FALL 2018 News for the Allendale Columbia School Community
Beyond the Birches
Preparing Students for the World They Will Inherit
www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org A From the Head of School We’re just getting started Three years ago, we set out on an ambitious path together. We committed to making a posi- tive impact in our world through a thriving, diverse community of learners who engage locally and globally. Our strategic plan to accomplish this, Making an Impact in a Global Century, is a commitment to continue to meet our students’ needs, and prepare them for this rapidly changing and complex world. June marked the end of our Impact Initiative Campaign to help realize this vision, and our community proudly exceeded the $4 million goal set as an initial benchmark. I’d like to personally say thank you to the thousands of alumni, parents, faculty, and donors who were part of this historic invest- ment in the future of Allendale Columbia School. in this issue Thanks to your generosity, we have already AC’S NEW MISSION launched and appointed leaders for the Center STATEMENT for Global Engagement, the Center for Entre- 3 preneurship, and the Invent Center for STEM FEATURE: IT’S TIME FOR and Innovation. These centers give AC students AUTHENTIC LEARNING 5 the authentic learning experiences that will help Alumna Profile: them to build connections, master strategies for 11 Becky Wehle ’90 learning, cultivate their curiosity and creativity, and AC TODAY: Best Fit First, develop a resilient spirit that dares to take risks 13 The Changing Landscape of - all while making a positive impact. We have ex- College Advising panded opportunities for students to engage be- Commencement yond AC and into the local community, whether 17 2018 that’s the Rochester community or communities Alumni like Dakar, Senegal. We have also applied for and 23 Happenings been awarded the prestigious E.E. Ford Grant to create and develop an AC Global Hub for Social Entrepreneurship. This grant is just one of many ways we are giving students the Annual Report of chance to make a positive impact in the world through collaboration, problem-solving, and Philanthropy at AC 32 global empathy skill development. We have plenty to celebrate, but we’re just getting started. As we evolve we need to contin- ue planning for the future, asking these questions: What do we keep? What do we cut? What do we need to create? Through the last campaign we focused on program development, and we were successful in building new centers, with great leaders, who have created high impact opportunities for our students. Now we need to focus on retaining and attracting the best faculty and staff, and investing in our campus and endowment. We owe it to you, our students, alumni, faculty, donors, and greater community to ensure we continue our progress to meet the dynamic needs of our community. You only need to look at the Girls with Gears, our Lower School, all-girl, VEX-IQ Robotics team, to know that more hard work is needed to keep up with these amazing students. As we “prepare students for the world they will inherit,” I am humbled and eternally grateful for all you have given to AC. We understand what you are asking of us in return for your students, our community, and our world; and we are up to the task. Sincerely,
Mick Gee Head of School
1 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 From the Alumni Association President ALLENDALE A Letter from Bridgette Rivers ’81 COLUMBIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES As the school year kicks off effect on their future. Thanks to technology, this kind of 2018-2019 with eager students buzz- help can all be done without leaving wherever you call ing around campus, and our home. These connections will be both beneficial and Charles E. Symington ’76, Chair & Treasurer broader AC community cele- fun, allowing current students to see what AC gradu- brating a successful campaign ates can become, and giving alumni first-hand knowl- Stephen Van Arsdale, Vice Chair focused on AC program ex- edge of what our students are doing today. Claire Dubnik, Secretary pansion, the Allendale Colum- Our long-standing alumni traditions such as Home- Charles F. Bradford ’99 bia Alumni Association Board coming, the Alumni Holiday Celebration, Reunion Lisa Campbell ’83 is excited to continue facilitat- Weekend, and travel to cities around the country will Diana Clarkson ’99 ing the school’s momentum continue to be events we look forward to hosting, and with fellow alumni. Mary Beth Conway we hope our alumni are able to make the time to join. C. Kieran Draper We look forward to doing everything we can to foster You can see fellow classmates, make new connections Stephen Hill ’03 the relationships of our alma mater. The upcoming year with alumni from other graduating years, and update Elisabeth W. Judson ’64 will be focused on growing attendance at long-standing the school on the wonderful things you are accom- networking events and exploring new opportunities to plishing in the world. Dr. Amy Rath Leibeck Gilbert McCurdy engage our fellow alumni in meaningful ways across the I look forward to meeting as many of you as I can. I region and remotely. The Alumni Association plans to Deborah McLean want to hear from you. Send me your suggestions on Ronald Mendrick support this work by communicating possible oppor- how we can make our Alumni Association a stronger, Tracey Morrell tunities for our AC community to get involved with more engaged organization; or, you can simply send me Mauricio Riveros current faculty and students. a quick note to let me know what you’ve been up to. Bridgette E. Rivers ’81 We hope to match interested alumni and their net- Thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to works with student and classroom needs. I particularly Demetrios (Jim) Stathopoulos serve as your Alumni Association President. I’m excit- Keith Wilson hope to connect current students with experienced ed about the next two years, and what they hold for Jill Wynn and skilled alumni in fields of interest. There are alumni us as we partner to strengthen and grow our Alumni who may not understand there is a real need for their Richard Yates Association. involvement. Getting involved in an AC student’s life by taking an hour to Skype into a classroom for a talk, Bridgette Rivers ’81 listening to a student pitch, or offering an internship or President, Allendale Columbia Alumni Association job shadow opportunity could have a positive ripple [email protected].
Welcome New Board Members Dr. Amy Rath Leibeck is the owner of Board at Canandaigua National Bank, and he formerly served on Genesee Valley Equine Clinic and is an adjunct the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Board of Governors. lecturer and lab instructor at Medaille College, For years, Ken has been an advocate and friend of AC, supporting Rochester campus. She is a graduate of the the purchases and needs of AC’s international houses, serving as Cornell University College of Veterinary a forum judge and annual presenter of the Williams Cup Award, Medicine. Amy has been involved at AC since and as an AC parent of daughter Katherine ’05. Ken resides in 2012, when her daughter, Riley, enrolled. She Rochester, New York. also spent three years as a middle school Demetrios (Jim) Stathopoulos is CEO liaison and has been an active member of AC’s Book Club. Amy, her of one of the largest glazing contractors in the husband, Stephen, and Riley reside in Churchville, New York. United States, Ajay Glass & Mirror Co., Inc., Gilbert (Ken) McCurdy, retired Chairman which, in 2017, was ranked #12 in the U.S. and CEO of McCurdy and Company, Inc., by Engineering News-Record. Jim is also the is a graduate of Williams College and the Principal of PER Engineering in Victor, New University of Pennsylvania Wharton School York, and he and his wife Dori served as event of Commerce and Finance. Ken serves as a chairs for AC’s 2018 Make Your Mark Gala. Jim Board Member of Writers and Books. He is and Dori have three children, Rita, Ellie ’21, and Peter. The family a Member of the Wealth Strategies Advisory resides in Victor, New York.
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 2 ast year, as AC began the regularly scheduled re-accreditation process through the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), it became L evident that our mission was no longer representative of the impactful work we do everyday and why we exist as a school. Since AC’s last mission statement was launched, our programming and curriculum has expanded and evolved to meet a new set of needs in our ever-changing world. While we continue to take pride in our academic preparation for college, we also focus on helping students develop the skills and experiences needed to make a positive and lasting impact in a technology-driven, global society. “The mission guides us internally as we evolve and change to meet the needs of the students and families who walk through our doors,” said long-time AC faculty member Tony Tepedino and re- accreditation co-leader. “If [the mission] doesn’t align, then we are not able to provide a clear and unified vision and program for the families who place their trust in us as an institution.” The mission rewrite process largely began as part of AC’s strategic plan, launched in 2014, when an outside consultant was brought in to help guide our committee through the process and to help us identify who we currently are as a school. With valuable feedback from key constituents, including administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, and trustees, the committee was able to present a draft of the new mission to the Board for final approval. “We haven’t lost the original spirit of the school,” said Head of School Mick Gee. “In fact, it is because of our dedication to a student-centered education and AC’s core values that we have continued to adapt and evolve as an institution to meet the changing needs of the world and the way we prepare our students for life outside these walls. Our students aren’t learning science; they’re learning how to become scientists. The lessons our students learn here at AC extend beyond the walls of our classrooms, and it is our responsibility to prepare them for the world they will inherit.”
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www.AllendaleColumbia.org 4 Students frequently explore the AC Nature Trail and surrounding woods during class. 5 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 FEATURE STORY
It’s Time for Authentic Learning
Life doesn’t come at you one subject at a time. Deciding which for success. The authentic learning model in place at Allendale car to buy or how to budget a paycheck for the month, or pitch- Columbia School builds the curious and confident minds needed ing a way to increase sales at work require complex thought pro- to succeed in college and careers. Authentic learning is generally cesses. These are not just math, or English, or history problems. defined by four main themes: The solution is not in any one of those textbooks. Instead, we are 1. Students engage in an activity that involves real-world prob- researching, analyzing alternatives, problem-solving, collaborating, lems and that mimics the work of professionals; the activity summarizing, and communicating. If this is involves presentation of findings to audi- our daily reality as adults, why would we ences beyond the classroom. teach our children any other way? “This is the best 2. Students use open-ended inquiry, think- A 2017 survey by the National Associ- ing skills, and metacognition. ation of Colleges and Employers found time for people who that the “ability to work in a team” was 3. Students engage in collaborative dis- the most commonly desired attribute of have the right skills course and social learning with others. new college graduates. The survey report, and right education 4. Students direct their own learning in The Value of Soft Skills in the Labor Market, project work. went on to say that in today’s economy because there Authentic learning doesn’t just flip the workers must be able to solve complex are tremendous classroom; it disrupts the entire struc- problems in fluid, rapidly changing, team- ture that has been in place for more than based settings. Bari Walsh noted in his ar- opportunities. It’s a century. Everything in the classroom is ticle for the Harvard Graduate School of also the worst time re-evaluated from the teaching style to Education, “It’s what computers can’t do the way the desks are arranged and the that employers most want.” As a nursery in history for people books that are used (or not used). Harvard through grade 12 school, what can Allen- Graduate School of Education economist dale Columbia do to prepare students with ordinary skills David Deming notes the change in today’s for this postsecondary world? and education.” classrooms stating, “Children share re- sources and experiences with each other Making Meaningful —Nick van Dam, global chief and move flexibly between tasks and roles. Connections learning officer at McKinsey & Learning is immersive and often implicit Company – even for ‘hard’ skills like math and liter- An integrated, multidisciplinary, and au- acy.” Stephanie M. Jones and Jennifer Khan thentic educational model helps students from the American Federation of Teachers develop important, transferable skills wrote on the intertwined nature of learn- such as critical thinking, communication, ing today saying, “We know that the quality collaboration, and analysis that transcend and depth of student learning is enhanced subject matter and provide a foundation
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 6 when students have opportunities to interact with others and make meaningful connections to subject material.” Meaningful connections with subject material was evident on every corner of Noun Town, a fictional place created by AC’s second-grade class. A unit on parts of speech turned into a music video with the skillful guidance of Jenn Truong, AC’s Virginia and Fred Gordon Chair in Elementary Educa- tion. After learning about nouns, verbs, and adjectives, the class created “Noun Town” on paper, labeling all the nouns in town, all the fun things you could do in town, and even added the proper noun for Allendale Columbia School. But the class didn’t stop there. Students embodied the defi- nition of authentic learning by directing their own music video. Noun Town came to life after weeks of collaboration in songwriting, learning about rhyming and beats, drafting storyboards and then filming, singing, and editing their ode to Noun Town. The final video was presented to the entire school and shared on social media. Visit allendalecolumbia. org/nountown to check out the video. May Term is another way AC breaks the educational mold. It’s not a capstone or final project. It’s a unique, once-a-year opportunity for students to engage their interests, learn outside the classroom, and deepen their connection with the material. At the end of spring semester the usual cur- riculum ends and students in Middle and Upper School Students remove one of the layers at the AC Beehive to check for honeycomb. have the opportunity to pursue two open-ended inquiry projects that they choose or define. It fosters discovery, encourages collaboration, and gets students involved in real-world issues. In 2018 alone, students explored more than twenty topics ranging from starting a beehive to ex- ploring the science of cooking to learning about the law. The students discussed their projects in the annual May Term Exhibition Night, further reinforcing their multidisci- plinary skills in researching a topic and then presenting it to an audience. As part of a collaboration between the Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Entrepreneurship, Middle and Upper School students spent eight days in west Africa in the spring, working with Senegalese students to evalu- ate social and infrastructural problems, develop solutions to address those needs, and pitch solutions to a panel of judges. They built business models of their ideas and ad- vocated for the merits of their solutions to the broader community. As a result, everyone learned how to analyze, assess, and collaborate with someone from a different cul- ture and some even received internships and funding to pursue those ideas. An authentic investment Despite growing acknowledgment of the value this type of learning provides, the investment needed to make it a Eliza Nicosia ‘22, Mary Cotter ‘22, Liz Cotter ‘20, and Piper Wilson ‘22 help build homes with reality isn’t small. Teachers must spend more time with stu- the 4 Walls Project in Nicaragua. dents, engage a wider array of tools and technologies, and
7 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Allendale Columbia students visit Dakar, Senegal as part of an eight-day entrepreneurship program created by the AC Center for Global Engagement, the AC Center for Entrepreneurship, and Baobab Consulting.
allow time for students to explore kids to be proficient at low-level and learn at their own pace. Inde- routing tasks and to memorize pendent schools have the unique “The impact of content they won’t remember ability to adapt and invest in this innovation on on topics they’ll never use. Or methodology now, knowing that we can embrace the reality that the future could hold any number education isn’t in using much of what school is about of possibilities. AC’s new Center technology to deliver today can be ‘outsourced’ to a for Global Engagement, Center smartphone, freeing up time for for Entrepreneurship, and Invent education experiences. kids to immerse themselves in Center for STEM and Innovation It lies in understanding challenges like learning how to are examples of investments AC learn, communicating effectively, is making to provide multidisci- what skills students collaborating productively and plinary, authentic learning that need in the innovation effectively with others, creative impacts all grades, nursery to 12. problem-solving, managing fail- The centers have been developing era, and constructing ure, effecting change in organiza- new courses, curricula, and part- classroom experiences tions and society, making sound nerships within and beyond the decisions, managing projects and AC campus to foster experiences that promote skills achieving goals, building persever- and competencies that prepare that matter.” ance and determination, leverag- students for the world ahead. ing your passions and talents to As Tony Wagner and Ted Dinter- —Tony Wagner and Ted make your world better.” Ordi- smith point out in the book Most Dintersmith, Most Likely to nary skills are no longer enough; nor is an ordinary education. Likely to Succeed, “Our choice is Succeed stark. We can continue training
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 8 Liza Cotter ‘20 helps tutor a young student at a school in El Sauce, Nicaragua.
Emily Atieh ‘18 presented on her development of a global mindset at TedxAllendaleColumbiaSchool.
9 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 A. Seshadri ‘18 and Liza Cotter ‘ 20 learn to weave baskets in Nicaragua.
Second graders pose with the “Noun Town” they created as part of their unit on parts of speech. Check out their music AC students head out in canoes at Camp Pathfinder. video at www.allendalecolumbia.org/nountown
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 10 PROFILE Sharing the Legacy of Five Generations A Conversation with Pat and Becky Wehle
If you ask students and their par- Because of their long family history ents what they like most about Al- at AC, the Wehles wanted to do lendale Columbia, you’ll often hear something to honor their family and that it “feels like a family”-- a place support the school. They followed where every person is known, their values, as do most people con- cherished, encouraged, and sup- sidering the legacy they’d like to pass ported. AC appreciates all who along to their children and grandchil- make up the school family, and for dren. They decided to establish the some, school and family have be- Wehle/Hallock Family Scholarship come deeply intertwined, to the Fund for Summer LEAP students. benefit of both. This is an endowed scholarship to Take the Wehle/Hallock family. support tuition assistance at Allen- They’ve been a part of AC for dale Columbia for Rochester City five generations, in various roles School District students with need as students, alumni, parents, grand- who have been through the Sum- parents, volunteers, and trustees. mer LEAP program. Their long history, fondness for “The school was embarking on the the school, and view of an en- Impact Initiative campaign,” Becky couraging future inform their role explained. “We believe strongly in as benefactors to help the school [Head of School] Mick Gee’s lead- flourish and offer the benefits of ership and what he’s done for the an AC education to students who school, and we wanted to be able might not otherwise be able to attend. to support that. We thought a scholarship in “ Summer LEAP is a particular is a great way to do that because it “My daughter Eliza ’22 and my son Henry ’20 are six-week enrichment fifth generation AC students,” began Becky Wehle allows students who wouldn’t otherwise be able ’90, a recent Trustee. “My sister Carrie ’93 and I program that seeks to to experience all the great things about Allendale both graduated from the school and were there close the opportunity Columbia the ability to go there. And, of course, from kindergarten through twelfth grade, so we we believe that the school has given our family a gap for low-income lot of opportunities; we wanted to be able to say were the fourth generation. My father John L. students from the “Ted” Wehle, Jr. ’64 and his two brothers Chipp thank you by giving back.” ’65 and Duff ’68 also came here, as well as his Rochester City School “And the other thing is,” added Pat “we wanted mother Marjorie Strong Wehle ’39 and her three District by offering to honor Becky’s father, my husband, who died sisters, Nancy Strong Mangan ’42, Sarah Strong high-quality summer in 2000. He was an alumnus, and he was on the Clapp ’46, and Ann Strong Garrett ’46.” (Nancy learning experiences.” board for a long time. I wanted to create a schol- and Sarah also sent all of their children to AC.) arship in his honor.” “Then, my great-grandmother Marjorie Hall Pat continued, “A couple of years ago, we learned Strong. Then, on my mother’s side…” about the Summer LEAP program at AC, and we “My cousins, or, rather, my grandfather’s cousins,” chimed in Becky’s were very, very impressed with the program’s ability to help reduce mother, Pat Wehle. “In fact, they were the oldest living alumni of Co- summer learning loss and provide academic enrichment for students lumbia School for years. Adelia 1917 and Mariana 1918 Hallock lived from Enrico Femi School No. 17 and other schools within the Roch- well into their 90s. So, it comes down from both sides of the family. ester City School District. The thought of providing bilingual educa- In fact, I think we probably have 30 alumni from Allendale Columbia tion, field trips, and good nutrition in a caring environment, and then in the five generations that we have been there.” retaining that cohort through high school, will make a difference.”
11 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Kneeling: Justin Andre ’91, Carrie Wehle ’93, Mieke Coe Ulrop ’90, Mindy Mangan, Jennifer Fox John L. “Ted” Wehle Jr., father of Becky Wehle ’90, Jackson ’90, Heather Culbertson ’90. Standing: Kris Andre, Peggy Garrett Jeffries, John Garrett, Diana husband of Pat Wehle. Bump ’90, Alec Schumacher ’90, Ed Nicosia P’20, ’22, Becky Wehle ’90, Cathy Mangan Clapp, Griff Mangan, Rick Garrett, Ned Nicosia P’17,’19.
