Academy World Fall 2017

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The Magazine of Wilbraham & Monson Academy The Global School ®

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Where We Are also in this issue:

Student Engagement

News from the Hill

Reunion 2017

by brian p. easler Head of School

perspectives

Where We Are: ‘When You See The Plan ...

You Will Feel It, Also’

Read the Head of School’s page at www.wma.us/hos

It is a very exciting time at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, and a tremendous privilege to be part of it.

For the first time, WMA alumni, families, staff and friends contributed more than $1 million to the Annual Fund, now called the Atlas Fund. This is a landmark accomplishment, and a sign of confidence as we continue our efforts to further evolve the school.

Included in those efforts is our mission to balance the operating budget without the need for annual donations; as you already know, we are flipping the Annual Fund upside down — ​from a literal budget standpoint — ​so that annual donors to the Atlas Fund continually move the school forward rather than simply sustaining it.

This year, three years after beginning this shift, we are spending 82 percent of the annual donations to support capital projects and non-operating program improvements that move us forward.

Some of this generosity supports much-needed new capital projects and deferred maintenance projects that have an immediate effect on the quality of the student experience and the effectiveness of our admission efforts. With the renovation of the Rich Hall roof, portico and exterior, the construction of the new Academic Services Center, and the installation of air conditioning in our dormitory lobbies and public areas, to name a few of the big projects, we are using your support to change WMA in meaningful ways. We have a long way to go before we accomplish our goal of transforming annual giving and our campus, but you can feel and see the difference already.

This year, a portion of Atlas Fund giving also funded the creation of the WMA Facilities Master Plan. You will hear much more about this in the very near future, as the Master Plan will guide our facilities improvement efforts in support of our program for the next 10 or so years. Our plan, however, will also inform our

intentions within the context of a 30-year vision for the WMA campus. That is a long time to consider, but with a healthy dose of flexibility built into the plan, it will serve admirably as our lodestar long into the future.

The master planning process spanned three full weeks of this past school year and included all of the faculty and staff, a broad cross section of the student body, and as many parents and alumni as we could involve. As a result, the plan is well informed by both those who live the WMA life every day and the creativity and experience of our master planning architects, Flansburgh Architects.

Because the plan was created with such a breadth of involvement (some of the most innovative ideas came from students), there is a pervasive sense of enthusiasm and optimism on campus. When you see the plan, which you will soon, you will feel it, also.

Beginning my fourth year as Head and 20th at WMA, let me thank you all once again for the honor and privilege of serving all of you and the WMA community.

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Teddy Ryan Associate Editors

Russ Held Bill Wells Advisory Board

Mark Aimone Brian Easler Dawn Hines Don Kelly Elizabeth Mitchell-Kelly ’04 Janet Moran Contributing Writers

Mark Aimone Erika Convery ’19 Christina Cronin Brian Easler Andrew Faulstich ’15 Tina Girhiny Haley Godin ’18 Russ Held Dawn Hines Don Kelly Abigail Lacey ’19 Elizabeth Mitchell-Kelly ’04 Janet Moran Teddy Ryan Gokul Sivakumar ’19 Emma Stoll ’18 Wally Swanson Bill Wells

Kayla Aimone Paul Bloomfield Russ Held Noah Kantor ’19 Teddy Ryan Wendy Staples Bill Wells Various contributing photographers desIgn

Stoltze Design prIntIng Board of trustees

Scott B. Jacobs ’75, Chair James E. LaCrosse ’50W, Vice Chair Mark R. Shenkman ’61M, Vice Chair David A. Reeves, Treasurer Krista Hanson, Secretary Caitlin S. Flynn ’06 K. Ivan F. Gothner Linda B. Griffin Judith A. Knapp Barry M. Maloney ’85 Timothy J. Marini Andrew P. Mele Craig A. Rubin ’63W Bonnie Faulkner Ryan ’82 trustees emerItI

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Alumni in Action 28 Hyun Chong Kim ’77 30 Steph Reeves ’12

Traveling Titans 34 Cuba: Baseball and Laughter 38 England: Plymouth Exchange 40 Central Europe: Different Perspectives 42 Iceland: Meeting Warm People 44 China: Lessons for the Teacher

The Student Experience New Trustee Andrew P. Mele Don Kelly Bench dedication Heanny Mompho

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News from the Hill Titans Victorious Reunion 2017 Class Notes Annual Report

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Harold “Bud” Porter ’44W Richard “R.B.” Phillips ’63W Helmut Waszkis ’51W We Remember Gary Beauchamp ’78

on the cover Head of School Brian Easler has shown strong leadership of and genuine caring for WMA students. Among many of Easler’s engagements with students has been participating in the Bunion Derby, as he did in full dress code in 2016. Lizzy Mitchell-Kelly ’04 details Easler’s special bond and interaction with students. Story on page 24. Photo by Wendy Staples.

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Scott Jacobs ’75 on Connecting Board of Trustees, Heads of School and the Road Ahead Times of transition at WMA

three siblings attending after. Upon reflects on his time as a student at Wilbraham & Monson graduation, he matriculated to Cornell and studied engineering. He began Academy, he credits the likes of faculty his career at DuPont Engineering, and legends Roger Lincoln, Hugh Harrell after his career took him to Tulane and others for how much the Academy University in New Orleans for an MBA, prepared him for his future. Mr. Jacobs he charted a new path. recalls the mid-1970s as a tumultuous Mr. Jacobs transitioned to the real time for the world and acknowledges estate business and then later, his wife how hard the faculty and administration Leslie’s family business, in insurance. worked for its students. A day student, “In times of crisis and stress, national he drove to school — a highlight for any recessions, you learn a lot about covering teenager yearning for more freedom and your bases, thinking forward, being independence as they enter adulthood. strategic, working really hard and being “It’s where you grow up, for me, it able to look back and realize how far was a lot of growth here. I was a younger you’ve come,” he shared. student when I went to college, but I was All of these skills have prepared him academically prepared,” Mr. Jacobs said. for his role as Chair of the WMA Board He spent two years at the Academy, of Trustees. following his older brother Eric, with When Scott Jacobs ’75

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Chair of the Board of Trustees Scott Jacobs, left, with former Head of School Rodney LaBrecque (2002–2014).

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Former Head of School Dick Malley initially invited Mr. Jacobs to join the Board. When Mr. Jacobs also heard from Jonathan Sperling ’57W about how the Academy was progressing, he looked forward to getting involved.

It also didn’t hurt that his mother was still in town, a personal aspect that helped make his decision easier.

“At the time, I didn’t realize how much we could get done, the challenges, thinking and hard work,” Mr. Jacobs said.

He officially joined the Board in 2002 — the same year Rodney LaBrecque began his tenure as Head of School — and became the Chair in 2004.

Throughout his tenure, Mr. Jacobs has seen an evolution within the styles of leadership and changes to the program, campus and student body.

Through the work of Mr. Malley, Mr. LaBrecque and current Head of School Brian Easler, the high standards, for which WMA has always been known, have continued to rise. This in turn has impacted, and will continue to impact, admission: “more stable admissions, quality applicants, stability of the demand and excitement for the future.”

When Mr. LaBrecque began to think about retirement, Mr. Jacobs made sure he and the Board worked closely, supporting Mr. LaBrecque and the transition to Mr. Easler as Head of School. Between the selection process and the transition, there are many moving pieces when it comes to a smooth transition. “It was so important for the community that there be no glitches, there be continuity. I hope it felt, for people, quite seamless,” Mr. Jacobs recalled. “That was our goal, I think we were reasonably successful in that goal.”

“Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.”

— ​Simon Sinek

What does it take?

Mr. Jacobs is not only the Chair of the WMA Board of Trustees, but also serves on a public utility board in New Orleans, among other roles. Working on that board, with a large budget and significant construction underway in the city, he helps to guide people in fulfilling their governance roles versus trying to administer.

“There is a difference between governing and administering or managing. Having been on this (WMA) Board for the length of time I’ve had, I’ve learned the difference in those and can better execute governing an organization as opposed to managing.

This has helped me on other boards,” Mr. Jacobs said.

Working with two different Heads of School has also provided insights into various types of leadership skills. With every person, there are different sets of skills, and there are those different sets at different times of need for the Academy.

“People can be equal leaders with completely different sets of skills,” Mr. Jacobs said. “Any management team molds around to complement the particular talents and skillsets of the leader at hand.”

With Mr. Easler as Head of School, Mr. Jacobs feels there is a mutually respectful and trustful relationship.

“We talk regularly, at least weekly. I’ve

hopefully helped him learn how to work with a board,” Mr. Jacobs said. “You can describe what being a parent’s like, but until you’re a parent, you don’t really get it. There are certain things you have to experience to really experience and I think being a Head and working with a board, you can study it all day long, but you have to get into it. I know he has an excellent relationship with his board.”

Of Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Easler was reciprocal in saying, “Scott has, similar to me, had the advantage of also working with both of the most recent Heads, Dick Malley and Rodney LaBrecque. The consistency of his leadership has spanned these transitions, tied them all together essentially, and provided stability for WMA. As a brand new Head of School (in 2014), I could not have asked for a better mentor. Scott is always, and I mean that literally, available to me when I need him, and he has guided me masterfully in my learning curve as a Head of School.”

has to offer students.”

This doesn’t mean that what makes WMA “WMA” will change.

“We have a great culture, I wouldn’t want to see that change,” Mr. Jacobs said.

“There will be some program change, but only enhancements as we go forward.

We have a 30-year picture of where we want to go. It’s pretty substantial. It would be the most substantial change in the school’s facilities certainly since its opening.”

With people like Mr. Jacobs who lead and contribute in many ways toward the positive experience and the growth of the Academy, the future looks promising.

Head of School Brian P. Easler, left, shakes hands with Chair of the Board of Trustees Scott Jacobs at the 2014 Convocation Ceremony and his installation as Head.

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Looking to the future

Having just completed the introductory phase of the Campus Master Planning process, the buzz and excitement across campus and into the alumni world is very positive. As Academy World readers have seen and will continue to see, the longterm plans for the Academy leave much work, strategic thinking and growth to be done. “It’s a great time at the Academy.

We will have, and should have, great and stable leadership,” Mr. Jacobs shared.

While WMA has reached a comfortable level with operations, admission and stable enrollment each year, there are still aspects on which it can improve.

“As people will see later, we’re really trying to look out 30 years at what the school is,” Mr. Jacobs said. “Over the next decade, we hope to see a pretty big transition in the school in terms of the facilities and strength and what WMA

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News from the Hill

Haley Godin ’18, Academy Dancers run Day of Dance Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Haley Godin ’18 has been dancing since she was 2 years old. Needless to say, she has a passion for dance and plenty of expertise.

When Haley received a Global Leaders assignment where she needed to show her leadership skills, she knew exactly what avenue to take.

Haley and the WMA Academy Dancers hosted 13 girls ages 6–12 at the Wilbraham &

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Monson Academy Day of Dance in the Dance Room at the Athletic Center April 15.

“I love to dance because it is a way to forget everything that is going on around you,” Haley explained. “If I am having a bad day, I love going to dance class and immediately feeling better after stepping in the dance room because I am surrounded by my friends and the environment that dance provides.

▲ WMA students (back row, from left) Charlotte Kindblom ’21, Haley Godin ’18, Sara Troy ’20, Shaylyn Glenn-Eadie ’20 and Sarah Kulig ’19 are all smiles with their Day of Dance group.

“At dance, we form more than a team.

Instead, we all become best friends, and that is something I feel should be spread to other young girls because they will form friendships that will last for a long time to come.”

After stretching, the students choreographed their own dance with the help of Haley and other members of the WMA Academy Dancers.

PSAT Honors Bestowed on 4 WMA Students

Mariel Picknelly ’20 Enjoys High-Profile Exposure Some of the biggest brands and names in the social media world headed to Florida in May. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube . . . and Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Mariel Picknelly ’20.

Mariel represented Musical.ly at the sixth annual Playlist Live, which was held in Orlando May 5–7.

To be clear, this wasn’t a show or gathering exclusively for teenagers. The event included the giants of the social media world, which made Mariel’s invitation and participation all the more impressive.

“Every social media platform goes to this event,” Mariel said.

“Instagram was there, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Periscope and all the social media apps were there showing their newest technology and bringing representatives of the company there. It’s a huge convention.”

Musical.ly is a free app that focuses on short videos and live broadcasts. It was launched in 2014 and already has millions of users from throughout the globe.

Mariel has accumulated 111,000 followers on social media and seven million likes for her Musical.ly broadcasts.

SooYoung “Harry” Park ’18 Shines in Math So much of math is about numbers.

Let’s go over some numbers.

More than 75,000 high school students in the United States registered to partake in the 2017 American Mathematics Competitions, run by the Mathematical Association of America.

After two rounds of competitions, less than 1 percent advanced to the third and final round.

Following hours of effort and initiative on his part, not to mention ability, Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s SooYoung “Harry” Park ’18 was remarkably among that tiny percentage.

Harry was one of just 285 students of that original 75,000 to advance to the USA Mathematics Olympiad, which is the final round of the AMC. Harry competed against the brightest

“Mr. Fischer encouraged me a lot. I think that’s why I got a good result.”

— ​S ooYoung “Harry” Park ’18

math minds in the country April 19–20 in a grueling nine-hour test.

“It was a long journey from the summer,” Harry said. “When we first started the math team at WMA, I didn’t expect this. But we all worked together, and (Math Department Chair) Mr. (Mark) Fischer encouraged me a lot. I think that’s why I got a good result.”

Harry learned he scored high enough on AMC’s second round, the American Invitational Mathematics Competition, April 4. He took the three-hour exam on March 22, still jetlagged from returning to WMA from spring break.

“I had no idea how I did because the questions were really hard,” Harry admitted. “Part of me believed I would qualify and part of me believed I wouldn’t. I didn’t know how many questions I got right. I was confident I got six or seven questions, but I wasn’t confident about two or three.”

Regardless of age or profession, it feels nice to be rewarded.

On one of the most challenging international high school academic assessments offered, four students from Wilbraham & Monson Academy were rewarded.

Alexa Fleury ’18, Ashley Bradway ’18, Shiyin “Sally” Liu ’18 and Zihan “Leo” Liu ’18 were recognized at school meeting April 13 for scoring in the top 3.3 percent on the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

The four juniors were among 50,000 students honored among the 1.5 million worldwide who took the exam.

“Within current memory, this is the first time we’ve had four students selected in the first round of the National Merit Scholarship,” Head of School Brian Easler said. “It’s a significant accomplishment for us as a school. This is very meaningful for us. We’re very proud of Sally, Leo, Alexa and Ashley, who are now automatically entered into the scholarship competition.”

▼ From left, Alexa Fleury ’18, Ashley

Bradway ’18, Shiyin “Sally” Liu ’18 and Zihan “Leo” Liu ’18.

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STEM 9 Physics Classes Win National Awards Wilbraham & Monson Academy continued to show its skillful knack in the field of science as three groups from former Science Department Faculty member Mrs. Marissa Axtell’s STEM 9 Physics classes won awards in the 2017 Toshiba ExploraVision competition.

The national contest recognized the top 10 percent of its applicants with honorable mention awards. Fewer than 50 schools in the country had students in ninth grade classes win awards.

“All of the STEM 9 kids did a great job working on the project,” Mrs. Axtell said. “The students who worked on these particular projects put in a lot of time outside of class, which helped bring them to honorable mention status.

“Only the top 10 percent of the thousands of projects that are turned in from the U.S. and Canada are recognized with an honorable mention, so it’s definitely a great achievement to earn that honor.”

This was the third time in as many years students from WMA have received awards in the ExploraVision contest.

The following students, all in the Class of 2020, won awards for their ingenious innovations:

Teresa Kennedy ’12 Spends Summer Studying in China

▲ Left to right, Hao “Harrison” Pan, Sijian “Raymond” Tao, Joshua Besse, Yanxi “Scarlet” Lu and former Science Department Faculty member Marissa Axtell.

▲ Left to right, Jingting “Gina” Xie, Yikai “Joe” Zhou, Lourdes Frempong and former

Science Department Faculty member Marissa Axtell.

· Fusionerator—Joshua Besse, Hao “Harrison” Pan, Yanxi “Scarlet” Lu, Sijian “Raymond” Tao · More Convenience & Comforts: The Gas Form Medicine —Tianqi “Wernich” Li, Muwei “Katherine” Xu, Yawen “Zoey” Guan, Ellen Oudkerk-Sodia · Explore the Unknown Interstellar Space: The PELLET — ​L ourdes Frempong, Jingting “Gina” Xie, Yikai “Joe” Zhou

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▲ Left to right, Muwei “Katherine” Xu, Tianqi “Wernich” Li, Yawen “Zoey” Guan, Ellen

Oudkerk-Sodia and former Science Department Faculty member Marissa Axtell.

Through her experiences as a student and faculty member at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Teresa Kennedy ’12 has learned much more about China than the average person.

There’s nothing average, though, about Teresa. Eager to learn since her days as a middle school student at the Academy, her brushes with the Chinese culture at WMA have only piqued her interest in the world’s most populated country.

After being selected to one of the most prestigious academic programs in the world, and charged by her interest in human rights, Teresa dove head first into everything China.

Teresa was picked from a large pool of applicants to attend the selective Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, which started during the summer.

The program draws the brightest students from throughout the world, to educate them about China and the country’s role in the world.

As a student at WMA, Teresa traveled outside the country to Thailand, India, Haiti, Brazil, Vietnam and Cambodia. Her adventurous side continued in college at the University of Notre Dame, spending time in Peru, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Germany, England and Costa Rica, as well as Brazil again.

‘Dr.’ Courtney Fallon ’17 Participates in Mentor Program Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Courtney Fallon ’17 isn’t 100 percent sure if she’s going to go into the medical field.

For one day, however, to a degree, Courtney was a doctor.

Courtney participated in the Hampden District Medical Society’s High School Doctor for a Day Mentoring Program April 13 at Baystate Medical Center.

“I was interested in doing the Doctor for a Day Program because I’m interested in how people think and behave, and people, in general, and how they cope with different things in life,” said Courtney, who’s considering minoring in psychology in college.

Courtney didn’t get placed where she had hoped, but that didn’t diminish her experience. She was granted nearly full access to Baystate, including restricted areas.

“I spent the day helping people who had ulcers due to diabetes or heart diseases,” she explained. “They had ulcers on their feet because the veins couldn’t get blood to their legs, so they ended up getting ulcers or their legs were falling apart.

“The most interesting part was I was able to go around and see the operating rooms, and being in the hospital I learned it wasn’t anything like TV shows. I saw people who needed help getting everything, and seeing how doctors talk behind the scenes and asking other people’s opinions and doing everything they could for them.”

WMA Quartet Wins Local Film Festival Honor Four students from Wilbraham & Monson Academy came up with an idea for a short film.

Turns out, that idea was pretty good . . . so good it won an award.

Di “Johnny” Wang ’17, Zhonghan “Scott” Jiang ’18, Yifan “Kevin” Qiu ’18 and Tianyi “Tony” Zhu ’18 teamed to win the Bing Arts Center One Minute Student Film Festival. The group was honored at a ceremony in Springfield May 6 at the Bing for winning the high school division for its “Annoying Creatures” entry.

“The amount of work they put into this project . . . they came up to me and had an idea,” said Mr. Michael Dziura, who presented the contest

to the students in the Academy’s film afternoon activity. “They came in every day and put in all of their time and effort. I’m unbelievably happy.

Of everyone who could have taken that prize, I’m glad they did because the amount of work they put into it was astonishing.” ▲ Left to right, Yifan “Kevin” Qiu ’18, Tianyi “Tony” Zhu ’18, Zhonghan “Scott” Jiang ’18 and Di “Johnny” Wang ’17.

“They came in every day and put in all of their time and effort. I’m unbelievably happy. Of everyone who could have taken that prize, I’m glad they did because the amount of work they put into it was astonishing.” — ​Mr. Michael Dziura WILB R AHAM & MONSON AC ADEMY

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departments: NEWS FROM THE HILL

4 WMA Students Win Gold at National French Contest

A handful of WMA

students were recognized at school meeting for their achievements on Le Grand Concours, also known as the National French Contest of the American Association of Teachers of French.

For the third year in a row, Wilbraham & Monson Academy students were among the top scorers on Le Grand Concours, also known as the National French Contest of the American Association of Teachers of French.

Four Academy students earned gold medals and 24 others also received honors on the 2017 test. Gold medal finishers scored in the 95th percentile.

“Our French Department has done a nice job in getting the students prepared, and the results show the students are making excellent progress,” World Languages Department Chair Kevin Kane said.

More than 78,000 students took this year’s Le Grand Concours. Of the WMA students, Alejandro Sanchez ’20 placed the highest, winning his regional chapter and taking second in the

country on the French I exam.

“I was surprised. I didn’t expect to get second,” said Alejandro. “Mrs. (Mary) Bacon told me I got a high score and I thought that was cool, but I never thought I’d get where I am.”

Alejandro, who speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese, was looking to learn a fourth language when he enrolled at WMA, and thought learning French made the most sense to try.

“The writing is similar to Spanish and Portuguese, and there’s a little bit of English that kind of helps me to understand French better so I think it was a little easier for me because of my background knowledge,” Alejandro explained. “I like French but it’s a little weird, though, because things don’t always match, like sometimes I think it’s one thing and it’s another one.”

award winners from wma: how they placed in their chapter and nationally french 5h/post ap silver: Nicolas Dubois ’18, 1st in

chapter, 10th nationally bronze: Kenneth Harroy ’17, 4th in

chapter, 14th nationally; Jordana Irzyk ’17, 7th in chapter, 16th nationally

french 4 honors gold: Andrea Teofili ’17, 3rd in chapter,

6th nationally; Lukas Muscella ’19, 4th in chapter, 7th nationally bronze: Elizaveta Biryukova ’19, 10th in chapter, 13th nationally; Gokul Sivakumar ’19, 11th in chapter, 14th nationally mention d’honneur: Clara

Harrington ’18

honors french 3 gold: Daniel Voronin ’17, 2nd in

chapter, 7th nationally silver: Shiyin “Sally” Liu ’18, 5th in

chapter, 11th nationally bronze: Michael Carson ’18, 12th in

chapter, 18th nationally; Ellen OudkerkSodia ’20, 11th in chapter, 17th nationally honorable mention: Liam Garrison ’20, Idan Tretout ’19, Alejandra Gabilondo Camara ’19

french 2 bronze: Abigail Lacey ’19, 9th in

chapter, 9th nationally Honorable Mention: Mariel

Picknelly ’20, Sara Troy ’20, Nicholas Spellman ’19, Jack Woodbury ’19, Yupei Sun ’19

french 1 Gold: Alejandro Sanchez ’20, 1st in

chapter, 2nd nationally Bronze: Rachel Wilson ’18, 7th in

chapter, 10th nationally Honorable Mention: Ragene

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WMA Students Immersed in France at Boston Workshop

Jaehyuk ‘Sean’ Chung ’18 Wins International DECA Award Another business competition meant another award for Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Jaehyuk “Sean” Chung ’18.

This, however, wasn’t just any award — this was an award at one of the largest business events in the world for high school students.

Sean won a medal at the DECA International Career Development Conference, which drew 18,000 students and business leaders to Anaheim, Calif., April 26–29.

“It was a lot of effort and time consuming but it’s a good memory,” Sean said.

Yes, awards often create good memories.

Sean, competing in the Principles of Business Administration and Management category, earned a medal for reaching the final round of the international competition.

Participants took a 100-question test on the first day before role-playing an interview on the second day. Sean’s performance during the first two days secured him a rare spot on the third day, where he completed another role-playing interview.

Sean won first place at the district competition and fourth place at the state level, which attracted 2,300 students. At the state event, Sean was also nominated as a state officer, with some of those added responsibilities spilling over to the international event.

DECA is an international association of high school and college students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service.

For two hours on a Tuesday night in April in Boston, Wilbraham & Monson Academy students were immersed in France and the many aspects of the French culture, new and old.

World Languages Department Chair Kevin Kane and faculty member Fabienne Dubois took nine WMA students to the state capital for an all-French speaking workshop, covering the country’s history and the upcoming election.

It wasn’t France, but inside those four walls, it sure felt that way.

“It was an extremely relevant activity,” Daniel Qin-Dong ’17 said. “As the French presidential elections were coming up very soon, it’s an important time to be aware of global politics.

The French language training in listening comprehension and speaking on a very important topic was fulfilling.”

The workshop’s host was well versed in the history of France. He explained, in French, how the country switched from a monarchy to a republic, as well as France’s four revolutions.

“He went through all the hot periods of history and explained very well how we came to this day and the political picture we have today as a result of all these centuries,” said Mrs. Dubois, a French teacher at WMA. Along with Daniel, also attending the workshop were: Elizaveta Biryukova ’19, Clara Harrington ’18, Lukas Muscella ’19, Ellen OudkerkSodia ’20, Liam Garrison ’20, Gokul Sivakumar ’19, Nicolas Dubois ’18 and Alejandra Gabilondo Camara ’19.

Work of 4 WMA Students Published in Print With so many social media outlets available, students can regularly express themselves or display their writing ability for the world to see.

However, there is still something special about being published in print. It typically takes extraordinary talent and effort to have a written work make it to a layout and be published.

Four Wilbraham & Monson Academy students earned that rare and special reward in May when it was announced they had writing pieces selected for the fourth annual Massachusetts High School Magazine of the Arts.

Emma Kindblom ’17, Emily Dromgold ’17, Jiaming “Martin” Mao ’17 and Celina Rivernider ’19 were published in the 2017 spring issue of the statewide magazine. The four students were also invited to attend a gala at the University of Massachusetts at Boston May 21, where their work was exhibited.

For all four students, it was the first time they were published in a nonWMA publication.

Emma Kindblom ’17

Emily Dromgold ’17

Jiaming “Martin” Mao ’17

Celina Rivernider ’19

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Titans Victorious

Katie Cronin ’17 Named to Massachusetts All-State Girls’ Soccer Team

Riflery Finishes with Undefeated Championship Season The good news keeps coming for the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Riflery team.

Then again, when a team goes undefeated and wins a championship for the first time in 28 years, that team deserves good news.

Based on their scores during league matches and National Rifle Association sanctioned events, WMA’s Dan Wesson ’18 and Erika Convery ’19 were named to the Connecticut State Rifle and Revolver Association All-State First team.

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going undefeated during the season,” Coach Bill Passy said.

Before winning any team titles, Dan and Erika made Academy history when they set school records during the regular season, both posting scores of 198 (out of 200) in regular season matches.

“It’s a big honor,” said Dan, who averaged a score of 195 during the season. “I’m happy to represent the school and I’m happy to get onto the team knowing last year I had a chance but wasn’t able to.”

“I’m thrilled,” said Erika, who averaged a 189.5 for the Titans in 2016–17. “I did not expect to be

chosen for it because I’m only a secondyear shooter. I knew definitely that Dan would be getting it. He does a lot of work outside of our practices. I had some good days but I had some off days. While I can shoot really well, I need to work on consistency.”

WMA claimed the Quinnipiac Division (regular season), Prep School Gallery Match (invitational) and Connecticut High School Shoot-Off (championship) titles during the season. ​ Erika Convery ’19, left, and Dan Wesson ’18 were big reasons for the success of the Riflery team in 2016–2017.

Even though the soccer season had been done for more than four months, the awards kept coming in for Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Katie Cronin ’17.

Katie, one of the top players in the Academy’s rich girls’ soccer history, was named to the All-State team by the Massachusetts Soccer Coaches Association, which includes all high schools in the state.

“It’s really cool to be recognized by the coaches association,” Katie said. “There are a lot of teams, players and coaches that go into it.

I’m grateful for that opportunity.”

Katie played four seasons of varsity soccer for the Titans.

During her senior season, she recorded 17 goals and five assists, was named as a Western New England All-Star and earned the team’s MVP award.

“Katie was a mainstay for the program for her four years,” Girls’ Soccer Coach Don Nicholson said.

“She’s had a great career, she’s been a great goal scorer and a tremendous worker. And most importantly to me and her teammates, she’s been a great teammate and a tremendous leader for the program as a captain.”

Katie received a scholarship and is playing soccer at Division I Bryant University.

Emma Kindblom ’17 Leaves Behind Softball Legacy During the spring, Emma Kindblom ’17 continued to show why she is so clearly the best player in the history of the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Softball program.

Already the owner of so many accomplishments, Emma joined — actually, created — the 300 Club this season. After reaching the 100-mark for career runs and hits last season, Emma knocked in her 100th career teammate in a game at Miss Hall’s School May 10.

“I don’t know if a 300 Club exists but it was the name I came up with because it’s a phenomenal feat,” Coach Erik Kindblom said.

Emma knew her RBI count was climbing but didn’t pay any attention to reaching a certain number.

“I don’t like to keep track of things,” said Emma, who played seven seasons for the WMA Softball team. “I like to focus more on the team and being in the moment and helping my teammates. I wasn’t counting down the RBIs and I didn’t know he was going to make a club out of it.

“It’s another milestone in my time here at WMA and an aspect of what I’ve been able to contribute to WMA athletics.”

Emma, who will play softball on scholarship next season at Division I Manhattan College, owns virtually every offensive record for the Titans.

“I didn’t know the 300 Club existed until we started to come up on it,” Coach Kindblom explained. “Last year, Emma reached the

100 Club for runs, and then a couple games later she hit another milestone with the 100 Club for hits. Going into this year, although it wasn’t on her radar, we realized she was approaching the 100 Club for runs batted in.

“For Emma, being a lead-off hitter for most of her time at WMA, RBIs can be hard to come by. It was no surprise to me for her to get the 100 Club for runs and hits, but her coming up on 100 RBIs is a testament to her longevity, her ability to stay relatively healthy and to persevere.”

At Commencement, Emma won the Dr. George E. Rogers Scholar Athlete Award.

Emma Kindblom ’17 leaves behind a softball legacy at WMA.

Softball Reaches Postseason The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Softball team earned the right to defend its championship this season, gaining a spot in the Western New England Softball Class B Tournament.

The third-seeded Titans played at #2 Suffield Academy May 20 in a semifinal, earning the Academy its fourth consecutive postseason appearance. Suffield won to advance to the final.

“It was a very determined and focused effort by the group,” Coach Erik Kindblom said. “We continued to live by our motto as far as being tough and together.”

