Stuart Hall School 2018-19 Annual Report

Celebrate our Successes 2018-19 Annual Report

LETTER FROM

The New Head of School 4

DEAR FRIENDS, It is with great enthusiasm that I write to you as Stuart Hall’s 18th Head of School in its 176th year. I am especially fortunate to follow in the footsteps of Mark Eastham, a visionary and transformational leader who positioned Stuart Hall as an innovative force in the educational landscape while maintaining the School’s core mission of preparing students “for engaged lives of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and contribution.” I share that passion and promise to sustain the strong sense of inclusive community and purposeful mission he exemplified during his tenure.

It gives me great pride to begin my tenure by sending this letter of thanks and congratulations to Stuart Hall families, alumni, and friends.

It has been a banner year for the Annual Fund! We received 989 gifts from 457 donors this past year, as opposed to 798 gifts from 384 donors the year prior! The total amount pledged to the Annual Fund was $456,000 compared to $396,000 in 2017-2018. Support from our current parents increased by 5%.

Stuart Hall is grateful for your support!

Many hardworking volunteers and chairs of committees and events deserve our thanks.

This involvement speaks volumes about the Stuart Hall community and the commitment to the mission of the School. The unique cooperation and mutual respect which exists among Stuart Hall students, administration, faculty and parents are the real strengths of the School.

As always, it is important for us to remember the Annual Fund is not just about new books, computers, sports equipment, or new teachers.

It is truly about the students - and you! The Annual Fund represents unrestricted gifts of cash and stocks made to Stuart Hall and helps to bridge the gap between tuition and providing excellence for the students at the School.

Indeed, this dedication to the School makes a bold vision for the future possible!

I am also thrilled to start my tenure as construction and renovation of the Eastham

Center gets underway in earnest. Throughout this school year, I will work with the Stuart Hall faculty to further design the innovative educational experiences that will come to life in the Center’s beautiful, light-filled teaching and learning spaces. Our vision includes cutting-edge technology as part of Project Max—including virtual and augmented reality— that will enhance the existing curriculum.

Additionally, eSports, audio and video editing studios, cooking, and community-gathering spaces will make the Eastham Center a hub of

learning and fellowship for boarding and day students for years to come.

We at Stuart Hall are proud of our students for so many reasons: their character, their contributions, and their accomplishments.

Much of this success comes because teachers challenge each student to think critically,

MISSION STATEMENT: To prepare students of all faiths for success in universities worldwide and for engaged lives of intellectual curiosity, creativity, and contribution pose questions, and seek solutions, all within a caring, student-centered environment.

Stuart Hall students graduate with a sense of genuine accomplishment, knowing that their integrity, motivation, and hard work have served them well. But we all know that the strength of each student’s education is more than what happens in the classroom. Great schools are created and maintained by a strong partnership between the educational program and the school family. Stuart Hall is such a school and is gaining in strength daily.

Well done, Stuart Hall! Your efforts and contributions have made a difference! Thank you all.

Sincerely, Michael Robinson Head of School

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PEND FIVE MINUTES with Michael Robinson, Stuart Hall’s new Head of School, and you quickly forget you’ve just met. His warm personality and easy smile immediately put you at ease. These are very important traits for the man who will lead Stuart Hall into the next decade. Since not everyone has had the chance to meet Michael or spend quality time with him, we hope you can glean a little information from our conversation with him.

A CONVERSATION WITH NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL, Michael Robinson

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Tell us about your childhood. Do you have any favorite childhood memories?

I am the middle son of three boys and grew up on the campuses of Williams College in Western Massachusetts and Princeton University in New Jersey. My father was a football and lacrosse coach, and my mother was an English teacher.

My favorite childhood memories come from the many summers my family spent together on lakes in Maine, especially Webb Pond where my family has a cabin. The home is slightly north of Acadia National Park and near Ellsworth, Maine. My brothers and I still enjoy gathering with our families there.

Tell us about your family.

My wife Frances and I met at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and have been married for thirty-two happy years. We have three grown daughters: Emily, Grace, and Hannah. Emily is our oldest and I recently had the honor of officiating her marriage to her wonderful husband Sam. She is a clinical social worker in Massachusetts. Grace, our middle daughter, lives in Tel Aviv, Israel where she is the director of recruitment and outreach

for a nonprofit organization. Hannah is in her third year at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

All of our daughters are graduates of independent schools. They received great educations and benefited from the depth and breadth of programs that so many independent schools are able to offer. However, the most important aspect of their education is that they were known and appreciated as individuals and were able to build close, meaningful relationships with faculty and staff members.

Independent schools such as Stuart Hall truly excel at recognizing students as individuals and encouraging them to reach their full potential.

But a description of my family is not complete without mentioning Bear, our very affectionate Lab Golden. He too loves being a part of the Stuart Hall community!

What is your educational background and how did your career bring you to Stuart Hall?

I went to public school throughout my adolescence and then to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for my undergraduate degree. For a few years after I received my degree, I followed in my parents’ footsteps and taught and coached. But I had experienced a calling to ministry since high school. Supported by the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, I attended the Virginia Theological Seminary to prepare for ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.

I’ve enjoyed a number of interesting roles in ministry, including being the college chaplain at The American Cathedral in Paris, France, and the chaplain and Head of the Upper School at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day

School in Washington, D.C. From 1999 to 2016 I served as Head of School for day schools in Tennessee, Illinois, and Massachusetts.

Once Hannah graduated high school, I decided that after seventeen years as a Head of School, it was time to take a short break from administration and go back into the classroom.

I joined the faculty of the Trinity-Pawling School, an all-boys boarding school in New York, where I served as chaplain and taught religion, ethics, and history. I enjoyed this position immensely, but I knew my heart was really in serving as a Head of School and I began conversations with a number of schools about returning to headship, one of which was Stuart Hall.

What really drew me to Stuart Hall is that it is a PreK-12 school with both a residential and day student population, and it has an academic

His warm personality and easy smile immediately put you at ease. These are very important traits for the man who will lead Stuart Hall into the next decade.

What are your hopes and plans for Stuart Hall’s future?

I would like to further the development of our residential life program and ensure it is a deeply engaging program for students where their learning extends beyond the school day. I’m also excited about what is happening downtown with the Eastham Center. I believe we are positioning ourselves to be a national exemplar school for project-based learning. I would like to continue to find ways to bridge the mileage gap between the Verona and Staunton campuses. And finally, in whatever way possible, I would like to continue building on the authentic, inclusive community that is the core identity of Stuart Hall.

And for our final question, what do you like to do for fun?

I love spending time with Frances and our girls. And there are many things to do in Staunton and the Shenandoah Valley.

