The Valley - January 2016 by Maumee Valley Country Day School

THE VALLEY

MAUMEE VALLEY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL / VOLUME 7 ISSUE 1 / JANUARY 2016

/ MISSION STATEMENT /

MAUMEE VALLEY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL’S MISSION IS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO BECOME ENLIGHTENED, COMPASSIONATE, AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY, WHILE PREPARING GRADUATES FOR THEIR BEST OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL ATTRACTS MOTIVATED, ABLE STUDENTS WHO HAVE A RANGE OF ACADEMIC INTERESTS AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND WHOSE FAMILIES VALUE EDUCATION. ITS CHALLENGING CURRICULUM, STUDENT-CENTERED SCHOOL LIFE, AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY INSPIRE AND EQUIP THEM FOR A LIFETIME OF LEARNING.

/ FRONT COVER / LUCUS SZOLLOSI ’20 AND ALAINA FOSTER ’20 TAKE CENTER STAGE DURING THE FALL MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASE

/ LEADERSHIP AT THE SCHOOL / ADMINISTRATION Gary Boehm Head of School Gareth Griffith Head of Upper School Terri Wallace Head of Middle School Mark Baker Head of Lower School Zach Klausz Early Learning Center Director Phillip Dunbridge Director of Admission Rob Conover Athletic Director Bill Damron Superintendent of Buildings + Grounds Kim Spurgeon Director of Finance Dan Karns Director of Advancement Melissa E. Kuhl Director of Marketing + Communications

PUBLICATION CREDITS Executive Editor: Melissa E. Kuhl Contributing Editors: Jeniece Corwin, Dan Karns, Ellen Leonard, and Weezie Stoddard ’82 Design: Studio Jot / Joss Kiely ’01 Select Photography: Melissa E. Kuhl, Weezie Stoddard ’82, Ellen Leonard, and Cara Jones

To submit stories or comment on this edition of The Valley, please contact Melissa E. Kuhl, Director of Marketing: mkuhl@mvcds.org

/ TABLE OF CONTENTS / BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ALUMNI COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Hon. Jeffrey Helmick, President Matt Buchannan, Vice President Amy Yustick, Vice President Anisha Dayal, Secretary Rick Kaser, Treasurer

TRUSTEES

Laurie Julius Avery ’88 Dr. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich Martha Corcoran Todd Dapkus Fred Deichert Mary Fedderke Areka Foster Paula Grieb Dr. Srini Hejeebu Stephen Hickey ’79 Nabeel Jabarin ’98 Mary Lynch Jarrell Yolanda Odom Taylor Dr. Maneesha Pandey Brian Reddy Yang (Apollo) Zhang

Nabeel Jabarin ’98, President Alexandra Bowe DeRosa ’82, Vice President Jewel Woodard ’77, Secretary MEMBERS

Morgan Bayer ’03 Erickson Blakney ’83 Mary Hutten Burgi ’79 Stephen Foster ’84 Kelsy Grefe ’03 Joss Kiely ’01 Helen Mabry ’88 Monica MacAdams ’67 Nan Parfet Miller ’46 Tanya Pipatjarasgit Nupp ’95 Addy Rothman ’09 Jamie Thompson ’96 Dr. James Willey ’70 Mike Zerner ’72

TRUSTEES EMERITAE

Ann Stranahan Georgia Welles

CURRENT

PHILANTHROPY

ANNUAL REPORT

FEATURE

LIVES OF PUBLIC SERVICE: MVCDS ALUMNI IN THE POLITICAL ARENA

ALUMNI

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS, IN MEMORIAM, CLASS NOTES, AND ALUMNI COUNCIL

SCHOOL NEWS AND SPRING ATHLETICS ROUNDUP

ENDOWMENT FUND TRUSTEES

Dean Kasperzak ’76, Chair Barton Wagenman, Secretary Joan Bayer John Bearss Mike Briley ’63 Fritz Byers David A. Cohen ’81 Stephen Foster ’57 Bill Foster ’81 Steve Hickey ’79 Dennis Holman Betsy Kelsey ’73 Ford Koles ’82 Dr. Ned Lakshmipathy Joan “Nan” Miller ’46 Ann Sanford James “Jay” Secor, III ’69 Daniel Stranahan ’88 Jeff Twyman

WEB www.mvcds.org

E-MAIL To receive the Alumni eArrow, contact Weezie Stoddard ‘82 at alumni@mvcds.org

FACEBOOK www.facebook.com /maumeevalleycountrydayschool /maumeevalleyalumni

/ A LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL / Dear Friends,

Enclosed in this edition of The Valley you will see our Annual Report, with all the donors to the school listed. As I read through the names I am reminded of just how many people it takes to make this little school of ours work. There are hundreds of donors, from all backgrounds and with a wide range of ability to give, who have said, “This school is important to me.” This expression of support reminds us that Maumee Valley has a life of its own-- it lives on in the hearts and minds of everyone who has been served by it. NATALIA MCPEAK ’29 AND ALESSANDRA SANZFEKETE ’29 POSE FOR A PICTURE WITH MR. BOEHM

Meeting those supporters, many our alumni, as I travel around the country, is one of the things I love about my work. I feel that our mission and vision are validated each time I meet with alumni and hear their stories—always interesting and often inspiring. Of course they are engaged in a variety of occupations, some predictable by geography—there are a lot of bankers and finance people in NYC, for example, technology workers and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, entertainment industry people in LA, free spirits in Seattle, and doctors and lawyers everywhere! The connecting tissue that holds them together, regardless of age or profession, is the shared history of having grown up in the challenging, engaging, and friendly hallways of Maumee Valley. Given the current focus on presidential politics, in this issue of The Valley we’ve highlighted a couple of our young alumni who are working in politics. Although we sometimes have a reputation for being a liberal school, I’m struck by just how diverse our alumni are in their political views. This observation reminds me of our old tagline that some of you might remember: At Maumee Valley, students learn how to think, not what to think. I’m proud to say that this is as true today as it ever was! You can be reassured that even as the school evolves to meet the needs of our 21st Century learners, we have remained true to those values prized by those who hold Maumee Valley in their hearts. Warm regards, / OPPOSITE /

CLIIC CLUB MEMBERS POOM PIPATJARASGIT, BRANDON PEEK, MAYA DAYAL, AND MICHAEL JARRELL POSE FOR A POST-FORUM PHOTOGRAPH WITH 2015 TOLEDO MAYORAL CANDIDATES MIKE BELL, CARTY FINKBEINER ’57, AND SANDRA DRABIK COLLINS

CURRENT

There is so much to celebrate at Maumee Valley. Our enrollment continues to soar, now over 530 students strong, with 42 students from around the globe, and a waitlist in our preschool. Our Quizbowl team remains undefeated, our string ensemble continues to be the pride of the school, and we have more students playing sports than ever. We have a new schedule in the Upper School that allows Winterim to happen three times a year, and a variation of the Winterim experience is being done in the Middle and Lower Schools.

/ CURRENT NEWS /

INTENSIVES TEACH AWARENESS In August, Middle School students began their year with a

/ CURRENT NEWS /

campus wide

2 week-long focus on homelessness, poverty, hunger, and other societal inequities during their Fall Intensive, titled “The World by Numbers.” During this two-week period, they tackled questions such as: “Should life be fair?” and “How does the country’s lack of resources and/or usage of current resources impact people’s ability to have food and drinkable water?” In an attempt to address these and many other questions, MS HOSTED AND ORGANIZED BY CLIIC (CURRENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES CLUB), A NEWLY FORMED STUDENT CLUB AT MAUMEE VALLEY, JUNIORS POOM PIPATJARASGIT, BRANDON PEEK, MAYA DAYAL, AND MICHAEL JARRELL MODERATED A MAYORAL FORUM FOR CURRENT STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ATTENDED BY THE UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS, CLIIC HELD THE MAYORAL FORUM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LOCAL ISSUES. THIS YEAR’S MAYORAL FORUM AT MAUMEE VALLEY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. CANDIDATES WERE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THEIR PLATFORMS AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE CLIIC PANEL. CLIIC’S GOAL WAS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND INSPIRE THEM TO TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES. THE PURPOSE OF CLIIC IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND INSPIRE THEIR ACTION WITHIN THE GREATER COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO CONTINUE EXAMINING A VARIETY OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EACH OF WHICH WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON STUDENT INTEREST.

students and faculty members worked with, and learned from, a number of Maumee Valley and Toledo community members. Attorney and current parent, Patty Wise, gave students an overview of what statistics can tell us about the world, including measures of wealth and equality. Lucy Hosenfield, a UT Engineering student, shared with students her experiences building and delivering water purifiers in Central America.

HOW SHOULD WE TAKE CARE OF OUR RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS ENOUGH FOOD AND DRINKABLE WATER?

After these discussions, students worked in their science and social studies classes to design their own water purifying systems. Students then analyzed the ways in which the lack of

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM WALLS

access to clean water and sanitation has on the lives of human

The Lower School continues to find ways to educate

organize enriching and enjoyable educational experiences

beings worldwide. Professor, agriculturalist, geneticist, and

students about the importance of helping others. In

for our students. This year the Kouncil will assist teachers

addition to their traditional community service projects,

in organizing two or three additional community service

such as making holiday decorations and delivering them

projects. New ideas include a book drive in which students

to residents at local retirement homes, students are

bring in books from their personal libraries, that they have

collecting cold weather clothing to donate to local shelters,

outgrown or finished reading, so they can be donated to

curricular units, such as this one, to support our students in

and creating Valentine cards for the military.

area literacy programs. Student are also considering

becoming compassionate, empathetic students, and to raise

These projects and others are guided by the leadership of

signing “I Care Contracts” in which they agree to complete

their awareness of global issues. The faculty hopes to help

the student run Kid Kouncil. The Kid Kouncil is made up of

tasks for their parents, family friends, or relatives in

students understand that they can make a difference in the

selected sixth grade students who serve as student body

exchange for funds which are then donated to a local

world by thinking locally and acting globally.

representatives and work with Lower School teachers to

charity.

economist, Dr. RamBadan Singh shared his ideas about how we can contribute to resolving world hunger and poverty by transforming our thinking about agriculture. Middle School faculty members design interdisciplinary

/ CURRENT NEWS /

US INTENSIVES

AT MAUMEE VALLEY, students have the opportunity to do a three-week internship, travel abroad, and study electrical

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WINTERIM TAKES PLACE IN AUGUST?

engineering all in one school year. We have incredibly

In Maumee Valley’s new Upper School schedule, Winterim happens three times a year. During the August intensive term, students experienced a wide range of opportunities.

talented actors, athletes, musicians, and writers roaming

All of the ninth grade students took an interdisciplinary science course taught by science, math, and social studies teachers. As freshmen developed their understanding of scientific research methods through case studies, role playing, and conducting research, they bonded as a class and focused on skills that will serve them well throughout their Upper School careers.

who are incredibly dedicated to our education both in and out

Other students took classes that included classical music appreciation, introduction to statistics, Health, electrical engineering, French and Spanish immersion, and Shakespeare. Students earned credit in academic departments in each of those classes. Another set of students took an English class in Adventure Writing. To prepare material for their writing, the students participated in an Outward Bound trip to northern Minnesota. (Try that in January.) Of course many students pursued independent studies.

UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOWCASING THEIR INTENSIVES TO LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS

FALL INTERNSHIP 10

FALL ROTATION

our halls side-by-side. We have students who travel to study with us from all around the world. We have faculty members

MR. BROWN LEADING STUDENTS AS THEY PERFORM DURING THE FALL INTENSIVE SHOWCASE

IS BACK

that many are unaware exist in our school. This is why the

BY SARAH BOYK ’16

two of us, Samina Hejeebu and Sarah Boyk, have decided to reintroduce the Maumee Valley newspaper, otherwise known

New this year, a handful of students partnered with the University of Toledo’s computing center to write code and be a part of development teams on UT’s campus.

that will get Maverick back on its feet. We are joined by a

So, not only do students still have many of the same experiences during an August intensive as they do in January, but the best news about having Winterim in August is that they now get to do it two more times this school year.

WINTER INTERNSHIP

SPRING ROTATION

SPRING INTERNSHIP

MAVERICK

of the classroom. We have hundreds of exciting opportunities

Individual students forged artistic knives with a metalworking artist, worked in a bank, went inside the world of civic economic development, explored behind the scenes at WGTE, shadowed a midwife and helped deliver a baby, and traveled to work in the sneaker fashion world of New York and on the international production of the Chinese version of the hit television show The Voice.

It’s always exciting to hear from the students at Winterim Fair and to learn about the impact of their experiences. In their words, they liked: • “that the intensive was an actual work setting and that it was very independent” (UT/MV computing internship), • “being forced to talk in Spanish all day because it improved my spoken Spanish” (Spanish immersion), • “the balance of acting and reading, how we got to be creative and work with new people” (Shakespeare), • “the data collection because we could do interesting experiments” (introduction to statistics), • “that the independent study gave me the opportunity to pursue a passion of mine” (Independent Studies), • and “the outside of the classroom learning because it was very mind opening and was the best way to learn” (Adventure Writing).

THE

as “The Maverick,” back into the Upper School community. We have spent the past summer working alongside our advisor, Dr. Jami Barnes, designing a user friendly website

team of twelve writers ranging from freshmen to seniors who commit their time to report on the exciting things going on with our teachers and students. Our most recent October/November issue focused on the fall intensives, in addition to spirit week. Susu Alkhalili wrote about Locker Bay Competitions, while Poom Pipatjarasgit reflected on his Spanish Immersion Intensive. William Cagle collected some opinions on the new schedule, whereas Kiran Dzur talked about college visits. Our hope is to expose the amazing activities Maumee Valley students participate in,

SARAH BOYK ’16 AND SAMINA HEJEEBU ’17

and showcase the incredible things we do on a day-to-day basis. Check out MaumeeValleyMaverick.Blogspot.com to read their articles and our latest publications.

/ CURRENT ATHLETICS RECAP /

/ CURRENT ATHLETICS RECAP / BOYS’ GOLF took a major step forward this

THE GIRLS’ FIELD HOCKEY team initially

season toward the top of the league. The

kicked off the season with a 2-4-1 start,

season started off with a second place finish

however the team then won 6 of their last 7 games as they headed to the State Playoff.

in the Bomber Invitational and concluded with

Senior Sarah Boyk added to her record-

a top five finish in the T.A.A.C. Championship.

setting career and will go down as one of

Jacob Greenbaum ’17, Ricky Kaser ’17, and

the best to ever step foot on the field here at

Alex Pechlivanos ’16 provided the consistency

Maumee Valley. The team has a great core of

the team needed in every match, and up-andcoming underclassmen Noah Flack ’17 and

VARSITY SOCCER TEAM

senior leadership, some talented juniors, and a very promising group of underclassmen,

Evan Heritage ’19 provided a spark to a team

and made it into the second round of the

that is poised to make a run at the top spot

playoffs. Being one of the smallest schools

next year. Evan Heritage earned first Team

in the State, and the smallest in the league,

League Honors with a fourth place finish in

the MVCDS Field Hockey team continues to

the T.A.A.C. Championships.

be one of the best programs in the State.

Coach Craig

Jacobs made huge strides with this year’s team and is excited to see what they can do next year.