The Titans beat The Ethel Walker School 5–2 last year to claim its first softball title in school history.

Behind the senior leadership of pitcher Emma Kindblom ’17, shortstop Marissa Fabbo ’17 and catcher Gabby Leary ’17, the Academy completed the regular season 11–2.

“Our senior leadership was particularly hungry to get back to the playoffs,” Coach Kindblom said.

The 2017 Softball team had a great season, qualifying for its fourth straight postseason appearance.

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Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Mike MacDonald Honored Just days after the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Boys’ Lacrosse team completed its best season since 1991, Coach Mike MacDonald was named the Mike Fuller Head Coach of the Year by the Western New England Scholastic Sports Lacrosse Association.

Remarkably, Coach MacDonald received all 12 votes for the honor.

“To hear the other coaches talk about our program and them seeing us turn the corner means a lot,” said Coach MacDonald, who received the award May 22 at a league meeting. “We’re bringing

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above Coach Mike MacDonald speaks to the Titans during a 2017 lacrosse game. above right Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Mike MacDonald was named the Mike Fuller Head Coach of the Year by the Western New England Scholastic Sports Lacrosse Association.

it all together. It’s positive for our boys to get the exposure, but it’s also great for our school to compete with the other top programs. We’re right there knocking on the door. It’s exciting for me as a coach and the boys should be excited because without their dedication and hard work, this isn’t possible.”

WMA finished the season 10–4, with all four of the losses coming by four goals or less.

“To see we are competing with the best . . . we ended up having a huge win over Pomfret early,” Coach MacDonald

explained. “They’re not in our league but they will be added in next year. No other team in our league beat them. We were the only team to beat them. That put us on the map and gave us some great exposure.”

The Titans were led by their six seniors: Alexander Strange ’17, Zach Mann ’17, Tony Barbieri ’17, Michael Kendall ’17, Cam Curland ’17 and Ryan McNeil ’17.

Alexander (Regis College), Zach (Mount St. Mary’s University), Tony (University of Rochester), Cam (Drew University) and Ryan (Le Moyne College) will play lacrosse in college.

Three Titans Claim New England Track Titles The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Track team returned from the biggest meet of the season with three champions May 20 as Kayla Mokwuah ’18, Courtney Thrun ’17 and Xavier Jones ’17 claimed titles at the New England Prep School Track Association Division III meet at Cheshire Academy.

Kayla earned the bonus prize, with her throw of 37 feet, 6½ inches in the shot put, setting a school and Division III record.

Kayla smashed her school record of 36–1 on her final throw, topping the rest of the field by more than 2 feet. The New England record was 35–9½.

“I’m happy about getting the New England record,” Kayla said.

“I didn’t know what it was before coming into the meet but I’m glad I got it. It’s my mark on WMA and I’m happy to do it. I was excited to win. I didn’t know about the other throwers coming in. I knew I was going to have to throw well if I was going to win.”

Of the three winners, Courtney’s title was the most surprising.

She had only thrown the javelin once during the regular season and was seeded eighth in a large field.

“I was not expecting to win javelin,” Courtney admitted. “If anything, I was expecting to do best in high jump.”

Courtney did very well in high jump, taking third (5 feet) before doing the same in the shot put (33–3). In her final event, the javelin, she set the tone on her second throw with a toss of 104–4. No one could catch her and she won the event by more that 4 feet, missing the school record by a foot.

Meanwhile, Xavier saved his best for last, soaring 43–9 to win the triple jump by 6 inches out of the third seed after two bad jumps and a scratch. “(On my final attempt) I didn’t look at the board and I was focusing on getting a good jump,” Xavier said. “I didn’t even hit the board and I still jumped a 43–9. Maybe it was the adrenaline. It was a good jump for me.

“It feels really good to win a New England title. Coming here and being able to do so many great things with the school has been really good.”

Kayla Mokwuah ’18

Courtney Thrun ’17

Xavier Jones ’17

Girls’ Lacrosse Standout Scores 100th Career Goal How good of an athlete is Katie Cronin ’17?

Well, she recorded her 100th career goal for the Wilbraham & Monson Academy Girls’ Lacrosse team.

And, oh by the way, lacrosse is Katie’s second sport . . . maybe her third.

Katie recorded the milestone goal in the first half of a WMA home game against Miss Porter’s School April 26.

“It was exciting,” Katie said. “I obviously couldn’t have done it without my coaches and teammates helping me along the way every day in practice and in games.”

“Katie continues to lead the

team as an unselfish and humble teammate,” Coach Christa Robinson said after the game.

Katie entered the game with 98 career goals, although she was unaware of her total. She scored on a rebound into the upper left corner following a free position shot.

“It’s been an amazing four years,” said Katie, who also starred at basketball and soccer for the Titans.

“Lacrosse isn’t my number one sport but it’s been a great experience and I wouldn’t have given it up for the world.”

Katie Cronin, front row (No. 8) celebrates her 100th career goal with her Girls’ Lacrosse team.

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Girls’ Basketball Team wins Trustees Cup The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Girls’ Basketball team closed its 2016–17 season with a win . . . at home.

At Commencement May 27, Coach Durelle Brown’s senior-led team claimed the Academy’s prestigious Trustees Cup. The honor is presented to the program that excels on the field and in the classroom, and also participates in community service.

“There’s nothing like being recognized by your own community,” said Coach Brown, whose team finished 17–5. “In a year that saw a ton of fantastic teams — Football, Boys’ Lacrosse, Riflery — it’s a testament to the girls because they work so hard in the classroom. We had a 3.6 GPA. We did

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community service and loved doing it.

And they were good girls in our community. I think they’re positive influences and good citizens of WMA.” The 2016–17 roster included: Meera Ratte ’17, Annika Bruce ’17, Jenny English ’17, Katie Cronin ’17, Courtney Thrun ’17, Alex Garrison ’18, Kayla Mokwuah ’18, Jada Childs ’19, Leilani Bennett ’19 and Julia Puppolo ’20.

Trustees Cup winners (left to right), Head Coach Durelle Brown, manager Jonathan “Nelly” Cotto ’17, Jenny English ’17, Alex Garrison ’18, Katie Cronin ’17, Meera Ratte ’17, Courtney Thrun ’17, Kayla Mokwuah ’18, Annika Bruce ’17, Julia Puppolo ’20, Leilani Bennett ’19, Jada Childs ’19 and manager Caelan Etti ’17 enjoyed an outstanding girls’ basketball season.

Boys’ Golf Team Enjoys School-Record Moments The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Golf team had its greatest day in the history of the program May 13, setting a school record for 18 holes in a match in Bernardston at Crumpin-Fox Club.

The Titans finished with a team score of 400, smashing the school record by more than 20 shots.

Also, Peter Bowie ’18 recorded a 5-under-par 31 on the front nine, tying a New England prep school record for nine holes, matching WMA’s Matt Naumec ’15.

“I thought the team play was outstanding,” Coach Doug Hutcheson said. “Given the difficulty of the golf course, which is a tough course, to shoot that score on that golf course was fantastic.”

Peter shot par with a 72, which earned him medalist honors. Eddie Morin ’18 (77), Kenneth Harroy ’17 (78), Andrew Nagle ’18 (86) and Jack Godin ’20 (87) all helped the Titans with the record-setting performance.

Peter’s record round include five birdies and four pars, which was particularly impressive given the narrow fairways at Crumpin-Fox. “He said he hit every fairway and every green and made his putts,” Coach Hutcheson said. “He was in a zone and was able to stay in that zone and the result was wonderful. He got in that zone that athletes try to get into — ​when they aren’t thinking about the result at all and they’re just reacting instinctively.”

Left to right, Miles Lester ’17, Kenneth Harroy ’18, Peter Bowie ’18, Jack Godin ’20, Andrew Nagle ’18, Eddie Morin ’18 and Coach Doug Hutcheson.

“I’ve been working really hard on my game so it’s nice to see it come out that way,” Peter said. “I wasn’t expecting a 31 on that course. It just happened. It was nice. It’s a tough course so to be able to pull that off and capitalize on the opportunity was nice.”

Girls’ Golf Team Records Successful Debut Season The Wilbraham & Monson Academy Girls’ Golf team completed its inaugural season undefeated, sweeping its final match against Williston Northampton School and Miss Hall’s School May 10.

WMA tied Williston before beating the Wildcats and Miss Hall’s in match play.

“We did really well,” said Kiana Smith ’17, who had a low score of 51 for the Titans in the final competition. “I fell onto the floor when I found out we beat Williston and Miss Hall’s. I’m proud of us. I didn’t think we would win both. It’s exciting.”

“This is a good start,” Coach Kevin Kane added. “We have a good foundation to build a solid Girls’ Golf program, which I’m looking forward to.”

Left to right, Coach Kevin Kane, Mai Nguyen ’18, Kiana Smith ’17, Elizaveta Biryukova ’19, Molly Bell ’17, Ziyi “Cecelia” Chen ’19 and Muwei “Katherine” Xu ’20.

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2 Max Waszkis ’17 (center), pictured with his father Peter ’80 (left) and mother Barbara, sister Julia and brother Sebastian. 3 Alexander Strange ’17, with his father Bruce ’83.

4 Head of School Brian Easler posed with senior Global Scholars and their Senior Stones prior to the start of Commencement. 5 Sydney Reilly ’17, Nicholas Leone ’17, Julia Sparago ’17 and Mary Sparago ’17.

6 Kiana Smith ’17 pauses for a selfie with her sister (holding the camera) and father. 7 James Murphy ’17 (right), his brother John ’13 and uncle Timothy ’85. 8 The Class of 2017. photos by paul bloomfield and noah kantor ’19.

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9 Many alumni attended Commencement this year! From left to right are Anike TellaMartins ’16, Colin O’Brien ’16, Head of School Brian Easler, Nichole Czuber ’16 and Lilianna Brook ’16. 10 Dean of Studies Erik Kindblom congratulates Julianne Schmidt ’17 on receiving the Harriet Jones Nelson Trust Award. The winner of this award maintains the highest scholastic average for the previous two years. Julianne was also the winner of the Cora Pease Chandler Award. 11 Peter Labbe ’17 receives his diploma from Head of School Brian Easler.

12 Emma Kindblom ’17 receives the Dr. George E. Rogers Scholar Athlete Award from Head of School Brian Easler. 13 Members of the championship Softball team from 2016 supported their teammates at Commencement. From left to right are Gabriella Leary ’17, Allyson Faulstick ’16, Emma Kindblom ’17, Head Coach and Dean of Studies Erik Kindblom, Carly Venditti ’16, Marissa Fabbo ’17 and Katelyn Mercer ’15. 14 Semen “Simon” Andreichuk ’17 receives the Pieria Prize from Dean of Curriculum Meg Hutcheson. 15 Faculty Marshal Don Kelly and Stephen D. Luckraft Memorial Award winner Emily Dromgold ’17. 16 Recipient of the Frank Chapin Cushman Memorial Award Jordana Irzyk ’17 also served as the Speaker for the Class of 2017. photos by paul bloomfield and noah kantor ’19.

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1 2017 Prize winners. 2 Miles Lester ’17 accepts the Entrepreneurship and Finance Award from faculty members Jim Irzyk and Gayle Hsiao. 3 Phil Shaw ’57W presents the Phil Shaw Award to Katelyn Cronin ’17. 4 Ashley Bradway ’18, winner of the Trustee Award, with Faculty Marshal Don Kelly. 5 JiYeon “Jane” Jang ’18 receives the Rensselaer Mathematics and Science Award from Mathematics Department Chair Mark Fischer. 6 The Girls’ Basketball team won the coveted Trustees Cup. From left to right are: Head Coach Durelle Brown, manager Jonathan Cotto ’17, Jennifer English ’17, Alexandra Garrison ’18, Katelyn Cronin ’17, Meera Ratte ’17, Courtney Thrun ’17, Kayla Mokwuah ’18, Annika Bruce ’17, Julia Puppolo ’20, Leilani Bennett ’19, Jada Childs ’19 and manager Caelan Etti ’17. 7 Alex Claudio ’17, winner of the Phil Shaw Award, with Phil Shaw ’57W. 8 Dean of Students Elizabeth Squindo presents the Class of 1977 Humanitarian Award to Alyssa Gaderon ’19. 9 Oron Steingrub ’18 receives the Davison Prize from Dean of Studies Erik Kindblom.

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Mariam A. Abramian Springfield College

Edoardo Comazzi Boston University

Kenneth Harroy Skidmore College

Dylan C. Lattell Marist College

Stephen Millerick Fairfield University

Kiana Imani Smith Dickinson College

Saleh Khaled Alhuwayrini Merrimack College

Anthony Costa Bates College

Nathan Ho University of Pittsburgh

Gabriella R. Leary King’s College

Julia A. Sparago Fordham University

Semen V. Andreichuk Boston University

Jonathan N. Cotto University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Meng Hsin Hsiao Northeastern University

Mina Lee School in South Korea

Ziyu Mo Pennsylvania State University

Enike Anyia Lake Forest College

Katelyn H. Cronin Bryant University

Jordana B. Irzyk College of the Holy Cross

Gabriel M. Awad Wagner College

Cameron P. Curland Drew University

Sangwoo Lee MCPHS-Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Anthony James Barbieri University of Rochester

Isaias Paulo de Brito Trindade Georgetown University

Molly B. Bell University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Julia Diderich De Haagse Hogeschool

Nikolay Borodin Boston University

Emily A. Dromgold Wellesley College

Marcelo Policarpo Bravo da Rosa Wentworth Institute of Technology

Jennifer M. English Gardner-Webb University

Jacob R. Breton Worcester State University Jazario D. E. Brimmer Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Torey G. Bronson The University of Alabama Annika Lane Bruce Florida State University Marthé M. Cable Springfield College Anthony Cebula Roger Williams University Hanbo Chen Trinity College Isaiah Scott Choiniere Thomas College Alexander Paul Claudio Bryant University

Caelan C. Etti Bowdoin College Marissa Fabbo Dickinson College Courtney P. Fallon Marist College James Fallon St. Lawrence University Haozheng Fan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lauren M. Foley Marymount Manhattan College Cole Hansen Fairfield University Brycen Harris Southern Virginia University

Xavier Trenton Jones Stonehill College James Kaiser Hartwick College Christopher W. Kalil Assumption College Brendan P. Kane University of Pittsburgh Jun Woo Kang New York University Natalie Clarise Kelley The College of Saint Rose Michael Kendall Baylor University JaeJun Kim Emory University JinSung Kim Cornell University Jisang Kim University of Pennsylvania Myungsoo Kim Washington University in St. Louis

Tyler Jack Lefebvre American International College Tyler Lennon Wentworth Institute of Technology Nicholas J. Leone Babson College Miles Lester Rice University Kristian Lien School in Norway Giangabriel Linarez Quinnipiac University Valentina I. MacEachern Castleton University Zachary Mann Mount St. Mary’s University Jiaming Mao School of the Art Institute of Chicago

James P. Murphy Merrimack College Sean Murphy Gettysburg College Phong The Ngo American University

Mary E. Sparago Fordham University Alexander J. Strange Regis College Michael Suglia Tufts University

Morah Camille Palmer Oglethorpe University

Yingshuo Sun University of California, San Diego

SangWook Park Boston University

Andrea Teofili School in Italy

Lauren G. Poole Sacred Heart University

Courtney Thrun Adelphi University

Maya Preibisz-Kamat Fordham University

Daniel Voronin New York University

Daniel Z. Qin-Dong Haverford College

Chenyu Wang University of California, Davis

Meera Emmanuella Ratte Skidmore College Sydney C. Reilly Providence College Matthew Robertson Southern Connecticut State University Anthony A. Romano Norwich University Kianna M. Romano Champlain College

Di Wang Stony Brook University Peter Waszkis University of St. Gallen Dakota Jeffrey Wheeler Worcester Polytechnic Institute Andrew R. Wood Tufts University Ji Yuan Zhan The New School All Divisions

Soo Ryun Kim Stony Brook University

Rasif Masrur University of Rhode Island

Emma M. Kindblom Manhattan College

Ryan James McNeill Le Moyne College

Wenxuan Shi Boston College

Enming Zhang University of California, Los Angeles

Rhys A. Kulig Savannah College of Art and Design

Peter Edward Miccoli United States Coast Guard Academy

Yi Shi Pace University, New York City

Yujia Zhang Boston University

Peter R. Labbe University of Pennsylvania

Julianne M. Schmidt Johns Hopkins University

Elias J. Skillings University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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22 Maureen Kelly Chesky ’02 and Phil Chesky ’02, and WMA World Languages Department Faculty member Don Kelly with Mo and Phil’s children, Ben and Colleen. 23 The ringing of the Monson Bell. 24 Philip Erlenbach ’52W and Ted Schwerdtle ’52W taking a moment with Einstein.

25 Cindy and Joe Martin ’82 speaking with WMA Mathematics Department Faculty member John Lombard. 26 Alumni field hockey on the Turf Field.

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feature story: Head of School & Student Engagement

‘ Strong leadership, genuine caring and a dash of humor’ connect Brian Easler with WMA Students

By Lizzy Mitchell-Kelly ’04 Faculty, English Department & ESL When students pass Head of School Brian P. Easler in the

hallway, they immediately straighten their ties and blazers, hold their heads up a bit higher and greet him with a respectful nod or “hello.”

Yet, when these same students saw their head of school charge onto the athletic field during the Color Run in May, they didn’t hesitate for even an instant before leaping at the chance to douse him (and his perfectly white dress shirt) in dye and clamor to take selfies with him.

While the two phenomena may seem at odds with each other, they are, in fact, equally genuine student responses to a head of school sincerely committed to student engagement.

During his years as Dean of Students, Mr. Easler taught a class every trimester. When he took on his first year as Head of School in 2014, however, he stopped teaching due to time constraints.

As an advisor to WMA “Between leaving the classroom students, Head of School and stepping out of the role Brian Easler spends time of Dean of Students, where I had in conversation on the steps been central to the lives of kids to Rich Hall.

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on campus, I felt this enormous loss of connection with the students, which I didn’t think was good for me or for the school,” he said.

While discussing the issue with the administrative team, which Mr. Easler described as “enormously supportive,” the group explored the precedent of previous heads of school who had taught a course with the help of a teaching assistant, a role that now-veteran WMA teachers Tim Harrington (’73) and Don Nicholson (’79) each filled at one time on behalf of Francis “Mike” Casey (Headmaster, 1973–1988).

With an assistant to alleviate grading time, it became possible for Mr. Easler to return to teaching his Power and Ethics elective to seniors each fall, which he has done for the past two years.

“I get to see between 12 and 15 seniors every day and talk about ethics and values, and that permeates,” because those students then talk about those ideas and concepts with their friends, Mr. Easler said. Further, he said it allows the students to better understand who he is as a person. “They have a glimpse into my mind, so when things happen on campus and decisions

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are made, they understand a little bit about how I think.”

And it isn’t only the students who benefit; Mr. Easler said of his time spent in the classroom, “It’s my favorite part of the day. I could be having the worst day, but then I go up there for 40 minutes, and I feel like I float down the hill afterwards.”

While Mr. Casey was the inspiration for Mr. Easler’s return to the classroom, former Head of School Walter “Gray” Mattern Jr. (Headmaster, 1955–1971) and his wife, Virginia “Ginny” K. Mattern, paved the way for another recently revived tradition that allows Mr. Easler to interact with students in a meaningful manner.

“As long as I’ve been at this school, the name Mattern has Head of School Brian been prominent Easler shares a light in conversations with moment with smiling alumni from those members of the WMA decades, so when I Softball team in 2014.

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became Head and I had an opportunity to meet Mrs. Mattern,” Mr. Easler said. “I asked her how she and her husband had developed that kind of relationship with their students, and she said, very simply and eloquently, ‘We let them into our lives and let them know that we were interested in theirs.’”

It was this conversation that inspired Mr. Easler to begin hosting members of the senior class at his own home for dinner and conversation in the spring of 2016. With the help of Bill Wells, advisor to the WMA Class of 2016, Mr. Easler organized a plan that ensured every member of the graduating class, 12 at a time, would have the opportunity to join him and his wife, Stephanie, at their home for a very special meal before becoming alumni.

During these dinners, which are expertly prepared by the school’s dining hall staff, Mr. Easler asks open-ended questions about students’ experiences, seeking to understand what the

“I get to see between 12 and 15 seniors every day and talk about ethics and values, and that permeates”— ​brian easler school does well and what it might do to improve.

Impressed with the quality of the feedback, Mr. Easler passed along the students’ logistical suggestions to the administrative team. This helped the school to improve multiple studentcentered programs, like sit-down lunch, and dining hall and gym hours.

The program was such a success, in fact, that this year, while the Easlers still hosted 12 seniors every week during the spring, they expanded the program by hosting new students every week,

all year, beginning with the oldest and newest students first.

“Once a week, all year, we had 12 kids over for dinner. By the time we got to the spring, we had hosted every new student. This way, ideally, in a four-year cycle, by the time they graduate, (students) would have been to the Head’s house twice, once at the beginning of their WMA careers, and once again at the end,” Mr. Easler said, thereby ensuring the students feel a fullcircle connection with him, while at the same time allowing them to provide meaningful feedback about their experiences at two integral junctures. “The feedback I get from those dinners, I feed directly back to the admin team.

They come up with a lot of good ideas.”

While Mr. Easler’s return to the classroom and student dinners may be modernized tributes to previous traditions, what he lovingly calls his “sporadic surprises” have become a new tradition all his own.

Whether visiting the Rich Hall dorms while wearing his hot chocolate-dispensing backpack, donning the Titan mascot costume in secret, filming his own version of carpool karaoke or charging full speed into the Color Run and down the senior slip ’n slide in a suit, tie and patent leather shoes, Mr. Easler’s moments of whimsy and humor never fail to elicit shrieks of joyous surprise, deafening applause and Head of School Brian Easler blends in well with Chris Kalil ’17 and Natalie Kelley ’17 during Color Run 2017.

generally unparalleled excitement from the students.

But lest you think this is the one situation in which Mr. Easler doesn’t have a deeper purpose, he assured us that he does; he hopes to send a meaningful message, even when covered from head-to-toe in dyed cornstarch — especially then, in fact.

“Kids will do what we do, not what we say,

and it’s about demonstrating to the students a willingness to take risks, because the disciplinary, orderly, structured role, that’s very natural for me,” Mr. Easler said. “It’s just who I am, and the kids know that. The Color Run, carpool karaoke, these things are well outside of my personal comfort zone, but that’s why it’s particularly meaningful to them. They see me doing something that isn’t particularly comfortable for me, and it makes it OK for them do things that may not be particularly comfortable for them. Interacting with them in a non-disciplined, non-structured way is very important to me, and I want to show them that.”

And therein lies Mr. Easler’s balanced and sincere approach to interacting with WMA’s students. That respect that inspires the young men and women who cross his path to straighten up and say hello is not fostered by seriousness and discipline alone, but by the intentional combination of strong leadership, genuine caring and a dash of humor.

It is easier for students to respect, value and listen to a person whom they know respects, values and hears them in return, and Mr. Easler invests the time and effort Brian and Dr. Stephanie necessary to demonstrate Easler host student that he is, without doubt, dinners at the Head of just such a person.

School’s house.

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By Don Kelly Faculty Marshal, World Languages

Alumni in Action: Hyun Chong Kim ’77

Q & A with Hyun Chong Kim ’77 Hyun Chong Kim ’77 was appointed Trade Minister

for the Republic of South Korea, for a second time, in July 2017. The former member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has two sons — M insang ’10 and Jisang ’17 — who attended the Academy. The following is a Q&A with Hyun and current Faculty Member Don Kelly, who taught Hyun during the first of his 42 years as a Latin teacher at WMA. In the Commencement address you gave to the Class of 2010, you told the graduates, “You are taking away (from WMA today) a lot more than you think you are.” What did you mean by that?

What special traits, skills, mindset did WMA help you develop?

kim: One quality that distinguishes WMA from

others is that a student can obtain a return that is greater than the effort he or she asserts. WMA provides an opportunity to every student, a chance to evolve and excel by discovering latent potential and qualities even they do not know they possess. This is made possible by the nurturing faculty members who genuinely care about the development of a student as a person.

Based on my experience, I knew that WMA’s culture would encourage my sons to evolve into a

humble, thoughtful and empathetic character capable of making a difference to one’s community. This aspect of WMA is the single most important reason for having sent both of my sons to the Academy rather than other elite boarding schools.

is because the United States has great schools with great teachers who are committed to helping students grow and reach their full potential.

You have always spoken very highly of your teachers at the Academy. You had the late Roger Lincoln, a long-time faculty member revered by many, and John Perry, who was only on the faculty for a few years in the ’70s but had a great affect on many students. What was special about being in Roger Lincoln’s and John Perry’s classrooms?

kim: I am most fond of Mr. Casey for giving me

kim: Both Messrs. Lincoln and Perry taught

students how to read and critically analyze literature books. They made students think and think hard about the books they read, using protagonists’ perspective on life to discuss issues.

The two men were very different. Mr. Lincoln was a New Englander who appreciated simple things in life while Mr. Perry was an Irishman who was once a boxer. It was not just the English teachers who had impact on a student’s life. There was math teacher Mr. Hugh Harrell, history teacher Mr. Herbert Wilkinson, librarian Mrs. Coralie Gray who were institutions unto themselves with their sense of devotion, passion and compassion.

My second son, Jisang, who graduated in 2017, told me that he went to Mrs. Hutcheson’s house after the graduation and expressed his gratitude by bowing 90 degrees.

I am frequently asked whether the U.S. will continue to be the leading global power, to which I respond in the affirmative for three reasons and one of those reasons Hyun Chong Kim ’77 was appointed Trade Minister for the Republic of South Korea in July. The former member of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization has two sons — Minsang ’10 and Jisang ’17 — who attended the Academy.

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Both Headmaster Mike Casey and College Counselor Marian DeMayo had a lasting effect on you. Tell us about them.

the opportunity to study at WMA and excel.

Mr. Casey was a former naval intelligence officer who graduated from Williams College and a classic gentleman. He had a huge heart and genuinely cared about his students. Mr. Casey always encouraged me to excel and helped me to realize my full potential. The most memorable image of Mr. Casey is when I saw him in his office at 10 at night writing my letter of recommendation with his left hand, wearing his half-moon spectacles like Dumbledore (we did not have computers or common applications in 1977). It was Mr. Casey who appointed Mrs. DeMayo as college counselor although she had not attended one. Mrs. DeMayo cared very much for her students and went out of her way to convince college admissions officers to admit WMA students. Mrs. DeMayo excelled at her job as college counselor. Mrs. DeMayo gave me Kahlil Gibran’s book “The Prophet” for my graduation present and gave the same book to my son, Minsang, when he graduated in 2010.

It is Mr. Casey and Mrs. DeMayo’s devotion that espoused my loyalty to the Academy. For my sons, the comparable figures are Brian Easler and Maureen Kelly Chesky ’02.

You also said in your Commencement speech that WMA took “a mediocre student like me and turned me into a fairly decent student.”

It surprised me to hear that because I found you to be a very self-disciplined and conscientious Latin student. How did WMA do that?

kim: I am of the view that the chemistry between

the school and the student has to be right for the student to operate at his optimal level. In my previous school, the culture was one of weeding out students who do not excel academically. In that kind of environment, late bloomers don’t get a chance to realize their full potential, and I was therefore a poor student. WMA does not weed out students but provides opportunities for

network, it is not sufficient to have knowledge. You need to be able to communicate that knowledge verbally and in written form. Students these days should also be cognizant of the coming of the fourth industrial revolution. How will artificial intelligence, 3-D printing and other technical advancements affect our lives? How will the rise of China change/affect consumption of energy and natural resources? These are some of the questions students should be thinking about.

Jisang Kim ’17 with his advisor Don Kelly at Commencement 2017.

You were recently elected to the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body. What are the duties in this position?

kim: The World Trade Organization is

students to discover their strength and build upon that forte. At WMA, teachers and Mr. Casey, the Headmaster, were extremely supportive, and I was able to produce good results. My humble existence started at WMA, an institution that nurtured and encouraged me and my sons to excel.

Both of your sons graduated from WMA (Minsang, Class of 2010, and Jisang, Class of 2017).

Do you ever “compare notes” about your WMA experience with your sons? Based on your sons’ experiences, what significant changes have you observed in the school?

kim: It has been 40 years since I graduated from

the Academy, and WMA has evolved into an even better institution. The faculty and administrators still maintain their warmth and commitment to excellence. Just as I learned from Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Perry, Minsang and Jisang learned writing and critical analysis skills from Stuart Whitcomb in the ninth grade, followed by Sean McGrath ’07, Tim Harrington ’73 and Meg Hutcheson as well as from their history teachers, including Mr. (Michael) Dziura, Mr. (Dan) Moran and Dr. (Charlie) Warden. One commonality we shared was that you, Mr. Kelly, were my Latin teacher

and faculty advisor to Minsang 33 years later and Jisang 40 years later. Just as I appreciated Mrs. DeMayo and Mrs. Moran, my sons always appreciated Caroline Smith’s cheerful smile that lightens up the entire Rich Hall, Mrs. Cindy Shults, who ran the place like a clockwork and Ms. Amy Crocker, Ms. Rose Power and Ms. Lucie Ziemba for not only looking after their health but also acting as alternative moms.

comprised of 164 countries that agree to abide by non-discriminatory trade rules that afford Most Favored Nation treatment and National Treatment. When a dispute occurs between nations on trade matters, they bring a legal action before a panel. Subsequently, a party to the dispute can appeal the panel result to the Appellate Body, which is comparable to the supreme court of international trade. I ran for the seat and was elected in December of 2016. However, I had to leave this position as I was appointed as Korea’s trade minister for the second time.

Listen to Hyun Chong Kim’s 2010 WMA commencement address at https://youtu.be/ q5w6R8dsI6w

You have held several very distinguished positions in business and in government since graduating from Columbia. Based on your experience, what type of skill sets and what knowledge base should WMA be instilling in its students as they go on to college and into the world?

kim: I was fortunate to have worked as a lawyer

in a law firm, professor, counselor at the World Trade Organization, Trade Minister, UN Ambassador, president of Samsung Electronics, Appellate Body Member of the WTO and again as Trade Minister. Since I have been out of law school for 32 years, I have been “fired” on the average once every four years. Based on my experience, I am of the view that writing skills and the ability to discern trends are few of the important qualities to possess. In the age of social

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Alumni in Action: Stephanie Reeves ’12

by BILL WELLS Director of Student Promotion

WMA Roots Inspired Passion for Russian Culture

With only 8,000 scholarships available each year

for the highest achieving academics, along with the responsibility of representing the United States in a foreign country, not everyone is cut out for the prestigious Fulbright Program.

