STUART NEWS THE MAGAZINE FOR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF STUART COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
2019 EDITION | 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT
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B OA R D O F TR U S TE E S 2019 - 2 0 2 0 Cheryl Lagay, Chair Jill Anderson Mark Badros Scott Blandford Patricia Costante Patty L. Fagin, PhD Jasmine Ferrer '87 Emily Firmenich Steve Hackett Judy Garson, RSCJ Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Sara Burchell Kestner '96 Laura Lamke Pablo Lapuerta, MD Sean McKee Michael Mullen Niranjana Rajan-Mohandas, MD Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Hamilton F. Potter III Veronica Robinson '94 Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Ari Soroken Paul Teti Joanna Vargas '88 Marguerite Vera James P. Winder
ABOUT STUART Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart serves approximately 400 students in preschool through grade 12. The school admits students of any race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin to all the rights or privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarships, or loan programs or athletic
Dear Sacred Heart Family and Friends, Each year I reflect on what our community has accomplished, but more importantly on how we accomplished it. As a Sacred Heart school, we recognize that the accomplishments of
our students and faculty are grounded in a calling to prepare the next generation for lives of
leadership and service. Stuart girls and young boys have a sense of a higher purpose and know that by leading with heart, they can make a difference in the world.
For 56 years, Stuart has been blessed with the Sacred Heart traditions and the Goals and
Criteria to guide our curriculum and the experiences of our students. We are charged with living a life of purpose, of integrity and of conviction. In 2019, our community built on this
foundation and embraced what it means to lead with heart across all three academic divisions and through the arts, athletics and service. With the guidance of Stuart faculty, our girls and young boys not only learned how to identify a problem and to ask “What can I do to make
a difference?” but our students took action to address issues around the world and close to
home. From Goal 3 Days to project based learning, each Stuart student can see how his or her
contribution can make a difference - all with the teachings of our Founding Mothers as a guide. As you enjoy this edition of Stuart News, I invite you to reflect on the importance of a Sacred Heart education and what it means to lead with purpose and heart in your own journey as a member of the Sacred Heart community.
or other school-administered programs. Stuart is accredited by the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS)
Warmly,
and Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Stuart is the home of the National Center for Girls’ Leadership and is a member of the international community of Sacred Heart Schools, NJAIS, the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, the Secondary School Admission Board, the College Board,
Patty L. Fagin, PhD | Head of School
the Education Records Bureau and the Association of Supervision and Curriculum.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SOROKEN FACULTY EXCELLENCE FUND PAGE 11
THE SC IEN C E an d
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PROTEC TIVE POWER
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GRADUATION 2019 PAGES 22-25
SENIOR AWARDS 2019 PAGES 26-27
COLLEGE MATRICULATION PAGES 28-31
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Q & A w ith
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I AM CALLED A "STUART LIFER" JUSTINE SCHIRO '92
L OW ER SC H O O L STEM SP EC IAL I ST
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Elena Nickerson
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ALUMNAE WEEKEND RECAP
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ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW PAGES 42-45
A L U MN AE N EWS wi th R AC HEL LEARS ' 95
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LIFE MILESTONES PAGES 56-57
IN LOVING MEMORY Page 58 —
ANNUAL REPORT PAGES 60 - 93
46 A RO U ND C AM P US YEA R in REV I EW Moments from the 2018-2019 school year at Stuart
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DR. LISA MILLER HAS SPENT DECADES RESEARCHING THE SCIENCE AND THE POWER OF SPIRITUALITY, and has written and spoken extensively on the topic. In her book The Spiritual Child, she not only outlines the evidence for an innate, genetic spirituality, but how parents are and can be even more influential in the development of this foundational, protective capacity in their children.
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THE SCIENCE AND PROTECTIVE POWER OF SPIRITUALITY
Lived Out at Stuart
BY BETH MARKS '84 AND ALICIA FRUSCIONE '98 | WITH EXCERPTS FROM THE SPIRITUAL CHILD BY DR. LISA MILLER
Spirituality is a science? Well, not exactly. But over the past two decades, spirituality certainly has been proven by science. Evidence-based research and imaging have shown the effects of spiritual engagement on brain structure, mind and body. Thus science provides us with “strong evidence that biologically, neurologically, and psychologically, spirituality is part of our nature and is foundational to thriving," Miller writes. If something is proven to be fundamental to flourishing or succeeding, one would expect that it would receive the commensurate amount of attention. Further, considering that spirituality, while innate, “can be sustained and cultivated … or dulled by neglect,” wouldn’t you want to make sure you are on the right side of that story for the sake of your children? Spirituality is the most powerful form of resilience, protectiveness, and thriving known to medicine and the social sciences. “Shutting down spiritual development [even unintentionally] creates a developmental gap,” but it is one that society seems unconcerned about. Perhaps simply unaware of the importance of spiritual development or the role we (parents, family, friends, educators) play in affecting the outcome. We must make spirituality available to children, primarily through relationships in which an adult is showing up, being there, engaging in conversation, taking their lead, and exploring their questions. Children need to find a spiritual connection. While this is often a parent at first, the truth is that many adults have the ability to impact children spiritually. Each adult in a child's life “has a personal choice to decide to be a spiritual presence and model of love, and as they choose to do so, the child’s routine social world becomes … a place to learn spiritually in daily life.” Stuart is a place where children are offered a place to do this exact kind of spiritual learning in their daily lives, in
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addition to excelling in the academic fields of study and the hard work of being kids. In fact, they happen simultaneously. They are layered throughout a child’s curricular and co-curricular experience. The place is safe for spiritual development, even when the content of the conversation may be mathematics or literature or playground dynamics. Stuart provides children a context in which they can engage in thoughtful dialogue around shared commonalities. When we talk about educational curricula intended to turn out a well-rounded child, no one debates the need for children to develop their core faculties in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Natural spirituality just isn’t considered one of them. At Stuart we challenge the societal view of spiritual development as “other” or “unnecessary” and support this essential, foundational growth in our students. It is a part of who we are and what we do. For over 50 years we have been educating young women with the Sacred Heart Goals as our guide in ways that align almost seamlessly with Dr. Miller’s research-based discoveries and recommendations. According to Dr. Miller, natural spiritual expression in children includes: •Natural love of spiritual ritual and prayer •Capacity for spiritual perception … intuitive guidance, love and unitive empathy, a sense of oneness with others •Right action and the desire to be helpful, giving, contributing, sharing At Stuart, we intentionally develop a curriculum model specific to faith and spirituality that fosters a connection to a higher power from the youngest of ages. In the Lower School we begin with social-emotional learning and a
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ASP Summer Service Trip | 2019 theology curriculum tailored to celebrate and recognize holidays and celebrations from various religious groups. By Middle School, students engage in thoughtful dialogue as theology coursework engages them in discussion around scripture, reflections on spiritual practices/activities from many religions, and space to pray or meditate. “Students often bring in prayers from within their own spiritual traditions or discuss methods of centering themselves,” shared Cathy Murphy, a member of the Middle School faculty. Even at these young ages, spirituality and personal faith are celebrated and encouraged. As Anna Dulencin P ’27 and Mahmoud El Banna P ’27 shared regarding the experience of their daughter Fatima, “It's important to us that our daughter is educated in an environment that not only values faith as an integral part of her development, but also respects an individual approach to spirituality.” In Upper School, students engage in thoughtful discussion around ethics and spirituality. Practices and symbols across religions are explored and discussed, and students reflect on how similar views and longings are centered in similar questions. “I feel that this has greatly expanded my worldview and understanding of people who are different from myself.” shared Izy Engel '17. “I am so grateful to have been educated in a spiritual atmosphere. At most schools, religion is simply not discussed, but at Stuart I had the opportunity to learn about and gain an appreciation for a
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broad array of religions and beliefs. Teachers and classmates loved hearing about my different experiences — I even had my Bat Mitzvah [a traditional Jewish coming of age ceremony] at Stuart.” Students grow in an appreciation of those who find the spiritual important and they learn that being spiritual is not the opposite of being educated or rational. You can be spiritual and still be a critical thinker. They can gain an expanded horizon of understanding or at least that basic appreciation. Faculty and staff at Stuart encourage the capacity for spiritual perception and the unitive empathy well beyond young childhood (where it is typically praised and encouraged). The general belief is that it cannot be retained while developing in other areas (e.g. cognitively), but this is counter to the scientific evidence that “spiritual development occurs in tandem with the other lines of development.” The integration of the head and the heart is the hallmark of Sacred Heart education. One cannot function without the other. According to Dr. Miller, “You want your child to draw from both. The goal is to keep both … expanding and deepening together - for the child to integrate both of these ways of knowing into how they understand and interpret the world.” Recognizing that spirituality and faith develop through contemplation and reflection, the Stuart community participates in the daily ritual of “Espacio,” a time of silence and stillness to contemplate, pray or center yourself during
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the busy life we all lead. “Science shows that mindfulness can be the gateway to spiritual discovery” and we find it important to offer our community a few minutes daily to participate in this countercultural practice. As Marty Arsenault, chair of Stuart’s Theology Department, shared, “Since everyone is aware of the need for self-care and balance, students see these discussions and activities as invitations to explore ways to center and calm themselves and as a way to affirm that they are a part of something bigger than themselves and beyond themselves.” Reinforcing spirituality and reflection, from the youngest grades through high school, our students are looking outside themselves, contributing and sharing with others through the five Goals of Sacred Heart. By “helping those in need” (Goal 3), and “making wise choices” (Goal 5), students develop a deep sense of social justice and community (Goal 4). While the young students raise awareness and collect supplies for needs in our community, the oldest students are studying global justice issues and creating innovative ways to fund and solve them. This is all a part of spiritual development - and it is a Stuart education. We care so much about spiritual development and how we positively contribute to that of the students because of the protective power of spirituality. From mental health to substance use and abuse, “personal spirituality is the most potent form of protection against suffering in adolescence.” Specifically, once an adolescent girl has reached puberty, “a personal relationship with a higher power was even 50 percent more helpful in protecting against depression.”
The Goals & Criteria of the sacred heart GOAL I
A personal and active faith in God.
GOAL II
A deep respect for intellectual values.
GOAL III
A social awareness that impels to action.
GOAL IV
The building of community as a Christian value.
GOAL V
Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.
As children grow into adolescents, biological changes are happening, including “a biological surge [that] unlocks the capacity for spiritual development … and increased capacity for awareness and a desire to understand their inner spiritual life.” Through these changes and the difficult, biologically initiated work of individuation, a lot of “wear and tear” is put on the spiritual 'family,' the safe place to develop spiritually, the “field of love,” as Dr. Miller has termed it. At Stuart we are keenly aware of our spiritual impact and thus responsibility. As a community we are a spiritual “family” for the students. “The strongest way to encourage spirituality in your child is through positive, loving family connection, and the bigger the “family”…the larger and more loving those connections are.” Since 1963, Stuart has been a leader in offering an educational setting where children can express and develop their spirituality through encouragement, guidance, positive modeling and love. Stuart is a school community where girls are encouraged to challenge themselves academically and are given the safe space to explore who they are and their transcendent connections, in tandem. Stuart provides girls with the opportunity, tools and skills to counter the pressures of society and mental illness. Stuart is a partner your partner - in raising girls to be women of courage and confidence, poised to make global change.
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Q&A WITH LOWER SCHOOL STEM SPECIALIST
ELENA NICKERSON ELENA NICKERSON DISCUSSES HOW PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSPIRED A MORE PURPOSE-DRIVEN CURRICULUM
Our girls' learning hinges on the quality of our faculty. They are our greatest asset and our students’ greatest resource. When surveyed about their Stuart experience, it is the relationship with their teachers that our students rate most highly. Faculty are experts in their fields, innovators, mentors and colearners. Superb teachers know the subjects they teach and know how to teach them well, so we invest heavily in our teachers. Since 2011, we have committed over $2 million to faculty professional development. Each year we invest an average of $3,000 per faculty member on professional development, and that is three times what we were spending in 2010. To illustrate one way that our faculty translate their learning into meaningful classroom experiences for our students, we spoke with Lower School STEM Specialist Elena Nickerson, who celebrated 30 years at Stuart at the end of the 2018-2019 school year, about how her professional development last fall coupled with the school theme of “Lead With Heart” created more purpose around her fourth grade culminating project. Q: Your culminating project in the fourth grade was inspired by both the school’s theme and professional development course you attended in fall 2018. Tell us more about this conference and its takeaways. Last fall, The World Leadership School held a three-day conference called K12 Purpose Summit. The guiding question was, “How can K-12 schools help students explore, discover and articulate a sense of purpose?” I attended with my colleagues Jan Baldwin, Amanda McCarther and Patrice Dias. Purpose was defined as a stable intention that is meaningful to self and beneficial to the world. Many times,
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professional development is focused on the “how to” technique for educators. As one person at the conference remarked: “Technique is what teachers do until the real teacher shows up.” During the summit we engaged in many mindful experiences and interactive discussions focusing on understanding our own personal purpose and passions. We were challenged to explore the ways we engage our students so that they understand “why” we are in the classroom. Building relationships and bringing our authentic selves are essential. It is also important for educators to recognize the purpose/passion of the students in our classrooms. Can we see the light behind their eyes, and how do we nurture and encourage that passion? Q: How did your experience influence the Lead with Heart project, and what did the girls learn from it? After the summit, I began to reflect on the various projects and activities that are part of the STEM program. For many years, students in grades 2-4 participated in a STEM fair. The voluntary participation in the fair was a valuable learning experience that provided the students with an opportunity to explore a topic of interest while gaining scientific knowledge and practicing presentation skills. Certainly, the chosen topics were meaningful and important to the individual student’s interest. However, the second component
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND TIME FOR STUDENTS
to tap into their desire to learn about their world is necessary so that they can pursue their interests and passions."
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Q: As teachers, we are always learning and innovating. In your 30 years teaching at Stuart, how has your teaching style evolved?
Since the theme for the 2018-2019 school year was “Lead With Heart,” I began to think about opportunities for my students to reflect on their passions and how to engage in a learning experience that connected passion with purpose. Providing opportunities and time for students to tap into their desire to learn about their world is necessary so that they can pursue their interests and passions. Lead With Heart is a project-based learning process where students explore topics and interests connected to their passions. In addition to researching about the topic or concept, they apply problem-solving to seek a way to share what they learned with an audience. After the students formed groups based on their passions, they discussed situations or issues related to their topic that concerned them or presented a challenge.
For the first 35 years of my teaching career, I worked with students in grades 5-8. Five years ago, I made the transition to be the STEM specialist for the Lower School. I will never forget my first day with a first grade class: I had planned an entire lesson, and I felt so prepared. It turns out the students had other plans. Within the first 10 minutes, I realized that being in a room with 6-year-olds was vastly different than 11-year-olds. I am so grateful for the support of my colleagues, particularly those that work with students in the younger grades. I admit it was a big learning curve for me that first year and I attended many workshops about early childhood education. I learned to be very flexible and listen carefully to my students. They were full of so many questions and wonderings, and it was OK if I did not stick to the lesson plan. If a student were to ask me, “When are we going to learn about the ocean?” I would not tell them that the topic is not part of the curriculum. I would facilitate their interest and provide resources and opportunities for them to explore what they want to know.
As part of the fourth grade leadership goals, the Lead With Heart project provided an opportunity for the students to apply the leadership skills in the area of STEM. The projects completed included environmental, wellness, technology and social-emotional learning concepts. It was an amazing experience to witness the passion in the students as they engaged in activities with the school community to help make a difference, raise awareness and impact change. Students were asked to write reflections about the experience of completing this project. All of them commented that they felt their actions made a meaningful difference. They also commented that they learned the importance of organization, collaboration and communication.
Q: What are some future goals either for you or your students? I am a lifelong learner and I appreciate the opportunity for faculty development that Stuart provides. I feel very supported by the administration and my colleagues as we continue to encourage and implement curriculum that is driven by problemsolving, discovery and exploratory learning.
If a student were to ask me, “When are we going to learn about the ocean?” I will not tell them that the topic is not part of the curriculum.
I would facilitate their interest and provide resources and opportunities for them to explore what they want to know.
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The Soroken
FACULTY EXCELLENCE FUND
When Ari and Janine Soroken joined the Stuart community with their daughter Lillian '24 in 2017, they immediately recognized the extraordinary impact that Stuart was having on their Lillian. What made the difference? Stuart’s committed faculty, who foster a culture of rigorous curriculum and personalized instruction for every girl at Stuart. From the arts to athletics, and from academics to service, the Sorokens have seen Lillian grow exponentially under the guidance of Stuart faculty. Ari recognized that “Stuart has a very strong culture. This culture is one of its greatest attributes and is a direct reflection of the faculty’s commitment to the girls’ education and personal development.” When the Sorokens were discussing a significant investment in Stuart, it was important to them that their gift recognize the faculty who nurture and develop the young women at Stuart. It was their wish for every girl to have the same experience that their daughter has had in her two years as a student because, as Janine Soroken shared, “She is thriving, and it is all because of Stuart.”
