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WILL DAY ’89 CUSHING’S SESQUICENTENNIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2013–2014 Awakening his creative spirit Join us for an event 150 years in the Thank you to everyone who supported at Cushing making the Academy during the year CushingToday

Cushing exists for the students, their academic growth, and personal development. In educating the mind, shaping the character, and nurturing the creativity of an academically and culturally diverse student body, we challenge each individual, support excellence in the learning process, and promote active participation and service in all areas of life and learning. We offer a demanding college preparatory curriculum, teach skills that build confidence, and instill values that endure.

Cushing Today is a publication of Cushing Academy’s Office of Development and Alumni Programs.

Headmaster Christopher Torino

Associate Head of School Catherine Pollock

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Director of Marketing and Communications Heather Hill ’90 Your Gift Matters Contributing Writers Amy Ostroth David Sacks ’67 Jennifer Klein Your gift to the Cushing Academy Fund makes possible everything Photography that makes a Cushing education special. Jake Belcher Tom Kates Tim Morse Amy Ostroth Gifts purchase supplies like those Dr. Sponholtz and his students use in the laboratory. They pay for Phil Wexler transportation that allows Julia Ohm to take her theatre students to New York City. They ensure we’re Design Andrea Hopkins able to build the infrastructure that allows our students to take advantage of the latest technology. Cheney & Company They allow us to add new spaces like the new patio outside the student center, and upgrade existing Printing Allied Printing Services, Inc. spaces like creating the semiprivate dining alcove in the Fisher-Watkins Dining Commons. They allow

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FEATURES 20 Commencement Graduates Matriculations After 74 Years, a Cushing Diploma 26 Alumni Profi les Meghan Duggan ’06: Playing for Gold Cullen Concannon ’89: Celebrating Silver Reunion Will Day ’89: Awakening his Creative Spirit 32 Building Building a Fitter Future

DEPARTMENTS

2 On Campus

From the Headmaster Along School Street New Faculty and Trustees Show Your Work Good Sports

25 A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life of Jimmie-Gaye Buono

36 What Am I?

Found in the Archives

40 Annual Report 2013–2014

66 Alumni

International Corner Alumni News Reunion 2014 What Am I? Alumni Take a Trip into the Country’s Past Can you identify this Class Notes piece of Cushing’s history? Think you know In Memoriam where it is on campus and what it has to do ON THE COVER A close up of the Penguins on the Rocks, with Cushing’s past? located next to the Emily Fisher Landau Center for Visual Arts, Read the full story on crafted by James Breidenbach ‘03 and his brother, Peter ‘05. page 36 to find out.

FALL 2014 1 From the Headmaster CHRISTOPHER TORINO

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

A NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEGINNING of a new journey. Yet, this start is simultaneously a continuation—like ascending a spiral—of a meaningful journey we’ve been on for quite some time. My journeying with Cushing began last year, of course, and as transitions often are, the year was one of brilliant discovery and reflection for me, and our faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni. We spent the year examining much of what we do, how and why we do it, and what needed to improve so we could be a better, stronger school. We reviewed our curriculum, and we studied our diversity. We renovated dormitory common rooms, and we opened new, community doors. All that we have accomplished and will seek to accomplish moving forward was and will be rooted in our longstanding tradition of excellence. Working deliberately to enhance our ability to meet our mission, we created a portrait of a Cushing graduate, which, hand-in-hand with our mission statement, will serve as a foundational document—a statement of core values—for our work moving forward. Read more on page 4. In speaking with faculty and staff to launch this new school year, I framed and outlined our collective vision, one rooted in Cushing’s proud history and our community members’ shared goals for the future. Great leadership, I said, empowers a community of individuals —each with her/his own needs, desires, and motivations—to create and achieve shared goals. Much as a teacher and student share the responsibility of learning, an entire school com- munity shares the responsibility of leading—students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and other partners. This year, we will continue to examine and reflect on much of what we do, and we will act on what we will have learned to the benefit of our students because, as our mission

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CHRISTOPHER TORINO

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

—HENRY DAVID THOREAU

statement declares, Cushing exists for students. We are committed to regaining and deepening those elements that are essential to an exceptional education. We want Cushing to be exceptional; and everyone, from students to faculty to Trustees, is aligned and daily seeking ways to improve. I’m proud of the work we’ve already done, which you will read more about in this issue of Cushing Today. Out of a deliberate, inclusive, and authentic process, we’ve created a new brand and logo that speaks to our traditional strengths and is a reflection of who we truly are at Cushing (read more on page 6). Of utmost importance, we’ve reduced our enrollment to just over 400, a student body size that aligns with tradition and enables us to gather as a community in ways we’ve been unable to do in more than a decade (read more on page 6). We have engaged critical outside perspectives, including author and educator Rosalind Wiseman, to challenge and guide us in strengthening student life (read more on page 11). We have de- termined that our highest priority capital need is a new athletic center; and we have already begun the fundraising journey for this transformational facility (read more on page 32). Obviously, these efforts are just the beginning. This year and every year will see the faculty, staff, and administration of the Academy engaged in the vigorous and perseverant pursuit of excellence. And because such pursuit, such a journey is only successful when many Cushing minds and voices are heard and converge, we hope you will join us.

FALL 2014 3 Introduction of Cushing’s “Portrait of a Graduate” BY CHRISTOPHER TORINO

You might be shocked by this, but I’ve learned that, on list of knowledge, skills, and mindsets, the committee occasion, students are curious to know why they’re learn- focused on those traits and tenets that most aptly portray ing what they’re learning—why we, whether as parents the Cushing we are and want to be. The entire faculty or teachers, are asking them to work hard at something then participated in drafting the portrait that was re- in and out of school. Why do I have to do this? Why do I have to viewed and revised by the twenty faculty who participated know this? in July’s three-day, student-life retreat. The portrait was The Cushing faculty recognizes this questioning of and also presented to the Board of Trustees during its annual search for purpose not only as common, but also as essen- summer retreat and, ultimately, recognized and adopted tial. It is our honor and responsibility to frame and guide as a powerful expression of learning at Cushing. students in their respective journeys to grapple with and As its preamble reads, the Portrait of a Graduate details answer these questions. and supports Cushing’s mission to educate the mind, Whereas Cushing’s mission statement expresses our shape the character, nurture the creativity, and foster most cherished principle—that our Academy “exists for the well-being of each student. As a lens through which students” and their learning—we have felt the need for we examine ourselves and our work, this portrait guides a more specific statement of vision of and purpose for and informs all aspects of school life. And each of the student learning. We have sought a more specific articula- portrait’s four sections—personal, intellectual, commu- tion of the knowledge, skills, and mindsets with which we nity, and ethical—seeks to shape every student’s unique hope our students emerge through a Cushing education. journey through and beyond the Academy. As a result, in 2013–2014, an ad hoc committee com- And so we have begun our first school year with Cush- prised of faculty and staff—with a total of more than 300 ing’s Portrait of a Graduate, knowing that this living combined years of educational experience—collaborated to document must evolve as it simultaneously guides and is compose Cushing’s “Portrait of a Graduate”—an expres- guided by our experiences in educating the whole child sion of all that Cushing graduates should strive to exhibit and our whole selves. With deliberate reflection and a per- during their careers both during their time at and beyond severant pursuit of excellence, we, as a school, are excited graduation from the Academy. The yearlong process in- and confident that in meeting the task ahead—the task volved intensive reflections on each member’s educational of shaping classroom, extracurricular, and residential experiences at Cushing and other schools, and on the best curricula to the benefit of our students—we will not only educational practices at other independent schools, col- remain wholly committed to that which has long made leges and universities, non-profit and for-profit organiza- a Cushing education one-of-a-kind, but also enrich and tions, and the best ideas put forth in contemporary educa- deepen its possibilities. tional studies and literature. Upon creating an expansive

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Portrait of a Graduate

The Portrait of a Graduate details and supports Cushing’s mission to educate the mind, shape the character, nurture the creativity, and foster the well-being of each student. As a lens through which we examine ourselves and our work, this portrait Cushing Mission guides and informs all aspects of school life. Statement Cushing exists for the students, their academic growth, and A Cushing graduate learns, lives, and leads by these ideals: personal development. In educating the mind, shaping In my personal journey, I: the character, and nurturing the • Strive to be self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-controlled. creativity of an academically and culturally diverse student body, • Take initiative, adapt, and persevere. we challenge each individual, • Live with optimism, passion, a sense of humor, and humility. support excellence in the • Make informed choices for a healthy, balanced life. learning process, and promote • Advocate for myself. active participation and service • Pursue excellence in all areas of my life. in all areas of life and learning. We offer a demanding college preparatory curriculum, teach In my intellectual journey, I: skills that build confidence, and • Think critically, creatively, and reflectively. instill values that endure. • Listen and communicate actively, thoughtfully, and effectively. • Take risks and grow through challenges. • Approach lifelong learning with openness and curiosity.

In my community journey, I: • Respect, support, and show gratitude. • Value, engage fully in, and contribute to the diversity of my communities. • Collaborate with others. • Understand social systems. • Serve others as an active citizen.

In my ethical journey, I: • Act with empathy and compassion. • Act with integrity. • Act with personal and social responsibility. • Act with courage on behalf of others and myself.

FALL 2014 5 Along School Street

Finding the Right Size As you know, the size of Cushing’s student body ing community and distinct culture that sets us has fluctuated quite a bit over the years—from apart from other schools. Additionally, with this just over 200 in the early 1970s to nearly 450 improvement, Sawyer-Hopkins will return to its RECLAIMING OUR COMMON SPACES during the 2013–2014 school year. The number of tradition as a girls’ dormitory. As Cushing’s enrollment increased, students, of course, influences many things on In Admissions, we will continue to shape a the Academy needed to create campus, from community gatherings to class healthy and diverse student body, with an inten- dorm rooms out of common size. After consideration, including a study of the tional synthesis of international and domestic spaces. However, because of right- school’s history and a commitment to preserve students, boys and girls, athletes and artists, sizing the student body down to and strengthen the best attributes of our com- high achievers and those needing academic sup- 400, we have been able to reclaim munity, we decided last spring to reduce the port. Cushing has been and will continue to be some of that space and restore it student body to 400. This decision was made after a school committed to serving a diverse learning to common space. a yearlong, collaborative process involving school community exceptionally well, and this change Our hope is that students and leadership and the Board of Trustees, which cul- will enable us to do so all the more purposefully dorm faculty will be able to gather minated in unanimous approval by the board. and effectively. in smaller groups to meet, talk, study, eat, or watch a movie— A student body of 400 will enhance commu- Improving the student experience on campus essentially, to experience more nity and residential life on campus, allowing is our highest priority in making this change. We of what makes boarding-school us to gather all together in Cowell Chapel for know that upon such a foundation, exceptional life so special. The newly enlarged performances and in the Fisher-Watkins Dining things can be built and accomplished. If you have common spaces are in Alumni Commons for formal dinners—important Cush- questions about what will happen or why we’re Hall, Ashburnham House, and ing traditions that many alumni will remember. making this change, we encourage you to contact Price Hall. The smaller student population will also help us us at: [email protected] or maintain small classes and preserve the nurtur- call 978-827-7400.

3rd Annual Youth Sports Day The Cushing Academy Athletic Leadership Program held its 3rd annual Youth Sports Day last spring. The group hosted students from Ashburnham’s J.R. Briggs Elementary and Westminster Elementary, and the Elm Street School in Gardner. The weather forced the workshops inside, but the group, with help from members Cushing Adopts a New Logo In 2013–2014, the entire community engaged in a process of of Oakmont Regional’s Peer Mediators reflection about the school’s past and future. During a lengthy, deliberate, and collaborative process, program, ran a variety of workshops we determined that it was time to create a new logo that more accurately reflects who and what focused on sportsmanship, leadership, Cushing is. The focus of the new logo is Cushing’s Main Building—a building that is at the heart of teamwork, and the “day in the life of an our campus and is home to just about everything that happens here. The new logo symbolizes both athlete.” A job well done by the student where we’ve been and where we’re going. leaders from Cushing and Oakmont!

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A Refreshing Breeze For nearly a century, the Cushing Breeze was Tik “Haidee” Chu ’15 expressed an interest the voice of the student body. It document- in reviving the paper. She recruited other ed events on campus, from the dramatic, students to participate and the group spent like building fires, to the day-to-day, like much of the spring semester writing, edit- game schedules and scores. Students sub- ing, and photographing. The fruits of their mitted letters to the editor with comments hard labor were realized and the newly re- on campus culture and world events. At freshed Breeze was published in mid-May. some point toward the end of the 20th cen- The group anticipates printing about one tury, however, the school paper changed issue per month during the school year. names and then was gone. Last year, Hiu

2013–2014 Breeze Editorial Board

Editor in Chief Sectional Editors Contributing Faculty Advisors Haidee Chu ’15 Uri Barky ’16 Writers Amy Ostroth Cassidy Caouette ’16 Sarah Berkowitz ’15 Dena Torino Assistant Editors Vincent Grimaldi ’15 Chyna Christman ’16 Tony Vien ’15 Kyu Sang Han ’14 Mallory Fredericks ’14 TOP ROW (l–r) Uri Barky ’16, Vincent Grimaldi ’15, Tony Vien ’15 Erika vonGravanitz ’16 BOTTOM ROW (l–r) Eunice Wong ’15, Haidee Chu ’15, Faculty Advisor Eunice Wong ’15 Bee Lee ’16 Dena Torino, and Cassidy Caouette ’16 Blossom Truel ’17

Honoring Honor Council Members Just prior to graduation, administrators met with the nine members of the Student Honor Council to commend them on their work upholding the Cushing Academy Honor Code over the course of the year. The Council, which was founded three years ago, participates in disciplinary committee meetings, deliberates on and recommends consequences for rule violations, and meets with students to discuss accountability. “This group has participated in some of the most difficult and more important educational work in our community; and as individuals you have done excellent work and served as exceptional role models,” said Headmaster Torino as the Honor Council First-year Honor Council members were HONOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, BACK ROW (l–r) Mr. Raja Bala, Jordan Comeau ’14, Kayla Sargent ’15, Gaby Dutil ’14, Bob Zeng ’14, members assembled in his office. “I’m so presented with a compass, representing Mariah Weintraub ’14, Mr. Bob Macioci, and Headmaster Torino proud of you for that.” Dean of Students Bob leadership; second-year members received SEATED (l–r) Michelle Tierney ’14, Mallory Fredericks ’14, Macioci added, “Many students don’t know copies of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Ethan Leff ’14, Taylor Greene ’14 what you do because much of it is unseen representing courage and honor in the face work, but you did it with great character and of adversity, and doing what is right despite seriousness. Your presence in these situa- convention. tions makes such a difference, and what it Learn more about the Honor Council, at: does for our community is very tangible.” www.cushing.org/honor-code.

