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New students, wearing the traditional new boy beanies, gather around the piano in the mid-1950s. Can you identify these students? Email editor@peddie.org. A campus map inserted into the 1932 Pilot, a pocket handbook for all Peddie boys, shows the campus and its geographic relationship to landmarks such as Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Trenton and Rutgers University.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vol. 143, No. 1
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Family Bike Trip
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Merit Scholarship Created
Six Loughrans complete sophomore trip
Michael R. Armellino ’57 endows fund
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Reunion 2014
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New Chapel Leader Peddie welcomes Rev. Johnson
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To the Editor:
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Class of 2014
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Happy Birthday, Peddie! Lawn party marks end of 150th year
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Sports Hall of Fame New Faculty Center Campus Meet the Trustees Falcon Feats Class Notes
Executive Editor: Deanna K.G. Ferrante Editor: Wendi Patella P ’17 Contributors: Doug Mariboe ’69 P’10 ’14 Patricia O’Neill P’13 ’15 ’17 Design: Carter Halliday Associates Photography: Deanna K.G. Ferrante, Jim Inverso, Andrea Kane Printing: Prism Color Corporation On the cover: Faculty member Patrick Clements gently wakes the Sophomore Bike Trip riders at sunrise while camping in Lancaster County, Penn.
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You are to be heartily congratulated for the Chronicle’s production of “150 Faces of Peddie.” The conception was superb, and likewise the execution — research, layout, photographs, and accompanying prose. Kudos to you and your staff that made something wonderful happen. You deserve a lot of credit. On a similar happy note, I was delighted to see the original emblem of the school replete with farmer and wheat sheaf revived and featured on the cover. The present logo, with its pedestrian list of hortatory verbs, smacks of Madison Avenue advertising agencies at their most commercial and the worst aspects of so-called American corporate culture. Let’s get rid of that vulgar thing, and revert visually to Peddie’s humble but honorable origins. I was president of the senior class in 1967, and even then proud that Peddie, unlike many of its New England counterparts, accepted students of merit regardless of races, ethnicity, social class, or religious persuasion. The school was in fact “multicultural” well in advance of that now-ubiquitous mantra. With the present farm-to-table culinary movement sweeping the country, the Peddie farmer happens also now to be au courant. Let’s bring him back, straw hat and all! I only met I. Austen Kelly ’21 once, when he gave a shy sophomore a personal tour of his rare book room at Peddie. He inspired me for life, and I am now a collector of 16th and 17th century English printed books in a small way. Keep up the superb work with the help of your fine assistants. WILLIAM COLLINS WATTERSON ’67
To the Editor: I received the Chronicle Sesquicentennial Issue yesterday and I was overwhelmed. Congratulations on a fantastic job. “150 Faces” captures the history and spirit and tells the story in a
Student leaders guided 174 new Falcons through the Peddie On Campus Orientation (POCO) in September to kickoff the 2014-15 school year.
wonderful way. I thought I knew a fair amount about Peddie, but I learned there was so much more I didn’t know. And the format and presentation of the class notes and scattered pictures are icing on the cake.
To the Editor:
CHARLIE ASCHER ’52
I always read each Peddie Chronicle issue from cover to cover. I have read this special issue many times over and have appreciated it more each time.
To the Editor: I wanted to take a moment to congratulate the editors and staff that complied the Peddie Chronicle issue “150 Faces of Peddie.” As a student (son of a master) in 1960-62, I was privileged to be taught and mentored by many teachers, coaches and staff celebrated in the book.
I want you to know how much I have enjoyed “150 Faces of Peddie,” the sesquicentennial publication which I received recently.
From personal experience, I know how much work goes into a publication such as this and I want you to know that I think you did a wonderful job. FRANK W. SANFORD ’49
The two years I lived at Peddie were possibly the most enriching period of my life. Thank you for bringing back all the good memories through your publication. FRED DAVIS ’62
To the Editor: I wish to say how much I enjoyed the “150 Faces of Peddie.”
The Chronicle welcomes your letters and comments on the stories we offer. We reserve the right to edit letters for space. Send your comments to editor@peddie.org or Chronicle Editor, Peddie School, 201 South Main Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520-3349.
However, I wish to point out an error on Gordon Keith Chalmers, Class of 1921. I was a junior at Kenyon in 1956 when Dr. Chalmers died. JOEL H. RUBIN ’53
Editor’s note: The year of Chalmers’ death was incorrectly reported in “150 Faces of Peddie.” He died in 1956.
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Loughran family makes Sophomore Bike Trip history The six members of the Loughran clan become the first family that each completed the Sophomore Bike Trip, a 9-year-old Peddie tradition of cycling to Washington, D.C. Led by faculty member Patrick Clements, more than 300 sophomores have participated in the rite of passage. By Jan Denise Loughran ’77
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always thought that going on the Sophomore Bike Trip would be fun — especially since I teach tenth graders — but I knew that leaving my family for a week was not practical. My son David Loughran ’16 was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in the fall of 2004. DMD is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. While David was ambulatory and able to do many things for himself up until January of 2013 (when he broke his leg), I did not feel comfortable volunteering to take a trip without him. So Rory Loughran ’09 was the first member of the family to cycle away from Peddie’s campus in a line of sophomores with watchful faculty and staff members. Rory returned with stories of cooking on little Coleman stoves, pitching tents, and challenging himself on steep climbs, and an appreciation for the courage demonstrated by the men who fought at Gettysburg. When asked to reflect on his 2007 trip, he recalled a few humorous anecdotes. First, when his cooking group went grocery shopping for the first time, John Bates advised the boys that they could save money by buying the store brand for most items, but concluded, “don’t buy cheap cold cuts!” Second, history teacher Alison Hogarth reminded everyone to “hydrate” so often that the sophomores coined the phrase, “hydrate or die-drate.” Rory also shared that his favorite ride was in the area around Camp David. There was a long, steady climb to the top, followed by an exhilarating downhill where they reached speeds over 30 mph (and were going faster than some of the cars). Rory concluded: There are two recurring themes in the bike trip experience. First, how freeing and refreshing it was to be outside, away from homework, exams, video games, and the internet, embracing nature in its purest form and having authentic experiences and conversations with people uninterrupted by the typical daily distractions. Second, how incredibly generous and hospitable everyone was who we met along the way. One day we had planned on having lunch at an
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Jan Denise Loughran’77 and all five members of her immediate family have completed the Sophomore Bike Trip.
annual Peddie bike trip spot – under a large tree in Amish country in Pennsylvania. Mistaking a large tree in the distance for “the tree,” we stopped, put our bikes down on the side of the road, and started preparing for lunch. Midway through our preparations, an Amish couple came outside to ask why there were 20 or so cyclists preparing to have lunch on their property. Realizing our mistake, we apologized profusely, and turned to get back on our bikes. However, the Amish family encouraged us to stay and enjoy lunch in the shade of their tree.They even offered us some more food and the use of their restroom.They chatted with us while we ate and wished us well as we were leaving.The Amish couple was exceptionally gracious, but I was struck by the fact that we were received equally generously everywhere we went. In part because Rory’s experience had been amazing, Laura Loughran ’10 decided that going on the Sophomore Bike Trip was a priority. She took ten days off from her swimming training and left campus with a whopping 26 sophomores. Prior to the trip, I remember telling Pat
The riders line up in front of the Ayer Memorial Chapel for one final “Ala Viva” before hitting the streets.