Just to name a few: hiking and going for bike rides, and golfing at Gypsy Hill Park.

Frances and I also enjoy spending time in downtown Staunton and taking advantage of all it has to offer.

We hope you will join us in welcoming Michael to Stuart Hall!

focus on authentic and project-based learning.

When I visited, it was the inclusive spirit of the Stuart Hall community that really captured my heart! It’s a community where students can bring their full selves to school each day. They work hard and are truly appreciated for who they are.

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2018-­19

Operating Revenue & Support 6000 Auxiliary Activities 5%

Endowment: Long Term Investments

$6,000,000

3% Endowment

Student Fees 5%

5000

$5,000,000

4000

$4,000,000

3000

$3,000,000

2000

$2,000,000

1000

$1,000,000

Gifts & Support 16%

$6,603,549

Net Tuition Revenue 71%

2018-­19

Operating Expense

Programmatic Support 3%

Technology 4%

Advancement 1%

00000

Food service 10%

0

0

Plant 10%

$6,607,205 Administrative 11%

500 500 500 500 500

<$1,000,000> 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Personnel 61%

1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

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1500 1500 1500 1500 1500

Net Gains (Losses)

Beginning Balances

Cash Withdrawals

New Cash Gifts

$3,000,000

Capital Expenditures

$1,800,000

1500000

$1,500,000

L E A DE R S H I P 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 1200000

$1,200,000

B OA R D O F G OV E R N O R S

Ex officio without vote

Dennis Cross, Chair

David Frackelton, Foundation Chair

Steve McAllister, Vice Chair

900000

$900,000

Dr. David H. Charlton The Rev. Ed Covert Cary Dahl Mary Carter Frackelton

600000

$600,000

Tom Kalasky Dylan Kramer ‘12 Catherine (Cathy) Parks Loevner ‘67

300000

$300,000

0

0 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Technology

Vehicles

Furnishings & Equipment

Buildings & Land

Trustees Emeritae Glenore (Glennie) Smith Forbes ‘60 Annette Smith Parker '69 Florence Jones Rutherford '71 Page Hynes Sullenberger ’63 STAFF: Mark Eastham, Chip Broadway

Dr. Dennis G. Nielson

F O U N DATI O N B OA R D

Richard Tankard

David Frackelton, Chair

Kathryn (Kitty) Quarles Wafle ‘71

Molly Brown, Vice Chair

The Honorable Don Wilson

Dana Parks Gray ’65, Secretary-Treasurer

Susan Lambert Yates ‘73

Grace den Hartog Ex officio with vote

Sally Balch Hurme ‘64

The Rt. Rev. Mark Bourlakas

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

The Rev. Shelby Owen

Benjamin N. Wafle

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We are most grateful for the following gifts, which were received between July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019.

Leadership CONTINUED

Board of Governors

Dorothy (Dottie) Duval Nelson '65*

Dennis Cross , ex officio with vote Chair, Board of Governors

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson '64*

Steve McAllister, ex officio with vote Vice-Chair, Board of Governors

Casey Wilkinson Ochs '89

Stuart Society $25,000 and Above

Mary Beirne Kerr Nutt '57*

Beckett-Jones Charitable Trust

Dr. Nancy Poe '78

Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia, Inc. ◊

Elizabeth (Betsy) Pritchard '86

ALUMNI COUNCIL *denotes Emeritus member

Ruth Smith Pritchard '62*

Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge ◊

Heather Douglas Rook '96

Cristina Casado ‘93, President

Katherine (Katie) Campbell Spurlock '87*

Allen & Cary Dahl ◊ # >

Priscilla (PJ) Pineiro Jenkins ‘94, President-Elect

Josephine (Jody) Smith Strickler '66

Anne Quarles Doolittle ’74 ◊

Page Hynes Sullenberger '63* Deborah (Debbie) Lotz Walker '66

William H. & Grace denHartog King

Sara (Sally) Opie Watson '48

Katharine T. Gray ’68 ◊

Anne Bareford Woodard '78

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund ◊

Dylan Kramer ‘12, Secretary Elizabeth White Baker '88* Susan Ellett Beaver '58* David Boatright '07

Donald T. Regan Foundation ◊

Mrs. David A. Lefeve ◊

Margaret (Peggy) Runnels Bowditch '59*

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation ◊

Elizabeth Barry Thrift Brown '64* Adalyn (Addie) Brugger '80*

David & Catherine (Cathy) Parks Loevner ’67 # ◊

Laura (Libbey) Buckley '93

Network for Good

Kay Deitz Carbaugh '01

Dr. Dennis & Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ’64 # ◊

Grier Cross '10

The Estate of Kathryn Maddux Quarles ’47 *◊

Alicia Harmon de Sandoval '98 Jacqueline (Jackie) Duke '87 Catherine (Cate) Dell Dussek '95*

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

Glenore (Glennie) Smith Forbes '60*

five or more years ◊ Denotes consecutive giving

Mary Morriss (Marney) Gibbs '53 Dana Parks Gray '65* Betsy Butzner Greene '66 Elizabeth Hamblet '97* Sally Balch Hurme '64* Linda Roller Livick '53* Elaine Elder McCarrick '61*

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* Denotes deceased

# Denotes Board of Governors or Foundation Board member

+ Denotes Faculty or Staff Member

> Denotes Current Parent

The Estate of Martha Cheek Rudd ‘45* Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ◊

2018-2019

STUART HALL SCHOOL

Honor Roll of Donors

Benjamin & Kathryn (Kitty) Quarles Wafle ’71 # ◊ Ann Watkins ’73 ◊ Randy & Carol Watts E.C. (Buddy) & Shay Wilton ◊ Denise Wooldridge ’76 # ◊ Ronald & Susan Lambert Yates ’73 # ◊

1844 Society $15,000 - $24,999

David & Joannie Kramer ◊

Black, Noland, Read PLC

Marquis Food Services

Dylan Kramer ’12 # ◊

Jane McClure Booth ’77 ◊

Margaret Miles ‘80

Old Main Society $500 - $999

Dennis & Susan Cross ◊ #

Holly Miller ‘75

Taylor Nye Ciuffo ’91

Nancy Mayo Miles ‘58

Arbee Associates

The Estate of Mary Louise Fisher*

Charles & Dorothy (Dottie) Duval Nelson ’65 ◊

H. Stuart & Emily Cochran ◊

P. William & Lisa Moore

Sharon Arne + ◊

Jun Tang & Shuman Chen >

The Estate of Talmadge N. Cooley*

James & Carolyn Smith Moore ’67 ◊

Dr. Thomas and Kae Aycock

Mary Carter Frackelton #◊

Rosa Hamlett Davis ’65 ◊

Moss Vineyards

Mary Whitfield de Vachon ’64 ◊

National Association of Episcopal Schools

Mark & Sara (Sugie) Sproul Battin ’68 ◊

Scott & Krista Goldenberg > ◊ Charles & Irene Frail Hamm ’56 ◊ Sally Balch Hurme ’64 ◊ #

