VA Life Winter 2015

V ERMONT AC A DE M Y

2013 –14 A N N UA L R EPORT

LIFE WINTER 2015

Vermont Academy —

Blazing Trails A F I E L D GU I DE TO DR E A M I NG

Vermont Academy BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michael A. Choukas ’73, P ’94, Chairman David E. Robinson ’77, Vice-Chairman Carolyn Blitz P ’12, Secretary Christopher Cota ’66, Treasurer Jose Barreiro P ’14, ’16 Mark Candon Casey Cota ’89 Carrie Dunn ’91 Stuart Eisenkraft ’74 Penny Gendron P ’10, ’12, ’15 David Holton ’68 Penny Horowitz P ’98 Reverend Peter Howe P ’07, ’10 Steven E. Karol ’72, Former Chairman Timothy Lord ’69, P ’05, ’10 Donald G. McInnes ’59 Hon. George P. Moser Jr. ’48, P ’79 Marvin S. Neuman P ’03 Lee Ryder ’90 Carolyn Salzman P ’11 Mark Smith ’87 Col. Richard I. Stark Jr. ’74 S. Tylor Tregellas Andrew Ward ’93

A F I E L D GU I DE TO DR E A M I NG

Dreaming is the first step in doing.

In between is an amazing journey that reveals an Incredible You.

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Robert M. Campbell ’37, P ’65, ’68, ’70 (2), ’80, ’82 W. Gene Hays Jr. ’55 Hugh Pearson ’54 HE ADMASTER EMERITUS | Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, P ’73 HE AD OF SCHOOL | Sean P. Brennan EDITOR | Jennifer Jones CL ASS NOTES EDITOR | April Worden STUDENT SUPPORT | Charlie Reisman ’15 PROOFR E ADING | Tara Poitras DESIGN | Jennifer Fleischmann PHOTOGR APHY | FJ Gaylor Photography, Liz Olmsted, Nate

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Education for Life —One Student at a Time

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

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Trailblazer

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Blazing a Trail to Amazing VA’s Strategic Vision

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Contents 2

Head of School’s Letter

REFLECTION 5 A Letter from Paul Robinson ‘72 8 Reunion Weekend 10 Sabin Award Winner: Dr. Robert Watts Jr. ‘73 12 Long Walk Legend: Glenn Delaney 13 Open Letter: Betsy Parks ‘94

PASSION 15 Congratulations Class of 2014 16 Faculty Profile: Dr. Erin Cohn 18 Wildcats: We Want to Know!

20 Student Profile: Yuki Chen ‘16 22 MAPS: My Action Plan for Success 24 Harry Mayer ‘18 Pays Tribute to Mrs. Delaney

VISION 26 Vermont Academy: Blazing a Trail to Amazing!

28 Trailblazer Jake Breitenbach ‘53 30 Trailblazer Renn Tolman ‘51 31 VA Students Blaze International Trails in France and Russia 32 VA Blazes the Long Trail 34 Mountain Day 2014 35 Annual Report 50 Class Notes 58 In Memoriam We want to hear from you! Email feedback to valife@vermontacademy.org

Peace on Earth

Head of School’s Letter

DE A R V E R MON T AC A DE M Y FA M I LY, As I write this letter from Leavitt House, a fire is blazing in the hearth and a soft snow is falling. Thanksgiving’s bounty and finery has ushered in the bustling days of December. And yet, amidst all the activity, December brings to many what our 2014 Florence Sabin honoree Dr. Robert Watts Jr. might refer to as an “opportunity for reflection,” a time to take stock of why we’re thankful and envision how we might do better as human beings in the New Year.

Sean Brennan, Head of School

“ The world’s greatest problems do not result from people being unable to read and write.

They result from people in the world—from different cultures, races, religions, and nations— being unable to get along and to work together to solve the world’s problems.”

University of Washington professor and author of Cultural Diversity and Education

In the last issue of Vermont Academy Life, I referenced a powerful moment in American history. The late 60s and early 70s spanned a time of civil strife when the issue of race led to riots, protests, and assassinations. Vermont Academy—as it has done throughout its history—met this defining moment head on. In the midst of great complexity, Headmaster Michael Choukas Jr. ’46 drew strength from his convictions and reaffirmed the Academy’s mission of “simply wanting to help all kids of character reach their potential.” And so, with majority support from the VA community, he blazed a trail for minority students to attend Vermont Academy.

This fall at Reunion Weekend, some of these alumni returned to campus to recount their experiences, challenges, and victories. There were tears and laughter in the audience as they spoke to a full house of students, faculty, and trustees in Horowitz Performing Arts Hall. How did I measure the impact of their words? For 90 minutes, 241 students stayed riveted in their seats and soaked in every word with awe and respect on their faces. This was a Vermont Academy that caused them to look inward and be humbled. After the weekend, students and faculty shared what resonated with them, and you’ll find these insights throughout this issue of the magazine.

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As I listened to the Embracing Diversity panel (page 5), a common thread of love and respect resonated but also the undercurrent of confusion, frustration, and pain that they experienced in some form or another. It also wasn’t straightforward for faculty as they grappled with social and cultural differences among the newly diverse student body. And yet, as students and faculty waded through unknown territory, they did not turn back. They continued to move forward together, a shining embodiment of one of Vermont Academy’s Core Beliefs: “Each member of the Vermont Academy community will grow and develop and is given every opportunity to do so here.”

INSIGHTS Mike Choukas demonstrated the complexity of true leadership—including the challenge of advancing new ideas—without being able to predict the outcome. A kind of voyage launched in hope without knowing where it would take him and the school.

— JAY GUNDY,

Director of Advancement

Reflecting on the weekend, along with conversations I’ve shared with alumni and students, it’s evident that the topic of race and its offshoots of privilege and entitlement continue to require all of the attention and care society can give it. Pick up any educational publication or alumni magazine and you’ll likely see articles dedicated to diversity, privilege, and race. Many years later, mankind is still imperfect in its efforts to treat everyone equally…to help all people of character reach their potential.

So, what more can we do? How can we continue to move forward in the midst of an ever-changing and volatile world?

We start in our own backyards, and we do what we can. As Head of School, I’ll continue to honor Mr. Choukas’s lead and collaborate with the VA community to consistently review and improve how we can ensure that every student and family feels not only equally welcomed but also equally involved in the fabric of Vermont Academy.

Our theme for the 2014–15 school year is “Inclusion,” and we will continue to examine the topic as a community throughout the year. We began discussion in September when Lorene Cary spoke to us about her experience at St. Paul’s School from 1972–1974 as a young African American woman in her book Black Ice. She wowed the students with her stories of acceptance and trial.

Inclusion, however, goes far beyond race at Vermont Academy. Another core belief states: “Every member of the Vermont Academy community has worth and dignity and is viewed as an asset.” We spend a significant amount of time at our weekly assembly, dorm meetings, and Residential Life workshops reinforcing our commitment to honor people for who they are. From our community’s range of religious beliefs and our Gay Straight Alliance to our different learning timelines and International Students program that celebrates students from twelve countries and cultures, we are one Vermont Academy family.

What is one of my New Year’s resolutions?

I will endeavor to keep my heart open and fill it with good will toward everyone I encounter. I will meet people where they are and follow Dr. Watts’ advice to be a problem solver and not a problem bearer. And when I fail, I will try again, continuing to blaze my trail for peace. That is my wish for all of you.

From our Vermont Academy home to yours, have a joyous holiday season.

S E A N P. BR E N N A N

Head of School VA Network

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Reflection guides you along the right path.

Wilderness Skills’ students reflecting from top of “the old ski hill.” Photo courtesy of Outdoor Programs.

REFLECTION The compass of dreams.

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A letter from Paul Robinson ’72 VERMONT ACADEMY HONORS A PIVOTAL TIME IN ITS HISTORY Several alumni from the 60s and early 70s returned to campus this fall to recount their experiences, challenges, and successes to students, faculty, and trustees. We in the audience were riveted and so proud of these men who together changed Vermont Academy’s history. More than ever, they made us proud to count ourselves as Wildcats. In a letter to our community, Paul Robinson ’72 eloquently captures that time.

September 26, 2014

TO MY VERMONT ACADEMY FAMILY, Although it was forty-five years ago, I vividly remember my first cab ride up the hill to the campus in September 1969. I was excited and grateful to be there, but a certain level of fear and doubt also struck me. The 60s were a tumultuous time in our nation’s history, and they have left an indelible impression on my life experiences. Protests over the Vietnam War and civil rights demonstrations were all too common. Nothing was more divisive and polarizing than those two issues and both disproportionately affected the community I was coming from. The advancement of civil rights exacted a very steep price and was wrought with pain, bloodshed, and, for many, the ultimate sacrifice. The assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were still fresh in my mind.

In spite of my trepidation, it was crystal clear that attending Vermont Academy was the only option. I knew that journeying into this brave new world represented the hopes and dreams of my family for a better life. I was supposed to set the example for my siblings, to establish a legacy for family who were to follow in my footsteps.

Left to right: Paul Robinson ‘72, his wife Marlene, and Nelson Armstrong.

Note: Nels, as he likes to be called by friends, was a student at Dartmouth when Paul arrived in the summer of ‘69 to receive his orientation with the ABC program.

Paul gives much credit to Nels for preparing him to attend VA. When Headmaster Choukas retired from VA and went to Dartmouth, he and Nels became colleagues and good friends.

EMBRACING DIVERSITY PANEL:

Trudell Guerue ’66 Carl Banyard ’70 William Tibbs ’71 Rev. John Cheek ’73 Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, Headmaster (1965–1977) Ryan Ostebo, faculty (1970–1974) Dr. Erin Cohn, moderator and Dean of Faculty

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David Choice ‘74 and Ryan Ostebo (faculty 70-74)

Michael Choukas Jr. ‘46

This paled in comparison to my self-induced pressure to not let down the ABC (A Better Chance) program and those who supported me with letters of recommendation, stylish clothes for my new preppy environment, and financial aid.

The pressure to do well was enormous.

Michael Singletary (summer of ‘68 art program) and Bernard Stanley Hoyes ‘70

Time and space won’t allow me to name them one by one, but I want to acknowledge all of the minority students, both African American and Hispanic, whom I shared the VA experience with during my three years on campus. However, it was the initial group that I encountered in the fall of 1969 that so often occupy my thoughts: Carl Banyard, Stan Hoyes, Carston Pratt, Lynwood Herring, Bill Tibbs, Walter Clark, Bob Watts, and Baxter Greene. What an eclectic bunch of idealist and raging hormones we were!

In this grand experiment to bring diversity to Vermont Academy, we were an extremely diverse group ourselves. We were from the Midwest, East, segregated South, and West Indies. We were artists and athletes; conservative, liberal, and moderate; militant, pacifist, and indifferent; and quasi intellectuals all. Any differences we had were overshadowed by three common denominators: our pigmentation, similar life experiences, and determination to make our parents proud.

Dwight Jones ‘73 and Dr. Robert Watts Jr. ‘73

INSIGHTS I liked the point Dr. Watts made that none of this would have been possible without the brave men who were willing to be trailblazers.

Vermont Academy administration made their educational experience possible, but they ultimately were responsible for their own success. history instructor and learning skills support

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We developed a close bond because—in the final analysis—we felt most relaxed, safe, and comfortable with each other. When we were together, we could escape the stares, stereotypical questions, and on a few occasions, confrontations and the blatant use of pejoratives by a few of our fellow students. We could meet up and just have fun listening to music, telling jokes and lies about one another (no one was spared), and sharing stories that would make us laugh and sometimes cry. In good times and bad we could simply meet up, be ourselves, and exhale.

Our collective experience allowed us to develop a unique fondness for each other and our Vermont Academy Wildcat family at large. When I think of VA today, I don’t think about my courses, GPA, numerous offices I held, or awards I won. I immediately remember my fellow classmates and beloved faculty. I’ve hardly seen any VA alumni over the years, but I think about and tell stories about them often. I have fond memories of the Max Gate Quartet. We were good. Dave Stewart was our leader and one of the best lead guitarists I’ve ever heard. Lane duPont, keyboardist extraordinaire,

Bill Tibbs ‘71 and Bernard Stanley Hoyes ‘70

had some of the best hair I’ve ever seen. I hope they are both still playing music. Roger Carroll was one of the best fullbacks I ever played with. On a sweep, his devastating blocks made me look good enough to be invited to play varsity football my junior year.

And I used to love to see Bob Watts imitate the way Roger danced. It was hilarious.

It wasn’t The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air “Carlton Dance,” but it was close.

Some come to Vermont Academy to fulfill their dreams. For others like me, by some collaboration of hard work and serendipity, I happened to end up here, and it afforded me the opportunity to really dream for the first time. There are other boys out there just like me and Bob, Carl, Tibbs, Stan, Walter, Pratt, Lenny, and Baxter. I pray that there will always be an open mind and an open door at Vermont Academy to allow them to dream also.

In closing, I would be remiss if I didn’t give special recognition to two individuals who were particularly instrumental in my development as a person.

My special thanks to Coach Robert Harrington, who seemed to have an innate understanding of my circumstances but never treated me differently than any other student. There was no “soft bigotry of low expectations” with Coach Harrington. He had a kind heart but was tough and stern. He expected and demanded that we excel because of and in spite of our background. I remember the first time he shared his own life story with me. It was a story that was familiar to me on so many levels. It was clear that he did not come from a place of privilege and had to earn his way. He always made me feel like I could do it because he did it. He was like a big brother and surrogate father all rolled into one. I will never forget him, and he will always occupy a very special place in my heart.

Headmaster Michael Choukas, I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before, but thank you for your vision and courage. I don’t know how many minority students have attended VA or what has become of them since. I would wager that most, if not all, would say that they’re better for the experience. If you ever wonder whether it was all worth it, I’m convinced that Vermont Academy changed the trajectory of my life, and countless other lives, forever for the better. My mother died on February 13, 2014. One of our last conversations was about you and how you personally called her to persuade me to apply to Dartmouth College. On my last visit with her to her cardiologist, she said, “This is my son, Paul, the one who went to Vermont Academy and Dartmouth College.” I want you to know that she was very, very proud of her son, and it was due in large measure to you. I thank you and my family thanks you.

The love and appreciation I have for you runs deep, and I will never forget you.

To view VA’s Embracing Diversity film, please visit vermontacademy.org/trailblazer.

Kenny Sauls ‘69 and teammate

Michael Choukas and his wife, Nita, during his Headmaster days (1965-77)

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Fours and Nines Reunion Weekend 2014:

Reflection. Sharing.

Celebration.

Mother Nature smiled upon us again this year as more than 160 alumni, trustees, and former faculty returned to Saxtons River from September 26–28 for a very special Reunion Weekend. We joined together several times over the weekend for reflection, sharing, listening, and most of all, a celebration of community.

GO WILDCATS! FIVES AND ZEROES Save the date for the next Reunion Weekend: September 25–27, 2015

INSIGHTS “I learned that when you are presented with a promising opportunity, you should seize it. And then use it to its fullest to help yourself in life.”

— JOHN BORDEN ’16

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EMBRACING DIVERSITY

ALUMNI MENTORING PANEL

The Embracing Diversity program focused on VA’s decision to admit deserving minority students in the late 60s. Alumni reflected on their experience, challenges, and victories in an informative and moving presentation. The program was the result of months of planning by Michael Choukas Jr. ’46, Michael Choukas ’73, Dr. Robert Watts ’73, Bill Hosley ’73, and former faculty member Ryan Ostebo. Bill Hosley’s multimedia montage of the late 60s and early 70s enthralled the audience. Thanks also to Tom Dey for screening a portion of his compelling documentary A Better Chance.

Vermont Academy alumni shared stories and sage advice with VA juniors and seniors during the alumni mentoring panel. This year’s talented mentors were Nick Platner ’04, executive event coordinator at B.O.S.S. Promotions; Major Demere Kasper Hess ’99, US Army reservist, now training as a nurse practitioner; Cara Ippolito Tyrell ’94, farmer and communications manager at Little Village Farm in Proctorsville, VT; Pete Delaney ’64, business owner and entrepreneur; and Townsend Hoopes III ’64, former newspaper journalist, radio and television broadcaster, speechwriter, and PR consultant.

FLORENCE SABIN AWARD Dr. Robert Watts Jr. ’73 captivated a large audience with his acceptance speech for the prized Florence Sabin Award.

Former Headmaster Michael Choukas Jr. ’46 presented the award. Watts’ career runs the gamut from author to corporate consultant, executive coach to university professor, and AllAmerican football star at Boston College to NFL player. The Sabin Award, named in honor of Florence Sabin, Class of 1889, is bestowed on VA’s most distinguished alumni.

BARN PARTY!

THE MAGICAL HISTORY TOUR

Mary Hepburn and Ryan Ostebo hosted a rockin’ reunion of The Vermonsters. The Vermonsters, alumni musicians who only perform together during Reunion Weekend, included several members of the Class of 1973—Lane duPont, Steve Bigler, Bill Hosley, Derek Escher, and Ron Taylor—as well as Jesse Peters ’88.

Historian Bill Hosley ’73 hosted a group of appreciative alumni and spouses on a Magical History Tour of area historical sites in Saxtons River and Grafton. During a stop at the Grafton Historical Society, they discovered skis that might have been crafted by a Vermont Academy student named Norman A. Wright in 1915.

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— JACK R ALEIGH ’16

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VA’S DIRECTOR OF MARKETING JENNIFER JONES INTERVIEWS DR. ROBERT WATTS JR. ’73

Dr. Robert Watts Jr.’73 VA’S 2014 FLORENCE SABIN AWARD WINNER

Were you fearful about setting off for Vermont Academy?

Fear in my family was never consciously discussed. In fact, I don’t remember my mother ever being afraid of anything.

When I was getting in that cab and riding on that bus to VA, there wasn’t any fear. There was excitement. I perceived it as an adventure I was going on. I felt naively prepared for it. I was desperate for something different. And I knew that what I had was not sufficient. I knew that where I was, was perilous, that I was at risk. The flood of emotions that I had were born out of wanting to be different…of wanting to be in an environment that would allow me to develop what was different about me.

How was finding Vermont Academy part of your destiny?

My mother taught me that I was special, that I was unique and had value. She raised me to believe that I could do anything.

So when I first saw Vermont Academy at thirteen and a half years old, I knew it was part of my destiny. I had feelings of desperation and exhilaration that come with having brought a dream to fruition in some way. What’s different about my story is that, unlike the ABC program, I brought myself to VA. God ushered me here, but I chose it. Whether it was Mr. Moodey, Dexter Morse, or Jim Schoel, my counselor from Harlem “ Robert Watts was the most talented athlete that I coached during my 22-year career. He was strong, fast, and intuitive. He was also a true team player. In his senior year, Robert agreed to be used as a decoy in our biggest game— Deerfield Academy. We knew that Deerfield’s coach respected Robert so much that he would coach his team to stay on him. So while Robert went left, the rest of VA’s team went right! The final score was VA 34 to Deerfield 19. This big win helped the team finish undefeated that season.”

— DEX TER MORSE,

VA Head Football Coach 1966–1976

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“ I had, through my strength of character, intelligence, and sheer will, invented a self that allowed me to escape the grip of the dream robber.”

– ROBERT WAT TS from his book People Are Never the Problem

Academy that summer, I’m the one who said, “Why not me?

Why can’t I do this? I need to do this.”

Tell us about classmate Carl Banyard’s impact on you.

Becoming anything other than a professional athlete had never crossed my mind. Meeting Carl Banyard ’70 was the first time I was exposed to someone near my age who was both an athlete and a scholar. I remember standing next to him and saying to myself, “Wow. Okay. Here’s a role model for me. How do I become like this guy?” I didn’t think I could perform at his level academically, but I knew that more was required.

Describe your early encounter with NY Knicks star Bill Bradley.

Bill Bradley came to Harlem where I was in a basketball camp and spoke to us. He told me that playing ball wasn’t going to be a reality for me if I didn’t do better in school. It was the first time anyone told me that. Just the fear—the sheer terror—of having a guy tell me the one thing I was banking on was not going to happen, shook my foundation. All of a sudden, this kid who couldn’t read felt even less intelligent.

What did you do?

I put my middle school guidance counselor in touch with my basketball camp coach who knew of Harlem Street Academy; it had a tutoring program and basketball team.

After reviewing their curriculum, my counselor suggested that I start attending classes there after school. The summer

INSIGHTS “I think our task now is to continue the conversation and ask ourselves: How can we continue to promote a diverse and inclusive environment both at VA and in the communities that our graduates will enter?”

– ABBEY EDWARDS,

following my eighth grade graduation, Jim Schoel, who considered himself a real outdoorsman, took some of us to Vermont to camp. One day, we were invited to Vermont Academy. Don’t tell me that’s not providence.

Is there one thing you wish you could change about your VA experience?

I am proud of who I am, but…there’s no question that being white makes a difference. There would not have been an Embracing Diversity program during Reunion Weekend if that weren’t true. I watch how my white classmates network through business and stay in touch socially. We weren’t included in that when we were students, and we weren’t included after we graduated. And so it seems there’s always going to be a critical margin of difference.

So—and I’m playing Monday morning quarterback now—if there were one thing that could have been better it would have been to create that kind of social consciousness. It wasn’t being taught then, and it’s not being taught now. What is this “social networking,” and how do we start at this stage to have a dialogue about that? Because when today’s African American students leave these elite prep schools, they are African American people going out into white social worlds in America. And African American people with an education are not the same as white people with education. Privilege and entitlement don’t exist for us. It can be a big letdown.

What is your best advice for students?

Learn and teach your course! When you take a course, you expect your teacher to be qualified. The same is true for you.

Study the five pillars of self: What are my needs as a person?

What are my ethics? What are my core beliefs? What are my goals? What are my interests? Become the master of those

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subjects so you can teach the people in your life your course. Then they can teach their course to you, creating a climate of reciprocity. If you love me, then I want to see you loving me. Let me teach you my course on how to love me.

