Fall 2018 Journal

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PDS Girls Varsity Soccer Prep B State Champions Fall 2018!

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The Class of 2018 NEW SHEPHERD COMMONS High-Impact Revitalization REx PROGRAM COMES OF AGE Along with a Host of Heirs Apparent PDS GARDEN Produces Unexpected Harvest HANNAH EPSTEIN ’08 First Female NFL Staff Cinematographer

IN THIS ISSUE 5 News and Events 14 Arts Notes 16 Sports Notes 21 Faculty Notes 34 Board of Trustees News 46 ANNUAL REPORT

2017–2018

80 Alumni News 85 Class Notes 121 In Memoriam 122 Snapshots

Fall 2018 Journal Editor-in-Chief: Melanie Shaw, Director of Communications Volume 56/Number 2 Designer: Christine Cantera, Art Director Contributing Designer: Maria Kauzmann Senior Writer: Melanie Shaw Contributing Writers: Kathryn Rosko, Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62, Evan Thomas Class Notes Editor: Ann Wiley ’70 Proofreader: Terri Epstein Photography: Michael Branscom, David Bremer, Christine Cantera, Nancy Erickson, Julie Felsher, Pam Flory, Ron Gerschel ’13, Monica McInnes, Matt Pilsner, Melanie Shaw, Laurie Van Sant Cover: Dr. Carrie Norin with the founding group of REx students


High-Impact Revitalization:

New Shepherd Commons reinterprets foundational student experience in the Upper School

by Melanie Shaw

A hallmark of Princeton Day School’s program innovation is the freshman curriculum, designed to create a shared experience that is academic, social, developmental and integrated. Now, thanks to the collaborative efforts and generosity of members throughout the School community, PDS offers a radically rebuilt physical space for freshmen that’s as innovative and impactful as the program. The project funding and plans had been a labor of love and careful intentionality for some time before demolition and construction started in June. All summer, crews and School staff labored strenuously, completing the work on time for a spectacular “reveal” as students returned this fall. “Perhaps the sunshine streaming from the skylight is responsible. Or maybe it is the expansive view of the garden from the new and enlarged windows across the rear of Shepherd Commons. Whatever the reason, students can’t get enough of this refreshed space that truly brings the outside in, enhancing our students’ lives in a profound and exciting way.” – Mia Manzulli, 11th Grade Dean and Upper School English teacher

From the low-ceilinged, dark wing that years ago housed the Lower School has risen an airy, inviting cloister distinct from the rest of the Upper School. Look up, and sweeping banks of lofty skylights (and smart new interior lighting) bring abundant natural light and an atmosphere of uplifting physical and psychological space. Look across, and soft greys and blues with teal accents, JOURNAL

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“Love the skylights and wall of windows looking out on the Lower and Middle School kids playing and in the garden.” – new 9th grader

“Furniture that’s functional and looks great – so many places to get together and work.”

– a small 9th Grade study group working in Shepherd Commons

along with the clean, modern lines of tables, chairs and open-ended seating modules, extend that zen sensibility. A floor-to-ceiling wall of windows places the viewer in a vast tableau of playgrounds, the lovely garden, Kristy’s Meadow and the fields and trees beyond. Here, 9th graders meet with their peer groups, consult with faculty, study and socialize. Their entire grade can now gather in the much-enlarged common space, which also serves as a stunning venue for evening events, seminars, faculty meetings and more.

Ringing the Commons are 10 tech-savvy English and history classrooms for all Upper School grades, re-designed for everyone’s online, acoustical and soundbuffering needs. Two can be converted to double in size for larger groups and purposes. An ingeniously re-landscaped outdoor space creates an optional outdoor classroom oasis. Glassy, renovated offices include the writing center and freshman dean’s holdfast, and a mosaic of sleek lockers are tucked discretely throughout the space.

“In the large freshman common space, the natural light provides an inviting space, and it’s not uncommon these days to see students from across the Upper School spending time there. The new classrooms also make it easy to work with our students, from the smartboards to the desks that break apart to facilitate group work. I also love our History Department office, which is a wonderful space for collaboration with colleagues and students alike.”

“I love my glass-walled office. The kids think they’re watching me but I’m actually watching them!”

– Michael Friedman, Upper School history teacher

– Michelle Simonds, 9th Grade Dean and Upper School Spanish teacher

As Board Chair Rebecca Bushnell ’70 explains (see full letter, p. 34), the School’s leadership and the Board are constantly focused on what it takes to provide an “exceptional, all-encompassing student experience across all grades at PDS.” The challenge is to continue to do so in changing times that seem all too stressed and FALL 2018


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“This place is insane! Why didn’t we have this when we were freshman?” —11th grader on first day of school, 2018

jam-packed for kids – an ever-evolving environment that demands careful rethinking and implementation. Creating the best facilities that provide the “time and space to explore, invent, create, fail and try again” is critical to successful program implementation, Bushnell notes. And over the past several years, exceptional resources including Miss Fine’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the STEAM Center, extensive new programming– and now the new Shepherd Commons – have greatly enhanced that ’time and space’ thanks to generous gifts focused on evolving education. “We have a lot of challenges to meet as we develop new programs and facilities,” Bushnell notes. “But I know it must be done, for the sake of today’s and tomorrow’s students. And I will enjoy doing so in partnership with Paul Stellato and with the support of our generous community.” “Paul Stellato and the Board of Trustees are always rethinking how best to deliver the exceptional experience our families expect at PDS. Critical to the success of that mission are a talented faculty and staff, carefully crafted programs and our facilities. Shepherd Commons and its surrounding classrooms have now been totally renovated and reinvigorated. Modern IT and audio-video teaching equipment, skylights, an expanded footprint, upgraded mechanical systems and lighting, and reconstruction of the walls to ensure noise separation for all means that these spaces truly deliver on that exceptional PDS experience.” – Marc Brahaney, Trustee and Chair of the Building and Grounds Committee

ANNE SHEPHERD

A Life of Devotion and Impact

A bronze bust of a woman reposes outside Shepherd Commons. Her face is suffused with a gentle and riveting sense of grace, kindness and care — a shepherd by calling and in name. Nearby on a brick wall, a small plaque affixed 20 years ago gleams with the lustre of age. Modest in scale, the message resonates and expands upon reflection, and even we who never knew Anne Shepherd begin to appreciate the enormity of her impact on this institution, and the world, through the countless lives she touched while here for almost half a century. Anne Barlow Shepherd

Miss Fine’s School 1949-1965 Princeton Day School 1965-1996

For nearly fifty years she inspired our students and teachers alike with her remarkable qualities of intellectual passion, selfless generosity, integrity, and fierce commitment. October 27, 1998

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Dr. Michael Thompson Spends Day with Community Discussing Pressured Children In collaboration with Princeton Common Ground, Princeton Day School hosted famed clinical psychologist, school consultant and international presenter Dr. Michael Thompson for much of his day-long visit to the Princeton area this spring. Thompson has spent decades researching and writing about child development, schools Dr. Michael Thompson and parenting. Author of nine New York Times bestselling books including Raising Cain, Homesick and Happy and The Pressured Child, Thompson centered his visit around The Pressured Child, which explores the emotional lives of children, friendships and social cruelty in childhood, and psychological aspects of school leadership. Princeton Day School was honored to be one of the roughly 50 schools Dr. Thompson visits over the course of a year across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia and South America to lead workshops for teachers, administrators, parents and students. During Dr. Thompson’s campus visit, he galvanized administrators and faculty in small interactive group workshops. Later, he held an off-campus daytime session for parents of children in grades K-6 on the topic of friendships. And in the evening, Dr. Thompson gave an interactive lecture open to all Princeton-area parents, “The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life,” speaking to a packed McAneny Theater. Dr. Thompson addressed America’s performance-driven obsession with children’s accomplishments and described the psychological journey that children experience during their school years– an intense journey that all children must take in order to grow and develop. Thompson riveted the audience with observations and analysis of real-life situations that can teach us how to “listen for the truth” of our children’s experience, and how to trust, love, and ultimately let go. A

series of audience questions fueled the session and underscored the emotional urgency with which many parents are confronting issues of stress in the lives of their children and in their own lives.

First Annual Empty Bowls Service Event Brings Hunger Home

Handcrafted bowls created by PDS students

The first annual Princeton Day School Empty Bowls event took place in the Campus Center on April 4. This service event dedicated all proceeds to local organizations addressing hunger in our region. Attendees purchased a handcrafted bowl created by our students and enjoyed a simple meal of soup and bread. Afterward, everyone took their bowls home as a reminder of hunger, which threatens hundreds of millions around the world. Even in the U.S., one of the wealthiest countries, one in six children may not know where they will get their next meal. Empty Bowls, an international initiative begun in 1990 to fight hunger, is personalized by organizations on a community level. At PDS, ceramics teacher Eric Rempe worked with students from 4th and 8th grades and the Upper School to create and donate 350 bowls. Local restaurants donated approximately 35 gallons of soup. Approximately 22,000 meals were provided by local and national food banks through funds raised from the 350 bowls sold. Below: Student Ambassadors 2018–2019

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Spotlight on Sustainability: PDS Students Host Climate Change Conference “By high school students, for high school students” is the motto of the two Upper School groups — the Energy and Climate Scholars and the EnAct (Environmental Action) Club — who organized the second annual Student Climate Change Conference on campus in May. Free and open to all high school students and faculty, the event featured student presentations on aspects of climate change (including policy, water, food, agriculture, technology), a nonprofit fair, a range of activities, and a keynote address by Maya K. van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper and noted environmental activist.

Adam Bromwich ’92 Skypes with STEAM class.

Adam Bromwich ’92 Skypes with STEAM Class

In May, Adam Bromwich from the Class of 1992 spoke to students in an Upper School STEAM class via Skype about his fascinating job as Senior Vice President of Symantec, the world’s leading cyber security company.

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Culminating Retreat for Inaugural Year of Bridges Program In early May, all 7th graders gathered for an on-campus retreat to work with the 12th Grade Bridges leaders, who planned activities that promoted cooperation, communication, problem-solving, and teambuilding in an active and fun way. This retreat, organized by Dr. Candy Shah, was a great way for our 7th Grade students to spend the afternoon engaging in the same social and emotional skills they learned about all year with their senior leaders through the Bridges Program.


LOWER SCHOOL MAYPOLE DANCE

MAY 2018 BLUE & WHITE DAY Miss Fine’s Fellows 2018 Tara Quigley, Director of the Miss Fine’s Center, has announced the 2018 recipients of Miss Fine’s Fellowships for the purpose of advancing interdisciplinary education at PDS. These faculty have received fellowships to complete the following curricular work.

Amanda Briski: to develop the curriculum for the new Contemporary World History and Global Citizenship semester courses. Lessons are student-centered with significant projectbased learning activities and require students to apply what they learn in class to real-world, contemporary situations. Anticipated resources include those focused on contemporary issues like the Choices Program from Brown University. In addition, the course includes a new goal (similar to last year’s goal for U.S. History) specific to developing and measuring successful curriculum.

Jessica Clingman: to design a new Science 5 curriculum with emphasis on creating a garden curriculum, helping students understand their brains and how they work, making the transition between 4th and 5th grade more effective, and creating a sustainability and global component to the curriculum. Todd Gudgel: to design specific aspects of the curriculum for two new semester courses: 1.) Homer’s Odyssey: Ancient Myths/Modern Lives, and 2. Rome: Portraits of A City, which will be new cross-disciplinary courses for those students who would like to expand their Latin and Greek studies. Alli Treese: to integrate a Project-Based Learning unit into the 6th Grade curriculum that uses the garden and grow towers to help

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Second grade students performed the annual Maypole Dance, a long-standing tradition stretching back to Miss Fine’s School, established in 1899.

design experiments (to learn experimental design) while also providing a look into evolution and adaptation.

Tom Pettengill, Liz Cutler, Charlie Alt, and Carrie Norrin: to develop a new a mini-unit for the Environmental Science class centering on the intersections between science and society. This topic will be explored through the lens of how climate change has affected citizens of New Orleans, Louisiana, how the government responds and what lies ahead for them –particularly the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This unit will explore interdisciplinary topics such as climate change science and policy, environmental and institutional racism, public health and medicine, and the roles that individual citizens can play.

Theodor Brasoveanu and Will Asch: to provide computer science students, in particular those enrolled in Introduction to Programming and AP CS Principles, with more in-depth expertise with hardware, electronics and sensors and give them a platform to apply many of the abstract concepts they learn while programming. Given that a large part of the curriculum focuses on creating games and simulations or solving mathematical problems using computational tools, students will benefit from taking the extra steps to apply their algorithms to real-world problems involving making decisions based on sensor data. Theodor Brasoveanu, and Ann Robideaux: to build a forum in which both artisticallyand scientifically-inclined students can share their talents. The goal is to produce works that reflect the rich opportunities provided by science and dance, respectively, to have students inspire each other to enrich their

knowledge and practice by incorporating elements they have previously ignored or overlooked. For example, using one’s body and motion to convey difficult concepts in science, while also using computer programming (‘coding’), electronic sensors and abstract mathematical representations to enhance the artistic experience of a dance performance. Brian Mayer and Theodor Brasoveanu: to create a collaboration between robotics and computer science classes. Working with the computer science class will give the robotics students more experience and expertise with programming. They will be able to have their robot perform more creative and difficult tasks, in essence, making more functional robots, which may inspire them to continue exploring computer science courses. Corinne Bilodeau and David Burkett: to develop the curriculum for a new co-enrolled interdisciplinary geometry and architecture experience. The curriculum must contain the concepts from a traditional Honors geometry course at PDS (the Jurgeson, Brown, Jurgeson geometry text) to maintain consistent rigor for the Honors geometry experience. The curriculum must also smoothly mesh the ideas through the lenses of architectural standards and design thinking with the language and structure of geometry. Experiences must blend together so they lead to a deeper understanding in both disciplines at the same time. Developing a growth mindset will be of utmost importance throughout the year and feedback will be given on a regular basis with the overt intention of achieving this mindset development.

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Kelsey Burns ’10 presents dance workshops.

Lower School students view Grace Lin’s illustrated books in the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery.

Imagine the Possibilities Hosted Three Artists on PDS Campus Princeton Day School welcomed three artists to campus in April for our Imagine the Possibilities artist residency program: Grace Lin, Melissa Sweet, and Kelsey Burns ’10. Newbery Award-winning author and illustrator Grace Lin worked with students on April 16 and 17 and discussed her art and writing, which were featured in April’s Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery exhibit. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Lin was a National Book Award finalist for her most recent book, When the Sea Turned to Silver, and received acclaim for her other works, including Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky. Melissa Sweet, illustrator, author, and Caldecott Award Honor Medalist, joined us immediately following Lin’s visit to discuss her works with students on April 18 and 19. Her books include Carmine: A Little More Red, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Tupelo Rides the Rails; Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade, and, most recently, Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White, a New York Times bestseller and recipient of a NCTE Orbis Pictus award. On April 26 and 27, the School honored alumna Kelsey Burns ’10, a dancer, choreographer and teacher. Burns has completed fellowships with the Newington-Cropsey 2018 –19 First Day of School

Melissa Sweet works with Middle School students.

Foundation, the Gibney Dance Center, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Observership Program. A former top-ten internationally-ranked salsa dancer, Burns also has taught at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and Princeton University. Imagine the Possibilities is an annual Princeton Day School program made possible through the John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund, which brings authors, illustrators, and poets to campus to work directly with students across disciplines and grades. The program began in 1996 with the goal of having an artist spend the day on campus and visit classes across the grades. Now, two decades later, the program has doubled in size and scope, with multiple artists spending two days each on campus in division assembly presentations, classroom workshops, and autographing sessions.


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CLASS OF 2018

Saahil Adusumilli Hope Ammidon Sofia Bae Grace Barbara Ella Baseman Thomas Batterman Katherine Bennett, cum laude Naveen Bhatia Rahul Bhatia, cum laude Kaylah Bland Ryan Bremer Elizabeth Brennan Amalia Cappuccino, cum laude Jerry Chen, cum laude Sara Chopra, cum laude Parker Christian Madison Coyne Nicholai Darenkov Donovan Davis Alexander Decker George Didita Maxwell Difazio, cum laude Ryan Donnelly, cum laude Emma Dries Sanjana Dugar, cum laude Samantha Dwyer LinnĂŠa Eberly Hadeel Eltayeb Sophie Feldman, cum laude Luke Franzoni Connor French Russell Friedman Brian Frister Diego Garcia Jaclyn Gary

2018 Danielle Gershen Boris Gorelenkov Riley Gudgel Kyra Hall James Henderson Justin Herrup Ava Herzer, cum laude Hallie Hoffman, cum laude Owen Hynes Iheanyichi Inyama, cum laude Arya Jha Brooks Johnson David Jones, cum laude Bridget Kane Elisa Kardhashi Vivek Kasubaga Christopher Kiel, cum laude Jack Konopka Tarika Kumar, cum laude Rebecca Kuzmicz Anisa Lateef Emma Latham Catherine Laylin Michelle Leung, cum laude Jared Leveson Raymond Li Gretchen Lindenfeldar Ryan Lisk Clara Love William Lu Charles McClatchy Nicholas McLean Max Miller, cum laude Madison Mundenar Rohan Narayanan

Zachary Newman Olivia Nini, cum laude Marcos Ortiz, cum laude Summer Patterson Helen Peterson Nicolas Petruolo David Phillips Sarah Prilutsky Ioana Radu Hannah Rafferty Sabrina Rigby Ryan Robinson Brian Rowntree Gabrielle Ruvinsky Michaela Ruvinsky Tara Sabbineni Mary Schafer Elena Schomburg Vivek Sharma Olivia Sheridan Eric Sherman Damali Simon-Ponte Manas Sood Claire Szuter, cum laude Maria Tkacz Emily Trend Elon Tuckman Chijioke Uche Alexander Waclawski Devon Wenzel Dilan West Palmer White Colton Wolk, cum laude Ann Xu Alexander Zaininger Renita Zaparde, cum laude

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COLLEGE MATRICULATION CLASS OF 2018

American University (2) Barnard College Bentley University Boston College (3) Boston University (4) Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University (2) Carleton College Columbia University (3) Connecticut College Cornell University (2) Dartmouth College (2) Dickinson College Drexel University (3) Duke University (3) Elon University (2) Franklin & Marshall College Georgetown University (3) Gettysburg College (2) Harvard University (2) Indiana University at Bloomington (3) Johns Hopkins University Lesley University Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Muhlenberg College (2) New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University (4) Northeastern University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences Pennsylvania State University Princeton University (3) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Rider University Rutgers University-New Brunswick (3) Sarah Lawrence College Skidmore College Stanford University St. Bonaventure University Swarthmore College Syracuse University (2) The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The George Washington University (2) The Ohio State University Trinity College Tufts University (2) Tulane University Union College University of Chicago (3) University of Colorado at Boulder (2) University of Delaware University of Maryland, College Park University of Michigan (2) University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh (2) University of Rochester University of Southern California (2) University of Toronto Wellesley College Xavier University Yale University (2)

PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL

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LIFERS

Front Row (left to right): Mary Schafer, Jaclyn Gary, Palmer Rose White, Olivia Rae Sheridan, Madison Mundenar, Kyra Flannery Hall, Kaylah Bland, Ave Loren Herzer, Gabrielle Ruvinsky, Linnéa Cecilia Eberly, Sabrina Rigby Back Row: (left to right): Renita Zaparde, Michaela Ruvinsky, Justin Herrup, Marcos Ortiz, Jared K. Leveson, Catherine Laylin, Alexander Luke Zaininger, Max Schreiber Miller, Riley Gudgel, Elena Schomburg, Elizabeth Brennan

Highlights of the Class of 2018 ENDOWED AWARDS

Alumni Service Award: Linnéa Eberly

Each year the Alumni Association bestows an award on a senior who exemplifies the spirit and values of Princeton Day School through service to others. Linnéa Eberly distinguished herself across all three divisions of PDS. Within our Upper School, she filmed and edited many videos for school-related programs, served as an elected member of the Service Learning Committee, and devoted almost 100 hours of her summer to helping on the Ropes Course. She also served our Middle School as a Study Buddy, and contributed to our Lower School as a TAP student. Beyond PDS’ campus, she has contributed her time to Corner House, Hunter Farms, a horse sanctuary, and her church. John Douglas Sacks-Wilner ’80 Award: Elizabeth Brennan

John Douglas Sacks-Wilner, Class of 1980, was a young man of great strength, character and grace of spirit. This memorial award commemorates John’s special kind of determination and dedication, and it goes to a member of the graduating class who has overcome adversity and shown resoluteness, courage and resilience in surmounting obstacles to achieve his or her goals. Since Middle School, Elizabeth Brennan has faced adversity with courage and determination. With a bright smile and relentless optimism, she never let obstacles slow her down. Her strength and resilience allowed her to not only achieve great success in the classroom and on the field, but also to encourage and support those around her. Frederick D. Woodbridge ’78 Memorial Award: Rahul Bhatia

Fred Woodbridge, Class of 1978, demonstrated extraordinary leadership as a senior class president and impressive qualities of citizenship throughout his career at PDS. This memorial award goes to a graduating senior who has exhibited outstanding leadership qualities in


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developing class unity and spirit. Rahul Bhatia has enthusiasm, good cheer, and a sense of purpose that emanate in everything he does. A mobilizer and motivator in our community, he inspires others to be their best selves, and adults and peers alike are drawn to him as he leads by example. It is no surprise that he was elected Class President four times. To watch him in action in this role has been a true treat: in every speech, call to action, or pep talk, he has exuded a rare combination of authority and approachability. The Anne Shepherd Humanities Award: Julia Parks

This award is given to a member of the junior class who has produced distinguished work in one or more of the following disciplines: English, history, music, art, or drama. Anne Shepherd taught English for 44 years at Miss Fine’s School and then at Princeton Day School before retiring in 1995. Shepherd Commons is named in her honor. Julia Parks is a talented writer with an enlivening presence, an enviable style and an impressive capacity for analysis. In her English, history and French classes, she demonstrated the power of clear and discerning thinking and writing. As a writer, she showcased a willingness to risk, and to push and ponder all while having fun and smiling. Her love for performing was infectious: she brought a celebratory spirit to her work in the rehearsal room and on the McAneny stage through music, theater and dance. Mark L. Zaininger ’81 Memorial Award: Zoe Jackson and Amon DeVane

Established in 2010 through the generosity of the Zaininger family and friends, the Mark L. Zaininger ’81 Memorial Award honors a student whose professional and personal life was dramatically and positively influenced during the summer of his junior year at Princeton Day School, through his participation in a creative, challenging and rigorous summer program. The award is given annually to a member of the Princeton Day School junior class whose proposed summer experience in pursuit of an interest or passion has the greatest likelihood of inspiring and revealing to the recipient new horizons and directions for his/her life path. The applications this year for the Zaininger Award were so exceptional that we presented the Award to two outstanding members of the Junior Class. Zoe Jackson’s summer experience: an intensive threeweek architecture immersion program in Italy offered by the Center for Sustainable Urbanism. The program, taught by Harvard-educated professors, has a focus on sustainability and the interdisciplinary relationship between environmental issues and urban planning. Amon DeVane’s summer experience: a rigorous 20-day mountaineering leadership and guide training course in Alaska offered by the International Wilderness Leadership School (IWLS). The program has an especially well-defined and rigorous curriculum that involves receiving a letter grade at the end of the programand documentation through photography, journaling and drawing.

Jim Walker Memorial Math Award: Naveen Bhatia

Jim Walker —a long-serving math teacher and department chair at PDS— affected many lives both inside and outside the classroom. This award recipient embodies the love of math and passion for learning that Jim Walker exemplified. Whether he was explaining the logarithmic scale used to measure sound in Honors Algebra 2 or helping his fellow students understand the intricacies of geometry, Naveen Bhatia exuded enthusiasm for the subject, and it was contagious to everyone he encountered. A two-year SiMS (Success in Math and Science) mentor, he was the program’s strongest promoter and a highly-requested mentor. In his free time, Naveen worked as a volunteer tutor to countless underclassmen, helping to inspire them while facilitating their success.

ACADEMIC AWARDS English Award: Emily Trend Writing Award: Nate Jones History Award: Sanjana Dugar Math Award: Renita Zaparde Computer Science Award: Charlie McClatchy and Cole Wolk Biology Award: Claire Szuter Chemistry Award: Amalia Cappuccino Physics Award: Jerry Chen Award for Overall Science Excellence: Christopher Kiel Elizabeth Fine Latin Award: Sara Chopra French Award: Nate Jones Chinese Award: Cole Wolk Spanish Award: Rahul Bhatia Dual Language Award: Renita Zaparde

ARTS AWARDS Architecture Award: Diego Garcia Media Award: Ryan Bremer Multi-Media Award: Ella Baseman Painting and Drawing Award: Rebecca Kuzmicz Gary Lott Art Purchase Award: Mary Schafer The Mark Winstanley ’90 Art Purchase Award: Michelle Leung Photography Award: Emma Dries Andy Franz Woodworking Award: Luke Zaininger Frank Jacobson Music Scholars: Naveen Bhatia, Hallie Hoffman, Clara Love Choral Music Award: Liv Sheridan Instrumental Music Award: Tommy Batterman and Max Miller Theater Award for Performance: Emily Trend Theater Award for Technical Achievement: Naveen Bhatia Dance Award: Jaclyn Gary FALL 2018


The Cum Laude Society Each year, the PDS Chapter of the Cum Laude Society inducts a number of students whose academic performance and citizenship fulfill this national honor society’s guiding principles of excellence, justice and honor. These are students who, each in his or her own way, enrich the life

of the school with their creativity, boldness of thought, and generosity toward others, as well as exemplify good character, honor and integrity, in addition to academic achievement. In honoring them, we honor the best in each member of the Class of 2018 and in all of us.

The 2018 Princeton Day School Cum Laude Society

Katherine Bennett Rahul Bhatia Amalia Cappuccino Jerry Chen Sara Chopra Maxwell Difazio

Ryan Donnelly Sanjana Dugar Sophie Feldman Ava Herzer Hallie Hoffman Iheanyichi Inyama

David Nathaniel Jones Christopher Kiel Tarika Kumar Michelle Leung Max Miller Olivia Nini

Marcos Ortiz Claire Szuter Colton Wolk Renita Zaparde

Our senior award winners

ATHLETIC AWARDS The Princeton Day School Scholar-Athlete Award: Christopher Kiel and Elizabeth Brennan This award recognizes students who have balanced a rigorous courseload by maintaining a high standard of academic excellence, while fully committing to their athletic endeavors. Both Scholar-Athlete Award winners were also our nominees to the NJISAA Statewide Scholar Athlete selection. Gold P Athletic Awards: Madison Mundenar and Luke Franzoni The Gold P Award is presented to senior student-athletes who have contributed to the overall success of Princeton Day School’s interscholastic athletic program. The award celebrates athletic excellence, sportsmanship, leadership and participation on varsity teams. Frankie K. ’76 Sportsmanship Award: Kate Bennett and Ryan Bremer Given yearly, this award was named for Frank Kontstantynowicz, Class of 1976, who was a revered Princeton Day School student-athlete. He also attended Harvard, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. This memorial award is in honor of his natural athletic ability, genuine friendliness, sense of fairness and natural and unassuming leadership. JOURNAL


rising stars On the stage, on the field, or in the classroom, Princeton Day School students really shine!

Congratulations to...

Top left to right: Rakesh Potluri, Angela Talusan, Elsie Wang. Bottom left to right: Rebecca Tang, Jacob Tharayil, Nina Kanamaluru

Nina Kanamaluru ’19, Rakesh Potluri ’19, Angela Talusan ’19, Rebecca Tang ’19, Jacob Tharayil ’19

and Elsie Wang ’19, for being named semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program: Seniors. These students are among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists named nationwide this year, moving each of them a step further in their quest to qualify for one of roughly 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth a total of about $31 million that will be offered in the spring. Naveen Bhatia ’18, Eric Chen ’19, Hallie Hoffman ’18, Clara Love ’18 and Kaito Mimura ’19, the 2017-2018

Princeton Day School Jacobson Music Scholars, who all performed public recitals in McAneny Theater in the spring.

Emily Trend ’18, for being one of seven finalists to

perform at the 35th annual National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York.

Daniel Tang ’19, who was selected from a talented pool of applicants to participate in the Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology at the Rutgers University School of Engineering this past summer. In this highly selective and prestigious program, Daniel spent four weeks immersed in engineering and technology with other students with similar interests. Megha Thomas ’20, for being a Summer 2018 Youth

Intern for the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area-Global Classrooms DC program. Megha also co-founded a club called Light-A-Mind, which is dedicated to increasing children’s access to education, and is an active member of the PDS Model UN club.

Jacqueline Chen ’22 and Jack Wang ’22, who placed

Summa cum Laude in the National Latin Exam.

Albert Ming ’22, Sanjana Paramesh ’22, Jacob Roitburg ’22, Quinn Thierfelder ’22 and Grant Wells ’22,

who won gold medals in the National French Contest.

William Sun ’22 and Samuel Tang ’22, who won First

Place and Honor Roll of Distinction in the American Mathematics Competition 8.

PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL CHESS TEAM HIGHLIGHTS The Princeton Day School Chess team competed at the National Junior High Championship (K-8) in Atlanta, Georgia in April with more than 1,100 other players, and took the top prize. Winston Ni ’23 was named National Champion, winning all games in the K-8 championship section. The team of Winston Ni, Eric Wu ’24, Albert Ming ’22, Kai Shah ’22 and Dodge Martinson ’22 has won many state championships and has come close in many national championships, often missing first place by a half a point, which makes this an extra-special win, according to chess teacher Bonnie Waitzkin. The PDS chess team also competed at the 2018 National Elementary (K-6) Championship in Nashville, Tennessee in May. The K-1 Under 500-rated team of Ethan Fede ’29, Sloane Schwendinger ’29, Arav Munjal ’30, Akshay Pillai ’29 and Aditya Pillai ’29 placed fourth, and Ethan Fede tied for third place with 6 out of 7 wins. FALL 2018


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Girls Like That Wins Two New Jersey Theater Awards The Upper School fall production of Evan Placey’s Girls Like That won two New Jersey Theatre Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Technology and New Media and Outstanding Achievement in Education and Outreach. Girls Like That boasted an impressive 10 nominations, including Outstanding High School Production and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Ella Baseman ’18. Director Stan Cahill noted, “This marks the seventh consecutive year that a fall production has been named as one of the top productions in New Jersey.”

Bat Boy! Wins Two Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards Congratulations to the cast and crew of the winter musical, Bat Boy! for capturing two 2018 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards: Outstanding Chorus and Outstanding Student Achievement in Lighting for Rakesh Potluri ’19. Congratulations also to Hope Ammidon ’18 and Aaron Baseman ’20, who received nominations for Student Achievement Awards. The Rising Star Awards visits over one hundred New Jersey schools and honors outstanding achievement in musical production.

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The 8th Grade Musical: The Little Mermaid The talents of the entire 8th grade were on display in the wonderfully colorful and engaging production of The Little Mermaid in May. As the final performance directed by longtime theater teacher (and costume designer extraordinaire) Deb Sugarman, this production pulled out all the stops and featured winning performances by our students.

The 4th Grade Operetta: The Mupperetta A March snowstorm could not stop the show from going on! Performed later in the month to the delight of the packed McAneny Theater, The Mupperetta, based on an original script by Daniel Cohen and directed by Deb Sugarman, featured our 4th graders starring as various incarnations of the famous Muppets characters, including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and more.


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Spring Concert Highlights In April, the Upper School musicians and singers had the opportunity to share their talents with the community at their annual Spring Concert. The vibrant music program at PDS was wellrepresented with the following student groups: Upper School Chorus, Madrigals, Upper School Band, and Upper School Orchestra. Solo singers included the talented Hallie Hoffman ’18, Nate Jones ’18, Mikki Ruvinsky ’18 and Holly Teti ’21. Eric Chen ’19 and Kaito Mimura ’19 had the opportunity to impress with violin solos. In May, our Middle School musicians shared their talents with the community in three concerts. The Middle School Strings Players’ performance included the talents of Allegro Strings, Middle School Chamber Players, and Sinfonia. Selections ranged from the Puerto Rican folk song “Que Bonita Bandera” to Vivaldi and Beethoven. The Middle School Band Concert filled the seats in McAneny Theater, and included the Jazz Band, Middle School Wind Quintet, Discovery Band, Expedition Band, and Odyssey Band offering an eclectic program, including pieces like “Seven Nation Army,” by the White Stripes, and The James Bond Theme. The Middle School Choral Concert featured the Concert Choir, Chorale, and combined Middle School Choirs and performed a wide range of music, including “This Is Me” from the recent film, “The Greatest Showman.” The Upper School and Middle School Spring 2018 choral and instrumental concerts

EVOLUTION OF A CONCEPT PDS Architecture Graduates September 4 – October 5 DISTRACTION Nick Beatty/Eva Mantell ’81 October 22 – November 16 ONE YEAR IN STEAM Innovation December 3 – January 11 Photo collage: David Burkett

LOWER SCHOOL ART Jan 28 – Feb 22 UPPER SCHOOL ART March 25 – April 18 ALUMNI SHOW Alumni Celebrating Reunions in 2019 April 29 – May 18 All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

SENIOR PROJECTS May 27 – June 7 FALL 2018


sports notes Princeton Day School congratulates recruited athletes from the class of 2018. From left to right in the top row: Elon Tuckman, Brooks Johnson, Luke Franzoni, Nic Petruolo, Donovan Davis, Chris Kiel. Bottom row from left to right: Sarah Prilutsky, Grace Barbara, Madison Coyne, Bridget Kane, Kate Bennett. (Not pictured: Kyra Hall, Damali Simon-Ponte, and CJ Uche).

Class of 2018 Athletes Pursuing a Sport in College Princeton Day School is pleased to announce the 2018 roster of seniors who are playing collegiate sports. DIVISION 1 Grace Barbara: Princeton University (Soccer); Kate Bennett: Dartmouth College (Lacrosse); Madison Coyne: George Washington University (Soccer); Donovan Davis: Elon University (Soccer); Luke Franzoni: Xavier University (Baseball); Madison Mundenar: St. Bonaventure University (Lacrosse); Nic Petruolo: Union College (Ice Hockey – deferred to 2019); Damali Simon-Ponte: University of Deleware (Soccer); CJ Uche: Bucknell University (Soccer) DIVISION 3 Kyra Hall: Swarthmore College (Lacrosse); Brooks Johnson: Gettysburg College (Lacrosse); Bridget Kane: Franklin & Marshall College (Lacrosse); Chris Kiel: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Fencing); Sarah Prilutsky: New York University (Fencing); Elon Tuckman: Gettysburg College (Lacrosse)

Harry Rulon-Miller ’51

INVITATIONAL at PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL

First Weekend in January 2019 The annual Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament will take place Friday, January 4 – Sunday, January 6, 2019 at the Lisa McGraw ’44 Skating Rink. Competing this year are Albany Academy, Lawrenceville School, and Vermont Academy (boys), and Chatham/Madison, Summit High School and Oak Knoll School (girls). Mark your calendars for this exciting weekend of hockey. www.pds.org/HRM Go Panthers!

Nic Petruolo ’18 and Tyler Coffey ’18 Take Next Steps in U.S. Hockey League In exciting ice hockey news, Nic Petruolo ’18 and Tyler Coffey ’18 were selected in the United States Hockey League (USHL) junior league draft in May. Nic Petruolo, (pictured with parents at PDS, left) who verbally committed to play Division I Ice Hockey for Union College last fall, was selected 46th overall by the Fargo Force. Head Coach Scott Bertoli remarked, "At PDS, Nic played in every situation from day one as a freshman. He played power play, penalty and critical minutes all the way through his four-year career. Nic’s size, strength and skill level will allow him to be a very effective two-way defenseman at the college level.” Tyler Coffey, a Colorado College commit who attended PDS his freshman through junior years, was selected 52nd overall in the USHL draft by the Tri-City Storm. “This is a tremendous honor and the next step for both Nic and Tyler in their pursuit to play high-level Division I hockey,” said Coach Bertoli. “The USHL is the top junior league in North America and the ideal proving ground for aspiring players to prepare themselves for college hockey. Both Tyler and Nic were instrumental in furthering our program’s reputation and their college commitments are a testament to the quality of student-athletes currently playing for our School.” Congratulations, Nic and Tyler! JOURNAL


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SPRING SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Boys Varsity Tennis

2018 NJISAA Prep B Champions Record 5W — 8L Coaches Awards – Riley Gudgel ’18 and Vivek Sharma ’18 Varsity Award – Lex Decker ’18

Congratulations to the Princeton Day School Varsity Boys Tennis team, NJISAA Prep B Champions! Head Coach Will Asch reported that the team entered day two of the tournament at WardlawHartridge with a close 9-7 match lead over Rutgers Prep. After some difficulties on the doubles courts, and a no-show that played to Rutgers’ favor, PDS and Rutgers Prep were tied 9 to 9 in matches. Singles players Aaron Phogat ’21 and Lex Decker ’18 were both battling mid-match, and the team needed a win to clinch the championship. After some intense back and forth on the courts, Aaron and Lex both forced a third set in their matches. “About this time,” remarked Coach Asch, “I reached for my antacids and a Gatorade.” Fortunately for the Coach and the team, Aaron Phogat started a run that got him to 5-2 in the third set. He finished out the win 6-3, dealing PDS the Championship —the fifth title in six years! In the words of Coach Asch, “It was a very long day for PDS, but satisfying in the end. The tournament has become our most important, most anticipated event of the year.”

Boys Varsity Lacrosse

2018 Mercer County Champions Record 10W — 5L Coaches Awards/Offensive MVP – Jack Konopko ’18 Coaches Awards/Defensive MVP – Brooks Johnson ’18 Bob Krueger Varsity Award – Elon Tuckman ’18

The 2018 Boys Lacrosse team earned a record of 10 wins and five losses, and successfully defended a third consecutive Mercer County Championship – the first ever “three-peat” by any school in MCT history. The team earned statement victories over Springside-Chestnut Hill Academy, Pingry, and The Hill School. The most memorable game undoubtedly was a 13-11 victory over Lawrenceville, the first defeat of their varsity lacrosse program since the early 1980s.

The accomplishments of the season were especially sweet given the move up to NJISAA Prep A status. Coaches Rich D’Andrea and Rob Tuckman certainly retired from the program on a high note. We thank them for their excellent leadership and wish them best of luck in their endeavors!

Girls Varsity Lacrosse Record 8W — 9L Coaches Awards – Kate Bennett ’18, Kyra Hall ’18 and Bridget Kane ’18 Kim Bedesem Varsity Award – Madison Mundenar ’18

The 2018 Varsity Girls Lacrosse team played a competitive schedule, which included impressive wins over Hun, Blair, and a then-undefeated Peddie team. Kyra Hall ’18 scored her 100th career goal at this game, which handed Peddie their first loss of the season. Senior Bridget Kane scored her milestone 100th goal in the first round of the Prep Tournament. Standout Madison Mundenar graduated with a career scoring record of 235 goals and career total points (that’s goals and assists) of 325! The team hosted a thrilling Prep B Championship game for the fourth consecutive year. With the score tied, opponent Morristown Beard scored with 0.6 seconds left on the scoreboard, ending the game at a 9-10 deficit for the home team. A fourth championship in a row was just that close, but the girls fought until literally the very last second. The coaches and players were grateful to all the fans who came out to line the sidelines in support of the team. Despite the loss of some key senior players, Head Coach Jill Thomas is looking ahead to a promising 2019!

Coach D’Andrea credited his senior players with these tremendous accomplishments: “During their four years in the lacrosse program, this senior class earned an impressive 51-15 record, three consecutive MCT championships, and two Prep titles. More importantly, they have been selfless contributors and respected leaders. Their legacy will undoubtedly impact the program for years to come.” FALL 2018


Varsity Golf Record 6W — 2L Coaches Awards – Danielle Gershen ’18 and Nick McLean ’18 Varsity Award – Cade McLaughlin ’20 The Varsity Golf team started the spring season with just two returning Varsity golfers. It concluded the season with its most dominating dual match record in many years. For the first time in over ten years, PDS took down Lawrenceville, Peddie and Montgomery High. The team also tallied wins over Princeton High, West Windsor North, Lawrence and George School. Cade McLaughlin ’20 and Nick McLean ’18 were the anchors for scoring, while consistent play from Alex DiNovi ’20 and Ty Eastman ’19 kept PDS competitive in tight matches. In the MCT, Ty finished in 7th place out of 100 participating golfers. Coach Mochnal was very pleased with his team’s consistent effort and outcomes.

Varsity Baseball Record 8W — 11L Coaches Awards – Ryan Bremer ’18 and Matt Nyce ’19 Varsity Award – Luke Franzoni ’18 PDS Varsity Baseball kicked off their season with three straight victories over Prep opponents Lawrenceville, George School and Pingry. Subsequent wins over Peddie, Gill St. Bernards, Doane and Newark Academy cemented the team’s dominance in the Preps. “Unfortunately, the rains came in earnest to put a damper on the end of the season,” remarked Coach Dudeck. “That’s when we all learned baseball could be considered a water sport.” The players showed incredible talent and enthusiasm despite the weather obstacles and earned respect for Panther baseball in both Prep B and Mercer County Tournament play. The future certainly looks bright for Spring 2019.

Varsity Softball Record 1W — 9L Coaches Awards – Gia Massari ’20 and Hailey Young ’19 Varsity Award – Brooke Smukler ’19 Weather-wise, it was a difficult spring to play softball. Panther Junior players were called upon to lead this season, and they did so in a big way. They helped the team work hard throughout the season to improve, but never forgot to have a little fun along the way. Junior Hailey Young stole more bases than any player in seven years! The coaching staff was very proud of this team for their dedication to Panther softball.

Varsity Skating Coaches Award – Rebecca Tang ’19 Varsity Award – Claire Szuter ’18 The team of 12 skaters made great improvements over the short season, getting in more consistent practices and pushing themselves in the Spring Showcase held in April at the Lisa McGraw ’44 Skating Rink. Coach Hodock is grateful to all of the skaters for their commitment and courage. The team will certainly miss the leadership and drive of senior Claire Szuter, but looks forward to the next season and the new experiences it will bring. The young returning team is ready to work hard to improve and grow! See you at the 2019 Spring Showcase!

US Athletic Director Takes a Vernacular Turn at Upper School Sports Awards In a format new last year, Director of Upper School Athletics Tim Williams played the role of emcee at the Upper School Sports Awards. Here are some highlights from Coach Will Asch’s specially prepared remarks for Williams, about the Boys Tennis Team: “You know the coaches wrote my speeches this year. And, I just got this one from Coach Asch. He says that he has written it in my native southern tongue just for me so I’ll try to do it justice. It’s been a dog’s age since I spoke in a southern tone but I’ll try, and I hope y’all don’t need a translator... y’hear? Lord have mercy on my soul, the tennis team had as great a season as Merle Haggard’s last love song... our Panthers brought back the Prep Championship and doggon’ it, they were as happy as pigs in mud ’cuz it was their 5th Prep B tournament crown in the last 6 years. Well, I declare! It wasn’t an easy tussle ’cause our four finals teams had to battle like hound dogs with wild cats, but Aaron Phogat came back from being a set down to clinch the outright win for us. Coach Asch looked like he had been rode hard and put up wet, after all that, but he couldn’t be more proud of these young ’uns. They dun us all proud! Now, for our First Coaches Award... this player’s been as loyal as a blue tick hound dog for four years — as steady as the Mississippi River and as clever as an Okeefenokee fox in both his singles and doubles play: Riley Gudgel. For our second coaches award: this young man has played doubles and singles for four years and racked up over 40 wins... Whoo-wee ain’t that sumptin? Congratulations to Vivek Sharma. Our Varsity award winner’s got more’n 50 wins in his high school career. That’s more’n a sackful of taters, and I’m tellin’ you true that this ankle biter’s gonna go down in HIS-TOR-EE as one of PDS’s most accomplished players... Well, we wish him all the best and congratulate Lex Decker on a fine season.


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Emphasis Among New Coaches at Princeton Day School Is on Division 1 College Play and Leadership Experience

Doug Davis

Joe Moore

Liz Sharlow

Coaches at Princeton Day School play a crucial role developing individual athletes who are positive leaders and creating successful teams. The School has no shortage of talent among its coaching groups, and its athletic program promises to benefit even more this year from some remarkably strong additions heavy on expertise in Division 1 college play. Five new coaches were Division 1 standouts, including two right here at Princeton University. The strong scholar-athlete credentials of the coaching staff reflect the values that fuel teams of all kinds at Princeton Day School. These five new coaches offer invaluable perspective and experience as players recruited by top college programs and as leaders in the classroom, on the playing field and as coaches. They join an exceptional group of coaching colleagues actively mentoring student leaders while building teams poised to compete at the highest level. Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Doug Davis has strong ties to Princeton, having graduated in 2012 from Princeton University, where he played on the Men’s Basketball team and holds the record as the second leading scorer in the program’s history. Davis also teaches Upper School American History and AP Human Geography. Davis comes to Princeton Day School from the Berkshire School in Massachusetts, where he taught history and English and coached the varsity boys’ basketball team, served as an advisor, and was the lead boys’ dorm parent. A member of the 2018 Klingenstein School Leadership Summer Institute Cohort, Davis is a change agent and leader who’s focused on developing team cohesion. Davis explains, “We have a bunch of great guys who are coachable and really enjoy playing the game. The talent is there, and the goal is to come together as a team. If we’re going to be successful we’ve got to play together. I’m really looking forward to seeing them step up as team leaders.” Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach Joe Moore has impressive lacrosse experience and local ties, graduating from West Windsor Plainsboro North High School in 2007, then starting for three years for Syracuse University, NCAA Division 1 lacrosse powerhouse and winner of 15 national championship titles. Moore graduated from Syracuse in 2012 and, after playing Major League Lacrosse with the Rochester Rattlers, returned to his native NJ as Facility Manager and Director of Lacrosse at Centercourt Club in Lawrenceville. Moore will build on the success of the Princeton Day School lacrosse program that garnered three Mercer County titles and three Prep B titles under prior coach Rich D’Andrea’s tenure. “I am so excited to take the lead with the Panthers Lacrosse program. Alongside our strong group of senior leaders, I look forward to leading this group to a great 2019 season and continuing a winning tradition for years to come. Most importantly, my goal in this role is to support Panther Lacrosse players in becoming strong studentathletes and help prepare them for the next chapter of their lives following PDS.” says Moore.

Tommy Davis

Matt Trowbridge

Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Liz Sharlow was a four-year performer and senior captain for Lehigh University’s Women’s Basketball team, a well-established Division 1 Patriot Conference contender. She was co-captain of the Student-Athlete Council and received the Basketball Coaches’ Award for two consecutive years. After completing her undergraduate degree in Psychology, Sharlow remained at Lehigh, recently obtaining her Master’s degree in School Counseling and working as a basketball camp counselor and a graduate assistant for the Varsity Strength and Conditioning team. In addition to coaching, Sharlow also serves as a Princeton Day School Middle School Counselor, a role that she says allows her “to mentor hardworking and talented students in and out of the classroom.” JV Boys Lacrosse and Middle School Ice Hockey Coach Tommy Davis is also an Upper School Speech and Debate teacher and Athletics Liaison in the Admission and College Counseling offices. Davis played ice hockey and earned his B.A. in History at Princeton University, where he was named ECAC All-Academic Team and Assistant Captain of the Ice Hockey team. In addition to playing professional ice hockey, Davis has served as an ice hockey coach for the Princeton Ice Hockey summer camps and National Collegiate Developmental Camps. Davis pursued graduate studies at Providence College and is about to complete his M.B.A. “We’re thrilled to be adding someone with Tommy’s extensive and accomplished playing background to our Ice Hockey program. He will undoubtedly become an outstanding mentor and a tremendous resource for those aspiring hockey players looking to play at the collegiate level,” says PDS Middle School Athletic Director Scott Bertoli. Middle School Boys Soccer and Middle School Squash Coach Matt Trowbridge ’98 comes home to Princeton Day School to coach and teach Middle School English and history. Trowbridge went on from the School after Grade 8 to Groton, where he was tri-varsity in soccer, squash and lacrosse, and soccer team captain. Trowbridge was recruited to play squash at Division 1 powerhouse Yale, whose squash program holds the third-highest number of national titles. After graduating from Yale, Trowbridge earned his M.A at Teachers College, Columbia University, and continued to focus on scholarship and athletics. He coached squash and taught at Lawrenceville before heading to Princeton Academy, where he taught and coached soccer for 10 years, squash for eight, lacrosse for four, and tennis for two. The PASH squash team he formed ascended to a Division 1 top-ten finish at last year’s Middle School Nationals. Says Trowbridge, “I’ve learned from some of the best on Princeton Day School’s wonderful campus, especially Carlos Cara. I hope to continue cultivating the School culture of character, sportsmanship, drive and teamwork from day one.” As Upper School Athletic Director Tim Williams says, “It’s rare to have an influx of coaches with this type of talent all in one year, and with their credentials and experience they will mesh well with our veteran coaches to create a truly remarkable coaching staff for our Upper School athletes. I look forward to seeing how high they can lead our teams.” FALL 2018


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FALL 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

Boys Varsity Soccer

Girls Varsity Soccer

JV Field Hockey

Girls JV Soccer

Varsity Field Hockey

Cross Country

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Welcome to Our New Faculty & Staff Talented new group of 2018–19 faculty and staff join the School community

Front row, left to right: Dorothy Colavecchio, MS architecture teacher; Betsy Bell, LS art assistant teacher; Deva Watson, MS visual arts teacher; Cathy Quinlan, MS Spanish language teacher; Christina Lee, LS Kindergarten teacher; Annemarie Strange, MS science teacher, coach; Trixie Sabundayo, Head of Upper School; Chandra Smith, Chair of US math department, MS and US math teacher; Wenting Chen, US Chinese language teacher; Alana Allen, US physics and engineering teacher; Rocío Ruiz, MS Spanish language teacher; Kira Dudeck, LS 4th Grade assistant teacher; Stefanie Santangelo, US history teacher; Alexandra Feuer, US Counselor; Darling Cerna, College Counseling assistant

Back row, left to right: Tommy Davis, US English teacher, Admission athletics liaison, coach; Matthew Trowbridge, MS humanities teacher, coach; Melanie Shaw, Director of Communications; Neetika Bhalla, MS math teacher; Marco Fernandez-Obregon, Interim Director of Facilities Operations; Joshua Lyons, MS math teacher; Dan Mullen, Groundskeeper; Emilie Miller, LS 3rd Grade assistant teacher; Julia Beckman, LS music teacher; Kevin Graham, Registrar; Liz Sharlow, MS Counselor, coach; Erin Pelc, LS 4th Grade teacher; Jonathan Martin, MS theater teacher and director; Doug Davis, US history and AP human geography teacher, coach; Kim Roesing, Advancement database manager; Radhika Bhatia, LS PreK assistant teacher

Faculty Who Are Alumni Front Row: Alex Feuer ’10, Darling Cerna ’13, Christina Lee ’00, Alexa Maher ’08, Samantha Dawson ’85, Amy Gallo ’03 Back Row: Sarah Thompson ’84, Margie Gibson ’84, Caroline Hare ’75, Matt Trowbridge ’98, Jim Laughlin ’80, Jody Erdman ’72, Jill Goldman ’74, Head of School Paul Stellato. Not Pictured: Howie Powers ’80 and Teddy Brown ’08

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Head of School Paul Stellato, second from left, hosted the Stanley King Institute staff at PDS in August: (left to right) Jonathan Wilson, Ellen Porter-Honnet, Paula Chu, Sam Osherson, Janet Sand and Melanie Drane

August Faculty Professional Development A focus on tuning in to student needs A key component of August on-campus professional development was a two-day interactive workshop with the deeply experienced counseling and mental health team from the Stanley H. King Counseling Institute. The Institute teaches school faculties intensive listening and response skills that promote learning, meaningful relationships and responsible behavior for students. Says Associate Head of School, Lisa Surace, “At PDS, our faculty is above all committed to being ever-present models for students. We act as guides through our responses, our actions and our inactions. We know that students’ needs are both evident and hidden, and that they seek adults who can handle feelings and experiences that sometimes overwhelm them.” The skills honed in the workshop augment the faculty’s extensive toolsets already in place and will be applied throughout the program: in advisory, teaching, coaching,

conferencing and, informally, in gathering spaces — anywhere. Everywhere. Faculty at all levels shared that the experience broadened and deepened their listening skills, and that they apply not only with students, but with colleagues, parents and their own families. It is perhaps one of PDS’s greatest strengths that its faculty is so committed to being intentional mentors by fully listening, and responding meaningfully, to forge enduring connections with each student. The work is continual, and incremental, as Upper School English teacher and Peer Group counselor Tom Quigley explains, “My goal as a teacher for twenty-nine years at PDS is simple but complicated: to help each student figure out how to best lead themselves. At the center of my work with each student is to help them share and follow and realize a vision, no matter the dream or direction—in partnership with clear communication, patient resilience, a willingness to risk failure, and a lens guided by solid character.”

Newly Retired PDS faculty/staff met for a long lunch—on the first day of school! Seated (left to right): Jane Grigger, Susan Reichlin, Susan Daly Rouse and Silvia Strauss-Debenedetti Standing (left to right): Barbara Walker, Hank Bristol ’72, Betsy Rizza, Bill Stoltzfus, Ann Wiley ’70, Deb Sugarman, Andrea Schafer and Donna Zarzecki

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Installation of Jason Robinson as Headmaster at St. Albans School

Kathy Schulte, Director of Advancement, and ‘Team PDS’ traveled to Washington, DC on October 2 for Jason Robinson’s installation as Headmaster of St. Albans School and Canon of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Kathy reported: “I had the great pleasure of attending Jason Robinson’s Installation at St. Albans School. It was incredible and an experience I will never forget. It took place in the National Cathedral (yes, that cathedral!) and Team PDS sat in the third row! He sends his best wishes to all.” Below: Left to right: Howie Powers ’80, Jason Robinson, Kathy Schulte

Endowed Awards, Grants, and Sabbaticals On June 7, 2018, Head of School Paul Stellato announced the annual awards for faculty.

MINERVA FUND, MISS FINE’S SCHOOL FUND, AND SHEPHERD-MCCAUGHAN SABBATICAL FUND PROGRAMS These programs are intended to promote professional growth for PDS teachers who have served the School well over an extended time period, and to enhance their continued contributions to the School after their return. This year’s awards were presented to: Will Asch, for a half-year sabbatical for developing interdisciplinary applications for classroom use Krista Atkeson, for a full-year sabbatical to pursue connections between mindfulness, the brain and engagement

MINERVA GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT These grants provide financial support for members of the Princeton Day School faculty to enhance the craft of their teaching through conferences, seminars, graduate study, or other such opportunities as the award winners may determine. Recipients will have demonstrated records of superior achievement in and beyond the classroom, as well as evidence of great promise in the years to come: Erik Hove, for pursuit of a Master’s degree in School Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania Lauren Ledley, to begin studies in School Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania Nicole Mangino, for a Gallic excursion through Paris and the South of France FALL 2018


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faculty notes OSTRO GRANT FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION

THE DAVID C. BOGLE AWARD FOR THE PURSUIT OF TEACHING EXCELLENCE

This grant provides ongoing incentive for increasing and strengthening interdisciplinary studies at Princeton Day School. A grant is awarded annually to support an outstanding opportunity to enrich the School’s teaching curriculum through the integration of two or more disciplines.

This grant is awarded each year to underwrite an outstanding proposal submitted by faculty members which, in the eyes of the Head of School and Division Heads, most clearly advances the pursuit of teaching excellence at Princeton Day School.

Pam Flory and Liz Cutler, to advance and expand a PreK-12 garden curriculum scope and sequence

JOHNSTON FACULTY ENRICHMENT AWARD

Stan Cahill, Ann Robideaux, Jen Gallagher and Tom Buckelew, for a study of arts education in the 21st century and corresponding program recommendations for an integrated, PreK-12 arts curriculum at PDS

ROSENBERG SCIENCE GRANT

Charlie Alt, to bring into the Upper School science curriculum the study of DNA and biotechnology

This annual grant is awarded to a Middle School or Upper School science teacher whose proposal has the greatest potential for effectively and directly strengthening the science education program at Princeton Day School. Carrie Norin, for the REx Project, a two-year, applicationonly course through which select students create and conduct independent scientific research and secure summer placement in institutional and university research laboratories [see cover story]

KAYE FAMILY FUND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CARL REIMERS DISTINGUISHED TEACHING CHAIR: SUSAN FERGUSON

This grant supports professional development opportunities for faculty that enhance and enrich their teaching expertise and their students’ classroom experience. Amanda Briski, to attend the Gilder Lehrman Seminar on Colonial America

This fund provides the opportunity for members of the faculty to enhance and enrich their teaching expertise and, thus, the experience of their students, through summer travel and research. Amy Beckford and Tara Quigley, to explore regions of Europe, such as Istria and parts of the Frankish Empire, and to observe cultural diffusion and collect artifacts to guide further student exploration

Established in 1999 with anonymous gifts in honor of long-serving faculty member Rev. Carl D. Reimers, this first fully-endowed teaching chair at Princeton Day School provides support to a member of the faculty over a threeyear appointment. Exceptional teaching and devotion to students are among the criteria considered.

The Robert C. Whitlock Award for Distinguished Teaching

Karen Pike

The Whitlock Award is one of the School’s highest honors for a member of the faculty. This annual award is presented to a faculty member who best demonstrates exceptional teaching skills, devotion to students, courtesy, zeal for knowledge and pursuit of excellence; as well as the qualities of gentleness, patience, dedication and professionalism that were the hallmarks of Bob Whitlock’s 42-year teaching career.

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Princeton Day School Middle School Head Renée Price Expands Her Role During opening meetings at Princeton Day School in early September, Head of School Paul Stellato announced that Middle School Head Renée Price will add to her current title that of Assistant Head of School for Academic Life. Her appointment is effective immediately. In her fourth year as Middle School Head, Renée Price is a graduate of St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, and the University of Virginia, from which she was awarded a B.A. in English and African American Studies. She has been awarded two advanced degrees: a Master’s of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Master’s of Arts in Educational Leadership from the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Price has taught in both public and private schools, served as a department chair and helped shape policy and program in offices of advancement, admissions, and inclusion. As a faculty member at Maret School and St. Catherine’s, she was recognized with three of the schools’ highest faculty awards. An accomplished scholar, author and speaker, Price has sampled broadly from a range of professional interests: as educational consultant to the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown; and with the Trustees of the Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the St. Catherine’s Board of Trustees and Parents’ Association Board. She has presented at the African American Women’s Language Conference at the University of Texas, the Center for the Study of the African Language at the University of Massachusetts and the People of Color Conference, sponsored by the National Association of Independent Schools. In announcing her appointment to faculty, Head of School Paul Stellato observed: “Renée has distinguished herself through her care of Middle School students and her attention to every aspect of their experience; her high expectations and unalloyed support of her faculty; her abiding partnership with Middle School parents; and her invaluable counsel of her Leadership Team colleagues, the Head of School, and the Board of Trustees. She has ushered in new curricular initiatives, such as the DaVinci Program; enhanced and expanded the roles of the class deans and, during weekly Focus meetings, brought the stage of McAneny to life.”

Head of School Paul Stellato seated with Renée Price, Middle School Head and Assistant Head of School for Academic Life

As Assistant Head of School for Academic Life, Price will work closely with the chairs of the School’s Academic Affairs Committee – Casey Upson, Tara Quigley, Cloey Talotta and Jason Park – as it shapes and assesses the PreK12 academic program; and with Associate Head of School Lisa Surace, Lower School Head Alesia Klein and Upper School Head Trixie Sabundayo, as they recruit and assess faculty. Price will carry primary responsibility for the orientation of all new faculty; and, with science faculty member Charlie Alt, will serve as leadership liaison for Princeton Day School’s participation in the University of Pennsylvania Fellows Program, a consortium of select day and boarding schools. In accepting the appointment, Price stated, “I am honored to continue to serve as Head of Middle School and assume the new responsibilities of Assistant Head of School for Academic Life. In this dual role, I will partner with faculty, school leaders and other stakeholders throughout the entire PDS community focused on a question: ‘How can we continuously improve the program experience of our students from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12?’ I cannot think of a more thrilling endeavor than to help ensure our academic program continues to meet the needs of our talented and diverse student body now and for the future.”

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by Melanie Shaw

REx Comes of Age INNOVATION FOR IMPACT program approach produces unparalleled opportunities for REx students– and across disciplines Qualis rex, talis grex. “Like king, like people.” – Claudianus, Alexandrian classical poet

Jason Park, 5th – 12th grade Science Department Chair, with the founding group of REx students. Front row l to r: Raina Kasera, Lydia Wu, Angela Talusan and REx program director Dr. Carrie Norin. Back row, l to r: Elsie Wang, Eleanor Myers, Walt Emann and Jacob Tharayil.

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along with a host of heirs apparent

Catalyzed by the vision and endorsement of Head of School Paul Stellato, ‘innovation for impact’ is the activating principle of program development now transforming the Princeton Day School STEAM experience from PreK through Grade 12.

level scientific research, imparts invaluable experience collaborating with fellow research colleagues at top labs across the country, and produces a body of scientific work that just might catalyze a science career trajectory for each participant,” he explains. “Lee was such a key figure in galvanizing this initiative, and continues to have an impact even after retirement,” Park adds. Rosenberg – a career scientist, entrepreneur and renowned researcher – and his wife gave the School an endowed fund, and in a fitting tribute, it was repurposed to directly support the Research Experience program.

Specific projects emerged

Extensive efforts to evaluate and creatively redesign STEAM curricula, begun by famed science department chair Dr. Leon “Lee” Rosenberg and carried forward since his retirement in June by new chair Jason Park (who credits Rosenberg for an exceptional mentorship experience), are captivating students and parents and radically re-energizing teachers. Moreover, this model of program development is proliferating across academic disciplines at PDS, with nothing short of a seismic shift in learning opportunities and student engagement as the outcome.

The signature example of these labors, the Research Experience (REx) Program, is about to ‘graduate’ its first class of seven seniors, who applied as sophomores to participate in this highly selective 16-month co-curricular program. Designed and directed by biology teacher Dr. Carrie Norin, REx offers an unparalleled in-class and in-the-field science research experience for aspiring Upper School science students. During their junior year, REx students take ownership of the process of scientific discovery and research through independent study. Delving into cutting-edge research in areas of particular scientific interest, students seek out labs to request and land internships. Once they have secured an internship, the students design and execute their own experiments and rely on faculty guidance and expertise. Students present their in-house experiments at STEAM Night in the spring and then work in their labs during the summer. The course culminates with a senior presentation in the fall by each participant on their summer research experience and findings. “This kind of learning experience is virtually unheard of in most high schools in the U.S.,” says Jason Park, 5th-12th grade science chair. “REx brings our hardestworking students directly into the world of graduate-

Specific projects emerged from research, publication investigations

The process through which each student landed on their research areas was intentionally designed to yield a specific and personally meaningful focus from a broad foundation of conceptual understanding. “The curriculum is designed to begin with an overview of research through a guided investigation of scientific publications,” explains Dr. Norin. Students annotated and presented to the class a peer-reviewed article on a research area of interest and then wrote a comprehensive literature review on the topic. “After securing an internship, students then learned experimental design and analysis to foster a deeper understanding of their area of interest and provide hands-on practice using equipment, experimental protocols, and computer programs with the goal of making their summer lab experience more familiar,” Norin continues. As a biology teacher with years of research lab experience and a doctorate in ecology and evolution, Norin is an invaluable resource for students with interests in the life sciences. And where Norin’s scientific experience ends, others on the PDS science team offer their expertise, many at the Ph.D. and medical professional level – including civil engineering, chemical engineering and organic chemistry, to name a few. Students spent the second semester designing and executing their own experiments enabling them to hone and apply their research skills in anticipation of their upcoming internship work. FALL 2018


HN

Na BAr4F, rt, BAr4F counterion

P N

PdII

P

N

Me R2

R1

O

Ph

[Cu]

Nuc H

Et3N

0

nucleophilic attack

Ot-Bu

3

3

R2

R1

Research Questions: What kinds of thermoregulatory responses are exhibited by tobacco hornworms following exposure to a range of extreme temperatures? To what extent do differences in rearing conditions alter these responses?

P N

R2

P

PdII

N

PdII

O

R1

Ot-Bu NHBn O

H

Ph R2

N

Ot-Bu

π-allyl formation

P

Generally, temperatures exceeding 35ºC in the habitats of Manduca sexta have been shown to affect many aspects of larval life, such as development and survivorship (Kingsolver R2 et al., 2016). Manduca larvae have developed different methods of countering the effects that variable or extreme temperatures can have on their physiological processes Ph (Kingsolver et al, 2016; Casey, 1976).

