VA Life Fall/Winter 2017-18

FALL/WINTER 2017-18

Vermont Academy

Life Welcoming Our New Head of School

Bob Campbell ’37 Celebrates His 80th Reunion Honoring Jim Frey ’66

Vermont Academy BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael A. Choukas ’73, P ’94, Chairman Ret. Col. Richard I. Stark Jr. ’74, Vice Chairman Carrie Dunn ’91, Secretary Casey Cota ’89, P ’14, ’18, Treasurer Corina Belle-Isle ’80 Thomas Capasse P ’16 Matthew Galanes David Holton ’68 Amy Howard ’91 Michael Horowitz P ’98 Reverend Peter Howe P ’07, ’10 Steven E. Karol ’72, Former Chairman Lori Paprin P ’20 Lee Ryder ’90 Mark W. Smith ’87 S. Tylor Tregellas TRUSTEES EMERITI

Robert M. Campbell ’37, P ’65, ’68, ’70 (2), ’80, ’82 Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, P ’73 W. Eugene Hays Jr. ’55 Hugh W. Pearson ’54 HE ADMASTER EMERITUS | Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, P ’73 ALUMNI R EPR ESENTATIV ES | Jamison R. Gagnier ’90,

Andrew Ward ’93 PAR ENT R EPR ESENTATIV ES | Lori Paprin P ’20,

Wendy Kaplan P ’20 HE AD OF SCHOOL | Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara EDITOR | Madeline Bergstrom CL ASS NOTES EDITORS | Liz Olmsted P ’15 and April Worden PROOFR E ADER | Jillian Shepard Seaton DESIGNER | Jennifer Fleischmann PHOTOGR APHY | Christine Armiger, Madeline Bergstrom,

Harvard Athletics, Liz Olmsted P ’15, Jeff Woodward CONTRIBUTING W RITERS | Robert Barr, Madeline Bergstrom,

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By providing a supportive community and close, personal attention to its students, Vermont Academy develops confident, active learners and respectful citizens.

Dear Vermont Academy Family, On Friday, October 13, I had the great honor to participate in the installation of Dr. Jennifer Zaccara as Vermont Academy’s eighteenth head of school, formally ushering in what I believe will be an era of sustained and inspirational growth and development under Jennifer’s leadership.

From the first moment Jennifer walked into the Great Room in Fuller to face the questions of our search committee, she captured us with her calm and engaging presence, her energy and warmth, her thoughtful listening and active questioning. Jennifer wanted to learn everything about our school, our history and traditions, our communities, our challenges and aspirations. Jennifer’s preparedness to lead Vermont Academy was overwhelmingly apparent—from her body of work and accomplishment at the Nightingale-Bamford and Taft Schools; from the admiring and affectionate way former students, colleagues, and supervisors spoke of Jennifer’s personal and professional qualities; and from the passion and energy she exhibited as she developed a connection and love for our school and communicated her excitement and ambition to lead Vermont Academy.

Jennifer’s strong and caring leadership is already making a difference. She has immersed herself in the VA and Saxtons River communities, and she looks forward to traveling to meet alumni at events planned around the country. She has opened Leavitt House to students, faculty, alumni, parents, and trustees. She is building her leadership team and working together with her team and the Board of Trustees to prioritize immediate and longer term goals for Vermont Academy. These include a focus on co-educational enrollment growth, revitalizing our advancement office, leading campus improvements that enhance student learning and experiences, and advancing strategic initiatives with our STEM, global, and summer programs.

Jennifer brings a rare mix of leadership skills to this important work—she balances creativity and energy with a keen and disciplined sense of institutional goal setting and decision making; she participates actively in brainstorming and problem solving, and then delegates clearly and holds her team accountable.

I invite every member of the Vermont Academy family to join me in welcoming Jennifer Zaccara to Vermont Academy. Please visit, reach out, get to know Jennifer, and participate in shaping the future of our vibrant and wonderful school!

– Michael A. Choukas ’73, P ’94 Chairman of the Vermont Academy Board of Trustees

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Introducing Dr. Zaccara

Bob Campbell ’37

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Head of School’s Letter

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Introducing Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara

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Bob Campbell ’37 Celebrates his 80th Reunion

12 VA Athletes Thrive on the East and West Coasts 14 Honoring Jim Frey ’66

12 VA Athletes in College

17 The World Comes to Vermont Academy 18 Food Writing Contest Leads to Ice Cream for All 22 2017 Reunion: Record Attendance by Class of ’67 26 The Sabin Award—2018 Call for Nominations 27 Your IRA: A New Gift Source 28 Wildcats: We Want to Know!

30 Wildcat Profile: Madison Paydos ’18

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34 Annual Report

Honoring Jim Frey ’66

48 Class Notes 56 In Memoriam We want to hear from you! Email feedback to valife@vermontacademy.org.

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Thank You for Your Support

H E A D O F S C H O O L’ S L E T T E R

Dr. Zaccara with her new puppies, Copperfield and Brontë

Dear Vermont Academy Family, It is with a sense of great honor and excitement that I am taking the reins to lead this wonderful school into the next era. Each day I am busy putting down my personal roots, settling in and forging the authentic and close connections I hope to build and sustain with all facets of our community: students, faculty, alumni, parents, staff, and Saxtons River neighbors.

I hope to explore the possibilities in making our school a center for innovation, business development, and creative enterprise.

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Perhaps many years ago, getting north to Vermont Academy might have seemed like a great journey from Boston, New York, and their suburbs, but now, being in Vermont is a major asset. So much is happening in our world, and the life that we live each day here is a life that all Vermonters cherish: clean air, good food, endless forests, stars at night, rivers and mountains, outdoor and experiential programming—the list could go on.

Also vibrant in Vermont is a long history of innovation and tinkering. At Vermont Academy, we want to embrace these traditions and offer our students opportunities for apprenticeships, tinkering fairs, and business development. More alumni from Vermont Academy have created their own businesses or been innovators in industry than in any other sector of careers. As graduate Mark Smith ’87 commented in a recent meeting, “Vermont Academy graduates sign the front of the check, not the back of the check.” I hope to explore the possibilities in making our school a center for innovation, business development, and creative enterprise. Our academic program rests on core values and skill building, and thus defining a Vermont Core program could help us to affirm what is long lasting and traditional in liberal arts.

Soon Vermont Academy will draw on its history and celebrate diversity and inclusivity.

Vermont Academy was one of the first schools in the nation to support the ABC program in the 1960s under the leadership of Mike Choukas Jr. ’46. During Mike’s tenure, students of color came to Vermont Academy from inner cities during the time of Civil Rights protest. VA took a stand. We want to do that again by hosting the first-ever Vermont Academy Diversity Conference on April 7, 2018. Based on the esteemed Dalton Diversity Conference, held annually at the Dalton School in New York City, this year’s Vermont Academy Diversity Conference will focus on Race, Privilege, and Community Building. We will invite peer schools to send two of each of the following constituencies: students, parents, alumni, faculty, administrators, diversity practitioners, and board members. An exciting program of discussions and speakers will be planned for the day, and each school will leave with an action plan for inclusivity and diversity work for the following year.

Our academic program rests on core values and skill building, and thus defining a Vermont Core program could help us to affirm what is long lasting and traditional in liberal arts.

In this issue of Vermont Academy Life, you will see that we are both celebrating the exciting versatility and strength of our campus life and honoring our wonderful heritage. Please join me in championing this new era at Vermont Academy by talking about us in your communities, volunteering your time, making a contribution to our Vermont Academy Annual Fund, and helping us to rekindle our network of Vermont Academy grads throughout the country.

Cheers from Vermont, where the smoke of fireplaces laces the starry night sky,

DR . J E N N I F E R L . Z AC C A R A ,

Head of School

Dr. Zaccara is a a scholar of English literature and is published on Mark Twain.

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She is the complete package— intelligent, visionary, a consensus builder, and most important, an excellent listener.

A History Buff Makes History at VA Introducing Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara On Friday, October 13, Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara was installed as Vermont Academy’s eighteenth head of school. She is not only the first woman to serve as the head of school at Vermont Academy, but at any Lakes Region League school.

Dr. Zaccara joins Vermont Academy from The NightingaleBamford School in New York City, where she had served as associate head of school since 2013. Prior to that, she was associate dean of faculty at the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. She has 27 years of classroom teaching experience.

the school’s past, reading a variety of historical documents.

She spoke at length with Robert M. Campbell ’37, who celebrated the 80th anniversary of his graduation from Vermont Academy this year. You can read Dr. Zaccara’s profile of Mr. Campbell, whom she describes as “an extraordinary individual,” on page 9.

She graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. and an M.A., both in English. She received her doctorate in English from the University of Connecticut, where she graduated with honors and is published on Mark Twain.

Voices from Dr. Zaccara’s History Vermont Academy Life spoke with several people who are a part of Dr. Zaccara’s career history, from those who have known her for many years to those who have just recently begun working with her, to hear what they had to say about the skills and talents she brings to the Academy.

In addition to being a scholar of English literature, Dr. Zaccara is a student of history. She began her first summer at Vermont Academy by making a deep dive into

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Dr. Zaccara isn’t afraid to think big, but she doesn’t lose sight of what’s important in the detail; people and spaces matter to her.

“ I am as delighted as anyone that Vermont Academy has our first female head of school. What makes it more thrilling is that it happened organically. The search committee didn’t set out to hire a woman to do this job; we set out to hire the best person for it, and I am pleased that turned out to be Jennifer.

The quality that drew me to Jennifer in our first meeting was her attentiveness to each person in the room. She listens to understand and in doing so, she puts people at ease. She was also willing to offer realistic suggestions for increasing enrollment and making improvements to the campus so that we can continue to compete with other schools. Dr. Zaccara isn’t afraid to think big, but she doesn’t lose sight of what’s important in the detail; people and spaces matter to her. She is formidable and ambitious, taking on a number of bold projects at the start and still focusing on forming relationships with students, staff, and faculty children. Already she is a notable presence on campus.”

– A MANDA GILBERT-HODGSON P ’21, 11th grade

dean, English faculty member, and head girls’ lacrosse coach

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“ Jennifer Zaccara has many jobs to do, one of which is making the rounds, which is to say getting to know everyone in our rather large immediate and extended family. In the very brief and busy time since school has begun, I have had conversations with her that were warm, sincere, not rushed, and full of an inspiring collaborative synergy that makes me not only feel heard, but propelled forward in my ideas and undertakings.

Jennifer also projects an air of strength and seriousness to the community which I appreciate, fear a tiny bit, and interpret as a call to do a better job than I am currently doing, which, I think, is not too shabby.”

– C HRIS MARKS, Learning Skills executive function coach

and head coach of the freeski team

“ In my years in education, I have encountered few like Jen Zaccara—and certainly no one more inspiring. Her combination of skills and qualities is unique. She is a brilliant and passionate scholar, a gifted teacher, a visionary leader, and a caring colleague. Her ability to connect with students—of all types—is simply extraordinary. And she carries herself with the rarest humor, courage, empathy, humility, and strength.”

“ It was clear to me early on in my conversations with Jennifer that she possesses both the skill set and personality to be an effective and respected head of school at Vermont Academy. She is the complete package— intelligent, visionary, a consensus builder, and most important, an excellent listener. One can’t help being taken in by her enthusiasm about education and student life. I look forward to working with her.”

– W ILLY MACMULLEN, headmaster of Taft School

– M ICHAEL HOROWITZ P ’98, member of the

Vermont Academy Board of Trustees

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“ As a well regarded scholar of American Literature and especially of Mark Twain, Jen brought a depth of knowledge to her classroom as well as a broad and deep knowledge of all kinds of literature. Her own insatiable desire to continue reading widely (where did she find the time?!) and her curiosity about new writers and new forms allowed her to find just the right literature and just the right approach to intrigue her students. As chair of the English department at Taft, she was always the go-to person to talk with about books and about what to choose. Her creativity with assignments and willingness to share them, too, was invaluable.

“Literature is of course about the common hopes, fears, desires, and passions of humanity. Jen’s ability to understand the themes of literature and to draw connections between authors and works gives her a keen understanding of people, too. She listens well, she “reads” people well, she hears what they are saying; she deliberately works to include everyone in a conversation. Her decisions are informed by the many voices of those concerned, and she has a remarkable ability to bring everyone comfortably to a solution or agreement.”

– L INDA SA ARNIJOKI, former dean of faculty and

English department head at Taft School

Her decisions are informed by the many voices of those concerned, and she has a remarkable ability to bring everyone comfortably to a solution or agreement.

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Bob demonstrating camera equipment to a student

A Vermont Academy Legend BOB CAMPBELL ’37 CELEBRATES HIS 80TH REUNION

BY DR. JENNIFER L. ZACCARA | Dr. Zaccara jumped at the chance to profile Mr. Campbell for her first issue of Vermont Academy Life.

“ How about if we order some white fish from the Inn and meet to talk over dinner?”

Bob Campbell, tall, sharp as a tack, is my ninety-eight-year-old witness bearer, sharing Vermont Academy stories and crystal-clear pieces of advice on leadership.

I have spent enough time with him to miss him between our meetings, and to feel that I have a new friend.

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Bob’s first job was to eliminate any debt the school had and raise money for a new gym. “Vermonters do not like to go into debt if they can help it,” Bob explained, and he soon went on to raise money to build the Shepardson dining hall and to help with the architectural design of that building. He was, in sum, the “clerk of the works,” he smiled. Bob knew the dedication of the parent body and the way that they could rally to support the school, and in his tenure, he mined this vein of potential prosperity well. Vermont Academy has Bob Campbell to thank for its early growth and expansion, and Bob was a formidable ally for Larry Leavitt. He was also the school’s photographer, cataloguing the Leavitt and Tuttle years with a click of the shutter.

Bob and Beth on the campus of Vermont Academy, shortly after they were married

Bob served Vermont Academy in so many ways after graduating in 1937 as one of “Larry Leavitt’s boys.” His loyalty to VA is only highlighted by his admiration for Larry Leavitt and for the way that Larry, his wife Dorothy, and Warren Chivers made a triumvirate of “head” and “heart” leadership in all aspects of Vermont Academy life.

Campbell, First Fundraiser Mr. and Mrs. Leavitt and Mr. Chivers are all legends, but so too is Bob Campbell, who was the first director of development at Vermont Academy, a board member, and a lover of the arts.

Bob knew himself well enough to say that he needed to live off campus, and he drove a bargain and wanted to focus in on fundraising. Larry Leavitt, a triple-threat man, thought long and hard about this stipulation, but he knew Bob, and he knew what he would be getting with him: smart fundraising strategies, direction and organization, and a deep love for the school. Bob came straight from working for the prestigious firm of Marts and Lundy, with an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business as well as a B.A. from Dartmouth.

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If one were to do a gallery walk through Bob’s mind, the humor and wit of this intelligent and talented man as well as his capacity for empathy would emerge as the general mood of his many collections of work.

Campbell, The Artist “Not many people get to go into this space,” Bob said, as he led me to his office above the garage. This space is part office, part gallery, and part art studio, and on our first meeting, we shared some wine and sat there talking. Before Bob came to work at Vermont Academy, he had his own film company, Campbell Films, and he made some promotional films for Bucknell University, but he also developed his own artistic work that included photography, collage, and diorama-like miniatures that are both whimsical and reflective. This work lines the walls and shelves of Bob’s secret lair, and looking at it reveals his attention to detail, his observational gifts, and his ability to bring a vision into play across mediums in a pastiche of multiple impressions. Some of the work that he turned to when his beloved wife Beth suffered from dementia contained shards of mirrors and pictures of what Bob tried to envision as Beth’s thinking and sight. His love for her speaks through each of these compelling pieces. If one were to do a gallery walk through Bob’s mind, the humor and wit of this intelligent and talented man as well as his capacity for empathy would emerge as the general mood of his many collections of work.