Governors’ Club $2,500 - $4,999

Micaela Baca ’11 ◊

Barbara (Peachy) Byars Beard ’64 ◊

The Estate of Robert & Orlean Holsinger*

Anonymous

Dr. Justin Deaton & Ms. Lauren Hurst >

William & Ellen Armstrong ◊

JoAnn Sawyer Delafield ’54 ◊

Anne Norris Kast ’66 ◊

The Estate of Susan Hignite Barr*

Elisabeth (Betty) Stewart DeLargy ‘69

Annette Smith Parker ’69 # ◊

Patrick & Barbara Bassett ◊

Frantz (Gil) Dussek

Eleanor (Elle) James Perkins ’48

The Rt. Rev. Mark & Martha Bourlakas # >

Drs. Glenn & Jennifer Brammer > ◊

Matthew & Kathleen Egeli >

Elizabeth (Betsy) Pritchard ’86 ◊

Sarah Finley Brodie ’85 > ◊

Benjamin & Tanya Farrell + > ◊

Bonnie Van Fossen Ralston ’84 ◊

Elizabeth (Barry) Thrift Brown ’64

Michael & Frances Robinson

Adalyn (Addie) Brugger ’80 ◊

T.K. & Kristina Rosolina > Elisabeth (Betsy) Norris Sanders ’64 ◊

William & Barbara (Barbie) McClung Call ’77 ◊

Mary K Nelson Stern ’66 ◊ Dr. Grace Suttle ’56 ◊ The Honorable and Mrs. Don Wilson # ◊

David & Wendy Charlton # ◊

Founders’ Club $10,000 - $14,999

Richard & Courtney Coduri >

Epsey Cooke Farrell Weatherbee ’53

Dr. Julia East ’79 ◊

Pearcy Light Flippen ’63 ◊

Mark & Kathy Eastham + ◊

Allen & Sara Ervin ◊

Bruce Gray

Thomas & Anne Garland Farrell ◊

Glenore (Glennie) Smith Forbes ’60 # ◊

Dana Parks Gray ’65 # ◊

Nancy Kight ’66 ◊

Alan & Vicki Goldenberg ◊

The Estate of Elmon Gray*

Kjellstrom-Lee

Garland Gray

Mountain Valley Corporation ◊

James & Betsy Butzner Greene ’66 ◊

Daihong (David) Ling ◊ Martha Sandlin Walton ‘70 The Estate of Katherine (Kathy) Hargett Webb ‘67*

Robert C. Musser ◊ Emily Smith Rappold ’69 Southern Air, Inc. Alfred B. Strickler ◊ Richard & Joie Tankard # > ◊

McGuire Associates $5.000 - $9,999 George & Katharine (Rixey) Smith Booth ’76 ◊

Head’s Circle $1,000 - $2,499 Elizabeth Pound Alsobrook '60 ◊

Sara (Sally) Swift Hodgkin ’45 ◊ R. Ben & Monica Huson > Jude’s A Fine Emporium Jenny Young Kelling ‘68 Mark & Jennifer LaRosa +

Cynthia Patton + ◊

Park & Susan Ellett Beaver ’58 ◊ Peter & Heather Bernard Samantha Somers Bishop ’89 ◊

Ann Tutwiler Carman ’55

Felicia Schaeffer

Margaret (Peggy) Bales Daniels ‘64

Sara Graney Schroeder ‘73

Catherine (Cate) Dell Dussek ’95 > ◊

Sue Lotz Schwarting ’71 ◊

Linda Larcom Fowler ’61 ◊

Jenna Smith ◊ +

Susan King Gaskins ’67 ◊

Drew and Ann Snyder ◊ +

H.L. Lang & Co. Master Jewelers

Katherine (Katie) Campbell Spurlock ’87 ◊ >

Melody Tope Hainline ’78 ◊

Page Hynes Sullenberger ’63 ◊#

Liuming Huang +

Bruce Higginbotham Hemp ’72 ◊ Sara Kerr Hunt ’64 ◊

Steven & Kathryn McAllister # ◊

Frederick & Sara (Sally) Opie Watson ’48 ◊

Elaine Elder McCarrick ’61 ◊

Mila DiCecco Weavil ’82

Linda (Lynn) Furr Kieffer ‘72

Edna (Laura) Doty Wickersham ‘67

Catherine Lareau >

The Rev. Daniel and Jane Worthington

Susan H. Lewis ’63 ◊

Mitch & Iris Carr ◊

Mary Creed Davis Anderson '49 ◊

James & Catherine (Katie) WMcConnel + ◊

Grier Cross ’10 ◊

Marietta Austin-Bielsky '73 ◊

Shirley Dowling McCrary ’61 ◊

Sydney Cross ’13 ◊

Chris & Anne Aycock + >

Mr. Milton T. Ezrati

Donald Beck & Susan (Susie) McMullen Beck ’60* ◊

Mary (Mattie) den Hartog Maisel ‘05

Curtis & Brenda Hathaway ◊

Brian & Casey Wilkinson Ochs ’89 > ◊

Susan Smith Makos ’72 ◊

Wesley Wright, Jr. ◊ Mary Preston Horn Yates ‘72

Elizabeth Wilson Jewell ‘52

Chuck Lenz Emilie Van Petten Merritt ‘46 Anne Hedman Moses + Ngozi Obi > CONTINUED

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Old Main CONTINUED

Stephen Owen & The Rev. Shelby Owen # ◊ Constance (Connie) LeSueur Pepper ‘63 Dr. Nancy T. Poe ’78 ◊ Mark & Paige Lester Pruett ’89 ◊ Julia Beatrice (JB) Reed ’74 ◊ Elizabeth (Liz) Willis Revette ’74

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

◊ consecutive giving

Denotes five or more years

* Denotes deceased

# Denotes Board of Governors or Foundation Board member

+ Denotes Faculty or Staff Member

> Denotes Current Parent

Dr. Jane Richmond ’63 Victor & Karen Santos

Class of 2017 Class of 2018 Margaret (Peggy) Irons DeBerry ’73 ◊ Dr. Susan Dell ◊ John M. Dull + Virginia (Dinny) Ball Fisher ‘45 Carol Leonard Gauntlett ’49 ◊ Mary Morriss (Marney) Gibbs ’53 ◊ Mike & Brooke Canada Golden ’64 ◊ Rob Griffin*

