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The Ethel Walker School
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
www.ethelwalker.org
Dr. Meera Viswanathan, Head of School
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Gretchen Orschiedt, Assistant Head for Advancement
Marion Paterson P’17, ’19, Director of Alumnae Relations and Major Giving
Isabelle Russell, Stewardship and Donor Relations Manager
Tavia Lee-Goldstein, Director of Communications and Marketing
Liss Couch-Edwards ’07, Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
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Liss-Couch Edwards ’07, Stephen Wang, Tom Kates, Tavia Lee-Goldstein, Paul Costello, Katelyn Rodriguez, Max K. ’25
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Tavia Lee-Goldstein; Kim Harris Thacker P’24, ’27; Piper T. ’26; Dr. Meera Viswanathan; Dr. Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28; Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82; Maryann Thompson
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IN THIS ISSUE
2 Message from the Head of School
4 Mountain View House Unveiled: A New Era of Sustainable Living at Walker’s
12 None But Golden Hours: Sydney Satchell ’10 and the Road to Paralympic Gold
16 Unlocking Scientific Potential Through Stan-X at Walker’s
20 Annual Report of Philanthropy On the Cover
The Ethel Walker School’s newest and greenest residence hall, Mountain View House
Galbraith in the spring afternoon sunshine
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear
Walker’s Community,
We send you greetings from Simsbury after a busy summer in terms of campus improvements and developments with the opening of our new environmentally attentive residence hall, provisionally named “Mountain View House.” The first stage of the refurbishing of Cluett residence hall is under way (we will be making improvements each summer over the next three years), as well as three new large turnout spaces for our horses to graze with new sheds, fencing and paddocks, and a new outdoor practice ring. In addition, we completed the outfitting of our new Molecular Genomics lab in conjunction with the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Diabetes Lab and the inaugural class in Molecular Genetics has been launched along with a number of other new courses and programs.
During this beautiful autumn, Mr. Vis and I found ourselves — along with others — picnicking out of doors even in October. Now in the latter part of autumn transitioning into the wintry months the only word that seems to describe all I see is the Japanese term sabi, sometimes defined as “quiet beauty.” The russeting of Talcott Mountain in the distance, the sharpness of the clean air in the morning, the sounds of the wind soughing through the crisp leaves all exemplify this quiet beauty that awes and moves us, even to tears.
Interestingly, quiet beauty is exactly how one of our student orators described our new residence hall “Mountain View House.” She spoke of the importance of the environment — the rich browns of the larch wood exterior contrasting with the light yellow maple of the furnishings, the copper rain chains festooning all sides, the light and greenery permeating from all over and even our green roofs. Most of all, she spoke of the profound ambience and ethos created by these features and the sense of sustainable flourishing and transformation she experienced within and without “Mountain View House” — that same sense of quiet beauty. As in the past, I wonder how our students intuit so much from their careful observation and experience, equalling the deepest philosophies.
It strikes me that quiet beauty also describes the human transformation that we bear witness to each day on our campus. As we watch our lively middle schoolers chirrup their way around campus, I sometimes wish that they did not have to grow up and experience the responsibilities and rigors of later adolescence and adulthood. Yet, when I observe our seniors with their newfound sense of self, their desire to create, innovate, and make their individual way in the world, their mantle of maturity, and poised confidence, I feel the same sense of admiration and awe at their emergent quiet beauty.
Fortunately, even as I stray, wallowing in these deep philosophical pools, I am brought back to the reality of school life, with the shrieks of laughter and mock horror that punctuate the lives of girls in these years, of the playful, plucky eagerness that suffuses each day. Recently, the students at Lucy Jean House (formerly the “New Dorm”) watched a cherished film with one of their faculty residents, and each quoted their favorite line to share with the community that included:
One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things
If at first you don't succeed, have some cake
Doing nothing with friends is never doing nothing
Tears fall for a reason and they are your strength, not your weakness
Being honest is always interesting
Asking for help isn't giving up, it’s refusing to give up
When the big things feel out of control, focus on what you love right under your nose
You are loved and important and you bring to this world things that no one else can
Always remember, you are enough, just as you are
Home isn't always a place
And the faculty resident’s favorite quote: “Sometimes I struggle to say I LOVE YOU ALL, so I say things like I’m GLAD WE’RE ALL HERE.”
Maybe what has moved me most is how they ended their communique to the community — #WELOVEOURSCHOOL
I’m glad we’re all here! May our School always be home for all of you!
Yours,
Ms. Vis Dr. Meera Viswanathan Head of School
MOUNTAIN
VIEW
HOUSE UNVEILED: A NEW ERA OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING AT WALKER’S
On the morning of Friday, October 4, 2024, the Walker’s community gathered to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of Mountain View House, our newest and most sustainable residence hall. Designed by the visionary team at Maryann Thompson Architects, this three-story building is more than just a place for our students and faculty to live — it is a symbol of Walker’s commitment to sustainability, innovation, and student well-being.
The day began in the Chapel, where trustees, students, and guests gathered to hear from those who had been closely involved in the planning and realization of the new building. After these reflections, the group relocated to outside of Mountain View House where the ribbon was officially cut.
With features like solar panels that generate half the building’s energy, a rainwater collection system, and Pika-Pika charred wood siding, Mountain View House stands as a model of eco-forward living. Inside, the modern Japanese-inspired interiors create inviting spaces where students can study, collaborate, and enjoy each other’s company.
Now filled with students embarking on their own journeys this school year, Mountain View House represents both the future of sustainable living and the vibrant culture of The Ethel Walker School.
READ ON TO LEARN MORE FROM EACH OF THE DAY’S SPEAKERS.
KIM HARRIS THACKER P’24, ’27 ARCHIVIST AND LIBRARIAN FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Happy Founder’s Week and Spirit Week! I’m happy to be able to chat with you for a minute at the close of this special week, and to tell you, specifically, a bit about our founder and the founding of our School.
Let’s go way back to 1872, to Victorian England. This is when and where Ethel McCoy Walker was born, in London, to an American father named John Walker and an English mother named Laura Seymour.
Quite a lot has been written about John — he owned a couple of newspapers in Indiana, where he was born, and he was a rising star in the political world right up to the start of the Civil War, when he became captain of the 35th Irish regiment. After the war, he went to London to study medicine at King’s College, and in London is where he met Ethel’s mother. We don’t know a lot about Laura, which is not uncommon for the time she lived in, and the type of information that we do know reflects attitudes toward women at the time: her father was a British Naval officer, and she was a tremendous cook. Her children loved her recipe for Welsh
Rarebit, which is a fancy way of saying “grilled cheese.” This is why we have grilled cheese sandwiches on Founder’s Day!
Ethel, her parents, and her two older siblings moved to Indiana when Ethel was about three years old. It was an exciting time in American history — an age of invention and innovation — but it was also an age when many people believed that a woman’s place was in the home and nowhere else. I find it so interesting that Ethel grew up in this highly traditional atmosphere, yet as an adult, we know that she defied social conventions.
For example, she received a master’s degree at Bryn Mawr College when such a level of education was rare for a woman, and her master’s degree was in Greek archaeology, which was, at the time, firmly a male field of study.
While receiving her degrees, Ethel taught history in a Bryn Mawr preparatory school. Later in her life, when reflecting on her time as a teacher, she said that she “learned teaching by teaching.” It wasn’t the only thing she learned by doing. When Ethel decided to open a school, she said, also decades later, that she had been driven by a “compelling force...to widen [her] horizon,” with the result that she “took a chance that [she] might learn how to manage a school from having one.”
Learning by doing. This is something we emphasize today at Walker’s, in our curriculum and in programs like Lacuna, and we can trace this fundamental principle back to Ethel Walker and our School’s founding.
But it wasn’t enough for Ethel to want to open a school — she had to have the money to do it. She received a substantial
amount of money from a very cool philanthropist — a young woman and fellow Bryn Mawr graduate named Carola Woerishoffer, who also happened to work for the New York state department in undercover roles to reveal criminal working conditions for women and children. Women helping women is another fundamental principle at Walker’s, and again, we can trace it to our founding.
Miss Walker’s School for Girls opened in Lakewood, New Jersey, in 1911, with ten boarding students, two day students, seven teachers, and Miss Walker, who taught history. There was also a dog named Pat, who belonged to a student, Cordelia Biddle. Remember that name, because we’ll return to Cordelia in a minute.
Miss Walker’s School was very different from other girls schools at the time. They were finishing schools, which meant that they were focused on teaching girls the things they would need to know to fit in with upper-class society. Ethel’s school was focused on academic success and on launching girls in their education journey — to the point where you couldn’t graduate from Walker’s without passing the Bryn Mawr entrance exam. You
weren’t required to go to college at Bryn Mawr, but you had to show you could go to college. This was incredible — unique — for the time. And the School grew rapidly to accommodate students who wanted an academic education, not solely an education in the social graces.
But no matter what school you attend, the first day is always a bit stressful. According to our School lore, the tension that the students and faculty felt continued into the evening when everyone gathered together around one big table to eat dinner. Remember Cordelia Biddle? She broke the ice at dinner when she turned to her neighbor, pointed to a pepper pot with a grinder attachment, and asked, “What is that, a sundial?” Everybody laughed, and that ended the tension. It also started some special traditions: the adoption of the sundial as the school emblem, the taking of the name The Pepperpot for the school yearbook, and the creation of Sun and Dial spirit groups.
KATHARINE O’BRIEN ROHN ’82 CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
In closing, I’d like to say “Happy Founder’s Week,” “Happy Spirit Week,” and thank you for carrying Ethel Walker’s vision forward into the future.
A number of years ago, led by the profound vision of our Head of School Dr. Meera Viswanathan, the Board of Trustees decided to undertake a Campus Master Plan with a goal of understanding the spaces — both the buildings and the landscape — of our campus, and determining what changes might make sense in a long-term plan to
align the campus with our educational and residential programs. To answer the question: “What can our living and learning community become to meet the needs of this generation of students and teachers?” We were thrilled to enter into a partnership with Maryann Thompson of Maryann Thompson Architects who brought not only expertise in architecture and landscape design, but also a holistic approach to studying and analyzing our spaces and our needs. Her findings in large part determined that we have many wonderful spaces, but could work on realigning or repurposing some of them. She recommended one new building that we prioritized in Phase One of the plan: a new upper school residence hall.
PIPER T. CLASS OF 2026
Those of you who spend your days and nights on campus have witnessed the growth of this extraordinary building from the ground up for many months, and we thank you for your patience and tolerance as the campus experienced the inevitable yet exciting inconveniences that come with transformation.
Mountain View House speaks to another project we have worked on as a Board: to review and expand our Mission Statement to include additional statements on Vision, Values, Diversity, and Sustainability. It is this last one I would like to read to you now: “We strive to uphold sustainability principles of conservation and innovation in an effort to shape a better future for all.” Today I speak for the whole Board when I say how proud we are to be witnessing the physical manifestation of this statement.
My name is Piper. This is my third year at Walker’s. I am a junior, and I serve as a proctor in Mountain View House. Any student who has been at Walker’s in the past two years could tell you about the development of Mountain View. It was a big transition during construction to go from a wall of trees between the dorms to a wall of fences. Having to make this adjustment reminded me of something Ms. Vis has said many times over. She encourages us to let change happen, even though it might seem overwhelming, because it will turn into something beautiful.
In this case, the change has turned into what I consider “quiet beauty.” Quiet beauty is a subtle or unconventional type of beauty that is not flashy or obvious, but rather appreciated by those who pay attention. For Mountain View House, some features are less subtle, like the living roof. The way the roof is layered over the building allows my second-story room to overlook a section of greenery covering the patio. Instead of a harsh
roofline, I have a beautiful natural view that gives me a feeling of peace. In the common room, the two-story windows allow natural light to flood the space, letting nature speak for itself. As the seasons change the scenery, I can imagine myself sitting there watching the leaves turn, then the snowfall, then the rebirth of spring. Sometimes the quiet beauty isn’t the building itself, but how it influences those who live within its walls. Mountain View is more than just a dorm. It is a home for up to 54 students spread across 36 rooms over three floors. The large open spaces were designed to encourage us to gather and connect, and the beauty comes not only from the chance to come together, but the experiences and memories we gain when we do so.
Part of the quiet beauty of Mountain View is its eco-friendly aspects. You might not know this, but Mountain View produces 50% of the energy it uses through solar panels hidden on the roof and is our first all-electric-powered building. From a roof that collects water for cooling, to the rain chains that help recycle water for the landscaping, the building uses alternative methods to reduce its environmental impact. For a building of this size, that is a great accomplishment.
I am proud to be at a school that wants to make a difference in its environmental impact. We are trailblazers experiencing the first sustainable architecture on campus. It’s important to make these visible changes that go beyond the typical eco-friendly box-checking. We are leading the way for more sustainability in the future, both through the actions of the School and the precedent it sets for students. That’s one of the reasons why it’s so important to have younger students in the dorm; they have more time to use Walker’s as support to make changes towards sustainability. Beyond that, as alumnae, we can take this experience and apply our understanding of it to our world. This dorm is an investment in our future and a symbol of respect for the
land and those who have honored it — past, present, and for many years to come. As the first residents of this building, we are part of Walker’s history. And beyond that, we are part of Walker’s future. Thank you.
MARYANN THOMPSON FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL, MARYANN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS
What makes a building “alive?” What makes a building vibrant? It is the life, the joy, the connections, the relationships that happen between its walls and in its spaces. I have heard through The Ethel Walker School grapevine that there is a lot of joy, happiness, and dialogue happening in the new residence hall we built — and I am so happy to hear that. This is not an accident. We intentionally designed the dorm to foster spontaneous encounter and relationship building.
Simple architectural moves — such as the hallways and stairs running directly through the common areas, rather than running next to them — create moments where spontaneous encounter, the random bumping into one another, can occur. The warm living room quality of those common spaces invites conversation. The large couches, the giant kitchen tables, the large windows with the sunlight streaming in all say to the student walking by “sit down and stay a while,” “hang out together,” and “learn from each other.” Spaces and nooks are cozy and intimate while simultaneously giving a feeling of connection to the larger community and site.
The porches at each of the entries, the couches in the bathrooms, the dutch doors between the faculty units and the hallways are all design moves intended to create moments of relationship building
and spontaneous encounter. And I am so happy to hear that these very intentional architectural strategies are working.
This building is about supporting a “never-ending dialogue,” supporting relationship building in many ways. It was designed to engender that dialogue between the students and faculty and between students and students in its layout. Its relationship to the site is also a kind of dialogue between building and landscape. The way the building forms a beautiful courtyard with the simple move of an “L” shape is architecture and landscape working together in dialogue to make a “there there” — a new residential center on this campus.
It’s also a building that is in dialogue with the natural phenomenological qualities of its site. The long roof slope,
which faces south to facilitate the solar panels, is a sundial of sorts. Whenever you look at the building, you know where the north arrow is as the long roof slopes to the south. The roof overhangs shield the summer sun yet let in the winter sun. The north facade doesn’t need an overhang because there is no sun on that facade. The building becomes a didactic tool to teach you about the natural systems that are happening around you, including the placement of the sun in the sky.
The operable windows let the breezes through to enhance ventilation and fresh air. The rain chains orchestrate a visual and audible celebration of the rain on its way to be collected for irrigation of the site. The way the building steps down the hill is a reminder that you are on a hill looking out to an amazing distant view.
This building sets you firmly in the place you are living through its dialogue with the sun, the wind, the topography of the site it sits on.
It’s also an all electric building that is fueled largely by solar panels — no fossil fuels are used. No exterior paint is needed because the siding is heat treated, reducing the chemicals used on the project. The green roof helps keep the heat in during the winter and cools the building in the summer. It’s a building about the future.
It was such a dream to work on this project in this forward thinking community of visionaries led by Dr. Meera Viswanathan. An inspirational project for a dream community.
What can our living and learning community become to meet the needs of this generation of students and teachers?
KATHARINE O’BRIEN ROHN ’82 CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DR. MEERA VISWANATHAN HEAD OF SCHOOL
Seventeen months ago we gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking for Mountain View House. At that time, I spoke about terroir — a word whose literal meaning is “soil” or “land,” and which we most often associate with wine production. Terroir refers to the complete natural environment in which a particular wine is produced, including soil, climate, and sunlight. Back in April of 2023, I invited us to consider what terroir may mean for education. The “complete” environment in which we educate includes not only the natural environment — and here at Walker’s we certainly have an amazing one — but also the human constructs that characterize that education. How we as students and adults experience and exist on our campus is indicative of the interconnectedness of all: of our teaching and our learning, our residential and day populations, our horses and our humans, our athletes and our scholars, our alumnae, our parents, our expansive views, and our cozy nooks.
The view to the mountain from our school and the view of our school from the mountain. All of us are connected by this place to one another, and to the rich history embedded in this land, going back to the Massaco and Tunxis peoples, through the Phelps and Dodge families, to the now rich history of our School’s presence here for over a century.
This building provides much needed space for students and faculty, but also provides a sustainable link between the land and the people on it. Its environmentally conscious use of materials and energy, its placement on our campus and on this land, its blending of what is old and what is new, of bold modern architecture with centuries-old techniques, all embrace and enhance its terroir. Our sense of place here at Mountain View House indeed does, as with grapes, include our soil, our climate, and our sunlight. Solar panels provide energy, a green roof provides benefits to temperature and air quality, rain chains bring irrigation to our landscaping, and the list goes on.
You will notice as well a number of Asian-influenced elements in the building’s design, materials, and plantings. From the geometrical framing of spaces, to the spareness and simplicity of the layout, to the light and openness, to the out of doors, to the rain chains that channel rain water from the gutters to buried irrigation troughs collecting water for the gardens, to the emphasis on natural elements like wood and stone. We may feel the beauty of such elements immediately, but less evident is one of the functions of bringing these elements together — that is to reflect upon ikigai. In Japanese, ikigai means “the reason for being,” the understanding of one’s purpose or what constitutes fulfillment for oneself in life. This is the real meaning of well-being, what we hope students discover in living here. Suffice it to say that we are immensely proud to be opening an eco-forward building that offers space for self-reflection and growth. We are excited to be inhabiting this space, and most of all, we are home. l
NONE BUT GOLDEN HOURS: SYDNEY SATCHELL ’10
AND THE ROAD TO PARALYMPIC GOLD
For Sydney Satchell ’10, life has never followed a straight line. Her story is one of unexpected turns and of finding meaning in the detours. It’s a tale of excellence born from adversity, of the unshakable belief that every setback is a setup for something greater. From her transformative years at The Ethel Walker School to her climb to the pinnacle of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Satchell’s journey is a testament to how community, faith, and a fierce determination can shape a life — and lead to gold.
SHAPING HER LIFE
Satchell’s childhood began in Hartford, Connecticut, but her early years were spent in Washington, DC, in a diverse and intellectually stimulating environment.
“We had this really unique opportunity where four or five young adults around my mom’s age were living in this house all together with me.” She recalls the constant exchange of ideas and experiences in her home: “There was Max, a white guy who ended up working in agriculture policy for the Obama administration… Danielle, a Black woman from Kansas City who wore a big afro and
had a big personality and was full of life… so when I was five this was my worldview: that having conversations about race, faith, and politics was the normal world.”
These early experiences shaped Satchell’s worldview and also began to nurture her love for sports, especially soccer and lacrosse. Her aunt, a member of Howard University’s inaugural women’s lacrosse team, sparked a deep interest in the game that would carry into her high school years at Walker’s. Growing up in a home where differences were celebrated, Satchell developed a curiosity and openness that would go on to serve her well.
FINDING HER VOICE AT WALKER’S
When Satchell toured Walker’s in anticipation of her ninth grade year, she felt an immediate connection. “I remember touring a bunch of schools, [but] when I got to Walker’s I was like, ‘Ohhh, I can really do some good stuff here…’ I could really see the love, the care, and that I would be challenged in more than one way.” Walker’s wasn’t just a place to get an education — it became the space where she would learn to give voice to her thoughts, stand firm in her beliefs, and grow into her own.
At Walker’s, Satchell thrived not only academically but also as an athlete and an advocate for her peers. “That’s one of the things I love about [Walker’s]… It allowed me to have tough conversations, voice my opinions, and grow. I believe Walker’s has grown from some of those conversations as well.” Satchell points to faculty relationships as key to her time in school. “It was definitely the relationships that made our experiences
Student-athletes pictured with Sydney Satchell ’10 and her gold medal
phenomenal. People like John Monagan, Dee Stephan, Jill Harrington, and Kristin Nicolle. What I love and still cherish about my experience at Walker’s are the relationships. I think most, if not all, of us alumnae go back to that. It wasn’t the buildings or the resources that made our time amazing… It was the relationships that made our experiences phenomenal.”
Walker’s also taught Satchell about resilience and persistence — qualities she would lean on heavily in the years to come. “[Walker’s] allowed me to learn about myself as a student. About how to actually enjoy learning and not feel the burden of trying to be like everybody else.”