GIRLS’ TENNIS led by Seniors Karena Amy and Gabi Dailey, had a fine season competing

VARSITY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM

BOYS’ VARSITY SOCCER got off to a sluggish start this season, with a 1-4 record through their first 5 games. A void in

against some of the best tennis programs

leadership was evident after the departure of so many seniors

around. Underclassmen Renee Chew ’18 and

last year, but Coach France stayed vigilant in cultivating new leadership on this year’s team. After the slow start the club

GIRLS’ VARSITY TENNIS TEAM

Stephanie Avram ’19 are poised for standout

MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER and MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD

careers

HOCKEY both had successful seasons finishing a combined 18-

Stephanie Avram advanced through the

Champions, and N.W.O.H.S.S.L Champions. Led by All League

Sectionals and into the Districts, where she

members Jack Herrmann ’16 and Thomas Cunliffe ’16, the

4-1. Both experienced growth in numbers too, which is a great sign for the health of Maumee Valley Athletics.

Maumee

Valley.

eventually lost in a tough match.

Freshman

posted a 8-0-1 record to finish the year, including winning the last 8 in a row, finishing Maumee Valley Fall Tournament

team made it to the District Semi Finals this year!

/ CURRENT NEW FACULTY /

/ CURRENT NEW FACULTY / PENNY BOLLIN, UPPER INTERMEDIATE TEACHER ASSISTANT Penny has worked in the field of education as a substitute teacher, tutor, and science teacher for fifteen years. She has a variety of experience in experiential education from her former positions at Toledo Grows, Wildwood Environmental Academy, and Horizon Science Academy. AMANDA BRAYTON, UPPER INTERMEDIATE SCIENCE TEACHER Amanda earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toledo in Middle Childhood Education Science and Language Arts. She is a former member of the management team at Camp Adventure and was responsible for training employees at the Carver Resource Center. DAN COHEN, UPPER SCHOOL HUMANITIES TEACHER Dan has a BA in Philosophy from The College of Wooster and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Miami. Prior to MVCDS, he had been a humanities teacher at Lancaster Country Day School. We are excited to have Dan and his wife Amanda and their two children, Jakob (3) and Sophie (6 months), join our community. LARISSA FEKETE, ESL/ENGLISH TEACHER, DORM PARENT Larissa’s most recent experience was at The University of Toledo where she was an English as a Second Language teacher. Prior to UT, she held similar positions at Oberlin College, Lorain County Community College, and University of Alicante in Spain. Larissa also brings her experience as the assistant to the Director of the University Studies Abroad Consortium to Maumee Valley. KELI JACOBS, UPPER INTERMEDIATE TEACHER ASSISTANT Keli has five years experience teaching 6th and 7th grade math and science, most recently at Wildwood Environmental Academy where she also supervised the after school basketball program as well as overnight field trips, and began a middle school student council. Kelly has experience from Maumee City Schools and Douglas Road Elementary where she integrated technology into her daily lessons. MUNA JOSHI, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS, EARLY LEARNING CENTER Muna has a BA in Education and Psychology from the University of Michigan, and a Masters of Business Administration from Simmons College. She has previous experience teaching first grade as well as various roles in the field of education. Muna’s focus will be on building enrollment in the Early Learning Center. Muna has four sons attending Maumee Valley, Sagar (4th), Akash (2nd), Sameer (K), and Ashwin (PS). LAUREN LAKE, UPPER INTERMEDIATE MATH TEACHER Lauren holds a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from Bowling Green State University, and is currently working toward a Master of Arts of Teaching Mathematics. She previously worked at Horizon Science Academy where she taught 7th and 8th Grade Mathematics, and was the Chair of the Math Department. ELLEN LEONARD, MARKETING ASSOCIATE Ellen majored in Fine Arts at Kent State University and worked as a freelance designer for more than 15 years. She most recently supported Space 237 Galleries & Clayspace’s marketing initiatives in downtown Toledo for over 10 years. Ellen is an accomplished fiber/mixed media artist whose work has been exhibited in galleries around the country.

ALEX MATA, UPPER SCHOOL MATH TEACHER Alex brings his extensive teaching experience of 28 years to Maumee Valley. He has taught at a variety of academic levels in the UK, Venezuela, and the United States, most recently holding the position of Math Department Chair at The Gregory School in Tucson, Arizona. Alex has a passion for Mathematics, and believes that an important part of teaching math is to encourage students to communicate mathematically. ANNIE ROMAN, MIDDLE SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER Annie has over 24 years of experience teaching Spanish in independent schools. She is a graduate of Middlebury College, and has traveled extensively around the globe, strengthening her craft as a World Language teacher. Her experience has also increased her involvement in diversity and inclusivity programs and initiatives. At Moravian Academy (PA), Annie served as Global Languages Department Chair and Global Languages coordinator. DANNY SANZ-VILLOLDO, DORM PARENT Danny, a native of Spain, is currently enrolled in the pre-pharmacy program at the University of Toledo. He has experience working in the hospitality industry, such as the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. A passionate soccer fan (Real, Madrid), he also brings his experience as an international exchange student to the Dayal House. Danny and Larissa will share their Dayal House apartment with their two young children. CHARITY TRIPP, DORM PARENT Charity graduated from Bluffton University in May, 2014 with an Art Education degree. She has three years of undergraduate experience working in residence life, serving as a Hall Director for two years, and was an active member and leader on on a variety of committees and extracurricular activities. ASHLEY VALENTINO, MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER Ashley is joining Maumee Valley’s MS faculty after completing a one year internship through Hawken School’s John Carroll University Master’s Level program. At Hawken, Ashley taught middle school math and science. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Ohio State University in middle childhood math and science with a minor in education. Ashley is looking forward to to sharing her passion for math with students. TERRI JACKSON WALLACE, HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL Terri comes to us from the Orchard School in Indianapolis. She has an MA in English from the University of Vermont and her BA in English with minors in both Spanish and Project Management from Dillard University. In addition, Terri has completed coursework for a PhD in Literary Studies from Purdue University. Terri has over thirteen years of teaching experience at the college and Middle School levels. In 2013/14 Terri co-chaired the NAIS People of Color Conference. She has two daughters, a 1st and a 3rd grader who have also begun their MV career. JACKIE WELLS, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT LIFE Jackie is currently working on a PhD in Higher Education Administration from Bowling Green State University (BGSU). She earned a Masters of Arts in College Student Development from Appalachian State University (ASU), and a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Bluffton University. She has experience as the Director of Residence Life, the Restorative Justice Coordinator, and the Cross Cultural Experience Course Instructor at Bluffton University and filled similar roles at both BGSU and ASU.

/ CURRENT A TRIBUTE TO LARRY ANNING /

HONORING A LEGEND: FAREWELL IS HARD TO SAY

In his youth, Larry learned about life and the value of hard work while spending summers at his family cottage in Eau Claire, Ontario, Canada. It was there that Larry’s love of nature blossomed. He learned how “to do things,” as he would say. There were always projects, repairs, and problems to solve at the cottage. Learning how to find his way in the wilderness, and how to navigate a kayak across the Paresseux Falls rapids on the Mattawa River are some of Larry’s most treasured memories from his childhood. Larry started working at Maumee Valley in 1978. As he was coming on board, the school was in the midst of renovating the Smead Building “to add another 20 years to its life” and had just sold the Reynolds-Glendale corner property to retail developers. Larry credits Becky Ashley Ross ’69 as a wonderful and calming influence during his first year at Maumee Valley. Through his quiet, earnest, and lead-by-example personality, Larry helped oversee numerous capital improvement projects including: the Glendale Entrance, Wolfe Gallery, Upper School Science Lab Renovations (in the old Upper School), Middle School Expansion, Johnson Bayer Gym, Millennium Theatre, Deichert Connector, Boehm Building, and Dayal House. With his expertise and guidance along the way, Maumee Valley’s campus now comprises of facilities totaling more than 160,000 square feet. Larry, always humble, when reflecting on his time at Maumee Valley credits his success over the years to the support of five strong and effective Heads of School (Jerry Millhon, Peter Stevens, Dick Cadigan, Phineas Anderson, and Gary Boehm). Peter Stevens’ advice was “to own up to any mistake, and to come back with a solution,” advice Larry remembered and applied to many challenging situations.

PHILANTHROPY

Robert Greenleaf describes a servant leader as someone who “begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.” Much beloved Larry Anning, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Maumee Valley Country Day School has fulfilled Greenleaf’s description of a servant leader in action for over 36 years.

Larry’s support wasn’t limited just to the Heads, but also to the Maumee Valley community, students, and colleagues alike. For example, during Larry’s years at Maumee Valley he was asked by the students to be the commencement speaker at graduation and was recognized by his colleagues as one of the initial recipients of the EE Ford/Mahaffey Wolfe Dream Odyssey. While his favorite memories are too many to mention, Larry has a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his face when visitors, parents, students, and guests comment on the attractiveness of campus. One of his most satisfying moments occurred during a Maumee Valley soccer match, when a Buckeye Cable Sports Network television commentator made mention on air that the Koltay Soccer Field was as good as any field he had ever seen and was in perfect condition for the upcoming match. After 36 years, Larry is retiring from Maumee Valley, but he still plans to help the school “when they call.” In addition to spending time with his grandkids, Larry plans to travel with his wife Eileen, and of course to return to the Mattawa River and navigate a kayak across the Paresseux Falls. / OPPOSITE / 16

ANNAMARIE YOUSIF ’28 GETTING HER FACE PAINTED AT THE FALL FESTIVAL

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 TOTAL GIVING REPORT

Dear Friends:

JULY 1, 2014 TO JUNE 30, 2015

Greetings from the proud parents (Linda sends her best!) of two Maumee Valley graduates. This year, we do not have a student at MV for the first time since 1996. So I ask your indulgence as I reflect back on nearly 20 years of growth at our beloved school.

ANNUAL FUND

In so many ways, we are thankful for our family’s MV experience. Thankful for the lifelong friendships we have made, thankful for our children’s educational experience, and thankful that we are a part of a 130 year record of excellence. Maumee Valley Country Day School is Northwest Ohio’s educational leader. Most significantly our faculty and staff have distilled the essence of our long-standing educational philosophy into three foundational pillars – personal, experiential, and global. The MV 20/20 initiative is a tangible result of this focus, advancing scheduling, independent study, and one-to-one learning in ways we couldn’t imagine two decades ago. When we combine our innovative approach with a tremendous student body, the results are impressive. Maumee Valley Country Day School has been Northwest Ohio’s leader in college preparatory education for generations. Currently, MVCDS graduates are enrolled at 8 of the top 10 (and 10 of the top 15) US universities. From Stanford and Southern California in the west to Yale and Cornell in the east, just to name a few, MV students are thriving in the most competitive educational environments. Parents, who have numerous educational paths available for their children, have taken notice. MVCDS’ enrollment has grown from 465 to over 530 students since 1996. These results drive a virtuous cycle, where great outcomes encourage the MV community to invest further in our students’ future. During a time when Toledo experienced periodic economic struggles, our community has chosen to value education and make our beautiful school a showpiece of quality education. In the 20 years that we’ve been a part of the Hawk family the capital invested on campus has been extraordinary. With the various additions, almost $20 million has been invested in our campus since Rick and Anne were in preschool. So I salute the real heroes of this story – you, the friends of MVCDS. This past year, over 800 of you parents, alumni, grandparents, alumni parents, foundations, faculty, and staff – demonstrated your financial support for Maumee Valley. Whether it was attending and participating in Top Chef Maumee Valley, establishing a scholarship for a student to attend Maumee Valley, or making a gift to support the annual fund, all of these efforts are important to the operations of the school.

Unrestricted Total (including honor & memorial gifts)

$293,272

ENDOWMENT Ashley Foreign Studies Award

$250

James Reed Community Scholar Program John E. & Caron G. Avery Endowment for Learning Differences Krueger Winterim Scholarship Fund

$1,100 $40,000 $61,879

Kaye Louise Salverda Scholarship

$3,200

Wolfe Family Faculty Enrichment Fund $250 Other Endowment $5,630 Total Endowment $112,309

BUILDING TOWARD ENDOWMENT

The Chip Hankins Memorial Fund

$850

Erie Chapman 1961 Foundation Renaissance Student Award

$3,000

Nuzum Scholarship

$4,525

Thedki Science Fund

$250

Total Building Toward Endowment

$8,625

RESTRICTED GIVING Total Restricted Giving $146,268

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Faculty, Staff and Students, thank you for being a part of this success story. We truly appreciate your generosity and continued support of Maumee Valley Country Day School.

SPECIAL EVENT FUNDING

Go Hawks!

Total Special Event Fundraising Proceeds

Top Chef MV 2015 $92,614 $92,614

CAMPAIGN FOR MAUMEE VALLEY-PLEDGE PAYMENTS Fred Deichert PS – To your right is the 2015 Annual Giving Summary. Included in this list of generosity are several gifts made in memory of Jonathan Krueger ’12. His tragic passing has and will continue to hurt us all. I ask you to take a moment as you read this to once again remember Jonathan’s many gifts and talents. We love you and miss you dearly.

Restricted Giving

Capital Campaign

$3,000 $410,864

Total Capital Campaign $413,864

GRAND TOTAL 18

$1,066,952 19

/ PHILANTHROPY /

REVENUE 2014-15

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ashleman Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Berry Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarrell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaser Mr. and Mrs. Xiaoping Liu McIntosh Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stranahan 1953 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yustick

Mr. David Francisco and Ms. Patricia A. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Mark Frasco Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gordon (Chris Johnson 1976) Mr. and Mrs. Ed Griffith Dr. Srini Hejeebu and Dr. Rashmi G. Hejeebu Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Herrmann Mr. and Mrs. Dan Karns Dean Kasperzak and Rebecca Swaney Kasperzak 1976 Dr. Jean Kay-Lee and Dr. Scott Lee The Honorable and Mrs. Reeve W. Kelsey (Betsy Sabin 1973) Mr. and Mrs. Bradford S. Koles Jr. 1982 Mr. Bing Li and Mrs. Linda Chen Mr. and Mrs. Warren Monday Morgan Stanley Mr. R. Richard Newcomb 1964 and Rev. Dr. Deborah Newcomb Ms. Shelly Orenstein and Dr. Michael Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pipatjarasgit 1989 Mrs. Meredith Morse Prime 1962 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Reed Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schwier (Priscilla Lamb 1957) Mr. Douglas A. Shelton 1961 Mr. Carter Smith Mr. and Mrs. Seksom N. Suriyapa 1984 Toledo Community Foundation, Inc. Vortex Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Wright 1957 Mr. Liguo Zhao and Ms. Xin Tian

Bluestone ($2,500 to $4,999)

Founders ($500 to $999)

Mr. and Mrs. John Bearss Mr. and Mrs. Matt Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran Dana Corporation Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Helmick Mr. and Mrs. David K. Welles Jr. 1970 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wellstein (Berkley Welles 2002)

Mr. Ron Birnbaum 1989 and Ms. Lisa Zwerling Mr. and Mrs. William K. Block, Jr. Mrs. Rita Jaessing Brauneck 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Burnett (Dale S. Shelton 1965) Mr. and Mrs. Channing E. Cecil Mr. and Mrs. Emre Y. Celik 1994 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Cubbon, Jr. Ms. Nanette David Dr. and Mrs. William DeHoff Mrs. Rebecca deWolfe 1964 Ms. Carolyn M. Edwards 1960 Mr. and Mrs. Hart Fessenden (Nancy Boeschenstein 1946) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Foster 1983 The Honorable and Mrs. Peter Handwork 1959 Mr. and Mrs. Frank* Harris (Susie Draper 1951) Mr. John H. Hoag Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Holman Mr. and Mrs. James D. Kurek 1973 Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Light (Angelica P. Didier 1967) Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Lippman Dr. and Dr. Mohammed Maaieh Mr. and Mrs. Clyde D. McKee (Taryl Johnson 1979)

ANNUAL GIVING Donors are recognized by their giving levels to the annual fund from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. Directed gifts are listed under current endowment gifts.

85% NET TUITION + FEES

Cupola ($25,000+) Holly Beach Public Library Association

7% DONATIONS

Dogwood ($15,000 to $24,999) Mrs. David K. Welles, Sr.