“Summer LEAP takes so many of the parts of AC that are Becky is the third generation of her family to serve on AC’s great – as we’ve experienced as a family for five generations Board of Trustees, as both her father and grandmother were – and gives those opportunities to kids who wouldn’t typically on the Board. “But it definitely is something that, as a larger be in that environment,” Becky explained. “The teachers, the family, is important to us. We have been very lucky to have dining commons, the facilities – it feels great to share that with lived here for generations, and it’s up to us to make sure that kids who otherwise wouldn’t have access.” Rochester continues to be as successful as it can.” “We toured the classrooms and saw everybody in action, and Asked to reflect further on their motivations for their involve- it was wonderful,” Pat exclaimed. ment and their gift to the school, Becky concluded, “I was ac- When asked what they thought was so impactful about an tually on the search committee that brought Mick to AC. He AC education, Becky said, “It starts with the community. The really is a remarkable leader and has done great things for the teachers know you on a personal level and an academic level school. That was the most exciting part of my nine years on and really push you to become a strong student and a good the Board, seeing the impact of that now and in the coming person. I firmly believe that they are doing that with my kids years. And that’s why we made this gift. The school needs our now, and I think they did that for me. I went from Allendale support, and it’s a great time to do that – to help Allendale Columbia to Middlebury College in Vermont, and I didn’t miss Columbia continue to grow. We are grateful for everything the a beat being able to tackle the work and know exactly what I school has done for our family and look at this as a chance to needed to do to be successful there. I think AC is a large part give that opportunity to other students in the future.” of that.” “One thing I liked about AC was that they made me write,” Make an Impact, Leave a Legacy Pat asserted. “And no matter whether you’re an accountant, Have you been thinking about how you might pass along or a scientist, no matter what you are, if you can’t commu- your values and leave a legacy for future generations? If a nicate, you’re just not going anywhere. I still think that’s very quality education is among those values, there are many important.” ways that Allendale Columbia School can support your “I think that AC continues to produce well-rounded, well-ed- intentions. Whether that’s endowing a scholarship, as the ucated, kind students who are able to contribute to society, Wehles are doing, making a planned gift through your both when they are at this school and when they get out will or a trust, making a major gift to the Endowment as well,” Becky continued. Our family has a very long history for future generations, or boosting you annual giving, of community involvement, at the local and state level,” Pat we can help you decide on appropriate ways for you to added. “It’s just something we’ve always done. That tradition of honor your family and leave a legacy for the future. Go participating in the Allendale Columbia community has gone to allendalecolumbia.org/giving for more information, or back for many generations.” call Karen Higman at 585.641.5313 or Kayla Himelein at 585.641.5288.
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 12 Best Fit First: The Changing Landscape of College Advising
Imagine if George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham past 60 years. Similarly, the number of occupations available Lincoln could return to see the nation they helped found. All to college graduates grew from 270 in 1950 to 840 in 2010. three drove significant developments in America’s educational Now when children are asked the age-old question, “what do landscape: Washington focused on faith and liberal arts, Jefferson you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is increasingly, emphasized workforce skills, and Lincoln ensured land was “my job doesn’t exist yet.” Deciding which college to attend, donated and developed for our colleges and universities. What therefore, is even more difficult. would they think of the state of education today? What would Big name schools still grab the headlines and the attention they advocate for or against? How would they advise today’s of young high schoolers eager to impress, but the college students to prepare for the current job market? experience is more than the name on your shirt. Now, more In the hundred-plus years since then, a lot has changed about than ever, society pressures our children to get into the “right” college and how to best prepare our young adults for the colleges, have the highest GPAs, and pursue advanced degrees. real world. For a start, there are now more options than ever Increasingly, however, students graduate with what seem like before. According to the Georgetown Center on Education the right credentials but lack the competencies needed to be and the Workforce, postsecondary programs of study more thoughtful, engaged citizens. The most important name on the than quintupled between 1985 and 2010--from 410 to 2,260 college acceptance letter is your child’s name and everything programs--a response to changes in the workplace over the else should revolve around that.
13 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 When students do decide on a school, tuition continues to a few progressive schools really stepping up to the transforma- be an area of concern. College costs have gone up significant- tion required to match that of our businesses.” - Annmarie Neal, ly, relative to the cost of living index, Former Chief Talent Officer at Cisco and following the Great Recession Systems and author of Leading From it’s been harder to pay back those the Edge. student loans than in previous gen- At Allendale Columbia, At AC, we know a successful college erations. The practice of graduating in we understand the application process is not just about three years is gaining momentum, and landscape of higher knowing where you want to go – it’s online universities are growing in pop- education and the also about academic preparation and ularity as they offer flexibility to study making intelligent choices to get there. and pursue passions outside of school. workplace has changed For this reason, Kristin introduces the There is no longer a single clear path and will continue to college advising program in 6th and for postsecondary education so it’s change. As leaders 8th grade through the Knowledge for important to find a school that is the in education, we will College Program. This is intended to right fit academically and financially. provide an overview of the college Allendale Columbia collaborates in- continue to do what is planning program, well in advance ternally and externally with partners best for students and of when families need to start taking to prepare our students for the world evolve our offerings to action. Phil Schwartz, Head of Upper they will inherit. Part of that prepa- meet the changing needs School, is also is also involved and ration includes our comprehensive oversees the course selection pro- college advising program to help stu- of the world, without cess for all students starting in 8th dents choose a college/university that losing focus on each grade to ensure they are building a matches their interests and goals, and student being known and strong and compelling transcript. that will ultimately have the best pos- challenged. Students are Each year, more than 70 colleges and sible return on investment for their universities visit the AC campus, al- pursuits. able to make informed decisions about their lowing our students to learn about AC’s full-time college advisor, Kristin the colleges and programs that may Cocquyt, is focused on supporting, futures and are prepared or may not be in the headlines but guiding, and advising AC students to think critically when may be the right fit for their interests. and their parents through the college they leave our campus AC juniors are prepared for these search and application process. She for their next step visits through the College Workshop, has been in the field of education for a free program that includes college 14 years, visited more than 200 col- toward higher education essay writing, application preparation, leges, and helped over 500 students and the workforce. and mock interviews. Additionally, our through the college search and appli- college advisor organizes more than cation process. The college advising 15 evening programs and workshops program at AC embodies a “fit first” throughout the year and meets indi- approach where we work with stu- vidually with students and their fami- dents one-on-one to understand their lies to help them make the most of specific interests and the community the AC Upper School experience and they are looking for after they leave college search. our campus. Our main goal is to arrive at a man- “The students [who] thrive within to- ageable and balanced list of poten- day’s education systems are achieve- tial colleges and universities (see the ment driven, rule-oriented, compliant, To learn more about the college Class of 2018’s college list on page linear, singular in focus. The world of advising process at AC contact: 17) that are good matches for the work today requires future leaders to Kristin Cocquyt student’s individual interests and pref- be relationship or collaboration driv- College Advisor erences, so each student’s college ap- en, rule-defining, creative and innova- [email protected] plication process results in desirable tive, lateral and polymathic in focus. 585.641.5219 college options. The gap is huge and, sadly, I see only
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hosted by St. John Fisher college and their undergraduate students. The course is a practice in scientific research and individual initiative as students select their own topic, identify a mentor, and lead the execution of their work. CHOICE: For students excited about (or dreading) the sciences, there’s a new approach to dissecting that frog: half-year sciences. THE ULTIMATE Since adopted in 2015, Allendale Columbia has been able to expand its offerings to classes that even parents would MOTIVATIONAL be excited to enroll in. Courses like Ecology and Evolution- ary Biology, Forensics, and Anatomy and Physiology join the tried-and-true courses of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. TOOL Students can also take electives in Analytical Chemistry, 3D As our children grow up, they demand more and more Modeling, Biochemistry, Biomimicry, Electronics, Engineering choice over their lives. What to wear, what to eat, and how late to stay up become regular negotiations. In this particu- larly challenging time for tweens, teens, and parents, school requirements can quickly add to the fray. Instead of fighting this natural growth, Allendale Columbia embraces the curi- ous and creative minds in our classrooms and continuously develops ways to give students more freedom and choice during the school day. Through abundant elective options, opportunities to be challenged by a wider array of classes, and self-directed study, AC students stay excited, engaged, and confident at school. Starting in Middle School, students have the opportuni- ty to take elective courses as part of their daily schedules. Throughout the school year, students can choose from over 30 different courses that range in topics from FIRST® Tommy Duver ’23 shows off the fish he caught in his May LEGO® League to Ceramics to Entrepreneurship and Intro Term course “Life Underwater.” to Rock Band. This opens the door for students to pursue their interests and advocate for their own path without and Robotics, Hydrogeology, and Environmental Science and compromising a high quality education. Sustainability. These courses change year to year to give stu- dents a broader exposure to science topics and disciplines. AC recognizes that high quality education comes from both The classes help meet (and spark!) interests and prepare inside and outside the campus. In the Science Research and students for future classes and careers. AC graduate, Ade- Writing course, students work with a mentor outside of AC laide Flood ’18, commented on how this exposure helped to pursue a topic they are interested in. The mentor is often her select the right path for her future as a Physician Assis- a local college or university professor who works with the tant. “I think the science courses offered at AC set me apart student throughout the full-year course. At the end of the from many other students applying to PA programs. During school year, students present their research at a symposium the interview phase of the selection process, I was able to talk with other students and many did not have the range of science classes that I was able to take, such as Anatomy “Allendale Columbia and Physiology, Biology of Human Disease, Astrophysics, and embraces the curious Biochemistry.” The end of the year can be particularly challenging to get and creative minds in and keep students’ attention. As a result, the school launched a program called May Term where students can pursue their our classrooms and personal interests and direct their own learning paths for the last three weeks of the school year. Now entering its fifth continuously develops year, the program has proved to energize students and pro- ways to give students vide new opportunities for collaboration and unique course offerings that students may not otherwise experience. Past more freedom and choice May Term course offerings have included The Science of Cooking, The Buds and the Bees, Innocence and Guilt: Learn- during the school day.” ing about the Law, and Building, Flying and Using Drones for
15 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? If you were an AC student in Middle May Term students learn about the new AC honeybees and begin to set up the hive. School this year, you’d be able to choose from the following electives: Digital Literacy Music Foundations Drama Foundations Art Foundations Health FIRST® LEGO® League Ceramics Youth Storytelling Intro to Rock Band Entrepreneurship: Business and AC’s “Human Impacts on the Environment” class collaborates with the “Global Environment” class from World of Inquiry School to assess the health of the Genesse River. the Entrepreneurial Mindset Acting Out Media Production. Students also took on the role of Digital Art teacher, offering student-led workshops they invented, proposed to a panel, and ultimately co-planned and Adventure Bound: Taking Physical co-taught with a faculty member. Recent mini-courses Education to a Higher Level included The Money Game: Rat Race and Investment, Music in the Movies How To Build Your Very Own PC, Beginners American Computer Science Discoveries Sign Language, and Cupcake Wars. May Term allows students to work in mixed-age groups on projects that Mixed Media interest them and that impact the larger community. Modes of Persuasion This creates an enriching experience that goes beyond the traditional curriculum and routine. Study Skills, Time Management, and Work Organization AC faculty still maintain high academic expectations in foundational curriculum for each grade to ensure Ukulele students have achieved key milestones. It’s within this Photojournalism framework that the school has also created these ways Make a Difference: for students to take risks and develop the connections, Agents of Change learning strategies, and resiliency that is needed for col- lege and the real world. Students, courses, and self-directed study topics change every year, but the opportunity to learn in different Marlin Bassett ’21 works on his genome project ways, use critical thinking skills, and pursue one’s indi- during May Term. vidual passion stays the same. Through this choice, AC students can control their education and their future, even if Mom and Dad still set the curfew.
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 16 Congratulations to the Class of 2018 Emily Atieh Rotsirohawi Galban Kenneth Mogauro Connor Surkau-Parkinson Emily Atieh Gap Year, Harvard University Nazareth College St. John Fisher College then Brandeis University Lennon Green Evelyn Newman Grant Turner James Bourtis Duquesne University Pace University Rochester Institute of Columbia University Alan Johnson Catherine Pappas Technology Lauren Browning University at Buffalo New York University Nathaniel Wood Gettysburg College Catherine Kennedy Hannah Dora Patterson St. John Fisher College Lila Campbell Professional Musical Theatre Hobart and William Smith Jordan Wynn Skidmore College Training Colleges New York University Jason Coupal Indiia Maring Corwin Perry Nathan Yax Syracuse University University of Rochester Monroe Community College Carleton College Madison DeCory Giovanni Marino Francesca Quatela Lianyuan Ye Ithaca College West Virginia University University of Rochester Pepperdine University Tingyan Deng Victoria Marino Kennedy Robinson Alison Zell Vanderbilt University High Point University Pace University Le Moyne College Sion Dorancy Rebecca McQuilken Aditi Seshadri Hanlin Zhang St. John Fisher College Oberlin College University of Rochester The Pennsylvania State Adelaide Flood Caroline Mealey Anjana Seshadri University Rochester Institute of Providence College University of Rochester Rui Zhou Technology Brandon Medina Jaden Sowell University of California, Danielle Fuller High Point University Ohio University Berkeley New York University
17 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 AC UPPER SCHOOL HONORS CONVOCATION AWARD RECIPIENTS Gordon Smith Award Dartmouth College Book Award Lila Campbell Anna Mihalyov The Robert Moore Award Williams College Book Prize Caroline Mealey and Nate Wood Lulu Gao Tucker Gosnell ’77 Prize in English Williams College Cup Lennon Green Lila Campbell Ménendès-La Flèche French Award Columbia School Community James Bourtis Service Award Elizabeth Coffin Bynum ’78 Award Adelaide Flood Misha Zain Ray Hickok, Jr. Award Mick Gee presents the 2018 Carl L. Stevenson Award Pablo Neruda Award Brandon Medina to teacher Pam Vogel. Christina Ye Athletic Association Award Churchill-Yager Mathematics Award Caroline Mealey Hanlin (Henry) Zhang Gannett Cup Class of 1978 Science Prize Indiia Maring Alison Zell Headmaster’s Prize in Memory of Peter Schwartz by the Class of ’54 Bausch & Lomb Science Prize Lauren Browning Noah Levine John Harrison Alumni Award Catherine Nevius Prize Alison Zell Connor Surkau-Parkinson Emily Atieh, Madison DeCory, Indiia Maring, and The Edwin “Ted” Atwood Prize in History Kennedy Robinson prepare for Commencement James Bourtis MIDDLE SCHOOL to begin. Kevin Stein Class of 1982 Art Prize RECOGNITION Yiming (Tom) Tang CEREMONY Bob Stata Instrumental Music Award Cygnet Award Danielle Fuller Isabella Schoepfel Vocal Music Award Nicholas Milella Memorial Award Rebecca McQuilken Lilah Costanzo Dramatic Arts Award Middle School Merit Award Evelyn Newman Margot Queenan Sherman Farnham, Jr. ’62 & Anne Morris Chris Hickok Award Boys in the senior class pose for a Farnham ’64 Community Service Award Lola Wilmot pre-Commencement photo together. Marissa Frenett Helen Monroe Award Della E. Simpson Memorial Award Marcus Frassetto Bill Li Grade Six Writing Contest University of Rochester Frederick Caitlin Vella Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award Grade Seven Writing Contest Mikayla Gross Ellie Feindel Rensselaer Medal Grade Eight Writing Contest Alvin Shen Sean Li Bowdoin College Book Award National Spanish Exam Winners Noah Levine Mary Cotter
Head of Middle School Tina Duver smiles for a photo with Aditi Seshadri, Anjana Seshadri, and Danielle Fuller. “Look towards the world of tomorrow and, like our forebears have, leave here today with relentless and full hearts. Never forget from whence we came, but do not look back too fondly. There is more work to be done, and it lies ahead.” —Rotsirohawi Galban ’18 Student Commencement Speaker
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 18 Make Your Mark Gala
Honorary Chairs - Ann & Biv Balderston and their children, John ’10, Maggie ’07, and Sarah Quinn ’04.
On May 18th, Oak Hill Country Club was transformed for nities to design, imagine, learn, and make a positive impact. Allendale Columbia’s Make Your Mark Gala. The theme, Mick spoke about the Balderstons, saying, “There’s no “Make Your Mark,” highlighted the importance of, and Al- question we are a stronger AC community because of the lendale Columbia School’s commitment to, inspiring stu- shoulders of giants on which I stand -- and Ann and Biv are dents to make an impact by giving them innovative ways among those giants. And, for those of you who don’t know to engage in the world they live in, so they can change the Ann and Biv personally, they were devoted, supportive, and world they will inherit. joyful parents for nearly two decades (and Ann still quietly After a robust silent auction while guests mingled over pops into AC every December to deliver her homemade cocktails, everyone headed to the outside tent for the main peppermint bark)... While few people have dedicated more event. Head of School Mick Gee welcomed everyone, and of their lives to AC than Ann and Biv, many people dedicat- began by thanking the 2018 Gala Event Chairs Jim and Dori ed much of their lives to AC because of Ann’s dedication, Stathopoulous P’21. Along with committee leadership, the her devotion, her charismatic spirit, and her undying love Stathopoulous’s worked to ensure event expenses were of AC.” covered through sponsorships, and all funds raised at the Mick also highlighted the importance of the evening’s event would go toward crossing the finish line of our $4M, theme. He said, “TONIGHT - and every time we get to- three-year Impact Initiative Campaign goal. gether - We celebrate what it means to be in the life-chang- The Balderston Family, Ann and Biv Balderson and their ing business. Whether you have a direct connection to AC children, Sarah Quinn ’04, Maggie ’07, and John ’10 were or you are here with an AC family, you are now part of a honored for their commitment and long standing dedica- community of people who are devoted to leading the way tion to Allendale Columbia. Ann and Biv have both served in educating our youth – regionally and globally. on the AC board, and of the 14 years Ann served, she As I look out at everyone tonight, I see many of you who spent three of them as Board Chair. Even years after their have been supportive of AC for decades prior to my ar- children graduated, they are committed to moving the rival, and for the subsequent years since -- and I am deeply school forward. grateful for this loyalty to AC. Since the Balderston family joined the AC community de- Your loyalty has allowed us to continue doing what we al- cades ago, they have truly embodied the AC vision and ways did well -- and I promise you we are still sending have worked tirelessly to play an integral part in AC’s jour- students to colleges, universities, and the workforce with ney to become a thriving, diverse community of learners some of the best writing and analytical skills anywhere.” who engage locally and internationally to create opportu- The event raised over $180K in one night.
19 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Kristin and Eric Rorapaugh P’22
Tom Anderson and Jen Newman P’18, ’22 chat with Doug Emblidge and Duffy Palmer.
Event Chairs Jim and Dori Stathopoulos P’21 Honorary Chair Maggie Balderston ’07 and Maruico and Bess Riveros P’23, ’25, ’27 welcome everyone to the gala. former Athletic Director Bob Moore
Tracey and Jeff Morrell P’19 Brendan and Jen O’Hara P’32
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 20 Creating K-12 entrepreneurship opportunities, partnerships, and courses so AC students can develop their own AC is fostering global empathy and a resilient business plans and take their ideas from global mindset among its K-12 students. inception to full development. Impact at Work: Expanding meaningful trip Impact at Work: Selling opportunities to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, handmade baskets and organic coffee Madagascar, Senegal and China; increasing language and partnering with a nonprofit options in the N-12 curriculum; and hosting the in Nicaragua and a locally-based annual Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program. Rochester nonprofit.
for STEM and innovation Empowering AC students to actively shape scientific Continuing to improve the campus in order to and technological developments locally and globally. support the ongoing evolution of our programs. Impact at Work: Launching authentic learning Impact at Work: Initiated and opportunities to engage students of all genders in redesigned a sharable place for students STEM with Robotics in Lower, Middle, and Upper to design, create, and learn in the new School; a Makerspace; a Bee Colony; and a Maple Bruce B. Bates Design & Innovation Lab Sugaring Shack all on campus. and created a campus master plan.
