NA Outreach Fall 2006

Career Chameleons

Profiles of Colorful Alumni Career Changes

Ad Lumen Society Reception

SEPTEMBER

27, 2006

In recognition for their generosity to the Annual Fund, members of the Ad Lumen Society were invited to a reception at the Crestmont Country Club in West Orange.

1: Sam Goldfischer, Fred McGaughan, and Jeff Silverman ’82

2: Will Green ’69, Jane Wilf, and Mark Wilf

3: Andy Mulvihill ’81, Marion Cronheim, Robert Cronheim ’46, and Artie Williams ’81

4: Patti Kent, Wayne Kent ’85, Robin Lechter Frank ’76, and Ron Frank

5:Pam Huttenberg, Brent Bergin, and Fred McGaughan

6: Archit ’83 and Monal Amin

7:Jon Olesky ’74 and Andy Mulvihill ’81

8:Bud D’Avella ’62 and Van Stevens ’65

9: Robin Lechter Frank ’76 and Steven Adler ’76

10: Jon Olesky ’74, Julie Mulvihill ’78, Rick Redmond ’77, and Jane Redmond

11: Ilene and Bruce Jacobs

12:Barry and Ilene Silverman

13: Ellen Polaner and Penney Riegelman

14: Maria McNeilly-Anta ’93 and Brad McNeilly-Anta

15: Ruth Redmond Bloom ’80 and Julie Mulvihill ’78

16: John Galbraith ’75, Nancy McGaughan, and Van Stevens ’65

4Becoming the Global Academy

Academy Announces New Strategic Plan 2007-2012

Chameleons

of Colorful Alumni Career Changes by Marcia Worth-Baker

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Report on Giving 2005-2006

Back cover: The 1975 Men’s Soccer Team (top row) Gene Mulvihill ’76, Don Savoy ’76, Bill Bradford ’76, Gary Hull ’76, Mark Thomas ’78, Peter Szuch ’76 (bottomrow) Peter Mulvihill ’76, Michael Davis ’76, Coach Bruce Goddin, Mark Schlossman ’76, Jim Fredericks ’76

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Elizabeth Penney Riegelman Head of School

Fred McGaughan Director of Institutional Advancement

EDITOR

Debra W. Marr Director of Communications

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

Annual Report 2005-2006

Meghan Verdon

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Blackwood ParlinSam Huber

Marcia Worth-BakerNancy McGaughan

Edward Manigan

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

William D. Green ’69 Chairman

David N.W. Grant IIIWayne D. Kent ’85

Nancy Baird Harwood ’75Jonathan D. Olesky ’74

Jeffrey J. Silverman ’82 Vice Chairmen

Gerald LustigErnest W. Loesser SecretaryTreasurer

Patricia BudziakJoseph P. McGrath, Jr. ’81

Anne EssnerTosan Nanna-Obi

John Galbraith ’75Richard R. Redmond ’77

Myra GibsonE. Penney Riegelman

Leo M. Gordon ’69Andrew Senchak Noreen HassanRobert Silver

Pamela HuttenbergEric E. Sumner, Jr. ’73 Jane Wilf

Emeriti

Louis V. Aronson II ’41John L. McGraw ’49

Paul Busse ’38Robert S. Puder ’38

William D. Hardin ’44William T. Wachenfeld ’44

ALUMNI BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Leo M. Gordon ’69 President

Scott N. Newman ’73 Vice President

Jed Rosenthal ’93 Secretary

Lance Aronson ’74 Andrew J. Mulvihill ’81

Leslie Abney Ford ’74Amanda Rubinstein ’97

Sam Gaidemak ’85Van S. Stevens ’65

Kim Hirsh ’80Richard C. Szuch ’80

Ian Josloff ’90 Pamela Helfant Vichengrad ’94

Nita Dang Khurana ’90 Kim Griffinger Wachtel ’85

Jane Florin Langendorff ’80Art Williams ’81

Emeriti

J. Richard Beltram ’41William C.H. Stroh III ’48

Richard M. Watson ’50

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Abbie Moore Design

PHOTOGRAPHY

John Welsh

Outreach is a publication for Newark Academy alumni.

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NAPA TRIBUTE GALA HONORING

ELIZABETH PENNEY RIEGELMAN

ELIZABETH PENNEY RIEGELMAN NAPA TRIBUTE GALA HONORING

FROM MICHELE SCHNECK, CARRIE SOMBERG AND ROBERTA WEINREICH, EVENT CO-CHAIRS

If you count alumni spouses, alumni children, and all of our kids that are still at Newark Academy, the three of us have logged dozens of years as NA families. So we are in a position to know just how fortunate we are to have been a part of the school during Penney Riegelman’s tenure. Under her leadership, the school, as she likes to say at every opportunity, has been a truly optimistic place. It has also been a place of academic intensity, wacky bursts of humor, and a remarkable collegial partnership between the faculty and the students.

We are honored to be organizing a celebration of that leadership as co-chairs of the Newark Academy Tribute Gala, which will be a farewell tribute to Ms. Riegelman, as well as the major Parents Association fundraising event of the year. We invite all of you to participate through contributions of funds, auction items, or tribute journal entries. But most of all, we hope you will join us on Saturday evening, April 21, 2007 in the Simon Family Field House for this wonderful event!

We are planning to make a documentary video, highlighting Penney’s 10 years at NA, and are looking for any anecdotes, reminiscences or perspectives from all whose lives she has touched. Whether you’d like to be interviewed on cameraor off, we want to hear from you!

Please contact Cheryl Kott (NAPA) at rdjmom@verizon.net for details.

The Simon Family Field House Newark Academy SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 21 THE

NAPA Tribute Gala Honoring Elizabeth Penney Riegelman

WILLIAM D. GREEN ’69, CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Strategic planning has become an integral part of the governance of the Academy by the board of trustees. Our constant planning, review and assessment of our community’s efforts and goals has resulted in the incredible strength and success our school presently enjoys. This plan is a continuation of the board’s commitment to such careful stewardship to assure that the Academy’s future will be brighter and even more relevant.

This strategic plan is the result of the efforts of hundreds of members of the NA community under the overall leadership of Trustee David Grant and Head of School Penney Riegelman. Countless hours were spent in meetings, reviewing past information and results, and considering the weighty issue of where we want to take this school over the next five years and how we can best get it there. The level of commitment was both gratifying and stimulating.

I want to thank the strategic planning committee for their leadership of the various subcommittees and for their commitment to producing the drafts of their particular sections of the plan. Culling the mass of information and ideas their efforts produced into a workable plan has been hard, but inspiring work.

