Wayland Academy Greetings—Fall 2022 Annual Report Edition

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Annual Report Issue, November 2022 wayland.org/greetings

Greetings is published for the alumni, parents, students, friends, and staff of Wayland Academy. We welcome letters concerning the content of this magazine and/or issues relating to the Academy. Letters must be signed and we ask that you include your address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. The editorial staff retains the right to edit at their discretion. Send correspondence to:

Greetings Editor, Wayland Academy 101 North University Avenue Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Or, email us at: alumni@wayland.org

HEAD OF SCHOOL

Jason Warnick jwarnick@wayland.org

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Executive Board

David C. Larson `71, Chair

Shelley Greenwood `73, Vice Chair

Dottie Jung `75, Vice Chair

Peter Sensenbrenner `71, Treasurer

Michael C. VanHaren `82, Secretary

Trustees

James L. Janik `74

Richard H. Kimberly `54 William T. Luedke IV `70

Patricia Martin `96 John P. McConnell `82

John B. McKinstry H`10 John K. Miller `05

Elizabeth W. Parker `72 P`06, `08

Pete T. Patterson H`12 Megan Petersen `11, Ex Officio, Alumni Board President

Rosina Samadani `85

Onnie Leach Smith P`12 H`21

Burnett G. Sullivan `69 Bethann Vaubel P `12, `14, `16

Elizabeth Burnham Wallman `71, P`21

Jason Warnick, Ex Officio

Trustees Emeriti Fred Bishop `57 R. Scott Jones `63

CONTRIBUTORS

Photography Sarah Hafey Assistant Dean of Admission for Marketing shafey@wayland.org

Bryanna Michaletz Senior Assistant Dean of Admission bmichaletz@wayland.org

Jim Michaletz Michaletz Zwief Ltd. jim@mzltd.com

Design Ariel Esser arielesser@gmail.com

corrections:

IN THIS ISSUE

on the cover:

Head of School Jason Warnick with students outside Discovery Hall at the newly renovated Sesquicentennial Terrace.

There were three errors in the In Memoriam section of the May 2022 issue of Greetings

Martha Lentz Anderson `56 did not pass away on February 19, 2021; her husband Dick Anderson passed away.

Ann Bjoin Rose `56 did not pass away on June 11, 2020.

Norman Chimenti did not pass away on February 22, 2021; his wife BJ passed away.

State of the Academy

by JASON WARNICK, head of school

The state of the academy is strong. The 2022-23 school year began without masks, social distancing, contact tracing, or temperature checks. We remain vigilant and careful, but we are relieved to be greeting one another with smiles and handshakes, and to see our community returning to daily activities and routines that are much more familiar.

Our ability to successfully adapt to change is, in large part, thanks to the support from our trustees, alumni, alumni families, and friends. We are inspired by your engagement, and your belief in the Wayland Academy community. Our strength flows from our alumni to our faculty and staff, our leadership team, and most of all to our amazing students.

We are building. We’ve strategically added programs to serve our students, fulfill our mission, and to drive enrollment. Our Media Studies program is in its second year, and our vision is to integrate media production and literacy into the broader curriculum. We’ve launched a fully staffed Student Success program, including a robust slate of mental health services. All of our 9th graders are excited to be enrolled in Wayland’s new environmental biology course, including field work at the Horicon Marsh, with an innovative approach to biology, ecology, and the environment. Our crew team is already participating in regattas, our lacrosse team will move from club to junior varsity this spring, and fencing remains a popular club activity in the evenings.

We are sharing our story. Our Director of Marketing and Communications Crystal Verran is leading the Academy through a “brand refresh,” with emphasis on our digital presence, and on authentically sharing the Wayland story. We’re proud of our vibrant website, our weekly and monthly digital communications, and the continued tradition of Greetings magazine. We can’t wait for you to see our new admissions brochure in which we embrace

our Midwestern geography. We are the preeminent small boarding school in the Midwest, and, as our new admissions piece touts: “They don’t call it the Heartland for Nothing!” I like to tell people, Wayland is a small school with a big heart in the heartland of America.

We are letting our actions speak louder than our words. We have a new dorm! We cut the ribbon on Burnham Hall in August, and the young women of Wayland are living in a state-of-theart facility that truly demonstrates our commitment to their education. As I said in my remarks at the ribbon cutting, the building is “character in action.” Our Wayland Made Campaign has raised just over $9 million toward our $10 million goal. We are almost there! The increased endowment, the modernized science labs, and this incredible building all raise the bar for our community. Wayland is a worldclass institution, and this is reflected in the campaign.

We are growing! Enrollment increased this year by more than 25%. We went from 126 enrolled last year to 161 (and counting) this year. That is no easy task. Dean of Enrollment and Financial Aid Josh Labove and the admissions team have been working tirelessly to find future Wayland students across the street and worldwide. When they connect with prospective families, they have an amazing school to share. Our faculty and staff are unparalleled in their commitment, compassion, dedication, and high expectations. Our traditions, coupled with our innovations, fueled by our character, and sprinkled with the heartfelt connections that are the hallmark of Wayland, create a school culture everyone should like to be a part of.

We are not without challenges. As you can tell, we are proud of our accomplishments, and we have made incredible progress on so many fronts. That said, we are still a small community

working our hardest to do big things. We have ambitious goals to close out the Wayland Made Campaign, to meet our Academy Fund objectives, to continue to grow enrollment, to embark on strategic visioning, and to initiate a campus-wide “master planning” process.

We will need to rally the strength of our entire community, near and far, to achieve these goals. We will need to stretch beyond our comfort zones, to grow beyond our dreams, and to keep to our mission, as we envision our future. Based on the evidence at hand, and 167 years of history, I am more confident than ever that our constituents will continue to rally and that our students will have another incredible year.

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1 Wayland students form a heart on Brown Field to kick off the 2022-2023 school year.

2 Students enjoying team-building activities during Orientation.

3 Seniors arrived early to help new students on move-in day.

4 Parents Council Member Rosanne Benson P`23 and her son, senior Drew Benson `23, pose for a photo while helping on move-in day.

5 Griyan Hughland `26 and Genesis Garcia-Ruiz `26 embrace on the steps of Warren Cottage.

6 Students making good use of the tables in Mary’s Courtyard, outside of Burnham Hall.

1 The 2022 Spring Play, Clue.

2 Ring the Bell Student-Athletes, a new recognition program for students who are ringing the bell personally, athletically, and academically. ► wayland.org/ring-the-bell

3 Wayland faculty and staff enjoy a team walk to Beaver Dam Lake during orientation before students arrive for the 2022-2023 school year.

4 Jeb Blossom `23, Emre Kocer `23, and Megan Tyranski `23 show off their shirts during a “Fun Shirt Friday.”

5 Golfers pose during Wayland’s first annual Big Red Golf Tourney on June 3, 2022. The Second Annual Big Red Golf Tourney will take place on June 2, 2023.

6 Theater students are active during the summer in the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre. Shown here is Jonah Ratacjzak `25 (in the buffalo plaid pajamas) performing in Big Fish

7 Mr. Walters H`11 and his mentor group dressed as the Scooby-Doo gang during Homecoming 2022.

8 UNICEF club members, Saniah Wright `23 and Shawnell Sims-Ceballos `23 recruit new members during the 2022 Student Club Fair.

9 A group of Wayland students pose on front campus during Prom 2022.

10 Students hide eggs filled with candy during the annual Easter Egg Hunt in April 2022.

11 Tyrique Jean Jacques `25 and Maria Jose Acon `24 show off their new student IDs.

STUDENT ATHLETE

RING THE BELL

Lunch-at-a-Table is back.

Lacrosse on Brown Field.

Fans sharing their school spirit.

Environmental biology students at the Horicon Marsh.

Rowing on Beaver Dam Lake.

Members of the Athletic Hall of Fame inaugural class—Kristen Westlake `82, Mikki Hebl `87, Terrence Wilson `02, Gretchen Trumpf `74, and Diane Alpaugh H`83.

Honor Roll of Donors

PATTERSON SOCIETY

Susan & James Janik `74

Laura & Steven Jenkins `86

We are pleased to present our 2021–2022 Honor Roll of Donors! Thank you, everyone, for your contributions of time, talent, and treasure this past year to support our school.

Your philanthropy is an important part of Wayland Academy’s success. Annual giving and the Academy Fund support students, faculty, programs, and more during the current year. Endowment giving ensures a bright future for the Academy and for students in the years to come. Capital giving allows us to continue to grow. Thank You!

$25,000 AND ABOVE

The Patterson Society, founded in 2011, is named in honor of Raymond A. Patterson, Jr. `40, his wife Ruth H`10, and their children, Pat `69, Stephen `75, Pete H`12, Elizabeth and Margaret. Their dedication to the Academy over the years has been unwavering. Mr. Patterson served Wayland Academy as a teacher, coach, and President from 1949 to 1970. His vision led Wayland through an unprecedented period of growth in enrollment, campus expansion, and built a strong national reputation. The Patterson Society recognizes donors who give $25,000 or more during the fiscal year.

Patricia Boldt

Tyrell Schiek Centanni `71 & David Centanni

Kelly & Gerardo Cumpiano `06

Barbara Greenwood

Richard Greenwood

Susan & H. Jeff Hamar `76

Dorothy Jung `75 & Craig Hedberg

Karen H`08 & Richard Kimberly `54

Linda & David Larson `71

Onnie Leach Smith H`21

William Luedke IV `70 Beverly & Alan Martens

Anita & Gregory Mayer `69

John B. McKinstry H`10

Elizabeth W. Parker `72

Susan Peterson `63 & Archie Alexander

Jeffrey Royer `73

Judith Jensen Schwartzbaum `61

Emily & Peter Sensenbrenner `71

Maria & Richard Stafford `73

Elizabeth Burnham Wallman `71 & Charles Wallman

Jennifer Downey Wirtz `86 & Arthur Wirtz `86 James Wirtz `91

ORGANIZATIONS

American Endowment Foundation

Dye Family Foundation

George S. Parker II Charitable Lead Trust #2

Horicon Bank

J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund

Knopf Family Foundation

Minneapolis Foundation

National Philanthropic Trust Schwab Charitable The American Gift Fund

The Hartwell Foundation

Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation

Vanguard Charitable Waukesha County Community Foundation

NEWELL SOCIETY

$10,000 TO $24,999

The Newell Society, founded in 1997, is named in honor of Pastor and Mrs. Benjamin F. Newell, the first principal and preceptress of Wayland Academy. The Benjamin Newell Society recognizes donors who give $10,000 to $24,999 during the fiscal year.

Carrie & Seth Ahlborn

Barb & Andrew Aylward `73

William Aylward, Jr. `70

Louise Aylward

Frank Babka `79

Stephanie & Frederick Bishop `57

Barbara & Douglas Braun

Oscar Cumpiano `08

Kelsey Hornbach & Matthew Dicker

Shelley Greenwood `73 & John Lincoln Michelle Hebl `87 & David Harvey, Jr.

F. Addison Jones `46

Anne & R. Scott Jones `63

Walter Koskinen `73

Jennifer Dubose Lombard `88

Dale Luck `76

V. Frederick Nast III `59

Victoria & C. Scott Radford `68

Kathryn & Curtis Radford `73

Eileen Rauschert H`11

Ruth & Frederick Schwertfeger

Mowry Smith III

George Socha, Jr. `75

ORGANIZATIONS

Aylward Family Foundation Inc.

Bishop Family Foundation

Charles Schwab Fidelity Charitable

George S. Parker II Charitable Lead Trust #1

Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Sodexo

Walter Alexander Foundation Inc.

1855 SOCIETY

$1,000 TO $5,000

The 1855 Society was founded in 2002 by the Board of Trustees to encourage annual support of $1,855 leading up to the Sesquicentennial Celebration in 2005. Today, the 1855 Society recognizes supporters who contribute $1,000 to $9,999 during the fiscal year. The 1855 Society has three giving levels—President’s $5,000– $9,999, Francis Wayland $2,500–$4,999, and 1855 $1,000–$2,499.

PRESIDENT'S LEVEL $5,000 TO $9,999

Ying Zi & Arun Bhardwaj Roger Buddig `80

India Radford Clarke `77 & John Clarke Lindsey & James Cleary H`20

Mari & Robert Cleary Nancy & Harry Cody `58

Sharon Hartzell D’Arco `70 James Downing `94

John Fisher `65

Judy H`08 & Craig Hill H`06

Laura Moore `86

Shannon & Randy Neuman

Robin Garard & Scott Posnanski `86 Weston Radford `03

Rosina Samadani `85 Jeffery Tempas `63

Janet Sharp Turner `56

ORGANIZATIONS

Jung Family Foundation

FRANCIS WAYLAND LEVEL

$2,500 TO $4,999

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Dorothy & Paul Balfe Ellen & Kevin Bruning `79

Janice & Andrew Coulson `64

Ann Wagenknecht Dubois `71

Jeanne Enhelder Frink `67

Jennie Gosin Goelz `74 & Richard Goelz `72

Theda & Huascar Jessen

Patricia Duez Martin `96

Camilla Nielsen

John Proctor `60

Deborah & James Quirk `68

Samuel Radford `06

Brooke Schumann `11

Arlene & Jack Schumann

Jo & Mark Schumann

Spencer Schumann `09

Kelly Burns-Shemenski & Joseph Shemenski

Jane Barrows Shepard `71 & Donald Shepard `71

Harold Sogard `70 Jayson Spring `87

Jane & Burnett Sullivan `69

Dona & Larry Turner

Robert Vilker `71 Lynn Wagenknecht `71 Colleen & Jason Warnick

ORGANIZATIONS

Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. Inter-Quest Corp. M3 Insurance

Neuman Pools Inc.

Ramon James Charitable

The Jack and Arlene Schumann Foundation, Inc.

The Peter J. Seippel Foundation

Wisconsin High School Football Coaches Association inc.

Is your name not included on any list? We’d love to help you see it there next year. Give us a call 920-356-2120, ext. 222 or visit our giving page online at: wayland.org/support-wayland .