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On June 19, 2019, the Sorokens announced a $500,000 gift to establish the Soroken Faculty Excellence Fund, designed to intentionally support the recruitment and retention of top faculty. During the announcement in front of the Stuart faculty and staff, Ari remarked that “Stuart is the blueprint for a great academic institution. Stuart faculty are the bricks and mortar of this institution. Outstanding faculty attract outstanding students, and the best educators want to be in the classroom with engaged students who challenge them.” Over the next five years, the Soroken Faculty Excellence Fund will empower Stuart to intentionally adjust course loads of our faculty and invest in curriculum development, faculty mentoring and professional development beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year. “This was an easy decision for us,” shared Ari at the announcement. “I can stand before you and say that this world needs Lillian, and all the young women of Stuart. These women are the changemakers of tomorrow. They will enrich their communities and be highly competitive in their chosen professions.”
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ALUMNAE NEWS: DOCUMENTARY FILM
KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE by rachel lears '95 DEBUTED AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL BY ALICIA FRUSCIONE '98, P '29, '32 Activism and social change were never foreign to Rachel Lears ‘95, having grown up with parents who were part of the anti-war movement, her father a conscientious objector in the Navy. However, she was not personally involved until activism found her, literally occupying her community in NYC during the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests. Through that, Rachel became involved with the immigrant workers’ rights community, out of which came her first professional film, The Hand that Feeds. Her next project was a short film on voting rights in North Carolina, after which Rachel was looking for new subject matter, perhaps something less political and more family-centered, as she had given birth to her son in early 2016. After the 2016 election, however, she felt she had no choice but to go back to politics.
Looking for a story about people from different walks of life coming together in solidarity to create big change, Rachel became acquainted with two groups: Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats. Both of these groups were recruiting ordinary working people, coming across social divides to create big change. As they brought candidates onto their slates, and as women running for Congress became a big topic, Rachel focused her new film, Knock Down the House, on four women whose experiences inspired her and whose life-challenges were relatable. The unifying factor among the candidates was the refusal to take any corporate funding for their campaigns. They were entirely grassroots funded, and this was the first time this had happened on such a large scale across the country at the Congressional level.
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APRIL 4, 2020 #LEADLIKEAGIRL KEYNOTE SPEAKER As Rachel and her family (more on that to come) traveled around the country making this film, there were so many inspiring and memorable moments. One of the most incredible for Rachel, however, was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory night. While many believed it was a winnable race, you just never know in politics, and certainly no one expected the race to be called so early. Rachel was with Alexandria in the car traveling to the watch party after the polls had closed, and Alexandria had not been watching any of the coverage. Having a camera in the car with her and one waiting at the location, they were able to capture the incredible moment of Alexandria learning that she had won the election. Back to Rachel and her family... how did she balance making this two-year “labor of love” with being a mom? Rachel admits it was not easy, as so many working mothers know. In fact, Rachel has redefined “balance” not as a steady state but as a constant process of making adjustments and trying to figure it out. Rachel is so grateful to her supportive husband and filmmaking partner (writer, producer and editor on this film), Robin Blotnick, for helping make this possible. They produced the film as a family, traveling together with their son, who was 1 during the first production trip and 2 this year. Rachel says that without a partner who was invested artistically and financially, this would not have been possible. They divided childcare responsibilities and picked up each other’s slack during the busy times for each of them so they could spend as much time with their son as possible. Rachel shared that she would not have wanted to be away from her son for weeks at a time, and the burden on the partner at home would have been substantial. Their son learned a lot about traveling and Rachel is so grateful they were able to make it work the way that they did.
While in the Upper School at Stuart, Rachel Lears ‘95 aspired to do work at the intersection of scholarship, activism and creativity. She majored in music at Yale, then earned a Master of Arts in ethnomusicology, a graduate certificate in culture and media, and a PhD in anthropology at NYU. Her graduate work focused on music, media and politics in Latin America as well as documentary film production. Since finishing her doctorate in 2012 she has worked full time as a documentary filmmaker and freelance director, producer and cinematographer, focusing on social justice issues. Rachel’s feature film The Hand That Feeds (2014) and short film The New Fight for Voting Rights (2016) have become tools for grassroots movements to build solidarity for social change. Throughout her eclectic career, Rachel has built upon educational foundations in research, writing, photography, music and Spanish, as well as the values of intellectual curiosity, collaboration, community, resourcefulness and respect for diversity and dialogue, all of which she learned and practiced at Stuart.
In closing, Rachel hopes that those who watch the film will take away a message about power and how to build power by yourself and out of the world through collective action. She also hopes that in a world of such great negativity, we can reimagine change and value a positive vision of change that isn’t just based on opposition to something you know is bad, but based on putting forward a bold vision of justice and equity in America. She hopes that you, too, will be inspired by the human journey to overcome the losses and hardships these women have experienced in their lives to put themselves out there and fight these big battles. After the Sundance premiere of Knock Down the House, the film will be released on a wider scale later this year. Please visit the film’s website (still in progress) at www.knockdownthehouse.com.
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR GIRLS’ LEADERSHIP AT STUART PRESENTS
#LEADLIKEAGIRL ®
A CONFERENCE FOR RISK-TAKERS AND CHANGEMAKERS
On April 5 and 6, 2019, Stuart welcomed over 2,000 guests for its third annual #LEADLIKEAGIRL conference. Girls in grades K-12, parents, educators, mentors and sponsors gathered on Stuart’s campus from across the country for a day of empowering and inspiring girls in STEM, entrepreneurism and leadership. The conference featured three keynote speakers whose messages were aligned with Stuart's philosophy of empowering and educating girls for lives of leadership and service. Dr. Aprille Ericsson, aerospace engineer with NASA Goddard; Anna Du, Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Finalist for 2018; and Reshma Saujani, CEO of Girls Who Code, served as keynotes in addition to over 60 workshops, panels and presentations from over 100 guest speakers.
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#LEADLIKEAFOURTHGRADER Stuart fourth grade girls are prepared to lead and change the world. The Lower School experiences of finding their voice, presenting in all different types of settings, problem-solving real world issues, and serving their communities culminate in the #LeadLikeAFourthGrader curriculum and programming.
On day two of the workshop model, we take an in-depth look at the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, defining each one and connecting them to real-life scenarios through trust-building activities, role playing, meditation, journaling and reflection.
The fourth grade girls engage in a three-day workshop model that instills leadership skills and offers hands-on learning and application. On day one, the girls engage in a comprehensive workshop that challenges each student to define leadership and further explore the leadership qualities within her. The girls spend time learning essential public speaking skills and putting them into action. The day ends with a keynote speaker who exemplifies a successful woman leader and role model.
The culminating experience of the workshop model is a "shadowing" exercise where the girls are paired with a person in a leadership role here at Stuart. They are asked to observe and take notes throughout their visit. The girls are then challenged to reflect on what they observed, make connections to the leadership skills they have learned, reflect on what kind of strengths they possess as leaders and imagine what kind of leaders they will become.
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SHIKHA UBEROI BAJPAI '00
STUART WAS HONORED TO HOST ALUMNA SHIKHA UBEROI BAJPAI ‘00 AS OUR 2018 WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SPEAKER. Shikha creates and produces feature film and digital/ television formats with her company Impact Media 360, which endeavors to mainstream social change through programs with purpose. She mentors, advises and serves as a trustee for many start-ups serving a range of sectors. Currently, she is mentoring entrepreneurs for Facebook She Leads Tech, NCode and Round Glass Fund. Prior to co-founding Indi.com and founding Impact Media 360, Inc., she was a professional tennis player, reaching top 100 on the WTA Tour and winning India a silver medal at the Asian Games. She’s an Indian Icon ’15, one of India’s top 10 most glamorous athletes and among the top 10 fastest servers in the world. She graduated from Princeton University with a BA in anthropology and a minor in South Asian studies. She is honored to have won Princeton’s prestigious Kit Harris Memorial Award for Leadership and Ethics. She considers herself an impact entrepreneur and is passionately engaged with women’s self-empowerment and leadership, social entrepreneurship, female empowerment through sport, e-commerce and content creation. Shikha is the second eldest of Mahesh and Madhu Uberoi’s five highly accomplished daughters. S TU A RT N E WS M AGA Z I N E
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Thank you to the Harris B. Siegel Fund for supporting The National Center for Girls' Leadership at Stuart!
special thanks to our #LEADLIKEAGIRL sponsors:
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ADVISORY BOARD | 2018-2019
Faculty in Residence
Stephanie Champi Champi '12 '12 Stephanie Recruitment Manager Manager at at Teach Teach For For America America Recruitment Mung Chiang Chiang Mung John A. A. Edwardson Edwardson Dean Dean of of the the College College of of John Engineering, Roscoe Roscoe H. H. George George Professor Professor of of Electrical Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering, Purdue University and Computer Engineering, Purdue University Ivonne Diaz Diaz Claisse Claisse Ivonne President and and CEO, CEO, HISPA HISPA President
Courtney Portlock Portlock Courtney Director, NCGLS, NCGLS, Head Head of of Upper Upper School School Director, Shannon Rangecroft Rangecroft Shannon Director of of Development, Development, NCGLS NCGLS Director
Jan Baldwin Baldwin Jan Middle School School Dean Dean of of Students, Students, Chair Chair of of Upper Upper Middle School Fine Arts School Fine Arts Jason Bink Bink Jason STEM Endorsement Endorsement Co-Chair, Co-Chair, Biology Biology Teacher Teacher STEM Rebecca Fazzina Fazzina Rebecca Assistant Head Head of of Upper Upper School School Assistant Joe Hurford Hurford Joe Upper School School Dean Dean of of Students, Students, Math Math Teacher Teacher Upper
Lori Hennon-Bell Hennon-Bell Lori Vice President President and and Chief Chief Security Security Officer, Officer, Vice Prudential Financial Financial Prudential
Christina Kosyla Kosyla Christina Lower School School Theology Theology and and Drama Drama Teacher Teacher Lower
Dr. Trisha Trisha Medeiros Medeiros Dr. President, Ursuline Ursuline Academy Academy President,
Sean Malloy Malloy Sean Upper School School Math Math and and Microeconomics Microeconomics Teacher Teacher Upper
Priyanka Sinha Sinha '00 '00 Priyanka CEO and and Founder, Founder, Xitiway Xitiway CEO Rebekah Ten Ten Hagen Hagen '19 '19 Rebekah President of of Student Student Government Government at at Stuart Stuart President Joanna Vargas Vargas '88 '88 Joanna Founder, Joanna Joanna Vargas Vargas Skincare Skincare and and Salon Salon Founder,
Samantha Ryan Ryan Samantha Leadership Endorsement Endorsement Chair, Chair, Middle Middle and and Upper Upper Leadership Schools Health Teacher Schools Health Teacher Alicia Testa Testa Alicia STEM/SIFE Coordinator, Coordinator, STEM STEM Endorsement Endorsement Co-Chair, Co-Chair, STEM/SIFE Technology Innovation Innovation Specialist Specialist Technology
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Congratulations to the #LEADLIKEAGIRL Business Fair and STEM Talk winners!
BUSINESS FAIR AWARDS First Place | $2,000 Iccha Singh, Junior, Montgomery High School Wisdom: Mentorship from Seniors for Teens
Second Place | $1,500 Kathleen Devlin, Junior, Blair Academy Medina Shabazz, Junior, Blair Academy Rebati Kè - Rebuild the Heart
Third Place | $1,000 Jadyn Piotrowski, Freshman, Stuart Country Day School Real Release: Wrinkle Proofing Detergent
Fourth Place | $500 Kyara Torres-Olivares, Freshman, Princeton High School Code Equal
STEM TALKS AWARDS First Place | $2,000 Laura Ferrucci, Senior, Sacred Heart Greenwich Meredith Wilson, Senior, Sacred Heart Greenwich C. Elegans to Determine Effect of Superfruits on Cognitive Function
Second Place | $1,500 Grace Matwijec, Sophomore, Villa Joseph Marie High School The Effect of Light Intensity and Distance on Flowering of Short Day Plants
Third Place | $1,000 Erin McNulty, Senior, The Lawrenceville School Shaezmina Khan, Senior, The Lawrenceville School How Do We Use Machine Learning to Understand Complex Biochemical Processes?
Fourth Place | $500 Adrienne Wang, Senior, Stuart Country Day School Visual Perception: The Effect of Neural Development and Age
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Olivia Atlee Rachel Bierman Cynthia Blaney Millie Brigaud Gillian Carmien
Catherine Chiarella Kelsey Chiurco Bey-Shana Clark Marguerite Danker Sara Decynski
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Maria McBride Vibha Mital Amy Rosica Emma Shaw Grace Sheppard
Aditi Singh Sixian Song Sophia Sumaray Rebekah Ten Hagen Adrienne Wang
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The Class of 2019, more than anything, is passionate. Passionate about education, passionate about extracurriculars. But most of all, we are passionate about the things and people for whom we care. There is no piece of work that we do with a half heart. Each of our spirits is filled with the energy to experiment, to create and to lead. We study hard and we play hard.
- Sophia Sumaray
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You could say that our time at Stuart - all the lessons that we’ve learned, all the experiences we’ve had - has given us all the ingredients in the recipe for success. But I’ve had some cooking experience, and I can say that the best dishes are the ones made when you diverge from the recipe, make some mistakes and add a little of your own flair. And that is the main thing I think our class will take away from our amazing education here. We are already bold and unafraid to take risks, but what we have learned and will continue to learn is the ability to acknowledge our mistakes. We grow from them, and then get right back to creating our next recipe.
- Gillian CARMIEN
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Goal I Margherita Condell Award | A personal and active faith in God Goal 1 is "a personal and active faith in God," and this award honors RSCJ Margarita Condell, who was affectionately known as "Madame." Margarita Condell came to Stuart in 1964 as a beloved French teacher. She left Stuart in 1985 at the age of 84 to take her vows to become a Religious of the Sacred Heart. Rebekah exemplifies the respect, compassion and spiritual faith that are at the center of the first Sacred Heart Goal. She is a Madeleine Sophie Barat scholar and has attended trips through the Sacred Heart network to learn more about our founding mothers. She would run morning meetings with sincerity and humor, and her dedicated work in Student Government was inclusive, meaningful and earnest. She brought with her a profound kindness and generosity as a true representative of the Sacred Heart goals everywhere she went.
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Goal II Janet Erskine Stuart Scholar Award | A deep respect for intellectual values Goal 2 is "a deep respect for intellectual values." As this year’s Janet Erskine Stuart Scholar, Ann was renowned for her curiosity, intellectual passion and sharp wit. She tackled an exceptionally diverse range of subjects in her time at Stuart, including elective courses which she was not required to take. Her genuine zeal for learning and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion inspired her teachers and peers, who found her passion to be contagious. We are confident that Ann will continue to pursue deep learning and to ask great questions during her studies at college and beyond.
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Goal III RSCJ Service Award | A social awareness that impels to action Goal 3 is "a social awareness that impels to action." The Goal 3 RSCJ Service Award is presented to a student who never fails to serve others before herself. Not content to serve alone, Amy used her contagious spirit and kind heart to guide others to selflessness and generosity. She demonstrated her passion for helping others, both within the Stuart community and beyond, as an active member of Outreach Club, Charity: Water and PRISM. She also used her expertise in technical theatre to contribute to the school community with her tireless work on many school musicals, plays and other Stuart events. As if that wasn’t enough, Amy somehow managed to fit in being her class judiciary representative and being the lead editor of the 20182019 Upper School yearbook.
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Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement and transformation.
It is continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul teaching you to see clearly and deeply, helping you to listen to your intuition. -Janet Erskine Stuart
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Goal IV Alumnae Award | The building of community as a Christian value The Goal 4 Award, which represents "the building of community as a Christian value," was given to Priscilla Francois. Priscilla was viewed by many as the embodiment of leadership, responsibility and above all, community. From her roles in the Black Herstory Program to her record-breaking seasons on the track and field team, she found joy and passion in everything she did, and her positive energy always filled a room. Over the past four years, she was a member of the Black Student Union, participated in the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assemblies for the whole school, served as a blessing minister for mass and served as copresident of the Black Student Union during her senior year. As an accomplished peer leader, Priscilla used her extraordinary talents to strengthen relationships, build memories and exemplify the fourth Sacred Heart Goal.
SIXIAN SONG
Goal V Faculty Award | Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom The Goal 5 Faculty Award represents a "personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom" and is presented to a student whose time at Stuart has been a story of growth. This year we honored two graduates with the award. The first recipient was Sixian Song. When Sixian started in ninth grade, she was not only new to Stuart but new to the country. Navigating an unfamiliar culture and language was not easy. However, Sixian never gave up and sought out all of her resources to discover more about herself and her environment. In her junior year, she applied and was accepted to attend the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) in the fall of her senior year. SDLC was a transformative experience, and before leaving the conference, she decided to return to her birth name, Sixian. Her growth and development in an atmosphere of wise freedom is amplified by her courageous decision to claim her identity and share it with others.
