Supporting Westminster

Parents of Alumni Reception, New York City

Parents of alumni gathered at Aquavit in New York City Oct. 14 for a reception hosted by Catherine and Håkan Swahn P’22. Last fall, Chris Beck P’08, ’13 joined the Westminster Board of Trustees as an ex-officio member representing the parents of alumni.

Doug Poling P’13, ’16, ’18, Jon Deveaux P’14, ’16 and Jennifer Poling P’13, ’16, ’18

John and Della Leathers P’05, and Håkan Swahn P’22

Peggy Smyth P’16, Jon and Amy Meltzer P’17, Berney Smyth P’16 and Curt Brockelman ’86, P’19

Liz and Bill Armstrong P’04, ’06, ’07

London

Chris Campbell ’91 and Alex Gerson ’07 hosted 20 alumni at a reception at The George Club Oct. 2 that was also attended by Head of School Bill Philip.

Asia

SEOUL

Hae Young Lee P’18, ’20 hosted a dinner reception for fathers in Seoul Nov. 11.

Chul One Chey P’21, Hae Young Lee P’18, ’20, Giong Bak P’22, Bill Philip P’06, ’09, Chang Yong Ha P’21, Jinwoong Shin P’21 and Yu Seoung Kim P’20

SEOUL

Euny Kwon and Hae Young Lee P’18, ’20 hosted a Nov. 12 reception in Seoul for alumni and parents.

Hae Young Lee P’18, ’20, Jungwook Kim P’19, Jin-Pyung Kim ’94, Juhee Lee P’23, Tim Randall, Hyunjung Hwang P’22, Miles Bailey ’94, Bill Philip P’06, ’09, Eunhee No P’23, Euny Kwon P’18, ’20, Jeeyeoun Park P’21, Seoung Yuhn Yoo P’20, Jiyeon Lee P’22, Sookjin Han P’21, Hyun Jin Lee P’21, Eun Lee, Young Gang Kwon P’21 and Yumi Wang P’21

SHANGHAI

A reception for alumni and parents was held Nov. 14 in Shanghai.

Weiqing Hou P’22, Mickey Hong P’22, Sylvia Xiong P’20, Eileen Shen P’23, Jun Wu and Vivien Yang P’21, Bill Philip P’06, ’09, Jason Manasse ’93, and Yi Zhu and Danying Lou P’23

BEIJING

Sabrina Wu and Bin Shi P’21, ’21 hosted a reception Nov. 20 in Beijing for alumni and parents.

HONG KONG

Eva Fang and David Lie P’17, ’19, and Emma Liu Hu P’19 hosted a reception Nov. 18 in Hong Kong for alumni and parents.

Charles Hu ’04, Rick Gould P’09, ’11, ’13, ’17, Ronald Yeung ’13, Miles Bailey ’94, Bill Philip P’06, ’09, Kevin Chau ’79, Tim Randall, Emma Liu Hu P’19 and Theresa Lu P’23

Zhen Zhang P’23, Jian Yuan and Chun Yang P’23, Han Cao and Wenzhong Liu P’23, Miles Bailey ’94, Sabrina Wu P’21, ’21, Bill Philip P’06, ’09, Eileen Shen P’23, Tim Randall, Bin Shi P’21, ’21, and Hua Jiang and Xueen Li P’21

Boston

A reception for alumni and parents took place Dec.10 at the Downtown Harvard Club of Boston. Numerous faculty members traveled to the event from campus.

SK Lee ’18, Wonjune Kang ’16 and Mark de Kanter ’91, P’19, ’22

Ann Gund, Bill Philip P’06, ’09 and Graham Gund ’59

Katherine Howard ’03 and Peter Ulrich P’09, ’10

Tony and Pamela Burk Pane P’19, ’22, and Roy and Haia Karina Lurie P’22

Jenny Philip P’06, ’09, Heather Frahm ’86, P’23 and Hilary Neumann Zeller ’88

JP Morais ’06, Martha Payne ’94 and Tom Nelson ’81, P’23

Jordan Barnes ’16, Scott Reeves P’03, ’05, ’05 and Ashton Kille ’15

Betsy Devlin, Jamie Oldershaw ’92 and Sean Devlin ’01

Cal Groton ’79 and Hendon Pingeon ’79

Erin Clark ’05, Ellie Deveaux ’14, Jules Stafford ’03 and Katie Deveaux ’16

Ashley Jeffress ’09, Jamie Peterson ’89 and Newell Grant ’99

Will Danforth ’09, Kevin Boyle ’10 and Cris Gomez ’10

New York City

A reception for alumni and parents took place Dec. 16 at the New York Yacht Club. Many faculty members attended the festive event.