6% ENDOWMENT DISTRIBUTION

2% OTHER

Trillium ($10,000 to $14,999) Owens-Illinois Inc. H.L. Thompson, Jr. Family Fund

Maypole ($5,000 to $9,999)

EXPENSES 2014-15 80% SALARIES + BENEFITS

4% INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES

8% GENERAL SUPPORT EXPENSES

8% PLANT + MAINTENANCE (INCLUDING CAPITAL)

Smead Circle ($1,000 to $2,499) Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Anderson Ms. Catherine E. Baer 1973 Ms. Joan Bayer Block Communications, Inc. Ms. Diana Block 1991 and Mr. Christopher Kiehl Mr. Gary Boehm and Ms. Bonnie J. Blankinship Mr. David A. Cohen 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Todd Dapkus Mr. James H. Davis 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Dorrance Dr. and Mrs. Hossein El Gafy Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fedderke Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Foster 1988

Mr. Johnson McKelvy 1980 and Mrs. Janice MacAvoy Ms. Elizabeth M. McNerney 1976 and Mr. Donald S. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Mubeen Memon Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Orser 1974 (Laura Swaney 1973) Dr. Harsant Padda and Dr. Roshinder Padda Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parry 1978 (Frances Stranahan 1978) Ms. Kathy L. Peters Dr. Richard W. Steketee 1968 and Dr. Kathleen L. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Sullwold 1971 Mr. James M. Thompson 1996 Ms. Theresa S. Thompson 1964 Mr. Ted Twyman 2001 Mr. Gary Whitacre and Ms. Bonnie R. Rankin Mr. and Mrs. David White Jr. 1980

Friendship ($250 to $499) Mrs. Sarah E. Abel 1952 Advanced Roofing Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Avery (Laura Julius 1988) Mr. Michael Baker 2001 and Ms. Michelle Scott Mr. Frank S. Bell, Jr. 1955 Dr. Alan Booth and Dr. Margaret Zoller Booth Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Briley 1963 Mr. Eric Britton and Ms. Sara J. Worley Mr. and Mrs. Archie Call III Mr. and Mrs. William G. Chase Jr. 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Crowl 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Croy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. DeBrock 1953 Mr. and Mrs. Jean B. Duet Mr. Andrew Ekblaw 1972 Mr. and Mrs. John Eldred Ms. Sallie Tasker Elwell 1954 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Euton Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Evanisko (Cynny Smith 1971) Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gannon Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geller Mr. Herbert R. Gill Mr. and Mrs. Gareth Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Jay Griffith Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Griffith Mrs. Suzanne Thomas Guinivere 1951 Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hickey Mrs. Catherine Hoolahan 1964 Dr. and Mrs. Arshad Husain Mrs. Marjorie M. Hutton Mr. and Mrs. Jarin Jaffee Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. and Mrs. George F. LeBoutillier 1963 (Stephanie Girard 1963) Mr. and Mrs. Jose R. Lima Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lord

Dr. and Mrs. Karl Luketic Mr. David C. Maurer 1999 Mr. John A. Meyer 1961 Amerisure Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mihaly Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell (Marilyn Miller 1961) Dr. and Mrs. Meredith Morgan (Emily Schwenzfeier 1965) Ms. Linda Myers and Mr. William Potvin Margot McIlwain Nishimura 1983 and David Nishimura Ms. Patricia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole Mrs. Smita and Dr. Yogesh Patel Mr. John Preston 1963 Mr. Geoffrey Rapp and Ms. Phoebe Rapp Dr. Tracy B. Ravin M.D. 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Reddy Mr. Lamson Rheinfrank 1958 and Mrs. Sally Rheinfrank Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson D. Robinson IV 1970 Dr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Rorick III, MD 1970 Mr. and Mrs. G. James Scigliano Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sieberg Mr. Lorry Spitzer 1970 and Ms. Diane Young-Spitzer Dr. Gail S. Steketee 1967 and Dr. Brian H. McCorkle Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stokes Ms. Carol A. Taylor 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Turner (Janet Readus 1983) Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Warner 1954 Dr. and Mrs. David Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Weisman Dr. James C. Willey 1970 and Dr. Elisabeth B. James Mr. and Mrs. William Winterer (Vicky Thompson 1961) Mr. and Mrs. Tom S. Ziems 1956

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Centennial ($100 to $249) Dr. JoDee E. Ahrens Mr. Barton Alexander 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Alpert (Lisa West 1980) Mrs. Mary Jo Anderson Mr. Michael Anspach 2004 Dr. Paula Apostolou Mr. and Mrs. Bob Augustyniak Mr. and Mrs. John J. Baker Mrs. Kay M. Ball Mr. Michael Baron 1973 and Mrs. Shari Kaufman Ms. Bilge A. Bayar 1992 Dr. William E. Bemis 1972 Mrs. Carole Broer Bishop 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Boeschenstein 1984 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Booth Mrs. Lisa Ziems Borras 1987 and Mr. Francisco Borras Ms. Christine Bothe Mr. and Mrs. William Brashear Dr. Klaus Friedrich and Dr. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich Drs. Peter and Mary Burgi (Mary Hutton 1979) Ms. Rebecca Butler Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Cadigan

PAT AVERY ENJOYS GRANDPARENTS DAY IN THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM WITH HER GRANDSON AND FRIENDS: AMAR EL-GAFY, MAC AVERY, ADAM AYAN

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Campbell (Kathleen Campbell 1986) Mr. Gerald Brandman and Dr. Emma L. Cintron Mr. and Mrs. Justin P. Clark 1993 Mr. and Mrs. V. Peter Clark Ms. Hadley T. Clark 1997 Mr. and Mrs. Rob Conover Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Conway (Cynthia Rowley 1971) Mr. and Mrs. David F. Cooper Ms. Kyle Cubbon 1972 and Mr. Spiros P. Cocoves Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Cunliffe Dr. and Mrs. William C. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maranaro (Peggy Davis 1981) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Deupree Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dias Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dotson (Darlene Bates 1984) Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm Doyle Dr. and Mrs. Ian Elliot Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Eriksen 1970

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ervin (Sarah Mills 1974) Mr. and Mrs. Dave Fiandt Ms. Breanna Filas Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Flack Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Foster 1957 (Kay Rathbun 1958) Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Frank Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Frisch Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Garner 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gentleman (Tracey Morrow 1984) Dr. Elizabeth L. Glanville, Ph.D. 1961 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Goldberg 1976 Dr. and Mrs. John Granato Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Willard P. Green PhD 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Royce C. Haddad Jr. 1987 Mr. and Mrs. David T. Hallenbeck 1964 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hanlon Ms. Holly Harbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Harman Mrs. Sally Harms Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatfield 1959 Mr. Scott B. Hayes 1944 Mr. Christopher Hoag 1994 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hottinger Mr. and Mrs. Don Hulbert Dr. Tiffany Hyland Mr. and Mrs. Martin Isaza Mr. John Jameson Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Johnson Mr. Jerome F. Kapp Jr. 1970 Dr. and Mrs. Adil Karamali Ms. Amanda C. Kaufman 2005 Susan and Steven Kaufman Dr. and Mrs. Charles Keil Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Kelly (Lynn Lieder 1976) Mr. Joss Kiely 2001 Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Kistler Jr. 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Knight 1988 Ms. Gretchen M. Koles 1980 Mr. and Mrs. Ted Koupal 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Krueger, Jr. Ms. Helen Lambert Mr. Tim Lane and Dr. Wendy Lane Mr. and Mrs. Don Langefeld Mr. and Ms. Andrew Liebowitz (Abigail Madoff 2002) Dr. Bonnie Shelton Ledbetter 1952 and Dr. William B. Ledbetter Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Leduc (Phyllis Platt 1965) Dr. and Dr. Edger Lee (Audrey Bohnengel 1964) Mr. and Mrs. David Leitner Mr. Andrew D. Leitner

Mr. and Mrs. Chia-Jen Liu Mr. Tian Liu and Ms. Wendy Wang Ms. Laurie G. Lyell Mr. and Mrs. James Lyell Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Mabry 1980 Ms. Monica MacAdams 1967 and Mr. Michael C. Smith Dr. Fiona MacKinnon Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Martin The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George H. Martin 1960 Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Mauk 1945 (Cornelia Lathrop 1947) Mr. and Mrs. David McDonald Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen McNally Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephen Meloy 1954 Campbell Soup Foundation Dow Jones and Company Mr. and Mrs. John D. Mihaly Dr. and Mrs. Scott B. Miller 1972 Mrs. Nan Parfet Miller 1946 Mr. Jerry C. Millhon Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Millhon 1987 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Millhon Mrs. Sarah Ross Mills 1995 and Mr. Andy Mills Mr. and Mrs. Michael Momenee Mr. and Mrs. William S. Moore (Janet Abney 1965) Mr. Gary Morgenroth 1972 Beneth and Lewis Morrow Mr. David J. Mueller 1958 and Mrs. Le Nien Mueller 1959 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Myers Mr. Jeff Myers 1980 Mr. and Mrs. Lance Nichols

Mr. Hani Nimr 1996 and Ms. Jo Ellen Thomas Mrs. Yolanda Odom and Mr. Benjamin Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kosta Papich Ms. Terri Parker and Mr. Terrance Chatman Mr. and Mrs. Jaimin Patel Dr. and Mrs. James R. Patrick Mrs. Sara Chapman Patterson 1951 Dr. and Mrs. Hosea Payne Dr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Pesin Mr. Leonard G. Phillipps Jr. 1959 Mrs. Catherine Pritscher Ms. Jena C. Pugh 2004 Dr. Weikai Qu and Dr. Lijun Liu Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Reilly (Lynn Foster 1979) Ms. Tara Reineck Dr. and Mrs. Adam Rettig (Nina Nigrovic 1989) Mr. Duane and Maria Rodriguez-Winter Mr. and Mrs. Rollind Romanoff 1954 Ms. Virginia Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sabin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Samborn 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Randall Samborn 1975 Ms. M. Ann Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Andy Schocket Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schwab 1963 (Catherine Wheaton 1963) Mr. and Mrs. Harry Semmes (Luette Goodbody 1944) Dr. and Mrs. Bahu Shaikh Dr. and Dr. Sameer Sharma 1989 Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw (Micheline Brewer 1989) Dr. E. Dorinda Shelley

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sisco Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Smith 1969 (Susan Frost 1968) Ms. Vicki C. Smith 1969 Dr. and Mrs. Alan M. Solinger 1966 Mr. and Mrs. Adam Spector (Sylvia Katzner 1985) Dr. and Mrs. Ralph C. St. John Mr. Peter W. Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stewart III 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Stoll Mr. and Mrs. John Suhrbier 1957 Mr. Arthur Sujaritchan 1990 Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Swartzell Rev. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Thompson III 1971 Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel R. Towns Ms. Alysia Tromblay 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Tuschman 1962 Ms. Katherine L. Twyman 2003 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Verner Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Vincent 1977 Mr. Rick Wall 1957 and Mrs. Kathy McCleary-Wall 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Neil Weiner Mr. Andrew Weiner and Ms. Sarah Crane Mr. and Mrs. Brent W. West 1977 Mr. and Mrs. Byron West Mr. and Mrs. Dave Whipple Mrs. Christine Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Jon Whitbeck 1973 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Wicklund 1967 Ms. Rhonda Willhight Mr. Oran Williams and Mrs. Cynthia Tetterton-Williams Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wirzylo Ms. Dana Zeller Mr. Michael Zerner 1972 Mr. John P. Zima

Donors (up to $99)

THE MVCDS COMMUNITY GATHERS ONCE A YEAR TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND STUDENTS

Mr. Zachary B. Abel 1999 Ms. Joyce Anagnos Esq. 1986 Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Ms. Alice S. Applebaum 1965 Ms. P. Kate Arnos 1971 Mrs. Judy Ward Baer 1962 Ms. Shellcey Bailey Ms. Kate Baker Mr. Rolland Barnes and Dr. Jami Barnes Ms. Sandy Bell Drs. Abraham and Martha Birnbaum Ms. Rachael Blair 1995 Amy and Scott Blair Ms. Emily E. B. Boehm 2005 Ms. Rebecca Boone and Mr. Joshua Thurston Ms. Roberta C. Bowers 1961 Ms. Emily J. Boyk 2014 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bremner Ms. Grace F. Brown

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Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Cagle Mr. Thomas Cambisios Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Card Mr. and Mrs. William P. Carr 1945 Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll 1969 Mr. and Mrs. Sungho Cho Ms. Lena Ciminillo Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clossick Ms. Sharon Coffin Mr. and Mrs. David Corwin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Cowie 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cowling (Susan Childs 1952) Mrs. Helene Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Stuart F. Cubbon 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Daugherty Mr. Rick L. Deichert IV 2012 Ms. Anne M. Deichert 2014 Mr. and Mrs. John Denman (Bonnie Neilson 1977) Mr. and Mrs. James DeRosa (Alexandra Bowe 1982) Ms. Judith Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Duggan (Bittin Foster 1986) Mr. and Mrs. Liam P. Ebrill (Helene Giesecke 1971) Mr. Michael Esten Mr. Eric Q. Esten 2012 Mr. Ted R. Esten 2011 Mr. and Mrs. David W. Finkbeiner 1963 Mr. Theodore M. Foreman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster 1956 (Joan McAuley 1956) Mr. Stephen V. Foster Jr. 1984 Ms. Mackenzie L. Francisco 2014 Ms. Heather Fuller 2000 Mr. Peter L. Funk 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Getzinger (Leslie Koelsch 1989) Dr. Amira Gohara Mr. Erik Graham and Ms. Brooke Schlageter Graham Mr. and Mrs. Neil E. Greene 1955 (Joan Kelly 1955) Ms. Emily J. Griffith 2013 Dr. Oleg Grinevich and Dr. Oxana Grinevich Mrs. Kathryn M. Guilbault Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Hall 1987 Mrs. Sallie Hancock 1970 Ms. Kristi Hannan and Ms. Michelle Clossick Mr. and Mrs. David Hanson Mr. James Hawkins and Ms. Diane DeYonker Mr. Kevin Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Lee Heritage Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holtan (Audrey Myers 1952) Mr. and Mrs. Edward Howard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard Ms. Rachel Hudson 2006 Ms. Alexandra G. Husted 2007 Mr. and Mrs. William Hutton Jr. 1975 Ms. Ruth Hutton 1976

Mr. Benjamin Imdieke and Ms. Morgan McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Jackson Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Craig Jacobs Dr. Tammy J. Jechura 1984 Ms. Linnea Johnson 2013 Ms. Trina Joyce 1972 Ms. Nichole R. Kanios 2014 Mr. Amar Karamali 2010 Mr. Alexander C. Karcher 2012 Mr. Nihal Kattar 2013 Mr. James S. Katzner 1984 Mrs. Brooke C. Keller 1989 Ms. Zeba Khan 1999 Mr. Zach Klausz and Ms. Shannon Markel Mr. Mark E. Knapp 1985 Mrs. Victoria Koelsch Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kohler Ms. Marsha Miller Krawetz 1959 Mr. Raymond Kressmann 1950 Mr. Matthew Lane 1995 Mrs. Lyda Langeberg 1960 Ms. Amy Lavetter-Keidan Ms. Rachel LeSage 2006 Ms. Anastasia Liu 2014 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lloyd (Midge Detgen 1958) Dr. Helen Mabry 1988 and Mr. Andrew Byars Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. MacAdams Mr. and Mrs. Ian MacGregor 1963 Ms. Edith P. Magoun 1980 Mr. Jamie Magoun 1986 Ms. Patricia Magoun 1977 and Mr. Andrew Buhse Mr. and Mrs. David Maguiness (Karen Kuehnle 1976) Mr. and Mrs. Jon Marker Mr. Leo Martinez 2000 and Mrs. Lauren Martinez Ms. Elizabeth Matsuda 1977 Mrs. Diane M. McCauley Mr. and Mrs. Larry McGee III Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Meinecke Microsoft Matching Gift Program Pepsico Mr. and Mrs. Rod Miller Mr. and Mrs. Brad Murdock (Jennifer Williamson 1986) Mr. Marc Nagel 2012 Dr. Mary Ellen Newport, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Nietz Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nixon Ms. Deborah Orloff Mr. and Mrs. William Palicki Mr. Don Palmer 1973 and Mrs. Beth Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parry Mr. and Mrs. Phil Paskvan Mrs. Corinne Edwards Patoff 1957 Mrs. Nili Pearlmutter 1988 and Mr. Todd Bearson Ms. Victoria I. Phifer 2007 Ms. Tanya Pipatjarasgit Nupp 1995 and Mr. Brian Nupp Mr. and Mrs. Tony A. Plutynski 1955

