THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF WESTON MAGAZINE
Fall2005
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Jane Moulding Head of School Margie Combs Editor, Director of Communications Jan Miner Director of Development Anne Hart Director of Alumni Affairs Jill Burrows Director of Development Communications Colby Falconer Director of Annual Fund Contributing Photographers: Jill Burrows Jeff Farbman Pat Singleton Donor Report Contributors: Jill Burrows Linda Foley
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Design: Kristin Reid The Cambridge School of Weston is a coeducational college preparatory school for grades 9 –12 and post graduate. Inquiries for academic year admission should be directed to Trish Saunders, Director of Admissions, at 781-642-8650. The Gryphon magazine welcomes class notes and photographs by alumni, parents, and friends. Please email to alum@csw.org or send to: Anne Hart Director of Alumni Affairs The Cambridge School of Weston Georgian Road Weston, MA 02493 Phone: 781-642-8647 Fax: 781-398-8344 Website: www.csw.org Cover: Lizzie Starr ’05 performs in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, CSW’s Student Designers’ Musical Theater Production, April 2005. Cover Photo by Pat Singleton
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Features Joanie Rivera: International Student Program
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Alumni: Saving Lives Around the World
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Departments The Head’s Message
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News & Notes
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Graduation
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Reunion
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Class Notes/In Memoriam
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Donor Report
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Announcements
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Above: Self portraits by Eliza Murphy ’06 (left), and Cate Levin ’05 (right)
Jane Moulding:
In our small world
CSW students participated in Project Backpack, sending school supplies to Katrina victims.
I spoke at our opening assembly this September about the limits of individual compassion, a concept inspired by philosopher Martha Nussbaum (trustee and parent of Rachel ’91) in her book Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions. Hearing about the disaster on the Gulf Coast, and seeing it on live television, immediately prompted our individual and collective compassion. As an institution, we are committed to fostering this compassion through the values intrinsic to community life at CSW. How does The Cambridge School ensure that compassion and empathy develop in our students? In the immediate sense, we foster compassion by responding as we did to the Katrina disaster. Within days, through the leadership of our Community Service Committee, and its faculty adviser, Joyce Krensky, we raised over $600 at bake sales. In addition, we raised over $350 to purchase school supplies for the Houston public schools, which absorbed over 25,000 people from the disaster. One student, Jessie Lewis ’08, spent part of her weekend sorting these supplies and loading them for shipping to Texas. Another two students, Lydia Carmichael ’08 and Emily Gui ’08, inspired and led a bracelet-making project. They created bracelets made from colored string and a washer to symbolize “building,” an apt metaphor for those evacuated from the Gulf area in August. In the broader sense, we can create space for empathy and compassion by encouraging students to be aware of the world beyond CSW. Later this year, for example, we will hear from a number of our students who chose to pursue service projects or Capstone projects in other countries during this past summer or the coming year, by traveling to South Africa, India, Costa Rica, and Arizona. In a more foundational way, we develop, and model, caring and compassion through our residential program. Since we create a “24/7” setting for students and dorm parents to live and work together, we form a microcosm of the greater world. This year, our boarding program houses seventy-seven students from six countries and eight states. Our new dean of residential life, Aaron Hirsch, has just entered his second year at CSW, and through his efforts, and those of our admissions office, we are seeing a renewed growth in the size and quality of the program. Our commitment to the boarding program exists in part because of our belief that it fosters moral and emotional growth, and the social responsibility that CSW stands for. Our boarders who hail from countries outside of the United States bring an additional world view to our community. And, in turn, that view becomes part of our greater understanding. International Student Program Director Joanie Rivera’s recent visit, last spring, to Taiwan, and her upcoming visit to Korea this coming May, is yet another sign of our commitment to a global awareness, and a deeper empathy for the lives of our students who come from overseas. Three times a year all boarders participate in Community Days, designed to build community in the boarding department and to help local organizations such as the Greater Boston Food Bank, Blue Heron Organic Farm, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Through service, caring about the environment, and learning to live with people from other cultures and areas of the country, the residential program deepens and emphasizes all that CSW holds dear in its mission. When I travel to meet alums, I always ask how many boarders are in the room; it is frequently more than half of those gathered. There is a rich pride of ownership exhibited by these alums, many of whom remember a time when day students returned to campus on weekends to join in the activities of “the village.” Music, dancing, library study, good food, sports, and conversation all formed a great attraction to local students. These boarders, and the day students, tell stories of the community work they did. The value of service and giving to others has always been strong at The Cambridge School. The special nature of a Cambridge School education can be defined in many ways. At its core, it asks students to find out who they truly are and to be true to the self they find. Through all our programs, perhaps most intensely in the boarding department, we ask students to plan, negotiate, face challenges, take risks, form relationships, and find ways to give outside of themselves and their small world. We want them to develop, as Nussbaum says, a “properly educated compassion,” and we want The Cambridge School of Weston to be the place where they experience the freedom to act on it.
Jane Moulding, Head of School 2
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new s & notes
www.csw.org Brand New
Website!
We are happy to announce the launch of CSW’s new website at www.csw.org. Redesigned from the ground up, the new site features a campus tour, history timeline, and interactive online community for alumni. You can surf the alumni site, update your alumni profile, post class notes and photos, and start message boards. To log on to the alumni online community you will need your ID number. If you have not yet received the number via a letter in the mail, please call Claudia Puleo at 781-642-8671, or email her at cpuleo@csw.org.
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W e re Building Green Construction of a brand-new, $1.2 million, 7,000 square-foot maintenance facility is underway. This is the first phase of a Lower Field Project that is a major element in Cambridge School of Weston’s Master Plan. The project will consolidate the two current driveway entrances to the athletic fields into one main entrance, creating a safer and more clearly defined entrance to the lower campus. The construction signals the very beginning stage of CSW’s comprehensive capital campaign. Building the new maintenance facility will allow demolition of the old maintenance building currently residing on the upper end of campus (near the biology building). Removal of this old maintenance building will clear the way for a newly-designed, 20,000 square-foot Science and Art Gallery Building, which is slated for completion in fall 2007 as the major part of the capital campaign. Both the new maintenance facility and the proposed Science and Art Gallery Building were designed as “green” (environmentally friendly) buildings by Architerra, an innovative architectural firm in Boston. Both buildings will incorporate a number of sustainable energy elements and recycled materials, and will be sited on the campus in such a way as to carefully preserve existing plant ecosystems. Master Planner Ruth Loetterle P’05, who helped create the Master Plan, is working with John Emich, CSW’s director of plant operations, to save as many trees and plants as possible.
Master Plan Captures Aw ard & Goes on Tour CSW’s Master Plan has captured an award for Carol Johnson & Associates, the Boston-based landscape architect firm that created the plan last year. In April 2005, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) awarded the firm with the highest honor in the Landscape Analysis and Planning category. Specifically, CSW’s Master Plan was lauded for being a “well thought out and well organized plan according to planning principles.” Ruth Loetterle (mother of Noah Bennett ’05), a member of the firm, was pivotal in creating the plan. Meanwhile, the Master Plan has been selected this year to be part of a traveling exhibit sponsored by Women in Design, a subgroup of the BSLA. The exhibit will travel to various sites over the coming year, including the State House, Boston Public Library, and South Station.
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“We collected a number of jack-in-the-pulpits in the path of the new roadway and gave them to the Science Department for safe-keeping until they can be planted at a later time,” said Leotterle. The new maintenance building will offer a southern exposure, radiant floor heating, and composting toilets for the athletic field. To save on construction costs, members of the maintenance staff will finish constructing the building’s interior space once the outside shell has been erected. The maintenance facility will also house an art woodworking shop for art students and faculty.
La Bella Italia
When in Montreal
Montreal
Italy
The eighteen CSW students who embarked on the school’s trip to Italy in spring 2005 spent nine days exploring both ancient ruins and modern-day customs. Accompanied by Latin teacher Sara Honig, history teacher Rachel Hirsch, and physics teacher Moses Rifkin, the students began their journey in Naples where they visited the Grotto of Sybil – a vaulted chamber from which Apollo’s prophetic priestess, Sybil, rendered oracles to loyal followers. Next, they climbed to the top of Mount Vesuvius in nearby Pompeii, and toured the National Archeological Museum in Naples, examining the world’s best collection of ancient artifacts preserved from the crater’s devastating eruption. Spending the second half of the trip in Rome, students toured the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican Museum, as well as ancient monuments such as the Colliseum, the Roman Forum, and Circus Maximus. Latin translation was interspersed throughout the trip as guides helped students decipher inscriptions on gravestones and temples. In between history lessons, the students sampled contemporary culture, visiting piazzas, and going out for Gelato, the delicious Italian ice cream.
Twenty-four students immersed in French language and culture on a three-day trip to Montreal in May 2005. Conversing in French through the trip, the students joined French teachers Lena Vlasko and Denise Chamberland to the beautiful Notre-Dame Basilica, the inclined tower of the Olympic Stadium, the Fine Arts Museum, and the Biôdome, a representation of four ecosystems in the Americas. They also took in the culture of the city, eating at French cafés, and dining at a “sugar shack” where they rode a horse wagon and viewed a French movie. A favorite activity was attending “Corteo,” the most recent acrobatic and theatrical production of Le Cirque du Soleil. The students ended their stay with a visit to Mount Royal, the highest elevation of the city, where they enjoyed a wonderful panaroma of Montreal. They also saw the impressive Underground City, where they shopped for last minute souvenirs. Upon return, some students remarked it felt strange to switch back to speaking English, which, according to Chamberland, was “exactly what we French teachers wanted to hear.”
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Art:21 Sneak Preview
Art:21 Education Director Jessica Hamlin (second from right) listens to mixed media artist Michael Oatman. Flanking them are CSW art teachers Todd Bartel (far right) and Tom Evans (far left).
In September 2005, CSW hosted a preview screening and panel discussion of PBS’s renowned Art:21 series. The artists, students, teachers, and Weston community members who attended the screening saw “Power,” the first episode of this season’s series. Art:21 Education Director Jessica Hamlin traveled from New York to attend the screening and participate in a follow-up panel discussion. “The aspirations of the show lie in events exactly like this,” said Hamlin, who assists and supports teachers with incorporating Art:21’s curriculum into classrooms. Hamlin told the audience that she, and six other production team members, envisioned the show would inspire people to come together and converse about contemporary artists and their work. Preceding the show, audience members were posed with a series of questions about the meaning of power, and images that depict power. Afterwards, during the open panel discussion, Hamlin explained the process of choosing and interviewing artists for the show, and discussed the challenges of editing fifteen hours of tape down to twelve minutes for each artist. Joining Hamlin on the panel were CSW art teachers Todd Bartel and Tom Evans, as well as mixed media artist Michael Oatman, whose work has appeared at the Ziehersmith Gallery in New York, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) in North Adams, Massachusetts. The screening was one of about 200 such sneak previews taking place across the country before the third season of Art:21 – Art in the Twenty-first Century premiered on television in late September. This latest season profiled contemporary artists whose work relates to one of four themes: Power, Memory, Structures, and Play.
Law Day Takes on Terrorism How the world should best respond to acts of terrorism was the focus of this year’s school-wide Law Day on April 14, 2005. Staging a mock Congressional debate, CSW students presented arguments for and against four different policy options. These ranged from direct assault on terrorists to addressing the underlying causes of terrorism. Following the debate, students had a chance to vote on which of the four debating groups best argued their policy option. Led by organizers Emily Glassman ’05 and Nick Druar ’05, the entire school community prepared for the event several weeks ahead of time. Students, faculty, and staff read materials on the origins and evolution of terrorism as well as current government documents enacted since 9/11, including the US Patriot Act. Law Day is an annual event, first established in 1975 by Shirley and Roger Feldman in memory of their son, Michael Feldman ’67. The event creates opportunities for student discussion and debate around important legal issues. Nick Druar ’05 and Emily Glassman ’05
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photography
Anne Rearick
South African Images
CSW photography teacher Anne Rearick recently returned from a sojourn in South Africa, her third visit in two years. She spent time in the townships of Langa, Khayelitsha, and Cloetesville, photographing daily life in schools, churches, and AIDS hospices, as well as at boxing events and funerals. Rearick’s work, which she hopes to eventually publish, is part of a long-term project documenting life in South Africa ten years after the end of apartheid. Rearick plans to return to South Africa in May 2006 to continue photographing. “As my connection to the place and the people deepen, the photographs get better,” said Rearick.
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Earth Day Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment.
Gurushabd Khalsa ’05 explains his CSW land survey to Earth Day
participants.
Greg Watson, vice president for sustainable development and renewable energy at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, kicked off CSW’s first Earth Day Symposium on April 26, 2005, with a keynote speech entitled, “We cannot save the earth, we can save ourselves.” The speech was followed by sixteen workshops on environmental issues, including global warming, water supplies, wind turbines, and photovoltaics. CSW students and faculty attended the workshops, learning from notable environmental experts such as Kevin Knobloch, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Andy Falender, director of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and Susan Redlich of the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership. The symposium was organized by the CSW Green Committee, a group of CSW students and faculty working on issues of sustainability on campus.
Faculty Honors Serenade for Twelve Instruments, a composition by Michael Weinstein, chair of CSW’s music department, was recently published by noted music publisher Boosey & Hawkes. Weinstein’s Chamber Symphony (2005), commissioned by the American Composers Forum New England Chapter, and the New England Orchestra Consortium, will be premiered in joint performances early next year: February 2, in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra conducted by Charles Ansbacher; March 3 & 5, in Fanueil Hall by the Boston Classical Orchestra conducted by Steven Lipsitt; and March 4 & 5, in Marblehead, and Byfield, by Symphony by the Sea with conductor Jonathan McPhee. Stay tuned!
Antonia Woods
This past summer, CSW history teacher Antonia Woods was honored with a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. Being an avid scholar of Salem’s rich and colorful history, she used the award to participate in the Landmarks of American History program: “Becoming American: Trade, Culture and Reform in Salem, Massachusetts 1801-1861,” held in Salem, MA. Michael Weinstein
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CSW welcomes a number of new faces on campus in 2005.
New Faces Administrative Changes
In June, Anne Hart became our new director of alumni relations. She came to us from the BU School of Public Health where she was the associate director of development and alumni relations. While there, she launched local and national alumni events, and worked closely with alumni volunteers. Anne is a cum laude graduate of Pine Manor College where she has served as a reunion class co-chair, and continues to stay involved with the school’s alumnae leadership activities.
Also new to the Development Office providing support for the capital campaign are Jill Burrows, (left), director of development communications, and Terri Houston, major gifts officer. Jill, a graduate of Boston University’s School of Communications, comes to us from Cambridge Health Alliance where she was public relations manager. Terri, who earned her BA from Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston, MA, comes to us from Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School in Waltham, MA, where she was associate director of development.
New to CSW in administrative roles are Shelby Bleiweis, (left) a graduate of Brandeis University, who is our new admissions coordinator in the Admissions Office. Dae Ho Kim is our new student activities coordinator in the Dean’s Office, and Niko White (far right) is the new administrative assistant to College Counseling and the Academic Office.
Karen O’Meara Pullen has joined CSW for the year as our inter-
im assistant head of school. Prior to joining CSW, she was assistant head of school at Wilbraham & Monson Academy from 1999-2004. Karen graduated from Emmanuel College in Boston and received a master’s in education from South Connecticut State College in New Haven, CT. She has teaching experience in Japan and Zimbabwe.
Our new dean of students, Mitch Harper, comes to CSW from The Rivers School, where he was freshman class dean, sophomore class dean, English teacher, and head varsity football coach. Prior to his time at Rivers, Mitch coached several sports on the college level (Tufts and Villanova). He received his bachelor’s in English from Middlebury College, and is a graduate of the Boston Latin School.
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Administrative Changes
Frederic Bielaszka-DuVernay, a native of France, has joined the Foreign Language Department. He comes to us from Concord Academy where he taught French and German and was a dorm parent. He earned his master’s degree from the Sorbonne, and has more than eleven years of foreign language teaching experience.
Lilly Roberts, also new to the
English Department, comes to us from Suffolk University where she taught freshman English. Lilly has a BA in English from Skidmore College, and a MFA in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa where she was awarded a Truman Capote Fellowship. She is also a published author and awardwinning poet.
Jeremy Gross, (the son of a CSW
alum!) has joined the Math Department after several years of teaching at both the high school and university levels. A graduate of the New School of Social Research in New York City, Jeremy holds a master’s degree in pure mathematics from California State University.
Nick Reynolds, a recent graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, where he received a BA in history, is new to the History Department. Nick also completed studies at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and at the Goethe Institute in Berlin, Germany. Recently, Nick completed a Colgate University Freeman Student-Faculty Research Program in Beijing, China.
Mo Nunez, one of six new teachers in the English Department, graduated from Hampshire College where he was a James Baldwin Scholar (1998-2001). He has been teaching for five years. Mo is also the author of numerous plays, and is currently working on a novel.
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Anjali Tyagi is a graduate of University College in London, and the University College Cardiff where she received a post graduate diploma in journalism studies. She recently received her MA in English from UMass Boston, where she taught and tutored. She joins our English Department with experience as a reporter, producer, and editor for several journalistic outlets, including the BBC and The Christian Science Monitor.
Alison Safford, the newest member of the Visual Arts Department, has taught at many Boston-area schools and institutions, most recently at the visual arts center at MIT, Dearborn Academy in Arlington, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Alison received her MFA in sculpture from New York State College of Ceramics and a BA in sculpture from Carnegie Mellon University.
Shubha Sunder is a new member of
the Math and Science Departments. She recently received her BA in physics from Bryn Mawr College where she was a physics tutor and mentor. She previously attended the Mallya Aditi International School in Bangalore, India. She is the recipient of numerous literary awards, including an Academy of American Poets Prize.