What would you like to see in VA’s future?

I would like Vermont Academy to be more courageous and consistent with honoring diversity through fully mature inclusion and not be afraid to look at itself more closely. Reunion Weekend was a good start. It’s a complicated situation for me with a lot of emotion tied to it. You just can’t get away from the conversation of privilege and entitlement. Not just at Vermont Academy but in this country. African Americans are first in too many of the least desired categories and last in most of the desired ones. There is shame in that. Too often, the wealth that white people have in this country is in some way connected to the free labor performed by African American slaves at a time when they were not considered human beings—and it was and is because of desire to preserve that wealth that their sense of entitlement and privilege exist. Until the day they lay me in the ground, I will advocate for African American inclusion in this country, not just because it’s good for African Americans, but because shame is a heavy burden for our country.

What does winning the Sabin Award mean to you?

It’s confirmation to all students that—no matter how far back in the pack they appear to be—they can finish first if they put to use all of their available agents and resources.

Learn more about Dr. Watts at vermontacademy.org/trailblazers.

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LONG WALK LEGEND:

Glenn Delaney “ As a student volunteer for my university’s annual fund, I learned just how vital the support of alumni, parents, and professors was to my educational experience.”

2014 Promoted to History Department chair

What I’m working on:

Best VA moment:

I’m in my first year as History Department chair, so I’m focused on getting to know my colleagues’ strengths and areas of growth so I can best support them. Through my involvement on the curriculum committee, I’m learning about the inner workings of VA from veterans and providing new perspectives when I can.

On the first day of Winter Carnival last year, I went to the top of the ski hill with all of the senior skiers and snowboarders to join the torchlight parade. Looking down on the entire VA community chanting, cheering, and waving banners was an unforgettable moment. Skiing behind the seniors in the dark and throwing my torch on the opening ceremony bonfire was a rush. I thought, “Wow, I’m living in Vermont!”

2013 Joined Vermont Academy

Why I became a Long Walk Legend:

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In just a short time, I’ve witnessed the transformative power of Vermont Academy on young people. A strong financial footing will provide more opportunities for faculty to create an environment that will bring out the best in our students.

Taught world history at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, NC

2005 Studied history at Appalachian State University; met my beautiful wife, Julia

2004 Taught with SUWS of the Carolinas, a therapeutic wilderness program for teenagers

2003 Graduated from Washington and Lee University, B.A. in European history

1999 Graduated from Eastside High School in Gainesville, FL

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Additionally, I’m impressed by the administration and trustees’ vision for the future. Initiatives like MAPS™, Campuses Abroad, and plans for a new academic STEM center make this an exciting time to be at VA. Vermont Academy is positioned to distinguish itself as a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students from all over the world. My wife, Julia, and I are proud to commit to longer-term support to help these incredible goals become a reality.

VA Network

Shout-out: A major shout-out to my colleagues!

I’m constantly hearing from students about some cool assignment or activity in another class. Other teachers’ wonderful ideas push me to seek opportunities to improve my curriculum. There is a culture of collaboration at VA. On any given day, you can have ten thought-provoking conversations about the ways to meet students on their individual learning paths.

The Long Walk Legends Society was established in 2013 to honor VA constituents who pledge a gift—of any size—over the next five years or more. Together, we can shape futures today.

Glenn is part of Vermont Academy’s Networking Group. Join at vermontacademy.org/linkedin.

OPEN LETTER:

Betsy Parks ’94 DE AR V ER MONT ACADEMY,

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feel like I might be the last person in my class to be nostalgic about high school, but here I am—writing to VA 20 years after graduation to express my gratitude.

In September, I traveled back to campus with Megan Pennell for our 20th reunion, and I think it was the first time I had been back in 10 years. That new art building is huge! Some people might say that the experience of coming back to school is surreal, or like coming home, but for me it was transformative to see the school through the eyes of an adult and realize how much my experience at VA really did have an influence on my future.

I wasn’t a particularly dedicated student when I came to VA—I wasn’t a particularly enthusiastic high school student in general—but in hindsight, I appreciated being pushed to achieve and do my best once I got to campus. In particular, I remember my English classes well and being asked to write and rewrite papers that I thought were “good enough.” At a time in my life when I could have coasted through high school with minimal effort, and maybe would have been fine but never realized my full potential, my teachers at VA recognized my ability and fostered it. Mr. Tobias, wherever you are, your adversarial style of dealing with me (a frustrating student for sure) actually paid off—I am a magazine editor today and have spent the last eight years correcting grammar, spelling, and writing style. (I edit a beer and wine magazine, so it’s not all boring!)

Looking back on the teenager I was, who thought she knew everything, I can see now how the chances I was given at VA have made me into the person I am today—not just in my career, but in my family, community, and as a friend. As a new class rep, I’m looking forward to seeing more of you at our 25th reunion in 2019!

Cheers!

VA Network BETSY PA R KS ’94

Betsy is part of Vermont Academy’s Networking Group.

Join at vermontacademy.org/linkedin.

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Passion sustains you for the uphill climb.

Wilderness Skills’ students ascending Mt. Monadnock. Photo courtesy of Outdoor Programs.

PASSION The fuel of dreams.

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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2014!

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“As you prepare to leave this special place, pack away a piece of this Academy in your heart. Let its gentle glow strengthen you, warm you, remind you of all that is good and true, until you gather here again in this place of love.”

— BOB HARRINGTON , mathematics

instructor who retired in 2014 with 45 years of service

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Up Close with Vermont Academy’s New Dean of Faculty

DR. ERIN COHN There is a new member of Vermont Academy’s administrative team as Erin Cohn moves into the role of Dean of Faculty.

ERIN AT A GLANCE: Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota Years at VA: 5 Undergraduate degree: B.A. from Smith College Graduate degree: Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania Title: Dean of Faculty; history instructor You must read this: Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible Aspiration: Write a novel or memoir Erin just bought a mid-nineteenth-century farmhouse in South Londonderry, with her daughter, Dahlia.

They look forward to fixing it up together over time and branding it with their personal style.

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For the past four years, Erin has served as the chair of the History Department and coordinator of the Writing and Speaking Across the Curriculum Program. In these roles, she worked hard to bring the VA faculty together to discuss their teaching and find creative ways to collaborate. As the Dean of Faculty, she will have an opportunity to push these initiatives further by serving as a leader among her peers on issues of teaching and learning, working closely with new faculty, leading the process of teacher feedback and evaluation, and acting as the main guardian of faculty interests and wellness on campus. In addition, she will continue to teach in the History Department.

Erin began transitioning into her new role over the summer and hit the ground running this fall. Over the summer, she attended ISANNELEADS, a weeklong workshop developed by the Independent Schools Association of Northern New England (ISANNE). Intended for mid-level school leaders, the conference drew together individuals from a variety of VA’s peer schools to compare notes, learn about the nuts and bolts of running an independent school, and most importantly, reflect on their own strengths and potential blind spots as leaders.

“ISANNELEADS gave me tremendous insight into how independent schools work and how I work with other people,” states Erin. “I am looking forward to bringing these insights to campus as I develop my new role.”

Among the many outcomes of ISANNELEADS is a project that participants develop during the workshop and then implement over the coming school year. Erin’s project is enhancing VA’s process of teacher feedback and evaluation. She’s already begun working with academic leaders and department chairs to streamline how teachers are observed, coached, and encouraged to develop.

“ Erin combines tremendous intellect with great care for students and how they learn.

As we continue to build enrollment and hire teachers, it’s important that Vermont Academy have a dean of faculty who inspires and challenges our teachers to reach their goals and, in turn, inspires students to reach theirs.”

– SEAN BRENNAN , Head of School

Adds Erin, “We’ve always been a close-knit community of teachers at VA, but we haven’t always been as effective as we could be when it comes to individual coaching and feedback.

One of our core beliefs is that each member of the VA community is given every opportunity to grow and develop, and that applies to teachers as well as students. My project will give us a chance to provide that environment for teachers who are already superb.”

Q and A What are your goals as Dean of Faculty?

My biggest goal is to give the faculty a sense that they are heard and appreciated and their growth is supported. A big part of that has been working with the faculty to complete their own MAPS™ (My Action Plan for Success), including an assessment of their strengths, areas for growth, and goals for the year. I’ve also been observing one class per day and providing feedback for teachers. It’s been terrific to have a chance to see my colleagues teach, and it confirms for me that we have a lot to brag about when it comes to our faculty! An additional goal is to enhance our opportunities for faculty development on campus and provide more opportunities for teachers to talk with one another about issues of teaching and learning.

When do you feel most successful as a teacher?

I feel most successful when class discussions are in a groove, and a student who might otherwise struggle with critical thinking suddenly asks a really insightful question. One of the things I think VA teachers do really well is transform students from passive into active learners.

My biggest goal is to give faculty a sense that they are heard and appreciated and their growth is supported.

What is the ultimate outcome of transforming passive learners into active learners?

It’s so invigorating to sit at graduation and see students who might have struggled to complete homework a couple of years earlier but who are now curious and capable, advocating for themselves and asking the right questions. Undoubtedly, each and every one of them had at least one teacher who ignited a passion and provided the faith necessary to believe in their own ability to go after something, to care about something.

The ultimate outcome is young people who leave VA primed for success and ready to make their way in the world.

VA looks for prospective teachers who want to also be mentors. What makes a good mentor?

In my view, the best mentors ask good questions instead of providing answers. As teachers, advisors, coaches, and dorm parents, we reach students best when we approach them with humanity and respect and ask them to reflect on their own learning or behavior. Good mentors understand that our goal is to foster internal rather than external motivation; we want students to be kind, do schoolwork, and try hard on the field because they see intrinsic value in it for themselves, rather than because we mandate it. If we ask our kids the right questions, they’ll find the answers themselves.

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Wildcats: We Want to Know!

HOW IS VA PREPARING YOU TO BLAZE YOUR TRAIL?

ALANA LOPEZ ’15

PAT FISHER ’16

Hometown: Wolcott, CT

Hometown: San Diego, CA

The most important thing in my life is sports, and my passion is ice hockey. I love being part of a team and being a leader.

At VA, my coaches teach the importance of hard work and attitude, and I know these qualities will carry over to anything I try to do in my life.

If I didn’t have basketball in my life, I can’t imagine where I’d be. Everything I learn playing sports is preparing me for life.

When you’re part of a functioning team, you become a family because you’re going through the ups and downs together.

When things are meshing, there’s no other feeling like it.

Vermont Academy has prepared me for trailblazing by boosting my confidence on the ice and in the classroom. I feel prepared for anything college might throw at me. For that, I am eternally grateful to Vermont Academy.

I’ve only been at Vermont Academy for a couple of months, but I already know that I’ve made friends that I’ll have my whole life. Even though many guys on the team come from different backgrounds…we’re the same—good guys who love the game of basketball. I’m thankful for those connections.

Big Dream: I’d like to be part of sports medicine and athletic training for the NHL. I want to help athletes manage the physical and mental demands of the game. One of my MAPS™ (My Action Plan for Success) goals is to get into Manhattanville College for their sports studies program.

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Big Dream: I’d like to play professional basketball in Europe— to get paid and travel doing something I love sounds perfect!

Post-basketball, I’m thinking of a career in finance or possibly law school. One of my MAPS goals is to make the All-NEPSAC (New England Preparatory School Athletic Council) team.

INSIGHTS “I learned that alumni have been able to do amazing things during their time here and after.

I hope to be able to come back someday when I’m an alumnus.”

— RONNIE SUGGS ’15

ALLIE VOGT ’17

WYATT BELOTTI ’18

Hometown: Washington, DC

Hometown: Millbrook, NY

I really love listening to music and taking pictures. It’s made me think about being a concert photographer. I like the idea of capturing the personalities and feelings of musicians as they perform.

I love playing hockey. It’s a huge pursuit of mine. Coach Davidson coached my godfather at St. Mike’s, and I grew up around the rink. It’s a great feeling knowing that if you mess up, you have a whole team around you to pick up the slack.

Coming from a big high school, it was easy to go unnoticed. At Vermont Academy, the atmosphere is really supportive. My teachers carefully consider every idea I have. I think support is the first step in blazing any trail.

Big Dream: As I mentioned, I’d love to travel with a band as their photographer. To work toward this, I’ve photographed concerts at the 9:30 Club in Washington, and I’m also currently taking a black-and-white photography class at VA.

I think blazing a trail means to keep on one path and not give up despite the challenges.

At Vermont Academy, I’ve gotten so much encouragement from teachers and students.

No one tries to push you down. I love it here.

Big Dream: I dream about playing in the NHL…even though that’s probably not realistic. That’s okay. I’ll still work toward it by making sure my surroundings stay positive and putting everything I have into becoming the best hockey player I can be. My athletic MAPS goal is to make varsity.

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Yuki as a young girl

Tell me a bit about your family.

I have two sisters and two brothers, and I live with my grandparents and parents in Hangzhou, China. Both of my parents own real estate companies in different parts of the city. We live in an apartment in the heart of Hangzhou.

You’re quite the boarding school pro. Tell me more about that.

As is customary in my culture, my grandparents played a big role in raising me.

Also, education is extremely important. At age 11, I decided to go to Hangzhou Entel Foreign Languages School. I feel proud that I introduced the Entel School to Mr. Carreno for our International Student program.

How did you come to Vermont Academy?

One of my father’s friends lives in New Hampshire. He knew of Vermont Academy and introduced the idea of me coming to the US for high school to my father.

WILDCAT PROFILE:

Yuanyuan “Yuki” Chen ’16 This three-year junior from Hangzhou credits VA with changing her view of the world.

What schools did you visit?

Phillips Academy Andover (my older sister went there), Cushing Academy, and Kimball Union Academy.

How did VA win you over?

I was looking for a school where I would have more opportunities to learn many things—both academic and extracurricular—and apply them to my life. Mr. Hodgson gave me a tour and showed me the classrooms and dorms. I liked that VA offered a trimester in Spain and all of the other activities. The campus was so peaceful. I thought it would be a good place to study.

Is VA different from boarding schools in China?

Yes! When I tell my friends back home that I only have one other person in my room, they can’t believe it. They are used to six to a room.

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What were some of your challenges as an international student?

I was afraid to talk to anyone besides other Chinese students, but my classmates, roommates, and teachers encouraged me to speak English. Now that Mr. Wang is teaching Mandarin, American kids are asking me for help! It makes me feel involved and proud.

This past summer, your family helped host VA during its scouting trip to China. What was your family’s impression?

My parents think that VA is not like a traditional, strict school but very friendly.

After meeting Mr. Brennan, Mr. Wang, and other faculty, my father said that he’d never worry about me again. He saw that they treated us like their own children.

Do you have a mentor?

Mr. Wang! He gives me advice about my future and helps me with everything.

As an assistant for the International Student program, he listens seriously to all of my ideas. He is like an older brother.

Is learning very different in China?

Yes! I was not good in math in China. My freshman year at VA, I was in precalculus with Mr. Mayhew. He taught us that there are many ways to solve a problem. In China, there can only be one way. At VA, math is fun.

VA changed my thoughts about how I look at my future…to do what I think.

I’ve learned it’s not as much the result but what I learn in the process.

What are you thinking for college?

Before VA, I thought I could go to a so-so school. Now I think I can do anything. My dream school is Brown. I went there for a summer program and loved it. Other Chinese students couldn’t believe that I played ice hockey at VA. They were so surprised, and jealous, I think!

How has MAPS™ (My Action Plan for Success) helped you?

MAPS is helping me plan my future. I am pushing myself because I don’t want to waste a minute of my time at Vermont Academy.

How has Vermont Academy changed your view on the world?

In China, all you think about is the score. Ranking is the most important factor—the best college, the best university, and the best student. Now, I’m considering colleges for the majors they offer and what I’m interested in. Many of my Chinese friends go to the Ivys…but I am looking for the best fit for me.

VA changed my thoughts about how I look at my future…to do what I think.

I’ve learned it’s not as much the result but what I learn in the process. Take soccer for example. Even if we’re not winning, we’re enjoying the game and always improving.

How do your parents feel about your new view?

They are happy for me.

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MY AC TION PL AN FOR SUCCESS Vermont Academy is proud to have developed its MAPS™ program to guide students in thinking about their future and planning for success.

At the beginning of each school year, students craft a map of goals they’d like to achieve with feedback and support from their advisor, teachers, and parents. Goals include academic, athletic, social, and aspirational themes.

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STUDENT GOALS Nevada McOwen ‘15 Athletic Goal: Score a goal Status—achieved: Nevi is a three-year member of the JV soccer team and a senior captain whose goal for the past two years has been to score a goal. In VA’s game against KUA, she did it!

Sherman Li ’16 Academic Goal: Improve English and learn about American culture Status—in progress: Sherman proactively enters conversations to practice English and teaches students in his advisee group about Chinese culture. Recently, Sherman’s English instructor recommended that he move to a more rigorous English and history class!

Whitley Neumeister ‘16 Leadership Goal: Work toward being viewed as a leader in the VA community Status—in progress: Whitley has impressed her teachers and coaches by modeling positive energy, thoughtfulness, responsibility, and social maturity.

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FACULTY GOALS Abbey Edwards, history instructor, 11th grade dean, girls’ varsity soccer coach I want to continue to develop in my role as class dean. While it’s impossible to stay completely in tune with every student, I’d like to get to know class members earlier than I did last year and strengthen those connections. Additionally, I want to reward students more who are doing a great job and help them to develop as student leaders.

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Each student’s map navigates self-assessments of strengths and weaknesses, learning preferences, and action plans. MAPS is the bridge that carries students across a broad, yet individual, range of abilities, challenges, and interests. The program has seen such great results that faculty are also participating.

I want to transition successfully into my new role as department chair, making sure to maintain consistency with Dr. Cohn’s approach, while integrating my own thoughts.

As an active and positive contributor to the curriculum committee, I look forward to sharing my ideas and fresh perspective on academics at VA. With that said, I also want to respect, observe, and learn from those who have been working toward building the school’s programs for many years.

INSIGHTS I learned that it’s important to accept people for who they are, to always treat others respectfully and politely so that we can enjoy our time here at Vermont Academy to the fullest.

— ANG EUCKER ’16

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Harry Mayer ’18 Pays Tribute to Mrs. Delaney One Vermont Academy core belief is ‘Each member of the Vermont Academy community is important, has worth and dignity, and is viewed as an asset.’ One of the people here in the VA community that demonstrated this core belief is Mrs. Delaney, one of my Learning Skills teachers. Not only do I view her as an asset, but I believe she views me as an asset as well.

I went to my first Learning Skills class with Mrs. Delaney at the beginning of the year. We met and went over what I needed from the Learning Skills period with her. We talked about how I might need help in history (her husband, Mr. Delaney, is coincidentally my history teacher!), and she said we could work together so I could get better at the readingcheck quizzes. We also discussed how I learned best and that she could talk to my teachers about how to make the class environment more suitable.

Therefore, she is a very important resource to go to if I need help. She also sees potential in me and views me as an important person, just as I view her.

Not only did Mrs. Delaney and I get along academic-wise, we also talked about a lot of cool things during our first session together. We talked a lot about North Carolina, the state where she is from and I had just visited over the summer, and about their famous college basketball rivalries. We also talked about the dorms here at VA and how they might improve in the future. While none of that relates to what we will be doing this year, it shows that we will likely get along during Learning Skills. That is because we listen to each other. I think we will depend on each other to help me get better at my work.

Mrs. Delaney is definitely an asset here at Vermont Academy, and she views me as one as well, which is really, really amazing.

Harry answered the following Writing Center prompt: Write about a person in our community that you view as an asset.

Meet Mrs. Delaney’s husband, Glenn, on page 12 — profiled as VA’s Long Walk Legend.

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Vision is the reflection of Incredible You.

VA students taking in the view on Day 5 of the Long Trail trip (page 32.) Photo courtesy of Outdoor Programs.

VISION The courage of dreams.

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VERMONT ACADEMY CONTENTS

1 independent school, 1 resourceful community, infinite potential OBJECT

The object of VA’s Blazing a Trail to AMAZING is to shape students’ futures and influence the trajectory of their lives, while honoring those who guide them along the trail—teachers, coaches, and dorm parents

Blazing a Trail to

AMAZING Vermont Academy Blazing a Trail to AMAZING© is the adventure of remarkable people from different cultures and backgrounds who all love Vermont Academy. Together, they comprise a resourceful community that is gathering their ideas, dreams, talents, and financial resources for Vermont Academy to blaze a trail to AMAZING.

TO BEGIN

Create a visionary plan that charts a course to AMAZING. Rally the community, gather resources for the journey, and hit the trail determined to do something incredible.

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HOW TO PLAY

Engage with VA news and join the conversation. Ask questions. Visit campus. Attend regional events.

Volunteer. Make a gift to The Fund for Vermont Academy. Together, we can shape futures today.

WINNING

Vermont Academy Blazing a Trail to AMAZING is a continuous adventure that evolves with time, technology, and innovation. Winning is achieved when students ENTER THE WORLD prepared to follow their dreams, continue to learn, and make meaningful contributions to their local and global communities.

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QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Sean Brennan Head of School sbrennan@vermontacademy.org James A. Gundy III Director of Advancement jgundy@vermontacademy.org

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Board of Trustees updates VA’s

STRATEGIC plan in May 2014

Teachers support students in blazing a trail to their potential and beyond.

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The 21st century demands creative leaders that are nimble to change.

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Trailblazer Jake Breitenbach ’53 SKI ENTHUSIAST BOB CAMPBELL ’65 REMEMBERS JAKE BREITENBACH Growing up in Saxtons River in the 1950s, I just about lived at Vermont Academy.

I befriended a number of students during that time, and one of them was Jake Breitenbach. He graduated from VA in 1953. I was seven years old.

