2018-2019
Report on Giving Thank you for supporting Park!
Introducing the Class of 2019!
In 2018-19 you gave
$803,317 to The Park School
Thank you! 2018-19 GIVING SUMMARY
Director of Development Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ’81 and Head of School Jeremy Besch.
Unrestricted Annual Fund
$291,170
Restricted Annual Fund
$130,613
Special Events
$175,939
Centennial Capital Campaign
Dear Friends, Greetings from Snyder where the 107th opening day of The Park School of Buffalo is upon us! We begin this message with a big THANK YOU to all in the Pioneer community who supported the School this past year with time, talent, and treasure. It is your generosity and passion for a Park education that makes possible all that happens on the Harlem Road campus and through the many communities in which our students engage. The dedication of the Knopp-Hailpern Science Center on June 14 was the culmination of an exciting year. Hundreds of supporters and friends came together to see Park’s new science building and the surrounding landscape that is an integral part of the environmental academic program. Watch for a full report on the three part Centennial Campaign later this Fall.
Gifts to Park School Foundation
$83,893 $1,675
Park School Foundation $120,027 endowment distribution to support scholarship, professional development, and more
TOTAL
$803,317
Park students and faculty immediately benefitted from your continued generosity during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Throughout the 2018-19 year, new Head of School Jeremy Besch shared a vision for Park that embraces the Pioneer spirit that has defined the School since its founding while remaining future focused as a Progressive school giving students the education and skills needed for success in an ever changing world. In the following pages, we honor the hundreds of donors included in this Report on Giving. Eight decades of Park graduates supported the School last year as well as parents and grandparents of current students and alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, friends, and neighbors. We also had successful FUNdraising events that brought the community together to celebrate Park and provide the resources needed to sustain and enhance this outstanding education for today’s Pioneers. Many thanks to each and every one of you listed here! Warmly,
Jeremy Besch Head of School
Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 Director of Development
Mary Hammett Lewis
Leadership Circle Every contribution to Park is received with gratitude and directly supports our students, faculty, and campus. The generous members of our Mary Hammett Lewis Leadership Circle demonstrate a profound commitment to the School with their gifts of $1,000 or more in support of the restricted and unrestricted Annual Fund during the 2018-19 fiscal year. We are exceedingly grateful for this generosity.
$20,000 + Founders Council
Anonymous Martin and Sarah Berardi P’03 ‘04 Dann Family ‘47 ‘75 / VIYU Foundation
$10,000 - $19,999 Trustees Council
Melissa and Allan Baumgart P’10 ‘12 ‘16 Carolyn and Robert L. Montgomery, Jr. ‘55 Rupp Family Foundation / William Rupp ‘72
$5,000 - $9,999 Faculty Council
Anonymous Bruce Baird and Susan O’Connor Baird David Harvey and Stanley Fernandez P’32 Fung Eng and Carol Hasegawa P’01 ‘07 ‘11 Chip Johnston ‘62 and Cindy Smith Johnston ‘63 Marks Family Foundation / Heather Marks Palmer ‘83 Thomas L. Munschauer ‘71 Cheryl Rosenberg P’98 ‘05 ‘08 Alma Scully Paula M. Wardynski ‘75
$2,500 - $4,999 Centennial Club
Marilyn and David Brock ‘63 Peter C. Cornell Trust at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Warren and Patty Cohen Gelman ‘66 Elizabeth and Douglas Goldstein ‘77 Luke Gozelski ‘20 Christopher and Cameron Greene P’90 John and Amy Hoskins P’32 Vicki Humston-Casas ‘90 and the Humston Family
John N. Lipsitz ‘71 and Maria Scrivani P’02 ‘10 K. Michael Maloney ‘78 Van and Trudy Mollenberg P’97 Mike and Holly Constantine Ortman ‘96 P’27 ‘31 Patricia Burns Richardson ‘58 Reed and Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 P’16 ‘19 David and Anne Taylor P’03 ‘06 Susan Weissgerber ‘66
$1,000 - $2,499 Orange & Brown Club
Anonymous Victoria Blanco Alfiero Howard and Lana Benatovich P’90 Jeremy and Rebecca Besch P’21 ‘23 Jason and Grace Bird P’27 ‘30 ‘32 Cameron Brown ‘75 Ann P. Burns P’73 ‘74 ‘81 ‘82 Mary Bradach and Susan Charters P’27 Mrs. William M.E. Clarkson P’73 ‘75 ‘77 Gary Cohen Walter and Connie Constantine P’94 ‘96 ‘00 Alyson and Kevin Coppola ‘03 P’32 Stephen and Shelley Coppola P’00 ‘03 Gerald and Michelle Cornish P’15 Daniel Cox ‘67 Laurie Dann and Thomas Hunt Andrew and Kelly Dunn P’31 Joseph and Trish Emhof P’10 Max Evers ‘66 Susanne Francis P’16 Anselm and Mary Lou George P’97 Gary Grelick ‘65 Joan and Guy Gunzberg ‘58 Eric Hahn P’17 Hilary Harty ‘63 Lois Farquharson Hayes ‘45 Michael Helmstetter ‘82 Suzanne Hirsch ‘65 Brian Horvath ‘90 Frederic and Marie Houston P’83 John Hoyt ‘78 and Aana Lauckhart Linda Johnson Sarah Johnston ‘82
Edwin Johnston P’82 Kenneth and Linda Angert Kahn ‘62 Barbara and Mark Karrer ‘73 P’10 Julie Knopp ‘73 Naniscah Koessler P’85 ‘88 Jordan and Holly Levy P’03 ‘08 D. Jeffrey Lischer ‘82 J. Eric Maki ‘78 John and Bonnie Malone P’20 Roy and Jean Manno Karen Seeberg Marshall ‘63 Claire McGowan Molly and Joseph McMahon ‘83 P’10 ‘14 ‘15 Karen Vogel Nichols ‘66 James Obletz ‘99 Steve ‘66 and Sally Hatcher Obletz ‘81 P’95 ‘98 ‘99 ‘02 Nnenna Kalaya “Sisi” Okereke ‘87 Michael and Meg Ovitt P’19 Patti and David Patton ‘61 Bill Perry and Amy Coletti P’19 William W. Pfeifer ‘83 P’17 David A. Rich Jr. ‘88 and Terri Cockrell Rich ‘88 Nena and Ted Rich ‘88 Julianne Rizzo P’15 ‘18 ‘20 Kimberly and Andrew Roberts ‘90 Heather and Donald Roberts ‘59 P’84 ‘88 ‘90 ‘93 Lee and Zilly Rosen P’23 Eugene M. Setel ‘46 (d) P’73 ‘80 ‘82 Barbara Sicherman ‘51 Trevor and Wende Mollenberg Stevenson ‘97 P’19 ‘28 ‘28 Parviz and Barbara Taefi P’96 Brad Tashenberg Daniel and Lori Trock P’27 United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Donna Vogel ‘68 Stefanie and Richard Vogel ‘68 Elizabeth DeWees Walker Scholarship Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Helen V. Walker Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Carl Weissgerber ‘64 Robert J. Wilson ‘55
The donors listed within this report represent unrestricted and restricted Annual Fund gifts made to Park during the 2018-19 fiscal year. All donations made to the Science@Park Capital Campaign will be reported later this year. Thank you for your support!