Ms. Sally Pont and Mr. Steven Lawrence Mrs. Lois V. Powell Ms. Amulya Raghuveer 1999 and Mr. Seth Powless Ms. Lisa C. Ralston 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan C. Recker 1986 Ms. Caroline S. Redmon Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ricciardi (Pamela Heymann 1967) Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Riddell (Emily Shepard 1955) Mr. Thomas Riley 2006 Mrs. Mary E. Roberts Dr. Brent Rubin and Mrs. Ricki Rubin and Family Mr. Jesse Rubin 2006 Mrs. Arlene Rubinoff Ms. Sharon Rupert 1956 Mr. Richard Saffran 1976 Mr. Chris Samul Dr. Jack Santino and Dr. Lucy Long Mr. Tim Schetter Mr. Daniel J. Siegel 1990 Dr. and Mrs. William Slye Mr. Stephen D. Smith 1978 Mr. and Mrs. John Sopa Mr. Bruce Sowatsky 1977 and Mrs. Heidi Whitfield Ms. Laura R. Sowatsky 1984 and Mr. Marck Bailey Mr. and Mrs. James Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Blake S. Stoddard (Weezie Foster 1982) Mr. Dixon Stoddard 2012 Mr. Dillon F. Stoddard 2010 Ms. Kay Lou Stoddard 2015 Mr. and Mrs. Brenton C. Stone 1980 Mr. Adam B. Sturt 2010 Mr. Jared T. Sturt 2012 Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Sullwold Ms. Pamela Summons Ms. Janis Swartzell Mr. Anant Tamirisa 2002 Ms. Beverly B. Thierwechter 1965 and Mr. James Rotherham Ms. Jacalyn Thierwechter 1969 Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce Tubbs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Underwood Ms. Gretchen Verner 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Viers Capt. and Mrs. Robert E. Walton Jr. 1965 Ms. Susan B. Ward 1962 Ms. Leah Whitaker 2000 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilson (Paulene Peckinpaugh 1986) Dr. Alan Wishner and Dr. Carolina Wishner Mr. and Mrs. William Wittmann 1965 (Suzanne Reynolds 1966) Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Wolfe 1964 Mr. and Mrs. Jewel S. Woodard 1977 Mr. Steven Zima 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Sol Zyndorf Esq. 1967 Anonymous (1)

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOWCASE CHOIR PERFORMANCE

LIFETIME GIVING This category recognizes lifetime giving of $25,000 or more to Maumee Valley. Outstanding pledges not included.

$1 million or more Ms. Joan Bayer Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stranahan 1953 Toledo Community Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David K. Welles Jr. 1970 Mr.* and Mrs. David K. Welles, Sr.

$500,000 to $999,999 Ms. Anisha Dayal & Dr. Ned Lakshmipathy Dr. & Mrs. William DeHoff Entelco Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Gardner Dean Kasperzak & Rebecca Swaney Kasperzak* 1976 Needmor Fund Stranahan Foundation Mr. and Mrs.* Frederic D. Wolfe 1947 Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation

$250,000 to $499,999 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Ms. Martha Wolfe Farmer* 1944 Holly Beach Public Library Association Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Knight* McMaster Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Reed Mr. Lamson Rheinfrank 1958 & Mrs. Sally Rheinfrank Dr. Mary Stranahan 1963 Mrs. Virginia S. Stranahan* 1922

$100,000 to $249,999 Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Anspach Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Ashley* 1941

John E. & Caron G. Avery* Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Bearss Blade Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Block Sr.* Block Communications, Inc. Buckeye CableSystem Dana Corporation Foundation Ms. Caroline D. Dickey* 1930 Edward E. Ford Foundation France Stone Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank* Harris (Susie Draper 1951) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hickey 1979 Mr. & Mrs. William W. Knight* The LaValley Foundation Clement O.Miniger Memorial Foundation M&M Osterman Foundation Owens-Illinois Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Scott Parry 1978 (Frances Stranahan 1978) Mr. Carter Smith Mr. Daniel A. Stranahan 1988 Mr. Michael Stranahan 1957 Mr. & Ms. Joseph H. Swolsky 1969 Ms. Mary Anne Terry* 1933 Mr. Jules L. Vinnedge 1966 Vortex Foundation Waite-Brand Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wellstein (Berkley Welles 2002) Mr. Hugh D. White Sr. 1955 Anonymous

$50,000 to $99,999 The Anderson Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Panagiotis Bakos Mr. & Mrs. Frank Barnett Mrs. Carol Hampe Bentley 1949 Berry Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William W. Boeschenstein 1943 Mrs. Harold Boeschenstein* The Commonwealth Fund Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Cowie 1988 Mr.* & Mrs. Arthur Duffy Fifth Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio, N.A. Mrs. Kate Thompson Foster* 1929 Mrs. Helen M. Foster* 1928 Ms. Juliet France* 1929 Mr. David R. Francisco & Ms. Patricia A. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Mark Frasco Mr.* and Mrs. Eugenie S. Friedman Mr.* and Mrs. Charles C. Gifford Gilmore, Jasion & Mahler LTD Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Howard 1953 Mrs. Marjorie M. Hutton The Reverend Hopie Jernagan 2000 & The Reverend Luke Jernagan

Mrs. Eleanor Miniger Jones* 1922 The Honorable & Mrs. Reeve W. Kelsey (Betsy Sabin 1973) KeyBank Mr. John R. Kiely & Dr. Pamela Oatis Mr. & Mrs. Milton F. Knight, Jr. 1966 Mr. & Mrs. Philip LeBoutillier, Jr.* Mr. Michael A. Mahaffey Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Maurer McIntosh Family Foundation Mrs. Annette Reed Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson D. Robinson III* 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sabin Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Schwier (Priscilla Lamb 1957) Dr. Mark Seal Ms. Abbot B. Stranahan 1983 & Mr. David Ward Mr. & Mrs. Duane Stranahan, Sr.* Mr. Henry L. Thompson Jr.* 1933 The Waters Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Welles 1980 Mr. David E. (Ted) Welles* 1998 Mr. Peter C. Welles 1978

$25,000 to $49,999 Mr. & Mrs. Phineas Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Armstrong 1976

Mr. Charles Bennett & Ms. Holly Jensen Anderton Bentley Fund Mr. George H. Blackstone 1966 Mr. & Mrs. William K. Block, Jr. Mr. Gary Boehm & Ms. Bonnie J. Blankinship Mr. & Mrs. Charles Boyk Charles E. Boyk Law Offices, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Matt Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Byers (Katherine Kaplan 1981) Mr. & Mrs. Byron S. Choka (Kitsy Sabin 1975) Mr. & Mrs. V. Peter Clark Mr. & Mrs. David Dana Mr. & Mrs. Todd Dapkus Mr. & Mrs. John H. Dicken Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Dorrance Mr. Jeffrey Fantle Mr. & Mrs. Hart Fessenden (Nancy Boeschenstein 1946) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen V. Foster 1957 (Kay Rathbun 1958) Mr. & Mrs. Timothy K. Foster 1983 Mr. & Mrs. William R. Foster 1981 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Grieser Dr. Srini Hejeebu & Dr. Rashmi G. Hejeebu The Honorable & Mrs. Jeffrey J. Helmick Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Holman

Dr. & Mrs. Mark G. Issa Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jarrell Dr. & Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kaser Ms. Ashley M. Kasperzak 1997 Dr. Jean Kay-Lee & Dr. Scott Lee William & Elsie Knight Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Milton Knight* Mr. & Mrs. Bradford S. Koles Jr. 1982 Mr. & Mrs. Walter F. Krueger, Jr. Mrs. Prudence Hutchinson Lamb* 1923 Mr. & Mrs. George F. LeBoutillier 1963 (Stephanie Girard 1963) Mr. Stanley Levison* Dr. & Mrs. David A. Lindsley Mrs. Helen McMaster Mrs. Nan Parfet Miller 1946 National City Bank Mr. Henry Pahl Jr. 1952 Mr. Harold H. Salverda Ms. M. Ann Sanford Mr. & Mrs. James J. Secor 1969 (Christine Robinson 1969) Mr. Robert R. Seeman & Ms. Karin A. Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Harry Shaw Mr. Richard L. Steinberg* 1965 Mr. & Mrs. Duane Stranahan Jr. 1948 Dr. & Mrs. George Stranahan 1949 Mr. & Mrs. Chester A. Sullwold Mr. & Mrs. Seksom N. Suriyapa 1984 Therma-Tru Corporation Mr. Steven Turner & Mrs. Teale A. Laney Dr. & Mrs. Gopinath R. Upamaka Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Urschel Dr. & Mrs. Charles Valone Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Mr. Barton Wagenman Mr. & Mrs. David White Jr. 1980 White Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Wright 1957 Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Yordan (Christine Donnelly 1970) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Yustick Mr. and Mrs. David Zucker

/ PHILANTHROPY / In honor of Gary Boehm’s inspiring leadership Rhoda L. and Roger M. Berkowitz In honor of Gary Boehm accepting the Ice Bucket Challenge Ms. Shelly Orenstein and Dr. Michael Nagel In honor of Tom Cambisios Mr. Brian Dawson 1992 and Mrs. Sarah Virginia Morrison In memory of Doris Coryell Linda Thomas Collins 1958 In memory of Randy Dana Mrs. Deborah Dana Heuga 1975 and Mr. Pat Horvath In memory of Kathryn Davis Glaenzer 1970 Mr. Thomas Glaenzer 1971 In memory of D’Arcy Didier 1964 Mrs. Kathy B. Didier In memory of Joe Didier Mr. John Preston 1963 In honor of Holly Dombkowski Hillyer 1996 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Dombkowski In honor of Heidi Dombkowski Anderson 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Dombkowski In honor of Ivy Gauler Dr. Bruce Bamber and Ms. Kathleen Davis In honor of the 2015 Smead Honoree Hans Fedderke 1998 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Millhon In honor of the 2015 Smead Honoree Steve Foster 1957 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Millhon

*Deceased In honor of LouAnn Glover Mr. and Mrs. John Sopa

HONORARY + MEMORIAL GIFTS Gifts made in memory or honor of a friend, colleague, fellow classmate, or loved one is an enriching testament to the life of Maumee Valley. In honor of Lucy 2020 and Tallula 2022 Arrigo Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wagner In honor of Joan Bayer Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Anderson

MAUMEE VALLEY PARENT DAVID CORWIN GIVING HAYRIDES AT THE FALL FESTIVAL

In memory of Eugene and Mary Dolan Blaser Susan Blaser, M.D. 1971

In memory of Coach Lester Grace Mr. and Mrs. Larry Haid 1961 In memory of Dawn Graham Majia 1983 Mr. Erickson S. Blakney 1983 In memory of Chip Hankins 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Martindale (Chris Hankins 1959) In honor of Coach Terri Herrmann Mr. and Mrs. Vamsikrishna Bonthala (Vineeta Mahajan 1996)

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Halvorson (Betsy Blair 1992) Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kohler In memory of Lynne Faith Heyman 1983 Mr. Erickson S. Blakney 1983 In memory of Willie Mae Hight Mr. Walter R. Wingard Jr. 1999 In memory of Dorothy Jabarin Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pipatjarasgit 1989 In memory of Susan Johnston Linda Thomas Collins 1958 In memory of Ellen Kolasky 1999 Dr. David Gerber 1991 and Dr. Lara Johnson In memory of Jonathan Krueger 2012 Dr. JoDee E. Ahrens Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Anspach Mrs. Kay M. Ball Mr. and Mrs. John Bearss Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Black 1969 Mr. Gary Boehm and Ms. Bonnie J. Blankinship Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Cagle Mr. and Mrs. Archie Call III Ms. Lena Ciminillo Ms. Sharon Coffin Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Stuart F. Cubbon 1974 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Day 1968 Dr. and Mrs. William DeHoff Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Emerson Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fedderke Mr. and Mrs. John W. Foster 1956 (Joan McAuley 1956) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Foster 1983 Mr. David Francisco and Ms. Patricia A. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geller Clare and Joel Gorski Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Griffith Ms. Emily J. Griffith 2013 Mrs. Kathryn M. Guilbault Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Harman Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Herrmann Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Holman Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hottinger Ms. Alexandra G. Husted 2007 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarrell Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Johnson Joslin Family Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. Alexander C. Karcher 2012 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Karns Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaser

Mrs. Victoria Koelsch Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Lippman Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lundholm Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Mauk 1945 (Cornelia Lathrop 1947) Dr. and Mrs. Scott B. Miller 1972 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Millhon 1987 Mrs. Sarah Ross Mills 1995 and Mr. Andy Mills Ms. Shelly Orenstein and Dr. Michael Nagel Ms. Virginia Rothman Mr. Jesse Rubin 2006 Ms. M. Ann Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sieberg Mr. Carter Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Smith 1969 (Susan Frost 1968) Ms. Pamela Summons Mr. and Mrs. David White Jr. 1980

In memory of Prudence H. Lamb 1923 Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Sears (Cary Webb Hank 1957) In honor of Chuck Lundholm Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Black 1969 Mrs. Deborah Dana Heuga 1975 and Mr. Pat Horvath In memory of Douglas MacNichol 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Roland S. MacNichol 1943 In honor of the exceptional MVCDS Faculty and Staff Mr. and Mrs. Jimel Jones In memory of Adolph Nelson Linda Thomas Collins 1958 Mr. and Mrs. James Lerberg (Diane Kuehnle 1966) In honor of Mary Owens Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bayer Jr. 1958 In memory of John Paryski 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Paryski 1961 In memory of Arunkumar F. Patel, M.D. Dr. Jesal A. Patel 1991 and Dr. Shawn Dornhecker In honor of Stephen Rayport 1972, Jeffrey Rayport 1977, and Jenny Rayport Rabodzeenko 1980 Dr. Shirley Ferguson Rayport In honor of Thomas Read Linda Thomas Collins 1958 In memory of Carol Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Hart Woodson (Jane Eyster 1975) In honor of Maxfield 2026, Anne 2028, and Elijah 2029 SavageEdwards Mr. Marc Savage and Ms. Kimberly Edwards

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In honor of Elizabeth Scribner Roland 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Scribner In honor of Colleen Sieberg Mr. and Mrs. John Sopa In memory of Ann Sprandel Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Coughlin (Kari Sprandel 1982) Mr. and Mrs. David Macannuco (Shawn Donaldson 1985) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprandel In honor of Michael Stranahan 1957 Dr. Gayle Keiser 1968 In honor of the 2015 Smead Honorees: Mr. Duane Stranahan Jr. 1948, Dr. George Stranahan 1949, Dr. Mary Stranahan 1963, Mr. Michael Stranahan 1957, and Ms. Virginia Stranahan* 1964 Mr. and Mrs. George F. LeBoutillier 1963 (Stephanie Girard 1963) Mr. and Mrs. W. Stephen Meloy 1954 Mrs. Elizabeth B. Millhon In memory of Rebecca (Becky) Swaney Kasperzak 1976 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Anspach

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Amerisure Matching Gifts The Andersons Campbell Soup Foundation Dana Corporation Foundation Dow Jones & Company Microsoft Matching Gift Program Morgan Stanley Owens-Illinois Inc.