ALLENDALE COLUMBIA summer
Supporting deserving students in the PROGRAM Rochester community who would Utilizing the expertise of the AC benefit from an AC education. community to help be a part of the Impact at Work: With over $1M educational solution in Rochester. committed, AC is able to support Impact at Work: Currently 300+ eligible students and offer an serving 362 students from the RCSD additional $7.5M in financial aid. to reduce summer learning loss by 90% while distributing 1,800 books; serving 12,400 meals; hosting 37 community speakers; and taking 60 field trips.
21 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 In 2015, AC set out to identify and address the next set of opportunities for our school community through the launch of our three-year strategic plan, Making an Impact in a Global Century: The Allendale We Did It! Columbia Endeavor and its supporting fundraising Together, we are making an impact. campaign, The Impact Initiative. Together, over the past three years, parents, alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of AC came together from more than 40 states, 10 countries, and 765 unique zip codes to raise more than $4 million in support of the critical areas of growth outlined in the strategic plan. For a full list of Impact Initiative supporters, see pages 44-53. There is extraordinary momentum at AC today. These critical areas of academic growth have already challenged our students to think and work in new ways to better prepare them for the world they will help shape, and lead. They have reinforced the importance of community engagement and life beyond these walls. There is still work to be done, but it’s time to celebrate the incredible work we’ve accomplished so far as a community!
$1.8M $346K $617K $1.7M $179K $267K Unrestricted Centers Summer Annual AC Now Endowment gifts to LEAP Fund Scholarships the campaign
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 22 Alumni Happenings Allendale Columbia has been happily exploring the world this year! The hospitality of our east coast, west coast, and southern alumni and friends has been overwhelmingly generous. They have welcomed current faculty and staff into their new homes, showed us their favorite spots, reminisced about their time at AC, and asked great questions about where Allendale Columbia is headed.
Outgoing Alumni Association President Peter Gregory ’03, with John Mealey Recent alumni also joined the holiday celebrations! Pictured: Gavin Flood ’16, P’18, P’19, Amy Mealey ’82, P’18, P’19 (current 1st grade teacher), Mick Catherine Bartlett ’16, Xinyuan (Tom) Yi ’16, Anne Pinkney ’16, Alexander Gee, Head of School enjoying the Alumni Holiday Celebration at Via Mina Frenett ’14. in December.
Columbia graduates meet for “Ladies Who Lunch.” Clockwise from Nancy Northrup ’87 and Rita Hoard ’88 enjoy center: Mick Gee, Head of School, Susan Chandler Hill ’71 P’03 ’08, the Cornell Club in NYC with fellow alumni and Linda Riordan ’68 P’93, Agnes Griffith ’49, Clarie Curtis ’47 P’71 ’74 friends in October. ’76 ’80 ’83, Arlene Clarkson P’99, P’03.
San Francisco Bay Area Alumni Reception. Standing: Betty English, Matt English ’89, Tony Tepidino, Schuyler Routt, Margaret Tait ’10, Peter von Bucher ’02, Mary Magellen ’02, Brian Duford ’01, William McMullen ’82, Bill English, Karyn Vella, Jonathan Bagg ’60 Seated: Nancy Steele ’67 and Jocelyn Forsyth-Vick ’69
23 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 REUNION On Saturday, June 16th, more than 250 AC alumni, parents, faculty, and friends came together in the Birches Courtyard 2018 to celebrate milestone years at the Annual All Alumni Cocktail Party as part of Reunion Weekend. It was a gorgeous summer day, the evening proved to be a memorable capstone to an exciting school year! Caroline Hill ’06, Stephen Hill ’03 (current board member), Charles Clarkson ’03, Peter Gregory ’03 (former board member), Ken Gregory ’05, Emily Gregory
Richard Smith P ’83 GP ’18 ‘20 and Bev Smith ’59 P Chuck Hertrick P’04 (former Head of School), Joan Gerrity, Elizabeth Bishop ’79, P’06 ’83 GP ’18 ’20 toast another sunny reunion. (former board member), Wendi Plenge ’78
Natalie Campbell - Kircher ’80, Charles Horton Baldwin III ’85, Ryan Grimes ’14 Want to see more photos The class of 2008 surrounding the bench named in honor of their classmate Mark Von Bucher ’08 (1989 - 2010) Front: Sandy Castiglia (Casey), from the festivities? Visit Mary Sullivan (Clark), Brie Alexander (Boden), Lauren Eichelberger, Rose Ruckert, Shelby Hill, Gabriela Palacio, Akira Stata, Lawrence Amico Back (left to right): Derek Corbett, Sam Zito, Eric Duford, Alexandra Miller, Matt Vander Horst, Rick Marron, Aubrey Bodary AllendaleColumbia.org/reunion
Save the Date! Reunion Weekend 2019 For those who will celebrate a reunion in late spring (classes ending in “4” and “9”), now is the time to get involved! We welcome your help in planning events for your class reunion. Email us at [email protected]. Save the date for Friday, June 14th and Saturday, June 15th, 2019.
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 24 Members of the Class of 1968 gather for their milestone picture at Allendale Columbia in the Birches Courtyard. 50th Reunion: 1968 Columbia School and Allendale School Graduates Our Class of 1968 celebrated their 50th Reunion this June. The weekend was filled with joy as we celebrated with a wonderful weekend thoughtfully planned and executed by class agent Linda Hellebush Riordan and her classmates Deborah Kuehl and Holly Hall Jacobstein … even Deirdre Wilson Garton helped plan all the way from Wisconsin!
Columbia and Allendale graduates enjoyed a presentation and thank you from Summer LEAP Director, Lindsey Brown, for their class gift supporting AC’s partnership with RCSD School 17 to combat the summer learning gap through the AC Summer LEAP program. The Class of 1968’s weekend name tags were appropriately adorned with throwback senior yearbook photos. Pictured: Christina Skowronska Stoufer, Ruth ‘Pip’ Merrick, and Linda Hellebush Riordan
Bon Voyage on the Erie Canal.
25 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Gay Pepper ’60 “The school which gave me roots to ground and wings to fly”
he 10th Annual Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Dr. Gay Pepper ’60 in front of friends, family, peers, and fellow alumni at the Country Club of Rochester in June 2018. The Distinguished Alumni T Award honors alumni for outstanding achievements and contributions to society after graduation.
Gay’s association with Allendale It is because of Gay’s leadership, Columbia School began in 1956 wisdom, insight, and inspiration that when she enrolled at the Columbia we were able to have a special La- School. After her years at AC, she dies Who Lunch dedicated to re- went on to attend Stanford Uni- membering and honoring Miss Nell versity, graduating with a B.A. with Skillin, the former Associate Head Distinction. After earning a master’s of the Columbia School, who in- degree in Modern European Histo- spired Columbia students in count- ry from Washington University in less ways for nearly three decades. St. Louis, she completed her doc- “Miss Skillin would love the quest torate at Teachers College, Colum- for innovative learning that is hap- bia University. pening at Allendale Columbia to- She has led a long career in edu- day,” remarked Gay in her accep- cation and has spent her life do- tance speech. ing what is best for students. As Like many of her Columbia class- a former Dean in Admissions at mates, Gay attributes her success the University of Pennsylvania, she to the mentorship and lessons was awarded the Benjamin Frank- learned from Miss Skillin. “As deep- lin Medal for Outstanding Service ly honored as I am to receive this to the University and its students. award, the person who inspired me Gay has been dedicated to guiding and set me forth into the world de- and mentoring high school students “She has led a long career termined to make it a better place for decades as a Head of College was Miss Nell Skillin,” Gay recalled. Counseling, an academic dean, and in education and has spent her life doing what is best “Miss Skillin taught me to look at a history teacher at three leading problems in a new way--to exam- independent schools around the for students.” ine the premise to determine if the country. More recently, she has programs in place were really ad- started her own consulting firm to offer comprehensive col- dressing the needs of students. If they were not, it was time lege and career counseling for students and their families. to scrap them and begin anew… Miss Skillin would be fas- In addition to her many accomplishments beyond Rochester, cinated by the new strategies for learning and cutting-edge NY, Gay is committed to making a positive impact locally, technologies that are being implemented and used in the here in Rochester. She has run the Finger Lakes Program at Invent Center for STEM and Innovation.” Hobart and William Smith Colleges, participated in the Teach “Looking back, some six decades in my case,” Gay said, “Miss College Program for Rochester Scholars at the University of Skillin laid a strong foundation for this magnificent growth… Rochester, and most recently, she helped launch AC’s new It has been wonderful to be reconnected to a school which tradition, Ladies Who Lunch, which invites Columbia grad- had given me roots to ground and wings to fly.” uates to come back to the Allendale Columbia campus to celebrate mentors and memories together.
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MARY LU CLARK ’50, MARY weekend was filled with Friday ladies area of Nevada for a western KATHERINE KAUFMAN KAY LAWLESS KIDD ’50, and dinner, laughter, memories, singing, adventure with their children. ALEX SPENCER ’99 has two daughters, SIS SEYMOUR BYNUM ’50 maypole, boat ride, AC tour, AC ’08, after earning a PhD in Electrical Cora (3) and Hazel (2), who are met for lunch at The Highlands. cocktail party, dinner at Columbia, Engineering, is living in Boulder, both doing well. As of one month Colorado working for the National ago, Katherine opened her own ERNEST GREPPIN ’55 has fireworks, and brunch. Together, the Institute of Standards and Technology. storefront with a business partner more or less been retired since Class of 1968 raised money for the He is specializing in Neuromorphic in downtown Morgantown. Spencer 1996 but is going strong and very Summer LEAP program at AC, and Photonics. He was recently engaged and Kuehn Fine Jewelry Studio will much enjoying life. A big surprise; while they missed classmates who to Victoria Liu. MARGARET ’10 feature jewelry all designed and his sister-in-law Sarah Krug and her couldn’t attend, everyone was in was married to Schuyler Routt, son made by Katherine and her partner. husband Dr. Ernest Krug retired to their thoughts. of DEBBIE COOK ROUTT ’73, Cobbs Hill Drive less than 1,500 LINDA BURNHAM MATT ZELLER ’00 and his wife, on August 18th, 2018. They are living feet from where Ernest spent his LAMONT’S ’68 youngest Liz, met with Afghan President Ghani in San Francisco. Margaret is working early childhood. Ernest’s brother daughter Kate is getting married on September 20th, 2017 because for private equity firm, TPG, while JOHN ’55 died last fall, but his in September 2018. Her other of Matt’s leadership of “No One Schuyler is with Google. writings and friendships remain. two children, Jen and Tim, each Left Behind.” On January 24th, 2018, MALCOLM “TINK” TAYLOR have two boys, for a total of four After working many years as a the City of San Diego proclaimed CPA and tax accountant, HOLLY the day “Matt Zeller Day” because ’55, now fully retired (sic), is grandsons under age four! She and KENNEDY ROBERTS ’79 has he “fights every day for interpreters heavily involved in NH politics. As a her husband are busy and happy now embarked on her passion and who fought for our country.” member of the 1965 Mt. Kennedy/ grandparents. second career in music. She is a Yukon Expedition for National ANDREA GUILLET ’69 is After being involved in the guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Check Geographic he has been part of retired after 36 years of teaching Rochester radio scene at Jazz 90.1 back soon for an upcoming EP! this year’s 50th year observance of K-1 students with learning FM for 15 years, ALEX NG ’00 Robert Kennedy’s assassination. A differences, as well as kindergarten LUKE CORNELIUS ’81 received moved to Cleveland to become a movie on this mountain climb has and first grade. Andrea’s husband tenure in the spring of 2017 at corporate officer for Constantino’s, a just been released. has a few more years to work, but the University of North Florida. local family grocery store. He created and became program WENDY WEBBER ’61 is together they are traveling, traveling, ROB RICHARDSON ’01 has director for a Master’s Degree President of the Bethlehem Garden traveling! This July they headed off a new baby and a new job. He is of Science in Higher Education Club for the next two years and on a three-week Viking Baltic cruise. Assistant City Manager at the City Administration. Students who is busy keeping both her home Their son, Brad, is now a licensed of Canandaigua. In January, he and complete this program become and the various little gardens architect and is living and working in his wife Bethany had a baby girl, college administrators. around it in tip-top shape. She Charlotte, North Carolina. Andrea is Maddyx Dalila. In his spare time, he recently enjoyed the company of excited to see everyone at her 50th LOUISE BORDEN ’84 is now still coaches for HAC. reunion next year! her sister, Sally, who was visiting working at Best Fit Edu. in the Los WHITNEY G-BOWLEY ’02 LYNDA ROBESON ’69 from Minneapolis. Both Wendy’s is on the Angeles, California area. returned to Rochester during “boys,” Jason and Charlie, are happy Foundation Board of the Newark- BECKY BRAFF KAETZLER ’92 the winter holiday to be assistant and living in Minneapolis, MN and Wayne Community Hospital and is lives near Frankfurt, Germany and director of the new musical, “The Austin, TX. organizing a huge Next to New Sale her kids are now 3 (Isabella), 6 Other Josh Cohen,” which played at DOUGLAS STALKER ’65 has to raise money for the “BECAUSE (Hannah), and 7 (Max). She works Geva last winter.. She oversaw the been retired for more than a dozen CARE MATTERS” campaign. She is mainly in France, England, and dancing and musical parts of the years now, but he is still keeping also Chair of the social committee Germany and gets back to the US performance. up with academic things in his field, at the Sodus Bay Yacht Club, which about six to eight times per year. If is in its 125th year on the Bay. SUMANGALI (SUMI) writing, and reading all the books he any AC alumni are in Europe, please SOMASKANDA ’02 currently TILLY CALDWELL ’71 ever wanted to but never did. recently reach out! lives in Germany with her husband. JANE TAYLOR ’66 retired from retired from the U.S. Geological LUCIEN HOLMES ’95 spent Senora Rabe helped translate for her full-time legal practice as Claremont, Survey after 38 years of working in many years living in the Czech husband’s family at their wedding. the geomagnetism program. She is NH City Solicitor and became Of Republic and traveling to numerous ADELE BLAKE ’03 married Counsel to a Lebanon, NH law firm, still doing some of the same work as foreign places. Lucien has accepted a a volunteer a few hours a week. Matthew Havens-Plante during the Gardner, Fulton & Waugh PLLC. teaching position at Bridges Academy summer of 2016, and in the summer LISA CLARK ’72 in Studio City, California where he HOLLY JACOBSTEIN ’68 had a recent of 2017 she started her job in the will be the humanities teacher. attended her 50th Reunion with solo exhibition of her paintings near molecular diagnostics lab at Upstate classmates from Columbia. From Bar Harbor, Maine, and also enjoyed BEN HEFFRON ’98 earned an Medical Hospital in Syracuse, NY. a trip to Cuba. the onset of reunion planning, she MBA in October 2017 while in the ANDY COHN ’04 received his BOB TAIT ’75 wanted it to be FUN, and that and Amy are military and helping to raise his three doctorate in veterinary medicine mission was accomplished. The relocating to the Reno/Lake Tahoe small children. from UC Davis this past May.
