Belonging
WINTER 2020
THE MISS PORTER’S SCHOOL MAGAZINE
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Lauren and Ava are the creators of Women’s Activist Organization (WAO), a student-led group focusing on feminist empowerment, education, and support.
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“Belonging is when everyone feels like their identity is respected and celebrated and that was our goal. We want our organization to be about women supporting women. One of the most important meetings with our advisor — where we talked about our vision — was in this gazebo.”
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This year’s all-school theme is Belonging — the fundamental human need to be seen, heard, and ultimately, affirmed. This theme reflects Miss Porter’s School’s commitment to the work of building a school community rooted in the inherent worth and dignity of each member. As I think about the all-school theme, I am proud of the ways Miss Porter’s School is creating the conditions and shared principles that allow for belonging. This work takes bravery, vulnerability, and practice, and I continue to be impressed — every day — by our girls, faculty, and administrators who are doing this hard work. You will see Belonging as the topic of our feature story, where you will have the opportunity to learn more about our intentional focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion; student leadership development; and health and wellness.
The theme of Belonging is also woven throughout this issue of the magazine in other ways. You will meet this year’s Nova Nine leaders, who have pledged to “foster a sense of community that everyone can belong to.” You’ll drop in on a conversation between Dr. Gene Cassidy and his advisee, Darian Gordon ’20, where Darian explains, “an advisor helps you know that you belong here.” And you’ll learn how, beyond Farmington, Ancient Carolyne Ouya ’10 is helping others find their sense of belonging. I know you will be impressed by the many ways our community is committed to building belonging on campus and on the journey that follows.
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In this issue
People
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Advisor & Advisee
Ancient profile
Men of Porter’s
Share a moment with History Teacher Gene Cassidy and his advisee, Darian Gordon ’20
Carolyne Ouya ’10 helps others find their sense of belonging
Champions and partners supporting all-girls’ education
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A look at moments on campus
Families enjoyed a weekend in Farmington
A letter from Head of School Katherine G. Windsor
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The classroom bulletin board of Lisa Loeb
The newest dorm on campus
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Sneak Peek
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Reunion
Classes ending in 4s and 9s returned to campus for a weekend with friends old and new
Family Weekend
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Then & Now Past meets present
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Faculty News
What our faculty members have been learning, doing, and presenting
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Ancient Gatherings A sampling of Ancient events
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Class Notes
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Remembrances
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New Commitments $25,000 or above
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Annual Report Annual Report for July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
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Leaders Belong Here
A look at our 2019–2020 student leaders, the Nova Nine
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Throughout this “Bulletin” issue, you’ll hear voices and views from on campus. We also envision the magazine as a two-way conversation! What does “belonging” mean to you? Share your images and stories on social media using the hashtag #MPSbelonging and tag us: @MissPortersSchool and @missporters Happy reading!
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Beyond Farmington Bowlathon gives the Porter’s community the opportunity to express themselves artistically while giving back to the world. Together, 42 community members created 70 bowls at the first Bowlathon workshop in preparation for the spring sale to benefit Foodshare of Greater Hartford.
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Community members created 70 bowls at the first Bowlathon workshop
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— An all-school email from Chief Enrollment & Student Affairs Officer Liz Schmitt
“Every day I get to teach groups of happy and motivated students. Thank you, Student Life team, for all that you do in looking after them, to keep their energy up, their attitudes positive, and their minds focused on learning!!!” — Science Teacher Jason Welch chiming in with his own words of gratitude
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“A big shoutout to the early morning risers who joined in on the running/walking club this morning!! Same time next week!! Hope to see more feet!”
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“I want to thank the entire Student Life team for their work with the opening week of school. They are the unsung heroes behind our everyday work, caring for our students (and parents!) every moment of the day — from dawn until... dawn!”
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
“Belonging to me means the ability to be myself on this campus. I think that’s crucial to building an inclusive environment.”
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A glimpse into Terry Rowe-Bailey’s Spanish class
Dance class with Tessa Grunwald
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Porter’s varsity volleyball team enjoyed postseason play, qualifying for the Class A NEPSAC Quarterfinal tournament
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Active Learning Science Teacher Sarah Tierney takes her teaching beyond the classroom walls with frequent field trips where students engage in hands-on learning. The Marine Biology class (pictured) put on waders for their experience
at Salmon Brook Park, and the Freshwater Ecology class tested dissolved oxygen, nitrates, temperature, turbidity, and pH levels at Batterson Park Pond… to name a few!
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sit-down dinner, including the introduction of themed dinners, such as Minks/Possums/ Squirrels, Winter Solstice, and Bowlathon, each hosted by a different student group.
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“We are redesigning sit-down to make it something special that everyone will look forward to and a place where we can share conversations over delicious food.” — Co-Heads of Main Linda Cai ’20 and Mayrra Sardjito ’20 announced exciting changes to
Athletic Achievements The varsity soccer, varsity volleyball, cross country, and equestrian teams all enjoyed postseason runs this fall. Among our athletes’ many accomplishments: varsity volleyball made the postseason ranking at the number 7 seed in Class A; varsity soccer made the postseason ranking at the number 1 seed in Class A; Alexandra Poole ’20 broke
several records during this past cross country season and was the individual Founders League champion; and Melina Belenardo ’20, Audrey McMillan ’20, Marjorie Plants ’21, Natalie Godoy ’21, and Samantha Halligan ’21 were selected to play in the field hockey and soccer NEPSAC All-Star games.
Porter’s presented Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” as its fall production. Written in the early 1600s, the play still resonates with its comedic look at gender identity, mischievous pranks, and love.
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Dance Workshop stepped off the stage and recreated their jazz/funk number “Tell Me You Love Me� in an unexpected setting
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Minks, Possums, Squirrels: Spirit Day 2019!
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Building an Inclusive Community
Far from home, family, and friends, Jennifer Kang said it took time to adjust to life at Miss Porter’s School. Then, a class project and a special bond with a new friend changed everything.
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“I’d never spoken to her before that project,” recalls Jennifer, now a senior. “I ended up connecting with her so deeply that my life really transformed from that time on. After that, I truly felt I’d found my place.”
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Belonging is this year’s theme at Miss Porter’s School, as students investigate and discuss what it means to belong throughout the year in the classroom, at student retreats, in workshops, and over three special Community Days. The theme also serves as the vision for the renewal of the student life program, with intentional programming in diversity, equity, and inclusion; student leadership development; and health and wellness. The theme of belonging builds on previous years’ themes: “Leading with Empathy,” “Challenging Assumptions,” and “Confronting Ourselves,” shares Chief Enrollment and Student Affairs Officer Liz Schmitt.
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COMMUNITY DAYS
Community Days allow students and faculty members to take a deep dive into a topic of importance to our community, rooted in the all-school theme of belonging. Pictured above: Students participating in the September 13 Community Day centered around the theme of race and identity.
During the September 13 Community Day, Dr. Liza Talusan facilitated conversations about diversity, racism, bias, and privilege, and students participated in a variety of breakout sessions by grade.
Often, having these conversations means using empathy to try to understand another’s point of view. A defining moment for senior McKenzie Roller came when she traveled to South Africa for InterMission, and found herself on a bus with the basketball team from the African Leadership Academy.
“Belonging is a beautiful concept. Everyone should feel valued, heard, and affirmed,” Ms. Schmitt told students during this year’s Opening Convocation. “I believe that with my whole heart. But what our theme requires is not just that we believe it but that we build it.” Ms. Schmitt referenced the book “The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias” by Dolly Chugh, an award-winning social psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In it, Chugh talks about shifting one’s perspective from being a “good person” — or someone already fixed — to a good-ish person, with a growth mindset; someone who’s more likely to grow and evolve. Ms. Schmitt challenged all students to create pathways for inclusion in their lives, even if that means having difficult conversations about identity, bias, and assumptions.
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At the beginning of the year, students watched the independent documentary film “I’m Not Racist, Am I?” and participated in workshops afterward designed to dig deeper. “Race plays a huge role in how belonging is seen and felt, and we have an obligation to bring that to the forefront for all of our students,” notes Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Susan Martell Jenkin. “At the end of the day, I hope students find their place in this conversation regardless of their identities.”
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Seniors held discussion groups around identity and race during the September 13 Community Day.
“I was the only white girl on the bus, and this was the first time I’d ever experienced anything like that,” McKenzie says. “Although that comes nowhere close to what some people feel every day, that was the first moment where I felt that I belong, but I don’t really belong at the same time.” McKenzie’s experience fed her passion for exploring issues of social justice and inclusion, and reinvigorated her commitment to AWARE, the Association for White Anti-Racist Education. She’s also the co-head and founder of Face Up, a group that focuses on encouraging student activism on topics such as the impact of social media on youth, gun violence, and women’s reproductive rights, and works to make sure every perspective is heard, even if it means having difficult conversations. Junior Mariela Vazquez said she believes it will be important to address privilege during the year and what that means for those who have it and those who don’t.
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Juniors playing “The American Dream,” the board game featured in the film “I’m Not Racist… Am I?”
“When I was a freshman, I struggled to find my sense of belonging, just because I was coming from a different socio-economic status,” says Mariela, who now is a tri-head of the Black and Latinx Alliance and is one of the heads of HOLA: Hispanic & Latinx Affinity. Exploring her own identity in campus groups, she said, helped her find belonging.
Director of Counseling Amanda Kice ’93 says students struggling with mental health can also feel disconnected. “People can feel really isolated, and feel they’re the only one who have struggles with anxiety or sadness or a whole host of things, and it’s so important that they know they’re not the only ones,” says Ms. Kice. “For example, some of our new and returning students really struggled with homesickness at the beginning of the year. They all belong to our community and Seniors held discussion it’s important to know that’s something groups around race and we’re all feeling.”
During the year, the Black and Latinx Alliance will host a sit-down dinner where prompts at the table will encourage students to talk about their identities, communities and backgrounds. “I hope identity during the September this year, having this theme of belonging At the core of Belonging, the Porter’s 13 Community Day. will allow me to learn more about other health and wellness team believes that people’s cultural norms and traditions,” says Mariela. Porter’s students must feel safe, healthy, and well“While I know I have felt marginalized at times, I’m supported. Interactive sessions around health and sure there are other people out there that I can’t relate wellness were the focus of the October 11 Worthy of to that might be feeling like they don’t belong in Wellness Community Day and health fair. Director a different way than me.” of Nursing Georgia Burman ’00 explains, “Our students
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have made it clear that they want to discuss mental health, consent, the #MeToo Movement, healthy relationships, mindfulness, sexuality, digital and social media’s effect on student’s lives, and self-care. At our core, we’re social beings. And in order to be healthy, we have to feel good. And in order to feel good, we need to feel like we belong.”
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Ms. Burman is working to make the infirmary on campus more inclusive and broader in scope. “We’re more than the little infirmary on the corner,” she adds. “Our new vision is more the analogy of the tree with many branches. We want students to feel health and wellness touches many aspects of their lives here at Porter’s.”
Miss Porter’s School faculty members are also discussing belonging and looking at ways to forge more pathways to inclusion. Rather than trying to make all Porter’s students fit into one mold, faculty members look for ways to celebrate and honor student individuality, says Chief Academic Officer and Dean of Faculty Tim Quinn. “Belonging shows up in how we teach and what we teach,” Mr. Quinn says. “There are different pathways that girls can take through the curriculum, so they shouldn’t feel like there’s just one type of Porter’s student. We also want to make sure that students see themselves in the curriculum. We use the metaphor of mirrors and windows. They should see themselves, thus the mirror, but they should also see others as well.”
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Worthy of Wellness featured our own health experts, health and wellness coaches, practitioners, and therapists. Here, students explored the wellness benefits that come from tending to living things.
The idea behind the school theme is not only to strengthen the community of belonging at Porter’s, but in the wider world. Ms. Schmitt explains, “The call to action begins with the community we want to build here at Miss Porter’s School. Learning to be a goodish person committed to their own growth, creating pathways for inclusion in the spaces we enter, and interrupting bias in order to create new social norms is something we can practice here and take with us as we journey elsewhere.” Senior Lila Conners, this year’s Student Head of School, told students they’d make mistakes along the way, but to embrace them. “As your Student Head of School, I commit to challenging my assumptions, confronting myself, leading with empathy so we can cultivate a community of belonging,” Lila pledged in her remarks. Senior Kami Vigilant, Head of Diversity this year, encouraged all students to stretch out of their comfort zones during a recent campus speech, noting,“The more you learn, the more you do, and the more we all do better.”
Students participating in the health fair during the Worthy of Wellness Community Day.
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THOUGHT LEADERS
What our faculty members have been learning, doing, and presenting English Teacher Alysa Auriemma attended the Children’s Literature Association Conference in June. English Teacher Deanne Battle and Spanish Teacher
Terry Rowe-Bailey attended the Institute for
Teaching Diversity and Social Justice at Greens Farms Academy. Chief Financial and Operating Officer Michael Bergin attended Diversity Directions, held at the Brooks School in July. Mr. Bergin was also named Chair of the Board for Grace Academy, a tuition-free school for girls in grades five through eight in Hartford; joined the Board of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS); and recently presented “The Transformation Trifecta: Trends, Master Planning, and Implementation” at the TABS Annual Conference.
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Mathematics Teachers Dan Bradshaw and Claudia Lampert attended a math support conference at Lesley University in July.
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History Teacher Eugene Cassidy, Director, Institute for Global Education Sophie Paris, and Head Librarian Fiona York attended the National Capstone Consortium Summit. History Teacher Katrina Council attended the Gilder Lehman Teaching Seminar for History.
Athletic Director Avi Dubnov presented “Changing an Athletic Culture” at the 2019 Educating Girls Symposium at Nightingale-Bamford School.
Spanish Teacher Santiago Enrique, Director, Institute for Global Education Sophie Paris, and Associate Director of Admission for International Recruitment Kat Simison presented at the Global Education Benchmark Group Conference in April. Their presentation was titled “Unlocking the Power of International Students.” Associate Director, Institute for Global Education Amanda Friedman and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Susan Martell Jenkin attended The Equity Exchange, held in St. Louis in July. Associate Director, Institute for Global Education Amanda Friedman, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Susan Martell Jenkin, and Associate Director of Admission for International Recruitment Kat Simison facilitated a half-day pre-symposium at the TABS Global Symposium, titled “Think, Act, and Influence: Empowering Students to Become Thoughtful and Impactful Global Citizens.” Dance Teacher Tessa Grunwald attended the National Dance Education Conference in October.
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Assistant Director of Counseling Cathie Hillian participated in the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, held at St. Andrew’s School in Potomac, Maryland. The four-day institute was designed specifically for those who want to sharpen and deepen their practice around creating equitable and inclusive school communities. Languages Department Chair and Director of Professional Growth Lisa Loeb attended a weeklong course in Rennes, France, where she studied with School Year Abroad Adult Enrichment. Ms. Loeb has also been named to Purnell School’s Board of Trustees. Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Susan Martell Jenkin was named chair for CODIS, the Commission on Diversity at Independent Schools for CAIS. Director, Institute for Global Education Sophie Paris, former Porter’s photography teacher and a former United Nations photographer, exhibited a collection of her photographs at the United Nations as part of their exhibit titled “Peacekeeping in Haiti: 15 Years of Partnership.” History Teacher Sara Patterson received the 2019 Sarah Porter Excellence in Teaching Award. Mathematics Department Chair Michelle Perry, Spanish Teacher Terry Rowe-Bailey, and Science Teacher Christine Scanlon attended the NAIS Equity in Grading Conference in July. Chief Advancement Officer Christine Pina was honored as an Outstanding Educator by the Greater Hartford Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Ms. Pina was also recently elected to the Board of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, where she will chair the Development Committee. Chief Academic Officer Timothy Quinn gave a keynote address at the OESIS Boston Conference on The Opportunities and Implementation of Competency Based Education. His address was titled “Working Through the Mess: School Change for Sustainability and Salvation.” He also co-led a workshop at that conference titled “Navigating Cultural Change,” which he presented with CAIS Executive Director Richard Branson. Mr. Quinn also presented at The Westminster Teaching Symposium
in the spring. His presentation was titled “Innovating All at Once: Changing Schedule, Curriculum, and Transcript to Help Today’s Students Solve Tomorrow’s Problems.” Director of Admission Sarah Quinn and Chief Academic Officer Timothy Quinn presented at Risley Proctor Admissions Round Table. Their presentation was titled “Innovating All at Once: How to Help Today’s Students Solve Tomorrow’s Problems (While Helping Your School with Tomorrow’s Problems as Well).” Spanish Teacher Oscar Rollan completed an online course titled Introduction to Mastery Learning. Penn Fellow Bridget Shaffrey published a review in “Peephole Journal,” an online film magazine. Her article reviewed and analyzed the film “The Butcher Boy.” English Teacher Elizabeth Simison presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in November. Her presentations were titled, “Suspicious Minds: Fostering Student Agency through Assessment Conferences” and “Welcome to the Academy: Using Student Memoirs as Case Studies in Academic Writing.” History Department Chair Cathryn Stout was named to the 40 Under 40 for the city of Memphis, her hometown. Science Teacher Sarah Tierney is this year’s Class of 1959 Fund for a Career in the Classroom recipient. Arts Department Chair Grier Torrence was in the “Artist Choice Drawing Show” at Bowery Gallery in New York City over the summer. In the fall, Mr. Torrence exhibited etchings in “The First Invitational Print Show,” held at the New Britain Art League, where he also gave a talk in November. History and Science Teacher Lisa-Brit Wahlberg completed an online course titled Fundamentals of Neuroscience, and has been named to the Commission for Women’s Suffrage.
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THE BULLETIN BOARD OF
Lisa Loeb Lisa Loeb joined Miss Porter’s School in 2015 as a French teacher, and she currently serves as chair of the Languages Department. Recently, Mrs. Loeb was also named Director of Professional Growth. In this role, she collaborates with and supports her faculty colleagues as they seek to improve their craft in a supportive and growth-oriented environment.
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Mrs. Loeb believes that teachers are learners, too, and need to feel like their learning and growth are valued in their community. Mrs. Loeb describes the bulletin board in her classroom as “a public space where I put private moments,” and shares that she is always looking for ways to teach through the objects she displays. Here she shares more about these items and what they mean to her.
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A reminder of how important this choice is for us all.
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A gift from a New Girl at the end of my first year at Porter’s.
PHOTOS OF LAVENDER FIELDS:
These photos were taken on a trip to southern France with a dear colleague; the sight of these in rows, field after field, gives me the most peace I have ever felt.
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A symbol of an important and complicated country. POSTCARD: A gift and thoughtful note from my colleague Martha Crockett, who is one of the kindest people at Porter’s.
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CAIS SPEAKER RIBBON:
I represented Porter’s Languages Department at a workshop last spring and want my students and colleagues to see that.
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There is power in a group of committed individuals.
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A student painting that I am holding on to in case she wants it (a metaphor for always being here for my students — now and forever).
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PHOTO OF FORMER STUDENTS:
My former students from the Class of 2016 sent me this photo unprompted — it’s like I was their mom! They thought of me!
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ADVISOR CONVERSATION OVERHEARD
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We joined History Teacher Gene Cassidy and one of his advisees, Darian Gordon ’20, who discussed what makes their advisor/advisee connection so special.
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According to Dr. Cassidy, “[Advisors] act as a liaison, and also an advocate. Ultimately I’m here for the girls and my time with my advisees… makes me feel... significant.” Darian explains, “One of the things that really hits you when you’re here is that you’re suddenly around all these powerhouses of women. You’re around so many people that are so sure of what they’re doing. And sometimes you fumble, you fall, and think, do I belong here? Do I deserve to be here? So having Gene there to talk to… it’s very reassuring. An advisor helps you know that you belong here.”
DG: What are your favorite topics that we discuss? GC: I like hearing you explain to me how you’re going to get past something.
“Go learn about where you are… learn a piece of the language or the culture, don’t just be there to be there.” GC: What do you think makes advisory dinner so special?
DG: Really? GC: Yeah! That makes me really
happy because even when you get off track you say, “Here’s what I’m going to be doing to make sure that I right that ship.” I like to talk about your problems because you always talk about your solutions. DG: I really like talking about our families and just how we’re doing in general. It’s like there is a world outside of here where everything is going pretty smoothly, and it kind of relaxes me. GC: How have I opened your eyes to new ideas? DG: You make me see the world a little differently. You went… where did you go over the summer? GC: Portugal, Spain, and Morocco. DG: And you saw museums. I would never go to Portugal and Morocco and see museums! I would go to the beach or something. But in my head now I have Gene’s voice [saying],
DG: You know that feeling you get when you’re around family and something in you settles? That’s advisory dinner, especially because we get Naples and play Uno. GC: Years from now, what do you think will be the thing you remember about me? DG: I’ve never met somebody with as much enthusiasm for what they’re doing. You lift us up. You’re like a light when you’re in a really dark tunnel. GC: It’s the person that I’ve always tried to be. And the nice thing about this place is it lets me do that.
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Leaders belong here: the Nova 9. E
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lected by their classmates in the late spring of their junior year, Nova Nine members devote their senior year — their last at Miss Porter’s School — to leading and inspiring their fellow students.
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Each Nova Nine member has a different role, and each brings unique skills and passions to the table. Working individually and collectively, the 2019–2020 Nova Nine is dedicated to their statement of purpose crafted together. Reflecting the important role they play in building belonging on campus, their statement of purpose reads, “to foster a sense of community that everyone can belong to by hearing student and faculty input and responding with empathy, careful reflection, and a commitment to action. We intend to lead by example and leave a legacy we can be proud of.” Enjoy learning more about the members of the 2019–2020 Nova Nine.
01 HEAD OF SCHOOL ⁄ Lila Conners ’20 02 SECOND HEAD OF SCHOOL ⁄ Kelly Ray ’20 03 CO-HEAD OF MAIN ⁄ Linda Cai ’20 04 CO-HEAD OF MAIN ⁄ Mayrra Sardjito’20 05 CO-HEAD OF NEW GIRLS ⁄ Natalie Brennan ’20 06 CO-HEAD OF NEW GIRLS ⁄ Tyler Smith ’20 07 HEAD OF DIVERSITY ⁄ Kami Vigilant ’20 08 HEAD OF ATHLETICS ⁄ Joi Griffin ’20 09 HEAD OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES ⁄
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Lila Conners ’20 HOMETOWN
HER PORTER’S EXPERIENCE
Niskayuna, New York
At Porter’s, I’ve grown into who I am as a person and who I am supposed to be.
ON BEING HEAD OF SCHOOL
I decided to run for head of school because I love Porter’s and I thought I would be a good representative of the entire student body. I’m really excited to make change on campus, but preserve what makes Porter’s so special.
LACROSSE FOR LIFE
Lacrosse has always been a part of my life. I have been playing the game since I was eight or nine years old. I love the competition and working on a team.
SECOND HEAD OF SCHOOL
Kelly Ray ’20 FIGHTING AGAINST “CAN’T”
When people tell you that you can’t do something, you have to dig down deeper and find the motivation in your core and fight for what you believe in. Most of the time people will believe in you if you’re really passionate. HER PORTER’S EXPERIENCE
I chose to come to Porter’s because I really wanted a more challenging academic environment, and the all-girls’ sisterhood stood out to me. HEAD OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Julia Dowd ’20 HOMETOWN
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As head of student activities, I want everyone to feel included with the weekend activities. By working with clubs and alliances you can involve the whole community in one activity. It just shows your support is always present.
A SPECIAL PLACE ON CAMPUS
I think the patio outside the Daisy really represents me because on nice days I can sit out and do my homework. Even if it’s raining my friends and I will go and sit under the umbrellas and talk. I think that’s where some of my best memories are from.
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HEAD OF DIVERSITY
Kami Vigilant ’20 UNDERSTANDING HER POWER
Porter’s has given me the platform to be able to understand the power that I have and understand the potential I truly have. Getting to really branch out and understand where my passions lie and how to best facilitate them — Porter’s has really given me a good spot to be confident and comfortable with that. TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY
I want people to no longer feel uncomfortable talking about diversity, and that means in every aspect, not just race, sexuality, and gender, but everything. I want people to see the beauty in being different than everyone else.
