Prairie: 2015-2016 Report of Giving

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2015-2016 REPORT OF GIVING

AUTUMN’S ASPIRATIONS

PRAIRIE KICKS OFF NEW YEAR WITH CONVOCATION

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Iconic teacher and tennis coach Harold Swanson instructed, motivated and befriended countless students and athletes during a Prairie career that spanned five decades. He retired in July.

For more on our beloved “Swanny,” see page 39.

Contents —

03 letter from the head of school 04 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 05 letter from the chairman 06 giving honor roll 08 Donor Profile Ben Isaacson ’96

17 Volunteer Spotlight Shakila (Manogaran) Shimp ’86

21 Donor Profile Richard Gorton ’78

30 2015-2016 Annual Fundraising Summary 31 faculty notes 32 campus happenings 36 alumni notes

DONOR RECOGNITION 07 Contributions by Giving Level 14 The Prairie Fund 18 The Jack Mitchell Society 20 Parents 22 Grandparents 23 Alumni 24 Faculty & Staff 26 The 19th Annual Prairie School Golf Classic 27 Memorials 27 Honorariums 28 The Prairie Premiere

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Authors: Callie Atanasoff Nat Coffman Dominic Inouye

Brendan J. O’Brien Quentin Sauvage ’10 Carol Schmidlkofer

Letter from the Head of School —

“We are all truly fortunate to be a part of a community created by generations of Prairie educators.”

Dear Prairie Community, The Prairie School’s 51st year was truly exceptional, as our students excelled in every aspect of their lives. Our classrooms vibrated with energy as students solved problems, learned new skills, completed complex explorations and experiments, engaged in civil discourse, debated issues, studied other cultures, researched current and historic issues, gave presentations, and wrote countless essays. Our 67 seniors earned a record $10.5 million in college scholarships. We put on more than two dozen exceptional art shows and performances.

Our athletic teams won the Lighthouse Trophy as the top athletic program in Racine County along with State Championships in girls’ golf and girls’ soccer. Our students performed countless hours of community service and continued important traditions like our holiday party for mentally disabled adults.

Our alumni continue to excel in almost every imaginable career, in communities all around the world. From organic farming to space exploration, from the arts to the professions, from first responders and civil servants to CEOs, our alumni are leaders in their fields living lives of purpose and curiosity.

administration are dedicated to helping every student grow to be his or her best self. Prairie teachers strive to add value every day to each student’s growth and development as a scholar, artist, athlete, and leader. We are all truly fortunate to be a part of a community created by generations of Prairie educators.

The philanthropy reflected in this report is also due to the tremendous efforts of the Prairie faculty and the loyalty their work inspires. This report of giving is designed to help us say thank you and recognize the 1,065 gifts Prairie received from our many generous supporters last year. Annual contributions to the Prairie Fund are up 48% over the last two years and this success has allowed us to complete a few long-needed projects, including new HVAC control systems and the restoration of our reinvigorated greenhouse. Fundraising has also allowed us to add a new science faculty member and a retreat for 7th and 8th grade students.

Some of the most dedicated members of our community are the volunteers who led The Prairie Fund and organized and produced the Golf Classic and Prairie Premiere. The faculty Our faculty also thrived. We introduced new and I truly appreciate their leadership, and we and enhanced curricula in math, performing thank all of you who have also supported the arts, writing and science. We created new school through both your volunteer efforts Middle School leadership retreats and are and philanthropy. It is an honor to be part of growing the Senior Capstone Project. We a learning community where so many are so brought on several talented new colleagues and generous. celebrated the retirement of a few exceptional Now, in my third year as Head of School, with long serving teachers, including Cathy a clear understanding of who we are and where Marbach, Tracy Waters and – most notably – we come from, I look forward to continually legendary teacher and coach Harold Swanson. working with all of you – our parents, alumni, These professionals who have committed their friends, faculty and students – to help our lives and careers to Prairie connect all of our school continue to thrive. Thank you all. alumni and students. The faculty, staff and Sincerely,

Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School & President

The Board of Trustees LEADERSHIP AT PRAIRIE

— BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD

John Batten ’83 Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. – Head of School and President Susan Cook Richard Fiegel Robert Henzel – Secretary Steven Joost – Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Dave Johnson Imogene Johnson – Chairman Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 – Vice Chairman Christine Shields Kann Brian Ketterer Gregory Mueller Pat Penman Richard Ruffo ’83 Chris Ruud ’89 John Rowland II ’75 Shakila Shimp ’86 Joe Veranth ’80 Gregory Woodward, Ph.D.

Darryl Babu ’88 Manoj Babu Kevin Cookman Joe Fallico Amy Karegeannes ’95 Jim Ladwig Julie Lang Jim Lynott Jimi Mchalscheck Chantil Ruud Elizabeth Shaw ’86 Lisa Wolf

Our sincere thanks to retiring trustee Ralph Perry, whose impact has been felt by everyone at Prairie.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Nathaniel W. Coffman, Ed.D. Head of School and President Everett McKinney Associate Head of School & Upper School Head Steven Joost Assistant Head of School for Finance – CFO/COO Aliya Pitts Assistant Head of School for Community Relations Bonnie Benes Middle School Head Kathryn Boero Primary School Head

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Letter from the Chairman Letter from the Chairman A YEAR IN REVIEW — —

Dear Friends, Dear Friends,

“Your teachers believed “We owe a sincere debt in gratitude you and your dreams of to those whose generosity and —nurturing your talents, support makeyour it possible encouraging for us to continue our passions and helping mission ardor and preparewith you to realize diligence.” those dreams.”

At itsAdams core, Prairie is a family of teachers who parentsinwho care and students Abigail – an early, outspoken advocate forcare, education America – once said: who care about each other and makingitthe world a betterfor place. our many “Learning is not attained by chance; must be sought withTogether ardor andwith attended to supporters, have made the just special it is: for dedicated with diligence.”weIgniting andPrairie nurturing suchschool a passion learningtoiseach our child’s mission success,and committed to reason helpingour each and every reach each their and ownevery unique potential. This at Prairie is the core faculty come one to school day. is the legacy celebrated by our yearlong golden anniversary series of events. On behalf From the start, we wanted Prairie to be a school that would bring out the best of the Board of Trustees, a sincere thanks to the members of our 50th Anniversary in every child, and we do this by helping each student unlock his or her unique Committee for everything they did to make this milestone year a memorable one. potential, thereby opening endless doors to new discoveries and possibilities. We’re cultivating enthusiastic, inquisitive and confident young people capable of asking the Looking back on the many outstanding events of the past year, what stands out is the right questions, prepared to discover new and better solutions to the world’s problems multigenerational interconnection among those who attended. Particularly during our and challenges.

Reunion Weekend, where alumni and their families – including their own children, parents andserves grandparents – eagerly shared their favorite and reminisced Today, Prairie as a national educational model thanksPrairie to ourstories extraordinary with former classmates and special teachers.

Like the school itself, the relationships teachers and world-class facilities. More importantly, we are a family united in values, formedand herepurpose. were built toowe last aand have debt stoodofthe test of time. principles We sincere gratitude to those whose generosity and support make it possible for us to continue our mission with ardor and diligence.

So many have walked through our doors as children and gone on to build remarkable Sincerely, lives of purpose and achievement. Your teachers believed in you and your dreams – nurturing your talents, encouraging your passions and helping prepare you to realize those dreams. We are humbled by and so grateful for the support of all Prairie alumni in helping us continue to be a place where young people are inspired to reach for the stars.

Imogene P. Johnson Founder & Board Chair Prairie has always been forward looking, eagerly embracing change and innovation and striving to be constantly better. That will never change. We want you to be as much a part of that future as you have been of our past.

Sincerely,

Imogene Powers Johnson Chair, The Prairie School Board of Trustees

Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the following lists. We regret any oversights or errors that may have occurred.

Contributions by Giving Level

The Prairie School is deeply grateful to all of our supporters. Below is a list of donors at their cumulative giving levels across all areas, excluding the IIT Campaign, for the 2015-16 school year. Thank you for your support.

— LEADERSHIP CIRCLE ($25,000 +)

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Anonymous

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Jeffrey A. Joerres ’78 and

Alan and Melissa Mills

The Johnson Family Foundation

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry

SC Johnson Giving, Inc.

Mr. Adrian Schoone

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henseler Sarah Geenen-Joerres ’79

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75

Ms. Patricia Penman

SC Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney

The Racine Community Foundation

Brian Selmo ’96 and Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz

The Ruud Family Foundation

Twin Disc, Inc.

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo

1965 SOCIETY ($10,000 +) Anonymous

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Johnson Bank

Selmo ’98

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Woodward

LIGHTHOUSE CIRCLE ($2,000 +)

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. Gary Akavickas

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer

Anonymous

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program

Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Mary Lou Moeller

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan

Al and Patty Ruud

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE ($5,000 +) Anonymous

4700 Avenue LLC

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Mr. William Butler

Jim and Julie Coffman

Kevin and Noel Cookman Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico Rick and Jana Fiegel

Richard C. Gorton ’78 Bob and Sally Henzl

Mrs. Pam Johnson ’73

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

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Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Dan and Nan Bloch

Bukacek Construction, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski Nat and Laura Coffman Dental Associates

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Educators Credit Union

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Knight Barry Title Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan Mr. and Mrs. Raffi Mahdasian

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Marlo, Incorporated

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Jack and Dottie Moll

Matt and Pat Montemurro Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw

William and Catherine Perez PNC Financial Services, Inc.

Thomas J. Rodgers II ’99 and Family John Rowland ’75 RSM US LLP

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen Steve and Karen Smith TG3 Electronics, Inc.

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Mike Winterle ’05 and

Natalie Price Winterle ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

HEADMASTER’S CIRCLE ($1,000 +)

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto

7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson

Ameriprise Financial

Dave and Lori Foster

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Peter and Karen Jansson

Advanced Care Specialists Matt and Rita Andis Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

DONOR PROFILE: Bode Financial Group, LTD

BEN ISAACSON, ’96

Pam and Chip Brewer

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Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook CRB Insurance

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin Scott and Susan Gaertig

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Givaudan, Inc.

Hansen Interiors

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Mr. Roger G. Hill II ’81 and Mrs. Eva Wassermann Indigo-Clean, A Division of Kenall Lighting Majed and Reem Jandali Jockey International Dave Johnson

Jason and Destiny Johnson Ms. Skye Johnson

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Merll Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig

The Law Office of Terry J. Chapko Lawrence Sales Associates Lehmann’s Bakery

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano Mr. Everett McKinney

Mark and Margie Michicich Ms. Fiona Murphy

NCC Group Security Services Inc. Northwestern Mutual Life O & H Danish Bakery

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen Patina Solutions

Nick and Aliya Pitts

The Progressive Insurance Foundation Jerome and Joan Quets

Racine Dental Group, S.C. Racine Federated

Racine Industries, Inc.

Rafi and June Rafiullah

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer

Mr. Ralf Schwarz and Mrs. Marcela Garcia Torres Servantez Law Office Shorewest Realtors Stark Media

Ms. Alisa Swire

Robert and Beth Taylor

There are no limits to what can be achieved at Prairie.

This is something Ben Isaacson ’96 believed as a student, and now as a Prairie parent with a daughter, Eliana, in kindergarten, it’s a mindset he still possesses today.

Having attended from 1st through 12th grade, Isaacson was a TPS lifer who enjoyed the opportunities to learn and grow academically.

Introverted and quiet by nature, he began accelerating in math upon entering Middle School. In the fifth grade he was placed in Mr. Huizinga’s seventh grade class. “He not only explained things thoroughly,” Isaacson recalls, “but took the time to explain why we were doing it.”

He continued at an advanced pace through his junior (AP Calculus) and senior year (a course at UW-Parkside), and following graduation he attended Northwestern University, where he double majored in Computer Science and Integrated Sciences. These pursuits helped direct him to his chosen career as a programmer and systems analyst with SC Johnson where he had, while at Prairie, spent time interning in Information Services.

Aware of how influential Prairie was in his life, Isaacson started giving back shortly after college.

“Prairie influenced me even more than Northwestern,” he says. “Another part of it was the thought that someday I might send my own kids to Prairie.”

Today, the eldest of Isaacson’s four children, Eliana, is here and that brings her dad back to campus on a regular basis.

“It’s amazing to see how much it’s grown,” he says. “It’s much bigger, but it’s still… the same.”

The possibilities of what students can achieve keeps him giving to the school every year, and he encourages fellow alumni and parents to contribute so Prairie continues to be a great school – the place that taught him there were no limits to what he could achieve.

Team Technologies LLC

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Mr. Rodrigo Romero and Ms. Paz Rodriguez

Mr. and Mrs. David Turek

Foot & Ankle Specialists of Racine, S.C.

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Kevin and Mary Wagers

John and Carmen Warren Warren Eye Care Center Mrs. Rhonda Williams

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf Dan and Sharon Wrensch Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Fred and Sandra Young ’70

Zimmerman Architectural Studio

PRAIRIE CIRCLE ($500 +) A & E Inc Abbott

Todd and Tracy Albers

American Metal Technologies Anonymous (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Atmosphere Engineering

Pat Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Badger Meter

Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. Timothy Michael Batten ’01 Bayview Supermarket

Bert Jensen & Sons, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bocciardi Michael and Shay Borzynski Boxhead Design

Bremer Manufacturing Co. Inc.

