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Celebrating Chipman’s 51 Years!

Unveiling the Future: Tatnall officially opens the newly renovated Ederic Library.

Cameron Howard ’03, Jonathan Silver ’06, Angelo Fontanazza, Andrew Martire, Chris Daniels ’05, and Ensign Simmons ’02, cut the ribbon on Tatnall’s newly renovated Ederic Library.

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Copyright by The Tatnall School. Alumni and faculty articles are encouraged.

Meet the New Administrators

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11 Meet the Board

47 Why Tatnall

12 Celebrating the Class of 2023

48 Alumni Spotlight

14 The Future is Now

50 Class Notes

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EDITOR Cabin Communications, (267) 884-6328 Erica Brown, Media & Communications Specialist, (302) 892-4075 Page McConnel, Director of Marketing & Communications, (302) 892-4338 CONTRIBUTORS Patrick Manahan, Director of Advancement Carrie Simpson, Upper School English Teacher DESIGN KMHWhite Design, karen@kmhwhitedesign.com PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel Burke, Jim Graham ’77, Molly Schlachter, On the Move Photography, and Tatnall Staff 2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES President, Christopher W. Daniels ’05 Vice President, Abby Mrozinski ’98 Treasurer, Geordie Hayward ’04 Secretary, Bonnie Wu Sarah Baylin Jonathan Silver ’06 David Ley Hamilton Loni Tabb, Ph.D. Caroline Tatnall Ketcham ’58 Sally Veghte Caroline McIlvain ’99 Vincent Watchorn III ’87 Keith Morton ’74 Gregory W. Werkheiser Pamela Politis, Ph.D. David T. Woods Julee Schwieger Terri M. Young 2023-2024 ALUMNI COUNCIL President, Kiadii H. Harmon ’96 Judith King Axarlis ’59 Mirthe F. Berends ’16 Malcolm T. Godshall ’17 Emilie L. Hager ’16 Amanda A. Jacobs ’02 Rosemary K. Leader ’09 James A. Magee ’89

Kelsey P. Martin ’15 Stephen D. Marvin ’88 Lisa Bixby McGillivray ’81 Keith E. Morton ’74 Abigail Williams Schneider ’97 Linda Archangelo Sygowski ’71 Daynell M. Wright ’97

The Tatnall School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. (Tatnall retains the right to make admissions and retention decisions on the basis of the school’s ability to reasonably accommodate students with disabilities.) It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.

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Meet our New Administrators

Three new faces joined our Administrative team. We invite you to get to know Adrienne Meade, Head of Early Childhood, Kim Wagner, Head of Lower School, and Kyle Lewis, our Chief Financial Officer.

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ambitious initiative to make Tatnall the height of An innovation at every level is unfolding all over campus as the impressive epicenter of the plan comes to completion.

40 51 Years Later

Tatnall School’s longest-serving teacher is retiring at the end of the school year. But the work of defining his massive impact is only just beginning.

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A Message From

The Head of School One of my favorite parts of the day is my morning drive onto Tatnall’s campus.

I often have my son Max with me, now thriving as a 10th grader, and a new addition to our family this year, Marketa, an exchange student from the Czech Republic who is spending her junior year at Tatnall.

Groggy teenagers don’t usually have much to say that early in the morning, which gives me plenty of time to look out the window at Tatnall’s campus and reflect upon how far we’ve come over the past few months.

Pulling into the main driveway, I can see the car line forming outside Early Childhood and our youngest learners eagerly sprinting into the building to greet their smiling teachers. Enrollment in Early Childhood grew by nearly 25% this fall, primarily due to our investment in strategic marketing and facility upgrades, and the emphasis on curriculum put forth by our fantastic new Director, Adrienne Meade. Check out page 8 to read more about Mrs. Meade, as well as Dr. Kim Wagner in Lower School and Kyle Lewis in the Business Office, all of whom are outstanding additions to our potent Administrative Leadership Team.

As I hit the first speed bumps, the frost on the athletic fields sparkles in the morning sunlight. Athletics are such a magnetic part of life at Tatnall. Our athletes achieved six State Championships this calendar year for the second time in Tatnall history. Girls Lacrosse and Football won their first-ever state titles and our Girls Cross Country team placed 9th in the country at Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon!

As I turn the corner and approach the Beekley Building, the brandnew Eco-Courtyard and renovated Learning Commons come into view. It’s hard to believe that we tackled the daunting task of design, development, fundraising, and construction of these beautiful new spaces in less than one year. Both have become signature landmarks for the School and have significantly upgraded our offerings for STEM, robotics, technology, flexible learning spaces, and environmental education. You can read more about them on page 14.

As a result of our successes outlined in “Today, Tomorrow, Tatnall: A short-term action plan to build exceptional quality,” I firmly believe that Tatnall now has velocity: speed AND direction. Our progress would not be possible without the loyalty, generosity, and unwavering support of the people in this community. I sincerely hope you enjoy reading this season’s publication of Tatnall Today, which profiles some of our remarkable achievements and celebrates the generous donors who help make our ambitions a reality.

On behalf of the entire Tatnall School, thank you for giving us your trust, pride, and confidence.

It is a great time to be a Hornet!

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Building Bridges to Tatnall’s “One School” Mindset At Tatnall School, it is not uncommon to see younger students walking hand-in-hand with their older PALs. These PALs, or Peer Assistance Leaders, are 7th and 8th-grade students who pair up with Early Childhood students for monthly visits throughout the school year. The activities during these visits range from reading together to playing on the playground and everything in between.

The relationships formed between the PALs and their younger counterparts often last throughout each student’s time at Tatnall. The PALs serve as role models for the younger students and create a sense of community and belonging on campus.

Whether it’s a high-five in the hallway or a wave during recess, the PALs positively impact the younger students’ overall school experience.

Tatnall’s PAL program is a beautiful example of how inter-grade relationships can benefit all school community members. It’s uplifting to see the program’s impact on the PALs and their younger friends, and it’s no wonder these relationships often last throughout a student’s time at Tatnall.

Little Dots, Big Hearts: Tatnall’s EC Celebrates International Dot Day “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds is a wonderful children’s book that has captured the hearts of both kids and adults alike. The story follows the journey of Vashti, a young girl who learns to embrace her creativity and confidence with the help of her art teacher. Since its September 15, 2003 release, “The Dot” has become a popular tool for educators worldwide and inspired the observance of International Dot Day. This day is celebrated in 192 countries by over 19 million people.

Tatnall’s Early Childhood division celebrated International Dot Day with fun and creativity. According to Mrs. Carli Brumfield, they did “all things dots.” They read “The Dot” and learned about the famous artist Yayoi Kusama, renowned for using polka dots. The students also created gumball dots and a large dot mural.

It’s gratifying to see how “The Dot” has inspired creativity and imagination in children. The story encourages us to believe in ourselves and our abilities and to never give up on our dreams.

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Around Campus Lower School Goes Life-Size for Rounding Lesson!

As we all know, learning math can be challenging for some students, but it can be fun and interactive with the right approach. Our 3rd-grade students took a unique approach to learning about rounding 3-digit numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred by taking their learning outside.

The students had the opportunity to practice their rounding skills on a life-sized number line. They were instructed to round various 3-digit numbers to the nearest 10 and 100 by physically placing themselves on the number line. This hands-on activity allowed the children to better understand the concept of rounding and how it can relate to real-life situations.

Our students were excited to be outside, and the activity helped to keep them engaged and focused.

It also allowed them to work together and help each other out. The students were able to visualize how rounding works, and they were able to apply their knowledge in a practical setting.

This unique approach to learning was a great success.

The students could engage with the subject material, and they gained a deeper understanding of rounding.

It is clear that when it comes to teaching math, handson activities can make all the difference.

‘Spreading Goodness’: Tatnall’s Peanut Butter Drive This year marked the first time that Tatnall participated in a peanut butter drive. Megan Acevedo organized the event via her sister, a manager at the local Cheesecake Factory.

The company partners with Feeding America to hold the PB drive across the country.

Students were eager to participate in the peanut butter drive and help their community. Students will donate all of the peanut butter collected to local food banks in Delaware, which will help feed those in need.

The students were thrilled to participate in this effort; many of our Middle School students have already visited the local food bank to help pack boxes. So, they were already acclimated to the significance of this PB drive.

This year’s peanut butter drive was a huge success. In Middle School, Mr. Sikdar’s advisory donated the most, weighing 159 lbs of peanut butter. While in Upper School, Mr. Castagno’s advisory donated the most, weighing 220 lbs of peanut butter. Seeing so many people come together to support their community 6

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during a difficult time was heartening. It is a testament to the power of collaboration and the importance of helping others. We hope this event will continue to grow in the coming years!

Around Campus Empowering Young Minds We are genuinely impressed and inspired by the unwavering dedication of Jim Brice, Tatnall’s Science Department Chair and Upper School teacher. It is heartening to see him going above and beyond his role as an educator to inspire young minds.

Along with Bill Ferrell, a parent at Tatnall, Mr. Brice has been imparting science lessons to students at the Walnut St. YMCA afterschool program.

Mr. Brice spends an entire hour leading a unique engineering activity for the students after school. For example, Mr. Brice tasked the students with building a stable tower using only marshmallows and spaghetti. The excitement and engagement displayed by the students during this activity is a testament to Mr. Brice’s unmatched talent as an educator.

We love to see educators like Mr. Brice taking the initiative to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. We are incredibly grateful for his leadership and commitment to inspiring young minds. Such acts of kindness and dedication go a long way in shaping the future of our society.

The Science of Seasons As the seasons change, temperatures fluctuate between hot and cold. But have you ever wondered why it’s warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter in Wilmington, DE? 9th-grade students in our new Environmental Science Research course conducted a lab experiment to answer this question.

The experiment investigated the relationship between the angle of insolation and temperature change due to energy absorption from a simulated sun—a lightbulb.

They found that when the angle of insolation is smaller, the energy absorbed is more significant, leading to warmer temperatures. Conversely, when the angle of insolation is larger, there is less energy absorbed, resulting in cooler temperatures.

The experiment was not only informative but also a hands-on learning experience for the students. By conducting the experiment themselves, they gained a deeper understanding of the science behind the seasons.

This experiment is just one example of how science education can be fun and engaging for students.

Mr. Dioguardi provides a helping hand to ensure the data is achieved successfully.

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Tell us a little bit about you and your background!

I was born and raised in Delaware, then spent a few years living in New York, earning my BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College. Following graduation, I toured New England with an educational theater company. That experience ignited my love for being in schools, connecting with students, and facilitating learning.

I moved back home to Delaware to pursue my M.Ed, and have been working in early childhood education ever since!

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE TATNALL EC? Warm, welcoming, supportive, and joyful.

Tantall EC is a place where young children are genuinely loved and cared for and an environment rich with opportunities to cultivate wonder, develop relationships, and build a positive sense of self.

What’s your favorite restaurant in Delaware?

The House of William and Merry in Hockessin — I’ve had some of the best meals of my life there!

What is most rewarding about working in the Early Childhood Division?

In the Early Childhood Division, our students are forming their initial impressions of school and learning. Knowing that our work with them will have a life-long impact is a powerful responsibility.

That inspires me to create moments of personal connection with the children intentionally. I hope the students’ time in our Division helps them see the world as one that honors, values, and needs them.

What are some of your favorite experiences as an educator?

It’s such an exciting moment when a student’s question or observation sparks a deep dive for the whole class, especially when it offers me the opportunity to learn alongside the children. I love that our EC program at Tatnall has the flexibility to engage deeply with children’s inquiries.

What is your philosophy in PK-12 education?

No matter our age, we learn best when we have a personal connection to the material and we can explore. That might look like play in the Early Childhood division or a Socratic seminar in Upper School, but what’s constant is the learner actively constructs that understanding.

How would you define a success?

True success is using our unique strengths and talents to serve others.

Who are your role models, and why?

I had a wonderful mentor, Jane Goldberg, who sadly passed away a few years ago. Jane spent her entire career teaching kindergarten, and despite the many changes in education during those years, she consistently kept the children’s needs at the forefront of her work. She was a tireless advocate for children while never losing her wicked sense of humor. I keep a framed note from Jane on my desk.

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Adrienne Meade, M.Ed. Head of Early Childhood

What are your top 5 favorite things in life and why?

Car rides with my kids are really special. From singing to having deep conversations, we enjoy our time together and connect in unexpected ways.

Journaling. I have journaled every Sunday morning for almost a decade now. It helps me reflect on the past week, including wins and challenges.

Time spent outdoors. Whether it’s hiking through the woods with our dogs, dipping my toes in the ocean, or just sitting around a fire in our backyard, nature has a strong grounding and calming effect on me.

I love everything about food growing, preparing, serving, and eating it! While studying in Reggio Emilia, kids as young as two would harvest food from the school garden, and the entire school community would come together to prepare and serve it. The food was fresh, beautiful, and a vehicle for demonstrating care and appreciation for one another.

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That perfect cup of coffee in the morning. Simple pleasures are the best.

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Tell us a little bit about you and your background!

I was born and raised in North Jersey (as a Giants and Yankees fan). From the first moment I stepped on the UD campus as a sophomore in high school, I knew that was the place for me! I quickly settled into school, converted my sports teams to the Eagles and Phillies, and haven’t looked back. I am what they call a “tri-Del.” I earned my bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate from UD. I also worked for UD for five years. I have worked for both public and private Delaware schools. My three children attend Tatnall, and you can find Mr. Wagner and I cheering for them on the sidelines! Go Hornets!

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE TATNALL LS? Tatnall Lower School is filled with joyful children excited to learn and the most caring and amazing teachers. Children who attend the Lower School are invited to come as their most authentic selves, and they do! We celebrate differences, strengths, growth, curiosity, perseverance, and citizenship. It is a place where young learners find joy.

What’s your favorite restaurant in Delaware?

I love a Touch of Italy down at the beach. We had them briefly in North Wilmington, but I am back to having to drive to the beach for their amazing Bianco E. Rosso sandwich.

What do you find most rewarding about working in the Lower School Division?

The children! There is nothing like getting to see the lightbulb go off when a student learns to read, finally figures out long division, discovers a chemical reaction, wins their first chess match, finally sees themselves as an artist, plays that song without missing a note, makes it across the monkey bars without help… there are so many core memories that happen in elementary school. I feel so blessed to get to witness them.

Kimberly Wagner, Ph.D. Head of Lower School

What are some of your favorite experiences as an educator?

My favorite experiences are connecting with our students and with other passionate educators.

There is no problem a group of student-focused teachers can’t solve.

What is your philosophy in PK-12 education?

My philosophy of education is simple: every child can learn and achieve success when teachers know and support them as individuals.

Who are your role models, and why?

I look to strong women who make a difference. The span of these women includes people I grew up hugging to women whose biographies I read repeatedly in my Kindle.

What are your top 5 favorite things in life and why?

In no particular order: Family Friends A good meal A good book And a hot cup of coffee.

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Tell us a little bit about you and your background!

I’m from Miami, FL, and I went to the University of Mount Olive on a volleyball scholarship. That’s where I met my wife. I later got my master’s in accounting from NC State University and became a CPA. I worked as an auditor for non-profits before one of the schools I audited hired me as their controller. I fell in love with independent schools and even coached the girls’ volleyball team for seven seasons, leading them to a state finals appearance for the first time in over 20 years. In my free time, I enjoy running, outdoor adventures with friends, watching Bravo shows with my wife, and biking with my kids (ages 3, 5, and 6).