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Linda Cai ’20 HOMETOWN
Shandong, China ON BEING CO-HEAD OF MAIN
I make posters and art for Main and also organize sit-down dinners. I wanted to be co-head of Main because I really care about the school, and I wanted to contribute by making artwork that would inspire people and bring joy in Main Parlors and beyond. PREPARED FOR LIFE
Porter’s has really prepared me for life after school, I know time management, I know how to socialize with people, I know what it means to have people support you and to have a community behind you. HER PORTER’S EXPERIENCE
I think Porter’s enables me to pursue my passions and to go for what I really want to do. I want to use the skills Porter’s has given me to change the world.
CO-HEAD OF MAIN
Mayrra Sardjito ’20 HOMETOWN
HER PORTER’S EXPERIENCE
Jakarta, Indonesia
At Porter’s, I really learned how to express myself and find myself as a person. It’s taught me if I can handle the workload at Porter’s, I can handle anything.
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I have always wanted to be the co-head of Main since I came here as a New Girl sophomore. I loved seeing all the posters everywhere, they made me really happy and I wanted to do that for others. I want people to go into Main and feel welcomed. Art makes people happy, so that’s what I want to do.
PREPARED FOR LIFE
Porter’s has given me the tools that were necessary to grow into the person that I am; it has given me resources and prepared me for life in general.
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Joi Griffin ’20 A SPECIAL PLACE ON CAMPUS
I love Porter’s dining hall, because it’s a place where everyone gathers to relax, grab a snack, and hang out. I love taking me-time and I love eating, but it’s also a place where you can do work and get help if you need it; there is always someone there. It’s a nice, comforting place where you can just enjoy yourself.
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By doing little things for other people, you can really make a difference in someone else’s day, and you can impact the world by doing that.
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Leaders Belong Here
Natalie Brennan ’20 ON USING HER VOICE
Porter’s has taught me that I have a voice and I shouldn’t be afraid to use it. You need to be bold in what you want. I wanted to run for co-head of New Girls, I wanted to make a change, and you have to be willing to take the first step. CHANGING THE WORLD
I want to be a person that is not afraid to step up. I want to be a girl who lifts up and embodies the voice of other girls because we are important, and we are going to change the world.
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Tyler Smith ’20 HOMETOWN
Harlem, New York ON BEING CO-HEAD OF NEW GIRLS
I decided to run for co-head of New Girls because my Old Girl held this role and made me feel really loved and welcomed. I think everyone knows they are loved and cared for, but some days you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, or you have a really tough test, and a little reminder that you are still important, you’re still loved, that’s what I want to remind people about. HER PORTER’S EXPERIENCE
Porter’s has made me a bolder and more confident person. I feel more confident and sure of myself, and I know that I have had so many leadership opportunities here that wherever I go to college, I won’t be afraid to take new risks or apply for leadership positions.
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Classes ending in 4s and 9s enjoyed a wonderful Reunion 2019! Held September 20 through 22, the weekend offered opportunities for Ancients to connect with classmates as well as current students and faculty, including visits to the Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab and a tour and discussion of Farmington and the Freedom Trail. Another highlight was an interactive panel discussion titled “Ancients are Shaping a Changing World: Addressing Social Challenges.” Panelists Tracy Gary ’69, Pat Mueller ’74, Andrea Hailey ’99, and Catherine Lindroth ’04 talked about being agents of change in the areas of education, media relations, politics, and philanthropy.
New this year, class meetings were also a big hit, with topics including: navigating the college process, with Dean of College Counseling Amy Rogers P’22; healthy tech habits, led by Gigi Mortimer ’79; Zumba, led by Naya Bricher ’09; a self reflection and writing exercise, led by Charlotte Matthews ’84; access and affordability at Porter’s, with Chief Enrollment and Student Affairs Officer Liz Schmitt P’19 and Director of Admission Sarah Quinn; and the importance of the all-female Ancient network, led by Chrishaunda Lee Perez ’94. A special thanks to Jenna Moniz ’94, who was the homilist for the Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving. S’mores by the firepit, class photos, and the All-School Dinner rounded out the weekend.
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TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM REUNION WEEKEND 2019 VISIT:
missportersschool.smugmug. com/2019-20/Reunion
• ANCIENT GATHERINGS •
A SAMPLING OF ANCIENT EVENTS
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Ancients Haben Abraham ’06, Nadjeda Estriplet ’06, Juliana Garcia-Uribe ’99, Dejshona George ’01, and Maureen Hunter ’74 joined current students on campus for the Ancients of Color/Students of Color Networking Event. Held in the Riverview Lounge, the evening included networking and conversation on navigating life after Miss Porter’s School. The event was hosted by the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Alumnae Relations.
Sandy Golinkin ’73, founder and CEO of Raising the Bar (a nationally renowned consulting company), ran a workshop, held at WeWork in New York City, for Young Ancients on navigating their careers, and shared insight on the most effective networking practices.
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Windsor on a lovely summer evening on Fishers Island. The reception was generously hosted by Ellen McCance Parker ’54 and Trustee Ilona (Theo) Dotson ’88 at Theo’s home.
Kimberly Scott P’18 and Anthony Nwachukwu P’20 hosted a reception in Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, for Ancients, students, and friends of Miss Porter’s School. Head of School Kate Windsor shared an update on Miss Porter’s School today and goals for the school in the coming year and beyond.
Barclay Stone ’85 and Chrishaunda Lee Perez ’94 helped gather Ancients for an evening reception with Head of School Kate Windsor and Chief Advancement Officer Christine Pina on the rooftop at 5Church Atlanta.
Ancients, past and current parents, and students gathered for conversation and connections with Head of School Kate SEE UP-TO-DATE EVENT INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION DETAILS AND VIEW
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Athletics Hall of Fame Corinne (Coco) Schoeller ’11 (pictured at right) and the late Pamela B. Bent ’62 are the newest inductees to the Miss Porter’s School Athletics Hall of Fame! Coco, a former rower for Miss Porter’s School, Division I Brown University, and the U.S. National Team, and Pamela, a former field hockey and lacrosse player and coach, were honored in a ceremony held Reunion Weekend.
Day of Service On October 19, more than 90 Ancients participated in the first-ever Miss Porter’s School Day of Service! From serving meals, to sorting furniture, to cleaning up parks, Ancients in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco worked in partnership with local organizations to make a difference and shape the changing world we all live in.
• ANCIENT GATHERINGS •
SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE ANCIENT EVENTS
Looking Forward OCTOBER 16-18, 2020
Reunion Classes of 0s and 5s, be sure to save the date for Reunion 2020 — to be held this October 16–18! Enjoy peak fall foliage in Farmington while reconnecting with classmates, revisiting favorite campus spots, and making new memories. Visit porters.org/reunion
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Please join Ancients across the world for Miss Porter’s School’s third annual Worldwide Sit-Down Dinner. More than 800 Ancients joined together last year for this global celebration of friendship and Farmington. We hope you will join us this year. Registration will open January 2020.
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“[when I] hear, ‘Shape a changing world,’ I’ll think about how Miss Porter’s taught me that we need to look out for one another and be invested in changing the world for the better.”
Carolyne Ouya ’10 Helping Others Find their Sense of Belonging
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hen Carolyne Ouya came to Miss Porter’s School as a first-year student in 2006, she faced more than the usual challenges. Five weeks before the start of school, Carolyne’s father passed away.
“I asked myself, am I still going to this school? What am I doing?” said Carolyne, whose family emigrated from Kenya to Atlanta, Georgia when she was young. “It was difficult. I didn’t think I had time to process everything that was happening, but I knew I had the opportunity of a lifetime. It was hard, but I truly commend Porter’s for how they handled it. I remember they were informed and next thing you know, I was surrounded by a team… They made sure to look out for me.” That sense of community and belonging she found at Miss Porter’s School informs her work with Access Inc. Youth and Immigration Services, a nonprofit that provides workforce development for 16 to 24-year-olds who have dropped out of high school. Carolyne provides career coaching, helps families looking to start their own businesses, and also works as a legal advocate in the
Violence Against Women Act Legal Program, assisting women who may be victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking. “I meet a lot of families similar to mine, immigrants trying to figure it out, and they may have experienced some kind of tragedy, too,” she said. “I sit with them, and I say, ‘hey, I see you.’ I really understand what that feels like.” Carolyne’s experience at Miss Porter’s School helped her become the advocate she is today as she keeps the mission of the school in mind. “Miss Porter’s changed my life,” she said. “With my work every day, I walk closely with the idea of shaping a changing world. The work I do is difficult and burn-out is real. There are days I’m so exhausted, where I see there are more people than resources, and yet, inside, I’ll hear, ‘Shape a changing world.’ I’ll think about how Miss Porter’s taught me that we need to look out for one another and be invested in changing the world for the better.”
• FAMILY WEEKEND •
Sunshine and smiles were abundant during this year’s Family Weekend! Families experienced beautiful fall weather as they spent time with their favorite Porter’s girl. While on campus, families visited classes, attended grade level and Alliance family receptions, spent time speaking with faculty members and Head of School Kate Windsor, participated in Bowlathon workshops in the ceramics studio, and enjoyed music and Dance Workshop performances. Families and their students also attended a talk by New York Times writer and author Frank Bruni, who wrote this year’s Porter’s community read, “Where You Go is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania.”
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Macomber, the newest dorm on campus The renovation of 36 Main Street has created a beautiful home for our students! This gothic revival style-house circa 1873 is now Macomber, our newest dorm on campus, housing 14 students. The home was given to Miss Porter’s School in 1952 by the Gay family and has served many purposes over the years: home to former Head of School Skip Hance and his family; Weekend House, where visitors could stay; and, most recently, as the Alumnae and Development Office. Thanks to the generosity of the Macomber family, we were able to “repurpose this gem on campus,” according to Director of Campus Planning and Design Katie Bradley, who was part of the team that oversaw the building’s transformation.
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• CLASS NOTES •
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1950s Mary Stackpole Trost ’51 writes, “I now have five grandchildren and two greats! I am still working as the manager of Victoria Mansion Museum and still living on the family farm, enjoying my critters! I keep in touch with Martha Tauchert Leveroni, my roommate, and Dr. Anne Haywood. Wish all well at MPS!”
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Alexandra (Alix) Montgomery Estey ’56 writes, “I moved to a retirement community outside of Philadelphia a week before being diagnosed with lung cancer for the second time. My daughter and her husband are both doctors in that specialty so I was blessed. Other than that, I continue my weekly telephone to Kumiori (Maidie) Burck Greenberg in Israel and had a lovely recent visit with Director of Gift Planning Susan Walker P’06.”
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Gayle Baring ’59 writes, “Just got a new hip and hope to get good use out of it on the pickleball court and elsewhere. Patch, patch, patch — and never give up!”
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Pictured from left to right: Emily (Missy) Ridgway Crisp, Lee Tifft Allen, Phoebe Dewing Coues, Diana Walcott Phillips, Rosalind (Ros) Lawrence Hunnewell, Rebecca Miller Harvey, and Sarah Faile Fogarty.
Joan W. Greer ’51 writes, “I am struggling with health issues, but am coping and have great caregivers and family support. Pete and I will celebrate our 58th anniversary this month. The kids are doing well and our youngest granddaughter, Chelsea, has just graduated cum laude and highest honors from St. George’s Veterinary School and is now a practicing DVM and newlywed as well — very exciting!” Greer McLane Hopkins ’59 writes, “The sad loss of too many classmates reminds me of those cherished relationships and I am grateful for my own health. I have gone back to college for Spanish. I’m still active with opera. My son happily married in December of 2018. My husband, Thayer, is still thriving with his own architectural firm. I volunteer vigorously with Justice Ministries to gain release for falsely detained immigrants. I am working part time in San Francisco. Would love to retire, but alas…” Evelyn (Lynne) B. McVeigh ’59 writes, “I have been an associate professor in the Undergraduate Film and Television Department at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. I am also co-director of the Fearless Theater Company, made up of young people with and without disabilities. The company is presently focusing on creating web episodes to raise awareness of young people with rare diseases.”
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Pictured from left to right, standing: Elizabeth (Liz) Seacord, Lucy Lamphere, Leonora (Lili) Sheeline, Jamie Johnson, and Doreen Ma Wang. Seated: Mary Currier, Harriet (Hatsy) Mays Powell, Trimble (Trimmy) Hoblitzelle Stamell, Julia Brennan Kline, and Anne Melissa Dowling.
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1970s Elizabeth (Tina) Endicott ’70 writes, “I published a memoir entitled ‘Mongolia 1978-2017: Memoirs of a Part-Time Mongolist,’ published by Shires Press in 2019.”
1980s Sung-Yun Pai ’85 writes, “I was visiting Colgate with my older son and our tour guide was Catherine Ferri ’16!”
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Nikki Duncan ’98 writes, “I got married to Mr. Helder de Almeida in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I was so lucky to have fellow Ancients attend to celebrate with us at our reception aboard The Catalina.”
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1990s Jorie Waterman ’91 had a baby boy, Elliot Waterman Jurdem, on February 4, 2019.
Imani L. Brown ’00 writes, “I am doing well in San Francisco. I am currently the Regional Managing Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, here in Northern California. I was blessed this August to have several Ancients and former MPS staff come over and help me celebrate Jenny Kline’s birthday.” 05
Holly Robertson Godfree ’92 writes, “I’ve just won a national award for teacher librarianship in Australia. It’s partly for my professional skills and significantly for my work with coordinating a national campaign called ‘Students Need School Libraries.’ The issue of qualified staff in school libraries is an international one and is gaining momentum in the U.S., Australia, and other countries.”
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Pictured from left to right: Catherine Ferri and Sung-Yun Pai.
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Pictured from left to right: Desiree Nash Brown, Leah Wright-Rigueur, Lisa Lazarus, Nikki Duncan, Merrielle MacLeod, Shakira Ramos Crespo, Tia Benjamin Silas, and Andrea Hailey.
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Pictured from left to right: Caitlin Mitchell, Tenysa Jayne Santiago, former Faculty Member Julia Eells, former Faculty Member John Eells, Imani Brown, and former Faculty Member Jenny Kline.
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Jessica Luke Andrews ’00 writes, “Hello fellow Ancients! My daughter Lotus Luke ’20 will be arriving in Farmington tomorrow to start her senior year at MPS. She will be accompanied to campus by a new family member: her baby brother Charlie, who was born last month at our home in Maine. We look forward to seeing many of you in Farmington throughout the school year.” Adia (Addie) Benson Gundry ’05 writes, “Introducing Claire Marie Gundry! A tiny peanut. She is healthy, so am I! We are so in love.” 06
08 Michelle M. Lee ’08 writes, “In the 2019 spring semester, I invited [current student] Leela Rosaz Shariyf ’21 to visit me in the Department of Psychology’s Social Program at NYU to check out a day in my life as a Ph.D. student in the social psychology Ph.D. program. Leela attended lab meetings, where she asked brilliant questions and was even complimented by professors, and got to meet research assistants in labs I work in comprised of undergraduate and master’s students in the social psychology program. I invited Leela because we had met during a Porter’s event a long time ago (a dinner for Students of Color at Porter’s, where she expressed to me that she had an interest in journalism/ media, psychology and neuroscience, all of which are areas I also am passionate about!) to show her what it’s like to be a graduate student in this field, especially at NYU.”
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Carolyn Mulvey Jenks ’07 writes, “On May 26, 2019, I married Fielding Jenks at Glen Foerd on the Delaware in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We had a wonderful celebration with family and friends.”
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Pictured from left to right: Alexandra Rodis, Kathryn Rae Mulvey Stolper, Fielding Jenks, Carolyn Mulvey Jenks, Nancy Westervelt Mulvey, Kayla Kawalick, Alexandra Hashemi, and Yasmin Hashemi.
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Page Meredith shared this photo of an Ancient gathering. Pictured from left to right: Page Meredith, Margot Vitale, Caroline Wood, Karelle Fonteneau, Clare Kenny, and Alyssa Kasanoff Dunn.
Barbara Baker MacPherson ’34 | 7/9/19 † Marianne Foote Baker 1911 — Mother † Priscilla Baker Hill 1938 — Sister † Sally Hill Lloyd 1966 — Niece Marie McCook Cooper ’37 | 7/7/19 Ruth Robinson Goodwin ’37 | 7/10/19 † Virginia Robinson Munn 1924 — Sister † Priscilla Robinson Thompson 1927 — Sister † Jane Robinson Chester 1933 — Sister † Penelope Chester Sharp 1956 — Niece Sidney Todd Moxham ’37 | 4/28/19 † Elizabeth Todd Bell 1940 — Sister
IN MEMORIAM
John K. Greene P’81, G’12, G’14 passed away on September 4, 2019. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and resided in Lake Forest, Illinois, at the time of his death. Mr. Greene served the school as a trustee from 2010 to 2013. He attended Yale University before joining the U.S. Marines. He was recruited by the U.S. Clandestine Irregular Warfare Operation and stationed in Alaska for two years in this role. Mr. Greene then worked for IBM managing their European division before he was recruited by William Blair & Company, where he worked for 42 years. Mr. Greene served on numerous boards including Vulcan Materials Company and the Illinois Children’s Home & Aid Society, and in 2018 he was honored with the Chicago Horticultural Society Medal in recognition of his service on the Chicago Horticultural Society Board of Directors. Mr. Greene is survived by his wife, Jean Greene ’51; sons, Paul and John; daughter, Valerie Flynn ’81; son-in-law Mark Flynn; daughter-in-law Katey Greene; granddaughters, Casey Flynn ’12, Heather Flynn ’14, and Alex Flynn; and grandsons, John Greene, Jr., and Kyle Greene.
Muriel Putnam Smith ’39 | 9/27/19 Pamela P. Smith 1968 — Daughter
Ludmilla Bierens de Haan van Delden ’48 | 1/19/19 Sally Gardiner Murray ’49 | 7/1/19 † Lilian Tingue Swan 1922 — Aunt † Sally Quimby Gardiner 1926 — Mother † Polly Park Dyer 1949 — Cousin Elizabeth M. Gardiner 1956 — Sister Susanne Low Clarke 1962 — Niece Linda Low Wolcott 1966 — Niece Alexandra T. Boyden 1982 — Niece Dorothy Ruxton Mitchell ’50 | 6/29/19 Cass L. Shaw 1973 — Niece Lee Bouvier Radziwill ’50 | 2/15/2019 † Esther Auchincloss Biltz 1913 — Aunt † Maude Bouvier Davis 1924 — Aunt
Margaretta Waller Vreeland ’39 | 4/9/19
† Michelle Bouvier Putnam 1924 — Aunt
† Katherine Farnsworth
† Edith Bouvier Beale 1935 — Cousin
Cavender 1937 — Cousin
† Anita Nash Harkins 1940 — Cousin
Margaret Christian Rafter ’42 | 6/5/19 Anne Taylor Whitson ’42 | 6/1/19 Jeanne Comey Owen ’43 | 6/11/19
† Michelle Scott Crouse 1947 — Cousin † Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 1947 — Half Sister † Esther Biltz Langham 1951 — Cousin Maude S. Davis 1952 — Cousin
Teresa Herring Weeks ’43 | 2/2/19
Nina Auchincloss Straight 1955 — Half Sister
Ann S. Weeks 1967 — Daughter
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Winifred Tilney Whitman 1965 — Niece Elizabeth Blackburn Taylor ’44 | 7/4/19
Rutherfurd 1963 — Half Sister Maya L. Auchincloss 1977 — Niece
† Madelaine Walton Blackburn 1917 — Mother
Lucy Bell Hartwell ’51 | January 2019
† Madelaine Blackburn 1942 — Sister
Martha Walker Gibbs ’52 | 5/3/2019
Margaret Taylor Phelps 1944 — Sister-in-law Ruth Robinson
Laura Hitt Larrabee ’52 | March 2019
Warner 1945 — Stepsister-in-law
† Mary-Louise Congdon James 1928 — Mother
Marion Taylor Dann 1947 — Sister-in-law
Judith Hill Brush ’55 | 5/15/19
Sarah Robinson McAndrew 1947 — Stepsister-in-law
Grenville Dodson Hudson ’55 | 1/18/2019
Courtney Taylor Marsters 1966 — Daughter
Elizabeth Terry ’59 | 4/9/19
Cecilia Taylor Bloomer 1967 — Daughter
† Julia Terry Barnes 1952 — Sister
Margaret Curley Bacon 1968 — Cousin Evans Phelps 1968 — Niece Elizabeth B. Taylor 1970 — Daughter Marion Taylor 1974 — Daughter Blair Butler Bellis ’45 | 8/13/19 Julie Hamm Finley 1955 — Cousin Martha Hamm Spencer 1963 — Cousin Patricia Taggart Bellis 1980 — Daughter-in-law Isabel Bryan Leib ’46 | 9/30/19
Letitia M. Barnes 1965 — Step-Niece Julia Barnes May 1982 — Niece Mary Frazer Freer ’60 | 2/7/19 † Marie Bickford Frazer 1929 — Mother Leonora de Sola Saurel ’64 | 1/18/19 Susan Schneider Riggins ’66 | 6/22/19 Meredith Dixon ’73 | 2019 Ellen Dobbs Everlove ’77 | 5/27/19
Nancy Bryan Taylor 1947 — Sister
Solace R. Duncan ’00 | 5/21/19
Sandra Taylor Goodwin 1970 — Niece
Khalilah Duncan Dann 1998 — Sister Grace-Ann V. Duncan 2002 — Sister
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Our sympathy to the family and friends of the following members of the Miss Porter’s School community whose deaths are reported with sorrow:
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• IN MEMORIAM •
“Teaching leadership to every girl, not just those who aspire to it or those elected to it, but every girl, is inherent in our school mission. Leadership is part of the curriculum, explicitly and implicitly. It is central to each girl’s education and her experience at MPS. What better beginning, then, for her to make her mark in the world beyond?” — M. Burch Tracy Ford
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M. Burch Tracy Ford Head of School 1993–2008
Miss Porter’s School was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Head of School M. Burch Tracy Ford on October 2, 2019. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and resided in Concord, Massachusetts at the time of her death.
“Here at Farmington, with the guidance and support of teachers in and outside of the classroom, our students are learning to think independently, critically, and creatively, about the facts of life and the stuff of dreams, all in order to sharpen their convictions and to develop the courage to act on those convictions as scholars, artists, athletes, friends, and leaders in both academic and social settings.” — M. Burch Tracy Ford Mrs. Ford attended Trinity College in Washington, D.C., before leaving to join the Peace Corps, where she served for two years in a social center in Senegal, West Africa. After returning to the United States, she graduated from Boston University and then earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Simmons College. Mrs. Ford worked as a private therapist and as the first full-time residential counselor at Groton School, where she worked for 10 years, before joining Milton Academy as dean of students. Mrs. Ford served as the head of Miss Porter’s School from 1993 to 2008, and touched the lives of thousands of students, Ancients, and colleagues. She strongly believed that the best learning happens in the context of relationships, and she modeled this each and every day of her life.
Under Mrs. Ford’s leadership, Miss Porter’s School transformed in a myriad of ways. Among the many notable accomplishments of Mrs. Ford’s 15-year tenure are: a new library, now named the M. Burch Tracy Ford Library; the Pool and Squash Building; an emphasis on the school’s athletics program, including rejoining the Founders League; the Annual Fund exceeding $1 million for the first time; and the successful conclusion of a $50 million capital campaign. The list goes on and on, and Mrs. Ford’s impact is felt today and will be for decades to come. Mrs. Ford was a remarkable woman, a tremendous leader, and a generous friend to all. Her legacy lives on through the generations of lives she touched as an educator. Mrs. Ford is survived by her husband, Brian; her children, Randall and Winfield; Randolph’s wife, Tianlin Wang Ford; and her granddaughters, Elizabeth Corrigan Wang Ford and Rosamund Burch Wang Ford. She will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege to know her.