Vermont Academy has Bob and Beth Campbell to thank for their gift on Valentine’s Day in 2006 of the Campbell Fund for the Visual Arts and Lecture Series. Recently, I ran into Bob at the Main Street Arts Auction, and he was happily engaging in conversation with fellow Saxtons River patrons of the arts. He eventually sat in the front row up in the theater, making his bids on art that interested him during the auction event. Even there, he playfully enjoyed the back and forth of working against a contender to get what he wanted.

Bob wants the “town and gown” connections between Vermont Academy and Saxtons River to be true to the history of connection between the two.

Bob Campbell, Family Man “Well you know, I have eleven children, and six of them attended Vermont Academy.” Those Campbell children continue to live in and around Bob himself. Averill owns and runs the Saxtons River Market; Sarah, the Saxtons River Inn; and Sean served for more than a decade and two separate terms as business manager and chief financial officer for Vermont Academy. The history of Saxtons River is forever and happily entangled with the Campbell family.

“I know this is a big house, “ Bob stated about his stately, shingled colonial home on Pleasant Street, “ but you have to remember that I had all of those children!” The home is lovely and meticulously maintained, and whenever you happen to meet up with Bob there, one of his children is sure to show up, making sure he is comfortable, has a great dinner, and sees children and grandchildren often. He has a great-grandchild, newly born in Denver, and at the recent Vermont Academy and Saxtons River resident party that the Inn hosted, that great-granddaughter was an important attendee.

Last time we met and had dinner in his dining room, looking at the serene oversized painting of a seascape in Provincetown, Massachusetts, by Ann Packard, I finished the meeting by thanking him for having me sit facing the gorgeous framed work. “That’s why I put you there,” he said, and once again, I realized how he orchestrates every experience with care.

Recently, Bob wrote to Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ’79, the Art Department head at Vermont Academy, and requested that student art be shown in an upcoming event at Main Street Arts. “We’re already planning to be there,” Lisa shared. Bob wants the “town and gown” connections between Vermont Academy and Saxtons River to be true to the history of connection between the two.

Bob and Beth in more recent years. Beth passed away in 2016 and is dearly missed.

A few weeks ago, I left the wonderful Main Street Arts Auction and said, “Let’s get together soon, Bob.” His reply: “I have some new pages of memories for you about Vermont Academy. When?” You can be sure that I jump at each chance I get to spend some hours reflecting with my new friend, Bob Campbell, Class of 1937, celebrating his 80th Vermont Academy graduation year at ninety-eight years old. “See you Thursday night, Bob!”

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VA ATHLETES THRIVE ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS JOHNSON ‘15 PLAYS FOR HARVARD & MOONEY ‘14 ROWS AT UW

Making His Dreams a Reality: Corey Johnson ’15 Corey Johnson ’15 of Ottawa, Ontario, had a stellar senior season at Vermont Academy in 2014-15. Under his leadership, the Wildcats advanced to the NEPSAC Championship for the first time in school history. In spite of designed defenses, Johnson managed to average 14.4 PPG and 4.3 RPG, second only to teammate Bruce Brown ’16. And while the statistics spoke for themselves, it was Corey’s intangibles on and off the court that made the biggest impact. His discipline, maturity, and competitive spirit created a foundation for the current identity of the boys’ varsity basketball program.

Corey matriculated to Harvard University following Vermont Academy. He set a Harvard freshman record with 74 3-pointers in 2015-16, the third most in program history.

“I cannot express how thankful I am for everything that Vermont Academy has done for me as a student-athlete,” Corey told Vermont Academy Life. “In November 2014, thanks to Coach [Alex] Popp and VA, I was able to make my dream a reality when I committed to Harvard University to play NCAA Division I Basketball at the top school in the world.”

Corey on the court at Harvard University

“ I cannot express how thankful I am for everything that Vermont Academy has done for me as a student-athlete.”

— COREY JOHNSON ’15

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Corey has played with the Canadian Junior National Team and helped Canada to a fifth place finish at the FIBA U19 World Championships, averaging 12.1 PPG, and 3.4 RPG during the tournament.

“ Mr. Thom Collins, the rowing coach, helped me see the potential I didn’t know was there yet.

In the classroom, I learned valuable study skills that allow me to make the most of each day on and off the water.”

— BROOKE MOONEY ’14

OTHER VA ATHLETES MAKING WAVES:

Brooke holds the NCAA trophy after her team’s win in May 2017

“Coming Home”: Brooke Mooney ’14 Brooke Mooney always knew she wanted to come back to Vermont Academy.

The daughter of James Mooney, VA head of school from 1993 to 2009, Brooke grew up on our campus but left with her family after 7th grade.

In 2013-14, Brooke “came home” to Vermont Academy for her senior year and rowed on the crew team. She was awarded most valuable female rower in 2013 and was team captain. She was also a three-time member of New England’s Junior National Nordic Ski Team, finished in the top three at U.S. Junior Nationals four times, and was an All-American Nordic skier five times.

Now, Brooke is a senior at the University of Washington and a member of the women’s crew team. As a UW freshman, she rowed in the second varsity 8+, placing third in the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. In 2017, her team won the NCAA Championships, as well as the Windermere Cup and the Huskies’ first women’s crew Pac-12 Championship since 2003.

“Rowing at VA opened my eyes to what became my life for the next four years,” Brooke said. “Mr. Thom Collins, the rowing coach, helped me see the potential I didn’t know was there yet. In the classroom, I learned valuable study skills that allow me to make the most of each day on and off the water.”

Lizzy Adams ’17, Rowing: University of Vermont George Atkins ’15, Rowing: Dartmouth College Will Brady ’17, Basketball: Tufts University Bruce Brown ’16, Basketball: University of Miami Matt Hanna ’17, Basketball: Colby College Devin Hogan ’16, Football: Dickinson College David Huber ’16, Basketball: Carnegie Mellon Leyte McNealus ’14, Soccer: Sweet Briar College Taylor Smoke ’05, Lacrosse: St. Michael’s College and 2014 Bronze Medalist with the Iroquois National Team Delaney Stokes ’17, Field Hockey: Wheaton College Haley Wilder ’14, Basketball: Clark University

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Tinkering with Love:

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JIM FREY ’66

BY JOE ECHANIS ’79, P ’08, ’11, ’18

James Frey retired at the end of the 2016-17 school year after 40 years as a teacher, coach, and mentor to countless Vermont Academy students. One of those students was Vermont Academy alumnus, parent, and faculty member Joe Echanis, who shares his reflections here.

Vermont Academy says it changes lives, but little did I know when I walked onto Vermont Academy’s campus as a freshman in 1975 that meeting one teacher would have such an impact on my life.

When I first arrived, like most students, I had a couple of forming identities: I was a soccer player and I loved science. I remember going on two freshman field trips with a teacher, Jim Frey, to the IBM Microelectronics plant in Essex Junction, Vermont, and the Yankee Power Plant in Vernon, Vermont. Those trips made me realize I wanted to be an engineer.

Over those early years, Mr. Frey became my favorite teacher and advisor, and a second father to me. He let me loose in the lab to “play,” as he calls it, with TVs, computers, amplifiers, and the old radio station equipment. I would always ask questions and he would hand me more books, some of them his college texts, to learn even more. He was an expert on everything and fostered my learning in all areas.

I eventually became an electrical engineer, graduating from Northeastern University. I found myself working at the very same IBM Microelectronics plant in Essex Junction I had toured as a freshman. It was the same facility and the same profession that Jim Frey had begun his career at before returning to VA to teach.

In 2002, I felt I needed to make a career change and wanted to try teaching.

I reached out to VA to see if there were any openings. Soon, there I was back at VA, with my oldest daughter as a freshman in the same class as Jim’s youngest daughter.

I moved into a whole new relationship with Jim as a beloved teacher, coach, mentor, and friend. I would often drift into his classroom and labs just to watch the master at work, admiring his ability to meet students where they are and take them to places they never knew they could go.

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For the past 15 years, I have had the pleasure of mentoring under and working side by side with one of my favorite teachers and admired coaches, learning how to let students’ interest drive their education through play and tinkering, as he did with me. Working on his projects as a student at VA were some of the moments that I cherish and remember most.

Together, we have been working to create even more opportunities for students to explore their passions in science, mathematics, design, and engineering through letting them play and explore their passions. I know that I have learned this trade from the best.

“ Jim’s patience with his students, athletes, and colleagues is his favorite tinkering tool. However, he also tinkers with humor… he tinkers with kindness…and most importantly, he tinkers with love.”

— THOM COLLINS

On October 13, 2017, Vermont Academy named the crew team’s newest boat after Mr. Frey. At the dedication of the James S. Frey, biology teacher and head coach of the crew team Thom Collins said of Jim: “Some tinker with boats, some tinker with engines, and others tinker with souls, patiently and steadily studying each human condition, drawing upon past experience, and offering up advice or suggestions to try and repair or improve.

Jim’s patience with his students, athletes, and colleagues is his favorite tinkering tool. However, he also tinkers with humor… he tinkers with kindness…and most importantly, he tinkers with love.”

Jim’s humor, kindness, and love are what make him not just a beloved Vermont Academy teacher and coach, but a Vermont Academy institution. I will miss him teaching in the room next to me, but I love that he still visits the robotics lab on occasion, and he feels free to tinker with students he has never even met and helps them learn.

Mine is just one of many stories of Jim Frey and how he deeply affected my life and its direction. I—we—would like to hear yours. Thank you, Jim, for everything!

To share your stories about Mr. Jim Frey, visit www.vermontacademy.org/frey, or send your reminiscences to alumni@vermontacademy.org or the Alumni Office, PO Box 500, Saxtons River, VT 05154. We will share your stories with Jim and his wife Laura and, with your permission, on our website or in future publications. Thank you!

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Vermont Academy Summer students discover doughnuts, broomball, and global leadership skills In the first two weeks of August, Vermont Academy hosted 50 middle and high school students from China, Spain, Chile, and the United States for our first annual Global Leadership Summer Symposium.

Full-time Vermont Academy faculty members taught courses on environmental sustainability, model United Nations, English as a second language, digital photography, pottery, and painting.

Students played ultimate frisbee, soccer, basketball, broomball, and tennis. They rode a tractor, ate doughnuts (some of them for the first time), visited the Bellows Falls farmers’ market, and hiked up Mount Monadnock and the Pinnacle.

Participants gained global leadership skills and experience through current event debates, a cultural expo, and an international community dinner. They took part in community service with the Vermont Foodbank, the community garden at Saxtons River Elementary School, Putney Cares, Main Street Arts, and Saxtons River Historical Society. They ended the two weeks with a day trip to Boston.

We look forward to hosting this program again next year!

At the summit of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire

Global Leadership Summer Symposium students on a field trip to Lake Willoughby, Vermont

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PALUSZEK, MURPHY TAKE TOP HONORS FOR ESSAYS ON PIE, BRAAI, & PAP This year marked the launch of the First Annual Vermont Academy Great Food Essay Contest, or “What I Ate During My Summer Vacation.” The contest was sponsored by Peter Ross, director of dining services, with support from Joanne Fuller in the Writing Center.

Entries were due September 8. The prize for the top student essay was a lobster dinner for eight, while the top faculty entrant would win four quarts of Sock-Knockers ice cream, homemade by Mr. Ross. The competition was fierce, but two clear champions emerged. Congratulations to Cynthia Murphy and Alexandra Paluszek ’20 on their wins!

Cynthia, a member of the English department, used the contest as an opportunity to model writing and revision practices in her

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Senior Writing Seminar. She then shared the ice cream with the students who had helped her to revise the essay.

Alexandra decided to swap her lobster dinner for a Tuesday night sundae bar for the whole community. After a cool summer, Saxtons River experienced a heat wave in late September, and Dining Services hosted a barbecue on Long Walk that night in place of Formal Meal.

It’s All in the Sharing

BY CYNTHIA MURPHY

Sharing a meal is way of sharing community, and nowhere is this more evident than in South Africa. They love their braai, a cookout where friends and family gather to share special events or simply be together. Tribal communities spend days preparing a feast to celebrate coming of age or a wedding, and everyone in the village is invited as are any guests passing by. Everyone contributes to the creation of the meal either by providing the food or by cooking it, and everyone partakes in the eating of it when it is ready.

During my trip, I visited a resort town near Point Argulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa. June is a winter month for countries below the equator, and the town was mostly empty.

The Afrikaans owner of the hostel where my group was staying offered to have a braai for us if we would purchase the supplies. He spent much of the evening preparing eland steaks in a marinade and then grilling them with impala vors, or sausages, and vegetables. He had baked bread for us earlier in the day and rounded out the meal with a salad. We all spent the evening gathered around the grill telling stories and sharing our histories. I thanked him for preparing such a feast, and he replied that he really enjoyed spending time talking with his guests, and that winter was a lonely time for him with most of town away. There was equal give and take, we provided the food, he cooked it, and we all entertained each other with our conversation. The air sparkled with laughter and a sense of shared experiences even though we were from different countries and different moments in our life journeys.

The conversation added zest to the evening.

Making connections is as important, if not more important than the meal itself. During my stay, I went to a small tribal village up in the hills above Hluhluwe, in the Zulu Natal region, to visit a group of fifth graders in their classroom. It was a small, ill-equipped school with crowded classrooms, but the students were proud to be there and determined to learn.

I was one of a few foreigners they had seen up close, and they were curious. Eager to bring me into their group and make me comfortable, they wanted to know what South African food I liked to eat. I replied bobotie, a dish made with minced meat, spices, curry, herbs, fruit, and egg. They looked confused, and I realized that they probably had never had this dish; this was a poor village, and they would not have had access to those ingredients. One boy smiled and said, “How about pap?”

Cynthia (whose hand is visible in the lefthand side of the frame) takes part in a classroom discussion with students in a village school in KwaZulu Natal about favorite foods.

I said, “Oh, I like that! I ate some last night.” Everyone smiled and relaxed. A simple white corn maize porridge had brought us together.

We now had a shared commonality and could discuss ways of preparing pap. Mine was frying it into cakes, some liked it more watery like a gruel, and others liked it served with chakalaka, a mixture of onions, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, beans, and spices, all of which they could grow in their gardens. Their meals were centered on what they could raise, as buying food was expensive. Water was carefully saved for watering gardens. Cows and goats were lovingly raised and saved for special feasts. Mealtime did not focus on large quantities of servings or variety of dishes but rather on the connectedness of the group and the welcoming of guests.

These children may have had a limited amount of food supplies, but they knew all about sharing what they had and using a meal as a way to bond with their community.

So what have I learned about South Africans? They believe that food is best served with stories shared between family and friends. I was warmly welcomed to meals across the country and came away with more than just a full belly; I was also enriched by sense of culture and community.

“Ms. Murphy has taught me to be open to all ideas when you’re writing an essay, because she wrote two essays, and the one that she didn’t think was going to win, won.”

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(L to R) Hayley Adams ’18, Maggie Adams ’20, Peter Ross, Alex Paluszek ’20, and Maya Johnson ’19 at the sundae bar. Peeking out in the back is Anja Stolper ’19. Alex discovered that most of her friends didn’t like lobster or couldn’t eat it, “so I decided to let everyone at school enjoy a treat,” she said.

Writing Alongside my Students

BY CYNTHIA MURPHY

“Show, don’t tell.” It’s one of the most common pieces of advice that writing teachers share with their students, and it was time for me to take my own words to heart. Peter Ross, the head of our dining hall, had created an essay contest. The suggested length was similar to that of a college essay, and the wheels in my mind started turning. Here was a chance to model the writing process for my Senior Writing Seminar students in a real and authentic way.