2018-19 Donors
The lists below recognize our generous donors who contributed to the School during the 2018-19 fiscal year, July 1 - June 30. We are extremely grateful to the supporters listed on the following pages for their dedication to Park and their gifts to the School, both of which continue to enhance the unique Park experience for all students. Every effort has been made to present a thorough and accurate listing of all donors who made unrestricted and restricted Annual Fund gifts to the School during the 2018-19 fiscal year. If your name was omitted or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies and let us know so that we may correct our records.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES David G. Brock ’63, President Trudy Mollenberg, Vice President Holly Constantine Ortman ’96, Vice President Cheri Carter, Secretary Jason Bird, Treasurer
Christie Witt Berardi Martin J. Berardi David Harvey Carol Hasegawa John Hoskins Jr. John Malone Karen Seeberg Marshall ’63
Greg Nayor Jamie Obletz ’99 Cecily Rodriguez David Taylor Josephine Stevens ’19, Student Rep
Macarena Fritz-Cefaratti, Faculty Rep Joelle Hiller, Faculty Rep Kody Sprague ‘03, Alumni Association Rep Julianne Rizzo, PPA President
FACULTY AND STAFF Liridon Asllani Cate Bearss Cheryl Benzinger Jeremy Besch Macarena Fritz Cefaratti Marnie Benatovich Cerrato ‘90 Lisa Conrad Katie Danieu-Schiess Adrienne DeGroat Mike Deitzer Dr. Margaret Diamond Amy Diati
Angela DiSalvo Chris Downey Molly Drozda Stephan George ‘97 Tom Gruszka Charles Hartney Jennifer Henshue Joelle Hiller Beth Anne Jeswald Jodee Johnson Matt Johnson Bob Keller
JoAnne Leugemors Andrea Martzolf Karen Miller Leslie Occhiuto Tanya Okoniewski Monica Padmanabha Kyle Polaske Valerie Rico Bill Rider Christine Rieuf Kim Ruppel Kennedy Schultz
Anna Scirri Michele Shadden Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 Britton Thomas Jose Vega Alyssa Walsh Bethany Ward Kevin Wartinger Amy Wiese Lisa Wood Max Zelikman
1940
ALUMNI AND STUDENTS
Henry Baxter Mary Doolittle Taylor (d) Sally Keating Walsh
1942
Arthur Meyer
1943
Barbara Morrison Feldman
1945
Lois Farquharson Hayes
1946
1958
George E. Brady Gail Haddaway Bramer Margaret Kimball Chapin Timothy J. Finnell Guy Gunzberg Susan Womer Katzev Linda Buerk Matt Janet Aberdeen Mueller Patricia Burns Richardson Carl Wagner Lisbeth Walls
1959
1966
Sandy Carrel Max Evers Patty Cohen Gelman Amy Greene Sally Clough Hezel Richard Kleinschmidt Frank Mecklenberg John Nesbitt Karen Vogel Nichols Stephen Obletz Susan Weissgerber
1967
Perry Caldwell Taddy Taylor Dann Lois Farber Dopkins
Charles C. Cheney Leslie Fisher Curtiss Cornelia Lewis Dopkins Jonathan Guillaume Susan Berryhill Hill Jerome G. Jacobstein Thomas H. Krakauer Donald C. Roberts Ellen Levy Schwimmer
1948
1960
John E. Clark, Jr. Susan West Cutter Larry Franco Michael Koren James Morrison John and Deborah Smith Sheedy Thomas H. Speller, Jr. Nancy Teach Donna Vogel Richard Vogel Lorna Walker Jane Weintraub
David Parke C. Allan Ryan Eugene M. Setel (d)
1947
Bradford Field
1949
Marguerite Morey Zabriskie
1950
Peter B. Dow Ruth Jones Glascock Charlotte Keeney Valaer
Michael F. Dozoretz Rosalind Kimball Moulton Barbara Dodd Murray C. Bradley Tashenberg Corning Townsend Bonnie McDougal White
1961
Mark W. Berghash Joan Plumb Reeves Carol Kellogg Wyndham
Barbara Brizdle Hilary P. Harty Lucinda Jackson Hylkema Thomas H. Leed David Patton Walter Piepke Arthur Roberts Susan Russell George P. Urban
1953
1962
1951
Barbara Sicherman
1952
Barbara Hurwitz Davis Margaretta Lyon Fulton Karl A. Heilborn Amanda Fisk Hobart
1954
Dale G. Casto Susanne Hecht Goldstein Sydney Elster Goldstein Guy C. Kaldis Sheila Bleichfeld Ross
1955
Greta Benjamin Berkson John and Martha Keeler Clark Sandra Mols Hughes David Lyon Robert L. Montgomery Jr. Almerin “Buzz” O’Hara Robert J. Wilson
1956
Sara Wyckoff Hurley P. Anna Johnson Gabrielle Stevens Kimmel James Whitehead
1957
David H. Colton Richard Robbins Peggy DeWitt Stokes Nancy Townsend Wyman
Stephen Clement III Grier Livington Curtis Henry Hooker Chip Johnston Linda Angert Kahn Harry LaForge David Laufer Peter Potter
1963
Raymond Bernhardt David G. Brock Thomas Cary Cindy Smith Johnston Karen Seeberg Marshall Philip Marshall Eleanor Staniland Stofan
1964
Chris Eggleston Richard Higgins Gary Mols Janice Wolf Schultz Sarah Roberts Strouss Carl Weissgerber
1965
DeeDee Danahy Booth W. Lawrence Buck Leonard D. Carrel Gary Grelick Jill Robinson Harper Suzanne R. Hirsch Charles Sawyer
Joseph W. Allen Carolyn Clement Clark Daniel C. Cox Gregory D. Galloway Deborah Hoffman Kulok Gretchen J. Metzloff Girard Robinson
1968
1969
Peter D. Alt Richard Lipsitz Laura Olena Mixter Thomas B. Obletz
1970
Duncan Clarke Alden Meyer Francis T. Riforgiato Brian Rowe Douglas Taylor
1971
Karyl Berger Cafiero Nancy Hill Gurney Kent and Mary Robinson Jewett John N. Lipsitz Thomas L. Munschauer Jeffrey Rochwarger Elizabeth Rose Stanton
1972
Dorothy Hoffman Bergman David Loonsk David A. Munschauer William Rupp
1973
1975
Cameron Brown Louisa Herrick Crosby Mike Dann Leslie Dopkins Doolittle Leslie Bunis Ohl Cynthia Pearce LeMap Jennifer L. Smith Cheryl Skuller Wald Paula M. Wardynski
1976
Douglas B. Doolittle
1977
Douglas Goldstein Carl F. Henzelmann III DeWitt C. Ivins Gail Sanderson
1978
Patrick Cohn Bill Heussler John Hoyt J. Eric Maki K. Michael Maloney Spencer Patterson Greg Van Liew
1979
Rebecca Potter Glikbarg Whitney Hoyt
1980
Peter Brason Jeffrey Duryea Jerilyn Bradley Schnitzel Eugene Sorets
1981
Andrew A. Morrison Sally Hatcher Obletz H. Paolo Reichlin Carolyn Hoyt Stevens Joel Van Liew
1982
Thomas A. Doran Michael Helmstetter Sarah Johnston D. Jeffrey Lischer Wendy Newman Pratt Alanna Rosen
1983
Christopher R. Adams Candace Lynn Bell Joseph McMahon Heather Marks Palmer Stanley Panetski William Pfeifer A. Mark Taylor Emily Weil
1984
Elisa Morgulis Appelbaum Paul Iskalo
Alison H. Clarkson Mark W. Karrer Julie Knopp Douglas Levi Obletz
1987
1974
Vicki Humston-Casas David A. Rich Jr. and Terri Cockrell Rich Ted Rich D. Charles Roberts Jr.