IN-KIND GOODS + SERVICES Pepsico PNC Foundation Matching Gift Program Advanced Roofing Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Matt Buchanan Element 112

In memory of Claribel Taylor Hank 1923 Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Sears (Cary Webb Hank 1957)

Grace Imaging, Inc.

In memory of Donald M. Taylor 1983 Mr. Erickson S. Blakney 1983 Mrs. Michelle Taylor Smith and Mr. Otis Smith

Northwest Electrical Contracting, Inc.

In memory of Sarah Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Steven Weiss In memory of David E. (Ted) Welles 1998 Mrs. Kay M. Ball Mr. Erickson S. Blakney 1983 Mr. Gary Boehm and Bonnie J. Blankinship Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brady Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Mr. and Mrs. Hans C. Fedderke 1998 Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fedderke Clare and Joel Gorski Ms. Jessica Riley Hale 1998 and Mr. Dylan Hale Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lundholm Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Osterman 2002 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parry 1978 (Frances Stranahan 1978) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stranahan 1953 In memory of Mary Tebbetts Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. and Mrs. Bevars D. Mabry Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nichols (Christine Wolfe 1980)

Mr. Ajay Joshi and Dr. Maneesha Pandey Mr. & Mrs. Sam W. Scamardo Studio Jot - Joss Kiely 2001 Superior Impressions, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Ziegler

TOP CHEF MV 2015 Our event fundraiser was successful in so many ways thanks to these sponsors, supporters, and guests. In addition, a special thank you to all the volunteers who spent countless hours planning and organizing this wonderful event. Mr. Riyad Abdel-Ghani and Dr. Aalaa M. Eldeib Dr. and Mrs. Akinfemi S. Afolabi Dr. and Mrs. Mohammad Alnsour Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Anderson Dr. Paula Apostolou Mr. and Mrs. Michael Arrigo Mr. and Mrs. Bob Augustyniak Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Avery (Laura Julius 1988) Mr. Mark Baker Dr. Sanjoy Banerjee and Dr. Sunita Banerjee Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bartnik Ms. Morgan J. Bayer 2003 Dr. and Mrs. Garett Begeman 31

Mr. Gary Boehm and Ms. Bonnie J. Blankinship Mr. and Mrs. William H. Booth Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boyk Mr. and Mrs. William Brashear Ms. Aimee Bretzloff and Ms. Heather Rohrs Mr. and Mrs. Douglas O. Brunt Dr. Klaus Friedrich and Dr. Amanda Bryant-Friedrich Mr. and Mrs. Matt Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Archie Call III Mr. Thomas Cambisios Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Card Ms. Lena Ciminillo Mr. Gerald Brandman and Dr. Emma L. Cintron Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark Dr. John Coates and Dr. Shalini Singh-Coates Mr. and Mrs. Dave Conover Mr. and Mrs. Rob Conover Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. David Corwin Mr. and Mrs. Larry Croy Ms. Dawn Croydon Mr. and Mrs. William Damron Mr. and Mrs. Todd Dapkus Ms. Anisha Dayal and Dr. Ned Lakshmipathy Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Deichert III Dr. Jennifer Delucia Mr. and Mrs. James DeRosa (Alexandra Bowe 1982) Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dias Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dieball Mr. and Mrs. Jean B. Duet Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Dunlap Element 112 Mr. and Mrs. Craig Fankhauser Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fighter Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fish Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Foster Jr. 1979 Mr. Stephen V. Foster Jr. 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Foster 1983 Mr. David Francisco and Ms. Patricia A. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Mark Frasco Mr. Richard Furlong and Ms. Tiffany Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Glover Mr. Cornel Gobara and Ms. Irene Alby Clare and Joel Gorski Grace Imaging, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Grefe Mr. and Mrs. Gareth Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Jay Griffith Mr. John Griffiths and Ms. Kelly Reader-Griffiths Ms. Amy Gustine Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hanlon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Harman Mr. Kevin Hayes Dr. Muhannad Heif and Dr. Jomana Al-Hinti

Dr. Srini Hejeebu and Dr. Rashmi G. Hejeebu Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Helmick Dr. and Mrs. Lee Heritage Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Herrmann Ms. Jenifer Hollander ’88 and Ms. Ella Hollander ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Holman Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hottinger Mr. and Mrs. Michael House Dr. and Mrs. Arshad Husain Mr. and Mrs. Martin Isaza Mr. Nabeel Jabarin 1998 and Ms. Amanda Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Craig Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarrell Dr. and Mrs. Mandar Joshi Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Justen Mr. Steve Kahle Mr. and Mrs. Dan Karns Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaser The Kaser Mechling Group Dr. Jean Kay-Lee and Dr. Scott Lee Mr. Joss Kiely 2001 Mr. John R. Kiely and Dr. Pamela Oatis Mrs. Victoria Koelsch Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kuhl II Ms. Anisha Dayal and Dr. Naren Lakshmipathy Ms. Helen Lambert Mr. Tim Lane and Dr. Wendy Lane Laundry Express Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Baptiste F. LeBoutillier 1988 (Nicole Frechette 1988) Mr. Andrew D. Leitner Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Leong-Fern Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Lockyer Dr. and Dr. Mohammed Maaieh Ms. Angela Mabbit Dr. Helen Mabry 1988 and Mr. Andrew Byars Mr. Gautham Madhira 2011 Mr. Scott Mangold Mr. and Mrs. Jason McClellan Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen McNally Mr. and Mrs. Michael Momenee Ms. Linda Myers and Mr. William Potvin Mr. and Mrs. William Myers Mr. Andrew Newby and Ms. Kristin Kiser Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Oberlin III OmniSource Corporation Dr. Maneesha Pandey and Mr. Ajay Joshi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parry Dr. Philip Peek and Dr. Elaine Bruckner Ms. Kathy L. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Pipatjarasgit 1989 Mr. Joe Prince Mrs. Phyllis A. Quick Mr. and Mrs. Wally Radjenovic Mr. Vijendra Raghavendra and Dr. Divya Vijendra Mr. and Mrs. Brian Reddy

Ms. Tara Reineck Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Riddle Mr. Marc Savage and Ms. Kimberly Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schroeder Mr. and Mrs. G. James Scigliano Dr. Afser Shariff and Ms. Naheed Chinwalla Dr. Yasmin Sidiq 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sieberg Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sisco Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Skinner Dr. and Mrs. William Slye Dr. and Mrs. James Smith Mr. and Mrs. Roger Spurgeon Mr. and Mrs. Blake S. Stoddard (Weezie Foster 1982) Ms. Eileen Sullivan and Mr. Chad R. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Frank Szollosi Mr. Kevin Tolles Vin Devers, Inc. Mr. Andrew Weiner and Ms. Sarah Crane Mr. and Mrs. David White Jr. 1980 Ms. Stephanie White 1979 Dr. Michael Wilson and Dr. Mychelle Owen Mr. and Mrs. Jewel S. Woodard 1977 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yustick Ms. Dana Zeller Mr. Liguo Zhao and Ms. Xin Tian Mr. and Mrs. David Ziegler Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Zilba

ENDOWMENTS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Market Value as of June 30, 2015 John and Caron G. Avery Endowment for Learning Differences, est. 2006 by John and Caron Girard Avery 1959 $ 88,524 This award is given for teacher training, purchase of materials, or salary support for faculty who work with students with learning challenges. Edward E. Ford Foundation/Mahaffey, est. 2001 by the E. E. Ford Foundation and Gail and Mike Mahaffey $ 139,545 This fund supports Upper School Exploration Fellowships for faculty professional development. Jerry C. Millhon Faculty Scholarship Fund, est. 1982 by various donors $ 804,110 Established in honor of Head of School Jerry C. Millhon, who served from 1974 to 1982, for support of faculty professional development and enrichment, and curriculum development. Virginia Secor Stranahan ’22 Chair in Humanities, est. 1990 by the Stranahan Family $510,455 This endowment honors teachers in the humanities at Maumee Valley. It allows the pursuit of enriching opportunities for study, travel, or other projects that enhance professional contributions to Maumee Valley and to teaching.

/ PHILANTHROPY / Dream Odyssey and The E. E. Ford/Mahaffey Exploration Fellowship, est. 1997 by the Wolfe Family Charitable Foundation, E. E. Ford Foundation, and Gail and Mike Mahaffey $255,870 This endowment provides a cash grant awarded annually to a faculty or staff member to take an enriching journey – one they always dreamed of doing, but didn’t have the means to make happen.

FINANCIAL AID + SCHOLARSHIPS Ashley Foreign Studies and Travel Award, est. 1979 by Gerry and Charley Ashley $37,129 This scholarship is awarded to one or more students and/or faculty traveling to a foreign country for Winterim, or for other academic purposes. Dorothy Jabarin Scholarship, est. 2006 by Dr. Saleh Jabarin $56,958 This scholarship is awarded to an incoming student who shows interest in math or science and has a financial need. Hubert Rodney Boldon Memorial Scholarship Fund, est. 1974 by the Boldon Family $18,044 This scholarship is awarded to a freshman of financial need with academic potential who best exemplifies Mr. Boldon’s quality of leadership in school activities. Jonathan Krueger ’12 Winterim Scholarship Fund, est. 2015 by various donors $61,879 This scholarship was funded through gifts to MVCDS in memory of Jonathan Krueger ’12 to be awarded to Upper School students to explore their passions, hopes, and dreams through their Winterim experiences. James M. Reed Community Scholar, est. 1991 by Mrs. Annette Reed, Mr. James Reed II 1987, Ms. Alison E. Reed 1991 $94,185 This scholarship is awarded to an incoming minority student in seventh grade or higher with a financial need. Jenny Rheinfrank Barthold 1957 Scholarship, est. 1997 by Lamson “Choppy” Rheinfrank 1958 $176,106 This scholarship is awarded to an incoming student with financial need who demonstrates an interest in English. Michael Doherty Memorial Scholarship Fund, est. 1981 by the Doherty Family $20,912 This fund is a merit scholarship awarded to a member of the eigth grade class who exhibits “qualities that relate to persistence, love of the outdoors, and a silent strength.” Robert T. Sullwold Award, est. 2007 by Chester and Delores Sullwold $37,617 This scholarship is awarded to an incoming student from a primary or secondary Toledo Public School with financial need.

Smead School for Girls Scholarship, est. 2003 $418,124 This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman female who has financial need. The recipient and her parents are recognized at the annual Smead Luncheon. Willis Stork Memorial Scholarship, est. 1986 by various donors $27,319 This scholarship provides financial aid to support racial and ethnic diversity in honor of Willis Stork, Head of School from 1938-1955. Stranahan Scholars Program, est. 1997 by the Stranahan Foundation $933,556 This scholarship provides financial assistance for students in good standing in first through sixth grades. Kaye Louise Salverda Scholarship Fund, est. 2013 by Harold Salverda $29,201 This scholarship supports an incoming Upper School student who demonstrates leadership skills, is engaged in service to the larger community, and contributes to the vitality of Maumee Valley.

RESTRICTED FOR OPERATIONS Paul Block Jr. Chair of Chemistry, est. 1994 by the Block Family, Blade Foundation $418,635 This fund was established in memory of Paul Block Jr. because of his interest and work in chemistry, to be used for science department needs. Collins Family Endowment, est. 2006 by Karen Davis $85,051 This fund supports the Ropes Course at Maumee Valley along with the Lower School Physical Education program. In addition, this fund supports the Global Education Speaker Series, the International Travel Program for students, and enhances the preparation of Maumee Valley students for global citizenship. Fine Arts Maintenance Fund, est. 1994 by Fritz ’47 and Mary Wolfe $142,929 This fund provides support for the maintenance of the Smead Art Studio, Wolfe Gallery, and Blue Stone Courtyard. Kasperzak Chair in Drama, est. 1992 by Sara Jane Kasperzak DeHoff $418,635 This fund was established in memory of Ronald M. Kasperzak, Maumee Valley Trustee from 1971 to 1974, to support the Maumee Valley Drama program. Peter Stevens Faculty Compensation Fund, est. prior to 1990 by various donors $609,949 Named for Peter Stevens, Head of School from 1982 to 1990, this fund provides operating support for faculty and staff compensation. Georgia Welles Head of School Chair, est. 1992 by David K. Welles Sr. $676,802 This chair was established in honor of Georgia’s outstanding and continuous leadership over several decades serving Maumee Valley in many roles. The income from this fund supports the leadership role of the Head of School. 34

Dayal Center for Academic Excellence, est. 2013 by an anonymous donor $26,001 This fund was created to support the Dayal Center for Academic Excellence at Maumee Valley providing support for Middle and Upper School students to help them reach their academic and personal potential.

BUILDING TOWARD ENDOWMENT The 1950’s Scholarship $11,927 This scholarship was created by members of the graduating classes from the 1950s to be awarded to children of alumni. The 1980’s Winterim Scholarship $15,750 This fund supports Upper School students with a financial need traveling to a foreign country as part of a Winterim experience. Sonny and Laila Ariss Scholarship, est. 2006 by Dr. Sonny and Mrs. Laila Ariss $12,000 This is a merit scholarship for an Upper School student with a financial need who shows an expressed interest in math and science. Erie Chapman Foundation Renaissance Student Award, est. 2012 by Erie Chapman 1961 $12,000 This is a merit award to a rising junior or senior at Maumee Valley who exemplifies extraordinary passion and accomplishment across a range of diverse fields including the arts and social justice, modeled after the life of Leonardo Da Vinci. The purpose is to encourage and recognize multitalented students who specialize in more than one field of study. The Chip Hankins 1978 Memorial Fund $12,245 This fund was established in memory of Chip Hankins, a dearly beloved classmate. Richard L. Nuzum Memorial Scholarship Fund, est. 2013 by many donors $17,500 This fund is established to provide tuition assistance to a young athlete who possesses the qualities of character and scholarship that were so important to Coach Nuzum. Donnie Taylor Scholarship $1,500 Nupur D. Thedki ’92 Science Fund

$750

Dick Bond Fund

$700

MEMORIAL FUNDS Kathleen Blakey Memorial Fund, est. 1993 by various donors $1,056 This fund supports the purchase of library materials. Lazlo Koltay Memorial Fund $5,351 This fund provides support for Maumee Valley to host a day-long spring lecture series with an international theme. It also funds special projects related to soccer and/or financial assistance to a child for soccer camp or coaching.

Marian Parsons 1909 Memorial Fund, est. 1983 by various donors $309 This award is presented at graduation to a student with outstanding writing abilities.

OTHER Cadigan Fund for Advancement, est. 1994 by David K. Welles Jr 1970 $ 19,886 This fund is used at the discretion of the Head of School to support various activities in advancing and creating goodwill for Maumee Valley.