I asked them to do a pre-writing exercise where they wrote the first paragraph of their college essay using three different approaches. I did the same with my food essay. I put my paragraphs up on the board and we discussed what interested them and what they wanted to know more about.

“Ms. Murphy taught us to try out many different essays, so then you can pick which one you think is best, because the one you do first might not be your best one.”

–Hayley Adams ’18

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Cynthia Murphy (R) and her students (L to R: Nikolai Orekhov ’18, Jonathan Lyons ’18, Hayley Adams ’18) share homemade ice cream.

“Ms. Murphy taught me to personalize my essay—it makes it more interesting to the reader.”

–Nikolai Orekhov ’18 I wrote two first drafts based on my favorite prewrites. One came easily, but the other one was a struggle. I couldn’t find the right order of ideas or which information to develop. I read both drafts to my students. They gave me helpful feedback on a possible order of ideas to achieve the greatest impact and on what felt important to them that needed further development.

I modeled writing down my observations of their comments and explained how I would use their feedback to make my own writing and style choices. Then it was off to the partner work for them to do the same with their essays.

I worked on revision and sent my essays off in time to meet the deadline, just as my students will with their college essays later this fall. We waited with anticipation and a week later, during community lunch, the announcement came—I had won the faculty division! What was surprising was that I won with the essay that had been more challenging to write.

This was the essay that required extra work and feedback in order to grow, and in the end it was worth the effort. My students earned a sweet reward for helping me work through my writing process. However, the greater reward for me is working alongside them as a fellow writer achieving a goal.

Bubbling Blueberry Pie

BY ALEXANDRA PALUSZEK ’20

Buttery crust so flaky it’s almost a croissant melting in the mouth. Sweet and sour a punch of flavor hits, blueberries explode with lemon and cinnamon hiding in the corner.

Almost simultaneously a cool and relaxing cream with a hint of sugar relieves from the heat and deliciousness of blueberries.

An unwanted visitor intrudes, a stick but then a hint of leaf that works with the flavor, what to be said for a homemade dessert. Delightful chatter fills ears as laughter springs from mouths after a deep swallow of blueberry pie made that day.

A blueberry pie starts when the day is brand new. Grabbing a container after breakfast, down the ever steeper hill to the blueberry bushes. There the process begins of picking and then dumping into the bucket. As the sun shines softly down through the leaves the container slowly begins to fill as the bucket moves from bush to bush in a slow methodical fashion.

Thoughts run through the head.

is as if the air is injected. Everything is ready, a whole day of effort just for this moment. The whole family sits down, the parents, the brothers, the sisters each waiting for their slice of heaven. As the serious moonlight shines through the window each slice of pie is carefully cut, the cream delicately placed on top and passed around, it is then when the magic happens, everyone forgets who they are, whom they are mad with, who is the good or the bad one and they begin a long journey into forever, a trek into the wonders of the mouth and what is there to experience today. Then the chatter and laughter begin and a whole day has ended in a pie but a new one also begins with a bubbling blueberry pie.

After writing this essay, Alex was inspired to launch a Pie Club at Vermont Academy with her roommate, Maya Johnson ‘19, and their affiliate dorm parent, Jillian Seaton. Pie Club meets on Sundays in Roux Cottage, where they prepare, assemble, bake, and eat from-scratch pies in a cozy home-away-from-home setting.

“Will there be time to make the pie? Are there enough blueberries? GO AWAY, FLY! The sun is beginning to get hot, I wonder if I have enough now?” Eventually the bucket is full as legs begin a trying climb back to the kitchen.

In the kitchen the food processor is pulled out and a crust is made. The butter is painstakingly cut and added to the flour after the iced water is poured in. The dough quickly forms and is taken to the fridge in plastic. As the crust ages in its polar surroundings, the blueberries are sorted.

Bad blueberries, sticks, and leaves are excluded from the measuring cup; they get a different experience, that of the garbage can. Some, however, hide behind the good blueberries and are mixed with sugar, lemon, and various other ingredients, some secret to all but the maker.

Spinning the bowl is covered in a sweet tangy stickiness and placed next to the crust in the fridge. The bowl is then denied its companion and the crust is rolled and rolled then placed in the dish; straight from its frigid place, the sticky wallop is now inside the crust with a layer on top. It is then placed in the blazing oven until it is just right and left to cool.

Hours after the pie has been relieved of the scorching heat, it is time for the show. Plates, forks, knives, the works are placed on the table but one last thing is needed. In the kitchen, cream gets a pinch of sugar as the beater then whips so fast it V E R M O N T AC A D E M Y | 21

2017 Reunion

Reunion Weekend 2017 featured record warm temperatures as well as record attendance by the Class of 1967, returning for their 50th reunion.

Alumni came home to Saxtons River from Washington, Nova Scotia, and many spots in between. Over one hundred alumni and their guests made the journey.

NEXT UP: THREES AND EIGHTS Save the date for Reunion Weekend 2018: September 21-23

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At the ceremony, Rannie shared pictures of her homeland and family, as well as of her work developing Jordanian foster care programs.

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vents kicked off Friday evening with the Old Guard Dinner, E celebrating the Class of 1967.

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Our Alumni Soccer game on Sunday morning had representation from the Class of 1979 to the Class of 2012, along with current students and faculty.

It was a record hot day for soccer on Lucy Field, but this group persevered for the love of the sport and their alma mater.

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Many thanks to our alumni mentor panel (pictured at left) for sharing their career paths with our Classes of 2018 and 2019. Left to right: Francis Willett ’86, P ’21, Sarah Frederick Lehrich ’87, Katie Howe ’10, and Joe Echanis ’79, P ’08, P ’11, P ’18. Not pictured: Sean Bersell ’77 and Chase Vaughn ’12.

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All the classes gathered for music in Mary Hepburn’s barn and a pig roast on the lawn.

Classes ending in 3s and 8s, Reunion 2018 will be your year for a milestone reunion. Save the date: September 21 – September 23.

Can’t wait to welcome you home!

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The Sabin Award 2018 Call for Nominations

VERMONT ACADEMY IS PROUD TO CONGRATULATE DR. RAWAN W. IBRAHIM ‘92, who received the Sabin Award during VA’s 2017 Reunion Weekend. She traveled from her home in Jordan to accept the award.

Dr. Ibrahim has spent her career dedicated to the field of social work and worked to establish her country’s first foster care program. Her message, as she accepted her honor, was to remind the audience that the root of all violence is the illusion of separateness. Dr. Ibrahim wrote afterward that she was “so incredibly honored with the award and very, very grateful to have the opportunity to show VA the impact it had on me.”

It was fitting that Dr. Jennifer L. Zaccara, our first female head of school, had the opportunity to present her first Sabin Award to Dr. Ibrahim, the first living woman to receive the award.

Established in 1985 by the Vermont Academy Alumni Association, the Florence Sabin Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes and honors our alumni who have dedicated their lives to making the world a better place through compassion, innovation, and public service.

Nominations must be submitted on or before January 31, 2018, for consideration in the 2018 cycle.

Please visit vermontacademy.org/nominations for award criteria and to make nominations.

Questions or comments?

Email sabin@vermontacademy.org

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SABIN AWARD COMMITTEE:

Andrew Griswold ’82, Co-Chair Sabin Award Committee Carrie Dunn ’91, Co-Chair Sabin Award Committee, Trustee Andrew Ward ’93, Alumni Association Co-President, Trustee Rev. George Welles ’53, Sabin Award Recipient Rick Moulton ’67, Sabin Award Recipient Amy Howard ’91 Amber DiPasquale ’02

“ The two years that I spent at VA changed my life,” Nichols said. “My academic record took a swift and major turn for the better, affecting all that followed.

In appreciation, I donate annually to the Vermont Academy Annual Fund.”

Your IRA: A New Gift Source F R E D N I C H O L S ‘ 5 6 H A S LO N G B E E N A L E AV I T T S O C I E T Y M E M B E R , having included Vermont Academy in his estate plans. He and Kris have recently enhanced their giving through their IRA. He spoke with Vermont Academy Life about his motivation for helping to further the good works of the Academy.

“The two years that I spent at VA changed my life,” Nichols said. “My academic record took a swift and major turn for the better, affecting all that followed. In appreciation, I donate annually to the Vermont Academy Annual Fund. Now, the advantage of sending my IRA Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) directly to VA as my annual donation provides a superb way to help VA and, in the process, gain a nice tax saving.”

The IRS requires those aged 70½ and older to withdraw a certain percentage of their IRAs each year. The good news is that as of December 2015, those in this situation can satisfy the RMD by making a direct rollover of up to $100,000 in a given year to a qualified charity.

Those who have 401(k) plans can also participate by first rolling their tax-advantaged funds into an IRA, and then making a direct rollover to charity.

Now you have the ability to easily support Vermont Academy by utilizing your IRA funds in a tax-advantaged way. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bob Barr, Director of Advancement, at rbarr@vermontacademy.org or 802-869-6261.

Kris and Fred Nichols ‘56 with Mt. Denali, Alaska, in the background

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Wildcats: We Want to Know!

WHAT’S NEW AT VERMONT ACADEMY THIS YEAR THAT YOU’RE EXCITED ABOUT?

HOLLY MEREDITH ’18

DANIEL WILLIAMS ’19

We have a new headmaster—well, head of school, because she’s the first female headmaster we’ve had. I really like her, because she’s very personable—and she’s opened her house up, so that’s one big change. Leavitt House has always been this mysterious house that the headmaster lived in, but now, she’s open to having students in her house. During advisory, she’ll have students walk her dogs, and she trusts them to put them back into their cages in her bedroom. It’s a pretty big deal, and it shows how open she is to us. I’ve had friends who went to her with questions, and she was really nice about it and answered all the questions that they had.

This year at VA, I’m really excited to see what kinds of changes Dr. Zaccara will make in terms of academics and student life. I know that there are quite a few things that she has planned for VA, so I am interested in seeing how these things play out and how it changes the campus. I am very excited to see how these things come about both while I’m at VA and after I graduate.

Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York

My favorite thing that hasn’t changed: Mountain Day, and getting outdoors. Dr. Zaccara talked about how she loves Vermont Academy because of the nature that it offers, and having class outdoors is a big tradition here. When I was in my environmental class, we were able to get hands-on work done outside in our own backyard.

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Hometown: Wilton, Connecticut

My favorite thing that hasn’t changed: All of the traditions that we have here, such as the Wildcat Games, Mountain Day, and Winter Carnival.

SIYANG WANG ’20

MAGDALEN HODGSON ’21

I’m really excited about the Vermont Academy Student Association (VASA) group this year. We now have Kihoon [Song ’18] and Dariel [Echanis ’18], who are amazing and diligent co-presidents, and also other amazing and creative class presidents who work with VASA to make our school life better. The Halloween activity was organized by all VASA members and Mr. Edwards. Our new head of school, Dr. Zaccara, really cares about students’ life and participates in VASA meetings. I have a lot of hope for her, since she is a very talented and caring person, and also the first female head of school at VA.

Since I grew up here as a faculty child, the new thing that is the most exciting for me personally is experiencing VA as a student instead of just Mr. and Mrs. Hodgsons’ daughter.

One of the new additions to Vermont Academy is the first female head of school in the Lakes Region. Dr. Zaccara is a great role model, and I am so excited to see her positive impact on the school. I am also excited about the new additions to VA athletics. Coaches [Lisa] Marshall, [Savanna] Poole, and [Matthew] Cloutier are the new girls’ varsity hockey coaches this year, and they have already laid down a great foundation for our team and the overall season. I am so excited to have them as my hockey coaches this year. As a new student here, everything is new to me, so I am excited about academics, athletics, and making new friends.

Hometown: Beijing, China

My favorite thing that hasn’t changed: The musical and the spring play. I really enjoyed the musical last year and participated in acting in the spring play. This year’s musical will be The Addams Family, and I’m really looking forward to it.

Hometown: Saxtons River, Vermont

My favorite thing that hasn’t changed: Winter Carnival. I have watched so many pass, and it seems like the best tradition ever! I am so ecstatic to finally compete in one myself this year, and I know that I will have so much fun.

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WILDCAT PROFILE: Madison Paydos ’18

MADDIE AT A GLANCE: Hometown: Simsbury, Connecticut At VA since: sophomore year Honors and activities: dean’s list, senior forward on the girls’ varsity ice hockey team, proctor, varsity soccer, varsity lacrosse Favorite tradition: Winter Carnival “ Everyone gets so competitive, and you really come together with your dorm. And they leave Lucky Charms, Cap’n Crunch, and Cocoa Puffs out in the dining hall all day!”

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When Madison Paydos was in elementary school, her teacher passed around a sign-up sheet for girls’ ice hockey. Sevenyear-old Maddie had already been kicked out of soccer, karate, and ballet, as she tells it, for being “too aggressive.”

Her mom wasn’t sure that ice hockey was a good idea, but her dad, a former player himself, was all for it. They all agreed to give it a try. “I just fell in love with it,” said Maddie. She has been playing ever since.

Come For the Hockey, Stay for the Friendships Maddie spent her freshman year at her local high school, then came to Vermont Academy in her sophomore year. She came here to play ice hockey, but she soon found that there were other reasons to love VA, too. “Everyone’s a lot more real and genuine, and more accepting,” she said. “It’s so great to be on a small campus where everyone is so friendly. Summers are so hard for me because all my friends live so far away. But now I have friends all over the world—last year I visited one of my teammates in France!”

This year, the Vermont Academy girls’ varsity ice hockey team has three new coaches, including Head Coach Lisa Marshall, previously the assistant women’s ice hockey coach at both Rochester Institute of Technology and Penn State University.

“ Maddie is someone who truly embodies what I have come to know as a VA student in my short time here thus far. Maddie is a determined and hardworking young woman who is humble and gracious in her approach.

She has quickly emerged as a leader for the younger students, though she may not recognize it herself! Maddie’s tenacity is something that has set her apart and will propel her into her next steps as a collegiate student-athlete.

I am certainly excited to have the opportunity to witness as her dreams begin to come to fruition.”

— L ISA MARSHALL , head coach of girls’ varsity ice hockey and assistant director of admissions

“Coach Marshall has already become a big role model to me in the one month I’ve known her,” Maddie said. “She’s so serious, but she’s also one of the biggest goofballs I’ve ever met.”

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“ Maddie is the quintessential Vermont Academy kid. She takes full advantage of the accessibility of her teachers and coaches to always better herself. As a student leader, she is always willing to take the extra steps necessary to make sure all the students feel comfortable and included.”

—D AVID HODGSON ’89, P ’21, senior associate director of admissions and Maddie’s advisor

This year, Maddie is one of the senior forwards on the team. “It’s a really exciting place to be right now,” she said, “with all the new recruits coming in.” When she was younger, Maddie worried that the senior players on her team might be annoyed by all her questions—but now that she’s in the senior role, she said, “I love it.”

This fall, in addition to 6 a.m. workouts three days a week with the hockey team, Maddie also skated all day on Sundays. She went to a rink in Keene, New Hampshire, with her team on Sunday mornings, then drove home to Connecticut with two teammates in the afternoons to play with her hometown team, the Northern Lights. Sunday nights were reserved for hockey team meetings back at VA. She doesn’t mind the busy schedule at all: “It’s exciting seeing everyone improve.

Since I started playing, women’s hockey has grown so much. There are so many opportunities now.” She loves playing with teammates from all over the world, including France, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. “You become so jelled with your team,” she said.

Teachers Who Make a Difference “Mr. Hodgson, my advisor, is my go-to on campus,” Maddie said. “I’ve gone into his office between classes just to tell him things that happened. He’s become like a parent to me. He’s helped me out with everything.”