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE THINGS IN LIFE AND WHY? Spending time with my family Eating Sleeping Adventuring Deep thinking

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What’s your favorite restaurant in Delaware?

Tony’s Cafe and Lettie’s Kitchen.

How would you describe Tatnall?

I describe Tatnall as an open and welcoming community that’s a great place to work and send your kids.

What do you find most rewarding about working in your field?

Knowing you are a little cog in a big machine that is focused on making kids happy and being able to see that every day in person.

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Kyle Lewis Chief Financial Officer

Who are your role models, and why?

Arnold Schwarzenegger. He immigrated from Austria with big dreams and achieved his goals through hard work and determination. He is a significant influence in the global fitness industry, comparable to Tiger’s impact on golf and Jordan’s impact on basketball. After his athletic career, he became one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Despite his thick accent and difficult last name, he always aimed to be a leading actor and avoided minor roles.

He even put his movie career on hold to serve two terms as Governor of California, collaborating with both political parties to improve his home state.

Leadership Lineup

Meet the Board Tatnall’s Board of Trustees is a diverse group of professionals who embody the Mission of

our school and are devoted to driving our growth and maximizing our impact. Each trustee

has their own reason for dedicating their time to Tatnall, and each reason speaks to a deep respect and appreciation for our unique culture. Get to know the men and women who support our school.

Loni Tabb, Ph.D.

Why did you choose to serve on Tatnall’s Board of Trustees, and how has your role evolved?

Serving on the Tatnall Board of Trustees was a weighty decision that I made after experiencing Tatnall during our first year as a family amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Tatnall’s proactive approach to online education was impressive, as well as its support for faculty and staff. The school’s exceptional ability to provide inperson learning for most of the 2020-21 year by utilizing its outdoor spaces for the healthiest learning environments speaks to Tatnall’s reputation. Joining the Board allowed me to ensure the School is equipped to inspire excellence. Tatnall’s beliefs align with our family’s, specifically, the acknowledgment and celebration of each person’s gifts to foster a diverse school community and ultimately prepare the students to thrive in a global environment.

When I joined the Board, I used my expertise in higher education to support the strategic initiatives around the campus at Tatnall.

As a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, I helped to develop efforts that prepare our students for the physical spaces on campus. These efforts included prioritizing accessibility in all areas and re-imagining the library and learning space in Beekley to create a more flexible and collaborative learning environment.

Now, in my third year on the Board, I have the honor of leading the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee, which ensures that Tatnall’s DEI efforts align with the school’s mission and vision. Supporting DEI efforts creates an inclusive community for all students, faculty, and staff and upholds previous strategic initiatives around diversity, equity, and inclusion at Tatnall.

The word “community” is commonly used at Tatnall; how would you describe our community?

As a family, Tatnall’s strong sense of community drew us in, and we believe that community is essential in nearly every aspect of life. To ensure that our children learn in the most enjoyable way possible, we work alongside the faculty and staff here at Tatnall.

When we encounter challenging situations, we support each other in meaningful ways. Tatnall excels in fostering a sense of community.

Geordie Hayward ’04 What makes Tatnall special?

As a Tatnall alum, I’m proud to say this school stands out. While academic excellence is undoubtedly a priority, Tatnall’s approach to education is much more holistic. It’s about helping each student reach their full potential while also instilling a strong sense of community and encouraging students to contribute positively to it.

This philosophy is deeply ingrained in the culture of Tatnall, and it’s what makes it such an exceptional place that produces outstanding global citizens.

Tatnall’s focus is not solely on achievements but also on fostering kindness, compassion, and empathy in its students. Triumphs are celebrated, but never at the expense of character and citizenship.

Are there any changes that would have excited you as a student?

I’m pleased with the recent campus updates and renovations. The new track is awe-inspiring, and I’m proud of the running program’s growth and development since my time here. Additionally, the school’s commitment to utilizing outdoor spaces is evident in its modernized outdoor classrooms.

The campus is stunning and expansive and is undoubtedly our greatest asset. Lastly, the new front entrance and library are exciting additions offering middle and upper school students a transformative technological advantage. These changes will enhance the already excellent educational experience at Tatnall.

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1. Class of 2023 proudly sings our School Song. 2. Isaiah Sales and Wyatt Leary as they proudly flaunt their hard-earned diplomas! 3. Rachel Hilferty and Carly Kennedy smile with sheer joy as esteemed alumni. 4. Head of School, Dr. Andrew Martire, graces Sabrina Astle with her well-deserved diploma. 5. Annette Khosravi’s resilience and perseverance earned her the prestigious Wooden Spoon Award. 6. Conrad Cox takes charge as the student conductor for the School song.

7. Kate McConnel sharing a precious moment with her grandmother. 8. Sabria Streett, Nicole Ransome, and Nyree Kellman strike a pose in front of the temple.

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An ambitious initiative to make Tatnall the height of innovation at every level is unfolding all over

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n the spring of 2022, Head of School Andrew D. Martire, Ed.D., unveiled “Today, Tomorrow, Tatnall,” a “collective ambition for specific elements of the Tatnall program, followed by targeted investments and new initiatives to begin turning this vision into reality.”

impressive centerpiece of the plan: the conversion of the Ederic Library into an “innovation hub.” Over the summer, the expansive space was stripped down and outfitted with cutting-edge educational technology to increase access to STEM+C opportunities across all grade levels.

The plan Martire and his administration aim to bring to fruition by the start of the 2025-2026 school year outlines a series of enhancements at every level of The Tatnall School, from the Early Childhood program to the Upper School. It is the result of two years of collecting data and feedback about every aspect of the school from every perspective — students, parents, alumni, faculty, and trustees.

Tatnall underwent a facelift as part of the nearly $1-million renovation. As the main entrance to the Beekley building — and the school — the Ederic Library has been a cornerstone of the campus since its construction more than 50 years ago. While a minimalist space conducive to collaborating came together inside, a “showpiece Eco-Courtyard” took root outside. These renovations at Tatnall were made even more special as many stages of the project were worked on by members of our Tatnall community, including Buck Simpers, Cam Howard ’03, Jonathan Silver ’06, and Chris Daniels ’05, to name a few.

With the start of this school year in September, some of these changes were already evident, including the

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With the Learning Commons, we’ve taken an important space for Tatnall that had gradually become outdated and made it much more conducive to supporting the ways our students are now learning and will learn, as our curricula continue to evolve.

—Ensign Simmons, Director of Innovation and Technology

Designed to symbolize Tatnall’s mission — the joyful pursuit of excellence — and commitment to innovation, the Eco-Courtyard achieves that by carving out yet another outdoor classroom (there are several across the 110-acre campus, along with seven natural habitats for study) and discreetly providing access to electric vehicle charging stations and improving stormwater management.

Significant as the additions of the Learning Commons and Eco-Courtyard at the Ederic Library are, they tell only part of the story.

Every day, teachers, administrators, and staff contemplate the shape of the future at Tatnall.

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or spread out among the open, fluid layout, complete with modular furniture, and merely work in proximity to one another.

Most of the Ederic Library’s 12,000 books have been moved to the appropriate departments around campus for easier access. However, students are relying less and less on them, which was part of the impetus for the overhaul.

“We saw this opportunity to reimagine what this space could be used for,” says Ensign Simmons, Tatnall’s Director of Innovation and Technology. He also oversaw the design process and technology integration for the Learning Commons renovation. And so, in the last week of September, he was one of only a few who could tell that the redesign wasn’t completely finished.

The final addition was a large transparent screen that’s become a magnet in the Beekley lobby, just outside the entrance to the Learning Commons. Simmons is convinced it’s going to be an attraction all to itself.

Shortly after he was hired in the summer of 2021, Simmons began touring newly renovated libraries throughout the region for inspiration. Ultimately, the Ederic Library’s conversion was driven by a growing emphasis on research and digital learning trends in the Tatnall curriculum.

The new lab tables are intended to ease collaboration among robotics students and club members, and the wide-open floor plan has the potential to provide an arena for future competitions. The Learning Commons has also been outfitted with an array of STEMoriented technology, including 3D printers, a laser cutter, and enhanced connectivity.

“With the Learning Commons,” Simmons says, “we’ve taken an important space for Tatnall that had gradually become outdated and made it much more conducive to supporting the ways our students are now learning and will learn as our curricula continue to evolve.”

Reimagining the classroom on a daily basis Just before school let out for the summer, Tatnall’s teachers were put into small groups and asked to reflect on the school’s new set of values: curiosity, perseverance, and citizenship. They discussed how these qualities manifest in the various daily interactions around the campus.

“It was a really powerful experience,” says Michele Ciconte, who was named Tatnall’s first Director of Curriculum and Special Projects in the spring after working at Tatnall in various capacities for the last 16 years.

“In September, we picked up where we left off, this time thinking out loud about what elements of those organic conversations

we could incorporate into our curricula to continue engaging our students in authentic ways applicable to real life,” she adds.

Ciconte has dedicated time this school year to observing classes, noting how they’re structured, and focusing namely on the ratio of instruction to practice and experiential learning. She’s watching to see how engaged the students are with their teachers and each other and their material, a key indicator of how well they understand a given concept.

All the while, Ciconte is attending departmental meetings and regularly getting together with the heads of each school. During her sessions with the school heads, they review curricula and explore new programs with an eye toward evolving the curricula. “We strive to make our students’ learning experiential in nature and to really bring those experiences to life,” Ciconte says.

Launched this school year, the Upper School Concentrations Program is one of the first major programmatic initiatives outlined in the “Today, Tomorrow, Tatnall” plan to come to fruition. Similar to how college students can major in a particular academic subject, Tatnall sophomores and juniors now have the opportunity to study, in-depth, one of three fields: environmental science, visual arts, and performing arts. continued on page 18

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Participating students will take a set of required courses in their concentration and a group of electives. To further tailor their coursework to their budding interests, they’ll also be nudged into the real world to participate in extracurricular activities related to their specific area of study. Finally, they’ll be required to conduct an Independent Scholars Project to demonstrate the knowledge and experience they gained.

“We want our graduates to enter the world with a certain set of skills — the ability to communicate clearly, collaborate, and be effective decision makers,” Ciconte says. “With every curriculum change and new program, we’ve carefully considered those pieces.”

Digging through the details for insight Adrienne Meade has spent most of her first weeks as the Head of Early Childhood enmeshed in the program on a granular level.

That’s because her primary responsibility at the moment is preparing her program to be evaluated by the state. Independent schools were previously exempt from state licensing, but that changed with a new bill that now

doing what we’re doing, and we’re taking full advantage of it.”

During the rare moments when Meade is able to take more of a bird’s eye view of the Early Childhood program and consider the various potential directions it could take in the near future, she cites four touchstones that will guide her decision-making: student voice, student choice, learning environment, and play.

“When I think about the overall vision for the program, I think about centering student voice in a way that is appropriate for the child,” she says. “I think about creating a space, a learning environment, where children and their parents see themselves reflected in it.

“I would also love to see our program reflect studies and content in a way that’s meaningful to them because we know that learning sticks for kids when they’re interested in it,” she continues. “That’s going to mean taking our time to get to know them really well.”

Meade also believes that play is not just something that should be encouraged but celebrated among young students because research has shown it’s how they learn.

We want our graduates to enter the world with a certain set of skills – the ability to communicate clearly, to collaborate, and to be effective decision makers, With every curriculum change and new program, we’ve made sure those pieces are carefully considered.

—Michele Ciconte, Director of Curriculum and Special Projects

requires all early education centers to adhere to state regulations regarding licenses and certifications. It will take effect in July 2024.

While it’s created a mountain of work for Meade, who was appointed to her position in July after working at Wilmington Friends School for the last 15 years, she’s put a positive spin on the change.

“There are a lot of teachers here at Tatnall who have been here for a long time, and they’re expert teachers,” she says. “It would be very easy to simply continue doing what we’re doing because of their ability. Preparing for the licensing has afforded us an opportunity to step back and mindfully reflect on why we’re 18

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“I’d like for us to take a close look at how play evolves in our division,” she says, “and then use our rich resources to support it at each phase.”

With a strong foundation, a world opens

In the Lower School, the push to deepen STEM+C learning has opened new opportunities for students. Now, a standalone STEM class, once exclusive to the fifth grade, is also being taught in the fourth grade. A Library Media Literacy course exposes every student to age-appropriate forms of STEM learning. And third- and fourth-grade science classes — taught by a dedicated science teacher, Haley Jordan — have been expanded.

This is in addition to chess, which is part of the first- and second-grade curricula, a fifthgrade robotics course, and LEGO League, in which all fifth graders compete as a team.

“These aren’t clubs because we believe strongly that all of our students should have

access to them,” says Kim Wagner, EdD, the new Head of the Lower School.

school’s mission (“Tatnall inspires the joyful pursuit of excellence”) to heart.

Wagner and the school’s faculty are using different assessments to help them determine which aspects of the curricula would benefit from the next round of new enrichment programming.

“We’re not only focused on having academically excellent students,” she says.

“We want our students to discover the joy in learning, the joy in curiosity, the joy in perseverance. As a result, Tatnall students want to be here and learn more and more.

It makes Tatnall a truly special place. And as the mother of three kids now enrolled here, it’s been life-changing for our family.”

“We’re really using data to drive our instruction,” Wagner says. “Specifically, we’re being very intentional with how we’re using it to identify specific needs and inform potential changes to our curricula.”

Wagner says that developing a vision for the Lower School is “the biggest part of my job.”

In broad strokes, she says, the first and second grade, ideally, is where students construct the foundation of their education, becoming fluent in math and problem-solving and proficient in reading and writing. If those benchmarks are met, by third grade, “we’re really rounding the corner and taking what they’ve learned to continue building knowledge and applying it to real-world situations,” Wagner says.

“With a strong foundation, we can open up some interesting opportunities for our young learners to be curious, try out new things, even invent things, and feel like they can make a difference here at school and out in the community,” she adds.

‘It really made an impression on me’ Wagner has observed that everyone she’s encountered on the Tatnall campus takes the

Meade also enrolled her two children at Tatnall. She says that during her interview and a number of visits to the campus this summer, she always felt welcomed, which quickly put her at ease.

“It really made an impression on me,” she says.

Simmons, a 2002 alumnus of The Tatnall School, describes a sensation akin to returning home after being gone for a while when he arrived on campus for his first day of work in 2021.

For all the changes, including those that continue to unfold, he believes that Tatnall is still the close-knit community it was when he was a student here.

“And I can’t see that changing,” he says. “As attentive as everyone has been to ensuring we’re providing the very best education for our students in an ever-adapting landscape, they’ve been just as thoughtful about retaining what has made Tatnall such a nurturing community.”