Miles C. Borzilleri Cynthia Bradley Crippen Emily Kunkel Dahlstrom Reine Hauser Martha Robinson Higgins
Nnenna Kalaya “Sisi” Okereke Erica Scott
1988
ALUMNI AND STUDENTS 1989
2014
1990
2015
Glenn Goldman Marnie Benatovich Cerrato Tripp Higgins Brian Horvath Andrew Roberts
1992
Sarah Gelman Carney
1993
Collin Cook Sarah Hezel Lisa Gelman-Koessler
1994
Ted Constantine
1996
Seamus Gallivan Holly Constantine Ortman
1997
Stephan George Wende Mollenberg Stevenson
1999
Karen Gorlewski Fasoldt Elizabeth Gerbush Michael Manning Joel Moore James Obletz Rachel Hezel Rzayev
2000
Emily Constantine Doren
2002
Sara Schmitt
2003
Christopher Berardi Kevin Coppola Kody Sprague Rebecca Taylor
2004
Risa Pearl Kate Peck Robert Reese
2006
Jocelyn Bos-Fisher Anna Hezel Allison Taylor
2007
Andrea Reese Ulrich
2008
Sarah Giancola Jud and Amanda Heussler
2010
Elle Emhof Harry Lipsitz
2011
Lukas Eng
2012
Clayton Baumgart
Julian Fraize Caroline Connors Trevor Cornish * Liana Ellegate
2016
Gaby Baumgart Meghan Francis* Seychelle Mikofsky* Mia Stevens* Maddie Welchoff
EVENT HOSTS Thank you to the alumni and friends listed below for hosting reunion parties and regional gatherings for Park. These gatherings are a wonderful opportunity for Pioneers to gather together, hear updates on the School, and reconnect with friends and classmates.
Reunion Gatherings
Heather and Don Roberts ‘59 Charlie Cheney ‘59 Jamie Obletz ‘99 Dick Lipsitz ‘69 Tom Obletz ‘69 Elisa Morgulies Appelbaum ‘84 Leah Glickman ‘84
Regional Gatherings Joe and Tricia Emhof, Elle Emhof ‘10 Suzy Hecht Goldstein ‘54 Whitney Hoyt ‘79 Patti and David Patton ‘61
2017
Noah Cosimano-White
2018
James Ellegate* Sam Koplas*
2019
Harrison Abramaitys* Drew Butler* Elena Collier-Hezel* Jordan Gompah* Feixue Huang* Xinghao James Mao* Isabella Moulden* Zihan Eva Nie* Ebuka Nnagbo* Ronni Nwora* Oliver Powell* David Reid* Michael Rose* AJ Spero* Josephine Stevens* Holly Stevenson* Eman Wajed*
2020
Nicole Ellegate Luke Gozelski * Young Alumni Loyalty Circle donors who have given every year since graduating from Park.
2018-19 ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB James Brace Conrad Family Mariely Downey Will Genrich ‘96 Gozelski Family Fung Eng and Carol Hasegawa Tripp Higgins ‘90 Hoyt Stevens Family 81 ‘16 ‘19 Richard Jacob Joanne Leugemors Chris Martoche ‘93 Ovitt Family ‘19 Julianne Rizzo Thomas Williams and Barb Miller
Pioneers in the New York City area gathered in May at the home of Patti and David Patton ‘61 and heard Park updates from new Head of School Jeremy Besch.
UNITED WAY PARTNERSHIP We are proud of our long partnership with the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, which has been a beneficiary of Country Fair proceeds since the 1940s. Thank you to the following friends who designate gifts to Park through the United Way. Thomas and Stacy Beauford Marilyn and David Brock ‘63 Greg and Allison Sagraves Connors Jennifer and Ted Constantine ‘94 Walter and Connie Constantine
Jesse and Emily Constantine Doren ‘00 Robin King ‘82 and Trevor Foote Holly Constantine Ortman ‘96 and Mike Ortman Bill and Liz Parke
MATCHING GIFTS Park is grateful to the many companies who support their current and former employees’ charitable giving by matching all or part of the donation. Thank you to the organizations listed below for your generosity to Park. Applied Materials Bank of America Davis Selected Advisers Fidelity Foundation HSBC Bank J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation Mattel Children’s Foundation Medina Foundation
Merrill Lynch Foundation Microsoft Penguin Random House Praxair RBD Foundation TD Ameritrade Thomson Reuters Torrington Savings Bank Wells Fargo Foundation
PARENTS Mark Abramaitys P’19 Betsy Abramson and David Reisman P’25 Kala Adams P’33 Penny Adams P’10 Fred and Melissa Archer P’29 Liridon and Vjollca Asllani P’30 Lynne Bader and Nancy Jackman P’22 ‘22 Diana Balconi P’22 Thomas and Stacy Beauford P’27 Cheryl and John Benzinger P’22 ‘25 Christie Witt Berardi and Chris Berardi ‘03 P’33 Jeremy and Rebecca Besch P’21 ‘23 Jason and Grace Bird P’27 ‘30 ‘32 Tim Boyd and Carolyn Higbie P’20 ‘20 Shauna Bream and Tim Schiesel P’24 Maria Bruno P’23 Clarence Butler P’20 Sandra Carballo and Juan Leon P’20 Bruce and Cheri Carter P’26 Nathan and Macarena Fritz Cefaratti P’30 ‘32 Louis and Marnie Benatovich Cerrato ‘90 P‘25 ‘27 Mary Bradach and Susan Charters P’27 Xiaoling Gu and Gang Chen P’20 Kari Bridges and Joan CofieldBridges P’21 John and Nicole Connelly P’19 Jeff and Lisa Conrad P’27 ‘31 Rebecca and Collin Cook ‘93 P’26 ‘29 Alyson and Kevin Coppola ‘03 P’32 Tirice and Therese Smith Cramer P’25 Keith and Kathy Danser P’21 Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis P’28 ‘30 Jason and Sheryl Davies P’20 ‘22 ‘27 Jason and Adrienne DeGroat P’30 Michael Deitzer P’20 Joseph and Maria Delaney P’19 Mariely Downey P’16 ‘21 Andrew and Kelly Dunn P’31 Morgan Escott and Adam Jones P’30 Adam and Jennifer Field P’21 Tierra Gentry P’19 ‘24 Stephan George ‘97 P’26 ‘30 Anthony and Cheryl Giancarlo P’25 Pete Gozelski and Judy Hanna P’20 Shane and Josh Grant P’21 ‘22 ‘24 ‘26 Janeen Green P’22 Marc Gromis and Julie Leatherbarrow P’27 ‘28 Stanley Fernandez and David Harvey P’32 Andrew and Jennifer Hebrank P’27 ‘31 Nick and Jen Henshue P’31 Dawn Collier Hezel P’19 ‘20 Tripp Higgins ‘90 P’23 ‘23 Larry and Joelle Hiller P’28
