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ALUMNI GAMES

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Celebrate the season with fellow alumni at the annual Stevenson holiday receptions. For more information, contact Frank Stephenson at fstephenson@stevensonschool.org.

Calling all alumni lacrosse and basketball players! Come join the Alumni Games at Stevenson’s Pebble Beach Campus:

SAN FRANCISCO Tuesday, November 29 • 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University Club, 800 Powell Street

Men’s Lacrosse • 11:00 a.m.

Cookout on Wilson Field • 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. For more information, contact Frank Stephenson at fstephenson@stevensonschool.org.

RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

REUNION WEEKEND

NEW YORK Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Theory, 38 Gansevoort Street, 5th floor

JUNE 8 – 10, 2012

Classes ending in “2” and “7,” rekindle that Pirate spirit and return to Stevenson. Reunion weekend is a great opportunity to return to Pebble Beach to visit with classmates, friends, family, and reconnect with Stevenson! Also, help your class bring home the hardware in the 3rd Annual Alumni Reunion Challenge. For more information, contact Frank Stephenson at fstephenson@stevensonschool.org.

Host: Andrew Rosen ’75, picture ID required for entry RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org PEBBLE BEACH Saturday, December 17 • 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Rosen Family Student Center, Pebble Beach

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Women’s Lacrosse • 10:00 a.m. Women’s Basketball • 12:00 p.m.

LOS ANGELES Thursday, December 8 • 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Napa Valley Grille, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood

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HOLIDAY RECEPTIONS

LOOK BACK TO 1976 STEVENSON SC HO OL

EVENTS CALENDAR

THE FIRST GIRLS OF STEVENSON

Kevin Hicks ’85 Colleen Finegan Bailey ’88 Shea Pepper ’90 Andrew Berger ’06 John Simpson ’65 & Chatt Wright ’60 Weigh in on

THE FATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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THE ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE

Investing in the Future of Stevenson

c h e e r and j o y y o u ’ r e i n v i t e d t o o u r 2 0 1 1 h o l i d ay r e c e p t i o n s los angeles

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Thursday, December 8, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Napa Valley Grille 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood

Tuesday, November 29, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University Club, 800 Powell Street

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Saturday, December 17, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Rosen Family Student Center Stevenson School

“If it is in any way true that you are because Stevenson is; then it is no less true that Stevenson is whatever you are and will be whatever you become.”

— Kevin Hicks ’85, 2011 Commencement Speaker

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Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Theory, 38 Gansevoort Street, 5th floor

Host: Andrew Rosen ’75, picture ID required for entry RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

guests are welcome

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WHEN YOU GIVE TO THE STEVENSON FUND, YOU ARE INVESTING IN TODAY’S STUDENTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL. These funds provide immediate support for faculty salaries, athletics, the fine arts, financial aid, and many other programmatic activities that keep Stevenson the special place it was, is, and with your support, will continue to be.

SUPPORT THE STEVENSON FUND TODAY. Call (831) 625-8354 or go to www.stevensonschool.org/giving.

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Girls Field Hockey Team, 1979 (names below) Read the whole story on the “First Girls” of Stevenson on page 34.

F EATU R E S 28 JOHN SIMPSON ’65 &

CHATT WRIGHT ’60 DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA

John Simpson ’65 and Chatt Wright ’60 share their thoughts on the current direction of higher education in America, and both remain ultimately optimistic that tomorrow’s bright and ambitious students will continue to find opportunities to learn, challenge themselves, and compete in the world.

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OF STEVENSON LOOK BACK TO 1976

On a bright September morning in 1976, after almost a quarter century as an all-boys school, Stevenson opened its doors to girls. Five of the original “First Girls” look back to their time at Stevenson and how their experiences at the school helped to shape their lives today.

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LIVING HIS DREAM WHILE UNCOVERING THE ANCIENT WORLD OF THE MAYA

Arlen Chase’s ’71 dream career of archeology began in the living room of Stevenson teacher Merle Greene Robertson. Over the past couple of decades Arlen (along with his wife Diane) has helped to transform scholarly understanding of ancient Maya civilizations.

Back Row: Steve Harrington ’81, Michelle (Jansz) Thompson ’81, Anne (Calhoon) Findley ’81, Carol (Cunningham) Nilsson ’81, Cathy Proulx Middle Row: Ann (Bomberger) Vockroth ’80, Erin (McFadden) Dewhirst ’82, Diana Marks ’82, Sherry Sabety ’82, Mernita (Branch) Dijkens ’80 Front Row: Bianca Burford ’82, Shawn Struever ’82, Teresa Walker ‘82

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Kevin Hicks ’85, Andrew Berger ’06, Colleen Finegan Bailey ’88, and Shea Pepper ’90 shine with their impressive accomplishments.

75 ALUMNI AT LARGE

94 VIEW FROM THE BACK PORCH

15 CAMPUS NEWS

Stevenson alumni are a diverse group and everyone has a story to tell.

Frank Stephenson encourages everyone to cultivate their passion, for a joyful life.

From Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, Stevenson students showcase impressive accomplishments, and each campus expands opportunities with new programs and facilities.

18 SPORTS WRAP

Stevenson Pirates stay strong with boys golf taking 2nd at state, and boys lacrosse, girls track, and both girls and boys swimming finishing strong at the MTAL Championships.

20 EVENTS

Run in the Forest, Reunion 2011, and Homecoming Weekend bring the Stevenson family together.

23 THE PIRATE REVIEW

An author, an artist, a winemaker, and a musician. Stevenson alumni’s unique talents and creativity are reviewed.

49 2010–11 ANNUAL REPORT

Our steadfast supporters continue to invest in Stevenson’s “adventure in learning.”

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

In early July, Frank Keith, consultant for advancement, and Stevenson historian and archivist, walked into my office for his planning meeting to prepare for the coming year. In the even and thoughtful tone that is his manner, he asked if he could finally “graduate” from Stevenson. Unbelievably, the 2011–2012 school year is his 50th and, he has decided, his last as an employee of Stevenson School. This spring at commencement, he will process with the faculty for the final time before retiring in June. Fifty years as an employee doesn’t really tell the whole story. Mr. Keith, who came to Stevenson in 1962, has served the school, its faculty, and its students in many different capacities: teacher, assistant head of school, dean, director of college counseling, director of alumni relations, historian, and consultant. But he is also known as father, grandfather, friend, and philanthropist. Frank has, like most veteran faculty, given more time, talent, and treasure to Stevenson than we could ever hope to count. Each year, Frank diligently updates a document we call the Stevenson History Project, which he began in 1998 so there would be a written record of where we have been as a school. When he leaves in June, I am positive he will hand me a

document updated to the moment of his departure. It will not only be an account of Stevenson through the years but one of Frank Keith as well — the lifeline of one intersecting with the other for half We are excited to bring our second a century. We likely will never see this issue of the new Stevenson Alumni type of longevity or service again at Magazine to you and hope that it will be Stevenson — ever. as enjoyable to read as our first edition. It was certainly justdecision as muchrubbed fun to off Perhaps Mr. Keith’s produce. Finding good alumni stories and on another notable Frank at the school. following them through to these pages This month, longtime director of alumni reminds staff just how interesting, relations,our Frank Stephenson, announced diverse, and inspiring our Stevenson that this school year would be his last family is. at Stevenson and he, too, would retire in June. The thousands of alumni who know The feature stories of our alumni in this and love Frank are surprised when they issue are, of course, much different from learn that he came to Stevenson only in those in the last one. However, each 1998. Many think that he has been here alumnus exhibits the same degree of as long as Mr. Keith and that perhaps the passion needed to achieve something school was secretly named for him. worthwhile. And, importantly to us, they allmore shared a willingness help our Many know him best astothe voice staff bring the stories to life. Cynthia of the “View From the Back Porch,” which Chapman allowed intoback her office you will again find us in the of thisand home to grab the beautiful images for magazine. It is by far the most widely our cover Jalil Afridi sent us copies read pageshot. on our website and always of his newspaper through FedEx to give his story visual context. Mark Stross turned us on to the magic of lights with a discussion at reunion weekend, and Greg Dalton provided mountains of background information so that we could really understand his journey. In addition, each of our alumni spotlight stories and our alumni book and restaurant reviews in this magazine were possible only with the help and patience of those connected alumni. Alumni news notes kept coming in, so check out your classmates and keep the news coming. And although the feedback we received from all of our readers after the first magazine was overwhelmingly positive, we still need the help and participation of our alumni. Share your own stories or

captures a subtle and thought-provoking image of life at Stevenson. Alumni, students, parents, and fellow faculty love Frank for his ability to weave a story that articulates the inherent good about those of your alumni friends with us. Give Stevenson and encourages us all to live a us a lead for a spotlight. Ask us to review life that is “gentle in manner, strong your book, or wine, or art, or restaurant, or in deed.” performance. Write us a letter (or email) and how we are doingthis or comment Howtell willusStevenson replace amazing on one ofofour stories. In short, we need amount institutional memory? How you to help make this magazine fun will we account for the endless hoursto read and to make a publication we can volunteered, extraitduties taken, car all be proud of. rides provided, counsel given, and help offered? Until June, we will celebrate two In a natural evolution for our Annual different life paths that were deliberately Report magazine of the past two years, chosen and well lived. After that, with we have included this year’s Annual encouragement from Frank Keith and Report of Contributors in the final pages Frank Stephenson, we will simply take of this magazine. You will still find the Frank’s advice and “do our best.” complete list of all those generous individuals, Jeff Clark families, companies, and foundations that supported Stevenson Director of Advancement & Editor School during the 2010 fiscal year. And you will see information about endowed funds, prizes, awards, and college matriculation. It is our chance to thank you for supporting Stevenson. We hope to hear from you soon, or see you at a holiday party, alumni games, or reunion weekend. Or perhaps you will just stop by to see the old campus and get your picture taken in front of the fireplace in Douglas Hall. We will be sure to welcome you back. As alumni teacher Justin Clymo always tells me, “It’s a good day to be a Pirate.” Jeff Clark Director of Advancement & Editor

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Have an opinion about the Stevenson Alumni Magazine? Any thoughts on a past story or an idea to share? We want to hear about it! Please email your feedback, opinions, and letters to alumni@stevensonschool.org and we’ll feature it in the next issue.

FACT FIX: Sallye Foster’s years at Stevenson were incorrectly cited in the “Faculty News” section of the Spring/Summer 2011 issue. Sallye taught for 21 years at Stevenson, not 20.

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Humble Beginnings I have no idea the basis of the decision by the Athletic Director to propose fielding the first football team. Nor do I recall all the members on the team made up of many more players than other sports, and we played only 6 games together. However, as a running back, the two players I do recall from field play are the quarterback, Al Hood ’73, who handed off the ball to me, and the fullback, Steve Powers ’72, whom I followed on runs through the defense — aided and assisted by a capable offensive line surging forward. Any team that wasn’t in its first year of play was equal competition for us in my mind; even if it was not the varsity squad. We were evidently drilled and coached well enough by Thor Spindler and his assistants and possessed 4

sufficient talent to perform ably, winning 5 of 6 games played. The most distinct memory I have of the football season is not of a game won or lost. As I remember it, we were told one afternoon to put on our jerseys and shorts and to gather our helmets to go to the beach for practice. When we arrived at Carmel Beach I expected we would run drills in the sand. Not so. We were instructed to go into the water to ankle depth to go through plays yelled out by the coach facing him on the shore! Any self-consciousness of public scrutiny from onlookers — and by extension being eyed

by the opposition on the field — anyone may have felt up to that point was necessarily put to rest — or not. More importantly, if the coach instructed you to do something, you did it, no matter what you or anyone else thought about it. The lesson was not lost on me. Go Pirates! Michael W. Kidd ’72 Jersey no. 24, Football Team 1971-72 FrankI had a wonderful time at the Homecoming events and seeing all the positive changes that have been made

Stevenson football team, 1971. Michael Kidd ’72 #24 (first row, fourth from left with Al Hood ’73 #3 (fir ) st row, fourth from righ t), Coach Thor Spindler and Steve Powers ’72 #32 (second row, on left) (second row, fourth from right).

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to the campus infrastructure. It was fun watching both the JV and Varsity football teams wins over Gonzales and then having a chance to see classmates at the alumni dinner. Hearing about the upcoming projects to continue to make Stevenson the best were also impressive and I hope all the alumni take the opportunity to dig into their pockets and pull out some support for future Pirates as the campus keeps improving for the better. Thanks again for making the opportunity available! Erin Saluta ’89 Dear Frank, Thanks for posting classmate Amanda Wixted’s ’00 link to her Q&A with The Huffington Post on the Stevenson Alumni Facebook page. I know she’ll feel a warm glow when she sees it! I agree with you regarding a link between the 10,000 hours of practice Malcolm Gladwell cites in his book Outliers and alumni who are poised to ride big waves.

Erin Saluta ’89 and Doug Basham ’77 (father of Emily ‘08 and Madison ’10) at Homecoming 2011

I feel that at Stevenson, we are more likely to get started on our 10K hours of practice because from an early age, teachers, staff, parents, and classmates encourage each other to develop selfawareness and then to go on and chase our dreams. (It’s in our school mission — “to build a joyful life”!) Concrete examples can be found in Dr. Klevan encouraging students like Nico Georis ’00. I recall jazz band and concert band performing his compositions. Many musically inclined young people wait until they graduate school for such a self-defining milestone. Assuming that when a person discovers a passion, s/he will spend 8 hours a day developing it, that’s 3.4 years to reach the 10,000 hours threshold. Maybe there are many others similar to Amanda in subject-matter interest, but Amanda got started early enough to be more than ready when the iron was hot (when smart phones took off). There’s an argument to be made about a literal lifetime of difference made

if just 3 or 4 years early on have been spent developing one’s passion. I think Stevenson offers this coupled with selfdiscipline and respect for teamwork. These last two are essential for anyone who strives to survive in the real world. I hope to see you at the LA Holiday Reception! Warmest Wishes, Esther Tang ’00 Correspondence with Frank Stephenson, director of Alumni Relations, about the book Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, which he talks about in this issue of his “View From the Back Porch.”

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JANET KORNBLUM is an award-winning, nationally known

journalist with an investigative background. At USA Today, she covered a wide range of topics from social networking to caregiving, green issues, health, science, and breaking news. Janet is now a full-time independent journalist, writer, and investigator. 2

JAMES TEMPLE is an award-winning reporter for the San Francisco

Chronicle, who has been covering business in the Bay Area for more than a decade. His writing has appeared in Wired, Bloomberg Markets Magazine, and the San Jose Mercury News. He’s a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. 3 PAUL SCHRAUB is a professional photographer based in the Monterey Bay area and specializes in a wide range of photography, including architecture, portraits, promotion, lifestyle, art reproduction, food, products, and even dogs. With 25 years of shooting, Schraub is capable of meeting most any photographic challenge.

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4 COLE THOMPSON is entering his thirty-first year of teaching ceramics and photography at Stevenson. His passion has always been to photo document events of all kinds on and off campus, and his images have appeared in multiple newspapers and publications. 5 BETSY HANSEN is a professional photographer based out of the New York and Orlando areas. Her work has shown in magazines, ad campaigns, and on billboards for national and international clients such as Cigar Aficionado, Parade Magazine, The Times London, Wall Street Journal, and Family Circle Magazine.

WARREN ANDERSON, assistant director of communications, documents events and campus life at Stevenson with photographs, video, and words through various school publications. A former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Warren has been a guest lecturer, a math tutor and teacher, has taught filmmaking and digital yearbook publishing in the summer camp program, and has coached soccer and basketball teams at the Carmel Campus. 6

7 BRETT WILBUR has written for many publications, including Monterey County Weekly and Carmel Magazine, where she also served as executive editor. She enjoys covering a diverse mix of subjects. 8 TOPHER MUELLER supports and teaches technology on the Carmel Campus, co-advises for the Yearbook program, and documents what’s happening on campus on photo and video whenever he’s able. Outside of school, he has professionally captured events around the community, to help organizations with creative website and social media endeavors.

9 ELENA RHODES SEXTON ’89 joined Stevenson School as director of communications in February of this year, bringing with her over 15 years of communications, branding, and media relations experience. 10 ASHER

VANDEVORT ’12 is a senior at Stevenson and an avid photographer. He contributes regularly to Stevenson’s publications with his images of daily student life on campus and action shots of various athletic competitions. Thank you to alumni parents Marion and Jean-Paul Nataf (Stephan ’06) and their printing company Boss Litho for their support in the printing of this issue of the Stevenson Alumni Magazine.

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DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ ANDREW BERGER ’06 SIGNS WITH S.F. GIANTS A self-proclaimed “late bloomer,” Andrew Berger ’06 always wanted to play baseball professionally. Last spring, he almost gave up the dream. But perseverance and patience finally paid off. In June, Berger signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization–and he’s coming back next year. A star Stevenson baseball player, Berger says he “couldn’t throw the ball hard enough” to be considered for Division I colleges in California. He eventually chose to attend Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he did in fact play Division I baseball in the Patriot League all four years. “I really came into my own my junior and senior years,” says Berger, playing summer ball in the Alaska Baseball League to further develop his skills. After graduating in June 2010, he attended a major league tryout in Kenniwick,

Washington, and signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. “I went from pitching against Holy Cross in the Patriot League playoffs in May 2010 to being one step from the major leagues just four months later,” recalled Berger in an interview with the Monterey Herald when talking about the start he made for Arizona’s AAA team, the Reno Aces, in September 2010. But after pitching only two shutout innings of relief during spring training this year, he was released. “To be honest, I was pretty devastated,” Berger told the Herald. “I know how competitive this is. But I was caught a little off guard because I pitched well. I didn’t get hit.” “All I was told is it was numbers,” Berger said. “There were guys drafted that are getting a lot of money. It was frustrating. I wasn’t sure I wanted to play anymore.”

With a finance degree from Lehigh, he started considering a career in investment banking or managing hedge funds—or maybe even law. “I’m one of the few guys at this level with a fouryear degree. As much as I want to have a career playing ball, I know I have the education and ability to have a successful career after baseball.” But then an opportunity to play with an independent team in Ohio called the Lake Erie Crushers came up and he was on the road again, giving it “one last try.” After six weeks, that didn’t work out, and on a Tuesday night, he was released. “That turned out to be good, actually — even fortuitous,” Berger recalls. He found out about a tryout the next day in Cincinnati, borrowed his host family’s car, and drove through the night to get there in time, only to find out it had been rained out.

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Pitching for the Augusta Greenjackets, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants

“I really thought that was it — I was done,” says Berger, who then flew home to California that Thursday. But as luck, or fate, would have it, when he landed, he learned about another major league open tryout on Saturday in Sacramento. He almost didn’t go, but his dad encouraged him to keep trying if that was truly his dream. And, well, the rest is history.

“I learned to be disciplined, work hard for what I want, and manage my independence.” On Sunday, Father’s Day, he got the call he’d been waiting for from the Giants organization, jumped on a plane for Scottsdale, Arizona, and has been living the dream since. He played the remainder of the regular season, was promoted up a couple of levels for the playoffs, and is looking forward to spring training 2012.

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Life on the road isn’t easy, but Berger attributes his boarding experience at Stevenson to helping him adapt. “I learned to be disciplined, work hard for what I want, and manage my independence,” he says. The relationships he made at Stevenson have also helped out a bit. Close friend and Stevenson teammate Jack Britton ’04, who is working with Major League Baseball in New York City, “was a great resource and family friend.” “I think I’m going to get a chance to prove myself. This just feels different. It sounds a little different,” Berger told the Herald. “Who knows what will happen? I’m taking it day-to-day. Mentally, I’m in a good place.” Berger added, “The organization is investing in me and my skill development, and I’m working closely with the coaching staff, which is a really positive sign.”

Andrew Berger ’06 at the Scottsdale Stadium, home of the Giants Spring Training

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COLLEEN FINEGAN BAILEY ’88 RETURNS TO HER ROOTS

In early 2010, the National Steinbeck Center, a world-renowned museum and learning center named after Nobel Prizewinning author and Salinas resident John Steinbeck, was in debt and losing money fast. Its future was uncertain, staff had been reduced by half, and the City of Salinas could no longer cover the failing center’s bond. The picture looked pretty bleak. But then along came Colleen Finegan Bailey ’88. Hired as the center’s director of community engagement and learning in 2008, Bailey was named executive director in December 2009 and from there things began to change — and fast. By June 2010, the center was back in the black. But it took some innovative leadership, out-of-the-box thinking, and a good dose of courage to get there. “The most pressing challenge,” said Bailey in an interview with the Salinas Californian, “was how to keep the doors open immediately and still get to the vision. In a financial crisis you hunker down, get real busy, and throw a lot of things together. You act out of desperation. But if you aren’t seeing the future, then you don’t move significantly out.” Surprisingly, Bailey’s background is not in business or fundraising. After Stevenson, she pursued an education in the theater arts, completing a bachelor’s degree at the University of Southern California

and later a master’s at Northwestern University. She came back to teach theater and dance at Stevenson School from 1992–2000, and then moved on to the Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs — again focused on the performing arts. But when she took a job at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach, she gained experience in fundraising when she helped raise millions of dollars for the school’s new performing arts center.

“I believed we could be even more relevant in the midst of crisis than ever before.” But Bailey never expected to be managing a major business on the brink of disaster — and she didn’t expect to return to her hometown Salinas. “Steinbeck wrote about the resilience of the human spirit — a timeless sentiment, but perhaps even more important with the challenges we are facing today in the world as well as our local community. I believed we could be even more relevant in the midst of crisis than ever before,” Bailey says.

Bailey brought in experts, including Julie Packard, met with community organizations, consulted with elected officials, and most important—listened to them all. She honored the museum’s history but turned the focus outward toward the community. She organized cultural festivals, brought in authors such as Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea) to speak and help raise funds, and looked for more ways to engage children and adults in the literary arts. Once the museum was back on its feet (but just barely), Bailey saw an opportunity to save another community icon — Sherwood Hall, a performing arts venue which was operating at a deficit year over year and had become

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1. The National Steinbeck Center 2. Bailey with the Maasai who visited the National Steinbeck Center as part of the African American Legacy Project 3. Original artifacts belonging to John Steinbeck, including his pipes, reading glasses, a check book, a leather tote, and other personal items 4. Writer Thomas Steinbeck, John Steinbeck’s only living son, signing books for students at the Steinbeck Festival

a financial burden to a city already battling its fair share of issues. She remembers being in a meeting where a group of city and organization leaders were discussing the grim future of Sherwood Hall. “I thought, ‘Wait a second, a performing arts center? This is what I do, this is my education, this is my passion. I can do something with this.’” And so she did. The Steinbeck Center joined the Monterey Symphony and El Sistema — a music program for at-risk youths of which she is also a board member — to “save arts in the community.” Today, Bailey can say both venues are operating at a profit, but maybe even more important, they reflect the interests and needs of a community in

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desperate need of positive programs. Exhibitions and events are more tailored to the community’s demographics (the average age in Salinas is 26 and the population is 70 percent Hispanic) bringing more authors, interactive mixed-arts presentation, and celebrations of cultural music and dance to both venues. Participation at the Center and Sherwood has more than doubled under her leadership, and there are no signs of growth, or Colleen, slowing down. “At Stevenson, I was given the freedom to choose, to explore, to experiment, and to grow,” says Bailey, who was a member of Chamber Singers, advanced acting, and All State Honor Choir, and who participated in nearly every musical and performance in her four years, and traveled twice to Europe with school productions. “I am thankful for my experience, but now I see how many children have no choices based on circumstances outside of their control —

and through the Steinbeck Center and the performing arts, I simply want to give them a chance.” Learn more about the National Steinbeck Center at www.steinbeck.org.

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SHEA PEPPER ’90

& HER “SCARY GOOD” CAREER The thrill of being scared is universal. Whether it’s a good ghost story around the campfire, the idea of Freddy Krueger entering your dreams, or the psychological terror of Hitchcock’s thrillers — everyone likes a good scare. It’s that love/hate relationship with fear that has inspired the new NBC Universal channel Chiller, and helping with that launch is creative director and Stevenson alumna Shea Pepper ’90.

Pepper moved to New York after graduation and worked for video editing company Crew Cuts. With several large advertising clients, her experience in the editing suite grew.

Heavily involved in the arts and radio while at Stevenson, Pepper went on to Duke University, where she completed a degree in English and writing while also developing an interest in film. She interned at Good Morning America for a semester, and completed a certificate program in film. Her senior year, she was chairman of the student-run television station, where she became fascinated with the introduction of the Avid editing system, one of the first nonlinear editing systems that really changed the world of video production.

She landed a job as assistant to the vice president of marketing at Lifetime Television, where she stayed for eight and a half years, learning the business, wearing many hats. In 2006 she got the job as producer and creative director at BBC America, where she worked on promoting the popular shows Dr. Who and TopGear. And then in 2009, a big opportunity came her way

“I liked what I was doing,” says Pepper. “But I missed the writing, the creative side of the business. I wanted to be in the producer’s chair, not just making the client’s edits.”

“My goal for the channel is to broaden the perception of horror, focusing on what people love about it...”

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1. & 2. Concept art for two original horror movies that will premiere soon on Chiller — Remains (based on the graphic novel by Steve Niles and artist Kieron Dwyer) and Ghoul (based on Brian Keene’s novel of the same name) 3. Chiller branding

— she was offered a job as the creative director at NBC Universal to develop and rebrand its emerging cable channel Chiller.

International Award, both considered very prestigious in the advertising world.

“Chiller was a young channel — just 3 years old — this was my chance to really be a part of something from the ground up,” says Pepper. “My goal for the channel is to broaden the perception of horror, focusing on what people love about it — the adrenaline rush, the thrill of being scared, and the emotion of fear — minus all the gore.”

“Stevenson taught me the love of learning, which has made me successful in an industry that is constantly changing — if you don’t keep learning, you’ll fall behind fast.”

Pepper and team came up with the tagline “scary good” and produced a series of promos that creatively conveyed the spirit of the channel. Pepper’s rebranding effort was a success, and won a Promax BDA Award and a DNAD

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Pepper says her Stevenson education helped set her up for the success she now enjoys. “Stevenson taught me the love of learning, which has made me successful in an industry that is constantly changing — if you don’t keep learning, you’ll fall behind fast.” There’s still a lot more to accomplish for these channels, Pepper says. Her goals for 2012 and beyond are to continue to increase awareness of the channel and pursue strategic national partnerships. “There’s no such thing as a desk job anymore. Doing the same thing day after day just isn’t good enough. Every job has become a creative job—you have to innovate, create, and invent every day. That’s what makes it hard, but that’s what makes it fun, too.”

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KEVIN HICKS ’85 In the past three years, Stevenson has looked inward and invited noteworthy alumni to deliver the commencement address to the graduating seniors. The 2011 graduates and their families welcomed back Kevin Hicks ’85 to the Rosen Family Student Center’s Factor Stage for the graduation ceremony last May. Kevin, associate head of school and dean of faculty at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, was honored to return. Excerpts from his speech are included below. Thank you for this singular privilege, granted to me certainly owing to the same economy which governs the award of student prizes: to recognize the few is to exalt qualities resident within all. No senator, astronaut, or middle infielder for the Giants, my qualifications lie elsewhere: simply put, I love this school with undying loyalty, am indebted to it for what I count as the best in myself, and am fiercely proud of what Stevenson has been, is, and will become. Kevin graduated from Yale College in 1989, majoring in religious studies.

He received his PhD in English from Princeton University. His most recent scholarly work examines mid-19th-century New England writers’ negotiations of the crises of individualism that attended the radical economic fluctuations of the new market economy. He has taught English at both public and private high schools, and has coached college lacrosse at Trinity and Brown. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the John B. Madden Dean of Berkeley College at Yale, where he advised 430 students and taught a popular junior seminar in the English department on

Nathaniel Hawthorne. At Hotchkiss, he is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and supervising a faculty of more than 150 people. In what free time this work permits him, he is writing a book, intended for parents of teenagers, about the moral economy of the high school literary canon. On a note of anticipatory nostalgia, Kevin welcomed the graduates to the role of alumni: From this point forward, in joining our ranks, more powerfully than has ever been

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Kevin Hicks ’85 (center) with Board Chairman Mark Hornberger ’68 (left) and School President Joe Wandke (right)

the case before, you will represent in your every action, both observed and unseen, not only yourself and your family and your home region, but also now this place. This permanent, intricate, wondrously malleable association is a matter of fact, not choice, so you must embrace it; you must find ways to make it your own, and always a point of healthy, sustaining pride. In doing so, you will discover — as you pursue the life of consequence to others that is your long desire — that one thing you have earned, in this diploma, is the right and privilege to represent Stevenson to the world. If it is in any way true that you are because Stevenson is; then it is no less true that Stevenson is whatever you are and will be whatever you become. Kevin was especially pleased to see so many of his favorite teachers — Biff Smith, Dale Hinckley, Jeff Young, and Bill Hankison, among many others — present for his remarks. But he also spoke later about a meeting he had had the day before graduation with 10 seniors. “It was important to me that my address be carefully informed by a sense of their senior class experience at Stevenson. We traded stories that offered a striking 14

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thematic consistency: Clearly, all the best things about Stevenson are as true now as they were for my class of 1985. It’s still a value-driven place, in which students — by being encouraged to take appropriate risks — learn when and how to ask for help, and how to meet both defeats and victories with level grace. For me, these seniors’ ability to articulate — in thoughtful, textured language — a keen sense of their growth as people over the course of their time at Stevenson testified powerfully to the enduring quality of the school’s faculty. Even as the place has become busier and more sophisticated, as so many schools have, it’s clear that advising and mentoring practices are still taken as seriously as classroom teaching.” As Kevin’s remarks approached the end, he offered a unique yet thoughtful conclusion:

“Clearly, all the best things about Stevenson are as true now as they were for my class of 1985.” Now, graduation exercises traditionally provide the venue for the breathless delivery of stale advice. By virtue of my training, I am less inclined to offer advice than to pose questions like “How must you live this day in order to earn the right to feel good tonight about the day you lived?” Like “Is your pace sustainable, and will it allow you to be truly present for the people you love?” Like “What if you are the steward, rather than the sole proprietor, of the qualities we are right to celebrate as your gifts?” In the spirit of such questions, and in conclusion, I offer the seniors one related

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query (most likely, the last question that will be directed to you as students of this school): “To whom shall you express your gratitude, and how?” It is a question we all would do well to ask ourselves every morning and every evening, but on this day its urgency is for two reasons keenly felt. First, as you consider the debt you have incurred to these mentors who have inspired and guided you, realize that what you owe them can and must be calculated, but can never be repaid, at least not directly. You will meet your obligations to these people only by one day extending yourself in patience and generosity to someone else — just as they, in helping you as they have, are working off their own debt to teachers long-gone. There is a second reason we should pause at this question, “To whom shall you express your gratitude, and how?” Your rewards have been great because your sacrifices have been many, but I suggest to you now that each one of your sacrifices has been shared and in many cases surpassed — in ways that are as of yet beyond your imagination — by the people who have come from near and far to celebrate this day with you. The only compensation they seek, or — more precisely — the one that matters to them most of all, you will be able to offer them in just a little while, when — with diploma clasped firmly in hand — you look each one of them squarely in the eye and say, in the voice you have learned to reserve for your truest words, “Thank you for everything you have done to help me make this day possible.” Rest assured: They can hardly wait to say the same thing to you. Thank you very much. — Kevin Hicks ‘85, May 29, 2011 You can view Hicks’ entire speech online at www.vimeo.com/24671449.