As she proved in so many ways during her time at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Stephanie Reeves ’12 isn’t just anyone.

As one of the most competitive, merit-based grants in the country, the program advocates mutual understanding and international exchange under the U.S. State Department. So when Stephanie was one of the fortunate few to earn a Fulbright Scholarship, it was no surprise her WMA roots played a role Stephanie Reeves ’12 on in where she would go. the WMA campus.

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After her graduation from Connecticut College in 2016, Stephanie spent the year immersing herself in Russian culture at Kazan National Research Technological University in Tatarstan, Russia, where she taught classes.

“One hundred times over, I would do it again,” said Stephanie, who returned from her year abroad in June.

Having completed her fourth journey to Russia, Stephanie recalled the first time she visited the world’s largest country, when the Academy traveled to Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2011.

“I went to Russia with Dr. (Kathleen) Gorski and Mrs. (Donna) Barone,” said Stephanie, who went on the trip as a member of the school’s Global Scholars.

“When I went to Russia I thought it was interesting and offbeat, so I owe my first exposure and interest to WMA.” That interest never waned.

Despite taking Latin, Spanish and Chinese at WMA, she selected Russian as her language of study at Connecticut College. She loved it so much, not only did she study the language all four years, but she also majored in Slavic Studies and went to Russia two more times — living with a Russian family and taking classes in St. Petersburg during a study abroad semester in 2014, and interning in Moscow at a neuroscience laboratory for the summer of 2015.

During the first semester of her senior year in college, Stephanie decided to apply to the Fulbright Program. Seeking a chance to develop meaningful relationships, share cultures and improve her language capabilities, she couldn’t deny that Russia was calling for more.

“I really thought I was going to apply to a

neuroscience grad program out of college, but having gone to Russia so much, it kept pulling me back,” she admitted.

Stephanie was accepted in April 2016, when she was granted a teaching position at a university in Kazan, the country’s eighthlargest city.

“It was a great fit,” beamed Stephanie, who also had two papers published in Russian journals during her time there. “I taught every day and I taught a range of classes. In some, I was there as a guest, and in others I was the head teacher.”

With a room full of Russian college students as her audience, one of her favorite classes was U.S. Studies, where the group talked about everything regarding the United States.

“We talked about art, pop culture, history and all different sorts of things,” she said. “That was a pretty cool class. I also had conversation classes, inspired by the idea that speaking is the best way to learn the language. We also practiced essay writing and critical reading skills in preparing for the TOEFL (a standardized test of English as a foreign language).”

Where she made an even greater impact was outside the classroom, hosting an English Club once a week. There, no boundaries existed and the exchanges were at a more casual level than teacher-student.

“We got to be really close and they became my friends,” she said. “We talked about politics, religion, race — ​all the things people shy away from were things we dove right into. It was also, I felt, a really important time to be in Russia as an American, given the current political situation and strained relationship between the two countries. In times of tension, it means a lot to see a real face or make a meaningful connection.”

And Stephanie, who began attending the Academy in seventh grade, connected her love and interest of Russia to her time at WMA. “I owe so much to WMA, and specifically to Global Scholars, for my whole life path,” said Stephanie, who works as a research assistant at a vision laboratory in Boston. “I never would have been so interested in international exchange or in languages if it hadn’t been for WMA. Everything started for me here and I’m very grateful.”

WMA Spotlight: The Student Experience

Every Day is ‘Full of New Curiosities, Stories to be Heard’ at WMA

By Erika Convery ’19

The sense of independence was overwhelming

as I was set into an environment unexplored, filled to the brim with experiences yet to be had and people yet to befriend. I remember move-in day, the beginning of my freshman year at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. I was the only domestic student on campus; I arrived a day early.

I knew no one Erika Convery ’19 performs on piano in Alumni Memorial Chapel. and was forced to

embrace unfamiliarity — but in the most wonderful way.

Dinner that first night set the social tone for the rest of my high school career at WMA. I had spoken few words to my new roommate thus far, but followed her reluctantly to a table of her Chinese friends. I sat down and felt out of place.

Seconds later, though, one of the girls stood up and announced, “Everyone, let’s speak English,” to suit my obvious lack of Mandarin fluency.

She introduced herself, as well as everyone else at the table. Each girl gave me her name, home city and a unique characteristic about herself. It was from that moment the girls of Wallace Blake Dormitory became my second family.

That same night, I followed my prefect and newfound mentor to a gathering in the student center, or Spa as it is called, where I met countless new students. The prefects had set up lights and music, and there was food to fit the taste of every

palate. I introduced myself to people, some of who I grew to be incredibly close with, of more countries than I could count on two hands.

Each day brought new faces and new friendships from across the world. I met fellow students from China, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Bangladesh and many more. I was immediately immersed in a blend of culture. I discovered a new food at each meal or a fashion trend each morning, a new sport or pastime every weekend.

Every student at the Academy has their own tale about joining the community; each very different, yet often sharing many themes. But move-in day is only the beginning. Each day on campus transforms a new face into a new friend, whether it be from a run-in at the nearby Village Store Café or a new encounter in class. It’s almost as if every day is move-in day, full of new curiosities and stories to be heard. This is why move-in day still feels like it was only yesterday.

Full and Fulfilling Days Engage WMA Students

By Gokul Sivakumar ’19 I start my morning by grudgingly waking up around 6:30 a.m. and getting ready for school at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. I like to arrive around 7:15 a.m. at the dining hall, drop off my gym bag and eat my breakfast with friends, which is an excellent way to begin the day. After my first two classes, I spend about 10 minutes during office hours touching up my work (usually chemistry). I then proceed to race down the hill to the Village Store to snag a coffee just in time for the next class, where I get to relax and rehearse with the Titan Jazz Band by playing guitar. Afterward, I look forward to chemistry, as Mr. Charlie D’Avanzo always has a fun class prepared.

Lunch comes next, which is a nice break from my academic work. Typically, I head to the convenience store afterward with friends. Since we have the next class period off, we pass the time trying to get some work done, but end up mostly talking instead. Finally, the last class of As a day student,

the day: French. Usually, we practice vocabulary or grammar through a game or activity. I then have 30 minutes to change out of dress code and prepare for cross country practice. I always hope that the day’s workout will be not too difficult, but I always forget that there is no such thing as an “easy day” on cross country. After practice, I spend a couple of minutes wrapping some ice around my throbbing shins and continue my day at the Academy by staying for dinner.

I typically go home around 6 p.m. Then, I grab either a glass of water or juice and head to my desk to begin my homework. I usually spend two to three hours each night studying and completing my assignments, although it becomes four hours when I get distracted. After chasing down my dog to put him in his cage, I pack my bags for the next day, charge my laptop, shut off my lights, and repeat the process the following day, unless that following day is Saturday.

On Saturdays, I typically have a cross country

meet. If the meet is off campus, I eat breakfast at the dining hall before heading to our minibus.

Depending on the size of the race, the event lasts about three hours, not counting travel time. I am exhausted by the time I get back home in the evening, so I relax by watching Netflix. Sunday is a great rest day before going back to school and practice on Monday.

Gokul Sivakumar ’19 (standing center) counts playing guitar in the Titan Jazz Ensemble as one of his talents.

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By Russ Held Manager of Electronic Communications

WMA Spotlight: trustee

Andrew Mele Brings Family Ties, Business Acumen to Trustee Role New Board of Trustee member Andrew P. Mele (far right) with, left to right: wife Kim, daughter Alessandra ’09, son Drew ’15 and daughter Brooke ’11.

For Andrew P. Mele, his unique perspective of Wilbraham & Monson Academy has been as easy as 1-2-3.

Three children — spanning 10 calendar and 15 academic years — have given the Wilbraham resident every reason to believe his immersion and investment will help move the Academy forward.

“We had our children here for a span of 10 years,” Mr. Mele said of daughters, Alessandra ’09 and Brooke ’11, and son, Drew ’15. “I sent my kids with him (Head of School Brian Easler) to the rain forest, in the Amazon (in 2011 and 2015) . That alone should tell you how much trust I have (in Mr. Easler and the Academy).”

And this has translated into his recent addition as a member of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, an honor and challenge he immediately embraced. The opportunity arose in March, when Mr. Easler sought him out.

“We put so much trust in the Academy, with our kids, for 10 years. This was not a lot to ask (of me) in return,” Mr. Mele said of the Trustees responsibility. “How could I go home to my wife and three kids and say, ‘I told him no?’”

Mr. Mele, 56, knows that by being asked, Mr. Easler and the Board already shared trust, confidence and potential in him and his wife, Kim. “Mr. and Mrs. Mele were very actively and positively involved parents when their children were attending WMA, and their window company was very generous to the school with

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projects like the dining hall renovation,” Mr. Easler said.

“They have always been a genuine, kind and thoughtful family. When I asked them to be involved in the master planning process as alumni parents, their continued interest in and love for the school made board service seem like an ideal match. We had an opening on the Board for someone with major construction expertise, and Andy fit the bill perfectly.”

Among his strengths, Mr. Mele brings successful business acumen as president of Chandler Architectural Products in West Springfield. The 100-employee business provides, fabricates and installs high quality glass and glazing products for both new commercial construction and retrofits.

“We have a precious product (in WMA students) and we all need to find the best way to help them succeed in life,” Mr. Mele said. “You find these people in life who are mentors, and I’ve had a few like Ed McGuire and Robin “Chick” Taylor (Kim’s stepfather and longtime owner of Chandler Architectural Products) who have been and still are so important to me. They help you make good decisions.”

Mr. Mele’s career at Chandler has included multiple construction projects with Flansburgh Architects, the Academy’s master planning firm.

“The Academy is now a fine-tuned organization that always needs the best teachers, students, parents, it has a great staff . . . it’s very competitive,

an arms race (between independent schools),” Mr. Mele said. “And as in business, we’ve really built a great company. And it takes teamwork.”

And Mr. Easler agreed, saying “Andy’s depth and breadth of experience in the construction world, particularly his company’s work with a handful of other independent schools, will inform his advice and guidance to the Academy as we continue to work through the master planning process and then bring it to fruition.”

The second youngest of five brothers and raised in the Boston-area suburb of Sudbury, Mr. Mele met Kim on Cape Cod and has been married for 29 years.

“Kim was doing marketing for a radio station (WCIB) on the Cape and she came in selling radio advertising time (to McGuire’s fertilization company) and I said, ‘No, we don’t do radio,’” said Mr. Mele, who was educated in turf management at Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. “But I did ask her out, right there. And it worked.”

The couple later married and, a dozen years later, moved to Wilbraham in 1993.

The Mele children spent a total of 15 school years on campus, as Brooke and Drew each started in Grade 7 and Alessandra was a student for three years.

Today, Alessandra, 26, works in marketing and communications for W.F. Young Inc./ Absorbine in Springfield, and Brooke, 24, is a first grade teacher in the Springfield Public School system. Both live in Wilbraham.

Drew, 20, is a junior at Ithaca College, where he is studying environmental science.

“It was a great experience for all of them.

Sure, we spent a lot of money to bring them here (WMA), but all of the kids are just thriving,” Mr. Mele said. “I have the experience of having had three kids come through here. And that will really help me relate to subjects that come up here.”

By Russ Held Manager of Electronic Communications

WMA Spotlight: faculty

Faculty Marshal Don Kelly Honored with Bench How do you honor a stand-up guy? With a

sit-down bench, of course.

Mr. Don Kelly has been an invaluable piece of Wilbraham & Monson Academy for parts of five decades. Thanks to grateful alumni, a granite bench has given his legacy a permanent, physical place on campus.

“Don Kelly would never ask to be recognized,” John Banas III ’80 said. “He just wants to do his thing and so many people love that humility and leadership he brings to WMA and life. I don’t think he realizes the impact he has had on all of us.”

Mr. Kelly is still going strong during his 42nd year as a Latin teacher, but it took some persuasion for him to “OK” the bench.

“We were having a beer one night at his house and we said, ‘You gotta to let us do something,’” Mr. Banas said. “He changed so many lives. And he was OK with a bench.”

The bench is located next to the sundial, where Broad Walk levels off, because Mr. Banas said “we wanted it . . . near the (old) softball field, where he had spent so much time as a coach.”

The bench, engraved with the inscription “He taught, He led, He cared,” was dedicated during Reunion Weekend in June 2016.

Mr. Kelly said Mr. Banas “somehow got it in his mind that he wanted to make this donation, something with me in mind. He just corralled this group (of alumni) together. I thought maybe they could just make a scholarship. But (Head of School) Brian (Easler) said this was what they really wanted to do.

“It is (special), although I’d rather keep a low profile about it. Inside, of course, it’s very touching.”

Mr. Banas teamed with a group of fellow Class of 1980 members that included Peter Waszkis, Sam Hanmer and E.J. Brennan.

“There was no hesitation on their part to put this thing together,” Mr. Banas said. “They reached for their wallets. It was so nice to see others take action. And it’s great to see because I don’t think our class has been as big a contributor as it could have been over the years. But it’s not because no one likes the Academy . . . ” Mixing Latin and humor, as Mr. Kelly might, the bench is inscribed with “semper ubi sub ubi,”

which translates to “always wear underwear.”

“Forget Cicero, Horace or anything the kids learned,” Mr. Kelly said. “For most kids, ‘semper ubi sub ubi’ is the only thing they remember from Latin. It’s a hackneyed joke I like to tell every year.”

But it wasn’t the joke Mr. Kelly recalled of four decades ago, a “challenge” made then by Mr. Banas.

“John Banas was a freshman in the first Latin I class I taught,” said Mr. Kelly, who began teaching at the Academy in 1976. “It was coming up on Prize Day and he said that if he won a Barber Prize for the class, he’d come back someday and put up a monument of me. The original joke was that he would put up a statue of me, dressed as Julius Caesar, crossing the Rubicon.”

Mr. Banas did come back and helped honor the former Dean of Studies and Dean of Faculty for his commitment and dedication to the Academy.

“My dad (Dr. John S. Banas Jr. ’55W) was here in the ’50s, he saw the ‘Happy Days,’ and he had people like (Roger) Lincoln during those times,” Mr. Banas said. “And the time when I was here in the mid-70s, we were just at the turning point in so many ways. Don Kelly helped us through, with that transition and that coming of age here.

“Guys like that — (former faculty and administrators) Hugh Harrell, Fred Watts, Don Kelly — they were incredible with the way they made you like a part of their family. They taught you to leave every person, every place better than the way you found it. It’s just the way they were.”

Mr. Kelly is the current faculty marshal, and said he has no immediate plans to find other interests.

“I love it here, I don’t golf, I don’t have a (retirement age) number. And plus, I am the only one who knows Latin here at WMA, so that even if I get Alzheimer’s or dementia someday, nobody here is going to know what I am teaching anyway,” Kelly joked.

The Ridgefield, N.J., native lives on Mountain Road in Wilbraham with wife Deb. He was married to the late Jane (McNamara) for 24 years and together they raised three daughters — Kathleen, Maureen ’02, and Liz. Combined, Mr. Kelly and Deb have four grandchildren and with two more on the way.

Left to right: Phil Chesky ’02, Maureen Kelly Chesky ’02 (holding son Benjamin), Deb Kelly with Colleen Chesky in front, Don Kelly, Kathleen (Kelly) Parente (holding son Michael) and Sonny Parente shared in the bench dedication in June 2016.

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By haley godin ’18

Cuba: Baseball, Laughter, Help Cultivate Global Experience Through diplomacy sessions that are offered to students as well as the powerful cultural messages that are spread throughout campus each day, students are being formed into culturally-aware, global citizens. due to the Cold War during the 20th century, Cuba and the United States finally restored their relationship in 2015. In August of the following year, the first commercial flight since 1962 touched down in Santa Clara. At that moment, I would never have guessed I would be landing in Cuba seven months later, also taking part in the first wave of American tourism since the 1960s.

I decided that taking advantage of the student travel opportunities at Wilbraham & Monson Academy would expand on my cultural awareness as well as my exposure to diversity.

Therefore, when the 2017 travel opportunities were shared, I knew right away that Cuba was where I wanted to go.

After taking Spanish as my foreign language for the past four years, I had become comfortable with the challenge of speaking another language as well as WMA students being knowledgeable of the culture. I navigated the twists and realized that I would benefit more turns of Cuban streets.

After 56 years of tension

from choosing Cuba over the more popular European trips because I would have the chance to utilize the Spanish language in real-life situations. Also, I could have a firsthand experience of the country’s shift from stern communism to friendly tourism, which many people are unable to experience.

Prior to leaving for Cuba, many friends and family told me to take pictures of the cars or to indulge in the coffee. These are common ideas of Cuban culture that many Americans have misunderstood, thinking that those are the only things Cuba has to offer. They were missing the knowledge on the small things that make Cuba a unique and incredible place. Yes, the cars were fascinating and the coffee was savory, but there were many things that I saw and took part in that I would have never learned from a Cuban travel book.

While there, we visited four Cuban cities: Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Havana. Each destination had something special to offer. In Santa Clara we were able to experience the divide between city living and living in the countryside. Then in Cienfuegos and Trinidad, we were given an opportunity to travel along cobblestone streets to older, historical buildings. When we traveled to Havana for our last stop on the trip, we were able to experience the city shifting to tourism. Walking through the aisles of the indoor market, I noticed the items that had the word “Cuba” or “Havana” on them to catch the attention of a tourist who was looking for a gift to bring home.

There were many different characteristics about each of these cities. However, there was one thing that remained the same throughout them all. The natives we met and interacted with were welcoming and curious of our culture. Through the numerous salsa lessons or tours, each Cuban showed interest in

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everything we had to offer. For example, in the “casa” I was staying in, along with four other WMA girls, we had a Spanish conversation with the host family. They found interest in our stories about America and we were even able to teach them a little English, to share a small aspect of our culture.

Widely known as “America’s favorite pastime,” baseball also extends internationally. In Cuba, I was able to play in a baseball game with local high school students in Santa Clara. None of the group of WMA students knew what to expect because we had never played baseball in Latin America. When we arrived at the field there were weeds in the rough track that surrounded the grassy area where we played. The bases were small hills of rocks, and the ball and bat were nothing like what we were used to.

However, all of these things were considered normal to the Cuban players. They had never been exposed to the freshly cut grass and new uniforms that we would consider normal. As I was playing, I took all of these thoughts into consideration and could not help but notice all of the smiles and laughter being exchanged between the two cultural groups. Although we came from opposite styles of living, it did not affect the small friendships that were formed in that one game of baseball.

The baseball game we played with the Cuban students represented what students are being taught at WMA. Through diplomacy sessions that are offered to students as well as the powerful cultural messages that are spread throughout campus each day, students are being formed into culturally-aware, global citizens. I, as well as the 14 other WMA students, would not have shared the laughter we had or formed the friendships we made on our trip to historic Cuba if it was not for the knowledge and lessons that are presented to us by the Academy.

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top left A Cuban street, framed in black and white.

top right The four-wheeled beauty of Havana brings life and color to its culture.

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By walter swanson Dean of Faculty

From WMA to England: Experiencing the Differences

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Through the generosity of

Lev Hubbard, four Wilbraham & Monson Academy students are annually selected to travel to England. While there, they not only enjoy the city of London, but travel south by train to Plymouth. At Plymouth, for the past few years, Academy students have enmeshed themselves in the community and academic life of Plymouth College, a boarding school similar to WMA. This year, Tim Harrington ’73, Chair of the English Department, and I were fortunate enough to accompany Dakota Wheeler ’17, Miles Lester ’17, Alexa Fleury ’18 and Korynna Rankin ’18 from the Academy.

As a teacher, it was fascinating to see the approach to discussion that took place in the Plymouth classrooms. The classes I visited had vibrant and informed discussions, where students respectfully challenged their teachers much more than in the U.S. This lively give and take allowed what I felt was a more significant, organic and authentic discussion. I also clearly observed the pressure of the looming A level tests (akin to our SATs), toward which the majority of the curriculum was aimed. Nerves, study sessions and keen preparation were readily apparent.

As an American rugby coach, it was strange to be in a place where rugby was clearly king of the hill, and where soccer was relegated to second class citizenship at best. With a long storied tradition of rugby at Plymouth, including sending players to the professional and national team sides, it was wonderful to see the sport that is often regarded as an oddity here in the U.S. held aloft.

Yet, the most enjoyable experience of travel for me always comes from having the chance to see and hear our own students’ observations and thoughts unfold as they are faced with differences.

The wonderful thing about England is that there is often an assumption that everything will be the same, except with more charming accents. Yet, as our students ventured more deeply into culture and looked beyond the BBC and Brexit, they unearthed deeper elements of what a country values, is upset by and could care less about. They questioned why these values exist in this new place, but more importantly, reflect back on their own assumptions of why the Americans do things the way we do. Those moments of conversation, sitting tired on a worn couch in the dormitory after a day of classes and sports, were the richest. It allowed all of us to shed our traditional roles of teacher and student, and just speak with each other sincerely about what we are seeing, what we appreciate and how and why it differs from home.

As we continue to send students to England through the generosity of Mr. Hubbard, I look forward to a continued relationship with Plymouth College and to repaying their hospitality when they visit the Academy this year. More so, I look forward to hearing the perceptions of students and colleagues who will continue this exchange for years to come. And if time and treasure permit, and we fully embrace the sharing of each others’ culture and values, then I look forward to the future grand opening of the WMA Rugby Stadium. I’ve already taken measurements inside the track — it fits perfectly.

left Miles Lester ’17 explores the streets of England. below Plymouth Exchange travelers (from left, top row) Dakota Wheeler ’17, Miles Lester ’17, (middle row) Alexa Fleury ’18 and Korynna Rankin ’18 and Faculty members Wally Swanson and Tim Harrington ’73.

“I was shocked by the architecture...I thought that buildings built in the 1600s and 1700s were as old as it gets. I saw architecture, such as Buckland Abbey, which was built about 700 years ago. It was astonishing for me to think about how in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries people were able to build such amazing structures, like castles and churches, without modern day technology.” — Alexa Fleury ’18 WILB R AHAM & MONSON AC ADEMY

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above The rooftop town of Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic offered a European feel to WMA travelers. bottom left A snapshot of the “Shoes on the Danube Bank” memorial in Budapest, Hungary. bottom right With the Budapest skyline as a backdrop, WMA students took a moment for a photo during their March Break trip.

By emma stoll ’18

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Up until March 2017, I had

never left the United States.

I had always wanted to immerse myself in as many cultures as possible, and Wilbraham & Monson Academy’s Global Scholar program finally actualized that dream. When the 2016–2017 trip options were released, I wanted to visit a culture, not only with a diverse history, but one that had a depth of beautiful architecture.

Every year I watch the Tour de France on the television with my family, and we always push “pause” in order to relish in the beauty of European-style structures. The idyllic stained glass windows and the steeples that visually tower over the great mountains are what persuaded me to travel to Central Europe, just so I could see them in person.

Once I arrived in Budapest, I soon learned that a major part of its unique history was Queen Elisabeth, otherwise known as “Sisi,” from the Habsburg family. As we traveled to other European cities, I realized that by exploring a multitude of places, rather than staying in one city, we had received a broader cultural understanding of Sisi’s elegant lifestyle.

The Royal Habsburg family, also known as the House of Austria, was the most influential family in the history of both Hungary and Austria.

Having held the throne of the Holy Roman Empire from 1438 to 1740, the Habsburg Empire spread throughout Europe, leaving an impact on the landscape in both Budapest and Vienna, such as the Schönbrunn and Hofburg palaces. However, as we toured these elegant castles and museums, it became evident that there was a discord about the famous Queen Elisabeth.

In Budapest, the love for Queen Sisi was evident through the words of our tour guide, who only spoke of her in admiration and love. Queen Sisi was famous, like the movie stars of today, and it seemed as if she had only died a year ago.

In every gift shop you could find Sisi napkins, figurines and trinkets, representing the respect and adoration for her legacy.

However, once we arrived in Vienna, I came to realize my monolithic view of Queen Sisi was only half the story. The Viennese perspective was more critical, judging her for her parenting, excessive spending and overall luxurious lifestyle. Instead, they focused their recognition on her mother-in-law, Maria Theresa,

who was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominion. She was a powerful leader who unified the currency, formulated a central judicial law and provided public education to the poor. When we visited the Old Town Square in the center of Prague, different values came to fruition. Instead of grand palaces, it was centered on the famous astronomical clock that holds great significance to the people as a centuries old remnant of history.

You could also notice the statue of Jan Hus, a religious reformer who predicted the Protestant Reformation years before Martin Luther published his thesis. The people of Prague valued different things than the people of Budapest or Vienna, displaying the diversity of cultures that constituted our trip.

This diversity of opinion between cities allowed us to experience these separate cultures and judge their narratives by our own merit.

It allowed us to draw our own conclusions on Sisi’s benefits as a leader and the impact of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Queen Sisi’s story shows how history can be interpreted and reinterpreted, depending on your perspective.

This experience generated an openness and understanding of different perspectives, which I can utilize at home or abroad to act as an informed global citizen around the world.

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By abigail lacey ’19

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The Sun Shines in Iceland for WMA Wilbraham & Monson

encourages students to expand their individual interests outside of the classroom, and provides students many opportunities to do so. One way WMA helps students achieve this goal is by offering school trips. These trips allow students the ability to explore unique and, sometimes, remote locations that they otherwise would not be able to visit.

In June, Science Department Chair Dr. Kathleen Gorksi and Faculty member Mr. Thomas Iannacone led a group of 10 students on a sciencebased expedition to Iceland. Our goal was to come back with ideas on how to make WMA’s campus more sustainable. We did so by studying Iceland’s environmental habits and how they could be applied and adapted in the United States.

However, the trip was not solely scientific. Along with visiting a geothermal power plant, we also learned about the culture of Iceland, through meeting Icelandic people, attending a seminar with an Icelandic author and touring museums.

This allowed us to form a well-rounded vision of what Iceland is and what is valued in the country’s communities.

Our first day in Iceland, we were immersed in presentations about the Solheimar Eco-Village, where we would be staying for the duration of our trip. The village, we were told, is “as sustainable as it gets,” complete with a greenhouse, where they grow their own vegetables. The community is composed of 100 permanent residents, 43 of which are disabled. We attended “morning meeting” in the village, which demonstrated to us just how connected the community is. By holding hands at the start of the meeting, they symbolize a greater sense of unification than most societies today.

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Throughout the course of the trip, we visited Pingvellir National Park, hiked to geothermal springs, watched geysers erupt, stood beside waterfalls, visited rocky beaches and helped build a turf house. Along with all of these environmental stops, however, there were also many stops devoted to culture. Whether it was walking the streets of Reykjavik, eating traditional desserts, visiting the National Museum or sifting through Icelandic sweaters, everyone connected to the country in some way.

One of the most remarkable things about Iceland was its people. From the museum tour

guide who was eager to demonstrate her vast knowledge of everything Iceland, to the store owner who happily gave directions, to the owners of the turf house who greeted us with donuts and coffee to, especially so, our kind tour guide, Dave, who entertained all of our pressing questions.

These people welcomed us with open arms and helped to make our trip even more enjoyable.

Through this trip, we gained not only a greater knowledge of what it means to be sustainable, but also a greater appreciation for everything that comes along with defining yourself as Icelandic. left An Icelandic “hut.” top A bird’s-eye view of WMA travelers and the beauty of Iceland during early summer. bottom left WMA students spent time building a turf house in Iceland. bottom right WMA’s trip to Iceland brought many stunning views of the country’s landscape.

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By andrew faulstich ’15

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YEMS Project: Lessons Learned From Being a Teacher A student from the front

“Why can’t you stay for just one more day?”

The six other Wilbraham & Monson Academy volunteers and I were caught off guard, speechless for a few seconds. My teaching group at the ZhuTang School in the Yunnan Province of China had decided to end our class on the final day with open-ended questions from students. Questions such as: “Do you like Chinese food?” and “Do you have a girlfriend?” were most common, and what we were expecting. row asked,

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The problem with this particular student’s question was there was no good answer. After the trip was over, we were all going to part ways and continue summer vacations filled with travel, work and relaxation. There was no reason we couldn’t have decided to stay another day to teach.

I quickly came up with, “We can’t stay another day because of our flight schedule.” The student accepted the answer, and we moved on, but the difficult questions kept infiltrating our classroom discussion. The most common was,

bottom left Melody Liu ’12, who brought the YEMS Project to WMA, enjoys a moment with local school children. top left WMA travelers offered all forms of self-expression atop the Great Wall of China.

“Will you return to our school to teach us again?”

This was usually followed by, “Please remember me.” The students at the school know they live in a very remote place. They rarely have visitors from outside the province, never mind outside the country.

The WMA volunteers who were experiencing this for the first time were surprised at the responses from the students after only one week of teaching. For me, however, it was very reminiscent of the last time I participated in the Yunnan Ethnic Minority Schools Project, which was in 2013 while I was still a student at the Academy.

I was asked the same question of, “Will you return to our school to teach us” by a different batch of students. My answer of, “Yes, of course I will,” came easily to me. Many people, some on the trip and others back home who heard my stories, labeled me naive and idealistic. They said, in reality, I’d probably never make it back to the remote ZhuTang School, buried deep in the heart of Yunnan Province. But I made a promise to those students, and I planned on seeing it through.

Four years later, at the final concert, one of the teachers called me aside. With him were three students that had been a part of the 2013 project.

Now in 12th grade, they all professed to me the YEMS Project inspired them to continue their education. I was beyond proud.

Stories like this are common with YEMS. When Yibo “Canna” Zhang ’18 performed a ballet routine, one of the students asked Canna if she would teach her. After a few lessons, the student asked, “Why can’t you stay here and be the ballet teacher? Do you have to leave?”

Canna was stunned and honored by the request. At the end of the trip, she said that she had decided to major in education when she got to college. Her teaching bottom right Andrew Faulstich ’15 experience had changed her displays his passion outlook on what she wanted for teaching at the to do with her life.

ZhuTang School in the I returned from YEMS Yunnan Province four years ago with a of China. completely different outlook on the world. I realized that I could impact hundreds of students with a little money and a little time. The question in my mind became, “How can I do more of it?” The same was true when Melody Liu ’12 began the project in 2010.