Ten years later at the age of 27, Jake was killed on the first American expedition to Mount Everest in 1963.

Jake Breitenbach. Photo courtesy of Jim Whittaker, jimwhittaker.com

Jake was part of legend Jim Whittaker’s team who set their sights on being the first Americans to reach Earth’s highest point after New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary became the first to reach the summit along with Tenzing Norgay. It wasn’t long before disaster struck. On March 23, two days into the climb, three men were opening a route through the Khumbu Icefall. Despite the ominous setting, and although they were far from the 29,028-foot summit, the climbers were on top of the world in the moments before tragedy struck. Richard “Dick” Pownall and colleague Jake Breitenbach tied into the first rope and placed Ang Pema, a strong Sherpa, in the middle. Pownall paused to study an unstable ice wall before him. “Look around the corner at this, Jake,” he said. “It’s pretty spooky up here.” Without warning, a house-sized block of ice broke from the wall and collapsed around them. The avalanche buried Pownall and Pema, but fellow climbers on a second rope rescued them. Jake was killed instantly. His body wouldn’t be recovered for six years.

“ Jake Breitenbach was an expert climber whose tragic death in the Khumbu Icefall instilled in our team the spirit to climb Mt. Everest for him.”

— JIM WHIT TAKER,

December 2014

Jim Whittaker and Sherpa Nawang Gombu reached the summit on May 1, 1963, at 1 p.m., 29,028 feet above sea level.

Khumbu Icefall, above base camp.

Photo courtesy of Jim Whittaker, jimwhittaker.com

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Visit vermontacadey.org/trailblazers to view photos of the expedition from Jim Whittaker’s private collection.

Note: Kit DesLauriers was the moderator at a forum at which Pownall spoke in 2013 to mark the 50-year anniversary of the 1963 expedition. Rob DesLauriers graduated from Vermont Academy in 1983 and is one of the great pioneers and icons of extreme skiing to emerge in the late 1990s. In 2006, Kit became the first person to ski from the top of the highest peaks on each continent, known as the Seven Summits.

Rob skied with Kit on her Antarctica and Mount Everest adventures and filmed the others.

DESLAURIERS’ SEVEN SUMMITS

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Mt. McKinley

N. America

20,237

May 2004

Mt. Elbrus

Europe

18,510

June 2005

Mt. Kosciusko

Australia

7,310

Sept. 2005

Mt. Vinson

Antarctica

16,050

Dec. 2005

Mt. Aconcagua

S. America

22,837

Dec. 2005

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Africa

19,341

May 2006

Mt. Everest

Asia

29,028

Oct. 2006

INSIGHTS I am going to a school that changed many peoples’ lives and is now changing mine.

I absolutely loved seeing the alumni and trustees here. Their love for Vermont Academy really showed. Not only did they inspire me, but they inspired many others too.

— K ASI WHITE ’16

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Trailblazer Renn Tolman ’51 ALASKAN BOATBUILDER DESIGNED THE TOLMAN SKIFF FOR THE COMMON MAN Renn Tolman moved to Alaska in 1970 and settled in Homer.

He found work as a carpenter before moving into boatbuilding and developing his own skiff, which he considered a practical boat for a working lifestyle. He began building boats as an amateur in the 1970s and professionally in the 1980s.

Tolman Widebody. Photo by Schlecter. Licensed under Wikimedia Commons. Renn Tolman piloting Tolman Jumbo, March 2012, on Lake Michigan.

Photo by Pcfithian. Licensed under Creative Commons.

It took Tolman nearly two decades of experimenting with several regional dory types and different building methods before he settled on the lines for his signature version of an Alaskan skiff.

In 1992, he published a book, A Skiff for All Seasons: How to Build an Alaskan Skiff.

Packed with personal stories, Tolman describes the advantages of the design and the construction method (stitch and glue) using plywood, fiberglass cloth, and epoxy. Many of these boats have been built and used around the world, garnering a reputation for being economical, seaworthy, and durable.

“ I spent 10 years building other people’s boats and I looked at what was good and what was bad. I took what I liked and left the rest behind and that’s what Tolman skiffs are today.”

— RENN TOLMAN

as quoted in Alaska magazine, June 2012

Tolman developed three design versions of the Tolman Skiff, ranging in size from 18 to 22 feet, the Standard (18 feet), the Widebody (20 feet), and the Jumbo (22 feet).

He published a second volume in 2003 with plans for all three of his designs: Tolman Alaskan Skiffs: Building Plans for Three Plywood/Epoxy Skiffs.

Over the decades, Tolman was so successful marketing his three signature models that the name Tolman was, arguably, the only brand associated with an otherwise amorphous type referred to as an Alaskan skiff.

Renn Tolman died on July 5, 2014, at the age of 80. At that time, he had completed a design for the fourth model called the Tolman Trawler (26 feet).

Read Tolman’s obituary on page 60.

Learn more about Renn Tolman and see working plans for the Tolman Skiff at vermontacademy.org/trailblazers.

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VA Students Blaze International Trails in France and Russia TWIN SISTERS TAKE TO THE ICE AND VIE FOR A SPOT ON TEAM FRANCE Sophomore twins Chloe and Anais Aurard recently returned from a hockey tryout and training camp in Vaujany, France. They hope to secure a spot on Team France to play in the World Women’s U18 Championships on January 5, 2015, in Vanjuany.

At last year’s championships in Germany, Team France just missed gold when they were defeated in the finals by Switzerland. Chloe, a forward, was ranked number two on Team France, scoring five goals in five games. Anais was an alternate as goalie. Since taking the ice at three years old, the sisters love to challenge each other, with Chloe taking her best shots against Anais!

NORDIC SKIERS REPRESENT VERMONT ACADEMY IN RUSSIA Nordic coach Alexi Sotskov and students Jamie Lumley ’15, John Henry Paluszek ’16, and Kijie “Jack” Cai ’15 traveled to Murmansk, Russia, in March and participated in the 80th International Festival of the North.

VA’s Nordic skiers raced against juniors from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia in 10K and 15K distances. They also competed in an international marathon that attracted thousands of athletes at both 25K and 50K distances.

The courses were tough and the competition was world class, but the boys reveled in the experience. During the week, they also enjoyed Russian cuisine, visited cultural landmarks, and even made a stop at a local school. Jamie, John Henry, and Jack answered all of their questions about Vermont Academy!

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Hike 5.2 miles to our pickup point at the Inn at Long Trail. Head of School Sean Brennan met us 3 miles up the Shelburne Pass trail.

The payoff of our 8.8-mile hike to Clarendon shelter? Hiking through goldenrod after a dip in the Cold River at the Clarendon Gorge.

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A 10-mile hike to Cooper Lodge required ascending Killington Peak. The day’s leaders whip up a meal at 4,235 feet.

— NATE WILLIAMS, co-leader of the Long Trail project

“I’m in awe of how simplicity can benefit a community. Carrying only the essentials on our backs, we discovered that what we needed was within ourselves and each other.”

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— KAIJIE “JACK” CAI ’15

“ I can taste the forest. I want to drink the stars. I am transcending.”

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6 DAYS, 43 MILES, 45-LB PACKS, 7 PEAKS, WAKING UP IN 1 CLOUD

VA Blazes the Long Trail

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All smiles on our 6.3-mile hike to Big Branch shelter for the night.

— OLIVER ANNSON ’17

“ M y favorite part was connecting. By the end of the trip, we loved each other.”

M A S S AC H U SE T T S

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Passed by Little Rock Pond and ascended White Rocks Mountain on our 8-mile hike to Greenwall shelter. Student hiker Lindsay Semel meditates amongst the rock cairn sculptures of White Rocks Mountain.

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— CHRISTINE ARMIGER, co-leader of the Long Trail project

our screens, we had the opportunity to connect with each other and develop a greater appreciation for nature.”

“ On the trail, untethered from

VA Assistant Headmaster James P. Taylor (1908–1912) organized the Green Mountain Club in 1910 “to make Vermont’s mountains play a larger part in the life of the people.”

The result was the Long Trail.

Trailblazer James P. Taylor

Photos courtesy of Christine Armiger

To learn about VA’s history on the Long Trail, visit vermontacademy.org/trailblazers

2014 HIKE

The 2014 Long Trail group embarks on its journey at Mad Tom Notch in Peru, VT. Hike 5 miles to Griffith Lake site for night one.

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Each summer, Williams will select a different entry point on the Long Trail so that a freshman could complete the 275-mile trail by senior year. Williams and Armiger leverage the Long Trail to encourage students to think about nature, sustainability, and responsibility within a micro community.

Long Trail Project Vision

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A N N UA L RE P O R T

GRATITUDE, JOY, and PLANS A REPORT FROM VERMONT ACADEMY’S DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT, JAMES A. (JAY) GUNDY III

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M Y M O S T R E WA R D I N G C O M M U N I C AT I O N I S E X P R E S S I N G M Y G R AT I T U D E T O T H E C O N S T I T U E N C Y F O R T H E I R L OYA LT Y A N D S U P P O R T. So, Vermont Academy family, thank you for the many ways you have shared your generosity with our most important benefactors—students and faculty. Your gifts of volunteering, participating, and providing financial support enable Vermont Academy to perform great feats—described by some as magic—day in and day out, year after year. Because of your united support for scholarships, programs, athletics, and professional development, our students and faculty feel grateful and truly fortunate. Gifts to the 2013–2014 Vermont Academy Fund provided 5.8% of our $10.7 million operating expenses, with the remaining coming from the endowment. As VA continues to experience sustained momentum, we’ve realized a 20% increase in donors and a 25% increase in dollars over the last few years.

Indeed, Vermont Academy is in a period of exciting growth, and for this we are elated! At the height of our celebration are the students and teachers that we welcomed in the fall. They are talented, passionate, and interesting individuals who add much character and value to our community. How are we able to consistently attract such promising talent? Your loyal support enables VA to provide exceptional programming, scholarships, and working environments, contributing to a 20% increase in enrollment and a 56% increase in endowment over the last five years. Our programs, including Campuses Abroad, Learning Skills, athletics, and performing arts, continue to be stated as the reasons prospective students choose to make Vermont Academy their school of choice. Your support helps make these programs—and Vermont Academy—thrive!

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Vermont Academy family, thank you for the many ways you have shared your generosity with our most important benefactors— students and faculty.

As we ring in the New Year at Vermont Academy, there is an incredible feeling of rejuvenation and purpose for the future. In July, I announced the appointment of Elizabeth (Liz) R. Olmsted as the director of the Vermont Academy Fund. She is already bringing exciting change to the office and is making great strides in implementing a program of communications to the VA constituency, beginning with the Academy overview you received in October. Additionally, Liz is working in partnership

INSIGHTS “Hearing so many amazing, heartfelt stories and memories at the reunion, I was truly touched and honored to be a student at Vermont Academy.”

— SAR AH WILLIAMS ’16

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 $1,000 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.

with Sean Bersell ’77, Class Representative Chair, on revitalizing our class representative program. In the year ahead, we’re looking forward to increased collaboration among the classes to harness their energy and expertise in support of VA.

“ Magical things happen here. Let’s populate the world with our magic.”

— DR. ROBERT WAT TS JR.,

Florence Sabin Award acceptance speech

As we join together to meet what the New Year holds for each of us, I ask that you keep Vermont Academy close to your minds and hearts. Our doors are always open, and we look forward to hearing from you. Better yet, stop by for a visit. Have a peaceful holiday season.

The Head of School’s Society: $2,500–$4,999. Recognizes the contributions, dedication, and commitment of the past 16 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.

Note: Donors to the annual Vermont Academy Fund are listed by constituency and then recognized for different giving levels within that constituency. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of these lists. If you find an error, please contact the Advancement Office at 802-869-6223.

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Vermont Academy Giving Societies THE 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY $30,000+ The Charles E. Harwood Trust*

THE 1876 SOCIETY $20,000–$29,999 Thomas and Jeanne Capasse Quan Sheng Li and Ji Zhang Stevenson Brown Porter Fund

THE HILLTOP SOCIETY $10,000–$19,999 Anonymous* Charles Cherington and Ashley Pettus William J. Dunn ‘63* Herb S. Ellis ‘53* Michael and Penny Horowitz* Steven E. Karol ‘72* Perry C. Maynard Jr. ‘59* George P. Moser Jr. ‘48* Marvin S. Neuman* Jeffrey and Carolyn Salzman* William A. Torrey ‘52* Richard M. ‘55 and Barbara Whitcomb* Daniel E. Ford Fund* Sino-American Education Foundation Program

THE OLIN D. GAY SOCIETY $5,000–$9,999 Michael A. Choukas ‘73* Harry Connick Jr. and Jill Connick Richard DeMartini and Jennifer Brorsen* Carrie Dunn ‘91* Malcolm W. George ‘58 Jeffrey R. and Mary Helen Holzschuh* Ke Li and Yumin Liu Andrew MacKechnie ‘57* David J. Maysilles ‘47* David I. Newton* Hugh W. Pearson ‘54* David E. Robinson ‘77* Peter and Elisabeth Roos Gordon W. Russell ‘51* James D. Thomas ‘90* David L. Torrey ‘49*

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THE HEAD OF SCHOOL’S SOCIETY $2,500–$4,999 Larrie S. Calvert ‘53* Robert M. Campbell ‘37* Robert A. Derrenbacker ‘55* Donald D. Durkee ‘43* Gary Engle W. Eugene Hays Jr. ‘55* Tae Sook Heo John W. Hoder ‘69* Peter F. and Janice V. Howe* Timothy J. Lord ‘69* Scott A. McKeon ‘83* Reed and Karen Miller James and Tamra Mooney* Sandra Peterson and Hans Krikava Lee H. Ryder Jr. ‘90 Kevin J. Seifert ‘80 Mark W. Smith ‘87 Richard I. Stark Jr. ‘74* McWilliams W. Stone James T. Vlachos ‘75 and Sarah V. Murphy Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

THE HORACE MANN WILLARD SOCIETY $1,000–$2,499 Peter V. Allen ‘60 John H. Anderson II ‘61* Richard T. Aulisi ‘60* Thomas J. Bascom Jr. ‘79 Bruce E. Beagley III ‘64 Sally C. Bell* Andrew M. Bernhard ‘77* Sean D. Bersell ‘77* Bryce and Kathi Blair* Carolyn Blitz* Russell P. Bone ‘63* Sean and Wendy Brennan* Stephen A. Brink ‘55* J. Whitney Brown M.D. ‘40* Dan L. Brown ‘60* G. Ewing Buta ‘80* Sean P. Campbell ‘70* Robert W. Carr ‘54* George D. Cheney ‘48* Lawrence P. Cole Ph.D. ‘51* Casey K. ‘89 and Jennifer Cota* Chris A. ‘66 and Sue Cota* Richard M. Dobson Jr. ‘63* Charles A. Duboc* Edward E. Emerson Jr. ‘59* Russ M. Fellows ‘62* Linda Fisher John A. Fitzgerald Jr. ‘69 Jamison R. Gagnier ‘90* Larry Gottesdiener

Bradford T. and Eva F. Greene Thomas L. Griffiths ‘68* Andrew V. Griswold ‘82* James A. and Kim Gundy Charles P. Gunn ‘73* Dennis Hannon and Linda Delaney Bill and Jan Hauser Mary Hepburn and Ryan Ostebo* Jeremy R. Herbert ‘99 Ethan and Elise Hoblitzelle David B. Holton ‘68 Charles W. Howard II ‘50* Christopher C. Ingraham ‘51* Richard Janis ‘66 Arthur M. Kelton Jr. ‘57* Peter and Ann Lambertus Robert W. Laughton ‘60 Robert W. Lennox II ‘65 Charles F. ‘55 and Susan L. Long* Robert W. Lord ‘66* John C. McCord ‘63 Donald G. McInnes ‘59* Robert F. and Cathy L. McKeon* Charles and Leigh Merinoff Henry T. Michie ‘72* Lorrel B. Nichols ‘51* Keith M. Nightingale ‘61 David L. Patterson ‘67* A. Steven Perelman ‘64* Robert C. Pew ‘69* John A. Quebman ‘60* Alan P. and Diane Raines* John H. Reynolds ‘65* Brian A. Rice ‘88 Thomas O. Richardson ‘59 Alan Roberts ‘71 Arthur and Edith Roth* Donald B. Scholl ‘55* Hilary Simpson* Christopher A. Sinclair ‘67* Robert E. Sollmann Jr. ‘70* Peter W. Stanley ‘46* Richard B. Swan ‘78* Gabriel Tri T. and Syarifa Swastono Kenneth J. Tensen ‘70 Howard S. Tuthill III ‘65* James and Carroll Veltrop Charles R. von Maur ‘48 John P. Wait ‘50* William H. Walker ‘64 Katherine Webster-Grealish ‘82 Patrick L. Weiler ‘79* Winston E. Wood ‘51* H.S. Wright III ‘72* Nicholas W. Yang and Winnie S. Yang Yung Richard and Carolyn Ziegler

Bank of America The Benevity Community Impact Fund Boston Foundation Polaroid Fund ExxonMobil Foundation Inc.* Laird Norton Company, LLC Mattel Children’s Foundation UBS Foundation

1947

1952

Lloyd H. Coffin Jr. ‘47* f Charles M. Geilich ‘47* c Charles R. Hoffer ‘47* c David J. Maysilles ‘47* Fredrik J. Ranney ‘47 William A. Reoch ‘47* c

George G. Fenner ‘52* c John R. Hubbard Jr. ‘52 William A. Torrey ‘52*

Alumni

1948

1937 Robert M. Campbell ‘37*

1939 Robert O. Beardsley Jr. ‘39* c John P. Townsend ’39*

1940 J. Whitney Brown M.D. ‘40* Perry P. Craver ‘40* c

1941 James G. Gates ‘41 Gilbert H. Jones ‘41* Giulio Pontecorvo ‘41* c

1942 George W. Bentley Jr. ‘42* f Hugh Garvin Jr. ‘42* c Bradford L. Jones ‘42 c Daniel B. Ruggles III ‘42* c Stewart Washburn ‘42* c

1943 Joseph E. Cauley ‘43 c Donald D. Durkee ‘43* Donald A. Linscott ‘43* c Tyler M. McCoy ‘43 John H. Valentine Jr. ‘43 c

1944

Charles P. Bailey ‘48* Stanley D. Benjamin ‘48 George D. Cheney ‘48* Charles E. Jennings II ‘48 c George P. Moser Jr. ‘48* Robert Taft ‘48* c Charles R. von Maur ‘48 Richard B. Washburn ‘48 f

1949 Donald W. Bigham ‘49 David Butterfield ‘49 Richard H. Leavitt ‘49 c John E. Taylor ‘49 David L. Torrey ‘49* Rayner Weir ‘49* c George C. West ‘49* c Jared I. Wood ‘49 N. Kenneth Wright ‘49 c

1950 Karl Dornish Jr. ‘50* c Charles W. Howard II ‘50* Richard T. Leary ‘50* c Alastair H. MacDonald ‘50* c Anthony S. Mahar ‘50* f Peter T. Parker ‘50* c Robert A. Price ‘50* c Robert P. Scholl ‘50 John P. Wait ‘50*

R. Bruce MacLeod ‘44*

1951

1945

Robert B. Anderson ‘51* f Douglas N. Archibald ‘51* c Alexander M. Clark ‘51* c Lawrence P. Cole Ph.D. ‘51* William Contini M.D. ‘51* f Herbert R. Edson ‘51* Alan B. Gould ‘51* c Christopher C. Ingraham ‘51* Lorrel B. Nichols ‘51* Gordon W. Russell ‘51* Hamilton Shippee ‘51 c Russell Y. Smith Jr. ‘51 c John W. Tremaine ‘51* Winston E. Wood ‘51*

Albert T. Butterfield ‘45* c Sherman E. Fein Esq. ‘45* Franklin Pierce Jackson ‘45* c Stuart B. Robinson ‘45* c Phillip A. Urion ‘45 c Kenneth J. Williams ‘45

1946 LeBaron R. Barker III ‘46* c Mike Choukas ‘46* f James W. Gibbs ‘46 c John W. Luce ‘46 Peter W. Stanley ‘46*

1953 Robert A. Burton Jr. ‘53 Larrie S. Calvert ‘53* Herb S. Ellis ‘53* Larry A. Hale ‘53* Stephen B. Homer ‘53* c Michael B. King ‘53* Thornton Klaren Jr. ‘53 John Kramer ‘53 c James L. Ober ‘53* c Peter L. Powers ‘53* f Richard L. Shanaman ‘53* c Richard L. van Riper ‘53* c George H. Welles Jr. ‘53 c Robert A. Wright ‘53* c

1954 Richard G. Burton ‘54* f Robert W. Carr ‘54* Ian G. Ferguson ‘54 c Dexter B. Godsoe ‘54* George W. Lindemann ‘54 c Don E. Megathlin ‘54 Robert W. Morse ‘54* c Hugh W. Pearson ‘54* Marshall L. Williams ‘54* f William G. Wilson ‘54 c

1955 Stephen A. Brink ‘55* Alan L. Carpenter ‘55 William J. Cullen ‘55* Robert A. Derrenbacker ‘55* Winthrop Dow Jr. ‘55* Waldo L. Hart ‘55 c W. Eugene Hays Jr. ‘55* John K. Jepson ‘55 c Charles F. Long ‘55* Jon W. Metzger ‘55* c Paul Noble ‘55* c Robert H. O’Brien ‘55* f Richard E. Parker ‘55* c Stewart A. Richter ‘55 c Donald B. Scholl ‘55* John B. Stevens ‘55 c

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) | f Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society) Bold Name: Designates a gift of $1,000 or more (Giving Societies) V E R M O N T AC A DE M Y | 39