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1855 LEVEL

$1,000 TO $2,499

Anonymous

Peg Determan & Lance Balk

Clay Barnes `84

Peter Bissegger `72 Linda & John Blossom

Joan & Lowell Blumenthal

Ellen Barber Boeye `52

Victoria & Jay Brenner `75 Ben Bruns

Tami Posnanski Carpenter `88 & Jack Carpenter

Susan & David Couch `69

Peter Cross `61

Katie Eisenreich `00

Kelly & Jordan Esten `02

Linda Spaans Esten H`11

Carla Radford Fair `00 & Seth Fair

Connie & Ric Fiegel

Robert Folsom `63

Robin Wilson & Peter Foote

Judith & Gregg Heidebrink `82

Barbara Hill `73

Elaine Hill

Tam Nguyen & Chuong Ho

Carole & Robert Howard `73

Laurel Johnson

Thomas Kelman `81

Scheree & Charles Krueger

Alecia & Josh Labove

Peter Lee `59

Sandra Smith Leland `52 & John Leland

Joseph Lennertz H`86

Christopher Leslie `58

Christine Baumann

Lillesand `77

Carolyn Lowry `04

Betty Maier

Iwona Malinowska

John McConnell `82

Helen Flanagan & Jim Michaletz

John Miller `05

Madeleine Mindling `06

William Moore `59

Michael Nast `91

Louis Newell

Windon Newton `80

Pete Patterson H`12

Mitzi Pickard H`43

Wendy & Thomas Platt `71

Gail Walter & Allen Proctor `70

Lauren & Carlton Radford `08

Tonya & Benjamin Reed

Judith & James ReidAnderson

F. Robert Russo, Jr. `71

Ann Sensenbrenner Salutz `78

Susan & Craig Scholz

Frederick Schwertfeger `91 Chelsey Seippel `01

Charles Shaw `94

Carole Fishelson Stone `62

Penelope Hommel Strack `96 Karen & Ira Strizak

Nancy Swanson

Jon Tempas `61

John Tisdel `72

John Triller `93

John Unland `70

Bethann & Thomas Vaubel

Stephanie & Michael Vrabec `75

Kurt Walters H`11

Unia Griffin Wilson `05 & Terrence Wilson `02 Richard Wittnebel `53

ORGANIZATIONS

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Cedar Street Charitable Foundation

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.

Determan Balk Family Foundation

The Columbus Foundation

The Harvey Hubbell Foundation

LENNERTZ SOCIETY

$300 TO $999

Previously known as The Cordial Society, this giving society was renamed in 2020 to honor retiring Head of School Joseph A. Lennertz H`86 for his more than 40-year career at the Academy. The Lennertz Society has three giving levels—Cordial $500–$999, Faculty $400–$499, and Senior $300–$399.

CORDIAL LEVEL $500 TO $999

Susan Perry Baumgartner `63 & Bert Baumgartner

Cherilynn & Joshua Blumenthal

Judy Hermann Blundell `80 Andrew Buchta `88 Walter Burtis `08 Michelle & Paul Coenen Lisa & Ryan Evans Amy Fisher `89 John Florine `67 Margaretann & Douglas Haag

Agnes Hadhazy `91 Valerie & Edward Hatcher Anna January `08 Beth & Robert Jens David Kasper H`81 J. Matthew Keil `92

Susan Hicks Labahn `57 & Jon Labahn `57

Cynthia & Michael Lardy Katherine Libby `80

Gregory Ludlow `70 Jan Pendexter Macdonald II `60 Linda & Stephen McMillan `78

Gail & Edward Miller `59

Debra Neumeyer Plumadore `87

Farhut & Ayaz Samadani H`12 Barbara Duce Sarwar `56

Judith Ronin Scherb `63 & Bert Scherb

Anne Coffman & Paul Schmidt `74

Penny & Craig Seaver

Darcy Trapp Silver `03 & Joel Silver

Laura & Matthew Songer `76

Karen Speicher `80

Elsa & Frank Sterner

Jessi & Michael VanHaren `82

Carl von Ende `63

Clinton Wilson `88

Erin Lamm Wilson `02 Michael Yanikowski `73

ORGANIZATIONS

Citizens Bank

Derr & Villarreal, LLC

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

State Farm Companies Foundation

Summit Ford The Boldt Company

The Clinton & Elizabeth Wilson Foundation

FACULTY LEVEL $400 TO $499

Marcy Stevens Dresser `68

Deborah H`18 & Jack Hankes Randall Harris `13

Judith Nagley Hidde `56

Robert Prosser `60

Elizabeth Schneider Ratajczak `96 & Tyler Ratajczak Corey Whiteside `87

SENIOR LEVEL $300 TO $399

Charles Altier, Jr. `61

Jane & Daniel Barber `56

Nancy & Kris Boucher H`90

Elizabeth Esten Cross `56 Angela & Peter Fogarty Elizabeth Bloom Gill `74

Deborah H`18 & Jack Hankes

Nancy & Daniel Kallgren

Laura Baddaker Kee `46

Christopher Klee `86

John Lungerhausen `74

Beth Marbach `84 & Jarrod Krug

Carol Smith Metzger `56 and Jon Metzger

Kathy & Richard Russo `72

Charlotte Snow

Tobias Wohlrabe `73 Amanda Zopp

ORGANIZATIONS

AmazonSmile Foundation

GREETINGS SOCIETY

$1 TO $299

The Greetings Society is named for the Academy’s alumni news magazine—the nation’s oldest alumni publication—and celebrates participation at all levels. The Greetings Society has three giving levels—Junior $100–$299, Sophomore $50–$99, and Freshman $1–$49.

JUNIOR LEVEL

$100 TO $299

James Abbott `56

Martha AlexanderSzymanski `74 & Michael Szymanski Anonymous (4)

Robert Aplin

Alice Sheridan Appen `60

Jeff Atkinson `67

Esther Aubry `01 & Tom, Millie, and Miles Colella Andie Aylward

Kristina & Roger Bacci

Laura Bachmann `10

Victoria Royer Bachmann `76

Robert Banky, Sr. `54

Joseph Barss `71

Elisha & Seth Barudin

Sara Traut Bass `75

Beverly Buttemiller Bates `69

Adam Benavides `08

Lori Bird & Andrew McDonnell H`20

Maria & Lawrence Bislew

Bruce Black `62

Jaime Blossom

Erik Brandt `91

Allen Brey `73

Mary Brazeau Brown `70

Scott Buchanan `82

Scott Buchta `82

Willard Buchta

Adam Bunkoske `09

Cynthia Chapman `77 Guanlin Chen `17

Robert Chesi `56

James Christians `60

Sharon & George Cobb H`80

Peggy Crawford `65

Jennifer Cobb `81 & Jonathan Cushman `80

Don Davis `50

Elaine & Erroll Davis, Jr.

Lisa & Michael Derr Deanna & Gerald Disch H`93

Sheffia Randall Dooley `91

Anne Provost Drummond `75

Mark Duffy `79

Cynthia Hood Dugan `61

Peter Easton `60

Paul Ecker `85

David Erbstoeszer `61

Edgars Ezerietis `08

Johanna Karsten Fabke `56

Linda H `92 & James Fischer

Stephanie Fisher `94

Carol & Thomas Fisher `50

Mary McPherson Fitzpatrick `69 H. John Fromm III `63

Catherine Garnett `66

Anne Blanchard Gascoigne `53

Virginia Teas Gill `79 & John Gill

Cynthia Grantz

Elizabeth Rumpel Gukich `58

Pamela & Joseph Gussel Marilynn Hamar

Victoria & Randall Harris Rickey Hendon `10

Lucy Wilder Hibbard `70

Susan Schmidt Hick `60

Candis Bailey Hickey `72 & John Hickey

Gregory Hofbauer `73

Jan Wells Hooker `70

Antonia Frederick Houston `77 & John Houston

Christopher Hutchins `89

Diana Jensen

Alan Jung `70

Andrew Kallgren `14

Ausrine & William Kerr, Jr. Nicholas Kosewski `10 Melissa & John Landdeck Vicki Mason Lonngren `56 & Karl Lonngren

Nicole Brandrup Lucas `94 Gloria & Wilson LuyTan Xuexia Xu & Lifu Lyu

Linda & Michael Maier `64 George Maye `54 Sean McClure `01 J.R. McConnell

Trenton McMaster `13 Wendy & Chris Meier

Denise Fox Meredith `71 & Edgar Meredith `71

Mary Beth Schnur Metcalf `61 Charles Meyer `59

Lynn Miller

Mary Miller `08 Gretchen Wright Moore `60 Louise & Charles Morgan `56 Leslie Morris `56 Eric Nagle `82 Kristen Naspo George Neuberger, Jr.`71

Connie Nico Matthew Nielsen `90 Alison Burrowes Olsen `77 Jeanette & Wendell Olson Paul Osvald H`11

Anna Marie & Teodoro Padilla Elizabeth Pechous `90 Ann Baird Pepper `63 Megan Petersen `11 Laura Petersen `14 Mary Pflum

JoEllyn Phillips `52

Amy & Karl Pippenger

Joan Urbanek Prachthauser `69

Ernest Price, Jr. `39

Eva Hartman Ptaschinski `83 & Thomas Ptaschinski

Cindy & Gerry Rechek

Elizabeth Miller Reed `60

Conrad Rens `11

Rosemary & Phillip Resch Morgan Ricketts

James Ritman `84

Sally Zellner Rossmiller `76 & Daniel Rossmiller

Jack Saunders `65

Karl Schleevogt `11

Lisa & Michael Schneider H`86

Roland Schoen, Jr. `56

Austin Scholz `10

Nicholas Schubert `10

Helen Burton Schuckel `56

Jessica Schultz

Janet Brown Smith `57

Pamela Smith `70

Carolyn Davis SpattaEckhart `52

Marc Stecker `78

Connie & Dave Stelsel

David Stelsel `00

Kirk Stelsel `01

Colin Stetson `56

Maja Stevanovich `03

Barry Temkin `66

Marjorie Espersen Thornton `48

Doris & Robert Utke `51 Marion Varner

Susan Heacox Vrabec `70 & Peter Vrabec `70

Jeffrey Wahlfeld `88

Emma McGraw Watson `59

Marilyn & Frederick Webster, Jr.

Beatrice & Alan Weiler

Carl Weinkauf `77

William Wiedenhoeft `74

Mary Lou Miller Williamson `55

Thomas Wilson

Amy Wong `05

Ann Schlaefer & David Wright

Vernette & John Wuestenberg KunHo Yoon `07

GREETINGS SOCIETY

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Wendy Zellner `77 Brian Ziebell `79

ORGANIZATIONS

Brey Law Office LLC Design Plus, Inc. Edward Jones

Gene's Beaver Floral H.B. Fuller Company IBM Corporate Matching Grants Program

Marquardt Village Inc

Menasha Corporation Foundation Network for Good

Northwestern Mutual Foundation Padilla Speer Beardsley Patty Chapman Family Foundation RBC

Russell Investments

The Erroll & Elaine Davis Charitable Gift Foundation United Way - Greater Twin Cities

SOPHOMORE LEVEL

$50 TO $99

Ileana Blanco Carol & Steve Blindauer

Debi Boehme

Elizabeth Brownell Bordner `64

Martha Oestreich Brault `48 Carri Carl `81

Judith Fisher Congedo `59

Linda Darling George Dowell

Linda & Wayne Edson

Marcella Evans

Austin Fiegel `10

Britt Forden `87

Eleanor Easton Gauger `56 Holly Gefvert `78

Stella Gichana

Karyn & Jay Kroschel

Richelle Eliason Kruse `87 & Timothy Kruse `87

Elizabeth Boucher Lee `99

Edgar Lentz, Jr. `65 David Lorman `82

Daniel Lowe `81

William Luebke H`89

Monica Marocchi

Alison Lighthall `76 Ryan Monsen `07

Omar Muammar `06

Alice & James Oestreicher Tom Orton `64

Stephen Pepper `10

Stacey Buchta Phillips `87

Harriet Porter `64

Anne Rauschert Raisor `11

Dorothy Roberson Jeffrey Sanborn `84 Rose Schaalma H`10 Martha Scott `75 Mary Weinkauf Seno `80 Theodore Shank `10 Megan Wahlen Shine `85 Lowell Snorf III `73

Christopher Stanton `67

Elizabeth Pedigo Sullivan `70 Heather Tietz `89

Adriana Pujals Trino-Pujals `96 Meghan Turner `12

Linda Tyranski H`20

Marilyn VanHaren

Michael Vaubel `12

Crystal Verran

Rachel Mulder Vogedes `99 Kimberly Moore Wall `84 Cole Ware `13

Eileen & Dan Wenstrup Tamara Miller & Jonathan Wertz Renee & Glenn Westra Helyn Wohlwend `76 Serena Wolfe `07

ORGANIZATIONS

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

FRESHMAN LEVEL

$1 TO $49

Elana Agnew `24

Martha Lentz Anderson `56

Anonymous Edward Apfelbach `83 Elizabeth Aplin `22 Margaret Aubry Mellanie Aubry Amelya Barudin `21 Justin Behm

Liberty Bell H`14 & Mark Born

Drew Benson `23 John Blossom `23

Desislava Boycheva `23 Alexander Bruderer `12 Jennifer & Brian Buss Emily Christians `24 Barbara Watson Clark `68 Janice & Myron Cohen Susan Counard Jason Crivolio `09 Suzanne Lamping Dann `97 Louis Davidson Estate Molly Davis `22 Artemis Dempsey `22 Nicholas Derr `10 Hilary Disch `01 Daniela Espinoza `24 Kristie & Andrew Estervig Sam Evans `22

Elizabeth Goslin Fialko `96 Elizabeth Fogarty `20 Katherine Fogarty `24 Jane Soutar Fox `51 Amy Kuenzi Gnadt `99 Abbe Grebel Olivia Grace Hankes `24 Sonia Hanson

Mark Harrison `85 James Hasey & Jimmie Walker Sheranita Hemphill `00

William Hepp `71 Paula & Walter Hickey III Weimer Hicks, Jr. `54 Tyler Hill `09 Lam Ho `23

Wesley Ingraham `24

Mary H`14 & Thomas Irwin Gabrielle Johnson `22 Olga Johnson

Stacey Westra Johnson `88 John Kaehler

Carmen Kehrmeyer `23 Martha Kesler H`08

Katherine Bartizal Kimmons `90

Stephen Koenig `80 Hailey Kowing `22 Elise Krause `04 & Kristian Borrud `99 Carmen Kunert Tami LaChance