FALL 2014 7 “Starry Night” for Prom 2014 Wachusett Mountain rolled out the red carpet for the 2014 “Starry Night” junior-senior prom. Chairlift rides to the summit allowed for gorgeous views for miles, and prom-goers enjoyed appetizers on the patio at the base of the ski resort prior to a buffet dinner and dancing.

Recognition of Newly Inducted Cum Laude Society Members Just prior to graduation, 11 seniors and three juniors were inducted into the Cum Laude society. The purpose of the society is to encourage and recognize scholar- ship, and so the Greek words Arete, Dike, and Time, which mean “excellence,” “justice,” and “honor,” were chosen for the motto of the society. Since the founding of the local chapter in January 1956, membership in the Cum Laude society has been considered one of the most esteemed achievements of a student’s career at Cushing Academy. Congratulations to Nicole Gabrielle Besen ’14, Kevin Yu-An Chen ’14, Emma Bernett Chin Lin ’14, Tiantian Taylor Huang ’14, Yun Ju Jung ’14, Seungyong Kim ’14, Erik Robert Waldemar Ryde ’14, Patrick Stephane Tawil ’14, Danni Wang ’14, Zhenyuan Yuan ’14, Qingjie Bob Zeng ’14, Paranya Bow Jareonvongrayab ’15, Jiazhong Frank Mei ’15, and Minh Hoang Tony Ngoc Vien ’15.

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Spring Dance Concert: REWIND In May, Cushing Academy’s Dance Program presented REWIND, a dance concert of works choreographed by students, guest artists, and Ms. Rebecca Rice, Director. Dances included original choreography from the Dance Theatre Workshop Advanced Class, the Ballet and Contemporary Class, and the after-school Spring Dance course. Additionally, historical Denishawn works of Ted Shawn (Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival founder) were performed, and Ms. Rice revived an original work, “Nuances,” for her advanced students, which was dedicated in memory of her mother and founder of Cushing’s Dance Program, Mona Irvine Rice, who passed away in November 2013.

Richey Boyd ’14 Takes a Stand for Childhood Cancer Spring can be a busy time for Cushing seniors. They’re making college decisions, taking finals, and preparing for graduation. But for Richey Boyd ’14, there was an additional mission added to the mix—raising money for childhood cancer. A boy he’d coached in hockey at home in Florida—Dillon Simmons—was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012 and had recently passed away. Richey became determined to make a difference—and a statement. For a few weeks, Richey sold raffle tickets to benefit the Dillon Simmons Founda- tion. The prize for the winning ticket-holder: the opportunity to shave off Richey’s long “hockey hair.” At the end of an all-school assembly, Richey thanked supporters who helped him raise over $1,000, and asked for a moment of silence for Dillon. He then pulled the winning ticket: Dr. Susie Carlisle, Dean of Academics. With the help from Richey’s sister, Maggie ’15, Dr. Carlisle took to the stage, plugged in the clippers, and got to work, shaving Richey’s long locks down to a buzz. Congratulations, Richey, for taking a stand and making a difference!

FALL 2014 9 Tony Fisher Day of Service to Others On April 17, the Cushing community put in an impressive day’s work during the annual Tony Fisher Day of Service to Others. Groups helped out where help was needed at organizations like the Greater Boston Food Bank, Community Harvest Project, and Salvation Army, as well as at Walden Pond, local parks, playgrounds, public service facilities, and several destinations on campus. The day of service is held in honor of M. Anthony Fisher ’69, Cushing Trustee, and well-known philanthropist, who died in a plane crash en route to the Academy in April 2003.

News From Cushing’s Summer Session

SUMMER SESSION ART SHOW A CULTURAL CELEBRATION AT SUMMER SESSION’S

After five weeks of studio exploration, students INTERNATIONAL NIGHT WEDNESDAY OUTINGS in the Summer Session Studio Art program put Each year, Summer Session’s International Each Wednesday, Summer Session departments their creations on display for the Cushing com- Night is a highly anticipated event, featur- took a break from classroom study and explora- munity. The annual Summer Session Art Show ing an international dinner with cuisine from tion to take their show on the road. Some of drew a sizeable crowd, with students, faculty, around the world and performances showcasing the destinations included the Norman Rock- and staff admiring works that ranged from the diverse cultures of our student body. We well Museum, Newport mansions, Museum of painting to jewelry making, fiber arts, ceramics, congratulate all the students and faculty for Fine Arts, and Boston’s Freedom Trail. Here, fused glass, and more. Congratulations to all of their hard work and preparation throughout the students in the Critical Skills program enjoyed our artists on a wonderful summer filled with week, and the dining hall staff for turning the a day in Concord, Mass., learning about the artistic expression, creative growth, and fun. venue into an amazing hall of nations! battles of Lexington and Concord. They also visited Henry David Thoreau’s famous cabin at nearby Walden Pond.

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Rosalind Wiseman productive to many kids and harder for them Visits Cushing to invest in their moral compass. Every child In May, Cushing welcomed Rosalind Wiseman, should be treated with dignity. Respect is what an internationally recognized author and they can then earn.” educator on children, adolescents, parenting, Ms. Wiseman also stressed the importance education, and social justice. Her work aims to of addressing conflict strategically, and guid- help parents, educators, and young people suc- ing students to be socially competent. “Don’t BOOKS BY ROSALIND WISEMAN cessfully navigate the social challenges of young lose the value of the moment. Explain what Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter adulthood. you don’t like, what you want, and what you Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities In her address to faculty and staff, and our expect.” Additionally, she relayed, “I’ve learned of Adolescence (2003) outside audience via live webcast, Ms. Wiseman that an adult who comes to a kid and says ‘I’m Queen Bee Moms & King Pin Dads: Dealing with the focused on how educators manage themselves sorry’ can be transformational for that child.” Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can with young people. “Teaching is constantly an She closed by reminding faculty that, “When Make—or Break—Your Child’s Future (2006) opportunity for failure. Teachers are human, but there’s conflict with students, these moments Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents it’s how we manage ourselves with students and that are negative can really become a positive. If to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice how we react to them that makes the difference.” we acknowledge what we do, and why, kids will (2009)

She went on to outline students’ group dy- more than likely come and meet us half-way.” Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter namics and how boys, for example, take on such Her May visit was not her last visit to Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New roles as Masterminds, Associates, Entertainers, Cushing, however. She returned in July for the Realities of Girl World (2009) and Punching Bags within their social circles, Student Life team retreat and also in September Boys, Girls & Other Hazardous Materials (2010) and how educational communities can recognize to work with students as well as faculty. She will Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys these positions and work with students to better return again in January, March, and June. When Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, understand them. “To put kids into boxes and she was asked why she decided to work with Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World (2013) labels is counterproductive and makes it difficult Cushing, she replied, “The great things you are The Guide: Managing Douchebags, Recruiting for kids to come to you with their problems and trying to achieve at Cushing can be done with Wingmen, and Attracting Who You Want (2013) the complexities of their lives. Be mindful of the people you’ve got. I am excited to play a role how you react to them—it’s not about power and in helping.” To learn more about Rosalind Wiseman, visit domination, and in fact that can be counter- her website at rosalindwiseman.com.

3D Printing Club: Up and Running and was a big draw—not just that particular printer, (and Printing!) but the fact that we could have the exposure to this On a rainy Tuesday afternoon last spring, Fred Mor- type of technology.” Since then, Fred has designed lock ’16 invited Headmaster Torino to the 3D printing and printed everything from action figures with lab for an overview of the student-run 3D Printing moving parts, to hands and replica Legos. He and Club and to show examples of some of the finished his teaching team help the other students navigate pieces. With three completely different printers and the various software options and then let them run approximately 10 students involved—each at a differ- with it. “Students can start designing here in the lab ent level of skill and design—Fred says, “the club is and then on their free time, pick up where they left all about supporting one another and fostering inter- off in the library or in their dorm room, because it’s ests outside of the regular school curriculum.” all on their computer along with tons of tutorials. The group is assisted by Fred’s father, Steve Mor- We then export it here and print the finished piece.” lock, and Dan Salvucci (Ash House dorm parent and “Ultimately, what I love about 3D printing is husband of faculty member Ms. Chelle Salvucci), that we can build something that can build the next and is supervised by Mrs. Nancy Boyle. “We had a 3D version of that something. And I want people to be printer at home that we’d gotten off of Craigslist,” able to come to Cushing and have the support they notes Fred, “but when I was looking at schools and need to explore their interests like I’ve been able to saw that Cushing had one, that really fascinated me do with this club.”

FALL 2014 11 Rebecca Rice Dance Co. Kicks Off Performing Arts Series The inaugural year of the Cushing Academy Performing Arts Series kicked off on Saturday, Sept. 27, featuring the Rebecca Rice Dance Company. Over 200 guests from the outside community joined students and faculty in Cowell Chapel for this inaugural event. “As Cushing is celebrating its 150th anniver- sary and our town of Ashburnham is celebrating its 250th anniversary, we feel it is particularly ap- propriate that we launch this new tradition—The Performing Arts Series—by celebrating the creative work of our colleague and friend on the Cushing Academy faculty, Rebecca Rice, whose family has had a significant impact on the artistic life of this school, our local community, and the state of Massachusetts for generations,” said Cushing’s Director of Music, Desh Hindle. Said Ms. Rice, “I was honored to have been asked to present my choreography in Cushing’s new Performing Arts Series, to contribute to the culture of the school and area, and to be able to share it with family, close friends, and colleagues in this very special community.” The Series fea- tures two additional events with professional art- ists, as well as several performances by Cushing’s talented students, all of which are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.cushing.org/PASeries.

Keeping up With Traditions Part of what ties Cushing alumni to today’s students is a sense of shared tradition. This year, we celebrated some of our most beloved traditions: Mountain Day and the all-school handshake. We’ve also started what we hope will become a new tradition—the Cushing Academy Performing Arts Series—and we’ve revived a tradition that was first started by Bradford Lamson in 1963, his first year as Headmaster— Convocation. We hope the continuation of old traditions and the beginnings of new ones will serve as bonds that will tie the Happy Cushing Family together for many years to come.

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Wes Moore: “It’s About the Others” In December 2000, a young man in Baltimore named Wes Moore opened the newspaper. In it, he saw an article about himself and how he had received a Rhodes Scholarship. But he also saw another story. This one was about a young man—also from Baltimore and also named Wes Moore—who was being sought by the police for his part in the armed robbery of a jewelry store. This Rhodes Scholar wanted to know how LEFT Wes Moore speaking at Cushing; RIGHT Headmaster Torino with Wes Moore, Mrs. Torino, and several students a guy, so similar to himself, had ended up on following the assembly such a different path. So he wrote the other Wes Moore a letter in jail—where he is now wasn’t to tell the story about two people, but that is the question that is important.” serving a life sentence for his part in that rob- to tell the story of two people, both searching He encouraged them to make the most of bery—and asked him. What came next was a for something and only one of them finding their time at Cushing, saying, “If you walk correspondence between the two men in which it. “I’m better than I was because I met Wes,” across that graduation stage and all you have they discussed what made them the same and he said. “I’m more thankful and aware of the is a diploma, then you have missed the point. what made them different. That correspon- people who advocated and fought for me before Your education isn’t about your GPA or how dence led to a book called The Other Wes Moore. I knew how to do it for myself.” many degrees you have, it’s what you do with it.” The Other Wes Moore was Cushing Academy’s On that note, he encouraged the students Wes Moore’s visit to Cushing was part of Common Reading selection for the school year, to be grateful for the opportunities they have Headmaster Torino’s commitment to bringing and on Sept. 19, the author came to talk to the and to use those opportunities—including their outside perspectives into the Cushing commu- student body about it. He noted that what is Cushing education—to fight for those who nity. These visitors share their points of view important about the title of his book isn’t Wes don’t. “When you leave college, no one will ask to give Cushing students the opportunity to Moore, but rather, The Other. “There are others you what your major was,” he said. “They’ll ask build up the sense of inclusion and community everywhere,” he told the students. “There are you who you fought for. Who did you stand up that is already present at the Academy. It is our so many people who are one decision from go- for when it wasn’t easy? Who did you stand arm hope that these lessons will benefit students in ing toward greatness or going the other way.” in arm with when it was just you two? No one personal ways that will inform their own sense He told the students that the point of the book will ever stop asking you that question, because of value and purpose.