John and Amy Hoskins P’27 Joseph and Stephanie Huffnagle P’30 ‘32 Matt and Jodee Johnson P’24 ‘25 Ben and Corrie Stone Johnson P’24 ‘26 Andrea Jones P’22 Leo and Oleysa Kaplin P’27 Tom and Michele Katsabekis P’21 Jesse Majewski P’24 ‘27 John and Bonnie Malone P’20 Karen Marsch P’22 John Marynowski and Kathleen Cain P’24 ‘26 Tom and Jennifer Maxian P’22 Suzi McGowan P’15 ‘19 Dan and Shannon Miller P’21 Stacey Nazitto P’20 Martha McCluskey and Carl Nightingale P’20 Alex and Amy Nwora P’16 ‘19 ‘23 Liliana Ortiz P’20 ‘25 Mike and Holly Constantine Ortman ‘96 P’27 ‘31 Michael and Meg Ovitt P’19 Ravi and Monica Padmanabha P’29 Joe and Amy Pecora P’22 ‘25 Bill Perry and Amy Coletti P’19 Kyle and Kris Polaske P’23 ‘27 Elizabeth Rakas P’20 ‘24 Chanda O’Donnell de Ramirez P’28 Shawn and Lisa Regan P’22 Eric and Cara Reich P’28 ‘29 ‘31 Afiya Rice P’22 Julianne Rizzo P’15 ‘18 ‘20 Cecily Rodriguez P’25 Lee and Zilly Rosen P’23 Katie Danieu-Schiess and Dave Schiess P’32 ‘33 Chrissy Schindler P’22 Max and Jayne Serebro P’30 Henry and Traci Shoemaker P’20 ‘25 John and Aileen Spero P’19 Heather and Kody Sprague ‘03 P’25 ‘27 ‘29 Jacob and Jeanne Stanczyk P’21 ‘31 James and Patti Stephen P’29 Reed and Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 P’16 ‘19 Trevor and Wende Mollenberg Stevenson ‘97 P’19 ‘28 ‘28 Jack and Jean Stewart P’19 ‘21 Daniel and Lori Trock P’27 Marten vanZwieitering and Emily Pici P’31 Edreys and Alexa Wajed P’19 ‘22 Alyssa Walsh P’24 ‘27 Tracy Welch and Greg Horn P’21 Scott and Laura Wexler P’21 ‘23 Kevin and Amy Wiese P’23 ‘25 John and Cheralyn Wille P’20 ‘28 Brian and Rain Williams P’28 Barb Miller and Thomas Williams P’19 ‘21 Jerrold Williams P’33 William Witnauer P’20 Michael and Sheryl Zorn P’32
GRANDPARENTS Howard and Lana Benatovich P’90 GP’25 ‘27 Martin and Sarah Berardi P’03 ‘04 GP’33 Kathleen Chapman GP’21 ‘31 David and Marlene Cichon GP’22 ‘23 ‘25 ‘25 William and Christine Cline GP’20 ‘28 Connie and Walter Constantine P’94 ‘96 ‘00 GP’27 ‘31 Ron Cook P’93 GP’26 ‘29 Stephen and Shelley Coppola P’00 ‘03 GP’32 Brian and Jeanmarie Danieu GP’32 ‘33 Tom and Kathe Davidson GP’28 ‘30 Mary Ann and James Deitzer GP’20 Sanford Eisen GP’21 ‘22 ‘24 ‘26 Carole Foy GP’20 ‘24 Kathleen Garrison GP’20 Anselm and Mary Lou George P’97 GP’26 ‘30 Chris and Camie Greene P’90 GP’23 ‘23 Donald and Patricia Harvey GP’32
Mary Hebrank GP’27 ‘31 Jenny and Rick Higgins ‘64 P’90 GP’23 ‘23 Linda and Robert Hiller GP’28 Karin Johnson GP’24 ‘25 Linda Johnson GP’24 ‘26 Richard and Karen Kuchta GP’28 Dee Kysor and George Crafts GP’27 ‘31 Claire McGowan GP’15 ‘19 Frank and Linda Militello GP’27 Van and Trudy Mollenberg P’90 GP’19 ‘28 ‘28 Cindy and Randy Oppenheimer GP’28 Karen and Stan Polaske GP’23 ‘27 Elizabeth Robinson GP’26 Lewis and Lydia Shapiro GP ‘22 ‘28 Arlene Stone GP’24 ‘26 Andre and Marilyn Toth GP’28 ‘29 ‘31 Hawwao Wajed GP’19 ‘22 Edmund and Sharon Wiese GP’23 ‘25 Gerald Williams GP’19 ‘21
PARENTS OF ALUMNI Anonymous Robert Adams P’83 David Anderson and Sharon Hauselt P’01 ‘05 Isabelle Appleton P’83 ‘86 ‘89 Bruce and Patricia Barber P’76 ‘78 ‘79 Kenneth Barnes P’15 Daniel and Leah Bartlo P’23 Allan and Melissa Baumgart P’10 ‘12 ‘16 Howard and Lana Benatovich P’90 Martin and Sarah Berardi P’03 ‘04 GP’33 Richard and Dorothy Hoffman Bergman ‘72 P’10 Jim and Julie Berrigan P’27 ‘29 David and Diana Bower P’86 ‘89 Ann Burns P’73 ‘74 ‘81 ‘82 Annlouise Cirelli P’04 Mrs. William M.E. Clarkson P’73 ‘75 ‘77 Walter and Connie Constantine P’94 ‘96 ‘00 GP’27 ‘31 Ron Cook P’93 GP’26 ‘29 Alison Cooper P’18 Stephen and Shelley Coppola P’00 ‘03 GP’32 Gerry and Michelle Cornish P’15 Taddy Taylor Dann ‘47 P’75 Leonard and Lois Farber Dopkins ‘47 P’70 ‘75 Joe and Tricia Emhof P’10 James and Judith Fanning P’78
Perry and Kathleen Fewell Susanne Francis P’16 Judith Frizlen P’05 Robert and Nan Gallivan P’96 ‘99 Warren and Patty Cohen Gelman ‘66 P’92 ‘93 Willard and Daisy Genrich P’96 ‘04 Anselm and Mary Lou George P’97 GP’26 ‘30 Judy Gerich P’11 Lori Glickman P’84 James Glogowski P’05 Chris and Camie Greene P’90 GP’23 ‘23 Tim and Tracy Gregg P’16 Joan and Guy Gunzberg ‘58 Ann Haber P’18 Eric Hahn P’17 Michael and Susan Hartney P’98 ‘00 Fung Eng and Carol Hasegawa P’01 ‘07 ‘11 Tom and Joannie Healy P’82 ‘86 Gail and Bill Heussler ‘78 P’08 ‘12 George and Sally Clough Hezel ‘66 P’93 ‘95 ‘99 ‘06 Rick Higgins ‘64 P’90 GP’23 ‘23 Elizabeth Horth P’97 ‘01 Frederic and Marie Houston P’83 Joyce Gore Humston P’88 ‘90 Michael and Beth Jeswald P’13 ‘17 Edwin Johnston P’82 ‘84 Barbara and Mark Karrer ‘73 P’10 Dennis Kim and Soojin Han P’24 ‘26
Naniscah Koessler P’85 ‘88 Greg and Lisa Gelman Koessler ‘93 P’26 ‘31 David Koplas P’18 Connie Laport P’12 Nancy and Tom Leed ‘61 P’93 ‘97 ‘01 Jordan and Holly Levy P’03 ‘08 Harvey and Susan Lichtblau P’99 James and Patricia Linehan P’03 ‘06 John Lipsitz ‘71 and Maria Scrivani P’02 ‘10 Charlie Jones and Kerry Maguire P’14 ‘17 ‘18 Michael and Andrea Martzolf P’17 Molly and Joseph McMahon ‘83 P’10 ‘14 ‘15 Trudy McMahon P’83 Arthur Meyer ‘42 P’70 ‘83 ‘85 Karen and Tom Miller P’06 Van and Trudy Mollenberg P’97 GP’19 ‘28 ‘28 Sandra Morrison P’81 Richard and Sally Munschauer P’71 ‘72 ‘77 Sanford and Margery Nobel P’81 Stephen ‘66 and Sally Hatcher Obletz ‘81 P’95 ‘98 ‘99 ‘02 Chinwe Okereke P’86 ‘87 ‘90 ‘97 Daniel and Jane Oles P’99 ‘01 ‘02 ‘04 Bill and Liz Parke P’15 ‘17
William W. Pfeifer ‘83 P’17 Wendy Pierce P’00 Gonzalo and Nancy Rey P’16 Valerie Rico P’12 ‘16 Heather and Donald Roberts ‘59 P’84 ‘88 ‘90 ‘93 Marie Robinson P’71 ‘74 ‘77 ‘81 Paul and Melinda Rodgers P’16 Cheryl Rosenberg P’98 ‘05 ‘08 Trini Ross and Geoffrey Seals P’14 ‘17 Elisabeth Goldman Ruchkin P’82 ‘87 Phyllis Rzeznik and Krishnan Kartha P’11 Eugene M. Setel ‘46 (d) P’73 ‘80 ‘82 Larry Scheur P’94 ‘97 ‘18 Michele Shadden P’11 David and Cynthina Silverstein P’01 ‘05 Roger and Joan Simon P’88 Gerald and Leslie Smith P’18 A. Warren (d) and Gretchen L. Smith (d) P’68 ‘70 ‘75 Tom and Patty Symons P’92 Parviz and Barbara Taefi P’96 David and Anne Taylor P’03 ‘06 Ping Wang P’11 Sue Wardynski P’75 ‘77 ‘79 Lisa Wood P’11 ‘13