Tioluwani Ladipo `23

Triscia Ladron Sophia Lama `22 John Lee `85

David Lockwood `71

Jimena Lorenzo Bouso `23

Linda Lutes H`15

Jennylyn Managa `22

Catherine Mangones

Lee Ann Marcheschi `99

Mark Marcucci, Jr. Ana Menendez `15

Carl Michaletz

Megan McCarthy & Loran Miller `07

Michelle Miller `13

Anastasya Mlsna `25

Monicah Mucheke

Naomi Mwai `23

Lila Nash `24

Hannah Neuert `15 Kelly Neuert H`17 Blake Neuman `14

Nam Nguyen `22

Nicholas Ostermann `13 Thanh Phan `22

Barbara Pierson

Connor Pierson `13

Hannah Pippenger `23

Paulette & J. Scott Provost `73 Darrin Pursley

Jonah Ratajczak `25

Leah Martens Rhodes `02 Glen Richards `84

Katherine Rinshed

Jasper Roetter Gresback `23

Grace Rowley `18

Melany Ruiz `23

Kandice Sanders `12

Mark Saunders `67

Eric Schaalma

Nicolas Schaalma `08

Alanna Schuett `23

Phillip Seippel `64

Roxanne Sell H`92

Thora Stoutner Shannon `01

Selin Sincek `23

Andrea Slosser Worth `07

Kayla Slusher

Erin Tallman `23

Ethyn Tallman `24

Biblianna Thomas `24

Kathryn Tyranski `20

Megan Tyranski `23

Rebecca Tyson `07

Janel & Nicholas Vertz

Melinda & Aaron Wagner

Nancy Wagner

Julie & Dean Wahl

Alecka & Andy Weber

Michael Weirough `22

Nathan Weirough `24

Isabel Wertz `24

Glenn Wiedenhoeft `75

Faithe Williams `22 Tessa Wilson-Brown `22

Kerry H`18 & Paul Wolfgram

Saniah Wright `23

ORGANIZATIONS

The Progressive Insurance Foundation

alumni spotlight: Carol Lee “Carrie” Metzger `56

IT’S BEEN 67 YEARS since her commence ment day, but Carol Lee “Carrie” (Smith) Metzger says she feels just as connected to Wayland Academy now as when she was a student.

Carrie was the third of four Smith children to attend Wayland, and she remains a strong supporter of the school.

“We were definitely a Wayland family,” she said of her two older brothers, Keith Smith `48 and Edwin Smith `51, and younger sister Sarah Smith`59. “To this day, we have a Smith family brick on the Sesquicentennial Terrace. I visited it when I was on campus last year for my 65th reunion.”

Carrie looked up to her older brothers and was eager to attend Wayland as they had. She was excited about attending Wayland from the first day she arrived on campus.

“Growing up, by the time I got to have a new experience, my brothers had always done it first,” she said. “To most people I was al ways just ‘Keith and Ed’s little sister’—so when I got to Wayland I was determined to develop my own identity and personal ity that was separate from my brothers.”

And she did just that. The moment she stepped foot on campus, she shortened her name from “Carol Lee” to “Carrie” and devoted the next few years to exploring new skills and discovering her interests. While at Wayland, she participated in field hockey, water ballet, and theater. But most impor tantly, she found her true passion in life.

“Had I not started my music career at Wayland, my life would probably be very different,” she said.

“I sang in church as a little girl, but when I got to Wayland I began taking voice lessons.”

Over the years Carrie has sung with sev eral different groups. She has even trav eled to Europe and Russia with a choir based in her home city of Venice, Florida.

“Wayland really addresses students’ interests and nurtures them to grow into their best selves,” she said. “If I have one piece of advice for current students, it’s to try everything Wayland has to offer. It’s fundamental to finding out who you are as a person, and where your talents lie.”

After graduating from Wayland, she attended MacMurray College in Illinois and earned her Master’s in Education. She taught middle school English and history in New York until “hanging up her ruler” in 1999.

Today, she and her husband of 48 years live in Venice, FL, and prioritize giving back—not only to Wayland, but by volun teering at different organizations in their community that speak to their passions (including the theater and The Venice Symphony).

The personal growth work she put in as a student paid off in other ways. Free to be herself and open to new experiences, she made genuine and deep connections with her Wayland classmates—friendships that have lasted a lifetime.

“We’re a really close group,” she said. “We’re all 85 now, so we don’t get back to campus as much as we’d like, but we still make it a point to get together.”

The Class of 1956 already has plans to get together in Venice in the fall of 2023. They also (quite proudly) hold the record for class participation in the annual Waylandtines fundraiser held each February.

“By supporting Wayland, my hope is that we can continue growing enrollment,” she said. “Wayland was wonderful for me, and I think my whole family felt that way. Of all the schools I’ve attended, Wayland is the only one I still contribute to and have deep feelings for.”

at right Carrie (far left) with other members of the Class of 1956 at Homecoming in 2021.

COMMENCEMENT 2022

The Class of 2022 may have had an untraditional high school experience, but they’re more prepared for life because of it. By navigating much of their high school experience through a pandemic, their resiliency and adaptability will undoubtedly take them far in life. More importantly, they have the entire Wayland Academy community cheering them on. Way to go, seniors! Whatever you do next, we know you’ll make Wayland proud. #waylandmade wayland.org/commencement

1 Traditions are important at Wayland. Here, graduates gather around the flagpole one last time before commencement to raise the American flag and their senior class flag.

2 Spanish and media studies teacher, Ms. Michelle Miller `13, and Claudia Fernandez Jimenez-Arellano smile for the camera.

3 The Class of 2022 gathers by the Victory Bell after their final Chapel service on Friday, prior to Commencement. Their t-shirts read “Behind you, all your memories; Before you, all your dreams; Around you, all who love you; Within you, all you need.” Congrats to the Class of 2022!

4 “W” for Wayland, and “W” for the win! These Wayland Academy 2022 graduates are heading into the world with a top-notch education and a supportive community rooting for them every step of the way.

5 Salutatorian Hailey Kowing shares words of wisdom and well wishes with her fellow classmates.

6 Commencement speaker, Tom Boldt, CEO of The Boldt Company, and his wife, Renee.

7 Class of 2022 Valedictorian Griffin Hughland and classmate Molly Davis wish each other the best of luck with a warm embrace.

Commencement Honors and Awards

THE WEIMER K. HICKS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—

Faithe Williams

Given to the senior, who, in the estimation of the faculty, has shown marked progress in all phases of Wayland life.

ALUMNI MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD— Sophia Lama and Andy Mugabo

The Wayland Alumni Association presents two Alumni Memorial Service Awards for service to the school. This honor is granted, irrespective of class, academic, or athletic ability, to a young man and young woman who have, in the opinion of the faculty, made valuable contributions to Wayland through unselfish service and generous giving of their time and talents. The winners’ names are inscribed on a plaque which hangs in Roundy Hall.

BOARD

performances have helped to create loyalty and dedication toward the goals and objectives embraced in a Wayland education. Their contributions to dormitory living, extracurricular activities, and all other phases of campus life are considered in making these awards.

GLEN AND ELLA DYE AWARD— Salvador Huertas Abad `24

In 1979, Wayland Academy established the Glen and Ella Dye Award, in memory of two alumni, benefactors, and trustees. This award is given to a student, irrespective of class, whose behavior is exemplary in religious earnestness and moral sensitivity.

THE JAMES P. FREEMAN PRESIDENT’S AWARD— Andy Mugabo

Freeman, class of 1964, was recognized as a nonjudgemental friend to all groups, an individual who was open and available to anyone and who gave of himself to others without expectation of gain. Jim demonstrated loving kindness equally, to everyone with whom he interacted.

HEAD OF SCHOOL’S AWARD— Keyla Gallegos, Anthony Gilliam, Parker Harmon, and Tessa WilsonBrown

The Head of School's Award is a special award which is presented on those occasions when students deserve special recognition for long-term contributions to the student body and the community of Wayland Academy.

KIT MAYER SPORTS CUP— Ellie Aplin

OF

TRUSTEES

AWARD— Jamie Clark and Gabrielle Johnson

The Board of Trustees Award goes to a young man and a young woman who have demonstrated an interest in Wayland and whose

In 1995, Ralph Robinson `64 established an award in memory of one of his Wayland classmates—the James P. Freeman President's Award. This award is presented annually by the members of the senior class to the individual who exemplifies the characteristics of Jim Freeman, in his or her relationships with others. Jim

The Kit Mayer Sports Cup is primarily an athletic award based on the following qualifications:

• the recipient must be a member of the girls’ varsity club in good standing;

• must have earned a varsity letter in at least one sport;

• must have satisfactory scholastic standing;

• must have displayed good citizenship and lofty ideals of sportsmanlike conduct in various undertakings.

WISEHEART CUP— Colin Akpotu

The Wiseheart Cup is given to the young man who has best fulfilled the following standards:

• won his letter in one sport and has taken part in two others;

• has a satisfactory scholastic standing;

• is outstanding in leadership in all forms of activity;

• and whose sportsmanship is unquestioned.

LAURA A. M ac DONALD AWARD— Molly Davis

The Laura A. MacDonald Award is the most significant honor bestowed upon a young woman at Wayland Academy. It is given to the senior whose actions and demeanor bespeak selfrespect, courteous consideration for others, and loyalty to the academy and its traditions. She must be a leader in scholarship and other school activities. Her name is inscribed on a plaque in Roundy Hall, and the recipient also receives her own inscribed plaque.

EDWIN PUTNAM BROWN AWARD—Griffin Hughland

The Edwin Putnam Brown Award is the most significant honor bestowed upon a young man at Wayland Academy. It is given to the senior who, with a sense of social responsibility and with fine school loyalty, has shown the highest type of leadership. His name is inscribed on a plaque in Roundy Hall, and the recipient receives his own award.

Student Honors and Awards

Students were recognized for their academic achievement at the annual Honors Convocation, held on Friday, May 20, 2022, and new members of the Cum Laude Society (pictured top left) were inducted on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

SPECIAL ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS/ RECOGNITION

Cum Laude Society Inductees

Jeb Blossom `23, Molly Davis`22, Lam “Albert” Ho `23, Nam Nguyen `22, Alanna Schuett `23, Tessa Wilson-Brown `22

Ann Nelson `89 Champion of Character Award Ellie Aplin `22

Senior Art Purchase Award Parker Harmon `22

Wirtz Family Athletic Award Griffin Hughland `22

John Philip Sousa Band Award Jamie Clark `22

Head of School Service Award Sophia Lama `22 and Jessica Gapfizi `22

Four-Year Fine Arts Award

Ellie Aplin, Molly Davis, Jessica Gapfizi, Parker Harmon, Gaby Johnson, Hailey Kowing, Connor Purvis, Emilia “Keza” Rutembesa, Asan Saliu, Barret Shier, Faithe Williams, and Tessa Wilson-Brown

WIAA Scholar Athlete Griffin Hughland `22 and Sophia Lama `22

TRAILWAYS CONFERENCE ACADEMIC ALLCONFERENCE AWARD

Class of 2022

Jamie Clark, Molly Davis, Sam Evans, Griffin Hughland, Hailey Kowing, Nam Nguyen, and Thanh Phan

Class of 2023

Jonathan Ho, Daphne Ladipo, Alanna Schuett, Megan Tyranski, Jeb Blossom, Lam “Albert” Ho, Melany Ruiz, Shawnell Sims-Ceballos, Phuc “Peter” Dang

Academic book award winners in English, Megan Tyranski `23 and Jamie Clark `22

Academic Book Awards

Book awards recognize students who were the highest-ranking student in a specific academic discipline.

CLASS OF 2022 ACADEMIC BOOK AWARDS

Art—Hailey Kowing English—Jamie Clark

Greg Boulanger Memorial Award in Drama—Jamie Clark

Music—Connor Purvis German—Tessa Wilson-Brown Spanish—Molly Davis Mathematics—Thanh Pham Science—Ellie Aplin

Social Studies/History—Gaby Johnson STEAM—Connor Keene-Gefvert

ACADEMIC BOOK AWARDS GRADES 9–11

Art—Jasper Roetter Gresback `23 Biology—Alanna Schuett `23 Chemistry—Javan Hirwa `24 Drama—Lam “Albert” Ho `23

Junior English, Brown University Book Award—Megan Tyranski `23

German—Jeb Blossom `23

European History—Jaime Padilla `24

U.S. History—Ethyn Tallman `24

VALEDICTORIAN—

Griffin Hughland SALUTATORIAN—Hailey Kowing

Wayland Academy’s valedictorian and salutatorian honors are awarded by the faculty to the seniors with high academic achievement and who best fulfill the school motto of “Knowledge and Character.”

FOUR-YEAR SENIOR HONOR AWARD WINNERS

Colin Akpotu, Ellie Aplin, Molly Davis, Parker Harmon, Erin Jaison, Connor Keene-Gefvert, Hailey Kowing, Sophia Lama, Andy Mugabo, and Tessa Wilson-Brown

Humanities—Jasleen Bhandal `25 and Mathias Seufzer `25

Mathematics—Daphne Ladipo `23 Music—Phuc “Peter” Dang `23 Physics—Emily Christians `24 Spanish—Naomi Mwai `23 STEAM—Helen Kaup `24

College Counseling

wayland’s college counseling program provides exceptional individualized support—from helping students select schools that fit their needs to the final selection process among admission offers.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

Agnes Scott College

American University

American University of Paris University of Arizona Bard College Bates College

Baylor University Beloit College

Binghamton University Boston University Brandeis University

The University of British Columbia Bucknell University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego

University of California, Santa Barbara Carleton College

Case Western Reserve University University of Chicago Clark University Colby College

Colorado School of Mines University of Colorado, Boulder

Columbia University University of Connecticut Cornell University

2018–2022*

Creighton University Denison University University of Denver DePauw University Dickinson College Drexel University

The University of Edinburgh Emory University Flagler College Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College

The George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Grinnell College College of the Holy Cross Hobart & William Smith College

Howard University University of Illinois, Chicago University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Indiana University, Bloomington Kenyon College

Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University

Loyola University Chicago Macalester College Marquette University

University of Massachusetts University of Miami Miami University

University of Michigan Michigan State University Michigan Technological University University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Mount Holyoke College New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College

Ohio State University University of Oregon Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University University of Pittsburgh Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Rochester Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University Saint Louis University St. Olaf College

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

Sarah Lawrence College

Savannah College of Art & Design

Smith College

University of Southern California

Southern Methodist University University of South Florida

Stetson University

Stony Brook University Swarthmore College

Syracuse University

Texas Christian University Tulane University

Union College

University of Utah Vanderbilt University University of Vermont Virginia Tech

Washington University in St. Louis

University of Washington Wheaton College (MA)

University of Wisconsin, Madison

The College of Wooster Worcester Polytechnic Institute

“Our Director of College Counseling, Liberty Bell H`14, begins conversations with our students as early as 9th grade, and that engagement grows throughout their Wayland career. Liberty and our mentors help our students understand the importance of being committed to doing their best academically, getting involved in a variety of athletic, visual and performing arts, and community activities, having conversations with their parents, and thoughtfully reviewing lists of potential colleges and universities for consideration. It is exciting to be part of this process!”