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Goal V Faculty Award | Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom The second recipient of the Goal 5 Faculty Award is Bridget Zhong. The award represents a "personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom" and is presented to a student whose time at Stuart has been a story of growth. Early on in her time at Stuart, Bridget found it difficult to be in a new school and a new country, learning a new culture. She has since become a peer leader, a retreat leader, and a leader in her clubs and activities. Her positive attitude, growth mindset, and her determination to do and be her very best propelled her forward and into the confident, leader, teacher and role model that she is today.
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MATRICULATION THE CLASS OF 2019 IS ATTENDING THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Boston University
Georgia Inst. of Technology
Parsons School of Design
Brown University
Howard University
Tufts University
Bryn Mawr College
Juniata College
U.S. Air Force Academy
Carnegie Mellon University
Kenyon University
University of California, Berkeley
College of William and Mary
Morgan State University
University of California, San Diego
Cornell University
New York University (2)
University of Kentucky
Denison University
Northwestern University
University of Southern California
Drexel University (3)
Rowan University
University of the Sciences
Emory University
Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick (2)
Ursinus College
Fordham University
Saint Joseph's University
Vassar College
Furman University
Sarah Lawrence College
Wheaton College
Georgetown University
School of Visual Arts
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t i a r t r o P OF A GRADUATE BREASIA WILLIAMS What year did you start at Stuart? I came to Stuart in 2006 for kindergarten. What did you do while at Stuart? I played field hockey and ran track in sixth and seventh grade and field hockey and lacrosse in eight grade. I was also a part of the debate team for one year. In high school, I continued to play field hockey and lacrosse, and I also played volleyball for one year. During my sophomore year, I participated in the exchange program and went to Lima, Peru, for two weeks. I was also a member of four clubs, Yearbook, BSU, Charity: Water and Current Events. My favorite classes at Stuart were Intro to Programming with Ms. Testa, AP Biology with Ms. Britt, Modern US History with Dr. Bergman, AP Environmental Science with Mr. Bink, Biology with Mr. Bink, Economics with Mr. Malloy and PE with Ms. Bruvik. What are you going to study in college? I plan on majoring in biomedical engineering and possibly minoring in legal studies or political science. How do you feel that your Stuart experience/education has prepared you for college and/or life? Stuart has prepared me for college and life by encouraging me to venture outside of my comfort zone. When I first came to Stuart, I was very shy; through different requirements and opportunities, I was encouraged to step into unfamiliar territories and do things that would normally be uncomfortable. I have always been the quiet kid who was reluctant to raise their hand or participate in class, but as my time at Stuart progressed, I became more comfortable with myself and those around me and began speaking up more and taking on leadership positions. Stuart has also helped me be prepared for whatever college and life throw at me through its rigorous curriculum and great teachers who teach us to be passionate about issues that are important to us.
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ADRIENNE WANG What year did you start at Stuart? I came to Stuart in the middle of high school - junior year. Transferring schools has been the biggest and best decision I have ever made. What did you do while at Stuart? As a transfer student, I engaged myself in this warm stimulating environment. Within two years I was able to find and create experiences that spoke to my wide variety of interests. In an atmosphere that encouraged me to take risks with school activities and classes, I found myself taking challenging classes at the highest levels and joining and leading clubs that aligned with my passions. By taking the maximum number of Advanced Placement courses, I took full advantage of Stuart’s academic offerings. I was able to pursue my interest in neurobiology by conducting an independent research project through Stuart’s STEM Endorsement program. I have also competed in Stuart’s #LEADLIKEAGIRL leadership conference and won for both the Business Fair and STEM Talk. Because of how much I have grown from Stuart’s education, I jumped into every available opportunity to represent the school at various university conferences, speak to prospective upper school students and parents, film promotional videos for #LEADLIKEAGIRL and the upper school, and speak on behalf of the student body at Stuart’s alumni networking events. Additionally, I was highly involved in extracurricular activities, establishing the Business Club, performing percussion for the spring musical and leading the swim team as captain for the Eastern’s Championship Meet. What are you going to study in college? I am interested in studying computational finance, which is a field that studies and solves problems in today’s financial markets using concepts of mathematics and computer science. I’ve always found myself drawn to the sciences and business, and I was able to begin exploring these interests through my high school experiences in and out of the classroom. I also hope to continue my love for playing percussion and join the university symphony orchestra and even the pit orchestra for musical theater. How do you feel that your Stuart experience/education has prepared you for college and/or life? Throughout my time at Stuart, I have grown immensely as a student and a person. I have developed academically to become a more rounded student, finding strength in all disciplines and being curious to learn new subjects. I realized my personal growth in building social skills, such as developing relationships with my peers and teachers, or improving my communication. My environment at Stuart taught me a lot about what it means to have great friends and to be a great friend. Most notably, Stuart has helped me cultivate compassion for those around me. I know that I will always embrace any opportunity to give back to the community, serve others and lead.
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Portrait OF A GRADUATE REBEKAH TEN HAGEN
What year did you start at Stuart? I started at Stuart in 2004 for my first year of preschool. Interestingly, I believe this was the same year Cor Unum was built! What did you do while at Stuart? I was involved in theater starting in third grade (which was when drama classes used to start for the lower school) all the way through my senior year. I was involved in Student Government continuously from sixth grade through 12th grade. In my freshman year of high school, I joined Model UN, of which I later became a club head. I also was a founding member of the Stuart Middle School golf team in eighth grade and played on the Upper School golf team for three years. In terms of academics, as I progressed through Stuart, I started specializing in math and social science classes. My favorite class was Microeconomics, and AP US History and AP Statistics were close seconds. Due to the size of Stuart, I was able to hold many leadership positions, which taught me not only how to lead, but how to balance different responsibilities. What are you going to study in college? I will be majoring in industrial and labor relations at Cornell University in the fall, where I will continue studying policy and economics. I received the leadership endorsement and will also be studying leadership at Cornell! How do you feel that your Stuart experience/education has prepared you for college and/or life? My leadership senior thesis project was to create a platform to connect Sacred Heart seniors from across the country who will be attending the same college in the fall. I have also had the opportunity to serve on the board for the National Center for Girls’ Leadership at Stuart this past year. Through Ms. Portlock’s connections and through conversations opened up by the leadership endorsement, I was able to intern in Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Washington, D.C. office the summer before my junior year.
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Young Alumna AWARD 2019 Clodagh Coghlan Established by the Alumnae Board this year, the Young Alumna Award recognizes one alumna from among the fifth, 10th or 15th reunion classes for her portrayal of Stuart’s Portrait of a Graduate Statement. This year’s honoree, Clodagh Coghlan '09, has proudly displayed for the last 10 years her Stuart foundation and carried it with her to college and to New York City, where she currently lives and works. Clodagh is a private equity senior associate at StepStone, a firm that perpetuates the belief that investments that improve society fundamentally yield better results. After graduating from Stuart, Clodagh pursued degrees in French and international business from Georgetown University, while also playing field hockey and volunteering in her Georgetown community. Clodagh’s time at Stuart was instrumental in her selection of a challenging career path in a traditionally male-dominated field. Clodagh credits Stuart with teaching her not only to form opinions, but also to have the confidence and tools to effectively express them. Clodagh also has a strong desire to work for the empowerment of women, something she has done during and after college; she has devoted significant time to educating women on finance, providing them with the tools necessary to found a business, launch a career or establish an independent life, empowering women to be in control of their own futures.
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I AM CALLED A "STUART LIFER"
JUSTINE SCHIRO '92 ADAPTED FROM JUSTINE'S SPEECH | GIVEN IN MAY 2018
Good evening everyone and thank you all for joining us this evening. Ellen, thank you for hosting us tonight in your lovely home. I know many of you in this room this evening, but as a note of introduction for those of you I don’t know, I’m Justine Schiro, Class of 1992 and I currently serve on the Stuart Alumnae Board. I live in NYC with my husband and two girls, Elisabeth and Annabel, who attend Convent of the Sacred Heart here in New York City. They are in first grade and Pre-K, respectively. I still return to Princeton, where my mom lives, and this year my girls will be joining the Stuart camps. I am called a "Stuart Lifer," since I began my Sacred Heart journey in Pre-K. When I mention to folks I was at the same school for 15 years, they are often surprised. But they don't know Stuart or Sacred Heart. My parents chose Stuart for me when I was 3, but in eighth grade, I chose to stay. I explored other options for high
school, and found many other wonderful schools in the area where I would have received a great education, but I quickly recognized they weren't Stuart. Stuart has a soul. It has true goals and principles that inform how teachers should educate students, how students should interact with each other and how citizens should participate in the world. I was educated in an atmosphere of wise freedom - I wasn't taught to memorize facts and dates, but from a young age, I was encouraged to really think, to question, to challenge the status quo. I was taught grit - that key component you need to get back up and try again and try harder. It was a safe place where I was encouraged to try and fail, and get up and try again. At Stuart, failure was not shameful - not trying was. For that reason, when I graduated from Stuart and went on to Columbia College, I had the confidence to raise my hand in class. While at ABC, I was willing to walk up to
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Peter Jennings in a room full of men as a 20-something associate producer and debate with him about how he wanted to write a page in the show and why my idea should be heard. And he listened. Most important, the support didn't just come from our teachers, it was from our classmates. We came to school strangers and left a real sisterhood. In high school, we all were given slips of cardboard and anonymously had to write something we appreciated and admired in each person in our class. This battered keychain of cardboard slips of thoughtful reflections is one of my favorite things. It traveled with me to college and in all my offices at ABC News. And when I start to doubt myself, it is a reminder of these special "sisters" and the best parts of me they recognized all those years ago. My experience at Stuart is why my girls are now attending Sacred Heart.
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ATHLETICS Hall of Fame MARY LANTIN CASPARIS ’90 Mary Lantin Casparis earned 11 varsity letters at Stuart in field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse, captaining each of those teams in her senior year. Mary was an integral part of the Stuart teams that clinched multiple Prep B championships in lacrosse and field hockey. She was also the recipient of all-area and all-state honors in both field hockey and lacrosse in her junior and senior years. Mary was honored at Stuart for her athleticism, sportsmanship and teamwork as the recipient of the James J. Hughes, Jr. Outstanding Athlete Award in 1989 and the Senior Sportsmanship Award in 1990. Mary was also awarded the NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award in 1990. Mary continued her athletic career as a two-sport athlete in field hockey and lacrosse at Princeton University, competing all four years for the Ivy League Field Hockey Championship and two years for lacrosse.
Athletics have impacted every aspect of my life. As an individual, it brought me great joy and fun to be part of a team doing something I loved. The playing fields and rinks were a classroom for
applying determination, will, skill and discipline and most importantly, a place to learn how to work with others.
Leading in sports has directly translated to my career, as I have built teams over the last two decades and continue to enjoy driving toward a common goal and helping individuals do their best as part of a team effort.
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HONORING EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS AND LEADERSHIP The Athletics Hall of Fame honors those in our Stuart community who have made a significant achievement in their sport and who exemplify the principles of sportsmanship and those in the goals and criteria of Sacred Heart Schools.
KRISTY MOORE ’97 Kristy Moore was a three-sport athlete at Stuart in field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse. Throughout her career, she was a member of the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Prep-B State Championship field hockey teams and the 1995 Mercer County Field Hockey Championship team, and served as captain during her senior field hockey season. Kristy was selected as the recipient of the James J. Hughes, Jr. Outstanding Athlete Award in 1996, recognizing her athleticism & sportsmanship. Kristy received all-area and all-state honors for field hockey in her junior and senior years, and tied for the second highest scorer in the county in 1995. Kristy also took over Stuart’s field hockey career scoring record at the time. Kristy continued her field hockey career at Gettysburg College, receiving All-American and Conference Player of the Year honors in her senior year.
The value of women coaching and leading girls in an environment that
celebrated healthy competition and a pursuit of excellence as 'athletes', not as 'female athletes', created in me a strong belief
about the potential transformative role of sport in the lives of girls and in our communities. I loved that there was always someone here at Stuart that I could aspire to be more like, to push me further.
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#PROUD StuartAlumnae The Class of 1979
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Over 100 alumnae and past parents returned to Stuart on May 3 and 4, 2019, to celebrate their fellow alumnae accomplishments in athletics and reconnect with their Sacred Heart education. The day included tours with Tony Piscitelli, laser cutting in the MakerSpace with Alicia Testa and a conversation on Leadership and Wellness with Jan Baldwin and Samantha Ryan.
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1. Shannon O’Gorman ‘11, former Pre-K teaching assistant and daughter of former Science Department chair Jackie O’Gorman, married Jonathan Grueter on March 23, 2019, at The Ashford Estate in Allentown, NJ. Guests included alumnae Stephanie Milano ‘11 & Katie Keith ‘11, as well as teachers Nancy Solomon, Denise Driscoll and Jan Baldwin, who gifted the wedding guests with her beautiful voice during Mass. 2. Marielle Mahan ’10 graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in May 2019 and is continuing her training in ophthalmology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. Marielle also got married to Michael Engel (her Stuart senior prom date) on June 8, 2019, in Yardley, PA/ Lambertville, NJ. Alex Abad ‘10 was a bridesmaid. 3. Elizabeth Bucklee ‘09 married Nicholas Peacher on May 18, 2019, at The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, PA. Standing by her side were two Stuart bridesmaids and alumnae, Shana Jordan ‘09, and Clodagh Coghlan ‘09. The couple resides in Atlanta, GA. 4. Amy Sismondo ’07 and Billy Arias were married at TPC Jasna Polana on Saturday, May 4, 2019, with many Stuart folks in attendance. Amy and Billy currently reside in Stamford, CT. 5. There was a mini ‘05 reunion recently! Pictured are (back row) Adrienne Sullivan Himelright ’05, with Caleb and Kent Himelright, Aaron Sked and Amelia Berchtold Sked ’05; (front row) Annmarie Dennehy ’05, Sara Bonette Ball ’05, with Seamus and Rowland Ball, Mary Lombardo Ranbom ’05, with Mike and Jonathan Ranbom (and Amelia’s daughter, Brigid '35). 6. Leslie Hart ’04 and Christopher Van Bell were married in Morristown, NJ, on Saturday, September 22, 2018, and reside in NYC. They celebrated along with the following Stuart alumnae, their partners and children (left to right in the attached image): Mary Earl Glander ‘04, Leslie Hart ‘04, Kristin Nuzzio Vig ‘05 and Alexandra (Alex) Konings ‘05. Also in 2018, Leslie completed her MBA at NYU Stern and this summer started a new job as a strategic communications consultant for Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm. 7. Caroline McCarthy ’02 was accepted to TED’s competitive Residency program last year, and her talk about ethical problems in the advertising industry is now available on TED.com in case anyone is interested in watching. In between this, the company she works for getting acquired by Disney, and starting a gig as the media and tech columnist
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IN Loving MEMORY ESTHER ALONSO CAPOTOSTA mother of Amy Capotosta Steiner ‘88 and Lisa Capotosta ‘91 JOHN REYDEL past Stuart trustee MATTHEW B. SCOTT brother of former parent and trustee Suzanne Plambeck LEVIA CATHERINE MARTINETTI grandparent of Erin Hogan Curcio ‘00 JEAN DEMPF mother of Susan Dempf and head of the Academy at St. Charles BERTHA BALLINA grandmother of Isabelle Saint-Laurent ‘25 OLIVIA KABBASH grandmother of Nikki Starke ‘13 and mother of former faculty member Donna Starke ROBERT AND MARY ANN HAIDINGER grandparents of faculty member Katie Davis FRANCIS FAZZINA father of former faculty member Rebecca Fazzina BARBARA BAKER mother of Sandy Baker Beyrouty ‘90 MARIA INFANTE grandmother of chef Anthony Abate
THELMA CHURCH grandmother of Jamie Stitzer Cahill ‘89 and mother of former faculty member and parent Carol Church
LEVIE FRINK father of Alaina Gaines ‘08, Amaris Frink ‘21, Aubrey Frink ‘24 ALICE DUNBAR O’HALLORAN mother of Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ
JANICE MARIE BUUS mother of faculty member Karen Poch
ED BINKOWSKI brother of faculty member and past parent Chris Andrews
STEPHEN SHARKEY father-in-law of faculty member Natasha Lawton ‘90 KARL ZAINIGER father of Lydia Zaininger ‘79 and grandfather of Charlotte Zaininger ‘14 IB FALLENKAMP father of school nurse Tine Boss
FRANCIS LAMPARIELLO grandmother of Rebekah Ten Hagen ‘19 WILLIAM BRYCE THOMPSON IV grandfather of Finley Thompson ‘22 EDWARD J. FELTEN grandfather of Claire Felten ‘13
ADRIAN HEFFERN grandparent of Abby Heffern ‘13 and Kathleen Heffern ‘10
HAN SOO KIM grandfather of Jenara Kim-Prieto ‘20
DENNIS PEMBERTON SR. grandfather of Natalie Pemberton ‘20
ROSEMARIE EVAUL mother of Michelle Evaul ‘94 and Nicole Evaul ‘91
MARIE STEER former Stuart staff member
CORINNE ROBERTS sister of Barbara Boggs Sigmund
VICTOR RODRIGUEZ grandfather of Marlena Rodriguez ‘21 DENISE CHRISTIE ANHALT sister of former faculty member and parent Jackie O’Gorman & aunt of Shannon O’Gorman ‘11 DR. KIMBERLY GENTEMPOMCALLISTER ‘92 sister of Holly Gentempo Miller ‘94
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DR. PAUL BOISDE father of Cecile Boisde Brice ‘80 and Agnes Boisde ‘81 CAROLYN ROESEL former Faculty/Staff
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ANNUAL REPORT
Two Thousand Eighteen • Two Thousand Nineteen
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ANNUAL REPORT
2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cheryl Lagay, Chair Jill Anderson Mark Badros Scott Blandford Patricia A. Costante Patty L. Fagin, PhD Jasmine Ferrer ’87 Emily Firmenich Judith Garson, RSCJ
Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Sara Burchell Kestner ’96 Laura Lamke Pablo Lapuerta, MD Sean McKee Niru Mohandas, MD Maureen O'Halloran, RSCJ
Hamilton F. Potter III Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Paul Teti Marguerite Vera James P. Winder Maria Yang Kathleen E. Zavotsky, PhD, RN
AUDIT
COMMITTEE ON TRUSTEES
Mark Badros, Chair Hamilton F. Potter III James P. Winder (Rose Neubert)*
Maria Yang, Chair Jill Anderson Laura Lamke
Hamilton F. Potter III Marguerite Vera Maria Yang
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
ENROLLMENT/MARKETING Scott Blandford, Chair Jasmine Ferrer '87 Emily Firmenich Judy Garson, RSCJ Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ Sara Burchell Kestner '96 Laura Lamke Pablo Lapuerta, MD Niru Mohandas, MD Niranjana Ragan-Mohandas, MD Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Marguerite Vera Kathy Zavotsky, PhD, RN (Kyle Morse, Risa Engel)*
FINANCE/BUILDING & GROUNDS Hamilton F. Potter III, Chair Mark Badros Patricia Costante Laura Lamke Pablo Lapuerta, MD Ted Magnani* Sean McKee Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Kurt Schulte* Paul Teti* James P. Winder (Rose Neubert, Darren Malone)*
MISSION/DIVERSITY Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ, Co-Chair Marguerite Vera, Co-Chair Judy Garson, RSCJ Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 Kathy Zavotsky, PhD, RN (Rochelle Guthrie)*
DEVELOPMENT Jasmine Ferrer '87 Co- Chair Emily Firmenich, Co-Chair Sara Burchell Kestner '96 Laura Lamke Elizabeth Lin* Niru Mohandas, MD Veronica Robinson ‘94 Cynthia Schumacker ‘73 Julie Song* Janine Soroken* Vanessa Zhang* (Christen Jones, Beth Marks)*
HEAD SUPPORT & EVALUATION Scott Blandford Patricia Costante Suzanne Plambeck* Hamilton F. Potter III
RISK MANAGEMENT Patricia Costante, Chair Jill Anderson Maureen O’Halloran, RSCJ Hamilton F. Potter III* Maria Yang (Rose Neubert)*
INVESTMENT Hamilton F. Potter III, Chair Mark Badros Sean McKee Paul Teti James P. Winder (Rose Neubert)*
EXECUTIVE Mark Badros Scott Blandford Patricia Costante Jasmine Ferrer '87 Emily Firmenich Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ
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*Non Trustee Cheryl Lagay and Dr. Patty L. Fagin. PhD, are ex-officio members of all committees.