FRIENDS Park is fortunate to receive support from many friends of the School each year, including former faculty and staff members, grandparents of alumni, neighbors, and local and national foundations. Lawrence and Laura Abate Victoria Blanco Alfiero Amazon Smile Anthony Amigone Bruce and Susan O’Connor Baird Emily Bandurski Tara Bazilian Chang David and Diana Bower Ann Burns Annie Carroll Raymond and Lavonne Cherubini Gary Cohen Peter C. Cornell Trust at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Joseph and Diane Cozzo Dawn and Stephen Csati Tom Hunt and Laurie Dann Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Bonnie Dell Omar and Sue DeWitt Mark and Sarah DiVincenzo Judith and Jonathan Epstein Jennifer Fisher
Erin Fitzgerald Loretta Fitzpatrick Gary and Carol Friedman Sandord Friedman Mary Caroline Gilfillan Amy Glidden Kenneth and Janice Goldstein Don and Catherine O’Neill Grace Lacey and Robert Greer Dick and Jane Griffin Dolores Grossman Jeffrey and Nancy Human Stanley Hupkowicz Hurwitz & Fine, PC Susan and Michael Hyman Jeanette Jafari Jane Johnston Suzanne Jones Betsy Davis and Janet Karman James and Cornelia Kolster Leslie and Jim Kramer Charles and Louise Kreiner Margaret Laffler Patrick MacDiarmid
L. Sandy Maisel Roy and Jean Manno Marks Family Foundation Elizabeth McPhail Arthur Meyer ‘42 Katherine Militello Tony and Giuseppina Militello Ellen Narins Glenn Pincus Michele Pozarny Ernest Ramirez Rachel Reichart Richard and Judith Romer Alan Saltzman Eunice Schiferle Lois Schiller Lauren Goodyear Schramm Jennifer and Keith Schulefand William Schutter Alma Scully Brian and Kelly Aja Siefering Shaun Silverwood Joan Stovroff Errol C. Sull
Jacqueline Taylor TOPS in Education United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Roger Van Dam Vanner Insurance Agency Marsha Villano VIYU Foundation Elizabeth DeWees Walker Scholarship Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Helen V. Walker Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Washington University Environmental Studies Program at Washington and Lee University Fred and Lorene White Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Rhonda Wise Martha Younger
Memorial and Honorary Gifts We extend our thanks to the many Park friends who designated their gifts in memory of or in honor of family members, friends, classmates, and teachers.
IN MEMORIAM 1955 Classmates Sandra Mols Hughes ‘55
Judy Goldman ‘87 Elisabeth Goldman Ruchkin
Anna Mae Liga Meri Jane Johnston
Jerome Goldstein Elizabeth and Douglas Goldstein ‘77
Deceased Classmates in the Class of 1975 Leslie Bunis Ohl ‘75 Donald Bradley Jerilyn Bradley Schnitzel ‘80 Margie Cook Ronald H. Cook Hertha Ball Carolyn and Frederick Astmann Nancy Stone Barrett ‘51 David G. Brock ‘63 Ann P. Burns Leonard Bell ‘66 Leonard D. Carrel ‘65 E. Barton Chapin Jr. Carl B. Wagner ‘58 Debby Bleichfeld Cohen ‘55 Ellen Levy Schwimmer ‘59 David Ernst ‘67 Dee Dee Danahy Booth ‘65 Ann P. Burns Tina Marsh Gillies Wolfe ‘37 Jane Johnston James and Cornelia Kolster Arthur Glick ‘75 Barbara Hurwitz Davis ‘53 Susanne Hecht Goldstein ‘54 Janet Karman and Betsy Davis Sandra G. Morrison
Gordon Gross ‘49** Lawrence and Laura Abate Richard and Dorothy Hoffman Bergman ‘72 Marilyn and David Brock ‘63 Ann P. Burns Annlouise Cirelli and Risa Pearl ‘04 Judith and Jonathan Epstein Lawrence C. Franco ‘68 Carol and Gary Friedman Sanford Friedman Warren and Patty Cohen Gelman ‘66 Willard and Daisy Genrich Mary Caroline Gilfillan Kenneth and Janice Goldstein Dolores Grossman Jeffrey and Nancy Human Hurwitz & Fine, PC Susan and Michael Hyman Barbara and Mark Karrer ‘73 Jim and Leslie Kramer Charles and Louise Kreiner Margaret Laffler Jordan and Holly Levy Van and Trudy Mollenberg Sandra G. Morrison Sanford and Margery Nobel Glenn Pincus Michele Pozarny Jeffrey A. Rochwarger ‘71 Richard and Judith Romer Kim Ruppel Lawrence Scheur Lois Schiller Shaun Silverwood Reed and Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 Joan Stovroff
Jacqueline Taylor Vanner Insurance Agency Rhonda and Michael Wise William B.’56 and Carol O. Hoyt Max Evers ‘66 William L. Humston** Anthony Amigone Emily Bandurski Richard and Cornelia Lewis Dopkins ‘59 Robert and Lacey Greer Barbara and Mark Karrer ‘73 Washington and Lee University Environmental Studies Program at Washington & Lee University John Karrer David A. Munschauer ‘72 Jacky and Eliane Knopp Julie R. Knopp ‘73 Howard Meyer** Raymond and Lavonne Cherubini Stephen and Dawn Csati Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Reed and Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 Herbert and Ruth Mols Gary Mols ‘64 Julian L.S. Morrison Andrew A. Morrison ‘81 Louise Levi Obletz ‘39 Thomas B. Obletz ‘69
Frances Golden Rodd ‘51 Ruth Jones Glascock ‘50 Paula Kahn Saltzman ‘60 Dr. Alan R. Saltzman Gene Setel ‘46** Louis Sandy Maisel C. Allan Ryan ‘46 Gilbert Simpkins Lauren Goodyear Schramm Ann Cutter Sist ‘63 Susan West Cutter ‘68 Warren and Gretchen Smith Jennifer L. Smith ‘75 Kent Smith ‘75 Miles C. Borzilleri ‘74 William G. Staniland III ‘61 Eleanor Staniland Stofan ‘63 Paul K. Taefi ‘96 Parviz and Barbara Taefi Molly Bleichfeld Weissfeld ‘59 Ellen Levy Schwimmer ‘59 Glynn Wood Lisa Wood Mary Doolittle Taylor ‘40 Sally Keating Walsh ‘40
Dr. M. Grosvenor Potter Jr. ‘43 Rebecca Potter Glikbarg ‘79
IN HONORARIUM D. Cameron ‘98 & E. Matthew ‘00 Hartney The Rev. and Mrs. Michael Hartney
Seychelle Mikofsky ‘16 and Teresa Miller H. Paolo Reichlin ‘81
Andrew ‘21, Oliver ‘22, Avery ‘24, and Chloe ‘26 Grant Dr. Sanford H. Eisen
The Class of 1958 Janet Aberdeen Mueller ‘58
Jeffrey ‘27 and Giada ‘31 Conrad Jeff and Lisa Conrad Kevin and Emily Anderson David Anderson and Sharon L. Hauselt Logan ‘22 and Charley ‘25 Pecora Joe and Amy Pecora Charles Wise Xinghao James Mao ‘19 My friends and faculty who helped me to mature Gail Haddaway Bramer ‘58 Park’s willingness to face failings in the past and commitment to the future Dr. Phyllis Rzeznik and Dr. Krishnan Kartha