N

N

R2 PdII [Cu] N Nuc H Nuc

O Ot-Bu NHBn

P N

Ot-Bu

R2 Pd0

+ Et3NH

oxidative protonation diene coordination

nucleophilic attack

PdII

P N

R2

P

PdII

N

PdII

N Ot-Bu

R2 Pd0

+ Et3NH

N

Ph

oxidative protonation diene coordination

nucleophilic attack

Me

R2

P

Et3N

Et3N

H

Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me O O Cl NH3 N Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Me NHBn R

PdII

N

Ph

Me

16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er O Ph N Ot-Bu

Ph

O Et3N

ET3NH BAr4F, rt, BAr4F counterion Me

O

O

Ph

N

O O

O

R2 Me

CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 12 hr R ET3NH BF4, rt, BAr4F counterion

O O Ph Ph N N Ot-Bu Me NHBn Ot-Bu Ot-Bu N CO2t-Bu36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 erH

O

5 mol N % Pd catalyst Ot-Bu 5 mol % Cu catalyst NHBn 5 mol % Cu(OTf) CO 2t-Bu 2 6 mol % additive 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? er Et3N (2.0 eqv) CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr then NaBH4, MeOH 0 ºC, 10 min Ph

N

Ph

Ot-Bu Me NHBn Ph N 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er

Me

O

Ph

N

Ot-Bu

O R2

Ot-Bu

R1

OBn

O Raina Kasera, Nathan J. Adamson, and Steven J. Malcolmson* 90% yield 88% yield French Family Science Center, Duke University, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708 O

Abstract

Proposed Catalytic Cycle for the Hydroalkylation of 1,3-dienes

Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me O R

Me R2

R1

N

Ph O

P

Ot-Bu NHBn CO2t-Bu

N

R2 PdII

Ot-Bu1.5:1 dr, ??? er 59% yield, NHBn

no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Me OP H PdII N Ph NOt-Bu NHBn Ot-Bu

Me R2

Et3NMe

O

iPr2NEt R1 pyridine

Ot-Bu NHBn

N-methylmorpholine

3. Additive and Counterion COUNTERION BF4

BF4 BAr4F BF4

Ph

O

H

CO2Me

37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. • N 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. H

BF4 H N 4F R1 BArR 2

O

33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

N

2.5 mol % Ph N N 2Ph OEt Oi-Pr R1 R2 6 mol 36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.% AgBF4 N R2 Me 5 mol % chiral PHOX ligand 59% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Ph 39% yield, >20:1 CH d.r.,Cl 94:6 e.r. [Ph3PMe]Br, t-BuOK Ph Me 2 2, 0-22 ºC, 1-20 hr R O THF, 0 to 22 ºC, 2 hr Adamson, JACS 2017, 139, 7180

Me

R

Ph

Ot-Bu N H 90% yield

Results and Conclusion

O

O

N

Me

π-allyl formation

Ph

Ot-Bu NHBn

N

P

N

migratory insertion

N

Ph

Ot-Bu NHBn R 2

PdII

Ot-Bu NHBn

Me

Future directions: Ph

29.5% dr, 91:9 er ET3NH BF4,yield, rt, BF4>20:1 counterion

Me

HN

O

Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion R

O

Ot-Bu Me NHBn Na BAr4F, rt, BAr4F counterion 32.7% yield, >20:1 Medr, 93:7 O er

Nuc H HNuc 2 P R1 NHBn N + Pd0 Ph REt R1 N [Ph3PMe]Br, Ot-Bu t-BuOK 2 3NH Nuc O Me NHBn ET3NH BAr4F, rt,RBAr4F counterion Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BFN4 counterion O Me O THF, 0 to 22 ºC, 2 hr Et3N

Et N Ph NH Schiff Base Synthesis Ot-Bu

Cl

R1 R2 N Me NHBn ligand Et3N5 mol % chiral PHOX59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. , 0-22 dr, ºC,92:8 1-20er hr Ph Me 2Cl2>20:1 30.5% CH yield, iPr2NEt 21% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r.

At 0ºC Ph

Walter Emann

Ph

N

Raina Kasera

The 2017-18 REx student participants – Walter Emann, Raina Kasera, Eleanor Myers, Angela Talusan, Jacob Tharayil, Elsie Wang and Lydia Wu, all Class of 2019 – have been willing pioneers among their peers, recently completing university research internships. Their posters, and the following summaries, describe their independently chosen research areas.

Walter Emann interned with Dr. Joel Kingsolver in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill conducting experiments to determine the kinds of thermoregulatory responses and behaviors exhibited by tobacco hornworms experiencing a range of extreme temperatures, different rearing conditions, and exposure to an environmental parasite. 4

COUNTERION BF4

33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

BAr4F

37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

Et3NH BAr4F

Na BAr4F

no additive

BF4

70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

BAr4F

30% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

BF4

33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

BAr4F

31% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r.

BF4

36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

BAr4F

39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r.

N

O

N

N

O

t-Bu

22% yield, 3:1 d.r., 89:11 e.r.

Ph

Me

Me

N

N

Ph

O

<5% yield

O

Ph N Oi-Pr Me 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

Ot-Bu NHBn

Me

Me

70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

O

Ot-Bu NHBn

Ot-Bu Me NHBn O 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r.

16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

Ph

Me

Ph

Me

O Ph N Ot-Bu Me 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r.

Me

Ph

O

O

Ot-Bu NHBn CO2t-Bu

Ph

Ph N OEt Me 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

Ot-Bu NHBn 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r.

Et3N Me O iPr2NEt

21% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. 1. Base HN no reaction 59% yield, >20:1 O d.r., 97:3 e.r. BnO no reaction 21% yield, >20:1 97:3 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r.,d.r., ??? e.r.e.r.

Ot-Bu pyridineEtNHBn 3N Ot-Bu

N-methylmorpholine 53% yield, 3.1:1 iPr d.r., ??? e.r. 2NEt

59% yield, 1.5:1 d.r., ??? e.r.

pyridine

At 0ºC

O

O

ADDITIVE

Ot-Bu NHBn

Et3NH BF4

no reaction

N-methylmorpholine COUNTERION

Na BAr4F

no reaction

F3PC F3C CF3 High conversion, 1:1.5 d.r.

O

t-Bu O

F3C

P

High conversion, 1:1 d.r. CF3

F3C

30% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

BF4

33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r.

BAr4F

31% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r.

BF4

36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

Optimized Reaction

2. LigandP t-Bu CF 3 F3C

BAr4F

t-Bu

F3C

OMe Me 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r.

Ot-Bu Me 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r.

O

Ph

Ph

O

Ph N OEt Oi-Pr R2 Me 59% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. BAr4F 39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r. 5 mol % Pd-PHOX Me O O 5 mol % Cu catalyst 6 mol % Et3NH BAr4F Ph N R2 R2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Optimized Reaction Et3N (2.0 eqv) R1 NHBn R1 ºC,%20Pd-PHOX hr CH2Cl2, 522mol Me O O 5 mol % Cu catalyst 6 mol % Et3NH BAr4F Ph N Me O Me Me O Ot-Bu R2 O R2 Ot-Bu Et3N (2.0 eqv) R1 NHBn O hr R1 Ot-Bu Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 CH2Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Ph Me NHBn Me NHBn Me NHBn O Me O Me O Me O 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. O Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu Me O Me NHBn Me NHBn Me NHBn O Ph Ot-Bu 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. NHBn Me O Me O Me O

no additive

2. Ligand t-Bu F3C O

P

CF3

3. Additive and Counterion

Me

Ot-Bu NHBn

96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r.

O

1. Base Ph

4. Schiff Base

O Ph N OMe Me 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r.

Ot-Bu NHBn CO2t-Bu

59% yield, 1.5:1 d.r.

Ph

Ot-Bu NHBn Ot-Bu

53% yield, 3.1:1 d.r.

N

At 0ºC

Ph

Me

Me

O

Ot-Bu NHBn

96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r.

Raina Kasera interned with Dr. Steven Malcolmson in the Department of Chemistry at Duke University on a project to develop a new dual-catalyzed hydroalkylation reaction to efficiently produce molecules that would ultimately be important components of pharmaceuticals. Ph

Me

BF4

F3C

33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

4. Schiff Base High conversion, 1:1 d.r. High conversion, 1:1.5 d.r.

3. Additive and Counterion

O

37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. ADDITIVEBAr4F COUNTERION

96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r.

Et3NH BAr Et3NH 4F BFBF 4 4

BF4

BAr4F BAr4F

F 3NH BArBF Na BAr4Et 4F4

BF4

BAr4F BAr4F

no additive Na BAr4F BF4

BF4

BAr4F BAr4F

no additive

70% yield, d.r., 93:7d.r., e.r.93:7 e.r. 33%8.5:1 yield, >20:1 30% yield, 91:9 37%>20:1 yield,d.r., 17:1 d.r.,e.r. 93:7 e.r.

33% yield, d.r., 91:9d.r., e.r.93:7 e.r. 70%14:1 yield, 8.5:1

31% yield, 92:8 e.r.91:9 e.r. 30%>20:1 yield,d.r., >20:1 d.r., 36% yield, d.r., 93:7 e.r.91:9 e.r. 33%15:1 yield, 14:1 d.r.,

39% yield, 94:6 e.r.92:8 e.r. 31%>20:1 yield,d.r., >20:1 d.r.,

BF4

36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

BAr4F

39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r.

N

Ph

O

Ph

OMe

N

Ot-Bu

4. Schiff Base

Me Me O O 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r. N Ph Ph N OMe Ot-Bu O Me O Me Ph N Ph N 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r. OEt Oi-Pr Me

Me

O O 63% yield, Ph 7:1 d.r.,N93:7 e.r. 59% yield, >20:! Ph d.r., N 93:7 e.r. OEt Oi-Pr Me Me 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.

59% yield, >20:! d.r., 93:7 e.r.

Ph Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu NHBn NHBn CO2t-Bu Ot-Bu Me O Me O 59% yield, 1.5:1 d.r., ??? e.r. 53% yield, 3.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r. Ph Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu NHBn NHBn CO2t-Bu Ot-Bu

At 0ºC

59% yield, 1.5:1 d.r., ??? e.r. Me O

53% yield, 3.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r.

Ph Ot-Bu HN NHBn O BnO 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r. HN O BnO 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r.

Ph Ot-Bu At 0ºCMe NHBn Me O 96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r. Ph

Me

Ot-Bu NHBn

96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r.

Eleanor Myers interned with Dr. Daphne Munroe in the Department of Marine & Coastal Sciences at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at Rutgers University researching the swimming characteristics of blue crab larvae and whether there is a relationship between blue crab larvae morphology and swimming ability.

The Relationship Between Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Larval Morphology and Swimming Ability Among Different Broods Eleanor Myers, Joseph Caracappa, and Daphne Munroe, PhD Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory

Background

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery is important but volatile, as there can be big swings in population between years. Blue crab larvae are typically found at the water’s surface, so they need to swim against gravity throughout development since they are denser than water. Blue crabs also show no clear vertical migration pattern (Lopez-Duarte, 2007). A very small fraction of larvae survive untill adulthood, which can make research difficult. Research on blue crab larval swimming behavior is limited. However, morphology is related to larval swimming ability, and maternal effects on morphology in another species of crab have been observed (Tamura, 2017). This study investigates the maternal effects on swimming ability and the relationship between morphology and swimming ability.

Morphological Table1: Results of Characteristic ANOVA for each morphological metric. Body Length

All metrics significantly differ between broods except for the first swimming appendage.

Abdomen Length

F value

P value

51.7

<0.0001

3.4

0.04

Rostro-Dorsal Length

9

0.0003

1st Swim Appendage

1.6

0.22

2nd Swim Appendage

7.5

0.001

Volume of Body

15.9

<0.0001

Volume of Abdomen

5.7

0.005

Table 2: Results of ANOVA Swimming Ability for each behavioral metric. Characteristic Metrics in red significantly differ between broods. We can determine that there is a significant difference between the swimming ability of different mothers’ offspring.

F value

P value

Positive Velocity

2.5

0.09

Upward Swimming Angle

3.3

0.04

Negative Velocity

1.2

0.3

Downward Swimming Angle

94.1

<.0001

% Time Swimming Upward

22.3

<.0001

% Time Swimming Downward

2.7

0.07

Average Velocity

19.3

<.0001

Research Questions A. Is there a difference between the swimming ability of larvae from different broods? B. Is there a correlation between larval morphology and swimming ability?

Conclusions 1. Swimming ability is variable and not a consistent pattern. This was seen in swimming tracks through calculations of swimming ability. 2. There are differences in swimming ability between different mothers’ broods. 3. Swimming ability and morphology may be correlated. This correlation is generally positive, meaning that generally, as larvae get bigger they swim faster.

Figure 1: Boxplots showing the measurements for: (A) Average Velocity, (B) Downward Swimming Angle, (C) Upward Swimming Angle, (D) Percent Time Swimming Upward.

Average Velocity

Positive Velocity

Negative Velocity

Future Directions

● The data found is very preliminary, but with more broods studied, a more significant conclusion may be made. ● Future data may determine if one brood has a higher chance of survival than another brood, which may help to answer the question of why the blue crab fishery is so volatile.

Top left: experimental set-up, top right: larval swimming video frame, bottom left: blue crab larvae photo, bottom right: swimming behavior track example.

Acknowledgements

Methods

An aquarium was set up to record the larvae swimming with an underwater digital camera in the dark. The larvae of three broods (IDs F37, F38, and F40) were recorded, with three videos for each brood and 15 minutes per video. Tracker was then used to measure larval movement and calculate larval velocities. The swimming behavior of 60 larvae per brood was measured. Larval morphology was measured using ImageJ. The morphology of 10 larvae was measured per video for a total of 30 larvae per brood.

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O NHB

Et3N

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Acknowledgments

3. Additive and Counterion

Me

96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 9

Future Directions

Et3NH BF4

Me

R

O

Diene Synthesis

ADDITIVE

O

NHB CO2t-B

59% yield, 1.5:1 d

N sort

Ph

N

Ph

Me Ph

N 3 3 Ot-Bu 86% yield Me 77% yield 79% yield CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 12 hr Optimized Reaction 5 mol % Pd catalyst R R 2. Cu Ligand O R2 5 mol % Cu catalyst 5 mol % Pd-PHOX 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst O E EWG O MgSO4 1 E EWG EWG Ph 2 Me O G1 R1 mol % Cu(OTf)2 R1 Me O O O 5Etmol %5Cu catalyst Et3N N Ph Cl NH3 3N (3.0 eqv) O O O Ph 63mol % additive N O Ot-Bu Ot-Bu of 6CH mol2Cl %2,Et E EWG2 Ph N R 22NH ºC BAr4F PPh2 a. Hydroamination R2 R Ot-Bu 12 hr N CH1,3-dienes R2Ot-Bu 2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu moleqv) % Pd catalyst R22 N 2Cl2, 22 ºC, Ph Et N5(2.0 R Ph R NHBn 3 Ot-Bu R Et3N (2.03eqv) Adamson, JACS 2018, 140, Ot-Bu 2.5 PPh mol R11 2761 NHBn N PAr2 Ot-Bu 2 % [Pd(η -allyl)Cl] R1 2 mol Cuhrcatalyst ºC,%20 CH2Cl2,522 R1 Cl , 22 ºC, 20 hr CH Me O R R O 2 2 6 mol % AgBF 1 2 5 mol % Cu(OTf) N OBn 4 then NaBH Previously, only symmetric dienes had been studied. These reactions were used2to examine asymmetric dienes. 4, MeOH BnO N H t-Bu CO2t-BuO 5 mol % chiral PHOX ligand Ot-Bu OH O Ph N 0 ºC, 610mol min% additive Ar = 3,5-(CF N 3 )2 C 6 H 3 R2 Me O R2 O Ot-Bu Ot-Bu 4% yield, 2.1:1 dr, ??? er Me Me O 59% yield, d.r., 74:26 R2 97:3 e.r. Ph22% N 6:1 d.r.,CH RN Ph yield, Ph ºC,N1-20 hr O Ph >20:1 Et3N (2.0 eqv) Cl ,e.r. 0-22 1 Ph Me R1 NHBn Ot-Bu2 2 Ot-Bu 90% yield Ot-Bu c. Current Work R1 88% yield 89% yield CH2Cl2, 22OºC, 20 hr P H P Adamson, JACS Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu Me Me N 2017, OBn139, 7180 86% yield then NaBH4, MeOH 77% yield 79% yield R1 PdII HN PdII Me % Pd-PHOX Me5 mol NHBn Me Me NHBnO CO2t-Bu Me O NHBn N Ph Ot-Bu H O counterion OBAr N Previously, N3. Additive Ph Ot-Buand Counterion O Ot-Bu Me O 0 ºC, 10 min to the BAr4F,Ph rt, BAr4F counterion ETC-C Et3NH rt, BF ET3NH BF only C-N bonds had been R24, rt, BF4 counterion O same thermal cues. 3NHbonds. 4F,studied. 4 These reactions were used to examine N N 5 mol % Cu catalyst O Me NHBn N R2 G 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst E MeCOUNTERION NHBn EWG O 1 E EWG EWG BnO ADDITIVE 2 1 no additive, rt, BF4 counterion R2 d.r., 92:8 e.r. Ot-Bu 33% yield, >20:1 70% yield, 93:7 e.r. R2 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. Me 8.5:1 O d.r.,Ot-Bu R1 R2 Me O Me O R1 Methods: N Ph Ot-Bu Et3N (2.0 eqv) Et3N (3.0 eqv) 90% yield Na BAr4F, rt, BAr4F counterion 88%Nyield N N 89%Nyield t-Bu R1 NHBn 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 er P R H 4% yield, This 2.1:1 dr, ??? er Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion experiment raisesMetheO question of whether caterpillars P E EWG 1 Me NHBn 2 REt CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr CH42Cl2, 22 ºC Ph PhOt-Bu 2 3NH BF4 Me O BF 33% yield, >20:1Ph d.r., 93:7 N Ph Ot-Bu N Ph1,3-dienes N e.r. Ot-Bu b. Hydroalkylation of PdII Me O PdII Me O 22% yield, 3:1 d.r., 89:11 e.r. <5% yield NHBn Hill14:1 (Kingsolver Manduca sexta from the colony at UNC Chapel Adamson, JACS 2018, 140,Me 2761 NHBn EtN3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me NHBn already exposed these experimental temperatures would N Currently looking at a variety of different nucleophiles. 33.4% yield, dr, 91:9 er Na BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion R2 Ph to N Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu BAr4F 37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Omigratory insertion Me π-allyl formation Me N Ph Ot-Bu NHBn N Ot-Bu Previously, only symmetric dienes had been studied. These reactions were used to examine asymmetric & Nagle, 2007) were reared from egg to fourth instar larvae in Me O 29.5% NHBn 32.7% yield, >20:1 dr, dienes. 93:7 er have an increased orMe quickened thermoregulatory response R2 yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er 4. Schiff Base Me NHBn Me NHBn 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst E EWG O 1 E EWG G1 EWG 2O Et3NH BAr4F BF4 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. ET NH BF , rt, BAr4F counterion N P Ot-Bu 36% yield, 15:1 dr, 93:7 er R1 Me O R1 O Me O two treatments: one set was raised at a constant 25ºC in 24 R2 to repeated exposure to the same thermal gradients. Ph 3 N 4 Ot-Bu no additive, rt, BAr4F counterion Et3N (3.0 eqv) Me NHBn 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er Ph Ph N HN N t-BuOK CH [PhR Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion 3PMe]Br, E EWG2 PdII c. Current Work 16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Me Me NHBnO O Me O 2 OMe Ot-Bu 2Cl BAr4FO R R2, 22 ºC 30% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. hour light, the other set at 25±10ºC in 14 hour light. These O Ph Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu π-allyl formation migratory insertion N HN THF, 0 to 22 ºC, 2 hr Me O BnO Me O O Adamson, JACS 2018, 140, 2761 5 mol % Pd-PHOX It would be interesting to see what sorts of effects repeated 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er Me Me NHBn NHBn 33.4% yield, 14:1 91:9Ot-Bu er N Fdr, Ph O Na BAr F, rt, BAr F counterion NH BAr F, rt, BAr counterion ET Et NH BAr F, rt, BF counterion ET NH BF , rt, BF counterion N BF5 molOt-Bu fourth instar larvae were then exposed temperature 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 to three 4 4 Na BArPh 33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. % Cu catalyst Ph RN CO t-Bu 72% yield,yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r. 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. Ot-Bu 2.1:1 dr,studied. ??? er These reactions were used to examine 4asymmetric 4F 4 Me NHBn BnO N Ot-Bu Previously, only symmetric4% dienes had been dienes. 2 P no additive, Me NHBn a. Hydroamination 2 R2 R2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu of 1,3-dienes exposure to extreme cold temperatures has on behavior, Me O Me O O rt, BF4 counterion Me yield, O 1.5:1 d.r. II PMe]Br, t-BuOK [Ph Et3N (2.0 eqv) Me NHBn gradient regimes on a metal plate: hot rampMe (25-50ºC), cold O O 3 O Pd 59% R NHBn 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r. 53% yield, 3.1:1 d.r. 3 1e.r. 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 er 2.5 mol % [Pd(η BAr ET3NH BF4, rt, BAr4F counterion R1 R R 4F-allyl)Cl] O Me O Nad.r., BAr92:8 39.4% yield, >20:1 er 2031% Cl294:6 , 22 2ºC, hr yield, >20:1 CH 4F, rt, BF4 counterion N growth, and survivorship of Manduca larvae. 2dr, Ph NTHF, 0 to 22 ºC, 2 hr Ph N Ph R1 R2 N Ph Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu N of the Ph end Ot-Bu 6 mol % AgBF4 N Ph Ot-Bu ramp (7-25ºC), or control (25-25ºC). Each plate was c. Current Me O 16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Oi-Pr Work5 mol Me O N H F, rt, BF4 counterion Et3NH BAr4NHBn O % Pd catalyst OEt • Me NHBn Currently looking at a variety ofnodifferent Ar Me N NHBn N BFPHOX additive 36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Me NHBn 5 molnucleophiles. % chiral ligand Ph Ot-Bu 4 Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion CH2Cl2, 22 ºC,Me 3 hr N Me O Me O NH Me References: Ar yield O either heated or cooled by circulating temperature-controlled 5 mol %79% Pd-PHOX Ph Me NHBn 86% R2 R1 N Ph Ot-Bu Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion 77% yield yield CH2Cl2, 0-22 ºC, 1-20 hr PhMe N Ot-Bu 29.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Ph At 0ºC 32.7% yield, >20:1 dr, 93:7 er H catalyst O 59%Etyield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r.5 mol % Cu 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er Me O Phd.r., 93:7 BAr4F 39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r. NHBn 63% yield, 7:1 N e.r. O Me NHBn 3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me Me O no additive, rt, BF4 counterion water through tubes inside the plate. 9 uniquely-marked Me O N Ot-Bu R2 R2 Ot-Bu 36% yield, 15:1 dr, 93:7 er Kingsolver, J. G., Maclean, H. J., Goddin, S. B., & Augustine, K. E. (2016). Ot-Bu Adamson, JACS 2017, 139, 7180 Ph no additive, rt, BAr4F counterion Me O Et3N (2.0 eqv) no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Me NHBn R1 NHBn HN O N limits toOt-Bu Ph 36.8% 17:1temperature dr, 93:7 er R1 33.4% yield, 14:1 dr, 91:9 er Plasticity of upper thermal acute andyield, chronic Me OMe O caterpillars per trial were placed along the hot circulation line O CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr Ph Ot-Bu Previously, only C-N bonds had been studied. These reactions O N Ph Ot-Bu Me Owere used to examine C-C bonds. Me NHBn Nyield Ot-Bu 86% yield Me NHBn 77% BnO variation in Manduca sexta larvae. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 79% yield NHBn NH BAr F, rt, BF counterion Et 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er 3 4 4 Currently looking at a variety of different nucleophiles. of the plate, the cold circulation line, and the centerline, with NBAr4FNcounterion Ph4F, rt,Ph Ot-Bu Ot-Bu O Me NHBn Na BAr Ot-Bu 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er N Ot-Bu Me 1290-1294. O ET3NH BF96% BAr4F17:1 counterion 219(9), doi:10.1242/jeb.138321 4% yield, 2.1:1 dr, ??? er 4, rt, yield, Me NHBn d.r., 95:5 e.r. Me NHBn • • Me NHBn N N 3 caterpillars per line. Digital and infrared photos of the plate b. Hydroalkylation of 1,3-dienes 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? erFactors to consider Me O Me O O 16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er O changing to improve d.r. include temperature, N Ot-Bu 36% 39.4% yield, 15:1 93:7dr, er 94:6 er Kingsolver, J., & Nagle, A. (2007). Evolutionary Divergence in Thermal yield,dr, >20:1 Na BArfor Molecules with less steric hindrance performed better. Changing Schiff base drastically no additive, rt, BAr4F counterion 4F, rt, 4 counterion H H and larvae were taken every 15 minutes 1 BF hour using a FLIR Me NHBn NR CF3 Me 5 moland % Pd catalyst Me N Ph Ot-Bu PHOX ligand, counterion, and additive. Future projects focus on Sensitivity and Diapause of Field Laboratory Populations of Manduca N Ph Ot-Bu Me O Me O Ar O • N R2 loweredMed.r.NHBn Optimal reaction was obtained for least sterically hindered molecule at 0ºC. Me NHBn BAr4F, rt, BFthe Et3NHdetailing 72% yield 75% yield CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 3 hr 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst 4 counterion T400 thermal camera. I also wrote protocols E rt, 1BF counterion EWG NH Ar E EWG G EWG no additive, 2 1 sexta. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 80(5), 473-479. different electrophiles such as enynes. 4 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion R1 R1 H N Ph Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu Et3N (3.0 eqv) Me O 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 er processes of using FLIR (version 5.13.18031.2002) and ImageJ BAr F counterion ET3NH BAr4F, rt, Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion ET3NH BF4, rt, BF4 counterion doi:10.1086/519962 Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me O E EWG2Me O Me NHBn Me NHBn R2 CH2Cl2, 422 ºC a. Hydroamination of 1,3-dienes no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Me Me O MeBArO4F counterion BF4 O counterion Et3NH BAr4F, rt,Me Me BF O counterion N of theOt-Bu Ph no additive, 0ºC, (version 1.52e) softwares to track the33.4% temperature metal BAr4F,Patterns, 0ºC, Et3NH • Adamson, JACS 2018, 4 Body N Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion • N Casey, T. M. (1976). Activity Temperature and Thermal 39.4% yield, >20:1 dr, 94:6 er yield, 14:1 dr,Me 91:9 er N Ph Ot-Bu Ph 140,N2761 Ot-Bu Me O 2.5 mol % [Pd(η3-allyl)Cl]2 NHBn Me O Me% Pd O Me O 5Nmol NHBn Me NHBn R1 R2 Ph studied. Ot-Bu N Ot-Bu N Ot-Bu N Me O (Lepidoptera: Ph Caterpillars Ot-Bu Ecology in Two Desert Sphingidae). Ecology, Ph Previously, only symmetric dienes had been Thesecatalyst reactions wereArused to plate, larval body temperature, and net larval movement over 6 mol % AgBF4 • examine H N asymmetric dienes. CO2Me H N Ot-Bu H 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er BAr4F, rt, BF4 N counterion Ot-Bu Et3NHO BAr F,NHBn rt, BAr F counterion ET NH Me F,Ot-Bu rt, BF4 counterion ET3NH Me NHBn O Me BFNHBn 34hr 4, rt, BF4 counterion Ph EtN3NH BAr4NHBn NH Duke University and NSF for funding 5 mol % chiral PHOX ligand Ar N 2Cl24, 22 ºC, Ph 3 CH Ot-Bu N Ot-Bu 36% yield, 15:1 dr, 93:7 er ET3NH BF4, rt, BAr4F counterion N Et3NH BAr4F, 57(3), rt, BF4 485-497. counterion doi:10.2307/1936433 • • Ph NN Me NHBn time, and collected data according to these protocols. a.4FRHydroamination of 1,3-dienes Ot-BuO N NHBn 75% yield counterionPh no additive, rt, H Me91:9 O er 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er Me O Me NHBn Me NHBn 79% yield R1BArlab Malcolmson CH2Cl2, 0-22 ºC, 1-20 hr 29.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 2group: Mikey Kwon O MeMeO O Ph Me 32.7% yield, >20:1NHBn dr, 93:7 er Me CO2t-Bu c. Current Work Me O 16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Me O O 2.5 mol % [Pd(η3-allyl)Cl]2 Ot-Bu This project was funded by NSF Grant IOS-152767. H H Princeton Day School NR CF3 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Me no additive, R1 R2 N Ph Ot-Bu N Ot-Bu O Ph17:1 N 6 mol Adamson, % AgBF4 JACS 2017, 139, 7180 N Ph Ot-Bu Me O 59% yield, Ph 1.5:1 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er 96% yield, dr, 95:5 er Ot-Bu NR 5 mol Me % Pd-PHOX HN dr, ??? er N H N Me NHBn Ph Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu NHBn Me75%Oyield N Ph Ot-Bu NHBn Me NHBn 72% yield 5 mol % chiral PHOX Previously, only C-N bonds had been studied. These reactions were ligand used to examine C-C bonds. O 5 mol % Cu catalyst N Ph N NHBn Me NHBn Me NHBn Ph no additive, rt, BF4 counterion R2 R2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu R2 R1 BnO O 93:7 er CH2Cl2, 0-22 ºC, 1-20 hr 29.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Ph Me Ot-Bu 32.7% yield, >20:1 dr, 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er N Ot-Bu N (2.0 eqv) Et 3counterion R NHBn F, rt, BAr F Na BAr 1 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 er 4 4 R1 39.4% yield, >20:1 dr, 94:6 er • • Me O Me NHBn 4% yield, 2.1:1 dr, ??? er CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr N N Adamson, JACS 2017, 139, 7180 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion 5 mol % Pd catalyst O Me HN Et3NH BAr4F, 0ºC, BF4 counterion • b. Hydroalkylation of 1,3-dienes • N N Me O • Ar N Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me O Currently looking at a variety of different Previously, only C-N bonds had been studied. These reactions were used to examine C-CCH bonds. O Me O H nucleophiles. EtH N Ph Ot-Bu NR CF3 Me 3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Na BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion NH Ar 2Cl2, 22 ºC, 3 hr Me O Me O BnO H Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion H Me NHBn Me CO2Me N Ph Ot-Bu H Me Me O O N Ph Ot-Bu 72% yield 75% yield R F, rt, BAr F counterion Na BAr 2 N Ph Ot-Bu Me4 NHBn4 O Me O 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst 4% yield, 2.1:1 dr, ??? er E EWG Ph dr, N Ot-Bu 79% yield NHBn 1 75% yield E EWG G1 EWG N Ot-Bu 36% yield, 15:1 93:7 er NHBn R1 R1 b. no additive, 0ºC, BArHydroalkylation of 21,3-dienes no additive, rt, BAr4F counterion 4F counterion Me NHBn Me O CO2t-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu Et3N (3.0 eqv) Me NHBn Ot-Bu 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er N Ph Ot-Bu Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Me O E EWG2 Me O O Me NHBn rt, BF4 counterion NaMe BAr4F,NHBn R2 CH2Cl2, 22 ºC Me Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? er 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er NR4 counterion NHBn Et3NH BAr4F, 0ºC, BF • Me • NPh N Ot-Bu Me O N Me O 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er O Me O R Adamson, JACS 2018, 140, 2761 2 Ot-Bu 33.4% yield, 14:1 dr, 91:9 er Me O 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er N Ot-Bu Me NHBn N Ph Ot-Bu 5 mol % Pd-PHOX catalyst E EWG Me O 1 E EWG G1 EWG 2 H H • • R1 Me NHBn CO2Me Me NHBn R1 only N N asymmetric dienes. N Ot-Bu Previously, symmetric dienes had been studied. These 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er N Ph Ot-Bu Et3Nreactions (3.0 eqv) were used to examine N Ph Ot-Bu O 30.5% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 er N Ph Ot-Bu Et3NH BArMe BF4 counterion E EWG2 4F, rt, NHBn Me 1. NHBn Optimized Reaction Ot-Bu 79% yield R2 Base 2. Ligand CH2Cl2, 22 ºC NHBn 75% ET3yield NH BF4, rt, BAr4F counterion 39.4%Ph yield, N >20:1 dr, 94:6 er NHBn H H NR CF3 Me Me OO Me NHBn CO2t-Bu 5 mol % Pd-PHOX O Ot-Bu 5 mol % Pd catalyst Adamson, JACS 2018, 140, 2761 Et3N33.4% 59% yield, yield, 14:1 dr, 91:9 erAr >20:1 c. Current Work Me O 16% yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er • d.r., 97:3 N e.r. Me O O 72% yield 75% yield 5 mol % Cu catalyst Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion 59% yield, 1.5:1 NH dr, ???Ar er 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er NR CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 3 hr N Ot-Bu Previously, only symmetric dienes had been5studied. These reactions were used to examine asymmetric dienes. Me O O 6 mol % Et3NH BAr4F Ph mol % Pd-PHOX N Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion iPr2NEt 21% yield, >20:1 d.r.,H97:3 e.r. Ph t-BuN Ot-Bu Me NHBnt-Bu R2 R2 Ot-Bu Me O Ot-Bu Ph 5 mol % Cu catalyst N ET3NH rt, BAr4F counterion MeBF4,NHBn P P F3C Et3N (2.0 eqv) Me O no additive, rt, BF4 counterion R1 NHBn R2 R2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Me NH BAr F, rt, BF counterion Et R no additive, 0ºC,c. BAr pyridine no reaction no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Et3NH BAr4F, 0ºC, 1BF4 counterion • 4F counterion Et3N (2.0 eqv) CH32Cl2, 22 4ºC, 20 hr4 • Current Work CF3yield, >20:1 dr, 91:9 er Me 16% N R1N NHBn N Ph Ot-Bu 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7Oer Me O Me O Me OR1 CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr N Ph Ot-Bu Me O Me NHBn Me O Me O F3C O 5 mol %CO Pd-PHOX H N-methylmorpholine no reaction NHBn H N Ph Ot-Bu 2Me Me Me O Me O Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion Currently CF3 Ph O N Ot-Bu O Phlooking 5 mol % Cu catalyst N at a variety of different nucleophiles. N Ph Ot-Bu F3C Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er Me NHBn N Ot-Bu no additive, rt, BF4 counterion Me F3OC R2 Ot-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu 79% yield Ot-Bu NHBn 75% yieldR2 Me NHBn O NHBn • • Me NHBn Et3N (2.0 eqv) N N Ot-Bu CO2t-Bu Ot-Bu PhMe NHBn Ot-Bu R1 NHBn 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er Optimized Reaction 2. Cu Ligand O 1. Base 36.8% yield, 17:1 dr, 93:7 er R1 Ot-Bu O High conversion, 1:1 d.r. Me Oer and Counterion High 1:1.5 d.r. CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr Me NHBn Me NHBn Me NHBn Additive N conversion, Ot-Bu 36% yield,3. 15:1 93:7 5dr, mol % Pd-PHOX H H O er no additive, rt, BAr4F counterion Et3N 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? NR CF3 Me 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er NR Me NHBn Me O Et3NH BAr O 5Nmol % Cu Ot-Bu catalyst 4F, rt, BF4 counterion Currently looking at a variety of different nucleophiles. ADDITIVE Ph COUNTERION 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. Me O O Me O O 72% yield 75% yield NH BAr F 6 mol % Et N Ph 3 4 Me NHBn PPh2 iPr2NEt 21% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. R2d.r., 93:7 33% R2 Ot-Bu>20:1 dr, 92:8 er Ot-Bu Me O Et3NH BF4 BF4 N (2.0 eqv) 33% yield, >20:1 e.r. yield, N Ph Ot-Bu O 4.Ot-Bu Schiff Base PPh2 3 R1 NHBn PAr2 N N 36% yield,Et 15:1 dr, 93:7 er R1 Me rt,NHBn pyridine no reaction CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr no additive, BAr4F counterion Me NHBn O O Ph Ot-Bu Me Optimized Reaction BAr4F t-Bu 1. Base 37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion no additive, 0ºC, BAr4F counterion Et3NH BAr4F, 0ºC, BF4 counterion Me O • 2. Ligand O • N N NHBn 94:6 er Ar = 3,5-(CF3)2C6H3 Me O mol %dr, Pd-PHOX N Ph Ph N 39.4% yield,5 >20:1 O N-methylmorpholine no reaction Me O Me O O Me O 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. Me O 3N 74:26 e.r. 33% yield, >20:1 dr, 92:8 OMe Ot-Bu5 mol % Cu catalyst 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. 22% yield, 6:1Etd.r., 5 mol % Pd catalyst Me O Me O O er Et3NHHBAr4F BF4 70% yield, 8.5:1 • Me O N Ph Ot-Bu Me O H d.r., 93:7 e.r. Ar N CO2Me Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion N Ph Ot-Bu O Me 6 mol % Et CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 3 hr Ph NH Me NHBn N Me 3NH BAr 4F Ar N Ph iPr2Me Ot-Bu 21% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. Ot-Bu t-Bu Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu NEt Me t-Bu N Ph Ot-Bu 79%>20:1 yield d.r., 91:9Ete.r. R2 R2 Ot-Bu NHBn F 3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion 30% yield, H Ph Ot-Bu Ot-Bu NHBn Ph Ot-Bu Me Me NHBn Me NHBn P 75% yield MeBAr O4 P NHBn 3. Additive and Counterion F3C HN eqv)dr, 94:6 er Et O O 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r. N O 3N (2.0 Me NHBn R NHBn CO2t-Bu 39.4% yield, >20:1 1 Me O O NHBn R1 NHBn O pyridine Ot-Bu no reaction ºC, 20 hr CH2Cl CF 2, 22 5 mol % Pd catalyst ADDITIVE COUNTERION F N>20:1 BFd.r., Na16% BAr no additive, 0ºC, BAr 33% 33% yield,yield, 14:1 >20:1 d.r., 91:9 CO2t-Bu d.r.,e.r. 92:8 e.r. Ot-Bu 70% yield, 8.5:13 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 91:9 e.r. 4 Ot-Bu 4F counterion Ph4yield, N NR N 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? er ArBnO • 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er N N N O O N Ph F3C t-Bu Ot-Bu F, rt, BF4 counterion Et3NH Me O MeBAr4NHBn NH 53% Ar yield, 3.1:1 d.r.,CH 2Cl 2, 22 ºC, 3 hr 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r. N-methylmorpholine no reaction ??? e.r. Ph Ph Me O Me 59% O yield, 1.5:1 d.r., ??? e.r. Me O O e.r. Et3NH BAr4F, Et3NH BF4 BF4 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. NHBn F 31% yield, >20:1Me d.r., 92:8 4 counterion CF3 BAr4Me Ph N O Phrt, BFN H F3C 22% yield, 3:1 d.r., 89:11 e.r. <5% yield F3C OEt Ot-Bu Oi-Pr 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 O er N Ot-Bu O Optimized Reaction 2. Cu Ligand 1. Base Me O Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu Ph 15:1 d.r., 93:7 Ot-Bu BAr4F 37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. • • BF4 no additive NHBn 36% yield, e.r. 0ºC,Ot-Bu BAr F counterion N N Me no additive,Me Me 5 mol % Pd-PHOX 1:1 d.r. N PhHigh conversion, Ot-Bu High conversion, 1:1.5 d.r. Me NHBn 4 Me Me NHBn NHBn53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er Et3N NHBn 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. 3. Additive and Counterion O 4. Schiff Base Me O N Ph Ot-Bu O Me O O 5 mol % Cu catalyst Me NHBn At 0ºC O O H Et3NH BAr4F BF4 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. BAr4OF 63% yield,NHBn 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 59% yield, >20:! d.r., 93:7 e.r. 39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r. NR 91:9 e.r. CF3 Me Me O ADDITIVE COUNTERION Me O H 6 mol % Et3NH BAr4F 33% yield, >20:1iPr d.r., 92:8 e.r. Me O21% yield, >20:1 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., N Ph PPh2 NEt d.r., 97:3 e.r. O 2 Ot-Bu Ph Ph N N 70% yield, 8.5:1 dr, 93:7 er R2 R2 Ot-Bu Ot-Bu N Ot-Bu 72% yield 75% yield OMe Ot-Bu Et3N (2.0 eqv) BAr4F 30% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. PPh2 R1 NHBn PAr2 N Ph • Ot-Bu • Me NHBn Me O Ph Ot-Bu Et3NH BF4 BF4 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. N N HN R1 Ot-Bu 53% yield, 3.1:1 dr, ??? er 4. Schiff Base NHBn pyridinePh no reaction CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20 hr O Me Me NHBn O Me NHBn t-Bu BF4 Na BAr4F 33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. CO2t-Bu 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5BAr e.r. F 72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. H H Ot-Bu O O Ph Ot-Bu NR Me BnO 37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 4 = 33,5-(CF3)2C6H3 Me ArCF Et3NH BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion N-methylmorpholine no reaction F counterion no additive, 0ºC, BAr NH BAr F, 0ºC, BF counterion Et NHBn Me O Me O • 4 Me O 96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r. 3 4 3.1:1 d.r., N Nyield 59% yield, >20:1• d.r.,75% 97:3 e.r. 22% yield, 6:1 d.r., 74:26 e.r. O N Ph 4???Ne.r. O 59% yield, 1.5:1 d.r.,Ph ??? e.r. 4% yield, 2.1:1 d.r., ??? e.r. 53% yield, 72% yield Me O BAr4F 31% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. OMe Ot-Bu Me O BF4 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Me O Me O O Me O Ph EtN3NH BAr4F Ph N H H Ot-Bu Ot-Bu Ph Ot-Bu Me Me CO Me OEt 2 Me Me Oi-Pr N Ph Ot-Bu BF4 no additive 36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Me NHBn Me NHBn Me NHBn N Ph Ot-Bu 3. Additive and Counterion O O N BAr4F 30% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. O yield Optimized Reaction72% yield, 5:1 d.r., 92:8Phe.r. N 72% yield,Ot-Bu 2. Ph counterion Ot-Bu 1. Base 79% Ph Ot-Bu NHBn Me 75% yield MeCu Ligand Me HN O 5:1 d.r., 91.5:8.5 e.r. Et NH BAr F, rt, BF NHBn 3 4 4 F counterion no additive, 0ºC, BAr BAr4F,NHBn 0ºC, BF counterion Et3NHMe • 4 • At 0ºC N NHBn N NHBn CO2t-Bu ADDITIVE COUNTERION 5 mol % Pd-PHOX4 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. O 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 92:8 e.r. 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. 16% yield, >20:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. BAr59% Ot-Bu >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r. Me O 4F yield, >20:139% N N Et3N d.r., yield, 97:3 e.r. BF4 Na BAr4F 33% yield, 14:1 d.r., 91:9 e.r. O Me O CO2t-Bu Ot-Bu Me O N Me O N BnO 5 mol % CuMe catalyst t-Bu O H 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? er H NR O 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er O CO Ph Ph 2Me Me O BF??? Et3NH 33% yield, >20:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. O 6 mol % Et3NH BAr4F 4 e.r. BF4 N 59% yield, Ph Ot-Bu N e.r. 1.5:1 d.r., ??? e.r. d.r., 53% yield, 3.1:1 PPh2 iPr2NEt 21% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. N e.r. Phd.r., ??? Ot-Bu 4% yield, 2.1:1 BAr4F 31% yield, >20:1Phd.r., 92:8 Ph Ot-Bu 22% yield, 3:1 d.r., 89:11 <5% yield Ph N R2 ROt-Bu Ot-Bu Ph N 2 N Ph Ot-Bu 79%e.r. yield NHBn 75% yield NHBn OEt Oi-Pr Et3N (2.0 Me NHBn PPh2 R1 NHBn PAr2 N Ph Ot-Bu BAr4F Meeqv)NHBn 37% yield, 17:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. CO2t-Bu R1 Ot-Bu pyridine no reaction hr CH2Cl2, 22 ºC, 20Me BF4 no additive 36% yield, 15:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. NHBn Me 4. Schiff Base t-Bu 96% yield, 17:1 d.r., 95:5 e.r. 59% yield, 1.5:1 dr, ??? er 96% yield, 17:1 dr, 95:5 er NR O O Et3NH BAr4F BF4 70% yield, 8.5:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. At 0ºC Ar = 3,5-(CF3)2C6H3 Me O Me O N-methylmorpholine no reaction BAr F 59% O yield, >20:! d.r., 93:7 e.r. 39% yield, >20:1 d.r., 94:6 e.r. Me O 63% yield, 7:1 d.r., 93:7 e.r. Me Me O Me O 59% yield, >20:1 d.r., 97:3 e.r. 22% yield, 6:1 d.r., 74:26 e.r. Ph Ph N N Ph

We have observed that caterpillars exposed to higher 32.7% yield, >20:1 dr, 93:7 er temperatures moved the most and consequently lowered their body temperatures most drastically, while those exposed to lower temperatures moved the least and thus their body temperatures did not change relative to the plate Na BAr4F, rt, BF4 counterion around them.

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This experiment tests thermoregulatory behavioral responses of M. sexta larvae when exposed to a range of temperatures on a metal plate. Using fourth instar larvae and different temperature settings, we collected data on the net ET3NH BF4, rt, BF4 counterion movement and changes in body temperature of the larvae, Me O as well as tracking the temperature of the plate.

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32.7% yield, >20:1 dr, 93:7 er

Carolyn Norin, PhD, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, and Craig Tomlin and Andrew Hassell at NJ DEP.

Figure 2: Linear regressions between morphological characteristics (top row: Body Length, Abdomen Length, 1st Swim Appendage Length, 2nd Swim Appendage Length, Rostro-Dorsal Length, bottom row: Body Volume, Abdomen Volume) and behavioral characteristics (Left: average velocity, middle: positive velocity, right: negative velocity). These show a potential correlation between morphology and swimming behavior, but more broods are needed to be certain. Significance was not tested for this data because the sample size was too small. Generally, a positive correlation is shown between morphology and swimming velocity, so larger larvae swim faster.

Works Cited

López-Duarte, Paola C., and Richard A. Tankersley. “Circatidal Swimming Behavior of Brachyuran Crab Zoea Larvae: Implications for Ebb-Tide Transport.” Marine Biology, vol. 151, no. 6, 2007, pp. 2037–2051., doi:10.1007/s00227-007-0614-3. Tamura, Hiroaki, et al. “Morphological and Morphometric Variability in the Zoea I Larvae of Pugettia Quadridens (De Haan, 1839): Looking for Reliable Characters for Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Pugettia Dana, 1851 (Majoidea: Epialtidae).” Zootaxa, vol. 4226, no. 2, 2017, p. 264., doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4226.2.6.

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29 Synergistic Effects of WTC-Particulate Matter Exposure and Lysophosphatidic Acid: an in vitro Model and MultiOMIC Integrated Serum Biomarker Assessment

Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry as a Potential Method for Denaturant-dependent Exchange Reactions

Rachel Lam, BSc; Syed Hissam Haider, MD,MSc; George Crowley, BAc; Dean F. Ostrofsky, BAc; Angela Talusan; Sophia Kwon, DO,MPH; David J. Prezant, MD; Ann Marie Schmidt, MD; Mengling Liu, PHD; Liquin Zhang, MD; Anna Nolan, MD, MS c

Jacob Tharayil, Dr. Leland Mayne, PhD , and Dr. S. Walter Englander, PhD Englander Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104

Candidate

NYU School of Medicine, 462 1st Ave., New York, NY 10016, New Bellevue, 16N20

Background

Methods

Receptors for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) are known to be involved in inflammation in response to particulate matter (PM) exposure. The membrane-bound form is located on macrophages, which, when stressed, are central to the inflammatory response. Human lungs are made primarily of alveolar macrophages (AMΦ). Previous studies have shown that THP-1 cells differentiated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) have a similar phenotype to human AMΦ, thus serving as an accurate model. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an oxidative product of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). LPA is a known ligand of RAGE and an identified biomarker for WTC-LI in the FDNY cohort.

Objectives

To examine the role of RAGE in the inflammatory response to PM exposure and suggest possible inflammatory pathways. We first compared differentiated THP-1 cells to RAW cells to show that human AMΦ and mouse PMΦ phenotypes are similar. Then we compared Wild Type (WT) and Ager knockout (Ager-/-) mouse peritoneal macrophages (PMΦ) to determine the role of RAGE in human AMΦ.

Results

For ALL Exposures - Media supplemented with 2-mM Lglutamine, 10%-FBS, 100 U/mL penicillin, and 100µg/mL streptomycin - Incubated at 37°C and 5% CO2 - Cell viability assessed by Trypan Blue exclusion - THP-1 cells differentiated with 20 ng/mL PMA for 72 (AMΦ phenotype) - plated in a 12-well plate at 1x106 cells/mL - 24 hr timepoints, in triplicate, as follows: PBS, 100 μg/mL WTC-PM53, 500 μM LPA, and WTC-PM53+LPA.

Figure 2. RAW cell expression after exposure to PM, LPA, and PM+LPA. (A-D) WTC-PM significantly increased IL1α, IL-10, TNF-α, and KC expression relative to baseline PBS exposure. (A-C) WTC-PM+LPA induced synergistic increases in IL-1α, IL-10, and TNF-α expression. (E) Independent exposures to PM and LPA slightly decreased p-Akt, p-STAT3, and STAT5b expression. Co-exposure attenuated all three transcription factors. (F-G) Independent PM and LPA exposures increased RAGE expression relative to expression in media alone. Coexposure had an additive effect on RAGE elaboration.

Chemokine/Cytokine Quantification and Analysis - Cells lysed in NP-40 lysis buffer, centrifuged to remove debris - Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis performed on proteins to probe for RAGE, PPAR-γ, Actin, JNK, p-Akt, p-STAT3, STAT5b, and GAPDH - Supernatants assayed using Human Cytokine Panel I (Millipore) in Luminex200IS (Luminex)

We could then apply our findings in the context of the FDNY cohort through a MultiOMIC (Metabolomics and Chemome) Integrated Biomarker Analysis.

Methods Cell Culture Murine PMΦ Isolation. - Female C57BLK/6 WT and Ager-/- injected with 3 mL-3% thioglycolate IP - 72 hrs later, PMΦ obtained by peritoneal lavage Cell Lines. - THP-1 cells cultured in RPMI1640 - RAW 264.7 cells cultured in DMEM

In order to understand the function of proteins, an understanding of their three dimensional structure must first be obtained. Since proteins begin as linear chains of amino acids and must actively fold to conform to their three dimensional structure, it is of keen interest to researchers to elucidate the specific pathway by which a protein folds into its three dimensional shape. To do so in a laboratory setting, researchers often employ denaturants and the principle of hydrogen exchange to observe the unfolding reactions of a protein in an effort to reverse engineer the protein’s folding pathway. In the 1990s, the Englander Lab used denaturant dependent reactions and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) to elucidate the folding pathway of equine cytochrome c (cytC), and observed that cytC folds via a series of partially unfolded subglobal peptide regions1. The research presented here attempts to determine whether or not hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry (HX-MS) can be used in denaturant-dependent exchange reactions. No conclusions were drawn due to a lack of data.

Table 1. Demographics A.

Figure 3. Mouse PMΦ cell expression after exposure to PM, LPA, and PM+LPA. (B-E) WTC-PM induced significant increases in IL-10, TNF-α, KC, and MIP-2 expression in both WT and Ager-/- mice. (A) PM+LPA synergistically increased IL-1α expression in WT mice. (B,C,E) PM+LPA synergistically decreased IL10, TNF-α, and MIP-2 expression in Ager-/mice. (F) 1,5 When exposed to media alone, p-Akt, pSTAT3, and STAT5b are similarly expressed in WT MPMΦ. In Ager-/- MPMΦ, p-Akt is almost completely gone, while p-STAT3 and STAT5b are amplified. 2,6 When exposed to PM, WT MPMΦ exhibited expression of p-Akt, while Ager-/- MPMΦ did not. 4,8 WT MPMΦ subject to co-exposure exhibited decreases in all three transcription factors, while Ager-/- MPMΦ induced p-Akt expression.

Results

The data we obtained neither confirmed nor denied the feasibility of the hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry method; thus, no conclusions were drawn.

Methods Research question: Can hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry be used in conjunction with denaturant dependent exchange reactions?

Figure 5. Agglomerative hierarchical clustering of biomarkers (9 identified in murine models+29 previously identified). (A) Spearman rank correlation (B) Pearson correlation

Solutions of cytC (pH 7) were prepared with phosphate buffer and guanidine hydrochloride, a protein denaturant. Samples were then mixed with D2O (ph7) and allowed to exchange for a given amount of time. Samples were then quenched to pH 2.5 and injected into an HPLC apparatus, wherein proteins were cut into peptides and injected into a mass spectrometer. Data was gathered and analyzed using ExMS—software developed in-house by the Englander Lab.

Exposure to PM causes inflammation in human AMΦ. Through these experiments we were able to show a similarity between in vitro human AMΦ and mouse PMΦ, and then compare ex vivo murine MΦ with and without the RAGE gene to determine the role of RAGE in the inflammation pathway. This Ager-/- murine model (exposed to WTC-PM53, LPA500μM, and co-exposure) shows that RAGE plays a key role in both the JNK/STAT and the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathways.

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Figure 1. THP-1 cell expression after exposure to PM, LPA, and PM+LPA. (A-C) WTC-PM53 induces a dose-dependent increase of GM-CSF, IL-8, and IL-10 at 50 µg/mL and 100 µg/mL. (B,D) WTC-PM+LPA exposure synergistically increased expression of IL-8 and MCP-1. (A,E) GM-CSF, IL-10, and MIP-1α do not display synergy, but show increased expression in PM+LPA compare to PM exposure alone. (F) 2,3 WTC-PM induced greater upregulation of PPARγ than of RAGE; LPA induced greater upregulation of RAGE than of PPARγ.

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The fact that our data was not conclusive suggests that more experiments need to be run at differing denaturant concentrations.

In order to draw conclusions as to the efficacy of hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry in conjugation with denaturant-dependent reactions, more experimentation is necessary.

Literature Cited 1. Bai, Y., Sosnick, T., Mayne, L., & Englander, S. (1995). Protein folding intermediates: Native-state hydrogen exchange. Science, 269(5221), 192-197. doi:10.1126/science.7618079

However, if this further experimentation shows that the hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry method works with denaturant-dependent reactions, HS-MX can then be applied to other proteins.

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Angela Talusan interned with Dr. Anna Nolan in the Department of Environmental Medicine at NYULangone Health and helped identify and analyze biomarkers for World Trade Center Lung Injury in the FDNY cohort after particulate matter exposure during 9/11, with a focus on how the presence of a particular biomarker, known as RAGE, leads to disease. Jacob Tharayil interned with Dr. S. Walter Englander at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania studying protein design and antibiotic resistance, using mass spectrometry to research and analyze whether native hydrogen exchange can be used in denaturant-dependent experiments. Elsie Wang interned with Dr. Christine Denny in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University on a project based on previous behavioral studies comparing gender-based differences in memory rescue using Alzheimer’s Disease mouse models. Elsie aimed to uncover the molecular representation of behavioral differences in memory rescue by imaging and counting the activated retrieval cells in the hippocampi of different test mouse groups. Lydia Wu interned with Dr. Robert Anders in the Department of Pathology at the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins University testing whether an experimental technique more accurately imitates in vivo conditions, and results in more accurate liver tissue measurements, testing compounds for effectiveness on liver cell lines, and histologically evaluating explanted liver tissues to quantify fibrosis in two different sets of patient groups. Utility of Digital Image Analysis in Evaluation of Liver Tissue

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1) Perusini JN, Cajigas SA, Cohensedgh O, et al. Optogenetic stimulation of dentate gyrus engrams restores memory in Alzheimer's disease mice. Hippocampus. 2017;27:1110 1122.

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A summer unlike any other so far A summer unlike any other so far

“The summer internships were absolute game changers,” Norin shares. “The students anticipated challenging and inspiring lab experiences, of course, but it went so far beyond what any of them expected. They came back with incredible perspective and such a meaningful sense of accomplishment, as well as a real understanding of how far they might go if they continue in this direction.”

Raina’s updates during and after her internship powerfully make Norin’s point. From being temporarily sidelined by a malfunctioning NMR machine in the lab to sweating through a presentation in front of fellow research scientists, she strode through her comfort zone into new territory. “So far, I’ve synthesized lots of starting materials - have made dienes and Schiff bases. Now working on reacting them and optimizing the reactions using different catalysts, ligands, temperatures, etc. Since last week have been able to do everything on my own (yay I’m learning!),” Raina wrote this summer on the group’s private Instagram page. “Came in knowing so much more than expected (thanks Dr. Gadd!) and am learning all these new lab techniques... all the people in the lab (and people outside of the lab) are amazing!” she continued. “Also got to give a presentation last week with some undergrads as part of a Duke summer fellowship program and learned how tough it is to talk about science (while using correct words and phrases) to scientists who are doing the exact research you are doing.” Back at PDS, Raina described her personal transformation: “My experience this summer resulted in a huge amount of personal growth…living alone, driving to campus, grocery stores, etc., and cooking and taking care of myself was something completely new to me…This summer gave me the opportunity to really open up and be myself. I spoke with professors, graduate students, and undergraduate students, and formed many new friendships while at Duke. Participating in current research and hearing about other students’ projects during the ChemSURF program also showed me the wide variety of areas available to explore in chemistry. I never knew what sorts of problems were being worked on in the scientific community and how scientists approach problems deemed ‘unsolvable’.” And consider this snapshot of a growth journey, from Walt, who surpassed his own expectations right off the bat by successfully driving 12 hours in his ailing car to get to the Kingsolver lab: “Day 2…currently doing some IR and digital image editing. Not necessarily the most fun thing, going through dozens of pictures and cropping them in a very trial-and-error sort of fashion, but hey! that’s science. I love it here. They also have butterflies EVERYWHERE. And really cool balances.” JOURNAL

Several days later, he added, “...Still working through infrared photo analysis. However, in the time it’s taken me to finish it up I’ve discovered a lot of new music that I like. Music is nice when you’re working. I’m running an experiment on my own today since Aimee Deconinck, the grad student I’m working under, is out. It’s going pretty well. Testing whether parasitized M. sexta caterpillars in their late instars will move to different temperatures (analyzing their behavior).” This fall, Walt came to an important realization about what he sees in his future: “Research is a lot of work. A LOT of work, and a lot of responsibility to do that work. I still struggle with focusing on data collection, even after nearly two months of doing it nearly every day, but... when you can make discoveries and can actually pull significant conclusions out of a set of numbers, it’s very rewarding. That’s what I aim to do with my future. Maybe it won’t be with caterpillars, but whatever I do will end up being about discovery and learning.”

I knew they could handle it “I knew they could handle it”

While the number of students per REx cohort is small, it’s also a key reason why the REx program works so well. “Seven students is an intimate, yet manageable group, since it is seven independent studies, which last year were incredibly diverse and complex – two ecology projects, one chemistry project, one environmental health, three medicine,” Norin elaborates. “They came with very different skills sets and motivation.”

Norin never doubted the outcomes. “I wanted to inject the energy and experiential components that I saw in grad school to satisfy the hungriest science students here, because I knew they could handle it and I knew they could be successful doing it,” she explains. (Half of those selected were AP biology students last year; half will be AP biology students this year.) “It ultimately became this truly amazing peer-oriented and supportive environment — more like a graduate seminar than a high school class. As an instructor, I can only teach them so much,” Norin concludes. “It’s important for the students to build their own experience and participate as leaders and collaborators within their class. We’ve designed a really creative and innovative ‘space’ for them to pursue their investigations rather than a prescribed curriculum. We really dove deep into our ethical ideas and scientific philosophies. These seven students have grown by leaps and bounds, connecting with post-docs and professors and universities, which will help them chart their future course. I’m so proud of them.” With these impressive founding members as supportive mentors augmenting REx’s formidable array of faculty project advisors, this year’s new group of REx students are poised for an unforgettable and life-shaping journey into the world of scientific discovery. And, just as in a successfully structured lab study, the REx model will self-replicate as they, in turn, bring to bear their learning on next year’s Research Experience seekers.


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THE NATURE OF CHANGE: How Creative Intention Becomes Program Design at PDS Throughout the summer, a mix of cross-divisional and crossdepartmental administrators and teachers from the Lower and Middle School met regularly and worked collaboratively to develop program enhancements across the STEAM disciplines. The group, known as the Innovation for Impact Task Force, “came out of a collective desire to maximize student engagement in science, technology, math, and engineering experiences,” says 5th–12th grade science chair Jason Park. “We’re not just innovating for innovation’s sake, we’re pursuing innovation for real-world problem-solving,” he adds. The Science Department has led the way with their commitment to transforming the science program experience for students across grades with inquiry-based, applied science curricula. “As a team, we redesigned multiple programs to help students tap into their interests and passions as they build a framework to understand science and apply it,” Park explains. New and redesigned science courses already in place include: a STEAMinar for all 9th graders; a new Upper School robotics and information processing elective; an 8th grade physical science curriculum with inquiry-based and constructivist approaches to applying physics principles and chemistry; a 6th grade life science curriculum animated by an advanced level of student-inspired garden research projects; and the redesigned 5th grade science curriculum focused on innovation experiences in neuroscience and sustainability, and culminating in a Make a Difference innovation fair (with projects designed to address a community problem or societal challenge). In the Lower School, every grade delved into a seven-week STEAM elective last year, and this year homeroom teachers are thematically connecting more of their existing curriculum to innovation projects. Across academic disciplines and grade levels, the operating principle is for students to learn skills in the context of solving specific challenges. In the humanities, for example, design thinking can be utilized for looking to the past as a way to connect to present-day problem-solving; and in math, innovation and design could be applied to the geometry of

bridge building and the algebra of projectile motion. Says Park, “We’re building the foundation now and inviting others to take advantage of the space and faculty support to institute innovation efforts into their current curriculum. The goal is for each grade level to experience the innovation space across a spectrum of academic disciplines.” REx program director Dr. Carrie Norin adds: “The science class model is very clear, but it can be used as a springboard for other departments across the School. With very small adjustments, disciplines from the visual arts and design to English, humanities and math can develop similar in-school and in-the-field experiences for their students. And that’s exactly what’s happening. The English department is already discussing how to implement some of these same ideas into their curriculum.” In program development, measuring progress involves tracking course enrollment numbers and measuring satisfaction and outcomes, including tracking college program choices, types of schools and majors. Park notes, “In the science department, for example, we track how many students are taking science and STEAM electives and how many STEAM-related club interests have emerged.” Many faculty track their annual assessments and note how students are learning and what they’re learning relative to how they used to learn. There are bigger metrics, of course, which testify to the School’s program value and community energy, including the number of applicants and the rate of enrollment – both of which have always been high and have risen even more. Park concludes, “At PDS, there’s agreement that for a growth mindset to be realized, it has to be lived. Going through the process of iterating, revising, benchmarking, designing and redesigning curriculum benefits our faculty tremendously. And the bottom line always comes back to the students: Everything we push ourselves to develop benefits our kids. They’re the ones at the center of all program design.”

5 KEYS TO STANDOUT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AT PDS from Science Chair Jason Park • Faculty and leadership commitment to teaching students how to use content to innovate, experiment, identify and expand their own inquiries. • Demonstrable progress elevating quality and impact, e.g., development of a STEAM initiative and dedicated STEAM space, re-imagined visual and performing arts facilities, English and humanities revitalization centered around Shepherd Commons, Miss Fine’s Center, faculty Fellows and other actively pursued professional development opportunities. • A learning environment that embraces students and adults for being individuals and gives each community member the space to flourish and really delve into who you are and can be. • A focus on alignment, both vertically and horizontally, to create a thoughtful, visible curriculum that builds from Lower through Upper School with a comparable and consistent student experience across any grade. • Hiring with intention to support the growth of our existing faculty; adding new faculty members who also strongly believe in facilitating fully-engaged, student-directed education, and who bring a range of different strengths, skill sets and experiences. FALL 2018


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SUMMER SNAPSHOTS: Internship moments… Angela Talusan: It’s my 3rd day at the Nolan Lab. I’m working with this one undergrad Rachel and she’s been teaching me how to culture THP-1 cells, which are human lung cells. It’s super interesting hearing everything I was reading about this school year being used in regular conversation around the lab.

Angela Talusan: After becoming more situated with

Eleanor Myers: The crab walk lasted from about 10pm to around 3 am, when we got back to the lab. We took measurements for about 2 hours along the beach and I only fell in the ocean once!

Eleanor Myers: For me, the internship was definitely

Jacob Tharayil: We’ve been studying the kinetics of protein folding through the hydrogen exchange mass spectrometry method, and I’ve gotten a lot of experience using the mass spec and the circular dichroism spectrometer. Everyone here at the Englander lab has been super supportive!

Jacob Tharayil: Getting up every morning, commuting

Walt Emann: Still working through infrared photo analysis. However, in the time it’s taken me to finish it up I’ve discovered a lot of new music that I like. Music is nice when you’re working.

Walt Emann: Hundreds of data points and thousands

Elsie Wang: Everyone is so nice and approachable. So far, I’ve genotyped different lines of mice successfully... all on my own too and extremely efficiently. Day 1 Elsie vs Day 3 Elsie is shocking even to me!

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FALL REFLECTIONS: Looking back on life in the lab… the lab and the current work, I soon learned how to create my own tasks and actually contribute to what was going on around me. I also quickly made friends with the other people in my lab. Also, living alone in the city made me extremely independent.

a big growing experience. Overall, I think this experience really made me mature a lot, as I had to manage my time and work by myself and live by myself.

by myself via public transit, working long hours most days, all of these experiences, while they were often difficult and stressful, ultimately made me more independent and more ready to tackle the challenges I will face as I get older. Additionally, I created incredibly deep relationships with my research mentors.

of milligrams of caffeine later, I can safely say that the time and effort put into experimentation and research is very much worth it.

Elsie Wang: I walked into the lab on day one very, very anxious. By day 3, I was doing the genotyping protocols like it was second nature. As time progressed, I had to make several changes to my original research plan... I’ve become much more comfortable in a lab environment, accustomed with working in a team to troubleshoot as well as on my own, and assured in my abilities to organize my personal project.

Raina Kasera: My yields for the reactions haven’t been so great, so next week, I’m going to try to optimize the reactions to obtain better yields. I’ve met some new people this week, which has been fun. Am also getting much better at drawing organic molecules.

Raina Kasera: I met so many new people of all

Lydia Wu: I revived and split cells today, which was hard but cool... Learned about culturing cancer cell lines and I put this compound/potential cancer drug on them yesterday. I feel like an independent working grownup already!

Lydia Wu: I really learned a lot about being

different ages and professions, and I was able to explore the more social side of myself that I usually don’t get to do in school. I spoke with professors, graduate students, and undergraduate students, and formed many new friendships.

independent. I also became more confident and comfortable around all these successful adults. Through learning about other people’s research I really see how troubleshooting and collaboration play a big part... I was SO inspired when a girl spoke about her cancer experience and how thankful to all the cancer researchers she is.


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PDS ThinSat Program

An Out-of-This-World Partnership with Princeton University A thrilling new Princeton University-Princeton Day School partnership is underway and set to culminate in a November 2019 launch of ThinSat satellites at the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore. Twiggs Spacelab will integrate the PDS satellites into the Wallops Flight Facility’s launch mission, and students will collect their own satellites’ real-time data sent from orbit.