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Annual Report Giving in Numbers 60.66% Ederic Library Renovation 5.57% Track Phase II 1.79% Restricted

$1.5MM+ Raised

3% Golf Classic

27.28% Annual Fund

1.7% Endowment

ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS Giving in Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Annual Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1

Parent Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Alumni Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Restricted Gifts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Gifts In Kind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Honors and Memorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Tatnall Alumni 2023 Golf Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Red Oak Legacy Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 20

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u o y k Than

Annual Gifts THE FOUNDER’S SOCIETY ($1,930 AND ABOVE) FRANCES D.S. TATNALL SOCIETY –

($25,000.00 + )

Crystal Trust

Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Grant Ms. Paula Grant

Mr. Vance V. Kershner

Rob and Caroline Ketcham Longwood Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Christian Pizarro

Dr. Margaret L. Laird and Mr. Philip J. Taylor III Mrs. Valerie Wier Lee

Marvin Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Jonathan B. Silver

John and Carol Hitchens Starzmann

THE 1930 CLUB – ($1,930.00 + )

Mr. Philip L. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Veghte Clint and Carolyn Walker The Werkheiser Family Nathan and Lori Will

Mr. and Mrs. Todd W. Willard Mrs. Jessica Idstein Zander

Bank of America

MYERS ASSOCIATION –

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Ciconte

Dr. Ari Abel and Mrs. Valerie Wolslayer Abel

Ms. Joanne Capano

Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Collins

Mrs. Margaretta Barton Colt

($1,000.00 + )

American International Group (AIG)

Mr. and Mrs. David H. Crowley

Mr. Michael Anderson and Ms. Karen Brechtel

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Griffith

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bleadow

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Lintner

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Helmick, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Cook, Jr.

Mrs. Kathy S. Walker

Mr. Edward D. Main

Diamond State Classic Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Marvin

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Drexler

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. Minihan, Sr.

Mr. Michael A. Echols

Mr. and Mrs. Rick E. Neidig

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Ferry

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Perry Pepper

Mr. Parker B. Field III

Mrs. Carol Raiber Powell

Ms. Kieran M. Hanrahan

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Schell Welfare Foundation, Inc.

Mr. William Ferrell and Ms. Tammi Gaskins

Ms. Sheriden T. Black

Christine and Louis J. Capano III

David and Ann Hamilton

Mr. A. Bennett Buckworth

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Marvin

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cooke

Mrs. Victoria Pettinaro Martelli

Mr. and Mrs. Ford W. Downes

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. McDonnell

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary C. Drexler

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Mrozinski

John and Maureen Echternach

Mr. and Mrs. Roland C. Pamm

Mr. Hunter H. Ficke

Jeffrey and Pamela Politis

Mr. and Ms. Tetsuya Hamasaki

Situs Real LLC

Peggy A. Rouh Ph.D.

Mrs. Devon Dugdale Hathaway and Mr. Timothy W. Hathaway

Mrs. Suzanne D. Smiley

C. Daniel Holloway and Cynthia Hewitt

Mrs. W. Laird Stabler, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kelly III

LAIRD LEGACY – ($15,000.00 + )

HEBB ALLIANCE – ($10,000.00 + ) Mrs. Ann Morris Aydelotte

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. McKelvey III Ms. Cindy Pettinaro Wilkinson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Schwieger II

John and Caroline McIlvain Sensing Mr. and Mrs. David J. Teklits

SEDGLEY CIRCLE – ($5,000.00 + ) The Back Hill Fund

Mrs. Stephanie Carpenter Chris and Emily Daniels

Mrs. Elizabeth Webster Hodge

Mr. R. W. Buck Simpers

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Henley

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sparks IV

Mr. Cameron R. Howard

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ANNUAL GIFTS (continued) BEEKLEY FOUNDATION –

Mr. Thomas G. Hughes

Mrs. Eliza Brown Hurlbut

($500.00 + )

Incyte Pharmaceutical

AlphaGraphics - Wilmington

Ms. Annie Jones

AmazonSmile

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Baylin

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan W. Keen

Mr. Zachary J. Baylin

Mr. Galen P. Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Hamid Belkadi

Ms. Heather A. Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Birk

Amy Magness Larnick and Robert Larnick, Jr.

Frank and Emma Wier Cacia

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Lincoln Mr. Philip T. Mackey

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Maron

Dr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Martire Morgan Stanley

Drs. Stephen and Lauren Petersen Ms. Katherine M. Phillips

John L. Centrella and Randi Ball Centrella Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Contompasis Mr. and Mrs. T. Jordan Daniels Mrs. Dulany Reeves Dent Ms. Sophie M. duPont

Mr. and Ms. Booth Farwell

Ms. Krista J. Pilot

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Ralston

Lynn Herrick and Rodney Sharp Shrieking Meadow Foundation Dr. Shannon D. Slutman

Mrs. W. Latimer Snowdon, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Gregory Tigani Mr. James P. Ursomarso

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Varacchi

The Hon. and Mrs. E. Norman Veasey Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Veghte Mr. Vince Watchorn III

Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick Mr. Aaron Winchell and Ms. Bonnie Wu Ms. Terri M. Young

Dr. and Mrs. Carmen D. Campanelli, Jr.

Mrs. Leslie Ann Riley Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Paul

Ms. Evelyn L. Williams

Caffe Gelato, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo D. Fontanazza Mr. and Ms. Shawn Gordon Ms. Tama Greenberg

The John S. Halstead Family Mr. Douglas D. Herrmann

Drs. Irfan Hisamuddin and Laetitia Charrier-Hisamuddin Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Holloway

Mrs. Barbara Clayton Lammiman Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Leeds Mr. Jason P. Lisi, Esq.

Ms. Rebecca Loomis

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Magee Mr. Patrick W. Manahan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Marvin Ms. Christine W. Matlusky

Mr. and Mrs. James S. McConnel

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. McCoy, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGinley Mr. David W. McNamee

Ms. Mary Curtis Meacham Ms. Margaret L. Meharg

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Mitchell, Jr. Mr. Alexander S. Moeckel

Richard and Leigh Owens Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morgenstern Mr. Keith E. Morton

The Morton Family

Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Neutz IV

Jonathan and Margaret Shea Ohliger Fred Palfrey

Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.

The PG&E Corporation Foundation Mr. Matthew E. Pincus

Mr. Jason Homer and Ms. Kimberly Ciconte

Mr. David D. Preston

Mr. Alexander S. Kane

Mr. Philip S. Reese

Mr. Stephen Kang

Earl and Rebecca King Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Kingery

Rev. Cecily Sawyer-Harmon

Mrs. Judith M. Prosser

Dr. and Mrs. John Irwin

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer J. Qualls

Mrs. Jennifer Kane

Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Riley

Mr. Christopher T. Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Saatman

Mrs. Linda Brenner Kirkland

Mr. Owen N. Sellar

Mr. Charles H. Simpers

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sklodowski Mr. and Mrs. I. Wayne Spencer

Mr. and Mrs. W. Laird Stabler III Mr. Jonathan E. Suber

Mrs. Linda A. Archangelo Sygowski The Sykora Family Charitable Foundation Mrs. Alletta Laird Tate

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Tier United Way

Mr. and Mrs. William Ward Mr. Duane L. Wayman III Mrs. Rosalee F. Wermus Ms. Margaret M. West

Mr. and Mrs. Colin J. Wetherill

Drs. Geoff Weyer and Regina Barry Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Weymouth III Mr. and Mrs. David T. Woods Mr. Pennock J. Yeatman IV

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Mr. and Mrs. James E. Young

BARLEY MILL CLUB – ($250.00 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Samir Ahmad

Mrs. Frances Beekley Ames Ms. Reagan I. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Atwater Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Balick Mr. and Mrs. Barton P. Barry

Dr. Mary and Mr. Robert L. Battistella Mrs. Margaret Ashton Biggs Ms. Lauren A. Blackwell Boeing Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony O. Boswell Dr. and Mrs. Kyle J. Bottorff Mr. Robert D. Boudreau

Mr. and Ms. John C. Brennan Ms. Eleanor D. Brown

Mrs. Sarah Shoaf Cabot Ms. Anne P. Canby

Ms. Lauren A. Carney

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Castagno Mr. Patrick Castagno

Mr. and Ms. Stephen Castagno Mr. Vincent Castagno

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Chipman

Mr. Mark Chubb and Ms. Summer Coulter Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Corkran Mr. Joseph Csoltko and Mrs. Christina Fabris

Dr. Susan Carmody Culman Ms. Dana Cunden

Mrs. Marian Veasey Curran Mrs. Karen A. Dawson

Mrs. Janet Larson Derck Ms. Loretta DiBattista Mr. Ian M. DiDonato Mr. J. Clifton Edgar

Ms. Margarita Egan

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Emory, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Robert Endres

The Hon. and Mrs. Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. Mr. Michael P. Flanagan

Dr. Margaretta Frederick

Mr. Stephen J. Garrett, Jr. Goldman Sachs & Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Gordon Ms. Elizabeth C. Grant

Brian and Renée Greene

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hager, Jr. Mr. Kevin R. Hall

Dr. Matthew A. Handling

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hangacsi Mr. and Mrs. John Harper

Mr. Michael Hartman and Ms. Donna Bissey

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon C. Hernandez, Sr. Ms. Sylvia Bushong Hesson Mr. and Mrs. Frankie R. Hill Mrs. M. Jane Holloway

Home and School Association Mrs. Sinéad Horan

Dr. Jason Howard and Ms. Rhonda Normore

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Howard

Mrs. Ann Huffman and Mr. Pete Moran, Jr. Mr. David M. Huffman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hugh Dr. Sandra Idstein Ms. Erin Jaskot

Mr. N. Locke Jones

Mr. and Ms. Karl M. Kaliher Mr. J. Bradley Keen Mr. Peyton M. Keen

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kenney

Mr. Christopher J. Klemens

Mr. Stephen R. Selsor

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shay

Mrs. Deborah MacIntyre Sheldon Mrs. Gail Halley Sickling

Mr. and Mrs. Amit Sikdar Ms. Melanie Sikes Mr. Casey Silver

Ms. Dana L. Silverman

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ensign Simmons IV Ms. Alicia W. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sobczyk Mr. J. Hayden Stewart Mr. Jeffrey M. Strojny

Touch of Health Massage Alliance Visa

Mr. Allen J. Wentz

Mr. and Mrs. W. Neill Werkheiser Ms. Karen White

Mr. John P. Winther

Mr. Michael J. Wolfe Mr. Ryan J. Wolfe

Mr. Stephan D. Zacharkiw

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kreutzer

SWORDS AND SHIELDS CIRCLE –

Ms. Denise M. Lougheed

Abbott Laboratories

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Matarese

Mrs. Mary Chichester Ahlgren

Mr. and Mrs. William D. McConnell

Mr. William D. Alfano

Mrs. Lisa Bixby McGillivray

Mr. and Mrs. Vere Archibald

Merck Foundation

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Mr. Brendan P. Minihan, Jr.

Roderick Azcona and Siobhan Holland

Ms. Karen D. Mudrick

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Bagdon

Eric and Christina Osberg

Mrs. Margaret Harmon Baldridge

Mrs. Lisa Klein Parente

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bartels

Jonathan Payne and Jo Ellen Cockley

BBC Tavern and Grill

Ms. Lenore C. Penniman

Mr. Ameen H. Belkadi

Mr. Joshua D. Ploener

Mr. and Ms. Randal R. Betz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Powers

Mrs. Julia Johnson Blanchard

Mr. David P. Racca

Ms. Betsy C. Bowen

Dr. Stephen E. Ross

Mr. and Mrs. Cory Brennan

Mrs. Marka Truesdale Larrabee

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Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron Yorkston

($100.00 + )

Ms. Anita Marcial

Mrs. Dennika Wilson Acker

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Matlusky

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Alexander

Mr. and Mrs. Barton S. McFoy

Mr. and Mrs. W. Stewart Allmond IV

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. McGrisken

Ms. Deborah Assip

Middle Kid

Mrs. Emily Austin-Bruns

Mr. Nicholas N. Mohamed

Mr. and Mrs. D. Joseph Baffone III

Mr. Larry Neal and Mrs. Toni Bush-Neal

Frederick Bailey and Chanel Walker-Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Pankow

Mr. and Mrs. Montana Banks

Mr. Henry C. Paul

Mrs. Margaret Peemoeller Barton

Miss Katherine G. Payne

Mr. J. Scott Beale

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Pettinaro

Mr. and Mrs. Hamid Belkadi

Mr. Roy A. Pollock

Ms. Patricia A. Bissell

Mr. and Ms. S. David Qualls

Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Boswell, Sr.

Mrs. Melissa Kirkpatrick Richmond

Robert S. Brams

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Russell

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ANNUAL GIFTS (continued) Ms. Gayle Brice

Dr. Sharon J. Diskin

Dr. Willard E. Henderer III

Mr. Ashley A. Brooks, Jr.

Heather and Thomas Brooks

Mr. Samuel Dorsey and Ms. Lakesia Anderson

Hewlett Packard

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cadwallader

Ms. Natalie L. Dougherty

Ms. Margaret B. Carroll

Mr. Philip E. Drexler

Mr. John R. Charles

Mr. William C. Dugdale

Dr. and Mrs. Zachary L. Chipman

Mrs. Geraldine H. Eskey

Ms. Kara E. Christofferson

Ms. Tammy S. Fine

Mrs. Stuart Chapman Cobb

Mr. Garrett P. Flasinski

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Conlan

Mrs. Tracy K. Friswell-Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Copeland

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Garrett, Jr.

Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cox

Mr. Jack Godshall

Ms. Shannon E. Curtis

Ms. Tiffany Graham

Mrs. Jane J. Cutler

Mr. Daniel J. Greene

Ms. Tara-Ellen Keefe and Ms. Deborah A. Banskter

The Dallaire Family

Ms. Anne Tatnall Gross

Mrs. Susan Stone Kelley

D. Scott and Barbara Strong Davis

Mr. Luke B. Hamilton

Prof. William C. Kenyon

Mrs. Elizabeth DeNapoli

Michele and Rob Harra

Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley

Mrs. Patricia C. Deverell

Mrs. Barbara Hite Heck

Mr. Mathew A. Kraut

Mr. Adam S. Doherty

Bridgewater Jewelers

Mr. Mike Henderson and Ms. Maggie Abercrombie Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Higgins

Tyson and Carli Brumfield

Dr. and Ms. Robert Dotey

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell, Jr.

Mr. and Ms. Richard Downes

Pam and Richard Cerchio

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Duffy

Kenneth D. Chavin, M.D.

Mr. and Ms. Andrew W. Ellis

Mr. Alex D. Christofferson

Mrs. Julia Penniman Fermoile

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cleaver

Dr. and Mrs. Alan and Phyllis Fink

Mrs. Nancy M. Coddington

Mrs. Marta Ficke Fleming

Converse, Inc.

Mrs. Eleanor Sparks Gambell

Mrs. Susan C. Corkran

Mr. Larry Gillespie

Mr. Charles P. Crawford

Google

Mrs. and Mr. Susan Curtis

Ms. Kara H. Gredell

Mr. Geoffrey M. Daking

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Greene

Ms. Anne R. Kelley

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dallaire

Ms. Taryn Halverson and Ms. Ali Veal

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kennedy

Ms. Alice F. Deese

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hanna

Ms. Sallie K. Ketcham

Ms. Donna DeVaughn

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Hastings, Jr.