HOWARD UNIVERSITY: A NEW CHAPTER
Satchell’s initial plans to play college lacrosse were impacted by a torn ACL her senior year at Walker’s. This led her to consider Howard University, her mother’s alma mater. “At Accepted Students Day I fell in love. It was a similar feeling to my tour at Walker’s… I knew I wanted to make my mark there.” Howard presented an opportunity to continue to hone her leadership skills, “I am a Walker’s girl, I know what leadership is. I know how to do it. But when I got to Howard everybody was the president of something. There is such an entrepreneurial spirit there.”
She followed that spirit to pursue a major in sports management with a minor in psychology. While she carried her love of sports from Walker’s to Howard, Satchell hadn’t yet considered a path as a professional athlete. “I wanted to coach. I thought I was going to coach and love Jesus. That’s literally all I wanted to do.” Her path to see her career not just coaching a winning team, but playing on one, came after college, following an event that would change the trajectory of her life forever.
THE ACCIDENT AND ITS AFTERMATH
As a recent college graduate, Satchell began working as a coach, history teacher, and dorm parent at a small New England boarding school in the summer of 2014. Early in her second semester, while driving to work, Satchell lost control of her car on an icy road and hit a tree. The accident resulted in severe injuries to her left leg, leading to multiple surgeries and eventually the decision to amputate.
“[Doctors] go to extremes to try to save a limb. I had to make a decision — through prayer and family support I chose very easily and even excitingly to amputate.” That doesn’t mean that moving forward was always easy, however. Satchell had to relearn how to walk, and many everyday tasks became challenges. “It felt like at 22 my identity was flipped upside down. How can I be an athlete? How can I be a coach with one leg? But I knew this challenge wasn’t to trip me up. It was a proving ground.”
EMBRACING THE NEW NORMAL
This attitude would serve Satchell well in the years to come, but first she had to adjust to a new normal. “So much had changed. The way I shower, the way I put on shoes, the way I get dressed, the things that I use or don’t use... my new normal really stemmed from accepting it, being excited about it, learning to walk again, learning how to run again, learning my body all over again as a coach and as a young woman who is full of life.”
Over time, Satchell began to explore new athletic opportunities. Initially, she hesitated to get involved in para sports, unsure of what her path forward would look like. But everything changed when she discovered sitting volleyball. “I fell in love with volleyball at Howard… I would travel to watch the away games. I would
be the loudest fan in the gym. So I thought ‘let’s try sitting volleyball.’”
For Satchell, this was the beginning of a whole new chapter. In 2016, she attended her first developmental training camp in Oklahoma with the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball team. It was there that she rediscovered her competitive spirit, even though the road ahead would require incredible dedication and hard work. In the summer of 2017 she left her job and moved to Oklahoma to begin residential training.
THE ROAD TO THE PARALYMPICS
The journey to becoming a Paralympic athlete was neither quick nor easy. “[In the beginning] I was not a member of the team. They allowed me to train through the week as an extended tryout athlete.” It wasn’t until April 2019 that Satchell officially made the team. She participated in her first tournament as a professional athlete at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru, where her team won gold. That victory was a taste of what was to come.
“It felt like at 22 my identity was flipped upside down. How can I be an athlete? How can I be a coach with one leg? But I knew this challenge wasn’t to trip me up. It was a proving ground.”
Satchell continued to train with the team, and fell just short of being selected as one of the 12 members of the team for the Tokyo Paralympics (held in 2021 due the pandemic, Satchell was the team’s alternate). The U.S. Women’s Sitting National Team won its second gold medal that year, and Satchell was ready to help lead the team to a third in Paris.
A GOLD MEDAL MOMENT
When Satchell and the team arrived at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, it was a culmination of their collective years of hard work and determination. As Satchell took to the court during the final match and her team edged closer to victory, Satchell was overcome with emotion. “I had cried in the game before, in the third set. We had won the first set, (China)
won the second set, and we were in the third set… like eight or nine points from winning. And I am crying, because, at this moment I am thinking ‘I’m here at the Paralympics. I am at the highest of the highs in my sport. It was not given, I earned the right to be on this bench, my teammates are playing lights out, and I get to be here.’” The U.S. went on to win that set and then the fourth for the gold medal.
“When we won I felt more excitement than anything. More gratitude than anything. I am just so grateful to have the experience, to be in the building, to be a champion, to hold this gold medal, and to have had my family in the stands.”
Winning the gold medal was the pinnacle of Satchell’s athletic career so far, but more than that, it was a testament to the
power of community and the importance of the journey. “Yes, I am happy that we won! But I am happy for the way that I got to win. It wasn’t based on the rigor of perfection. I got to actually enjoy the journey.” For Satchell, this is also a tremendous source of gratitude. “I won and I enjoyed the journey. I got to have my cake and eat it, too. That is why, in that moment, I had so much joy and gratitude.”
THE ROAD AHEAD
As a Paralympic gold medalist, Satchell’s journey is far from over. She and the team resume training in January, and she continues to enjoy the journey of uncertainty over what comes next. She also remains deeply connected to Walker’s through her ongoing work on the Walker’s Athletics Hall of Fame Committee. In the meantime, she is using her platform to inspire others. “When I put my focus into how I can be a light for others… it changed my entire perception.” This light includes embracing her new position as a role model. “[When I first made the team] I thought, ‘Wow, I am a professional athlete,’ but I didn’t understand what that meant, because in my mind professional athletes look like Serena Williams, they look like Allison Felix, they look like Tom Brady. So in this world of para sports, all of us at the national level are professional athletes, but we are also activists. We are part of this grassroots movement, letting our world know what we do.”
And her advice for the Walker’s students who look up to her? Simple: “If you find yourself encouraged by anything that I have done, know that I did not get here by myself. Don’t try to do it by yourself. [Laughter] It’s so boring to do it by yourself.” l
Male fruit fly with white eyes, a mutation from the original wild type which features red eyes. Walker’s students use Unitron dissecting microscopes to study their specimens.
UNLOCKING SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL THROUGH STAN-X AT WALKER’S
In classrooms around the world, students study science, but at Walker’s, they practice it — pushing the boundaries of knowledge through hands-on research that connects them to real-world discoveries. This fall, ten Walker’s students had the opportunity to enroll in Advanced Research in Molecular Genetics — a pioneering addition to our science curriculum based on the Stan-X experimental biology course originally developed at Stanford University. Designed by Professor Seung K. Kim, M.D. Ph.D., this course provides a rare opportunity for high school students to engage in true laboratory research.
Dr. Kim first introduced the concept of this course to his alma mater in 2011. It has since evolved into an entire curriculum, introducing students to experimental biology through handson research with fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Fruit flies make an ideal organism for genetic studies as they are easy to breed, be anesthetized, and share comparable neural circuits to humans. Stan-X students participate in genuine, collaborative, and open-ended scientific research, making the course a powerful tool for cultivating future scientists.
Walker’s science department has long been committed to experiential learning in the sciences, a methodology proven to cultivate deep engagement and lasting interest in STEAM fields. The Honors Research Seminar, for example, engages students in conducting original, handson fieldwork and laboratory research to aid in the hunt for new antibiotics. This new course takes that philosophy a step further, offering students the chance to contribute directly to ongoing scientific research. Under the guidance of science faculty members Dr. Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28 and Sandra Quinlan P’16, seniors in the Stan-X course have spent the fall developing new strains of fruit flies. These transgenic flies, which students themselves create and characterize, are shared with professional scientists working in Dr. Kim’s lab and around the world. It is an extraordinary opportunity
for Walker’s students to not only learn the intricacies of experimental design but also to actively contribute to research with real-world implications.
The open-ended format makes this high school course distinctive. Rather than simply following predetermined experiments, students are encouraged to ask their own scientific questions and develop hypotheses they can test through their laboratory work. For many of the young scientists enrolled in the course, this is their first experience with research that does not have a “right” answer — a lesson in both scientific inquiry and intellectual resilience. “I’m very used to science classes that are about taking notes on lectures and participating in carefully
curated labs,” shares Nellie K. ’25, a student in the course. “While I’ve loved many of those classes, it was clear from the moment I stepped into Advanced Research in Molecular Genetics (which we affectionately call “Fly Lab”) that it was going to take a different approach. While we still take notes on lectures, the goal is never to prepare us for a test, but rather to give us the understanding that we need to perform our own research. What I learn about gene expression or fly phenotypes in the classroom is immediately reinforced by my own observation in the lab, and is a hundred times more exciting because I know I’ll actually be able to apply it.”
While I’ve always known scientific research can be impactful, this is the first time I’ve realized that my scientific research can be impactful. It’s a little scary but also deeply empowering.
NELLIE K. ’25
A UNIQUE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS
Walker’s introduction of Stan-X also connects the School to a network of secondary schools and colleges worldwide that are implementing this curriculum. Schools like Phillips Exeter Academy, The Lawrenceville School, and The Dalton School have adopted Stan-X, building a community of 1,300 student researchers who share their findings and collaborate on larger research goals. In some cases, these high school students have found their research published in peer-reviewed journals. In fact, since its inception, the Stan-X program has produced six peer-reviewed papers, with over 300 contributing authors, including student scientists.
Between all members of this network of schools and countless fruit flies, over 600 new strains have been developed by high school and college students and teachers. These strains have been used to study a variety of biological processes. For example, because the cellular mechanisms in fruit flies mirror those in human blood glucose regulation, this student-led research can contribute to the study of diabetes.
We research with a purpose but without a set destination, and this course requires us to accept change and failure because we grow from it.
MAX. K. ’25
By joining this network, Walker’s not only enriches its own science program but also contributes to a larger body of scientific knowledge. Students gain practical experience in techniques that are typically reserved for undergraduate or even graduate-level studies, including engagement with primary research literature, bioinformatics databases, and independent laboratory work.
FACULTY LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION
The success of Walker’s implementation of Stan-X is closely tied to the knowledge and commitment of its all-female science faculty. These educators not only guide students through the complexities of the course, but also boldly demonstrate the presence and impact of women in science.
Sandra Quinlan P’16 co-teaches the course alongside Dr. Suzanne Piela P’22, ’28. A long-time member of Walker’s science faculty, she shares, “Advanced Molecular Genetics is different from other science courses I have taught… It is the heart of science research: trial and error, exploring
something new, making keen observations, redesigning your process, making mistakes, and learning from them. This is the process that leads to discovery, which is always so exciting.” A lifelong learner, she has taken a lot from the course as well: “It has been wonderful collaborating with The Lawrenceville School and Dr. Seung Kim’s lab at Stanford University.”
THE IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL
One of the most immediate impacts of the course has been the deepened engagement of students who are eager to pursue careers in the sciences. For many students, the course has been a revelation — an introduction to the complexities and rewards of genuine scientific research. As Max K. ’25 enthuses, “It feels amazing to do genuine scientific research! It is exciting to know that when we are finished with our study at the end of the year, the flies along with our research will be used and credited by scientists who are interested in the study of Drosophila. Part of it is a little bit intimidating, especially because there isn’t guaranteed success
when crossing flies, but that’s what makes it feel more realistic.”
In October, Dr. Seung Kim himself visited Walker’s campus to meet with students and faculty and to present to the entire community at Morning Meeting. During his visit, Dr. Kim spoke about the transformative power of science education and the potential of Stan-X to cultivate the next wave of scientific innovators.
“Adults will tell you that experiments for [young students] are too expensive, too dangerous, and too complicated for them to actually do. But unscripted experiments, which have no known answer — not canned experiments that have an answer in the pocket of the teacher — that is what science is about.” He went on to add that “[Stan-X] is emblematic of the way science is done. It’s a team thing. It is not a lone wolf activity… This is what we were excited to begin to bring to other schools, including this year to The Ethel Walker School.”
LOOKING AHEAD
As the first semester of Stan-X comes to a close, it is clear that the program is already making a profound impact at Walker’s. Our participation in a larger network of scientific research, combined with its innovative approach to experiential learning, places our school at the forefront of science education. More importantly, it equips our students with the skills, knowledge, and curiosity they will need to face the challenges of the future as scientists, innovators, and leaders. l
2023-2024 ANNUAL REPORT OF PHILANTHROPY
MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ADVANCEMENT
GIVING SOCIETIES 31 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 32 CONSECUTIVE GIVING HONOR ROLL 2023-2024 35 REUNION 2024 38 ALUMNAE DONORS BY CLASS YEAR 44 PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AND GUARDIAN DONORS
46 CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS, AND MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
47 ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL GIFTS GIFTS TO HORIZONS AT THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL
48 FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS, FRIENDS, GIFTS IN KIND 49 TRIBUTES
52 2023–2024 ADVANCEMENT VOLUNTEERS
53 FORMER TRUSTEES
54 THE ETHEL WALKER HERITAGE SOCIETY
57 CLASS OF 2024 MATRICULATION LIST
Mountain View House under the northern lights on October 10, 2024
2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 Chair Darien, CT
Emma Simon ’89 Vice Chair West Hartford, CT
Thomas Regan P’13 Treasurer Avon, CT
Michaelynn Ware P’28, ’29 Secretary Farmington, CT
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83 Newport Beach, CA
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60 Trustee Emerita Bedford Hills, NY
Christopher L. Brigham West Hartford, CT
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare Trustee Emerita Norwalk, CT
Kevin Chessen P’17 San Francisco, CA
Mary Lou Cobb West Simsbury, CT
Sarah Gates Colley ’75 Trustee Emerita Hobe Sound, FL
Dr. Eleanor Daugherty P’26 Washington, DC
Margaret G. Davis P’26 Petaluma, CA
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21 Ridgefield, CT
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95, P’24 Hartford, CT
2023–2024 ALUMNAE BOARD
Dr. Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00 Co-Chair Salem, VA
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05 Co-Chair, Trustee Bronxville, NY
Katharine Swibold ’78 Secretary Tarrytown, NY
Eda E. Bell ’12 Chadds Ford, PA
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89 Newbury, United Kingdom
Sarah Elting Doering ’65 Malibu, CA
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96 Weatogue, CT
Dr. Alicia Little Hodge ’01 Washington, DC
Silvia Manent ’08 Concord, MA
Eliza David Massaro ’92 Avon, CT
Beth McGuinness ’88 Denver, CO
Kayla A. Monroe ’12 Enfield, CT
Dele R. Odumosu ’12 Brooklyn, NY
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07 San Diego, CA
Tracey S. Reifler ’82 Seattle, WA
Sarah Shaw ’23 Southwick, MA
Kristen T. St Louis ’21 New Haven, CT
Caroline M. Strapp ’18 Granby, CT
Brianna Vega ’20 New York, NY
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Eliza Wetmore ’18 New York, NY
Katherine Hillman Wilhelm ’83 Bonita Springs, FL
Le (Sarah) You ’22 Wuhan, China and Boston, MA
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Saint Helena, CA
Ximena E. Eleta de Sierra ’83
Panama City, Panama
Toan C. Huynh ’93 New York, NY
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60 Hanahan, SC
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69 Charlottesville, VA
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05 Ex Officio, Co-Chair, Alumnae Board Bronxville, NY
Dr. Shelley Marks ’81 San Francisco, CA
Ann O’Hara P’21, ’23 Ann Arbor, MI
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Trustee Emerita Greenwich, CT
Alvaro E. Rodriguez P’24 Westerville, OH
Beth Strapp P’18, ’21 Granby, CT
Kelly Lee Tang P’27 New York, NY
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00 Boston, MA
Dr. Emiliana Vegas ’85 Washington, DC
Dr. Meera Viswanathan Ex Officio, Head of School Simsbury, CT
Teresa C. Younger Brooklyn, NY
Each year, our graduating seniors are officially inducted into the Alumnae Association by members of the current Alumnae Board during Reunion Chapel. Students receive a silver sundial necklace through the generosity of The Leslie Hiland Newman ’66 Endowed Alumnae Association Induction Fund. Pictured here, the newest Alumnae Board member Rita Xiang ’24 is inducted by Fiona de Kerckhove ’89.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Sources and Applications of Funds FY 2023-2024
$26,930,566
MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ADVANCEMENT
A Shining Light on Your Generosity
Dear Friends and Supporters,
What a rewarding year for Walker’s! The 2023-2024 academic and fiscal year brought remarkable achievements and growth, all made possible by your generosity. We are filled with gratitude for the extraordinary support for our School. Your unwavering commitment has been the driving force behind our success. Your gifts create opportunities, nurture growth, ignite passion, and foster the creativity our girls need as leaders of our future.
This Annual Report of Philanthropy shines a light on our collective passion for advancing the education of girls. Acts of generosity to support Walker’s empower our students to change the world, sparking passion, purpose, and leadership. Your support creates opportunities that include:
• A new Advanced Research course in Molecular Genetics, based on the Stan-X program created by Professor Seung K. Kim, M.D., Ph.D. of Stanford University, using fluorescence-based microscopy of the fruit fly for a true open-ended laboratory research experience.
• Walker’s Financial Investing Seminar curriculum now includes students in grades 10 -12 where long-term growth and returns are investigated by students as they each manage their $1,000 stock portfolio investment.
• Our ability to hire and retain outstanding educators, by investing in their development and growth, as Ph.D. candidates, authors, musicians, researchers, and presenters at national conferences, in addition to their work outside the classroom as coaches, advisors, and residential life “parents.”
• Our newly opened residence hall Mountain View House — our greenest and most energy-efficient building on campus.
• New fencing, sheds, and outdoor turnout spaces for Walker’s horses, supporting equine health.
• Funds to purchase a new “toaster” bus to transport students to various activities.
This report celebrates our impact together — creating opportunities, fostering dreams, and shaping a brighter future for the entire Walker’s community.
Thank you for your trust, passion, and commitment to our shared mission. We look ahead with joy and optimism, excited to continue this journey together.
With deepest gratitude,
Gretchen Orschiedt Assistant Head for Advancement
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED (restricted and unrestricted gifts)
$6,683,783
TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS 1,028
NUMBER OF
GIVING SOCIETIES
Each and every member of our donor community is essential. Your gifts in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to the Annual Fund for Walker’s, capital projects, endowments, and Horizons make our current programs and future plans a reality.
THE COPPER BEECH SOCIETY
Copper Beech Society members are donors who have pledged to give $100,000 or more to Walker’s over three years. The Society was formed in 2019.
Jennifer Alter Abt ’89
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Margaret Ashforth ’84
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Susan S. Ford ’63
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Shelley Marks ’81
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Amie Rappoport McKenna P’24
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69
Emma Simon ’89
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Margery Holley Uihlein ’40+
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Emily R. Wick P’15
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
HEAD’S CIRCLE
$50,000+
In honor of the Head of School for giving at the highest level
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83 and Alan F. Airth
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Susan S. Ford ’63
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60 and Peter R. Kellogg
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Alison McCall ’72
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, ’24
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Alita Weaver Reed ’60+
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 and Robert L. Rohn
The Rutledge Family Foundation
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
Kelli and Scott Schlesinger P’26
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 and Bernard Selz
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Xuefen Zheng and Caijun Xu P’27
SUNDIAL SOCIETY
$25,000+
In honor of the School symbol
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Ruth Cleveland+
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Margaret G. and George E. Davis P’26
Danielle and Scott D. Edwardson P’24
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
HORAS AUREAS SOCIETY
$10,000+
In honor of the School’s motto, Nullas Horas
Nisi Aureas (None But Golden Hours)
Phoebe Haffner Andrew ’56
Margaret Ashforth ’84
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66
Lisa Smith Cashin ’71
Paulette Castillo ’73
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Gillian Reighley Christensen ’69
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60 and Robert Dewey P’86, GP’21
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Gurukirn Khalsa ’69
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Carolyn Lanuza Lui and Eddy Lui P’26
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Jan Mactier ’68
Merrill L. Magowan
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Lillian Irani Mueller ’77
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
Barbara McPherson Sanders ’68
Stocker Foundation
Kelly and Hamburg Tang P’27
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Michaelynn Ware and Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Emily R. Wick P’15
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
+ DECEASED
Please note: lists may include donors who passed after making their gift.