27 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 ESTHER REYNOLDS ’06 year, with a BA in Classics and On June 23, 2018, GEOFF BRAD TAYLOR ’08 married currently lives in Boston where Archaeology, Magna cum Laude, CLINE ’01 married Delaram Nadine Coupard in Virginia on she works as the Assistant Food Highest Distinction, and with Davari on the rugged, windy coast June 23rd, 2018. They live in Fairfax, Editor at John Brown Media, an Honors in Research (research of Monterey, California. Geoff’s Virginia, and both are high school international media company, which won her the Dean’s Award new brother-in-law officiated the teachers. Brad teaches math and where she develops and edits at UR). She spent the summer marriage. Nadine is an English teacher. recipes for a few small publications digging in Italy (Southern Tuscany) daily. Esther says this is her dream on a site called the Marzuolo DANIEL SZABO ’04 is engaged job, and she couldn’t have done Archaeological Project. In the fall, to Rike Friede Sgro. it without having grown up with she moved to Ithaca to pursue In August 2017, MELISSA such a strong AC education and an MA in Archaeology at Cornell MOCK ’05 married Joshua teachers who pushed her to follow University. Hughes. her passion. CAITLIN WISCHERMANN On September 16th in St. Louis, CAROLINE BISHOP HILL ’12 graduated from Cornell COLBY COOMAN ’07 married ’06, MBA, transitioned her financial in 2016 and began working Laura Theby. AC community advising and wealth management for luxury hotel firm Montage members were well represented practice to Sage Rutty & Company, International in Southern with brother, CARSON ’00, and Inc. at the beginning of 2018. She California. There Caitlin was on a faculty CHUCK FUJITA and Brad Taylor Nadine Coupard is also enrolled in an executive team creating their new company ARTIE CRUZ. program through the School of Pendry Hotels. After two years, In September on a trip to Boston, Management at Yale University: she is now moving back to New EVE EFRON ’07 became Investment Management Theory & York to pursue her MBA at JEANETTE KATHRYN engaged to Chris Murray. On Practice. Columbia University and will SCHRAMM ’12 became engaged Memorial Day, 2018, they were continue to work for Montage on to Justin Rueb on September 22nd, ROSE GOODING ’09 was married at Lake Mohawk Country their future growth plans. 2017. awarded 2018 Best Intern of the Club. Five AC classmates attended: Year at the Brooklyn Hospital AAMIR ZAINULABADEEN JESSIE AND HANNAH Center in Brooklyn, NY, and she is ’14 ATKIN, NATALIE HSIANG, BIRTHS continuing there as a resident in earned a degree in Computer KALIA JACKSON, and General Surgery. Science from Princeton and JULIANNE HUNN. EBEN ANDERSON ’96 and his is moving to Chicago. He will wife, Amanda, moved to Alabama On September 20th, 2017 JAMES LEWIS ’07 married be a software developer for from NYC in April of 2016 and DANIEL BAUER ’11 received Adrienne Tuttle on September 9th, McMaster-Carr. have been there since. They were a Master of Science Degree in AARON RUBY 2017. Classmate married in Hawaii last year and Molecular Medicine from Charité, was a groomsman at the wedding. welcomed their first child, Margot, Berlin, Germany. WEDDINGS AND MARY CLARK ’08 married on July 11th, 2017. After graduating from Harvard ENGAGEMENTS Charlie Sullivan on April 21, 2018. with a degree in chemistry, The couple just moved back to Two days after Thanksgiving, ROBBIE COOPER ’11 went Rochester. into the hospitality business. For DOUG BOSS ’81 married SHAINA FREUND ’08 the summer of 2017, he returned Mychale Dawn in Dallas, Texas on married Anthony DePaul, Jr. on to The Sagamore not as a summer November 23rd, 2017. June 23rd at St. Louis Church guest, which he had experienced MATT WIER ’88 married in Pittsford and the reception for years, but as a manager. For Michele Starry on August 26th, was at the Country Club of the winter, he went south to St. 2017 in Portland, Oregon. Rochester. Two AC classmates, Petersburg, Florida to help run the JOSH BRANDT ’00 and Pia SHELBY HILL and AKIRA Treasure Island Beach Resort, a Kristiansen were married May 6th, STATA, were bridesmaids with boutique hotel that he enjoys. He 2017 in St. John, US Virgin Islands. classmates MARY CLARK certainly has a different “skill-set” They live and work in Boston. SULLIVAN, ALEXANDRA Margot Anderson from his earlier education. MILLER, and REBECCA EMILYN KENNEDY ’12 SEGAR SCHMELZ attending. KRISTIN RYAN-ELIAS ’96 graduated from Boston College They currently live in NYC where and husband Ben had a new baby, in 2016 where she was a Slavic Shaina is a pediatric critical care Penelope, in August 2017. She language major, taking Russian and physician assistant and Tony is a is adored by mom, dad, and her Bulgarian. She is now a Lieutenant project manager at Hunter Roberts two older sisters, Madeleine and in the Army specializing in military Construction Group. Hannah. intelligence. In October 2017, KEELEY DANIELLE VANDER HORST PECK ’08 became engaged. ’12 graduated from the University of Rochester this past May, after completing a Take 5 Scholar Josh Brandt ‘00 and Pia Kristiansen
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 28 In July, ROBYN OTT ’97 had a ABHI SOMASKANDA ’00 LINDSY CROOP BENNAGE MARY (GOODING) second daughter, Imogen, to join and her husband, Balamuralee ’04 is expecting her second child in PAPASTERGIS ’06 and her her one year old daughter, River. Mahathevan had a son born on September of this year. She also has husband Manolis Papastergis September 17. Their son’s name is a three year old, Olivia. welcomed Michael Gastone Dhivyan Balamuralee. AMANDA SOULE BUCK Papastergis on January 22 at the Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, ’04 gave birth to Winnifred weighing in at 6 pounds and 14 (Winnie) on October 24. Amanda ounces! Those attending this year’s has one other daughter, Charlotte Reunion met mom and baby (Charlie). Michael proudly wearing his Class Former headmaster, CHUCK of 2036 lanyard. Mary and family HERTRICK, was thrilled to are making their home in Utrecht, become a grandfather with the The Netherlands. birth of Beckett Renzo on May 3. Beckett was born in Tokyo where Imogen Ott his parents, Scott ’04 and Olivia, BOOKS are teaching. Dhivyan Mahathevan DAVID TAYLOR ’78 recently Baby Samara was born in published a book entitled Rochester in May 2017 to MCLEAN QUINN ’01 Dream Think, , his wife GEOFF ZEINER ’04 and his a series of Ev, and their 2 1/2 year old son, wife, Tracey. short stories and scripts Spencer, celebrated the birth in that are Twilight Zone/ spring 2016 of a little girl, Sperry. LILLY VON BUCHER KESNER ’05 and Matt are Stephen King/Douglas ERIC JUSTIN LEVINSON thrilled with the birth in October Adams based. ’01 and Marine Lormant Sebad of their daughter, Raya. celebrated the birth of their baby MATT MICROS ’85 was on June 8, 2017. ZACH LOCKHART ’05 and named the new Head Laura were thrilled with the PAUL FILERI ’02 Women’s Soccer Coach at River Ott and his wife, birth of a second son, Lachian, Kanara Flagg, had a baby boy born Sacred Heart University in on January 14, giving his older Connecticut this past April. ESTHER BRUMMER GABEL on September 25. His name is brother, Lincoln, good company. ’98 gave birth to Georgiana on Francis Jay Fileri Flagg, but they will His newest novel (his 8th), MARIKO FUJITA ’06 September 24, joining her two call him Frank. and her The Untold Tale of Shady older brothers, John (5 1/2) and husband, Mike Wong, on October Badesso, On October 11, 2017, Avery was 19 had a daughter, Tomoe. will be released in Edward (2 1/2). born to SARAH FOLEY ’03 December of 2018. and her husband, Eugene Tanner. ADAM HARRIS ’06 and JESSICA ZEINER GATES ’98 SEBASTIAN MEGENS- and her husband Tim welcomed Kimberly had a son, Logan Ignatius, PETER J. GREGORY ’03 and SEDOR ’15 works at the Beckett Lochlan Gates into the on February 2. Logan is named his wife, Kaleigh, welcomed a after his grandfather. Department of Defense, family on July 19, 2018. He joins baby girl in June; Charlotte Stella very excited big brothers, Carter Gregory. Charlotte means petite, where he published a (5 1/2) and Hudson (3). Everyone and Stella means star. She is their defense technology paper on is happy and healthy and getting little star! USFP towards post-conflict used to being a family of five! Afghanistan. Following that, BRONWYN HEISS’S ’98 baby, he published a chapter Roman, was born on September within Charles Tilly’s book 1, 2017. on Social Movements, ALAIN LAMARQUE ’98 and writing a historical Endia had a baby boy, Owen, born narrative on Catalonia, on September 6, 2017. They live in which incorporated the Durham, North Carolina. basis for their calls to Hannah Rose was born on Logan Harris self-determination. Finally, April 4 to Kelsey and BRIAN Sebastian is working on a MURPHY ’98. book through a program CAROLINE S.S. BONIN Charlotte Stella Gregory at Georgetown which BAYER ’00 and Nick James focuses on the intersection Bayer welcomed their first ERIN MCCUE ’03 could not of blockchain technology child, Charles Knight Bayer, on attend her 15 year AC reunion December 29, 2017. because she and her husband, and the financial industry, John Workman, stayed home to forthcoming February 2019. take care of their recently born son, Hugo Martin. Hugo’s birth date was April 23.
29 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 20+ Years of Dedication to our Mission Every day, hundreds of students walk through the doors at Allendale Columbia School. Many of them spend their earliest years with us and graduate as AC “lifers”. Regardless of the time these students spend here, our faculty and staff are dedicated to ensuring each student receives an education that prepares them for the world they will inherit. Most of our colleagues have spent five or more years of their careers at Allendale Columbia School, while others have been here for more than 30 years! These long-term members of the AC family have evolved alongside our school, and our leaders recognize how important their dedication and service is to our community. We are very lucky to have 14 faculty and staff who have given 20 or more years of service to the AC community and have joined us in 2018-19 for another year on our campus.
From left to right: Laura Reynolds-Gorsuch, Shari Ellmaker, Stephanie DePaul-Pragel, Kristen McKenzie, Donna Kwiatkowski, Tammy Crowe, Randy Northrup, Lorraine Van Meter-Cline, Ted Hunt, Diane Broberg. Not pictured: Chuck Fujita, Brooke Harter-Wheeler ’88, Tony Tepedino, Judy Van Alstyne ’88. Do you or your children have a special memory of, or teachable moment from, one of these special people? Send your story to [email protected]!
IN MEMORIAM John Anderson † Hetty Hellebush Cramer ’57 Anne Hale Johnson ’41 David Tait ’49, P’75, ’78; September 16, 2017 February 13, 2018 January 18, 2018 GP’08, ’10 Joan August P’68 Tyrrell “Terry” Dryer ’40 John Langdon ’45 February 16, 2018 November 3, 2017 October 6, 2017 September 6, 2017 Lisa DeBree Tucker ’88, Ruth Balderston P’76, ’79, Anne Fitch Foulkes ’52 † Karen Miltsch S P’93, ’95, ’00 P’26, ’24 GP’04, ’07,’10 November 21, 2017 October 23, 2017 July 30, 2017 September 14, 2017 Ann Strong Garrett ’46 +S, Thaddeus Selby “Terry” Richard “Dick” A. Mahar ’54 Diana “Danny” Bishop P’71, P’75, ’71, ’70; GP’95, ’98, ’99, Newell III ’53 † July 28, 2018 GP’06 ’00, ’01 January 20, 2018 Robert Rae Sr. ’46 October 15, 2017 March 4, 2018 Daniel Pettee P’82 August 9, 2018 Warren A. Bishop P’71, GP’06 Newton “Ned” Green ’44 May 24, 2018 February 26, 2018 May 2, 2018 Frances Clarke Rae P’69, GP’03 April 21, 2018 Sue Brairton P’82 ’85, ’87 Ralph “Pete” Harter +, P’88, † former trustee November 26, 2017 ’91, ’21 William “Bill” Robinson ’51 § former faculty/staff Wendell Castle P’91 August 24, 2017 June 11, 2018 January 20, 2018 Barbara “Barb” Jandrokovic § Kathleen Meehan Soults P’84 February 11, 2018 March 15, 2018
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 30 THE LEGACY LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Make a gift, leave a legacy The Legacy Leadership Circle You can make an impact on the lives of Allendale Columbia students celebrates members of the Allendale for generations to come by crafting your own thoughtful legacy. Columbia community who make a AC offers a variety of mutually beneficial planned giving tools that Legacy planned gift through their wills or can match your priorities and provide different benefits, including Leadership Circle living trusts, designate the school lifetime income, capital gains tax savings, and income tax deduction. as the beneficiary of a life insurance For example, you can: plan or a retirement plan, or fund a life income gift for the benefit of the school. Legacy Leadership Circle members • make a planned gift through your will that costs nothing share a desire to make it possible for their support to extend during your lifetime. beyond their lifetime to have a lasting impact on the AC • give appreciated securities and realize greater tax savings community. than with a cash gift. • receive income for life in return for your gift. Your planned gift has a lasting impact • donate real estate, such as a house, and receive a tax break. Throughout our history, planned gifts to Allendale Columbia • donate your required distributions from your IRA tax free. School have helped to create life-changing endowed scholarships For more information about planned giving or for deserving students, funded new buildings, supported the Legacy Leadership Circle, please see https:// professional development opportunities, and helped to shape allendalecolumbia.org/giving/plannedgiving/, AC into a diverse community of learners who strive to make an impact locally and globally. A planned gift you set up today or contact Kayla Himelein at 585.641.5288 or will help to provide extraordinary possibilities for the unscripted [email protected]. future and ensure the school’s strength and long-term success. Legacy Leadership Circle Members
This list represents the alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, and friends who are members of the Legacy Leadership Circle. Their legacies will have an everlasting impact on Allendale Columbia School, and we are grateful for their generosity. Thank you! Anonymous Anne Foulkes ’52 ‡†§ Mrs. Hugh Hunter ’58 † Patricia Allen Shellard Anonymous § Thomas Frey † and Christine Wassdorp Carol Slocum Siebert ’44 ‡ Quintus and Sondra Anderson Jacqueline Cady Hurtado, MD and Thomas Siebert ’45 ‡ Barbara Andrews Richard J. ’46 †‡ and Raymond P. Hylan ‡ Janice and Robert ’42 †‡ Silver Jane Arnoldy ’35 ‡ Ann ’46 †‡ Garrett, Sr. Elizabeth Jackson-Renner Della Simpson §‡ Kathleen Ballard § Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ebets Judson ’64 †§ Wylie J. Small ’79 †§ Lynette † and Jim Blake Garrett, Jr. ’70 †§ Paul and Judy ’69 † Linehan Ann Smith ’53 ‡ John Bush, Jr. ’52 ‡ Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Nancy ’42 and James Mangan ‡ Jean Hagen Smith ’39 Lisa Campbell ’83 † Gordon, Jr. ‡ Dorothy O. Marsland †‡ and William Smith ‡ Thomas Carter Georgia Gosnell ’47 ‡ Warren Marsland ’54 § Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stern ’63 Ernestine Chandler Philippe ’96 and Shannah ’96 Sally N. McGucken ’58 ‡ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tait II ’75 † Realto E. Cherne ‡ Gouvernet and John McGucken ’53 §‡ Elisabeth Vaughan ’35 ‡ Donald R. Clark, Jr. Diane Holahan Grosso ’52 ‡ Mary Meyer ’45 ‡ Erik and Judy † von Bucher Mary Whipple Clark ‡ and Frank Grosso Eleanor Morris ’36 †‡ Jane Hunter Walsh ’85 Marjorie Cleveland ‡ Janet Guldbeck Thaddeus ’53 †‡ and Gary Warren Dortha Coakley † Henrietta Ann Hamilton ‡ Sherley ’57 † Newell, III Jessica Warren ’44 †‡ Cathy Cole ’63 ‡ Chuck Hertrick § and Nancy Northup ’77 Alfred Wedd, Jr. ’45 ‡ Agnes Curtis ’19 †‡ Joan Gerrity Mary Phillips Cathy Westerfeld † Deborah Curtis ’71 ‡ Stephen ’03 † and James B. Reveley ‡ Jin Xiao Ted ’47 ‡ and Claire ’47 Curtis Caroline ’06 Hill Mary Reveley † Dr. Mohammed Ziauddin Barbara Dana ’43 ‡ Eric Hoard, Jr. ’46 †‡ Henry Rohrer, Jr. ‡ Justin P. Doyle ’66 † Christopher and Jon L. ’55 † and Katherine T. Lala Eisenhart ‡ Joanna Hodgman § Schumacher §
31 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2017 31 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Annual Report of Philanthropy TOTAL GIVING 2017-2018 Allendale Columbia would like to thank and recognize donors who contributed or made at AC new commitments to contribute over $1,000 in combined giving from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Thank you to everyone in the AC community who made an impact through a meaningful leadership gift this year. Outright gifts and multi-year pledges recognized here strengthen our ability to be a thriving, diverse community. As we continue to raise the bar for excellence in teaching and learning, these leadership donors deserve special recognition for also raising the bar for philanthropy at AC. Thank you!
Key: † Trustee | § Current and Past Faculty/Staff | ‡ Deceased
www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org 32 Total Giving of $100,000+ Ursula Burns and Lloyd Bean Estate of Georgia P. Gosnell Susan Hunter and Doug Watson UBS Donor-Advised Fund of National Philanthropic Trust
Total Giving of $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous (2) Ashley Family Foundation How did you reflect on your AC Stephen and Janice Ashley experiences in your college applications? The Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc. “One event I talked about in an Summers Foundation Inc. essay was Jamir Avery Night with the basketball team my junior year. United Way of Greater Rochester We rallied from 18 points down against a Class B state contender The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, Inc. Marcus Whitman and nearly won. But we were playing for so much Total Giving of more than just a game. I included that $25,000-$49,999 story because it reminded me why I dedicate myself to more than just my Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Jr. ’70 § schoolwork.” Susan Golemb Garrett ’57 — Lucien “Luke” Nicosia ’17, Thaddeus ’53 ‡ and Sherley ’57 Newell III Dickinson College ’21 Rochester Area Community Foundation Rochester City School District Deborah Cook Routt ’73 Robert Sykes Robert D. Ward ’85 Wilson Foundation Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson
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Total Giving of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilder ’53 Johnson & Johnson $10,000-$24,999 Xerox Corporation Rufus ’94 and Amy Judson Lilly von Bucher Kesner ’05 Ajay Glass Co. Total Giving of Chip Bradford ’99 † $1,000-$4,999 Annie § and Mike King Lisa ’83 † and Paul Campbell Christina Lacagnina § Gay ’70 § and Sanford Abbey Community Foundation of Collier County Nancy Lee ’48 Allendale Columbia Alumni Association Claire G. Curtis ’47 Arlene Leenhouts Peter D. Angevine ’88 Erwin and Gertrude Davenport Amy and Stephen Leibeck Anonymous (2) Private Foundation Lenovo United States Inc. Peter ’62 and Pat Bagg Estate of Anne Foulkes § Richard A. Mahar ’54 ‡ William Balderston III Estate of John L. and Janet R. Langdon Krosstrading Enterprises Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston IV Charitable Remainder Unitrust Maya Ethan Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bartlett First Unitarian Church of Rochester Annie McQuilken and Gregory North Benevity Community Impact Fund James ’51 and Janis Gleason Amy C. ’82 § and John Mealey Bill Gray’s Inc. Greater Rochester Summer Learning Ron Mendrick † Association Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blair ’81 Bill and Missy Mercier Susan Chandler Hill ’71 Daren and Tammy Blankenship The Mitchell Family James S. and Janis F. Gleason Charitable Fund Bonadio & Company, LLP The Morrell Family † Tom ’63 and Ebets ’64 †§ Judson G. Lindsay Brown ’82 Carol S. ’68 and Thomas J. Mullin Deborah J. McLean † and William D. Eggers Steven and Dean Brown Sherwood and Carolyn Newell Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Charitable Marcia ’71 and David Buss Oppenheimer Funds Foundation Lisa ’83 † and Paul Campbell The Palomaki Family § Dr. and Mrs. Senthil Natarajan Steven D. Carhart ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Patterson, Jr. Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation Betsy Morris Carver ’64 and John Carver Alex and Betty Petro Greg and Colby Previte Christopher and Leslea Caschette Michael and Kimbra Pinkowski The Rorapaugh Family Jerry and Joanne Caschette Ryan Provost and Emese Kalnoki Beverly ’59 and Richard Smith The Chapados Family The Pulire Family Doris and Jim Stathopoulos Dr. and Mrs. Dmitry Chuprun Vito and Laura Quatela Mr. and Mrs. Charles Symington ’76 † Donald R. Clark, Jr. ’59 John and Ruth Anne Queenan Alexander Tait ’08 Cranberry Capital Catherine Keeler Ranger ’74 Margaret Tait ’10 Fred Dann ’78 Linda Hellebush Riordan ’68 § Patricia H. Wehle Lauren Dixon and Michael Schwabl Bridgette Rivers ’81 † Mrs. Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Nancy and Rick Dorschel Rochester Female Charitable Society William and Sheila Konar Foundation Rob and Annmarie Drago Jon L. ’55 and Katherine T. § Schumacher C. Kieran Draper † Total Giving of $5,000-$9,999 Schwab Charitable Claire † and Steve Dubnik Tina and Craig Albright Richard and Vicki Schwartz Exelon Audi of America Steven Seidman and Katherine Rogala F.I. Hutchins Charitable Trust Burton August Jr. ’68 Family Robert ’42 ‡ and Jan Silver Theodora Finn and Jason Warfe Brown & Brown of New York, Inc. Elizabeth A. Steinberg Forever Financial Advisors, LLC Kevin and Suzanne Cooman Muriel Steinberg Frank and Joan Fulreader Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crofton ’55 William Sugarman ’10 Mick and Amy Gee Ralph and Colleen Dandrea Queenan Foundation Jane Martin Ghazarossian ’64 Mary Beth Conway and Kenneth Dens Salvatore and Marie Timpani Jean M. Gordon ’56 Dixon Schwabl TPG Philippe ’96 and Shannah ’96 Gouvernet Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Dr. and Mrs. Nobuyukihai Tran Peter ’03 and Kaleigh Gregory Ken McCurdy † Kathryn Tsibulsky ’94 Christopher ’85 and Kristin Grosso Jennifer Jaeger Newman The Van Arsdale Family † Barbara H. Hargrave ’44 Judson Foundation Vanguard Charitable Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP The Pike Company Karyn § and Joe Vella Irene Klingenstein Hess Steve and Kate Polozie Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. The Hess Family Mauricio † and Bess ’96 Riveros John and Kimberly Welch Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hickman ’63 Wylie J. ’79 § and Stuart P. Small Kevin Wilmot † Shelby Hill ’08 § Martha S. Staniford ’69 and Matthew K. Myers Keith † and Betsy Wilson Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait Jill † and Jeff Wynn Rosemary Hodges The Judson Foundation Louise Yamada ’61 Intel Foundation Erik and Judy von Bucher Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yates † Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Tom and Melissa Zell Nancy Kepes Jeton ’72 and Peter Jeton www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org 34 ACTogether Annual Fund 2017-2018
We’d like to express our appreciation to all those listed below for their gifts to ACTogether, the Annual Fund for Allendale Columbia School, given from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Your support of the Annual Fund makes it possible for us to offer the experiences that make ALLENDALE COLUMBIA TOGETHER an AC education so impactful for hundreds of students from around the region and even around the world. Your gifts fund financial aid, faculty compensation, authentic learning experiences, technology, professional development, supplies, athletics, and so much more!