Mrs. Michele Mudrick Konner

Mr. Blair C. Dickerson

Mr. Arthur P. Helmick III

Mr. and Mrs. Kristian E. Kuhner

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Hiller Mr. Timothy F. Hiller

Ms. Audrey L. Hillyard

Mr. and Ms. David Hoffman Mrs. Barbara Friel Holme

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Honig Mrs. Sue McHugh Hotchkiss

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Houston III Mr. Joshua L. Hsu

Mr. and Ms. Keith Huber Mrs. Ann B. Hughes

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel E. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Hughes

Dariel M. Janerette-Easton JD, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. David R. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian W.J. Jones Ms. Nancy E. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. William S. Kain Mr. Lawrence D. Karas

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. La Mons Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lambe The Lambe Family

Mrs. Leigh-Anne Perialas Lees

Drs. Mikko and Marja Leinonen Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Lepore Mr. David S. Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Light Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lightner Mr. and Mrs. Xiu Shan Liu

Ms. Diana Long and Mr. George Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lounsbury Ms. Emily A. Lynch

Mrs. S. Hether Clash Macfarlane Ms. Anne Mailey

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Manahan Mrs. Anne Beale Manetas

Steven and Heather Margolin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Marine

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Mr. and Mrs. William J. Martin

Dr. Amanda Bayley Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Mattock Mr. Scott G. Mayhart

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McCarthy Ms. Sharon L. McCarthy

The Rev. and Mrs. George H. McConnel Mr. Henry S. Mellon

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Milner

Mr. and Ms. Oleksiy Miroshnyk Mr. and Mrs. H. David Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Mitchell Peggy and Thorpe Moeckel Mr. Joseph Monzo

Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Morgan Miss Amelia R. Mrozinski Mr. Owen M. Mrozinski

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mrozinski Mr. Mychael J. Mulhern

Mrs. Anne Bryson Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Nerlinger

Dr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Saad

Mr. Daniel M. Tessier

Mr. and Mrs. John V. Noel

Mr. and Mrs. James Saintfleur

Mr. William H. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Noji

Mrs. Ann Randolph Gawthrop Sawyer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. O’Hara, Jr.

William and Nancy Schluter, Jr.

OneAmerica Fiinancial Partners Inc.

Mr. and Ms. John W. Schropp

Ms. Kathleen H. Parke

Ms. Elizabeth S. Sensing

PayPal

Ms. Joan L. Sharp

Mrs. Amy Porter Peoples

Richard D. Shih, M.D.

Mrs. Eleanor S. Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Simpers

Mr. Jarred B. Phillips

Mr. Brian J. Sklodowski

The Rev. John Pumphrey

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Mr. and Ms. Mark J. Smolko

Mr. Patrick Ngure and Mrs. Syrita Walls Njoroge

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wray

Ms. Kimberly A. Ruggieri

Mrs. Margot Mohr Teetor

Ms. Ellen M. Zammarchi

Mr. Chad Tew

Mr. Zachary R. Nerwinski

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Sabol

John and Beth Noel

SalesForce

Mr. and Ms. Eric O. Nyabiosi

Mrs. Bill Schluter, Sr.

Mr. and Ms. Ronald L. Ohrel, Jr.

Mrs. Abigail Williams Schneider

Mrs. Pamela Pennington Pacanowsky

Mr. Marc A. Scott

Ms. Kimberley R. Paul

Dr. Diane Wonnell Shannon

Mr. John C. Peet IV

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Mr. Ian A. Sikdar

Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Philip

Mr. Charles H. Simpers

Ms. Haley O. Pierce

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Mrs. Tijen Pyle

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Ms. Cynthia Harmon Ramer

Ms. Avery S. Stabler Travis

Mr. Michael J. Walter-Dillon

Mr. Nicholas J. Rattenni

Mr. Wayne B. Stoltenberg

Mr. Daniel J. Watkins

Ms. Elizabeth Timmer Rees

Mrs. Catherine D. Sullivan

Jason and Karen Williams Middleton

Dr. Michael A. Rosenberg

Ms. Robin Woods Sumners

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Witham

Mrs. Melissa Haldas Ross

Mr. and Mrs. H. Fletcher Swanson

Mr. Peter A. Roybal

Mr. Robert E. Tatnall

Mr. Jie Yang and Ms. Jun Ding

Mr. Xavier A. Teixido

Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Zerbe

Mrs. Eugenia R. Timmer

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Travers Mr. Glennon W. Travis

Mrs. Barbara G. Tucker

Mrs. Lajuan Wright Tucker U.S. Bank Foundation

Mr. Anthony M. Undorf Mr. James Van Sciver

Mr. Christopher J. Varacchi Mrs. Ellet Veale

Mr. Andrew S. Veasey Ms. Rachel K. Venuti

Ms. Carolyn H. Vernon Ms. Maureen Vita

Mrs. Marlene M. Vondran

Mr. and Mrs. Casey Wagner

LeDee and David Wakefield Mr. Clinton J. Walker

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Mr. Stephen C. Ford

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Ms. Sanjana Gopinath Ms. Tiphany J. Graves

Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Greenberg Mr. Brett K. Greene

Miss Riley E. Greene

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grieb Mr. Adam D. Gross

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Mr. Battle Hamilton and Ms. Gale Flynn Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hannigan

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Mrs. Valerie A. Charles

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Mrs. Kristine Acker

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Mr. Charles and Mrs. Amelia Buxbaum Christy

Morris Anderson

Mr. Thomas H. Anderson

Mr. Anthony J. Ciconte

Mrs. Terry Caffrey Arney

The Coca-Cola Company

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Mrs. Molly Sanger Carpenter Mr. and Ms. Carlos Carvalho

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Ms. Meghan Conlan Mr. Gary Crumlish

Ms. Katherine S. Baker

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Mr. Michael H. Cohen

Drs. Christopher and Heather Cox

Ms. Julia E. Babiarz

Mrs. Dorothy Charles Cates

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Dr. Herbert F. Abbott

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Mrs. Linda L. Champagne

Ms. Karen E. Erskine

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Dr. Ashley Debnam Hodges Ms. Meredith A. Huffman

Mr. and Mrs. Joenathan Hunter Mrs. Margaret Selsor Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Kevin N. Jablow

Mr. and Ms. Kevin M. Jackowsky Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Ms. Victoria Tatnall Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Jarrell Ms. Madeleine S. L. Jolles Mr. Clayton Jones

Junior League of Wilmington

Mrs. Taleah L. Kennedy-Alston Mr. Parks L. Kingery

Mr. Kristopher S. Kondrad

Mrs. Tracy Shane Kramer Ms. Katie A. Krawczyk

Sharon and Gary Kreamer Ms. Alicia M. Lambe Mrs. Karen Hill Lane

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Mrs. Michelle Simon Lipowski Mrs. Ann Reed Lowell

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Mr. Scott W. Marshall

Mrs. Erin Overdevest Martin Ms. Kelsey P. Martin Mr. S. Carl Marvin

Mr. James E. McGraw Mr. Henry S. Meldrum

Microsoft Corporation Mr. Aidan T. Minihan

Mr. William Minor and Ms. Yvette Russell Judson and Alanna Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Mulhern Mr. Princely T. M. Muro, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Neff Mr. Spenser E. Neidig

Mr. Alexander B. Nestor

Ms. Ana Nieto-Costales

Ms. Heather J. O’Donnell Dr. Eric J. Olson

Sonny and Marty Owens

Mr. R. Christopher Pamm, Jr. Mr. Peter L. Pastor Mr. Marc A. Paul

Mr. and Mrs. C. Philip Payne

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Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Schoenleber Mr. C. Michael Schwander Mr. Edward T. Shea

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shockley Ms. Caroline N. Simpson

Mr. Steven M. Sklodowski

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson G. Somers Mr. S. Chapin Spencer Mr. Jesse J. Springer

Standard Distributing Co., Inc.

Ms. Lindsay Stanley-McConnel Ms. Katherine Stark Ms. Roaine Steblai

Ms. Samantha R. Steblai

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Mrs. Wendalyn Hunsinger Lunt

Mr. Michael A. Turizo Ms. J. Blake Turnbull

Mrs. Holly Brenner Udell Mr. Eric L. Van Gilder II

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Vandiver Vanguard Group, Inc.

Mrs. Laura Saad Voelker

Mrs. Anne Beekley Waldo

Mr. and Mrs. F. Sean Walker Ms. Natalie C. Walker Mr. Evan Wang

Mr. Connor B. Warren

Ms. F. Cleo Washington

Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Wermus Mrs. Andrea M. White-Collins Mrs. Rebecca Whitesell Mr. Brett P. Wilkinson Mr. Jack P. Wilkinson

Mr. Eric J. Steffe

Mr. Richard Willard and Ms. Madeleine Jolles

Mrs. Daphne Thurlow Stevens

Robert and Mary Margaret Wilson

Mr. Mark A. Stucky

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wood

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor J. Swarter

Mr. Ronald Wright

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Taylor

Mr. Noah W. Zalota

Ms. Chelsey L. Troyer

Ms. Ryan Zinn

Mrs. Rebecca Reznick Steinmetz

Ms. Anne R. Williams

Ms. Lisa J. Stone

Ms. Sarah S. Wolcott

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Sullivan

Mrs. Margo E. Bane-Woodacre

Mrs. Katherine Ball Swartz

Mrs. Carli Snyder Younce

Ms. Talia B. Titus

Mr. Louis J. Zammarchi

Priscilla Luce Trumbull

Mrs. Eleanor C. Zue

Ms. Julie Tuinstra

Mrs. Sara Hauck Pineo Mrs. Ann M. Piscarik

Ms. Jeanne L. Poggi

Mr. Peter L. Pollock, Jr.

Porter Automotive Group Ms. Giselle Powell

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Radziewicz Mr. and Mrs. Murvin H. Reese, Jr. Mrs. Ann Schiek Reichelle Mr. Kenneth G. Reynolds

Mrs. Margaret Tulloch Rhodes Mr. Andrew M. Riley

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Roach Ms. Kocheena Roberts Ms. Shonta Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rohr

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Romanczuk Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Russell Anne Dettre Ruta

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rweyemamu Mr. and Mrs. Robert Saatman Ms. Samantha P. Salazar

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u o y k Than

Parent Donors 2023

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Radziewicz

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Mitchell, Jr.

Mr. and Ms. John W. Schropp

Mr. Brendan P. Minihan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Balick Tyson and Carli Brumfield

Mr. Mark Chubb and Ms. Summer Coulter Drs. Christopher and Heather Cox Mr. and Mrs. John A. Evans

Mr. William Ferrell and Ms. Tammi Gaskins Ms. Kara H. Gredell

Richard and Leigh Owens Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Rick E. Neidig

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Nerlinger Mr. and Ms. S. David Qualls

Mr. and Mrs. James Saintfleur

Mr. and Ms. William H. Thomas

Mr. and Ms. David Hoffman

Mr. Jason Homer and Ms. Kimberly Ciconte Mr. and Mrs. David M. Houston III Mr. and Ms. Keith Huber

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy

Amy Magness Larnick and Robert Larnick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Matlusky Mr. Brendan P. Minihan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Ralston

John and Caroline McIlvain Sensing Ms. Lindsay Stanley-McConnel

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Travers Mrs. Ellet Veale

Ms. Talia B. Titus

2025 Dr. Ari Abel and Mrs. Valerie Wolslayer Abel Mr. and Mrs. Montana Banks Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bartels

Mr. and Mrs. Hamid Belkadi

Mr. and Ms. Timothy Bishop

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Ciconte

Drs. Christopher and Heather Cox Dr. Sharon J. Diskin

Dr. and Ms. Robert Dotey

Mr. and Ms. Shawn Gordon

Mr. and Mrs. Todd W. Willard

Ms. Tiphany J. Graves

2024

Ms. Taryn Halverson and Ms. Ali Veal

Mr. and Mrs. D. Joseph Baffone III Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Boothe

Dr. and Mrs. Carmen D. Campanelli, Jr.

John L. Centrella and Randi Ball Centrella Dr. and Mrs. Zachary L. Chipman Mr. and Dr. Donald T. Currie

John and Maureen Echternach Brian and Renée Greene

Mr. and Mrs. Joenathan Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Adrian W.J. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley

Drs. Mikko and Marja Leinonen Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Marvin

Richard and Leigh Owens Morgan Jonathan Payne and Jo Ellen Cockley

Ms. Laura J. Hettleman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hugh

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. La Mons

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Mr. Jason Homer and Ms. Kimberly Ciconte

John and Beth Noel

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Henley

Ms. Heather A. Lane

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Hiller

Ms. Rebecca Loomis

Ms. Donna DeVaughn

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Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGinley

Drs. Stephen and Lauren Petersen Ms. Cindy Pettinaro Wilkinson Dr. and Mrs. Christian Pizarro Ms. Jeanne L. Poggi

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Mr. and Mrs. Justin Sabol

Mr. and Ms. Mark J. Smolko

Ms. Lindsay Stanley-McConnel Mr. and Mrs. F. Sean Walker The Werkheiser Family

Mr. and Mrs. Todd W. Willard

Mr. Aaron Winchell and Ms. Bonnie Wu

2026 Dr. Ari Abel and Mrs. Valerie Wolslayer Abel Mr. and Mrs. Samir Ahmad

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Alexander Mr. and Ms. Randal R. Betz, Jr.

Mr. Mark Chubb and Ms. Summer Coulter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cooke Dr. and Ms. Robert Dotey

John and Maureen Echternach Mr. and Mrs. John A. Evans Mr. and Ms. Booth Farwell

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo D. Fontanazza Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Griffith

Mr. and Ms. Tetsuya Hamasaki

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Houston III Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Martire

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Neutz IV John and Beth Noel

Jeffrey and Pamela Politis Ms. Kimberly A. Ruggieri

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rweyemamu Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Shay

Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Simpers Dr. Shannon D. Slutman Mr. Michael A. Turizo

Mr. and Mrs. Joenathan Hunter

Mr. Ian A. Sikdar

2027

Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGinley

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Tier

Robert and Mary Margaret Wilson

Mr. and Ms. Hiten Amin

Mr. and Ms. Randal R. Betz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Boswell, Sr. Mr. and Ms. Carlos Carvalho

Ms. Christina Manoogian The Morton Family

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Alex P. Rohr

Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. James E. Young

2033

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Schwieger II

Frank and Emma Wier Cacia

Mr. Aaron Winchell and Ms. Bonnie Wu

Mr. Joseph Csoltko and Mrs. Christina Fabris

Dr. Shannon D. Slutman

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Conlan

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Young

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Higgins

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo D. Fontanazza

2030

John and Caroline McIlvain Sensing

Brian and Renée Greene

Mr. and Ms. John C. Brennan

Dr. and Mrs. Zachary L. Chipman Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Davis Ms. Donna DeVaughn Ms. Tiffany Graham

Mr. and Ms. Randal R. Betz, Jr.

Dr. Jason Howard and Ms. Rhonda Normore

Mr. Joseph Csoltko and Mrs. Christina Fabris

Mrs. Ann B. Hughes

Mr. and Mrs. Joenathan Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Kristian E. Kuhner Mr. and Mrs. Xiu Shan Liu

Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGinley Mr. Brendan P. Minihan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Mitchell, Jr. Judson and Alanna Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Ford W. Downes Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Evans

Mr. and Ms. Shawn Gordon

Mr. and Ms. Tetsuya Hamasaki Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hanna

Dr. Jason Howard and Ms. Rhonda Normore Mr. and Mrs. Kristian E. Kuhner

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kreutzer The Morton Family

Jonathan and Margaret Shea Ohliger Ms. Kocheena Roberts

Mr. and Mrs. James Saintfleur Dr. Shannon D. Slutman

Mr. and Ms. Randall A. Stone

Dr. Loni and Mr. Thomas E. Tabb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Veghte Nathan and Lori Will

2034

Mr. and Mrs. Xiu Shan Liu

Mr. and Mrs. Justin M. Greenberg

Dr. Loni and Mr. Thomas E. Tabb, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Noji

Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Wermus

Mr. and Mrs. Casey Wagner

Judson and Alanna Morris

Mr. and Ms. Dave Manning

2028

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Veghte

Mr. and Ms. Eric O. Nyabiosi

Roderick Azcona and Siobhan Holland

Nathan and Lori Will

2035

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Mrozinski Ms. Ryan Zinn

Mr. Kristian Ball and Ms. Elizabeth Rich-Ball Dr. and Mrs. Carmen D. Campanelli, Jr.