Anne Wakefield Leck ’62
Shelley Marks ’81
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Ann O’Hara and Scott Hedges P’21, ’23
Emma Simon ’89
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
ETHEL WALKER SMITH SOCIETY
$5,000+
In honor of the School’s founder, Ethel Walker Smith
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr ’69
Barbara Bristol ’67
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock ’70
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Fidelity Charitable
Lindsay P.N. Flynn ’05 and Christopher Cassimus
Michele du Pont Goss ’59
Elisabeth Allen Holland ’83
Frieda P. Jacobs ’71
Jacqueline Jayson ’95
Gatey and David Kagan P’25
Margaret Prizer Kenny ’63
Frances Lee ’99
Deborah Magowan
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Ruth Cummings Mead ’47
Mary Mead-Hagen ’72
Alice Kerr Moorhead ’61
Martha Scott Mouer ’69
Pamela Webster Murphy ’94
Katharine S. O’Brien P’82, ’84
Jeanette Poillon ’75
Pia and Michael Rosenberg Toro P’24
Brice Barry Russian ’89
Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri ’82 and Ali Reza
Catherine Clark Shopneck ’72
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75 and Ronald R. Spoehel P’14
Tania Whitman Stepanian ’60
Abigail Trafford ’57
Tamara Baroody Wolpert ’99
Jing Xie and Duan Liang P’27
Teresa Younger
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Yan Zhao P’26
LEADERSHIP LEAGUE
$2,500+
In honor of our volunteers who take a leadership role
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Christopher L. Brigham
Wendy Buck Brown ’79
Mary Laub Cowan ’69
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95 and Raymond Dolphin P’24
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Rebecca and David Fausel P’29
Mary and George Foreman P’98, ’05
Mary Gardner Gates ’60
Nancy Cisco Gilbert ’72
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Holly Hulburd ’67
Gail Sheppard Moloney ’56
Phoebe Welsh Muzzy ’74
Amy H. Neidlinger ’00
Gretchen Orschiedt
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco ’79 and Gerald Pasciucco
Trustees 100%
Alumnae Board 91%
Faculty & Staff 60%
Parents 55%
Former Trustees 53%
Alumnae 21%
Grandparents 20%
Alumnae Parents & Guardians 9%
ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION
Mary Beth Rettger ’81
Deidra Roach-Quarles ’72
Kristi and Alvaro E. Rodriguez P’24
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Rachael S. Rosselli ’98 and Andrew Haynie
Jean Tilt Sammis ’57
Elizabeth S. Spoehel ’14
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Pamela Scott Volkmann ’72
Maureen Weiss and Brian Driscoll P’24
Sumner C. Wick ’15
Anonymous
1911 SOCIETY
$1,911+
In recognition of the year of the School’s founding
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Shelley Cole ’76
Maribel Corbett
Mary Whitt Fishel ’69
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Wells Downey Hamilton ’66
Ann C. Madonia Hamm ’84
Toan Huynh ’93
Carol Hoffman Jason ’75
Dejie Jia and Yihu Dai P’27
Hyojeong Lee and Michael Mulcahy P’26
Meleda Wegner Lowry ’81
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Patricia and Omar Meguid P’17
Henry D. Mercer, Jr. P’75, ’78
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Susan Kinnear Neul ’71
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Esther Pryor ’85
Pamela Safford ’81
Patricia Kelsey Schultz ’60
Nancy Mack von Euler ’79
Elizabeth Brown Warters ’79
Olive Watson ’66
Dee and Gregory S. Waybright P’09
Hilary Coulter Wodlinger ’66
Elaine Johnson Wold ’46
CLUETT SOCIETY
$1,000+
To commemorate the original Cluett Dormitory given in memory of Emily Cluett, Class of 1919, by her family
Carey Aiossa ’96
Alexandra Flood Alcoff ’94 and Sam Alcoff P’27
Karen Bisgard Alexander ’54
Lynn Allegaert ’64
Andrew Ashforth
Lawrence E. Bathgate II P’90
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Suzanne Sivage Borland ’64, P’91
Nancie Magee Bourne ’53, P’77, ’82
Alexandra Browne P’27
Elizabeth A. Brucker P’95
Elise Burns ’70
Virginia Jones Bush ’60
Anne Crandall Campbell ’78
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Cynthia Clasgens ’70
Mary Lou Cobb
Christina Dillon Cohen ’85
Catharine Conway Coleman ’70
Hope Connors
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Barbara O. David P’92
Tom DiMartino
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Sally Mason Ellison ’55
Frances Beinecke Elston ’67
Cynthia Smith Evanisko ’71
Tania Goss Evans ’55
Susan Nichols Ferriere ’69
Robert Filippone P’27
Mary Melvin Fleming ’75
Terri and Gary J. Franzi P’23
Phyllis Richard Fritts ’60
Ying Gao and Guowei Zhang P’25
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Jane Hadden Geisse ’72
Elizabeth Gemmill ’63
Elizabeth Jack Ghriskey ’63
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Antoinette Sickles Guerrini-Maraldi ’49, P’74
Mary Cobey Hallissey ’01
Yijin He and Jianxian Wang P’25
Louise Hodgman Huff ’53
Chaille Cullinan Hutcheson ’71
Whitney Williams Jones ’82
Constance Mellon Kapp ’88
Laura Alter Klapman P’89
Lisa Kruidenier ’74
Linda and Kenny Langmeier
Anne and Michael G. Licopantis P’84, ’87
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl ’45
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer ’61
Miguel Machado Dufau P’29
Mary Ann Shoenberg Margaretten ’60
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Laurie Mack McBride ’57
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Pauline and John M. Mendez P’89
Erika and Brad M. Miller P’24
Mary Mountcastle ’72
Barbara Merlin Neal ’77
Wendy French Nolan ’67
Nina and Markus Nolff P’29
Lauren Schmidt Nowicki ’00
Jenifer and William O’Keefe P’27
Catherine and Gregory Oneglia GP’25
Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78
Ellen Corroon Petersen ’60
Dara Pizzuti and Richard Jolly P’28
Jennifer Pritzker
Julie Stenson Pryor ’84
Christine Rappoport GP’24
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades ’82
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Thomas Salvatore P’22
Lisa and Piyum Samaraweera P’26
Anne Brainard Schmitt ’64
Laura Scott ’83
Robin Gorham Sedgwick ’61
Tracey Flach Shiel ’82
Olivia Burr Slutzky ’87
Pamela Shields Smith ’66
Julia Darling Spahr ’61
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Susan Storer ’71
Amy Storrow ’81
J. Randall Furlong Street ’57
Ruth Streeter ’72 and Charles Hirschler
Catherine Terry Taylor ’79
Kerry Heneghan Tharpe ’91
Julianna J. Thompson and Joseph Capozzoli P’26
Jeanette Hunt Van Nice ’62
W. J. Mountford Co.
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Laura Maver Ward ’73
Caitlin Nammack Weissman ’82
Andree Devendorf Welsh ’74
Elizabeth Wright Wempe ’86
Marilyn Hodges Wilmerding ’60
Sylvia Wommack Winchester ’74
Susan Foster Work ’63
DOGSWOOD CLUB
$500–$999
Maria Aixala ’85
Linda Aldrich ’62
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick ’81
Maria Alulema P’25
Junli An and Lingyun Zhou P’28
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Lucy and David Ball
Jenny Belknap ’90
Blair Beuttas ’88
Margaret H. Bonz
Sally Schade Bowman ’74
Deanna Briggs and Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Dorothy Scullin Cabot ’52
Merrill Ware Carrington ’68
Elizabeth Silvestro Casner ’74
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Laurann L. Claridge ’84
Frances Haffner Colburn ’54
Evelyn Carter Cowles ’69
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Elisa Del Valle
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Sarah House Denby ’72
Deborah Bard Dewing ’66
Muhisoni Donavine P’29
Ashley and Ryan Dorin P’29
Lacey Neuhaus Dorn ’65
Ann Higbie Eckrich ’54
Patricia Phelps Eddy ’71
Susan and John Eley P’11
McCall Watson Eng ’81
Mabel Figueroa and Robert Crowe P’26
Margaret S. Filoon ’81
Michelle Fracasso and Jonathan Spitzer P’28
Samara H. Ginsburg and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Mary Goodyear Glenn ’62
Deborah Graeber ’89
Sheryl and Marc Green GP’29
Mary Fentress Grumhaus ’57
Patricia J. Haigh ’93
Mimi Morrison Harrison ’93 and John Harrison P’26
Kyra and Rob Hartnett P’26
Suzette Scott Hearn ’74
Martha Hedgpeth ’71
Jennifer Hermann ’78
Pauline Barnes Hester ’54
Hilary Walker Hotchkiss ’75
Nancy King Howe ’57
Stefani Hulitar ’70
Anna Johnson ’60
William J. Jurewicz P’27
Crystal Kay ’00
Cynthia Emerson Keefer ’70
Caroline R. Kieltyka ’10
Lizbeth Licopantis King ’87
Patricia and Paul Koors GP’27
Diana Waud Kruglick ’53
Veronica Leger ’81
Yue Li and Musong Cheng P’25
Jiajie Lin
Jocelyn Allan Linke ’48
Wei Lu and Yupeng Fan P’26
Alexander Lunding
Bettina O’Neil Lyons ’55
Winnie Crane Mackey ’53
Leontina Marcotulli ’83
Allison and Graham Mattison P’27
Mary B. McLean P’99
Glenna McMahon ’93
Janet Henning Miller ’68
Kayla A. Monroe ’12
Deborah and Declan Murphy GP’26
Rachel Myers
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
Jodi and Anthony Oh
Gunnel Orndahl ’74
Elizabeth A. Peyton ’81
Julie Lange Peyton ’67
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter ’54
Allison M. Quigley ’00
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Evelyn Lisle Rooney ’56
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Jeryl and Gideon Rothschild GP’28
Jane Shanholt Sacasa ’69
Suzanne Safford ’84
Barbara Johnston Schechter ’74
Andrea Marschalk Scheyhing ’69
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Steven Shea P’16
Lucinda Atkins Sheffield ’82
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood ’57
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton ’03
Jennifer Soderburg ’98
Elizabeth Sudler ’77
Yuzheng Sun
Katharine Swibold ’78
Emily Casey Talbot ’07
Caroline O’Brien Thomas ’84
Karen Thompson ’73
Sheila and Michael Toto P’26
Elenor D. van Gemeren ’09
Linda Trimingham Warriner ’61
Diana Dyer Watson ’65
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and
Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Pennell Whitney ’69
Susan Salant Wierdsma ’55
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox ’74
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
BEAVER BROOK
CLUB
$250–$499
Diana Aixala ’82
Frances Arnold ’69
Carolina and Will Atwood P’26
Christina Ball ’05
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Grace Zelinka Becker and Lawrence Becker
Gabriela Porta Beecher ’91
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Ellen Krimmel Besobrasov ’78
Elizabeth Borland Blodgett ’91
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics ’79
Toby Bolden Hudson P’24
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley ’85
Jacqueline Konefal Brooke ’84
Christy Hoffman Brown ’60
Dorothy Burke GP’26
Sage Dunlap Chase ’62
Jessica and Edward Chicoski P’30
Sarah Chotkowski ’08
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Emily B. Cole-Chu ’00
Spencer L. Cook ’09 and Tom Cook
Mary Coyne ’82
Karen Crowe ’97
Ana Consuegra Cummins ’83
Amanda Darrach P’27
Tricia Tourville Dave ’82
Marion Linen Dawson Carr ’58
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte ’75
Fern Tailer de Narvaez ’51, P’82
Dana Prizer Devereux ’68
Elisabeth Devine and Beth McWilliams P’28
Ashley Bourne Dewey ’82
Elizabeth Dinkel ’80
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Katherine Dresdner ’69
Emily A. Dreskin ’09
Katharine Dusenbury ’80
Lynn O’Keeffe Egan ’83
Tanis Higgins Erdmann ’55
Brendan Damon Ethington ’74
Shiyi Fei ’17
Jesseca Ferguson ’67
Jan Muller Finn ’69
Susan Hewitt Fischer ’66
Elysa Gordon and Steven Wexler P’23
Lisa Weber Greenberg ’76
Susan Brittingham Gregg ’69
Stephanie Bothwell Grillo ’90
Dolly Hall ’78
Lisa Lorillard Halsted ’77
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Catherine and Rogelio R.
Henriquez P’91, ’92, ’97, ’03
Anne Herr ’81
WHY I GIVE
JESSECA FERGUSON, CLASS OF 1967
“Attending Walker’s (1964-67) was a life-changing event and I am forever grateful for the education and cultural experiences I had there. And for meeting the dear and special friends I made — many of whom are still in my life today. I am also FOREVER grateful for the financial aid I received, and I hope that anything I have contributed might help other students in their journeys.”
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins ’74
Nishette Isaac
Christine Isidoro ’98
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Hye Jeon and Seong Jo P’15, ’18
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Tracey Kammerer ’79
Marguerite and George E. Kelly, Jr. P’93, ’97
Misa Kohsai ’05
Margaret Lamb ’87
Karinna Perez-Rubio Levy ’91
Wei Lyu and Chengji Yu P’25
Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald ’79
Kelly and Sigmund Majka P’19
Nora Martin GP’24
Wendy Martin ’87
Christina and Mark D. Meador P’25
Sarah Mendez ’89
Mary and Jack Merselis GP’23
Charlotte Meyer ’64
Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Megan Rogers Miller ’76
C. Sara L. Minard ’89
Connie Morales ’92
Kim and Scott Morrison P’20
Mollie Morrison ’20
Kimberly Brown Morrow ’78
Constance Bell Moser ’72
Marion Flinn Moulton ’88
Dinah Bortz Moyer ’78
Bettina P. Murray P’88
Catherine and Michael Nartey-Tokoli P’24
Amy Diana Natalicchio ’87
Patricia and Anthony W. Neidlinger P’00
Celeste Royall Niarchos ’64
Kimberley Smith Niles ’68
Christine and Mike O’Connor P’19
Gwendolyn E. O’Donnell P’26
Cristina Orsi-Lirot ’74
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Stephanie Budlong Paul ’87
Martha Nevins Pawasarat ’80
Lorna Sargeant Pfaelzer ’56, GP’20
Lela Schaus Philip ’79
Amanda Pitman ’90
Barbara Richards Pitney ’56
Paula M. Place P’12
Halley Potter ’91
Carolyn Pouch ’88
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Yuling Qiu and Ge Tang P’26
Caroline Reed ’76
Annabelle Reid ’78
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Julie Retzlaff and Whitney Flood P’27
Mary Ann and James Rich
Whitney Riegel ’83
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt ’59
Emily Rossiter ’96
Deborah Safford P’81, ’84
Phyllis Satter
Stephanie R. Schwartz ’10
Gina Scinto P’29
Nicole Lewenson Shargel ’95
Chloe S. Silverman ’15
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
H. Catherine Skinner P’82
Virginia Pearson Smithers ’56, P’81
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg ’68
Kimberly Stiffle
Kathleen Sullivan ’84
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Jane-Byrd Wiley Terlizzi ’79
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Andrea Coggins Toivakka ’06
Pat and Jay S. Tourigny P’09
Linda Matalon Truppman ’77
Bathsheba Veghte ’77
Haydee Diaz-Camacho von Sternberg ’64
Gwendolyn Walker ’85
Claudia Warner ’68
Mary Fleeson Weddle ’68
Larke Woods Wheeler ’76
Nicole Paquet Whitehead ’01
Helma and Gunnar Wiedenfels P’28
Linda Abizaid Wiener ’78
Gretchen and Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Paige Williams-Menard ’13
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Carolyn Wyeth ’74
Sierra J. Yanaway ’14
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
Hong Zhao and Lei Chen P’27
Jennifer and Jeffrey Zirbel P’25, ’27
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
MAYPOLE SOCIETY GIFTS UP TO $249
Erika Abanto Perez and Victor Perez P’26
Jennifer McDonough Albanesi ’83
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Amica Companies Foundation
Patricia and Thomas Anathan P’92
Carol Grady Andrews ’52
Debra and Frank Angelis P’27
Lea Osborne Angell ’59
Susan Bierwirth Arbios ’74
Cynthia and Paul C. Argazzi P’24
Barbara Arnold ’69
Sulaiman A. Arnold P’27
Kara Ashley P’18
Melanie Awe P’18, ’22
Andrea Baier ’81
Marie and W. Jeffrey Baker P’11
Karen Baldwin ’79
Betsy Ballenger ’71
Josey Ballenger ’87
Je Banach
Ruth Banta ’76
Dar Reimer Barrett ’79
Allison Barringer P’13
Talia A. Basch ’15
Jaclyn A. Baucom ’00
Sheriden Beard ’16
Seddon Kelly Beaty ’64
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Eda E. Bell ’12
Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73
Brett Benzio
Brooke Berescik-Johns ’98
Melissa Bernardo
Carla Bernier GP’24
Robin Frost Bessin ’63
Lilli Bieler ’83
Alexandra Bisbee ’82
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Averill Blackburn ’04
Lucia Bryant Blanchard ’65
Ashley Bonet
Randi Booth
Susan Churchill Bowman ’72
Shona K. Bradbury Kidd and Michael Kidd P’28
Natalie and Robert Braswell P’28
Kathryn Bratslavsky
Anita W. Brean
Paul Breault
Suzanne and Robert Broidrick P’98
Karen Brooks ’72, P’03
Nancy Wong Bryan ’94
Cassie Dauber Budman ’03
Hillary Bush ’86
Judith and Alan Bush P’86
Nevon Bush ’97
Ellen and Thomas Byrne P’11
Steven Cadoff
Johanna McLoughlin Cahoon ’98
Caroline A. Calandro ’14
Carol Large Calhoun ’55
Olivia F. Cantello ’14
Heather M. Carey ’13
Summer D. Carney P’27
Alison Carlin Carrabba ’86
Victoria McCain Carson ’80
Nancy Casella
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Amy K. Cawman P’24
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Luisa Ceballos P’26
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo ’78
Cheryl Clark Chalmers ’63
Jenny Stewart Chandler ’55
Jean Brigham Chant ’82
Guo Chen ’19
Samantha F. Chessen ’17
Saeeun Choi P’25
Christina Christie ’94
Paula Chu and Laura Danforth P’05
Dianne Ciarcia ’84
Fendine Clagett ’70
Angela Coggins P’06
Katherine Rodriguez Colone ’05
Mary Beth Conley
Anne and John Connelly P’24
Clive K. Connor P’05
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook ’44
Karen C. Cook ’73
Marie and Henry R. Coons P’02
Dana Cooper ’79
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere ’64
Eve Agush Costarelli ’82
Ann Stone Costello ’68
Michelle E. Coster ’12
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07 and John Monagan
Kristin and Jerry Cramer P’24
Berit Barr Crawford ’04
Jill Keffer Crowe ’82
Melody Cubano P’29
Anne Haviland Cullen ’79
Carolyn Jean Cunningham and Christopher Hague
Julia Blodgett Curtis ’58
Rene Daguerre-Bradford and Boyd Bradford P’13
Victoria M. Daguerre-Bradford ’13
Elizabeth Schreier Davis ’81
Lauren M. Schwarz Davis ’15
Marsha Davis ’89
Emily Davis-Knight ’80
Stephanie Davison ’80
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Margaret Shaw Dean ’52
Kelly DeVivo
Mary Jane Levy Dickson ’68
Catherine McKee Donovan ’68
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
Mary-Katherine and Thomas Duba P’19
Pooja Dube and Pawan Agnihotri P’26
Calista Duggan ’18
Pamela Spinney Duncan ’76
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Marcia P. Easterling
Amanda Eastman ’93
Siobhan Egan ’00
Katharine Beadle Eikenberry ’75
Elizabeth England ’81
Holly Guzman ’02
Sara and Daniel English P’27
Sara Esthus ’99
Breanne Evans ’04
Bonnie A. Ewald ’00
Rachel Feldman
Kimberly Bourne Fisher ’77
Juliet Ward Flood ’77
Carolyn Foley ’65
Elizabeth Foody
Lisa Harrington Foote ’72
Alescia C. Ford P’28
Nancy Ford GP’28
Connor Forde
Marissa and William Forde P’28
Emily Forman ’02
Pamela Forsyth ’76
Sally Harrison Foster ’59
Suzanne Fox ’62
Caroline Francklyn ’81
Jenny and Christopher French P’22
Scott Frey
Louise Gabrielle ’81
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Kelly Garver ’95
Charlotte Gerstenfeld ’94
Shelley Rea Gilbert ’65
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson ’53
Janet and Howard Ginsburg GP’29
Tiffany and Douglas Glanville P’30
Kerri and Josh Glass P’14
Madison S. Glass ’14
Elizabeth West Glidden ’87
Ashley King Goddard ’79
Meredythe Goethe ’05
Morton L. Goldstein P’88
Beatriz and Andres Gonzalez P’24
Sam Gonzalez ’13
Tracey A. Goolsby P’18
Anesha P. Grant ’04
Catherine Grant-Alston and Reginald Alston P’28
Margaret Gray ’67
Nancy Sargent Green ’65
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Lauren Griffin
Colin Griggs
Suzanne Hirsch Grocki ’81
John W. Groff
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Cornelia Guest ’70
Shannon Lenz Guidotti ’99
Leslie Bucklin Haines ’61
Cicily Warren Hajek ’58
Margaret Hall GP’18, ’21
Nakia and Solomon Hall P’25
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
Margo Hanlan ’01
Allison L. Harris ’13
Patti J. Harris P’05
Walter Harris P’14
Sarah Skinner Hart ’44
Beryn Frank Harty ’72
Diana Heise ’97
Elisabeth Helmin ’19
Michelle and David Helmin P’19
Ann Clevenger Henahan ’51
Tara Heneghan ’96
Marguerite and Charles Hensley GP’26
Anja and Jan Michael Hesse P’29
Alice Hicks
Laura and George V. Hicks P’10
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Mary Hoadley ’63
Alicia Little Hodge ’01
Margaret Holley ’62
Alexandra Johnston Horne ’66
Susan Smith Houle ’84
Frances Hughes ’78
Ruth Hughes
Anne E. Hull P’79, ’85
Richard Hulme P’25
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis ’04
Jesse Imse
Anne and William Inch
Claudia S. Ingham ’82
Katherine Murphy Ingle ’69
Windy Black Jansen ’03
Jennifer and Christopher Johnson P’25
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Elizabeth K. Turner Johnson ’14
Emily Eckelberry Johnson ’82
Jenny Engles Johnson ’76
Joanne Johnson GP’25
John Johnson
Jillian Jones ’19
Beryl Kammerer ’77
Samantha Thomas Kastrati ’11
Annie Keating-Scherer and Adam Scherer P’30
N. Quinn Keeler ’83
Anne Kennedy ’80
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Justine J. Kieltyka ’16
Lilia and Steven Kieltyka P’10, ’16
Alexis R. King ’17
Fumiko and Kenichiro Kitamura P’97
Cynthia Reed Klein ’79
Kathleen and Thomas Knight
Helen Chang Koh ’81
Elizabeth Kueffner Koors P’27
Julieann Krawczyk P’29
Lauren Krupnikoff ’23
Patricia and Henry D. Krupnikoff P’23
Adriana and Raymond D. La Raja P’85
Mona Lake P’23
Maureen Lamb
Dana Carter Lange ’79
Diane M. LaPosta ’06
Yvette Larrieu ’80
Judith Scott Larsen ’67
Kallie M. Laspesa ’16
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor ’71
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Sarah Sneve LeDoux ’78
Tavia Lee-Goldstein
Nilda and Ariel Legassa P’23
Darby Tench Leicht ’74
Catherine Smith Leonard ’62
Katharine Leonard ’93
Jean McIntire Leuchtenburg ’43
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Nancyrose Logan and David Rakyta P’96
Melissa Jackson Loree ’88
Valerie Stoddard Loring ’55
Olivia S. Lovelace ’74
Kara Ouellet Lucht ’00
Megan Rosidivito Lyczak ’03
Karim Mabrouk
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Katherine Bentley MacPherson ’74
Quinn Magnus ’20
Meg S. Mahoney
Grace Majka ’19
Ameena Makhdoomi ’13
Isabella Manganiello ’19
Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59
Maria Marín Gallón and Cesar Losza Sandoval P’28
Sarah Crosskey Marvin ’81
Lindsay Marx and Noah Gotbaum P’18
Susan Lewis Mather ’84
Mary Mauch GP’22
OUR GENEROUS ALUMNAE CONTINUE TO LEAD OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN ANNUAL GIVING!