“As adults and educators, we must teach our young, in this case 300 splendid girls, to learn the languages of life. That means starting with English, but other tongues are essential as well: the language of history, the language of art and music; the languages of science and math; and, of course, the languages of those around the world who did not begin their lives speaking English.” — M. Burch Tracy Ford
• MEN OF PORTER’S •
Participates in the Model U.N. club and competes on the JV field hockey team.
Soleil ’22 shares a laugh with her father Mike Lech.
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Men of Porter’s Give Back When Mike Lech sent his daughter, Soleil ’22, off to Miss Porter’s School last year as a first-year student, his commitment didn’t stop there.
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“I believe that the role and responsibility of the parent doesn’t end with the last tuition payment and dropping our daughter off at campus,” Mr. Lech said. “It actually starts there.”
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Alexandria Black ’20 Enjoys photography and has earned recognition for her work.
Mike and Kara Lech recently pledged a significant six-figure gift to Miss Porter’s School in the name of their daughter, who’s currently a sophomore. Mr. Lech is one of a growing number of male relatives becoming more active in the school, both in terms of financial support and in donating time and other resources. The Men of Porter’s, who all have connections to the school through loved ones, have gathered formally and informally to discuss giving back to the school. Chief Advancement Officer Christine Pina explained, “We noticed the large number of men who were making philanthropic gifts in honor of the Ancients in their lives. The men were fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, grandfathers,
nephews, any male relationship you could imagine. When we approached these donors to ask why they made their gifts they said they liked this idea of bringing men together to support the school and Ancients in and around the world. It’s really all about creating a stronger partnership with the men who care so deeply about our mission and are champions of the school.” Bob Deutsch, whose daughters, Allison ’07 and Katie ’09, attended Miss Porter’s School, counts himself among the Men of Porter’s. “The world needs strong women in families, businesses, government, social causes, and the list goes on,” Mr. Deutsch said. “Single-sex schools, especially at the high school level, are critical to developing strong girls and leading them on the path towards becoming strong women. This is a cause that should be supported by both fathers and mothers, plain and simple.” Don Black, who is actively involved in the Parent Leadership Committee and whose daughters, Alexandria ’20 and Victoria ’22, attend Miss Porter’s, said the Men of Porter’s can help build a stronger community.
“The presence of fathers in the community, I hope, reminds our daughters that they are cared for and loved by us,” said Mr. Black, whose wife, Dorre, is part of the healthcare team at Miss Porter’s School. “That their dreams and journey are just as important to us as are the dreams and journey of sons. That they have our full support, and their joy is our joy, and their challenges are our concerns. That we are willing to come alongside them as they strive to live out their values in a challenging season of growth.” Mr. Lech explained that the Men of Porter’s help strengthen commitment to a shared cause. “As a father, it’s beautiful to see other fathers who share the same ideologies and who also view their daughters as having limitless potential. When you gather together in a room and you talk about how you can help to bolster the community that is going to create a path for your daughter, it’s amazing what you can accomplish,” Mr. Lech said. “It’s not just a $10 million gift, it’s $100 a month for a year that has just as much of an impact. Or it’s just time: it’s coming to campus, helping to coordinate a speaker that helps make the community stronger. So it’s not just giving huge sums of money, it’s being connected to the community.”
Don Black with his daughters Alexandria ’20 and Victoria ’22.
Victoria Black ’22 Plays saxophone in the Porter’s orchestra.
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Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake ’69
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Nona Murphy Collin ’83 and William E. Collin Christina L. Cox ’93 Emily Ridgway Crisp ’59
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Tracy D. Gary ’69 * Mr. Donald J. Kirk Mr. John D. Macomber P’81 Elizabeth D. Oneglia ’95 and Daniel S. Oneglia Mr. Seok Joon Pyo and Ms. Sang Hye Lee P’22
Cynthia and Armins Rusis P’23 Sheep Meadow Foundation Veronica Mallory Stubbs ’66 Mr. Zhonghuai Sun P’20 † Elizabeth Terry ’59 Mr. Qing Wang and Ms. Junhong Guo P’21 Alice Hamblin Williams ’79
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• THANK YOU DONORS •
Throughout 2018, we celebrated 175 years of Sarah Porter’s vision by telling the story of the school today. Our celebration — which included our second Worldwide Sit-Down Dinner as well as the All-School Reunion — culminated in the groundbreaking Sotheby’s “By Women, for Tomorrow’s Women” auction of works by female artists, through which we raised an historic $3.3 million for student financial aid endowment. This year, we raised nearly $11 million, including a recordbreaking $2.65 million in support of the Annual Fund. These gifts support programs including InterMission, athletics, faculty development, and student activities, and allow us to keep the promise of our mission statement.
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We are deeply grateful to our dedicated volunteers and to our donors: the Ancients, students, parents, faculty, staff, grandparents, spouses, and friends whose generosity allows us to be the school of consequence for girls. Thank you for your ongoing support of Miss Porter’s School.
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Christine M. Pina Chief Advancement Officer
• VOLUNTEERS •
J. Michael McQuade P’11 Vice Chair Sonia Holden Evers ’71 Secretary Darcy S. Mauro ’83 Treasurer Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. Head of School, ex officio Gaylynn A. Burroughs ’95 Fiona M. Cibani P’19 Sarah E. Clark ’80 Shakira Ramos Crespo ’98 Sophie Bass Crommett ’04 Althea Beaton Ducard ’88 Baojun Gao P’17 Lisa S. Lewis ’77 Sarah Klish Liu ’90 Martin J. Nance P’15 Martha Kimball Pomerantz ’77 Amani Reed Remy Schwartz P’17, ’21 Lisa Townson Seaman ’77 Elise de Compiegne Shatto ’85 Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins ’73 Claire E. Theobald ’84 Jonathan D. Usich P’20 John C. Wilcox P’10 Leah M. Wright-Rigueur ’99
2018–2019 ANNUAL REPORT ALUMNAE BOARD
FY18–19 ANNUAL REPORT NOVA NINE
PARENT LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
Shakira Ramos Crespo ’98 Co-President
Lydia K. Gambacini 2019 Head of School Southington, Connecticut
Kathleen Kadziolka P’21 Co-Chair
Alessandra Niceta Rose ’87 Co-President AnnaRose M. King ’04 Co-Vice President Ashley Jones Tagatac ’82 Co-Vice President Elizabeth A. Olear ’97 Recording Secretary Saba S. Brelvi ’91 Catherine Bue-Hepner ’98 Gizelle L. Clemens ’04 Crystal Dickinson-Dirden ’93 Maura A. Droney ’01 Gillian M. Dudeck ’09 Petria Horner Fossel ’69 Sharifah S. Holder ’06 Magdalena Garczynski Johndrow ’06 Melinda Gorzelany Jones ’99 Christine F. Messineo ’97 Lucy H. Montgomery ’85 Patricia H. Mueller ’74 Sarah Garvey Rumore ’03 Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert ’91 Beverley M. Sutherland ’88 Caroline Dean Udelhofen ’07 Jorie M. Waterman ’91
Gabriella D. Owens 2019 2nd Head of School West Hartford, Connecticut Alyssa A. Landry 2019 Co-Head of New Girls Dedham, Massachusetts Nicole L. Yang 2019 Co-Head of New Girls Seongnam, Republic of Korea Seojin Park 2019 Co-Head of Main Seoul, Republic of Korea Daniela Zamarripa Zercovitz 2019 Co-Head of Main Mexico City, Mexico Imandi Herath 2019 Head of Diversity Avon, Connecticut Ellen V. White 2019 Head of Athletic Association Wallingford, Connecticut Carolyn C. Nida 2019 Head of Student Activities Rome, Georgia
Remy Schwartz P’17, ’21 Co-Chair Marilyn Abrahams P’21 Nicole M. Aronson P’20 Patricia Aucello P’19 Donald A. and Dorrett Y. Black P’20, ’22 Elizabeth I. Blakelock P’11, ’12 Tanya Clark Robinson P’19 Brendan J. and Elizabeth A. Coyne P’22 Candace Cunningham P’21 Darleen Chan P’19 Dennis A. and Cheryl A. Dowd P’20 Debra P. Forand P’18, ’21 Candace J. Freedenberg P’17 Jane M. C. Hewson P’21 Lisa Rahe Hough ’89, P’21 Elisabeth L. Kandrysawtz P’14, ’20 Laura Kibbe P’20 Cindy A. Klein P’22 Amy Kosienski P’19 Michael and Kara A. Lech P’22 Karen M. Lowe P’19 Carrie Poole P’20 Coreen Sunde P’20 Susan K. Surprenant P’11, ’14, ’17 Helen D. Walker ’84, P’22, ’23 Hee-Jin Yim P’21
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Karen T. Staib ’90 Chair
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• SOTHEBY’S AUCTION •
HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Laura Paulson
Leslie Hewitt
MPS ANCIENT PARTICIPANTS
Agnes Gund ’56
Marnie Stuart Pillsbury ’61
Jenny Holzer
Gabrielle A. Banks ’15
Oprah Winfrey
Jane L. Richards ’65
Roni Horn
Katherine Houston Bradford ’60
Elizabeth Balding Ruprecht ’75
Xylor Jane
CHAIR
Hy and Remy Schwartz P’17, ’21
Chantal Joffe
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO
Jill Weldon Spalding ’56
Amanda Taylor ’87
Barbara Kasten
Milbrey Rennie Taylor ’64
Lee Krasner
Althea Beaton Ducard ’88 and Mr. Malik S. Ducard
VICE-CHAIRS
Evelyn W. Tompkins ’77
Jenny Holzer Adam Sheffer
Louise Lawler Mary Fairchild Low
ARTIST PARTICIPANTS
Vera Lutter
Ghada Amer EVENT CO-CHAIRS
Beatriz Ferreira Milhazes
Alice Aycock
Sonia Holden Evers ’71
Mariko Mori
Gabrielle A. Banks ’15
Chrishaunda Lee Perez ’94
Alice Neel
Anney Bonney
Anna Swinbourne
Catherine Opie
Louise Bourgeois
Pauline Palmer
HONORARY ADVISOR
Katherine Houston Bradford ’60
Peggy Preheim
Cecily Brown
Dorothea Rockburne
Cecily Brown
Cindy Sherman
Mariana Cook
Jean Shin
Niki de Saint Phalle
Lorna Simpson
Jay DeFeo
Kiki Smith
Jane Freilicher
Pat Steir
Diana Dwyer Brooks ’68 COMMITTEE
A. Cary Brown-Epstein ’80 Katherine Nouri Hughes ’67 Louise Woolworth Lamphere ’76 May Lim ’99 Josephine A. Merck ’65 Christine F. Messineo ’97 Anita Foden Mierisch ’98 Ann Richards Nitze ’62
Ellen Gallagher
Lily Stockman
Adelaide Lawson Gaylor
Ursula von Rydingsvard
April Gornik
Carrie Mae Weems
Katharina Grosse
Laura Woodward
Sonia Holden Evers ’71 Agnes Gund ’56 Andrea E. Hailey ’99 Josephine A. Merck ’65 Christine F. Messineo ’97 Marnie Stuart Pillsbury ’61 Elizabeth Balding Ruprecht ’75
3.3M The auction raised more than $3.3M for student financial aid.
Jane Hammond Carmen Herrera
Miss Porter’s School
By Women, for Tomorrow’s Women — Sotheby’s and Miss Porter’s School Auction
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In March of 2019 Miss Porter’s School partnered with Sotheby’s Auction House to present By Women, For Tomorrow’s Women — The First-Ever All-Women Artist Benefit Auction at a major auction house. Porter’s advanced art history students assisted with the research and preparation of the auction catalog during their InterMission internships, and 38 pieces by 40 pioneering women artists were included in the auction — including a major abstract painting by Carmen Herrera. The painting, Blanco y Verde of 1966-67, is the most important work by the artist ever to appear at auction. Agnes Gund ‘56 and Oprah Winfrey, longtime supporters of the school, served as honorary co-chairs for By Women, For Tomorrow’s Women. The auction raised more than $3M for student financial aid, enabling emerging female leaders to attend Miss Porter’s School and go on to shape a changing world.
• FOUNDER SOCIETY •
224 DONOR PARTICIPANTS
The Farmington Founder Society was established in 1973 to recognize the leadership donors whose generosity sustains the school. The dedication and commitment of Founder Society members helps to ensure the continued excellence and competitiveness of Miss Porter’s School. During the 2018–2019 year, 224 Ancients, parents, past parents, grandparents and friends supported the school with gifts of $2,500 or more. Gifts made by members of the Founder Society totaled $5,385,562, representing 91 percent of all gifts to the school. Additionally, 196 donors participated in the Annual Fund at the leadership level, contributing a total of $1,870,206,976, which comprised 78 percent of the Annual Fund total. The generous support of the 2018–2019 Founder Society donors allows our students to explore, grow, and succeed both in the classroom and beyond. Miss Porter’s School is deeply grateful to these donors.
HEAD’S CIRCLE
$50,000+
† Anonymous (2) Anonymous (2) Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake 1969 Mary Wallace de Compiegne 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Philip DeSantis Mr. Qi Dong and Ms. Linghui Di Sonia Holden Evers 1971 Elaine Walker Fiske 1964 † Mr. Dexter Foss Kirke Hoffman Hall 1989 Joanne Fleming Hayes 1964 Lucile Walker Hays 1956 Elise Elkins Joseph 1968 Mr. Donald J. Kirk Mimi Colgate Kirk 1957 Mr. Han Kou and Ms. Ying Yang Mr. John D. Macomber Sharon and Michael McQuade Mr. Sang Sik Min and Ms. Kyung Hee Chang Elise de Compiegne Shatto 1985 Sheep Meadow Foundation Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins 1973
Mr. Zhonghuai Sun Diana Russell Terlato 1986 † Elizabeth Terry 1959 Ms. Barbara S. Wells MPS ASSOCIATES
$25,000–$49,999 Anonymous Diana Dwyer Brooks 1968 Elisabeth Cole Carpentieri 1957 Constance B. Coburn 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph de Compiegne The de Compiegne-Wallace Foundation Clover Macdonald Drinkwater 1964 Barbara Higgins Epifanio 1979 Judy Olin Higgins 1954 Mr. and Mrs. Neal Keating Lisa J. Kunstadter 1970 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lech Anne Stillman Nordeman 1965 Mr. Jungchul Park and Ms. Sounghee Jeon Veronica Mallory Stubbs 1966 Mr. Qing Wang and Ms. Junhong Guo
Ancients, parents, past parents, grandparents and friends supported school with gifts of $2,500 or more.
5.4M GIFTS TO SCHOOL
Total amount of gifts made by members of the Founder Society, representing 91 percent of all gifts to the school.
KEEP CIRCLE
$10,000–$24,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bass Fraser Bennett Beede 1981 Helen H. Chatfield 1964 Ann Dau Conway 1977 Ilona Rand Dotson 1988 Althea Beaton Ducard 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dudeck Janet Isham Field 1966 A. Jacquett Wing Heck 1968 Rebecca D. Henry 1977 Mr. Heung On Ho Irene M. Y. Ho 1986 Judith Milliken Holden 1968 and Mr. Michael H. Holden † Katharine Daniels Kane 1952 Ms. Rosa Kim and Mr. Kiwon Chang Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klein Cameron McClellan Lanphier 1974 and Mr. Edward O. Lanphier II Lisa S. Lewis 1977 Mr. Jie Liu and Ms. Xiubin Zhang Jane Vaughn Love 1950
Darcy S. Mauro 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Wayde McMillan Mr. Anthony Nwachukwu † Mr. William Hall Painter Susan Putnam Peck 1975 Marnie Stuart Pillsbury 1961 Dr. Annette Urso Rickel Mr. and Mrs. Hy Schwartz Prapavadee Puapan Sophonpanich 1992 Rebecca Wean Stilin 1983 Beverley Waud Sutherland 1955 Claire E. Theobald 1984 Joan Paton Tilney 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich Mr. Laurance B. VanMeter Mr. Peter Wheeler and Ms. Elizabeth Munro Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilcox Alice Hamblin Williams 1979 Jean Hudson Witmer 1973
† Deceased
The Farmington Founder Society
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• FOUNDER SOCIETY •
1843 CIRCLE
$7,500–$9,999 Dukin Kim Barber 1989 Mr. A. Collin Biddle and Ms. Ann Biddle Linda N. Cabot 1976 Page Biddle Cook 1973 † Mr. David M. Mixter † Stephanie Leonard Mixter 1939 Tina Shapleigh Schmid 1966 MAIN CIRCLE
$5,000–$7,499 Anonymous (2) Pamela Mauck Albright 1980 Mallory Cushman Amory 2004 Dr. Edward Barth and Dr. Ana Rodriguez Jill R. Botway 1973 Katharine O. Carpenter 1980 Mary Ann Bickford Casey 1956 Sarah E. Clark 1980 NancyBell Coe 1966 Nona Murphy Collin 1983 and Mr. William E. Collin Laura Armour Cook 1957 Emily Ridgway Crisp 1959 Evelyn Douglas 1980 Nancy Adams Downey 1959 Louisa Copeland Duemling 1954 Elizabeth Pierpont Engstrom 1977 Mary Burke Engstrom 1953 Nancy N. Foote 1963 Petria Horner Fossel 1969 Jean McBride Greene 1951 † Mr. John K. Greene Mrs. Warren S. Hance Rebecca Miller Harvey 1959 Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel F. Hudson Ms. Lori A. Iannucci and Ms. Robin L. Diamonte Susan Upton Lawrence 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Justin A. Manafort, Sr. Mr. Jianli Mao and Ms. Jing Zhu
Miss Porter’s School
Anne Windfohr Marion 1956
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Dr. and Mrs. David Milbauer Dr. Vivek Mohindra and Ms. Deborah Green Elizabeth Ivers Munro 1983 Mr. Martin J. Nance Sherley Smith Newell 1957 Diane A. Nixon 1953 Marianna Mead O’Brien
Louise Vietor Oliver 1962
Alexandra Montgomery Estey 1956
Ellen McCance Parker 1954
Ms. Christine M. Pina and Mr. Alex D. Smith
Ann Posey Ferguson 1956
Pamela Yardley Paul 1955
Katharine Foshay Plum 1958
Mr. and Mrs. L. Carl Fiocchi, Jr.
Linda Peyton 1970
The Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Foundation
Emilie Mead Pryor 1979
† Lois Wodell Poinier 1935 Martha Kimball Pomerantz 1977 and Greg A. Pomerantz Mr. Christopher P. Quinlan and Mrs. Monika A. Barrero Quinlan Jane L. Richards 1965 Caroline A. Roberts 2010 Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Rutledge
Valerie Greene Flynn 1981 Jennifer Airo Gage 1985 Elizabeth Alexander Goddard 1968 Valaer van Roijen Goodrich 1968 and Mr. John A. Goodrich Abby Aldrich Gray 1968
Lisa Townson Seaman 1977
Dr. and Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie, Jr.
Helen Martin Spalding 1968
Catherine Mead Hamill 1975
Dorothy Walker Stapleton 1965
Molly Slocum Harris 1947
Mr. Alfred Stillman III
Kathleen K. Henry 1974
Nancy Bryan Taylor 1947
Mr. Jonathan B. Hough
Caroline Dean Udelhofen 2007
Lisa Rahe Hough 1989
Gloria Barnes Van Norden 1941
Adrienne Osborne Ives 1950
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wagner
Jennifer Taplin Jerome 1965
Elizabeth Tauck Walters 1985
Mr. Fangzhou Ji and Ms. Wenjun Du
Ms. Catherine D. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kandrysawtz III
Ariel M. Zwang 1981
Jayne Teagle Keith 1966
FARMINGTON FOUNDER
Mr. and Mrs. Loring Knoblauch
($1,000–$2,500 up to 15th reunion)
Mr. Daniel W. L. Lee and Ms. Jennifer Tan
$2,500–$4,999
Anonymous (2) Letitia M. Barnes 1965 Edith McBride Bass 1950 Mr. Bruce B. Bates Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bellusci Mr. Michael Bergin and Ms. Jeanne Higgins Bergin Constance Brown Berkley 1944 Dr. Stephen M. Bloch and Ms. Jennifer K. Gabler Gaylynn A. Burroughs 1995 Aubre M. E. Carreon Aguilar 2004 Savannah G. Chandler 2011 Mr. Shengbai Chen and Ms. Yan Ge Anne C. Childs 1974 Catherine Harrison Claiborne 1979 Rebecca A. Clark 2015 Robin Rowan Clarke 1956 E. Briggs Coleman 2001 Olivia S. Coleon 2006 Laura I. U. Collier 2006 Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Conner Laura Donnelley 1964 Barbara Baldwin Dowd 1967 Anne Melissa Dowling 1976 Julia N. Eddy 2012 Elizabeth Endicott 1970
Victoire Griffin Rankin 1960 Katharine Gardner Roach 1967 Letitia Roberts 1960 Eleanor Perkins Robinson 1976 Sarane Hickox Ross 1951 Sarah Garvey Rumore 2003 Cynthia and Armins K. Rusis Elizabeth Standish Sackson 1983 Christen F. Safko 2012 Alison Vance Scherer 1990 Barbara F. Semple 2014 Elizabeth Howe Shannon 1949 Judith Place Sloan 1979 Louise L. Stevenson 1966 Milbrey Rennie Taylor 1964 Marilen Grosjean Tilt 1960 Mary McGuire Tyler 1952 M’Lou D. Walker 1982 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace Marie Gordon Whitbeck 1959 Janet Macomber Williamson 1981 Kathryn Eklund Wise 1984
Roxanne McCormick Leighton 1963
Patricia Plum Wylde 1958
Mary Adams Lines 1968
Mr. Rongqi Zhang and Ms. Hui Huang
Gwynne Garbisch McDevitt 1949 Josephine A. Merck 1965 Elizabeth Denny Oneglia 1995 and Mr. Daniel Oneglia
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zou
• ANCIENT GIVING •
Ancient Giving
Number of Ancients who donated in 2018-2019
1941
1947
Pamela Whitmarsh Gores
Grace Dyer Aarons
Gertrude Achelis Scherman
Marion Taylor Dann
Gloria Barnes Van Norden
Joan Jessup Eddy
1942
Claire Fuller Emlen Marian Rodgers Frick
Beatrice Seabury Acton
Molly Slocum Harris
Priscilla Havemeyer Huston
Nancy Pardue Scheerer
Mary Young Mason
Marian Cornwall Stone
1943
Nancy Bryan Taylor
Ginevra Mitchell Hunter
† Nancy L. Tuckerman
Vera van Marx Metcalf
1948
Theodora Oakes O’Hara
Anonymous
1945
Patricia Thornton Bradt Mariana Mann de Saint Phalle
† Blair Butler Bellis
Barbara Mitchell Erskine
Meriwether Cowgill Schmid
Dian Chandler Schock
Ruth Robinson Warner
Louise Hitchcock Stephaich
1946
Anne Robinson Warner
Joyslin Withington Bushman
Kathleen Butterworth Wilson
Mary Oates Davis
1950
Doris Drisler Ferguson
Elizabeth Campbell Ashby
Joan Paton Tilney
Edith McBride Bass
Iris Jennings Vail
Nancy Pierce Briggs Denise Harmon Hinchman Peggy M. Hitchcock Adrienne Osborne Ives Jeanne Dewey Kennedy
The continued growth of the Annual Fund depends on two equally important factors: increased support each year from current donors and new gifts from others. The Annual Fund supports every facet of the school community, from financial aid and faculty salaries to academic enhancements and facility upgrades. Ancient giving to the Annual Fund is another in a long line of traditions at Miss Porter’s School.