One of Maddie’s favorite classes in the fall trimester was Kinesiology with athletic trainer Josh Underwood. Josh is helping her figure out how to pursue her “true passion”—sports—as her future career. Maddie’s goals are to play college hockey, then to work as an athletic trainer or a coach. She took pre-calculus in the fall because Josh let her know that those math skills will be useful to her. She will also have the opportunity to shadow the athletic trainer at Quinnipiac University this year.

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In the fall, she also took Sociology of Race with Karen Henry and Filmmaking: The Art of Television with Meredith Friel. In her sociology class, she says, there was plenty of heated discussion. “You’ve got to talk about the things that people don’t usually like talking about,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot.”

Her filmmaking class opened her eyes to the highly predictable structure of most television sit coms. “It’s ruined comedies for me!” she laughed.

Another memorable course was field biology with Nate Williams in her sophomore year. Describing Mr. Williams’s animated teaching style, she said, “It should not have been that exciting to learn all the parts of the leaf!”

“Not Done Yet” Asked how she feels about being in her senior year, Maddie said, “I’m excited for everything, but I don’t want it to go too fast. I want to just enjoy this year with my friends and the community here.”

In ten years, Maddie sees herself “back in the prep school system as a teacher and a coach.” It would be “one of the coolest jobs ever,” she said. “Everyone here loves their job so much. I definitely want to come back to it. Not done yet. Nope.”

We're excited to announce that after this interview, Maddie was offered a spot at Utica College, and she accepted. She will be playing hockey for the Pioneers next year!

“ Maddie is one of those kids who can always find a way to make me laugh.

Her energy is infectious and her spirited nature makes her someone people are drawn to. And we both love macaroni and cheese and hot dogs…

We are a perfect match!”

—K AREN HENRY P ’19, history teacher, Learning Skills specialist, head coach of girls’ varsity basketball, and assistant coach of girls’ varsity soccer

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THIS TIME OF YEAR REMINDS US OF THE

VERMONT ACADEMY EVENING SONG written by Dorothy Hall Leavitt during her first year at the Academy

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A N N UA L R EPORT

O’ Vermont we’ve seen your beauty Changing with each hour and day We have found your hidden trout pools Where the light and shadows play Swirling sparks above a campfire Hemlocks laden down with snow Autumn hill sides flaming crimson Where the sugar maples grow Morning mist upon the mountains Frosty stars across the sky Snowy campus turned to silver When the moon is riding high O’ Vermont we will not leave you Here behind us when we part We will take your beauty with us Etched forever on each heart

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Thank You

for your support of Vermont Academy!

This letter is being written on Mountain Day 2017, an important tradition here at the school.

On this day, the spontaneous ringing of the school bell by our four-year seniors signifies that there will be no classes for the day. After gathering briefly in Horowitz Hall, all of our students and faculty head off campus to enjoy the beauty of Vermont in the fall.

At the recent Board of Trustees meeting, Vice Chairman Rick Stark ’74 shared with us the following: “I don’t remember why I came to Vermont Academy, but I know why I keep coming back.”

Along these lines, we want to thank each of you, the numerous donors whose names appear in the following pages of our 2017 Annual Report, for your willingness to “keep coming back” through your support of the Academy. Some highlights: The annual fund, including gifts from alumni, parents and friends, finished the year at $557,701. These current use unrestricted funds are crucial to our operation and are equivalent to the earnings on an endowment of over $11 million.

We spent $1.2 million on phase one of our goal to rejuvenate portions of our aging campus. The single largest source of funding for these projects came from the sale of a permanent easement to a tower company on the property willed to the school by Ted Everett ’50. The balance came primarily as a result of board commitments.

These projects came to fruition over the summer and included: • Fuller Hall: a new entry, new stairs, stairwell renovations, and classroom renovations, including flooring and painting • A completely renovated Wilbur (which now houses the Business Office) • Work around the dining hall and at Dr. Brown House.

• Renovation of all student rooms on the second floor in Alumni Hall

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As important as maintaining and improving the Vermont Academy physical plant is, we would be nothing without our people. Attracting qualified faculty who are committed to the constancy of boarding school life is always a challenge. Who will be the next Mike and Nita Choukas, Doc Hewitt, Bob Long, Beano Tripp, Bob Harrington, Don Brodine, Mary Hepburn, Warren Chivers, Franklin and Roberta Geist, Jim Frey? Your support helps us to create the right environment for retaining and expanding our current cohort of energetic, passionate new faculty.

Your support helps us to create the right environment for retaining and expanding our current cohort of energetic, passionate new faculty.

On the student side, we, and all schools like us, are facing a declining demographic nationwide for high school-aged students, especially in two of the three oldest states in the nation: Vermont and New Hampshire. This makes the recruitment not only of qualified day students especially challenging, but also of boarding students.

The demand for financial aid yearly eclipses our scholarship resources.

The good news is that many of those reading this report are responsible for helping us meet these challenges through your gifts. For this we offer you our sincere thanks. On the following pages we have tried to capture all of those who made gifts to Vermont Academy between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017.

If we have erred, please let us know. Most importantly, thank you for your support of this cherished institution that we all know and love.

BOB BARR , Director of Advancement LIZ OLMSTED P ’15, Director of Alumni Engagement JILLIAN SHEPARD SEATON , Director of Parent Engagement

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THE VERMONT ACADEMY GIVING SOCIETIES were established to recognize donors who have made a leadership financial contribution to Vermont Academy. Giving societies named to celebrate individuals, traditions, and aspects of Vermont Academy history allow donors to join with gifts ranging from $100 to $30,000 and above.

The 21st Century Society: $30,000 and above. Recognizes those donors who support the Academy at its highest level to ensure continued development in programs and initiatives for today’s world.

The 1876 Society: $20,000–$29,999. Recognizes Vermont Academy’s first year of operation.

The Hilltop Society: $10,000–$19,999. Recognizes the founding location of Vermont Academy, “a plateau known as Burke’s Hill overlooking the Village of Saxtons River.”

The Olin D. Gay Society: $5,000–$9,999. Recognizes Olin D. Gay’s 76 years of service to Vermont Academy, beginning with his matriculation as a student in 1901 and continuing through his service on the Board of Trustees from 1921–1977.

The Head of School’s Society: $2,500–$4,999. Recognizes the contributions, dedication, and commitment of the past 17 principals, headmasters, and heads of school who have served since 1876.

The Horace Mann Willard Society: $1,000–$2,499. Recognizes the contribution of Dr. Horace Mann Willard, first principal of Vermont Academy.

Winter Carnival Society: $500–$999. Recognizes one of Vermont Academy’s oldest traditions.

Wildcat Society: $100–$499. Honors Vermont Academy’s mascot.

The Long Walk Legends: The Long Walk Legends is a society of our most faithful supporters. It is comprised of members who have given consecutively for 5+ years, or have given for 20+ years over the course of their association with Vermont Academy.

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Vermont Academy Founders’ Association THE 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY $30,000+ Ming Fan Wang and Yifan Yang The Charles E. Harwood Trust* THE 1876 SOCIETY $20,000–$29,999 Thomas and Jeanne Capasse* The Stevenson Brown Porter Fund THE HILLTOP SOCIETY $10,000–$19,999 John Chane ’63* Michael Choukas ’73* William Dunn ’63* Russell Fellows ’62* Dwain Ford ’62* Steven Karol ’72* Peter Maynard ’59* Marvin Neuman* Richard Whitcomb ’55* The Daniel E. Ford Fund* The Richard and Barbara Whitcomb Foundation* THE OLIN D. GAY SOCIETY $5,000–$9,999 Anonymous Topher Brewer ’00 Herb Ellis ’53* John Fitzgerald ’69* Michael Horowitz* Andrew MacKechnie ’57* George Moser ’48* Hugh Pearson ’54* Kara Pezzi David Robinson ’77* James Thomas ’90* David Torrey ’49* William Torrey ’52* H.S. Wright ’72* THE HEAD OF SCHOOL SOCIETY $2,500–$4,999 Lawrence Cole ’51* Donald Durkee ’43* W. Eugene Hays ’55* John Hoder ’69* Amy Howard ’91* David Howard Peter and Janice Howe* Jong Su Lee and Hea Sung Kim Charles ’55 and Susan Long* Scott ’83 and Carole McKeon* David Newton*

David Patterson ’67* Alan Roberts ’71* Lee Ryder ’90* Richard Stark ’74* Genetech THE HORACE MANN WILLARD SOCIETY $1,000–$2,499 Anonymous John Anderson ’61* Richard Aulisi ’60* Elliot and Pam Barsh Sally Bell* Stuart Bell ’80* Andy Bernhard ’77* Sean Bersell ’77* Jean Black* Bryce and Kathi Blair* Carolyn Boday* J.A. and Deborah Bouknight* Stephen Brink ’55* Dan Brown ’60* Cameron and Alison Burns G. Ewing Buta ’80* Robert Cary ’56 and Janet Nussmann* Frederick Cawley ’66 George Cheney ’48* Michael ’46 and Juanita Choukas* David Clemens ’49 Stanley and Judith Colla Robert Derrenbacker ’55* Lisa Deutsch Richard Dobson ’63* Stuart Eisenkraft ’74* Edward Emerson ’59* Linda Fisher Mary French* William Garfield ’66 Thomas Griffiths ’68* Charles Gunn ’73* Ethan and Elise Hoblitzelle* David Hodgson ’89 and Amanda Gilbert Hodgson* David Holton ’68* Christopher Ingraham ’51* Richard Janis ’66* Paul and Diane Kelly Arthur Kelton ’57* Deuk Kyun and Mihae Kim Jin Sang Kim and Myoung Hee Kang Henry Kimball ’79 Oee Won Lee and Jong Hee Jun Sang Ho Lee and Hye Yang Shin

Carol Lord* Timothy ’69 and Emma Lord* John McCord ’63 Cathy McDermott Donald McInnes ’59* Robert and Cathy McKeon* Andrew Merinoff ’09 Charles and Leigh Merinoff Henry Michie ’72* Andrew Millikin Frederic Nichols ’56* Lorrel Nichols ’51* Robert O’Brien ’55* John Quebman ’60* Alan and Diane Raines* John Reynolds ’65* Brian Rice ’88 Gordon Russell ’51* Paul Scoville ’64* Mark Smith ’87* Robert Sollmann ’70* Kyungsup Song and Yoojeong Chun Chandler Stein ’41 Richard Swan ’78* Tylor Tregellas* Howard Tuthill ’65* John and Lisa Vogt Joy Walker* Wei Wang and Xiaodan Xiong Patrick Weiler ’79* Eduard and Elizabeth Zimmermann ACE Charitable Foundation Blair Family Foundation Ellington Management Group LLC James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation Medtronic Foundation

Alumni 1939 Robert Beardsley* 1940 Whitney Brown* Virginia Craver (Perry) 1941 Jean Black (Angus) Mary French (George)* Giulio Pontecorvo* c Chandler Stein

1942 Daniel Ruggles* Stewart Washburn* c 1943 Donald Durkee* John Valentine* c 1945 Albert Butterfield* c Sherman Fein Franklin Jackson* c Stuart Robinson* c Phillip Urion c 1946 LeBaron Barker* c Mike Choukas* James Gibbs* c John Luce* c Malcolm Speirs c Peter Stanley* c 1947 Lloyd Coffin* Charles Geilich* c Charles Hoffer* c Fredrik Ranney* William Reoch* c 1948 Charles Bailey* George Cheney* George Moser* Robert Taft* c 1949 David Clemens Elsa Luker (Charles)* c Susan Sherrer (Cedric) c Leslie Smith David Torrey* Rayner Weir* c 1950 Karl Dornish* c Charles Howard* c Richard Leary* c Monica Ley (Robert)* Peter Parker* c 1951 Robert Anderson* Douglas Archibald* c Carolyn Boday (George) Alexander Clark* c Lawrence Cole* William Contini* Herbert Edson*

Alan Gould* c Christopher Ingraham* Lorrel Nichols* Gordon Russell* Russell Smith c John Tremaine* Joy Walker (Webster) Winston Wood* 1952 Darrel Clowes Kennedy Snow c William Torrey* 1953 Robert Burton Larrie Calvert* c Virginia Canfield (David)* c Herb Ellis* Larry Hale* Steven Homer* c Thornton Klaren* John Kramer c Richard Lunetta Donald Minshall c James Ober* c Peter Powers* f Richard Shanaman* c Bryant Taggart c Thomas Upson Richard van Riper* c George Welles* c Robert Wright* c 1954 Richard Burton* Robert Carr* Don Megathlin* Robert Morse* c Daniel Miller c Hugh Pearson* 1955 Stephen Brink* Alan Carpenter c Robert Derrenbacker* Winthrop Dow* c Waldo Hart* c W. Eugene Hays* Charles Long* Jon Metzger* c Paul Nobel* c Robert O’Brien* Richard Parker* c Donald Scholl* Richard Whitcomb*

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving through FY 2017 | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) |

1956 Robert Cary* William Heeks c Gerald Hickman c Frederic Nichols* 1957 Donald Adams* Joe Aulisi* c Winslow Crannell* c John Dinkel* c E. Bulkeley Griswold* c Frederick Hibberd* c Daniel Hall* c Arthur Kelton* Andrew MacKechnie* David Mongillo c William Morton c Stephen Richardson* Sanford Witherell* 1958 Peter Clarner* William Corliss* c Robert Eames c Richard Ellery c Newton Gardner* c Robert Luke c Harvey Peterson* c Ronald Tagney* c Gary Westergren* c 1959 John Arthur* John Dick c Edward Emerson* Steven Fisher* c Peter Maynard* Donald McInnes* Robert Naramore* Sushma Palmer (Robie) Paul Slosberg* c Douglas Wood* c 1960 Richard Aulisi* Dan Brown* Richard Compson* c Penn Lardner* c Denis Noonan* c John Quebman* Paul Singer c Gary Toothaker George Yeomans* Donald Zinn* c

Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society)

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1961 John Anderson* Reginald Blauvelt c Greg Chase c William Clark* Keith Nightingale Lawrence Rice* c William Rose* William Shields* c 1962 David Bergeson* c Lawrence Briggs c Robert Chase* c Russell Fellows* Peter Flatow c Dwain Ford* Peter Johnson* c John Meyer* Lawrence Niles c Steven Ruddell c Thomas Wood c 1963 Dexter Andrews* Richard Bohman* c Clark B. Burrows* c John Chane* Davis Dimock* c Richard Dobson* William Dunn* Rick Hadley* c Richard Matheson* John McCord Kimball Russell* 1964 Townsend Hoopes* c Peter Katzenbach* c G. David Koepf* c Steven Perelman* c Paul Scoville* M. Brooke Tyler c David Young* 1965 Robert Campbell c Peter Cinelli* Augustus Clement c Phillips Kerr* c David Knoblauch* c James Mennel* c Leland Person* c Lawrence Power* John Reynolds* David Robinson* Howard Tuthill* John Wood c

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1966 Frederick Cawley Doug Cranshaw* c N. Clark Dalrymple* c Peter Dorman James Frey c William Garfield Nicholas Harvey* Chris Holden* c Richard Janis* Carol Lord (Robert) Robert Mortenson Dennis Neumann* c Richard Taylor* Christopher Theisen* c Robert Winslow Jr.* c Willis Wood* c 1967 Gary Brown* c Ed English Mark Gabriel Whitney Gay c Donn Hutchins* c Bradford Miller Marshall Moore c Rick Moulton c William Murphy* David Patterson* Denny Robinson c Doug Sluiter* c Thomas Smedley c David Welbourn* Stephen Weston* c Stewart Wooden* 1968 Frederick Burgess* c Tony Elliott c Thomas Griffiths* David Holton* Peter Hoopes* c Wardwell Jones* Roger Kidder* Glenn Morgan* c Jeffrey Wilkinson 1969 James Aram* c Thomas Bridge* David Brown* John Copeland c Robert Feuer c John Fitzgerald* John Hoder* Steve Jeton* c Tim Lord* Joe Meigs* c Mark Russell c