LEFT TO RIGHT All-school handshake, Convocation, Mountain Day

FALL 2014 13 New Faculty and Trustees

New Additions to the Happy Cushing Family

Meet Cushing’s New Faculty Members

SHAWN lived until moving to Cushing in August. In coach in our lacrosse program. An GEBHARDT joined addition to teaching, Chris works as an experienced dorm parent and teacher, our community after associate in the Development Office as a MAGGIE HOWES will take on the role as working as a teacher, liaison and translator for our families from Dormitory Head of Sawyer-Hopkins. counselor, and China. He lives in Cooke Hall. Maggie attended the University of Vermont administrator in a and Tufts University. The couple has three number of public and MARK MELCHIOR young daughters. independent schools, joined Cushing as and as a counselor in Director of the J.R. NEISWENDER private practice. He and Nancy, his wife, Fisher-Watkins began in July as Dean have two children and live in Cooke Hall. Library. He has of College Counsel- Shawn serves as dorm head in Cooke Hall, attended the ing. J.R. left a similar teaches Academic Support, and coaches the University of Notre position at the junior varsity girls ice hockey team.He Dame for his Greenhill School in attended the Maine College of Art and undergraduate Addison, Tex. He Salem State University. degree, Yale University for a master’s attended Princeton degree, and Boston College, where he did University and Also new to the doctoral work. He received his master’s received a master’s degree from Columbia Academic Support degree in library and information science University Teachers College. J.R. and his department is a face from McGill University. Most recently, wife, Jane Ann, are settling in to their familiar to many at Mark served as a librarian at Fitchburg residence at O’Connor House with their son Cushing: AARON State University. He lives in Groton with his and two daughters, who will attend SANTOS ’06. He partner, Todd. Cushing. J.R. does dormitory duty in Vose attended Endicott House and is a member of an on-duty team. College and most recently worked as a KISHA WATTS paraprofessional in the Cambridge Public started her tenure as Schools. Aaron is also helping in the Dean of Admissions Admissions Office, is coaching softball and during the summer. basketball, and lives in Price Hall as a dorm She has a degree from parent. Williams College and comes to Cushing CHRIS SHEAHAN from the Taft School, has taken over where she was the instruction in our THE HOWES family arrived in July to Associate Director of Admissions and Mandarin program. their home in Sawyer-Hopkins Hall. Director of Multicultural Recruitment. In After graduating CHRIS HOWES serves as Dean of Student addition to overseeing our admissions from Williams Life. Chris attended Bates College, team, Kisha is assisting as a dormitory College in 2013, Chris Wesleyan University, and Johns Hopkins parent in Schottland House. earned a grant to University. He joined us after working at continue his studies the Severn School in Maryland, where he of Chinese language in Taiwan, where he served in the same position. Chris will

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Two New Members Join Board of Trustees

Cushing is pleased to announce the election of Kristen Kelly Fisher and Douglas R. Dubiel to the Board of Trustees. We also note with deep appreciation the leadership of Trustee Joseph Marzilli, upon his retirement from the board. The July meeting was Marzilli’s last, concluding three terms of trusteeship. Recognizing his dedicated service as a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee, and through his work on many other committees, Headmaster Torino noted, “We are grateful for Joe’s generous service to Cushing. His leadership, commitment, and stewardship as a Trustee have contributed greatly to the Academy’s current and future strength.”

With a current twofold DOUGLAS R. DUBIEL focus on the provision of is the Chief Operating capital and creative Officer for Goodrich, input for women LLC, having previously entrepreneurs launching served as Chief Invest- businesses, and the ment Officer. Prior to guiding of exemplary joining Goodrich in students in the comple- 2006, Mr. Dubiel was a tion of their education, Senior Vice President KRISTEN KELLY FISHER previously served and Circle of Excellence member at Merrill as Vice President for Government Relations, Lynch, where he provided strategic financial External Affairs, and Special Projects at the advice to families and established the Intrepid Museum Foundation. Hingham, Mass., office. A resident of New York City, she received Dubiel is a graduate of Cornell University, her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke holding a bachelor’s degree in communica- College with a major in history, and her mas- tions. While at Merrill Lynch, he held the ter’s degree from the School of International Certified Financial Manager designation and and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She several other financial security licenses. is a member of the Mount Holyoke College Doug and his wife, Mari Dubiel, are the Art Museum Advisory Board, the Preservation proud parents of three children, and reside Foundation of Palm Beach, and leadership in North Palm Beach, where he is active in committees benefiting the Humane Society several local organizations. “I am a strong of the United States and the Hôpital Albert believer in Cushing’s mission,” said Dubiel, Schweitzer Haiti. “and look forward to working with fellow The aunt of Lauren Kelly ’11, John Kelly Trustees, the faculty, and administration as a ’13, and Ryan Kelly ’17, Fisher noted, “I am board member.” honored to join the Cushing Academy Board of Trustees. My family has a longstanding relationship with the institution, and I look forward to serving the Cushing Academy community.”

FALL 2014 15 Show Your Work

VEX Robotics

HUMAN BEINGS HAVE BEEN IMAGINING self-operating machines for millen- nia. In Greek myth, Hephaestus created mechanical servants. There are legends of clay giants around the world. Leonardo da Vinci built a mechanical knight around 1495. But perhaps the fullest expression of the notion of robots came with the advent of science fiction in the 19th century. Our modern movies and television are full of robots—Lost in Space, The Jetsons, C-3PO and R2D2 in Star Wars, Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation, WALL-E, and the Transformers movies. These days, robots are leaving the realm of fiction, however. During the 2011–2012 school year, Cushing Academy initiated its first VEX robotics team, and in May 2012 the team won first place in a competition—their first—that took place at Oakmont High School in Ashburnham. Cushing’s team won again in 2013 and took second place in 2014. Although the robots are built largely from kits, building them is clearly an interdisciplinary activity. Students must draw on math, physics, engineering, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Furthermore, because the eight team members must work together to both build them and meet the objective of the competition, it’s also an exercise in teamwork. The 2014 competition featured teams from eight schools in the area. The Oakmont High School gym echoed with loud music, and it was clear that the local Dunkin Donuts had done a big business that morning. Empty water bottles and yel- low bags of chips were plentiful. Tables were covered with gears, duct tape, tools, and the VEX controllers that the teams use to operate the robots. Competition organizers announce the field of play a year in advance so that the teams can build the right kind of robot for that year’s course. Although each compe- tition is slightly different, they all follow the same basic idea: two teams, compet- ing against each other, gain points by having their robots maneuver scoring objects on the 12' x 12' course. This year’s VEX competition was called “Toss Up” and featured

LEFT REAR (l–r) Nasir Bly ’17, Myles Bonadie ’17, Jinjian “Jesse” Chen ’15, Ziqiao “Tom” Fan ’15 FRONT (l–r) Visaruth “Win” Worakunthada ’16, Changhao “Charlie” You ’15, Deniz Yarsuvat ’14, Sean Feng ’15

ABOVE Myles Bonadie works on a robot.

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2014 ROBOTICS TEAM MEMBERS

Ziqiao “Tom” Fan ’15 Sean Feng ’15 Changhao “Charlie” You ’15 Myles Bonadie ’17 Visaruth “Win” Worakunthada ’16 Deniz Yarsuvat ’14 Jinjian “Jesse” Chen ’15

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT One of the two Cushing robots; Headmaster and Mrs. Torino look on as Jesse Chen makes repairs to the robot; A look at the 12' x 12' course; Deniz Yarsuvat maneuvers the Cushing robot as Cushing teammates Charlie You and Tom Fan look on.

a tough set of obstacles that the teams had to maneuver The daylong competition features many rounds, includ- around to get to a scoring area. The robot could start at a ing playoffs and a championship match. Between matches, maximum of 18" tall, had to go over a 3" road bump, go un- the team has the opportunity to repair any damage done der a 12" bridge, and then score balls in a 24" hexagon goal. during the last battle. Because the time between matches is In the 2014 competition, each team had two robots on limited, the students must sometimes make judgment calls the course at a time, and they gained points when their about what damage is most important to fix. robots moved balls to the far side of an obstacle course or The coach of Cushing’s team, Jamie Leger, works in the lifted balls into a plastic hexagon. Because it is a points- Academy’s IT department and says, “It’s meant to be fun based system—the team with the most points wins—robots and a way for the kids to gain skills they might not learn can either get the points by moving the balls themselves, in a classroom.” Leger knows just how much fun it can be. or prevent the opponents’ robots from doing so. Different He has been involved in robotics for 12 years, since his own robots have different strengths, so a team might specifically high school days, and remains interested in the critical build a robot that’s better at offense or better at defense—as thinking and problem-solving aspects of the activity. in sports, either might have a good chance at winning, The future of robotics at Cushing is bright, and we wish depending on the competition they face. the 2015 team the best of luck in the Robot Wars.

FALL 2014 17 Good Sports

Have You Ever Seen an Orange Penguin Play Basketball?

MANY KIDS DREAM about hearing a huge home crowd he says. “When I came to Cushing, I didn’t want to have screaming for them when they step out onto the field or anything to do with school. But now I look forward to court. Not every kid gets to live that dream, but soon, Kaleb learning because I know it’s something I’ll have for the rest Joseph ’14 will do just that. of my life.” Helping him make that particular transforma- Back home in Nashua, N.H., Kaleb had dreams of going tion was Cara Clarke, who works in Cushing’s Academic to Syracuse University and then playing for the NBA. Turns Support Program and knows a thing or two about balancing out that his dreams were dead on. the demands of athletics and academics because she also Kaleb came to Cushing after spending his freshman serves as the varsity field hockey coach and assistant girls year playing at Nashua High School South. In looking to varsity lacrosse coach. “Mrs. Clarke has played a huge role take his game to the next level, he spent some time explor- in my academic success,” he notes. ing his prep school options because He was just 15 when he came to Cushing, and like most “Coach Connors he knew the competition in the Cushing students, he’s done a lot of growing up in his time told me I had all of New England Preparatory School at the Academy. “Being away from my family has helped Athletic Council (NEPSAC) was very me mature. Here, the teachers are like family, and they’ve the ability I needed, good. “It’s well-known as the best helped me a lot.” but that I had to high school league in the country,” Back on that first visit to Ashburnham, Kaleb remem- he says. “You know that every week bers asking Coach Connors if he thought Kaleb could play work hard and hone you will play against players just as for Syracuse. “Coach told me I had all of the ability I need- my skills…” good as you and who want the same ed, but that I had to work hard and hone my skills,” Kaleb thing you do.” says. All that work paid off when, a couple of years later, He chose Cushing over his other options because it Coach Connors received a message from Syracuse Coach Jim was close to home so his parents could see him play, and Boeheim, saying he was coming to watch Kaleb. The offer because “Coach Barry [Connors] kind of harassed me,” he to play at the university came immediately after practice, laughs with a good-natured smile. He was also surprised and Kaleb committed the summer before his senior year at at how friendly everyone on campus was when he came for Cushing. Kaleb knows how lucky he is. “It all panned out his visit. “People would stop and ask how I was. It was just just like I wanted it to,” he says. “I don’t think many kids a really good environment,” he says. get that opportunity.” One of the great things about Cushing for an athlete Kaleb is looking forward to what the next few years will like Kaleb is that everything is close by. It’s easy to get up bring. He wants to represent his home town and his alma and go to the gym for those 5:30 am workouts. “At home, mater. And, of course, he’s looking forward to playing on I wouldn’t be able to do that,” he says. “Having everything TV and in front of the crowd in the Carrier Dome. He joined here on campus was a big help.” the Syracuse basketball team this fall, and if you turn But of course, Cushing is more than athletics; it’s on the TV right now, you might just be able to watch an academics too. “It’s more demanding than public school,” Orange Penguin play basketball.

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FALL 2014 19 A New Beginning: Cushing’s 139th Commencement

AS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR, Cushing said goodbye to its give up, open your mind, eyes, and ears. Let yourself learn

The Class seniors on a day near the end of May. Cushing was proud from that challenge, and you’ll get through it. You’ll even be of 2014 to welcome one of its own amazing alumni back to give the better on the other side.” celebrates. day’s address. Joining Meghan on the stage was 2014 Valedictorian Meghan Duggan ’06 has played on two Olympic ice hock- Danni Wang, a native of Beijing. She talked about the ey teams, winning silver in 2010 and again in 2014, when difficult academics at the Academy, but how the teachers she served as team captain (see page 26 for more on Meghan). were always there to support and encourage her. She She reminded the young graduates that life would throw thanked the entire community for their hard work in them challenges and that if they’re to be successful, they making the experiences of the Class of 2014 memorable and must face those challenges. But she also told them, “The life-changing. And she honored their parents for trusting values instilled in you by Cushing, the experiences you have her to live and study so far from home. In the end, she had here, have prepared you for the many challenges that lie noted, “Wherever you go, remember how hard you worked, ahead.” She spoke of her own challenges—injuries and losing how much you grew, how ready you are for the next step, important games—but told them how she pushed through and how proud you are to be a Cushing Penguin.” and learned much about herself from those challenges. She The entire Class of 2014 is to be commended for their hard reminded them to be present in the moment and enjoy the work and dedication. We wish them the best of luck in their experiences they have. Take action, she said. Surround your- future endeavors and hope to see them often in the years to self with people who matter, she advised. She closed with come. some very good advice: “College is tough, and sometimes life For a complete list of awards and award winners, please just isn’t fair. Hard situations surface and disappointment visit the Cushing website. stings. When you are faced with a challenge and you want to