Andria Rowley Lawson
Joan Ingersoll Coale
Jane Vaughn Love
Gay Ramsdell Daniels
Paula Ruckgaber McLeod
Margaret Porter Davis
Nancy Clow Oden
Patricia Monroe Emery
Jean Hammond Peabody
Lucy Landers Fowler
Marcia Dines Strickland
Fufa Triplett Fullerton
Virginia Lasell Westgaard
Jean G. Lincoln
1951 Cynthia Hayward Allen
Ann Ross MacIver Patricia Derr March Katrina Kanzler Maxtone-Graham
Elizabeth N. Boyd
Roberta Purvis Murray
Anita Racioppi Craven
Sarah Hollis French Perry
Thyrza Purvis Eyre
Virginia Pepper Purviance
Jean Rose Gould
Mary Lloyd Robb
Jean McBride Greene
Mary McGuire Tyler
Joan Wyeth Greer
Emily Thompson Walker
Anne M. Haywood
Joan McCance Warner
Grace Lee Jordan Sophie P. Lewis
1953
Sally Shepley Lilly
Susan Stevens Cooley
Elizabeth Cushman Putnam
Marion Moore Cope
Sarane Hickox Ross
Florence Wyckoff Durfee Hastings
Sylvia Buffinton Tompkins
Mary Burke Engstrom
Mary Stackpole Trost
Wendy Walker Glen
Nancy Jacob Winslow
Cynthia Earling Grantz
1952
Charlotte Holland Hagenmeyer Margaret Taube Harper
Lucy Joyce Brennan
Sophie Walcott MacMahon
Margaret Owen Carpenter
Louisa Foulke Newlin
Judith Coste Chapman
Diane A. Nixon
† Deceased
1,398
In 2018-2019 gifts from Ancients totaled $1,574,787 including gifts matched by corporations and contributions from foundations. Ancient participation came in at 27.09 percent with a total of 1,398 Ancient donors. Looking forward, we are confident that we can once again reach a high level of alumnae participation, thereby allowing Miss Porter’s School to continue to rank in the top percentile of giving among its peer schools.
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• ANCIENT GIVING •
Cornelia Ladd O’Grady
Judith Rawle Neilson
Joan Mathieson Platt
Anne Blaxter Page
Elizabeth Thorne Pyott
Nancy Wear Polk
Mary Gamwell Reed
Whitney M. Simonds
Julie Hattersley Righter
Caryn Ryan Tuckerman
Margot Hawley Spelman
Sara Wadsworth Wood
Natalie Hall Webb
1955 Barbara Babcock Pamela Davis Beardsley
Luette Close Bourne † Louise Smith Bross
Hope Stout Connors
Hope Brown
Edith Kunhardt Davis
Elisabeth Cole Carpentieri
Susan Cravens Good
Elizabeth Reynolds Colt
Helen Windisch Hall
Laura Armour Cook
Alice Miller Henry-Taylor
Melissa Foote Cunningham
Priscilla Harding Heublein
Edith Myles de Montebello
Laura C. Luckey
Cornelia Manuel Ford
Miss Porter’s School is grateful to those who participated in the Annual Fund this year. Every gift plays a vital role in supporting the mission of the school; the continued support from our donors is the true measure of success.
Anne Curtiss Mahr
Linda Boyer Gillies
Fair Alice Bullock McCormick
Mimi Colgate Kirk
Jennifer Prescott McLean
Cornelia McElroy Leach
Constance Murphy Paine
Susan F. Metcalf
Nora Leake Cameron
Pamela Yardley Paul
Sara McGuire Muspratt
Mariana Poutiatine Cotten
Linda Lowry Pearson
Sherley Smith Newell
Emlen Hall Ehrlich
Ann Terry Pincus
Susan Taggart Ruhl
Mary T. Emeny
Elisabeth Waterworth Russell
Cynthia F. Ryan
Lorine C. Fargo
Marion Taggart Silliman
Leslie Powell Siggs
Ceseli Dillingham Foster
Elizabeth Covington Smith
Marguerite Jamison Sisson
Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen
Caroline Morgan Southall
Pamela Reid Trippe
Anita Murphy Fritze
Martha McKown Spofford
Mary Cragin Waters
Sheila Lewis Henry
Margaret Rice Stout
Penelope Williams Zimmerman
Diana Ferris Hobson Emily Graves Jones
1958
Margaret Gram King
Priscilla Wear Ellsworth
Nathalie Compton Logan
Susan Thompson Buck
Ann Richards Gridley
Polly Schwarz Merrill
Mary Ann Bickford Casey
Susan Hastings Mallory
Wendy Nelson
Jean Marckwald Chapin
Nannette Foss Orr
Susan Bissell Parker
1956
Miss Porter’s School
Lucy Emory Ambach Anne Blagden Blodgett
Eunice Fulton Blocker
Beverley Waud Sutherland
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1957
In 2018-2019 the Annual Fund total of $2,650,000 provided over nine percent of the operating expenses of the school. The combined gifts to the Annual Fund from Ancients, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends are put to use immediately and directly impact the daily lives of our students.
Robin Rowan Clarke
Katharine Foshay Plum
Sandria Ryan Parsons
Susan Harris Crampton
Julia Wight Schniewind
Nancy Fowle Purinton
Sybil S. Croft Nikolic
Lynne Santy Tanner
Victoire Griffin Rankin
Alexandra Montgomery Estey
Chartis Bell Tebbetts
Letitia Roberts
Nancy Niles Faesy
Linda Bartholomew Thompson
Rosita Sarnoff
Ann Posey Ferguson
Laning Pepper Thompson
Diana Bell Shore
Harriet Daniels Gardner
Miriam Kellogg Truslow
Jennette Campbell Skinner
Ritchey Warren Goodwin
Patricia Plum Wylde
Suzette de Marigny Smith
Agnes Gund
Elizabeth Schereschewsky Stout
Margaret Bright Harding
1960
Lucile Walker Hays
Alison Donald Ahn
Sara Jessopp Thorne-Thomsen
Evelyn Myers Taylor
Eleanor Thomas Hills
Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen
Marilen Grosjean Tilt
Sarnia Hayes Hoyt
Mary Mendle Bird
Lisa Farrel Totman
Anne Windfohr Marion
Katherine Houston Bradford
Katharine Richmond Trotman
Mary Haywood Metz
Margaret von Hennig Bragg
Priscilla Porter Wolff
1961 Mary Jane Churchill Dillon Harriet Carter Field Sallie Curtiss Fogarty Gay Moulton Georgi Carolyn Cutler Goodman Deming Pratt Holleran Pauline Kammer Hudson Kirk Dyett Huffard Rosemary M. Killen Anne McCutcheon Lewis Elsie Oliver MacKenzie Katharine Baird Mann Susan Bell McIntosh Laura Neuhaus Pew Marnie Stuart Pillsbury Nancy Leggett Pitarys Page Poinier Sanders Lucia C. Stanton Julia C. Tobey Marjorie Greenleaf Valliere
1962 Bliss Caulkins Clark Mary Hallock Fields Elizabeth Taggart Fitzsimmons Virginia Page Goodrich Margery MacMillan Hamlen Nancy Dewey Hoppin Sara Lord Ike
• ANCIENT GIVING •
Katharine Gardner Roach
Dorothy Walker Stapleton
Jennifer Russell
Martha Miller Massey
Judith A. Tabler
Gail Gillies Smith
Katherine Carpenter McCallum
Leontine M. Thomson
Ann S. Weeks
Ann Standish Mueller
Alison Heydt Tung
Louise Vietor Oliver
Winifred Tilney Whitman
Georgia McEwan Palmieri
1968 Anonymous
Christine Olson Robb
1966
Cynthia Alexandre Rogers
Ranlet Shelden Bell
Diana Dwyer Brooks
Selina Grew Rossiter
Robin Skinner Brooks
Deborah F. Diserens
Annie Ward Stern
Patricia Grafmueller Buddenhagen
Elizabeth Alexander Goddard
Alison Hall Watkins
Beverly Chan
Valaer van Roijen Goodrich
Frances Forman Yardley
Virginia D. Clarkson
Abby Aldrich Gray
Constance Clement
Judith Milliken Holden
1963
Miranda R. Barry
NancyBell Coe
Elise Elkins Joseph
Margaret Kennedy Brown
Marisa Knowlton Domeyko
Christina L. Labate
Beth Richardson Clements
Janet Isham Field
Martha Parsons Lavendier
Louise King Cook
May Humphreys Fox
Susan Upton Lawrence
Sheila M. Coy
Jayne Teagle Keith
Mary Adams Lines
Joan Pillsbury DePree
Susan Rath Latos
Hope Shiverick Lomas
Frances Adams Eberhart
Alice H. Morse
Deborah Daniel Long
Ruth Eastham Flournoy
Patricia Beck Phillips
Tara Grau Martin
Nancy N. Foote
Diana C. Powers
Barbara Loether Mathieu
Edith Hoyt Garrett
Leonora P. Prowell
Christina Moore Millet
Edith Parsons Gengras
† Susan Schneider Riggins
Rebecca Rounds Neuman
Gertrude Oliver Hetherington
Tina Shapleigh Schmid
Margaret Finch Nicol
Virginia Seaverns Hilyard
Louise L. Stevenson
Mary Dickerson Pierson
Anne Adams Laumont
Veronica Mallory Stubbs
Nancy P. Rath
Roxanne McCormick Leighton
Carol Semple Thompson
Anne Spence Seidlitz
Anne von Rebhan Olsen
Edith Townsend
Leda Stanley-Fidrych
Florence Perkins Rawls
Magrieta Livingston Willard
Meredith C. Tilp
Pamela Butler Roberts
Elizabeth Alsop Winthrop
Natalie Campbell Walden
Susan E. Sharp
Katherine Burrows Wood
Elizabeth Haneman Staniford
1967
Anna Coxe Toogood
Margaret Cox Abbott
1970
Lucinda Schaefer Walker
Maria Kaelber Bryant
Alice Frell Benitez
1965
M. Elizabeth Close
Lawrie Conant Chiaro
Constance Wardrop Combes
Christine Davis-Rubino
Susan MacMillan Arensberg
Sandra Mueller Dick
Amanda Kirkpatrick Dickerson
Letitia M. Barnes
Barbara Baldwin Dowd
Elizabeth Endicott
Patty Slick Beem
Cathe Cronin Echterhoff
Jean Rath Kopp
Dorothy Macdonald Crocker
Lulie Pierpont Eide
Lisa J. Kunstadter
Cynthia Greenleaf
Jeanne Franklin Ferrer
Laetitia Frothingham Mead
Jingle Igleheart Hagey
Laurie B. Findlay
Janet Keyes O’Connell
Jennifer Taplin Jerome
Christine Paddock Foster
Linda Peyton
Josephine A. Merck
Marie B. Kalat
Sarah Jesup Rue
Anne Stillman Nordeman
Elizabeth Brown Ketner
Ellen Phelps Schell
Ellen Bowman Perman
Kathryn Hart Lansing
Elizabeth Harvey Shapiro
Jane Bishop Putnam
Sarah Chandler McColloch
Lisa Russell Stockman
Robin Sommer Reynolds
Virginia B. Mudd
Katharine Hoblitzelle Walling
Jane L. Richards
Muriel Allsopp Nadal
Shaunagh Guinness Robbins
Robin Pearse-Drance
Lucy Mackall Sachs
Katherine Duff Rines
1971 Anonymous (2) Katharine D. Cannon Ginevra K. Chandler
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Pauline Vietor Sheehan
Delphine Espy Eberhart Sonia Holden Evers Elizabeth Critchley Haff Noelle W. King Melinda L. Little Victoria Tilney Munsell Linda Spencer Murchison Christina Morris Raymond Susan Z. Ritz Catherine Flickinger Schweitzer Eleanor Ingersoll Sylvestro Pamela White Ellen Kelly Wooten
1972 Anonymous Nancy Olson Adomeit Sharon Cramer Baldwin Lindsay H. Bloomfield Aurelia W. Erwin Pippa Groves Gerard Susan Egbert Gilroy Elizabeth Miller Halaby Elizabeth H. Jesup Jean Rhodes Matthews Rebecca Faunce McDermott Francia K. Mooney Elizabeth R. Pook Virginia T. Robinson Jane Murphy Sargent Barton Mary Willis Thompson Amelia Young Tigner
1973 Anonymous Jill R. Botway L. Spencer Boyd Catherine Sinclaire Brooks
† Deceased
Grace Butler Johnson Alice McDowell Kubler
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• ANCIENT GIVING •
Rebecca D. Henry
Marguerite Jenkins Clark
Leigh Jennings Judson
Katharine O. Carpenter
Page Biddle Cook
Elizabeth Sherpick Kenyon
Sarah E. Clark
Jody Haller Drake
Lisa S. Lewis
Katherine E. Clark
Alexandra Erickson Golinkin
Nancy Westervelt Mulvey
Evelyn Douglas
Rita Ingersoll
Alison Conyngham Neisloss
Susannah Grant Henrikson
Edith B. Jones
Madeleine Salmon Newkirk
Virginia G. Healey
1976
Harriet M. Phinney
Marguerite Marshall Healey
Alice B. Lloyd
Martha Kimball Pomerantz
Harriet F. Hubbard
Mary Freeman Lyman
Linda N. Cabot
Edwina U. Powel
Lynn Lewis
Sally Woolworth Lynch
Celeste A. Campbell
E. Avery Rimer
Tracy Mullen Lilly Alden Tullis O’Brien
Patricia A. Kuchar
Susan Stone Moorhead
Mary H. Currier
Lisa Townson Seaman
Katharine O’Hara Newman
Jennifer D. Davis
Elisabeth H. Sloan
Elizabeth Winans Rossman
Katherine R. Philson
Martha Russell Davis
Analisa N. Torres
Caroline Darlington Roy
Nina S. Reeves
Anne Melissa Dowling
Anita Barker Weeks
Martha J. Sterne
Lesli A. Rice
Constance Smith Gemmer
Faith Wilcox
Kristin Ryan Stockton
Polly Hancock Rippel
Julia Smith Gould
Lois Godfrey Wye
Francoise Jackson Williams
Susan Firestone Semegen
Ann B. Gray
Cass L. Shaw
E. Lee Haxall
1978
1981
Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins
Katherine E.W. Hooker
Suzanne Riefe Barth
Anonymous
Marguerite Moore Smythe
Leslie Lincoln Hough
Bradley Sturges Berger
Fraser Bennett Beede
Mary Clark Talbot
Robin Howe
Sarah L. Blake
Emily DuHamel Brower
Patricia F. Wheeler
Nina LeRoy Hunnewell
Amy A. Brodigan
Martha Witbeck Chamberlain
Jean Hudson Witmer
Elizabeth Blair Hunter
Margaret Casscells-Hamby
Karen Mertz Clancy
1975
Deborah Gardner Jacobson
Nina D. Cudahy
Kendall Kraft Conners
Jamie Johnson
Lucy Cutting
Hope Connors
Bonye Wolf Barone
Susan Briggs Kitchen
Julia Middlebrook Forbes
Pamela Gadsden Dahill
Deborah Collier Bowin
Lucy Lee LaCasse
Wendy Weeks Frisch
Valerie Greene Flynn
Carol Yeomans Conard
Maria Morgan Grill
Louise Woolworth Lamphere
Kate S. Gray
Marion Love Couzens
Lydia G. Mason
Ashley Riegel Harrington
Deborah Atkin Haggerty
Patricia R. Everett
Rosita L. Moore
Lauren Beardmore Ivanhoe
Alice M. Kriz Mary Nevius Lansing
Fairfax Fullerton Fair
Margaret Morgan
Eleanor Bingham Mallory
Ann Williams Gates
Amelia A. Newcomb
Stephanie Dettmer McGillivray
Mercedese Roane Large
Elizabeth Starr Gephart
Ann Oberrender Noyes
Fecia M. Mulry
Sarah Cummings Madle
Leslie Gottlieb Gordon
Margaret Ball Ottman
Carol Neiley
Karen Kugelman Paruolo
Catherine Mead Hamill
Sandra Ives Powel
Louise O’Brien
Tracey Gordon Reading
Cynthia Strong Hibbard
Harriet Mays Powell
Anne C. Patterson
Laura M. Reckford Mary Weaver Renner
Eleanor Perkins Robinson
Nina Gilbert Pedersen
Paige Callen James
Elizabeth Seacord
Constance Smith Plimpton
Claire Sutherland Wade
Lucy Cooper Karlsson
Trimble Hoblitzelle Stamell
Elizabeth B. Robinson
Melissa Wheeler Waud
Ellen White Levy
Teresa Taggart Vogel
Linda Browne Snook
Nancy Theis Weed
Susan Steinbreder Luciani
Alice L. Wilding-White
Katharine Nason Tipper
Janet Macomber Williamson
Sarah Stone Maynard
Kathleen A. Wilson
Anne T. Truesdale
Ariel M. Zwang
India R. Howell
Miss Porter’s School
Elisabeth Witte McIntire
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P. Ridgely Horsey Biddle
Meg Lota Teagarden Brown
Wende Taylor Wheeler
1982
Susan Putnam Peck
1977
Elizabeth Balding Ruprecht
Cheryl R. Baity
1980
Nerissa Russell
Ann Dau Conway
Pamela Mauck Albright
Jennifer Bradley
Elizabeth Peck Schlueter
Susan Parrott Crary
Loring H. Allen
Maureen D. Burke
Barbara Bates Sedoric
Katherine N. DuHamel
Sarah Schwab Ambrogi
Lindsey Buttner Carlisle
Mary C. Sloane
Elizabeth Pierpont Engstrom
Elizabeth S. Bancroft
Elise M. Chapin
Lynne Sillcox Stewart
Daphne Geary
Jennifer S. Bard
Marcia Lane Clair
Emily Stimson Sugg
Dianne T. Goodnow
Robin Corton Bellamy
Blandy Achenbach-Uzielli Coty
Allison Cooper Hamilton
Amelia S. Berg
Katharine Dana Thompson
Lisa Sweeney Beagan
• ANCIENT GIVING •
Gwendolyn Hornblow Crosby
Samantha Lourie Fremont-Smith
Rebecca Kaufman Schonman
Lisa T. Buyuk
Katharine H. de Baun
Jennifer Airo Gage
Aubrey Thorne Carey
Cameron Philpott Chason
Danielle Devine Greene
Anique C. Gorman-Scharf
Anne Culley Wise
April A. Danz
Lucy Congdon Hanson
Sheila Cobb Heintzman
Helen Matheson Hilliard
Allegra Gilbert Helms
1988
Martha Reynolds Hanway
Mathilde Benington Hopkins
Jan Sechrist Localio
Anonymous
Kristen T. Hemingway
Robin T. Howe
Harriett R. Logan
Joan Esposito Brothers
Justine Ambrecht Mullin
Kristen M. Hoyt
Olga Petrovich Mahoney
Serena W. Crawford
Teal Krech Paynter
Susan E. Jackson
Posey Ferguson Miller
Michael Morrone Custer
Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert Jorie M. Waterman
Irene Allen Gleason
Bonnie-Ann Brill Keagy
Lucy H. Montgomery
Lauren B. Doctoroff
Jennifer W. Koehler
Maureen Gale Mrenna
Ilona Rand Dotson
Pamela P. McKee
Sloan Frazer Pendleton
Althea Beaton Ducard
1992
Mallery Roberts Morgan
Melissa McKernan Pulliam
Audrey Doherty Feely
Anonymous
Elizabeth Kriscenski Perry
Catherine Sargent
Carolyn Sherrill Fuller
Ann Amstutz Hayes
Susan Marks Reed
Eleanor H. Seaman
Christine Steeves Goodrich
Elizabeth B. Anderson
Stephanie J. Riefe
Elise de Compiegne Shatto
Alysa R. Herman
Francine Brennan Byers
Ann R. Sherpick
Sarah Curran Smith
Lucia Palazio Heros
Dana Johnston Brooks
Heidi Fleisher Shilensky
Barclay Kraft Stone
Julie Graffam Kaplan
Sarah A. Castelli
Mary C. Somerville
Melissa Thorn Tierney
Nicole LaMotte
Joanne Espanol Csedrik
Cameron McConnell Sperry
Elizabeth Tauck Walters
Marjorie Emery McCleary
Cori P. Green
Julie Ballentine Peter
Heather Anderson Heuston
M’Lou D. Walker
1983
1986
Diana Buchanan Reynolds
Haynee Kang Johnson
Anonymous
Catriona Mackay Saunders
Adrienne Capra Murphy
Alison Frye Cabot
Carolyn Meltzer Simons
Stuart J. Newsome
Kelly Ashton Barel di Sant’Albano
Sophia D. B. Cue
Suzannah McLain Smith
Joanne Griffiths Shaver
Nancy P. Blumenthal
Felicia M. De Sanctis
Beverley M. Sutherland
Prapavadee Puapan Sophonpanich
Constance B. Coburn
Irene M. Y. Ho
Julienne K. Taraska
Tesha Spann Winslow
Nona Murphy Collin
Catalina L. Keilhauer
Emily Farris Wall
Cristina de la Rosa
Carter Schmitt Learnard
Julia Hayes Wetmore
Lyda B. Ely
Courtney Mullins Price
Lindsay Smith Wiener
Alison Riker Friedel
Shannon Griffin Spencer
Elizabeth F. Gardner
Carolyn P. Starmann
1990
Cheryl Schweighoffer Gardow
Karla Staib Streeter
Margot A. Bogue
P. Vivia Costalas
Michelle Gavens
Diana Russell Terlato
Katrina Gonzalez Coto
Christina L. Cox
1993 Kimberly Bowers Caprio Maria Ginebra Chase Kira Mohaupt Cordasco
Jennifer Stone Grimes
Tina M. Tong
Noel Pittman Davidson
Eileen Flynn DeLaO
Elizabeth Pyle Handler
Jennifer Michaelis Van Arkel
Jennifer McLean Delaney
Anne M. Hargrave
Alexandra Wheeler Gabriele
Amanda Magary Kice
Amanda L. Gordon
Terah Stone Lagarde
Susan Cassidy Maronde Darcy S. Mauro
1987
Elizabeth Ivers Munro
Katherine Dempsey Aydin
Ann Gouldin Kay
Margaret Puckett McArthur
Elizabeth Standish Sackson
Kimberly Robinson Bellamy
Louise Kennedy
Vanessa Olmstead McDonald
Rebecca Wean Stilin
Shirley A. Bendza
Sarah Klish Liu
A. Elizabeth Jauregui Milian
Lynn Bowlby Taylor
Elizabeth L. Blanchfield
Leslie A. Mason
Joli A. Moniz
1985
Sarah S. Brown-Adams
Becky Kelsey Roby
Jennifer Stewart Norris
Charlotte N. DuHamel
Alison Vance Scherer
Bethany A. Pitassi
Anonymous (2)
Darien Hsu Gee
Emilie W. Sommerhoff
Leila L. Ray
Victoria C. Ashton
Tara Smith Gohlmann
Karen T. Staib
Samantha Cantey Saxenmeyer
Bridget B. Barstow
Martha Hacker Hayworth
Jaime L. Tuozzolo
Joan Thompson Wilson
Laura S. Bennett
Samantha Haine Jensen
Nancy White Wheeler
Rebecca Clothier Case
Dawn Lazarus
1995
Jennifer Drew Cunningham
Lucy E. Perera-Adams
1991
Nicole Russell Didda
Willow B. Piersol
Rebecca A. Auster
Lisa M. Johnson
R. Erica Doyle
Ruth K. Rathblott
Suzanne Sederquist Barlow
Elizabeth Denny Oneglia
Alexandra Muse Ehrlich
Alessandra Niceta Rose
Saba S. Brelvi
Mia Angela Carrabba Sardilli
Gaylynn A. Burroughs
† Deceased
Ashley Jones Tagatac
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• ANCIENT GIVING •
Katherine Geier Shultz
Madhavi R. Rao
Anne Wachtel Lacelle
Amanda F. Swain
Katrina Weiss Ryan
Caroline Holden Lewis
Jennifer Gorzelany Weinheimer
Catherine Burger Staffieri
Caitlin McLaughlin Lischick
Lorin Cassidy Wolfe
Elizabeth O’Hara Watson
Claire Henry Lovell
1996
2000
Katherine Shipman Adler Gammon
Anonymous
Nell T. Tivnan
Demetria M. Cavallari