1956

1960

1964

James R. Barton ‘56 c Peter E. Brightman ‘56* Walter B. Brown ‘56 c Robert S. Cary ‘56* f Peter Chidsey Ph.D. ‘56* Martin C. Hall III ‘56 c Peter Hickey Jr. ‘56 c Gerald L. Hickman ’56 c Breck S. Lardner ‘56 Frederic H. Nichols ‘56* f Thomas A. Walsh ‘56 c

Peter V. Allen ‘60 Richard T. Aulisi ‘60* Dan L. Brown ‘60* Stephen A. Carbine ‘60 c Richard G. Compson ‘60* c Woody Hickcox ‘60* c Penn Lardner Jr. ‘60* c Robert W. Laughton ‘60 Robert L. Morse ‘60* f Denis T. Noonan III ‘60 c John A. Quebman ‘60* Robert S. Seeley ‘60* c George A. Yeomans ‘60* Donald B. Zinn ‘60* c

Bruce E. Beagley III ‘64 Toby Hoopes III ‘64* c Peter T. Katzenbach ‘64 c G. David Koepf ‘64 c A. Steven Perelman ‘64* Robinson T. Rhodes ‘64* Paul A. Scoville ‘64* f William H. Walker ‘64 David M. Young ‘64* f

1957 Donald L. Adams ‘57* f Joe E. Aulisi ‘57* c Charles C. Clark ‘57 c Winslow G. Crannell ‘57* c E. John Dinkel III ‘57* c E. Bulkeley Griswold ‘57* c Daniel M. Hall ‘57* c Frederick H. Hibberd Jr. ‘57* c Arthur M. Kelton Jr. ‘57* Hon. Ronald F. Kilburn ‘57 c Andrew MacKechnie ‘57* William B. Morton ‘57 c David S. Murphy ‘57 c Stephen K. Richardson ‘57* f Sanford S. Witherell Jr. ‘57*

1958 Peter Clarner ‘58* William K. Corliss Jr. ‘58* c Richard V. Ellery Jr. ‘58 c Newton C. Gardner ‘58* c Malcolm W. George ‘58 Edward A. Larrabee ‘58 Harvey C. Peterson ‘58* c Peter C. Shumway ‘58 c Ronald N. Tagney ‘58* Gary P. Westergren ‘58* c

John H. Anderson II ‘61* Reginald T. Blauvelt III ‘61 c Gregory J. Chase ‘61* William C. Clark ‘61* f John H. Hastings ‘61* c Clarence H. Linder Jr. ‘61 c Keith M. Nightingale ‘61 Lawrence W. Rice ‘61* f William C. Rose ‘61* c William W. Shields ‘61 c

G. Gibson Amstutz ‘65 c Robert M. Campbell Jr. ‘65* c Peter S. Cinelli ‘65* c Augustus T. Clement ‘65 c Bruce B. Coulter ‘65 Phillips H. Kerr ‘65* c David H. Knoblauch ‘65* c Robert W. Lennox II ‘65 James R. Mennel ‘65* c Leland S. Person ‘65* c Lawrence G. Power ‘65* John H. Reynolds ‘65* Dave Robinson ‘65* f Howard S. Tuthill III ‘65* John H. Wood ‘65 c

1962

1966

David W. Bergeson ‘62* c Lawrence E. Briggs Jr. ‘62 c Robert N. Chase ‘62* c Russ M. Fellows ‘62* Frederick A. Flavin ‘62 c Grant W. Gagnier Sr. ‘62 c Peter H. Johnson ‘62* c John V. Meyer ‘62* c Larry Niles ‘62 c Charles H. Padelford ‘62* c Paul F. Peterson ‘62 Edward R. Potter ‘62 c Steven V. Ruddell ‘62 c

Chris A. Cota ‘66* Douglas P. Cranshaw ‘66* f N. Clark Dalrymple ‘66* c James S. Frey ’66* Nicholas D. N. Harvey Jr. ‘66* f Chris P. Holden ‘66 c Richard Janis ‘66 Robert W. Lord ‘66* Barry H. Lubotta ‘66 Curtis Mays ‘66 Dennis E. Neumann ‘66* c Richard S. Taylor ‘66* Christopher P. Theisen ‘66* c Robert B. Winslow Jr. ‘66 c Willis E. Wood ‘66* c

1961

1959 John H. Arthur ‘59 f William K. Bigelow Jr. ‘59 c John F. Dick ‘59 c Edward E. Emerson Jr. ‘59* Stephen T. Fisher ‘59 c Perry C. Maynard Jr. ‘59* Donald G. McInnes ‘59* Peter H. Myers ‘59* c Robert B. Naramore ‘59* Thomas O. Richardson ‘59 Roger N. Seagrave ‘59 c Paul W. Slosberg ‘59 c Douglas J. Wood Jr. ‘59* c

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1965

1963 Dexter L. Andrews Jr. ‘63* Richard T. Bohman ‘63* c Russell P. Bone ‘63* Clark B. Burrows ‘63 c John B. Chane ‘63 c Davis L. Dimock ‘63* c Richard M. Dobson Jr. ‘63* William J. Dunn ‘63* Rick B. Hadley Jr. ‘63 c Richard A. Matheson ‘63* John C. McCord ‘63 John Patterson ‘63* c Kimball W. Russell ‘63* c

1967 Gary E. Brown ‘67* c Philip F. Darrell ‘67 Mark S. Gabriel ‘67 Donn Hutchins ‘67* c William O. Murphy ‘67* David L. Patterson ‘67* Christopher A. Sinclair ‘67* Douglas W. Sluiter ‘67* c David M. Welbourn ‘67* Stephen W. Weston ‘67 Stewart L. Wooden ‘67*

1968

1973

Frederick M. Burgess ‘68* c Thomas L. Griffiths ‘68* David B. Holton ‘68 Peter S. Hoopes ‘68* c Wardwell W. Jones ‘68* c Roger W. Kidder ‘68 Glenn S. Morgan ‘68* c Richard Sacknoff ‘68* c Jeffrey A. Wilkinson ‘68

Michael A. Choukas ‘73* Charles P. Gunn ‘73* William N. Hosley Jr. ‘73* c Myron F. McCoy ‘73* c

1969

Anonymous* William B. Reid ‘74 Walter L. Selden Jr. ‘74 Richard I. Stark Jr. ‘74*

Tod F. Eberle ‘75 c John F. Killoy Jr. ‘75* c James T. Vlachos ‘75

1976

1983

Mark P. Godfrey ‘76 James C. Kenny II ‘76 c Hugo R. Mainelli III ‘76* f Jeff B. Scholl ‘76 c

Margaret B. Austin ‘83 c Heidi W. Buck ‘83 Christian J. Courtney ‘83* f Robert S. DesLauriers ‘83 c Daniel P. Dougherty ‘83* f Mark G. Foster ‘83* Chris Jurkiewicz ‘83* c Samuel S. MacAusland ‘83* David W. Mackenzie ‘83* c Scott A. McKeon ‘83* Adam R. Tschorn ‘83 c Kelley C. Tully ‘83 c David L. Van Schaick Jr. ‘83 c

1970

1977

Jeffrey R. Crocker ‘71* c Thomas D. Hinman ‘71 William T. Keating ‘71 c David L. Moore ‘71 Alan Roberts ‘71 Barry J. Wetherbee ‘71* c

1972 Norberto Aviles Jr. ‘72* c Thomas B. Inglehart ‘72* c John H. Johnson ‘72 Steven E. Karol ‘72* Henry T. Michie ‘72* John O. Redington ‘72* f John C. Tobin Jr. ‘72* c H.S. Wright III ‘72*

1982 Rick J. Beckwith ‘82 c Seamus Crotty ‘82 c Andrew V. Griswold ‘82* Craig A. Meili ‘82 c Thomas C. Oxholm ‘82* Brooks J. Stewart ‘82 Katherine Webster-Grealish ‘82 David A. Wilder ‘82 c

1975

1971

1981 Greg Eckhardt ‘81

1974

James P. Aram ‘69* c Thomas G. Bridge ‘69* f David J. Brown ‘69* f John A. Fitzgerald Jr. ‘69 John W. Hoder ‘69* Steve J. Jeton ‘69* Timothy J. Lord ‘69* Joe V. Meigs ‘69* c Hayden T. O’Connor ‘69* c Robert C. Pew ‘69*

Michael D. Aquilino ‘70 c David M. Brown ‘70 c Sean P. Campbell ‘70* Richard A. Clancy ‘70 c Douglas E. Dalton ‘70 Robert J. Karol ‘70* c Steven I. Lord ‘70 c L. Dean Miltimore ‘70 c Richard H. Patterson ‘70* c Robert E. Sollmann Jr. ‘70* Kenneth J. Tensen ‘70

Kevin J. Seifert ‘80 Thomas G. Thompson ‘80 c Walter H. Tipert ‘80 c

Brook D. Anderson ‘77 c Herminio Aviles ‘77 f Andrew M. Bernhard ‘77* Sean D. Bersell ‘77* Jonathan H. Betts ‘77 c John H. Densmore ‘77 Mark H. Goldie ‘77* c Cedric C. Nash ‘77* c David E. Robinson ‘77*

1978 Winthrop A. Arms ‘78 William K. Dole ‘78* Richard B. Swan ‘78* Lawrence S. Viola Esq. ‘78 f

1979 Thomas J. Bascom Jr. ‘79 James R. Lyman ‘79* c Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ‘79* c Brian D. Stezenski-Williams ‘79 Patrick L. Weiler ‘79*

1980 Stuart M. Bell ‘80 f G. Ewing Buta ‘80* Robert G. Ewanouski ‘80 c Steven L. Kett ‘80 c John G. McCall Jr. ‘80 c David A. Saville ‘80 c

1984 Mark J. Culkin ‘84* c Joanna B. James ‘84 c

1985 Chris J. Cassell ‘85 c Charles H. Edgerton ‘85 William A. Jones ‘85 Bob O. Keeshan Jr. ‘85 f Colin J. McKearnan ‘85 c Robert B. Schultheis ‘85 c

1986 Ross A. Leventhal ‘86 c James G. Muse ‘86 c Heather F. Raftery ‘86

1987 Scott W. Ansevin-Allen ‘87 c Jeffrey S. Harrington ‘87* c Richard R. Horn ‘87* Patrick Peterson ’87 c Mark W. Smith ‘87

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) | f Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society) Bold Name: Designates a gift of $1,000 or more (Giving Societies) V E R M O N T AC A DE M Y | 41

1988

1999

2012

Brian A. Rice ‘88 Philipp B. Weisskopf ‘88

Silas T. Campbell ‘99 Jeremy R. Herbert ‘99 Demere K. Hess ‘99 Andrew W. Tyson ‘99 Brad C. Weilbrenner ‘99 c

Marina R. Berger ‘12 c Andrew Fink ‘12 Shelby L. Johnson ‘12 Evan A. Lyman ‘12 Daniel W. Scalzo ‘12

2000

2013

Ashley R. Wilson ‘00

Miller Charman ‘13 Colleen Donahue ‘13 c William A. Petzold ‘13 Jingtian Zhang ‘13

1989 Henry T. Ammons ‘89* c Jonathon D. Bald ‘89* Casey K. Cota ‘89* Daniel H. Duff ‘89 f Daniel T. LaForte ‘89

2001 1990 Jamison R. Gagnier ‘90* Lee H. Ryder Jr. ‘90 James D. Thomas ‘90* Cindy K. Tintle ‘90

1991 John B. Dunbar ‘91 Carrie Dunn ‘91* Rose H. Rodgers ‘91 Kristin E. Terkelsen ‘91 c

1992 Duane R. Dorazio ‘92 c Rawan W. Ibrahim ‘92 f Wayne E. Kiefer ‘92

Katherine H. Friedman ‘01

2002 William S. Buckley ‘02 Amber S. DiPasquale ‘02 Keith P. Hanson ‘02 Armin Talke ‘02 c Daniel B. Weinger ‘02 f

2003 Matthew R. Davis ‘03 Gregory G. Hansen ‘03 Matt S. Neuman ‘03 c Robert Outtrim III ‘03* c Jennifer M. Tolaro-Heidbrink ‘03*

2004 1993 Gaston Bullrich ‘93 Hillary E. Ellis ‘93 c Elizabeth A. Long ‘93 Kira L. Sullivan ‘93 Andrew C. Ward ‘93* c

1994 Andrew D. Johnson ‘94 c Patrick O. McArdle ‘94 c John P. Murtha ‘94 c Robert C. Strain ‘94 f

Ryan J. Walsh ‘04*

2005 Erik H. Frost ‘05 Laura A. Gage ‘05 c David H. Krisch ‘05* c Caroline D. Nussbaum ‘05 c Corbin S. Vreeland ‘05 c

2006 Meagan Coneeny ‘06 Zachary J. Jandl ‘06

1995

2007

Erika D. Gustafson ‘95* Jeremiah R. Long ‘95*

Darren M. Candello ‘07 Cassandra L. Howe ‘07 c

1996

2009

Eli C. McArdle ‘96 Elizabeth S. O’Keefe ‘96 c Kate E. Robards ‘96 c

Sanders Dorough III ‘09 Shannon Scott ‘09*

1997

Nicholas A. Gendron ‘10 Katharine E. Howe ‘10 c Laura L. Turner ‘10 c

Robert P. Gustafson ‘97* c Ramsey N. Hoehn ‘97 Robin Vanderputten ‘97 c

1998 Alexander H. Law ‘98

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2010

2011 John Aitken ‘11 Monica Johnson ‘11 c You Kyoung Lee ‘11

Current Trustees Carolyn Blitz* Sean and Wendy Brennan* Mark Candon* f Michael A. Choukas ‘73* Casey K. ‘89 and Jennifer Cota* Chris A. ‘66 and Sue Cota* Carrie Dunn ‘91* Stuart A. Eisenkraft ‘74* Glenn and Penny Gendron* c David B. Holton ‘68 Michael and Penny Horowitz* Peter F. and Janice V. Howe* Steven E. Karol ‘72* Timothy J. Lord ‘69* Donald G. McInnes ‘59* George P. Moser Jr. ‘48* Marvin S. Neuman* David E. Robinson ‘77* Lee H. Ryder Jr. ‘90 Jeffrey and Carolyn Salzman* Kevin J. Seifert ‘80 Mark W. Smith ‘87 Richard I. Stark Jr. ‘74* S. Tylor Tregellas* f Andrew C. Ward ‘93* c

Current Faculty and Staff Anonymous f Kathryn E. Aldrich Sean Brennan* Wendy Brennan* Wallace M. Brown* Steve Cady* Sean P. Campbell ‘70* Wendell R. Crouse* Aurelia Davidson c Christopher Davidson c Phyllis Davis* Sara B. Dunbar ‘91 Lindsay A. Eddy f

Gregory T. Francis* James S. Frey ‘66* Laura J. Frey* Joanne Fuller c James A. Gundy III Kim Gundy Jeffrey S. Harrington ‘87* c Robert E. Harrington* f Fanning M. Hearon III Mary Hepburn* Jennifer Jones c John Kelly* Amy Lanterman* c David P. Machelor* c Russell Mayhew Maryann McArdle* c Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ‘79* c Andrew Milliken Inessa S. Muse Katharine H. Perkins* Ethel Pike* Lawrence W. Rice ‘61* f Peter Ross c Johanna Schneider Peter Sheldon* c Gail Smidutz Deborah Tolaro* Roger Westine* c April Worden c

Current Parents and Grandparents Clifford and Sally Allard f Richard B. Anderson c John and Gwendolyn Antesberger c Laura and Joe Bates c Brian and Susan Benninghoff f Antonio Berjillos and Isabel Gonzalez Steve and Marnie Bowen c Sean and Wendy Brennan* Albert and Anne Burgunder Thomas and Jeanne Capasse Gerald and Nina Caron Charles Cherington and Ashley Pettus James and Anna Cole c Harry Connick Jr. and Jill Connick Casey K. ‘89 and Jennifer Cota* John and Kate Derwin c Thomas Durnford and Lisa Clouet c Stephen and Catherine Eisenberg Christine Eisner Gary Engle

Jose Espindola and Mercedes Echevarria c Mark Filanowski and Monica McNally f Glenn Gendron* c Glenn and Penny Gendron* c Larry Gottesdiener Bradford T. and Eva F. Greene Dennis Hannon and Linda Delaney Robert E. and Martha B. Harrington* f Bill and Jan Hauser Fanning M. Hearon III and Christy Coyne Tae Sook Heo Ethan and Elise Hoblitzelle Mark and Mary Iamonaco f David and Elisabeth Ives f Jonathan Jesup and Mary Chamberlin* c Basilio and Lauri Kalpakian c Peter and Ann Lambertus Karen Lavoie* c Ke Li and Yumin Liu Quan Sheng Li and Ji Zhang Kenneth Marin and Cynthia Wyatt c Kathleen Mathesen f Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ‘79* c Renee McOwen Sarah Messenger and Paul B. Weber c Reed and Karen Miller James and Tamra Mooney* Inessa S. Muse Elizabeth Nourse f Karl and Tracey Ohaus c Shane P. and Elizabeth O’Keefe* c Ned and Liz Olmsted c Erik and Maria Teresa Ortiz Lisa Ostrover c Katharine H. Perkins* Sarah Persha c Sandra Peterson and Hans Krikava Sheila and John Pinkney c Michael Raskin c Richard and Marjorie Ray Michael Reisman c Delice Roberson Peter and Elisabeth Roos Jared and Lisa Stolper c McWilliams W. Stone Gabriel Tri T. and Syarifa Swastono David and Lisa Therrien* c James and Carroll Veltrop James T. Vlachos ‘75 and Sarah V. Murphy Stuart and Laura Wilson c Andrew and Melissa N. Wing c Eduard and Elizabeth Zimmermann c

Family of Alumni Anonymous Anonymous* f Robert K. and Jeanne Abernethy* Linda C. Adrian c Linda Aitken* c William J. and Sally J. Allen* Harold W. and Doran G. Anderson* c Christine Armstrong c David and Mara Arzi* c Patricia A. Barrett* c William and Patricia Barton c Ria Beckham c John H. and Caroline Beebe* Jeff and Nancy Berger f David W. ‘62 and Penny A. Bergeson* c Jean Black* f Bryce and Kathi Blair* Alexander S. and Karin Blakeson Carolyn Blitz* J.A. and Deborah Bouknight f Annie M. Brabson* Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Brennan c Jean H. Brown c Wallace M. and Edith Brown* Jonathan and Jacqueline Bump Charles and Pamela Burke Stephen J. and Susan K. Burt c Joel and Gail Cairns* Robert M. Campbell ‘37* Robert M. Campbell Jr. ‘65* c Sean P. Campbell ‘70* Michael R. and Sally J. Candello* c Shirley Carson Robert S. Cary ‘56* f Ann L. Castagnola c Gregory J. ‘61 and Roberta Chase* Michael A. Choukas ‘73* Mike ‘46 and Nita Choukas* f William C. Clark ‘61* f Roberta Clouet Lawrence P. Cole Ph.D. ‘51* Michael J. Collard and Megan Prior-Collard* Kenneth W. and Foy Cooley* c Chris A. ‘66 and Sue Cota* Hugh and Carol Cota* Perry P. Craver ‘40* c Dennis and Anne F. Cross* f Wendell R. and Randi Crouse* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Culkin* c Dan and Mary Davis* c Thomas N. and Dona Dawes William and Kathryn W. DeFord* c Richard DeMartini and Jennifer Brorsen*

*Designates 5 or more consecutive years of giving | c Designates a gift of $100–$499 (Wildcat Society) | f Designates a gift of $500–$999 (Winter Carnival Society) Bold Name: Designates a gift of $1,000 or more (Giving Societies) V E R M O N T AC A DE M Y | 4 3

Stephen and Jacqueline DiDomenico* Felice Dimartino c Mary Meredith Dobyns* Charles and Susan Donahue* f Robert T. and Pamela A. Donaldson Robert Dowman and Roberta Sillin-Dowman c Diane Driscoll c Charles A. Duboc* Marion S. Ducey* c Bradley P. and Beverly Dunbar f Ian C. and Jenny Eddy Roger and Patricia Eisner Susan M. Elliott Karen Engdahl Leanne M. and Todd Erickson c John and Joanne Esau c David A. and Linda L. Fink* f Frederick G. and Ann Fischer* c Gregory W. and Paula Fisher* c Linda Fisher William FitzGerald and Sally Pennington* f Kevin and Elizabeth Foley* f Gregory T. and Elaine Francis* Laura J. and James S. Frey ‘66* John L. Frost* Roger L. and Joyce Fuller* c Tamara Funk* c Grant W. Gagnier Sr. ‘62 c Thomas Gerschman c Charles and Margaret Gibbs* c William S. and Helen Gordon c Donald R. and Barbara B. Grant* c John R. and Eileen J. Guard Paul and Karen Gustafson* c Rosben and Caroll Gutierrez c William H. and Leita Hamill f Francis J. and Marilyn R. Hamilton* c Virginia L. Hearon c Mr. & Mrs. G. William Helm Jr. c Mary Hepburn and Ryan Ostebo* Catherine Hodgson c Howard H. and Jane Holloway c Kenneth and Judy Holzscheiter* f Jeffrey R. and Mary Helen Holzschuh* Chi Chiang Hom and Chiu Kwan* c Michael and Penny Horowitz* William N. and Cynthia Hosley* c Peter F. and Janice V. Howe* Thomas Huntsman c Thomas B. Inglehart ‘72* c Harry and Barbara Ives* Douglas Jacobs Rob and Linda Jennings c John K. Jepson ‘55 c Barret S. and Jennifer Johnson* c