WEATHERVANE SOCIETY The Weathervane Society supports Maumee Valley’s mission and ensures its future by including a gift to the school in a bequest, life insurance provision, or other estate plan. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Alpert (Lisa West 1980) Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Armstrong 1976 Mr. Michael R. Barthold 1965 Ms. Joan Bayer Mr. Frank S. Bell Jr. 1955 Mr. and Mrs. David Beverstock (Katie Foster 1980) Mr. and Mrs. James E. Black II 1973 Mr. Gary Boehm and Ms. Bonnie J. Blankinship Mrs. Helyn Bolanis Dr. Nancy Carroll Mrs. Kathy Carroll and Mr. Carl White Linda Thomas Collins 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Cowie 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Maranaro (Peggy Davis 1981) Mrs. Elizabeth C. Davis-Hepker 1972 and Mr. Charles E. Hepker Dr. and Mrs. William DeHoff Mr. and Mrs. William Edelen 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Evanisko (Cynny Smith 1971) Mr. Harry Falconer 1955 Mr. Jeffrey Fantle Mr. Charles R. Ford 1968 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Foster 1983 Mr. and Mrs. William R. Foster 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Foster 1957 (Kay Rathbun 1958) Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Foster Jr. 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glowacki Mr. Stephen Hankins 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Hankins Ms. Sharon Hanna Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris (Sue Draper 1951) Mr. and Mrs. William Hutton Jr. 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Kasperzak 1976 (Rebecca Swaney 1976) Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Kistler Jr. 1969 Mr. and Mrs. John Lafferty (Cynthia Hutton 1955) Mr. and Mrs. George F. LeBoutillier 1963 (Stephanie Girard 1963) Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. MacAdams Drs. Robert and Eleanor McCreery Mr. Jerry C. Millhon Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Orser 1974 (Laura Swaney 1973) Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parry 1978 (Frances Stranahan 1978) Ms. Roberta Pei 1974 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Reed Mr. Lamson Rheinfrank 1958 and Mrs. Sally Rheinfrank Mrs. Micheline Brewer Shaw 1989 Mr. Carter Smith Dr. Gail Steketee 1967

/ PHILANTHROPY / Mr. and Mrs. Blake S. Stoddard (Weezie Foster 1982) Ms. Page Stranahan 1977 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stranahan 1953 Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stranahan 1971 (Stephanie Dana 1977) Ms. Abbot B. Stranahan 1983 and Mr. David Ward Mr. and Mrs. Seksom N. Suriyapa 1984 Mr. Paul K. Sutherland 1964 Mr. Joseph Swolsky 1969 and Ms. Colleen Pilcher Ms. Martha Lee Vinnedge Taylor 1971 Mr. Jules L. Vinnedge 1966 Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ward 1967 Mrs. David K. Welles Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David K. Welles Jr. 1970 Mr. and Mrs. Brent W. West 1977 Ms. Leah Whitaker 2000 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Wright 1957 Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Yordan (Christine Donnelly 1970) Anonymous We work to the best of our abilities to report donors’ names and information accurately. Please contact the Advancement Office with any necessary edits.

GARRETT HENRY ’22

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LIVES OF PUBLIC SERVICE:

MVCDS ALUMNI IN THE POLITICAL ARENA

Bill Hulse, class of 2008, works as a legislative assistant for Congressman Randy Hultgren in Hultgren’s role on the House Financial Services Committee. Although he does not have a direct role in Hultgren’s re-election campaign, Hulse has worked on the past campaigns of Senator Joni Ernst and Rep. David Young, both of Iowa, as well as on “Team Ohio,” a campaign trip that supports Republican candidates across Ohio. “My involvement with most campaigns is through people I met in Washington,” he said. “Additionally, the Republican National Committee provides a number of opportunities to volunteer.”

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Maumee Valley Country Day School alumni gravitate to medicine, law, technology, engineering, or even idiosyncratic fields to carve out their place and find personal success. But despite MVCDS’s emphasis on community and public service, we rarely hear of those who find their calling in politics. Notable exceptions include Thomas “Lud” Ashley ’41 who was elected and served in the United States House of Representatives (OH9th District) from 1955-1981 and Carleton “Carty” Finkbeiner ‘57, who served as Mayor of Toledo 1994 - 2002 and 2006 – 2010, who were successful in their careers as politicians. With a presidential election around the bend in 2016, we should remind ourselves that some alumni have embraced political service, either behind the scenes or on the public stage, and often the spark started at Maumee Valley. For Emily Benavides, class of 2003, a small moment led her to become more committed to her political beliefs. “There was a day in my freshman year when I had a George W. Bush pin on my backpack, and a senior made fun of me. I wasn’t able to successfully present my reasoning for supporting him and his policies, and I vowed never to be caught off message again.” Benavides now travels with the Jeb Bush campaign, managing press at different grassroots events as Bush works through the Republican primaries.

EMILY BENAVIDES ’03

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“Prior to joining [Bush’s] team, I was the communications director for Governor Rick Snyder’s successful re-election campaign in Michigan, the communications director for the Hispanic Leadership Network in DC, the Florida press secretary for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, and the specialty press secretary for the Republican National Convention,” she said. She has also worked on Capitol Hill.

Hulse credits the MVCDS Winterim program with exposing him to the daily tasks involved in politics: his senior-year Winterim was spent interning with Ohio State Rep. Mark Wagoner. “I helped him with legislative research, responded to constituent inquiries, and made a few trips down to the state capitol with him,” he added. Also during that Winterim he volunteered for a special election that was eventually won by Congressman Bob Latta of Ohio. Hulse also noted that his senior paper was on the national health care system, a particularly powerful issue in the 2008 presidential election. Gabby Seay, class of 2003, was a senior when the United States went to war in Iraq; that war was an epiphany for her. “Philosophically, I felt the war was unjust,” she said. “Personally, it meant my big brother was going to war. I spent my senior year being as active as I could be in the anti-war movement. At 17 years old, this mostly meant skipping school to go to protests.” She spent part of her early college career working on the John Kerry 2004 election campaign, which has led to a career in campaigns and field organizing. She was a political director for President Obama’s re-election campaign in Ohio.

BILL HULSE ’08

“Now, I am a Vice President for a grassroots strategy firm called 270 Strategies,” she said. We were founded by the top strategists from both Obama campaigns. Since our inception in 2013, we’ve worked with over 160 causes, campaigns, and companies, applying grassroots principles to help our clients change the world.” Seay was co-president of Afro-Am at Maumee Valley. She gives special credit to former MVCDS 39

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/ THE FEATURE STORY / teachers Ralph Menning (his Current Events class), Jenny Rheinfrank Barthold ’57 (for learning how to formulate an argument), and Sherri White (for making social justice central to her life). Daniel Gordon, class of 2008, has had an even more remarkable political career, choosing to become, as Teddy Roosevelt said, “the man in the arena.” Gordon successfully ran for Bowling Green City Council in 2011 after the local Democratic Party recruited him – while still a student at BGSU (from which he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa). Gordon unseated an incumbent in that election and ran for election in 2011 and a subsequent elections in 2013 and 2015. “I’d been interested in politics since I was a teenager and had electoral political experience with the Obama campaign in 2008,” he said. “I wanted to help folks and to fight for change.” He is currently involved in another re-election campaign.

GABRIELLE SEAY ’03

While he can’t find a specific MVCDS moment that awakened his political consciousness, he said, “I know most of my teachers – especially Rollie Barnes, Tom Cambisios, and Dan Mumford – nurtured my intellectual development, and for that I am forever grateful.” At BGSU, Gordon served in student government and continued to be interested in politics. Gordon is particularly proud of having spearheaded the creation of Ridge Park, the first public park in the history of his district. He now serves as President Pro Tempore of the Bowling Green City Council and considers such issues as neighborhood revitalization, social justice, and transportation equity among the most important. All four alumni find their current jobs fascinating and valuable, far from the stereotype of politics as a self-serving vocation. “The most meaningful experience you can have day to day is knowing you helped win a vote for a candidate,” Hulse said. “This can be as simple as reminding a supporter that there is an election taking place.” Benavides said she was “lucky enough to get to travel the country with Jeb [Bush]… I’m also tasked with engaging with Hispanic media and ensuring that [Bush’s] message is reaching each and every Hispanic American.”

Gordon has found the experience of being a politician personally revelatory. Before he ran for office, “I was politically jaded and cynical, but I proved to myself that I had much greater political agency and efficacy than I ever thought possible.” He added, “Through my experience I was able to internalize an authentic sense of political optimism—that things can and will change for the better, if we do the work.” All four alumni highly recommend that people, especially young people, get involved in the political process. “We live in a special country, and we owe it to those that don’t have the luxury to enjoy it,” Benavides said. “Have fun,” Hulse added. He said that campaigns are always looking for volunteers. “The success of the campaign is largely dependent upon the positive attitude and work ethic of the team supporting the candidate.” ”I’ll always love the pace of a campaign. It’s nonstop, where every day is filled with both wonderful and tedious challenges,” Seay said. “I love the camaraderie built with coworkers working 17-hour days. I love the thrill of winning an election, no matter how big or small the campaign.” Working at the local grassroots level is where to be, Gordon said, noting that outcomes at that level are often the result of personal energy and activism. “Your vote means more, and your government is more responsive,” he said. “Take this stuff seriously, because whether you actively fight for a better future … or you sit it out and wait for someone else to fix everything, [it] has meaningful consequences.”

DANIEL GORDON ’08

/ ALUMNI FLASHBACK / THE BLADE, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1956 NO PLACE FOR LAGGARDS, BUT STUDENTS WHO WANT GOOD EDUCATION CAN FIND IT HERE BY CISSIE CALHOUN The white-clapboard, one story winged building that nestles on a gentle hill in the country outside Toledo is known as Maumee Valley Country Day School and holds an ever increasing family of boys and girls of all ages and from all walks of life. They arrive each day in cars and busses from every section of the city, from nearly every town within a 25-mile

room (Anderson Hall) and the other is the Lower School wing which houses the pre-school and most of the Lower School. In 1950-51, the school became co-educational. And herein lies an interesting angle—the boys who have attended MVCDS since this date have made an outstanding athletic record so that although, as time is measured, boys have been associated with the school only a second, their mark has been felt round all school circles where athletics are mentioned…and the nickname for their teams, the Mohawks, demands respect.

radius.

Today, James Henderson—a Washingtonian, graduate of Trinity, and

By the time you read this, graduation exercises will have been held and

headmaster at MVCDS, carrying out the philosophy of the school

and strike out for themselves in other worlds. But the heritage they will take with them from Maumee Valley can never be judged in dollars and

since its founding days; providing for his boys and girls a day in the country filled with a broad, sound, well-balanced program of study, recitations, athletics, and other activities in small classes where the

cents or labeled by any words of mine.

individual’s own personality and problems are known, considered,

MVCDS is a private school where tuition is charged—there are a

think!

limited number of scholarships available to students with the highest of intellectual aptitudes—yet it is also a school of few rules and no policemen—students are expected to conduct themselves properly and with due consideration for others. Those who cannot do so cannot stay. The entire atmosphere of the school is friendly and informal and is reflected in the dress of the students. Most casual garb is permissible for daily wear—however too much informality is frowned upon and any clothing, like behavior, which reflects bad taste or bad manners is

and cared for—where he himself, works to capacity and learns to

Scholastically, MVCDS is not an “easy” school—there is no room for a “lagger” here. Yet, a continuing record of graduates reveals that they do better than the average in college. In the past 10 years all graduates have continued their education in colleges throughout the land…and of the 130 students enrolled this past year in the Upper School, none were admitted without first passing a difficult admissions test. Maumee Valley, admittedly, caters to the gifted

considered improper.

student and the “class sights” have him in mind. For those who

The school opened in September in the old Hough Place on Summit

modest tuition, there is no better spot. Benjamin Franklin said “If a

St. Two years later it was necessary to acquire an additional building, the Osborne house, at the corner of Elm and Superior Sts. In 1887, the school made what was thought to be its first and last move to the “country”—by purchasing the old Fitch homestead at West Woodruff St.

show intellectual promise, who can qualify, who are willing to pay a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” The 11 graduates were Greg Atkinson, Sue Crosby, Phil Flatter,

and Ashland Ave.

Julie Girard, Jim Gwyn, Joan McAuley, Mary Peck, Gretchen Pifer,

When the Misses Smead retired, they turned the school over to two

tradition all will go to college next fall.

of their faithful teachers, the Misses Rose and Grace Anderson, who served the school until their retirement in 1929. Miss Leslie Leland then came from Buffalo to act as headmistress. At the time of Miss Leland’s arrival, plans were formulated for the school’s becoming a country day school. In ’34 after considering a number of locations, the present 27acre site on Reynolds Rd. was selected. The name of the school was changed to Maumee Valley Country Day School – for the beautiful and historic Maumee Valley in which it stands—and the following year the

Mark Pilley, Sherry Rupert and Tom Ziems. Carrying on the school’s

Of the group of students we photographed here (in a little friendly baseball game Tuesday, the day of the annual school picnic!) Mack Hankins, junior, is co-captain of the football team; Pete Handwork, freshman, shows promise of being an outstanding athlete; Jenny Rheinfrank, junior, (one of the school’s real beauties!) excels in art and dramatics and did all the art work in this year’s yearbook; Kay Rathbun, sophomore, is an outstanding honor student; Carty

school moved to its new building.

Finkbeiner, junior, was co-captain of both football and basketball

In 1938, Willis Stork succeeded Miss Leland as head of the school. The

Student Council; and Sue Finkbeiner needs no explanation as to her

Smead Room (a combination library and study hall) was presented to the school by the alumni in 1939. In 1950, parents, alumni, students, and friends added two large wings to the building—one is the dining 42

this past season; Rick Wall, junior, will be president of next term’s ability as a golfer! Her face is familiar to any reader of this paper. Maumee Valley’s cupola and weathervane are pictured on the school seal (and in our picture) and in an arc above the weathervane is the school’s motto: Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus. Translated that means: We Study—Not for School, But for Life. Truer words were never spoken!

ALUMNI

11 more boys and girls will leave the shelter they’ve known and loved

former teacher at St. Paul’s and the Loomis School—is the popular

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HOMECOMING

2015

Multiple generations of Maumee Valley Alumni gathered for homecoming weekend to reconnect with friends old and new and cheer on the Hawks. The festivities began Thursday night with the Alumni Council dinner

CLASS OF 2010, 5TH REUNION, JANGUS WHITNER, AMAR KARAMALI, CARTER BAYER, AND WEEZIE FOSTER STODDARD ’82.

CAROLE BROER BISHOP ’55 AND JOAN KELLY GREENE ’55, ENJOYING THE FRIDAY NIGHT GATHERING ON THE BLUESTONE.

hosted by Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82. Friday’s events started with Hawks winning both the soccer and field hockey games in the afternoon, and was capped off by an evening on the Bluestone for food and celebration as current and former faculty joined the fun. Saturday morning began bright and early with the Hawk Hustle 5K and Fun Run, tours of campus, including the Boehm Building and Dayal House, and followed by the Tournament Championship games. The boy’s soccer team brought home the trophy with a 6 - 1 defeat of Emmanuel Christian, while the field hockey team although “controlling” much of the game, came up short with a 1-0 defeat to Ottawa Hills. Saturday’s events concluded with a night of fine cuisine at Element 112 in Sylvania. Alumni met one last time for Sunday brunch at the Carranor Club in Perrysburg to exchange contact info and MATT LANE ’95 AND DAUGHTER ON THE BLUESTONE FRIDAY NIGHT.

say their goodbyes. Thanks to everyone who came back for the weekend, and for those who weren’t able to make it...we missed you! CLASS OF 1990, 25TH REUNION ATTENDEES JOJO THIRASILPA, JOY FINE, KENDRA HADDAD NETER, DAVID ELDER, TINA MAHAJAN, TOBY YIM, AND LIBBY CALL BEST.