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MATH-A-THON HELPS KIDS BATTLING CANCER Carmel Campus students joined schools throughout the country in a “Math-AThon” fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Students completed their Math-A-Thon “fun book,” getting

sponsors to pledge money for the number of problems completed. This year, Carmel Campus students collected an alltime record $12,250, bringing our school’s grand total since 1992 to $128,000.

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HONDURAS VOLUNTEERS Kirsten Matsumoto, Carmel Campus 5th-grade teacher, led a group of 14 volunteers to San Pedro Sula, Honduras in July. Five in the group were Stevenson teachers and students, including Pamela Keindl ’00, Spanish teacher at the Pebble Beach Campus; Brianna Wright, kindergarten teacher at the Carmel Campus; Rebecca Bruemmer ’14; and Daniel Matsumoto ’13.

Rebecca Bruemmer ’14, Pam Keindl ’00, Kirsten Matsumoto, Brianna Wright and Daniel Matsumoto ’13 at the Copan Ruins in Honduras, July 2011.

The group spent six days at a home for at-risk girls, Our Little Roses, in San Pedro Sula. In addition to painting a very large 14ft high perimeter wall, the group did crafts, dance, swimming, and other activities with the 55 girls, who range in age from 2 to 18.

TWO STUDENTS HONORED AS EVANS SCHOLARS

Mandarin Chinese Teacher, Yumi Namura, with her students.

Chinese Arrives at Stevenson Strolling down the outdoor walkway of Talbott Hall this fall, you likely will hear the sound of Mandarin being spoken. But it won’t be coming from the Chinese students. Stevenson added Mandarin Chinese to its offerings this year after three years of research and curricular planning by department chair Nancy Allison. Even more exciting than Mandarin at Pebble Beach is that it is also being taught at the Carmel Campus for 16

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students in grades 6–8. Michele Grogan, head of the Pebble Beach Campus, and Molly Bozzo, head of the Carmel Campus, worked together to add a faculty position that would teach at both locations. This challenging language, also the most widely spoken in the world, is offered only to nonnative speakers, who are encouraged to practice with their Stevenson Chinese schoolmates.

Maryclaret Ndubuisi-Obi ’11 and Ryan Lovell ’11 both earned prestigious Evans Scholarships this past spring, an honor awarded to only 200 talented students nationwide each year. The Evans Scholars Foundation, administered by the Western Golf Association, will provide both Maryclaret and Ryan with full tuition and housing scholarships as well as leadership and community development resources and service opportunities throughout their college careers. The Evans Scholar Foundation promotes academic excellence, outstanding character, and leadership, and provides hardworking students who work as golf caddies with financial support to assist them in reaching their highest potential. This fall, Maryclaret enrolled at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Ryan matriculated to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Treasure Island Blends Right In When graduation ended and the last students moved out for the summer, renovation and expansion of Casco Dormitory (formerly Senior Annex) began. Work is scheduled to continue through the school year, and the new Barrows Hall will open in fall 2012. Until the Barrows Hall dormitory is complete, residents will live in transitional housing, named Treasure Island by the students, at the west end of Wilson Field.

Treasure Island is a brand-new modular dormitory hosting rooms for 23 students and two faculty families. It has been constructed and augmented to look and feel like all of the other residence halls at Stevenson. The freshman boys who are currently placed there give it high marks and are happy to be the first, and possibly only, class to live in Treasure Island.

Fifty Pebble Beach Campus physics students made the annual trip to the Great America Amusement Park for Physics Day in May. Students analyzed the rides in terms of topics ranging from mechanics to thermodynamics. Five Advanced Placement students also entered contests. Two pairs entered the trebuchet contest, bringing their homemade devices to the park to see who could send a foam golf ball the greatest distance. Hwi Jin Yang ’11 and Marisa Fernandez ’12 took first place in the high school division, while Alec Aivazis ’11 and Eddie Lu ’11 took second. Ryland Callander ’11 took third place in the balloon-powered vehicle contest. His task was to use a balloon, straw, and tape to deliver a ping-pong ball from one end of a 10-meter string to the other in the shortest time.

Marisa Fernandez ’12 with a trebuchet similar to the one built for the competition.

Students “Grow” with New Community Garden After months of planning, parent volunteers, students, faculty, and staff helped install a new garden at the Carmel Campus. The garden comprises more than 300 square feet of raised beds and a 100-square-foot storage shed. Students are learning and working in the garden under the guidance of teacher Mrs. Mary Ann Wilkinson. They harvest

the greens and use them in the after-school cooking class, and they are creating compost that will allow them to learn and understand the full cycle of soil and its many uses.

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LACROSSE WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT TITLE

In an exciting finish to the regular season, the Stevenson boys lacrosse team won its fifth straight MTAL title by defeating Pacific Grove 10-3. This victory was especially sweet for the team and Coach Jeff Young, as it avenged a loss earlier in the season to Pacific Grove. That was the first and only loss the Pirates have ever suffered in MTAL conference play, and the team used it as motivation for the rest of the season. The team was led by Christian Rosá ’11 with four goals and two assists; Matt Bruckmann ’11 with two goals and two assists; Greg Hill ’12 with two goals and one assist; and Connor Holt ’11 and Tyler Howard ’11 each with a goal apiece. Jeff Goodman ’11 had eight saves as goalie and Connor Finch ’11, along with rest of of the defense, shut out Pacific Grove’s league leading scorer.

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Madeleine Bairey ’11 led the Stevenson girls track and field team to a strong finish in the MTAL Championships this spring. Bairey won the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints in 12.55 seconds and 26.03 seconds, respectively, completing an undefeated season in those distances. Both times were personal records. She is competing in track this year at MIT. Also turning in strong performances were Mikaela Welton ’12, who won the 300yard hurdles and Vilma Laitinen ’11, who finished second in both the 1600-meter and 3200-meter races.

BAIREY GOES UNDEFEATED IN 100-METER & 200-METER RACES

Swim coaches Jim Fannin (girls team) and Jon Kemmerer (boys team) after the meet

Pirate Swimming Sweeps MTALs The Stevenson boys and girls swimming teams finished off the year with a splash, with both teams winning the MTAL League Championship at Carmel — the boys with a dramatic come-from-behind win in the last relay race of the meet over the host Padres. Several team members qualified for CCS and followed up their strong conference performances by breaking several school records. Seven girls qualified in seven different events, including Danielle Powers ’12 in the 200 and 500 freestyle, where she broke Sierra

Burton’s ’07 2007 record with a time of 5:11.91. The boys qualified 10 boys for five races, led by Connor Stuewe ’11, who lowered his marks in two school records in both the 200 freestyle in 1:44.22 and the 100 backstroke with a time of 52.11. Joey Luba ’14 represented Stevenson in diving, where he placed seventh, breaking Matt Miller’s ’94 1994 record. The success of the swimmers at year-end was a testament to the hard work they put in all season.

Attitude and Aptitude Ben Vierra ’13 capped a stellar sophomore season by capturing second place in the Central Coast Section (CCS) tennis singles tournament in the spring. After upsetting the third-seeded player in the tournament in the first round, Ben went on to strong wins in his quarterfinal and semifinal matches. Athletic Director Jeff Young praised Ben’s

attitude, and could not remember the last time Stevenson had a boys singles player advance as far as Ben did at CCS. Coach Young reported that Ben not only played with unbridled determination and toughness but also did so with class and dignity that reflected well on Ben himself and the Stevenson tennis program.

BOYS GOLF TAKES 2ND AT STATE The 2011 boys golf season was full of promise, and they did not disappoint the Stevenson faithful. They set several records along the way, including a victory at the conference TCAL tournament, where they shot a record-breaking team total of 350 to win by 33 strokes. They followed that up with victories at CCS, a record-setting 354 six under par in the qualifying round, and finished 2nd at NorCals, shooting six over par for 366, and advancing to the State Tournament held at our own Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach. In early June after school was already out, the Pirate boys teed it up at Poppy, battling hard, and tied the previous low team score recorded in a state tournament at 375. On this day, it wasn’t enough, as the Pirates finished second to Torrey Pines but ahead of Foothill of Pleasanton, De La Salle, Servite, and Santa Margarita. The course played especially difficult; only four players in the 48-player field shot under par. Stevenson was the only team to card all six players with scores in the 70s, led by Michael Decker’s ’13 even par 72, freshman sensation Seb Crampton’s 74, Skyler Finnell ’12 at 75, Scott Riley ’12 and Drew Nelson ’13 at 77, and Kyle John ’13 posting 78. Even though the team was disappointed not to win Stevenson’s first-ever state championship in golf, the team will look back on this recordbreaking year with pride. 2011 ALUMNI MAGAZINE

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RUN IN THE FOREST: OCTOBER 8

Held on a beautiful October morning, the 15th annual Run in the Forest attracted nearly 300 runners and walkers of all ages to Del Monte Forest for a 5k walk/run and a 10K run. This community-building event celebrates the start of the Stevenson

school year and brings together young and old, fast and slow from all over the Monterey Peninsula. The race concluded with a celebratory brunch buffet in Reid Hall. For more information go to www.stevensonschool.org/run.

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REUNION WEEKEND June 8–10 Reunion Weekend 2011 was a fun-filled weekend that brought together more than 200 alumni representing classes ending in “1” and “6.” Friday night’s fiesta in the tent was, as always, a raucous

occasion with bonfires, a photo booth, and live music presented by indie rapper MC Lars (aka Andrew Nielsen ’01) and faculty members Peter Lips ’87 and Eddie Mendenhall ’90. At the dinner Saturday evening, The Alumni Association recognized alumni for their achievements. The Samuel Kahn Award, given to a member of the 10th Reunion class in recognition of “the work and promise of youth,” was presented to Andrew Nielsen ’01; the recipient of The Day Family Award for contributions to Stevenson was John Steele ’66; and the recipient of The Merle Greene Robertson Award for service to society was Robert Day ’61. Reunion Class achievements also were acknowledged. The Lindsay Jeffers ’65 Award for the class with the highest attendance rate went to the Class of 1971, The Frank Keith Award for the class with the highest percentage of new donors went to the Class of 2001, and The Joe Wandke Award for class participation in giving was presented to the Class of 1966. And last but certainly not least, champagne and chocolatecovered strawberries were served on silver platters to the Class of 1981 and the Class of 1986, which rose to and surpassed the Class of 1986 Challenge to raise $500 for each year since graduation.

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Brendan Sigourney ’ 05, Cory Schaeffler ’ 05, Megan Pollacci (Santa Catalina ’05), Harjit Tut ’ 05, Robbie Deeb ’ 05 at the Cannery Row Brewing Company

Al Hood ’73 and the Varsity Football Team

HOMECOMING: SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1 Homecoming Weekend was marked by the return of some special alumni guests, an in-depth opportunity to learn about the school, informal and fun gatherings, and some great football. Friday’s Alumni Council Day (an all-day immersion event into daily life at Stevenson) culminated with a reception at the President’s House hosted by Joe and Marilee Wandke. The weekend’s special guests included a gathering of several of Stevenson’s “First Girls,” including Anna Vanderveen ’79, Kathi McCullough-Savage ’78, Leslie Sturges-DeLuca ’78, Nancy Baldwin Wagner ’78, and Vera Stone Williams ’78, all of whom enjoyed a private dinner at the home of Pebble Beach Campus Head Michele Grogan. Meanwhile, alumni and alumni parents gathered at Cannery Row Brewing Company for appetizers and conversation around the outdoor fire pits.

campus. The “First Girls” were also treated to a visit with Señora Maria Vargas to reminisce and practice their Spanish. A “tailgate” barbecue kicked off around noon on Blomquist Field, and attendees were treated to two great games as both the JV and Varsity teams defeated the Gonzales Spartans. The special halftime event honored Frank Keith, who is celebrating his 50th year at Stevenson; the “First Girls;” and Al Hood ’73, a member of the first Stevenson football team and the man who scored the first-ever touchdown for the Pirates. The weekend concluded with bluegrass music, a bonfire, and dinner at Indian Village, under a clear night sky. It was a great “first” Homecoming to build on in the years to come.

Stevenson’s “First Girls” with Señora Vargas

Dinner at Indian Village

On Saturday, guests attended a State of the School conversation with President Joe Wandke and enjoyed a tour of the Joe and Marilee Wandke

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An author, an artist, a wine maker, and a musician. Stevenson alumni shine with their unique talents and creativity.

PASSION FOR PAINTING

The Wildlife Art of Peter Mathios â&#x20AC;&#x2122;87 Excerpted from Art Business News

When you combine a passion for the outdoors, a passion for painting, and a passion for conservation, you get the formula for an original Peter Mathios piece of art. Since childhood, Mathios has always known that he wanted to paint the wildlife that he regularly experienced while hunting with his dad and brother in the Suisun Marsh of Northern California. He relates the inspiration to create art to the sudden awe a person might experience when he or she sees a particularly breathtaking sunset. Such inspiration comes from countless hours of researching wildlife, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the tiniest of songbirds or a majestic bull elk. Through the manipulation of acrylic paint, precise realism emerges through many more hours of trials, tribulations, successes, and discoveries in the studio. Each painting begins with broad, loose brushstrokes to get a feel for design, color, and light. As the work evolves, the artist uses smaller brushes to capture intricate details, while watery washes

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Cattail Hideaway, 8 x 10 help subtly blend the various elements of each painting. The finished piece is a realistic window into the natural world that accurately and artistically captures the habitat, behavior, and anatomy of a particular scene. Mathios was named the 2009 International Artist of the Year by the wildlife conservation group Ducks Unlimited, and his work has been selected several times for the Ducks Unlimited National Art Package, as well as the Pheasants Forever national art package. On many occasions, he has been juried into the prestigious “Birds in Art” exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. He has appeared in Wildlife Art magazine many times, and US Art magazine named him one of the “Young Guns of Wildlife Art” in an editorial describing upand-coming wildlife artists. Seven of his paintings have been selected for state stamps, including Texas, Michigan, California, and even New Zealand. Through these stamps and conservation prints, Peter’s work has raised more than a million dollars for wetland and wildlife conservation.

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Evening Waters, 18 x 14 Peter lives in Albany, Oregon with wife Rachelle and daughter Olivia. Peter took art at Stevenson and recalls a fellow student offering him $100 for a painting. He declined the offer (the painting still hangs on the wall at his dad’s home), but it was an important moment he’ll never forget — he says he realized then

that painting as a career might actually be possible. In addition to his gallerysize wall paintings, Peter posts daily miniatures to his paintings blog. You can subscribe to have his beautiful images sent to your email as they are posted. Visit www.petermathios.blogspot.com.

WE WANT TO FEATURE YOU IN THE NEXT PIRATE REVIEW! Have you published a book, released a wine, opened a new restaurant, or been featured in an art show? We want to know! Please email us at alumni@stevensonschool.org to be considered for the next Pirate Review.

A TASTE OF IBERIA

Josh Pierce ’89 Brings Home the “Spanish Spirit” with Pierce Ranch Vineyards Just a few years after graduating from Stevenson in 1989, alumnus Josh Pierce travelled to Portugal. While backpacking from Lisbon up through the northern half of the country, Pierce became captivated by the distinct flavors of the regional wines, including the Alvarinho (the Portuguese synonym for Albariño) of northern Portugal. His interest in Iberian Peninsula wines expanded, and 10 years later, when his family began to think about planting a small vineyard, they started with several Iberian varieties. Now they’re central to what Pierce Ranch Vineyards is all about. Offering Spanish and Portuguese varietals such as Tempranillo, Touriga, and Albariño, as well as wines from rarelyseen-in-the-U.S. grapes such as Tinto Cão and Graciano, Pierce Ranch Vineyards is

helping to introduce unique and distinct international flavors to the California wine market. Although on the boutique end of the spectrum, producing only about 2,000 cases per year, Pierce Ranch produces a relatively large number of different wines every year; most of these tend to be smaller bottlings of 70 to 150 cases or so. “While there’s a somewhat experimental bent to what we do, there’s really nothing all that experimental about many of the varieties that we work with. Things like Tempranillo, Albariño, Touriga Nacional — these have all been time-tested in Spain and Portugal, and shown to be capable of producing phenomenal wines. We

2010 PIERCE RANCH VINEYARDS ALBARIÑO “A simply startling wine from a grape with a big future in California. The aroma is floral and spicy, with tropical notes and juniper, and the mid-palate is dry and the finish dramatically lean and delicate…a do-not-miss experience.” — Dan Berger, Wine Commentator

“Best of Show”

— 2011 Central Coast Wine Competition

“Gold Award 2011”

— California State Fair Wine Competition

in the New World are just beginning to realize that they can be brought into the fold,” says Pierce, general manager for the winery. Also, while Iberian varieties are a central focus, Pierce Ranch also works with some more recognizable wines, particularly the Petite Sirah, which won the Best Petite Sirah in California honor at the 2010 California State Fair Wine Competition. Gabe Georis ’96, owner of Mundaka and former G.M. at 30,000-bottle-cellar Casanova, sees Pierce as a natural extension of his restaurant’s Spanish ambience. “When people come, they’re already out of their comfort zone,” he said in an article about Pierce wines in Coast Weekly Magazine. “It gives us a unique opportunity to turn people on to wines they’ve never had.”

VISIT THE PIERCE RANCH TASTING ROOM Pierce’s tasting room also “brings home” some of the Spanish spirit and is garnering rave reviews locally. Nicole Gustas of blogmonterey. com writes, “Pierce’s combination of great Spanish-influenced wine, a laid-back environment, and late evening hours has turned the tasting room into a hang-out spot

for both local and visiting neo-bohemians without driving away wine connoisseurs. It’s refreshingly unpretentious, disarmingly friendly, and the staff makes me feel like I’ve gained ten cool points the moment I walk through the door.” 499 Wave Street, Monterey, CA • www.piercevineyards.com

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Eddie Mendenhall ’90 Releases New CD “Cosine Meets Tangent”

This review is excerpted from gapplegate reviews, an online blog covering interesting releases, especially in the areas of free and mainstream jazz as well as contemporary classical and avant garde music.

Cosine Meets Tangent lives up to those expectations. It exceeds them and also stymies them, which can only be good. I always kick myself in the head when I accidentally read the press releases too closely. I don’t want to be unduly influenced. But I inadvertently looked down and read a quote from vibist Mark Sherman, saying that Eddie “captures a great mix of Bobby Timmons, Red Garland, and early McCoy Tyner.” Hmmm... The Bobby Timmons influence is there, I suppose, and Red without the block chords exactly the way Red did them, and McCoy with that very lubricated right-hand line invention, yes. Well, I don’t disagree with that, so no harm in quoting it! This is an album that sometimes has a little of the coolness that the piano-vibes quartet can project, but it also swings hard, much harder than MJQ was apt to do. It has heat, too.

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“Eddie M. is a fine late-bop pianist with a full set of ears and the ability to craft some beautiful comp-and-line solos.”

Eddie Mendenhall ’90, circa 1990, on stage at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

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Eddie M. is a fine late-bop pianist with a full set of ears and the ability to craft some beautiful comp-and-line solos. Mark Sherman matches up very well with Eddie as the second solo and ensemble voice. There’s Bag-to-Hutch in there, and he knows just what to do, phrases beautifully, and can swing heavily when needed. The rhythm section is admirable. I love this one. Get it and feel some of the joy that is absolutely there! In addition to teaching at the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Summer Music Camp, Eddie teaches music at Stevenson’s Pebble Beach campus. His wife Mitsuru and daughter Kanoa also share his love and gift for music.

Any jazz ensemble with a lineup of piano-vibes-bass and drums invites comparisons and gets a sound right off the bat that reverberates with the history of the music. Of course, there was the MJQ, the Bobby Hutcherson Blue Notes with that configuration, and a number of others. The instrumentation lends itself to harmonically intricate voicings, a lighter swing, a special chiming resonance. So when I pulled young pianist Eddie Mendenhall’s CD out of its mailer, I had some expectations, like it or not.

GIRL POWER

THE NINETIES REVOLUTION IN MUSIC By Marisa Meltzer ‘95 Excerpt and reviews provided by publisher Faber & Faber, Inc.

Girl Power explores the watershed moment that was riot grrl, when feminist rock bands ruled the music scene, articulating an alternative female voice — one of individualism and power. Interleaved with her own personal anecdotes about coming of age with interviews with music critics, academics, and the musicians themselves, Meltzer examines how the sexual ownership championed by riot grrls morphed into consumerism. Where riot grrls were feminists with a political conscience, the Spice Girls’ brand of girl power embraced sisterhood, fun, and frivolity — feminism, hold the social awareness. By the late Nineties, songs of unity and self-worth gave way to the

“This book is a lot like the music it covers: provocative, whip-smart, and invigoratingly fun.” — Jeff Gordinier, author of X Saves the World and editor-at-large of Details magazine

Girl Power is about why rock and pop music means so much to girls and women, and why they need these forms of expression. Above all else, riot grrl music was about celebrating the state of being a girl.

beyond music aficionados to include those who are fascinated by the ways in which small nascent underground cultural concepts can persist and morph until they finally impact even the most benign and innocuous beginnings in the 1990s. Taken as an introductory work, Girl Power is a useful springboard to examine feminism’s entry into first music and later nearly all aspects of today’s society.” — Under the Radar After Stevenson, Marisa attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Along with her two books Girl Power and How Sassy Changed My Life, her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, the Wall Street Journal, Elle, New York Magazine, the Paris Review, Teen Vogue, and many other publications. In the past year, Marisa says she has written “about everything from nail art conventions and haul videos to the feminist implications of pregnancy videos, and Taylor Swift’s signature hand gesture.” Marisa lives in Brooklyn, New York with her dog, Chauncy.

PRAISE FOR GIRL POWER : “Innovative… Meltzer’s in-depth research and interviews blend into a tightly woven yet flowing narrative as she offers incisive commentary on the culture, criticism, and far-reaching impact of the riot grrl and her music.” — Library Journal “Girl Power serves as a great introduction to third-wave feminism’s development into a viable force within contemporary music. Meltzer’s book should appeal

The Nineties were a boom time for women in all music genres. It was a time when the underground met the mainstream: riot grrls (an underground feminist punk movement) wearing kilts and playing in all-girl punk bands, rock musicians like Courtney Love and Liz Phair writing songs about sex, the Spice Girls’ pop domination while assuring girls that they could — and should — “kick ass.” It was the age of Lilith Fair, Alanis Morissette, and Tori Amos.

age of the Pop Tart (see Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson), eminently marketable, ubiquitous reallife princesses, often with their own signature perfumes, who sang mostly about boys. Princess tyranny lapsed into raunch culture and by 2006 songs such as the Pussycat Dolls “Don’t Cha” made the Spice Girl anthem “Wannabe” sound like Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman.”

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TWO PATHS TO THE PRESENT, TWO VIEWS OF THE FUTURE

Chatt Wright ’60 with Hawai’i Pacific University students

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By James Temple

John Simpson ’65 and Chatt Wright ’60 discuss their lives in higher education and what comes next. John Simpson ’65 and Chatt Wright ’60 took very different roads to very similar places in life. Simpson’s relentless pursuit of scientific inquiries led him to the top position of a public college in New York, the University of Buffalo. Wright channeled his international wanderlust into a role preparing students for a global world, as president of the private Hawai’i Pacific University. They both recently retired from their leadership positions. As they step away from lifetimes in academia, Stevenson Alumni Magazine asked them to reflect on what their experiences say about the future of higher education in America. Both are distressed about the current direction, as tightening resources force universities to cut programs and boost costs. Yet both are ultimately optimistic that tomorrow’s bright and ambitious students will continue to find opportunities to learn, challenge themselves, and compete in the world. But much like the alternate roads they took to academia, they see very different paths to this future.

GIVE SOMETHING BACK John Simpson thinks of himself as a scientist first and an educator second.

John Simpson ’65 with high school students

He spent much of his career focused on neuroendocrinology, the study of brain

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“Really, the future of higher education in America will rest with the elite schools, mainly in the private sector. Very few of the public sector schools will be able to rise up to meet the challenges.” — Chatt Wright ’60 and hormone interaction, publishing dozens of research papers in prominent academic journals. Simpson traces his interest in science back to an advanced biology class during his senior year at Stevenson that delved deep into anatomy and biochemistry. His instructor Robert Aughtry “made it come to life for me,” he said. Simpson would come across the same textbooks used in this class in a secondyear course at UC Santa Barbara, where he studied psychology. He would go on to earn a master’s degree and Ph.D. in neurobiology and behavior from Northwestern University. From there, Simpson sailed up the university ranks, serving as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, then as a professor at the University of Washington, UC Santa Cruz, and University at Buffalo. Starting in Washington, he also began taking on leadership roles, culminating in his 2004 appointment as president of the University at Buffalo. So how did the scientist become an administrator?

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“I was a successful and senior faculty member at the University of Washington, and they had need of a dean of arts and sciences,” he said. “I tried it and I thought it was terrific. It allowed me, in a fairly profound way, to put something back into the system I’d worked in my whole life.”

HAPPENSTANCE Chatt Wright didn’t see himself going into education at all. But he too traces the roots of his career back to the soils of Stevenson. During his senior year, he studied and socialized with a group of classmates from around the world, notably from Germany and Saudi Arabia. This sustained exposure to global perspectives inspired him to join the Peace Corps after graduating from UC Davis, where he earned a degree in political science. He would serve as a volunteer in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. It also led him to subsequently settle in Hawai’i, one of the most cosmopolitan states in the United States then and now. He went on to earn a master’s in economics from the University of Hawai’i.

In 1972, he accepted a job as the founding business administration dean at Hawai’i Pacific, a small, unaccredited school with fewer than 60 students (he’d been told there were 200). He figured he’d be there for about six months; instead, his career there lasted four decades. “It was a purely serendipitous, happenstance thing,” he said. “But I took the job, and the college started growing. I had a major role in it, and I was stimulated by the people coming from all over the world. I fell in love with my work and became one with it, basically.” The renamed Hawai’i Pacific University is now the largest private college in the state, with more than 9,000 students and an annual budget of $120 million. Under Wright’s direction, it became one of the first schools to adopt a mission of preparing students for a global world, establishing a goal of drawing one-third of its students from overseas. “Teaching globalism is very important today, because that’s the way the world works,” he said.

‘SQUANDERING TALENT’ As Simpson shifted his focus from the lab to the president’s office, his perspective on the role of education in our world widened. “I have a much broader view about higher education in general and the public value of education in particular, as a vital aspect of the country’s present and future, in a way that I wouldn’t have if I remained a professor,” he said. He believes that the American public university system has done more to democratize opportunity in this nation than any other enterprise. “It was a uniquely American tradition to start this public higher education system, take it out of the hands of the clergy

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1. Chatt becomes Hawai’i Pacific’s President in 1976. 2. Chatt Wright on Hawai’i Pacific’s oceanographic research vessel (2002) 3. Chatt and his wife Janice 4. Janice and Chatt Wright surrounded by national champion HPU cheerleaders (2006) 5. Chatt and Janice Wright with Jim Nabors at the graduation where Jim Nabors was presented with HPU’s highest award, the Fellow of the Pacific (January 2008)

and elite and the moneyed, and make it available to people based on merit,” he said. But what Simpson saw from this new vantage worried him as well. Year after year, state legislators cut more and more money from the public university systems, as they struggled to plug budget holes. Across the nation, governors proposed some $5 billion in reductions to state colleges just this year.

New York cut close to $900 million from its state and community college systems in the past four years, forcing the schools to repeatedly raise tuition even as they pared back programs. Late last year, the State University of New York at Albany, part of the same system as Buffalo, announced plans to stop teaching French, Italian, Russian, classics, and theater. The same trend is playing out on the West Coast. This year, the California

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“You’re squandering talent that can contribute to the nation’s vitality, prosperity, and overall success,” he said.

State University system and community colleges lost $1.3 billion in state funding. Meanwhile, tuition soared 40 percent in the past three years. Higher education seems an all-too-easy thing to cut, since it simply doesn’t spark the same emotional outcry as firing firefighters, cops, or even K-12 teachers.

Simpson says the future of education in America will depend on how we react to these challenges – or if we do.

“You’ll ruin the best higher education system in the world,” he said. “You ruin that and you ruin our economic future, national defense, and culture. If you start eroding the quality of those, you start to erode America’s leadership in the world.”

But the cost will be incredibly high, as we push the price of a higher education beyond the reach of more and more households, Simpson said.

At the very least, he says, we need to have a national conversation that starts with a recognition that years of piecemeal budget cuts have amounted

Simpson doesn’t pretend to have the answer and, in any case, says it will likely require a host of changes. Those might include things like the federal

A HIGHER PRIORITY

1. The President’s Annual Community Address. 2. John Simpson with high school students 3. John Simpson ’65 4. Annual Community Address at Asbury Hall

to a sweeping policy shift with major consequences.

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government taking a larger role in public education and an overhaul of the student loan system. But above all, he thinks we need to make education a higher priority – something that doesn’t seem so easy for legislators to target.

A DIFFERENT VANTAGE Wright’s career was markedly different from Simpson’s, in that he never had to oversee major cutbacks at the private Hawai’i Pacific. But watching his peers continually grapple with declining resources left him with an ultimately bleak view of the future of public education – though not of the future of education generally. “Really, the future of higher education in America will rest with the elite schools, mainly in the private sector,” he said. “Very few of the public sector schools will be able to rise up to meet the challenges.” The institutions properly preparing students for the 21st century and raising the bar in education will increasingly be elite universities like those in the Ivy League, as well as private regional colleges, he said. There, at least, the future of education will look much like the present: “Great faculty minds teaching intelligent young people who want to take chances.” People who aspire to this sort of first-rate education will simply have to work harder, save more, and scour for financial aid. But Wright doesn’t think this shift will limit opportunities for the truly motivated. New educational paths will spring from technology, including things like distance learning and online classes. Meanwhile, those who can afford only mediocre colleges or who can’t go at all still will be able to get ahead through hard work and gumption. They can learn

“You’ll ruin the best higher education system in the world. You ruin that and you ruin our economic future, national defense, and culture. If you start eroding the quality of those, you start to erode America’s leadership in the world.” — John Simpson ’65 their craft or field through books and practice, he said. “As long as we live in a country that allows people to do that, no matter what their backgrounds are, then the future will ultimately be good,” he said. “I think the world will get better in spite of the educational system.”

SEIZE OPPORTUNITY Simpson too remains optimistic, but he envisions a different sort of future. He hopes that citizens and legislators eventually recognize what we’re losing in public higher education – or more accurately, what we’re giving away — and reconsider budget priorities. “I think there’s enough goodwill and long-term commitment to the national well-being that this will draw more attention and be resolved successfully,” he said.

today’s Stevenson students will need to be prepared for bigger challenges than what he and his classmates faced. “I think they have to be prepared to work hard and take seriously the opportunities that are given to them,” he said. But Simpson added that they should also seize chances to live life and have some fun, too. Wright, still an avid traveler with flyfishing trips lined up for Jackson Hole, South America, and Russia, agrees on both points. “I don’t think they have been as pampered as my generation was,” he said. “Those who will be really successful and help the world become a better place need to invent things, take chances, and be entrepreneurial.” “They have to have passion in their bellies,” he added. “They have to enjoy challenges and accept failure.”