—SETH AHLBORN Director of Curriculum, Instruction,

and Innovation

* This is a sampling of the schools our students received acceptance offers from in the past five years.

Lam “Albert” Ho `23

Can Tho, Vietnam

Student leader, scholar, set designer, pianist, and (award-winning) composer

Q: How many years have you been at Wayland? What made you decide to come here?

This is my fourth year at Wayland. I worked with a Vietnamese study abroad agency to select a high school. I chose Wayland because of the strong academics, beautiful campus, and diversity.

Q: What sort of things are you involved in at Wayland?

Last year I was a junior class representative for Student Council and am now an execu tive. I am a prefect in Wayland Hall this year, a member of the Model UN (fourth year), and have attended conferences like the MUNUC in Chicago. I’ve also been president of the ping-pong club for two years. This is my fourth year running cross country, and I will be a sprinter for track and field in the spring.

My favorite activity, though, has been theater. I tried it when I first came to Wayland and have grown a lot since. My biggest lead role was Colonel Mustard in the comedy Clue last spring. I have been in charge of designing and building the set for all the productions I have participated in, working directly with the theater directors and operating hand tools and power tools.

Q: Tell us about your music background.

I started piano at a very young age but stopped playing it for six years. I resumed practice and found my personal passion to perform music at Wayland. I have performed at Chapel postludes, school recitals, band concerts, Wayland “Coffee Houses”, and some other school gigs (in cluding the Annual Gala and Auction and a friend’s Senior Capstone concert).

Q: How long have you been composing? I want to know about that!

I only started composing music in the winter of my sophomore year when I had a silly idea for a concert band piece. Within one year, with the wonderful help of the Wayland band director and my amazing mentor, Mrs. Amy Throndsen H`14, we were able to finalize the promptly titled “114” composition. That was also when we discovered that there was a state composi tion competition hosted by the Wisconsin School Music Association, so we decided to submit it. My first-ever composition won second place in the “Orchestral and Concert Band” category, competing against pre-established young composers.

This year, Mrs. Throndsen and I are hoping to perform my composition for our endof-the-year concert.

Even if music, composition, in this case, is just a fun hobby and passion to me, I am very proud of my work and my achieve ment, and I wish to continue to pursue it in the future.

Q: Do you have plans after graduation? My ultimate goal is to work in the U.S. aerospace and astronautical industry. I plan to study mechanical engineering for my Bachelor’s. From there, I’d like to work my way to becoming a U.S. Citizen.

Q: What have you learned about yourself as a student at Wayland?

“Being at Wayland is not just about academic results and scholastic achieve ments, but it is about the learning experience, the wonderful moments shared with your closest friends, and the skills cultivated to prepare yourself for college and the life beyond that.”

Q: What does being ‘Wayland Made’ mean to you?

To be Wayland Made is to be immersed and committed to the Wayland environ ment: always being open to helping your peers and doing what is best for not just yourself, but the whole community.

Q: What advice do you have for younger or new students?

Go out and have fun. Talk to someone you have not talked to, and enjoy your time here. Explore something that you have never done before. But never take your eyes off the work that needs to be done. Always think ahead and make the right choices for your future.

above Albert `23 (right) as Colonel Mustard in Clue

FUNDRAISING EVENTS

We are thrilled to report that the 46th Annual Spring Gala & Auction was held in person this year on Saturday, April 23, in Lindsay Auditorium.

The live event featured a silent and live auction, with auction items on display around the auditorium. The highlight of the program was the launch of the Wayland Made Campaign's public phase, with a video and presentation by campaign co-chairs Betsy Burnham Wallman `71, P`21 and Shelley Greenwood `73. The Raise the Paddle initiative, led by auctioneer Peter Sensenbrenner `71, raised more than $90,000, surpassing our goal of $63,000, with the funds supporting the purchase of common space furniture for Burnham Hall.

New in 2021–2022, we added an Online Holiday Auction and a Big Red Golf Tourney! The Online Holiday Auction raised $12,000 for the Academy Fund in December. The Big Red Golf Tourney—held at Old Hickory Golf Club in June—was well received by golfers and volunteers. Sixty golfers enjoyed a lovely day of golfing on a beautiful (and challenging) course, and numerous volunteers helped to raise $8,600 for the Academy Fund.

We thank all who attended and supported the events—donating something for the auctions or golf outing prizes, sponsoring an event, participating in the auctions, or giving of your time and talent to support the events.

Kristi & Ben Agnew

Carrie & Seth Ahlborn

Martha AlexanderSzymanski `74 & Michael Szymanski

Beth Martin & Kevin Allebach

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Edward Apfelbach `83 Esther Aubry `01 & Tom, Millie, and Miles Colella Cheri & George Aubry

Margaret Aubry Mellanie Aubry Andie Aylward

Laura Bachmann `10 Elisha & Seth Barudin

Justin Behm

Liberty Bell H`14 & Mark Born

Linse & Adam Benavides `08

Rosanne & Todd Benson

Lori Bird & Andrew McDonnell H`20

Maria & Lawrence Bislew

Jamie & Lawrence Bislew `01

Steven Blomberg `70

Jaime Blossom

Jennifer & Daniel Booker

Gerda & James Borrud H`75

Nancy & Kris Boucher H`90

Davis Braker

Barbara & Douglas Braun

Mary Brazeau Brown `70

Ben Bruns

Ronald Bryant

Walter Burtis `08

Jennifer & Brian Buss

Lori & David Byrne

Tami Posnanski Carpenter `88

Lindsey & James Cleary H`20

Mari & Robert Cleary

Michelle & Paul Coenen

Robert Conner `70

Susan & Jeffrey Counard

Linda Darling

Roxanne & Raymon Darling

Lisa & Jeff Davidson

Jamie Deering

Britta & Shaun Dempsey

Lisa & Michael Derr

Deanna & Gerald Disch H`93

James Downing `94

Mark Duffy `79 Aaron Ehlenfeldt Katie Eisenreich `00

Lisa & Ryan Evans Marcella Evans James Exner `70

Bailey Williams & Edgars Ezerietis `08

Austin Fiegel `10

Connie & Ric Fiegel Linda H `92 & James Fischer Angela & Peter Fogarty Katherine Fogarty `24 Angelia Foster

Jeanne Enhelder Frink `67

Aaron Ganske `13

Carolina & Christopher Ganske

David Genereaux

Julia Buelow Gilbert `85 & Eric Gilbert

Amy Kuenzi Gnadt `99

Joseph Green III `82

Shelley Greenwood `73 & John Lincoln

Deborah H`18 & Jack Hankes

James Hasey & Jimmie Walker

Michelle Hebl `87

Judy H`08 & Craig Hill H`06

Tyler Hill `09

Luke Houdek

Maria Hubbard

Susan & James Janik `74

Anna January `08

Marilyn & Craig January

Beth & Robert Jens

Beth Jewell & Ron Wilkie

Olga & Robert Johnson

Dorothy Jung `75 & Craig Hedberg

Andrew Kallgren `14

Nancy & Daniel Kallgren

Jill & Chris Kehrmeyer

Amanda Kidwell

Donald Kiesling, Jr. `82

Karen H`08 & Richard Kimberly `54

Katherine Bartizal Kimmons `90 Bob Klaetsch

Linda Klinger

Tina Knipfer

Jane Goski Krause `10

Karyn & Jay Kroschel

Scheree & Charles Krueger

Richelle Eliason Kruse `87 & Timothy Kruse `87

Alecia & Josh Labove

Triscia Ladron

Dirk Langfoss

Henry Lardy `10

Linda & David Larson `71

Tom Larson

Onnie Leach Smith H`21

Auctioneer Peter Sensenbrenner `71

John Lee `85

Joseph Lennertz H`86

William Luedke IV `70

Linda Lutes H`15

Gloria & Wilson LuyTan

Emmet Lyons

Griff Madigan

Linda & Michael Maier `64

Catherine Mangones

Beth Marbach `84 & Jarrod Krug

Lee Ann Marcheschi `99

Mark Marcucci, Jr.

Terri & Edward Martin `74

Patricia Duez Martin `96

Megan McCarthy

Steven McCaskill `09

J.R. McConnell

John McConnell `82

John B. McKinstry H`10

Wendy & Chris Meier Ruth & James Metz

Bryanna Sanders Michaletz `13 & Carl Michaletz

Helen Flanagan & Jim Michaletz

Casey Mietzel John Miller `05

Megan McCarthy & Loran Miller `07

Mary Miller `08

Tamara Miller & Jonathan Wertz

Ryan Monsen `07

Rob Mortell

Lucine & John Nersesian

Hannah Neuert `15

Kelly Neuert H`17

Blake Neuman `14

Shannon & Randy Neuman

Connie Nico

Alison Burrowes Olsen `77

Paul Osvald H`11

Can Ozbalkan `14

Elizabeth W. Parker `72

Pete Patterson H`12

Stephen Pepper `10

Glorian Clavell & Hilton Perez

Megan Petersen `11

Mary Pflum

Barbara Pierson

Connor Pierson `13

Amy & Karl Pippenger

Javier Pizarro `90

Wendy & Thomas Platt `71

Kevin Pratt

Meagan & John Pryme `11

Michael Pryme `13

Eva Hartman Ptaschinski `83 & Thomas Ptaschinski Darrin Pursley

Eric Quamme

Kathryn & Curtis Radford `73 Samuel Radford `06

Elizabeth Schneider Ratajczak `96 & Tyler Ratajczak

Mary Vogl-Rauscher & Thomas Rauscher

Conrad Rens `11

Leah Martens Rhodes `02 Glen Richards `84

Katherine Rinshed Grace Rowley `18 Paul Rowley

Farhut & Ayaz Samadani H`12

Kelley & Alan Sanders Kandice Sanders `12 Jack Saunders `65 Mark Saunders `67

Tim Saunders Eric Schaalma Nicolas Schaalma `08 Rose Schaalma H`10

Susan Schieble Monica & Jeff Schraml Nicholas Schubert `10 Brooke Schumann `11

Arlene & Jack Schumann Jo & Mark Schumann

Spencer Schumann `09 Cassel Villarreal & William Schwartz

Sandra Schwefel Massie & Dan Massie

Penny & Craig Seaver Chelsey Seippel `01 Phillip Seippel `64 Emily & Peter Sensenbrenner `71

Darcy Trapp Silver `03 & Joel Silver

Pete Skalitzky

S. Reginald Smith `81

John Stanton Georgianna Starz Jeremy Starz `97

Maja Stevanovich `03 Jane & Burnett Sullivan `69

Andrew Thomson Dona & Larry Turner Linda Tyranski H`20 Rebecca Tyson `07 Michael VanHaren `82

Michael Vaubel `12

Bethann & Thomas Vaubel Crystal & Derrick Verran Janel & Nicholas Vertz

Susan Heacox Vrabec `70 & Peter Vrabec `70

Aaron Wagner Julie & Dean Wahl Elizabeth Burnham Wallman `71 & Charles Wallman

Kurt Walters H`11

Vita Wangall Colleen & Jason Warnick Melodie & Thomas Willihnganz Serena Wolfe `07 Kerry H`18 & Paul Wolfgram Michael Yanikowski `73 KunHo Yoon `07 Amanda Zopp

ORGANIZATIONS

Air Care, Inc.

Annabelle’s Ice Cream Parlor Art on the Town Wisconsin Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce

Benvenuto’s Italian Grill Blake Tonn Pest Control Inc. Blue Boy Dairy Treat Store

Buckley The Tree Care Specialists

Camp Nicolet Inc. Casey’s General Store Cave of the Mounds Chang Jiang Buffet Chippy’s Popcorn Creations ComedySportz

Culver’s Restaurant Dam Chicken Derr & Villarreal, LLC Design Plus, Inc. Domino’s Pizza DRM, Inc.

Ebert's Greenhouse Village Edward Jones

Fidelity Charitable Firefly Fibers

Gene’s Beaver Floral Glacial Lake Cranberries

Graves Family Orchard, LLC Great Harvest Bakery Cafe

Green Bay Packers

Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.

Hometown Glass & Improvement Inc.

Honestly Cranberry

Horicon Bank

Inter-Quest Corp.

Jimmy John’s Subs

Kestrel Ridge Golf Club

Kwik Trip

Lakeshore Chinooks

LeRoy Meats of Horicon

Lost Lake Acres Greenhouse M3 Insurance

Malibu Tan & Spa Marcus Hotels & Resorts Mayberry Farms

McKinstry’s Home Furnishing Inc.

Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club

Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park

National Philanthropic Trust Neuman Pools Inc.

Northern Sky Theater

Northleaf Winery

Old Hickory Golf Club

Ooga Brewing Company

Park Avenue Sports Cafe Park Plaza Pizza, Inc. Pickle Nick!

PS Seasoning and Spices, Inc. Sake House

Schultz’s Cheese Haus

Shane Acres Country Inn

Sherwin-Williams Paint Store Silica Appliance & Electronics Sodexo

Stafford’s Perry Hotel Summit Ford

Sunview Restaurant Taco Bell Tapped Maple Syrup The Boldt Company

The Jack and Arlene Schumann Foundation, Inc.