When I initially discussed the parameters for the goals in this new plan, David and Penney advocated a “less is more” philosophy. Building upon the strengths that our school has developed under prior successfully implemented strategic plans, we now dare to challenge ourselves to further improve and innovate: this new strategic plan sets a high goal for everyone in our community. We continue to embrace a culture of high academic standards and a strong emphasis on integrity and generosity of spirit toward all people. As you review this plan, consider the section on our “Habits of Mind” and realize that the growth and development of every member of our community remains our ultimate goal.

We are proud of this new strategic plan and excited to begin the hard work it challenges all of us to undertake. The confidence derived from our prior successes and the desire to continue our growth upward will drive the Newark Academy community to fulfill the goals of this plan. I urge you to go to the website to download the entire plan. Read it carefully and join in helping NA’s new strategic plan become a reality!

Strategic Plan 2007-2112

DAVID GRANT, CHAIRMAN, PLANNING COMMITTEE

A strategic plan reflects its moment in time as surely as it is rooted in the history and mission of the institution it is designed to serve. For the trustees of Newark Academy, in the fall of 2006, that “moment” may be described as follows:

• Newark Academy has arguably never been in a stronger position as a school-of-choice for a wide range of students and families – by all indicators, the school is healthy and thriving, and poised to succeed in new challenges.

• Newark Academy graduates are entering a dramatically changing world, one that requires new and bold responses to the question of what it means to be educated for participation and success in that world.

• Newark Academy is on the verge of an orderly succession of leadership, after an exceptionally successful 10-year headship.

This plan focuses on one big idea implicit in the first two bulleted statements above, with a timetable that acknowledges the third. Our overarching goal is that in the next six years, Newark Academy will achieve local and national leadership among independent schools as The Global Academy. We believe this is an idea that the times demand and that our school is uniquely suited to champion. With a diverse student body, sixteen years of a successful International Baccalaureate Program, creative curricula regarding cultural awareness already launched in several academic departments, a traditional emphasis on ethical behavior, and the recent work of the Academy’s “Green Committee” on issues of environmental sustainability, the school is more poised than ever before to foster global citizenship.

The Academy’s mission centers on those “thoughtful and compassionate citizens” of the future who are now our students. In short, we see our purpose as providing our graduates with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to flourish in an increasingly “flat” world, a world driven by the global flow of people, ideas and values, capital, jobs, goods and services, and in need of creative solutions to our common problems. As our statementof philosophy indicates, we believe the school’s motto ad lumen is best interpreted in these early years of the 21st century as a movement toward a particular kind of enlightenment, which is an eager readiness to embrace the responsibilities of global stewardship. To be sure,

Newark Academy is already a global academy, and an excellent one; our intention in imagining the school as the global academy is to take our highest educational aspirations to a level of fulfillment that would be impossible without this plan.

The process of creating this plan amounted to a scan of the whole, over several months, by representatives of all constituencies of the school. Thanks to a happy coincidence of the calendar, the creation of this plan has run parallel to a comprehensive self-study in preparation for the Academy’s re-accreditation, and that report addresses many important details of ongoing operations of the school. Thus we have been free to focus on several specific decisions and actions as key priorities in the six years ahead, priorities which will support The Global Academy.

One of those priorities regards the make-up of our governing board itself. We believe that to become the Global Academy, Newark Academy must seek and realize greater diversity on its board of trustees, and we charge the trusteeship committee of the board with leadership of that effort during the next six years. That evolving board will oversee the other priorities of this plan:

• We envision an inspiring educational program taken to new levels of coherence and engagement by the school’s interpretation of what the Global Academy should be;

• We believe the Academy’s accomplished faculty should continue to be supported in numerous ways, and in particular by new approaches to the issue of faculty housing;

• We believe the key to attracting the diverse and courageous student body we want is a significant strengthening of financial aid resources; and

• We believe these two groups deserve dynamic learning spaces of all sorts to achieve their teaching and learning goals.

Each of these priorities is addressed in the full text of the plan (available on the Newark Academy website, www.newarka.edu) as are the aspects of the Academy’s culture of generosity that will make them possible. We see exciting times ahead.

“...we see our purpose as providing our graduates with the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind necessary to flourish in. . . a world driven by the global flow of people, ideas and values, capital, jobs, goods and services, and in need of creative solutions to our common problems.

MISSION

Newark Academy will contribute to society thoughtful and compassionate citizens who embrace their responsibilities as ethical, intellectual and civic stewards in the global environment.

PHILOSOPHY

The motto of Newark Academy, ad lumen, implies the mission of the school: toward enlightenment. This motto illustrates our belief that education is a shared process of inquiry, a process in which students strive to expand the horizons of their minds through dialogue with teachers, peers, and community. A Newark Academy graduate has a significant grounding in content knowledge and an understanding of the value of dialogue.

Newark Academy recognizes that a responsible education is best served by an inclusive community with a variety of backgrounds; our differences both expand and refine our inquiries. Bound together through the Honor Code, and guided by the Faculty, all members of our community share the common pursuit of respect, scholarship and integrity. Service to Newark Academy is our timely mission, but service to the greater community is our ultimate goal.

Our intent is to contribute to the world thinking and informed citizens, who are grounded in the core disciplines, and trained in the process of inquiry itself. Newark Academy graduates move with confidence and humility into the world knowing that their years of study equip them to deal with the challenges they will face in the future. As responsible citizens, Newark Academy graduates recognize that they are charged with a vital mission.

HABITS OF MIND

• Effective planning and use of time: organization of materials; preparation for class; self-sufficiency

• Working with others: attending to and dignifying the opinions of others; oral communication; group work

• Intellectual curiosity: engagement in learning; willingness to take risks; intellectual integrity; intellectual independence; openness to criticism

NANews

Newark Academy held its 232nd Commencement on Sunday, June 11, 2006. The 108 graduates (including 26 International Baccalaureate Diploma candidates and 21 Cum Laude honorees) were treated to a wonderful ceremony on the front lawn of the Academy. Memorable speeches were delivered by Head of School Elizabeth Penney Riegelman, T.C. Abbey Orator Alexander Beecher ‘06, and Keynote Speaker Jonathan Alter, senior editor and widely acclaimed columnist at “Newsweek” magazine.

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CONVOCATION SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

On a beautiful September morning, Head of School Penney Riegelman welcomed students, faculty, staff and guests to the formal opening of Newark Academy’s 233rd year. Ms. Riegelman charged the community to “engage yourselves in discovery and lively discourse, to forge new bonds with each other, in the classroom, on the playing fields and on the stage.” Reinforcing the theme of becoming “active citizens of your communities, your nation, and the world,” keynote speaker Michael Clyne ’00 discussed his travels and work in Thailand, North India and Tibet. He commented on how traveling to different cultures leads to greater self-knowledge. Members of the faculty received awards for excellence in teaching as well as for longevity at Newark Academy. Convocation ended with refreshments and spirited discussion.