But since none of this is likely to change anytime soon, Simpson stresses that

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1. First female graduates of Stevenson School: Anne Anderson-McCormack ’77, Kimberleigh Whitney-Hastings ’77, Debbie Hanna-Petito ’77, Constance (Plank) Harker ’77 2. Girls cross country team, 1979 3. Vera Stone Williams ’78 in stage makeup for the production of Arsenic and Old Lace, 1978 4. Girls cross country race, 1979 5. Michelle (Jansz) Thompson ’81 and Carol (Cunningham) Nilsson ’81 6. Anne Anderson-McCormack ’77 at graduation 7. Anne Anderson-McCormack ’77, Director of Girls Activities Anne Washburn, Debbie Hanna-Petito ’77, and Director of Girls Athletics Cathy Proulx discuss plans for the coming school year.

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THE FOLLOWING WOMEN ATTENDED STEVENSON THE FIRST DAY THE SCHOOL BECAME COEDUCATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER 1976: Anne Anderson-McCormack ’77 I Debbie Hanna-Petito ’77 I Constance (Plank) Harker ’77 I Kimberleigh Whitney-Hastings ’77 I Dee Anne (Keyston) Howe ’78 Kathleen McCullough-Savage ’78 Nancy (Baldwin) Wagner ’78 Calhoon ’79

Dana Fisher ’79

I Kathryn (McCullough ) Myers ’78 I Holly Phan ’78 I Mary Radford-Gierke ’78 I Lynne Stephenson ’78 I Leslie Sturges ’78

Cynthia (Lowery) Wilcox ’78

Susan Goodhue ’79

Imori ’79 I M. Jolynn (Mignano) Johnsson ’79 Kerri Lou Flagg ’80 (Paravicini) Lee ’80

Vera Stone Williams ’78

Molly (Gregory) McCall ’79

Celia (Bernhardt) Levendoski ‘79

Cheryl (Sailer) Harmon ’80

Sarah Hunter ’80

Jennifer (Keith) Bergholz ’79

Britt (Liddicoat) Haselton ’79

Carol Nickbarg ’79

Kay Keys ’80

Michelle Blakeney ’79

Gaye Hunter ’79

Anna Vanderveen ’79

Patrice (Allen) Kinion ’80

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Jacqui (Grote)

Mernita Branch Dijkens ’80

Rebecca (Daniels) Klits ’80

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I Julie (Hughett) Moorer ’80 I Cynthia Plies ’80 I Megan Sacco ’80 I Ann (Bomberger) Vockroth ’80 I Lisa Witt ’80 I Jennifer Yateman ’80

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The first girls to attend Stevenson

ON A BRIGHT SEPTEMBER MORNING IN 1976, AFTER ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY AS AN ALL-BOYS SCHOOL, STEVENSON OPENED ITS DOORS TO GIRLS. “The sun streamed in the windows of the Stevenson auditorium,” the school’s history project recalls. “The normally charged atmosphere of the first assembly of the school year was heightened as 41 somewhat apprehensive young women took their seats among 339 curious and presumably delighted young men.” The societal upheaval of the Vietnam War-era had prompted a broad rethinking of traditional gender roles and rules that would ripple through industry, government and education.

professions that had previously been off-limits and men for workplaces that would be far more mixed, said Frank Keith, a consultant for advancement at Stevenson, who served as the school’s academic dean at the time. “It was absolutely essential, from my perspective, that boys had exposure to very talented young women,” he said. “Ultimately, they were going to be working together, and in many cases, the men were going to be supervised by women.”

“The traditional boys boarding school was going to be hard-pressed to justify its existence,” Director of Alumni Relations Frank Stephenson said.

Stevenson’s teachers were soon delighted to notice unexpected side benefits from the presence of the girls.

Prep schools had a responsibility to get boys and girls ready for this changing world, preparing women for

“Steve Proulx, biology teacher, and Lou Young, mathematics teacher, agreed that boys in their classes had become quieter,” the history project said. “They also seem

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better prepared for class to avoid looking stupid or being embarrassed.” Stevenson would directly benefit from the shift as well. The inclusion of girls helped push enrollment to a new high in 1976 of 382 students, and would continue to boost figures in the years ahead. By 1987, Stevenson had redesigned dormitories to accommodate girls and welcomed the first 24 female boarding students. And by 2005, the school’s enrollment had climbed to 548, split almost evenly between boys and girls, as well as boarders and day students. “It has been an astonishing adventure,” Stephenson said. The women who were among the brave young girls willing to first join Stevenson’s ranks, five of whom are profiled on the following pages, couldn’t agree more.

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1. Vera Stone Williams at Disneyland with her children Ellie (left) and Reece (right) 2. Vera’s senior photo, 1978

Vera Stone Williams ’78

Author, Producer, Director, Editor Unusual Job: Extra on all six seasons of Lost Residence: Oahu, Hawaii Vera Stone Williams attended a public high school where she couldn’t use the restrooms for fear of running into the tough girls using the facilities for smoke breaks. In class and elsewhere, she labored to avoid being noticed at all. When her junior year approached, she jumped at the chance to attend Stevenson. “My first reaction to Stevenson was as if the heavens opened up and angels sang,” she said. “The campus was so beautiful and clean! And rather than feeling as if I had to remain quiet and unnoticed, I became very involved.” While in line for books, Stone Williams met a senior boy who encouraged her to pursue extracurricular activities. Before long, she was acting in plays, reviewing movies for the radio station, taking piano lessons and serving on the yearbook staff. She joined the yoga club and started the folk dancing club. None of which is to say that Stevenson was always an easy transition. She soon came to feel overwhelmed by the workload. “After a couple of weeks of realizing that they were serious about 40 minutes of homework every night in every class, I began to feel I was incapable of doing all the things I had to do for school, as well as the extra stuff I had signed up for,” she said. But Stone Williams eventually found that she was capable of far more than she ever would have thought, a critical lesson that has propelled her through her career.

“My first reaction to Stevenson was as if the heavens opened up and angels sang. The campus was so beautiful and clean! And rather than feeling as if I had to remain quiet and unnoticed, I became very involved.” — Vera Stone Williams ’78

She started her own audio and visual production company, which has won numerous industry awards. She’s published two books, and written a number of screenplays. She was an extra in all six seasons of Lost, ABC’s popular drama series. Stone Williams served as president of the National League of American Pen Women in Hawaii, a professional organization for female artists, composers, and writers. And she’s raising two children. Her varied and hectic schedule is a clear echo of her extracurricular roster at Stevenson. She said it stems from a now well-honed instinct to say “yes” when presented with opportunities or requests for help. “I absolutely credit Stevenson with that attitude,” she said.

Nancy Baldwin Wagner ’78 Director of International Sales, Wenger Corporation, breast cancer activist

Alumnae Accomplishment: First Stevenson woman to win the Samuel Kahn Award Residence: Woodbury, Minnesota During Nancy Baldwin Wagner’s sophomore year at a public high school on the Monterey Peninsula, a history teacher asked her class to build clay model ships with toothpick oars. The assignment was somehow supposed to teach them something about Vikings, but her father found it a ridiculous waste of educational time. “We’ve got to get you out,” he said. Luckily, her junior year, in 1976, was the first year that Stevenson accepted girls. Not that it always felt fortunate. The beginning, in fact, was downright painful.

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1.Nancy Baldwin Wagner ’78 2. Nancy’s senior photo, 1978

English-Speaking Union of the United States scholarship and spent the end of the 1970s at the Gresham’s boarding school in Norfolk, England. Baldwin Wagner draws a direct line between that experience and her role today as director of international sales at Wenger Corp., a Minnesota company that produces performance equipment like stages, chairs, and risers. “I have spent the past 30 years in international business and thank Stevenson for the opportunity to help me look beyond Pebble Beach to what the world could offer,” she said.

“I remember coming home from the first few weeks at RLS absolutely in tears with the amount of homework I had to do,” she said. In public school she was able to finish off her “homework” during downtime in class. She also could pick up enough knowledge to ace tests just by skimming her textbooks. Those tricks didn’t work at Stevenson. It wasn’t unusual to have to read four chemistry chapters, polish off a novel for English, write an essay for biology, and review material for a history quiz — each night. Meanwhile, the boy-girl dynamics created entirely different challenges. “It was very scary to enter the auditorium that first day,” she recalls. “I do remember

“I have spent the past 30 years in international business and thank Stevenson for the opportunity to help me look beyond Pebble Beach to what the world could offer.” — Nancy Baldwin Wagner ’78

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Owner, LWC Brands, Inc.

Stevenson Sport: Championship Polo Player Residence: Dallas, Texas

everyone turning around to stare at us, like we were creatures from another planet!”

Mary Alizon Walton had a rough landing at Stevenson.

It didn’t help that some of the boys were dating girls from Santa Catalina, a boarding school in Monterey.

She followed her three brothers there during her junior year. But because her family lived in Modesto, and there were no female boarding facilities at the time, she lived with the Jeffers family in Carmel.

But Baldwin Wagner was eventually able to handle the workload by paying closer attention, taking better notes, and studying with another girl. And the boys started to come around to their new classmates after a few key events: The school stopped busing in Santa Catalina students for dances, and girls like Baldwin Wagner began succeeding in sporting events against other schools. “By midyear junior year, I was all in the groove,” she said. The social and academic challenges both imparted life lessons that would prepare her for college and her career. The experiences boosted her confidence, cemented her ethical standards, taught her to work hard, and improved her ability to interact with new people. Stevenson also gave her a wider worldview. After graduating, she won an

That allowed her to live in the famous Tor House, the historic stone home and tower along the coast, but she was also “dreadfully homesick.” It didn’t help that she was behind in every subject except algebra and found it difficult to catch up amid Stevenson’s heavy workload. But things began to improve by the end of her first year, in part thanks to teachers who were very willing to provide extra help. Alizon Walton also found solace on the polo field. No girls played in the league at that point, and Stevenson’s head of sports initially questioned whether she could hold her own against the boys. But her parents said, “Listen, if she makes it based on her ability, then she’s on the team.” She did and the team went on to win its first championship that year.

1. Mary Alizon Walton ’79 2. Mary’s senior photo, 1979

manufacturer. It’s based in Dallas, Texas, where she lives with her 4-yearold daughter. She said relationships she developed at Stevenson have played a direct role in helping the business grow over the years. So did the lessons she learned by tackling challenges she faced there, both on and off the polo field.

“It instilled a discipline that carries forward today,” she said. “If you don’t have that it makes it really difficult to make it in business.”

“Stevenson instilled a discipline that carries forward today. If you don’t have that it makes it really difficult to make it in business.” — Mary Alizon Walton ’79

The following season, the team was set to travel to Culver Military Academy in Indiana for the interscholastic championship. But a school official called Stevenson and said that a girl “can’t play on my field.” Then-polo coach Norman Ellis and Headmaster Gordon Davis responded with

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the basic message: We’re coming, she’s on the team, and she’ll be on the field. Stevenson beat Culver, and the school official approached Alizon Walton’s father after the game. “Your daughter can come play on my field anytime she wants,” he said. Today, Alizon Walton and her sister run LWC Brands Inc., a specialty food

Family Ties: Father Frank Keith is a longtime Stevenson administrator, and Bergholz’s four brothers, sister, three children, and two nieces all attended or are attending the school Residence: Monterey, California Jennifer Keith Bergholz lived on Stevenson’s campus from the time she was 1 year old. Her father worked there and two of her brothers were already students. So it seemed only natural that she would enroll when the school went coeducational in 1976.

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Even so, it was a big shift from the allgirls school she previously attended, Santa Catalina.

“I was prepared and knew how to balance my time, study, and pace myself for projects,” she said.

“It felt strange to be one of so few girls in what felt like a sea of boys,” she said, noting that in the first year some classes had only one or two girls.

Meanwhile, the care and attention that Stevenson instructors provided her continue to influence her own approach to education, even after 22 years in the Salinas City School District.

Her advisor, Mrs. Cathy Proulx, encouraged her and the other girls to not be intimidated and to speak up in class. Her teachers were similarly supportive, taking time to provide extra help as she initially struggled academically.

“As a teacher, I try to bring that same unconditional support and encouragement to my students.” — Jennifer Keith Bergholz ’79

At first the boys were incredibly polite, as if they were at a school dance, opening doors and otherwise treating the girls like guests. Within two months, the novelty had worn off and they were acting like typical teenagers, for better and worse. As the girls became assimilated, they started to put their own stamp on the school. Keith Bergholz helped create some of the traditions that persist to the present, including theme days, which at the time included “crazy hat” day and “mismatched clothes” day. “I feel it is an honor to be a part of Stevenson School’s history,” she said. But what Keith Bergholz is most grateful for is that the school gave her the tools she needed to succeed at college and beyond. Among her three roommates during her freshman year at university, she was the only one still on campus as a sophomore.

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“As a teacher, I try to bring that same unconditional support and encouragement to my students,” she said.

Dr. Carol Cunningham Nilsson ’81

Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch Life Goal: To find a cure for brain cancer Residence: Galveston, Texas Dr. Carol Nilsson hardly noticed that she was among the first classes of girls at Stevenson. But she couldn’t miss the stark difference when it came to academics, compared to the public middle school she had previously attended.

“My education at Stevenson was an important part of the foundation of my scientific capabilities.” — Dr. Carol Nilsson ’81

“It was much more demanding,” she said. “But I found the environment to be very open and supportive. My teachers were always ready to listen and support me.” She also appreciated that the school required students to participate in a sport each term. She tried out cross-country, field hockey, and track. She also joined the yoga club, even though people found this very strange at the time. “When you’re sitting and studying so much, you really need exercise to keep your mind and body nimble,” she said. The intellectually and physically rigorous schedule prepared her for later intellectual challenges. Put simply: She learned to focus and get things done.

1. 1. Carol (Cunningham) Nilsson’s ’81 senior photo, 1981 2. Dr. Carol Nilsson 2.

1. Varsity Polo, 1978 National Interscholastic Champions: Coach Ellis, Mary Alizon Walton ’79, Peter Young ’79, Sean Cooley ’79, Matthew Upchurch ’80 2. Jennifer Keith Bergholz ’79 and other Stevenson cheerleaders 3. Spirt Week 1979, Crazy Hat Day: Gaye Hunter ’79, Laurie (Bryan) Probsdorfer ’79, Jennifer Keith Bergholz ’79, and Roxanne Sherif ’79

After earning an undergraduate degree in chemistry, she obtained her M.D. and PhD in clinical neurochemistry from the University of Goteborg in Sweden. She won a postdoctoral scholarship from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in Stockholm and went on to become an associate professor of medical biochemistry at Goteborg.

Earlier this year, Nilsson accepted a position as a professor at the University of Texas, where she is setting up her own research group focused on understanding cancer stem cells in the brain and malignant brain tumors.

and she credits Stevenson with helping her get to this point in her career. “My education at Stevenson was an important part of the foundation of my scientific capabilities,” she said.

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DIGGING DEEP Archeologistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream career of Maya discovery began in the living room of a Stevenson teacher. By Janet Kornblum

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Arlen (second from righ t) with Merle Greene Rob ertson (right) and other Stevenson stu dents in Ixtutz, Guatemala 1971.

Arlen Chase’s ’71 first inkling of how he would spend the rest of his life came in the form of a bag of bones. Literally. Chase was just in the third grade when his teacher brought him a bag full of dinosaur bones nestled in dirt — a gift from her paleontologist husband. He can still picture the bag — just a square full of dirt. “It was full of these little bones — teeth and vertebrae and all kinds of stuff. It was amazing,” he said. He loved digging through that bag. After that, he just kept digging. Reared in Europe until third grade (his father was in the military) and then Pebble Beach, Chase also discovered ancient Indian burial mounds that

yielded shells, and Del Monte’s old bottle dump, where he’d find glass and even an old newspaper clipping or two. Then there was the old shooting range where his young mind was catapulted into the past, with bullets from both world wars that he’d discover sifting through the beach sands. Early on, Chase learned that “the present” would allow him to “figure out what was going on in the past.”

INSPIRED AT STEVENSON As a senior at Stevenson, his desire to dig into the past took a new turn. He took a

class on Maya archeology from renowned teacher Merle Greene Robertson. That class, he said, “changed what I was going to do for the rest of my life.” With her unconventional teaching methods, holding class in her living room over fresh pots of coffee, Greene Robertson brought him into the world of ancient Maya civilization. Along the way, she also taught him scholarly writing. Then she took him, along with classmates, on a three-week research trip in Guatemala. The field “was just absolutely fascinating,” he said. “It was captivating.”

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“I hadn’t really traveled to Central America,” he said. “It was a very different culture.” He remembers thinking, “Here we are in the middle of the jungle with all of these buildings that are overgrown with vines and trees, and we were discovering this beautiful artwork that was literally coming out of the topsoil of one of these temples. We found parts of a carved frieze. And they had hieroglyphs. All of this really brought it to life. This was a whole civilization that essentially disappeared and here we are on top of it, and we don’t have any of these answers.” “That was it,” he added. He knew then that he wanted to be an archeologist studying the ancient civilization that once dominated Mesoamerica. Still, despite being from Pebble Beach, he didn’t exactly grow up wealthy. His dad, a military veteran, worked as a policeman for the Del Monte police force and Chase went to Stevenson on a scholarship. Archeology, once the province of the wealthy who could finance their own expeditions, didn’t seem practical. So Chase considered law. But his dad steered him the other way. “My father, who is a military veteran, said you should do whatever you want,” Chase recalls. He remembers his father telling him very clearly, “That’s what I fought World War II for.” Chase listened and enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania.

DIANE: A PARTNER FOR LIFE On his very first day, he met a fellow student moving into the same building. That would turn out to be a very important chance meeting. “I’d been there for a day or two,” Chase recalled. “I was basically checking out who was moving into this all-girls floor.”

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He saw a girl come in with her parents, so naturally he helped them move her to the girls’ floor. She said she was interested in archeology, so there was a natural bond. “That doesn’t mean she liked me right off the bat,” he added. In fact, it took more than a year for the two of them to get together. He wooed her with his equipment — the archeology books that his former teacher had given to him. It worked. That student, Diane Zaino, also become an archeologist and eventually Chase’s wife.

____________________ ____________________ “They [Arlen and Diane] met at Penn and have been very, very close ever since. They’re just a wonderful pair of people who are committed to each other and deeply committed to understanding what happened a millennium ago with the ancient Maya.” – Payson Sheets, Department of Anthropology Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder

____________________ ____________________ Little did they know it then, but that partnership led them to where they are today: one of the most successful and well-known duos studying the world of the Maya. “The two of them are a dynamic duo,” said Payson Sheets, a professor with the Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, who has known the Chases since they were grad students together at Penn.

“They met at Penn and have been very, very close ever since. They’re just a wonderful pair of people who are committed to each other and deeply committed to understanding what happened a millennium ago with the ancient Maya.” The Chases learned about Caracol, the site that was to become their lifework while they were finishing their PhDs at the University of Pennsylvania. (Diane Chase earned her PhD in 1982; Arlen Chase earned his a year later in 1983.) “I heard a rumor from people that there was an individual out there who wanted to fund a Maya project,” Chase said. “I got his number and I called him.” It was a good call.

DISCOVERING CARACOL A week later, the Chases were in Belize. The archeological commissioner drove them to Caracol, an archeological site discovered in the 1930s but deemed relatively unimportant — except for the Maya monuments it yielded. At that time, Belize would split monuments with archeologists, and the University of Pennsylvania had picked up a few in the early 1950s. Chase remembers passing those monuments on the way to class. “At that point, he made us commit to doing a 10-year project, which was unheard of at the time because a longterm project was about four to five years, max,” Chase said. That used to be considered enough time to excavate a site. They had no idea what a great choice they’d made. Caracol turned out to be a much bigger project than they ever could have imagined. They immediately began their dig, spending months at a time on the site, returning annually.

1. Arlen and Diane Chase, looking at rear text, in Structure B20 Tomb 4, 1993 2. Aerial View of Caana, Caracolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest architectural complex, looking west; persons on stairs provide scale (Caana rises 43.5 m above the fronting plaza) 3. Arlen and Diane with Caracol Altar 21, which records the war with Tikal, Guatemala, 1986 4. Aerial View of Caracolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Group, looking west (western pyramid is 25 m in height) 5. Adrian, Elyse, and Aubrey Chase in a hammock at Caracol, Spring 1997

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3. Polychrome bowl from a Caracol residential group, A.D. 550-600 (left) and a modeled-carved vase from a Caracol residential group, A.D. 750-800 (right)

1. Merle Greene Robertson and Arlen Chase ’71, rubbing Caracol Altar 23, 1991 2. Areal excavation in Caracol’s Northeast Acropolis, 2009

Today — nearly 30 years later— the Chases are still working on the project, although in a much different way than they ever could have imagined back in 1983 when they first got the assignment. Chase expects the project to continue well after he and his wife are gone. That’s how big it is.

JUNGLE LIFE –WITH KIDS For the first 15 years, the Chases went together. They had delayed having children “because we were told that kids and academia didn’t mesh.” But once they knew they were going to get tenure, they started a family. Their first child came in 1989. They both got tenure in 1990. Once kids were in the picture, “we just continued. We discovered that having small kids — you can just take them with you.” Eventually, they had three children and all “literally grew up camping for two to three months every year with us in the jungle.” Because work is impossible during the rainy season, the Chases had to take

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them during the school year. They’d work with the kids’ teachers to get their schoolwork to bring with them and drive from Florida to Belize in January, returning to the United States in March or April.

“One of them is now at Harvard doing computer science and archeology, one is at Penn doing engineering, and the third one is a junior in high school and will go back to the field with us this coming season in the spring semester,” Chase said.

The kids loved it.

While the Chases raised their family in the jungle, the dynamic duo also turned the Caracol project into a major archeological site — and in Belize, it’s become a major tourist attraction.

“For them it was fairly normal to take (a few) months off from school, take all their studies with them, and go down and live in the jungle,” Chase said. They lived in a camp, taking showers with solar-heated camping shower bags, sleeping on hammocks, and using camping toilets when they were younger, and then outhouses when they were big enough. There was a staff, and electricity was limited to a few hours. Still, the kids grew up interacting with the undergrad and grad students the Chases brought with them. And “every Saturday and Wednesday night was movie night,” Chase recalled. “We’d gather together, make popcorn, and everybody would watch the movie in our kitchen.” It clearly bode well for their children.

CARACOL – “A VERITABLE METROPOLIS” In the beginning of the project, they made one discovery after another. In short order, they learned that Caracol was no run-of-the-mill Maya city. It was a veritable metropolis — and a hugely important one in the Maya area. Each season, they’d make newer and greater discoveries. They found roads leading out of the site, hinting at the city’s size. And they quickly found that Caracol had defeated the better-known city of Tikal, Guatemala in warfare in AD 562.

2.5D LiDAR image of Caracol looking north, Caana is in rear center; Maya roads, agricultural terraces, and residential platforms in foreground.

“That started the ball rolling because until that time no one could have ever conceived that Tikal would’ve been defeated in any war by another Maya site,” Chase said. “The site kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger to the point where we were able to finally document that it is, in fact, much larger than Tikal,” Chase said. “It was a very important site.” By 1994, they projected that the site was about 177 kilometers — or 109 square miles. “Everybody said that was way too big,” Chase said. And they had no way to prove absolutely that they were right. They were frustrated because they couldn’t define where the area ended. They also wanted to demonstrate the intensity of agricultural terracing — but were limited by what they could do. “I got tired of mapping and we figured there had to be technology out there that would be able to see beneath the trees,” Chase said.

____________________ ____________________ “It’s not an understatement to say their research has helped transform our scholarly understanding of ancient Maya civilization in the last couple of decades.” – Jeremy Sabloff, President of the Santa Fe Institute

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While many archaeologists have successfully employed good oldfashioned radar and satellite imagery, Caracol was too dense with foliage to take advantage of those technologies. But the Chases had read some promising studies about the use of something called LiDAR, short for Light Detection And Ranging. They spent five years trying to get funding.

In 2008, they succeeded. NASA gave them and a biologist colleague a grant to map the archeological remains of Caracol. At the same time of this pivotal moment, they celebrated their oldest son’s acceptance to Harvard.

LIDAR YIELDS AMAZING DISCOVERIES In April 2009, the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping did a survey of the area. That entailed flying over the area for four days in a grid pattern. The plane pulsed down lasers “and returned a series of records of both ground elevation and canopy structure,” the Chases explained in a paper for Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. “Some 4.28 billion measurements were obtained.” The bottom line: LiDAR revealed thousands of new structures, roads, and terraces, among other things. They learned more with LiDAR than they could have hoped for. “We were able to demonstrate how large the site was and that it was, in fact, 177 square kilometers in size and that it

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<<< The Chase Family, from left to right: Elyse, Arlen, Diane, Aubrey, and Adrian at Rach Cobos’ Chichen Itza Project, Mexico, July 2009

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modern populations as to how to use their environment in essentially a green way.“ For many years “we assumed that (the Maya) desecrated the environment, but they don’t seem to have done that,” Chase said. “Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been successful for a thousand years.” And the work is far from finished. In fact, it really won’t be done until well after the Chases are gone.

housed more than 100,000 people in AD 650,” Chase said. “This is very cuttingedge technology, which is changing the way that we’re going to think about Maya civilization and the way we do settlement archeology. “The LiDAR absolutely blows people away,” Chase said. The research that the Chases have been doing is “really innovative,” said Jeremy Sabloff, president of the Santa Fe Institute and another archaeologist specializing in Maya civilization. “It’s not an understatement to say their research has helped transform our scholarly understanding of ancient Maya civilization in the last couple of decades.” In addition, Sabloff added, the Chases have “trained generations of students. Arlen writes very prolifically and writes very accessibly, so he’s made sure that his interpretations are out there and are available.” That, Chase said, he owes to his high school teacher.

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CHASE’S & CARACOL’S BRIGHT FUTURE “Merle was a successful teacher because she was a researcher who involved her students in her research,” Chase said. “That’s exactly what you do in the university.” And that’s just what they do now, bringing in students to help with the research. The work may seem like it’s only about the past. But it isn’t. It can help people in the present understand how to live sustainably in a tropical climate. And that’s also why it’s so incredibly satisfying, he said. “We have the opportunity to study a major city–and that’s what we’ve been doing—and getting long-term data,” he said. “That will have impact on long-term questions that are really of interest to everybody: How did humans adapt to their environment? Here’s a completely different adaptation and nobody down there does this today. There should be implications that come out of this for

“Even if we stop digging, it will still take us 20 years to finish making the database completely accessible,” Chase explained. “The longer you work at a place, the better your database will become. Once you have a very good database, then you’re in a position to start to answer some of the bigger questions, questions that have applicability to even modernday questions of urbanism.” Understanding is key. That’s why Chase said he is “sure there will always be somebody working in that region.” Caracol, it turns out, “is so big that we’ve barely scratched the surface after 30 years,” he added. As for Chase’s own future? At 58, he expects to continue working in Caracol at least another decade. Beyond that, he hasn’t planned. “I haven’t looked that far,” he said. Even if he can no longer physically do a dig, he can participate in one way or another. “There’s always something we can do,” he said. “This is one of the major tourist attractions for all of Belize, so Belize also has a vested interest in this site, and they want it to be done right.” But he does know one thing: He’s healthy and strong and his life’s work will always be in — or at least about — Caracol.

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ANNUAL REPORT As Stevenson enters its 60th year, we are reminded of our humble beginnings as that “small school in the forest,” and of founder Robert Ricklefs’ vision when he invited students to join him in the “great adventure in learning.” Our steadfast supporters continue to invest in this adventure of which many of them experienced first-hand. We are privileged to witness the generosity of the extraordinary Stevenson community who believe in our future as much as they honor the past.

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SU P P O RT I NG T E AC H E R S & T E AC H I NG

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Endowed Funds Supporting Faculty Enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Gifts to Stevenson: Sources & Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Annually Supported Named Grants for Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Corporations, Foundations, Funds & Trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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Gifts In Memory & In Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Endowed Funds Supporting Students & Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Current Parent Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Annually Supported Named Grants for Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Stevenson Fund Parent Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SU P P O RT I NG T H E F U T U R E Class of 2011 & Their Colleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Samuel F.B. Morse Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Alumni Donors by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Alumni Parent, Grandparent & Friend Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Faculty/Staff & Spouse Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Cum Laude Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Pebble Beach Campus Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Carmel Campus Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

KSPB Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

8th Grade Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Run in the Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

L E A D E R S H I P SU P P O RT I NG ST E V E N S O N School & Parent Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Alumni Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Giving Leadership: Legacy Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Giving Leadership: Silverado Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Friends of Stevenson, As Stevenson enters its 60th year, I am again reminded of that historic first night on campus in 1952 when founder and headmaster Robert Ricklefs spoke to the assembled students around the fireplace in Douglas Hall. He told those 12 boys that what lay ahead was uncertain, but they were about to embark together on a “great adventure in learning.” We look back on the school year just ended and forward to the future and realize that all of us at Stevenson remain committed to that great adventure of which Ricklefs spoke. For the 153 seniors who graduated in May, Stevenson’s largest class in history, one part of that journey has ended and a new one begins with college. They have proven their mettle at Stevenson, and those experiences, their preparation for college and beyond, will be put to the test yet again. Our young alumni report back to us that they were ready for the rigors of college work because of Stevenson. And many working alumni credit their Stevenson experience as key to their success, evidenced by the feature stories and spotlights in this magazine.

We are proud of our past, but we can continue to get better. Over the summer we did just that by adding a preengineering class at the Pebble Beach Campus, introducing a Pre-Kindergarten grade at the Carmel Campus, and adding Mandarin Chinese language classes at both campuses. This year also marked a focus on professional development for our faculty, and this initiative will continue with the generous support of our endowed funds for faculty enrichment, highlighted in this Annual Report. All great adventures are imbued with challenges, and Stevenson’s is no exception. We successfully met some of those this summer at the Carmel Campus by adding a much-needed classroom, renovating a storage facility to open the beautiful Alan and Rita Shugart Center for Learning and Instruction, and installing a turf field to be used for recess, P.E., and athletics. The current global economic picture has contributed to a challenging enrollment environment. But led by the efforts of the Admission Office, we opened school with strong enrollment at both campuses. Locally, the tide also shifts as demographics change on the Monterey Peninsula. As the number of local school-age children retreats, interest from students in other parts of the country and internationally increases. To address these global and local realities while staying at our current size, our Pebble Beach campus will require more boarding beds. In early June,

renovation and expansion of Casco Hall (Senior Annex to many of you) began, and when completed in August 2012, the new Barrows Hall will house 38 students and include four faculty apartments. Adding on-campus faculty housing is yet another important component to our stability as it gives us the opportunity to attract and retain excellent teachers and meet the needs of the increased number of resident students, as well as the day students who remain on campus into the evening for study, tutoring, advising, athletics competitions, etc. Plans are already in place to double the number of faculty homes on Faculty Drive and thanks to the generous support of three Stevenson families, construction on the first two homes is scheduled for this coming spring. Stevenson’s great adventure continues and I encourage you all to join us on this journey. Let us know how you are doing, attend alumni events, visit campus, and say “yes” when we call to come talk with you. We want to hear your stories and use them to enhance the Stevenson experience for the next generation of Pirates. Sincerely,

Joe Wandke President, Stevenson School

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FACULTY ENRICHMENT The Abercrombie Family Fund Established in 2001 by Mr. James Kinney in honor of his daughter, Mary K. Abercrombie, and his grandson, John D. Abercrombie ’00, this fund supports continuing education, research, and special projects for Stevenson faculty. 2011 recipient: Michelle Taylor The Don L. Dormer Coach’s Fund This award was established in 2003 by Don ’71 and Deke ’03 Dormer, Don and Kevin ’71 McNeely, Robert Ricklefs ’59 and Roger Ricklefs ’57 in memory of Don L. Dormer, a Stevenson parent, grandparent, and former trustee. The Don L. Dormer Coach’s Award is given each year to recognize a Stevenson coach who teaches the lessons of teamwork and sportsmanship and who cajoles and inspires the team to reach their greatest potential. 2011 recipient: Germano Diniz ’88 The Edward E. Ford Foundation Fund This fund began in 1981 as a grant from The Edward E. Ford Foundation to establish the school’s first endowed faculty enrichment fund. 2011 recipients: Justin Brown, Matt Arruda, Justin Bates ’99, and Justin Clymo ’93 The Haynes Family Fund The Haynes family has chosen to honor the memory of their aunt, Brenta Haynes Slater, by establishing an endowed fund at Stevenson. The annual income from the fund is used for faculty enrichment and professional development, particularly in support of English Department activities. 2011 recipient: Matt Rymzo

Stevenson is grateful to the following alumni and friends for creating endowments at the school that support faculty enrichment and recognize faculty achievement. Each year, income from these funds supports faculty travel and research, formal education, and personal interests, the pursuit of which are integral to good teaching and the maintenance of an exciting curriculum and environment for learning.