The Rev. Gloria K. Berberich*

Gail Agett Cooler ’71 ◊

Milledge Hart

Mark S. Beveridge

Ann Roach Crawford ‘68

Bruce & Ginger Henry + ◊

Carter Venable Blundon ’48

Ann Riley Currie ’67 ◊

Sally Holm Hopper ’75 ◊

David Boatright ’07

Sara Gilliam D’Amato ‘78

John & Katie Horst +

Sarah Loflin Borcherding ’83

Julia Breckenridge Davis ’66

Dolores Ibarra

P. Roger & Kennon Bowen ◊

June Neel Deckard ’53 ◊

Margaret (Peggy) Napier Viers ’78

Marcus & Priscilla (PJ) Pineiro Jenkins ’94 ◊

Ed & Angela Bower

Mary (Mimi) Haggerty Dickerson ’60 ◊

Jane Mylander Wainwright ’59 ◊

Linda Roller Livick ’53 ◊

Dr. Brad Bradford & Ms. Sandra Catchings

Jane-Page Watson ’73 ◊

Preston & Jane Manning

Mary O’Malley Bragg ’69 ◊

Jo Lynn Draper ‘67

Heather Stone Martin ’87 ◊

Drs. Asher & Laura-Jean Brand

Emma Drennan

Patricia Moser

Stuart & Molly Brown # ◊

Patty Pendleton DuPuis ’55 ◊

Cathy Murray ◊

Louisa (Weesie) Adsit Brownell ‘48

Martha Prater Dwyer ‘75

Janice Funkhouser Scaglione ’69 ◊

Francie Brewer Brunt ’65

Sarah Gibson Eadie + ◊

Kendel St. John & Michael Kelley >

Anne Bryan ’72

Caroline Hynes Emswiler ‘64

Nancy St. John

Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Burwell ’54

Thalia Gooch Stoddard ’68

Melinda Caldwell ’75 ◊

Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia

Dorothy Sullenberger ’88 ◊

Cristina Casado ’93 & Juan Pablo Berrizbeitia ◊

Sheila Scumaci ’73 James & Trina Secor Ann Smith ’70 ◊ Pamela (Pam) Echols Smith ‘69 Barbara Boian Stockton ’58 Sunni Veney +

Red/White Club $250 - $499 Amazon Smile Rida Dawson Aycock '56 Zanny Bandy + > Bob Barron & Frederick Blanton Suzanne S. Blackwell > Chip H. Broadway ◊

Mary Broman Wyton ’66

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Billie J. D’Orsay

Sarah Mauney Faunce ’66 ◊ Rick & Janean Fawley

Debra Casado

Sara Felix ’98

Challengers’ Club $100- $249

Rick & Brooke Cason + >

Barbara Williams Ford-Coates ’66

Jan H. Chase

David & Monica Frackelton # ◊

Paul & Deidre Adkins

C. Rick Chittum

Daniel & Jamie Frye + ◊

Anonymous

Robin Clement ‘74

Dorothea Fuller ’49

Tamsey Garst Audet '74

CeCe Clement-Freiert ’75 ◊

Victor Manuel Rodriquez Garcia

Tom & Linda Baker ◊

Paul & Pamela Coleman >

Jennifer Stark Ball ‘78

Diana Paparozzi Collins ‘73

Nancy (Bobbie) Cheston Gardner ’59

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Rebecca Minear Cool ’64 ◊

Ann (Candy) Corry Garner ’63

Alisa George +

Margaret (Meg) Callahan Lloyd ’72

Mrs. Anita Sanders + ◊

Daniel Walser

John & Rebecca Gorra >

Amanda Luttrell ’05

Eleanor Bell Washburn ’65 ◊

Cynthia Ward Gorski-Popiel ’70

Nancy Rothschild Lyons ’73 ◊

Margaret (Bunny) Lawrence Scutchfield ’65 ◊

Dr. Jaquelin Smith Gotlieb ’64 ◊

Thomas Maffeo

James & Bonnie Graham

Alison Bassett Maher ’89

Adam & Sara Shiflett >

Steve Grande & Renee Staton > ◊

Deborah (Debbie) Lambert Major ’74 ◊

Raven Showalter ’12 ◊ Carole Redmond Smith ‘88

Victoria (Vicki) Sharpe Marks ’56 ◊

Kaitlynn Snyder ‘12

J. Tucker Marston

Kimberly Snyder

Friends Up to $99

Ann Tevis Pettis Mayo ‘50

Gregory Speaker

Anonymous

Harry H. McAlister

Dr. Harriette LaVarre Spiegel ’63 ◊

Bradley Arnold + ◊

Michael McGinnis

Jerry & Anne Starace

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Barnette ‘04

Cathy Ferris McPherson ’74

Melanie Stevens ’73

Jennifer Bartley + >

Lucy Burwell Meade ’53 ◊

Patricia Crowell Stewart ’65 ◊

Winn Bolton Baucom ’05

Carol Hebrance ‘59

Barbara Yocom Miller ’59 ◊

Lisa King Stratienko ’74 ◊

Libby Stewart Beam ‘67

Dr. Jane Timberlake Helwig ’65 ◊

Elizabeth (Libby) Smith Miller ’50 ◊

Jeffrey & Ann Beatty

Christopher & Anne Higgins

Janet Morrison ’50

Josephine (Jody) Smith Strickler ’66 ◊

Emmett G. Hines ◊

Dr. Len and Beth Nelsen

Marilyn Berry ’73

Holly Hobson ‘75

John A. Nolde

Virginia Munce Bertholet ‘75

Anna Austell Hogan ’87 ◊

Robert & Mary Beirne Kerr Nutt ’57

Anne Carr Bingham ’63

Virginia (Jinks) Rogers Holton ’42 ◊

Constance (Connie) O’Brien ’82

Lee A. Beam

Samantha Hughes + > ◊

Deborah (Debbie) Beyer O’Toole ’88

Marie Beaurline +

Toviah Morris Payne + ◊

Leigh Bolton

Lionel & Susan Perkins

Penelope Booze Foss ‘69

Diana (Dede) Williams Green ’67 Brenda Hagg Katherine Hagg ’10 ◊ Carol Williams Hall ‘77 Patricia (Patti) Weeks Hannah ’69 Meredith Harris Virginia (Ginny) Coppridge Hayes ’73 ◊

Dr. Jessica Jacovidis Elizabeth (Betty) Shewmake Johannessen ’50

Eleanor (Ellie) Opie Seiferth ’65 ◊

Polly Taylor Watson ‘57 Elizabeth Kemper Wharton ’54 ◊ Amanda Strupp Whitsel ’78 Anne Bareford Woodard ’71 ◊ Sybil Thurman Wyatt ’74 ◊