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Carma Laboratories, Inc.

John and Terie Carpenter CCB Technologies CNH

David Insurance Agency

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Davis

Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin DeRose Dental Office Design Partners, Inc. Ms. Amy DiMatteo

Downtown Racine Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David Eberle Dr. Paul Elcano

Gus W. Ernst Jr. and Susan Gittings Ernst ’71

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Gwen E. Farley Green ’76

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Ms. Abigail Fiegel ’12

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07

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Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch Ganton International

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont Ralph and Jill Gentile

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75 Mr. Ginestel and Mrs. Place Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. Brian Glines ‘08 & Mrs. Sarah Glines John and Kim Goelz Dr. Kenneth Gould

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb Ms. Jill T. Gundy

Mr. Scott Harlan and Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

In-Sink-Erator

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Ivan Barra Films LLC

Randy and Anthi Jerow Ms. Rebecca Jones

Mr. Nicholas Kampfer

Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Kenosha News

Knapp Manufacturing, Inc. Peter and Lisa Koleske

Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer Mr. Brian Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ’73

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main Majic Productions

Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home Mr. Nico J. Meiland

Merchants Moving & Storage Company Newport Development Corporation Ocean Spray

Palmen of Racine

Ms. Dawn Peterson

Pitts Brothers & Associates, LLC

Drs. Lawrence W. and Michelle Snyderman Platt Joanne Maree Ramos ’91

Reliable Property Services

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt Roberts Roost

Sandra Rogers ’82

Rose and Rose Attorneys Mr. Jonathan Saigh

Mr. and Mrs. John Salazar

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer Steve and Kathy Schroeder Sherwin Williams

Mr. Kanwar M. Singh ’85

Mrs. Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04 Mike and Kim Smolko

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Solodio Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino SportClips

Spring Dental Group

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer State Farm Companies Mr. Tony Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Takasago International Tanner & Co., Inc. The Weber Group

Dr. James and Deborah Tierney

Mr. Shawn Tracy and Ms. Susan Cook Tuna Traffic

Unger Eye M.D.

Jennifer and Steve Waite

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner Ben and Katie White Dr. William Yoder Mr. Jim Zielinski

HAWK CIRCLE ($200 +) Abbott Laboratories Fund Tom and Judy Addison William Alexander Allcast, LLC

Anonymous (2)

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard Mr. and Mrs. John Baker Jr. Mr. Craig Banfield

Ms. Sandy Banfield Ms. Marcia Banike

Mr. Lawrence Basil

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates Mr. and Mrs. Joel Beck Mr. Jaye Beebe

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson

Racine Metal-Fab Ltd

Carlson Racine Roofing

Mr. Andrew Isaacson ’95 and Mrs. Holly Isaacson

Dr. Peter Rayne ’79 and Jessie Rayne

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 David and Joanne Carstens

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright John and Kristin Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay CHESS-ED

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Richard Coates ’72

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin

Mrs. Lisa Mulvey Cozzi ’92

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty Dr. Marshall Cushman

D. W. Davies & Co, Inc. Gregory V. Davis ’82

Mr. Miguel de Gracia and

Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Mr. and Mrs. James Ditter Brianna Doyle

Dr. and Mrs. David Drake

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dreifuerst

Drs. Fullin, Manda, Kreager and Abboo, LLC Echo Lake Foods

Russ and Becky Eichner

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Electrical Systems & Services, Inc. Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis Epcor Foundries

Ron and Jeanne Ernst Ray and Mary Farley

Richard Fortune and Laura Narten & Family Jerry and Lynn Franke Mr. Dan Frazier

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Geisler

Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. Alec Granger

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Ed and Camille Guion

Tom and Pat Isaacson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobsen

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Johnson Pat and Katie Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones Steve and Cindy Joost

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser Katt Construction

Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ’73 Dr. Tom and Carol Keller Mrs. Nollie Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kogutkiewicz Korndoerfer Development

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laing

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Robert and Diana Lamberton

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Amy Joy Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby Dr. Terry Liu

Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez Dr. Abha Malhotra

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz Dorothy McCurdy

Megan Elizabeth Rowland ’02 Blaine and Mary Metzger Mr. Matthew Meyer ’99

Midland Packaging and Display Ms. Nicole Miller ’97

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Modesto

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mohrhauser Paul and Sheena Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Mortensen Navratil Dental

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson Oak Grove Landscapes

Mr. Peter Olesen ’05 and

Dr. Kimberly Rybicki Olesen ’05

Chelsea K. Guzzo D.D.S., S.C.

Oncology Alliance

Mr. Kevin S. Hall ’85

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Jan and Al Hagopian

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. James F. Herre ’82

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ’03

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Imprex, Inc.

Ms. Susan L. Inbusch

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Kevin and Chris Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittelkow Ms. Sheri Podoba

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke

R.E. Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Jon Ramos ’85

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Mrs. Karen Ritter

Raana C. Rafiullah Saric ’81 Nich and Shannon Schafer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider Mr. Austin Schultz ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Schultz Ms. Cory Sebastian ’05 Don and JoAnn Selmo

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon The Shopko Foundation Bob and Sue Siegert

Sandra Landreman-Smith ’93 and Willam Smith Galen and Michele Steig Ms. Jean Stevens

Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Strimling ’87 Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan The Sign Resource

Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn Frank and Alice Vidian

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wagner ’87 James and Karen Walker Mr. Jeffrey Waller Barbara S. Walter

WE Energies Foundation

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson

Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program John and Jenifer Wietfeldt Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will

Winter, Kloman, Moter & Repp Mr. and Mrs. James Winterle Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woznicki

Mr. Binshen Wu and Mrs. Jessie Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York The Zivan Family

RED & BLUE CIRCLE ($5 +) AbbVie Foundation Matching Grant Plan Anonymous (6)

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albano Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Mr. Ahmed Amin

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson Mr. Stan Anderson

Steven and Elisabeth Anderson Mrs. Natalie Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Attipetty

Mrs. Edie Christman

Ms. Teresa Falco

Ms. Kathryn Axelson ’07

Mr. Frank Chud ’74

David and Julianne Feiler

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ault

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Bailey Ms. Shirley Bailey Mr. Paul Baker

Laura Jayne Christman ’98 Mark Paul Anthony Ciotola ’80 Richard (Chip) Clark and

Melanie Hammond Clark

Ms. Sharon Baker

Mr. and Mrs. David Clark

Dan and Ann Bankenbush

Mr. and Mrs. Claybrook

Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Bald Mr. Michael Bannon Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barron Mr. and Mrs. Alan Barry

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates Mr. Guillermo Beade The Behrends Family

Mr. Zachary Behrends Ms. Allena Berry ’08

Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Steven Best Mark and Cherie Bethke Alan and Marty Biland

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Birndorf Ms. Wendy Bishop

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Bloxdorf Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Brasch Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray

Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown Mr. Oscar Brusha

Mr. Michael Brusko

Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ’03

Classic Coatings

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Ms. Gretchen Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Compton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Conrardy

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mrs. Alicia Cordero Ms. Clare Costello

Douglas and Becky Coy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Mr. and Mrs. John Dana Mike Davenport

Mr. Gerald Davis ’16

Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Dekraay Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mr. and Mrs. Doug Detert

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devine Ms. Jane DeWitt Mr. John Dickert

Ms. Melissa Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker Mrs. Julia Dow

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dower

Mrs. JoAnn Drewek Murtha and Mr. Robert Murtha

Mr. James Bukacek ’06

Mr. and Mrs. William Earley

Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert

Ms. Barbara Bullock

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli Dr. and Mrs. Tedd Cain

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Caldis

Ms. Barb Caprile and Mr. Bruce Krajcir

Kevin and Lisa Eaton Tim and Julie Eckert Mr. Mark Eckhardt

Dr. Katherine Rybicki Eckstein ’00 and Dr. Lee Eckstein

Dick and Jo Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Causey

Bob and Kathy Emery

Mr. Steven Carter

Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Chodoronek Mr. Eric Christensen ’05

Ms. Anne Christman and Mr. Ken Krueger

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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Mary Ericson

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08

Mark and Karen Fairbanks

Dr. and Mrs. William Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. David Ferguson Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Foley Ms. Kathy Follette

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz Donna Fontana

Mr. Craig Ford and Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford Mr. Jaxon Ford

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford Kim and Dave Forsman Bob and Kerry Frank

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Frank Nathan Paul Franke ’99

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fredenburgh Ms. Sandy Fredenburgh

John and Abigail French

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres

Ms. Sarah Friday ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Chris and Martha Fusco Mr. Michael Gabron

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert Ms. Veronica Garcia Luna

Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. Gardetto Gene and Jana Gasiorkiewicz Charles and Alicia Gasser

Ms. Gertrude Gates Stillman Mr. and Mrs. George Gatto

Mr. Neil Geist and Mrs. Alanna Griffin Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III Mrs. Pat Gittens

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke Ms. Ashley Goldthwaite ’97 Ms. Kiersten Gonzales

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goyette

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Ms. Kimberly Granger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gregerson

Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piche Mr. Gary Guckenberger

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gueldner Ms. Charmaine Gumina

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Gundlach Ms. Ellen Gvozdenovic

Mr. Fred Hackbarth

Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Ms. Pat Hamill

Mr. Herbert Kincaid

Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone

Mrs. Jean Hagemann Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Michael and Dana Handrow Ms. Renee Hansen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy Mr. Bennett Harris ’10 Mitch Harris ’08

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hartig ’76 Ms. Patricia Hatem

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mr. Jeffery Held

Jim and Christine Henke Mueller Richard and Sally Hermann

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hetrick Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson Ms. Nancy Holtz

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughbanks

Mr. Nigel Hughes and Mrs. Melissa Gray Mr. Fred Humphreys

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold

Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan Nancy and Warren Icke Mr. Dominic Inouye

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Janosik Mr. Connor Jerow ’12

Demitri Edward Jerow ’10 Mr. Odinn Johnson

Ms. Samantha Kerkman John and Jacki Kirt

Margo “Nannie” Klobuchar Mr. and Mrs. Mel Knick Knoell Family Dentistry

Mr. and Mrs. Monte Koerner Wolf Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski Ms. Karla Krehbiel

Mark and Kelly Krekling

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kumer Ms. Brianna Kunstman Mr. Jay Laabs

Mrs. Lauren Lackey

Mr. and Mrs. David Lake

Hannah Lane and Peter Sattler John and Sandy Lang

Mr. Matthew Joost ‘09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Mr. David Kaissling Mr. Don Kamm

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Chesterlyn Kelsey

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire Ms. Julie McMahon

McMahon-Veltus, S.C.

Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee

Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra Tony and Abbey Mente

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Ms. Carolyn Miller

Tim and Rose Monfeli

Mrs. Meagan Moore and

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris

Dr. Grant Latimore

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev Ms. Mary Laumann Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leonard The Lescher Family

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Lewis Jim and Debbie Lewis Chris Lieberman

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth Mr. Jacob Lipor

Katherine Little Vollmer ’71 Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld Elizabeth Long

Ms. Carolina Lopez and Ms. Maria Lopez and Family

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn

Mr. Sivier Joost Jr.