The Peter J. Seippel Foundation

The Shoe Box

Tower Lanes

Von Klaus Winery

Von Stiehl Vineyard & Winery

Walker’s Restaurant & Bakery Walmart Distribution Center #7039

Waukesha County Community Foundation

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

YMCA of Dodge County

For more than 167 years, Wayland Academy has offered students remarkable opportunities for knowledge, discovery, and growth. We give great minds a place to learn and to make an impact.

Innovation requires inspiration. No matter where we begin our journey, Wayland allows students the time and space to innovate, form meaningful relationships, discover raw talents and passions, and learn discipline and resilience. When we challenge ourselves to be better, we set a precedent for the whole community. That’s what it means to be Wayland Made. To be deeply formed by the Wayland experience. To begin where we are and to embrace the possibilities of something new. To come together to shape the world and the Wayland community. The same community that helped shape all of us.

Your support helps to ensure that the next generation of Wayland Made students will thrive tomorrow. This year we saw

the completion of campus enhancements, including our stunning new girls dorm, Burnham Hall, and a revitalized Discovery Hall. Giving our campus these new spaces will provide our talented students and faculty inspiring facilities that reflect the mission and the quality of a Wayland education.

At the heart of any place are its people. We know that when great minds from diverse backgrounds come together, anything is possible. We are thrilled to continue increasing our Endowment. Building this vital fund means that Wayland continues to demonstrate excellence in education. It also means providing scholarships to ensure that our student body remains dynamic and diverse.

We thank the following alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who have contributed to our Wayland Made campaign as of October 21, 2022. Please join them with your support—your gift matters!

wayland.org/wayland-made

Katie Conrad

Janice & Andrew Coulson `64

Robert Cowles III `68

Sharon Cowles

Kelly & Gerardo Cumpiano `06

Oscar Cumpiano `08

Kristine Kelberer Currin `81

Sharon Hartzell D'Arco `70

Jacquelyne Nixon DenUyl `70 Lisa & Michael Derr Kelsey Hornbach & Matthew Dicker

James Downing `94

Ann Wagenknecht Dubois `71

Patricia & David Duez

Richard Greenwood

Shelley Greenwood `73 & John Lincoln

Amy Allured Grosholz `06

Susan & H. Jeff Hamar `76

Valerie & Edward Hatcher

Michelle Hebl `87 & David Harvey, Jr.

Judith Nagley Hidde `56

Judy H`08 & Craig Hill H`06

Stephanie Hill `10

Tyler Hill `09

Estate of Franklin Hochholzer `55

Carole & Robert Howard `73

Carrie & Seth Ahlborn

Madeleine Ahlborn

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Anonymous

Ashley Ost Asal `93

Frank Babka `79

Laura Bachmann `10

Sara Traut Bass `75

Ying Zi & Arun Bhardwaj

Stephanie & Frederick Bishop `57

Patricia Boldt

Elizabeth Traut Bosio `73

Ben Bruns

Linda Manaugh Buan `85

Roger Buddig `80

Bonnie & David Burnham `62

Richard Burnham

Margaret Nast Caldwell `43

Carri Carl `81

Tami Posnanski Carpenter `88

Tyrell Schiek Centanni `71 & David Centanni

India Radford Clarke `77 & John Clark

Lindsey & James Cleary H`20

Mari & Robert Cleary Michelle & Paul Coenen

Kelly & Jordan Esten `02

Linda Spaans Esten H`11

Carla Radford Fair `00 & Seth Fair

Connie & Ric Fiegel

Carol & Thomas Fisher `50 L. Mark Flagg

Leslie Snell Franken `88

Amy Kuenzi Gnadt `99

Nada Proctor Graves `51

Gerald Greenspan

Marius Greenspan

Barbara Greenwood

Susan & James Janik `74

Anna January `08

Marilyn & Craig January

Laura & Steven Jenkins `86

Beth & Robert Jens

Theda & Huascar Jessen Ana Johnson `76

F. Addison Jones `46

Anne & R. Scott Jones `63

Dorothy Jung `75 & Craig Hedberg

Judy & John Jung

Laura Baddaker Kee `46 Martha Kesler H`08

Members of the Board of Trustees and other honored guests prepare to cut the ribbon for the opening of Burnham Hall on Friday, August 12.

Karen H`08 & Richard Kimberly `54

Catherine Humleker

Knicely `96

Christine Jaskulek Kobes `87

Walter Koskinen `73

Susan Hicks Labahn `57 & Jon Labahn `57

Alecia & Josh Labove

Cara Zilisch Landolt `89

Linda & David Larson `71

Onnie Leach Smith H`21

Joseph Lennertz H`86

Katherine Libby `80

Jennifer Dubose Lombard `88

Melissa & Scott Lowell

Nicole Brandrup Lucas `94

Dale Luck `76

William Luedke IV `70

Beth Marbach `84 & Jarrod Krug

Terri & Edward Martin `74

Patricia Duez Martin `96

Anita & Gregory Mayer `69

John McConnell `82

John B. McKinstry H`10

Susan McMillan `79

Helen Flanagan & Jim Michaletz

Gail & Edward Miller `59

Gretchen Wright Moore `60

V. Frederick Nast III `59

Shannon & Randy Neuman Beth Nielsen `88

Camilla Nielsen

Craig Nielsen `82

Matthew Nielsen `90

Ellette & Johan Nyman

Alison Burrowes Olsen `77

Celenda Wagenknecht

Parent `94

Elizabeth W. Parker `72

Pete Patterson H`12

Sarah Janisewski

Paulson `09

Megan Petersen `11

Susan Peterson `63 & Archie Alexander

Scott Posnanski `86

Sheila Basler Powell `81

Deborah & James Quirk `68

Victoria & C. Scott Radford `68

Lauren & Carlton Radford `08

Kathryn & Curtis Radford `73

Peter Radford `67

Samuel Radford `06

Weston Radford `03

Patty & William Radford

Elizabeth Schneider Ratajczak `96 & Tyler Ratajczak

Eileen Rauschert H`11

Tianrui Ren `16

Morgan Ricketts

Lesly Romero `92

Ann Sensenbrenner Salutz `78

Rosina Samadani `85

Barbara Duce Sarwar `56

Judith Ronin Scherb `63 & Bert Scherb

Lisa & Michael Schneider H`86

Judith Jensen Schwartzbaum `61 Ruth & Frederick Schwertfeger

Mary Weinkauf Seno `80

Mary & John Sensenbrenner, Jr. Emily & Peter Sensenbrenner `71

Charles Shaw `94

Jane Barrows Shepard `71 & Donald Shepard `71

George Socha, Jr. `75

Harold Sogard `70

Karen Speicher `80 Jayson Spring `87

Maria & Richard Stafford `73

Jane & Burnett Sullivan `69

Nancy Swanson

Jennifer & Phil Tallman

Jeffery Tempas `63

John Tisdel `72

Janet Sharp Turner `56 Dona & Larry Turner

John Unland `70

Elizabeth Urschel `91

Jessi & Michael VanHaren `82 Bethann & Thomas Vaubel Robert Vilker `71

Lynn Wagenknecht `71 Jeffrey Wahlfeld `88 Elizabeth Burnham Wallman `71 & Charles Wallman Kurt Walters H`11 Colleen & Jason Warnick Corey Whiteside `87 Erin Lamm Wilson `02

Unia Griffin Wilson `05 &

Terrence Wilson `02

Jennifer Downey Wirtz `86 & Arthur Wirtz `86

James Wirtz `91

ORGANIZATIONS

American Endowment Foundation

The American Gift Fund

Bishop Family Foundation

The Boldt Company

Charles Schwab

Citizens Bank

Fidelity Charitable George S. Parker II

Charitable Lead Trust #1 George S. Parker II

Charitable Lead Trust #2

Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Inc. Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation

Horicon Bank

J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund

Jung Family Foundation Menasha Corporation Foundation

National Philanthropic Trust Nielsen-Massey Foundation

Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Schwab Charitable

Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation Vanguard Charitable Walter Alexander Foundation Inc. Waukesha County Community Foundation

Charles Wallman P`21 and Betsy Burnham Wallman `71, P`21 pose near the Burnham Hall sign.

The entrance to Burnham Hall.

GIFTS-IN-KIND and GIFTS OF TIME & TALENT

Wayland wishes to acknowledge the many ways alumni, faculty, staff, students, families, and friends give to the Academy. Whether donating an item to the school, assisting with a project, or volunteering at an event, Wayland is truly thankful for your commitment.

Kristie Agnew

Carrie & Seth Ahlborn

Madeleine Ahlborn

Parnian Alavi `21

Brianne Allen `21

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Aimee Lilly Anderson `87

Harold Ansell III `87

Laura Bachmann `10

Thomas Bartell, Jr. `87

Sarah & William Baxter `83

Stephen Beers `64 Adam Benavides `08

Rosanne & Todd Benson

Frederick Bishop `57

Elizabeth Traut Bosio `73

Steven Blomberg `70

Jaime Blossom

Cherilynn & Joshua Blumenthal

Renee & Thomas Boldt

Kris Boucher H`90

Kristene Boucher `97

Michael Boucher `10

Nikki Brown-Huss `96

Valentina Buccoliero `17

Adrell Bullock `03

Walter Burtis `08

Jennifer Buss

Tami Posnanski Carpenter `88

Paul Carroll

Jay Clark `22

Robert Cleaves `87

Jordan Cole-Rehfeldt `02

Tiffany Cummings `87

Gerardo Cumpiano `06

Jill Richards Dahlstrom `87

Sharon Hartzell D'Arco `70

John DeVine III `87

James Downing `94

Vincent Duenes `17

Michael Ecker `77

Karen Coyle Eggers `87 Sarah Ehrhardt `15

Jordan Esten `02

Sarah Cross Esterhay `60

Marcella Evans Edgars Ezerietis `08

Ronald Faust

Dominic Ferraro `98

Austin Fiegel `10 Amy Fisher `89 John Fisher `65 Rachel Fister `17

Angela & Peter Fogarty Katherine Fogarty `24

Aaron Ganske `13

Eric Stanton Gefvert `73 Holly Gefvert `78 Mandy Gill Amy Kuenzi Gnadt `99

Javier Gomez, Jr. `17

Shelley Greenwood `73 Elias Hakam `52 H. Jeff Hamar `76 Deborah H`18 & Jack Hankes

Meredith & Andrew Harmon Michelle Hebl `87

Susan Schmidt Hick `60

Darby Hintz

Thanh Hoang `21

Alexander Hodgdon `05

Jennifer Howard `87

Carole & Robert Howard `73

Heather & Craig Hughes John Hunt `72

Susan & James Janik `74 Anna January `08

Stacey Westra Johnson `88

Khristian Jones `17 R. Scott Jones `63 Dorothy Jung `75 R. Brad Karl `90 David Kasper H`81 John Kasten `87 J. Matthew Keil `92

Karen H`08 & Richard Kimberly `54

Christine Jaskulek Kobes `87 Thomas Koch `65 Dawn Kolpin `90 David Koskinen `78

Jane Goski Krause `10 Alecia & Josh Labove

Roberta Hansel Laine `73

Sophia Lama `22 David Larson `71

Stephanie Arndt Latimer `98

Onnie Leach Smith H`21

Alicia Lechon Cabello `21 Elizabeth Boucher Lee `99 Mark Leichtle `69

Sarah Mackin Lincoln `87

Jennifer Dubose Lombard `88 Claudia Loppnow `21 Anne & Jason Loppnow Richard Lowe

Scott Lowell William Luebke H`89 William Luedke IV `70

Peter MacInnis `66 Michael Maier `64 Lee Ann Marcheschi `99

Julia Martin `21

Patricia Duez Martin `96

Hayden Masche `21 John McConnell `82 John B. McKinstry H`10

Carol Smith Metzger `56 Helen Flanagan & Jim Michaletz

Alison Lighthall Miller`76

John Miller `05 Mary Miller `08

Tamara Miller & Jonathan Wertz

Naomi Mwai `23

Hannah Neuert `15

Robert Neuman `62 Michael Neuser `87 Connie Nico

Shelby O'Rourke `17

Nicholas Ostermann `13

Paul Osvald H`11

Can Ozbalkan `14

Elizabeth W. Parker `72

Pete Patterson H`12

Megan Petersen `11

Arielle Petty `21

Connor Pierson `13

Amy & Karl Pippenger

Eli Pippenger `20

Cheryl Pivar `80

Javier Pizarro `90

Scott Posnanski `86

Eva Hartman Ptaschinski `83

Carlos Puga `17

Carlton Radford `08

Samuel Radford `06

Anne Rauschert Raisor `11 Elizabeth Schneider Ratajczak `96

Jonah Ratajczak `25

Jordan Roberts `13

Sofia Romero `16

Joseph Sackett, Jr. `83

Samson Sackett `85

Asma Samadani `87

Rosina Samadani `85

Annette Sampon-Nicolas `68

Melissa & Kenji Sanders

Satori Sanders `24

Rose Schaalma H`10

Judith Ronin Scherb `63

Alexander Schmitz-Kohlitz `87

Brooke Schumann `11

Spencer Schumann `09

Chelsey Seippel `01

Emily & Peter Sensenbrenner `71

Allison & Joseph Seufzer

Katherine Shank `08

Bob Shaw `68

Charles Shaw `94

Doug Sherman

Darcy Trapp Silver `03

Gretel Smith

S. Reginald Smith `81

Isabella Stromberg `21

Oghomwen Sule

Osayande Sule `24

Burnett Sullivan `69

John Sweeterman `87

Jeffrey Tait `01

Marjorie Espersen Thornton `48

Janet Sharp Turner `56

Linda Tyranski H`20

Rebecca Tyson `07

Michael VanHaren `82

Bethann & Thomas Vaubel

Eric Vaubel `14

Michael Vaubel `12

Robert Vilker `71

Nancy Wagner

Elizabeth Burnham Wallman `71 & Charles Wallman

Marjorie Warren `03

Richard Washburn `69

Vivian Waswhington `13

Carl Weinkauf `77

Cassaundra Bails-McLeod White `08 Terrence Wilson `02

Serena Wolfe `07

Saniah Wright `23

KunHo Yoon `07

ORGANIZATIONS

Anne Raisor Graphic Design

H. J. Martin & Son Inc.

Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc. Inter-Quest Corp.