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David B. and Andrea E. Johnson* Harry Johnson Gilbert H. Jones ‘41* James and Deborah Keane c Paul E. and Diane Kelly f Thomas Kenefick c Theresa King Russell W. and Susan Klein* c Francis E. Korn Jr. c Lisa Lane c Amy Lanterman* c Richard H. Leavitt ‘49 c Robert LeFevre c Frank and Michele Leonardo* c David and Charlotte Lesser c Claire Lober c Charles F. ‘55 and Susan L. Long* Robert W. Lord ‘66* Timothy J. Lord ‘69* James R. Lyman ‘79* c Mary Jane Mackenzie* c Carol Martin* c William F. and Celia Martin Maryann McArdle* c Robert F. and Cathy L. McKeon* Charles and Leigh Merinoff David and Diane Merrill c Barbara Meyer c David L. Moore ‘71 Ed Mortensen William G. and Margaret H. Morton* c George P. Moser Jr. ‘48* Blair T. and Holly Nance c Marvin S. Neuman* Denis T. Noonan III ‘60 c Jeremiah J. and Mary O’Connor c Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Ogden William J. O’Grady and Cheryl A. Parker* f Claire Outerbridge c Edward and Antoinette Pascucci Ron and Emily Payne c John F. and Karla Pendexter c Hugh A. and Nancy Pennell Donald S. and Marjorie Penny c Faith L. Pepe Harvey C. Peterson ‘58* c Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas Petrie c Thomas and Jeanne Petzold c D.W. and Christine Porto f Edward R. Potter ‘62 c Dr. and Gordon A. Price c Joseph Prior* c Margaret Jane Radin Alan P. and Diane Raines* David and Lynne Relles c Lawrence W. ‘61 and Sara A. Rice* f Dave ‘65 and Eric Robinson* f

Stuart B. Robinson ‘45* c Gordon Rockafellow c Edward J. and Leslie A. Roe* c John M. and Martha Ross* f Arthur and Edith Roth* Mark R. and Jane E. Rudolph Timothy and Patricia Salmon* c Jeffrey and Carolyn Salzman* Thomas A. and Catherine Savoca* f Stephen and Maureen Scalzo Falko A. and Lorna Schilling c Donald B. Scholl ‘55* Robert P. Scholl ‘50 William Schreiber Hilary Simpson* Austin L. Smithers c Richard and Roberta Steingart c Ronald J. and Patricia Stempien* Pamela D. Strain c Spencer and Linda Struble* Robert Taft ‘48* c Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Talbot* Dalton B. and Pamela Thomas c Deborah Tolaro* David L. Torrey ‘49* Mark Truelson and Traci Odom-Truelson c William C. and Kristen A. Tyson* c Peter and Elizabeth Van de Water* c Wheaton C. and Harriet Vaughan c Garrett B. and Elizabeth Wall Carl J. and Cornelia Wallin* c Gene and Jean Walsh Thomas J. and Mary A. Walsh* c Richard B. Washburn ‘48 f Priscilla Watson* c Richard P. and Donna M. Weber* c Barbara Widdoes* c Marilyn Wilson* Catherine M. Wood c N. Kenneth Wright ‘49 c Nicholas W. Yang and Winnie S. Yang Yung Richard and Carolyn Ziegler Evelyn Zwolinski c

Friends of the Academy Steven W. August* c Katherine L. Babson* f Sally C. Bell* Carolyn Boday* f Elisabeth Britland Virginia Canfield* c Catherine Caron c Arnold D. Castagner* Gail P. Chase* c Mary S. French* f

Wallace Gundy Stephen Hardy* James A. and Nancy Heffernan* c Mark S. Herko Ph.D.* Elizabeth and Keith Kimball Theodore and Nancy Kovaleff Garth LaPointe and Shapleigh Donnelly Monica Ley* Rong Li c Elsa M. Luker* f Carol McNealus Jaffe c David I. Newton* Edmund W. Nutting* c Andrew J. O’Brien III Catherine Quinlan* Ellen Reed* c Lee B. Reed* Jo T. Ryan* c Timothy J. and Tish Saburn c Barbara B. Sweet and George Tanner David and Amy Vachris Mary J. K. Williams

Businesses, Corporations, and Foundations Aetna Foundation Inc.* The Baldwin Foundation f Bank of America The Benevity Community Impact Fund Boston Foundation Polaroid Fund The Charles E. Harwood Trust* Container Manufacturing Inc. c Daniel E. Ford Fund* ExxonMobil Foundation Inc.* Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Home Depot Foundation c James E. & Constance L. Bell Foundation f Laird Norton Company, LLC Makena Capital Management c Mattel Children’s Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation f PG & E Corporation Foundation* Pitney Bowes c Raskin Industries c Rochester Area Community Foundation f Saxtons River Thursday Night Poker Club Sino-American Education Foundation Program Stevenson Brown Porter Fund UBS Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program c XL Global Services Inc.

The Long Walk Legends Anonymous* Anonymous* f Robert K. and Jeanne Abernethy* Donald L. Adams ‘57* f Linda Aitken* c Brook D. Anderson ‘77 c Harold W. and Doran G. Anderson* c John H. Anderson II ‘61* Robert B. Anderson ‘51* f Dexter L. Andrews Jr. ‘63* James P. Aram ‘69* c Douglas N. Archibald ‘51* c David and Mara Arzi* c Steven W. August* c Joe E. Aulisi ‘57* c Richard T. Aulisi ‘60* Warren W. and Susan Ayres Charles P. Bailey ‘48* Jonathon D. Bald ‘89* LeBaron R. Barker III ‘46* c Patricia A. Barrett* c Robert O. Beardsley Jr. ‘39* c John H. and Caroline Beebe* Sally C. Bell* Corina L. Belle-Isle ‘80 Marina R. Berger ‘12 c David W. ‘62 and Penny A. Bergeson* c Andrew M. Bernhard ‘77* Sean D. Bersell ‘77* Jonathan H. Betts ‘77 c Jean Black* f Bryce and Kathi Blair* Carolyn Blitz* Carolyn Boday Richard T. Bohman ‘63* c Russell P. Bone ‘63* Annie M. Brabson* Sean and Wendy Brennan* Thomas G. Bridge ‘69* f Stephen A. Brink ‘55* J. Whitney Brown M.D. ‘40* Dan L. Brown ‘60* David J. Brown ‘69* f Gary E. Brown ‘67* c Wallace M. and Edith Brown* Heidi W. Buck ‘83 Gaston Bullrich ‘93 Jonathan and Jacqueline Bump Frederick M. Burgess ‘68* c Albert and Anne Burgunder Richard G. Burton ‘54* f G. Ewing Buta ‘80* Albert T. Butterfield ‘45* c Joel and Gail Cairns*

Larrie S. Calvert ‘53* Robert M. Campbell ‘37* Sean P. Campbell ‘70* Darren M. Candello ‘07 Michael R. and Sally J. Candello* c Mark Candon* f Virginia Canfield* c Thomas and Jeanne Capasse Catherine Caron c James P. and Betty Carpentier Robert W. Carr ‘54* William F. Carson Jr. Robert S. Cary ‘56* f Miller Charman ‘13 Peter M. and Christy D. Charman Gregory J. ‘61 and Roberta Chase* Robert N. Chase ‘62* c George D. Cheney ‘48* Peter Chidsey Ph.D. ‘56* Michael A. Choukas ‘73* Mike ‘46 and Nita Choukas* f Peter S. Cinelli ‘65* c Beverley A. Clarenbach William C. Clark ‘61* f Peter Clarner ‘58* Lloyd H. Coffin Jr. ‘47* f Lawrence P. Cole Ph.D. ‘51* Stacey W. Cole ‘39 Michael J. Collard and Megan Prior-Collard* Richard G. Compson ‘60* c Robert S. Cook ‘47 John Copeland ‘69 William K. Corliss Jr. ‘58* c Casey K. ‘89 and Jennifer Cota* Chris A. ‘66 and Sue Cota* Douglas P. Cranshaw ‘66* f Perry P. Craver ‘40* c Jeffrey R. Crocker ‘71* c Dennis and Anne F. Cross* f Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Culkin* c Mark J. Culkin ‘84* c William J. Cullen ‘55* Robert F. Dall Dan and Mary Davis* c Matthew R. Davis ‘03 Phyllis Davis* William and Kathryn W. DeFord* c Richard DeMartini and Jennifer Brorsen* Robert A. Derrenbacker ‘55* Davis L. Dimock ‘63* c E. John Dinkel III ‘57* c Richard M. Dobson Jr. ‘63* Mary Meredith Dobyns* William K. Dole ‘78* Karl Dornish Jr. ‘50* c

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Sanders Dorough III ‘09 Daniel P. Dougherty ‘83* f Kristin M. Dubak ‘01 Charles A. Duboc* Marion S. Ducey* c Carrie Dunn ‘91* William J. Dunn ‘63* Donald D. Durkee ‘43* Greg Eckhardt II ‘81 Lindsay A. Eddy f Matthew J. Eddy ‘95 Herbert R. Edson ‘51* Herb S. Ellis ‘53* Lars M. Ellison ‘82 Theodore R. Ellsworth Jr. ‘70 James C. Embree ‘50 Edward E. Emerson Jr. ‘59* Karen Engdahl Andrew Fink ‘12 David A. and Linda L. Fink* f Frederick G. and Ann Fischer* c Thomas and Bernie Fisher William FitzGerald and Sally Pennington* f Frederick A. Flavin ‘62 c Mark G. Foster ‘83* Gregory T. and Elaine Francis* Katherine H. Friedman ‘01 John L. Frost* Roger L. and Joyce Fuller* c Tamara Funk* c Mark S. Gabriel ‘67 Jamison R. Gagnier ‘90* Thomas P. Gallagher ‘62 Newton C. Gardner ‘58* c Whitney A. Gay ‘67 Charles M. Geilich ‘47* c Glenn and Penny Gendron* c Nicholas A. Gendron ‘10 Charles and Margaret Gibbs* c Dexter B. Godsoe ‘54* Mark H. Goldie ‘77* c Alan B. Gould ‘51* c Kevin and Katherine Graham Thomas L. Griffiths ‘68* Andrew V. Griswold ‘82* E. Bulkeley Griswold ‘57* c James A. and Kim Gundy Wallace Gundy Charles P. Gunn ‘73* Erika D. Gustafson ‘95* Paul and Karen Gustafson* c Larry A. Hale ‘53* Francis J. and Marilyn R. Hamilton* c Nicholas J. Hancock ‘97 Stephen Hardy* Jeffrey S. Harrington ‘87* c Robert E. and Martha B. Harrington* f

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Nicholas D. N. Harvey Jr. ‘66* f John H. Hastings ‘61* c W. Eugene Hays Jr. ‘55* Fanning M. Hearon III and Christy Coyne Mary Hepburn and Ryan Ostebo* William P. and Anne Herbert Mark S. Herko Ph.D.* Demere K. Hess ‘99 Woody Hickcox ‘60* c John W. Hoder ‘69* David Hodgson ‘89 and Amanda GilbertHodgson Ramsey N. Hoehn ‘97 Charles R. Hoffer ‘47* c Chris P. Holden ‘66 c David B. Holton ‘68 Kenneth and Judy Holzscheiter* f Jeffrey R. and Mary Helen Holzschuh* Stephen B. Homer ‘53* c Toby W. Hoopes III ‘64* c Richard R. Horn ‘87* Michael and Penny Horowitz* William N. Hosley Jr. ‘73* c Amy L. Howard ‘91 Charles W. Howard II ‘50* Cassandra L. Howe ‘07 c Katharine E. Howe ‘10 c Peter F. and Janice V. Howe* Donn Hutchins ‘67* c Christopher C. Ingraham ‘51* David and Elisabeth Ives f Harry and Barbara Ives* Franklin Pierce Jackson ‘45* c Zachary J. Jandl ‘06 David J. Janis ‘69 Steve J. Jeton ‘69* David B. and Andrea E. Johnson* Peter H. Johnson ‘62* c Shelby L. Johnson’12 Gilbert H. Jones ‘41* Jennifer Jones c Wardwell W. Jones ‘68* c J. Christopher Jurkiewicz ‘83 Robert J. Karol ‘70* c Steven E. Karol ‘72* William T. Keating ‘71 c Bob O. Keeshan Jr. ‘85 f John and Barbara M. Keil Arthur M. Kelton Jr. ‘57* Thomas Kenefick c John F. Killoy Jr. ‘75* c Michael B. King ‘53* David C. and Susan Kinney Russell W. and Susan Klein* c David H. Knoblauch ‘65* c G. David Koepf ‘64 c David H. Krisch ‘05* c Lisa Lane c

Amy Lanterman* c Breck S. Lardner ‘56 Penn Lardner Jr. ‘60* c Karen Lavoie* c Richard T. Leary ‘50* c Frank and Michele Leonardo* c Ross A. Leventhal ‘86 c Monica Ley* Donald A. Linscott ‘43* c Meghan M. Lockerby ‘06 Robert L. Long and Hope Norman Steven I. Lord ‘70 c Timothy J. Lord ‘69* John W. Luce ‘46 Elsa M. Luker* f Samuel S. MacAusland ‘83* David P. and Catherine A. Machelor* c Andrew MacKechnie ‘57* David W. Mackenzie ‘83* c Mary Jane Mackenzie* c Karen J. MacKenzie ‘82 Anthony S. Mahar ‘50* f Carol Martin* c Richard A. Matheson ‘63* Perry C. Maynard Jr. ‘59* David J. Maysilles ‘47* Maryann McArdle* c Donald G. McInnes ‘59* Robert F. and Cathy L. McKeon* Scott A. McKeon ‘83* Dan and Dawn McKinley Lisa Eckhardt McNealus ‘79* c Joe V. Meigs ‘69* c Craig A. Meili ‘82 c Ruth Metcalf Jon W. Metzger ‘55* c John V. Meyer ‘62* c Henry T. Michie ‘72* Jay and Susan M. Monroe Glenn S. Morgan ‘68* c Robert W. Morse ‘54* c George P. Moser Jr. ‘48* William O. Murphy ‘67* Robert B. Naramore ‘59* Cedric C. Nash ‘77* c Marvin S. Neuman* Matt S. ‘03 and Ashlee Neuman c Dennis E. Neumann ‘66* c David I. Newton* Frederic H. Nichols ‘56* f Lorrel B. Nichols ‘51* Paul Noble ‘55* c Denis T. Noonan III ‘60 c Edmund W. Nutting* c Robert H. O’Brien ‘55* f Shane P. and Elizabeth O’Keefe* c Ned and Liz Olmsted c

Robert Outtrim III ‘03* c Thomas C. Oxholm ‘82* Peter T. Parker ‘50* c Richard E. Parker ‘55* c Donna Parkhurst-Ascher and Stephen Ascher David L. Patterson ‘67* Richard H. Patterson ‘70* c Hugh W. Pearson ‘54* Faith L. Pepe A. Steven Perelman ‘64* Katharine H. Perkins* Leland S. Person ‘65* c Harvey C. Peterson ‘58* c MaryBeth and Paul Peterson Robert C. Pew ‘69* Ethel and Donald Pike* Giulio Pontecorvo ‘41* c Lawrence G. Power ‘65* Peter L. Powers ‘53* f Robert A. Price ‘50* c Joseph Prior* c John A. Quebman ‘60* Catherine Quinlan* Margaret Jane Radin Alan P. and Diane Raines* John O. Redington ‘72* f Ellen Reed* c Lee B. Reed* John H. Reynolds ‘65* Lawrence W. ‘61 and Sara A. Rice* f Stephen K. Richardson ‘57* f William F. Richardson ‘59 Timothy C. Ridolfi ‘94 Kate E. Robards ‘96 c Alan Roberts ‘71 Dave ‘65 and Eric Robinson* f David E. Robinson ‘77* Gordon Rockafellow c Edward J. and Leslie A. Roe* c William C. Rose ‘61* c John M. and Martha Ross* f Arthur and Edith Roth* Daniel B. Ruggles III ‘42* c Gordon W. Russell ‘51* Kimball W. Russell ‘63* c Lee H. Ryder Jr. ‘90 Timothy J. and Tish Saburn c Benjamin W. Salzman ‘11 Jeffrey and Carolyn Salzman* David A. Saville ‘80 c Thomas A. and Catherine Savoca* f Donald B. Scholl ‘55* Jeff B. Scholl ‘76 c Shannon Scott ‘09* Paul A. Scoville ‘64* f

Kevin J. Seifert ‘80 Walter L. Selden Jr. ‘74 Richard L. Shanaman ‘53* c Patrick B. Shinoda ‘01 Christopher A. Sinclair ‘67* Paul W. Slosberg ‘59 c Douglas W. Sluiter ‘67* c Mark W. Smith ‘87 Robert E. Sollmann Jr. ‘70* George P. Sperry ‘48 Peter W. Stanley ‘46* Richard I. Stark Jr. ‘74* Ronald J. and Patricia Stempien* Spencer and Linda Struble* Richard B. Swan ‘78* Robert Taft ‘48* c Ronald N. Tagney ‘58* Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Talbot* Armin Talke ‘02 c Richard S. Taylor ‘66* Kristin E. Terkelsen ‘91 c Christopher P. Theisen ‘66* c David and Lisa Therrien* c John C. Tobin Jr. ‘72* c Deborah Tolaro* Jennifer M. Tolaro-Heidbrink ‘03* David L. Torrey ‘49* William A. Torrey ‘52* S. Tylor Tregellas* f John W. Tremaine ‘51* Laura L. Turner ‘10 c Howard S. Tuthill III ‘65* Andrew W. Tyson ‘99 William C. and Kristen A. Tyson* c Phillip A. Urion ‘45 c Peter E. and Elizabeth Van de Water* c Andrew and Nikki van der Vord Richard L. van Riper ‘53* c David L. Van Schaick Jr. ‘83 c Robin Vanderputten ‘97 c John P. Wait ‘50* Carl J. and Cornelia Wallin* c Thomas J. and Mary A. Walsh* c Andrew C. Ward ‘93* c Stewart Washburn ‘42* c Priscilla Watson* c Tucker R. Watts ‘07 Richard P. and Donna M. Weber* c Rayner Weir ‘49* c Philipp B. Weisskopf ‘88 and Jody ZalkinWeisskopf David M. Welbourn ‘67* George C. West ‘49* c Barry J. Wetherbee ‘71* c Richard M. Whitcomb ‘55

Barbara Widdoes* c Marshall L. Williams ‘54* f William G. Wilson ‘54 c Robert B. Winslow Jr. ‘66 c Sanford S. Witherell Jr. ‘57* Thomas H. Wood ‘62 Winston E. Wood ‘51* Lawrence B. and Connie Woolson April and Peter H. Worden c H.S. Wright III ‘72* Robert A. Wright ‘53* c George A. Yeomans ‘60* David M. Young ‘64* f Eduard and Elizabeth Zimmermann c Donald B. Zinn ‘60* c

Gifts Made in Recognition In Honor of Carrie Berggren Dunn ‘91 Linda C. Adrian

In Honor of Cody Collard ‘08 Joseph Prior

In Honor of Sean Brennan and Fanning Hearon Virginia L. Hearon

In Honor of the Brennans Mr. and Mrs. G. William Helm Jr.