Congratulations to the following Upper School students on being selected for and participating in the PDS ThinSat program: Benjamin Bigdelle ’21 Matan Blitz ’21

PDS ThinSAT aims to advance STEAM education with a particular focus on science, technology and engineering. The partnership with Princeton is fueled by a grant to the University and spearheaded by Michael B. Galvin, Senior Technical Support and Mechanical Engineer in Princeton’s Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering department. Partnership collaborators in addition to Princeton University bring phenomenal resources and expertise, including: Twiggs and Wallops, Virginia Space, NASA, Orbital ATK, NearSpace Launch, Inc., XinaBox, and even the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. The mission: students will design “thin” satellites to collect data on extreme-low-earth-orbit space, an under-explored space environment given the short lifecycle of matter there.

Thomas Bocian ’20

As they prepare their satellites for launch and space flight in an Antares rocket, the PDS ThinSat student teams and faculty will participate in weekly meetings with Princeton University ThinSat Team members. In October, students attended their first meeting with lead Princeton University mentor Michael Galvin. Galvin joined the PDS faculty team overseeing the ThinSat program: ThinSat Chief Engineer Jonathan Tatkcon-Coker, Chief Scientist Alana Allen and Chief Computer Scientist Dr. Theodor Brasoveanu.

Yash Pazhianur ’21

“Princeton University’s ThinSat partnership with PDS is unique among independent schools,” Tatkon-Coker explains, adding that only Princeton Day School and one public school, Princeton High School, were selected to participate in the partnership. TatkonCoker continues, “Mike Galvin’s guidance adds so much value to the PDS ThinSat student experience.” Galvin has been a key resource in Tatkon-Coker’s meticulous development of the student-led, team-based PDS ThinSat Program. Stay tuned for updates!

Megha Thomas ’20

Amon DeVane ’19 Evan Dries ’20 Armaan Dugar ’20 Walter Emann ’19 Fechi Inyama ’20 William Morrison ’21 Kyle Ready ’19 Aaliyah Sayed ’21 Justin Sherman ’20 Om Suchak ’21 Krithika Vasireddy ’20 Arthur Zhu ’21

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LETTER FROM THE

Rebecca Bushnell ’70

Chair of the Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees gathered in September for their first meeting of the 2018–19 school year.

When they arrived back to Princeton Day School this fall, our Upper School students were surely surprised and delighted by the revitalized Shepherd Commons and sparkling new classrooms and offices for English and History. Enlivened by natural light and bright colors, this inviting space encourages students to chat and work together and provides our humanities faculty a state-of-the art environment and technology for their teaching (humanists need technology, too). I have allowed myself to wonder what Anne Shepherd herself would have thought of it all. Anne Shepherd was a legendary English teacher who, for 44 years, inspired generations of students at both Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Day School. And she was my English teacher, too, in my senior year. Anne was a bundle of energy, passionately devoted to literature and her students. For her, of course, reading and writing involved physical books and a typewriter or pen, and so she might be puzzled by the whiteboards and laptops now integral to how learning takes place here today. But I think she would have been thrilled with this space, so full of light, and so well adapted to the new work habits of our teachers and students. On the Board of Trustees, we talk a lot about how to provide an exceptional experience to all students in grades PreK-12. Their educational experience must be all-encompassing, involving relationships with their teachers and advisors, the academic programs we offer across divisions, the broad extracurricular opportunities, and the commitment to providing a safe and nurturing environment in which students are challenged, but also supported. These principles have long sustained a PDS education, but we are always rethinking how best to deliver this in changing times to a new generation. We know that in today’s often overstressed and over-programmed world, we need to offer children the time and space to explore, invent, create, fail and try again. The immediate destination after PDS is college, of course. We want to make sure that our students are attending the right institution for themselves, and are not only prepared academically, but mentally and emotionally as well. We can do this because we come to know these children year by year. Even in the relatively short time of three JOURNAL

years that I was here, my own teachers, including Anne Shepherd, helped me identify and cultivate the passions that led me to my career and still drive me today. Every child’s experience is different, but what makes PDS special is that students from all different backgrounds with diverse interests can thrive here. Teaching today also means not just getting students to master specific subjects, but also helping them to learn how to think in new ways, crossing traditional boundaries of knowledge. In the last several years, the School has benefitted greatly from initiatives focused on evolving education: for example, the Miss Fine’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies where we help faculty design programs that cross over the traditional silos of the discipline; the new STEAM Center unveiled last year in the Upper School and reinvigorated STEAM programming in the Lower School, which offer our students innovative new programs in science, engineering and arts; and the DaVinci program in the Middle School. We are knocking down walls, both literally and figuratively, in order to ensure our academic program is as rigorous as ever, but also dynamic and relevant. As the STEAM Center and the new Shepherd Commons demonstrate, teaching students to think and learn in new ways requires space as well as time. New programs and courses defined the STEAM Center, but the program would not be possible without the technology and physical environment of that center. When the Board proposes new facilities, questions about how that space will enhance the students’ lives and the work of our faculty always come first: how will this transform the student experience and represent Princeton Day School at its best? In the coming months, the School hopes to advance ambitious plans for new spaces and buildings that promise to impact every student. We have a lot of challenges still ahead as we forge a path to build both programs and facilities, but I know that with wise leadership and the support of the entire School community we will achieve our goals.

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Board of Trustees Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70, Chair Thomas B. Harvey, Vice Chair Mark E. Thierfelder, Treasurer Cynthia O. Linville, Secretary/Parliamentarian Ashley Aitken-Davies Deepinder S. Bhatia Sanford Bing Alanna Bocklage Marc C. Brahaney Kun Deng J. Christopher Dries Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell Anita Gupta Carol Herring Dinesh Jain Karen Law Oye Olukotun David L. Richter Lorraine Sciarra David R. Scott Jacob Silverman ’89 Paul J. Stellato Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Trustee Emerita Marilyn W. Grounds Trustee Emerita Betty Wold Johnson Trustee Emerita Herbert J. Kendall Trustee Emeritus Samuel W. Lambert III Trustee Emeritus Edward E. Matthews Trustee Emeritus Andrew M. Okun Trustee Emeritus John D. Wallace ’48 Trustee Emeritus

Ashley Aitken-Davies

Deepinder S. Bhatia

Sanford Bing h’87

Alanna Bocklage

Marc C. Brahaney

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70

Kun Deng

J. Christopher Dries

Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell

Anita Gupta

Thomas B. Harvey

Carol Herring

Dinesh Jain

Karen Law

Cindy Linville

Oye Olukotun

David L. Richter

Lorraine Sciarra

Jacob Silverman ’89

Paul J. Stellato

Mark E. Thierfelder

Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78

John C. Wellemeyer ’52

David R. Scott

Robert C. Whitlock ’78

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Welcome New Trustees Princeton Day School is proud to announce four new members of the Board of Trustees who will serve their first term this year. At the Board’s first meeting in September, Chair of the Board and alumna Rebecca Bushnell ’70 welcomed the new members, observing, “We are so fortunate to have such a talented group of new trustees. Each will bring a different background and new perspective to the important work we do throughout the year.”

Chair of the Board Rebecca Bushnell ’70 with Head of School Paul Stellato and new Trustees Alanna Bocklage P ’26, ’29, Sanford Bing h ’87, Anita Gupta P ’26, ’29, and Jacob Silverman ’89. Sanford “Sandy” Bing h ’87 has innumerable ties to the School, including serving as a former faculty member, administrator, past parent and past trustee. Daughter Hilary Butera ’81 and son Andrew Bing ’84 also claim Princeton Day School as their own. Mr. Bing earned his A.B. in Biology from Lafayette College, then pursued graduate studies in chemistry at UCLA and the University of Northern Colorado before receiving his M.A. in Educational Administration from Rutgers University. A resident of Pennington, Bing began his independent school career in 1960 as a chemistry and biology teacher at the Hun School, later becoming Dean of Students, then Director of Admissions. In 1969, along with his wife Iris Bing P ’81, ’84 and children, Sandy joined Princeton Day School as Head of the Upper School, serving in that position for 18 years, including two during which he was acting headmaster (1982 and 1985). In 1987, he helped form the Princeton Educational Resource Center, a not-forprofit consulting center. Bing later returned full time to independent school life at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, where he served for eight years as Dean of Faculty. As a testament to his years of dedication to Princeton Day School, Sandy became an honorary member of the Class of 1987, and the Class of 1980 created a named endowment to honor the central role he played in their lives as students. The Class of 1980 Sandy Bing Scholarship Fund supports PDS students in need of financial assistance. Alanna Bocklage P ’26, ’29 is a current parent, with her husband Chandler Bocklage P ’26, ’29, of two children at Princeton Day School since 2014. Alanna graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Barnard College and went on to earn a M.S.Ed. in Counseling and Personnel Services from Fordham University. She has held administrative positions at Mt. Sinai Hospital’s Adolescent School-Based Health Centers and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital’s Outpatient Psychiatry Department, in addition to elementary-level teaching at a Bronx public school with the NYC Teaching Fellows Program. Bocklage is the consummate community builder who was an active volunteer for The Junior League of the City of New York and for the past four years, a dynamic presence at Princeton Day School through Parent Ambassadors, which she has chaired, the PA Governing Board, Annual Fund involvement, and as a volunteer for Book Fair and Friends of the PDS Libraries. A resident of Princeton, she joins the Board of Trustees as the President Elect of the Parent Association this year.

Anita Gupta P ’26, ’29 is a current parent, with her husband Sanjeev Srinivas P ’26, ’29, of two sons at Princeton Day School since 2015. Dr. Gupta, a Princeton resident, is a board-certified anesthesiologist, pain specialist and pharmacologist with a Master’s in Public Policy and a certificate in health policy from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She is currently Senior Vice President at Heron Therapeutics and a Scholar at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She is the former FDA Advisor and the Vice Chair, Division of Pain Medicine & Regional Anesthesiology, and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology at Drexel University College of Medicine. She completed her Doctorate in Pharmacy at Rutgers, her medical degree at UMDNJ, her residency in anesthesiology at Georgetown University, and her clinical scientist training at National Institutes of Health. Following residency, Dr. Gupta completed a pain fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. She has also published several books with Oxford University Press and has been a founding fellow of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School, and also completed professional education both at the Wharton School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jacob “Jake” Silverman ’89 is a Princeton Day School alumnus whose parents also championed the School. Both his late father Ira, and his mother Jane MFS ’63, served terms on the School’s Board of Trustees. After graduation, Mr. Silverman attended Harvard University, where he earned his B.A. and M.B.A. Residing in New York City and married to Katie Silverman, Jake joined Duff & Phelps in 2004, where he served as Chief Financial Officer and later became their head of investment banking. In 2013, Silverman was appointed President of Duff & Phelps. He worked with Stone Ridge Partners LLC, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, prior to joining Duff & Phelps. Silverman joined Stone Ridge Partners from Atomica Corporation, a venture-backed enterprise software company, where he served as Vice President of Finance and acting CFO. Prior to Atomica, he worked for Oak Hill Advisors, a private investment firm. Reflecting on the new board members, Head of School Paul Stellato concludes, “For its most recent class of trustees, Princeton Day has drawn deeply from the parent, alumni, and former-faculty communities. In doing so, it adds to its ranks immense talent, diversity of experience, and richness of perspective of and about our School. In welcoming them all, we look forward to their participation, camaraderie, and leadership.”

The PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL Board of Trustees promotes the School’s mission, appoints and oversees the Head of School, establishes broad policies, plans strategically for the School’s future, and develops and stewards the School’s financial and capital resources. Composed of 25 members, including the Head of School, the Board of Trustees meets four times each year. Members, who serve three-year terms, are drawn from a variety of constituencies, including alumni, current and past parents and grandparents, and other friends of the School. The work of the Board is completed through its standing committees, each of which meets regularly through the school year. For more information, please visit pds.org/meet-the-board. JOURNAL


by Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62

PDS PRODUCES UNEXPECTED HARVEST Marking the 10th year of a uniquely rewarding learning experience

As any parent knows, it can be a battle to get a child to make healthy food choices. So why are so many Princeton Day School Lower Schoolers suddenly eating, and enjoying, all kinds of fruits and vegetables? The answer can be found tucked away past the playground in the School’s luxuriant garden—a magical place that provides nutritional bounty and novel hands-on learning experiences. “The children rush in there as if it’s a candy store,” marvels First Grade teacher Karen Pike. “I just did not expect them to be clamoring for kale!”

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The PDS garden’s award-winning programs span learning disciplines and grade levels and have transformed the way students care for the campus and view the world around them. The organic garden stands as a living testament to the School’s commitment to sustainability, stewardship and the education of the whole child. Since the first 23 raised planting beds were built by volunteers 10 years ago, the area has expanded to include Kristy’s Meadow (vast, verdant and filled with wildflowers), fruit trees, a composting site, two clay ovens, three beehives and a spectacular brood of chickens. An invaluable and atmospheric outdoor learning center is a key added resource: the Alberto Petrella Garden Classroom, where students can study, prepare and dine on the food they produce in an outdoor kitchen with ample tables and seating.

“It’s so exciting when you see this kid who’s been invisible and all of a sudden, out here, he’s finding some supercool thing and holding it in his hand and showing it to the other kids and, suddenly, they see him as a leader.”

Pam Flory, Garden Coordinator

“We’re living in a world where people don’t go outside the way they used to,” says Sustainability Coordinator Liz Cutler, who enlisted the help of students, parents, faculty and staff to bring the garden project to fruition. “The goal is for kids to fall in love with the earth and develop ecological thinking, to understand that everything’s connected, to learn how to be a steward of the land. We also want it to be a place where they can participate actively in learning how to cooperate and work together, how to get their hands dirty, use tools, put things away, clean up after themselves.”

“You can’t believe the impact the garden has on Lower School kids’ lives. They learn so much and

they just love it. They’ll try every kind of vegetable; they’ll just gobble them up.” Emily Gallagher, First Grade teacher

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“We’re expecting these kids to make a difference in the world and care about climate change and

glaciers melting and all that, and yet they have no connection to those things. I think the garden is a great introduction to those issues. If you don’t love something, you don’t take care of it.” Aaron Schomburg, Lower School Science Curriculum Coordinator

Garden Coordinator Pam Flory has guided the program almost since its inception and partners with faculty to design courses that complement their teaching. “It brings a subject to life when you’re out here reading Shakespeare in the Shakespeare Garden or learning the metric system by measuring how many centimeters the beans you planted have grown,” she says. The garden’s impact grows exponentially as it celebrates its 10th anniversary: many alumni are making college and career choices that reflect the sustainability and stewardship interests they developed there. “If we can teach kids to fall in love with nature, their choices later on in life will be different,” Ms. Flory says. “The people making policy are going to think about it differently. We have kids here who are going to be the heads of businesses, they’re going to be in government, technology, and we want them to have this environmental memory. What a great opportunity, what a gift we give these kids to learn about the world this way.” See the great new video about the garden, created for the 10th Garden Anniversary Harvest Festival in October of this year. Go to: pds.org/garden-at-10


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Princeton Day School community members gather in October 2018 for the 10th Garden Anniversary Harvest Festival

Connecting to What Sustains Us A Garden Alumnus Reflects on the Harvest Festival

Students, faculty and their families walk between the sunflowers. Lower Schoolers dance around rows of kale as the band plays faster. Chef Mason works with EnAct Club students to refill tables with food and pizza. Garlic bread exits the garden oven to enter the mouths of hungry revelers. This year, for its 10th anniversary, the Harvest Festival is outside celebrating not just the garden and the harvest but the PDS community. Over the past decade, students from PreK through 12 and parents have shared in great food, music and garden scenery every fall. Some students who were in the Lower School when the event first began have grown to be juniors and seniors in the Upper School. In the past, after the a cappella groups sang, guests would leave the garden for the Campus Center to eat dinner, but this year, as day turns into night, people grab a plate and walk around the wildflower meadow and chicken coop. I’ve been attending the Harvest Festival in different ways for seven years. First, I was an eager 8th grader, wanting to be involved in sustainability in the Upper School, and now I am an alumni guest watching the community that started before me continue to grow after me. From student eco-presentations to pizza, Upper Schoolers lead not for a grade or accolade but to connect people to their food and to each other. The Harvest Festival and the garden program connect the long hours of school to the real world. Lights around the garden twinkle on and a fire crackles. Little Panthers huddle for warmth with bags of popcorn in front of the big screen. A film plays about not just what people can do to protect the environment, but what kids can do. The little Panthers stare wide eyed while Upper Schoolers carry on running the event. Over the next 10 years they’ll still be wide-eyed, but they’ll be leading, too. Tag Quijano PDS ’17 Tag is currently a sophomore at Yale University. FALL 2018


Garden Timeline 2006

Sustainability Committee formed, explores garden concept

2008

PDS community volunteers build 23 raised planting beds Fencing installed Garden opens with 1st Community Garden Day PDS Summer Camp offers programs in garden Pam Flory hired as part-time Garden Coordinator Students design bird and bat houses Butterfly garden, garden gate added

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Back half of garden developed Alice Waters visits 1st Harvest Dinner Composting begins

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Biannual community garden work days instituted 1st Annual Seedling Sale run by GAP students

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Pam Flory becomes full-time Garden Coordinator Chickens and bees added PDS earns designation as River-Friendly School, awarded a bronze level certification from Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Wildflower meadow created in memory of Kristy Anastasio Manning ’81 Fruit trees planted 1st GAP Seedling Sale Students organize and host first PDS Eco-Conference for 100 NJ students 1st Lower School Seed Store run by 3rd Grade

2012

Alberto Petrella Outdoor Classroom dedicated

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Ms. Flory and Ms. Cutler start leading professional development workshops about school gardens at conferences and at PDS

2015

PDS honored as US Department of Education Green Ribbon School Clay oven built NJ School Garden of the Year Award from Farm to School Network Three-Star designation from Green Restaurant Association

2016

Gold Level River-Friendly School certification from Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Clay oven #2 built during summer programs

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PDS receives the Green Flag Award from Eco-Schools for its creative sustainability initiatives, the highest honor given by the international organization

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10th Garden Anniversary Harvest Festival celebration, featuring student-led eco-stations covering their sustainability-related work

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by Melanie Shaw

First Female NFL Films Staff Cinematographer Always Game

Hannah Epstein ‘08 at work for NFL Films

Hannah Epstein ’08 Embraced Everything PDS Had to Offer Hannah Epstein is rolling through her sixth year at NFL Films, having moved from intern to camera prep technician to cinematographer – quietly making history as NFL Films’ first female staff cinematographer. Epstein is in her element behind the lens, racing time and a host of challenges to capture the unscripted and indescribable. Her enthralling NFL cinematography offers insightful visual distillations in which powerful human emotions and intentions often collide, literally and figuratively. Not only are her angles and coverage exceptionally artistic, she also unerringly takes us

into the minds and hearts of her subjects, expanding our own in the process. To view her work is to realize, with a growing sense of awe, that one has somehow stepped out of self and into another’s gripping journey, whether for a moment or an hour. Epstein considers herself the new kid on the NFL Films block, but she’s already shot six consecutive Super Bowls and worked as part of the Emmy Award-winning camera crew on the HBO series, Hard Knocks, about the trials and joys of the team-building process during NFL summer FALL 2018


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football camp. She’s an integral crew member who travels at least six months out of the year covering NFL games, teams and players, on and off the field. “Pretty much every week my wife, Terri, and I see something Hannah has done on TV,” her father Jonathan (Jon) shares. “Oftentimes, we can tell it’s her by the distinctly artistic approach, and we’ll say to each other, ‘That must be Hannah.’ And we love it when we get confirmation from Hannah that we were right.”

A goal-seeker who brings out the best in others along the way Only 10 years ago, Hannah was a senior at Princeton Day School who threw herself wholeheartedly into her extensive interests, which included advanced academic studies, multiple sports, singing with the a cappella groups, photography and a wealth of deep friendships. The focus was on finishing strong and getting to college, not narrowing down a career choice. And that was as it should have been. As her family, friends and teachers all knew without a doubt, whether as an undergraduate or afterward, Hannah would define a career choice with passion and make it happen. “I discovered that cinematography was what I wanted to do... an extension of the still photography I loved, with the added challenge of capturing movement.” By her senior year of college, Epstein had homed in on what she considered a must-have internship at NFL Films to develop the cinematography skills she had begun pursuing in earnest since graduating from PDS. Epstein’s father admires how Hannah achieved her vision, explaining, “Hannah figured out on her own that the best place in the country to learn the craft was NFL Films, because they had the highest standards and such a distinctively dramatic and artistic way of shooting.” Jon continues, “She knew she would be working with and learning from some of the best people in the field if she got to NFL Films.” His voice is suffused with parental pride as he adds, “Once she landed an internship there, she quickly moved from equipment handling to getting behind the camera and, within the NFL Films’ framework and approach, honing her incredible shooting style.” Hannah uncharacteristically stepped in front of the cameras this summer for a short video produced by NFL Films honoring her work, describing her approach this way: “We’re not just trying to capture a story, we’re trying to capture it in a beautiful way. I’m striving to be an artistic eye . . . I’m striving for perfection, which I’m obviously not going to get most of the time. But I hope that it pushes me to pay attention to details.” Epstein’s fellow cameramen and senior producers all voice a common theme when talking of Hannah: she’s one of those incredibly talented and dedicated team players who elevates everyone’s game. Not surprisingly, these attributes JOURNAL

also resonate among all who recall Hannah during her time at Princeton Day School from 9th-12th grade. PDS lacrosse coaching legend Jill Thomas, who coached Epstein and helped steer her toward collegiate lacrosse at Middlebury, says of Hannah: “Athletes– the really With four years of varsity lacrosse good ones who are experience at PDS, Epstein became complete athletes– a premier player recruited by lead by example. And Middlebury, a top DIII lax program. Hannah does that. She’s funny, too, a positive leader. Her teammates always knew that Hannah didn’t ask anything of them that she wasn’t willing to give herself, and it made everybody play harder and better. That’s pretty key.”

A storied PDS career Epstein was a freshman varsity lacrosse starter for Thomas, with whom she had a great experience throughout her high school years at PDS. A two-sport varsity star, Epstein’s first passion was basketball, fueled while developing her skills on youth teams her father, Jon, coached. She captained both the varsity basketball and lacrosse teams and earned multiple all-prep honors in both basketball and lacrosse, the stick sport that also stole her heart as she helped bring the PDS program into the spotlight across the region. Jon shared, “I was on the basketball court standing next to Coach Thomas one day and asked her, ‘What should Hannah play in college, lacrosse or basketball?’ She turned to me and said, ‘Absolutely she’s going to play lacrosse. It’s the sport she will truly excel in at the college level.’” “Hannah’s experience with Coach Thomas set the stage and really put her in the position where she was sought after for college lacrosse.” —Jon Epstein, Hannah’s father

Epstein explains, “I was determined to play sports in high school, no matter where I went, and I had a wonderful experience at PDS playing both basketball and lacrosse. My lacrosse team was wildly successful, playing in county and state championships while I was there.” Thomas reflects, “She took off with lacrosse. It wasn’t always easy. It wasn’t given to her. She earned the right to play in college. And she got to beat Lawrenceville, so you gotta love that!”


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“Her teammates always knew that Hannah didn’t ask anything of them that she wasn’t wiling to give herself.”

—Jill Thomas, PDS Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach

in the art world through photography and it was a great connection for us as siblings. I actually took the summer camp photography classes at PDS before I went there!” Hannah recalls mastering the mechanics and post-production of 35mm photography, developing and processing film, and doing all of her own printing at PDS. “I remember if I had a free period I was downstairs developing film; even so, I had no idea what I was going to do in my career at that time.”

Hannah’s favorite Princeton Day School memory

Epstein explains, “Having the opportunity to take photography at PDS with such an experienced teacher was huge for me, though I didn’t realize it then. It allowed me to really develop my skills, and photography became a major interest of mine. I see now that Mrs. H. was such a big influence – she taught me all the fundamental principles of photographwy that relate directly to my work today.”

Epstein couldn’t agree more. “My favorite memory of PDS is beating Lawrenceville in lacrosse,” she reminisced. “In my time, PDS hadn’t beaten them in years. It was a big enough deal that my mom had a photo framed for Coach Thomas of our team with our arms up in victory!” Epstein was recruited by Middlebury lacrosse coach Missy Foote –an icon in women’s sports with a win-loss record second among all head coaches in Division III history, a five-time DIII NCAA lacrosse championship winner and Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Famer. Epstein enjoyed a great college career and played in a DIII Final Four, held in New Jersey, where Middlebury lost to top-ranked Salisbury. “Hannah fell in love with Missy and in love with Middlebury, whose lacrosse program was one of the top DIII programs in the country at the time,” Jon explains. “Hannah’s experience with Coach Thomas set the stage and really put her in the position where she was sought after for college lacrosse.” Hannah, her dad and Thomas all shared the same memory of how it came about. As Hannah puts it, “Coach Thomas was one of my great leaders and an important influence. My dad and I always thought I was going to play basketball in college, but Jill was right!”

Meanwhile, photography exerted its pull… As Epstein was advancing her athletic skills, she was also embracing photography under the guidance of renowned PDS photography teacher Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick. She had an incentive: her older brother and mentor, Harrison, took photography classes at the Arts Council of Princeton and then continued to develop his skills at Princeton Day School with Hohmuth-Lemonick. (In addition to his fulltime career in finance, he continues to pursue photography professionally today.) “We were only together at PDS for a year, but it was wonderful to have my brother as a cool senior when I was a freshman,” Hannah shares. “We overlapped

The meaning of excellence: poster for one of Hannah’s PDS mentors, Coach Jill Thomas, commemorating her 20th year at the School

Hohmuth-Lemonick has equally fond praise of Hannah: “The lengths to which Hannah would go to work at her photography – juggling all her academic demands, running back to the photography lab between lacrosse practice and a cappella group rehearsal– say a lot about her dedication and stamina. Beyond that, she was talented. She produced some great photography work at PDS and her success as a camerawoman does not surprise me.” FALL 2018


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Finding a way to unite arts and athletics How did Epstein manage it all as a high schooler? Bringing the arts and athletics together has always been the modus operandi for Epstein and reflects the DNA of both parents, whom she clearly adores.

her many lasting friendships at PDS that last year she gave one of her Super Bowl tickets to a good friend and PDS classmate who’s a diehard Eagles fan,” he continues. “She made his year!”

“My dad was a leader for all of my athletics and my mom was a leader for music and photography – anything down the arts path. They encouraged me to do whatever I wanted to do, and I did,” says Epstein. “My dad was my basketball coach since elementary school. My mom allowed me to start taking piano lessons at age six when I asked if I could. My life has always had these parallel paths of athletics and the arts.” Her older brother Harrison also developed his many talents at PDS, not only as a stellar photography student and captain of the golf team, but as an exceptional math mind who was a Presidential Scholar at Babson College and captain of his golf team there as well. With Harrison thriving at PDS, Hannah’s mother, Terri, suggested to Hannah that the school on the Great Road could provide exceptional opportunities across the spectrum for her as well. Terri recalls, “Once she was accepted to PDS, I let Hannah decide what to do. And thank heavens she recognized all the positives of Harrison’s experience and chose to go. I can’t imagine how different their lives would be had they not gone to PDS. Sure, they’d be successful. They’re both smart. But their creativity was set on fire by Mrs. H. And they became such independent, self-confident thinkers. I give PDS’ teachers, coaches, courses, students and general social and learning environment a lot of credit for that.” “My school experience only got better when I went to PDS,” Hannah admits. She recognized that in social settings, including the classroom, “if there are too many people in the room, I introvert myself and don’t speak up. If it’s a smaller setting, I feel compelled to speak my mind, and that’s what PDS gave me room to do. I loved my teachers, who really got to know me, and the small classes at PDS. “I didn’t want to go to PDS initially because I didn’t want to leave my friends in the Hopewell public school,” continues Hannah, a loyal Pennington native. “Looking back, I still have my two best friends and I gained four other best friends from PDS who are still best friends and very important to me –including PDS Kindergarten teacher Alexa Maher ‘08 and Tess Glancey ’08.” [Epstein was a member of the wedding party at Alexa’s marriage to fellow PDS teacher Eric Hove this fall and also surprised Tess at her recent engagement by covering it on camera. See Class Notes 2008.] Jon chuckles remembering how quickly Hannah took to PDS. “Hannah clicked immediately at PDS and fully embraced some things that she fell in love with and came to excel in, which set her on her trajectory for her college years and ultimately her professional career. And it says a lot about JOURNAL

Always another summit to climb: Hannah and film crew members with Eagles’ Chris Long on Mt. Kilimanjaro a few weeks after Super Bowl LII

Coach Thomas agrees that Epstein remains a loyal Panther. A few years ago, after the NFL films football season had concluded, Epstein had an opportunity to try out for the Israeli national lacrosse team and asked to train with her coach and the varsity squad because she hadn’t picked up a stick in a while. “So she comes here and works a month with us, lifting and on the field. And she doesn’t just train, she gives back to the program, playing with our kids every day while she was here,” says Coach Thomas. “Having Hannah train with us was great because she’s as top notch a player as it gets. And, of course, she made the team and played in the European Championship!”

Fusing interests into career: ‘I still have a game day’ Even at Middlebury, film wasn’t something Epstein initially thought she could do professionally, she says. It was something she began studying as a freshman because it interested her. A junior semester in Ireland through the NYU Tisch Study Abroad program gave Hannah her first intensive hands-on experience of making films. “I discovered that cinematography was what I wanted to do. As simple as it sounds, it was a moment of realization that film was an extension of the still photography I loved, with the added challenge of capturing movement,” Epstein explains. “My life has always had these parallel paths of athletics and the arts.” Once again, her drive to unite her love of arts and athletics determined her next steps. “As a sophomore, I had started looking for internships in the film world and realized it didn’t get any better than NFL Films. I actually applied for the


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NFL Films internship three times before I got accepted. The third time, after my senior year, they finally accepted me.” Fellow cameramen and senior producers all voice a common theme: Hannah’s one of those incredibly talented and dedicated team players who elevates everyone’s game. “This is what Hannah is made of,” Terri notes. “She is fiercely determined with a work ethic second to none. She’s also very talented – the combination creates an alchemy for success.” Did Epstein realize what she was up against when she determined to break into NFL Films’ all-male cinematography world? “I grew up with such supportive parents and friends and teachers and co-workers that, for me, it didn’t even factor in when I focused on NFL Films,” Hannah admits. “In fact, I didn’t have a clue that this was going to be an all-male department or a pretty much allmale environment when I applied to NFL Films for an internship.” What would she say to young women currently at PDS pondering their career choices? “I’m doing this because I love it,” Hannah reflects. “That being said, if there’s a girl growing up who doesn’t see herself as belonging in a profession or arena– by all means, I hope I can be a role model and I can get excited about that!” Terri adds, “We are so proud of how Hannah’s gone after

her dream– and made a little history on the way! And I always thank PDS in my heart for being such an influence and contributor to the person she is today.” Epstein continues to set new goals for herself at NFL Films, an environment she cherishes as a premier laboratory for mastering top technical skills. “I only became a fulltime cinematographer for NFL Films two years ago,” she explains, “so I still feel like a rookie.” She considers everyone there a mentor and sees constant opportunities to learn. True to form, what truly drives her is the opportunity to perform under pressure. “We’re performing on every play just like an athlete,” Epstein declares. “Every time I hit ‘record’ I have the goal of getting a great shot. I’m an athlete and I’d love to be on the field, but I love the fact that I’m on the sidelines and have a physically demanding job that I like. I still have a game day.” After last year’s Super Bowl, Epstein set her sights only a few weeks later on another summit, helping film Eagle’s star defensive end Chris Long and a group of fellow NFL players and military combat vets as they climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro to help raise money for Waterboys.org’s efforts to build sustainable water wells in East Africa. Hannah and a female porter were the only women among more than 100 climbers and porters. Terri explains, “This was such a melding of Hannah’s work and athleticism. She shot while she climbed, which is an incredible accomplishment given the terrain and altitude challenges of a 19,000-plus-foot peak.” When asked about the attributes that make Hannah truly special, Jon falls silent for a moment before gathering himself. “That question brings tears to my eyes,” he confides. “Hannah’s always been a special kid all of her life. She’s so multifaceted and has this wonderful, complete personality, which is so caring, and yet she can be so tenacious at the same time. When Hannah had to play in a big game and the pressure was on, Hannah excelled. Hannah can always perform. She is as giving and humble as anyone. Yet I always think of Hannah as being the ultimate gamer. That’s Hannah– she’s such a complete package.” “We are so proud of how Hannah’s gone after her dream – and made a little history along the way! And I always thank PDS in my heart for being such an influence and contributor to the person she is today.” —Terri Epstein, Hannah’s mother

An academic, arts and athletics standout, Epstein ‘08 spoke at commencement about how quickly she came to love PDS after arriving as a freshman.

See highlights of Hannah’s work in the NFL Films tribute to her, released earlier this season: https://www.facebook.com/NFLFilms/ videos/10156550460743615/

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Annual Report 2017/2018 Message from the Director of Advancement I always enjoy taking time to reflect on the past school year and the incredible generosity and loyalty that has been exhibited by our community. Some gifts are easier to “see” than others. The state-of-the-art new STEAM Center that opened its doors last fall is certainly an example of donor support that is evident to all. This facility is a constant, visible reminder of what can be achieved when there is a shared commitment to excellence. But what of those gifts that may be less obvious? Every year the School is the beneficiary of thousands of gifts – from Annual Fund contributions to capital and endowment support; gifts-in-kind to gifts of time and experience. These gifts allow us to thrive in many ways. Professional development grants help teachers stay innovative and dynamic in the classroom, financial aid enables us to attract and admit a bright and diverse student body, and capital gifts ensure that our facilities and equipment are top notch. And then, of course, there are the hundreds of hours of time that our volunteers give to us each year. Without these dedicated trustees, parents, alumni and faculty, we could never achieve such success in our fundraising efforts. One of my favorite phrases is, “it takes a village.” I certainly find this idiom to be true at PDS, especially in the Advancement Office. Every person and organization listed in the following pages has helped shape our School. Princeton Day School is in a position of great strength because of this incredible commitment to excellence. Thank you to everyone who supported Princeton Day School this past year. Sincerely, Katherine A. Schulte

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Net Tuition 83%

Endowment Support 10% Annual Giving 6% Net Auxiliary Programs 1% Other Income 0%

REVENUE Tuition 32,959,179 Financial Aid grants & remission (7,041,315) Net Tuition 25,917,864 Endowment Support 3,321,630 Annual Giving 1,768,795 Net Auxiliary Programs 328,271 Other Income 44,016 Total $31,380,576

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105% -22% 83% 11% 6% 1% 0% 100%

EXPENSES Instruction & Student Services Administration Plant Operations Capital Asset Renewal IT Capital Projects Debt Service General Institution Total

EXPENSES

18,517,286 5,610,062 3,107,312 2,531,703 486,450 684,874 441,543 $31,379,230

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59% 18% 10% 8% 2% 2% 1% 100%

$1,347

Administration 18%

Plant Operations 10%

Capital Asset Renewal 8%

Instruction & Student Services 59%

General Institution 1%

Debt Service 2%

IT Capital Projects 2%

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The following individuals, families, foundations and corporations have made contributions from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Princeton Day School wishes to acknowledge their generosity and commitment to providing outstanding educational opportunities for our students. Giving categories reflect all gifts made to Princeton Day School during the past fiscal year. Founder Circle

Trustee Circle

Named in honor of those individuals whose generosity provides Princeton Day School with the means to carry on the outstanding educational experience inspired by its founding schools, Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Country Day School, this level recognizes donors between $500,000 and $999,999.

Named in honor of the distinguished men and women whose leadership sustains the School’s commitment to excellence, this level recognizes donors between $25,000 and $49,999.

Anonymous

leadership Circle Named in honor of those individuals whose philanthropy allows Princeton Day School to fulfill its mission, this level recognizes donors between $250,000 and $499,999.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52

1899 Circle Named in honor of those individuals whose generosity and vision were the very foundation of our School, this level recognizes donors between $100,000 and $249,999.

Anonymous Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Educational Ventures Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Mr. Lee S. Maschler Mrs. Marjorie Maschler David Mathey Irrevocable Trust Mr. Edward E. Matthews Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester

Dean Mathey Circle Named in honor of Dean Mathey, whose generosity and vision were the very foundation of our School, this level recognizes donors between $50,000 and $99,999.

Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. Kun Deng and Professor Zhen Deng Dries Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Horner Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Debbie and Steve Modzelewski † Marian Stoltzfus Paen ’70 Pheasant Hill Foundation, Incorporated Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 Mr. Robert N. Wilson JOURNAL

Anonymous (3) Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury Zhen Deng and Kun Deng Family Charitable Fund The Griffin-Cole Fund Ms. Christine Grant Halpern and Mr. Michael D. Halpern JBG Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Johnson & Johnson Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Robert Wood Johnson III Fund #2 of Princeton Area Community Foundation Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li The Lee and Marjorie Maschler Fund of Vanguard Charitable Dr. and Mrs. David Nieves Mr. and Mrs. James S. Regan Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Zlock

The 1965 Society Named in honor of Princeton Day School’s founding year. This level recognizes donors between $10,000 and $24,999.

Anonymous (4) Dr. M. Darryl Antonacci and Mrs. Ana I. Antonacci Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bae Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage Brahaney Family Fund of Schwab Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 and Mr. John Toner Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Delaney III Dr. Rachel Dultz and Ms. Michelle Silverman-Dultz Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Michael Englander ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Errington Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Gardner Family Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Goldman Sachs & Company

Gray Family Fund of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Gray Sally Campbell Haas ’63 John P. Hall ’79 and Mrs. R. May Lee Hall Alex and Laura Hanson Charitable Gift Fund, Incorporated Harbourton Foundation of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Emily & John Harvey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey J. Robert Hillier ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hopper Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson James Kaplan and Rita Zetterberg Harold Kramer Foundation Mr. Ashish Kumar and Dr. Monica Kumar LAWsgiving Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Mr. Kenny Leung and Ms. Vivian Lu Ms. Joanne Liu Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Longo Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation The Merck Company Foundation Kevin and Alicia Merse Charitable Gift Fund of Fidelity Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. Rees Morrison and Ms. Anne Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Naru Narayanan Martha L. A. Norris Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Alexandra B. Powers and Howard Powers ’80 Mr. and Mrs. James S. Regan Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Kate and Joe Riley A. Richard Ross ’68 and Judith Heim Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Snyder Mr. Sanjeev Srinivas and Dr. Anita Gupta Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Paul S. Vogel ’62 Vogel Seidenberg Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Susan S. & Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Mr. Kenneth Wallach Lisbeth A. Warren ’71 Whitlock Family Trust Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li Dr. Asim Zaidi and Ms. Amrit Walia-Zaidi Mr. Chao Zhang and Ms. Hong Chang Dr. Peng-Liang Zhao and Ms. Yanmei Lian

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By far our greatest strength is the dedicated faculty whose wisdom and patience have guided countless students. This level recognizes donors between $5,000 and $9,999.

Anonymous Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Dr. James W. Dwyer Susan Lebovitz Edelman ’89 Scott J. Feldman ’93 Mr. Donato Gasparro Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Google Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Dr. Gary A. Herman and Dr. Debora Williams-Herman IBM Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. and Mrs. Tareq Mansour Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin MGN Family Foundation Emily Miller Jee ’93 and Mr. Robert T. Jee Mr. Bradford Mills Mills Foundation, Inc. Mr. Jason P. Morris and Mrs. Kavita C. Morris Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu Dr. Xuejun Peng and Dr. Chaohui Wang Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Incorporated Sanofi Foundation for North America Anna and Robert Sedgley Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sedgley Mr. and Mrs. Asit K. Sen Mr. and Mrs. Sahni Singh Stephen M. and Charlotte T. M. Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Mr. Ragy Thomas and Ms. Neelu Paul Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Shawna Han West C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80

Colross Circle Named for the historical campus building, this level recognizes donors between $2,500 and $4,999 and those donors whose generosity preserves our traditions of excellence. This level also includes graduates of the last 20 years whose gifts total $1,000 or more.

Anonymous (4) Maria L. Tardugno Aldrich ’99 BAE Systems Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Barbara Cathy and Eric Batterman Mr. Kamlesh H. Bhatia and Dr. Jyoti K. Bhatia Michael T. Bracken ’98 and Mrs. Lindsay Bracken Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Incorporated † Denotes Deceased

Dr. Min Cha and Mrs. Soyoung Lee Rabbi and Mrs. Joel Chernikoff Marc A. Collins ’88 CougarBear HellFox Fund Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Mr. Shuang Du and Mrs. Feng Pan Mr. Michael Epstein and Ms. Karen Robbins Peter S. Fisher ’03 Dafna Tapiero Fleischmann ’87 Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Geltzer Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Ethan M. Geltzer ’10 Isaac S. Geltzer ’08 Barbara Straut Goldsmith ’84 John L. Griffith III ’99 and Rebecca Lintner Griffith ’95 Dr. Yunhong Gu and Dr. Shuang Liu Natalie Hamill ’01 Tyler E. Bracken Hawley ’01 Ms. Julia He Daniel J. Helmick ’90 Dr. and Mrs. H. James Herring Highland-Mills Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Highland C. Justin Hillenbrand ’94 William and Stephanie Hoffman Barbara Vaughn Hoimes ’78 Janie Hwang ’88 Taylor K. Hwong ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jolley Jolley, Hoover, McCaughan Family Drs. Sridhar and Vanaja Kanamaluru Amy M. Kim ’98 Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Mr. William Landhauser and Mrs. Jinna Lee Ms. Svitlana Letko Galete J. Levin ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Liang Ms. Emily Liu and Mr. Benjamin Yeh Giovanna Gray Lockhart ’98 Mr. Zili Ma and Ms. Lin Zheng Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II Paris L. McLean ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Dr. and Mrs. Sagar Munjal Dr. Henry Nagelberg and Ms. Joanne Snow Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm Fund Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm Mr. Erik A. Neumann and Ms. Mary Dougherty Nussbaum Charitable Gift Fund Jared R. Nussbaum ’93 Mr. Albert Pamudji and Ms. Fabienne Yu Jeff R. Patterson ’78 Robert E. Paun ’98 Dr. Rajesh Pazhianur and Dr. Zhuo Chen Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. Ajay Pillai and Ms. Shamala Ajay The PIMCO Foundation Stephen A. Pollard ’90 Joseph D. Punia ’71 Justin M. Revelle ’03 Julia Roginsky ’91 Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Andrew A. Ross ’81 Mr. and Mrs. William Rue Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Allison Ijams Sargent ’78

Jeffrey Schor ’97 Dr. Maritoni Colon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Marjorie D. Shaw ’70 and Mr. Barney S. Rush Mr. Qun Shen and Ms. Ning Guo Jacob L. Silverman ’89 James W. Simpson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Smith The Smukler Fund Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Smukler Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99 Jon and Meredith Stevens Dr. Ramamirtham Sukumar and Dr. Satya Varagoor Dr. Kaiyang Tang and Dr. Ping Ji Mr. Suhan Tang and Ms. Yali Shi Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Teti II Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tourville Mr. and Mrs. Tucker S. Triolo Alexandra Warren Urey ’02 Mr. Fuhai Wang and Ms. Yuan Zhao Leslie Straut Ward ’80 Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Mr. Haibo Wu and Mrs. Danfeng Wang Mr. and Mrs. Xuedong Wu Mr. Jun Yao and Ms. Qiongying Fu Mr. Chaowen M. Zhang and Mrs. Min Ye Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang

Young Alumni Leadership Circle This level recognizes the generous young alumni building the next generation of leadership support. Members of this circle have made a contribution of $500 or more and have graduated within the last 15 years.

Anonymous Christopher P. Bonnaig ’11 Brian P. Caulin ’04 Christopher Chomiak ’07 Brian C. Crowell ’11 Will C. Dewey ’03 Brian A. Grossman ’04 Brooks P. Herr ’10 Cameron Linville ’09 Madison C. Linville ’06 Sarah Louise Linville ’14 Alexandra K. McCourt ’11 David T. McCourt ’09 Patrick McDonald ’06 Max K. Popkin ’09 Davon M. Reed ’13 Sean M. Rochford ’04 Joseph P. Rogers ’09 Christopher L. Ross ’09 Jeffrey A. Straus ’12 Adina Triolo ’15

TRUSTEES We are deeply grateful to the Board of Trustees and Trustees Emeriti for continuing to make Princeton Day School their philanthropic priority.

Mrs. Ashley Aitken-Davies Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia Mr. Marc C. Brahaney Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 Mrs. Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Mr. Kun Deng Fall 2018

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Dr. J. Christopher Dries Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell Mr. Thomas B. Harvey Mrs. Carol Herring Ms. Eleanor V. Horne Mr. Dinesh C. Jain Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mrs. Lynn Dixon Johnston Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III Mrs. Karen S. Law Mrs. Cynthia O. Linville Mr. Edward E. Matthews Mr. Andrew M. Okun Dr. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Mrs. Shari Phillips Mr. David L. Richter Ms. Lorraine Sciarra Mr. David R. Scott Mr. Paul J. Stellato Mr. Mark A. Tatum Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder Mrs. Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Mr. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. Robert C. Whitlock ’78 The following alumni from Miss Fine’s School, Princeton Country Day School and Princeton Day School supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund.

MISS FINE’S SCHOOl AlUMNAE Class of 1934 Catharine J. Loughran ***

Class of 1940 Phyllis Vandewater Clement ****** Louise Russell Irving

Class of 1941 Mary Greey Woody *****

Class of 1942 Sally Kuser Lane ******

Class of 1952 Marcia Goetze Nappi ***** Marina von Neumann Whitman *****

Class of 1953 Anne Carples Denny ** Elaine Polhemus Frost ** Hilary Thompson Kenyon ****** Hope Thompson Kerr ****** Caroline W. Savage Langan Wendy Gartner Rowland ****** Jane Gihon Shillaber ******

Class of 1964

Class of 1954

Class of 1965 Margaret Woodbridge Dennis

Class of 1955

Class of 1932

Jo Cornforth Coke ** L. Chloe King ******

† Benjamin F. Howell, Jr. ****

Class of 1939

Class of 1956

Edward S. Frohling

Carol Harris Bradley ** Elizabeth Alsop Hinchman Kathleen Dunn Lyman *** Marina Turkevich Naumann * Cicely Tomlinson Richardson **

Class of 1957 Susan Smith Baldwin Molly Menand Jacobs Nancy B. Miller **** Susan Barclay Walcott ****

Class of 1958 Elizabeth Carter Bannerman * Ellen Freedman Dingman * Nancy Hudler Keuffel ****** Anne Prather Tirana

Class of 1945 Sesaly Gould Krafft **

Class of 1962

Alice Roberts Pierson

Class of 1948 Katharine Gulick Gardner *

Class of 1950 Wendy McAneny Bradburn ******

Class of 1951 Gordon McAllen Baker ****** Barbara Johnston Rodgers ******

Class of 1943 Peter E. B. Erdman ****** Mark A. Heald ***** David H. McAlpin, Jr. *

Class of 1944 Alfred W. Gardner * Markley Roberts *

Class of 1946 † Robert R. Piper ****

Class of 1947

Class of 1948

Julia Fulper Hardt ****** Julia Cornforth Holofcener ** Deborah Moore Krulewitch *

Class of 1947

Moore Gates, Jr. ****** William E. Schluter *

Class of 1960

Class of 1961

Marilyn Baker McCormick Markell Meyers Shriver ******

Class of 1942

Ann Kinczel Clapp ****** Cecilia Aall Mathews

Class of 1944

Class of 1946

PRINCETON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOl AlUMNI

Shepherd K. Roberts **** Paul M. Roediger David C. D. Rogers ** Peter R. Rossmassler ******

Class of 1959

Olive S. Schulte Brown Marjorie Libby Moore * Marie Frohling Rawlings ** Julia R. Lee Eleanor Vandewater Leonard ******

Jettie Edwards * Cary Smith Hart ****** Mea Aall Kaemmerlen ** Gail Petty Riepe ***** Barbara Rose * Susan Schildkraut Wallach ******

Louise Mason Bachelder **** Nancy Shannon Ford *** Agnes S. Fulper *** Lynn Prior Harrington **

Susan Carter Avanzino * Martha Thompson Eckfeldt ***** Louise Scheide Marshall Kelly * Jane Dielhenn Otis Sally Hagen Schmid ***

Class of 1943

Polly T. Miller *** Valerie Wicks Miller * Pamela Sidford Schaeffer Jane Aresty Silverman

Gail M. Cotton ****** Katharine Walker Ellison **** Kate Sayen Kirkland Susan Shea McPherson * Tamara Turkevich Skvir * Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ****** Charlotte Stetson *

Class of 1963 Patience Outerbridge Banister ****** Joan Knapp Crocker * Wylie O’Hara Doughty ** Kathleen Sittig Dunlop ** Sally Campbell Haas **** Colleen Coffee Hall † Alice Jacobson ******

Alexander S. Burnstan ** George C.S. Hackl * Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ****** John D. Wallace ****

Class of 1949 Wallace C. Palmer, Jr.

Class of 1950 Michael P. Erdman ****** Richard N. Stillwell ***

Class of 1951 Hugh S. Fairman Edwin H. Metcalf ****** Henry G. Rulon-Miller ** Peter G.P. Wright **

Class of 1952 Peter H. Bauer J. Robert Hillier * John C. Wellemeyer ***

Class of 1953 Henry B. Cannon III ***** Peter B. Cook Dr. G. Grenville Cuyler Kenneth C. Scasserra ******

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Austin P. Sullivan, Jr. *****

Class of 1955 Guy K. Dean III ****** E. Robert Fernholz William R. Kales II *** Patrick Rulon-Miller **** Clark G. Travers *

Class of 1956 John F. Cook * Peter R. Moock ** Daniel Quick ** Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. David B. Smoyer ******

Class of 1957 Edward S. Barclay, Jr. James Carey, Jr. ***** Harrison S. Fraker, Jr. * W. Andrew Harris William M. Morse ** Joseph H. Wright

Class of 1958 Richard W. Baker III Robert T. Bales Toby Knox Joseph B. Stevens

Class of 1959 Howard McMorris II **** Robert S. Mueller III

Class of 1960 John H. Odden *

Class of 1961 Thomas D. Chubet ****** J. Regan Kerney ** James Pratt Peter H. Raymond Joseph B. Riker Father John R. Sheehan * Edward G. Warren III ** John O. Willis *

PRINCETON DAY SCHOOl AlUMNI Class of 1966 Katherine A. Becker Linda Staniar Bergh ****** Susan J. Bonthron Deborah V. Hobler *** Sally K. Lane Patience Morgan-Irigoyen **** Margery Cuyler Perkins

Class of 1967 Mary Young Bragado Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan * Patricia Sly Chamberlain Susan Fritsch Hunter * Julia D. Lockwood Mary Woodbridge Lott ** Pamela Erickson MacConnell * Jo Schlossberg McConaghy ****** Martha F. Miller *** Laura B. Peterson *** Marta Nussbaum Steele Phoebe Knapp Warren Linda D. Willis *

Class of 1968 Reunion – Won Highest Participation 50th Reunion Committee: Sophia Godfrey Bauer, Mary Hobler Hyson, A. Richard Ross Edith Sayen Ban Sophia Godfrey Bauer Linda Baker Bogue Joseph P. Chandler John W. Claghorn III **** Catherine A. Ecroyd Faron Daub Fahy Andrew J. Fishmann ** Marion Madeira Gogolak

Class of 1962 John C. Baker ** Richard H. Eckels *** John M. Gaston III ** Richard G. Marcus John F. McCarthy III ** J. Rodman Myers * Paul S. Vogel *

Class of 1963 William Edwards, Jr. ****** Jonathan S. Linker Charles O’Brien * Bradley Y. Smith **

Class of 1964 Stephen Lane ** David C. Sayen *** Michael D. Simko *

Class of 1965 Nathaniel C. Hutner * John F. Mueller, Jr. William S. Roebling William S.M. Sayen

Mary Hobler Hyson ****** Ann I. McClellan **** Pamela Aall McPherson * A. Richard Ross ** Peyton Brewster Rutledge Beth Schlossberg * Ingrid Selberg John Bigelow Taylor Joan S. Wadelton *

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Class of 1969 Kathleen Gorman Colket ** Karen Hoffman Friedlander Susan Denise Harris ** Richard B. Judge, Jr. * Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff ** Laura J. Lamar Bertina Bleicher Norford Robert H. Rathauser * Elizabeth Bristol Sayen Austin C. Starkey, Jr. ****** Brent Vine * Jane T. Wiley ***** Deborah Light Wills Robert D. Wilmot **** Jean Gorman Wilson *****

Class of 1970 Thomas J. Berger Rebecca W. Bushnell * Frederica Cagan-Doeringer **** Diane Erickson H. Porter Eubank, Jr. * Heidi Flemer Hesselein Allison Gilbert Kozicharow Hilary J. Martin Janet M. Masterton ** Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil **** Barbara R. Miller * † Marian Stoltzfus Paen ** William K. Power, Jr. Elizabeth Hamid Roberts ** James C. Rodgers ** M. Nicole Sarett Harriet M. Sharlin * Marjorie D. Shaw ****** Cynthia A. Shoemaker * Stephen M. Vine ***** Ann M. Wiley ****** Donald R. Young, Jr. *

Class of 1971

“Supporting the PDS Annual Fund is not only about financial giving, but about staying in touch with teachers, classmates and getting together at reunions. I spent most of the last 50 years as Class Secretary and Agent, which was an honor, as it helped me spread the word about the importance of supporting the school. PDS is such a vibrant educational and social community and I am proud to be part of its history.” Mary Hobler Hyson ’68

Anonymous Jodie Platt Butz David T. Claghorn Kristen Garver Bach Elizabeth Mills Hardie Richard B. Kramer * Catherine S. Lane Tania Lawson-Johnston McCleery ****** Robert A. Norman *** Dorothy C. Pickering ***** Kathrin W. Poole * Joseph D. Punia ****** Scott Richardson Nina Shafran * Timothy E. Smith Howard A. Vine Lisa A. Warren **** Thomas C. Worthington ***** Jean Schluter Yoder Laurie Bryant Young

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Class of 1972 Henry P. Bristol II ** Jan Hall Burruss *** Michael Englander **** Jody Erdman *** Katherine Gulick Hoffman ***** Virginia Myer Kester John L. Moore III Kacey Constable Nugent Karen M. Turner ***** Henry T. Vogt ***** Diana E. Walsh ***

Class of 1973 45th Reunion Committee: Ellen M. Fisher, James J. Harford, Jr., Charles H. Place III, Susan Bauer Schwinger, Martha Sullivan Sword Anonymous Joseph Abelson ****** Pamela Tegarden Allen Glenna Weisberg Andersen ***** Jenny M. Berger Cynthia H. Bishop * H. Andrew Davies II ** Donald L. DeVries Mark A. Ellsworth Anne Bishop Faynberg **** Ellen M. Fisher *** Louise Whipple Gillock **** James J. Harford, Jr. Carol M. Lifland * John B. Mittnacht ***** Peter J. Moore Charles H. Place III ** Russell B. Pyne ***** Elizabeth H. Sanford Jeffrey E. Schuss *** Susan Bauer Schwinger **** Daniel J. Skvir h’73 * Sarah Strong-Drake Martha Sullivan Sword ** Gough Winn Thompson III Virginia Vogt * Newell B. Woodworth III Robin Kraut Zell

Class of 1974 Diana Lewis Abbott Evan K. Bash * Ted Brown Evelyn Turner Counts ** Jeanine M. Figur ** Samuel C. Finnell III ** Wendy Frieman * Jill L. Goldman ****** Laura Mali-Astrue **** Diana S. Roberts Eleanor Funk Schuster Julia Sly Selberg ** Barbara A. Spalholz ****** David B. Straut Palmer B. Uhl ****** Terry L. Ward ** Polly Hunter White ***

Class of 1975 Carl G. Briscoe II Eric C. Dunn Shawn W. Ellsworth ****** William P. Graff *** Alexandra Smith Gunderson ******

Caroline Erdman Hare * Livingston Johnson * Yuki Moore Laurenti * Alison Hopfield Lifland Charles C. Lifland Mary Sword McDonough Kip Herrick O’Brien * Anne Russell-Barrett * Lars A. Selberg ** Curtis McGraw Webster ** Harvey M. Wiener * Gay Wilmerding ***** Hilary A. Winter *

Class of 1976 Carleton P. Erdman Mary Murdoch Finnell ** Julia Stabler Hull *** Gregory E. Matthews ***** Ann Wittke Morrissey Elizabeth Partridge Raymond * Sandra L. Shaw ** William H. von Oehsen III * Cintra Eglin Willcox ****** Murray Wilmerding

Class of 1977 Holly Burks Becker * N. Harrison Buck Annabelle Brainard Canning Christina Bachelder Dufresne ***** Thomas A. D. Ettinghausen Anne Dennison Fleming ** Barbara Russell Flight ****** Julia Penick Garry ***** Barbara Mills Henagan Andrew Hildick-Smith Rebecca Hafitz Hull Simeon H. Hutner **** Alexis Arlett Kochmann * Livia Wong McCarthy ** Robert N. McClellan *** F. Rodney Paine Jennifer Weiss * George M. Zoukee ******

Class of 1978 Reunion – Won Most Dollars Raised 40th Reunion Committee: Alice Lee Groton, Jeff R. Patterson, Lucy Englander van den Brand J. Keith Baicker ****** David A. Barondess * Nancy Chen Cavanaugh *** Wells P. Coalfleet, Jr. Barbara Griffin Cole **** Robert N. Cottone, Jr. Elizabeth Mason Cousins Thomas R. Gates ***** Donald H. Gips Alice Lee Groton ***** Jennifer Chandler Hauge **** Barbara Vaughn Hoimes Claire Jacobus William W. Kain Elizabeth Murdoch Maguire Sheila Mehta * Gregory F. Morea Peter S. Morgan Robert H. Olsson Jeff R. Patterson * Heather Dembert Rafter ***

“We all left PDS excited about the future and didn’t look back. Life happened: ups, downs and sideways. With time the turbulence settles and we glance back, recognizing that what seemed so difficult was, in fact, a far simpler moment. The Annual Fund reminds me of classmates and rekindles contacts, we reflect on how far we’ve come, and one big step that brought us here. PDS was a big step, and in recognition of that I support the Annual Fund as it reminds me to appreciate where we are today.” John Marshall ’81

John S. Rodgers J. Andrew Sanford * Allison Ijams Sargent Catherine Ferrante Tapsall Lydia Du Pont Thompson Lucy Englander van den Brand **** Suzanne E. Vine Robert C. Whitlock *** Nora Cuesta Wimberg

Class of 1979 John W. Ager III * Vance G. Camisa ***** Pamela Kulsrud Corey Benjamin D. Dubrovsky * Laura Farina **** Douglas A. Fein *** David S. Fitton, Jr. ****** Louis C. Guarino ** John A. Gutman ** John P. Hall III * Martha Lewis Hicks * Christopher J. Horan **** Andrew M. Jensen Jane Henderson Kenyon ****** Catherine White Mertz ****** Evan R. Press Muna S. Shehadi Sill **** David S. Weiner * Austin Wilmerding * Henry H. Zenzie *

Class of 1980 Stratos G. Athanassiades

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Class of 1981 Doug W. Bailey Sarah Burchfield Carey John Cavuto ** John H. Denny, Jr. Cynthia Griffin Ferris Jane L. Gerb * Mark Goodman Laura R. Jacobus Sarah Sword Lazarus * John S. Marshall ** Christopher E. Pey Andrew A. Ross *** R. Wade Speir, Jr. * Barbara Zeitler

Class of 1982 Donald DeCandia Mark A. Egner ***** Beth Geter-Douglass **** Suzanne Haynes Hallé Eric R. Jensen ** J. Cameron Johnson Laura Stifel Murphy ** Kang Na ****** Lindsay McCord Norman * Leslie G. Pell Jeffrey F. Perlman ****** Alice Ganoe Ryden ***** Lauren Goodyear Schramm ****** Lindsay S. Suter Robert C. Szuter ** Carl S. Taggart * Christopher M. Thomas **** Newell M. Thompson ** John E. Vine ****

Class of 1983 35th Reunion Committee: Matthew P. Kohut, Sandra Danielson Quirinale, J. Stewart von Oehsen, Kelly Lambert Walker Karen Athanassiades * Stephanie L. Bogart ** Dawn M. Crossland Louise Matthews Flickinger * Matthew P. Kohut ** Janet Zawadsky Mark Frank A. McDougald III *** Edwin B. Metcalf * Kerith Sheehan Putnam Sandra Danielson Quirinale

Rachel Leader Samoil Erik M. Schwiebert Elisabeth Reichard Swanbery J. Stewart von Oehsen Kelly Lambert Walker * Rena Ann Whitehouse **

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Sara E. K. Cooper ** Nicholas J. DeCandia Susan Goldman DeCaro James Y. Laughlin **** Robert M. Leahy, Jr. * Laura Dennison Leeson Jennifer Brannon Manning Jay R. Marcus ****** Timothy R. Murdoch * Nicholas De Jongh Osborne Jamie Phares ***** Joy E. Power ** Howard F. Powers Jr. ****** Dana H. Stewardson ***** Christian D. Wallace Leslie Straut Ward **** David C. Whitlock * Jennifer Dutton Whyte ***** C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ****

Class of 1984 Wendy White Brockelman Victoria C.P. Chen ****** Marjorie Wallace Gibson ***** Barbara Straut Goldsmith Daniel R. Herr ***** Suzanne E. Lengyel ***** Adrienne Spiegel McMullen Hilleary T. Thomas * Sarah Griffin Thompson ** John T. Woodward IV *** James M. Zahner

Class of 1985 Anonymous Laura S. Bennett ****** Eric M. Bylin * Patrick L. Courtney ** Tonya Elmore Davis Samantha Levine Dawson * James S. Hall ** Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe **** Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. ** Jonathan W. Jaffee Charles W. Jaques Jon T. McConaughy * Marisa Petrella Jamison D. Suter Karen Callaway Urisko ***** Sara Woolf

Class of 1986 Jaye Chen **** Scott W. Fulmer Jonathan S. Gershen ** Scott E. Haveson Susan C. Hockings **** Timothy S. Howard *** Mitchell J. Klein ** Samuel W. Lambert Elizabeth S. White Meahl Elizabeth Zenzie Meyer Ann Miller Paiva * Radclyffe L. Roberts Lisa A. Taitsman ** Eric G. Tamm Carol Lynn Trippitelli

Class of 1987 Sanford B. Bing h’87 ** Peter F. Biro * Jeffery N. Brown * Jonathan M. Bylin Dafna Tapiero Fleischmann Lisa Herbert Melanie Shendalman Marein-Efron Robin Cook McConaughy * Anne L. McDougald Shana Fineburg Owen Sheila MacKay Power Stephanie Richman ** William D. Schafer ***** Michele Sternberg ***** Craig C. Stuart ** Randall S. Walter ****

“I give to the PDS Annual Fund because I believe in the quality education and rich tradition that PDS embodies! I spent four formative years at PDS for high school, and I have nothing but fond memories of teachers, fellow students and many, many interesting experiences and friendships! I also received a stellar education that prepared me for my college experience at the University of Pennsylvania and my careers in software development and my current field of financial services. I give to PDS so that future students can continue to receive what I did and more!” lynch Hunt ’85 Class of 1988 30th Reunion Committee: Janie Hwang, Taylor K. Hwong, James R. Knill II, Arianna Rosati Anonymous Hilary H. Bachelder Elaine N. Chou Amy Venable Ciuffreda Marc A. Collins * Jivan B. Datta Gillian B. Flato H. Dawn Feldman Fukuda Landis S. Greathouse Christine A. Grounds Katherine Greenberg Herrera Janie Hwang Taylor K. Hwong *** James R. Knill II * Mike Lingle * Bennett J. Matelson ** Brooke C. Murphy Gregory A. Myers Jeremy D. Rabb Guinnevere E. Roberts Arianna Rosati **** Jeremy E. Rothfleisch *** Abigail Zimskind Schein Courtney L. Shannon Julia Herr Smith * Nils E. von Zelowitz * Jeffrey J. Walker Jessie Robertson Wilt Lambros Xethalis FAll 2018


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Myong S. Lee Alexander K. Manka * Stephen C. Rose Amanda Tate Speedling Albert S. Toto III Ian P. Wijaya *

Class of 1989 James Aversano III Alicia M. Collins * Michael B. Cook Susan H. Edelman Karen P. Fredericks **** Gregory P. Gordon * Matthew C. Henderson Elizabeth Griffith Hipp * Joshua D. Mezrich Hardy S. Royal **** Carlos A. Sagebien * Jacob L. Silverman James W. Simpson * Beth Schwartz Waisburd *

Class of 1990 Lylah M. Alphonse *** Edith Baronian Matthew R. Farkas * Debora Klein Geller ’90 Daniel J. Helmick *** Benjamin A. Hohmuth **** Jason M. Hollander ** Arielle Miller Levitan Ethan L. Moeller Rebecca Dickson Moeller Erik L. Oliver ** Stephen A. Pollard *** Jason C. Posnock David A. Ragsdale ** Timory Howe Ridall * Utpal (Paul) S. Shah ** Julie K. Taitsman * Sara Matelson Taylor *

Class of 1991 Navroze M. Alphonse Ara Baronian Aly Cohen ** Jeremy S. Kuris * Amy R. Livingston **** Brendan T. Lucey Julia Roginsky * Jonathan E. Trend * Rachel Bridgeman Trend *

Class of 1992 Jason A. Bilanin Adam Bromwich *** Charles J. Buttaci ** Kevin M. Capinpin ***** Ravindra V. Dalal Michael K. Ferry Benjamin M. Frost ***** Todd A. Hovanec * Katherine K. Marquis ** Gary A. Moore * Natasha Datta Moore * Christopher A. Sheldon * John D. Stitzer, Jr. ** Mark W. Trowbridge David I. Wise Eric R. Wolarsky **

Class of 1993 25th Reunion Committee: Griffith S. Braddock, Jean Chen, Matthew L. Dickson, Stephen S. Siegel, Julie K. Simon Cyrus M. Alphonse Jesse Eaton Bilanin Griffith S. Braddock *

Class of 1996

“I attended Princeton Day School from Kindergarten through 12th grade, so PDS is really where I learned how to learn — to ask questions, explore ideas, set goals, be competitive, make mistakes and take risks. I developed skills at PDS that I still use daily, and the friendships and connections I made there have lasted decades. I’m so grateful for all of that, and I give to the Annual Fund so other students can take advantage of the same kinds of opportunities I had.” lylah Alphonse ’90 Jean Chen * Matthew L. Dickson Scott J. Feldman ***** Joseph S. Goldberg Christian Heinisch Michael Janson Emily Miller Jee * Benjamin B. Kuris *** John P. Marshall Hillary Hayes Nastro *** Jared R. Nussbaum Jason W. Powell Daniel A. Ragsdale Matthew H. Shaffer Stephen S. Siegel ** Julie K. Simon L. John Teffeau Philip A. White

Class of 1994 Douglas S. Berkman * Elissa I. Burr * Jessica E. Seid Dickler * Charles E.P. Flores Jason M. Hart ** C. Justin Hillenbrand * Bradford D. Johnston ** Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky * Daniel Oppenheim Veronica M. S. White * Anupa Shah Wijaya * Christina P. Williams Cornelia Wu ***

Class of 1995 Rebecca Lintner Griffith * John H. Helmick **

Mark W. Chatham ** Tracy F. Donohue Robert A. Drabiuk ** Sara Zoe Hart ** Kathleen O. Jamieson *** Galete J. Levin ** Edward C. Li Michael S. O’Neill ** Liuba Shapiro Ruiz * Katharine Knapp Schaeffer Rebecca Nemiroff Siegel *** Peter C. Suomi * Sarah E. Weeks

Class of 1997 Seth Adler ** Robert Goldberg Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky ** Jeffrey Schor ** Ameesh R. Shah *

Class of 1998 20th Reunion Committee: Leys M. Bostrom, Michael T. Bracken, Leif C. Forer, Giovanna Gray Lockhart, Robert E. Paun, Andrew T. Warren Jessica Collins Anderson ** Leys M. Bostrom * Michael T. Bracken * Robin Ackerman Cameron ** Philip A. DeGisi * Leif C. Forer * Kari E. Zarzecki Habay Elizabeth A. Gordon Hall Eric D. Hochberg *** Amy M. Kim Rachel A. Kleinman Jeffrey Kurtz Giovanna Gray Lockhart **** Robert E. Paun ** Lauri Preston Hunter C. Schwarz Matthew Trowbridge Andrew T. Warren Matthew J. Weber Erin Conroy Welling

Class of 1999 Maria L. Tardugno Aldrich *** Annie Jamieson Applegate *** Ariana Jakub Brandes *** Christina Flores Cordes ** Joseph A. Gallo * Christopher W. Gerry ** John L. Griffith III *** Maren Levine Hefler * Ahsen S. Janjua Alexander C. Mathews Sean N. Merriweather *** Lawrence M. Miller ** Alexander J. Nanfara ** Michael J. Pepperman Benjamin J. Petrick * Alexander T. Sigman Lauren Welsh Sparrow **

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Class of 2000 Tracey Spinner Baskin *** Benjamin T. Brickner * John L. Dorazio, Jr. * Gerald Y. Eugene Brendan G. Hart ** Dixon Hayes Stephanie T. Horowitz Trevor J. Lamb * Jared P. Lander * Nabil Laoudji Christina S. Lee Dalya H. Levin Erin C. McCaffrey Paris L. McLean * Page Schmucker **

Class of 2001 Mark M. Caruso Mia Rabinowitz Cote Zachary Faigen Michael D. Fishbein Tyler E. Bracken Hawley Habibullah Masuod Sara Peach Messier *** Kristin M. Miller * Sydne Levine Miller ** Carolyn Yarian Morgan * Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ** Jessica Feig Opet *** Edith Petrovics Alexis Gelperin Ryan Lauren J. Sanders * Eric Z. Skaar London Thomson-Thurm Greson A. Torchio

Class of 2002 Courtney C. Bergh *** Kathryn Babick Brickner * Kelly A. Carr Daniel S. Crosta ** Aviva Perlman Fintz * John F. Patteson Grant Schmucker * Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker * Ilona Spiro * Shanique S. Streete Alexandra Trenholm Warren

Class of 2003 15th Reunion Committee: Joanna L. Bowen, Amy M. Gallo, Emily N. Hamlin, Joseph R. Joiner, Jr., Justin M. Revelle Anonymous Joanna L. Bowen ** Alyssa C. Briody Christopher C. Campbell ** Colin M. Cherry Annie Chow Will C. Dewey * Katherine J. Fanok Peter S. Fisher * Amy M. Gallo ** Andrew V. Gentile ** Jessica Grossi Grace Tony A. Hack * Emily N. Hamlin Benjamin T. Johnson *

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John C. Walsh Janine C. Winant **

Class of 2006

“As members of the PDS community, we are all stewards of our School’s special heritage and builders of its boundless future. Therefore, I give to honor our past, celebrate our present and provide for our future.” Michael Bracken ’98 Joseph R. Joiner, Jr. * Kelley Keegan *** Clinton E. Lively Allison Marshall ** Erich Matthes * Allison Miller Russell A. Nemiroff ** Eleanor Oakes Nicholas L. Perold * James M. Ramos Justin M. Revelle * Elizabeth W. Sayen * Julia Kay Thompson Katie M. Weber

Class of 2004 Jason D. Bender Lillie G. Binder ** Brian P. Caulin * Michael L. Costa Suzanna S. Curtis Molly Jamieson Eberhardt * Joshua M. Freedholm * John M. Gallagher Brian A. Grossman * James F. Harding, Jr. * Russell P. Joye * Erin McCormick ** Nitzan Sternberg Miller Nanette R. O’Brien-Blake ** Carly S. Ogren Tyler A. Pakradooni Sean M. Rochford Scott E. Rosenberg ** Matthew T. Tarduogno Joshua T. Thompson Vidya Vepuri

Class of 2005 Jay V. Bavishi ** Catherine A. Chomiak Hilary Richards Conger * Victoriya Kovalchuk Peter S. Martin III Cecily E. Moyer **

Marissa L. Carberry Allissa C. Crea ** Jacob M. Fisch ** Rebecca Gallagher Madison C. Linville John E. Maher III Patrick McDonald * Praveen G. Murthy ** Ram M. Narayanan * Daniel Rathauser ** Arielle N. Shipper Kristen Tomlinson

Class of 2007 Anonymous Tanner J. Campbell Christopher Chomiak * Justin Colnaghi Jacquelyn Bowen Fox Meghan P. Francfort Molly G. Gallagher Alexandra Hiller Rorick ** Andrea E. Spector Joseph Yellin *

Class of 2008 15th Reunion Committee: Theodore R. Brown, Gregory R. Francfort, Tessica Glancey, Steward Johnson, Taylor T. Kenyon, Alexa R. Maher Corey E. Batt Lauren E. Berk ** Katie Brossman Theodore R. Brown * James G. Cole Eliza L. Curtis Hannah K. Epstein Gregory R. Francfort * Isaac S. Geltzer * Kalla A. Gervasio ** Tessica Glancey ** Remy Q. Gunn Sam D. Hamlin Emmeline Morehouse Hatcher David E. Janhofer * Steward Johnson Taylor T. Kenyon * Tammy Lam Emily M. Exter Lampshire Mark Madden * Alexa R. Maher * Lindsey L. M. Mischner Patrick Murphy Clinton O’Brien Matthew Oresky ** Nishil Patel Raquel Perlman * Samuel Radomy Brody N. Sanford Kevin Shannon William T. Stattman Warren J. Wilson, Jr.