Mr. Jie Yang and Ms. Jun Ding

Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Collins

2031

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cooke

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Conlan

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Conlan

Mr. and Ms. Randal R. Betz, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ford W. Downes

Mr. and Mrs. James S. McConnel

Mr. and Ms. Booth Farwell Mr. and Mrs. Frankie R. Hill

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Lee

Mr. and Mrs. James S. McConnel

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. McGrisken

John and Caroline McIlvain Sensing Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morgenstern Mr. and Mrs. Rick E. Neidig

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Nerlinger Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Neutz IV Mr. and Ms. S. David Qualls

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Saatman Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Veghte

Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Wermus Mr. and Mrs. David T. Woods

2029

Mr. and Mrs. William C. McGinley

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morgenstern Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Mrozinski

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leader

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Mattock

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. McGrisken Mr. and Ms. Oleksiy Miroshnyk

Mr. and Ms. Ronald L. Ohrel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David A. Powers Ms. Avery S. Stabler Travis

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Tier

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Pennington

Mr. Patrick Ngure and Mrs. Syrita Walls Njoroge

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rweyemamu

2036

Ms. Kimberly A. Ruggieri Mr. Marc A. Scott

Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Smith Ms. Avery S. Stabler Travis Ms. Lisa J. Stone

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Tier

2032 Mr. Samuel Dorsey and Ms. Lakesia Anderson

Mr. Mike Henderson and Ms. Maggie Abercrombie

Frederick Bailey and Chanel Walker-Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Mattock

Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Boothe

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Powers

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Honig

Mr. and Mrs. James Saintfleur

Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Birk

Jonathan and Margaret Shea Ohliger

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo D. Fontanazza

Ms. Shonta Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cadwallader Mr. and Ms. Justin Gaiski

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Higgins

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Matarese Mr. and Mrs. Michael Romanczuk

2037 The Dallaire Family

Chris and Emily Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leader

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perkins, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ensign Simmons IV Mr. and Ms. Randall A. Stone

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The Werkheiser Family

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u o y k Than

Alumni Donors 1944

1961

Mrs. Eleanor Sparks Gambell

Mrs. Mary Chichester Ahlgren Mrs. Stuart Chapman Cobb

1945

Mrs. Ann Schiek Reichelle

Mrs. Margaret Ashton Biggs

Mrs. Martha Lazarus Saxenmeyer

Mrs. Anne Beekley Waldo

1951 Mrs. Amy Porter Peoples

Mrs. E. Suzanne Johnson Veasey

1956

Mrs. Marilyn Measley Mitchell

Mrs. Daphne Thurlow Stevens

1963

Mrs. Nancy Lynch Steele

Mrs. Sue McHugh Hotchkiss

1964

Mrs. Anne Bryson Murphy

Mrs. Eleanor Smith Peterson

Mrs. Susan Curtis

1957

Ms. Nancy E. Jones

Mrs. Tracy Shane Kramer

Mrs. Linda Brenner Kirkland

Ms. G. Suzanne Chase LeBaron

1958

Mr. Geoffrey M. Daking

Mrs. Terry Caffrey Arney

Ms. Sylvia Bushong Hesson

Mrs. M. Jane Holloway

Ms. Lenore C. Penniman Ms. J. Blake Turnbull

Mrs. Margaret Harmon Baldridge

1969 Ms. Patricia A. Bissell Mr. Hunter H. Ficke Cynthia Hewitt

C. Daniel Holloway

Mr. George B. Lewis Jr. Mr. Philip L. Taylor

1970 Ms. Tama Greenberg

Mr. R. Thorpe Moeckel

1965

1960

Mr. Richard S. Wilson

Mrs. Judith Field Tigani

Ms. Carolyn H. Vernon

Mrs. Margaret Peemoeller Barton

Mrs. Deborah MacIntyre Sheldon

1971

Mrs. Ann Randolph Gawthrop Sawyer

1959

Mrs. Barbara Hite Heck

Dr. Lawrence J. Lincoln

Caroline Tatnall Ketcham

Ms. Cynthia Harmon Ramer

Mr. J. Cameron Yorkston

1968

Mrs. March Wier Pepper

Ms. Anne Tatnall Gross

Dr. Willard E. Henderer III

Mrs. Barbara Friel Holme

Ms. Page Williams Gentleman

Mrs. Leslie Ann Riley Davis

1967

Ms. Alice F. Deese

Ms. Mary Curtis Meacham

Mrs. Elizabeth Webster Hodge

Mrs. S. Hether Clash Macfarlane

1962 Mrs. Marka Truesdale Larrabee

1953

Mrs. Barbara Clayton Lammiman

1966 Ms. Margarita Egan

Mr. Larry Gillespie

Ms. Sarah G. Sullivan

Mrs. Linda A. Archangelo Sygowski Mr. Xavier A. Teixido

1972 Mrs. Julia Johnson Blanchard Mr. Edward T. Cook, Jr. D. Scott Davis

Mr. Blair C. Dickerson

Mrs. Margaret Hughes Kelly Ms. Evelyn L. Williams

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1981

Mrs. Janet Larson Derck

Mr. George F. Baumeister

Mr. James E. McGraw

Mr. Christopher C. Debnam

Mr. Thomas G. Hughes

Mr. Richard C. Corkran

1974

Mrs. Lisa Bixby McGillivray

Mr. Keith E. Morton

Dr. Diane Wonnell Shannon

Priscilla Luce Trumbull Mr. James Van Sciver

1975 Ms. Betsy C. Bowen

Mrs. Barbara Strong Davis Mr. Lawrence S. Drexler Ms. Anne R. Kelley

Mr. Philip T. Mackey

Mrs. Kathryn Benzel McConnell Mrs. Gail Halley Sickling

Mrs. Andrea M. White-Collins

1976 Ms. Sheriden T. Black

Mr. A. Bennett Buckworth

Mrs. Julia Penniman Fermoile Mr. J. Scott Grant Dr. Eric J. Olson

Mr. David P. Racca

1977 Mr. Robert S. Brams

Ms. Margaret L. Meharg Ms. Joan L. Sharp

Mrs. Susanne Pelham Ward

1982 Mr. Randall M. Attix

Mr. Christopher S. Bergmann Mr. Ashley A. Brooks, Jr.

Mrs. Eliza Brown Hurlbut Mr. Jeffrey A. Marine

Ms. Kimberley R. Paul

Mr. Peter L. Pollock, Jr. Dr. Stephen E. Ross

Richard D. Shih, M.D. Mr. Mark A. Stucky

Mrs. Margot Mohr Teetor Ms. Anne R. Williams

1983 Mr. Michael A. Echols Mr. Michael J. Leeds

Mrs. Caroline Brown Lintner Mr. Jonathan E. Suber

Dr. Margaretta Frederick

1984

1978

Dr. Susan Carmody Culman

Mr. William D. Alfano

Mrs. Sarah Shoaf Cabot

Mrs. Molly Sanger Carpenter Ms. Paula Grant

Mrs. Mary Lu Currin Pamm Mr. Kenneth G. Reynolds

Dr. Michael A. Rosenberg

1979 Kenneth D. Chavin M.D. Ms. Tara-Ellen Keefe

Mr. Christopher T. Kelly

Mrs. Michele Mudrick Konner Mr. Scott G. Mayhart

Mrs. Pamela Pennington Pacanowsky Mrs. Rebecca King Rogers

Mrs. Hester Kingsbury Sutton

1980 Dr. Herbert F. Abbott Ms. Robin T. Dettre

Dr. Mark T. Lounsbury

Mrs. Wendalyn Hunsinger Lunt Mrs. Anne Dettre Ruta

Mr. Lance G. Fargo

Mr. Jason P. Lisi, Esq.

1985 Mrs. Julia Snowdon Drake Ms. Audrey L. Hillyard

Mr. Steven T. Margolin Mr. Todd D. Marvin

Mr. Ronald L. Russell

1986

Mr. Vince Watchorn III Mr. John P. Winther

1988 Anonymous

Mr. William C. Dugdale Ms. Sophie M. duPont Mr. Andrew W. Ellis

Mr. Mathew A. Kraut

Mr. Stephen D. Marvin

Mrs. Melissa Wentz Nerlinger

Ms. Cindy Pettinaro Wilkinson Ms. Krista J. Pilot

Mrs. Melissa Haldas Ross

Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Schoenleber Mr. S. Chapin Spencer Mrs. Alletta Laird Tate

Mr. Anthony M. Undorf

Mr. James P. Ursomarso

Mr. Pennock J. Yeatman IV

1989 Ari D. Abel M.D.

Christopher T. Cox M.D.

Mrs. Tracy K. Friswell-Jacobs Mr. Carter H. Lee

Mr. James A. Magee

Mr. David E. Matlusky

Mr. Thomas F. McCoy, Jr. Ms. Heather J. O’Donnell

Mrs. Melissa Kirkpatrick Richmond Mr. Eric L. Van Gilder II

1990 Ms. Kara H. Gredell

Mrs. Anne Beale Manetas

1991 Mrs. Dennika Wilson Acker

Mrs. Julie Milner Campanelli John L. Centrella

Mrs. Devon Dugdale Hathaway Mrs. Leigh Owens Morgan

Mrs. Tracy Pettinaro Crowley

Mrs. Sara Hauck Pineo

Mr. Adam S. Doherty

Mr. Eric J. Steffe

Mrs. Marian Veasey Curran

Mr. Jesse J. Springer

Ms. Tammy S. Fine

1992

Ms. Karen D. Mudrick

Mr. Wayne B. Stoltenberg

1987 Mr. Peter H. Flint, Jr.

Prof. William C. Kenyon

Mrs. Leigh-Anne Perialas Lees Mrs. Michelle Simon Lipowski Mr. Marc A. Paul

Mrs. Holly Brenner Udell

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1973

Mrs. Carli West Brumfield Mrs. Ann Reed Lowell

Ms. Elizabeth Timmer Rees Mr. Peter A. Roybal

1993 Mrs. Jessica Raffo Ahmad Randi Ball Centrella

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ALUMNI DONORS (continued) Matthew A. Handling M.D.

2000

Mr. Nicholas N. Mohamed

Mr. David D. Preston

Mr. John V. Noel II

Margaret Shea Ohliger

Mr. Eric C. Osberg

Mrs. Margaret Tulloch Rhodes

2001

Mrs. Erin Overdevest Martin Mr. Henry S. Meldrum

Mrs. Lisa Klein Parente Mr. Casey Silver

Mrs. Katherine Ball Swartz

Mrs. Karen L. Williams-Middleton

Mr. Adam C. Warner

1994

2002

Mr. J. Scott Beale

Mr. Lami M. Sawyer Harmon

Ms. Madeleine S. L. Jolles

Mr. H. Ensign Simmons IV

Mr. R. Christopher Pamm, Jr.

Mr. Louis J. Capano III

Mr. Andrew M. Riley

Dr. Zachary L. Chipman Mr. P. Raphael Dalleo

2003

Mr. Douglas D. Herrmann

2006 Mr. T. Jordan Daniels

Mrs. Taleah L. Kennedy-Alston Mr. Jonathan B. Silver

Mr. Christopher J. Varacchi

Mr. Kristian E. Kuhner

Mr. Frank Cacia

Mr. S. David Qualls

Mr. Ian M. DiDonato

Mr. Thomas H. Anderson

Mrs. Jessica Idstein Zander

Mr. Luke B. Hamilton

Mr. Zachary C. Drexler

1995

Mrs. Jennifer Kane

Mr. Brian J. Sklodowski

Mr. Ben A. Leshchinsky

2008

Mr. David M. Magee

Mr. John R. Charles

2007

Mrs. Lajuan Wright Tucker

Ms. Natalie L. Dougherty

Mrs. Sarah Champagne Chernekoff

Mr. Cameron R. Howard

Ms. Elizabeth C. Grant

Mrs. Karen Hill Lane

Mr. Clinton J. Walker

Mr. Mark V. Chubb

Mr. Jeffrey T. Ciconte Mr. David S. Lewis

Mrs. Victoria Pettinaro Martelli Mr. F. Sean Walker

Mr. Patrick W. Manahan

Mr. Nicholas E. Matarese

Dr. Amanda Bayley Matthews

Mr. Duane L. Wayman III

Mr. David W. McNamee

Mrs. Carli Snyder Younce

Mr. John C. Peet IV

Mr. Stephan D. Zacharkiw

Mr. Jarred B. Phillips

Mr. Matthew E. Pincus

1996

Mrs. Anna Kao Rounds

Kiadii Harmon

Mr. Stephen R. Selsor

Mr. Jonathan Ohliger

Mrs. Rebecca Reznick Steinmetz

Mr. Marc A. Scott

Mr. J. Hayden Stewart

Mr. John A. Sensing

Mr. Benjamin J. Stuchlik

1997

Mr. Evan Wang

Ms. F. Cleo Washington

Ms. Eleanor D. Brown

Ms. Lauren A. Carney

2004

Mrs. Michele Centrella Harra

Mr. Ian W. Buxbaum

Mr. Roy A. Pollock

Mrs. Abigail Williams Schneider

1998

Mrs. Emma Wier Cacia

Mr. Scott H. Champagne

Mr. George S. M. Hayward

Ms. Kara E. Christofferson Mr. Scott J. Falin

Mr. Rick D. Goldstein

Mrs. Margaret Selsor Ingram

Mrs. Sarah Huffman Schmidt Mrs. Laura Saad Voelker

2009 Ms. Katherine S. Baker

Mrs. Rosemary K. Leader Mr. David C. Sanford

Mr. C. Michael Schwander

2010 Mrs. Molly A. de Villiers de La Noue Mr. Philip E. Drexler

Mr. Garrett P. Flasinski

Dr. Ashley Debnam Hodges Mr. Parks L. Kingery

Mr. Princely T. M. Muro, Jr.

