
Class of 1961 Makes Milestone Gift Members of the Class of 1961 returned to Mercersburg last summer to celebrate their 50th anniversary reunion. To recognize this milestone, the class raised $316,200. Forty-two members of the class made restricted or unrestricted gifts, estate gifts, and gifts to the Class of ’61 Scholarship Fund. “Mercersburg Academy—and the wonderful experiences we had there—played a significant role in making us who we are today,” says
from which you graduated.
William Thompson ’61, who led the class’s fundraising efforts. “As __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
alumni of the school, we hope to ensure that the transformational experiences we had as students continue to be available as each new class follows in the footsteps of previous graduates.” Congratulations and sincere thanks to the Class of 1961 for its generosity!
17. Please list any wars or military operations in which you participated/are participating and the role(s) you were assigned. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Octet Alumni Lead Support for Suerken Spotlight
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 18. Please list any professional military education courses you have attended. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 19. Please list any awards or honors you have received for your
Octet alumni and friends of Mercersburg still have
military service. (This information is for Mercersburg’s record-keeping
an opportunity to help raise $200,000 for the Suerken Spotlight—a
and not for publication.)
space in the new Simon Student Center at Ford Hall named in memory
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
of the late Paul Suerken, longtime director of the Octet. Construction on the student center will begin this summer. For more information, please visit www.mercersburg.edu/octetchallenge or contact Gail Reeder at reederg@mercersburg.edu or 717-328-6323.
__________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 20. Some of this survey information will be published as part of a Mercersburg alumni military registry for Alumni Weekend 2012. Would you like your name, class year, and title to be included in the directory?
Yes
No
21. Would you be interested in working with other alumni veterans and active duty service members to help plan Mercersburg’s military homecoming for Alumni Weekend, October 26-28, 2012? Yes, please contact me
No
If you have a military biography, we encourage you to submit it as part of this survey. Please send a copy to Tyler Miller in the Alumni & Development Office at millert@mercersburg.edu or 300 East Seminary Street, Mercersburg, PA 17236.
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MyBurg is
Mercersburg
at your fingertips.
Browse the online alumni directory! Visit www.mercersburg.edu and click on “myBurg.” If you need help signing in, contact the Alumni & Development Office at 800-588-2550.
Alumni and Parents Participate in Irving-Marshall Week
G
enerations of Mercersburg alumni remember the excitement of Irving-Marshall Week and the thrill of Declamation. This year’s IrvingMarshall Week—the 118th in the school’s history—began
February 19 and culminated with Declamation on February 22. Alumni were invited to participate in this much loved Mercersburg tradition by making a gift to True Blue: The Mercersburg Annual Fund in honor of their society in the month leading up to Declamation. Parents of current students were invited to join in, too, and show support for their son’s or daughter’s society by making a gift. By the night of Declamation, the Marshall Society had eclipsed Irving with 183 gifts compared to 160 gifts. Thanks to all the alumni and parents who showed their True Blue spirit by joining our students in celebrating Irving-Marshall Week!
WMIS Lenfest Challenge Surpasses Goal From November 1 to December 31, 2011, alumni, current parents, and friends of Mercersburg responded to a challenge from H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’49 to join the William Mann Irvine Society or upgrade their gift to the next society membership level. For each participant, Gerry would contribute $1,000 to Mercersburg. When the challenge ended, a total of 148 supporters had been tallied, far exceeding the challenge’s goal of 100. Among them were 56 new society members. A special thanks to all participants for their generous
To learn more about the William Mann Irvine Society, visit www.mercersburg.edu/wmis or contact Will Waldron at waldronw@mercersburg.edu or 717-328-6159.
support of Mercersburg!
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Alumni Council Corner Students Welcomed into Alumni Community Representatives of Mercersburg’s Alumni Council hosted a school meeting in February to welcome all current students into the Mercersburg alumni community. This special celebration acknowledged students who have completed a full term at the school and, as a result, are considered alumni. Alumni Council President Ann Quinn ’84 spoke about the role of the Alumni Council and its work to support the Alumni & Development program. Ann was joined by several fellow council members who shared about the ways they are True Blue and what Mercersburg means to them. After the meeting, each student was presented with a personalized set of Mercersburg photo books. The gift of the books commemorates the students joining a body of more than 12,000 Mercersburg alumni across the country and around the world.
Mercersburg Announces New Assistant Head of School Mercersburg will welcome a new assistant head of school for
Calendar of Events Washington, D.C., Regional Event April 14, 2012
advancement in June with the arrival of Brian Hargrove, currently the director of development for St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas. An alumnus of St. Mark’s,
Chicago Regional Event April 21, 2012
Brian received his bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College and his MBA from Texas State University. Brian succeeds Mary Carrasco, who has
Denver Regional Event May 19, 2012
planned to relocate outside the Mercersburg area with her husband, Phil. Mary has been part of the Mercersburg family since 1999, when she joined the Academy as director of development and led the Mightily Onward campaign. Brian, his wife Linda, and their children—Lois, Faith, Mac, and Mary Claire
Reunion Weekend For class years ending in 2 and 7 and the Loyalty Club June 8-10, 2012
—will relocate to Mercersburg this summer. We look forward to their arrival in the ’Burg and extend our best wishes to Mary and Phil!
Event Invitations... Photo Galleries... Networking Opportunities... Stay up to date on Facebook! www.facebook.com/mercersburgalumni 10
Alumni Weekend October 26-28, 2012 For complete details, visit www.mercersburg.edu/events
The Mercersburg Community
Out & About Email photos and captions to mpact@mercersburg.edu
Clayton Young ’08, faculty member Chip Vink ’73, and Aidan Crofton ’07 pose at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Bancroft Hall squash courts in Annapolis, Maryland.
Alumni gathered at the Boston home of Laura Ulvestad and Ron Stetler ’67 for a regional event in November. Above are Ryan Ma ’11, Magdalena Kala ’09, and Matthew Timoney ’11.
Alumni and friends celebrated the holiday season by attending Mercersburg’s annual Christmas Candlelight Service and reception in December. Above are Spencer Fleming ’06 and his father, Grant ’65. The Board of Regents met with young alumni for a reception at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia in January. Top left are Board president emeritus H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest ’49, current Board president Denise Dupré ’76, Head of School Douglas Hale, Peggy Hale, Marguerite Lenfest, Margery Masinter, and Board president emeritus Edgar Masinter ’48. At left are Regent Phil Dunmire ’64 P ’01 and Ian Thompson ’02. Below are Immy Byrd ’97 and Jenn Flanagan Bradley ’99.
Mpact is published by the Mercersburg Academy Alumni & Development Office. We welcome your questions and comments. Please email mpact@mercersburg.edu or call 800-588-2550. Mercersburg Academy abides by both the spirit and the letter of the law in all its employment and admission policies. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. C To minimize its impact on the environment, this publication is printed on paper made with 30% process chlorine-free post-consumer recycled fiber. The inks contain a high proportion of renewable vegetable-based ingredients.
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Reunions for class years ending in 2 and 7 and the Loyalty Club. Reconnect with former classmates and faculty!
Alumni Weekend October 26-28
2012
PAID MILFORD, CT PERMIT NO. 80
Reunion Weekend June 8-10
Enjoy the traditional Step Songs, bonfire, and all-school picnic, plus a homecoming for military service members.
To explore how your giving can have an impact on Mercersburg, visit www.mercersburg.edu/giving or contact us at giving@mercersburg.edu or 800-588-2550.