1926 Society

The 1926 Society

The 1926 Society recognizes individuals who make a planned gift to CCDS through bequests, trusts, or annuities. These individuals know through firsthand experience the power of a Country Day education and have chosen to give back so that others in turn can benefit. We are deeply appreciative of their commitment. Their contributions will change students’ lives forever and strengthen the school as it moves forward into a second century.

To learn about ways to leave your Country Day legacy, contact Paula Brock, director of donor relations & legacy giving, brockp@countryday.net or 513-979-0282.

Mr. Clarence N. Baker ’87 Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Block ’69 Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Buechner ’65 Mr. Craig H. Caldwell ’69 and Ms. Katherine E. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Alex D. Chatfield ’79 Motoko T. Deane and Gordon Deane ’67 Mr. Peter K. Drysdale ’76 Travis and Sonya Engelke Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Evans Dr. and Mrs. Josef E. Fischer Richard ’62 and Sue Rae Fleischer Margaret E. Hagar Mr. and Mrs. John Hanley Mr. Deryck O. Hautau ’53* Stephen J. Havlovic, Ph. D Robert Helmholz ’78 Mr. John D. Henry* M. Doug Hill ’48* Dorothy and William Hodges* Mr. John D. Holden* Joseph* and Louise Holliday Mr. William H. Hopple, Jr. ’34* and Mrs. Phyllis S. Hopple* Mr. Alexander C. * and Mrs. Barbara Howard Mrs. Margo B. Jacobs* Dr. Edmund Jones ’53 Mr. Bernard Kemper* Mr. William B. Kite* Thomas W. Langlois ’77 Dr. and Mrs. Richard Levin ’64 Mr. Bernard D. Malman* and Mrs. Judith E. Malman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. March ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Meyer Mr. Robert H. Plummer Mr. Don Rehse ’65 Mr. Matthew Rosen ’72 Mr. Stephen Schuster ’73 Mr. Richard O. Schwab ’67* Mr. Nelson Schwab, Jr.* Mr. Daniel Stauft ’53 Mr. Joseph Stern* Dr. Peter J. Stern ’62 and Mrs. Sandra Stern Mr. Carl A. Strauss, Jr. ’57* and Mrs. Gerri Strauss Mr. Victor B. Strauss, Jr. ’66 Mr. James Jared Taylor ’77 Mr. Stephen F. Warm ’58 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Dan Witten ’68 Mr. and Mrs. James M. Zimmerman

1926 Society Spotlight

Gordon ’67 and Motoko Deane

Gordon ’67 is a lifer at Cincinnati Country Day School, who enrolled in 1954 when his father, William R. Deane, moved from New York to Cincinnati to be closer to family in Indiana and to commence his long tenure teaching upper school math at Country Day.

While Gordon never returned to Cincinnati after getting his BS in physics from Oberlin College and a MS in environmental science from Harvard, he resumed his lifelong commitment to Country Day as an Annual Fund contributor starting in 1986.

For Gordon and Motoko, it’s all about giving back and making the world a better place. “As a teacher’s son, I was blessed with free education at a great school for 13 years,” Gordon writes. “Which I calculate cost around $10,000 in then-current dollars but was priceless in terms of what it gave me as a foundation.”

For his 50th reunion at Country Day, Gordon served as the cornerstone, along with Craig Maier ’67, to challenge their classmates to contribute to the Richard O. Schwab ’67 Middle School Fund and to name the middle school office in Dick Schwab’s honor.

Recently, Gordon informed Country Day that the school is named in Motoko and his trust documents for a significant six-figure sum. As Gordon explained, “If both of us were to perish tomorrow, 80% of our estate goes to charity. We cannot use the money when we are gone, so funds should go where they are needed and good work can continue. With luck, we can live long enough to make that a seven-figure sum.”

The funds would become part of Country Day’s endowment and be used to establish a scholarship fund for students with financial need, with preference given to those students whose parents did not receive a college education.

To make the world a better place, Gordon is still actively developing renewable energy projects and serves as board chair of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, the only garden in the United States with a Congressional Charter. He also serves on the board of Brain Chemistry Labs, looking for causes and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Motoko has served on the board of Oberlin College for 10 years and on the board of the South Shore Conservatory, the largest community arts school in New England, for 16 years. Their good example continues through their two daughters, who take active roles in fundraising for their alma maters.

Country Day is grateful for its alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents, and faculty that recognize the value that is provided from a great education and continue to give through life, and – like with the Deanes – after life. If you are interested in learning about the 1926 Society and the different ways to support CCDS, please contact Paula Brock, director of donor relations and legacy giving, brockp@countryday.net or 513-979-0282.

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