Report of Gifts and Pledges Unrestricted Giving
The Stuart Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $643,307 Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,199 Total Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $773,506
#LEADLIKEAGIRL
#LEADLIKEAGIRL Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,127
Restricted Giving
Angel Scholarship and Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,495 Raissa Maritain Library Restricted Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Lies, Light, McCarthy Visiting Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,600 STEM Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 Upper School General Restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 Service Immersion Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,400 Harris B. Siegel Fund for Leadership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,700 Building & Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Millies Garden - Lower School Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,000 Stuart Signature Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 National Center for Girls' Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $105,000 Soroken Faculty Excellence Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425,000 Total Restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,795
Endowment Giving
The Holt and Regina Murray Physical Plant Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 Caroline Dawson '89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 Mark and Tracy Johnson Community Service Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750 De la Chapelle General Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100 Callan-O'Brien Family Scholarship Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000 Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,340 Hilda Ronel Fund Scholarship Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250 Marie-Louise Carmody Student Aid Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125 William Kalker Fund Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Mary Ramsey Student Life Fund Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $470 Stuart Memorial Endowment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,300 Timendi Causa Est Nescire Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Harris B. Siegel Fund for Endowed Leadership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 Hasby/Epstein Endowed Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 Total Endowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179,935
2018-2019 GIFTS AND PLEDGES* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,768,363 *Includes $519,500 of new pledges
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ANNUAL REPORT
THE SUPPORT OF ALUMNI, PARENTS, TRUSTEES AND FRIENDS ensures that a Stuart education is exceptional, and helps us deliver on our promise of preparing young women for lives of exceptional leadership and service. From The Stuart Fund to scholarships, and from #LEADLIKEAGIRL to program endowments, every gift in support of Stuart is an investment in risk-takers and changemakers. It is with deepest gratitude that Stuart honors and recognizes donors who invest in the leaders of tomorrow at Stuart today.
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ALL Donors Thank you to the philanthropic leaders in our community who made gifts and commitments during the 2018-2019 fiscal year that enrich the experience of Stuart students.
Archangels Circle $25,000+
Ms. Patricia A. Costante* Karen and Lawrence Epstein* Dr. Patty L. Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin* Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione* Steve and Kristen Hackett The Estate of David Mathey Maureen and Patrick McLaughlin Charitable Fund* Mr. Hamilton F. Potter III* Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 and Scott F. Schumacker* Mr. and Mrs. Ari Soroken The Fruscione Foundation* Walmart Philip and Maria Yang*
Angels Circle $10,000+
Anonymous (4) Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson* BlackRock Financial Management The James E. & Diane W. Burke Foundation, Inc. Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Jingoli Chiurco* Mrs. Louise Conley Nicole Sheetz Frith and Brinton W. Frith* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett* Mildred Harford* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Horner Joanna Vargas LTD. Johnson & Johnson Robert and Cheryl Lagay* Mr. Shaohui Lin and Ms. Elizabeth Lin
Jessica Pineo Lohnes '83 and Paul Lohnes Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs* Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marks* Mr. William M. Mayhall and Ms. Linda Foell Morgan Stanley Charles and Suzanne Plambeck* Niru and Govindh Mohandas* Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Paul Teti Joanna Wilson Vargas '88 and Mr. Cesar Vargas Zaheer LLC
Barat Circle $5,000+
Anonymous Duke Wiser and Kate Adams Patricia Crowell Begrowicz '77 Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle M. Bin* Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford* Drs. Janice K. Bush and Eric L. Hagestad* Chubb Charitable Foundation Randall and Caroline Clouser* ConnectOne Bank* Chris and Will Cramer* Delta's Restaurant Alan and Michelle Dowling* Jason Matthews and Jasmine Ferrer '87 Fox Rothschild LLP The Glenmede Trust Company of New Jersey Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke* Bill and Geniva Martin*
*Donors who have given to The Stuart Fund for five or more consecutive years.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee* MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey* Mr. Herman Sanchez and Mrs. Erin Mitchell Sanchez Mr. Michael T. Mullen and Mrs. Joan C. Mullen* The Naumann Family Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Sheila Scott '67* Mr. Michael D. Simko* Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Song The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Ed and Jaci Trzaska Mr. John Wachter and Mrs. Abigail Woodney Wachter Mr. and Mrs. William Walker III
Duchesne Circle $2,500+
Anonymous (3) AllianceBernstein Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae* Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar* Mr. Thomas Bell and Ms. Lori Hennon-Bell* Krishna and Sangeeta Bhagavathula Mr. Christopher Boerner and Ms. Shefali Shah Mr. Ziming Wang and Ms. Haiwen Chen Mr. Yong Chen and Ms. Cheng Cheng Mr. Joseph Devaney Pierre Downing Edison Partners Mr. and Mrs. William C. Egan III* Caryl Emerson Marjorie Fitton '81 Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson
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ALL Donors (cont.) Ms. Linda Hao Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan* Mr. Ming Ye and Mrs. Ying Huang Hub International Huber and Palsir LLC Robert and Susan Huber* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Mr. Jincong Meng and Ms. Jun Jin Mark and Tracy Johnson* Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lawrence Lawrence and Alyson Lawrence Mr. Qing Li and Ms. Jing Wang Mr. Ping Liu and Mrs. Jingjing Yao Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Mario* Christopher and Rose Neubert* NJ Conference for Women Mrs. Marcelle Parrish-Giresi Pepper Hamilton LLP Precision Technologies Corp. Princeton Orthopaedics Associates, P.A. Paul and Shannon Rangecroft* Josh and Mariah Silva Debbie and Chris Sugden* The Prudential Foundation Jun Wan and Jian Wang Mr. Yaoji Xiang and Ms. Hong Wang Mr. Hongbo Wang and Ms. Jiayi Wang The Yanni Family Mr. Zhixiao Zhang and Mrs. Haixia Qiao Mr. Jingdong Zhuang and Ms. Yudan Yan
Stuart Circle $1,000+
Anonymous (6) Ms. Deeptha Anand and Mr. Gopalakrishna Billa AoPS Academy Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera* Marc and Lynn Baranski*
Christine Belli ‘74 Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Benson* Katherine Baus Bogumil '96 and Thomas Bogumil* Henry P. Bristol Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr.* Mary Anne Callahan '80 and Glen P. Wittpenn The Chennault Family Robert Comizzoli* Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cramer Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley* Kristin Rodewald Dawson '80 and Peter Dawson* Jyotirmoy and Tracey Dev* Mr. Michael DiVenti and Dr. Christina DiVenti Marjorie Smith Donovan '96 and Michael Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Driscoll, Jr.* Dr. Maria J. Ellis '78 and Jeffrey Cook* Fiduciary Trust Company International Flik Independent School Dining Alyson Craig Flournoy '75 and John C. Schaible* Mr. and Mrs. Steven Friedman Girls Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey Mrs. Nina Gowaty* Mr. and Mrs. Boniface Gracias Susan Hayes Mr. Yunjian He and Ms. Binbin Ma Shelley Hearne '79 and Kathleen Welch* Mr. and Mrs. John A. Heffern* Mrs. Erin Heinemann Hennessey and Mr. Ed Hennessey* Dr. Paul J. Hirsch* Ms. Huimin Hu J Michaels, LLC Leonard A. Jokubaitis* Christen and Keith Jones Roberta Tabell Jordan '76 and Robert M. Jordan, Jr. JPMorgan Chase & Co
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Margaret Tabell Kasprak '74 and John R. Kasprak Sara Burchell Kestner '96 and Cory K. Kestner* Ms. Donna Kigin* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein* Will and Alyson Landers* Justin and Meredith Leith Dorothy Fecht Luntey '73* Mr. Dongshan Ma and Mrs. Ruijun Li Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. McCarthy Lorraine and Gailon McGowen* Mr. Paris McLean Mercer County Commission on the Status of Women Mr. Carlo Momo and Mrs. Leslie Dowling Mount Holyoke College Graduate Programs Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nester Sarah Tabell Nocka '80 and Steven M. Nocka Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Jay Park* Anne Murray Patterson '76 and James E. Patterson* Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton* Mr. and Mrs. James Peters James F. Poage Marc and Courtney Portlock* Scott and Gillian Reeder Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sassin Schiro Family Foundation Mrs. Tomasina Schiro Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr* Mr. Yuhui Shang and Ms. Mei Sun Marisa and Mitchell Simon* Diana and David Sullivan* Daniel and Mary Szemis Mr. and Mrs. Anthony W. Tabell Tabell Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thurm* Mr. Ye Tian and Ms. Guojun Ma Mrs. Daphne Townsend Kyle L. and Meredith J. Van Arsdale Kimberly and Robert Vogel, Jr.*
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ALL Donors (cont.) Dr. Xiaofei Wang and Dr. Yanhua Zhang Dr. Robert Weiss and Dr. Gabriela Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Wickart Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wickenden* Mrs. Margaret Wilder* Mr. and Mrs. James P. Winder* Mr. Wei Wu and Ms. Ying Zeng Mr. Bing Xu and Ms. Qin Qin Mr. Wen Zhong Xu and Ms. Cindy Yan Kajia Su and Rongbing Yang Robert and Kathleen Zatta* Jeffry and Kathleen Zavotsky* Mr. Wei Wu and Ms. Ying Zeng Dr. Tianzhi Zhang and Dr. Dayong Sun ZS Associates
Tartan Circle $500+
Anonymous (9) Addteq Ms. Susan D. Armstrong Mr. Benjamin Atlee and Ms. Annette Duvall Atlee* Leanne Baker '69 Thomas Baker and Suzanne McSorley* The Baldwin Foundation Maureen and Bob Baus* Elizabeth Blaicher '72 and Sandy Uhlig Bridger Val Associates LLC Elizabeth Cancelosi '07* Mr. Jason Chen and Dr. Stella Tsai Mr. Michael D'Agati and Ms. Magarita Rossi Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Rik and Joanna Dugan Allyn Dullighan '97 and Jeff Miles Elizabeth Eldridge Dupee '97 Mr. Matthew Eldredge* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton*
Marisa Farnum* Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Farnum Barbara and Richard Flora Alicia Fruscione '98* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Gallagher Eileen and Richard Glanton* Dr. Jorge Guerrero and Mrs. Mary Anne Guerrero Ms. Sarah Hamill and Mr. Chris Lakey Mr. and Mrs. Mandrele Hansford Mr. and Mrs. Alec Haverstick Zoelene V. Hill Elaine and William Hogan* Patricia Peters Iannucci '71 and A. Joseph Iannucci* Mary Lee Jamieson* Ms. Zhenshu Jin Dr. and Mrs. Amit Kalra Mrs. Anne H. Kelsey Mr. Frank Kenny, Jr.* Laurie Blaskovitz Krzyston '79 and Mark J. Krzyston Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee* Catherine Currie Leguia '05* Thomas and Emily Lesinski* Mr. Fubin Liu and Ms. Lishan Wu Madison Area YMCA Joan Magnetti, RSCJ* James and Barbara Majeski Ms. Cristina Mantellini Bracho and Mr. Robert Medina Aldana* Mr. Rocco F. Maruca, Sr.* Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. McAuliffe* Mr. and Mrs. Evan Mellos Mr. and Ms. John Michaels* Robert and Rebecca Missonis* Stephen and Karla Mondello PamTen Maureen and Henry Pfeffer* Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart Mr. and Mrs. Barry Ridings Alois J. Riederer* Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 and Ty Robinson* Dr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Schotland*
*Donors who have given to The Stuart Fund for five or more consecutive years.