Clements that the only thing that would be a problem for Laura was hot weather — of course, it was over 100 degrees for the majority of that trip. And predictably, despite Laura’s determination to ride every mile, science department faculty member Jen Grubb told Laura on another brutally hot day with a tough climb that she was “done!” and put her on the bus. Laura learned what many others have learned on the trip — that things do not always work out as we hope they will. In recalling her favorite memories, Laura mentioned the campfire chats, swimming in the Potomac, and stir frying with the chaperone culinary expert Dana Brown — no burned French toast for dinner for them! Laura also described being in Amish country and having a little boy offer them jam. Finally, she laughed out loud as she remembered their trip to Cracker Barrel: Sharif Labban ’10 tried to eat everything left on people’s plates, and Brian De Leon ’10 ordered a chocolate milkshake with breakfast! Shannon Loughran ’12 knew that she wanted to go too. She signed up right away, encouraged her friends to join her, and left campus with 35 sophomores. Her only concern was that she would be away from us on her 16th birthday. She should not have worried about that! When she called us that evening at Clements’ insistence, she cheerfully informed us that her friends had surprised her by decorating her tent and her bicycle in the morning (with balloons and ribbons), singing happy birthday to her, and buying two yummy cakes for her birthday celebration. To date, it is her most memorable birthday! The transformative aspects of the trip for her were clear: she became friends with people she barely knew before the trip and proved to herself that she could climb every hill. She also had the opportunity to see teachers in a different light. She recalled that science teacher Madeline Cozine was great at encouraging people up the steep climbs and that math teacher Jean-Paul Woodroffe was surprisingly entertaining — when the bus broke down, he helped pass
the time by showing them some martial arts moves! Since each of my children had a positive experience, I have encouraged many people to go on the trip. However, I never thought that David would do it. But Clements is a special person who was determined to figure out a way for David to participate. In the years prior to our trip, he paid special attention to the camp grounds he was using to be sure that there was level ground and reasonably accessible bathrooms.
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it took for me to get there (and surprised by how sore I was in my “seat”). Later, David and I joined the group for the first grocery shopping trip at ShopRite. David found the boys (his five-man cooking group) and selected some fruit and some other food items. After eating the dinner prepared by group one, and cleaning up, David, Chris, and I went home to sleep in our own beds before leaving campus in the morning. Uncertain about whether David would be comfortable in the cot or whether there might be something that made it impossible for us to finish the trip, we were comforted by the fact that we could drive home from anywhere on the trip. We had a Plan B! On the first morning, David lined up in his bright yellow Peddie bike jersey with the other sophomores in front of the Ayer Memorial Chapel, and yelled a hearty “Ala Viva.” He then followed the line of cyclists out, rolling in his power wheel chair, right onto Etra Road, and left onto South Main Street. He went as far as the Peddie Golf Club, and then joined Chris. They would drive and meet us in Crosswicks. I cycled near the back of the line with my newfound buddies, Robin Gerber and Katie Clark ’16. I chuckled as I passed math teacher Marc Buchner ’92 lying in the grass next to the bus — giving us time to get ahead of him. He looked so relaxed, and I was wondering if I should have driven that morning. Chris and David met us for a snack in Crosswicks and then we all headed down near the river in Bordentown and had lunch (sandwiches and fruit). David enjoyed meeting up with everyone at each of the snack and meal stops. While he missed the chit-chat at the drop points, he participated in the socializing that happened whenever we stopped to eat or camp. After lunch, we all drove to the first campsite, with us Loughrans in the van we affectionately call “The Silver Bullet.” We pitched our tents on flat ground, and then enjoyed the meal prepared by the second cooking group. The highlight of the evening was our first
campfire chat. David loved the activity because he could participate fully (and he had the benefit of having his own seat). Everyone shared their reason for coming and what they hoped to gain from the experience. It was lovely to hear each person’s answer. After the first night on the cot, David was a bit stiff, but he was excited to see some of Amish country. After biking in the morning, I had a wonderful time driving with David, following everyone in our van and encouraging them as they cycled along. David loved rolling across the covered bridge in his power wheel chair, but the highlight of the day for both of us was eating ice cream at Lapp Farm and petting the dairy calves there. We also visited Intercourse, Penn., and enjoyed a tasty lemonade.
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ur next campsite overlooked a beautiful working Amish farm, and we enjoyed watching a young Amish boy guide his team of horses in the field near sunset. In the morning, we saw the sun rise while Pat encouraged peaceful contemplation as he strummed some chords on his guitar. Unfortunately, David had been unable to sleep on his cot that second night, so he had slept (rather unsuccessfully) in his power chair. We discussed having to either find a hotel near the next campsite or head home. We decided to make a decision later in the day. Happily, I lined up and cycled that morning through beautiful rolling Amish country, with the smell of ripe strawberries everywhere. We met for lunch at a covered pavilion, a welcoming spot for cyclists. There we enjoyed amazing fresh strawberries and whoopie pies. Chris cycled in the afternoon, while David and I did some shopping. Fortunately, David found a special wedge in a pharmacy (intended for people with neck injuries), which ended up being the buy of the day. He was able to sleep comfortably in his cot with the wedge — the sleeping crisis had been averted!
David Loughran ’16 (right) and other classmates enjoy a camp site in Lancaster, Penn.
The riders arrive at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on the final day of their 7-day trip.
We spent two nights at the campsite outside of Gettysburg, enjoying the river after a hot day at the battlefield, and the joy of not having to break camp one morning. On the first evening, we had another campfire chat — Clements asked whether the land makes the people or the people make the land. There were a variety of responses. The next morning, we all met at the Battlefield Visitor Center. Together we viewed the documentaries and the many exhibits in the museum. Then Chris and David did a driving tour with a CD explaining what they were viewing. I cycled through the battlefields, with Clements pointing out where different troops were positioned and the results of their efforts. It clearly felt like we were on hallowed ground as we considered the sacrifices that so many Americans made during those battles. The day had been very warm, so we were excited to learn that we would be having pizza in a restaurant in Gettysburg that night. After dinner, we walked through a cemetery for American war veterans, looking for different groups of men who had served. That evening there was a threat of a severe thunder and lightning storm, so as it approached, Clements encouraged the three of us to move into the campsite’s recreational hall. We moved in just as the wind picked up, and a few minutes later, the entire Peddie group had joined us. It was like a huge slumber party! The next day featured several climbs, including the rise up to Blue Ridge Summit. I volunteered to drive (so that Chris could challenge himself on the bike). David and I shouted words of encouragement to the cyclists, trying to keep everyone motivated. It was exciting to see them bear
down and succeed. It started to rain an hour or so after we arrived at the wonderful mountain house of Associate Director of Admissions Susan Lloyd and her family. While we were there, we enjoyed yummy food and friendly conversation. Next, we headed to the final campground — Greenbriar State Park. On this final night, the boys cooked — breakfast at dinner — and despite some of the meal challenges, it was graciously received. Then we had our final campfire chat — everyone said something about a person several people away from them. It made us feel like an extended family, bound by this important experience. On the final day, we drove into Washington, D.C., and met in the parking lot at Arlington National Cemetery. I cycled across the Memorial Bridge and over to the Lincoln Memorial. Chris and David met us at the top of the Lincoln Memorial. From there, we could enjoy the amazing view of the Washington Monument! Finally, I cycled on the mall up to the Capitol steps. There, David joined his peers for the final group photograph. It was a wonderful journey for all of us, but especially for David — who rolled out of campus, through a covered bridge, around every campsite, on the top floor of the Lincoln Memorial, and in front of the Capitol steps. It was clearly not about the biking! It was about getting there when we all get there.