Candace (Candy) Sensabaugh Berry ’91

Caylin Campbell Boisvert ‘05

Jacqueline Thompson Johnson ’78

Mary Cary Ward Peterson ’06 ◊

Katherine (Kathy) Beto Jones ’67

Tom Phillips

George & Eileen Stone >

Katherine Frackelton Boyet ‘83

Martha Hill Jordan ’73

The Rt. Rev. Neff Powell

Faith Strong ‘78

Justine Waite Brim ‘04

Gretchen Kite Kaufmann ’78

Sarah Page Pritzlaff ’78

Nancy Guthrie Summers ’64

Mary Smith Brugh ‘53

Walter & Kim Kerschl

Warren & Anita Ramp ◊

Janice Jacobson Thomas ’64 ◊

Cotten & Caryn Brown ◊

Anne Waterman Klinger ’66

Anne Randolph ’65

Warwick Deyerle Tomfohr ‘66

Dr. Ty Buckman & Ms. Jody Rambo >

Eleanor Tolbert Lawrence ’68

Katherine Rawls

Anne Bell Turnbull ’71

Hannah Call ’16

Letitia Leadbetter

Sallie Rowe Roberts ’79 ◊

Roberta Hastings Turner ’54 ◊

Eulalia McDowell Callahan ’78

Renate Freeman Lepore ’60 ◊

Donna Higginbotham Rosser ‘70

Mary Jones Underwood ’71 ◊

Kevin & Julie Caran + > ◊

Stanley J. Lesniak

Sally Wheat Ruffin ‘55

Daisy VanDenburgh ◊

Kay Allyn Carbaugh '01

Elizabeth (Betty) Sellars Little ’50 ◊

Eloise (Lisa) Ryder ’78

Marsha Vayvada & Donald Steger

Ashley Carter ’87 ◊

Catherine Lloyd ’60

Katherine Hollis Sale ’66

Susan (Sue) Burruss Wall ‘49* ◊

Margaux Clark ’13

Mary Scot McAllister Boyce ’98

CONTINUED

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Friends CONTINUED

Peter Cline & Elizabeth Moore + ◊

Teresa Huntley + ◊

Mitch Conley ’13

Robin Kresge Incheck ‘09

Anwyn Cook ‘13

Nathalie Jensen +

Deborah (Debbie) Doutt Coombs ‘60

Dr. Sybille Jobin

Tad & Denise Cotter >

Josung Kang ’13

Ari Cotzomi ’19

Susan Kelley ‘67

Margaret Laster Cuthbertson ’98

Victoria (Tori) Botkin Kennedy ’09 ◊

Christa Abbott Davis ’92 ◊

Elizabeth (Tizzy) Kerr ‘70

Thomas & Constance Davis ◊

Julia Kiessling ’68

Alicia Harman de Sandoval ’98 >

Lauren Kim ‘13

Sarah Sullenberger Deigl ’92

Peggy Jordan Lamborne ‘70

Marjorie (Rusty) Nash Dodd ’64

Elizabeth (Taz) Stephens LaRue ’00

Jacqueline (Jackie) Duke ‘87 Kathryn (Kathy) Hill Dutton ’74 Margaret (Meg) Eckman ’07 ◊ Chelsea Deaton Fernando ’13 Ms. Ashley Fleming + Tamara Funk > Linda Newell Garza ’78 Elizabeth Blair Krusz Gordon ’04 Heather Good Gruber ’76 Xianzi Sandra Guo ’13

Timothy & Brenna Layne + > Alisa Loughlin + Jing Ma ‘13 Kathleen Maddox + ◊ Josie McMahon ‘98 Ellen McNamara ’13 Emily Laser McNamara ‘09 Lillie Brown McNeill ’82

Provides matching funds, corporate donations, and donor advised funds distributions David & Lynn Rice-Takahaski ‘79 Dr. Joseph & Heidi Rizzo > ◊ Jordan Rodericks > Heather Douglas Rook ‘96 Sandra Gills Rothschild ’66 ◊ Jorge Rovirosa Martin & Debra Schmid + > Eleanore Setzer Jessica Dempsey Sharp ‘05 Teresa Johnson Skidmore ’87 Dylan & Kelsey Sorge + ◊

Aghdami Family Fund American Endowment Foundation Bank of America Bank of America Employee Giving Baton Rouge Area Foundation Beckett-Jones Charitable Trust Carr Family Foundation Charles Schwab & Co Inc. Cochran Family Foundation Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond

Carol Stanley + ◊

Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge

Rebecca (Becky) Dountz Stewart ’55 ◊

David Vaughan Investments

Kiele Stewart-Funai ‘00 Anne Davis Strider ’80 ◊ Nance Sweet + ◊

Delta Airlines Foundation Donald T. Regan Foundation E.H. Lester Charitable Trust

Maybelle Runkle Traut ’51 ◊

Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia

Susan Tully ‘67

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLLC

Louise Velletri

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Daryl Farrington Walker ‘54

GHR Foundation

Deborah (Debbie) Lotz Walker ’66 ◊

Hamm Family Foundation, Inc.

Sallie Robinson Ward ‘76

Hofheimer-Wright Foundation

Katreniah Washington ’87

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund

Anne T. Overman

Elizabeth (Penny) Ogden Weinstein ’58

Lee Stuart Cochran Trust

Alana Brisbin Parker ’69 ◊

Nicole Heider Wells ‘14

Jean Ferry Pool ‘70

Louise S. Whipple

Hunter Hopkins

Ruth Smith Pritchard ’62 ◊

Zijun Violet Xu ’13

Stephen Hoyle ’14

Gregory P. Ranzini ‘10

Alice Tappan York ’55 ◊

Massachusetts Life Insurance Company

Victoria (Vickie) Oppel Hudson ’87

Kevin & Anne Remington >

Melissa Rogers Young ’70

Merrill Lynch

Wanda Smith Hunt ‘76

Cynthia Falk Rice ’74

Xin Connie Zhang ‘13

Middleburg Financial

Elizabeth (Lisby) Billips Hall ’72 Rebecca Haque Harriet Savaides Harris ’64 ◊ Anne Hatheway ‘72 Lyell P. Hern, Jr. Halime Hodson + ◊ Isabel Savage Hogue ‘72 Carolyn Holland + Chip & Mary Honsinger Elizabeth (LizBet) Baker Hopkins ’50 ◊

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Abigail (Abbey) Lawhorne ’13