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2014 Graduates

Layana Saleh Alazzaz Andrew Hyde Fitzgerald Aixin Li Clayton Wesley Sandage* Amir Alimkulov Donovan Jane Foote* Yeon Jun Lim* Luke Henry Sandbank* Andrea Anicic Kelton Deione Force* Stephanie Elizabeth Martin* Thomas Ayres Schelling Jr. Adam Xavier Augusta Mallory Ryan Fredericks* Dimitri Michael Masucci Amelia Claire Schneider Ryan L. Bajjaly Keeley Jean Frost* Liam Xavier McCarthy Michael Anthony Simonetta William Sutherland Beachus Benjamin Warren Fuller* Muhammad Nadzmi Mohamed Nizam Nicholas Alexander Sorokin Giulio Bercellesi Zhaoyi Paul Gao Ackim Mpofu Jackson V. Steele Mackenzie Michael Bernard* Taylor Ann Gaton Cameron Michael Mutchler* Carlton Alexander Steer Nicole Gabrielle Besen** Maxwell Owen Grafton* Oliver Andres Niño Bezara Manuel Jose Sucre Carrasquero Jonathan Albert Bianchi Taylor Susan Greene* Nathan Merriman Norton Idris Taqqee* Rachel Cross Blatz Cynthia Hassania Hamidi Tamara Novic Patrick Stéphane Tawil** Lara Liv Blom Kyu Sang Han* Nolan Robert O’Connor Michelle Emily Tierney* Christopher Sean Bolish Malcolm Xavier Hayes Shaylah Keehan O’Connor* Pranjal Tiwari Christine Leigh Bonetti Devin James Hemeon Ekenedilichukwu John Ojukwu Ka Yan Mimi To* Richard Steven Boyd* Natalie Sophie Hillman* Nolan Wakefield O’Neal Aaron Milton Todd Chau Truong Quynh Bui Jeong Mo Hong Alexander Anthony Cugini O’Neill Dexter A. Turner William Robert Carney Matthew Vincent Hoover Jennifer Elisabeth O’Neill* Danni Wang** Laura Michelle Caves* Tiantian Taylor Huang** Laura Queenan O’Neill* Xiadong Wang Michael Carl Caves Aidan P. Huczko* Valerie Ezinwa Otti Mariah Lee Weintraub* Cyrus Chi Yin Chan* YeJi Im* Donovan Antonio Park* Todd Harrington Wetzel Jr. Cheng-An Chang* Kaleb Alejandro Joseph* Yongjun Park* Alford Lloyd White III Kevin Yu-An Chen** Erin Kelly Joyce* David Peña Andrew Ryan Wilson Sisi Chen Yun Ju Jung** Erin Rose Pengeroth* Steven Ciro Windt Jeremy Chikeluba Juan Arturo Kalaf Montes Rafael Pessah Kirsch Matthew R. Wollrath Emma Bernett Chin Lin** Daniel Austin Kelley George William Peters* Austin Charles Wood Jordan Thomas Comeau* Seungyong Kim* ** Hannah Pfeffer Iasson Xenakis Luis Miguel da Gama Rodrigues Young Ah Kim* Raveena Phichitsingh Deniz T. Yarsuvat Luke Conner Daniels Samuel Henry Kolle Michael Frederick Powers* Zhenyuan Yuan ** Valerie Ellen Dayton* Byung Joon Lee* Spencer James Ralston* Qingjie Bob Zeng ** Thomas J. DeFelice Chia-Lin Jenny Lee Maria Laura Reyes Lopez Wei Xi Agnes Zhang Phub Dorji Kyucheol Lee* Graff Dean Richards Damien Howard Dunn Sooji Lee* Luis Manuel Rodriguez da Gama ** Cum Laude Society Gabrielle E. Dutil Ethan Abrams Leff Alexandra Romanova * Four-year seniors Javier Falcon Navarro Kali Connie Leong Erik Robert Waldemar Ryde**

FALL 2014 21 2014 Matriculations

Curious about our Penguins’ next steps? Here’s where they’re heading—we wish them all the best of luck!

American University Fairfield University (2) University of Massachusetts, Roanoke College Appalachian State University Fisher College Dartmouth Royal Holloway, University of London Arizona State University Florida Southern College McGill University Sacred Heart University The University of Arizona Framingham State University Merrimack College Saint Anselm College Babson College Franklin Pierce University (2) University of Miami Saint Michael’s College (2) Bard College (2) The George Washington University University of Michigan (3) Salve Regina University (3) Bentley University Glion Institute of Higher Education Michigan State University (2) Skidmore College Berklee College of Music Goldsmiths College, University of Mount Holyoke College Southern Connecticut State University Brandeis University London Muhlenberg College Southern Virginia University University of California at Los Angeles (2) University of Hartford University of New Hampshire St. Bonaventure University University of California at San Diego Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2) New York University St. Lawrence University Central Connecticut State University Hofstra University Nicholls State University Stonehill College College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Northeastern University (5) Suffolk University (5) Coastal Carolina University University of Illinois at Northwestern University Syracuse University (2) Concordia University - Montreal Urbana-Champaign Norwich University Texas Christian University Connecticut College Kent State University, Stark The Ohio State University Trinity College University of Connecticut Lake Superior State University Pace University, New York City Utica College Cornell University Louisiana State University Pennsylvania State University (2) University of Vermont Denison University Loyola Marymount University Pitzer College Villanova University University of Denver (2) Loyola University Chicago (2) Polytechnic Institute of NYU Wake Forest University DePaul University Lynn University Pomona College Washington University in St. Louis (2) Durham University University of Maine (2) Providence College Western New England University Eckerd College University of Massachusetts, Purdue University The University of Western Ontario Elmira College Amherst (3) Reed College Wheaton College (MA) Emory University University of Massachusetts, Boston Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute Endicott College Rhodes College Worcester State University

Celebrating Four Years of Honor Roll Status Of our 44 four-year seniors, 11 made Honor Roll status for their entire high school career. These students were recognized during an all-school assembly in May and were presented with a Cushing memento by Dr. Susie Carlisle, Dean of Academics. We congratulate them on this impressive achievement!

Benjamin Fuller Maxwell Grafton Kyu Sang Han Young Ah Kim Byung Joon Lee Stephanie Martin Shaylah O’Connor Jennifer O’Neill Laura O’Neill Yongjun Park Michelle Tierney

22 CUSHING TODAY 2014 Teacher of the Year Congratulations to the 2014 Teacher of the Year, Mr. Mark Burke! The Reitman Teacher of the Year Award was established by the Reitman family in 1976 to honor that teacher who, in the estimation of the students and the faculty of Cushing Academy, achieved distinction as a faculty member. This award represents the highest honor that a faculty member can receive as a part of the Cushing community.

FALL 2014 23 After 74 Years, a Cushing Diploma

DURING CUSHING’S 139 COMMENCEMENT in May, someone who had been voted “Best Dressed” at Cushing. She Headmaster Torino presented a special diploma to a special went on to work in sales at Adasko’s, her family’s chain of individual from Newton Center, Mass.— Sylvia Adasko stores, in Salem, Mass. Lilienthal. Sylvia and her husband raised a beautiful family of two Sylvia is a proud member of Cushing’s Class of 1940. She sons and a daughter, and after taking a few years off to arrived on campus from the North Shore of Boston in 1936, care for her children, she worked as a party planner and in and spent a successful and enjoyable four years at Cushing. the designer’s section of Filene’s department store, a great When asked about her favorite Cushing memories, she said Boston institution. that they include meeting her husband and participating Headmaster Torino was moved by her story, and invited in the drama program, in which she played the lead role in her to come to Commencement so this unfortunate over- Anne of Green Gables. She also fondly remembers the hour of sight could be corrected. In his invitation he wrote, “Upon manners instruction that she attended every Saturday morn- reviewing your 1940 transcript, it is clear that your only ing, something that she said has stayed with her through- missing credit is a physical education class. While I certainly out her life. consider exercise and fitness an important part of the board- When Sylvia saw Headmaster Torino a few months ago, ing school experience, I am confident that your many walks she told him about her experiences as a student, including throughout the ‘School Upon the Hill’ more than made up an unexpected turn of events at the end of her senior year. for any missed credits.” It was the day before graduation and the night of her senior So, on a May day 74 years later, she finally received her prom. She was called into the office and told that she would Cushing diploma. Congratulations, Sylvia! not be graduating with her class because she was missing a physical education credit. As a result, she did not receive a Cushing diploma in 1940 and did not march with her class. In spite of that, Sylvia went on to Endicott College (then Endicott Junior College) as planned, graduating in 1942 with a major in fashion merchandising—a perfect career for

24 CUSHING TODAY A DAY in the LIFE

A Day in the Life of Jimmie-Gaye Buono

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, managing 400-plus teen- it’s a time of transition for the students, agers can be a complicated endeavor. The faculty and especially the new ones. I try to take staff at Cushing have the responsibility to teach—and to them under my wing and reassure them. make sure the kids are learning—but because the Acad- I tell them, ‘I’m going to be your Mama emy is a boarding school, they also have some responsi- Buono. No matter what problem you bilities that might typically fall to parents. have, you come and see me.’” She’s a Jimmie-Gaye Buono has been working at Cushing for former Cushing parent too—all three of 14 years—all of them in the Student Life Office, which is her children attended the Academy—so the default place to go for every kind of question that par- she knows how critical the beginning of ents and students might have while at the Academy. For school is for building a sense of trust with the last 13 of those 14 years, she has managed the Student all Cushing families. “Parents are leaving Life Office and kept track of thousands of students. Every their precious children with us, and we time a student has a doctor’s appointment, a college have to make sure they know that we’ll visit, or a trip home, she knows about it. If a parent or take care of their kids and give them the administrator calls her, she can tell them exactly where best education and experience possible.” every single student is at any given moment. In addition Of course, she’s busy at the end of school too. There MS. BUONO’S SCHEDULE* to student-wrangling, she helps with anything that has are multiple forms for each student to fill out, library • Every morning: works with Penny to do with residential life, from duty schedules to the list books and room keys to return, and departure plans to Chrusciel in the Academic Office of what students live where, from roommate issues to finalize. to track absences. answering questions about summer storage. She enjoys the work, although it’s not without • By 3 pm every day: creates the It’s a busy office, and she manages a lot of moving its challenges. Some of the most difficult challenges resource list, which lets every parts—with constant interruptions. She talks to numer- are when students struggle with roommates or other faculty member on campus know where every student is supposed ous parents every day, and on Thursdays and Fridays that members of the community. She is often the first to hear to be that day. number increases dramatically with weekend permis- when something in the room doesn’t work, if something • Monday afternoon: posts the sions. And that’s just on the phone; she also answers has turned up missing, or if a student is having a hard evening duty schedule and who is dozens of emails and might be visited by up to 50 stu- time adjusting to life at the Academy. But she sees her on for health center coverage. dents each day, who check in with her when they have job as an important part of building relationships with • Wednesday afternoon: sends re- meetings with one of the Deans or sometimes they just students and their families. “When something has minder to faculty about weekend stop by to chat. Like Mrs. Fay in the Headmaster’s Office, happened to damage that, it’s my responsibility to help duty assignments. Ms. Buono keeps a jar of candy fully stocked in her office. address it and rebuild that relationship,” she says. • Friday afternoon: posts the “That candy jar is important,” she says. “We want the Her favorite time is graduation. It is then that she weekend packet with all duty kids to feel like they’re welcome in the office and that it’s gets to see the results of everyone’s hard work and ac- assignments, important phone not just a place to come when they’re in trouble.” complishments. In many cases, it’s also the first chance numbers, events, and any notes for the weekend. The first few weeks of school are the most important she has to meet parents in person. “I spend years talking of the year for the office. “In those first few weeks,” she to them on the phone,” she laughs. “It’s wonderful to * This is in addition to answering says, “Parents call often to check on their children, and finally put a face to the voice on a very special day.” hundreds of phone calls and emails each week.

FALL 2014 25 MEGHAN DUGGAN ’06 Playing for Gold

HOCKEY FIRST CAME TO CUSHING IN 1924, although it wasn’t a regular fixture on campus until the middle of the 20th century. Despite a slow beginning, today hockey is an important part of our community, and many of our students come to Ashburnham because they want to play for one of the best hockey programs in New England. That’s what Meghan Duggan ’06 did. Before coming to Cushing, Meghan had been playing for club teams for several years, and some of her teammates played for the Academy. They convinced Meghan that attending Cushing would take her game to the next level. She arrived in the fall of 2002 and spent four years building her game and taking advantage of all Cushing had to offer. “I had a definitive idea of where I wanted to go, and Cushing helped make that happen,” she says. “I played with some really talented girls and some excellent coaches. They all played a huge role in my development.” But Cushing was about more than just hockey. She appreciated the close-knit community that provided then, just as it does now, an opportunity for everyone to be who they are, whether their interests are in athletics, academics, or the arts. “At Cushing, everyone is respected for what they do and what they’re passionate about,” she says. “Maybe because it’s a small school, the faculty, and the students get along so well.” Of course, you don’t attend a private boarding school just for the company of the faculty and your classmates, no matter how friendly they are. There’s also work to be done, and Meghan knows that Cushing’s academics are top notch. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Meghan took all upper level classes, in part because Cushing had an environment where she could work individually but also be supported by her teachers. “I can’t imagine where I would be at college if I hadn’t worked as hard as I did at the Academy. We were always held accountable for our learning, and the teachers really pushed us,” she observes. In the end though, it was her experience on the ice that led her to her college choice, and it

was her play at the University of Wisconsin that ultimately led her to two Olympic teams. While BACK AT CUSHING FOR playing in the Watkins Tournament at Cushing, she was scouted by the University of Wisconsin, COMMENCEMENT and chose to attend that university after she graduated from Cushing. She made the National team Her travels have brought in her freshman year at Wisconsin, and she’s been on every roster since 2007. As a result, Meghan her back to Ashburnham, where she was the 2014 has played on five world championship teams and won four gold medals. Because members of the Commencement speaker. “It Olympic teams are chosen from the players on the National team, it’s obvious that her hard work was an honor to be invited and strong play on those teams led her to the Olympics. Since her graduation from Wisconsin, to speak at graduation. I remember how much it she’s also played in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League and for the Boston Blades. meant to me, and it’s such You could argue that Meghan has been training for the Olympics since she first picked up a an important day in people’s stick as a child, but that training began in earnest prior to the 2010 winter Olympics, in which lives,” she says.