Although YEMS takes place in China, it was born in a Social Entrepreneurship class at the Academy.

Melody and I wanted to give the volunteers an opportunity like we had, to put them in a situation that causes them to ask questions about their top right Alexa Lafond ’18 is all smiles as she helps lead classroom work at the ZhuTang School.

most basic assumptions about the world.

Like Melody and I had predicted, each person reacted differently to the cultural immersion.

We began the trip in Beijing, learning how to use chopsticks and eating dumplings, and we ended the trip in Kunming, eating Chinese Kentucky Fried Chicken, despite my objections. The volunteers were shown regions of China that were complete opposites: the globalized and the isolated.

The students were juxtaposed between their assumptions prior to the trip and the realization that every experience was new, different and something they never could have predicted. Their journals quickly filled up with reactions to their new environment, and we noticed that by the end of the trip each person began to pick up different parts of the local culture.

While we made great strides during our time at the ZhuTang School, our last day reminded us that there is still work to do. We were celebrating with some of the students and one of their English

teachers by dancing to some American music, taking pictures and hanging out. We had rearranged a classroom so that we could also have a bit of a dance floor. After a half an hour, a teacher with whom we had not interacted came into the room, and was very angry about our activities.

The music was shut off, the desks were put back in rows, we were shoved out and the students were back in their seats. Melody would not directly translate what he was shouting at the students, but my best guess is “while all of you are shouting ‘Go YEMS,’ your test scores are going down! You have no time to fool around. Now you will study while I supervise you, so you do not waste your education.”

Each year that we run the YEMS Project, we chip away at the stigma against learning for learning’s sake. Many still believe that testing is the one and only way to determine intelligence.

Now we look toward next year, when we will do it all again.

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1 Evan Filkins ’11, Sarah Tanguay ’11, Brooke Mele ’11, Jeannette Viens ’11 and Sommer Mahoney ’11. 2 Robert and Jessica Morra ’00.

3 Daniel Carr ’04, Colin Cook ’04, Dan Staples ’04 and Chris Beck ’04. 4 Tom Magill ’55W and his wife, Marjorie. 5 Alumni parents Tom and Ellen Race. 6 Alumni parent Ligia Guerin, James Robinson, Dick Brown, Alumni parent Patricia Keiser and former WMA English Department Faculty member Suzanne Zeckhausen. 7 Alumni parents Kate and Chris Carlin with current parent Maria Etti. 8 Alumni parents — Marty and Eileen Wright and Jenny and Rich Bourgeois. 9 The Jensens — Robin ’83 and John ’82. 10 Drew Shea ’08, Heidi Vogel and Gary Popovich ’08.

11 John Davis ’75, Lee Laferriere Bates ’76 and Rick Bates. 12 CEGS Faculty member Gary Cook and his son, Colin ’08. 13 Alumni parents Kim and Andy Mele, with Patrick Agahigian ’09.

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Asia February 2017 Head of School Brian Easler and Director of Advancement Mark Aimone hosted lunches and dinners for alumni and current parents during their trip to Asia.

14 WMA alumni and current parents reception in Beijing at the JW Marriott. 15 Mr. Easler and Mr. Aimone enjoyed a reception with current parents and alumni in the Oak Room of THE PLAZA Hotel in Seoul. 16 The first meeting of the Taiwanese Alumni Association!

Special thanks to Katherine Chen ’05 for reaching out to the Taiwanese alumni. 17 Mr. Easler and Mr. Aimone met with the Executive Committee of the Thai Alumni Association at the Centara Grand at CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting was organized

by Association President Geng Sakapan Eamegdool ’72. 18 Lunch in Tokyo at the French Kitchen at the Grand Hyatt. Back row, left to right: Lin-Hua Chen ’13, Megumi Aoki ’12, Masamune Konakamura ’05, Michiharu Honda ’81, Kento Fukasaku ’05 and Takashi Wada ’07. Front row, left to right: Head of School Brian Easler and Director of Advancement Mark Aimone.

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By Bill Wells Director of Student Promotion

WMA Spotlight: Current Staff

From Day One, WMA has ‘Felt Like Home’ for Heanny Mompho

On a March night in 1975, Heanny Mompho, her

husband, three young children and a family friend boarded their motorboat on the coast of Cambodia.

This, however, wasn’t a casual scenic tour of the beautiful Cambodian waterfront.

The Khmer Rouge had gained control of the country and was in search of anyone who worked for the previous government. Mrs. Mompho’s husband was on the list. But it wasn’t just her husband the Khmer Rouge sought. The communist-believing group was looking to kill the entire family.

That day was more than 42 years ago. Mrs. Mompho can’t remember all of the details, but the emotion is still present.

“It was terrifying,” she said, her voice diminishing to a whisper and her face growing blank.

Less than a year after fleeing her home country of Cambodia, Mrs. Mompho was living at Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

And 1½ years after that, she was employed as a member of the above Academy’s dining Heanny Mompho, a member hall staff, where of the Academy’s dining hall she has worked — staff since 1977.

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gratefully and often with a smile — for the last 40 years.

But what if Mrs. Mompho and her family weren’t able to relocate from the Khmer Rouge the first time . . . or the second time . . . or the third time . . . or the fourth time? What if the motorboat’s engine couldn’t handle the half-day journey in ocean waters? What if Mrs. Mompho’s husband was tricked into returning to Cambodia, like so many other government officials were before being killed?

What if . . .

Mrs. Mompho grew up with her parents and nine siblings in the biggest house in the town of Kandal. In step with traditional Cambodian culture, Mrs. Mompho stopped going to school when she reached high school age. Still living with her parents, she was already married and the mother of two children when the Khmer Rouge began to seize power during the country’s civil war.

She left Kandal for Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, in 1969.

Mrs. Mompho and her family felt out of harm’s way for a few years. However, as the war progressed and the Khmer Rouge’s influence began to spread, she and her family moved to the province of Koh Kong. Again, Mrs. Mompho stayed a few years before the Khmer Rouge’s noose became too tight, with the family maneuvering to an island off the coast of Cambodia.

The family, although detached from its origins, was safe, and Mrs. Mompho’s husband was still earning an income working for the government. In 1975, though, the Khmer Rouge claimed victory in the civil war, leaving Mrs. Mompho and her family little choice but to depart their homeland.

“We didn’t know where we were going to stay or where the food was going to come from,” said Mrs. Mompho, her voice still in a hushed tone. “When we left for Thailand, we had nothing.”

Mrs. Mompho had previously traveled the Gulf of Thailand from Cambodia, and on each occasion, the seas where rough, and sometimes dangerous. But on that night in March 1975, when six people loaded what few possessions they had into a small motorboat and with their lives at stake, the water was peaceful.

“I couldn’t believe the day we left the water was so calm,” said Mrs. Mompho, whose three children were all under the age of 9 at the time.

“We took a chance. If we didn’t leave, we were going to die anyway. Anyone who worked for a government, they killed them.”

Mrs. Mompho was correct. From 1975–​79, during the Cambodian genocide, the Khmer Rouge killed roughly two million people through execution, poor medical attention or starvation, including Mrs. Mompho’s father, brother and sister-in-law.

The motorboat and its party propelled to the unknown all evening and through part of the next day before reaching Thailand. For a month, they stayed with a family they knew before entering a refugee camp, which was established by the Red Cross. With challenging living conditions, no money and unable to speak the language, Mrs. Mompho and her family relocated to a military base in Arkansas.

They hoped to be sponsored by someone in New York because they had heard of it before.

They were told there weren’t any sponsors in New York, but there was from a place nearby — in Massachusetts.

The Wilbraham United Church, located

“The first time I stepped foot in that house at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, I felt like it was my home...If I didn’t send my kids to school here, I don’t know what they would have become.”

a few hundred yards from the Academy, was looking for people to house refugees. Headmaster Francis M. Casey offered a place to stay at the school, and by the end of 1975, Mrs. Mompho and her family were literally neighbors with Mr. Casey, living in the house on Main Street next to Morrow House.

And from the moment Mrs. Mompho entered that house on Main Street, she has been thankful Wilbraham & Monson Academy gave her a safe and healthy environment for her family, particularly her children.

“The first time I stepped foot in that house at Wilbraham & Monson Academy, I felt like it was my home,” said Mrs. Mompho, her big smile popping. “Plus, my kids went here. They got a good education from here. They went to college. If I didn’t send my kids to school here, I don’t know what they would have become.”

Mrs. Mompho’s children made the most of their opportunity at the Academy, with all three going to college. Kosinara Mompho ’86 is an architect for a medical center in Texas, Bo ’88 is a curator at Wellesley College, and

Phas ’90 works in sales for a bank in New Jersey.

As for Heanny, she’s been a member of the Academy’s dining hall staff since 1977. After working a number of years in the kitchen, when Bertha Lak retired in 1995 following nearly 50 years of dedicated service to the school, Mrs. Mompho became the main server in Lak Dining Hall, which is named after Mrs. Lak’s husband, Billy.

“Bertha worked here a long time,” Mrs. Mompho said. “And now I feel like Bertha. She loved this place so much, and I feel the same way.” left Heanny Mompho (back row, far left) stands with WMA kitchen staff during the 1980s.

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By Teddy Ryan Director of Marketing & Communications

WMA Spotlight: former Staff

Catching up with Ms. Shults

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is a different

place than when Cindy Shults first joined the community in 1968, and now it’s a better place because of her. Over the summer, faculty and staff gathered in Rich Hall lobby to celebrate her tenure and to give her a proper send-off as she retired after 25 years of service to the Academy.

During her early years (1968–1973) working on campus, Wilbraham and Monson academies merged and female students enrolled for the first time since the early 1900s. Ms. Shults was a secretary in the Alumni Office then and recalled it was on the first level of Rich Hall (where Academic Services is now). Her second stint saw her in the Admission Office before she moved to the Deans Office in 2002.

Technology has changed significantly during her time here. “There was an addressograph used to print envelopes with these little metal plates you would have to make for every single

address,” she said. “The Academy magazine was sorted by hand by towns and zip codes and letters were written on a typewriter. It’s so much better now.”

What she will miss the most? The WMA community. “Watching the faculty kids grow up,” she said thoughtfully. “This is home to a lot of people, even the kids that go through here for four years, especially if they’re boarders.

For a lot of those kids, this is the best time of their lives so far.”

Over the years, WMA has faced difficult situations, whether during the tornado, the microburst, or the ice storm (all in 2011), or Sept.

11, 2001. There have also been times when individuals within our community have dealt with trying times. In each of these instances, the community has rallied together in support of WMA, or in support of one another. “It amazes me that people can come together and do things.

If only they would do that all the time. Just every day, things would be so much better everywhere,” Ms. Shults said. “We have a great group of people here, we’ve been very lucky.”

A mainstay in the Deans Office, Ms. Shults was honored with this year’s “The Hill” yearbook dedication — a testament to her presence on campus and in students’ lives.

She managed all facets of student presence on campus — from absences and tardiness to weekend travel permissions. “Ms. Shults, thank you for all that you do, all you have done, and will continue to do to support members of the Academy,” reads the dedication, “(we will surely miss the snacks you leave out in the Deans Hallway, too!)”

“I worked hand-in-hand with Ms. Shults in the Deans Office for 14 years. You don’t spend that kind of time with someone, often under challenging circumstances, without really getting to know them,” former Dean of Students and current Head of School Brian Easler reflected.

“Cindy is a genuinely warm, kind, thoughtful and committed woman, and her integrity is without question. She is a wonderful person.

I have missed her since I left the Deans Office, even though she was just down the hall. I will miss her now . . . but, I know she will be just down the road . . . ” Ms. Shults has no particular plans for how she spends her retirement. “I’m looking forward to choosing what to do with my time, the freedom to do so,” she said. “I would like to travel domestically — maybe to Alaska — and to do something with my yard.” She is the resident baker in her family, especially around Thanksgiving and the holidays. “If I bake too much, I eat too much,” she admitted, so she shares her hobby with her son, Rick Jr., daughter, Dana, and other relatives. We look forward to seeing where new adventures will take her next.

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In Memoriam Remembering Harold ‘Bud’ Porter ’44W Harold “Bud” Porter ’44W was a natural leader who absolutely loved his alma mater, Wilbraham Academy. For 81 years — he first attended Wilbraham as a day student in the fourth grade — until his passing at age 90 on April 3, 2017, Mr. Porter had a positive impact on the Academy. His dedication as a student leader, an alumni class agent and Development Director during a transitional time at the Academy in 1970, is unmatched.

As an agent and student, Mr. Porter served as captain of the Varsity Baseball, Soccer and Ice Hockey teams, and was MVP of the Soccer team in 1943 and MVP of the Baseball team in 1944. Somehow, while earning those accolades and keeping up with his schoolwork, he managed to run track, serve on the Student Council and hold the office of class president. These honors led to his induction into the WMA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009. Phil Shaw and Roger Lincoln were his most influential teachers, and Bud always spoke highly of Headmaster Charles L. Stevens, who had taken Mr. Porter under his wing and encouraged him to succeed.

After graduation, Mr. Porter served as a U.S. Marine in World War II. He graduated from Bates College in 1950, where he lettered in football, track and baseball. At Bates, he was a member of the 1946 Glass Bowl Team, and was inducted into the Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame. Mr. Porter played semi-pro baseball for several years and was offered a contract to play ball for the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. At his memorial service, everyone in attendance sang “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Mr. Porter also had a successful professional career in insurance. He volunteered at organizations all over Wilbraham, including his church, the Wilbraham Fire Department, the Athenaeum Society, Springfield Ski Club and many more.

In recent years, Mr. Porter could be seen on the sidelines cheering on our teams, or with his wife and best friend, Nancy, in attendance at alumni events. He always encouraged his classmates to attend Reunion and kept in touch with them frequently, letting them know what was new at their school and encouraging them to support the Annual Fund. He was the bearer of sad news from time to time, letting classmates know when one of them had passed and sending addresses of where notes of condolence could be sent to their friends’ widows. He was so thoughtful.

Mr. Porter volunteered as often as he could to help his school. Even when he was having health challenges, he was

not too proud to ask for help getting to and from WMA events.

In recent years, Mr. Porter’s son, Jeffery, would drive him to the Academy so he could sign letters to his classmates. Mr. Porter never complained about aches and pains. He was determined to keep doing all he could for WMA, just as he had done on the athletic fields as an outstanding athlete as a boy.

If we had an MVP award for outstanding volunteers or loyalty to the Academy, Mr. Porter would be our inaugural recipient. Mr. Porter’s presence will be greatly missed, but he will remain in our hearts for many years to come.

above A yearbook photo of Harold “Bud” Porter ’44W.

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By mark aimone Director of Advancement

in memoriam

Richard B. Phillips ’63W: An Alumnus Who Did Not Hold Back with his Generosity Richard “R.B.” B. Phillips ’63W will be remembered by many at the Academy as “Dick.”

But it was his grandchildren who called him R.B., and so he became R.B. to all of his family and friends. Whatever his nickname, the connection to his warmth, caring and positive energy was unmistakable.

Mr. Phillips was a dedicated and loyal alumnus, who served as a Trustee from 1993– 2004. Current Head of School Brian Easler remembered Mr. Phillips for his positive attitude and warmth, saying, “R.B. was always upbeat and positive, even when things weren’t.”

Mr. Phillips passed away Jan. 31, 2017.

After graduating, he matriculated to St. Lawrence University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1967. Mr. Phillips had a successful career as a human resources executive at Crane & Co. in Dalton, Massachusetts.

In 1993, Head of School Dick Malley asked Mr. Phillips to join the Board of Trustees. Mr. Malley offered these reflections of his friend: “I first met Dick at his office for Crane Corporation. Dick’s interest in WMA ran deep. He had enjoyed a very positive experience during the Mattern years. One thing quickly led to another and, fortunately for WMA, Dick agreed to join the Board of Trustees.

“Dick was a wonderful trustee. He understood the challenges that faced the school in the ’90s, and Dick’s low-key and steady approach helped the board to make strategic decisions that served his school well then and into the future.

Dick was extremely well respected, and Dick’s involvement as a trustee motivated many alumni to join him in becoming involved and invested in the school’s future.

“A person I admired tremendously once told me that ‘a person’s generosity is marked not by how much they give, but by how much they hold back.’ WMA is a strong school today because Dick Phillips did not hold back!”

Mr. Phillips was one of the first alumni I met after joining the WMA community in July 2016. The qualities that Mr. Easler and Mr. Malley articulated were readily apparent. I was immediately struck by his warmth and friendliness. He and his wife, Cathy, could not have made me feel more welcomed.

I am honored to have had the opportunity to meet Mr. Phillips and spend a few moments with him. While we are saddened by his loss, all of us and the Academy are better for having known him. left Richard “R.B.” Phillips ’63W (left), with Craig Meadows ’64W.

“A person I admired tremendously once told me that ‘a person’s generosity is marked not by how much they give, but by how much they hold back.’ WMA is a strong school today because Dick Phillips did not hold back!”

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By bill wells Director of Student Promotion

Helmut Waszkis ’51W: Pioneer in Student Project Association Program Helmut Waszkis ’51W, the first student sponsored by Wilbraham Academy’s revolutionary Student Project Association, passed away March 8 in Rhode Island. He was 83.

Born in Berlin, Germany, just years prior to the outbreak of World War II, Helmut arrived at Wilbraham Academy in September 1950. Although unconfirmed, he believed he was the first student from Germany to study in the United States following the war. He graduated in 1951.

Helmut’s love for Wilbraham was clear as he sent two of his three children — Claudia ’78 and Peter ’80 — to the Academy.

“It was his first experience abroad, coming after the war in Germany, so it was quite a mind opener,” Peter said. “The seeds were sown for him to develop a great love for this country. He eventually lived in several places around the world. From Germany he moved to Peru, then to Canada, to Brazil and then the States and eventually became an American.”

Peter Maximilan Waszkis ’17, Helmut’s grandson and Peter’s son, graduated after spending a year as a postgraduate. right Helmut Waszkis ’51W was the first of three generations to attend the Academy.

We Remember Mr. David M. Adams ’51M

Dr. Jules N. Manger ’64W

Mr. William E. Barratt ’57W

Mr. Donald M. Manni ’57M

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78

Mr. Melvin Markson ’34W

Mr. Robert W. Bozenhard ’53M

Mr. Alfred L. Maurer II ’83

Dr. A. Dwight Bramble ’41M

Mr. Ernest W. Moore ’45W

Mr. Russell H. Burt ’50W

Mr. Howard E. Oberg Jr. ’44W

Mr. Philip J. Chesarone ’39W

Dr. Roger L. Pearson ’56W

Mr. Frank J. Childs ’63W

Mr. Dillinger Perez ’15

Mr. John B. Freese Jr. ’45W

Mr. Aldore L. Phaneuf Jr. ’64M

Mr. Richard J. Golden ’50M

Mr. Richard B. Phillips ’63W

Mr. Robert J. Googins ’53W

Mr. Robert C. Pickford ’50W

Mr. Douglas R. Haley ’66M

Mr. Harold E. Porter ’44W

Mr. Robert L. Hayward ’46M

Mr. James B. Punderson ’44W

Mr. Thory Heye ’66W

Mr. Bruce H. Sargeant ’65W

Mr. Erik K. Knaus ’89

Mr. Edwin Shivell ’50M

Mr. Richard E. LaFond ’60M

Mr. Helmut E. Waszkis ’51W

Mr. Lawrence F. Larchez ’56W

Mr. Peter I. Wilson ’54W

Mr. Gregory L. Large ’15

Mrs. Eleanor McNamara, Alumni Grandparent

Mr. Barton D. Kagan, Alumni Parent

Mrs. Katie A. Bailey, Alumni Parent

Mrs. Janis G. Manger, Alumni Spouse

Mr. Edward J. Baker, Former Faculty

Mr. Robert M. McLaughlin, Alumni Grandparent

Mrs. Carolyn Curtis, Alumni Parent

Mr. Matthew J. Merritt Jr., Alumni Parent

Mrs. Joanne C. Danforth, Alumni Spouse

Dr. William A. Parisien Jr., Alumni Parent

Mrs. Elizabeth Gaviglio, Alumni Spouse

Mr. Dale A. Schuparra, Alumni Parent

Mr. Steven Graziano, Alumni Parent

Mr. Philip C. Steiger Jr., Former Faculty Spouse

Mr. David O. Harbert, Alumni Parent

Mrs. Joanne Stolar, Alumni Parent

Mrs. Veronica D. Harrington, Current Grandparent

Mrs. Linda B. Whitlock, Former Faculty

Mr. David B. Lyman ’74

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By Tina Girhiny Advancement Database Manager

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Pieria Prize winner Gary Beauchamp ’78 Leaves Lasting Impression on WMA

How does one layer the depth of a lifetime, small enough to fit on a page? The life of Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 was much like his collections — a cabinet of curiosities.

Everyone who knew Mr. Beauchamp has a story to tell and, by story, I do mean a gift. I could write about the sadness I felt while we visited with him for the last time in Lak Dining Hall and he quietly whispered his final WMA intentions, but that would not represent the full life of Mr. Beauchamp.

Mr. Beauchamp, 57, insisted his final visit would be to display his Dead Poet’s Society collection in the antique pie case he donated to the school, and it was, as he said it would be.

Mr. Beauchamp was an antiquities collector of all things political, which you may imagine covers a lot of territory. He devoted his thoughts, time and treasure to WMA. Mr. Beauchamp would travel 45 miles to the Academy quarterly to share his emporium of historical memorabilia, highlighting America’s political and cultural heritage. His display might include such things as political and presidential buttons, pin backs and

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badges, medals, posters, paper ephemera, books and photos. The exterior was always topped with cattails and lace. The cattail flower is a symbol of appreciation and peace, while lace represents tradition and home.

I knew Mr. Beauchamp for the better part of 14 years, and he wore his sarcasm and wit in a way only he could. He outlived his doctor’s expectations, and at the same time continued to make an impact on those who surrounded him.

Legend has it that he never alluded to his state of health during his last months as he continued to rally his classmates and stay in touch. He would like the word legend.

A close friend, Mary Tulloch, captured Mr. Beauchamp like this: “Gary brought people together in wonderful ways through laughter and his wisdom. We have all been fortunate to have had him in our lives. His positive attitude in life is certainly an extraordinary role to follow. He always said that if he looked on the bright side, others would too. Not such a bad way to look at life.” Agreed.

On my 50th birthday, Mr. Beauchamp took the time to produce a mature, leather-bound liquor case with gifts of future predictions that made our entire lunch table roar with laughter.

He reveled in the spotlight as his eyes twinkled and he enjoyed every minute of my uncomfortable reception.

My son, Jake ’22, attends WMA, and Mr. Beauchamp often made keen observations of his likes and dislikes that were shared on WMA’s social media. This is the epitome of Mr. Beauchamp. He sweetened what was important to each of us and allowed for gentle reassurance that everything would be OK. I am not an alumna of the Academy.

Mr. Beauchamp’s classmates are the lucky ones.

He served a postgraduate year that impressed a class early in their orchestra of light and sadness.

Their bitter cold school year included Jimmy Carter sweaters in the White House, the Broncos vs. Cowboys Super Bowl, and Egypt vs. Israel.

A place in time that appeared to be in search of champions. Champions of peace, football, the global climate and red shoes to fill. WMA’s

temperature reflected the shared desire for champions. The student government at WMA had not been re-established since the merger of Wilbraham and Monson academies in 1972.

Mr. Beauchamp bucked this trend and was elected senior class president while his political interests ripened. He was actually a fan of the school dress code, even as a student, and a blazer became a staple of his adult life. He received the Pieria Prize, which is awarded annually to the senior whose record of participation in non-athletic extracurricular activities has been extensive and exemplary.

The Class of 1978 is significant and beloved.

They have celebrated and suffered a great deal together. Mr. Beauchamp made sure he acknowledged this at every Reunion. His attentive nature felt like a personal pilgrimage each year and the Senior Stones became an object of reverence. He would take the time to free the stones of their moss-laden state and honor those who had passed, all the while making his school remember, too. It takes a special person to make the effort and acknowledge their history.

One of the things Mr. Beauchamp asked of his friends in his obituary was to continue his service.

Please do so to honor the memory of your classmate and friend we knew as “Whiskey.”

Mr. Beauchamp passed away on March 2, 2017.

His obituary can be found at www.jackmanfuneralhomes.com.

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In recent years, Bob Perrin has been teaching as part of Wofford College’s Continuing Ed. program, serving principally local senior citizens in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He teaches a three-semester course on U.S. 20th Century Diplomatic & Military History, which tends to draw professional retirees and retired military personnel.

Bob Veit was honored by the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine in June 2017. He was named Volunteer of the Year for his work in their learning center. Bob says he volunteers “as a way to keep alive my interest in education and to encourage kids to have a positive attitude and confidence in themselves.” It’s obvious he’s doing great work with the kids!

business for the money. “If a paper runs stories that’ll stick to your ribs, it holds up a mirror,” he said. “Real communities need real mirrors.

And if I’ve provided one now and then maybe I’ve done some good in this world.” You can’t find too much on The Advocate’s website, so you’ll have to subscribe to be in the know with what’s going on in Lexington and Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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1 Bob Kingsbury and his wife, Mary, stopped by campus on July 18, 2017.

Retirement affords them the time to travel the East Coast from Fort Collins, Colorado.

4 Ben Wilson is managing principal of Beveridge & Diamond PC, the largest environmental law firm in the United States, and was featured in the February 2017 issue of Washington Lawyer, the District of Columbia Bar Magazine. The published conversation lauds him as a pioneer of diversity and inclusion. In 2016, Ben was awarded the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Legacy Award. He founded the Diverse Partners Network in 2008 and helped establish the African American General Counsel and Managing Partners Network in 2012.

1961 Monson 2 WMA Trustee Mark Shenkman and his wife, Rosalind, were vacationing in Cuba at the same time a group of our students traveled there during March break. Everyone gathered for a photo at a hotel in Havana. The year prior, Mark and Rosalind met up with the students on their trip to Peru. Where will they meet up next March?

1964 Wilbraham 3 Ms. Barone and Mrs. Squindo took 14 students to Budapest, Vienna and Prague during March break. While in Vienna, they were treated to a private tour of Parliament by Werner Fasslabend. The students loved meeting Werner and the tour he gave.

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5 Dean Redfern caught up with the WMA Baseball team to watch the Titans play at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla., during March Break.

Pictured (left to right) are Coach Jim Irzyk, co-captain Mike Suglia ’17, Dean Redfern and co-captain Jake Breton ’17.

7 Tree House Brewing Company has opened its 55,000 square-foot brewery in Charlton, Massachusetts.

Sitting on 70 acres, the state-of-theart facility has a 50-barrel brewhouse, a retail area, taproom and a beautiful outdoor pavilion. Dean Rohan and his partners, Damien and Nate, have created an obsessive following, which results in long lines, but it’s well worth it!

Bruce Fenton has been named to the inaugural board of directors for Medici Ventures Inc., a global leader in advancing blockchain technology. He is the founder of Atlantic Financial, the former executive director and a current board member of the Bitcoin Foundation, a co-founder of the Bitcoin Association, and the organizer of the first Dubai Bitcoin Conference.

Bruce is also the host and founder of the Satoshi Roundtable retreat, an exclusive, invitation-only retreat for leaders in the blockchain industry.

Dade McDermott, a Class A Master Teaching Professional of the worldrenowned Lely Resort Golf & Country Club in Naples, Florida, has been named one of the Top Ten Golf Instructors in the World for 2017 by the Professional Golf Teachers Association of America. Dade joins famous teachers David Leadbetter, Mark Immelman, Brenden Pappas, Gary Gilchrist and Michael Major as a recipient of this prestigious award.

He is also an author who writes for the leading golf instruction magazine in the country, “Golf Tips Magazine.”

Dade can be reached via his website www.dademcdermottgolf.com.

1975 David Klein recently had his second book of Sudoku puzzles published.

“Sudoku Rocks!” contains more than 500 puzzles and plenty of Sudoku instruction. There are also specialty Sudoku puzzles, such as Alphabet, Word Guess and Math. David’s last Sudoku book won an award from Kirkus Reviews. You can purchase “Sudoku Rocks!” on Amazon.

1982 6 Endy Abdurrahman and his wife, Ketsia, stopped by the Campus Store in early May 2017. In the States for business from Indonesia, Endy and Ketsia were taking a day to visit Endy’s alma maters — WMA and Boston University.

1983 What a great night watching Joey Alberto Santiago ’83 and the Pixies in concert at the House of Blues in Boston on May 19, 2017! The group of ’83 and ’84 alumni had a lot of fun together! Thanks Joey, Kelley McCormick ’84, Bill Lane ’83, Ann-Marie Lawlor ’84, Jeffrey Grandchamp ’83, John Moylan ’83, Chris Cebula ’83, Shawn Slattery ’83, Doug Turley ’83, Marie Christo Morgan ’83 and Sean Morgan ’83 for a fun night!

1985 Albert Wu was on CNBC’s “Closing Bell,” sharing his perspective on the state of the New York economy as a CRE broker and having been raised in a small business family.

1986 8 Chuck Pettee ’57W and his wife, Rita, stopped by campus on July 17, 2017, with their daughter, Carla Pettee Morton ’86, and grandkids, Carmen and Logan, who were up from Sugar Land, Texas.

1989 9 Chef Jonathan Lundy has launched Corto y Lima in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. The Latin-inspired cuisine focuses on affordability, quality ingredients and a creative menu.

Vegetarian, gluten free and vegan friendly items showcase the versatility of Chef Lundy’s creations featuring homemade artisanal corn tortillas, utilizing the ancient process of nixtamalization.

1994 David Dropkin took part in the twoday, 39.5 mile AVON 39 Walk to End Breast Cancer October 14–15 in New York City. In memory of his grandmother, David crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on his way to the finish line.

1996 10 Adam Jette and his wife, Katherine, welcomed a daughter into their family. Born in April 2017, Melody was welcomed by big brothers Noah, 9, and Dracen, 4.

1997 11 Colleen Blanset and husband Ryan welcomed a daughter into their family on March 13, 2017. Emma Colleen joins her siblings, Connor and Madeline, in rounding out the Blanset family.