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Evan M. Quinn Coco C. Sednaoui * Dina A. Sharon * W. Daniel Shipper * Elizabeth Yellin *

Class of 2011

“My time at PDS was truly transformative. Giving back each year is a small way for me to show my mentors, teachers and coaches just how meaningful my years at PDS were. I remain committed to ensuring that current students have the same exceptional educational experience I was so privileged to have. I’m proud to continue to support PDS and its mission.” Tessica Glancey ’08 Jake V. Felton Brian Fishbein * Mariel Jenkins * Rebecca B. Lavinson * Cameron Linville * Brielle Manley * David T. McCourt Dana Modzelewski * Max K. Popkin Matthew Raborn * Nashalys Rodriguez Joseph P. Rogers * Christopher L. Ross Bryanna Sanford Ashley Smoots * G.M. Nicholas Vik

Class of 2010 Neal A. Bakshi * Abhijit Basu * Dennis Cannon * Theodore J. Casey Megan Davis * James Fuhrman Sheridan L. Gates * Ethan M. Geltzer * Christopher H. Gibson Tara Glancey Alexander J. Gluck Owen S. Haney * Eliza Hanson Brooks P. Herr * Matthew S. Mantell Nishant K. Nair * Adam Oresky * Anna D. Otis * JOURNAL

Sydney Altmeyer Meade F. Atkeson * Christopher P. Bonnaig Caylin E. L. Brahaney * Caitlin Cannon * Kevin Chen * Benjamin Cohen Brian C. Crowell * Kevin E. Francfort * Alison Frieder * Jessica Frieder * Matthew Garry Sydney M. Gecha * Katherine W. Gibson * Emily V. Jaeckel William Kearney * Samuel M. Kelly * Jeremy Y. Lu Alexa L. Manley Alexandra K. McCourt Ariel D. Multak Karthik Nagalingam Carly O’Brien William K. Powers * Ricardo R. Pozos * Bailey M. Richards * Skye J. Samse * Evan D. Seto * Aaron I. Shavel * Alexandra C. Sherman Robert M. Smukler Jacqueline Stevens Carla M. Tamburro * Carl M. M. Vik

Class of 2012 Nicholas Y. F. Banks William E. Bucklee * Brian M. Burns Brendan D. Clune * Joseph Duvall * Ashley M. Egner Jenna Fritz * Connor E. Gibson * Erica Glancey * A. Huntington Griffith Cara L. Hume Maria E. Janhofer * Thomas Keegan III * Horace R. Klein * Vasiliki E. Maragoudakis * Jennifer M. Martin * Julia S. Miller * Annie Nyce Carly Ozarowski * Rui M. Pinheiro * Eric Powers * Peter F. Powers * Adithi V. Rajagopalan James C. Sanderson * Carolyn H. Schneider * Walker B. Ward Charlotte M. Williams Paul D. Zetterberg *

Class of 2013 Reunion – Won Highest Number of Donors 10th Reunion Committee: Kalyn E. Altmeyer, Alexander E. Gershen, Colby L. White Anonymous Kalyn E. Altmeyer Naiyah Ambros Selena Anjur-Dietrich Gregory Auerbach Ellen C. Bartolino Susanne I. H. Boss Christina Bowen * Jack C. Brickner Jill C. Cacciola * David Caliguire * Rachel Cantlay * Matthew L. A. Cavuto Darling G. Cerna Emily J. Clagett Barbara L. S. Cole * Robert Colton Thomas G. Davis, Jr. * Leah G. Falcon * Owen J. Fay Bradley Freid * Elizabeth Frieder * Paul T. Fuschetti Santiago Gepigon III * Ron Gerschel Alexander E. Gershen * Robert D. Hrabchak * Louise H. Hutter Andrea Jenkins Daniel Jugo Jay S. Karandikar * Anjuli Karna John R. Kenyon Carolyn Kossow * Abha A. Kulkarni * Daniella R. Levitan * Richard P. Lisk Jr. Robert S. Madani * Patten F. Mills Allison Persky * Davon M. Reed * Kelsey Scarlett Elizabeth C. Sednaoui * Brendan Shannon * Elizabeth A. Snyder Adam Straus-Goldfarb Sarah Trigg Cody G. Triolo Tucker S. Triolo * Carlton H. Tucker h’13 **** Corinne E. Urisko * Adriana van Manen * Connor D. Walker Megan L. Weck Colby L. White Emily Zhao


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Class of 2014 Suveer Bhatia Connor G. Bitterman Andrew D. Clayton John C. Duquette Katie E. Edelblut Andie J. Edelson John E. Egner Evelyn E. Esteban Carias Alexis Fairman Rory E. Finnegan Mary Katherine Fleming Nelson Garrymore Avery A. Gebhardt Edward B. Hannush Charlotte P. Hayden Nicholas B. Jaeckel Daniel Lee Benjamin N. Levine Sarah Louise Linville Allison Mascioli Emily C. Matthews Mallory J. Richards Emma R. Rosenthal Crawford G. Schneider Eloise W. Stanton Natalie M. Szuter Jessica Toltzis Mary G. Travers Colby M. Triolo Michael P. Tucker Tess M. Zahn

Class of 2015 Katharine L. Alden Jacob P. Alu Kathleen Crowell Sara J. Dwyer Emily Dyckman Asher Edelson Isabelle L. Empedrad Morgan Foster Adam G. Gershen Aaron Gold Emma Kaplan Michael A. Kearney Camille B. Konopka Saarika Kumar Kirsten Kuzmicz Yahya A. Ladiwala Grace Lee Caroline R. Lippman Grace A. Lively Alexandra L. Marshall Sabrina Matlock Cole J. McManimon Paul Meggitt Erin M. Murray Rhys O’Connor Marco M. Pinheiro James P. Radvany Hariharan Rajagopalan Navin Rao † Denotes Deceased

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Mia H. M. Wong Noam P. Yakoby Emily D. Yuhas

The Blue and White Society was established in 2010. Seniors are asked to make a fouryear pledge to the Annual Fund for the years following their graduation from Princeton Day School. The alumni listed here are members in good standing who have fulfilled their pledge for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

“I donate because I emphatically valued my academic and artistic experience at PDS and I want to contribute to younger students having the same opportunity.” Grace lee ’15

Jacob Shavel Brigette A. Suerig Jamie J. Thomas Adina Triolo Katherine Venturo-Conerly Caitlin Grant Wood William T. Wright

Class of 2016 Anonymous Ashley A. Abrams Maximilian B. Adam Scott Altmeyer Ben A. Applegate Ryan C. Augustus Sophia Bernardi Christopher K. Chai James A. Fragale Dominick A. Gasparro Julie C. Goldberg John Gudgel Jacquelyn Hart Helen Healey Renee Karchere-Sun Ritvik Khandelwal Peter W. Klein Anna G. Kovacevich Devika Kumar Katelyn S. Laughlin Joseph J. Levine Ottilie L. B. Lighte Sarah Lippman Jamie L. Maher Julia McCusker Isabel Meyercord Ava R. Nusblatt Sean Nyce Caroline Okun Julia L. Paneyko Austin R. Phares Rajiv Potluri Rahul Rajaram Isaac Rosenthal Katharine V. Sanderson Peter Sanderson Rowan Schomburg Emma G. Sharer Emily H. Um

Anonymous (2) Jack S. Amaral Eva J. Appelo Abigail Atkeson Caroline Bernstein Tyler A. Birch William F. Brossman III Ashley C. A. Cavuto Jacob T. Chang George S. Cole Juliana M. David Nicholas Z. Day Paulina Enck Norman Chase Fleming Hannah Freid Kiely French Coby V. Gibson Asianna I. Hall Nicole Hartley Emily Herman Danielle J. Hirsch Zachary D. Izzard Elaynah A. Jamal Russell D. Kirczow Allison J. Klei Amberjean Leist Shana C. Levine Chase J. Lewis Julia E. Marshall Jack A. Mascali Kyra J. Mason Oliver McIntosh Michelle Mendez-Castro Bharat Nagalamadaka Alexander D. Neumann Grace W. Nicholas Amanda Ostendorf Vasilissa S. Paushkin Carter H. Sednaoui Rebecca M. Segal Emily A. Simons Rebecca Simons Taylor S. Smith Shayla L. C. Stevenson Gianluca Travia Erica T. Walsh Ruchita Zaparde The following Parents supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund.

ClASS OF 2018 Participation: 66% Mr. and Mrs. Rajashekar Adusumilli Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bae Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Barbara Dr. Debra L. Baseman Cathy and Eric Batterman Mr. Matthew M. Bennett and Dr. Melissa E. Bennett Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury Mr. Kamlesh H. Bhatia and Dr. Jyoti K. Bhatia Mr. and Mrs. David Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Brennan Mrs. Kristina Castor FAll 2018


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Mr. Richard X. Chen and Ms. Fei Mo Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra Dr. Ivan Darenkov and Mrs. Ekaterina Kotreleva-Darenkova Dr. and Mrs. J. Elliot Decker Dr. and Mrs. Adrian Didita Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Mr. James L. Eberly and Dr. Andrea C. Eberly Professor Jacob Feldman and Professor Karin Stromswold Mr. and Mrs. Paul Franzoni, Sr. Ms. Sara Frister Mr. Francisco Garcia and Ms. Estela Gervacio Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Gary Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 and Ilene Gershen Dr. Nikolai Gorelenkov and Dr. Marina Gorelenkova Mr. Todd B. Gudgel and Ms. Colleen A. Foy Mr. and Mrs. James S. Hall ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart T. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Herzer William and Stephanie Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hynes Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Mr. William T. Jones and Ms. Roxane Scurlock Jones Mr. and Mrs. Renard Kardhashi Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kiel Mr. John T. Konopka III Shivaram and Anjali Kumar Dr. and Mrs. Aslam Lateef Drs. Karen and Andrew Latham Mr. Robin B. Laylin and Ms. Laura D. Baird-Laylin Mr. Kenny Leung and Ms. Vivian Lu Dr. Mara L. Leveson-Smith Mr. Ye Li and Ms. Angela Deng Terry and Rich Lisk Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Love Mr. Peter A. Miller and Ms. Jacqueline Schreiber Dr. Michael J. Mundenar and Mrs. Jill Mundenar Mr. and Mrs. Naru Narayanan Mr. and Mrs. David J. Newman Mrs. Maryann F. Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Phillips Mr. Michael K. Rigby and Ms. Wendy W. Hom Mr. and Mrs. David Rowntree Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Ruvinsky Mr. and Mrs. Prasad Sabbineni Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Schafer Aaron and Erin Schomburg Mr. and Mrs. Rajesh Sood Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Szuter ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Piotr Tkacz Ms. Maribeth M. Trainor and Dr. Timothy Trainor Jonathan E. Trend ’91 and Rachel Bridgeman Trend ’91 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Ms. Jill A. Wolk

ClASS OF 2019 Participation: 73% Anonymous Mr. John Ajemian and Dr. Mia Manzulli Karen D. Athanassiades ’83 and Mr. Elliot Michael Berger Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey S. Berman

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“Giving to Princeton Day School allows us to contribute to this community – a community that is important to our entire family.” Aprajita and Arbind Jha, P’18, ’24, ’28

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. Swaminathan Bhaskar and Ms. Indira Viswanathan Ms. Poonam Bhuchar Mr. and Mrs. Larry Birch Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Dr. John G. Brennan and Dr. Jean Baum Dr. and Mrs. Gerard P. Brophy Mr. Lichung Chen and Mrs. Yirchung Chen Max DeVane and Emily Amon Mr. Robert DiMatteo and Ms. Denise King Ms. Lorraine Eastman Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Mr. William Flahive and Dr. Carol Cronheim Mr. Donato Gasparro Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gennari Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Gerschel Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall Jr. Mr. Andrew Harris and Ms. Rona MacInnes Ms. Shannon S. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Jerold B. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson Mr. Fei Jiang and Ms. Linda Guo Drs. Sridhar and Vanaja Kanamaluru James Kaplan and Rita Zetterberg Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Klein Mr. Ashish Kumar and Dr. Monica Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Conan Lane Mr. and Mrs. James Y. Laughlin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Terrence O. Leggett Ms. Joanne Liu Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Lynn and Ted McNulty Mr. Musie Mehreteab and Ms. Mekdes Amine Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. and Dr. Fouad Namouni Mr. Erik A. Neumann and Ms. Mary Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nyce Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. O’Connor Mr. Albert Pamudji and Ms. Fabienne Yu Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Parks Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson Dr. Srinivasa R. Potluri and Mrs. Kranthi Yarlagadda

Mr. Durgaprasad Pulakkat and Ms. Maya Damodaran Sandra Danielson Quirinale ’83 and Mr. John Quirinale Mr. and Mrs. James S. Radvany Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ready Mr. John S. Rego and Ms. Roxane Yonan Kate and Joe Riley Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Paul and Maureen Rourke Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santamaria Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. and Mrs. Devon A. Scarlett Ms. Maria E. Shepard and Mr. David M. Freedholm Mr. Rajeev Singh and Ms. Alka Srivastava Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Smukler Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Dr. Kaiyang Tang and Dr. Ping Ji Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Teti II Mr. and Mrs. John Vareha Mr. and Mrs. Juan Vazquez Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li Ms. Chiemi York Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young

ClASS OF 2020 Participation: 72% Anonymous Mr. Patrick E. Amaral and Ms. Katherine Schulte † Mr. Atsu Apedo and Mrs. Debra Apedo Dr. Debra L. Baseman Mr. Matthew M. Bennett and Dr. Melissa E. Bennett Mr. Satvinder Bhens and Dr. Sonia Deora-Bhens Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Mr. Pari Boopalan and Ms. Sadhana Pari Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. Kevin Carroll and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci Drs. John N. Cavuto ’81 and Robin R. Antonacci Mr. and Mrs. Mario Cecila Ms. LaVerne Champion Mr. and Mrs. Scott Chang Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Delaney III Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiNovi Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dougherty Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Ms. Jenny Du-Soriano Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Feldstein Mr. and Mrs. Jon Felsher Mr. Mark Fisher and Ms. Laurie VanSant Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frank Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Dr. Stanislav Glezer and Dr. Olga Tarasova Dr. Nikolai Gorelenkov and Dr. Marina Gorelenkova Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Haggerty III Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hausheer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Izzard Ms. Lena Khatcherian Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Knerr Mr. and Mrs. John Kopacz Ms. Helen C. Lee Mr. Kenny Leung and Ms. Vivian Lu Dr. and Mrs. Marc J. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ley Mr. and Mrs. Joe Liang


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ClASS OF 2021 Participation: 88% Anonymous (2) Dr. M. Darryl Antonacci and Mrs. Ana I. Antonacci Mr. Thomas Beal and Ms. Margaret Kelly-Beal Mr. and Ms. Sanjeev Bhardwaj Mr. Kamlesh H. Bhatia and Dr. Jyoti K. Bhatia Mr. and Mrs. Jayadratha Bhowmick Ms. Poonam Bhuchar Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bigdelle Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Professor Fabien Capeilleres and Professor Laura Weigert Dr. Michael L. Censullo and Dr. Joan Censullo Mr. William Chaves and Ms. Olga Gamboa Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Choe Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chu Mr. Stephen Chukumba Mr. and Mrs. David Clingman Dr. Frans M. Coetzee and Dr. Catherine A. Peters Mr. Jose Colon and Ms. Sandra Londono Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Covington Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi Dr. Ivan Darenkov and Mrs. Ekaterina Kotreleva-Darenkova Samantha Levine Dawson ’85 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ellwood Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Dr. Brian Fink and Dr. Heather Sings Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. Donato Gasparro Dr. Eric Gellasch and Dr. Patricia Gellasch Mr. and Mrs. Rick Granato Mr. and Mrs. Keith Griesinger Mr. Andrew Harris and Ms. Rona MacInnes Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel

“PDS has been wonderful for our two sons. Yet we know that it is only the beginning, the foundation for all of our children. Judy and I give to PDS to play a small part in moving the School along from excellence to greatness. That way all of our kids can benefit from all that PDS offers after they move on from the Great Road.” D.G. Sarsfield, P’19, ’21

Mr. Anthony C. Hudgins and Dr. Joan F. L. Hudgins Nicole and Richard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Dinesh Jain Dr. Rand Jerris and Ms. Kate Newman Jerris Mr. Kiran Kumar and Dr. Anita Kumar Shivaram and Anjali Kumar Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Lee Dr. Chun Lin and Mrs. Guohong Cheng Mr. and Mrs. Gary Littman Dr. William Maggio and Dr. Vijay Maggio Dr. and Mrs. Ramy A. Mahmoud Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McChesney Jon T. McConaughy ’85 and Robin Cook McConaughy ’87 Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. Musie Mehreteab and Ms. Mekdes Amine Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miranda Mr. Rees Morrison and Ms. Anne Kennedy Dr. and Dr. Fouad Namouni Mr. and Mrs. David J. Newman Mr. Albert Pamudji and Ms. Fabienne Yu Dr. Rajesh Pazhianur and Dr. Zhuo Chen Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Leslie G. Pell ’82 and Mr. Peter Schluter Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Rogerio Pinheiro Reverend and Mrs. C. Nadir Powell Dr. and Mrs. Amrit Ray Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romano Mr. and Mrs. Steven Salem Mr. Randolph Samuels Sr. and Ms. Scarla Basnight Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santamaria Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. Suhail Sayed and Ms. Farhat Siddiqui Dr. Nicos Scordis and Dr. Frances Katrishen Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sedgley

Dr. Maritoni Colon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Stephenson Mr. Kaushik Suchak and Dr. Vaishali Suchak Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonard Teti II Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Dusen Mr. Fuhai Wang and Ms. Yuan Zhao Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wexler Mr. and Mrs. William Yales Dr. Peter Yang and Dr. Songyan Zheng Mr. Inhyok Yim and Dr. Young Kim Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young Dr. Asim Zaidi and Ms. Amrit Walia-Zaidi Mr. and Mrs. Wieslaw Zebrowski Mr. Chao Zhang and Ms. Hong Chang Mr. Chaowen M. Zhang and Mrs. Min Ye Mr. Tim Zhu and Ms. Joan Wang

ClASS OF 2022 Participation: 89% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Rajashekar Adusumilli Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allen Dr. M. Darryl Antonacci and Mrs. Ana I. Antonacci Mr. Salvatore Babbino and Ms. Jennifer Basselini Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bailey Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Mr. Kevin Carroll and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci Dr. Lei Chen and Dr. Yanhong Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Doshi Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Mr. and Mrs. John Fehn Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Foster Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gallagher Dr. Robert A. Glasgold and Dr. Jean Goh Mr. Raghuraman Gopalakrishnan and Mrs. Radhika Raghuraman Dr. Zahid Hasan and Ms. Sarah Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Peter Higgins Mr. Sanjay Kalra and Dr. Rakhi Kalra Mr. and Mrs. Mahmood M. Khan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Knerr Mr. and Mrs. Vijaysinha R. Kokkirala Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Lippman Ms. Joanne Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Mr. and Mrs. Jian Ma Mr. Paul S. Mackles and Ms. Ronni Blasz Mackles Dr. William Maggio and Dr. Vijay Maggio Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Mr. and Mrs. Sachit Malhotra Mr. Daniel A. Marshall and Dr. Rebecca G. Marshall Barbara and Ross Martinson Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McCain Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao The Nowack Family Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh Mr. Pankaj J. Patel and Ms. Tejal Gandhi Mr. and Mrs. Sivaprasad Ravipati Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter

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Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Ms. Jaycenth Russell Mr. Scott Schlenker and Ms. Andrea Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Asit K. Sen Mr. and Mrs. Bobbi M. Shah Dr. Maritoni Colon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Dr. Benny Soffer and Dr. Janet Chen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Soos Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Stillwell Wenjun Sun and Ji Liu Mr. and Dr. Robert J. Surace Mr. Suhan Tang and Ms. Yali Shi Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Newell M. Thompson ’82 and Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 Jonathan E. Trend ’91 and Rachel Bridgeman Trend ’91 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. and Mrs. Juan Vazquez Mr. Paramesh Venkat and Ms. Asha Paramesh Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Andre Williams Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner Mr. Peilin Zhang and Ms. Xiaomei Dai Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang Mr. Jianfeng Zhu and Ms. Jinxin Jiang Ms. Laura Ziv

ClASS OF 2023 Participation: 87% Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Edem K. Afemeku Ms. Pallavi Balaji Mr. Matthew M. Bennett and Dr. Melissa E. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. Satvinder Bhens and Dr. Sonia Deora-Bhens Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Mr. Cedric Brittingham and Mrs. Davina Brittingham Mr. Barry A. Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Covington Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi Mr. Stuart C. Dorman II Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Ewanchyna Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fried Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. Ms. Julia He Mr. and Mrs. Peter Higgins Ms. Debra J. Hillmanno and Ms. Patricia J. Hillmanno Dr. Robert Jaffe and Dr. H.D. Sara Rovno Dr. Rand Jerris and Ms. Kate Newman Jerris Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kim Ms. Elisabeth Krebs Mr. Kiran Kumar and Dr. Anita Kumar Dr. and Mrs. Aslam Lateef Dr. Randall Lewis and Dr. Cynthia Salter-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lezny

“We give to the School in support of its unwavering commitment to excellence and an inclusive community environment prized for nurturing global citizens. Our daughter loves PDS. She thrives in this environment thanks to exceptional teachers and administrators who share the gift of curiosity, life-long learning and collaboration, and simply having fun.” Sundaa and Randy Jones, P’24

Mr. Zili Ma and Ms. Lin Zheng Mr. and Mrs. John T. MacCabe Mr. Lee S. Maschler Mrs. Marjorie Maschler Mr. Ronald Masciantonio and Mrs. Laurie Palaia Dr. Elizabeth A. Monroe and Professor Alain Kornhauser Mr. Venu Moola and Ms. Priya Moola Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu Dr. Gaurang Patel and Dr. Jigisha Chaudhary Dr. and Mrs. Hitesh K. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Mr. Rajan Ramaswamy and Ms. Vijayalakshmi Rajan Drs. Charles and Maria Ryan Dr. Steven I. Ryu and Dr. Seungyeon Nam Mr. and Mrs. Steven Salem Mr. Suhail Sayed and Ms. Farhat Siddiqui Mr. and Mrs. Jared Sclove Mr. Jigme D. Shingsar and Ms. Deki Topden Ms. Kathryn Terry Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Vander Schaaff Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vradenburgh Dr. Pinger Wang and Mrs. Joanne Li Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Dr. Yun Xia and Ms. Xiaohua Zhao Mr. Weiyi Yang and Ms. Melody Shan Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhang Dr. George Zhou and Mrs. Yang Cao

ClASS OF 2024 Participation: 86% Anonymous (2) Mr. Salvatore Babbino and Ms. Jennifer Basselini Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bae

Mr. and Mrs. Manish Bathla Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes Mr. William Brown and Dr. Jennifer Keedy Mr. William F. Brown and Ms. Staci R. Littleton Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Campbell Professor Fabien Capeilleres and Professor Laura Weigert Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. Leo Chen and Ms. Amy Liu Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chu Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cook ’89 Mr. Thierry Demorre and Mrs. Su Zhang Mr. Kun Deng and Professor Zhen Deng Dr. Jianzhong Ding and Ms. Ziping Fu Mr. Shuang Du and Mrs. Feng Pan Dr. Rachel Dultz and Ms. Michelle Silverman-Dultz Dr. Brad Elkin and Dr. Liza DiMedio-Elkin Mr. Michael Epstein and Ms. Karen Robbins Rob and Pam Flory Dr. Robert A. Glasgold and Dr. Jean Goh Mr. Asit Govil and Ms. Sonal Gupta Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Mark Herrmann Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel Nicole and Richard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Jones Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Mr. and Mrs. David Lightman Mr. and Mrs. Gary Littman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Mr. John Lytkowski and Ms. Stacey Roth-Lytkowski Mr. Lee S. Maschler Mrs. Marjorie Maschler Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. Henry Nagelberg and Ms. Joanne Snow Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. Manikandan Padmanaban and Mrs. Abiramasundari Manikandan Drs. Jigar and Hemal Patel Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Poljevka Dr. and Mrs. Amrit Ray Mrs. Barbara G. Richards and Mr. Cyril A. Richards Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Dr. Tomasz S. Rzeczycki and Ms. Ruth A. Ochs Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. Gerard Sentveld and Ms. Lori Sentveld Mr. Sidhartha Shankar and Dr. Shailja Dixit Professor and Mrs. Jacob Shapiro Ms. Maria E. Shepard and Mr. David M. Freedholm Robert L. Sichel and Sylvia Gomez-Sichel Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Spence Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Stillwell Mr. Robert J. Surace and Dr. Lisa Surace Mr. Ragy Thomas and Ms. Neelu Paul Mr. Robert Thomas and Dr. Holly Welles Jonathan E. Trend ’91 and Rachel Bridgeman Trend ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Voulgarelis Dr. Michael Walker and Dr. Jinghua Liu Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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ClASS OF 2025 Participation: 84% Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bailey Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. Sandeep Bhanote and Ms. Vandana Kataria-Bhanote Mr. Barry A. Bruno Dr. Aly G. Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Calin R. Cristian Mr. Stuart C. Dorman II Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Doshi Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Drake Dr. Joshua and Dr. Tara Eisenberg Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Ewanchyna Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Frost Mr. and Mrs. David Jenkins Mr. John Jin and Ms. Songyang Wang Ms. Elisabeth Krebs Mr. Michael P. Lackey and Dr. Archana Pradhan Lackey Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Leonardi Mr. Hailong Li and Ms. Ying Qiu Mr. and Mrs. Sachit Malhotra Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McCain Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Dr. Xuejun Peng and Dr. Chaohui Wang Mr. and Mrs. Michael Powers Mr. Subramanya Kumar Reddy and Mrs. Shalini Arya Reddy Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Mr. and Mrs. William Rue, Jr. Mr. Scott Schlenker and Ms. Andrea Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Bobbi M. Shah Mr. Qun Shen and Ms. Ning Guo Mr. Jigme D. Shingsar and Ms. Deki Topden Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simms Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Dr. Benny Soffer and Dr. Janet Chen Mr. Kaushik Suchak and Dr. Vaishali Suchak Dr. Ramamirtham Sukumar and Dr. Satya Varagoor Mr. William J. Takeuchi and Ms. Jennifer Shin Ms. Kathryn Terry Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tourville Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Mr. Yiqiang Wang and Ms. Lucy Lu Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li Dr. and Mrs. Nir Yakoby Mr. Jun Yao and Ms. Qiongying Fu Dr. George Zhou and Mrs. Yang Cao

ClASS OF 2026 Participation: 85% Anonymous (2) Mr. Stephen Ahrens and Ms. Claire Perkins Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Campbell Dr. Christine Castillo and Mr. James J. Caruso Mr. Bala Chandrasekharan and Ms. Jayashree Subramanian

“PDS played a key role in my development during my time as a student. Now, as a parent, I feel deeply about continuing to support our School in providing the same formative experiences for our three kids and our broader community.” Nils von Zelowitz ’88 and leigh-Ann Weister, P’22, ’25, ’27

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. Joseph D’Elia and Dr. Jie D’Elia Jessica Seid Dickler ’94 and Dane E. Dickler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Errington Dr. Brent Field and Mrs. Carmen Oveissi Field Mr. Gaurav Khanna and Ms. Gurpinder Kaur Mr. and Mrs. John Kopacz Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Mr. Jonathan Levy and Ms. Jill Nusbaum Ms. Elizabeth G. Sherman and Mr. Christopher Maher Mr. Vivek Malik and Ms. Seema Malik Mr. and Mrs. Tareq Mansour Mr. Parvez Mansuri and Mrs. Sunitha Banda Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Sai Myat Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Patel Mr. Cedrick Phillip and Mrs. Gayle Bruney-Phillip Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Patrik B. Ringblom Mr. Roman Rozenblat and Dr. Lisa Dobruskin Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. and Mrs. Eric Santini Mr. C. J. Schoonejongen and Ms. Nina Rizzo Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Mr. and Dr. Ajay Singh Dr. Shalabh Singhal and Dr. Shivani Srivastava Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Spence Mr. Sanjeev Srinivas and Dr. Anita Gupta Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Vander Schaaff Mrs. Michele L. Walsh and Mr. James Walsh Ian P. Wijaya ’95 and Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner

ClASS OF 2027 Participation: 78% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. Bertin Aparicio and Ms. Maria Reyes Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Mrs. Jill E. Anderson-Behnamnia Dr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Berkman ’94

Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Amy Alexis Cedeno Dr. Min Cha and Mrs. Soyoung Lee Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Philip DelVecchio Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Edelmann Dr. Brent Field and Mrs. Carmen Oveissi Field Mr. and Mrs. Artur Gajewski Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Horner Mr. Ashish Jha and Ms. Bhawna Bist Mr. Andrew Kusminsky and Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Ms. Svitlana Letko Ms. Emily Liu and Mr. Benjamin Yeh Mr. Antonio Lopez-Torrero and Mrs. Kristen Lopez-Watt Mr. and Mrs. John T. MacCabe Ms. Elizabeth G. Sherman and Mr. Christopher Maher Dr. and Mrs. Sagar Munjal Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price Mr. Srinivasan Renganathan and Ms. Sudha Srinivasan Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Professor and Mrs. Jacob Shapiro Robert L. Sichel and Sylvia Gomez-Sichel Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Streeper Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Dr. Michael Walker and Dr. Jinghua Liu

ClASS OF 2028 Participation: 90% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Philip DelVecchio Jessica Seid Dickler ’94 and Dane E. Dickler Mr. Chauncey S. Farrington and Dr. Rachel S. Shore Farrington Mr. and Mrs. David Frascella Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. Darren Greenblatt and Mr. Samuel Hunt Dr. Guenter R. Janhofer and Ms. Liliana Janhofer Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Ms. Edith Juarez Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Kareer Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Mr. William Landhauser and Mrs. Jinna Lee Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Longo Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maione Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. Jason P. Morris and Mrs. Kavita C. Morris Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Nicozisis Drs. Jigar and Hemal Patel Mr. Peter Quist and Ms. Marian Asante-Grable Ms. Amy Rijsinghani Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Mr. Alvin Seow and Ms. Seok Fun Tan Dr. and Mrs. Ashish Shah Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds

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Mr. and Dr. Ajay Singh Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Veronica M. S. White ’94 and Mr. Stephen Acunto Ian P. Wijaya ’95 and Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 Mr. Zhanjiang Zhang and Ms. Runlian Fu Mr. Daming Zhang and Ms. Xiaoming Li

FACUlTY & STAFF

Special thanks to the 96% of faculty and staff members who supported the Annual Fund this year. Their support means a great deal and inspires others in our community to join them in giving back.

ClASS OF 2029 Participation: 81% Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. Richard Allen and Mrs. Chelare Baykal Allen Ms. Shonell Best Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage Mr. Vasilios Chatzigiannis and Dr. Leah Chatzigiannis Dr. Rachel Dultz and Ms. Michelle Silverman-Dultz Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Edelmann Mr. Matthew Fede and Dr. Seema Basi Dr. Yunhong Gu and Dr. Shuang Liu Ms. Julia He Mr. Sanjay Kalra and Dr. Rakhi Kalra Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kazanov Mr. Gaurav Khanna and Ms. Gurpinder Kaur Dr. James Lipuma and Dr. Hanyun Chang Mr. Alan Long and Ms. Yafan Liao Mr. Rajesh Madala and Ms. Pallavi Bandi Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. and Mrs. Abhinav Mittal Mr. Paminas Mogaka and Mrs. Catherine Gacanja Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Sai Myat Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Nicozisis Dr. and Mrs. David Nieves Ms. Karen Ochoa Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Patel Mr. Riten Patel and Ms. Reeveka Bhuyan Mr. Ajay Pillai and Ms. Shamala Ajay Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price Mr. Bryan Rozo Mr. Lavesh Samtani and Mrs. Shalini Samtani Mr. Mario San Martin and Mrs. Abril San Martin Mr. Sanjeev Srinivas and Dr. Anita Gupta Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel Mr. William J. Takeuchi and Ms. Jennifer Shin Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Dr. Deep Trivedi and Dr. Neha Badheka Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson

ClASS OF 2030 Participation: 84% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. Sheikh Nabeel Arif and Dr. Sarah Nabeel Dr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Berkman ’94 Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Mr. Bala Chandrasekharan and Ms. Jayashree Subramanian Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connolly Ms. Joye Cora Professor Nick Feamster and Ms. Marshini Chetty Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Dr. Gillian Frank and Ms. Kathryn Jones Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. Justin Goldberg and Ms. Sara Lester JOURNAL

“Tuition funds cover only 85% of the School’s budget, so we know that our Annual Fund contribution has an immediate impact and directly benefits the entire School community, including our own children. Parent donations support every aspect of the PDS experience and are critical to its ongoing excellence.”

Ashley and George Aitken-Davies, P’27, ’28, ’30

Emily Miller Jee ’93 and Mr. Robert T. Jee Mr. Andrew Kusminsky and Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Sagar Munjal Mr. Jason Park and Ms. Christina S. Lee ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Elder E. Ramirez Mr. Roman Rozenblat and Dr. Lisa Dobruskin Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Dr. Xiaofei Wang and Dr. Yanhua Zhang Mr. Charlie Wu and Ms. Xiaolan Zeng Mr. and Mrs. Xuedong Wu Dr. Peng-Liang Zhao and Ms. Yanmei Lian

ClASS OF 2031 Participation: 95% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Michael T. Bracken ’98 and Mrs. Lindsay Bracken Mr. Victor Cirilo and Ms. Naomi Kelly Mr. Chauncey S. Farrington and Dr. Rachel S. Shore Farrington Ms. Jennifer L. Gallagher and Mr. David Mesuda Mr. Frank Henson and Mrs. Cecily Williams Henson Liang Huan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kazanov Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie Mr. and Mrs. Abhinav Mittal Mr. Venu Moola and Ms. Priya Moola Mr. Jason P. Morris and Mrs. Kavita C. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Jason Noto Mr. Peter Quist and Ms. Marian Asante-Grable Mr. Mario San Martin and Mrs. Abril San Martin Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Mr. Daming Zhang and Ms. Xiaoming Li

Anonymous (2) Dean Acquaviva *** Mark Adams * Edem K. Afemeku ** Cricket F. Allen Charles J. Alt William M. Asch James G. Atkeson ** Krista F. Atkeson ** Stephanie Balazsi Kimberly A. Ballinger ** Marjorie Barlet Orelia Barrientos * Jamison Bean * Amy E. Beckford * Scott Bertoli ** Shonell Best * Corinne E. Bilodeau * Dawn Z. Bocian Gavinn Boyce * Peter Boyer Theodor D. Brasoveanu Ryan Brechmacher * Barbara A. Brent ***** Amanda Camelio Briski Henry P. Bristol II ’72 ** Theodore R. Brown ’08 * Thomas Buckelew * Stan Cahill * Luis A. Camacho * Christine Cantera * Carlos A. Cara ** Laurent Cash Margot Chalek ** Victor Cirilo Jessica Reinertsen Clingman * Daniel I. Cohen ** Thatcher Cook Irina V. Covington * Brian C. Crowell ’11 * Jeanne M. Crowell * Julie M. Cucchi ** Liz R. Cutler *** Richard J. D’Andrea * Samantha Levine Dawson ’85 * Corey Dempsey Christopher J. Devlin * Janet Zoubek Dickson * Alison Distefano Ryan Donovan * Eamon M. Downey ** Michael S. Emann ** Paul Epply-Schmidt **** Jody Erdman ’72 *** Sophie Evans * Laurence M. Farhat ** Heather Farlow Chauncey S. Farrington Katherine Fay * Susan C. Ferguson *** Sonia M. Flores-Khan * Pamela J. Flory * Myriam Folkes * David M. Freedholm **


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Paminas Mogaka * Elizabeth A. Monroe * Elias Montes * Carmen Perez Morales * Daniel J. Mullen Leigh Myers Jesse Neuman Aimée A. Nyce Carol J. Olson * Maryann F. Ortiz *** Jon Ostendorf Jason Park Cynthia H. Peifer ** Gary Perchalski * Thomas Pettengill Karen E. Pike * Howard F. Powers, Jr. ’80 ****** Renée Charity Price Rose Price * Suzanne Procaccino * Tara Wyman Quigley ** Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. ** Julia Quindlen Susan M. Reichlin ***** Joseph Reilly * Eric Rempe Christian Rhodes Michael Rich * Hector Rivera * Elizabeth S. C. Rizza ** Marybeth Roach ** Ann Robideaux * Jason Robinson * Maria Rodas Wendy L. Roitburg ** Leon Rosenberg Kathryn Rosko * Jeffrey D. Rubens ** Tomasz Rzeczycki * Carmen Santa-Cruz * Andrea A. Schafer ** Aaron W. Schomburg ** Kathy A. Schulte *** Candy C. Shah Amy Sharpless * Maria E. Shepard ** Emily Shircliff Michelle Simonds Mary Sisson Mitchell F. Smith * Maureen O. Stellato ** Paul J. Stellato ** William A. Stoltzfus III **** Steven J. Storey * Deborah Sugarman ** Lisa S. Surace * Cloey Talotta Jonathan Tatkon-Coker Katy Terry * Evelyn Thomas * Jill L. Thomas ****** Sarah G. Griffin Thompson ’84 ** Ronald Tola * Robert K. Toole Allison Treese Tian H. Tu * Casey Cirullo Upson Carolee Van Dervort Audrey L. Vareha * Spencer Vining Jennifer E. Vradenburgh **

Barbara Walker ** Stacey L. Walker * Michele L. Walsh * Lisa B. Webber * Christine Weissglass Ann M. Wiley ’70 ****** Timothy Y. Williams * Krysta A. Woll * Dolores Wright ***** Beth J. Yakoby *** Darius Young ** Tracy L. Young * Donna S. Zarzecki ****

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Michael Friedman Beverly G. Gallagher **** Emily Q. Gallagher ** Jennifer L. Gallagher * Amy M. Gallo ’03 ** Maureen E. Gargione Dulany H. Gibson ** Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 ***** Victoria Gibson Lauren Gleeson Sheila S. Goeke * AJ Goldman * Jill L. Goldman ’74 ****** Sarah M. Graham * Tarshia M. Griffin-Ley ** Todd B. Gudgel **** Caroline Erdman Hare ’75 * Christine N. Hart ** Gene Hartway * Beth Hatem Peter Higgins Debra J. Hillmanno ** Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick **** Erik Hove Samuel Hunt Christopher Izzard Michael Johnson Paulette G. Kampe * Kaylie Keesling * Nina Keller * Naomi Kelly Laura Kenny Alesia I. Klein ** Paula Koerte * John Kopacz Jessica Kunz Gabrielle Kyriakides Karen Latham ** James Y. Laughlin ’80 **** Marjorie Laughlin **** Jennifer B. Laurash * Lauren Ledley * Caroline Lee Paul Legato Linda Lippman * M. Jack S. Madani *** Alexa R. Maher ’08 * Christopher R. Maher Heather Maione * Benjamin Malone Nicole Reiners Mangino * Jessica Manners Mia Manzulli M. Yves Marcuard ***** Edgar K. Mariano Ruth Y. Martinez * Amy Matlack Brian R. Mayer * Janet Mayo * Maritza Maysonet Jamie McCulloch * Channing McCullough Anthony McKinley Thomas McStravock Katherine Meredith * Cynthia Michalak Thomas Mick * Abby Militano * Henry R. Minarick * Jennifer E. Mischner **** Brian Mochnal *

FORMER TRUSTEES The following Former Trustees supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund. Anonymous Navroze M. Alphonse ’91 Dr. Robin R. Antonacci Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mrs. Stephanie J. Briody Henry P. Bristol II ’72 Dr. William P. Burks Dr. James J. Chandler Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Mark A. Ellsworth ’73 Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Dr. Judith R. Fox Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Julia Penick Garry ’77 Thomas R. Gates ’78 Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mrs. Virginia C. Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 Barbara Goldsmith ’84 The Honorable and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Mr. John L. Griffith, Jr. Mr. Gordon Gund Mr. John P. Hall, Jr. Ms. Christine Grant Halpern Mrs. Laura Hanson Susan Denise Harris ’69 Jenny Chandler Hauge ’78 Barbara Mills Henagan ’77 Mr. Joseph H. Highland Mr. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mr. Stephen F. Jusick Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III Yuki Moore Laurenti ’75 Galete J. Levin ’96 Mrs. Lynn Lien Dr. Nancy W. Malkiel Mr. Edward E. Matthews Polly T. Miller ’63 Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse Mrs. Jill Mundenar Mr. Naru Narayanan Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. Robert H. Olsson ’78 Mr. John M. Peach Melissa J. Phares ’80 Professor John A. Pinto FAll 2018


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Stephen A. Pollard ’90 Mr. Jack Z. Rabinowitz James C. Rodgers ’70 Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross Peter R. Rossmassler ’47 Mr. Mark J. Samse Mr. G. Carter Sednaoui Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Mr. Richard W. Smith Mrs. Amanda Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stockman Mr. Charles L. Taggart Mrs. Penny Thomas Mr. George A. Vaughn III John D. Wallace ’48 Dr. Kathleen Gerritz Weeks Mrs. Noel S. White C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Mr. Robert N. Wilson Mr. Newell B. Woodworth

PARENTS OF AlUMNI The following Parents of Alumni supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund. Anonymous Dr. Alexander M. Ackley, Jr. Ms. Denise R. Adams Mr. Mark S. Adams Navroze M. Alphonse ’91 Mrs. Jermain J. Anderson Mr. William M. Asch and Dr. Gina Del Giudice Mr. and Mrs. Keith Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Babick Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Susan Smith Baldwin ’57 Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Banas Holly Burks Becker ’77 Dr. Kofi D. Benefo and Dr. Prema A. Kurien Linda Staniar Bergh ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Berk Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Brill Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Briody Henry P. Bristol II ’72 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brossman, Jr. Olive Schulte Brown ’43 Mrs. Graham M. Brush N. Harrison Buck ’77 Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Campbell Ms. Tara Cannon Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Capinpin Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Cara Ms. Eva Carey Ms. Donna D. Carson Dr. and Mrs. James J. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Earl Y. Chen Rabbi and Mrs. Joel Chernikoff Mr. and Mrs. Merkle Cherry, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Chew Mr. Alan Chimacoff and Ms. Joan S. Girgus Mr. and Mrs. H. Martin Chomiak Mr. and Mrs. David J. Coghlan Barbara Griffin Cole ’78

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Collins John F. Cook ’56 Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Mrs. Jean D. Crane Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Crowell Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Curtis III Ms. Elizabeth R. Cutler and Mr. Thomas G. Kreutz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dallessio Mrs. Flora Datta Ms. Elizabeth S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Mr. John H. Denny, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Mr. Donald T. Dickson Mr. Peter Dickson and Ms. Janet Zoubek Dickson Mr. Eamon M. Downey Ms. Sally Drayer Mr. Richard C. Dreher and Mrs. Diane M. Dreher Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 Dr. James W. Dwyer Craig and Betsy Dykstra Dr. and Mrs. Norman H. Edelman Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mark A. Egner ’82 Mrs. Joan M. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Enck, Sr. Mr. Paul and Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan I. Epstein Jody Erdman ’72 Michael P. Erdman ’50 Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Falcon Ms. Laurence M. Farhat Mrs. Jean Farina Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Farina Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Felton Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Ferguson E. Robert Fernholz ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Sherman D. Feuer Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finnegan Samuel C. Finnell ’74 and Mary Murdoch Finnell ’76 Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch Dr. Keith J. Fishbein and Dr. Nancy L. Feldman Mrs. David S. Fitton, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Fleming Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Forer Ms. Betty Ann Fort Mr. Gregory P. Francfort and Ms. Patricia A. Francfort Dr. and Mrs. Russell M. Freid Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Frieder Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fuschetti Beverly and Jack Gallagher Ms. Debbie Gallo Mr. Stephen R. Gallo Alfred W. Gardner ’44 and Katharine Gulick Gardner ’48 Julia Penick Garry ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Thomas R. Gates ’78 and Mrs. Tracey W. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Dr. Alexandra Wetherill Gerry Mr. Peter E. Gibson and Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Goldberg

Mr. Arjuna J. Goldman Jill L. Goldman ’74 Barbara Straut Goldsmith ’84 Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell William P. Graff ’75 Frank Greek and Cathy Greek Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Drs. Christopher and Dorota Gribbin Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. John L. Griffith, Jr. Louis C. Guarino ’79 Mr. Robel Gugsa and Ms. Sharon Legesse Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gund John A. Gutman ’79 Colleen Coffee Hall ’63 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Ms. Christine Grant Halpern and Mr. Michael D. Halpern Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Caroline Erdman Hare ’75 Ms. Christine N. Hart and Mr. Michio Soga Mr. and Ms. Kenneth M. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. John Healey Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Helmick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henkel Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Dr. and Mrs. H. James Herring Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Highland Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Y. Hildick-Smith J. Robert Hillier ’52 Dr. and Mrs. William S. Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Ms. Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick and Mr. Michael D. Lemonick Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe ’85 Ms. Tamara Jakub Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Pam and Eric R. Jensen ’82 Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Livingston Johnson ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jusick Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keegan, Jr. Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 Mr. and Mrs. David Kirczow Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig M. Koerte Dr. and Mrs. Allen J. Korenjak Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kramsky Dr. Ramesh Kumar and Ms. Linda Matusick-Kumar Ms. Irene Kurakina Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Sally Kuser Lane ’42 Yuki Moore Laurenti ’75 Dr. Clayton E. Leopold Dr. and Mrs. Michael H.C. Li Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lien Mrs. Nancy Lifland Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Z. Liu Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67


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Dr. and Mrs. Leon E. Rosenberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rosenberg Dr. and Mrs. Norman R. Rosenthal Ms. Katharine L. Ross Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross and Ms. Miles Dumont Peter R. Rossmassler ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rothstein Mr. Toms B. Royal Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Patrick Rulon-Miller ’55 Dr. Jonathan R. Sachs and Dr. Susan B. Sachs Dr. and Mrs. Jan N. Safer Mr. James Salgado and Dr. Carolyn Salgado Mr. Mark J. Samse Mr. and Mrs. David Sanzalone Mr. Elliot L. Savitzky and Ms. Karen E. Ahern William S. Sayen ’65 and Elizabeth Bristol Sayen ’69 Kenneth C. Scasserra ’53 William E. Schluter ’42 Sara M. Schwiebert h’05 Mr. and Mrs. G. Carter Sednaoui Dr. William Segal and Dr. Leigh Segal Mr. Gerald P. Seid Mrs. Susan E. Shaffer Ms. Dorothy H. Shannon and Dr. William A. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Surinder P. Sharma Dr. Sandra and Dr. Yitzhak Sharon Mrs. Michael Sherman Jane Gihon Shillaber ’53 The Honorable and Mrs. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Daniel J. Skvir h’73 and Tamara Turkevich Skvir ’62 Mr. Donald V. Smith Mrs. Maureen A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Smith Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Mr. and Mrs. Pascal C. Soriot Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy A. Spector Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg Jon and Meredith Stevens Joseph B. Stevens ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. Dennis J. Stoker and Ms. Victoria L. Stabile Mr. William A. Stoltzfus III and Ms. Alison L. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. James A. Straus Mrs. Sheila M. Stuart Mr. Winston Sun and Ms. Sarah Karchere Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taggart Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Tate Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Dake Tian Mr. and Mrs. Alan Toltzis Clark G. Travers ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Tucker S. Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Carlton H. Tucker h’13 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Ms. Monique R. van Perlstein Mr. and Mrs. George A. Vaughn III Professor David F. Venturo and Ms. Jeanne C. Conerly

Brent Vine ’69 John E. Vine ’82 Susan Barclay Walcott ’57 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Leslie Straut Ward ’80 Lisbeth A. Warren ’71 Mr. David F. Weeks and Ms. Kathleen Gerritz Weeks Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Westcott Mrs. Noel S. White Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe White Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Whitney Ms. Laura M. Wild Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wilde III Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Williams C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Ms. Shelina Williams Deborah Light Wills ’69 Mr. Robert N. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winstanley Hilary A. Winter ’75 Mrs. Brenda K. Wislar Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woodford Mr. Newell B. Woodworth Newell B. Woodworth III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Owen D. Young, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Edward J. Yurkow Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki Ms. Donna S. Zarzecki Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Zlock

FORMER FACUlTY, GRANDPARENTS & FRIENDS The following Former Faculty, Grandparents and Friends supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund. Anonymous (2) Mrs. Jermain J. Anderson Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Ms. Janet L. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Banas Mr. and Mrs. John Bankson, Jr. Mr. Joseph L. Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Victor Baykal Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Dr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Bennett IV Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Briody Dr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Bucher N. Harrison Buck ’77 Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Mr. Graham Byra Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Campbell Mr. Michael J. Campbell Tanner J. Campbell ’07 Mrs. Susan Cirullo Amy Venable Ciuffreda ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connolly John F. Cook ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cook ’89 Ms. Mary H. Cosby Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cronheim Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Curtis III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Cutts FAll 2018

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Reverend and Mrs. Ivan I. Lymar Mr. and Mrs. John E. Maher, Jr. Dr. Burton G. Malkiel and Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Jules W. Marcus John S. Marshall ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Marshall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mascali Cecilia Aall Mathews ’59 Dr. Elisa Matthes Mr. Edward E. Matthews Gregory E. Matthews ’76 David H. McAlpin, Jr. ’43 John F. McCarthy III ’62 Livia Wong McCarthy ’77 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. McCue Mr. Robert McCulloch and Ms. Jennifer Bazin Mary Sword McDonough ’75 Mr. Daniel McIntosh Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meggitt Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Melodia Mr. Orlando Mendez and Ms. Yadira Castro Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milizzo Mrs. Catherine Miller Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Miller Polly T. Miller ’63 Mr. and Dr. Kenneth R. Mischner Dr. Jacqueline Mislow Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Monfre Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse Peter S. Morgan ’78 Marina Turkevich Naumann ’56 Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Brien Laurie and Andy Okun Dr. and Mrs. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ostendorf Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin A. Pakradooni Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer Ms. Janet H. Perkins Jeffrey F. Perlman ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Elwood W. Phares II Melissa J. Phares ’80 Alice Roberts Pierson ’47 Ms. Karen E. Pike Professor John Pinto and Ms. Meg Pinto Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Plohn, Jr. Stephen A. Pollard ’90 Kathrin W. Poole ’71 Sheila MacKay Power ’87 Alexandra B. Powers and Howard Powers ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Z. Rabinowitz Mr. Rajaram Radhakrishnan and Dr. Sowmya Ramakrishnan Robert H. Rathauser ’69 Mr. David Rehmus and Ms. Suzanne Farhat Ms. Susan Repko Dr. Yale Richmond and Mrs. Ilene Richmond Ms. Sarah Ringer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizza, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. F. Edward Roberts, Jr. Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 Barbara Rose ’64


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Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse Mrs. Flora Datta Ms. Elizabeth S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Ms. Jeanne M. Duff Craig and Betsy Dykstra Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mr. Joseph T. Elicone Dr. and Mrs. Demetrius Ellis Dr. Robert E. Epstein and Dr. Eileen R. Lilley Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mrs. Jean Farina Mr. and Mrs. David Fay Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Fenton Mrs. Sandy Fetter Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Dr. Judith R. Fox and Dr. David A. Loomar Karen Hoffman Friedlander ’69 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Mrs. Pamela K. Frothingham James Fuhrman ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Mr. Joseph F. Gerdes and Mrs. Berna Itez-Gerdes Dr. Alexandra Wetherill Gerry Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Glasgold Mrs. Mathilde Goh Barbara Straut Goldsmith ’84 Mr. Robert A. Greacen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Ms. Jane E. Grigger Colleen Coffee Hall ’63 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Matthew C. Henderson ’89 Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe Molly Menand Jacobs ’57 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Emily Miller Jee ’93 and Mr. Robert T. Jee Mr. Charley Jen and Ms. Jane Lin Ms. Rachel Kamen Mr. Threodore J. Katramados Mr. John M. Kerekes and Mrs. Wendy S. Toth-Kerekes Mr. and Mrs. John Konopka Mr. Howard Kosta Ms. Judy Kosta Mrs. Marie Koutsouros Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kubach, Jr. Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Mr. Harvey Lee Richard P. Lisk, Jr. ’13 Mr. David N. S. Liu and Mrs. Celia W. Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Ms. Laura Longman Mr. Kevin Lysick Mr. and Mrs. Nick Magnacca Elizabeth Murdoch Maguire ’78 Dr. and Mrs. Frank Masino Dr. Elisa Matthes Mr. Edward E. Matthews Marilyn Baker McCormick ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II Paris L. McLean ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Champ Meyercord Mrs. William Michaels Mrs. Catherine Miller Nancy B. Miller ’57 Dr. Joseph Mollica and Ms. Dottie Sellers JOURNAL

Mr. and Mrs. John Moran Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Muller Hillary Hayes Nastro ’93 Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Nyce Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson Mr. Richard Perry Mr. and Mrs. Elwood W. Phares II Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Reed Mr. Michael Remsen Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 James C. Rodgers ’70 Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Alexis Gelperin Ryan ’01 Carlos A. Sagebien ’89 Dr. and Mrs. Max Salas Mr. James Salgado and Dr. Carolyn Salgado Mr. Robert G. Schwendinger and the Honorable Tatjana Schwendinger Sara M. Schwiebert h’05 Mr. Gerald P. Seid Ms. Dorothy H. Shannon and Dr. William A. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sherman Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shock Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Mrs. Irene Silver Mr. Donald V. Smith Mrs. Maureen A. Smith Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Ms. Jane Spencer Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Mr. Richard Steinhart and Ms. Teresa Lin Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taggart Ms. Sandra Tanners Ms. Carolyn Tazza Mrs. Dolores Thierfelder Hilleary T. Thomas ’84 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. and Mrs. Duncan W. Van Dusen Mr. and Mrs. George A. Vaughn III Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Vosburgh Ms. Joan Walker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Weinberg Ms. Janet A. Westrick and Mr. G. Frederick Schott Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe White Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Williams Ms. Mary K. Williams Ms. Sherrie Willner Mrs. Brenda K. Wislar Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wood Mr. Newell B. Woodworth Mr. and Mrs. Owen D. Young, Jr. Mr. Andrew Zielinski Mr. Joseph C. Zuray

CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS The following Corporations, Matching Gift Companies, Organizations and Foundations supported the 2017-2018 Annual Fund. Anonymous 6 Brothers Foundation Advantage Sales Company, Incorporated Amazon Smile Foundation

The Applegate Family Charitable Gift Fund Christopher B. Asplundh Family Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation The Baldwin Foundation Baldwin-Sieck Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Bank of America Foundation Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Bayberry Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Bella Boutique Princeton Gary and Dawn Bernstein Family Foundation Biro Family Charitable Gift Fund The Blue Dish Fund Brahaney Family Fund of Schwab Charitable Brickner Family Charitable Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Brownington Foundation Judith and William Burks Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Capital Health System CASA Foundation of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cedar Grove Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Charitable Giving Card Program of the Community Foundation The Victoria Chen and Jeffrey Guild Fund of Vanguard Charitable Chu Family Foundation Incorporated Clear Skies Fund of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund The David and Olive Coghlan Charitable Giving Fund CougarBear HellFox Fund Decker Family Fund Zhen Deng and Kun Deng Family Charitable Fund Dries Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Drinker Biddle & Reath Educational Ventures Incorporated Lori and Michael Feldstein Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation First Choice Lan Services Fleming Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Flemington Car and Truck Country Princeton Land Rover Flik Independent Schools by Chartwells Francfort Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Gardner Family Charitable Gift Fund Geltzer Family Foundation General Mills Box Tops for Education Gray Family Fund of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund The Griffin-Cole Fund Griffith Family Foundation The Gordon and Llura Gund Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Alex and Laura Hanson Charitable Gift Fund, Incorporated Harbourton Foundation of Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Emily & John Harvey Foundation The Henagan Foundation Highland-Mills Foundation Hofmann Family Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey India Hicks


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SEMPER lUCEATS The Semper Luceats are our most loyal donors who have given to the Annual Fund for 10 or more consecutive years. We thank them for giving back and helping us provide opportunities to the students of today. Semper Luceat was the Miss Fine’s School motto and means “may it always shine.” Joseph Abelson ’73 Dr. Alexander M. Ackley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Acquaviva Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler

Mr. and Mrs. Edem K. Afemeku Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Maria Tardugno Aldrich ’99 Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 Ms. Kathy Schulte and Mr. Patrick Amaral Glenna Weisberg Andersen ’73 Mrs. Jermain J. Anderson Jessica Collins Anderson ’98 Annie Jamieson Applegate ’99 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Atkeson Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 J. Keith Baicker ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Gordon McAllen Baker ’51 John C. Baker ’62 Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Dr. Kimberly A. Ballinger and Mr. Eric Rosenthal Patience Outerbridge Banister ’63 Tracey Spinner Baskin ’00 Jay V. Bavishi ’05 Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Dr. Kofi D. Benefo and Dr. Prema A. Kurien Laura S. Bennett ’85 Courtney C. Bergh ’02 Linda Staniar Bergh ’66 Lauren E. Berk Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey S. Berman Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bertoli Lillie G. Binder ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Stephanie L. Bogart ’83 Joanna L. Bowen ’03 Wendy McAneny Bradburn ’50 Carol Harris Bradley ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brent Henry P. Bristol II Adam Bromwich ’92 Mrs. Graham M. Brush Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Alexander S. Burnstan ’48 Jan Hall Burruss ’72 Charles J. Buttaci ’92 Frederica Cagan-Doeringer ’70 Robin Ackerman Cameron ’98 Vance G. Camisa ’79 Christopher C. Campbell ’03 Henry B. Cannon III ’53 Kevin M. Capinpin ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Capinpin Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Cara James Carey, Jr. ’57 Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 John N. Cavuto ’81 and Dr. Robin R. Antonacci Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chalek Mark W. Chatham ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Y. Chen Jaye Chen ’86 Mr. Richard X. Chen and Ms. Fei Mo Victoria C.P. Chen ’84 Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Chew Mr. Alan Chimacoff and Ms. Joan S. Girgus Thomas D. Chubet ’61 John W. Claghorn III ’68 Ann Kinczel Clapp ’59

Phyllis Vandewater Clement ’40 Dr. Frans M. Coetzee and Dr. Catherine A. Peters Aly Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen Jo Cornforth Coke ’55 Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Kathleen Gorman Colket ’69 Sara E. K. Cooper ’80 Christina Flores Cordes ’99 Gail M. Cotton ’62 Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Allissa C. Crea ’06 Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Daniel S. Crosta ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi Ms. Elizabeth R. Cutler and Mr. Thomas G. Kreutz Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse H. Andrew Davies II ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Anne Carples Denny ’53 Mr. John H. Denny, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Mr. Donald T. Dickson Dr. Matthew C. Difazio and Mrs. Nancy G. Difazio Wylie O’Hara Doughty ’63 Mr. Eamon M. Downey Robert A. Drabiuk ’96 Dr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Dries Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 Kathleen Sittig Dunlop ’63 Craig and Betsy Dykstra Mr. James L. Eberly and Dr. Andrea C. Eberly Richard H. Eckels ’62 Martha Thompson Eckfeldt ’60 William Edwards, Jr. ’63 Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mark A. Egner ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Katharine Walker Ellison ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Michael Englander ’72 Mr. Paul and Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt Jody Erdman ’72 Michael P. Erdman ’50 Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Falcon Ms. Laurence M. Farhat Mrs. Jean Farina Laura Farina ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Farina Anne Bishop Faynberg ’73 Douglas A. Fein ’79 Scott J. Feldman ’93 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Felton Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Ferguson Jeanine M. Figur ’74 Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finnegan Samuel C. Finnell ’74 and Mary Murdoch Finnell ’76 Jacob M. Fisch ’06 Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch Dr. Keith J. Fishbein and Dr. Nancy L. Feldman Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Andrew J. Fishmann ’68 David S. Fitton, Jr. ’79 Mrs. David S. Fitton, Sr. Anne Dennison Fleming ’77 Barbara Russell Flight ’77