26 CUSHING TODAY Alumni PROFILE

Team USA won a silver medal. She acknowledges that train- ing for the Olympics is a full-time job. She must be careful about what she eats, spend many hours each week in the gym, and travel wherever she needs to go to improve her game. In spite of her success on the ice, playing hockey hasn’t al- ways been easy. In 2011, she suffered a brain injury that side- lined her for more than a year, and she wasn’t sure she’d ever get on the ice again. She came back from that injury to cap- tain Team USA in the 2014 winter Olympics, where the team took silver. And while a silver medal is nothing to sneeze at, Meghan felt the overtime loss to Canada keenly. “You don’t train as hard as we did to get second place,” she says. “It was a hard time for me even though I know that what we did was awesome and that the Olympics is about more than just one overtime period where you let in one goal.” In spite of the loss, Meghan is proud of the way the team responded. “I’m proud to be an American and so glad I’ve had the chance to represent my country on that world stage,” she says. “You get a huge sense of pride every time you put on that jersey.” Now that the 2014 Olympics are over, Meghan is figuring out the next phase of her life. She plans to play in the Olym- pics in 2018, and she recently accepted a position at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., where she is an assistant coach for the women’s hockey team.

Several members of the Cushing community traveled to Boston in January to hear Meghan speak. Pictured here (l–r): Maggie Boyd ’15, Meghan Duggan ’06, Kayla Sargent ’15, and Kat Lemieux ’15.

FALL 2014 27 Cullen Concannon ’89 Celebrating her Silver Reunion

CULLEN CONCANNON’S adults.” It was the biggest learning experience of her life. CUSHING STORY begins the After Cushing, Cullen returned to her home state for col- way many Cushing stories do: lege, where she attended both the University of Maine and she came to visit and just knew. the University of Southern Maine, where she graduated with “Three of my sisters went to a degree in art. She also took metalsmithing classes at the three different boarding schools Portland School of Art. in Massachusetts,” she says. “I Even her art degree had its roots in her time at Cushing, chose Cushing after visiting the where she took her first silversmithing class with Mr. John- campus the day of my interview. son. The jewelry-loving Cullen was inspired to take the class I had a feeling it was the perfect after her friend Jessica Zimmerman showed Cullen a ring she school for me.” had made in class. “It was astonishing to see what I could Oddly, her best memory of learn to make myself. I fell in love with the process.” her time at the Academy is from Although Cullen took metalsmithing classes in college, Hurricane Gloria, which hit Ashburnham in the fall of 1985, she set it aside after graduation until a death in her family when she was just a freshman. “I had only been at Cushing in 2009 motivated her to take it up again, simply for the for a short time,” she says. “I was still hesitant, nervous, and enjoyment of doing it and spending time on herself. She took To learn more sad about missing friends from home.” But she remembers a class as a refresher, and found that it was as fun as it had about Cullen’s work being allowed to play in the rain for the beginning of the always been. So she took another class. And another. After or to find out where storm, which turned out to be a great thing. They created a someone asked to buy one of her pieces, it occurred to her you can purchase mudslide on the Common. “It was pouring rain and everyone that she might be able to turn her hobby into a career, and it, please visit was having a blast. We were covered head to toe in mud,” the rest, as they say, is history. She’s been in business for her website: she laughs. “That was the first sign I had that I was going to about three years. silverandstone.info make some friends here.” Those years have been a lot of hard work, not just making That happy afternoon was just one of many for the young the jewelry, but also pounding the pavement to seek out Cullen. She fondly remembers French classes with Cheryl business. Now, her business is taking off, and she feels quite Storm, who was also her advisor. “She was the first adult proud of all she has accomplished, especially when a catalog friend I had,” Cullen says. “I found her glamorous but not or shop calls to buy her pieces. intimidating, and she seemed to sincerely like me back.” But She still remembers her days at Cushing. When she like most alumni, the Cushing experience was about more returned for her 25th reunion in 2014, she came not just to than just one teacher. “Bob Johnson is high up there on my socialize, but to show her work—along with classmate Will list as well, and I can’t go without mentioning some useful Day (read more about Will on page 29). She was happy to be mentoring and babysitting skills that I learned from Bill asked, but also a bit intimidated. “The art department at CA Wenning,” she says. has grown so much since I was there, and the quality of work Her time at Cushing was transformational for her. “I’m is phenomenal,” she says. “I am proud to say I learned my not sure where I’d be today if I hadn’t had my CA experience,” first steps from Bob Johnson.” she says. “I learned the responsibility of taking care of my The reunion wasn’t her first trip back, though. She comes own room, doing laundry, balancing my checking account, back every five years, and says every time is like coming getting up and to classes on time, and the benefits and trials home. “It is heartwarming to see—and even better, be recog- of friendships with many people male and female, peers and nized—by the faculty. I am greeted with open arms.”

28 CUSHING TODAY Alumni PROFILE

Awakening his Creative Spirit at Cushing

Cushing alum Will Day remembers art teachers Bob Johnson and Pamela Valanejad saying to him, “What does your heart want you to do? Let’s gure that out.”

ABOVE ARTIST WILL DAY ’89—he went by Bill during his It wasn’t the first time he’d been away from home— Artist Will Day ’89 Cushing days—remembers visiting Cushing Academy for he’d attended camps in the summer and traveled a lot. at work in his studio the first time on a quiet, snowy day during winter break. And he was familiar with the private school life because in Boulder Cushing had been recommended to him by his brother—a it was a fairly common thing among the people he knew. student at Exeter—who played against Cushing, and by Still though, he was young and he was heading away for other friends and family who had visited the Academy and more than a summer. It would only be natural for there to thought Will might fit in there. be a small amount of nervousness. Will, a native of Darien, Conn., had not been having As students at Cushing often do, however, it wasn’t the easiest time in the public schools. There hadn’t been long before the young Will was comfortable at his new anything specific wrong, but it was clear that Will would school. He remembers art teachers Bob Johnson and benefit from a different kind of education. It was in that Pamela Valanejad saying to him, “What does your heart spirit that Will came to Ashburnham, starting at Cushing want you to do? Let’s figure that out.” Cushing allowed as a sophomore in the fall of 1986. him to be himself and not be pinpointed as an athlete

FALL 2014 29 or a scholar but to do what he wanted. In a class taught dence to approach the world and be a citizen of the world.” by Norm Carey, Will read A Hero with a Thousand Faces by He served as a community development agent in the Joseph Campbell, and it had a profound impact on him. North African country of Tunisia, where his work focused A quote from another Campbell book, Reflections on the Art on entrepreneurship programs for unemployed women of Living, still impacts his life today: “The privilege of a and sports programs for the boys in the town of Sbikha. It lifetime is to be who you are.” It was at Cushing that Will was during his time in the Peace Corps that he first began was able to explore what that really meant. painting—and writing and taking photographs—but it Michael Deakin, who taught American politics, also would be nearly two decades before he would recognize left a lasting impression on the young Will. “He was a how important that outlet would be for him. good role model. Confident and tough. I looked up to Will left the Peace Corps with hair like Michael Bolton Visit Will’s website to him,” Will says. It was in Mr. Deakin’s class that Will and ready to save the world, but when he returned to Con- see more of his work: became interested in politics, and that interest inspired necticut, reality set in. He had bills to pay, after all, so he www.willdayart.com Will to run for Student Body President. Will was also part took a job with Bloomberg Financial Markets in New York of Cushing’s Model UN, and Mr. Deakin helped Will make City. This was during the Internet boom and he moved that happen. around quite a bit in those first years, but he didn’t find While at Cushing, Will took advantage of opportunities the personal and professional success he was looking for. to explore the world. He took French with Cheryl Storm for “I wasn’t working from my heart. I was living for my head three years and studied in France as part of a term abroad and my ego,” he says. “Then it was a downhill spiral. I lost in 1988. In 1989, he went to Russia with Dr. David Lee. jobs, struggled with sadness, and found myself with a lot He observes that his teachers made the Cushing experi- of family responsibility in a changing economy.” ence warm and engaging. “After all, with a class of six Thinking a structured artistic endeavor would lead students, you can’t hide, but it wasn’t just about grades. down a better path, he pursued a master’s degree in It was about learning about the world. I felt like they were architecture at the Pratt Institute in New York City. He saying, ‘There’s a lot going on in the world, and we’re go- finished his degree in 2004, but really had no idea what ing to show you.’” he would do with it. Knowing they didn’t want to stay in Indeed, Will has always been a bit of an adventurer, New York—among other reasons, his wife, Aimee, had and his world travels continued when he went to college worked in the World Trade Center and survived the attack at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he double-majored on 9/11—the couple headed to Los Angeles, where he got a in French and international relations and spent another job as a project manager for the architecture firm Gensler. term abroad. He also worked at KMD Architects for a while, doing much He joined the Peace Corps after college, in part, he the same thing. says, because “my time at Cushing really gave me confi- He still needed an outlet for his creative energies, how-

30 CUSHING TODAY ever, and began painting behind his garage in Los Angeles. emotional thing for me,” he But he knew that he wasn’t living the life he should be, says. “It brought back a lot of and that something needed to change. So he and Aimee great memories.” He has an talked about where they wanted to go—anywhere in the appreciation for what Cushing world—and after some discussion, they decided to move to gave him and is grateful for the Boulder, Colo. After the move, he spent a year commuting classmates who accepted him back to Los Angeles as a business development agent for for who he was and the bonds KMD Architects, but in the end, the crashing economy in that formed during what was 2008 led to the end of his work with them. an influential time in all of So there he was with his wife, two children, and their lives. Even all these years mortgage in a new place, and he had to figure something later, he knows the impact out. He did odd jobs as a consultant in Boulder, but he did Cushing faculty had on him. “I something else, too. He submitted his work to a Boulder am where I am today because art fair and won, selling some of his art and changing the a group of people at Cushing direction of his life. challenged me, encouraged Will relaxing with his After having spent years fighting his need to be artistic, me, and asked me to take responsibility,” he says. “I’d like family at home Will finally gave in and his world blossomed. He began to thank them for that.” painting as a full-time career—no longer behind the garage In the end, his school days at Cushing planted a seed or in the basement after his day job. He discovered a deep of creativity, confidence, and exploration for Will. It was a faith in God and a profound belief in the importance of seed that took a while to take root, perhaps, but which has family. He’s proud of the work he has done since that art now reached full flower. “I believe all of us are on a journey show in summer 2009, and today, he runs his own studio, to find our creative spirit,” he says. “I had to learn to let go Will Day Art, and wants to inspire others through his art. and trust my intuition. I want to sustain this. I want to be In June 2014, Will traveled to Cushing to show his known as an honorable man who raised a great family and work during Reunion Weekend. “It was an amazing and left a positive legacy for the people who loved him.”

FALL 2014 31 Building a Fitter

ABOVE (l–r) A concept IN 1893, when Cushing’s original Main Building burned our students and families the best facilities and experi- drawing of how the new to the ground, the Trustees immediately voted to rebuild, ences that benefit the whole child. basketball court might and the new building featured what was then considered To that end, in March 2015, Cushing will begin con- look a fabulous new gymnasium space. Two stories, it had struction on a new 30,000-square-foot athletic center. It An image of how the a typical gym floor on the bottom and a running track will be constructed along Pleasant Street between Adams fitness center might look around the second story. That space served the Academy Field and the Joseph R. Curry Academic Center, and will with a view toward the well for more than 60 years before a new building took its echo the design of the historic Main Building and other new basketball court place: Heslin Gymnasium. When Heslin opened in 1957, nearby buildings. Together, these buildings will enclose a An architect’s rendering the Cushing community was thrilled. More than 500 classic campus quadrangle in which students and commu- of the new facility, as seen alumni, parents, and students attended the opening to see nity members can gather and socialize, making the new from Pleasant Street. In its electronic scoreboards, glass backboards, and wooden building more than simply an athletic space. this view, Adams Field is just beyond the athletic pull-out bleachers. Headmaster Chris Torino anticipates the new facility center. Much like its predecessor did, Heslin Gymnasium has will help build a sense of community on campus. “The supported Cushing students for nearly six decades. But new gym will be one more place where our entire com- as happens to all well-used—and well-loved—buildings, munity can gather, whether it’s cheering on our teams or its heyday is past, and it is time to look to the future of pursuing fitness goals. The outdoor quad will be a great athletics and fitness at the Academy. From dorm living to place for community events, outdoor classes, or simply academic classrooms and recreational activities, we owe enjoying our town and campus.”