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International
“The best job in the world” Joanie Rivera
CSW English teacher Joanie Rivera graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 1995. The day she accepted her diploma she was fortyseven years old, the mother of four children (three of whom graduated from CSW: Suzanne ’87, Francesca ’88, and Jorge ’90), and had spent fourteen years dorm parenting as well as managing CSW’s bookstore. In 1995, with her new degree, she was hired as a full-time English teacher at CSW. More recently, in 2002, she became director of the school’s International Student Program. This year, she initiated the first of many trips abroad to visit the families of CSW’s international students on their native soil. In a recent conversation with the Gryphon, Rivera spoke about her devotion to the international students, and why she believes she has the “best job in the world.”
What particular strengths do you bring to your role as director?
I’ve got good instincts about it. I have mother’s eyes, so I keep a steady watch on the kids – I call them my cherubs. I am comfortable going into the dorms. I can get a feel for what’s going on just by walking into the dorms to pick up passports or hand out information. I think it’s a comfort to the kids’ parents to know that I’ve raised adolescent children of my own, and the fact that I’m a little older. (Pause) Maybe it’s because I look battle worn. (Laughter) And I’m a little bit tough. I’m tough enough so the parents and the kids know I’m not going to get horn-swaggled by every plea. That’s really what the parents want: one who is going to care about their children and keep after their kids to work hard. What do you do as the “keeper” of the international program?
Like any department chair, I keep working and re-working the curriculum. I keep my eye on how we can best serve the international students – when is the best time for them to prepare for the TOEFL, for example. Some of that means supporting the teachers who are teaching the various courses for international students; if they hit a snag, or if a kid is posing a particular challenge, I’m there to help. I work along with all of the other teachers and the dorm parents – because this is a team effort; believe me, I don’t do this job alone – to help the kids through college counseling, which can be particularly
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daunting for our international students. They come with the expectations of their country and family to get into certain colleges, so they can feel under pressure at times. And we do what we can when kids are homesick; they are a long way from home, so we stay tuned in to how they are feeling. Aaron Hirsch (dean of residential life) and I walk a similar road – I keep him informed, he keeps me informed. How about legal papers and government logistics?
Since 9/11, there are all sorts of government regulations that we need to follow. We have to keep more detailed records of our students’ comings and goings for instance, and we have to communicate with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) set up by the US Justice Department. David Mountcastle (CSW admissions counselor) and I keep in close contact about these things. It’s through his good work that we have these wonderful students here at CSW. I also work with the business office concerning passports, papers, and moneys – and the health center, making sure all of the medical forms are complete. What would you name as the most important role that you play for these students?
It’s all important, because, until they really feel comfortable with our language, they don’t really have a voice. These students aren’t necessarily going to speak up at the beginning. They will do the respectable thing and silently cope rather than say, ‘I’m
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unhappy because…’ – so I consider every step I take during the day one more toward helping them feel confident and comfortable, which is essential for their academic success. How do you know when a student is becoming more confident? Is there a typical turning point?
One of the guideposts I look for is when they can tell me a joke. When they make a comment about something that happened at assembly or whatever, and we both look at each other and laugh, I know we’re on our way. Joking is a tough thing to translate between cultures, and when they can risk that, and know they’ve made a funny, I know they’ve got the language. Do you see all students reach that point?
Yes. Not all kids have a huge sense of humor, but, then, neither do all my friends! (Laughter) But even when a student says, oh you spelled a word wrong – when they know that I’ve made a mistake – that’s a pretty big thing. That’s not something that is allowed in most of the educational systems they are coming from – the ease of correcting a teacher. So when an international student will correct me, that’s great. It indicates they are comfortable with me, and they are becoming comfortable with this language. They’re just about ready to say, ‘You know what, I’m there.’
You mentioned this was a team effort. Who are the other teachers in the program?
If I could wave a magic wand I would have one or two teachers from every single department teach in the international department. We’re not there yet, but we have a great group of supportive faculty already at the helm. When our kids start making the transition to mainstream classes, they already know several faces. They know (history teacher) Jennifer Stewart, they know (science teacher) Karen Brucker, (theater teachers) Robin Wood and Lisa Hirsch, (English teacher) Ayako Tanaka, and (health teacher) Joyce Krensky. How fabulous that they have these anchors as they spill out and navigate all of the other students and teachers in the school. The other essential team players are the dorm parents. They play a big role with international students. Elaborate on that. What is their role?
Dorm parents are in proximity with these kids more than any other adult on campus – often through the afternoon, evening, and overnight. If a kid has been holding it together during classes all day, because that is the proper thing to do, then the time they will usually let down from home sickness or other anxieties will be when they get back to the dorm. It is the watchful eye and parenting skills of the dorm parents that inform us so we can help support these cherubs. I’ll have a student in class and think, well this child is coming along just fine. Then, I’ll get a phone call from a dorm parent who says, you know, this little ninthgrader really misses home – is there something we can do to make sure she can call her parents tonight? It’s the dorm parents who get the kids to someplace like Super 88 (the Asian market in Boston), or make sure the dorm has a rice cooker so they can make comfort food. These kids are not looking for a pot of spaghetti and meatballs; they are yearning for something ‘Mom’ cooks. Let’s face it – when you are that far from home, from Mom and Dad and everything you hold dear, what you are eating makes all the difference. So does the room you live in. Aaron and John Emich (CSW plant operations manager) have worked hard to make the boarding department structure supportive and comfortable. And I have to give credit to Tom Holt and our kitchen staff and their sensitivity to the international kids who are often here over mod breaks and long weekends. They’ve requested recipes and are doing everything they can to meet the needs of this particular group. I can’t ask any more from this community than to make those little extra things happen. How about the school day? Talk about how we support them, academically.
An important thing to say first is that we do not teach ESL (English as a Second Language). So, students who are admitted here must have at least an intermediate grasp of our language. This international program is designed to support each student as he or she prepares to enter the main academic program offered by CSW. The curriculum is designed to strengthen and expand students’ vocabulary, reading ability, writing ability, and speaking ability. The courses taught in the international program are modeled directly after any other English course, and they count toward the graduation of that student. I am as demanding with the kids as I would be
in regular classes. I tell them right away: I want your homework in; I want to see your active reading; I want to see your thesis. This is what all of the teachers in the international program do. Explain the two-tiered aspect of the program. What happens each year?
The first tier has eleven classes in it; the second has three. In the first tier, in addition to English courses, we have Topics in History to get them ready to start taking their U.S. History Overview sequence. We have Contemporary Science for those kids who do not have command of the science vocabulary. This year, we added two novel (reading) courses, so they can get experience with longer pieces of literature, which helps them tremendously when they enter the mainstream English classes. The second tier only has three courses. These are all writing courses because the Achilles’ heel of the international students when they get to mainstream classes will be their writing. The students take one, two, or three, depending on what they took the year before. Since we can individualize each student’s schedule, a new student who is in the first year might have some second tier courses. If, say, your spoken English is weak but your writing is stronger, I’m going to put you into a second tier course right away. One of the second tier courses is about writing skills, and another is Academic Writing II where they develop the skills to do research and argument papers. What immediate challenges do international students face when they come here?
If they have come directly from their country they come from an educational system where there are maybe fifty kids in a classroom that never moves. Teachers come in, give lectures; students take notes. They come to CSW and, suddenly, they are in small classes; everyone is on a first-name basis; classes change every four and a-half weeks; and part of their grade hinges on how much class participation they are willing to do. That, by itself, is a trick. Challenges for us in the department are to help our students not only improve their writing and vocabulary, but also give them support when they are feeling misplaced between cultures. How do you do that?
A lot of talking; a lot of listening; sometimes sharing experiences. Giving them a perspective: ‘Yep it happens to everyone. You are feeling lonely right now but that is exactly what happened to all of us.’ Humor. Even though humor is tough to translate, most kids get my humor. I don’t know why – even if they don’t understand exactly the words, they understand there is a good heart behind humor. I really infuse my classes with it. I’m stern, but we don’t have a day that goes by without laughter. You walk by my class and there is always laughter. It’s the small things that go a long way. For instance, as soon as they set one foot on campus, I am letting them know that whatever name they are most comfortable with we will pronounce it – I encourage them right from the get-go to correct us. It’s common for many Asian kids to come here and present us with some American/English name because they think that will make it easier on us. Through the writing assignments in my
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class this year I learned that many international students, when their names are mispronounced, are painfully hurt. Sometimes, they cry about it because the connection they have to their name is so precious. That’s nothing like mine. I know why I was given the name I have, but it doesn’t hold any mystical, spiritual, family, traditional, gift-giving meaning to me. If you mispronounce their names, it’s a slap. This is often why they will pick a name that is just plain-old-easy, because then you can’t hurt them. Are there any areas where they must become Americanized, so to speak?
Well, since English is the language of the country they are getting their degree in, they must master it. So you’ll also hear me barking in class, ‘English, English! Class has started; it’s time to use English.’ But our goal is not to assimilate them. I never ask them to start walking like an American, dressing like an American, eating only hamburgers and pizza. I want them to keep as much of who they are, while embracing who we are. In the process, I hope we learn as much about who they are, and a little bit of each other rubs off. We don’t want them to all become American, and we don’t rate their success on how American they have become. Is it inevitable that they will struggle between the two cultures, and perhaps feel conflicted?
Conflicted, no – but, in the same way that all people grow up learning that the way you speak to your friend is not the same
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way you speak to your friend’s grandmother, they have to make those adjustments. At the same time, what empowerment! A kid graduates from here being bi-lingual, not only in learning the right verbs or how to use a preposition, but also possessing an authentic knowledge of our culture. A lot of international students come here with stereotypes about us similar to our views of international students. To be able to break some of those stereotypes – what a fabulous way to improve the world dynamics, even though it may be one student at a time. Do we have ways to help them emotionally manage and process their experiences? Robin Wood’s theater program offers the International Theater
Company where students can write plays for production, act, direct, and design the setting. Often these plays speak to cross cultural education or even human frailties in general. We have Saturday tutoring available, if they need extra one-on-one support. And we have very willing, supportive, caring, adults connected to these kids through the advisory system, the dorms, and the administration. I encourage the kids right away to get involved with the community. ‘Run for A Board, run for J Board. Even if you are not sure what these things are, find out about them. It may feel scary to run for election but the experience will be good for you, and it will be better for you in the long run. You’ll be more closely embedded in this community, you will learn, and go forward with that.’
And do students respond?
Where did you go?
We had a student two years ago – he always walked around with ear phones and rarely spoke. He was the quintessential loner. Within a year, he blossomed. He was a different guy – funny, laughed out loud, read Moby Dick. Those are pretty monumental leaps.
I went to Taipei, then to Taichiung, and then I went down to Kaohsiung, the fourth largest port n the world. The kids were really proud that I went over. This is their land! This is where they grew up! In fact, if they were upset about anything, it’s the fact I decided to go in May, and not June, because they wanted to be with me when I saw their cities. They are proud of their country, they are proud of their monuments, their temples, and their culture.
What led to the change?
Well, you have to give him credit for hard work. But a lot of teachers in and out of the international department put in the extra time, helped him with revisions, taught him grammar, had patience, and never made him feel less than welcomed. We appreciated his humor, and his sensitivity, and gave him all those positive things we give every other student. This type of growing happens here all of the time. On the whole, do international students adjust and acclimate?
Yes, they learn. They eventually master the skills they need to master, and they find a place where they can be comfortable keeping hold of their own culture while navigating very comfortably in ours. I see it particularly when international kids come back to help with new student orientation – it’s amazing how quickly they can answer questions in English, give directions, be supportive of the newbies, laugh about what happened their first year, and tell stories. They want to be part of helping out the new students. They understand that the more comfortable the experience is coming into our community, the more quickly the new kids will get adjusted. So this is not just a team of adults; the international students themselves play a big role in supporting each other. What did the students think of your visit to Asia in May 2005?
When I got back here, the Taiwanese kids came right into my office all excited. Right on their heels were the Korean students asking, ‘When are you going to go see Korea?’ I was excited to say, ‘You bet, I’m going (to Korea) next May (2006).’ I hope to go to Japan after that, and then to return to Taiwan in 2008. What triggered this first trip? Henry Hsu (father of Louis ’08) came up to me at orientation
How will these trips strengthen the program?
By doing more traveling, we will greatly improve the communication and understanding with our international families. I hope there is a comfort after sitting down and seeing me in person. They can say, ‘Okay, now I have an idea of who is watching over my child.’ Often international students will arrive here without their parents. Some of these cherubs have been traveling by themselves for years. Some parents are unable to come to graduation. For me to be able to meet them, to thank them for trusting us with their most prized possession – their children – is so valuable. To be able to relate stories back to them about how their children are doing; to listen to their stories about their children, or even to hear the stories they have heard about me, from their children, are what builds a bond for us. One father had everyone laughing when I was in Taiwan. He said, ‘The students don’t want to take a course from Joanie; she’s too strict,’ (Laughter) which of course the parents were happy to know! During this last trip the parents told me, ‘We can’t get there for Parents Association meetings, so we would love to start a Taiwan Parents Association.’ That’s gigantic! It’s a win/win all the way around. What is it like for you to see these students graduate and go off into the future?
There’s nothing like being part of a kid’s life. Watching that child come in as a new ninth grader, awkward, and unsure, and to be a part of that student’s journey, even a little part, and then watch as he or she goes up to get the diploma – and you know how wonderful our graduations are – it’s what it is all about. I don’t know a better job. I honestly feel I have the best job in the world.
last year and said, you must come to my country and see Taiwan. I thought he was just being polite and gracious. But when he visited over Thanksgiving he came to campus and invited me again. I said, ‘Henry if you ask me one more time, I’ll have to take you up on it.’ (Laughter) He and Louis’s mom, Margaret, were delighted when I said yes, and became the point people over there. They all worked very hard, I must say. I only went for about six days and the parents in each city had already figured out what I was going to see, where I was going to eat, and made sure that I came away with a flavor of their area of the country. They were fabulous hosts. Frank (my son) and I were treated graciously and warmly. I can’t wait to go back.
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Saving Lives Around the World
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Among the varied careers pursued by CSW alumni, medicine is a frequent and favorite choice. Of the approximately 200 CSW graduates who have pursued science professions since 1970, one quarter have chosen health care professions. Half of those are physicians. Several of these alums, like Marc Mitchell ’66, characteristically approach their job with a global eye. Others, like Cory Foster ’75, are as adept at listening and counseling patients as they are at performing surgery. And others, like Emily Shaw ’94, skillfully blend artistic talent and medical knowledge into powerful educational tools.
’66 Marc D. Mitchell
Whether he’s conducting research on the effectiveness of alternative health strategies, or teaching at Harvard University’s School of Public Health as a lecturer on international health, Marc Mitchell ’66 is helping lead the international effort to evaluate and improve health care on nearly every continent. So far, he has evaluated and designed health care systems in thirty-five of the world’s poorest countries. “The three biggest killers of kids today are pneumonia, malaria, and diarrhea – all of which are preventable or treatable,” said Mitchell. He is currently working in Tunisia developing strategies for improving health outcomes in Africa. Working with the African Development Bank, Mitchell hopes to increase access to health care in Africa where the life expectancy is between thirty-five and forty-five years. “I have a strong belief in providing greater equity, and ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to be relatively healthy, happy, and free. We absolutely have the ability to improve the health of global populations,” he said. 16
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M.D., M.S. In addition to his present work in Africa, Mitchell has led health projects in the Philippines; evaluated and developed health strategies for HIV/AIDS programs in the Bahamas and Nigeria; completed studies on the reproductive health services in Mexico, Zimbabwe, and Guatemala; advised the National Family Planning Board in Indonesia; lectured on tuberculosis in Japan; and served as assistant secretary for health in Papua New Guinea. After graduating from CSW in 1966, Mitchell pursued the traditional path through Harvard University where he earned a BA in 1970. He then went on to earn a medical degree at Boston University Medical School, and gain specialist training in pediatrics. Afterwards, Mitchell and his wife, Barbara, traveled around the world, settling in Tanzania, where Mitchell practiced pediatrics in a rural hospital. While there, he learned first-hand that measles was the most prevalent cause of death in young children. This led him to believe that, if he were to have a lasting
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impact on health outcomes, his clinical skills would not be enough. He would need to help make sure every child in Tanzania – and other parts of the world – were immunized for measles. “While I enjoyed clinical medicine, what I liked even better was understanding the bigger picture: what prevents health systems from functioning better and what approaches might improve them,” he said. One of those approaches is to harness technology to develop health systems that better support primary care providers in their skills, increase the availability of medicine, and provide the appropriate referral systems so that patients receive the correct health protocols. Mitchell’s interest in using technology to solve such problems was sparked during a sojourn at MIT where he earned an MS from the Sloan School in 1985. “Imagine putting treatment protocols on PDAs (handheld computers), where the information can be effectively utilized by frontline health workers to dramatically improve the quality of healthcare worldwide,” he said. This goal is particularly compelling given that the inability to provide quick and accurate diagnoses, and adhere to proper protocols, are the main causes of early death and unnecessary morbidity in the developing world, according to Mitchell.
Mitchell also loves to teach, which he says is the secret to his having won teaching awards at both Harvard School of Public Health (where Mitchell has taught for seven years), and Boston University School of Public Health (where he taught from 1983 to 2001). The principles Mitchell now instills in his students are ones he claims to have gained from his years at CSW where he learned to “think independently, to question assumptions, and to form my own conclusions.” Mitchell served on the CSW Board of Trustees from 1985 to 1998, successfully moving the school to greater financial health. He recalls his student days at CSW with fondness, noting the many valuable lessons he learned, including “learning to always think of new ways to approach old problems.” Specifically, Mitchell recalls becoming proficient in writing with Howe Derbyshire, learning to speak French with Hilda Washburn, and developing typing skills with Madeleine Passerini. “High school is a very, very important time where the fundamentals of adulthood are laid,” said Mitchell. “Independent schools like CSW play an important role teaching kids the core skills and values that will make them responsible, productive, and interesting adults.” Gryphon Fall 2005
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’75 Cory Foster M.D., Surgeon
“There’s very little in life as gratifying as taking someone who would die without your help and bringing them to the point where they can heal themselves.” 1975 yearbook photo
As a general surgeon, Cory Foster ’75 is pivotal in extending people’s lives. Every week she performs a wide variety of surgical procedures, removing cancerous tumors and eliminating potentially life-threatening problems like appendicitis, gall stones, and incarcerated hernias. If left unattended, each of these can result in severe, fatal infection. “Every once in awhile, I take a step back and realize that person would have died if I hadn’t jumped in,” said Foster, who shares a practice with three other surgeons in Ithaca, New York. “There’s very little in life as gratifying as taking someone who would die without your help and bringing them to the point where they can heal themselves.” Because Foster’s practice is near Cornell University, many of her patients are young people – students who land in the emergency room with abdominal pain that can signal appendicitis or, often, with shortness of breath and chest pain from a condition called “spontaneous pneumothorax.” This is a not uncommon ailment believed to be associated with growth spurts. “It typically occurs in eighteen- to twenty-year-olds,” explained Foster. “What happens is that an air sac becomes too big, pops, and results in a collapsed lung,” she said. “We see it several times a year.”