Cornerstone Society Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Rosemary Hodges $10,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilder ’53 Nancy Kepes Jeton ’72 and Peter Jeton Johnson & Johnson Ajay Glass Co. Head of School’s Circle Chip Bradford ’99 † $1,000-$4,999 Lilly von Bucher Kesner ’05 Lisa ’83 † and Paul Campbell Annie § and Mike King Gay ’70 § and Sanford Abbey Community Foundation of Collier County Christina Lacagnina § Allendale Columbia Alumni Association Claire G. Curtis ’47 Nancy Lee ’48 Peter D. Angevine ’88 Erwin and Gertrude Davenport Private Arlene Leenhouts Burton August Jr. ’68 Family Foundation Xiaohua Ma William Balderston III Estate of Anne Foulkes Richard A. Mahar ’54 ‡ Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston IV James ’51 and Janis Gleason Krosstrading Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bartlett Susan Chandler Hill ’71 Ken McCurdy † Benevity Community Impact Fund Susan Hunter and Doug Watson Annie McQuilken and Gregory North Bill Gray’s Inc. James S. and Janis F. Gleason Charitable Amy C. ’82 § and John Mealey Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blair ’81 Fund Ron Mendrick † Daren and Tammy Blankenship Tom ’63 and Ebets ’64 †§ Judson The Mitchell Family Bonadio & Company, LLP Rufus ’94 and Amy Judson Jennifer Jaeger Newman G. Lindsay Brown ’82 Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation Oppenheimer Funds Marcia ’71 and David Buss Greg and Colby Previte The Palomaki Family § Steven D. Carhart ’67 Rochester Area Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Patterson, Jr. Betsy Morris Carver ’64 and John Carver The Rorapaugh Family Alex and Betty Petro Christopher and Leslea Caschette Deborah Cook Routt ’73 Steve and Kate Polozie Jerry and Joanne Caschette Beverly ’59 and Richard Smith Progressive Insurance Foundation The Chapados Family Doris and Jim Stathopoulos Ryan Provost and Emese Kalnoki Dr. and Mrs. Dmitry Chuprun Mr. and Mrs. Charles Symington ’76 † The Pulire Family Donald R. Clark, Jr. ’59 Alexander Tait ’08 John and Ruth Anne Queenan Cranberry Capital Margaret Tait ’10 Queenan Foundation Fred Dann ’78 United Way of Greater Rochester Bridgette Rivers ’81 † Lauren Dixon and Michael Schwabl William and Sheila Konar Foundation Jon L. ’55 and Katherine T. § Schumacher C. Kieran Draper † Steven Seidman and Katherine Rogala Claire † and Steve Dubnik Allendale Columbia Founders Robert ’42 ‡ and Jan Silver $5,000-$9,999 Exelon Elizabeth A. Steinberg Theodora Finn and Jason Warfe Anonymous Muriel Steinberg Forever Financial Advisors, LLC Audi of America William Sugarman ’10 Frank and Joan Fulreader Brown & Brown of New York, Inc. TPG Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Jr. ’70 § Ralph and Colleen Dandrea Dr. and Mrs. Nobuyukihai Tran Mick § and Amy Gee Mary Beth Conway † and Kenneth Dens The Van Arsdale Family † Jane Martin Ghazarossian ’64 Dixon Schwabl Vanguard Charitable Jean M. Gordon ’56 Jewish Community Foundation of San Karyn § and Joe Vella Diego Philippe ’96 and Shannah ’96 Gouvernet Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. The Judson Foundation Peter ’03 † and Kaleigh Gregory John and Kimberly Welch Thaddeus ’53 ‡ and Sherley ’57 Newell III Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP Kevin Wilmot † The Pike Company Irene Klingenstein Hess Keith † and Betsy Wilson Mauricio † and Bess ’96 Riveros The Hess Family Jill † and Jeff Wynn Wylie J. ’79 § and Stuart P. Small Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hickman ’63 Louise Yamada ’61 Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait Shelby Hill ’08 § Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yates † Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill
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Allendale Columbia Benefactors The Murray Family East Side Marriage and Family Therapy $500-$999 Nazareth College School of Management David and Rebecca Edwards Anonymous Thomas and Misty Neilson Barbara Egenhofer and Leo Linder John Balderston ’10 Dana Newell and Family Elizabeth § and William English Peter Balderston ’76 Sherwood and Carolyn Newell David ’80 and Lisa Feinbloom Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Nolan’s Rental Chuck Fujita § and Dulcy M. Lecour Cynthia Beach-Smeltzer ’77 Dr. Gay Stebbins Pepper ’60 Katie Garrett ’95 Rich Beattie ’86 Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery Genesee Valley Equine Clinic, LLC Spiro and Eftihia Bourtis Merrill Richardson ’88 Katherine ’63 and Daniel Goodwin Anne ’53 and Gordon Brown, Jr. Rose & Kiernan, Inc. GP Land & Carpet dba GP Flooring Solutions Mr. and Mrs. Mark Browning Sage Rutty and Co. Dodie Gumaer ’75 Jessica Cantlon and Brad Mahon Schwab Charitable James ’89 and Amy Pollack Hall ’90 Alison Mains Carling ’92 Seshadri Jagannathan and Sandhya Seshadri John § and Betsy Harrison Jonathan A. Cass ’83 and Jacquelyn A. Caridad Skip ’82 and Dawn Shumway Chuck Hertrick § and Joan Gerrity City Blue Imaging Skywave Communications, Inc. Kayla Himelein § Charles Clarkson ’03 Niko Smrekar and Cara Cardinale Paul and Eileen Holloway Diana R. Clarkson ’99 † Martha S. Staniford ’69 and Matthew K. Myers Gwyneth G. Hunting ’50 Dan ’93 and Mary Clifford R. Ian ’55 and Eve H. ’56 Tatlock Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ingle, Jr. ’64 Dortha Coakley Henry § and Beverly Theuer Victoria Curtis Jenkins ’76 Comella Orthodontics, PLLC Sally Damon Turner ’66 Greg Kacprzynski and Karin Franz Kacprzynski Alan Cooper Lorraine Van Meter-Cline § and Douglas Cline Daniel Kranz Don and Judy D’Ambrosio CJ Villnow Frank C. Lillich ’58 George Edward Dahl ’04 Erik and Judy von Bucher AJ ’99 and Alison Livecchi Thomas and Ellen Dockum Pamela S. Wilkens White ’63 Allison Marsland ’83 Rob and Annmarie Drago Scott Turner and Mary Worboys-Turner Joe and Denise Martino Selby Brown Ehrlich ’48 Susan Jackson McAnulty ’62 Grant Eiselen ’89 Blue and White Circle James McKenna II ’94 † Tina and Rick ’61 Eisenhart $250-$499 Deborah J. McLean † and William D. Eggers Sherman ’62 and Anne ’64 Farnham, Jr. A&G Foodservice Gayle and George Medill Fidelity Charitable Allyn’s Creek Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meehan § Hugh Fuller and Dawn Williams-Fuller Thomas R. Anderson Robert and Kimberly Miranda Goldman Sachs & Co LLC Anonymous (2) Samuel J. Montello Diane ’74 and Robert Goodman Nancy Atwood Stone ’92 and Kevin Stone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris ’61 Suzanne Gouvernet Ray and Charmaine § Babineau Candace O’Connor ’67 and Robert Wiltenburg Graystone Consulting Jonathan W. Bagg ’60 Brendan and Jennifer O’Hara Ernest H. ’55 and Barbara D. Greppin, Jr. David and Victoria Bains Eric Osness and Myra Torres Warren and Randy Harden Maggie Balderston ’07 Duffy Palmer and Mark Siwiec Rita V. Hoard ’88 and Sukhvinder Sokhi Sarah Q. Balderston ’04 Acquanetta Patterson Seth Hopkins § Ruth Connor Baltzer ’57 Bryan Perkins ’97 Christine Waasdorp Hurtado MD MSC FAAP Lisa Barnes § Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rachunok ’90 Shannon § and Christopher Baudo Vincenzo and Janice Raffaele-Addamo Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Elizabeth ’79 and James ’71 Bishop Abby and Josh Reinhard Drs. David and Charity Kankam Kirk and Colleen Bodary Grosvenor and Margaret Richardson Carlynn Gail Kennedy ’52 Ted and Peggy ’74 Boucher Aly Rubelmann Key Bank Bob and Beth Bysshe Stevan F. ’62 and Mary L. Sayre Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kitchen Natalie Campbell-Kircher ’80 Isabel ’70 and Michael Schneider Amy and Stephen Leibeck Margarita Chaves § Kristopher Schramm and Mary McClelland Manning & Napier Foundation Sandy Ahern Cimons ’79 Ann ’50 and Cornelius Sewell Daniel and Dorothy Marion James and Melissa Clark Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stern ’63 Matt and Mary McGucken Marshburn ’87 Julia Cline ’98 and Stephen Kelly Jane and Bob Van Alstyne Nancy and Joe McAfee Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crofton ’55 Devon and Lisa Van Vechten McConville, Considine, Cooman, & Morin PC Tom Dardaganis Derek ’64 and Arlene Vanderlinde Mark Miller § Doyle Security Systems, Inc. Zak Wagner ’98 Kathanne Mitchell John and Paddy Duford Betsy Mitchell Wallon ’89 Moreland’s Lawn and Landscaping Kristy Duncan ’90 Thomas R. Ward Tina § and Frank Duver Charles Weis ’40
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 36 www.AllendaleColumbia.org 36 Joe and Kimm Wesley Suzanne ’59 and Charles Cansler Thomas and Luise Farrell Cathy Westerfeld Steven T. Gooding and Karen R. Capizzi- Phillip D. Fileri ’02 Ernie ’87 and MaryKay § Whitbeck Gooding Amy Fioravanti § Jen and Shawn Whiteside Caitlin Cardinale Gavin Flood ’16 Jeremy and Melanie Wolk Greg and Doreen Castellano Jane Laskey and Thomas Flood Jin Xiao Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Ann E. Forbes Michael H. Yanowitch ’67 Christine Garrett Cherry ’98 and Noah Cherry Sarah H. ’45 and C. Benn Forsyth Anne § and Thomson Chew Vince and Margaret Frassetto Allendale Columbia Friends Danielle Chuprun ’17 Murray and Sharlene Freeman $1-$249 Harry Clark ’54 and Rhett Thurman Alexander Frenett ’14 Lotte Aagaard ’68 and Mogens Petersen Kristin Cocquyt § Mr. and Mrs. John E. Frenett Dag Adamson ’83 Christopher Coffey ’84 Susan Frey-Hyland ’76 § and Kevin Hyland Wendy Ahlheim ’72 Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Frank Fulreader III ’01 Linsay Alexander § Todd and Wendi Coleman The Galban Family Susan Eisenhart Alexander ’66 Laurie Johnston Colombo ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gallo ’01 B. Joy Ambler ’04 Caroline Centner Conlon ’73 Gerda Gallop-Goodman ’86 Carlotta Ames ’41 TJ Conteh ’96 John ’71 and Lindsay Garrett Lawrence Amico ’08 Will Conwell ’03 Abbey § and Paul Gebel Anonymous (2) Kevin and Suzanne Cooman Genesee Valley Cemetery Service Martijn Appelo ’14 Gabriel § and Alycia Costanzo William ’62 and Ellen George Applied Audio & Theatre Supply Robert and Sally Coupal Vera ’89 and Aaron Giles John Atwater ’76 Mark Cowdery, Jr. ’80 Arielle Gillman § Julian W. Atwater Lisa § and John Crandall Matthew § and Nicole Glavin Stephen ’76 and Leslie Atwater James Criticos ’66 Travis Godkin § and Kaitlin Bonner Christine Avila-Smith Jesse Cronister ’73 Michael Gonzalez ’03 Ariane Baer-Harper § Maya Crosby § Jean Good ’73 and John Banger Laura F. Hunting Barker ’72 and Charles Barker Sarah Crosby Jane Swan Gorsline ’59 Julie § and Trevor Barrett Tammy Crowe § Ginny Gray § Kate Bartlett ’16 Arthur Cruz § Pete and Louise Greaves-Tunnell Katherine Bassney John Curatalo § Newton H. ’44‡ and Sarah R. ’47 Green Helen ’50 and Paul Baumgartner Edward Curtis ’80 Christina Gregory ’07 Donald and Regina Becker June Cuthbert § Agnes E. Griffith, Ph.D. ’49 Nat Bessey ’96 Sally Hanford Davenport ’61 Lynn Grossman § Suzanne R. Biemiller ’83 Claude and Ginny David Mary Gulick David A. Binsack and Eileen M. Pines Helen S. Davis ’53 Rodrigo Gutierrez § Vincent § and Melissa Bissonette Joel ’86 and Bridget DeCory Beth § and David Guzzetta Lorie Boehlert Meghan Dens ’12 Charles and Carolyn Haines Steve Bohrer ’82 Ryan Dens ’15 Suzanne ’64 and Richard Hamell Timothy Boucher ’07 Stephanie DePaul-Pragel § and Dennis Pragel Carrie Hamilton ’88 Bronya Boykin ’87 Julie DesMarteau ’96 Tom and Margaret Hanford James Bradford ’05 Courtney Dixon § Dr. M. Renee Hanson ’68 Michael ’82 and Lisa Brairton Gregory Dobson § Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hargrave ’49 Kenneth and Deane Brasfield Karen Donahower ’84 Linda Johnston Harris (Dirga) ’63 Barbara ’54 and James D. Brayer Rob Doran § Brooke Harter-Wheeler ’88 § Elizabeth Epstein Brenner ’81 Nancy and Rick Dorschel Harvard Street Integrated Wellness Nancy S. Brewster ’40 Justin P. Doyle ’66 Rodney ’78 and Lydia Hatch III Brighton Fire District Board of Fire Michèle V. Dryer Jo § and Christopher Hayes Commissioners Eric Duford ’08 Linda Waite Heffron Alyssa Broberg ’16 Tom and Kathy Eagle The Henry Family Morgan Broberg ’13 Erin Eder § Rebecca Herlan ’00 Erin Brooks ’97 Lauren Eichelberger ’08 Eleonore ’58 and John Herman Angela Burch § Sharon § and Scott Ellmaker Scott Hertrick ’04 The Burke Family § Energy Income Partners Sabra W. ’64 and James R. Hickam Leslie Burlingame ’60 Cecilia Esterman ’17 Alan Hickok ’61 Elizabeth Bynum ’50 Gerald and Mary Jane Everhart Lars Hondorf ’88 Michael Byrne and Marie Hathaway ExxonMobil Foundation Alison Howe ’72
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Lawrence and Patricia Howk Anthony and Caroline Murray Fateemah Saleem ’16 John and Barbara Hudak Christina Myers ’14 Rachael Sanguinetti § Mrs. Hugh Hunter ’58 Brent Neeley § SAP Software Solutions Stanley M. Hunting ’54 Joan Projansky Nordell ’45 Peggy Savlov Robert Lawson Hurdle ’66 Richard § and Susan Northrup Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter The Hwang Family Jonathan Ntheketha ’96 Sally ’55 and John Schlachtenhaufen Raymond Istas § James Nunan ’56 Mia Schnabel Bell ’81 § Donald and Janet Johnson Sarah Hansen O’Malley ’93 Chojaste Schroeder Robert and Julie Johnson Giok Oey Walt Scott William C. Johnston ’59 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Olin Barb and Tom Sedoric George Kaufman ’97 Ann Lennox Olson ’50 Mallory Messner Semple ’42 Anne Chapin Kennedy Bryan Pahl § and Jenniffer Herrera A. Morton Seymour III ’76 Ethan Kennedy ’14 Gabriela Palacio ’08 Faye Shea § Barbara King § Marisa Palacio ’10 Lisa Shearing § James § and Cornelia Kolster Geoffrey Palmer ’57 Patricia Allen Shellard ’66 Carolyn Krulee ’54 Kitty and Bert Palmer Ted Shepard The Kula Foundation Frank T. Panczyszyn ’86 Carolyn R. Shone § Donna § and James Kwiatkowski Teresa Parsons § Skillsoft Marlowe B. Hagood Laiacona ’73 David and Patricia Patton Patricia Sladden ’52 Louis Langie, Jr. Susan and William Paul Carl Smith ’01 Katherine § and Chad Lapa Keeley Peck ’08 Georgia Smith ’48 Christine S. Latella Jessica M. Pembroke ’14 Jessie Maben Smith ’41 Rosalie and Richard Lauber Joan W. Pembroke Eleanor Sparagana § Ramsay Lawless ’46 Karen and Jim Pembroke Lee Speranza § Bill and Annie Lawrence Ray Perez § and Rhonda Brown Evan Spindelman ’85 and Monique Berg- Allison Stewart Laws ’82 Mamie Pezzuole Spindelman Barbara Lazor Anne Pinkney ’16 Kerry Steenburgh ’98 Jeffrey Leach ’84 Robert Place Lindsay Steinberg McGrail ’96 Riley Leibeck ’20 Wendi Plenge ’78 Elizabeth Stewart ’46 Leibeck’s Horseshoeing Anne Potter ’48 Corinne W. Stork Jeanne S. Leinen ’41 Patrick Quinn Morgan Strutt § H. Kenneth ’53 and Julia ’54 Likly Margaret and Jay Rachfal Maiyen Sulera Freyre § Kelsey Lisi § Rebeka Radna-Crasta § John Sullivan § Sandra Hawks Lloyd ’65 Andrew § and Erica § Ragan Kate Sullivan § Katrina Hellebush Looby ’60 Anne Trainor Ralph ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swan ’64 Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mains, Jr. Catherine Keeler Ranger ’74 Robert Sykes The Malone Family Larry D. and Carol S. Rath Howard Taylor Mindy Mangan ’81 Raytheon Anthony Tepedino § Joe Marron and Becky Kendall Richard T. Reddington, Jr. ’55 Georgiana Thoman ’47 Richard Marsland ’85 Dr. and Mrs. William Remington ’61 John W. Thoman, Jr., and Lee T. Venolia Warren Marsland ’54 § Vincent A. Renzi, Jr. ’72 Michael and Beverly Tomaino Sarah Atwater Mayer ’73 Laura Reynolds-Gorsuch § Lynne Toomey § Kate McCurdy ’05 Kyle Riter Ann K. Townson ’46 Anne McFarland ’68 Susan and Nick Robfogel Monica Trevett § Charles ’85 and Jennifer McGucken Barbara § and Larry Rockefeller Jennifer § and Tung Truong Kristen § and Daniel McKenzie Brian Rodwin ’83 Dann Valenza ’77 Amanda Meldrum § Danforth Rogers Nancy and Joe Valrose Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Messina Dr. Wendy Rosen Judith Van Alstyne ’88 § Microsoft Matching Gifts Program R. Danforth and and Jay Ross Barbara Van Raalte ’50 Walter ’56 and Sue Millard ’57 Jocelyn Garlock Rowley ’53 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Alexandra Miller ’08 Katie Rudow Anne S. ’47 and Charles H. Wadhams Despina Mitchell Bud and Joan Rusitzky Tim Wainwright Amy Mourhess Charles and Jennie Ryan Laura E. Walrath-Cukalevski § Aygulia Mukhametova Sally and Eddie Saig Julie Neel Wasson ’97
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 38 Andrew Watts ’76 Cecilia Esterman ’17 Ethan Maya Development Corp Webb Family Trust on Behalf of Lloyd H. and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Frenett Hugh Fuller and Dawn Williams-Fuller Brenda Webb Suzanne ’64 and Richard Hamell Frank Grosso Jennifer Westerfeld ’96 Chuck Hertrick § and Joan Gerrity Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill Kate Western § Rosemary Hodges Jerome Joseph and Sharon Lauer Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Alison Howe ’72 Jeff Lawlis § Elizabeth Millard ’66 and Torrey Whitman George Kaufman ’97 Margaret Lindsey Robert and Mary Ann Whitmore Carolyn Krulee ’54 Joe Marron and Becky Kendall Andrew Wilkinson ’97 Rosalie and Richard Lauber Ken McCurdy † Lexi Williams ’11 Amy and Stephen Leibeck Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meehan § Marques Williams ’04 § AJ ’99 and Alison Livecchi Jennifer Jaeger Newman The Williford Family § Joe and Denise Martino Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Patterson, Jr. Amy Freeman Winslow ’85 Susan Jackson McAnulty ’62 Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation Nancy ’63 and Sandy Wolcott Kate McCurdy ’05 The Pike Company Yuk Suen Susanna Wong Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Messina Richard and Barbara Rappaport Sara W. Wood ’56 Brent Neeley § Rochester Area Community Foundation Thomas ’72 and Michele Worden The Palomaki Family § Brian Rodwin ’83 Lori K. Wun § Frank T. Panczyszyn ’86 The Rozwood Family Xinyuan (Tom) Yi ’16 Laura Reynolds-Gorsuch § Jon L. ’55 and Katherine T. § Schumacher Nancy ’44 and Roger Zaenglein Rochester Area Community Foundation Seshadri Jagannathan and Sandhya Seshadri Aamir Zainulabadeen ’14 Carl Smith ’01 Wylie J. ’79 § and Stuart P. Small Karl Zinn ’09 Elizabeth A. Steinberg The Smoker Family Sam Zito ’08 Lindsay Steinberg McGrail ’96 Sue Sorrentino § Kathryn Zuroski ’97 Summers Foundation Inc. Diana Goldfeder Stewart ’84 Margaret Tait ’10 William Sugarman ’10 Restricted Gifts TPG Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait ASP Associates Inc. on behalf of Andrew and Julie Neel Wasson ’97 United Way of Greater Rochester Lee Perry William and Sheila Konar Foundation Vista Teach Instructional Services Michael and Kimbra Pinkowski Amy Freeman Winslow ’85 Erik and Judy von Bucher Steve and Kate Polozie Jin Xiao Yi Wei and Yunyun Li Kathryn Zuroski ’97 Keith † and Betsy Wilson Designated Gifts Yuk Suen Susanna Wong Arts We appreciate the following donors who have Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yates † supported these specific initiatives through the Lynn Grossman § Li Zhang and Min Xu Impact Initiative or other 2017-2018 annual Amanda Meldrum § Campus & Facilities giving. Rachael Sanguinetti § Steve Bohrer ’82 AC Now Scholarships Athletics The Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc. Wendy Ahlheim ’72 Christine Waasdorp Hurtado MD Amanda Meldrum § B. Joy Ambler ’04 MSC FAAP ’90 Steve and Kate Polozie Anonymous Bruce B. Bates Design & Innovation Lab Rochester Area Community Foundation Christine Avila-Smith Tom and Melissa Zell Thomas R. Anderson Katherine Barkley Rui Zhou ’18 Cynthia Beach-Smeltzer ’77 Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston IV Bronya Boykin ’87 James and Romy Barbato Center for Entrepreneurship Angela Burch § Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Natalie Campbell-Kircher ’80 Leslie Burlingame ’60 Lisa ’83 † and Paul Campbell Sandy Ahern Cimons ’79 Michael Byrne and Marie Hathaway Donna Chaback § Susan Hunter and Doug Watson The Chapados Family James and Melissa Clark Dr. and Mrs. Senthil Natarajan Donald R. Clark, Jr. ’59 Diana R. Clarkson ’99 † Thaddeus ’53 ‡ and Sherley ’57 Newell III TJ Conteh ’96 Jeannie § and Michael Clinton Sherwood and Carolyn Newell Will Conwell ’03 Samantha Sterns Cole ’97 Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation Sarah Crosby Ralph and Colleen Dandrea Robert D. Ward ’85 Claire G. Curtis ’47 The Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc. Endowment Sally Hanford Davenport ’61 The Du Family Grant Eiselen ’89 Erwin and Gertrude Davenport Private Peter ’62 and Pat Bagg Foundation