1970 Sean Campbell* Bernard Hoyes c Robert Karol* Richard Patterson* Robert Sollmann*

Joseph Echanis Henry Kimball James Lyman c Lisa Eckhardt McNealus* Patrick Weiler* Diane Wilder c

1971 Jeffrey Crocker* c David Moore Alan Roberts* Barry Wetherbee*

1980 Stuart Bell* G. Ewing Buta* Sarah Campbell c Walter Tipert c

1972 Norberto Aviles* c Thomas Inglehart c Steve Karol* Henry Michie* John Redington* Gary R. Thompson c John Tobin* c H.S. Wright*

1981 James Bernstein c Lamont Walker c

1973 Michael Choukas* Charles Gunn* William Hosley* c Myron McCoy c 1974 Stuart Eisenkraft* Ronald McClenton Richard Stark* 1975 Anonymous Reese Harris c John Killoy* c 1976 Anonymous James Bamman c Michael Jahn James Kenny Hugo Mainelli* Jeff Scholl c 1977 Herminio Aviles* Andrew Bernhard* Sean Bersell* Cedric Nash* c Dave Robinson* Alexandra Wagaman c 1978 William Dole* Paul Fenton c Richard Swan* 1979 Malcolm Burr c

1982 Andrew Griswold* c Thomas Oxholm* Wesley Roussel c Brooks Stewart David Wilder* c 1983 Margaret Austin c The Estate of John Bechard c Daniel Dougherty* c Mark Foster* J. Christopher Jurkiewicz* Samuel MacAusland* David Mackenzie* c Scott McKeon* Adam Tschorn c 1984 Mark Culkin* c 1985 Chris Cassell* c 1986 Ross Leventhal* Francis Willett c 1987 Jeffrey Harrington* c Mark Smith* 1988 William DeFord Richard Kearns c Brian Rice Philipp Weisskopf 1989 Henry Ammons* c Daniel Duff* c David Hodgson* 1990 Lee Ryder* James Thomas* Cindy Tintle

1991 Amy Howard* Rose Rodgers

2006 Zachary Jandl* c Conor McArdle

1993 Whitney Joyce-Fairbrother Andrew Ward* c

2007 Darren Candello* c Tucker Watts c Caitlin Wilkins

1994 Andrew Johnson* P. Oliver McArdle* c Robert Strain* c 1995 Matthew Eddy* Stuart Grande c Jeremiah Long* 1996 John Merrill 1997 Erin Carroll Lynch c Robert Gustafson* c 1999 Silas Campbell* c Andrew Davis Dominick Dawes Katherine Dawes Jeremy Herbert Demere Hess c Tyler Hotchkiss Alexander Jewett c Andrew Tyson* c Andrew Weber c Brad Weilbrenner* c 2000 Topher Brewer Jon Davis Joseph Giar c Corey Grout* c 2002 Fred Schneider c Daniel Weinger 2003 Matthew Davis* c Kelsey Johndrow c Matt Neuman c Rob Outtrim* c 2004 Ed Duess c Jonathan Eisele 2005 Erik Frost

2008 Paulina Borrego 2009 Taylor Habif Andrew Merinoff Shannon Scott* 2010 Katharine Howe* 2011 Kelly Johnson Blake O’Brien 2012 Daniel Gendron Thomas Savoca Jordan Wright 2013 Jonathan B. Brito Miller Charman Allegra Handler Jonathan Lesser Ashley Potofsky 2015 George Atkins Thomas Durnford c Matthew Gendron Alana Lopez Eddie Miller Wyeth Olmsted Charlie Reisman 2016 Tanner Dalton Chris Lehmann Courtney Prentiss 2017 Lizzy Adams Anais Aurard Chloe Aurard Sueann Barsh Jahyde Bullard Conrad Dalton Hayden Dalton James Gallagher Zhenjing Gui

George Gvilava Jinting Han c Carly Huston Andrew Kalpakian Kyungmin Lee Yixin Li Cara Linder Fangzhong Ma Riley McIntosh Shawn Merrill Guy Piccolo Aiko Saito c Jiajin Shan Ying An Shi Chanapat Temsartis Brendan Therrien Karina Vital Jize Wang Brianna Wood Allegra Wu Jialin Zhou 2018 Lauren Koval c Annabella Zannini

2016-17 Trustees Thomas Capasse* Michael Choukas ’73* David Holton ’68* Michael Horowitz* Peter Howe* Steven Karol ’72* Timothy Lord ’69* Donald McInnes ’59* David Robinson ’77* Lee Ryder ’90* Mark Smith ’87* Richard Stark ’74* Tylor Tregellas* Andrew Ward ’93* c

2016-17 Faculty Kate Aldrich* Christine Armiger Anne Atkins c Robert Barr c Whitney Barrett Katie Buckley Steve Cady* c Ricardo Carreno Ferreiro* c Marta Diaz* c Christy Catsos Candy Chaples Stanley Colla

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving through FY 2017 | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) |

Thom Collins Sean Cote c Chris Davidson c Aurelia Davidson c Emily Dixon Joseph Echanis ’79 Jon Edwards Abbey Edwards Greg Francis Laura Frey c James Frey ’66 c Jo Fuller Jeff Harrington ’87* c Karen Henry Dave Hodgson ’89* Amanda Gilbert Hodgson* Jennifer Jones John Kelly* Dave Kinney* c Amy Lanterman* Loren Loomis Hubbell c Dave Machelor* c Russell Mayhew* Maryann McArdle* c Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ’79* Letitia Milevskiy Andrew Millikin Cynthia L. Murphy Inessa Muse* Pauline O’Brien Alison O’Brien Meg O’Connor Liz Olmsted* Robin Patch c Kara Pezzi Ethel Pike* Lawrence Rice ’61* c Peter Ross * c Johanna Schneider Lorna Schilling* c Alexei Sotskov Kim Watson c Caitlin Wilkins ’07 Nathan Williams April Worden* c Victoria Vinidiktova

2016-17 Parents and Grandparents Eric and Sharon Annis c Bethany Asplundh Elliot and Pam Barsh Paul and Maribeth Bechtold c Holly and Lawrence Bragman Chris and Katie Buckley

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Cameron and Alison Burns Shirley Carson Loring Catlin and Christine Clinton-Catlin c Frank and Elizabeth Codey c Hugh and Carol Cota* c Lisa Deutsch Michel Deveault and Nancy Vadeboncoeur Joe ’79 and Carole Echanis Tonia Fleming Andrew and Annelia Fritz c Jo and Ithiel Fuller Dennis and Pamela Gallagher Becky and James Gorman c Charles and Jacqueline Hansen Robert and Martha Harrington Jeff ’87 and Laurie Harrington* c William and Christina Helm* c Karen and Matthew Henry Jason and Shayne Hill Ethan and Elise Hoblitzelle* Bradford Holcombe and Tamara Mount Christopher and Lesley Huston Ronald and Janne Jacobelli David and Susan Jensen c Jennifer Jones John Jones c Basilio and Lauri Kalpakian c Stephen and Susan Kapral c Jin Sang Kim and Myoung Hee Kang Deuk Kyun and Mihae Kim Oee Won Lee and Jong Hee Jun Sang Ho Lee and Hye Yang Shin Jong Su Lee and Hea Sung Kim Robert and Kathleen Lyons Cathy McDermott Lawrence and Patricia Murray c Lee and Lela Ogden c Yale and Lori Paprin c Joyce Parker Robin Patch and Marvin Kendrick c Charles and Carol Paydos John and Rebecca Peloso c Michael Restivo and Michelle Barton c Mary Reynolds c Taro and Yoko Saito c Harneet and Rebecca Sethi

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Kyungsup Song and Yoojeong Chun Kevin Stokes and Lisa DiMichele-Stokes Eileen Sullivan David and Lisa Therrien* c Laura Valenti c John and Lisa Vogt Wei Wang and Xiaodan Xiong Ming Fan Wang and Yifan Yang Elizabeth and George Zobitz c

Family of Alumni Robert and Jeanne Abernethy* Linda Adrian* c William and Sally Allen* John and Gwendolyn Antesberger Michael Arato* Joan Arms* David and Mara Arzi* c Anne and Mike Atkins c Qawi and Angela Austin c Laura and Joe Bates Caroline Beebe* David ’62 and Penny Bergeson* c Jean Black* Bryce and Kathi Blair* Rafael Botey c J.A. and Deborah Bouknight* David and Melinda Brodsky c Clinton Brown and Andrea Zacher Sean ’70 and Joan Campbell* Robert Campbell ’65 c Michael and Sally Candello* c Thomas and Jeanne Capasse* Ricardo Carreno Ferreiro* c Robert Cary ’56 and Janet Nussmann* Greg ’61 and Roberta Chase* c Michael Choukas ’73* Michael ’46 and Juanita Choukas* William ’61 and Lura Clark* Lawrence Cole ’51* Michael Collard and Megan Prior-Collard* Kenneth and Foy Cooley* c Virginia Craver* c Dennis and Anne Cross* Daniel and Sarah Culkin* Dan and Mary Davis* c Mary Dobyns* Charles and Susan Donahue*

Dorothy du Pont c Bradley and Beverly Dunbar* Thomas Durnford and Lisa Clouet * c Barton ’68 and Kathleen Elliott c Karen Engdahl Anamy Engle c Leanne and Todd Erickson* c John and Joanne Esau c Linda Fisher Gregory and Paula Fisher c William FitzGerald and Sally Pennington* Kevin and Elizabeth Foley* Greg and Elaine Francis* James ’66 and Laura Frey c John Frost* Roger and Joyce Fuller* c Tamara Funk* c Alice Gagnier* Penny and Glenn Gendron* Charles and Margaret Gibbs* Donald and Barbara Grant* c Jim and Colleen Grout* c Robert and Martha Harrington William Heeks ’56 c Mary Hepburn* Catherine Hodgson c Kenneth and Judy Holzscheiter* Chi Chiang Hom and Chiu Kwan* Michael Horowitz* David Howard Peter and Janice Howe* Thomas Huntsman c Thomas ’72 and Melinda Inglehart c Harry and Barbara Ives* Barret and Jennifer Johnson* c David and Andrea Johnson* Paul and Diane Kelly Dave and Susan Kinney* c Russell Klein* Francis Korn* c Amy Lanterman* Carolyn Lathrop* c Bruch Lehmann Frank and Michele Leonardo* c David and Charlotte Lesser c Chunrong Li and Jun An c Claire Lober* Charles ’55 and Susan Long* Robert Long and Hope Norman* c

Carol Lord* Timothy ’69 and Emma Lord* Richard Low and Anne Almond c James Lyman ’79 c Mary Jane Mackenzie* c Carol Martin* c Maryann McArdle and Mark Ragonese* c Scott ’83 and Carole McKeon* Robert and Cathy McKeon* Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ’79* Kathleen McVey and Peter Gale Charles and Leigh Merinoff David Moore ’71 and Carol Perley William and Margaret Morton* c George Moser ’48* Inessa Muse* Daniel Muse and Ann McLean-Muse c Blair and Holly Nance* Marvin Neuman* Denis ’60 and April Noonan* c Pauline and Joseph O’Brien Jeremiah and Mary O’Connor c Roberta and Kevin O’Donnell c Duncan and Sally Ogden Ned and Liz Olmsted* Claire Outerbridge c Robert and Mary Outtrim c David and Eileen Paluszek Hugh and Nancy L Pennell* John and Susie Peters Joseph Prior* c Margaret Jane Radin* Alan and Diane Raines* Timothy and Karen Reynolds c Lawrence ’61 and Sara Rice* c Denny ’67 and Teresa Robinson c David ’65 and Judith Robinson* Stuart ’45 and Margaret Robinson* c John and Martha Ross* Thomas and Catherine Savoca* Donald ’55 and Margaret Scholl* Alexei Sotskov and Victoria Vinidiktova Mary Spitz* c Ronald and Patricia Stempien* Pamela Strain* c

Spencer and Linda Struble* Robert Taft ’48* c William Torrey ’52* David Torrey ’49* Brooke ’64 and Riitta Tyler c Wheaton Vaughan c Priscilla Watson* c Ronald and Katie Weinger Barbara Widdoes* c Lawrence and Connie Woolson c Richard and Carolyn Ziegler* c Eduard and Elizabeth Zimmermann

Friends of the Academy Anonymous c Steven August* Linda Bail c Lawrence Biondo Catherine Caron* c Robert and Margaret Fish Stephen Hardy* James Heffernan* c Patrick and Joyce Hemenger Mark Herko* Diane Kallaugher Cheryl Kelly-Heffernan Theodore and Nancy Kovaleff Monica Ley* Cynthia Lane Joshua Marks David Newton* Deborah Prater Jo Ryan* c Timothy and Tish Saburn c Michele Salonia Laurence Titman c William Veroneau Nancy and Alan Wasley c Mary Williams*

Businesses, Corporations, and Foundations ACE Charitable Foundation The Blair Family Foundation Bank of America/ Merrill Lynch* c The Daniel E. Ford Fund* Deerfield Associates The Delta Air Lines Foundation c

Ellington Management Group LLC The ExxonMobil Foundation Inc.* c Gemma Power Systems Genetech The James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation McPhee Electric c Medtronic Foundation Morgan Stanley Paypal Charitable Giving Fund c Pitney Bowes c Razoo Foundation RBC Wealth Management c The Stevenson Brown Porter Fund* The Richard and Barbara Whitcomb Foundation* The Charles E. Harwood Trust*

Gifts Made in Recognition In honor of Alison O’Brien Michael Restivo and Michelle Barton In honor of Amanda Hodgson Stephen and Susan Kapral In honor of Amy Lanterman Jonathan Lesser ’13 In honor of Amy Lanterman and Amanda Hodgson Lisa Deutsch

In honor of Bob Harrington and Jim Frey ’66 Hank Kimball ’79 In honor of Christine Armiger David and Charlotte Lesser In honor of Christine Armiger, Sara Baldvins, and Abbey Edwards Robert and Kathleen Lyons In honor of Christy Catsos Cathy McDermott In honor of Cody Prior-Collard ’08 Michael Collard and Megan Prior-Collard Joseph Prior In honor of Daniel Weinger ’02 Ronald and Katie Weinger In honor of Dave and Amanda Hodgson Catherine Hodgson In honor of Delaney Stokes Kevin Stokes and Lisa DiMichele-Stokes In honor of Flo Levin Taylor Habif ’09 In honor of Ginger Low ’08 Richard Low and Anne Almond In honor of Jason Wang Eric and Sharon Annis

In honor of Liz Olmsted, Maryann McArdle, and April Worden Conor McArdle ’06 In honor of Mike Choukas ’46 Gary Toothaker ’60 In honor of Mike Choukas ’46, and in memory of Angus Black ’41, John Lucy, Warren Chivers, and Beano Tripp John Anderson ’61 In honor of my favorite faculty members, who were an integral part of my amazing VA experience: Maryann McArdle, Joe Echanis ’79, Lisa McNealus ’79, Matt Eddy ’95, Ella McIntosh ’86, Tom Lord, Meg Bonney, Catherine Quinlan, Steph Farnham, Maria Carreno, John Bohannan, and Katri Morley Paulina Borrego ’08 In honor of Nate Willams Michael Restivo and Michelle Barton Laura Valenti In honor of Nate Williams and Chris Lehmann ’16 Bruch Lehmann In honor of new Head of School Jennifer Zaccara Deerfield Associates

In honor of Arnold Castagner Bill Hosley ’73

In honor of Jo Fuller Cathy McDermott

In honor of Ole Petter Worsoe, who introduced soccer to VA, and Jack Peters, who made JV Hockey a lot of fun David Moore ’71

In honor of Bob “Doc” Hewitt Alex Jewett ’99 Alex Wagaman ’77

In honor of Jo Fuller, Laura Frey, and the Davidsons Anamy Engle

In honor of past, present, and future rowers!