CORPORATION AND FOUNDATION

Anne Rhett Taylor Merrill ’65 Neriah Dillon Mitchener ’13 Sallie Morgan ’78 Hunter & Kelsey Murray + Emmaline Nelsen ’15 Rebecca Lenac Northcote ’96 Richard B. Obenschain Maria Ortiz ’14 +

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Manufacturers Hanover Foundation

GIBBS SOCIETY

Milliken & Company

Class of 1998

MKS Associates

Class of 2010

J Lewis Gibbs Legacy Members

Morgan Stanley

Class of 2013

G. Holbrook Barber

The New York Community Trust

Class of 2014

The New York Times Co. Foundation

John M. Dull

Dr. George & Elizabeth Cross Barber ‘09

Norfolk Southern Foundation Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation

Mark & Kathy Eastham

Col. Daniel & Dr. Susan Hignite Barr

Susan King Gaskins ‘67

Mary Caperton Armistead Bear ‘43

Pamela Burnside Gray ‘44

Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

Rob Griffin

Donald Beck & Susan (Susie) McMullen Beck ‘60

The Rev. Connor Gwin

Russell & Bertie Berry

Schwab Charitable Fund

Mrs. Halime Hodson

TIAA Charitable

Ann Carter Hutter

Charles & Bernard Berkeley Blanchard ‘39

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

The Juanitas

The Winston-Salem Foundation YourCause, LLC Trustee for Berry Global

Shelley Boatright Keith & Harriet (Susie) Davis Boone ‘57

Adele Kiessling Dennis & Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

Patricia Hamilton Bousfield ‘36

Casey Wilkinson Ochs ‘89

The Rev. Alexander Boyer & Margaret Aspril Boyer ‘33

TRIBUTES (Memorials and Honorees)

Douglas Earle Quarles, Jr.

Dr. David & Wendy Charlton

Kathryn (Kitty) Maddux Quarles ‘47

Mary Blakeslee Nettleton Chase ‘45

Kitty Alexander ‘27

Julia Beatrice (JB) Reed ‘74

Trinity Episcopal Church

Jane Ambrose-Cosby ‘59

Tacy Bolton Reid ‘01

Yvonne Franklin Clement ‘42

Brad Arnold

Jenna Smith

Phoebe Alexander ‘29

Kelsey Sorge

The Rev. Justice & Mrs. George Cochran

Patrick & Barbara Bassett

The Soother Society

Winn Bolton Baucom ‘05

Katie Campbell Spurlock ‘87

Libbey Buckley ‘93

Florence Gray Tullidge ‘45

Elizabeth (Betty) Lewis Constantine ‘30

Class of 1965

Jane-Page Watson ‘73

Fred & Mary Frances Cook

Class of 1966

Epsey Cooke Farrell Weatherbee ‘53

Nancy Fryman Cosgrove ‘65

Class of 1967 Class of 1970

The White Lady

Virginia Stuart Waller Davis ‘17

Class of 1971

Mary Page Swift Wuerthner '47

Frances (Fran) Dawson ‘52

Class of 1975 Class of 1976 Class of 1978 Class of 1986

Sybil Thurman Wyatt ‘74 Susan Lambert Yates ‘73

Nancy Moncure Lyne Coleman ‘22 Lucy Jane Hines Conger ‘41

Dennis & Susan Cross

Mark Eastham, Head of School, and Sharon Arne, Academic Dean

NAIS CONFERENCE

Robert De Coudres Virginia Boogher Dillard ‘25 Claude & Betty Bowman Duval ‘30 Frances (Fran) Early ‘58

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Pete Echols: Sharing His Love of Music With Our STUdents

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WHEN YOU WALK into Pete Echols’ office in the music department, you can often hear Deerhunter playing softly through the speakers on his computer. The progressive indie band with an electro-orchestral vibe is somewhat at odds with his immaculate tweed blazer and tie, and his tortoise-shell glasses and pocket square. Pete is the kind of teacher who, at 28, is an old soul, pulled from another decade when men wore hats and held doors.

One can forget his youthfulness and just how hip he really is until you get a glimpse of him in his natural habitat, engaging with his love of sound and varied musical expression.

To say that Pete loves teaching music or that he loves Stuart Hall is an understatement, and his work ethic is apparent in everything he does. In his few years here, he has brought a level of expertise and professionalism to the department reminiscent of a time when music could be heard regularly from practice rooms throughout Old Main. Outside of the classroom, he and his wife, Meg, serve as dorm parents in Robertson House, he plays for multiple local bands and ensembles, and he has deep connections to the musical community from the Tidewater region to the Valley. It is those connections that he works tirelessly to employ on behalf of the School, and from which our students in grades 6-12 benefit regularly.

The program Pete is most proud of is the Artist in Residence program, now in its fourth year. The program’s purpose is to bring a professional player and educator to campus to work with students. Children as young as 11 get direct feedback and experience playing with a PhD, and for many of them it is their first academic conversation with a university professor. As Pete notes, “It’s a holistic program due to the nature of music

itself. Musicians are only musicians because of passion. No one takes a ‘desk job’ in music.

Those who succeed work hard for years to perfect individual notes or dynamics. 20 or 30 years prior, these professionals started exactly where these students are now. So kids not only get a sense of academic music, they get a glimpse of what it might be like to dedicate one’s life to something about which they’re deeply passionate.”

Leadership is also a focus of the music program on the Staunton campus. Over the last few years, there have been five student teaching assistants in the department who contribute meaningfully to Introduction to Music or AP Music Theory. “We will often be 30 minutes into an 85 minute period before I take over from the TA,” Pete says. “They do an excellent job of introducing lessons, working with other kids, and passing on what they have learned.

I love that I can give students the opportunity

“At the end of the day, my goal isn’t to teach students to be great musicians, though we of course strive for that. My goal is to help students become great people. Music is just the platform I use to do that.” to teach before they enter college or the working world.”