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Nancy and Alan Solomon* R. Gregg Szabo and Tanya Tadey* Penny and Ted Thomas Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation* W. Bryce Thompson Mr. and Mrs. William B. Thompson, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Toro Unicorn HRO The Vachani Family Catherine McKee Van Kampen '84 and Evert W. Van Kampen Valerie and Alan Vanderborght Ms. Melissa von Stade W. Bryce Thompson Foundation Joshua Walker* Mr. Wenyang Wang and Ms. Xuefei Liang Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Weiss Mrs. Sarah R. Whitehouse Mrs. Catherine Williams Fidelma Callery Woodley '85 and William Woodley Mr. Jiahui Xie and Mrs. Yaohan Li Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Yates* Mr. Yiwu Zhang and Ms. Jun Xu
Green AND White Circle $250+
Anonymous (9) Alexander M. Ackley* Patricia and Neil Adams* Joe and Linda Alexander* American Endowment Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Argiropoulos Mr. Martin Arsenault* Nahla Azmy '83 and Jeffrey L. Russo Dr. Karen Badros* Katherine Flemer Barrack '78 Sally and Mark Branon* Leigh and Oliver Brigaud* Ann Fleming Brown '75 and Michael S. Brown* Charles D. Byers Meaghan Byrne '06
Mr. Edward Carmien and Ms. JoAnn Arnholt* Chip and Marilynn Carstensen* Ms. Carol Church David and Olive Coghlan Arthur J. Conley Mr. James J. Dawson* Dr. Anna Dulencin and Dr. Mahmoud El Banna Alma Moxon Eisenacher '94 and Family* Risa and Barry Engel Michelle Evaul '94 Joyce Painter Felsenfeld* Ms. Elisabeth Fitzgerald Gia Fruscione-Loizides '96 and Craig Loizides* Alaina Gaines '08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Garver* Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Giblin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfillan Mr. Thomas Golobish Deborah Endersby Gwazda '67 and Edward J. Gwazda, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hayes* Jon D. Hlafter* Anne Hoppenot* Dr. Shanghui Hu and Ms. Xufang Tian
Agnes Acuff Hunsicker '68 and Don Hunsicker I.E.E.E. Princeton Central New Jersey Noel and Thomas Ix* Mr. and Mrs. Jaap J. Ketting* Mark and Donna Kovarik Damon and Anna Kress* Dominique Di Meglio Kucharczuk* Mr. and Mrs. Degraft Kwafo Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr.* Mr. and Ms. Marc Liebowitz* Donald and Nancy Light Emmanuel and Susan Loizides The Honorable Virginia L. Long and Mr. Jonathan D. Weiner, Esq.* Mr. Michael Spencer and Mrs. Julia Lopez-Spencer Christy Love-Sadron '66 and Jean Philippe Sadron RJ and Ena Lumba Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani* David and Margarita Manion* Colleen Farrell McHugh '03 and Brendan McHugh* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nastro Gerard and Jennifer Norton* Ms. Rosamond Moxon O'Connor '89 Anne Conley O'Neill '68 and Peter O'Neill*
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Mrs. John B. Pierpont* Lisa and Bob Pisano Jonathan and Sara Plehn* Ms. Margaret Ramsey and Mr. William Newman Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Reiche Dr. Stephen Rounds, Jr. and Reverend Dayle Rounds* Gabriel Ritz Saphar '78 and Edwin G. Saphar, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sbarro Sheila and Jim Schnell* Robert and Mollie Sheppard Jennifer and Paul Simons* Ken Smith* Anita and Munish Sood Ms. Eva Soroken Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan Stephen and Ellen Susman Stephanie L. Truesdell '88* University Radiology Ms. Nancy Van Evera* Regina Murray Volkwein '72 and Edward A. Volkwein II* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Walsh* Mr. Jianguang Wang and Ms. Aishu Zhuang Joan Weiss Mrs. Susan N. Wilson
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G.O.L.D. DONORS
ALL Donors (cont.)
(GRADUATES OF THE LAST DECADE)
Wuu-Yong and Margaret Wu
Friends We especially thank the graduates of the last decade who donated $50 or more to The 2018-2019 Stuart Fund:
Courtney Alexander '09 Kathleen Alexandridis '08 Harlyn Bell '15 Kelly Bruvik '07 Alexandria Burgess '18 Meaghan Byrne '06 Elizabeth Cancelosi '07 Julia Farnum '09 Rachel Gittleman '10 Charlotte Healey '13 AnneMarie Huber '19 Katherine Keith '11 Elizabeth Kitts '08 Susan Knox '12 Alexandra Konings '05 Claire Landers '17 Margaret La Nasa '14 Casey Nelson '17 Alexxa Newman '17 Sianna Peal '14 Ms. Alexa M. Rangecroft '13 Ms. Cameron M. Rangecroft '15 Mary Jane Sweetland Spadaccini '06 Katharine Thompson '06 Amanda Vogel '22 Maryellen Vogel '20 Emma M. Wright '18
UP TO $249
Anonymous (22) Deborah M. Agnew Patrick J. Agnew Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham Akers* Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Courtney Alexander '09 Kathleen Alexandridis '08 Kristina deTuro Alvino '83 and Jeffrey S. Alvino* Christopher Amato and Joanne Seltsam* Beth and Yariv Amir Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Andrews, Jr.* Cathy Antonakos '76 Dawn Jones Anuszkiewicz '88 and Jason A. Anuszkiewicz Mr. Andrew Atkinson and Ms. Kylie Crowe Mr. Joseph Austria and Ms. Maria Dapon-Austria* Adrean and Robert Bailey Katherine Baker '08 Jan Baldwin* Ann Marie Krystaponis Barnwell '79 and Vincent G. Barnwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barone Mr. David Barresi* Dr. Steven Bassett and Ms. Michelle Monte* Kathryn Duffy Bavuso '89* Mr. and Mrs. David Bayard Harlyn M. Bell Anne-Marie Belli '79 Gary Hughes Bender '75* Mrs. Dora Law Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bennett* Pam and Ed Berchtold* Dr. Elizabeth Bergman and Prof. Simon Morrison Mr. Craig Berman Justyna Piasecka Bernabe '98 and Nestor Bernabe
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Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq.* Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle Dr. Robert Bierman and Mrs. Toba Bierman* Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing* Jason Bink Katherine Kuser Birkenstock '94 and David Birkenstock* Mr. Joseph D. Birle* Ms. Kathleen Blake Mr. and Mrs. Deland W. Blaney* Elizabeth Bohnett '99 Monique Shissias Bombardieri '92 and Jon Bombardieri Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bouyer Maria Komoski Bowditch '72 and James P. Bowditch, Jr.* Susan G. Bowen Ms. Colleen Bowman Parris Branker '12 Chelsea Brett '06 Julia Britt Ms. Carolyn Brougham* Michelle and Kevin Broughton* Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brown Aliya F. Browne Reginald M. Browne Kelly Bruvik '07 Kenneth and Maureen Bruvik* Marla and David Burchell Alexandria Burgess '18 Anne Butler '02 Grace Butler, RSCJ* Barbara Anne Cagney* Jamie Stitzer Cahill '89 and Thomas Cahill Alison Bates Cale '83 and Franklin F. Cale Mr. John Lawrence and Mrs. Aurora Calonico Erin and Mike Camburn* Anne-Marie Crowell Campbell '92 and Coley J. Campbell Carl and Cynthia Campbell Mr. Donald Davison Cantlay Rachel Cantlay
Mary Carpenter '93 and Andy Hasselwander Ms. Haley Carstensen* Paul and Mary Carol Catanese* Danielle and Eduardo Cevallos* James Champlin Phillip Chan and Anne Chew Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres* Ms. Jennifer E. Chiurco '98 Christine Cho '92* Ms. Megan Cianfrone Laura A. B. Cifelli '86 Leah-Beth Cilo '84 Comfort Clinton '08 Mary Coan '68 and Gregory D. Paulsen Ms. Jennifer Cohen Sabrina Comizzoli '88* Elizabeth Conte '73 and James Kurzawa Jean Connolly Wells '76* The Corcoran Family Mr. Juan Carlos Cordero Reverend Care Crawford '75* Marilyn Crawford '73* Frances Russo Cress '76 and Mark D. Cress Tara Crowley '85 Beth and John Crutcher* Mary McNealy Czarnecki '96 and Christopher Czarnecki Ms. Amanda Davenport Patty Davidovich Ms. Anne Sweeterman Davis Katherine Davis Lucille G. Dawson Mary Louise Dawson Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ* Dr. and Mrs. Hans de Ruyter Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski* Sara Deczynski Alisa Deczynski Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Degrenier Michele Davison DeGroat '87 Mr. and Mrs. George Deimling Mr. and Mrs. Francois Delprato Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLuca* Ms. Laurette Denis
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dial Jennifer Dias '12 Ms. Patrice Dias Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiRaimondo David and Lizzie Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Donaldson, Jr. Ellen Dougherty '67 Dumitru Drinovan Gabriela Drinovan Alexandra Durish John and Judith Durish* Mr. and Mrs. Scott Durish* Caryl Ciabattoni Dyckman '81 and Francis H. Dyckman III Charlotte and David Ebel Lisa Eckstrom and Gideon Rosen Michael and Cindy Ehret Mr. and Mrs. William Ehret Isabelle Engel '17 Lee Jamieson Englert '83 and John J. Englert* Brenaea Flucas Fairchild '12 Julia V. Farnum Menna W. Farris Karen Neely Faryniak '82 and John G. Faryniak, Jr.* Mr. Thomas Fasanella and Ms. Jean Wiegner Mrs. Rebecca Fazzina Boudes and Dr. Pol F. Boudes* Dr. and Mrs. Edward Felten Sarah Felton '79 and Mark Manasas* Jeannette File-Lamb '72 and Craig M. Lamb Ms. Karen Flamard Mr. David B. Flamer Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuchs Karen R. Fuchs Mrs. Mary E. Furey Paul J. Furey-Gerard Judith Garson, RSCJ Dr. Rosette Gault '69 Mary P. Germain Katherine Gibson* Patricia Donelly Gilbert '74 Patricia Ayling Gilmour '73 and Thomas Gilmour*
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Dr. Ihab G. Girgis and Dr. Suzette Girgis Rachel D. Gittleman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glickson Edward Grab* Mr. and Mrs. Scot Guempel Megan Thanner Guerra '80* Dr. Joan Guest and Mr. Bruce Guest Christina Haas '81 Ms. Sandra Halbing Ana Hallowell '12 Ms. Dorothy Hamblen Kate and Ben Hammond John and Cynthia Haney* Susan Harford Peacock '72 and John H. Peacock The Harry Family Dr. Ruppert Hawes and Dr. Edwina Hawes Charlotte Healey '13 Peter W. Healey Mr. and Mrs. Judson Henderson Suzie Hennessy Graefen '96* David and Debbie Herman* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Hill Cristina Himes '86 and Tod S. Heisler John and Linda Hochuli* Courtney M. Hodock '95* Catharine M. Hornby '93 Barbara Horne '94 Vanessa D. and Jacque P. Howard AnneMarie P. Huber '19 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humbles* Ingredion Inc.* Mr. and Mrs. Paul James Carol and Bruce Jefferson Kathleen Clancy Jefferson '73 Tracy Jefferson Shore '91 and Peter Shore Mr. and Mrs. Kyu Jo Carys Johnson '08 Rusty and Rene Johnson* Mr. and Mrs. Jones* Mrs. Janet T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones*
ANNUAL REPORT
ALL Donors (cont.) Cynthia Chooljian Jost '77 and Danny J. Jost* Anne Judson '69 Richard and Mary Jo Kahn* Milan Kainer '17 Nancy Kehoe, RSCJ* Katherine E. Keith '11 Eliza F. Kelly '67* Whitney Kerney '91* Robert Kerr The family of Kenneth W. Keuffel Catherine Keuffel Lamond Ms. Denise King and Family Elizabeth M. Kitts '08* Rosemary Murphy Kitts '69 and Stephen L. Kitts Ms. Anne Klein Susan L. Knox* Allison Kohler Alexandra Konings '05 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kouwe Victoria E. Kovarik Duane and MJ Kress Alexey Krupitsch* Mr. Michael Kubik Mr. and Mrs. Sergei S. Kuharsky* Edith Kurie '74* Caryl Kuser '74 Barbara B. La Nasa Joseph and Frances Lampariello* Deborah Land Claire Landers '17 Jennifer Landis '90 and John D. Landis Mr. Chris Larbi and Mrs. Angela Larbi Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lawrence Natasha Dickey Lawton '90 and Kenneth M. Lawton* Elizabeth Leahy '87 and Peter Hornick The Lewis Family Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu* Melissa Lide Mr. Ryan Lilienthal Elizabeth Lincoln '70 and William H. Seidman
Martha and David Livingston Stephanie Livingston-Thornton '87 and Frank Thornton Mrs. Carol LiVolsi* Christine Wagner Lucas '86 Penelope Luchs '21 Ludwigs Corner Horseshow Association Susan Lyle '78 and Peter W. Healey John Maguire Mr. Darren Malone* Belle's Ice Cream David and Margarita Manion* Ms. Barbra Martin Mr. and Mrs. Herman Martin Mr. Michael Martin* Becca Sanchez Martin '07 Melissa Martynenko '98 and Jeffrey Hodge* Najah Mas'udi '93 and Aziz C. Masudi Michaela O'Neill Mathews* Elizabeth Maurer Sharee Maxwell '08 Mr. and Mrs. James C. McConkey* Mr. and Mrs. Pat McCormick* Natasha Legiersky McDermott '01 and Mr. Patrick McDermott Ms. Regina McDonald Ms. Carolyn McGuire* Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 and Daniel McLaughlin* Kaitlin McCarthy McNamara '06 and Ryan McNamara* Norm and Trisha Medeiros* Carina J. Meduri Mr. Michael Meduri and Ms. Candice Le Eleanor Meredith '73 and Stephen M. Monroe* Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meyer Gertrude Baker Millar '65 and James Millar* Cathleen McCurry Milliken '81 and Charles Milliken Michelle Minter Ms. Toni Mitchell
*Donors who have given to The Stuart Fund for five or more consecutive years.
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Dr. Steven Bassett and Ms. Michelle Monte* Ginny and Roger Moore* Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Morales A. P. Morgan Hilary Morris Brian and Kyle Morse* Louise Morse '67* Eric and Tenjiwe Mortensen Ms. Catherine Murphy* Ed and Jennie Murphy* Eileen Murphy Mr. Mario Murray Hillary and Joseph Nastro Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Naylor Casey G. Nelson Alexxa Newman '17 Mrs. Beth Newman* Mr. Anthony J. Nicastro Mr. John Nicholls and Ms. Menna Farris Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Nickerson* Clare Williams Gardner Nieto '92* Ms. Cherry B. Oakley* Mary Russell O'Brien '67 Liadan O'Callaghan '94 Christine O'Connor '68 Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. O'Connor Victoria S. Oglesby Sister Maureen O'Halloran, RSCJ* Ms. Mavis Ohene-Adu Justin and Jessi Oliano Ms. Kealan Oliver Nellie Farrell O'Malley '00 and Brendan O'Malley* Catheryn O'Rourke '90* Aileen O'Shea* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Oster Ms. Pam O'Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Pacifico Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett Ms. Laurie Parker Caroline T. Passano '09* Will and Terry Passano Sianna E. Peal '14 Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Petrino Laura Fitton Pieper '94
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Piotrowski Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Piscitelli* Ms. Karen Poch Nancy Douglas Pontone '67* Clare Pratt, RSCJ Daniel W. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Priory* Ms. Ann Ramsey and Mr. David Grossman Ms. Christine Ramsey and Mr. Andrew Fussner* Ms. Laura Randall Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Randazzo, Jr.* Margaret Randazzo '86 Ms. Alexa M. Rangecroft* Ms. Cameron M. Rangecroft* Kathryn Hughes Redmond '85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr.* Allison Reece '02 Ed and Janet Regan Laurie J. Richards Dr. Paul Richardson and Mrs. Annetta Vlahakis Emilie Kitts Ricker '01 Charlie Ridings Grace K. Ridings Kadance Robinson '25 Maggie Agin Rogers '84 and David J. Rogers, Jr. Ms. Juana Rosario The Rosica Family* Sarah Rusnock Mr. Robert Ryan Patrick and Samantha Ryan* Mr. Joshua Sacks and Ms. Susan Habicht Cristina Salmastrelli '01 Mr. Mark Sanvardine and Ms. Melissa Larson David Sanzalone Dr. and Mrs. Shigetaka Sato Theresa McKee Sayia '79 and Peter F. Sayia Rich and Janet Sbarro Elizabeth Oglesby Scanlon '78 and Brian M. Scanlon Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Scheuerman, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Josh Schmidt
Patricia Schmitt Linda Schuler David Schwartz and Elizabeth Sheeleigh Melissa Baggitt Scott '75 and Thomas A. Scott* Kelsey Semrod '08 Ms. Samantha Serrano* Caroline K. Sheerin '89* Grace Sheppard '19 Mr. Nicholas Sheppard* Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shiarappa Peter Shore Barbara Simmons* Mr. and Mrs. Shatrughan Sinha Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Soriano Sarah Southam '83 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr.* Mary Jane Sweetland Spadaccini '06 and Joe Spadaccini Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spina Mr. Lawrence Spitz Ms. Maria Spitzer Anne Fendrich Stevens '84 and Gregory B. Stevens Rita Cirello Stock '68 Ms. Patricia Streeten Mr. and Mrs. Randy Sugden Ms. Eleanor Suydam Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tallo Robin Tanenbaum '71 and Steven Pollak Mr. Binhai Xue and Ms. Ying Tang Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Tarditi Edie Tattersall '09* Red Taylor Jennifer and Robert Teaney Ms. Alicia Testa* The Benevity Community Impact Fund* Richard Thetgyi Katharine Thompson '06 Mrs. Ruth C. Thornton* Prof. Wade Trappe and Dr. Nisha Gilra Candice Oswald Traskos '00 and James Traskos
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Organized in 1971, the Stuart Parent Association (SPA) serves to foster parents’ interest in the school and involve them in enhancing the quality of their daughters’ lives through enrichment activities designed to support both student and parent. The organization also functions as a communications conduit between faculty, students and parents. The work of SPA is led by the Executive Council, consisting of SPA's elected officers and the Head of School. The Executive Council, which meets quarterly, coordinates events and supports the school in many areas. Elected officers serve for a term of two years.