In Memory of Angus Black ‘41, John Lucy, H. Edmund “Beano” Tripp, Warren Chivers, and In Honor of Mike Choukas ‘46 John H. Anderson II ‘61

In Memory of Laurence and Dorothy Leavitt, Frederick Zins, Robert Marr, John Lucy, Miss Stephens, Woody The Groundskeeper, and H. Edmund “Beano” Tripp Anthony S. Mahar ‘50

In Memory of Daniel Moore ‘09 David L. Moore ‘71

In Memory of David E. Canfield ‘53 Virginia Canfield

In Memory of Douglas Pierce ‘42 and Charles Street ‘42 Hugh Garvin Jr. ‘42

In Memory of Glenn Reed ‘38 Ellen Reed

In Memory of J. Michael Harding ‘56 Katherine L. Babson

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In Memory of Lawrence Titman ‘31 Jo T. Ryan

In Memory of Martha E. Smith, Widow of Edward B. Smith ‘41 The Estate of Martha E. Smith

In Memory of Robert Ley ‘50 Monica Ley

In Memory of Toby Sprague Philip Chapman Edith Ives Patricia Legler The Corps Network The Tall Pines Charitable Foundation

In Memory of Warren Hornsby ‘41 Clare Hornsby

In Memory of Webster Walker ‘51 Carolyn Boday

Giving by Fund – Restricted Gifts THE CLASS OF 2014 GIFT: THE MOBILE FIELD STATION Gesualdo Bartolomucci and Leslie Perry Steve Bowen and Marnie Bowen Clinton Brown and Andrea Zacher Mary Chamberlin and Jonathan Jesup Casey K. Cota ‘89 and Jennifer Cota Christine Eisner Robert Hunt and Susanna Hunt Jeffrey Nelb and Sharon Nelb Joseph Nimey and Lisa Nimey David Therrien and Lisa Therrien S. Stephen Tworig III and Pamela Tworig Nikki van der Vord and Andrew van der Vord Terrance Walsh and Kerri Walsh Eduard Zimmermann and Elizabeth Zimmermann

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION Steven and Clare Adams Chuck and Kristen Anderson Anne and Mike Atkins Gesualdo Bartolomucci and Leslie Perry Maria Basescu and Mary M. Rodriguez Laura and Joe Bates Steve and Marnie Bowen Helena Brenna Sean and Wendy Brennan Clinton Brown and Andrea Zacher Albert and Anne Burgunder

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Thomas and Jeanne Capasse Ricardo Carreno Ferreiro Mary Chamberlin and Jonathan Jesup Anna and James Cole Casey K. Cota ‘89 and Jennifer Cota Christopher and Aurelia Davidson Eugene and Carmella DeCamillis John and Kate Derwin Sara B. and John B. Dunbar ‘91 Thomas Durnford and Lisa Clouet Lindsay A. and Matthew J. Eddy ‘95 Christine Eisner Herb Ellis ‘55 Catherine Eucker Mark Filanowski and Monica McNally Edward Fiske and Helen Ladd Dennis and Pamela Gallagher Glenn and Penny Gendron Paul and Susan Gillespie Richard and Ronna Goldman The Gottesdiener Family James A. Gundy III and Kim Gundy Young Su Han and Youn Mi Seo Dennis Hannon and Linda Delaney Fanning M. Hearon III and Christy Coyne Tae Sook Heo David Hodgson ‘89 and Amanda Gilbert-Hodgson Jeffrey and MaryHelen Holzschuh Kelly T. and James Hood Seth Horowitz ‘98 William Hoser Michael and Amy Houlihan Robert and Lynne Hubbard Robert and Susanna Hunt Mark and Mary Iamonaco Victor Johnson Jennifer Jones and Michael Svensson Basilio and Lauri Kalpakian Diana Kaplan Steven E. Karol ‘72 Charles and Claudia King James and Robin LaFleur Peter and Ann Lambertus Karen and Chris Langston Amy Lanterman Jong Su Lee and Hea Sung Kim Chunrong Li and Jun An Kathleen Mathesen Katherine Matheson Adam McOwen Reed and Karen Miller Andrew and Maria Milliken Philip and Sheenah Mische Deanna and Guy Mitchell

James and Tamra Mooney Cynthia L. Murphy Sarah A. Murphy ‘03 Inessa S. Muse Jason and Meghan Neumeister Robert T. Nielsen and Patricia M. Dooley Joseph and Lisa Nimey Nathan Nourse Karen and Scott Novak Ned and Liz Olmsted Shane P. and Elizabeth O’Keefe Erik and Maria Teresa Ortiz David and Eileen Paluszek Susan Parent Hannah Parker and Robert Thibault Ron and Emily Payne Katharine H. Perkins Sandra Peterson and Hans Krikava Aaron Picard Jamie and David Pierce Bruce Proctor and Anna Blanche LorantProctor Marjorie and Richard Ray Michael and Liz Reisman Delice Roberson Ken and Emily Sandberg Craig Sanger Johanna Schneider Richard Senerchia Jung Mi Seo Joel and Deborah Shprentz Leonard and Lauren Steiner Jared and Lisa Stolper Alexander Tappe David and Lisa Therrien Nikki and Andrew van der Vord C. Porter and Katherine Veach Doris Walker Paul B. Weber and Sarah Messenger Bruce and Steffi Weinstein Larry and Dianna Wilson Stuart and Laura Wilson Andrew and Melissa N. Wing Eugene Walsh Brian Wood and Darlene Walsh April and Peter H. Worden John and Elizabeth Yingling Bob and Bonnie Zalkowitz Bromley Mountain E&R Laundry Service The Grafton Inn Okemo Mountain The Saxtons River Inn

THE HARRINGTON CLASSIC Don Adams ‘57 Scott Aiello ‘90 Sean Brennan Sean Campbell ‘70 Mark Candon Gregory Chase ‘61 Sarah Chase Michael A. Choukas ‘73 Mike Choukas ‘46 Nate Choukas Phin Choukas Christoper Davidson Bob DelBianco Ed Dinnany Daniel Dougherty ‘83 Bob Dumais Heather Dumais Matt Eddy ‘95 Jon Edwards Larry Edwards Jessie Friedman Erik Frost ‘05 John Frost Seth Gabarro John Goodell Steve Grande Stuart Grande ‘95 John Gray Andrew Griswold ‘82 Jay Gundy Don Guyon Maggie Haigis The Handler Family Eric Harlow Bob Harrington Christopher Harris ‘06 James Harris ‘06 Fanning Hearon Dave Hodgson ‘89 Donn Hutchins ‘67 Zach Jandl ‘06 The Jones Family Laurie Lincoln Jeff Lombard Timothy Lord ‘69 Brian Lynch

Matt Manzi Shane McFarland ‘06 Don Miller Drew Millikin Mike Morgan Dester Morse Jay Moulasian Ellen Mullenix Andrew Newman Justin Newman Marvin Newman Matt Newman ‘03 Ron Rosko ‘94 Paul Slosburg ‘59 Dennis Uyenoyama Webster Walker ‘51 Andrew Ward ‘93 Bethel Inn and Country Club Darryl’s Corner Bar and Kitchen Harpoon Brewery

Endowment Gifts GLOBAL PROGRAMS Quan Sheng Li and Ji Zhang

THE BASKETBALL DISCRETIONARY FUND Alfredo Lopez and Sandra Cuervo

THE A. REED HAYES ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT Estate of A. Reed Hayes

THE ROBERT R. & MARGARET S. WEST MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND Mary West

THE GEORGE BODAY ’51 SCHOLARSHIP FUND

THE PETER KLEIN ’97 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Evelyn K. Weinberg

THE MICHAEL JOSEPH ARATO ’09 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Michael Arato

PETER E. AND ELIZABETH BLAISDELL VAN DE WATER SCHOLARSHIP FUND Elizabeth Van de Water

THE NICHOLAS GROUT ’03 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Grace K. Cotton ‘03 Mark Curran and Margaret Straub Matthew R. Davis ‘03 Ron Frattura and Cynthia B. Frattura Jim Grout and Colleen Grout Jim E. Habetler ‘03 Kellyn N. Hollenbach ‘03 Victoria Howell-Sylvester William G. Lillard ‘03 Courtney L. Lockerby ‘03 Kate S. Murphy ‘03 Sarah A. Murphy ‘03 Kyle R. Nelligan ‘03 Matt S. Neuman ‘03 and Ashlee Neuman James Olivier and Carolyn Olivier Amy V. Olsen ‘03 Robert Outtrim III ‘03 Sarah L. Peniston ‘03 Carole Ann Penney ‘03 Andrew W. Robinson ‘03 F. Erich Schilling ‘03 William C. Tyson and Kristen A. Tyson Darien L. Wildstein ‘03 Vanessa S. Zaehring ‘03 Consumers Relocation Services

Robert B. Anderson ‘51 Carolyn Boday Frederic H. Nichols ‘56

THE MAY CAMP AND WEBSTER U. WALKER JR. FUND Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation Alan B. Gould ‘51

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C L A SS N OTES

INSIGHTS “It was jarring to hear from the gentleman whose experience at VA 50 years ago was so contrary to the message of today. It made it that much more powerful to hear him express a positive change of view. It gives hope that institutions and people can change for the better with the right direction.”

— ROB NICOL ,

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math instructor

INSIGHTS “Embracing diversity can make things better.”

— HOUSTON WILSON ’16

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Class Volunteer: J. Whitney Brown 53 Conanicus Avenue, Apt. 2G, Jamestown, RI 02835, whitleo621@cox.net

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Class Volunteer: Robert Scholl 470 Park Road Extension, Middlebury, CT 06762, scholllaw@sbcglobal.net

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CLASS OF 1950

Our 75th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Our 65th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Gilbert Jones wrote: “I was fortunate to go to VA after four years of high school because I learned to really study there— something I never did in New Hartford High School. Consequently, I was accepted to Dartmouth, which was my highly preferred college. Thank you, VA. You made a student out of me, and I am highly grateful.”

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Class Volunteer: George Bentley 180 Main Street, Apt. B106, Walpole, MA 02081, BetsyBentley@comcast.net

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Class Volunteers: Richard Leary, PO Box 518, New London, NH 03257; R. Duke Powell, 217 Rivermead Road, Peterborough, NH 03458, rdukepowell@comcast.net

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Class Volunteer: Franklin Pierce Jackson 120 Indian Trail, Scituate, MA 02066, fpjackson@comcast.net

CLASS OF 1945 Our 70th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Albert Butterfield wrote: “It was a real pleasure to see the picture of the hockey team in Vermont Academy Life! It brought back lots of memories. I wonder how many of us are still alive. Michael Choukas ’46 certainly deserves the honors he has received.”

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Class Volunteer: William Reoch PO Box 1184, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, reochwg@earthlink.net

Fredrik Ranney wrote: “I graduated from Dartmouth, Class of ’51, and served in the US Army from 1951–1954. I was in Korea from 1952–1953 and served in the Army Criminal Investigation Lab from 1953–1954. I have been married twice: once divorced, once widowed.

I have four children, two boys and two girls, and six grandchildren. I invented the first stock market computer in 1966 and a small kitchen herb dispenser and hold two chemical process patents. I keep busy by driving a school bus in South Brunswick, NJ.”

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Class Volunteer: Robert Taft 50 Timberpond Dr., Apt. 3301, Peterborough, NH 03458

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Class Volunteer: Leslie Smith Jr. 1385 York Ave. #33B, New York, NY 10021, als@masterpak-usa.com

Robert Scholl wrote: “I’m 83 years old and still practicing law—real estate closings, wills, and estates mostly these days. I have a daughter, three sons (including Jeff ’76), and four granddaughters. Everyone is fine and doing well. I have had 37 happy years of marriage to the love of my life.”

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Class Volunteer: Robert Anderson 345 Westbrook Road, Saint Helena Island, SC 29920, rbanders@islc.net

Lawrence Cole wrote: “Each August, I run the New Balance Falmouth (MA) Road Race to raise money for the Boston Children’s Hospital Trust. This year, we surpassed the $110,000 fundraising goal by almost $20,000. I won my age group on the seven-mile course with a time of 1:22:43.”

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Class Volunteer: Dick van Riper 67 Transylvania Road, Roxbury, CT 06783, vanriper@charter.net

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Class Volunteer: Donald Megathlin 925 Main Street, PO Box 125, Cotuit, MA 02635, capemegathlins@verizon.net

Frank Riedel wrote: “Hi folks, fortunately, I am still enjoying good health, probably a result of the healthy air here in the Black Forest area of Germany. This allows me to continue with my beloved work, planning and implementing waste to energy plants all over the world.

I am still inventing and improving my technology, and since the world finally has woken up to the environmental problem of waste disposal, work is increasing more and more. So life—and especially traveling— is lots of fun, and retiring is still not an option. I just wish I could have another 30 years! See you soon at our beloved alma mater! Best wishes to everybody.”

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Class Volunteers: Donald Scholl, 895 Copes Lane, West Chester, PA 19380, dbscholl@verizon.net; W. Eugene Hays, 104 Cortland Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789, intlfruit@aol.com

CLASS OF 1955 Our 60th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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INSIGHTS “I learned that diversity is not something to be taken lightly. People worked hard for it, and others went through some very tough situations in order to be included in our school.”

— SAR AH L AMBERTUS ’16

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Class Volunteers: Peter Hickey, 37153 South Desert Sun Drive, Saddlebrook, AZ 85739, phickey37@juno.com; Frederic Nichols, 23500 Cristo Rey Drive, Unit 302D, Cupertino, CA 95014, fnichols56@gmail.com

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lass Volunteers: George Yeomans, PO Box 33, C 106 Masquesatch Road, Westport Point, MA 02791, gyeomans106@yahoo.com; Penn Lardner, 20705 Meadow Drive, Sonoma, CA 95476, richardlardner@ sbcglobal.net; Dan Brown, 13 Foxborough Drive, Gilford, NH 03249, danbrownnh@gmail.com; Ronald Stewart, 919 Maumee Avenue, Mansfield, OH 44906, marqprint@aol.com

CLASS OF 1960 Our 55th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteer: John Anderson 304 Murphree Street, Troy, AL 36081, athtrain@troy.edu

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Class Volunteers: Peter Flatow, 3 Thomas Road, Westport, CT 06880, flatowp@coknowledge.com; Richard Weeks, 4242 N. 119 St., Lafayette, CO 80026, dick_weeks@hotmail.com

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lass Volunteers: Townsend Hoopes, 96698 Arrigo C Boulevard, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, toho33@gmail.com; Dave Koepf, 2099 Summer Breeze Drive, Prescott, AZ 86303, (h) 928-772-4666, dako45@q.com; David Young, 13006 Avenue, DuBois SW, Lakewood, WA, dmy32544@aol.com

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Class Volunteers: Craig Baab, 637 Cloverdale Road, Montgomery, AL 36106, baablaw@aol.com; Augustus Clement, 4815 Rushford Plain, Colorado Springs, CO 80923, voicedocgc@hotmail.com

CLASS OF 1965 Our 50st Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Lawrence Power wrote: “This past May, the ‘Chane’ Gang (John Chane ’63, John Capron ’63, and Larry Power ’65) celebrated 50 years of friendship and music with two shows: one in Swampscott, MA, and the second in Portsmouth, NH. The band has performed 12 reunion gigs since 1993, two of which were at VA (1993 and 2004). We do these for charity and have raised over $200,000. Still rockin’ and still crazy after all these years. PS: Defibrillators were not needed.”

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Class Volunteer: Richard Janis 1739 Maybank Highway, B8-337, Charleston, SC 29412, rick.janis@gmail.com

Lee Stanley wrote: “Hello, Vermont Academy Family! My wife, Linda, and I have just spent four months on our motor vessel, Stanhaven III, cruising/diving/fishing in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico—something we promised ourselves we would do ever since we purchased our first boat in 1977. Aside from meeting other cruisers from different parts of the world and enjoying the wonderful people in the area, we hiked, dived, and encountered a whale shark (approximately 30 feet!). We suited up and dived with it for 15 minutes—eyeball to eyeball. We are bringing Stanhaven III back to Los Angeles (our home base) to go back to work: Linda in real estate and my work in the film business. Would enjoy hearing from classmates who might be in the L.A. area after June.” stanhaven@aol.com Rick Janis wrote: “I (finally!) retired in 2013. My wife, Penny, Lionel the dog, and I began traveling the country in our Motorcoach. We would very much like to stop and visit with classmates and have requested addresses from VA so we can contact you when we are in your area.

We sold the house, the cars, the boat—everything —and live full-time in the coach; it is a great lifestyle and seeing this great country is truly impressive. We winter in Labelle, FL, at Riverbend Motorcoach Resort, and anyone is welcome to stop and visit. We usually are in Riverbend in January through March/April. The picture is our coach in Traverse City, MI, July 2013. Hope to see y’all sometime soon.” VA Network

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INSIGHTS “I was really impressed at how far our school has come. We really have made an effort to include others from the beginning. Thinking about this really made me appreciate VA.” — LIZZY ADAMS ’17

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Class Volunteer: Richard Moulton 109 Moulton Drive, Huntington, VT 05462, rwmjr@gmavt.net

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Class Volunteer: Richard Sacknoff 24 Buckman Drive, Lexington, MA 02421, rsacknoff@yahoo.com

Roger Kidder wrote: “About to retire from Schlumberger after 35 years of living outside the US. The Eagleford Shale is booming!”

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Class Volunteers: John Hoder, 95 Riverscape Lane, Tiverton, RI 02878, rfhoder@aol.com; Mark Russell, 8 Sweet Fern Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, mark.russell@rbc.com Class Volunteers: Bernard Hoyes, PO Box 961, Palm Springs, CA 92263, bernardhoyes@hotmail.com; Richard Patterson, 5 Nibang Ave., Old Saybrook, CT 06475, rpatterson@durhammfg.com

CLASS OF 1970 Our 45th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteers: Stanley Wilkinson, 227 Whetstone Road, Harwinton, CT 06791, budw@ride-ct.com; Thomas Hinman, 50 Baston Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097, thinman14@gmail.com

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John Johnson wrote: “I am a practicing optometrist with three grown children and two granddaughters. Still enjoying golf and life in a small Vermont community.”

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Class Volunteers: John Brucato, 12 Whip O Will Lane, Milford, MA 01757, jbrucato@gmail.com; Charles Gunn, 107 Emery Hill Rd., Henniker, NH 03242, cgunn@tds.net

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Class Volunteers: Richard Stark, 2007 N. Upton Street, Arlington, VA 22207, ristarkjr@aol.com; William Reid, 394 Walnut Street, Putnam, CT 06260

Reese Harris wrote: “I’m living in Carlsbad, CA, and working for a marketing company that develops e-books and marketing solutions for small corporations. My wife, Shawn, and I recently celebrated 26 years of marital bliss by retracing our relationship origins in southwest Colorado. We have a 22-year-old son, Benjamin, who is a line tech at a corporate jet Fixed-base Operator (FBO) in Irvine and a student at Chapman University. We are also guardian parents to a 17-year-old girl, Tabby, who is a senior at Carlsbad H.S. We spent New Year’s 2013 carving up Mammoth Mountain on some very good snow conditions.”

Dan Lyons wrote: “My career with the Red Sox organization began in 1980 in the ticket office, where I worked for 13 years doing various jobs. I became manager of suites and functions in 1993, overseeing the renewal of the private suites accounts, catering, and managing functions at Fenway Park. In 1998, I also became beverage manager of the 600 Club. From 2003 to 2006, I handled various positions in the Ballpark Operations department, and in 2007, I began my

current position as manager of entertainment. I oversee performers of The Star-Spangled Banner, honor guards, guests who throw out first pitches, ceremonies that recognize special people and groups, and military ceremonies, which include flyovers. After 35 years with the Red Sox, I have three World Series rings, an American League Championship ring (1986), and an All-Star Game ring (1999)! I was sorry to miss the Class of ’74 reunion in the fall but look forward to seeing classmates in the future. My parents have passed away, but my brother, Mark, and sister, Catherine, both live in Oakland, CA.” Note: The Class of ’74 thanks Dan for the “Happy 40th Anniversary to Vermont Academy’s Class of ’74” message he posted on the Red Sox scoreboard during the June 15 game against the Cleveland Indians.

Dan Mades wrote: “I retired from the Coast Guard as a lieutenant commander and now work in the Veterans Administration as a Northeast rural health program manager. I am also an alumnus of the University of Denver (B.A.) and the National Graduate School (M.S.). I am happily married to Laura Ann (Lattanzi) Mades, my wife of over 21 years, and we have three children: Andrew, 20, a junior at Framingham State University who intends to get a Ph.D. and pursue his passion as a historian; Emma, 18, a freshman at Johnson & Wales University at Providence who is pursuing a combined degree in business and culinary arts (baking); and Rhys, 15, who is beginning his sophomore year in high school. I’m still skiing, albeit more slowly and carefully than years ago.” VA Network Mike Unwin wrote: “I attended Alumni Weekend and enjoyed seeing friends and classmates. I have recently celebrated 20 years of sobriety and am healthy and happy living on a small farm in Barnard, VT, where I raise sheep and grow vegetables. I have a great job as a sauté chef at the acclaimed PINE Restaurant at the Hanover Inn, Hanover, NH. I enjoy photography, gardening, and tinkering about with things that need fixing.”

Note: At the Class of ’74 event at John Shepard’s home, Mike displayed an impressive memory for details of life at VA. It was great to enjoy Mike’s many thought-provoking and humorous recollections.

Tim Staub wrote: “I got married in 1988 and have two children through college. I worked for CA Technologies for 26 years and now work for MEDITECH in Westwood, MA. I have good memories of VA and want to give a shout-out to Mike Shea and Honeydew. I’m living in Boxford, MA, and unfortunately, an unexpected commitment kept me from Alumni Weekend.”

John Skakle wrote: “I retired from the Coast Guard and now live in Columbia, MD. I continue to work in the federal contracting arena.

I was sorry to miss Alumni Weekend because of an illness.”

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INSIGHTS “I learned that people with great hearts came to this school before me.

I am honored to be part of this school, and this day made me even prouder.”

— SAMUEL SAVARD ’16

Ron Mclenton wrote: “I am diving into my writing (fiction, short stories, and personal and spirituality-focused pieces), and I hope to be published in the near future. I’m living in Tampa, Florida, and plan to come back to VA for another reunion weekend soon. It was so very nice to be at VA, and I would have been crushed if I missed it. I look forward to coming back.”

Note: Ron’s comments during the Embracing Diversity panel were among the most moving. His words served as a capstone to an incredible salute to VA’s early efforts to bring diverse students together to learn with and from one another.

David Choice wrote: “I joined several classmates at Alumni Weekend and truly enjoyed reconnecting with my fellow alumni. It brought back memories of all the core values that Vermont Academy taught me. Currently I’m retired and living in New Jersey. Also, I’m continuing treatment for my second bout of multiple myeloma. All is going well.

The Embracing Diversity program presented great testimony that, given a chance, great men can be developed.”

Note: David joined other classmates at the reunion, including Ron Mclenton, John Shepard, Mike Unwin, and Rick Stark, as well as nearby class members Rev. John Cheek ’73, Robert Crosby ’73, Dwight Jones ’73, Dr. Robert Watts Jr. ’73, and Rossi Turner ’76.

Stu Eisenkraft is recovering from an illness but wanted to be remembered to the Class of ’74. Davis Keniston Jr., Bill Reid, and Dan Mades also had plans to attend but were unable to because of other commitments.

Rick Stark wrote: “I want to thank so many classmates for joining with VA on a special occasion and hope we can get momentum for larger gatherings in the years leading up to our 45th and 50th reunions! Finally, a huge thank-you to John Shepard and his wife, Mary, for hosting a beautiful evening at their home. Class of ’74 attendees were joined at his backyard fire pit for some reminiscing with Mike Choukas ’73, Dr. Robert Watts Jr. ’73, Rev. John Cheek ’73, Robert Crosby ’73, and Dwight Jones ’73. Some of the memories were a bit blurry but still indelible! VA Network

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Class Volunteer: James Wright 11431 52nd Ct. East, Parrish, FL 34219, jwright119@tampabay.rr.com

CLASS OF 1975 Our 40st Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteers: Daniel Quartin, 108 Carriage Hill Drive, Newington, CT 06111, d_quartin@cox.net; James Bamman, 2 Reeves Avenue, Guilford, CT 06437, jmbbam@comcast.net

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Dan Quartin wrote: “Because of the lack of recovery from the recession here in the Northeast and the lack of commercial construction work, I have put my house on the market. My wife and I are planning on moving back to her home state of Texas in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Anyone know of a commercial construction manager or general contractor looking for an experienced project superintendent with 38 years of experience (and many reference letters)? Kind of looking forward to the change, although I do have to say, I will miss Connecticut, my family (and recent addition of a granddaughter), and my home that I have been in for 20 years. Guess I’ll have to get used to riding my Harley on flat land (LOL).”