The Park School Faculty Holly Stevenson ‘19 Martin J. Berardi Van and Trudy Mollenberg Jeremy Besch Donald H. Grace and Catherine O’Neill Grace John N. Lipsitz ‘71 and Maria Scrivani Ann Burns Donald H. Grace and Catherine O’Neill Grace Mrs. Ray Schiferle Marnie Benatovich Cerrato ‘90 Jennifer Fisher Seamus ‘96 and Maggie ‘99 Gallivan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gallivan
Warren and Patty Cohen Gelman ‘66 Carney Family Stephan George ‘97 Marsha Villano Mark Goldman ‘82 Elisabeth Goldman Ruchkin Charles Hartney Van and Trudy Mollenberg Glen Herman Judy Gerich Toby Klyn ‘61 Chanda O’Donnell de Ramirez Birthday of Todd Levin ‘86 Jim and Leslie Kramer Keith and Jennifer Schulefand Virginia Houston Meenan ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Frederic K. Houston Karen Miller Judy Gerich
Dave O’Malley Caroline Connors ‘15 Seychelle Mikofsky ‘16 Josephine Stevens ‘19 Kerry Reynolds Seychelle Mikofsky ‘16 Birthday of Ben Rosenberg ‘98 Cheryl M. Rosenberg Rachel Maria Sippel ‘19 Penny Adams Josephine B. Stevens ‘19 Whitney S. Hoyt ‘79 Jane Weintraub’s birthday and 50th reunion Max Ellithorpe Charles Wise Seychelle Mikofsky ‘16 Max Zelikman Judy Gerich
** We gratefully acknowledge the families of the deceased who recognized their loved one’s deep connection to Park by designating the School as a recipient of memorial gifts.
Loyal Donors Donors who give every year are the foundation for Park’s success, providing the means by which we can offer a progressive, hands-on education to talented students on an amazing 34-acre campus. This year we give special thanks to the donors who have demonstrated their loyalty to Park by giving to the Annual Fund for five or more consecutive years. The following lists are based on gifts received during the 2018-19 fiscal year, July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
10+ Years of Giving Anonymous Christopher Adams ‘83 Robert Adams Peter Alt ‘69 Bruce and Patricia Barber Allan and Melissa Baumgart Cheryl and John Benzinger Martin and Sarah Berardi Mark W. Berghash ‘52 Richard and Dorothy Hoffman Bergman ‘72 Jeremy and Rebecca Besch Miles Borzilleri ‘74 George E. Brady ‘58 Leonard Carrel ‘65 Dale Casto ‘54 Margaret Kimball Chapin ‘58 Charles C. Cheney ‘59 John E. Clark, Jr. ‘68 Alison H. Clarkson ‘73 Stephen Clement III ‘62 Walter and Connie Constantine Stephen and Shelly Coppola Barbara Hurwitz Davis ‘53 Adrienne and Jason DeGroat Mike Deitzer Omar and Sue DeWitt Angela DiSalvo Douglas Doolittle ‘76 Leonard and Lois Farber Dopkins ‘47 Mimi and Peter Dow ‘50 Chris Downey Molly Drozda Jeffrey Duryea ‘80
Fung Eng and Carol Hasegawa Max Evers ‘66 Barbara Morrison Feldman ‘43 Susanne Francis Gregory D. Galloway ‘67 Warren and Patty Cohen Gelman ‘66 Willard and Daisy Genrich Stephan George ‘97 Rebecca Potter Glikbarg ‘79 Tom Gruszka Joan and Guy W. Gunzberg ‘58 Lois Farquharson Hayes ‘45 Karl A. Heilborn ‘53 Carl Henzelman III ‘77 Gail and Bill Heussler ‘78 George and Sally Clough Hezel ‘66 Suzanne Hirsch ‘65 Whitney S. Hoyt ‘79 DeWitt Ivins ‘77 Jerome G. Jacobstein ‘59 Jeanette Jafari Beth Anne and Michael Jeswald Kent ‘71 and Mary Robinson Jewett ‘71 P. Anna Johnson ‘56 Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. Kenneth and Linda Angert Kahn ‘62 Barbara and Mark Karrer ‘73 Bob Keller Gabrielle Stevens Kimmel ‘56 Deborah Hoffman Kulok ‘67 Connie Laport
Nancy and Tom Leed ‘61 James and Patricia Linehan John Lipsitz ‘71 and Maria Scrivani Richard Lipsitz ‘69 Kerry Maguire and Charlie Jones K. Michael Maloney ‘78 Andrea and Michael Martzolf Linda Buerk Matt ‘58 Claire McGowan Joe and Trudy McMahon Molly and Joseph McMahon ‘83 Frank Mecklenberg ‘66 Alden Meyer ‘70 Tom and Karen Miller Laura Olena Mixter ‘69 Carolyn and Robert L. Montgomery, Jr. ‘55 Andrew Morrison ‘81 Sandra Morrison David Munschauer ‘72 Thomas L. Munschauer ‘71 Karen Simon Neiman ‘66 Sanford and Margery Nobel James Obletz ‘99 Thomas Obletz ‘69 Leslie Occhiuto Chinwe Okereke Stanley K. Panetski ‘83 Bill and Liz Parke David B. Parke ‘46 William W. Pfeifer ‘83 Walter Piepke ‘61 Kyle and Kris Polaske
Elizabeth Rakas Gonzalo and Nancy Rey Patricia Burns Richardson ‘58 Valerie Rico Francis T. Riforgiato ‘70 D. Charles Roberts Jr. ‘88 Heather and Donald C. Roberts ‘59 Cheryl M. Rosenberg Sheila Bleichfeld Ross ‘54 Kim Ruppel Alan Saltzman Jerilyn Bradley Schnitzel ‘80 Ellen Levy Schwimmer ‘59 Anna Scirri Eugene M. Setel ‘46 (d) Michele Shadden Reed and Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ‘81 Thomas and Patricia Symons C. Bradley Tashenberg ‘60 George P. Urban ‘61 VIYU Foundation Stefanie and Richard Vogel ‘68 Paula M. Wardynski ‘75 Jane S. Weintraub ‘68 Susan Weissgerber ‘66 James Whitehead ‘56 Amy and Kevin Wiese John and Cheralyn Wille Robert J. Wilson ‘55 Lisa Wood Nancy Townsend Wyman ‘57 Marguerite Morey Zabriskie ‘49 Max Zelikman
5+ Years of Giving Joseph W. Allen ‘67 Isabelle Appleton Lynne Bader and Nancy Jackman Bruce Baird and Susan O’Connor Baird Diana Balconi Kenneth Barnes Howard and Lana Benatovich Greta Benjamin Berkson ‘55 Gail Haddaway Bramer ‘58 Peter W. Brason ‘80 Marilyn and David G. Brock ‘63 Cameron Brown ‘75 Jane and W. Lawrence Buck ‘65 Karyl Berger Cafiero ‘71 Bruce and Cheri Carter Louis and Marnie Benatovich Cerrato ‘90 Kathleen Chapman David and Marlene Cichon Carolyn Clement Clark ‘67 John and Martha Keeler Clark ‘55 William and Christine Cline David H. Colton ‘57 Lisa and Jeff Conrad Rebecca and Collin Cook ‘93 Alyson and Kevin Coppola ‘03 Gerald and Michelle Cornish Trevor Cornish ‘15 Daniel C. Cox ‘67 Grier Livingston Curtis ‘62 Leslie Fisher Curtiss ‘59 Joe and Maria Delaney