32 CUSHING TODAY BUILDING

Future for CUSHING

The new center will feature multiple courts, locker “There’s a lot of demand for the space, but there are only rooms, a physical therapy training center, and a state-of- so many hours in the week when we can schedule it. The the-art fitness center. Its construction is part of Cush- new athletic center will absolutely benefit our students by ing’s promise to support the growth of all aspects of the giving us more and critical options.” student, including physical fitness and active community The gymnasium space will include one college regula- participation. tion court that will run the length of the building. Two Although Cushing provides athletic activities year- more courts—both high school regulation—will run per- round, it is difficult to offer all students adequate access pendicular to that court. These multiple courts will make to fitness and wellness opportunities. Cushing’s weight it possible for teams and individual students to have court room is outdated and too small for the community. Heslin time and will also allow for more practice time for our in- Gymnasium has only one court, which is used by all of door sports. The larger space will accommodate more spec- the school’s basketball and volleyball teams. Commu- tators as well, ensuring that the Academy’s athletic teams nity members and non-athletes have little access to the will benefit from enthusiastic community participation. school’s lone cardio studio because it is often reserved for The facility will include locker rooms for faculty, officials, team-specific conditioning. This new facility will address visiting teams, and boys and girls home teams. all of those issues. This fitness center will be more than 3,000 square “It can be a challenge to schedule both games and rec- feet—more than double the size of the current fitness reational time,” says Bill Troy, Cushing’s Athletic Director. area—and it will be more flexible than the current space

FALL 2014 33 34 CUSHING TODAY ABOVE A view of the and more efficient at meeting the needs of a large and this endeavor. Dick Harrington, President of Cushing’s new building from diverse community. It will have space for weight and Board of Trustees, says, “Building the new facility is a Pleasant Street with the strength training, a cardio room, and a room for group big undertaking for the Academy, but it is undoubtedly Main Building on top of exercise. The center will be a place for all members of the critical; and with it, Cushing’s athletic facilities will the hill and the Joseph R. Curry Academic Center Cushing community—from the fitness beginner to the take a leap forward. The new gym, fitness centers, and on the right well-conditioned athlete—to experience the benefits and other essential supporting spaces will not only benefit the joy of feeling fit and having fun. More important, it will current Cushing community, but also help us compete LEFT An architect’s facilitate a strong sense of community as students and against our peer schools. The Board is proud to be part of rendering of the new facility, as seen from the faculty members will be able to pursue their fitness goals this important project.” Main Building together. Cushing will spend the next 18 months raising money In addition to the athletic spaces, the new facility will in support of this project, and our goal is to have the new feature a well-appointed lobby on the main floor that will facility ready to occupy in January 2016. help commemorate Cushing’s proud athletics history. Athletics have long been a central part of life at the The total cost of the new center will be $12 million, Academy, keeping students healthy and teaching skills and an anonymous donor has made a matching, lead that are useful both on and off the playing field. As such, gift. When Cushing raises $6 million in support of the a gym will serve a vital purpose in the life of Cushing project, this donor will make a donation of $6 million. Academy and help Cushing compete both on the field and Furthermore, the members of the Cushing Academy Board in the independent school marketplace. of Trustees have already pledged their participation in

FALL 2014 35 What Am I?

LOWE HALL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST four buildings find no evidence of that when we looked for it. In 1938, This is a railing that made up the Cushing Academy campus (the others a hurricane removed its chimneys. outside the were the Main Building, Jewett House, and Parkman As to living in Lowe Hall, historian Frank Rand Hall) and one of just two that remain—the other, (1908) includes a few items of note. In his “Our Lady second floor of of course, being Jewett. The original Main Building Cushing” dramatization, created for Cushing’s 50th an- Lowe Hall. burned to the ground in 1893, and Parkman Hall was niversary and updated for its 75th, he writes that Miss demolished in 1940. Osgood hosted Sunday evening gatherings to which the The construction of Lowe Hall began in 1889 and was boys were invited to join the ladies in singing “the dear MORE ABOUT ABRAHAM T. LOWE completed in 1890. It was steam-heated with 21 rooms, old hymns of faith, which she has loved.” It is during Abraham was born in Ashburn- and its original purpose was to accommodate the female one of these gatherings that the ladies and men quickly ham in 1796—during the presi- students of the Academy. The 1890 catalogue lists Lowe paired up when she left the room to get the hymn dency of George Washington. He Hall as a new building erected due to the increasing en- books. Upon her return she quietly queried them as to earned a medical degree from Breeze rollment of students, and an editorial in an 1889 what was going on. The response was, “Miss Osgood, I Dartmouth in 1816, and eventu- stated that the new residence “luxuriated in its plush will tell you what it is: co-education.” To which another ally went back to his hometown furniture and fine paintings, its broad staircase and its added, “Co-edding.” Was it from then on that socializ- to practice with his father—also marble flooring.” ing with the opposite sex was called co-edding? Abraham and also a doctor. The building is named for Dr. Abraham T. Lowe, In his book, Rand tells a story of a girl who fainted After several years, however, he a native of Ashburnham and one of the Academy’s on the steps—perhaps after one of the Sunday night left Ashburnham to set up an original 13 trustees. When Dr. Lowe passed away, he be- gatherings. Apparently, the Dean of Girls described apothecary shop on Court Street in Boston. queathed $10,000 to the Academy for the construction these meetings as the osculation club (osculation being He was active in his commu- of the building, which turned out to be about half of the the act of kissing). This naughty behavior prompted nities, served as a member of the cost. Dr. Lowe’s generosity wasn’t limited to that be- new regulations with regard to boys visiting in the girls’ state legislature for four terms quest, however. He had also donated many of the books dorms. and also as the president of sev- found in the school’s early library. It seems he was com- We know there have been other escapades as well, as eral banks. His civic mindedness mitted to making sure the school in his hometown had we’re given to understand that the railings on the out- may have been what induced the resources it needed to stand the test of time, and we side of the building and the roof over the porch provided him to join the fledgling Cushing remain grateful for his foresight! a convenient way out at times when students should Academy’s Board of Trustees in Because Lowe Hall was constructed so early in Cush- have otherwise been in their rooms—if not their beds. 1865, and in which capacity he ing’s existence, its story really is the story of Cushing. Do you have stories about Lowe Hall? We’d love would serve until 1889. He was After the fire that claimed the Main Building, it was to hear them. Send them to us at alumniprograms@ the President of the board from 1876 until his death in 1889. His in Lowe Hall that the student body gathered—with the cushing.org or call 978-827-7400. son, Lewis, and his grandson, smoking ruins visible through the windows—to learn Arthur, carried on that tradition, what was to be done. It has served as a girls’ dorm, a Many thanks to Carolyn Marr ’58, who worked hard to both of them also serving as boys’ dorm, an infirmary, and a dining hall. Bette Davis organize the Cushing archives and do the research that made members of Cushing’s board. lived there as a student, and according to one story, she this story possible. carved her name inside her closet, although we could

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TOP Campus in 1890 with Lowe Hall on the right and the original Main Build- BOTTOM (l–r) Construction of Lowe Hall in 1890: note the workhorse and ing on the left; MIDDLE (l–r) A portrait of Dr. Abraham T. Lowe, now found in wagon on the far right; The dining room in Lowe Hall in 1905 the Admissions lounge; Students gathered on the steps of Lowe Hall in 1893

FALL 2014 37 As we prepare to celebrate Cushing’s sesquicentennial (read more on page 69), we’ve been going Found in the Archives through and organizing our archives. We’d like to share some of the treasures we’ve found with you.

A volume of minutes from the meetings of Cushing Academy’s Board of Trustees

This is the first volume and covers the very first meeting of the Board, which took place on Sept. 6, 1865. The volume shows the diligence and generosity of the men whose dedication guided the school’s founding and early years. Indeed—in a letter sent to Rev. J. D. Crosby, the clerk for the Trustees in 1875, and printed in full in the volume—Trustee George C. Winchester eschewed any payment for the hard work he had done on the school’s behalf.

Dear Sir,

In answer to your request for my bill against Cushing Academy, I have to say that for all the time and expense incurred in procuring the charter and advising with the architect in regard to the plans and construction of the building, making contracts for labor and materials, and for all the writing for the Academy done by my clerks and myself, and for any money paid out by me for traveling expenses or time in looking after the interests of A plaque designed by sculptor Charles Keck the Academy, I have no charge to make. I give it all freely and gladly, and This plaque was cast in memory of the sailors who lost their lives when shall feel amply repaid for what I have done if the school prospers and is the the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor in February 1898. The plaque means of bringing increased usefulness, prosperity, and unity to the town is one of a thousand plaques that were cast in 1913 from bronze recovered and her people. from the ship. Another such plaque can be found on the northeast side of the U.S.S. Maine National Monument, which is located in the southwest Yours truly, corner of Central Park in New York City. Geo. C. Winchester per G.W. Eddy

Mr. Winchester and his brother, Charles, were both members of the Board and were successful local businessmen—they owned a chair factory. Indeed, George was successful enough to provide the land on which the Academy sits. Originally, he had planned to give his own land, located on Water Street near the corner of Chapel Street. When the Trustees determined they preferred a different location, he pur- chased the land for them.

An Autograph Book

On a page from an autograph College, received a master’s degree book that belonged to Harriet in education in France, and taught “Hat” Nutting Slack ’28 (left) we high school. found this particular note, from Hat, according to her yearbook, Elizabeth “Betty” Palmer Bedell ’27 was “famous for the number of (right): refreshment committees she has been on.” She was a member of the When you get old and cannot see Minervian Society. She attended Put on your specs and think of me. the University of New Hampshire, where she was a member of Kappa According to her yearbook, Betty Delta. She was a member of the was a bit of a dreamer, but still New Hampshire League of Arts and an honor student. She was voted Crafts. Her sister, Nellie Nutting Ideal Cushing Student in her Abbott, was a member of the senior year. She attended Wheaton Cushing Class of 1932.

38 CUSHING TODAY LeaveThomas Parkman Cushing founded Cushing a TheLegacy generosity displayed by Thomas Cushing Academy with a bequest, leaving a legacy has been echoed by many friends, alumni, that has been the basis for the education of and parents at Cushing over the years who thousands of young people for 150 years. have also made planned gifts to the Academy and who have been recognized as members of our 1865 Society.

We invite you to leave your For information on the ways you can

own legacy. support Cushing Academy, visit www. Whether it is a bequest, a life income cushing.org/support, where you will find calculators, gift, a life insurance policy designation, information, and tools to help you plan a gift that will or something else, you can help lay a provide benefits, not just to Cushing, but also to you. foundation for Cushing’s future success. On the Web: cushing.org By Phone: 978-827-7400 By Email: [email protected] By Mail: 39 School Street Ashburnham, MA 01430 D deceased 2013–2014 Annual Report

40 CUSHING TODAY ART OF GIVING

Your gifts to Cushing make so much possible

Fiscal year 2014 was a year of strong donor support. Although it wasn’t a record-breaking year for the Academy, unrestricted support rose nearly 17 percent over last year.

Unrestricted giving is especially important to the school because it allows us to direct funding where it is needed most. Our faculty, staff, and Trustees continue to support the Academy at high levels. Together, our alumni and parents provided nearly 80 percent of the gifts that came in during the year, accounting for more than $1.8 million in gifts to the Cushing Academy Annual Fund. The Academy also received an anonymous gift, valued at more than $7 million, to the endowment. We’d like to recognize the Class of 1969 for having the highest level of participation among all Cushing classes, with 36 percent of class members supporting the Academy. Our second-place class is worth a mention as well. The Class of 2013 had 34 percent participation, boding well for future giving to the Academy. Indeed, all of our young alumni are stepping it up. The February Faceoff challenge, where Cushing’s young alumni competed against the young alumni of other independent schools, helped increase the giving percentage of the alumni who graduated between 2004 and 2013 by 10 percent in just one month. Way to go! Joining 2013 and 1969 in the top five are the Classes of 1941, 1946, and 1953. Gifts to Cushing make so much possible. In the April issue of Cushing Today, we told you about a field trip to a glass-blowing studio, and in last year’s annual report we told you about a yearly trip to New York City. Both trips were paid for through the generosity of donors. In the following pages you’ll learn more about the very real things your gifts make possible—from paint brushes to capital projects. In the end, you help create the Cushing experience for today’s students as well as tomorrow’s. Thank you for everything you do to support the Academy.

FALL 2014 41 2014 Giving Summary

Designations of Gifts Participation by Constituency 2014 to All Funds 2014

Endowment Alumni Fund

Restricted Other Cushing Fund Current Families Unrestricted Cushing Fund

Endowment Fund $9,159,584 81.48% Alumni $9,832,581 87% Unrestricted Cushing Fund $1,166,037 10.37% Current Families $974,313 9% Restricted Cushing Fund $916,100 8.15% Other $434,427 4% Total $11,241,321 100.0%

Gifts and Pledges to the Cushing Academy Fund Participation in All Funds 2012–2014 2012–2014

’12 ’13 $2,500,000 100% ’12 ’13 ’14 Restricted ’14 Cushing Fund $2,000,000 Restricted 80% Cushing Fund Restricted Cushing Fund $1,500,000 60% ’13 Unrestricted ’14 Cushing Fund Unrestricted ’12 $1,000,000 40% Unrestricted Cushing Fund Cushing Fund

$500,000 20% ’12 ’13 ’14

$0 0% 2012 2013 2014 Alumni Faculty Parents Trustees and Staff

2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 Alumni 9% 8% 9% Unrestricted Cushing Fund $1,310,010 $999,351 $1,166,037 Faculty and Staff 95% 97% 88% Restricted Cushing Fund $478,545 $1,399,443 $916,100 Parents 42% 52% 43% Total $1,788,555 $2,398,794 $2,082,137 Trustees 100% 92% 93%

42 CUSHING TODAY DONORS

Cushing Academy Donors

The following societies recognize the generosity of those donors whose extraordinary contributions are laying the foundation for the Academy’s future.