The Rob Klevan Fund The Rob Klevan Fund for Faculty Enrichment was created in 2002 by Mrs. Sally Anderson and Tim Anderson ’95 to recognize the work of the Stevenson Fine Arts Department and former chairman and longtime music instructor Rob Klevan. 2011 recipients: Eddie Mendenhall ’90, and Nancy Susott The Matthew ’01 and Nathan ’05 Lorenzen Endowment Fund Established in 2005 by Julie and Lee Lorenzen, this fund supports the Pebble Bech Campus faculty enrichment program at Stevenson. Contributions support the school’s efforts to offer enrichment opportunities — continuing education, research, and special projects — to faculty. 2011 recipients: Matt Arruda and Josh Rosenthal The McMahan Family Fund This fund began with a gift to the school in 1988 from The Catherine L. and Robert O. McMahan Foundation and the McMahan family to promote excellence in teaching by supporting faculty enrichment. 2011 recipients: Kelly Burnett, Germano Diniz ’88, and Cole Thompson The John Farrell Powers Fund This fund was established in 2004 by David and Paula Rosen and their son, Oliver ’98, in honor of John Powers, who taught English and Latin and coached golf at Stevenson from 1969 to 2003. This award supports faculty members who wish to further their education, enriching the classroom experience for all students. 2011 recipients: Justin Clymo ’99 and Erin Duffy

The Gari Ann Truscott Fund The Gari Ann Truscott Faculty Enrichment Fund for the Carmel Campus was founded in 2003 by a group of Stevenson families, with the lead gift from Alan and Joanna Silverman, in recognition of former Head of Lower and Middle School Gari Ann Truscott’s many contributions to the education of K-8 students. Income from the Fund supports faculty attendance at classes geared toward new credentials and advanced degrees, conferences that keep teachers on the cutting edge of educational practices, and programs that enhance foreign-language teachers’ exposure to the languages they teach. 2011 recipients: Jennifer Boen, Katrina DeMartini, G. Ann Evans, Christine Ford, Kathryn Haggquist, Wendy Hendricks, Erica Herro ’90, Sylvia Ishii, Kirsten Matsumoto, and Brianna Wright The Wickersham Family Fund The Wickersham Family Fund for Faculty Enrichment was established in 2001 by Mr. Grover Wickersham ’67. Income from the fund supports faculty research, travel, and continuing education that will benefit Stevenson teachers, students, and the school community. 2011 recipients: Bruce Dini ’77 and Kevin Schroedter

ANNUALLY SUPPORTED NAMED GRANTS The Mildred Hitchcock Huff Charitable Trust Faculty Grant for the Humanities This faculty grant began in 1988 in honor of Mildred Hitchcock Huff, who established the charitable trust to provide annual contributions to an established and worthy organization. 2011 recipients: Aaron Eden, Pamela Keindl ’00, Jon Kemmerer, and Phil Wenzel

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The McNeely Award for Teaching Established in 1987 by former trustee Don McNeely, this award honors the teacher who has done the most to help students realize their potential. The recipient is chosen by the president, the head of the Pebble Beach Campus, and five students from the senior class. 2011 recipient: John Daniel

The Alexander F. Victor Foundation Faculty Grant for Math and Science This award began in 1988 and is given in honor of Alexander F. Victor to a faculty member who has shown excellence in teaching mathematics or science and has made an important contribution to the school during the academic year. 2011 recipients: Sue Denny and Mark Tretter

ENDOWED FUNDS FOR FACULTY ENRICHMENT Faculty is one of Stevenson’s most valuable assets. Investing in teachers and their continuing education means we are protecting that asset for present and future Stevenson students. This past year more than 30 faculty members pursued advanced degrees, completed additional course work, attended professional conferences, or worked on research to better their teaching skills. Support for this work comes from Stevenson’s ten endowed funds and three annually supported funds for faculty enrichment. French teacher Kevin Schroedter was able to attend the CAVILAM teacher workshop in Vichy, France this summer. This program focused on improving oral conversation in the classroom. French teachers from countries all over the world shared ideas and practiced new teaching strategies with one another. His trip was made possible by the Wickersham Family Fund, an endowed fund set up by Grover Wickersham ’67 and his family to support faculty enrichment. “The program helped me to measure my teaching ability amongst some of the best French teachers from France and around the world,” says Kevin Schroedter. “It’s giving me the confidence to push ahead with innovative pedagogical strategies in the classroom.”

FACULTY ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES 2010–2011 Michelle Taylor MS Mental Health Counseling, Walden University

Nancy Susott Hawaii AP Summer Institute, Punahou School

Justin Brown BS in IT, Colorado Tech University

Matt Arruda MS Sports Science, US Sports Academy

Matt Arruda TABS Residential Life Academy, Boston

Josh Rosenthal MA Education, Brandman University

Justin Bates ’99 TABS Residential Life Academy, Boston

Kelly Burnett Mindful Warrior Coaching Clinic, Vail, Colorado

Justin Clymo ’93 Gardner Carney Leadership Institute, Colorado Springs and Master in Educational Leadership & Administration, San Jose State University Matt Rymzo TABS Residential Life Academy, Boston and Building Learning Communities Conference, Boston Eddie Mendenhall ’90 Master of Music Education, Colorado State University

Germano Diniz ’88 Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions Cole Thompson Wilderness Medicine Institute, First Responder Recertification Erin Duffy Masters in Latin, University of Florida G. Ann Evans NAIS International Conference for Teachers & Administrators, Costa Rica

Pamela Keindl ’00, Kirsten Matsumoto, and Brianna Wright Our Little Roses Girls Orphanage, Honduras Jennifer Boen, Christine Ford, Wendy Hendricks, Erica Herro ’90, and Sylvia Ishii Institute on Cognitive Learning & Teaching, Chicago Katrina DeMartini Masters in Spanish, Monterey Institute of International Studies Kathryn Haggquist Masters in Spanish, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Aaron Eden CAE Performance Task Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jon Kemmerer Educational Tour of China Phil Wenzel Building Learning Communities Conference, Boston Sue Denny Volunteer, Ocean Data Institute, Baha, Mexico Mark Tretter Earthwatch Program: Shark Conservation, Belize

Bruce Dini ’77 Spoleto Journey, Italy Kevin Schroedter Communications Workshop, CAVILAM Language School, Vichy, France

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EN DOWED FU N DS SU PPORTI NG

The Balestreri Family Scholarship Fund This fund was created in 1998 by the Ted Balestreri family for deserving students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to attend Stevenson. The Patsy and Bill Brandt Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in 2001 by Andrew Dunigan ’83, this fund is for the benefit of qualified students in need of financial assistance and to honor the Brandt family. The Gage Rankin French Memorial Scholar This fund was established by family and friends in 1990 in memory of Gage French ’88 to give a deserving student the chance to experience the Stevenson community that meant so much to Gage. The Hotchkis Scholarship Fund In 2001, former parent and longtime trustee John Hotchkis, through the Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation, established the Hotchkis Scholarship Fund to make a Stevenson education possible for deserving students with financial need. The Jackson-Akiyama Fund Providing financial aid for deserving Stevenson students, this fund was created in 1999 by longtime Stevenson trustee Michael Jackson ’68 and his wife, the Rev. Diana Akiyama. The Perocchi Family Scholarship Established in 2001, this fund is awarded annually to benefit a qualified student affiliated with the Boys & Girls Club of Monterey County. The Merritt-Haynes Grant for Student Achievers Founded in 1999 by the Merritt and Haynes families, this fund honors students whose hard work allows them to take advantage of the many opportunities at Stevenson. The Admiral Pullen Scholarship Fund This fund was established in 1990 to support students needing financial assistance in remembrance of Admiral Pullen for his years of dedicated teaching at Stevenson. The Ricklefs Scholarship Fund Created in 1982 by a group of dedicated alumni to honor the memory and commitment of Stevenson’s founding headmaster, Robert U. Ricklefs, this fund supports students needing financial aid.

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STUDENTS & LEARNING The Coach Wilson Scholarship Fund Established by Coach’s family in 1993 and supported primarily by alumni and alumni parents as a tribute to his life and many years of service to the school, this fund provides tuition support for students with financial need. This fund was made possible by matching grants from the William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation. Students recognized are called Chapman Scholars. The Colburn Family Scholarship Fund Established in 2006 by David Colburn ’76, this award supports a boarding student whose family proves financial need. The Hopkins Scholarship Endowment This scholarship fund was established in 2004 by Bryant Riley ’85 in memory of his friend and classmate, Charles Stanford “Chuck” Hopkins, to support Stevenson’s commitment to diversity and to perpetuate at the school the life of giving that Chuck clearly established for himself before his untimely death in 1986. The Glen and Lavina Stinson Scholarship Fund This fund was created in 2000 by the Stinsons to give deserving students the opportunity of a Stevenson education. The David M. Hulme Scholarship Endowment This Scholarship Fund was created in 2009 by Samuel T. Reeves in honor of his grandson David Hulme ’09. The Nathan Krissoff Endowment This fund was created in 2007 by family and friends to perpetuate Nathan’s name and memory at Stevenson. A member of the Class of 1999, Nathan was killed in action in Iraq on December 9, 2006 in service to his country. The Class Memorial Fund This fund was created in 2009 by Allen Burnham ’66 in honor of Peter Gallo ’64, who was killed in Vietnam; and by Todd Vacarro ’93 in memory of four classmates: Kawika Chetron, Jennifer Guy, Hydeus Kiatta, and Amy Yoshioka. Income from the fund is used to support student financial aid. Gifts given in a person’s memory and designated by the donor for The Memorial Fund will be added to the fund’s principal and to the Memorial Fund Log. The Señora Maria Vargas Scholarship Fund Alumni, trustees, and faculty colleagues created this scholarship fund in 2007 as an expression of their respect and affection for

Maria, and to honor her contributions and devotion to the lives of her students and the life of the school during 45 years of teaching Spanish at Stevenson. Her legacy of high expectations, hard work, and good manners will live on in perpetuity at Stevenson through students receiving scholarships in her name. The Alumni Council Fund This fund was created in 2006 by Alumni Association leaders Jim Flagg ’74, Steve Zahm ’82, and Cynthia Chapman ’83. It is supported by members of the Alumni Council. Income from the fund goes to student financial aid. The Sybil Fearnley Memorial Book Fund Created in 2007 by the Class of 1957 in honor of the School’s first English teacher. Income is used to purchase resources for Ricklefs Library in her name. The Hamish Tyler Fund for the Performing Arts Created in 2001 to support the school’s dramatic arts programs, this fund provides the opportunity for scholarships, enhanced production values, and artists-in-residence. Gratitude goes to the Safwat Malek and Lee Caplin families for providing the lead gifts to establish this fund. The Adelaide and Mark Hornberger ’68 Fund for the Arts This fund was created in 2005. It supports deserving programs and/or individuals to promote the fine arts at Stevenson. The Larson Endowment Nancy and Bill Larson and their children, Troy ’04 and Travis ’11, created this fund in 2005 to support Stevenson’s interscholastic sailing program.

ANNUALLY SUPPORTED NAMED GRANTS Pebble Beach Company Foundation Providing financial aid for deserving students has been the focus of yearly grants from the Pebble Beach Company Foundation to Stevenson School since 1983. The students selected over the years have been consistently the scholars, athletes, and school leaders who make significant contributions to the school and their fellow students.

The Maggie and Richard Tsai Grant for Scholarship This scholarship was established by Maggie and Richard Tsai in 2005 to provide the equivalent of three full tuitions for resident students each year for ten years, enhancing the school’s efforts to strengthen and diversify the Stevenson student population.

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Since 2001, this foundation has contributed to a program that provides support for day students from the Monterey Peninsula. Students chosen are those of exemplary personal characteristics with the ability and ambition to do well academically and contribute significantly to their class and school.

ENDOWED FUNDS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP For many highly qualified students, a Stevenson education is financially out of reach. However, Stevenson has always believed that providing access to deserving students through need based financial aid creates a school environment that more closely reflects our diverse world. In the school year that just ended, 21% of the Stevenson student body received some level of financial assistance and overall, the school committed $2,614,900 to that initiative. Alicia Cobbold is a senior from Chicago, IL and is a first generation Ghanaian American. Her parents moved to the United States from Ghana in the 1980s. Thanks to support from a scholarship fund created by alumni parents Richard and Maggie Tsai, Alicia came to Stevenson in her sophomore year as a Tsai Scholar and has taken full advantage of her opportunity. This year Alicia earned a position as a senior prefect. “Without the financial support to attend Stevenson, I don’t know where I would be. I love the diversity and the independence. This school and my experience here will be with me for the rest of my life,” says Alicia, who also thanks the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund for travel support. 2011 ALUMNI MAGAZINE

SU P PO RTI N G TH E FUTU R E :

CLASS OF 2011 GRADUATES & THEIR COLLEGES

Lara Abaya Stanford University

Margaret Colburn DePauw University

Gregory Guggenheim University of Denver

Won Joon (Kevin) Lee Cornell University

Gabrielle Aboitiz New York University

Gary Costello Gap Year

Alexia Heuer University of San Francisco

Yun-Ting (Annie) Lee University of California, Irvine

James Holden Ackerman Fordham University

Patrick Cudahy Rhodes College

Abigail Hoffman University of California, Berkeley

Leanna Lew University of Southern California

William Aime Lewis and Clark College

Christopher Culcasi Loyola Marymount University

Connor Holt United States Military Academy

Sung Eun (Grace) Lim New York University

Alexander Aivazis University of California, Santa Barbara

Roderic Curtis Colby College

Winifred Holzwarth Ithaca College

Michael Lin University of Southern California

Shannon Alconaba University of Puget Sound

Theodora Danielson University of California, Santa Barbara

Tyler Howard University of San Diego

Shannon Lindee Southern Methodist University

Raven Atkins Lehigh University

Samuel Dickstein University of Michigan

Bowornmet Hudson Wesleyan University

Erica Loewy Chapman University

Joseph Evans Attwell Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of California

Shaun Djuhari University of California, Berkeley

Alyssa Jang Wellesley College

Bernardo Lopez St. Lawrence University

Madeleine Bairey Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yicun Du Bentley University

David Michael Jaye United States Military Academy

John Louie Middlebury College

Martin Barshai New York University

Nikolas Dubelman University of California, Santa Cruz

Natalie Jensen New York University

Ryan Lovell Purdue University

Katelyn Bergholz Northern Arizona University

Francesca Eastwood University of Southern California

Alexander Johnson Oregon State University

Edward Lu Columbia University

Kalinda Bittner University of California, Santa Cruz

Darren Eck Gap Year

Charlotte Jolicoeur Boston University

Paige Mahoney The University of Arizona

Domenic Bove Boston College

Kirstin Enlow Chapman University

Jacqueline Jones University of San Diego

Molly Mandell University of Texas, Austin

Felix Bowman Gap Year

Robert Eyvazzadeh Arizona State University

Jin Woo Jung Claremont McKenna College

Nicole Mangiola Rhode Island School of Design

Molly Brossman Vassar College

Jordane Faith Ohio Wesleyan University

Hyunu (Ray) Kim Washington University in Saint Louis

Claire Margolis Stanford University

Matthew Bruckmann Harvard University

Connor Finch Southern Methodist University

Uriel Kim University of Southern California

David Matthews University of California, Los Angeles

Jonathan Burke University of Michigan

Logan Finnell Loyola Marymount University

Karina Kossler Amherst College

Paige McKay Santa Barbara City College

Addie Cahen New York University

Monica Gao Whitman College

Lucy Kramer University of the Pacific

Sean McKenzie University of California, Santa Barbara

Ryland Callander Georgia Institute of Technology

Eva Gibeau California College of the Arts

Katherine Lai Chapman University

Pornphubeth (Pete) Mettaprasert Purdue University

Alexander Chancellor Northeastern University

Matthew Girard New York University

Vilma Laitinen AFS Exchange

Lily Montasser Sarah Lawrence College

Hung-Shen Chang Cornell University

Ben Gleason University of Colorado, Boulder

Travis Larson University of Colorado, Boulder

John Morey University of Colorado, Boulder

Andrew Ping Wei Chen University of Michigan

Maya Glynn California State University, Chico

Felix Lazcano St. Edwards University

Maryclaret Ndubuisi-Obi Marquette University

Chieh Hsin (Jessie) Chen Claremont McKenna College

Sarah-Marie Gonzalez Claremont McKenna College

Deanna Lee New York University

Rajaa Numan California State University, East Bay

Tiffany Chien Occidental College

Jeffrey Goodman Northwestern University

Eric Lee University of California, Santa Barbara

Bailey Nygard University of San Diego

Andrew Clark Rice University

Byron Greene University of California, San Diego

Jee Hee (Frances) Lee University of Chicago

Dajung (Diana) Oh University of Rochester

Cole Clark Pomona College

Jeffrey Grossman University of California, Berkeley

Rachel Lee University of Michigan

Yoon Hwan (Erik) Oh New York University

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Katherine Pan New York University

Tayler Reynolds Fairfield University

Connor Stuewe Boston University

Paris Waranimman Babson College

Jie Sue (Shelby) Park Cornell University

Ethan Rogge Boston University

Siriphum (Matthew) Su University of California, San Diego

Purin Waranimman Babson College

Ivy Parry Lewis and Clark College

Christian Rosa Dickinson College

Sarven Tersakyan Saint Mary’s College of California

James Wasserman Emerson College

Janisha Patel Boston University

Paula Rygg San Jose State University

Emlyn Thompson Wake Forest University

Johnathan Wasserman Fordham University

Tobin Paxton Dartmouth College

Conor Schlosser Colby College

Christopher Tollner Loyola Marymount University

Dang Jun (Frank) We Rice University

Michael Persall New York University

Olivia Schultheis University of Colorado, Boulder

Cheng Yu (Jeffrey) Tung University of California, Berkeley

Kendall Welch Cabrillo College

Clara Posner University of California, Los Angeles

Justine Sheu University of Hawaii, Manoa

Taku Uyeda University of San Diego

Brianne West University of Colorado, Boulder

Tara Pozzi Santa Clara University

Masatoyo (Mike) Shinozaki George Washington University

Nina Van Reit Chapman University

Christine Wood Northwestern University

Drennon Pruett Loyola Marymount University

James Silvestri University of Southern California

Charlotte Vetter University of Washington

Joseph Woolpert University of Denver

Isaac Qiao University of California, Berkeley

Adriana Clare Smith Wesleyan University

Nicole Vollum Reed College

Hwi Jin Yang Wellesley College

Sam Radseresht New York University

Kathryn Stivers University of Washington

Kenneth Wang New York University

Joyce Yuan University of California, San Diego

Benjamin Rehm Emerson College

Thomas Stivers Occidental College

Shuyao (Shirley) Wang University of California, Irvine

John Zhang New York University

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

Cum Laude Society is the national academic honor society for independent schools. The Stevenson Chapter, which was founded in 1963 in the school’s 12th year, made Stevenson the youngest school ever to be granted a charter. Its membership is drawn from among the top-ranking scholars in the junior and senior classes, with a limit on the number imposed by national headquarters.

An initiation ceremony was held on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the annual meeting of the Robert Louis Stevenson School Chapter of the Cum Laude Society.

CUM LAUDE 2011 Madeleine Bairey Domenic Bove* Matthew Bruckmann* Ryland Callander Hung-Shen Chang Andrew Chen* Andrew Clark* Cole Clark Samuel Dickstein Shaun Djuhari

P E B B LE B EAC H

Jeffrey Goodman* Jeffrey Grossman Abigail Hoffman Connor Holt Tyler Howard David Jaye Hyunu Kim* Jee Hee Lee Leanna Lew Edward Lu Claire Margolis*

Katherine Pan Jie Sue Park Tobin Paxton* Clara Posner* Isaac Qiao James Silvestri Kenneth Wang Christine Wood Hwi Jin Yang John Zhang

NEW MEMBERS ELECTED FROM THE CLASS OF 2012 Carolyn Bruckmann Yu Han Chen Casey Harlow Philip James Kevin Tang Xiaolin Zhu

* Inducted junior year

CAMPUS AWARDS

JOHN LYON REID AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP This award was established by John Lyon Reid, a founder and architect for Stevenson, as a “Hope for the Future” award. It is given to the senior who ranks highest in scholarship. 2011 recipients: Matthew Bruckmann and Claire Margolis

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD The President’s Award is given to deserving seniors at year’s end. The award honors those whose careers at Stevenson and whose individual natures have brought the greatest good to the school community. The recipients are voted upon and selected by the faculty.

2011 recipients: Madeleine Bairey, Matthew Bruckmann, Cole Clark, Jeffrey Goodman, Hyunu Kim, Felix Lazcano, Won Joon Lee, John Louie, Edward Lu, Claire Margolis, Maryclaret Ndubuisi-Obi, Tobin Paxton, Clara Posner, James Silvestri, Thomas Stivers, and Charlotte Vetter

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P E B B LE B EAC H

CAMPUS AWARDS

THE SUZANNE RUMBAUGH ART AWARD Begun in 2005 to recognize retiring art teacher Suzanne Rumbaugh, the Suzanne Rumbaugh Art Award honors her dedication to the fine arts program at Stevenson and is presented annually to recognize a Stevenson artist. A selected piece of art from the student’s portfolio will be permanently displayed at the school and the student will receive an honorarium contributed by the Student Council. 2011 recipients: Uriel Kim and Jie Sue Park OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD This award is given to the boy and girl athletes who represent the best in athletics at Stevenson. The coaches recognize those students who have demonstrated outstanding athletic ability and exceptional performance and skill. They are the most exemplary athletes in the Stevenson community. 2011 recipients: James Silvestri and Charlotte Vetter ROBERT F. FORD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD The Robert F. Ford Sportsmanship Award is the most prestigious athletic honor and is presented to the boy and girl athletes who have demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship. These students best represent qualities of citizenship, enthusiasm, and fair play, displaying dedication to their teams and sport. 2011 recipients: Logan Finnell and Thomas Stivers GAGE RANKIN FRENCH ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD This award is given to the “unsung hero” of Stevenson sports, the student who demonstrates dedication to sports, to fellow teammates, and to the spirit of good sportsmanship. 2011 recipient: Michael Persall ROBERT U. RICKLEFS SCHOLAR AWARD This award was created by alumni to honor the memory and the ideals of the school’s founder.

CA R M E L

ROBERTSON SCHOLAR The Robertson Scholar award is given to a senior who exemplifies a blend of scholarship, involvement in the school community, and leadership. It was created in recognition of Merle Green Robertson, who taught MesoAmerican archeology at Stevenson and is a renowned researcher in her field, and her late husband, Lawrence “Robbie” Robertson, Stevenson’s longtime dean of students. 2011 recipient: Phil James JOHN LYON REID SCHOLAR The John Lyon Reid Scholar award is given to a member of the rising junior class who successfully blends scholastic achievement, involvement in the life of the school, and leadership. It was created by Stevenson alumni in honor of the memory of John Lyon Reid, one of the school’s earliest benefactors and architect of most of the buildings in the Pebble Beach Campus’ academic quadrangle. 2011 recipient: Andrew Arnold THE MCNEELY AWARD FOR THE MOST IMPROVED STUDENT This awards honors the graduating senior who during his or her career at Stevenson has shown the most improvement academically, as a leader on campus, and as a person. It was established in 1972 by former trustee Don McNeely and graduate Kevin McNeely ’71. 2011 recipient: Katherine (Kat) Lai STEVENSON COMMUNITY HONORS

History: Hyunu Kim Languages: Molly Brossman (French), Tiffany Chien (Japanese), Cole Clark (Spanish), Theodora Danielson (Latin), Mathematics: Hung-Shen Chang Outdoor Education: Tobin Paxton Performing Arts: Shannon Alconaba (Music), Jordane Faith (Dance), Eva Gibeau (Theater) Benjamin Rehm (Technical Theater/Radio) Philip P. Perkins Residence Award: Won Joon Lee Publications: Won Joon Lee Science: Hung-Shen Chang Student Government: Martin Barshai Sybil Fearnley Award in English: Edward Lu Visual Arts: Eva Gibeau

ATHLETIC AWARDS Baseball: Nikolas Halamandaris Basketball: Jack Burke and Justine Sheu Cross-Country: Vilma Laitinen and James Silvestri Field Hockey: Kathryn Stivers Football: Jeffrey Goodman Golf: Molly Brossman, Skyler Finnell, and Deanna Lee Lacrosse: Wynn Holzwarth, Christian Rosá, and Charlotte Vetter Sailing: Domenic Bove Soccer: Jordan Ataide and Ethan Rogge Softball: Kathryn Stivers Swimming: Sarah Gonzales, Connor Stuewe Tennis: Anna Romeka and Benjamin Vierra Track: Vilma Laitinen and Joshua Provost Volleyball: Charlotte Vetter Water Polo: Beau Bayless, Tucker Forbes, and Claire Margolis

OTHER AWARDS English-Speaking Union: Ivy Parry Good Citizen (DAR) Award: Cole Clark John Philip Sousa Band Award: Darren Eck Louis Armstrong Award: Hyunu Kim, Won Joon Lee Nathan Krissoff ’99 Award: Cole Clark National School Choral Award: Cole Clark National School Orchestra Award: David Matthews National Thespian Society: Cole Clark, Kevin Du, and Benjamin Rehm

Angie Hannas Memorial Award: Maryclaret Ndubuisi-Obi Arnold Bowhay Award for Laboratory Science: Michael Lin Chuck Hopkins Awards for Activities: Jeffrey Grossman

CAMPUS AWARDS

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD This award honors outstanding leadership, citizenship, and scholarship. It is presented to a member of the 8th grade graduating class. 2011 recipient: Vincent Lopez IV

Each year a committee of alumni selects the Ricklefs Scholar for the coming year from among students nominated by the junior class and faculty on the basis of scholarship, extracurricular involvement, and leadership. 2011 recipient: Phil James

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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AWARD This award recognizes the student with the highest grade-point average in the 8th grade graduating class. 2011 recipient: Alexandra Ladove

FACULTY AWARD FOR PERSONAL, SOCIAL, & ACADEMIC GROWTH This award recognizes a graduating 8th grade student for improved academic standing and commendable behavior. It is awarded to a student who has attended Stevenson for a minimum of two years. 2011 recipient: Alex Newman

8TH GRADE GRADUATES Veshant Chettiar Anthony G. Davi III Lindsay Wishon Davi Aidan Wynne Franscioni Emily Elizabeth Frisone

Jennifer E. Garcia Ruiz Samantha Ann Ivey Susannah Elizabeth King Alexandra Julia Ladove Vincent Lopez IV

David I. Maluki Kanoa Mendenhall Alex Robert Newman Alyssa Marie Newman Madison Angelina Randazzo

Natalie Ann Schmidt Gabriel Lucas Tao

CAPITAL GIFTS FOR CARMEL CAMPUS PROJECTS Physical improvements to the Carmel Campus are an important part of Stevenson’s Facilities Master Plan. One of the most visible areas of need was the campus playfield. It was in use by students all day, every day, for recess, PE classes, and after school sports. Due to the extensive use, grass rarely grew and the field was frequently uneven, muddy, and unusable. Thanks to the help of a few Carmel Campus parents who made small capital gifts in addition to their support of

the Stevenson Fund, a new turf field was installed this summer. Students now have a safe and clean field to play, exercise, train, and compete. “Our boys love the turf field because it’s not muddy, they don’t trip in holes, and it’s soft when they fall. We’re proud to have such a beautiful addition to the campus that is bringing so much enjoyment to the kids. And our boys come home cleaner — which is a perk too!” — Chris and Christina Rodgers, parents of Cameron ’23 and Connor ’21

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2011 – 12 SC HO OL,PAR ENT & ALUMN I LEADERSH I P

Senior Staff Molly K. Bozzo, Head of Carmel Campus Jeffrey D. Clark, Director of Advancement Edward F. DiYanni, Chief Financial Office Michele A. Grogan, Head of Pebble Beach Campus

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Mr. Steven A. Merksamer ’65 Sacramento, California

William J. G. Griffith IV ’89, Alumni Annual Fund Chair

Mr. Thomas F. Moran, Vice Chairman Chicago, Illinois Mr. Doug Otto Ventura, California

Thomas W. Sheppard, Director of Admission

Dr. Klaus J. Porzig ’65, Secretary Portola Valley, California

Joseph E. Wandke, President

Mr. David S. Rosen, Treasurer Venice, California

Mr. Brian D. Call ’74 Carmel, California

Mr. Richard Ming Hsing Tsai Taipei, Taiwan

Trustee Ex-Officio

Mr. George R. Walker Monterey, California

Mr. Joseph E. Wandke, President Pebble Beach, California Trustees Emeritus Mr. Robert J. Derr Alamo, California Mr. Efrem Zimbalist, III ’64 Los Angeles, California Board of Trustees Mrs. Mary Abercrombie Boise, Idaho Mr. Ted J. Balestreri Monterey, California Mr. Chris Baumgart ’70 Pebble Beach, California

Mr. Steven C. Zahm ’82 Santa Barbara, California Parent Representatives Eva Meckler, Pirate Parent Club Mia Peterson ’89, Parent Teacher Committee PIRATE PARENT CLUB (PPC) OFFICERS Pebble Beach Campus Eva Meckler, President Lisa Hyman, President Elect Kay Fernandez, Treasurer Kim Negri, Hospitality Coordinator Kristen Pilegaard, Volunteer Coordinator

Mr. David J. Benjamin, III Monterey, California

Anne Marie Miller, Communications Secretary

Ms. Cynthia B. Chapman ’83 Houston, Texas

PARENT TEACHER COMMITTEE (PTC) OFFICERS Carmel Campus

Mr. David D. Colburn ’76 Northbrook, Illinois

Molly Bozzo, Head of Carmel Campus

Mr. Theodore J. Day ’66 Reno, Nevada

Suzanne Barrow, Assistant Head of Carmel Campus

Mr. Don Dormer ’71 Pebble Beach, California

Mia Peterson ’89, Chair

Mr. Stephen Eimer Carmel, California Mr. W. Brewster Ely, IV San Francisco, California Mr. Davis J. Factor, Jr. Carmel, California Mr. James Morgan Flagg ’74 Monterey, California Mr. Mark R. Hornberger ’68, Chairman San Francisco, California Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 Los Angeles, California