Watch a video of the 2014 Sophomore Bike Trip at peddie.org/chronicle. Fall 2014 7
Armellino Merit Scholarship created to find students of exceptional potential The most generous merit scholarship in the school’s history, The Armellino Scholarship was created this year to attract the highest achieving students to Peddie. Endowed by Trustee Emeritus Michael R. Armellino ’57, the new scholarship will be available only to domestic boarding students and covers tuition, boarding costs and all required fees, as well as a stipend for travel expenses to and from Peddie during the academic year. An additional stipend for an approved summer Signature Experience is available during the student’s junior year. Candidates will be considered for academic achievement, strength of character, intellectual curiosity and an infectious excitement for life. The scholarship is not based on financial need. Ironically, Armellino readily admits he did not embrace Peddie when he was a student beginning in 1953. “I hated Peddie but that had nothing to do with Peddie. It was all about me. I wanted to get back to my gang in West New York,” he said of his 13-year-old self. “Every day I planned my escape and somehow there was always someone on the faculty — David Kiviat or Bob
Lawson or others — who was on to my game. And they always talked me into staying another day,” he said. Even after graduation, when he went to The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and then New York University for an MBA, he was never tempted to return to Peddie. Armellino, 74, spent his career at Goldman, Sachs & Co., retiring in 1994 as chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. It wasn’t until adulthood, Armellino said, that he came to realize that he owed much of his success to his high school alma mater. “I wouldn’t have gone to Penn if it weren’t for Peddie.” And he wouldn’t have gone to Peddie if not for his mother, a widower from the time he was eight years old who worked in a knitting mill to send her only child to Peddie, based on the advice of a family friend. Although it would be 20 years before he wanted anything to do with Peddie, his later appreciation for the school resulted in immeasurable generosity of service and gifts to the school. From 1994-2006, he served as chair of
Michael R. Armellino ’57 (center) shakes hands with Headmaster Peter Quinn at a reunion reception, as Bob ’43 and Bette Zenker look on.
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Peddie’s investment committee, wisely guiding the investment of Walter Annenberg’s historic $100 million gift. He is credited with investing the gift and tripling the school’s endowment. His own generosity has resulted in improvements to faculty housing, facilities and capital improvements. A dedicated trustee, he received the first ever Thomas B. Peddie Award, the school’s highest alumni honor, in 2007. Melissa von Stade, associate head of school for alumni and development, said Armellino is a quiet philanthropist who is motivated simply for his love for the school. “Some gifts can be easily measured in dollars, and we are grateful for Mike’s endowment, but his astute advice and service to the school is infinite,” von Stade said. “At a time when no one could believe Peddie received $100 million, Mike Armellino was instrumental in turning it into $300 million. His wisdom has been incalculable.”
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“I hope in 20 years, the Armellino Scholars will look back and see they had a great Peddie experience and they will give back.” — Michael R. Armellino
Armellino said endowing The Armellino Scholarship so that exceptional students will choose Peddie is a legacy that makes him proud. “I have three boys. They’re good boys, they’re good fathers and they’re good husbands,” he said. “They are good citizens, which is all I can ask. But I have no interest in making them wealthy.” Today one of the school’s most generous benefactors, Armellino said he is motivated to support Peddie in hopes that decades from now other alumni will in turn make it possible for future students. “I hope in 20 years, the Armellino Scholars will look back and see they had a great Peddie experience and they will give back,” he said. “They will help make Peddie a better place than the great place it already is.” In conjunction with the creation of The Armellino Scholarship, the Admission Office and Office of Alumni and Development have created a campaign to encourage alumni and friends of the school to suggest and endorse extraordinary students they think would excel at Peddie. “Many of us have met a remarkable child whom we felt would be a great addition to Peddie. Whether they stand out for their powerful intellect, potential for leadership, or tremendous talents, we want to be introduced to that one great kid — or two, or three!” said Ray Cabot, director of admission. Alumni and friends are encouraged to nominate exceptional students by visiting admission.peddie.org/ armellino or contacting Ray Cabot at rcabot@peddie.org or 609-944-7500.
THE ARMELLINO SCHOLARSHIP For students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, intellectual curiosity, strength of character and an enthusiasm for life, the Armellino Scholarship will be awarded for the first time in the 20152016 academic year. Share the news of this exciting opportunity at Peddie!
CONNECT US TO GREAT STUDENTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. NOMINATE CANDIDATES TODAY FOR THE ARMELLINO SCHOLARSHIP http://admission.peddie.org/armellino
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Facing page, top: Members of the Class of 1964 stand under the 50-year-old tree they planted to commemorate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Facing page, bottom: Members of the Class of 2009 reunite: (left to right) Emily Borden, Bryn Bair, Morgan Rawlings, Reva Geier, Joo Hee Park, Michelle Romano and Taylor Goode.
Above: Headmaster Peter Quinn leads a tour of campus for the Gold Guard, a group of alumnni who graduated at least 50 years ago. Below: The Class of 1984 gathers on the steps of the Ayer Memorial Chapel.
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SPORTS HALL OF FAME
The 1979 Boys’ Medley Relay teammates reunited at the Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony: (left to right) Ed Bahan ’79, Scott Sawyer ’79, Jim Wong ’82 and Mike Smith ’79.
1979 Boys’ Medley Relay Thirty-five years ago, with no reporters in the stands and few spectators on hand, three seniors and one freshman quietly set the first national record ever for Peddie swimming. The 1979 Boys’ 200 Medley Relay emerged from the qualifying heats as the fastest prep school medley in the nation in a blistering 1:36.065. “I expected them to be right up in the top two or three, but to set a national record, I just didn’t think we were ready. This is one of the most competitive meets in the country,” Coach Jeff Lowe said at the time.
Left to right: Bahan, Smith, Wong, Sawyer
All four swimmers — Scott Sawyer ’79 (backstroke), Jim Wong ’82 (breaststroke), Mike Smith ’79 (butterfly) and Ed Bahan ’79 (freestyle) — were All-American and entered their heat at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming Competition with high hopes and moderate expectations. “We knew they weren’t looking for us, so we figured we could go out and surprise them. We never thought we’d ever get near the record,” Smith said. Not only did this quartet set the national prep record, they set the bar for the future dynasty of Peddie swimming. This pattern of bar-setting continued throughout their college careers and beyond. Wong, captain and four-year All-American at Peddie, was also four-year First Team All-American at Tufts University in several individual and relay events. He set multiple records that have only recently been broken. Bahan competed in the 1980 Olympic Trials and in 1982 was ranked 21st in the world in the 50 free. He has been named Coach
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of the Year five times at the University of Pittsburgh–Bradford. Sawyer was voted best athlete at Peddie his senior year. He was a consistent record breaker and twice voted MVP by his teammates as he helped lead Boston University from a sleepy swim team to a competitive Division I program. Smith was an All-American swimmer and captain for Princeton University and still rises each morning at 5:30 a.m. to swim laps before heading to work as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard.