Jessica Luke Andrews
Vanessa M. Viruet
Abby King de Perez
Stephanie Higgins Bealing
Annie Y. Zhou
Tara F. Dean
Leah M. Chubb-Silverman
Stefanie Dion Jones
Katherine L. Creighton
Miss Porter’s School
Reyn Whitman Stifler
2003
Emily B. Hartley
Clare S. Creighton
Mariella de Andrade Aloupis
Katherine McEvitt Heller
†Solace R. Duncan
Amanda B. Barney
Eloise Saglio Patton
Diana M. Fairchild-Carbonell
Kate E. Clifford
Larra J. Pleasant
Amy Mattlage Gorton
Jennifer Coleman Fuchs
Shani M. Sandy
Margaret S. Graham
Tiffany L. Higgins
Shamsa N. Shafi
Elizabeth B. Hobson
Rachael Conniff Jacome
Sabrina E. Smeltz
Julie E. Oyogoa
Angelina M. Lippert
Ridley W. Sperling
Emily F. Schneider-Krzys
Abra J. Litmer
Laura Beeler Vetter
Kimblie N. Silva
Alexandra Campbell Maegdlin Maria A. Obregon
1997
2001
Ana Lucia Ortiz
Anonymous
Aravinda J. Ananda
Sarah Garvey Rumore
Christina L. Alexander
Sarah E. Bertolo
Jessica Watts Runnals
Andrianna T. Campbell
Phoebe H. Chadwick-Rivinus
Saheli Sadanand
Sarah Shea Crowne
Kristin Henkel Cistulli
Elena Shin
Nicole D’Amato Sherwood
E. Briggs Coleman
Jennifer M. Wrobel
Ashley Green Dorin
Jacqueline Caswell Dolfi
Victoria Sharpe Fox
Maura A. Droney
2005
Erin Tubridy Gates
Sofia R. Gutierrez
Michelle Colacion Arciero
Melanie M. Gnazzo
Olivia L. Henderson
Eleanor G. S. Bradley
Katharine V. Hemphill
Amy B. Hutchings
Marisa Q. Caperino
Christina M. Johnson
Crystal Jenkins-Medlin
Erica H. Dressler
Dorian W. Lord
Enyi-Abal Koene
Jordan E. Dudeck
Lauren Schwaber Melman
Jennifer Watts Labinski
Marielle L. Ebersol
Christine F. Messineo
Laurel H. Martin
Kyle A. Faticoni
Sara E. Michaud
Helen C. Obregon
Sefira B. Fialkoff
Meghan Huntington-Meath Mitchell
Allison Clarke Olson
Maansi Johri Franciosa
Elizabeth A. Olear
Marguerite Reid Schneider
Madeleine A. Guerlain
Katherine F. Osterman
April E. Snoparsky
Adia Benson Gundry
Kee Tilghman Rabb
Elizabeth Evans Tierney
Elizabeth Hopkinson
Jenny A. Shechtman
Zenia Vasquez
Jaime F. Stevens
Laura M. Wagstaff
Amelia Barksdale-Patterson Krysinski
1998
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Catherine D. Pearson
Kelly N. Washburn
Judith Joslow Quintana
Emma D. White
Elizabeth Beaupre Stoller
Catherine Bue-Hepner
2002
Emily M. Taylor
Shakira Ramos Crespo
Carolyn Taggart Angyus
Holland Davis Tennent
Alison Runnion Fox
Anna I. Bondarenko
Mei-Ling C. Wong
Merrielle S. MacLeod
Elizabeth Burkhardt Bos
Ruth A. Brown
Jessica K. Martin
Kristin C. Fairchild-Carbonell
Jacquelyn Altman Massie
Genevieve A. Foote
Alexandra C. Rankin-Macgill
Caroline O’Hara Foster
Kathryn Mulvey Stolper
2006 Anonymous (2) Haben S. Abraham Lisa R. Albert Julia M. Baily Charlotte C. Berry Elizabeth M. Bohinc Olivia S. Coleon Laura I. U. Collier Fatimah A. Finney Ann S. Fisher Alicia Orkisz Fitze Peri F. Garcia Elizabeth L. Gilson Sharifah S. Holder Magdalena Garczynski Johndrow Michelle M. Joseph Jane S. Malone Shakima A. Moore Mary V. O’Leary Udodi C. Okoh Anisha Patel Jadira A. Patrick Camilla A. Retecki Ashton R. Rohmer Leslie Roteta Sedgeman Elizabeth C. Selinger Natalie Waggaman Solar Hillary B. Vanaria Ashley K. Walker
2007 Laura Moeller Bibby Ana D. Calciano Jennifer M. Carey Hee Je Cho Jocelyn H. K. Chow Devon A. Cohen Sarah B. Cummings Allison E. Deutsch Katherine Andrew Dzialo Hallisey K. Estes Kaitlin B. Faticoni Jordan W. Fenn-Hodson Caitlin N. Gibbons Megan G. Harned Anne F. Hooper Carolyn Mulvey Jenks Nisha Kapur Gabriella G. Korba Allison Jerram Lotts Nathalie N. Prescott
• ANCIENT GIVING •
Alexandra C. Rodis
Daphne B. Coty
Callie F. Brzezinski
Emily A. Homiller
Pauline E. Roteta
Caroline G. Dillingham
Aleksandra I. Jalinskas
Yujie Ji
Gwendolyn G. Talbot
Julia N. Eddy
Madison R. Liistro
Trisha Kapur
Caroline Dean Udelhofen
Ymani M. Francis
2017
Simrat Kaur Khalsa
Martha W. Bellows
Eliza T. Kennedy
Sarah-Palmer Garrett
De’Jah O. C. Jennings
Kathryn Konin
Dejahna T. James
Min Ju Lee
Carlyn Kosienski
Yani W. Chu-Richardson
Hilary D. Kozak
Isabelle C. Patalino
Soraya Lahlou
Paula L. Fernandez-Baca
Julia S. Levere
Christina Roca
Clara G. Landon
Michelle M. Lee
Christen F. Safko
Ana C. Vaamonde
Alyssa A. Landry
Diva Malinowski Green
Caroline R. Staub
2018
Moira S. Lee
Rose E. Aydin
Victoria C. Lima Anya F. Lord
Madison Kenda Meese
Maia R. Leibowitz
Allison E. Miller
2013
Caroline R. Welles
Jacqueline T. Bashaw
Charlotte L. Bombara
Lauren S. Benjamin
Kyra G. Bukowski
Caroline Ma
Isabel O. Blank
Caroline R. Courcey
Angela R. Madden
Philippa L. Biddle
Francesca E. Childs
Carmela B. Daponte-Smith
Lingzi Mao
Nicole M. Canning
June E. M. Conti
Olivia Z. E. Gorman
Morgan P. Mastrangelo Ashley B. Meltzer
2010
Anna E. Eccles
Samina L. Gan
Georgiana L. N. Harrison
Jacqueline M. Guselli
Amber F. Kinui
Audrey Palmeri
Avery G. Metcalfe
Yasmine A. Holloway
Kathryn B. McElheny
Lillian R. Parrotta
Yeda Min Sophie T. Mohindra-Green
Mary Kate Miller
Celia A. O’Brien
Audrey Wallace
Goodness O. Olayiwola
Shola J. Powell
Carolyne L. Ouya
Amanda M. Riley
2019
Caroline A. Roberts
Anna C. Rodis
Katrina C. Rodis
Elizabeth M. Muller Anna E. Murray
Lillian H. Aferzon
Eliza G. Nicholson
Madeline G. Allen
Carolyn C. Nida
Sarah T. Vogel
2015
Sofia Alvarez de Rosenzweig
Gabriella D. Owens
Julia G. M. Wilcox
Gabrielle A. Banks
Isabella B. Arndt
Caroline M. Palmer
Lucy K. Williams
Alexandra M. Boelhouwer
Gabrielle Aucello
Seojin Park
Rebecca A. Clark
Caroline C. Barnes
Veronica E. Pereira
2011
Clare E. Courcey
Sofia T. Barth
Annika K. Philomin
Anonymous
Katherine T. Farnam
Olivia P. Bellusci
Clare J. Porter
Mallory G. Brown
Grace E. C. Bergin
Kayleen A. Procanik
Savannah G. Chandler
Julianne Borges Gordon
Shayla J. Procanik Alyssa C. Robinson
Maura McQuade Cline
Sofie T. Brandt
Ariana C. Formica
Gabrielle L. Brewer
Cherise Rodriguez
Erin D. Gray
Sonali K. Butensky
Jessica A. Sardilli
Jaclyn C. Lena
Marisol Carty
Lucy G. Taglich
Taylor M. Leonard-Coleman
Isabella M. Chan
Julia E. Teti
Elizabeth G. Mann
Pei Ching Chang
Kanokporn Thongking
Page E. Meredith
Graciana N. Childs
Priyanka Tomar
Elizabeth A. Oberg
Yu Jin Choi
Natalia S. Welker
Alexandra E. Polacek
Margarethe K. Conner
Ellen V. White
Eileen I. Roteta
Mary Selena H. Crooks
Yi-Pei Wu
Maria E. Skinner Yiqi Tang
2012 Erica I. Bilodeau Karen I. Blakelock Kelsey L. Burns Cady Cirbes
Emma J. Link Caroline G. Longacre Abygail L. Meeks Simisola M. Olofinboba
2016 Caroline M. Arnett Monique A. Beaupre Abigail W. Biddle
McKenna M. Cutler
Nicole L. Yang
Gia Minh-Trang T. Do
Olivia G. Yonkman
Claire A. Golder
Daniela Zamarripa Zercovitz
Rongyu Guo
Amelia Zhao
Katie A. Guyer
Roanna Zou
Anabel A. Haggerty
Sarah E. Zukowski
Merritt L. Hall Imandi Herath
† Deceased
2008
Caroline D. Fromson
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• REUNION GIVING •
Reunion Giving The first-ever All-School Reunion, celebrating Miss Porter’s School’s 175th Anniversary, was held September 20–22, 2018. We welcomed over 600 Ancients representing 67 classes back to Farmington. Throughout the weekend, Ancients explored a variety of events and enjoyed opportunities to connect, learn, reflect, and converse. Highlights included Friday’s Little Meeting performances, where Ancients showcased their many talents; wellness workshops designed to rejuvenate body and soul; the “50 Years of Us: Educating African-American Girls at Miss Porter’s School” panel discussion; and, of course, the All-School Dinner, which was held Saturday evening — followed by a surprise fireworks display!
1939 Stephanie Leonard Mixter
1944 Constance Brown Berkley Marjorie Wyckoff Cook Sarah Jane Gause Knaub
1949 Beverly Burger Alexandre Dale Pirie Cabot Jane Williams Chisholm Joan Merrill Collins Sophie Bell Donaghy Georgia Hendrix Grey Nancy Mann Israel Anne Gibb MacKenzie Audrey Holding McCargo Gwynne Garbisch McDevitt Edwina Shea Millington
Miss Porter’s School
Sarah Ives Scully Elizabeth Howe Shannon
1954 Minnie Tucker Biggs Sandra Bramhall Carolyn Coleman Callen Anne Morss Combs Anne Meserve Davis
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Helen Wardwell DuBois
Louisa Copeland Duemling
Sarah Barlow Fleming
Diana Mallory Hawes
Mary Ellen Nichols Fahs
Sarah Faile Fogarty
Joanne Fleming Hayes
Emily Symington Filer
Eleni Tsandoulas Gillis
Diana Wolfe Larkin
Phyllis Wright Fragola
Beatrice Holden Guthrie
Milbrey Rennie Taylor
Susan Ward Graf
Lucile Hamlin
Judy Warriner Walke
Amory Wallace Graham
Rebecca Miller Harvey
Margaret Curtiss Weaver
Jenifer Rawson Grant
Greer McLane Hopkins
Daphne Emmet Hallowell
Rosalind Lawrence Hunnewell
1969
Judy Olin Higgins
Louise Murphy Johnson
Martha W. Bedell
Mary Ann BonDurant Hodgkins
Diana Chapman Kamilli
Harriet Bering
Sandra Chaplin McCarthy
Evelyn B. McVeigh
Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake
Alexandra Hagner McElwaine
Kendall Bailey Montgomery
Jennifer F. Boyer
Atheline Wilbur Nixon
Diana Walcott Phillips
Birch Hincks Burghardt
Ellen McCance Parker
Anne Bolton-Smith Putzel
Mary Livingston Bush-Brown
Wendy Gartner Rowland
Penelope Dixon Randolph
Carolyn B. Carpenter-Wright
Penelope Potter Saxe
Deborah du Pont Riegel
Polly Gamble Cherner
Heidi Bingham Stott
Mary Claytor Smith
Noel Gallagher Dennehy
Susan D. Thomas
Adele Smith Van Zonneveld
Nancy McGraw Dixon
Joan Ingram Thorndike
Marie Gordon Whitbeck
Heidi P. Ettinger
1959
1964
Anonymous
Tingle Culbertson Barnes
Kim B. Evans Petria Horner Fossel Tracy D. Gary
Lee Tifft Allen
Sara Osborne Batty
Brooke Hyde Goode
Gayle Jones Baring
Carol Moon Cardon
Susan C. Gurney
Jean Blair Bowerman
Helen H. Chatfield
Carol Forsyth Haythorne
Susan Robinson Bowers
Carol C. Cravens
Jocelyn D. Keith
Barbara Hunt Campbell
Sally Dodge
Susan F. Kelley
Phoebe Dewing Coues
Laura Donnelley
Mary Eliza Kimball
Emily Ridgway Crisp
Clover Macdonald Drinkwater
Elizabeth Kneisel Krumeich
Nancy Adams Downey
Elaine Walker Fiske
Katharine D. Kurtz
• REUNION GIVING •
Deborah Miller Lalor
Megan Cairns Sampson
Eileen M. Fava
Lindsey Salerno Tucker
Nora McGough Lawler
Marion Atchley Schillhammer
Suzanne Cross Foxley
Nina Moorhouse Wilson
Erica B. Leisenring
Mary Hemphill Smith
Eunice B. Groark
Marion Orrick Livermore
Paula Senay Smith
Margaret Gifford Hino
Blair Reid McKean
Jennifer Scholl Swanson
Alexandra H. Hussey
Leyla Touma Dailey
Molly S. Mugler
Carry Cudahy Thacher
Margaret Carpenter Jones
Ursula J. Galindo
1994
Gwynn O’Gara
Diane Rosenthal Thomas
Elizabeth Bernier Lamont
Cindy Kahng Hahn
Gaier Notman Palmisano
Ellen M. Torrey
Nancy Tupper Ling
Elisabeth Tilney Helm
Madeline B. Parrish
Caren Unger Woodruff
Kirke Hannum Lisk
Eleanor T. Keppelman
Elizabeth D. McLean
Hyun A Lee
Ann Sherrill Pyne
1979
Carmen L. Reynal
Cheyne Munk Beys
Susan L. Rogers
Anonymous
Valerie Stambaugh Robbins
Elizabeth J. Pillsbury
Pamela Davis Schmidt
Paige Jones Benedict
Caroline M. Skudlarek
Rita M. Royer-Henley
Michelle Blake Simons
Nancy Jones Carter
Emily E. Steffian
Virginia Secor Shaw
Joanne Babcock Wilmerding
Catherine Harrison Claiborne
Kerry Yeager Stevens
Qian Wang Smith
Louise Vietor Winstead
Diana S. Crane
Claire E. Theobald
Atina Duke Webb
Amy C. Cuddy
Helen D. Walker
Martha K. Davis
Kathryn Eklund Wise
1999
Anonymous (2)
Carole Holmes Delouvrier
Kathryn Greene Wolfe
Elizabeth Ashforth Bacon
Tracy Cooper Drippe
1974
Nora Newman Benanti M. Linden Bierman-Lytle
Dorothy O’Brien Baker
Barbara Higgins Epifanio
1989
J. Ayanna Butler
Cynthia Pittis Bogolub
Betsy Kreger Flanagan
Lily A. Arteaga
Alejandra E. Cancino-McWilliams
Sarah L. Chase
Catharine Evans Grigsby
Dukin Kim Barber
Coleen L. Colahan
Nancy M. Chatfield
Kathryn Lewis Heidt
Katharine Clemow Barrett
Whitney Cheshire Collins Jennifer Randall Doherty
Anne C. Childs
Leigh Armstrong Hovey
Lisette J. Bross
Claudia M. Cooke
Clarissa Colburn Hunnewell
Suzanne Walker Buck
Caroline Trainer Frantz
Elizabeth L. Crockett
Katharine Ross Johnson
Catherine Marsh Chase
Julie B. Friedman
Patricia Everson Darira
Julia Roth Jolson
Michelle Dumais Duffy
Juliana Garcia-Uribe
Robin Withington Dougherty
Christine Brooks King
Isabel Notz Fiore
Jessica Gordon-Roth
Alice Mauran Freed
Lisa C. Kugelman
Kirke Hoffman Hall
Ximena Brittan Gunusen
Elizabeth Williams Garrett
Suzan Laidlaw Malloch
Julie Kemp Hallinan
Andrea E. Hailey
Elizabeth H. Gorman
Sara Seigle Matters
Genevieve L. Hannon
Aime Dizon Harrison
Christine Christiansen Hamilton
Letitia Robbins McIlwraith
Abigail Aldrich Homiller
Julia Hickman-Himes
Sarah Hart Hansen
Jean Newhard Mortimer
Lisa Rahe Hough
Melinda Gorzelany Jones
Hanna McCrum Henderson
Jennifer Brainard Philip
Kristen Shaw Jezerski
Katharine Egan Kirk
Kathleen K. Henry
Emilie Mead Pryor
Catherine Alexandre King
Eva Barlow Nickelson
Maureen H. Hunter
Hani M. Skutch
Kathryn A. Knight-Sellschop
Daja D. T. O’Bryant
Molly Schueler Hurley
Judith Place Sloan
Deborah A. Kurnik
Ann Harrison Pember
Alison A. Ives
Mary R. Steele-Robinson
Karla P. Lema
Sarah Zisa Penndorf
Barbara Lounsbery Johnson
Lindsey Callen Strong
Johanna Young Llewellyn
Bridget Reilly Regan
Leslie Brown Kessler
Francesca Norsen Tate
Katherine M. Lucas
Tia Benjamin Silas
Cameron McClellan Lanphier
Meredith Marsh Tiedemann
Aimee-Jeanette Moore Miller
Elizabeth W. Sorensen
Lisa Davis Macfarlane
Diane Liljehult Tucker
Anne Pierson Miller
Roxanne J. Wadia
Elizabeth P. McCarter
Daryl Brown Uber
Yasmine Doura Parsons
Leah M. Wright-Rigueur
Anne Isaacs Merwin
Heather Roberts Venning
Louisa Borden Pons
Daphne N. Muchnic
Alice Hamblin Williams
Cynthia Bevivino Quealy
2004
Jennifer L. Radda
Sarah R. Afragola
Patricia H. Mueller Leslie Moore Murray
1984
Anne Nimick Neilson
Lisa A. Reefe
Halley C. Allaire
Alice W. Baker
Amanda Marcantonio Reynal
Mallory Cushman Amory
A. Trumbull Taylor Ogilby
Pamela Romaine Beckett
Jennifer A. Roberti
Ashley Lowe Brown
Ruth M. Redington
Victoria E. Brown
Beth Sheffner Scheer
Allison L. Cappuccio
Sarah Finnie Robinson
Anne Wilmott Brown
Katherine Cassidy Sutherland
Aubre M. E. Carreon Aguilar
Kathryn Knauss Rosenblum
Natasha Reed DeVoe
Lara F. Thompson
Meaghan M. Casey
† Deceased
Georgina Cooke Philipps
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Erica L. Ciszek
Allison V. Whittemore
Mallory E. Haeflich
Gizelle L. Clemens
Emily Rowe Wiegand
Erin M. Kelly
Miss Porter’s School
Sophie Bass Crommett
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Taylor C. King
Kristen E. Guest
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Alexandra D. Ley
Tamara P. Hamilton
Anonymous
Devin B. MacDonald
AnnaRose M. King
Christina M. Ahier
Rachel A. McGrath
Regina Cesaro Leckie
Lauren Jadovich Bahre
Kendra Judith L. Nealon
Rachel E. Lefebvre
Laura Brewer-Yarnall
Jennifer L. Schoelwer
Whitney B. Maxwell
Naya A. Bricher
Lauren Berger Taylor
Flora E. Mendoza
Abby L. Chapman
Margot M. Vitale
Laura P. O’Hara
Andree H. L. Dean
Emily C. Wilcox
Kristen Healey Rice
Katherine E. Deutsch
Kasia Rzepecki Smith
Gillian M. Dudeck
Victoria R. Vergara
Alyssa Kasanoff Dunn
Olivia A. West
Katherine L. Estabrook
2014 Courtney E. Anderson Renee A. Bilodeau Susannah D. Davies Heather M. Flynn Eleanor L. Gan Erin M. Lanza Hannah M. Liistro Julianne K. Loree Madeleine A. Preston Elizabeth M. Renner Emily W. Saulnier Barbara F. Semple Lillian H. Simons
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Current parents raised $480,263 and reached 58.6 percent participation.
215K Contributions from the parents of Ancients totaled $215,716.
PARENTS OF STUDENTS
Anonymous (1) Dr. and Mrs. Neil Abrahams Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Aferzon Mr. Rafael Alvarez Linares and Ms. Natalia de Rosenzweig de Alvarez Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson Jessica Luke Andrews ’00 and Matthew Andrews
Dr. and Mrs. Vitali Bondar
Ms. Candace Cunningham
Ms. Kirke H. Hall
Mr. Leland Brandt and Ms. Lynne Tapper
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph de Compiegne
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hall, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deckers
Mr. and Mrs. Mike T. Heinke
Mrs. Aniko N. DeLaney
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hemschot
Mr. Huy Do and Ms. Darleen Chan
Mr. Donald Hendricks and Ms. Tina M. Lodovico
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Brown II Mr. Paul Bukowski and Ms. Julie Grace Mr. and Mrs. Kenniston Byron Dr. Thomas Carty and Dr. Rosamaria Leon
Dr. Edward Barth and Dr. Ana Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Drew C. Bartkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Joe Belenardo Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bellusci Mr. and Mrs. Jon S. Bendich Shirley A. Bendza ’87 and Domenic J. Luppino Mr. Michael Bergin and Ms. Jeanne Higgins Bergin Mr. A. Collin Biddle and Ms. Ann Biddle Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Black Mr. Chris Blake and Ms. Laura Jean Morrison
Mr. Alfred Chan and Ms. Fiona Cibani Mr. Leslie Chan and Ms. Catherine Tsang Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chang Mr. Shengbai Chen and Ms. Yan Ge Mr. Edward Childs and Ms. Anita Dunlap Mr. Jun Yong Choi and Ms. So Youn Kim
Mr. Qi Dong and Ms. Linghui Di Ms. Colleen Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Dowd Mrs. Karen B. Fall Dr. Yumin Zeng and Mr. Ying Fang Mr. Clark Finley and Ms. Christine Bartus Rev. and Mrs. William Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Forand, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Attilio A. Foschini Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Damian P. Gambacini Cheryl Schweighoffer Gardow ’83 and Peter E. Gardow Mr. and Mrs. Joseph George
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Chow
Dr. and Mrs. Usama Gergis
Ms. Tanya Clark Robinson
Mr. James R. Geschwindt and Mrs. Laura E. Grub
Mr. Noah Clarke and Ms. Elena Gosalvez-Blanco Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Conner Kendall Kraft Conners ’81 and Christopher P. Conners, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Brendan J. Coyne
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The school is grateful for the continued support of families and friends of our students and Ancients. Contributions from the parents of Ancients totaled $215,716.