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen

Ms. Mary Larsen

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gifts Mr. Jerome Jones

Dennis and Cathy McCombs

Ms. Sally Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Luedtke

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jones

Tom and Colleen McCarthy

Mr. Josef Lange ’09

Ms. Carolyn Johnson

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May

Mr. Bonny Luter

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Ann Tottingham Maccani

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Ms. Ana Moreno

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle

Mr. and Mrs. William Moskonas Ms. Kelly Mould

Ms. Arooj Mukarram Ms. Emma Muniz

Ms. Chaman Nagra

Mr. Parkash Nagra and Mrs. Gurmukh Cheema Paul and Liz Nass

John F. Navratil ’78

Ms. Amanda Nedweski Mr. Michael Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson Mrs. Sara Neubauer

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielsen

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori

Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Mr. David Novick

Dr. and Mrs. Ned Novsam

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null Brendan and Lisa O’Brien Ms. Joanne O’Brien

Diane and John Oakland

Ms. Kara Metzger Ohnstead ’03 and Mr. Mike Ohmstead

Robert and Katherine Madson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mahdasian

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Orsted

Ms. Liz Mahdasian

Catherine M. Marbach and James S. Symanski Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. Mark Martin

Mr. Rick Orr

Dr. Franklin Osanka

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Mr. Kunnal Pai and Ms. Brooks Koepka

Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Ms. Monica Van Aken

Keith and Melody Owsley

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Palka Jon and Suzanne Palmen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Ms. Christine Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian Ms. Barbara Pelton

Ms. Katherine Penman ’06

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Santalucia Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Schafer Ms. Cynthia Scharding Mr. Steve Scherer

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and

Mrs. Kim Braun Schowalter ’05

Ms. Michelle Penman ’07

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuelke

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez

Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Peterson Ms. P.A. Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piche

Pieper Electric/Ideal Plumbing, Heating, Air Cond.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pirk Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pitts

Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Price Mr. Gautam Pulla ’11

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85 Jim and Jane Raufus Mr. Philip Ray

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rech

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

Y. Rajeswara Reddy and Y. Vijaya Lakshmi Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reich

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. David Rennie

Mr. and Mrs. Stephane Reverdy Mr. Jim Reynolds

Ms. Sha-Nita Rhea Owen J. Rice ’77

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Rio

Catherine Ritter Guendel ’79 Jerry and Carla Rivera

Jennifer Roberts Betournay ’97 and Scott Betournay

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rollman Mrs. Bernice Rossini

Art and Vikki Rothschild

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ruidl

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Rybicki

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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley Ms. Ann Silvasi

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simpson

Mr. Mark Skorski and Mrs. Kara Sturdy Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Allyson and Eric Smalley

Mr. Willie Smith and Mrs. Annie Long-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Ms. Barb Vallner

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ’93

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vanko Ms. Patty Vanko

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Dr. Helen and Garry Arkema

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman Wadhwani Family

Diane and Robert Wagner Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wahlburg Mr. and Mrs. David Wait

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker

Ms. Eileen Walter and Mr. Gregg Baumann Mr. Nathan Ward

Mrs. Nancy Warner

Mr. Barton Warner ’80 and Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen-Warner ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Tracy and Dennis Waters

Dr. and Mrs. William Smollen

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sobel Ms. Kristen Chylla ’01 Mr. Marcelo Stefani

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04 Linda Steffensen

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle Robert and Dawn Stepien

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Stichert Ms. Joyce Stindle

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner Mrs. Ellen Strmsek

Mr. Timothy Stutt ’96

Dr. and Mrs. Alistair Sundareson Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

The Swager Family

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Ms. Mary Taylor Demko ’83

Mr. Jay Terry and Mrs. Kay Kawa Terry Ms. Allison Thornbrugh Ms. Dawn Tiggs

Anne Booth and Charles Trainer

Ms. Mary Triggiano and Ms. Carmen Pitre Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Truckey Martha Rattan Tubinis ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turek

The Twin Disc Executive Leadership Team

Ms. Dianne Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Westphal Dr. Rebecca Wheeler Ms. Nancy Wheeler Mr. Steve C. White

Mr. and Mrs. John White

Mr. Erik J. Wielenberg ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiesner Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wilkins Eric and Marcia Wilks Ms. Diane Wilson

Mrs. Kathryn Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodward

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wortley

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff Chao-Ying Yan

Ms. Brenda Zeisse ’03

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Zimmerman

Richard and Karen Zimmermann Ms. Margaret Zimmermann ’14 Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zogg

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Giving Honor Roll —

Dear Friends, As both an alumnus and parent of a Prairie 7th and 2nd grader, this school is very important and meaningful to me. It was an exciting day when I enrolled my son in Early School nine years ago, knowing he would be met with passionate educators and rich, stimulating opportunities to explore and grow.

The critical elements of a strong education rely on the generous support of our community, as tuition alone does not cover the costs to operate The Prairie School. Your generous gifts impact the lives of the students and faculty every day by enhancing access to technology, materials, and facilities that transform instruction. This past year, parents, alumni, grandparents, and friends of Prairie demonstrated their belief in The Prairie School by giving at record levels. I am consistently amazed by the generosity all of you show. I, as well as the entire Prairie community, thank you for your commitment to our students!

Sincerely,

Darryl Babu ’88 2015-2016 Prairie Fund Chair

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The philanthropy Prairie receives impacts life on campus all year round. Pictured: [A] Primary Schoolers participate in the Books Alive! Assembly in November, [B] Students conquer the ropes course, [C] Middle and Upper School students work together on a Buddy Activity in March, and [D] The Class of 2016 graduates in June.

The Prairie Fund

The Prairie Fund is our most critical fundraising endeavor, as it supports every facet of school life. Our entire community is grateful to the donors who contributed to the Prairie Fund in the 2015-16 year.

— 7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Ms. Allena Berry ’08

Ms. Kristen Chylla ’01

Accounting and Business Services, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Best

Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Abbott Laboratories Fund Anonymous (10)

Tom and Judy Addison

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf Sr. Mr. Gary Akavickas

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Albano Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers

Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Mr. Ahmed Amin

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Mrs. Natalie Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie

Dr. Helen and Garry Arkema Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan Mr. and Mrs. Peter Attipetty Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ault

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Ms. Kathryn Axelson ’07

Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Pat Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Bailey Ms. Shirley Bailey Mr. Paul Baker

Ms. Sharon Baker

Mr. and Mrs. John Baker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Bald

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Dan and Ann Bankenbush Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barron Mr. and Mrs. Alan Barry

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. Guillermo Beade Mr. Jaye Beebe

Mr. Zachary Behrends

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

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Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Mark and Cherie Bethke Alan and Marty Biland

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Birndorf Ms. Wendy Bishop

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke Dan and Nan Bloch

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Bloxdorf

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Brasch Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown Mr. Oscar Brusha

Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ’03 Mr. James Bukacek ’06

Bukacek Construction, Inc. Ms. Barbara Bullock

Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Ms. Barb Caprile and Mr. Bruce Krajcir John and Terie Carpenter Dick and Jo Carpenter

David and Joanne Carstens Mr. Steven Carter Carthage College

Ms. Jean Chambers

John and Kristin Chapman

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay CHESS-ED

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Chodoronek

Mark Paul Anthony Ciotola ’80 Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Classic Coatings

Mr. and Mrs. Claybrook Richard Coates ’72

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Nat and Laura Coffman Ms. Gretchen Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Compton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Conrardy Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mrs. Alicia Cordero Ms. Clare Costello

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin Douglas and Becky Coy

Mrs. Lisa Mulvey Cozzi ’92

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Dr. Marshall Cushman

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana Mike Davenport

Gregory V. Davis ’82

Mr. Gerald Davis ’16

Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Dekraay Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mr. and Mrs. Doug Detert Ms. Jane DeWitt

Mr. and Mrs. James Ditter Ms. Melissa Dixon

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker Mrs. Julia Dow Brianna Doyle

Mrs. JoAnn Drewek Murtha and Mr. Robert Murtha

Mr. Eric Christensen ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner

Laura Jayne Christman ’98

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Ms. Anne Christman and Mr. Ken Krueger

Mr. and Mrs. William Earley

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert

Mrs. Pat Gittens

Mr. Nigel Hughes and Ms. Melissa Gray

Educators Credit Union

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. Mark Eckhardt

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano Sr.

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis Bob and Kathy Emery

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Mary Ericson

Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08

Mark and Karen Fairbanks

Dr. and Mrs. William Falco Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Ray and Mary Farley

Gwen E. Farley Green ’76

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl Mr. David Ferguson Sr. Ms. Abigail Fiegel ’12

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Rick and Jana Fiegel

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi Ms. Kathy Follette

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz Donna Fontana Mr. Jaxon Ford

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford Kim and Dave Forsman

Richard Fortune and Laura Narten & Family Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Frank Nathan Paul Franke ’99

Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke John and Kim Goelz

Ms. Kiersten Gonzales Richard C. Gorton ’78

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goyette

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Mr. Alec Granger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gregerson Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Mr. Gary Guckenberger

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gueldner Ms. Charmaine Gumina

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Gundlach Ms. Jill T. Gundy

Ms. Ellen Gvozdenovic Mr. Fred Hackbarth

Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Ms. Sarah Friday ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Chris and Martha Fusco Mr. Michael Gabron

Scott and Susan Gaertig

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert

Gene and Jana Gasiorkiewicz Charles and Alicia Gasser

Ms. Gertrude Gates Stillman

Mr. Neil Geist and Ms. Alanna Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Georgeson Ms. Kristina Gile

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III Mr. Ginestel and Mrs. Place

Ms. Susan L. Inbusch Mr. Dominic Inouye

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Tom and Pat Isaacson

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Majed and Reem Jandali Peter and Karen Jansson Ed and Camille Guion Mr. Connor Jerow ’12

Demitri Edward Jerow ’10 Randy and Anthi Jerow

Jeffrey A. Joerres ’78 and Sarah Geenen-Joerres ’79 Dave Johnson

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson Mrs. Pam Johnson ’73

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Matching Gift Program

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Michael and Dana Handrow Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres

Nancy and Warren Icke

Ms. Pat Hamill

Mr. Kevin S. Hall ‘85

Ms. Sandy Fredenburgh

John and Abigail French

Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan

The Johnson Family Foundation

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fredenburgh

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold

Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99

Mr. Fred Humphreys

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hartig ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mr. Jeffery Held

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mr. Jerome Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jones

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost Mr. Sivier Joost Jr.

Steve and Cindy Joost

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Mr. David Kaissling Mr. Don Kamm

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 and George Karegeannes

Jim and Christine Henke Mueller

Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Bob and Sally Henzl

Dr. Tom and Carol Keller

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henseler

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. James F. Herre ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. Christopher Adam Holterman ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Chesterlyn Kelsey Mrs. Nollie Kennedy Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer Mr. Herbert Kincaid

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 John and Jacki Kirt

Margo “Nannie” Klobuchar Mr. and Mrs. Mel Knick Knight Barry Title Inc.

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mahdasian

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson

Peter and Lisa Koleske Merll Korndoerfer Wolf Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski Mark and Kelly Krekling Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kumer Ms. Brianna Kunstman Mrs. Lauren Lackey

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Laing

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Robert and Diana Lamberton

Hannah Lane and Peter Sattler Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang John and Sandy Lang

Mr. Brian Langendorf

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Amy Larsen ’73

Ms. Amy Joy Larsen Ms. Mary Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen Dr. Grant Latimore

Ms. Mary Laumann Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Lewis

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone

Catherine M. Marbach and James S. Symanski Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. Mark Martin

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer Tom and Colleen McCarthy

Dennis and Cathy McCombs Dorothy McCurdy

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire Mr. Everett McKinney

Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Mr. Nico J. Meiland

Tony and Abbey Mente

Blaine and Mary Metzger Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews Mr. Matthew Meyer ’99

Mark and Margie Michicich

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Alan and Melissa Mills

and Mr. Royce Earnest

Katherine Little Vollmer ’71 Dr. Terry Liu

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Elizabeth Long

Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Luedtke Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick Mr. Bonny Luter

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Ann Tottingham Maccani

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall Mrs. Nancy Mackey

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Keith and Melody Owsley

Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Palka Jon and Suzanne Palmen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Kevin and Chris Pearson Ms. Christine Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw Ms. Barbara Pelton

Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez William and Catherine Perez Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piche

Pieper Electric/Ideal Plumbing, Heating, Air Cond.

Nick and Aliya Pitts

Tim and Rose Monfeli

Mrs. Meagan Moore and

Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Ms. Ana Moreno

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74

Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman

Jack and Dottie Moll

Mary Lou Moeller

Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch Mr. Jacob Lipor

Osiecki Family Foundation, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittelkow

Ms. Sally Moore

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Modesto

Jim and Debbie Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Orsted

Paul and Sheena Moore Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle Greg and Sheryl Mueller Ms. Arooj Mukarram Ms. Emma Muniz

Ms. Fiona Murphy

Ms. Chaman Nagra

Mr. Parkash Nagra and Mrs. Gurmukh Cheema Paul and Liz Nass

John F. Navratil ’78

Ms. Amanda Nedweski Mr. Michael Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson Mrs. Sara Neubauer

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielsen

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori

Northwestern Mutual Life Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ned Novsam

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Ms. Joanne O’Brien

Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pitts

Drs. Lawrence W. and Michelle Snyderman Platt Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke

The Progressive Insurance Foundation Mr. Gautam Pulla ’11

Jerome and Joan Quets

Racine Community Foundation Rafi and June Rafiullah

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85 Joanne Maree Ramos ’91 Jon Ramos ’85

Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne

Dr. Peter Rayne ’79 and Jessie Rayne Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rech

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick

Y. Rajeswara Reddy and Y. Vijaya Lakshmi Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. David Rennie

Mr. and Mrs. Stephane Reverdy Mr. Jim Reynolds

Ms. Sha-Nita Rhea Owen J. Rice ’77

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz

SHAKILA (MANOGARAN) SHIMP ’86

Catherine Ritter Guendel ’79

Board of Trustees

Jennifer Roberts Betournay ’97

She remembers teachers telling her she could become anything she wanted.

Mrs. Karen Ritter

Jerry and Carla Rivera

and Scott Betournay

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Sandra Rogers ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rollman

Mr. Rodrigo Romero and Ms. Paz Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Mrs. Bernice Rossini John Rowland ’75

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82 Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Al and Patty Ruud

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Ruud Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Mr. and Mrs. Frank Santalucia Raana C. Rafiullah Saric ’81 SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Brad Schafer

Nich and Shannon Schafer Ms. Cynthia Scharding

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and

Mrs. Kim Braun Schowalter ’05

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuelke Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe Brian Selmo ’96 and

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ’98

Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley Bob and Sue Siegert

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Allyson and Eric Smalley Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Steve and Karen Smith

Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Mr. Willie Smith and Mrs. Annie Long-Smith Dr. and Mrs. William Smollen Mr. and Mrs. Chad Solodio Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer

After having moved to Singapore for four years, Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86 returned to Racine and enrolled in Upper School as a “Shy, quiet girl who was behind in some subjects.” Teachers met with her before and after school to help her improve and excel, and her parents, both educators, supported her every step of the way.