Similarly, Pete works with the Tri-M music honors society and through his community connections is able to acquire free tickets to

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Alan & Elisabeth (Betsy) Norris Sanders ‘64

Geoff Campbell & Julia East ‘79

Marian Javana ‘49

Mary Carter Frackelton

Kristine Johnson ‘74

The Estate of Martha A. Kendall

Martha Dabney Jones

Virginia (Dinny) Ball Fisher ‘45

Anne Norris Kast ‘66

Luke & Catherine Baber Fleischman ‘81

Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith Kirkland ‘56 Dr. Swen (Eric) & Susan Laser

Robert & Lorraine Murphy Fletcher ‘06

John & Pamela (Pam) Echols Smith ‘69

Dr. Townes & Paula Lea

Jane Smith ‘43

Edsel & Shirley Wright Lester ‘54

Gen. & Mrs. Archibald Sproul

Gray Foundation

David & Catherine (Cathy) Parks Loevner ‘67

Gary & Mary K Nelson Stern ‘66

Ralph E. Mills Foundation

Rebecca (Polly) Pollard Logan ‘24

The Edward E. Ford Foundation

Grace Phillips Loth ‘24

The Westchester Foundation

Josephine (Jo) Gibbs Lotz ‘34

Olga (Tots) Fulton ‘28

James & Susan Smith Makos ‘72

Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Robert Manchester

DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund

Mary Agnes Amick Melton ‘46

Jane (Kitchie) Roseberry Tolleson ‘48

P. William & Lisa Moore

Fitz-Gibbon Trust

Malcolm & Dorothy Murlless

Hunter Charitable Trust

Carol Leonard Gauntlett ‘49

Dr. Dennis & Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ‘64

Florence Gray Tullidge ‘45

Mary Morriss (Marney) Gibbs ‘53

Elizabeth Norfleet

Mrs. J. Lewis Gibbs

Frances O’Brien ‘30

David & Deborah (Debbie) Lotz Walker ‘66

Sylvia Mathis Gibson ‘53

Jonathan & Mary Graham Old

Susan Burress Wall ‘49

Ellen Victor Gilchrist ‘19

William & Virginia Perry

Roderick & Polly Taylor Watson ‘57

Katharine Gray ‘68

Elizabeth (Betsy) Prithard ’86 & David Wiedemer

Frederick & Sara (Sally) Opie Watson ‘48

Douglas & Kathryn (Kitty) Maddux Quarles ‘47

Emily Timberlake Watterson ‘30

James & Betsy Butzner Greene ‘66 William Habliston

Gladys Quarles

Mildred Haines

Elizabeth (Betty) Kernan Quigley ‘44

Beazley Foundation

the Charlottesville Symphony. His upper-level student leaders prepare pre-concert talks to give other students perspective about what they will experience. “90 minutes of classical music is a lot of sonic space in which to get lost, but with guidance, students have a better chance of understanding what’s happening,” Pete says. “I've attended professional preconcert talks led by doctoral music scholars that were less impressive than the work [these students] prepare.”

Pete’s focus is on the whole-student, not just musical education, as evidenced both in his programming and in his educational philosophy. “At the end of the day, my goal isn’t to teach students to be great musicians, though we of course strive for that. My goal is to help students become great people. Music is just the platform I use to do that.”

Stuart Hall is fortunate to have a teacher who contributes so much to the Staunton is our Campus vision, our leadership program, and our residential community. If you ask Pete if he and his wife have children, he says “I have 18 boys. Please come meet them at Robertson some time.” His talent and commitment to our School is laudable.

Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance

Fred & Virginia Funkhouser W.H. & Susan King Gaskins ‘67

The Hon. Elmon & Pamela Burnside Gray ‘44

Elizabeth Pinkerton Scott ‘32 Anne Bragdon Smith ‘34 Brian & Kimberlee (Kim) Lester Smith ‘87

Dr. Emma Stokes ‘63 Page Hynes Sullenberger ‘63 A.K. & Margaret Sutton Katharine Terrie ‘62 Mary (Jimmie) Lasley Thomas ‘40

Lucy Venable ‘44

Harold & Elizabeth (Betsy) Bivens Weaver ‘57 James Wheat

Dr. Jane Richmond ‘63

William & Beatrice de Blonay White ‘58

Helen Robinson Heinzer ‘75

Julia Gooch Richmond ‘30

Dr. W.L. & Dorothy Ford Wiley ‘19

Gov. A. Linwood & Virginia (Jinks) Rogers Holton ‘42

Dr. & Mrs. James Rooney

Isabel Willson

Raymond & Laura Lee Buchanan Rush ‘46

Robert Withers

Virginia (Ginny) Coppridge Hayes ‘73

Arthur & Sally Balch Hurme ‘64

Ronald & Susan Lambert Yates ‘73

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Changemaker. Trailblazer. Pioneer.

These are words that can be attributed to the late Lucy Venable, Stuart Hall Class of 1944, who passed away January 29, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. But they are not words that Lucy, ever humble and focused on the needs of others, would have ever used to describe herself.

Lucy Dart Venable grew up in West Virginia’s capital city of Charleston, where the salt mines and natural gas industries reigned, and Daniel Boone once sat on the Kanawha County Assembly. Her father was in the steel business, and her maternal grandfather owned a coal mine near Oak Hill. One day, young Lucy was playing outside with the grandchildren of her mother’s maid. When she asked if they could come inside with her to continue their game, her mother explained that it just wouldn’t be proper because Lucy was white and her playmates were black. Lucy was perplexed but obedient, and talked with her mother about it later. Her mother’s response? If this bothered Lucy, she should do something about it. This challenge stuck with Lucy as years went by, and when she grew up and felt troubled by the race wars caused by school integration, she decided to do something about it at her own alma mater – Stuart Hall.

Lucy first arrived at Stuart Hall in the fall of 1939, on the cusp of her eighth grade year, and stayed until the spring of 1944, when she graduated first in her

class (tied with a classmate) of 35 girls.

The 150 or so girls who called Stuart Hall home in the late 1930s and early 1940s were mostly Virginians, though representative of many Southern states. Diversity, in Lucy’s day, were girls from “outlier” states in New England or the Midwest, or the rare exchange student. There was a marked sameness about the student body. Many girls were from well-to-do families. Most were Christians. All were white. Though the student handbook began with the words, “Rich in traditions

of the past; alive to the needs of the present,” integration was not yet identified as a need.

Lucy was a diligent and involved student at Stuart Hall who excelled in academics, Bible, sports, music, and her special interest – dance. After graduation, she majored in Spanish and focused on dance at Wellesley College and later studied at Juilliard. Lucy’s roommate at Stuart Hall, Jane Stuart Smith, went on to become an opera singer. Lucy spent twenty years dancing in New York City,

was founder and staff member of the Merry-Go-Rounders, a dance theatre for children, co-authored a book on dance, and later became professor emeritus of dance at Ohio State University.

As she built a career as a dancer and professor, the civil rights movement was gaining in momentum. Lucy, reflecting on what to do, decided to provide scholarships for African-American students at Stuart Hall, “the only place I thought I could make a difference at the time,” as she has said. In 1973, Lucy began

funding two partial scholarships for African-American students at Stuart Hall. The scholarship was named in honor of her mother, Amy Venable, who initially inspired her to change the things she could in this world.

One of the first students to benefit from this scholarship was Denise Wooldridge ’76. She enrolled at Stuart Hall as a sophomore from Richmond, Virginia, and graduated the same year Lucy Venable was named Distinguished Alumna. She

thrived at Stuart Hall, making lifelong friends and serving as a student leader.