Killingsworth & Vessey

Financial Partners

Northland Electrical Pixar Animation Studio

The Bill Belichick Foundation

The Boldt Company

THE ENDOWMENT

named scholarships and program support

Endowment funds are restricted gifts which generate annual income to support student scholarships, faculty compensation, academic programs, facility improvements, and other operating expenses. This endowment income is crucial to help Wayland fulfill its missioncritical objectives. Wayland is grateful to the following alumni and friends who have given to the endowment. The endowed fund is listed in bold, followed by the name of the donor(s).

Karlie Lynn Aubry `09 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Esther Aubry `01 & Tom, Millie, and Miles Colella

Walter Burtis `08

Lauren & Carlton Radford `08

Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation

Richard Aylward Memorial Scholarship

George Socha, Jr. `75

Boldt Special Events Series Patricia Boldt

Esten Family Scholarship Kelly & Jordan Esten `02

Linda Spaans Esten H`11

General Endowment

Sharon Hartzell D'Arco `70

Laura Baddaker Kee `46

John B. McKinstry H`10

Gretchen Wright Moore `60

Weston Radford `03 Rosina Samadani `85

Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation

Catherine L. Hatcher Memorial Fund Valerie & Edward Hatcher

Mikki Hebl `87 & David Harvey, Jr. Scholarship Michelle Hebl `87 & David Harvey, Jr.

George J. Maye Scholarship

George T. Maye `54

Drs. Anita and Gregory Mayer `69 Family Scholarship

Anita & Gregory Mayer `69

Martin J. Meyer, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Debi Boehme

Andrew Buchta `88

Scott Buchta `82

Willard Buchta

Breanna Friedrich Pamela & Joseph Gussel Sonia Hanson

Paula & Walter Hickey III

John Kaehler

Carmen Kunert

Monica Marocchi

Stacey Buchta Phillips `87

Dorothy Roberson

Jessica Schultz

Elsa & Frank Sterner

Marion Varner

Alecka & Andy Weber

Vernette & John Wuestenberg Marquardt Village Inc

Ramona R. and Vincent F. Nast, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

V. Frederick Nast III `59

George S. Parker Dedicated Fund for Discovery Hall

Kelly & Gerardo Cumpiano `06

Carla Smith Radford Memorial Scholarship

Theda & Huascar Jessen

Victoria & C. Scott Radford `68

Lauren & Carlton Radford `08

Kathryn & Curtis Radford `73

Samuel Radford `06

Weston Radford `03

Menasha Corporation Foundation

Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Family Foundation

Susan Seippel-Grow Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Peter J. Seippel Foundation

Smith Service Fund

Onnie Leach Smith H`21

C.J. Tempas Scholarship Fund

Jeffery Tempas `63

Jon Tempas `61

Shirley Hughes Tempas Scholarship

Jon Tempas `61

The following donations were made in memory of another individual. Honorees are listed in bold, followed by the name of the donor(s).

Margaret Boldt Anderson `74

Elizabeth Bloom Gill `74

Karlie Aubry `09

Lynn Miller

Patricia Porter Barkhuff H`56

Elizabeth Esten Cross `56

Ben Bergum `99

Rachel Mulder Vogedes `99

John D. Blossom III

Linda & John Blossom

Richard Boya H`67

Louise & Charles Morgan `56

Jody Greenwood Dicker `68

Morgan Ricketts

Beverly Dohmann H`64

Valerie & Edward Hatcher

Jacqueline Kerr Dye `49

Ausrine & William Kerr, Jr.

Lewis Elin `58

Jane & Daniel Barber `56, Janice & Myron Cohen, Elizabeth Esten Cross `56, Roland Schoen, Jr. `56, Janet Sharp Turner `56, Eileen & Dan Wenstrup

Margaret and Phil Esten `29

Kelly & Jordan Esten `02, Linda Spaans Esten H`11

Robert Esten `64

Kelly & Jordan Esten `02, Linda Spaans Esten H`11

Tim Fischer `91 Erik Brandt `91

Todd Gardner `63 H. John Fromm III `63

Patsy Vaugn Gartley `56

Jane & Daniel Barber `56

Catherine Hatcher `83 Valerie & Edward Hatcher

Jean & Weimer K. Hicks, Sr. Weimer Hicks, Jr. `54

Robert Wm. Kee

Laura Baddaker Kee `46

Susan Dee Kerr `52

Ausrine & William Kerr, Jr.

Tonya Petersen Liodos `68 Marcy Stevens Dresser `68

Steve McConnell

J.R. McConnell

Hattiebelle Merrill 1912

Doug Sherman

Gregory Meyer `68

Debi Boehme, Andrew Buchta `88, Willard Buchta, Breanna Friedrich, Pamela & Joseph Gussel, Sonia

Hanson, Paula & Walter Hickey III, John Kaehler, Carmen Kunert, Monica Marocchi, Stacey Buchta Phillips `87, Dorothy Roberson, Jessica Schultz, Elsa & Frank Sterner, Marion Varner, Alecka & Andy Weber, Vernette & John Wuestenberg, Marquardt Village Inc.

Barb & Martin (Marty) Meyer, Jr. Scott Buchta `82

Lavonne Moblo `49

Diana Jensen

Nancy & Tom Nissalke `51

James Christians `60

John Patterson H`72

John McConnell `82

David Proctor H`07

Jane & Daniel Barber `56

Thomas Reineck `64 H. John Fromm III `63

Nancy Ferguson Robinson `61 Cynthia Hood Dugan `61

John Schlicher `75 Alison Lighthall `76

Judy Brey Schmidt `77 Allen Brey `73

Schmidt Hick Families

Susan Schmidt Hick `60 Gertrude and Leo Schnur Mary Beth Schnur Metcalf `61

Eli Seighman H`71 Kurt Walters H`11

Scott Shearer `77 Alison Lighthall `76

William Sheldon `60 H. John Fromm III `63

Joe Shemenski and Lacrosse Kelly Burns-Shemenski & Joseph Shemenski

Steve Sloan `63 H. John Fromm III `63

Dave & Jean Stelsel

Connie & Dave Stelsel, David Stelsel `00, Kirk Stelsel `01

Carol Swanson Wilson `47 Thomas Wilson

Sunny Soldwedel Wirtz `57

Laura & Steven Jenkins `86, Jennifer Downey Wirtz `86 & Arthur Wirtz `86, James Wirtz `91

Kathryn Schnur Witzke `57 Mary Beth Schnur Metcalf `61

Warren Zuehls `61 Peter Cross `61

IN HONOR OF DONATIONS

The following donations were made in honor of another individual. Honorees are listed in bold, followed by the name of the donor.

All the amazing teachers and lifelong friends!

Erin Lamm Wilson `02

Class of 1970 on their 50th Reunion

Gail Walter & Allen Proctor `70

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Kurt Walters H`11

Karen Balfe Davis `04 Dorothy & Paul Balfe

Ethan & Harper Blumenthal, & Lacrosse Team

Joan & Lowell Blumenthal

Josh Blumenthal Cherilynn Blumenthal

Elizabeth Esten Cross `56

Kelly & Jordan Esten `02, Linda Spaans Esten H`11

Molly Davis `22 Lindsey & James Cleary H`20

Jody Greenwood Dicker `68 and her two children

Morgan Ricketts

Shelley Greenwood `73 Maria & Richard Stafford `73

Haoyang “Ricky”Guo `22 Lindsey & James Cleary H`20

H. Jeffrey Hamar `76 Marilynn Hamar

David Kasper H`81

John Lungerhausen `74

Carmen Kehrmeyer `23 Alice & James Oestreicher

Joseph Lennertz H`86

Linda & Wayne Edson

William Luedke IV `70

Ileana Blanco

Kelly Neuert H`17

Judy H`08 & Craig Hill H`06

Nic Schaalma `08 Rose Schaalma H`10

Eli Seighman H`71

Diane Alpaugh H`83

Jayson Spring `87

Citizens Bank

Jason Warnick and his work with the IECA Foundation

Kristen Naspo

HERITAGE SOCIETY

Alumni and friends of Wayland Academy become members of the Heritage Society by including Wayland in their estate plans or by making the Academy a beneficiary in their charitable trusts, annuities, wills, and life insurance policies. Wayland is grateful to the following alumni and friends who have already provided or are planning to provide sustaining support to the Academy through the Heritage Society:

Anonymous

Martha AlexanderSzymanski `74, P`10 & Michael Szymanski

Janet Newton Allen 1922 ♦

Margaret Boldt Anderson `74 ♦

Edmund W. Aylward P`70, `73 ♦

Frank Babka `79

Patricia Barkhuff H`56 ♦

Susan & Fred Bartizal, Jr. P`90, `92, `95

Ardeth Bayley P`62 ♦

Frederick E. Bishop `57

Oscar C. Boldt P`74 ♦

Patricia H. Boldt P`74

John F. Braun `48 ♦

Stanley L. Brink 1912 ♦

Ethel L. Brown ♦

Grace L. ♦ & Robert V. Brown 1925, P`57 ♦

Margaret Maye Brown P`51, `54 ♦

Robert P. Bull ♦

Dorothea A. Bunge 1912 ♦

Hannah M. Bunge 1913 ♦

Joanne M. Bunge ♦

Charlotte Burtis `31 ♦

Margaret Nast Caldwell `43 ♦

David S. Campbell `28 ♦

James Cape `69

Marie Chrisler 1915 ♦

Harry Cody `58, P`84 ♦

Linda & Larry Cole P`01

Kathryn M. Curtis ♦

Louis Davidson ♦

Clara Lang Dierfeld 1912 ♦

James Downing `94

Mary J. Downs ♦

Ella 1907 & Glen Dye 1907 ♦

Glen R. Dye

William H. Emanuel P`70 ♦

David Erbstoeszer `61

Linda Spaans

Esten P`02, H`11

Robert L. Esten `64, P`02 ♦

Johanna Karsten Fabke `56

Millicent Ferris `57

Roger Fish ♦

Doris Fisher P`65

John Fisher `65

Jean & Clifford Fiske 1922 ♦

Jane Souter Fox `51

Dudley P. Frame 1910 ♦

Anne Blanchard Gascoigne `53, P`86, GP`05, `15

William J. Gibbons P`90 ♦

Daniel D. Goetz `45 ♦

Carola ♦ & Frank B. Goll 1917 ♦

Edith Barthorp Gossink 1915 ♦

Albert W. Gray, Sr. 1923, P`55 ♦

Alice Hartman `31 ♦

Weimer K. Hicks P`54, `57 ♦

William H. Hoag, Sr. P`55, GP`74, `78 ♦

Franklin D. Hochholzer `55, P`86 ♦

Edythe Howard P`65, `73 ♦

Betsy Cross Jacowski `74 Susan & James Janik `74

Janette Johnson Jeffreys `29 ♦

John Jung P`70, `72, `75, `77 Janye E. Kay `66 ♦

John Keil `50 ♦

Richard H. Kimberly `54

Raymond D. Krier P`81 ♦

Raymond A. Langmack ♦

David Larson `71

Jeffrey Lasher `64

William Lavicka `62 ♦ Peter Lee `59

Joseph A. Lennertz H`86

Robert B. Lindsay ♦ Mona Mayr ♦

Doris & Fred C. McFarland ♦ Eunice Phillips McGregor 1918 ♦

John B. McKinstry H`10

David Mead `65

Margaret Merrell ♦

Harriett Merriam P`29, `33, `43, GP`54, `77 ♦

Della A. Meyers 1903 ♦ Edward Miller `59

Henry K. Miller `41 ♦ Marion E. Mitchell 1919 ♦ Gretchen Wright Moore `60

Vincent F. Nast, Sr. 1911, P`31, `43, GP`59, GGP`91 ♦

George M. Newton, Jr. `44 & Kathryn Huth Newton `43, P`72 ♦

Harry M. Newton 1890 ♦

Camilla Nielsen P`82, `88, `90, GP`26

Elsie C. North 1909 ♦ Robert C. Onan `56 ♦

James Orr 1909 ♦ Ruth H`10 & Raymond Patterson `40 ♦ Jean Blackman Peck `31 ♦

Dorothy Luther Phipps 1920, P`51 ♦

Dorothea ♦ & Samuel Pickard 1916, P`43, `47, `50, `51, GP`74, `79 ♦

James Pickard `43 ♦

Mitzi Pickard H`43

Samuel Pickard `51, P`79 ♦ Robert Prosser `60

Harold D. Pyle P`56 ♦

William D. Radford P`67, `68, `73, `77, GP`00, `03, `05, `06, `08

Karl Rauschert `47, P`76, `80, `83, GP`09, `11 ♦

Paul Riesen III `34 ♦

Judson A. Roundy ♦

Thomas H. Sanderson 1903 ♦

Lillian T. Schroeder ♦

Martha Scott `75

Peter J. Seippel `62, P`01, `05 ♦

Mary Ellen & Joseph Sensenbrenner P`65, `71, `78 ♦

John F. Shaw

Julia Pickard Shaw `47 ♦

Eleanor Tayler Smith 1914 ♦ Kathleen Spence ♦

Viola Benson Spicer 1924 ♦

Jamie & Joseph Steuer, Jr. P`77, `78, GP`93 ♦

Burnett Sullivan `69

Mary Swan `25 ♦

George R. Taylor 1914 ♦

Jeffery J. Tempas `63, P`89

Walter H. Thiede `43 ♦

Marjorie Espersen

Thornton `48

Gretchen Trumpf `74

Marilyn VanHaren P`80, `81, `82, `84, `87

Roger VanHaren H`84, P`80, `82, `84, `87 ♦

Helen J. Vastine 1922 ♦

Ray C. Vaughan 1901 ♦

Stephanie & Michael Vrabec `75

Alma Lundberg Waldo 1909 ♦ Emma McGraw Watson `59 Mary & Steven Weiler `82

Roy A. Wheeler 1902 ♦

Sol S. Wolfe `34, P`61, `66 ♦

Judith Pickard Yeakel `47, P`71 ♦

♦ Deceased

Gerald “Butch” Climmons `82

Perseverance . That’s what Wayland Academy Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Gerald Climmons `82 thinks of when he hears the words “Wayland Made.”

Known to his Wayland classmates as “Butch,” the all-conference MVP running back says Wayland provided him with opportunities he might not have had otherwise—both on and off the football field.