1989 Girls’ Swim Team The 1988-1989 Peddie girls’ swim team was small in numbers, but deep in talent, versatility and determination. Undefeated national champions, the 13-member team accumulated well over 80 All-American honors. Among the stars were Peddie Hall of Fame inductee Barbara “BJ” Bedford ’90, whose legendary career culminated with a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games on the 400-meter medley relay. Jane Skillman ’91, Hall of Fame Class of 1992, was a seven-time Easterns champion, 17-time All-American, and a multiple medal winner at the international level. Captain Sarah Perroni proved herself as a clutch relay swimmer and excelled at all distances in the freestyle events. Renee Riccio was named Atlantic 10 Swimmer of the Year and several-time MVP in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships while at West Virginia before competing in the 1992 Olympic Trials in the 100 butterfly. Laurie Matheson continues to hold Top 10 performances in six events at Lafayette College. Coming off the heels of a fifth-place finish in Swimming World Magazine’s national standings the year before, the team gained valuable experience and, according to head coach Chris Martin, “set their goal to try to win a national championship.” To get to the top of high school swimming, Peddie had to be quicker than Germantown Academy, defending champion St. Andrew’s and perennial power Mission Viejo. Sweeping the dual meet season at 7-0, the Falcons overpowered Germantown by over 60 points to win Easterns, the first of what would be three-straight victories (1989-91).
The 1989 swim team
Lesia Bilak ’94
Foley Dowd ’99
In the world of Ukrainian tennis, Lesia Bilak was a trailblazer.
Foley Dowd ’99 firmly established himself as one of the most successful wrestlers ever to wear a Falcon singlet.
Ranked third among juniors and number 11 against all women in Ukraine, Bilak was drawn to Peddie in the fall of 1993 to pursue her studies as a postgraduate student. Bilak became the first girl at Peddie to win the New Jersey Prep A State Title in first singles following a remarkable 12-2 regular season. “She played the game at a whole different level than the other kids,” said faculty member Mark Gartner ’84. Professional tennis scouts described Bilak as a powerful blue-chip prospect. The prediction that she would be an impact player in college came to fruition at the University of Richmond, where she played No. 1 singles and doubles for three years. Bilak capped her career with an outstanding run in doubles at the 1998 Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Tennis Championships, the third leg of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Grand Slam. Ranked fifth going into the event, she and partner Bridget Merrick upset the top-seeded tandem from William & Mary to win the No. 1 doubles title. Bilak then focused on the No. 1 singles event. Having climbed as high as a No. 9 national ranking in singles, she systematically dispatched her opponents to reach the semifinals, where she lost to the eventual champion. After graduating from Richmond with a bachelor’s degree in international studies, Bilak spent almost a year on the professional women’s tennis tour playing in events around the world. In 1999, Bilak returned to Peddie to teach history and coach tennis. She made an immediate impact as the head coach of the girls’ tennis team and assistant coach of the boys. Under Bilak’s guidance, the girls’ tennis team compiled a winning record, but more important to her than wins and losses was the growth of each individual player. “It has been a privilege to give something back to a program and a school that did so much for me,” Bilak said at the time.
A four-time Mercer County champion and two-time National Prep Champion in 1998 and 1999, he began his ascent as a freshman with a fifth-place finish at nationals at 112 pounds. He climbed onto the podium in third place his sophomore year and in his senior year, Dowd captured the 1999 Junior National Freestyle Championships at 132 pounds. This earned him a spot on the ASICS Tiger All-American first team, considered the top honor in high school wrestling. Postseason accolades continued to pile up, including the prestigious All-American Dream Team selection from USA Wrestling Magazine. Coach Keith Holcombe referred to Dowd’s victories at High School Nationals, Junior Nationals and Prep Nationals as “winning high school wrestling’s Triple Crown.” Dowd never let down his guard on the mat. The Peddie captain’s tenaciousness and hard-nosed mentality often left his opponents vulnerable to intimidation and prone to pins. Undefeated his junior and senior years at Peddie, Dowd racked up a remarkable 153-2 high school mark and helped the Falcons ascend to No. 9 in the national prep school rankings. His prowess on the mat attracted the attention of many top-shelf Division I programs with the University of Michigan becoming his final destination. Taking his gritty determination with him to Wolverine country, Dowd was elected captain by his new team, and proved he could grapple with the best in the NCAA arenas. He finished his career with a record of 103-31, while garnering AllAmerican and Academic All-Big Ten honors. For his unblemished 9-0 record his senior year, Dowd was named the Division I Most Outstanding Wrestler.
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Rev. Johan Johnson finds new home at Peddie chapel Rev. Johan Johnson, Ph.D., a thirdgeneration Episcopal priest, assumed the role of Peddie’s chaplain in September. The first ordained minister to serve as chaplain in 23 years, Johnson filled the position left vacant by the retirement of Rosemary Gleeson, the chaplain since 1991. In addition to serving as chaplain, leading the twice-weekly chapel services, Johnson is also teaching Humanities to ninth graders. “This is the first time in my independent school career that I have been able to serve as both a cleric and educator,” he said. “In all my other posts, the fact that I am an Episcopal priest as well as an educator has either been a cute oddity or something that shouldn't be discussed.” Johnson was the assistant head of school at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Miss., and was the founding head of Trinity Episcopal Day School in Hartford, Conn. He also worked in admissions offices at Portledge School and New Canaan Country Day School, both in Connecticut. He was also the executive director of the Oliver Scholars Program. “To be able to combine these facets of my professional career is a gift that I trust will pay dividends for me and the Peddie community,” he said. “I can now walk into the room and be fully present as both an educator and priest and not have to choose one at the exclusion of the other.” Educated at George School, a Quaker boarding school, Johnson earned his undergraduate degree at Clark University and a master’s degree in divinity from Union Theological Seminary. He completed his Ph.D. in education at Fordham University. Despite the fact that his grandfather and father were both Episcopal priests, Johnson said his own vocation was never predetermined. It was not until he was tutoring middle school kids in Harlem as part of a church outreach program that he said he was “hooked.” “I saw the transformative power a church can have in a community,” he said. During his brief time on Peddie’s campus, Johnson said he has been “pleasantly surprised” to learn that chapel is considered to be a special place for members of the community. “Kids and students are pushed and stretched. Chapel provides a respite during the week. It is a time to take a 14 Peddie Chronicle
collective breath and relax,” Johnson said. He said it was that same respite that he found himself at the George School in Pennsylvania, when he sat in on his first Quaker meeting. “It gave me some moments of reflection during a fast-paced schedule and connectedness with the people on the same fast-paced schedule as me.” Johnson acknowledges that the job of chaplain in an independent school requires him to do a “delicate dance,” in which he is careful not to offend anyone while aiming to provide religious literacy to students. “It adds value for students to know the various faith traditions,” he said. Peddie itself has a rich history of embracing religious diversity. Although founded by the Baptist Church in 1864, Peddie has admitted students of other faiths since the administration of Headmaster Roger Swetland, a staunch Baptist who served from 1898-1934. The pastor of the local Hightstown Baptist Church served the dual role as Peddie’s chaplain during that era, when students were called to daily chapel in the basement of Wilson Hall. Non-Baptist students were required to attend any other local house of worship for weekly services. In 1937, Peddie hired Baptist minister Rev. Powell H. Norton full-time to serve as chaplain and librarian. Peddie has not had a Baptist pastor serve as chaplain since 1976. Three ministers – ordained in other faiths – filled the role between 1976 and 1991: Theodore I. Shatigan (Episcopalian), Douglas P. Nau (Presbyterian) and John D. Martin (Presbyterian). In 1991, Gleeson, who was Catholic, became the first lay person to serve as chaplain. After 23 years without an ordained minister serving as chaplain, Johnson said he expected that there would be a period of transition for the community. And after spending the past 15 years as rector of the 500-member St. Martin’s and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, Johnson said, standing at the front of the interfaith chapel is a big change for him, too. So, just before Convocation — his first appearance at chapel — he confided that he knew better than to begin with the words “Lord, be with you,” the traditional opening to which he was accustomed. He stepped to the center aisle. The chapel fell to silence. “Let us pray,” the new chaplain began.