Convocation Awards

THE LYNHAM ACADEMIC CHAIR

William “Arky” Crook

For 25 years, Mr. Crook has inspired in Newark Academy’s ablest mathematicians a lifelong love of learning. In the classrooms and on the tennis courts, Mr. Crook has insisted upon and received intellectual, dignified and thorough efforts that have often resulted in noteworthy successes.

THE ALLSOP AWARD

perseverance so that they might grow as artists and as engaged, productive citizens.

Jonathan Downs: As a disciplined graduate student who eagerly seeks new materials for the courses he teaches, and as a devoted coach of cross country and baseball, Jon Downs’ commitment to Newark Academy is evident in the positive impact he has had on those students he has mentored.

Amy Hone:As a teacher who challenges, cajoles and inspires her students to a real and lasting understanding of biology, Amy Hone has been an exemplary teacher whose work has always been characterized by just the right combination of rigor and compassion.

THE RIPPS AWARD

Elaine Brodie

With a clear and disciplined approach that upholds the integrity of her teaching in the arts, Elaine Brodie has taught her students the value of self motivation and

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AWARDS

Amy Emelianoff: The Head of School Award was awarded to this faculty member for consistently exemplifying the skill, dedication and passion that it takes to lead a program of the highest integrity.

John Limmer: The Head of School Award was awarded to this faculty member for teaching excellence in sciences, selfless contributions to the science department and continuing to offer his expertise in the theater program for set design and construction.

Debra Tavares: The Head of School Award was awarded to this faculty member for inspirational and intellectual work in the Middle School classroom and for ongoing efforts in helping Newark Academy to address issues of environmental sustainability.

Arky CrookJohn Limmer

Amy Emelianoff, Deb Tavares, Jon Downs, Amy Hone, Elaine Brodie

FACULTY FOCUS

THREE FACULTY VETERANS RETIRE

At the end of the 2006 academic year, three veteranfacultymembers retired from active service to Newark Academy.

Carrie O’Connell joined the English department in 1980, and is perhaps best known for her enthusiastic and engaging teaching style. She taught American and British literature to sophomores and juniors and now plans to live in northern California.

Julie Madison Jacoby has been a vital member of the NA community since she first arrived in 1987. As choral teacher, Julie taught all grade levels, including leading the Lyric and Vigoroso singers. Her expertise as a singer, as well as her wonderful ability to relate to students, helped make all aspects of Newark Academy vocal music special. Julie leaves NA with no fixed plans, but would like to continue teaching voice lessons and working with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Robin Scott has been a fixture in the dean of student’s office for 18 years. Her cheerful and efficient personality will be sorely missed by parents and students alike. Robin’s plans include a move to Long Beach Island.

With more than 63 years of service, these three Newark Academy faculty members are cherished by our community. We wish them well as they embark on this new stage of their lives.

TOM ASHBURN IS NEW HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Tom Ashburn began his new role as head of the Middle School in September. He replaced Joseph Ball who resigned from the position at the end of the 2006 academic year in order to return to full time teaching. Tom has been an English teacher and coach at Newark Academy since 1999 and is enjoying his new responsibilities.

WELCOME TO NEW FACULTY MEMBERS

Newark Academy is pleased to welcome five new teachers to the faculty. Nicole Champagne teaches English. She received a bachelor’s degree from The College of Charleston and a master’s degree from Middlebury College. Frances DePalma-Iozzi has joined the Arts Department,

teaching choral music. Her undergraduate degree is from William Patterson University and she earned her master’s degree from Kean University. The math department has two new faces with John deVerna and Brenda Hamm joining the faculty. John has a bachelor’s degree in math and computer science from Boston University and Brenda has a bachelor’s degree in math from Yale University and a master’s degree from Harvard University. Lastly, Mala Raghavan has joined the science department. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Delhi University, a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from The Indian Institute of Science.

MILESTONES

Congratulations to … Joe Borlo (40 years) … Arky Crook and Pegeen Galvin (25 years) … Pat Gist, Sam Goldfischer and Fred McGaughan (15 years) … Sandy Marano (10 years) … Kathleen Cronheim, Sami Demir, Mary Lysinger, Kent Motland and Kathleen Sigrist (5 years).

FORMER FACULTY UPDATE

On April 10, 2006, The Western International School of Shanghai announced the enrollment for classes beginning in September 2006. Led by Alfonso Orsini, the school is exploring implementation of the full IB program from primary years to diploma.

Al Orsini, who came to Newark Academy in 1987, and served as principal and international baccalaureate diploma coordinator at Newark Academy from 1990 to 1997, was a beloved member of the NA community. Since leaving Newark Academy he has served as headmaster at the Leysin American School in Switzerland.

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Robin Scott Tom Ashburn

HOMECOMING

OCTOBER 7, 2006

During the week of October 2nd, the halls of Newark Academy were alive with spirit and colorful costumes. It was not unusual to see a freshman dressed as a McDonalds French fry on “theme day” or a faculty member wearing a crazy wig on “clash day.” The week culminated in an all-school pep rally on Friday afternoon and alumni returning on Saturday to watch the athletic events, attendan Awards Lunch, and enjoy an evening of reminiscing at the Reunion Dinner.

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BY SAM HUBER

GreenCommit

Newark Academy’s Green Committee made its official debut during the 2005-2006 school year, armed with recommendations generated by the previous year’s study group and approved by the board of trustees. Student, faculty, administration, parent, and trustee members of the committee convened once a month to hammer out ways to promote awareness of local and global environmental issues, and to implement a variety of sustainable practices in the daily life of the school.

NA parent, Debbie Snyder, led the charge as the school’s first part-time sustainability coordinator, looking with a “green eye” at facilities management, student activities and curriculum opportunities. Drawing upon her training at Bard College’s Center for Environmental Policy, Debbie shepherded studies of energy consumption, procurement, and disposal practices that revealed a mix of simple options for reducing the school’s overall ecological footprint (for more information on the “ecological footprint,” see the Sustainability Resources page of the school’s intranet web site).

Committee members with diverse expertise and interests helped bring about a number of facility upgrades designed to reduce energy consumption throughout the building. Lighting has been updated to higher efficiency equipment, and parent Bill Eaton has generously arranged for the procurement of occupancy sensors that will be installed during the coming months.