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Foster lives in Ithaca with her husband, Richard Glick, and her two daughters, ten-year-old Jessica, and two-year-old Zoe, who was adopted a little over a year ago. Her day as a surgeon is never typical. Although she begins every morning at 7:00 a.m. doing rounds at the hospital, checking on her patients recovering from the most recent surgeries, she is often on call. This means she answers unexpected calls from the emergency room at any time of day or night. Recently, she was on call from Friday to Monday, and was able to catch only twelve hours of sleep. Nevertheless, Foster loves her profession. In addition to helping people, she is continually awed by being inside the human machine and seeing how it works. “The wonder of the human body is something, as a surgeon, I get to enjoy,” said Foster. “Not too many people have that experience.” Foster always knew she wanted to practice medicine but not in the standard way. She wanted a broader education than the typical pre-med program provides. “I knew I had some ability in science, which I learned when I took my (CSW) Physics course,” recalled Foster. But she was also drawn to the arts and devoted many high school hours to dance class with Martha Gray. “I knew I would like to combine that ability in science with my interest in the arts and humanities. I came up with physician.”
“You had a say in what you were learning, you had a relationship with your teachers, and you had the Mod System – I loved it,” recalled Foster. “Being able to concentrate on a few things at a time – that worked for me. I became engaged in education again.”
After she graduated from CSW, Foster went home to the Washington D.C. area and took a year off. She worked as both an au pair and a salesperson in a clothing shop to gain some “life experience,” as well as earn money for college. From there, she went on to Stanford University where she earned her undergraduate degree in philosophy. In the years that followed, Foster began her pre-med studies at Hunter College in New York, went back to earn a master’s degree in education from Stanford in 1985, then completed medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1989. “I did ultimately end up in medicine but I went around the bend,” she laughed. Foster completed her five years of surgical residency at the Medical College and added on two extra years of training: one as a fellow, supervising the intensive care unit, and another as a fellow in surgical nutrition at Johns Hopkins. The fact that she began medical school later than most students – not finishing her training until her late thirties – did not hamper her career, according to Foster. In fact, she believes the opposite is true. “I think I’m a better physician for it. I listen better. I am more tuned in to the doctor/patient relationship. I know this because patients tell me that they can relate to me, they feel understood, and that I have helped them deal with their problems.”
The main benefit Foster remembers gaining from her years at CSW is “the joy of school.” Before she transferred to CSW in her junior year, she liked learning and figuring out problems, but she hated school. At CSW, her attitude changed. “You had a say in what you were learning, you had a relationship with your teachers, and you had the Mod System – I loved it,” recalled Foster. “Being able to concentrate on a few things at a time – that worked for me. I became engaged in education again.” After a bit more reflection, Foster declared there wasn’t anything she didn’t love about learning at CSW. “The way we were taught, the small classes – it was my ideal of education. It gave me the ability to do anything,” she said. “It taught me that you can make of your life what you want.”
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’94 Emily Shaw Medical Illustrator, 3-D Modeler/Animator
Emily Shaw ’94 was in the midst of her studies at Johns Hopkins
University two years ago, when she received an urgent page from the Baltimore Aquarium. Four sea dragons had died in captivity – a trend that veterinarians were at a loss to explain. Shaw rushed over to retrieve the specimens, took them back to her studio, and proceeded to make biological history. After dissecting the sea dragons, she produced the world’s first illustration of sea dragon anatomy – a critical step toward understanding the animal’s demise. Her drawing is now referenced by marine biologists and veterinarians at both the Baltimore Aquarium and the Marine Biology Center at the University of Maryland College Park. “I love the fact that I can take my artistic training and do something incredibly useful,” said Shaw, who completed a master’s degree in medical and biological illustration at Johns Hopkins Medical School in 2003. “Creating scientific illustrations is like being a visual teacher. It’s my job to simplify complex information so it can be grasped and understood by a broad audience.” Shaw is now a full-time medical illustrator, 3-D animator, and product education specialist at Laerdal DC, a Washington D.C. branch of an international company based in Norway. Laerdal is best known for its CPR training mannequins such as “Resussi Annie.” The first inkling that she would make a career out of her drawing talent and her interest in biology occurred at CSW, according to Shaw. Specifically, she remembers coming home one day from Marilyn DelDonno’s zoology class. 20
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Sea dragon illustration
“Creating scientific illustrations is like being a visual teacher. It’s my job to simplify complex information so it can be grasped and understood by a broad audience.” “I had done an intricate drawing of an earthworm and all its organs, and when my dad saw it he perked up and mentioned the term scientific illustration,” recalled Shaw. “That definitely sparked something in me.” Several other CSW science courses steered her toward that goal, said Shaw. Adele Rustino’s botany class gave Shaw an in-depth exposure to botanical illustration. And the integrated science and art trip to Costa Rica inspired Shaw to keep an elaborate sketch journal of native animals and plant life. At the same time, she was immersing herself in CSW’s visual art courses. “Tom Evans was my fine art inspiration,” said Shaw, who pursued a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art before going on to Johns Hopkins. “I spent a lot of time and focus on figurative sculpture, and he gave me a lot of attention and critical feedback. He supported me in everything I did.” The creative decision-making skills Shaw gained from her art classes, both at CSW and at MICA, are critical to her work now. “Illustration is a kind of fine art in and of itself. You must go in and make creative decisions about angle, and what to emphasize and highlight, depending on what information must be conveyed,” explained Shaw. “I am usually working from very pale, washed out, preserved organs, so I emphasize things with color, and saturate things so they pop out. Anatomy is a highly
intricate architecture of structures, and it’s my job to isolate the key elements that need to be taught. I have to remain accurate, but I do have a lot of creative liberty.” Most recently, Shaw has taken her medical illustration into the digital realm. At Laerdal, she works with a team of biomedical engineers and anatomical specialists to create software and hardware that recreate realistic medical procedures. The software allows medical students and clinicians to practice medical procedures without risk to real patients. In a recent project, Shaw helped create nineteen, threedimensional, digital models of babies, based on real infants brought to the studio. The anatomically correct baby-models have veins, muscles, nerves, arteries, organs, a skeleton, and a unique skin, and will help train medical students how to correctly insert I.V.s into infants. “In a way, I feel like my artistic training is helping to save lives,” said Shaw. “This type of real-life simulation means healthcare providers are already acting and thinking like experts from the very first moment they have contact with a patient.” In addition to her full-time job, Shaw runs her own medical illustration company, Illustrating Medicine, (www.illustratingmedicine.com), with a list of clients that includes The National Institutes of Health, The Federation of American Scientists, and her alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.
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COMMENCEMENT
Ninety-two graduating seniors gathered with family, friends, and faculty on June 11, 2005 for the school’s 119th Commencement Exercises. Following CSW tradition, the students created corsages out of fresh flowers and assembled behind the student-sculpted wooden arch on the hillside. As CSW’s Chamber Ensemble performed Kanon on a Ground in D Major by Pachelbel, Head of School Jane Moulding lead the graduates through the archway and across the quad to their seats under the graduation tent. Chosen by their classmates as senior speakers, Nick Druar ’05 and Rachel Levy ’05 paid tribute to the strong sense of connection and community developed among students and teachers at CSW. They were followed by two separate keynote speeches presented by English teacher Ava Archibald and art teacher Tom Evans. Delivering words of wisdom and advice, the speeches drew insights from James Baldwin, Shakespeare, and Ghandi. Following are excerpts from each address.
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2005 COMMENCEMENT Ava Archibald:
“Know what you believe and why you believe it…”
In the most circumspect of these circles it means that you have To expect that, because you have a private school education, it will been given many opportunities to think for yourself, advocate for be easy is absolutely a mistake. Scott Peck begins his book The Road yourself – tools which I’m sure, for many of you, have already been Less Traveled with the sentence, “Life is difficult.” Indeed, James essential for your navigation through life. Baldwin says in his essay “Down at the Cross” in The Fire Next With regard to the second circle out, the circle pertaining to your Time: “Life is tragic.” Some of you already know that, because of families, each of you has represented your family every day during events that have occurred already in your lives. We all have them. your time at CSW, just as I have represented the Archibald’s. How So how, then, will you measure your success in the face of these you continue to represent them and tragedies and state of fear that this influence them will be a constant world lives in? How will you be able to throughout the rest of your lives. sidestep the events of these statistics in Together, all of you have made your pursuit of happiness? contributions to this community, the Well, first of all, I don’t think you third circle in the image. You have had can. In fact, as James Baldwin says, opportunities to evaluate aspects of “To defend oneself against fear is this community on many occasions. to insure that one will, one day, be Evaluations of what it has to offer, and conquered by it; fears in all actuality what it does not. Both of which are must be faced.” This is not the day equally important in the context of to be running away from, or towards, where we have come from, what we anything, or thinking you might be will be able to contribute, and what we ready to sidestep the obstacles ahead. will still have to learn. Instead, we should be ready to face But what it means in the global circle, the real problems of our world today the historical and foundational circle of armed with two weapons: the knowlour lives, is that you came from a proedge of ourselves, and of where we gressive school in a blue state, in a counhave come from. try that, for all intents and purposes, is How do we know ourselves? We the leader of the free world. A country know ourselves on a number of levels in which to be considered progressive, that can manifest themselves in an as we are, means to be the exception, image of concentric circles, each being “We should be ready to face and not the rule. A country waging a a context in which we view our lives. war on terror. A country with deep These circles start at the center with the real problems of our divides among its classes and races. A you, the individual. As we move country still struggling to accept all further away from the center the circles world today armed with two races, classes, and genders as equals. include family, community, and, finalThe Cambridge School has been a ly, global and historical contexts. The weapons: the knowledge of haven of sorts, where one could be most foundational of these circles is thoughtful about the events of our the outer one, which places us inside ourselves, and of where we time. And it has been a place that has of history. It is this placement, and also reflected the tensions of our time. the knowledge of it, that will be have come from.” It is important, therefore, to recognize the framework in which we evaluate, what you have gained from your preswith awareness, what our past has ence here, and what you are still lacking afforded us, and how it has limited us. as a result of being here. Where have we come from? In a few minutes, one of the places It is deeply important that you recognize the benefits and the you will be able to say that you have come from is The Cambridge shortcomings of The Cambridge School so you can develop a School of Weston. What does this mean for you within the context roadmap, of sorts, for where you go next in your quest for knowing of these concentric circles?
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yourself. It is deeply important, because it gives you a clear and accurate definition of where you have come from. So what can you do about the things we have not offered to you? What can you do to overcome shortcomings that are inevitable, no matter where we are? We can use those tools, which The Cambridge School has offered you: Think for yourself! James Baldwin says the person who distrusts himself has no touchstone for reality. The former Black Panther, Assata Shakur, says in her autobiography, don’t let anyone tell you who your enemies should be. Figure that out for yourself. Know what you believe and why you believe it. If you are not sure, work hard to figure out what each side thinks, and then make your decision. And give yourself the right to change your mind. And in the words of the bard, as spoken from Polonious in Hamlet: “This above all: to thine own self be true. For it must follow as the night the day. Thou canst not thence be false to any man.” So how will you measure success? Maybe the statistics I read at the beginning may be one way. But perhaps another way might be to recognize the positives and negatives of where you have come from as you struggle to understand yourself in the context of all of these concentric circles. For, as my man Baldwin says, if one knows from whence one came, there is no limit to where one can go.
On behalf of all of us at the Cambridge School who have had the pleasure of teaching you, cooking for you, cleaning up after you, registering you, admitting you, coaching you, and disciplining you, let me say how wholeheartedly pleased and proud we are that you have made it to this day. You are truly representative of the best parts of CSW. Congratulations!
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Tom Evans: “…continue
the connection.”
What is the meaning of this moment? What is the meaning of any moment? I decide to check in with some geniuses about the meaning of life in general. Alice McMahon, nearly 80-year-old retired CSW weaving teacher says, “It’s all about looking for meaning, not finding it. Just the looking itself becomes quite pleasant,” she says calmly and sweetly. (Former CSW history teacher) Lori Taylor’s dad says, “It’s all about planting cabbages.” Cabbages. I move on. My friend John Moukad utters one word: “Connection.” I look on the Internet. Gandhi writes: “Life is one indivisible whole.” Then I get serious. I listen on tape to Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. Sixteen commuting hours later, I pull out a few depressing facts. If our planet first started to get stuck together at this right hand fingertip, (holds up right hand) only rock, and bacteria, and smelly volcanic messes exist until the wrist of this left hand (raises left hand). Trilobites, plants, dinosaurs, the Ice Age all happen on this single left hand. At this scale, with this nail file and two swipes (swipes), I have eradicated all of recorded human history. This moment under the tent is just a few microscopic bits on this scale.
It gets worse. Bryson points out: We are not made of the stuff of gods. In fact, 60 percent of our DNA is identical to that of a banana; about 75 percent is identical to a fruit fly’s, and 99.999 percent to a chimp’s. Another humbling and repulsive fact: It’s not these beautiful graduates who will rule the world. It’s bacteria who already do. Bacteria have survived in some form for billions of years; way, way more then the fingernail swipe of human history. It is bacteria that can live inside radioactive waste drums, in near-absolute zero temperatures, inside rocks and, hideously, on your sons and daughters. Trillions of bacteria are eating their oils and dead skin, cleaning their intestines, and fighting infection. And millions are crawling over their beautiful, sparkling eyes. (Pause) Right now, as they sit there. And yet, we couldn’t live one day without the help of the bacteria. I curse Bill Bryson. Thanks for the insights, Bill, really a big help with the speech. I learned: It took four billion years of nearly perfect luck and we end up mainly fruit fly in a world ruled by invisible microscopic overlords, and even that existence only lasts for a cosmic millisecond. Why did these students work so hard to find their voices, struggling through the challenges of Pre-Calculus, Modernism, and Drawing 3, forcing their parents to work long hours to buy
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them clothes and CD’s? I’m panicked. I have no conclusion. I’ve got to find another way to understand this moment. So I do what I always do: I turn to the students to teach me. In fact I make them teach me. I assign every student in the Raku class to write twenty-five Haikus for homework. I’m not disappointed. I get three hundred, seventeen-syllable units of genius. I’ll read just a few. Oh, enormous orange What did they inject in you? To make you tasteless? On a grassless hill A cat sleeps without concern The mouse hopes for rain She turns her eyes down Hoping this would make things the Way they used to be It’s so much simpler She thought, cradling his head To be a mother When I see Pluto I feel so small and icy But glad to be here If you want chai tea You can taste the ancient blend For only six bucks Crumpled away Now it is useless to me Last module’s homework Graduation nears The brink of complete freedom? Are we ready? And then like a flash, from the Raku barrel, it hits me. Connection. Good Haikus show a connection between the mundane and the cosmic. This moment under the tent is connected to everything that came before, to that weird, shrew-like mammal that hid in the cave while the dinosaurs died, to some clever and hearty Africans a million years ago. To all CSW alumni – ‘04, ‘03, ‘99, ‘76, and ‘55 – you are connected to each other and your family. This Class of 2005 is, without question, part of Gandhi’s indivisible whole. From looking for connection comes love, and bad jokes, and awkward phone calls, and all those are proof of creativity, and, if life is anything, it is creative. As long as you grads keep pooping out the creativity you’ll be okay. Creativity makes connection; connections make us whole. Being linked to a four billion year-long chain of creation – that’s not too shabby. Trillions of events that could have gone either way,
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but they all just happened to go your way to keep you linked into the cosmos. That is excellent good fortune. One direct connection from the ice age to your iced latte. Now I’m feeling better. This moment has meaning because it is the link between an incredible past and an incredible future. I can see a future for these students filled with compassion, truth, gentle deeds, and much voicing of opinion. A future of musicians, dancers, astrophysicists, medical illustrators, teachers, fashion designers, historians, community organizers, radical protestors, doctors, daddies, and didgeridoo players, all continuing to find their voices. Narrow-minded bosses and teachers will be challenged. Republicans will not win every election. Microbes won’t eat more than their share. The grads of 2005 will prosper. They will continue the connection. All thanks to the generous friends, parents, teachers, philanthropists, ancient mammals, bacteria, and other supporters who all made this one moment possible. As you leave this epic moment here under the tent with all your classmates and family and teachers, and move into your future,
I have five last bits of advice:
Love your grandfather’s enemy. Respect your relatives, even the fruit fly. Go to class naked if you have to. Look for monks at your neighbor’s table. Send me postcards. Stay connected. Because I love you. We all love you. You are miraculous people. In a miraculous moment. Thank you.
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CSW provided a warm welcome back to nearly 100 alums who returned to campus from all over the country on May 20 and 21, 2005. In addition to enjoying student and faculty musical and dance performances, a school update by Head of School Jane Moulding, and a special event featuring cocktails and dinner, the Class of ’55 celebrated their 50th reunion. Thanks to the inspired leadership of class representatives Joan Prokross Curhan, Nina Susman, Lloyd Tarlin, and John Young, the Class of ’55 generously established an endowment fund of $55,000 to support student engagement in community service efforts.