Thom Collins

In honor of Bob Barr Peter Flatow ’62

In honor of Joe Echanis ’79 Penny and Glenn Gendron

In honor of Pat Brew ’96 Jay Merrill ’96

In honor of Bob Barr and his CRT skills Robert Burton ’53

In honor of Joe Zobitz ’19 Elizabeth and George Zobitz

In honor of Ricardo Carreno Holly and Lawrence Bragman

In honor of Jordan Arzi ’12 David and Mara Arzi

In honor of Richard Smith Jo and Ithiel Fuller

In honor of Josh Cabrera David and Susan Jensen

In honor of Robin Patch Yale and Lori Paprin

In honor of Bob Harrington Mark Foster ’83 In honor of Bob Harrington and Amanda Hodgson Demere Hess ’99

In honor of Jim Mooney Wheaton Vaughan

In honor of Karen Henry Stephen and Susan Kapral

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving through FY 2017 | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) |

Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society)

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In honor of Rosie McArdle DeCamp ’02 Mark Ragonese and Scarlett De Camp In honor of Ross Grant ’82 Donald and Barbara Grant In honor of Russell Mayhew Frank and Elizabeth Codey Mary Reynolds In honor of Sara Baldvins Lawrence and Patricia Murray In honor of Sarah Jacobelli ’19 Joyce Parker In honor of Sean Farrell Erin Carroll Lynch ’97 In honor of Stan Colla Don McInnes ’59 In honor of Stephanie Boulay and VA Girls’ Hockey Charles and Carol Paydos In honor of Stephen Dillingham ’76 and Jay Lathrop ’85 Carolyn Lathrop In honor of Sueann Barsh ’17 for making the most of every opportunity Elliot and Pam Barsh In honor of Sugar Bear Ronald and Janne Jacobelli In honor of Susan Schmitt Charles and Jacqueline Hansen Yale and Lori Paprin In honor of the class of 1984 Mark Culkin ’84 In honor of the dedicated teachers and staff at VA John and Rebecca Peloso Adam Tschorn ’83 In honor of Tomas Deveault and in memory of Lulu Michel Deveault and Nancy Vadeboncoeur In honor of Travis Army Yale and Lori Paprin In honor of Trevor Huntsman Thomas Huntsman In honor of two great teachers: Leslie Frothingham and Butch Schuck Leanne and Todd Erickson

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In honor of WIlliam P. Widdoes Jr. ’82 Barbara Widdoes In memory of A. Reed Hayes III ’64 Tucker Watts ’07

In memory of John Lucy Mark Foster ’83 Wes Roussel ’82 Doug Wood ’59 In memory of John Richards John and Lisa Vogt

In memory of Angus Black Bob Chase ’62

In memory of Kevin Davis ’79 Tim Burr ’79

In memory of Cedric Sherrer ’49 Susan Sherrer

In memory of Laurence Titman ’31 Jo Ryan Laurence Titman

In memory of Charles Fenger ’71 Patrick and Joyce Hemenger Diane Kallaugher Cheryl Kelly-Heffernan Deborah Prater Michele Salonia William Veroneau Nancy and Alan Wasley Gemma Power Systems McPhee Electric In memory of Daniel Moore and Caroline Raccah-Berdoz Tyler Hotchkiss ’99

In memory of Laurence Leavitt Larry Cole ’51 In memory of Maggie Mae Fenney ’13 Allegra Handler ’13 Ashley Potofsky ’13 Courtney Prentiss ’16 In memory of Margot Weston Stephen Weston ’67 In memory of Matt Lorimer ’52 Darrel Clowes ’52

In memory of David Kay Steve Ruddell ’62

In memory of Michael Harding ’56 Katherine Babson

In memory of Don Brodine Frank Jackson ’45

In memory of Mike King ’53 Bryant Taggart ’53

In memory of Dr. James T. Bailey ’45 Molly Austin ’83

In memory of Millard “Doc” Bosworth Tony Elliott ’68 Dick Parker ’55

In memory of Dwight Kahloe ’51 Win Wood ’51 In memory of George Boday ’51, John Lucy, and Millard “Doc” Bosworth Fred Nichols ’56 In memory of George French ’41 Mary French In memory of Gilbert Jones ’41 Cynthia Lane In memory of Grant V. Frazer Sean Bersell ’77 In memory of John E. Breitenbach ’53 Dick van Riper ’53

In memory of my classmates who have passed away Lorrie Nichols ’51 In memory of Nat Niles Larry Niles ’62 In memory of Nick Grout ’03 Bob Barr Kelsey Johndrow ’03 In memory of Pam Howard P ’91 David Howard In memory of Ralph O. West ’42 and Dorothy Leavitt Les Smith ’49 In memory of Rob Lord ’66 Carol Lord In memory of Robie Palmer ’59 Sushma Palmer

In memory of Verna Wilson Shannon Scott ’09 In memory of Warren and Jean Chivers Sandy Witherell ’57 In memory of Warren Chivers Marshall Moore ’67 In memory of Warren Chivers, Laurence Leavitt, and Beano Tripp Gene Hays ’55 In memory of Woodrow Rice ’37 Larry Rice ’61

Giving by Funds – Restricted Gifts PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION AUCTION, OCT. 2016 Bechet Allen ’17 Eric and Sharon Annis Evgenia Apostolova-Blossom and Dudley Blossom Martina Appeltova Christine Armiger Anne and Mike Atkins Sara Baldvins Elliot and Pam Barsh Paul and Lori Belliveau Charles Bianco Abby Bossart Stephanie Boulay Anthony Broh and Jennifer Hochschild Cameron and Alison Burns Loring Catlin and Christine Clinton-Catlin Mark and Sandra Cipriano Tammy and Brett Clark James Clark Thomas Collins Robert and Susan Connerty Casey Cota ’89 Christine and Scott Curtis Christopher and Aurelia Davidson Peter Deutsch Joseph ’79 and Carole Echanis Bruce Fenn ’59 and Linda Gordon Adam and Michele Ferrari Alain Girard and Chantal Talbot Margaret Grisczenkow Vaughan and Marty Hennum David Hodgson ’89

Bradford Holcombe and Tamara Mount Daniel Houder Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jury Steve Karol ’72 Diane and Paul Kelly Melissa Koester Jamie Kuesel ’18 William Kuesel Amy Lanterman Miao Lin ’20 Carl and Susan Mason Russell Mayer and Lisa D’Ambrosio Maryann McArdle and Mark Ragonese Cathy McDermott John Meredith Andrew Millikin Cynthia Murphy Lawrence and Patricia Murray Lee and Lela Ogden Patrick Ogden ’19 Shane and Lisa O’Keefe Robin Patch and Marvin Kendrick Timothy Paydos Kara Pezzi Maria and Ronald Piccolo Ronald Piccolo Yu Qiu ’18 Robynlee Reichard Renee Reso Jeff and Kathie Ricker Paul and Lisa Rooney Douglas and Florence Royce Jaimi and Matthew Russell Steven and Sherri Savad Lorna and Falko Schilling Jo Schneider Stephen and Marilee Scruton Richard Senerchia Harneet and Rebecca Sethi Sharyl Snowden Alexei Sotskov and Victoria Vinidiktova Kevin Stokes and Lisa DiMichele-Stokes Delaney Stokes ’17 Hunter Sutherland ’18 Jeffrey Toole and Colleen Cupido Glenn Townsend

Sergio Vilarino Doris Walker Kim Watson Rob and Katy Williams Danny Williams ’19 Andrew and Melissa Wing Laura and Thorston Zindel-Lauterbach

The Harrington Classic Golf Tournament Donald Adams ’57 Ann Afragola Jones ’90 Robert Anderson ’51 Carolyn Boday Larrie Calvert ’53 R. Phillip Carter ’52 Greg Chase ’61 Sarah Chase ’94 Michael Choukas ’73 Darrel Clowes ’52 Lawrence Cole ’51 Casey Cota ’89 Alan Danovitch ’58 Chris Davidson Robert DesLauriers ’83 Herb Ellis ’53 Alan Gould ’51 Andrew Griswold ’82 Robert Harrington James Harris ’06 Topher Harris ’06 Michael Jahn ’76 Peter Janiak ’92 Charles Jones ’83 Warner Jones ’84 William Jones ’85 Steve Karol ’72 Bud Lewis ’58 Meghan Lockerby ’06 Richard Lunetta ’53 Mark McAneney Conor McArdle ’06 Drew Millikin Marvin Neuman Rob Outtrim ’03 Alexander Popp Peter Powers ’53 David Robinson ’77 Wesley Roussel ’82 Richard Shanaman ’53 John Tremaine ’51

Dennis Uyenoyama Andrew Ward ’93 Charles Weilbrenner George Welles ’53 Stewart Wichert ’58 Bread Loaf Corporation Cota & Cota Oil Old Tavern of Grafton Seghesio Family Vineyard Southern Wine & Spirits SPC Marcom Studio Teton Mountain Lodge

Endowment Gifts THE MICHAEL JOSEPH ARATO ’09 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Michael Arato THE GEORGE BODAY JR. ’51 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Robert Anderson ’51 Carolyn Boday Lawrence Cole ’51 THE BOB ’37 AND BETH CAMPBELL FUND FOR VISUAL ARTS AND LECTURE SERIES Sarah Campbell ’80 In memory of Beth Campbell William and Sandra Brown Sarah Campbell ’80 Sean ’70 and Joan Campbell Gary and Carolyn Chaudoir Chris ’66 and Sue Cota Franklin and Roberta Geist Robert and Lynn Houghton Richard and Buffy Lavoie Kathy Long Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ’79 Earle and Carol Milberry David Taylor ’60 THE EDWARD R. CHENEY ’44 SCHOLARSHIP FUND George D. Cheney ’48 In memory of Sally Bell George D. Cheney ’48 Michael ’46 and Juanita Choukas Margaret Cary Curran Rogers and Asoong Len Elliott Susan Graham Marilyn Hicks

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving through FY 2017 | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) |

Toby Kravitz William and Elisabeth McIntire Barry and Arline Rotman THE NICHOLAS M. GROUT ’03 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Rob Outtrim ’03 Mark Curran and Margaret Straub Corey Grout ’00 Jim and Colleen Grout THE HENRY J. MEARS JR. ’40 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Estate of Henry S. Mears ’40 THE H. EDMUND AND MARY E. TRIPP SCHOLARSHIP FUND Todd Areson ’61 THE MAY CAMP AND WEBSTER U. WALKER JR. FACULTY SUPPORT FUND Bob Anderson ’51 Joy Walker THE KURN HATTIN CHRISTMAS PARTY The Colin Spence Charitable Trust THE VERMONT ACADEMY ENDOWMENT FUND Edward Everett ’50 The Estate of Edward F. Everett ’50 The Estate of Frederick Huntley ’37 The Estate of Richard Leavitt ’49 The Grace Jackson Trust CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS Casey Cota ’89 Kara Pezzi Cota and Cota Oil Co. TRUSTEE INITIATIVESSUMMER 2017 Casey Cota ’89 Tom and Jeanne Capasse Russ Fellows Carrie Dunn ’91 David Holton ’68 Amy Howard ’91 Cota & Cota Oil

Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society)

Bold Name: Designates a gift of $1,000 or more (Giving Societies) | This report is for FY2017, spanning July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

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Endowed Funds The Vermont Academy Endowment is made up of more than 50 individual funds, most of which are designated to provide perpetual financial support for scholarships, faculty, academic programs, and other endowed programs. Those who have provided gifts to the endowment of Vermont Academy form a strong foundation for our future and are forever a part of the Academy’s history. The following individual endowments represent the legacy of benevolent donors who’ve invested in the long-term growth of Vermont Academy as of June 30, 2016.

George I. Alden Scholarship Fund – Established in 1990 by the George I. Alden Trust, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Michael Joseph Arato ’09 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2007 in memory of Michael Arato ‘09, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students, with a preference for snowboarders who demonstrate high promise for success.

Dr. Azel P. Barney ’14 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1964 through the estate of Dr. Azel P. Barney ’14, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Herbert F. Barry 1895 Fund – Established in 1971 through the will of Herbert F. Barry ’95, this fund supports the activities of the Vermont Academy Alumni Association and the school’s general operations.

Colleen Donahue ’13 Fund – Established in 2013 by Julia Morrison and her granddaughter Colleen Donahue ’13 in recognition of the invaluable work of Vermont Academy’s Learning Skills faculty, this fund provides support for the Learning Skills Center and its faculty.

Barbara Duboc Scholarship Fund – Established in 2009 by Charles A. Duboc to honor Elizabeth Duboc’s ’01 grandmother Barbara, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

E.E. Ford Foundation Faculty Development Fund – Established in 1989 by the Edward E. Ford Foundation, this fund supports professional growth opportunities for VA’s faculty and staff.

Paul W. Glynn ’11 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1987 by the Glynn estate, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

George Boday Jr. ’51 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2000 by the family and friends of George Boday ’51, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Nicholas M. Grout ’03 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2007 in loving memory of Nick Grout ’03 by his friends and family, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified day students.

Edward C. ’22 and Arthur W. ’14 Bower Scholarship Fund – Established in 1997 through a bequest from Edward C. Bower ’22, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Hayes Environmental and Outdoor Fund – Established in 1994 by A. Reed Hayes III ’64, this fund supports environmental and/or outdoor activities as decided by the Head of School.

Bob ’37 and Beth Campbell Endowment Fund – Established in 2006 by Robert M. Campbell ’37, this fund supports Vermont Academy’s visual arts program and an annual lecture series.

Henry Hom Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 2000 by Chi Chiang and Chiu Hom in memory of their son Henry, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified day students who possess good character and high promise for success.

Edward R. Cheney ’44 Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 1976 in memory of Edward R. Cheney ’44 (husband of Sally Leavitt Bell), this fund provides scholarship support to qualified students with high academic promise.

Class of 1942 Endowment Fund – Established in 1992

by Vermont Academy’s Class of 1942 in recognition of their 50th reunion, this fund supports professional growth opportunities for VA’s faculty and staff.

Class of 1956 Endowment Fund – Established in 2000 through a bequest from J. Michael Harding ’56 in honor of Vermont Academy’s Class of 1956, this fund supports the school’s general operations.

Susan Norton Coleman Scholarship Fund – Established in 2001, this fund provides scholarship support to qualified students with a preference to those from the southwestern United States or to Native American students.

Japha Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 2001 by Dan, Barb, and Yael ’01 Japha, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified returning students who are positive role models and show a commitment to the Vermont Academy community.

Steven E. Karol ’72 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1995 by Steve Karol ’72, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Peter Klein ’97 Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 2001 in honor of Peter’s indomitable spirit, inquisitive mind, keen sense of humor, and devotion to the best interest of Vermont Academy, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students who possess good character and high promise for success.

Leavitt House Maintenance Fund – Established in 1982 by Laurence and Dorothy Leavitt, this fund supports the maintenance requirements of Leavitt House, the headmaster’s residence.