Mr. Zachary J. Baylin

Ms. Katie A. Krawczyk

M. Kathryn Hodges-Harmon

Mr. Alexander S. Moeckel

Mr. Zachary R. Nerwinski

Mrs. Cortney Walker Rohr

Mr. Edward T. Shea

Ms. Sarah S. Wolcott

Ms. Avery Stabler Stabler Travis

2005

1999

Ms. Carly A. Blaemire

Mr. Alex D. Christofferson

Mrs. Marta Ficke Fleming

Mr. Christopher W. Daniels

Mr. David M. Huffman

Caroline A. McIlvain

Mr. Arthur P. Helmick III

Ms. Haley O. Pierce

Mrs. Amelia Buxbaum Christy

Ms. Emily A. Lynch

2011

Mrs. Abigail Riley Mrozinski

Mr. Mychael J. Mulhern

Mr. Taylor J. Swarter

Ms. Elizabeth S. Sensing

Ms. Rachel K. Venuti

2012 Ms. Courtney P. Bannon

Mrs. Nadia Amer Belkadi

Mrs. Dorothy Charles Cates

Mr. Michael H. Cohen

Mrs. Susan Stone Kelley

Mr. Daniel J. Greene

Mr. Alexander S. Kane

Mr. Colin J. Wetherill

Mr. Kristopher S. Kondrad

Mr. Steven M. Sklodowski

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Ms. Natalie C. Walker

2018

2022

Mr. Nicholas J. Rattenni

Mr. S. Carl Marvin

Ms. Margaret R.F. Carter

Ms. Samantha R. Steblai

Mr. Anthony J. Ciconte

2014 Ms. Dana Cunden

Ms. Morgan L. Debnam

Ms. Meredith A. Huffman

2015 Ms. Kelsey P. Martin

2016 Ms. Mirthe F. Berends

2017 Mr. Cameron C. Easton Mr. Louis J. Zammarchi

Ms. Yujie M. Slinkard

Ms. Ellen M. Zammarchi

2019 Mr. Ameen H. Belkadi

2020 Mr. Galen P. Kelly

Mr. Brett P. Wilkinson

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2013

Ms. Lydia J, Chandler Ms. Alicia M. Lambe Jahmae J. Leda

Mr. Charles H. Simpers

2023 Ms. Sabrina K. Astle

Ms. Avery M. Brumfield Mr. Aidan T. Minihan Mr. Noah W. Zalota

Mr. Michael J. Walter-Dillon Mr. Jack P. Wilkinson Mr. Michael J. Wolfe

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RESTRICTED GIFTS Middle Kid

Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Grant

Mr. and Mrs. Barton S. McFoy

Marvin Family Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Kieran M. Hanrahan

Mr. Larry Neal and Mrs. Toni Bush-Neal

Touch of Health Massage Alliance Mr. Michael Anderson and Ms. Karen Brechtel Ms. Reagan I. Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Barton P. Barry Ms. Lauren A. Blackwell

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony O. Boswell

Dr. and Mrs. Carmen D. Campanelli, Jr. Mrs. Stephanie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Castagno Mr. and Ms. Stephen Castagno Mr. Vincent Castagno Ms. Loretta DiBattista

Mr. and Ms. Robert Endres Mr. Michael P. Flanagan

Mr. Stephen J. Garrett, Jr.

Ms. Paula Grant

Mr. and Mrs. John Harper

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon C. Hernandez, Sr.

Mrs. Ann Huffman and Mr. Pete Moran, Jr. Ms. Erin Jaskot

Mr. N. Locke Jones

Mr. and Ms. Karl M. Kaliher Mr. J. Bradley Keen

Mr. Peyton M. Keen

Mr. Vance V. Kershner

Mr. Christopher J. Klemens Mrs. Valerie Wier Lee

Ms. Denise M. Lougheed

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Marvin

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. McDonnell

Mr. Brendan P. Minihan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Pankow Mrs. Lisa Klein Parente

Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Paul Mr. Henry C. Paul

Jonathan Payne and Jo Ellen Cockley Miss Katherine G. Payne

Ms. Cindy Pettinaro Wilkinson Dr. and Mrs. Christian Pizarro Peggy A. Rouh Ph.D. Ms. Melanie Sikes

Ms. Dana L. Silverman Mr. Jeffrey M. Strojny

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Teklits Mr. Michael J. Wolfe Mr. Ryan J. Wolfe

GIFTS IN KIND Dr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Chipman

Mr. Christopher B. Tigani

Dr. and Mrs. Christian Pizarro

AlphaGraphics - Wilmington

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hugh

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Schluter, Jr.

Ms. Karen White

Bridgewater Jewelers

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Honors and Memorials In honor of Aaron and Thomas C. Dallaire ’37 Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dallaire In honor of Aimee C. Neff Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Jarrell In memory of Andrea M. Field ’54 Mr. Parker B. Field III In memory of Anna V. Rupert Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Sanger In memory of Anne T. Marcial Ms. Anita Marcial In honor of Anthony B. ’15 and Kayla B. Boswell ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony O. Boswell In honor of Antonio R. Devaughn ’24 Ms. Donna DeVaughn In honor of Brian J. ’07, Mary E. ’09, and Steven M. Sklodowski ’12 Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sklodowski In honor of Dan Feeney and Melissa Mazzo Ms. Loretta DiBattista In honor of Don R. Davis ’72 Mr. Blair C. Dickerson In honor of Dr. Bruce L. Chipman Mr. Jahmae J. Leda

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In honor of Harper STX Mr. and Mrs. John Harper

In honor of Karin W. Donnelly Mr. Michael J. Walter-Dillon

In honor of Caitlyn N. Brooks ’17 Heather and Thomas Brooks

In honor of Katrina F. Endres ’24 Mr. and Ms. Robert Endres

In honor of Cameron C. Easton ’17 Ms. Dariel M. Janerette-Easton JD, Ph.D.

In honor of Larsen O. Korengel ’21 Ms. Kara H. Gredell

In honor of Caroline P. Silverman ’16 Ms. Dana L. Silverman

In honor of Patrick W. Manahan ’03 Mrs. Margot Mohr Teetor

In honor of Chris Daniels ’05 Mr. Casey Silver

In honor of Paula L. Hager Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Jarrell

In honor of the Class of 2010 Mr. Princely T. M. Muro, Jr.

In honor of Philip L. and Katie A. Birk ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Birk

In honor of the Class of 2012 Ms. Courtney P. Bannon

In honor of Reagan I. ’13 and Rhett W. Anderson ’14 Mr. Michael Anderson and Ms. Karen Brechtel

Mr. Alexander S. Kane In honor of the Class of 2024 Ms. Heather A. Lane In honor of Delaney M. Campanelli ’22 Dr. and Mrs. Carmen D. Campanelli, Jr. In honor of Elizabeth K. Saatman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Saatman In honor of Inez Z. Titus Ms. Talia B. Titus In honor of Joseph O. Nyabiosi ’34 Mr. and Ms. Eric O. Nyabiosi

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In honor of Ronan ’26 and Torin Hamasaki ’30 Mrs. Geraldine H. Eskey In honor of Sarah E. Huffman Schmidt ’08, David M. ’12, and Meredith A. Huffman ’14 Mrs. Ann Huffman and Mr. Pete Moran, Jr. In honor of Spenser E. ’24 and Logan R. Neidig ’28 Drs. Robert Woolfolk and Jane Schubert Mr. and Mrs. Rick E. Neidig

Mrs. Georgia F. Brereton Ms. Lauren A. Carney Mr. Adam S. Doherty Mr. J. Clifton Edgar Mr. Kevin R. Hall Lynn Herrick and Rodney Sharp

In memory of Dan Welch Mrs. Tracy K. Friswell-Jacobs In memory of Harry B. Bissell Ms. Lenore C. Penniman In memory of Hugh W. Dickerson Mr. Blair C. Dickerson

In memory of Peter A. Van Sciver ’65 Mr. Geoffrey M. Daking Mrs. Julia Penniman Fermoil In memory of Frances D. S. Tatnall Dr. Mary and Mr. Robert Battistella Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Gargaly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sparks IV

In memory of Jack Main Mr. Edward D. Main

Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Emory, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Lintner

In memory of Margaret “Peggy” Hughes Junior League of Wilmington

Mr. Daniel J. Watkins

Ms. Lisa Bixby Bixby McGillivray

Mr. and Mrs. C. Preston Dalrymple, Jr.

Ms. Kathleen H. Parke

Mrs. Eleanor C. Zue

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kelly III

Mrs. Ann M. Piscarik

Mrs. Nancy M. Coddington

Mrs. Elizabeth Austin Schoenleber

The John S. Halstead Family

Mrs. Marlene M. Vondran

LeDee and David Wakefield

Mrs. Eliza Brown Hurlbut Mr. Lawrence D. Karas

Ms. Margaret M. West Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wray In memory of Constance Simmons Ms. Deborah Assip Mr. Robert D. Boudreau Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hannigan Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kenney Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Mulhern Ms. Rachel K. Venuti

In memory of Nancy Tatnall Fuller ’41 Mrs. Eleanor Sparks Gambell In memory of Peter T. B. Godshall Mr. Jack Godshall

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In memory of Battle M. Hamilton Robert S. Brams

Mr. and Mrs. W. Stewart Allmond IV Mr. Robert E. Tatnall

In memory of Lucille S. Meharg ’50 Mr. and Ms. William H. Thomas In memory of Mary A. Silvia Dr. Margaret L. Laird and Mr. Philip J. Taylor III In memory of Richard P. Sanger Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Sanger

Mr. Stephen Kang Mrs. Carol Raiber Powell In memory of Rosemary S. Crawford Mrs. Tracy K. Friswell-Jacobs Mr. Charles P. Crawford

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Tatnall Alumni 2023 Golf Classic The 2023 Tatnall Golf Classic migrated across town to Fieldstone Golf Club, where we were treated to a wonderful day of golf, games, prizes, food, drinks, and amazing company. This is one of our favorite Tatnall events of the year, as a lively mix of alumni, parents, parents of alumni, faculty members, friends, and generous sponsors come together to enjoy the day with us. A gorgeous day on the golf course was punctuated by a delectable spread on the Fieldstone patio, a Silent Auction, and another rousing Helicopter Ball Drop Raffle.

Congratulations to our golfers, to our raffle, prize, and silent auction winners, and to the Alumni Council for supporting yet another brilliant event for Tatnall. Together, we raised over $46,000 to support the school!

Double Eagle Dinner Sponsor Capano Residential

Leaderboard Sponsor

Linda Champagne

The Moeckel Family

Deerfield Golf Club

Jeff Homer ’23

Standard Distributing, Co.

Lisa Bixby ’81

Fieldstone Golf Club

Labware

19th Hole Cocktail Sponsor

Silent Auction Donors

Greenville Liquors

Gordon, Fournaris, and Mammarella

Kennett Golf and Country Club Kiadii Harmon’96

Happy Hornet Beverage Cart Sponsor Jamie Magee ’89 Steve Marvin ’88 The Perillo Group Box Lunch Birdie Sponsor J. Gibson McIlvain, Co. Golf Ball Sponsor Lyons Insurance

Friend of Tatnall Sponsors Daniels + Tansey HOWRKS

Wayman Fire Protection

Wilmington Trust/M&T Bank Hole-in-One Auto Sponsor Porter Automotive Group

Beverage Cooler Sponsor RAM-T

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PennBuilt Khakis Justin Perillo ’09

Christopher Tigani ’00 Jordan V. Wycoff

Wilmington Blue Rocks

The Tatnall Development Office Volunteers

Mirthe Berends ’16 Lisa Bixby ’81 Erica Brown

Emily Austin-Bruns Kim Ciconte

Michele Ciconte

Heather Colantuono

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Jack Homer ’25 Matt Homer ’23

Rosemary Leader ’09 James Magee ’89 Kelsey Martin ’15 Andy Martire

Page McConnel

Alissa McGrisken Steve Marvin ’88

Cindy Pettinaro ’88 Win Thomas ’24

RiversEdge Advisors The Sykora Family Foundation

Thank You to Our Golfers!

Ari Abel ’89

Rodney Alexander Mark Anderson Vere Archibald

Matthew Baran ’02 Rob Brand

Charlie Burton

Tee it Up for Tatnall Hole Sponsors Frank Cacia ’03 John Cantera ’88 Allied Lock & Safe, Co. AlphaGraphics Wilmington

Louis Capano III ’94

Canon

Tim Chubb

KMH White Design

Anthony Ciconte ’22

Missy Meharg ’81

Brodie Clayton ’22

Asset Strategy Consultants, LLC

Bruce Carleton

ERCO Ceilings and Interiors

Atul Chugh

Lenape Investments

Jeff Ciconte ’95

Modern Controls

Michael Cleaver ’01 Chris Daniels ’05

Doug Hermann ’94

Doug Meis

Mike Sanfrancesco

Bob Dawes

Andy Hess ’07

Thorpe Moeckel ’71

Stephen Selsor ’03

Kit Daniels

Rick Deadwyler ’89 Chris DeAnscanis Zach Drexler ’07 Booth Farwell

Corey Ferguson John Ferretti John Fiorelli

Emmanual Fournaris Andy Fox

Joey Fragomele ’09 Andrew Gelman Rich Gelman ’00 David Glazier Devin Golder

Michael Gordon Peter Gordon

Jimmy Grant ’11

Vaughn Hardin

Kiadii Harmon ’96 Robert Harra

Tad Hershey ’89 Frankie Hill

Cam Howard ’03 Kristen Johnson Galen Kelly ’20 Jim Kelly

Harold Kirby

Heather Lane Ron Lane

Hutch Lee ’20 Chris Leeder

Mark Lounsbury ’80 Will Lounsbury ’10 David Lyons Tim Lyons

Patrick Manahan ’03 Tim Manahan

David Matlusky ’89 Kelly McCready Mike McCready

Brian McFarland

Alex Moeckel ’04 Rich Morgan Jeff Morris

Kevin Mrozinski Kyle Myers

Zach Nerwinski ’11 Nick Opdenaker Jed Patterson Jack Peet ’03

Jason Perillo ’06 Justin Perillo ’09

Anthony Piccioni

Amanda Ploener ’13 Tim Porter ’04 John Puskar

David Qualls ’94

Timothy Reardon Mike Riley

John Royer

Justin Sabol

David Sanford ’09

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Jordan Daniels ’06

Bobby Schluter ’09 Thomas Senff Andy Sensing

August Sharp ’22 Teddy Shea ’04 Jon Silver ’06

Chuck Simpers ’89

Charlie Simpers ’22 Mark Smolko

Vic Sprenger Bill Thomas

Charles Tier

Bhanu Vallabhaneni Sam Ventola Max Vogel

Trippe Wayman ’95 Jay Wheeler

Brett Wilkinson ’20 Steve Wilkinson Neill Wright

Jeff Zavoda

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RED OAK LEGACY SOCIETY The northern red oak tree located on the Sedgely Lawn is one of the largest in the region, and it represents many of the qualities that make Tatnall special.

The tree has endured the test of time. Its longevity, strength, and beauty remain constant. While it may change in appearance with each passing season, children continue to play and learn at the base of its stately trunk.

Many of Tatnall’s longest-standing traditions take place under the tree’s protective branches.

The Red Oak Legacy Society was established to recognize those who secure The Tatnall School’s future by creating a planned gift or including Tatnall as a charitable recipient in their will.

Bequests and planned gifts are the seeds that will enable Tatnall to grow and flourish in the future. The Red Oak Legacy Society allows donors to be honored in their lifetime and inspires others to make similar plans. Gifts are invested in The Tatnall School’s endowment fund and help supplement the school’s annual budget. Funds may also be directed to perpetuate a specific aspect of the Tatnall experience.

The true meaning of life is to “plant trees under whose shade

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Ms. Feffie P. Barnhill ’71

Mr. Fred Palfrey

Mr. A. Bennett Buckworth ’76

Ms. Helen C. Peemoeller ’56

Mrs. Wendy A. (Owen) Butterworth ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Brooks H. Pierce

Ms. Lauren A. Carney ’98

Dr. and Mrs. Carlos E. Reyes

Mr. Brian J. Carney ’98

Rev. Cecily Sawyer-Harmon

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Chipman

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Schell

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Dugdale

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Shea, Jr.