12 Eric Christianson married Beth Bronson on May 6, 2017, at the Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts. The Christiansons reside in Norfolk, Massachusetts.

2000 Choti Leenutaphone has been named to Thailand Tatler’s Generation T — a list of 50 of Thailand’s brightest connectors, creative visionaries, influential innovators and disruptive talents. Choti walked away from his family’s successful automotive business to pursue his passion, delivering the best food and the most innovative cocktails. With wife Debby, Choti has opened Vesper Cocktail Bar & Restaurant, Il Fumo and the recently opened pasta bar La Dotta. Ensuring that he gives back, Choti works closely with socialgiver.com, where a portion of the revenue from each of his restaurants is donated to charity.

13 When Ramon Garcia isn’t working out, he’s working others out. He and his wife, Kim, ran the 2017 Boston Marathon to raise money for the David Ortiz Children’s Fund. Ramon was recently in New Orleans working with actor Anthony Mackie, center, for his “Avengers 3” role, and with New Orleans Saints trainer Charles Byrd.

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Chad Rioux, along with his business partners, has opened Choppe Shoppe.

Located in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Choppe Shoppe has a full-service salon for women upstairs and a full-service barbershop for men downstairs. Pastries, finger sandwiches and wine on one floor, with a bourbon bar and cigars on another!

2001 Michael Insler has co-authored a research paper on Asian immigration patterns, “Education Outcomes of Children of Asian Intermarriages: Does Gender of the Immigrant Parent Matter?” It was accepted for publication in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. Given the prominence of immigration in current discourse, this paper may generate substantial interest. This is the fifth publication for Michael.

14 Craving fresh Greek food while in Boston? Demetri Tsolakis has opened GRE.CO at 225 Newbury St. They provide the fresh, farm-raised ingredients — ​you decide how it all comes together. Start off with a fresh baked pita or plate. Add in your choice of slow-roasted, organic meats. Bring some zing with tzatziki, spicy-whipped feta or another Greek sauce. And finish off your meal with legendary Loukoumades, homemade Greek-fried doughnuts, lavished with the velvety, chocolaty or fruity topping of your choice.

2002 15 Jamie Pernaa and his wife, Mallory, welcomed a son into their family. Blake William Pernaa arrived on Feb. 28, 2017.

16 Miguel Cantor Venegas married Natalie Arce Hernandez on Dec. 17, 2016. They reside in Costa Rica.

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Maureen Kelly Chesky trained to run in the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5, 2017. She partnered with “Team Teal” to raise money and awareness for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition and in memory of her mom and aunt, who both passed away from ovarian cancer. Mo said, “I am thankful for developments in genetic testing and research in screening for inherited mutations aimed to identify women at high risk for ovarian cancer. But more needs to be done. There are not tests to effectively detect ovarian cancer in its early stages. I want to help make awareness and early stage detection the norm for all women. I want to help us see a cure in our lifetime.” To support Mo, visit www.crowdrise.com/ nationalovariancancercoalitionnyc 2017/fundraiser/maureenkelly-chesky.

2003 17 Lenny Caraballo and his wife, Jackie, welcomed a son into their family. Dominic was born on July 28, 2017.

18 Carrie Ertl and husband Eric welcomed a daughter on April 4, 2017.

Evelyn James joins big sister Harper in the Ertl family.

Carrie Michael has a boutique in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The Hodgepodge has been open for seven years and is now located at 21 Myron Street above Dave DiRico’s Golf and Racquet, her parents’ golf shop. The Hodgepodge offers women’s contemporary fashions at affordable prices and select children’s items, gifts and jewelry. Hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday by appointment, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To shop online, go to www.boutiquego.myshopify.com.

Brian Murphy is now the Executive Chef at Idletyme Brewing Company in

Stowe, Vermont. The beer-centric bistro serves American classics with a twist and craft brews in a warm ambiance.

2004 19 Carolyn ’05 and Rob Balicki ’04 welcomed a son into their family.

Benjamin Robert was born Jan. 31, 2017.

20 Stephanie Hodges and her husband, Alan, welcomed a daughter, Salem, into their family on June 16, 2017. Big brother Quincy turned 2 on July 30!

2006 21 Looking for a bite to eat on the Upper East Side of NYC? Stop into Quality Eats UES, 1496 Second Ave. at 78th St. General manager William Daly is excited to launch the second (of the soon to be three) location of Quality Eats. Check out their menu at www.qualityeats.com.

22 Abby Hsu married Jake Yaun in a beautiful, flower-filled ceremony in Taiwan. Bridesmaid Mindy Chang ’05 and Rebecca Kuo ’05 were in attendance.

23 Director of Alumni Relations Dawn Hines met up with Kate Klebes at a Naturalization Ceremony April 13, 2017, at the Ethel Walker School. Kate, a magna cum laude graduate of the Quinnipiac University School of Law, is a law clerk for the Honorable Robert A. Richardson, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Judge Richardson presided over a ceremony in which 38 people from 21 countries became U.S. citizens.

24 Trevor Reid, an ’01 WMA Middle School grad, had his work featured on the cover of this year’s marathon

issue of Boston Magazine.

You can see his photography at www.trevorreid.com.

25 Niti “Joe” Lertsumitkul married Rita Jira on May 14, 2017, at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok. The celebration was trending with #RitaNiti.

2007 26 Dan Olsen spent time on campus taking in a Boys’ Varsity Basketball game and working out with the team.

Here he is with Coach Mannix and future Titan Liam Mannix.

27 Guy Pistone married Jen Guzman on July 28, 2017, at the Villa at Ridder Country Club in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The couple resides in Santa Monica, California. Guy’s social fitness apps business, Fitivity, launched its 2.0 version in August 2017 with entirely new apps and content. Get better at anything — sports, martial arts, fitness, physical therapy, dance . . .

28 Have you checked out Alex Tuohey’s music on iTunes or Spotify?

Search Alex2e for his EP Strange Company and his latest singles. You can find out where Alex will be playing by checking his website at www.alex2e.com.

2009 Patrick Agahigian is relocating to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he has enrolled into the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business for its full-time MBA program. Patrick also keeps busy with Union Avenue Racing, his hobby/business, which holds and manages his interests in several thoroughbred horses. He’s no stranger to Saratoga Race Course!

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Clemens Grave has launched Finnest with a classmate from Brown. Built to give parents a tool that changes the way children learn about personal finance, learn more at www.finnest.co.

Eddie Jewel has been named head coach of Northampton High’s Varsity Football team. At WMA for three years, Eddie played football, basketball and track. After playing cornerback in college, Eddie coached special teams and defensive backs at Worcester State University. Best of luck to Eddie and the Blue Devils.

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29 Walter Mfuko and Jordan Benton welcomed a son into their family on May 3, 2017. It won’t be long before Malachi is dribbling a basketball.

Walter is head boys’ basketball coach and middle school math teacher at Springfield Commonwealth Academy.

30 Stephanie Pajak married Dr. Christopher Firely on May 19, 2017, at Old Saint Mary’s Church in Society Hill, Philadelphia. Her sister, Samantha ’15, served as her maid of honor and her brother, Matthew ’11, as a groomsman. Other WMA alumnae in attendance were Steff Robbins ’10 and Chelsea Goldrick ’09.

2010 31 Naofall Folahan visited campus with a potential future Titan. “Ming,” as he is known to many, visited faculty and spent some time on the court.

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programs available to as many kids as possible.

2011 Sommer Mahoney is now a certified Kripalu yoga teacher after completing her 200-hour training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. She is scheduled to teach yoga at WMA this winter. Sommer is also a WMA faculty member, teaching CEGS classes in the Upper School and is an Assistant Coach for the Girls’ Varsity Soccer team.

2012 32 Lucy Biggel, center, and her boyfriend Moritz, left, traveled from Germany to spend some time in the States. They visited a bunch of our National Parks during their monthlong stay last April. Brooke Mele ’11 hosted them for a few days, and they all stopped by campus.

33 When Nick Jalbert was sitting in Chris Ayers’ Latin class at WMA, he heard Mr. Ayers promise an embroidered lab coat, like the one he wore, to any of his students who went on to teach. Years later, Mr. Ayers made good on that promise and sent Nick his very own lab coat to wear in his Latin classroom at Holy Spirit Preparatory School in Atlanta, Georgia. Embroidered is “Magister Jalbert, Latin Dept.” Magister is Latin for teacher or master.

Brandon McKenna is attending Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management as a Russell Fellow.

This highly selective program will allow Brandon to earn a M.S. in Management Studies in only 10 months.

2013 Emma Bourgeois interned in the Political Section of U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, last summer.

She mostly worked on translations, conferences, studying trends in Russian society/government, monitoring Russian news outlets and attending various multilateral meetings between governments and civil society organizations. This fall Emma returned to Brown University, where she is majoring in Slavic Studies, to finish her last semester. Looking ahead, Emma is currently applying for a Fulbright Scholarship for the Peace Corps and will be applying to grad schools.

Alumni doing great things for others!

While Brendan Butcher was a senior bioengineering student at Syracuse University, he was part of a team that designed and built an “OttoMobile.” Winning first place in the Bioengineering Capstone Competition, the car allows differently-abled children to “drive” with their friends.

Brendan and his team donated the “Otto-Mobile” to Luna and her friends at the Jowonio School in Syracuse, New York.

34 Carly Cronin, a recent Bryant University graduate, was drafted by the Boston Storm of the United Women’s Lacrosse League. Carly played games in Attleboro, Massachusetts, New Canaan, Connecticut, at UMass Amherst, Philadelphia and Richmond, Virginia. The Storm is the first professional women’s lacrosse team in Boston and one of four inaugural teams in the UWLX, which launched in 2016. The season ran from May through July.

Ivy Durepo is on her way to becoming Dr. Durepo! She was accepted into the Doctoral Educational Psychology

program at American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

35 Molly Moran is the newest member of the Sloma Real Estate/ Jameson Sotheby’s team, which specializes in luxury real estate in the Chicago area. As the new marketing coordinator, Molly will work directly with Izabela Sloma, Senior VP, Sales at Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.

36 C.J. Woloshchuk, second from right, traveled to Almansa, Spain, with The Atlantis Project, as part of the Atlantis Fellowship. She spent her spring break observing orthopedic, trauma and general surgeries at Hospital General de Almansa. C.J. is graduating from American University this spring and is in the process of applying to medical schools.

2014 Megan Pehoviak has completed a nurse externship position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on the Orthopedics, Trauma and Plastics Unit.

The eight-week, paid rotation in an acute care setting offered her hands-on training within the baccalaureate nursing program (BSN). Megan is a senior at Colby-Sawyer College and was recently inducted into the International Nursing Honor Society.

2016 37 Babson College edged out Augustana College, 79–78, to win the NCAA Division III National Championship March 18, 2017.

Congratulations to Babson sophomore and former Titan Julian Alexis.

38 Allyson Faulstick ’16, Katelyn Mercer ’15 and Erin Demers ’16 were on campus catching a Titans’ Softball game. Here they are posing with their former coaches Erik Kindblom and Don Kelly.

39 During spring break, Coach MacDonald took some lacrosse players to watch Assumption College’s Spencer Marocchini ’16 and Colby Hamwey ’15 take on Division II No. 1 Le Moyne College. Le Moyne won 8–7 in overtime, but Colby (in goal) made 17 saves, and Spencer scored his first collegiate goal.

40 Look who got together in Tokyo in May! Left to right: Gosuke Mekada ’15, Rin Yamanashi ’16, Aaron Ruiz ’16, Joy Weng ’16 and Charlie Yang ’16. We love mini WMA reunions! ​

2015 Brian Kennedy, a junior at Notre Dame and member of their rocketry team, was in Huntsville, Alabama, last April at the NASA Student Launch.

Their team won the Altitude Award for being closest to 1 mile (5,286 feet is the best altitude in the history of Student Launch).

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A milestone reached …

This issue of Academy World highlights where we are, and today we are a community that has reached a milestone in voluntary support. An Academy that is stronger today than ever before because of your generosity.

For the first time in our history, WMA has raised more than $1 million in annual support. A level that exemplifies the belief you all have — not just in what we do — but how we do it. A level that engenders confidence and builds enthusiasm for the future.

This year’s annual fund support will ensure our students continue to have the transformational experience that makes WMA such a special place. Your generosity provided for the installation of air conditioning in the common areas of the dormitories, renovations to the interior of the first floor of Rich Hall and the complete replacement of the Rich Hall portico and handicap accessibility for the main entrance.

On the following pages we recognize all whose

support and generosity make a difference every day.

These are the alumni, parents, past parents and friends who have lifted us up to reach this milestone and who keep our school moving forward.

On behalf of the students, faculty, parents, past parents, friends and alumni around the world, thank you for making 2016–2017 such an incredible year!

It is only the beginning of what lies ahead for our great school.

Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to support Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

With appreciation,

t. mark aimone director of advancement

Introducing the Atlas Fund In the midst of all of the excitement this year, we are pleased to announce the transition of the annual fund to the Atlas Fund. Just as Atlas has long stood watch over all who enter Rich Hall, the Atlas Fund will stand watch over our school and each year the support we receive will strengthen our ability to deliver that transformational experience.

Atlas, the Titan who personifies the qualities of endurance, perseverance and resilience, is a fitting symbol for our school. Throughout our history, we have faced a number of challenges and have remained stout hearted and focused on our mission in the face of all challenges.

The Atlas Fund and the new giving recognition societies represent the start of a new era at WMA. Over the past three years we have developed a stronger command of our resources and have begun positioning ourselves to direct a portion of the Atlas Fund away from operating support and towards moving the Academy forward. Your generosity and support

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of the Atlas Fund serves as a catalyst for progress and improvement. Together we will strengthen WMA and ensure that students continue to have a transformational experience.

Atlas Fund gift levels 1804 leadership circle Founders Society $100,000 + Wesleyan Society $50,000–​$99,999 Old Academy Society $25,000–$49,999 Fisk Society $10,000–$24,999 Binney Society $5,000–$9,999 Mattern Society $1,804–$4,999

monson bell society $500–$1,803 rubicon society $1–$499

Raised more than $1M in Annual Support for the first time in WMA history

The Herbert P. Blake Society

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. McEvoy ’68W

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. McKenna

Mrs. Marjorie H. Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Morgan ’59W

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Flynn

National Wine & Spirits Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Fuld Jr. ’64W

Palmer Paving Corporation

Dr. Edward J. Gramse ’39W

The Pecoy Companies

Greater New Orleans Foundation

Mr. Kent W. Pecoy

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Griffin

Mr. Frank J. Pizzitola ’43M

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Griffin ’68W

Mr. Oscar H. Plotkin

Haas Electric Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Plumb, Esq. ’61W

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hale ’46W

Mr. & Mrs. Brian F. Randall ’60W

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Altman

Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Hale ’55W

Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 &

Andrew Associates

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson

Mrs. Mary B. Annan

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Hickson Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Sack ’47W

Antonacci Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Schwab Charitable Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci

Irene E. and George A. Davis

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Shea Jr. ’44W

In recognition of benefactors whose loyalty, support and generosity have helped shape the future of Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Their total support for the Academy is in excess of $100,000.

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Antonacci

Foundation

Mr. John Arthur

Mr. & Mrs. J. David Shenk Sr. ’74 Shenkman Capital Management

Mrs. Marianne Antonacci

Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Jacobs ’75

Mr. Francis M. Austin Jr. ’46W

Mr. & Mrs. William E. James ’64W

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Barend ’66M

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Joffray ’46W

Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake

Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Kagami

Mr. & Mrs. Charoen

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M.

Dr. & Mrs. Jamieson D.

Callahan III ’75

Kennedy ’51W

Inc.

Sirivadhanabhakdi Mr. & Mrs. Steven D. Spence ’76

Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan

Mrs. Judith A. Knapp

Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W

Ms. Janet Callahan

KSD Charitable Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Stuart ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Jon E. Callahan ’81

Mr. & Mrs. James E. LaCrosse ’50W

Mrs. Anne P. Symes

Ms. Julie A. Callahan ’78

Mr. W. R. Lappin ’53M

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Symes III ’64W

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Chapple III ’60W

Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W

Mr. & Mrs. Brent G. Todd ’81

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Clarke ’58W

Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Livermore

Mrs. Leonia S. Todd

Community Foundation of Western MA

1917W

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Tychsen ’59W

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Martin ’47W

The Wallace Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Deininger ’43W

Mr. & Mrs. David Witherspoon

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt

Mr. Ernest E. Denby

Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. McCallum Jr.

WMA Parents Association

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Dooley The Edward E. Ford Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Leonard G. Enroth ’39W

’43W Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. McCallum ’47W

Mr. Sergay G. Zarynoff ’57W

List by Giving Level

Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W

1804 Leadership Circle

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Marini Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele Mr. Kent W. Pecoy Mr. Brian F. Randall ’60W

Founders Society $100,000 +

Mr. Craig A. Rubin ’63W Mr. Edwin Shivell ’50M

Mr. Francis M. Austin Jr. ’46W Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 Schwab Charitable Fund

U. S. Trust Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt

Binney Society $5,000–$9,999

Wesleyan Society $50,000–$99,999

Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81 Community Foundation of

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78

Western MA

Mr. Michael J. Flynn

Mr. & Mrs. Amaro Goncalves

Hampden Engineering Corp.

Mr. Robert L. Hayward ’46M

Mr. Qimin Qian &

Mr. William S. Ho &

Mrs. Fenrong Miao

Ms. Annis C. Chan

Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73

Dr. Bernard Hoyt ’42M

Old Academy Society $25,000–$49,999

Mr. Donald M. Joffray ’46W Mr. S. Peter Manchester ’58W Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves

Anonymous Antonacci Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Antonacci Mrs. Marianne Antonacci Mr. & Mrs. David J. Callahan Mr. & Mrs. Sakchai Chirathivat Mr. William E. James ’64W

Mr. Philip C. Steiger Jr. Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W

Mattern Society $1,804–$4,999 GenScope Inc. Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian

Mrs. Judith A. Knapp

Ms. Elizabeth Bayless

Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W

Ms. Linda R. Berube

National Wine & Spirits

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M

Corporation

Mr. Song Chang &

Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M Thailand Alumni Association

Mrs. Zhaoyan Liang Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W The Columbus Foundation

Fisk Society $10,000–$24,999

Mr. Paul B. Cronin ’53W Mr. A. Winslow Dodge ’58W Mr. James S. Downey ’73

Andrew Associates

Mr. Brian P. Easler &

Mr. Graeme A. Bazarian ’87

Dr. Stephanie Easler

Mr. William C. Bowie

Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W

Mr. Richard G. Dooley Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Linda B. Griffin

Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn ’06 Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W Mr. & Mrs. Seyun Hong Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt

Mrs. Judith B. Hale

Mr. Craig B. Klosk &

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Ms. Patricia I. Kallett

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Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai, Esq. ’89

Mr. Joshua D. Binney ’07

Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard ’52W

Dr. Hee Sup Kim &

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois

Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Brassard

Mr. William D. Howerton ’49W

Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt &

Mr. Eugenio P. Bravo da Rosa

Mr. David E. Hoxeng ’68W

Dr. Mary E. King

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Burke

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Ingraham IV

Mr. Xiangnan Liu &

Ipswich Foundation Inc.

Dr. Eunhwa Choi

Mr. Alexey Demkin & Ms. Irina Kolikova

Ms. Haiyan Ca

J. Polep Distribution Services

Ms. Sue Kwon

Mr. Phillip J. Cardone

Jack & Sylvia Altman Foundation

Mr. Young Do Kim &

Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Carson

Mr. Matthew C. Jarvinen ’96

Ms. Melanie J. Chadwick

Mr. Michael O. Jennings ’65M

Mr. John F. Chapple III ’60W

Mr. Bo Jiang & Ms. Ping Li

Mrs. Bokyang Kim

Dr. Han-Chung Lien &

Mr. Robert A. Johnson ’54W

Mr. & Mrs. Mao-Jung Lin

Dr. I-Ching Chou

Mrs. Hyun Ah Kwon Mr. Kyungho Lee &

Mr. Brian W. Juengst ’01

Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Little

Mr. Seung Jae Chyun ’75

Mr. M. Loran Kary ’67W

Mr. & Mrs. Li Lu

Mr. Mark C. Clark ’75

Dr. Mark A. Keroack ’72

Maine Community Foundation

Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M

Mr. Charles M. Kingsbury

Mr. Robert K. Nichols ’63W

Community Foundation of

Mr. & Mrs. Yuki Koyasu

Dr. Sun Ha Park

New Jersey

Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73

Mrs. Kathryn Phillips

Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Conlon

Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass &

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr.

ConocoPhillips Company

Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose

Mr. Peter S. Plumb, Esq. ’61W

Mr. Edwin T. Conway ’77

Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72

Mr. Zhiyou Zhang &

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Mr. Yong D. Kwon ’88

Ms. Virginia H. Cranch

Mr. Thomas J. Langer ’73

Mr. Dean F. Redfern ’72

Mr. John L. Crowell ’61M

Mr. & Mrs. Yniong Lee

Renaissance Charitable

Mr. William L. Danforth ’56W

Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W

Mrs. Jianhua Qi

Foundation Inc.

Dr. David R. Kelley ’70M

Mr. Jin Wang & Ms. Xiangbing Luo

Dr. Bonnie Faulkner Ryan ’82

Mr. Harry A. Day ’57W

Mr. David B. Lyman ’74

The Sack Foundation Inc.

Mr. Michael C. DeNucci ’91

Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin, Ph.D.

Mr. Edward J. Sack ’47W

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Diotalevi

Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W

Mr. John C. Duncan III ’56W

Dr. Ronald L. Majka ’68M

Mr. Kui Ma & Ms. Xianghong Tan

Mr. Robert B. Enemark ’42W

Mr. Barry M. Maloney ’85

Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III ’70W

Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W

Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Marcus

Mr. Youzhi Xu & Mrs. Xia Wang

Mr. Scott A. Faulkner, CPA ’88

Mr. John C. Marsh ’58W

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Mrs. Sophia Fowler

Mr. Josef E. Martin, CPCU ’82

Mr. Xiang Yu & Mrs. Lili Fu

Mrs. June Caldwell Martin

Mr. Evan H. Gallivan ’96

Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Gallivan

Mr. K. Keith McAllister ’65W

Mr. Dwight W. Gammons ’52W

Mr. R. Timothy McBride ’78

Mr. Yuefeng Yan & Ms. Weiwei Gao

Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W

Mr. Thomas P. Addicks

Mr. Joseph J. Garstka ’69M

Mr. John H. Meissner ’66W

Mrs. Megan S. Aimone ’85 &

Mr. Richard R. Garstka ’73

Mr. Gregory A. Merkel ’72

Mr. Gunter M. Glass ’63W

Mr. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. ’57W

Mr. Saleh K. Alhuwayrini ’17

Mr. Richard P. Goldman

Mr. Allen J. Miles III

Mr. Ronald W. Alley Sr. ’57W

Mr. Van Gothner &

Dr. John W. Miller ’49W

Monson Bell Society $500–$1,803 Mr. T. Mark Aimone

Alpha Oil Company

Ms. Elizabeth A. Davison

’50W

Mr. Francis R. Mitchell ’66W

Mr. Richard Altman

Mr. Harold W. Gramse, D.D.S. ’47W

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran

Mrs. Sylvia F. Altman

Mrs. Laura Gramse, D.M.D. ’84

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen

Mr. Eric W. Anderson

Mr. Philip H. Grandchamp ’56W

Mr. & Mrs. Lam H. Nguyen

Dr. Raymond J. Anton ’61M

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Grandinetti

Mr. Robert T. O’Neill ’69M

Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker

Mr. Charles G. Greenhalgh Jr. ’42W

Mr. Alan A. Orquiola ’89

Mrs. Ligia P. Guerin

Mr. David H. Otte &

Foundation

Mrs. Audrey Blake Otte

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Ms. Ellen M. Hancock

Mr. David P. Benziger ’61M

Dr. Leigh Harrington ’59W

Mr. William H. Passy

Ms. Joe Anne Berwick

Ms. Janet Hayes

Mr. Jeffrey M. Polep ’72

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888 DONORS

Mr. Brian J. Popovich ’15

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Waszkis

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich

Mr. William S. Welles ’64W

Mrs. Jane N. Putnam

Dr. David F. Wender ’69W

Mr. Ralph A. Quackenbush ’51W

Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Race

Mrs. Jane F. Wood

Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright

Mr. Arthur S. Robbins ’50W

Mr. Jingping Yang

Mr. Louis E. Roberts ’49M

Dr. Brett R. Zalkan ’83

Mr. Dean P. Rohan ’84

Mr. Shaoxin Xu &

Mr. Andrew J. Ross ’97 Mrs. Sandra H. Ross Mr. Jack Rubin &

Mrs. Xiaowen Zeng Mr. Guofeng Li & Mrs. Huiping Zhang

Ms. Patricia Yuzawa-Rubin Mr. Theodore G. Sarant ’73 Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W Mr. Lee H. Schilling ’59W Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. ’77

Rubicon Society $1–$499

Mr. Philip H. Shaw Jr. ’57W

Mr. Paul R. Aarnio ’61W

Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. ’48W

Mr. James Irzyk &

SK3 Realty LLC

Ms. Jody L. Abzug

Mr. Shawn M. Slattery ’83

Mr. Patrick T. Agahigian ’09

Mr. Stoughton L. Smead

Ms. Tasmina S. Ahmed ’06

Smith & Wesson Corp.

Mr. Colin S. Akerly ’09

Mr. & Mrs. Garrett P. Smith

Mr. Charles M. Albrecht ’60M

Mr. Donald J. Southwick ’64M

Ms. Renee A. Alexander

Mr. Dennis C. Sowers ’59W

Mr. Omar Aljanabi

Specter Perpetual Charitable Trust

Mr. Stephen M. Allen ’57W

Mr. Jonathan L. Specter ’89

Mr. Hasan Y. Alrefae &

Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Stolpinski

Ms. Tiffany E. Alrefae

Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson ’63W

Amazon Smile Foundation

Mrs. Linda E. Swift

Mr. Semen Andreichuk ’17

Mr. C. Stetson Thomas ’50W

Mr. Philip G. Anton ’75

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Towle Jr.

Anonymous

Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W

Mr. Enike Anyia ’17

Mr. Richard C. Upton ’60M

Dr. Gary W. Ardison ’57W

Mr. Kehong Wu & Mrs. Bei Wang

Mr. Robert J. Ardison III ’55W

Mr. Zhizhong Zha &

Ms. Barbara T. August ’77

Ms. Yiling Wang

Mr. Gabriel M. Awad ’17

Dr. & Mrs. Charles B. Warden Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Bachtold

Dr. William H. Warren ’42W

Bacon & Wilson, PC

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher L. Carlin

Mr. Robert L. Eddy Jr. ’62W

Dr. Arlene M. Goodman ’96

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert

Mr. Richard D. Carreno ’65W

Mr. Gunnar A. Edelstein ’68M

Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Goodman

Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert ’12

Mr. Joshua Bain

Ms. Emily J. Carson ’15

Mr. Richard U. Edgehill ’70W

Mrs. Carol J. Googins

Mr. Skip Jarocki

Baker Newman & Noyes

Mr. Christopher C. Catjakis ’78

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Ely III

Mr. Robert J. Googins ’53W

Mr. Christopher F. Jasinski ’00

Ms. Dawn Baker

Mr. Marco Cattani ’14

Ms. Jennifer M. English ’17

Dr. Barbara J. Gordon &

Mr. Charles Joerin

Mr. Gregory J. Balicki ’07

Mr. Anthony R. Cebula ’17

Mr. Caelan C. Etti ’17

Mr. Alexander J.

Mr. Timothy Q. Cebula ’86

Mr. Mountfort A. Euston ’62W

Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski

Mr. Douglas T. Jones ’67W

Mr. Hanbo Chen ’17

Mr. Austin T. Fabbo ’15

Mr. Jeffrey P. Grandchamp ’83

Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Jones Jr.

Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III ’70W

Mr. Yingjie Chen ’14

Ms. Marissa Fabbo ’17

Mr. Carl A. Grassetti ’61M

Mr. Xavier T. Jones ’17

Mr. James A. Barkhuff ’67W

Mr. Alton W. Cheney ’38W

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fallon

Mrs. Charlotte M. Graves

Mr. Michael H. Joseph ’67M

Ms. Donna L. Barone

Mr. William B. Cheney ’57W

Ms. Courtney P. Fallon ’17

Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W

Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens ’08

Mr. Henry D. Bartlett ’56W

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Cheria

Mr. James Fallon ’17

Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene

Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jurgens

Mrs. Sarah Bateman

Mr. Phillip B. Chesky ’02 & Mrs.

Mr. Haozheng Fan ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier

Mr. Peter J. Jurgens ’06

Dr. Timothy W. Farrell

Mrs. Maura S. Griffin ’82

Mr. Jack Kaiser ’17

Mr. John J. Guerin ’96 &

Mr. Reese Hutchison &

Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey, U.S. Marines (retired) ’55M

Baptiste-Cassell ’04

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater

Maureen A. Kelly Chesky ’02

Dr. George W. Johnson Jr. ’69M

Mr. David J. Gordon

Mr. Gregory J. Bazarian ’90

Ms. Gail Chesworth-Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Don Faulstick

Mr. John G. Becker Jr.