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Class Volunteer: Sean Bersell 1213 N. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, CA 91207, VA77@mindspring.com

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Class Volunteer: Emily Colson 1619 Boros Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28303, emcolson@gmail.com

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Class Volunteers: Peter Hamilton, 16 Audubon Park, Lynn, MA 01902; Jane Ogden, 3714 County Road 103, Carbondale, CO 81623, janevermont@gmail.com; Diane Wilder, 807 Aubrey Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003, dwilder@haverford.edu

James Lyman wrote: “Life is extremely busy with the kids off at school. My oldest, Eli, is living in Danbury, CT, and is affiliated with the Ability Beyond organization. Evan ’12 will be a junior at UCONN in the fall. Grace graduated from The Taft School in June and followed her father’s path to Cornell in the fall. Besides a very busy insurance practice, I serve on the boards of Plan of Connecticut, Eastern States, and Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell.” VA Network Donald Wright wrote: “Dear Folks, it’s hard to believe that it’s been 35 years since we were last together as students at Vermont Academy! I guess I have some catching up to do…After graduating, I entered the Coast Guard for a four-year tour of duty that took me to Cape Cod, MA; Homer, AK; and New York City. Upon returning home, I entered the New Hampshire Army National Guard in the newly formed 3/172 Mountain Infantry unit, where I stayed until 1987.

The military gave me the fundamentals for a trade in the surveying industry, which I continue to this day. I met my wife, Cindy, in 1988, and we have been together ever since, having been married in 1991.

In 1993, Cindy was diagnosed with stage I breast cancer. Her original prognosis looked good but by the following year it had spread beyond the normal area of the breast and her disease was upgraded to stage IV, metastatic, having spread to the lymph system. Her battle has been epic and in the last few years she has actually had a reduction in the disease that no one could have imagined. Some five years ago, she was in a difficult situation when the disease spread to the bones of her chest, hips, and back. Always willing to try new things, she entered a phase one clinical trial at Dana-Farber, where we were witness to a striking change in her prognosis. In three months, we saw a 30 percent reduction of the disease and by six months, CT scans showed only scar tissue! The only problem was an extreme case of

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INSIGHTS “Learning is a lifetime process, not only learning from textbooks but also growing up and improving our minds, withstanding any setback, and not getting knocked down.”

— JERRY REN ’15

constant nausea, which none of the standard drugs could deal with.

Having lost 32 pounds, we were told that she must stop losing weight, or they would be forced to remove her from the trial! At the advice of one of her nurses, she tried cannabis as a cure for the side effects of the drugs she was taking. When it became apparent that using cannabis was a realistic approach to keeping her on the trial drugs that were keeping her alive, I became active at the state house in Concord to testify before several panels of representatives and senators to bring Cindy’s story to light. With little movement forward, I took a gamble on increasing my influence by running for office. Last year, as the New Hampshire representative from Carroll County District 8, I was thrilled to be a co-sponsor of HB 573, the state’s “Therapeutic Use of Cannabis” law that is presently being implemented. It has not been easy, but it has been well worth the effort! I hope to get out to Saxtons River sometime to visit, but in the meantime, I can be reached at tedwright4@gmail.com.”

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CLASS OF 1980 Our 35th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteers: Foster McKeon, 10 Old Orchard Road, Easton, CT 06612, foster374@aol.com; Kathryn Carver, 75 Nice Way, Colchester, VT 05446, carverdan@myfairpoint.net

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Class Volunteers: Thomas Oxholm, 1079 Firetower Road, Colora, MD 21917, tcoxholm@gmail.com; Andrew Griswold, 8 Whitman Road, Medford, MA 02155, av.gris@verizon.net

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Class Volunteers: Scott McKeon, 6 Cornwall Cir., Wayne, PA 19807, scott.mckeon@acegroup.com; Daniel Dougherty, 22 Shattuck Street, Natick, MA 01760, dougherty.doc@gmail. com; Keith Canning, 126 Hersey Street, Portland, ME 04103, kcanning@pinestatetrading.com, Dora Sudarsky, 2 Bay Court, South Burlington, VT 05403, dsudarsky@msn.com, Adam Tschorn, 6310 Maryland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90048, atschorn@gmail.com

Rob Bevier wrote: “I’m thrilled to report that after many years at Okemo Mountain Resort, I am embarking on a new chapter at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH, as their snow sports director. I have included a press release below. My family and I are thrilled for this next adventure. Stop by if you visit Loon Mountain!”

Bevier comes to Loon from Okemo Mountain Resort, where he has worked since 1991, most recently as assistant director for the resort’s Ski and Ride School. Prior to that, Bevier was a manager of Okemo’s Snowboard Learning Center and Alpine technical director and snowboard director of the Learning Center. Bevier is an active

member of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) Eastern Division, participating in training, education, and events. He is also a member of the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (AASI), has worked with the National Snowboard Demo Team, and maintains his certification as an examiner with AASI. In his new role at Loon Mountain, Bevier will draw on his industry experience to further enhance the resort’s snow sports offerings, seasonal programs, and rental shop business.

“We are very pleased to welcome Rob to the Loon team,” said Rick Kelley, Loon Mountain Resort’s president and general manager. “Our Snowsports School is an important part of the experience we offer and the key to our future. Rob’s depth of experience and involvement with both PSIA and AASI will help to further strengthen and broaden our programs, including our seasonal and introductory offerings.”

Note: While at VA, Rob was a member of the Alpine ski team and many years later coached and helped start the VA snowboard team.

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Class Volunteers: Mark Culkin, 823 Tequesta Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, mjculkin@verizon.net; Michael Gerity, 39 Chapman Ter., Middletown, NJ 07748, geritym@msn.com

Mark Culkin wrote: “I sailed in the George Moffett Race on Magic Time, a 30-foot Vineyard Vixen. Forty-three boats were entered in two divisions for the race, which was held on the Vineyard Sound off Martha’s Vineyard with winds at 20 mph and wind gusts up to 25 mph with at least five-foot seas. We were on the second leg of the race and 14 miles in when we went around buoy #23 off Woods Hole, and our jib tore. It was very disappointing because we were leading with the top three boats in our division. We had to withdraw from the race, but we were winners in spirit.

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Class Volunteers: Christopher Stevens, 92 Bullard Street, Holden, MA 01520, cstev18@aol.com; C. Charles Schafer, 41 Larchwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764; Andrew Bigelow, 1002 W. Altgeld Street, Chicago, IL 60614, ajbigelow@hotmail.com

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INSIGHTS “I am proud to be part of a community that is not afraid to remind us of our mistakes in the past so we can try not to repeat them.”

— JOHN KELLY,

mountain biking and snowboard coach

CLASS OF 1985 Our 30st Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteer: Chris Wall 141 S. Waiola Avenue, La Grange, IL 60525, cgwall@sbcglobal.net

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Class Volunteers: Michelle Wells, 232 West 74th Street, #3B, New York, NY 10023, michelle@hoxton7.com; Billi McCullough, 5460 S. Jasmine Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, brmccullough@hollandhart.com

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Class Volunteers: Bay Mackall, 31 Gibson Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882, baymackall@msn.com; Charmion Handy, PO Box 439, Hartley Hill Road, Saxtons River, VT 05154, charmion_handy@yahoo.com

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143 Beattie Road, South Londonderry, VT 05155, jakemper@verizon.net

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Class Volunteer: Kirk Vaughan 2145 Pine Drive, Raleigh, NC 27608, Kirk.Vaughan@gmail.com

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John Bainton wrote: “On Sunday, September 7, I was featured on the HGTV show House Hunters Renovation. You can Google “John Bainton House Hunters Renovation” to read more!” VA Network

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Class Volunteers: Kathryn Turner, 20385 Belmont Park Terrace, Unit 114, Ashburn, VA 20147, kathryn.abernethy@ gmail.com; Alexander Law, 2721 Black Oaks Lane N., Plymouth, MN 55447, alexhlaw@yahoo.com

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Class Volunteers: Katherine Dawes, 243 Moria Place, Aston,

Class Volunteers: Ann Jones, 21 Maple Street, Woodstock, VT 05091, anndanjones@gmail.com; Lee Ryder, 2361 S. Columbine Street, Denver, CO 80210, lryder@univhousing.com; Jamison Gagnier, 37 Peterson Rd., Duxbury, MA 02332, jgagnier@me.com; Mary Dean, 2 Hanson Road, Canton, CT 06019, hotmary@mail.com

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CLASS OF 1990 Our 25th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteers: Elizabeth Adams, 24 Central Ave., Rutland, VT 05701, ReillyVT@yahoo.com; Mark Engelke, 181 Hillside Avenue, Chatham, NJ 07928, markcengelke@aol.com

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Class Volunteers: Noel Chipman, 418 Mountain Rd., Concord, NH 03301; Adam Garner, 900 S. Lamar Blvd, Apt. 203, Austin, TX 78704, adam_k_garner@yahoo.com

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eghan Giroux M 9 Pleasant St., Bristol, VT 05443, meghan.giroux@gmail.com lass Volunteers: Erika Gustafson, 34 Wedgemere Rd., C Medford, MA 02155, gutentuf@hotmail.com; Alison Johnson, 2415 W. Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625, harmon2476@gmail.com; Sarah Smith-Duffin, sas8118@aol.com

Our 20st Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteers: Patience Baldwin, 904 East 20th Ave., Denver, CO 80205, patiencebaldwin@yahoo.com; Grayson Holden, 444 Rich St., Oakland, CA 94609-2513, grayson. holden@gmail.com; Matthew Howarth, matthewjhowarth@ yahoo.com; Jeannlis Sanchez, PO Box 1123, Soundview Station, Bronx, NY 10472, tiatula973@gmail.com

Our 15th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

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Class Volunteer: Amy Howard 317 29th Street, Apt. 206, San Francisco, CA 94131, amyh294@gmail.com

CLASS OF 1995

PA 19014, katherinefdawes@gmail.com; Sarah Murrow, 107 Greenridge Rd.,Timonium, MD 21093-6123, sarah.ramian@gmail.com; Andrew Tyson, 245 East 124 St., Apt. 8M, New York, NY 10035, andrew.tyson.online@gmail.com

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Borglum Rd., Stamford, CT 06903, sweilbrenner@gmail.com; Erin Kennelly, 563 West St., Keene, NH 03431, ekennelly@gmail.com; Aaron Walsh, PO Box 385, Marlboro, VT 05344

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MA 01945, corey.esau@hotmail.com; Alexandra Walsh, 159 South St., #1R, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, alexandraguard@ gmail.com; Matthew Cotter, 41 Service Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537, capecotter11@gmail.com; Devin Finigan, PO Box 193, Sedgwick, ME, 04676, devineyre@hotmail.com; J. Andrew Guard, 159 South St., #1R, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, jandrewguard@gmail.com; Kristin Dubak, 561 California Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708, kmdubak@gmail.com

Scott Buckley wrote: “On November 6, I was honored as a Vermont Business Magazine Rising Star 2014. Award recipients are selected by a panel of judges for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence, and involvement in their communities. I’m the general manager of Enpro Services of VT, a hazardous waste management firm in Burlington. I was thrilled to receive the award!”

Designates part of Vermont Academy’s Networking Group. Join at vermontacademy.org/linkedin.

INSIGHTS “I learned that when you are presented with a promising opportunity, you should seize it.

And then use it to its fullest to help yourself in life.”

—JOHN BORDEN ’16

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Class Volunteers: Eliza Cross, 665 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02118, elizascross@msn.com; Britton Inglehart, 21857 Lake Ave., Wellesley Island, NY 13640, binglehart@gmail.com; Andrew Robinson, 816 S. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21230, andrewrobinson01@gmail.com; Amy Olsen, 1118 River Cir., Victor, ID 83455, amyvelte@gmail.com; Christina Flood, 67 Main St., Apt. 11, Brattleboro, VT 05301

Lauren Shockley wrote: “Hello all! It was so great to see everyone at the reunion last year. We had so much fun, we’re planning another trip to Vermont this fall. It’s such a nice break from the Miami heat.

Sadly, we won’t make Alumni Weekend this year. Big things are coming up for us at the end of this year. Dan is finishing his master’s, and I have moved to working in labor and delivery. Evan has started preschool and Daniel is in pre-K. All in all, an eventful fall for us. Hope everyone else is doing well! Perhaps we will cross paths again soon.”

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Class Volunteers: Edward Duess, 145 S. Doheny Dr., Apt. 109, Los Angeles, CA 90048, ed.duess@gmail.com; Jean-Daniel Lussier, 988 rue Guy-Burelle, Laval, QC H7W 0G5, Canada, jl24@calvin.edu; Andrew Robinson, 703 South Hanover St., Baltimore, MD 21230, andrewrobinson01@gmail.com; Hillary Talbot, 3913 Westminster West Road, Putney, VT 05346, hillarytalbot@gmail.com

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lass Volunteers: Laura Gage, 2701 Calvert St. NW, Apt.721, C Washington, DC 20008, laura.gage1@gmail.com; Corbin Vreeland, PO Box 1374, Bridgehampton, NY 11932, cvreeland@gmail.com; Robert Harlow, 23 Northwood Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089, Robert.harlow@jetblue.com; Lauren Zwicker, 15 Jenny Ln., Brattleboro, VT 05301, laurzwick@gmail.com

CLASS OF 2005 Our 10th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

Mark your calendar now!

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Class Volunteers: Jourdan Goldstein, jourdanmgoldstein@ gmail.com; Zachary Jandl, 69 Perham St., #3, West Roxbury, MA 02132, zachjandl@gmail.com; Austin DeLonge, 32 Speridakis Terrace, Cambridge, MA 02139, austin.delonge@gmail.com; Calvin Stowell, 1 Charlestown Rd., Claremont, NH 03743, cstowell@dosomething.org

Class Volunteers: Chelsea Chase, 254 Davidson Hill Rd., Chester, VT 05143, vcpcgroup@gmail.com; Cassandra Howe, 5A Half Moon Ln., London, UK, SE24 9JU, cassandrahowe1@gmail.com; Alexandra Moran, 812 Hancock Avenue, Natchitoches, LA 71457; sprtgrl1288@aol.com; Kelli Morin, 18 Hathorn St., Apt. 2, Somerville, MA 02145, kelli.morin@gmail.com; Kaitlyn Schiro, 63 Londonderry Dr., Greenwich, CT 06830, kait.schiro@gmail.com

Former VA faculty member Nick Everdell wrote of Etan Fraser ’07: “I am not sure if you remember Etan Fraser. He’s from California and was at VA from 2003–2005 when I was there. You might remember him better than I. He left before his senior year and ended up graduating from Branson School back in California. Well, he got into Columbia Law School! We had our Admitted Student Program this week and recognized each other, although it took us a few seconds to figure it out. He got a B.A. from UPenn in 2011 and has been working to start his own business in media. He said that his life could have gone in another direction until Vermont Academy, where he finally learned to be serious about his academics. He joked that ‘I could either stay inside and study or go outside and freeze my tail off!’ I had several great conversations with him over the two days. He is outgoing and friendly and connected so easily with our students, professors, and other admits. It was great to see how someone who seemed so reserved in high school has really blossomed. He’s deciding between us and another school (he wouldn’t say which one). I thought you’d appreciate a real Vermont Academy success story.”

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Class Volunteer: Paulina Borrego 73 Perthshire Rd., Apt. 3, Brighton, MA 02135, paulinaborrego12@gmail.com

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Class Volunteer: Ashley Greenwood

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13 Gaskill St., Mendon, MA 01756, greenwood.ashley.m@gmail.com lass Volunteers: Gregory Jacobs, gjacobs202@yahoo.com; C Kerrin Lundberg, 336 Deer Hollow Dr., Napa, CA 94558; Brooke Wilcox, 152 A Monument Hill Rd., Springfield, VT 05156, bawilcox@vwc.edu; Sophie Yingling, PO Box 247, Truro, MA 02666, syinglin@student.umass.edu

CLASS OF 2010 Our 5th Reunion is September 25–27, 2015.

Mark your calendar now!

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Class Volunteers: Kelly Johnson, 60 Orchard Drive, Eastham, MA 02642; Adam Hennick, 109 Marie Curie, Dollard-desOrmeaux, QC H9A 3C5 Canada, hennick_13@hotmail.com

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Class Volunteers: Shelby Johnson, 6 Leominster Rd., PO Box 774, Sterling, MA 01564, shelbu579@gmail.com; Thomas Savoca, 47 Circle Dr., Ridgefield, CT 06877, tsavoca878@aim.com

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I N MEM O R I A M

Vermont Academy Remembers Its Thirteenth Headmaster, Peter E. Van de Water Headmaster 1984–1986

Peter Van de Water, Vermont Academy’s headmaster from 1984–1986, died on April 30, 2014, from amyloidosis, a rare blood disorder. Mr. Van de Water completed his undergraduate work at St. Lawrence University, earned a master’s and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and served as adjunct professor of history at St. Lawrence before coming to Saxtons River. He and his wife, Becky, arrived in the summer of 1984 and went to work!

Under Mr. Van de Water’s term, much progress was made, including several curricular changes. Biology became a two-year course, special emphasis was put on writing, and the outdoor education program was revitalized. Additionally, a computer science department was created. With an eye toward developing the athletic program, several new coaches were hired. Mr. Van de Water also worked tirelessly to

improve faculty housing, procuring a generous pledge to build 25 House. The Donald T. Brodine Memorial Award was established, recognizing Mr. Brodine’s 43 years of service to Vermont Academy. Bob Harrington was the first recipient of this award, honoring the teacher who most closely emulated Don’s care and concern for students, faculty, and Vermont Academy. These were just a few of his many accomplishments.

Returning to Canton in 1988, Peter and Becky sold Christmas trees, raised sheep, grew apples and blueberries, and started a bed and breakfast. He and Becky took with them fond memories of the caring environment of Vermont Academy.

If anyone has remembrances of Peter, Becky would be happy to hear from you at vandewater2@verizon.net.

“ Character, integrity, and concern for each other are the qualities of the people who gave their life’s work to Vermont Academy—people like the Chivers, Lucys, Brodines, and of course, Larry and Dorothy Leavitt and Mike and Nita Choukas. It is because of them—and others like them—that Vermont Academy has survived its ups and down to emerge today as a school where those qualities—character, integrity, and concern for others—still predominate.”

– PETER VAN DE WATER , VA Homecoming Banquet, September 29, 1984

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Mr. Leonard Nectow ’41 NICKNAME: Lemon or Ducky HOBBIES : Reading, records, athletics PET PEEVE: Bells ACTIVITIES: JV football, JV

basketball, outing club, track

Leonard D. Nectow, 90, of Highland, NY, died on March 14, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 21, 1923, in Brookline, MA, the son of Saul N. and Sylvia Mishel Nectow. He was a resident of Newton, MA, until he moved to Highland, NY, in 2012.

Mr. Nectow was a graduate of Vermont Academy and the University of Virginia. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, having served in New Guinea and the Philippine Islands. After working in the shoe business for many years, during which he was vice president and treasurer of his own company, he became an administrator in the Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex and then chief fiscal officer of the Northeast region of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. After he retired, he was an active volunteer with Springwell, a nonprofit in Watertown, and a volunteer auditor of Massachusetts Money Management Programs for AARP. Survivors include his wife, Carol; his son and daughter-in-law, Stuart and Patricia Nectow, of Rye, NY; daughter, Barbara Nectow, of Poughkeepsie, NY; and sister, Phyllis Shycon, of Dedham, MA. Donations can be sent to Hudson Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

Mr. Richard Huntley ’43

NICKNAME: Dick or Hunt PET PEEVE: Late mail

Dick joined the staff of WBZ-TV Boston in 1949, where he directed some of the first telecasts of Boston Bruins’ games. He helped erect the first television broadcasting towers at WWOR-TV in Worcester, MA, and at WCAX-TV in Burlington, VT. In 1957, he joined WTIC-TV (later WFSB) in Hartford, where he worked as the program manager and director of production. In 1975, Dick formed his own company, Dick Huntley Video, and was one of the first independent producers to use the then-new mobile videotape cameras in the field. His producing work took him to far-flung places, and he enjoyed shooting throughout Europe, South America, and Asia.

As a young man, he was a member of the Sea Scouts and worked on Cape Cod, where he nurtured a passion for the ocean and all things nautical. Dick also loved the summers of his youth spent in Berlin, NH, exploring the White Mountains. With his family, he shared his passion for those special places and all outdoor activities, leading them on many hiking, skiing, and camping adventures throughout New England. An aficionado of sports cars, he competed in rally races in the 1950s and owned a variety of MGs, Porsches, and Renaults over the years. He enjoyed traveling throughout California, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and especially France with his wife, Sonia.

Dick shared his knowledge freely and loved the Boston Red Sox, history, geography, polar exploration, literature, music, and games of all kinds.

He taught English as a second language with Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford for 25 years, a cause close to his heart. He was a proud member of the Sons of Norway and traveled to Iceland to honor the reenactment of the Voyage of Longships. Richard is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sonia L. Huntley; his children, Dr. Richard Huntley, Jr. and his wife, Joanne, of Westport, CT, Rebecca Huntley of East Hartland, CT, Kristen Huntley of New York City, David Huntley and his wife, Laura McGrath, of Sudbury, MA, John Huntley and his wife, Blakely, of Southport, NC, and Mark Huntley of New York City, and their mother, Lynn (Davis) Huntley; his sister, Joan Rugani, of Marshfield, MA; and nine grandchildren, Matthew, Brett, Ryan, Peter, Megan, Olivia, Henry, Sadie, and Noah. Donations in Dick’s memory can be made to Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford at lvgh.org/donate.