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CLASS OF 1965, 50TH REUNION: STANDING; JOE KLEIN, ALICE APPLEBAUM, AND GARY ROBINSON. SEATED: JANET ABNEY MOORE AND DEAN EDWARDS

dinner

S ATURDAY

CLASS MEMBERS OF 1990: TINA MAHAJAN ’90, LIBBY CALL BEST ’90, JOY FINE ’90 AND JENNY YIM ’90 ENJOYING THEMSELVES SATURDAY NIGHT DURING THEIR 25TH REUNION

CLASS OF 1970 REUNION. ROBIN DELAMATER, WILL DELAMATER ’70, JIM WILLEY ’70 AND ELIZABETH JAMES

CLASS OF 1955. CAROLE BROER BISHOP ’55, SUSAN MCAULEY RODGERS ’55, JOAN KELLY GREENE ’55 AND NEIL GREENE ’55

CLASS OF 1990, 25TH REUNION: TOBY YIM, JENNY YIM, TINA MAHAJAN, JOY FINE, ARTHUR SUJARITCHAN, LIBBEY CALL, JOJO THIRASILPA, DAVID ELDER, KELLY VERGARA, ALEX VERGARA

CLASS OF 1995, 20TH REUNION: BACK ROW L-R: URSA HOPKINS, CYNDI DOSICK DYAS, JANICE YOON LAURA KAPER, AND SARAH ROSS MILLS FRONT ROW L-R: MARIA SIDIQ, KIRSTEN FEDDERKE, JULINTIP THIRASILPA, TANYA PIPATJARASGIT NUPP, AMERA AHMED HAI AND DANIELLE ZARKOWER MOLLA. SEATED: MATT LANE

LIBBY CALL BEST ’95, SON GRIFFIN BEST, BRUCE DANIELSON, KENDRA HADDAD NETER ’90, AND COURTNEY HADDAD QUINN ’92, AND HER SON JAMES ENJOYING BRUNCH AFTER A WONDERFUL REUNION WEEKEND

SUNDAY BRUNCH

at Carranor

CLASS OF 1955. JOAN KELLY GREENE ’55, NEIL GREENE ’55, CAROLE BROER BISHOP ’55 AND SUSAN MCAULEY RODGERS ’55 CLASS OF 1975, 40TH REUNION. JOINED BY STU CUBBON ’76, KITSY SABIN CHOKA ’75, RANDY SAMBORN ’75 AND PENNIE SWOLSKY SACK ’75 46

ENJOYING SUNDAY BRUNCH IS GARY ROBINSON ’65, MARK KNAPP ’85 AND MEREDITH WENZELL 47

/ ALUMNI NEWS, EVENTS, AND HAPPENINGS /

E A S T COAST SWING The Maumee Valley Alumni office kicked of this year’s “East Coast Swing” with a stop in upstate New York to visit current students Asia Gauler ’13, Michael Gardner ’13, and Dillon Stoddard ’10 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Lee Bigelow ’10 joined the RPI team for some local Bar-B-Que too.

NEW YORK CITY The MVCDS gathering took place at 20th and Broadway in NYC at the childhood home of Zack Klausz, MVCDS Director of the Early Learning Center. Out for the evening were Jenny Pesin ’06, Rachel LaSage ’06, Jesse Rubin ’06, Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82, Julian Kaplin ’71, Alex Mandros ’08, Siobhan Barry Thomas ’90, David Burkett, Kati Bambrick Rodriguez ’99, Lisa Knight Martin ’92, Rupert Martin, Jony Zarkower ’00, Olivia Barry ’92, Dylan Bernstein ’92, Erickson Blakney ’83, Zach Klausz, Polly Adams, Ashley Kasperzak ’97, Omar Smiley ’07, and Head of School Gary Boehm.

BOSTON

Mary Lee Fauver Bahr ’82 and Tom Glaenzer ’71 joined Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Fund Weezie Foster Stoddard ‘82 on the North Shore outside Boston for lunch before an evening event in Somerville, MA. In Somerville alumni gathered in the shadows of Tufts University for an evening of catching up with old friends and making new connections. Boston area alumni are a diverse group ranging from graduate students to IT professionals. The gathering included Richard Eyster ’68, Shawn Donaldson Macannuco ’85, Ben Zoll ’95, Alexandra Husted ’07, Anna Steinbock ’07, Rachel Hudson ’06, Andy Bentley ’78, Chantelle Marshall ’94, Mike Baker ’01, Becky Bisbee ’66, Jon Frisch ’06, Gail Steketee ’67, Jessika Parry ’10, Paul Sutherland ’64, Marilynn Willey ’10, Christine Jauregui ’91, Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82, and Head of School Gary Boehm.

RHODE ISLAND A luncheon in scenic Providence, RI, where former Head of School Peter Stevens joined Gary Boehm along with Margot McIlwain Nishimura ’83, Abby Stranahan ’83, Ron Cowie ’88, Emily Hall ’90, and Dylan Bernstein ’92.

BEDFORD

Siblings Ellen Fauver Reimer ’78 and Scott Fauver ’79 hosted an evening event in Bedford, NY. A number of the guests, including the hosts, attended MVCDS but graduated elsewhere, and still have a special connection to the school. Guests included Eric Reimer, Glenn Matsuda, Tracy Fauver, Elizabeth Foster Matsuda ’77, Caroline Mauk Walsh ’82, Bill Chase ’58, Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82, Drew Millhon ’87, Marty Walsh, and Head of School Gary Boehm.

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CLASS NOTES

Vinay Gupta ’01 graduated from Princeton with a BA in 2005 and from Columbia with a MD in 2011. He is currently a Captain in the US Air Force and fellow in Pulmonary ICU Medicine at Harvard Medical School/ Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. He married Nisha Ahir in May at the Sylvania Country Club. Nisha is also a Toledo native and a 2000 graduate of Notre Dame Academy. Many MVCDS alumni attended their wedding includuing: Amirah Shahid Fassett ’01, Priya Shah ’01, Robert Cooper ’00, Amar Desai ’01, Vikas Agarwal ’01, Tirath Patel ’01, and Rittik Chaudhuri ’00 who was in the bridal party.

Erikson “EB” Blakney ’83 L-R: Blake Stoddard, Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82, Head of School Gary Boehm, Tim Lord ’82, Erikson “EB” Blakney ’83.

Samuel Crowl ’58. Priscilla Lamb Schwier ’57 recently attended Ohio University’s school graduation. She was surprised and pleased to see Dr. Samuel Crowl ’58 receiving an Honorary Doctorate, as well as giving the commencement address. Sam Crowl began his 44 year tenure with Ohio University in 1970, following the receipt of his Ph.D. in English from Indiana University. Since then, Dr. Crowl has served as a beloved professor, devoted ambassador, and a driving force behind many of Ohio University’s institutional improvements. Over the course of his esteemed career, Dr. Crowl has published six books and more than forty articles and essays on stage and screen productions of Shakespeare Congress, the Shakespeare Institute, the International Globe Center, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the Columbia University Shakespeare seminar. As dean of University College, Dr. Crowl received the Program Excellence Award from the Ohio Board of Regents in 1990 for designing and implementing general education requirements that still serve as the blueprint for an Ohio University education. He has twice been selected by students for the prestigious University Professor Award for excellence in teaching. In addition, Dr. Crowl and his wife Dr. Susan Crowl were honored in 2007 with the founding of a funded professorship in their name. Dr. Crowl received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Ohio University during the undergraduate commencement ceremony this year. Crowl to Graduates: Don’t Try to ‘OutAnticipate Life’. 50

During last autumn’s East Coast Swing a working mini-reunion took place in the heart of the Bronx. Head of School Gary Boehm, Associate Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Fund Weezie Foster Stoddard ’82, and husband Blake Stoddard were drafted into service by Erickson “EB” Blakney ’83. As part of a “College Prep Day,” the MVCDS team worked with students of the DreamYard Preparatory School - a public high school in the southwest Bronx with a focus on the arts. Blakney, Boehm, and the Stoddards provided guidance to about 30 teens on college essay writing and they conducted mock interviews. DYPrep is affiliated with The DreamYard Project, the largest arts education provider in the Bronx, cofounded 20 years ago by Tim Lord ’83 and Hotchkiss classmate Jason Duchin. “EB” serves as a trustee on DreamYard’s board alongside former MVCDS Assistant Headmaster Charles P. “Charlie” Lord. And the world continues to get smaller. Actor Ethan Hawke recently joined DreamYard’s board. Hawke stars in the new film “Good Kill”, where Tyler Boehm ’01 worked as the Associate Producer.

Margot McIlwain Nishimura, Ph.D. ’83, is working for The Newport Restoration Foundation as Deputy Director for Collections, Programming and Public Engagement. Prior to this Margot was the Deputy Director and Librarian at the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. She has three daughters and lives in Providence, not far from Abby Stranahan ’83. http://www.newportrestoration.org/ about/press/168-the_newport

Jennifer Lau ’02, Audra Wiles ’02, and Lucas Madrazo ’02 recently attended Chris Paladino’s ’02 wedding to Kate Nolde in Charlotte, North Carolina,

Amulya Raghuveer ‘99 and husband Seth Powless welcomed their daughter Asha on June 8th. Asha weighed 5 pounds, was 19 inches long.

Hopie Welles Jernagan ‘00 and husband, Luke, welcomed Samuel Edwin Welles Jernagan, on April 26, 2015. Hope and Maude are happy and proud big sisters.

Amrita Padda ’04 married Abhijeet Kumar during the weekend of June 13, 2015. Friday night they had the Lady Sangeet at her family’s house which is a traditional pre-party for the wedding. Saturday night they celebrated with two events at the Hilton Garden Inn. Saturday morning started with breakfast, followed by two ceremonies back to back. The first was a Sikh ceremony, then the Hindu Ceremony. After a few hours of intermission, guests came back for a reception with lots of food, drink, and dancing. Maumee Valley alumni present: Suki Padda ’01, Karan Padda ’10, Parth Patel ’10, Eyad Jaara ’10, Reena Tejura ’01, Anitha Ragothaman Rao-Frisch ’01, Sky Beckwith ’04, Bonnie Turner ’04, Rebecca Ascher ’03, Leslie Andrews Athmer ’04, Christine Commons ’04, and Anne Virtue ’04.

Tyler Boehm ’01 is Associate Producer on “Good Kill,” which was released in theaters and on VOD on May 15th. The movie stars Ethan Hawke as a drone pilot and family man, living in the Las Vegas suburbs, who begins to question the ethics of his role in the war. Tyler’s upcoming projects include the just completed “Miles Ahead,” a Miles Davis biopic starring Don Cheadle and Ewan McGregor, and “Russ and Roger,” the true story of Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert, which goes into production, is his next project.

Chris Paladino ’02 married Kate Nolde on Friday, July 3rd, in Charlotte, NC. Maumee Valley alumni that attended l-r: Geoff Madrazo ’04, Jennifer Lau ’02, Stephanie Lau ’04, Audra Wiles ’02, Lucas Madrazo ’02, Dan Paladino ’08, and Tom Paladino ’05.

In April, Emily Benavides ’03 started as a communications advisor and spokesperson for Governor Jeb Bush and the Right to Rise PAC. She joined Governor Bush’s team after serving as Communications Director for Governor Rick Snyder’s victorious re-election effort in Michigan. As a spokesperson for Jeb 2016, Emily has a hand in the implementation of the overall communications strategy for the campaign, as well as directing engagement with Hispanic media. Emily’s goal is to engage the Hispanic media and ensure that the Governor’s message is getting out to their audience. 51

/ ALUMNI CLASS NOTES / Erin Anderson ’05 married Jozef Beckley on June 13th, at the Toledo Country Club. The ceremony was held on the lawn overlooking the Maumee River with a reception that immediately followed. Maumee Valley alumni that attended l-r: Owen Ludwig ’14, Lucas Isaza ’15, Jeremy Anderson ’15, Zain Bedi ’15, and Nathan Anderson.

Hannah Kasperzak ’05 married Steve Jacobs on May 24, 2015 in Sara Jane Dehoff’s garden. The following Maumee Valley Country Day School alumni joined Hannah and Steve on their special day: Emily Boehm ’05, Mariana Brandman ’05, Anna Gale ’05, Tom Paladino ’05, Adam Fish ’05, Craig Choka ’05, Kathleen Choka ’06, Stephen Parry ’07, Heather Beck Parry ’05, Virginia Parry ’09, Amir Kahn ’00, Casey Spitzer ’11, Dean Kasperzak ’76, Maude Kasperzak ’07, Ashley Kasperzak ’97, Mike Kasperzak ’72, Christine Kasperzak, Joel Kasperzak ’73, Laura Orser ’73, Peter Orser ’74, Allyn Orwig ’71, Betsy Sabin Kelsey ’73, Lock McKelvy ’76, Kitsy Sabin Choka ’75, Scott Parry ‘78 and Frances Stranahan Parry ’78.

/ ALUMNI CLASS NOTES / Craig Choka ’05 is currently living in Raleigh, NC. Craig works for SportsMedia Technology (SMT). They specialize in virtual graphics/real time data and is most famous for providing the yellow “first down line” on football broadcasts, but their achievements are much more than that. SMT provided the interfaced graphics of odds, ownership, jockey and trained for the Triple Crown. They take the data from the track, take it into our system, and spit it out in a way so it can be displayed within the broadcast. Every time you saw odds of any kind for the Derby/ Preakness/Belmont they came from SMT. They also provided the “pointer” during Belmont pointing at American Pharoah. During replays, it comes from the blimp. This is technology that literally looks like an arrow at the horse with the name at top of screen. Craig was in charge of the ticker; the “bottom line” that runs during the whole show with scrolling info for Belmont that was mostly free edits typed in. During the race, Craig was operating the track map (top right corner) and the running order

Craig Choka ’05 married Elyse Bergamini on June 20th in Naperville, IL, among friends and family. Celebrating their marriage were Maumee Valley alumni Adam Fish ’05, Tom Paladino ’05, Mari Brandman ’05, Emily Boehm ’05, Oliver Rorick ’08, Hannah Kasperzak Jacobs ’05, Maude Kasperzak ’07, Rachel LeSage ’06, and Kathleen Choka ’06. Craig and Elyse honeymooned in Bora Bora and reside in Raleigh, NC. He works for Sports Media Technology, and she teaches Spanish at Mills Park Middle School in Cary, NC. Craig is the son of MVCDS alumna Kathleen “Kitsy” Sabin Choka ’75.

Zuri Hall ’06 is an Emmy award winning television personality and actress. In July of 2015, E! News released a press statement announcing that Zuri would be the newest addition to E! as an on-air correspondent for E! News. She will also continue to host the Aftershows for MTV’s popular reality game show ‘The Challenge’ (formerly Real Word vs. Road Rules). Zuri will be featured in an upcoming article for Black Enterprise, and she recently launched the #AlphaBabe social media movement -- a movement that aims to celebrate and empower young, ambitious women. For more visit: ZuriHall.com.

Victoria Phifer ’07 earned her Master’s of Public Health degree from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health on May 11, 2015. She was selected as a Finalist for the Presidential Management Fellowship, a flagship development program of the federal government. Victoria has since returned to Washington, DC to begin her career in health policy and legislative affairs with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Washington Office. Kathleen Choka ’06 is currently living in downtown Chicago and working at Baxter Healthcare performing financial analysis for the Hospital Products business. Rachel LeSage ’06 is living in Manhattan and working at Vogue.com doing data analysis and testing with the edit and product teams. Rachel sat on a panel about using data for editorial decisionmaking in late July.

Carmen Smith ’06 and her husband, Eric Nedrow, opened Beads and Books in October 2014. It is a local beading supply store that also sells used books. Carmen teaches classes, makes original jewelry and does repairs. The store carries all sorts of books, from craft to sci-fi to children’s picture books. The store is located at 4925A Dorr St., Toledo, Ohio, in Library Plaza. The website for the store is beadsandbooks419.com. Carmen and Eric married in June, 2014, on Kelleys Island. Carmen also graduated with her Masters degree from Columbus College of Art and Design in May 2014. They live in Toledo now with their two dogs, Scrabble and Knuckles. 52

Michelle Filanovsky ’07 received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Case Western Reserve University in May. She graduated with Honors with Distinction in Research and received The Dermatology Faculty Prize. In July, she will start her one-year internal medicine internship at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, followed by a three-year dermatology residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, also in Cleveland. She is excited to be fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a dermatologist!