Mr. Vincent Ma ’83 Hong Kong, China

Erik R. Olson, Dean of Students

School’s Counsel

STEVENSON SCHOOL

SUPPORTING STEVENSON

Alyssa Weber, Parent Admission Ambassador Representative Christina Rodgers, Room Parent Coordinator, PK – 5th Grades Achel Johnson, Room Parent Coordinator, 6th – 8th Grades Katherine Wenglikowski, Garden Coordinator MaryAnn Wilkinson, Teacher Representative, Garden Coordinator Christine Ford, Teacher Representative, PK – 5th Grades Sally Russell ’83, Teacher Representative, 6th – 8th Grades

Cynthia B. Chapman ’83, President

Ricklefs Scholar Committee Jennifer Keith Bergholz ’79 Robert N. Lea ’57 Richard M. Stout ’62 Farrah Kinney White ’94 Peter M. Wilson ’92 Class Representatives Alexander N. Greenwich ’56 Robert N. Lea ’57 Michael F. Zelinsky ’60 J. Eliot Merk ’61 Curtiss Hayden ’64 Michael Dougherty ’65 Allen C. Burnham ’66 William L. Yeates ’66 Robert B. Ford ’67 Mons V. Cedercreutz ’68 Brent F. Lloyd ’70 Trent E. Saviers ’70 Denis H. Simard ’70 Allen M. Olinger ’71 Robert Kasavan ’71 Jefferson L. Anderson ’72 Charles W. Bates ’72 Jon F. Elliott ’73 James M. Flagg ’74 Pierre D. LaMothe ’75 Jacques P. Lord ’75 David D. Colburn ’76 Stuart C. Woo ’76 Bruce Dini ’77 Gregory D. Nacco ’78 Craig S. Lewis ’79 William W. Palmer ’80 Kim A. Ataide ’81 Christopher H. Lord ’81 Gerard B. Martin ’81 Frederick W. McNear ’82 Burton K. Mills ’82 Christopher A. Washburn ’82 Steven C. Zahm ’82 Cynthia B. Chapman ’83 Patrick T. Stanford ’83 Kerstin Levy ’84 Hayley M. Friedman ’85 Kevin M. Hicks ’85 Michael S. McAfee ’85 John C. Weaver ’85 Clifton B. Bonner ’86 Christina H. Wang ’86 Adam M. Cooke ’87 Sandra L. Fairon ’87 Stephen C. Pretzer ’88 James C. Leamey ’89 Mark B. Peterson ’89 Laura M. Chernova ’90 Kelly B. San Filippo ’90 Nina P. Parker ’90

Steven G. White ’90 Johnson K. Gibbs ’91 Samuel C. Thacher ’91 David P. Fredrickson ’92 Stephanie A. Mann ’92 Darlene R. Prentice ’92 Christian A. Coulter ’93 Jane J. Lee ’93 Thomas B. Orradre ’94 Brooks M. Foster ’95 Neelam Jain ’95 Jennifer K. Kiatta ’95 Dean C. Branscum ’96 Erica J. Obrist ’96 Antja J. Thompson ’96 Dominic L. Boitano ’97 Kestrin C. Pantera ’97 Nicole E. Tonti ’97 Dania C. Akkad ’98 Samuel D. Allen ’98 Heather S. Proulx ’98 Ryan J. Aeschliman ’99 Justin L. Jee ’99 Rebecca A. Novack ’99 Michael D. Colhoun ’00 Chrissy Coolidge ’00 Ashley N. Felsher ’00 Matthew T. Hermsen ’00 Cynthia Ling ’00 Cleopatra H. Scheublin ’00 Esther Tang ’00 Kristofer R. Bonifas ’01 Wesley T. Connors ’01 Tiffanie C. Gallo ’01 Christina M. Ziegler ’01 Sophia E. Albov ’02 Connell P. Dunnion ’02 Michelle J. Yang ’02 Sara R. Ittelson ’03 Jack R. Britton ’04 Elizabeth Benjamin ’05 Ryann A. Madden ’05 Annika S. Paulsen ’05 Kyle J. Ankenbauer ’06 Michael J. Boyle ’06 Patrick Martin ’06 Peter T. Park ’06 Bartell J. Cope ’07 Taylor H. Gilbert ’07 David C. Kurtmen ’07 Lillian R. Margolin ’07 Celeste E. Parisi ’07 Emily E. Basham ’08 Brandi K. Bluhm ’08 R. Scott Munro ’08 AnnaMarie G. Sintetos ’08 Laura L. McCoy ’09 Rebekah F. Mourao ’09 Logan B. Randolph ’10 Kameryn A. Tanita ’10 Cole C. Clark ’11 Maryclaret C. Ndubuisi-Obi ’11 Tobin R. Paxton ’11 Adriana C. Smith ’11

ALUMNI AWARDS THE MERLE GREENE ROBERTSON AWARD FOR SERVICE TO SOCIETY The Robertson Award was established by The Alumni Association in 2003 to recognize alumni for their service to society. Merle taught anthropology at Stevenson from 1968 to 1977 and took students to the Yucatan Peninsula to explore and record Mayan art and artifacts. She was an early proponent of experiential education; it remains an important aspect of a Stevenson education today. This year’s recipient graduated from Stevenson in 1961 and earned a BS in Economics at Claremont McKenna College in 1965. In 1971 he founded The Trust Company of the West, in Los Angeles, and is today its Chairman. And around that time it was his energy and inspiration that resulted in the creation of Stevenson’s Alumni Association and the raising of funds for the Alumni Field. He is active in a number of non-profit endeavors, including membership on the board of trustees of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Claremont McKenna College, and the W.M. Keck Foundation, where he is Chairman, President, and CEO. To acknowledge the length of his and the Foundation’s reach into the world of education, on the one hand are his contributions to the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and on the other is an elegant and intimate music performance room at Gordonstoun School, in Scotland, that bears the Keck name. The adage, “charity begins at home,” holds true. Our recipient’s commitment to his school and college as trustee and benefactor helps guarantee that students to come will find at Stevenson and Claremont McKenna the room to grow and the support they need to help them pursue lives of passion. It is with great pleasure that the Alumni Association names Robert Addison Day ’61 the recipient of the Merle Greene Robertson Award for Service to Society. THE DAY FAMILY AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO STEVENSON: The Day Family Award was established by The Alumni Association in 2004 to recognize alumni for their contributions to the School and to honor the Day family. Starting in the mid-1950s and at every significant moment in our history, Willametta Keck Day and her sons Robert ’61, Matthew ’63,

and T.J. ’66 have been instrumental in Stevenson’s development. Indeed, it is hard to imagine what Stevenson would be without them. This year’s recipient was from Salinas and was the first day student to be elected Student Body President. His great passion was baseball; he was so focused on summer ball, he says, that he was unaware that Jimmy Hendrix and Janis Joplin were in town for the legendary Monterey Pop Festival. He went on to Stanford University where he studied Political Science and then embarked on a career in development management, in the hospitality industry, in projects involving hotels and resorts all over the country, from Maine to Florida to South Dakota and beyond. Living in Georgia has limited his physical involvement with the School over the years, but our recipient is an active member of the Alumni Council and is a longtime and generous supporter of the Alumni Annual Fund and capital projects. The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient is John Carl Steele ‘66. THE SAMUEL KAHN AWARD The Samuel Kahn Award was established at Stevenson in 1964 by Mrs. Rosalind Kahn in honor of her husband, “to recognize and encourage the work and promise of youth.” Three of their grandchildren graduated from Stevenson: Steve Gardner ’67, Tom Gardner ’69, and Peter Margolis ’72. The Award is given each year to a member of the 10th Reunion Class who in doing his/her best and is pursuing his/her passion in order to exemplify the values the School teaches. Although given to one person, Mrs. Kahn wanted to recognize all members of the Class of 2001 for the great things they have done and the great things they will continue to do in the future. This year’s Kahn Award recipient was destined to reshape the world, or at least his corner of it. From his musical performances with his Stevenson cohorts he went off to Stanford where he majored in English, became a published cartoonist, and developed his talent as a rapper named MC Lars. Today he is known across Europe and Great Britain. And he has created a name brand that caught the attention of the television program, “CNN Money” and made him the subject of a spotlight.

The Alumni Association is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Samuel Kahn Award is Andrew Robert Nielsen ’01.

STEVENSON FUND REUNION YEAR GIVING AWARDS LINDSAY JEFFERS ’65 ALUMNI FACULTY AWARD FOR REUNION PARTICIPATION The Alumni Faculty Award is presented to the reunion class with the highest percentage of attendees at Reunion Weekend. Lindsay Jeffers reflects the most important relationship at Stevenson; the one between the faculty and their students. A Stevenson alumni faculty member for 45 years, Lindsay has shown through his own participation that staying connected with classmates and the School enriches both community and the individual. This award celebrates our alumni who return home to reconnect with each other and with Stevenson. 2011 Recipient: Class of 1971 FRANK KEITH COMMUNITY AWARD FOR NEW DONORS The Community Award honors the reunion class with the highest percentage of new donors to the Stevenson Fund during its reunion year. As a fixture in the Stevenson community since 1962, Frank Keith has touched student and alumni lives and continues to demonstrate that pitching in and giving back does make a difference. Mr. Keith has always inspired people to look beyond themselves and to give back to their community, as he has with his long-time support of the school’s annual fund. This award honors his sense of philanthropy and community and acknowledges the class which has most inspired new alumni to give back. 2011 Recipient: Class of 2006 JOE WANDKE PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR CLASS PARTICIPATION The President’s Award recognizes the reunion class with the highest percentage of giving during its reunion year. Since 1983 Joe Wandke has continued the work begun by Robert Ricklefs and Gordon Davis, with the help of alumni and other supporters, to build Stevenson into the school it is today. Joe Wandke has long championed alumni causes and values the leadership that alumni have shown throughout Stevenson’s history. The President’s Award for Class Participation honors this leadership and support. 2011 Recipient: Class of 1966

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LEGACY CIRCLE $1,000,000 + Anonymous Mrs. Lee DeHaven Atwood Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Atwood ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Balestreri Mr. & Mrs. H. Matthew Day ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Day Jr. ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Day ’66 The Willametta K. Day Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Davis J. Factor Jr. W. M. Keck Foundation Mr. Samuel F. B. Morse Mr. & Mrs. Doug Otto Pirate Parent Club/Sponsors Club Mr. & Mrs. David S. Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Leo Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Shugart Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. H. Tsai $500,000 – $999,999 Mrs. Mary K. Abercrombie The Bechtel Family Foundation Mr. Gary H. Bechtel ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bonner William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David D. Colburn ’76 Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dell Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc. Mr. Walter Eisank & Mrs. Hope Eisank ’83 Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation

The Legacy Circle honors those donors whose cumulative gifts demonstrate a remarkable commitment to Stevenson over our 59-year history. Mr. & Mrs. Homer M. Hayward Ms. Wendy A. Hayward ’86 & Mr. Richard Wendling Mr. William E. Hayward ’81 & Dr. Adriana Hayward Edward E. Hills Fund Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Hornberger ’68 Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hotchkis Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Moran Mr. & Mrs. Milton C. Mumford Mr. & Mrs. Lee Newell Mr. & Mrs. George R. Walker $250,000 – $499,999 Anonymous Jean Arthur Estate Braun Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jan F. Clark Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Edward E. Ford Foundation Grover Hermann Foundation Fund The Mildred Hitchcock Huff Charitable Trust The Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation Peter Emerson Marble Dr. & Mrs. Gerard B. Martin The Merrion Foundation Estate of Norman Wm. Miller Monterey Peninsula Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Carl Murray Mr. Hyeon Joo Park & Mrs. Mi Kyung Kim Mr. & Mrs. William L. Perocchi Mr. John Lyon Reid

SILVERADO SOCIETY FOUNDERS CIRCLE ($25,000 +) Mrs. Mary K. Abercrombie Althon Micro Inc. Anonymous Mr. Kin-Ding Au & Mrs. Chien-Ying Yeh Mr. & Mrs. Ted J. Balestreri Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Blackstock William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Ms. Cynthia B. Chapman ’83 & Mr. Michael Caddell Church in the Forest Mr. & Mrs. David D. Colburn ’76 Dartmouth College The Willametta K. Day Foundation Mr. & Mrs. H. Matthew Day ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Day Jr. ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Day ’66 Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dell Mr. Walter Eisank & Mrs. Hope Eisank ’83

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Mr. Andrew N. Rosen ’75 The Rosen Family Foundation Mr. David Sheu Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Storkan The Talbott Family Mr. Robert S. Talbott ’66 $100,000 – $249,999 Mr. Howard E. Allen Anonymous Althon Micro Inc. The Sally E. Anderson Family Foundation Mrs. Sally Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Anderson ’95 Mr. Kin-Ding Au & Mrs. Chien-Ying Yeh Mr. & Mrs. David J. Benjamin III James G. Boswell Foundation Ms. Cynthia B. Chapman ’83 & Mr. Michael Caddell Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Tie-Min Chen Church in the Forest Mr. Briggs S. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Derr Mr. & Mrs. Ze’ev Drori Mr. P. Andrew Dunigan ’83 Edgecliff Foundation Mrs. Claire E. Flagg Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Flagg Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Fluor ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Grant Mr. & Mrs. Gilman B. Haynes Jr. Hornberger + Worstell, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Allan Hunt-Badiner Mr. & Mrs. Bob Igleheart

Charles and Ann Johnson Foundation Mr. Darius N. Keaton Mr. James S. Kinney Dr. Steven W. Kuan & Ms. Vivian Chiang John Lindsley Trust Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lee Lorenzen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Mark Mr. & Mrs. Leonard H. McIntosh Catherine L. & Robert O. McMahan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James A. Merritt Monterey Peninsula Foundation Youth Fund Mr. & Mrs. Carl Murray Mr. Kenneth Olivier & Ms. Angela Nomellini Pharmaports LLC Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Pomeroy Mr. Samuel T. Reeves The Reveas Foundation Mary Sargent Estate Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Schley Mr. Paul Shoen Mr. & Mrs. Glenn E. Stinson The Alexander F. Victor Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Wandke Mr. & Mrs. Derek Wang Mr. & Mrs. Grover T. Wickersham ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Zahm

The Silverado Society gives special recognition to those Stevenson supporters whose significant gifts help the school reach its annual goals for endowment, annual giving, and capital efforts.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Ms. Wendy A. Hayward ’86 & Mr. Richard Wendling Mr. William E. Hayward ’81 & Dr. Adriana Hayward The Hognander Family Foundation Mr. Orville C. Hognander Jr. Charles and Ann Johnson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Lin Peter Emerson Marble Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McQuillan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Moran Mr. Seth Neiman & Dr. Lauren Speeth Mr. & Mrs. Akio Ohga Mr. & Mrs. Doug Otto Mr. Hyeon Joo Park & Mrs. Mi Kyung Kim Pharmaports LLC Pirate Parent Club Mr. & Mrs. George Records Mr. Andrew N. Rosen ’75

The Rosen Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. H. Tsai Mr. & Mrs. Derek Wang Ms. Elizabeth Hayward Watt Whale Beach Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jack Woolf STEVENSON CIRCLE ($10,000 +) Atwood Ranches, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Atwood ’64 Mr. Robert H. Aughtry ’66 The Benedict Foundation for Independent Schools Mr. Timothy A. Bergholz & Mrs. Jennifer Bergholz ’79 Mr. Ron Blank & Mrs. Kimberly Terk Murphy Community Foundation for Monterey County Mr. & Mrs. John Cudahy The Dallas Foundation Mr. P. Andrew Dunigan ’83 Grover Hermann Foundation Fund Hotchkis Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hotchkis Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Hotchkis ’88 Mr. Juzmm-Lian, David Huang The Mildred Hitchcock Huff Charitable Trust Mr. Wally Jansma Mr. Michael W. Kidd ’72 Mr. & Mrs. William L. Larson Mr. Christopher H. Lord ’81 Thomas and Mary McCary Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. McCary Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Morey Mr. & Mrs. Peter W. Nielsen ’73 Mr. Jang Hee Park & Mrs. Jung Hyun Sung Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peszynski Peszynski Foundation Records-Johnston Family Foundation, Inc. San Francisco Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Storkan The David B. Terk Foundation

The Alexander F. Victor Foundation Dr. Sang Oh We & Mrs. Oh Kyeong You Dr. & Mrs. Michael Woolf Mr. Jae Seung Yoon & Mrs. Ji Sook Hong Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Zahm ’82 PRESIDENTS CIRCLE ($5,000 + ) Mr. & Mrs. Jaime J. Aboitiz Mr. & Mrs. Timothy K. Allen ’78 Mr. & Mrs. David J. Benjamin III Mr. Li-Hung Chuang & Mrs. Charn-Herng Juang Mr. & Mrs. Jan F. Clark The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Decker The Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Derr Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Derr Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Eubanks Focus Management, Inc. Frisone Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Frisone ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Girard The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. Mr. & Mrs. Rupert C. Hall Mr. Deven D. Hickingbotham ’74 & Mrs. Renee Zupon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene D. Hill III The Hill Family Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dean Hoffman ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kavalauskas Mr. & Mrs. Jim Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lindee Mr. Michael Chu & Mrs. Ying Liu Mr. Vincent W. H. Ma ’83 & Mrs. Lily Ma Mr. Carl S. Maggio Mrs. Gerard B. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Gerard B. Martin Jr. ’81 Mr. Joseph E. P. Martin ’79 Mr. William J. Martin ’84 Mr. & Mrs. B. J. McCombs McCombs Foundation The Merrion Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Carl Murray Olander Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Ron Olander Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Olson Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation Pebble Beach Company Foundation Mr. Robert Pokelwaldt & Ms. Andrea Guay Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pokelwaldt Dr. & Mrs. Klaus J. Porzig ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Marc Randolph Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Roberts Roberts Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Drew Rowley ’95 Mr. Arthur C. Rubey ’97 Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Masamutsu Shinozaki Mr. & Mrs. John Skeen Mr. & Mrs. John C. Steele ’66 Mr. Sarunyou Tejavibulya & Ms. Rika Dila United Way of San Joaquin County Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Wandke Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Wood

SPONSORS CIRCLE ($2,500 + ) Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Mr. & Mrs. John M. Callender ’70 Mr. Taron Chang & Mrs. Christina Yu Mr. & Mrs. Jay Chen Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Fluor ’66 Mr. Bradford E. Gleason ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Bjorge Gretland Mr. & Mrs. William J. G. Griffith IV ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hulme Dr. Michael L. Jackson ’68 & The Rev. Diana Akiyama Mr. & Mrs. Chi Keung Lee Dr. & Mrs. David Lee Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lu Mr. Ah-Tung Ma & Ms. Hap Lau Mr. Steven ’65 & Dr. Linda Merksamer Ms. Beth Myers Mr. Kip Myers Mr. Gilbert M. Neill Gilbert M. Neill Math Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Mr. & Mrs. Chi-Ping Pan Mr. & Mrs. William L. Perocchi Mr. & Mrs. John Place The Reveas Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Alan Silvestri Mr. & Mrs. Randall Stuewe Mr. Sug Jong Suh & Mrs. Chae Hong Moon Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Dr. Juergen Vent & Dr. Beatrice Schmitz Vetter Family Foundation Mr. Joseph Vetter Mr. & Mrs. Larry Vollum Mr. & Mrs. GuoFeng Wang Mr. Wei-Chung Wang & Ms. Ivy Lin Dr. & Mrs. Patrick L. Welton PATRONS CIRCLE ($1,000 + ) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Robert Austin Mr. & Mrs. Douglas P. Basham ’77 Becker Family Mr. & Mrs. Ron Berberian Big Sur International Marathon Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. Bozzo ’89 Mr. William Brossman & Ms. Euna Kwon Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burke Mr. Allen W. Burnham ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Call ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Ken Celli Mr. Chao-Lin Chen & Mrs. Sophia Lin Chen Dr. Jui-Pin Chen & Ms. Ju-Lin Ma Mr. Keun Ho Choe & Ms. Won Young Lee Prof. & Mrs. Jeong-Wook Choi Mr. Jeff Clark & Mrs. Dawn M. Clark Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. Clark ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Clark Cognitor Consulting LLC Mr. & Mrs. Ron Crone Mr. & Mrs. Damon Danielson The Danielson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lee Danielson ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. DiYanni Mr. & Mrs. Henry Djuhari Mr. & Mrs. Tom Dunnion

Mr. Christopher Eagle & Mrs. Kristen Tsolis Mr. & Mrs. Clint Eastwood Mr. & Mrs. Jon F. Elliott ’73 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Ely IV Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Davis J. Factor Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Fahrion Mr. Oliver R. Fanjul ’06 Mr. Leland J. Felsenthal ’94 Mr. & Mrs. John Fleige Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Franscioni Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fuchs Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell S. Gagos ’74 Dr. Gregory Glasscock & Ms. Janette Leonidou Dr. & Mrs. Christopher González Drew & Myra Goodman Green Valley Floral Inc. Ms. Michele Grogan Williams & Mr. Peter Williams Mr. Seung Joon Ha & Mrs. Soyoon Lee Mr. & Mrs. Ken Harris Mr. & Mrs. Gilman B. Haynes Jr. Mr. Richard Hoffman & Mrs. Sarah Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Masakimi Hotta Dr. & Mrs. Mark W. Howard Miss Vivian S. N. Hui ’09 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Hyde ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Toyokazu Ito The Ann Jackson Family Foundation Mr. Thomas H. Jamison JBC Management Company Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Jones ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Kammerling Mr. Peter C. Kane ’66 Dr. & Dr. Sungtaek Kim Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Kobrinsky Mr. John Kossler & Dr. Kinuko Kumamoto Mr. Randall J. Kruep Mr. Ming-Chuan Lai & Mrs. Wen-Yi Wang Mr. Peter T. S. Lam ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Derek M. Larson ’93 Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lee Mr. Seok Lee & Mrs. Hae Ok Sohn Prof. & Mrs. Taehee Lee Mr. Syn-Pau Lew & Mdm. Peck-Suen Hui Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Li ’70 Mr. Alvin K. C. Lo ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lobo Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Louie Mr. Zhifang Lu & Mrs. Zheng Zhang Mr. Thomas Mader & Ms. Carla Christensen Mr. J. Michael Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. James Mahoney Ms. Sharon Mandell Mr. Vahid Manian Mr. & Mrs. John Maniatis Mrs. Adele Margolis Mr. & Mrs. George D. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Robert McCormick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. McCullough Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. McNeely ’71 Mr. Sam Mercer Mr. & Mrs. Philip Niegos

Dr. Carol L. Nilsson MD, PhD ’81 Ms. Andrea Nygard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Orradre ’94 Mr. Yeon Sup Park & Mrs. Myung Hae Kim Mr. Christopher J. Parker ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Ian Pennell Mr. & Mrs. John D. Perine Jr. ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peyton Ms. Valentia Piccinini Mr. Gregory Pickert ’76 Mr. Ronald Provost & Ms. Kirsten Durfee Mr. Donald Pruett Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas O. Radov ’91 Mr. & Mrs. David Reynolds Dr. Robert E. Ricklefs ’59 & Ms. Susanne S. Renner Mr. Roger U. Ricklefs ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Roe Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Basil J. Sanborn ’90 Mr. & Mrs. James Sandner Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Schlosser Dr. & Mrs. Moris Senegor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Sheppard Mr. Gary Sheu & Ms. Joyce Lin Shred-it Hon. & Mrs. Michael Simonson Mr. Todd Sklar & Ms. Lynn Mezzatesta Mr. Jeffrey H. Smith ’68 Dr. Lauren Speeth Mr. Frank P. Stephenson The Steven L Hallgrimson Foundation Inc Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Stout ’62 The Louise A. and Walter H. Sullivan Foundation Mr. Walter H. Sullivan III ’68 Dr. & Mrs. Charles Tadlock Mr. Albert Tao & Ms. Thuy D. Nguyen Tea.Zing, LLC Mr. & Mrs. James Thompson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Tintle Mr. & Mrs. Roland E. Tognazzini Jr. ’61 Mr. Ping-Kun Tsai & Ms. Hsia-Ling Mao Mr. & Mrs. Wesley W. von Schack Mr. & Mrs. H. Reid Wagstaff Mrs. Christina H. Wang ’86 Mr. & Mrs. Kim C. C. Wang ’67 Mr. Xiaogang Wang & Mrs. Ling Liu Mr. Patarapol Waranimman Mrs. Pattamavadee Waranimman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wasserman Welton Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Wenglikowski Dr. James K. Wickersham ’68 Mr. Nels P. Wiegand Dr. Vivian Wing Mr. & Mrs. Jon Winston Mr. George J. Wu ’90 Mr. Young Kil You & Mrs. Jung Yoo Kim Mr. Lorin Young & Ms. Liza Chang Ms. Olivia H. Yu ’03 Mr. Yu-Lai Yuan & Ms. Ching-Fen Chao Mr. Seok Jun Yun & Mrs. He Sook Lee Ms. Shi Woo Yun

2011 ALUMNI MAGAZINE

CAPITAL GIFTS FOR PEBBLE BEACH CAMPUS PROJECTS Today at Stevenson, the living and learning environment in our residence halls is a key component in the education of our students. Casco dormitory (formerly Senior Annex), having never been updated since its construction in the early 60s, did not measure up to our standards. This summer, that changed. The dormitory was taken down to the studs and the renovation and expansion of what will be called Barrows Hall began. Many loyal friends of Stevenson have pledged to support this project including a lead gift from Robert Day ’64 and the Willametta Keck Day Foundation. Another loyal alumni family wanted to help Stevenson make this a more environmentally sensitive project. The Nancy Eccles and

Rendering of Barrows Hall, due to be completed in September 2012.

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Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation (their children Bill ’81, Hope ’83 and Wendy ’86) also made a lead gift to give the school the confidence to push this building to LEED Silver status, the first such facility at Stevenson and one that will include a programmatic component for the students. “LEED projects like this set an example for green but fundamentally, they change the way people think and behave. That is what inspired us to participate. Providing our students with a chance to live green will not only positively impact their health, creativity, and potential, but it will influence the way they view their living spaces for the rest of their lives.” — Bill ’81 and Wendy ’86 Hayward

GIFTS TO STEVENSON: SOURCES & PURPOSE

2010–11 GIFT SUMMARY BY FUND

2010–11 GIFT SUMMARY BY SOURCE

Unrestricted Annual Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $812,807 Restricted Annual Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477,244 Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,703,332 Endowment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,327,459 Other non-budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211,193

Trustees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695,626 Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555,135 Alumni (does not include alumni who are Trustees or Parents)*. . . . . . 140,671 Faculty and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,575 Foundations and Corporations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,134,037 Friends (includes Alumni Parents, Grandparents, and Friends). . . . . . . . 977,991

Total support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,532,035

Total support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,532,035 *All Alumni Giving = $1,338,193

6.1%

EXPENSES 10.2%

Academic Instructional / 38.7%

General Administration / 22.6%

Plant Maintenance / 16%

Asset Purchase/Debt Service / 6.5%

Student Support/Financial Aid / 10.2%

Other Operating / 6.1%

1.5% 5%

6.5%

38.7%

16% 22.6%

2.8%

REVENUE & SUPPORT

Tuition / 90.7%

Contributions / 5%

Income on Investments / 1.5%

Other / 2.8%

90.7%

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS & TRUSTS Althon Micro Inc. American Supply Company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Anonymous Atwood Ranches, Inc. The Benedict Foundation for Independent Schools Big Sur International Marathon Butte House Ranch California Real Estate Receiverships William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Christopher Lee Insurance Services, Inc. Church in the Forest Cognitor Consulting LLC Community Foundation for Monterey County The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Patrick A. Dunigan Fund of The Dallas Foundation The Danielson Foundation Dartmouth College The Willametta K. Day Foundation Michael and Susan Dell Foundation

The Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Derr Family Foundation of The Ayco Charitable Foundation EB Dunnion Trust eScrip Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Frisone Family Foundation The Gillespie Trust Girard Winery † The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. Goldman, Sachs & Co. Green Valley Floral Inc Harlan and Barbara Hall Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation Grover Hermann Foundation Fund Community Foundation for Monterey County The Hill Family Charitable Foundation The Hognander Family Foundation Hotchkis Foundation The Mildred Hitchcock Huff Charitable Trust In Harmony The Ann Jackson Family Foundation JBC Management Company

Charles and Ann Johnson Foundation Juniper Networks Company Matching Gifts Program Robert Kasavan Marketing Samuel H. Klein Family Foundation, Inc. The Lumpkin Family Foundation Margerum Wine Company † Thomas and Mary McCary Family Foundation McCombs Foundation The Merrion Foundation Microsoft Giving Campaign Program Monterey Peninsula Foundation Morgan Stanley Morgan Winery, Inc. † New York Life Insurance Bruce Olson Construction, Inc. Clark Fund with the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation Pebble Beach Company Foundation The Pegasus Foundation Peszynski Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Pharmaports LLC Pirate Parent Club The Placzek Family Foundation Records-Johnston Family Foundation, Inc. The Reveas Foundation

Roberts Family Foundation The Rosen Family Foundation Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation San Francisco Foundation Savory Services, Inc. † Scheid Vineyards † Schwab Charitable Fund Shannon Ridge Winery † Shred-it Silvestri Vineyards † The Standard Insurance Employee Giving Campaign The Louise A. and Walter H. Sullivan Foundation Robert Talbott Vineyards † Target Tea.Zing, LLC Truist United Way of San Joaquin County United Way of Santa Cruz County Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Ventana Vineyards † Vetter Family Foundation The Alexander F. Victor Foundation Victory Dealership Group † Whale Beach Foundation Yahoo! † Gift in Kind

2011 ALUMNI MAGAZINE

SAMUEL F.B. MORSE SOCIETY Anonymous Jean Arthur Estate James D. Atwood ’62 Ted & Velma Balestreri Christopher P. Baumgart ’70 Andrew Blomquist Estate Theodore ’66 & Deborah Day Ross A. Dinkelspiel ’83 Charles & Sandra Eldridge III Davis J. Factor Jr. Fred N. Gaeden ’65 Beverly B. Harrison

In 1995, the Samuel F.B. Morse Society was formed in appreciation of those who have included the school in their estate planning or as a beneficiary in their wills. We thank the following friends who keep the school in their hearts and minds and who have made the future of Stevenson a priority.

David ’70 & Lynzie Haynes Gilman & Ruth Haynes Mark ’68 & Adelaide Hornberger Robert & Donna Igleheart Inca Trust Michael Jackson ‘68 & Diana Akiyama Frank & Barbara Keith Ambrose J. Kinion Peter Emerson Marble Gerard & Mary Martin Thomas & Sherrie McCullough Knox & Carlotta Mellon

GIFTS IN MEMORY & IN HONOR

Eliot Merk ’61 Norman W. Miller Mellanie Moran Samuel Morse Carl & Victoria Murray Spencer & Dee Myers Red & Phyllis Niedfeldt Emile Norman John Lyon Reid Marion Ricklefs Roger Ricklefs ’57 Merle Greene Robertson

Leo & Gloria Rosen Mary Sargent Estate Gordon & Ramona Smith John C. ’66 & Cathy S. Steele Maria Vargas George & Patricia Walker Joseph & Marilee Wandke Peter & Grace Wang Grover ’67 & Jill Wickersham Richard & Nancy Zahm Efrem Zimbalist III ’64

Gifts in memory and in honor provide a lasting tribute. Stevenson thanks the following individuals for their kindness in memory and in honor of others.