Mr. Rick Dwyer ’74

The Hon. Christopher Sontchi and Dr. Siobhan Irwin

Mrs. Patricia Bumsted Fetherolf ’75

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sparks IV

Mr. and Mrs. C. Scott Forbes

Mrs. W. Laird Stabler, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Holloway

Mrs. Daphne Thurlow Stevens ’62

Mrs. Barbara Friel Holme ’62

Mrs. Linda A. Archangelo Sygowski ’71

Drs. Victor and Denise Kalman

Mrs. Susan Schell Symons ’61

Mr. Lawrence D. Karas

Mr. Vince Watchorn ’87

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Keenan ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Werbe

Robert and Caroline Tatnall Ketcham ’58

Mr. Philip B. Weymouth III ’82

Mrs. Linda Brenner Kirkland ’57

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Weymouth ’91

Mrs. Valerie Wier Lee ’64

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wigton

Matthew F. and Caroline B. Lintner ’83

Ms. Evelyn L. Williams ’72

Mrs. Jane E. McCuen-Conway ’74

Mr. Paul A. Zintl ’68

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Messikomer Mrs. Maria Kohler Mockbee

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you do not expect to sit.

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Announcing 2s

at Tatnall!

When great minds are unleashed, they dream, create, and achieve things we thought were impossible.

Coming in 2024-25 Tatnall’s Early Childhood will now include a program for two-year-olds!

Our youngest students will engage in a curriculum specifically designed to nurture their unique cognitive and social-emotional needs while giving parents an exceptional early education and child care solution.

You’ll be amazed by the endless possibilities that await your child on our expansive campus. We’re excited to show you all the incredible opportunities at Tatnall!

Register today for an event or schedule a tour!

For more information

www.Tatnall.org/visit (302) 892-4285

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Tatnall’s longest-serving teacher is retiring at the end of the school year. But the joy of defining his impact is only just beginning.

When you mention the name Bruce Chipman to Tatnall students, alumni, and parents, huge smiles and humorous personal anecdotes always follow. You may hear about his dapper attire, his holiday riddles, Coach Chipman’s highs and lows during the season, his mirthful self-deprecation, or many of the other quirks and charms that have endeared him to this community over a legendary career. Dr. Chipman’s legacy is ingrained into the fabric of Tatnall, and his impact on our school is second only to that which he has made on the students who have known him as a teacher, advisor, English department chair, Dean of Students, director, coach, mentor, and friend.

Though enjoying his 51st year as a Tatnall educator, when Dr. Chipman reflects upon his career, he asserts that “teaching found him” — and so did Tatnall.

“Tatnall’s mission of arts, athletics, academics, and authentic relationships fit me very comfortably because that’s how I came to value ‘the whole student’ — by encouraging them to explore all sides of themselves,” Dr. Chipman says.

As a college student, Dr. Chipman — then just Bruce – completed a successful first year at the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering, only to conclude that “engineering held no passion for me.” Teaching was nowhere among his interests at that point, but literature, history, and theater were. So, he transitioned to an English major at UVA. “The humanities don’t provide us with easy answers — only provocative questions — and I was intrigued by listening to ideas quite foreign to me and having to write and speak about them,” Dr. Chipman says.

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Later, he was invited to attend a five-year graduate program at Tufts University as a PhD Fellow. It seemed like a logical next step, so he accepted. While completing his doctorate, he joined the Tufts University English Department, teaching literature there for three years.

After publishing the first of his two books, Bruce was on a career track to become a professor. But an intrusive thought kept gnawing away at him:

Bruce’s junior prom

Is this all there is?

He craved deeper and more diverse connections with his students. He believed his love for teaching should extend beyond the end of an English lesson - to the fields, stage, and other pursuits. It was around this time that he heard about the opening at Tatnall. Dr. Chipman hadn’t been back home to Wilmington in nine years and wasn’t considering returning, but the position sounded like something that could fulfill his growing passion and curiosity for teaching.

“My students have lives,” he says. “And I want them to see that life will connect to all sorts of stuff. The permutations go on and on.

When a student gets that, lightbulbs go off, and it’s a great epiphany. For example, we discuss philosophy, psychology, and physics in AP Modern European Novel because it’s all interconnected.”

Timothy Huang ’93, a New York City-based lyricist and composer, says that when Dr. Chipman began framing The Great Gatsby as a thinly veiled metaphor for the political and social climate after the First World War, “I did not believe him. I was rolling my eyes.”

Bruce also sought an environment where he could challenge the ability and ambitions of young learners and a curriculum with the flexibility to introduce complex material and encourage students to raise their expectations. At Tatnall, he saw a chance to build something special and to My students have lives. And I want them to see that a life will create deep, meaningful connections with connect to all sorts of stuff. The permutations go on and on. students that would transcend the status quo of conventional education.

When a kid gets that lightbulbs go off and it’s a great “For me, teaching IS learning…”

epiphany.

Dr. Chipman praises the “academic freedom” —Bruce Chipman he found almost immediately at Tatnall.

Through 51 years of teaching and 47 years as the Director of Showcase (with his co-conspirators In another course, Dr. Chipman likened the structure of Rick Neidig and Robin Laskey Chipman), he has felt Moby Dick to “the ribs of a whale,” Huang says. Again, empowered to make bold choices in both the literature Huang says he struggled to wrap his head around he chose for his curricula and for the plays he directed the concept. But as he continued to think about those for Showcase. These bold choices have become part and ideas, he began to appreciate Dr. Chipman’s “masterful parcel of his legacy as an educator and have helped interpretations.” to make Tatnall’s English department an unforgettable “Forty-eight-year-old me would say this is the nerd of experience for generations of students. all nerds, and he’s unashamed about his nerdiness,” Being provocative is essential to him because it’s one Huang says. “When we can be as great as we can be, we of the primary shouldn’t have to apologize for it. And he never did…I love ways he facilitates that he is unapologetically purposeful and thoughtful.” discussions around Dr. Chipman’s grasp of and passion for the material complex issues he teaches is unquestionable. What has enabled him among his students to engage with students (“sometimes finicky” teenage and the larger Tatnall students) for more than a half-century is his ability to community. His goal genuinely relate material to his own experiences and for those discussions stories, thereby encouraging the students, sometimes is never necessarily explicitly, to do the same. about uncovering a resolution, but “For me, teaching is learning…and I’ve had some rather illuminating wonderful students as great teachers over my many the countless years here.” ways everyone “At the high school level, teaching is not just about the and everything is subject matter,” says Vince Watchorn ’87, a former Tatnall connected. teacher, current member of The Tatnall School Board of continued on page 42

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Trustees, and Executive Director of the New York State Association of Independent Schools. “It’s about building the confidence and the skillset and the ability of the students to see themselves and where their strengths and weaknesses are. By putting so much on the students, he did both of those things.”

Grace Cho ’04, who is pursuing a psychology degree at Columbia University following a competitive figure skating career, says she struggled during her time at Tatnall as a minority student in her class.

“I arrived in my ninth-grade year, so I felt like an outsider,” she says. “But Dr. Chipman made me feel valued, and he made me feel seen. And he made me feel confident in my abilities, encouraging me to think more and have courage.”

Cho adds, “I think I’m even more of a loving person because of his compassion for other people.”

Nadine Vaughn ’88 adds that Dr. Chipman not only made her feel seen but also heard.

“The reason Dr. Chipman is beloved by so many students, past and present, is that in any conversation, he genuinely listens. He listens, and that person feels heard.

And more important than feeling right or feeling smart is feeling heard. Because when someone feels heard, they feel valued! What a wonderful way to send students out into the world.”

Watchorn remembers a day in 1986 during a class with Dr. Chipman called Contemporary American Novel.

The class, he says, had gone off on “a meaningful and interesting tangent about a particular theme of a book.” After class, another student commented, “I wish we had longer to talk about this.” Dr. Chipman thought momentarily, then instructed the class to revise its syllabus to integrate another book that would enable them to explore the theme further.

“Think of the agency and the power that the students had at that moment,” Watchorn remembers. “What he saw was an opportunity for discussion, an opportunity for learning, for growth, and he said, ‘I will make a change to accommodate this and follow the students where they want to go.’”

“An educator, in the truest, deepest sense…”

In August, Head of School Andy Martire sent a letter announcing Bruce’s retirement at the conclusion of this school year. Since then, people from all walks of life, from former parents to recent graduates to alums in their sixties, have flooded Dr. Chipman’s inbox with emails, well-wishes, and updates on their lives. But the

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common theme among them is consistent: “Thank you, Dr. Chipman, for impacting my life.”

At the Annual Awards Reception during Homecoming Weekend, a special celebration was held to honor Dr. Chipman’s remarkable years of service to Tatnall. A small parade of speakers, led by Vince Watchorn ’87 and Dr. Chipman’s children, Zachary ’94 and Hannah ’06, shared their favorite memories, witticisms, embarrassing tales, and so much more with the adoring audience to commemorate the occasion.

“Generations of Tatnall students would agree: Bruce is through and through an educator, in the truest, deepest sense,” remarked Vince Watchorn during the ceremony.

“He taught us we have a voice. He believed in us. He let us know what it meant to be trusted by adults, to be treated like we knew what we were doing - even if, honestly, we did not. He demanded we think and capture our thoughts in writing. He taught us how to make that good writing. He empowered us and gave us agency to learn. And he made it fun.”

A while back, one of Dr. Chipman’s friends asked him if he’d contemplated retiring. Dr. Chipman replied, “I will retire when I get up two mornings in a row and think, ‘I don’t want to go to school today.’”

Recently, that same friend got in touch again and asked, “Well…did you have your two mornings?”

Dr. Chipman replied, “No. No, I haven’t. Very rarely do I have one of those days, but I’ve realized that those two days in a row will never come.” For Bruce, teaching still possesses the magic to invigorate his mind and heart. “Walking into my classroom for another school day,” he says, “THAT is what I am going to miss the most. It is still wonderful to teach my kids.”

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Beyond the Classroom

News Decoder Paves the Way for Limitless Learning NEWS DECODER TOPICS:

From caviar to conservation: Saving the Atlantic sturgeon

In a partnership with News Decoder — a global educational news service that helps young people develop global citizenship competencies — seniors taking the course Global Literature & Journalism work with News Decoder’s professional journalists to write original articles about local issues of global concern.

Students are mentored through the entire process, receiving lengthy and timely feedback at each stage — from pitching their idea, to reporting the story, to drafting the article, and finally revising for publication.

I learned a lot about how to interview sources and write in a different format from a typical essay. Separate from different skills, the News Decoder process made me realize how much I enjoy journalism, leading me to join my college newspaper!

—Kate McConnel ’23

News Decoder is also a news site, publishing articles by foreign correspondents alongside hand-selected student articles. Annually, News Decoder reaches 200,000 readers in more than 100 countries, averaging 1000-1500 views a day.

Students curious about sex find few answers in class.

Back in classes, teachers find post-Covid exhaustion lingers.

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Last year, of News Decoder’s 22 partner schools, Tatnall had a record number of student stories picked up for publication — in total, 11 articles.

The article, “Climate change is stressing us out.

Can good come of that?” by Kendal Andress ’23, became the most viewed on the News Decoder site. Annette Khosravi’s ’23, “From caviar to conservation: Saving the Atlantic sturgeon” was recognized by News Decoder founder, Nelson Graves, as an excellent example of journalism.

Sara Kane ’23, now a freshman at Lehigh University, wrote an article that delved into the decline of sex ed programs in US schools: “Students curious about sex find few answers in class.”

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“The freedom was what I enjoyed most about the process because I dove into a topic that I care about and had free range to learn and talk about it,” Kane said.

Kate McConnel ’23, now a freshman at Tufts University, wrote the first article to be picked up for publication: “Back in classes, teachers find post-Covid exhaustion lingers.”

“I learned a lot about how to interview sources and write in a different format from a typical essay,” says McConnel. “Separate from different skills, the News Decoder process made me realize how much I enjoy journalism, leading me to join my college newspaper!”

The journalism process is the perfect embodiment of Tatnall values. Coming up with a pitch requires curiosity. Students brainstorm interests and concerns and do preliminary research to narrow down their topics.

“It felt less like work and became an assignment that allowed me to delve deeper into a topic I was interested in,” said McConnel.

The writing process requires perseverance.

There is often a lot of back-n-forth between students and their editors. Students learn to take critical feedback. They learn that quality writing goes through many iterations, and that feedback is a gift.

“It was a very self-motivated process, which could be challenging, but I think projects like that are good preparation for work beyond Tatnall,” said McConnel. “I have used many skills necessary for the New Decoder article when completing college coursework this fall.”

And those that persevere get published!

Educating an international audience on a local issue of global concern is an example of our last Tatnall value, citizenship.

“This made me learn more about myself and about what I care about,” Kane said. “I learned that I can talk to adults about many serious situations or problems that are happening in the United States and at schools in the United States.”

Beyond the Classroom

Middle School’s European Adventure Tatnall Middle School students recently embarked on an unforgettable trip to Europe, exploring some of the most iconic cities and landmarks across France and Spain. From Paris’s romantic streets to Barcelona’s stunning Gothic architecture, the trip was an enriching and educational experience for all involved.

The trip was an excellent opportunity for students to put their language skills to the test in real-life situations and gain confidence in themselves. Mr. Gross, Tatnall’s World Language Department Chair and Middle and Upper School Latin Teacher, reminisced, “I enjoyed watching our students gain self-confidence throughout the trip. While they were a bit timid to start, they became proficient at navigating metro systems and using their language skills.”

The students were eager to experience everything the trip had to offer. As another chaperone and Middle School Foreign Language teacher, Ms. Stark said, “This was one of the best groups of students I’ve traveled with! They were ready to soak up everything the trip had to offer, and I think, in many cases, their favorite sites and experiences were not what they initially expected.” The students could explore the cities at their own pace and discover hidden gems along the way.

A highlight for Ms. Hughes, our Middle School Spanish teacher, was seeing the students in action, using their language skills to communicate and navigate everyday situations.

“They took what they learned in the classroom

and applied it to real life. That is a language teacher’s dream come true!” The students were able to order food in restaurants, ask for directions, and make small talk with locals.

Of course, the students also had fun navigating the cities and trying new foods. As one student noted, “I loved the ice cream and crepes. I enjoyed walking in Arles and other cities. I also enjoyed having the freedom to pick our lunch places and explore European food options.”

They were also in awe of the cathedrals they visited, with one student saying, “The cathedrals were like nothing I’ve ever seen before.”

But it wasn’t just the organized activities that made the trip memorable. The students appreciated the free time they had to explore on their own. “I loved the freedom we had on the trip. We were allowed a few minutes to explore wherever we were,” said one student.

“On one of these occasions, while we were in Arles, we visited a Roman aqueduct. A few friends and I went hiking around the surrounding area.” Another student explained, “I loved being around my friends in a different environment and learning and trying new things with them.”

It’s safe to say the trip was a memorable excursion. One student said, “Overall, it was a great time, and I would go back anytime; even though I got pink eye, I still had a blast.” The students returned home with new experiences, friendships, and a newfound confidence.

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Beyond the Classroom

Saying Goodbye to Meb Carroll: A Dedicated Tatnall Teacher and Her Next Chapter Festooned with student projects and books organized by color, Meb Carroll’s classroom walls hold many memories. Meb taught Upper School English at Tatnall for 19 years, and both her children are graduates — Bill Carroll ’18 and Sarah Carroll ’20.

After 33 years of teaching, Meb is leaving the field of education to become a therapist.

In her last four years, Meb balanced full-time teaching, Department Chair responsibilities, a Master’s program, and a growing therapy practice — all with grace, humor, and heart. When she completed an MS in Pastoral Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Tatnall is a special, if not sacred, space because we value human connection, creating an ideal learning atmosphere. That isn’t at every school.

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at Neumann University in December 2022, she decided 2022–2023 would be her last in the classroom.