Interested in Human Resources because of her desire to help others, the educators at Prairie taught her how to organize and prioritize, how to persevere with determination, and how to excel at public speaking through mock trial, debate, and Model OAS. Shakila’s experience as a student is only one reason she volunteers and serves as a P.O.P. Guide and on the Board of Trustees. She and her husband, Doug, are the proud parents of Nathan ’16, now at Purdue University, and Kiran ’22, currently in 7th grade, and they love what the school has done for both of their children.

“Prairie engages students with opportunities to learn new things,” she says. “My son learned to blow glass, performed in MS musicals and was an US athlete and tutor – all because he wanted to explore these things. My daughter performed in the PS choir and musicals in MS and loves learning Mandarin. Such opportunities help our students to become well-rounded for future success.”

After achieving her MS in Human Resources Management, Shakila realized her high school goal of helping others when, at twenty-seven, she became the youngest HR Healthcare Executive in Milwaukee. She spent the next 15 years as an executive in large healthcare companies before eventually deciding to consult part-time so she could spend more time with her family and give back to Prairie.

Shakila began volunteering in her children’s classrooms by organizing parties and chaperoning field trips. She was a team mom for Nathan’s varsity soccer team and continues to serve on the P.O.P. (Promote/Organize/ Provide) leadership committee, which brings Prairie families together through various events.

“Any way you volunteer,” Shakila explains, “it cultivates our community, bringing us closer together to enrich our students and school.”

On top of all this, Shakila serves as a Trustee and has utilized her professional contacts to build the Corporate Partnership Program, helping to increase Prairie’s visibility in southeastern Wisconsin. She believes the Board’s role is to “Make sure the school is fulfilling the mission, vision, and values it stands for.”

Volunteering, which is what Shakila considers the heart of the school, also impacts every individual.

“Prairie students learn servant leadership, whether it’s going to a soup kitchen or sharing their academic or artistic talents,” she says. “It’s part of the mission. You’re a leader in the community if you serve others.”

State Farm Companies

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass

Mr. and Mrs. John White

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke

Mr. Marcelo Stefani Linda Steffensen

Galen and Michele Steig

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle Robert and Dawn Stepien

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner

Dr. and Mrs. Bradley Strimling ’87 Mrs. Ellen Strmsek

Mr. Timothy Stutt ’96

Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan

Dr. and Mrs. Alistair Sundareson Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Ms. Alisa Swire

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Robert and Beth Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88 Frank and Alice Vidian Wadhwani Family

Kevin and Mary Wagers Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wahlburg Mr. and Mrs. David Wait

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker Barbara S. Walter

Ms. Eileen Walter and Mr. Gregg Baumann Mr. Barton Warner ’80 and

Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen-Warner ’80

Ms. Mary Taylor Demko ’83

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner

Anne Booth and Charles Trainer

John and Carmen Warren

Dr. James and Deborah Tierney

Ms. Mary Triggiano and Ms. Carmen Pitre Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turek Twin Disc, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe Ms. Barb Vallner

Ms. Jennifer Van Dinter ’93 Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vanko Ms. Patty Vanko

Mrs. Nancy Warner

Tracy and Dennis Waters

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Ms. Dianne Weaver

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson

Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Westphal Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Mr. Erik J Wielenberg ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiesner John and Jenifer Wietfeldt Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Mrs. Rhonda Williams Ms. Diane Wilson

Mrs. Kathryn Winnen Ms. Alison Wojahn

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Woodward Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodward Dan and Sharon Wrensch

Mr. Binshen Wu and Mrs. Jessie Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff Chao-Ying Yan

Fred and Sandra Young ’70 Ms. Brenda Zeisse ’03 Mr. Jim Zielinski

Ms. Margaret Zimmermann ’14

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Zimmerman

Richard and Karen Zimmermann The Zivan Family

Lynn and Neal Zobel

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zogg

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Ben and Katie White

The Jack Mitchell Society

Named for The Prairie School’s first Headmaster, the Jack Mitchell Society honors those who have supported the Prairie Fund for five or more consecutive years. Our entire community appreciates the unwavering support of these donors.

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7 Mile Fair, Inc.

Michael Banco and Hope Heaster

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman

Todd and Tracy Albers

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chay

Tom and Judy Addison Mr. and Mrs. John and Victoria Albert Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Mrs. Natalie Andreucci Anonymous (3)

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Ms. Kathryn Axelson ’07

Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Pat Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Ms. Shirley Bailey

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Dan and Ann Bankenbush Ms. Wendy Bishop

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Dan and Nan Bloch

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Boese James Bolm

Mr. James Broetzmann Ms. Barbara Bullock

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Dick and Jo Carpenter

David and Joanne Carstens

John and Kristin Chapman Richard Coates ’72

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mike Davenport

Gregory V. Davis ’82

Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Michael J. Degenhart ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mrs. Julia Dow

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert

Educators Credit Union

Merll Korndoerfer

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter

Mary Ericson

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Mrs. Karen Ritter

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Mark and Karen Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico Ray and Mary Farley

Ms. Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Rick and Jana Fiegel Ms. Kathy Follette

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski Ms. Amy Larsen ’73 Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Leffler

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Jim and Debbie Lewis

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Nathan Paul Franke ’99

Katherine Little Vollmer ’71

Chris and Martha Fusco

Ann Tottingham Maccani

Matthew Dylan Frankovis ’99 Scott and Susan Gaertig

Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt Jan and Al Hagopian

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras Bob and Sally Henzl

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Frank J. and Saundra R. Herre Mr. James F. Herre ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt Nancy and Warren Icke Ms. Susan L. Inbusch

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Tom and Pat Isaacson

Majed and Reem Jandali Peter and Karen Jansson Randy and Anthi Jerow Dave Johnson

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Mrs. Winifred Johnson-Marquart ’77 and Mr. Michael Marquart

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Josephine P. and John J. Louis Foundation Mr. Don Kamm

Mr. Thomas V. and Lucy T. Kandathil

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Ms. Geraldine Kapluck Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Dr. Tom and Carol Keller

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King ’78 Peter and Lisa Koleske

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Mrs. Dorothy MacVicar

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano

Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone

Catherine M. Marbach and James S. Symanski

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland John Rowland ’75

John and Meg Rowland Daniels ’82 Al and Patty Ruud

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc.

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer John and Ellen Schmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Dorothy McCurdy

Blaine and Mary Metzger

Mark and Margie Michicich

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Alan and Melissa Mills Jack and Dottie Moll Ms. Sally Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle Greg and Sheryl Mueller Paul and Liz Nass

Ms. Amanda Nedweski

Mr. and Mrs. John Nikitas

Dr. and Mrs. Ned Novsam

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Olesen Ms. Kathy Palmen

Kevin and Chris Pearson Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. W. David Perez ’91 and Mrs. Nicole Perez William and Catherine Perez Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piche

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pittelkow

Drs. Lawrence W. and Michelle Snyderman Platt Dick and Sheila Polzin

Jerome and Joan Quets

Rafi and June Rafiullah

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85 Jim and Jane Raufus

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rayburn

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rayne Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rech Mr. Jim Reynolds

Richard G. Jacobus Family Foundation

Bob and Sue Siegert

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith Ms. Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer State Farm Companies

Dr. Elizabeth Nicole Steffensen ’04 Mr. Scott Sutcliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Ms. Alisa Swire

Ms. Barb Vallner Ms. Patty Vanko

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80 Dr. Helen and Garry Arkema

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen Wadhwani Family

Kevin and Mary Wagers Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. David Wait James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T. Walker Barbara S. Walter

John and Carmen Warren

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield John and Jenifer Wietfeldt Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Dan and Sharon Wrensch Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wulff

Fred and Sandra Young ’70

Richard and Karen Zimmermann

Parents

Family partnerships are a cornerstone of the Prairie experience, and our community is grateful to the current parents who demonstrated their philanthropic commitment by making a gift to the school in 2015-16.

— Anonymous (9)

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Dr. Shahid Atcha and Dr. Mehjabein Khan Mr. and Mrs. Peter Attipetty Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard Michael Banco and Hope Heaster Mr. Craig Banfield

Tim and Julie Eckert

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy

Mr. Garry and Dr. Mary Ellis

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Dr. and Mrs. William Falco Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates

Dave and Lori Foster

The Behrends Family

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Best

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bocciardi Michael and Shay Borzynski

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown

Mr. Alvaro Campos and Mrs. Karen Alvardo Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers John and Kristin Chapman

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete Dr. and Mrs. David Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close Nat and Laura Coffman

Kevin and Noel Cookman

Mr. Craig Ford and Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin Mr. Dan Frazier

Ms. Sandy Fredenburgh

Ms. Sarah Friday ’91 and Mr. Jon Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch Charles and Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Ralph and Jill Gentile

Mr. Ginestel and Mrs. Place

Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted John and Kim Goelz

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. Alec Granger

Ms. Kimberly Granger

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piche Mr. Scott Harlan and

Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun

Mr. Miguel de Gracia and

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Herndon

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Ms. Melissa Dixon

Dr. and Mrs. David Drake

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dreifuerst

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and George Karegeannes

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser

Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94

Dr. Paul Elcano

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Banfield Mr. Lawrence Basil

Ms. Rebecca Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hays

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Mr. Tony Huynh and Ms. Cassie Doan Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Jason and Destiny Johnson Pat and Katie Johnson Ms. Skye Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek

Mr. and Mrs. Monte Koerner

Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Mark and Kelly Krekling Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. James Ladwig

Steve Lamberton ‘83 and Jackie Lamberton Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang Mr. Brian Langendorf Ms. Amy Joy Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber The Lescher Family

Jim and Debbie Lewis Dr. Terry Liu

Jim and Rachel Lochtefeld

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Lopez

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan Robert and Katherine Madson Mr. and Mrs. Raffi Mahdasian Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main Dr. Abha Malhotra

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May

Megan Elizabeth Rowland ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra Mark and Margie Michicich

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Alan and Melissa Mills

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris

Mrs. and Mr. Jane Mortensen Greg and Sheryl Mueller Ms. Fiona Murphy

Ms. Amanda Nedweski

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson

DONOR PROFILE:

In 2001, however, Gorton decided he wanted to do more than just an annual gift.

Working for a software security startup, he realized that the quality of the candidates coming in to interview was plummeting because of a general lack of scientific knowledge and computing skills. When the startup was acquired by much a larger company, he found himself with the means to address this issue.

RICHARD GORTON ’78

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

— By Dominic Inouye From data to coding to clouds, computer technology is constantly evolving. The industry is a speedy, cutthroat place, and those hoping to achieve success must remain determined in times of adversity.

Richard Gorton ’78 has done more than just achieve success. He’s built a brilliant career on determination and resiliency, attributes he first refined during his days at Prairie. It was here he discovered aptitudes for math and computer science, and fell in love with BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) in a ninth grade science class.

“I latched onto the programming so hard that I actually purchased the manual for BASIC for the computer we had access to via a 110 Baud Acoustic modem at Johnson Wax,” says Gorton.

After Prairie, he took a while to settle on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside where he studied computer science. From there, he moved to Boston in 1985 and spent the next several years working for a variety of

“It was a case of put your money where your mouth is,” he says. companies and startups including DEC/ Compaq, Cisco and AMD. Today, he works with tools and enablers that allow applications to run on new platforms.

Gorton believes the breadth of education offered him at Prairie, as well as his resilience as a student, helped him succeed after college. While some of the startups failed, all of them helped him become a better engineer by increasing his skills portfolio and networking abilities. Through it all, Gorton has made it a priority to give back to the place that helped him begin honing his computer skills.

“I’ve always been grateful, and because of this I’ve tried to contribute every year to the Prairie Fund,” he says. “I think I started giving shortly after I entered the workforce in 1985.”

Gorton worked with Prairie to establish the Gorton Endowment for the Sciences; he also created the CS100 Computer Science Endowment at UW-Parkside.

And now, thanks to a plaque that hangs in the school’s science wing, future generations of Prairie students will be reminded of Gorton’s commitment to the school.

“It’s amazing and I’m flattered to the extreme,” a humble Gorton says of the recognition. “I am of the belief that this country needs to strengthen the focus on sciences and engineering in order to remain competitive. The Prairie experience has clearly shaped me, and I hold true to John Mitchell’s catchphrase, ‘Remember who you are, and what you represent’.”