Mr. Isaiah S. Choiniere ’17

Mr. Donald N. Femia ’54W

Ms. Molly B. Bell ’17

Mr. Mark F. Cignoli ’67M

Capt. Edward C. Ferriter ’66W

Mrs. Janet Hale

Mr. Christopher W. Kalil ’17

Dr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Benson-Lewis

Mr. William Ciosek

Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Fialky

Mr. Robert D. Handel ’71W

Dr. Anthony Kandel

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bernard III

Mrs. Marilyn S. Clark ’84

Mrs. Maria F. Filardi ’87

Mr. Cole W. Hansen ’17

Mr. Brendan P. Kane ’17

Mr. William J. Best

Mr. Alexander P. Claudio ’17

Mr. Roland L. Filiault Jr. ’83

Mrs. Alexandra Hanson-Harding ’77

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Kane

Ms. Yu Bi ’11

Mr. Nicholas R. Clement ’05

Mr. Douglas Findlay ’61W

Mr. Robert J. Harlan Jr. ’62M

Mr. Jun Woo Kang ’17

Ms. Roseanne Bianchi

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes

Mrs. Deborah R. Finley

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan S. Kantor

Mr. John Bilezikjian ’88

Bosc Sunshine Club

Mrs. Stephanie C. Firely ’09

Ms. Cloyette Harris-Stoute

Mr. Theodore W. Kappler Jr. ’61W

Lt. Lawrence Biondo

Mr. Francesco Codenotti

Mr. Mark A. Fischer

Mr. Kenneth Harroy ’17

Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84

Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W

Mr. D. Jamie Collins ’84

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fitchet

Mr. Michael R. Harty ’83

Ms. Carolyn H. Keith

Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell ’72

Mr. Edoardo Comazzi ’17

Col. Frederic J. Flemings ’52W

Dr. Harrison B. Hawley ’61W

Mr. Sammi Kelleher

Mr. Douglas H. Blampied ’56W

Mr. Jeffrey J. Cook ’85

Mr. Jon S. Florio ’60M

Mr. E. Morris Hayn Jr. ’49W

Ms. Natalie Kelley ’17

Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr. ’55M

Mr. Russell S. Cook ’57W

Ms. Lauren M. Foley ’17

Mr. Russell B. Held

Mr. Charles D. Kellogg ’62W

Mr. Nathaniel Bond ’52W

Mr. Anthony J. Costa ’17

Dr. James H. Freeman ’49W

Ms. Audrey N. Henry

Mr. Donald E. Kelly

Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78

Mr. Jonathan N. Cotto ’17

Mr. & Mrs. George Frempong

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henry

Mr. Joshua S. Kelly ’85

Mr. John F. Boozang

Mr. Frederik O. Crawford ’60W

Mr. Stanley L. Fri

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Herman

Mr. Michael J. Kendall ’17

Mr. & Mrs. John S. Bordenuk

Mr. & Mrs. William Crocker

Mr. Peter O. Frisch

Mr. & Mrs. Hakim L. Hernandez

Mr. Brian T. Kennedy ’15

Mr. Nickolay Borodin ’17

Ms. Christina J. Cronin, CFRE

Mr. Frank Fritts

Mr. James H. Herzog Jr. ’70W

Ms. Teresa J. Kennedy ’12

Dr. Leonard R. Borsari ’61W

Ms. Katelyn H. Cronin ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller III

Mr. Richard G. Heus ’68W

Mr. David B. Kenney ’53W

Mr. William H. Bourgeois ’10

Mr. Robert C. Crowell ’56M

Mr. Joseph A. Furgal ’57M

Mr. William C. Hine II ’67W

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Kenny

Mr. Shane Bravetti

Mr. Cameron P. Curland ’17

Mr. Anthony L. Gagliardi Jr. ’67W

Ms. DawnMarie Hines

Mr. Walter P. Kiczko

Mr. Lawrence W. Bray ’61M

Mr. & Mrs. Neal A. Curland

Ms. Christine Galavotti, Ph.D. ’73

Mr. Nathan Ho ’17

Mr. JaeJun Kim ’17

Mr. Jacob Breton ’17

Dr. Andrew J. Dadagian ’51W

Ms. Whitney E. Gallivan ’00

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Holik

Mr. JinSung Kim ’17

Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M

Ms. Alison J. Dalphe

Ms. Alexandra E. Garrison ’18

Mr. Peter F. Hooben ’82

Mr. Jisang Kim ’17

Mr. Richard B. Brigham ’52W

Ms. Carlee M. D’Amato

Mr. Liam L. Garrison ’20

Mr. Gordon C. Hoos ’77

Mr. Myungsoo Kim ’17

Mr. Jazario D. Brimmer ’17

Mr. David C. Ross ’67W

Mr. R. Frederick Gates ’79

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Howarth

Ms. Soo Ryun Kim ’17

Mr. John A. Brockway ’61M

Mr. Charles D. D’Avanzo

Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hsiao

Ms. Emma M. Kindblom ’17

Ms. Torey G. Bronson ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison

Mr. Thomas M. Gavin ’66W

Ms. Meng Hsin Hsiao ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Dr. Townsend Brown Jr. ’69W

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Davison

Ms. Kate A. Gaw

Mrs. Charlene L. Hulten

Mr. Richard J. King ’75

Ms. Annika L. Bruce ’17

Ms. Wendy L. Decker

Mr. Kevin C. Genther ’46W

Mr. Robert R. Humberston ’68W

Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W

Ms. Edna L. Buckley

Deerfield Associates Executive

Ms. Cynthia R. St. George ’78

Mr. William O. Humes ’59M

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kirwan

Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg

Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms.

Ms. Christine Woods Kitto

Mr. John C. Burns ’66M

Search, Inc.

Mrs. Elaine Kaiser

Mrs. Kristina S. Guerin ’98

Mr. Richard A. Knight ’59M

Ms. Marthé M. Cable ’17

Ms. Julia S. Diderich ’17

Mr. Jonathan W. Giokas ’95

Ms. Carol A. Cady ’75

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Donahue

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas

Mr. Thomas Iannacone

Mr. James E. Kras ’87

Mr. & Mrs. Brian N. Caine

Ms. Emily A. Dromgold ’17

Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Insler

Mr. Paul D. Kreminski ’60M

Mr. Carmin F. Calabrese ’57W

Ms. Julia Z. Duffy ’03

Ms. Olive Goddard

Ms. Jordana B. Irzyk ’17

Mr. Harrison Kroessler ’14

Cmdr. John S. Calhoun USCG ’61W

Mr. Dylan G. Dupont ’16

Mr. & Mrs. Jason J. Godin

Mr. Mark T. Irzyk

Mr. Nicholas T. Kubacki ’16

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Callahan III

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Dziura

Mr. Jeffrey W. Goff ’64W

Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Izyk

Mr. Daniel E. Kuhnlein Jr. ’76

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L. Carey

Mr. Ian C. Eddy Jr. ’66W

Mr. Charles Goodine

Mr. Eric W. Jacobs ’74

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Labbe

Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson

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Mr. Peter Labbe ’17

Mr. Tashfiq Mannan ’12

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Nicholson ’79

Mr. Timothy M. Rainey ’06

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Shaw

Mr. & Mrs. Brian LaBrec

Mr. Michael C. Mannix

Ms. Judy Niziolek

Mr. Maurice Raizin ’59M

Cmdr. John G. Shaw ’64W

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Lacey

Mr. Robert T. Marchant ’51W

Mr. Brian P. O’Connor ’89

Mr. Wayne Ranbom ’69W

Mr. & Mrs. David K. Sherman

Mrs. Bertha P. Lak

Col. Timothy D. Marsano ’78

Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. O’Dell

Mr. Philip S. Rand ’58W

Mr. Wenxuan Shi ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Lake

Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ’57M

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O’Donnell ’80

Mr. Max J. Rankin ’12

Ms. Yi Shi ’17

Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich &

Mr. Charles P. Mason Jr. ’62W

Mr. John R. O’Reilly & Ms. Ann Rick

Mr. Frederick C. Rathbone Jr. ’62M

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Shirley

Mr. Rasif Masrur ’17

Mr. Oghenemaro S. Oruerio ’18

Ms. Meera E. Ratte ’17

Ms. Cynthia L. Shults

Mr. Geoffrey A. LaMarche ’00

Mr. James G. Matzen ’60W

Mr. Gregory C. Osakwe &

Mr. Douglas W. Rea ’67W

Mr. Rand K. Silver ’88

Mr. Richard H. Lamb ’69W

Mr. Thomas H. McCallum Jr. ’56W

Dr. Ibitoro Osakwe

Ms. Kristin H. Reeves ’14

Ms. Tess Simpson

Mr. William R. Lane Jr. ’83

Mr. Kelley J. McCormick ’84

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Osmond

Mr. Peter A. Reeves ’04

Ms. Elizabeth Ho Sing

Mr. Jesadang Laohaprasit ’94

Mrs. Joyce McCray

Ms. Heidi Ostendarp

Ms. Katherine A. Reilly

Dr. & Ms. Siva P. Sivakumar

Mrs. Mercedese E. Large

Mr. David P. McDowell ’73

Mr. Bertrand A. Page ’58W

Mr. Angel Reyes

Mr. Joshua T. Slater ’13

Mr. Ivar Larsen ’62W

Mr. Robert A. McElaney ’85

Mrs. Debra J. Pageau ’76

Mr. James M. Reynolds ’67W

Mr. Michael A. Sloan

Mr. Dylan C. Lattell ’17

Ms. Paulina McGrath

Ms. Morah C. Palmer ’17

Dr. Paul Reynolds ’69W

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Smith II

Mr. Brian P. Lautenschleger

Mr. & Mrs. James D. McKenna

Mr. W. Lee Palmer Jr. ’71M

Mr. Robert W. Reynolds Jr. ’62W

Ms. Caroline T. Smith

Mr. James S. Law ’68W

Mr. Walter E. McLane ’44W

Dr. Michael A. Pangan ’86

Rice Fruit Farm, Inc.

Ms. Jacqueline M. Smith ’11

Mrs. Ann-Marie Lawlor ’84

Mrs. Kelly M. McLellan-Swanson

Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83

Ms. Sarah A. Richard ’07

Ms. Jessica J. Smith ’14

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Lawson III

Mr. Thomas M. McNamara

Mr. Sang Wook Park ’17

Mr. Fletcher D. Richards III ’67W

Ms. Kiana I. Smith ’17

Ms. Gabriella R. Leary ’17

Mr. Ryan J. McNeill ’17

Rev. & Mrs. John H. Parke

Ms. Cori M. Richert ’07

Mr. Richard R. Smith

Mr. Mark T. Leary

Ms. Alessandra E. Mele ’09

Mr. Bradley L. Paster ’89

Mr. Steven J. Riel ’77

Mr. Michael Sokolov ’56M

Ms. Mina Lee ’17

Mr. Andrew J. Mele ’15

Mr. Andrew M. Paul ’69W

Ms. Anne E. Baker Riker

Mr. Marshall Z. Solomon ’48W

Mr. Sangwoo Lee ’17

Ms. Brooke K. Mele ’11

Mr. Steven L. Paul ’66W

Mr. Edgar C. Riozzi ’62W

Mrs. Stacy D. Sosa ’06

Mrs. Mary Van Leeuwen

Ms. Katelyn A. Mercer ’15

Mr. Daniel F. Pawling Sr.

Mr. John T. Risley

Mr. Frederick Spann &

Mr. Tyler J. Lefebvre ’17

Mr. Peter E. Miccoli Jr. ’17

Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W

Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Rivera

Mr. Tyler Lennon ’17

Mr. Irwin G. Michelman ’75

Mr. Jordan M. Payne ’16

Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Robertson

Ms. Julia A. Sparago ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Leo

Mr. Eugeniu V. Miculet ’06

Ms. Karen J. Pekala ’69M

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Robinson

Ms. Mary E. Sparago ’17

Mr. Ralph F. Leonard ’61W

Mr. Karl F. Miller ’60W

Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier

Mrs. Linda S. Robinson

Dr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Spartos

Mr. Nicholas Leone ’17

Mr. Steven K. Miller ’65W

Dr. Marxan E. Pescetta

Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille

Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman

Mr. Miles Lester ’17

Mr. Stephen B. Millerick ’17

Mr. Frederick V. Peterson Jr. ’66W

Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers

Ms. Elizabeth A. Fontaine Squindo

Mr. Kristian Lien ’17

Mr. Carlton P. Miner ’81

Mr. Stephen J. Petrolati ’73

Ms. Teresa Rodriguez

Mrs. Marjorie Steiger

Mr. Giangabriel Linarez ’17

Ms. Vivian Miranda-Amen

Mr. Charles A. Pettee ’57W

Mrs. Jessica Rohan

Mr. Tyler C. Sterck ’85

Mr. Timothy N. Lincoln ’68W

Mrs. Margaret M. Mitchell

Mr. Mallory L. Pettengill ’53W

Mr. Anthony A. Romano ’17

Ms. Nancy T. Stoll ’75

Mr. M. John Lippman ’53W

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mitchell-Kelly

Ms. Linda Pietras

Mr. Marcelo P. Bravo da Rosa ’17

Mr. Michael F. Stone ’67W

Mr. David H. Little ’16

Mr. Ziyu Mo ’17

Mrs. Christine L. Pilch Mancini ’83

Ms. Keri Rosini

Mr. Mont E. Stong ’78

Mr. John Lombard &

Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel I. Mokwuah

Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr. ’61W

Ms. Delight C. Rothery ’76

Mr. Alexander J. Strange ’17

Mr. Kevin J. Monahan ’73

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt W. Pinnock

Mr. James A. Russell ’55M

Mr. Michael J. Suglia ’17

Mr. Andres S. Lopez ’80

Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore

Mr. Pasquale H. Pio III ’06

Mrs. Julie A. Russell

Ms. Alice Summerville

Mr. P. J. Louis ’92

Ms. Molly C. Moran ’13

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pirog

Mr. Timothy P. Harrington ’73 &

Mr. Yingshuo Sun ’17

Mr. John M. Lovejoy ’54W

Mr. Trevor G. Moran ’10

Ms. Ivette Pizarro

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lynch

Mr. Andrew D. Mordasky ’13

Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Polom

Mr. Stanley H. Rutstein

Mr. James W. Symmonds ’64M

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Lynch

Ms. Celia Morgan

Ms. Lauren G. Poole ’17

Mrs. Theodora Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. Gilles J. Tanguay

Ms. Bethany A. Lyon ’11

Ms. Janet Morrison

Mr. Robert S. Porter ’59W

Mr. J. Brad Ryder ’72

Ms. Hannah K. Tanguay ’10

Mr. Mark S. Lyon &

Dr. Ricardo Mujica &

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr.

Mrs. Cara A. Sabatino

Mr. Arthur Tardiff

Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich ’69M

Mr. Nicola Saltarelli ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Taylor Jr.

Mrs. Carol LaLiberte

Ms. Lilly Lombard

Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon

Dr. Ana M. Castrillon

Mrs. Anne P. Rutherford

Ms. A. Jacquetta Webb-Spann

Mr. Walter G. Swanson

Ms. Sarah E. Lyon ’09

Ms. Barbara J. Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Prashaw

Mr. John N. Sampson ’00

Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W

Mr. Ian S. Macdonald ’94

Mr. James P. Murphy ’17

Ms. Maya A. Preibisz-Kamat ’17

Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent ’71W

Mr. Andrea Teofili ’17

Mr. James S. Macgregor III ’60M

Mrs. Janet L. Murphy

Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice

Mr. Joseph Schneider ’15

Mr. Edward H. Thaxter ’65W

Dr. Thomas G. Magill ’55W

Mr. Kevin J. Murphy

Dr. Christopher M. Prior ’88

Mr. Kenneth E. Schneider ’71W

Ms. Kimberly Therieau

Mrs. Colleen Mahoney

Mr. Sean C. Murphy ’17

Mr. Gary L. Provost

Mr. Eric T. Schoonover ’54W

Mr. Michael J. Thompson

Mr. Richard A. Malin ’51M

Mr. Peter L. Murray Esq. ’61W

Mr. G. Eric Pucher ’47W

Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II ’52W

Ms. Courtney T. Thrun ’17

Mr. Anthony D. Maloni Sr. ’63M

Mr. Bruce Mutch ’97

Mr. David J. Pula ’01

Mr. Robert E. Scribner

Mr. Thomas R. Toman

Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Mancuso Jr.

Ms. Nancy W. Naftulin

Mr. Greg Purdy

Mr. Scott Seaman ’78

Mr. Walter J. Toner ’67W

Ms. Laurel Manley

Mr. Miles A. Nallen ’15

Mr. Daniel Z. Qin-Dong ’17

Mrs. Bonnie M. Serino ’87

Ms. Margaret Traynor

Mr. Zachary L. Mann ’17

Mr. Phong The Ngo ’17

Mr. Steven L. Ragnauth ’12

Mr. Steve Sevivas

Mr. Isaías P. de Brito Trindade ’17

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Ms. Liz Wagoner ’01 15

Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III

Mr. Robert W. Tull ’50W

Mr. Herbert R. Wilson ’62W

Mr. Andrew M. Paul ’69W 22

Mr. David M. Tyson ’51W

Dr. James S. Wilson ’61M

Mr. Edwin Shivell ’50M 22

UMass Amherst Alumni

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum

Dr. Brett R. Zalkan ’83 22

Mr. Charles D. D’Avanzo 18

Mrs. Sylvia F. Altman 14

Mr. Stephen M. Allen ’57W 21

Dr. Timothy W. Farrell 18

Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III ’70W 14

Ms. Claudia J. Woloshchuk ’13

Mr. William J. Best 21

Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W 18

Mr. David P. Benziger ’61M 14

Mr. Jeremy Woo ’04

Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell ’72 21

Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W 18

Ms. Gail Chesworth-Taylor 14

Mr. Andrew R. Wood ’17

Mr. Lawrence W. Bray ’61M 21

Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman 18

Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M 14

Mr. Jacob J. Wood ’15

Mr. William L. Danforth ’56W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard

Mr. Harry A. Day ’57W 14

Dr. F. Knowlton Utley III ’55M

Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse ’55W

Mr. Robert B. Enemark ’42W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Vallerie

Mr. Sheldon M. Woolf ’50W

Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W 21

Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W 18

Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny 14

Valley Malt

Mr. Carter L. Wormeley ’72

Mr. Dwight W. Gammons ’52W 21

Mrs. Debra J. Pageau ’76 18

Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene 14

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Vartabedian

Mr. Thomas F. Young Jr. ’66W

Dr. Barbara J. Gordon &

Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W 18

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn R. Hanson 14

Mr. Andrew G. Veitch ’65W

Mr. Fernando Zavala ’07

Mr. David J. Gordon 21

Mr. & Mrs. Garrett P. Smith 18

Mr. Robert L. Hayward ’46M 14

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Venditti

Ms. Yelizaveta J. Zenchenko ’04

Mrs. Charlotte M. Graves 21

Mr. Andrew G. Veitch ’65W 18

Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Voltz Jr.

Mr. Enming Zhang ’17

Mr. James H. Herzog Jr. ’70W 21

Mr. John F. Boozang 17

Mr. Daniel Voronin ’17

Ms. Yujia Zhang ’17

Mr. David E. Hoxeng ’68W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison 17

Mr. Robert A. Johnson ’54W 14

Mr. Thomas C. Vose ’66W

Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W

Mr. William C. Hine II ’67W 21

Mr. Gunter M. Glass ’63W 17

Mr. & Mrs. James S. Jurgens 14

Mr. Long Bao Vu ’18

Mrs. Jan R. Ziter

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Insler 21

Mr. Michael J. Flynn 17

Mr. William R. Lane Jr. ’83 14

Ms. Susanne Elisabeth Wagoner ’01

Ms. Marianne G. Zurn

Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75 21

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henry 17

Mr. Robert T. Marchant ’51W 14

Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W 21

Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73 17

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum 14

Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin, Ph.D.

Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W 17

Mr. G. Eric Pucher ’47W 14

Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83 17

Mrs. Bonnie M. Serino ’87 14

Dr. Thomas G. Magill ’55W 21

Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr. ’61W 17

Mr. Richard R. Smith 14

Dr. Ronald L. Majka ’68M 21

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Race 17

Mr. C. Stetson Thomas ’50W 14

Mr. Edward J. Sack ’47W 17

Ms. Christina J. Cronin, CFRE 13

Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II

Mrs. Judith B. Hale 13

Association The United Methodist Foundation of New England Ms. Monica Fernandez Lopez de Uribe

Witherspoon

Mr. James H. Wait Sr. ’52M Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wakelin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Walker Ms. Valerie Wallace

donors with 5 or more years consecutive giving

Mr. Chenyu Wang ’17

’50W 21

Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W 15

’61M 19

Mr. Peter O. Frisch 14

Jr. 18

Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson 14

Mr. Di Wang ’17

Mr. Michael Clarke ’58W 31

Mr. John C. Marsh ’58W 21

Mrs. Julia Washburn

Mr. Richard P. Goldman 31

Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89 21

Mr. Peter Maximilian J. Waszkis ’17

Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W 31

Mr. Peter L. Murray, Esq. ’61W 21

Mr. Frederick D. Watts

Mrs. Kathryn Phillips 31

Mr. Robert K. Nichols ’63W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Stolpinski 17

Mr. William O. Humes ’59M 13

Ms. Xavierra Webb-Spann ’04

Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. 31

Mr. Steven L. Paul ’66W 21

Mr. & Mrs. John C. Wakelin 17

Mr. James G. Matzen ’60W 13

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Weeks

Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 31

Mr. Daniel F. Pawling Sr. 21

Dr. William H. Warren ’42W 17

Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich ’69M 13

Mr. Charles P. Weisberg ’84

Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W 31

Mr. Robert S. Porter ’59W 21

Dr. & Mrs. David D. Agahigian 16

Mr. Ralph A. Quackenbush ’51W 13

Mr. Steven I. Weiss ’67M

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W 30

Mrs. Sandra H. Ross 21

Mr. Brian P. Easler &

Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent ’71W 13

Mr. Robert T. Wentworth ’71M

Mr. David Griffith ’59W 30

Mr. & Mrs. David K. Sherman 21

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Wesson

Mr. S. Peter Manchester ’58W 27

Mr. Dennis C. Sowers ’59W 21

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas 16

Mr. Robert W. Tull ’50W 13

Mr. Dakota J. Wheeler ’17

Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W 27

Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73 21

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom 16

Mr. Douglas H. Blampied ’56W 12

Ms. Erika M. Whipple

Mrs. Judith A. Knapp 26

Mr. Frederick D. Watts 21

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O’Donnell

Mr. Seung Jae Chyun ’75 12

Mr. Dean Whitcomb

Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M 26

Dr. David F. Wender ’69W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart F. Whitcomb

Mrs. Linda B. Griffin 23

Mr. Harry T. Whitin III ’63W 21

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr. 16

Mr. Donald N. Femia ’54W 12

Mr. David R. Whitehouse ’56W

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt 23

Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III

Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. ’48W 16

Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn ’06 12

Mr. Harry T. Whitin III ’63W

Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr.

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum

Mr. Peter J. Jurgens ’06 12

Mr. Herbert R. Wilson ’62W

’55M 22

’70W 21 Mr. Eric W. Anderson 20

’52W 17

Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard ’52W 13

Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Steiger Jr. 13

Dr. Stephanie Easler 16

’80 16

Mr. Robert C. Crowell ’56M 12

Witherspoon 16

Mr. Yong D. Kwon ’88 12

Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey, U.S.

Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright 16

Marines (retired) ’55M 20

Mr. Robert J. Ardison III ’55W 15

Mr. Mark S. Lyon &

Mr. Thad Wheeler

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M 22

Mr. Nathan White

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L. Carey 22

Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M

Mr. Paul B. Cronin ’53W 22

Mr. Josef E. Martin, CPCU ’82 20

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 15

Mr. Ian S. Macdonald ’94 12

Mr. Douglas Williamson

Mr. Richard G. Dooley 22

Mr. James W. Symmonds ’64M 20

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Bourgeois 15

Mr. Irwin G. Michelman ’75 12

Mr. Bruce A. Wilson ’60W

Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt 22

Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W 20

Mr. John A. Brockway ’61M 15

Cmdr. John G. Shaw ’64W 12

Mr. John G. Becker Jr. 19

Mr. James S. Downey ’73 15

Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Taylor Jr. 12

Mr. Joseph J. Garstka ’69M 19

Mr. Evan H. Gallivan ’96 15

Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W 12

Mr. Theodore W. Kappler Jr. ’61W 19

Mr. Donald M. Joffray ’46W 15

Mr. Bruce A. Wilson ’60W 12

Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72 19

Mr. M. Loran Kary ’67W 15

Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81 11

Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. ’77 19

Mrs. Bertha P. Lak 15

Mr. James A. Barkhuff ’67W 11

Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson ’63W 19

Mr. Richard A. Malin ’51M 15

Mr. Mark A. Fischer 11

Mr. David M. Tyson ’51W 19

Mr. Brian F. Randall ’60W 15

Dr. Mark A. Keroack ’72 11

Ms. Erika M. Whipple 19

Ms. Cynthia L. Shults 15

Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W 11

186 Mr. Craig M. Wilson ’60W

Mr. James S. Law ’68W 22

donors with 10+ years of consecutive giving

Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon 12

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departments: annual report

twentytwo

Mr. Philip S. Rand ’58W 5 Mr. Stanley H. Rutstein 5 Dr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Spartos 5 Mr. Michael F. Stone ’67W 5

Alumni Events and Reception around the world

Mr. Thad Wheeler 5 Mr. Craig M. Wilson ’60W 5

Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai Esq. ’89

1959

Mr. Richard LeStage ’61W

Mr. William O. Humes

Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W

Mr. Richard A. Knight

Mr. Steven P. Marcus

Mr. Maurice Raizin

Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ’57M Mr. Todd R. Masnicki ’89 Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum Witherspoon Mr. Richard F. Morgan ’59W Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq. ’61W Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 Mr. Edward J. Sack ’47W

1960 Mr. Charles M. Albrecht Mr. Donald J. Collins Mr. Jon S. Florio Mr. Paul D. Kreminski Mr. James S. Macgregor III Mr. Richard C. Upton

Annual Report List

by Constituency

Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W

1961

Mr. Stoughton L. Smead

Dr. Raymond J. Anton

Mr. Jonathan L. Specter ’89

Mr. David P. Benziger

Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W

Mr. Lawrence W. Bray

Trustee

Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W

Mr. John A. Brockway

Mr. David P. McDowell ’73 11

Mr. Thomas H. McCallum Jr. ’56W 7

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Reeves 11

Mr. John H. Meissner ’66W 7

Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille 11

Mr. Joseph W. Merritt Jr. ’57W 7

Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse ’55W 11

Mr. Kevin J. Monahan ’73 7

Mr. William A. Tychsen ’59W

Mr. John L. Crowell

Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78 10

Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier 7

Mr. David J. Callahan

Mr. James H. Wait Sr. ’52M

Mr. Carl A. Grassetti

Mr. John C. Burns ’66W 10

Mr. Gary L. Provost 7

Dr. Bonnie J. Faulkner Ryan ’82

Mr. Gary E. Wendlandt

Mr. Mark R. Shenkman

Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens ’08 10

Mr. Eric T. Schoonover ’54W 7

Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn ’06

Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson ’69W

Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III

Dr. John W. Miller ’49W 10

Mr. Michael J. Thompson 7

Mr. Van Gothner

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Dr. James S. Wilson

Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore 10

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew M. Burke 6

Mrs. Linda B. Griffin

Ms. Nancy W. Naftulin 10

Mr. William B. Cheney ’57W 6

Mrs. Krista Hanson

Ms. Linda Pietras 10

Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01 6

Mr. Scott B. Jacobs ’75

Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W 10

Ms. Ellen M. Hancock 6

Mrs. Judith A. Knapp

Monson Academy

Ms. Susan B. Yesley 10

Mr. Robert R. Humberston ’68W 6

Mr. James E. LaCrosse ’50W

1942

1963

Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski 9

Mr. Skip Jarocki 6

Mr. Barry M. Maloney ’85

Dr. Bernard Hoyt

Judge Cary R. Brick

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert 9

Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass &

Mr. Timothy J. Marini

Mr. John Lombard &

Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose 6

Mr. Kent W. Pecoy

Alumni

1946 Mr. Robert L. Hayward

Ms. Lilly Lombard 9

Mr. Thomas J. Langer ’73 6

Mr. David A. Reeves

Mr. David B. Lyman ’74 9

Mr. Barry M. Maloney ’85 6

Mr. Craig A. Rubin ’63W

1949

Dr. James S. Wilson ’61M 9

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele 6

Mr. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Mr. Louis E. Roberts

Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W 8

Mr. Frederick V. Peterson Jr. ’66W 6

Mr. Donald J. Stuart ’73

Mr. Richard R. Garstka ’73 8

Mrs. Christine L. Pilch Mancini

Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz 8

’83 6

Trustee Emeriti

Mr. Edwin Shivell 1951

Mr. Dean F. Redfern ’72 6

Mr. Robert J. Googins ’53W 8

Mr. James A. Russell ’55M 6

Mr. Eric W. Anderson

Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich &

Ms. Caroline T. Smith 6

Mr. William E. James ’64W

Mrs. Carol LaLiberte 8

1950

Mr. Mont E. Stong ’78 6

Former Trustee

Mr. Richard A. Malin 1952 Mr. James H. Wait Sr.

1962 Mr. Robert J. Harlan Jr. Mr. Frederick C. Rathbone Jr.

Mr. Anthony D. Maloni Sr. 1964 Dr. David L. Brown Mr. Donald J. Southwick Mr. James W. Symmonds 1965 Mr. Michael O. Jennings 1966 Mr. John C. Burns 1967

Mrs. June Caldwell Martin 8

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Walker 6

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen 8

Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Carson 5

Dr. Michael A. Pangan ’86 8

Mr. Alton W. Cheney ’38W 5

Mr. Eric W. Anderson

Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W 8

Ms. Wendy L. Decker 5

Mr. Francis M. Austin Jr. ’46W

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich 8

Mr. A. Winslow Dodge ’58W 5

Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M

Mr. Frederick M. Bodington Jr.

Mr. Walter G. Swanson 8

Ms. Kate A. Gaw 5

Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M

Mr. James A. Russell

Mr. Thomas C. Vose ’66W 8

Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier 5

Mr. Richard G. Dooley

Dr. F. Knowlton Utley III

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Clewes 7

Mr. Robert J. Harlan Jr. ’62M 5

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mr. Thomas M. Gavin ’66W 7

Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert ’12 5

Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson ’67W

Dr. Leigh Harrington ’59W 7

Mr. Richard H. Lamb ’69W 5

Mr. Gary L. Fialky

Dr. Harrison B. Hawley ’61W 7

Mr. Jesadang Laohaprasit ’94 5

Mr. Michael J. Flynn

Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W 7

Mrs. Mercedese E. Large 5

Mr. Richard P. Goldman

1957

Ms. Karen J. Pekala

Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt &

Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W 5

Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W

Mr. Joseph A. Furgal

Mr. Nicholas A. Powlovich

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran 5

Mr. William E. James ’64W

Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki

Mr. Bruce Mutch ’97 5

Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84

Dr. Mary E. King 7 Ms. Sarah E. Lyon ’09 7

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Mr. Mark F. Cignoli

1955

Mr. Michael H. Joseph

Lt. Col. Richard W. Bailey,

Mr. Steven I. Weiss

U.S. Marines (retired)

1956 Mr. Robert C. Crowell Mr. Michael Sokolov

1968 Mr. Gunnar A. Edelstein Dr. Ronald L. Majka 1969 Mr. Joseph J. Garstka Dr. George W. Johnson Jr. Mr. Robert T. O’Neill

1970 Dr. David R. Kelley

1971

1953

Mr. Robert S. Porter

1966

1969

Mr. W. Lee Palmer Jr.