“I grew up in an inner-city com munity–an all-black, poor area of Dayton, Ohio. Coming to Wayland was a whole different lifestyle. From the teachers there, I learned how to set goals, and that changed my whole perspective on life.”

Butch started at Wayland Academy as a sophomore and admits that keep ing up with the academic expectations was a lesson itself in perseverance.

“My math teacher really pushed me,” he said. “Coming from my back ground, I probably wasn’t as up-tospeed academically, but he worked with me a lot, especially in pre-calc.”

During his three years at Wayland, Butch excelled at basketball and

baseball. He was co-MVP of Way land’s basketball team and received honorable mention for baseball.

However, football was what brought him notoriety. A few weeks into the spring semester of his senior year at Wayland, he got a call from Princ eton University.

“I didn’t pursue the Ivy League,” he said. “I happened to run into a foot ball recruiter at some college admis sion workshop, and apparently, my name had been thrown around. They flew me out to New Jersey, and the rest is history.”

He was accepted to Princeton in late April, even after their admissions process had closed.

“I was pleasantly surprised, but also a little conflicted,” he said. “I had al ready been accepted to two different colleges, and I was looking forward to attending a small Division III school near my hometown in Ohio where I could play on both the football and basketball teams.”

He graduated from Wayland in 1982 and was awarded the Wiseheart Cup as best male athlete of his class.

During his first two years at Princeton, he faced social pushback as one of the few Black athletes in the Ivy League. He eventually found his place there during his junior year.

After graduating from Princeton in 1986 with a degree in sociology, he began his coaching career at the collegiate level at Hamilton College (1982) and later as a graduate assis tant at Lehigh University (1987-88), where he earned his master’s degree before moving on to coaching assign ments at Colby College (1989) and Boston University (1990-91). The following year he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to be closer to fam ily. His mother, a retired teacher, got him a substitute teaching job at her

former high school. There, he fell in love—both with teaching and coach ing at the high school level, AND with a woman named Delain.

Butch and Delain were married a few years later, with Wayland classmate, John Barnes `82, by his side. Twentynine years later, they still reside in Atlanta and have two adult children, Brooks and Danielle.

Butch has spent the last 31 years at various high schools in the Atlanta area coaching football and teaching science. Most recently, he has begun teaching drivers education.

“Teaching drivers ed isn’t too differ ent from coaching football—most of the time they’re terrified. So first you have to build up their confidence, and then you build a relationship with them,” he said. “Once they get past the fear of driving, then you can start teaching them.”

Butch returned to Wayland in 1993 to give the keynote commencement speech as a distinguished alumnus, sending grads into the world with a message of work ethic and resiliency to adversity. He credited Wayland with helping prepare him to face challenges in life.

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I grew up in an inner-city community–an all-black, poor area of Dayton, Ohio. Coming to Wayland was a whole different lifestyle. From the teachers there, I learned how to set goals, and that changed my whole perspective on life.”

Butch `82 during his football days at Princeton

Kelly Yun-McClaskie `12

After graduating from Wayland in 2012, Kelly achieved her lifelong dream of attending Parson’s New School of Design in New York City. Today, she works in Minneapolis at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Wondering how she got there?

“For a period after graduating from college, I questioned my purpose in life,” she said. “It wasn’t until a traumatic motorcycle accident in 2017 when life made it very clear what my purpose was.”

Six months after losing her leg in that motorcycle accident, Kelly took her first steps and made the decision to devote her life to helping others get back on their feet again.

Kelly now works as a prosthetic technician and designer at the VA, where her main job is building medical devices (prosthetics in particular) for government research purposes. She says it’s been incredibly rewarding to work closely with veterans to improve their lives—as well as the future of medical technology.

“If 2012 Kelly could see where 2022 Kelly was today, she would be very proud to know the impact she has made for future amputees and veterans,” she said. “I knew there

was a reason why I got this second chance at life.”

Kelly's design background has set her apart from other engineers, prosthetists, and technicians in the field, and she's also thriving outside of the workplace.

Since gaining confidence with her own prosthetic, she has done things she admits that, at one point, she never thought possible—including participating in triathlons and crossfit competitions! She even welcomed her first baby this past summer.

“Wayland taught me the importance of family and discipline; it gave me a love for education—and ten years later I’m still in school!” she said. “Wayland is a college prep boarding school on paper, but in reality, it’s so much more. It prepares you for life, even beyond college. It’s where I learned to be my own person and have the confidence to believe in myself.”

“Wayland is a college prep boarding school on paper, but in reality, it’s so much more. It prepares you for life, even beyond college. It’s where I learned to be my own person and have the confidence to believe in myself.”

Currently, Kelly is in her final year of a master’s program, on her way to becoming a certified orthotist/ prosthetist. But she hasn’t forgotten her time at Wayland.

above Kelly `12 and son, Henry left Kelly `12 (white jersey) during her field hockey days at Wayland

Alumni Toolkit

Your connection to Wayland doesn’t end when you cross the stage in Lindsay Gym at Commencement. Here are 10 ways to stay connected after you graduate.

For many alumni, the Wayland experience was a formative period in their lives. Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Engagement Mandie Zopp notes that many alumni forged meaningful relationships with faculty mentors, teammates, roommates, and campus friends, while others met their spouses and partners on campus. Students can turn the page to a new chapter of their Wayland story when they graduate. “Our current students benefit from the time, talent, and treasure of alumni,” Mandie said. “And when students become alumni, they have the opportunity to give back their own time, talent, and treasure.”

Alumni Board President Megan Petersen `11 urges more alumni to consider getting involved with the Academy at any level. It can be as simple as sending in a class note with a career or family update or as meaningful as supporting a scholarship. “When you started your journey at Wayland, you became an important thread in the history of Wayland, and you’re forever a part of this community,” Megan said. “How can you continue that journey for yourself?”

So, whether the ink is still drying on your diploma, or it’s been years since you’ve stepped on campus, there’s a place for you. Here are 10 ideas with the exact steps you can use to start today.

1 SHARE YOUR NEWS

If you’ve had a significant life change or update—a new job, big award, marriage, or a new baby—we want to hear about it! We share updates and images with the Wayland community in the GREETINGS magazine twice a year.

Visit wayland.org/alumni/update to share your information.

2 OFFER YOUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE.

Students are eager to soak up the hard-earned career knowledge of alumni. From guest lecturing in a class to talking with students during a virtual “Coffee Chat,” our students want to hear from alumni.

Email alumni@wayland.org to find out your next steps.

3 GET “BIG RED” GEAR

Show your Big Red spirit any time by purchasing Wayland gear, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and even onesies for a future Wayland student.

Visit wayland.org/spirit-store to stock up on your Big Red gear.

4 NOMINATE A CLASSMATE FOR AN AWARD

Every year, Wayland recognizes the outstanding contributions of our alumni in their professions and beyond. Help us highlight worthy individuals by submitting a nomination or by joining us in celebrating their accomplishments at the recognition ceremony during Homecoming Weekend.

Awards include: Distinguished Service Citation (voted on by the Board of Trustees), Alumni Volunteer Award, Young Alumni Award (voted on by the Alumni Board), and Alumni Achievement Award.

Email alumni@wayland.org if you would like to nominate someone.

5 REFER A STUDENT

Wayland depends on alumni to help prospective students find their way to the Academy’s campus. Many of the school’s most successful students were referred to us by alumni who saw the traits that Wayland students share – creativity, curiosity, compassion, and ambition – in a neighbor, a relative, or a family friend. Want to be even more involved? Bring the prospective student to campus. “We know that a much higher percentage of students apply if they’ve come to see our beautiful campus,” said Dean of Enrollment and Financial Aid Dr. Josh Labove.

Head to wayland.org/alumni/stay-connected to refer a student directly.

6 HOST A REGIONAL EVENT

Hikes in California, baseball games in Milwaukee, and happy hours or dinners in cities across the country—the Alumni Office offers an ambitious slate of regional alumni events. Do you have an event you wish to add? “We’ll do the marketing and help make it happen,” notes Mandie Zopp, Director of Annual Fund and Alumni Engagement.

Email alumni@wayland.org to learn about hosting an event in your area.

8 CHEER ON THE BIG RED AT AN ATHLETIC EVENT OR THEATER PRODUCTION.

Our students love hearing cheers and applause at events and enjoy the support of alumni who were once in their shoes. From crew to swimming to our fall musical or spring play, you can continue to be part of the Wayland experience.

See when the Big Red is competing at wayland.org/ athletics/calendar

9 FINANCIALLY SUPPORT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A STUDENT.

Did you benefit from a scholarship? Did you perform on the stage in Lindsay Gym? Did you thoroughly enjoy chemistry or humanities? Or, maybe you enjoyed your time on the field playing field hockey, baseball, softball, or soccer. You can support the next generation of students with a gift to the Academy. Finding emotionally resonant ways to give will make a meaningful, and sometimes transformational, difference to students and the Academy.

Learn more about giving opportunities at wayland.org/give

10 LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP!

Not quite sure where to start? Just let us know if you’re interested, and we’ll contact you about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and other initiatives. We can’t wait to help you find the perfect fit for your skills and interests.

Send us a note at alumni@wayland.org

7 JOIN THE ALUMNI BOARD

The Alumni Board is active in educating alumni and networking with one another and our students, providing service for the Academy through Advancement and Admissions, and meets bi-monthly. The Board's President is a member of the Academy's Board of Trustees. Members of the Alumni Board serve a three-year term, starting in October.

Visit wayland.org/alumni/stay-connected/alumnivolunteers if you are interested in learning more about the Alumni Board.

Get even more resources at the Alumni page at wayland.org/alumni.

Head of School Jason Warnick noted, “We are only as good as our alumni want us to be, and we hope you want the very best for the Academy.” It truly is because of our alumni that we can do such great things. Zopp states, “We want you to come back to us with your passions. We will find a place for you to get involved, whether it’s 15 minutes, a few hours, or much more.”

NOTES

During the past 60 years, Randall Gardner Upton `62 has been “fortunate to have spent a life filled with amazing and rewarding personal and professional experiences.” He attended Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, received an M.A.T. in 1967, and earned his J.D. from Georgetown Law School, in Washington, D.C. in 1971. While in D.C. he was employed as a legislative assistant to two Congressmen and by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 1972 he returned to Beloit to practice general law. He returned to D.C. in 1975 to work on various assignments with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce; his favorite was based in Geneva, Switzerland. While there, he earned his LL.M. (1977) from Georgetown. In 1979, his work with the Foreign Commercial Service relocated him to Sydney, Australia, where he remained for several years as he married an Australian (whom he met while in Switzerland!). Randall became a dual U.S./ Australian citizen and was employed with the American Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, Australia, a private international business invest ment firm, and as principal and owner of a con sulting company focused on sports administration.

During Randall’s time working in sports, he helped create and manage the Australian Baseball League, the National Men’s Field Hockey League, and the National Fast-pitch Softball League. Changing direction in 2003, he worked in the development office at Beloit and was director of advancement at the University of Wiscon sin–Whitewater's College of Education. In 2010, he became the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce president. In the fall of 2014, Randall moved to Longmont, Colorado. He then formed Randall Upton, LLC, and Upton Consulting, LLC. Randall has worked with some wonder ful non-profits, taught in public and charter schools, worked with a national education testing company, and served in the Northern Colorado Office of the 2020 Census. He is now a regis tered public arbitrator with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). “My former spouse and I are the parents of three sons. Our first is a well-known and award-winning environ mental journalist with Climate Central in New Jersey. Our middle son works in the restaurant and food industries in Colorado. Our third son works in the winters as a professional ski patrol ler at Big Sky Resort in Montana.” Randall wishes all members of the class of 1962 the best.” Ric Flair (Ric Fliehr `68) debuted as a profes sional wrestler on December 10, 1972. Flair lost his first retirement match against Shawn Michaels at WWE’s WrestleMania XXIV in March 2008. He later wrestled on the Hulkamania tour in 2009 and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2010–2011.

After footage surfaced of Flair training with for mer TNA rival Jay Lethal, an announcement was made that Flair would wrestle one final match on July 31, 2022, titled Ric Flair’s Final Match. The match, held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium

(due to high demand), resulted in a victory for Flair, and Nashville mayor John Cooper declared July 31 “Ric Flair Day” in honor of the occasion.

Lynn Wagenknecht `71 is the owner of The Odeon, a legendary restaurant haven for some of New York’s most iconic cultural figures— and—2022 is their 40th Anniversary! Conde Nast Traveler has a great oral history of The Odeon featuring Lynn and fellow founders Keith McNally and Brian McNally. Lynn notes that part of the restaurant’s success comes from staying loyal to the locals. “I think you have to start by just making yourself appealing to the neighborhood. They’re the ones who help you survive through thick and thin, like after 9/11 when we reopened a few weeks after. I think it’s important that people that live around it think of it as their bar for a drink or to escape their daily woes.”

Preston D. Rodenbaugh `72 shared, “Hi everyone, 15+ years in Healthcare Technology (Athena Health) and still going strong. I am living in Asheville, North Carolina, and I love it! Look ing forward to Chapter Three, or maybe this is Chapter Four!”

Connie Coley Loden `73 shared, “I recently participated in a community economic develop ment strategy consultancy with the International Economic Development Council to assist with disaster recovery from the hurricanes in Puerto Rico, July 2022. Our team of subject experts assisted the Western side of the island with recommendations for economic develop ment efforts that would assist the re gion in growing its economy and de creasing their reliance on imported food products, through facilitating more value adding in agriculture and bio-tech innovations.”

Patricia Lynn Frinak `73 wrote in, “We spend six winter months in Foun tain Hills, Arizona (right outside Scotts dale) and would love to hear from classmates in the area.” Pat lives in Randolph, Wisconsin, the rest of the year!

Jeffrey R. Hawley `75 shared about his retire ment, “After 52 years of working, including my four-year stint at Wayland's Saga Foods (197175), I have retired. My post scholastic careers included TV journalist for five years, non-profit executive for four years, and tech/service outside sales for 33 years. My retirement includes riding my e-bike, tennis, yoga, swimming, and piano les sons. I am currently living in southern California with my lovely wife, Rose, who thankfully contin ues to work to support my extravagant lifestyle.”