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Benevity Community Impact Fund Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Gifts In Kind Estate of John L. and Janet R. Langdon Starmeshia Jones § William Balderston III Charitable Remainder Unitrust Deborah Kuehl ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blair ’81 Intel Foundation Linda ’68 and Donald Lamont Mr. and Mrs. David Franz Akira Stata ’08 Mayre Loomis ’68 Marcia Layton Turner Robert Sykes Anne McFarland ’68 Leslie D. Wilson Global Engagement Elizabeth McGettigan ’68 Stephanie ’68 and Gregory McMahon Ariane Baer-Harper § In Honor of: Amy C. ’82 § and John Mealey Margarita Chaves § The Morrell Family † Christopher Coffey ’84 Williams Cup Susan Hunter and Doug Watson and Courtnay Coffey Kittell ’87 by Carol S. ’68 and Thomas J. Mullin Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Nancy Northup ’77 and Jim Johnson Mauricio † and Bess ’96 Riveros Katherine D. Eaddy ’83 by Tony Phillips ’55 Thomas R. Ward Deborah Cook Routt ’73 Catherine Keeler Ranger ’74 Elena Feindel ’23 by Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait Linda Hellebush Riordan ’68 § Sarah Crosby Ali Theuer ’99 Rochester Area Community Foundation Megan Forsyth, CFP, Merrill Lynch, United Way of Greater Rochester Ann Marshak-Rothstein ’68 in honor of her certification as a Kate Western § Certified Financial Planner, by Christina ’68 and Timothy Stoufer Michael H. Yanowitch ’67 Elizabeth A. Steinberg Pamela Fergusson Thompson ’68 John Harrison §, History teacher, by Humanities Jennifer § and Tung Truong Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Todd and Wendi Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tsibulsky Benjamin Waite Heffron ’98 by Linda Waite Heffron Scott Hertrick ’04 United Way of Greater Rochester Ella ’25 and Adelai ’28 Herberger by Karl Zinn ’09 Jane and Bob Van Alstyne Erik and Judy von Bucher Rosemary Hodges STEM Design, Innovation & Research Joanna Hodgman § “to honor her remarkable Summer LEAP Backpack Program healing from recent knee surgery. Brava!” ASP Associates Inc. by Peggy Savlov Tina and Craig Albright David and Victoria Bains Ray Istas § by Andrea and Todd Bates Anonymous (2) Ernest Wilson Chip Bradford ’99 † Thomas and Mary Bonfiglio Leslie Wilson Laurie Johnston Colombo ’63 Nicole Fraser Makaila Wilson Myles Wilson ’21 Maya Crosby § Sharon Keith Pat Moran Ebets ’64 †§ Judson “for all Susan Hunter and Doug Watson her many kindnesses” by Joe Marron and Becky Kendall Dr. and Mrs. Senthil Natarajan Elizabeth A. Steinberg Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation Xerox Corporation James Kolster § by Jessica M. Pembroke ’14 Summer LEAP Endowment Ray and Charmaine § Babineau Andrew and Lee Perry Riley Jane Leibeck ’20 by Nancy Northup ’77 and Jim Johnson Genesee Valley Cemetery Service on behalf Michael and Kimbra Pinkowski of Larry D. and Carol S. Rath Steve and Kate Polozie Wehle-Hallock Family Scholarship Fund for Summer LEAP Warren Marsland ’54 § by Barbara Van Raalte ’50 Allison Marsland ’83 Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Summer LEAP Program Catherine Sykes Massie ’72 by Patricia H. Wehle Robert Sykes Ashley Family Foundation Lindsay Steinberg McGrail ’96 by Stephen and Janice Ashley TEDxAllendaleColumbiaSchool Muriel Steinberg Burton August Jr. ’68 Family Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Lindsay Steinberg McGrail Lindsey Brown § Chipotle Mexican Grill ’96 and Warren McGrail by Elizabeth A. Steinberg Jacqueline Castle ’68 Cooper/Haims Advisors, LLC Jessica Pembroke ’14 by Elizabeth Clark ’68 Gray Locey, CPA, P.C. Joan W. Pembroke Samantha Sterns Cole ’97 Lenovo United States Inc Karen and Jim Pembroke Stephanie DePaul-Pragel § and Dennis Pragel Lewis Pediatrics Nell Skillin § by Hope Dutcher ’68 Sarah Loverdi LCSW-R Dr. Gay Stebbins Pepper ’60 Susan Thompson Gargiulo ’68 Dr. and Mrs. Senthil Natarajan Marriage of Margaret Tait Deirdre ’68 and Joseph Garton Evelyn Newman ’18 ’10 and Schuyler Routt by Marlowe B. Hagood Laiacona ’73 Peter ’03 and Kaleigh Gregory The Palomaki Family § Lorraine Van Meter-Cline § by Jeanne L. Hagan ’68 Pittsford Federal Credit Union Geoffrey Cline ’01 Dr. M. Renee Hanson ’68 Q the Medical Spa at Lindsay House Karl Zinn ’09 Laurie Harter ’68 Misha Zain ’19
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 40 Our Vella granddaughters Lorraine Van Meter-Cline §, Doug Cline, Tom and Kathy Eagle and our hosts in China by Julia Cline ’98, and Geoff Cline ’01 Gerald and Mary Jane Everhart Bob and Beth Bysshe Ann Strong Garrett ’46 by John ’71 and Lindsay Garrett The Vella Family § by Gay ’70 § and Sanford Abbey Kitt ’63 and Dan Goodwin Bob and Beth Bysshe Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Jane Swan Gorsline ’59 David A. Binsack and Eileen M. Pines Mary Gulick Robert D. Ward ’85 by Lorie Boehlert Tom and Margaret Hanford Thomas R. Ward Ted and Peggy ’74 Boucher Sabra W. ’64 and James R. Hickam 45th Reunion by Brighton Fire District Board of Fire Stanley M. Hunting ’54 Marlowe B. Hagood Laiacona ’73 Commissioners Anne Chapin Kennedy 50th Reunion by Christine Garrett Cherry ’98 and Noah Louis Langie, Jr. Ann Marshak-Rothstein ’68 Cherry H. Kenneth ’53 and Julia ’54 Likly All of Betty’s former second grade students by Claire G. Curtis ’47 The Malone Family Elizabeth § and William English Nancy and Rick Dorschel Walter ’56 and Sue Millard ’57 John and Paddy Duford Dana Newell and Family The Class of 1996 by Pete and Louise Greaves-Tunnell Sherwood and Carolyn Newell Elizabeth A. Steinberg Chuck Hertrick § and Joan Gerrity Dr. and Mrs. Charles Olin Our teachers by Lawrence and Patricia Howk Susan and William Paul Kathryn Tsibulsky ’94 Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Robert Place Louis Langie, Jr. Margaret and Jay Rachfal Bill and Annie Lawrence Grosvenor and Margaret Richardson In Memory of: Warren Marsland ’54 § Danforth Rogers Gayle and George Medill Bud and Joan Rusitzky Martha C. Atwater ’82 by Kitty and Bert Palmer Sally ’55 and John Schlachtenhaufen Julian W. Atwater David and Patricia Patton Barb and Tom Sedoric Stephen ’76 and Leslie Atwater Grosvenor and Margaret Richardson Robert Sykes Sarah Atwater Mayer ’73 Susan and Nick Robfogel Ian ’55 and Eve ’56 Tatlock Rochester Area Community Foundation Charles and Jennie Ryan Mr. † and Mrs. ’47 John W. Thoman Ruth Balderston by Sally and Eddie Saig John W. Thoman, Jr., and Lee T. Venolia Lindsay Steinberg McGrail ’96 Laureen Burke, Ted Shepard, and Tom Lloyd H. and Brenda Webb Elizabeth A. Steinberg Shepard Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Muriel Steinberg Elizabeth A. Steinberg Robert and Mary Ann Whitmore Hester “Hetty” Schuyler Hellebush Muriel Steinberg Christopher Schnabel ’79 by Cramer ’57 by Howard Taylor Mia Schnabel Bell ’81 § Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Michael and Beverly Tomaino Peter A. Schwartz, Headmaster 1947-1953 by Nancy and Joe Valrose Deborah Curtis ’71 by Thaddeus ’53 † and Sherley ’57 Newell III Diane ’74 and Robert Goodman Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Nancy ’63 and Sandy Wolcott Bob Silver ’42 by Bradley M. Damon ’62 by Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Kathleen Damon ’64 Tucker Gosnell ’77 by Miss Nell Skillin by Sally Damon Turner ’66 Nancy Northup ’77 and Jim Johnson Dr. Gay Stebbins Pepper ’60 E. Kent Damon, Jr. ’61 by Bill and Lucile Howe by Kathleen Meehan Soults by Kathleen Damon ’64 Alison Howe ’72 Cathleen and Timothy Clancy Sally Damon Turner ’66 Joan W. Jameson ’47 by Barbara Hicks Shapiro Edward Doyle III ’04 by Wylie J. ’79 § and Stuart P. Small Bob § and Claudia Stata by B. Joy Ambler ’04 Duncan Lowne ’97 by Akira Stata ’08 Scott Hertrick ’04 Samantha Sterns Cole ’97 Catherine Hargrave Sykes ’45 by Tyrrell C. Dryer ’40 by Al and Marie Mahar by Robert Sykes Michèle V. Dryer Richard A. Mahar ’54 ‡ Lisa DeBree Tucker ’88 by Anne Fitch Foulkes ’52 § by George Mahoney by Devon and Lisa Van Vechten Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blair ’81 Justin P. Doyle ’66 Mark von Bucher ’08 by Claire G. Curtis ’47 Susan McCanne Marsland ’57 by William C. Johnston ’59 June Cuthbert § Allison Marsland ’83 Estate of Anne Foulkes Joe Marron and Becky Kendall Karin Miltsch § by Jo § and Christopher Hayes Carla von Keltner by June Cuthbert § Chuck Hertrick § and Joan Gerrity Tina Skowronska Stoufer ’68 Matt and Mary McGucken Marshburn ’87 Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Devon and Lisa Van Vechten Gregory Zuroski § by Robert and Julie Johnson Kathryn Zuroski ’97 The Judson Foundation Elizabeth “Liz” Montello § by James § and Cornelia Kolster Samuel J. Montello Barbara Lazor on behalf of the Lazors and Mary Jeanne Mooney ’78 by Haggertys Natalie Campbell-Kircher ’80 Nancy Lee ’48 Thaddeus S. “Terry” Newell III ’53 by Warren Marsland ’54 § Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates Anthony and Caroline Murray Andrea and Todd Bates Barbara § and Larry Rockefeller Kenneth and Deane Brasfield Walt Scott Barbara ’54 and James D. Brayer Corinne W. Stork Anne ’53 and Gordon Brown, Jr. Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Chapman John W. Thoman, Jr., and Lee T. Venolia Claire G. Curtis ’47 41 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 ANNUAL REPORT OF PHILANTHROPY AT AC
Make Your Mark Gala The Make Your Mark Gala joyously celebrated Allendale Columbia School and brought over 300 members of the AC community together to help push to, and over, the Impact Initiative Campaign finish line. We gratefully thank everyone who helped exceed all expectations and continue to support AC’s educational and life-changing mission through events such as the Make Your Mark Gala. Please join us in thanking the people and organizations listed below who contributed through sponsorships, advertisements, monetary gifts, and in-kind gifts to support Allendale Columbia School and our community. Make Your Mark Gala Visionary Sponsor ($15,000)
Make Your Mark Gala Champion Sponsor ($10,000)
Make Your Mark Gala Make Your Mark Gala Advertisers Bob and Beth Bysshe Innovator Sponsors A&G Foodservice Jessica Cantlon and Brad Mahon ($5,000) Applied Audio & Theatre Supply Alison Mains Carling ’92 Audi of America Marcia ’71 and David Buss Christopher and Leslea Caschette Brown & Brown Insurance Alison Mains Carling ’92 Jerry and Joanne Caschette Dixon Schwabl City Blue Imaging The Chapados Family The Pike Company Dortha Coakley Dr. and Mrs. Dmitry Chuprun Comella Orthodontics, PLLC Charles Clarkson ’03 Make Your Mark Gala Doyle Security Systems, Inc. Dan ’93 and Mary Clifford Motivator Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Jr. ’70 § ($2,500) Alan Cooper Genesee Valley Equine Clinic, LLC Robert and Sally Coupal Claire G. Curtis ’47 Graystone Consulting Don and Judy D’Ambrosio The Judson Foundation Ernest H. ’55 and Barbara D. Greppin, Jr. Ralph and Colleen Dandrea Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill Thomas and Ellen Dockum Key Bank Claire † and Steve Dubnik Make Your Mark Gala Leibeck’s Horseshoeing Role Model Sponsors John and Paddy Duford ($1,500) Manning & Napier Foundation David and Rebecca Edwards McConville, Considine, Cooman, & Morin PC AC Alumni Board Theodora Finn and Jason Warfe Moreland’s Lawn and Landscaping The Bonadio Group Vince and Margaret Frassetto Nazareth College School of Management The Campbell Family † Hugh Fuller and Dawn Williams-Fuller Nolan’s Rental Cranberry Capital Frank and Joan Fulreader Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery Forever Financial Advisors Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Jr. ’70 § Rose & Kiernan, Inc. Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Ginny Gray § Skywave Communications, Inc. Bryan ’63 and Beth Hickman Warren and Randy Harden Elizabeth A. Steinberg Mauricio † and Bess ’96 Riveros Jo § and Christopher Hayes in memory of Anne Fitch Foulkes Make Your Mark Gala Gifts The Henry Family ’92 Make Your Mark Gala Table Sponsors Thomas R. Anderson Irene Klingenstein Hess Shelby Hill ’08 § Bill Gray’s Inc. John Balderston ’10 Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill Annie § and Mike King Maggie Balderston ’07 Susan Chandler Hill ’71 Christina Lacagnina § Sarah Q. Balderston ’04 Seth Hopkins § Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston IV Annie § and Mike King Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Shannon § and Christopher Baudo Chip Bradford ’99 † Nancy and Joe McAfee Mr. and Mrs. Mark Browning
www.AllendaleColumbia.org 42 Annie McQuilken and Gregory North Buffalo Sabres Lauren Morse Mark Miller § C. Raksha Elmer, Licensed Massage Therapist Next Door Bar and Grill by Wegmans The Murray Family Cake It Til You Make It, McKinley Skye Next Level Strength and Conditioning Jennifer Jaeger Newman Egenhofer ’21 On Hand Lotions, Hayna Humphries- Oppenheimer Funds on behalf of The Pulire Alison Mains Carling ’92 Weems ’98 Family Century Liquor and Wines One L Salon The Palomaki Family § Chalisse’s Professional Home Duffy Palmer & Mark Siewic Acquanetta Patterson and Pet Care Services Parents of Allendale Columbia Kids (PACK) Bryan Perkins ’97 Dortha “Dottie” Coakley Teresa Parsons § Alex and Betty Petro Constellation Brands Bob Perkins Greg and Colby Previte Cork49 Wine Bar Bryan Perkins ’97 The Pulire Family Gabriel Costanzo § Pinnacle Wine & Liquor Bridgette Rivers ’81 † Coyote Eyewear USA, Steve Carhart ’67 PowerTrain Sports & Fitness Rochester Area Community Foundation Maya Crosby § Pure Barre on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lydia A. Daggett Rochester Americans Hockey Club Symington ’76 † Dogtown Rochester Community Baseball The Rorapaugh Family Claire Dubnik † Rochester Knighthawks Kristopher Schramm and Mary McClelland Tina Duver § Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Chojaste Schroeder Lauren Eichelberger ’08 Root31 Cafe & Eatery Jon L. ’55 and Katherine T. § Schumacher Entercom Marketing Group Deborah Cook Routt ’73 Seshadri Jagannathan and Sandhya Seshadri Erica Byers, Reiki Master Sage Rutty & Co. A. Morton Seymour III ’76 Eye Openers Optical Fashions Salena’s Mexican Restaurant The Judson Foundation on behalf of Tom ’63 Forever Financial, Annie McQuilken Salon Blu and Ebets ’64 †§ Judson Forsythe Jewelers Eleanor Sparagana § and AC May Term Class The Van Arsdale Family † Frozen Flavors Dessert Emporium, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kevin Glazer ’80, Erik and Judy von Bucher Eric Taylor ’89 Rachel Glazer, Haley Glazer ’15 Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Chuck Fujita § Tantalo Photography Studio John and Kimberly Welch Fulreader Tree and Landscape The Great Escape Room of Rochester Joe and Kimm Wesley George Eastman Museum The Hideaway The Williford Family § Get-it-Straight Orthodontics The Kitchen, Greg Kacprzynski Keith † and Betsy Wilson Giddy Up Jumps, LLC The Rabbit Room Peter Gines ’86 Trader Joe’s Pittsford Make Your Mark Gala Green Zebra Catering, Mieke Ulrop ’90 Patron Tickets Lindsay Steinberg McGrail ’96 The Van Arsdale Family † Donald Johnson Peter Gregory ’03 Karyn Vella § Lindsey Hegedorn Wax it All - A Mark and M.E. Salon Make Your Mark Gala In-Kind Gifts The Hess Family Webster Interiors Home Furnishings 2foodies Cooking, Andrew Morabito Shelby Hill ’08 § & Design Inc., Ric Thomann A Different Point of View Kayla Himelein § Webster Wine & Spirits Adventure Calls Outfitters, Inc. Huntington Meadow Stables Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † Allendale Columbia School Raymond Istas § WHAM-AM Allendale Columbia School Business K-Robin Guitars, Kristopher Schramm WRMM-FM and Innovation Committee Karin Franz Kacprzynski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yates † Allendale Columbia School Class of 2030 Annie King § Young Lion Brewing Company, Allendale Columbia School Leadership Team Barbara King § Jennifer Jaeger Newman Allendale Columbia School Music Department Christina Lacagnina § Zito Fitness, Louis Zito, brother Allendale Columbia School PE Team Lakeview Valet of Sam Zito ’08 An Eye for Detail Lost Borough, Dan Western Athleta Lucas Greenhouses, The Palomaki Family Bagel Land Mad Hatter Restaurant and Bakery, Kristina Barnes & Noble Dinino-Jeffords Steve Bartlett Magic Seal Bernunzio Uptown Music MansaWear, Nita Brown Bill Gray’s Inc. McArthur Chiropractic and Wellness Black & Blue Steak & Crab James McKenna II ’94 Blu Wolf Bistro Midtown Athletic Club Breyer Horses Misfit Donuts and Treats Brow Diva Bob Moore †§
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Impact Initiative Campaign for Allendale Columbia Words cannot adequately express our appreciation for the 2000+ members of our community who have helped us surpass our $4 million goal for the most successful fundraising effort in recent AC history. We recognize with gratitude the donors listed below who have enthusiastically contributed to the Impact Initiative Campaign with their combined gifts and pledges since the start of the Bruce Bates Design & Innovation Lab project through June 30, 2018. Impact Initiative gifts recognized here include unrestricted campaign gifts, restricted and ACHighlight2 designated campaign gifts, Summer LEAP gifts, gifts to endowments that AC in the middle of it all started during this time period, and all gifts to the ACTogether Annual Fund since July 1, 2015.