to the 2024 Annual Fund
660 Alumnae donors
1,028 Donors 5+ years
396 Consecutive donors
Total 2024 Annual Funds Raised: $2,186,309
201 First time donors
Colin May
Samantha J. Mayer ’08
Kathleen McCombe ’70
Deborah and Geoffrey R. McConnell P’98
Patricia McCurdy-Crescimanno and Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Catherine McGoldrick
Beth McGuinness ’88
Elisabeth Holmes McKean ’83
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Lué McWilliams ’80
Justine Medic
Hannah Meehan ’13
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Amy Melnicsak ’90
Evelyn Mendez-St Louis P’21
Jennifer Menendez ’10
Emily Mitchell
Julie Marr Monroe ’95
Rebecca Morris ’19
Ellen Morrissey ’73
Madison Morsch ’13
Caitlin E. Moss ’09
Jill Mountford
Megan Mulhern
Joan Berg Mullen ’46
Nisha A. Mungroo-Inga ’04
Alina de la Sierra Murphy ’83
Catherine Murtaugh ’96
Kristen Myshrall
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Tereza Nemessanyi P’25
Kristin F. Nicolle
Emilee O’Brien ’13
Louise and Daniel O’Connell P’99
Dele R. Odumosu ’12
Brendan O’Dwyer
Marjorie Warner Off ’66
Hilogene Gay Oltman ’74
Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’80
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Erin Ott
Brooke Page Pacy ’51
Namita Parikh ’97
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Emma Paterson ’19
Idabelle Paterson ’17
Jessica Bartolini Patras ’95
Tara L. Patrina ’13
Kimberly Wagner Patterson ’00
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Georgia C. Paul ’16
Holly E. Paul ’18
Elizabeth O’Brien Paxton ’73
Emily M. Peairs ’16
Hilary Getman Pearson ’86
Angela M. Peavy ’15
Veda Pendleton ’75
Susan J. Perillo
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Lee Mills Petty ’48
Mary Derbyshire Petty ’79
Suzanne Phillips ’64
Suzanne Podurgiel
Amanda N. Poniatowski ’14
Cadesha Prawl and Richard Hill P’24
Sandra Price ’82
Karen Quiros ’90
Laura and Vincent Radmore P’25
Alyce Brookfield Rafferty ’69
Elizabeth Rauch Rainoff ’53
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Alden Calmer Read ’48
Carol and Richard Rease GP’24
Chelsea B. Regan ’13
Ellen Fauver Reimer ’78
Alden Byrholdt Reith ’84
Julie Relyea and Randall Northrop
Jill Gillette Reydel ’51
Jennifer and Stephen Reynolds P’13, ’15
Katherine R. Richardson ’14
Elizabeth C. Ridgley ’22
Libby and Peter Ridgley P’22
Patty and Allen Riendeau GP’26
Karen Robbins P’24
Nancy and Keith Robbins GP’24
Katharine Rohn
Eleanor Ross ’15
Mariana Rossell ’05
Isabelle Russell
Sara Sabbagh and Jason LaChance P’25, ’29
Tori Saferin ’04
Barbara Safford P’81, ’84
Catherine Salchert
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Alexandra Prager Scalfano ’07
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett ’70
Nancy Schaefer ’71
Philip K. Schenck P’88
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Sandy Schoen
Deborah Seaman ’71
Sandra Lipson Sears ’57
Staley Cayce Sednaoui ’76
Christopher Semk
Sigrid Kuhse Senamaud ’87
Theodore Shafer P’21
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Sarah Shaw ’23
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill ’51
Pamela Shipley ’74
Carolyn Stein Shohet ’57
Katherine Flanagan Shoss ’97
Karen Simmons Rose ’82
Elizabeth Summers Skau ’84
Pamela Bennett Skinner ’95
Thalassa Skinner ’82
Elizabeth Arienti Sloane ’83
Marie Elaine Smith GP’25, ’27
Claudia Mesch Smith ’86
Deborah Flagg Smith ’85
Jennifer Smith ’76
Patricia S. Smith ’16
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Tracy Smith and Daniel Joseph P’18
Heather M. Soltis ’09
Cheri Soule
Liana Sowa
Eleanor S. Speers ’16
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Susan Speers GP’16
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Kristen T. St Louis ’21
Alexis A. Stephan ’10
Dee and Christopher M. Stephan P’10, P’11
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Katherine Jones Stillwell ’79
Patricia Sudler Stimpson ’53
Clara Perkins Stites ’60
Patricia Day Storm ’57
Janet Stott ’66
Sarah Stott ’70
Ann Boland Strachan ’83
Caroline M. Strapp ’18
Elisabeth Strapp ’21
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
Eleanor Alton Sulston ’51
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Jane McCurrach Talcott ’54
Artemis E. M. Talvat ’14
Eleanor Taylor ’89
Mary Frey Textor ’64
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
Katherine R. Thompson ’09
Sheron Torho ’11
Justin Treado
Susan Gardiner Trespalacios ’74
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Katrina and Elvin Turner P’14
Molly Turro ’09
Jamie Patterson Valentine ’82
Flo Van Cara GP’23
Brianna Vega ’20
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Isabela J. Vega ’24
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Paula Vega ’89
Beverley Dunn Wadsworth ’58
Emily Lawrence Walberg ’03
Hilary Waldman and Joseph O’Brien P’13
Anne Fuller Wall ’64
Constance K. Wall ’11
Jennifer and Richard Wall P’22, ’24
Louisa and Nicholas Walsh P’29
Yunuo Wang ’23
Diana Goss Ward ’47
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
Deana Washburn ’80
Scott M. Watson W’70
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth ’05
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Kathleen Wallace Wee ’79
Abigail Welch ’20
Noble Welch P’87
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Kenneth Whelihan
Laura Whiteman ’81, P’14
Shayna Whyte-Huguley ’95
Gabriella Wilday
Jaqueline Williams
Lamonda Williams ’87
Marion Bierwirth Woolam ’69
Mimi Wriedt ’53
Emily and Benjamin Wry P’27, ’29
Jingyi Yan ’18
Susan Griffin Yonkers ’78
Dongmei Zhang and Yonghe Yu P’26
Weijia Zhang ’17
Tetiana Zheliezna P’26
Jo Ziebarth ’68
Patricia Zimmerman ’85
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Our Annual Report of Philanthropy is a powerful testament to the impact of your generosity. Together, we raised over $6,683,783 in FY24, launching this academic year with incredible energy and purpose. This report honors our community’s deep commitment to girls education, fueled by shared values, traditions, and a genuine passion for making a difference.
This year brings thrilling new opportunities, including the grand opening of Mountain View House, our eco-forward residence hall for upper school students. This innovative space is a testament to our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, creating an inspiring, immersive learning environment for our entire Walker’s community.
Allow me a moment to boast about our community. Here lies our most remarkable story of strength and growth, all of which is fueled by your generosity. Because of your support, our donor community grows yearly; our faculty are supported and encouraged to reach new heights in their academic fields; our students continue their education at an impressive range of colleges and universities across the globe. Because of your support, every facet of our School — academics, student leadership opportunities, co-curricular programs, athletics and health wellness programming, and the arts — is thriving.
As I enter my 9th year as Board Chair, I’ve experienced firsthand how only the most thriving schools have a vibrant and engaged community at their core. That is precisely what we are building here at Walker’s — a dynamic, supportive ecosystem that empowers our students to become their best selves.
I’m immensely grateful to all of you who have already committed your time, talent, and resources to this important work. But I know there are many more in our broader community who have not yet joined us. To the prospective donors, volunteers, and advocates among you — we need your participation.
Our girls are the next generation of problem-solvers and innovators who will shape the future. They deserve the collective support of everyone who believes in their potential. I invite you to become part of this circle of impact. Together, we can ensure Walker’s continues to provide an unparalleled educational experience that prepares our students to lead, create, and problem-solve in remarkable ways. Your involvement is vital to our shared success.
Thank you for your unwavering dedication to our mission. With gratitude and thanks,
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 Chair, Board of Trustees
CONSECUTIVE GIVING HONOR ROLL 2023-2024
The Ethel Walker School honors loyal individuals who have given consecutive gifts to the School over a period of time.
We salute you for your faithful and stalwart support of Walker’s and its mission, missing not one year!
35+ YEARS
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Lucia Bryant Blanchard ’65
Nancie Magee Bourne ’53, P’77, ’82
Sally Schade Bowman ’74
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock ’70
Marion Linen Dawson Carr ’58
Lisa Smith Cashin ’71
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Tricia Tourville Dave ’82
Susan Nichols Ferriere ’69
Susan Hewitt Fischer ’66
Susan S. Ford ’63
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins ’74
Nancy King Howe ’57
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Tracey Kammerer ’79
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Jocelyn Allan Linke ’48
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl ’45
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer ’61
Sarah Crosskey Marvin ’81
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Gail Sheppard Moloney ’56
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter ’54
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Alden Calmer Read ’48
Deborah Safford P’81, ’84
Jean Tilt Sammis ’57
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill ’51
Julia Darling Spahr ’61
Susan Storer ’71
J. Randall Furlong Street ’57
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Jane McCurrach Talcott ’54
Helen Potter Wagner ’75
Diana Goss Ward ’47
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
+ DECEASED
Please note: lists may include donors who passed after making their gift.
30–34 YEARS
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Sarah Sneve LeDoux ’78
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Ruth Cummings Mead ’47
Janet Henning Miller ’68
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood ’57
25–29 YEARS
Gabriela Porta Beecher ’91
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw ’66
Gillian Reighley Christensen ’69
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Julia Blodgett Curtis ’58
Barbara O. David P’92
Carolyn Foley ’65
Margaret Holley ’62
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor ’71
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Meleda Wegner Lowry ’81
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69 and Bernard Selz
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg ’68
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox ’74
20–24 YEARS
Susan Bierwirth Arbios ’74
Margaret Ashforth ’84
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Anne Crandall Campbell ’78
Christina Dillon Cohen ’85
Clive K. Connor P’05
Mollie Stark Eckelberry ’48, P’82
Lindsay P. N. Flynn ’05
Emily Forman ’02
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Frieda P. Jacobs ’71
Connie Morales ’92
Constance Bell Moser ’72
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt ’59
Patricia Kelsey Schultz ’60
Carolyn Stein Shohet ’57
Emma Simon ’89
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75 and Ronald L. Spoehel P’14
Katharine Swibold ’78
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
15–19 YEARS
Phoebe Haffner Andrew ’56
Betsy Ballenger ’71
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr ’69
Virginia Jones Bush ’60
Paulette Castillo ’73
Sage Dunlap Chase ’62
Frances Haffner Colburn ’54
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook ’44
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07 and John Monagan
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Deborah Bard Dewing ’66
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95, P’24
Cynthia Smith Evanisko ’71
Mary Melvin Fleming ’75
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Mary Fentress Grumhaus ’57
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis ’04
Jill Englund Jensen ’72
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Anne Wakefield Leck ’62
Lué McWilliams ’80
Mary Mountcastle ’72
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
Katharine S. O’Brien P’82, ’84
Mary Gibbs Piper ’57
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Mary Beth Rettger ’81
Jill Gillette Reydel ’51
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Emily Rossiter ’96
Anne Brainard Schmitt ’64
Deborah Flagg Smith ’85
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Katherine Jones Stillwell ’79
Karen Thompson ’73
Abigail Trafford ’57
Diana Dyer Watson ’65
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth ’05
10–14 YEARS
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Je Banach
Talia A. Basch ’15
Seddon Kelly Beaty ’64
Jenny Belknap ’90
Blair Beuttas ’88
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics ’79
Susan Churchill Bowman ’72
Christopher L. Brigham
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Karen C. Cook ’73
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Kimberly Bourne Fisher ’77
Lisa Harrington Foote ’72
Scott Frey
Louise Gabrielle ’81
Mary Gardner Gates ’60
Mary Goodyear Glenn ’62
Mary Cobey Hallissey ’01
Beryn Frank Harty ’72
Suzette Scott Hearn ’74
Michelle and David Helmin P’19
Katherine Murphy Ingle ’69
Whitney Williams Jones ’82
Cynthia Emerson Keefer ’70
N. Quinn Keeler ’83
Anne Kennedy ’80
Yvette Larrieu ’80
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Jean McIntire Leuchtenburg ’43
Olivia S. Lovelace ’74
Leontina Marcotulli ’83
Shelley Marks ’81
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Glenna McMahon ’93
Marion Flinn Moulton ’88
Emilee O’Brien ’13
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco ’79
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Lela Schaus Philip ’79
Esther Pryor ’85
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades ’82
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri ’82 and Ali Reza
Pamela Safford ’81
Barbara Johnston Schechter ’74
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Artemis E. M. Talvat ’14
Jamiah N. Tappin ’00
Eleanor Taylor ’89
Caroline O’Brien Thomas ’84
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Gwendolyn Walker ’85
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
Nicole Paquet Whitehead ’01
Emily R. Wick P’15
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
Anonymous (1)
5–9 YEARS
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick ’81
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Patricia and Thomas Anathan P’92
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Melanie Awe P’18, ’22
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Eda E. Bell ’12
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73
Alexandra Bisbee ’82
Margaret H. Bonz
Randi Booth
Kathryn Bratslavsky
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Hillary Bush ’86
Nevon Bush ’97
Dorothy Scullin Cabot ’52
Caroline A. Calandro ’14
Merrill Ware Carrington ’68
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo ’78
Cheryl Clark Chalmers ’63
Jean Brigham Chant ’82
Samantha F. Chessen ’17
Ursula and Everett Clark P’80, ’84
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Cynthia Clasgens ’70
Mary Lou Cobb
Katherine Rodriguez Colone ’05
Mary Beth Conley
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere ’64
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Jill Keffer Crowe ’82
Karen Crowe ’97
Lauren M. Schwarz Davis ’15
Elisa Del Valle
Mary Jane Levy Dickson ’68
Elizabeth Dinkel ’80
Catherine McKee Donovan ’68
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Katherine Dresdner ’69
Calista Duggan ’18
Nicole Hart Dunn ’96
Amanda Eastman ’93
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Lynn O’Keeffe Egan ’83
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Elizabeth England ’81
Breanne Evans ’04
Margaret S. Filoon ’81
Marissa and William Forde P’28
Pamela Forsyth ’76
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Elizabeth Gemmill ’63
Shelley Rea Gilbert ’65
Sam Gonzalez ’13
Elysa Gordon and Steven Wexler P’23
Lisa Weber Greenberg ’76
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Leslie Bucklin Haines ’61
Dolly Hall ’78
Lisa Lorillard Halsted ’77
Allison L. Harris ’13
Catherine and Rogelio R. Henriquez P’91, ’92, ’97, ’03
WHY I GIVE
RANDALL SHŌ NORTHROP, HISTORY DEPARTMENT
CHAIR, HISTORY FACULTY
Jennifer Hermann ’78
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Alicia Little Hodge ’01
Holly Hulburd ’67
Nishette Isaac
Christine Isidoro ’98
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Windy Black Jansen ’03
Carol Hoffman Jason ’75
John Johnson
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Jillian Jones ’19
Beryl Kammerer ’77
Marguerite and George E. Kelly, Jr. P’93, ’97
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Gurukirn Khalsa ’69
Lilia and Steven Kieltyka P’10, ’16
Patricia and Henry D. Krupnikoff P’23
Mona Lake P’23
Margaret Lamb ’87
Linda and Kenny Langmeier
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Alexander Lunding
Jan Mactier ’68
Meg S. Mahoney
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Elisabeth Holmes McKean ’83
Hannah Meehan ’13
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Megan Rogers Miller ’76
Rebecca Morris ’19
Kim and Scott Morrison P’20
Martha Scott Mouer ’69
Alina de la Sierra Murphy ’83
Pamela Webster Murphy ’94
Bettina P. Murray P’88
Patricia and Anthony W. Neidlinger P’00
Kristin F. Nicolle
Kimberley Smith Niles ’68
Ann O’Hara and Scott Hedges P’21, ’23
Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78
Cassandra Sperry Ordway ’80
Gretchen Orschiedt
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, ’24
Idabelle Paterson ’17
Holly E. Paul ’18
Hilary Getman Pearson ’86
Veda Pendleton ’75
Susan J. Perillo
Ellen Corroon Petersen ’60
Lorna Sargeant Pfaelzer ’56, GP’20
Jeanette Poillon ’75
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter ’54
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Allison M. Quigley ’00
Karen Quiros ’90
Chelsea B. Regan ’13
Libby and Peter Ridgley P’22
Karen Simmons Rose ’82
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
Barbara Safford P’81, ’84
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett ’70
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Sandra Lipson Sears ’57
Christopher Semk
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Lucinda Atkins Sheffield ’82
Gail and James Shelton P’12
Tracey Flach Shiel ’82
Chloe S. Silverman ’15
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton ’03
Olivia Burr Slutzky ’87
Cheri Soule
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Tania Whitman Stepanian ’60
Patricia Day Storm ’57
Amy Storrow ’81
Janet Stott ’66
Sarah Stott ’70
Caroline M. Strapp ’18
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Elizabeth Sudler ’77
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Flo Van Cara GP’23
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Brianna Vega ’20
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Emily Lawrence Walberg ’03
“I’m grateful to be part of a history department and community here at Walker’s that promotes and encourages open dialogue across many topics, including difficult ones. It’s important for our students to be able to engage in political and social discourse readily and with shared dignity. At Walker’s, we work to create spaces, formal and informal, for these discussions to take place and for students to gain practice and confidence when engaging in them.”
Deana Washburn ’80
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Caitlin Nammack Weissman ’82
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Shayna Whyte-Huguley ’95
Paige Williams-Menard ’13
Marilyn Hodges Wilmerding ’60
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Marion Bierwirth Woolam ’69
Mimi Wriedt ’53
Jingyi Yan ’18
Sierra J. Yanaway ’14
Teresa Younger Anonymous (1)
REUNION 2024
In May 2024, we welcomed back to campus alumnae from class years ending in 4 and 9, led by National Reunion TriChairs Elena Miller Shoch ’59, Alexandra Flood Alcoff ’94, P’27, and Katherine Hypolite-MacMannis ’04. Fun was had by all reuniting and reconnecting with friends and former classmates, exploring both the familiar and the new on campus! Attendees ranged from the 80th Reunion Class of 1944 to the 5th Reunion Class of 2019. Highlights of the weekend included a TEDx Talk featuring students and alumnae, a master class on “Bad Girls” in literature taught by Head of School Dr. Meera Viswanathan, a school history class taught by Archivist Kim Harris Thacker P’24, ’27, a student art exhibit, community partnerships, a pickleball tournament, and of course the awards banquet, Ba-Na-Na, and piano bar.