2018–2019 SPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Ludwig Zebrauskas President Elect: Jennifer Teaney Past President: Eileen Glanton Treasurer: Pernilla Burke VP of Religious Communication: Diana Sullivan VPs of Merchandising: Diane McKee and Miki Sassin Encore Emporium: Leah Klein VP of Education (Common Ground): Caroline Clouser and Aurora Calonico VPs of Volunteers: Jaci Trzaska Secretary: Aurora Calonico
DIVISION REPRESENTATIVES Early Childhood: Meredith Van Arsdale Lower School: Jennifer Teaney Middle School: Tracey Dev Upper School: Rene Ten Hagen and Leigh Brigaud
ANNUAL REPORT
ALL Donors (cont.) Mr. Thomas Tucker* Mr. Royce Van Evera and Mrs. Tina Charbonneau Liliana Vargas '88 and Raymond M. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vecchione Ariana Vera '08 Elisa H. Vera '13 Marguerite and Fernando A. Vera, Jr.* Viviana Vera '18 Anna M. Verhaegen '13 Nathalie Verhaegen '06 Amanda K. Vogel Maryellen L. Vogel Monica Vogel Mrs. Nancy D. Waldman*
Julia L. Walker '29 Sarah M. Walker '32 Shawn and Cynthia Wallace* Alison Walsh '18 Margaret Walsh '14 Courtney Ward '98 Dr. Sarah P. Wascura* Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weinberger Rusti McNeil Welch Jean M. Wiegner Lowe Wiggers Gregory Williams Mr. Andrew Wilson* Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Woodhull* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright Emma M. Wright '18 Phyllis Wright*
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright Mr. Binhai Xue and Ms. Ying Tang Margaret Young-Nordgren '72 and James Nordgren Lin S. Yu H. Lydia Zaininger '79 Mr. Yansong Zhou and Ms. Christina Zhao Holly Zindulis '01 Margaret Young-Nordgren '72 H. Lydia Zaininger '79 * Mr. and Mrs. Karl Zaininger Dr. Tianzhi Zhang and Dr. Dayong Sun Dr. Bin Zhao Holly Zindulis '01
In honor of Edwin P. Crowell Patricia Crowell Begrowicz '77
Theresa McKee Sayia '79 and Peter F. Sayia
In honor of Fran de la Chapelle, RSCJ Mrs. Nancy D. Waldman Mr. and Mrs. James P. Winder
In honor of Caroline E. Mullen '20 Mr. and Mrs. John Maguire
In honor of Dr. Paul J. Hirsch Ms. Patricia A. Costante MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey
In honor of Mindy Magid Radcliff '73 and Howie Radcliff Anonymous (2)
Honorary Gifts In honor of Jan Baldwin Marjorie Smith Donovan '96 and Michael Donovan In honor of Claire Bhalla '17 Mr. Anup Bhalla and Ms. Patricia Doyle In honor of Stephanie Champi '12 Ms. Patricia A. Costante Mrs. Nina Gowaty Dr. Paul J. Hirsch MD Advantage Insurance Company of New Jersey Mrs. Catherine Williams In honor of Patricia Costante Ms. Colleen Bowman Ms. Jennifer Cohen Mrs. Nina Gowaty Mr. Edward Grab Dr. Paul J. Hirsch Mr. Michael Kubik Mr. Michael Martin Mrs. Catherine Williams In honor of Carol Crowell Patricia Crowell Begrowicz '77
In honor of Charlotte R. Mullen '25 Mr. and Mrs. John Maguire
In honor of Mary Lee Jamieson Mrs. Susan N. Wilson
In honor of Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Degrenier
In honor of Kristen M. Lamke '16 AllianceBernstein Mr. and Mrs. James D. Lamke
In honor of Eva J. Sbarro '29 Rich and Janet Sbarro
In honor of Margaret La Nasa '14 In honor of Mibs Southerland Mara '83 Mr. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. James R. McKee, Sr. Catherine McKee Van Kampen '84 and Evert W. Van Kampen
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In honor of Margaret Southerland '79 and Peter Carisi-de Lappe Mr. Thomas C. Southerland, Jr. In honor of Jacob Stults Mr. Patrick Ryan Patrick and Samantha Ryan
THANK YOU To the following generous donors for your $100,000 Challenge Match: Jill Anderson & Steven Behnamnia P'30 Kim Jingoli-Chiurco & Dr. Anthony Chiurco P'19 Kristen & Steve Hackett P'24, '28 Geniva & Bill Martin P'17 Janine & Ari Soroken P'24
TO THE 278 PEOPLE WHO DONATED GIFTS HELPING US RAISE $207,504 IN JUST ONE DAY!
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ANNUAL REPORT
Stuart Fund Parent Donors CLASS OF 2019
Mr. Benjamin Atlee and Ms. Annette Duvall Atlee Mr. Deland and Mrs. Yvette Blaney Leigh and Oliver Brigaud Mr. Edward Carmien and Ms. JoAnn Arnholt Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Jingoli Chiurco Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski Mr. and Mrs. Steven Friedman Mr. Yunjian He and Ms. Binbin Ma Robert and Susan Huber Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani The Rosica Family Robert and Mollie Sheppard
CLASS OF 2020
Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Argiropoulos Mr. Joseph Austria and Ms. Maria Dapon-Austria Mr. David B. Flamer Ms. Cherry B. Oakley Dr. Ihab G. Girgis and Dr. Suzette Girgis Melanie and Mandrele Hansford Dr. Shanghui Hu and Ms. Xufang Tian Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humbles Mark and Donna Kovarik Mr. and Mrs. Degraft Kwafo Dr. Stephen Letrent and Dr. Kristen Letrent Mr. Jincong Meng and Ms. Jun Jin Mr. Michael T. Mullen and Mrs. Joan C. Mullen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 and Daniel A. McLaughlin Jennifer and Paul Simons Ms. Patricia Streeten Mr. Ziming Wang and Ms. Haiwen Chen Mr. Jianguang Wang and Ms. Aishu Zhuang
CLASS OF 2021
Anonymous Patricia and Neil Adams
Dr. Samuel and Jade Bae Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Burgess, Jr. Ms. Mavis Ohene-Adu Mr. Jason Chen and Dr. Stella Tsai Kristin Rodewald Dawson '80 and Peter J. Dawson Mr. Lamar Fair and Ms. Rhetta Jack Ms. Rhetta Jack Ms. Linda Hao Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Giblin Mr. and Mrs. Jacque P. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Paul James Noel and Thomas Ix Robert and Cheryl Lagay The Lewis Family Mr. Ping Liu and Mrs. Jingjing Yao Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs Elizabeth and Herman Martin Mr. and Mrs. James C. McConkey Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Morales R. Gregg Szabo and Tanya Tadey The Tarbotton Family Mr. Jiahui Xie and Mrs. Yaohan Li Mr. Jingdong Zhuang and Ms. Yudan Yan
CLASS OF 2022 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford Michelle and Kevin Broughton Mr. Yong Chen and Ms. Cheng Cheng Rik and Joanna Dugan Mr. Zhenping Gong Mr. and Mrs. Boniface Gracias Rusty and Rene Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Magnani Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein Ms. Anne Klein Mr. and Mrs. Brian Long David and Margarita Manion Mr. Carlo Momo and Mrs. Leslie Dowling The Rosica Family Mr. and Mrs. Craig Piotrowski Ms. Huimin Hu Tracy Jefferson Shore '91 and Peter Shore
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Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan Mr. Ming Ye and Mrs. Ying Huang Mr. Zhixiao Zhang and Mrs. Haixia Qiao Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Deczynski
CLASS OF 2023
Christopher Amato and Joanne Seltsam Marc and Lynn Baranski Ms. Zhenshu Jin Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Nicole Sheetz Frith and Brinton W. Frith Kate and Ben Hammond Noel and Thomas Ix Ms. Donna Kigin Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Mr. Nirmal Labh and Mrs. Rachna Sahay Thomas and Emily Lesinski Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Mr. Fubin Liu and Ms. Lishan Wu Mr. Dongshan Ma and Mrs. Ruijun Li Jasmine Ferrer '87 and Jason D. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Robert and Rebecca Missonis Jay and Joanne Park Kathryn Hughes Redmond '85 and Aiden J. Redmond, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sassin Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Marisa and Mitchell Simon Anita and Munish Sood Mr. and Mrs. Tracey Soriano Debbie and Chris Sugden Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan
CLASS OF 2024
Anonymous Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Glickson Steve and Kristen Hackett The Murphy Family Josh and Maura Nester Mr. Matthew Eldredge
2018–2019 STUART FUND CABINET Mr. Yuhui Shang and Ms. Mei Sun Mr. and Mrs. Ari Soroken Dr. Tianzhi Zhang and Dr. Dayong Sun Ms. Deeptha Anand and Mr. Gopalakrishna Billa Jun Wan and Jian Wang Mr. Wenyang Wang and Ms. Xuefei Liang Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wright The Yanni Family Mr. Yansong Zhou and Ms. Christina Zhao Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weinberger
CLASS OF 2025
Anonymous (3) Deserrie and Joseph Barone Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brown Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Ms. Carmel Crowley and Mr. Donal Creed Mr. Michael D'Agati and Ms. Magarita Rossi Jyotirmoy and Tracey Dev Mr. Michael DiVenti and Dr. Christina DiVenti Alan and Michelle Dowling Scott Durish and Lorna Cole Durish Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan Dr. and Mrs. Amit Kalra Damon and Anna Kress Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee Mr. Zhi Liang and Mrs. Tao Zhu Mr. Michael T. Mullen and Mrs. Joan C. Mullen The Murphy Family Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Mr. Michael Spencer and Mrs. Julia Lopez-Spencer Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Kate and Ben Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Evan Mellos The Chennault Family
Mr. Chris Larbi and Mrs. Angela Larbi Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Norton Mr. David B. Flamer Ms. Cherry B. Oakley Lisa and Bob Pisano Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 and Ty Robinson Valerie and Alan Vanderborght Mr. Yaoji Xiang and Ms. Hong Wang Mr. Yiwu Zhang and Ms. Jun Xu
CLASS OF 2026
Anonymous Alan and Michelle Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James C. Burke Randall and Caroline Clouser Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Johan Firmenich Mr. Robert Medina Aldana and Ms. Cristina Mantellini Bracho Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Wickart Prof. Wade Trappe and Dr. Nisha Gilra Gregory Williams Mr. Wen Zhong Xu and Ms. Cindy Yan Kajia Su and Rongbing Yang
CLASS OF 2027
The Chennault Family Thomas and Emily Lesinski Dr. Anna Dulencin and Dr. Mahmoud El Banna Michelle and Kevin Broughton Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jay Lee Mr. John Lawrence and Mrs. Aurora Calonico Bill and Geniva Martin Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 and Daniel A. McLaughlin
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STUART FUND CABINET CHAIRS Mark Badros and Elizabeth Lin
LEADERSHIP GIFTS COMMITTEE Cabinet Chairs: Mark Badros and Elizabeth Lin Alumnae Chair: Cynthia Reiche Schumacker ’73 Grandparent Chairs: Raymond and Mary Ann Marks Current Parents Chair: Geniva Martin Past Trustees Chair: Mark Badros Past Parents Chair: Alyson Landers
PARENT DIVISION CHAIRS Lower School: Natasha McDermott ‘01 Middle School: Melinda La Nasa Upper School: Kim Chiurco
FACULTY & STAFF CO-CHAIRS Lower School: Christina Kosyla Middle School: Cathy Murphy Upper School: Marty Arsenault
PARENT CLASS CAPTAINS Early Childhood EC2: Carlyne Beverly EC3: Dixon Hayes EC4: Alicia Walker ’98 JK: Katrina Padgett Lower School Kindergarten: Katie Janiszewski Grade 1: Jill Anderson and Alison Toro Grade 2: Karla Mondello Grade 3: Kerry Yates Grade 4: Diane McKee Middle School Grade 5: Rosina Wickart Grade 6: Kristen Lopez-Watt ’90 Grade 7: Robin Frink Grade 8: Noel Ix Upper School Grade 9: Diana Sullivan and Kate Bricker Grade 10: Beth Marks ’84 Grade 11: Amy Argiropoulos Grade 12: Terri Magnani
ANNUAL REPORT
Stuart Fund PARENT Donors (cont.) The Murphy Family The Naumann Family Debbie and Chris Sugden Ms. Carmel Crowley and Mr. Donal Creed RJ and Ena Lumba Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett Mr. Michael Parrish Mrs. Marcelle Parrish-Giresi Scott and Gillian Reeder The Song Family Ms. Toni Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weinberger
CLASS OF 2028
Anonymous Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Benson Dr. Elizabeth Bergman and Prof. Simon Morrison Mr. Krishna Bhagavathula and Ms. Sangeeta Sarma Ms. Deeptha Anand and Mr. Gopalakrishna Billa Katherine Baus Bogumil '96 and Thomas Bogumil Mr. and Mrs. James C. Burke Steve and Kristen Hackett Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ehret Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glanton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Mr. Michael Spencer and Mrs. Julia Lopez-Spencer Ms. Regina McDonald Jasmine Ferrer '87 and Jason D. Matthews Patrick and Samantha Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Yates
Carrie and Paul Teti Mr. Sudhir Pakalapati and Ms. Lakshmi Kalidindi Alicia Fruscione Walker '98 Josh Walker Andrew and Viridian, Andrea Weiss '29, Annabelle Weiss '31 Mr. and Mrs. Philipp Wickart
CLASS OF 2030
Dr. Adrian Banner and Ms. Amy Zakar-Banner Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Mr. Christopher Boerner and Ms. Shefali Shah Josh and Maura Nester Mr. and Mrs. Francois Delprato Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ehret Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Horner Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lawrence Gia Fruscione-Loizides '96 and Craig Loizides RJ and Ena Lumba James and Barbara Majeski Natasha Legiersky McDermott '01 and Mr. Patrick McDermott Carrie and Paul Teti Erin and Herman Sanchez Jennifer and Robert Teaney Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Toro Ed and Jaci Trzaska Andrew and Viridian Weiss
CLASS OF 2029
Michelle and Kevin Broughton Mr. Chris Larbi and Mrs. Angela Larbi Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Stephen and Karla Mondello Mr. John Nicholls and Ms. Menna Farris Shelly and Richard Sbarro The Song Family
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CLASS OF 2031
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Mr. Javier Lopez and Mrs. Margaret DeNaples-Lopez The Song Family Mr. Yuhui Shang and Ms. Mei Sun Patrick and Samantha Ryan Mr. Qing Li and Ms. Jing Wang The Yanni Family Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Mr. John Wachter and Mrs. Abigail Woodney Wachter
CLASS OF 2032 and EARLY CHILDHOOD
Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Ms. Deeptha Anand and Mr. Gopalakrishna Billa Chris and Will Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jones Hillary and Joseph Nastro The Naumann Family Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Oster Mr. and Mrs. Keenan Padgett Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Powell Mr. Mark Sanvardine and Ms. Melissa Larson Mr. and Ms. Joshua Suggs Kyle L. and Meredith J. Van Arsdale Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Alicia Fruscione Walker '98 Josh Walker
Faculty and Staff Donors Stuart’s faculty and staff bring their best every day to support our students. They are the role models, the teachers, the character builders, the inspirational leaders delivering our mission in creative and innovative ways. Their dedication to our students, our families and our community is reflected not only in student learning, but also in their generous participation in The Stuart Fund. Mrs. Christine B. Andrews Mr. Martin Arsenault Ms. Janice Baldwin Mr. David Barresi Mrs. Patricia Bazergui Dr. Elizabeth Bergman Mr. Craig Berman Ms. Susan Beshel Mr. Jason Bink Mrs. Sally Branon Ms. Julia Britt Ms. Carolyn Brougham Mrs. Missy Bruvik Mrs. Erin Camburn Ms. Carol Church Megan Cianfrone Mr. Juan Carlos Cordero Ms. Patricia Davidovich Ms. Katherine Davis Ms. Patrice Dias Mrs. Michelle Dowling Ms. Patricia Doyle Mrs. Denise M. Driscoll
Dr. Patricia L. Fagin Mrs. Rebecca Fazzina Boudes Ms. Karen Flamard Ms. Alicia Fruscione Walker '98 Mrs. Katherine Gibson Ms. Susan Habicht Ms. Sandra Halbing Ms. Dorothy Hamblen Mrs. Cynthia J. Haney Ms. Susan Hayes Mr. Rony Hernandez Mrs. Judy Hill Ms. Linda Hochuli Mrs. Anne Hoppenot Mrs. Paula Jones Mrs. Christen Jones Ms. Anna Kachmarski Mrs. Mary Jo Kahn Ms. Denise King Ms. Allison Kohler Mr. Alexey Krupitsch Ms. Dominique Kucharczuk Mrs. Melinda A. La Nasa
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Ms. Melissa Larson Ms. Natasha Dickey Lawton '90 Mrs. Susan Lee Mrs. Emily Lesinski Mrs. Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 Mr. Darren Malone Ms. Elizabeth Marks '84 Mrs. Elizabeth Maurer Mrs. Cheryl McCormick Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 Mr. Robert T. Missonis III Ms. Hilary Morris Mrs. Kyle Z. Morse Ms. Catherine Murphy Mr. Mario Murray Mrs. Rose Neubert Mrs. Elena Nickerson Mrs. Jessi Oliano Ms. Kealan Oliver Ms. Aileen O'Shea Ms. Laurie Parker Mrs. Maureen Pfeffer Mrs. Anne Pierpont
Mr. Tony Piscitelli Ms. Karen Poch Mrs. Courtney Portlock Mrs. Shannon Rangecroft Ms. Juana Rosario Ms. Sarah Rusnock Mrs. Samantha Ryan Mrs. Eileen A. Scheuerman Ms. Samantha Serrano Mr. Joe Shiarappa Mrs. Jennifer Simons Mrs. Nancy Solomon Mrs. Maria Spina Ms. Alicia Testa Mr. Andrew Thurm Mr. Thomas Tucker Ms. Monica Vogel Ms. Melissa von Stade Mr. Andrew Wilkinson Mr. Andrew Wilson Mrs. April Woodhull Ms. Phyllis Wright Mrs. Tao Zhu
ANNUAL REPORT
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Grandparents Club Ms. Susan D. Armstrong Eliza Bricker '22
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dial Eleanor Patchel Eldredge '24
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Marks Penelope Luchs '21
Dr. Karen Badros Ellery Badros '28 Victoria Badros '32