Amy Diati Thomas Doran ‘82 Mariely Downey Michael Dozoretz ‘60 Sanford H. Eisen Elle Emhof ‘10 Joe and Tricia Emhof James and Judith Fanning Perry and Kathleen Fewell Erin Fitzgerald and Yann Abdourazakou Carole Foy Judith Frizlen Robert and Nan Gallivan Tierra Gentry Anselm and Mary Lou George Ruth Jones Glascock ‘50 Glenn Goldman ‘89 Donald and Catherine O’Neill Grace Shane and Josh Grant Timothy and Tracy Gregg Gary R. Grelick ‘65 Nancy Hill Gurney ‘71 Ann Haber Jill Robinson Harper ‘65 Charles Hartney The Rev. and Mrs. Michael Hartney Andrew and Jennifer Hebrank Mary Hebrank Judson ‘08 and Amanda Heussler ‘08 Susan Berryhill Hill ‘59 John and Amy Hoskins John H. Hoyt ‘78
Sara Wyckoff Hurley ‘56 Lucinda Jackson Hylkema ‘61 Ben and Corrie Stone Johnson Karin Johnson Matt and Jodee Johnson Suzanne Jones Guy C. Kaldis ‘54 Greg and Lisa Gelman Koessler ‘93 Naniscah Koessler Thomas H. Krakauer ‘59 Jordan and Holly Levy Harvey and Susan Lichtblau D. Jeffrey Lischer ‘82 David M. Loonsk ‘72 Jesse Majewski John and Bonnie Malone Karen Seeberg Marshall ‘63 John Marynowski and Kathleen Cain Jennifer Maxian Gretchen Metzloff ‘67 Dan and Shannon Miller Van and Trudy Mollenberg Dr. and Mrs. Richard Munschauer Barbara Dodd Murray ‘60 Ellen Narins Carl Nightingale and Martha McCluskey Dan and Jane Oles Michael and Meg Ovitt Spencer H. Patterson, Jr. ‘78 Kate Peck ‘04 Joe and Amy Pecora Bill Perry and Amy Coletti
Stan and Karen Polaske Peter R. Potter ‘62 Wendy Newman Pratt ‘82 Joan Plumb Reeves ‘52 H. Paolo Reichlin ‘81 David A. Rich Jr. ‘88 and Terri Cockrell Rich ‘88 Bill Rider Julianne Rizzo Richard Robbins ‘57 Trini Ross and Geoffrey Seals Brian Rowe ‘70 Susan K. Russell ‘61 C. Allan Ryan ‘46 Lawrence Scheur Katie Danieu-Schiess and Dave Schiess Kennedy Schultz Lewis and Lydia Shapiro Roger and Joan Simon Jennifer L. Smith ‘75 Thomas H. Speller, Jr. ‘68 Lee and Elizabeth Rose Stanton ‘71 Jack and Jean Stewart Peggy DeWitt Stokes ‘57 Arlene Stone Douglas Taylor ‘70 Britton Thomas Daniel and Lori Trock Lorna Walker ‘68 Lisbeth L. Walls ‘58 Sally Keating Walsh ‘40 Kevin Wartinger Carl Weissgerber ‘64 Carol Kellogg Wyndham ‘52
The Park School of Buffalo Foundation The Park School endowment funds are part of the Park School Foundation which oversees its management and works to grow legacy and endowment giving. The School has been fortunate to have a Board made up of committed alumni, current and past parents, and friends who recognize the importance of an endowment to Park’s long term future. The end of the 2018-19 year saw a transition in leadership. We honor and thank the Foundation Board members who served so ably for many years: President Larry Buck ‘65 and members Don Roberts ‘59, Tom Leed ‘61, Peter Dow ‘50, and Niscah Koessler. As we begin our 107th year, Park’s foundation board, under the leadership of former Park Board president and Centennial Capital Campaign co-chair, Martin J. Berardi, will focus on financial sustainability to ensure the endowment is providing a greater amount of funding to the annual operations of the School. Our focus will be on ten areas especially for scholarships, professional development, campus and program support. To be successful, we will seek to grow the endowment funds from its current $2.8 million value to more than $10 million over the next 5 years. The story of Park School is made up of all of your stories, the stories of how Park has changed lives. Park graduates speak of a faculty member who helped them through a tough lesson or time, of opportunities to meet people from all over Western New York and the world, of encouragement to find one’s own voice, and of finding friends for life who share the Pioneer spirit. The goal of the Foundation will be to ensure the School has the financial resources in perpetuity to help the next generations of Park students write their own stories of how the school impacts them and their futures. Park’s endowment is held at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) which has a total asset value of more than $485 million. By partnering with the Community Foundation, Park benefits from the opportunity to be part of a larger investment pool while also taking advantage of professional advice and guidance from the century-old CFGB.
2018-19 FOUNDATION TRUSTEES W. Lawrence Buck ’65, Chairman Martin J. Berardi David G. Brock ’63 Gerald L. Cornish Peter B. Dow ’50 Gordon R. Gross ’49 (d) Linda Angert Kahn ’62 Naniscah B. Koessler Thomas H. Leed ’61 Andrew A. Morrison ‘81 David A. Rich ’63 Donald C. Roberts ’59
2019-20 FOUNDATION TRUSTEES Martin J. Berardi, President Trudy Mollenberg, Vice President Gerald L. Cornish Linda Angert Kahn ‘62 Andrew A. Morrison ‘81 David A. Rich ‘63 David G. Brock ‘63, ex-officio
June 30, 2018 Value:
$2,908,636
June 30, 2019 Value:
$2,878,471
Gross Gains:
$103,298
Distribution to the School to support tuition assistance, professional development, and general operations: $120,027
Many thanks to the friends below who made gifts to The Park School of Buffalo Foundation during the 2018-19 fiscal year. These gifts are a wonderful way to support the School now while helping to ensure its long-term future. Hertha Ball Fund Frederick and Carolyn Astmann Park School Foundation Jane and W. Lawrence Buck ‘65 Van and Trudy Mollenberg David and Marilyn Weintraub Fund Max Ellithorpe Jane Weintraub ‘68 Park is grateful for gifts of all sizes to its Foundation to existing endowment funds or to create a new fund. For more information, please contact Carolyn Hoyt Stevens ’81, Director of Development, at 716-839-1243 x104 or cstevens@theparkschool.org.
A fun and successful night! Many thanks to our attendees, volunteers, donors, and sponsors for supporting Auction 2019. A special thank you to our wonderful chair couples, Becky & Collin Cook ‘93 and Amy & Joe Pecora, who dedicated months of hard work to make the event a success. Save the date! Auction 2020 is Saturday, March 7, 2020.