Alex Wolf ’19 and Jess Keough

Tom Eaton ’85, Curt Brockelman ’86, P’19 and Pete Olney ’85, P’22

Katie Hill ’11, Betsy Heckman and Madeline Purdy ’13

Spike Richey ’63, P’94, GP’22, David Cristini P’22, June Richey P’94, GP’22 and Beth Richey Cristini ’94, P’22

Yuki Mitsuda ’17, Alex Colon ’13, A-men Rasheed and Yvonne Pruitt ’14

Alie Philip Preefer ’09, Molly Shea ’06, Kate Philip Kaufman ’06 and Andrew Kaufman, and Kelsea Wigmore ’07

Steve Owen P’22, Andrew Douglass ’87, P’21, ’22, Beth Higginbotham Sherrer ’91 and Duncan Sherrer

Jamie Adams ’92, P’23, Kelso Davis ’94, Derrick Logan ’93, Miles Bailey ’94, Beecher Scarlett ’94 and Rachel Adams P’23

Stuart MacKenzie ’11, Robbie Hamblett ’11, Grant Kugler ’11, Olivia Frank ’11 and Greg Lafaire ’11

Mike Reddy ’04, Drew Malbin ’04, Greg Marco P’08, ’11 and Ned Reeves ’05

Nancy Urner-Berry ’81, P’11, ’16, Natalie Kirschner Tallis ’81, Margie Boll Blue ’81, Tom Nelson ’81, P’23, Sarah Miller Haun ’81 and Alex Durrell ’81

San Francisco

Kim and Ian Morton ’87, P’22, and Tori and Dave Kistler ’87, P’22 hosted a reception Jan. 29 in San Francisco for alumni and parents.

Chris Beck P’08, ’13, Emma Beck ’08, Rosie Williams ’12, Minjea Yoon ’08 and Kim Morton P’22

Megan Van Linda ’94, Caleagh and Peter Creech ’07, and Tori Kistler P’22

Sarah Holmes ’13 and Susanna Baker ’15 Bob Bynum ’69 and Dave Kistler ’87, P’22

Brad and Susie Werner Berenson ’82, and Mike Hanley ’78

Charleston, S.C.

Margie and Dick Bondy ’67 hosted a reception Feb. 4 in Charleston, S.C., for alumni and parents.

Dick Bondy ’67 and Kate Dehne ’00

Jack Westerfield ’71, P’87, Margie Bondy, Park Westerfield P’87 and Bill Philip P’06, ’09

Matt Chapdelaine ’97, Alex Daigle ’00, Rob Moran ’97 and Melissa Horne ’00

Edge Society, New York City

The Edge Society Dinner, hosted by Catherine and Håkan Swahn P’22, was held Feb. 25 at Aquavit in New York City.

Bryan Martin ’86, and Meredith and Rob Horsford ’89

Alan Breed P’11, 15, and Gaily and John Beinecke ’65

Bill Brewer P’17, ’21, Jen Patton ’90, P’21 and Powell Holly ’82

Erika Brewer P’17, ’21 and Carolyn Hoogkamp P’21

Tom Lennox P’16, ’18, Lara Trafelet P’23 and Jane Kessler Lennox ’88, P’16, ’18

Renée Lynch Carrel ’84 and Mike Carrel P’19, ’21, Tom McCargo ’82, P’21 and Greg Hoogkamp P’21

Alisa Brockelman P’19, Tom Bradley P’19, Jennifer Oken P’22 and Ashley Bradley P’19

Chicago

Karen and Tuey Connell ’86 hosted a reception March 3 for alumni and parents at the Soho House in Chicago.