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Schultz

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski Chris and Jill Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Keith and Melody Owsley Jon and Suzanne Palmen

Dori and Mark Panthofer

Steve and Kathy Schroeder

Mr. Ralf Schwarz and Mrs. Marcela Garcia Torres Jim and Kelly Semrau

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Mr. Mark Skorski and Mrs. Kara Sturdy

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez

Steve and Karen Smith

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Greg Peterson Nick and Aliya Pitts Ms. Sheri Podoba

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke Jerome and Joan Quets

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Mr. Rodrigo Romero and Mrs. Paz Rodriguez Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer

Sandra Landreman-Smith ’93 and Willam Smith Mike and Kim Smolko

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Solodio Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan The Swager Family

Bill and Michelle Sweetman Ms. Alisa Swire

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski

Mr. Jay Terry and Mrs. Kay Kawa Terry Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vanko

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Kevin and Mary Wagers

Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner John and Carmen Warren

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver Ben and Katie White

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wienke Mrs. Rhonda Williams

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf “Mr. Binshen Wu

Mrs. Jessie Zhang” Chao-Ying Yan Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York The Zivan Family

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Zogg

Grandparents

The Prairie community always appreciates the philanthropy of our grandparents. Those listed below made a charitable gift to TPS in the 2015-16 school year.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ahlensdorf Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drisner

Mr. Nick Karegeannes

Mrs. Natalie Andreucci

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elcano Sr.

Mrs. Nollie Kennedy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albers Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Antonneau Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ault

Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Ms. Shirley Bailey Mr. Paul Baker

Ms. Sharon Baker

Mr. and Mrs. John Baker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Barry Mr. and Mrs. Don Bates Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. George Berryman Mr. and Mrs. Harold Birndorf Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Blenke

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Duane Brasch Mrs. Darlene Brodjeski Mr. Oscar Brusha

Ms. Barbara Bullock

Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess

Mr. and Mrs. Orey Buzzelli Dick and Jo Carpenter

David and Joanne Carstens Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman

Ms. Anne Christman and Mr. Ken Krueger Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Mr. and Mrs. Claybrook Ms. Gretchen Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Compton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Conrardy

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cookman Mrs. Alicia Cordero

Mr. and Mrs. John Dana Mrs. Jacquelyn Davis

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dennee Mr. and Mrs. Doug Detert

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Dornacker Mrs. Julia Dow

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Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Ebert Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ellis Bob and Kathy Emery

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Ms. Teresa Falco

Mr. and Mrs. Aldo Fallico

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felerski Mr. David Ferguson Sr. Ms. Kathy Follette

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Foltz

Dr. and Mrs. Robin Ford

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fredenburgh

Mr. Neil Geist and Mrs. Alanna Griffin Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Giles III Mrs. Pat Gittens

Ms. Karen Giuffre

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goeke

Mr. and Mrs. George Gorton IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Graham

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grasso Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grauwels

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gregerson Mr. Gary Guckenberger

Ms. Charmaine Gumina Ms. Ellen Gvozdenovic Mr. Fred Hackbarth

Mrs. Jean Hagemann

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hammer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hatseras

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heaps Mr. and Mrs. Gary Henseler

Col. and Mrs. Gary Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Roger Higgs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Huebsch Mr. Fred Humphreys

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. George Huxhold Mrs. Imogene Johnson Mrs. Pam Johnson ‘73

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jones Mr. Don Kamm

Ms. Geraldine Kapluck

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph and Chesterlyn Kelsey Dr. Robert Keough

Mr. Herbert Kincaid

Margo “Nannie” Klobuchar Mr. and Mrs. Mel Knick

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kogutkiewicz Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kraszewski Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig John and Sandy Lang

Mary Sue and Gary Langendorf Ms. Mary Larsen

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen Dr. Grant Latimore

Ms. Mary Laumann Ms. Diann Lebow

Mr. and Mrs. Don Libby

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Linstroth Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick Mr. Bonny Luter

Dr. James and Dr. Marcella Lynott Mrs. Nancy Mackey

Glenn and Barbara Madrigrano Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mahdasian Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marz

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Drew McPhee Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mews

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mikaelian Ms. Sally Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moselle Ms. Emma Muniz

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy

Mr. Parkash Nagra and Mrs. Gurmukh Cheema Mr. Michael Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielsen

Mr. and Mrs. Masamune Nishikiori Ms. Joanne O’Brien

Diane and John Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Orsted

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Osiecki

Mr. and Mrs. George Oteman Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Palka Ms. Kathy Palmen

Kevin and Chris Pearson

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pehlivanian

Ms. Barbara Pelton

Mrs. Karen Ritter

Mr. and Mrs. Skorski

Ms. Patty Vanko

Mr. and Mrs. Don Pfaffl

Mr. and Mrs. J. David Rowland

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith

Mr. Helmut Wagner

Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Perry Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Piche Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pitts

Dick and Sheila Polzin

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reddick Y. Rajeswara Reddy

and Y. Vijaya Lakshmi

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reinhardt Mr. Jim Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richter

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringwalt

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rollman John Rowland ‘75

Al and Patty Ruud

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith

Mr. Willie Smith and Mrs. Annie Long-Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Santalucia

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Springer

Ms. Marlyn Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stoner

Mrs. Helen Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Schafer

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schonert

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schuelke Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schwalbe

Mr. and Mrs. William Shirley

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle Mrs. Ellen Strmsek

Dr. and Mrs. Alistair Sundareson Anne Booth and Charles Trainer Mr. and Mrs. Dan Turek Ms. Barb Vallner

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Verheyen Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wahlburg Mr. and Mrs. David Wait Mrs. Nancy Warner

Ms. Dianne Weaver

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westerfield Mr. and Mrs. John White

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiesner Mrs. Kathryn Winnen

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodward

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zogg

Alumni

We appreciate the support of our alumni, who know firsthand the power of a Prairie education. Thank you for ensuring that today’s students continue to experience excellence both within and beyond the classroom.

1970 – 1979

Elizabeth Hansen Warner ’80

Lisa Mulvey Cozzi ’92

Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04

Sandra Harrison Young ’70

Christopher Cape ’81

Odinn Johnson ’93

Eric Christensen ’05

Katherine Little Vollmer ’71

Roger Hill ’81

Pamela MacVicar Johnson ’73

Meg Rowland Daniels ’82

Amy Larsen ’73

James Herre ’82

Helen Johnson Leipold ’74

John Batten ’83

Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75

Stephen Lamberton ’83

John Rowland ’75

Helen Verbrugge Arkema ’83

Stephen Hartig ’76

Kevin Hall ’85

Timothy Ellis ’77

Jonathan Ramos ’85

Owen Rice ’77

Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Jeffrey Joerres ’78

Bradley Strimling ’87

Jeffery Held ’70

Barton Warner ’80

Susan Gittings Ernst ’71

Jennifer Henzl Evans ’81

Richard Coates ’72

Raana Rafiullah Saric ’81

H. William Keland ’73

Gregory Davis ’82

Frank Chud ’74

Sandra Rogers ’82

Barbara Little Earnest ’74

Mary Taylor Demko ’83

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75

Richard Ruffo ’83

Gwen Farley Green ’76

Toni Alicia Smith ’84

Martha Rattan Tubinis ’76

Shazia Rafiullah Miller ’85

Winnie Johnson-Marquart ’77

Kanwar Singh ’85

Richard Gorton ’78

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86

Thomas King ’78

Patrick Wagner ’87

John Navratil ’78 Peter Rayne ’79

Catherine Ritter Guendel ’79

1980 – 1989

Darryl Babu ’88

Armen Vidian ’88 Chris Ruud ’89

1990 – 1999

Mark Ciotola ’80

Erik Wielenberg ’90

J. Joseph Veranth ’80

David Perez ’91

Michael Degenhart ’80

Sarah Friday ’91

Willard Walker ’80

Joanne Ramos ’91

Adam Emery ’93

Sandra Landreman Smith ’93 Jennifer Van Dinter ’93

Amy Smith Karegeannes ’94 Andrew Isaacson ’95

Benjamin Isaacson ’96 Brian Selmo ’96

Timothy Stutt ’96

Ashley Goldthwaite ’97 Nicole Miller ’97

Jennifer Roberts Betournay ’97 Laura Christman ’98

Suzanne Gasiorkiewicz Selmo ’98 Mike Borzynski ’99 Nathan Franke ’99

Matthew Frankovis ’99 Matthew Meyer ’99

Thomas Rodgers ’99

2000 – 2009

Elizabeth Steffensen ’04 Peter Olesen ’05 Kunaal Pai ’05

Kimberly Rybicki ’05

Kimberly Jo Braun Schowalter ’05 Ryan Schowalter ’05 Cory Sebastian ’05

Natalie Price Winterle ’05 Mike Winterle ’05 James Bukacek ’06

Katherine Penman ’06 Kathryn Axelson ’07 Alexandra Fiegel ’07 Mathieu Evans ’08 Brian Glines ’08

George Harris ’08

Michelle Penman ’08 Matthew Joost ’09 Josef Lange ’09

Shay Boero Borzynski ’00

2010 – 2016

Timothy Batten ’01

Demitri Jerow ’10

Katherine Rybicki Eckstein ’00

Bennett Harris ’10

Kristen Chylla Starnes ’01

Gautam Pulla ’11

Megan Rowland McGuire ’02 Andrea Bukacek ’03

Christopher Holterman ’03

Kara Metzger Ohmstead ’03 Brenda Zeisse ’03

Austin Schultz ’04

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04

Abigail Fiegel ’12 Connor Jerow ’12

Margaret Zimmermann ’14 Gerald Davis ’16

Faculty & Staff —

Todd and Tracy Albers

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Goyette

Ms. Ana Moreno

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Paul and Liz Nass

Anonymous

Pat Badger and Adrianne Paffrath Dan and Ann Bankenbush Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Barth

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Ms. Allena Berry ’08

Mark and Cherie Bethke

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bray

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Mr. James Broetzmann

Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael Brown John and Terie Carpenter

Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Nat and Laura Coffman Ms. Clare Costello

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin Douglas and Becky Coy

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Craig Mike Davenport

Ms. Elizabeth Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Brianna Doyle

Kevin and Lisa Eaton

Mr. Mathieu Evans ’08

Mark and Karen Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fenkl

Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Novelli and Dr. Maria Fiocchi Kim and Dave Forsman

John and Abigail French

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freres Chris and Martha Fusco

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Gallert Charles and Alicia Gasser Ms. Kristina Gile Kim Goelz

Ms. Kiersten Gonzales

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Ms. Rebecca Greasby

Ed and Camille Guion

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Gundlach Jan and Al Hagopian

Michael and Dana Handrow

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun Jim and Christine Henke Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoffman

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Holum

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Mr. Dominic Inouye

Jessica and Mitchell Johnson Mr. Jerome Jones

Steve and Cindy Joost

Mr. Matthew Joost ’09 and Mrs. Allison Joost John and Jacki Kirt

Peter and Lisa Koleske

Mark and Kelly Krekling Ms. Brianna Kunstman

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde

Hannah Lane and Peter Sattler

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Liesch Mr. Jacob Lipor

Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson Elizabeth Long

Ann Tottingham Maccani

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan MacDougall

Catherine M. Marbach and James S. Symanski Mr. and Mrs. Steve Marsteller Tom and Colleen McCarthy

Rev. Mark and Mrs. Margaret McDonough Mr. Everett McKinney

Tony and Abbey Mente

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Michna Alan and Melissa Mills Mrs. Meagan Moore

and Mr. Matthew Markiewicz

Paul and Sheena Moore

Ms. Arooj Mukarram Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Oscarson Keith and Melody Owsley Dori and Mark Panthofer Mr. Fletcher Paulsen Nick and Aliya Pitts

Mr. Ginestel and Mrs. Place Jim and Jane Raufus Ms. Sha-Nita Rhea

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz Jerry and Carla Rivera

Mr. and Mrs. David Santalucia Nich and Shannon Schafer

Rev. and Mrs. Peter Schmidlkofer Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Allyson and Eric Smalley Galen and Michele Steig

Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Uebe

Mr. Jim Vass and Mrs. Marion Dow-Vass Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vesperman John and Carmen Warren Tracy and Dennis Waters

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Westphal Dr. Rebecca Wheeler

Ben and Katie White

Eric and Marcia Wilks

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will Ms. Alison Wojahn Chao-Ying Yan

Mr. Jim Zielinski

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Zimmerman Lynn and Neal Zobel

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DINNER DANCING RAFFLES LIVE & SILENT AUCTIONS PRAIRIESCHOOL.INFO/PREMIERE

The 19th Annual Prairie Golf Classic

Prairie’s Golf Classic is a longstanding tradition that, over the past nineteen years, has raised over $1.5 million for the school’s financial aid program. Thanks to our dedicated volunteers and donors, the 2015 event netted $81,396 in support of deserving students who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of full tuition.

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2015 COMMITTEE MEMBERS Kevin Cookman Melissa Dixon Rick Fiegel

Dave Johnson Alan Mills

Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home

Dr. Kumar and Dr. Iyer

Peter Olesen ’05

Dr. Katherine Rybicki Eckstein ’00

Robert and Diana Lamberton

Chris Ruud ’89

Educators Credit Union

Terra Morris

Richard Ruffo ’83 Jeff Wolf

EVENT SPONSORS & DONORS Todd and Tracy Albers Allen Edmonds

Ameriprise Financial Matt and Rita Andis

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Anonymous (4)

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff Athletic Republic

Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88 Mr. Michael Bannon Mr. Lawrence Basil

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Joel Beck The Behrends Family

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family Michael and Shay Borzynski

Anthony Braun and Kathy Hart Braun Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick Pam and Chip Brewer Mr. Michael Brusko

Mr. James Bukacek ’06

Bukacek Construction, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Tedd Cain

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Caldis

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 Carlson Racine Roofing Carriage House

CNL Securities Corp.

