Events Highlights

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ALUMNI WEEKEND, OCTOBER 18-19 More than 250 alumni, faculty and friends returned to campus, flying in from Austria, Canada, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong and 29 different states. Highlights included hard hat tours of the Hooper Community Center renovation, chapel talks by Tara Lazar ’94 and Jordan Ryan ’69, and an all-alumni mixer at Last Name Brewing. Class of 2004 set a new 15th reunion record for most attendance and most donors. Thanks to all our reunion volunteers.

EVENTS & HIGHLIGHTS Reunions, regional events, and more! Alumni, parents, and friends reconnect. Find more event photos at webb.org

27TH ANNUAL PECCARY DINNER This year’s Peccary Dinner raised over $140,000 in sponsorships in support of the Museum. The crowd was inspired by Dr. Tsiory Andrianavalona, recipient of the Alf Award for Excellence in Paleontological Research and Education. Collections Manager and Outreach Coordinator Gabe Santos gave an update on the museum’s educational outreach at home and abroad, and a presentation on the research done by Webb students.

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ALUMNI PECCARY TRIP TO BARSTOW More than 75 alumni and friends gathered in Barstow for the annual Alumni Peccary Trip May 3-5. Thanks to Dick Lynas ’55, Liz Smith ’92 and her husband Patrick for the peccary pan breakfasts.

HONG KONG On April 16, parents and alumni attended a reception at The Hong Kong Bankers Club hosted by Leslie and Eva Fong P ’20, Samuel Lee and Stella Leung P ’15, ’19, and Tony Chiu and Cheri Yim P ’20.

HONG KONG Alumni had dinner on April 17 at One Harbour Road hosted by Alumni Council Regional Representative Timothy Sun ’89. This was our largest alumni gathering in Hong Kong to date, with 20 attendees representing four decades of Webb (classes of 1983 to 2013).

WEBB IN ASIA Last April, Head of Schools Taylor Stockdale, Mrs. Anne Stockdale, Dean of College Guidance Hector Martinez and Director of Institutional Advancement Dutch Barhydt headed to Asia for five major receptions and numerous individual meetings and appointments.

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SHENZHEN The first-ever Shenzhen reception was held on April 19 at the Four Seasons Hotel. Thank you to our hosts: Hanlin Feng and Yiduan Zheng P ’21 and Lixin Li and Shihong Peng P ’20.

SHANGHAI On April 22, parents and friends attended a reception at the historic Miele House hosted by Shi An Liu & Ping Xu P ’13, and Xueping & Elina Xu P ’20.

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BEIJING On April 25, a reception was held at the Tian Yuan Club, hosted by Ning Du and Tracy Sun P ’21.

SEOUL On October 29, Hector Martinez, Dr. Jamila Everett and Bob Fass enjoyed dinner with parents in Korea and joined Alumni Council Regional Representative Chan Woo Sung ’86 who hosted an alumni mixer in Seoul, Korea on October 29.

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TECHSTARS IN LOS ANGELES On May 21, Webb hosted the inaugural Innovator’s Edge at the Techstars office in Los Angeles. Students and alumni heard from a panel of tech experts that included Samantha Ainsley ’07, Sr. Software Engineer at Google; Colin Carrier, Co-founder & CEO of Stealth; Jeff Cripe ’08, CEO/Founder of CARGO; Sameer Dholakia ’91, CEO of Sendgrid; and Elie Seidman, CEO of Tinder.

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PASADENA Over 60 alumni and friends attended the summer mixer on August 23 at True Food Kitchen organized by Alumni Council Regional Representative Kathy Fredrich ’02.

PORTLAND Close to 30 alumni and friends joined Don Lofgren and Bob Fass for a reception at the Multnomah Athletic Club on May 7. Many thanks to our event hosts: Chip ’62 & Toni Greening, Larry Price ’61 & Martha Lussenhop, and David ’72 & Gigi Ditz.

DENVER Alumni and friends enjoyed our Webb mixer at Lola Coastal Mexican on September 25.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA On November 14, we enjoyed seeing alumni at The Living Room. Alumni from every decade from the 1960s to the 2010s were represented. Many thanks to Rajan Bhatt ’90 for organizing the event. THE WEBB SCHOOLS webb.org

SAN FRANCISCO On December 4, 40 alumni and friends celebrated the holidays at China Live. Many thanks to our event hosts Michael ’92 and Alicia Chang.

LOS ANGELES On December 3, close to 100 parents, alumni and friends celebrated the holidays at the Jonathan Club. Taylor Stockdale recognized the 2019 Perry Award recipients: Andrew Hamilton, Morgan Kapp, Scott Nichols and Michel Szanyi. Many thanks to our event hosts RJ and Laura Romero P ’12, ’15, ’20

BOSTON Young alumni dinner on December 6 at Summer Shack Back Bay with Assistant Head of Schools Dr. Theresa Smith and faculty members Melanie Bauman and Dr. Mark Dzula.

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WASHINGTON, DC On December 11, alumni and friends celebrated the holidays at Lincoln in Dupont Circle. Classes of 1960 through 2015 were represented.

NEW YORK On December 12, alumni and friends celebrated the holidays at the National Arts Club. Many thanks to our host David Loo ’79.