Laura Soule Crane ’29 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1999 through a bequest from Laura Soule Crane ’29, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Dorothy Hall Leavitt Scholarship Fund – Established in 1994 by Laurence G. Leavitt and the Vermont Academy Board of Trustees, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Alfred Dixon ’30 Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 1985 by Dr. and Mrs. Alfred B. Dixon in honor of their family’s tradition of enrollment at Vermont Academy (Dr. Alfred B. Dixon ’30, Alfred Dixon ’61, John Dixon ’62, and John S. Dixon ’90), this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Robert L. Long Headmaster’s Discretionary Fund – Established in 1992 by Bruce Foerster, this fund provides discretionary support for the headmaster.

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Charles R. Luker ’49 Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 1985 upon the death of Charles R. Luker III ’49, then president of the Vermont Academy Board of Trustees, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified minority students.

McCord Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 2004 by John McCord ’63 and his parents, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Mooney Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 2009 in recognition of Jim and Tamra Mooney’s loyalty and commitment to Vermont Academy during their 16 years leading the school, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Susan Johnson Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 1991 by the family of Susan Johnson Murphy (mother of Jennifer Caulfield ’88), this fund provides scholarship support for qualified female boarding students.

William J. Newman Scholarship Fund – Established in 2007

by Margaret, John, John Jr., Billy ’93 and Allison ’95 Lanzetta in honor of Bill Newman’s 20 years of service to Vermont Academy, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Nutting Family Endowed Scholarship Fund – Established in 1999 by Edward W. Nutting in honor of his father, William E. Nutting 1898, and the many descendants of Abraham Nutting, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students who display academic potential, determination, and good character.

Samuel B. Pettengill ’04 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1992 through the estate of Samuel B. Pettengill 1904 and Helen M. Pettengill, this fund provides college scholarship support for qualified VA seniors from Vermont middle-income families.

Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship Fund – Established in 1974, this fund provides partial scholarship support for qualified students from middle-income families after they have completed one year at Vermont Academy.

Thomas O. Richardson ’59 Scholarship Fund – Established in 1989 by Thomas O. Richardson ’59, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

David Robinson III Scholarship Fund – Established in 1995 by the family and friends of David Robinson III and from his estate, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Anna A. Russell 1896 Scholarship Fund – Established in 2010 through the bequest of Marianna P. Burke in honor of Anna A. Russell 1896, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students who are Vermont residents.

William J. Stanton ’31 Fund – Established in 2007 through the estate of Bill Stanton ’31, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Theodore Karl Tischler Scholarship Fund – Established in 2001 by David L. White ’52 OBE, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified VA seniors who excel in music or theater, the two fields Ted Tischler brought to life at Vermont Academy.

H. Edmund and Mary E. Tripp Scholarship Fund – Established in 1995 through the estates of Edmund “Beano” Tripp and his sister Mary Tripp, and through gifts by Herbert S. Ellis ’53 and many friends, in honor of Beano’s 35 years of service to Vermont Academy, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified student athletes.

Lou Gilbert Utley 1895 Fund – Established in 1969 through the estate of Lou Gilbert Utley 1895, this fund provides support for general operating expenses.

Peter E. and Elizabeth Blaisdell Van de Water Scholarship Fund – Established in 1985 by more than 300 of the Van de Waters’ friends and associates at St. Lawrence University in honor of their 22 years of service to that institution, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

May Camp and Webster U. Walker Fund – Established in 2005 by Webster U. Walker Jr. ’51, this fund provides discretionary funds to be used for unanticipated personal needs of the employees and retirees of Vermont Academy.

George Werntz Scholarship Fund – Established in 1999

by Laurence G. Leavitt to honor his friend and long-time VA trustee George Werntz, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students with a preference to support students of Native American descent.

Winston-Gooding Scholarship Fund – Established in 1991

by John ’41 and Ethel Gooding in honor of their parents, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students who possess academic potential, determination, good character, and a genuine love of athletics and the outdoors.

Endowed Funds in Formation Donald T. Brodine Memorial Fund Brown Family Fund Warren and Jean Chivers Scholarship Fund Class of 1955 Faculty Fund Class of 1991 Scholarship Fund

Robert Hargest Scholl and Katherine Parker Scholl Scholarship Fund – Established in 1991 by Robert and Katherine Scholl (parents of Bob ’50 and Don ’55 and grandparents of Jeff ’76, Greg ’78, Jon ’81, and Randy ’84), this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students.

Clement/Doughty Family Scholarship Fund

Sheehan Family Scholarship Fund – Established in 2005 by John L. Sheehan ’57, his family, and his friends in memory of his mother, Blanche Osgood Sheehan ’34, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students from Rockingham, VT.

William S. Luring Support Staff Award Fund

Michael Choukas Jr. ’46 Scholarship Fund Dwight Cowan ’54 Memorial Scholarship Fund Frank C. Evans ’06 Memorial Fund George T. Leoniak ’96 Fund Robert R. and Margaret S. West Memorial Library Fund

H. Wayne Smith ’67 Memorial Scholarship Fund – Established in 1985 by Claribel Morris Smith ’30 and Dr. H. Wayne Smith in memory of their son, this fund provides scholarship support for qualified students whose potential for academic and social achievement at VA and in later life is deemed noteworthy.

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CL ASS NOTES

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SAVE THE DATE FOR REUNION WEEKEND 2018:

September 21-23, 2018 CLASS OF 1943

CLASS OF 1983

CLASS OF 1948

CLASS OF 1988

CLASS OF 1953

CLASS OF 1993

CLASS OF 1958

CLASS OF 1998

CLASS OF 1963

CLASS OF 2003

75th Reunion

70th Reunion 65th Reunion

60th Reunion 55th Reunion

35th Reunion

30th Reunion 25th Reunion

20th Reunion 15th Reunion

CLASS OF 1968

CLASS OF 2008

CLASS OF 1973

CLASS OF 2013

50th Reunion 45th Reunion

10th Reunion 5th Reunion

Bill Bigelow ’48 and his son, Andy Bigelow ’85, enjoyed some time in Maine this past summer.

Richard Parker ’55 writes, “I’m still, after 54 years, going into my shop.

I make handcrafted silver and gold jewelry: littlesilvershop.com.”

CLASS OF 1978 40th Reunion

John Anderson ’61 was inducted into the Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame this past June. At the ceremony, he was thrilled to cross paths with fellow Vermont Academy grads Alex Moran ’05 (currently an athletic trainer at the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine), and Meghan Lockerby ’06 (currently a trainer at University of Chicago, pictured on the right).

This past October, Bill Torrey ’52 was honored by St. Lawrence University and recognized as a Legend of Appleton Arena for his commitment to their hockey program and the hockey world as a whole.

In his acceptance speech, John mentioned VA: “I would like to congratulate the other inductees. This is our finest hour. I was lucky; I stood on the shoulders of giants at Vermont Academy, where I was first introduced to an athletic trainer as a high school athlete. (Beano Tripp was the Athletic Trainer.)”

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CLASS OF 1963 Thanks to Russ Vogel ‘63 for spurring the Class of ’63 to send in their news.

Many members of the class submitted updates, reflecting an incredible range of experiences!

HELLO FELLOW VA CLASS OF 1963 ALUMNI: Seeing how there has not been a ’63 Class Representative for the last several years—and given the fact that I retired in July 2016 and should have some extra time—I recently contacted the VA Alumni Relations Office and volunteered to be the VA Class ’63 Rep. The Alumni Office agreed and shared with me the VA contact list for all our 80 class members. For your info, out of the total 80 ’63 class members, 65 graduated, 41 have known email addresses, 14 have phone numbers but no email addresses, 25 have no contact information at all, and at least 5 are listed as deceased (Peter Clark, Peter Crowell, John Hibbert, Duncan Jenks, Melvyn Norona). It seems to me that our class has been in a non-communication funk for the last decade but now might want to get back in contact since we are mostly retired, have lots of time on our hands, and have mostly fond memories of the beautiful VA campus and our time there. My goals as Class Representative are, first, to start communications with ’63 class members so we can post some ’63 Class Notes in VA Life; second, perhaps set up a Facebook page for our class to share information and photos; and, third, shoot for 20% or 30% of our class attending the next VA Alumni Weekend in September 2018, which is our 55th Class Reunion.

I hope that any of you who did not receive my October 1 email will please email the VA Alumni Office (alumni@vermontacademy.org) or myself so we can place your email address on the class contact list.

Regarding my history, I retired in July 2016 after more than 30 years of working with contractors for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Asia. I started working and living overseas in 1980 in Bangladesh, as a regional director covering eight Asian countries, and then moved to Indonesia in 1985 and worked as Chief of Party for several USAID projects until 2016. I was posted in Aceh for almost a year, working on the response and recovery efforts after the Asian tsunami that took place on December 24, 2004. I took three years off from my work with USAID to become Country Director for a child sponsorship program, Child Fund International, in Indonesia from 2006 to 2009, and was involved in the recovery effort after the May 2006 earthquake in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, focusing on child protection. My last position was as COP of the JSI Deliver Project in Indonesia, focusing on public health supply chain management, especially for bird flu, HIV, and TB logistics. I decided to retire from the USAID world in mid-2016 to have more time to travel, learn, and relax (and be VA ’63 Class Rep?), but continued to live in Jakarta, Indonesia. Of course, the plan to “relax” has not been as fruitful as I hoped, since I was recruited to work on two very interesting consultancies in Indonesia, one for The Gates Foundation and one for WHO, that are keeping me almost fully “occupied.”

My Indonesian wife, Dewi, and I have two children and two grandchildren. Get in touch if coming to Bali, which is in Indonesia.

I will inform you all when the Class of ’63 Facebook page is up and running.

Actually, I don’t use Facebook myself, but my daughter set it up and it is easy to use to share info and photos.

All the best to you and stay in touch!

Russ Vogel ’63

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Doug Kibbe ’63 writes, “I’m off to [Russ Vogel’s] neck of the woods later this month, hosting a three-week bird watching tour to Thailand.

All my editing, writing, and breeding bird atlas work has been voluntary. My most recent full-time employment was on the natural resource damage assessment for the BP oil spill Doug busy with his bird in the Gulf of Mexico. I was the atlas work. He cites his avian team leader responsible for favorite bird as “the next preparation of reports on all of new one I see.” the avian impact assessment studies. For the last two to three years I’ve been on call with a couple of firms here in Denver.

Mackenzie Goldthwait is my long-suffering significant other.

We live in Littleton, Colorado. I am originally from Saxtons River, which has not changed much. Still bucolic and beautiful.”

Rich Dobson ’63 writes, “I have been retired since ‘03 and am living in Rockport, Texas, which is where hurricane Harvey came on shore. Needless to say, recovery is slow.

We are blessed in that we only had a little roof damage, some hardwood floors buckled, and our outdoor kitchen demolished. It could have been much worse. I am in touch with Dex Andrews, Rick Hadley, and Pete.”

Dave Hickcox ’63 writes, “I am writing this email from as far north in Vermont as you can get—my summer house on the Canadian border. Heading to my winter home in Ohio in another week. Been retired for four years now, so I stay up here well into the fall. I retired from Ohio Wesleyan University—think I did 34 years there. Mostly seven-day weeks. It was a great run, though, and I really loved it.”

Pete Geiger ’63 writes, “I am retired also and live on Amelia Island in Florida. I see Charlie Voss often on the golf course.

He has retired here also.”

Skip Wareham ’63 writes, “I’m not that far away from the campus, living in New London, New Hampshire.. I see Ted Chivers from time to time and have fun reminiscing over VA adventures.”

John Capron ’63 writes, “If you recall, John Chane and I started a band at VA in the winter of ’62-’63, later joined by Larry Power ’65. All of us became professional musicians during and after college. After not playing with each other for 25 years, we reunited at VA for our 30th reunion. John Chane had become an Episcopal priest (he retired in ‘11 as the Bishop of the National Cathedral in DC), I a business executive, and Larry a successful musician. Since that time we have played benefits coast to coast, primarily for Episcopal charities. Over this time, I’m very proud to say we have raised over $300,000 for these charities. We continue to ‘rock on!!’ It all started at VA.” Mel Spencer ’63 writes, “Still in Essex Junction, Vermont. I taught middle school physical education and health at the Albert D. Lawton middle school for 36 years. Before that, I was in the Marines for two years and served in Vietnam from January to August of 1967. I was a radio operator and called in medevacs and supply choppers. Lucky to get out in one piece. Married Gail Echo in 1968 and have two children, Mark and Sarah. Mowing lawns with a former ADL teacher, in the summer. We have a two-year- old Samoyed named Dice. He pulls me on a scooter and Gail will train him to be a therapy dog.”

John Patterson ’63 crossed paths with current student Patrick Ogden ’19 this past summer in Bermuda, where they were able to enjoy an America’s Cup race together.

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Reese Harris ’75 writes, “Wishing my classmates and VA friends a fun and prosperous new decade in our 60s! It’s crazy to think how many years it’s been. The 60s are the new 40s, right?”

Emily Noor Hoffman ’05 writes, “Welcome to Harrison August Gregory Hoffman (‘Gus’), weighing in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 20 inches long. He decided to join us a bit early on June 4, 2017.”

Dave Hodgson ’89 sent in this photo from the recent wedding of Brian Patton ’99 to LeighAnn. VA was well represented by Andy Peters ’99, Alex Law ’98, Mike Klinger ’99, Brian Patten ’99 (groom), Evan Duggan ’99, and TJ Dean ’99.

Tucker Watts ’07 writes, “The Georgia heat is rising as we roll into these summer months, blue skies mark the forecast. All’s well and we’re doing fine.”