In Honor Of Mrs. Molly Bozzo Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Morey

In Honor Of Miss Clare B. Peyton ’10 Mr. Bernard Wynne

In Memory Of Dr. Ernest Aylaian Stuart and Lena Clark family

In Memory Of Mr. Morris A. Lewis Mr. Justin L. Jee ’99

In Honor Of Mr. Aidan W. Franscioni ’15 Mr. Bernard Wynne

In Honor Of Mr. Arthur C. Rubey ’97 Mr. & Mrs. B. J. McCombs McCombs Foundation

In Memory Of Mr. Philip N. Bliss ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Guy R. Henshaw ’64

In Memory Of Dr. Henry Littlefield Mr. Adam D. Kubryk ’99

In Memory Of Mr. Homer M. Hayward Mr. & Mrs. Kevin R. Francis ’86

In Memory Of Mr. Jack J. Miller Mr. Jack R. Britton ’04

In Memory Of Mr. Nathan M. Krissoff ’99 D&D Griffith Foundation Ms. Doris Griffith Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Hammond Dr. & Mrs. William B. Krissoff Mr. Adam D. Kubryk ’99

In Memory Of Mr. John F. Powers Mr. Justin L. Jee ’99

In Honor Of Mr. Henry J. Franscioni III ’12 Mr. Bernard Wynne In Honor Of Miss Theresa Franscioni ’19 Mr. Bernard Wynne In Honor Of Mr. Charles H. McNab ’99 Mr. & Mrs. B. J. McCombs McCombs Foundation

In Honor Of Joshua J. Soros ’02 Mr. Michael Soros & Mrs. Julie Miller-Soros In Honor Of Mr. Frank P. Stephenson Dr. James K. Wickersham ’68 Dr. Vivian Wing In Honor Of Mrs. Ally Wenzel Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Morey

CURRENT PARENT DONORS

In Memory Of Ms. Tamara Lynn Verga ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Logan In Memory Of Mr. Ben R. Watson ’03 Morgan Stanley Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pelino

Current Stevenson parents remain one of the largest and most critical contributing groups to the Stevenson Fund. Parent giving increased by 4% in the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Percentage reflects number of families participating in the Stevenson Annual Fund.

CLASS OF

2011

54%

81 out of 150 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Jaime J. Aboitiz Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Alconaba Ms. Nancy Allison & Mr. Arlen Grossman Mr. Timothy A. Bergholz & Mrs. Jennifer Bergholz ’79 Mr. Rodman Bittner & Ms. Teresa Edmonds Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Bove Mr. William Brossman & Ms. Euna Kwon Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burke Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Chancellor ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Jay Chen

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Dr. Jui-Pin Chen & Ms. Ju-Lin Ma Mr. Jeff Clark & Mrs. Dawn M. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Clark Mr. & Mrs. David D. Colburn ’76 Mr. & Mrs. John Cudahy Mr. & Mrs. James Culcasi Mr. & Mrs. Damon Danielson Mr. Howard Dickstein & Ms. Jeannine English Mr. & Mrs. Henry Djuhari Mr. Sha Du & Ms. Zhihua Wang Mr. & Mrs. Clint Eastwood Mr. & Mrs. Martin Girard † Mr. Bradford E. Gleason ’75 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher González Drew & Myra Goodman

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Guggenheim Ms. Christine Haines Mr. Richard Hoffman & Mrs. Sarah Chapman Dr. & Mrs. Mark W. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Kendall K. Jang Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Jones Ms. Marcia Kimpton Mr. John Kossler & Dr. Kinuko Kumamoto Mr. & Mrs. William L. Larson Mr. & Mrs. Jong Mok Lee Dr. & Mrs. David Lee Mr. Seok Lee & Mrs. Hae Ok Sohn Mr. Syn-Pau Lew & Mdm. Peck-Suen Hui Dr. & Mrs. Dong Hwan Lim Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Lin

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lindee Mr. Michael Chu & Mrs. Ying Liu Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Louie Ms. Maryellen Lovell Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lu Mr. & Mrs. James Mahoney Ms. Sharon Mandell Mrs. Adele Margolis † Mr. & Mrs. Michael Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Pornimit Mettaprasert Mr. & Mrs. Allen Montasser Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Morey Ms. Andrea Nygard Mr. Innocent Obi Mr. Moon Tai Oh & Ms. Kyung Won Kim Mr. & Mrs. Chi-Ping Pan

Mr. & Mrs. Amrish Patel Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Pozzi Mr. Donald Pruett Mr. Zhen Lin Qiao & Mrs. Ping Lee Mr. & Mrs. David Reynolds Mrs. Juley Ann Rosá Mr. & Mrs. Jon Schultheis Mr. Gary Sheu & Ms. Joyce Lin Mr. & Mrs. Masamutsu Shinozaki Mr. & Mrs. Alan Silvestri † Mrs. Mariana S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. David Stivers Mr. & Mrs. Randall Stuewe Mr. & Mrs. James Thompson Jr. Mrs. Judy Brown Tollner Mr. Tony Tollner Mr. Joseph Vetter Mr. & Mrs. Larry Vollum Mr. & Mrs. Derek Wang Mr. Xiaogang Wang & Mrs. Ling Liu Mr. Patarapol Waranimman Mrs. Pattamavadee Waranimman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wasserman Dr. Sang Oh We & Mrs. Oh Kyeong You Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Wood Hon. Hyun Joo Yang & Mrs. Jonggyong Lee Mrs. Nancy A. Zweng

CLASS OF

2012

41.9%

57 out of 136 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Mark Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Bartels Mr. & Mrs. Pete Bender Mr. Ron Blank & Mrs. Kimberly Terk Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Cobbold Mr. & Mrs. Louie Cofresi Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dell Mr. Christopher Eagle & Mrs. Kristen Tsolis Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Fernandez Mr. & Mrs. Steven Fine Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Franscioni Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fuchs Dr. Richard Gerber & Dr. Laurie Gerber Kleinman Mr. Robert M. Goodwin Jr. ’76 Dr. Paul A. Griffin & Ms. Louise Audet Ms. Christine Haines Mrs. Michelle Harlow & Mr. John Holland Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Herring Mrs. Laura Hewitt Mr. Richard Hewitt Mr. & Mrs. Eugene D. Hill III Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Jaeger Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael James Dr. & Dr. Sungtaek Kim Mr. & Mrs. John A. King Mr. & Mrs. Chi Keung Lee Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Lin Mr. Vahid Manian Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. McAleer Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McQuillan Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Murphy Ms. Beth Myers Mr. Kip Myers

Mr. Seth Neiman & Dr. Lauren Speeth Mr. & Mrs. Philip Niegos Mr. & Mrs. Akio Ohga Mr. & Mrs. Robert Osborn Mr. Hyeon Joo Park & Mrs. Mi Kyung Kim Mr. Jang Hee Park & Mrs. Jung Hyun Sung Mr. & Mrs. Ian Pennell Ms. Valentia Piccinini Ms. Sommers Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Powers ’77 Mr. Ronald Provost & Ms. Kirsten Durfee Mr. & Mrs. Marc Randolph Mr. & Mrs. Ken E. Riley Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Russell Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ryan Mr. Brad Sharek Dr. Lauren Speeth Dr. Franziska Vent Dr. Juergen Vent & Dr. Beatrice Schmitz Dr. & Mrs. Patrick L. Welton Dr. James K. Wickersham ’68 Dr. Vivian Wing Mr. & Mrs. Jon Winston Mr. Jae Seung Yoon & Mrs. Ji Sook Hong Ms. Katherine Yuen Mr. Mike Ziebell & Mrs. Susan Hasychak-Ziebell Mrs. Nancy A. Zweng

CLASS OF

2013

56.2%

68 out of 121 families participated Ms. Carrie Ann † Anonymous Dr. John Astin & Ms. Katherine Trueblood-Astin Mr. Timothy A. Bergholz & Mrs. Jennifer Bergholz ’79 Dr. & Mrs. Philip Bhaskar † Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. L. Bonaparte Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burke Mr. William Chan & Mrs. Dina Chau Mr. & Mrs. Willie Chan Mr. Taron Chang & Mrs. Christina Yu Mr. & Mrs. Saroj Chayavivatkul Mr. Chao-Lin Chen & Mrs. Sophia Lin Chen Mr. Keun Ho Choe & Ms. Won Young Lee Prof. & Mrs. Jeong-Wook Choi Mr. Li-Hung Chuang & Mrs. Charn-Herng Juang Mr. Jeff Clark & Mrs. Dawn M. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Joe Conron Mr. & Mrs. Ron Crone Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Decker Mr. & Mrs. Alan Deluccio Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Eubanks Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Farmer Mr. & Mrs. John Fleige Mr. Allen Garcia Ms. Tricia Garcia Mr. Michael E. Gilson & Mrs. Catherine V. Blake Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Goodman Mr. & Mrs. Norwick B. Goodspeed Mr. & Mrs. Bjorge Gretland

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Held Mr. & Mrs. Michael Masakimi Hotta Mr. & Mrs. Steve John Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Jones Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Keig Mr. & Mrs. Joung Sig Kim Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Kozel Mr. Ming-Chuan Lai & Mrs. Wen-Yi Wang Ms. Denise Lebel Newman Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lee † Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Loken Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Louie Mr. Thomas Mader & Ms. Carla Christensen Mr. Douglas Margerum † Dr. & Mrs. Allen Mathew Dr. & Mrs. George I. Matsumoto Mr. Dennis McCarthy & Dr. Lynn Goldstein Dr. Tae-Key Moon & Dr. Chung Hyun Nahm Mr. & Mrs. William Nelson Dr. Jong In Park & Mrs. Yoon Su Song Ms. Nina Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Erik Pilegaard Ms. Maureen Raynaud & Mr. Paul Hoyle Mr. & Mrs. Mark Roe Sr. Dr. & Mrs. Moris Senegor Dr. David Simonsen & Dr. Anne Marangoni Mr. Sug Jong Suh & Mrs. Chae Hong Moon Mr. Sarunyou Tejavibulya & Ms. Rika Dila Mr. & Mrs. Kenny Thaxton Mr. Ping-Kun Tsai & Ms. Hsia-Ling Mao Dr. Mark Vierra & Dr. Kathryn Swanson Mr. & Mrs. GuoFeng Wang Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Wenglikowski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Williams Dr. & Mrs. Michael Woolf Dr. Liang Xu & Dr. Xiaodong Hong Mr. Lorin Young & Ms. Liza Chang Mr. Yu-Lai Yuan & Ms. Ching-Fen Chao Mr. Seok Jun Yun & Mrs. He Sook Lee

CLASS OF

2014

62.4%

68 out of 109 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Timothy K. Allen ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Anglemyer Mr. Kin-Ding Au & Mrs. Chien-Ying Yeh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Austin Mr. & Mrs. Pete Bender Mr. & Mrs. Ron Berberian Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Britton Mr. Steve Bruemmer & Dr. Brita Bruemmer † Mr. & Mrs. Walter Butler Mr. & Mrs. Michael Calhoun Mrs. Patricia Chapman Mr. Sung Kyu Cho Mr. & Mrs. Mike F. Costa Mr. & Mrs. James Culcasi Mr. Zufang Dai & Mrs. Jiayan Wu Ms. Deborah Dyer Mr. Eddie Edwards & Mrs. Cathy Marino-Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Erickson Mr. & Mrs. David Evered

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Fahrion Mr. & Mrs. James W. Fannin Mrs. Veronica Fuente & Dr. Mark Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Troy Gillespie Mr. & Mrs. Fred Goldsmith Mr. Seung Joon Ha & Mrs. Soyoon Lee Mr. & Mrs. Rupert C. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Ken Harris Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Ibarra Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Toyokazu Ito Mr. & Mrs. Kendall K. Jang Col. & Mrs. James O. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Jones Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Kammerling Prof. & Mrs. Taehee Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jim Levitt Mr. Michael Gillen & Mrs. Ekaterina Lisitskaya Mr. Michael Chu & Mrs. Ying Liu Mr. Zhifang Lu & Mrs. Zheng Zhang Dr. & Mrs. Jianyi Ma Mr. & Mrs. Scott Manhard Mr. Vahid Manian Mr. & Mrs. John Maniatis Dr. & Mrs. John McEachen Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Miller † Mr. & Mrs. Masami Mizobuchi Mrs. Soleil Moscona Kruger & Mr. Colin Kruger Mr. Chung Rae Noh & Mrs. Jae Sung Hwang Mr. & Mrs. John Paff Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peszynski Ms. Valentia Piccinini Mr. Robert Pokelwaldt & Ms. Andrea Guay Mr. Ronald Provost & Ms. Kirsten Durfee Mr. & Mrs. Marc Randolph Dr. Thomas Rembetski & Dr. Georgianna Duxbury Mr. Kevin Rider & Mrs. Katherine Rider ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ryan Mr. & Mrs. James Sandner Hon. & Mrs. Michael Simonson Mr. & Mrs. John Skeen Mr. & Mrs. Randall Stuewe Dr. & Mrs. Charles Tadlock Mr. Richard Walker & Ms. Claire Twohig Mr. Wei-Chung Wang & Ms. Ivy Lin Ms. Alma Williams Mr. Charley Wilkins & Mrs. Alexandra Woods Mr. Seun-jin Yoo & Mrs. Heesun Han Mr. Young Kil You & Mrs. Jung Yoo Kim Mr. Mike Ziebell & Mrs. Susan Hasychak-Ziebell

CLASS OF

2015

64.7%

11 out of 17 families participated Mr. Timothy A. Bergholz & Mrs. Jennifer Bergholz ’79 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Davi Jr. ’88 Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Franscioni Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Frisone ’82 Mr. & Mrs. John A. King

† Gift in Kind

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CURRENT PARENT DONORS Ms. Afrikana Maluki Mr. & Mrs. Eddie B. Mendenhall ’90 Noelle and Jeff Newman Ms. Maureen Raynaud & Mr. Paul Hoyle Ms. Margarita Ruiz-Diaz & Mr. Alberto Garcia Martinez Mr. Albert Tao & Ms. Thuy D. Nguyen †

CLASS OF

2016

51.7%

15 out of 29 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Mark Barrow Mr. & Mrs. Michael Casper Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Chancellor ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Owen L. Dunsford Mr. Allen Garcia Ms. Tricia Garcia Mr. & Mrs. David Hayes Dr. & Mrs. George I. Matsumoto Dr. & Mrs. John McEachen Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Miller † Mr. & Mrs. Allen Montasser Mr. & Mrs. David Parker Mr. Stephan M. Pratt & Mrs. Manon Lapointe-Pratt Mr. Brad Sharek Mr. & Mrs. David Simonich Mr. Brien Wilson & Dr. Xi Zhao-Wilson

CLASS OF

2017

52.4%

11 out of 21 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Davi Jr. ’88 Mr. Philip Koontz & Mrs. Kathryn Koontz ’79 Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Kozel Mr. & Mrs. John Pak Mr. & Mrs. David Percell Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Roberts Ms. Teresa Romo Mr. & Mrs. Scott Scheid † Mr. Michael Smelser & Dr. Nancy Baker Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Wenglikowski Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Yeager

CLASS OF

2018

56.3%

9 out of 16 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Owen L. Dunsford Mr. William E. Hayward ’81 & Dr. Adriana Hayward Mr. & Mrs. David Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Laurance Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lobo Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rito Mr. & Mrs. Ed Stoutenborough Mr. Patarapol Waranimman Mrs. Pattamavadee Waranimman Mr. Jesse Williams & Ms. Melina Wates

CLASS OF

2019

78.9%

15 out of 19 families participated Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Adams Mr. & Mrs. Greg Barr Becker Family Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Franscioni Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kavalauskas Dr. & Mrs. John McEachen Mr. Yeon Sup Park & Mrs. Myung Hae Kim Mr. & Mrs. Blake Pintar Mr. & Mrs. Eric Pompey Mr. Stephan M. Pratt & Mrs. Manon Lapointe-Pratt Ms. Margarita Ruiz-Diaz & Mr. Alberto Garcia Martinez Mr. & Mrs. Scott Scheid † Ms. Elena Sexton ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Albert Stegall Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Yeager

CLASS OF

2020

54.5%

12 out of 22 families participated Dr. Jennifer A. Boen & Mr. Lance Boen Dr. Matthew Carlyle & Dr. Lisa Koenig Mr. & Mrs. Michael Casper

Mr. & Mrs. James Culcasi Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Davi Jr. ’88 Ms. Ann McBride Mr. & Mrs. John Pak Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Peterson ’89 Ms. Deborah Rich Mr. & Mrs. Steven Rito Mr. David Schmittgens & Mrs. Kim A. Ataide ’81 Mr. & Mrs. David Simonich

CLASS OF

2021

79.2%

19 out of 24 families participated Mr. Andrew T. Bozzo ’89 & Mrs. Molly Bozzo Mr. & Mrs. Justin G. Clymo ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Jean de Marignac Mr. & Mrs. Germano Diniz ’88 Mr. William E. Hayward ’81 & Dr. Adriana Hayward Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heiser Mr. & Mrs. Don Hendricks † Mr. Thomas June & Ms. Amy June Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Stephanie Magers Mr. & Mrs. Matthew McCann Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nalwasky Mr. & Mrs. Erik R. Olson Mr. & Mrs. Amrish Patel Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Basil J. Sanborn ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Sheppard Mr. & Mrs. Ed Stoutenborough Dr. Fred Watson & Dr. Susan Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Rich Weber

CLASS OF

2022

85.7%

18 out of 21 families participated

Mr. Seamus Dorrian & Mrs. Stephanie Anabo Mr. Aaron Eden & Ms. Corrina Canepa † Mr. & Mrs. Tim Ketter Mr. & Mrs. Robert McCormick Mr. & Mrs. Jim McShea Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Roberts Mr. Charles Drake & Ms. Sally Russell ’83 Mr. David Schmittgens & Mrs. Kim A. Ataide ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Selbst Mr. Won Sup Seo & Ms. You Chung Kim Mr. & Mrs. Alexander W. Spence Mr. & Mrs. Todd Stornetta

CLASS OF

2023

81.8%

18 out of 22 families participated Mr. Andrew T. Bozzo ’89 & Mrs. Molly Bozzo Dr. Matthew Carlyle & Dr. Lisa Koenig Mr. & Mrs. John Chobanian Mr. & Mrs. Justin G. Clymo ’93 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Drayton Mr. & Mrs. Edward Eyth Dr. Gregory Glasscock & Ms. Janette Leonidou Ms. Michele Grogan Williams & Mr. Peter Williams Mr. & Mrs. Todd Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Eric Haun Mr. Thomas June & Ms. Amy June Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Kobrinsky Mr. Matthew & Mrs. Stephanie Magers Mr. & Mrs. Mark B. Peterson ’89 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Sheppard Ms. Michelle Wouden Mr. Scott Yi & Mrs. Anastasia Khokholkova

Mr. & Mrs. Jason A. Andrade Becker Family Dr. Jennifer A. Boen & Mr. Lance Boen Mr. & Mrs. John Chobanian Mr. & Mrs. Alexis Copeland Mr. Keith Dodson & Mrs. Catherine Broz

† Gift in Kind

STEVENSON FUND PARENT VOLUNTEERS CARMEL CAMPUS Kindergarten, Class of 2023 Stephanie Magers and Lisa Koenig 1st Grade, Class of 2022 Mary Ann McCormick, Laurie Leidig, and Catherine Broz 2nd Grade, Class of 2021 Jen Olson and Stephanie Magers

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3rd Grade, Class of 2020 Melissa Ackerman

7th Grade, Class of 2016 Manon Lapointe-Pratt

10th Grade, Class of 2013 Jennifer Bergholz ’79

4th Grade, Class of 2019 Mary Ann Franscioni and Jackie Becker

8th Grade, Class of 2015 Caron Frisone Mary Ann Franscioni

11th Grade, Class of 2012 Joan Hill, Deirdre McQuillan, and Sarah Pennell

PEBBLE BEACH CAMPUS

12th Grade, Class of 2011 Nancy Zweng and Lena Clark

5th Grade, Class of 2018 Achel Johnson 6th Grade, Class of 2017 Paris Pak

9th Grade, Class of 2014 Lynn Allen and Sarah Paff

STEVENSON FUND FOR CURRICULUM EXPANSION In today’s ever advancing world, the importance of real-world science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) applications is critical. Through the continuing support of the Stevenson Fund, we are able to develop new classes to help prepare Stevenson students to excel in tomorrow’s fields. This year we launched a PreEngineering class for high-achieving students that immerses them in the fields of engineering and engineering technology through activities, projects, and problem-based learning.

Mr. Zekai Akcan with Jeffrey (JJ) Jones ’13, Eddie Min ’12, Trevor Foss ’12, Sydney Sharek ’12, and Beau Bayless ’12

Faculty member Zekai Akcan, whose qualifications include advanced degrees in mechanical engineering, is leading this innovative and challenging course.

STEVENSON FUND AT CARMEL CAMPUS The impact of Stevenson Fund gifts can be seen at the Carmel Campus. This summer the Alan and Rita Shugart Center for Learning and Instruction was completed. A portable classroom was converted into a standalone, permanent building, creating a space that provides both privacy and quiet for students and faculty. The center, affectionately known as the “The Cottage,” gives students a space to learn important study skills, receive one-on-one assistance, and prepare for the SSAT. The Cottage also gives faculty access to an extensive resource library and a meeting place so they can plan and implement an integrated curriculum, building on each other’s experience and knowledge.

Erica Herro, coordinator of Learning and Instruction says, “The Center allows us to take learning at Stevenson to a new level — both faculty and students now have access to an unprecedented amount of resources and support. I feel lucky to be a part of a community that so clearly shares a passion to educate children effectively.”

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ALUMNI DONORS BY CLASS 1955 Nicholas Curran 1957 Robert N. Lea Ph.D.* (26) Roger U. Ricklefs* (28) Gerald W. Stratford* (23) 1958 F. Anthony Placzek* (33) 1959 Robert E. Ricklefs* (22) 1960 Thomas G. Henry* (21) 1961 Robert A. Day Jr.* (17) John D. Perine Jr.* (22) Roland E. Tognazzini Jr. Terald A. Zall* (16) 1962 James D. Atwood* (32) Thomas S. Jones* (15) John R. Martin* (22) Richard M. Stout* 1963 H. Matthew Day* (17) Elliott C. Roberts Jr.* Byron D. Washburn 1964 Thomas G. Atwood (22) Guy R. Henshaw* (14) Gordon J. von Richter* (17) 1965 Michael F. Clark* (15) Charles D. Daly* Lindsay A. Jeffers* (29) † Steven A. Merksamer* (22) Klaus J. Porzig* (29) 1966 Robert H. Aughtry* Allen W. Burnham (14) Lee Danielson* Theodore J. Day* (20) Peter J. Fluor* (22) Peter C. Kane (12) Jacob G. Schurman, IV* (12) John C. Steele* (17) Robert S. Talbott (19)† William L. Yeates* 1967 Kim C. C. Wang* (16) William M. Winton* (27)

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Alumni support to Stevenson continues to be critical to maintaining the school’s depth and breadth of programs. A special thank you to the 2011 reunion year classes (those ending in ’1 and ’6) whose giving increased by 29% over last year’s inaugural challenge.

1968 Mark A. Coffey* (23) E. Danell Giustina (24) Geoffrey B. Haynes* (22) Mark R. Hornberger* (30) † Michael L. Jackson* (27) Allan E. Johnson* (16) George H. Kelley* (24) William V. Kondrat, III* (31) Robert L. Lenci* (26) William S. McCreery* (27) Jeffrey H. Smith* (11) Walter H. Sullivan, III* (27) James K. Wickersham* 1970 Christopher P. Baumgart (26) John M. Callender (13) Christopher J. Connally (16) Richard L. Li* (13) James A. Schaeffler* (24) C. Alan Yates* 1971 Anonymous Lawrence R. Booth (14) James R. Coonan (10) Don L. Dormer* (27) Robert Kasavan* (29) John Lyddon* (12) Kevin W. McNeely (24) Allen M. Olinger, III* (15) Christopher J. Parker John L. Todd 1972 Jefferson L. Anderson, II* (19) Charles W. Bates (26) Michael W. Kidd* Peter B. MacDonald* Gordon H. Maus 1973 Jon F. Elliott* (32) Benjamin P. Gleichner* (26) Peter W. Nielsen* Jeffrey G. Walker* (23) 1974 Brian D. Call* (24) Mitchell S. Gagos* (16) Deven D. Hickingbotham* (29) David W. Huntington (14) Jerome F. Politzer Jr.* (21) 1975 Bradford E. Gleason Douglas K. Hyde (24) Andrew N. Rosen* (12)

1976 Carl W. Chamberlin David D. Colburn* (20) John P. Flagg Robert M. Goodwin Jr.* Loren E. Hunter* (18) Bradley J. Keith (14) Gregory P. Pickert* Bahram Vaziri-Hamadani (12) Keith C. Wham 1977 Douglas P. Basham* (17) Bruce Dini* Kihan Francis Lee Warren H. Lee Daniel B. Powers* (24) 1978 Timothy K. Allen* (24) Daniel J. McDonald Gregory A. Miller (11) 1979 Jennifer L. Bergholz* (20) Steven D. Bracker (19) Garth H. Harley Jr.* (22) Laurence W. Hunter* (16) Kathryn G. Koontz* Marc Laver Joseph E. P. Martin* Mark J. Monro* (23) William H. Osborne* (16) 1980 Thomas W. Davies* (23) Kevin R. Murray* (15) Glenn H. Snyder* (21) Mark J. Stross 1981 Kim A. Ataide* Jay P. Branson Robert A. DeLossa (20) Dorothy F. Dent Anne M. Findley* (14) William E. Hayward (18) Christopher H. Lord* (16) Gerard B. Martin Jr.* (20) Carol L. Nilsson* (20) Jenifer L. Stoner* Jennifer Trahan (18) 1982 Robert E. Colyear* (18) Victoria C. J. D’Amelio* Robert D. Frisone* Bernhard H. Heitz Garret R. Keith Ross K. Koda* (17) Peter T. S. Lam* (15) Steven C. Zahm* (19)

1983 Jennifer J. Bauer Christopher L. Chancellor* Cynthia B. Chapman* (11) Ross A. Dinkelspiel* (21) P. Andrew Dunigan* (12) Hope Hayward-Eisank (21) Vincent W. H. Ma* (22) Timothy A. Mitchell Sally M. Russell Patrick T. Stanford 1984 Ian C. Hendry* (23) Barton W. Kaplan* (10) Kerstin Levy (14) Alvin K. C. Lo William J. Martin* (10) Darrin M. McMahon* Whitney S. Woodward 1985 Anne M. Bohlman* (14) Julia B. Breidt (10) Peter J. Donlon Katherine C. Hawes Rider Allison J. Keith* Michael M. Loleng* Brenna S. O’Boyle* Matthew T. Toole Frank M. Verga Jr. (12) 1986 Geoffrey J. Balleisen Jonathan J. Beene Jr.* Ho Keun Chung* Clark S. Collins John M. Compagno* (15) Kim Donlon Laura L. Francis (10) Wendy A. Hayward* (22) Molly D. Hoffman* (11) David J. Hollander Brook E. Igleheart* (13) Michael A. Kirch (11) Samuel R. Maggio C. Nicholas Moore Christina H. Wang (10) Timothy R. Williams (15) Donald L. Woodward III 1987 Christopher M. Anderson Sandra L. Fairon* (13) Michael L. Gordon* (15) Peter J. Lips* (11) Keith R. Nilsson* (13)

1988 James D. Burns* (19) Austin M. Choi Anthony Davi Jr.* Germano F. Diniz* Amy A. Figge* (13) Mark B. Hotchkis* (14) Stephen C. Pretzer (11) 1989 Mia H. Bambace Peterson* (10) Christopher J. Bosso Andrew T. Bozzo* Christopher W. Dalhamer* William J. G. Griffith, IV* Shannon M. Karm* Mark B. Peterson* (10) Kristina M. Roberts* Mark C. Schulze* (23) Elena L. Sexton 1990 Laura M. Chernova Erica C. Herro Sarah N. Jacobson* Christopher A. Karachale Eddie B. Mendenhall* Matthew J. Olin* Kelly B. San Filippo* (10) Basil J. Sanborn* Steven G. White George J. Wu* 1991 Zachary J. Alinder Keeley K. Hoffman (12) Shauna M. Lawry Kenneth A. Lippe Kevin R. Mahoney Nicholas O. Radov* (12) Thomas G. S. Sunderland Geoffrey M. Washburn 1992 Lisa M. Birch* (14) Brooke W. Higgins Aengus L. Jeffers* Bain K. Smith Patrick J. White 1993 Justin G. Clymo Shannon T. Edelstone* Laura L. Furmanski* (12) Derek M. Larson* Jane J. Lee (11) Bryan T. White* 1994 Dana L. Allen* Janette I. Byrne Karan Dehghani* Henning Essmeyer Leland J. Felsenthal Jan H. Karachale*

P. Todd Novick* Thomas B. Orradre* (11) Farrah B. White*

2003 Cristen J. Armel Olivia H. Yu

1995 Ryan A. Flagg* Brooks M. Foster* (15) Neelam Jain* Katherine F. Klevan*† Jeffrey Ratto Kimberly E. Ratto Mary K. Reding Smith* (13) Meredith A. Rowley* John J. Wandke* (17)

2004 Jack R. Britton* Frederic A. de Sibert Fatasha D. Fareed* Cameron J. Fuller-Holloway William W. Gifford Austin J. Gilbert*

1996 Gina D. Chappin* (10) Robert E. M. Flowers Bani I. Khalsa* Pete S. Kiriputt* Lindsey M. Yellich 1997 Dominic L. Boitano* (11) Christina O. Clark* Zoe L. Johns* Arthur C. Rubey Michelle L. Storkan* 1998 Jimmy Y. Jia* Anthony T. Klevan*† Judah M. Matthews* 1999 Justin P. Bates* Sabrina A. Hiltunen* (12) Justin L. Jee* Adam D. Kubryk* 2000 Diane M. Atwood* (11) Michael D. Colhoun* Matthew L. Glick* Matthew T. Hermsen* Pamela J. Keindl* Jameson W. McFadden* William B. Riegel* Wilhelm J. Schaeffler, II* Cleopatra H. Scheublin Esther Tang* Milcah Torrez* Laura M. Wandke* (11) 2001 Tiffanie C. Gallo Gary W. Lontoh 2002 Connell P. Dunnion* (10) Austin P. Krissoff* Graham M. Lea* Lane Verlenden* Michelle J. Yang*

*Consecutive year donor

2005 Elizabeth Benjamin* William Hertlein Alexander C. Hungerford Cory J. Schaeffler* 2006 Michael J. Boyle Gabriel E. de la Vega Tovar Oliver R. Fanjul* Peter G. Kauhanen* Tracey A. Lally Francesca Palomo Jeremy B. Sandler* Gareth Scheerder Russell Sterten Richard M. Storkan Sandra E. Young 2007 Charles B. Bates Bridget C. Dunnion* Taylor H. Gilbert* Peter Ireland* David C. Kurtmen* Robert P. Whiteside Lok Ka Yeung*

Madeleine E. Bairey Katelyn Bergholz* Molly Brossman Ryland R. Callander Andrew P. Chen Christopher J. Culcasi Samuel K. Dickstein Jordane L. Faith Monica E. Gao Jeffrey D. Goodman Byron T. N. Greene Abigail Hoffman Alyssa M. Jang Hyunu Kim Uriel Kim Vilma Laitinen Felix Lazcano Won Joon Lee Deanna J. Y. Lee Leanna X. H. Lew Claire A. Margolis David M. Matthews Pornphubeth Mettaprasert Lily A. Montasser Maryclaret C. Ndubuisi-Obi Dajung Oh Ivy P. Parry Tobin R. Paxton Drennon R. Pruett Benjamin R. Rehm* Masatoyo M. Shinozaki Kathryn A. Stivers Taku Uyeda Charlotte A. Vetter Paris K. Waranimman Christine E. Wood†

2008 Emily E. Basham David T. Benjamin* Brandi K. Bluhm 2009 Vivian S. N. Hui* Laura L. McCoy* Karin Barbara L. H. Nilsson Reed W. Thayer* 2010 Alisa E. Anderson Brian N. Bhaskar Benjamin J. Chodosh Joseph D. E. DiGiovanni Brooke H. Palmieri Catherine E. Palmieri Peter F. Xu 2011 James H. Ackerman William N. Aime Shannon K. Alconaba J. Evans Attwell II

(##) Donor has given for 10 or more years, total years are in parentheses

† Gift in Kind

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ALUMNI PARENT, GRANDPARENT & FRIEND DONORS Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Aeschliman Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Armel Mr. & Mrs. Alfred W. Arrivee Mr. Peter Baldwin † Mrs. Lynn H. Banks Dr. & Mrs. A. David Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Tim Barroca Mr. & Mrs. Scott Bartlett Mr. & Mrs. Michael Beeman Mr. Melvin Bell Dr. & Mrs. William Bittner Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Blackstock † Mr. & Mrs. Mark Boitano Mrs. Jody Bown Mrs. Tina Britton Mr. Randy Bronte Mr. James Broz Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Buck III Mr. & Mrs. Terry Budden Dr. & Mrs. John Callander Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Campbell Ms. Concepcion Cano Mr. Avram Chetron Mr. & Mrs. Alton Cogert Ms. Martha A. Craig Ms. Wanda Crane Mr. & Mrs. John Crawley Ms. Maria Cruz Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Cummings Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Umberto D’Ambrosio Ms. Christina Danley Dr. Guido de la Vega & Mrs. Deanna Tovar de la Vega Ms. Leslie deBretteville Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dinkelspiel Mr. Thomas Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. William G. Doolittle Ms. Elizabeth Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Tom Dunnion Dr. & Mrs. Charles Eldridge III Mrs. Gail Factor Dr. & Mrs. Donald O. Fareed Mr. Peter B. Fayroian Mr. John Fialkowski Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. Foster Ms. Kit Franke † Mr. & Mrs. John A. Fredrickson Mr. Edward C. French Mr. & Mrs. David Frost

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Mr. & Mrs. John Gallo Mr. & Mrs. Lee Gardner Mr. Tim Gieseler & Ms. Debra Wollesen Dr. & Mrs. Dewitt B. Gifford Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gilbert Dr. & Mrs. James N. Gilbert Mrs. Maren B. Gilliland Mr. Richard M. Golland & Ms. Lei Zhang Mr. & Mrs. Wallace B. Goodwin II Dr. Ronald S. Grober M.D. Mrs. Mary Grosshandler Mr. & Mrs. John N. Grundy Mr. & Mrs. Lestary Gunawan Mrs. Eileen Hall Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Hammond Ms. DeAnna Hampton & Mr. Howard Hampton Ms. Beverly B. Harrison Dr. Renee Harwick Mrs. Virginia O. Hawes & Mr. Richard Lumpkin Mr. & Mrs. Gilman B. Haynes Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Klaus Hedbabny Mrs. Louise S. Hendry Mrs. Marjorie Henry Ms. Kelly Holmes Mr. Paul Howes & Mrs. Lynne Hodges Mr. Juzmm-Lian, David Huang Mr. & Mrs. Bob Igleheart Mrs. Betty Jackson Mr. Thomas H. Jamison Mr. Wally Jansma Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Mrs. Elaine Johnston Mr. Tom Johnston Mr. Daniel J. Kaplan & Ms. Margaret Kinda Mr. Gordon G. Kauhanen & Ms. Edwina F. Bent Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Keland Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Keller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Kiatta Dr. & Mrs. Walter Kitagawa Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Koenig Dr. & Mrs. William B. Krissoff Mr. Randall J. Kruep Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lacerte Mr. & Mrs. Arthur LaValle Mr. Zigmont J. Le Towt III Mr. & Mrs. Hal Lehman

Alumni parents demonstrated their long-term commmitment and ongoing connection to Stevenson with a 9% increase in giving this fiscal year.