2024 National Reunion Tri-Chairs at the banquet dinner
Class of 2004 took the Reunion cocktail hour Kentucky Derby viewing to a new level!
Walker’s 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2023–2024 REUNION AWARDS
MARGOT TREMAN ROSE ’80 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNAE AWARD
The Margot Treman Rose 1980 Distinguished Alumnae Award is The Ethel Walker School’s highest honor. It is presented to graduates of the School who best exemplify Margot Rose’s attributes, ensuring that her work, dedication, and influence will be remembered now and always. When awarded, it honors alumnae who, by their devotion and talent, elevate the work of their profession, influence their community, or give extraordinary service to their School.
Many congratulations to our 2024 recipients: Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21 and Jean Moore Edwards ’69
PAST
WINNERS
2023 Susan S. Ford ’63
2022 Cynthia Anderson-Barker ’72
2021 Shelley Marks ’81 and Jamiah Tappin ’00
2019 Yolanda Eleta de Varela ’81
2018 Amey Amory DeFriez ’45+
2017 Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
2016 Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
THE GATES FAMILY BOWL
Established in 2002 by Trustee Emerita Sarah Gates Colley ’75, in honor of her parents, John and Christine Gates, and her family’s longstanding relationship with The Ethel Walker School. The bowl is awarded to the Reunion Class that raises a gift of $100,000 or more.
Congratulations and thank you to the Class of 1969!
THE TERESE TREMAN WILLIAMS ’55 BOWL
Established in 2000 in recognition of Former Trustee Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80’s remarkable, generous, and dedicated achievements on behalf of Walker’s. The bowl is awarded to the Reunion Class(es) that raises a gift to the Annual Fund for Walker’s between $75,000 and $99,999.
This bowl was not awarded in 2024.
2015 Sarah Gates Colley ’75
2014 Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69 and Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69
2013 Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
2011 Deborah Williams MacKenzie ’55+
2010 Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
2007 Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
2005 Margot Treman Rose ’80
THE CLASS OF 1944 BOWL
Established in 1994 and awarded to the Reunion Class(es) that raises a gift to the Annual Fund for Walker’s between $50,000 and $74,999.
This bowl was not awarded in 2024.
Jean Moore Edwards ’69 pictured with Head of School Dr. Meera Viswanathan
Reunion Awards table
Student-initiated and facilitated TEDx Talk during Reunion Weekend
THE ELIZABETH NASH MUENCH ’55 TRAY
Awarded annually to the Reunion Class(es) that have achieved the highest level of participation in the Annual Fund for Walker’s by Reunion Weekend.
Congratulations to the Class of 1969!
THE ALUMNAE BOARD SOCIAL ACTION AWARD
During Prize Night, the Alumnae Association awards the Alumnae Board Social Action Award to seniors who “have demonstrated a concern for issues of social inequality and have acted on their concerns through actively promoting awareness or participating in community service, activism, or social entrepreneurship intended to advance positive social change.”
Congratulations to our 2024 recipients: Averi Rodriguez ’24 and Julia Zhao ’24!
SUNDIAL BOWL
Awarded each year to the class with the largest percentage of classmates registered for Reunion Weekend.
This year, we are sending a hooray sunray to the Class of 2004!
LONG DISTANCE AWARD
Presented each year to the attendee who, based on their home address, lives the farthest away from Simsbury, Connecticut.
This year’s recipient was Martha Scott Mouer ’69 who traveled 5,000 miles from the Island of Hawai’i!
REUNION CLASS ANNUAL FUND GIVING TOTALS
ALUMNAE DONORS BY CLASS YEAR
The alumnae of The Ethel Walker School are the backbone of our giving program. Their loyalty to their alma mater is shown through their generous donations. We gratefully acknowledge and thank our alumnae wholeheartedly for all that they do for their School.
1935
RESTRICTED GIVING
Ethel Worthington Riley+
1943
AFFW
Jean McIntire Leuchtenburg
1944
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook
Sarah Skinner Hart 1945
Dorothy Hirsch Loebl
1946
Joan Berg Mullen
Elaine Johnson Wold
1947
Ruth Cummings Mead
Diana Goss Ward
1948
Constance Lavino Bell
Mollie Stark Eckelberry
Jocelyn Allan Linke
Lee Mills Petty
Alden Calmer Read
1949
Antoinette Sickles Guerrini-Maraldi 1950
Joan Gilbert Thayer
1951
Fern Tailer de Narvaez
Ann Clevenger Henahan
Brooke Page Pacy
Jill Gillette Reydel
Rachael Jenkins Sherrill
Eleanor Alton Sulston
1952
Carol Grady Andrews
Dorothy Scullin Cabot
Margaret Shaw Dean
1953
Roberta Gerstell Bennett
Nancie Magee Bourne
Clarissa Yantis Downey
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson
Louise Hodgman Huff
Diana Waud Kruglick+
Winnie Crane Mackey
Elizabeth Rauch Rainoff
Patricia Sudler Stimpson
Mimi Wriedt
1954
Karen Bisgard Alexander
Frances Haffner Colburn
Ann Higbie Eckrich
Pauline Barnes Hester
Kathryn Auchincloss Porter
Jane McCurrach Talcott 1955
Carol Large Calhoun
Jenny Stewart Chandler
Sally Mason Ellison
Tanis Higgins Erdmann
Tania Goss Evans
Valerie Stoddard Loring
Bettina O’Neil Lyons
Elizabeth Nash Muench
Letitia McClure Potter
Susan Salant Wierdsma
Terese Treman Williams
Phoebe Haffner Andrew
Aileen Turnbull Geddes
Adrianne Massie Hill
Gail Sheppard Moloney
Lorna Sargeant Pfaelzer
Barbara Richards Pitney
Evelyn Lisle Rooney
Virginia Pearson Smithers
Mary Fentress Grumhaus
Nancy King Howe
Laurie Mack McBride
Mary Gibbs Piper
Jean Tilt Sammis
Sandra Lipson Sears
Elisabeth Dobbin Sherwood
Carolyn Stein Shohet
Patricia Day Storm
J. Randall Furlong Street
Abigail Trafford
1958 AFFW
Marion Linen Dawson Carr
Julia Blodgett Curtis
Cicily Warren Hajek
Martha Bloch McLanahan
Beverley Dunn Wadsworth
1959
Lea Osborne Angell
Anne Dobbin Bailliere
Sally Harrison Foster
Michele du Pont Goss
Lucy Rosenberry Jones
Mary Stout Lawrence
Lynn Sheppard Manger
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt
1960
Margot Campbell Bogert
Christy Hoffman Brown
Virginia Jones Bush
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing
Harriet Blees Dewey
Phyllis Richard Fritts
Mary Gardner Gates
Anna Johnson
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg
Mary Ann Shoenberg Margaretten
Ellen Corroon Petersen
Alita Weaver Reed+
Patricia Kelsey Schultz
Tania Whitman Stepanian
Clara Perkins Stites
Patricia Connors Warrender
Abra Prentice Wilkin
Marilyn Hodges Wilmerding
1961
Leslie Bucklin Haines
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer
Alice Kerr Moorhead
Robin Gorham Sedgwick
Julia Darling Spahr
Linda Trimingham Warriner
1962
AFFW PARTICIPATION
Linda Aldrich
Sage Dunlap Chase
Suzanne Fox
Mary Goodyear Glenn
Margaret Holley
Anne Wakefield Leck
Catherine Smith Leonard
Jeanette Hunt Van Nice
1963
Robin Frost Bessin
Cheryl Clark Chalmers
Susan S. Ford
Elizabeth Gemmill
Elizabeth Jack Ghriskey
Mary Hoadley
Margaret Prizer Kenny
Emily Agnew Nelson
Susan Foster Work
Linda Roberts Zinn
1964
Lynn Allegaert
Seddon Kelly Beaty
Suzanne Chapin Berl
Suzanne Sivage Borland
Dorothy Ferguson Corbiere
Charlotte Meyer
Celeste Royall Niarchos
Suzanne Phillips
Anne Brainard Schmitt
Mary Frey Textor
Haydee Diaz-Camacho von Sternberg
Anne Fuller Wall
1965
Lucia Bryant Blanchard
Sarah Elting Doering
Lacey Neuhaus Dorn
Carolyn Foley
Shelley Rea Gilbert
Nancy Sargent Green
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand
Diana Dyer Watson
Anonymous 1966
Margaretta Bredin Brokaw
Deborah Bard Dewing
Susan Hewitt Fischer
Wells Downey Hamilton
Alexandra Johnston Horne
Susan Lins Jackson
Leslie Hailand Newman
Marjorie Warner Off
Carol Bruenner Parker
Pamela Shields Smith
Janet Stott
Olive Watson
Hilary Coulter Wodlinger
1967
Barbara Bristol
Elizabeth Sivage Clark
Frances Beinecke Elston
Jesseca Ferguson
Margaret Gray
Kate Crichton Gubelmann
Holly Hulburd
Judith Scott Larsen
Caroline Baldwin Lewis
Wendy French Nolan
Julie Lange Peyton
Claudia Ramsland Burch
Merrill Ware Carrington
Ann Stone Costello
Dana Prizer Devereux
Mary Jane Levy Dickson
Catherine McKee Donovan
Jan Mactier
Janet Henning Miller
Kimberley Smith Niles
Barbara McPherson Sanders
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg
Claudia Warner
Mary Fleeson Weddle
Jo Ziebarth
Barbara Arnold
Frances Arnold
Elizabeth Elkinton Barr
Ann Watson Bresnahan
Gillian Reighley Christensen
Mary Laub Cowan
Evelyn Carter Cowles
Mally Cox-Chapman
Katherine Dresdner
Jean Moore Edwards
Susan Nichols Ferriere
Jan Muller Finn
Mary Whitt Fishel
Susan Brittingham Gregg
Ruth Harrison Grobe
Katherine Murphy Ingle
Barbara Thomas Kennedy
Gurukirn Khalsa
Anne Sprole Mauk
Martha Scott Mouer
Alyce Brookfield Rafferty
Jane Shanholt Sacasa
Andrea Marschalk Scheyhing
Lisa Pagliaro Selz
Pennell Whitney
Marion Bierwirth Woolam
1970
AFFW PARTICIPATION 29%
ANNUAL FUND FOR WALKER’S $5,836
Whitney A. de Roulet Bullock
Elise Burns
Fendine Clagett
Cynthia Clasgens
Catharine Conway Coleman
Gail Chandler Gaston
Cornelia Guest
Stefani Hulitar
Cynthia Emerson Keefer
Kathleen McCombe
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett
Sarah Blair Smith
Sarah Stott
1971
AFFW PARTICIPATION
ANNUAL FUND FOR WALKER’S $15,835
RESTRICTED GIVING $5,000
Betsy Ballenger
Lisa Smith Cashin
Patricia Phelps Eddy
Cynthia Smith Evanisko
Martha Hedgpeth
Chaille Cullinan Hutcheson
Frieda P. Jacobs
Elizabeth Hanson Lawlor
Susan Kinnear Neul
Nancy Schaefer
Deborah Seaman
Susan Storer
1972
AFFW PARTICIPATION
FUND FOR WALKER’S $43,557
RESTRICTED GIVING $200,000
Susan Churchill Bowman
Karen Brooks
Sarah House Denby
Lisa Harrington Foote
Jane Hadden Geisse
Nancy Cisco Gilbert
Beryn Frank Harty
Alison McCall
Mary Mead-Hagen
Constance Bell Moser
Mary Mountcastle
Deidra Roach-Quarles
Catherine Clark Shopneck
Ruth Streeter
Pamela Scott Volkmann
1973
AFFW PARTICIPATION
ANNUAL FUND FOR WALKER’S $12,919
RESTRICTED GIVING $50,000
Monica Sheehan Bennett
Paulette Castillo
Karen C. Cook
Ellen Morrissey
Elizabeth O’Brien Paxton
Robin Hunziker Smith
Karen Thompson
Laura Maver Ward
1974
AFFW PARTICIPATION
ANNUAL FUND FOR WALKER’S $11,528
RESTRICTED GIVING $100,000
Susan Bierwirth Arbios
Sally Schade Bowman
Elizabeth Silvestro Casner
Brendan Damon Ethington
Suzette Scott Hearn
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins
Lisa Kruidenier
Darby Tench Leicht
Olivia S. Lovelace
Katherine Bentley MacPherson
Laura Mountcastle
Phoebe Welsh Muzzy
Hilogene Gay Oltman
Gunnel Orndahl
Cristina Orsi-Lirot
Barbara Johnston Schechter
Pamela Shipley
Susan Gardiner Trespalacios
Andree Devendorf Welsh
Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox
Sylvia Wommack Winchester
Carolyn Wyeth
1975
AFFW
Sarah Gates Colley
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte
Diane Solomon Doppelt
Katharine Beadle Eikenberry
Mary Melvin Fleming
Hilary Walker Hotchkiss
Carol Hoffman Jason
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons
Veda Pendleton
Jeanette Poillon
Deborah Bell Spoehel
Helen Potter Wagner
1976
Ruth Banta
Shelley Cole
Pamela Spinney Duncan
Pamela Forsyth
Lisa Weber Greenberg
Jenny Engles Johnson
Megan Rogers Miller
Caroline Reed
Staley Cayce Sednaoui
Jennifer Smith
Larke Woods Wheeler
Kimberly Bourne Fisher
Juliet Ward Flood
Lisa Lorillard Halsted
Beryl Kammerer
Cecily Chilton Matthai
Lillian Irani Mueller
Barbara Merlin Neal
Elizabeth Sudler
Linda Matalon Truppman
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren
Bathsheba Veghte
1978
Ellen Krimmel Besobrasov
Anne Crandall Campbell
Elizabeth Swearengen Cerullo
Dolly Hall
Jennifer Hermann
Frances Hughes
Sarah E. Johnson
Sarah Sneve LeDoux
Kimberly Brown Morrow
Dinah Bortz Moyer
Ashley Lickle O’Neil
Annabelle Reid
Ellen Fauver Reimer
Katharine Swibold
Linda Abizaid Wiener
Susan Griffin Yonkers
1979
Karen Baldwin
Dar Reimer Barrett
Karen Polcer Bdera
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics
Wendy Buck Brown
Dana Cooper
Anne Haviland Cullen
Ashley King Goddard
Tracey Kammerer
Cynthia Reed Klein
Dana Carter Lange
Mary Ann Kelly MacDonald
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco
Mary Derbyshire Petty
Lela Schaus Philip
Katherine Jones Stillwell
Catherine Terry Taylor
Jane-Byrd Wiley Terlizzi
Nancy Mack von Euler
Elizabeth Brown Warters
Kathleen Wallace Wee
Victoria McCain Carson
Emily Davis-Knight
Stephanie Davison
Elizabeth Dinkel
Katharine Dusenbury
Anne Kennedy
Yvette Larrieu
Sarah-Jane McCarthy
Lué McWilliams
Cassandra Sperry Ordway
Ann O’Reilly
Martha Nevins Pawasarat
Shannon Young Ray
Margot Treman Rose
Deana Washburn 1981
Elizabeth Paschal Alrick
Andrea Baier
Elizabeth Schreier Davis
McCall Watson Eng
Elizabeth England
Margaret S. Filoon
Caroline Francklyn
Louise Gabrielle
Suzanne Hirsch Grocki
Anne Herr
Helen Chang Koh
Veronica Leger
Meleda Wegner Lowry
Shelley Marks
Sarah Crosskey Marvin
Elizabeth A. Peyton
Mary Beth Rettger
Pamela Safford
Mary Bebel Schinke
Amy Storrow
Laura Whiteman 1982
Diana Aixala
Alexandra Bisbee
Jean Brigham Chant
Eve Agush Costarelli
Mary Coyne
Jill Keffer Crowe
Tricia Tourville Dave
Ashley Bourne Dewey
Claudia S. Ingham
Emily Eckelberry Johnson
Whitney Williams Jones
Sandra Price
Susan Jensen Rawles
Tracey S. Reifler
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades
Katharine O’Brien Rohn
Karen Simmons Rose
Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri
Lucinda Atkins Sheffield
Tracey Flach Shiel
Thalassa Skinner
Jamie Patterson Valentine
Cynthia T. Vega
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer
Caitlin Nammack Weissman
Leila Howland Wetmore
Alexandra Badger Airth
Jennifer McDonough Albanesi
Lilli Bieler
Ana Consuegra Cummins
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey
Ximena Eleta de Sierra
Lynn O’Keeffe Egan
Elisabeth Allen Holland
N. Quinn Keeler
Leontina Marcotulli
Elisabeth Holmes McKean
Alina de la Sierra Murphy
Whitney Riegel
Laura Scott
Elizabeth Arienti Sloane
Ann Boland Strachan
Margaret Ashforth
Jacqueline Konefal Brooke
Dianne Ciarcia
Laurann L. Claridge
Ann C. Madonia Hamm
Susan Smith Houle
Catherine T. Kenney
Susan Lewis Mather
Sandra Rohde McNamee
Julie Stenson Pryor
Alden Byrholdt Reith
Suzanne Safford
Elizabeth Summers Skau
Kathleen Sullivan
Caroline O’Brien Thomas
Maria Aixala
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley
Christina Dillon Cohen
Esther Pryor
Deborah Flagg Smith
Shauna Turnbull
Emiliana Vegas
Gwendolyn Walker
Patricia Zimmerman
Hillary Bush
Alison Carlin Carrabba
Hilary Getman Pearson
Jennifer Rodts
Claudia Mesch Smith
Elizabeth Wright Wempe
Josey Ballenger
Elizabeth West Glidden
Lizbeth Licopantis King
Margaret Lamb
Wendy Martin
Amy Diana Natalicchio
Stephanie Budlong Paul
Sigrid Kuhse Senamaud
Olivia Burr Slutzky
Lamonda Williams
1988
Blair Beuttas
Constance Mellon Kapp
Melissa Jackson Loree
Beth McGuinness
Margaret E. Meinert
Marion Flinn Moulton
Carolyn Pouch
1989 AFFW
RESTRICTED GIVING $200
Marsha Davis
Fiona de Kerckhove
Deborah Graeber
Sarah Mendez
C. Sara L. Minard
Brice Barry Russian
Emma Simon
Eleanor Taylor
Paula Vega
Anonymous
1990
Jenny Belknap
Stephanie Bothwell Grillo
Amy Melnicsak
Amanda Pitman
Karen Quiros
1991
Gabriela Porta Beecher
Elizabeth Borland Blodgett
Karinna Perez-Rubio Levy
Halley Potter
Kerry Heneghan Tharpe 1992
Eliza David Massaro
Connie Morales
Amanda Eastman
Patricia J. Haigh
Mimi Morrison Harrison
Toan Huynh
Katharine Leonard
Glenna McMahon 1994
Alexandra Flood Alcoff
Nancy Wong Bryan
Christina Christie
Charlotte Gerstenfeld
Leander Altifois Dolphin
Kelly Garver
Jacqueline Jayson
Julie Marr Monroe
Jessica Bartolini Patras
Nicole Lewenson Shargel
Pamela Bennett Skinner
Shayna Whyte-Huguley
1996
Carey Aiossa
Nicole Hart Dunn
Tara Heneghan
Catherine Murtaugh
Emily Rossiter
1997
Alicia Kelly Benedetto
Nevon Bush
Karen Crowe
Diana Heise
Namita Parikh
Katherine Flanagan Shoss
1998
Brooke Berescik-Johns
Johanna McLoughlin Cahoon
Rachael S. Rosselli Haynie
Christine Isidoro
Jennifer Soderburg
1999
Pamela Webster Murphy 1995
RESTRICTED
Sara Esthus
Shannon Lenz Guidotti
Frances Lee
Tamara Baroody Wolpert
Jaclyn A. Baucom
Emily B. Cole-Chu
Bonnie A. Ewald
Samara M. Khalique Grove
Crystal Kay
Kara Ouellet Lucht
Amy H. Neidlinger
Lauren Schmidt Nowicki
Kimberly Wagner Patterson
Allison M. Quigley
Jamiah N. Tappin 2001
Mary Cobey Hallissey
Margo Hanlan
Alicia Little Hodge
Nicole Paquet Whitehead 2002
Emily Forman
Holly Guzman
Brittany Coons Noble
Margaret Schwartz 2003
Cassie Dauber Budman
Windy Black Jansen
Megan Rosidivito Lyczak
Elizabeth Cobey Simonton
Emily Lawrence Walberg 2004
Averill Blackburn
Berit Barr Crawford
Breanne Evans
Anesha P. Grant
Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis
Nisha A. Mungroo-Inga
Tori Saferin 2005
Christina Ball
Katherine Rodriguez Colone
Lindsay P. N. Flynn
Meredythe Goethe
Misa Kohsai
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner
Mariana Rossell
Ting Chu-Richardson Waymouth
2006
AFFW
Diane M. LaPosta
Andrea Coggins Toivakka
2007
Alicia Couch-Edwards
Jeanette C. Pelizzon
Alexandra Prager Scalfano
Emily Casey Talbot
2008 AFFW PARTICIPATION
ANNUAL FUND FOR WALKER’S $405
Sarah Chotkowski
Samantha J. Mayer
2009
Spencer L. Cook
Emily A. Dreskin
Caitlin E. Moss
Heather M. Soltis
Katherine R. Thompson
Molly Turro
Elenor D. van Gemeren
2010
Caroline R. Kieltyka
Jennifer Menendez
Sydney C. Satchell
Stephanie R. Schwartz
Alexis Stephan
2011 AFFW PARTICIPATION
Samantha Thomas Kastrati
Sheron Torho
Constance K. Wall
2012
Eda E. Bell
Michelle E. Coster
Kayla A. Monroe
Dele R. Odumosu
2013
Heather M. Carey
Victoria M. Daguerre-Bradford
Nicole T. Gregory
Sam Gonzalez
Allison L. Harris
Ameena Makhdoomi
Hannah Meehan
Madison Morsch
Emilee O’Brien
Tara L. Patrina
Chelsea B. Regan
Paige Williams-Menard
2014
Caroline A. Calandro
Olivia F. Cantello
Madison S. Glass
Elizabeth K. Turner Johnson
Amanda N. Poniatowski
Katherine R. Richardson
Elizabeth S. Spoehel
Artemis E. M. Talvat
Sierra J. Yanaway
2015
Talia A. Basch
Lauren M. Schwarz Davis
Angela M. Peavy
Eleanor Ross
Chloe S. Silverman
Sumner C. Wick
2016
Sheriden Beard
Mackenzie Hine
Justine J. Kieltyka
Kallie M. Laspesa
Georgia C. Paul
Emily M. Peairs
Patricia S. Smith
Eleanor S. Speers
Samantha F. Chessen
Shiyi Fei
Alexis R. King
Idabelle Paterson
Weijia Zhang
Calista Duggan
Laurel C. L. Gaddis
Holly E. Paul
Caroline M. Strapp
Eliza Wetmore
Jingyi Yan
Guo (Isabelle) Chen
Elisabeth Helmin
Jillian Jones
Grace Majka
Isabella Manganiello
Rebecca Morris
Emma Paterson
Quinn Magnus
Mollie Morrison
Brianna Vega
Abigail Welch
Kristen T. St Louis
Elisabeth Strapp
Elizabeth C. Ridgley
Lauren Krupnikoff
Sarah Shaw
Yunuo Wang
WHY I GIVE
GUO (ISABELLE) CHEN ’19, B.S., M.S., NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FIRST-YEAR ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, PH.D. GRADUATE FELLOW
“I am really grateful for the teachers at Walker’s pushing me and inspiring me to pursue an advanced degree in science! I have also had the opportunity to intern at The Jackson Laboratory. I don’t think I would have stepped on this path otherwise.”
PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AND GUARDIAN DONORS
Each year families of students and alumnae show their resounding support of The Ethel Walker School through their generous giving. Their appreciation of the School affirms our mission and ensures the continuation of Walker’s premier education.
CURRENT PARENTS
Alexandra Flood Alcoff ’94 and Sam Alcoff P’27
Maria Alulema P’25
Junli An and Lingyun Zhou P’28
Debra and Frank Angelis P’27
Cynthia and Paul C. Argazzi P’24
Sulaiman A. Arnold P’27
Carolina and Will Atwood P’26
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Natalie and Robert Braswell P’28
Deanna Briggs and Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Alexandra Browne P’27
Summer D. Carney P’27
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Amy K. Cawman P’24
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Luisa Ceballos P’26
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Jessica and Edward Chicoski P’30
Saeeun Choi P’25
Anne and John Connelly P’24
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Kristin and Jerry Cramer P’24
Melody Cubano P’29
Amanda Darrach P’27
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Margaret G. and George E. Davis P’26
Elisabeth Devine and Beth McWilliams P’28
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95 and Raymond Dolphin P’24
Muhisoni Donavine P’29
Ashley and Ryan Dorin P’29
Pooja Dube and Pawan Agnihotri P’26
Sara and Daniel English P’27
Rebecca and David Fausel P’29
Mabel Figueroa and Robert Crowe P’26
Robert Filippone P’27
Whitney Flood and Julie Retzlaff P’27
Alescia C. Ford P’28
Marissa and William Forde P’28
Michelle Fracasso and Jonathan Spitzer P’28
Ying Gao and Guowei Zhang P’25
Samara H. Ginsburg and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Tiffany and Douglas Glanville P’30
Beatriz and Andres Gonzalez P’24
Catherine Grant-Alston and Reginald Alston P’28
Nakia and Solomon Hall P’25
Mimi Morrison Harrison ’93 and John Harrison P’26
Kyra and Rob Hartnett P’26
Yijin He and Jianxian Wang P’25
Anja and Jan Michael Hesse P’29
Toby Bolden Hudson P’24
Richard Hulme P’25
Dejie Jia and Yihu Dai P’27
Jennifer and Christopher Johnson P’25
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
William J. Jurewicz P’27
Gatey and David Kagan P’25
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Elizabeth Kueffner Koors P’27
Julieann Krawczyk P’29
Hyojeong Lee and Michael Mulcahy P’26
Yue Li and Musong Cheng P’25
Jiajie Lin and Zhishan Li P’28
Wei Lu and Yupeng Fan P’26
Carolyn Lanuza Lui and Eddy Lui P’26
Wei Lyu and Chengji Yu P’25
Miguel Machado Dufau P’29
Maria Marín Gallón and Cesar Losza Sandoval P’28
Allison and Graham Mattison P’27
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Christina and Mark D. Meador P’25
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Erika and Brad M. Miller P’24
Catherine and Michael Nartey-Tokoli P’24
Tereza Nemessanyi P’25
Nina and Markus Nolff P’29
Gwendolyn E. O’Donnell P’26
Jenifer and William O’Keefe P’27
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, ’24
Erika Abanto Perez and Victor Perez P’26
Dara Pizzuti and Richard Jolly P’28
Cadesha Prawl and Richard Hill P’24
Yuling Qiu and Ge Tang P’26
Laura and Vincent Radmore P’25
Karen Robbins P’24
Kristi and Alvaro E. Rodriguez P’24
Pia and Michael Rosenberg Toro P’24
Sara Sabbagh and Jason LaChance P’25, ’29
Lisa and Piyum Samaraweera P’26
Kelli and Scott Schlesinger P’26
Gina Scinto P’29
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
Yuzheng Sun
Kelly and Hamburg Tang P’27
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Julianna J. Thompson and Joseph Capozzoli P’26
Sheila and Michael Toto P’26
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Jennifer and Richard Wall P’22, ’24
Louisa and Nicholas Walsh P’29
Michaelynn Ware and Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Helma and Gunnar Wiedenfels P’28
Maureen Weiss and Brian Driscoll P’24
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Emily and Benjamin Wry P’27, ’29
Jing Xie and Duan Liang P’27
Dongmei Zhang and Yonghe Yu P’26
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Hong Zhao and Lei Chen P’27
Yan Zhao P’26
Tetiana Zheliezna P’26
Xuefen Zheng and Caijun Xu P’27
Jennifer and Jeffrey Zirbel P’25, ’27
ALUMNAE PARENTS
Denise and Chad Alfeld P’19
Patricia and Thomas Anathan P’92
Kara Ashley P’18
Melanie Awe P’18, ’22
Marie and W. Jeffrey Baker P’11
Margaret and Ian T. Ball P’05
Allison Barringer P’13
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Lawrence E. Bathgate II P’90
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Suzanne Sivage Borland ’64, P’91
Nancie Magee Bourne ’53, P’77, ’82
Shona K. Bradbury Kidd and Michael Kidd P’28
Suzanne and Robert Broidrick P’98
Karen Brooks ’72, P’03
Elizabeth A. Brucker P’95
Judith and Alan Bush P’86
Ellen and Thomas Byrne P’11
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Paula Chu and Laura Danforth P’05
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Angela Coggins P’06
Clive K. Connor P’05
Marie and Henry R. Coons P’02
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Rene Daguerre-Bradford and Boyd Bradford P’13
Barbara O. David P’92
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Fern Tailer de Narvaez ’51, P’82
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60 and Robert M. Dewey P’86, GP’21
Colleen and Eric Doshna P’21
Mary-Katherine and Thomas Duba P’19
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
Danielle and Scott D. Edwardson P’24
Susan and John Eley P’11
Mary and George Foreman P’98, ’05
Terri and Gary J. Franzi P’23
Jenny and Christopher French P’22
Hilda Carey Frey ’66, P’99
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Shari and Michael Galvin P’14
Kerri and Josh Glass P’14
Morton L. Goldstein P’88
Tracey A. Goolsby P’18
Elysa Gordon and Steven Wexler P’23
Antoinette Sickles Guerrini-Maraldi ’49, P’74
Lee-Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Patti J. Harris P’05
Walter Harris P’14
Michelle and David Helmin P’19
Catherine and Rogelio R. Henriquez P’91, ’92, ’97, ’03
Laura and George V. Hicks P’10
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Anne E. Hull P’79, ’85
Susan Lins Jackson ’66, P’93
Hye Jeon and Seong Jo P’15, ’18
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Tammy and Christopher Johnson P’22
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Marguerite and George E. Kelly, Jr. P’93, ’97
Lilia and Steven Kieltyka P’10, ’16
James W. Kinnear W’47, P’69, ’71
Fumiko and Kenichiro Kitamura P’97
Laura Alter Klapman P’89
Patricia and Henry D. Krupnikoff P’23
Adriana and Raymond D. La Raja P’85
Mona Lake P’23
Nilda and Ariel Legassa P’23
Anne and Michael G. Licopantis P’84, ’87
Nancyrose Logan and David Rakyta P’96
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Kelly and Sigmund Majka P’19
Jacqueline Mars P’83
Lindsay Marx and Noah Gotbaum P’18
Sarah-Jane McCarthy ’80, P’21
Deborah and Geoffrey R. McConnell P’98
Patricia McCurdy-Crescimanno and Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Mary B. McLean P’99
Rose Marie and Philip McLoughlin P’98
Patricia and Omar Meguid P’17
Pauline and John M. Mendez P’89
Evelyn Mendez-St Louis P’21
Henry D. Mercer, Jr. P’75, ’78
Rebecca and Terrence Milka P’08
Kim and Scott Morrison P’20
Bettina P. Murray P’88
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Patricia and Anthony W. Neidlinger P’00
Helen W. and Clarence Nurse P’23
Katharine S. O’Brien P’82, ’84
Louise and Daniel O’Connell P’99
Christine and Mike O’Connor P’19
Ann O’Hara and Scott Hedges P’21, ’23
Ann O’Reilly ’80, P’17
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, ’24
Marion and Guy Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy and Neil Paul P’16, ’18
Paula M. Place P’12
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Jennifer and Stephen Reynolds P’13, ’15
Libby and Peter Ridgley P’22
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Debbie and Bernard Rosselli P’98
Barbara Safford P’81, ’84
Deborah Safford P’81, ’84
Thomas Salvatore P’22
Philip K. Schenck P’88
Theodore Shafer P’21
Holly and Donald Shanly P’19
Steven Shea P’16
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Leslie and Steven Silverman P’15
H. Catherine Skinner P’82
Tracy Smith and Daniel Joseph P’18
Virginia Pearson Smithers ’56, P’81
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75 and Ronald R. Spoehel P’14
Dee and Christopher M. Stephan P’10, P’11
Arzu and Carlos Stetzelberg P’23, ’26
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Pat and Jay S. Tourigny P’09
Katrina and Elvin Turner P’14
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Hilary Waldman and Joseph O’Brien P’13
Jennifer and Richard Wall P’22, ’24
Dee and Gregory S. Waybright P’09
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Noble Welch P’87
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Laura Whiteman ’81, P’14
Emily R. Wick P’15
Gretchen and Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Bethany Wood-Leidt and William Leidt P’13
Terry and Dana Yanaway P’14, ’17
GRANDPARENTS
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Carla Bernier GP’24
Jean Waller Brune GP’17, ’19
Dorothy Burke GP’26
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60 and Robert M. Dewey P’86, GP’21
Nancy Ford GP’28
Janet and Howard Ginsburg GP’29
Sheryl and Marc Green GP’29
Margaret Hall GP’18, ’21
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
Marguerite and Charles Hensley GP’26
Joanne Johnson GP’25
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Patricia and Paul Koors GP’27
Nora Martin GP’24
Mary Mauch GP’22
Mary and Jack Merselis GP’23
Deborah and Declan Murphy GP’26
Catherine and Gregory Oneglia GP’25
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Lorna Sargeant Pfaelzer ’56, GP’20
Christine Rappoport GP’24
Carol and Richard Rease GP’24
Patty and Allen Riendeau GP’26
Nancy and Keith Robbins GP’24
Jeryl and Gideon Rothschild GP’28
Nancy and John Sabol GP’20
Marie Elaine Smith GP’25, ’27
Susan Speers GP’16
Flo Van Cara GP’23
Orrin Zirbel GP’25, ’27
+ DECEASED
Please note: lists may include donors who passed after making their gift.
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS, AND MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
AARP Employee Matching Gifts Program
The Abra & Jim Wilkin Fund
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
AIG
The Allan and Ann Mactier
Charitable Foundation
Alliance Bernstein Matching Gift Program
American Endowment Foundation
Amica Companies Foundation
The Andrew Haynie Charitable Gift Fund
Animal Wellness Veterinary Services
Arthur K. Watson Charitable Trust
Barclays Bank PLC
Bay Branch Foundation
The Bessemer National Gift Fund
BWX Technologies, Inc.
Charity Custodial Account
C&M Magowan Family Foundation Incorporated
CDM Foundation, Inc.
The Charles & Elizabeth Barr Foundation, Inc.
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Foundation
CIGNA Foundation
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Citizens Bank
Clara Jeffery Charitable Trust
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Cobey Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Collier Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc.
Corning Incorporated Foundation
Crum & Forster Insurance
Darling Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation
Deborah J. and Peter A. Magowan
Family Foundation
Djiounas Family Foundation
DocuSign
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc.
Fidelity Charitable
Fidelity Charitable Employee
Matching Gift Program
Fiduciary Trust Co.
Firman Fund
Fleetwood Foundation
The Foreman Charitable Foundation
Gartner
The GE Foundation
The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.
Goldstone Family Foundation
The Gordon F. Linke & Jocelyn B. Linke Foundation
Gorter Family Foundation
H. E. Thompson Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
The Hartford Insurance Group
HCA Healthcare
Hickory Hill Foundation
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Illumina, Inc.
The Irani Family Foundation
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
J.P. Morgan Charitable Trust
The James E. and Constance L. Bell Foundation
John and Nancy Sabol Foundation
KeyBank Foundation
Lange Family Foundation II
Lucy Rosenberry Jones Charitable Trust
MassMutual
The McAfee Foundation, Inc.
McCrea Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Microsoft | Give with Bing
Moorhead Family Fund
Morgan Stanley | Gift
National Christian Foundation of South Florida
National Financial Services, LLC
Nelson Mead Fund
The New York Community Trust
Nyssa Foundation
Otis Elevator Company Charity
Custodial Account
Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation
Pittsburgh Foundation
Poillon-Brescia Family Fund of the BOA
Charitable Gift Fund
Principal Financial Group
The Prospect Hill Foundation
Raytheon Technologies
The Richard Foundation
The Ridgely Revocable Trust
The Rutledge Family Foundation
S. Downey Fund
S. Spencer Scott Fund, Inc.
Schwab Charitable
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
The Selz Foundation, Inc.
Sheffield Foundation
Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Jr.
Charitable Trust
The Tharpe Family Foundation, Inc.
Tidewater Jewish Foundation
United Technologies
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Vanguard
Vanguard Charitable
The Van Nice Foundation
Virtus Investment Partners
W. J. Mountford Co.
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
WestWind Foundation
The Wingmead Trust
Woodland Foundation, Inc.
Zia Charitable Foundation
Zillow Group
ENDOWMENT AND CAPITAL GIFTS
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83 and Alan F. Airth
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Christopher L. Brigham
Christine and Kevin Chessen P’17
Mary Lou Cobb
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Margaret G. and George E. Davis P’26
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, and Robert M. Dewey P’86, GP’21
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95 and Raymond J. Dolphin P’24
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Danielle and Scott D. Edwardson P’24
Toan C. Huynh ’93
Frieda P. Jacobs ’71
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Gatey and David Kagan P’25
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60 and Peter R. Kellogg
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Shelley Marks ’81
Alison McCall ’72
Barbara Nash and Patrick Flynn P’05
Nina and Markus Nolff P’29
Ann O’Hara and Scott Hedges P’21, ’23
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, ’24
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Melissa and Thomas Regan P’13
Ethel Worthington Riley ’35+
Kristi and Alvaro E. Rodriguez P’24
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82 and Robert L. Rohn
Kelli and Scott Schlesinger P’26
Emma Simon ’89
Robin Hunziker Smith ’73
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75 and Ronald R. Spoehel P’14
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Kelly and Hamburg Tang P’27
Jamiah Tappin ’00
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Michaelynn Ware and Thomas Miller P’28, ’29
Elaine Johnson Wold ’46
Teresa C. Younger
WHY I VOLUNTEER AND GIVE
KELLY LEE TANG P’27, TRUSTEE
“I give to our Annual Fund because I am a big believer in both Walker’s and girls education and I know that our contributions are making a double impact.
When our girls succeed, we are helping ALL girls to succeed.”
GIFTS TO HORIZONS AT THE ETHEL WALKER SCHOOL
Horizons at The Ethel Walker School, the first all-girls Horizons program in the nation, serves 130 underserved girls in Greater Hartford public schools in Pre-K–8th grade. Walker’s is proud to sponsor and host this program which creates the conditions, connections, and community that enable every girl who attends to gain the skills, confidence, and motivation to overcome the opportunity gap and realize her potential. Horizons at The Ethel Walker School builds brighter futures for girls by creating year-round academic, artistic, and athletic opportunities, nurturing potential, and inspiring individual dreams in a safe and supportive community.
Clarissa and Alan Basch P’15
Christopher L. Brigham
Steven Cadoff
Nancy Casella
Maribel Corbett
Lauren Griffin
Margaret Hall GP’18, ’21
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program, Inc.
Ruth Hughes
Jesse Imse
Alexander Lunding
Catherine McGoldrick
Rachel Myers
Jodi and Anthony Oh
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
The Rutledge Family Foundation
Sandy Schoen
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts
Stocker Foundation
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Meera Viswanathan
Gabriella Wilday
Jaqueline Williams
FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS
We extend a special thank you to the faculty and staff of The Ethel Walker School for their boundless contributions.
Je Banach
Clarissa Basch P’15
Brett Benzio
Melissa Bernardo
Ashley Bonet
Randi Booth
Kathryn Bratslavsky
Paul Breault
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Carol Clark-Flanagan P’93, ’97
Mary Beth Conley
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07
Elisa Del Valle
Kelly DeVivo
Tom DiMartino
Mimi Duran P’18
Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Rachel Feldman
FRIENDS
Corina Alvarezdelugo
Andrew Ashforth
Lucy and David Ball
Margaret H. Bonz
Christopher L. Brigham
Hope Connors
Martha Dean
Connor Forde
Alice B. Hicks
Charles Hirschler
Anne and William Inch
John Johnson
Kathleen and Thomas Knight
Kenny Langmeier
Deborah Magowan
Merrill L. Magowan
GIFTS IN KIND
Jennifer and Christian Auger P’25, ’26
Mary Laub Cowan ’69
Martha Dean
Susan S. Ford ’63
Shelley Marks ’81
Jacqueline and Lance Roncalli P’17
Kelvin Tyler
Kimberley Young
Elizabeth Foody
Marissa Forde P’28
Michael Galvin P’14
Beatriz Gonzalez P’24
Colin Griggs
Christopher Hague
Allison L. Harris ’13
Laurie Hine P’16
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Nishette Isaac
Christopher Johnson P’25
Annie Keating-Scherer P’30
Maureen Lamb
Linda Langmeier
Tavia Lee-Goldstein
Nilda Legassa P’23
Karim Mabrouk
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Colin May
Beth McWilliams P’28
Justine Medic
Emily Mitchell
John Monagan
Jill Mountford
Megan Mulhern
Kristen Myshrall
Kristin F. Nicolle
Randall Shō Northrop
Brendan O’Dwyer
Gretchen Orschiedt
Erin Ott
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Marion Paterson P’17, ’19
Amy Paul P’16, ’18
Julie Relyea
Carol Ross P’18, ’19
Isabelle Russell
Pamela Safford ’81
Christopher Semk
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Cheri Soule
Liana Sowa
David Thacker P’24, ’27
Kimberly Thacker P’24, ’27
Justin Treado
Meera Viswanathan
Jennifer Wall P’22, ’24
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82, P’18
Kenneth Whelihan
Anonymous
Susan J. Perillo
Suzanne Podurgiel
Jennifer Pritzker
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Mary Ann and James Rich
Katharine K. Rohn
Molly and Thomas Rutledge
Catherine Salchert
Lynn Staley and Martin Linsky
Kimberly Stiffle
Kelvin Tyler
Eric Widmer
Kimberley Young
Teresa C. Younger
TRIBUTES
IN HONOR OF
Each year, gifts are made in honor of members of the Walker’s community.