Josh Beren ’08 married Samantha Ilyse Schiff on March 29, 2015, the wedding was in Palo Alto, CA. MV alumni attendees include Aaron Delman ’08 (best man), and Oliver Rorick ’08 (grooms party.) Also attending were Benji Delman ’10, Tilman Nadolski ’08, John Anspach ’08, Hannah Spengler ’08 and Nate Stern ’07. Josh is working at Cisco Systems as a Systems Engineer (aka Sales engineer) specializing in Data Center Programmability and part of the team coordinating Cisco’s global Hackathons, partner trainings, and internal training programs. His wife is an Interior Designer at the Wiseman Group- they are currently living in San Francisco with their dog Mowgli and enjoying their time in the Bay area!

Alex Karcher ’12 recently graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Completing his undergraduate career in 3 years, Alex made hay on his B.A. in anticipation of his law school attendance. In June 2015 Alex committed to attend the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University on a partial scholarship. Alex is tremendously excited to join one of the highest rated law programs in the country, and to reconnect with many of his Maumee Valley alumni peers who now call Columbus home.

Connor Vargas ’11 married Ashley Globig on May 24 at The Toledo Zoo in the Formal Garden, with the reception in the newly renovated Aquarium. Connor and Ashley first met at Beverly Elementary School and then reunited at the University of Toledo during their freshman year.

This fall Linnea Jonson ’13, (Wooster) and Sam Fixler ’13 (Connecticut College) are part of a program entitled “Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology” through the School for International Training (SIT), which brings 20 students from throughout the United States to study in tropical North Queensland. Over the course of the semester, they perform field research on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, embark on a camping trip led by an Aboriginal elder, and complete a month long Independent Study Project under the supervision of an expert in a field of our choice. Between excursions, Linnea and Sam are taking courses in the city of Cairns. “It is the adventure of a lifetime, and will undoubtedly inspire us during our final years at The College of Wooster and Connecticut College”. 53

/ ALUMNI IN MEMORIAM /

BARBARA BOLLES MILLER ’39, age 93, of Toledo, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015, in the Franciscan Care Center. Barbara was born August 3, 1921, in Toledo, Ohio to George and Clara (Coles) Bolles. After graduating in 1939 from Maumee Valley Country Day School, she studied at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia where she graduated in 1943. After graduation, she worked as a social worker for the American Red Cross where she met her future husband, Bill. Bill and Barbara were married May 27, 1947, in Collingwood Presbyterian Church where she was active in the Woman’s Circle. Barbara was active in the Junior League, the North Cape Yacht Club and the Catawba Island Club. Barbara was kind, compassionate, generous, a devoted wife, and loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

BARBARA BOLLES MILLER ’39

THOMAS N. BENTLEY ’50, who was chairman and chief executive of a construction and engineering firm his greatgrandfather founded in the 1880s that built downtown Toledo landmarks and area factories, hospitals, and power plants, died Jan. 14, in his Ellicott City, Md., residence. He was 81. He was the fourth generation to lead what became A. Bentley & Sons Co., begun in the late 1800s by his great-grandfather, Anderton Bentley, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England. The firm was responsible for construction of such downtown landmarks as the Nicholas Building and the Secor Hotel and worked on the Acme power plant in East Toledo and the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant. Its projects included Toledo Hospital, The Toledo Museum of Art, the Libbey-Owens-Ford plant in Rossford, and the restoration of Fort Meigs. “He held very dearly to basic integrity in building something that was going to work and stand and last,” his wife said. “That was part of his credo and was certainly a credo of his family and the type of business they were in.” He attended Yale University and received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Toledo. But his education continued, his wife said, through his 38-year tenure with the Army Corps of Engineers, active duty and reserve; his time spent at the Army War College and the Army’s command and general staff school, and in the small company management program at Harvard University’s business school.

THOMAS N. BENTLEY ’50

He was born Feb. 20 1932, to Hilda and Anderton Bentley. He attended Maumee Valley Country Day School before graduating from the Hill School in Pottstown, PA.He was a former commanding officer of the 983rd Engineer Battalion of the Army Reserve and with the Army Corps of Engineers served in Germany, Savannah, Ga., and Washington. He retired as a colonel with two distinguished service medals. Mr. Bentley had an acute interest in military history, archaeology, and antiquities.

GRETCHEN PIFER SHOOP ’56, passed away peacefully with family on June 14, 2015, after a brave struggle with cancer. Gretchen was a longtime resident of Toledo, Maumee, Cincinnati, and Perrysburg, Ohio. At the time of her passing she was living in Byfield, Massachusetts. True to her bright spirit, she continued to find joy, love, laughter, and friendship in the last months of her life. Gretchen was born on September 15, 1938, to Dr. G. William and Catherine Pifer in Findlay, Ohio. She graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo, Ohio in 1956, and attended Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA. She spent time in New York City studying dance before returning to Toledo to marry David E. Shoop on June 17 of 1960. They were married for 48 years until David’s passing in 2008. A rare beauty inside and out, she was an immense talent who worked extensively in theater, modeling, and interior and event design. Throughout the 1960’s she acted in numerous productions produced by the Cleveland Playhouse, the Toledo Repertoire Theatre, and the Village Players. Gretchen was also a fashion model for many area events and businesses, on the runway and in print. In the 1970’s, under the stage name ‘Jensen Moore’, she was the resident actress in various Summer Star Theatre productions where she shared the stage with the many well known performers, including Van Johnson, Buddy Ebsen, John Forsythe, and Pat Paulsen. In the 1980’s Gretchen became the Fashion Director for the Lion Store, had a stint as a radio show host, was lead designer for several major Toledo area events and also a chair on the Board of Directors for the Make A Wish Foundation. A luminous personality who enlivened every space she entered, Gretchen made an immediate and lasting impression on everyone she met. Gretchen exuded glamour, style, and grace. She brought these qualities out in others in her presence. She was first and foremost dedicated to her family. A devoted daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, she put her family’s needs above her own, without fail. She also provided loving, long-term care for both of her parents in their last years, as well as for her husband as he coped with the impact of Alzheimer’s disease. Gretchen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister and brother-in-law, Diane and M. Russell Treu, and niece, Madchen Treu. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Hans ‘78 and Karen Shoop of Wrentham, MA; daughter, Heller Shoop, and daughter-in-heart Greta Schaefer of Byfield, MA; granddaughter, Yva Shoop and her fiancé Bob Brickner of Woodville, OH; nephew, Martin Treu ‘75 of Chicago, IL; grandniece, Rachel White ‘98 of Toledo, Ohio; brother, Peter Pifer of Atlanta, GA; sister, Sally Stimmel, and niece, Jen Opperman of Mansfield, Ohio, and her inseparable guardian angel on earth, Teddy Braveheart.

GRETCHEN PIFER SHOOP ’56

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US...

/ ALUMNI IN MEMORIAM /

/ ALUMNI IN MEMORIAM / DAVID ALLEN BAKER ’96, Esq., 37, of Holland, Ohio passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in his home on Monday, July 20, 2015. David was born October 26, 1978, the son of Donald and Carolyn Baker in Toledo, Ohio. Attending Maumee Valley Country Day School before graduating from St. Francis De Sales High School in Toledo, The University of Chicago, and ultimately the University of Illinois Law School, David was a welleducated man, who emerged as an attorney with a reputation for integrity, perseverance, and generosity of heart. He established his law office in 2011 with the specific intent to serve low-income clients, in an effort to ensure that those in need would be treated justly. He embraced his civic responsibility and dedicated his career and free time to improve the lives of others. In 2012, the NAACP recognized him for his community-minded efforts with Fatherhood Connections.

DAVID ALLEN BAKER ’96

In his free time, David enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family. He took trips all over the world to places throughout the Caribbean and as far away as China with his parents. His favorite pastimes included watching movies - he had a vast and diverse collection of film, although comedies were his clear favorite - and reading - he had a great appreciation for literature and was a voracious reader. He loved spending time with his family and friends to relax, play cards, and discuss the state of the world and how he might improve it. Having excelled as a football player, in both high school and college, David also loved watching University of Toledo football with his father, mother, aunts, uncles, cousins and brothers. David rarely missed a game. EDWARD BAILEY WICKES, JR. passed away at the age of 97 in Madison, CT on July 24, 2015. Ned was born on September 16, 1917 in Saginaw, Michigan to Edward Bailey Wickes and Helen Daisy Hill. He graduated from Avon Old Farms in Connecticut, attended the University of Virginia and graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelors of Science. Ned served during WWII in the U.S. Coast Guard on the Ossipee, the last steam powered cutter on the Great Lakes. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Midshipmen’s School in 1944, he served aboard the U.S.S. Memphis in the Mediterranean. Ned married Mary Gordon Hascall September 16, 1944 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Maumee, Ohio. After the war, he began his teaching career at Maumee Valley Country Day School. Upon completing his Masters degree in Education from The University of Michigan he began working for Toledo University as a Professor of Education specializing in math and science. His education career came full circle when he returned to teaching elementary school at Maumee Valley Country Day, after retiring from Toledo University. Ned was an accomplished sailor and skier and loved the outdoors. He was generous with his time and enjoyed exposing others to his passions teaching his family and many friends how to immerse themselves in the natural world. He was extremely proud of the outdoor education programs that he developed for his students. Ned also brought his love of sailing and nature, through various programs, to the urban children of Toledo.

EDWARD BAILEY WICKES, JR, FORMER FACULTY

Ned’s boyhood in northern Michigan included summers at Camp Algonquin on Burt Lake and at a family cottage on Higgins Lake.

Upon retirement Ned and his wife Gordie moved to Higgins Lake and spent many happy years in a beautiful house they designed. He was an active friend of Higgins, involving himself in many environmental activities always with the aim of preserving the beautiful lake that had given him so much enjoyment. Ned received numerous conservation awards for his leadership and his commitment protecting Michigan’s natural environment. Ned loved history and was especially interested in his own family history and the role his family played in Michigan industry. SAMUEL LAWRENCE RICE JR. passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015, peacefully in his home. He was born July 21, 1925, to Laura Champion Rice and Samuel L. Rice in Metamora, Ohio where he attended public grade school. He graduated from Howe Military School and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Louisiana Poly Tech, and Duke University. During World War II he served in the United States Navy. Following discharge, he returned to Duke University where he received a degree in Economics and Business Administration. Upon graduation from Duke, he joined his father in the grain business. He specialized in oats and developed the “Turf Club Race Horse Oat” brand which became known as the leading feed for thoroughbred horses in the United States and South America. At a convention in 1959, he was introduced by an officer of Quaker Oat Company as the “Oat King” of the world - an unofficial title he held the rest of his life. At the time of his death, he was President of Rice Investment Company, a company he formed in 1979. The company specializes in commodity futures and serve agricultural customers throughout the United States and in Finland. He was active in many positions in the business world, including being a member of the Advisory Board to OPS (Office of Price Stability) during the Korean War, he was Chairman of The Grain Advisory Board to Lucas County Port Authority at the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, he served as President of The Toledo Board of Trade, he was President of the National Grain and Feed Dealers Association serving on that board for many years and leading several committees, director National Grain Trade Council, director of Terminal Elevator Assn. of North America, member Chicago Board of Trade, director Mennel Milling Company, and director of the old United Home Federal Savings.

SAMUEL LAWRENCE RICE, JR, PAST TRUSTEE

In his civic life, he served as a trustee of Flower Hospital for 35 years, a trustee of Maumee Valley Country Day School, trustee of Toledo Chamber of Commerce, President of Toledo Alumni Club of Phi Delta Theta, a trustee of Lakeside Association, trustee of Toledo Rotary Club, President of the Board of Trustees First Presbyterian Church, Maumee in addition to being an elder and deacon. He was a longtime member of the Toledo Country Club, Catawba Island Club and the Longboat Key Club in Longboat Key, Florida. Sam loved his work, and did so almost right up to the time of his death. He took great pleasure in telling a good story and everyone he met was the beneficiary. He loved people and they loved him. He especially loved his wife Virginia and treasured his time with her. He was a great husband and a wonderful father. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia; children, Samuel L. Rice III ’67, James D. Rice ’70 (Laura), Amanda Day ’75 (Willis); grandchildren, Samantha and Natalie Day, James and Robert Rice; stepchildren, Bart Nollenberger (Mary), Bruce Nollenberger (DeeDee); stepgrandchildren, Tiffany and son, Niko, Tyler, Dax and Nick Nollenberger, Danielle, Blake, Jennifer and Rachel Nollenberger.

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/ ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND/ reminds us), need time to acclimate to new settings, to learn and understand the culture of the place. And then, they hit their stride in their new “place.”

SYLVIA BASCH

WRITTEN BY PETER STEVENS, FORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL` “SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN LIFE,”

writes Jewel Woodard, MVCDS colleague and 34-year friend of Sylvia, “will have an everlasting influence on you. Sylvia was one of those people for me, and I’m quite sure, for others too.” Yes, many, many others. When Sylvia died, unexpectedly and far too soon, in March of this year at age 73, those of us who’d been privileged to know her began to assess just what we’d lost--and, what we, and so many others, had gained from knowing and loving her, and being loved by her. I am honored to have been asked by her children Connie ’81 and Vic ’83 to write about Sylvia for the MVCDS community. My responsibility was daunting from the start but became formidable as I sought and received comments from colleagues and friends, and then became excruciating as the Alumni Office imposed an impossible word limit, which I am happily exceeding. Sylvia, meanwhile, is chuckling throatily and grinning with that broad and disarming encouragement we all remember so well. When I arrived at MVCDS in 1982, Sylvia had already been on the job there for five years, hired earlier by Jerry Millhon. Jerry tells the story of when she returned from summer after her first year wearing that big Sylvia smile. She looked at him and said, “I am finally home now; this is my place now.” Jerry, who says that he always knew he was “with a wise soul, quite intense at times, but with a heart and a smile that makes my memory of her glow,” related that scenario often in years hence showing that even the best of teachers, even the pros (and she was one, Jerry 58

Sylvia was in mid-stride when I became a rapt student of her understanding of the MVCDS culture. And, of course, I was a parent, too, as Sylvia became a teacher of both my children Abby ’90 and Josh ’92. I was being tutored on all fronts. Sylvia and I spent many hours talking about issues of culture, both in school and outside, and we discussed and debated tough and sensitive topics that young people (and all of us!) face in our journeys, like relationships, death and dying, substance abuse, human sexuality, parenting. And as our discussions grew into curriculum and program, Sylvia became the school’s first director of a program that we started (funded generously by Virginia Stranahan) called Human Growth and Development, and we hoped our efforts would touch many lives. Well, Sylvia’s efforts certainly touched many. Jewel Woodard thinks of her as his first mentor, a model questioner, exhaustive, thorough, and appropriate (“Was the activity safe for children? Was there an educational reward for students in the plan? Did the activity follow what we valued as a school?). Mari Dorfmyer (now Davies), also an Upper Intermediate colleague, was “in awe of the deftness with which Sylvia taught and interfaced with our young charges.” Later, like Sylvia herself, Mari chose to teach overseas for a while; she and Sylvia would meet and enjoy conversations about those experiences when they would meet up in Toledo in summers. And “we would pick up where we left off...I will miss that deeply...each summer I marked my calendar for the annual Sylvia fix. This year’s calendar is notably blank. And I am saddened by that,” writes Mari, “but in my own quiet, Sylvia’s voice will continue to resonate within me...for that I am so grateful.” Sylvia rarely believed in mincing words. While she was blunt and forceful and direct, she was also gentle, thoughtful, and so very caring. Chuck Sprandel, then head of our Lower School, suggests that a poem by William Henry Channing called “My Symphony” captures much of who she was. Some excerpts:

To live content with small means/ To seek elegance rather than luxury

And refinement rather than fashion… ...To bear all cheerfully/ Do all bravely, await occasions/hurry never. In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common.

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