Mr. Chris Leverich Mr. David Lewis & Mrs. Melody Fuller-Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Li Dr. & Mrs. Philipp M. Lippe Ms. Betsy Lobay Mr. & Mrs. Lance Locke Mr. & Mrs. Tom Logan Mr. Seferino Luna-Serrano Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Lundy Mr. Ah-Tung Ma & Ms. Hap Lau Dr. & Mrs. Manuel Macias Mr. Edward Mackay Mrs. Edward Mackay Mr. Carl S. Maggio Mr. J. Michael Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. John Mahoney Peter Emerson Marble Mr. & Mrs. George D. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. John M. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Maleakal S. Mathew Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. McCullough Mr. Sam Mercer Ms. Judith A. Miller John & Bonnie Molinari Dr. & Mrs. J. G. Morris Mr. & Mrs. Carl Murray Ms. Barbara Nelson Mr. & Mrs. David Noble Ms. Maria T. Nunez De Villavicencio Mr. & Mrs. James O. Olfson Dr. & Mrs. Seongbin Pak Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Pakula Mr. William Palmieri & Ms. Christiane Carman Ms. Debbie Palomo Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Pantera Mr. & Mrs. Larry Parker Mrs. Dorothy Paulsen Mr. & Mrs. William L. Perocchi Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peyton Mr. & Mrs. Harry Pond Mr. Carlos Porras † Mrs. Marianne Powers Mr. Gregorio Ramirez Mr. Christian Ramirez-Vigil Mrs. Paula Raub Mr. & Mrs. Jim Reding

Dr. & Mrs. James E. Rheim Dr. & Mrs. Frederic H. Roth Jr. Mr. Kent T. Rouillard Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Ruane Ms. Suzanne Rumbaugh Dr. & Mrs. Philip D. Schild Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Schlosser Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Schmittgens Dr. & Mrs. Edgar J. Schoen Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Schrier † Mr. & Mrs. Ed Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Vincent C. Scully Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Shastid Mrs. LaVerda Shaver Mr. & Mrs. Victor Shaw Mr. Todd Sklar & Ms. Lynn Mezzatesta Mr. Ken Smith & Ms. Daryl Dichek Mr. Michael Soros & Mrs. Julie Miller-Soros Mrs. Nancy Stabler Mrs. Margaret A. Stanford Mr. & Mrs. Lee Steinmetz † Mrs. Olive Stephenson Mr. David P. Stern † Dr. Bernard Stone Mr. & Mrs. Dean C. Storkan Mr. & Mrs. Joe Straton Mr. & Mrs. Tien F. Tao Mrs. Linda Taylor-Fareed Mr. & Mrs. Dexter C. Tight Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Trueblood Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Truscott Mrs. Katherine Tweed Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Vogt Mr. & Mrs. Wesley W. von Schack Mr. & Mrs. H. Reid Wagstaff Mr. & Mrs. Ralph R. Washburn Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Hayward Watt Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. White Mr. Nels P. Wiegand Mr. & Mrs. Billie Williams Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Winger Mrs. Hollis R. Wood Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Wood Mr. & Mrs. Jack Woolf Mr. Bernard Wynne Ms. Lucy Yang

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FACULTY/STAFF & SPOUSE DONORS Zack & Carolyn Akcan Celeste & Ousama Akkad Mark Alley Nancy Allison Warren & Catherine Anderson Matt & Gabi Arruda Jeff Barrett Suzanne & Mark Barrow Darla Barsoian Aimée & Justin Bates ’99 Sara & Pete Bender David & Leila Bjork II Diane & David Bjork Michelle & Bret Boatman Jennifer & Lance Boen Molly & Andy Bozzo ’89 Justin Brown Kelly Burnett Sally Cardinale Sung Kyu Cho Jeff & Dawn Clark Justin ’93 & Amy Clymo Peggy & Louie Cofresi Vicki & Alexis Copeland Liz & Bill Creecy Andrew & Myah Czerny † John Daniel Jahnna De La Rosa Katrina DeMartini Susan & Mark Denny Patricia Dick Bruce ’77 & Liz Dini Germano ’88 & Diane Diniz Ed & Jacqueline DiYanni Charlene Doran & Norman Longaker Donna Downs Erin Duffy Aaron Eden &Corrina Canepa

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Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Pasquale M. Antonellis Mr. & Mrs. Timothy A. Bergholz ’79 Ms. Margot Black Mr. Michael Brenner Mr. Marvin Chester Mr. & Mrs. James M. Clark ’97 Mr. Joseph S. Cook Mr. Matthew P. Cosgrove Ms. Dale Cromartie Mr. Al Devos Mr. Ross A. Dinkelspiel ’83 Mrs. Emily DuBois

Mr. Thomas W. Ethington Ms. Billie M. Field Mr. Guy Francis Mr. & Mrs. David Garnham GE Foundation Mr. Matthew L. Glick ’00 Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. & Mrs. Nicolaus L.A. Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Hart Mr. & Mrs. Brooke W. Higgins ’92 Mr. & Mrs. John Jay Hudson Ms. Cristina Ilangatoon Mr. Peter L. James

Indicative of their commitment to both the students and the school, 100% of the faculty and staff supported the Stevenson Fund for the third consecutive year.

Carolyn Kost & Frank Don Siggi & Rosetta Krovelis Kriss Kvale Aaron Lichtanski Pete Lips ’87 & Tara Heller-Berlin Matt & Stephanie Magers Willow Manspeaker Kirsten & George Matsumoto Jack &Patti McAleer Robert & Maryann McCormick Jim & Carmela McDowell Eddie ’90 & Mitsuru Mendenhall Dave & Pam Miller Topher Mueller Shinobu & Masaki Nagashima Terry & Liz O’Hara Erik & Jennifer Olson Mary Kay Orosco Alex Ortiz-Morales Kristofer Owens Helena Paneyko Yun &George Pavelchak Jeff Peiken Judy Peiken Mary & Steve Pendlay Brooke Phan Nina Phillips Pattee & Cecil Potter Dan ’77 & Catherine Powers Stephan Pratt & Manon Lapointe-Pratt Ron Provost & Kirsten Durfee Mark Ragan Genaro Ramirez & Veronica Lepe Rita Remenap-Keith Marka Sue (Barrow) Rogers Bill and Annah Rolland Teresa Romo Josh Rosenthal

Margarita Ruiz-Diaz & Alberto Garcia Martinez Sally Russell ’83 & Charles Drake Susan & Matthew Rymzo Sam Salerno Jr. Michael and Yvonne Sanborn David Schmittgens & Kim Ataide Kevin Schroedter John Senuta Elena Sexton ’89 Tom & Jennifer Sheppard Michaelle Sims Mary Skipwith Bain Smith ’92 Bain Smith & Camille d’Avenas Bernadette Sotak Alex & Mary Spence Amy & Bob Spencer Frank Stephenson Byron Stevens & Rachel Kalin Nancy & John Susott Michelle Taylor Cleve & Janet Thayer Jr. Cole Thompson Bob & Rosemary Tintle Mark Tretter Phil Tucker Neethi Venkateswaran Richard Walker & Clare Twohig Joe & Marilee Wandke Ally & Phil Wenzel Chris West Mary Ann Wilkinson Brianna Wright Jeff & Beth Young Mike Ziebell & Susan Hasychak-Ziebell

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Mr. Ronald R. Jaye Mr. & Mrs. Fred S. Jealous Mrs. Betty Kasson Ms. Sally Lagerson Ms. Edith N. Lord-Wolff Mr. & Mrs. John L. Love Mr. David K. Meyberg Mr. Richard B. Meynell Mr. Walter Mieher Mr. William Monning & Dr. Dana Kent Ms. Michaeleen Moraz Ms. Elinor T. Newman Mr. H. Reed Searle

Mr. & Mrs. George L. Smith Susan & Stuart Smith Ms. Martha Stanley Mr. Paul Stivers Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Verga Jr. ’85 Ms. Diana Wheeler Willeford, Ponce & Berlin Productions Ms. Susan J. Willey Ms. Tamsen Wilson

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RUN IN THE FOREST

The 14th annual Run in the Forest attracted nearly 300 runners and walkers to the Del Monte Forest in September for a 5K walk/run and a 10K run. This communitybuilding event celebrates the start of the Stevenson school year and brings together young and old, fast and slow from all over the Monterey Peninsula. The race concludes with a celebratory brunch buffet in Reid Hall. This event is possible due to the generosity of its sponsors, participants, and volunteers.

Alhambra Water Allegro Gourmet Pizzeria Archie’s American Diner Central Coast Silkscreen Earthbound Farm Fleet Feet Sports Rob Machado ‘85 Treadmill

GIFTS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS Students sometimes help Stevenson identify areas of need. That is what Chase McQuillan ’12 did for the Pebble Beach Counseling Center where privacy was nearly nonexistent and counselors, tutors, and students were mixed together in common spaces. Chase saw an opportunity for improvements, so he took action.

“I needed a quiet and private place to study and take tests during the academic day and so did other students who were working with tutors,” says Chase McQuillan ’12. “The Rosen Student Center and the library are usually crowded with people, but the resource center is now a quiet place to work and focus.”

With planning and input from the counseling staff, the McQuillan family made a generous gift to reconfigure the existing space for more privacy and add 15 new individual study carrels. Now multiple counselors and tutors can work simultaneously with students in private while other students work on their own lessons at the carrels.

Chase McQuillan ’12 and Charlene Doran, Counseling Resources Director, in the newly refurbished Pebble Beach Counseling Center 74

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1957 Claude Delphia ’57: I am a resident of Patterson, California on the west side of Stanislaus County where my family has resided since the 1890s. I graduated from Stevenson (RLS as we called it then) in 1957, one of the first two students to spend all four high school years there, Roger Ricklefs ’57 being the other. It was a great period of the school’s growth under founder Robert Ricklefs, who all students knew personally. All we had to do was ask to meet with him and it happened. It could be as personal as we wanted to make it.

My formal education was as an interior designer. While practicing that career I created sculptured tile for fireplace surrounds including one for Sylvester Stallone. In those years, I dabbled in photography, beginning an association with area newspapers and eventually writing opinion columns for the Modesto Bee. In the late 60s, I was a founder and first president of the Patterson Township Historical Society of which I am currently identified as Historian. I also helped start the Patterson Apricot Fiesta. In mid-life I

became something of a computer expert and worked for Stuarts Fine Furniture Factory illustrating furniture digitally and developing programs to process orders and furniture production. I retired in 2005 and now spend my free time furthering Patterson and Modesto history. I treasure my years and education at Stevenson as a key part of my life and in particular English teacher Sybil Fearnley, who stimulated and encouraged many early students. I credit many of my achievements to my education there.

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chief deputy for seven years and was promoted to executive director in 1985. He has since turned the commission which has 12 voting members appointed by the governor, the state Senate Rules Committee and the Assembly speaker into one of the nation’s most powerful conservation and land-use agencies. Outspoken and combative, Douglas, known for bolo ties and casual attire, has stood up against some of the state’s biggest movers and shakers and taken a few lumps along the way.” His decision to step down was forced on him by lung cancer. “I’m looking forward,” he said, “to continued spiritual and intellectual growth in the time I have left.” He plans to spend more time with his family and “in my churches: the mountains, the deserts, the river valleys, and the coast.”

1964 Joann and Mike Zelinsky ’60

1960 Bruce Armstrong ’60 died August 13 in Santa Barbara after a five-year struggle with prostate cancer. He was in his own words “a ranch kid who was sent to RLS in ’57 to get a little polish.” He graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1964 and went to work in Los Angeles selling Cobras and GT350s at High Performance Motors, which set the tone for his career in automotive and motorcycle sales. He leaves Diane, his wife of 45 years, his daughters Lorelei and Rebecca, and his grandchildren, Joy Marie and Henry Jay. Peter Douglas ’60 retired in August from the California Coastal Commission. An article appearing in SFGate stated that his decision ends “a remarkable chapter in the statewide conservation movement. His powerful voice in defense of the coastal ecosystem was backed up by political muscle. He led epic battles against off-shore oil and gas leasing, housing developments and

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efforts to cut off access to California’s 1,100 miles of coastline. He also fought with San Francisco’s Olympic Club to open up membership to Jews, African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and women. (Peter) received his law degree from UCLA in 1969. As a legislative aide for Assemblyman Alan Sieroty (D-Beverly Hills), he co-authored the legislation that created the California Coastal Commission in 1972. He also worked as a consultant for the Assembly’s Natural Resource Committee and the Select Committee on Coastal Protection, where he co-drafted the California Coastal Act. (He) was the Coastal Commission’s

Peter Douglas ’60

Gordon von Richter ’64: After 23 long years of friendship, fun and love, I was finally able to convince the lovely Karen Dunbar to be my bride. We were married in Carmel on June 11, 2011 in

Gordon von Richter ‘64 and his bride Karen Dunbar

a civil ceremony at the historical Pine Inn. Among the honored guests at the champagne luncheon reception was my Stevenson sophomore biology teacher, Bob Aughtry, who made the trek all the way from the state of Washington. I am forever grateful to Bob for writing me a glowing college letter of recommendation which I am convinced secured my admission to Stanford!

1965 Bob Keats ’65: I am currently serving as vice-chair of the Santa Barbara chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, which is dedicated to coastal conservation. The main focus of my work for Surfrider is the preservation of open space on the Gaviota Coast of Santa Barbara County. I earned BA and MA degrees in English from UC Santa Barbara in 1969 and 1973, respectively.

1968 Ed Rowe ’68: I want to thank all my classmates who sent me good wishes, called and/or sent cards while I was hospitalized with leukemia three years ago. As it turned out, I have fully recovered. I was in the hospital for over 100 days, 5 rounds of chemotherapy, and a lot of rehabilitation. Your good wishes, the support of my wife, mother, and family I credit with my survival. I also owe my life to my cousin, Dr. Peter Rowe, who was instrumental in encouraging the nurses in intensive care to take all measures needed to keep me alive. Along with him and Dr. Sirott, my oncologist, I have fully recovered. I also want to thank my staff at work for keeping my clients happy and apprised of my condition, they

Jim Doyle ’70 and Jim Hebenstreit ’70

were wonderful. As many of you may not know, I have been married for four years to a wonderful woman, Buabucha. She lives and works in Bangkok as a principal consultant to a bank consulting firm. She was here for many weeks at my bedside, and without her support and the support of those mentioned, I am sure I would not be here today. She travels to the US at least once a year and I travel to Bangkok several times a year. I would eventually like to retire there and spend a few months here at Fallen Leaf Lake. Life is so precious and we should enjoy every day without dwelling on it.

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1970 John Enders ’70 and classmates Jim Doyle ’70 and Jim Hebenstreit ’70 enjoyed a mini-reunion aboard John’s sailing boat in the San Juan Islands north of Seattle. Other than reunions and other short gatherings, this was the first time they’ve been together since their Stevenson days. They visited Friday Harbor, Victoria, B.C., and Port Townsend, Washington, for the Wooden Boat Festival. Other than a small issue with a customs agent, the journey came off without a glitch. Go Pirates! Don Hart ’70 reports that he and two other Stevenson alumni, Ken Ibrahim ’86 and Kevin Cain’87, found themselves

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ALUMNI AT LARGE working together in the ancient Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico on the awardwinning film Tales of the Maya Skies. The film chronicles the daily impact of the stars and planets on the Maya civilization. Maya Skies is now being distributed around the world (www.mayaskies.org) and on Youtube.com. David Haynes ’70 and Lynzie celebrated their 25th anniversary in October. Son John is a 2011 graduate from West Point and is currently stationed at Fort Benning while attending his Armor Basic Officer Leadership Course. He will eventually be posted in 2012 at Fort Riley, Kansas, and will be a Platoon Leader in a heavy Armor or Cavalry battalion in the First Brigade Combat Team of the First Infantry Division. Daughter Allie is a senior at Scripps College in Claremont, majoring in economics and playing Division III lacrosse on the Claremont Mudd Scripps team. Kevin McNeely ’70: Next April marks the 15th anniversary of the Sonoma International Film Festival! Last April we had 200 filmmakers from 14 countries who collectively brought 96 films (features, docs, world cinema, animation, and student films) to Sonoma. In the past our tributees have included Danny Glover, Michael Keaton, Robin Williams, John Lasseter (Pixar), Susan Sarandon, and Bruce Willis, to name a few — hope to see you April 11 – 15! Come to Sonoma and celebrate the very best in film, food, and wine (www.sonomafilmfest.org).

because I was conscious of having no more energy — or will to win — to push through the defensive line on ball carries in the final quarter of the last game of the season. Peter MacDonald ’72 owns and operates The Brick House Gallery in a 1900 home in Tacoma, Washington within which he has created an art gallery that is open every “Third Thursday” during Tacoma’s ArtWalk and anytime by appointment. He recently featured two photographers, Rolff Somoff and Stevenson classmate Winston Boyer ’72 (www.thebrickhousegallery.com).

1973 Albert Hood ’73: I will never forget Stevenson’s first football game in the fall of 1971. We played against the California School for the Deaf, and, boy, could they hit. I remember it was also televised by local TV! I scored the first two TDs of the game and the first in school history. I am so proud of that. I continue to work in the

film industry as a cameraman and light person.

1974 Deven Hickingbotham ’74 reports that with both of his children having graduated from Stevenson (Carter ’08 and Hilary ’10), he is now devoting more time to his photography, and this seems to be paying off, as he recently won the Palo Alto Photo Contest. In addition, he started a sports photography business (www.biglens.com) that specializes in ski racing photography. Peter Mokler ’74: Many years of being an architect in Mammoth Lakes and of raising kids and skiing have given way to golf and Los Angeles-based Peter J. Mokler & Associates, Inc. (www. mokarc.com). Pete’s work includes commercial and residential architecture and engineering services throughout California and beyond.

1977 Djembar Hussein ’77 visited the school in June with his wife Farina and their two sons, Kevin and Kenny. He travels extensively throughout Southeast Asia promoting and coordinating the Asian Karting Open Championship, Asian

1972 Michael Kidd ’72: I am in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, but can’t get away to help celebrate the first football team reunion over homecoming. I remember well the football game we lost against Menlo

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Ken Ibrahim ’86, Donald Hart ’70, and Kevin Cain ’87

Fernando Pena ’78 and Kari with their children

Formula Three, and Asian Motorsports Festival. “You might say I’m a full time motorsport man nowadays; it’s something that I always wanted to do. One of the first car races I saw was at Laguna Seca, and I’ve been a big fan ever since.” In addition, he runs an IT business for web-based programming (www.rynet.co.id). He earned a BA degree in marketing and management from Philippine Christian University in Manila and an MBA from the Institute for Management Development in Jakarta. Farina is a senior director with Standard Chartered Bank, in its private banking division, in Singapore.

1978 Fernando Pena ’78 visited Stevenson with his family. He is a government affairs director with Cash America, a loan company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. He covers the West Coast and works with state and local governments from Alaska to California. In the past two years he helped pass bills in the Nevada and Alaska state legislatures. He

Djembar Hussein ’77 with his wife Farina and their boys, Kevin and Kenny during their June visit to Stevenson

graduated from Santa Clara University in 1982 with a BA in history. He and his wife Kari live in San Carlos, California with their three children, Sidney (9), and 7-year-old twins Madison and Maxwell. Nancy Baldwin Wagner ’78: I have been director of international sales for the Wenger Corporation for nearly two years. Wenger, based 70 miles south of the Twin Cities in Owatonna, Minnesota, has been manufacturing music chairs, stands, instrument storage cabinets, risers, stages, and acoustical products for three generations. Wenger sells to music and choral directors at K-12 schools, plus colleges and universities as well as to large performing art venues, such as Lincoln Center in New York City. I am responsible for handling all sales outside the US and Canada, and I travel to Europe, South America, and Asia frequently to meet with customers and

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distributors. On a recent business trip to Germany an image burned through my brain these many years since taking Sigrid Daffner’s German class circa 1977. When speaking German, every neophyte American speaker knows that certain prepositions always follow the “dative case” rule. Endings on certain words in German are absolutely determined by word order and cases and need careful remembering. Then there are other words that always require the use of the “accusative case”...and dear me, yet other words that require either use of the dative or accusative cases, depending on the situation. This is why many RLSers took Spanish instead with Señora Vargas! So there I was in a business meeting in Duesseldorf (what — 34 years later?!). And I am saying something that requires the German word for “auf,” which means “after” or “on” in German — and a vision

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ALUMNI AT LARGE of Frau Daffner comes into my mind, jumping onto a table in class, shouting: “Ich bin auf DEM Tisch!” (I am on top of THE table!) to demonstrate that in this situation, “auf” takes the dative case and changes the word “the” in English from “den” to “dem” in German. (Believe me, changing just the ‘n’ to the ‘m’ is a huge difference to a native German ear.) A lesson learned so many years ago in Pebble Beach was never forgotten — and truly appreciated by the German businessmen I was trying to sell to. A year ago I attended the large Mid-West Band Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, and ran into Rob Klevan, former music teacher at RLS. I live in Woodbury, Minnesota, with my husband Al of 15 years and two cats, Thelma and Louise.

1979 Jun Hirai ’79: We live in Kyotango-shi, Japan, about 100 miles north of the city of Kyoto. After working for Hitachi and Nikko Securities, I started a drugstore business on July 4, 15 years ago (1996). Now I have two drugstores, one grocery store, and a secondhand clothes store. I have two daughters, May (8 years old) and Molly (4 years old). May’s name is on the stone in the amphitheater of Stevenson. My wife Keiko and I wish our daughters to go to Stevenson in the future. I graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1983 with a BS in economics and management. Mary Alizon Walton ’79 and her sister Susan are continuing a family tradition in Lady Walton’s Cookies (www.lwcbrandsinc.com), a family-owned and operated business, founded on quality, and dedicated to preparing delicious foods that are literally “like mother used to make.” Susan

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and Mary Alizon spent their childhood holidays in the family kitchen helping their mother prepare stroopwafel, a Dutch cookie made with all butter and a caramel filling, the Walton family’s traditional holiday treat. This tradition continued in the sisters’ own kitchens for years until 1988, when, to satisfy the ever-increasing demand from family, neighbors, friends, and friends-of-friends, they decided to manufacture these beloved holiday treats all year long. But they added their own twist — the caramel filling was replaced with seven different chocolate flavors. The company, named for their mother, became an instant success, and in 1994 they introduced Bronco Bob’s Specialty Foods, named for their father, Dr. Robert Walton. Bronco Bob’s offers a line of Southwest-themed treats that includes a selection of Bronco Bob’s Chipotle Sauces. Once again this year, Bronco Bob’s Sauces dominated the “Scovie” Awards, the most prestigious awards competition in the fiery-food and barbecue industry. Lady Walton’s Cookies and Bronco Bob’s Specialty Foods are sold nationally and internationally in fine stores, through catalogs, private labeling, and online.

1980 Buzz Lynn ’80: To shorten a long story, my wife Julia and I bought a coffee and tea distribution company, along with the distribution rights to illy Coffee (yes, spelled with a tiny “i”), which we now consider to be the best coffee on the planet. I’ve never been a coffee-head, and coffee was always for drinking at home, in the morning. But like the old Victor Kiam commercials for Remington 30 years ago, “I liked it so much, I bought the company”

Buzz Lynn ‘80

— or at least the distribution rights. For those unfamiliar with illy, it really is great stuff, which made me a convert. From store-bought cans, to Seattle product, from Seattle product to illy — it’s that different and that good. How good? So good our customers include national restaurant chains, corporate campuses, fine-dining restaurants, and larger casino properties in resort destinations in Northern California and Nevada. Unimaginatively, but rationally, our company is called Norstate Refreshment Systems (www.norstaterefreshment.com). From the business name you would be correct for thinking, “Hey, they must sell leaf tea, espresso, beans, smoothie mixes, and the machines to brew or make it, and syrups, cups, lids, straws, etc., too.” Yes, we do that, too. So if you operate an establishment, or know someone in the food-service biz, we’d appreciate that you pass along the word. For those thinking they can now score the good stuff at a reasonable price — because they know someone in the business — right again!

Jun Hirai ‘79 with his wife Keiko and daughters Molly and May

Anyway, we wanted to share the news. Best regards, and be well.

1981 Kim Ataide Schmittgens ’81 and some of her early Stevenson girl classmates enjoyed their 30th reunion at Stevenson. (See picture below. ) Carol Cunningham Nilsson ’81 has been appointed professor of pharmacology and toxicology, and CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston. The announcement from the executive vice president and provost dean reads in part that Carol “is internationally renowned for her expertise in high resolution mass spectrometry and its application to neuroscience, neuro-oncology, and vaccinology. Dr. Nilsson is the recipient of a $1.8 million Recruitment of ‘Missing Links’ Investigator Award from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of

Texas (CPRIT), CPRIT’s recruitment awards are aimed at attracting exceptional faculty to universities and/or cancer research institutions in the State of Texas, who can fill special and specific needs as critically important members of collaborative research teams. Dr. Nilsson has developed a powerful platform for global analysis of phosphoproteins in glioblastoma cancer stem cells in collaboration with the Department of Neuro-Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and will continue this alliance with investigators at MD Anderson. Most recently, Dr. Nilsson served as senior principal scientist at Pfizer Global Research and Development in San Diego, where her work yielded significant new insights into the identification of novel therapeutic targets and pathways in neuro-oncology, and the identification of a novel oncogenic fusion protein in a gastric cancer cell line. She holds

Carol Cunningham Nilsson ’81 and her daughter at Garland Park in Carmel Valley.

membership in the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for Cancer Research, Society for Glycobiology, and Society for Neuroscience.”

Class of 1981 girls: Brenda Badke, Carol Cunningham Nilsson, Heather Ferrill Briggs, Dorothy Dent, Suzy Heger Stevens, Shelli Rusconi Herred, Kim Ataide Schmittgens, Jennifer Hogan Stoner, and Leslie Webster.

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Nigel Griffiths ’82 and his wife Jo

1982 Nigel Griffiths ’82 is an environmental contractor, builder, project manager, and consultant; and is the author of several books, including Eco-House Manual and Great Bow Yard: Anatomy of an Eco Build, published in 2007 by Eco-Logic Books (www.eco-logicbooks.com). He visited Stevenson in May with his wife Jo and his daughter Bryony.

Keith Sarkisian ’84 just completed a rather unique, stimulating, and “tropical” master’s program in education on the island of Oahu. Co-sponsored by the University of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Association of Independent Schools, the MEd program in Independent School Leadership digs deeply into the best practices of private schools across the nation. Not only was Stevenson mentioned on multiple occasions, but two of Keith’s “guest lecture” instructors were Jim Scott (former Stevenson academic dean) and Lou Young (former Stevenson director of admissions and brother of Jeff Young), both of whom are currently serving as school heads in Hawaii. Keith really enjoyed reconnecting with two of his favorite former faculty members. He and his wife Trisha and their three young children, Wyatt (10), Sadie (8), and Amelia (3) really immersed themselves in the culture of the islands and the “Aloha spirit.” Keith is in his 8th year serving as director of admission for Brentwood School.