“Chapel provides a respite during the week. It is a time to take a collective breath and relax.�
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Fine outfits the World Cup in sunglasses Dan Fine ’11, founder of custom sunglass company GlassU, surprised even himself when he managed to talk his way into becoming an official sunglass licensee of the FIFA World Cup. In the lead-up to the World Cup this summer, Fine said, he contacted FIFA officials “several times,” and was told the licensing had been completed for 2014, but he could consider looking for opportunities when the 2018 World Cup approached. But the ever-persistent Fine wouldn’t give up. After asking the FIFA official for a contact at the company that held the exclusive rights for apparel and accessories, he ended the call holding the CEO’s personal cell phone number. He called, gave his pitch, and a few days later, he was an official partner to license FIFA merchandise. “The CEO had seen the product before and was familiar with it,” Fine said. “We had a unique product that he could be successful with.” GlassU produced fold-up glasses with the team colors and logos of all 32 competing teams, but focused its efforts on selling those branded for the United States, Brazil and a few other hot teams.
“For us, FIFA has been a huge stepping stone,” Fine said. “By having that validation behind us, that has helped us achieve the licensing for the entire NCAA.” Now with the contract to license his product to any team in the NCAA, Fine is also in discussions with other professional sports leagues domestically and globally. His glasses and custom pouches are now available as officially-licensed products for several powerhouse universities throughout the country — from Syracuse to Stanford. In addition to the athletic markets, GlassU has been a sponsor at large-scale musical events including SXSW, Electric Zoo and Lollapalooza. The company also makes sunglasses customized for sororities and fraternities. Fine, who just entered his senior year at Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, said he has been lucky to have strong mentors and peers, including professors who are board members and advisors to his company. Fine said managing the company of 24 interns and fulltime staff while still a college student has been an exercise in discipline. “I try to maximize my focus while I’m working on something,” Fine said. “Generally speaking, it comes down to trying to surround myself with other people who are diligent. If you can delegate and manage people in that way, that’s how you scale.” Fine, who was recently named the Best Entrepreneur by Philadelphia Magazine, has also launched a company with his brother Jake Fine ’15. The company developed an app called Dosed which helps those with diabetes track nutritional information based on specific restaurant menu offerings.
Dan Fine ’11 attends the Best Philadelphians ceremony at Citizens Bank Park.
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New Faculty Rachel Aisenson | Visual Arts A 2013 graduate of Skidmore College, Aisenson completed her master of arts in teaching degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She has been a student teacher at Williamsburg High School, Battery Park City School, and the Urban Family Center. As a visual arts teacher in the Putney School Summer Programs, she also helped design activities for dorm residents. She loves the visual arts and she enjoys thinking of creative ways to engage students with art. Tim Hedges | English Hedges was most recently an English lecturer at the University of Michigan, and also taught at Woburn Memorial High School in Massachusetts, where he was known for instilling a love of writing in his students. An accomplished writer himself, Hedges’ fiction has been featured in ten different publications. His short story, “Civil Twilight,” won a Pushcart Prize in 2013, and he was nominated for three other Pushcart Prizes. A 1998 graduate of Cornell University, where he was captain of the lightweight football team, he earned masters’ degrees from both The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan. In addition to teaching English, he is coaching JV football.
Joining the faculty are (left to right) Tim Hedges, Laura Hoffman, Scott Meredith, Rachel Aisenson, Meredith Salmon, Emily Scott and Victoria Montgomery.
Scott Meredith | Robotics Meredith, who teaches robotics and leads Peddie’s new digital fabrication laboratory, came from Robbinsville High School, where he was an integral part of the school's highly successful robotics and pre-engineering program. He was co-advisor for Robbinsville's FIRST Robotics competition team and co-advisor for the Technology Student Association. He is a graduate of The College of New Jersey. The digital fabrication lab will be an interdisciplinary high tech space with 3D printing capabilities.
Laura Hoffman | Mathematics
Victoria Montgomery | Mathematics
Hoffman joined the math department full-time after serving part-time most of last year. A math teacher for 14 years, she has taught at Trinity Catholic High School, Attleboro High School, and Needham High School, all Boston-area schools. She has most recently worked for K12, Inc., as an online teacher. During her career, she has been a mathematics and computer teacher, a consultant for Microsoft, a math curriculum specialist, a director of technology, and a soccer coach. For three years, she worked as a master teacher, athletic director and dorm head at the Northfield Mount Hermon Summer School.
Montgomery joined Peddie from Randolph-Macon Academy in Virginia. A graduate of Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute with a BS/MS in applied mathematics, she worked in the corporate and academic worlds prior to becoming a math and science teacher. At RMA, Montgomery taught everything from Algebra 2 to AP Statistics to AP Physics B and C. Prior to teaching, she worked on projects such as the production of water from the atmosphere using condensation principles and computer simulations of the thermodynamics and physical phenomena associated with components related to a laser power system for space applications.
Karen Jimenez, Ph.D. | Counseling
Meredith Salmon | Biology
Jimenez graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University, where she majored in psychology. Jimenez spent her junior year abroad at Oxford University. She completed a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts. Prior to joining Peddie, she worked as a school psychologist for Princeton Regional Schools and worked in private practice.
Salmon graduated from Bloomsburg University with degrees in education and biology. At Bloomsburg, she served as a community assistant for two years and played violin in the Bloomsburg Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. She completed a professional development practicum at Central Columbia High School in Bloomsberg, Pa., where she taught biology. In addition to teaching, Salmon will coach JV girls’ soccer.
Alex McDowell | Alumni and Development McDowell assumed the position of director of the Peddie Fund in July. Previously, he was the director of development for the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, director of individual giving for public radio station WHYY and director of development and communications for the Pennsylvania Humanities Council. Alex spent ten years in the financial services industry, working at PNC Bank’s Hawthorn, Goldman Sachs, and Bisys. He is a graduate of Germantown Friends School and Macalester College.
Emily Scott | Mathematics Scott earned her bachelor’s degree from Haverford College, where she majored in mathematics and education and earned nine varsity letters as a cross country and track runner. She was named to the All-Conference and All Mid-Atlantic teams in three successive years. Scott conducted her student teaching at Radnor Middle School. She volunteers for the ESL Voyage Program in Princeton and as a cello ensemble assistant. She will teach math and coach cross-country and track.
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center campus A fresh approach to dining Peddie Food Service (PFS) has been nourishing the school community for decades, yet has never been fresher than it is at the start of this year — serving dishes inspired by the ingredients in season in central New Jersey. Always innovating, PFS began a number of initiatives this school year to better serve students, faculty and guests, ensuring its menu includes a host of alternatives to meet individual needs. Using local farmers, butchers and bakers, PFS opts for fresh, locally grown foods whenever possible. New this year to Peddie is Zone 7, a farmfresh distribution service that connects farmers with chefs year-round. Zone 7 picks up high-quality ingredients from farms throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania and delivers them weekly to the school kitchen — as well as some of the best restaurants in central New Jersey. The everchanging offerings include fruit, berries, vegetables, eggs, honey, cheese and grain products. In addition, PFS purchases meats, eggs and additional produce from local farmers and purchases from local business owners, including the ever-popular Hightstown Hot Bagels brought into the kitchen several times a week. Because the farm offerings are dependent upon what is ready to harvest without much advance warning, PFS chefs Oleg Babich and Jeremy Stahl have challenged themselves to create daily specials based upon the fresh deliveries. Kale and potato hash was dished up one week; eggplant in Thai chili sauce was created the next. In keeping with its mission to provide an enjoyable dining experience for students, staff, faculty and guests, PFS developed a more extensive menu of daily gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free alternatives. A nutritionist on staff works with Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Volkmar to fulfill specific dietary needs of athletes beginning in pre-season, and creates educational tables in the dining hall throughout the year focusing on topics like healthy snacks, superfoods, salt/sugar intake, and the use of various herbs in cooking. .