$100,000 to $499,000 Anonymous Ursula Burns and Lloyd Bean Lisa ’83 † and Paul Campbell Claire ’47 and Ted ’47 †‡ Curtis Erwin and Gertrude Davenport Private Foundation Susan Hunter and Doug Watson Tom ’63 and Ebets ’64 †§ Judson Rochester Area Community Foundation Bob ’75 † and Amy Tait UBS Donor-Advised Fund of National Philanthropic Trust United Way of Greater Rochester The Wegman Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org 44 $50,000 - $99,999 Feinbloom Supporting Foundation Fidelity Charitable Anonymous First Unitarian Church of Rochester Ashley Family Foundation Ann Garrett ’46 ‡ Stephen and Janice Ashley Mick § and Amy Gee Mr. and Mrs. Bruce B. Bates James ’51 and Janis Gleason Chip Bradford ’99 † Susan Chandler Hill ’71 The Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc. James S. and Janis F. Gleason Charitable Suzanne Gouvernet Fund Greater Rochester Summer Learning John F. Wegman Fund Association Inc. Xiaohua Ma Eva R. Hoard Ken McCurdy Rochester City School District Melvin & Mildred Eggers Family Jon L. ’55 and Katherine T. § Schumacher Charitable Foundation Beverly ’59 and Richard Smith The Morrell Family † Summers Foundation Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Senthil Natarajan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Symington ’76 † Mr. and Mrs. Ellison Patterson, Jr. Wilson Foundation The Pike Company How did you reflect on your Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson Steve and Kate Polozie AC experiences in your college The Pulire Family applications? $25,000 to $49,999 Vito and Laura Quatela Anonymous Rochester Female Charitable Society “Just about everything at AC Kenneth Dens and Mary Beth Conway † Wylie J. ’79 § and Stuart P. Small was an opportunity to learn. I Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Garrett, Jr. ’70 †§ Doris and Jim Stathopoulos think if I wasn’t exposed to the Susan Golemb Garrett ’57 Alexander Tait ’08 challenging work and didn’t have William Hale ’39 ‡ Margaret Tait ’10 the opportunities to take AP Rufus ’94 and Amy Judson Vanguard Charitable classes and do labs that college Deborah J. McLean † and William D. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilder ’53 students are doing, I would not Eggers William and Sheila Konar Foundation Thaddeus ’53 ‡ and Sherley ’57 Newell III Kevin Wilmot † have felt very confident in applying Jennifer Jaeger Newman † Keith † and Betsy Wilson to Physician Assistant programs. Nancy Northup ’77 and Jim Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yates † I really learned to learn. Because Paul Klingenstein Family Foundation of AC’s small class sizes and the Greg and Colby Previte $5,000 to $9,999 strong relationships I had with Mauricio † and Bess ’96 Riveros Tina and Craig Albright my teachers, my interviews were The Rorapaugh Family Allyn’s Creek Foundation, Inc. Deborah Cook Routt ’73 less nerve-wracking than for Barbara Andrews ’46 Robert Sykes other students. I knew how to Burton August Jr. ’68 Family The Van Arsdale Family † be a self-advocate and speak for Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Bartlett † Robert D. Ward ’85 myself. I felt poised, confident, Benevity Community Impact Fund Elizabeth A. Wehle ’90 † and proud when talking about my The Chapados Family Patricia H. Wehle Dr. and Mrs. Dmitry Chuprun experiences at AC.” Marie G. Whitbeck ’59 Michael J. & Noreen R. Falcone & Family Fund of the Central New York —Adelaide Flood ’18, RIT ’22 $10,000 to $24,999 Community Foundation, Inc. Ajay Glass Co. Kevin and Suzanne Cooman Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crofton ’55 Audi of America Lauren Dixon and Michael Schwabl Mr. and Mrs. William Balderston IV Michael J. Falcone and Noreen R. Falcone Brown & Brown of New York, Inc. Hugh Fuller and Dawn Williams-Fuller † Community Foundation of Collier County Mario Garibotti, DDS Ralph and Colleen Dandrea The Gleason Family Foundation Dixon Schwabl Tracy Gleason ’80 and Jeffrey Robinson C. Kieran Draper † Jewish Community Foundation The Du Family of San Diego Claire † and Steve Dubnik
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Jon L. & Katherine T. Schumacher Anne ’53 and Gordon Brown, Jr. Adam Goldfeder ’89 § Charitable Gift Fund G. Lindsay Brown ’82 Diane ’74 and Robert Goodman Greg Kacprzynski and Karin Franz Steven and Dean Brown Jean M. Gordon ’56 Kacprzynski Marcia ’71 and David Buss Philippe ’96 and Shannah ’96 Gouvernet Nancy Lee ’48 Elizabeth Bynum ’50 Peter ’03 † and Kaleigh Gregory Arlene Leenhouts Bob and Beth Bysshe Ernest H. ’55 and Barbara D. Greppin, Jr. The Mark Siwiec Team of Nothnagle Steven D. Carhart ’67 Frank Grosso Realtors Alison Mains Carling ’92 Dodie Gumaer ’75 James McKenna II ’94 † Betsy Morris Carver ’64 and John Carver Barbara H. Hargrave ’44 Amy C. ’82 § and John Mealey Christopher and Leslea Caschette Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP The Mitchell Family Jerry and Joanne Caschette James and Sharon Herbst Progressive Insurance Foundation Jonathan A. Cass ’83 and Jacquelyn A. Irene Klingenstein Hess Bridgette Rivers ’81 † Caridad The Hess Family Schwab Charitable City Blue Imaging Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hickman ’63 Robert ’42 ‡ and Jan Silver Donald R. Clark, Jr. ’59 Shelby Hill ’08 § Niko Smrekar and Cara Cardinale James and Melissa Clark Stephen ’03 † and Caroline ’06 Hill Martha S. Staniford ’69 and Matthew K. Charles Clarkson ’03 Myers Rita V. Hoard ’88 and Sukhvinder Sokhi Diana R. Clarkson ’99 † The Judson Foundation Rosemary Hodges Cleary Family Fund Karyn § and Joe Vella Wayne and Judy Holly Dan ’93 and Mary Clifford Erik and Judy von Bucher Chris Edwards and Tricia Hough Julia Cline ’98 and Stephen Kelly Paul ’94 and Tamera Wilmot Jane Hunter Walsh ’85 Comella Orthodontics, PLLC Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Wilmot ’65 The Hwang Family Community Foundation of Broward Jeff and Jill † Wynn Intel Foundation The Connolly Family Xerox Corporation Holly ’68 and David Jacobstein Spencer Cook ’58 Louise Yamada ’61 Nancy Kepes Jeton ’72 and Peter Jeton Cranberry Capital Johnson & Johnson $1,000 to $4,999 James and Marcia Goodwin ’82 Cutler Rebecca Johnson and Bill Destler Don and Judy D’Ambrosio Lilly von Bucher Kesner ’05 Gay ’70 § and Sanford Abbey George Edward Dahl ’04 Mike and Annie § King Brenda Acker Fred Dann ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kitchen Per Sven Adamson ’85 Thomas † and LouAnne DaRin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Krenzer Allendale Columbia Alumni Association Xiaoyu Deng and Yanling Ma Krosstrading Enterprises Thomas R. Anderson Thomas and Ellen Dockum Christina Lacagnina § Peter D. Angevine ’88 Nancy and Rick Dorschel Raymond Lander ’38 Anonymous (3) Rob and Annmarie Drago Amy and Stephen Leibeck Anthony Funeral Chapel Brian Duford ’01 Lenovo United States Inc Peter ’62 and Pat Bagg John and Paddy Duford Richard A. Mahar ’54 ‡ Peter Balderston ’76 Michael and Kristine Duran Manning & Napier Foundation William Balderston III Tina § and Frank Duver Daniel and Dorothy Marion Ruth Connor Baltzer ’57 Grant Eiselen ’89 Joe Marron and Becky Kendall Bank of America Foundation Tina and Rick ’61 Eisenhart Matt and Mary McGucken Marshburn ’87 Lisa Barnes § EthanMaya Development Corp Warren Marsland ’54 § Cobey Lou Cooley Bastone ’57 Exelon James and Teresa Martin Cynthia Beach-Smeltzer ’77 The Eye Care Center Maya Ethan Inc Rich Beattie ’86 F.I. Hutchins Charitable Trust Nancy and Joe McAfee Bill Gray’s Inc. Sherman ’62 and Anne ’64 Farnham, Jr. Susan Jackson McAnulty ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Blair ’81 Bruce Ferguson ’66 McConville, Considine, Cooman, & Morin Lynette ’66 and Jim Blake Mr. and Mrs. Pandush Filipi PC Daren and Tammy Blankenship Theodora Finn and Jason Warfe Lilac and Philip McEvoy Bonadio & Company, LLP Forever Financial Advisors, LLC The Estate of Sally N. McGucken ’58 Thomas and Mary Bonfiglio Chuck Fujita § and Dulcy M. Lecour Annie McQuilken and Gregory North Ted and Peggy ’74 Boucher Frank and Joan Fulreader Mr. and Mrs. Brian Meehan § Spiro and Eftihia Bourtis Jane Martin Ghazarossian ’64 Ron Mendrick † Michael ’82 and Lisa Brairton Vera ’89 and Aaron Giles Bill and Missy Mercier Robert and Joan Brimlow GMRI, Inc. Mark Miller §
www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org 46 Ranlet ’53 and Elizabeth ’56 Miner, Jr. Muriel Steinberg Natalie Campbell-Kircher ’80 Kathanne Mitchell Diana Goldfeder Stewart ’84 Jessica Cantlon and Brad Mahon Samuel J. and Elizabeth §‡ Montello William Sugarman ’10 Jacqueline Castle ’68 Moreland’s Lawn and Landscaping Beverly and Henry § Theuer Don and Brenda Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Morris ’61 Salvatore and Marie Timpani William ’77 and Alice Clark Carol S. ’68 and Thomas J. Mullin TPG Geoffrey Cline ’01 Dr. Margueritte Murphy and Dr. Brian Dr. and Mrs. Nobuyukihai Tran Dortha Coakley Cooper Kathryn Tsibulsky ’94 Laurie Johnston Colombo ’63 The Murray Family Miss Joan Twaddle § The Combe Family The Nancy and Richard Dorschel Family United Technologies Alan Cooper Foundation, Inc. Jane and Bob Van Alstyne Luke M. Cornelius ’81 New York Life Foundation Lorraine Van Meter-Cline § and Douglas Ellen Coyne Sherwood and Carolyn Newell Cline Dan and Shannon Cunniffe Aaron Newman The Voloshin Family Kathleen Damon ’64 Kameko Nichols ’98 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. The DeLuccio Family Nixon Peabody LLP Yi Wei and Yunyun Li Gary and Debbie DiFrancesco Nocon & Associates Charles Weis ’40 Young Do ’90 Oppenheimer Funds John and Kimberly Welch Sarah M. Donovan ’82 The Palomaki Family § Pamela S. Wilkens White ’63 Dr. Lloyd and Kay Chapman Charitable David and Mary Peirce James A. Wilmot Foundation Alex and Betty Petro Loretta C. Wilmot Kristy Duncan ’90 Tony Phillips ’55 Thomas Wilmot, Jr. Charlie and Mary Eagle Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Pinkney Nancy ’63 and Sandy Wolcott Kara Eastwood and Daniel Grace Michael and Kimbra Pinkowski Scott Turner and Mary Worboys-Turner Selby Brown Ehrlich ’48 Ryan Provost and Emese Kalnoki Michael H. Yanowitch ’67 Douglas ’67 and Gillian Eisenhart Q the Medical Spa at Lindsay House Xin Yao Walter Englander and Carole Clarke Qualyt IP LLC Jianhong Yu ’16 Elizabeth § and William English Quatela Lynch Intellectual Property Yum and Yuk Books David ’80 and Lisa Feinbloom John and Ruth Anne Queenan Tom and Melissa Zell Flour City Bread Company Queenan Foundation Li Zhang and Min Xu Mr. and Mrs. David Franz Robert C. and Janice E. Silver Fund of Gap Inc. Rochester Area Community Foundation $500 to $999 Katie Garrett ’95 Susan B. and Donald M. Kitchen Fund of Genesee Valley Equine Clinic, LLC Rochester Area Community Foundation The Cotter-Adamo Family and The Cat Goldman Sachs & Co LLC Catherine Keeler Ranger ’74 Doctors Veterinary Hospital Edmond Gorges ’99 Grosvenor and Margaret Richardson Anonymous Deborah Yates Gormly Merrill Richardson ’88 ASP Associates Inc. Graystone Consulting Linda Hellebush Riordan ’68 § Nancy Atwood Stone ’92 and Kevin Stone Peter Gumaer ’80 Anna and José Rodriguez AZPAC-Match Program Warren and Randy Harden Dan and Mary Rundberg Ray and Charmaine § Babineau John § and Betsy Harrison Richard and Vicki Schwartz Jonathan W. Bagg ’60 Lindsey Hegedorn and Dale Vance Steven Seidman and Katherine Rogala David and Victoria Bains Seth Hopkins § Seshadri Jagannathan and Sandhya John Balderston ’10 Seshadri James and Romy Barbato Joshua Hunn and Meredith Taylor Susan Heilbrunn Shapiro ’70 Laura F. Hunting Barker ’72 and Charles Christine Waasdorp Hurtado MD MSC FAAP ’90 Shirley Shumway ’54 Barker Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ingle, Jr. ’64 Skip ’82 and Dawn Shumway Mary Baross Donald and Janet Johnson Rambus Foundation and Silicon Valley Shannon § and Christopher Baudo Community Foundation Elizabeth ’79 and James ’71 Bishop William C. Johnston ’59 The Smoker Family Kirk and Colleen Bodary Janet and Barry Jones Bill and Kimm Stathopoulos Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Jason and Joanna Kane Elizabeth A. Steinberg Matthew and Mara Bowley Drs. David and Charity Kankam Brighton Securities Carlynn Gail Kennedy ’52 Broadstone Net Lease Key Bank Mr. and Mrs. Mark Browning Francye ’77 and Craig Kinney Christopher and Katerina Buscemi Jane W. Kitchen ’43