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’5 5 “we realized that the importance of community service had been one of those extraordinarily unique and meaningful things that had been part of our education at the school”
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When Class of ’55 alums Joan Prokross Curhan, Nina Susman, Lloyd Tarlin, and John Young assembled at CSW to make a final decision about designating their class gift, they were already unanimous about one thing. “We felt that it should be a direct reflection of the values we all learned as part of our education at CSW,” said Young. This year, the Class of 1955 established an endowment fund that will ultimately yield $55,000 to help support student participation in community service activities. Specifically, the fund will “enhance, maintain, educate or develop programs and opportunities for CSW students to engage in activities that benefit local, regional, or national community service efforts.” Each year, the use of the money will be determined by a small group of faculty and administration. “In talking, we realized that the importance of community service had been one of those extraordinarily unique and meaningful things that had been part of our education at the school,” said Young. “From there, it wasn’t so difficult
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to conclude that our class gift should reflect that part of our educational experience.” Credited with first proposing the community service idea to her former classmates, Joan Curhan testified that service to the community was a value that her father, David Pokross (CSW trustee from 1955 to 1958), “instilled in us from a young age.” Following their deliberations, the alums stopped in the lobby of the Mugar Center for the Performing Arts to read a wall plaque with quotes by Dolph Cheek, former head of school. One of the goals was to create “a sense of responsibility on the part of the individual to share his gifts, his ideas, and his energies with others toward the improvement of society.” “We believe that quote validated the thinking that formed the basis for our decision to create an endowment to support a community service program at CSW,” said Young.
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We Want to Hear From You! Everyone is invited to submit news to the Alumni Office. This issue of the Gryphon includes Class Notes received through August 31, 2003. Please send your news (including photos) before February 29, 2004, to be included in the spring 2004 issue. Notes can also be sent via email to alum@csw.org.
Katrina Search! In the wake of Katrina, CSW has been tracking down CSW alums who, we believe, lived in the area affected by the storm. To date, our alumni office has been successful in locating Andrew Crump ’02, Simi Ravven ‘95, and Erik Rosengren ’86 who report they are safe and sound. We are still trying to reach the following individuals: Georges de la Barre ’04 Bonnie Goldblum ’83 Alexander McIntyre ‘77 Jennifer Morton ’84 Nicole Pavy ’82 Adrian Phillips-Samuels ‘99 Julie Skye ‘80
If you can provide any information that will help us locate these, and any other CSW alums, whose lives may have been disrupted by Katrina, please contact Anne Hart, director of alumni relations at: ahart@csw.org
1930s Edgar J. Driscoll ’38 writes,
“Best to all, or what’s left of us!” Marjorie H. Noon ’39 is still studying oil painting with James Aponovich and
exhibiting in group shows. She feels less mobile but is still studying and learning. Marjorie was looking forward to twin great grandchildren in September. “I had my own solo exhibit from June until August at the Hopkinton (MA) Library.”
Marjorie Moench ’40, sends, “loving rememberances of Mr. Wigg who gave me a start as a sculptor; Hans Bierman who sparked the love of learning; Thora Ludy who gave me a jumpstart to selfesteem; and Mrs. Wash, who gave me my Bostonian accent in French, which I did not have in English. And, of course, Mr. French who laid so much groundwork for CSW. I keep you in my heart. My experience at CSW in 1937-1940 was crucial (as you can well believe) to the unfolding of creativity and self-esteem throughout my life. At 82, I still salute you.” Stanley L. Myers ’41 writes that he is still enjoying practicing architecture, exercising, playing classical music, and enjoying grandchildren. “My wife, Hanni, teaches voice at Boston College!” Margaret Domini ’44 writes, “My daughter, Amy Domini, was in Time Magazine last week as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2004. Obviously, this made me extremely proud and happy.” Faith P. Waters ’46 writes that she and husband Jim, with daughter Barbara, and son-in-law Stephen Roop, cruised together in Polynesia in February 2005. “Easter Island was the high point – I regret very much missing the Reunion ’05, but played with a suzuki ensemble that day and evening. Best wishes to all.” Angelica B. Lee ’47 sent
news that she is still busy with chamber music and wood carving. Brenton R. Groves ’48
toured Japan, China, South
Korea and North Korea. “Ninety percent of what you read in the newspapers has no relation to reality.” Christopher H. Hodgman ’48 wrote: “It was great to hear from Ruthie Miller Curwin recently. It seems
impossible that we have only three years to go for our sixtieth! Somewhat to my surprise, I’ve found it possible to leverage my work in child psychiatry into overseas jobs. In 2001 we spent six months in Nelson, New Zealand, and this year it was three months in Seychelles as their first child psychiatrist. In both countries I found the illnesses familiar, the societies fascinating. Back home, I’ve completed the Master Gardening course through Cornell Agricultural Extension and am currently a community forester(!) in one of our parks. I continue two afternoons a week in a Pediatric Clinic.” Cynthia M. Hollingsworth ’48 wrote, “Now that I’ve
reached 75, I am really eager to catch up with as many classmates as possible. It takes the loss of just one friend to make me realize time remaining is more precious than we think. So send an email or phone!” Doris M. Raphael ’48 says
that “thoughts of the Cambridge School come often – even this many years later. I am still using the tools and knowledge I learned while there.” Peter H. von Hippel ’48
wrote, “Glad to hear that things are going so well – I’m looking forward to hearing more soon about the Science Building and related science developments.
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Joan Weiss ’48 observed, “Inspite of its ups and downs, life is wonderful. I especially enjoy gardening, hiking, and painting in water colors.” Edie Smith ’49 writes, “I’m a real Californian after living here since 1957. I love the weather, ambiance, and informal life style of northern California. I teach English to Spanish speakers, work in my daughters bilingual class, and am immersed in Democratic politics. The Cambridge School years still count among the best in my life. I’m widowed, a retired teacher, still volunteering in schools, and teaching English to Spanish speakers. I am also active in our Democratic Party and enjoying my grandsons.”
1950s Faith Witte Munson ’50
enjoys life on Bainbridge Island in the northwest. We live in a co-housing community. Great climate, wonderful gardening, and we are fortunate to have two of our three daughters and families living nearby.” Paul Rudnick ’51: “Still
practicing internal medicine and endocrinology in Beverly Hills. Four married daughters and eight grandchildren. I’ve been married for 46 years. Life is wonderful.” Margaret R. Whitfield Courant ’51 announced,
“On May 26, I married Tom Courant, West Point, 1952.” Robert H. Metcalf ’53 writes that he “enjoyed the 1954 class reunion in May 2004 and seeing old friends. My 104-yearold mother died on June 6, 2004, and my 102-year-old step-father died on February 2, 2005. Both lived wonderful long lives.” 32
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Alan B. Bond ’54 continues to revel in memories of the 50th. “Lois and I have focused on serving as sales rep for our son’s business. Alan spent a week in April visiting D-Day beaches (Normandy) and Paris.” Charlotte Menasveta ’55
writes, “Am back in Bangkok with my husband after eleven years in Italy and three years in retirement in Seattle, WA. Two daughters and four grandsons are here also. Our son lives in France, which gives us a good reason to travel there, and for me to revive my French! Wish I could have made the 50th reunion.” Peter T. Dumaine ’56 is,
“Enjoying retirement, restoring a 1776 farm, an antique business, and a home for wayward animals. It’s a lot of work, but keeps me out of trouble. Doesn’t seem like 50 years.” Henry W. Keyes ’56 retired five years ago from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and doesn’t know where the time went! “I volunteer one day a week at Planned Parenthood Center in Worcester, and one and ahalf days at the Worcester Art Museum (a real gem of a place). I and a friend took three fine tours overseas – London and Paris, “Best of Scandinavia” (with eye popping scenery!), and a cruise boat tour of Holland, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague.” Thomas Benjamin ’57 has just retired from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, where he was chair of the Music Theory Department. He’s staying very active as a composer, choral
conductor, performer, and music theorist, and would love to hear from his contemporaries at The Cambridge School.” Richard Freedberg ’57: “I
am retiring this year after 37 years of teaching theater at the American School of the Hague in the Netherlands. I do a lot of ocean sailing and our boat is permanently harbored in North Greece. My wife, Judy, and I spend summers sailing; guests are welcome! Tom Swope, Class of 1957, will join us this year. Allen E. Hopper ’58 sends,
“Greetings, once again, classmates of ’58. Email me at ahop40@yahoo.com and let me know what’s going on with you.” Judy Bailey ’59: “One of the benefits of retirement will be attending CSW reunions! Still teaching reading and special education in Silver City, NM”.
1960s Lee Secrist Leffingwell ’60
retired June 2004, and moved to Florida with husband Jim in September 2004.
harder not to be there! Amazingly, I was in Italy with Carolyn Angelo’s cousin, Nina, whom I met at the gym last year. I have longed to get to Italy since listening to Thea Karr talk about the Sistine Chapel in History of Art – 47 years ago. Those were the days of Acnomel, painful shyness, great hours on the hockey field, an Opus every week, electric crushes, Wise Potato Chips, and so much more. Remember? I would love to repeat those years now at 62! It would mean so much more! I continue to have my active psychotherapy practice, and have had the pleasure of working with Penn students alot in the last several years. I love what I do and can’t imagine retiring. I’m also involved with a small group of folks in Jim Thorpe, PA, dedicated to bringing lots of creative artists to that mountain village. Have held on dearly to many values encouraged at CSW – the only thing keeping me going at times in this abominable state of the planet. My love to you, Cinnie Thompson. PS: Pete Reitzas – you will always be my secret CSW crush.” Perry Forbes Williamson ’61
Anne Barker Schink ’60
writes that, “Last year I moved to a townhouse/ condo, which I love, and cut back my work eighty percent to allow time to provide childcare for my first grandchild. What fun! Still a program officer for AmeriCorps programs, and active in church and community.”
says, “Don’t blame me, I worked on the Kerry campaign.” Polly H. Howells ’62 writes, “My husband, Eric Werthman, and I are expecting our first grandchild in July! We are spending weekends in the Catskills. Life is very full and good.” Susan Maurer Costley ’63
Cinnie R. Thompson ’60
says, “Hi, guys – I was so sorry not to be there with all of you for Reunion. It was such a heartfelt event for our 40th – which makes it even
says, that after 30 years of owning a portrait studio and achieving the title Master of Photography, “I am thrilled to have retired early! Working with Hospice, quilting,
gardening, and agility competitions with my Shetland Sheepdog will no doubt take up much of my time. This past year I have been honored to be training with a World Team agility coach and have enjoyed the many physical and mental challenges of the sport. Looking forward to when my husband of 34 years retires so we can make the move to our home in Northern Washington. Cyndy B. Guy ’63 is “presently living in northern Wisconsin with my husband who is a surgeon. We got fed up with the high malpractice rates and moved here for several years. Needless to say, I miss New England greatly, and look forward to our return. Our sons graduated from Colorado College and Dartmouth University, respectively, and are out trying to make it in the world. My new passion is nordic skiing. Best to all.” Susan Landor Keegin ’63
is “still celebrating every day, small moments that give life meaning.” Susan’s greeting cards are online at Cgreetings.com, and paintings at Cgreetings.com/paintings.html.
facing transition. John Franchot and Barbi Steinzig Solomon, both classmates at CSW, stood up with me at my wedding.”
ating myself on May 20th! I’m getting a master’s degree in Jewish Studies with honors in Hebrew. All the best to my classmates on our 40th!”
L. Peter Deutsch ’64 just
John F. Herzan ’66: “I am
finished his second, and “probably final” year of composition classes at Stanford. “Now I get to find out whether there’s any overlap between what I want to write and what anyone wants to perform.”
phasing out of my past 25-year career in historic preservation work for the state of Connecticut, and learning the ropes of non-profit organizational life at the New Haven Preservation Trust – a fascinating transition! Best wishes to my former classmates.”
Elisabeth (Lisa) Little Leyre ’64: “As a direct result of our
reunion gathering last spring, I’m expecting visits this year from Peter Deutsch, and then from Rachel Homer! All classmates are welcome.” Launi Dolan Agee ’65: “Greetings to all! I have been living in Virginia since 1972. My husband, Ralph, and daughter, Brooke, and I enjoy living in Virginia’s hunt country. Brooke is presently living in Germany on an international student exchange. She has enjoyed learning German, and her job working with Hanavarian horses. We are looking forward to her return on June 20, 2005. Marilyn Coburn Kincaid ’65
Christine Marston Chamberlain ’63: “In June
2004, I married Charles Chamberlain, a Marblehead native, and we live in Camden Brunswick, ME. We work together in a business I started eight years ago, (Camden Writers), producing individual, family, and family business histories. We work in all areas of the United States and in Europe. An adjunct of that company is Patient Conversations, focusing on histories with cancer patients and others
writes that she missed Reunion because, “I’m gradu-
extensively throughout Central America. Other daughter, Christie, lives and works in Boston, which is another bonus to living back here. My email is hcreations@charter.net and welcome communication anytime.” Thomas W. Graham ’69 is
that, “All is well. Come visit.”
“proud to report that one of my tin pieces can be seen in The Fine Art of The Tin Can (2nd edition.).” The same can be seen at www.castlerockgardens.com. “I am happy to report my upcoming marriage in October, and my daughter’s college graduation in June.”
Heather Heath Reed ’66:
Anna Dibble Newton ’69
“To all classmates, our 40th reunion is May 2006. Please plan to come. It’ll be wonderful to all be together again. On a separate note, Bill and I love living in Westport, MA, in the home I grew up in. Meadows and ocean and the river at our fingertips. Heaven. We welcome visitors at any time. I work for SE Mass Legal Assistance Corp. in Fall River, MA, assisting people on low income with non-criminal issues, plus writing human interest articles for the state legal aid publication. Daughter Erica graduated from the University of Oregon in December 2004, and is currently traveling
continues making sculpture and drawings and writing. She has artist-in-residence teaching gigs, including Happenings at the Dump! Set and costume design for Odin – the Opera premiering at NYU’s Lowe Theater Spring of 2006.
Louisa B. Putnam ’66 writes
1970s Janet Austin ’70: “Now that we are empty nesters, Kim and I have embarked on an adventure – in order to make his commute shorter, we have bought an old neglected house, and have been working like crazy to get it habitable in only seven weeks. I am still wearing tapestries, working
Jessica and Zoe, daughters of Cory Foster ’75 and her husband, Richard Glick.
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on the board of the American Tapestry Alliance, www.americantapestryalliance.org, coaching and playing soccer, and working part-time as a reference librarian. Our oldest daughter, Zoe, is getting her PhD in physics at Berkely, and youngest, Lucy, is going into her second year at Marlboro College. I can be emailed at nitsuanaj@yahoo.com.” Catherine Clark ’70 writes
that, “I have taken on the challenge of director of institutional advancement for the YWCA Boston – the oldest YW in the nation.” Jean L. Lindquist ’70:“We’ve joined the ranks of alumni who became parents of CSW students. Sonia entered 9th grade at CSW this Fall. Our life continues to be full and satisfying. Still happy to hear from old friends, jeanie@datacabl.com.” Susan Shapiro ’71: “I’m looking forward to seeing the class of 1971 at our 36th Reunion!” Oliver W. Griffith ’72:
“Moving on from Uruguay to Guatemala, where I will be Economic Counselor at the US Embassy. As usual, CSW visitors are welcome.” Bly Salzman Mann ’72 is living in Los Angeles with her husband, Ted, daughter, Lucy (14), and son, James (12). “Still riding horses and being a mom – feels like I live in my car! Would love to hear from you guys!” Sian Ballen ’73 is “still
working as a journalist as the executive editor of Quest Magazine. My two sons are now 10 and 14 and I am enjoying the challenge of
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raising children in Manhattan. See Judy Feldman, class of 1971 from time to time.”
there. She is now 2-1/2 and has been home with us for 1-1/2 years.”
with funding from NIH. His wife, Inger, is a professor at UNC.
Lynda J. Smith ’73: “I am still in Salt Lake City, now teaching at the University of Utah in the Division of Occupational Therapy. I am also working on a doctorate degree in education, culture and society with an emphasis on understanding Somali Bantu refugee experience.” Lynda and her husband, Thomas Garly, planned to build a one-room, straw bale house in Southern Utah last summer. “I wish I could be there for the reunion. Perhaps next year.”
Lisa Brodey ’76 works for
Alexandra Hadden Hanna ’78 says, “hi to all – I’m living
John G. Weiss ’73: “All is
well. Just returned from two months playing in India and New Zealand. Now back in Colorado Springs where I wrestle with two wonderful boys, Sam, 8 years old and Ted, 5 years old, and publish the local newsweekly. Check it out at www.CSIndy.com”. James Braver ’74 writes that
he is, “still in Boston area working with projects in Israel-US cooperation, including Homeland Security and the environment, amongst other things. Attended 30th reunion and saw a few old friends!” Caroline Ryan Chase ’74: “Wilmington, NC, is a family paradise – we love the coast and still run Chase Gallery in Boston from here! Cuts by Caroline is still going well, as well as the local real estate market! Check it out at www.tropicalwilmington.com.”
the US Foreign Service. She recently served as Bill Clinton’s guide in Rome for four days. Elizabeth M. Clark-Heider ’76 is currently teaching adult
ed in a low income population in Vermont. She also teaches creative writing to Vermont prison inmates. Judy Jackson ’76 had an
article published in The Nation in January. “Go to thenation.com and type in my name in the search box. Would love to hear from classmates.”
Emily Altenberg Friedman ’79 has lived in Durham, NC,
since 1993 with husband, Bruce, and daughters, Sarah (13) and Rachel (9). Emily just changed jobs, having taken a position as CFO for a start up. “Not saving the world, but having a ball living in it.”
Helmut Kunz ’77 received his DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) from the University of South Australia, Adelaide in May 2005. He is still living in Dusseldorf, Germany where he flies as a Captain on Airbus A-330/A320 for LTU International Airways, and he is also a Senior Examiner for the German Federal Aviation Administration(LBA).