In the years ahead, maintenance protocols for heating and cooling systems throughout the building will be guided by a comprehensive engineering study commissioned by the administration and board of trustees. Any installation or replacement of HVAC equipment can now be considered in the context of an overall plan for improving efficiency and reducing maintenance requirements and costs. In addition, the sustainability coordinator will attend the regular meetings of the board’s properties committee to provide input to and facilitate implementation of any board

level initiatives where improvement of NA’s environmental stewardship is possible.

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

To complement all this behind-thescenes work, students on the Green Committee have been looking for more visible opportunities to encourage their fellow students and teachers to Reduce! Reuse! and Recycle! The halls have spouted a growing crop of “Green Factoids,” small placards with information about the benefits of recycling, the effects of energy and water consumption, and the advantages of eating organic or locally grown produce. Students also participated in the design and implementation of the school’s beverage container recycling program.

Environmental awareness initiatives included a waste stream audit of the dining room’s lunchtime garbage that unearthed some revealing patterns. At an all-school morning meeting, junior Keren Ra’anan entertained the crowd with the revelation, for example, that during a week at Newark Academy, our unrecycled garbage weighs approximately as much as three average seniors! We dispose of the whole class every month!

Student Activities: From the River to the Garden

Student members of the committee helped to design other activities including Passaic River Cleanup days in the fall and spring. Newark Academy’s property borders the West Essex County Park, which runs along approximately seven miles of the Passaic River. Most of the adjacent parkland consists of low-lying floodplain, which has accumulatedan

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extraordinary array of trash. The fall cleanup discovered car door panels and refrigerator doors, construction debris, automobile tires (still mounted on their rims!), acres of water and sports drink bottles, and balls of every sort (visit the Media Gallery on the NA website for photos of our finds).

And one of the most exciting efforts was the planting of the school’s truck garden, spearheaded by Director of Admission and former Green Committee Chair Kathleen Sigrist. What was once known as the Arts Courtyard has been transformed into an agricultural bonanza, with herbs, vegetables, and fruits happily readying themselves for NA’s hungry hoardes. Staff members on campus during the summer months were the first beneficiaries of the garden’s bounty; saving some for the others not lucky enough to be around when the first fruits arrived!

THESPORTS REPORT

SPRING 2006

With an overall won-loss record of 81–54–1, Newark Academy athletics enjoyed a successful spring ’06 campaign. The efforts of our young men and women were highlighted with a State Prep ‘B’ championship by our baseball team and a State Non-Public ‘B’ championship by our boys tennis team. Each of these squads also won Colonial Hills division championships.

FALL 2006

The fall sports season is underway and as we go to press, we have already had some notable achievements. Our resurgent field hockey team is in the midst of their best season in several years and won their first ever Essex County Tournament game, a quarterfinal round victory over Livingston High School 3-2. Our boys cross country team has already achieved a team record for the most wins in a season (11) and has a tri- meet remaining on their schedule. The girls cross country team has also established a single season record with eight wins to date. Congratulations to all!

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Promoting Environmental Awareness and Ecoliteracy

Looking ahead, the Academy’s sustainability initiative will continue to emphasize two major components: promoting environmental awareness and ecoliteracy; and building the community’s capacity for modeling environmentally sustainable behavior. In pursuit of the first goal, NA will continue to seek ways to incorporate the concepts of ecoliteracy into the curriculum and to promote interdisciplinary consideration of the most pressing issues pertaining to sustainability. And we will continue to look for opportunities to make our community more environmentally friendly, through procurement and purchasing options, upgrades of equipment, and daily practices and choices that collectively could make significant differences in our impact on the world’s environment.

Endowment Reception

AT THE HIGHLAWN PAVILION

Celebrates Major Donors

Increasing the endowment now is the key to securing Newark Academy’s future. A reception held at the Highlawn Pavilion last March celebrated the remarkable generosity of those individuals who have made giving to NA’s “Light the Way” endowment campaign a high priority. Thanks to all who have helped bring us closer to realizing our $20 million goal!

Jon Olesky ’74, Susan Olesky, Anita Porto, Carrie Somberg

William Green ’69, Dave Richards

Wayne ’85 and Patti Kent

Anne Essner, Kathy Kelly, Robert Essner

Alan Hammer, Kelly Marx ’51

Fred McGaughan, Rick Redmond ’77

Penney Riegelman, Jack and Norma Redmond

Endowment Receives $1 Million Boost from Anonymous Donor!

NA is proud and pleased to announce that a family that wishes to remain anonymous pledged $1 million to the Academy’s Endowment Campaign. The funds are being applied to the Elizabeth P. Riegelman and Betty Newman Scholarship Funds and to meet a matching grant challenge from the E.E. Ford Foundation.

“Light the Way” Endowment Campaign Announces the Kick-Off of Three Major Scholarship Opportunities

THE ELIZABETH P. RIEGELMAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

In keeping with the spirit of scholarship, pursuit of excellence, and generosity of spirit that categorized her tenure at the Academy, Riegelman Scholars will be selected for their genuine curiosity, outstanding achievement, and commitment to the well-being of others. The Elizabeth P. Riegelman Scholarship Fund and its beneficiaries honor in perpetuity the extraordinary leadership and vision of Penney Riegelman, the first woman in the history of Newark Academy to serve as head of school.

GOAL: $1.5 MILLION

THE ROBERT J. HENDRICKSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Scholarships to the Robert J. Hendrickson Fund are being provided by those whose lives were touched by Bob Hendrickson, Newark Academy teacher, coach, advisor, dean of students and athletic director from 1957-1979. Hendrickson Scholars will be selected for their persistence, well-roundedness, integrity and spirit.

GOAL: $500,000

THE BETTY NEWMAN SCHOLARS FUND

The Betty Newman Scholar is a student who demonstrates passion for the humanities, interest in community service and empathy for others. This student will use the opportunity provided by the scholarship to develop intellect, improve communication skills and promote engagement with the world at large.

GOAL: $500,000 If you would like to make a gift to any of these scholarship funds, please contact Fred McGaughan, Director of Advancement, (973) 992-7000 x320, fmcgaughan@newarka.edu.

Chameleons career

Fall at Newark Academy means a seasonal ritual of change for the student body; NA students grow adept at annually switching classes and curricula,taking on fresh challenges to learn,lead,and serve.Likewise,Newark Academy’s alumni include quick-change artists,career chameleons,whose dramatic – and sometimes sudden –career shifts respond to a sudden need,to a change in personal circumstances or business climate,or to a powerful pull from within.For some alumni,change is the only constant in an unpredictable career path; as Lee McGraw ’75 explained,“It can be a huge splash in a big pond,or something more subtle,but change will come.”

by Marcia Worth-Baker

All A Dream

Nathaniel “Buddy” Rosengarten ’35

How did an 89-year-old Newark Academy graduate and New Jersey native become involved in the business of touring the Southwest? For Nathaniel “Buddy” Rosengarten the story began 61 years ago.