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Donaldson Jr. Jack Donaldson '33
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nastro Anna Nastro '33
Mr. and Mrs. John Durish Alexandra Durish '25
Laurie J. Richards Isabelle Reeder '27
Mr. and Mrs. David Ebel Ludmilla Naumann '27 Sophie Naumann '32
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Ridings Charlie Ridings '32 Grace Ridings '31
Mr. and Mrs. William Ehret Abigail Ehret '28 Eleanor Ehret '31
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Sbarro Eva Sbarro '29
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bailey Sydney Williams '26 Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Baus Sophie Bogumil '28 Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bierman Rachel Bierman '19 Mr. Joseph D. Birle Emily Ix '23 Kathryn Ix '21 Dr. and Mrs. Eduardo Cevallos Margaux Firmenich '26 Stella Firmenich '23 Mr. and Mrs. James Champlin Amelia Chung '32 Sophie Chung '28
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Flora Lillian Soroken '24 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Fruscione Gabriela Loizides '30 Julia Walker '29 Sarah Walker '32 Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Garver Anna Landis '23
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaumber Alexandra Mandzij '24 Madeline Mandzij '26 Kaitlyn Mandzij '28 Mr. Nicholas Sheppard Grace Sheppard '19 Mrs. Barbara Simmons Kelsie Bouyer '22
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cramer William Cramer '32
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glickson Sarah Glickson '24
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Sugden Ava Sugden '27 Madison Sugden '23
Ms. Anne Sweeterman Davis Katherine Kosoff ‘19
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grosso Kaitlyn Magnani '22 Lauren Magnani '19
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thetgyi Elaina Ryan '28 Katherine Ryan '31
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Haverstick Isabel Wachter '31
Carol and Ed Trzaska Madeline Trzaska '30
Mr. and Mrs. Kyu Jo Allison Lee '25 Lauren Lee '27
Nancy Van Evera Ellery Badros '28 Victoria Badros '32
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Kress Milla Kress '25
Mr. Royce Van Evera and Mrs. Tina Charbonneau Ellery Badros '28 Victoria Badros '32
Mrs. Lucille G. Dawson Anna Dawson '21 Mr. and Mrs. Paul DeLuca Charlotte Jones '27 Nathan Jones '32 Ms. Laurette Denis Aurelie L'Esperance '33
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Ms. Barbara B. La Nasa Katherine La Nasa '23 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lampariello Rebekah Ten Hagen '19 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lawrence Julia Lawrence '30 Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Loizides Gabriela Loizides '30 Mr. and Mrs. John Maguire Caroline Mullen '20 Charlotte Mullen 25
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Mr. and Mrs. William Walker III Julia Walker '29 Sarah Walker '32 Ms. Joan Weiss Andrea Weiss '29 Annabelle Weiss '31 Mrs. Sarah R. Whitehouse Anna Nastro '33
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Alumnae Donors by decade 1960s
Gertrude Baker Millar '65 Christy Love-Sadron '66 Sheila Scott '67 Ellen Dougherty '67 Deborah Endersby Gwazda '67 Eliza F. Kelly '67 Louise Morse '67 Mary Russell O'Brien '67 Nancy Douglas Pontone '67 Mary Coan '68 Agnes Acuff Hunsicker '68 Christine O'Connor '68 Anne Conley O'Neill '68 Rita Cirello Stock '68 Ellen Spencer Susman '68 Leanne Baker '69 Dr. Rosette Gault '69 Anne Judson '69 Rosemary Murphy Kitts '69
1970s
Anonymous (2) Elizabeth Lincoln '70 Patricia Peters Iannucci '71 Michaela O'Neill Mathews Robin Tanenbaum '71 Katherine O'Leary Wilcox '71 Elizabeth Blaicher '72 Maria Komoski Bowditch '72 Jeannette File-Lamb '72 Susan Harford Peacock '72 Regina Murray Volkwein '72 Margaret Young-Nordgren '72 Elizabeth Conte '73 Marilyn Crawford '73 Patricia Ayling Gilmour '73 Kathleen Clancy Jefferson '73 Dorothy Fecht Luntey '73 Eleanor Meredith '73 Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Christine Belli '74 Patricia Donelly Gilbert '74 Edith Kurie '74 Caryl Kuser '74 Gary Hughes Bender '75 Ann Fleming Brown '75 Carolyn Crawford '75 Alyson Craig Flournoy '75
Melissa Baggitt Scott '75 Cathy Antonakos '76 Jean Connolly '76 Frances Russo Cress '76 Anne Murray Patterson '76 Cynthia Chooljian Jost '77 Katherine Flemer Barrack '78 Dr. Maria J. Ellis '78 Susan Lyle '78 Gabriel Ritz Saphar '78 Elizabeth Oglesby Scanlon '78 Ann Marie Krystaponis Barnwell '79 Anne-Marie Belli '79 Catherine Peyton Clowes '79 Sarah Felton '79 Shelley Hearne '79 Laurie Blaskovitz Krzyston '79 Theresa McKee Sayia '79 H. Lydia Zaininger '79
1980s
Anonymous Mary Anne Callahan '80 Kristin Rodewald Dawson '80 Megan Thanner Guerra '80 Elizabeth Keuffel '80 Caryl Ciabattoni Dyckman '81 Marjorie Fitton '81 Christina Haas '81 Cathleen McCurry Milliken '81 Karen Neely Faryniak '82 Catherine Keuffel Lamond '82 Kristina deTuro Alvino '83 Nahla Azmy '83 Alison Bates Cale '83 Lee Jamieson Englert '83 Jessica Pineo Lohnes '83 Sarah Bayard Southam '83 Dr. Sarah P. Wascura ‘83 Leah-Beth Cilo '84 Elizabeth Marks '84 Maggie Agin Rogers '84 Anne Fendrich Stevens '84 Catherine McKee Van Kampen '84 Tara Crowley '85 Katie Hughes Redmond '85 Fidelma Callery Woodley '85 Laura A. B. Cifelli '86 Cristina Himes '86
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Christine Wagner Lucas '86 Margaret Randazzo '86 Michele Davison DeGroat '87 Jasmine Ferrer '87 Elizabeth Leahy '87 Stephanie Livingston-Thornton '87 Dawn Jones Anuszkiewicz '88 Sabrina Comizzoli '88 Stephanie Truesdell '88 Liliana Vargas '88 Kathryn Duffy Bavuso '89 Jamie Stitzer Cahill '89 Holly Light '89 Karin Seminack McLaughlin '89 Rosamond Moxon O'Connor '89 Caroline K. Sheerin '89
1990s
Jennifer Garver Landis '90 Natasha Dickey Lawton '90 Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 Catheryn O'Rourke '90 Whitney Kerney '91 Tracy Jefferson Shore '91 Monique Shissias Bombardieri '92 Anne-Marie Crowell Campbell '92 Christine Cho '92 Clare Williams Gardner Nieto '92 Mary Carpenter '93 Catharine Hornby '93 Najah Mas'udi '93 Katherine Kuser Birkenstock '94 Alma Moxon Eisenacher '94 Michelle Evaul '94 Barbara Horne '94 Liadan O'Callaghan '94 Laura Fitton Pieper '94 Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 Courtney Hodock '95 Katherine Baus Bogumil '96 Mary McNealy Czarnecki '96 Marjorie Smith Donovan '96 Gia Fruscione-Loizides '96 Suzanne Hennessy Graefen '96 Sara Burchell Kestner '96 Allyn Dullighan '97 Elizabeth Eldridge Dupee ‘97 Justyna Piasecka Bernabe '98 Jennifer E. Chiurco ‘98
Melissa Martynenko '98 Alicia Fruscione Walker '98 Courtney Ward '98 Elizabeth Bohnett '99
2000s
Zoelene Hill '00 Nellie O'Malley '00 Candice Oswald Traskos '00 Natasha Legiersky McDermott '01 Emilie Kitts Ricker '01 Cristina Salmastrelli '01 Holly Zindulis '01 Anne Butler '02 Allison Reece '02 Colleen Farrell McHugh '03 Alexandra Konings '05 Catherine Currie Leguia '05 Noelle Tosti Ridings ‘05 Chelsea Brett '06 Meaghan Byrne '06 Kaitlin McCarthy McNamara '06 Mary Jane Sweetland Spadaccini '06 Katharine Thompson '06
Nathalie Verhaegen '06 Kelly Bruvik '07 Elizabeth Cancelosi '07 Rebecca Martin '07 Kathleen Alexandridis '08 Katherine Baker '08 Comfort Clinton '08 Alaina Gaines '08 Carys Johnson '08 Elizabeth M. Kitts '08 Sharee Maxwell '08 Kelsey Semrod '08 Ariana Vera '08 Courtney Alexander '09 Julia Farnum '09 Caroline Passano '09 Edith Tattersall '09
2010s
Rachel Gittleman '10 Katherine Keith '11 Parris Branker '12 Jennifer Dias '12 Brenaea Fairchild '12
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Ana Hallowell '12 Susan Knox '12 Charlotte Healey '13 Alexa Rangecroft ‘13 Elisa Vera '13 Anna Verhaegen '13 Margaret La Nasa '14 Sianna Peal '14 Margaret Walsh '14 Harlyn Bell '15 Cameron Rangecroft ‘15 Isabelle Engel '17 Milan Kainer '17 Claire Landers '17 Casey Nelson '17 Alexxa Newman '17 Alexandria Burgess '18 Alison Walsh '18 Emma Wright '18 Viviana Vera '18 AnneMarie Huber '19 Grace Sheppard '19
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Special Events Supporters Anonymous Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold Mark Badros and Heidi Van Evera Dr. Adrian Banner and Ms. Amy Zakar-Banner Dr. and Mrs. Myron Bednar Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bennett Ms. Susan Beshel Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Blandford Mr. and Mrs. James C. Burke Murphy Sisters The Chennault Family Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Chevres Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Jingoli Chiurco Ms. Dina M. Christie Carol Church and Gary Wilmore Randall and Caroline Clouser Chris and Will Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cramer Mr. Michael D'Agati and Ms. Magarita Rossi Mr. Joseph Devaney Alan and Michelle Dowling Rik and Joanna Dugan Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Embleton Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Jason Matthews and Jasmine Ferrer '87 P'28 Nicole Sheetz Frith and Brinton W. Frith Alicia Fruscione '98 Gia Fruscione-Loizides '96 and Craig Loizides Mr. Zhenping Gong Steve and Kristen Hackett Ms. Sandra Scarlatella and Mr. Kenneth Harlan
Dr. Ruppert Hawes and Dr. Edwina Hawes Mr. Yunjian He and Ms. Binbin Ma Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Horner Noel and Thomas Ix Mr. and Mrs. Mark Janiszewski Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Klein Dominique Di Meglio Kucharczuk Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. La Nasa, Jr. Robert and Cheryl Lagay Dr. Pablo Lapuerta and Ms. Rachelle Bin Lawrence and Alyson Lawrence Mr. and Ms. Marc Liebowitz Mr. Shaohui Lin and Ms. Elizabeth Lin Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero James and Barbara Majeski Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs Bill and Geniva Martin Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Evan and Nancy Mellos Robert and Rebecca Missonis Mr. Michael T. Mullen and Mrs. Joan C. Mullen Chris and Rose Neubert Ms. Kealan Oliver Aileen O'Shea Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Pacifico Mr. Michael Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pemberton Mrs. John B. Pierpont Lisa and Bob Pisano Marc and Courtney Portlock Niru and Govindh Mohandas Scott and Gillian Reeder Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ridings Patrick and Samantha Ryan Erin and Herman Sanchez Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 and Scott F. Schumacker
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Ms. Samantha Serrano Josh and Mariah Silva Marisa and Mitchell Simon The Song Family Mr. and Mrs. Ari Soroken Mr. Michael Spencer and Mrs. Julia Lopez-Spencer Mr. Joshua Suggs Diana and David Sullivan Mr. Binhai Xue and Ms. Ying Tang Carrie and Paul Teti Mr. Ye Tian and Ms. Guojun Ma Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Toro Mrs. Daphne Townsend Ed and Jaci Trzaska Mr. Kyle Van Arsdale and Mrs. Meredith Van Arsdale Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vecchione Ms. Melissa von Stade Mr. John Wachter and Mrs. Abigail Woodney Wachter Shawn and Cynthia Wallace Mr. Hongbo Wang and Ms. Jiayi Wang Dr. Xiaofei Wang and Dr. Yanhua Zhang Dr. Robert Weiss and Dr. Gabriela Ferreira Andrew and Viridian, Andrea Weiss '29, Annabelle Weiss '31 The Wickart Family Mr. Andrew Wilkinson Mr. Wei Wu and Ms. Ying Zeng Mr. Bing Xu and Ms. Qin Qin Philip and Maria Yang Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Mr. Qianjin Zhang and Ms. Ni Yuan Mr. Zhixiao Zhang and Mrs. Haixia Qiao
Fund-a-Need Donors Financial Aid in memory of Stacy Cramer Anonymous Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Ms. Jill Anderson Dr. Adrian Banner and Ms. Amy Zakar-Banner Ms. Susan Beshel Mr. and Mrs. James C. Burke Dr. Anthony Chiurco and Mrs. Kimberly Jingoli Chiurco Chris and Will Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cramer Mr. Joseph Devaney Alan and Michelle Dowling Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Jason Matthews and Jasmine Ferrer '87 P'28 Nicole Sheetz Frith and Brinton W. Frith Alicia Fruscione '98 Mr. Zhenping Gong
Steve and Kristen Hackett Mr. Shaohui Lin and Ms. Elizabeth Lin Kristen Lopez-Watt '90 and Antonio Lopez-Torrero Elizabeth Marks '84 and Bryan Luchs Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Evan and Nancy Mellos Chris and Rose Neubert Mrs. John B. Pierpont Erin and Herman Sanchez Josh and Mariah Silva Marisa and Mitchell Simon The Song Family Mr. and Mrs. Ari Soroken Mr. Joshua Suggs Diana and David Sullivan Mr. Binhai Xue and Ms. Ying Tang Carrie and Paul Teti Mr. Ye Tian and Ms. Guojun Ma Mr. and Mrs. Juan C. Toro
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Ed and Jaci Trzaska Ms. Melissa von Stade Mr. Hongbo Wang and Ms. Jiayi Wang Dr. Xiaofei Wang and Dr. Yanhua Zhang Dr. Robert Weiss and Dr. Gabriela Ferreira Andrew and Viridian, Andrea Weiss '29, Annabelle Weiss '31 The Wickart Family Mr. Wei Wu and Ms. Ying Zeng Philip and Maria Yang Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Mr. Qianjin Zhang and Ms. Ni Yuan Mr. Zhixiao Zhang and Mrs. Haixia Qiao Marguerite and Fernando Vera Philip and Maria Yang Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan
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Memorial Gifts In memory of Marie-Louise Carmody Deborah Endersby Gwazda '67 and Edward J. Gwazda, Jr. Mrs. Erin Heinemann Hennessey and Mr. Ed Hennessey In memory of Karen L. Carter Chip and Marilynn Carstensen In memory of Elizabeth (Ping) Chiang Moxon Ms. Rosamond Moxon O'Connor '89
In memory of Adrian F. Heffern Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham Akers Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr In memory of Mary-Katherine R. Heffern Mr. and Mrs. R. Graham Akers Mr. and Mrs. David E. Schorr In memory of Caroline C. Heller Mr. James J. Dawson Mary Louise Dawson
In memory of Joan Collins Ms. Alexa M. Rangecroft '13 Paul and Shannon Rangecroft
In memory of Thomas C. Jamieson Lee Jamieson Englert '83 and John J. Englert Mary Lee Jamieson
In memory of Flora Marie Comizzoli Robert Comizzoli
In memory of Mary Ellen Keith Katherine E. Keith '11
In memory of Arthur J. Conley American Endowment Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Bayard Charles D. Byers Arthur J. Conley Mrs. Louise Conley Ms. Elisabeth Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gilfillan Mr. and Mrs. Scot Guempel Agnes Acuff Hunsicker '68 and Don Hunsicker Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kouwe Ludwigs Corner Horseshow Association Madison Area YMCA Mr. Robert Ryan Mr. Lawrence Spitz Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan
In memory of Joan Kirby Dr. Rosette Gault '69
In memory of Erin Hogan Curcio Elaine and William Hogan In memory of Lucille Curran Ms. Laura Randall In memory of Mary Alice DeGrenier Paul and Shannon Rangecroft In memory of Radha Deshpande Anonymous (2) In memory of William W. Ellis Dr. Maria J. Ellis '78 and Jeffrey Cook In memory of Edward E. Evaul Michelle Evaul '94 In memory of Kathleen L. Fitton Marjorie Fitton '81 In memory of Marge Fitton Marjorie Fitton '81
In memory of Jacqueline A. Maruca Anonymous Mr. Rocco F. Maruca, Sr. In memory of Victoria McCarthy '71 Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuchs Karen R. Fuchs Rachel D. Gittleman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. McCarthy In memory of Peggy Kerney McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Priory Rusti McNeil Welch In memory of Mary Clare Mooney Caryl Ciabattoni Dyckman '81 and Francis H. Dyckman III In memory of John Moxon Ms. Rosamond Moxon O'Connor '89 In memory of Holt A. Murray Sr. Mark and Tracy Johnson Anne Murray Patterson '76 and James E. Patterson Regina Murray Volkwein '72 and Edward A. Volkwein II In memory of Regina Murray Mark and Tracy Johnson Anne Murray Patterson '76 and James E. Patterson Regina Murray Volkwein '72 and Edward A. Volkwein II
In memory of Karlene R. Paxton Patrick and Samantha Ryan In memory of John A. Payne Whitney Kerney '91 Nellie Farrell O'Malley '00 and Brendan O'Malley In memory of Mary E. Peck Mrs. Margaret Wilder In memory of John B. Pierpont Mrs. John B. Pierpont Mrs. Eleanor Suydam In memory of Mary S. Ramsey Ms. Ann Ramsey and Mr. David Grossman Ms. Christine Ramsey and Mr. Andrew Fussner Ms. Margaret Ramsey and Mr. William Newman In memory of Kathryn E. Rengepis '94 Michelle Evaul '94 Laura Fitton Pieper '94 Kadance Robinson '25 Veronica Maxwell Robinson '94 and Ty Robinson In memory of John J. Reydel The family of Kenneth W. Keuffel In memory of Daniel Richardson Patrick and Samantha Ryan In memory of Hilda Ronel Meaghan Byrne '06 Sabrina Comizzoli '88 In memory of Anne P. Root Mrs. Anne H. Kelsey In memory of Mary Schorr Mrs. Margaret Wilder In memory of Harris B. Siegel Norm and Trisha Medeiros In memory of Andrew P. Siff Mark and Tracy Johnson In memory of Barbara Sigmund Clare Pratt, RSCJ In memory of Michelle Stark '78 Mr. Anthony J. Nicastro In memory of Marie R. Steer Mr. and Mrs. James P. Winder
In memory of James and Eileen O'Mara Maureen and Henry Pfeffer
In memory of Carlyne A. Turner Dr. Clyde Beverly and Mrs. Carlyne Beverly, Esq.
