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Our sincere thanks! On December 31, 2011, The Seven Hills School successfully completed The Critical Assets Campaign for endowment. This was the culmination of four years of effort, spearheaded by the Board of Trustees and supported by the efforts of dozens of volunteers. In the aggregate, The Critical Assets Campaign has added more than $17.6 million to the school’s endowment, an achievement that has had a powerful impact on our ability to sustain the excellence of this school. Head of School Chris Garten announced the successful completion of the campaign at a recent Board meeting. “We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to all the members of this community who worked together to bring this to fruition. In this time of economic uncertainty, the full-blooded support of this entire community means more than I can adequately express. In my 34 years in independent schools, I am hard pressed to think of many other fund-raising efforts that have had such a significant impact on any
17.6 million raised $
institution at such a critical time. On behalf of our faculty and staff and the children of this community, I want to thank all who have helped make this possible. Special thanks to our last two Board Chairs- Jim Schiff, whose visionary leadership inspired this ambitious effort, focused, so appropriately, on building the school’s endowment, and Jane Garvey, who has led an army of committed volunteers across the finish line.”
THE CAMPAIGN
Endowment for Faculty Salaries Ensuring the Next Generation of Excellence
The Critical Assets Campaign has added approximately $8.2 million in endowment to support faculty salaries. Over the five years of the campaign, the median faculty salary at Seven Hills has increased from 77% to 89% of the average among our benchmark schools in the Midwest.
“Nothing is more critical to Seven Hills’ future than attracting the kinds of visionary teachers who have been the soul of this school for decades. These new endowment funds have enabled us to offer more competitive salaries to our wonderful faculty. And as our senior faculty have begun to retire, these funds have also enabled us to compete much more aggressively in the national marketplace and to bring the next generation of excellence to Seven Hills.”- Susan Marrs, Director of Studies for Grades 6-12 and Assistant Head of School
teachers
8.2 million raised $
Endowment for Professional Development Maintaining a Vital Learning Community
The new endowment funds secured by The Critical Assets Campaign have enabled us to double the annual budget for professional teacher training. We now have the resources to provide each year at least one robust professional development experience for each of our 120 teachers.
“One of the most exciting things about the last five years has been witnessing an explosion of interest in professional training among our teachers. Whether it be about the latest findings on cognition and brain research or the use of instructional technology, every teacher who attends a national conference or visits an exemplary school brings back a wealth of new ideas to share with colleagues and enrich our program.” - Patti Guethlein, Head of Doherty
summary of gifts committed gifts of:
students
2.6 million raised $
committed
$5m or more
1 gift
$1m to $4.9m
2 gifts
$500,000 to $999,999
4 gifts
$250,000 to $499,999
7 gifts
$100,000 to $249,999
15 gifts
$50,000 to $99,999
21 gifts
$25,000 to $49,999
55 gifts
less than $25,000
many gifts
5
10
15
20
25
30
Over $17.6 million raised for students and teachers. Thank you! Endowment for Curricular Innovation Preparing Students for a Complex Global Community
The Critical Assets Campaign has also endowed a new program to provide summer grants to teachers who create innovative curriculum units. The emphasis has been on collaborative projects that engage students in exploring the global community, in innovative thinking or creative problem solving, or in using instructional technology for research and presentation. Over the past two summers, more than 60 teachers have received these grants.
“The summer grants program has unleashed the creativity and imagination of the faculty, generating dozens of innovative units designed to engage students in critical thinking and creative problem solving, often with the use of instructional technology. These new projects are arming our students with the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.”
curriculum
1.2 million raised $
– Bill Waskowitz, Head of Middle School
Endowment for Financial Aid Supporting a Wide Range of Students
The Critical Assets Campaign added approximately $2.6 million in new endowment for financial aid which has, in turn, made possible a 20% increase in need-based financial aid.
“Maintaining the rich diversity of our student body is a critical part of our educational mission. Our students learn so much from the variety of perspectives collaborating in any given classroom.” - Carolyn Fox, Head of Lotspeich
Designated gifts to The Critical Assets Campaign also established the Seven Hills Scholars program. These new merit scholarships have attracted dozens of students whose families may not have otherwise considered Seven Hills.