Deborah Atkin Haggerty ’81 and Bryan D. Haggerty
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Aronson
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes
Parents of Ancients, Grandparents, and Friends
Sophie D. B. Cue ’86 and Bradley F. Cue
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Ludger Bain
Led by the Parent Leadership Committee Co-Chairs Kathleen Kadziolka and Remy Schwartz, current parents raised $480,263 and reached 58.6 percent participation. This statistic sends a strong message about the value parents place on their daughters’ education at Porter’s. The school is grateful to our co-chairs, along with the Parent Leadership Committee for their work, and to each of the families that contributed to the Annual Fund this year.
Dr. Stephen M. Bloch and Ms. Jennifer K. Gabler
Mr. and Mrs. Todd E. Andrews Dr. Joel E. Astruc and Ms. Carmen D. Zelaya
Current Parents
Mr. Lancelot Gordon and Mrs. Francesca Borges Gordon Ms. Christine Graham Ms. Cheri L. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Guilmartin Mr. and Mrs. Naveen Gupta
Dr. Shiromini Herath and Mr. Parakrama Herath Drs. Bryan and Tamara Holland Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Holloway Mr. and Mrs. W. Jacob Homiller Mr. Jonathan B. Hough Lisa Rahe Hough ’89 Mr. Gongxue Hua and Mrs. Jun Liu Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel F. Hudson Ms. Lori A. Iannucci and Ms. Robin L. Diamonte Mr. Fangzhou Ji and Ms. Wenjun Du Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kadziolka Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kandrysawtz III Mr. and Mrs. Neal Keating Ms. Elizabeth D. Kennedy Drs. Emmanuel and Eucharia Kenta-Bibi Mr. and Mrs. Fredric S. Kerns Mr. and Mrs. Kanwal Bahadur Singh Khalsa Ms. Laura Kibbe
† Deceased
480K
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PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Poole
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Yarnall
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall S. Porter
Dr. Brian Yeh and Ms. Hee-Jin Yim
Mr. and Mrs. S. Jeffrey Burt
Mr. and Mrs. Loring Knoblauch
Mr. Alden Provost and Ms. Ava Somogyi
Mr. Yimin Yu and Ms. Yun Xie
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Burton, Jr.
Mr. Brian Konin
Ms. Leanna Queiroz
Mr. Lizhang Yuan and Ms. Li Zhang
Mr. James F. Calciano and Ms. Marcie B. Schwartz
Ms. Jennifer Konin
Mr. Christopher P. Quinlan and Mrs. Monika A. Barrero Quinlan
Mr. Guillermo Zamarripa and Ms. Ana Zercovitz
Mr. Adam Kievman and Ms. Shannon Bowen-Kievman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kosienski Mr. Han Kou and Ms. Ying Yang Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Krasusky Mr. Whitney Landon Mr. and Mrs. Adam R. Landry Mary Nevius Lansing ’81 and Joseph D. Lansing, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lech Ms. Alice Lee Mr. Daniel W. L. Lee and Ms. Jennifer Tan Hyun A Lee ’94 Mr. Hyunsoo Lee and Ms. Sungrim Kang Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leibowitz Mr. Jianjun Li and Mrs. Yan Zhu Mr. Jie Liu and Ms. Xiubin Zhang Dr. Charles L. Lord Jr. and Ms. Patricia L. Compton Ms. Karen M. Lowe Mr. Jonathan F. Mack Drs. Michael P. and Juliette C. Madan Mr. and Mrs. Justin A. Manafort, Sr. Mr. Jianli Mao and Ms. Jing Zhu Mr. and Mrs. Wayde McMillan
Dr. Dawn Roller and Mr. Tim Roller
Mr. Bo Zheng and Ms. Yi Li
Mrs. Marilyn J. Cavallari
Mr. Lei Zheng and Ms. Jiong Jin
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roth
Dr. Haijiang Zhou and Dr. Zhuo Cheng
Mr. William Ruccio and Mrs. Janet Sahin
Mr. Yunxiang Zhou and Ms. Fang Peng
Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Rutledge
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zou
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Sardilli
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Zukowski
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schaeffer Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Schramm III Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert ’91 and William Schubert, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Davis
Sarah Curran Smith ’85
Mr. Stephen Allaire and Ms. Mary Connolly
Mr. and Mrs. Philip DeSantis
Prapavadee Puapan Sophonpanich ’92 and Chone Sophonpanich
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood L. Anderson III
Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Dillingham II
Mr. Charles L. Sperry and Ms. Lorelei P. Whittaker
Mrs. Alan P. Armstrong
Mr. Lik Suen and Ms. Li Tan
Ms. Gigi M. Barnard
Mr. Michael Dube and Ms. Karen Samul
Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bass
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dudeck
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates
Mrs. Caroline W. Duell
Mr. Donald R. Benson and Ms. Christine C. Benson
Mrs. Notley Young DuHamel, Jr. Ms. Klynose G. Dumas
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Simmons
Mr. Zhonghuai Sun Mr. and Mrs. John Sunde Mr. and Mrs. Michael N. Taglich
Grier and Sarah Torrence
Mrs. George M. Bernier, Jr.
Diane Liljehult Tucker ’79 and John E. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Bierman-Lytle
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Usich
Ms. Cynthia S. Black
Mr. Theophile van Dijk and Ms. Hannah H. Helms
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Black
Mr. Beng Tiong Ng and Ms. Yuin Lee Long
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Voss
Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. Hoan D. Nguyen
Helen D. Walker ’84
Mr. Alejandro Pacheco and Mrs. Veronica Balcazar Mr. Jungchul Park and Ms. Sounghee Jeon Mr. and Mrs. John Pepper Dr. Erin K. Pickett Mr. David S. Plants and Ms. Jane M. C. Hewson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Coffey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. David
Mr. John D. Bernard
Mr. Rishan Ou and Ms. Baohua Ye
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier IV
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Afragola
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Shepard
Dr. Preeti Bais and Mr. Atul Tomar
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Olivares
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Clifford, Jr.
Jill and Cecil Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Hy Schwartz
Mr. Sang Sik Min and Ms. Kyung Hee Chang
Mr. Anthony Nwachukwu
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Clarke Ms. Kristi R. Clendenin and Mr. John J. Vilardi
Mr. Evan Cowles and Ms. Brie Quinby
Mr. and Mrs. John Tollis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Newman
Dr. Paula Chu and Ms. Laura Danforth
Anonymous (4)
The Honorable and Mrs. Marshall K. Berger, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Murray, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Caron
Mrs. I.W. Colburn PARENTS OF ANCIENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Laurent Monnier
Miss Porter’s School
Ms. Amy A. Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Cappuccio
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Metcalfe
Dr. Vivek Mohindra and Ms. Deborah Green
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Mr. Enrique Ramirez and Ms. Isabel Gomez
Mr. John M. Campbell, Jr.
Mr. Rongqi Zhang and Ms. Hui Huang
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wagner Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace Mr. Jianguo Wang and Ms. Li Wan Mr. Qing Wang and Ms. Junhong Guo Mr. and Mrs. David M. Warner Dr. Susan Loggans and Mr. Denis Watson Mr. Brendon Welker and Ms. Elizabeth Schmitt Dr. and Mrs. James D. Whalen Ms. Rebecca Yao and Dr. Jun Ma
Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Bilodeau
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Blakelock Ms. Jeanne M. Bolduc Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Bonetti Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Booth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Borden Mr. John A. Bross and Mrs. Judy York Bross Mr. and Mrs. Duncan W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruni Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bue Mrs. Judith Burgert Mr. David Burman and Ms. Erica Burman
Mr. Robert V. Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Doemland
Mr. and Mrs. Val E. Dumais Mr. Paul Eddy and Ms. Elizabeth Normen Mr. Ralph L. Edwards, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Scott G. Estabrook Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Ewing Ms. Beth W. Fanning Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Farnam Mr. and Mrs. L. Carl Fiocchi, Jr. Ms. Patrice M. Fitzgerald Mrs. David Foren Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fortune Kurt and Ann Fromherz Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Gantner Mr. and Mrs. Domenic A. Garafola Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Gavens Mr. James D. Geiger Mr. and Mrs. James D. Gibbons Mrs. Elisabeth Gill Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Gleason Miriam A. Golden, Ph.D.
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Mr. Gordon Gordon
Dr. Susannah M. McCuaig
Ms. Mary G. Slavet
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Hough IV
Drs. John and Elizabeth Grammer
Mr. and Mrs. David A. McElheny
Mr. and Mrs. Crosby R. Smith
Mrs. Roger B. Hunt
Mrs. Bowman Gray III
Mr. and Mrs. William McKnight
Mr. and Mrs. John St. Pierre
Mr. Robert L. Knowles
† Mr. John K. Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy
Ms. Jean A. Stockdale
Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Kraft
Mrs. Pamela S. GreenwoodBenedict
Sharon and Michael McQuade
Mrs. George A. Stoddart
Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Lindberg
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Guertin
Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. McSpadden, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Surprenant
Mrs. N. Alexander MacColl
Dr. and Mrs. David Milbauer
Ms. Margaretta J. Taylor
Ms. Jo-Ann Martone
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Miller
Claire E. Theobald ’84
Mrs. Garrett W. Nevius
† Mr. David M. Mixter
Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Torok
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petit, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Moeller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Trainer
Mr. Franklin H. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance B. VanMeter
Katharine Foshay Plum ’58 and Roy R. Plum
Mr. Martin J. Nance
Mr. Jose R. Villegas
Ms. Cherry Provost
Mrs. Garrett W. Nevius
Mr. David Walek and Ms. Elizabeth Gibson
Mr. John K. Rutledge
Ms. Janet H. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Harper Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Pryce M. Haynes II Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Healey Mr. and Mrs. William M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. James G. Henkel Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hires Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Hudson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hunt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Huntington
Mrs. Marianna M. O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. O’Connor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. John M. Pascale Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Patalino Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Perera
Mr. James S. Walker
Drs. Ijaz and Nelofar Shafi
Mr. Philip S. Walker
Shamsa N. Shafi ’96 and Marco Molina
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Walker Mr. and Mrs. John A. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. George S. Weaver, Jr.
Mrs. Paula E. White
Joan McCance Warner ’52
Mrs. Mary M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Philpott, Jr.
Ms. Virgie D. Jones
Anne B. Pierson, M.D.
Ms. Janice L. Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Polacek
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Kasanoff
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick H. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kean
Mr. Charles J. Prescott and Ms. Nancy C. Lau
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Willard Ms. Catherine D. Wood
Mrs. Charles M. Pyle, Jr.
Mr. John A. Zinke
Mr. Christopher P. Quinlan and Mrs. Monika A. Barrero Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. Moshe L. Zwang
Mr. Jacques D. Kerrest Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Kleinman Mrs. Elizabeth Koehler and Mr. Robert Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Konover Mr. and Mrs. Jason Brett Broyles Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Kozlowski Mr. Garrison F. Lane
Mr. Gerald J. Randall Mrs. Ann H. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. John M. Reynolds, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Rimsa Dr. Timothy M. Rivinus
Mr. Raymond J. Learsy and Mrs. Gabriella DeFerrai
Mr. and Mrs. Peter James Roberts
Dr. Wang Jun Lee and Ms. Sang Kyung Song
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos G. R. Roteta
Ms. Carol J. Leonard Mr. Gary LiBert and Ms. Judy Markowitz Mr. and Mrs. Brian Liistro Ms. Joan G. Limongello Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Longacre Mr. and Mrs. A. Lee Lundy, Jr. Mr. Fei Luo and Ms. Qin Yu Mr. John D. Macomber Mrs. Marijane F. Marks
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Rodis Mr. Jeffrey A. Ruskin and Ms. Rita A. Delgado Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Saffir Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Safko Dr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Saidel Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. V. Sands Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Scace Mr. and Mrs. James Jay Secor III Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sederquist
Mrs. William B. Matteson
Dr. Joseph Semple and Ms. Erica Semple
Dr. F. Taylor Mauck
Ms. Phyllis Shepard-Tambini
Dr. and Mrs. John McAdoo
Mr. Jeffrey Shumlin and Ms. Evelyn Lovett
Mrs. John L. McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Trzaski Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ursprung
Mr. Pedro Perez and Ms. Carol Stringari
Dr. and Mrs. Yvan J. Kelly
Ms. Corine Thompson
Mr. Peter Wheeler and Ms. Elizabeth Munro
Mrs. Jay W. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roller
Mr. Philip S. Walker
Dr. William B. White Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Wiechmann
CURRENT FACULTY AND STAFF
Ms. Amani Aboukhatwa Mr. Sam Ahn Mr. and Mrs. Todd E. Andrews Ms. Meghan Anthony Mr. Donald A. Antigiovanni Lauren Jadovich Bahre ’09
GRANDPARENTS
Mrs. Anne D. Baker
Mr. William C. Aldrich
Mr. Kenneth S. Banks
Ms. Margaret Barnes
Jacqueline T. Bashaw ’13
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bartkiewicz
Ms. Deanne Battle
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Beath
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Belenardo
Mr. Thomas Bergin and Ms. Carolyn Merritt
Ms. Cheryl W. Benoit
Ms. Deberah Bowen
Mrs. Gretchen Bilodeau
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Byron Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Clarke Mrs. Elaine J. Cue Mary Wallace de Compiegne ’50 Dr. Annette Edwards Ms. Susan Meyers Falk Mrs. Judith Fisher Elaine Walker Fiske ’64 and Philip Ladd Mrs. Anne S. Grace Mr. Heung On Ho Mrs. R. Stuart Holden Mrs. Patricia Collins Horne, Grandparent Day Speaker † Mr. Peter D. Horne
Mr. Michael Bergin Mrs. Dorrett Y. Black Mr. Thomas Bonini Ms. Kathryn Ann Bradley Mrs. Vivian Brown John and Emily Bryk Ms. Caroline Calandro Ana D. Calciano ’07 Mr. Joseph Carilli Dr. Eugene Cassidy Ms. Elena Castro Diaz Mr. Noah M. Clarke Ms. Kristin Coffman Ms. Joanne J. Conlogue Mrs. Cheryl Costello Ms. Michelle Coster
† Deceased
Dr. Linda J. Gutsch
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PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Ms. Katrina Council
Ms. Amy A. Rogers
Mr. Brian W. Kelly
Ms. Sarita J. Custodio
Mr. Oscar Rollan
Ms. Rosa Kim and Mr. Kiwon Chang
Lt. Philip R. Daigle
Mr. Zachary A. Ross
Mr. Donald J. Kirk
Mr. Leland Deschaine, Jr.
Ms. Terry Rowe-Bailey
Ms. Wendy McLaughlin
Mrs. Lina DeSousa
Ms. Tonja Russo
Mr. Robert A. Moss, Jr.
Ms. Cristina Dieguez-Kuo
Ms. Christine Scanlon
† Mr. William Hall Painter
Katherine K. Doemland
Mr. James Scheidel
Miss Lucy Byrd Pegau
Ms. T. Meredith Dresko
Ms. Elizabeth Schmitt
Amani and Jules Reed
Mr. Avi Dubnov
Ms. Molly M. Sessions
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Reisner
Ms. Jennifer Eburg
Mr. Thomas K. Sheridan, Jr.
Mr. Louis Retort
Mr. Santiago Enrique-Arias
Ms. Elizabeth Simison
Dr. Annette Urso Rickel
Kaitlin B. Faticoni ’07
Ms. Lesley Skenderian and Ms. Michele Parrotta
Cynthia and Armins Rusis
Kyriakoula Ficara Ms. Amanda Friedman Ann Fromherz Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbons Mrs. Jennifer A. Guilmartin Mr. Richard Higley Mr. Daniel Hoerrner Mrs. Miao Hwang Mrs. Tricia Jorden Ms. Corrine Kapp Amanda Magary Kice ’93 Mrs. Elizabeth H. Koehler Ms. Ariana Kolins Mrs. Jeannette M. Kopinja-Broyles
Ms. Shiang Sobieski Ms. Amy Sun Ms. Anna Swinbourne Ms. Sarah Tierney Grier Torrence Ms. Eartha Tyler Susan MacColl Walker Ms. Erica Washburn Ms. Jessica Watkin Mr. Jason Welch
Mr. and Mrs. Ross F. Schmucki Dr. Henry E. Schniewind, Jr. Ms. Kiki Smith
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Mr. Jose R. Lugo
Dr. Uchenna C. Acholonu, Jr.
Mr. Michael Lusitani
Mr. Myron Y. Arakaki
Ms. Skyler Magnoli
Ms. Adrienne Arp
Mr. Douglas Marshall
Mr. Christopher Barton
Mrs. Susan Martell Jenkin and Mr. Timothy Jenkin
Ms. Katherine Brink
Ms. Eileen B. Mooney
Mlle. Marie-Claire Charton
Mrs. Catherine A. Morley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Cohn
Mrs. Emily Mosley
Contemporary Garden Club
Mrs. Kimberly M. Mount
Ms. Mariana Cook
Mr. Lee H. Bristol III
Ms. Alexandra Muchura-Mensah
Mr. Michael Cooper
Ms. Robin Neschke
Mrs. William G. DeLana
Mrs. Christine E. Neville-Smith
Mrs. Virginia Delauney
Mr. James J. Ogonowski
Mrs. Beth Driehaus
Ms. Sophia Paris
Mr. Brian W. Ford
Ms. Sara Patterson
† Mr. Dexter Foss
Ms. Michelle Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Frost
Ms. Christine M. Pina
Ms. Mary Joscelyn Gadd
Mrs. Vera R. Polacek
Family of Gloria Gavert
Ms. Jennifer Poliquin
Ms. Jane Hammond
Timothy and Sarah Quinn
Mrs. Warren S. Hance
Mr. Patrick Reardon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hirschfeld
Ms. Katie Riccobon
Mr. Jonathan Jensen
Ms. Cate Rigoulot
Ms. Chantal Joffe
BlackRock Matching Gift Program BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund The Borden Manufacturing Company Fund John N. Browning Family Fund Ruth Harbinson Carr Family Foundation The Chicago Community Foundation The Anne L. & George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust Clements Family Charitable Trust The Cleveland Foundation
Mr. Alfred Stillman III
The George E. Coleman, Jr. Foundation
Ms. Lily Stockman Ms. Margaret T. Swan Mr. and Mrs. Sydney P. Waud Ms. Barbara S. Wells
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Ms. Claudia Lampert Ms. Alexandra London-Thompson
Livingston L. & Elizabeth C. Biddle Charitable Foundation
Ms. Pat Steir
Ms. Kristine Zywocinski
FORMER FACULTY AND FRIENDS
Bessemer National Gift Fund
St. James Episcopal Church
Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. and Dr. Jonas Katkavich
Ms. Lisa Loeb
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole Conyngham Family Charitable Foundation Cove Realty Trust Malcolm Cravens Foundation
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
The Frances L. & Edwin L. Cummings Memorial Fund Dau Family Foundation
Anonymous (6)
Nancy Sayles Day Foundation
Aetna Foundation
The de Compiegne-Wallace Foundation
AKC Fund Allied World Assurance Company Allyn’s Creek Foundation AmazonSmile American Endowment Foundation American Express Company Angel Foundation The Ashton Foundation Ayco Charitable Foundation The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Barings Real Estate Advisers The Barker Welfare Foundation BD Matching Gift Company
Deeds Foundation Marie G. Dennett Foundation The Walt Disney Company Foundation The Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation DonateWell Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts The Robert N. and Nancy A. Downey Foundation David & Frances Eberhart Foundation Edgewell The Mathilde U. and Albert C. Elser Foundation
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
The Weezie Foundation
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
William E. Weiss Foundation
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fiduciary Charitable Foundation The Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Foundation Samuel M. Fleming Foundation GE Foundation Gilbane Building Company Goldman Sachs Gives Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund The Goodnow Fund Google The Grodzins Fund The Habe Foundation Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Henry Family Foundation IBM Corporation Intel Foundation IQVIA J T K Foundation Jewish Communal Fund Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford The Kestrel Foundation of Maine Legatus Foundation The Lemon Foundation Lomas Family Fund The Ethel M. Looram Foundation Love Family Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation The Madeline Foundation Maine Community Foundation MassMutual John and Karin McCormick Foundation D. Richard Mead Charitable Foundation Nelson Mead Fund Medtronic Middlecott Foundation Millennium Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Muse Foundation National Philanthropic Trust Neuberger Berman The New York Community Trust New York Life Foundation
Wells Fargo Philanthropy Fund
Devin B. MacDonald ’09
Lillian S. Wells Foundation
Barbara Belding ’67 Anonymous
Withersworldwide, LLP
Fidelity Foundation
YHB Charitable Endowment North Carolina Community Foundation
Michelle M. Lee ’08
GIFTS IN KIND
Melinda Clothier Biddle ’76 Rebecca Clothier Case ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier IV
The Northeast Charitable Trust
Margaret Cox Abbott ’67
E. Lee Haxall ’76
The Geraldi Norton Foundation
Lindsey Buttner Carlisle ’82
Nina LeRoy Hunnewell ’76
Parker Foundation
Mr. Alfred Chan and Ms. Fiona Cibani
Sandra Ives Powel ’76
PayPal Pfizer Foundation Phillips Family Charitable Foundation
Lawrie Conant Chiaro ’70 Cornelia Manuel Ford ’57 Katherine McEvitt Heller ’96
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Kathryn Hart Lansing ’67
The Queenan Foundation
Suzan Laidlaw Malloch ’79
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund
Barbara Loether Mathieu ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Wayde McMillan
Red Hat
Susan Putnam Peck ’75
Mr. Charles T. Bingham, Jr. Eleanor Bingham Mallory ’78 Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Bingham Eleanor Bingham Mallory ’78 Carmen C. Bliss ’04 Anonymous Peri F. Garcia ’06 Regina Cesaro Leckie ’04
The Rhode Island Foundation
Madeleine A. Preston ’14
The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation
Jane L. Richards ’65
The Rochester Area Community Foundation
Emily F. Schneider-Krzys ’00
Anne McGuire Breckinridge ’59 Sara McGuire Muspratt ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Hy Schwartz
Mary McGuire Tyler ’52
Santa Barbara Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Sheep Meadow Foundation The Sherrill Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Sotheby’s The Springfield Foundation Standish Family Foundation Fund Stanley Black & Decker, Inc Robert L. Stott Foundation Theobald Foundation The Joseph H. Thompson Fund T-Mobile USA Tompkins Charitable Gift Fund Trippe Fund Margaret Evans Tuten Foundation UBS Donor-Advised Fund UBS Matching Gift Program United Technologies United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Universal Leaf Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program The Craig and Emily Wall Family Foundation
S&S Worldwide
Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75
Rachel Hammond Breck ’25 Carol Neiley ’78
Pauline Vietor Sheehan ’65
Elizabetta S. Brewer-Krebs ’04 Anonymous
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc
Meaghan M. Casey ’04 Regina Cesaro Leckie ’04
IN MEMORY
Italics: deceased
Hope Powel Alexander ’43 Vera van Marx Metcalf ’43 Lisa Russell Stockman ’70 Mrs. Georgia Ashforth Elizabeth Ashforth Bacon ’74 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Barber Ellen M. Torrey ’74 Dr. Barbara Bard Jennifer S. Bard ’80 Gail Chaplin Barry ’55 Sandra Chaplin McCarthy ’54 Nancy Smith Bates ’51 Holland Davis Tennent ’05 Isabel Morrell Beadleston ’28 Beverley M. Sutherland ’88 Katherine Cassidy Sutherland ’89 Edith Bouvier Beale ’35 Lucy E. Perera-Adams ’87 Susan Hall Beard ’58 Alison Hall Watkins ’62
Meta Paumgarten Burden ’57 Melissa Foote Cunningham ’57 Mary Putnam Butler ’27 Grace Butler Johnson ’62 Mr. and Mrs. B. Bartram Cadbury Mei-Ling C. Wong ’05 Catherine Hartshorn Campbell ’34 Jennette Campbell Skinner ’60 Carroll Ferguson Chapman ’26 Diana Chapman Kamilli ’59 Edith M. Chase 1910 Mary Eliza Kimball ’69 Kate A. Clark ’62 Nancy Dewey Hoppin ’62 Ms. Heather Clemens Gizelle L. Clemens ’04 Cynthia Laughlin Cooper ’47 Lucy Cooper Karlsson ’75 Kathleen M. Dalburg ’81 Mercedese Roane Large ’81
† Deceased
Feather Foundation
Katherine C. Beaupre ’08 Martha W. Bellows ’08
Annual Report fy18–19
The Engstrom Family Charitable Foundation
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PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Cherraine C. Davis ’12 Dejahna T. James ’12
Marion Everett Gallagher ’37 Noel Gallagher Dennehy ’69
Victorine D. Dent ’76 E. Lee Haxall ’76
Emily Anthony Garratt ’75 Hanna McCrum Henderson ’74
Polly Fenton Dickerson ’37 Mary Dickerson Pierson ’68 Meredith Dixon ’73 Anonymous Catherine Sinclaire Brooks ’73 Rita Ingersoll ’73 Edith B. Jones ’73 Mary Freeman Lyman ’73 Katherine R. Philson ’73 Nina S. Reeves ’73 Marguerite Moore Smythe ’73
Mallery Roberts Morgan ’82
Mr. Garrison F. Lane
Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75
Mary Jane Chambers Howard ’42 Jane Bishop Putnam ’65
Suzanne Spear Lawrence ’62 Mary Hallock Fields ’62
Peggy Nash Gifford ’48 Louise O’Brien ’78
Eleanor Koehler Ingersoll ’49 Mary Claytor Smith ’59
Abigail C. Leland-Liotta ’93 Anne M. Hargrave ’93
Mr. Burton K. Gordon Amanda L. Gordon ’90 Mathilde W. Gottscho ’85 Laura S. Bennett ’85 R. Erica Doyle ’85
Elizabeth M. Renner ’14
Elise de Compiegne Shatto ’85
Solace R. Duncan ’00 Stephanie Higgins Bealing ’00
Robin Corton Bellamy ’80
Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60 Sheila White English ’50 Sarah L. Blake ’78 Judith Peck Erdman ’44 Contemporary Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Ross F. Schmucki † Mr. Dexter Foss Family of Gloria Gavert Beverley Waud Sutherland ’55 Mary Parker Foss 1913 † Mr. Dexter Foss Elizabeth Dickson Foster 1894 Mariana Mann de Saint Phalle ’48
Janet Isham Field ’66
Maureen Gale Mrenna ’85
Lucy Kim Greer ’80 Jennifer S. Bard ’80
Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60
Sally Ann McPherson Isham ’44 Marjorie Wyckoff Cook ’44
Megan V. Ives ’14 Karen I. Blakelock ’12
Florence Palmer Douglas ’57 Leslie Powell Siggs ’57
Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60
Eleanor Ingersoll Sylvestro ’71
Anique C. Gorman-Scharf ’85
Mr. Bowman Gray III Alice Gray Stites ’83
Mary Mendle Bird ’60
Miss Porter’s School
Marcia Huhn Lane ’56 Marcia Lane Clair ’82
Evan Burger Donaldson ’51 Elizabeth N. Boyd ’51
Mary-Scovill Oberwager Elder ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60
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Heather M. Horne ’82 Gwendolyn Hornblow Crosby ’82
Katherine E. Clark ’80 Ms. Rosa Kim and Mr. Kiwon Chang Adelaida de Armas Grinan ’59 Lee Tifft Allen ’59
Stephanie Camille Anne Jackson ’83 Mrs. Jay W. Jackson Francoise Jackson Williams ’80 Elizabeth Kelley Johnson ’66 Susan F. Kelley ’69 Julie H. Johnson ’76 E. Lee Haxall ’76 Lisa W. Johnson ’62 Mary Hallock Fields ’62 Elizabeth Taggart Fitzsimmons ’62
Terah Stone Lagarde ’93 A. Elizabeth Jauregui Milian ’93 Phyllis Holbrook Lichtenstein ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60 Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60 Rosita Sarnoff ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60 Carl and Gladys Loether Barbara Loether Mathieu ’68 Mr. Mark E. Loether Barbara Loether Mathiew ’68 Pauline B. Lord ’62 Nancy Dewey Hoppin ’62
Frances Forman Yardley ’62
Anne C. Ludington ’78 Letitia Robbins McIlwraith ’79
Dorothy Snowden Jones ’55 Beverley Waud Sutherland ’55
Caroline Morgan Macomber ’50 Sarah L. Blake ’78
Ms. Claudia Lampert
Leila D. Jones ’44 Mr. William Hall Painter
Marina Meade Magher ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60
Mr. Warren S. Hance Jennifer S. Bard ’80
Nathalie H. Judson ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60
Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60
Elisabeth S. Hadden ’76 E. Lee Haxall ’76 Mr. John H. Hale Ms. Joanne J. Conlogue
Mrs. Warren S. Hance Ms. Muriel Harris Drs. Michael P. and Juliette C. Madan Mrs. Virginia L. Hartman Ilona Rand Dotson ’88 Mr. Richard Haviland Drs. Bryan and Tamara Holland
Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60
Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60
Diana Bell Shore ’60
Mrs. Elena Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Attilio A. Foschini
Mrs. Nina Kaletsch Mr. and Mrs. James W. Shepard
Elizabeth Foster Mann ’21 Mariana Mann de Saint Phalle ’48
Patricia Landon Kauders ’41 Elizabeth L. Crockett ’74
Nancy Mann Israel ’49 Anne Meyer Manuel ’31 Cornelia Manuel Ford ’57
Nancy Mann Israel ’49
Robina Parker Haynes ’23 Amory Wallace Graham ’54
Mary Frazer Freer ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60
Constance Laibe Hays ’79 Letitia Robbins McIlwraith ’79
Mrs. Davinder Kaur Mr. and Mrs. Kanwal Bahadur Singh Khalsa
Virginia Witherspoon Marlette ’81 Mercedese Roane Large ’81
Polly Powell Hincks ’45 Birch Hincks Burghardt ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter Keep, Jr. Constance Brown Berkley ’44
Elizabeth Day Ferguson McCance ’27 Ellen McCance Parker ’54
Elizabeth Wiese Holcombe ’42 Kristen T. Hemingway ’91
Mr. David M. King Drs. Keith and Cyle Bohannon
Martha N. McDonnell ’80 Jennifer S. Bard ’80
Margaret Bottomley Hope 1915 Sarah Hart Hansen ’74
Mr. William M. LaMotte Nicole LaMotte ’88
Elise M. Chapin ’82
Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60 Mrs. Elizabeth W. Gale Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bombara
Patricia Taggart Bellis ’80 Lynn Lewis ’80
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Hayley E. Petit ’07 Myron Y. Arakaki
Martha M. McKay ’76 E. Lee Haxall ’76
Abby L. Chapman ’09
Helen Ballantine McNeil ’37 Letitia Robbins McIlwraith ’79
Katherine Andrew Dzialo ’07
Louise O’Brien ’78 Marianna Mead O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Cohn Kyle A. Faticoni ’05 Carolyn Mulvey Jenks ’07 Gabriella G. Korba ’07 Caroline G. Longacre ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Longacre
Elizabeth Mead Merck ’38 Josephine A. Merck ’65
Allison Jerram Lotts ’07
Elinor White Montgomery ’55 Sarah L. Blake ’78
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petit, Sr.