In 2004, Meb taught 9th graders Bible, Myth, and Epic, now taught in 10th grade, and sophomore Dramatic Literature, a course similar to the current freshman English curriculum. She started teaching AP Literature in 201 1, and shortly after that, AP Language and Composition.

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a contemporary thriller, and it was one of the first times I was led to analyze something that wasn’t deemed serious literature,” says Hamilton.

Hamilton wasn’t the only one moved by this book. Meb recalls another student running into class, shouting, “Mrs. Carroll! I’m three readings ahead! And I’ve never read any other book for English!”

Outside of the classroom, Meb served as Assistant Director of Showcase under Dr. Bruce Chipman for four years. She then worked with Jen Scott for six years in the Drama Club.

She also served as a Yearbook Advisor and Assistant College Counselor.

The recent 2023 graduation ceremony, her last at Tatnall, was made even more special when Meb read the faculty prayer. She loves a particular tradition that takes place at this ceremony. When the faculty enters, they walk through a hallway created by the seniors standing on both sides. At the end of the ceremony, the newly graduated walk through a hallway created by the faculty, who cheer them on as they enter the next chapter of their lives.

“We are the first and the last faces they see,” Meb says. “This speaks to the relationship between faculty and students. Tatnall is a special, if not sacred, space because we value human connection, creating an ideal learning atmosphere. That isn’t at every school.”

Though she will miss these connections, being a therapist is another calling.

“When you work closely with teens, develop relationships, and they bring their wounded hearts to school to share with you, it’s a humbling experience.”

The Tatnall community will miss Meb Carroll, but we hope we’ve been the “hallway” that cheers her on as she enters the next chapter.

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Why

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Our journey to Tatnall began in 2016.

Like many other Delaware parents, we started researching schools when our oldest was just two.

Starting from our first tour of Early Childhood (EC) we knew this was a magical place for the cultivation of young minds. We left that first visit with an oval Tatnall magnet and placed it on the refrigerator when we arrived home. Fast forward to 2019, we did another round of school tours, which only served to cement our opinion of Tatnall. At the time we committed, we also realized that the original magnet had stayed up on the refrigerator for the full three years since our initial tour.

Mikal ’32 and Sarah Belle ’34 started together in the EC in the fall of 2019, and Mason ’37 followed suit and began in the blue room in 2022.

Their personalities and learning styles are very different, yet at each turn, Tatnall has dialed up just the right combination of support, flexibility, and communication to allow them to flourish! Paramount for us was a school that would be creative in its approach and offer a true partnership between home and school as we work to develop our children not only as students but as whole persons.

Finally, in this, our fifth academic year, we realize that the true “secret sauce” at Tatnall is the community: Parents, educators, and administrators working together in friendly harmony to serve our amazing students!

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Alumni Spotlight

CLEO WASHINGTON ’03

From Gymnast to Groundbreaker It was so much fun that Cleo decided to stick with it, putting her medical aspirations aside.

A few years later, she met future World Champion and U.S. National Team member Morgan Hurd, and her career took off.

Most coaches have to work their way up the ladder, but I was kind of thrown into teaching at the highest level, because we all thought it was just a short term position.

—Cleo Washington ’03

Tatnall classmates of Cleo Washington ’03 always knew that gymnastics played a huge role in her life outside of school. Her schedule allowed her to leave at 1:30 every day, and her work in the gym covered her sports credits.

But no one, not even Cleo, would have predicted that her passion would lead to something historic.

Cleo is the first-ever black elite gymnastics coach of a World Champion. “Honestly, I was a bit shocked to find out it had never happened before,” she says.

When Cleo came to Tatnall in 6th grade, her career in gymnastics was already well underway. She trained for nearly 30 hours weekly on top of her school responsibilities.

Despite the heavy workload, she and her parents had to battle Tatnall administrators to get her gymnastics work counted as athletics and P.E. credits.

Cleo eventually rose to a Level 10 gymnast — the highest level one can attain before “Elite,” before retiring. After graduation, she attended the University of North Carolina, where she studied to become a doctor. When she returned home in 2007 to study for the MCAT, her old coach at First State Gymnastics asked her to step into a recent vacancy coaching their elite gymnasts.

“Most coaches have to work their way up the ladder, but I was kind of thrown into teaching at the highest level because we all thought it was a short-term position,” she says. “I was studying and coaching and getting back into the life.”

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Morgan won the Individual All-Around Gold Medal at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal and a Team Gold Medal at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Cleo was with her every step of the way but quickly realized that she was hitting her ceiling as a coach.

“The U.S. program will only pay for one coach to travel internationally with the athletes, so often I was left at home while Morgan was competing,” she says. “After over ten years at First State, I knew I had to move on if I wanted to move up, so I started looking for what came next.”

What came next was a 2019 move to California to become the Head Coach at Airborne Gymnastics Training Facility in Santa Clara.

“I decided to take the plunge, and it has been a whirlwind ever since,” she says. “My first year, Nola Matthews made the National Team. Suddenly, I’m traveling to Germany, Colombia, and many other places to see my kids compete.”

Though the competition is fierce, Nola Matthews hopes to make the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as a U.S. National Team alternate. But Cleo is nonplussed because she recognizes the same love for the sport in Nola that she had as a young woman at Tatnall.

“I never really knew where my ambitions should have been in gymnastics,” she remembers. “All I knew then was that I loved it, wanted to do it all the time, and wanted to keep improving. I try to instill that same love for the sport in my athletes now.”

Alumni Spotlight

JESSICA ZANDER ’94

The Helping Friendly Farm When Jessica (Idstein) Zander ’94 and her husband Todd purchased their New Hope, PA farm in 2020, they saw an opportunity to create a place that would be healing.

After two years of tireless work to transform their vision into reality, Helping Friendly Farm opened its doors to the community in 2022.

The mission of Helping Friendly Farm is “to enhance the lives of disabled individuals and their families through the power of animals, nature, and safe sensory exploration.”

Jessica leaned into her experience in special education while designing the farm’s programs, and did so in a way that prioritizes experiences over process.

“As a special education teacher and a parent of kids with complex needs,” she says, “I realized there was an opportunity to create something that drew from three of my passions: animals and how they connect with people with disabilities; the connection between nature and healing; and the power of family involvement in therapeutic play.”

The experience of visiting the Helping Friendly Farm is beautiful in its simplicity.

Families can play in the Sensory Barn, which boasts three unique therapeutic spaces: an Open Play Sensory Gym, a Yoga and Meditation Room, and a Light and Sound Therapy Room. Or they can get their hands dirty, assisting with gardening, farm chores, or feeding the animals. Then there are the G.O.A.T.S. — a team of actual goats named after sports legends. The Farm also has donkeys and chickens that delight visitors of all ages.

“Goats can recognize human emotion, and donkeys are very intuitive,” Jessica continues.

“Ours have proven to be a tremendous source of joy and comfort in support of a wide range of physical and emotional needs.”

Jessica credits her mother, beloved former Tatnall teacher Dr. Sandy Idstein, for inspiring

her journey into special education and eventually building a therapeutic farm.

“My mom is really one of my inspirations for everything,” she says. “She is one of this earth’s strongest, most caring humans. She’s taught me how to be a lifelong learner, as well as how to be empathetic and nurturing. She’s taught me to follow through, take risks, and never stop creating.”

The influence of the Helping Friendly Farm has grown steadily since opening its doors last fall, and the community around New Hope has embraced them with open arms.

“What I love about this place is that we’ve really created a community. We have all ages and abilities visiting. I’m incredibly proud of this place. Years of teaching special education, parenting, and seeing the influence of animals and nature on mental and physical well-being gave me the drive to put it all together to create something healthy and grounded for families. It gives us so much joy to see people love it as much as we do.”

To learn more about the Helping Friendly Farm or to schedule a visit of your own, visit helpingfriendlyfarm.org.

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Around Campus

1960–1969 James P. Krapf ’69 inducted into the Delaware Wrestling Hall of Fame this fall.

1970–1979 Pamela Eliason ’70 Though I left y’all for last 2 years, I always remember Tatnall fondly, teaching me to “think critically!” I am retired now from the Presbyterian ministry and Medical Social Work. I am living in a Charlotte area retirement community. Anyone nearby, welcome to contact me!

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Clark Finnical ’77 has several books under his belt guiding job seekers through the often tricky task of selling themselves to employers and winning that prized position.

You can find his titles at Amazon and other booksellers. Clark says, “My years at Tatnall were some of the happiest years of my life.” He would love to connect with more Tatnall Hornets on Facebook and encourages folks to send him a friend request.

Feffie P. Barnhill ’71 was recognized and named the #125 coach on Delaware Online’s top 125 athletic coaches (high school, college, and at least one pro) in Delaware history.

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Marc D. Grobman ’78 attained the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt in Krav Maga, a form of self-defense practiced by the Israeli Defense Forces and taught to civilians worldwide. He spent 6 years and 9 months of hard training to reach this goal.

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Gina B Photography and the Scout Guide of Bergen County

Pictured left to right is former Tatnall Wrestling Coach, Pete Parlett, Tommy Hughes ’73, and Jim Krapf ’69.

Robert S. Brams ’77 wrote “Forever Optimistic: Fighting Brain Cancer, Finding Your Best Path, and Leading a Life with Purpose” in 2021 based on his personal journey as an athlete, successful attorney, husband, and father, with a cancer diagnosis giving him only 1% chance of survival. Brams book captures his insights on life, love, family, education, business, and finding your passion. His book is published

by NYC’s Skyhorse Publishing and is sold and distributed worldwide by Simon & Schuster.

Wendalyn S. (Hunsinger) Lunt ’80 worked for and with a Who’s Who of luxury consumer goods companies before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But when Swarovski closed her division, she built her own brand and developed a line of sports bags designed to help pickleball players organize their gear and personal belongings to get on the court faster and play in style. Both the DuPont County Club and the Wilmington Country Club stock her Lighthouse Sports bags.

Around Campus

Lisa B. (Bixby) McGillivray ’81, Deborah L. (Schwandt) Robinson ’81, Evie (Davis) Dutton ’82, and Margot (Mohr) Teetor ’82 had a great time catching up this spring when they celebrated at Margot’s daughter’s wedding!

horror feature film franchise Killjoy.

Listen for one of Victoria’s pop ballads in the upcoming theatrical release of the new dramatic action feature film Darkness Of Man starring action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme.

M. Kathryn HodgesHarmon ’98 formally took over as bar president of the Delaware State Bar Association on July 1, 2023.

2000–2009 F. Cleo Washington ’03 hopes to make coaching history in the 2024 Olympics in Paris as she busily prepares U.S. National Gymnasts for the Olympic trials ahead of next year’s games.

Stephen R. Selsor ’03 and wife Ashley welcomed Theodore Rhodes Selsor to the family on November 8, 2023. JJ has a little brother!

Krista J. Pilot ’88

Krista J. Pilot ’88 recently joined AT&T as their Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. She joined AT&T after 11 years at PepsiCo. Tatnall was honored to have her as their 2023 Commencement Speaker.

1990–1999 Victoria B. Pepperman ’92, aka Victoria De Mare, has resin doll action figure Batty Boop now on sale at Walmart.com courtesy of Full Moon Collectibles based on her creation & performance as the sexy demon succubus clown female lead character from the comedy

currently reside in Coral Gables, Fla. with their great dane, Vesper.

Stephanie works at Glossier, Inc. and leads recruitment for the company.

Christopher W. Daniels ’05 and his wife Emily are the proud parents of a healthy baby boy named Jamie Anderson Daniels! He was born August 4th and joins brother Warren ’38 and sister Margot.

Kara E. Christofferson ’08 married Marshall Guiboa on February 18, 2023.

Bethany C. Saad ’08 married Moe Ahmed on June 10, 2023.

Stephanie H. (Burrus) Lehman ’09 married Roger Lehman on June 17, 2023, in Asheville, NC. They

Alexandra G. Saad ’09

Alexandra G. Saad ’09 appeared on a billboard in Times Square in the fall of 2022 as a featured female artist for Spotify’s EQUAL Global Music Program, a program that extends resources and opportunities to women artists and amplifies their music.

2010–2019 Ashley C. (Debnam) Hodges ’10 recently completed her residency at ChristianaCare and joined the practice of Women Living Well Obstetrics & Gynecology in Wilmington this August. Hodges earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2019.

Molly A. (Parsons) de Villiers de La Noue ’10 married Alexandre de Villiers de La Noue in France on June 10, 2023.

George “Sam” Parsons ’12 ran in the 5000m in the World Championships, held in Budapest.

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Alumni Notes Around CampusRoanoke, Kelsey moved back to

Michael R. Mariner ’15 and Emilie Hager ’16 were engaged on December 30, 2022, on Bethany Beach. Michael and Emilie’s relationship began at an early age.

They both began attending Tatnall in preschool, then worked summer camp and coached the swim team together for years. However, it wasn’t until high school when they began dating. Both graduated from the University of Delaware, Emilie with a degree in Athletic Training and Michael with a degree in Exercise Science. Michael went on to earn his Master in Nursing from John Hopkins University.

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Kelsey P. Martin ’15 joined the Roanoke College Maroons this summer as their Assistant Field Hockey Coach.

At Tatnall, Kelsey was a 16-season athlete and went on to play field hockey for the Maroons from 2015-2018. After

Delaware to be an assistant coach for Tatnall, coaching a Conference Championship and State Final-Four Team. In 2021, Kelsey was offered the Head Coach position and again led the Hornets to win the Delaware Independent School Conference Championship and advanced to the State Quarterfinals.

In 2022, under her leadership as Head Coach, Tatnall won the DISC title for the 3rd year in a row and advanced to the State Semi-Finals.

Kelsey was voted DISC Coach of the Year following the 2022 season.

Catherine M. Marvin ’20, a junior at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for Volleyball.

Marvin is a psychology major.

Dante P. Principe, III ’20, a current 3rd year student at the University of Virginia has been inducted into the Raven Society, the oldest and most prestigious honorary society at The University of Virginia.

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IN MEMORIAM Nancy (Tatnall) Fuller ’41, of West Grove, Pa., on June 28, 2023.

Nancy (Herndon) Clapp ’52, of Wilmington, in October 2023.

Jenny (Haas) Chase ’58, of Greenville, on October 20, 2022.

Nancy E. (Moore) Thompson ’62, of Mystic, Conn., on February 24, 2023.

Frederic “Mickey” G. Krapf III ’66, of Elkton, Md., on August 20, 2023.

Diana D. (Johnstone) Lopez ’69, of Greenville, on May 22, 2023.

Katherine (Whittle) Turner ’69, of Kennett Square, Pa., on July 4, 2023.

James “Jay” M. Gill ’73, of Madison, Conn., on October 10, 2022.

He leaves behind his loving wife Anne R. Kelly ’75.

Jeffrey B. Bove ’97, of Los Angeles, Calif., on November 18, 2022.

Pete Perialas — Tatnall US History Teacher and Basketball Coach. in November 2023

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Sports Camps A variety of sport camp options for campers of all ages.

Tatnall Torpedoes Swim Team A competitive summer swim team for children ages 5 through 18.

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An educational work experience for rising 9 through 11 grade students.

Options for care before and after camp for campers ages 3 through grade 8.

A Tatnall Summer, which runs from June 10 through August 9, offers 9 weeks of camps and programs for children of all ages. While we

provide a wide range of options for campers, we provide flexibility for

parents through our half-day camp options and extended programming.

Our multitude of half-day camps allows parents to mix and match their camper’s camp week. For example, a camper can start their day in

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