Headmaster’s Society Helen Riccio Gallucci ’48 Curry Circle Odd and Marta Isaksen The Headmaster’s Society recognizes Dick and Jeanne Harrington Recognizing donors who made gifts of Renee N. Khatami ’73 giving during Cushing’s fiscal year, which Francis Ho and Eppie Cheung $5,000 to $9,999 during the fiscal year. Chang Jae Lee and Mi Young Park ran from July 1, 2013, through June 30, The Estate of Estelle P. Dr. Joseph Curry served Cushing from Shih Kun Lee and Emily Chien Lee 2014. There are six giving levels, each Hunt ’91 (HON) 1972 to 2000 and, in those 28 years, left Dr. Soon-Hyoung Lee named for a Cushing Headmaster. Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi an indelible mark on the Academy. Our and Shion Kanai Charles Kim and Lisa Nam newest academic building is named in Vicky Lee Cowell Circle Cheon Sik Kim his honor. Weigen Lu Recognizing donors who made gifts of and Dr. Bo Kyung Bae Marc and Cheryl Bingham Kevin and Lynda Macdonald $10,000 or more during the fiscal year. Samuyeol Ko and Kyungha Lee Thuan Bui Norman and Becky MacDonald Hervey S. Cowell is known as Cushing’s Pete and Mary Ann Mattoon and Truong Thi Quynh Thu Drs. Michael J. Mutchler and “Master Builder” and is Cushing’s longest Donald O’Neal Keith and Jyl Calcote Michele C. Parker serving head of school—called a Principal, Tom and Missy O’Neill Sen Chung Chau and Amy Chen Alan Ngai and Hsiu Hui Cheng rather than a Headmaster, in those Chuck and Karen Peters Peter and Lucy Cheever Lin Pei and Jing Zhu days—serving from 1887 to 1926. Barry and Carolyn Ralston Melissa Irving Christensen ’00 Manit and Prapassorn Anonymous (3) Andrew J. Richardson ’10 Alex and Norma Cugini Piamkulwanich Nizam Abdul Razak Jim and Joanne Richardson Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe ’64 Magnus and Nancy Ryde and Kat Abdul Rahman Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein Philip and Sandi Dei Dolori Grace Sardjono ’89 and Chin Man Gyu Tae Bae and Bok Hee Jung Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. Ryan L. Duff ’06 Hideaki and Yuko Shimane Ibrahim Balghonaim and Mic Sandage Xiyan Fan and Vivian Zhang Peter A. Snyder ’90 and Nawal Alhussain Steven W. Sandoval Jack Feng and Ann An Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee Dr. Donald F. Booth ’54 Kotaro Shiba Guisheng He and Lingling Fang Myung Ho Son and Amy Lee D Richard H. Booth ’53 John G. Sommers ’74 Marie Hebeler Anthony A. Steere, Jr. ’61 and Ann Cherry Booth ’53 and Elizabeth Sommers Ingo and Ola Hecke Yaoqing Wen and Yuqin Xie Mark and Julia Casady Zhong Lei and Xiao Rong Wang Brad and Kathy Hoffman Scott D. Whitney ’88 and the One Step Forward Edward G. Watkins ’56 Drs. Soo-Jong Hong Harry and Sue Wight Education Foundation and Karen Watkins and Yee Jin Shin Drs. Hyojin Yoon and Sunhee Kim Yizhong Chen and Chenghong Xia Robert A. Young ’69 Hiroshi and Yuko Inami Xin and Jiayong Zhang Haitao Ding Ted and Dot Iorio Dengfeng Zhen and Alice Bao Kristen Kelly Fisher Don and Karen Irving Glen Zhu and Rujie Gong

D deceased 2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 43 Quimby Circle Mark Burke and Dr. Jane L. Burke Bernd Recker James B. Cheever ’02 Recognizing donors who made gifts of John F. Carr ’38 and Petra Corall-Recker Michael Clayton and Alison Freed $2,500 to $4,999 during the fiscal year. Stephen D. Chen ’87 Lawrence M. Reid ’75 Allan O. Colby ’61 In 1933, Clarence P. Quimby became Tryon D. Clark ’91 Gretchen Augat Reilly ’56 John G. Cooney ’60 Cushing’s Principal. He was a fan of Seamus and Julie Collins Bryan and Nancy Ruez Sally Cross athletics and his name graces our turf James and Ronda Conger Scott and Kimberly Samson Richard and Deborah Diver field, but he also coached the Cushing Arthur J. Coulombe ’69 John Scatterday Derrick and Michelle Dunn debate teams for more than 20 years, Stephen K. Critchfield ’62 Steven and Marie Schwartzapfel Henry and Madeline Fischer before retiring in 1956. Catherine Brewer Daley ’87 Helen Gonyea Shannon ’47 Michael R. Foisie ’80 Linsheng Bao and Yongmei Li Stephen and Jennifer Dolente Kenneth A. Shapiro ’88 and Jeanmarie Foisie Jennifer Bleakley and Nina Jacobson Dr. Bart L. Dolmatch Albert and Theodora Simons Edward and Marjorie Foss Lina Chow and Kim Dolmatch Dwight and Cindy Sowerby Lee and Gloria Freeman Dr. Wolfgang Duckeck Charles and Sylvie Dutil Gerry and Marcy Spector Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51 Jeremy A. Duffy ’89 Valerie Wilcox England ’50 Drs. David Stein John R. Frey ’06 Allan H. Goldberg ’49 Carl Erickson and Paula Torres-Stein Andre A. Gelinas ’93 YoungJin and Sumi Yoon Han Matthew P. Ettinger ’91 Erik D. Stein ’03 Ernest J. Glass, Jr. ’57 Jaime G. Hancock ’02 Katharine King Fite ’53 David L. Stiller ’64 Dr. Ahmed Hamidi Sue B. Hart ’55 Rick Forrester Donna Merrill Stout ’64 and Rose Marie Ross-Hamidi John Jansing and Dr. Natalie X. K. Forrester Luis Suberville Mark Harasimowicz Sheldy Leung and Jo Jo Lin Richard and Wendy Gaton and Maria Rodriguez Abigail Goen Helfat ’96 Ming Li and Lei Pei Samuel A. Getz ’75 Barbara Hassel Swartz ’53 Blair R. Hopps ’70 Thomas and Ellen Mann Shirley Kenyon Glenney ’46 Masaki and Yukari Tanimoto Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler Sandro Masucci Dr. Verne Goldsher and Jill Goldsher Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71 Susan Woodruff Macaulay ’63 Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 Ted and Kim Goodnow Ann-Chia Wang ’91 John W. MacDowell, Jr. ’48 and Henry Minor Raymond and Maria Haarstick Pi-Cheng and Paula Wang Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61 Carlos and Lorenia Pena Dr. Stuart A. Harlin and Jill Harlin Anderson B. White ’79 Frank and Margaret Mazza Catherine E. Pollock Mark Hayes Scott Wilson Joseph McPeak Philip S. Raskin ’76 and Latonya Grant-Hayes Andrew and Carlene Ziegler Peter G. Melanson ’85 Alison R. Rowe ’74 Matthew and Tricia Hegge Rachel Zou and Bill Leong David and Emily Merjan Masakazu and Hiromi Sato Paula Heslin Nelson ’53 Neil J. Minihane ’86 John and Nancy Stamper Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06 Lamson Circle James and Paula Ohaus George and Tammy Sullivan Kevin J. Jacobs ’90 Recognizing donors who made gifts of Mark and Karen Osterheld Taku and Sonomi Tanaka Anand and Joan James $500 to $999 during the fiscal year. Jin Kyu Park and Yeon Hee Kim Hiroshi and Teruko Uemura Michael and Diane Kacz Bradford Lamson served as Headmaster Bruce F. Paul ’52 Jay and Sheila Kaplowitz from 1963 until 1972, but he had Heather Sommers Perry ’71 Vose Circle Jim and Sandy Karman previously been a teacher and a coach Virginia Reimers Perry ’48 Recognizing donors who made gifts of Pak Kwan Kau and Na Li from 1937 until 1955. His wife was a Jim and Denise Pickett $1,000 to $2,499 during the fiscal year. Jesse and Haekyung Kim member of the Cushing Class of 1931. Peter Pohly Cushing has had two heads of school Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong Anonymous Harry and Missy Powers named Vose. The elder, James E., served Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73 William C. Allison IV ’47 Paul and Pauline Quinlan from 1879 to 1887 and was known as a Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal ’40 George D. Anderson ’56 Nancy Johnson Richards ’64 stimulating teacher. His son, James W., Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01 Jane Armstrong Steven and Carol Sarro served from 1926 to 1933, had been a Joseph Marzilli Tony and Kathleen Asselta D. Todd Servick ’91 student of Hervey Cowell’s and initiated Jay H. Massirman ’76 Elizabeth Rogers Bald ’87 Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56 the term “Happy Cushing Family.” Susan Foley McCann ’63 Dr. Theodore Barton Jim and Claudia Smith William D. Adams ’50 Richard P. Mohlere, Jr. ’64 and Cindy Litzenberger Auriell P. Spiegel ’94 Steve and Liz Akers Rullina Montes de Freites Donna Gary Baum ’69 Irena Choi Stern ’76 Robert and Lisa Alber and Alfredo Freites Stephen and Beth Besen Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart ’88 Bob Barton Steven and Jennifer Morlock Leo and Eileen Bonetti Paul A. Tierney ’64 Robert and Diane Bass Yumiko Nishikawa Guy A. Bramble Chris and Dena Torino Thatcher R. Beebe ’70 Isidoro Pessah and Raquel Kirsch Rhenda Bramwell Brodnax ’56 Michael and Margo Weill Jane Wilbur Brown ’58 Dr. Helen F. Peters ’66 Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52 Bob and Pat Whitmore Ed and Rhonda Pierce William Catlin and Julia Battel

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Thomas Wise Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill Dan and Marcia Wasser Sara Herzog Hogan ’64 and Justine Woolner-Wise Sara Herzog Hogan ’64 Melissa Z. Wasser ’12 Jean Wilkinson Inglis ’55 Marty and Mini Young Dr. Satoru Ito Dr. Steven J. Weintraub Eloise Kenney ’48 Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54 and Sandee Goldman Lucille Duval Kline ’54 Lampe Circle Raman Kapur and Geetu Verma Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss and James Kline Recognizing donors who made gifts Roderick C. Kellett ’87 and Kay M. Petersen William P. Kotoski ’56 of $250 to $499 during the fiscal year. William K. Kelly ’90 Todd Wetzel Fernando Lemus-Suarez ’47 Affectionately known as “Wink,” Willard Paul J. Kennedy Joan Wilson White ’48 Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73 Lampe came to Cushing in the fall of Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03 Ric and Hillary Williams Margaret Cook Liebig ’50 2000 and served until 2007, admirably William P. Kotoski ’56 Benjamin P. Willner ’96 Amy Logan guiding the school after the departure Thomas and Sarah Kramlich Patrice H. Worcester ’79 and Dr. William G. Mayer of Dr. Curry, Cushing’s second-longest Peter and Irene Labombarde Dr. Douglas W. Wright ’64 Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61 serving Headmaster. Dr. Anne Liebling Irene Choi Yu ’80 Duncan W. Munro ’44 Robert H. Alexander ’82 Nathaniel C. Lyon ’58 Kenneth and Gisele Zangari Gary K. Prahm ’75 Peter and Ellen Allen Raymond and Carla Marsico Gretchen Augat Reilly ’56 Dana E. Barnes ’83 Gina Martin Special Honorable David G. Sacks ’67 Barbara A. Beebe Chris and Sharon McCarthy Donors who made a payment for a Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56 Cynthia Benton-Groner ’64 Kathleen McGuire restricted pledge recorded in previous and Barbara Sheff John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83 Jason and Anne Marie Michaels years. Gail Henry Stewart ’59 and Sharon Bernard Christos and Eliana Mitropoulos Michael and Linda Beaudette Donna Merrill Stout ’64 Ricky and Mary Jo Brainin Nicole Xarras Moorshead ’89 Kong Chu and Amy Yueng Rebecca Bidwell Thompson ’59 Martie Brand-Krohn ’70 and John Moorshead Tyler Tin Hang Chu ’06 Edward G. Watkins ’56 Marion W. Brown ’69 Marjorie Jensen Murphy ’62 The Estate of M. Anthony Fisher ’69 and Karen Watkins David and Gail Bumgardner Judith S. Myers ’70 Magnalube, Inc. Dr. Kenneth T. Wheeler, Jr. ’58 Peter and Kristen Burke Betsey Nugent ’63 Rob and Mary Beth Rockwell Margery Van Keuren Winter ’51 Joseph and Molly Burns Caitlin O’Brien M. Kerby Saunders II ’67 Susan Partridge Young ’55 Allen K. Cohn ’72 Dr. William F. O’Neil ’56 and Lisa Saunders Trevor B. Cone ’88 John H. O’Reilly ’63 Kings Donald T. Connors Adam M. Perlow ’90 Royal Penguin Society Recognizing donors who made gifts Alan B. Crocker ’68 James H. Perry Regular, consistent donations to Cushing in 10 to 19 consecutive years. Lucilla Crocker Marcia Williams Perry ’56 Academy are critical to providing Larry Abbott David and Lisa Cummings Adam E. C. Pierce ’99 resources we can count on each year. The Robert H. Alexander ’82 Brian and Daniela Daccord Ashlee W. Pierce ’02 Royal Penguin Society recognizes donors George D. Anderson ’56 Francis S. Dembek Lawrence C. Procter ’64 who have made gifts in three or more Robert E. Barrat ’74 Douglas and Stephanie Desjardins The Estate of Dorothy E. Rogers ’39 consecutive years. There are three giving James E. Baskin ’59 Rosalie Dolmatch Dr. James A. Rondeau ’65 levels, each named for a type of penguin. Thatcher R. Beebe ’70 Charlie and Susan Donahue Matthew D. Rousseau ’82 Marc and Cheryl Bingham Liz Donnenfeld Susan Remmer Ryzewic ’69 Emperors Dr. Donald F. Booth ’54 Doug and Donna Dreyer Fernando Salgado ’85 Recognizing donors who made gifts Richard H. Booth ’53 Tim and Gail Evjenth and Susana Rodriguez in 20 or more consecutive years. and Ann Cherry Booth ’53 Mark and Donna Exter Joseph and Sheryl Sargent Verne A. Adams ’49 Jane Wilbur Brown ’58 Barrie Fahey Louise Stawniak Sayre ’58 Marna Nielsen Blanchette ’61 Alastair S. Browne ’75 Gregg A. Falcone ’78 M. N. Shroff Dr. Robert S. Bond ’47 Chris and Jimmie-Gaye Buono Carol Fazio Douglas A. Smalis ’71 Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52 Mark Burke and Dr. Jane L. Burke Masashi and Masayo Furuya Elizabeth J. Smith ’78 Richard J. Chase ’67 and Kelly Chase Carter W. Byham ’89 John W. Gillis ’58 Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith ’52 Howard S. Cohen ’53 Mark Carlisle Robert L. Gorman ’58 Jane I. Steiger ’71 Stephen K. Critchfield ’62 and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle and Carol Garland Gorman ’58 Gail Henry Stewart ’59 Mark and Donna Exter Ken and Judi Cavicchi Larry and Susan Greene David and Beth Stone Katharine King Fite ’53 James B. Cheever ’02 Eric P. Gulko Lucius Strazdis and Vida Juodaitis Betsy Ross Fleming ’55 Peter and Lucy Cheever Wayne and Maria Hancock John B. Towers ’87 Margaret Thomas Hansen ’47 Melissa Irving Christensen ’00 T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91 David and Jean Tracy Robert F. Hart ’41 Charles P. Clark ’54 Karen Hess ’78 Dennis and Michelle Tremblay Sue B. Hart ’55 Tryon D. Clark ’91

2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 45 Giving Iceberg

Often, our parents and alumni want to know someone plucked a penguin off the iceberg, donated more than $23,000. Plus, our Athletic exactly what their donations are used for, and they knew exactly where their money was Trainer April Boettcher—who came up with it was in that spirit that we created the Giving going; it was going to the part of the Academy the idea of the iceberg—had a wonderful time Iceberg. We asked all of our faculty members that meant the most to them or their student, delivering items to just about every department for wish lists—lists of items that they needed or whether that was the art studio, the athletic on campus. things that would make our student experience department, the Academic Support Program, or We’re going to keep it up this year. To learn better—and they came through. The Giving a specific academic department. more about the Giving Iceberg, what’s on this Iceberg featured everything from magic markers The Giving Iceberg was a wonderful success. year’s wish lists, or to purchase an item, visit to a Zamboni. And the best part is that when During family weekend alone, our parents www.cushing.org/givingiceberg.

