ANNUAL Wenning Workshop

Twelve SA Senior School students were treated to the opportunity to observe glassblowing by experts, learn about the process, and then have the chance to do it themselves. Students were fascinated by the process and delighted to be able to choose their own colors for a personal paperweight that they shaped and fired as a souvenir. They also created mosaic suncatchers using multiple glass shavings on designs of their own which ranged from birds and flowers to abstract shapes and forms. These, too, were fired and turned into permanent souvenirs of this inspiring learning experience.

The Wenning Workshop was founded by David Darby ’85 and Sondra Hudak ’85 in memory of Bill Wenning ’85. Current SA students work once a year with an artist or an author learning “behind the scenes” aspects of their crafts, participating in workshop projects with them, and finding inspiration for their own lives through these special experiences.

of Bloomsburg University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary and early childhood education and earned a master’s in literary education from New York University. In her short time at Sewickley Academy, Kate had already become a curriculum leader, a beloved teacher and colleague, and an integral part of the Lower School. An adventurous, cheerful, confident, and playful person dedicated to her students and generous with her time and talents, Kate is survived by her parents, Michael and Diane Sweeney, siblings, Colin (Salta) and Anna, and grandmother, Lucy Sweeney.

Family Of Alumni

NEILL MCINTYRE BARKER, father of Alison (Barker ’82) Korman and Todd Barker ’87

GEORGE J. BERRY, MD and GLORIA BERRY, parents of George ’76 and Bill ’78 Berry

PATRICIA DALE SILVER CASELLA, mother of Catherine “Renny” (Casella ’90) Manning and William Casella

LAURIE BATCHELAR CULBERTSON, wife of John D. Culbertson ’58

REV. DR. ROBERT THOMAS DOWNS, father of Rebekah (Downs ’87) Mazariegos and Micah Downs ’89

SALLY DUNBAR, mother of Laura (Dunbar ’74) Doty

SUSAN GARBER ELSTE, mother of Scott ’87 and Drew ’89 Elste, sister of Larry Garber ’66, grandmother of Lydia ’18 and five other grandchildren

JULIA ALYSON EVERETT, wife of Fred Everett ’66

JANE HOWARD GUERNSEY, mother of Anne (Guernsey ’74) Barnes, the late Jane (Guernsey ’76) Birmingham, and Susan Guernsey

JACQUELIN MARSHALL HAZZARD, mother of Elizabeth (Hazzard ’61) Tuttle, Jaquelin Hazzard ’69, and Sumter Hazzard-Adolph ’72

ROBERT S. MCGINNIS, father of Graham McGinnis ’82 and Alix (McGinnis ’83) Giometti

JUNE HOGSDON NIMICK, wife of David Nimick ’39, mother of Susan (Nimick ’67) Holland, Carol (Nimick ’69) Gold, and David Nimick, Jr. ’69

MARGARET RIEHL PEABODY, sister of Hank Riehl ’70

THOMAS M. POTTER, father of Tom Potter ’77 (deceased), Tracey Potter Opheim, Elizabeth Potter Hall, Will ’85 and Chris ’86 Potter

ROBERT PETER SHUTY, father of Adam Shuty ’96 and Lauren (Shuty ’99) Smathers

BENJAMIN V. SMITH, JR., MD, father of Ben Smith ’90 and Elizabeth Smith Squire

PATRICIA STUART, mother of Lyall ’70, Anne ’73, Eben ’79, and Alex

PATRICIA TEMPLETON WHALEN, mother of Claude ’78 and Clark ’82 Whalen, and Malinda (Whalen ’86) Newman

ROGER CONANT WIEGAND, father of Roger Wiegand, Jr. ’90, Betsy (Wiegand ’91) Wentz, Susan (Wiegand ’96) Brown, grandfather of nine grandchildren including Jack ’21, Cooper ’24, Finn ’26, and Marlowe ’30 Wentz

FRANCO HARRIS

A former Pittsburgh Steeler known for the “Immaculate Reception,” Franco was a four-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl IX MVP, 1972 Rookie of the Year, 1976 NFL Man of the Year, and Pro Football Hall of Famer. He grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Franco was married to Dana Dokmanovich and they had one son, Franco “Dok” Harris ’97. He died at home in Sewickley on December 20, 2022.