Leah K. Anathan ’92
Patricia and Thomas Anathan P’92
Patricia and Rolf Andersen P’01
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Taelor Arnold ’27
Sulaiman A. Arnold P’27
Margaret Ashley ’18
Kara Ashley P’18
Maya Atwood ’26
Alice Hicks
Catherine Goldstein Auerbach ’88
Morton L. Goldstein P’88
Addax Bardel ’27
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Naomi Bedell ’26
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Karen Crowe ’97
Brett Benzio
Elisa Del Valle
Alexandra Bisbee ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Christopher L. Brigham
Mary Lou Cobb
Hillary Bush ’86
Judith and Alan Bush P’86
Lavinia Chase ’64
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Katherine Higdon Christian ’84
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Class of 1937
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Class of 1960
Cynthia Kirkland Kellogg ’60
Class of 1963
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
Class of 1964
Anne Fuller Wall ’64
Class of 1965
Henrietta Clement Hildebrand ’65
Class of 1971
Deborah Seaman ’71
Class of 1979
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Class of 1988
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Class of 2002
Amica Companies Foundation
Brittany Coons Noble ’02
Gabriella Cooper ’29
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Jill Keffer Crowe ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Anne Daugherty ’26
Eleanor and Steven Daugherty P’26
Bethany Davis
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Meredith Davison ’98
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Elisa Del Valle
Carmen and Pedro Vega P’20
Susan B. Dembrow
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
In Honor of DIALS Spirit Club
Maria Alulema P’25
Carol Grady Andrews ’52
Susan Bierwirth Arbios ’74
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Christina Ball ’05
Josey Ballenger ’87
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Jenny Belknap ’90
Monica Sheehan Bennett ’73
Melissa Bernardo
Anne and Rodman R. Black, Jr. P’03
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Ashley Bonet
Susan Churchill Bowman ’72
Deanna Briggs and Nicolas Ramkowsky P’25
Karen Brooks ’72, P’03
Alexandra Browne P’27
Hillary Bush ’86
Caroline A. Calandro ’14
Anne Crandall Campbell ’78
Alison Carlin Carrabba ’86
Paulette Castillo ’73
Jenny Stewart Chandler ’55
Gillian Reighley Christensen ’69
Dianne Ciarcia ’84
Spencer L. Cook ’09 and Tom Cook
Sofia and Alan Cooper P’29
Mary Coyne ’82
Patricia McCurdy Crescimanno and Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Jill Keffer Crowe ’82
Melody Cubano P’29
Anne Haviland Cullen ’79
Victoria M. Daguerre Bradford ’13
Margaret G. and George E. Davis P’26
Stephanie Davison ’80
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Caryl Van Ranst Dearing ’60
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83 and Christopher J. DeLorey P’20
Elisabeth Devine and Beth McWilliams P’28
Kelly DeVivo
Harriet Blees Dewey ’60, P’86, GP’21
Ashley and Ryan Dorin P’29
Clarissa Yantis Downey ’53
Katherine Dresdner ’69
Calista Duggan ’18
Mimi and Paul Duran P’18
McCall Watson Eng ’81
Rachel Feldman
Mary Whitt Fishel ’69
Caroline Francklyn ’81
Charlotte Gerstenfeld ’94
Susan Kleinhans Gilbertson ’53
Janet and Howard Ginsburg GP’29
Samara H. and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Nancy Sargent Green ’65
Lisa Weber Greenberg ’76
Cicily Warren Hajek ’58
Nakia and Solomon Hall P’25
Margo Hanlan ’01
Allison L. Harris ’13
Mimi Morrison Harrison ’93 and John Harrison P’26
Rachael S. Rosselli Haynie ’98 and Andrew Haynie
Ann Clevenger Henahan ’51
Anja and Jan Michael Hesse P’29
Stefani Hulitar ’70
Katherine R. HypoliteMacMannis ’04
Jacqueline Jayson ’95
Brooke Berescik Johns ’98
Elizabeth K. Turner Johnson ’14
Jennifer and Christopher Johnson P’25
Jenny Engles Johnson ’76
Joanne Johnson GP’25
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Whitney Williams Jones ’82
Constance Mellon Kapp ’88
Annie Keating-Scherer and Adam Scherer P’30
Barbara Thomas Kennedy ’69
Gurukirn Khalsa ’69
Alexis R. King ’17
Laura Alter Klapman P’89
Mona Lake P’23
Maureen Lamb
Yvette Larrieu ’80
Kallie M. Laspesa ’16
Veronica Leger ’81
Catherine Smith Leonard ’62
Katharine Leonard ’93
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Cristina Orsi Lirot ’74
Carolyn Lanuza Lui and Eddy Lui P’26
Meg S. Mahoney
Ameena Makhdoomi ’13
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
Deborah and Geoffrey R. McConnell P’98
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Christina and Mark D. Meador P’25
Justine Medic
Charlotte Meyer ’64
John Monagan
Madison Morsch ’13
Kristen Myshrall
Barbara Merlin Neal ’77
Gwendolyn E. O’Donnell P’26
Gunnel Orndahl ’74
Erin Ott
Kimberly Wagner Patterson ’00
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Suzanne Phillips ’64
Halley Potter ’91
Karen Quiros ’90
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Julie Relyea and Randall Shō Northrop
Jill Gillette Reydel ’51
Corlene Cathcart Rhoades ’82
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Priscilla Reynolds Roosevelt ’59
Carol and Martin Ross P’18, ’19
Jane Shanholt Sacasa ’69
Barbara McPherson Sanders ’68
Alexandra Prager Scalfano ’07
Dorothy Kirmse Scarlett ’70
Anne Brainard Schmitt ’64
Margaret Schwartz ’02
Laura Scott ’83
Carolyn Stein Shohet ’57
Catherine Clark Shopneck ’72
Pamela Bennett Skinner ’95
Thalassa Skinner ’82
Claudia Mesch Smith ’86
Jennifer Smith ’76
Virginia Pearson Smithers ’56, P’81
Jennifer Soderburg ’98
Cheri Soule
Eleanor S. Speers ’16
Patricia Sudler Stimpson ’53
Caroline M. Strapp ’18
Kathleen Sullivan ’84
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Katherine R. Thompson ’09
Abigail Trafford ’57
Shauna Turnbull ’85
Katrina and Elvin Turner P’14
Molly Turro ’09
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Laura Maver Ward ’73
Mary Fleeson Weddle ’68
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Maureen Weiss and Brian Driscoll P’24
Kenneth Whelihan
Paige Williams-Menard ’13
Sylvia Wommack Winchester ’74
Tamara Baroody Wolpert ’99
Marion Bierwirth Woolam ’69
Carolyn Wyeth ’74
Sierra J. Yanaway ’14
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Diana
Amy Diana Natalicchio ’87
Alexis Donshik ’24
Karen Robbins P’24
Lila E. Driscoll ’24
Maureen Weiss and Brian Driscoll P’24
Annabel Durkin ’27
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Madeleine Durkin ’27
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Cynthia Smith Evanisko ’71
Katherine Bentley MacPherson ’74
Zellia Flood ’27
Julie Retzlaff and Whitney Flood P’27
Maya Ginsburg ’29
Samara H. and Andrew Ginsburg P’29
Lee C. Gowen ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Addison Hall ’25
Sonja and Edrick Hall GP’25
Jill Harrington
Patti J. Harris P’05
Allison L. Harris ’13
Lee Ann and Mitchell Harris P’13
Abigail Welch ’20
Sarah Skinner Hart ’44
Katherine Bentley MacPherson ’74
Ella R. Hartnett ’26
Deborah and Declan Murphy GP’26
Vaune Hatch ’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Elisabeth Helmin ’19
Michelle and David Helmin P’19
Caydance Hill ’24
Cadesha Prawl and Richard Hill P’24
Marta Hulme ’25
Richard Hulme P’25
Elizabeth K. Turner Johnson ’14
Katrina and Elvin Turner P’14
Emily Eckelberry Johnson ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Lana Jones ’27
Lauren and Philip Jones P’27
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Sandra Rohde McNamee ’84
Margaret Prizer Kenny ’63
Dana Prizer Devereux ’68
Maria Hampton Klimczak ’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Elizabeth Johnston Koors ’27
Elizabeth Kueffner Koors P’27
Laurie J. MacAlpine P’08
Isabella Manganiello ’19
Liesl Mang ’29
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Emilie L. McKenna ’24
Christine Rappoport GP’24
Naomi Servante McNally ’92
Marcia P. Easterling
Susan McNeil ’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Mikayla Morales ’23
Mona Lake P’23
Myra J. Morgan
Claudia S. Ingham ’82
Mollie Morrison ’20
Kim and Scott Morrison P’20
Amy H. Neidlinger ’00
Patricia and Anthony W. Neidlinger P’00
Jeanette C. Pelizzon ’07
Jennifer Pritzker
Elizabeth C. Ridgley ’22
Libby and Peter Ridgley P’22
Whitney Riegel ’83
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Averi Rodriguez ’24
Nora Martin GP’24
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Avery Ross ’23
Kara Ashley P’18
Ella Sabelawski ’24
Carla Bernier GP’24
Kristi Sadowski ’02
Meredythe Goethe ’05
Ryan Scinto ’29
Gina Scinto P’29
Ella Shafer ’21
Theodore Shafer P’21
Laura MacIntyre Shaw ’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Lucinda Atkins Sheffield ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Renyu Shen ’25
Xiaomei Zhang and Lian Shen P’25
Thalassa Skinner ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Claudia Mesch Smith ’86
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Eleanor S. Speers ’16
Bessie and Tom Speers P’16
Abigail Spencer ’27
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Maeve Sullivan ’27
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
In Honor of SUNS Spirit Club
Diana Aixala ’82
Karen Bisgard Alexander ’54
Phoebe Haffner Andrew ’56
Frances Arnold ’69
Kara Ashley P’18
Melanie Awe P’18, ’22
Je Banach
Susan and William Bardel P’27
Sheriden Beard ’16
Emily and Andrew Bedell P’26
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Brett Benzio
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Ellen Krimmel Besobrasov ’78
Robin Frost Bessin ’63
Blair Beuttas ’88
Averill Blackburn ’04
Elizabeth Pryor Bradley ’85
Kathryn Bratslavsky
Jacqueline Konefal Brooke ’84
Wendy Buck Brown ’79
Nancy Wong Bryan ’94
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Nevon Bush ’97
Elizabeth Silvestro Casner ’74
Jennifer Cavallari and Daniel Durkin P’27
Isabel Ceballos P’29
Guo Chen ’19
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Sarah Chotkowski ’08
Paula Chu and Laura Danforth P’05
Laurann L. Claridge ’84
Mary Beth Conley
Elizabeth Hubbard Cook ’44
Gwendolyn Couch and Ned W. Edwards P’07, ’10
Alicia Couch-Edwards ’07
Karen Crowe ’97
Ana Consuegra Cummins ’83
Carolyn Jean Cunningham and Christopher Hague
Amanda Darrach P’27
Margaret Shaw Dean ’52
Elisa Del Valle
Susan Ziebarth Delaporte ’75
Dana Prizer Devereux ’68
Diane Solomon Doppelt ’75
Ximena Eleta de Sierra ’83
Holly Guzman ’02
Sara Esthus ’99
Brendan Damon Ethington ’74
Marissa and William Forde P’28
Terri and Gary J. Franzi P’23
Ashley Gaddis P’18
Laurel C. L. Gaddis ’18
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Tiffany and Douglas Glanville P’30
Tavia Lee Goldstein
Sam Gonzalez ’13
Deborah Graeber ’89
Nicole T. Gregory ’13
Colin Griggs
Samara M. Khalique Grove ’00
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Dolly Hall ’78
Lisa Lorillard Halsted ’77
Yijin He and Jianxian Wang P’25
Catherine and Rogelio R. Henriquez P’91, ’92, ’97, ’03
Jennifer Hermann ’78
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Laurie and Robert H. Hine P’16
Mackenzie Hine ’16
Margaret Holley ’62
Samantha Thomas Kastrati ’11
Catherine T. Kenney ’84 and Michael Vogel P’25, ’28
Margaret Prizer Kenny ’63
Caroline R. Kieltyka ’10
Lizbeth Licopantis King ’87
Cynthia Reed Klein ’79
Lisa Kruidenier ’74
Judith Scott Larsen ’67
Nilda and Ariel Legassa P’23
Darby Tench Leicht ’74
Olivia S. Lovelace ’74
Meleda Wegner Lowry ’81
Suzanne Frey Luetkemeyer ’61
Bettina O’Neil Lyons ’55
Karim Mabrouk
Isabella Manganiello ’19
Wendy Martin ’87
Eliza David Massaro ’92
Susan Lewis Mather ’84
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Laurie Mack McBride ’57
Beth McGuinness ’88
Mary B. McLean P’99
Amie Rappoport McKenna and Stephen V. McKenna P’24
Megan Mehr and Andreas Mang P’29
Margaret E. Meinert ’88
Emily Mitchell
Ellen Morrissey ’73
Jill Mountford
Lillian Irani Mueller ’77
Megan Mulhern
Bettina P. Murray P’88
Emily Agnew Nelson ’63
Tereza Nemessanyi P’25
Susan Kinnear Neul ’71
Kristin F. Nicolle
Emilee O’Brien ’13
Brendan O’Dwyer
Marjorie Warner Off ’66
Gretchen Orschiedt
Carol Bruenner Parker ’66
Mallory Greene Pasquariello
Tara L. Patrina ’13
Holly E. Paul ’18
Trish and Robert Perry GP’27
Ellen Corroon Petersen ’60
Mary Derbyshire Petty ’79
Lela Schaus Philip ’79
Amanda N. Poniatowski ’14
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Carolyn Pouch ’88
Sandra Price ’82
Caroline Reed ’76
Alden Byrholdt Reith ’84
Julie Retzlaff and Whitney Flood P’27
Libby and Peter Ridgley P’22
Jennifer Rodts ’86
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Barbara Johnston Schechter ’74
Andrea Marschalk Scheyhing ’69
Gina Scinto P’29
Christopher Semk
Julia Sheldon P’20, ’23
Tracey Flach Shiel ’82
Emma Simon ’89
Elizabeth Arienti Sloane ’83
Pamela Shields Smith ’66
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Lisa and Scott Spencer P’27
Janet Stott ’66
Beth and Christopher E. Strapp P’18, ’21
IN MEMORY OF
Each year, gifts are made in memory of members of the Walker’s community who are no longer with us.
Claudia Aguero ’84
Alden Byrholdt Reith ’84
Ann A. Bliss
Laura Maver Ward ’73
Philip E. Bonz
Margaret H. Bonz
Angela F. Bothwell
Stephanie Bothwell Grillo ’90
Emily Broidrick ’98
Jennifer Soderburg ’98
Alexandra Brucker ’95
Alicia Kelly Benedetto ’97
Elizabeth A. Brucker P’95
Jessica Bartolini Patras ’95
Nicole Lewenson Shargel ’95
Stephanie Stockwell Cadigan ’79
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Nancy Mack von Euler ’79
Margaret Cameron Carey P’13
Heather M. Carey ’13
Frances Robertson Chandler ’44, P’70
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Hilary Clark ’87
Elizabeth West Glidden ’87
Jeanne Clark GP’93, ’97
Carol Clark-Flanagan and Thomas M. Flanagan P’93, ’97
Allison and Timothy Sullivan P’27
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Emily Casey Talbot ’07
Mary Frey Textor ’64
Susan Gardiner Trespalacios ’74
Jeanette Hunt Van Nice ’62
Emiliana Vegas ’85
Claudia Warner ’68
Elizabeth Brown Warters ’79
Ting Chu Richardson Waymouth ’05
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Emily R. Wick P’15
Linda Abizaid Wiener ’78
Gretchen and Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Vanessa Guerrini Maraldi Wilcox ’74
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Shari and Albert Wong P’26
Susan Foster Work ’63
Linda Roberts Zinn ’63
Gretchen Swibold P’78
Katharine Swibold ’78
Class of 1960
Patricia Connors Warrender ’60
Ann Struthers Coburn ’67
Georgia S. Carrington
Kate Corroon ’65
Ellen Corroon Petersen ’60
Beatriz de la Sierra ’86
Alina de la Sierra Murphy ’83
Eugenie Lamb Fauver ’48, P’78
Katherine Bentley MacPherson ’74
Merrilee Fuller ’66
Hilary Coulter Wodlinger ’66
Natasha Gordon ’92
Connie Morales ’92
Nancy Gerdau Graves ’59
Anne Dobbin Bailliere ’59
Mary Hall ’80
Marie Herkert Bogdanovics ’79
Elizabeth Dinkel ’80
Dolly Hall ’78
Michele C. Harris P’08
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Tracy Howell ’81
McCall Watson Eng ’81
Helen Chang Koh ’81
Lois Johnson Hughes ’74
Elizabeth Palmer Higgins ’74
Florence Hunt
Lacey Neuhaus Dorn ’65
Caroline Baldwin Lewis ’67
Nancy Hathaway Steenburg ’68
Christina Jacobs ’03
Nisha A. Mungroo Inga ’04
Kimberly and David Thacker P’24, ’27
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Caroline Toto ’26
Sheila and Michael Toto P’26
Cheryl A. Tourigny ’09
Pat and Jay S. Tourigny P’09
Quinn Van Cara ’23
Flo Van Cara GP’23
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Isabela J. Vega ’24
Melissa and Martin Vega P’24
Meera Viswanathan and Eric Widmer
Elisa Del Valle
Jennifer Schnabel Wedemeyer ’82, P’16
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Paul Koors P’27
Patricia and Paul Koors GP’27
Nicole Kuhnke ’99
Louise and Daniel O’Connell P’99
Michael H. Leonard P’93
Nancy Wong Bryan ’94
Janet Taylor Lisle ’65
Nancy Sargent Green ’65
Julien L. McCall P’72
Alison McCall ’72
Meaghan Kate McLean ’99
Mary B. McLean P’99
Dianne Meenan ’79
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Payne Payson Middleton ’45
Vanessa Guerrini Maraldi Wilcox ’74
Colleen Szabo Payne ’89
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Sondra Sickles Phelan ’53
Vanessa Guerrini Maraldi Wilcox ’74
Marie Connors Sulger Roberts ’49, P’84
Lucy and David Ball
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Hope Connors
Anne and William Inch
Kathleen and Thomas Knight
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Katharine S. O’Brien P’82, ’84
Mary Ann and James Rich
Kimberly Stiffle
Joan Gilbert Thayer ’50
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Leila Howland Wetmore ’82 and Charles D. Wetmore P’18
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Hooey Stewart Wilks ’82
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Morenike Odebiyi Williams ’89
Marsha Davis ’89
Sylvia Wommack Winchester ’74
Carolyn Wyeth ’74
Ann Dobmeyer and John Woodruff P’04, ’07
Meredythe Goethe ’05
Wanxin Xu ’26
Jing Chen and Yunping Xu P’26
Constance Yu ’26
Dongmei Zhang and Yonghe Yu P’26
Arianna Zirbel ’25
Marie Elaine Smith GP’25, ’27
Emmyt Zirbel ’27
Marie Elaine Smith GP’25, ’27
Madelene Sala Salster
Darby Tench Leicht ’74
Arria Weir Sands ’66
Alexandra Johnston Horne ’66
Deborah Flagg Scott ’48, P’74
Deborah Flagg Smith ’85
Diane Newton Sumner ’41, P’70
Elise Burns ’70
Nancy W. Tate GP’12
Paula M. Place P’12
Lynn Weaver Tidman ’59
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Linda Von Albrecht ’79
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Margaret L. Wallace
Kathleen Wallace Wee ’79
Anne Forcier Watson ’70
Sarah Blair Smith ’70
Scott M. Watson W’70
Susan Salant Wierdsma ’55
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Lynn Drury Womsley ’59
Mary Stout Lawrence ’59
Richard T. Wright P’86
Elizabeth Wright Wempe ’86
Iris Zwack ’79
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
+ DECEASED
Please note: lists may include donors who passed after making their gift.