Susanna (Itty) NeuhausSchuck ’79 just returned from
Robin Smith-Ogg ’77:
in Westminster, Vermont, with my husband, Brandon, and four children: Jessica (18), Wyatt (13), Cassandra (11), and Lydia (9). We raise Canadian Cheval Horses (a rare breed). I still teach skiing in the winters, and recently discovered I love surfing. We just remodeled our house, so come for a visit.”
“We’re still happy and healthy hanging out in the hills of Chittenden, Vermont. I’m working as a speech pathologist and special educator in a public elementary school, and my husband, Chip, makes furniture. And I can’t believe I have two kids in college. One at the University of Vermont, and the other at Syracuse. Get in touch at rsogg@adelphia.net.”
Cory L. Foster ’75 writes,
“My news since I last wrote (I think) interestingly has to do with Guatemala. Our younger daughter, Zoe, was born
in Cleveland Heights with my two boys John (15) and David (9). I am happy to have been in touch with Brooke Millington and Wilfred Zogbaum who are both well. I have many fond memories of CSW.”
Benjamin B. Brodey ’78
continues to conduct mental health and substance abuse research in Chapel Hill, NC,
four months in Slovenia doing artwork related to caves with her husband, Bill Schuck, who was there on a Fulbright Fellowship. She is assistant professor of art at SUNY New Paltz.
1980s Rebecca (Becca) Porter Pedigo ’80 writes, “still living
Karen R. Clyman ’81: “I am
a registered nurse and single mom, and have been living in Vermont for over 10 years. My daughter, Madeline Ruby, is 10 years old. We have two dogs, one cat, one hampster,
and eight guppies. I have fond memories of CSW and wonder what happened to many of my old friends.” Sue Ellen Katzman Corning ’82: “I often think back on
CSW with appreciation for such a great experience. I am keeping very busy with family and work. My husband, Jim, and our two boys, Ryan (9 years old), and Jonathan (7 years old). We are a sports family and loving it – soccer, baseball, basketball and skiing. I am still with Towers Perrin, an HR consulting firm, and, even after nearly 20 years, continue to be challenged and enjoy consulting in the employee benefits area. I had the pleasure of seeing and catching up briefly with
Smokefree Lafayette campaign, pushing for our city council to pass a mandate to restrict smoking in public spaces. We’ve lived in our house in Lafayette, CO, for the past year, and enjoy spending time with her son, AJ, and our two dogs. Colorado is incredible country with lots to enjoy. Anyone coming out this way, be sure to get in touch!” Nicholas Hofmann-Kane ’83:
“I am busy trying to build a successful recreational sports empire while simultaneously trying to navigate my head through the needle of an eye – or is that the other way ’round? I will be attending the clandestine reunion of the CSW “Grafitti Guild” in NYC this June.”
May DiCicco Culliton
at a recent Boston Philharmonic Orchestra event. I can be reached at sue.ellen.corning@towersperrin. com.” Laurie E. Kriesel-Roth ’82
writes, “I graduated with my MBA from Colorado State in 2001 and have been working for Intrado, Inc. for the past four years. (Intrado is a software development company that manages all of the 9-1-1 databases in the country, among other things.) I work as Manager of Information Technology, Program Management. Very fun and very interesting! Little did I know that I would be working in this field when I graduated from CSW! I was married to Christa Kriesel on July 29th in Provincetown, MA. While same-sex marriage is not legal in Colorado yet, it was nice to be legally recognized for the week following the wedding as we vacationed on the Cape. Christa and I are both involved locally in the
Debra S. Louison-Lavoy ’83: “Now that my five year old has a little sister, I’m taking a break from hi-tech to be a mom, and I like it a lot. For a few years, I was in touch with a bunch of SF based alums, but now we’ve lost touch. I miss you.” Adrienne Pettijohn Loh ’84: “I am now a tenured chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse. My husband, Stanton, and I spend the school year in Wisconsin, and summers in upstate NY,
where his job is located. I am still dancing, and have had principal roles in Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker in recent years. Hi to everyone!” Annie Porter ’85 accepted
a job teaching kindergarten at the River Valley Waldorf School in Upper Black Eddy, PA. “We moved with my two younger children, Jackson, age 9, and Marcella, age 4, into a beautiful stone house on the Delaware River. My son Tobin, started his first year at Hampshire College this fall. The school where I teach is relatively young, just going to 7th grade now, with four early childhood classrooms. I am looking forward to working with young, largely international, forward-thinking faculty who are really helping define what the Waldorf movement looks like today.” Charlotte Marshall. Giovanella ’86: “Hello to
all. Our family is well, and we are all so excited with our youngest member, Ben (2 years old), who has progressively lost his hearing since birth and received a cochlear implant on May 20, 2005. He now is starting to speak(!), in addition to his signing. Love to hear from classmates. Cheers to your ASL Program!” Charlotte can be reached at giovanella1@verizon.net.
Niho Kozuru ’86: “Dear Friends and Family, as some of you know, after an epic engagement, Jeff and I married in Fukuoka, Japan, May 25, 2005. We have started a collection; to be further updated soon, of all the photos taken along the way, located online at the following link: http:// jhharts.net/shrine/shrinepix.htm.” Russell S. Pachman ’86
is currently living in San Francisco two blocks from Susan Grossman Hartwell ’87, and about 1/2 mile away from Amy Clark ’86. He has
recently been named an artist in residence with The Jon Sims Center for the Arts, San Francisco, currently workshopping “Pornstroika”, an adult tale in shadow puppetry. Recent photographic work will be on display at the Geras Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco. Send email to say hello at leifgobo@yahoo.com. Lesley (Piper) F. Rankine ’86
was married in an “exquisite wedding in Maine in October 2004.” Piper was married to Paul Sanni. They met working together at WGBH Boston. Piper has been at WGBH for the past 5 years and was recently promoted to Coordinating Producer for Creative Services. Paul is a TV Director for WGBH.
Niho Kozuru and Jeff Hayes, both ’86,
leaving their wedding ceremony at a Fukuoka, Japan, Shinto Shrine on May, 25, 2005. Charis San Antonio Cooper ’90 with son, Max, on the Great Wall in China, last May.
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Suzanne M. Rivera ’87: “I
Dedalus A. Wainwright ’89
live in Douglas, TX, with my husband, Mike, and our kids, Tony (10 years old), and Elena (5 years old). I recently was promoted to assistant vice president for research Services at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where I oversee the programs for human subject protection and animal care and use. Friends are welcome to reach me by email at suzannemrivera@hotmail.com.”
writes that he is “Assistant Director of Boston Cyberarts Festival. Co-curated an event series on dance & technology called Ideas in Motion. Also designing sets for multimedia performance, Secret Streams, as a member of Kinodance Company.”
to Berkeley, CA, this summer, where Celeste teaches algebra and geometry at St. Mary’s College High School, and I am doing graduate studies in theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, the Episcopalian seminary in California. So life is full these days. You can reach me at chris@somethingunderstood.org.”
Jennifer J. Preisig ’93: “My husband and I welcomed our first child August 9th. We are so excited (and a little nervous!).”
1990s
Sarah E. Kochan ’91: “I am
Nathaniel A. Angell ’94
Charis Cooper ’90: “I and my
hoping to major in special education with the visually impaired at Boston University. I eagerly await this spring when I return to CSW to see Rhona Carlton Foss as she is the inspiration behind my working with children.”
married Laura Deitz on May 1, 2005.
Jill B. Robbins ’87: “I
recently received my MEd in Visual Disabilities from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and am now working as a teacher for the Carroll Center for the Blind back home in Massachusetts.” Sean D. Cole ’89: “Hello to Joanie Rivera! Great to hear
your voice on my answering machine during the fund drive. Best to everybody there.” John A. D’Elia ’89 was invited to join a musical group in Beruit for indefinite period. Taking German lessons. Elena I. Fernandez ’89:
“Hello there – left Boston last June and returned to the Berkshires and western Massachusetts where I grew up. Still working for a international tour company and seeing the world from my new/old home base.” Madeleine E. Perlman ’89: “Hey Barn Girls! Drop me a line or come visit me in NY or Spain. Madelineperl@hotmail. com. These days I’m back performing and giving workshops in Flamenco Dance. One of these days I’ll make it back to a reunion.”
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husband, David, just had a baby boy named Max! Well, not just, he’s almost a year old! We took him to China this May. Here’s a picture of us on the Great Wall. It was absolutely amazing! We’re all living in NYC and loving it. I’d love to hear from any other CSW’ers in the area (or out)! I’ve been doing some writing and photography, but mostly getting to know the city all over again with a baby in tow! Where is Meg Smith?! Drop me a line at riddley14@hotmail.com!” Sarajerome Kominsky ’90: “Dan has a new job at Prime Photonics in Blacksburg, VA. Sara is teaching dressage and training hard with her Spanish stallion. Last year, they were 6th on the East Coast and 14th nationally. Their daughter, Cecelia, just turned 4 years old. Hard to believe! The whole family is eagerly anticipating a second child, hopefully from Kazakhstan, in late 2005.” Christopher J. Arnold ’91: “I got married to Celeste Williams on December 28, 2005, after a year’s courtship. We got married with just our immediate families in attendance at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle, and had a lovely honeymoon in San Diego. Celeste and I moved
Joshua J. Angell ’92: Josh
married Jacqueline McCartney in July 2004. Abigail (Abby) C. Fenton ’92
writes that, “after working for Outward Bound for five years, I’m making a change, learning the seasonal life and moving in year-round with my sweetheart in Minneapolis. Don’t know what my 30’s will bring but I’m determined to keep adventure a part of it. I’m still feeling inspired by my 2004 river trip to the Arctic Ocean, and find my mind often in the North. I’d love to hear from my old friends!” Adam A. Wright ’92
graduated from University of New England (Portland, ME) with a Master of Science, Nurse Anesthesia. He is now working at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, and Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain, providing anesthesia services. Elizabeth McLinn Prang ’93: “I’ve recently gotten married! April 23rd at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Marc
Cohen, Class of 1993, was my “man” of honor. You can see the pictures at http://documentarysight.com/Wedding/indexmain.htm.”
Elanor L. Chapin ’94 has been living near where I grew up in central Vermont since 2001, and was married last year to Simeon Chapin, a friend since seventh grade. “We’re both currently in Massachusetts for graduate school, soon to move back to VT. I’m getting my master’s in urban and environmental policy and planning, and enjoying living near Jeff Farbman and other old friends in the area! Dancing is still a major part of my life. You can often catch me at the Dance Complex in Cambridge!” Brhianna Marsden ’94: “Hey – wasn’t I just there for my 10-year about a month ago? Seems like it! Wish I could make it again this year, and thanks for using the pic of me on the invite! Only news is a new job at Trident Media Group, a prestigious literary agency.” Elanna Allen ’95: “I’m now living in NYC working in children’s TV and animation. Check out my new animation on Nick Jr.! www.nickjr.com/playtime/cats/vid eo/bing-can-sing.jhtml.” Birgit (Biggi) Carnatz ’95
“Right now I am studying
international business in Germany. Throughout these studies I was enrolled in a partnership agreement, participating in MBA classes at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte, NC (until Aug. 2005). Lisa Cavallera ’95 graduated
from Rhode Island School of Design in 1999 in fashion design. She worked for two years in St. Louis for May Company as an assistant designer. She is engaged to Eric Gonzalez who also graduated there. They will be married in Mexico in October. Kathryn E. Gardner ’95
writes, “I am now starting my 5th year in a PhD program in the Department of Entomology at Cornell (go Ivy League!). I got engaged last November and just got a job as a professor in the bio department at the University of Cincinnati, so I will be moving there when I finish. We are tentatively planning a July 2006 wedding.” Andrea S. Fischman ’97: “I photographed this week’s cover and inside spread for Stuff @ Night Magazine’s Annual Brunch Issue. Photography can be seen at http://www.andreafischman.com.
Nicholas Loss-Eaton ’97: “My
first liner notes recently came out, accompanying a CD by blues/soul singer King Solomon. The album is available through Night Train Records. I hope this is the first of many blues liner notes! I’m still living in Brooklyn and loving it.” Daniel M. Vogel ’98: “Since
graduating from college, I have brought Ultimate back into my life as a player, captain, and even a league co-commissioner in the vibrant Pittsburgh Ultimate community. People of my age are jealous of my high school experience; in the area schools it has been a new development of the past few years.” Heather A. Hale ’99 and
Justin Schlecter were married on October 2, 2005, in New York. Tina D’Elia ’91 was inter-
viewed last Spring on National Public Radio as spokesperson for Community United Against Violence, San Francisco. Marnie W. White ’92 and husband, Chris, welcomed their second baby, Dorothy Cyrene, on April 2nd.
2000s Daniel P. Denvir ’00: “Thought I’d send ya’ll a firsttime update. I’m in Portland, Oregon, where I just graduated from Reed College where I studied anthropology. I just started working as the coordinator of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC). For any alums in Portland, we’re always looking for more activists. For alums elsewhere, donations are always, always welcome.” Michael E. Dove ’01 graduated
from Earlham College with a major in music. He spent his last semester in a choral program in Vienna. Emily F. Gouillart ’01: “I’ve
recently started working as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, which I adore. I graduated from Sarah Lawrence College on May 20, 2005, and I’m applying to the Women’s Center for Politics and Public Policy at UMass Boston for next year, which would enable me to continue working at the State House while doing my master’s. I live in Brookline with my boyfriend, Daniel. Sill singing and playing the piano whenever and wherever I can. I also spent a semester at the
University of Melbourne in Australia in 2004, which I highly recommend – both the country and the university. Lots of love to all my friends and teachers at CSW, who helped make all this happen for me. Miss you lots.” Rachel A. Horowitz ’01: “I
just graduated from Vassar, Phi Beta Kappa, and I am heading to Nicaragua where I spent my junior year abroad. I will be living with my boyfriend and teaching Latin American History to 7th graders. I hope everyone is well. I think a lot about CSW.” Amy Buglass ’02 finished a semester abroad in London working at The Association of Photographers. “I spent this past summer at Kiss 108 as an intern and headed back to Ithaca College for my senior year where I’m involved with the radio station on Executive Staff.” Jeremy Butman ’02 and his band, The Winter Set, toured last summer to promote their first release, “Smoke Break,” released on Desolation Records. The band’s tour brought them to Allston, MA, and Providence, RI, in late June.
Jennifer Preisig ’93’s son, Damien Einar Pearson, born
August, 10, 2005.
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Sarah S. Schuller ’03: “Hi,
am living and working in the Bronx this year and for however long. Hope everybody is doing alright.” Jonas Levi ’04 and his team
won the 2005 College Ultimate Frisbee National Championship in Corvallis, OR. He is at RISD and is playing with the Brown U. Ultimate team, who beat Colorado U. in the finals, 15-14. William D. Popp ’04: “I will
be a peer mentor at 2005 SEED for youth in Minnesota with the original group I went with.” James Clark, ’05 is off to
Hartwick College in Oneanta, NY. Suan Ee (Kimberley) Ong ’05: “I received a copy of The
Gryphon in the mail today and read it with great pleasure. I’m really happy to know that I’m still very much connected with The Cambridge School in some way despite the short time I was there. I really miss CSW for all the great things it taught and showed me, and I will never forget it. I am still
in touch with some of my CSW friends and a couple of teachers, for which I am grateful. It’s exciting to see how the school is growing as an institution, so quickly and so beautifully! I have graduated from the International School of Perth. I did well in my senior year and am quite happy with my academic performance. I will be starting as an undergraduate freshman at the University of Melbourne, Australia, next week, undertaking a Bachelor of Arts hopefully with majors in French and International Studies. It will be a new and exciting chapter of my life that I think I am ready to face head-on. I hope to hear from you soon. Please let me know how you have been. All the best for a successful 20052006 academic year at CSW!”
F A C U L T Y, P A R E N T S , AND FRIENDS A Heartfelt Thank You Niki Crowell, beloved teacher
and science department chair from 1962–1981, wrote to us recently with a special request. She wanted to publish a warm
Niki Crowell at reunion 2004
thank you to all who congratulated her for winning CSW’s Recognition Award presented at Reunion 2004: “This note is very late in making an appearance, but I am hoping it may clear my conscience and convey a heartfelt message. I want to thank all those former students and colleagues who either attended the alumni banquet at which I was honored last year, or wrote letters and sent greetings because they were not able to attend. It was the most wonderful gift I would have imagined. I sincerely meant to respond to the letters personally, but I came home with a herniated disc, which was closely followed by a succession of other health problems, making writing
impossible. I want you all to know how heartwarming it was to have those letters and reawakened memories of times long past to reflect upon, in addition to the joy of seeing the campus one more time and all who made it to the banquet. I am sure you will agree that CSW has had a very positive impact on all of our lives and we are grateful for it!”
IN MEMORIAM William R. Roop ’39 died Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Richard Eberhar, poet and CSW English teacher, died 8/2/05 at age 101. Sally Brown Lutyens ’45
died on July 22, 2005. Elizabeth Blodgett Hall
passed away in July, 2005. She was a former fundraiser for CSW, and parent of Thomas Hall ’49 and Margaret “Peggy” Hall Whitfield Courant ’51. Elizabeth F. Jacobs ’48
passed away on July 20, 2005.
Call for Nominations
CSW ALUMNI!
Save the Date REUNION ’06 May 19 - 20, 2006
We are currently accepting nominations for the 2006 Recognition Award. Submissions will be accepted until January 4, 2006. Alumni are nominated based on their “achievement, involvement, loyalty, integrity, support, curiosity and generosity of spirit.” For a nomination form or additional information, please contact Anne Hart, director of alumni relations, at ahart@csw.org,
or 781-642-8647. Award recipients will be celebrated at the Reunion 2006 dinner on Saturday, May 20, 2006.
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donor report THANK YOU FOR A BANNER YEAR Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends of CSW,
Layered Berry (digital collage) by Dan Oran ’07
HOW TO READ THIS REPORT Each year, the Donor Report provides a listing of all donors to The Cambridge School of Weston for the previous fiscal year. This report recognizes donations made from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please contact the Development Office at (781) 642-8645 if our records need to be updated. We truly appreciate all of our donors and the generosity of spirit your giving represents.