In memory of Jean O'Mara Maureen and Henry Pfeffer
In memory of Roni Williams Mr. Frank Kenny, Jr. Mrs. Carol LiVolsi
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In memory of Stacy Cramer Anonymous Phillip Chan and Anne Chew Ms. Carol Church Chris and Will Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cramer Mr. Donal Creed and Ms. Carmel Crowley Ms. Amanda Davenport Mr. and Mrs. George Deimling Dr. Patty Fagin and Mr. Tim Fagin Joyce Painter Felsenfeld Gabriela Ferreira Jason Matthews and Jasmine Ferrer Nicole Sheetz Frith and Brinton W. Frith Mr. Thomas Golobish The Harry Family Rusty and Rene Johnson Mrs. Janet T. Jones Dominique Di Meglio Kucharczuk Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKee Michelle Minter Ginny and Roger Moore
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Eric and Tenjiwe Mortensen Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Naylor Christopher and Rose Neubert Ms. Pam O'Sullivan Ms. Laurie Parker Mrs. John B. Pierpont Paul and Shannon Rangecroft Mr. Ludwig Zebrauskas and Ms. Jeanne Ryan Patrick and Samantha Ryan Linda Schuler David Schwartz and Elizabeth Sheeleigh Marisa and Mitchell Simon Nancy and Alan Solomon The Song Family Ms. Maria Spitzer Ed and Jaci Trzaska Mr. Hongbo Wang and Ms. Jiayi Wang Dr. Robert Weiss and Dr. Gabriela Ferreira Lowe Wiggers Philip and Maria Yang
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mater legacy society The generosity of the Mater Legacy Society members supports the current and future programs at Stuart. We are so grateful to the donors who remember Stuart in their wills, or who, through another type of planned gift, strengthen Stuart in perpetuity. Anonymous (3) Marcella Agh John P. Belli William A. Bonnell Janice K. Bush, M.D. and Eric L. Hagestad, Ph.D. Laura A. B. Cifelli '86 Robert E. Clancy Mary Frances and Robert Clark Margaret K. Considine '72 Margaret B. Considine Beth and John Crutcher James E. Doyle Pauline and Bill Egan Katherine Eikel '95 Mary Flournoy '73 Patricia Donelly Gilbert '74 Margaret S. Goheen Mary Anne Guerrero William H. Hamill Samuel M. Hamill Margaret LaFarge Hamill Linda M. Hill Jeanne Howley Eleanor M. Hughes-Fulmer Mary Lee Jamieson Jaap and Regina Ketting Elizabeth Richardson Keuffel Rosemary Murphy Kitts '69 John S. Kramer Nancy Kramer Estate of Margaret Hehir Alicia L. Kress David Mathey Mary Anne and David Maxwell William Mayhall Felicite P. Morgan Deborah Brown Murdock '76 Robert Olson Jessica Palmer '99 Mrs. Maribeth Proshan Kathryn and Les Rudnyansky Ruth and John Sayer
Sheila and James Schnell Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Jaye Hewitt Semrod Harris B. Siegel George F. and Kathie Smith Thomas J. Sowanick Guy and Marie Speciale Megan Thomas, Esq. Ruth and James Thornton Charles Townsend, Jr. Philip and Maria Yang
For more information on how you can have a lasting impact on Stuart, contact Beth Marks ‘84, director of the Stuart Fund and Planned Giving, at 609.921.6118 or bmarks@stuartschool.org
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ENDOWMENT FUNDS Endowed Funds at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart help ensure that Stuart can deliver on its mission of preparing young women for lives of exceptional leadership and service. As an institution, Stuart is grateful to the donors who had the vision and foresight to support future generations of Stuart women. Thanks to these visionary donors, Stuart’s total endowment exceeds $14 million.
Scholarship Endowments Fund The Barbara Boggs Sigmund Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, a former Stuart faculty member, Sacred Heart alumna and mayor of Princeton Borough, to support a minority student from Princeton with financial need. The Mary P. Caddell Scholarship Fund Established in memory of Mary Caddell, who died in a hiking accident while a student at Stuart, to support a student with a strong interest in science and the environment. The Callan-O'Brien Family Scholarship Fund Established in memory of two of the founders of Stuart, Anne Cuttle Callan O'Brien and her husband, Russell O'Brien, and Anne's mother Catherine, for whom Stuart's first scholarship fund was established. The Class of 2008 Scholarship Fund Established by the parents of the Class of 2008 in honor of their daughters. The Margherita Condell, RSCJ Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Margherita Condell, RSCJ, by Muriel Gardiner, a longtime friend, with additional contributions provided by Mrs. David McAlpin, to support a minority student. The Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ Scholarship Fund Established in honor of Marie-Louise Carmody, RSCJ, beloved guidance counselor and mentor, to support a kind, faithful and motivated student with financial need. The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Scholarship Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of 25 years of service faithfully provided by Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, for financial aid that will allow Stuart to continue attracting and retaining the brightest, most motivated, diverse student body. The Maloney-Duffy Scholarship Fund Established by Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Maloney in gratitude for their parents, John & Shirley Maloney and James & Diane Duffy. The Goizueta Scholarship Fund The Goizueta Foundation was founded by Robert C. Goizueta in celebration of the achievements of immigrants to the US. Their gift to Stuart supports financial aid for Hispanic/Latina students. The Hillenbrand Family Scholarship Fund Established to provide financial aid to students at the beginning of Upper School and continue providing support to those students through to commencement. The James E. Kerney Scholarship Fund Established by the James Kerney Foundation to provide financial assistance for children from the city of Trenton. The Peter Mark Scholarship Fund Established in memory of a renowned scientist, father of Catherine '77 and husband of Delia Mark, Stuart's beloved former school nurse. The Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund Established through the estate of Dean Mathey, WWI vet, national tennis champion, financier and longtime Princeton University Trustee who had a lifelong commitment to education, volunteerism and philanthropy. The fund supports students who excel in science.
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Fund The Edward E. Ford Scholarship Fund Established through a gift from the Edward E. Ford Foundation and matched by several generous friends of Stuart to support financial aid for students of the Upper School. The Peggy Kerney McNeil Scholarship Fund Established in memory of one of Stuart's Founding Mothers, and mother of Fran '71, Josephine '74, grandmother of Jennifer '90, Colleen '91, Sarah '10 and great-grandmother of Emily '15 and Betsy '21; to support the daughter of an alumna. The Hamilton F. Potter, Jr. and Linton W. Turner Scholarship Endowment Established by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton F. Potter III in honor of their fathers, to provide scholarship support to students of any grade. The Gee Johnson Scholarship Fund Anonymously given to establish an endowed financial fund in memory of Gee Johnson. The Cynthia Reiche Schumacker '73 Scholarship Endowment Established in celebration of Stuart's 50th Anniversary to support a student or students of any grade who have demonstrated academic excellence and shown financial need. The Mme. Hilda Ronel Scholarship Fund Established by the family, friends and students of beloved French teacher Hilda Ronel, who taught at Stuart for many years. The Stuart Scholarship Fund Established and supported by the generous donors of our community to help fund Stuart's financial aid program. The Stuart Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund Established by current and former Trustees in support of the financial aid endowment. The Eileen Fox Weence Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 by Kathy Fox Feeny '71 in celebration of her mother, a Sacred Heart alumna and an RSCJ from 1941 to 1946. She lived by the motto "Educo," to draw forth and discover how to excite each individual to learn and grow.
Program endowments Fund The Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Fund Established by Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson in fond memory of Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke, mother of Clotidle '77, to enrich all students' arts education by funding annual visits to the region's finest museums. The Caroline Dawson Heller '89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund Established by James J. Dawson and Mary Louise Dawson in memory of their daughter Caroline '89. The proceeds support activities of the Women in Leadership initiative, including visiting speakers, workshops and mentorships that inspire young women to lives of leadership. The Faculty and Staff Development Fund Established to provide long-term resources for the compensation and professional development opportunities of faculty and staff so that Stuart will always attract and retain personnel capable of inspiring and empowering the young women of Stuart. The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Faculty and Staff Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School, Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ to provide training and compensation to recruit and retain the finest possible faculty and staff.
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The Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke Fund Established by Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson in fond memory of Alice Llewellyn Eubank Burke, mother of Clotidle '77, to enrich all students' arts education by funding annual visits to the region's finest museums. The Caroline Dawson Heller '89 Women in Leadership Memorial Fund A N N U AEstablished L R E P Oby R James T J. Dawson and Mary Louise Dawson in memory of their daughter Caroline '89. The proceeds support activities of the Women in Leadership initiative including visiting speakers, workshops and mentorships that inspire young women to lives of leadership. The Faculty and Staff Development Fund Established to provide long-term resources for the compensation and professional development opportunities of faculty and staff so that Stuart will always attract and retain personnel capable of inspiring and empowering the young women of Stuart.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS (cont.)
The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Faculty and Staff Endowment
Program endowments (cont.) Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School,
Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ to provide training and compensation to recruit and retain the finest possible faculty and staff. The Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ Program Endowment Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, to support new technology, enhanced communication with the Sacred Heart Network, advance the curricula and support service programs that result in local and global commitment to social justice and environmental action. The Green Chair in Music Fund Established by Helena R. Geuting in memory of her mother, Helena Springer Green Raskob, to further the music program at Stuart from preschool to grade 12. The Mark and Tracy Johnson Community Service Fund Established in honor of their daughters Carys '08 and Bethany '11 to further the outreach of the community service program at Stuart. The William Kalker Fund Established to provide financial assistance for needy students to take part in the school's international exchange programs, with first preference given to students of Jewish heritage. The Louise and Marston Morse Library Fund Established by a Stuart trustee with additional support from the Morses' friends to honor these two members of Stuart's Founding Committee, Professor Marston Morse, renowned mathematician, and Louise Morse, community advocate and champion of the Stuart libraries, to support the collections and activities of the libraries. The Mary Ramsey Student Life Fund Established in loving memory of longtime Stuart faculty member Mary Ramsey by her husband, David Gilvarg, family members, friends and former students to support travel exchanges and various opportunities available but not always feasible for students of modest means. The Jane and Frank Ryan Fund for Leadership Training Established by John and Carolyn Healey in honor of Carolyn's parents to support educational opportunities for the development of leadership qualities in Stuart's students. Pauline Palmer Wood Memorial Fund Established by the Egan family in memory of Pauline Egan's mother to support library acquisitions for the Lower School. Harris B. Siegel Endowment for Leadership Development Established by Patricia Costante and her daughter Stephanie Champi '12 in recognition of college guidance counselor Harris B. Siegel. This fund supports Upper School students’ pursuit of leadership opportunities and the skills that put them front and center in the causes and activities that capture their interest. Elaine France Simko Memorial Fund for Lainie's House Established in memory of Lainie Simko, mother of Kathleen '02, Caroline '06 and Julia, and wife of Michael, for ongoing maintenance of the home of the Head of School. Timendi Causa Este Nescire Fund Established by A. Raines Plambeck '08 and E. Fayette Plambeck '15. Ignorance is the cause of fear. The fund will be used to give students leadership education opportunities, encouraging them to spread knowledge, empathy, tolerance and understanding. The Mark and Tracy Johnson and Sue and Charles Plambeck Strategic Board Endowed Fund Established on June 2, 2017 by the Board of Trustees to honor Mark and Sue's outstanding leadership and focus on governance and strategic planning. This fund supports ongoing education for the Board of Trustees as well as their attendance at the Network of the Sacred Heart Schools Trustee Conferences. The Hasby/Epstein Endowed Fund Established by former faculty member Karen Epstein and her husband Lawrence to honor their parents, Rose and Lee Epstein and Ann and Jarl Hasby, for whom education was very important. The fund supports academic testing for students with limited resources. The Joan Kirby, RSCJ Sustainability Fund Established by the Board of Trustees in memory of Joan Kirby, RSCJ, Stuart's first Head of School, to support school initiatives that protect the natural environment, ecological health and energy conservation. The Holt and Regina Murray Physical Plant Maintenance Fund Established by the family and friends of Holt Murray to provide long-term support to maintain the campus of Stuart.
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Unrestricted endowments Fund Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, General Endowed Fund Established in 2010 in honor of the 25 years of service lovingly provided by former faculty member and Head of School Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ, to support new technology and enhanced partnership with the Sacred Heart Network, advance the curricula and support service programs that result in local and global commitment to social justice and environmental action. The Richard Flournoy Memorial Fund Established in memory of Richard Flournoy, father of daughters Lee '67, Anne '69, Vickie '71, Mary '73, Alyson '75 and granddaughter Caroline '02 for the general support of Stuart. Stuart Memorial Endowment Established by the Board of Trustees in 2013 as a means of creating a lasting tribute to those memorialized through contributions. The Stuart General Endowment Established to provide long-term resources available for emergency purposes and assistance each year to the operating fund. TOTAL MARKET VALUE AS OF JUNE 30, 2019……………………… $14,056,734.07
New, named funds may be endowed with a gift of $50,000. Exceptions are made at the discretion of the Head of School and the approval of the Board of Trustees. Gifts can be made over a multi-year period.
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