A graduate of Duke University, Denise has enjoyed a long and successful career in food sustainability, including roles at Kraft and McCain Foods, and has served her alma mater diligently and enthusiastically as a member of both the Board of Governors and the Foundation Board. In 2011, she was named Distinguished Alumna, with Lucy quietly and proudly sitting amongst the audience, cheering her on. The two women enjoyed a loving friendship during Lucy’s later years and corresponded and visited whenever they got the chance.

Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ’64 began attending Stuart Hall in the fall of 1962 and graduated in 1964. A chance decision to attend a Stuart Hall alumnae event in Charlottesville, Virginia in the early 1980s was her impetus to become re-engaged with her alma mater. She became a leader, first on the Alumnae/i Council, then as a member of the Board of Governors, and was herself honored as a Distinguished Alumna. After moving to Staunton from Miami, Florida, Bonnie and her husband, Dr. Dennis Nielson (an Honorary Distinguished Alum), became regulars at the School, serving on Boards, cheering on the Dragons at sporting events, and even serving as judges at a recent spelling bee. Though Stuart Hall during Bonnie’s time wasn’t much CONTINUED

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different from the School during Lucy’s era, the Nielsons believe strongly in the Stuart Hall of today, a place where every student is known and loved, honored for their individuality, and where diversity is celebrated.

It was only fitting that Denise and the Nielsons joined forces in the spring of 2019 to rename the Arcade after Lucy Dent Venable through gifts made to the Forward Ever capital campaign. The Arcade, used by every single member of the community multiple times during the day, has long been a gathering spot for students and teachers to visit,

Alumni Weekend

2019

175 years of history, friendship,

relax, and collaborate during the day.

The Arcade was dedicated during the School’s celebration of its 175th Alumni Weekend and will long serve as a reminder of what love, inspiration, and forward thinking can do.

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mementos depicting life in these halls during many generations.

A slide show with photos from the 1800s through today added another element of magic to the evening. Afterwards, many alums kicked up their heels downtown at a dance party arranged by Staunton Military Academy, while the 18 members of the Class of 1969 (plus 3 spouses!) enjoyed a catered dinner in their honor at Carroll House, in celebration of their 50th Stuart Hall Reunion.

On Saturday morning, the 37 members of the Class of 2019 joined dozens of alumni and Mr. Eastham in the Auditorium again for the Roundtable Remembrances, a beloved reunion tradition. Seniors, just a month shy of receiving their Stuart Hall diplomas, shared freely about their Stuart Hall experiences, and marveled at the stories from years past, some from as far back as the 1940s. Afterwards, alums descended the familiar staircase to their beloved dining hall for lunch and awards. While alums were enjoying port wine and crudité plates with crackers, Distinguished Alumna Page Hynes Sullenberger ’63 took the microphone for the awards portion of the luncheon. To her great surprise, Board of Governors member Kitty Lee Quarles Wafle ’71 was named Distinguished Alumna. She was pinned symbolically with the gorgeous gold Distinguished Alumna that was first awarded to her mother, the late Kitty Maddux Quarles ’47, when she received the same honor back in 1993, then presented with her very own pin. Mrs. Sullenberger then presented the Distinguished Honorary Alum

innovation, education, tradition, and love were celebrated in fine fashion the weekend of April 12-14, 2019.

This Alumni Weekend, more than ever, was marked with a special feeling of sisterhood, brotherhood, kinship, and celebration of a place that has changed with time but kept at its center the values it holds the dearest.

The glorious spring weather set the stage for a weekend of joy, beginning with opening cocktails in Stuart Hall’s newly-renovated Old Main Auditorium. There, alums from many generations enjoyed sipping cocktails, noshing on passed hors d’hoeuvres, and reliving history! Various eras of Stuart Hall’s past came alive through creative displays which included old scrapbooks, photos, uniforms, and other

award to Mr. Patrick F. Bassett, Headmaster of Stuart Hall from 1980-89 and former president of the National Association of Episcopal Schools. Mr. Bassett’s wife, Barbara, and many of his former students were on hand to help celebrate! Both of these awards honor people who have shown tremendous dedication, in all forms, to the School.

Speaking of dedication, we held several heartfelt, well-attended dedication ceremonies over the weekend! The dining hall, site of so many great memories and even better meals, was rededicated The Ronald and Susan Lambert Yates ’73, and the kitchen was renamed SLY’s Kitchen. Two study rooms in the newly-remodeled DavisPitt Commons – one named in honor of Board of Governors member Dylan Kramer ’12 by his family, the other named in loving memory of Turner and Lois Smith by their children (son Turner and alumna daughters Glennie Smith Forbes ’60, Dr. Jackie Smith Gotlieb ’64, Jody Smith Strickler ’66, and Emily Smith Rappold ’69) – were dedicated by those families. Our Auditorium, a familiar place to all alums, was rechristened The Loevner Auditorium, in honor of Board members Cathy Parks Loevner ’67 and Dana Parks Gray ’65 and in memory of their parents. Lastly, a crowd gathered in the Arcade, which was renamed The Venable Arcade in loving memory of Lucy Venable ’44, herself a Distinguished Alumna and ardent advocate of racial equality at Stuart Hall. Miss Venable promoted for integration at Stuart Hall and helped fund scholarships for our first African-American students, including Denise

Wooldridge ’76, who benefited directly from Ms. Venable’s vision and bounty. Ms. Wooldridge, along with Dr. Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson ’64, joined forces to rename the Arcade in Lucy’s memory, so that all who pass through will know and remember her crusade for equality and education for all.

Though spirits were high at Alumni Weekend, many classes felt the weight of lost classmates whose early deaths prevented them from joining us at our 175th reunion celebration. A lovely, simple, student-led memorial service in King Theatre showed them proper honor and respect.

The Eastham Center, our downtown campus, was the site of a lively Sip and Splash wine and craft party, which featured painting, crafting bracelets, and much laughter and revelry. The Class of ’69 continued the celebration of 50+ years of friendship with a special trip to Barren Ridge Vineyard. Dinnertime found many alums enjoying ham biscuits, flank steak, mushroom risotto, and mini pecan pies at Worthington House, home of Mark and Kathy Eastham, or in private homes. When dinner ended, many alums came back downtown for a complimentary beverage at The Eastham Center before embarking on our first-ever Downtown Pub Tour, which featured stops at various local watering holes that featured Stuart Hall-themed cocktails like The Martha Dabney Jones and The Brad Arnold!

It was a beautiful weekend filled with stories, memories, laughter, and joie de vivre. Plan to join us next time ~ April 17-19, 2020!

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