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David J. Rockwell ’58 served on the Suffield Academy faculty for 54 years. After a postgraduate year at Suffield, Rocky went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in history from Emporia State University in Kansas. A staunch advocate of lifelong learning, Rocky also completed a certificate of advanced studies from Wesleyan University in 2000. Rocky taught nearly 20 different courses including sociology, archaeology, anthropology, and philosophy. He chaired the history department for 25 years and was Director of the Leadership Program from 2005 to 2018. Rocky earned many honors for his inspirational impact including Suffield’s Richter Award for excellence in teaching in 2002, the Elijah B. Andrews Award for service to Suffield in 1994, and the WALKS Foundation Swan Award in 2007. Rocky started Suffield’s Alpine Ski Team in 1967 and was head coach until 1996. He established Suffield’s SOLO Program (Suffield Outdoor Leadership Organization) in the early 1990s. He influenced hundreds of Suffield students through outdoor experiential learning on campus and on trips to places including the coast of Maine and Zuni, New Mexico. Rocky and his wife, Bonnie, have four children. They were all raised at Suffield Academy and are alums: Jennifer ’79, Geoffrey ’82, Jed ’86, and Hillary ’88. Headmaster Charlie Cahn, who is Rocky and Bonnie’s son-in-law, said, “The Rockwells have made Suffield their home for six decades. They truly love this place. Rocky has been a legendary teacher, coach, and role model for thousands of students. He has made a monumental impact on Suffield Academy.”
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Connor Murphy Ahrens | Endicott College Petch Arpornpattanapong | New York University Isabella Lauren Attianese | The George Washington University Westley James Bartlett | Colgate University Maximillian Barnett Bass | PG, Suffield Academy Hattie Rose Bauchiero | Villanova University Cian Neil Beaulieu | University of Connecticut Sedley Amelia Benitz | University of Guelph Devina Ann Bhalla | Tufts University Jackson Smith Bischoping | Williams College Benedetto Joseph Bonavita | Trinity College Isabella Katharina Boonstra | Babson College Andrea Sophia Breck | Roger Williams University Michael William Burch | Brandeis University Peyton Rockwell Cahn | University of Michigan Matteo Calderan | Universita Bocconi Bridget Nicole Carey | Boston College Timothy Russell Casey | Syracuse University Junyang Chen | Johnson & Wales University, Providence Patrick David Cordes | Providence College Norman Alexander Cotteleer | Wesleyan University Sam Richard Cuda | Connecticut College Andrew Cole Daly | Elon University Anton Davydenko | University of Rochester Alexander P. Derby | Northeastern University Audrey Elaine DuFresne | Westfield State University Margaret Elizabeth Durhager | New School University: Eugene Lang Egor Vladislavovich Fomin | Drexel University Ramona Grace Fontaine | Southern New Hampshire University Myles Ryan Freeman | Miami University, Ohio Julien Christopher George | Marist College Milan Ghosh | Northeastern University Breana Caitlin Gibbs | Oberlin College Caroline Carver Gingold | Tufts University Jack Nicholas Godfrey | University of Colorado at Boulder Maya Alexi Grant | Savannah College of Art and Design Eva Bennett Hafner | Trinity College Patrick McCartney Harding | Bryant University Omar Hashw | Merrimack College Erin Marie Hayes | PG, Suffield Academy Leonard Anton Silvester Hoermann | IE University, Segovia Caleigh Rose Horrigan | Marist College Bailey Marie Hyland | Trinity College Alessandra Maloles Ietta | Skidmore College Shaun Ariel Johnson | Georgetown University Susannah Ivins Johnson | University of Richmond Evgenii Kagan | Boston University Mariia Kalacheva | Gap Year Max Yeh Kalk | Undecided Braden Gerard Kane | Wheaton College McLean Scott Keating | University of South Carolina Katherine Margaret Kelley | Fairfield University Aidan Michael Kennedy | Trinity College Zachary Allen Kidd | Washington University in St. Louis John Tucker Killam | Quinnipiac University Kwang Yeon Kim | Emory University Minsuh Kim | Boston University Owen Joseph Kinne | Fairfield University Ruangrawee Kitichotkul | Stanford University Jovana Kovac | Boston University Walter Carl Kress | Tulane University
Kevin Patrick Kuzmeski | Rochester Institute of Technology Robert Levine | Trinity College Justin David Levsky | Stonehill College Devon Michael Loftus | Georgetown University Robert William Long | Saint Anselm College Spencer David Macchia | Elon University Yataro Makihara | Clark University Milo Marcus | New York University Jacob Sebastian Marin-Thomson | Northeastern University Niaimani Marie Marshall | Undecided Matthew Francis McCoy | University of Cincinnati Amber Hope McKenzie | New York University Bryan James McLennan | St. Lawrence University Cecile Paula Gabriela Meier-Scherling | Boston University Reginald Mhoon | Fisk University James Robert Mignone | Trinity College Dana Nicole Mills | Quinnipiac University Maxwell Joseph Miranda | University of Notre Dame Alexandra Marie Mnich | University of Miami Carlin Katherine Molander | University of Vermont Charles Edward Moran | Boston College Matthew Stephen Moryto | Norwich University Collin Andrew Parrow | Colgate University Rishi Dinesh Patel | Georgia Institute of Technology Jenna Noelle Polidoro | Claremont McKenna College John Richard Pumphret | Northeastern University Juhi Rayonia | Loyola Marymount University Michael Allen Robidoux | University of Maryland Jaden Anthony Robinson | The George Washington University Alexandra Kate Rookey | University of Vermont Alina Kathleen Ryan | Trinity College Leticia Sadilina | Northeastern University Aidan Constantine Sagar | Fordham University Carlos Jeffrey Salguero | Chapman University John Aleksandr Samenuk | Fordham University Aubrey Ryan Sanford | The George Washington University Arianna Jayde Saxton | Syracuse University Leon Ulrich Schmid | Bryant University Jacob Miles Selbst | Ithaca College India Grace Shay | Trinity College Maximillian David Shlafstein | The George Washington University Elias Coleman Smith | University of California, Santa Barbara Michael Patrick Stern | University of Utah Sarah Ann Swanson | Loyola University, Maryland Benjamin Forrest Sylvester | Elon University Rory Burton Tettemer | Emerson College Peter Lawerence Thrall | Kansas State University Matthew Ryan Titterton | The Ohio State University Jana Firas Torki | Skidmore College Michael Douglas Trevallion | Kenyon College Tori Hargreaves-Spear Tryon | Savannah College of Art and Design Jennifer Elyse Ungerleider | Dickinson College Nicholas Spiro Vardakas | Northeastern University Maria Claire White | Creighton University Max Aaron Wiener | Muhlenberg College Xia Xue | University of California, Davis Xinyue Yan | University of Virginia Joseph Edmond Yunis | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Brock Armstrong Damien Zenker | Rutgers University Nan Zheng | Georgia Institute of Technology Henry Michael Zurkow | Undecided