Nat and Laura Coffman

Comprehensive Orthopaedics Kevin and Noel Cookman CRB Insurance

David Insurance Agency Design Partners, Inc. Ms. Melissa Dixon

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Tim and Julie Eckert

and Dr. Lee Eckstein

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel

Gus W. Ernst Jr. and Susan Gittings Ernst ’71 David and Julianne Feiler Rick and Jana Fiegel

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto (Mr. Sharrott) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Foley

Mr. Craig Ford and Mrs. Nancy Witkofski-Ford Kim and Dave Forsman Bob and Kerry Frank

Jerry and Lynn Franke

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin

Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted Carolyn Gittings Edwards ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Glines

Mr. Brian Glines ’08 & Mrs. Sarah Glines Ms. Kiersten Gonzales

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Graham Insurance

Ms. Kimberly Granger

Mr. Jogrim Grotmol and Mrs. Lisa Piche Jan and Al Hagopian Mitch Harris ’08

Mr. Bennett Harris ’10 Ms. Patricia Hatem

Mr. Roger G. Hill II ’81

and Mrs. Eva Wassermann

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hokanson Indian Motorcycles Racine

Indigo-Clean, A Division of Kenall Lighting

Mr. Andrew Isaacson ’95 and Mrs. Holly Isaacson Ives Grove

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Mr. Jay Laabs

Steve Lamberton ’83 and Jackie Lamberton Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang Mr. Josef Lange ’09

Mr. and Mrs. Oleg Latyshev

Law Office of Terry J. Chapko Mr. Matthew Leffler ’06 Lehmann’s Bakery Chris Lieberman

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74 Molly Lofquist Johnson and Steve Johnson The Shopko Foundation

Robert and Katherine Madson Majic Productions

The Kirsten and Emily Maki Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marz

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel May Ms. Anna Lisa Mazzone Mr. Everett McKinney Ms. Julie McMahon

McMahon-Veltus, S.C.

Mark and Margie Michicich

Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Ms. Carolyn Miller

Alan and Melissa Mills Milwaukee Bucks

Mary Lou Moeller

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mohrhauser Matt and Pat Montemurro Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Newport Builders Incorporated

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Null Nuveen O & H Danish Bakery

Mr. Peter Olesen ’05 and Dr. Kimberly Rybicki Olesen ’05

Johnson Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Orlowski

Johnson Park

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Johnson Outdoors Inc. Ms. Rebecca Jones

Jose’s Blue Sobrero

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kaser Kenosha County

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Mr. and Mrs. Monte Koerner Peter and Lisa Koleske

Mr. Rick Orr

Keith and Melody Owsley

Mr.Kunnal Pai and Ms. Brooks Koepka Dori and Mark Panthofer Patina Solutions

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw Ms. Patricia Penman

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Perez

Ralph D. and Mary Joy Perry

Ms. P.A. Petersen

Pitts Brothers & Associates, LLC PNC Financial Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Porter

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Price Racine Dental Group, S.C. The Racine Country Club

The Rathi Singh Private Wealth Group at Merrill Lynch Private Bank

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Reliable Property Services

Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt Road America

Rockwell Automation Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney Art and Vikki Rothschild John Rowland ’75 RSM US LLP

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ruidl

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Ruud Family Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Rybicki SC Johnson

SC Johnson Giving, Inc. Sebastian’s

Mr. Douglas Shimp

and Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Shopko

Mr. Kanwar M. Singh ’85

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Stichert

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stoltenberg Tim and Mary Jo Sullivan The Swager Family

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Mr. Jay Terry and Mrs. Kay Kawa Terry Ms. Allison Thornbrugh

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Ms. Dawn Tiggs

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Truckey Ms. Jana VanArsdale

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Venn

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wagner ’87

Mr. and Mrs. Willard T Walker ’80 John and Carmen Warren WE Energies Foundation

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Mr. Steve C. White

Memorials

The following individuals were honored with a contribution to The Prairie School in their name during the 2015-16 school year:

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IN MEMORY OF MICHELE BABU:

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome J. Bloxdorf Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Frank

Mr. Jeffrey Waller

Ms. Nancy Wheeler

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM E. DYE:

Bob and Sally Henzl

Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Anonymous

Mrs. Karen Ritter

Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Short

Don and JoAnn Selmo

Dennis and Cathy McCombs

Ray and Mary Farley

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Luedtke

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simpson

The Twin Disc Executive Leadership Team

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM C. GEORGE:

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88

Matt and Rita Andis

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck

Mr. Frank Chud ’74

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT BECKER:

Ron and Jeanne Ernst

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vidian

Mary Ericson

Steven and Elisabeth Anderson

Ray and Mary Farley

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Causey

Richard and Sally Hermann

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Devine

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hughbanks

Ms. Nancy Holtz

Dennis and Sandy Kontra

Johnson Bank

Ms. Carolina Lopez and Ms. Maria Lopez and

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang

Mary Lou Moeller

Mr. and Mrs. William Moskonas

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pirk

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reich

Mrs. Bernice Rossini

Mr. Adrian Schoone

Dr. and Mrs. William Smollen

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Ms. Joyce Stindle

James Bolm

Mr. and Mrs. George Gatto

Richard Coates ’72

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hetrick

Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gardetto

Tom and Pat Isaacson

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Janosik

Mr. and Mrs. David Lake Family

Knoell Family Dentistry Mr. Everett McKinney

William and Catherine Perez

Newport Development Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Rio

Bob and Sue Siegert

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sobel

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Steimle

Dr. Edward and Mrs. Janna Waldeck

Mr. Jeffrey Waller

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wilkins

Honorariums

The following individuals were honored with a contribution to The Prairie School in their name during the 2015-16 school year:

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Mr. and Mrs. James Winterle

Mrs. Tracy Albers

Dr. John French

Mr. Alan Mills

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf

Ms. Pat Badger

Mrs. Kathy Hart-Braun

Mr. Galen Steig

Mike Winterle ’05 and Natalie Price Winterle ’05 Chao-Ying Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

Mr. Jason Atanasoff Ms. Allena Barry

Mr. Jamie Breiwick

Mr. Michael Brown Ms. Jennifer Cobb

Ms. Brianna Doyle Mrs. Lisa Eaton

Mrs. Mari Grobschmidt Ms. Chris Henke Mueller Mrs. Susan Holum

Mrs. Imogene Johnson Mrs. Kim Leinweber

Mrs. Cathy Marbach

Mr. Everett McKinney

Mrs. Vikki Rothschild Mr. Harold Swanson

Mrs. Carmen Warren Mrs. Tracy Waters Dr. Jean Weaver

Dr. Rebecca Wheeler Mrs. Katie White

The Prairie Premiere

Unlocking Possibilities. That was the theme of Premiere 2016, an unforgettable evening that netted $201,600 for the tuition assistance fund. Over 460 guests – a record high – enjoyed vibrant decor, an elegant meal and one of a kind auction items. Once again, Prairie’s signature event was made possible because of the tireless efforts of the leadership team, the willingness of the volunteers, and the generosity of the attendees.

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2016 LEADERSHIP TEAM

Bode Financial Group, LTD

DeRango’s Pizza Palace

Kerry Gaumont

Michael and Shay Borzynski

DeRose Dental Office

Terra Morris

Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Breiwick

Chriss Stump

Bryerlane Pet Resort

EVENT SPONSORS & DONORS

Mr. William Butler

Melissa Close

Michael and Kathryn Boero and Family

Christin Gould

Bradford Portraits

Barb Schneider

Bremer Manufacturing Co. Inc.

103.7 KissFM A & E Inc

Matthew Adamczyk ’10

Advanced Care Specialists Todd and Tracy Albers William Alexander

American Metal Technologies Ameriprise Financial Mr. Stan Anderson Andis Co.

Mr. and Mrs. James Andreucci Anonymous (11)

Sever and Andreea Antonescu-Turcu Mr. and Mrs. Edward Archie

Dr. Helen and Garry Arkema Mr. and Mrs. Yfrach Artsy

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Atanasoff

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Axelson Dr. Loren and Mrs. Karen Ayres Akemi and Darryl Babu ’88

Mr. Mark Baker and Ms. Sylvie Travard Mr. Craig Banfield

Ms. Sandy Banfield Ms. Marcia Banike Sarah Barbian

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bates Mrs. Gloria Batten

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Batten ’83

Mr. Timothy Michael Batten ’01 Beaute on the Square

Michael J. and Bonnie Benes Ricardo and Ana Berger

Dr. Robert and Mrs. Natalie Bissegger Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bocciardi

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Ms. Andrea Marie Bukacek ’03 Camp Anokijig

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Cape ’81 John and Terie Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cartwright CCB Technology

Ms. Jean Chambers

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chambers John and Kristin Chapman

Charter Concierge Services, LLC. Chef David’s Catered Events Jennifer and Rich Chiapete

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ciszewski City Tins

Dr. and Mrs. David Clark Richard (Chip) Clark

and Melanie Hammond Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Close

Ms. Jennifer Cobb and Mr. Jonathan Cushman Nat and Laura Coffman

The Coffman Family Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. David P. Cook Kevin and Noel Cookman John Corba ’88

COREvantage Fitness

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cortez Ms. Clare Costello

Courtyard by Marriott Milwaukee Airport Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cousin CRB Insurance

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Curty D. W. Davies & Co, Inc. Dance Arts Center

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Davis Mr. Miguel de Gracia

and Mrs. Paula Garcia de Quevedo

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Decker

Mr. and Mrs. Tony DeFranco Dental Associates

Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin Mr. and Mrs. Ratnang Desai

Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Deuster Mr. John Dickert

Ms. Amy DiMatteo

Dimple’s Fine Imports

Discover Mediaworks, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dower

Downtown Racine Corporation Brianna Doyle

Ian Draeger — Thrivent Financial Dr. and Mrs. David Drake

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dreifuerst

Drs. Fullin, Manda, Kreager and Abboo, LLC Mr. and Mrs. David Eberle Echo Lake Foods

Russ and Becky Eichner

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eitel Dr. Paul Elcano

Electrical Systems & Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Emery ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Engstrom Entertainment Cruises envi ultra lounge Epcor Foundries

Mr. Dennis Evans and Mrs. Jennifer Evans ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fallico Ray and Mary Farley

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Felerski

Mr. Darrin Ferguson and Dr. Darnella Gist Rick and Jana Fiegel

First Class Horse Complex, LTD. Mr. and Mrs. Yazi Fletcher

Foot & Ankle Specialists of Racine, S.C. Dave and Lori Foster

Mr. and Mrs. Drew Franklin Ms. Cheryl Frantz Mr. Dan Frazier

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Frosch Funky Hannah’s

Scott and Susan Gaertig Ganton International

Ms. Veronica Garcia Luna Alicia Gasser

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Gaumont

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Geisler

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kocourek

Navratil Dental

Ralph and Jill Gentile

Peter and Lisa Koleske

Newport Development Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gelhaus Mr. Ginestel and Mrs. Place

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast Chris Gittens and Jennifer Orsted

Mr. Brian Glines ’08 & Mrs. Sarah Glines Ms. Ashley Goldthwaite ’97 Ms. Kiersten Gonzales

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gould Mr. and Mrs. Mike Greb

Mari and Jason Grobschmidt

Mr. and Mrs. Austin Gundlach Sharon Guskin ’83

Chelsea K. Guzzo D.D.S., S.C. Ms. Renee Hansen Hansen Interiors

Mr. Scott Harlan

and Mrs. Maureen Kennedy-Harlan

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hendersen Ms. Ann-Elise Henzl ’83 Bob and Sally Henzl

The Herndon Family

Mr. and Mrs. David Holland

Kenneth Swanson and Barbara Hoppa-Swanson Hot Shop Glass

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kogutkiewicz Korndoerfer Development

Mr. and Mrs. Ragnar Korthase Ms. Karla Krehbiel

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ladwig

Mr. and Mrs. Steve LaLonde Lamacchia Travel

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lang

Jockey International Dave Johnson

H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D. ’75 Mrs. Imogene Johnson

Jason and Destiny Johnson Mr. Odinn Johnson

Pat and Katie Johnson Ms. Skye Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Johnson Johnson Bank

Johnson Outdoors Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jones Ms. Rebecca Jones

The Late Ronald Jones Mr. Mike Jurken

Mr. Nicholas Kampfer

Joseph Kann and Christine Shields Kann

The Lescher Family Mr. Jacob Lipor

Dr. Barbara Little Earnest ’74 and Mr. Royce Earnest

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Luick Dr. and Mrs. James Lynott

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Madigan Ms. Liz Mahdasian

Mr. and Mrs. Raffi Mahdasian Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Main

The Maki Family: Gregg, Terrie, Kirsten ’13 and Emily ’15

Mr. and Mrs. Terence S. Malone Marlo, Incorporated

Dr. and Mrs. Mike Martinez

Mrs. Amy Giles-Maurer and Mr. Steven Maurer Megan Elizabeth Rowland ’02 Mr. Everett McKinney