“Our school community has benefited tremendously from lively interest generated by the Seven Hills Scholars program. It has attracted to Seven Hills a wide range of new students, whose interests and talents have enriched our community immeasurably.” - Nick Francis, Head of Upper School THE CAMPAIGN
unrestricted endowment
5.6 million raised $
The Critical Assets Campaign Donors Fleming & Dobbs Ackermann
Ginny Wilkinson Brooks H’43
Anne & Ron DeLyons Emily Bookwalter
Lee Adair Adams H’58
David Brott
Beth & Brad Agin
Emily Brott
Louise Knauft Allen H’54
Nancy & Bruce Brown
Dulany & Rob Anning ’86
Amy & Ken Buck
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Elana Rhodes Byrd C’60 Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Cain
Downey Fund of
D. H. Anning Kerrin & Stefan Antonsson Pam Williams Arya & David Arya Dr. Paula S. Asch Alicia Fitscher & Peter Au-Yeung Gail Barrows Austin C’59
Karen (Bidlingmeyer ’80) & Paul Callard ’81 The Camden Foundation Erin O’Grady & Scott Carroll ’85 Shannon (Kelly H’67) & Lee A. Carter
Demar L’24*
Ritchie & Mark Heiman Mr. & Mrs.* Paul Heiman
Elisa & Ted Geier
Patti & Fred Heldman
Nancy & Steve Donovan
Sudie Ernst Geier H’41
Shelley Lindner
Harriet R. Williams
Susanne Geier Peters
’89
Foundation
Gerwin H’57
Karen & David Hills
Shiva & Freidoon Ghazi
Karen & David Hoguet
Anni (Macht ’70) &
Karen Holley Horrell &
Marjorie (Wood H’40) & Charles M. Drackett* Beth O’Brien Driehaus & Dan Driehaus Julie & Philip Duncan
Chase & Baker
Je & Joe Choo
Tara & Jon Eaton
Jane Clajus
Sandy (Hauck C’49) &
Kimberly & Julian Baretta C. Francis Barrett
Nancy Hogan Dutton H’56
Jeremy Gibson
Jack Horrell David Hummel ’85
Marguerite & Karl
Sandy K. James
Gieseke
Sarah & Mark Johnson
Becky & Carl
Lisa & Richard Kagan
Goertemoeller Jan Fullgraf Golann H’67 Jason Goldman ’91
Beth & Peter Clayton
Kari & David Ellis
Marcy & Coleman
Julie & Frank Cohen ’91
Lisa & Chester Eng
Goldsmith, Hillary,
Carol Iannitto Euskirchen
Louis and Charlie
Kristin & Carl Kalnow Darlene & Charles Kamine Mary Sutton & Daniel Kanter Henry & Victoria
Pratima & Pradeep Bekal
Harvey Cohen
The Estate of Elizabeth
Karamanoukian
Margaret & James Bell
Sheila & Philip Cohen
Merry Ewing ’76
Deupree Goldsmith
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Katz
Jennie (Rosenthal L’75) &
Lawsie (Pennington C’65)
Mr. George Fabe
H’38
Jan-Michele Lemon
Allan Berliant Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Berman Lindsay & Mark Bibler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bibler Sally Bidlingmeyer ’84 Susan & Steve Black L’60 Lou & Alex Blanco
& Michael Coler Carolyn & Michael Collette Mary Ida (Sloneker ’77) & Marshal Compton Tucker (Jones ’79) & Michael Coombe L’72 Dorothy (Kim ’84) &
Nancy & Todd Bland
Evan Corbett ’82
Ann (Bartlett C’65) &
Caroline & Bill Cox
Ben Blemker Anna Cunningham Bohlke ’90 Mr. & Mrs. John P. Boorn TSHS Athletic Boosters Wendy & Todd Braff
H’61
Brian Hill
Dollie Giddings-Eustis
E. Allen Elliott
Family
Grace (Allen ’80) &
Naomi Tucker Stoehr
Kim & Martin Chavez
Daniel Bailey
H’68
Henderson H’46
The Greater Cincinnati
Anne & Bill Chatfield
Nancy & Jay Clark
Joe Head
Sara & Richard Geier
Sue & Steve Baggott Bahlman ‘78
& John Lanier Family
Louis (Atkins H’56) &
Amy & Philip Geier
Amy & Andrew DeWitt
Leslie & Mike Baggish
Frances (Lamson H’72) &
The Jane Garvey C’74
Frances Koblenzer & Joshua Farber Juliet Esselborn Fechheimer C’38 Nora Zorich & Tom Filardo Evelyn & Marc Fisher Suzette & Michael Fisher Flagel & Papakirk LLC, Attorneys
Mindy Hastie-Goldsmith & Tim Goldsmith L’64 B (Wiley ‘75) & Abe Gordon Drewry Gores (H‘72) & George Warrington Kathi Makoroff & Jeffrey Grass Linda (Heldman H’71) & Gary Greenberg
Kearney & Eric Kearney Nancy & David Keyser Mary Lynne Boorn ’84 & Rick Kieser Sashi & Archana Kilaru Tara & Tom Kilcoyne Wendy & Tom Kirkwood Margo Kirstein Emily & Matthew Kite Scott A. Kleiner
Patricia Adair Culp H’65
Jamie & Todd Flagel
Hedy & Dean Gregory
Susan & David Knust
Jennifer & Eric Dauer
Maria & Jim Papakirk
Mary Ann & Davis Griffin
Ashley & Hill Kohnen
Suzanne & Joseph
Kathleen & Kevin Foster
Elizabeth Ferguson
Tina Sutphin Kohnen
Davidoski
Carolyn & Terry Fox
Griffith C’61
The David & Tracy
Patricia & Greg Franklin
Jenny & Ed Hatfield
Davis Family
Mr. Charles M. Fullgraf*
The John Hauck
Korn
Marianne & Edwin Brill
Marjorie Davis C’65
Teri Garrett H’69
Janice & Jay Brinker
Susan Haas & Craig
Christine & Chris Garten
Ellen Haude ‘88
Lelia & Mac Kramer
Dr. & Mrs.* James M.