G I V I N G T O A L L F U N D S 2004 - 2005
Annual Fund Cash Gifts to Capital Cash Gifts to Restricted Gifts to Endowment Parents Benefit
$424,320 $2,538,750 $62,518 $84,915 $45,329
Total
$3,155,832
A N N U A L F U N D G I V I N G 2004 - 2005
Annual Fund Trustees Alumni Parents Parents of Alumni Faculty and Staff Grandparents Other
Gifts 35 440 232 185 74 10 36
Total $176,882 $119,119 $85,032 $25,935 $3,387 $5,695 $8,270
Annual Fund Total
1012
$424,320
This has been a dynamic year, filled with enthusiasm, energy and excitement. As this Donor Report will indicate, our donors and gifts continue to surpass previous years and expectations. I’d like to share with you some of the highlights that demonstrate the enormous generosity of our CSW family. In fiscal year 2004-2005, we received 1,017 gifts for the Annual Fund, totaling $424,320. The Class of ’55 was inspirational in raising $55,000 for an endowed fund for Community Service. Our cherished faculty and staff donations more than doubled from the prior year. The Annual Benefit, run by our Parents’ Association, raised $45,329, which will be directed to faculty development and student life enhancement. Our very enthusiastic senior class parents ramped up the tradition of a Senior Parent Gift with a donation of $35,000 to support faculty salaries. Many of you know that we are in the early stages – the “Quiet Phase,” – of our campaign to secure CSW’s legacy of innovation. We have embarked on this journey with three goals that are essential to CSW’s mission: • to increase our endowment to benefit faculty salaries • to increase commitment to our Annual Fund • to build a sustainable building to house the sciences, an art gallery, and community gathering space. The new facility will be a teaching and learning laboratory that will be a “green,” environmentally-conscious building. In this Quiet Phase, prior to going public sometime next year, we have approached our trustees and an inner circle of core CSW friends for their support. Their generosity has been stunning. We received four gifts of $1,000,000 – a “first-ever” achievement for CSW. Our progress to date, including gifts and pledges, totals $6,533,000. This is a truly remarkable indication of your confidence and support. One of our primary goals, and one of the most fun, is reconnecting with our alums. We are planning a variety of events—in several states—to help us learn about the many ways you have been touched by CSW. I extend a warm “thank you” to each of you for the generous demonstrations of your affection and loyalty to The Cambridge School of Weston. I have been honored to serve as your chair of the Board of Trustees for the past four years. Each year has expanded my commitment to this school, its faculty, students, parents, and alums, and, each year, I have more fully come to appreciate what an amazing community “We Are.” Sincerely,
Diane Garthwaite Board Chair (2001-2005)
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Dollar Amount Annual Giving
Restricted Gifts
Endowment Gifts
Capital Gifts
$450,000
Dollar Amount $3,500,000
$400,000
$3,000,000
$350,000
$399,304 $346,695
$424,320
$358,571
$313,076
$300,000
$2,500,000
$250,000 $2,000,000 $200,000 $1,500,000 $150,000 $1,000,000 $100,000 $500,000
$50,000
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a l l g i f t s — f i v e -y e a r r e v i e w The Gryphon Society
Arthur Gilman Society
Gifts of $25,000 and more
$2,500 - $4,999
Walter and Alice Abrams Mrs. David Andrew Diane Garthwaite David Moir Ronald Moir, Jr. and Toni Czekanski Michael Pappone and Diane Savitzky Ellen M. Poss Nathalie and John Thompson The late Dr. Israel J. Rosefsky Andrew and Leslie Ross
Anonymous (1) David and Kathleen Fischhoff Nancy A. Haskell Jane Reisman Jampolis Blake Le Baron and Una O’Reilly Jon Levin Mary and George Moussallem Suzanne R. Newton Sam and Charlotte Perkins Carol S. Rabinovitz Andy and Thelma Klein Strauss Ronald Webber and Jeanne Trubek
1886 Society
John French Society
$10,000 - $24,999
$1,000 - $2,499
John Browning John and Nancy Butman David M. Dixon, Jr. Peter Stonberg Mrs. Alison Watkins
Anonymous Robert Abbe and Elizabeth Baker John and Bonnie Alexander Laura Bell Susan and Ted Benford Arthur and Anne Berndt Sally and Carl Brotman Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Buck Stephen C. Buck Mark and Allyn Callahan Martin Carmichael and Dr. Lisa Gruenberg Christine Marston Chamberlain Mildred H. Crowell Elizabeth and Jack Culbertson Doris Turner Dwyer David and Deborah Ehrens Polly Ellerbe Vilnis A. Ezerins Jo Anne and Jack Faer Arthur Freeman Stephen and Anne Galli
Headmaster’s Society $5,000 - $9,999
Donna Kargman Donaghy Melinda M. Eaton Polly Howells David C. V. Kluchman Jane and Linton Moulding Larry Nathanson, M.D. Martha Craven Nussbaum Robert and Megan O’Block Adam and Jane Stein Nina Susman Lloyd Tarlin Marjorie Horvitz Tayer
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a n n u a l f u n d g i f t s — f i v e -y e a r r e v i e w Daniel Ginsburg and Laura Lechner Helaine and Dwight Golann Mary Goldman Linda Grisham Ellen Toart-Grob and Laurence Grob Susanne M. Harrison Roger M. Hewlett Nancy and Jim Holland Caroline Welch Huntington Jui Feng Hsu L. Robert Johnson and Lisa Reich Johnson Donald P. Kahn Bill and Lynn Kargman Pamela Keating and Roger Blethen Jim and Becky Kennedy Miriam Khalsa Jae Sin Kim and Ok Soon Oh John and Joan Kimball Dr. Marilyn Coburn Kincaid Eliza and Marc Klureza Charles and Susan Knight Mrs. James M. Lapeyre David and Amy Lee Donald and Deirdre Leopold Caroline E.B. Lewis Jacob and Christine Lindeman Michael Lipton and Marilyn Kolb Tracey A. Marks and Michael Gravitz Charlie and Helga Marqusee Harry McCracken Hunter and Day McDowell Adrienne Glazier Meltzer Thomas, Jo-Ann and Megan Michalak Janet M. Miner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mott David G. Mugar Diane and Stephen Murdock Silvia Arrom and David Oran Mary Archibald Poor Marcia S. Riesman Joanie M. Rivera Morton and Maryann Rosenthal Amy and Rick Sands Robert Scheuer Susan Schiro and Peter Manus Douglas and Anna Simon Jonathan B. Skinner Pril Smiley Young-Joo Soh David Stern Elizabeth R. Stuart Eduardo Tugendhat Eric von Hippel Frank N. von Hippel Peter Washburn Marilyn Spinoza Weinberg Mary-Lou Weisman Alexander and Anne White Daniel H. Wolf Ken and Cheryl Wolfe Seong Yeop You and Eunsoo Lim John A. Yozell Adolphus Cheek Society $500 - $999
Daniel Bakinowski and Betsy Hochberg Sian Ballen Guido Barilla Mary Barnett Alan B. Bond Robert Bowie Mr. and Mrs. Derek Chang
70’s Trustee Dinner with former head of school Bob Sandoe.
David Chilinski and Wendy Prellwitz Lang and Nancy Chin Charles Chu Marnie Crawford Samuelson Stephen H. Crolius Philip Y. DeNormandie Robert C. Downs David and Helene Egilman Sara Emerson and G. Bickley Stevens Lisa Wood Esherick Nicholas D. Etcheverry Susan Fairchild Andrew Falender and Jackie Lenth Mr. and Mrs. David J. Feldman Arthur and Cynthia Fertman Stephen B. Fine Steve and Joan Fleishman Devon S. Fredericks David Friend and Margaret Shepherd Amy Cody and John Furst Eben and Win Gay Melissa Bowen Gibbons Judith N. Goldberg Oliver W. Griffith Adrian Gropper and Judy Fallows Amy Lapeyre Gui Paul Hayes and Vicki Blanchard Daryl Hellman and Susan Beaton Ann Inkeles Holleb Ellen Porter Honnett, Ed.D. Allan W. Jayne, Jr. Marianne M. Karmel Hope Jensen Leichter Christopher Lenk Alfred B. Lewis, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Loring
Philip and Cynthia Merkle Donald and Lauren Miller Mario and Luisa Molina Errol Morris and Julia Sheehan Julianne Wright Neaverson Katharine Cohen Notkin Penny Noyce and Leo Liu Louis Pepi and Deidre O’Brien Pepi Susan S. Poverman Stephen Neubert and Wendi Quest John L. Reynolds Thomas and Dianne Riley Mark and Etta Rosen Nancy Getting Secker Linda Serafini and Cathy Welsh Priscilla “Tilly” Shaw James Shelton and Sharon Wason Debra Yanofsky and Steven Shulman Kay Silberfeld Matthew and Betsey St. Onge Katharine Logan Tugendhat Richardson V. Turner Arthur and Inge Uhlir Peter H. von Hippel Tom and Katy Walker Joan Thompson Walther Peter G. Walther Peter Washburn Faith P. Waters Fred and Peg Weiss Joyce Peseroff and Jeffrey White Bob and Heather William Anki Wolf Javitch Robin BR Wood and Jeremy Scott Wood Scott Wurcer and Madeline Kleiner
Hildegarde Washburn Society $250 - $499
Anonymous (3) James Adelman and Cindy Jaynes Benjamin Aliminsky Tom and Carole Allen Lemis and Mubeyyin Altan Dale Anderson and Doe Coover Dimitri Antoniadis Margaret M. Baillie Auli and Ken Batts Sandra Ross Behrens Katharine MacKenty Bigelow Robert H. Bird Katherine Blaxter Bruce P. Bogert Edward M. Borges Darcy Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brooks John Brouder and Carol Greenwald Susanna Cantor Warren C. Carberg and Adele F. Rustino Leslie Chang and Benjamin Appen J. Samuel Chase Joseph Christian and Nancy Lieff Jennifer Jones-Clark and Alvin Clark, Jr. George and Julia Cohan Emilie Coolidge Thedia Davies Bednarski Josh Davis and Lisa Heisterkamp Davis James Denvir and Rangeley Wallace Edith Lockhart Di Francesco David G. Dillon Drs. Kate and Henry Faulkner
Tema M. Friedman Carolyn (Lynn) Frost Lawrence C. Goldstein Hubert F. Gordon Martha Gray and Jerel Cathey Deborah and Steven Greenberg Robert G. Guernsey Will Haible Tim and Denise Hankins R. M. Hart Gregory and Elaine Hawkes Carolyn Hewitt and Jason Eisenberg David H. Hofmann Allen E. Hopper Leonard and Elisabeth Horowitz Sarah Jane Liberman Horton Elizabeth A. Karpati Serge Karpovich Susan Landor Keegin Deborah and John Kernochan Jean Kilbourne Choung Tai Kim David Kluchman Robert and Paula Lathrop Lindsey C. Lawrence Gloria Welch Legvold Lisa Little Leyre Stephen Logowitz and Dorothea Black Judith Love Christopher and Julie Lovell Charles Lyons and Lisa Murphy-Lyons Helen Wright Marden Charlo Maurer and Paul Gregory Marc Mitchell Matthew Montgomery Moors and Tom Myers
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Trustees 42%
Other 2% Grandparents Faculty 1% and Staff 1%
Parents 20% Parents of Alumni 10%
2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 4 a n n u a l f u n d d o n o r pa rt i c i pa t i o n
Lynn Nathanson Peter Nichols Kathleen and Roy Olesky Alori and Craig Parkhill Mary Field Parker Peter and Chris Raskin Joe Rigali and Tracy Winn Laura Roper Sandra Weisberg Ropper Nancy and Phil Rosenblatt Gordon Russ Binth Rustad Malcolm and Barbara Salter David Schmitt Karen Weisberg Seeche Sarita Shah Nevin Shalit Hanna Sherman and Daniel Sheff Fenwick Smith Joseph I. Smullin Gail Spilsbury Priscilla Wallace Strauss Detlev Suderow and Ellen Beth Lande Valentine Loring Titus Ronney Marcus Traynor Marcia Tugendhat Carter van Dyke Timothy Warren and Sarah Wentworth John W. Warrington, Jr. Michael Weinstein J. Wilfrid White Marnie Wells White Larry Whiting Perry Forbes Williamson Leslie and Michael Wilson Ellen L. Ziskind Benjamin Alimansky Karen Ascheim Wysopal
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Tuition 89%
Alumni 28%
Sue Ellen (Katzman) and James Corning Richard and Linda Fritz Leo and Helen Martinuzzi Dale Veeneman and Elizabeth Henry Charles Zettek Jr.
Interests Dividends 1% Endowment Summer Program Revenue and Day Care Academic Fees 2% 2% 1%
operating budget revenue sources for year ended june 30, 2005 Lucy Yarian John C. Young Crowell Endowment for Science
Mildred H. Crowell Eighth Module Scholarships
Lawrence C. Goldstein Children’s Garden
Mario Santiago Michael Weinstein
Habitat for Humanity Community Service Fund
Class of ‘55 Reunion Gift Community Service Endowment Fund
Jack J. Alexander Joan Curhan Donna Kargman Donaghy Stephen B. Fine Arthur Freeman Susanne M. Harrison Nancy A. Haskell Jane Reisman Jampolis Elizabeth A. Karpati Adrienne Glazier Meltzer Katharine L. Notkin Carol Singer Rabinovitz John L. Reynolds Thomas Scammell Rachel Schwartz Sukkey Seletz Adam and Jane Stein Nina M. Susman Lloyd Tarlin Marjorie Horvitz Tayer Samuel Thorndike Anne R. Toop Frank N. von Hippel Peter G. Walther Mary-Lou Weisman Nathaniel Wing
Annual Fund 5%
Amy Lapeyre Gui Tom Hoover Jamie and Bonnie Levy Barbara Haimowitz and Ken Schulman Bob and Heather William Scott Wurcer and Madeline Kleiner Herbert Tugendhat Fund
Katharine Logan Tugendhat Marcia Tugendhat Israel J. Rosefsky Fund for
Larry and Robin Damrad Frye Elena Gardella Eben and Win Gay Lynn Goldsmith and Betsy Goldman Jim and Kate Greer Scott Haas Lynne Herndon Eliza and Marc Klureza Stacey and Jesse Liberty Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Lynes Hunter and Day McDowell Mario and Luisa Molina Moors and Tom Myers Suzanne R. Newton The Piechotas Nancy Politzer (aka Zinnia) Andrew and Mary Ann Reynolds Joanie M. Rivera The late Dr. Israel J. Rosefsky Jodi Silverman Rosenfeld Nina and Don Carol Salsgiver Lisa Schamberg Robin BR Wood and Jeremy Scott Wood
American Sign Language
Mary Eisenberg and Darwin Adams James Adelman, Cindy Jaynes, and Jessica Adelman Timothy and Cynthia Archibald Merry and Geoff Arnold William and Kathleen Bach Scott and Marianne H. Bickerton Jason J. Buzas Janis Cole Nicholas Deutsch Rebecca M. Dudley Myron Feld Arthur and Cynthia Fertman
Laura Manning Watkins Scholarship Fund
Melinda M. Eaton Alison Watkins Leslie Chang and Benjamin Appen Mr. and Mrs. Derek Chang Elizabeth Denniss Elana Fernandez Bill and Jan Rice Mario Castillo Memorial Fund
Donald P. Kahn
Past trustee David Mugar ’59, enjoys the festivities in CSW’s performing arts center that bears his name. The school hosted “Trustees from the ’70s” on April 20, 2005.
Michael Feldman Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Feldman Shirley Feldman Margery Feldman Kelly Michalak Family Endowment
Thomas, Jo-Ann and Megan Michalak Mugar Center Improvements
The late Dr. Israel J. Rosefsky Parents’ Association Library Gift Program
James Adelman and Cindy Jaynes Susan Anselmo and Andrew Stone Eric and Barbara Baatz Tessa Blake and Ian Williams Joan W. Blumenfeld Sally and Carl Brotman Elizabeth Buchanan Dede Callahan David and Helene Egilman David and Deborah Ehrens Jo Anne and Jack Faer Paul Feiss and Margaret McKenna Robert Franco and Brenda Stephens Amy Cody and John Furst Robert Gamble and Martha Miller Sakura Gonomaru Roberta Green Mari Haass Brian and Edythe Harkins Charles and Diane Heisterkamp Estelle and Alvin Hochberg Jane Reisman Jampolis Robert Johnson and Georgeanne Bennett
Gordon Katz and Patricia Miller-Katz Pamela Keating and Roger Blethen Deborah Kelsey Charles and Susan Knight Kevin Knobloch Yao and Dorri Li Liberty Family Michael Lipton and Marilyn Kolb Catherine and Jeff Loeb Donald and Lauren Miller Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mott Deidre Alessio and Charles Munitz Larry Nathanson, M.D. Lynn Nathanson Judith Lebow and Andrew Oram Silvia Arrom and David Oran Sam and Charlotte Perkins Family of Zachary Pustejovsky The Radwins Thomas and Dianne Riley Laura Roper Nancy and Phil Rosenblatt Jordana Reinhardt Ross Linda Serafini and Cathy Welsh Sheble-Hall Family Simon Family Matthew and Betsey St. Onge Andy and Thelma Klein Strauss Howard and Elizabeth Sumner Bob and Heather William Leslie and Michael Wilson Alan C. Witschonke Ken and Cheryl Wolfe
Restricted Athletic Fund
Capital Campaigne Donors
Jo Anne and Jack Faer
Cumulative thru June 30, 2005
Preston K. Munter Fund for
The Capital Campaign Donor List includes Hans and Herma Biermann Fund for Science.
Shakespeare
Ellen Porter Honnett, Ed.D. Susan Munter and David Ford Joanie M. Rivera
Restricted Science Fund
Mildred H. Crowell Teacher Retention Fund
Susan Schiro and Peter Manus Unrestricted Endowment
Marjorie and Stephen Bladd Ronald Webber and Jeanne Trubek William Weisberg Periodical Room Fund
Sandra Weisberg Ropper Karen Weisberg Seeche Youth Understanding Media (YUM)
L. Robert Johnson and Lisa Reich Johnson Capital Campaign
The Board of Trustees of The Cambridge School of Weston extends its sincere appreciation to the following donors who have given so generously to the early phase of our Capital Campaign. Their leadership and generosity has set the pace for the school’s most ambitious fundraising effort to date.