Pamela E. Moore ’80 Jennifer S. Bard ’80 Ms. Cynthia Morse Elizabeth B. Anderson ’92 Ms. Claudia Lampert Laurie Watson Moss ’64 Mr. Robert A. Moss, Jr.
Nancy Westervelt Mulvey ’77
Nancy M. Petry, Ph.D. Dr. William B. White Fredericka Buff Pitts ’57 Melissa Foote Cunningham ’57 Lavinia Lemon Pitzer ’85 Laura S. Bennett ’85 R. Erica Doyle ’85 Elise de Compiegne Shatto ’85
Garnette E. Mullis ’69 Michelle Blake Simons ’69
Ashley Lemon Shaw ’87
Juliet Townshend Newton ’36 Mary Hallock Fields ’62
Miss Sarah Porter Barbara Loether Mathieu ’68
Frances Adams Nichols ’45 Meriwether Cowgill Schmid ’45
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Proietti Mr. and Mrs. Mike T. Heinke
S. Colbert Noble ’78 Lauren Beardmore Ivanhoe ’78
Ms. Concepcion Ramirez Mr. James R. Geschwindt and Mrs. Laura E. Grub
Sonya Denise Dockett Nwachukwu Mr. Anthony Nwachukwu Theodora Oakes O’Hara ’43 Katharine O’Hara Newman ’73 Laura P. O’Hara 2004 Theodora Oakes O’Hara ’43 Elizabeth O’Hara Watson ’98 Obidimma O. Okobi ’94 Maria Ginebra Chase ’93 Terah Stone Lagarde ’93 Joli A. Moniz ’93 Kelly L. O’Boyle ’94 Elizabeth J. Pillsbury ’94 Larra J. Pleasant ’96 Rev. Mr. Walter S. Ouya Carolyne L. Ouya ’10 Pamela Paton ’56 Anne Meserve Davis ’54 Martha K. Davis ’79 Nancy Fenton Perkins ’35 Florence Perkins Rawls ’63
Sarah Curran Smith ’85
Mrs. Joanne Randall Mr. Gerald J. Randall Ruth M. Reiss ’78 Bradley Sturges Berger ’78
Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60
Diana Bell Shore ’60
Diana Bell Shore ’60
Elaine Scherer Romaine ’54 Pamela Romaine Beckett ’84
Mr. Alexander L. Taggart IV Carolyn Taggart Angyus ’02
Beverley Waud Sutherland ’55 Melissa Moffett Rumbough ’51 Sarane Hickox Ross ’51
Lisa Cudlip Taliaferro ’76 E. Lee Haxall ’76
The Whitehall Foundation, Inc.
Margaret Eaton Taplin ’32 Jennifer Taplin Jerome ’65
Mrs. Nancy A. Rutledge Mr. John K. Rutledge
June Rockwood Taylor ’44 Emily M. Taylor ’05
Mr. Stuart Scott Ms. Kimberley Scott
Jean French Thomas ’30 Susan D. Thomas ’54
Madeline Atherton Simmons ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60
Nancy B. Tieken ’58 Lynne Santy Tanner ’58
Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60 Jennifer M. Sinnett ’89 Kristen Shaw Jezerski ’89 Mr. Harris J. Snoparsky April E. Snoparsky ’01 Priscilla Painter St. George ’41 Mr. William Hall Painter Elizabeth F. Stevenson ’64 Alejandra E. Cancino-McWilliams ’99 Geraldine Coors Straus ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60 Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Nora Leake Cameron ’60
Diana M. Trent ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60 Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60 Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60 Diana Bell Shore ’60 Lindsley Brennan Tricot ’84 Carmen L. Reynal ’84 Virginia Wells Truesdale ’52 Virginia Pepper Purviance ’52 Katharine Hoblitzelle Walling ’70 Marcia Doherty Vermillion ’47 Milbrey Rennie Taylor ’64 Jean Gordon Vicks ’81 Anonymous Mercedese Roane Large ’81 Claire Sutherland Wade ’81
Kate S. Gray ’78 Katharine Ross Johnson ’79 Anne C. Patterson ’78 Susan Schneider Riggins ’66 Margaret S. Cadbury ’66 Virginia D. Clarkson ’66 Janet Isham Field ’66 Barbara Barker Murray ’66 Leonora P. Prowell ’66 Suzanne Van der Leur ’66 Whitney Kemble Robbins ’56 Sarnia Hayes Hoyt ’56 Alice Greene Rogers ’60 Mathilde Eugenie Thebaud Allen ’60 Mary Mendle Bird ’60 Margaret von Hennig Bragg ’60
† Deceased
Mr. George H. Mead, Jr. Elsie O’Brien Aubrey ’76
Laura Moeller Bibby ’07
Mariana Poutiatine Cotten ’60 Sylvia Stiassni Frelinghuysen ’60
Annual Report fy18–19
Ruth Thompson McGibeny 1914 Elizabeth R. Pook ’72
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PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Mrs. Helen D. Walker Mr. Philip S. Walker
Caroline C. Barnes ’19 Ms. Margaret Barnes
Desiree Nash Brown ’97 Kimblie N. Silva ’00
Class of 1961
Caroline Parker Wallace ’24 Amory Wallace Graham ’54
Kathleen F. Barth ’05 Ms. Patrice M. Fitzgerald
Mrs. Vivian Brown Ms. Christine M. Pina
Class of 1962 Elizabeth Taggart Fitzsimmons ’62
Beverlee L. Waller ’81 Mercedese Roane Large ’81
Laurie F. Barth ’08 Ms. Patrice M. Fitzgerald
Whitney E. Brown ’22 Ms. Adrienne Arp
Class of 1964 Margaret Curtiss Weaver ’64
Teresa Herring Weeks ’43 Ann S. Weeks ’67
Sofia T. Barth ’19 Dr. Edward Barth and Dr. Ana Rodriguez
Elizabeth Cotton Welch ’44 Constance Brown Berkley ’44 Lillian Shedd Wells 1911 Ms. Barbara S. Wells
Sophia G. Bukowski ’20 Mr. Paul Bukowski and Ms. Julie Grace
Class of 1969 Harriet Bering ’69 Jocelyn D. Keith ’69 Class of 1971 Anonymous
Celina L. Barton ’20 Mr. Christopher Barton
Evelyn Lanman White ’24 Sarah L. Blake ’78
Celina Moore Barton ’89 Mr. Christopher Barton
Vera W. Wong ’88 Mr. Heung On Ho
Martha M. Bautista-Biddle ’12 Jennifer S. Bard ’80
Isabel Barton Young ’81 Claire Sutherland Wade ’81
Miss Elena L. Bealing Stephanie Higgins Bealing ’00
Ana D. Calciano ’07 Mr. James F. Calciano and Ms. Marcie B. Schwartz
Alexandra N. Zapp ’90 Letitia Robbins McIlwraith ’79
Miss Phoebe Bealing Stephanie Higgins Bealing ’00
Betsy MacColl Campbell ’42 Alexandra Campbell Maegdlin ’03
IN HONOR
Melina G. Belenardo ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Belenardo
Marisol Carty ’19 Dr. Thomas Carty and Dr. Rosamaria Leon
Class of 1975 Leslie Gottlieb Gordon ’75
Marley V. Chang ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chang
Class of 1976 Jennifer D. Davis ’76
Lauren N. Abrahams ’21 Dr. and Mrs. Neil Abrahams Rachel Kleinman Adams ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Kleinman Lillian H. Aferzon ’19 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Aferzon Sarah R. Afragola ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Afragola Molly J. Andrews ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Todd E. Andrews Isabella B. Arndt ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fox, Jr. Caroline M. Arnett ’16 M’Lou D. Walker ’82 Helen D. Arnett ’13 M’Lou D. Walker ’82
Miss Porter’s School
Kyra G. Bukowski ’18 Mr. Paul Bukowski and Ms. Julie Grace
Lillian S. Wells Foundation, Inc.
Italics: honored
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Ana D. Bartkiewicz ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Drew C. Bartkiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Brown II
Sallie Curtiss Fogarty ’61
Anne Violette J. Astruc ’21 Dr. Joel E. Astruc and Ms. Carmen D. Zelaya Lauren Jadovich Bahre ’09 Ms. Beth W. Fanning Suzanne Sederquist Barlow ’91 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sederquist Marisa M. Barnard ’10 Ms. Gigi M. Barnard
Ms. Irene Bent Mr. Brian W. Kelly Grace E. C. Bergin ’19 Mr. Michael Bergin and Ms. Jeanne Higgins Bergin Mr. Thomas Bergin and Ms. Carolyn Merritt Mr. Michael Bergin Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes Mr. Alex D. Smith Abigail W. Biddle ’16 Jennifer S. Bard ’80 P. Ridgely Horsey Biddle ’80 Jennifer S. Bard ’80 Philippa L. Biddle ’10 Jennifer S. Bard ’80 Katherine N. L. Bishop ’18 Mr. Jonathan Bishop and Ms. Jacqueline Lambrichts Alexandria C. Black ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Black Victoria Black ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Black Charlotte L. Bombara ’18 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bombara Julianne Borges Gordon ’19 Mr. Lancelot Gordon and Mrs. Francesca Borges Gordon
Mrs. Anne S. Grace Lydia G. Burman ’15 Mr. David Burman and Ms. Erica Burman
Yan Yuan Chen ’21 Mr. Shengbai Chen and Ms. Yan Ge Graciana N. Childs ’19 AKC Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Warner Treon McGuire Christine ’51 Mary McGuire Tyler ’52 Alba Clarke ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Clarke Robin Rowan Clarke ’56 Celia A. O’Brien ’13 Class of 1944 Sarah Jane Gause Knaub ’44 Class of 1952 Scholarship Fund Patricia Monroe Emery ’52 Class of 1954 Library Fund Sandra Bramhall ’54 Phyllis Wright Fragola ’54 Mary Ann BonDurant Hodgkins ’54 Class of 1959 Memorial Scholarship Lee Tifft Allen ’59 Diana Chapman Kamilli ’59 Anne Bolton-Smith Putzel ’59
Ginevra K. Chandler ’71 Christina Morris Raymond ’71 Class of 1972 Elizabeth Miller Halaby ’72 Class of 1974 Cynthia Pittis Bogolub ’74 Robin Withington Dougherty ’74 Maureen H. Hunter ’74 Barbara Lounsbery Johnson ’74 Sarah Finnie Robinson ’74 R. Reed Wulsin ’74
Kathleen A. Wilson ’76 Class of 1977 Lisa S. Lewis ’77 Faith Wilcox ’77 Class of 1978 Fecia M. Mulry ’78 Class of 1979 Betsy Kreger Flanagan ’79 Lisa C. Kugelman ’79 Hani M. Skutch ’79 Diane Liljehult Tucker ’79 Class of 1981 Fraser Bennett Beede ’81 Class of 1982 Katharine H. de Baun ’82 Mathilde Benington Hopkins ’82 Bonnie-Ann Brill Keagy ’82 Mrs. Marijane F. Marks Mallery Roberts Morgan ’82 Susan Marks Reed ’82 Ann R. Sherpick ’82 Mary C. Somerville ’82 Class of 1984 Fund Alexandra H. Hussey ’84 Elizabeth Bernier Lamont ’84
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Allegra Gilbert Helms ’85
Eileen I. Roteta ’11
Melissa McKernan Pulliam ’85 Class of 1987 Kimberly Robinson Bellamy ’87 Class of 1989 Catherine Marsh Chase ’89 Kirke Hoffman Hall ’89 Genevieve L. Hannon ’89 Catherine Alexandre King ’89 Kathryn A. Knight-Sellschop ’89 Johanna Young Llewellyn ’89 Beth Sheffner Scheer ’89 Katherine Cassidy Sutherland ’89 Class of 1990 Sarah Klish Liu ’90 Class of 1993 Samantha Cantey Saxenmeyer ’93 Class of 1994 Ursula J. Galindo ’94 Cindy Kahng Hahn ’94 Class of 1997 Erin Tubridy Gates ’97 Christina M. Johnson ’97 Dorian W. Lord ’97 Class of 1998 Jessica K. Martin ’98 Jacquelyn Altman Massie ’98 Class of 1999 Eva Barlow Nickelson ’99 Class of 2000 Clare S. Creighton ’00
Caroline G. Dillingham ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Dillingham II
Susan Ward Graf ’54 Sophie Walcott MacMahon ’53
Mrs. Allison Dillon-Kimmerle Adrienne Capra Murphy ’92
Jessica G. Grammer ’15 Drs. John and Elizabeth Grammer
Sophie Black Dingle ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Black
Alexandra Pierson Griffin ’79 Anne B. Pierson, M.D.
Shola J. Powell ’13
Gia Minh-Trang T. Do ’19 Mr. Huy Do and Ms. Darleen Chan
Mrs. Beverly Hall Irene M. Y. Ho ’86
Class of 2019 Dr. Edward Barth and Dr. Ana Rodriguez
Jennifer Randall Doherty ’99 Mr. Gerald J. Randall
Cara E. Hall ’97 Dorian W. Lord ’97
Xizhi Dong ’22 Mr. Qi Dong and Ms. Linghui Di
Merritt L. Hall ’19 Kirke Hoffman Hall ’89
Mr. Avi Dubnov Mr. Laurance B. VanMeter
Sarah Hart Hansen ’74 Mr. H. Baird Hansen
Michelle Dumais Duffy ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Val E. Dumais
Sarah S. Hansen ’08 Sarah Hart Hansen ’74
Ms. Jennifer Eburg Ms. Skyler Magnoli
Olivia L. Henderson ’01 Mr. and Mrs. William M. Henderson
Sonia Holden Evers ’71 Judith Milliken Holden ’68
Anne F. H. Hill ’12 Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hill
Caroline B. Ewing ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Ewing
Madelaine E. Hunt ’05 Mrs. Roger B. Hunt
Lara Gutsch Firman ’93 Dr. Linda J. Gutsch
Sabrina B. Iannucci ’22 Ms. Lori A. Iannucci and Ms. Robin L. Diamonte
Class of 2012 Kelsey L. Burns ’12 Class of 2013 Amber F. Kinui ’13
Mr. Edward Childs and Ms. Anita Dunlap Mr. Fangzhou Ji and Ms. Wenjun Du Mr. and Mrs. Kanwal Bahadur Singh Khalsa Mr. Whitney Landon Lingzi Mao ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Marshall S. Porter Class of 2020 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Belenardo Jenna R. Hall ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fredric S. Kerns Class of 2022 Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson Ms. Cheri L. Griffin Mr. Jie Liu and Ms. Xiubin Zhang Lila B. Conners ’20 Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Kraft Charlotte C. Cowles ’03 Mr. Evan Cowles and Ms. Brie Quinby
Kimblie N. Silva ’00
Viola C. Cue ’21 Mrs. Elaine J. Cue
Class of 2001 Crystal Jenkins-Medlin ’01
Julia G. Cunningham ’21 Ms. Candace Cunningham
Zenia Vasquez ’01 Class of 2004 Kristen E. Guest ’04 Class of 2005 Michelle Colacion Arciero ’05 Class of 2006 Jane S. Malone ’06 Class of 2007 Ana D. Calciano ’07 Jordan W. Fenn-Hodson ’07 Class of 2010 Nicole M. Canning ’10 Anna E. Eccles ’10
Alexa G. David ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. David Gayle S. Davis ’21 Dr. Annette Edwards Mr. Richard W. Davis Claudia M. Cooke ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Davis Molly Schueler Hurley ’74 Alice M. DeLana Elizabeth L. Blanchfield ’87 Lisa Russell Stockman ’70 Lydia A. DiIulio ’18 Mr. Michael DiIulio and Ms. Heather Wilson
Mrs. M. Burch Tracy Ford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Ewing Mr. Brian W. Ford Anne Bolton-Smith Putzel ’59 Sophia M. Foschini ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Attilio A. Foschini Angela Balfour Franklin ’80 J. Ayanna Butler ’99 Lydia K. Gambacini ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Damian P. Gambacini Mia Gergis ’20 Dr. and Mrs. Usama Gergis Merritt M. Gibson ’17 Mr. David Walek and Ms. Elizabeth Gibson
Ms. Susan Ingvertsen Mr. Brian W. Kelly Caroline E. Jadovich ’12 Ms. Beth W. Fanning Elizabeth K. Jadovich ’16 Ms. Beth W. Fanning Mrs. Laura Kirkyla Jalinskas Anonymous Carolyn Mulvey Jenks ’07 Kathryn Mulvey Stolper ’05 Susanna V. Jivotovski ’11 Ms. Jean A. Stockdale Mrs. Lydia Kan Irene M. Y. Ho ’86
Elizabeth L. Gilson ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gilson, Jr.