“I was officer-in-charge ofa five-truck convoy that entered the French city ofLeMans shortly after the Nazi surrender on May 8, 1945. Standing alongside the truck in which I rode was a French couple and their pretty little daughter, Ariel. After a bit ofconversation with the Peyrons in the French I learned at NewarkAcademy, I was pleasantly surprised to have them invite me to spend the night with them in their home,” recalled Rosengarten. “Only a few months before, I was sleeping in a gloomy, damp foxhole on Omaha Beach.”

The friendship flourished in the decades that followed and Rosengarten and his wife, Renee, eventually visited Ariel’s son, Pascal Vandenbussche, in Paris. Through Pascal Vandenbussche, Rosengarten met Alan Monoury. Monoury was then running a successful tour business in France, arranging SUV tours ofthe American Southwest. Determined to capture the American market for such tours, Monoury moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Rosengarten, then retired, had moved there as well.

“I was a retired, experienced, marketing and sales executive … I have a long record ofsuccess selling consumer products nationally. When Pascal told me about Alan Monoury’s tour company, All A Dream Tours, he aroused my interest,” explained Rosengarten. “Alan and I joined ranks.”

“Fate operates in many strange ways,” mused Rosengarten. “As a result ofmy participation in World War II, I am now involved with both Pascal Vandenbussche and Alan Monoury in All A Dream Tours, which might be the crowning glory in the life ofa man soon to be 90. I am blessed with good health and vitality. My goal is to have the pleasure ofmaking a valuable contribution to a company long after most other men and women my age have retired or passed away.”

With No One Else Available …

David Crane ’72 graduated from Newark Academy and Middlebury College with a taste for travel.Crane recalls that at Newark Academy,“Blackie Parlin shared details of his hitchhiking trek across the U.S.and Joe Borlo inspired me to travel the rest of the world.” It’s no surprise that Crane started his working life as a chef and scuba guide on a dive boat in the Virgin Islands.However, Crane soon realized that “I needed to do something less heavenly and more challenging.” He graduated from Boston University School of Law and joined a well-respected Boston law firm.After successful stints practicing municipal finance law and then managing a portfolio of defaulted municipal bonds for an old-line mutual fund company,Crane formed an investment banking/advisory firm to take a new approach to the acquisition and management of defaulted municipal bonds.

Meanwhile,Crane’s son enrolled in the Josiah Quincy School,a public elementary school in Boston’s Chinatown.Crane and fellow parents,who “descried the lack of post-elementary options in the Boston Public Schools,” proposed to establish the Josiah Quincy Upper School as a pilot school which,together with the elementary school,would form the city’s only unified kindergarten-to-12th grade option.Once school authorities accepted the proposal, Crane called upon his expertise in municipal finance to find and finance a site.When a space was found,another challenge appeared: “We had no principal,” recalls Crane.“With no one else available,I agreed to serve as acting head of the school.My first official act as head was to run to the store to buy toilet paper.”

Crane never returned to law or business.“I was in love with the school and the thrill of educating inner-city children,” he recalls, though the experience offered many challenges.“Practicing law was a full-time demanding occupation.Managing hundreds of millions of dollars of defaulted municipal bonds was particularly stressful. Keeping the school running was the toughest thing I had ever done – until I moved into the classroom,” says Crane. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of New Teachers with teacher certification in the field of English,and describes his current career as “sixth grade humanities teacher.”

For David Crane,both law andeducation call upon “values instilled in me by Borlo and Parlin, the values of thinking clearly and carefully, finding new ways to think and pushing the envelope.” And the value of travel is a constant, as well: Crane,his wife, and sonare spending the year in New Delhi.“Our very first students,who entered the Upper School in 1999,just graduated from the Upper School, so this is an auspicious time to move on.I expect to work for a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) teaching English to students from the lower strata of Indian society,” he explains.

Crane’s advice for others contemplating career change is both pragmatic and inspired.First,he says,“Make sure your financial house is in order.” Then,“Don’t look back.As Pythagoras said, ‘Traveling away from your home,do not turn yourself around,for the Furies follow.’”

Necessity the First Time:

Health the Second Time

Lee McGraw ’75 describes herself as an “association executive in the homebuilding industry...the sole employee for a non-profit advocacy group,the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod, which is one of 800 locals nationwide,” a surprising career for an alumna whose interests at Newark Academy were “drama,drama,and oh,yes,drama.” Though McGraw,who produced her own play as a senior project, entered college as a theater major,as a junior,she switched her focus to business.“It was that year that American Express made a takeoverattempt on my family’s company,McGraw-Hill,so I felt I needed to be part of that upon graduation.” She graduatedfrom Stetson University with a degree in business administration and returned to New Jersey to work at McGraw-Hill.

Then living west of Boston,McGraw established a new career by opening “almost on a whim” a corporate gift business.When she and her husband moved to Cape Cod,and the commute became unbearable,McGraw sold the company.

Her next career change came during a long recovery period after McGraw had elective surgery go very wrong.

“When I finally had the strength to work part-time,I took a job as an office manager. It was for a kitchen design firm,so construction and home remodeling got in my blood,” recalls McGraw.“Add to that the fact that I’ve been a volunteer for non-profits all my adult life… Working,as I am now,for a non-profit group – especially as advocates for housing for all – is great.” In addition to her professional employment,McGraw serves as a trustee emeritus for the Boston Ballet and on the board of Stetson University,recently finished a term as

chair of the Lupus Foundation of New England, and works closely with WGBH,the PBS affiliate in Boston.

“I was shown no favors when I started at McGraw-Hill,” recalls McGraw of her entry-level status.Nonetheless,McGraw moved through the ranks; she left the company when her husband was recruited by the “competition” as a marketing communications manager for a New England firm.

McGraw explains what motivated her career changes: “Necessity the first time; my health the second time.” And she looks forward optimistically to future shifts in occupation and avocation. “We’re all destined to do great things,in some capacity,” she declares.“I arrived at NA as a senior. That change taught me to cope at the ripe old age of 17.And I’ve been carrying it forward ever since.”

David Crane ’72

Lee McGraw ’75 with her daughter, Ciara

Round Yourself Out Into a Complete Person

Dennis D’Arcy Banks ’70,known until 1975 as Dennis George Dicker,graduated from Newark Academy,from Columbia University with a degree in philosophy,from Yale Medical School,and served a residency in psychiatry at Stanford.“I chose psychiatry because it combined the humanities and science,two of my many interests,” explains Banks.Years of travel followed.“I lived in Morocco,the West Indies,the western United States,” recalls Banks,before attending and graduating from

Why Retire This Time?