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The JAS Fund - A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds JBG Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Robert Wood Johnson III Fund #2 of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Kirkland & Ellis LLP Harold Kramer Foundation The Kula Foundation LAWsgiving Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Leyman Foundation The Losam Fund Main Street Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation The Lee and Marjorie Maschler Fund of Vanguard Charitable The Edward E. and Marie L. Matthews Foundation The McAlpin Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Kevin and Alicia Merse Charitable Gift Fund of Fidelity Charitable MGN Family Foundation The Joseph Mollica Charitable Fund of the Glenmede Donor-Advised Fund Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm Fund Nearly New Shop New Jersey Risk Managers Martha L. A. Norris Foundation Nussbaum Charitable Gift Fund Honey Perkins Family Foundation, Incorporated Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Pheasant Hill Foundation, Incorporated Princeton Area Community Foundation, Incorporated Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Incorporated James S. Riepe Family Foundation Rise Power Yoga The Ryan Family Foundation Schwendinger Family Charitable Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Anna and Robert Sedgley Family Fund Signal Control Products Incorporated The Smukler Fund Stephen M. and Charlotte T. M. Family Fund Law Offices of Jared Stolz Penny and Ted Thomas Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Rita Thomas Family Trust Van Note-Harvey Associates, PC Vogel Seidenberg Charitable Fund Susan S. & Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation Eric and Nancy Weinstein Giving Fund Kendrick and Lisa White Family Foundation Whitlock Family Trust Wilentz, Goldman and Spitzer


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Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Ms. Betty Ann Fort Mr. Gregory P. Francfort and Ms. Patricia A. Francfort Karen P. Fredericks ’89 Ms. Maria Shepard and Mr. David M. Freedholm Dr. and Mrs. Russell M. Freid Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fried Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Elaine Polhemus Frost ’53 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Agnes S. Fulper ’54 Beverly and Jack Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gallagher Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel Julia Penick Garry ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Gary Mr. Donato Gasparro John M. Gaston III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Thomas R. Gates ’78 and Mrs. Tracey W. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Andrew V. Gentile ’03 Mr. Joseph F. Gerdes and Mrs. Berna Itez-Gerdes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Gerschel Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 and Ilene Gershen Kalla A. Gervasio Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David Gibson Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 and Mr. Peter E. Gibson Louise Whipple Gillock ’73 Tessica Glancey Mr. and Mrs. David E. Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell William P. Graff ’75 Frank Greek and Cathy Greek The Honorable and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Drs. Christopher and Dorota Gribbin Mr. and Mrs. John L. Griffith, Jr. John L. Griffith III ’99 and Rebecca Lintner Griffith ’95 Ms. Jane E. Grigger Alice Lee Groton ’78 Mrs. Marilyn W. Grounds Louis C. Guarino ’79 Mr. Todd B. Gudgel and Ms. Colleen A. Foy Alexandra Smith Gunderson ’75 John A. Gutman ’79 Sally Campbell Haas ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Haggerty III Mr. and Mrs. James S. Hall ’85 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall Jr. Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Julia Fulper Hardt ’61 Lynn Prior Harrington ’54 Susan Denise Harris ’69 Brendan G. Hart ’00 Cary Smith Hart ’64 Ms. Christine N. Hart and Mr. Michio Soga Jason M. Hart ’94 Sara Zoe Hart ’96 Mr. and Ms. Kenneth M. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey Jenny Chandler Hauge ’78 JOURNAL

Mark A. Heald ’43 John H. Helmick ’95 Daniel J. Helmick ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart T. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henkel Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Daniel R. Herr ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Herzer Ms. Debra J. Hillmanno and Ms. Patricia J. Hillmanno Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Eric D. Hochberg ’98 Susan C. Hockings ’86 Katherine Gulick Hoffman ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Benjamin A. Hohmuth ’90 Ms. Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick and Mr. Michael D. Lemonick Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel Julia Cornforth Holofcener ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hopper Christopher J. Horan ’79 Timothy S. Howard ’86 Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe ’85 † Benjamin F. Howell, Jr. ’32 Julia Stabler Hull ’76 Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. ’85 Simeon H. Hutner ’77 Taylor K. Hwong ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hynes Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 † Alice Jacobson ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Dinesh C. Jain Ms. Tamara Jakub Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Kathleen O. Jamieson ’96 Eric R. Jensen ’82 Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Bradford D. Johnston ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jusick Mea Aall Kaemmerlen ’64 William R. Kales II ’55 James Kaplan and Rita Zetterberg Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Kaufman Kelley Keegan ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keegan, Jr. Hilary Thompson Kenyon ’53 Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff ’69 J. Regan Kerney ’61 Hope Thompson Kerr ’53 Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 Ms. Lena Khatcherian L. Chloe King ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Klein Mitchell J. Klein ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig M. Koerte Matthew P. Kohut ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Vijaysinha R. Kokkirala Sesaly Gould Krafft ’45 Benjamin B. Kuris ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Sally Kuser Lane ’42 Stephen Lane ’64 Ms. Cynthia M. Laskin Drs. Karen and Andrew Latham

Mr. and Mrs. James Y. Laughlin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Mr. Robin B. Laylin and Ms. Laura D. Baird-Laylin Ms. Helen C. Lee Suzanne E. Lengyel ’84 Eleanor Vandewater Leonard ’44 Dr. Mara L. Leveson-Smith Galete J. Levin ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ley Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li Mr. Ye Li and Ms. Angela Deng Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lien Mrs. Nancy Lifland Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Lippman Amy R. Livingston ’91 Giovanna Gray Lockhart ’98 Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 Catharine J. Loughran ’34 Kathleen Dunn Lyman ’56 Mr. and Mrs. M. Jack S. Madani Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Dr. and Mrs. Ramy A. Mahmoud Laura Mali-Astrue ’74 Dr. Burton G. Malkiel and Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ’48 Mr. M. Yves Marcuard and Ms. Cheryl D. Whitney Jay R. Marcus ’80 Katherine K. Marquis ’92 Allison Marshall ’03 Mr. Daniel A. Marshall and Dr. Rebecca G. Marshall John S. Marshall ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Marshall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Martinson Janet M. Masterton ’70 Bennett J. Matelson ’88 Dr. Elisa Matthes Gregory E. Matthews ’76 Mr. Edward E. Matthews Livia Wong McCarthy ’77 Tania Lawson-Johnston McCleery ’71 Ann I. McClellan ’68 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan Robert N. McClellan ’77 Jo Schlossberg McConaghy ’67 Erin McCormick ’04 Frank A. McDougald III ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II Howard McMorris II ’59 Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Melodia Sean N. Merriweather ’99 Catherine White Mertz ’79 Sara Peach Messier ’01 Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Lawrence M. Miller ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Miller Martha F. Miller ’67 Nancy B. Miller ’57 Mr. Peter A. Miller and Ms. Jacqueline Schreiber Polly T. Miller ’63 Sydne Levine Miller ’01 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Mr. and Dr. Kenneth R. Mischner John B. Mittnacht ’73


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Andrew A. Ross ’81 A. Richard Ross ’68 Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross and Ms. Miles Dumont Peter R. Rossmassler ’47 Jeremy E. Rothfleisch ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rothstein Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Hardy S. Royal ’89 Mr. Toms B. Royal Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Rubens Linda Rubens Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Patrick Rulon-Miller ’55 Alice Ganoe Ryden ’82 Dr. and Mrs. Jan N. Safer Mr. Mark J. Samse Mr. and Mrs. David Sanzalone David Sayen ’64 Kenneth C. Scasserra ’53 Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Schafer William D. Schafer ’87 Sally Hagen Schmid ’60 Page Schmucker ’00 Aaron and Erin Schomburg Jeffrey Schor ’97 Lauren Goodyear Schramm ’82 Jeffrey E. Schuss ’73 Susan Bauer Schwinger ’73 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Scott Mr. and Mrs. G. Carter Sednaoui Mr. Gerald P. Seid Mr. and Mrs. Lars A. Selberg Mrs. Susan E. Shaffer Anu R. Shah ’05 Dr. Maritoni C. Shah and Utpal (Paul) S. Shah ’90 Dr. Sandra and Dr. Yitzhak Sharon Marjorie D. Shaw ’70 Sandra L. Shaw ’76 Jane Gihon Shillaber ’53 Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shock Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Rebecca Nemiroff Siegel ’96 Stephen S. Siegel ’93 Muna S. Shehadi Sill ’79 Bradley Y. Smith ’63 David B. Smoyer ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Smukler Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Barbara A. Spalholz ’74 Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99 Ms. Jane Spencer Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton Austin C. Starkey, Jr. ’69 Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Paul J. and Maureen O. Stellato Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Stephenson Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg Michele Sternberg ’87 Jon and Meredith Stevens Dana H. Stewardson ’80 Richard N. Stillwell ’50 John D. Stitzer, Jr. ’92 Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. William A. Stoltzfus III and Ms. Alison L. Baxter Craig C. Stuart ’87 Ms. Deborah Sugarman and Mr. Jeff Kaplan Austin P. Sullivan, Jr. ’54 Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Martha Sullivan Sword ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Szuter ’82 Lisa A. Taitsman ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Tate Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Thomas Ms. Jill L. Thomas Newell M. Thompson ’82 and Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Carlton H. Tucker h’13 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Karen M. Turner ’72 Palmer B. Uhl ’74 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Professor David F. Venturo and Ms. Jeanne C. Conerly John E. Vine ’82 Stephen M. Vine ’70 Henry T. Vogt ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vradenburgh Susan Barclay Walcott ’57 Ms. Barbara Walker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Mr. Kenneth Wallach Diana E. Walsh ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Randall S. Walter ’87 Leslie Straut Ward ’80 Terry L. Ward ’74 Edward G. Warren III ’61 Lisbeth A. Warren ’71 Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Mrs. Noel S. White Polly Hunter White ’74 Rena Ann Whitehouse ’83 Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52 Jennifer Dutton Whyte ’80 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wilde III Ann M. Wiley ’70 Jane T. Wiley ’69 Cintra Eglin Willcox ’76 C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Ms. Mary K. Williams Gay Wilmerding ’75 Robert D. Wilmot ’69 Jean Gorman Wilson ’69 Mr. Robert N. Wilson Janine C. Winant ’99 Eric R. Wolarsky ’92 John T. Woodward IV ’84 Mr. Newell B. Woodworth Mary Greey Woody ’41 Thomas C. Worthington ’71 Ms. Dolores Wright Peter G.P. Wright ’51 Cornelia Wu ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Nir Yakoby Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young Ms. Donna S. Zarzecki Dr. Jiang Zhao and Ms. Ruozhen Chen George M. Zoukee ’77

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Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Peter R. Moock ’56 Patience Morgan-Irigoyen ’66 William M. Morse ’57 Cecily E. Moyer ’05 Dr. Michael J. Mundenar and Mrs. Jill Mundenar Laura Stifel Murphy ’82 Megan E. Keegan Murphy ’05 Praveen G. Murthy ’06 Kang Na ’82 Alexander J. Nanfara ’99 Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 Hillary Hayes Nastro ’93 Russell A. Nemiroff ’03 Robert A. Norman ’71 Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ’01 Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Nyce Nanette R. O’Brien-Blake ’04 Laurie and Andy Okun Erik L. Oliver ’90 Michael S. O’Neill ’96 Jessica Feig Opet ’01 Matthew Oresky Mrs. Maryann F. Ortiz Ms. Bente L. Ott Marian Stoltzfus Paen ’70 Robert E. Paun ’98 Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer Jeffrey F. Perlman ’82 Laura B. Peterson ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Elwood W. Phares II Melissa J. Phares ’80 Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Rogerio Pinheiro Robert R. Piper ’46 Charles H. Place III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Plohn, Jr. Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky ’97 Stephen A. Pollard ’90 Joy E. Power ’80 Alexandra B. Powers and Howard Powers ’80 Joseph D. Punia ’71 Russell B. Pyne ’73 Daniel Quick ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. Heather Dembert Rafter ’78 David A. Ragsdale ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Elder E. Ramirez Daniel Rathauser ’06 Marie Frohling Rawlings ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Reichlin Cicely Tomlinson Richardson ’56 Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Dr. Yale Richmond and Mrs. Ilene Richmond Gail Petty Riepe ’64 Mr. Michael K. Rigby and Ms. Wendy W. Hom Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizza, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Roach Elizabeth Hamid Roberts ’70 Dr. and Mrs. F. Edward Roberts, Jr. Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’51 James C. Rodgers ’70 David C.D. Rogers ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Alexandra Hiller Rorick ’07 Arianna Rosati ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rosenberg Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Dr. and Mrs. Norman R. Rosenthal


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The following Donors gave gifts to Special Funds. Mr. Andrew Aprill Aivars Bars Ms. Wendy Benchley Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bergstein Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Jon Bombardieri Ralph M. Brown III ’75 Jonathan H. Brush ’81 John E. Burns ’76 and Leslie Ring Burns ’76 Ms. Anna Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cammarano Tessa M. Caputo ’24 Mr. Edward A. Cedeno Mr. Robert Chambers Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Cheng Steven A. Chiavarone ’01 Dr. Michael Cohen and Dr. Judith Steenbergen Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Colton Dr. Leon N. Costa Ian P. Crowell ’10 Mr. Ernest Cruikshank III Mrs. Helen Davies Mrs. Maria Rocio Delgado Meghan Hall Donaldson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dorcey Ms. Helen Dougherty Jonathan W. Drezner ’81 Ms. Cathy Durso Richard H. Eckels ’62 Carleton P. Erdman ’76 Ms. Alexis Feder Ms. Patricia Gill Mr. David E. Grimley Mr. Harleston J. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Harrison Mrs. Margaret Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Herr James P. Herring ’82 Randolph W. Hobler ’61 Aubrey Huston III ’64 Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 Mr. Mason Irving Mrs. Gairda Jensen Garret R. Jensen ’12 Sophie A. Jensen ’15 Ms. Barbara L. Johnson Jeffrey D. Johnson ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jolley Jolley, Hoover, McCaughan Family Robert E. Jordan ’80 Ms. Rita Khan Philip Kopper ’52 Sally Kuser Lane ’42 Mr. Steven Lang Mr. Simon Law Naixiang Li Matthew Lustig ’87 John F. McCarthy III ’62 Dr. Mark McDonough Mr. Frank A. McDougald, Jr. Mr. Yogesh Mudgal and Ms. Meenakshi Nagaich Thomas N. O’Connor ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Nickesh R. Pahade Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Paneyko Mr. John Pepe and Ms. Sabrina Mirza-Pepe Mr. Andrew H. Philbrick and Dr. Susannah Wise Mr. Daniel A. Popkin and Ms. Robin Federiconi JOURNAL

Mr. Glenn Rempe Mr. Orville J. Rothrock Chetan Shah Dr. Kekul B. Shah and Dr. Rachana Singh Lawrence H. Shannon ’81 Mrs. Karissa Silva Mr. Joe Silveri Michael D. Simko ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Simmel Mr. and Mrs. L. James Spiro Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Travia Ms. Elizabeth Trimble Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Triolo Paul S. Vogel ’62 Vogel Seidenberg Charitable Fund Ms. LiQiu Wan Ms. Elizabeth Wasch Mr. and Mrs. Allan Weber Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Welsh, Jr. Mr. Keith Wheelock Dr. and Mrs. Evan R. Wolarsky Ms. Helen Wong Mrs. Marilyn M. Zawadsky Mark W. Zawadsky ’77 Ms. Kathy Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zyvith Every year Princeton Day School receives gifts given in honor of or in memory of someone special.

GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF In Honor of Mark D. Adams Ms. Janet L. Baker In Honor of Willem Albert ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert In Honor of Ceyda Allen ’29 Mr. Richard Allen and Mrs. Chelare Baykal Allen In Honor of Jermain Anderson John F. Mueller, Jr. ’65 In Honor of Jan Baker Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 Arianna Rosati ’88 In Honor of John Baldwin Abhijit Basu ’10 In Honor of Sandy Bing h’87 Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shock Murray Wilmerding ’76 In Honor of Mikayla Blakes ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes In Honor of Theodore Brown Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan In Honor of David Burkett Aaron Gold ’15 Grace Lee ’15 Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang Ruchita Zaparde ’17 In Honor of Stan Cahill Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi CASA Foundation of Fidelity Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Alan Toltzis Jessica Toltzis ’14

In Honor of Carlos Cara Jack S. Amaral ’17 Katelyn S. Laughlin ’16 Aaron and Erin Schomburg Ms. Jane Spencer Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Beth Carroll Ian P. Wijaya ’95 and Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 In Honor of laurent “Chip” Cash Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi In Honor of Ava Alexis Cedeno ’27 Amy Alexis Cedeno In Honor of Sarah Chopra ’18 Mr. Charley Jen and Ms. Jane Lin Mr. Richard Steinhart and Ms. Teresa Lin In Honor of Victor Cirilo Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Barbara Cole ’13 George S. Cole ’17 James G. Cole ’08 In Honor of the Geoffrey Cook Family Mr. and Mrs. Nick Magnacca In Honor of Elizabeth Cutler Emily C. Matthews ’14 Arianna Rosati ’88 In Honor of Richard D’Andrea John C. Duquette ’14 In Honor of Nicholai Darenkov ’18 Dr. Ivan Darenkov and Mrs. Ekaterina Kotreleva-Darenkova In Honor of Elizabeth Davis Ms. Mary K. Williams In Honor of Samantha levine Dawson ’85 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Corey Dempsey Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Mr. Robert Denby Barbara Vaughn Hoimes ’78 In Honor of Christopher J. Devlin Mr. James L. Eberly and Dr. Andrea C. Eberly In Honor of the Marriage of Rebecca Dickson ’90 and Ethan Moeller ’90 Matthew L. Dickson ’93 In Honor of the Eastman Family Ms. Lorraine Eastman In Honor of Robert M. Farina ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Farina In Honor of Katherine Fay Mr. and Mrs. David Fay In Honor of Mila Feamster ’30 Professor Nick Feamster and Ms. Marshini Chetty In Honor of Andrew Franz Ms. Debra J. Hillmanno and Ms. Patricia J. Hillmanno In Honor of luke Franzoni ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Franzoni, Sr.


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In Honor of Kaylie Keesling Brian A. Grossman ’04

In Honor of Patrick Ming ’25 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao

In Honor of Michael Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi

In Honor of Alesia Klein Peter W. Klein ’16

In Honor of Garrett D. Monfre ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Monfre

In Honor of Brian Frister ’18 Ms. Sara Frister

In Honor of Paula Koerte Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. Jianfeng Zhu and Ms. Jinxin Jiang

In Honor of Eizabeth A. Monroe Adriana van Manen ’13

In Honor of Steven E. Gadd Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ’01 In Honor of Emily Gallagher Mr. Rajesh Madala and Ms. Pallavi Bandi In Honor of Amy Gallo ’03 Kaylie Keesling In Honor of Jody Gerlock Ms. Mary K. Williams In Honor of Arjuna J. Goldman Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Sarah M. Graham Cathy and Eric Batterman In Honor of Todd B. Gudgel Jay S. Karandikar ’13 In Honor of John P. Hall, Jr. Dr. Judith R. Fox and Dr. David A. Loomar In Honor of Christine N. Hart Elaynah A. Jamal ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin In Honor of Carolyn “Poppy” Henson Mr. Frank Henson and Mrs. Cecily Williams Henson In Honor of Peter Higgins Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Debra Hillmanno Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Ross Hindley Mr. Dennis J. Stoker and Ms. Victoria L. Stabile In Honor of Eileen Hohmuth-lemonick Edward B. Hannush ’14 Barbara Vaughn Hoimes ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan I. Epstein Saarika Kumar ’15 Julia McCusker ’16 In Honor of Jacques Hughes ’21 Nicole and Richard Hughes In Honor of Kingsley Hughes ’24 Nicole and Richard Hughes In Honor of Samuel Hunt Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Bonnie Hunter Laura R. Jacobus ’81 In Honor of Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 Edith Sayen Ban ’68 In Honor of Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 and her 50th Reunion Deborah V. Hobler ’66 In Honor of Madison Izzard ’20 Zachary D. Izzard ’17 In Honor of Franklin P. Jacobson Gerald Y. Eugene ’00 Alexis Gelperin Ryan ’01

In Honor of Karen latham Jacquelyn Hart ’16 Joseph J. Levine ’16 Mr. Jianfeng Zhu and Ms. Jinxin Jiang In Honor of Caroline lee Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi In Honor of Courtney leopold ’06 Dr. Clayton E. Leopold In Honor of Jared leveson ’19 Dr. Mara L. Leveson-Smith In Honor of Edward li ’96 Dr. and Mrs. Michael H.C. Li In Honor of Devon light-Wills ’09 Deborah Light Wills ’69 In Honor of Brooke W. littman ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Littman In Honor of Charles l. littman ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Littman In Honor of Jack Madani Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak In Honor of Chris Maher Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch In Honor of Heather Maione Dr. and Mrs. Frank Masino In Honor of Mia Manzulli Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Edgar Mariano Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi In Honor of Alexander C. Mathews ’99 Cecilia Aall Mathews ’59 In Honor of Ann McClellan ’68 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan In Honor of Robert McClellan ’77 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan In Honor of William McClellan II ’75 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan In Honor of R. James McCulloch Cathy and Eric Batterman Aaron Gold ’15

In Honor of Sue Ann Steffey Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jolley In Honor of Rose Elizabeth Haley Napolitano Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Johnson In Honor of Carolyn Norin Mr. James L. Eberly and Dr. Andrea C. Eberly In Honor of Scarlett Noto ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Jason Noto In Honor of Nanette O’Brien-Blake Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Brien In Honor of Jon Ostendorf Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Milan Patel ’23 Dr. and Mrs. Hitesh K. Patel In Honor of Sachin Patel ’20 Dr. and Mrs. Hitesh K. Patel In Honor of Julianna R. Patterson ’19 Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson In Honor of Tiffany I. Patterson ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill In Honor of Nicole Gordon Piasecki ’93 Elizabeth Gordon Hall ’98 In Honor of Karen E. Pike Mr. Mario San Martin and Mrs. Abril San Martin In Honor of Howard Powers, Jr. ’80 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. Cathy and Eric Batterman Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang Adriana van Manen ’13 In Honor of Aryan Reddy ’25 Mr. Subramanya Kumar Reddy and Mrs. Shalini Arya Reddy In Honor of Davon M. Reed ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Reed In Honor of Susan Reichlin Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse

In Honor of Michelle Mendez-Castro ’17 Mr. Orlando Mendez and Ms. Yadira Castro

In Honor of Betsy Rizza Mr. Peter A. Miller and Ms. Jacqueline Schreiber Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse Anna D. Otis ’10 Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel

In Honor of Katherine Meredith Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of Ann Robideaux Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi

In Honor of Charlotte Meyercord ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Champ Meyercord

In Honor of Jason Robinson Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of Channing McCullough Cathy and Eric Batterman

In Honor of Abby Militano Mr. and Mrs. John Fehn In Honor of Albert Ming ’22 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao

In Honor of leon Rosenberg Christina S. Lee ’00 and Mr. Jason Park

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The May Margaret Fine Society Honoring those extraordinary people who remember Princeton Day School through bequests, retirement plans and other planned gifts. The May Margaret Fine Society recognizes those loyal alumnae/i, parents and friends who have informed the Advancement Office that they have included Princeton Day School in their charitable estate plans. If you have already included Princeton Day School in your estate plans, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity, make sure the purpose of your gift is understood, and include you as a member of the May Margaret Fine Society. Mr. Seth L. Baranoff – Former Faculty † Dr. Ralph C. Bencivengo Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo – Former Faculty † Mrs. Gladys Borrus GP ’97 † Sarah Hart Brodsky ’54 † Katherine Eisenhart Brown ’38 Elissa Burr ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Bylin P ’85 ’87 ’90 GP ’18 ’19 ’22 Melissa Rosendorf Calvert ’91 † Mr. Joseph M. Conroy GP ’98 † Therese E. Critchlow ’39 † Helen M. Crossley ’38 † Miss Shirley Davis – Former Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 P ’98 – Former Faculty † Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth P ’56 ’61 ’67 ’73 – Former Trustee Edith Eglin P ’76 ’79 ’82 ’88 – Former Trustee Shawn Ellsworth ’75 P ’99 – Former Trustee † B. Adelaide Banks Evers ’28 Ms. Ellen M. Fisher ’73 – Former Faculty Wendy Frieman ’74 † Joan Daniels Grimley ’46 † Joanne C. Sly Hicks ’40 † Mr. James S. Hill P ’64 ’71 ’74 ’75 † Mr. Theodore G. Kane P ’61 ’70 ’74 † Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley GP ’56 ’61 ’67 ’73 J. Regan Kerney ’61 Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 Jacqueline Reiss Kravitz ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III P ’83 ’86 ’89 – Trustee Emeritus Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 P ’96 † David Mathey ’47 † Dean W. Mathey ’43 Edward E. Matthews P ’76 ’80 ’83 ’86 GP ’14 ’17 ’21 – Trustee Emeritus David H. McAlpin, Jr. ’43 P ’77 ’78 ’81 † Leslie C. McAneny ’54 In Honor of Tomasz Rzecycki Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang In Honor of Daniel Safer ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Jan N. Safer In Honor of Carmen Santa-Cruz Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of lilia A. Sanzalone ’11 Mr. and Mrs. David Sanzalone In Honor of Andrea Schafer Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds

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Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 P ’82 ’83 Nancy B. Miller ’57 – Former Faculty Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. P ’ 94 ’96 – Former Trustees Ms. Bente L. Ott P ’83 – Former Faculty Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach P ’01 ’04 – Former Trustees Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer P ’97 – Current Faculty Laura B. Peterson ’67 † Dr. Donald A. Pickering P ’65 ’71 ’77 – Former Trustee Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 † The Reverend Carl D. Reimers P ’71, ’80 – Former Faculty, Former Trustee Elizabeth Meredith Rigo ’71 Mrs. Joyce S. Robinson P ’97 – Former Trustee † Mr. Christopher R. P. Rodgers P ’58 ’65 ’70 ’71 ’72 ’74 ’76 ’78 ’81 – Former Trustee Arianna Rosati ’88 Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Jeffrey E. Schuss ’73 Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 – Former Faculty, Former Trustee † Ann A. Smith ’56 † Margaret P. Smith-Burke ’61 † Mr. Stanley C. Smoyer P ’56 ’60 ’61 – Former Trustee † Patricia Smith Thompson ’45 Karen M. Turner ’72 † Elizabeth McGraw Webster ’44 P ’70 ’75 Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52 Ann M. Wiley ’70 – Former Staff Mary Roberts Woodbridge ’42 P ’64 ’65 ’78 † Mrs. Helen Woodruff – Former Trustee Laurie Bryant Young ’71 George M. Zoukee ’77

† Denotes Deceased In Honor of Sloane V. Schwendinger ’29 Schwendinger Family Charitable Fund of the St. Louis Community Foundation Mr. Robert G. Schwendinger and the Honorable Tatjana Schwendinger In Honor of Dina Sharon ’10 Dr. Sandra and Dr. Yitzhak Sharon In Honor of Michelle Simonds Isabel Meyercord ’16 In Honor of Armaan Singhal ’26 Dr. Shalabh Singhal and Dr. Shivani Srivastava

In Honor of Aurav Singhal ’26 Dr. Shalabh Singhal and Dr. Shivani Srivastava In Honor of Father Daniel J. Skvir Kang Na ’82 In Honor of Arlene Smith James J. Harford, Jr. ’73 In Honor of Melissa Speidel Ms. Janet L. Baker In Honor of Paul J. Stellato Dr. and Mrs. James J. Chandler Ms. Jane Spencer C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 In Honor of Danielle M. Stevens ’15 Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of Jacqueline Stevens ’11 Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of Nicole M. Stevens Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of William A. Stoltzfus Jay V. Bavishi ’05 Santiago Gepigon III ’13 Robert Goldberg ’97 Ava R. Nusblatt ’16 In Honor of Deborah Sugarman Mr. Peter Dickson and Ms. Janet Zoubek Dickson Nicholas B. Jaeckel ’14 Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse The Nowack Family Peter F. Powers ’12 Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner In Honor of James F. Sullivan ’31 Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Mr. Joseph C. Zuray In Honor of Jim Sweeney Mr. James L. Eberly and Dr. Andrea C. Eberly In Honor of Katy Terry Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Jill Thomas Ms. Janet L. Baker Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Aaron and Erin Schomburg Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Allison Treese Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak In Honor of Tian Tu Aaron Gold ’15 In Honor of Carlton Tucker h’13 Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Ms. Jane Spencer In Honor of Barrett Upson ’28 Mrs. Susan Cirullo Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson In Honor of Morgan Upson ’29 Mrs. Susan Cirullo Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson In Honor of Hannah Van Dusen ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Duncan W. Van Dusen


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In Honor of Patricia Venable Amy Venable Ciuffreda ’88 In Honor of Winifred Vogt Virginia Vogt ’73 In Honor of Bonnie Waitzkin Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu In Honor of Barbara Walker Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch Kate Fleming ’14 Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Shana C. Levine ’17 Mr. Peter A. Miller and Ms. Jacqueline Schreiber In Honor of lisa Webber Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi In Honor of Ann M. Wiley ’70 Robert N. McClellan ’77 In Honor of Tiffany Willner Ms. Sherrie Willner In Honor of Colton Wolk ’18 Ms. Jill A. Wolk In Honor of Elaine Wu ’23 Ms. Julia He In Honor of Helen Wu ’29 Ms. Julia He In Honor of Beth Yakoby Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. Jianfeng Zhu and Ms. Jinxin Jiang In Honor of Henry Zablocki Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki In Honor of Silas Zablocki Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki In Honor of Donna S. Zarzecki Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Zander T. Zhang ’22 Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang In Honor of all of Colross! Joshua M. Freedholm ’04 In Honor of all the wonderful teachers from Miss Fine’s School, who taught me, understood me and loved me throughout. Linda Baker Bogue ’68 Bogue Family Charitable Fund In Honor of our Class and our Reunion Linda Baker Bogue ’68 Bogue Family Charitable Fund Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 Cedar Grove Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 Russell A. Nemiroff ’03 In Honor of Princeton Day School Faculty and Staff Grant J. Schmucker ’02 and Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker ’02 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Straus

In Honor of Princeton Day School 2013 Ice Hockey Team Cody G. Triolo ’13 In Honor of Princeton Day School Ice Hockey Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kramsky In Honor of the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. McCue In Honor of the Class of 1968 A. Richard Ross ’68 and Judith Heim In Honor of the Class of 1970 Hilary J. Martin ’70 In Honor of the Class of 1971 Thomas C. Worthington ’71 In Honor of the Class of 1973 Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 In Honor of the Class of 1979 Benjamin D. Dubrovsky ’79 In Honor of the Class of 1983 Frank A. McDougald III ’83 In Honor of the Class of 1998 Michael T. Bracken ’98 and Mrs. Lindsay Bracken Erin Conroy Welling ’98 In Honor of the Class of 2005 Victoriya Kovalchuk ’05 In Honor of the Class of 2007 Joseph Yellin ’07 In Honor of the Class of 2008 Nishil Patel ’08 In Honor of the Class of 2018 Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio In Honor of the Class of 2021 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wexler In Honor of the Class of 2024 Mr. William Brown and Dr. Jennifer Keedy Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu In Honor of the MFS Class of 1956 Cicely Tomlinson Richardson ’56 In Honor of the Marriage of Cammie linville ’09 and Joe Rogers ’09 Max K. Popkin ’09

In Memory of Andrew M. Bordeman ’98 Jeffrey Kurtz ’98 In Memory of Jane C. Borgerhoff ’67 Susan Fritsch Hunter ’67 In Memory of Nai Yuen Chen Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 In Memory of Colleen M. Clancy ’81 Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 In Memory of Elizabeth N. Cobb L. Chloe King ’55 In Memory of Irene Conroy Katherine Gulick Hoffman ’72 In Memory of Deborah Ford Cowell 79 Andrew M. Jensen ’79 In Memory of Dr. Pabitra Datta Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92 In Memory of Walter Daub Faron Daub Fahy ’68 In Memory of Mile E. Delemos Reverend and Mrs. C. Nadir Powell In Memory of Mrs. Marianne Donath Evan R. Press ’79 In Memory of Stanislaw Drabiuk Robert A. Drabiuk ’96 In Memory of John E. Egner, Jr. Mrs. Debra C. Egner In Memory of Rita Sweeney Ehmann ’83 Janet Zawadsky Mark ’83 In Memory of Charlene Elmore Tonya Elmore Davis ’85 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 In Memory of Michele Namm Epperson ’90 Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm In Memory of Charles Farina Mrs. Jean Farina Laura Farina ’79 Douglas A. Fein ’79 In Memory of Charles Fetter Mrs. Sandy Fetter Tara Glancey ’10 Tessica Glancey ’08 In Memory of Jean and Joseph Figur Jeanine M. Figur ’74

GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF

In Memory of Elizabeth Fine Laura B. Peterson ’67

In Memory of leslee Atiram Ms. Janet L. Baker Ellen M. Fisher ’73

In Memory of David S. Fitton, Sr. David S. Fitton, Jr. ’79 Mrs. David S. Fitton, Sr.

In Memory of Kim Tumilty Bedesem Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Curtis III Suzanne Haynes Hallé ’82 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85

In Memory of David Gabriel, Bianca and Charlie Mr. and Mrs. David Frascella

In Memory of Ajit Bhatia Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury In Memory of Mickey Chowdhury Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury

In Memory of Joan Freedman ’51 Ellen Freedman Dingman ’58 In Memory of Pauline Gallo Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel In Memory of linda Geltzer Mr. and Mrs. Eric Santini

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In Memory of Kyra Shafran Griffits ’73 Nina Shafran In Memory of Robert C. Griggs James Pratt ’61 In Memory of Joan Daniels Grimley ’46 Mr. David E. Grimley In Memory of Robert W. Gunn Remy Q. Gunn In Memory of Mary “Polly” Richards Hamill Natalie Hamill ’01 In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. lewis W. Hicks III Martha Lewis Hicks ’79 In Memory of lawrence Holofcener Julia Cornforth Holofcener ’61 In Memory of Robert S. Krueger Timothy R. Murdoch ’80 In Memory of Marlene Kurtz Rachel A. Kleinman ’98 In Memory of Victor Kuzmicz ’79 Kirsten Kuzmicz ’15 In Memory of Arthur S. lane Sally Kuser Lane ’42 In Memory of Stephen A. lawrence Mrs. William Michaels In Memory of Genevieve lescroart ’03 Peter S. Fisher ’03 Benjamin T. Johnson ’03 James M. Ramos ’03 Elizabeth W. Sayen ’03 In Memory of Karl M. light Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67 In Memory of Gary M. C. lott Douglas A. Fein ’79 Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 Sydne Levine Miller ’01 Leslie G. Pell ’82 and Mr. Peter Schluter John Bigelow Taylor ’68 In Memory of Kristine Anastasio Manning ’81 The Blue Dish Fund Jane L. Gerb ’81 Mark Goodman ’81 In Memory of Carole Matelson Bennett J. Matelson ’88 Sara Matelson Taylor ’90 In Memory of Dr. Richard Matthes Dr. Elisa Matthes In Memory of Herbert McAneny Katherine A. Becker ’66 In Memory of Wesley A. McCaughan h’61 Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mrs. Helen Davies Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dorcey Richard H. Eckels ’62 Randolph W. Hobler ’61 Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jolley Jolley, Hoover, McCaughan Family Sally Kuser Lane ’42 John F. McCarthy III ’62

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Michael D. Simko ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Simmel Mr. and Mrs. L. James Spiro Paul S. Vogel ’62 Vogel Seidenberg Charitable Fund Mr. Keith Wheelock In Memory of Douglas O. McClure Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Laura J. Lamar ’69 Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 In Memory of Fowler Merle-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 In Memory of John Mislow ’88 Dr. Jacqueline Mislow In Memory of John l. Moore, Jr. ’47 John L. Moore III ’72 Peter J. Moore ’73 In Memory of David R. Mottley ’77 Alexis Arlett Kochmann ’77 In Memory of Shin Na ’84 Kang Na ’82 In Memory of Rose light Nussbaum Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67 In Memory of Cheryl Osborne Nicholas De Jongh Osborne ’80 In Memory of Christine Otis ’67 Susan Fritsch Hunter ’67 In Memory of Meera Pandeya Mr. Sidhartha Shankar and Dr. Shailja Dixit In Memory of Amanda Maugham Pearson ’60 Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 In Memory of Grandpa Abe Daniel Rathauser ’06 In Memory of Gwendolyn C. Reed Anu R. Shah ’05 In Memory of The Reverend Carl D. Reimers Mrs. William Michaels Erik M. Schwiebert ’83 In Memory of Barbara Roberts Diana S. Roberts ’74 In Memory of Stuart Robson Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Vosburgh In Memory of C. R. Perry Rodgers, Jr. ’58 Toby Knox ’58 In Memory of Anne H. Rothrock Mr. Orville J. Rothrock In Memory of Emily R. Sachs ’94 Veronica M. S. White ’94 and Mr. Stephen Acunto In Memory of Peter Sears Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Terry L. Ward ’74 In Memory of Anne B. Shepherd Jaye Chen ’86 Charles E.P. Flores ’94 Louise Scheide Marshall Kelly ’60 Barbara R. Miller ’70 Laura B. Peterson ’67 Jeremy D. Rabb ’88

In Memory of Ira D. Shull ’82 Kang Na ’82 In Memory of Moyne Smith Mary Young Bragado ’67 Barbara R. Miller ’70 Martha F. Miller ’67 In Memory of William S. Smoyer ’60 John H. Odden ’60 In Memory of Jean Osgood Smyth ’31 John O. Willis ’61 In Memory of Regina Spiegel Dr. Aly G. Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis Adrienne Spiegel McMullen ’84 In Memory of Marie Sturken Terry L. Ward ’74 In Memory of Elizabeth Trapp Taylor Kenyon In Memory of Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76 Karen M. Turner ’72 In Memory of Sherwood Vine Douglas A. Fein ’79 In Memory of James W. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel Taylor Kenyon Ms. Barbara Walker In Memory of John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Mrs. Jean D. Crane Alice Lee Groton ’78 Allison Ijams Sargent ’78 Lydia Du Pont Thompson ’78 Suzanne E. Vine ’78 In Memory of Elizabeth McGraw Webster ’44 Marian Stoltzfus Paen ’70 Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 In Memory of Murray B. Weiner David S. Weiner ’79 In Memory of Robert C. Whitlock Sheila MacKay Power ’87 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 In Memory of Marjorie Williams ’75 Anne Russell-Barrett ’75 In Memory of Mark Winstanley ’90 Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 David A. Ragsdale ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winstanley In Memory of Frederick D. Woodbridge ’78 Mrs. Jermain J. Anderson In Memory of Kevin York Ms. Chiemi York In Memory of Mark l. Zaininger ’81 The Blue Dish Fund Mark Goodman ’81 Peter S. Morgan ’78 In Memory of those we lost from the Class of 1981 Andrew A. Ross ’81


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Annual Fund leadership Gift Committee Ashley Aitken-Davies, Co-Chair Anita Gupta, Co-Chair John Bartlett Leigh Bartlett Chandler Bocklage Rachel Dultz Robin Gosnell Jim Kaplan Cindy Linville Naru Narayanan Joe Riley D.G. Sarsfield Jessica Stiefel Mike Stiefel John Wellemeyer ’52

Annual Fund Parent Volunteers Rich Bernardi, Chair Jill Mundenar, 12th Grade Captain Rick White, 12th Grade Captain Jeannie Chopra Spence Decker Nancy Difazio Ed Hynes Shari Phillips Melissa Bernardi, 11th Grade Captain D.G. Sarsfield, 11th Grade Captain Carol Cronheim Bonnie Higgins Alex Jackson Pat Amaral, 10th Grade Captain Lena Khatcherian, 10th Grade Captain Sonia Deora-Bhens Cheryl Dougherty Paul Dougherty Beth Geter-Douglass Rose Haggerty Doug Jackson, 9th Grade Captain Farhat Siddiqui, 9th Grade Captain Roxanna Choe Nancy Difazio Kate Jerris Carli Masia Monika Zebrowski Linda Lippman, 8th Grade Captain Wendy Roitburg, 8th Grade Captain Jody Goh Rakhi Kalra

Rich Bernardi, 7th Grade Captain Jen Fenton Joyce Johnson Laurie Palaia Rima Sakaria Catherine Shapiro Nicole Hughes, 6th Grade Captain Courtney Stephenson, 6th Grade Captain Aprajita Jha Randy Jones Barbara Richards Gerard Sentveld Michele Stillwell Phyllis Wang Haibo Wu Joy Turchetta, 5th Grade Captain Sejal Doshi Vandana Kataria-Bhanote Rachana Singh Stephanie Richman, 4th Grade Captain Jessica Chia Jessica Dickler Galina Flider Lori Mansour Karen Law, 3rd Grade Captain Heather Adler Rachelle Berkman Anna Horner Angie Latif Rosy Munjal Hemal Patel, 2nd Grade Captain Edith Juarez Rupal Patel, 1st Grade Captain Stephanie Schwendinger Casey Upson Sarah Nabeel, Kindergarten Captain Jayashree Subramanian Sasha Appleton, Pre-Kindergarten Captain

Development Committee of the Alumni Board Michael Bracken ’98, Chair Maria Aldrich ’99 Brian Crowell ’11 Shawn Ellsworth ’75 Ben Frost ’92 Chris Gerry ’99 Taylor Hwong ’88

Cameron Linville ’09 Paris McLean ’00 Howie Powers, Jr. ’80 Justin Revelle ’03 Joe Rogers ’09 Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Leslie Straut Ward ’80

Alumni Class Agents Laura B. Peterson ’67 A. Richard Ross ’68 Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 Catherine White Mertz ’79 David S. Weiner ’79 John S. Marshall ’81 Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. ’85 Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 Taylor K. Hwong ’88 Veronica M. S. White ’94 Maria Tardugno Aldrich ’99 Annie Jamieson Applegate ’99 Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99 Joanna L. Bowen ’03 Amy M. Gallo ’03 Joseph R. Joiner, Jr. ’03 Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Jay V. Bavishi ’05 Anu R. Shah ’05 Allissa C. Crea ’06 Gregory R. Francfort ’08 Kalla A. Gervasio ’08 Tessica Glancey ’08 Neal A. Bakshi ’10 Brooks P. Herr ’10 Brian C. Crowell ’11 Kevin E. Francfort ’11 Jessica Frieder ’11 Samuel M. Kelly ’11 Alexandra K. McCourt ’11 Cara L. Hume ’12 Rob Klein ’12 Peter F. Powers ’12 Katherine E. Edelblut ’14 Andie J. Edelson ’14 Alexis Fairman ’14 Rory E. Finnegan ’14 Kate Fleming ’14 Benjamin N. Levine ’14 Allison Mascioli ’14 Emily C. Matthews ’14 Crawford G. Schneider ’14 Jessica Toltzis ’14 Mary G. Travers ’14 Katharine L. Alden ’15 Kathleen Crowell ’15 Sara J. Dwyer ’15 Emily Dyckman ’15

Emma Kaplan ’15 Yahya A. Ladiwala ’15 Grace Lee ’15 Caroline R. Lippman ’15 Sabrina Matlock ’15 Marco M. Pinheiro ’15 James P. Radvany ’15 Katherine Venturo-Conerly ’15 Maximilian B. Adam ’16 Scott Altmeyer ’16 Sophia Bernardi ’16 Christopher K. Chai ’16 James A. Fragale ’16 Jacquelyn Hart ’16 Helen Healey ’16 Ritvik Khandelwal ’16 Peter W. Klein ’16 Devika Kumar ’16 Katelyn S. Laughlin ’16 Joseph J. Levine ’16 Jamie L. Maher ’16 Julia McCusker ’16 Julia L. Paneyko ’16 Austin R. Phares ’16 Isaac Rosenthal ’16 Peter Sanderson ’16 Katie Sanderson ’16 Rowan Schomburg ’16 Mia H. M. Wong ’16 Noam P. Yakoby ’16 Emily D. Yuhas ’16 Jack S. Amaral ’17 Tyler A. Birch ’17 William F. Brossman III ’17 Ashley C. A. Cavuto ’17 Juliana M. David ’17 Nicholas Z. Day ’17 Norman Chase Fleming ’17 Hannah Freid ’17 Kiely French ’17 Coby V. Gibson ’17 Elaynah A. Jamal ’17 Russell D. Kirczow ’17 Shana C. Levine ’17 Oliver McIntosh ’17 Bharat Nagalamadaka ’17 Emily A. Simons ’17 Taylor S. Smith ’17 Shayla L. C. Stevenson ’17 Ruchita Zaparde ’17

Faculty and Staff Volunteers Chris Devlin, Staff Representative Jim Laughlin, Faculty Representative

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Princeton Day School Endowed Funds The Princeton Day School students and faculty benefit from the significant investment that donors have made to our School’s endowment funds over our five decades. We are grateful to those donors who have given a gift to the School that will continue to provide for our community for the lifetime of the School. Endowments contribute to every aspect of the School’s life. There are endowments that support financial aid, academic programs, student experiences, athletics, faculty professional development, speaker series, student prizes and general endowment. For additional information, please contact the Princeton Day School Advancement office. The endowed funds are listed below.

Princeton Day School’s most accomplished and eager science students. It is the intent of the donor to support both the students and faculty engaged in this innovative program. Each year the Science department chair and the faculty member leading the Rex program will together allocate the annual income from the Fund as they see fit to enhance the experience for students and faculty alike. It is the donor’s intent that students and faculty will use this fund for science research and Princeton Day School will allocate these funds appropriately should the Rex program no longer exist.

Anne Rothrock lectureship Fund Established in 1996 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Upper School teacher Anne C. Rothrock. Annual income supports the Anne C. Rothrock Lecture, an annual event that brings to Upper School students and faculty a guest speaker with expertise in public policy or important contemporary social issues.

Support for Academic Programs

Support for the Arts

Asian Studies Fund

lively Arts Program Fund

Established in 2007 by an anonymous Princeton Day School family and supplemented by an alumnus. Annual income is restricted to funding activities, initiatives or personnel across all divisions and departments that support an understanding and awareness of Asian history and culture.

Established in 1984 with gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III in honor of Mr. Lambert’s mother, Mary H. Lambert of the Miss Fine’s School Class of 1919. The fund has been supplemented in subsequent years by friends and family, the E. E. Ford Foundation, The Bunbury Company, and The Baldwin Foundation. Annual income is restricted to bringing to the campus artists and performers that support the teaching of art at Princeton Day School.

Mary (Polly) R. Hamill Memorial Fund Established in 1996 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Trustee Mary (Polly) R. Hamill. This fund is supplemented by the Board of Trustees and by Mrs. Hamill’s mother, Mrs. Joseph Townsend. Annual income is restricted to funding Middle School programs that support and strengthen the education of young women and foster in them the skills and confidence to most fully achieve their potential in life.

David Noyes lecture Fund Established in 1984 with gifts from parents in memory of Princeton Day School teacher David Noyes. Annual interest is restricted to funding guest speakers in the Middle School on the general subject of American History. Speakers are to be approved by the Head of Middle School.

Pioneers in Science Fund

Gary M. C. lott Fund for the Arts Established in 2004 with gifts from alumni, family and friends in memory of longtime Upper School teacher and history department chair, Gary M. C. Lott. Annual income supports the purchase and display each year of an outstanding student’s artwork for the School’s permanent collection.

John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund Established in 1991 with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 in memory of their son, John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78. The annual income is to support a guest artist(s) program to promote the arts in all three division of the School. With the authorization of the donors, principal may also be used for these purposes.

Established in 2003 through the initiative and generosity of former Trustee Marc Ostro and supplemented by friends of the School. Annual income underwrites the expense of an annual Upper School lecture by a scientist who has excelled in his or her field.

Mark Winstanley ’90 Memorial Fund

Rosenberg Science Grant Fund for Academic Support

Support for Facilities

Established in 2000, with gifts from Dr. and Mrs. Leon E. Rosenberg. Annual income from this endowed fund is to be used to provide financial support for the Research Experience (Rex) program in the Science department of the Upper School of Princeton Day School. The Rex program is a two-year program consisting of required courses and placement of students in outside laboratories in the junior year; refinement of research experiences and preparation of a finished scientific poster during the senior year. Rex attracts many of

Artandi Fund

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Established in 1990 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Mark Winstanley ’90. The annual income is to be used to purchase artwork by seniors for the School’s permanent collection.

Established in 1992 with gifts from Dr. Susan Artandi in honor of her grandsons, David A. Ragsdale ’90 and Daniel A. Ragsdale ’93, and in memory of her husband and their grandfather, Dr. Charles Artandi. The annual income is to fund the maintenance of the flagpole and the surrounding area near the School entrance.

Support for Faculty Salaries and Benefits Class of 1994 Faculty Salary Fund Established in 1994 with gifts from the parents of the class of 1994. Annual income is restricted to the general support of faculty salaries and benefits.

Faculty Salary Fund Established in 1986 with gifts from The Bunbury Company and many Princeton Day School parents and alumni. The fund was supplemented regularly in subsequent years by The Bunbury Company, Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grounds, and many parents, alumni and friends of the school. The annual income is restricted to the general support of faculty salaries and benefits.

Carroll O’Brien Kane Fund Established in 2000 in honor of former Lower School teacher, Carroll O’Brien Kane and her twenty-six years of devoted service to the students of Princeton Day School. Funded by gifts from her children, T. Gibbs Kane ’61, Richard S. Kane ’70 and Katherine K. Nichols ’74 and later supplemented by Carroll and Ted Kane, the fund generates annual income restricted to helping underwrite the educational expenses incurred by the families of faculty and staff whose children attend Princeton Day School.

Miss Fine’s School Fund Established in 1991 through the leadership and generosity of Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64, Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 and many Miss Fine’s School alumnae. Annual income is restricted to supporting the Miss Fine’s Sabbatical, which is awarded annually to a deserving member of the Princeton Day School faculty.

Carl Reimers Distinguished Teaching Chair Fund Established in 1999 with anonymous gifts in honor of long-time faculty member, and former trustee, Carl D. Reimers. This first fullyendowed teaching chair at Princeton Day School provides annual income to underwrite the salary and benefits of an outstanding member of the faculty who is chosen by the Head of School in consultation with the Division Heads. Exceptional teaching and devotion to students are among the criteria considered. An amount of $2,500 will be provided annually during the three-year appointment for continuing education, conferences, equipment, books, supplies, or other purposes that further enhance the recipient’s teaching skills at Princeton Day School.

Shepherd - McCaughan Sabbatical Fund Established in 1976 with gifts in honor of former Director of Admission Wes McCaughan and long-time English teacher Anne Shepherd. Annual income supports a faculty sabbatical.


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Elinor Shreve Barclay Memorial Scholarship Established in 2001 with a gift from Edward S. Barclay, Jr. ’57 in honor of his mother Elinor Shreve Barclay, and her years of service from 1952-1974 as a Lower School teacher at Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Day School. Annual income is restricted to supporting Princeton Day School’s financial aid program.

Class of 1980 Sandy Bing Scholarship Established in 2005 by members of the Class of 1980 on the occasion of their 25th reunion. Named in honor of former Upper School Head and Interim Head of School, Sandy Bing, in recognition of the guidance and friendship he so freely provided their class. Annual income supports the School’s general financial aid program.

Class of 1984 Scholarship Established in 1984 by the parents of the Class of 1984. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Concordia Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 through the generosity of the Directors of the Concordia Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting a Princeton Day School student who qualifies for financial aid and whose educational options other than Princeton Day School are especially limited.

Elizabeth C. Dilworth Scholarship Established in 1968 with gifts from family and friends in honor of long-time Miss Fine’s School trustee and Princeton Day School Board Chair, Elizabeth C. Dilworth. Supplemented in subsequent years by Mrs. Dilworth and supplemented in 1991 with many gifts in memory of Melissa Dilworth Gold ’61, the annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Endowed Scholarship #1 Established in 1999 with a gift from an anonymous Princeton Day School family. Annual income to be used for an Upper School student, preferably for the child of a Princeton University administrator or faculty member, who qualifies for financial aid. If such a candidate is not available in any given year, that year’s allocation (or balance of the allocation) may be used at the discretion of the School to support other students who qualify for financial aid.

Michele Namm Epperson ’90 Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 with gifts from family, classmates and friends in memory of Michele Namm Epperson ’90. Annual interest is restricted to supporting the financial aid program at Princeton Day School.

Olivia Fill Scholarship Established in 1987 with a gift from former PDS parent and Trustee, Olivia Cox Fill. Annual income is restricted to supporting an African American female student who has qualified for financial aid.

Richard A. Fox ’00 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Richard A. Fox ’00. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Geltzer Family Scholarship Established in 2007 through the generous support of David and Leslee Geltzer and the Geltzer Family Foundation. Annual income to support a Middle School student who qualifies for financial aid and who has attended the Princeton Day School Lower School.

Goldman Sachs Scholars Fund Established in 2013 with a gift from Goldman Sachs Gives. Annual income is to be used for need-based financial aid for outstanding students who would otherwise be unable to attend Princeton Day School due to their financial circumstances. The Fund will be known as the Goldman Sachs Scholars Fund and recipients shall be known as Goldman Sachs Scholars.

Eric Haring ’77 Scholarship Fund Established in 1979 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Eric A. Haring ’77. The fund is supplemented regularly by gifts from his family. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Helen’s Fund Established in 2005 with gifts from Beverly and Jack Gallagher and others in memory of Mrs. Helen Glickman. Annual income is to be used to support special or unforeseen needs of Lower School children.

H.K. Hochschild Scholarship Established in honor of Harold K. Hochschild, a PDS parent and trustee of both Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Country Day School. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Joyce Johnson Scholarship Established to provide general unrestricted support to the School’s general financial aid program.

Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Established in 1975 with a gift from The Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Charitable Trust and supplemented in 1997 and 1998 with grants from the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Charitable Trust made at the request of Trustee Emerita, Betty Wold Johnson. Annual income supports the School’s general financial aid program.

Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 and supplemented in subsequent years by the Page & Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation. Annual income is restricted to providing financial aid to support deserving minority students, and if possible, minority students in the Lower School who qualify for financial aid.

The David Mathey ’47 Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 with a grant from the David Mathey Trust in honor of David Mathey ’47. The annual income is restricted to supporting Princeton Day School’s financial aid program.

Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund Established in 1981 and regularly supplemented with gifts from The Bunbury Company and the Pocumtuck Company in honor of Dean Mathey, Sr., a major benefactor of Princeton Day School and the individual who donated the land that comprises much of the current school campus. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

David Mottley ’77 Scholarship Fund Established in 1976 with gifts from classmates, family and friends in memory of David R. Mottley ’77 and supplemented in 2002 with gifts in memory of Lawrence Mottley, Alexander Mottley ’11 and David Mottley ’08. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Marcia G. Nappi ’52 Sunshine Fund Established in 2007 with gifts from Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52, Robert Nappi and the MGN Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting the special or unforeseen needs of Princeton Day School students whose economic circumstances make it difficult or impossible to participate in educational, athletic and extracurricular opportunities more readily available to other students.

The Martha l. A. Norris Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Ellsworth ’75 and their children, John L. Griffith III ’99 and Alyssa A. Ellsworth, in memory of Mrs. Ellsworth’s mother, Martha L. A. Norris. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program and, if possible, a student who has demonstrated a volunteer commitment to serving others.

Princeton Day School Scholarship Fund Established in 1978 and supplemented in subsequent years with many gifts from parents and alumni. The Fund is designated in support of the general financial aid budget at Princeton Day School.

Anne B. Shepherd Scholarship Established in 1977 and supplemented in subsequent years by long-time English teacher Anne B. Shepherd and later by many colleagues, friends and family in Mrs. Shepherd’s memory. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s financial aid budget and, if possible, an enrolled minority student for his or her junior or senior year.

Noel Stace ’47 Scholarship Fund Established in 1981 with a gift from The Pocumtuck Company in memory of Noel J. Stace ’47. The fund is supplemented regularly by The Pocumtuck Company. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

C. V. Starr Scholarship Fund Established in 2000 and subsequently supplemented with grants from the C. V. Starr Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

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Elaine and Sydney Sussman Scholarship Fund

Support for libraries Established in 1994 with an anonymous gift in memory of Mr. John Cylio. Annual income is restricted to the purchase of library books and supplies.

Established in 2007 through the generous support of Robert and Leslie Doll and the Doll Family Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences and other professional development opportunities for teachers at Princeton Day School.

Support for Student Prizes

Johnston Faculty Enrichment Award Fund

Established in 2007, The Elaine and Sydney Sussman Scholars Fund provides support for up to three students new to the Upper School who demonstrate superior academic performance and who qualify for financial aid. Students will be selected without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, or gender, and demonstrate intelligence, ambition, persistence, integrity and an exemplary work ethic.

library Fund

Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Bencze Art Scholarship Prize

Established in 1989 and supplemented with gifts from family, alumni/ae and friends in memory of Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76. The annual income is to support the School’s general financial aid program.

Wallace Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 with gifts from Margaret Cook Wallace ’27 and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s financial aid program.

Marjorie Williams ’75 Scholarship Established in 2005 through the generous support of members of the Class of 1975, family and friends in memory of Marjorie Williams ’75. Annual income is restricted to supporting: 1) the School’s financial aid program and, if possible, a student who has demonstrated a special interest or ability in writing, and 2) an annual student award for excellence in journalistic writing by a member of the junior class.

Stuart van V. Willson ’76 Scholarship Fund Established in 1983, and supplemented with gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Matthews, in memory of Stuart van V. Willson ’76. Annual income is restricted to supporting the general financial aid program at Princeton Day School.

Frederick Woodbridge ’78 Scholarship Fund Established in 1986 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Frederick Woodbridge ’78 and supplemented in 1993 with gifts received in memory of his father, Mr. Dudley Woodbridge, and again in 2005 by his mother, Mary Roberts Woodbridge ’42. Annual income is restricted to underwriting the annual cost of the Woodbridge Award and to provide general support to the School’s financial aid budget.

Helen Woodruff Scholarship Fund Established in 1985 through the estate of former Trustee, Mrs. Helen Woodruff. Annual income is designated by the Trustees of Princeton Day School to provide general support to the School’s financial aid program.

The Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Scholarship Fund Established in 2013, the Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Scholarship provides need-based financial aid for outstanding children to pursue a quality education at Princeton Day School. Annual income to be used preferably for a child from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. If such a candidate is not available in any given year, that year’s allocation (or balance of the allocation) may be used at the discretion of the School to support other students who qualify for financial aid. Annual income is restricted to supporting Princeton Day School’s financial aid program.

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Doll Family Fund

Established in 1984 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Princeton Day School parent, Thomas S. Bencze. An annual scholarship award is presented at the Senior Awards Ceremony to a dedicated art student in the senior class whose intention is to pursue further education in the field of visual arts.

William R. Plapinger ’75 Cross Country Fund Established in 1999 with memorial gifts from the family of William R. Plapinger ’75. The annual income is to be used to underwrite the annual budget of the PDS cross-country team and to fund an annual award for the member of the cross-country team who, in the eyes of the cross-country coach(es), is the most valuable member of the team.

John D. Sacks-Wilner ’80 Award Fund Established in 1980 by Dr. Erwin SacksWilner and with gifts from family and friends in memory of John Sacks-Wilner ’80. The fund was supplemented in 1993 with gifts in memory of Dr. Erwin Sacks-Wilner. Annual income is restricted to funding the John D. Sacks-Wilner Award, given each year to that member of the graduating class who has shown exceptional determination, courage and self-command.

Anne B. Shepherd Humanities Prize Fund Established in 1988 with a gift from Professor and Mrs. Theodore K. Rabb in honor of former Upper School English teacher Anne B. Shepherd whose teaching career at Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Day School spanned 55 years. Annual income is restricted to funding an award presented to a junior boy or girl with the highest academic standing in the humanities.

Support for Professional Development Academic Excellence Fund Established in 2005 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Shechtel. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for teachers as well as academic and extracurricular initiatives that create or enhance academic enrichment opportunities for students.

David C. Bogle Award Established in 1995 with gifts from family and friends in memory of David C. Bogle, who devoted seventeen years of service to PDS as Director of Development. Annual income is restricted to underwriting an outstanding faculty initiative or professional development experience that most clearly advances the pursuit of teaching excellence at Princeton Day School.

Established in 1987 with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for faculty that enhance and enrich their teaching expertise and their students’ classroom experience.

Kaye Family Fund for Professional Development Established in 2011 by Robert Kaye, in honor and recognition of the vital role played by members of the faculty in the lives of his grandchildren, the Kaye Family Fund will support a travel grant for professional development. Annual income from the fund will provide the opportunity for a member of the faculty to enhance and enrich his or her teaching expertise and, thus, the experience of his or her students, through summer travel and research.

lila Boyce lohr Fund Established in 2000 with gifts by School trustees in honor of Lila Boyce Lohr h’00, Head of School from 1995 - 2000. Annual income is distributed at the discretion of the Head of School in the form of “Lohr Grants” to support the needs of the PDS faculty and/or academic initiatives that strengthen the educational programs at Princeton Day School.

Mario Fund for Science Established in 2003 through the generosity of the Mario Family. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences and other professional development opportunities for science teachers at Princeton Day School.

The Minerva Fund Established in 2007 by an anonymous Princeton Day School family, The Minerva Fund generates annual income to fund the continuing professional growth of PDS faculty and staff, including conferences, seminars, workshops, graduate courses and other professional development opportunities that support teachers and enhance the educational experience of PDS students. Recipients will have demonstrated records of superior achievement in and beyond the classroom, as well as evidence of great promise in the years to come. Each year, Princeton Day School will award as many as three $5,000 Minerva Grants, one per division, based upon proposals submitted to the Head of School. Faculty with 12 or fewer years of teaching experience, at least four of which have been spent at Princeton Day School, are eligible for the grants.

Miss Fine’s Center Fund Established in 2014 through the generosity of Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Kenneth L. Wallach. The purpose of the Miss Fine’s Center is to promote the collaborative study of topics and themes that demand and benefit from


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Ostro Grant Fund for Interdisciplinary Programs Established in 2000 with a gift from Dr. Marc J. Ostro and Dr. Evelyn Godin-Ostro. Annual income is restricted to increasing and strengthening interdisciplinary studies at Princeton Day School through an annual grant that is awarded to a faculty initiative that enriches the School’s teaching curriculum through the integration of two or more disciplines.

Parents Association Faculty Enrichment Fund Established in 1987 with funds raised by the Parent’s Association at the Squibb Benefit and supplemented in 2005 by the Parents Association. Annual income is restricted to supporting faculty professional development and enrichment opportunities.

Meredith Peterson Fund Established in 2008 through the generous support of Peter Peterson and Joan Cooney, Michael Peterson, and others in memory of Princeton Day School parent, Meredith Peterson. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for Lower School faculty.

Robert C. Whitlock Award Fund Established in 1993 with gifts from Mrs. Robert C. Whitlock, family and friends in memory of long-time architecture teacher, Robert C. Whitlock whose career at Princeton Country Day and Princeton Day School spanned 42 years. The annual income is to fund the Whitlock Award for Distinguished Teaching, the School’s highest honor for faculty.

Whitman Faculty Development Fund Established in 2007 through the generous support of Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52, Robert Whitman and the Whitman Family Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences, and other professional development opportunities for teachers at Princeton Day School.

The Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Faculty Fund Established in 2013, the Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Faculty Fund supports Princeton Day School faculty in their pursuit of creating and teaching interdisciplinary courses and promotes student independent research in the Upper School. Annual income is restricted to these two initiatives.

Support for Student Programs Class of 1977 Community Service Fund Established in 2007 through the generosity of the Class of 1977 on the occasion of their 30th Reunion. Annual income is to support the School’s community service program by providing ongoing funds for individual community service projects.

Princeton Day School nurtures the mind, the body, and the character of each student.

The Scott M. Mauney ’95 Memorial Fund

In academics, athletics, the

Established in 1998 by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. White in memory of Scott M. Mauney ’95. Annual income is restricted to supporting substance abuse education programs in the Upper School.

arts, and service, we celebrate

The Peter W. Merle-Smith ’85 Memorial Fund

collaboration that binds us

Established in 1999 with gifts from Mrs. Fowler F. Merle-Smith and Margaret F. Merle-Smith Bergstrand ’83 in memory of Peter W. Merle-Smith ’85. Annual income is restricted to supporting substance abuse education programs in the Middle School.

The Susan E. G. Moll Fund for Community Service Established in 2004 with gifts from family and friends in memory of PDS parent Susan E. G. Moll. Annual income is restricted both to supporting an annual Upper School assembly on the subject of serving others and underwriting new student initiatives and other opportunities to enhance the community service program at Princeton Day School.

Regina Spiegel Memorial Fund Established in 1997 with gifts from friends and family in memory of Middle School music teacher Regina Spiegel. The annual grant from this endowment may be used to either send the recipient to a summer theater arts program/ workshop (preferably a Lincoln Center program/ workshop) or to bring an artist (preferably a Lincoln Center artist) to PDS to give 8th graders hands-on-training in the theater arts.

The Mark l. Zaininger ’81 Memorial Award Established in 2010 through the generosity of the Zaininger family and friends, the Mark L. Zaininger ’81 Award honors an alumnus whose professional and personal life was dramatically and positively influenced during the summer of his junior year at Princeton Day School, through his participation in a creative, challenging and rigorous summer program. The award is given annually to a member of the Princeton Day School junior class whose proposed summer experience in pursuit of an interest or passion has the greatest likelihood of inspiring and revealing to the recipient new horizons and directions for his/her life path.

the pursuit of individual excellence and the spirit of together as a community. We seek diversity of cultures, views, and talents to promote the intellectual growth and moral development of our students. Our rigorous and broad PreK through 12th grade program is designed for motivated and academically talented students. We emphasize both creative and critical thought and their clear expression. Supported by an exceptional faculty and a cooperative partnership of school and home, our students discover the joy of learning. They explore their interests, cultivate enduring relationships with teachers and peers, take risks, and thrive. Integrity, respect, and compassion are essential to the School’s mission. Our students leave Princeton Day School well equipped for college and beyond: prepared to act knowledgeably, to

• Princeton Day School complies with all Federal and State Laws prohibiting discrimination in its admissions, employment and administrative policies. • The Princeton Day School Annual Report is a publication of the Advancement Office. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this report.