Nirvani & Jeb Head
Libby (Landen ’77) &
Patricia Cornell Brodie H’38*
Decker Kimberley Dedeker
Garvey
Foundation
H’59 Marcie Strasser & Paul Ann Tuttle & Ken Koster
Bruce Krone
Pat Landen H’50
Dale & Gary Monnier
Jan & Wym Portman
Lisa Conrad-Larkin &
Sally Monroe
Michael Privitera
Tracy L. Monroe ‘82
Joan & Richard Quimby
Nancy & Tom Shepherd
Karen & Fritz Wilger ‘83
Barbara Mustoe-Monteith
Donna Perkins & Mark
Julie & Steve Shifman
Christina & David
John Larkin Margaret (Avril ‘75) & Jonathan Lawson The Estate of Miss Jean M. Leach Laurie Dearworth Leon ’84 Mr. & Mrs.* Peter Levin Sally & Ray Leyman L’67 Whitney (Rowe H’65) & Philip Long The Estate of Sylvia Taft Lotspeich H’37 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lowry* The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation Kelly Murphy-Mahama & Georges Mahama Nancy Greiwe & Bill Markovits Debbie & Dan Marquardt Mike Marrero Sarah Crane Martindale H’42 The Estate of Dr. Merlyn P. McClure Malcolm McElroy L’55 Marianne & Doug McGraw
& Joel Monteith Georgie Slade & Patrick Moran Marjorie McCullough Motch C’41 Leigh Peterson & Joe Mulica
The Estate of Margery
H’44 Sherry & Virgil Reed Christie & Rich Reilly
Richardson C’61
H’71
Wing Sisson Runyan
Linda Wolfe
H’37
Jean E. Wommack
Elizabeth C. B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld
Mr. John F. Steele
Karen & Frank Wood Jean Verity Woodhull H’39 Susan Newkirk Wright H’63
Elizabeth & Patrick Rogers
Jen & John Stein
Dr. & Mrs. Jim Nordlund
Celeste & Mike Rooney
Sarah & Steve Steinman
Lisa Lee & Michael
Kay A. Johnson &
Doug Stenberg
Marcy Wydman ‘76
Kathleen & James Stengel
Mary Russell Yablonsky
Nordlund Margaret Parlin O’Malley H’57 Marjorie Warner Off H’66 Mr. & Mrs. Paxson Offield The Robert Okin Foundation & The Okin Family Debbie & Rich Oliver L’61 Wendy Yip & Santa Ono Sara (Barnes ’77) & David Osborn L’72 Elizabeth (Warrington ’78) & Kevin Ott
John Parlin L’54 TSHS Doherty Parents Association
Gretchen & Lou Meyer
Ken, Mala & Minal Patel
Miller
Joan Fleischer Reckseit
Robin Nenninger
Margaret & Jeff Pasquale
Katy Hollister & Brad
Anne Warrington Wilson
Ellen Pease Sole H’70
Kevin McNamara
Michelman
Jackie & Andy Wilson
Mamta & Sanjay Singh
Melody Sawyer
Tory (Woodhull H’63) &
Karen Meyer & Richard
Williams
Kim & Russell Sims
Skyler Foundation
Matthew Mullin
Wiethe L’43
Susan & Rick Rauh
Layne & Joseph Renusch
The Nabama Foundation
Mary Alice & Dale
Alex & Andrew Quinn
Sybil (Behrens ’83) &
McIlwraith
Jennifer & Rusty McNair
Nancy & John Silverman
Sherri & Ted Remaklus
Alka & Rajan Panandiker
Wagner McKee
Shen
Betsy & Harrison Mullin
Marylou & John The Estate of Lucy Brown
Quinlan
Ning Sun & Xiaoming
Family Ellen (Head H’51) & C. Richard Paulsen