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Varsity captains immortalized in athletic center Student athletes who were made captains of varsity sports teams are memorialized on the walls of the Ian H. Graham ’50 Athletic Center with the installation of updated captains’ boards. The boards — the oldest dates back to the captains of the 1884-85 basketball team — were removed from walls of the athletic center in 2008 in preparation for the renovation of the facility. The 44 blue and gold hand-painted boards representing 21 sports were updated and rehung this fall. Athletic Director Jim Domoracki said the boards are inspiring to current athletes. “It’s important to celebrate our rich athletic history,” Domoracki said. “Some of our boards go back to the 19th century and it’s great for our athletes to see the names of all those players.” The boards now decorate the interior walls of the gymnasium and hallways, along with photographs of recent players and archival images. New trophy cases for each sport have also been added. Football captain Dominic Borelli joined the list of captains dating from 1885.
Fab Lab encourages creative problem-solving Peddie opened the school year with a new digital fabrication laboratory designed to encourage interdisciplinary learning on campus. Faculty member Scott Meredith, newly hired to teach robotics and develop the fabrication laboratory, said the centerpiece of the lab is the addition of a 3D printer and a laser cutter. “The printer gives students the ability to fabricate whatever they can design on a computer,” Meredith said. Projects are created with computer-assisted drafting and design software and printed using plastic filament. Headmaster Peter Quinn said the so-called Fab Lab is the latest example of Peddie’s commitment to using technology as a cornerstone of effective teaching and learning. “This lab is where out-of-the-box thinking will be encouraged to meet daily-world challenges and dreams,” Quinn said.
analyzed slices of them. And the art and architecture classes will soon see their works come to life. In addition to working with classes on projects, the lab is available on a drop-in basis for virtually any student to bring projects from their imagination into reality, Meredith said. The Fab Lab, currently housed in a classroom of the Lee and Walter Annenberg Science Center, will continue to grow and expand, Quinn said. Eventually, he said, the former boiler plant behind the Swig Arts Center will be remodeled for use as the Fab Lab. Fab Labs, sometimes referred to as Makerspaces, were the brainchild of MIT Professor Neil Gershenfeld who wanted to show his college students how to use emerging technology to make things that worked to solve a local need, and might have a broader application and market.
Meredith is working with teachers in all departments to develop ways of incorporating the 3D modeling into the subjects they teach. A calculus class has modeled 3D shapes, and
Scott Meredith displays a shape created by students using a 3D printer.
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MEET THE TRUSTEES George Chen ’84 George Chen is a network partner at Strategos Inc, where he previously served as the General Manager of the Chicago office and chief marketing officer. Strategos is an innovation and strategy consulting firm with offices in the US, Europe and South America. The company was founded in 1995 and has helped a wide range of clients, including 27 of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial companies, innovate and grow. Throughout his strategy and technology consulting career, Chen has helped his clients and consulting firms develop game-changing strategies and identify, launch, and manage new products, services and ventures. Chen previously served as a principal and the strategy practice leader at The Revere Group, a middlemarket centric consultancy, and he was a founding member of Cambridge Technology Partners, a leading systems integrator.
“Peddie was a critical element in shaping my growth. I hope to be a part of the process that builds the foundation of success for another 150 years.”
He also held various consulting positions with Ernst and Young's Strategic Advisory Services and CSC Index. At Peddie, Chen was a prefect, a Gold Key Society member, and a Cum Laude Society member. He played basketball, baseball and lacrosse. He is a former young alumni board member and served as reunion class captain in 2009. Fluent in English and Chinese, Chen holds a B.S. with Honors in electrical engineering from Brown University, an M.S. in computer science from Brown University and an M.B.A. with High Honors from the University of Chicago.
Joseph P. Clark P’05 ’08 ’10 ’16 Joe Clark has served as a private wealth advisor at Goldman Sachs where he works with families, endowments and foundations. Previously, he was a managing director at U.S. Trust, FleetBoston Financial and Credit Suisse First Boston. Clark served as president of the board of trustees of Rumson Country Day School for six years and three years as treasurer. He is a director of the Independent School Chairpersons Association (ISCA) and serves on the board of the New Jersey Council for Economic Education. He served as a director and coach for the youth program of the Pop Warner Football League in Rumson and is also a former director of the Alliance of Neighbors of Monmouth County, a nonprofit organization formed to aid the families of victims of the September 11 tragedy.
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“Peddie has had a tremendous impact on our children and helped shape them in a multitude of ways. Through serving as a trustee and sharing my perspectives, I hope to ensure that Peddie is able to continue its valuable work inspiring young people to reach their potential and make a difference in the community."
Clark holds an A.B. in economics from Princeton University, where he played varsity football. Clark has three children who graduated from Peddie (Joseph ’05, William ’08 and Michael ’10). His daughter, Kathryn, is a member of the Class of 2016.
John K. Lloyd ’64 P’16 John K. Lloyd is president and CEO of Meridian Health, a leading not-for-profit health care organization in New Jersey. Under his leadership, Meridian Health has grown into a nationally-recognized health care leader, with a special focus on clinical quality, nursing excellence, and innovative technology applications. For the fifth consecutive year, Meridian was recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the “Best Companies to Work For” in America. Lloyd led the merger of Jersey Shore Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center and Riverview Medical Center to create Meridian Health System which now has five hospitals. In 2013, Meridian Health, along with two other New Jersey hospital systems and four Pennsylvania systems, joined to create AllSpire Health Partners, the largest hospital alliance in the country with a combined $10.5 billion in revenue and serving an area with six million residents. Lloyd graduated from Princeton University and served in the United States Marine Corps before obtaining his graduate degree in health administration at Temple University.
“I loved my experience at Peddie for two reasons: I was very well-prepared for college and Peddie always had a strong sense of camaraderie and community. With a son now at Peddie, I look forward to giving back to my alma mater which had such a positive impact on my life.”
He is a trustee at Georgian Court University, New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals, QualCare, and LifeTime Fitness. He has served as chairman of the New Jersey Hospital Association as well as serving on councils of the American Hospital Association and the American College of Healthcare Executives. During his years at Peddie, Lloyd was nominated to the Gold Key Society, elected in the seven-man House Committee, served as president of the student YMCA, and elected as president during his senior year. He was a member of the Senior Gift Committee, Senior Prom Committee, and the Alumni Scholastic Award Committee. He played football and was captain of the lacrosse team. He has two adult children, three grandchildren, as well as a son, Dylan, a member of the Peddie Class of 2016.
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Congratulations, Class of 2014!