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an interdisciplinary approach. This endowed gift will provide ongoing financial support for professional development, travel, and research for Princeton Day School faculty.


GREETINGS FROM THE 2018/2019 Alumni Board

Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78

President

Alumni Board Greetings from Colross. We begin our 54th year on the Great Road celebrating the revitalization of Shepherd Commons, named after one of the School’s most revered faculty members, Anne Shepherd (some of you might remember this as our old Lower School). In addition, all of the Upper School humanities classrooms surrounding this gathering area have been renovated, bringing the latest in technology and flexible classroom design to this critical portion of campus. Building on a tremendously successful first year of science, engineering, programming and robotics classes in our new STEAM center (completed last summer), the school continues to focus on providing the very best in academics and student experience. These advancements celebrate our School’s legacy of excellence and give us much to be proud of as alumni. Thank you to each of you who has supported PDS and helped make these projects possible. I invite you all to join us at alumni gatherings this year. We will be in New York City on December 5 and of course you are all encouraged to join us at Alumni Weekend May 17 & 18. We look forward to making 2018-19 another great year for PDS. If you’re interested in getting involved with Princeton Day School, please contact the Alumni Office at 877-924-2586. Warm regards, Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 President

Paris McLean ’00

Vice President

Michael T. Bracken ’98 Brian Crowell ’11

Beth Geter-Douglass, PhD ’82

Allissa C. Crea ’06

Scott J. Feldman ’93

John L. Griffith, III ’99

Taylor Hwong ’88

Patrick McDonald ’06 Cameron Linville ’09

Justin Revelle ’03

Joseph P. Rogers ’09 Julie Roginsky ’91

Scott E. Rosenberg ’04

Linda Maxwell Stefanelli MFS ’62

David Straut ’74 Lisa Warren ’71 Kaylie Keesling

Director of Alumni Programs & Giving

Amy M. Gallo ’03

Director of Annual Giving Initiatives

NOMINATE your friends and classmates for the PDS Athletic Hall of Fame and our Alumni Awards: Alumni Achievement, Alumni Service and Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Go to pds.org and look for a link to the form on the homepage.


Alumni Weekend Alumni Weekend Milestone Reunion Classes

Classes gather to celebrate their milestone reunions: 1968, 1973, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013

Special Event: New York Regional Gathering The Century Club in New York City Wednesday, December 5

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Alumni Weekend Friday

Alumni kicked off the weekend at various events including our Gold Guard Brunch for graduates of the 50th Reunion class and beyond, a panel with our Alumni Award Recipients and the Reunion Race Party at Triumph Brewery!

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Saturday

Things were bright at PDS despite the rain. Alumni celebrated the weekend at events including our Leadership and Loyalty Brunch, the Taps and Trucks Family Picnic and afternoon sessions focused on sustainability and our new STEAM program. The day was completed by our Alumni Awards, Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony and Reunion Party in the Rink that evening.

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2018 Last Hurrah

Young alumni gather on campus for a final send-off before heading to college in the fall!

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Miss Fine’s school if a class correspondent is not listed, please send your notes to Ann Wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org

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Phyllis Vandewater Clement 2375 Range Avenue # 157 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 707-823-0925 (home) pvanclement@gmail.com

Peggy Munro Griffin, who lived next door to me in the ’30s, is still spending summers at her summer place on Cape Cod. We phoned recently and she hasn’t changed a bit. I also had a good call with Ann Tomlinson Reed, who still lives near Princeton. All three of us are fortunate to have really nice children—now mostly retired, of course.

“After graduation from Wellesley, I went to Europe, worked in the Young World Federalist office in Amsterdam, and then at the Copenhagen Congress of the World Federalist Movement.

“In 1955, I married David Webster, who was then working for UN Radio on assignment from the BBC. We settled in London where two sons were born. After jobs at Pan Am, and at the largest UK ad agency, I set up Export Market Research Ltd. in our home and I served as an officer of the World Federalist Movement, where I believe I and others from our organization influenced the thinking of top officials in the USSR and were partly responsible for the fall of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev and Edward Shevardnadze.

“In 1981, I moved to NYC and had a series of wonderful jobs in the UN Secretariat. Later, I joined the Department for Disarmament Affairs as a Political Affairs Officer, where I worked until 1995.

Phyllis Vandewater Clement ’40 on her apartment balcony in the senior housing where she lives

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Marjorie Libby Moore 90 Woolsey Court Pennington, NJ 08534-1428 609-730-9515 (home)

We send our condolences to Libby Moore and her family on the loss of her husband, Judge A. Jerome Moore, on August 6, 2018.

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Lucy Law Webster 19 Church Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-437-0887 (home) lucylawwebster@gmail.com

Lucy Law Webster reported: “The recent Wellesley reunion of the Class of 1953 was great! A large number of our classmates attended and we joyfully promoted our class cheer as the first Green class.

“We were able to chant this as we marched from Stone Davis Hall to Step Singing in the Greek amphitheater. Ours was the oldest class that did march; all the older classes had antique cars to drive.” Excerpts from Lucy’s contribution for her Wellesley reunion this past spring: JOURNAL

“After I had reached the UN mandatory retirement age, I worked for Global Education Associates, then for Economics for Peace and Security, and then for the Center for War/ Peace Studies. I am now an unpaid officer in Citizens for Global Solutions. I also enjoy singing in the choir in the Presbyterian Church next door.”

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Donata Coletti Mechem 49 Marcela Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116-1471 415-665-8225 (home) doe@mechem.org

The good news for us mid-decade octogenarians: eight of us are still alive. The bad news: twelve of us aren’t. Among these classmates, not all of us actually graduated from Miss Fine’s, but all attended for a number of years.

Jean Milholland Shriver lives with her husband, Charlie, in Palos Verdes Estates, California. She has two adult sons and an adult daughter. Her son, Steve, is married and has a few kids. Jeanie herself is presently taking care of her wheelchair-bound husband. She has been writing articles for a publication called Chicken Soup for the Soul and has written a few books, among them a book aimed at teenagers called The Einstein Solution, somewhat autobiographical in that she lived two blocks from Einstein growing up in Princeton. Wendy McAneny Bradburn and her husband Norman live in Arlington, VA.

Others of us still alive but not in direct contact with the School are: Sally Mountford Maruca,

Nancy Cowles Black, Janet Butler Haugaard, Sarah Alice Fenn and Connie Cook Moore.

I had a great conversation with Connie, who lives in Philadelphia. She has been widowed for quite a long time; she does have adult children whom she sees quite frequently. Many of you may not remember her, as she was sent to Miss Chapin School for sixth and seventh grade and then away for five years to Garrison Forest School. She has fond memories of the class.

Three people no one seems to know about are: Diane Cooper Shelton, Elisa Hewitt and Ann Yeomans. People who we have lost include: Angie Fleming Austin, Alice Elgin Bishop, Ellen Wood, Sally Potter, Margaret Lindabury Cooper, Polly Jamieson Meara, Joan Brummer Somberg, Mary Hebard, Mary Sayre Haversack, Sue Petrone, Rosie Thompson Franciscus, and Esther Young Constable. “I am Doe Coletti Mechem. I have lived all my adult life in San Francisco or nearby. I am blessed to still have a husband, just turned 93. He is a composer of classical music, choral, orchestral and operatic, having written four operas, three premiered. All of his music is published. His music is frequently performed both here and abroad. We have four adult children, three daughters and a son, and four granddaughters. My primary activity, outside housewifery, is playing violin in an amateur orchestra, a huge challenge and pleasure.”

1952 Marina von Neumann Whitman wrote: “I retired from my position as Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the University of Michigan in May 2017. In March of this year, my husband, Bob, and I moved from Ann Arbor to the retirement community of Newbury Court in Concord, MA, to return to our Eastern roots and be nearer to our children, Malcolm Whitman, who is on the Harvard Medical School faculty, and Laura Whitman, who is on Yale’s medical faculty. Our grandson, William Downie (21), just graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and our granddaughter, Lindsey Downie, 18, is a sophomore pre-med at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.”

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Anne Carples Denny 2101 Cedarfield Lane Richmond, VA 23233 804-474-8960 (home) andenny56@gmail.com

A few words from Mary Butler Nickerson: “I read, drive, walk, garden, volunteer and repeat. No other news.” We are very happy to hear from her. Fall 2018


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Hilary Thompson Kenyon wrote the following: “I just keep really busy playing lots of golf, hiking, kayaking, playing with my five G-dogs (Lea’s dogs!), and doing lots of volunteer work for organizations. Hope came out for a week’s visit two weeks ago. We had a good time doing lots! Fortunately, we haven’t had close calls with wild fires here in Bend, OR but lots of smoke from other fires or no rain, which is much needed!” Hope Thompson Kerr reported from New Jersey that recent torrential rain flooded her lower floor by about three to four feet! The water not only ruined her carpet but also ruined precious photo albums. She lost power, leaving her with no stove, washing machine, etc. All her neighbors are experiencing the same thing. Now the problem is black mold. And who knows how long it will take to get the damage repaired. Hope and Hilary plan to go to Churchill, Manitoba in November to play with the polar bears there!

I am sad to announce the passing of Barry Rowland in June of this year. He was the husband of our classmate, Wendy Gartner.

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Joan E. Kennan 3143 O Street NW Washington, DC 20007-3117 202-342-2118 (home) joankennan@gmail.com

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L. Chloe King 5 Stonehaven Drive #217 South Weymouth, MA 02190 781-660-5191 (home) 781-898-8312 (cell) Lchloek@aol.com

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Charlotte Cook 1133 55th Street Sacramento, CA 95819-3911 916-739-8918 (home) ccook@csus.edu

first graduating class in 1906 to 1980. She wrote, “It is a fascinating history of a particular group of women in the 20th century. I try to write or do research a couple of hours each day.” Kay and Dick have planned a river trip on the Columbia River in Oregon with her sister-in-law and all of their children to celebrate both of their 80th birthdays. In December they will travel to Maui, to celebrate Kay’s actual 80th, with son, daughterin-law and two grandchildren. Cicely Tomlinson Richardson still enjoys writing for her local newspaper in NH. She and John visit their beautiful family house in Chatham, MA, twice a year; otherwise, travel is limited. All the children came together in Chatham to celebrate Cicely’s 80th birthday.

Intrepid travelers Joan Pearce and Klaus Anselm visited the Dordogne in France, and took a nine-day tour of Iceland this summer. “We…took away beautiful memories of the volcanic island’s huge landscapes. This was the time of year for all the creatures to take advantage of the long hours of daylight. I have never had to wear a sleeping mask before.”

Rosemari Rubino wrote: “Joe and I will be cruising the west coast of Europe for three weeks in September, and are especially looking forward to Normandy and Bilboa. Our 13-year-old grandson was chosen for a twelveday field trip to Costa Rica, which included launching baby turtles at a sanctuary. His 11-year-old sister, Kiera, is starting Mr. Benjamin’s gracious living course (with partner dancing) for middle schoolers. Everyone in our family from Joe and me to Kiera will have had this experience!”

Marina Turkevich Naumann has travel of a different sort in her near future—she is moving back to Princeton! Son, Andrew, has already taken this step, and Marina has found a “nook” for herself near him. She is joyful about this, since being alone after so many decades with her Bob was lonely in the extreme. In her words: “It hurts to close down Bob’s and my Toad Hall, but I feel lucky that for me it will be the return of the native.”

Greetings, dear classmates. MANY thanks to all who heeded my call for news—that’s 11 of you—the most ever since I became our MFS’56 scribe! Here we go!

Marina also wanted us to know that this past spring a mammogram revealed a pinhead size tumor. She urges us all to “get mammogrammed.”

Kay Dunn Lyman continues work on her long-term project to chronicle the Life Course of Simmons Alumnae from the

Carol Harris Bradley is facing foot surgery, and wrote: “My husband, Trump, is in pain

Anne Harrison Clark reported that she and her Bob have enjoyed “16 years of UNmarried bliss,” and look forward to more. Bob is still cooking marvelous meals; daughter, Beth, and granddaughter, Sequoia, visit frequently. Anne is still auditing courses at the local law school AND giving lectures to second year law students on how to gain an entrée to D.C. law firms and non-profits—endeavors that Anne learned a great deal about during her professional career.

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Pat Henderson Lincoln is our resident Princetonian, living with her Dick just a few miles away in Skillman. She comments that life has brought ups and downs, but she feels profound appreciation for her life over all, past and present. In 2012, she converted to Catholicism and has joined a church community that brings her much joy and peace. She also has wonderful anecdotes about Mrs. Shepherd, a close neighbor and babysitter during her childhood.

most of the time but is a very good sport about coping. He wears a neck brace to combat degenerating discs in his neck that can’t be repaired, and we go soon to a surgeon to talk about a hip replacement so our world is narrowing, but still good.”

Molly Wade McGrath wrote about a real estate issue that may have touched several of us. “We have been in our apartment in NYC for 48 years, in our house in Paterson, NJ for 40 years. What good times we have all had there as the children grew up and friends came from far and wide! It doesn’t make much sense to hang onto the house now. Maintaining two full-service households is difficult and expensive, but we keep backing off selling. If either one of us were in ill health it would be easier, but parting with something precious and beautiful without some major impetus is a constant preoccupation. Meanwhile, classical music, walks in the park and along the river, the gratification of my volunteer work, not to mention family and friends, keep me going.”

Margy Pacsu Campbell has recovered from side effects of surgery a few months ago to remove a small amount of cancerous tissue in one lung and some lymph nodes. Her chemotherapy afterwards made her extremely ill and had to be stopped after two weeks. She and her Bob have medical appointments the end of September to discuss options. The good news is that she has recovered her voice and much of her energy, and has resumed communicating by phone and email.

Hobey Alsop Hinchman’s cancer returned in November 2016. Here is her story, in her words, written 8/14/18: “The surgery was pretty rugged… It took seven months for my body to be ready for the next phase, which was radiated iodine, and it turns out that my body would not accept that. I am now a regular patient at the James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, and am happy to be there. A side effect of my surgery is that I ‘lost’ a vocal chord—I sound something like Marge Simpson or Minnie Mouse. But what is worse, I have NO volume! Imagine that, if you can! We go for surgery to fix the vocal chord in 10 days. I can hardly wait. We are going to stay with Carol and Trump while in Columbus. I try to make the best out of each day. I tire easily, but don’t look sick, and can do whatever I want to do. My mantra is: ‘This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.’ Dave and I are about to celebrate our 59th wedding anniversary and my 80th birthday; we will gather in Charleston with the whole family for Thanksgiving week. Good things to look forward to. Hope all is well with everyone. We are a very lucky generation and have a lot to be thankful for.” I will only add that we are also very lucky to have our bonds with each other. Love to all until next time, Charlotte.


Susan Smith Baldwin 93 Webster Road Shelburne, VT 05482 802-383-8583 (cell) susiebaldwin108@gmail.com

plain old chocolate with vanilla filling), but they never caught my interest before. Anyway, I lucked out and they’re really excellent. I may be old, but, apparently, I can still cook.

Anne also shared for the PDS Journal: “This summer two of my grandsons, Harrison and Andrew, 23-year-old cousins, participated in a 10-day educational program in Israel. This Birthright Israel trip introduces young Jewish people to Jewish history and culture, with visits to various spiritual and historic sites. Masada, Temple Mount and The Wailing Wall were especially important sites among their profound Israeli experiences. Israeli peers traveled with them for open discussion of wideranging issues. Israeli soldiers, male and female, also traveled throughout Israel with them for protection.”

Susie Smith Baldwin ’57 (first on left) with her son, “I sure wish Warren was here to James Baldwin Hillier (second from left), and his see his growing family. Of course, family for 2017 Vermont Christmas he would instantly realize how I’ve turned his truly beautiful Remember our ninth grade biology teacher grass into weeds. Green thumb? Heck, NO! I reprimanding us, saying something like: “Young don’t even have green fingers. And, I am smilgirls, it is certainly NOT FAIR to the young ing! When it comes to Warren and his grass, boys when you dance too close and, actually, he is not smiling. Heck, No!” touch! You have NO IDEA how unfair that Susie: Oh, Sandy, I so wish Warren were still is to those growing young men!” Was that with you in the physical. You knew him since the extent of our sex education curriculum in third grade at Nassau Street School. I actually 1954? Anything further in that biology class is knew him since kindergarten. What a great not immediately memorable! guy!

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On behalf of our entire class I, Susie Smith Baldwin, extend condolences to Anne Gildar Kaufman on the sudden death this spring of her older sister, Sandy. In a recent phone chat Anne said, “Sandy’s fatal stroke was so sudden and shocking. She was very fit for 82 and had just that week played golf and enjoyed Zumba dancing, as well as tap dancing.”

Anne shared two more pieces of heart-fulfilled news: “It is wonderful that Andrew is going back to Israel this winter to study desalination at Ben-Gurion University. And, I almost forgot to tell you that I have become a great-grandmother.” Congratulations, Anne, and congratulations to Larry, too. Upon hearing Anne’s good news, I immediately asked Sandy Strachan Froehlich, “Sandy, aren’t you a great-grandmother?”

Sandy emailed back. “As for being a greatgrandmother, you are correct… four greatgrandchildren… bless them all! Heidi, my son Don’s oldest daughter, has two kids. One is a little boy, six-years-old, in kindergarten now. He is running around the classroom excited by the loss of his first tooth. Remember those days? His little sister is only three-years-old. Don’s youngest daughter, Shelley, has two little boys. Both are very active and very young. One is pushing three and the other is just two. “My daughter, Wendy, has two girls, one is married and just celebrated her first anniversary. No children yet! Wendy’s youngest daughter (25), is about to tie the knot in September. Since that one has dreams of becoming a nurse practitioner, is working full time and is also a full-time student, not expecting any great-grandchildren there for a bit.”

Sandy added, “I have been working hard today creating both peanut butter and strawberry whoopie pies. I’ve only lived up here 41 years now and it’s my first attempt. Maine is well known for their whoopie pies (normally just

“The day before Labor Day, Wendy and her husband Lester have their annual pig roast where an open invitation stands for the whole town of Eagle Lake to come and literally ‘pig out.’ Needless to say, we all are in a panic trying to get everything ready and under control.

Congratulations on four great-grandkids. Bless their beautiful hides! Remember the song “Bless your Beautiful Hide” from the 1954 musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?” In 1954 it was, of course, a sexist song about women. We’ll make it gender neutral for your grandkids and today’s culture.

Please send your news and photos. Some nostalgic memories of the 40’s and 50’s at MFS?

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Nancy Hudler Keuffel 1329 West Indian Mound Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 248-540-8024 (home) 586-481-7043 (cell) acornnhk@aol.com

Faith Wing Bieler is doing lots of veggie gardening in Vermont, as well as finding new trails to hike. She continues to teach yoga, which is an activity she loves. Emily Vanderstucken Spencer is enjoying Kennebunkport and hopes to join her daughter in Tucson for Christmas.

Alissa Kramer Sutphin ’57 and her husband Bill celebrated Easter 2018 with grandchildren Aidan and Annelise.

Alissa Kramer Sutphin ’57 and her husband Bill with granddaughter, Lyla, in Seattle

Sue Frank Hilton wrote: “My mother turned 104 on August 12. Dick and I spent 11 days in July visiting brother, Alan, and wife, Isabel, in Portland, Oregon, with their two marriedwith-children daughters, Christina Frank Isaacs ’89 (age 47) and Patricia Frank VanDam ’92 (age 44), both PDS graduates. Beautiful day trips to Tacoma’s Museum of Glass and Dale Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Mt. Hood, and all the glories of the West Coast. Golf is still our passion and pleasure, and we are gratefully healthy and happy in Naples, Florida.” Lisa Fairman Heher had a wonderful trip to California to visit her Vassar roommate and then went off to Switzerland, Italy and France with her fourteen-year-old granddaughter, Phoebe. I (Nancy Hudler Keuffel) was the sole MFS ’58er at PDS reunions and had a wonderful

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time learning about PDS today and participating in a STEAM lab. My project partner, Martha Sullivan Sword ’73, and I were so pleased that we were able to set up a small computer program and make a light bulb flicker! All this with some help from two ninth grade students. Sadly, we lost our classmate, Sarah Adams Model, in January. In a note I received from her husband, Fritz, he mentioned that Sarah counted her days at Miss Fine’s among the happiest times in her life.

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Ann Kinczel Clapp 5 Farview Road Baltimore, MD 21212 410-464-9471 (home) AnnClapp@hotmail.com

Lucy James and Susan Stevenson Badder visited me in Manasquan, all too briefly, before Lucy spent a week in Copenhagen with her daughter and 14-year-old grandson who was fencing with the Danish coach in a town not far from Elsinore. The fencing mantra was “to be or not to be.” She found the food outstanding (especially herring) and noticed the calming effect universal health care had on the people.

Sheila Long is “rediscovering the joy of reading as a result of cataract surgery. It’s also amazing not to be nearsighted. What a gift! At the moment I’m enjoying a few days with my brother and sister-in-law in the Poconos, where I’ve been reconnecting with people I haven’t seen since we were children. How come we all look so different?”

Penny Hart Bragonier ’60 with her 10-year-old grandson, Bodhi, at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair. Newly certified Bodhi was Penny’s scuba diving buddy in the Caribbean last winter.

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Penelope Hart Bragonier 68 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 617-742-0093 (home) 617-823-1150 (cell) Pbragon@gmail.com

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Mahala Busselle Bishop 145 Goody Hallett Drive Eastham, MA 02642 207-266-9066 (home) mahalabishop@gmail.com Julia Cornforth Holofcener 11408 83rd Lane North West Palm Beach, FL 33412 (908) 217-0327 (cell) holofcenerltd@comcast.net

Lucy James ’59 with Ann Kinczel Clapp’s cat, Charlie Wendy Yeaton Smith and her husband earned second place in the Misselwood Auto Show with a Porsche, which they restored long after her in-laws picked it up in Germany in 1964. She is still active in the Manchester Yacht Club. They had a nice conversation with Nancy Hudler MFS ’58 at Princeton Reunions, and I had a surprise phone conversation with Nancy!! Nan Nicholes Goodrich has almost finished building her lake guesthouse to accommodate her ever-growing family. Her mother just celebrated her 100th birthday in NC. Last spring, Nan toured Australia and cruised from Sydney to Tahiti. I, Ann Kinczel Clapp, am learning to cope with life without Harvey, which is difficult since he has been part of my life since fall of 1957.

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Cynthia Weinrich “had a nice, but too short, coffee with Elise Bruml and Gary on their last trip to the City, and a nice overdo catch-up picnic lunch with Fiona Morgan Fein. Also had a lovely week recently at Tibby Chase Dennis’ cottage in northern New Hampshire, to which I plan to return in September. “Otherwise have enjoyed putting in improvement efforts on my garden, which includes veggies and, for the first time, cucumbers and red raspberries. It’s been a meager year for birds, and insects seem somewhat scarce as well. Lots of yellow swallowtails, however, and a few monarchs. The goldenrod is coming into bloom, though, and like milkweed, supports a varied community of insect life.

“This week I will attend a local annual county fair, which is very strong on animals in my area. Whole barns are dedicated to different kinds of fowl, and others for goats and rabbits. And the cows take up about three more! One of my favorites is always the large draft horses, and this year they have scheduled draft oxen ‘versatility’ as well. Cherry Raymond and I had a great time there a couple of years ago. “I am also making progress on ‘shedding’ possessions, mainly books.”

Tibby Chase Dennis wrote: “Chip and I are at our little Rockport condo, whose already lovely neighborhood has become a lot more wonderful since my NYC friend of 40 years, Anneliese Schwarzer (the editor I worked with at Library Journal), has just bought and moved into a unit here! I’d been waiting a year for one to become available, so we pounced on it when one suddenly did. Very exciting! On another ‘relational’ note, Chip and I traveled back to Adams, NY, on Lake Ontario, for the wedding of his former organist’s son, worshiped Sunday morning at both churches he used to pastor, had special visits with some special friends, and in general had a beautiful visit. One not so great note, we had an ambulance trip to the Mass General ER a few weeks ago when Chip awoke with unbearable back pain. He’s having PT and is a lot better now, though his back is still sore. We’re hoping and praying for complete healing!” Joan Yeaton Seamon and her husband Hal “had our usual visit to the Chautauqua Institute in early August, which we so enjoy. Our week featured Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble, with the whole week focused on how the arts can help all cultures in the world come together in better communication and understanding.... This wonderful lakeside campus in western New York always includes opera, symphony and dance, thoughtful lectures, a variety of classes, and interesting new friendships. Also, it gives us a break from HOT and HUMID Williamsburg! Tennis must be played VERY early here.

“This fall we will spend three weeks in Denmark and Norway on an overland trip, which looks simply wonderful. We choose small group travel and avoid cruise ships, which are not our preference. In December, we will enjoy a holiday visit to Dublin, Ireland, to visit brother, Tom, and wife, Valerin, and their two children, Kate and Stuart, who are dentists in London.

“Our grandsons, Matthew, Mark, Luke and Scotty (the lesser known disciple), bring such joy to the family. Mark is studying at Siena University, Italy, and the three others are all now in middle school in VA and TX. John, James and Julie—our kids—are always busy with their careers. Julie as VP and general counsel at General Dynamics IT division; John with Booz Allen, leading a team on military strategy for Ukraine in Kiev and Odessa; James at Ernst & Young (EY), managing info desks in several countries, while doting on his too-cute grandson, Joel, who has just entered pre-school. Yes, we are great-grandparents via James’s stepdaughter, Brooke. Too much fun! Where does the time go!?”


Nancy Smoyer “had a nice visit to Princeton in July, which came about because one of Billy’s Dartmouth friends wanted to commemorate his death (and life) 50 years ago on July 28 by visiting his grave. Others were contacted and four of his Dartmouth friends congregated for a couple of days. It was very thoughtful of his friends to do that, and I enjoyed walking around the campus with them for the first time in a long time. The rest of Princeton downtown has changed a lot and it was swarming with people. I felt like I was in New York!

“In Fairbanks, we just finished the event for veterans called Stand Down, which I have organized for all of its 20 years! It’s sort of one-stop shopping for veterans where they can get many needs met in one place—health, employment, housing, tax and legal info, VA benefits, etc., as well as massages, acupuncture, meals and door prizes. It was successful, but exhausting.”

Fiona Morgan Fein reported that “after a year off for term limits, I’m rejoining the Wells College Board of Trustees and am looking forward to the October meetings and the celebration of the College’s 150th Anniversary. I had a wonderful week in Paris in January, and in March, Harvey and I returned to St. John to support the incredible recovery efforts made possible by the banding together of its entire population. We were astounded by all they had accomplished and feel sure that in the last five months even more has been put right, and that Mother Nature has worked some of her tropical growth miracles as well. I’m still working away at the guitar and taking advantage of as many of New York’s cultural offerings as I can. My nephew, Mario, (Patience ’66’s son) was married to the wonderful Elena in June in a music-filled, multi-generational, multi-cultural celebration. Cynthia Weinrich and I had lunch under the trees at Lincoln Center not long ago and picked up where we left off the last time. In early September, I go to London to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of friends I have known since before their engagement. I hope MFSers passing through the City will continue to let me know when they do—I love keeping in touch with you.” Lucia Norton Woodruff: “Whoever said that retirement is peaceful? I am enjoying it immensely but have never traveled so much as in the last three months! Greece, UK, early summer, then different parts of Maine, and even northern NJ and Vermont to play chamber music with friends and reunite with family. Also, I am in a fun Artist Way Group, looking for new ways to be creative or improving old ones, oldest member is 85!” Cherry Raymond wrote: “I am hanging in, living at The Abode, a Universalist spiritual retreat center in New Lebanon, NY, now starting my fifth year. It has been a trial, pos-

sibly worth it! The place has gone through quite a difficult death, but at last is in a sturdy phase of rebirth, which is making good headway this summer as programs troop through, ranging from Non-Violent Communication to Sacred Activism; Wild Women; Sufi Retreats; to a bunch of enthusiastic inventors of new flavors of ice cream. “I took a wonderful online writing course this past year. The family farm, Cherry Valley Farm Coop, is booming, with bountiful veggies and animals, while beavers have taken over the pond. Thanks to Skype, I continue counseling and hope to step into teaching again this year, offering dreamwork and ‘Turning Times’ circles to help people cope with the unprecedented changes to our home planet and societies.

“I remember with HUGE gratitude our childhood, which, though more restricted, was rooted in a confidence in the future and a high set of values. Today’s young are having a helluva time, to understate what they face. Old age as a time of reflection seems to be turning into a time of action.”

Polly Busselle Bishop said: “This year, though replete with good things, like a wonderful trip to Croatia, staging multiple engaging and educational workshops and lots of great tennis, has concentrated on family health issues. How odd, getting older (not elderly, ha-ha).”

Julia Cornforth Holocene wrote: “I’m on the move again. I have decided that the beautiful five acres that Larry and I moved to five years ago from the Isle of Wight does not meet my needs anymore. I’m moving from 3500 sq. ft. to 1250, and it’s proving to be quite a challenge. My new condo on the 14th floor overlooks the Intercoastal Waterway and Palm Beach, and will be lovely once it is renovated. I had to give up my Corgi/Jack Russell, but my sister, Jo Cornforth Coke ’55, very generously offered to take care of her in Chattanooga. This will be the first time I have lived without anyone else in my home, having raised four children, dogs, and Larry, for that matter, but I’m enjoying it so far. Larry’s last play, The Big Sleepover at the White House, about Churchill’s visit to the Roosevelts during Christmas ’41, right after Pearl Harbor, is still planned for its premiere in England next year, the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Our daughter Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, The Land of Steady Habits, starts on Netflix September 14th. Also, for HBO, she’s directing a new series, Mrs. Fletcher, which begins in September as well. Stay tuned!” The PDS Alumni Office learned that Fiona Morgan Fein received the Wells College 2018 Alumnae and Alumnus Award this past spring. The Wells College news release included, “Fiona’s service to Wells is unparalleled. Along with nine years on the Board of Trustees during a challenging time for the College, she has been class fundraising

chair for 51 years and chair of every Reunion. She is the first and only chair of the President’s Circle Committee.

“As a member of the Wells College Board of Trustees, Fein was admired for her perseverance, willingFiona Morgan Fein ’61 ness to ask hard questions, and encouragement of staff and faculty. “During her tenure as trustee, Fein also chaired the board’s Advancement Committee, where she guided the collaboration between peers and college leadership to develop effective fundraising strategies.”

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Susan Shea McPherson P.O. Box 506 Hyannis Port, MA 02647 508-775-1368 (home) suebear3@gmail.com

Sonia Bill Robertson had good news: “Carey and Louis Evans had their second baby girl on May 30, 2018, named Alena Louis Farr Evans, currently known as Pizza. Older sister, Alia, named after my mother, known as Ali, is adapting nicely to role of big sister. “We had the enormous pleasure of having Mary Liz Keegan and Dave Colley visit us first is Portland and then in Tenants Harbor. What fun we had!!! Nothing better than time spent with old friends.”

Gail Cotton wrote: “My life continues to be centered around family. Our grandson, Andrew, comes to us every Monday and Thursday, and I help with my ‘greats’ when needed. My most exciting news is our granddaughter, Andrea, is expecting twins at the end of January! We are all delighted and excited.” Susan Mathews Heard is busy as always, she wrote: “I am doing a lot of volunteer stuff: Colburn School, Pacific Opera Project, and Kaleidoscope, a young conductor-less orchestra in the area. At Villa Gardens, I chair the Dining Services Committee, co-chair the Fitness Committee, and am a team member redesigning and planning our entertainment space on top of our building. It’s FUN!” I, Susan Shea McPherson, had a short trip to Europe in the late spring and spent three nights with Win Dickey’s sister, Polly ’66, outside of London; we had a wonderful tea at Fortnum & Mason, which was elegant. Also, a visit to Ballymaloe Cookery School where my daughter, Sandy, first got into baking; it is a beautiful County Cork, Ireland, place that is wonderful. Sandy now has a bakery here on Cape Cod starting her third year.

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Virginia Elmer Stafford 312 Tulane Drive SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 505-342-2855 (home) vesalb@aol.com

We were all deeply saddened by the news of the untimely death of Alice Jacobson. Laurie Rogers was able to attend her Celebration of Life on August 26, 2018, at the Performing Arts Center (a building Alice helped make a reality when she was president there) on the PCC Sylvania Campus in Portland. Laurie sent these reflections on the celebration: “I was struck by the sheer number of people there to honor our dear friend and classmate.” There were eight people who spoke and, “To a person they mentioned Alice’s friendship, her intelligence, her leadership, her love of education and travel, her profound insight and ability to cut to the heart of the matter, and her laugh. Many mentioned what an enormous difference Alice made in their lives as friend and coach in both personal and business matters. It was very apparent that Alice had impacted a huge and diverse number of individuals. At the end there was a wonderful slide show of old and new photos, including her senior class picture from MFS.” Other memories of Alice came from: Bonnie Strong Berg, “Our classmate, Alice, was outgoing and life-loving. Her obituary is an affectionate tribute to her positive character and many accomplishments. In our MFS days she had an endearing and mischievous way of occasionally referring to our teachers by their first names, a familiarity I thought was both amusing and cheeky! She looked wonderful at our 50th reunion. Subsequently, we exchanged emails when she and AJ were planning their fairly recent trip to South Africa. She reached out to us with warmth and dedication. We’ll remember Alice with a smile in our hearts.” Pamela Sidford Schaeffer added, “Alice died shortly after we returned to the States in June. What a shock. I will be forever grateful that we reconnected in 2005 and that Laurie and I were able to have many annual get-togethers with her thereafter, sometimes several times a year. It was so easy being with Alice, the joy and laughter that she brought to our visits, the insights and good advice, the thoughtful perspective and nonjudgmental attitude. I am very sad to know we will not share her wonderfulness again and I will miss her forever.” Kathy Sittig Dunlop continued, “Getting to know Alice better at our 50th was a treat for me.”

Turid Helland said, “I was very sorry to hear about Alice. I remember a nice, engaged and friendly classmate.”

Andy Updike Burt added, “The obit is a beautiful tribute and captures Alice’s spirit and delight in life as well as her many accomplishJOURNAL

ments. I have downloaded onto my desktop the wonderful picture of Alice from our 50th reunion, wearing the light-up 1963 glasses and delighting us all with her wit and humor.... Many memories of flying in small planes, driving over the Scudders Falls Bridge singing, Nearer My God to Thee, my introduction to lox and bagels, sports galore, etc.” Alice’s obituary was published in the Oregonian. It suggests, “In memory of Alice, please consider a donation to the Alice Jacobson Scholarship Fund through the PCC Foundation, PO Box 19000, Portland, OR 97280, or by visiting www.pcc.edu/give and writing her name in the tribute section.

Ed. Note: We are most grateful for Alice’s many years serving as class correspondent, and send to her family and friends are deepest condolences.

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Barbara Rose 33 Calhoun Street, Suite 218 Charleston, SC 29401 609-937-1700 (cell) barbarabrose@me.com

As I write this column from Charleston, SC, I’m reminded of our 40th reunion, celebrated on Kiawah Island several years back. Now that I’m living in the Low Country again perhaps we could entertain thoughts of gathering once again on Kiawah. Just an idea…

I’d like to thank you all for the notes you send me. Having submissions makes being a class correspondent so much more fun and interesting and is, no doubt, more fun for our readers.

Cary Smith Hart was good enough to inform me that our own Susan Jamieson was recently named a 2018 TASH honoree for her work in disability law. In fact, Cary let me know that Sue won an important case before the Supreme Court a few years ago. To elaborate a bit on TASH, this organization is an international leader in disability advocacy. Founded in 1975, TASH advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs—those most vulnerable to segregation, abuse, neglect and institutionalization. Each year, TASH honors those whose contributions have advanced equity, opportunity and inclusion for people with disabilities, and whose actions set a high standard for human rights every day. TASH award recipients are acknowledged during the annual TASH Conference, which will be held in November in Portland, OR. CONGRATULATIONS, Sue!!! So proud of you, your dedication and amazing career. Susan Moulton checked in to let us know she’s now retired and living in Salem, MA. She’s counting the days to Halloween with dread! That said, she’s “haunting” the library these days with so much time to read and shares a couple of book recommendations. “Am currently reading The Narcissist Next Door—

fascinating—and Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America—very sobering and it all rings true. I am a non-fiction reader with the belief that real life is more fascinating than fiction.” Susie, perhaps like others of us, recalls the days when we were graduating from Miss Fine’s and shared these fast-forward thoughts, “I think the decade of being in our 70s is just a GREAT decade and I hope all of you joyfully travel these years. And, it goes without saying, if anyone is ever in the vicinity of Salem MA, please call. I would love to see one or all.”

Susan Jamieson sent an email update, with no mention of the TASH award, of course, but with happy news of her family. “Hey, friends! I have spent many weeks in Dublin (Son, daughter-in-law, grandson, age three, live there. Mat teaches sociology at University College Dublin.) And many weeks in Takoma Park, MD (where daughter, son-in-law, and two more grandsons live, ages three and five). If anyone is likely to be in these places, or Atlanta, let me know! I have a part-time project at University of GA to challenge over-use of Medicaid for nursing facilities instead of community-based alternatives. Otherwise, finding slower days, time with friends and some traveling...to be a comfortable next chapter.” I hope to take Sue up on her email suggestion to visit Atlanta. I look forward to catching up with her and Fran Wolff there, real-time. Joanna Hornig Fox sent in the following update on her life. “It’s been a long year or two. My mother slipped away in late November 2017, nearly 97, sharply lucid until the end, after a rich and productive life, and a lovely Rhode Island summer in which she ate more lobster and fresh corn than one could imagine. As most of you have experienced, the aftermath is a lot of work, sorting, memories, unidentified people in old photos—and junk! I traveled too much in March, almost non-stop between visiting grandkids in Madrid, and business across the U.S., came down with a long-lasting flu that really only cured itself this summer, and learned my lesson—you are no longer 50! Fascinating and wonderful to see how kids start organizing themselves as they get older. I still work at Hopkins and enjoy it; a Gates Foundation grant has led me into new realms; when it ceases to be interesting, I’ll retire. Sue J. was here a few weeks ago, visiting her grands, and also receiving a well-deserved award for her lifetime of legal work. I’ll see Cary in September when on the West Coast. Would love to see others! The older I get, the more I enjoy old friends and seeing how we’ve all turned out as, ahem, adults! Take care to all.” Let me know when you decide to make the trip south to Charleston, Joanna. I plan to be here for a long time.

Cary Smith Hart did share some news of herself and I am pleased to include it here. “We are bumbling along, slower than before, grateful to be here but horrified by the lack of civility in


public discourse and humanity in how people treat each other. We are in love all over again with a new grandchild, Clara, who lives in San Diego and felt privileged to help her little family at her arrival. We continue our volunteer activities, mine: microcredit and literacy related, Gary’s in education, and we travel when we can. Hope to see more MFSers in the coming year!” Linda Conroy Vaughn and I shared a lengthy telephone conversation last spring. She continues to travel, but has taken some time to orchestrate renovations to her wonderful home in Hillsborough, CA. She spent some time with her sister, Dana Conroy Aymond MFS ’59, in Florida over the winter, caught up with daughter, Heather, and her twins in Nashville, and keeps a close eye on son, Brad’s, two little ones in Hillsborough. I’m very pleased to be back in Charleston again. Love the climate, the pace of things, being near the ocean, riding my bike to work, walking everywhere. Downtown, seafood, and new opportunities. This port city has become ever more popular with baby boomers and millennials, alike. I joined the Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty office here in Downtown Charleston, continuing what has been an amazingly long career in this industry, but one I have enjoyed and continue to enjoy immensely. I welcome the opportunity to work with anyone who may have thoughts of relocating, family, friends, or acquaintances. Happy Fall!

Anne Hiltner sent news to the Alumni Office that she has worked at Educational Testing Service in Princeton for over a decade and currently reads high school and college essays. She is a poet and novelist, having published a “cozy” mystery titled Home Smithers. She is a member of Sisters in Crime.

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Margaret Woodbridge Dennis 11115 Fawsett Road Potomac, MD 20854-1723 301-983-9738 (home) hotyakker@gmail.com

News is thin during the summer, but Paula Cantor, AKA Peshe Kuriloff, is Professor of Practice at Temple University.

I haven’t been blessed with any grandchildren yet, but I’m getting close to finishing a historical novel: the story of the four years Edward Rochester and his wife lived in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Yes, it’s a “spin off ” from Wide Sargasso Sea, which was a spin-off from Jane Eyre. This will unravel the mysteries of whether “Bertha” (the mad wife locked in the tower) was certifiably insane and what Mr. Rochester did with her dowry of £30,000. Just need spare time to get it done!

Bob and I are ending our summer singing in the chorus of the Victorian Lyric Opera Company’s production of The Grand Duke. Lots of work but great fun! And a great diversion from all things political.

David C.D. Rogers 1602 Tuckers Lane Hingham, MA 02043 781-749-9229 (home) drassoc53@comcast.net

We extend our condolences to David and his family on the loss of his wife Louisa Worthington Rogers.

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John D. Wallace 90 Audubon Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 609-921-2257 (home) njnb1@aol.com

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Michael P. Erdman 20 Pond Lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610-528-5148 (home) 610-608-8665 (cell) mperdman57@gmail.com

Bob and Peggy Woodbridge Dennis ’65 prepare to sing in The Grand Duke. My best friend from grades 4-8, Barbara Putnam, wrote: “I’m enjoying the challenges of being the Democratic Registrar of Voters in Litchfield, CT. Most of my working life, I was self-employed and worked alone. I chose to do that in part because navigating the choppy waters of interpersonal friction and power plays required way more energy than I felt it deserved. I just wanted to get something done, and skip the conversations about how it should be done, by whom, in what order, under whose supervision etc. etc. Well, I’m back to dealing with all that. I have a relatively small staff in the office, but a huge fleet of part-time election workers when we have elections. The interpersonal stuff takes way more than half my energy, but at my advanced age, I’m willing to do whatever it takes. It does feel a bit like I’m picking up where I left off at the age of 30. Was that really 40 years ago?”

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1943 Paula Cantor ’65 with her eighth grandchild, Elijah, born last April 19.

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Peter E. B. Erdman 700 Hollinshead Spring Road, Apt. D100 Skillman, NJ 08558-2038 609-759-3362 (home) PErdman700@comcast.net

Richard Stillwell wrote: “Sara and I are still in good health, just slower than we used to be. We live in a retirement community in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and spend parts of the summer in the old family cottage in Maine, and part of the winter in South Texas, where Sara grew up. My work writing software to support analytical contract labs has tapered off, and if I write software now, it is just for fun. I decided a few years ago that it is no longer feasible or safe for me to sail the ferroconcrete schooner that I started building in 1970 in Houston and sailed up the coast in 1984, so I have donated her to a charitable organization. My daily exercise is to walk over the hill to the mailroom or around the ‘campus’ here.”

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Edwin H. Metcalf 900 Hollinshead Spring Road, Apt. J100 Skillman, NJ 08858-2038 609-921-2386 (home) ehmet@comcast.net

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Philip Kopper 4610 DeRussey Parkway Chevy Chase, MD 20815-5332 301-652-2383 (home) publisher@posteritypress.com

Thanks to yours truly’s sloth and procrastination, my classmates got the invitation for news belatedly and I was lucky to hear from two— who both focus proudly on their offspring (as I will follow suit).

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the venerable Washington newspaper, The Hill. Never one to exaggerate, John thinks James will have “a very interesting internship given the current Washington scene.” He continues as a PDS trustee and nurtures the endowment as chairman of the investment committee. Bob Hillier reported that daughter, Jordan, married Alex Adams last May in a match first struck at the aforementioned Lawrenceville. Coincidence? The nuptials were held at Bob and Barbara’s Delaware Riverside manse, with music by the twelve-piece orchestra that played at Tina Fey’s wedding. Jordan is finishing graduate studies in architecture at Penn, while her husband starts his internship in pediatric orthopedic surgery. You’ll remember that B&B bowed out of their architecture firm, one of the world’s largest, for a retirement gig in a smaller shop, Studio Hillier. Well, the Witherspoon Street office now employs 30. In his spare time Bob continues to teach graduate seminars at the University and to publish Princeton Magazine.

My son Tim is engaged in Maryland’s infant medical marijuana industry developing techniques in “aquaponics” (which is to “hydroponics” what Porsche is to Edsel), and advancing these plants’ ancient uses in healing today: to ease pain, control children’s seizures, cure geriatric insomnia, and more. Meanwhile, Posterity Press’s newest is a charming book about the resurrection of a “lost” St. Croix plantation as a fabulous house on 12 spectacular acres with ocean view. I hope soon to write a book of my own: Sergeant Meredith’s Armada, about an ancestor who died in the Barbary Wars and the four Navy destroyers named for him. Two served in WWII; the first was sunk in solo combat off Guadalcanal, the next off Omaha Beach, struck by the first Nazi air-to-surface missile. Her crew was rescued by a sister ship whose skipper was decorated for seamanship and bravery, one Henry A. Wilmerding, Jr., of the greater MFS/PCD/ PDS clan. Small world. Stay tuned....

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Kenneth C. Scasserra 3161 NW 107th Drive Sunrise, FL 33351 609-598-1776 (home) kscas@hotmail.com

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Fred M. Blaicher, Jr. 710 Manatee Cove Vero Beach, FL 32963-3728 772-231-0046 (home) fritzblaicher@yahoo.com

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Guy K. Dean III 11 Lemore Circle Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1007 609-921-6356 (home) guydean@verizon.net JOURNAL

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Robert E. Dorf 230 Bridge Street Vail, CO 81657 970-471-1067 (home) dorfb@outlook.com

Well, I put the option to send me some interesting tidbits about your lives, so either you are nearly dead, or lead such boring lives that nothing new has happened to you in six months.

I read that Peter Moock was in NH at the big lake, so I know he’s moving around, and I did hear from a few of you in response to the baseball picture I sent out. But only Larry Estey knew the name of the mystery boy. He wrote: “Peter Jones was with us for a couple of years, but I don’t know which ones. His father was Lewis Webster Jones, President of Rutgers from 1951 to 1958. I think Peter actually lived with my family for awhile, and went with us one summer to the camp in Colorado where my parents worked. I lost track of Peter when I left PCD in the fall of 1956 to go off to Kent School (to which I’m returning in October for my 60th reunion). I think I heard that he’s living on the West Coast. So the photo is from sometime between 1951 and 1955, I’d say. Other than that phenomenal act of mental recall, life goes on here on the coast of Maine, with the busy summer season winding down. Visitors welcome year-round.” John Stein wrote back as well. Sounds like he has too much time on his hands.

“Every day, I lay back, well, recline, in my recliner, killing spam and responding to nothing-burger emails if I feel like it, read The Post and The Times (notice the highly respectful use of the capital T), play a few hands of Free Cell, maybe take a nap, then, come evening, take in the CBS evening news, followed by the PBS version of same, followed by as much of Rachel Maddow as I can stand (she’s so smart and knowledgeable, has such good stories to tell, and manages to be hideously boring in the telling), then enjoy whatever good BBC show on PBS (damn, I just mistakenly typed PCD, can you believe it?) I’ve got in the bank, or, when that bank’s empty, treat my wife to an episode of Father Brown, then a mandatory hour of Boston Legal, whereupon she goes to bed, I’ll take in an hour, say, of Yellowstone, then news, then a half-hour or so of Jimmy Kimmel or Colbert, then off to bed and half a New Yorker article, and then to sleep. That final voyage to the bedroom was once aided with my walker, but I’ve lately graduated to a cane, thanks to a tweak on the stent that helps drain more or less water from inside my skull. “And that, my friend, is my work week story, replayed 24/5, week after week. It is entirely comfortable. I’ve got nothing to say about the other two days except, at the right time of year, I get to yell: ‘Go Skins’ and ‘Go Hawks!’”

I did see small notes from John Davison, and Ed Benson so I know they are alive. Actually, Stein and Ed opened a link between them when they realized they were both pinkos early in their lives. Ed may still be, but John is a little more to the right, but not by much. They live on opposite shores, so the flyover states are still safe. Would love to hear from Moke and Chris. Ed wrote me earlier that he thought that Dudley Clarke had died in May. (This was recently confirmed by PDS.) Said he had been one of the original five who had passed from MFS to PCD after the third grade. He remembered, himself, Jimmy Hagenbuckle, Larry Estey, and one more to be named in a later draft.

I just returned from a summer trip with my four grandchildren. This year it was to New Mexico where we visited Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Carlsbad Caverns and, of course, Roswell, home of the International UFO Museum. I offered a couple of the kids to be abducted, but no takers. We took a great tour of Los Alamos, where I had my picture taken with a statue of Robert Oppenheimer. Apparently, Peter lives somewhere near, but we didn’t connect. A great trip, especially since the kids now can carry on real conversations without mentioning the words ‘butt’ or ‘poopy.’ Take care, and I’d love to hear more from you.

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James Carey, Jr. 245 A Chestnut Avenue Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 781-801-2490 (cell) tim_carey@nobles.edu

Harrison Fraker: “I retired from Berkeley’s Department of Architecture at end of June, so serve now as Emeritus Dean of the College and Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, but ‘recalled’ for limited administration, limited teaching and research. Molly and I are starting our bucket list in earnest with extended trips to Minneapolis/Chicago/ Boston and Nantucket in September, and a month in New Zealand in November as result of an invitation to lecture in Wellington. We are both playing lots of tennis and traveling to watch USTA 1000 tournaments. Planning sailing trips next summer now that I have my Bareboat Cruising Certificate…so life is good.”

Bill Morse: “I’m still advising applicants to boarding schools and colleges. It’s stimulating, so it’s not really work. I play platform tennis regularly (eight years ago I wrote a piece that’s still online: ‘Platform Tennis as a Beginner.’)

I play a wooden flute and am part of a nonprofit group of volunteer musicians, ‘Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society.’ The funds we raise help the ‘real’ musicians publish their books and CDs. We teach kids, sponsor many concerts and support various Irish Festivals. Though I’m 75% British, by background, I


only ‘discovered’ my Irish side in my early 60s, and named my golden puppy at that time ‘Doolin.’ That’s the town in County Clare where, 14 years ago, I had my ‘ah-ha’ moment. Currently we have two golden doodles, including one named ‘Finbar.’ I suppose all this is my late-in-life response to being sent off to a boarding school, which had no music, no hockey rink or coach. Boys will be boys, forever.”

Joe Wright: “You can report that I continue to live in Toronto where we have been for 42 years, 43 at the end of March. I am still married to Betsy, 50 years and counting with smiles, in April. I returned recently to Nantucket via home in Toronto from an 11-day rafting trip on the Tatshenshini River, which starts in the Yukon near Whitehorse and travels 150 miles through British Columbia, ending at a place called Dry Bay in Alaska on the Pacific Ocean. “I came to understand how far from 35 I am! Living on the floor of a tent for eleven days with no access to a shower or flush toilet and a walking surface covered with rocks and bushes of all sizes was a struggle. I am very glad I did it, but I am also very glad it is over, which is probably a common reaction for all of us who attempt something meant for 35-year-olds!

“We traveled through the largest protected land area in the world. We saw bears, sheep, eagles, glaciers and icebergs. The temperature averaged in the high 40s to low 50s and we had very heavy rain for four and a half of the 11 days and really only one sunny day. Good company, great, skilled guides and great food plus amazing scenery, but... I am not 35 anymore!” Rob Kuser: “Andy Harris and Susan Denman visited with us in early May. To my surprise, Susan’s aunt is my cousin. Small world. She is a practicing dermatologist and Andy is a retired ophthalmologist. A good team. We had much fun together. Bob Smyth and I continue the ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) meals. I just returned from a wonderful family trip to Killarney, Ireland. Finally, my brother Ward ’61 just moved to Lawrence Township, about two miles from me. The Kuser boys are sticking together in their sunset years.”

Bob Smyth: “I’m wrapping up my 75th summer in upstate New York’s wonderful Adirondack Mountains on Lake Champlain. The beauty of the place is that it doesn’t change: the soaring pine trees in the woods, the stone cliffs cut millions of years ago by glaciers, and many other ‘amenities.’ We have held to the old family tradition of no TV, and in the evenings after supper, we play board games (Sorry, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Scrabble, and others). This fall I will begin my third year of substitute teaching in the Princeton elementary school system, and I enjoy it immensely, especially the pre-kindergarten to third grade group. And for the past four years, I have been in a memoir writing class, and I’m working in

1956-57 PCD Hockey Team the Grandpals program in several kindergarten schools in Princeton and Lawrenceville. In this program, once a week for a half hour, the grandpals read to a child. We commit to the full school year and read to the same child every week. The relationship that develops is special, and I have learned that it is a ‘two-way street,’ in that it is as good for us as it is for the kids. Rob Kuser and I get together for breakfast/lunch on a semi-regular basis to report our news, and to reminisce.”

Adam Hochschild: “I continue to teach a writing class at the Graduate School of Journalism at U. C. Berkeley, where I’m always inspired by the students’ idealism. My latest book, Lessons From a Dark Time and Other Essays, appears in October. In this dark time we’re living through, I wish that words alone could turn the tide politically, but I fear it will take much more than that.” Staff Keegin: “My life, so far, continues as it has. My law partners haven’t said enough already with this two-months-off in the summer stuff, so I sail where the wind blows in the summer from our little house on Great Cranberry Island in Maine (to which Joe Wright can attest). The rest of the year is spent working, less and less, as a lawyer, enjoying life in Sausalito, and spending time in Kenwood — less this past year because our house, sheds, woods and meadows were utterly destroyed in last year’s fires. Insurance has been relatively OK, and we started the actual reconstruction this past week. “Our oldest daughter continues acting and producing in Paris with her husband and two young sons. Emily, our middle daughter, has moved to Oakland from Brooklyn with husband and very young daughter from whence she is continuing her photo editing work. And our youngest daughter and her recently acquired husband have moved from DC to the South Bay. It feels like the younger kids are circling the wagons. What do they know that I don’t?”

I, Tim Carey, like Joe, have just returned from a hiking/biking trip in the Dolomites. I went with my wife, Mary’s, family, and that is a treat since they all get along well with one another.

Challenging for me, doing some of those hills, but I managed to survive. Pretty cushy compared to what Joe did. I’m back volunteering at a local school, photographing various sports for a variety of places, schools, colleges and a city soccer program, and spending one day a week helping people get where they need to go at Boston’s Children’s Hospital. The attached photograph comes from Staff. There was, among us, talk of Bob Mueller, who appears in this group of rather uncomfortable-looking hockey players. Can you find him? And can you identify the others? I got all but one.... Stay well until the next issue!

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Toby Knox 122 Fairway Drive South Burlington, VT 05403 802-985-3191 (home) toby@tobyknox.com

Chris Wright: A Remembrance by John White

“I was sorry to learn of Chris’s early death. We enjoyed our friendship back in our days at PCD.

“I last saw him many decades ago in the late 50s, after we graduated. He is one of our classmates that I remember well. I lived out in the country and Chris lived in town. He was far more sophisticated about life than I. I recall hanging out at the Princeton University radio station being ‘gophers’ fetching the records. During the half time of a Princeton football game, I saw him emerge out of a kid-sized Tiger costume while he was on the field with the regular Princeton mascot. How did he do that? “I was amazed at Chris’ abilities to navigate the inner workings of PU and our hometown. Whenever we played tennis together, we met on PU courts where somehow Chris knew his way around the gym and had found access to the courts. I bet some of our classmates were led on ‘underground tours’ of Palmer Square by Chris, who knew the ‘safe’ entry and exit points, while walking along dark, spiderwebbed passages. I recall being scared wondering what would happen to us if caught! Chris was non-plussed! “When Chris called me up one day in Sixth Form to invite me to go into NYC with him to meet Sophia Loren, I didn’t hesitate and signed on! My parents, their friends, my brothers and all my classmates thought I was joking, thought that Chris was full of

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it. I trusted Chris, once again, and knew he was not BS-ing me. Together we took the train in, wearing our ‘PCD uniforms.’ The limo (a limo for two 13-year-olds!) picked us up at Penn Station and took us to a warehouse somewhere for the last day of filming of That Kind of Woman (1959). Not only did we meet Sophia Loren, but also Tab Hunter and Barbara Nichols. (Google the trailer for some laughs.) I can truthfully tell you that we swigged wine out of the same bottle that Sophia Loren did—along with everyone else on the set!

“Even though I hadn’t seen Chris in decades, I have thought of him many times. When I tell our story of meeting Sophia Loren, I get, ‘No way, White, you are making it up.’ I hear this often. No, Whites don’t lie! If Chris were still with us, he would vouch for me; and I, for him. What an amazing experience! What an amazing person!” Thanks, John, for your memories of Chris. I appreciate you sharing the Sophia Loren story with other classmates as you have shared it with me about 10 times. “Toby, have I ever told you about the time I met Sophia Loren?” Not much Knox news. Kathryn and I have settled into our smaller abode and are enjoying it. We’ve played a lot of golf this summer. I’m not looking forward to a knee replacement in early October but hope that by March I’ll be 100%, as we have a trip to Sydney and New Zealand planned. I had an enjoyable week in June on the Gander River in Newfoundland fishing for Atlantic salmon. Best wishes to all classmates. Please follow John’s lead and share any stories from our time on Broadmead.

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Roger Budny 7005 SE Pacific Drive Stuart, FL 34997 772-419-8004 (home) budny@comcast.net

Joe Coffee wrote: “This year, Joe and Laurie celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They reside in north central PA just south of Corning and Elmira NY. Joe continues to play softball on three teams, one out of Virginia, playing in tournaments around the country and two in NY. He has been slowed by knee injuries, so is looking to get knee replacements.

Joe Coffee ’59 with his bride in 1968 and 2018 JOURNAL

Currently he is working with a number of states to establish a new, non-profit organization focused on careers in law and public safety, Law and Public Safety Education Network. It focuses on programs at the secondary school level with connections to college and related careers.” Don Fischer reported that he is alive and well living in Mary Esther, Florida, just east of Pensacola. He spent most of his 20s and 30s living in Germany, Austria and Spain. He married a German lady in the ’60s who passed away in 1981, which is when Don returned to the States with two daughters. He’s driven an 18-wheeler, crewed on large sailboats across the Atlantic and now has a shuttle business that runs to the airport. Don plans to soon sell his house and plans to retire on a 36-foot nautical sailboat. He’s looking forward to our 60th reunion. Steve Cook is “enjoying retirement with a house in Stonington, CT and a house in Palm Beach Gardens, six months in each. Have been able to skate twice a week in each location so the spirits are still high. Welcomed our sixth grandchild, Carter Cook, and he seems to like Stonington and the NHL channel. “Nina is still busy with innocents work and I work two days a week for Habitat for Humanity taking apart all the high-rent houses and condos and selling the kitchens and baths through the H4H Restore. Made over $1,000,000 for H4H last year from the restore.

“At our age, we all do a lot of reminiscing and I still have fond memories of PCD and all the characters. Have been playing old man’s hockey with brother John ’56 and Colie Donaldson ’62 as our center man; Colie is full of PCD memories and stories. “It has been quite a journey, PCD, St. Mark’s School, Princeton, Rutgers Aggie School, USN Pilot, then Rutgers Medical School, retired USN as 06 and a great orthopaedic practice in New Brunswick, NJ. Now all done, a little legal work and H4H, and going to the doctor and dentist.

“We feel blessed with four wonderful and productive grown children, six grandchildren and some hot shot hockey players. So the cycle starts again.

“I am in touch with Roger Budny in FL, which has been fun and hoping he gets through all his medical issues soon. He is always in good spirits in spite of any impediments.

“Nothing left for us in Princeton so not sure when we will be back. But our doors are always open for visitors in FL from November to May and then in Stonington.”

Charlie Stuart had a series about basketball called Basketball: A Love Story,

which appeared on ESPN in October. He was a writer/producer on the project working with a friend who was the show runner. This past May, he released a documentary on PBS, which he produced, wrote and directed about the stigma surrounding mental illness in this country. “Since I’m now out of work, that could make me ‘retired,’ but I prefer to say ‘I’m in between projects.’ I’m always looking for work and for 30 years as a freelancer, something always comes up. My wife and I sold our apartment in NYC this year and we are full-time residents of Maine, but as first time grandparents we will be spending a lot of time in Chicago with our oldest son, wife and new baby as well as returning to NYC to visit our other two children who live there.” Walter Smith wrote: “Life is going along just fine for me and Libby, my wife of 47 years. Our kids, Jessica and Robert, are well, as are our three grandkids, Connor, Maggie and Nathan. Connor began high school last week. OMG, time certainly does fly by.

“Currently, we are at our summer home in Silverton, Colorado where, since retiring, I’ve worked summers in Professor Shutterbug’s Olde Tyme Photo Parlour. We dress people in old fashioned costumes, take their picture in a typical vintage pose, and print it out in a sepia tone, as it would have looked a century ago. “I’m also involved with Bernese Mountain Dogs in obedience training for competition obedience and in Therapy Dog Ministry. I take Sarek, my six-year-old Bernese, who is a Registered Therapy Dog, on visits to hospitals and long-term care facilities to support patients and residents. I find this to be a most uplifting and fulfilling endeavor; and, a meaningful experience of happiness and hope for those we visit.” Huck Fairman continues to write novels, short stories, poems, and a column in the Princeton Packet newspaper.

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Karl D. Pettit III 6079 Pidcock Creek Road New Hope, PA 18938-9313 215-598-8210 (home) karl.pettit@comcast.net

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Peter H. Raymond 547 East Street Dedham, MA 02026-3060 617-365-0236 (cell) peterh.raymond@gmail.com

In August, I met with Tim Carey ’57 who greeted me with, “You remember Robbie Mueller?” I scanned my memory of students where Tim and I taught for years and came up with nothing. “He’s only the most important man in the whole democracy!” “Oh, that Mueller! Did he go to PCD?”


Indeed he did, as documented by Randy Hobler, who wrote, “Yeah, I remember “Bobbie” Mueller ’59. I guess you know he was ’66 at Princeton? And that he played lacrosse on the same team as Pepper Pettit ’60. There was a summer travel deal that Bobbie was in back in 1957 or so. Bobbie Mueller’s face is somewhat obscured…he’s kneeling two over from Charlie Stuart ’59.”

after the summer hiatus—most of my parish are expats, so summer travel is the norm. I went back to Notre Dame for my 50th last summer, but since I am in both classes ’68 and ’69, I get to do it again next summer.” Regan Kerney ripped off a short note: “Still plugging away as a member of the Lawrenceville faculty. Just can’t seem to graduate.” I did see Regan at a distance at the Princeton reunions but didn’t make a direct connection. It was madness!

I had better luck with Dick Reynolds and his wife Mary, with whom I shared a meal. Dick, in fine form and energy, reflected on some of the difficulties of our school days before answering some of my questions about geology. He talked about troubling times during the field’s schism over the emerging evidence for plate tectonics. He is now enjoying mentoring graduate students in Colorado.

Pepper Pettit ’60 (#32) and Bob Mueller ’59 (#15) played lacrosse together at Princeton.

My own days are spent at the keyboard with a number of writing projects, or else sailing on Buzzard’s Bay out of South Dartmouth. After years yanking on an oar, it’s remarkable to let wind do the work. (Sure wish someone had told me about this). I travel, not often enough, to Kentucky, where my wife Laurie moved to be with our three grandsons, and she travels back to “Beantown” when she can. It’s a strange situation but static for the time being. Hope to have more classmate news in next column!

1962 PCD boys on the Westward Ho summer travel trip, circa 1959: (back row, l-r): Joe Coffee ’59, Bob Mueller ’59, Roger Budny ’59; (front row, l-r, Sam Guttman ’59, Huck Fairman ’59, (unidentified). Randy continued, “I’m no longer in Dobbs Ferry, but moved into a condo in Norwalk, CT at the end of March, with my longtime girlfriend, Alexa Smith. We love it here. I’m still working on the Libya book, for which I have written 101,000 words and conducted 87 interviews. “I regularly visit my 95-year-old father, who’s in a senior home in Skillman. He set a record at Princeton Reunions for having marched in 72 straight P-Rades! When the parade was canceled, I saw my Princeton classmate Dick Woodward. I mentioned to him that I’d just read that the last (and only time) the P-Rade was canceled due to weather was in 1953. He said, ‘I was there!’ (at his father’s reunion). What are the chances of that?” Father John Sheehan wrote: “Life in Jordan continues to be interesting. I have rejoined Rotary, found an English-speaking club, and on October 8, I will be giving my first solo concert in Jordan. Life is starting to pick up

John F. McCarthy III 25 Brearly Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-924-3926 (home) 609-731-1287 (cell) jack@mccarthyllc.com

Princeton Day school if a class correspondent is not listed, please send your notes to Ann Wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org

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Deborah V. Hobler 1342 Rialto Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805-682-4896 (home) 805-314-8490 (cell) dvhobler@cox.net

Time is disappearing at an alarming rate these days. We graduated from PDS 52 years ago, and now this year of 2018 brings most of us our 70th birthdays. I suspect most are celebrating well, or refusing to celebrate.

I know at least three of us partied: Barbara Sullivan reported that she and her husband rented a villa in Tuscany this summer for her 70th birthday, and they were joined by her daughter and her fiancé. Susan Bonthron will be spending a week in Provence in September painting watercolors with a local art school. In mid-August, I hosted a Buckingham Palace High Tea at my home to celebrate my passing through yet another decade; all my guests got into the party spirit by wearing stylish hats, long gloves, and putting on airs. One of my friends came as a Queen’s Palace Guard, with full bearskin hat and colorful red costume. My Hobler siblings hired an actor from L.A., dressed as a town crier and/or bellman, who entered the house ringing a huge bell and shouting, “OYEZ!! OYEZ!! OYEZ!!” and promptly delivered official pronouncements for Queen Deborah of Rialto. Yes, I have queenly aspirations. If anyone else wants to write me their 70th birthday stories, please do for future columns.