Walter and Alice Abrams Tia Moir Andrew Ronald Moir, Jr. David Moir Sally and Carl Brotman John and Nancy Butman Anne Garside Cann Mr. and Mrs. John K. Crosby Tom Evans and Anne Priestley Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Foster Ann Garthwaite Kishbaugh Diane Garthwaite Ann Bregstein Goodman Ellen Toart-Grob and Laurence Grob Elizabeth Brooks Harris Carolyn Hewitt Jane Reisman Jampolis David Kluchman Gloria Welch Legvold Tracey A. Marks and Michael Gravitz Day and Hunter McDowell Jane and Linton Moulding Larry Nathanson, M.D. Michael Pappone and Diane Savitzky Sam and Charlotte Perkins Ellen M. Poss Joanie M. Rivera Peter Stonberg Nathalie and John Thompson Peter H. von Hippel
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Current Parents
Anonymous (5) Robert Abbe and Elizabeth Baker James Adelman and Cindy Jaynes Dale Anderson and Doe Coover Ben Aronson Eric and Barbara Baatz William and Kathleen Bach Daniel Bakinowski and Betsy Hochberg Auli and Ken Batts Rita and Andy Bell Susan and Ted Benford Nancy Pinks Bennett Steve Bennett and Ruth Loetterle Martin Berinstein and Laurie Berinstein Michael Berman and Swee Kee Wong Sven Birkerts and Lynn Focht-Birkerts Katherine Blaxter Alane Brodrick Edward Brody and Dena Feldstein Brody John Brouder and Carol Greenwald Elizabeth Buchanan Janet and Paul Buck Mark and Allyn Callahan Carolyn Callender Edward Callender Martin Carmichael and Dr. Lisa Gruenberg Liza Carter Joan Cavanaugh Margaret Cerullo David Chilinski and Wendy Prellwitz Avi Chomsky
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Joseph Christian and Nancy Lieff Charles Chu Catherine Clark Jennifer Jones-Clark and Al Clark, Jr. Margie Combs Marnie Crawford Samuelson John Danskin and Allison Paschke Josh Davis and Lisa Heisterkamp Davis Jesus del Alamo John Doerschuk and Bessie Blum Paul Donelan and Donna Woonteiler Rachel Dorr Brian Dowley Michael and Deborah Druar Owen Duffy and Sara Epstein Doris Turner Dwyer David and Deborah Ehrens James Ennis and Gloria Garfunkel Tom Evans and Anne Priestley Jo Anne and Jack Faer Ms. Susan Fairchild Andrew Falender and Jackie Lenth Richard Feigenberg and Shelley Kroll Paul J. Feiss and Margaret McKenna Myron Feld Sara Feld Judy Rosenberg and Richard Feldman Steve and Joan Fleishman Margaret and Warren Flint, Jr. Robert Franco and Brenda Stephens Tema Friedman
David Friend and Margaret Shepherd Bruce Fulford and Brooke Nash John Furst and Amy Cody Robert Gamble and Martha Miller Hailekiros Gebreegziabher and Alemishet Kidane Daniel Ginsburg and Laura Lechner Neil Gladstone and Susan Aeschbach Steven and Miriam Glassman Helaine and Dwight Golann Chuck Gordon Alan and Lois Green Deborah and Steven Greenberg David and Yvonne Greene Adrian Gropper and Judy Fallows Amy Lapeyre Gui Mari Haass Hans Hailey Rosalie Hailey Beith Barbara Haimowitz and Ken Schulman Rodd Halstead and Judith Casarella Tim and Denise Hankins Brian and Edythe Harkins Mari Haass Gregory and Elaine Hawkes Paul Hayes and Vicki Blanchard Daryl Hellman and Susan Beaton Lisa Hirsch, Colin and David Wilson Nancy and Jim Holland Leonard and Elisabeth Horowitz Emily Howe Jui Feng Hsu and Hsiu Jung Peng Kevin and Denise Ice
Robert Johnson and Georgeanne Bennett Peter and Rebecca Josephson Thomas and Terri Karol Susan and Rich Kaufman Lawrence and Karen Kearney Pamela Keating and Roger Blethen Deborah Kelsey Jim and Becky Kennedy Dan and Ginger Kenney Deborah and John Kernochan Dalip and Narinjan Khalsa Miriam Khalsa Jean Kilbourne Jae Sin Kim and Ok Soon Oh Charles and Susan Knight Kevin Knobloch Joyce Krensky and David Strauss Keshavan Family David and Amy Lee Donald and Deirdre Leopold Gary Leupp Jon Levin Brent Levinson and Karen Frostig Yao and Dorri Li Stacey and Jesse Liberty Debbi Lieberson Jacob and Christine Lindeman Michael Lipton and Marilyn Kolb Penny Noyce and Leo Liu Catherine and Jeff Loeb Judith Love Thomas Lux Charles A. Marotta Diego Matho and Silvia Arata Dennis McFarland and Michelle Simons Jane and Jim McGinty Philip and Cynthia Merkle
Scott Wurcer and Madeline Kleiner Pamela Yanco Seong Yeop You and Eunsoo Lim Marcia Yousik
“These extraordinarily gifted teachers stimulated and engaged our kids, motivating them to reach new heights of achievement and personal growth.” Senior Parent Donor, 2005
Donald and Lauren Miller Jan Mokros Errol Morris and Julia Sheehan George Moussallem and Mary Schipa Deidre Alessio and Charles Munitz Diane and Stephen Murdock Shelley Peterson and Mark Murphy Shaun and Patricia Murphy Stephen Neubert and Wendi Quest Andrew Nierenberg and Karen Blumenfeld Penny Noyce and Leo Liu Patience Nwankwo Robert and Megan O’Block Amanda Hill and Kevin O’Rourke Kathleen and Roy Olesky Judith Lebow and Andrew Oram Silvia Arrom and David Oran Lauren Curry and Robert O’Shea Louis Pepi and Deidre O’Brien Pepi Filberto and Frances Perez Sharon Perpignani Steffen Pierce and Deborah Theodore Janet Axelrod and Tim Plenk Andrew Pollock and Lynn Pollock Carol Purdy James Pustejovsky and Cathie Marqusee Peter and Chris Raskin Susan Redlich Jane Smith and John Reilly Daniel and Toni Reinstein Patricia Reinstein Perry Renshaw Joe Rigali and Tracy Winn Thomas and Dianne Riley
Michael Robbins and Iku Oseki Robert Rosa and Kristen Lasker Nancy and Phil Rosenblatt Morton and Maryann Rosenthal Andy Ross and Leslie Goerge Ross Amy and Rick Sands Susan Schroeder and the late John Paulson Les and Ellen Schwab Linda Serafini and Cathy Welsh Flip and Donna Sharff Hanna Sherman and Daniel Sheff James Shelton and Sharon Wason Debra Yanofsky and Steven Shulman Ira Sills and Marcia Zucker Arlene Simon Douglas Simon and Anna Simon Malcolm Slavin and Joyce Klein Young-Joo Soh Francis Fox Spinks and Cynthia MacDougall Matthew and Betsey St. Onge Andy and Thelma Klein Strauss Elizabeth Stubbs Howard and Elizabeth Sumner Caroline Parker and Luis Tercero Nathalie and John Thompson Charity Ubawike Edward Vitagliano Tom and Katy Walker Timothy Warren and Sarah Wentworth Patsy Oehl and Will Weidman Joel and Sherry Weinstein Fred and Peg Weiss Joyce Peseroff and Jeffrey White Janet Rustow and Dan Willbach Bob and Heather William Leslie and Michael Wilson Alan C. Witschonke Ken and Cheryl Wolfe
Senior Parent Class Gift
Anonymous James Adelman and Cindy Jaynes Ben Aronson William and Kathleen Bach Steve Bennett and Ruth Loetterle Catherine Clark Jennifer Jones-Clark and Alvin Clark, Jr. Margie Combs Michael and Deborah Druar Andrew Falender and Jackie Lenth Paul Feiss and Margaret McKenna Tema M. Friedman David Friend and Margaret Shepherd Steven and Miriam Glassman Helaine and Dwight Golann Alan and Lois Green Adrian Gropper and Judy Fallows Tim and Denise Hankins Emily Howe Peter Josephson Susan and Rich Kaufman Dan and Ginger Kenney Miriam Khalsa Jean Kilbourne Nina King* Charles and Susan Knight Jon Levin Thomas Lux Charles A. Marotta Jan Mokros Errol Morris and Julia Sheehan Mary and George Moussallem Deidre Alessio and Charles Munitz Shaun and Patricia Murphy Stephen Neubert and Wendi Quest Filberto and Frances Perez Sharon Perpignani Ellen M. Poss Nancy and Phil Rosenblatt Andrew and Leslie Ross Amy and Rick Sands Susan Schroeder and the late John Paulsen Barbara Haimowitz and Ken Schulman James Shelton and Sharon Wason
William Silverstein* Andy and Thelma Klein Strauss Caroline Parker and Luis Tercero Edward Vitagliano Tom and Katy Walker Patsy Oehl and Will Weidman Joel and Sherry Weinstein Joyce Peseroff and Jeffrey White Bob and Heather William Pamela Yanco *Grandparents Parents of Alumni
Anonymous (1) Mary Eisenberg and Darwin Adams Bonnie and John Alexander Tom and Carole Allen John and Kim Allis Lemis and Mubeyyin Altan Dimitri Antoniadis Herbert and Nancy Baer Thomas G. Bagg Craig and Elaine Barger Phoebe Barnes Beth Barth Mrs. Catherine L. Berman David and Kathe Bernstein Scott and Marianne H. Bickerton Robert and Deborah Boisvert Mrs. Jacqueline M. Bolles Sargent and Sally Bradlee Joanne and Ken Brady Steven and Halina Bramley John and Nancy Butman Billie Fleck Brey Gilfillan Gilbert and Marjorie Brodsky Phyllis Bronstein Mrs. Pamela R. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brooks Ms. Deborah Brower Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon W. Buck Barbara H. Buell John Bunnell John and Nancy Butman Warren C. Carberg Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Carter Tom and MaryAnn Case Gene Castillo Philip T. Cate, Jr. Gwen Chasan Tanya Childs Patricia A. Clark Bob and Laurie Cleveland George and Julia Cohan Stephen W. and Susan Turiano Crump John and Adrienne Cupples Gryphon Fall 2005
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“I wanted to be an integral part of this campaign to provide support for our school’s highly capable team that is poised and ready to execute the school’s Master Plan.” John B. Emich, Staff Representative
Thedia Davies Bednarski John and Carmela D’Elia James Denvir and Rangeley Wallace Dennis and Rosemary Dewees Bob and Annabel Dodd Mr. and Mrs. John Dove Steven R. Duback Sheryn S. Dungan Sara Emerson and G. Bickley Stevens Kenneth and Marlene Farbman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Farran Jean Fuller Farrington David Feldman James L. Felty Julie Felty and Sue Donaldson Arthur and Cynthia Fertman Frank and Maureen Fessenden Carolyn and Leonard Finn David and Kathleen Fischhoff Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Freedberg Richard and Linda Fritz April Frost Stephen and Anne Galli Diane Garthwaite Eben and Win Gay Rod and Cynthia Gilbert Judith N. Goldberg Joshua Goldman and Marcia Landa Boris Golubitsky Fred Gordon Hubert F. Gordon Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Gottlieb Julie Grant Martha Gray and Jerel Cathey Alva Greenberg Charlo Maurer and Paul Gregory Linda Grisham 46
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James Guttmann David and Sydney Hall Mr. and Mrs. W. Easley Hamner James Hanrahan R. M. Hart Marie T. and Gerald Hass Douglas and Marion Henderson Cary Hewitt Lonsdale G. Hickler David L. Hite Barbara Cohen Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Hoyt, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James G. Judge Kenneth T. and Eileen Juncewicz Ruth Milberg-Kaye Joseph Keller Choung Tai Kim John and Joan Kimball Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Knowles Rabbi Neil Kominsky Cynthia Lang Lucinda and Richard Larson Robert and Paula Lathrop Lindsey C. Lawrence Audrey J. Lenk Archie and Diana Leslie Nancy and Barry Levy Bernice Lewiton Stephen Logowitz and Dorothea Black Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Loring Jessi R. Macleod John and Kim MacLeod Leo and Helen Martinuzzi Gail Maury Day and Hunter McDowell Mrs. H. Talbott Mead Carolyn M. Mieth and Richard D. Clarey Dwight A. Miller
“I have been involved in educating young people all my life and have found that investing in them is a good way to also invest in the future.” Denise Chamberland, Faculty Representative
Ronald Moir, Jr. and Toni Czekanski Mario and Luisa Molina Kathleen Moore Jess and Roma Morris Moors and Tom Myers Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Nazzaro Armando Nieto and Vivian Stanton Martha Craven Nussbaum James Orlin Michael Pappone and Diane Savitzky Alorie and Craig Parkhill William and Margot Parsons John and Geraldean Paterson Russell H. Peck Oakes Plimpton and Patricia Magee Ellen M. Poss Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell G. Potter Katherine and Craig Richardson Drs. James and Claudia Richter Mr. Mark Rosen and Mrs. Etta Rosen Michael D. Rosenberg Anthony and Ruth Rosner Mario Rubio-Ospina and Ardis Fuller Keefer Vicki Rudnitsky John and Suzanne Russo Malcolm and Barbara Salter Christopher Sanders Daniel and Dinah Satinsky Carolee and George Schaffer Barbara Schapiro and Glenn Scott Marilyn Schriever Nancy and Richard Schrock Elizabeth and Edward Schuller Eric Sealine and Deborah Fitzgerald Jane Sezak
Robert Shapiro Frank and Margaret Smith James K. Sunshine Detlev Suderow and Ellen Beth Lande Marilyn Arnold and Michael Sussman John and Eileen Sviokla Maxie Chambliss and Davis Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Thomas Kathryn Hayward and David Thomas Marc and Judy Tieger Robert and Emilie Turano Dale Veeneman and Elizabeth Henry John and Jane Vose Edward N. Wadsworth Pam and Karl Wassmann Dr. and Mrs. John Weir James Weisman and Felicity Tuttle Steven and Enid Wetzner Alexander and Anne White Dr. and Mrs. Roger N. Williams Mary K. Wolff Robin BR Wood and Jeremy Scott Wood Campbell Wright and Aprille McKee-Wright Peter and Jeanne Yozell George and Froma Zeitlin Faculty and Staff
Vicky Anderson Fred Becker Rita Bell Julie Blazar Bob Blinn Sherrill Bounnell Maxine Bridger Andrea Caesar
Andrew Snyder Margaret W. Stubbs Arthur and Inge Uhlir Foundations and Businesses
John Emich and Denise Chamberland Co-Chairs, Faculty Staff Annual Fund
Denise Chamberland Karen Chiasson John Cohan Marci Cohen Margie Combs Marilyn Del Donno Craig Dorfman John and Kerry Emich Tom Evans Colby Falconer Jeff Farbman Karl Fisher Linda Foley Penny Foote Ron and Jayne Galiazzo Evelina Gartsbeyn Martha Gray Anne Hart Aaron Hirsch Lisa J. Hirsch Sara E. Honig Ben Ibbetson Eileen Juncewicz Joyce Krensky Carl LaCombe Tad Lawrence Susan MacDonald Naomi Mayer Vanessa Mills Jan Miner Jane Moulding David Mountcastle Lynn Nathanson Lisa Oslowski Alorie Parkhill Claudia Puleo Andy Reynolds Moses Rifkin, “CSW Devotee” Joanie Rivera Homer Rogers Adele F. Rustino Trish Saunders
Bill and Dotty Schirmer Gwenn Smaxwell Mary Towchik Robert Webb Will Weidman Robin Wood Antonia Woods Grandparents
Mrs. Pamela R. Brooks Robert C. Downs Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Faer Mrs. Nina King Mrs. James M. Lapeyre Edythe Levine Charlie and Helga Marqusee Charlotte Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mott Robert Sandoe William Silverstein CSW Neighbors, Friends, Past Faculty, Past Staff
Liz Abelson Stephen Batzell Melinda and Henry Brown Marguerite Brynjolfsson Warren C. Carberg Philip T. Cate, Jr. Lang and Nancy Chin George and Julia Cohan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunningham Jeanette Duncklee Roland Gibson Sarah Jane Liberman Horton Mandy Leeson Gloria Welch Legvold Helena Minton Suzanne Meagher Owen Robert Sandoe Robert Trumbull Smith
Bell Family Foundation Boston Foundation Buck Family Foundation Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston East Bay Community Foundation Emilie S. Welles Foundation Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Grace Culbertson Charitable Trust H. T. Mead Foundation San Diego Foundation Val A. Browning Foundation William L. Jaques & Co. Matching Gifts
Boston Foundation/Polaroid Foundation Bristol-Meyers Squibb Foundation Charles Schwab Foundation Deutsche Bank Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Gillette Company H. O. West Foundation John Hancock Los Angeles Times Monsanto Fund Raytheon Company Symantec Time Warner, Inc. Towers Perrin United Technologies Verizon Foundation Wyeth Gifts in Kind (General)
Saeed Aminzadeh Mary and Robert Armstrong Barbara Bosworth Tom and MaryAnn Case Betty and Paul Drouilhet Christopher Grace and Kelley Harwood Henry W. Keyes Ruth Loetterle Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Lynes Vanessa Mills and Bob Webb Alorie and Craig Parkhill Providence Pictures
Gifts in Kind (Library)
Penny Witte Allderdice ’49 Jane Berkowitz Julie Blazar Doe Coover P’07 Alan Dershowitz Mary Farbman Esther Feldstein GP’07 Max Geller ’02 Eric Ginsberg ’06 Martha Gray Dorian Juncewicz ’01 Lynn Kass P’03 Henry Keyes ’56 Ellen Manes-Meunier P’05 Justin Moody ’02 Errol Morris P’05 Roy Olesky P’06 Steffen Pierce P’08 Anne Rearick Moses Rifkin Judy Rosenberg P’06 Dea Savitzky GP’02 & ’09 Chara Stamp Michael Weinstein Sam White ’01 Robin Wood Gifts in Honor
Detlev Suderow and Ellen Beth Lande In honor of Alexander “Sasha” Suderow ’01 Joanie M. Rivera In honor of the Rivera Family Gifts in Memory
Maksude Altan, grandmother of Derya ’00 by Lemis and Mubeyyin Altan Dr. Arthur Johnson, former CSW faculty member by Richard Colten Dr. Ames Robey by Richard Colten Shantu Salvi by Ann Inkeles Holleb Michael Seigel by Day McDowell Diane Smith, beloved wife of Trumbull Smith by John and Nathalie Thompson George G. Wilson II ’44 by Priscilla P. Wilson
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A N N U A L A LU M N I F U N D D O N O R S
1929 Anne S. Frantz
1933 Priscilla Wallace Strauss
1935 Caroline Welch Huntington Julianne Wright Neaverson
1937 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cunningham Phoebe Perry Peebles
1938 Class Agent: Edgar J. Driscoll, Jr. Edgar J. Driscoll, Jr. J. Clark Moore Lydia S. Paxson
1939 David Livingstone Helen Wright Marden
1940 Class Agent: Marge Moench Bruce P. Bogert Emily Cobb John P. Denio Robert L. Ehrmann Alan Frank Adeline Thoms Greene Marge Moench John R. Nichols Nancy Ells Terry
