A TRIBUTE TO LESLIE MORGAN MARVIN ‘61

The Albany Academies lost a treasured and loyal supporter earlier this year. Leslie Marvin AAG ’61 died on April 9, 2020 with her daughter and son by her side.

Following her graduation from AAG, Leslie attended Wellesley College where she earned undergraduate and master’s degrees. She later pursued a Ph.D. in philosophy at Syracuse University, completing all but her dissertation, and later earned an MBA at Columbia University.

Leslie married Pieter S. VanDerzee AA ’59 and the couple became parents of a daughter, Anne Sanford VanDerzee, and a son, Jefferson Morgan VanDerzee.

When she retired in 2008, Leslie held the position of vice president and managing director of J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank. Throughout her career, she served on many boards of directors in New York City, and yet still made time to serve on the board of her beloved Albany Academy for Girls and the Albany Academies for many years. She was a valued member of the Academies’ Board of Visitors, a group of former board members and key individuals who have been instrumental in leading The Albany Academies and helping shape the school’s future. Throughout Leslie’s service to the Academies she always shared great wisdom and foresight, and was generous with her time, thought, and experience.

During her lifetime, Leslie traveled the world and had tremendous intellectual curiosity. In addition to her children, Leslie is survived by her three grandchildren and her sister, Pamela Morgan Marvin, AAG ’59.

2019 — 2020

Honor Roll of Donors

The Albany Academies are proud to recognize the following individuals for their contributions. This section of the report includes all gifts to the Annual Fund (restricted and unrestricted), endowment gifts, and special purpose gifts made between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We are grateful to these donors for their leadership and generosity.