Meadowbrook Country Club & Trattoria Di Carlo Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Mehra

Merchants Moving & Storage, Company Jimi and Kelly Michalscheck

Midland Packaging and Display Dr. and Mrs. Myron Mikaelian Ms. Nicole Miller ’97

Alan and Melissa Mills

Milwaukee Admirals Hockey

Milwaukee Food & City Tours The Miss Racine Organization Lisa Mitchell

Matt and Pat Montemurro

Ken Moore, Grandfather of Kirsten Maki ’13, Emily Maki ’15, and Ms. Meagan Moore

Katie Geis Fine Art

Paul and Sheena Moore

Katt Construction

Mrs. and Mr. Jane Mortensen

Katie’s Canine Clubhouse Mr. and Mrs. H. William Keland ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly

Drs. Marc and Debbie Kennedy Ms. Samantha Kerkman

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ketterer

Dr. Lyndsay N. Knoell and Dr. Wendy M. Knoell

O&H Danish Bakery

Oak Grove Landscapes

Ms. Kara Metzger Ohnstead ’03 and Mr. Mike Ohmstead

Chris and Jill Osiecki

Craig Leipold and Helen Johnson-Leipold ’74

Maresh-Meredith Funeral Home

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jacobsen

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Brien

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Leinweber

Lehmann’s Bakery

Mr. and Mrs. David Isaacson Ives Grove Golf Links

Brendan and Lisa O’Brien

Oncology Alliance

Dr. Abha Malhotra

Ivan Barra Films LLC

Mr. David Novick

Lawrence Sales Associates

IBC Studios Imprex, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Morris Ms. Kelly Mould

Greg and Sheryl Mueller

Dr. Michael and Mrs. Heidi Mullane Ms. Fiona Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mark H. Murphy

The Museum of Science and Industry

Dr. Franklin Osanka

Mr. and Mrs. Torben Ovesen Palmen of Racine Dawn Patel ’83

Paul J. Ricchio Photography Mr. Fletcher Paulsen

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peery

Elizabeth Pehlivanian Shaw ’86 and Dennis Shaw Ms. Katherine Penman ’06 Ms. Michelle Penman ’07 Ms. Patricia Penman Ms. Dawn Peterson

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Peterson Nick and Aliya Pitts Ms. Sheri Podoba

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Praefke Prescott Miller Jewelers

R.E. Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Racine Area Soccer Association Racine Country Club

Racine County Sheriff ’s Office Racine Dental Group, S.C. Racine Federated

Racine Metal-Fab Ltd Racine Tennis Club Racine Yacht Club Racine Zoo

Rasmussen Diamonds

Red Onion Cafe & Events Bill Reid ’73

Reliable Property Services

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Renquist Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reynolds Don Ricchio Ring

Dr. and Mrs. Eric Ringwalt

Mr. Hilary Rinke and Ms. Leah Nemetz Roberts Roost

Mr. Rodrigo Romero and Ms. Paz Rodriguez Rose and Rose Attorneys John Rowland ’75

Richard Ruffo ’83 and Diane Ruffo Rustic Road Brewery

Chris Ruud ’89 and Chantil Ruud Congressman Paul Ryan Mr. Jonathan Saigh

Mr. and Mrs. John Salazar

Stein’s Aircraft Services

Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Veranth ’80

SC Johnson

Ms. Jean Stevens

Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Von-Schilling Worth

Robert and Dawn Stepien

Sara Sauer ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schaefer Nich and Shannon Schafer Mr. Steve Scherer

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Schneider Mr. Ryan Schowalter ’05 and

Mrs. Kim Braun Schowalter ’05

Steve and Kathy Schroeder

Mr. Tony Stevens

Aaron James Sullivan Sunflower Artistry Ken Swanson

Bill and Michelle Sweetman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Szulczewski Team Technologies LLC TG3 Electronics, Inc. The Prairie School

Mr. Austin Schultz ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Schultz

Mr. Ralf Schwarz and Mrs. Marcela Garcia Torres Ms. Cory Sebastian ’05

The Prairie School’s 1st Grade Families

The Prairie School’s 2nd Grade Families The Prairie School’s 3rd Grade Families

The Prairie School’s 4th Grade Families

Seebecks

The Prairie School’s Early School Families

Mr. and Mrs. Klay Shannon Mr. Douglas Shimp and

Mrs. Shakila Manogaran Shimp ’86

Shorewest Realtors Ms. Ann Silvasi

Jennifer Pichelman Sinnen ’04 and Dan Sinnen SIP Drinks & Eatery

Dan and Kristin Siudak

Mr. Mark Skorski and Mrs. Kara Sturdy Mrs. Irena Linev Smalkoski ’04

Sandra Landreman-Smith ’93 and Willam Smith Steve and Karen Smith

The Prairie School’s Kindergarten Families The Prairie School Golf Classic The Sign Resource

The South Shore Fire Department The Weber Group

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Mr. Shawn Tracy and Ms. Susan Cook Martha Rattan Tubinis ’76 Tuna Traffic

Mr. and Mrs. David Turek Twin Disc, Inc.

Unger Eye M.D.

Mike and Kim Smolko

Urban Trends Salon Spa

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Spino

Ms. Monica Van Aken

SportClips

Dr. and Mrs. Vahag Vartanian

Spring Dental Group

Mr. Armen A. Vidian ’88

Diane and Robert Wagner Jennifer and Steve Waite James and Karen Walker Mr. Nathan Ward

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner John and Carmen Warren Warren Eye Care Center

Drs. Jean Weaver and Francis Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Brian Weaver

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Ben and Katie White

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Will

Winter, Kloman, Moter & Repp Wisconsin Brewing Company Wisconsin Strength Project

Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Lisa Wolf

World Class Outdoor Lighting Worzella Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Woznicki Ms. Judy Yan

Mr. and Mrs. Todd Yde Yoga Roots Racine

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory York Mr. Jim Zielinski

Zilli Hospitality Group

Zimmerman Architectural Studio The Zivan Family

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zlevor

2015-2016 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING SUMMARY — PARTICIPATION

DOLLARS BY CONSTITUENCY

Golf $81,396 Premiere $201,597 Annual Fund

$572,949

Restricted $193,425 Imagine-Inspire-Transform $923,000

Total $1,972,367

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Current Families 18%

Grandparents 21%

Faculty & Staff 2%

Foundations & Corporations 35%

Alumni 7%

Past Families 16%

Friends 1%

Faculty Notes

TEACHERS THAT INSPIRE GREATNESS —

This past summer, like several before, PAT BADGER, Advisor to the Head of School for Arts and Equity, instructed a recorder ensemble at The Clearing Folk School in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.

Founded by Jens Jensen, noted landscape architect, The Clearing attracts adult students from across the country. This past season, Pat engaged her class in commissioning, shepherding and premiering the new composition, Dody’s Oats. Created by Glen Shannon, noted recorder player and composer, Oats has a quasi-Latin feel with a sparkling soprano. “Making music in community doesn’t mean only sitting behind a music stand,” says Badger. “By imaging and creating together, who knows how many people we touch.”

Dody’s Oats is available for purchase at glenshannonmusic.com.

ALAN MILLS, Middle School Social Studies Teacher and

Department Chair, utilized a Senior Grant from Prairie to visit a number of National Parks during National Parks Service Centennial in August. Mills and his family visited seven different National Parks in the span of two weeks, including Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Fort Clatsop – Lewis and Clark National Park, Crater Lake, Alcatraz Island, Muir Woods National Monument, Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks and Yosemite National Park. “For years I’ve taught eighth graders about the importance of environmental stewardship, using National Parks as the best example,” says Mills. “This trip allows me to speak from experience when discussing the natural beauty and significance of these protected areas.” [B]

MARI GROBSCHMIDT, 7th-12th Grade Learning Specialist, and KATIE WHITE, Kindergarten Teacher, were

trained in SEED, a year long, peer-led professional development program. Prairie’s SEED Seminar creates a conversational community to drive personal and organizational change in our A

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school. Through personal reflection and testimony, listening to others’ voices and learning experientially and collectively, we can grow a community that is more inclusive. In our SEED work, we value our stories and those of our students, as well as the stories on the shelves.

ELIZABETH DAVIS, Upper School English Teacher, and HANNAH LANE, Upper School World Language Teacher,

attended the Excellence in Teaching Conference at Notre Dame in October. The conference, open to teachers and administrators from public, Catholic and private schools nationwide, focused on differentiation in a variety of classroom settings.

JENNIFER COBB, Middle School English Teacher, and JOHN FRENCH, Upper School Social Studies Teacher,

co-chaired the recent Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) reaccreditation visit.

AUSTIN GUNDLACH, Assistant Director of Advancement, married Jolyn Bemis at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Racine on October 1st, 2016. The reception was held at Boerner Botantical Gardens in Hales Corners, and the couple honeymooned in Florida. [A] MATTHEW JOOST ’09, Physical Education and Health

Teacher, married Allison Scott-Hill in Harvard, Illinois, on October 8th, 2016. The reception was held at the Starline Factory in Harvard. [C] In October, ANA MORENO, School Counselor, completed the 41st Annual Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia.

With a net time of 4:22:21, she placed 337th out of 1,511 in her division. It was her fourth marathon.

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Campus Happenings AUTUMN’S ASPIRATIONS

Prairie kicks off new academic year with Convocation celebration

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By Callie Atanasoff

“Our past, present and future are forever linked by the traditions we embrace… the inspiration for learning we ignite… and the vision to celebrate that which is unique in every child.”

— Imogene P. Johnson

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raduation comes with formality. Caps and gowns.

Precise timing and execution of a program that focuses on reflection through song and speech. It is a capstone to signify the end of one chapter, one more graduating class.

Convocation carries its own distinction, but to a more effervescent tune. While a relatively new practice at Prairie – the school held its first celebration in the fall of 2015 – the event serves as a juxtaposition to the long-standing

traditions of Commencement. This fall’s ceremony marked the start of academia, a flourish of optimism rolled out under idyllic blue skies and the loftiest breeze.

Every Prairie student and faculty member gathered on September 2nd to fill the rows of chairs assembled in front of the Primary School circle. There was a beautiful balance between the desire to display unity – each child and adult donning the same grey t-shirt emblazoned with a navy P – and the

Students and staff took time to analyze the 50-year time capsule before it was buried inside a bench of original cornerstone at the school’s original entrance.

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need for individuality to shine, present in a first-grader’s striped leggings or a middle schooler’s green high-top tennis shoes.

Dr. Nat Coffman and student body president Ricky Granger ’17 took turns on stage and shared hopes and inspiration for the year, their sentiments resonating with both students and teachers alike.

“Take time to build relationships,” Granger urged his fellow schoolmates.

Added Dr. Coffman, “Be creators, not consumers. Follow in the footsteps of Prairie alumni who have gone on to do great things.”

A JOYFUL JOURNEY Prairie’s past tells a story of dreams and aspirations. The present shows today’s students how far those dreams have taken our school, and the possibilities that still lie ahead. Past and future were tangibly connected at Convocation 2016 with the inclusion of a time capsule display following the opening remarks. The items selected were representative of Prairie’s journey over the last twenty-five years: an iPad, indicative of technology’s role in our classrooms and the world; a sculpture created by Bill Reid ’73, a symbol that the arts are alive and thriving on campus; school pride in the form of a logoed car sticker.

As with so many events at Prairie, the morning culminated with the sharing of food – cookies covered with a thick layer of frosting and the ever-present P. Students breaking bread, albeit in the form of a sweet treat, with other students and their teachers, signifying the strengthening of lifelong bonds. Relationships forming because time was taken to focus on what’s to come, while sharing in a common goal – a continual pursuit of learning, loving, and growing.

Campus Happenings

PRAIRIE CELEBRATES HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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By Brendan J. O’Brien

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efore the fireworks sizzled and shot into the sky, and before he danced alongside his siblings and cousins, Manveer Nagra ’16 took a moment to watch the crowd. Just weeks ago he had assumed this performance – a traditional Indian dance known as Bhangra – would be a quick tutorial held somewhere inside for a small group of curious students.

Boy, was he mistaken.

Manveer soon learned that Prairie’s plans for Diwali – in addition to traditional dress and food and displays of rangoli and cultural conversations – included a Bhangra performance for the entire school.

And so, as Manveer scanned the faces of Prairie’s students and teachers, he relished not only how quickly he had pulled together a routine – he designed the choreography as well as arranged for early morning and after school practices – but also how his school had come together to celebrate a holiday so important to him and his family.

“The whole thing was very motivating,” he said following Diwali.

“Showing our fellow classmates our culture and teaching them about some of the important aspects – it was just really inspirational.”

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Prairie’s commitment to community and helping students grow in knowledge and respect – this is what made the school’s Diwali celebration on November 2nd so profound. It wasn’t just a moment for Prairie’s Indian students. Or Multicultural Club members. Or a small group of curious students.

It was a moment for everyone, every Primary, Middle and Upper School student and staffer cheering and clapping, everyone taking part in a traditional Indian festival that celebrates good triumphing over evil.