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John A. Ritchie 7302 Durbin Terrace Bethesda, MD 20817-6127 301-564-1227 (home) 215-378-8919 (cell) jhnritchie@yahoo.com

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William E. Ring 2118 Wilshire Boulevard #336 Santa Monica, CA 90403 310-600-2015 (home) mwmaverick@gmail.com Donald E. Woodbridge 64 Depot Hill Road Amenia, NY 12501-5817 845-373-7035 (home) maderacito@yahoo.com

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Debbie Hobler ’68 (center) celebrating her 70th birthday Susan Bonthron shared the news that “her daughter, Anna, graduated from med school last June and now is a resident in Surgery at Hennepin Medical Center in Minneapolis. She loves her work but has no time for life.” Daughter, Caitlin, is now the Editorial Director of the New York Times Magazine Lab, Fall 2018


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where she thinks up new ways to make the NYT more exciting (like the Kids’ NYT, the Fiction section, the Puzzle section). Her husband, Gil, is retired Susan Bonthron ’68 and working on his on a hike own antiques projects. “I’m still teaching book arts in my studio here.”

Barbara Sullivan wrote that she is now working one day a week and having fun with yoga, gardening, dabbling at water color painting and continued involvement in various community organizations. It sounds like we should plan another 1966 Class Art Show, the next time we get together. She happily reported that her son, Charles, was married last August up in Massachusetts. Congratulations! Barb now has two grandchildren, Wyatt (3) and June (1) and loves visiting them.

One can never tire of those site visits. In the fall, a “Pottery Wheel for Beginners” course is the next program she has signed up for. (She says this course makes her most mindful of Sarah Jaeger.) “I haven’t touched a wheel since eighth grade at MFS, where I have very fond memories of sitting on the wooden bench painted blue kick wheel in the Crafts Studio.” As I recall, Katherine is moving into a new home in Asheville in February, and anticipates that BEARS might visit her backyard. Apparently, bears are frequenting the city’s sites these days. Perhaps her “How to be Safe in Public” course has prepared her for how to fall in front of a bear without getting injured! And everyone knows that bears are scared of noncontact boxing! So she’s safe, for sure.

Linda Staniar Bergh had lunch with Polly Dickey Cockburn. Linda’s daughter, Courtney Bergh ’02, lives in London. Linda sent me a photo of the two of them. I was so excited to show it, but between the two of us, we couldn’t attach the photo properly for publication. Senior moments maybe? But I do give Linda credit for contributing to the class notes.

Our prolific children’s author, Margery Cuyler, has yet again published another book, The Little Ice Cream Truck. The School Library Journal reviewed the book, and said it was a “jovial seasonal selection that can be quickly read one on one while eliciting memories and planning for sunny days to come.” Reading that made me want to go out to Mercer Road to catch the Good Humor Ice Cream man!

Barbara Sullivan ’66 and her family at her son’s wedding. Katherine Becker took summer school program courses in “Summer Wines,” “Post-War Italian Comedy Film,” and “The Historical Jesus,” which she particularly enjoyed because it challenged long held beliefs she had about the man and his work, and gave her a new perspective on Judeo-Christian history. Ms. Becker also took “How to Be Safe in Public” while traveling; this included her learning how to fall without getting injured. I wish I had known that when I fell down an uneven sidewalk and got 13 stitches in my hand, a year plus ago. Katherine says all of us old women need to learn this! In addition to learning how to be safe, Katherine has also taken up noncontact boxing as a part of physical therapy, which enables her to build stamina, strength AND confidence. Where were these classes when we were young? I hope she will not have to employ any contact boxing on her trips, but at least she will be prepared. Katherine’s next trip is to Rome, Italy in September, her fourth visit, where she has rented an apartment, with plans to visit museums she has not frequented before. But of course, she will return to the Borghese Gallery and the Sistine Chapel. JOURNAL

Margery Cuyler ’66 at a book signing

cash.” Not knowing much about the equestrian world, I hadn’t thought much about what it takes to make it in this sport. But it is clear that every Olympian needs patrons. Let’s all hope that Lacey makes her way to the team!

I spent two weeks back East in June, first visiting my sister, Nancy Hobler ’74 in D.C., then seeing my father in Princeton, who is about to celebrate his 96th birthday, and my siblings. Of course, we all went to Princeton Reunions, where my dad marched for the 72nd time in a row in the P-Rade. I was able to get in a wonderful visit with Andrea Hicks, who was visiting with her mom, Joanie. It was great to just hang out with Andrea and shoot the breeze! Then I drove up to Connecticut with my brother, Randy Hobler PCD ’61 and his partner, Alexa, and saw his new home in Norwalk, CT, followed by a great visit with my sister, Mary Hyson PDS ’68, at her Cheshire, CT home.

Herb Hobler with daughters Nancy Hobler ’74 and Debbie Hobler ’66 at Princeton Reunions I am sure I have failed to report more news because my memory isn’t what it used to be! Remind me next time.

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5th printing of 2009 book by Margery Cuyler ’66 This summer, Sally Behr Ogden enjoyed many days on Fisher’s Island with her partner, with drop-in visits from family and friends. Daughter and Denver family therapist, Oakley, has begun writing a book, about which Sally is excited; Lacy, her youngest and a top national amateur rider, continues to pursue her dream of finding a place on the Olympic team. Sally described how much grit and determination is required to stay the course. “Riders have no life: it’s about the horse from six in the morning until nine at night. There are often injuries, being placed on disabled lists, and lots of physical therapy. Getting on the Olympic team requires a deep bench of horses and a barrel of

Susan Fritsch Hunter 49 Boatwrights Loop Plymouth, MA 02360 774-773-9627 (home) 203-206-6402 (cell) ares543@comcast.net

I only had two responses for class news requests, so this will be short but sweet. My news is that we’re moving to Massachusetts in two days! Connecticut has been home for 35 years, the longest time I’ve spent in any one state. Phoebe Knapp Warren has happy news. Her daughter, Nathalie, had a baby boy in August. Antoine William was 7 lbs. 4 oz. at birth and will be called “Will.”

Antoine William, grandson of Phoebe Knapp Warren ’67, greets the world shortly after his birth in August.


Here are some recent notes from classmates.

John Claghorn was able to be one of the alums to come. “It was fun to remember our days in the Senior Sitting Room.”

Pam Erickson MacConnell ’67’s son and girlfriend with the famous windmills in the province of La Mancha, Spain

Gail Smith Cleare wrote: “My second novel, The Taste of Air, made USA Today Bestsellers List twice last year. My next book is a romance with recipes called Love & Chocolate, coming out this fall.” CONGRATS, Gail. Her granddaughter, Camila, likes to tap dance and is quite the little ballerina.

Katie Ecroyd has lived in Ottawa, Kansas most of her life. It is close to Kansas City where she is “neighbors” with my youngest son, David. She suggested, “There’s LOTS to do in KC. I hope I can get together with David and his family for lunch sometime.”

Pam Erickson MacConnell ’68 visited the Chihuly exhibit at the Biltmore in Asheville, NC. Pam Erickson MacConnell wrote: “We had a wonderful summer, after a two-week trip in May to England and Spain with our son and his girlfriend. I made several quilts this summer along with a wall hanging and a table runner. Two more in the works now for new babies born to my daughter’s friends. I took a short trip in August to Asheville, North Carolina to see the Chihuly glass exhibits at Biltmore. Absolutely fabulous, especially at night. I’m not sure which was the best…the towers in the conservatory gardens, the reflection ponds or the amazing 14’ ball on the front promenade. Breathtaking!” Marta Nussbaum Steele reported that her daughter, Liza, has a new job as a tenuretrack professor of sociology at the John Jay College for Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Liza’s daughter, Cleo, turned two and will be attending an all-Spanish-speaking preschool in Manhattan. Marta attended a whistleblowers’ conference in August in Washington, D.C., and wrote four stories about it that were very well received.

Faron Daub Fahy could not come to the reunion. “If I had completed my pilot’s license, as everyone in my family did, I could fly our 172 down to Princeton for future reunions!!” Time for a donut? I am sure many of us have memories of eating those yummy sugar glazed donuts first thing in the morning. . .I think ‘FISH’ (Andy Fishmann) was partly responsible for this. Andy and wife, Kim, were at the reunion. Perhaps I have not remembered who was really behind the donut business. Do tell. Recent trips were: Guadeloupe, Portugal, the Canary Islands and Amsterdam.

Anne Fulper loved being back in the fold. She wrote me (Mary Hobler) an email after the reunion. “The brunch at Connie’s was my favorite part. It was so wonderful to just be around the table together. I loved seeing Joe Chandler, who cracked me up with memories of the Senior Sitting Room. Joan Wadelton was a hoot! I wish I had known her better in our high school years.”

Joan is now a retiree from the State Department. I can’t recall the details, but roughly she is enjoying a very large piece of land (size?) (in Colorado?), where she occasionally digs for fossils (dinosaurs?) Now there’s a woman with a sense of adventure!

Gillian Gordon Crozier briefly wrote: “Hopefully, I will be in the States more often in a year or two. We spend a lot of time in East Hampton (Long Island) and plan to retire there, if I can ever give up working! Class of ’68 is composed of 68-year-olds!” Jerry Pitt continues to live in Indiana with his wife Nancy. “I am still working part-time as a mediator and arbitrator—work I enjoy very much. When I’m not doing that, I serve as Executor Career Mentor for business students at Butler U.” They both like to travel. Punky Brewster Rutledge is working for Manchester (CT) Democratic Town Committee, and canvassing for Democrats

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Joan Wadelton and Andy Fishmann

Noom and Joe Chandler with Sia Godfrey Bauer

Anne Fulper and Mary Hobler Hyson

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Sophia Godfrey Bauer 50 Hopedale Drive North Kingston, RI 02852 860-707-5649 (cell) sbauer2086@gmail.com Mary Hobler Hyson 1067 Wolf Hill Road Cheshire, CT 06410-1732 203-272-1294 (home) bassett7750@cox.net

The photographs tell the stories of what our 50th reunion in May was like. There were 13 alums and four partners present for the dinner on Saturday, and some more alums attended other festivities during the weekend, including brunch on Sunday at Connie Sayen Ban’s lovely home on the Great Road. It was like a slumber party. What fun we had! Thank you, Connie.

Connie Sayen Ban

John Taylor and Ingrid Selberg

Ann McClellan and John Claghorn

Sia Godfrey Bauer, Mary Hobler Hyson and Rick Ross

Rick Ross with his wife, Judy, and Linda Baker Fall 2018


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who are running this year. “I really believe that our vote is all we have right now. I am hoping that we can get a group of New England Class of 1968 alums together for a mini reunion in the fall.”

Next in line is one of my oldest friends (since 1957) who made it to the reunion, Ingrid Selberg. She flew in from London to visit her son and then on to Princeton for our 50th. How wonderful to meet again as grown-ups... Remembering the magic of the swinging bridge and hiding in the fields around her house at the Institute for Advanced Studies. Thank you, Ingrid, for returning.

A final note from Bob Spears who told us from Southern California, that he is mostly retired, but still works for the Department of Education. He does trail maintenance and still signs up for crazy events. “Next month (April), I am running rim-to-rim-to-rim in the Grand Canyon (20+ hours). I want to get these events in before I can’t do them anymore.” Doesn’t that sound familiar now that we are in our 60s?

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Susan Denise Harris 801 Ocean Boulevard Isle of Palms, SC 29451 203-517-7656 (cell) susandeniseharris@gmail.com

Blair Lee was saddened to share, “It is with huge sorrow that I, and Andrea Fishman’s sister, Bobbie Fishman ’71, must share that Andrea passed away in her home in June. I am heartbroken, as Andrea was one of my closest friends at PDS, beginning sophomore year, when we were both new to the school. We lived together in Boston after college for a few years, and then we both ended up in NYC. As perhaps you all remember, Andrea was a completely unique, exceptional and eccentric person. She was hugely intelligent (do you remember how she outscored all of us on the National Merit Exams?), frequently frustrating in her points of view, and so funny as to make life always a pleasure in her company. I miss her very, very much.

“Bobbie speaks of how wonderful it’s been to learn that Andrea was beloved in her East Village, that she was claimed as a shining light to many, that she was appreciated and loved for being exactly the Andrea she was happy to be. Her life of political activity and personal support to almost all who came into her path, as well as serious work in the theatre, was full and hard and greatly respected.” Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff also wrote a wonderful tribute of Andrea: “My memories of PDS are as warm as they are for many reasons, but in large part because of Andrea. She was such an important part of my life there that it’s strange now to recall that she didn’t arrive till 10th grade. I was with her in classes, morning assemblies, most lunch periods, but the place I remember her best is in Moyne Smith’s Theater Workshop, JOURNAL

which we both took for three years running. As seniors we performed together, along with Chris Reeve ’70, who also directed, in the one-act play Hello Out There by William Saroyan. Andrea played a jealous wife who shot her husband (Chris) dead in prison, if you can believe it! “I remember her huge, velvety eyes and very straight black lashes, her laugh that was more like an eruption, a geyser of mirth, and the way she would curl up like a mouse or a squirrel, arms and legs intertwined as she listened to you, focusing every ounce of her attention on what you had to say and then giving it back to you in much more pithy, witty form. She was brilliant, of course, but so were many of our classmates. What made her stand out to me was the way she could forge an instant bridge to people, somehow blasting through your shyness, awkwardness, every social impediment and make an electric connection, make you feel valuable and wanted and important. I never really understood how rare that was until I left PDS and entered the wider world, where I found such friends in strangely short supply. (Imagine that!). I envy the people in her NYC neighborhood who saw her daily, as I once did, and who loved her for the same reasons without intruding on the privacy she came to insist on. Evidently, Andrea never shuttered that amazing human light and warmth of hers. I will always remember and miss it.”

Jesse (Bill) Markham wrote: “After many years practicing antitrust law in San Francisco, I morphed into a law professor at the University of San Francisco and an occasional visiting professor at my alma mater at Boalt Hall (Berkeley Law). Now I am more or less retired, living in Carmel Valley, CA, with my wife, Diana, and our dog, Cricket. I have only rarely returned to Princeton since I headed off to St. Paul’s from PCD all those years ago, and I am tempted by our reunion. Hope to see some old friends then if I make it.” Ronda Davis Fliss has sold Fat Murray’s and retired to Boynton Beach, Florida.

Laura Lamar wrote: “I am enjoying being recently retired and able to work on special projects at church (pastoral search, new graphics, living history and art project), and in our community (volunteering at local food bank, fire victim support, fundraising for women’s scholarships through P.E.O.). Husband Max Seabaugh is reading through New York Times bestseller list and drawing pictures. Looking forward to a two-week road trip through Bakersfield, Winslow, AZ, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, with handcrafted playlists by Max!”

Bertina Bleicher Norford returned to Lexington, MA, after a month in Singapore followed by a house swap with a family in Victoria, British Columbia, and a brief stopover in California, during which she enjoyed a lovely hike with Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff. She hopes to see more classmates in May!

Bebe Ramus retired from her long-time technical writing job in January, and says she is enjoying organic gardening, friends, neighbors and family, including her wonderful greatnieces, Anoushka and Uma, and singing at church. She has been a volunteer nurse at a free medical clinic in the past and hopes to do something similar in the future.

Bob Rathauser reported that he is enjoying retirement from his medical practice. He and Debra recently enjoyed a wonderful week at the home of Stan and Susan Denise Harris in Isle of Palms, SC. During the rest of his free time, he is studying to be a tour guide in Israel. He’ll be ready for prime time after November 2019. Beth Borgerhoff-Pomerleau and her husband Ricky are happy in Maine where Beth is busy painting. Her work can be seen at CG Gallery (www.cggalleryltd.com) in Princeton at 10 Chambers Street.

Many of you have expressed an interest in returning for our 50th class reunion, which will be held the weekend of May 17-19, 2019. We will be in touch with you regarding details for the weekend. If any of you who live locally would like to plan an event, please contact me, or the Alumni Office.

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Ann M. Wiley 124 Traditions Way Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-902-8132 (cell) awileyemail@gmail.com

Tom Berger wrote just after the deadline for the spring Journal: “My wife Diane and I traveled in March from our home in London to The European Fine Arts Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Here I had the pleasure of catching up with classmate Jack Kilgore, who was exhibiting at the fair. Jack is as witty, perky and irreverent as always, and looking far too young. TEFAF is perhaps the world’s most prestigious art fair with a long list of dealers hoping to gain a stand at the show. It is a testament to Jack and the quality of art he sells that he has been a fixture at TEFAF for more years than I can remember.

Jack Kilgore ’70 and Tom Berger ’70 in The Netherlands this past March


Naurene Donelly ’70 (third from left) reunited with Diane Erickson ’70 (first on right), with friends in Florida. Eve Robinson is not ready for retirement. She wrote: “I have lived in Montclair, NJ, for the past 27 years; I love it here and we plan to stay in our home here as long as we can.

“As for me, I continue to work full-time in the field of early childhood education and quality rating improvement, as well as serving on many community and professional boards where I have become very active. I was re-appointed to the Montclair Board of Education for a second term by the Mayor this year and also serve on the boards of our local hospital, Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Hospital, and our county Regional Educational Services Commission. In addition, I teach as a visiting specialist at Montclair State University with the McCormick Center for Child Advocacy and Policy and the newly opened School of Social Work and serve on that school’s advisory board. “I enjoy being active politically on a local level and being able to advocate on behalf of children and families; it’s important to be involved and change can happen best at a local level. I also love teaching and plan to stay involved with University activities for a while. “I am also an avid tennis player and organize doubles matches with my tennis friends all year long.

“I can’t believe it will be 50 years soon since our graduation; I remember that event very clearly for some reason, especially when Calvin threw Porter in the pool at the party! See you all there.” Lew Bowers wrote: “Everything is good out here in Oregon. I am training a new one-yearold female poodle puppy, named Cokie, or rather she is training me. We are approaching our first anniversary in our 27-unit senior co-housing project and it is working out very well. Lots of good friends around and we are creating new rituals for our new community. I was back in New Jersey this June and I took the opportunity to stop by and have dinner with Heidi Flemer and her husband Richard at their nursery in Allentown. It was wonderful to catch up and meet all of her birds, chickens, dogs...I plan to be at the 50th reunion. In fact, I promise to make a PDS reunion every 50 years! I really hope to see some classmates I have not seen during these last 50 years including: Jack Kilgore, Eric Hagen, Harriet Sharlin, Allyn Love, etc. I hope that the 50th reunion pulls everyone out.”

Cintra Huber McGauley reported that her daughter, Cintra, was married on May 27, 2018 to Anton John ‘Trey’ Sedalik III at the Monserrate Palace in Sintra, Portugal. She also sent the history of her name, Cintra, which unfortunately is too long to reprint but briefly, she wrote: “The first name of Cintra has been given to a daughter in each generation beginning in 1843 in Philadelphia with Cintra Hutchinson, Cintra, the first.” Our PDS Cintra is the fifth generation. She has retired from a career as Vice President of marketing from Phillips Fine Arts Auctioneers and the U.S. Equestrian Federation.

the second time, and I’d see it again) and Bette Midler in Hello Dolly, which was fantastic. I continue to be very busy with church work, especially as chair of the Personnel Committee and with our Haiti Task Force. This fall I will be taking a course on the American Songbook. PDS doesn’t have email addresses for the classmates listed below. We’d love to hear from them, or at least get their addresses. Our 50th isn’t that far away and we don’t want them to miss out. Peninah Chilton Berdugo ’70 Christopher M. Collins ’70 Leslie Ann Grey ’70 Mary Lapidus Hewett ’70 Mark K. Lane ’70 Timothy Medley ’70 Catherine Morgan-Standard ’70 John Parrott ’70 Victoria Johnson Pickering ’70 Fredric E. Schluter III ’70

It is with sadness that I report that our classmate, Marian Stoltzfus Paen passed away in July. We send our condolences to her family and friends.

Cintra McGauley, daughter of Cintra Huber McGauley ’70, with her husband at their wedding in Sintra, Portugal Marjorie Shaw has retired from teaching anatomy at Howard University College of Medicine. She wrote: “I began by breaking my ankle, so I don’t feel I have truly begun the transition. There are so many lovely daily things I look forward to (travel, reading, knitting, gardening, exercise….). I don’t have any grand plans. It feels like a whole new realm of possibilities opening up!”

Bob Peck reported that he was going to visit his artist sister, Virginia Peck, in San Miguel de Allende in October.

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Blythe Anne Kropf 4343 East Soliere Aveue, Apt. 2097 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 917-763-4923 (cell) blythekropf5@gmail.com Thomas C. Worthington 4355 Brook Avenue South Saint Louis Park, MN 55424-1011 952-927-9828 (home) worthington_tom@yahoo.com From Tom:

I was thrilled to hear from Willie Remsen with the following news: “In June, my daughter, Sara (27), who recently received her Master’s of Science from MIT, married fellow Dartmouth alum, Kelly O’Brian. Walking my daughter down the aisle was one of those amazing rites of passage that has to be experienced to be fully comprehended. In July, I returned to Kyrgyzstan to continue my architectural conservation of a 1,000-year-old Islamic mausoleum in Uzgen. Built on the Silk Road on the site of the eastern-most settleBob Peck ’70 with his ment of the Macedonians and Bob Peck ’70’s sons take “new squeeze since last Greeks in Central Asia, this the dog for a run. December, Mary Kay” important monument is a rare survivor of the Mongol invasion. More recently I had a very pleasant dinI, Ann Wiley, officially retired from PDS on ner in Princeton with my sister, Barbara Rose June 30, although I am continuing as a consulMFS ’64, and old friend, Pepper Pettit PCD tant to collect and edit all class notes for the ’60. I continue to work in architectural historic Journal. Can’t say I’ve done that much since preservation in New England. I can be reached retiring, but love it. I did have an overnight in at wremsen@gmail.com.” NYC; saw Beautiful, The Carole King Story (for Fall 2018


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Becky Ramsey ’71 with her grandson, Ramsey Becky Ramsey shared with us: “Bad news behind me that I share with all the class. I was diagnosed with breast cancer one year-ish ago and had a double mastectomy and immediate reconstruction at Mass General. My two women surgeons were fabulous and pioneers in the field!! No kidding. If you are facing this decision (ladies) the care at MGH was spectacular. It was a stressful time but I was secure, as I knew I was in the best of hands! I feel great, look as normal as I ever did, and have a superb prognosis. I actually never even think about having had cancer anymore and feel great. If anyone has questions etc., please contact me. Then, great news is that our son, Sam, and wife Amy had a beautiful boy three months ago; they named him...Ramsey! So surprised. Named with love for my mom especially. I melt for him as all insufferable grandparents do. Being a grandparent is the organic salve for the sands of time until I have to get up off the floor! Last bits of news are that our daughter, Leigh, has returned to Fort Collins, CO, after a veterinary internship at U of Minnesota. She and beau are about to live in a cool house there where horses (hello Pala) may re-enter her life. At least, I just mailed her saddle to her. We are in process of buying a home in Vermont and I see my near future as a triangle between Lexington, MA, Woodstock, VT, and Fort Collins, CO! Decisive people as you can see. Most people tilt their heads as dogs do when confused when I say this. Whatevs! It’s amazing I accomplish anything because I am on a daily deep dive into saving our democracy. Obsessed and into protests. Miss all my buds from PDS and also the ones whom I haven’t seen at reunions. Shout out to Dore Levy and Martha Feltenstein and any other lovely people I haven’t caught up with!!” Lizette Mills Hardie reported: “Still working (Department Head of Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University). Two more years to go, then I go to phased retirement. Summer fun was kayaking, rafting, running endless job searches (not really all that fun: this generational change is killing me!). Kids are launched (SpaceX engineer and physician) and migrated to California, so I get to do the bi-coastal trek. Share my house with two noisy dogs who keep me moving. Best wishes to all, Lizette”

Rick Kramer wrote: “In June, Rick Bryant and I had our second annual road trip. Last year we went to the Barrett-Jackson car show and JOURNAL

auction at the Mohegan Sun in CT. This year we opted for the GearFest held by Sweetwater Music Company in Ft. Wayne, IN. Here we saw the latest and greatest in instruments and live performance sound gear. We also ventured up to Auburn, IN just north of Ft. Wayne to visit several auto and truck museums including a WWII collection of vehicles that included General George S. Patton’s famous army jeep, the Batmobile and even the Knight Rider Trans Am from the TV show.”

1972 classmates Andy Scasserra, Kathy A special shout out to our very own Lisa Bissell Maloney, Cici Morgan Pastuhov Warren, who was one of the 2018 Corporate and Ginny Myer Kester enjoyed some Counsel Publication’s National Women in time together. Law Honorees, receiving the “Transformative Leadership Award” for her work as Assistant General Counsel for Johnson and Johnson. Congratulations Lisa, and also our thanks for organizing the PDS “Day of Giving” for our class. The Class of ’71 had the most donors of any alumni class that day and only a couple of classes exceeded us in dollars donated. Melissa and I (Tom) had Classmates 1972: Andy Scasserra, Cici Sally Rodgers Morgan Pastuhov, Kathy Bissell Maloney Smith ’72 a great summer. In June our daughter, Becca, south to New York State to visit Kathy Bissell was married (in our backyard) to a wonderful Maloney for the weekend. Kathy lives in a young man. They live nearby, so we are lucky beautiful spot along the Delaware River in a to see them often. And, I retired this summer lovely historic home, with even a cabin and after working 39 adventure-filled years with a pool. The weekend was filled with delicious the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We plan food, good walks and wonderful times with to travel, continue our sailing adventures, and dear friends! Best to everyone.” visit our grandbaby in Washington, DC, more often! Kate Merlino wrote: “My news: I am enjoying my 30th year living in New York City, which If any of you are ever in Minnesota, look me is hard to believe, since I am only 42, and I’m up! We would love to see you all! working as the Director of Communications and Marketing at the American Folk Art 1972 Museum.” John L. Moore III 6 Ridge Farms Road Giovanni Ferrante caught us up with the folNorwalk, CT 06850 lowing: “John, thanks for taking up the task. 310-357-9158 (cell) I’ll give you a summary of what’s happening johnlmoore3@gmail.com on my end. Alison and I have been married 41 years. All three of our kids are having kids. After a hiatus of some 40 years, I am taking We have two granddaughters, and two grandover the honor of writing our class notes again. sons are on their way. We have just returned to I say “honor” because it truly is very special to Massachusetts after spending five really enjoybe in touch with my fellow classmates. To this able years in Appalachia—western Virginia— day, I think of you fondly, while recalling each where we loved the people, the land and the of us attempting to find our way, our voice, and music. An amazing place, where everyone who our values along the complicated path we folloves America should spend some time because lowed and shared through our adolescence. it is our taproot. But we felt like the Northeast Big ups to our former class secretary Ginny is really home and love being back. Cape Cod Myer Kester. She was also the first to share this summer has been wonderful. The wind has some news with me! been fantastic for windsurfing. Best ever! We’re lucky our kids are close and we get to see the Ginny Myer Kester shared: “At the end of July, grandchildren a lot. I’m doing vascular surgery at I had a great time visiting the East Coast. The BIDMC Milton Hospital. Alison is doing some good times started at Andy Scasserra’s home work for the Boston MFA Associates. Planning in Maine with a dinner with Sally Rodgers a trip to Amsterdam in a couple of weeks and a Smith. Cici Morgan Pastuhov joined us the return to Bristol, VA to see our Virginia friends next day. Andy, Cici, and I took a road trip


and go to the Rhythm & Roots music festival in September. I’ve been in frequent touch with Rob Gips who, with his brother, Terry, shepherded me through treatment for prostate cancer. Guess we’re all getting old since health issues are a major topic. Swore I’d never be like that, but there you are. At least the attitude is juvenile. Sorry I’m not back in high school so I could use what I’ve learned. But that would be a conundrum. Hope everyone else is having as good a life as I’ve been lucky to have. Social media may be bad for elections but it’s good for staying up on old classmates. Love you all.”

Andrea “Andy” Scasserra wrote: “So you already know some of my news; my recent visit with Sally Rodgers Smith, Cici Morgan Pastuhov, Ginny Myer Kester, and Kathy Bissell Maloney :) We had a great time, lots of great food, conversations and hanging out with old pals. As for me, I am still working, working, working. Currently doing spay/neuter for a non-profit in Conway, NH and a day a week at Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk, ME. Helping to solve the pet overpopulation problem one spay/neuter at a time! “Contemplating a move in the nearish future, not sure to where, but maybe to a different state. Family health issues may take me to PA or CA! Big changes upcoming…”

Henry “Hank” Bristol, a blast from the past: “In June, PDS gave me and 12 other retiring faculty an extended send-off with gifts and acknowledgements, not only at the Alumni Weekend, but also at several end-of-year events. I concluded my history teaching in the Middle School, where I taught all grades (5th-8th). I was also the first coach of the MS Squash Team, beginning a tradition that included competing at Yale in the MS Nationals! Our three children are graduates of PDS—all now living in New England. As an ordained deacon (Episcopal), I will remain active at St. David’s Church, Cranbury, NJ, as well as painting and traveling.” Tom Reynolds kindly added: “I am still involved with all the things I have been involved in for years: cattle, real estate and music. I could take up lots of space with any of them, but best to stretch it out. So music: I play the Kimbell Art Museum every Friday and with a ten-piece twice a month that is a gas. Other gigs come along of course, but I can count on these. Very grateful to be busy with something I love! “Daughter Grace is a third-year resident at the Mayo Clinic on her way to being an orthopedic surgeon. It used to be those people were linebacker types, not anymore! So give it a few more years and I will know a great gal with great bedside manner to swap out your joints! “Son Thomas works two jobs and is happier than he has been in years. He is five years in sobriety, so I can’t tell you how wonderful that has been. “Son Will had open-heart surgery a couple of years back to replace a valve. Tough going

but he is doing fine. He works as a drummer, knows more about history than most people and is a very interesting person when he’s not being a crank!

“On the health side, I hit a good speed bump five years ago and now feel fine talking about it. A Public Service Message to you men: keep an eye on your PSA level. I am five years into dealing with prostate cancer; it was a hot one, but I’m doing fine, thanks to modern medicine. Twenty years ago, I probably wouldn’t be here. So every day is a gift and I count my blessings with regularity, which includes my time at PDS and the people I got to know there. Fond regards to you all!”

Jean Beckwith Funk shared: “All is well, we ( Jean and Paul Funk) have no big news to report! We’re both still working but find time to visit our oldest son, John, in Portland, OR and our youngest, Mark, in Los Angeles. Our middle son, David, and his wonderful wife, Roni, will be moving to Spokane, WA so it seems the Pacific Northwest will increasingly become our home away from home. We spent 10 days this July in Santa Fe, with loads of family and friends in and out to enjoy hiking, golf, Santa Fe Opera, volunteering at the International Folk Art Market, and hitting the most irresistible food trucks. A bike trip to Normandy is upcoming. It’s all about keeping the knees and hips in working order these days, right? We send hellos to all!” John Moore (and wife Kim) have been living in Connecticut for the past six years after moving from Hermosa Beach, CA. Prior to that we lived in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where we met. John moved there from Marin County, CA and Marblehead, MA before that!

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Cassandra L. Oxley 171 Pine Hill Road Boxborough, MA 01719-1915 978-264-4938 (home) 978-270-1057 (cell) cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

Greetings all. It has been a busy year. I hope there is room for all of our news, it’s been a while.

I’d love to hear more about reunion, our 45th! Any stories for next time around would be great. I hear it was a great success. Thanks to the Reunion Committee for their hard work on all this: Ellen Fisher, Martha Sullivan Sword, Chip Place, Jim Harford, Jr. and Susan Bauer Schwinger.

1973 Classmates (left to right): Carol Lifland, Susan Bauer Schwinger, Beth Sanford, and Martha Sullivan Sword at reunions

John’s daughters, Sarah and Phebe, were born in Marblehead and now live in New York and New Hampshire respectively. Sarah (30) is a dedicated actor, and also manages the Upper East Side The class of 1973 celebrated their reunion at location of My Gym Children’s Martha’s house at the reunion cocktail party: (left Fitness Center. Phebe (27) is in marketing and is charged with to right): Jill Williams Dickerson, Beth Sanford, developing the annual class reunion Andy Davies, Sarah Strong-Drake, Susan Bauer program for her alma mater, Schwinger, Martha Sullivan Sword, Winn Thompson University of New Hampshire. I have four step-children (from Kim) and a Anne MacLeod Weeks wrote that she is still resulting eleven grandchildren (nine boys living happily in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. and two girls)!! We had a very memorable She continues to consult part-time with a Christmas 2017 by hosting and boarding all company in China, shows her artwork, serves of our kids/grandkids, equaling 23 of us. on the board of a women’s center, and stays active with pickle ball, Pilates, hiking, garOur sympathies go out to our classmate Jody dening, etc. She and her husband lost their Erdman for the loss of her dear mother, Judith 16-year-old Jack Russell this past winter, but P. Erdman, who passed away in early June. I remember her fondly as a lovely, warm, friendly said her 15-year-old sister still acts like a pup and welcoming human being. We send our love most days. They enjoyed guests this summer, including singer Lucy Kaplansky, for you folk to Jody (and Carl ’76, Fred ’70 and Guy ’64). music people. She is hoping to reconnect with Looking forward to news from some of you Liz, Robin, Hilary, Tucky, and Daryl on Cape Class of ’72ers in the coming months! Cod in 2019. Fall 2018


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Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 entertained some PDSers recently (left to right): Scott Reid ’65, Martha Sullivan Sword ’73, Harry Rulon-Miller ’51, Natalie Huston Wiles ’71, Aubrey Huston ’64, former Athletic Director Jan Baker, Marion Huston Lisko ’73. Cynthia Bishop moved to Seattle in January; she is still producing corporate events, including a new relationship with TEDxSeattle. She is looking forward to Thanksgiving in NJ at her sister Suzanne’s. She wrote: “Daughter Emily works in agriculture, strawberries, in Santa Cruz but remains reluctant to learn how to surf; we will see how long that lasts.” Cynthia has an impromptu trip upcoming, meeting up with her son and daughter-in-law in late August for a hike in the Dolomites, she’s “been ‘in training’ and hope I come back in one piece!”

Cynthia Bishop ’73 with her son, Oliver and his wife Valentina at a Chateau St. Michelle concert. They recently moved to Paris—“lucky dogs!”

Emily, daughter of Cynthia Bishop ’73, with her dog, Cogi JOURNAL

Michael Felder wrote: “Life moves on. We are about to celebrate our 33rd anniversary. My wife Elissa is now involved nationally with other women across the country, leading trips to Israel and inspiring Jewish women in areas of spiritual growth. Oldest daughter Sophie (28) is in her last year of her MA in communications at GW. Jacob (27) lives in Israel with his wife and two children. (left to right) College friend Cara Philbin, Diana Sonia (26) lives in Atlanta with her Lewis Abbot ’74, Joan Merrick Schneeweiss three children. Ezra (23) spent three ’74, and Eleanor Funk Schuster ’74 had a years in Israel and returned to spend great reunion on Cape Cod this past August. two years of study at Yeshiva University Chris Schneeweiss live in Orleans, which is in NY. He is now transferring to Columbia close to Provincetown on the Cape. So happy University. Finally, Raphael (19) completed to have a friend nearby. We got together for a year studying mysticism and spirituality, a Mary Chapin Carpenter ’76 concert, which as well as the Talmud. He’s returning for was fabulous. Then we met for breakfast with another half year in Israel before beginning Diana Lewis Abbot and Joan’s college roomcollege here in the States, most likely at the mate, Cara Philbin. It was great to catch up, University of Maryland. I continue to work as but too short, so more get-togethers are on the a family physician seeing patients in my office horizon! One highpoint this summer was a trip and teaching medical ethics and the philosoto Scotland, especially riding a little Norwegian phy of medicine at Brown University’s mediFjord pony named Gerda. I wanted to bring cal school. Life is very, very full.” her home on the plane and she probably could Indeed it is. My son, Ben, has successfully have fit! graduated from high school. What’s next? Cole Harrop wrote: “My wife, Jenna, and I Fingers crossed, he is starting out part-time just returned from two months (the perks of at community college in their media studies being a school teacher) in Normandy, France, program. where we spent the best summer we can Thanks to you all for your news and photos. remember. We had wonderful visits with many Enjoy the fall. guests, including family, colleagues and former students. Peter Moore ’73 and his wife, Louise, 1974 and son, Ian, stayed in our home in May while Polly Hunter White they were traveling about France. Full faculty 2224 Carlow Drive meetings started on Monday, 8/27, at Riverdale Darien, IL 60561-8458 Country School, where I started my 19th year 630-234-1691 (cell) teaching French, Latin and philosophy. This pwhite2224@gmail.com is a wonderful school that shares many of the “Hello from Eleanor Funk Schuster. A lot strengths of PDS. I spent two weekends last of change this year. Sold house of 30 years year with Ted Dowey and Sab Russo, the first and downsized to bungalow on the river in hiking around the Hopewell area, and the secbeautiful Nyack, NY. Still working full-steam ond on a bike trip starting in Narrowsburg on and loving it as middlethe Delaware River. We are planhigh school librarian ning another bike trip together this in Eastchester Public October. I also had a lovely reunion School. Have two with Camilla Carpenter and Amy beautiful granddaughStanley last Thanksgiving, the first ters, eight-months and time I had seen these two dear almost five-years-old. friends from PDS in many, many It is so much fun being years. Life is good, and I am gratea grandmother. Lots of ful for all that I have been given, belly laughs and fun. My including a terrific start at PDS. I husband and I started a send my best wishes to all of my fine art printing comclassmates.” pany in Provincetown. Funk and Schuster Fine Art Printing (couldn’t resist that name). Have a 17,000-pound Dufa VII and a Heidelberg SORS. I had no idea what we were getting into when I said, ‘Go for it, Honey!’ Found out Eleanor Funk Schuster ’74 in that Joan Merrick and Scotland

Polly Hunter White wrote: “Greetings Classmates: I want to bring to all of your attention that this coming May 2019 will be our 45TH PDS CLASS REUNION. This will be a great opportunity to consider coming back to PDS, to see former classmates, share stories old and new and reunite with your PDS class-


mates. I have only been back to two reunions but I certainly plan on attending our 45th reunion. I realize that we follow each other on Facebook but to see each other in person would be a special opportunity. If you live far away, I hope that you will plan ahead and make your reservations. For classmates in the Princeton and greater Princeton area we hope that you will come; bring your spouse and/or family. We hope to see you there in Princeton in May 2019.

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Yuki Moore Laurenti 464 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609 609-394-1065 (home) Laurentijy@earthlink.net Molly Sword McDonough 111 North Main Street Pennington, NJ 08534-2206 609-737-8435 (home) 609-468-5437 (cell) mollyswordmcdonough@yahoo.com From Yuki:

Kip Herrick O’Brien wrote: “Now that both of my kids have moved out of the Northeast (one in San Francisco, the other in Ukraine), I decided it was time for a change for me as well. In June, I moved to West Palm Beach, FL. On my drive down, I stopped to see Ruth Barach Cox in Durham, NC. As usual, we shared many stories, and laughs, about our time at PDS. Forty+ years later, we are still good friends, but don’t know how we got so old!!! She has a very successful painting restoration company down there. She restores art for many of the local (and not so local) museums in the South. She showed me some ‘before’ and ‘after’ examples of her work, which was incredible. She’s extremely talented at her craft and Arlene Smith would be proud! As for me, I have moved my interior design business down to Florida (www.kipobriendesign@gmail. com). I hope to continue working for my NY and CT clients, so I will have many excuses to get back to the NYC area! I look forward to exploring Florida, and I would love to hear from any of our classmates who are planning to be in the Palm Beach area this winter.

Kip Herrick O’Brien ’75 and Ruth Barach Cox ’75 had a mini reunion.

The PDS family was on my mind (Yuki) during the summer, having read of the passing of Gary Salup’s father, attended the funeral service for Sally Schluter Tardella’s father, and attended the memorial service for Gay Wilmerding’s father. The passing of our parents and extended families, who were part of our PDS experience, almost as much as our teachers and classmates, gives us all pause. They certainly left their imprint on all our lives. As we approach another significant reunion in 18 months, let me wish you good cheer and good health. Bill McClellan wrote to the Alumni Office that for the second year in a row he was the instructor of a PDS student at the Overland Camp Canoe School.

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Sally Lincoln Jeffery wrote that she and her husband live in Ellijay GA, where ten years ago they opened Isaiah House, a Level III recovery home for men with substance use disorder. She is the Director of Operations and Addictions Counselor. Sally says that it has been a privilege and honor to witness so many lives changed and that she enjoys being able to work with her husband.

Caren Ludmer ’76 with her three children Caren Ludmer lives in San Francisco with her seven-year-old twins, Andre and Aiden. Her older son, Antonio (23) recently graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology. Caren works as a psychologist in private practice, and is willing to bet that she wins the prize for oldest birth mom in our class. Gwyneth Hamel Iredale shared that she’s living in Eugene, OR after stints in NYC and San Francisco, working at branding and software companies. Always active, she discovered mountain biking and whaleboat rowing/racing, and even ran with the Hash House Harriers, an international running club of “drinkers with a running problem.” Now divorced, she is a single mom to an aspiring pilot son and a

daughter who is still in school. Gwyneth said to please look her up if you’re ever up that way! Jonathan Stein’s love of cars continues with a trip to the UK, where he will be a study leader for a Smithsonian Journeys trip to explore the automotive factories and museums in England. He keeps up with Rocky Adams, Tim Frey and Carl Spataro, from time to time, and with yours truly. From hanging out on FB, I’ve watched a number of classmates from afar and can share some observed news. Forgive me if I get things wrong or offer incomplete info, but being a fly on the wall is not the same thing as receiving news from the source (hint, hint).

E.J. (Eleanor) Barnes lives in Cambridge, MA and is an artist and illustrator. Also in Cambridge is Carol Bundy. Carl Spataro lives in and works for Middlesex County, NJ. Julie Stabler Hull is a globetrotter on a major scale. She’s based in Shoreline, WA, with her husband Tom, and together they climb mountains and hike remote parts of the planet, as they support worthwhile causes around the world. Ann McClure Noel resides in Milton, VT. Her recent posts showed her mom still going strong with a cycling adventure in Portland, ME, with other seniors. Janet Flemer lives in San Francisco and makes trips east to see her mom in NJ and other family on the coast. Cintra Eglin Willcox shares the heat and humidity of New Orleans with her husband, Wayne. They had quite the adventure some years ago evacuating from Katrina, and were fortunate to return safely to find their home habitable. Alyssa Oxley is a glass artist who teaches classes locally (Vergennes, VT) and occasionally at Corning Glass. Jay Trubee became a chef and owns Jillian’s, where he lives in Palm Desert, CA. I am gathering from the number of travel pics lately that he has decided to enjoy some time off. Carol Johnson leads an active life in Pacific Palisades, CA. There are many posts of water, horses and family. Andy Besser also calls Pacific Palisades home, where he seems to enjoy golf and getting out and about. I haven’t talked with Sheila Newsome Maddox since reunion before last, but know that she’s an attorney whose kids have grown and that she’s still in the Princeton area. Eleanor Kuser is fairly active on FB and occasionally shares posts about her son, Emilio, and her travels. Doc (David O’Connor) lives in LA, and based on the recent volume of international photos, I’m thinking has retired. Billy Erdman is in Wenham, MA. Not sure what he’s up to, but the fishing and family pics sure look like fun. FB shows Mark Blaxill’s current home as Princeton, but I know that he travels a lot for his role as a health activist. Greg Matthews is in Preston, CT with a job in Manhattan. His kiddo, Easton, looks just like his dad! I’m not sure where Carl Erdman resides or what he’s up to. A post in the spring offered a picture of him behind a keyboard and a reference to Fall 2018


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DNRtheband.com. Jennifer Walsh seems to balance her time between Jamestown, RI and Key West. She takes very inviting photos, no doubt as a result of her art training. Rhoda Jaffin Murray lives in Summit, NJ and looks as she did in high school! So does Sandy Shaw, who is enjoying the outdoor life in Idaho.

Joanne Kind Hinton, my old locker mate chum, is in Philly (Doylestown area, I think?). Molly Murdoch Finnell resides in Skillman and has remained active locally. Judy Glogau is practicing veterinary medicine in Hopewell, and judging by her posts is longing to visit or move to Alaska. She’s also a huge football (soccer) fan. John Brinster landed in Pennington and works in the travel industry. Scott Houston is local and enjoys sharing pictures with the “I grew up in Princeton” FB group. Allyson Wislar’s base is Redding, CA, where she, like everyone in that neck of the woods, is dealing with the threat of drought and wildfires. Marc Greco owns Greco Orthodontics in Mercerville, NJ. Ann Minot lives in Gilbert, AZ, where she works as an outpatient wound nurse. Olly Roberts now calls Durham, NC home. Cynthia Packard is an artist residing in Provincetown, MA. Tom Moore can be found in Manchesterby-the-Sea, MA—and boy do those lobsters in his profile pic look good! Virgie Rodgers Hoyt is in Lake Placid, NY. Nan Giancola Walsh practices law in DC, and Ann Wittke Morrissey is not far away in the Baltimore area. From the “some things never change” category: Murray Wilmerding is still riding his bike all over God’s creation and in all kinds of crazy weather. His base of operations is Old Lyme, CT. Creigh Duncan lives in Princeton with her dad and a number of cute creatures, and remains entrenched in the horse world. She judges horse shows and manages a number of showing events. Facebook has its limitations in that if you don’t post anything it’s kinda hard to know what’s up. Mike Mantell lives in Princeton but hasn’t posted anything at all this year. Bill Baggitt and Davis Yokana are “on” FB, but never make appearances. Didn’t want to leave you guys out, though! I (Kathy) moved to DC after college, where I worked as a buyer for Hecht’s (later bought by Macy’s), met my telecom husband, and moved to Dallas for his job in 1990. I’ve raised two sons, Will (25) and Christian (22), and after a stint with Caterpillar and some contract bookkeeping while the boys were younger, I launched my own business enterprise over four years ago. Building my biz is a blast, and I’m loving finding new ways to grow it. I’ve invited everyone for whom I have an email address to join the class in our private FB group, and I hope you’ll not only come but will also update everyone on your interests and goings on. That’ll at least give me more to report next time ;-) JOURNAL

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Sandra Benson Cress calle de l’Avenir 47 08021 Barcelona, Spain sbcress@aol.com

Hello, all. It seems it’s been a quiet year for most of the ’77ers since our 40th reunion last year. Still, those who have responded seem to be enjoying life, perhaps slowing down a pace, and, according to the photos and news shared, getting out and enjoying nature.

Jennifer Weiss reported: “Just Pete Buck ’77 (third from right) and family at son, returned from a family trip to the Henry’s wedding Canadian Rockies with my husband, Bruce, son, Max, who’s in law school at and working in the conservation and recreGeorgetown, and daughter, Anna, who’s pursuational fishing world. Callie is taking a break ing a PhD in Counseling Psychology at Boston from the finance world and is working in the College. Grateful for the time together. We are wedding and event design space. living in Cary, NC and working in Raleigh. “Our eldest son, Harrison ’04, who spent his My husband is practicing law and I’m serving K–8th grade at PDS, and his wife, Mallory, are as Executive Director of The Hope Center at due with a baby boy in mid-October and will Pullen—a nonprofit that connects young peodeliver him in Aspen, Colorado. Harrison is ple aging out of foster care with the resources a photographer and influencer in the outdoor and support they need for a successful transigear world as TheGearDog. Mallory is an intetion to adulthood. All the best to Class of ’77.” rior architect and independent contractor. Both of my wonderful daughters-in-law are graduates of Darien High School.

“Our daughter, Caroline ’09, who spent JK-5th grade at PDS, is in Manhattan and enjoying an action packed career selling residential real estate for Brown Harris Stevens. She is dating a Larry! Who happens to be a great guy. I’m glad I didn’t have to face him in lacrosse and hockey. “Nancy and I are bouncing around and involved in our communities where we live work and play via The Horizon Foundation, our family foundation. Tennis, salt-water flyfishing, golf and skiing are shared interests, and anything that gets our family together.

Jenn Weiss ’77 with her family From Pete Buck: “As a bit player in the world of social media, I am in touch with very few classmates, but remain curious about all of them. We had a great class and hit PDS during some really wonderful years for the school, and the town of Princeton.

Our son, Henry ’08, who spent his JK – sixth grade at PDS, married a Hobart and William Smith classmate this summer, Callie Frelinghuysen. Some of you may remember her father, Denis, who grew up in Princeton and was a regular at Sunday afternoon pick up hockey at the rink. The wedding was on Cape Cod and was all we could have hoped for. Henry’s PDS classmate Taylor Kenyon ’08 was in the wedding party and Kevin and Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 made the trip along with Tom ’78 and Tracey Gates. Hen and Callie live in Coral Gables, Florida, and he works for the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust. He is loving the lifestyle

“I had lunch with Paul Stellato about a year ago. What a thoughtful and dialed-in head of school. I must say PDS is on a great trajectory and quite worthy of our financial support. That is all for now. Miss you all and wish you the best.”

Quinn McCord responded: “Just turned 60 with the obligatory parties (one in New Jersey and a big one in Delaware). Brother David ’79, sister Lindsay ’83 and my mother, Pat McCord, PDS teacher of 20 years, all arrived to help celebrate! Things have never been better. Trying to retire soon! Chef life is hard! Mary Eileen and I are planning a cross-country trip when retirement comes. All of the family is back on the East Coast now that younger son Patrick is back East. Quinn, the younger, is working at BCBS in Philly. Mary Eileen and I spent 10 days in Ireland and had a blast, even weathering a hurricane on the last day! Living the dream and awaiting the next adventure. Stop by Dover Downs or come see us in Milton, DE and share a cold one at Dogfish Head with us.”


Happy to hear from Tim Brush: “We sold our Crested Butte house of seven years 14 months ago. Instead of relocating to Salida, as we first planned, we bought land near Gunnison along the Gunnison River, and will break ground on a house in September. We’ll keep the Breckenridge house while its value continues to climb.

in the lives of those less fortunate than us. We just sold our house and we are moving into a new condominium in August of next year. Condominium life here we come!”

“We still ride our mountain bikes and hike with our dogs a lot, but less than usual, thanks to our rafting addiction.

“I began photographing wildlife exclusively about 12 years ago, when I was inspired by a trip to Australia. I focus exclusively on New Jersey wildlife, hoping to encourage people to appreciate the incredible nature right in our backyard. It’s amazing what lives with us in the Princeton area: breeding Bald Eagles, minks and beavers, beautiful little spring warblers, and winter ducks that look like Disney designed them. I have a website at peargrin.smugmug. com, and have a couple thousand followers on Twitter. I have given talks to a few groups of young children, which I found especially rewarding. My website is: https://peargrin. smugmug.com/”

“As for fun stuff, we bought a 14’ self-bailing raft and all the gear for multi-day river trips. So far we’ve been on six trips for a total of 17 days, mostly on two stretches of the Colorado River (Ruby-Horsethief-Westwater Canyons, below Grand Junction, and the Upper Colorado, below Kremmling), and a fiveday trip on the Green River through Dinosaur National Monument.

“I’ve been in brief touch with Ted Stabler, who is building a house in Durango, about five hours southwest of Breck. Not sure when we’ll get there to visit, but we will soon. That’s it for this edition of the PDS Journal.”

Mark ‘Z’ Zawadsky added: “My wife, Sarah, and I just spent yesterday with the Stanley Cup. Had the opportunity from my time as the assistant team MD for the Champion Washington Capitals. Champagne tastes great drinking from the Cup!” C’mon Z, we’d love to see a photo of that!! From Clooie Sherman: “Basically, all is well here in the Northwest corner. We had a great family reunion in May. Alas, we lost an aunt in July, which is very sad. The first of the matriarchs in the family to go. I did get to see her before she died, which was very meaningful. “My business is stable: I lost one client, but gained additional hours at another.

“Our home is fine, though we lost two trees in our backyard (one just fell over, and the other was rotten). The smoke from the summer wildfires is a new thing here. This is the second summer I’ve been aware of it. A little scary to be breathing it when you can see the particulate on the ground. Otherworldly, fuchsia sunsets are both pretty and alarming. But no, there’s no such thing as climate change. “All the best to everyone and hold your loved ones tight in your hearts.”

Randy Melville added: “Briefly, in terms of me, after 25 years of working at PepsiCo I’m hanging up my cleats; I just retired effective the beginning of this year. We also have started a family foundation (Melville Family Foundation), whose sole mission is to close the educational and opportunity gap of black and brown children in southern Dallas. We just received our tax exemption status from the IRS… Have a superb board of directors… Our website should be operational in a few weeks… And we have adopted a school that is in a disadvantaged neighborhood of southern Dallas. We are so excited about making a difference

Leigh Faden shared: “The only thing of interest I can think of is that my wildlife photography and I were the cover feature of the April 2018 edition of the Princeton Echo, a sister publication of US1. I was so honored to see one of my local eagle photographs in newspaper dispensers around town. The bad weather this summer limited photography, but I did manage to capture photographs of very rare visitors to New Jersey, a flock of Black Bellied Whistling Ducks. Their usual range is the far south US to Brazil. Welcome to climate change...

From Harold Tanner, who is still a professor of Chinese History at U. North Texas: “Been a rather boring year . . . nothing to report! I will try to do something dramatic in 2018-19… My youngest child is in his second year at Austin College (confusingly located in Sherman, TX, not in Austin). Time is going fast!”

Alex Zaininger added: “No earth-shattering changes to report here. Amely and I are still dividing our time between Sydney (75%) and Munich (25%), spending time with our children (UK) and parents (Düsseldorf and Princeton). This has been a summer of weddings (mainly children of friends) and 60th birthdays. We’ve had our first ‘boomerang’ child; our eldest daughter recently returned to Sydney after eight years of UK med school, and working as a newly minted doctor. Our son has just completed his first year of his PhD at Oxford, and our youngest starts med school in Belfast in the fall. The cacophony of accents at home is hilarious to hear! (Aussie, Oxbridge, Irish, US) Both of us are still enjoying work but are slowly starting to plan ‘the next phase’ of our lives. And we are still waiting for classmates to drop in ‘down under!’” Andrea Avery Renault contributed: “I have little new news since last year’s gathering at Livia’s lovely home. I am, however, starting a new master’s program at CUNY in Media Studies. After 25 years in the media and news business, I am enjoying the possibility to look at media with new eyes in light of the rapidly

changing field. I highly recommend a return to education. A few years back, I got my first master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and realized that I enjoyed the process of studying a lot more now than way back when we were all in college for the first time.”

Claire Treves Bezel added: “I’m enjoying having my two adult children back from the Mid-West and living under our roof for the past few months before they transition, at some point, to apartments in NYC. My daughter, Emma just completed her MBE (Master’s in Biomedical Ethics) and is a research administrator at Einstein in the Bronx. She is planning to apply to medical school next year. My son, Aaron, just started a very unique dual master’s program in journalism and computer science at Columbia. He’s an aspiring data journalist. I love hearing about what they are doing every day and dread the empty nest syndrome, soon to be upon me again. “As for me, I’m on my second career, focused on keeping our family place (fifth generation, since 1883!) in Italy, which I co-own with my brother, George PDS ’71, going and thriving. We rent the villa (breakfast and housekeeping included!) to travelers looking to stay near Rome and tour around central Italy. We sell our grapes wholesale to a local producer (saving some for home brew made in the basement) of Frascati Superiore, and I sell our own small production of extra virgin olive oil here in the states to the folks on my emailing list. If you are interested in connecting: www. casalesonnino.com or claire@casalesonnino. com. Facebook: Casale Sonnino Italian Villa. Read our 5-star reviews on www.homeaway. com/vacation-rental/p237093 and come to Italy! We would love to hear from our friends from Princeton and PDS.”

And from Simeon Hutner: “I am finally remembering to get some notes to you! It was terrific seeing everyone last year at our class reunion, but I think the only PDS classmate I’ve seen recently is Andrew Hildick-Smith and his wife, Hughie — unfortunately not under the best of circumstances: it was at a memorial service in Princeton for his wonderful mother, who had died. But his son, Gordon, is getting married in September, so I will see them all again in a happier setting. All is well

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with our family, but with five- and nine-yearolds, Sandra and I don’t expect to have any grandchildren news for a very long time — our youngest is starting kindergarten in the fall! I’ve been busy working on a number of documentaries, including most recently, Cooked, about a heat wave in Chicago in 1995 that killed 739 people. The film looks at the connection between the deaths and the systemic racism over the course of generations that made the victims of the disaster so vulnerable. It should air on PBS in the next year or so.” Rob McClellan chimed in: “Interesting summer for the McClellan family; Garrett, a senior now at West Windsor HS South, was able to spend the month of August as a tour photographer for a musical artist. He visited Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and all the major cities in Canada. He has about 30k Instagram followers; see his work at garrettbrucephoto.com. Cassie, now 25, is a project manager at Mathmatica Policy Research in Princeton (hello Karen Morgenstern!). Wife Linda is at Terhune Orchards doing all kinds of things and loving it. As for me, the Civil Air Patrol squadron I command, Twin Pine, was just selected as the National Squadron of Distinction: the best of about 1,400 units. The whole family went to Anaheim, CA, to pick up the award at the CAP National Conference. Best wishes to all ’77s!” (Congratulations, Rob!!!)

Rob McClellan ’77 and his family after Rob received an award for his Civil Air Patrol squadron Keith Usiskind reported: “Celebrated my 30th anniversary in Alaska. Kayaked the Ailac Glacier with Michelle. Kenai Fjords Alaska. Beautiful! These glaciers are receding fast...sad.”

Sandra Benson Cress ’77 with family, including Phillip Benson ’74, celebrating their mother’s 90th birthday

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we moved from eight years ago, and spent a week visiting family and friends. We were able to go with my stepmom to Bimini, Bahamas, for three days—that was really special. Our son leaves for Rowan University as a freshman the day after Labor Day. He continues to serve our country in the Air Force Reserves so he will be home one weekend a month to work at the base by our house.

Anne Dennison Fleming ’77 with her husband Steve on Camel’s Hump As for me, Sandra, it’s been a crazy year… this summer and fall, we are trying mightily to complete our relocation to Barcelona. Husband Doug moved his offices for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) there as of June, and I’m hoping to follow soon—but there is a home to prepare to rent, car to sell, cats to ship—all the fun cleanup details that seem to get harder with each move, while Doug is traveling all around the globe, from Thailand to Russia, Argentina to South Korea, and beyond. While we are looking forward to life in Barcelona, we will miss our long-time home in Portland terribly. This August, we celebrated my mother’s 90th birthday in Rome and Lago Maggiore (as well as our own 33rd wedding anniversary), and the complete side of my family (my three brothers, four spouses, two grand-kids) gathered for the first time since my mother’s 80th! Grateful for my mom’s continued good health and vitality, as well as my own (!). Wishing you all peace and health for you and yours.

Tom Gates wrote: “Grandchild due in Portland, OR, in early January to our son, Ren, and his wife, Jenna. Reunions were very fun; enjoyed seeing the crew greatly!”

Suzanne Vine wrote: “Here is a quick update from me. I’m still living in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and enjoying the traveling we are lucky enough to do, and the visitors I get to see. In June, Sabrina Barton and her husband Phil travelled here from Augsburg, Germany, where Phil was a visiting professor for the summer. We ate and drank and laughed for the weekend. In July, Jay Itzkowitz came to town for work, and we caught up over dinner one evening.” Barbara Vaughn Hoimes wrote: “It was a blast seeing everyone who came back for our 40th reunion, and a huge thank-you to Barbie Griffin Cole for hosting the awesome Friday night dinner, which was a weekend highlight. This summer, I had shows of new photography work at two different galler-

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Thomas R. Gates 211 Penn View Drive Pennington, NJ 08534 609-730-0277 (home) 609-731-6556 (cell) tomgates60@gmail.com Nora Cuesta Wimberg 535 South 2nd Avenue Galloway, NJ 08205 609-418-0190 (cell) nlazz@mac.com

Keith Usiskind ’77 celebrated his 30th anniversary in Alaska.

Jovan Wimberg, son of Nora Cuesta Wimberg ’78, with his grandmother Alicia Cuesta

(Above left) Suzanne Vine ’78 and Sabrina Barton ’78 visiting in Amsterdam (Above right) Sabrina Barton ’78 with her husband Phil in Amsterdam

Nora Cuesta Wimberg wrote: “Our summer went fast. We have been traveling. It kept us away from the reunion, and I am sad to not have been there. I was able to take my now 19-year-old son for a week to Miami, where

ies—KMR Arts in CT, and Noted Gallery in Southampton—and now I’m taking a breather from exhibiting to create new work. I look forward to keeping in touch with ’78 pals and wish everyone a great fall!”


Military Tattoo, which was at the top of our bucket lists. Life continues in Connecticut for us; kids and their animals (dogs, cats, snakes) all doing well. Later!”

Sue Fineman Keitelman ’78 celebrated her birthday in August Sue Fineman Keitelman wrote: “My oldest, Jordan, got married, at City Hall, in August, although the religious ceremony won’t be until June 2019. My kids were very busy this summer: one traveled to France; he also fixed computer issues for Unilever Brazil for seven weeks in Recife, Brazil; another did some serious cycling in North Carolina and Montana. Everything else is status quo.”

Nancy Chen Cavanaugh wrote: “In August, my husband, Steve, and I spent a week with my sister’s family (Victoria Chen PDS ’84), in Washington DC. Weather was very hot and vacation involved lots of walking. One of the days we logged 28,000 steps, which translates to 14 miles. The trip was well worth the steps since we were able to tour the Capitol, Library of Congress and even the White House. Spending time with our two nephews is always rewarding, too! Love to all my ’78 great classmates!” Greg Morea wrote: “Barbara, my beloved wife

Greg Mora ’78 with his wife, Barbara, in their official New Jersey Department of Agriculture ‘Jersey Fresh’ tee shirts relaxing on the Isle of Jersey. “We got many queries on how to get these shirts from the folks there!” of 35 years now, and I just returned from a wonderful two-week vacation in and around the United Kingdom and Ireland. First up was a short visit to London, where we rode every mile of the Underground and bought out Camden Market. Next was a cruise around the British Isles, with stops in Jersey (the real one), Dublin, Belfast and Edinburgh. In that last one, we got a chance to see the Edinburgh

Jennifer Chandler Hauge wrote: “I recently resigned from my job, after nine years as Vice President of the National Council of Nonprofits. I am spending some time to find the right next professional adventure. I plan to ‘press reset’ when I return from a three-week trek around the Annapurna Range in Nepal in November. Not sure what this next chapter will bring, but I am excited to find out! I am currently living in Washington, DC with my husband and our dog. My parents are both living in a continuing care community in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and my two children are living in Shanghai, China. After Tommy Gates connected us, I was able to secure Tommy’s niece a housesitting job for my next-door neighbors for several months after she moved to the US, post-graduation from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Small world, right?” Brian Trubee and family said, “Hello from Polcenigo, Italy. We are on a two-week interruption of our boring work lives.”

class of 1978 40th reunion

Alice Lee Groton, Liza Constable, Peter Morgan, Lucky Pyne, John Rodgers, Wells Coalfleet, Rob Whitlock, Bob Cottone, Robyn Ultan, Jeff Patterson, Lydia Thompson, Lucy Englander van den Brand, Barbie Griffin Cole, Barbara Vaughn Hoimes, Tom Gates, Alison Ijams Sargent

(l-r): Tom Gates, Rob Whitlock and Bob Cottone

Jeff Patterson, Barbara Vaughn Hoimes, Liza Constable, Michelle Plante, Wells Coalfleet, Peter Morgan, Lucy Englander van den Brand, John Rodgers

Wells Coalfleet ’78 and his wife, Julie, arrived in Pennington 600 miles from their home in Cincinnati

(l-r): Barbara Vaughn Hoimes, Lydia Thompson, Alice Lee Groton and Alison Ijams Sargent Fall 2018


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Martha Lewis Hicks PO Box 205 Marshfield Hills, MA 02051 508-846-6173 (cell) mhleta@aol.com

Melanie Thompson Fauchet ’78 with some of her kids at a soccer game in Nashville, TN Melanie Thompson Fauchet is a nurse practitioner and social worker. She is working with Catholic Charities helping with refugees. Some of her children attend Vanderbilt University, Harding University, University of Rochester and Georgia Tech.

Robert Cottone ’78 and his wife in Santorini, Greece, overlooking the caldera Robert Cottone wrote: “This spring was eventful for me, not only with our reunion, but my wife and I celebrated a special birthday for her with a trip to Greece. We were even more surprised to find out at the reunion that we spent one of our weeks in Greece on the same island where Barb Vaughn and her husband often travel. Our class never ceases to amaze me!”

Allison Ijams Sargent ’78, Lydia Fox Thompson ’78 and Alice Lee Groton ’78 with Lydia’s mom (Sandy Tattnall) and Allison’s mother (Jean Crane) in Princeton over reunion weekend Allison Ijams Sargent wrote: “Reunion was a blast, just as I knew it would be. It was fun to see each and every classmate. It is impossible to imagine that we are nudging up to 60-years old. Let me say this: we were the first class to hit the dance floor—obvious.” Visit: pds.org

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Catherine White Mertz 67 Rybury Hillway Needham, MA 02492 781-449-4993 (home) 339-225-0835 (cell) cathywhitemertz@gmail.com

As we pass from the heat waves of summer to the season of pumpkin spice everything, we bring you news of a few of our classmates.