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James § and Cornelia Kolster Karin Turturro and Jon Iuzzini Stephen ’76 and Leslie Atwater Marlowe B. Hagood Laiacona ’73 Devon and Lisa Van Vechten Nancy Atwood ’50 Ramsay Lawless ’46 Derek ’64 and Arlene Vanderlinde A.E. Ted Aub and Phillia C. Yi Frank C. Lillich ’58 CJ Villnow Brandon Avila ’12 Margaret Lindsey Vista Teach Instructional Services Christine Avila-Smith Kelsey Lisi § Zak Wagner ’98 Hani and Farah Awad Mark and Jen MacPherson Betsy Mitchell Wallon ’89 Patricia Babcock § Deborah ’63 and Robert Maggs Peter and Kelly Weishaar Guy Babineau ’82 Sally Marrer ’77 and Stephen Langlois Tim and Shauna Welch Joan Bacall ’51 ‡ Adam ’97 and Erin Marshall Cathy Westerfeld Ariane Baer-Harper § Allison Marsland ’83 Ernie ’87 and MaryKay § Whitbeck Bruce and Pam Baker The Mogauro Family Andrew Wilkinson ’97 Maggie Balderston ’07 The Monti Family Leslie D. Wilson Sarah Q. Balderston ’04 Morgan Stanley Foundation Jeremy and Melanie Wolk Kymberlaine Elise Banks ’76 Lauren and Sam Morse Yuk Suen Susanna Wong Katherine Barkley Katie Moulton ’52 Jin Xiao Frederick Barnes § and Tarah Greenidge § Nazareth College School of Management Xiaojia Zhang Joyce and Ron Baroody Thomas and Misty Neilson Patricia Yuan Zuroski Julie § and Trevor Barrett Courtney Harrison New ’98 and Sam New Kate Bartlett ’16 Dana Newell and Family $1 to $499 Katherine Bassney Nolan’s Rental A Different Point of View Andrea and Todd Bates Sarah Hansen O’Malley ’93 A&G Foodservice Nancy Miller Batty ’64 Eric Osness and Myra Torres Lotte Aagaard ’68 and Mogens Petersen Helen ’50 and Paul Baumgartner Mr. and Mrs. Griffen Owen ’78 Abbey’s Catering and Kiosk LLC Dan Beach ’54 Carlos Palacio Jeremy Abbott ’17 Margaret B. Beattie Sabrina and Doug Parkinson Justin Adams ’05 Donald and Regina Becker Dr. Gay Stebbins Pepper ’60 Tracey Adams ’59 Richard T. Becker, Esq. ’93 Bryan Perkins ’97 Dag Adamson ’83 Bell Racquet Sports Andrew and Lee Perry Lois Adamson-Shumanski Patricia Bentley Hoke Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery Miki Ahl Sandra (Goldberg) Berbeco-Coen ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rachunok Wendy Ahlheim ’72 Nat Bessey ’96 Vincenzo and Janice Raffaele-Addamo Cielene Glavin Aleksejus ’93 Suzanne R. Biemiller ’83 Abby and Josh Reinhard Linsay Alexander § John and Tami Bilinski Marion Swett Robinson ’65 Susan Eisenhart Alexander ’66 Todd and Theresa Bingemann Brian Rodwin ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Allen ’64 David A. Binsack and Eileen M. Pines Rose & Kiernan, Inc. Allendale Columbia School Class of 2025 Vincent § and Melissa Bissonette Sage Rutty and Co. Katharine Alling Martha § and Brad Bjorklund Juliette Saisselin ’77 AmazonSmile Foundation Black & Blue Steak & Crab Stevan F. ’62 and Mary L. Sayre B. Joy Ambler ’04 Black Button Distilling Isabel ’70 and Michael Schneider Carlotta Ames ’41 Black Horse Bistro Lissa Couch Seeberger ’82 Lawrence Amico ’08 Debbie Blake Mallory Messner Semple ’42 An Eye For Detail Brandon Block ’85 § Ann ’50 and Cornelius Sewell Dr. and Mrs. Justus “Jay” Anderson ’52 Bloomfield Rotary Club Paula Neely Sinclair ’66 Adam and Jennifer Anolik Lorie Boehlert Bob and Kathleen Single Anonymous (8) Steve Bohrer ’82 Skywave Communications, Inc. Mark and Nancy Anthony Pete Bolane ’92 John and Joanne Smith Martijn Appelo ’14 David and Lynn Bono Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stern ’63 Applied Audio & Theatre Supply Michele Bosa and Barbara Galloni R. Ian ’55 and Eve H. ’56 Tatlock Kelly Ardieta Douglas Boss ’81 Aaron Teichner ’91 Linda Ashlock Timothy Boucher ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin G. Thomas III Athleta Bronya Boykin ’87 Ann K. Townson ’46 Jodi and Louis Atkin Miranda McGrath ’71 and Ted Boylan Tri City Rentals John Atwater ’76 James Bradford ’05 Sally Damon Turner ’66 Julian W. Atwater Teddy Bradford ’10 Mrs. Clinton E. Braine
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Terence ’85 and Tiffany Brairton Christine Garrett Cherry ’98 and Noah The Cylke - Kowalchuk Family Kenneth and Deane Brasfield Cherry Pam D’Angelo § and Willam Bills Barbara ’54 and James D. Brayer Anne § and Thomson Chew Lydia Daggett Breathe Yoga Jane (Randie Jackson) Chiavelli ’75 The Dailor Family Aedin Brennan ’12 Chipotle Mexican Grill Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Daly II ’62 Elizabeth Epstein Brenner ’81 Danielle Chuprun ’17 Jamia Danzy ’99 Nancy S. Brewster ’40 Sandy Ahern Cimons ’79 Tom Dardaganis Joseph and Nancy ’50 Briggs Jori Cincotta Sally Hanford Davenport ’61 Brighton Fire District Board of Fire Cassandra Claboine ’80 Claude and Ginny David Commissioners Cathleen and Timothy Clancy Helen S. Davis ’53 James Brimlow ’16 Catherine ’66 and John Clapp Amy DeBiase John Brimlow ’07 Elizabeth Clark ’68 Jennifer DeBiase Alyssa Broberg ’16 Harry Clark ’54 and Rhett Thurman Joel ’86 and Bridget DeCory Diane § and Michael Broberg Helen E. Clark ’56 Del Monte Hotel Group Mr. and Mrs. M. Lowell Broberg Arlene R. Clarkson Mary DeMocker ’80 and Arthur Peck Morgan Broberg ’13 Joan Clawson and Geoffrey Poor Susan (Lane) Denman ’67 Carlton and Shonda Brock Julie ’66 and John Cleland Meghan Dens ’12 Erin Brooks ’97 Todd Clickner ’71 Ryan Dens ’15 Lindsey Brown § Trina Clickner ’75 Stephanie DePaul-Pragel § and Dennis Nancy Brown and Craig Schmackpfeffer Jane ’61 § and Gerald ’61 § Clifford Pragel Nita Brown Jeannie § and Michael Clinton Julie DesMarteau ’96 Marian E. Buckman Gail M. Clough ’55 Noelle d’Estries Angela Burch § CMAC Jason and Jessica DeWitt Sally Hyde Burdick Cobblestone Capital Advisors Patricia A. Dibella ’60 Rick and Heidi Boden Kristin Cocquyt § Natasha Dicks Mary H. and Alton Burke, Jr. Christopher Coffey ’84 The Diehl Family The Burke Family § Mr. and Mrs. James Coffey Dinosaur BBQ Leslie Burlingame ’60 Samantha Sterns Cole ’97 Joseph Dioguardi Mr. & Mrs. Gil Bussey Todd and Wendi Coleman Courtney Dixon § William Butterworth ’82 Richard and Beverly Comstock Gregory Dobson § John and Linda Buttrill Caroline Centner Conlon ’73 Irene Dombeck Reiki by Erica Byers TJ Conteh ’96 Karen Donahower ’84 Byrne Dairy, Inc. Will Conwell ’03 Michael and Heather Donnelly Michael Byrne and Marie Hathaway Rose and Robert Cooper Rob Doran § Virginia L. Cahill Cooper/Haims Advisors, LLC Doyle Security Systems, Inc. Cake It ’Til You Make It Gabriel § and Alycia Costanzo Justin P. Doyle ’66 Canandaigua National Bank Ann and Henry Couch, Jr. Michèle V. Dryer Suzanne ’59 and Charles Cansler Country Club of Rochester Eric Duford ’08 Steven T. Gooding and Karen R. Capizzi- Robert and Sally Coupal Karin Dunnigan and Roy Czernikowski Gooding Mark Cowdery, Jr. ’80 Tom and Kathy Eagle Caitlin Cardinale Coyote Eyewear East Side Marriage and Family Therapy Carol Keegan Carrizosa ’76 Cranberry Casuals Erin Eder § Greg and Doreen Castellano Lisa § and John Crandall David and Rebecca Edwards Sarah Pinkney Castronova ’97 Gregory and Joanna Crego Barbara Egenhofer and Leo Linder Center for Governmental Research Michael Crews ’94 McKinley Egenhofer ’21 Century Liquor and Wines James Criticos ’66 Lauren Eichelberger ’08 Donna Chaback § Jesse Cronister ’73 Sharon § and Scott Ellmaker Chalisse’s Professional Home and Pet Care Maya Crosby § Ruth M. ’57 and James ’55 Ely, Jr. Services Sarah Crosby Energy Income Partners Alexandra Chan ’91 Elizabeth Crouse ’97 Entercom Marketing Group Karen Chandler ’69 Tammy Crowe § Tonya and Bob Erdle Ed and Lisa Chapman Arthur Cruz § Maria Ernest ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Chapman Katie Levy Cubeta ’65 Marcos and Ann Esterman Margarita Chaves § Sally F. Cumming ’42 Cecilia Esterman ’17 R. Elliot Cherne, Jr. ’55 John Curatalo § Gerald and Mary Jane Everhart Edward Curtis ’80 ExxonMobil Foundation June Cuthbert § Thomas and Luise Farrell 49 BEYOND THE BIRCHES FALL 2018 Nancy L. Fassett § and Kim Fassett Lee Goff ’48 Gutchess Shadefai Goldsmith Michael and Michelle Faulkner Daniel and Victoria Goldstein Pamm Ferguson John Gonzalez and Shari Hegedorn Shaina ’97 and Craig Ferguson Michael Gonzalez ’03 Therese Fetter Jean Good ’73 and John Banger Phillip D. Fileri ’02 Mary Gooding-Papastergis ’06 Amy Fioravanti § Rose C. Gooding, M.D. ’09 The Fischer Family Katherine ’63 and Daniel Goodwin Five Guys Buffalo/Rochester Judith E. Gordon ’57 Elizabeth ’87 and Michael Flanagan Adele Gorges The Garrett Company Jane Swan Gorsline ’59 Gavin Flood ’16 John ’64 and Amy Gorsline Jane Laskey and Thomas Flood GP Land & Carpet dba GP Flooring Katherine Flynn ’82 Solutions Ann E. Forbes David and Yvonne (VanVechten) Graham Jocelyn Forsyth-Vick ’69 ’99 Sarah H. ’45 and C. Benn Forsyth Zbigniew Granat Forsythe Jewelers Inc. Jim and Shane Grant Susan D. Foster Scott and Kellie Grasman Gray Locey, CPA, P.C. Julia Foulkes ’81 How did you reflect on your AC Ginny Gray § Chris Fox and Karen Bentley experiences in your college applications? Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fox Pete and Louise Greaves-Tunnell Nicole Fraser Newton H. ’44‡ and Sarah R. ’47 Green “One of the most formative The Frassetto Family Christina Gregory ’07 experiences that I have had at AC has Vince and Margaret Frassetto Agnes E. Griffith, Ph.D. ’49 been my involvement in the Global Murray and Sharlene Freeman Ryan Grimes ’14 Engagement Program. Through this Alexander Frenett ’14 Heather ’97 and Alan Grossman program, I have been lucky enough Lynn Grossman § Mr. and Mrs. John E. Frenett to travel to Costa Rica, Madagascar, Mary Gulick Susan Frey-Hyland ’76 § and Kevin Hyland China, and Senegal to work on Kim Fassett Gutchess Fulreader Tree and Landscape Inc. various projects. Being involved in Frank Fulreader III ’01 Rodrigo Gutierrez § Beth § and David Guzzetta this program has not just completely The Galban Family changed my worldview, but has also Gallina Development Corporation Jeanne L. Hagan ’68 greatly impacted what I have decided Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gallo ’01 Charles and Carolyn Haines to pursue in coming years. I am Gerda Gallop-Goodman ’86 James ’89 and Amy Pollack Hall ’90 taking a gap year to learn Arabic in Susan Thompson Gargiulo ’68 Robert C. Hall John ’71 and Lindsay Garrett Suzanne ’64 and Richard Hamell Lebanon with my dad’s family, and Diane Nixon Garstka ’81 Carrie Hamilton ’88 then I will pursue Anthropology and Deirdre ’68 and Joseph Garton Tom and Margaret Hanford Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis Abbey § and Paul Gebel Dr. M. Renee Hanson ’68 University.” Genesee Country Village & Museum Stuart and Carol Hantman —Emily Atieh ’18, Genesee Valley Cemetery Service Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hargrave ’49 Gap Year, then Brandeis Genesee Valley Club Robin Harisis William ’62 and Ellen George Gloria ’66 and Timothy Harrington Katie McLean Gerstner ’04 Linda Johnston Harris (Dirga) ’63 Get-It-Straight Orthodontics, PC Dr. and Mrs. J. Peter Harris ’62 Giddy Up Jumps, LLC Laurie Harter ’68 Emily Gillette § Robin B. Harter Arielle Gillman § Harvard Street Integrated Wellness Matthew § and Nicole Glavin Andy Hasselwander ’93 GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Rodney ’78 and Lydia Hatch III Kevin ’80 and Rachel Glazer Jo § and Christopher Hayes Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Gleason ’81 Linda Waite Heffron Travis Godkin § and Kaitlin Bonner Hegedorn’s, Inc.
www.AllendaleColumbia.orgwww.AllendaleColumbia.org 50 Laura Gillen Hellaby ’07 Jack and Sandra Jones Lewis Pediatrics Mrs. Charles K. Hellebush § Keith Jones § Lex&Liv Footwear John and Jerilyn Heller Starmeshia Jones § Endong Li and Bailian Chen Todd and Edna Heller Jerome Joseph and Sharon Lauer Kathleen S. Lightholder Blake ’93 and Lauren Henderson Mr. and Mrs. John Judson ’60 H. Kenneth ’53 and Julia ’54 Likly Howard ’67 and Debbie Henderson Karim Kangbeya Derek Linton and Kim Kopatz Linton The Henry Family Nicholas and Penny Karis Charles S. Lippa Daniel and Jaima Herberger Peggy ’59 and Richard J. Katz, Jr. AJ ’99 and Alison Livecchi Elaine and Jim Herlan George Kaufman ’97 Livonia Smithery Rebecca Herlan ’00 Sharon Keith Sandra Hawks Lloyd ’65 Eleonore ’58 and John Herman Algernon § and Amanda Kelley Zach Lockhart ’05 Chuck Hertrick § and Joan Gerrity Anne Chapin Kennedy The Lodge at Woodcliff/Woodcliff Spa Scott Hertrick ’04 Claire Kennedy Katrina Hellebush Looby ’60 Daniel Hewett ’82 Ethan Kennedy ’14 Mayre Loomis ’68 Sabra W. ’64 and James R. Hickam Barbara King § Lost Borough Brewing Company Alan Hickok ’61 Jan Durland King ’79 Love the Children of Rochester HikYoga Molly G. King ’47 Sarah Loverdi LCSW-R Kayla Himelein § Jane Kingston ’57 Lovin Cup Bistro & Brews Joanna § and Christopher Hodgman Lars and Liana Kirvan Sarah Lunt ’50 Whitney ’83 and Matthew Hoffman Greg and Ellen Kissell Peter and Margot Lutz Mary (Harper) Holley ’48 The Kitchen M/Body Paul and Eileen Holloway David ’76 and Susan Kitchen Mike Mahoney and Jane Wineberg Lars Hondorf ’88 Matthew Klainer ’96 Judith and Ron Maile Honeoye Lake Rotary Foundation Matthew Klein Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mains, Jr. Hope 4 Your Canine Laurie Townsend and Paul Klem The Malone Family Melissa Corcoran Hopkins ’71 Ashley ’92 and David Kolbe Lisa Monaco Alison Howe ’72 Marek Kopacz Mark Mancuso, Agnes Palitano, and Lawrence and Patricia Howk Daniel Kranz Charlotte Mancuso Stacy Htay and Win Naing Ellen Brown Kremer ’57 Mindy Mangan ’81 John and Barbara Hudak Robert and Sylvia Kroh Elizabeth Roessel Manierre ’75 Bo Humphries ’03 § and Song Hui Carolyn Krulee ’54 Manlius Pebble Hill School Hunt Hollow Ski Club Deborah Kuehl ’68 Richard Marsland ’85 Ted Hunt § The Kula Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Martin Mrs. Hugh Hunter ’58 Donna § and James Kwiatkowski Joe and Denise Martino Gwyneth G. Hunting ’50 Label 7 Eatery & Bar Matt Wittmeyer Photography Stanley M. Hunting ’54 Emily N. LaBudde ’44 ‡ Walter and Geraldine Maurer Huntington Meadow Stables Lakeview Valet Sarah Atwater Mayer ’73 Robert Lawson Hurdle ’66 Linda ’68 and Donald Lamont Lillian ’58 and Robert Mazza Katherine Hurley ’81 Louis Langie, Jr. McArthur Chiropractic John ’49 and Sally ’53 Hutchens Katherine § and Chad Lapa Vincent and Kathleen McClelland Carole Huther Michelle LaRussa-Trott Deb ’64 and Geoff McConnell Heather Hutton § Christine S. Latella Erin McCue ’03 Eleanor ’72 and Richard Hyland Rachel Lauber and Matthew Ardizzone Kate McCurdy ’05 Hype Booth Rosalie and Richard Lauber Anne McFarland ’68 IBM Matching Grants Program David M. Law ’77 Elizabeth McGettigan ’68 Independent Charities of America Jeff Lawlis § Charles ’85 and Jennifer McGucken Jeff and Kate Ingraham Bill and Annie Lawrence Genevieve McKee Deanna Interlicchia § Allison Stewart Laws ’82 Kristen § and Daniel McKenzie Orna Intrator Barbara Lazor Stephanie ’68 and Gregory McMahon Kerrin Isaacs Jeffrey Leach ’84 Rennie ’54 and Sarah ’56 McQuilkin Raymond Istas § Kathleen Lee Gayle and George Medill Victoria Curtis Jenkins ’76 Riley Leibeck ’20 Ann Meehan ’84 Jines Restaurant Leibeck’s Horseshoeing Tom ’52 and Mary Lou ’55 Mees Gabriele Johnson § Jeanne S. Leinen ’41 Amanda Meldrum § Robert and Julie Johnson Princess Leuci Mendon Pet Supply Bryanne Jones Gary Levy Photography Jeanne Lawless Mercier ’44
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