“Hinduism is one of the great religions of the world,” Dr. Coffman said before the festivities.

“We celebrate the victory of light over darkness, hope over despair, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. These are universal priorities that we all share.”

This is why Prairie is so critical in the lives of its learners.

The power of this school lies in its exceptional educators and talented students, yes, but it is also found in its commitment to continually provide impactful moments – like Diwali or Grandparents’ Day or a series of Veterans Day tributes – designed to make everyone pause and reflect on acceptance, understanding, integrity and compassion.

And so, as Manveer Nagra studied the faces of his fellow students prior to hitting the pavement, he smiled, proud to call Prairie home.

Prairie’s commitment to community and helping students grow in knowledge and respect – this is what made the school’s Diwali celebration on November 2nd so profound.

Ashleen Nagra ’20, Kirat Kaur ’17, Chaman Nagra ’20, Jasmine Dhaliwal ’19, Manveer Nagra ’17 and Harry Singh ’17 perform a Bhangra dance during Prairie’s celebration of Diwali.

Alumni Notes —

1970s

this degree in concert with her experience in

Luke Drummond ’09 is a Driver with the

Shelly Hale ’77 moved from San Francisco to

communities by studying how climate change

from Prairie, Luke excelled in the Paramedic

the climate world, she hopes to help vulnerable

Taiwan where she will begin a two-year teaching

affects the distribution and incidences of diseases.

commitment at the Taipei American School.

She is employed by the World Wildlife Fund.

1980s

Meg Richardson ’03 opened her own

with a number of friends. The company offers tennis apparel that reminds players about the importance of fundamentals. He first started

playing as a Prairie student under the tutelage of

Harold Swanson. Visit watchtheball.net for more information about Eye on Basics.

1990s

Vision Center, in Racine. She has two daughters, the oldest of which, Amelia, just started Early School at Prairie.

one of 4,000 individuals worldwide to receive

a Microsoft MVP for her contributions to the

organization’s Yammer community. In September, she attended Ignite, Microsoft’s weeklong

conference in Orlando where she presented to

attendees on what organizations should keep in mind when launching their individual Yammer networks. [A]

John Tate ’03 received his Master of Social

The Famous Group in Los Angeles, was part of

a team that worked on the halftime show for the

first Minnesota Vikings game ever played in U.S.

the Somers Fire Department and a private

by the Rhinelander Department shortly after graduation in 2013. [C]

Audrey Gasperi ’09 is a Registered Nurse at Allison Smith ’09 is in law school at the

Work from Loyola University Chicago.

University of Richmond, pursuing a career in

Brenda Zeisse ’03 earned her Bachelor of

education law with an interest in criminal law.

Science from the University of Wisconsin-

She is a student advocate in the Education

Rights Clinic where she works with students

Educational Leadership from Arizona State

University in 2015. She is currently an Assistant Principal in the Cartwright School District in Phoenix.

with disabilities in local schools and advocates for their needs during their educational team

meetings. This past summer she spent 10 weeks working with the Legal Aid Justice Center’s

Benno Rothschild ’04 is Manager of Alumni

JustChildren Program, the largest children’s law

Engagement and Development Events at the

program in Virginia.

Kayla Polzin Matz ’06 is a teaching fellow in

Bradley University in May with a Bachelor of

Doctorate from the University of Arizona.

Administration. He is working as a Realtor with

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.

Matthew Basil ’12 graduated from

biochemistry at Beloit College. She earned her

Andy Isaacson ’95, an executive producer with

College. While in school, he volunteered for

Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s in New York City.

Madison in 2008, and her Master’s in

In January 2016, Becky Benishek ’93 was

Technician Program at Gateway Technical

ambulance company in Milwaukee. He was hired

optometry practice, Twenty Twenty Family

Joe Kuo ’86 has started Eye on Basics, LLC

Rhinelander Fire Department. Upon graduating

Science degree in Business Management and

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services in Racine.

David Rockwood ’06 graduated from the

Carly Ganz ’12 earned her BFA in Film and

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a

Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is currently

Television Production from the Tisch School of

University in Boston. He works part-time at

focused on writing, producing, and production

teaching at and attending Northeastern

the Arts at New York University. At NYU she

North Shore Medical Center in Salem.

design. She penned and directed a pilot for a

experiential 3-D software The Famous Group

Greta Iliev ’08 earned her Juris Doctor degree

that is currently in post-production and will be

[G]

School in May. She is currently working as a law

Bank Stadium. Isaacson’s group helped oversee a

Prince tribute show that featured The Minnesota Orchestra and the gospel group Steeles. In 2015, Isaacson was also an executive producer for the

developed for the NFL’s Draft Town in Chicago.

from The George Washington University Law

clerk for the Virginia Fairfax Circuit Court and

2000s

hopes to become a member of the Virginia State

Niloofar Ganjian ’03 is pursuing her Master’s

Bar this fall.

miniseries shot in Racine in August of 2015

pitched to various outlets, including Netflix. In

addition to writing, she does freelance producing and production design, and is currently working full time as a production assistant in the art

department for the set construction crew on Orange Is The New Black.

Degree in Public Health at the Milken Institute at George Washington University. Utilizing

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Arielle Exner ’12 is living in Bethune,

Andrew Plebanek ’12 earned his

primary schools in neighboring towns,

the University of California Santa Cruz.

France, and is teaching English at two

one of which is welcoming an American assistant for the first time. Her focus is on enriching the students’ vocabulary by focusing on the importance of communication. [B]

Kelsey Hansen ’12 graduated from Concordia University Wisconsin in

December with a Bachelor’s in Exercise Physiology and a minor in Athletic

Coaching. She is currently working on her Graduate degree from Concordia

University Chicago, focusing on a Master’s of Applied Exercise Science with a dual

concentration in Human Movement and Sports Nutrition. She is also spending some time on Prairie’s campus as the Fitness Center Supervisor.

Alec Muniz ’12 graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

College of Meteorology in May. He is currently Meteorologist and Assistant

Director of Programming at Innovative Weather at UW-Milwaukee.

Mitchell Muniz ’12 earned his BFA

in Acting with a concentration in musical theatre from Long Island University. He

moved to Astoria in June and is pursuing an acting career in NYC. Currently,

Mitchell is freelancing with the Rick

Miller Talent Agency for commercial print work. More information at www.mitchellmuniz.com. [H]

After starting at Little Saints Child Care Center as a floater two years ago, Katy

Pelton ’12 quickly realized she wanted to

become a full time teacher. After working hard to achieve her goal, Katy started the

2016 school year overseeing her own room of one-year-olds.

Bachelor of Science in Biology from

He has completed an internship with the NASA Ames Research Center in

California, and plans to pursue a career in astrobiology research. [D]

Natalie Tremblay ’12 graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. She is working as a

manufacturing engineer with Leviton.

She is in a rotational program and will reside in Morganton, North Carolina until December.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS Quentin Sauvage ’10 The day you graduate high school, the past becomes

cherished memories and the future becomes an entire universe of wonder and questions. I’ve seen my

Robbie Laing ’12 is currently an

experiential marketing intern with

Superfly. Working with the firm’s client services team, he helps find ways to

incorporate sponsors into their existing events like the Bonnaroo and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festivals.

Jessica Dybul ’14, a junior at the

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, is spending the current academic year

studying abroad at the University of

Salamanca the third oldest university in the world, and the oldest in Spain. [E]

Sam Kurhajec ’14, a junior at the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,

recently completed an internship with a

local branch of College Works Painting.

He was responsible for the direct sales, marketing, HR management, financial analysis, and customer service of his

classmates grow and challenge themselves in many wonderful careers.

Since graduation, I have pursued studies in

Anthropology and Global Regional Studies at the

University of Vermont. I kept up with the Spanish I learned at Prairie, and also developed a strong

understanding of Russian (having studied abroad in

Saint Petersburg in 2013). My studies have helped me find jobs in interpreting and with local organizations dedicated to integrating newly arrived migrants.

Most recently, my studies have culminated into my service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Rwanda.

My main goal while serving has been education,

teaching English to local students and community

members. Additionally, I have coached my local soccer boys to become District Champions, I have served as

a mentor to young men and women empowering their

lives through clubs, and I have made lifelong friends in my community.

business, while simultaneously adapting

The Peace Corps has been about integration, shared

managed three six-person crews while

while being grateful for the lives we lead as Americans.

accepted a new position with the company

yet from where I stand, it’s worth considering the

to a new market. He hired, trained, and

experience, and understanding the hardship of others

maintaining a 24% profit margin. He has

Surely our country has its fair share of social ills,

for the upcoming year. [F]

infrastructure and technology we have.

My goal today is to finish my service and continue

touching as many lives as possible. I am very interested

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in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development

Goals of 2016-2030. My hope is to be accepted into a

Graduate International Relations program and one day help with the United Nations’ efforts.

Alumni Notes —

Patrick McGuire and Megan Rowland

WEDDINGS

Theatre this upcoming season.

Avery - June 20th, 2016

G Kelley Williams ’94 married LaRita Person

Michael Reda ’14 is a student in the Nursing

Steve True and Lauren Wideburg True ’03

Emily Lovdahl ’14 will be performing as a

McGuire ’02

professional ballerina with the Nevada Ballet

Program at Florida Gulf Coast University.

Ava Pearl - August 25th, 2016

Working towards his Bachelor of Science in

Matt Schmidt and Rebeccah Steffensen

Nursing, he hopes to pursue a career as a Certified

Schmidt ’03

Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

Caleb James - March 9, 2016

BIRTHS

Dallas Matz and Kayla Polzin Matz ’06 Everett Lee - June 25, 2016

Joshua Braun and Shannon Watt Braun ’01

Christopher Frye and Erica Dederich Frye ’06

David - April 17th, 2016

Christopher Aaron Frye, Jr. - August 23rd, 2016

Matt Roskovensky and Lindsay Brewer

Roskovensky ’02

Eric Wideburg ’05 and Melanie Schowalter ’08

Alison (Ali) - May 14th, 2016

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Liam - March 17th, 2016

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on August 20th, 2016 [C]

Mara Hagopian ’05 married Grant Bijold on

October 7th, 2016. [E]

David Rockwood ’06 married Samantha Lewis ’07 on August 6th, 2016 [D] Melissa DeRango ’07 married Christopher

Weber on July 16th, 2016 [A]

Menaka Babusukumar ’07 married Arjun

Mahendran on August 26th, 2016 [B]

The Last Word

SWAN SONG: AN ICONIC COACH SAYS FAREWELL

By Carol Schmidlkofer

“I just want to thank him for being a friend through my years at Prairie and beyond.

Thanks for believing in me. Thanks for being such a great role model.”

– Andrew Alexander ’87

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or over four decades, almost daily, Harold Swanson made the 28-mile round trip from his home to Prairie, logging over 300,000 miles. His car could be found in the first parking space, before anyone else arrived – except for those days he picked up students along the way – and he was ever present on the tennis court, decked out in his iconic straw hat.

Since 1970, Harold Swanson has been the heart and soul of Prairie tennis. After 47 years, having coached hundreds of students both in tennis and in life, Swanson retired in July. To say he leaves a legacy wouldn’t begin to describe the impact he has had on Prairie and the students he nurtured.

In addition to his time spent teaching Middle School social studies, he won six boys’ State Championships, coached over 50 individuals to State recognitions, and won numerous Conference and County Championships. In 2013, the Wisconsin Tennis Coaches’ Association recognized Swanson as Division II Coach of the Year. In 2014, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Tennis Coaches’ Hall of Fame.

Beyond awards, though, Coach Swanson placed the greatest value on helping his protégés become better people, as evidenced by the memories and well-wishes below.

(Straw) hats off to Swanny. With much gratitude, we salute him for the many, many lives he touched.

“He taught me about loyalty, trust and unconditional love. Perhaps his greatest gift to me was when I was a senior and involved in a serious accident. Coach Swanson was the first one at St. Mary’s burn center in Milwaukee, and was with me every step of the way during my recovery.

It was his hard work, loyalty and unconditional love that enabled me to resurrect my career. He was my best man in my wedding and in every sense of the word will always be my best man.”

– Judson Shaufler ’75

“He held us to a higher standard, and forced us to explore what seemed out of reach whether on or off the court.

He not only taught us the game, but to be gracious, fair and kind. What amazed me about Mr. Swanson was the steady line of people who would make their way to see him on their visits back to Racine. He was always greeting an old player with a smile, always interested in where life had taken them. There cannot be a person who has given more of himself to the love of Prairie and its people.”

– Cathy (Taylor) Pfarrer ’87

“Coach has taught me everything I know on the court, but his off-court lessons are even more valuable. ‘Swa’ always insists that we play hard with a touch of class, and that applies to far more than tennis. Coach Swanson was, and is, like a grandfather to me.

He was there for anything I needed whether it was tennis advice, school advice, or a ride home. Swa is a role model and an inspiration and will be missed.”

– Zane Navratil ’14

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We want you back!

A reunion is about more than just being back on campus — it is a chance to reconnect and reminisce with friends and favorite faculty and celebrate our shared Prairie pride.

As we prepare for the next reunion, we need your feedback!

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