Thomas W. Schmitz, Jr. `77 moved from Colorado to central Virginia in June 2022.

Todd C. Key `79 started his international cycling career at 53, but he has been involved in various sports throughout his life. As a young child, he fell while climbing a tree and had a compound fracture in his arm that ended up getting infected. After months in the hospital, Todd lost the use of his right hand, but that didn’t stop him from going on to play baseball and tennis. Ten years later, his perseverance was tested again as he was diagnosed with cancer and lost his right leg. Todd first started riding as a means of transporta tion while pursuing his degree at Arizona State.

Years later, he decided it was time to ride a bike again and quickly progressed from casual rides to longer training rides and international races. Todd completed the Pan-Mass Challenge, a 190-mile race, with his brother, which inspired him to complete more charity cycling events. In 2010, he logged more than 30 long-distance rides and was invited by the U.S. Paralympic Cycling program to a training camp. His hobbies include golfing. Todd develops his own custom bike adaptations and works to make accessible modifications more widely available.

Jonathon Rowan `79, Chris Wiedenhoeft `78, and Kurt Wiedenhoeft gathered in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to toast the memory of a precious friend, high school classmate, and fellow epic winter camping trip buddy Bill “Will” Richards, Jr. `78 (1960-2022)

Scott Wilson Millar `82 wrote in, “Three years and two master’s degrees later, I was conferred in May 2022 with my master’s in social work (MSW) and social policy (MSP) from the Brown School at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. Ready to get to work assisting my fellow veterans!”

Jake Werner`84 is in tech sales with Splash. He lives in Clarksville, Maryland.

Jen Sanborn `85 is a forest ranger in charge of the district on the Oregon and California border.

Jeff Wahlfeld `88 is the director of development for Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois.

Kelsey Geisler Kleiman `89 is CEO and cofounder of Stomping Ground Photo, a photogra phy studio based in NYC that not only produces modern and timeless school photos but offers senior pictures, cap and gown pictures, family day fundraisers, graduation ceremony coverage, gala and party coverage, and banner and poster prints. Kelsey lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Sunil R. lyengar `90 directs the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endow ment for the Arts. Under his leadership, the office has produced dozens of research reports, hosted periodic research events and webinars, led strategic plan development for the agency, and established research and data partnerships with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. His office also conducts program evaluations and performance measure ment for the Arts Endowment. He chairs a federal Interagency Task Force on the Arts and Human Development. Most recently, he has led a research funding partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of Sound

Health, an initiative of the Kennedy Center and NIH in association with the Arts Endowment. Prior to joining the agency as research director, Iyengar worked as a reporter, managing editor, and senior editor for a host of news publications covering the biomedical research, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. He writes poems, book reviews, and literary essays. Sunil has a BA in English from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Frederick C. Schwertfeger `91 was named president of Horicon Bank, in Wisconsin, in August 2022. Fred C. is a third-generation family member working at Horicon Bank. He is a member of their board of directors as well as a board member of Sword Financial Corporation (Horicon Bank's holding company). Fred C. may be new to the presidential role, but he is not new to Horicon Bank. In his sixteen years at the Bank, Fred C. has assisted with developing two geothermal branch buildings, a digital branch, and aided his father in leading recent bank and branch acquisitions. Under his leadership, Horicon Bank adopted “The Natural Choice” tagline and has earned the Top Workplace designation through the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for ten years in a row. In that same time frame, Horicon, and its employees, received multiple awards and honors, especially in marketing and technology. Former Horicon Bank President and current CEO, Frederick F. Schwertfeger says that his son brings a non-traditional banking background to the role of president, which he believes is exactly what banking needs. “Fred's professional background in marketing and technology has given him a vision for community banking that is different from his peers,” explained Fred F. Schwertfeger. “His approach is from a brand and cultural development standpoint, and that allows him to take an objective view of the bank and new lines of business.” Fred C. Schwertfeger says he is honored to serve the Bank in his new role as president. “I'm humbled by the responsibility the Board asked of me to care for our communities, our customers, and our associates. I enjoy contributing to an organization that strives to make lives better in our communities and look forward to helping their continued growth.”

J. Matt Keil `92 and Kristy Popp welcomed their third child, Eva Lynn Keil, into the world on February 17, 2022. Their two boys, Emmett (4) and Levi (2), are excited about the new addition to the family.

David Meicher `02 was named Best Accountant for the 2022 People’s Choice Award in Madison, Wisconsin.

Trina Saladin `03 recently moved to Portland, Oregon and accepted her dream job working at Nike in the legal department on the Trademark and Design Patent team. “So far, the Pacific Northwest has been fun exploring. I visited Cannon Beach, which is famous in the movie Goonies.”

Jin Woo Park `05 recently graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine and is preparing for the 2023 National Resident Match ing Program (NRMP). He is also in his second

term for the Masters of Public Health (MPH) program at St. George’s.

Major Brendan A. “Gandalf” Lyon `07 is a congressional liaison officer within the Depart ment of Aviation at the Pentagon. Some of his career highlights have included coordinating and leading basic infantry maneuvers in the Quantico Highlands, flight planning, briefing, and flying a T-6B in Pensacola as a student naval aviator, planning and directing maintenance for 200 Marines with H-1 helicopters in North Carolina, Okinawa, and South Korea, running the Maintenance department for a Marine UAS squadron in Ari zona, and rewriting USMC aviation maintenance policy for UAS and incorporating 3D printed parts into USMC aviation. Additionally, Brendan has served as personal staff within a congressional office on Capitol Hill, direct ing all matters pertaining to the armed services, and served as special staff to Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, advising him on all matters pertaining to the U.S. Congress.

Steve Boucher `07 and Whitney were mar ried on July 14, 2018. They added an addition to their family on February 25, 2022, when Kennedy Elizabeth Boucher was born at 11:16 a.m. weighing in at 5 lbs. 12 oz.

Andrea Slosser Worth `07 gradu ated with a PhD in Clinical Psychol ogy in August 2021. In August 2022, Andrea completed her postdoctoral fellowship in inpatient geropsychology at the Milwaukee Veterans Administration and moved to Minneapolis where she began as a staff psychologist in outpatient geropsychology at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration.

Edward Randerson `09 recently wrote in, “I earned my BS at Marquette University in mathematics and biochemistry in 2013. I then received my MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2017. I completed ophthalmology residency at Froedtert & MCW Eye Institute in 2021. This summer I graduated from North western Medicine with a fellowship in uveitis and ocular immunology. I recently started practice as an assistant professor at Froedtert & MCW in Wauwatosa, WI. I now see patients of all ages as a uveitis specialist and comprehensive ophthalmologist.”

Joseph A. Roman `12 graduated from UWMadison Law School in 2018, has spent time working as a Youth Commissioner at the Wisconsin Governor's Juvenile Justice Commis sion, a Law Clerk for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Wisconsin, an Attorney for the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army in NY and Afghanistan, and currently works as an Attorney for the U.S. Army's 21st Theater Sustainment Command in Germany.

Kelly J. Yun `12 is proud to announce that Henry Danger McClaskie was born on June 13, 2022, weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. and 21" long (photo on page 29).

Landyn Heimerl `13, son of Joshua Heimerl `93, is excited to return to his home town and teach at his alma mater, Wayland

Oscar Cumpiano `08 married Chelsea Becker on August 27, 2022. Many Wayland alumni were able to partake in the celebration includ ing Oscar's mom Elizabeth W. Parker `72, Walter Burtis `08, Steve Boucher `07, Edgars Ezerietis `08, Adam Benavides `08, Carlton Radford `08, and Gerry Cumpiano `06

Academy. After studying German and receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Landyn began his teaching career in Minnesota at Concordia Language Village's German program, Waldsee. He then spent the following four years teaching at a German-immersion school in the Twin Cities. Landyn says he is most looking forward to supporting and encouraging Wayland students auf deutsch to be curious and diligent learners.

Outside the school day, he enjoys playing music, walking his dog, golfing, and watching Formula 1 Racing.

Daniel Nersesian `14 accepted a full-time position with the Chicago White Sox in March 2022 as an Account Executive in New Business Development.

Said Hasibullah Sadat `17 graduated from Lake Forest College and has been accepted into a nu trition and med school program at Case Western.

Thanh Tran `18 graduated from Cornell and will be living and working in New York.

Grace Rowley `18 started as the logistics manager to the Lt. Governor, within the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor, in March 2022.

Mark Todd `19 recently entered his senior year at Lawrence University and is still playing soccer for the Vikings. “It’s been a wonderful oppor tunity to be a part of a program that competes on one of the best fields in our conference and has seen growth in terms of success, personnel, equipment, and support. I dreamed of playing soccer collegiately and am grateful for everyone who helped me get to where I am today, includ ing my teammates and coaches at Wayland Acad emy!” Upon graduation Mark hopes to further his studies by pursuing an MBA, while continuing to play soccer.

John and Linda Blossom, grandparents of Jane `21 and Jeb `23 wrote in, “Our grand children have immensely benefitted by being Wayland Academy students.”

in MEMORIAM

We remember fondly the classmates, teachers and staff, and Academy friends who have passed from our presence on earth. Family members may contact Director of Donor Relations Kelly Neuert H`17 at kneuert@wayland.org to advise us of the passing of a loved one so that we may include them in our remembrances. Read additional details at wayland.org/alumni/remembrances

1940s

ELMER LEHMAN `49 —January 18, 2022

MARGARET NAST CALDWELL `43 —February 11, 2022

1950s

JAMES HOWELL `50 —September 10, 2022

JON ROGERS `50 —May 17, 2022

BEVERLY BRIGGS STOLP `51 —March 1, 2022

ROBERT GOETSCH `51 P`88 `93 —June 22, 2021

TED TOURTELOT `55 —August 8, 2022

WATSON WHITESIDE `58 —July 12, 2021

HARRY LEWIS CODY `58 —June 19, 2022

KAREN KIRCHNER DOEBBERT `58 —June 27, 2022

JANE PETIT-MOORE `59 —April 10, 2022

HARRY LEWIS CODY , affectionately known as “Skip,” passed away on June 19, 2022, surrounded by his family at his summer home in Green Lake, Wisconsin.

Skip was born in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up in Ripon, Wisconsin. He graduated from Wayland Academy in 1958, Middlebury College, and Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and served in the United States Navy. Returning to Chicago, Illinois, he pursued a long career in entrepreneurial opportunities and relished the time he spent as owner of his companies, culminating with the sale of Multicolor Specialties, Inc. to Rust-oleum.

Skip served on the Wayland Board of Trustees from 1980 to 2014 (including time as Board Chair), served as a Class Agent, and was a member of the 150th Campaign for Wayland Steering Committee. During his four years as a student at Wayland, Skip was involved with the House Council, Honor Roll, Post staff, Activities and

1960s

SALLY SEHRING WEAVER `60 —August 7, 2020

JAMES BOTT `62 —August 13, 2020

RAYMOND COOK `62 —June 27, 2019

SHARON KING HOFFMAN `62 —April 10, 2018

SUSAN HERR KOWALEWSKI `62 —March 1, 2018

GLORIA MOOI RICHTER `62 —May 16, 2019

CATHY LLEWELLYN RYAN `62 —August 11, 2016

1970s

ALAN JUNG `70 —July 31, 2022

LEE SIMS `73 —January 19, 2022

WILLIAM RICHARDS `78 —February 21, 2022

2000s

JOSH BLACK `10 —October 16, 2021

FRIENDS OF WAYLAND

ANDREW J. HARMON P`22,`24 —October 17, 2022

ELI CROGAN —July 16, 2022

GORDON KOTINEK —February 23, 2022

DELORES PAHL SHARPE P`93 `06 GP`13 —August 3, 2021

Prom Committees, Youth Group, Church Choir, Rouland, Ski Club, football, wrestling, track, and golf.

He was a longtime member of the Chicago Angler’s Club and a past member of the University Club and the Pere Marquette Club.

Skip was a vibrant man, full of life, and genuinely engaged in the world. He was a man of many accomplishments and talents, but we will remember Skip for his love of family, friends, neighbors, and the great outdoors. He embraced nature and its beauty and enjoyed fly-fishing (especially from the banks of his Montana home), hunting, and traveling the world.

Skip is survived by his wife Nancy (nee Evans), his children Lisa Scully (the late Richard), Philip Cody `84 (Cindy), Christopher Cody, Kasi Valtos (Tony), and Leslie Cody (Tad), by his adoring nine grandchildren, his brother Robert (Melanie), stepsisters Carol Yost (Cass) and Frances Aubrey, his stepbrother Arthur Hynes, and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Harry A. Cody, Jr. and Nancy Cody Hynes, and his stepfather, James A. Hynes.

HERITAGE SOCIETY

Emma McGraw Watson `59

We had the pleasure of talking with Emma McGraw Watson `59, in Portage, Michigan, about her planned gift for Wayland. She has a Charitable Remainder Unitrust in place, and Wayland Academy is a beneficiary of the trust. Emma is a member of Wayland’s Heritage Society and is part of a legacy family as her father, Harry E. McGraw, is also an alum of the Academy from the class of 1913.

“With grateful appreciation, I reflect upon my five years at Wayland with my class of 1959, having begun my eighth-grade year as a “Sub-Freshman.”

I have realized, decade by decade, that the very formative years of my life were here under the sincere and careful tutelage of esteemed educators.

Wayland Academy enhanced the values taught to me by my parents, and those are holding me in good stead to be of the world, not just in the world.”

When people think about financially supporting Wayland Academy, many alumni, parents, and friends make an outright gift—they write a check, make a gift online, or donate appreciated securities. These are wonderful ways to help benefit the Academy.

Planned giving—through a bequest made to Wayland in a will or trust, adding Wayland as a beneficiary, or through a life insurance policy—offers creative tax-wise giving possibilities.

Unless you specify that your gift should be used for immediate Academy needs or a new program, all planned gifts may become a part of Wayland's endowment. A planned gift to Wayland helps ensure a strong future for the Academy, and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your gift will support quality education at Wayland for many generations to come.

This is not intended to be legal or tax advice. We encourage you to consult your own legal or tax advisor. For more information about Planned Giving at Wayland, please contact Tyler J. Ratajczak P`25 at tratajczak@wayland.org or 920-356-2120 ext. 282.