1984 Nari Kanayama ’84 visited in July with his wife Yijean and their daughters Ellie (11), Sofie (9), and Phoebe (3). He earned a BA in biology from Tufts in 1988 and a DDS from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He and Yijean met in Philadelphia while she was studying biomedical engineering at Drexel University. In 1996 he received further speciality training at the University of Pittsburgh and then entered private practice for 10 years in New Jersey. He and his family returned to Japan for five years and they have moved

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Nari Kanayama ’84 with his wife Yijean and children

Cornelia Holden and Kevin Hicks ’85 with daughter Zuleika Alice

1987 Kent Backman ’87 reports that his wife Elizabeth gave birth last December to Kai Sebastian. Kent and Elizabeth, along with sons Jake and Kai (pictured at 6 months), make their home in Honolulu, where Kent is a cyber-security consultant and Elizabeth runs a local research center on early childhood development for Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. Kent recently co-authored Hand’s On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense 2nd Edition (available on Amazon.com). In his precious little free time, Kent is using closed-circuit helium re-breather technology for underwater film work on a documentary hopefully to be released in 2012. Brian Liddicoat ’87 is a practicing attorney; he won his first trial in June in Monterey County Superior Court. He lives in Corralitos, California, with his wife and two children and is looking forward to his next jury trial. He earned a BA degree from Johns Hopkins University and MBA and JD degrees from UC Berkeley.

Kai Backman, 6 months, son of Kent Backman ’87

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Kristina Kim’s ’88 second child, Jack

Peter Mathios ’87, bird artist extraordinaire, has become an associate scout for the New York Yankees. He has been involved with organized baseball for the past 35 years in various capacities and now his passion and knowledge for the game will be utilized to assist the Yankees in searching for talented, draft-eligible players from Salem south throughout the Willamette Valley to the Oregon/ California border. Peter will still continue to create his art on a daily basis (www.mathiosstudios.net) but will have to finish painting earlier on travel days and paint more on his days away from scouting.

Kristina Kim ’88: I’ve been very busy with my new baby boy Jack and my 2-yearold son Noah. Including my husband Michael (Reed), I am outnumbered 3:1, but loving the time I have to spend with them before returning to work as a kindergarten teacher in my beloved San Francisco. When I’m not changing diapers, I’m keeping busy with knitting. The proof is in the picture!

1989 Jennifer Boal Kirk ’89: I’ve spent the past decade living in San Francisco with my husband, Jonathan, an English entrepeneur, and our daughter Zara, age 4. After 14 years of law firm life, I’ve recently decided to leave my job as a partner at Baker & McKenzie to become director of stock at Google. I am ready to enthusiastically embrace a work life not measured in six-minute increments! Zara has begun kindergarten at Adda Clevenger Junior Preparatory and Theater School, where she is counting

the days before she can be up on stage. In our spare time, we enjoy family hikes, escaping the SF (never-ending) fog to travel to sunny locales, training for our first 10K race (mom and dad only), and eating as much Indian food as possible. (Well, Jonathan would argue that it is possible to eat a lot more.). Mark Peterson ’89: Last spring, the 2nd Annual Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition (www.MBRCompetition.com) got help from a number of ‘89 classmates. The competition is for the tri-county region of San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey. The goal of the competition is to spur innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. Classmates Kai Peters ’89, Elliott Easterling ’89, Will Griffith ’89, Andrew Zaninovich ’89, and I shared our time, experience, and knowledge with the Jen ’89 (Boal) and Jonathan Kirk, with Zara

Elliott Easterling ’89, Mark Peterson ’89, Kai Peters ’89, Andrew Zaninovich ’89, and Andy Bozzo ’89

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Sculpture by Miya Ando ’91 commissioned by the City of London, England in memory of September 11, 2001

participants. It was a great event and we are all looking forward to being a part of the 2012 event.

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Steve takes a sabbatical from Cal State Long Beach Economics Department and works at the University of Lausanne. I am on leave from my job as a palliative care physician at University of California Irvine Medical Center. I have been visiting with Jenny Curtis Fee ’91, who lives with her husband Craig in Geneva. She has three kids, Chloe (8), Ameline (6), and Bruno (3), and just published a children’s book called Pancakes at Midnight, Jet Lag and the Young Traveler, which I can highly recommend from personal experience moving here from the States with a 3-year-old! I also visited Sarah Hamilton Stock ’91 over the summer in Yosemite, where she works as a park biologist overseeing the welfare of the mammals in the park. Her daughter Autumn is 7 and her husband Greg works as the park geologist. And if you find yourself in Switzerland this coming year, please look me up at beckyliddicoat@yahoo.com.

Elias Lorette ’92: After Stevenson I went to Cabrillo College, then graduated from UC Davis in politics. I spent the past 10 years in construction, and now I’m making a career change and studying to earn my master’s in international relations at CSU Fresno. From there I may teach at a junior college, or work for the U.S. Department of State, or something of that nature; maybe write. I lost contact with everyone. If any of my friends see this, drop me a note and we can catch up. Courtney Slautterback Harwood ’92: Friends and family of Matt Slautterback ’89 gathered at one of his favorite spots on Carmel Beach to celebrate what would have been his 40th birthday on April 28, 2011. There were many Stevenson alumni and parents who came to reminisce, raise a glass, and watch the beautiful sunset in honor of Matt. See picture below. Not Pictured: Matt Shea ’89, Becky Rheim ’88, Joe Rheim ’89, Hunter Eldridge ’88, Tiffany Eldridge Topol ’91, Byron Topol ’91, Courtney Slautterback Harwood ’92, Dana Bambace ’91, Annie Bohlman ’85, Brooke Higgins ’92, Sarah

Miya Ando ’91: I am writing to let you know that my 9/11 Memorial Sculpture for the City of London is finished and in place, in Battersea Park! It is made from steel from the World Trade Center, and I am very proud of it. I also have exhibition news. In July in New York my work was included in an exhibition of nine female artists at Sundaram Tagore Gallery (www. sundaramtagore.com). I also had a show in July in Paris titled “The Cutting Light,” at Galerie Vanessa Quang (www.galeriequang.com). Up and coming is a show in Tokyo. (www.miyaando.com) (facebook. com/MiyaAndo). Rebecca Liddicoat ’91: I, my husband, and two children, Sam (3) and Anna (5 months), are living in Montreux, Switzerland for a year as my husband

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Mia Bambace Peterson ’89, Laura Cohen ’86, Kristina Lugo Roberts ’89, Shannon Moore Karm ’89, Andy Bozzo ’89, Kai Peters ’89, Bain Smith ’92, and Elena Rhodes Sexton ’89

Rachel Maddux ’94 and husband Johan

Sylvain White ’93 and his bride, Meena Payne

Bouchier (mother of Matt and Courtney Slautterback), Suzanne Lehr (mother of Alexandra Lehr ’89).

1993 Sylvain White ’93: I was married to screenwriter Meena Payne on May 21, 2011, in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. I’m now gearing up to direct my next movie, a re-imagination of the King Arthur myth.

1994 Heather Bassett-Barnard ’94: My husband Jared and I have successfully completed one year of living in the Middle East. We have been living in Al Ain, a town 1.5 hours outside of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I have been teaching for the local schools and it has been an amazing experience. Our children are learning Arabic and making friends from all over the world. We are camping with

scorpions and camels, seeing the most opulent sights of Dubai, and preparing to travel to Thailand and Prague for upcoming vacations. As of now, we plan on extending our stay for 2-3 more years as there is just too much to enjoy and see. If you make it over here, look us up! Winnie Lam ’94: I have started a record label in London and just signed a band. The album will be released in early 2012 and I’ll share more info with pictures in a few months! Rachel Maddux ’94 has been working toward her PhD in clinical psychology at Lund University (Sweden) and is due to defend her dissertation in November. Her interest is primarily in understanding depression and its treatment, as well as pursuing programs of research that focus on mental health and wellness. She has co-authored a dozen scientific articles and four book chapters, one of which appears in a medical textbook on

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on September 25, 2010. Mike Dilks ’95 was the best man. John and Arley live in Carmel. John works as an environmental scientist and project manager for Rana Creek and Arley is a marine scientist at Moss Landing Marine Labs.

1996 Gina Chappin ’96: My brother Jared ’99 and I wanted to share with our Stevenson friends and community that our mother Sandy Dolce-Chappin passed away on May 14 after her battle with cancer. She was an active Pirate parent who cheered for us on the sidelines and encouraged us in the classroom. She embodied a unique passion for giving and honesty and had an unforgettable smile. I continue to live in Pasadena and work as director of media and external relations with the Rose Bowl Game.

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Rosalynn Castillo Hume ’97 and husband John

psychiatry. In April, Rachel eloped and was married to Johan Marcus Bergendorf on the beach in Encinitas, California. They are back in Sweden where they have lived for the past five years. Matt Miller ‘94 was the subject of a major article titled, “New Tools, New Anesthesia, New Therapy Mean Big Changes in Hip Replacement” that appeared in Stanford Hospital Health Notes, a community health education series from Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Information about Matt and his colleagues is available at http:// stanfordhospital.org/clinicsmedServices/ COE/orthopaedics/losgatos/index. html?WT.mc_ID=hiplg. Matt earned a BS in human biology from Stanford in 1998 and an MD from Boston University in 2004. He completed a five-year residency program at Stanford in 2009 and a yearlong fellowship in minimally invasive joint replacement at the Rush Program in Chicago in 2010.

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1995 Ryan Anderson ’95 volunteered for a grief support organization called JudisHouse. org on a seven-day Colorado wilderness trip called Heroic Journey where he helped teenagers who had suffered the loss of a loved one to work through the grief and show them that there is hope and healing going forward. He felt so connected to the teens in this journey because he could relate from his own loss of his parents and grandparents while he attended Stevenson. Zachary Berman ’95 married Catherine Markman in Thousand Oaks, California, in May 2010. Zack has a private practice in clinical psychology, working with children, adolescents, and adults, with offices in Berkeley and San Francisco (www. drzackberman.com). They live in Alameda, California, and expect their first child in February. John Wandke ’95 and Arley Muth were married in the garden behind The Old Whaling Station Adobe in Monterey

Rosalynn Castillo Hume ’97: I married John Hume on March 5 in my hometown Las Vegas! Our wedding party included my brother Chris Castillo ’99, and fellow alumnus Jimmy Le ’99 celebrated with us. John is a true Seattleite, working as software sales consultant, and I continue to work as a medical device sales rep. Currently, we balance our time traveling back and forth between our homes. We look forward to starting our family soon and settling down in one residence!

1998 Julia Kraft Laffon de Mazières ’98 completed the UC Berkeley Extension Landscape Architecture Certificate Program in May 2011. She and her husband welcomed their second baby boy, David Laffon de Mazières, in August.

1999 David Morgan ’99: I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2004 with a BSB in finance and was part of our NCAA Championship winning

to the blues and occasionally teach this dance form in San Francisco. For the purposes of eating, shelter, and doing vital community service, I work at Clif Bar & Company in Emeryville, California as a consumer service representative. Also, not a bad gig.

2000 Katherine Atkins ’00: I have a son named Tanner (after William Tanner Atkins, my father, another alumnus of Stevenson, Class of ‘67). It has been a blast as well as a challenge, but definitely the best addition to my and my husband’s life. Kat Ridolfi ’98 and husband Lloyd

golf team. Go Gophers! I then moved to Arizona to work on my game but retired from professional golf last spring and moved back to Minneapolis. I am working with Dougherty & Company LLC, an investment banking firm specializing in small and mid-cap stocks (www.doughertymarkets.com). I’m in institutional equity sales and I’m loving it. I cover institutional accounts in California and am looking forward to traveling there more. And saving the best for last, I recently became engaged to my great girlfriend Jessie Ryan, who is a nurse at the Mayo Clinic. Emily Zisman ’99: I graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2002 and from the New School University in New York in 2005. I completed my first full-length album Naked Day Alone in 2009, and have been performing and writing music throughout the San Francisco Bay Area ever since. I’ve performed at venues like

the Hotel Utah in San Francisco and the Rhythms of the World Festival in Hitchin, England. I continue to record and release both Acoustic Americana and Violin Electronica with my partner Ryan Avery through our websites www.emilyzisman.com and www.chancesend.com. Ryan and I are planning our first West Coast tour for the summer(ish) of 2012. I enjoy dancing

Sean Donnelly ’00: My company, “awesome and modest,” just finished up doing all of the animation for a new U2 documentary called Achtung! It’s opening at the Toronto film festival and is the second time we have collaborated with director Davis Guggenheim. We also just directed a new animated music video for the Mountain Goats song “Estate Sale Sign.” My friend Alessandro and I are planning on writing a pilot for a new animated show idea we have for Fox and

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ALUMNI AT LARGE Stevenson joined us: Julius Fink ’00, Marco Kott ’00, and Anna (von Schubert) Zanders’00. Best regards from Munich! Ashley Anderson Felsher ’00: By the time you read this, my husband Brett and I will be parents of a baby born in September. We don’t know the gender; we’re going to have a surprise. We are both mechanical engineers. I work in the aerospace industry and Brett works in the nuclear power industry. Having the mechanical engineering degree can be so diverse, you never know what industry you will be working in, but we enjoy coming home and talking about our day and what we’ve been up to at work because we can both understand what the other is speaking about.

we are passing a few other ideas around town, including a short we made with Haley Joel Osment (Sixth Sense) with the intention of pitching it as a show. We also made a short for funny or die that Stevenson alumna Catharine Stuart ’02 did the animal costumes for. It is called Dry Season. Additionally, we are repped by anonymous content for commercials, and I just spent a month traveling around Peru with my brother. Hendrik Engelhardt ’00: I spent four years at Munich School of Management. I started working in Munich and received a PhD in economics in 2010. I never really left Munich and now work for an international strategy consulting firm (www.rolandberger.com). My clients are everywhere across Europe. On September 10, Kathrin Schuetz and I were married. Some classmates from my time at

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Ashley (Anderson) Felsher ’00

Pam Gorman Keindl ’00: I had the great pleasure this summer of joining Stevenson fifth-grade teacher Kirsten Matsumoto, who led a group of 14 volunteers (through St. Mary’s Church in Pacific Grove) to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Five of us were Stevenson teachers and students. We spent six days

at a home for at-risk girls, Our Little Roses, in San Pedro Sula (www.ourlittleroses.org). In addition to painting a very large wall, we did crafts, dance, swimming, and other activities with the 55 girls, who range in age from 2 to 18. Later on we went to Copan to see Mayan ruins. Cory O’Donnell ’00: I am a publicity rep for Linkin Park; we are finishing our yearlong world tour come October. This year I have traveled to over 25 countries with LP, bringing rock shows to places as close as San Francisco and as far away as Jakarta and Istanbul. With the travel comes some amazing stories and some amazing journeys, as well as the insanity of the rock-and-roll world and the characters who live in it. And then for my downtime, a two-month break in the spring, I lived in the Andes in Peru and studied with shamans in the Sacred Valley at the base of Machu Pichu — needless to say, it’s been a special year. Terrence Riley ’00: I live in Oakland, California, and have recently graduated from the University of the Pacific with an MA in educational administration and leadership. I work in San Francisco as the director of recruitment for an educational nonprofit that runs a free summer school program for low-income middle school students.

School President Joe Wandke and his wife Marilee recently celebrated the weddings of both their son John ’05 and Laura ’00. The Wandke Family is pictured here at Laura’s wedding in Erdman Chapel: Joe, Marilee, Mike, Laura ’00, John ’95, and Arley

of food and water to villages that were cut off from any other source of support. Over the summer he was deployed to the Middle East. He returned to San Diego in September. Nic Kissell ’01 was recognized as the best resident in the medical program at the University of Connecticut.

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Phillip Dunsford ’01 in an LZ, in Japan

Allison Morgan Walker ’00: We are expecting our second child, a girl, in January, and my brother David ’99 just got engaged!

tsunami that struck Japan in March and crippled a major nuclear power facility in Sendai. He delivered over nine tons

Lisse Jackson ‘03: I graduated from the University of Denver in 2007 with a BA in biology. In 2010, I joined New York Life as an agent, focusing on helping young professionals and families establish a strong financial foundation. A few months later I joined my mom’s (Becky Jackson) insurance and financial service practice. We’ve established a great team and we are very proud to be the featured agents on New York Life’s homepage this past June (www.newyorklife.com/ beckyandlissejackson).

Laura Wandke ’00 and Mike Schierberl were married in the Church in the Forest at Stevenson on June 18, 2011. Chrissy Coolidge ’00 and Milcah Gaskin Torrez ’00 were bridesmaids. After living in Sydney, Australia for two years, Laura and Mike have returned to San Francisco. Laura works as a senior manager for public relations and social media at Responsys. Mike is an independent software consultant.

2001 Phillip Dunsford ’01 is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He flew his SH-60B helicopter during the U.S. Navy’s disaster relief efforts following the earthquake and Lisse Jackson ’03 with her mother Becky

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LARGE to study native fishes. In fall 2012 I will be entering graduate school to focus my studies on juvenile salmon use of wetlands. I enjoy living in a sustainable community in Davis with my partner Vincent Colombano, and volunteering my free time teaching inner-city high school students about habitat restoration at a local nonprofit. Jason Gilbert ’04 returned to the Monterey Peninsula in April 2010 as assistant golf professional at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club. This year he is taking on the additional responsibility of head coach of the Stevenson girls golf team.

Charmaine Li ’03 and husband Tim Mossbarger

Charmaine Li ’03 happily announced her marriage on September 9 to Tim Mossbarger, a fellow employee at Taaz, Inc., a “computer vision” technology company based in La Jolla, California (www.taaz.com). A former undisputed Stevenson School table tennis champion, Charmaine graduated from UC San Diego in 2007 with BA degrees in applied mathematics and linguistics and has been working with Taaz since then. She and Tim live in San Diego.

Matt Ryan ’04 recently joined Johnson Fantl & Associates Law Firm in Monterey. He graduated from Lafayette College in 2008 with a major in history and government and law, and a minor in English; and from Santa Clara University Law School in 2011.

2005 Ashton Clarke ’05: After leaving Stevenson, I attended Claremont McKenna College. At CMC, I majored in economics and played Division III football and club lacrosse. I graduated from Claremont in the spring of 2009. After graduation, I moved to Denver, Colorado to pursue a career in development with Rocky Mountain PBS. After a couple years of enjoying life in the Rocky Mountains, I am fortunate to return to the coast and to Stevenson this summer as the director of annual giving. It’s great to be back, and I hope to help take the Stevenson Fund to new heights. Go Pirates!

2006 Jeremy Sandler ’06 spent the summer as the lead ESL teacher at the Rumsey Hall School in Washington, Connecticut. He is in his second year at Windward School, a renowned independent school in New York for students with languagebased learning disabilities. He works with seventh graders in social studies, eighth graders in language arts and study skills, and ninth graders in biology. He is also faculty advisor to the Student Council and coordinator of the Community Service program.

2004 Denise De Carion ’04: Upon receiving my bachelor’s degree in environmental science at UC Davis, I embarked on a rigorous academic lifestyle, driving a boat around the San Francisco estuary

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leisure time I have enjoyed traveling throughout Europe and Africa.

Taylor Hattori ’07 is in his final year of a five-year program at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he is studying mechanical engineering. In September he started a three-month internship as a test engineer with Space-X, a private space travel company hoping to be the first such company to dock at the International Space Station. For the past four years he has been a member of RIT’s Formula SAE Racing Team. Each year they design and build a single-seat, openwheel, Formula-style race car and take it to several international competitions against other universities from around the world. He has served at various times as a powertrain engineer, aerodynamics engineer, and competition driver for his team.

Michael Magruder ’07 visited the school in late May with his friend Jennifer. He graduated in May from NYU Stern Business School and is working in investment banking with the Madison Park Group in New York.

Wils Johnson ’07 graduated from Pepperdine in May and is working in investment banking in Los Angeles. David Kurtmen ’07: I graduated from UC Santa Barbara in June with a degree in biology. This summer I lived in Tanzania and worked on a mobile medical clinic and in an orphanage. My time in Africa was filled with many valuable experiences that taught me a wealth about medicine in developing countries. I am studying for the MCAT and will be applying to medical schools in the spring. Morgan MacBride ’07: I recently graduated from the University of Southern California magna cum laude. After working for several corporate law firms in Manhattan, I realized my desire to work in the legal profession. As a result, I am now continuing my education at Northwestern School of Law. In my

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Celeste Parisi ’07 spent a year in the United Kingdom as an English Speaking Union scholar. On her return to the U.S. she matriculated at the University of San Francisco and graduated in three years as valedictorian for the College of Arts and Sciences. In the process, she received the most distinguished student award for earning Honors in both the Humanities and Politics departments. She works with Apple, in Cupertino, as a high volume sourcer. Laura Prelsnik ’07 graduated from the University of Arizona in May 2011 with a BA in elementary education. She is a second-grade teacher in Tucson and is also coaching her Ultimate Frisbee team at the university that she’s been a part of for the past four years.

Michael Magruder ’07 and Jennifer

Suzannah Sterten ’07 graduated in May from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in communications studies and a minor in comparative sociology. After spending the summer in Carmel, she moved to Denver, Colorado with two friends from Puget Sound to pursue a career in communications. She is interning for Crave Denver, a social networking and event-planning company geared toward entrepreneurial women, and is working part-time at a store in Cherry Creek called Revampt.

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ALUMNI AT LARGE Andrew Whitmey ’07 graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2011 and has entered a pilot training program at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Lok Ka Yeung ’07 graduated in May from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School with a BS in finance. He is working with Risk Management Solutions (www.rms.com), the world’s leader in catastrophe risk modeling. RMS employs 1,000 people in North America, Europe, and Asia; its head offices are in Silicon Valley.

2008 Caroline Main ’08 is a senior at Canisius College and is pursuing a double major in management and marketing. She looks forward to graduation and life beyond college, but it will be bittersweet. This will be her final year of softball, a sport she’s played competitively since she was knee-high to a grasshopper, as the saying goes! Upon graduation, Caroline intends to move back to California and pursue a career in event planning. Alex Tang ’08 has matriculated at Occidental College following two years of service in the Singapore military. Lea Williams ’08: Since coming to USC I’ve become a part of things I never could have dreamed of in high school at Stevenson. My freshman year, I discovered the equestrian sport of polo and have been hooked on the adrenalin sport ever since. My work as a member of the women’s team and as vice president of the USC Polo Club has given me so much self-confidence and leadership experience. The team is a club sport that receives a minor amount of funding from the school, but we rely on events, t-shirt sales, and US Polo Association grants to

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fund-raise. Our goal is to keep dues as low as possible to allow as many people as possible to discover the sport. Treating the polo club like a business has allowed me and my teammates to take our program from near extinction one year to the Western Polo Regional finals the next. Our current goal is to bring home the Western Regional title next March at the Santa Barbara Polo Club (where Prince William recently played) and to earn a trip to the Nationals. Going to USC and living in LA has also sparked my interest in the entertainment industry. After taking a class my freshman year, I decided a cinema minor would be a great complement to my business major with a concentration in marketing. After completing internships at Universal Pictures International in London and Essential Entertainment in Los Angeles, I hope to work in the marketing sector of the entertainment business in L.A. when I graduate in May.

2009 Paul Koenig ‘09: Life is exciting for me. Studying biomolecular-engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) has demonstrated to me how impossible the major would have been had I not graduated from Stevenson. Surfing secret spots along California’s rugged coast in the midst of foggy winters with giant swells may have seemed arduous, and indeed proved perilous, had it not been for my friends at Stevenson. Walking along 17-Mile Drive at dawn in the fog and choosing which of the rocky spots was breaking best gave me a mentality that was never lost. I’ll never forget all the fantastic teachers at Stevenson. Since Mr. Tretter’s environmental science class, I’ve had

a green thumb. Now I have my own garden that is certified organic. After Mr. Smith’s English class, verbal expansion never clashes with the strict logic of mathematics. Mr. Lips’s algebra class allowed me to imagine math as waves; this thought has allowed me to proceed into multivariable calculus with an ease and confidence I had never before thought possible. Mr. Powers’s economics class led me to become a cofounder in a startup. Ms. Manspeaker’s music advising nourished my pursuit of musical mastery. Every teacher, advisor, and friend at Stevenson shaped who I am today. For me, there is nothing more fulfilling than realizing what an inspirational place school is. Having just completed my second term of summer school at UCSC, I have three weeks until studying my first round of upper-division classes as a junior in a very competitive major. In that time I plan on beginning a series of children’s books, composing music, building garden beds, reading, canvasing, and researching what I’ll hope can resemble a senior thesis project on hybrid (salt-tolerant) plants. It is my intention to complete college and gain employment in a Bay Area biotech company or pursue a master’s degree in education and participate in exciting research being done on campus involving the human genome. Laura McCoy ’09: I am entering my junior year of college at the University of Notre Dame, where I am studying business with a major in information technology management. I am studying abroad in Rome, Italy, and in the spring I will be playing water polo. Go Irish! Reba Mourao ’09: I have been in Brisbane, Australia for the past two years studying environmental management at the University of Queensland and loving every bit of it. Last January, Brisbane received the biggest rainfall in over 40 years, and the floods ruined half of the city, including my campus; but the community initiative and group cleanups led to a fast recovery and everything

is back to normal. Since moving here, I am increasingly impressed with the Aussie lifestyle and attitudes; you could say, “They know how to work, but they know how to play even better.” I have had so many excursions to the famous white beaches, rainforests, the reef, and have been watching my fair share of rugby with good Aussie beer! With the World Rugby coming up in New Zealand, nobody can stop talking about the excitement and the hope that Australia will defeat the New Zealand All Blacks, as we recently did! I have not yet travelled to the bush, aka the outback, but I look forward to the day that I do. A large part of Australia’s identity comes from the bush and aboriginal culture, and there is no way to describe it except to say, “Come see it for yourself.” There is so much to see here, I don’t think that four years is even enough for me to explore. There’s hardly anything to complain about, well, except the lack of good snow, but I take what I can get. I am having the best time living in Brisbane and I expect it to always be a large part of my life, whether I choose to stay here after I graduate or not. Australia is truly a magical land.

2010 Christina Hsu ’10: After my summer internship at Shopkick, an iPhone and Android application company in Silicon Valley, I took a road trip in Canada. I started in Toronto, went to Montreal, Mont Tremblant, and then ended at Niagara Falls. My favorite day of the trip was captured in this picture — the first time I’ve ever seen a double rainbow (see opposite page). As a kid, my favorite thing to draw was rainbows, and they were always associated with great memories.

Rainbows at Niagara Falls, from Christina Hsu ’10

I saw at least five double rainbows at various parts of the falls that day, which made an awesome ending to my trip. Jennifer Suh ’10 is a sophomore at Northwestern University. She is majoring in communication studies and will complete a minor in business. Building on her experience with Tusitala, she is on the campus and entertainment desks for the Daily Northwestern, an online and print newspaper.

2011 Kevin Lee ’11 reports that he is settling in at Cornell University and that he has joined the Big Red Marching Band, which is bigger than his graduating class at Stevenson! He has already been on a road trip, to New Haven for a game against Yale.

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Connor Stuewe ’11 was named to USA Swimming’s 2011 Academic All-American Team for the second year in a row. A freshman at Boston University, he competed recently in his first meet as a Terrier and placed 2nd in the 100 & 200 yard backstrokes and 200 medley relay; and 3rd in the 400 free relay to help his team to come from behind to tie the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Connor is setting his sights on competing at Nationals in December, in Atlanta after qualifying in August and just missing the Olympic Trials qualifying times in the 100 & 200 meter backstroke events. Also in August, he was a two-time medallist at Junior Nationals, held at Stanford, as part of the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics 800 meter freestyle relay team and 400 meter free relay. He also was a member of the nationally ranked 200 meter medley, 200 free relay, and 400 medley relay.

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The Joyful Life I am probably the last person on the planet to read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, a book that discusses the importance of timing and opportunity to success, and that also explains why I never made it to the National Hockey League (just kidding). But together with Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin, these books make a pretty compelling argument that nothing of any consequence can be accomplished without hard and deliberate work over time. Indeed, the sooner children focus on something in their lives, the greater the benefits of that focus will be to them. Sean Chan graduated from Stevenson in 2002. He played basketball here, and also the cello; and he was very good at both. His fellow musicians admired his reading ability, which Colvin tells us enabled him to read ahead of the notes he was playing to see into the future and express the larger picture and flow of the music. Practicing music at an early age builds up myelin in the brain, a substance that

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By Frank Stephenson, Director of Alumni Relations strengthens connections and increases the brain’s capacity. This suggests to me that cultures that emphasize the study of music are more interested in expanding their children’s ability to persevere, to work with others, and to develop a talent they can enjoy rather than to unearth another Midori or Yo Yo Ma. In a provocative chapter titled “Rice Paddies and Math Tests,” Gladwell chooses a Chinese proverb to make a point about success (the subtitle of his book): “No one who can rise before dawn 360 days a year fails to make his family rich.” And in explaining what separates world-class performers from everyone else (the subtitle of Colvin’s book), the author references a study by Benjamin Bloom of 120 top-performing young men and women in a wide range of fields. One of its most cited conclusions is that “to do one’s best, to work hard, and to spend one’s time constructively” were emphasized over and over again by the

families of those high achievers. If that sounds like daily life at Stevenson, it’s because it is. Add extrinsic motivators, deliberate practice, and intrinsic drive (what S.T. Coleridge described as “the passion and the life whose fountains are within”), and we have the makings of the joyful life. Celeste Parisi ’07 visited us over Homecoming Weekend and told Aquatic Director Jim Fannin that if she had an opportunity to talk with seniors, she would tell them that it doesn’t matter which school they go to; that the only thing that really matters is what they put into it. Celeste would say that, of course, because that’s who she is, and I had to read a couple of books to remind myself of what she already knows. But then she’s a Pirate and a wolf (loyal, unambiguous, fearless), which makes for an unbeatable combination!

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Thursday, December 8, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Napa Valley Grille 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood

Tuesday, November 29, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University Club, 800 Powell Street

RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

p e b b l e b e ac h

Saturday, December 17, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The Rosen Family Student Center Stevenson School

“If it is in any way true that you are because Stevenson is; then it is no less true that Stevenson is whatever you are and will be whatever you become.”

— Kevin Hicks ’85, 2011 Commencement Speaker

new york

Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Theory, 38 Gansevoort Street, 5th floor

Host: Andrew Rosen ’75, picture ID required for entry RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

guests are welcome

For more information, please contact Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

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A LUMN I M AGA ZI N E

ALUMNI GAMES

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Celebrate the season with fellow alumni at the annual Stevenson holiday receptions. For more information, contact Frank Stephenson at fstephenson@stevensonschool.org.

Calling all alumni lacrosse and basketball players! Come join the Alumni Games at Stevenson’s Pebble Beach Campus:

SAN FRANCISCO Tuesday, November 29 • 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. University Club, 800 Powell Street

Men’s Lacrosse • 11:00 a.m.

Cookout on Wilson Field • 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. For more information, contact Frank Stephenson at fstephenson@stevensonschool.org.

RSVP to Frank Stephenson at (831) 625-8332 or fstephenson@stevensonschool.org

REUNION WEEKEND

NEW YORK Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Theory, 38 Gansevoort Street, 5th floor

JUNE 8 – 10, 2012

Pebble Beach Campus, 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach, California 93953 Carmel Campus, 24800 Dolores Street, Carmel, California 93923

tel (831) 625-8300

tel (831) 626-5200

www.stevensonschool.org

fax (831) 625-5208

fax (831) 624-9044

info@stevensonschool.org

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Men’s Basketball • 1:30 p.m.

ARLEN CHASE ’71 >>>

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Women’s Lacrosse • 10:00 a.m. Women’s Basketball • 12:00 p.m.

LOS ANGELES Thursday, December 8 • 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Napa Valley Grille, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Westwood

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THE FIRST GIRLS OF STEVENSON

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