Mr. G. Taylor Holbrook ’48

ACTIVITIES: Outing club,

skiing, Athlete and Life magazines, glee club, track

NICKNAME: T PET PEEVE: Instigator Britland

Richard “Dick” Gordon Huntley, 89, of Wethersfield, CT, died peacefully on April 5, 2014, with his family at his side. He was born on December 11, 1924, in Boston to Ricarda (Christiansen) and Alfred V. Huntley Jr., grew up in Milton, MA, and went to Milton High School and Vermont Academy. He attended Dartmouth College and Brown University, from which he graduated with a B.A. in 1948. During World War II, he was on active service in the US Naval Reserve, then was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy, serving aboard the USS Salvager in 1946–1947.

ACTIVITIES: Football, basketball,

baseball, student council

Taylor Holbrook, 84, of Portsmouth, died peacefully on May 4, 2014, at his home. He was born and raised in Keene, NH, along with his brother, Dicky, and sister, Joanne. He graduated high school from Vermont Academy and went on to serve two tours of duty in Korea, where he earned a Purple Heart. After serving four years in the Marine Corps, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Grinnell College V E R M O N T AC A DE M Y | 59

and the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Holbrook was a world traveler, a lover of letters and music, and an occasional poet. He loved sharing stories, good food, and strong drink with a small but tightknit circle of friends. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and loyal friend. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta Focht; his sister, Joanne Cunliffe, of Tallahassee, FL; and his four sons, Mark of Tangier, Morocco, Chris of New York, Taylor of Oakland, CA, and Josh of Wenham, MA. Donations can be made to the Seacoast Family Food Pantry of New Hampshire.

Mr. George Nevers ’49

NICKNAME: Noodles PET PEEVE: “I want facts.”

ACTIVITIES: Football manager, rec

skiing, track, VA Life staff, glee club, band, dramatic club, public affairs club

George Morrison Nevers, 81, died on March 9, 2014, in Houston after a short battle with cancer. George led a full and memorable life as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, volunteer, and friend and had a distinguished career as a geophysicist in the oil and gas industry.

George was born on May 27, 1932, in Whitefield, NH, to Alison and Mary Nevers. As a child, he enjoyed skating, skiing, hiking, singing, and later working in local theater groups and singing in the Dartmouth glee club. He graduated from Vermont Academy in 1949. In 1953, George married Margaret “Peg” Jones in a winter ceremony in Whitefield, and they started a 60-year life together. George studied at Dartmouth College but left to serve in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War as Peg pursued her nursing degree. After his discharge, George returned to Dartmouth and received his bachelor’s degree in 1956. He earned his master’s from Indiana University in 1957.

This launched a storied career in oil and gas that sent him around the world. George worked for 11 years at Chevron Oil Company, which took him and Peg across the Southwest, including several months living on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Shiprock, NM. George then joined Coastal Corporation as senior vice president for oil and gas exploration worldwide. He traveled to Mauritania, Libya, Morocco, and many other countries. After 12 years at Coastal, he became president of a smaller company, Garnet Resources, which operated internationally.

His international travel resulted in many lasting friendships in Turkey, Colombia, China, and Pakistan. Peg accompanied him on trips to many fascinating destinations, including Damascus, Syria; Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey; Bogota, Colombia; and Papua New Guinea. Despite his years of traveling, George spearheaded many family adventures— to dude ranches in Colorado, visits to North and South Dakota and New England, and a memorable trip to England. After George retired, he and Peg visited many places together and made wonderful memories, especially a Baltic cruise with a long stay in St. Petersburg, Russia, and a trip to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego.

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After retiring in 1995, George lent his talents to several volunteer causes. He served as president of the advisory board of Indiana University’s Department of Geosciences (also chairing its endowment campaign) and was on the advisory board of Output Exploration, LLC. In Houston, George was a trustee for Bering Omega Community Services, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, and the PFLAG/HATCH Youth Scholarship Foundation. He served as a Harris County precinct chair.

He sang and served on the council of the United Nations International Choir. A longtime member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Houston, he spent many hours volunteering on various projects. One of the last organizations where George volunteered was Sight into Sound (formerly Taping for the Blind). A friend emailed this message, which signified the true spirit of George: “Thank you for the service you provide. You did an awesome job of bringing to life the words I have written but could not read. Please tell Mr. Nevers he’s the greatest.”

George’s family was his greatest joy, love, challenge, and accomplishment. The loving head of the family, his proudest moments came when each of his children was born, and he always encouraged and cheered them on, no matter the endeavor. He also cherished his friends here and around the world. We will sorely miss him. Survivors include his wife and life partner for 61 years, Peg; his four sons, Stephen and his wife, Jan, of Denver; Gregory of Charleston, SC; Robert and his wife, Loretta, of League City, TX; Daniel and his partner, Josh Seelig, of Berkeley, CA; his daughter, Rebecca Myers, of Houston; his brother Ashley and his wife, Joyce, of Whitefield, NH; and his sister, Priscilla Howker, of Medway, MA. He is also survived by his granddaughters, Lindsey, Hannah, Rachel, and Maggie Nevers; his grandsons, Jeremy, Jason, and Joseph Armantrout; and Jennifer and Gregory Myers.

Great-grandchildren are Mason, Morgan, and Mia Armantrout. George was predeceased by his parents; sister, Elizabeth Denison; and brother, Robert. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mr. Renn Tolman ’51

NICKNAME: Rembley, Tol, Grouse PET PEEVE: Doing homework ACTIVITIES: Football, varsity skiing,

baseball, trail crew, band, outing club

Boatbuilder and musician Renn Tolman died peacefully in his beachfront cabin on July 5, 2014. He was 80.

Renn was well-known in Alaska coastal communities for designing and building the Tolman Skiff, a practical, dory-style V-bottom boat that found wide use among hardy seafarers on Kachemak Bay and around the world. His two do-it-yourself books, describing an economical “stitch-and-glue” construction process involving plywood and epoxy resin, sold thousands of copies. Tolman Skiffs can be found in Germany, Norway, Australia, and other countries. An old-school outdoorsman, Renn traveled far across open water on hunting and

fishing trips. Just before his death, he completed a new design, the Tolman Trawler.

just publish the facts but to publish them with candor, to publish them with clarity, and to publish them in the proper perspective.

Renn Tolman was born on February 23, 1934, in Keene, NH. The Tolmans ran a small four-season resort in Nelson that they converted from the family farm; it played an important role in the revival of square and contra dancing. Renn’s father, Newt, a well-known flute player and writer of curmudgeonly Yankee charm, introduced the instrument to his son.

“He was one of the most courageous individuals I knew, shrinking from no issue and turning away from no antagonist. David routinely encouraged his reporters to pursue subjects that some of the more conservative elements in Bermuda would have preferred the press turn a willfully blind eye to. These ranged from Pentagon plans to stockpile nuclear weapons at the US bases in Bermuda during the Cold War without the knowledge of the Island’s government to the decriminalization of homosexual activity between consenting adults to a whole raft of environmental matters that came to the fore during the construction boom of the late 1980s and early 90s.

Renn left Tolman Pond for prep school at Vermont Academy but flopped in his first attempt at college. After a three-year stint in the US Army as an intelligence unit radio operator, he returned to graduate from the University of New Hampshire in 1959 with a bachelor of art degree in history. He taught in a private school, did graduate work briefly at Harvard University, and then moved to the West in 1963.

He was a tutor at a dude ranch, a hard-rock miner, a carpenter, and a pioneer ski patrolman in Aspen, CO, and Jackson Hole, WY. He moved to Alaska in 1970, settling in Homer, and found work as a carpenter before moving into boatbuilding and developing his own skiff, which he considered a practical boat for a working lifestyle.

He is survived by his late-in-life love, Betsy Street, of Nelson, NH; his former partner of many years, Mary Griswold, of Homer; a sister, Elizabeth Skinner, of Mohawk Valley, NY; and, among other relatives, cousins Barry Tolman of Nelson, NH, Mary Robinson Shonk of Dublin, NH, Susan Woodward Springer, formerly of Seldovia, AK, and Colin Tolman of Homer.

Memorial contributions can be directed to Kachemak Heritage Land Trust, 315 Klondike Ave., Homer, AK 99603.

Mr. David White ’52, 1994 Sabin Award Winner NICKNAME: Dave HOBBIES: Creating complications ACTIVITIES: Football, rec skiing,

JV tennis, dramatic club, outing club, camera club, stamp club, glee club, Life board, Wildcat class history, “Coke Room” manager

Excerpt from The Royal Gazette (Bermuda) November 24, 2013— Longtime former Royal Gazette editor David L. White died on Saturday morning at his home in Paget following a long illness. He was 79 years old. Best known as editor of this newspaper from 1976 to 1998, Mr. White also ranked among the Island’s foremost and active patrons of the visual arts, as well as one of the leading individual collectors of Bermuda-related works of art. “David was a colleague, friend, and mentor for many years,” said Royal Gazette editorial consultant Tim Hodgson. “He was always mindful of the fact that this newspaper had a special obligation to the community it serves—an obligation to not

“From time to time, tremendous pressure was applied to him by vested political or business interests to rein in his reporters or to spike controversial stories they were working on. He never succumbed. His commitment to press freedoms was absolute and unwavering. So was his loyalty to his staff.”

Mr. Hodgson issued his condolences to Mr. White’s family on behalf of the management and staff of The Royal Gazette. “David was a complex, formidably intelligent, and somewhat larger-than-life character,” he said. “But beneath the silken, somewhat theatrical exterior he presented to the world, he was essentially a shy individual—as well as an unreconstructed romantic at heart. And he had a lifelong love affair with Bermuda and its people. That affection for the Island and its well-being was reflected not just in the content and direction of The Royal Gazette during his time as editor but in his world-class art collection of Bermuda-related works, which he gifted to the Bermuda National Gallery last year.”

The only son of Leslie Arnold White, a self-made man who owned Freeza Fresh Foods, and Stella Hollis, Mr. White was born in Paget on December 15, 1933. He grew up in Paget and later Knapton Hill, when the family moved to Smith’s Parish in 1952. He was educated at Mount St. Agnes Academy in Bermuda and Vermont Academy, receiving the latter’s prestigious Florence Sabin Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994. After graduation from Vermont Academy, Mr. White enrolled at Bard College in Annandale-on Hudson, New York, where his love of the written word flourished and he was actively involved with the college’s two publications, The Bardian (as managing editor) and Communitas, serving on the editorial board.

He was recognized as a John Bard Scholar and received the Fairbairn Prize, the college’s highest academic award, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in history and political science. He then studied at the London School of Economics in England before returning to Bermuda in 1956 to work full-time as a reporter on The Royal Gazette, having worked as a summer intern while a student. In 1967, he became the first Bermudian ever designated as a Commonwealth Press Union Fellow, the Commonwealth’s highest educational award for journalists.

He was appointed editor of the weekly Mid-Ocean News in 1968 and by the time he left to become assistant editor of The Royal Gazette in 1973, he had increased the paper’s circulation from 2,500 a week to more than 10,000. He succeeded Eric Hopwood as editor in 1976.

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to around 17,000, as it covered some of the most turbulent events in Bermuda’s modern history, including the 1977 riots, the 1981 general strike, and the devastating Hurricane Emily in 1987. He was also in the editor’s chair for seven Bermuda general elections. As editor, Mr. White withstood often intense criticism from both government and opposition politicians but always backed his reporters and did not back down from defending what he regarded as right.

He is survived by his former wife, Sarah White, and his daughter, Leslie.

Mr. John Griffith ’61

NICKNAME: Jack, Griff HOBBIES: Skiing, cars, traveling ACTIVITIES: Football, cross country,

basketball, track, Wildcat staff, glee club, science club, outing club

of humor, a smile that would light up a room, and genuineness. He fought his illness with grace and courage along with a never-give-up attitude, fighting every step of the way. He was one of the good ones and will be truly and deeply missed by those whose lives he touched and the people who loved him.

Jack was the cherished son of the late Dr. Wayne and Emily (Murray) Griffith, beloved brother of the late Patricia (Griffith) Duprey, and predeceased by his first wife and mother of his children, Judy (Kemp) Griffith. Jack is survived by his best friend and wife, Lynn DeMeulesGriffith, of Jericho; his son, Daniel Griffith, and his wife, Jessica, and their two children, Ellie and Jackson, of Wilmington, MA; his daughter, Carrie (Griffith) Margolis, and her husband, Joe, of Wellington, FL; nieces Pam Perry and her husband, Ken Bugosh, of Littleton, CO, and Debbie Phelps and her children and her husband, Mark, of Chester, VT; Brenda and Martin Stevens and their daughter, Jaime, of Maine; Neil and Lynn Darling and their family, of Virginia; Joyce Darling, of Virginia; and countless friends and loyal business customers he met over the years. In lieu of flowers, Jack would have liked people to make a donation to their local pet rescue organization.

Mr. Alan Donaldson ’64 John R. Griffith, “Jack” to those he knew and loved, died at age 71 on July 2, 2014, at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT, after a courageous yearlong battle with esophageal cancer, ultimately succumbing to a massive pulmonary embolism. He passed peacefully with his wife, son, daughter, and friends at his bedside. Born to Dr. Wayne and Emily (Murray) Griffith in Springfield, VT, on December 31, 1942, he grew up in Chester. He attended Vermont Academy, where he participated in skiing and track and field. Jack went on to Dean Junior College, finishing his academic endeavors at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

Upon his return to Vermont, he initially lived in Montpelier, working in the insurance industry while serving as a proud member of the National Guard as a reservist. During this time, he met Judy Kemp, whom he married in 1970, and they had two children.

They moved to Barre, VT, and Jack decided to launch a business venture in 1976, Green Mountain Color, which he successfully owned and operated until his death. During his time in Barre, he was an active and proud member of the Barre City Jaycees. In 1992, Jack relocated to the Burlington area and shortly thereafter met his best friend and soul mate, Lynn (Darling) DeMeules. They wed on June 12, 1993, and were inseparable. The couple opened a second business venture, Northern Colours Activewear, which he also successfully owned and operated until his death.

In addition to his love for his wife, children, and grandchildren, Jack was also a New England Patriots fanatic, having owned season tickets for two decades, enjoyed watching and attending NASCAR events, was passionate about traveling, especially his biannual trips to Aruba with his wife each spring and fall, and loved the various animals throughout his life that he kept as pets, particularly two dogs named George and Katie, as well as two cats named Kramer and Beiderman.

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NICKNAME: Al, Bert PET PEEVE: Midnight track meets ACTIVITIES: Academy Voice, camera

club, science club, outing club, current events club, record club, trail crew, basketball, hockey manager, rec tennis, rec skiing, senior softball

Alan L. Donaldson, 68, of Lincoln, MA, died on August 4, 2014. He was born on November 24, 1945, to Malcolm and Eleanor Donaldson. He graduated from Vermont Academy and Suffolk University and spent many summers working on the Flint Farm in his youth. A longtime resident of Lincoln, Mr. Donaldson served on the Lincoln Fire Department from 1969 to 1999, retiring after 30 years as captain of the Call Fire Department. He retired after a long career working at Acorn Structures/ Deck House in Acton. Mr. Donaldson is survived by his mother, Eleanor Donaldson, 99, of Concord; his brothers, Douglas of Needham and Malcolm of Beverly; his daughters, Kristin of Carlisle and Stephanie of Aiken, SC; and three grandchildren. To share a remembrance in Mr. Donaldson’s guest book, visit deefuneralhome.com.

Mr. Kenneth Leavitt ’68 Kenneth Read Leavitt, of Sherborn, MA, died on December 17, 2013.

Born in Englewood, NJ, he grew up in the US, Lebanon, and Brazil.

Ken had a lifelong love of music. In Brazil, he started and was the lead singer/guitarist in a rock band called The Trolls. Ken was an entrepreneur, leader, and visionary who enjoyed many successes throughout his life as CEO of CGX Corp., GraniTech, and Soundwalls.

Ken’s true passion was the outdoors and his desire was to unite families through adventures in nature. At the time of his death, he was

developing two aerial treetop adventure courses in MA. He enjoyed hiking, kayaking, snowboarding, and boating on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Ken was dedicated to the practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM); and he and his wife studied with Maharishi and became TM teachers.

Ken was a family man, a steadfast friend, and someone who had an uncanny ability to focus and problem solve. An eternal optimist, he faced life’s challenges with determination. He was the beloved husband of Christine Leavitt and devoted father of Ben Leavitt, Jen Leavitt Tietjen, Vivian Leavitt, and the late Walter Leavitt. Ken is predeceased by his mother, Margaret Leavitt. He is survived by his father, Howard Leavitt, and his stepmother, Joan Leavitt, as well as three brothers, Hunt, John, and Donald Leavitt. Donations in Ken’s memory can be made to Maharishi University of Management (MUM) Attn: Development Office, 1000 North 4th St., Fairfield, IA 52557.

Amid his rich life, Ken’s greatest joy was his son, Caleb. Preceded in death by his father, John Watson, Ken is survived by his son, Caleb Watson; his mother, Priscilla Watson; his sister, Virginia Watson, and her two daughters, Abby and Suzanne. Donations for a memorial fund can be made through the English Department at (601) 266-4319. The Peck House is located at 3601 Pearl Street.

Mr. David Gardner ’74

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Dr. Kenneth Watson ’70

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Dr. Kenneth Vance Watson died of heart failure at his home on January 18, 2014. A professor of 19th century British literature, he joined the University of Southern Mississippi English faculty in 1986. Born on October 4, 1952, in Bellows Falls, VT, Ken, as he was called by his friends, attended Vermont Academy and received an A.B. at Kenyon College. He earned a master’s degree at the University of Vermont and a doctorate in English at Duke University. People knew him as a gifted conversationalist and elegant figure who could discuss intelligently the intricacies of Shakespeare as easily as topics from art to jazz to zombies.

An accomplished cook, avid reader, and talented wordsmith, Ken entertained friends, students, and travelers at his home. Many students and faculty recall a dedicated teacher and advisor. Ken enjoyed reciting from memory the poetry of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, Eliot, and Pound. He delighted in the life of the mind and in engaging students, friends, and colleagues in discussing literature.

He was admired as an inspirational teacher. Ken mentored many aspiring scholars and leaves behind a legacy of students who have gone on to successful careers in law, academia, and the arts. Many of his students remained friends with Ken, forming relationships that spanned decades. He was an accomplished scholar of poetry. He served for a number of years as the associate editor of The Southern Quarterly and recently co-edited The Past Is Not Dead: Essays from the Southern Quarterly and an issue of the journal that showcased contemporary Southern poets. He also translated poet Jean Carlos Galeano’s Folktales of the Amazon, and he published essays on Romantic poetry.

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David S. Gardner, 55, of East Montpelier, died peacefully in his home with his beloved wife by his side on Sept. 26, 2011, following a brief battle with cancer. David was born on March 10, 1956, in Philadelphia to John Berdan and Margaret Sydney (Stephens) Gardner.

He graduated from Vermont Academy in 1974, then went on to New England College in Henniker, NH, and studied archaeology. He spent many years studying archaeology for numerous research teams and schools. He dug sites in Vermont, Virginia, Maryland, and Yorkshire, England. After returning to the states, he worked at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston from 1982–1990 and decided he wanted to learn about the travel industry. He went on to Travel School of America in Boston and worked for UniGlobe Travel for several years. He moved to the Vermont area in 1990 and helped open a travel agency in South Burlington known as Travel Network. He also worked for Child Travel Services in Colchester and St. Johnsbury for several years. He then moved to East Montpelier and worked for AAA Travel.

He is survived by his wife, Sherona Gardner; his daughter, Elizabeth Sawvell, of Arizona; his stepfather, Charles Humpstone, of South Woodstock; his sister, Connie Jones, of Rochester, NY; and his two brothers, Tom Gardner of Burlington and Alex Gardner of Concord, MA. His passions were gardening, reading, music, and friends. When he was studying in England, he worked and toured with the Grateful Dead, whom he really loved. He was always full of stories of his experiences.

He was always there with a helping hand and was a loyal and honest friend, husband, and father. He will be greatly missed by all. Memorial contributions can be made to Home Health Hospice of Berlin, VT. His ashes were strewn at his second home in Deer Isle, ME, which he loved.

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Mr. Homer Bogart, former VA faculty member and coach Homer Gordon Bogart, of Valencia, PA (formerly of Goose Creek, SC, and North Brook, IL), died on May 27, 2014, in Valencia Woods Nursing Center after a short battle with cancer. He was 91. When World War II ended, the Army veteran graduated with a history degree from Dartmouth College, then taught classes and coached several sports for a couple of years at Vermont Academy but soon switched careers. Mr. Bogart had been selling powdered soap when he caught the eye of a paper company, the former Brown Paper Co. in Kalamazoo, MI, which hired him. “It was his sales prowess that got him recognized,” his son Gary said. “To be the best paper salesman he could possibly be, my father spent time in a paper mill plant, learning how newsprint and other paper was made, including what kind of trees made the best quality product and other tips of the trade.”

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Mr. Bogart was hired by Perkins-Goodwin Co., a Chicago paper and pulp marketers company, and eventually became president. He worked there until the company was bought out, and he retired about 25 years ago. He served on the board of trustees for Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. That university had a paper curriculum, since the area was a large producer of paper, and Mr. Bogart offered his expertise. “He was an opinionated guy, but always with a basis,” Bogart said. “He made a difference in a lot of people’s lives.” His father always spoke of the importance of the individual, Bogart said.

“The individual is what makes this country great,” he said. “It’s not necessarily the group or the team. It’s how the individual dedicates himself, how the individual makes all the difference. Anybody can do anything that they want if they just set a goal and work hard at it.” In addition to his son Harold “Gary” Bogart II, Mr. Bogart is survived by his wife, Skaidrite Ozols Bogart; daughter, Bonnie Suzanne Bogart, of Conifer, CO; sons David Gordon Bogart, of Wasilla, AK, and Imants “Mark” Bogart, of Lake Forest, IL; six grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. His brother, Robert E. Bogart, preceded him in death.

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