CLASS VOLUNTEERS ’40

J. Whitney Brown 53 Conanicus Ave., Apt. 2G Jamestown, RI 02835-4806 whitleo621@cox.net

’45

Frank Jackson 120 Indian Trail Scituate, MA 02066-1028 fpjackson@comcast.net

’47

Bill Reoch PO Box 1184 Kennebunkport, ME 04046-1184

’48

Bob Taft 50 Timberpond Dr., Apt 3301 Peterborough, NH 03458 rtaft@ftfl-law.com

’50

Bob Scholl 470 Park Road Ext. Middlebury, CT 06762-1603 scholllaw@sbcglobal.net

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’51

Bob Anderson 345 Westbrook Rd. Saint Helena Island, SC 29920-3002 rbanders345@gmail.com

’53

George Welles 810 Monterossa Dr. Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 ghwelles@gmail.com

’54

Don Megathlin 925 Main St. PO Box 125 Cotuit, MA 02635 capemegathlins@verizon.net

’55

Gene Hays 104 Cortland Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789-3926 intlfruit@aol.com Don Scholl 895 Copes Ln. West Chester, PA 19380-1954 dbscholl@verizon.net

’56

Fred Nichols 23500 Cristo Rey Dr., Unit 302D Cupertino, CA 95014-6526 fnichols56@gmail.com

’58

Bud Lewis 125 River Birch Ln. Dalton, MA 01226-2106 buddy456@me.com Bob Luke 77 Hillside Ave. Florham Park, NJ 07932-2403 rdhl322@hotmail.com

’59

Don McInnes PO Box 844 West Falmouth, MA 02574 dgmcin10@gmail.com

’60

Ron Stewart 919 Maumee Ave. Mansfield, OH 44906-2908 marqprint@aol.com

Dan Brown 13 Foxborough Dr. Gilford, NH 03249-6873 danbrownnh@gmail.com Penn Lardner 20705 Meadow Dr. Sonoma, CA 95476 richardlardner@sbcglobal.net George Yeomans PO Box 33 106 Masquesatch Rd. Westport Pt., MA 02791 gyeomans106@yahoo.com

’61

John Anderson 304 Murphree St. Troy, AL 36081-2115 athtrain@troy.edu

’62

Dick Weeks 4242 N 119th St. Lafayette, CO 80026-9608 dick_weeks@hotmail.com Peter Flatow 3 Thomas Rd. Westport, CT 06880 flatowp@coknowledge.com

’63

Russell Vogel Antasari Residence #3 Jalan Haji Naim III Jakarta, Indonesia russjsi2009@gmail.com

’64

Toby Hoopes 109 Old Mill Ct. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 toho33@gmail.com

’65

Craig Baab 637 Cloverdale Rd. Montgomery, AL 36106 baablaw@aol.com Augustus Clement 4815 Rushford Pl. Colorado Springs, CO 80923-7517 voicedocbc@hotmail.com

’66

Rick Janis Riverbend Motorcoach Resort 5800 West Stage Rd. 80 #217 Labelle, FL 33935 rick.janis@gmail.com

’67

Whitney Gay 25 Arlington Rd, Bldg. 1, Apt. 3 Woburn, MA 01801 whitclaud@aol.com Rick Moulton PO Box 97 109 Moulton Dr. Huntington, VT 05462-0097 rwmjr@gmavt.net

’68

Bernard Hoyes PO Box 961 Palm Springs, CA 92263 bernardhoyes@hotmail.com

’71

Thomas Hinman 50 Baston Rd. North Yarmouth, ME 04097-6412 thinman14@gmail.com

Charlie Schafer 41 Larchwood Ave. West Long Branch, NJ 07764-1711

’81

Kathryn Carver 75 Nice Way Colchester, VT 05446-2063 carverdan@myfairpoint.net

Andy Bigelow 1457 W Carmen Ave. Chicago, IL 60640-2812 ajbigelow@hotmail.com

Charlie Gunn 119 Colby Hill Rd. Henniker, NH 03242 cgunn@tds.net

Foster McKeon 10 Old Orchard Rd. Easton, CT 06612 foster374@aol.com

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’74

’82

John Brucato 12 Whip O Will Ln. Milford, MA 01757-1558 jbrucato@gmail.com

William Reid 394 Walnut Rd. Putnam, CT 06260-2702 wbr655@yahoo.com

Tom Oxholm 197 South Main St. Brattleboro, VT 05301 tcoxholm@gmail.com

’76

’83

Jim Bamman 2 Reeves Ave. Guilford, CT 06437-3349 jimbam@comcast.net Daniel Quartin 108 Carriage Hill Dr. Newington, CT 06111-2006 d_quartin@cox.net

’77

’69

Rich Patterson 5 Nibang Ave. Old Saybrook, CT 06475-3109 rpatterson@durhammfg.com

’85

’73

’78

’70

Lawrence Echanis 45 S. Main St. Selbyville, DE 19975-9664 echanis@mchsi.com

Mark Culkin 823 Tequesta Dr. Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-2134 mjculkin@verizon.net

Karen Galloway 885 County Rd. Walpole, NH 03608 kgallowayinchristianhollow@ gmail.com

Sean Bersell 1213 N Maryland Ave. Glendale, CA 91207 va77@mindspring.com

John Hoder 95 Riverscape Ln. Tiverton, RI 02878-4747 john.hoder@yahoo.com

’84

Ewing Buta 141 Oak Tree Dr. Canfield, OH 44406-9296 ebuta@advancedcaststone.com

Bud Wilkinson 227 Whetstone Rd. Harwinton, CT 06791 budw@ride-ct.com

Rick Sacknoff 24 Buckman Dr. Lexington, MA 02421-5916 rsacknoff@yahoo.com Mark Russell 8 Sweet Fern Rd. Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107-2422 mark.russell@rbc.com

’80

Emily Colson emcolson@gmail.com

’79

Peter Hamilton peterlhamilton@yahoo.com Jane Ogden 485 West St. Cornwall, VT 05753 janevermont@gmail.com Diane Wilder 807 Aubrey Ave. Ardmore, PA 19003 wilderfrancone@yahoo.com

Keith Canning 126 Hersey St. Portland, ME 04103-4541 kcanning@me.com Daniel Dougherty 22 Shattuck St. Natick, MA 01760 dougherty.doc@gmail.com Dora Sudarsky 2 Bay Ct. South Burlington, VT 05403-7852 dsudarsky@msn.com Scott McKeon 6 Cornwall Circle Wayne, PA 19087 scott.mckeon@chubb.com Adam Tschorn 6310 Maryland Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90048 atschorn@gmail.com

Christopher Stevens 221 Old West Warren Rd., Apt. A6 Warren, MA 01083 cstev118@aol.com

Bill McCullough 5460 S. Jasmine St. Greenwood Village, CO 80111-1419 brmccullough@hollandhart.com Michelle Wells 232 West 74th St. #3B New York, NY 10023 michelle@hoxton7.com

’88

Charmion Handy PO Box 439 Saxtons River, VT 05154 charmion_handy@yahoo.com

’90

Mary Dean 2 Hanson Rd. Canton, CT, 06019-3726 hotmary@mail.com Jamison Gagnier 89 Norfield Rd. Weston, CT 06883-2214 jgagnier@me.com Afragola Jones 21 Maple St. Woodstock, VT 05091 anndanjones@gmail.com Lee Ryder 2361 S. Columbine St. Denver, CO 80210 lryder@univhousing.com

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’91

Amy Howard PO Box 696 Walpole, NH 03608-0696 amyh294@gmail.com

’92

Betsy Adams 24 Central Ave. Rutland, VT 05701-4645 ReillyVT@yahoo.com Mark Engelke 88 Glenmere Dr. Chatham, NJ 07928 Markcengelke@aol.com

’93

Adam Garner 900 S. Lamar Blvd., Apt 203 Austin, TX 78704-1501 adam_k_garner@yahoo.com Noel Chipman 418 Mountain Rd. Concord, NH 03301 noelchipman1@gmail.com

’94

Betsy Parks PO Box 53 Manchester Center, VT 05255-0053 betsyparks21@gmail.com Meghan Giroux 9 Pleasant St. Bristol, VT 05443-1030 meghan.giroux@gmail.com

’95

Alie Johnson 1506 Keim Trail Saint Charles, IL 60174-5825 harmon2476@gmail.com Sarah Smith-Duffin Duffinboymom@gmail.com

Aaron Walsh PO Box 385 Marlboro, VT 05344-0385 Sarah Weilbrenner Viteri 111 Bay St. Hull, MA 02045-2950 Sweilbrenner@gmail.com

’98

Kate Turner 112 Fairview St. NW Leesburg, VA 20176-2000 kathryn.abernethy@gmail.com Alex Law 2721 Black Oaks Ln. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 alexhlaw22@gmail.com

’99

Katherine Dawes 204 Burning Tree Rd. Lutherville, MD 21093 katherinefdawes@gmail.com Sarah Murrow 306 Newburg Ave. Catonsville, MD 21228-5854 sarah.ramian@gmail.com Andy Tyson 79 South Ave., Apt. 1 New Canaan, CT 06840 mr.andrew.tyson@gmail.com

’00

Grayson Holden 444 Rich St. Oakland, CA 94609-2513 grayson.holden@gmail.com Matthew Howarth, MA matthewjhowarth@yahoo.com Patience Baldwin 3926 Yates St. Denver, CO 80212-2213 patiencebaldwin@yahoo.com

Erika Gustafson 34 Wedgemere Rd. Medford, MA 02155 gutentuf@yahoo.com

Jeannlis Sanchez PO Box 1123 Soundview Station Bronx, NY 10472 tiatula973@gmail.com

’96

’01

Kirk Vaughan 7340 E Legacy Blvd., Unit A2007 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 kirk.vaughan@gmail.com

’97

Erin Kennelly 4600 Burbank Dr., Apt 142 Baton Rouge, LA 70820-3212 ekennelly@gmail.com

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Corey Jaworski PO Box 1097 Quechee, VT 05059-1097 coreyejaworski@gmail.com Devin Finigan PO Box 193 Sedgwick, ME 04676 devineyre@hotmail.com Andrew & Alexandra Guard 246 Winch St. Framingham, MA 01701-3811 jandrewguard@gmail.com alexandraguard@gmail.com

Kristin Dubak 561 California Rd. Bronxville, NY 10708-2310 kmdubak@gmail.com Matt Cotter 3 Locust Ln. East Sandwich, MA 02537-1422 capecotter11@gmail.com

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Rob Bergman 95 Settlers Dr. Hancock, ME 04640-3510 robergdawg@yahoo.com

’05

Laura Gage 2701 Calvert St. NW, Apt. 721 Washington, DC 20008 laura.krisch1@gmail.com Corbin Vreeland PO Box 1374 Bridgehampton, NY 11932 cvreeland@gmail.com Rob Harlow 23 Northwood Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089-1915 harlow.robert@gmail.com

Amber DiPasquale 13685 Water Springs Ct. Centreville, VA 20121 ambermdipasquale@gmail.com

Lauren Zwicker 115 Jenny Ln. Brattleboro, VT 05301-8989 aluren4854@gmail.com

John Penney 67 Morton St., Apt. 6B New York, NY 10014 jpenney3@gmail.com

’06

’03

Christina Flood 67 Main St., Apt. 11 Brattleboro, VT 05301-3908 Britton Inglehart 21857 Lake Ave. Wellesley Island, NY 13640-3155 binglehart@gmail.com Andrew Robinson 21 W. Hughes St. Baltimore, MD 21230-3843 andrewrobinson01@gmail.com Amy Olsen PO Box 2240 Pocono Pines, PA 18350-2240 amyvelte@gmail.com Eliza Cross 153 West Brookline St. Boston, MA 02118 elizacross@msn.com Kyle Nelligan PO Box 7593 Wilmington, NC 28406-7593 nellybelly33@gmail.com

’04

Ed Duess 2170 Century Park East #1010 Los Angeles CA, 90067 ed.duess@gmail.com Jean-Daniel Lussier Hillary Talbot 3913 Westminster West Rd. Putney, VT 05346 hillarytalbot@gmail.com

Austin DeLonge austin.delonge@gmail.com Zach Jandl 39 Village Hill Ln. Huntington, VT 05462 zachjandl@gmail.com Calvin Stowell 389 North Rd. Sunapee, NH 03782-2932 cstowell@dosomething.org

’07

Cassie Howe 5A Half Moon Ln. London SE24 9JU United Kingdom cassandrahowe1@gmail.com Alexandra Moran 2620 Ramsey Dr. New Orleans, LA 70131-5238 sprtgrl1288@aol.com Kelli Morin 45 S Elliot Place, Apt. 1B Brooklyn, NY 11217-1287 kelli.morin@gmail.com Kait Schiro 63 Londonderry Dr. Greenwich, CT 06830-3508 kait.schiro@gmail.com Chelsea Chase 93 Butterfield Hill Rd. Perkinsville, VT 05151-9519 vcpcgroup@gmail.com

’08

Paulina Borrego 339 W. 3rd St., Unit 2 Boston, MA 02127 paulinaborrego12@gmail.com

Mary Anderson ’15, a former Hayes Environmental Prize Winner, is studying in the Czech Republic this year. She writes: “Vermont Academy is an amazing place. I feel very lucky to have had such a wonderful high school experience. I am now a Global Studies and Anthropology double major at the University of Vermont. My passion is global health care and women’s rights. I am in the Czech Republic studying human rights in post-conflict societies, women’s health, and global migration. I am lucky to be able to travel while I work on my undergraduate degree. I hope to spend time in Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Croatia while I am here. Next semester I will be in Malaga, Spain, studying Spanish and taking classes about the migration of refugees from the Middle East and Africa. Thank you, VA, for such a solid foundation. I am so grateful.”

’09

Ashley Greenwood 13 Gaskill St. Mendon, MA 01756 greenwood.ashley.m@gmail.com

’10

Greg Jacobs 27 Densmore Dr. Essex Junction, VT 05452 g.t.jacobs202@gmail.com Ana Lundberg Brooke Wilcox 152 A Monument Hill Rd. Springfield, VT 05156-9468 bawilcox@vwc.edu Sophie Yingling PO Box 247 Truro, MA 02666 syinglin@umass.edu

’11

Kelly Johnson 60 Orchard Dr. Eastham, MA 02642 45kelly.johnson71@gmail.com

Adam Hennick 109 Marie Curie Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC H9A3C5 hennick_13@hotmail.com

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’16

’12

Molly Brennan PO Box 232 Walpole, NH 03608-0232 mbrennan1496@gmail.com

Tanner Dalton 2500 Abeto Ct. Bakersfield, CA 93309 sniperdalton11@gmail.com

’15

’17

John Scoby 5331 34th Ave. N. St. Petersburg, FL 33710 jscoby15@gmail.com

Guy Piccolo 68 Eunice Ave. Fairfield, CT 06824 gpiccolo31@gmail.com

Shelby Johnson 6 Leominster Rd. PO Box 774 Sterling, MA 01564 shelby.johnson579@gmail.com Thomas Savoca 47 Circle Dr. Ridgefield, CT 06877 tsavoca1@gmail.com

’13

Sam Gillingham 40 Middle Rd. North Chittenden, VT 05763 sammyg001@aol.com Ashley Potofsky 3 River Rd., Unit 1 PO Box 1469 Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0 potofskya@allegheny.edu

Erik Nielsen 75 Wentworth Rd. Walpole, NH 03608 foshuga@gmail.com

Eddie Miller 20 Maher Ave. Greenwich, CT 06830 kemill15@stlawu.edu

J’Nisha Little 19 Bassett St. New Haven, CT 06511 littlejnisha@yahoo.com

Cara Linder 99 Simpson Brook Rd. Townshend, VT 05353 caraslinder@gmail.com

George Atkins 21 Pine Crest Dr. Spofford, NH 03462 george.w.atkins.19@ dartmouth.edu

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In Memoriam Vermont Academy extends its condolences to the families and friends of our alumni and friends who have passed away. This list includes updates reported by family members, newspapers, and other sources. To share news of deceased alumni and friends of Vermont Academy, please contact our Alumni Office at alumni@vermontacademy.org or PO Box 500, Saxtons River, Vermont 05154.

ALUMNI

FRIENDS OF VERMONT AC ADEMY

Mr. Glenn A. Baxter ’61, 5/5/2017

Ms. Sally C. Bell, 3/14/2017, daughter of Laurence and Dorothy Leavitt, sister of Richard Leavitt ’49, wife of Edward Cheney ’44, wife of Ernest Bell ’44

Mr. Herbert R. Burchstead Jr. ’47, 10/4/2017 Mr. William B. Cooper ’58, 7/8/2016 Mr. David P. Creed ’49, 11/15/2016 Mr. Jonathan R. Davies ’91 Mr. Patrick A. Izzo Jr. ’75, 5/15/2017 Mr. Charles M. Lynch III ’59, 1/13/2017 Mr. Jeffrey A. McLean ’92 Mr. Richard W. Reynolds ’50, 4/22/2017 Mr. Jeffrey P. Strong ’72, 2/24/2017 Mr. John J. Twomey ’52, 8/14/2015 Mr. John H. Valentine Jr. ’43, 9/6/2017 Mr. Keith S. Washington ’91, 8/11/2017

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Please look for a more complete obituary for the following two individuals in the next issue of Vermont Academy Life: Ms. Juanita Crosby Choukas, 11/11/17, wife of Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, P ’73 (former headmaster at Vermont Academy) and mother of Michael A. Choukas ’73, P ’94 (current chairman of our Board of Trustees). Nita and her husband Mike moved to Saxtons River in 1954. Nita was a compassionate and beloved leader in the life of the school, acting in and directing plays and serving as the director of drama, as well as welcoming and nurturing generations of students, faculty, and their families.

Mr. Arnold D. Castagner, 10/31/17. Arnie epitomized the triple threat at VA: teacher, coach, and dorm parent. He touched the lives of numerous students during his career at the Academy.

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