Adria Sheth addresses the audience after receiving the Charles Alan Wright Excellence Award on behalf of her and her husband, Brian.
award, and we thank them for their philanthropic efforts and incredible outreach.
Their sacrifice and service to so many are things to be admired.
The John and Jeannine Miller Volunteer Award shines a light on community volunteers who devote time and energy to St. Andrew’s. This year, the award was given to the parent medical experts on our COVID-19 Task Force: Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs, Dr. Vicky Gregg, and Dr. Ari Berman. These St. Andrew’s parents are incredible medical professionals who play a critical role in keeping our community safe during the pandemic. They have hosted informative webinars for our parents and faculty, calmly and thoughtfully navigated each change that the COVID crisis has brought, and kept our community informed and educated, all while working overtime at their own demanding jobs. Director of Health Services Amanda Boardman said, “The combination of their knowledge, time, dedication, and desire to help educate our entire community is the reason we have been able to do the things we have done in the last 20 months.”
Matthew Lee ‘14 received the Outstanding Alumni Award for his service in the United States Air Force. One of Matthew’s larger recent missions was evacuating refugees and service members during the US withdrawal from Kabul, Afghanistan in late August. Matthew reflected on this experience by saying, “It was a tiring and exhausting couple of weeks for the crew, however, it was also the most rewarding. Watching the Afghans leave our plane, knowing they all would have a better chance at life, was incredibly humbling. After talking to some of the Afghanis, it furthered our beliefs that the women would finally be able to have freedom, the men would not have to worry about protecting themselves or their family from being killed by the Taliban, and the children would finally be able to have a childhood. Our crew was humbled and grateful to be part of this operation and it made us proud to be Americans.” It was with great joy that we recognized
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