College and University Destinations for the Class of 2014 American University
Haverford College
University of Colorado at Boulder
Arizona State University
High Point University
University of Maryland (2)
Babson College
James Madison University
Bard College
Johns Hopkins University (5)
University of Maryland, College Park
Barnard College
Lafayette College (3)
Bates College
Lebanon Valley College
Berklee College of Music
Lehigh University (4)
Boston College (4)
Loyola University Maryland
Bowdoin College
Macalester College
Brandeis University
Marquette University
Brown University (2)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bryant University Bucknell University (3) Carnegie Mellon University (6) Case Western Reserve University Colby College (2) Colgate University (2) College of the Holy Cross Columbia University (2) Cornell University (3) Davidson College Dickinson College (2) Drexel University Duke University (2) Elon University Emory University (2) Oxford College Franklin and Marshall College (3) Furman University Georgetown University (2) Gettysburg College Hamilton College (2) Harvard College
University of Miami (2) University of Michigan University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania (2) University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Southern California (3)
Middlebury College
University of Vermont
Morehouse College
University of Virginia (3)
New York University (4)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (2)
Northeastern University (6)
Villanova University (3)
Pace University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Parsons The New School for Design
Wagner College
Pennsylvania State University
Wake Forest University (2)
Princeton University (3)
Washington College
Rhodes College (3)
Washington University in St. Louis (2)
Rice University
Wesleyan University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Williams College (3)
Rutgers University (2)
Yale University
Saint Louis University Syracuse University The College of New Jersey (2) The George Washington University The University of Scranton Tufts University (2) United States Naval Academy (2) University of California at Berkeley (2) University of Chicago
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Falcon Feats / Peddie athletes in college action Air Force Academy Men’s Lacrosse Chris Allen ’12 started all 17 games at midfield and finished with 21 goals and four assists as the Falcons posted their highest win total (11) since 1988. Air Force also made its first NCAA appearance since 1988 and won its first-ever NCAA Tournament game with its victory over Richmond. Air Force lost to the eventual national champion Duke in the opening round.
United States Military Academy Women’s Swimming Molly Mucciarone ’12 continued to make an assault on the Black Knight record books as she lowered her own mark in the 50-yard freestyle with a 22.85 at the 2014 Patriot League Championships. She scored points in six events, including the 100 butterfly (second, 54.33), 100 free (third, 50.93) and was a member of three school record-setting relays.
Babson College Men’s Track and Field Brian deLeon ’10 set a new program record in the 3,000 meters (9:51.91) and was a member of the record-setting 4x800 relay team (7:58.89). He qualified for the NCAA New England Championships in the 10,000 meters and the 4x800 relay.
Daniela Kelly ’14 was named an Under Armour Lacrosse All-American and played for the winning team in the ninth annual Under Armour AllAmerica Lacrosse Classic at Towson University on July 12. This is the sport’s highest honor.
Chris deLeon ’12 competed in the mid-distance events and produced team points on a regular basis in his specialty, the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
Recruited for her defensive ability as a midfielder, Kelly is continuing her academic and athletic career at the University of Virginia.
Bucknell University Baseball Tom Hrabchak ’10 posted a 1.54 ERA in 18 relief appearances on the 2014 season, while holding opponents to a .188 batting average. The Bisons (31-21) swept Lehigh in the Patriot League Championship series before bowing out in NCAA Regional action. Hrabchak was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team. Women’s Crew For the second straight year, Kumari Lewis ’11 was named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete. In order to qualify for the honor, a studentathlete must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average and be at least a sophomore. Lewis rowed in the No. 4 seat of the second varsity eight boat that finished runner-up to Navy at the 2014 Patriot League Championships.
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Under Armour All-Americans are selected by a panel of lacrosse experts from Inside Lacrosse magazine. The year-long selection process includes input from college and high school coaches from across the country as well as nominations from the public. Peddie head coach Katie Schwizer called the four-year varsity starter and two-time captain “relentless, smart, athletic and humble.” “The Under Armour All-American honor is well deserved, as over the years she has proven to the lacrosse world that she can compete with the best,” Schwizer said. Making her last appearance in a Peddie uniform at The Hill School on May 7, Kelly scored five times in a huge 15-10 victory to end the 2014 campaign with 38 goals while eclipsing the century mark in career goals with 103.
Colgate University
Duke University
Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s Basketball
A three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week, Lauren Gorajek ’12 started every game (31) at midfield for the Raiders the past two seasons. She finished the 2014 campaign with 14 goals and led the team in draw controls with 44. Colgate lost to Holy Cross in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals.
Haley Peters ’10 signed a contract with Universitario de Ferrol professional team in Spain, a member of the top basketball league in the country. Peters closed out her Duke career with 1,367 points and 826 rebounds to rank 16th and eighth, respectively, in the Duke leaderboard. She earned All-ACC Tournament second team and was also chosen a Capital One Academic-All-American. A top ten finalist for the Senior CLASS Award celebrating leadership and community service, Peters captured second team accolades.
College of Holy Cross Women’s Basketball Alex Smith ’10 captained the Crusaders during her junior and senior seasons, and played in a school-record 127 games with 1,644 points, 568 assists and 455 rebounds in her career. She is the only Crusader ever to post those big numbers, as she also set the Patriot League record with 349 career-made three-pointers. Smith was named first team All-Patriot League three times in her career. This season, she was a candidate for both the Senior CLASS Award and the WBCA Good Works Team. Smith was also a three-year member of the Holy Cross Leadership Academy.
Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball Wesley Dickinson ’13 saw reserve action in 24 games for the Big Green, scoring 45 points and grabbing 36 rebounds. He scored a career high 10 points against Princeton. John Golden ’10 recently returned from a goodwill tour to Belgium, The Netherlands and England through the Global Sports Academy. The team consisted of 10 players including four other Ivy Leaguers and played various clubs in the three countries. Golden enters his senior year at Dartmouth with 672 points with starting assignments in 74 out of 86 games played. During the 2013-14 season, Golden averaged 8.7 points per game and finished second in steals (22) and assists (51).
Drew University Men’s Lacrosse Goalie Kyle Mariboe ’10 led the Landmark Conference in saves with 160, while completing the season with a .563 save percentage. His team lost to the eventual conference champion Susquehanna University in the playoff semifinals. Mariboe was named the Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his winning effort against Catholic University. He made 14 saves against CU, including a point-blank stop late in the game to preserve the victory. In a 12-7 playoff-clinching win over Merchant Marine, Mariboe notched 13 saves and held the Academy scoreless in the second and third quarters.
Men’s Golf Max Greyserman ’13 posted a 74.9 stroke average with a pair of top-20 finishes and seven rounds of even-par or better golf. His best showing in the 11 tournaments played was a tie for fourth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate. His team was the recipient of the Golf Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award. Only 12 NCAA Division I programs earned the President's Special Recognition honor, an award given to each program that registers a team GPA of 3.5 or better. During the summer, Greyserman carded a six-under par 207 to capture medalist honors at the New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship. Women’s Lacrosse Defender Gabby Moise ’11 started every game to help guide Duke to its 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals this past spring. Moise scooped up 19 groundballs and caused 12 turnovers as the Blue Devils wrapped up the season ranked eighth in the final Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division I poll. Men’s Swimming Bradley Cline ’13 made a big splash as a freshman, earning points for the Blue Devils in the 200-yard freestyle, 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley at the ACC Championships. He clocked a 1:37.73 in the 200 freestyle finals for the third-fastest time in school history and ranks second on Duke’s all-time list in the 200 IM (1:46.51) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:45.00) with his performances at ACCs.
Elon University Softball Eve Clausen ’11 played one season at the University of Hartford before transferring to play at Elon. The right-handed hurler appeared in three games last spring and collected her second career win after tossing four innings of hitless ball against Maryland-Eastern Shore. In her Elon debut in 2013, Clausen pitched a two-hit shutout against Saint Peter’s.