Mr. Paul B. Cronin

Mr. Lee H. Schilling

Mr. Ian C. Eddy Jr.

Dr. Townsend Brown Jr.

Mr. Robert T. Wentworth

Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr.

Mr. Dennis C. Sowers

Capt. Edward C. Ferriter

Mr. Richard H. Lamb

Mr. Robert J. Googins

Mr. William A. Tychsen

Mr. Thomas M. Gavin

Mr. Andrew M. Paul

Mr. John H. Meissner

Mr. Wayne Ranbom

Mr. Francis R. Mitchell

Dr. Paul Reynolds

Mr. Steven L. Paul

Dr. David F. Wender

Mr. Frederick V. Peterson Jr.

Mr. Benjamin F. Wilson

Wilbraham Academy

Mr. David B. Kenney

1938

Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury

Mr. Alton W. Cheney

Mr. M. John Lippman

1942

Mr. Mallory L. Pettengill

1960 Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham Mr. John F. Chapple III Mr. Frederik O. Crawford

Mr. Thomas C. Vose

1970

Mr. Robert B. Enemark

1954

Mr. James G. Matzen

Mr. Charles G. Greenhalgh Jr.

Mr. Donald N. Femia

Mr. Karl F. Miller

Dr. William H. Warren

Mr. Robert A. Johnson

Mr. Brian F. Randall

1967

Mr. Richard U. Edgehill

Mr. John M. Lovejoy

Mr. Bruce A. Wilson

Mr. James A. Barkhuff

Mr. Steven M. Gray

Mr. Eric T. Schoonover

Mr. Craig M. Wilson

Mr. Bruce S. Ferguson

Mr. James H. Herzog Jr.

Mr. Anthony L. Gagliardi Jr.

Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III

1943 Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. 1944

Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr.

1961

1955

Mr. Paul R. Aarnio

Mr. Robert J. Ardison III

Dr. Leonard R. Borsari

1946

Mr. Robert T. Hale

Cmdr. John S. Calhoun

Mr. Francis M. Austin Jr.

Mr. Peter C. Lincoln

Mr. Douglas Findlay

Mr. Kevin C. Genther

Dr. Thomas G. Magill

Dr. Harrison B. Hawley

Mr. Donald M. Joffray

Mr. Donald T. Tull

Mr. Theodore W. Kappler Jr.

Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse

Mr. Ralph F. Leonard

Mr. Walter E. McLane

1947 Dr. Harold W. Gramse

1956

Mr. G. Eric Pucher

Mr. Henry D. Bartlett

Mr. Edward J. Sack

Mr. Douglas H. Blampied

1948 Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. Mr. Marshall Z. Solomon 1949 Dr. James H. Freeman Mr. E. Morris Hayn Jr. Mr. William D. Howerton Dr. John W. Miller

Mr. William L. Danforth

Mr. Richard LeStage Mr. Peter L. Murray Esq.

Mr. J. Brad Ryder

Mr. Timothy N. Lincoln

Mr. Carter L. Wormeley

Mr. David R. Whitehouse

Mr. Charles D. Kellogg Mr. Charles P. Mason Jr. Mr. John R. Payne Jr. Mr. Robert W. Reynolds Jr. Mr. Edgar C. Riozzi

Mr. Arthur S. Robbins

Mr. Russell S. Cook

1963

Mr. C. Stetson Thomas

Mr. Harry A. Day

Mr. Gunter M. Glass

Mr. Robert W. Tull

Mr. A. Winslow Dodge

Mr. Robert K. Nichols

Mr. Sheldon M. Woolf

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr.

Mr. Craig A. Rubin

Mr. S. Peter Manchester

Mr. H. Fletcher Swanson

Mr. John C. Marsh

Mr. Harry T. Whitin III

Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf Mr. David M. Tyson 1952 Mr. Nathaniel Bond Mr. Richard B. Brigham Col. Frederic J. Flemings Mr. Dwight W. Gammons Mr. J. Lawrie Hibbard

Mr. Philip S. Rand Mr. Philip H. Shaw Jr. Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling 1959 Mr. David H. Griffith Dr. Leigh Harrington Mr. Richard F. Morgan

430K

Mr. Ivar Larsen

Mr. Michael Clarke

Mr. Charles A. Pettee

Dr. Mark A. Keroack

Mr. Dean F. Redfern

Mr. Robert K. MacLauchlin, Ph.D.

Mr. Ralph A. Quackenbush

Mr. Frederick L. Blackwell

Mr. James S. Law

Mr. Mountfort A. Euston

Mr. Bertrand A. Page

Mr. Walter J. Toner

1972

Mr. Jeffrey M. Polep

Mr. William B. Cheney

Mr. Robert T. Marchant

Mr. Michael F. Stone

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

Mr. Robert R. Humberston

Mr. James E. LaCrosse

Dr. Jamieson D. Kennedy

Mr. David C. Ross

Mr. Gregory A. Merkel

Mr. Thomas H. McCallum Jr.

Mr. Joseph W. Merritt Jr.

Mr. Fletcher D. Richards III

Mr. Kenneth E. Schneider

Mr. David E. Hoxeng

Mr. Carmin F. Calabres

Dr. Andrew J. Dadagian

Mr. James M. Reynolds

Mr. Jonathan M. Sargent

Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr.

1950

1951

Mr. Douglas W. Rea

Mr. Robert D. Handel

Mr. Richard G. Heus

Mr. Robert L. Eddy Jr.

Dr. Gary W. Ardison

Mr. M. Loran Kary

1971

Mr. Peter S. Plumb Esq.

Mr. Philip H. Grandchamp

Mr. Ronald W. Alley Sr.

Mr. Douglas T. Jones

1968

1962

Mr. Stephen M. Allen

Mr. William C. Hine II

Mr. Robert D. Bardwell III

Mr. Willard F. Pinney Jr.

Mr. John C. Duncan III

1957

Mr. Thomas F. Young Jr.

Mr. Richard P. Taylor Mr. Herbert R. Wilson

1964

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Mr. Jeffrey W. Goff Mr. William E. James Cmdr. John G. Shaw Mr. William S. Welles

TO

1965 Mr. Richard D. Carreno Mr. K. Keith McAllister Mr. Steven K. Miller

JUNE

30, 2017

Mr. Edward H. Thaxter Mr. Andrew G. Veitch

Mr. Edward S. Schwerdtle II WILB R AHAM & MONSON AC ADEMY

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1973

1980

1989

Mr. James S. Downey

Mr. Andres S. Lopez

Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai Esq.

Ms. Christine Galavotti, Ph.D.

Mr. Richard J. O’Donnell

Mr. Todd R. Masnicki

Mr. Richard R. Garstka

Mr. Peter M. Waszkis

Mr. Brian P. O’Connor

Dr. Jordan L. Kramer Mr. Thomas J. Langer Mr. David P. McDowell Mr. Kevin J. Monahan

1981 Mr. Dana T. Aftab Mr. Carlton P. Miner

Mr. Alan A. Orquiola Mr. Bradley L. Paster Mr. Jonathan L. Specter Mr. Eric J. Wesson

Mr. Stephen J. Petrolati

1982

Ms. Carol F. Relihan

Mrs. Maura S. Griffin

Mr. Timothy P. Harrington

Mr. Peter F. Hooben

Mr. Theodore G. Sarant

Mr. Josef E. Martin, CPCU

1991

Mr. Donald J. Stuart

Dr. Bonnie Faulkner Ryan

Mr. Michael C. DeNucci

1974

1983

1992

Mr. Eric W. Jacobs

Mr. Roland L. Filiault Jr.

Mr. P. J. Louis

Mr. David B. Lyman

Mr. Jeffrey P. Grandchamp Mr. Michael R. Harty

1975 Mr. Philip G. Anton Ms. Carol A. Cady Mr. Charles M. Callahan III

Mr. William R. Lane Jr. Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino Mrs. Christine L. Pilch Mancini

1990 Mr. Gregory J. Bazarian

1994 Mr. Jesadang Laohaprasit Mr. Ian S. Macdonald Mrs. Andrea M. Stanley

Mr. Shawn M. Slattery

1995

Dr. Brett R. Zalkan

Mr. Jonathan W. Giokas

Mr. Scott B. Jacobs

1984

1996

Mr. Richard J. King

Mrs. Marilyn S. Clark

Mr. Evan H. Gallivan

Mr. Irwin G. Michelman

Mr. D. Jamie Collins

Dr. Arlene M. Goodman

Ms. Nancy T. Stoll

Dr. Laura Gramse ’84

Mr. John J. Guerin

Mr. Kent L. Karosen

Mr. Mark T. Irzyk

Mrs. Ann-Marie Lawlor

Mr. Matthew C. Jarvinen

Mr. Seung Jae Chyun Mr. Mark C. Clark

1976 Mr. David J. Callahan Mr. Daniel E. Kuhnlein Jr. Mrs. Debra J. Pageau Ms. Delight C. Rothery

Mr. Kelley J. McCormick Mr. Dean P. Rohan Mr. Charles P. Weisberg 1985

1977 Ms. Barbara T. August Mr. Edwin T. Conway Mrs. Alexandra Hanson-Harding Mr. Gordon C. Hoos Mr. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. Mr. Steven J. Riel Mr. Richard A. Serafino Jr. 1978 Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp

Mrs. Megan S. Aimone Mr. Jeffrey J. Cook

180K

Boarding families raised more than

$

for air conditioning in the dorm common spaces

Mr. Peter A. Reeves

2011

Ms. Xavierra Webb-Spann

Ms. Yu Bi

Mr. Jeremy Woo

Ms. Bethany A. Lyon

Ms. Yelizaveta J. Zenchenko

Ms. Brooke K. Mele

2005 Mr. Nicholas R. Clement 2006 Ms. Tasmina S. Ahmed Ms. Caitlin S. Flynn Mr. Peter J. Jurgens Mr. Eugeniu V. Miculet

2012 Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert Ms. Teresa J. Kennedy Mr. Tashfiq Mannan Mr. Steven L. Ragnauth Mr. Max J. Rankin

Mr. Pasquale H. Pio III

2013

1997

Mr. Timothy M. Rainey

Ms. Molly C. Moran

Mr. Bruce Mutch

Mrs. Stacy D. Sosa

Mr. Andrew D. Mordasky

Mr. Andrew J. Ross

2007

Mr. Joshua T. Slater Ms. Claudia J. Woloshchuk

1998

Mr. Gregory J. Balicki

Mrs. Kristina S. Guerin

Mr. Joshua D. Binney

2014

Ms. Sarah A. Richard

Mr. Marco Cattani

Ms. Cori M. Richert

Mr. Yingjie Chen

Mr. Fernando Zavala

Mr. Harrison Kroessler

Mr. Joshua S. Kelly

2000

Mr. Barry M. Maloney

Ms. Whitney E. Gallivan

Mr. Robert A. McElaney

Mr. Christopher F. Jasinski

Mr. Tyler C. Sterck

Mr. Geoffrey A. LaMarche

2008

Mr. John N. Sampson

Ms. Brigid M. Jurgens

Mr. Timothy Q. Cebula

2001

2009

Dr. Michael A. Pangan

Mr. Robert S. Edmunds

Mr. Patrick T. Agahigian

Mr. Brian W. Juengst

Mr. Colin S. Akerly

Mr. David J. Pula

Ms. Sarah E. Lyon

Ms. Susanne Elisabeth Wagoner

Ms. Alessandra E. Mele

1986

Ms. Jacqueline M. Smith

Ms. Kristin H. Reeves Ms. Jessica J. Smith 2015 Ms. Emily J. Carson Mr. Austin T. Fabbo

Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk

1987

Mr. Christopher C. Catjakis

Mr. Graeme A. Bazarian

Ms. Cynthia R. St. George

Mrs. Maria F. Filardi

Col. Timothy D. Marsano

Mr. James E. Kras

2002

Mr. R. Timothy McBride

Mrs. Bonnie M. Serino

Mr. Phillip B. Chesky

2010

Mr. Brian J. Popovich

Mrs. Maureen A. Kelly Chesky

Mr. William H. Bourgeois

Mr. Joseph Schneider

Mr. Trevor G. Moran

Mr. Jacob J. Wood

Mr. Scott Seaman Mr. Mont E. Stong

1988 Mr. John Bilezikjian

2003

1979

Mr. Scott A. Faulkner, CPA

Ms. Julia Z. Duffy

Mr. R. Frederick Gates

Mr. Yong D. Kwon

Mr. Donald J. Nicholson

Dr. Christopher M. Prior Mr. Rand K. Silver

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2004 Mr. Alexander J. Baptiste-Cassell Mrs. Elizabeth S. Mitchell-Kelly

Ms. Stephanie C. Pajak

Ms. Hannah K. Tanguay

Mr. Brian T. Kennedy Mr. Andrew J. Mele Ms. Katelyn A. Mercer Mr. Miles A. Nallen

2016 Mr. Dylan G. Dupont Mr. Nicholas T. Kubacki Mr. David H. Little Mr. Jordan M. Payne

2017

Mr. Tyler Lennon

Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Jones Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Robinson

Mr. Saleh K. Alhuwayrini

Mr. Nicholas Leone

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Kane

Dr. & Ms. Siva P. Sivakumar

Mr. Semen Andreichuk

Mr. Miles Lester

Dr. Hee Sup Kim &

Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman

Mr. Allen J. Miles III

Mr. Enike Anyia

Mr. Kristian Lien

Mr. Jin Wang & Ms. Xiangbing Luo

Mr. Gregory C. Osakwe &

Mr. Gabriel M. Awad

Mr. Giangabriel Linarez

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Mr. Kehong Wu & Mrs. Bei Wang

Ms. Molly B. Bell

Mr. Zachary L. Mann

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Labbe

Mr. Youzhi Xu & Mrs. Xia Wang

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt W. Pinnock

Mr. Nickolay Borodin

Mr. Rasif Masrur

Mr. & Mrs. Yniong Lee

Mr. Zhiyou Zhang &

Mr. Walter G. Swanson

Mr. Jacob Breton

Mr. Ryan J. McNeill

Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Robertson

Mr. Jazario D. Brimmer

Mr. Peter E. Miccoli Jr.

Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt &

Ms. Torey G. Bronson

Mr. Stephen B. Millerick

Ms. Annika L. Bruce

Mr. Ziyu Mo

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Smith II

Ms. Marthé M. Cable

Mr. James P. Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Waszkis ’80

Mr. Anthony R. Cebula

Mr. Sean C. Murphy

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Mr. Hanbo Chen

Mr. Phong The Ngo

Mr. Isaiah S. Choiniere

Ms. Morah C. Palmer

Mr. Alexander P. Claudio

Mr. Sang Wook Park

Mr. Francesco Codenotti

Ms. Lauren G. Poole

Mr. Edoardo Comazzi

Ms. Maya A. Preibisz-Kamat

Mr. Anthony J. Costa

Mr. Daniel Z. Qin-Dong

Mr. Jonathan N. Cotto

Ms. Meera E. Ratte

Ms. Katelyn H. Cronin

Mr. Anthony A. Romano

Mr. Cameron P. Curland

Mr. Marcelo P. Bravo da Rosa

Ms. Julia S. Diderich

Mr. Nicola Saltarelli

Ms. Emily A. Dromgold

Mr. Wenxuan Shi

Ms. Jennifer M. English

Ms. Yi Shi

Mr. Caelan C. Etti

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Ms. Marissa Fabbo

Ms. Julia A. Sparago

Ms. Courtney P. Fallon

Ms. Mary E. Sparago

Mr. James Fallon

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Mr. Haozheng Fan

Mr. Michael J. Suglia

Ms. Lauren M. Foley

Mr. Yingshuo Sun

Mr. Cole W. Hansen

Mr. Andrea Teofili

Mr. Kenneth Harroy

Ms. Courtney T. Thrun

Mr. Nathan Ho

Mr. Isaías P. de Brito Trindade

Ms. Meng Hsin Hsiao

Mr. Daniel Voronin

Ms. Jordana B. Irzyk

Mr. Chenyu Wang

Mr. Xavier T. Jones

Mr. Di Wang

Mr. Jack Kaiser

Mr. Peter Maximilian J. Waszkis

Mr. Christopher W. Kalil

Mr. Dakota J. Wheeler

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Mr. Andrew R. Wood

Mr. Jun Woo Kang

Mr. Enming Zhang

Ms. Natalie Kelley

Ms. Yujia Zhang

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Dr. Mary E. King

2017 Mr. Eugenio P. Bravo da Rosa Mr. & Mrs. Neal A. Curland Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fallon Mr. William S. Ho & Ms. Annis C. Chan Mr. Reese Hutchison & Mrs. Elaine Kaiser Mr. James Irzyk & Ms. Jody L. Abzug

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Alumni Parents

2020 Mr. & Mrs. William Crocker

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Mrs. Xiaowen Zeng

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Mr. Zhizhong Zha &

Dr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Benson-Lewis

Mrs. Audrey Blake Otte Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Rivera

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Wesson ’89

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Bater

Mr. David H. Otte &

Mr. & Mrs. Lam H. Nguyen

Mrs. Julie A. Russell

Ms. Donna L. Barone

Dr. I-Ching Chou

Mr. Young Do Kim &

Anonymous

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Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Antonacci

Mr. Kyungho Lee &

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Cheria

Mr. Timothy P. Harrington ’73 &

Dr. Ibitoro Osakwe

Mrs. Jianhua Qi

2018

Mr. Charles D. D’Avanzo Mr. Van Gothner & Ms. Elizabeth A. Davison

2021

Mr. Alexey Demkin &

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Ms. Irina Kolikova

Mr. Allen J. Miles III

Mr. Richard G. Dooley

2019

Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Ely III

Mr. & Mrs. Hakim L. Hernandez

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr.

Mr. Robert G. Faulkner Sr. ’53W

Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson & Ms.

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Vartabedian

Mr. Phillip L. Faulstich &

Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson

Mr. Michael J. Kendall Mr. JaeJun Kim

Dr. Eunhwa Choi

Dr. Ricardo Mujica &

Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Wesson ’89

Mrs. Carol LaLiberte

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan S. Kantor

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart F. Whitcomb

Mr. & Mrs. Don Faulstick

Mr. Craig B. Klosk &

Mr. Yuefeng Yan & Ms. Weiwei Gao

Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Fialky

Ms. Patricia I. Kallett Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass & Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose Mr. & Mrs. Paul Labbe Mr. & Mrs. Brian LaBrec Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Lacey Mr. & Mrs. Mao-Jung Lin Mr. Xiangnan Liu & Ms. Haiyan Cao Mr. Kui Ma & Ms. Xianghong Tan

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Fitchet

2022

Mr. Michael J. Flynn

Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny

Mr. & Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller III

Dr. Laura Gramse ’84

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Gallivan

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Holik

Ms. Kate A. Gaw

Mr. John Lombard &

Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg

Ms. Lilly Lombard

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Giokas

2023

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Mr. Shane Bravetti

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Mrs. Judith B. Hale

Mr. Michael C. Mannix

Mrs. Bonnie R. Mannix

Dr. Laura Gramse ’84

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Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt

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Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Greene

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Mrs. Joyce McCray

Mr. & Mrs. Laurent R. Grenier

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Mrs. Margaret M. Mitchell

Mrs. Janet L. Murphy

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Mrs. Sandra H. Ross

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Mrs. Jerilyn J. Paolino ’83

Mrs. Janet Hale

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Mrs. Jane N. Putnam

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Mrs. Linda E. Swift

Mr. William H. Passy

Mrs. Linda S. Robinson

Mrs. Jane F. Wood

Mr. Luke R. Pelletier

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Mr. Richard R. Smith

Ms. Linda Pietras

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Mrs. Carol A. Popovich

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Ms. Ellen M. Hancock

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Mrs. Cara A. Sabatino

Mrs. Anne P. Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. Dale Henry

Dr. Kevin E. Schmidt &

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Mary E. King

Kelly ’04

Mr. Charles Mitchell-Kelly

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Anonymous

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Mrs. Maureen A. Kelly Chesky ’02

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Anonymous

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Mr. Mark A. Fischer

Mr. Nathan White

Ms. Melanie J. Chadwick

Mrs. Colleen Mahoney

Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Wright

Ms. Elizabeth A. Fontaine Squindo

Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. Mancuso Jr.

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Ms. Kate A. Gaw

Mr. & Mrs. Steven P. Marcus

Ms. Marianne G. Zurn

Mrs. Virginia C. Giokas

Mrs. Karen E. Ambrose

Mrs. Anne S. Redman-Lyon

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Marini

Ms. Virginia H. Cranch

Former Faculty & Staff

Ms. Alison J. Dalphe Mr. & Mrs. Bert Davison

Mrs. Tina L. Girhiny

Mr. Thomas P. Addicks

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Davison

Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski

Mr. & Ms. Hasan Y. Alrefae

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Diotalevi

Mr. Steven M. Gray ’70W

Mr. Philip G. Anton ’75

Ms. Monica Fernandez Lopez

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Mele

Mr. Timothy P. Harrington ’73

Mr. John G. Becker Jr.

Mr. Francis R. Mitchell ’66W

Mrs. Sylvia F. Altman

Mr. Russell B. Held

Dr. Leonard R. Borsari ’61W

Ms. Olive Goddard

Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore

Mrs. Marianne Antonacci

Ms. DawnMarie Hines

Mr. Phillip J. Cardone

Mr. Charles Goodine

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Moran

Mr. Richard G. Dooley

Mrs. Gayle W. Hsiao

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L. Carey

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Grandinetti

Mr. & Mrs. L. Michael Gatzkiewicz

Mr. Doug S. Hutcheson

Ms. Christina J. Cronin, CFRE

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Nicholson ’79

Dr. Harold W. Gramse ’47W

Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson

Dr. Timothy W. Farrell

Ms. Janet Hayes

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. O’Donnell ’80

Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Joffray ’46W

Mr. Thomas Iannacone

Mrs. Elaine Fialky

Ms. Audrey N. Henry

Mr. John R. O’Reilly &

Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. O’Dell

Mr. James Irzyk

Mrs. Deborah R. Finley

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Herman

Mr. John R. Payne Jr. ’62W

Mrs. Lisa C. Jalbert

Mr. Stanley L. Fri

Ms. Elizabeth Ho Sing

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Osmond

Ms. Katherine A. Reilly

Dr. Anthony Kandel

Mr. Peter O. Frisch

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Howarth

Mr. Daniel F. Pawling Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Donald B. Robitaille

Mr. Kevin J. Kane

Mr. Frank Fritts

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Luke R. Pelletier

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt

Mr. Donald E. Kelly

Mr. Richard P. Goldman

Mr. & Mrs. William F. Ingraham IV

Ms. Teresa J. Kennedy ’12

Mrs. Linda B. Griffin

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Jacobs

Mr. Walter P. Kiczko

Mr. Allen Hsiao

Ms. Carolyn H. Keith

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Popovich

Mrs. Anne W. Kindblom

Mr. Skip Jarocki

Mr. Sammi Kelleher

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Power Jr.

Mrs. Sophia Fowler

Mr. Erik M. Kindblom

Mrs. Catherine M. Jurgens

Mr. Charles M. Kingsbury

Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Prashaw

Mrs. Carol J. Googins

Mr. Brian P. Lautenschleger

Mrs. Bertha P. Lak

Ms. Christine Woods Kitto

Mr. Ronald P. Masnicki ’57M Mr. & Mrs. James D. McKenna

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Nallen

Ms. Ann Rick

Grandparents & Alumni Grandparents

Mr. Charles A. Pettee ’57W Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr.

Alumni Spouse

Mrs. Charlotte M. Graves

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de Uribe

SK3 Realty LLC

Ms. Sue Kwon Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Lake

Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation

Mr. Enike Anyia ’17

Ms. Marissa Fabbo ’17

Mr. Michael J. Kendall ’17

Mr. Joshua Bain

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fallon

Mr. JaeJun Kim ’17

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Lawson III

Bacon & Wilson PC

Baker Newman & Noyes

Ms. Courtney P. Fallon ’17

Mr. JinSung Kim ’17

Mr. Mark T. Leary

BAE Systems Matching Gifts

Ms. Anne E. Baker Riker

Mr. James Fallon ’17

Mr. Jisang Kim ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Sy Lippman

Baker Newman & Noyes

Mr. Alexander J.

Mr. Haozheng Fan ’17

Mr. Myungsoo Kim ’17

Ms. Laurel Manley

Barings Real Estate Advisers

Ms. Monica Fernandez Lopez

Ms. Soo Ryun Kim ’17

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum

Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Mrs. Sarah Bateman

The Columbus Foundation

Ms. Molly B. Bell ’17

Mr. Roland L. Filiault Jr. ’83

Community Foundation of

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bernard III

Ms. Lauren M. Foley ’17

Ms. Joe Anne Berwick

Mr. & Mrs. George Frempong

Mr. & Mrs. Yuki Koyasu

Ms. Yu Bi ’11

Ms. Alexandra E. Garrison ’18

Ms. Sue Kwon

Mr. & Mrs. John S. Bordenuk

Mr. Liam L. Garrison ’20

Mr. Peter Labbe ’17

Witherspoon Ms. Audrey McCray Burger Ms. Paulina McGrath Mr. Thomas M. McNamara Ms. Vivian Miranda-Amen

New Jersey Community Foundation of Western MA

Baptiste-Cassell ’04

Ms. Emma M. Kindblom ’17

de Uribe

Mr. Craig B. Klosk & Ms. Patricia I. Kallett

Ms. Celia Morgan

ConocoPhillips Company

Mr. Nickolay Borodin ’17

Ms. Elizabeth Gibbons

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Lacey

Ms. Janet Morrison

Corning Incorporated

Bosc Sunshine Club

Ms. Olive Goddard

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Lake

Mr. William H. Bourgeois ’10

Mr. Charles Goodine

Mr. Dylan C. Lattell ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Brassard

Mr. Jeffrey P. Grandchamp ’83

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Lawson III

Mr. Shane Bravetti

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Grandinetti

Ms. Gabriella R. Leary ’17

Ms. Barbara J. Murphy Mr. Kevin J. Murphy Ms. Judy Niziolek

Foundation Deerfield Associates Executive Search, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Panek

ExxonMobil Foundation Inc.

Mr. Eugenio P. Bravo da Rosa

Mr. Carl A. Grassetti ’61M

Mr. Mark T. Leary

Rev. & Mrs. John H. Parke

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Mr. Marcelo P. Bravo da Rosa ’17

Mr. Cole W. Hansen ’17

Mr. Kyungho Lee &

Mr. Kent W. Pecoy

GenScope Inc.

Mr. Jacob Breton ’17

Mrs. Alexandra

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pirog

H. A. Wilson Company

Mr. Jazario D. Brimmer ’17

Ms. Ivette Pizarro

Ipswich Foundation Inc.

Ms. Torey G. Bronson ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Harris

Mr. Sangwoo Lee ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Polom

J. Polep Distribution Services

Ms. Annika L. Bruce ’17

Ms. Cloyette Harris-Stoute

Mr. Tyler J. Lefebvre ’17

Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice

Jack & Sylvia Altman Foundation

Ms. Edna L. Buckley

Mr. Kenneth Harroy ’17

Mr. Tyler Lennon ’17

Mr. Greg Purdy

Maine Community Foundation

Ms. Marthé M. Cable ’17

Ms. Janet Hayes

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Leo

Mr. Qimin Qian &

Marsh USA Inc.

Mr. Christopher C. Catjakis ’78

Mr. Russell B. Held

Mr. Nicholas Leone ’17

MassMutual Financial Group

Mr. Marco Cattani ’14

Ms. Audrey N. Henry

Mr. Miles Lester ’17

National Wine & Spirits

Mr. Anthony R. Cebula ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Herman

Mr. Guofeng Li &

Ms. Melanie J. Chadwick

Ms. Elizabeth Ho Sing

Mrs. Fenrong Miao Mr. Angel Reyes Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers

Corporation

Mrs. Bokyang Kim Ms. Mina Lee ’17

Hanson-Harding ’77

Mrs. Huiping Zhang Dr. Han-Chung Lien &

Ms. Teresa Rodriquez

New York Life Foundation

Mr. Hanbo Chen ’17

Mr. Nathan Ho ’17

Ms. Keri Rosini

PNC

Mr. Isaiah S. Choiniere ’17

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Holik

Dr. I-Ching Chou

Mr. Robert E. Scribner

Renaissance Charitable

Mr. William Ciosek

Mr. & Mrs. Seyun Hong

Mr. Kristian Lien ’17

Mr. Alexander P. Claudio ’17

Mr. Gordon C. Hoos ’77

Mr. & Mrs. Mao-Jung Lin

Mr. Stoughton L. Smead

Rice Fruit Farm, Inc.

Mr. Francesco Codenotti

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Howarth

Mr. Giangabriel Linarez ’17

Mrs. Marjorie Steiger

The Sack Foundation Inc.

Mr. Anthony J. Costa ’17

Ms. Meng Hsin Hsiao ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Sy Lippman

Ms. Alice Summerville

Schwab Charitable Fund

Mr. Jonathan N. Cotto ’17

Mr. Reese Hutchison &

Mr. & Mrs. Li Lu

Mr. Arthur Tardiff

Smith & Wesson Corp.

Ms. Virginia H. Cranch

Ms. Margaret Traynor

Specter Perpetual Charitable

Ms. Katelyn H. Cronin ’17

Mr. Thomas Iannacone

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Lynch

Mr. Cameron P. Curland ’17

Ipswich Foundation Inc.

Mr. Kui Ma & Ms. Xianghong Tan

Mr. Steve Sevivas

Mr. & Ms. Robert B. Vallerie

Foundation Inc.

Trust

Mrs. Elaine Kaiser

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lynch

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt

UBS Employee Giving Programs

Mr. & Mrs. Neal A. Curland

Ms. Jordana B. Irzyk ’17

Ms. Laurel Manley

Mr. Dean Whitcomb

Thailand Alumni Association

Ms. Alison J. Dalphe

Mr. Mark T. Irzyk

Mr. Zachary L. Mann ’17

Mr. Douglas Williamson

The United Methodist

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Davison

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Jacobs

Mr. Tashfiq Mannan ’12

Mr. Isaías P. de Brito Trindade ’17

Mr. Charles Joerin

Mr. Rasif Masrur ’17

Deerfield Associates Executive

Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Jones Jr.