Peter Greene ’64, Joe Johnson ’75 and Stephen Bartram ’03

Blake Swift P’19, ’21, Karen Connell and Chris Beck P’08, ’13

Kevin Matzke ’84, Jackie Griesdorn-Matzke ’85, Courtney Cooper Mathy ’92 and Coco Hatch Harris ’90

Sean Bosack ’86, Tim Dwyer ’88 and Ivana Dwyer P’18, ’22, Elena Molloy and Andrew Overbye ’09

Executive Committee of the Alumni Association

The Executive Committee of the Alumni Association spent a day on the Hill Nov. 8. The group attended an English class taught by Scott Stevens, chapel and family-style lunch. Representatives of various departments, including Advancement, Athletics, the Business Office and the Health Center, provided updates and answered questions. The day ended with a conversation with Head of School Bill Philip.

Front row: Lauren Bontecou Reichart ’97, Coren Caisse Moore ’93, Whitney Smith Jiranek ’93, Rebecca Leach Thornton ’95, Aileen Daversa ’90, Suzanne Jarrett Melan ’90 and Natalie Tallis ’81 Back row: Stan Keating ’81, Michael Innes ’98, Harvey DeMovick ’90, Jamie Oldershaw ’92, Hunter Smith ’68 and Sean Devlin ’01

Alumni Hockey

Alumni returned to Westminster Feb. 22 to participate in a hockey game at Jackson Hockey Rink. After a competitive game, they enjoyed lunch, and many stayed to watch First Boys’ Hockey play Berkshire.

Front row: Brad Woodruff ’11, David Hallisey ’13, Dave Schneider ’98 holding Luke Schneider, Lou Shipley ’81, Steve Theall ’83, Ethan Holdaway ’13, Kevin Kelly ’81 and Phil Lauderdale ’02 Back row: Kyle Eckerson, Carl Nastro ’78, Sean Bosack ’86, Drew Simeon ’15, Xavier Morin ’13, Sean Orlando ’13, Ryan Ward ’96, Jordan Dewey ’08 and Owen Kaplan ’22

Legacy Gathering

Many Westminster alumni who have children attending Westminster gathered on the steps of Cushing Hall with those children during Parents Weekend in October. Unfortunately, not everyone was able to able to be present. This year, 46 alumni children are Martlets.

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Forming Relationships That Last a Lifetime

The friendships Ryan O’Donnell ’98 made at Westminster School were built to last a lifetime. When he thinks back on the big moments of his life, the same friends have always been there for him:

Steve Richard ’98, Colin Heffernan ’98,

John Randall ’98 and Tommy Blake ’98. And last spring, when Ryan faced open-heart surgery, he knew those classmates were planning to visit after his procedure, and he looked forward to catching up with them. What he didn’t know is that they’d help save his life.

Just days after the surgery and leaving the hospital, Ryan’s wife and three young children came down with the flu. Since it would have been extremely risky for Ryan to be exposed to the virus, his close friends packed him up and gently moved him to a nearby hotel that offered a suite large enough for those friends and Ryan. For four days, his friends took care of him. A time that could have meant life or death is full of memories of lifelong friends trying not to laugh too hard at each other and watching old movies and March Madness.

Two years ago, Ryan and his wife, Whitney, joined the Thring Society because they believe in Westminster, its mission and Grit & Grace. But he also knows that many of the most important people in their lives came from his time on the Hill. They hope their children will one day attend Westminster and build relationships just as strong as Ryan’s.

Ryan joined the Thring Society by allocating a percentage of his 401(k) to Westminster. He hopes that as time passes his allocation will grow. But until then, he knows he’s found a way to give back to an institution that has given him so much, including lasting relationships. Ryan O’Donnell ’98 with his wife, Whitney, and their children, Lochlain, Rory and Fallon, and their puppy, Maisie.

The Soar Together Campaign aims to support the people and programs of Westminster by increasing endowment for financial aid, faculty support and programs. If you want to find a way to give back to Westminster for all that it gave you, contact: Jennifer Keyo Director of Planned Giving (860) 408-3039 jkeyo@westminster-school.org