1941 Class Agent: Richard Hamilton Albert V. Bratt, Jr.
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Philip Greene Klaus G. Roy Robert Scheuer
Larry Nathanson Elizabeth “Pi� R. Stuart Julia Merrill Tams Faith P. Waters
1942 Edmund A. Bowles Marcia S. Riesman Harrison Wadsworth
1943 Class Agent: Arnold Simmel Roger B. Hickler Edward D. Ives Nancy R. Pease
1944 Rudolf L. Benfey Joyce B. de Kozlowski Mrs. Margaret Colt Domini Marilyn Spinoza Weinberg Priscilla P.
1947 Class Agent: Don Born Don Born Cornelius J. Clark Sherlie Spencer Dayton Elaine Lavalle Freeman Betty Haviland Angelica Bodky Lee Caroline E.B. Lewis Susan S. Poverman Nancy Dine Ruth Valentine Loring Titus
1948
Roger M. Hewlett Thomas B. Knapp Alfred B. Lewis Susan Lurie Lichten Neal Nathanson Mr. and Mrs. Mason M. Phelps David Sanderson W. Deter Straub
Class Agent: Ruth Miller Curwen Ruth Miller Curwen Joan Brockway Esch Carolyn (Lynn) Frost Benjamin S. Goldstein Gordon Groves Christopher H. Hodgman Cynthia Morton Hollingsworth Doris Miller Raphael Priscilla Tilly Shaw Peter H. von Hippel Joan T. Weiss
1946
1949
Class Agent: Larry Nathanson Margaret M. Baillie Elizabeth Swope Collins Philip Dawson Laura Wilson Heller Alexander P. Hoffmann Serge Karpovich Hope Jensen Leichter
Webster Anderson Katharine MacKenty Bigelow Anne Garside Cann Emilie Speare Coolidge Thomas L. Hall Mary Field Parker Edith Cook Smith
1945
1950 Class Agent: Richard Colten Robert H. Bird Edward M. Borges Sara Baty Braje Richard Colten Peter M. Costello Faith W. Munson James P. Straus Carver L. Washburn
1951 Horace Briggs William H. Eaton Kay Tilton Intrator Harry J. Kaplan Elizabeth (Betsy) Knapp Packard Alan Rubin Paul Rudnick Arthur Sharenow Mary H. Swope Margaret Hall Whitfield Ann (Nancy) Sears Wilke
1952 Julia Swope Child Nancy Aub Gleason Julane H. Knobil Kay Silberfeld Peggy G. K. Sovek Philip S. Sternstein
1953 Class Agent: Robert H. Metcalf Ira H. Carmen Thomas J. Davis Alexis Gershwin Sylvia Goldberg Hammer Robert H. Metcalf Esther Greenleaf Murer Toni Putnam
1961
“We decided to designate our gift for community service because it’s just as important today as a school value as it was for us fifty years ago.”
Class Agent: Peter Stonberg Sue Ingersoll Clough Arthur Krim John Martin Susan Brooks Morris Esther Miskolczy Pasztory Pril Smiley Peter Stonberg Perry Forbes Williamson
Lloyd Tarlin ‘55
1962
1954 Sandra Ross Behrens Alan B. Bond Mary Lemann Goldman Ursula Rowan Margaret Carter Spier
1955 Jack J. Alexander Joan Curhan Donna Kargman Donaghy Stephen B. Fine Arthur Freeman Susanne M. Harrison Nancy A. Haskell Jane Reisman Jampolis Elizabeth A. Karpati Adrienne Glazier Meltzer Katharine L. Notkin Carol Singer Rabinovitz John L. Reynolds Thomas Scammell Rachel Schwartz Sukkey Seletz Adam and Jane Stein Nina M. Susman Lloyd Tarlin Marjorie Horvitz Tayer Samuel Thorndike Anne R. Toop Frank N. von Hippel Peter G. Walther Mary-Lou Weisman Nathaniel Wing Lucy Yarian John C. Young
1956 Timothy Cole Maria G. Dawidoff Harley P. Holden
Henry W. Keyes George McKinley R. B. Vaughan
1957 Roger C. Avery Tom Benjamin William Kargman Nancy Getting Secker Ellen L. Ziskind
1958 Class Agent: Allen E. Hopper Judith Tarlin Bogage Jane Burkhardt Ross D. Hall Thomas L. Hinkle Allen E. Hopper Alex F. Newton Gay Donham Quereau Harvey L. Simons
1959 Class Agent: Jonathan B. Skinner Judy Bailey Lisa Wood Esherick Drs. Kate and Henry Faulkner Susan B. Smullin Jones Lois A. Levin David G. Mugar Jonathan B. Skinner Eric von Hippel
Class Agent: Lorraine Re Judith Zimman Armell John A. Bernstein Nancy Tarlin Flescher Robert G. Guernsey Polly Howells Mary Archibald Poor Binth Rustad John A. Simpson Joseph I. Smullin Richardson V. Turner Margaret M. Weir
1963 Class Agent: Sally Brotman John Bowditch Carl Brotman Sally Levin Brotman J. Samuel Chase David G. Dillon Emily Hancock Jonathan Ingersoll Susan Landor Keegin Christine Marston Chamberlain Gail Newman-Rosenberg William Simpson Christopher St. John
1964 Sarah Jane Hope Chelminski Will Haible Jane P. Krensky Lisa Little Leyre Justin Mackay-Smith Dominic A. Meiman Emilie Small Ellen Schaefer Velline
1960 Class Agent: Anne B. Schink Loris Dee Bickum Rowley Elliston Anne B. Schink Ronney Marcus Traynor
1965 Anonymous (2) Walter Abrams Stephanie Beal Sandra Cathey Warren Flint, Jr.
Claire Morissette Hinkle Ann Inkeles Holleb Marilyn Coburn Kincaid Meridith M. Mackay-Smith Paul F. Malamud Claire Moise Cynthia M. Pitman Robert N. Simons Louise Thompson Richard M. Tuckerman Daniel H. Wolf
1966 Class Agent: Heather Heath Reed Mary Aldwin Bisson Martha Castillo Jeff French Edward Hamilton John Herzan Morris C. McClellan Helena Minton Marc Mitchell Louisa Putnam Heather Heath Reed Carter van Dyke Eleanor Glenn Wright
1967 Class Agent: Philip Y. DeNormandie Philip Y. DeNormandie Walt Kagan Peter Nichols Ralph Rabin David Schmitt Fenwick Smith Anki Wolf Javitch
1968 Class Agent: Arthur Berndt and Marsha Cymerman Ginny (Virginia) Stearns Ashenfelter Arthur and Anne Berndt Robert Bowie Quita Davis Polly Ellerbe Devon S. Fredericks Michael M. Gordon Thomas L. Holzman Gina Erdreich Kaiser Paul W. McMahon Margie Steiner Walter Weiss
1969 Class Agent: Robert Loss Richard Brotman
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International Flags in CSW’s dining hall. Gift of Class of 2005.
Susanna Cantor Susan E. Cochran Roger Conrad Peter G. Gosselin Thomas W. Graham Allan W. Jayne, Jr. Christopher Lenk Rebecca B. Lipton Patrick Moyroud Anna Dibble Newton Donna Patterson John C. Rosenthal Gordon Russ Todd Sostek Emily White Charles Zettek Jr.
1970 Class Agent: Catherine Clark Priscilla Auchincloss Catherine Clark Tim Dickey Paul Keyserling Jean Lindquist Maxwell MacKenzie Sophia Parker Jackie Reizes
1971 Robert Friesen Marvin Lewiton Steffen Pierce Cathy Moore Pomeroy Susan Shapiro David H. Smullin Gail Spilsbury Robert Vickers Fred Weiss Larry Whiting
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1976
1980
Class Agent: Ronald B. Moir, Jr.
Stephanie Baer Megan T. Davis Penelope Dey Amanda Hill Clifford Lane Jennifer L. Mieth David Preston Joshua Rosenbloom Roslyn Segal Gwen E. Shafer
Kate Heaton David H. Hofmann Dossie F. Kahn Tracey A. Marks Karen Ascheim Wysopal
Oliver W. Griffith Thomas E. Martin Ronald B. Moir, Jr. Eduardo Tugendhat
1973 Class Agent: Christopher Lovell Sian Ballen Mary Barnett Amanda Bowen John Browning Sarah Porter Goldstein Lillian Lin Christopher Lovell Allison E. Palmer Andrea Postlethwaite Riedy Lawrence “Stroker” Rogovin John G. Weiss John A. Yozell
1974 Nancy Bothwell Birge Jim Braver Roger L. Caro Stephen H. Crolius Elizabeth and Jack Culbertson Naomi Pless and Tracy Burdick Emily Sonnenblick Marcia Tugendhat
1975 Guido Barilla Marianne M. Karmel Martha McDonnell James Potter Sarah Waldstein John W. Warrington, Jr.
1981
Elizabeth Warrington Ott Nathaniel Priest Jennifer Rose Robert Sayre, D.V.M.
Kristin Lang Baron Laura Bell Benjamin G. Bolles Edith Lockhart Di Francesco David M. Dixon, Jr. Kaiko Marie Hayes Sarah Jane Liberman Horton Christopher Meehan Catherine A. Petersen
1978
1982
Class Agent: Andrea Pluhar Benjamin B. Brodey Martin Cox Vilnis A. Ezerins Karen “Ber” Fuller Alexandra (Allie) Hadden Hanna Allison Lenk Amy Little Craig J. Snider David Stern
Class Agent: Nicole A. Pavy Sue Ellen (Katzman) and James Corning Hilary Claire Ince Seth Jacobs David C. V. Kluchman Tony Mack Harry McCracken Taeza Pierce Pittman Siri Striar
1979
1983
Class Agent: Frank Araby Robin Briggs Elizabeth G. Meehan Catherine Ramsey Nevin Shalit Frances Witte Holland
Class Agent: Daniel Steinberg Matthew Cohen Charles D. Forsythe Charles Lyons and Lisa Murphy-Lyons Daniel Steinberg
1977
“From 1996 to 2000, our display of flags representing the countries-oforigin for all CSW employees and students (past and present) continued to grow. The view as one entered the hall was quite impressive. Four years ago, the flags vanished overnight – apparently a mischievous prank on the part of some seniors. This past year’s graduating class, who had been freshman the year the flags disappeared – without any notice or fanfare – secretly raised the money to buy new flags as their senior gift. Working late into the night, the seniors re-hung the flags in the dining hall, restoring them to their former glory, and pleasantly surprising the entire community when we arrived the next morning. I never learned the full story of how the flags came to be reinstated. I just know that my heart is happy again!”
1984 Class Agent: Gordon Reynolds Gordon Reynolds
Joanie Rivera, Director, International Student Program
1985 Class Agent: Tilo Alexander Shimada-Brand Louisa Bertman Nancy Dodd Drew Fessenden Eve Fleming Melissa Bowen Gibbons Amos Joseph Glick Andrew Lawrence Tasha Benson Lennhoff David Olem Jessica Bladd Palmer Tilo Alexander Shimada-Brand
1988
1993
1999
Sean Cole Laura Dodd Concannon Amanda D. Doss Christopher Gamper Eric N. Hanson John McLaughlin Alex Steinberg
Jeffrey Farbman Eric Fertman Christoph Honnefelder Libby (Sunshine) McLinn Prang
Darcy Brennan Mattie Eisenberg Heather Hale Katherine Wassmann
1994
2000
Class Agent: Jamal Davis Anonymous (1) Amy C. McGovern
Jessica B. Case Ariel Hall Ryan Parker Robin Plimpton-Magee
1989 1986 Class Agent: Sarita Shah Edward Baring-Gould Katherine Dillon Clark Athena B. Devlin Charlotte Giovanella Scott Haas Eliza and Marc Klureza Sarita Shah
1987 Class Agent: Julia Bovey Benjamin Alimansky Robert Hunter McDowell Matthew Montgomery Suzanne M. Rivera J. Wilfrid White
Elena Fernandez Janet Gordon David Kominsky and Eva Schweber Madeleine Perlman Will Turano Dedalus Wainwright Peter Washburn
1995 Elanna Allen Megan Lynes Simi Ravven
1990 Tara R. Flippo Sara and Dan Kominsky
1997
1991
Class Agent: Nicholas Loss-Eaton Nicholas Loss-Eaton
2003 Phillip Boisvert Ned Eisenberg Gabriel Gill-Austern Jamie Graham Robert Larson
2004
Dan Kominsky
1998 Stephen C. Buck Abby Fenton Marnie Wells White Adam Wright
Class Agent: Kara Langione Michael Dove Dorian E. Juncewicz
1996 Liz Abelson William S. Fertman Zachary Feuer
1992
2001
Class Agent: Hannah Clark Hannah Clark Phillip King Emma M. Myers Daniel M. Vogel
Kathryn Case Vera Kelsey-Watts
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announcements
SAVE THE DATE!
Alumni Reunion Weekend will be on May 19-20. Please be sure to mark your calendars!
Upcoming Events
End of Mod Art Show & Holiday Party, December 15
Dance Concert, February 10
Law Day, April 20
Regional Alumni Events
Is the CSW Alumni Office going to be in your area in 2005-2006? You can check by logging on to our new website at www.alumni.csw.org, and don’t forget to check your mailboxes for invitations! New York California Washington
November 14-16 January 21-26 March 30-31
Where are you @?
We are using email, more than ever, as a means of keeping in touch. Please be sure that we have your current email and mailing address by sending your updates to alum@csw.org. And don’t forget to add us to your email address book so we don’t get rejected by your spam blocker! Log on to www.csw.org for our new website.
Volunteers Needed!
The Alumni Office is in need of some volunteers to serve as class agents and reunion chairs. If you are interested in learning more about either of these important volunteer opportunities, please contact Claudia Puleo, assistant director of alumni relations at cpuleo@csw.org or by phone 781-642-8671.
2005-2006 Board of Trustees
Michael Pappone, Chair John Butman, Vice Chair Richard Foster, Secretary Walter Abrams ’65, Treasurer
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Sally Levin Brotman ’63 Jennifer Jones-Clark Rayna Edwards’06 Amy Cody Diane Garthwaite Daryl Hellman Carolyn Hewitt Sara Honig Polly Howells ’62
Jane Reisman Jampolis ’55 Siri Ardaas K. Khalsa ’07 Jean Kilbourne Gloria Legvold Day McDowell Rob Moir ’72 Jane Moulding Martha Craven Nussbaum Kathleen Olesky
Thomas Riley Joanie Rivera Andrew Ross Peter Stonberg ’61 John Thompson Anki Wolf Javitch ’67
John Thompson ’P05 and Thelma Klein Strauss ’P05
Senior Parent Gift 2005 Parents of the Class of 2005 made a special contribution to the Senior Parent Gift in appreciation of the school’s dedicated faculty. With the help of the parents, a cadre of very dedicated and hard working volunteers, and individuals who hosted events, the successful initiative allowed the parents to present the school with a $35,000 check. “These extraordinarily gifted teachers stimulated and engaged our kids, motivating them to reach new heights of achievement and personal growth,” said John Thompson (Andrew ’05) who spearheaded the initiative along with Andy Ross (Jordy ’05). When Thompson and Ross proposed the gift idea, one of the first parents to quickly step up to the plate was Thelma Klein Strauss (Jake ’05). She generously opened her home for a special parent dinner. “The evening provided a wonderful opportunity to connect once more with people we had met over our child’s high school years and to share thoughts and memories about what made CSW so special for each of our children,” said Strauss. “We asked parents to make a senior parent financial gift as a way of thanking the school for providing a unique learning environment for our kids. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all.”
Many thanks to these and other dedicated parents of last year’s senior class!
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DANCE ALL NIGHT
dance
CSW’s Dance Department boasts an outstanding array of teachers from a wide variety of styles and backgrounds. For the first time, they are coming together to create and evening of dance that promises to be both eclectic and entertaining. On Friday November 18, at 8:00, in the Mugar Center for the performing Arts, CSW’s dance faculty, along with the companies with whom they work professionally, will perform dances in styles ranging from West African, contemporary, breakdance, jazz fusion, Latin ballroom, and contact improvisation. Over twenty dancers will participate, including faculty members and guest artists Avery Lee, ToRena Webb, Marianne Harkless, DeAnna Pellechias, Henry Kadson, Alice Heller, Neige Christienson, and the chair of CSW’s Dance Department, Martha Armstrong Gray.
Photo by Liz Linder