Arthur Block ’56

Harvard Law School.In addition,he worked as an adjunct instructor of English at Alfred University and as a teacher of ancient history at the Shipley School.Banks also “toyed with the notion” of an academic career; he completed coursework toward a Ph.D.at the University of Arizona.

One constant in Banks’ busy career is his love of horses,which drew him toward the polo field.“It’s a beautiful sport and I always loved animals.I also enjoy team games,” explains Banks.“I began reading books about polo when I was in high school and college.I read books long before I ever played.” While living in California, Banks seized the opportunity to play polo seriously and he hasn’t stopped playing since.

As a scientist, Arthur Block is trained to ask questions and solve problems. He recalls that about 25 years ago, after earning an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from Rutgers University, and observing and measuring life in a tropical rain forest for the University of Puerto Rico, he asked himselfa question: “How do you explain sudden upheavals, which, as you look back, you mark as the real points where… you find yourselfon a new and relatively unknown career trajectory? I am still at a loss but have not given up trying to come to some sensible conclusion.” Block’s surprising change was entering the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in the field ofprocess control and analytical chemical technology transfer, where he stayed until his first retirement, which lasted about 10 days. His second try lasted about six months; “[Work] was still wonderful,” Block explains. However, health concerns intervened, and Block again shifted his focus.

“It was one ofmy carefully guarded secrets even while I was at Cornell; my artistic career began in the 1950s,” remembers Block. “My own style gradually evolved, culminating in a number ofmodernistic works using wood, stainless steel, glass, marble and granite.” Block nurtured his interest and talent, studying art at the Puerto Rico Museum ofArt with numerous professional artists. Block’s current work includes painted landscapes and seascapes; his wife, Elisa, has joined him in pursuit ofartistic success. “Both ofus have had modest success in interesting art lovers to the point that they are willing to part with some money for our works, not an easy task,” explains Block.

Real retirement? “Who knows?” Block asks rhetorically. The pleasurable demands ofart, travel and running the one-acre farm on which he and his wife live keep him busy. Still, he says, “I have learned never to say ‘never’.”

While now serving as consulting psychiatrist to the Greenwich Public Schools,and working for other Connecticut schools in a similar capacity,Banks also runs and teaches polo at the La Pampa Polo Club in East Hampton,New York.From April until October of each year,Banks finds himself teaching polo to students of all ages and stages.“For some,learning polo is a dream come true; others are kids who want to combine a love of horses with a team sport,” he explains.

“I have also contemplated a life of literature,” says Banks,and he has published A History of Polo in Jamaica as a step in that direction.In addition to psychiatry,polo and literature,another current interest is music.“I play both jazz and classical piano,and have given a number of solo concerts,” reports Banks.

“I’m pleased with the way it turned out,” says Banks,contemplating his varied career path.“I’ve been fortunate to be able to pursue many interests; that’s what has driven me to do all I’ve done.” Banks recalls an interview with a Harvard University professor of surgery.“He asked me if I could give up all other interests for the sake of being a surgeon.I couldn’t.I knew that.” Banks credits Newark Academy for nurturing in him the appreciation for lifetime learning that is the hallmark of his career.“I also learned at NA not to accept the path or plans made for me,” explains Banks.“Keep your mind open as long as possible.Hear as much,enjoy as much as you can.Round yourself out into a complete person,and be true to yourself.”

As for future career changes,Banks looks westward with a sense of adventure.“I’d like to someday return to Big Sur,as the area is an epicenter for polo.” In any case,he is optimistic: Banks says, “I’ve had good fortune so far.”

Consider Your Motivations

Despite the unexpected turns their working lives have taken, alumni career chameleons credit Newark Academy with lasting inspiration and an idealism that survives the rigors of changing careers.“For me,it’s all about being in service to others,” explains McGraw.She offers a thought for those who want more from a career than a paycheck: “Look deep down inside and consider your motivations and whether or not change is necessary.And if it is,know that most people are sympathetic to your situation.”

NextStop: Newark Academy

Maria Rice ’85

In fifth grade, Maria Rice wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Her focus shifted, however, and Rice graduated from Harvard University with a concentration in economics and zeal to succeed in business. Her first job was a big step up the corporate ladder; she worked for Chemical Bank New Jersey as a commercial credit analyst and commercial lending officer.

“After three years I left the bank to work for the United Methodist Church, first in Zimbabwe, and then on the Sea Islands of South Carolina, where I worked for a community outreach organization that hosted workgroups, such as Habitat for Humanity, to do home building and repair. I also ran a Head Start program for the children of migrant farm workers,” says Rice. “I wanted to travel overseas, see Africa, and perform community service. I did that and learned a lot about myselfand God in the process.”

“Those three years set me on the path that was right for me,” recalls Rice, who returned to New Jersey and taught English at Newark Academy for six years. At the same time, she pursued a master’s degree at Rutgers University. “At NA, I learned that teaching suits me as it is meaningful and allows me to use my intellectual resources. NA was a warm, supportive environment,” says Rice. “It was there that I grew into being a scholar, and in 2001 I began my doctoral studies at Rutgers University. In the next year I will finish my Ph.D. in English and seek a position as an English professor.” Rice’s dissertation focuses on the concept ofpost-memory, which is the impact ofa parent’s experience on a child, in the writings ofcontemporary African-American women writers.

“I’m back to what I wanted to be as a kid,” explains Rice, “writing, reading and doing scholarly work. My career has been a series of moves toward what I always wanted to do.”

From the President of the Board of Governors

It’s an exciting time for NA graduates and the Alumni Association’s board of governors. During the 2005-06 academic year, the board was hard at work creating ways to connect all alumni to the Academy. The governors brought new life and enjoyment to existing events, such as Reunion/Homecoming. Our 2006 Minuteman Golf Invitational was highly successful, joining all facets of our NA community in support of the Academy. As promised, we identified new ways to meet the interests of all alumni and communicate with you about the Academy. We are proud to have introduced the new NA Minute, an online newsletter, designed to bring you news and information about upcoming events.

Reunion/Homecoming 2006, once again, got the fall off to a rousing start. This event brought together all segments of the NA family – alumni, students, faculty, parents and friends. At this time, we honored Dr. Earl Trent ’71, Andy Mulvihill ’81, the 1975 Championship Boys Soccer Team, and former faculty member Joan Parlin.

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Welcome Back

After a boisterous and colorful Spirit Week, Newark Academy welcomed back its’ alumni for Homecoming/ Reunion 2006 on Saturday, October 7. Hundreds of alums and their families came back to campus to see their old school, their old friends, and their favorite teachers, past and present.

