ALUMN I N EWS
Summer 2021
Thank you to all of our alumni who participated in and attended our 20 virtual events during Reunion Weekend, April 16-18. We are also grateful to Reunion Co-Chairs Alice Nazro Nezzer ’87 and Shannon Powers ’96 and Spartan Alumni Association President Patricia Henna Rowe ’89 for planning such a fun celebration. It was a fabulous weekend that engaged those near and far. Spartans connected over and through various topics, including Episcopal identity, the school's COVID-19 response, admission to St. Stephen’s, the student experience and results of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Audit. Alumni played trivia with our very own game show host Gus Davis ’99 and learned from other Spartans about beer, journalism in 2020, astrophysics, modern art in Austin and charting fish populations in Hawaii. During the weekend we also recognized two amazing alumnae. At the Pioneer Reception on Friday, evening, Jill Matthews Wilkinson ’64 was honored with The Founders’ Distinguished Alumni Award. This honor is conferred by the Spartan Alumni Association to a person whose lifelong contribution to the school has been exemplary. The evening concluded with Wilkinson’s grandson, Dennis Wilkinson ’24, surprising her with a special gift. At the Leadership Reception on Saturday, Jennifer Stayton ’85 was honored with the Spartan Alumni Leadership Award. The award honors an alumnus/a who has provided outstanding volunteer leadership in service to St. Stephen’s and the Spartan Alumni Association. We are grateful to each of you for joining us, and we look forward to next April, when we will host Reunion 2022 in person and back on The Hill. To learn more about the current student experience, we have put together a small video library at www.sstx.org/spartan-experience.
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