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Falcon Feats / continued Franklin and Marshall
Princeton University
Softball
Men’s Swimming
Caroline Abin ’13 completed a stellar rookie season at first base for the Diplomats. In 37 games, Abin hit .291 and knocked in 12 runs to help her team post an overall 25-14 record and 10-6 in the Centennial Conference. She also provided one of the steadiest gloves on the team, committing just five errors in 282 chances to finish the year with a .982 fielding percentage.
Jeremy Wong ’12 posted a 43.98 in the 100-yard freestyle preliminaries at the 2014 Ivy League Championships, making him the eighth-fastest swimmer in that event at Princeton. In the Tigers’ 400 medley relay at the Ivies, Wong brought the final 100 home in 42.78 to clinch second place while establishing a new school mark with a 3:10.82.
Men’s Lacrosse William Schwartz ’12 played 12 games at defensive midfield for the Diplomats, picking up eight groundballs and causing two turnovers. F&M (13-5) ended the 2014 season with a loss to Washington College in the Centennial Conference finals.
Kenyon College Men’s Tennis Tim Rosensteel ’11 notched 2-1 records in both singles and doubles play at the 2014 Kenyon Fall Invitational. During the 2014 spring season, Rosensteel went 16-11 in singles action and 4-3 in doubles competition.
Naval Academy Men’s Boxing Sean Hunt ’10 was crowned the 2014 National Collegiate Boxing Association champion at 168 pounds. He dominated his last three opponents, winning unanimous decisions against the competition from San Jose State, Coast Guard Academy and Penn State. As part of the Army-Navy Football Game weekend, Hunt topped his opponent at the 2013 Army-Navy Boxing Classic. Women’s Lacrosse Morgan Young ’13 played attack in all 17 games for Navy (14-3), netting five goals on 12 shots in her rookie season.
Rutgers University Women’s Lacrosse Taylor Pennell ’12 started in all 18 games on defense and finished third on the team in caused turnovers (11). She established a career best four groundballs and four caused turnovers in an overtime loss against Connecticut.
Saint Joseph’s University Softball Kerrie Kortmann ’12 appeared in 24 games for the Hawks during the 2014 season and registered five starting assignments in the outfield. She led all reserves in hits and ranked second in batting average (.292). In the Atlantic 10 Championship game against St. Louis, she delivered a pinch-hit single and stayed in the game at second base. She later added another single and scored before St. Louis rallied to win the conference title, 11-8.
Stanford University Women’s Lightweight Crew Bailey Yuro ’11 returned to Mercer Lake in June to participate in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta as a member of the varsity eight. A run of four consecutive national titles came to an end by less than a second as her boat was edged by Harvard-Radcliffe in the Grand Final.
Men’s Swimming
Tufts University
Tom Duvall ’12 became just the third Navy men’s swimmer in the last four decades to garner All-America honors in an individual event when he captured seventh in the finals of the 500 freestyle at the 2014 NCAA Championship in Austin, Texas. He touched the wall in the final with a time of 4:16.85, after posting a 4:14.04 in the morning prelims. Duval holds the Navy and Patriot League record in the 500.
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Co-captain Gabby Horner ’10 became the first Jumbo since 2011 to claim a NESCAC Player of the Week. Horner notched the final three goals against Bates, including the game-winner in overtime. Selected to the 2014 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Pilgrim All-Region second team, Horner was one of NESCAC's top 10 goal scorers this past spring with 33. For her career, Horner potted 115 goals and dished out 26 assists for 141 points.
University of Mary Washington Women’s Lacrosse Jenna Petrucelli ’10 was named a first team Division III AllAmerican by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association. Tied for eighth in the nation with 74 goals on the season, Petrucelli concluded her career seventh all-time at UMW with 169 goals in 68 games on just 299 shots to boast a shooting percentage of .565. She also earned first team allregion and was selected as the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Union College Men’s Track Sprinter Tosin Kazeem ’10 broke the indoor school record in the 200 meter dash (22.46) at the 2014 New York State Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at St. Lawrence University. During his final spring outdoor season, Kazeem earned the Outstanding Track Athlete of the Meet honors at the New York State Championships with two school records and golds in both the 100-and 200-meters with times of 10.70 and 21.83, respectively. Kazeem added another Outstanding Performer honor at the 2014 Liberty League Championships with wins in both sprints. At Prize Day, Kazeem won the William B. Jaffe Athletic Award presented to the outstanding athlete of the year, taking into account the character and motivation of the individual in addition to athletic excellence.
Recognizing alumni and friends whose bequests or other planned gifts honor Peddie.
A Smart Tool: The Charitable Gift Annuity Trustee Douglas E. Davidson, Esq. ’64 Last year, Douglas E. Davidson ’64, Esq. and his wife Sandy of New York City established the Doug ’64 and Sandy Davidson Endowment Fund for Co-Curricular Financial Assistance in order to give scholarship students full access to the Peddie experience. A former Peddie wrestler, tennis player, and member of the Old Gold and Blue, Doug retired in June from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius after a 43-year legal career in corporate, energy finance, and mergers. Facing this milestone and his 50th reunion at Peddie, Doug considered his philanthropic dreams and revised his will to set in place a bequest, coupled with a 6.1 percent charitable gift annuity, and designated both gifts for the Davidson Endowment Fund. “It’s a smart solution to defer payments for a few years, to get a higher deduction now and partially tax-free payments later, and at the same time, slate the gift for a use that we care deeply about at Peddie,” Doug said. He and Sandy now travel world-wide with the peace of mind knowing that the gift annuity at Peddie will eventually help future Falcons soar.
University of Virginia Women’s Basketball Lexie Gerson ’09 sat out the 2012-13 season recovering from an injury and returned last season to make the five-member All-Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Team and the 18-player ACC All-Academic Team. She finished her career with 907 points, 392 rebounds and 257 steals (fifth all-time at UVA).
Ursinus College Men’s Lacrosse Adebayo Adeyemo ’11 played in 14 games as a longstick midfielder, collecting nine groundballs and forcing two turnovers. Ursinus finished 9-6 overall and 5-3 in the Centennial Conference.
Benefits of a charitable gift annuity with Peddie School A charitable gift annuity provides you and/or a loved one with a steady stream of payments for life. You may designate the benefit for any program you wish at Peddie. You obtain an immediate charitable income tax deduction and receive partially tax-free payments which start right away, or if you prefer, after a period of years. A gift annuity funded with appreciated stock can possibly avoid capital gains. Moreover, a charitable gift annuity at Peddie is a smart way to join the Bell Society. For example: At age 73, Tom gives $100,000 cash to Peddie for a 5.5% charitable gift annuity. His annuity is $5,500 (payable quarterly) of which $4,136 is tax-free. His federal income tax deduction is approximately $42,948. After Tom dies, Peddie adds the balance of the annuity to its endowment, as directed by Tom. If Tom instead defers payments for five years, his annuity rate is 7.5%, or $7,500 with a charitable deduction of $54,676. (These tax figures are subject to change based on the date of your gift.)
............................................................................................................. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE GIFT PLANNING OFFICE: phone 800-322-1864 email bellsociety@peddie.org online peddie.plannedgiving.org
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Happy Birthday, Peddie! You only turn 150 once, so how do you celebrate? Throw a lawn party, invite all your friends, serve cake and ice cream, enjoy some music and singing, and then get ready for another great year!
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A campus map, prepared for prospective families in 2014, shows the campus and its geographic relationship to landmarks such as Six Flags Great Adventure, New York City and Princeton University.
New students, participants in the Freshman Musical, gather around the piano in 2013.