A sell-out crowd attended the Alumni Lunch where the Alumni Awards were presented to the deserving winners. Tours were given by NA students who learned as much about Newark Academy’s history as they informed their visitors about the school today.

In the coming year, we hope to see you at various alumni events in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere to renew friendships, to bring you news of the accomplishments of students and staff, and to provide information about the focus and direction of the Academy, now and in the future. If you have a new idea or are interested in working on a committee or joining the board, please contact any one of the governors or the office of institutional advancement.

Leo M. Gordon ’69

(top row) Leo Gordon ’69, Ellerby Washington ’69, John Kvernland ’69, Eric Lederer ’69, David MacNaughton ’69, (bottom row) Hampton Abney, Bruce Goddin, Bob Hendrickson, Will Green ’69

Alumni Reunion 2006 Awards Lunch

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7

Members of the NA community were honored for their outstanding achievements and support.

Alumni Achievement Award: Earl D. Trent, Jr. ’71

The Alumni Achievement Award is presented to a graduate who has distinguished himself in his field of endeavor, whether in public life, the professions, the arts, or in the business world.

Dr. Earl D. Trent, Jr., a highly respected student and athlete during his years at NA, has devoted his life to building community and helping others, largely within the African-American community in Washington, D.C. An ordained minister and pastor of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church, Dr. Trent is an extraordinarily dedicated leader who has tirelessly developed and promoted programs to foster community outreach, the mentoring of young African-American boys, neighborhood revitalization, social and economic reform, HIV awareness, and a host of other causes. He is a shining example of an NA alumnus who chose to make a difference in our society and has devoted his life to doing so. Bob Hendrickson, who coached Earl in several sports at NA, says, “What I remember most about Earl was the unmatched class that he exhibited in whatever he did. It doesn’t surprise me that he is devoting his life to comfort and guide a community. He is truly an example for others to follow.”

Fulton H. MacArthur Award: Andy Mulvihill ’81

The Fulton H. MacArthur Award is presented to a graduate who has distinguished himself through loyal and dedicated service to the Alumni Association and to Newark Academy.

Andy Mulvihill ’81 is a role model for young alumni who can make a real difference through unstinting and unselfish devotion to NA. A member of the board of governors for more than five years, Andy helped to develop the annual Minuteman Golf Invitational and has continued to make this a highly successful annual fundraising event by donating the use of a golf course each year. He is often seen in the stands, and on the sidelines, cheering on Newark Academy teams, or on the field himself during the annual alumni soccer game. His spirit of generosity, and his enthusiasm for all things NA, makes him a perfect candidate for this award.

Athletic Hall of Fame Award: The 1975 Men’s Soccer Team

The Athletic Hall of Fame Award is presented to one who has brought honor, merit and recognition to Newark Academy through excellence in the field of athletics.

This year the alumni board of governors has chosen to honor the team that won the 1975 Prep A State Soccer Tournament Championship Title for the first time in Newark Academy history. By defeating Pingry only a few years after the soccer program was launched at Newark Academy, the 1975 men’s team established Newark Academy as a soccer contender. Their accomplishment demonstrated a spirit of teamwork and sportsmanship, and brought pride to the Newark Academy community.

Distinguished Faculty Award: Joan Parlin

The Distinguished Faculty Award is presented in recognition of those faculty members who distinguished themselves as members of the faculty and have had a significant impact on the educational development of the students at Newark Academy.

Throughout her years at Newark Academy, Joan Parlin had many important roles. She served as director of admission from 1982 through 1984, taught English from 1985 through 1990, and most notably served as head of the Middle School until she retired from full-time work in 2000. During her decade as head of the Middle School, Joan helped the Middle School to build its own identity with enhanced sports programs, its own student council, and expanded community service. Her most important legacy, however, is the way she respected the individual identity of each student with whom she had contact. Her personal warmth and devotion to individual student needs has had a profound effect on many NA students.

OCTOBER 7, 2006

After the Alumni Lunch and the Homecoming athletic games, the day was capped off with a wonderful Reunion Dinner in the Simon Family Field House. Alums enjoyed the delicious food and warm company of their classmates and beloved former teachers. It was a fantastic way to end a special week at Newark Academy

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Class of 1961

Jessica Emmanuel ’01, Rebecca Schwartz ’01 Emily Bahr and Jason Granet ’96

The Simon Family Field House

Rich Kimowitz ‘01, Luis Gomez, Rachel Klinghoffer ’01, Dana Schlossberg ’01, Dana Cash ’01, Julie Jacobs ’01, Rebecca Schwartz ’01

Class of 1971

Class of 1976

Hans Evensen ’81, Joe Borlo, Anthony D’Amore ’86

Mac Harris ’81, Andy Mulvihill ’81, Hans Evensen ’81, Roy Zitomer ’81

Class of 1981

Classes of 1941, 1946, and 1951

Class of 1966

Class of 1986 ▼

Vic Saratella ’96, Alison Saratella, Alex Rose ’96, Lauren Rose, Leela Asokan Ferrovecchio ’96, Samantha Feinstein Bartfield ’96, Candy Lutzke ’96, Stephanie Gladstone ’96

Karen Ferretti ’91 and Meghan Walsh

Peter Gruenberg ’81, Art Williams ’81, Roy Zitomer ’81, Rob Hendrickson ’81

Class of 1996

Betty Newman, Louise Klebanoff ’76, Peter Fleischman, Annette Tomaino

Class of 1991

Pete Hutchinson ’86, Amanda Grashof Mott ’86, Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86

Eva Kastberg ’01, Evan Jacobs ’01, Tom Hartley ’01, Emilie Cobert ’01

Class of 2001

Class of 1956

From the Archives From the Archives

by Blackwood Parlin

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PUERTO RICO

SPAIN

MEXICO

COSTA RICA CUBA

When I had the privilege of working under Dr. Strand as assistant head of school, we began to define global awareness as an educational goal. In the hiring of new foreign language teachers, I wanted to find teachers who would enjoy taking groups of students to foreign countries. Norman Schafler and Luis Gomez were the “finds.”

In interviewing Señor Gomez I was asking questions getting toward, “What is your interest in foreign travel for students?” when Señor Gomez said to me, “I believe in foreign travel for kids and wouldn’t come to Newark Academy unless I were permitted to lead trips.” Hired.

EDUCATION...

Dr. Schafler led his first student trip to Spain in 1987. He has taken eight subsequent trips, usually following an every-other-year pattern. I have not been on any of the Schafler trips, so I have no first hand reports, but returning students give very enthusiastic accounts. I can testify that when I talk in history class about the Muslim influence in Spain before the expulsion of Jews and Muslims, Dr. Schafler’s travelers can identify the Alhambra, the Great Mosque in Cordoba, and many other historic sites.