$150,304 total dollars raised (gross) 350 items sold 47 event sponsors $31,400 raised during Fund-a-Need to the purchase of a new maintenance truck 1,000 estimated volunteer hours
Auction 2019 Sponsors & Advertisers Diamond Presenting Sponsor Platinum Sponsorship Bengal Machine Ellicott Small Animal Hospital Mollenberg-Betz Inc. M&T Bank
Bronze Sponsorship The Coppola Firm Keller Williams United Insurance Agency, Inc. Urban Family Practice Personal Touch Food Service
Gurney Becker & Bourne Hyatt Place Hotel Lancer Door and Glass Park Parents Association Print Plus Reikart House
Faculty Table Sponsor Fung Eng and Carol Hasegawa
Gold Sponsorship Sheldon Precision Plant, LLC
Gift Gathering Party Sponsor Jane and Larry Buck ’65
Silver Sponsorship Howard Benatovich, DDS & Joshua Grant, DDS Beulah’s General Store Buffalo OB/GYN Chason Affinity Companies Eastman Machine Company Kavinoky Cook LLP Lace & Day Moog, Inc. Rich Products Corporation
Wine Pull Sponsor RP Oak Hill Building Company, Inc.
Cash Donations Jeremy and Becky Besch Beulah’s General Store Jane and Larry Buck ’65 Judy Fanning Pete Gozelski and Judy Hanna Chris and Camie Greene Lace & Day Julianne Rizzo Tony Walker Co.
Hodgson Russ LLP
Full Page Advertisers Door Specialties, Inc. Pratt Collard Buck Advisory Group Webster Szanyi LLP Half Page Advertisers Allied Mechanical Buffalo Medical Group
Patrons Connie and Walter Constantine Chris and Camie Greene Claire McGowan Larry Scheur
2018 Golf Outing Chairs Heather & Kody Sprague ‘03 and Trevor & Wende Mollenberg Stevenson ‘97
83 golfers $25,635 total dollars raised (gross)
2019 Golf Outing Chairs Christie Witt & Chris Berardi ‘03
96 golfers $38,211 total dollars raised (gross) Thank you to our chairs, golfers, sponsors, and donors!
1912 Legacy Society Named for the year The Park School of Buffalo was founded, the 1912 LEGACY SOCIETY recognizes those individuals who have included The Park School in their will, trust, or other planned gift. We express our most sincere gratitude to the alumni, current and past parents, grandparents, and friends who have advised us that the School is included in their estate plans. Planned gifts are a significant way to demonstrate your belief in the mission and vision of Park and to help strengthen the School both now and in the future. If you have made a provision for Park in your plans, please notify us so that we may thank you and recognize you as a member of the 1912 Legacy Society, if you choose. For more information, please contact the Park School Development Office at (716) 839-1243 x104 or by email at development@theparkschool.org.
ALUMNI Class of 1925 Jane Balcom Perry (d) Class of 1927 James G. Dyett (d) Mary Louise Olmsted (d) Class of 1931 Charles W. Walker (d) Class of 1936 Judith A. Schoellkopf (d) Class of 1937 Jane Plimpton Plakias (d) Class of 1938 Norman Clement (d) Leroy S. Wolfe Jr. (d) Class of 1940 Donald Hinkley (d) Class of 1941 Mary Scheu Teach Class of 1942 Frederic S. Hubbard (d) Class of 1943 Sylvia Lyman Whitcher Class of 1944 Margaret Taylor Phelps Esther Potter Thomas (d) Class of 1945 Lois Farquharson Hayes Joy Grady Simpkins (d) Alice Wadsworth Strong (d) Class of 1946 Eugene M. Setel (d) Class of 1947 Taddy Taylor Dann Harold E. Tweeden (d) Class of 1948 John P. MacKenzie
Class of 1949 Gordon R. Gross (d) John H. McDowell (d) Marguerite Morey Zabriskie Class of 1950 Barbara Knauff Nicholas Class of 1951 Frances Golden Rodd (d) Barbara Sicherman Class of 1953 David N. Bunis Amanda Fisk Hobart Gail W. Stumpf (d) Class of 1954 Joanna Brizdle Lipking (d) Velma F. Rice (d) Class of 1955 H. Austin Hoyt Robert J. Wilson Class of 1958 Bruce T. Boehringer (d) Gail Haddaway Bramer Timothy J. Finnell Guy W. Gunzberg Susan Womer Katzev Patricia Burns Richardson Class of 1959 Charles C. Cheney Leslie Fisher Curtiss Susan Berryhill Hill Donald C. & Heather Roberts Class of 1961 Barbara Brizdle Ann E. Campbell Margaret Walls Hamilton Hilary Piper Harty Thomas & Nancy Leed Scott Moss Elizabeth Walker Schroeder (d) Class of 1962 Chip Johnston Linda Angert Kahn Class of 1963 David G. Brock
Class of 1965 W. Lawrence Buck Suzanne R. Hirsch Class of 1966 Patricia Cohen Gelman Gayle Pauly Susan Weissgerber Ann L. Wiley Class of 1967 Edward Michaels II Class of 1968 Dr. Steven R. Caprow Class of 1969 Tom Obletz Class of 1970 Frank Riforgiato Class of 1971 Thomas L. Munschauer Class of 1973 Mark W. Karrer Douglas L. Obletz Class of 1978 John H. Hoyt Class of 1981 David S. Knopp Andrew A. Morrison Carolyn Hoyt Stevens Class of 1982 Thomas A. Doran Wendy Newman Pratt Class of 1983 William W. Pfeifer Class of 1984 Jeffrey N. Goodman Donald L. Katz Class of 1987 F. Dale Wettlaufer Class of 1993 Amos W. Marvel
FRIENDS Anonymous (d) * David K. Anderson (d) Bruce T. & Patricia Barber Melissa G. Baumgart P. Jeffrey Birtch Mrs. Leonard Brizdle (d) Kate Brown & Michael Halberstam Mr. (d) and Mrs. William M.E. Clarkson D. Gregory & Allison Sagraves Connors Omar L. & Susanne DeWitt Helga Doblin (d) Mrs. John G. (Mary) Karrer (d) Jacky (d) and Eliane Knopp (d) Holly W. Levy Mrs. John H. McDowell (d) Dr. Winifred Morrison (d) Cheryl M. Rosenberg Marian K. Schickler (d) A. Warren (d) & Gretchen Smith (d) Cecelia Evans Taylor (d) Eleanor Treiber (d) Steven R. & Barbara Zillig (d) – indicates the individual is deceased
2019-20 Park Events September 27, 6-10pm Meat Raffle to benefit Athletics Department September 28, 11am-5pm Buffalo Mini Maker Faire at Park October 5, 10am-12pm Open House October 17, 6-8pm Park Talks Speaker Series October 18, 8-9am Alumni & Senior Class Breakfast October 19, 9am Country Fair 3k Run October 19, 11am Alumni Soccer Game October 19, 11am-3pm Book Fair October 19, 12-3pm Country Fair October 22, 10am-1pm PreK and LS Grandparents & Special Friends Day November 14-17 Park Players Fall Production November 26, 10am Thanksgiving Assembly December 19, 5pm Alumni Co-Ed Basketball Game January 25, 10am-12pm Open House February 26 & 27, Open House 8:30am-2pm March 7, 5:30pm Annual Auction: Roaring 2020s March 23 & 24, 8:30am-2pm Open House March 25, 6pm Countdown to Commencement Dinner for Alumni, Faculty, and the Class of 2020 March 26-29 Park Players Musical May 20 & 21 All-School Art Show May 20 & 21 Park Players Spring Production June 12, 10:30am 98th Commencement Ceremony June 12-14 Alumni Reunion Events
A Country Fair tradition: lemons with peppermint sticks!
Alumni from the 1960s and 70s gathered for a fun evening at Reunion 2019.
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