Jessa Saidel Katan ’03 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Saidel
Valaer van Roijen Goodrich ’68 Marie G. Dennett Foundation
Eliza T. Kennedy ’19 Ms. Elizabeth D. Kennedy
Mr. John A. Goodrich Mrs. Michéle A. Gorman Ms. Mary G. Slavet Olivia Z. E. Gorman ’18 Dr. Ellyssa Eror and Mr. John Gorman
Annual Report fy18–19
Class of 2011 Jaclyn C. Lena ’11
Maura E. Reilly Kennedy ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Reilly Kristabel N. Kenta-Bibi ’22 Drs. Emmanuel and Eucharia Kenta-Bibi
† Deceased
Class of 1985 Jennifer Airo Gage ’85
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PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Juliana P. W. Kerrest ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Jacques D. Kerrest Mackenzie J. Kievman ’18 Ms. Deberah Bowen Megan C. Kievman ’20 Ms. Deberah Bowen Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57 Mr. Donald J. Kirk
Amanda M. Mason ’99 Christine F. Messineo ’97
Sharon and Michael McQuade Cecelia A. Klein ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klein
Abygail L. Meeks ’15 Ms. Klynose G. Dumas
Kathryn Konin ’19 Mr. Brian Konin Ms. Jennifer Konin Molly M. Kozlowski ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Kozlowski Mary E. Lansing ’22 Mary Nevius Lansing ’81 Soleil B. Lech ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lech Regina Cesaro Leckie ’04 Kristen Healey Rice ’04 Moira S. Lee ’19 Ms. Alice Lee Yejin Lee ’22 Mr. Hyunsoo Lee and Ms. Sungrim Kang Leah Gutsch Lehrburger ’95 Dr. Linda J. Gutsch Maia R. Leibowitz ’19 Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leibowitz Caroline Holden Lewis ’02 Mrs. R. Stuart Holden Jolie A. LiBert ’16 Mr. Gary LiBert and Ms. Judy Markowitz Yixuan Liu ’22 Mr. Jie Liu and Ms. Xiubin Zhang
Miss Porter’s School
Lingzi Mao ’19 Mr. Jianli Mao and Ms. Jing Zhu
Megan A. McNealy ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy
Danielle D. Kling-Joseph ’14 Ms. Janice L. Joseph
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Bronwyn M. Madan ’22 Drs. Michael P. and Juliette C. Madan
Sofia R. Lodovico Hendricks ’22 Mr. Donald Hendricks and Ms. Tina M. Lodovico
Mr. Louis Retort Allison E. Miller ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Miller Mary Kate Miller ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Miller Yeda Min ’19 Mr. Sang Sik Min and Ms. Kyung Hee Chang Sophie T. Mohindra-Green ’19 Dr. Vivek Mohindra and Ms. Deborah Green The MPS Faculty Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. Anna E. Murray ’19 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Murray, Jr. Sara McGuire Muspratt ’57 Mary McGuire Tyler ’52 Chi Yun Ng ’20 Mr. Beng Tiong Ng and Ms. Yuin Lee Long Giang H. Nguyen ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Hoan D. Nguyen Anne Stillman Nordeman ’65 Mr. Alfred Stillman III Ayomide Okusanya Okelarin ’03 Kimblie N. Silva ’00 Sofia I. Olivares ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Olivares Louise Vietor Oliver ’62 Alice McDowell Kubler ’62 Allison Clarke Olson ’01 Dr. and Mrs. James J. Clarke
Ms. Lisa Loeb Dana Johnston Brooks ’92
Katherine F. Osterman ’97 Dorian W. Lord ’97
Olive L. Luke ’20 Jessica Luke Andrews ’00
Hannah P. Palkimas ’15 Mary Burke Engstrom ’53
Olivia R. Luppino ’18 Shirley A. Bendza ’87
Christine J. Park ’21 Mr. Jungchul Park and Ms. Sounghee Jeon
Clarissa L. Parker ’23 Ellen McCance Parker ’54
Eleanor Perkins Robinson ’76 Virginia Secor Shaw ’94
Madeline C. Pavlovich ’18 Mr. and Mrs. John Pavlovich
Kathryn Roller ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roller
Kristin Randall Pelletier ’00 Mr. Gerald J. Randall
McKenzie M. Roller ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roller
Lucy E. Perera-Adams ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Perera
Eileen I. Roteta ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Carlos G. R. Roteta
Naila Perez-Stringari ’15 Mr. Pedro Perez and Ms. Carol Stringari
Pauline E. Roteta ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Carlos G. R. Roteta
Morgan L. Pickett ’20 Dr. Erin K. Pickett Cordelia S. C. Pierson ’81 Anne B. Pierson, M.D. Christine M. Pina and her team Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hirschfeld
Audrey Roth ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roth Sarah Garvey Rumore ’03 Tiffany L. Higgins ’03 Eleanor S. Rutledge ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Rutledge
Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D.
Elizabeth T. Rutledge ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Rutledge
Marjorie A. Plants ’21 Mr. David S. Plants and Ms. Jane M. C. Hewson
Kaiser McAdoo Sayers ’00 Dr. and Mrs. John McAdoo
Mrs. Sara Prentis Brown Elizabeth Williams Garrett ’74 Electra N. Prescott ’06 Mr. Charles J. Prescott and Ms. Nancy C. Lau Nathalie N. Prescott ’07 Nathalie N. Prescott ’07 Mr. Charles J. Prescott and Ms. Nancy C. Lau Diana Bernard Price ’93 Mr. John D. Bernard Sasha I. Provost ’21 Mr. Alden Provost and Ms. Ava Somogyi Timothy and Sarah Quinn Christen F. Safko ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Safko Leigh Hamilton Rae ’78 Ms. Janet H. Hamilton Isabel Ramirez ’20 Mr. Enrique Ramirez and Ms. Isabel Gomez Mrs. Susan Reeder Moss Mercedese Roane Large ’81 Bridget Reilly Regan ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Reilly Alyssa C. Robinson ’19 Ms. Tanya Clark Robinson
Lauren E. Schramm ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Schramm III Leslie Roteta Sedgeman ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Carlos G. R. Roteta Rania Shafi ’20 Drs. Ijaz and Nelofar Shafi Samar N. Shafi ’21 Drs. Ijaz and Nelofar Shafi Kaiya M. Simmons ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Marty Simmons Harlan Trevithick Simpson ’06 Amelia A. Newcomb ’76 Ms. Barbara J. Smith Emily Farris Wall ’88 Tyler C. Smith ’20 Ms. Christine Graham Morgan R. St. Pierre ’15 Mr. and Mrs. John St. Pierre Alison Rochford Sullivan ’11 Anonymous Ms. Amy Sun Mr. and Mrs. Hy Schwartz Jiaying Sun ’22 Mr. Lik Suen and Ms. Li Tan Siqi Sun ’20 Mr. Zhonghuai Sun Abigail L. Sunde ’20 Mr. and Mrs. John Sunde
PARENTS • GRANDPARENTS • FRIENDS
Rebecca L. Surprenant ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Surprenant Beverley Waud Sutherland ’55 Goodness O. Olayiwola ’10 Beverley M. Sutherland ’88 Mr. Robert B. Sutherland, Jr. Ms. Margaret T. Swan Mr. and Mrs. Sydney P. Waud Frances I. Sutherland ’23 Beverley Waud Sutherland ’55
Susan E. Sharp ’63 Priyanka Tomar ’19 Dr. Preeti Bais and Mr. Atul Tomar Grier Torrence Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Lindberg Jane Ella Torrence ’23 Grier and Sarah Torrence Ruth M. Torrence ’21 Mr. Robert L. Knowles Mr. and Mrs. Sam C. Lindberg Grier and Sarah Torrence
Lucy G. Taglich ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Michael N. Taglich
Erika R. Van Buren ’16 Ms. Kristi R. Clendenin and Mr. John J. Vilardi
Alexandra Holden Terhalle ’97 Mrs. R. Stuart Holden
Gloria Barnes Van Norden ’41 Edwina U. Powel ’77 Ashley K. Walker ’06 Susan MacColl Walker
Susan MacColl Walker Ashley K. Walker ’06 Alison G. Wallace ’21 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace Audrey Wallace ’18 Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Wallace Wendy Z. Wang ’21 Mr. Qing Wang and Ms. Junhong Guo Sloan L. Watson ’21 Dr. Susan Loggans and Mr. Denis Watson Natalia S. Welker ’19 Ms. Elizabeth Schmitt and Mr. Brendon Welker
Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hirschfeld Lisa Rahe Hough ’89 Caroline M. Wood ’11 Ms. Catherine D. Wood
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Emily R. Surprenant ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Surprenant
Tara Thomas ’83 Katharine O. Carpenter ’80
Vanessa K. T. Wurm ’01 Kimblie N. Silva ’00 Yunwei Yang ’21 Mr. Han Kou and Ms. Ying Yang Yin Yuan ’21 Mr. Lizhang Yuan and Ms. Li Zhang Ellie Zhou ’22 Dr. Haijiang Zhou and Dr. Zhuo Cheng
Ms. Sheila F. White Mrs. Beth Driehaus
Sarah E. Zukowski ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Zukowski
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wilcox Julia G. M. Wilcox ’10
Ariel M. Zwang ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Moshe L. Zwang
† Deceased
Claudia L. Surprenant ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Surprenant
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• MOONBEAMS CIRCLE •
The Moonbeams Circle The Moonbeams Circle, formerly The Heritage Society, of Miss Porter’s School was established by the Board of Trustees in 1992 to honor individuals who have included the school in their estate plans. The school is grateful to those listed below who have demonstrated their visionary leadership by including the school in their estate plans. Among the various types of planned gifts that are recognized by membership in Moonbeams Circle are bequests, IRA gifts and beneficiary designations, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts and gifts of property and life insurance. The school values the opportunity to recognize those forward-thinking individuals who are making an especially personal and meaningful gift through their estate plans. Donors are encouraged to let Susan Walker know of their plans, if they have not already done so.
† Laura E. Ford ’63
PLANNED GIVING CHAIR
Mary Mendle Bird ’60
Mary Martin Craigmyle ’55
Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57
Elizabeth Kilcullen Blake ’69
Emily Ridgway Crisp ’59
Mrs. M. Burch Tracy Ford
Susan Robinson Bowers ’59
Dorothy Macdonald Crocker ’65
† Mr. Dexter Foss
Sandra Bramhall ’54
Sophia D. B. Cue ’86
Ms. Sarah P. Foss
Lucy Joyce Brennan ’52
Sarah B. Cummings ’07
Petria Horner Fossel ’69
† Elizabeth Buffinton Briggs ’44
Lucy Pulling Cutting ’54
Wendy Taylor Foulke ’61
Nancy Pierce Briggs ’50
Margaret Porter Davis ’52
Paulette Bragg Fownes ’42
Amy A. Brodigan ’78
Maude S. Davis ’52
Charlotte Johnson Frisbie ’58 Tracy D. Gary ’69
Members who joined the Moonbeams Circle between July 1, 2018 and September 15, 2019 are in italics.
Anonymous (1) Anonymous (7) † Anonymous (4) Margaret Cox Abbott ’67 † Frances Daggett Aldrich ’42 † Augusta Robinson Alsop ’42 Sarah Schwab Ambrogi ’80 Dr. Samuel F. Babbitt Barbara Babcock ’55 † Marian Wood Baird ’33 Cheryl R. Baity ’77 † Lucille Parsons Balcom ’30 Magaly Barajas-Roman ’94 Dukin Kim Barber ’89 † Laura Bilkey Barclay ’50 Jennifer S. Bard ’80
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Edith McBride Bass ’50
† Alice Babst Bent ’27
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† Mr. E. Richard Bigelow
Mr. Bruce B. Bates Fraser Bennett Beede ’81 † Mr. Donferd Berg † Elizabeth Collin Biddle ’47 P. Ridgely Horsey Biddle ’80 and Mr. Edward E. Biddle
Diana Dwyer Brooks ’68
Mary Wallace de Compiegne ’50
† Ms. Clarissa L. Bushman
Alice M. DeLana
Mr. Graham H. Gavert
Joyslin Withington Bushman ’46
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dettmer
† Peggy Nash Gifford ’48
Dale Pirie Cabot ’49
Mr. Robert V. Deutsch
Linda Boyer Gillies ’57
Deborah Winston Callard ’56
Sandra Mueller Dick ’67
Carolyn Cutler Goodman ’61
Nora Leake Cameron ’60
Deborah F. Diserens ’68
Jean McBride Greene ’51
† Mr. Francis J. Carey
Barbara Baldwin Dowd ’67
† Mr. John K. Greene
Katharine O. Carpenter ’80
Clover Macdonald Drinkwater ’64
Cynthia Greenleaf ’65
Elisabeth Cole Carpentieri ’57
Tracy Cooper Drippe ’79
Joan Wyeth Greer ’51 Ann Richards Gridley ’58
Anne Cox Chambers ’38
† Alexandra F. Ehret ’56
Jean Marckwald Chapin ’56
Lulie Pierpont Eide ’67
Beatrice Holden Guthrie ’59
Nancy M. Chatfield ’74
Isobel L. Ellis ’81
† Gay Cumings Hackett ’59
† Mrs. Marjorie S. Childress
Priscilla Wear Ellsworth ’58
Elizabeth C. Hager ’73
Anne C. Childs ’74
Lyda B. Ely ’83
Jingle Igleheart Hagey ’65
† Mr. Thomas C. Clarke
Mary Burke Engstrom ’53
Anne D. Hall ’63
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Clear
† Judith Peck Erdman ’44
Kirke Hoffman Hall ’89
Mrs. Jerrie Clear
† Eleanore Darling Everdell ’31
Margery MacMillan Hamlen ’62
NancyBell Coe ’66
Mary Ellen Nichols Fahs ’54
Elizabeth Pyle Handler ’83
† Nancy Tenney Coleman ’38
Ann Posey Ferguson ’56
Susan M. Harding ’63
Hope Stout Connors ’55
Janet Isham Field ’66
Molly Slocum Harris ’47
Marjorie Wyckoff Cook ’44
Mary Hallock Fields ’62
† Mr. Richard M. Harris, Jr.
† Cynthia Laughlin Cooper ’47
Sarah Faile Fogarty ’59
Rebecca Miller Harvey ’59
Since July 1, 2018, the school received eleven new documented bequest intentions, and $475,500*
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distributions. Please contact Director of Gift Mr. H. Gates Lloyd
Lucile Walker Hays ’56
Anne Gibb MacKenzie ’49
Hanna McCrum Henderson ’74
† Margery Jones MacMillan ’37
Kris Moller Henley ’85
† Caroline Morgan Macomber ’50
Sheila Lewis Henry ’60
Mr. John D. Macomber
Diana Ferris Hobson ’60
Sarah Cummings Madle ’81
Mary Ann BonDurant Hodgkins ’54
† Juliet Flynt Marillonnet ’41
Planning Susan MacColl Walker at 860–409–3626 or swalker@missporters.org if you have estate planning questions. porters.org/plannedgiving * July 1, 2018 through September 15, 2019
Judith Milliken Holden ’68
Lois Cochran Marshall ’58
Nina S. Reeves ’73
Deming Pratt Holleran ’61
† Helen Zanetti Marx ’56
† Emily Parsons Ridgway ’29
Diana Russell Terlato ’86
† Elisabeth Nicholson Holmes ’54
Barbara Loether Mathieu ’68
Katherine Duff Rines ’67
Mary McGrath Thacher ’50
† Mr. Henry R. Horsey
Darcy S. Mauro ’83
Susan Z. Ritz ’71
Claire E. Theobald ’84
Lisa Rahe Hough ’89
Katrina Kanzler Maxtone-Graham ’52
Letitia Roberts ’60
Susan D. Thomas ’54
Pauline Kammer Hudson ’61
† Elizabeth Simonds Maynard ’47
Pamela Butler Roberts ’63
Leontine M. Thomson ’65
Kirk Dyett Huffard ’61
Ms. Julia J. McCormack
Eleanor Perkins Robinson ’76
Joan Ingram Thorndike ’54 Susan Fisher Thorness ’66
Chartis Bell Tebbetts ’58
Ginevra Mitchell Hunter ’43
† Bertha Brooks McCormick ’31
Sarah Finnie Robinson ’74
† Eleanor Koehler Ingersoll ’49
Jill Viens McCulley ’96
Elizabeth Standish Sackson ’83
Kemi Tignor ’94
Adrienne Osborne Ives ’50
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McNealy
Mr. Alexis P. Salsedo-Surovov
† Barbara Burke Tilley ’35 Marilen Grosjean Tilt ’60
Emily Costello Jacobs ’02
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael McQuade
Page Poinier Sanders ’61
Christina M. Johnson ’97
Evelyn B. McVeigh ’59
Carlin Whitney Scherer ’52
Katharine Richmond Trotman ’60
Grace Butler Johnson ’62
† Elizabeth Mead Merck ’38
Tina Shapleigh Schmid ’66
† Edith Daniels Tucker ’48 † Josephine Ross Turner ’42
Emily Graves Jones ’60
Nancy Snow Middleton ’44
Julia Wight Schniewind ’58
Marie B. Kalat ’67
Sally Winsor Miller ’52
Kyle L. Schott ’98
Marjorie Greenleaf Valliere ’61
† Virginia Lowry Kalat ’39
Tina Crisp Miller ’87
Anne-Lane Byrd Schubert ’91
Gloria Barnes Van Norden ’41
† Katharine Daniels Kane ’52
† Mr. David M. Mixter
Lisa Townson Seaman ’77
Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Pierre van Rooy
† Stephanie Leonard Mixter ’39
Barbara Bates Sedoric ’75
† Marcia Doherty Vermillion ’47
† Patricia Landon Kauders ’41 Mr. Jacques D. Kerrest AnnaRose M. King ’04 Mimi Colgate Kirk ’57 † Elizabeth Tieken Kirkpatrick ’64 Audrey L. Klein ’83 Mrs. Simon Konover † Emily Lincoln Lanier ’24 Isabel Bryan Leib ’46 Roxanne McCormick Leighton ’63 Anne McCutcheon Lewis ’61 Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis † Phyllis Holbrook Lichtenstein ’60 Sally Shepley Lilly ’51 † Polly Kinnear Lincoln ’44 Dr. Thomas L. Lincoln † Julia W. Linsley ’46 Sarah Klish Liu ’90
Kendall Bailey Montgomery ’59
Elise de Compiegne Shatto ’85
Claire Sutherland Wade ’81
Margaret Morgan ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Sherwood
Lucinda Schaefer Walker ’63
Daphne N. Muchnic ’74
Mr. Peter M. Sherwood
Susan MacColl Walker
† Eleanor Sage Munger ’46
† Patricia Coombe Shiverick ’42
Joan McCance Warner ’52
† Binney White Nast ’55
Leslie Powell Siggs ’57
Ruth Robinson Warner ’45
Sherley Smith Newell ’57
Lisa A. Silhanek ’77
Anita Barker Weeks ’77
† Adelaide McAlpin Nicholson ’40
Anne Larsen Simonson ’47
Jennifer Gorzelany Weinheimer ’95
Diane A. Nixon ’53
Nancy Klingenstein Simpkins ’73
† Rosalie Coe Weir ’48
Anne Stillman Nordeman ’65
Anne Dodge Simpson ’53
Nancy White Wheeler ’90
Ann Oberrender Noyes ’76
Marguerite Jamison Sisson ’57
Mr. John C. Wilcox Alice L. Wilding-White ’76
Theodora Oakes O’Hara ’43
Cordelia M. Sklansky ’07
† Obidimma O. Okobi ’94
† Nancy Buckingham Snowdon ’33
Magrieta Livingston Willard ’66
Elizabeth Denny Oneglia ’95
† Mrs. Grahame Somerville
Alice Hamblin Williams ’79 Katherine G. Windsor, Ed.D. and Dr. Jonas Katkavich
Katherine F. Osterman ’97
Margot Hawley Spelman ’53
† Mr. William Hall Painter
Martha McKown Spofford ’55
Ellen McCance Parker ’54 Susan Bissell Parker ’60
Karen T. Staib ’90 and Mr. Benjamin Hollenshead
† Dr. John H. Wulsin
† Patricia O’Brien Parsons ’47
Elizabeth Haneman Staniford ’63
Patricia Plum Wylde ’58
Jean Hamilton Pearman ’59
Dorothy Walker Stapleton ’65
Dr. William A. Petit, Jr.
Annie Ward Stern ’62
Margaret Taylor Phelps ’44
Louise L. Stevenson ’66
Marnie Stuart Pillsbury ’61
† Mr. James I. Stockwell
† Lois Wodell Poinier ’35
† Sarah-Lee Biddle Stokes ’39
Martha Kimball Pomerantz ’77
Marcia Dines Strickland ’50
Ann Ellis Powel ’38
Ashley Jones Tagatac ’82
Elizabeth Cushman Putnam ’51
Emily M. Taylor ’05
Victoire Griffin Rankin ’60
Milbrey Rennie Taylor ’64
Susan Marks Reed ’82
Nancy Bryan Taylor ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Wrobel, Jr.
REALIZED PLANNED GIFTS RECEIVED — 2018–2019
† Mr. Dexter Foss † Katharine Daniels Kane 1952 † Elizabeth Tieken Kirkpatrick 1964 † Mr. William Hall Painter † Lois Wodell Poinier 1935 † Elizabeth Blackburn Taylor 1944 † Elizabeth Terry 1959 † Rosalie Coe Weir 1948
† Deceased
† Jane Snow Hatch ’53
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in cash through bequests and charitable trust
• ENDOWMENT FUNDS •
Endowment Funds The school’s endowment offsets over 17 percent of the school’s annual budget. The endowment is made up of more than 300 funds for faculty support, academic and extracurricular programs, scholarships and other areas of operation. Of the utmost importance, unrestricted endowment provides the school with the resource to support current operations, respond to opportunities, and adapt to future needs. The school is grateful for those whose thoughtfulness and generosity continues to provide essential support through these endowment funds. Augmenting an existing named endowed fund is a way to honor classmates, parents, daughters or others. During the 2018–2019 year, the following named endowment funds were augmented, with new gifts or pledge payments. New funds established between July 1, 2018 and September 15, 2019 are in italics.
Anne Backus Adams ’39 Art Fund
Class of 1997 Scholarship
Mima McDonnell ’80 Library Fund
Melinda Clothier Biddle ’76 Memorial Fund
Evan Burger Donaldson ’51 Memorial Fund
Samantha A. Milbauer ’08 Athletics Fund
By Women, For Tomorrow’s Women Endowed Scholarship Fund
Florence Palmer Douglas ’57 Award
Nona Murphy Collin ’83 Scholarship Fund
Carpenter Family Scholarship
Evans Girls Fund
Margarita Ver Planck Cattus ’10 Scholarship Class of 1955 Memorial Scholarship Class of 1958 Memorial Scholarship (Formerly Maida Clement Memorial Scholarship) Class of 1963 Memorial Scholarship Class of 1967 Take Flight Fund Class of 1968 Vision Fund
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Class of 1980 Memorial Scholarship
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Dudeck Family Fund Mary Parker Foss 1913 Endowed Scholarship Warren S. Hance Teaching Chair Stephanie Camille Anne Jackson ’83 Fund Konover Family Scholarship Margaret Perkins Laughlin ’22 Teaching Fund Jane Vaughn Love ’50 Teaching Fund
O’Brien Teaching Fund Pamela Paton ’56 Scholarship Hayley Elizabeth Petit ’07 Scholarship The Anna L. Stephens Scholarship Fund Lucile Thieriot Walker ’31 Teaching Chair Lillian Shedd Wells 1911 Scholarship Caroline Wood ’11 Fund
17% The school’s endowment offsets over 17 percent of the school’s annual budget.
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Lauren and Ava are the creators of Women’s Activist Organization (WAO), a student-led group focusing on feminist empowerment, education, and support.
60 Main Street Farmington, CT 06032
“Belonging is when everyone feels like their identity is respected and celebrated and that was our goal. We want our organization to be about women supporting women. One of the most important meetings with our advisor — where we talked about our vision — was in this gazebo.”
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Lauren Abrahams ’21 & Ava Schwartz ’21
2019
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