I’ll note parenthetically that foreign travel is not automatically broadening or educational. A few years ago, a hotel in Acapulco promised in radio ads that if you stayed in this hotel you wouldn’t need to have contact with a single Mexican. So much for learning about others.

A student who travels with Señor Gomez learns a great deal about language and history and culture, and perhaps most importantly, the manners of a natural gentleman. I have been fortunate to be an assistant chaperone on trips led by Señor Gomez to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba. On a trip with Señor Gomez, a day always starts with the group’s shared minute of silence – for some a moment of prayer, for others a time for composure and reflection, and for everyone a time of humbling unity.

FUN…

And, fun…oh my goodness. It helps to be a perpetual seventh grader. Shooting down a water slide in a water park I noted that I had not had so much fun since being born. And I still consider myself the Central American Water Chicken Fighting Champion, despite a recent humiliating defeat.

But, nobody ever said that chaperoning was an easy sinecure. The chaperone is available all 24 hours and

deals with homesickness, physical sickness, unhappiness, lost tickets, and the inevitable unanticipated traumas.

AND

MORE…

Out of fear that one travel trauma will be forgotten, I record it here. In Mexico one rambunctious seventh grader threw a friend’s baseball mitt out of a hotel window. The mitt landed on the roof of a three story building across an alley. The building was vacant and locked, so we could not retrieve the mitt.

The owner of the mitt attempted, like an anthropomorphic Greek god, to create justice in the world by taking the mitt’s estimated value from the unattended wallet of the mitt vandal. Friends thought the money taken from the wallet exceeded just retribution and was plain stealing. Other thefts were perpetuated in a youthful effort to achieve justice.

Finally, Señor Gomez and I were called in. We conducted our investigation rather late in the evening in the open air lobby of the hotel on a balmy, tropical night. The seventh graders were rev’d up, but Señor Gomez and I were feeling the weariness of the aged. We grew menacing and stretched the truth. “The hotel manager knows of the thefts and will call in the local police if we do not ourselves get this straightened out. Jails in Mexico are Hell-holes.”

At that moment, fortuitously, a police car pulled up and two huge policemen strode menacingly through the lobby. The true facts of the mitt saga poured forth; we quickly had the full story. At that point the two policemen passed behind our unobserving students dragging from the hotel a woman who was obviously a lady of the night.

Sometimes a chaperone’s toughest role is maintaining composure when the impulse is to collapse with laughter.

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Opal

NEW YORK CITY

FEBRUARY 2, 2006

Young alums flocked to Opal on East 52nd Street for the annual NYC Young Alumni Cocktail Party. Over 50 NA alums attended and enjoyed spending a few hours with their favorite Newark Academy faculty members. For New York area alums in the classes of 1990 on, this was a great event for getting together with old friends and finding out who else lives in the Big Apple.

1: David Mazzuca ’03 and Norm Schafler

2: Nate Burstin ’01 and Luis Gomez

3: Mollie Wilkie ’95 and Leigh Baitler ’95

4: Blake Neiman ’01 and Pegeen Galvin

5:Richard DiBianca, Andaiye Taylor ’01, and Chizzy Igbokwe ’01

6: Karen Ferretti ’91 and Deepti Hajela ’92

7:Lauren Small ’97, Laurie Samach Davis ’97, and Amanda Rubinstein ’97

Alma Mater Lunch

APRIL 26, 2006

The Alma Mater Lunch welcomed Newark Academy alums from the classes of 1926 through 1956. Held in the Eberstadt Room at the Academy, the gentlemen enjoyed lunch and talks by both Chairman of the Board William D. Green, and Head of School Penney Riegelman, as well as a performance by the Lyric and Vigoroso Singers. Everyone shared an afternoon of laughter, good conversation and old school tales.

1: Jim Walsh ’38 and Dick Beltram ’41

2: Penney Riegelman and Ronald Gould ’38

3:Ed Levitt ’55 and Will Green ’69

4: Ronald Gould ’38, Roger Kopstein ’48 and Ralph Langberg ’55

5: Ralph Langberg ’55 and Bill Stroh ’48

NEWARK ACADEMY’S 8TH ANNUAL

Minuteman Golf Invitational

BALLYOWEN GOLF CLUB

MAY 25, 2006

1: Jed Rosenthal ’93, David Green ’99, Reid Rosenthal ’99, and Jared Kanter

2: John Bess ’69, Will Green ’69, Paul Parker ’69, and David MacNaughton ’69

3: Bob Poz, Jeff Kacur, Wayne Kent ’85, and Ira Kent

4: Charles Waggoner ’81, Noah Franzblau ’86, Richard Szuch ’80, Michael Davis ’77, and Andy Mulvihill ’81

5: Gavin Taormina ’82, Barry Silverman, John Battista, and Jeff Silverman ’82

The Old State House

BOSTON

November 2, 2006

1: Terry Rooney, Meg Stewart ’78, Rowan Murphy ’78, Andus Baker

2: Kate Bower ’01, David Paltiel ’03, Yair Reimer ’01

3: Jayson Uppal ’04 and Eric Weinberg ’04

4: Brett Finkelstein ’05, Jackie Dorsky ’05, Stephanie Levine ’86, Lauren Anderson ’03

5: Lisa Shah ’98, Marissa Paragano ’06, Joe Borlo and Priya Pradham ’98

Board of Governors

Appreciation Dinner

JUNE 1, 2006

New members, Art Williams ’81, Kim Griffinger Wachtel ’85 and Sam Gaidemak ’85 were welcomed to the alumni association’s board of governors at the annual appreciation dinner last June. Leo Gordon, president, thanked the members of the board for their hard work and dedication in serving the alumni community and wished Betsy Dollinger Bernstein ’86 well with grateful appreciation for her many years of dedicated service as she leaves the group.

Sam and Art look forward to reaching out to the alumni community as they co-chair the alumni annual fund committee. They are challenged to reach the goal of raising alumni participation to 15 percent toward this year’s overall annual fund goal of $700,000!

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

JANUARY: Hoboken Young Alumni Event

JANUARY 3: In-College Alumni Lunch

JANUARY 31: New York City Young Alumni Cocktail Party

MARCH 3: Denver Regional Event

MARCH 7: Los Angeles Regional Event

APRIL 21: NAPA Tribute Gala Honoring Penney Riegelman

APRIL 25: Alma Mater Lunch

MAY 23: Minuteman Golf Invitational

Please check the website, www.newarka.edu, for details on all these events, and for other possible regional alumni events in your area

Sam Gaidemak ’85 and Art Williams ’81