Jeff Hudgins said: “I’m on the Corporate Events team at SAS Institute, a global business analytics company, headquartered in North Carolina. I’ve been with them for 20 years. I produce many events around the globe each year, the largest of which is SAS GLOBAL FORUM, which hosts 6,000 users and customers of our software. I am blessed to design and produce this event each year. This year’s event included special presentations from Adam Savage, Peyton Manning, Carey Lohrenz, Jon Meacham, Dan Heath and, of course, our CEO, COO and CMO. It’s a one-shot wonder that takes place in a different US location each year, which means new design and content as well. I am truly fortunate in my career.” If you ever find yourself in Boston, Hudge, let Martha Hicks and me know—we’d love to see you! Laurie Habgood Carpenter: “In January, I left a 35-year career in international and corporate finance to pursue a Master’s in Couples and Family Therapy at William James College, and to broaden my role in the effort to help support the growing number of families who have a loved one with substance use disorders. I also enjoy volunteering/supporting Learn to Cope, Barry’s House, and Matt’s Homestead, and look forward to a practicum at North Shore Recovery High School in the fall.”

Nick Donath: “Since I last reported, life has unloaded, as it often does. There has been loss (my mom, Marianne, passed this April 16 after 94 amazing years), heartache (my fiveyear relationship ended), and pain (my car was rear-ended on the freeway—I guess she didn’t look up from texting in time to read my license plate: ISUYU). But that storm has now passed, and I continue to be grateful for the best friends money can buy (Evan Press excepted), a growing law practice, my tennis game (a gift from my parents when growing up in Princeton), my peaceful mornings at home, my amazing education, and the ability to pay my bills! Call or email when in Sin City.”

In July, Betsy Stephens Ellsworth, the Director of College Counseling at Greenhills School in Michigan, attended a conference in Wellesley, just one town over from me, Cathy White Mertz. We managed to get together for a long

Betsy Stephens Ellsworth ’79 and Cathy White Mertz ’79 met up for lunch in Needham, MA, in July. and wonderful lunch and had a great time catching up, reminiscing, and finding the commonalities and intersections in our lives. There’s nothing like reconnecting with old friends, getting to know each other on levels we couldn’t have imagined in school. We would also like to offer our thoughts and sympathies to Caroline Hartshorne, whose father, Nathaniel Hartshorne, passed in March 2018. He was 91.

1980

Suzanne Albahary D’Amato 16 Maiden Lane Bedford, NH 03110 603-472-5667 (home) suzannemndamato@yahoo.com Karen Kelly 43 White Pine Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 908-533-7437 (home) 908-295-9699 (cell) klfk2pk@gmail.com

It’s with great sadness that we extend our deepest condolences to our classmate, Suzanne Albahary D’Amato and her family on the recent loss of her beloved younger brother, David Albahary ’83, after a courageous and valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. We also express our sincere sympathies to Dave’s wife, Suellen, and his daughters, Elaine and Serena. Dave will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Please see ’83 class notes.

1981

Camie Carrington Levy 2212 Weymouth Street Moscow, ID 83843-9618 208-301-0203 (cell) camie@palousetravel.com Kirsten Elmore Meister 1004 Tasker Lane Arnold, MD 21012 410-647-5432 (home) kmeister5@yahoo.com

Camie Carrington Levy wrote: “Still living in Idaho and loving it. All the kids have graduated from college and grad school. My son, Hunter, is in the Peace Corps in Morocco in the High Atlas Mountains, and loves it. We will be going over there at Christmas to visit. My daughter graduated from grad school in marriage and family therapy a year ago. She


moved back to Moscow ID for a great job; her husband is in grad school at the University of Idaho. She was married this spring in a gorgeous wedding outside of Seattle. My husband, Buddy Levy, is just finishing his 7th book and also teaching at Washington State University. Also working to turn one of his books into a TV show. Life is very busy. I still have my travel agency which is doing great this year. Please email me if you are looking for great deals in travel, camie@palousetravel.com. Hope to get back one of these days for a reunion.”

4+ from the previous race. Right afterwards, as we were putting the oars back in the trailer and congratulating ourselves on surviving it all, I got the call. My father had died, probably as we started the race. It turned into a very different day: the goodbye, attending to my stepmother, the town coroner, notifying family…. Once again, Fenn handled the situation with the same gentle strength. I could not have asked for a better double partner, or travel companion for that day.”

1982

Lorraine M. Herr 9S021 Skylane Drive Naperville, IL 60564 847-525-3576 (cell) LHerr@herr-design.com

Roger Holloway wrote: “Just made 30 years at World Bird Sanctuary here in St. Louis and celebrated 25th wedding anniversary with my wife, Jennifer. Salli-Ann is senior at UVM, while Hanna starts her freshman year at Carthage College in Kenosha, WI, where she will play lacrosse. Life is good!”

Carl Taggart ’82 with his kids and new bride

Lindsay Suter shared: “Last fall, my older son, Fenn, had finally gotten into rowing. (I guess all those boring stories about crew actually kindled a spark in him. That, and the fact that his godparents were elite rowers. Life-long friends from the days when I took the sport far too seriously.) So imagine my surprise when my 15-year old asked me if I wanted to race a double scull with him. I pinched myself—nope, I wasn’t dreaming. Knowing the mercurial moods of young adults, I agreed on the spot, figuring this could be my only chance. I did not consider that I was woefully out of shape, and had not touched an oar since the day before he was born (no coincidence there). But soon it was settled: we would enter the mid-Atlantic’s premier fall race, the Head of the Schuylkill, and visit my aging father in Princeton afterwards. I called in some favors and got a boat for us, and dusted off some old oars. We even got in a few practice rows before the big day. I was so keen to give Fenn a good experience. I must have been a wreck. Right before our race he reassured me, ‘Don’t worry Dad, all we have to do is finish. Oh, and let’s not hit anyone.’ The race went remarkably well. Fenn was strong and steady, unflappable despite my flawed steering and an errant novice

Carl Taggert wrote that the last few years have been busy ones. “On a personal front, I remarried on April 29, 2017 in Bermuda, at Rosewood Tuckers Point, to my long-term girlfriend, Kim Mayhew. It was a beachfront wedding with our toes in the sand and I was joined by PDS alums and friends: David Bogle and his wife, Kathy, and Ken Becker ’85 and his long-term girlfriend, Tina. The day was magnificent and the small group of close friends and family (33 in total) that traveled to be with us was the perfect way to celebrate. Not sure I could have asked for it any more perfect! Kim and I are in the process of combining two separate households into one, in Wayne, PA, just outside of Philadelphia.

The obligatory SportGraphics photo of Lindsay Suter ’82 and his son, Fenn

“And with all that going on, Kim and the kids and I have traveled a ton, between the beach,

“Next on the personal front, I dropped off my first child, my son, Jeff, at Rowan University on 8/27! Wow what a day! He is a freshman engineering major and looking forward to the next four years. I have a daughter, Ellie, who is starting her sophomore year in high school so the college search will begin again shortly as she looks to go into interior design. Or at least that is the plan today. She may change her mind... yet again! “Lastly on a professional front, I continue my work in healthcare for one of the largest healthcare performance improvement companies, Vizient. My prior company was bought two years ago by our biggest competitor, and I took a leadership role as VP Sales and Client Management in the combined company. We continue to grow very fast and I love my role. Being able to help our hospitals improve outcomes and reduce costs is incredibly satisfying for me, and our company leads our industry.

seeing nine national parks on two trips, the wedding in Bermuda, and various other fun excursions, it has been a great yet exhausting past three years!”

Kristin Naumann wrote with news from the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts: “I live in Boxford, MA in an antique house built in the 1860s. I share home with two horses, one Bernese Mountain dog and assorted cats and chickens—and my 19-year-old daughter, Esmé, when she’s home from college. My ex, Matt, and I run a small architectural practice, Fishbrook Design Studio, in Haverhill, MA. As the Director of Design, I work as an architect and interior designer on a gamut of projects including an innovative collaboration with our classmate, David Becker. David is now the System Vice President of Covenant Health for the Greater Boston Area. When he’s not attending a NE Patriots home game, David ‘keeps busy’ as an EMT for a regional ambulance service—a vocation he began with the Princeton Rescue Squad while a PDS senior. His work in the world of long-term health facilities and rehabilitation hospitals has crossed over with my specialty, medical interiors. For David’s rehabilitation center in Haverhill, MA, we are developing a unique therapy environment designed to simulate real life activities for rehab patients. The center will feature an actual car, a subway car interior and a grocery store, among other installations intended to help patients regain strength and mobility. Working with David is a pleasure and we usually get sidetracked comparing notes about Princeton friends/family. 1982 classmates We hope to share David Becker and news of our projKristin Naumann are ect’s successful collaborating on a completion in the project together in MA. near future! “Best to everybody. I’ll be in the Princeton area much more often as my mom is relocating to Princeton. I hope to see you soon!” As for me, I (Lorraine) began a new role as Sales and Operations Director, responsible for four Kohler Signature Stores located in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Detroit. I enjoy the challenge of a new role and visiting my cities. Mike and I remain in the Chicago area, although I’m not sure how many more cold winters I want to endure here. Emerson headed back in the fall for his second year at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Holden competed in slalom waterskiing for the summer, making it to nationals again; he begins his senior year of high school.

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Noelle Damico 325 Main Street, Apt. 3B White Plains, NY 10601 revdamico@gmail.com Rena Ann Whitehouse 1309 South 92nd St., Omaha, NE 68124 770-845-1577 (cell) renawhitehouse@hotmail.com From Rena:

Sadly, Dave Albahary of Rhinebeck, NY, passed away on June 21, 2018, after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. A devoted husband and father, he leaves his wife of 22 years, Suellen, and 16-year-old daughters, Serena and Elaine. Dave was known for his sense of humor, kind nature and being a devoted volunteer to many civic organizations. A Skidmore College graduate, Dave worked in radio and television media for many years. Later, he transitioned to financial services, where he worked for Charles Schwab and earned his C.F.P. designation. In 2004, Dave founded his independent investment advisory firm through which he managed client assets and focused on retirement and college planning. He was a sports enthusiast and a lifelong, loyal fan of the San Francisco Giants and the Indianapolis Colts. Dave was taken from us decades before his time, and his passing, without a doubt, leaves big holes in our hearts.

Abby Hurowitz Davis shared that Sarah Kuser recently came up from Tucson to Phoenix for a meeting, and the two had lunch together. “It was great catching up with her! We enjoyed going through the Link and seeing our old photos. What a hoot!” I (Rena), too, was recently in touch with Sarah Kuser after she had posted a great old photo of her riding horses (bareback) with former classmate Jocelyn Alexander. Joss went to PDS in lower and middle school—I don’t recall the exact years, but it was roughly third through sixth grades. I remember Joss well and wondered whatever happened to her after her family left Princeton for Montana. After a brief online search, I found her! She has lived in England for much of her adult life and is currently a Professor of Commonwealth Studies, Department of International Development at Oxford University. Joss specializes in the social and political history of southern Africa. She is the co-author of two books on the subject and is currently writing a history of political imprisonment in Zimbabwe. “I love my work and am very happily engaged in Oxford life, my garden, jogging, travel, and a little bit of a pottery obsession. I visited Princeton a couple of years ago and felt so nostalgic. I was stunned to see the same old trees in Marquand Park that I had climbed on as a kid.” Sylvia Wills Millar wrote, “Life is good. I continue to teach theology as an adjunct professor at Southeastern University and work during the day in wealth management.” JOURNAL

Sherri Benson Small ’83 and her husband celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Aruba. Sherri Benson Small shared, “My husband and I were blessed to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal celebration in Aruba. Sending my third child off to college at NJIT, woo hoo! Working in project management in NYC. Appreciating and enjoying life. Trusting God for everything and sharing God’s Word. Oh, and studying taekwondo!”

Suzanne Utaski Gibbs published her second book this year: My Year of Separation: A Collection of Essays Examining the Impossible Task of Separation from Self. She wrote, “Remember me from architecture class? Loving every minute, but then not going on to study architecture? Didn’t matter. I designed a cabin that we are having built on the Oregon coast this year. People, we aren’t getting any younger! Build your dreams!”

ence...Leaf re-creates a whole lost Russian society on the stage...a dissection of issues that — though they may have taken on different form over the years — still plague us mightily.’ www.villagevoice.com/2018/...shkin/

“And there’s ScenesMedia, which said that the play is ‘powerful...remarkable...beyond intelligent.’ scenesmedia.com/2018/08/pushkin-triumphantly-brings-legendary-russian-poet-to-life “And the IntoWords theater site called it, ‘Excellent...A masterwork...a new play that uses the theatre like the Greeks intended—as a megaphone for the untranslatable emotions of human life.’ intowords.nyc/it-is-me-babe/ 2018/8/10/tyranny-and-talent-untranslatable

“Finally, the National Review declared that the play ‘offers a gravitas rarely attempted these days,’ noting that it manages to revive the art, so long lost from the American theater of tragedy. www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/theaterreview-pushkin-a-verse-tragedy-transportingexperience/”

I’ve decided to try something new. I thought it would be fun to try to be better connected, by randomly picking classmates, who, I believe, have never written any class notes since graduation? Could Liza Wakefield, Julie Yoo, Amy Mayer, Jon Nicolai, Scott Roberts and Jason Shaplen write in? It would be GREAT to hear what you’ve done since PDS and what you are doing now and where? Let’s stay better connected!

1985

Some members of the Class of 1983 in fourth grade with a puppy visit, from left to right: Katya Fagles, Meg MerleSmith Bergstrom, Joss Alexander, Louise Matthews Flickinger, Karri Bowen Poole, Holly Hegener, Kelly Lambert Walker, Stewart von Oehsen, Janet Zawadsky Mark, Carrie Stewardson Thornewill. Teacher in the back is Ms. Pfeiffer. Thanks to Chris LaRiche for the submission!

1984

Edward J. Willard 214 Lynchburg Road Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 336-401-6360 (cell) tcwillard@mac.com

Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. 771 Mayflower Ave Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-851-5521 (home) 609-851-5521 (cell) lynchhunt@alumni.upenn.edu Marisa Petrella 122 Nicole’s Way Morrisville, PA 19067 609-462-3101 (home) 609.462.3101 (cell) sales4metoo@msn.com

Lynch Hunt wrote: “My wife Sharon and I are doing fine in Lawrenceville, NJ! We are emptynesters; our youngest daughter, Sydney (20) transferred from Mercer County Community College to Rowan University!

From Jonathan Leaf: “We’ve been getting spectacular rave reviews for my new play, Pushkin.

“Work is good @ Merrill Lynch! And... my newest adventure is that I’m working on my Executive MBA @ Rider University, in Lawrenceville, NJ! I’m in an intense 14-month program…8 months down…6 months to go!

“We’ve had a dozen more raves since. Among these are The Village Voice, which said that the play is ‘most impressive...Leaf never chooses the easy way out for himself or for his audi-

See ya @ our next reunion! Or on Facebook, facebook.com/lynchwhuntjr.”

“These started with The Wall Street Journal, which called it a ‘triumph...magical...one of the best new plays to open in New York in recent memory.’ www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2018/08/the-poet-and-the-pistol.html

“A couple months ago...For the MBA program ...I went to Croatia and Germany! It was a twoweek trip for our International Business Seminar! We visited some companies to learn about the global business market and compare and contrast an emerging market of Zagreb, Croatia to the established market of Berlin, Germany.


1986

Mollie D. Roth 1666 East Cindy Street Chandler, AZ 85225 202-280-5887 (cell) mollie.roth@pgxconsulting.com

1987

Sofia D. Xethalis 1953 Shore Oak Drive Decatur, IL 62521 217-422-5648 (home) 217-454-3345 (cell) sxethalis@yahoo.com.au

1988

Mike Lingle 1504 Bay Road, Apt. 2405 Miami Beach, FL 33139 917-882-8397 (cell) mikelingle@gmail.com

1989

Doria Roberts PO Box 8461 Atlanta, GA 31106 404-874-3779 (home) doriaroberts@yahoo.com Lauren B. F. French Stout 965 South Morgan Street Meadeville, PA 16335 lfrench@allegheny.edu

1990

Deborah Bushell Gans 103 Bilboa Drive Jupiter, FL 33458 561-799-2463 (home) 561-252-4501 (cell) debgans@yahoo.com

1991

Aly Cohen 1 Big Barn Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 917-273-4573 (cell) alycohen@yahoo.com

Tony Mack recently started his own consulting firm, Ignite Consulting. He will be specializing in the areas of Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development. Prior to going into private practice, Tony has spent the majority of his career with the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and the Rutgers School of Social Work - Institute for Families, where he served as the Associate Program Manager of Training and Leadership Development. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact him at tony2ignite@gmail.com. Tony also delivered his first virtual conference presentation with the Children’s Bureau Center for States entitled, “Coaching for Success.” He currently lives in Ewing, NJ with his wife, Kim, and three sons, Jay PDS ’15, Ryan and Ethan, and two dogs, Murray and Sandy.

As for me (Aly Cohen), I continue to see patients at my rheumatology, integrative medicine, and environmental health practice in Princeton. My son, Asher Lewis ’25, had a wonderful first year... hanging with my PDS favorite teachers: Carlos Cara, Susan Reichlin, Jill Thomas and Liz Cutler! In June, I was thrilled to sign with Oxford University Press to write the follow-up to the textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, with the consumer book, The Essential Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World, due out early 2020. I continue to share great health and prevention info on TheSmartHuman.com and on FB, Twitter and Instagram: The Smart Human!

1992

Sharon Thomas Haber 1675 York Avenue, Apt. 20L New York, NY 10128 212-722-8793 (home) ziggythomas@hotmail.com Judson R. Henderson 5073 Province Line Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-751-1519 (home) 609-651-2226 (cell) jhenderson@callawayhenderson.com From Sharon:

Greetings! It time to highlight news from our ’92 classmates…

Jud Henderson wrote that all is well in Princeton and shares the shocking news that “Our oldest (Maisie) is now in 10th grade at PDS, which is hitting a little close to home!” Wow! Where did time go? Ben Frost shared that “After 17 years, I decided to leave Morgan Stanley and join Goldman Sachs as a partner in their investment banking division. I will sit within both the Consumer Retail and Mergers groups. While taking some time off between the two positions, my wife, Stacey, daughters, Alexa (14) and Parker (10), and I also moved into a new apartment on the Upper West Side. Hopefully, that is enough change to last me a decade or so.” I certainly hope so too, Ben! That is quite a list of accomplishments!

Alison Cho also had a lot to share on the professional and personal front. “I have changed industries, and currently work at Synchronous Technologies as an HR Business Partner. It’s my first time working for a software company and it is a big cultural change having worked in medical devices for the past four years. But I wanted to try something new as I did not want to get pigeonholed into manufacturing. It’s been an interesting ride so far! On a family front, I have two beautiful boys who are finishing up their preschool years, with the eldest starting kindergarten this year. It’s amazing that it’s already five years; my husband and I really need to get serious about saving money for college! My younger brother, Ed Cho PDS ’96, is currently working as a mar-

keting manager for Cisco and has been a great uncle to my boys. He makes an effort to see them on a regular basis, despite living half the world away in Southern California.”

As to my news, I continue to live in Manhattan with my family and I’ve enjoyed some time away this summer. My daughter, Maia, went to sleep away camp for three and a half weeks, and I was grateful to get a super tight hug when I picked her up! My company, MAIA Education Resource Center, continues to expand and it’s kept me, and my husband, busy. I travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil, this August for work and I spoke at a few large venues on the topic of “Raising Healthy Children and Teens in the Age of Technology.” It got a lot of media coverage, which may mean more interviews and traveling to Brazil in the near future.

1993

Darcey Carlson Leonard 1702 Swift Circle #303 Midlothian, VA 23114 757-634-4432 (home) darceyva@gmail.com

1994

Cynthia Shafto 9948 Robbins Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310-498-1064 (home) Cynthia.678@icloud.com

1995

Melissa Woodruff Mccormick 257 South State Street Newtown, PA 18940 215-550-6596 (home) mwoodruf99@yahoo.com

1996

Stephen J. Nanfara 1023 Clinton Street, 5A Hoboken NJ 07030 908-310-9724 (cell) nanfara@yahoo.com

1997

Ellyn Rajfer Herkins 6 Anvil Court Marlboro, NJ 07746 732-970-8122 (home) ellynrajfer@gmail.com Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky 60 W. 23rd Street, Apt. 1611 New York, NY 10010 609-937-6348 (cell) mandyplonsky@gmail.com

1998

Giovanna Gray Lockhart 415 Greenwich Street, Apt. 3G New York, NY 10013 917-545-2575 (cell) gray.giovanna@gmail.com Fall 2018


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1999

Joanna Woodruff Rominger 836 South Broad Street Lansdale, PA 19446 jbw1980@gmail.com

We are about to embark on our 20th year since graduating from PDS, and Class of 1999’s Sam Fox (with Noah Gorrie), Alex a lot has happened over the past two Mathews, Casey Unterman, Amanda Gorrie, Charlie decades. As always, it has been a year Denby ’00, Chris Westcott and son, Eshin, spent filled with love, adventure, career time in Belmont, VT this summer. (Not pictured are and life changes and everything in sleeping babies Theo Unterman and Isla Gorrie.) between for the class of 1999. Social media always finds a way to bring everyone John Walsh moved to Princeton with his wife together, and keep us connected, but there are Lyndsey in April. They are expecting their always things that can be missed along the first child in January, a boy who will be named way. My husband, Matt, and I are still living Clark. John is also in the process of launching outside of Philadelphia, PA. We are starting his new business, Walsh Senior Solutions. The our 12th year at Germantown Academy; Matt company will focus on making the process of works in Admissions and is one of the coaches downsizing and moving more efficient and less of the boys varsity soccer team, while I run the stressful for seniors and their families in NJ Drama/Public Speaking program and direct/ and PA. Although John Walsh is a graduate choreograph the play and musical for the middle from Lawrenceville Prep, he was at PDS from school. Our oldest son, Sam, is starting kinderKindergarten through eighth grade…so he will garten there this fall and our youngest, Lucas, is always be a Panther! in the twos at the childcare center on campus. Alex Nanfara This summer we took a road trip to the Smokey welcomed his Mountains, and had a fantastic time hiking, second child, boating, swimming and spending some good Leo Alexander family time together. Nanfara, on Margo Smith Mumma August 1, 2018. welcomed her first He reported that little girl this past year, big sister, Rayla Leighton Samantha Rita, loves her Mumma. Margo and little brother; her husband are loving mommy and life as a family of daddy couldn’t three. be happier. Congratulations Keri Bernstein Keiter Alex Nanfara ’99 with Alex and the was married on June son, Leo Alexander Nanfara family! 9, 2018. She said, “… Leighton Samantha nothing made me Maren Levine Hefler is Mumma, daughter happier than to have starting on a new path Lauren Kostinas as a yoga instructor. She of Margo Smith Birkhold, Margo is teaching slow vinyasa, Mumma ’99 Smith Mumma, hot power flow, yin Tina Flores Cordes and their husbands at my and ashtanga outside wedding in NYC!” Also in attendance at the of Philadelphia. Maren wedding were Jessica Batt Ortiz ’00 and her has been practicing for sister, Dorian Batt Vardi ’02. Keri’s brother, 23 years, and decided Chad Bernstein ’04, his wife, and their beautito turn her passion and ful 18-month-old daughter, Parker, were also love for the practice excited to celebrate Keri’s big day! into her profession. Maren said that yoga has helped her treMaren Levine mendously with the Hefler ’99 anxiety of having three non-stop children. She loves being able to give other people the gift of calm. People can flow with Maren on Instagram at Marens_om.

Keri Bernstein Keiter ’99 with classmates Margo Smith Mumma, Tina Flores Cordes and Lauren Kostinas Birkhold JOURNAL

Sharon Herbert Coburn and Lauren Welsh Sparrow’s little boys turned one in September. Only one week apart, Angus Sparrow and Tyler Coburn were able to enjoy some time together this summer, and look to be turning into close friends, just like their moms!

Sharon Herbert Coburn ’99 and Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99 with Tyler and Angus

Joanna Woodruff Rominger ’99 with her husband, Matt and their boys, Sam (5) and Lucas (2)

2000

Natasha Jacques Nolan 35 Pine Street Roswell, GA 30075-4819 609-647-6982 (cell) nnolan@gigisplayhouse.org Sapna E. G. Thottathil 4127 Bayo Street Oakland, CA 94619 510-604-2357 (cell) sapna.thottathil@gmail.com

Sapna wrote: “It has been an exciting year for me! My husband and I recently welcomed our second child, Kavita Elizabeth Thottathil Gardner, on May 25. I also accepted a position in the University of California’s Office of the President as an Associate Director of Sustainability, and I have an edited book coming out in the fall, titled Institutions as Conscious Food Consumers. I rarely see anyone from PDS these days, so please let me know if you ever come through Oakland, CA!”

2001

Carolyn Yarian Morgan 430 E. 57th Street, Apt. 4C New York, NY 10022 609-638-7249 (home) 609-638-7249 (cell) carolyn.morgan2012@gmail.com Wilson H. Weed 707 10th Avenue, Apt. 225 San Diego, CA 92101 808-859-1629 (cell) wweed1@gmail.com

2002

Aviva Perlman Fintz 698 West End Avenue, Apt. 5D New York, NY 10025 (609) 617-3754 (cell) aperlman26@gmail.com


have embarked on a new adventure. In August we sold our home and moved to Pomfret, Vermont, a small town near the charming village of Woodstock. Trading daily commutes for daily hikes and flower boxes for flower gardens have been welcome changes. Look us up if you’re in the area. We <3 visitors!”

PDS friends Johanna Dickson ’02, Morgan Weed ’03, Aviva Perlman Fintz ’02, and Mendy Fisch ’06 at Aviva’s wedding in New Brunswick, NJ on Aug. 6, 2017 Aviva (Amy) Perlman Fintz, the newest Class of 2002 correspondent, here. I am excited to share some life updates from a few of our classmates, including myself ! Weddings, babies, new jobs, oh my!

Life has been Aviva Perlman Fintz ’02’s pretty exciting son, Simon Brooks for me this last Fintz, at four-monthsyear. In August old, with her husband, 2017, I got marNathaniel Fintz ried to a longtime friend, Nathaniel Fintz. We first met in 2003, at a conference for Jewish student leaders of their campus Hillels and bonded over our mutual love of Princeton (He graduated from the University in ’06). Johanna Dickson, Morgan Weed ’03, and Mendy Fisch ’06 were in attendance at the wedding. Nine months after getting married, we welcomed our son, Simon, into the world. It was a bit of a surprise to be expecting so soon after our wedding, but we couldn’t be happier! Over this past summer two of our classmates had weddings in Maryland.

In June, Sara Fort got married to Eric Powell at the Port Discovery Children’s Museum in Baltimore and in August, Alix Warren Urey got married to Elmo Urey at the Gaylord in National Harbor, MD. In attendance were a number of PDS alumni, including Jennifer Urs Sullivan, Brooke Popko Golin, Christina Koerte, Heather O’Leary Efland, Jamie

’02 classmates: Katie Fanok, Heather O’Leary Elfand, Brooke Popko Golin, and Jennifer Urs Sullivan at Alix Warren Urey’s wedding

Alix Warren Urey ’02 with her husband, Elmo Urey, at their wedding on August 18, 2017 in National Harbor, MD Martin ’03, Katie Fanok ’03, Joseph Joiner ’03, Laura Spritzer ’03 and Kimmy Fanok ’07.

Marlee Sayen Schmucker and Grant Schmucker welcomed George Bristol Schmucker into their family in September 2017. They live outside of Philadelphia where Grant runs his own graphic design company, while Marlee works in development at the University of Pennsylvania. George’s godmother is the incredible Julie Wilson. They are looking forward to heading to California for Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the wedding of Wilson Weed ’01 (Grant is a groomsman in the wedding), and welcome anyone passing through the Philly area to give a shout and pop by. (They say their guest room is always open to PDS friends!)

Grant Schmuker ’02 and Marlee Sayen Schmucker ’02 with son, George, and their dog, Goose Speaking of babies, though more figurative than literal, Sarah Maloney Blake’s first novel, Naamah, will be out from Riverhead Books in April 2019. It’s a work of literary fiction, retelling the story of Noah’s Ark in contemporary language and focusing on his wife.

Mike Fragoso continues to live in the DC area with his wife and their three daughters, who are now eight, four, and one. Earlier in the year he left Senator Jeffrey Flake’s staff, after a couple of years, to head to the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy. This past spring, Johanna Dickson became a Senior Publicist at Skyhorse Publishing. Her first author is Kathleen Turner.

And finally, Ari Paul launched an investment firm named BlockTower that operates a hedge fund and venture capital fund. They invest in cryptocurrency and related projects and have offices in Stamford, CT and NYC.

2003

Allison Marshall 1717 North 35th Street, Apt. 9 Seattle, WA 98103 202-375-9559 (cell) amarshall220@aol.com

Greetings class of 2003! I hope all who attended the 15-year reunion had a blast! I’m sorry to have missed it and am looking forward to our 20th! I am still living in Seattle and working in advertiser product management at Amazon. On November 3, 2018, I married John Joseph D’Ascenzo and was thrilled to have many dear PDS classmates in attendance. Chris Campbell wrote: “I really enjoyed catching up with our classmates and many of our fantastic teachers at our 15th reunion in May! Since then, Melissa and I have had a busy summer. I had the opportunity to whiz her around in an F-16 in June, and we are now on vacation in the Caribbean celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary. I am still testpiloting the F-35 and enjoying every moment of it. Alas, the Air Force will be moving our family for the seventh time next summer. We have no idea where yet, but we’re hoping for the East Coast to be near extended family. The adventure continues.”

Cover Art for Sarah Blake Maloney ’02’s And there have been upcoming book some other exciting changes for a few more of our classmates.

Katie Babick Brickner sent in this update: “After more than 10 years living and working in New York City, Benjamin Brickner ’00 and I

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Morgan Weed wrote: “This fall, Morgan originated the role of Neurosalina in the new Off-Broadway musical, Neurosis, at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square, New Morgan Weed ’03 York City — and with mentor and she was overjoyed former PDS theater to be a bridesmaid director, Ross in both her brother, Hindley, at opening Wilson Weed ’01, night of Neurosis and beloved ’03 classmate, Allison Marshall’s weddings!” Katie Fanok wrote: “Exciting news, after six years of dating the love of my life, he proposed this summer and I said, ‘yes!’ So now in addition to running my own business as a Health Coach and Personal Trainer, I’ve added ‘wedding planner’ to my list of jobs for the next year! So life is great over here in Westchester and I hope this PDS Journal finds everyone well!”

Ben Johnson wrote: “So very excited to announce that Kingsley Rose Johnson was born Monday, June 18 at 6:32 AM EST in NYC. Whole family is doing wonderful.”

Stein that her son, Seth LeJacq, received a fellowship from the Huntington in the history of medicine and allied sciences.

Seth LeJacq ’04 Seth, a lecturing fellow in Duke University’s Thompson Writing Program, is currently completing work on his first book project, Run Afoul: Sodomy, Masculinity, and the Body in the Sailing Royal Navy. Scott Rosenberg wrote: “I got married in September, 2017! My wife Jenn and I bonded over our mutual love of skiing and things blossomed from there. I am still working in law and technology, and she works in real estate development. We currently live in Philadelphia. “I am still on the PDS Alumni Board, and enjoy staying involved with PDS by helping to coach the Mock Trial team. If you haven’t been back to campus in a while, you must check out the new STEAM center, as well as the changes to Shepherd Commons. “Life is good!”

Jayne Basso Bergan and her husband, Dan Bergan ’03, moved to Nashville, TN, at the end of August. In September, they celebrated their son’s first birthday.

2004

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Matt Cook and his wife, Genevieve, recently had an addition to the family, Carter Gennaro Cook, born 11:03 pm, 7/14/18, 6lbs 11.5 oz.

Rajiv Mallipudi said, “’Sup friends? I was blessed to be given the opportunity to pursue a Hospital Medicine Fellowship with Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital starting July 1, 2019! At Yale, I will work with senior healthcare Rajiv Mallipudi ’05 executives to enhance at Yale New Haven how we provide patient Health Bridgeport care, lead new quality Hospital improvement projects, and teach medical students and resident physicians! Currently, I am wrapping up my last year of internal medicine residency and loving the autonomy, research and teaching opportunities. I am still playing ice hockey, dancing, traveling, writing fitness articles for women, and will prepare for a bodybuilding competition in the spring. Stay strong! Stay happy!” Meg Kerwin and Will Denise were married in 2015. On November 26 they welcomed their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Denise, at 8 lbs. and 20 inches.

Ben Johnson ’03’s daughter, Kingsley Rose Nick Perold and his wife, Ashley, were overjoyed to welcome their daughter, Rowan Tinsley Perold, into the world in late April. “The last few months have been filled with lots of wonderful ‘firsts’ and very little sleep. Rowan has already met and thoroughly charmed her PDS uncles Will Dewey, Nick Perold ’03’s Justin Revelle, daughter, Rowan Andrew Gentile, Tinsley and Alex Alsup, as well as her auntie Eleanor Oakes. Great role models to be surrounded by!”

Matt Cook ’05’s new baby, Carter

James Masters said, “I have had a baby girl, Mae Beatrice Masters, born on April 4. She is happy and healthy and making mom and dad proud every day.”

Dan Bergan ’03 and Jayme Basso Bergan ’04 with their son Carly Berger Ogren and her husband Jayce welcomed their son, Alistair Jack Ogren into the world August 14, 2018.

2005

Hilary Richards Conger 193 Spring Street, Apt. 2F New York, NY 10012 609-915-6651 (cell) hilary.conger@gmail.com

Kristina Costa wrote, “I moved to San Francisco two years ago to pursue my career in pastry arts. After completing pastry school in 2014, I wasn’t quite sure where my career would go and I am now the pastry chef at Tartine Bakery. I expect to open my own bakery in the next five years, I just need to figure out where I want to live in order to do that! I love the Bay Area and will hopefully be here until I make that big step.”

Jessica Parton Watkins lives in Medford, NJ, with her husband and chocolate lab. She and her husband have been together for five years and just got married this past May. Jessica is also starting her final semester of nursing school in the fall, and will graduate in December from Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing as an RN. While the decision to go back to school was a big one, she’s glad she did, and realized that nursing is where she should have been all along. Jessica hopes to get a job in the OR after graduation. Larissa Pawliw Jacobson and her husband, Steve, welcomed a baby this spring! Emma Rose Jacobson was born on April 8, 2018.

Larissa Pawliw Jacobson ’05’s daughter, Emma


Hilary Richards Conger married Ray Conger this past June in Stockton, NJ. Classmates Jessica Burns Hilary Richards Conger Caravella, Larissa Pawliw Jacobson, ’05 and her husband, and Allissa Crea Ray Conger ’06 were in attendance for the celebrations. Hilary is working to complete her master’s in adolescent education, and starting her first teaching role with sixth and seventh graders in Manhattan this fall.

Anu Shah wrote: “About two years ago I moved back to DC to join Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a cybersecurity and privacy lawyer. My wife, Neha Jakhete, recently completed her Fellowships in Gastroenterolgy and Hepatology at Johns Hopkins. She will be joining the liver transplant team at University of Maryland in September. Most importantly, we welcomed our baby girl, Anaya Moten Shah, into the world on February 11th! Parenthood has been incredAnu Shah ’05 with his ible and admitwife, Neha, and their tedly we are now daughter, Anaya THAT couple who only ever post baby pics on Facebook! A few weeks ago Anaya met Katie Chomiak and Ben Klein in St. Michaels. More recently, she had a play date at Nationals Park with Steve Pezzi and Abby Dosoretz Pezzi’s adorable daughter, Samantha, to root for the Phillies. We hope Anaya gets to meet more PDS friends soon!”

2006

Jacob M. Fisch 696 Elm Place, Apt. 308 Highland Park, IL 60035 609-731-2540 (cell) mendyman@gmail.com

2007

Nina Crouse ninacrouse@gmail.com Vishal Gupta 58 East Springfield Street, Unit 3 Boston, MA 02118 609-658-4768 (home) vishgupta2@gmail.com Alexandra Hiller Rorick 10 Downing Street, Apt. 4L New York, NY 10014 609-658-2961 (home) 609-658-2961 (cell) ali.rorick@gmail.com

Maria Cannavo ’07 celebrated her engagement with her mom and fiancé

’07 classmates: Ali Hiller Rorick, Nina Crouse, Alex Fizer, Shilpa Reddy, Jonathan Chow, and Claire Alsup catch up in New York City! Friends graciously came out to give Nina hugs while she was visiting from Boston.

Nina Crouse ’07, Julie Perlin ’99, Emily Hamlin ’03, Becky Gallagher ’06 in Boston. Nina, Julie and Becky play in a field hockey league every year together! Emily is one of their lovely superfans. They miss coach Jill Thomas and think of her often! Maria Cannavo wrote: “This year has been a whirlwind! In August 2017, I decided to go back to school to receive my certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis in hopes of becoming a board-certified behavior analyst by fall 2019. In May 2018, I took a leap and accepted a job as a school psychologist in a high-achieving charter school in Washington, DC. In July 2018, before making the move from Boston (my home of seven years) to DC, my mom, my boyfriend and I ventured to sunny California. On that trip my boyfriend became my fiancé (#CuseLove). We are now getting settled in our new place in Arlington, Virginia.”

Claire Alsup is living it up in New York, she reported: “I finished my master’s in food studies from NYU. For my thesis, I studied the economics, history, philosophy, oral history, etc. of a little fish sauce from a small town in southern Italy. Since then I’ve been working with a mission driven start-up aiming to improve the economy in the Sahel Region of West Africa by bringing the ancient grain fonio to the US. I live in Brooklyn and I have a skylight!”

2008

Tessica Glancey 1601 18th St NW, Apt 814 Washington, DC 20009 202-603-1979 (cell) tessicaglancey@gmail.com

Julie Gordon continues to work in private wealth at JP Morgan.

Hannah Epstein ’08 (right) surprised Tess Glancey ’08 by photographing her engagement to Robert Crampton. After shooting another Super Bowl, Hannah Epstein shot the NFL Films and HBO series, Hard Knocks, this past summer in Cleveland. She also filmed Chris Long’s ‘Waterboys’ organization as they hiked to the summit of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. [See article, p. 41) Tess Glancey continues to work on Capitol Hill with the Majority Staff of the House Homeland Security Committee. She recently got engaged in Washington, DC to Robert Crampton. Hannah captured the moment in front of the U.S. Capitol Building from afar and surprised Tess after the proposal.

Lindsey Mischner wrote: “I got married this July to Nate Holmes. My mom, Lower School Librarian Jenny Mischner, and my dad walked me down the aisle while the bridesmaids included my two sisters, Kaitlin ’05 and Sarah ’06. I was very excited that Sophie Gebel, the exchange student my family hosted in 20062007 (and now my ‘German sister’), celebrated with us—no small feat since she traveled from Germany and the wedding was in Madison, Wisconsin! I also affirmed what a small world we live in when Laurie Cartwright ’06 attended as the date of Nate’s cousin.”

Emma Morehouse Hatcher and husband Marshall Hatcher welcomed their first child, Robert Alvin Hatcher III (Trip), into the world on June 9. A whopping 7 lb. and 9 oz., baby and mother are healthy and doing well!

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and was selected from nearly 700 applicants interested in pursuing graduate work in chemistry, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics. The fellows receive a stipend and full tuition support valued at more than $250,000 for up to five years of graduate study.

The Class of 2008 celebrated their 10th reunion this past spring.

Dina has a chemistry degree from Princeton and is a researcher at D.E. Shaw Research, where she uses molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery.

Dina Sharon ’10

According to the Princeton University news release, Dina “received her first Princeton award even before she matriculated at the University, winning a 2010 Alyea Award for her ‘love of science’ as a senior at Princeton Day School, where she was a Chemistry Olympiad national finalist. While at Princeton, she helped found the Princeton University Chemical Society and the Women in Science Colloquium.

Alexa Maher ’08 and Lower School teacher, Erik Hove, tied the knot on September 22, 2018, with many PDS friends and family present. Pictured from left to right (front row): Bryana Sanford ’09, Hannah Epstein ’08, Emma Morehouse Hatcher ’08, Jamie Maher ’16, Alexa Maher ’08, LS teacher Erik Hove, Julie Gordon ’08, Tess Glancey ’08, Teddy Brown ’08. (back row): Kevin Shannon ’08, John Maher ’06, LS teacher James Laughlin ’80, and David Janhofer ’08 Warren Wilson and Jenna Feibus were married on October 6 in Princeton. They started dating in college at Villanova and are now living together in downtown Princeton.

2009

Alexa Maher ’08 with her husband, Erik Hove, at her wedding shower Alexa Maher and PDS Lower School teacher Erik Hove credit PDS for their introduction. The two were married on September 22 with many PDS friends and faculty present.

Taylor Kenyon was disappointed to miss the 10th reunion as he recovered from a nasty snowboarding mishap last spring, but he’s thrilled to share that he has just moved back to the Princeton area and started a new job at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, where he is the new Director of Secondary School Placement & Alumni Engagement. Will Stattman is living in Boston and graduating from MIT this fall with a Master’s of Science in Real Estate Development. JOURNAL

Ashley Smoots 2201 St. Clair Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30329 267-987-9448 (home) 267-987-9448 (cell) asmoots@gmail.com Vinay Trivedi Flat 15 Walsingham St Johns Wood Park London, NW8 6RG United Kingdom 267-229-2425 (cell) vt1090@gmail.com

2010

Alexandra W. Feuer 125 North Park Road Newtown, PA 18940 609-240-1706 (cell) afeuer@pds.org

The Alumni Office learned that Dina Sharon received a Hertz Fellowship for graduate research. She is one of 10 recipients this year

“After graduation, Sharon went to Israel on a Fulbright grant to research a model of an artificial enzyme in Sason Shaik’s group at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. ‘With engineered enzymes, chemists improve upon nature’s catalysts,’ Sharon said. “She plans to spend her Ph.D. using computational tools—including new ones of her own design—to study natural enzymes and design novel enzymes.”

Owen Haney wrote: “I am finishing up my final days at Penguin Random House, having spent four years working as a publicist for authors like Daymond John, Sallie Krawcheck, Pat Buchanan, Alex Banayan and many more. By the time of this publication, I will be studying for my first semester final exams at Fordham Law! Please send thoughts and prayers. I’m still playing soccer in the city and always on the lookout for some fresh legs to bolster the squad! Reach out to me if you’re local and want to get some touches in!”

Raquel Phillips wrote that she is “now professionally known as Alex Phillips, currently living in Los Angeles California. I work on the television show THE CHI on Showtime, and am a Creative Executive/Associate Producer at Lena Waithe’s production company, Hillman Grad Productions.” Alejandra Arrué wrote: “This past year, I spent a lot of my time traveling (Cuba, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, all throughout the U.S). My job as a consultant has allowed me to travel everywhere and I’ve also taken advantage of the miles and points to visit new places. I live in Chelsea, NYC and try to spend as much time as possible seeing my boyfriend, friends from college, from PDS (yes, my high school best friend, Anna Otis,


day job at a company called Stewart, A Xerox Company, taking care of copier machines at a psychiatric unit. So he’s surrounded by literal crazy people. The job isn’t too glamorous and pay is decent. Overall he’s pretty happy. “Loans are a b***h, but it’s whatever.”

Jacqui Stevens ’11, Jessica Frieder ’11 and Emily Jackel ’11 visited with their former PDS soccer coach, Howie Powers ’80, in Martha’s Vineyard this past summer. is still my best friend), and new friends I’ve made since graduating. I’m making my move to Prospect Heights in the fall, however, so hope to explore more of Brooklyn and try new restaurants—I’m a huge foodie and most importantly, I love eating. Shout out to my PDS squad, the UN, who, undoubtedly, will make fun of me for sending this to the PDS Journal. Hi Friends!!!”

Rachel Manning is beginning her final year of law school at Fordham University. She had a wonderful experience interning at the Natural Resources Defense Council last summer, and is looking forward to clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey after graduating. Alexandra Feuer graduated with her MSW from Penn this year. She has returned to PDS as the new Upper School Counselor, and she’s really excited about her new role. Alex recently got engaged to her boyfriend of seven years, Joe, and they are getting married next summer in Philly. Adrienne Esposito is Alex’s Maid of Honor and her go-to gal in life as always.

2011

Evan Seto 18 Lynn Court North Brunswick NJ 08902 732-710-0020 (cell) eseto17@gmail.com

Jeremy Lu is currently a Product Designer at Moment/Verizon in New York City.

Kevin Francfort recently moved across the river from Boston to Cambridge. He continues to work at Fidelity Investments as an Equity Research Analyst, and enjoys spending his Tuesday evenings playing on a soccer team with Hugo Meggitt. While the two of them miss hearing (former PDS coach) Malcolm’s constructive feedback from the sidelines, they’re enjoying life in Massachusetts and would welcome fellow alumni to reach out when in the area. Robert Smuckler is living in Philadelphia working as a consultant for a medical marijuana company. “Anyone else in Philly, feel free to reach out!”

Ricardo Pozos is a part-time manager at the PDS ice rink! It’s only one to three shifts a week (including weekends), taking care of the rink and riding the ZAMBONI! He has a

Jane Coates is in Brooklyn as well (“Hi!”), still working as a clinical research coordinator. Her team is trying to learn more about how diabetes and heart disease work and to develop better treatments for both. She’s about to start an MBA at NYU Stern.

Allie Reilly currently lives in a pet-friendly apartment building in Washington, DC, where she works for a transportation and infrastructure consulting firm. Prior to moving to DC, Allie completed her MSc at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. In Oxford, she lived a few blocks away from esteemed PDS graduate, G.J. Melendez-Torres ’07. While she misses living in the UK (and near G.J.), her current neighborhood provides a significant upgrade in local ice cream shops. Meade Atkeson has been living in Boston for the last three years, fulfilling his childhood dream of being a real New Englander, and even loves the weather! When not working as a data analyst, Meade is skiing in Vermont, playing dodgeball or darts, and singing in a local a cappella group (those are still cool right?). Meade has seen a few PDS alums around recently but would love to see more!

Nick Rehmus lives in Seattle and works in Learning and Development for Uber. He spends his free time playing music and reading, so pretty much the same since high school. “Shout out to Jeff Berger in Portland, Matt Garry in Ann Arbor, and Meade Atkeson in Boston, who I still keep in touch with and see as often as I can. If anyone else is in Seattle or passing through, please reach out!” If you’re interested in tech and would like to chat (especially about career paths beyond engineering), he’s happy to be a resource, too.

and a member of the Moot Court Board. At the beginning of this year, an article she wrote, The Big Patent Short: Hedge Fund Challenges to Pharmaceutical Patents and the Need for Financial Regulation, was published in the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law. Next month (!!) she starts as a First Year Associate in the Corporate Governance Litigation group of Kessler Topaz Meltzer Check, LLP (a Philadelphia-area law firm). Katie Gibson is living and working out in Denver as is Courtney Klein and Ashley Hudson. Meanwhile, Bailey Richards recently moved to Boulder, where Rebecca Sokol lives. Between all of them, they are starting to get a PDS crew out in CO! People should reach out if they are planning any trips out.

After high school, Ashley Hudson started her move west and earned a BA from Washington University in St. Louis, where she studied Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, Political Science, and Anthropology. Studying abroad in Paris, France and Edinburgh, Scotland, solidified the travel bug in her, and after graduation she road tripped across America before moving to Grand Teton National Park, and then backpacked around Southeast Asia for a season. She now lives in Denver, CO (“rattlesnakes have nothing on NJ mosquitoes”) and is beginning a graduate program to earn an Ed.S. in School Psychology at University of Denver Morgridge College of Education so she can work with students who struggle with mental health and learning disabilities. She currently works with children with learning, processing and behavioral disorders and volunteers on a sexual assault crisis hotline when she’s not off somewhere in the mountains or trying to convince more friends to move out West (“Come visit!”). Allie DeCandia is living about five minutes away from PDS (the pull of NJ is just too strong!) and starting her fourth year as a graduate student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. For her PhD,

Matthew Wasser is a Technical Theatre Fellow at the College of the Holy Cross, and works freelance as a Video Designer for theater and other performance events based in New York, London, and Mumbai.

In May, Ariel Multak graduated from Fordham University School of Law, where she was Senior Notes Editor of the Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

(l-r) Bailey Richards ’11, Katie Gibson ’11, Ashley Hudson ’11, a friend of the Kleins, Courtney Klein ’11 and Alesia Klein, Courtney’s mother and PDS Head of the Lower School, in Colorado Fall 2018


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she’s studying the molecular basis of disease susceptibility, severity, and treatment efficacy in Yellowstone wolves and Channel Island foxes, with the ultimate goal of informing wildlife conservation. As for personal life, she’s super excited to be getting married to Edward Schrom (also a PhD candidate in EEB!) this fall, with Maya Anjur-Dietrich as her maid of honor. Maya Anjur-Dietrich is living in Somerville, MA, and working on her PhD in applied physics at Harvard! She studies how cells produce forces to pull apart chromosomes during division. In exciting PDS-related news, she’s going to be Allie DeCandia’s maid of honor at her wedding in October!

After Tufts, Maxime Hoppenot moved abroad to try to play professional/semi-professional soccer, ended up signing contracts and playing in Switzerland, then Australia, then Denmark. He then moved back to Boston to be an assistant coach with a soccer team there, and after that he got a job in Paris doing Pharmaceutical Serialization Consulting, where he now lives. Generally speaking, he’s planning to move back to the U.S. (likely New York area) within the next couple of years. Jacqui Stevens has made the move from DC and now is living it up in the Big Apple! Her parents are much happier now that she’s just an NJ transit away. :) The NYC adventure began in January 2017 with a FiDi apt with fellow classmate, Emily Jaeckel, and freelancing for Nike NYC HQ. Since then she’s found a new home in the West Village and is working at the Drone Racing League (DRL) with alum, Ben Johnson ’03. Beyond work, Jacqui still hangs with many of the ’11 crew, the occasional ’12, and is attempting her first marathon. Since graduating, Evan Seto has been doing marketing for a few startups in New York and, after commuting from New Jersey for a couple of years, has settled in Brooklyn for the past year or so. While he misses the suburbs sometimes, he’s loving the city life (and the bike commute), and if anyone is ever in town, feel free to reach out!

2012 Rachel Maddox 58 Fieldcrest Avenue Skillman, NJ 08558 908-829-4230 (home) 609-571-7998 (cell) Rachel.Maddox@conncoll.edu Annie Nyce 9 Brookside Avenue Pennington, NJ 08534 609-558-2453 (cell) annienyce@gmail.com Peter F. Powers 364 3rd Avenue #13 New York, NY 10016 609-658-8799 (cell) peterfpowers@gmail.com JOURNAL

From Peter:

Callie Schneider is moving to Seattle! From Callie: “Many ’12ers will remember that I moved to Princeton for sophomore year from Seattle. Now, after two years in Chicago (well, not really in Chi-town), I’m going ‘home!’ Princeton will always be my true home, but I’m moving to take a position with The Gates Foundation. Hit me up if you’re in the Pacific Northwest and want to try some REAL Starbucks coffee! Not the stuff from that poser place on Nassau Street.”

Jennifer Martin began law school in Arizona and met Michael Phelps. “It hit a whopping 117° here in AZ recently. Also, West Virginia’s entire Supreme Court was just impeached. And since I’m from Virginia (right next door), who knows how this will affect me?!” Reach out to her for more details@jennthingsihateaboutyou. Nick Banks has a dog and lives in Colorado. His dog, Reilly, enjoys long hikes and spending time with Nick. Oren Karsen wrote: “I don’t believe I have any updates worthy.” Like and comment if you think that’s not true!

Eric Powers broke tradition to write a very lengthy update: “Hi everyone—thanks for all the well wishes over the past few months as I recovered from my broken collarbone suffered while hosting Garret’s bachelor party. I hope the wedding will be worth it! My successful recovery could not have been possible without the help and consultation provided by Matt Gluck, and for that I am forever grateful. I can happily declare that I am now 150% healed and will take my vengeance. “Chapter 2: This summer has been a busy blur of activity; it is only now that I have come to understand why they call them ‘busy bees!’ From travels to a different time zone to travels within the same time zone, I have felt as busy as a bee. When I have been in the city, I’ve found time to exercise with my favorite baseball player, Jenifer Lopez, and her fiancé (calling my shot here), Alex Rodriguez. While I didn’t consent to appearing on their social media pages, I nonetheless ended up appreciating the dialogue it started and have learned a lot.

“Moving forward, I expect to be buzzing along with a life filled with work and friends unless someone wants to socialize with me. In that case, I am free 24/7, just name a time and a place. While I am currently suffering through the oppressive heat, it brings me back to the days on the varsity football team during our pre-season two-a-days and reminds me that I probably have some form of CTE but that it was MORE than worth it to win two games in three years. The point is, a penny still is money. Thanks for the time everyone and can’t wait to announce my new fitness streaming program.”

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Leah G. Falcon 136 Bouvant Drive Princeton, NJ 08540-1224 609-279-9774 (home) 609-558-3887 (cell) lgfalcon04917@gmail.com Robert S. Madani 209 Berwyn Place Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-771-0912 (home) 609-240-9420 (cell) robert.s.madani@gmail.com

2014

Rory E. Finnegan 31 Sutton Farm Road Flemington, NJ 08822 908-782-5892 (home) 908-391-9303 (cell) ref8af@virginia.edu Mary G. Travers 31 Elm Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 609-466-0104 (home) 609-216-3244 (cell) mary.travers@tufts.edu

2015

Grace Lee 67 Bridle Path Belle Mead, NJ 08502 908-280-0006 (home) 847-387-9129 (cell) gracelee6666@gmail.com Caroline R. Lippman 13 Aqua Terrace Pennington, NJ 08534 609-737-3235 (home) 609-651-0771 (cell) crlippman@gmail.com

Lena Zlock ‘15, now a senior at Stanford, made the Stanford News recently for her tenacious work to make Voltaire’s 6,700-book library, which has been locked inside Russia’s Hermitage Palace in St. Petersburg, available to everyone. We caught up with Lena to congratulate her strenuous efforts to “create a three-dimensional portrait of Voltaire’s mind,” as she puts it, and she reflected on her time at Princeton Day School: “PDS gave me the foundation to embark on my own independent research, and the skills to read, write and think critically. I am eternally grateful to my teachers on the Great Road who gave their time, effort and, occasionally, books to fuel my passion for the humanities. Without the close faculty connections, the small classroom sizes, or the generous course offerings at PDS, I would have neither the capacity nor the confidence to undertake the Voltaire Library Project.” See news stories on pds.org for full coverage and a link to the article in the Stanford News.


great architecture of Italy and Europe. I just arrived in Rome and so far I love it (especially the food); I am so excited to learn, and travel Europe while I am at it. Hopefully, I can learn some more Italian this year, but so far I have discovered that if you say “ciao” and point, then you can usually get what you want.”

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Emily Dyckman ’15 is playing varsity tennis with fellow PDS alum Scott Altmeyer ’16 at Colby College.

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Kathryn T. Cammarano 6 Hunters Ridge Drive Pennington, NJ 08534 609-610-4340 (cell) tc006@bucknell.edu Helen Healey 25 Springdale Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609-613-3983 (cell) helen.healey97@gmail.com Peter W. Klein 15 Planters Row Skillman, NJ 08558 609-218-1350 (cell) pklein@nd.edu From Peter:

Devon Riley: “At Dartmouth, every sophomore stays on campus for their summer going into junior year. I studied government while pursuing my interest in the real estate investment club. This fall, I am studying abroad at the London School of Economics in England. I’m excited to be furthering my major studies of government while exploring what Europe has to offer. This past year, I have been involved with programs at the Rockefeller School of Public Policy to further my government interests outside of the classroom.”

Abigail Atkeson 201 Wertsville Road Ringoes, NJ 08551 609-213-7427 (cell) abigail.atkeson@gmail.com Tyler A. Birch 10 Moselem Springs Court Skillman, NJ 08558 609-619-1727 (cell) tbflyers@gmail.com

An August New York Times article featured a new brand consulting company, JÜV, founded by friends including four PDS alums from the Class of 2017; the company aims to make the style and voice of their generation seen and heard. CEO Ziad Ahmed ’17 shared: “This past summer, eight members of the JÜV team lived/ worked together building out this company, hustling for Generation Z’s seat at every table. Four of those eight members are PDS ’17 alumni: Nick Jain, Jacob Chang, Itai Fruchter, and myself. Our team always jokes that we, PDS kids, are so extra—but I feel really lucky to have met such phenomenal people during my time at PDS who make me excited to get to do the work that I do. Beyond that, there are a few people specifically at PDS who have been instrumental in shaping who I am today—namely Sra. Simonds and Ms. Lee. Itai, Nick and I developed a lot of our rapport in Ms. Lee’s class as she encouraged us to listen more and be thoughtful, always. Sra. Simonds was my advisor in high school, and is someone I continue to go to for advice often. The people I met at PDS have made JÜV/my reality that much better and bolder.”

Kevin Hagan: “This summer I trained a lot for soccer and also worked on an app for my school. The app rewards students for going to sporting events by tracking their location and giving them points if they are at an event when it is going on. Then the students can spend the points at different places on campus. The soccer team just went to a trip to Italy where we scrimmaged three Italian club teams. We won all three games and visited Milan, Pisa, Venice and other cities. When we got back we had our first scrimmage, which we won 3-0; I had two goals. In our first official game we won 2-1; I scored with 1:18 left in regulation.” Peter Klein: “I have just started my third year in the School of Architecture at The University of Notre Dame. For our third year, our whole class lives abroad in Rome where we study the

Nick added: “We built the idea that Ziad and I had come up with over two years ago into a true reality, and I could not be more grateful to have had this experience. From four-hour long client meetings, to late-night brainstorming sessions, to playing a made up game somewhat resembling volleyball across our loft, I really believe that I was able to grow more as a person than I ever had before. Beyond that, I had the amazing opportunity to meet so many people from across the world, work closely with executives at major Fortune 500 companies, and learn what it means to run a successful business. But what is truly most empowering is to be able to look forward and know that we are just getting started!” See pds.org for full news story and link to NYT article. Cierra Moore wrote: “This summer I spent two months in Spain, living in Toledo for the first half and Zaragoza for the second. For the first month, I took two fascinating classes on Spanish history and culture, and I was fortunate to have all of Spain as my classroom from el Museo Del Prado in Madrid to my host family’s apartment. The second program was for pre-med students, in which I shadowed doctors at a teaching hospital in Zaragoza. I learned so much while being immersed in both the Spanish language and a medical environment.”

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Hallie Hoffman 63 Grist Mill Drive Belle Mead, NJ 08502 609-480-4240 (cell) halliebryn@gmail.com

Over the summer, Linnéa Eberly received her scuba diving certification to dive up to 100 feet deep. She took an online course, did four closedwater dives in a swimming pool, which were followed by four open-water dives in a very cold lake! After another five dives, she received her advanced certification, which included specialized instruction such as deep, wreck and night diving. Her favorite part was being able to see fish and other aquatic life, although she noted that the water was so cold at these depths that it was necessary to wear hoods, gloves and other protective gear. Linnea received these certifications in the hopes of taking a scientific diving course sometime during college, in which she would learn to gather specimens and study life underwater, including doing underwater photography and videography. And this just in from Dawne Simon-Ponte, Damali Simon-Ponte’s mom: Damali is doing very well at Delaware, adjusting well to the academic and soccer experience. She was recently Delaware’s named Rookie of the Week.

Jacob Chang ’17, Nick Jain ’17, Itai Fruchter ’17, Ziad Ahmed ’17 (l-r) have started a new company.

Devon Wenzel spent the summer preparing to attend Hogwarts in the fall by rereading the Harry Potter series, practicing her axethrowing in Montréal, and watching her cats catch too many mice.

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In Memoriam The School has learned of the passing of the following members of the Princeton Day School community. We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to their families and friends.

Herbert I. Abelson Father of Joseph Abelson ’73, Daniel Abelson ’76 and Rachel Abelson Hickson ’77 David A. Albahary ’83 Brother of Suzanne Albahary D’Amato ’80 Proctor B. Baker, Jr. Brother of Jan Baker, former PDS Athletic Director David P. Billington Father of Philip Billington ’77 David T. Bonk Father of André T. Bonk ’12 John C. Borden, Jr. Father of Rebecca “Becky” Borden Bunnell ’74, Thomas Borden ’80 and Samuel Borden ’81 Harvey R. Clapp III Husband of Ann Kinczel Clapp ’59 J. Dudley Clark ’56 Brother of Linda Clark ’62 Judy Ann Cohen Mother of Daniel Cohen, PDS Lower School teacher; and Grandmother of Sophie Cohen ’20 and Sam Cohen ’22 Susan Charen ’83 Sister of Andrew Charen ’81 Marianne Donath Mother of Nick Donath ’79 and Wendy Donath Selig ’82 Charles R. Erdman III ’38 Brother of Peter Erdman ’43, David Erdman ’46 and Michael Erdman ’50 Eldred P. Erdman Mother of Charlotte Erdman Rizzo ’81, Jonathan Erdman ’83 and Jane Remillard-Abrahams ’85 Judy P. Erdman Mother of Harold “Guy” Erdman, Jr. ’64, Frederick Erdman ’70, Jody Erdman ’72, Carl Erdman ’76; and Grandmother of Spencer Mooney ’13 Diane F. Faxon Mother of Krista Atkeson, PDS Lower School teacher; Motherin-Law of James Atkeson, PDS Middle School technology coordinator; and Grandmother of

Meade Atkeson ’11, Mary Atkeson’13 and Abigail Atkeson ’17 Andrea Fishman ’69 Sister of Barbara Fishman ’71 Clifford A. Goldman, former Trustee Father of Daniel Goldman ’85 and Paul Goldman ’88 Nicole Gordon ’93 Sister of Gregory Gordon ’89 and Elizabeth Gordon Hall ’98 Eleanor Graff Mother of William Graff ’75 and Alice Looney Graff ’77 Thomas L. Gray, Jr. Father of Mark E. Gray ’96 Gloria B. Griffith Mother of Paula Kampe, former PDS College Counseling Assistant Nathaniel Hartshorne Father of Nathaniel “Max” Hartshorne ’77 and Caroline Hartshorne ’79 George Hatem Father of Beth Hatem, PDS Lower School teacher Kit Hildick-Smith Mother of Peter Hildick-Smith ’71 and Andrew Hildick-Smith ’77 (Claire “Hughie” Jacobus ’78) Benjamin F. Howell, Jr. ’32 Abraham Hyman Grandfather of Daniel Rathauser ’06; and Father-in-Law of Robert Rathauser ’69 Mary Kay Jackson Grandmother of Zoe Jackson ’19 and Ella Jackson ’21 Alice Jacobson ’63 Charles Jacquart Father of Evan Thomas, PDS Online Communications Manager (Christopher Thomas ’82); and Grandfather of Annabel Thomas ’20 and Elizabeth Thomas ’22 Joseph W. Katz Father of Jane Katz-Christy ’75, Carol Katz Connelly ’77, Julia Katz Schonfeld ’83 and Madeline “Mandy” Katz ’91

Alethia Woods Kelly ’39 Fleury V. Mackie Mother of Marjorie “Midge” Valdes ’70; and Step-Mother of Douglas Mackie ’60, Cynthia Mackie ’73 and David Mackie ’77 Wesley A. McCaughan, former PDS faculty and administrator Kay McClure Wife of Princeton Day School’s founding Head of School Doug McClure James McCredie Father of Merideth McCredie Winter ’75 Grace Lester Cobb Meigs Mother of Margaret Meigs ’70, Susan Meigs ’73 and James Meigs ’75 Janet Miller Grandmother of Stephanie Balazsi, Assistant to the PDS Head of the Upper School; and Mother-in-Law of Margery Miller, former PDS Art Director Sarah Adams Model ’58 A. Jerome Moore Husband of Marjorie Libby Moore ’43 Kirk Moore ’72 Nancy Mullan Grandmother of Nicholas Jain ’17 and Katherine Jain ’21 William Murdoch former Trustee Husband of Mary Murdoch, former Trustee; Father of Molly Murdoch Finnell ’76 (Sam Finnell ’74), Elizabeth Murdoch Maguire ’78, Timothy Murdoch ’80 and Kate Murdoch Kern ’83; and Grandfather of Margaret Finnell ’02 Marian Stoltzfus Paen ’70 Step-Sister of Curtis Webster ’75 Elizabeth Gorman Parmientier ’38 Sister of Edward Gorman ’39 and Constance Gorman ’48 Robert Piper ’46 Ann “Rooney” Poole Mother of Kathrin “Katie” Poole ’71 and Walter Poole ’74

David G. Rahr Father of Timothy Rahr ’81 Richard Reinhart Father of Kim Reinhart Ward ’86 Louisa Worthington Rogers Wife of David Rogers ’47 John C. Rodgers, Sr. Husband of Barbara Johnston Rogers ’64 Benjamin “Barry” Rowland, Jr. Husband of Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Joseph Salup Father of Robert Salup ’70 and Gary Salup ’75 Peter M. Schluter ’48 Uncle of Frederic Schluter ’70, William Schluter ’70, Jean Schluter Yoder ’71, Nancy Schluter Thurston’ 72, Sally Schluter Tardella ’75, Elizabeth Schluter ’78 and Stephen Schluter ’83 William E. Schluter ’42 Father of William Schluter, Jr. ’70, Nancy Schluter Thurston ’72, Sally Schluter Tardella ’75, and Stephen Schluter ’83; Uncle of Frederic Schluter ’70, Jean Schluter Yoder ’71 and Elizabeth Schluter ’78; Fatherin-Law of Leslie Pell ’82; and StepGrandfather of Gibson Linnehan ’21 Phyllis R. Schmucki Grandmother of Eleanor Oakes ’03 Marcelo Schor Husband of Lucy Stover-Schor ’70 Robert L. Slighton Father of Eric Slighton ’79 W. James Walsh Father of Cynthia Walsh ’70, Diana Walsh ’72 and Jennifer Walsh ’76 Ronald Webster ’74 Lucius Wilmerding III, former Trustee Brother of Janet Wilmerding Binger ’51, Walter Wilmerding ’51, Helen Wilmerding ’57; Father of Gay Wilmerding ’75, Murray Wilmerding ’76, Austin Wilmerding ’79; Uncle of Derek Heap ’87, Jane Heap ’89; and Great-Uncle of Brook Heap ’15 FALL 2018


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Snapshots Princeton Country Day 1961 class trip. Westward Ho!

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