Gregory W. Rouan Susan (Abrahamson ‘84) & Jeff Routh Lynn (Schweitzer H’68) & Jeff Rush Ellie Fabe ‘78 & Frank Russell L‘72 Susan E. Arnold & Diana Salter Marielle & Tony Samaha Family Ann Schwister & Juan Santamarina Jennifer & Len Sauers Andrea & Michael Scheiber The Estate of Marjorie J. Schiele C’31
Mr. Thomas Stone Mary Reis Sullivan C’59 Coco & George Taliaferro
Nancy Blemker Yeaw C’55 Mr. & Mrs. W. Vann York Mary Beth & Craig Young Zaring Family Foundation
Anne Drackett Thomas
Ms. Kathleen Zavatsky
H’66
Anonymous (10)
Ellen Blemker Thomas C’58 Lisa Kuan & Greg Tiao Andrea & Dan Todorov The Estate of Ruth Smith Upson H’41 Heather (Zaring ’92) & Andrew Vecellio Maureen & Larry Vignola
Elizabeth & James Schiff
Martha Slater & Bill Waskowitz Welchwood Foundation
Mrs. Robert C. Schiff
Liz & Sandy Werner
Jayna (Schlegel ’90) &
Paula (White ’83) &
Dan Schimberg ‘80
H’64
Sandra J. Theunick
Warrington Foundation
Family Foundation Inc.
Dr. John Wulsin
Fran & Dale Tesmond
Christine & Charles Schiff Robert & Adele Schiff
Mrs. Anne Sanger &
Bernie Wharton
Sabrina & Jeffrey Peppet
Michelle & Rick Setzer
Jack White
Pamela & David Mitchell
Amy & Scot Perlman
Anne & James Shanahan
Jocelyn White ’79
Diane L. Moffet C’74
Margaret D. Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Shaw
Mr. Walter W. White
* Denotes deceased
The Critical Assest Campaign Volunteers The hard work and dedication of the following individuals made this campaign a success. (Team captains are listed in red italics.) DOHERTY Dobbs Ackermann Dulany & Rob Anning ’86 Dorothy (Kim ’84) & Evan Corbett ’82 Maria & Jim Papakirk Andrew Quinn Michele & Rick Setzer
LOTSPEICH Marc Fisher Mark Heiman Jen & Rusty McNair Jen & John Stein Sarah Steinman
B (Wiley ’75) & Abe Gordon Sarah Johnson Paul Korn David Osborn L’72 Beth Schiff Sandy Werner
MIDDLE Michael Coombe L’72 Beth Shaw Nancy & Tom Shepherd
ALUMNI Ann (Bartlett) Blemker C’65 Shannon (Kelly) Carter H’67 Drew Gores H’72 Margaret (Avril) Lawson ’75 Sybil (Behrens) Mullin ’83 Tory (Woodhull) Parlin H’63
UPPER Steve Baggott
PAST PARENTS Sally Leyman David Hoguet Virgil Reed AT LARGE David Davis David Ellis Patrick Rogers Jim Schiff Jim Shanahan
The Critical Assest Campaign Dinner Hosts Dulany & Rob Anning ’86
Michael Coombe L’72
Sue & Steve Baggott Jennie (Rosenthal L’75) & Allan Berliant Mary Lynne Boorn ’84 & Rick Kieser Shannon (Kelly H’67) & Lee Carter
Tucker (Jones ’79) &
Louise (Atkins H’56) & Joe Head
Tory (Woodhull H’63) & John Parlin L’54
Caroline & Bill Cox
Mona & Mickey Karram
Holly & Damon Ragusa
Tracy & David Davis
Sally & Ray Leyman L’67
Beth & Jim Schiff
Kari & David Ellis
Katy Hollister & Brad Miller
Beth & Kevin Shaw
Evelyn & Marc Fisher
Sara (Barnes ’77) &
Jen & John Stein
Linda (Heldman H’71) &
David Osborn L’72
Sarah & Steve Steinman
Gary Greenberg
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