Ms. Audrey McCray Burger

Mr. Xavier T. Jones ’17

Ms. Paulina McGrath

Mr. Jack Kaiser ’17

Mr. Ryan J. McNeill ’17

Mr. Christopher W. Kalil ’17

Ms. Alessandra E. Mele ’09

Mr. Michael C. DeNucci ’91

Dr. Anthony Kandel

Ms. Brooke K. Mele ’11

Alpha Oil Company

Ms. Julia S. Diderich ’17

Mr. Brendan P. Kane ’17

Mr. Gregory A. Merkel ’72

Amazon Smile Foundation

Mr. Paul R. Aarnio ’61W

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Donahue

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Kane

Mr. Peter E. Miccoli Jr. ’17

American International Group, Inc.

Mr. Saleh K. Alhuwayrini ’17

Ms. Emily A. Dromgold ’17

Mr. Jun Woo Kang ’17

Mr. Stephen B. Millerick ’17

Andrew Associates

Mr. Omar Aljanabi

Mr. Ian C. Eddy Jr. ’66W

Ms. Carolyn H. Keith

Ms. Vivian Miranda-Amen

Anonymous

Mr. Semen Andreichuk ’17

Ms. Jennifer M. English ’17

Mr. Sammi Kelleher

Mr. Ziyu Mo ’17

Antonacci Family Foundation

Dr. Raymond J. Anton ’61M

Mr. Caelan C. Etti ’17

Ms. Natalie Kelley ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel I. Mokwuah

Mrs. Jan R. Ziter

Foundation of New England United Technologies

Matching Gift Companies, Foundations & Corporations

Valley Malt Verisk Analytics

Search Inc. Mr. Alexey Demkin & Ms. Irina Kolikova

New Donors

Mr. Austin T. Fabbo ’15

Ms. Celia Morgan

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Ms. Janet Morrison

Mr. Michael J. Suglia ’17

Ms. Alexandra E. Garrison ’18

Mr. Arthur Tardiff

Dr. Ricardo Mujica &

Ms. Alice Summerville

Mr. Liam L. Garrison ’20

Ms. Margaret Traynor

Mr. Yingshuo Sun ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Jason J. Godin

Dr. F. Knowlton Utley III ’55M

Ms. Barbara J. Murphy

Dr. Ana M. Castrillon

Mr. Arthur Tardiff

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Holik

Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M

Mr. James P. Murphy ’17

Mr. Andrea Teofili ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert

Mr. Kevin J. Murphy

Ms. Courtney T. Thrun ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Jones Jr.

Mr. Sean C. Murphy ’17

Ms. Margaret Traynor

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan S. Kantor

Mr. Miles A. Nallen ’15

UMass Amherst Alumni

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lynch

Mr. Phong The Ngo ’17

Association

Dr. Ricardo Mujica &

Mr. & Mrs. Lam H. Nguyen

Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Vallerie

Ms. Judy Niziolek

Valley Malt

Mr. Oghenemaro S. Oruerio ’18

Mr. Daniel Voronin ’17

Mr. Gregory C. Osakwe &

Mr. Long Bao Vu ’18

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr.

Dr. Ibitoro Osakwe

Community Foundation of

H. Willis Cutler ’84 Memorial Fund Mary Cutler Trust

Dr. Ana M. Castrillon Mr. David H. Otte & Mrs. Audrey Blake Otte

Henry Wesley and Ruth Benton Scholarship Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt W. Pinnock

Mr. Chenyu Wang ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Rivera

Ms. Joe Anne Berwick

Ms. Morah C. Palmer ’17

Mr. Di Wang ’17

Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Robertson

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Brassard

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Panek

Mr. Peter Maximilian J. Waszkis ’17

Dr. & Ms. Siva P. Sivakumar

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M

Mr. Sang Wook Park ’17

Mr. Dakota J. Wheeler ’17

Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman

Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt W. Pinnock

Mr. Dean Whitcomb

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Ms. Virginia H. Cranch

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pirog

Mr. Nathan White

Ms. Ivette Pizarro

Mr. Douglas Williamson

Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Polom

Mr. Andrew R. Wood ’17

Ms. Lauren G. Poole ’17

Mr. Kehong Wu & Mrs. Bei Wang

Ms. Maya A. Preibisz-Kamat ’17

Mr. Shaoxin Xu & Mrs. Xiaowen Zeng

Mr. Greg Purdy

Mr. Yuefeng Yan & Ms. Weiwei Gao

Mr. Qimin Qian &

Mr. Zhizhong Zha &

Mrs. Fenrong Miao

Ms. Yiling Wang

Mr. Daniel Z. Qin-Dong ’17

Mr. Enming Zhang ’17

Mr. Max J. Rankin ’12

Ms. Yujia Zhang ’17

Ms. Meera E. Ratte ’17 Mr. Douglas W. Rea ’67W Mr. Angel Reyes Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Rivera Mr. Louis E. Roberts ’49M Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Robinson Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers Ms. Teresa Rodriguez Mr. Dean P. Rohan ’84 Mrs. Jessica Rohan Mr. Anthony A. Romano ’17 Ms. Keri Rosini Mr. Nicola Saltarelli ’17 Mr. Joseph Schneider ’15 Mr. Robert E. Scribner Mr. Steve Sevivas Ms. Yi Shi ’17 Ms. Tess Simpson Ms. Kiana I. Smith ’17 Ms. Julia A. Sparago ’17 Ms. Mary E. Sparago ’17 Mr. Tyler C. Sterck ’85 Ms. Nancy T. Stoll ’75 Mr. Alexander J. Strange ’17

Berube Prize Fund Ms. Linda R. Berube

Capital Projects Fund Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57 Mr. Michael J. Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Catherine Ingraham Memorial Fund Mr. & Mrs. William F. Ingraham IV

Discretionary Library Fund Mr. & Mrs. William Crocker Ms. Christina J. Cronin, CFRE Mr. Brian P. Easler

The Faulkner Library Fund

AC A D E M Y WO R L D FA L L 2 017

Ms. Audrey N. Henry

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78

Property Acquisition Fund

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Panek

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers

The Fred and Evelyn Ziter Faculty Grant Fund Endowment

General Scholarship Fund Anonymous

The George D. Morrow Scholarship Fund Baker Newman & Noyes Mr. & Mrs. Leon Brassard Dr. David L. Brown ’64M Mr. Donald J. Collins ’60M Ms. Virginia H. Cranch Ms. Carolyn H. Keith Mr. & Mrs. William K. Lawson III Mr. & Mrs. Sy Lippman Ms. Audrey McCray Burger Ms. Celia Morgan Ms. Janet Morrison Mr. & Mrs. John F. Panek Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice Mr. Greg Purdy Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Jacobs Ms. Audrey McCray Burger

Mr. Robert E. Scribner 76

Markell & Monson Class of 1898 Award

Mr. & Mrs. Russell Grandinetti

Dr. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W

Named Funds List

Western MA Mr. Philip C. Steiger Jr.

Odlaw House

Ms. Valerie Wallace

Ms. Heidi Ostendarp

Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice

Margaret Steiger Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sarrouf Family Scholarship Mr. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51

Mr. Arthur Tardiff

Hubbard Plymouth Exchange

The Albert Winslow Dodge ’32 Arboricultural Endowment

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Mr. A. Winslow Dodge ’58W

Keith and June Martin Faculty Chair Fund

The Francis M. Austin Jr. ’46w Scholarship Fund

Mrs. June Caldwell Martin

Mr. Francis M. Austin Jr. ’46W

Ms. Margaret Traynor

Class of 2017 raised more money than any other class in history toward their class gift

The Parker Hodgman ’55M Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mr. Dean P. Rohan ’84 Mr. John N. Sampson ’00 Mr. Edwin Shivell ’50M Mr. Edward W. Shore Jr. ’48W Mr. Marshall Z. Solomon ’48W

Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman

The Phil and Cecelie Cardone Scholarship Fund

Mrs. Andrea M. Stanley ’94

Phil and Florence Shaw Scholarship Fund Mr. Charles M. Kingsbury Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W Mr. Philip H. Shaw Jr. ’57W Mr. Stacey H. Widdicombe III ’70W

Sandy Bayless ’68W Memorial Scholarship Fund Ms. Elizabeth Bayless

The United Methodist Foundation of New England

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kirwan

Mr. Eric J. Wesson ’89 Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M

Gifts in Memory/Honor of

Mr. Paul R. Aarnio ’61W Ms. Linda R. Berube Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W Judge Cary R. Brick ’63M Ms. Melanie J. Chadwick

In Honor of In Honor of Mrs. Marissa L. Axtell Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom In Honor of Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp Mr. R. Timothy McBride ’78 In Honor of Ms. Margaret Crocker ’18 and Mr. William D. Crocker III ’20 Mr. & Mrs. William Crocker In Honor of Mr. Charles D. D’Avanzo

In Honor of Mr. Brian P. Easler Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Ms. Susan B. Yesley In Honor of Mr. Mark A. Fischer Mr. Yingjie Chen ’14 In Honor of Ms. Haley K. Godin ’18 and Mr. John C. Godin ’20 Mr. & Mrs. Jason J. Godin

Mr. William Ciosek

In Honor of Dr. Kathleen M. Gorski

Mr. D. Jamie Collins ’84

Ms. Susan B. Yesley

Mr. James S. Downey ’73 Ms. Olive Goddard Mr. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr. Mr. Charles Joerin

In Honor of Mr. Timothy P. Harrington ’73 Ms. Yu Bi ’11

Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84

In Honor of Mr. Steven I. Holik ’22

Ms. Mahsa Khanbabai, Esq. ’89

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Holik

Ms. Christine W. Kitto Ms. Sue Kwon Mrs. Joyce McCray Mr. William H. Passy

In Honor of Mr. William M. Kirwan ’15 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kirwan

In Honor of Ms. Margaret Lenihan Hutcheson Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

6,992 TOTAL ALUMNI

In Honor of Mr. Rodney J. LaBrecque Dr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Ginsberg In Honor of Mr. Gregory L. Large ’15

In Honor of Dr. Stephanie Easler

Gifts In Kind

Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Jones Jr. In Honor of Mr. John T. Kirwan ’15

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Unexpended Gifts Fund

In Honor of Mr. Xavier T. Jones ’17

Valley Malt

Mr. Phillip J. Cardone Western MA

Mr. Nicholas C. Jalbert ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Jalbert

Mr. Demetri G. Tsolakis ’01

Mr. Douglas Williamson Community Foundation of

In Honor of

Mrs. Mercedese E. Large In Honor of Mr. Tristan R. Lynch ’20 Mr. & Mrs. John M. Lynch In Honor of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Mitchell-Kelly ’04 Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom In Honor of Ms. Tresara G. Moore ’11 Ms. Maria-Rallou T. Moore In Honor of Mr. Alexander B. Otte ’20 Mr. David H. Otte &

Ms. Joe Anne Berwick

In Honor of Ms. Julia A. Sparago ’17 and

Mr. & Mrs. Leon Brassard

Ms. Mary E. Sparago ’17

Ms. Virginia H. Cranch Mr. & Mrs. Russell Grandinetti

Anonymous

Ms. Audrey N. Henry

In Honor of Mr. Nicholas A. Spellman ’19 Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas T. Spellman

Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr. In Honor of Mr. Peter B. Picknelly ’18 Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Picknelly Jr In Honor of Mr. Kaelan A. Pinnock ’23 Mr. & Mrs. Kurt W. Pinnock In Honor of Mr. Matthew T. Risley ’96 Mr. John T. Risley In Honor of Mr. Nathan M. Rivera ’20

Mr. & Mrs. Sy Lippman Ms. Audrey McCray Burger

In Honor of Ms. Erika M. Whipple Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Ms. Eleanor Mae Prentice Mr. Greg Purdy Ms. Sandra G. Rodgers Mr. Robert E. Scribner

Gifts In Memory of

Mr. Arthur Tardiff Mr. Herbert W. Wilkinson III ’61M

Dr. Brett R. Zalkan ’83

In Memory of Mr. M. Scott Mitchell ’57W

In Memory of Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78 Mr. Jeffrey F. Bonk ’78

In Memory of Ms. Eileen Cebula Ms. Alice Summerville

Mr. Nathaniel Bond ’52W In Memory of Mr. Dillinger Perez ’15

Mr. Harold O. Graves ’42W

Mr. Omar Aljanabi Ms. Emily J. Carson ’15 Mr. Marco Cattani ’14

Mr. Robert T. Hale ’55W

In Memory of

Ms. Alison J. Dalphe Ms. Carlee M. D’Amato Mr. Dylan G. Dupont ’16

Mr. Richard W. Handel Jr. ’67W Mr. Robert D. Handel ’71W In Memory of Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M

Mr. James F. Monahan Mrs. Colleen Mahoney In Memory of Mr. Howe S. Newell

In Memory of

In Honor of Mrs. Jessica Rohan

Mrs. Margaret M. Mitchell In Memory of

Mr. Christopher C. Catjakis ’78

Mrs. Judith B. Hale

Mr. Gokul P. Sivakumar ’19

Mrs. Jane N. Putnam

Mr. Michael D. Balise ’83

Mr. & Mrs. Alan S. Robertson

Dr. & Ms. Siva P. Sivakumar

Mr. Jon S. Florio ’60M

In Memory of

In Memory of

In Honor of

Ms. Janet Morrison

Mr. Shane Bravetti

In Honor of

Dr. Ibitoro Osakwe

Ms. Celia Morgan

In Honor of Mr. Stuart F. Whitcomb

Mrs. Charlotte M. Graves

Mr. Gregory C. Osakwe &

Mr. & Mrs. William K. Lawson III

Mr. & Mrs. Erik M. Kindblom

Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Rivera

Mr. Matthew J. Robertson ’17

Ms. Carolyn H. Keith

In Honor of Mrs. Na-young Weaver

Mrs. Audrey Blake Otte In Honor of Ms. Olivia E. Picknelly ’21

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Jacobs

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Dziura Mr. Brian P. Easler & Dr. Stephanie Easler Mr. Austin T. Fabbo ’15

Ms. Jennifer Fontaine

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Mr. Charles Goodine Ms. Elizabeth Ho Sing

In Memory of Mr. Frederic A. Rothery

Mrs. Anna S. Clough

Dr. Charles A. McCallum Jr. ’43W

Mrs. Mary A. Cutler 1901M

Mr. Fredrick M. Crean ’67 W

Mr. Robert C. McCray ’43M

Mr. Peter G. Ellis ’37W

Ms. Christina J. Cronin, CFRE

Mrs. Joanne D. McGee

Mr. William F. Favorite

Mr. John H. Meissner ’66W

Dr. Ralph A. Goddard ’46W Mr. Edward J. Gramse,

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hsiao

Ms. Anne E. Baker Riker

Mr. Sammi Kelleher

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mr. Brian T. Kennedy ’15

Mr. Richard P. Goldman

Dr. Neida Q. Dimeo

Mrs. Marcy A. Minnick ’97

Mr. Mark T. Leary

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Howarth

Mr. & Mrs. A. Winslow Dodge ’58W

Mr. M. Scott Mitchell ’57W

Ms. Laurel Manley

Rev. & Mrs. John H. Parke

Mr. Robert S. Edmunds ’01

Dr. Oscar R. Nepomuceno

Mr. William A. Griffin ’68W

Ms. Paulina McGrath

Ms. Delight C. Rothery ’76

Mr. Peter G. Ellis ’37W

Mrs. Diane Peters

Mr. Kenneth A. Gustafson ’49W

Ms. Vivian Miranda-Amen

UMass Amerst Alumni

Mr. Robert B. Enemark ’42W

Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Plumb, Esq. ’61W

Mr. Alan Hale ’46W

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mrs. Jewell G. Prentice

Mr. Allan L. Haling ’42W

Mr. William F. Favorite

Mr. G. Eric Pucher ’47W

Mr. Parker E. Hodgman ’55M

Mr. Evan H. Gallivan ’96

Mr. Brian F. Randall ’60W

Mr. John G. Hoyt ’48M

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight W.

Ms. Carol F. Relihan ’73 &

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Kessaris ’50W

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Mitchell-Kelly ’04 & Mr. Charles Mitchell-Kelly Mr. Kevin J. Murphy Mr. Miles A. Nallen ’15 Dr. Marxan E. Pescetta Ms. Ivette Pizarro Ms. Kristin H. Reeves ’14 Mr. Angel Reyes Ms. Teresa Rodriquez Mr. Anthony A. Romano ’17 Ms. Keri Rosini Mr. Joseph Schneider ’15

Association In Memory of Mr. Robert B. Stone ’64W Mr. William S. Welles ’64W In Memory of Mr. Gustavus F. Swift IV ’66W Mrs. Linda E. Swift In Memory of Margaret E. Willis-Aarnio Mr. Paul R. Aarnio ’66W

Mr. Steve Sevivas

In Memory of Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Shirley

Mrs. Marilyn S. Clark ’84

& Mr. Mark Langevin

Gammons ’52W

Mr. John Arthur

D.D.S. ’39W

Mr. Harrison W. King CFP ’46W

Mr. & Mrs. Gunter M. Glass ’63W

Mr. Lawrence K. Saex ’69 M

Mrs. Linda B. Griffin

Mr. & Mrs. Camille F. Sarrouf ’51W

Guard (retired) ’37W

Mr. David H. Griffith ’59W

Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Shenkman ’61M

Mr. Ronald Lerner ’52W

Mr. & Mrs. Alan W. Hale ’81

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Shivell ’50M

Mr. Richard B. Lord ’38W

Ms. Jane C. Hale

Mr. Jonathan L. Sperling ’57W

Mr. N. Frank Maldonado ’55W

Mrs. Janet Hale

Ms. Cynthia R. St. George, CFRE ’78

Mr. Harvey A. Marron ’60M

Mrs. Susan D. Hall

Mr. George L. Stephenson II ’51W

Mr. Keith Martin ’47W

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Harrington

Ms. Janet Sweeney

Mr. Caleb H. O’Connor ’30W

Ms. Mary Sweeney

Mr. Sherman V. Olson ’49M

Sr. ’60M

Capt. Robert T. Leary, U.S. Coast

Mr. Walter G. Swanson

Mr. Douglas J. Harwood ’70W

Mr. Thomas F. Sweeney

Mr. George I. Parker Jr. ’31W

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Vartabedian

Mrs. Betty Lou Hodgman

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Symes III ’64W

Ms. Kimberly S. Peters ’78

Mrs. Virginia L. Hoyt

Mr. Richard P. Taylor ’62W

Mr. Frank J. Pizzitola ’43M

Mr. & Mrs. Leverett M. Hubbard Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Thompson

Mr. Chester H. Prentice ’40W

Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Jacobs ’75

Mr. Donald T. Tull ’55W

Mr. Craig Shea ’48W

Mr. Kent L. Karosen ’84 &

Mr. Robert W. Tull ’50W

Mr. James J. Shea Jr. ’44W

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Vitale

Mr. Francis W. Smith ’44W

Mr. Frederick D. Watts

Mr. George L. Stephenson II ’51W

Mr. & Mrs. Gary E. Wendlandt

Mr. Lewis A. Storrs ’21W

Dr. Paul I. Kingsbury ’53W

Mr. Paul G. Woodhouse ’55W

Mr. John S. Williams ’39W

Dr. Jordan L. Kramer ’73

Mr. Washburne D. Wright ’60W

Mr. Arthur H. Zalkan

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Kunhardt Jr. ’72

Ms. Chelsey A. Zahornacky

Mr. Paul G. Zarynoff ’53W

Mr. & Mrs. Rodney J. LaBrecque

Mr. Michael J. Zahornacky Jr.

Mr. Sergay G. Zarynoff ’57W

Mr. & Mrs. James E. LaCrosse ’50W

Mr. Michael J. Zahornacky IV

Mr. Dean Whitcomb In Memory of Richard B. Phillips ’63W Mrs. Kathryn Phillips In Memory of Mr. Harold E. Porter ’44W Bacon & Wilson, PC Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. Bernard III Mr. & Mrs. John S. Bordenuk Dr. Leonard R. Borsari ’61W Bosc Sunshine Club

Heritage Society The Heritage Society is comprised of individuals who have included Wilbraham & Monson Academy in their will or estate plan, have established an endowed fund or have made a planned gift to the Academy.

These individuals add to our endowment. Their generosity and planning creates significant Academy resources.

Mr. Brian Hauserman Dr. & Mrs. Jamieson D. Kennedy ’51W

Mr. Philip C. Lawton ’54W

Dr. & Mrs. Brett R. Zalkan ’83

Ms. Christina J. Cronin CFRE

Mr. John M. Adan Jr. ’62W

Mr. Peter C. Lincoln ’55W

Mr. Ira L. Zalkan ’89

Mr. William R. Faulkner Jr. ’57W

Mr. Dana T. Aftab ’81

Mr. Charles P. Lukasik ’74

Mrs. Barbara Zarynoff

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Harris

Mr. Robert A. Augusto

Mr. James W. Lyons

Dr. & Mrs. Fred M. Ziter Jr. ’54W

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Herman

Mrs. Cynthia O. Bean

Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. MacLauchlin,

Mr. Michael P. Ziter ’61W

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Lake

Mr. Gary R. Beauchamp ’78

Mr. Walter E. McLane ’44W

Ms. Linda R. Berube

Mrs. Angela M. Maldonado

Ms. Barbara J. Murphy

Mr. Lewis W. Birmingham ’60W

Mr. S. Peter Manchester ’58W

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Pirog

Mr. & Mrs. S. Prestley Blake

Mr. Robert T. Marchant ’51W

Mr. & Mrs. Francis H. Polom

Dr. David L. Brown ’64M &

Mrs. Taffy L. Marron

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Barend ’66M

Mr. Josef E. Martin, CPCU ’82

Mr. Garey M. Browne Jr. ’54M

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Brown IV ’55M

Mrs. June C. Martin

Mr. Charles W. Carter

Mrs. Jeanne K. Caropreso

Mr. Charles P. Mason Jr. ’62W

Mr. Kenneth R. Churilla ’61M

Mrs. Priscilla Carter

Mrs. Lenita C. McCallum

Dr. Walter S. Clough ’45W

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Ms. Edna L. Buckley

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Mr. & Mrs. John F. Chapple III ’60W

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Mr. Douglas Coon ’39W

Mrs. Marilyn S. Clark ’84 &

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Welcome to the Atlas Fund!

Atlas, the Titan god who personifies the qualities of endurance, strength and resilience, has long stood watch over all who enter Rich Hall. In this way, he is a fitting symbol to represent our Annual Fund at Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

In previous years, the Annual Fund has been used to sustain the operations of the Academy. However, we have taken a new approach to these funds. Through sound fiscal management and establishing greater control of our resources, the funds raised annually will be used to move our school forward. Last fiscal year, more than 80 percent of the Annual Fund was used not to support operating but to improve the Academy.

It allowed us to replace the roof and to renovate and transform the portico and entrance to Rich Hall, and to install air conditioning in the common spaces of our dormitories.

It is in this way that your investment in WMA moves us forward. And it is for this reason that Atlas, the symbol of strength and resilience, becomes the face of our Annual Fund.

We hope that you will continue to stand together with us and support the Atlas Fund to help ensure we continue to move the Academy ever forward.

by JANET MORAN Associate Director of Archives

history

From the Archives Alumni Spouse Virginia Masnicki a True Renaissance Woman

Renaissance Woman

I first met Virginia Masnicki and her husband Ron Masnicki ’57M at Reunion 2014. It was my first reunion as Associate Director of Archives at the Academy. They sought me out and introduced themselves, stating that they wanted to chat with me about the history of our school. From that first meeting, Mrs. Masnicki and I hit it off, and we have been working together ever since.

Mrs. Masnicki is a tenacious researcher, just one of her many talents. Her attention to detail stood out to me immediately. Mrs. Masnicki’s interests from an early age have served her well through the years; bilingual in Polish, one of her prized accomplishments was working with Literacy Volunteers of America (1995–2002), where one of her students was a finalist for The National Essay Award, granting her a $1,000 award. Mrs. Masnicki is a charter member of the Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning Center for the Quabog Valley Region in Massachusetts.

She also has a creative side.

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A graduate of the Springfield Conservatory of Music, Mrs. Masnicki has taught and plays piano and clarinet. She was also a freelance photographer with her own business, and a calligrapher as well as a religious education teacher within her church. To top it off, Mrs. Masnicki was captain of the U.S. Tennis Association Women’s Team, where she competed at championship levels for five years.

The Masnickis have three children — Todd ’89, Tanya and Valerie. They were all strong athletes, with a leaning towards tennis. As Mrs. Masnicki said, “some of our friends were putting in swimming pools, while we put in a tennis court.” Mrs. Masnicki was the Girls’ Varsity Coach at the Academy in 1988.

Both Todd and Valerie played tennis at the Academy, and later at Babson College. Tanya played softball for Assumption College in Worcester, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in communications and a master’s in Secondary Education. They all hold strong leadership and civic-minded traits.

The Masnickis have two grandsons, Benjamin Presz, 11, and Nathan Presz, 8. If we are lucky, both will someday attend the Academy. When the Masnickis weren’t driving back and forth on the Mass Pike to watch their children play sports, they were volunteering for numerous causes and serving on many boards. Virginia and Ron have always been strong and civic-minded leaders in their community.

It’s All in the Family; On Giving Back and Family Ties The Masnickis met at a high school dance.

Mr. Masnicki, who was from Connecticut and was a postgraduate boarding student, asked her to dance. As the two were chatting, he asked where she was from. Mrs. Masnicki had grown up in the village of Three Rivers and attended nearby Palmer High School. She was surprised to hear that he knew of her small town.

Mrs. Masnicki, increasingly curious, then asked him whether he knew a woman who worked at the Academy, Mildred Meacham, and indeed he did. Ms. Meacham was the secretary to the Head of School Dr. George Rogers from 1946 to 1948 and Registrar from 1948 to 1969.

Ms. Meacham was also Mrs. Masnicki’s aunt!

Through this connection, Mrs. Masnicki’s father agreed to allow them a first date. To this day, Mrs. Masnicki believes that it was a stroke of fate that Mr. Masnicki knew her Aunt Mildred.

Last year, in what we call the “dungeon” in the Rich Hall basement at the Academy, we found an old file cabinet that had probably not been opened since it was moved here during the merger in 1971. It contained perfectly preserved and impressively organized files kept

by Ms. Meacham. Meticulous and in perfect penmanship, they stopped me in my tracks.

Coming full circle, Mrs. Masnicki mirrors the same high standards today, whether it’s in her research, teaching or volunteer work.

Mrs. Masnicki has been invaluable in assisting me in the Archives with research on the Monson Academy Headmasters. Noting a loss of documents from the two great fires that Monson Academy endured, this is a challenge.

Mrs. Masnicki’s commitment to volunteer has enabled the Academy to be eligible for a $1,000 grant from the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board, to be used for equipment and supplies for the Archives.

After more than 52 years of marriage, the Masnickis have accomplished an impressive history of volunteering, both individually and together. She feels it’s never too late to volunteer and engage.

“I could write a book about volunteering and fate,” Mrs. Masnicki said.

I couldn’t agree more. above, from left to right Virginia Masnicki stands with grandchildren, Benjamin and Nathan Presz, and husband Ron Masnicki ’57M during Reunion 2017.

Alumni in Action

by JANET MORAN Associate Director of Archives

Ron Masnicki ’57M An Eye for Leadership, CEGS and the Road Through Babson College When Rodney LaBrecque arrived at Wilbraham & world-renowned program and scaled it down to Monson Academy in 2002, he told the Board the high school level. The various components of of Trustees that the Academy had an identity CEGS have common denominators that tie back problem. “We looked like all of the other schools,” to our mission statement, especially the part about the Head of School from 2002–2013 said. creating global citizens. The idea is that students That realization prompted a search for a learn by doing. Our students are getting lessons program based on what was important in in everything from marketing to product America, and globally, that was missing in high development to business.” school education. Seven years later, WMA’s In conjunction with the advent of CEGS in Center for Entrepreneurial Global Studies was 2009, WMA also established The Mark R. established. Designed to prepare students Shenkman Trading Center that year. A working to enter an increasingly interconnected and laboratory where students learn about stocks, interdependent world, the CEGS program was bonds, trading and making well-researched modeled after curriculum changes which Babson decisions, the Shenkman Center greatly enhances College had put in place. Babson was ranked as a curriculum focused on business and the top undergraduate school in entrepreneurship entrepreneurship born from the invaluable

by U.S. News & World Report for many years. experience working with the Babson The CEGS Program was established with the administration. invaluable assistance of former Board member Ron and Virginia were the first parents to (1986–1991) Ron Masnicki ’57M and with a serve on the original Parent Executive Committee generous donation by current Board member at Babson, were members of the Presidents Mark R. Shenkman ’61M. Society and were the first recipients of the John H. “Much of the history behind the CEGS program was due to us learning from Babson, guided initially by Rodney and continued by (Head of School) Brian Easler, but always through Ron’s connections and belief that we could learn from Babson,” said Wally Swanson, then WMA’s Director of International Programs and now Dean of Faculty.

Through Mr. Masnicki’s established connections at Babson, including its President Bill Galvin, Mr. Swanson, Mr. LaBrecque and Mr. Masnicki met with Babson’s administration and its professors to help design a program that would fit the needs and the vision for the start of the CEGS program at the Academy. They were able to learn firsthand about the curricular changes that Babson had successfully implemented.

“Ron was able to set up meetings on the Babson campus where we could share our programmatic strengths and challenges on how to attract a wider swath of students into an entrepreneurial mindset,” Mr. Swanson said.

“The Academy essentially took that school’s

Muller Jr. Parent Leadership Award, an award to honor exceptional volunteer service at Babson.

Mr. Masnicki received his bachelor’s in Business Administration from American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

He began his career in 1960 as a project engineer at Pratt & Whitney in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1965, National Gage & Die Company in Agawam, Massachusetts, recruited him as an aerospace sales representative. Mr. Masnicki acquired the company with a colleague in 1981 and established National Aerospace Inc. He served as president until 1985, when it was sold to a group of investors.

Mr. Masnicki retired at age 47 and has been active as a private investor and community leader ever since.

Moving forward, Mr. and Mrs. Masnicki remain fiercely loyal to the Academy, continuing to nurture a strong partnership with Babson in support of the CEGS program and to shepherd recent graduates from WMA to Babson each of the last five years.

left Ron Masnicki ’57M, as he looked in his yearbook photo.

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