2023–2024 ADVANCEMENT VOLUNTEERS
Every fundraising program relies upon and succeeds only with the dedication of its volunteers. Alumnae, parents, grandparents, and friends of The Ethel Walker School once again joined together to realize our 2023-2024 philanthropic goals. To each and every one, we extend our heartfelt thanks.
ANNUAL FUND VOLUNTEERS
Alexandra Badger Airth ’83
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Leander Altifois Dolphin ’95, P’24
Jean Moore Edwards ’69
Toby Bolden Hudson P’24
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Shelley Marks ’81
Amie Rappoport McKenna P’24
Ann O’Hara P’21, ’23
Melanie and Todd Pancavage P’21, P’24
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Katharine O’Brien Rohn ’82
Emma Simon ’89
Kelly Lee Tang P’27
Cynthia Vega ’82
Michaelynn Ware P’28, ’29
HOSTS
Cynthia Anderson-Barker ’72
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Mary Laub Cowan ’69
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83, P’20
Mary Lotuff Feeny ’83
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Sarah E. Johnson ’78
Kathryn Spector Lasater ’87
Ruth Cummings Mead ’47
Wendy French Nolan ’67
Ann O’Hara P’21, ’23
Ashley Lickle O’Neil ’78
Eliza Wetmore ’18
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE
Jennifer Belknap ’90
Margaret Filoon ’81
Susan S. Ford ’63
Samara Khalique Grove ’00
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Susan Storer ’71
SPEAKERS
Nigar Alam ’87
Leah Anathan ’92
Sasha Osbourne Breland ’01
Awele Chukwura ’17
Pamela Constable ’70
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Maria J. Cuissart de Grelle ’15
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Calista Duggan ’18
Enajite Igho ’15
Sylvia Manent ’08
C. Sara L. Minard ’89
Nisha Mungroo-Inga ’04
Nafarrah Ramsay ’21
Emily Sappington ’06
Sydney C. Satchell ’10
Kristen St Louis ’21
Wendy Walker ’85
Katherine Weiss ’21
Julie Welles ’06
CLASS CORRESPONDENTS
1947 Ruth Cummings Mead
1952 Carol Grady Andrews
1953 Susie Kleinhans Gilbertson
1955 Letitia McClure Potter
1956 Adrianne Massie Hill
1957 Jean Tilt Sammis
1958 Barbara Welles Bartlett
1959 Elena Miller Shoch
1960 Phyllis Richard Fritts
1962 Sage Dunlap Chase
1965 Sarah Elting Doering
1968 Kimberley Smith Niles
1969 Gurukirn Kaur Khalsa
1970 Gail Chandler Gaston
1971 Betsy Ballenger
1971 Deborah A. Seaman
1971 Cynthia Smith Evanisko
1972 Gilda Rogers
1974 Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox
1975 Veda Pendleton
1976 Nita Koutsoukos
1977 Juliet Ward Flood
1978 Katharine Swibold
1979 Karen Polcer Bdera
1980 Jennifer Hetzler
1981 Veronica Leger
1982 Cynthia Vega
1985 Esther Pryor
1986 Tahra Makinson-Sanders
1987 Lori Stewart
1988 Carolyn Pouch
1989 Marsha Davis
1990 Amanda Pitman
1991 Sarah Keefer
1992 Whitley Ram Schoeny
1993 Augusta Morrison Harrison
1994 Philippa Eschauzier Earl
1995 Nicole Lewenson Shargel
1997 Karen Crowe
1997 Alicia Benedetto
1998 Brooke Berescik-Johns
1999 Vivienne Felix
2000 Allison Quigley
2001 Alicia Little Hodge
2002 Holly Jackson
2005 Emma Bedford-Jack
2006 Marielle Vigneau-Britt
2006 Alle Shane
2006 Ebony Moses
2007 Jeanette Pelizzon
2007 Emily Casey Talbot
2008 Kathleen Kirby
2009 Caitlin Moss
2010 Marianne Pettit Watt
2011 Kelsey Ballard
2012 Jordana Clarke
2013 Paige Williams-Menard
2013 Ameena Makhdoomi
2014 Brittany Camacho
2014 Artemis Talvat
2014 Lisa Volg
2014 Taryn Anderson
2014 Olivia Aker
2015 Talia Basch
2015 Emily Mauldin
2016 Georgia Paul
2017 Idabelle Paterson
2018 Caroline Strapp
2019 Katherine Dunn
REUNION VOLUNTEERS
1959 Elena Miller Shoch
1974 Elizabeth Palmer Higgins
1974 Vanessa Guerrini-Maraldi Wilcox
1974 Pamela Shipley
1974 Elizabeth West Sneath
1979 Dana Cooper
1979 Lela Schaus Philip
1979 Catherine Terry Taylor
1979 Nancy Mack von Euler
1979 Karen Polcer Bdera
1989 Jennifer Alter Abt
1989 Aimee Murdock Burke
1989 Fiona de Kerckhove
1989 Emma Simon
1994 Alexandra Flood Alcoff
1999 Vivienne Felix
2004 Katherine R. Hypolite-MacMannis
2004 Breanne Evans
2004 Berit Crawford
2009 Brennan Maine
REGIONAL VOLUNTEERS
Fiona de Kerckhove ’89
Wendy Hodgkins DeLorey ’83, P’20
Sarah Elting Doering ’65
Samara Khalique Grove ’00
Alicia Little Hodge ’01
Charlotte Weidlein Lenzner ’05
Beth McGuinness ’88
Jeanette Pelizzon ’07
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Jamiah Tappin ’00
Eliza Wetmore ’18
PARENTS ASSOCIATION
2023-2024 EXECUTIVE BOARD
Toby Bolden Hudson P’24 Co-President
Tom Miller P’28, ’29 Co-President
Alescia C. Ford P’28 Vice-President
Melissa Vega P’24
Treasurer
Sheila Toto P’26
Secretary
Darci Vallez P’27
Board Member-at-Large
FORMER TRUSTEES
Renee H. Alexander P’13
Chad Alfeld P’19
Abdulatif Al-Hamad P’02
Lynn Allegaert ’64
L. Thomas Applegate P’95
Julia Whitfield Auerbach ’82
Bruce Backman P’16, ’18
David H. Badger P’83
Betsy Ballenger ’71
Beverly Vander Poel Banker ’60, P’82
Ann Barry P’14
Lawrence E. Bathgate II P’90
Timothy R. Bazemore
Stephen Becker P’15
Constance Lavino Bell ’48, P’72, ’75, GP’12, ’14
Stuart M. Bell
Roberta Gerstell Bennett ’53
Julie Berard P’19
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Anne Black P’03
Nancie Magee Bourne ’53, P’77, ’82
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Lorraine Smith Brooks ’75
Wendy Buck Brown ’79
Claudia Ramsland Burch ’68
Joseph J. Carideo P’93
Janet Carroll ’72
David Castellani P’09
Paulette Castillo ’73
Page Chapman P’81
Elizabeth Sivage Clark ’67, P’04
G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Jeffrey W. Cook P’73, ’75
Natalie Corbett P’21
Ann Stone Costello ’68
E. Kay Cowan
Mally Cox-Chapman ’69
Darrell W. Crate P’19
Gizella Callender Crawford ’81
Terry Crescimanno P’08, ’13
Philip Crowe, Jr. P’97, GP’13
Robin Lorton Danell ’81
Barbara O. David P’92
John B. Davies P’96, ’00
Lorinda Payson de Roulet ’47, P’70
Sarah House Denby ’72
Ashley Bourne Dewey ’82
Mishone Donelson P’25
Ruth Z. Dougher P’89
S. Hallock du Pont, Jr., P’95
Clive L. DuVal III P’09
Margaret Field ’60
Susan Hewitt Fischer ’66
Alfred J. Fisher III P’92
Lindsay P. N. Flynn ’05
Patrick Flynn P’05
Susan S. Ford ’63
Stuart Forman P’02
Kathanne Fowler P’12
John R. French P’83, ’87
David M. Gaffney P’90
Gail Chandler Gaston ’70
Aileen Turnbull Geddes ’56
Christopher Getman P’86
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
James P. Gorter W’50, P’77
Richard Gottlieb P’93, ’96
Margaret Gray ’67
Larry Gregory P’13
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Fred A. Hazlewood P’92
Elise Truebner Henning ’61
C. Hugh Hildesley P’85
Adrianne Massie Hill ’56
Mark R. Hornberger P’01
Iain Howard-Sorrell P’09
Pamela Wasley Hughes ’63
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Lucy Rosenberry Jones ’59, P’80, GP’21
Ann H. Kaplan P’95
George E. Kelly, Jr. P’93, ’97
Spencer Lampert P’14
Michael G. Licopantis P’84, ’87
Frances Lippincott ’76
Shayna Cohen Luciani ’93, P’20, ’21
Russell R. MacDonnell P’96
Cythlen Cunningham Maddock ’63
Colleen Magnus P’20
Lynn Sheppard Manger ’59
Cecily Chilton Matthai ’77
Anne Sprole Mauk ’69
John J. McAtee
Alison McCall ’72
Geoffrey R. McConnell P’98
Jay H. McDowell P’89
Mary Mead-Hagen ’72
Sophie Mellon P’15
Curtis Mewbourne P’18
Gail Sheppard Moloney ’56
Elizabeth Yinkey Moore ’64
Myrthia Moore ’79
M. Lane Morrison P’93
Laura Mountcastle ’74
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Bettina P. Murray P’88
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Celeste Royall Niarchos ’64
Dane Nichols ’64
Robert E. Nolan P’84
Katharine S. O’Brien P’82, ’84
Kemble Lickle O’Donnell ’79
G. Peter O’Neill, Jr.
Harold C. Parisen P’90
Kathryn McCarthy Parsons ’75
Kelly O’Connor Pasciucco ’79
Amy Paul P’16, ’18
Gitte Pedersen-Botero P’21
Angelene Pell ’57
Amanda Pitman ’90
Patricia Onderdonk Pruett
Diane Puckhaber P’07
Elizabeth Rauch Rainoff ’53
Susan Jensen Rawles ’82
Shannon Young Ray ’80
Brooke Gaffney Redmond ’90
David N. Reid P’09
Catherine S. Roberts P’96
Marie Connors Sulger
Roberts ’49, P’84
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Sahba Sadegh-Vaziri ’82
Jean Tilt Sammis ’57
Wilner Samson P’20, ’23
Susan Sappington P’06, GP’24
Nicholas Schaus P’79
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Staley Cayce Sednaoui ’76
Lisa Pagliaro Selz ’69
Gail Shelton P’12
Glenn A. Sieber P’09
DeBorah Bryant Sonnenschein ’73
Donya Nagib Soriano ’90
Deborah Bell Spoehel ’75, P’14
Elizabeth Austell Straight ’68
Ruth Streeter ’72
Linda Strohmeyer P’21
Richard P. Sullivan P’83, ’84
Susan Knapp Thomas ’80
Edith Timken P’89
Abigail Trafford ’57
Elizabeth Smith van Gemeren ’77, P’07, ’09
Cynthia T. Vega ’82
Victoria Veh ’76
Carol Watson ’90, P’23
Emily R. Wick P’15
Frederick Wierdsma P’18
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Marilyn Hodges Wilmerding ’60
Vanessa Wilson ’76
Katharine Winship ’73
William Wrigley, Jr. P’14
WHY I GIVE
MARGARET GRAY, FORMER TRUSTEE
“I am so impressed with the Capabilities Approach; the academic rigor and innovative curriculum; the outstanding leadership of the Board, head of school, teachers, and staff; the growing prosperity of the financial endowments; and the continuation of the enthusiasm, warmth, and friendships of our students, so emblematic of Walker’s. Much love, care, and hard work sustain these accomplishments. You’ve given us a great history and an amazing future.”
THE ETHEL WALKER HERITAGE SOCIETY
The Ethel Walker Heritage Society celebrates and honors those women and men who have chosen to make gifts to The Ethel Walker School through a bequest or other legacy giving, including life insurance and remainder trusts. Throughout Walker’s long history, planned gifts have been the largest source of income for the School. Ethel Walker Smith’s personal planned giving reflects this philosophy and generosity of spirit. She has been an extraordinary benefactor to the School, having shaped the School with her vision from its founding moments and now with her planned giving into perpetuity. Her demonstration of planning for the future helped to realize her philanthropic ambitions. It is a fitting tribute that our planned giving society bears her name. We invite alumnae, parents, and friends to share in Ethel Walker Smith’s ambitions and commitment to an extraordinary education for girls and consider joining her and many others by creating a planned gift.
Ted Alexander GP’13+
Lynn Allegaert ’64
Elizabeth Radley Anderson ’53+
Joan Garver Anderson ’57+
Beverly Vander Poel Banker ’60, P’82
Karen Polcer Bdera ’79
Suzanne Chapin Berl ’64
Margot Campbell Bogert ’60
Constance Irwin Bray ’56+
Ann Watson Bresnahan ’69
Hope Nesbit Brown ’43+
Helen Watson Buckner ’36+
Frances Hazen Bulkeley ’44, P’68+
Paul M. Butterworth+
Elizabeth Rockwell Cesare
Hilary Clark ’87+
Ruth Cleveland+
Rebecca and G. Munroe Cobey P’01, ’03
Sarah Gates Colley ’75
Clive K. Connor P’05
PLANNED GIVING
Quarrier Bloch Cook ’53+
Sharon and John B. Davies P’96, ’00
Elizabeth Carpenter Davis ’41, GP’80+
Leonor Lobo de Gonzalez ’51
Antoinette and Nicholas de Wolff P’23
Amey Amory DeFriez ’45, P’67, ’69+
Alice G. Gay+
Sally Young Gevalt ’38+
Sara Kellogg Goodrich
Ruth Harrison Grobe ’69
Kate Crichton Gubelmann ’67
Harriet Henderson 1918+
Constance and C. Hugh
Hildesley P’85
Katharine Lee Howard ’36+
Leslie Davies Huguenin ’96
Joan Pruitt Ireland ’49+
Carol Hoffman Jason ’75
Sarah E. Johnson ’78, P’10
Moorhead C. Kennedy W’52
Elizabeth Grant Lasell ’32, P’62+
Dora Sinclair Loutrel ’33+
Eileen Josten Lowe ’43+
Tatiana Litchfield Lowe ’35+
Mary Coe Lynch ’33+
Deborah Williams MacKenzie ’55+
Doris Merrill Magowan ’32+
Martha Bloch McLanahan ’58
Vernon Lynch Merrill ’44+
Payne Payson Middleton ’45+
Katherine Mountcastle P’72, ’74+
Kenneth Mountcastle P’72, ’74+
Elizabeth Nash Muench ’55
Leslie Hailand Newman ’66
Marguerite Sykes Nichols ’31, P’53+
Harriet Parker 1923+
Judith Anne Walker Peabody ’47+
Letitia McClure Potter ’55, P’85
Elizabeth Rauch Rainoff ’53
Alita Weaver Reed ’60+
Tracey S. Reifler ’82
Barclay Robinson+
Margot Treman Rose ’80
Mary Bebel Schinke ’81
Tracey Smith ’74
Jane Bassett Spilman P’76
Wendell Miller Steavenson ’58
Amy Storrow ’81
Elizabeth Austell Straight ’68
Emalea Warner Trentman ’32+
Molly Mixsell Waldron ’32+
Phyllis Watts P’17
Abra Prentice Wilkin ’60
Louise Brooks Willard ’46+
Terese Treman Williams ’55, P’80
Nancy Cooper Young-Williams ’48, P’70+
+ DECEASED
Please note: lists may include donors who passed after making their gift.
Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to show your support and appreciation for The Ethel Walker School and its mission while meeting your personal financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals — extending your generosity into the future. We encourage you to explore how planned giving might fit into your own story. Taking even small steps now, like learning about options or having initial conversations, can help you make informed decisions about your long-term impact. Planned giving isn’t just for retirees or those with significant wealth — it’s a thoughtful option for anyone who wants to create lasting impact for causes they care about.
• Many planned gifts cost nothing during your lifetime
• You can start small and adjust your plans as circumstances change
• The sooner you begin planning, the more options you have to structure your giving
• Professional advisors can help explore what works for your situation
• Your gift can provide for both loved ones and charitable causes
Planned gifts can take many forms
• Bequests in your will or trust
• Charitable gift annuities that provide income during your lifetime
• Life insurance policies naming a charity as beneficiary
• Retirement account designations
• Charitable remainder trusts
• IRA charitable rollover allows individuals 70 ½+ years to make tax-free gifts each year up to $100,000
If you would like a complimentary guide for information and strategies: Year-End Charitable Strategies in 2024; Leverage Gain, Increase Income, and Reduce Taxes, please contact us. We are happy to speak with you directly about your philanthropic goals and how you can include Walker’s in your gift planning. Please contact Assistant Head for Advancement Gretchen Orschiedt at gorschiedt@ethelwalker.org or +1-860-408-4260. Visit ethelwalker.giftplans.org to learn more.
KAREN POLCER BDERA ’79
When Karen was touring boarding schools in 1976 and entered the lobby of Beaver Brook, she knew she was home. “I had a visceral connection to the space and knew at that moment “this is the place’.” Karen’s three years at Walker’s were filled with opportunities to explore the arts in the Dance Workshop and leadership roles in the Music and French Clubs. “We were so busy with our academics and extracurriculars, that I mastered the art of organization, which made my first year at Barnard great. I was able to get all of my work done, have strong grades, and still be able to enjoy the nightlife in New York City!”
of warmth and belonging I felt many years ago in the lobby of Beaver Brook is still so strong, and the girls are being given opportunities that I couldn’t have imagined back in the late ’70s. A seminar about investing in the stock market at age 16? That is uniquely Walker’s and I am so proud of the innovative academic programming today.”
Including Walker’s in my will is a natural extension of my lifetime commitment and a way to assure that this remarkable School — that provided me with such a strong foundation for life — stays strong and does the same for generations to come.”
“Think of what Walker’s did for you. For the lifelong friendships you have made and kept. Think of who you have become because of Walker’s — how can you not commit to keeping this institution alive and well?”
Since graduation, Karen has served as the Class of 1979 correspondent, an experience that has deepened her connection to her classmates over the years. “As more time passes, the more our life experiences feel so similar. It’s been wonderful to stay close to old friends, and build relationships with classmates I did not know as well while at school. We are an accomplished and fascinating group of women.”
As a loyal, consecutive-year donor to Walker’s for over four decades, Karen has seen the School evolve and change. “That feeling
Karen’s message to fellow alums?
“Think of what Walker’s did for you. For the lifelong friendships you have made and kept. Think of who you have become because of Walker’s — how can you not commit to keeping this institution alive and well?”
There are many ways to include Walker’s in your gift planning and we are available to talk with you about your goals. Please reach out to Gretchen Orschiedt, Assistant Head for Advancement, at gorschiedt@ethelwalker.org or +1 860-408-4260.
Visit ethelwalker.giftplans.org to learn more.
WAYS TO GIVE TO WALKER’S
At the heart of Walker’s mission is our commitment to prepare students to make a difference in our world. Whether you are an alumna, parent, employee, or friend of the School, you know that service to others and a philanthropic spirit are central to who we are and what we do.
When you give to Walker’s, you participate in something bigger than all of us: a tradition of giving since 1911 that spans generations of Walker’s women, their loved ones, and countless friends and supporters. Whatever method is best for you, we thank you for making Walker’s a philanthropic priority.
Please let us help facilitate your giving. Contact us at any time about making gifts via phone, mail, online, recurring, planned, in-kind, cash wire, or stock. We are here to help.
WAYS TO GIVE
Online: www.ethelwalker.org/support
By mail:
Annual Fund for Walker’s
The Ethel Walker School
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
By phone: +1-860-408-4260
Venmo account: @EWS1911
MEET WALKER’S ADVANCEMENT TEAM
Gretchen Orschiedt
Assistant Head for Advancement gorschiedt@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4260
Je Banach
Advancement Research Manager jbanach@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4255
Kathryn Bratslavsky
Advancement Associate kbratslavsky@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4251
Kelly DeVivo
Special Events Manager kdevivo@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4253
Allie Harris ’13 Advancement Communications Coordinator aharris@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4249
Marion Paterson P’17, ’19 Director of Alumnae Relations mpaterson@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4257
Melissa B. Regan P’13 Major Gifts Officer mregan@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4259
Isabelle Russell Stewardship and Donor Relations Manager irussell@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4332
Liana Sowa Advancement Database Assistant lsowa@ethelwalker.org +1-860-408-4258
CLASS OF 2024 MATRICULATION LIST THE SUNDIAL
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GIVING CHALLENGE 2023-2024
An annual tradition at Walker’s is our SunDial Giving Challenge. The 2023–2024 challenge raised $300,000 for the Annual Fund for Walker’s and brought us all together in school spirit — whether a Sun or a Dial!
Hooray Sunray to the DIALS who collectively had ONE more donor over the SUNS!
160 DONORS
Thank you for your spirit and support!
159 DONORS