TOP (l–r) Headphones, beanbag chairs, and exercise balls were purchased for our Academic Support Program; Our Art Department received many different kinds of art supplies; The Math Department was thrilled with the materials they got from Cushing families.

BOTTOM (l–r) The Science Department got a table- top Tesla coil; Athletic Trainer April Boettcher with the iceberg; One family purchased a new saxophone for the music department.

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Peter and Nicki Clarke Judith S. Myers ’70 William D. Adams ’50 Seamus and Julie Collins Allan O. Colby ’61 C. John Napolitano ’98 Steve and Liz Akers Cullen Goodyear Concannon ’89 James F. Collamore ’52 Dr. William F. O’Neil ’56 Peter and Ellen Allen Trevor B. Cone ’88 Barry and Melanie Connors Margit Bliss Orange ’53 Tia M. Alliy ’11 Donald T. Connors Alan B. Crocker ’68 John H. O’Reilly ’63 Eileen Gaudette Amburgey ’56 Shane P. Connors Alan B. Cutcliffe ’68 Carlos M. Ortiz, Jr. ’74 Jane Armstrong E. Hunt Coracci ’63 Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe ’64 Marcia Williams Perry ’56 Donald M. Aronoff ’66 Thomas Corbett Rich Devin Virginia Reimers Perry ’48 Donna Audet Daniel and Jean Coughlin and Jessica MacKenzie Devin Harry and Missy Powers Chapman Bailey Carolyn Whitaker Cox ’52 Jeremy A. Duffy ’89 Beverly Stevens Prakelt ’51 Raja D. Bala Alexander E. Coyle Valerie Wilcox England ’50 Lawrence M. Reid ’75 Tim and Amanda Beachus William F. Craig III ’62 Stephen A. Freudenheim ’62 Will and Meredith Rinaldi Barbara A. Beebe Christina Canon Craighead ’57 Helen Riccio Gallucci ’48 Emily C. Roller Nancy Shook Bender ’54 Carolyn A. Crowell ’66 Atim George ’74 and Levi Zangai Dr. James A. Rondeau ’65 Dave and Lyn Bennett David and Lisa Cummings John W. Gillis ’58 Matthew D. Rousseau ’82 John E. Bernard ’83 Carolyn S. Cunningham ’13 Robert L. Gorman ’58 Michelle and Dan Salvucci and Sharon Bernard Julia Cunningham and Carol Garland Gorman ’58 Louise Stawniak Sayre ’58 Joshua J. Bernard ’08 Robert B. Curry ’58 Lorraine Duval Gross ’54 Kenneth A. Shapiro ’88 Henry W. Bidwell ’61 Nancy Curtis Deborah A. Gustafson M. N. Shroff Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53 Matthew M. Cushing ’58 Jordan A. Hall ’91 Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair and Roy Bingham Vito and Rosa Cutrona Robin Hanscom Hanscum ’58 Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith ’52 Nancy Cunneen Boardman ’57 Dr. Dwight F. Damon ’49 Nancy Hanslip John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74 D April L. Boettcher Francis S. Dembek Donald Harmon and Elizabeth Sommers Dr. Millicent A. Bolden ’69 Barbara Zimmerman Dennis ’53 and Deborah Nyberg Harmon Anthony A. Steere, Jr. ’61 Constance Maynard Bolzan ’60 Roberta DeWaters ’73 Dick and Jeanne Harrington Drs. David T. Stein Jane Bourette Eliza Wood Dietz ’85 Patricia K. Hecht ’04 and Paula M. Torres-Stein Chris and Nancy Boyle Charlie and Susan Donahue Donald J. Hendler ’63 Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart ’88 Guy A. Bramble Lucas J. Donahue ’10 Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt ’53 David and Beth Stone David and Elizabeth Branham Joe and Angela Droogan Diane Cummings Hill ’53 Cheryl M. Storm Lynn M. Breau Ryan L. Duff ’06 Heather L. Hill ’90 Mark E. Sullivan ’48 Nancy Brock Brennan ’62 Donna Dufresne Blair R. Hopps ’70 John G. Sussek III ’75 Roger H. Brooks, Jr. ’69 Alice Carter Duston ’55 Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90 Barbara Hassel Swartz ’53 Carole Wiita Brown ’60 and David Duston David L. Hunter ’63 A. Brooks Thoroughgood III ’86 Marion W. Brown ’69 Dr. Fred T. Erskine III Stirling and Martha Ince Sally Nichols Tracy ’54 Vi-Anne Brown Matthew P. Ettinger ’91 Don and Karen Irving John R. Ursone ’63 Andrew and Carol Buono Tim and Gail Evjenth Bob and Carolyn Johnson Frank M. Vana ’57 Anthony J. Buono ’07 Gregg A. Falcone ’78 Katherine E. Kaae ’81 Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71 Kelly J. Cacciolfi Lawrence L. Falk ’88 Jim and Sandy Karman Kristin Henry Walton ’87 Edward A. Cadogan ’85 Jim and Colleen Fay Dr. Bruce W. Lashley and David Walton Noel R. Camacho ’03 Carol Fazio and Elaine Lashley Cornelia Edwards Wells ’52 Mark Carlisle Jack Feng and Ann An Margaret H. Lee Bill and Marcy Wenning and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle William J. Fenton ’68 Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 Joan Wilson White ’48 John F. Carr ’38 Jack and Marilyn Fielder and Karen Lemieux Dr. Douglas W. Wright ’64 John A. Casady ’15 Edith Hillbrook Fischer ’61 Janet M. Loring ’49 Robert A. Young ’69 Mark and Julia Casady and Charles Fischer, Jr. Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99 John J. Zawistoski ’61 Sue Casey Constance A. Fisher ’66 Carolyn I. Marr ’58 Dorothy S. Zug ’48 S. Rebecca Chanin ’85 Kristen Kelly Fisher Frank and Margaret Mazza Stephen D. Chen ’87 Robert Foote Peter G. Melanson ’85 Rockhoppers Simone S. Chicoine Brenda Foster Norma Barclay Merolla ’48 Recognizing donors who made gifts in Ed and Penny Chrusciel Nicholas J. Fratello ’96 Pete and Cindy Merrill three to nine consecutive years. Wayne and Cara Clarke Diana Wilson Frazier ’58 Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 Anonymous Nancy Stackpole Coffin ’44 Lee and Gloria Freeman and Henry Minor Gregory Abare Andrew L. Cohen ’69 Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51 Mary Lou Dorrien Montuori ’50 Jeremy Abbott Meredith K. Colicchie Mary Kohli Furniss ’69

D deceased 2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 47 DID YOU KNOW? Jay and Joyce Moody Magnus and Nancy Ryde A group of penguins on land is sometimes called a colony. A group of penguins Elizabeth Moon Moore ’86 Susan Remmer Ryzewic ’69 in the sea is called a raft. A group of baby penguins is called a crèche. Matt and Laureen Moran Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. June Helman Moriarty ’54 and Mic Sandage B. Dulany Morriss ’84 Nicholas E. Sanders ’05 Robert Gagnon James and Heather Kaehlert Brian and Marie Moulton Joseph and Sheryl Sargent Dino and Dianne Gallant Roderick C. Kellett ’87 John and Sheryl Moylan Steven and Carol Sarro Priscilla Purdy Gallon ’49 Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler William E. Mulliken, Jr. ’64 James A. Schmidt ’41 Scott and Deb Gardner Paul J. Kennedy Drs. Michael J. Mutchler Willard I. Shattuck III ’62 Timothy and Abi Gershon Charles Kim and Lisa Nam and Michele C. Parker and Jane Woodruff Shattuck ’65 Dr. Grant Geske Jennifer S. Klein Fred and Jo-Ann Nalette Matthew Shea Terence Gibbons C. Richard Koster ’57 Jody A. Newton Courtney T. Sheary ’06 Pete and Tira Gilchrest Koji and Yoshiko Kotaka Nestor and Anne Nicholas Richard B. Shepardson ’51 Perry and Valerie Gillies Michael and Kristine Kowalenko Yumiko Nishikawa Dr. David B. Shields Clayton J. Girouard Dana Krul and Marcia Meyer-Krul Lori Nix Denis Shubleka Allan H. Goldberg ’49 K.C. Kublbeck Dore Hammond Normile ’73 Dan and Dyan Sierra Ted and Kim Goodnow Sabrina Kublbeck Caitlin O’Brien Louis Sierra Brian P. Green ’83 Nick and Margie Kuchta Kyle E. O’Brien ’12 Dr. Candyce R. Silver ’69 Nat Green and Ann Scalaro-Green Don and Jean Kunz Robert and Brenda O’Brien Laura Bowen Simon ’67 Larry and Susan Greene Kate Kusza Barbara O’Neill Douglas A. Smalis ’71 Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty ’42 Peter and Irene Labombarde Tom and Missy O’Neill Jim and Claudia Smith Barbara Lloyd Greer ’49 Susan D. Larkin Amy M. Ostroth Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee Peter Haigis ’61 Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong Robert and Marsha Page Elizabeth Sommers Emily M. Halpin ’10 Jamison Leger Charles Steve Parker, Jr. Robert P. Soucy John P. Hamel ’59 Matthew S. Lemieux ’01 William T. Patten ’69 Dwight and Cindy Sowerby Mark Harasimowicz Timothy A. Leveroni ’05 Chris and Jayne Peacock John and Nancy Stamper Shirley Foynes Hargraves-Berl ’45 Dr. Bo Li and Sisy Shen Ruth Pease Jane I. Steiger ’71 Ellen F. Harrington ’70 Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal ’40 Eric C. Pera Erik D. Stein ’03 T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91 Eun Hwan Lim and Ki Ran Kim Heather Sommers Perry ’71 Irena Choi Stern ’76 Stanford and Susan Hartshorn Gary and Heidi Lorden Dr. Helen F. Peters ’66 David L. Stiller ’64 Robert C. Hawley ’51 Norman and Becky MacDonald Jim and Denise Pickett Dr. Robert S. Stipek Marie Hebeler James and Kimberly MacPhee Adam E. C. Pierce ’99 and Anna Maria Alberghini Abigail Goen Helfat ’96 Jim and Kelly Maillet Ashlee W. Pierce ’02 Laura Stirk Rich and Jill Henry Allison Z. Malcolm ’02 Ed and Rhonda Pierce David and Pam Streeter Paula Heslin Nelson ’53 Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01 Catherine E. Pollock Ryan Suchanek Karen Hess ’78 Thomas and Ellen Mann Dana Daller Powell ’99 George and Tammy Sullivan Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill Roger E. Marchand ’49 Kathryn E. Powers ’08 Bob and Ann Sullivan David and Phuong Hindle Gina Martin Neil Proulx Randall Sussman ’81 Brad and Kathy Hoffman Joseph Marzilli Dr. Adam T. Rabinowitz ’91 Vernon R. Tate, Sr. ’57 Drs. Soo-Jong Hong and Yee Jin Shin Charles ’51 Philip S. Raskin ’76 Robert and Lianne Therrien Barbara Willins Hotchkiss ’42 and Florence McAlister ’51 A. Catalina Reinoso John T. Thornton ’58 Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi Harold V. McAuliffe ’57 Dr. Vincent S. Reppucci Robert W. Thornton ’54 Greg and Tracey Inman Susan Foley McCann ’63 and Michele Pallai Mary Judith Tierney Ted and Dot Iorio Margot A. McElwreath ’11 Lyn Reynolds Mimi Ka Yan To ’14 John Jansing Lora McEvoy Robert J. Richard Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 John G. Jennings ’41 Kathleen McGuire Nancy Johnson Richards ’64 Christopher J. Tracy ’04 Peter H. Johnson ’62 Joseph McPeak Richard W. Ripley ’65 David and Jean Tracy Jennifer A. Johnston ’86 Cathleen S. Melanson Honorable Edward J. Rockett ’55 Dennis and Michelle Tremblay Robert T. Johnston ’67 Ellen Cady Mercer ’52 Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein Robert F. Trevor ’56 Robert Johnston Jason and Anne Marie Michaels Alison R. Rowe ’74 Andrew R. L. Trexler ’10 Jeremiah and Louisa Jones Sandra G. Michelman Dave and Leanne Royal Bill and Sue Troy Janet Crocker Joyce ’67 Neil J. Minihane ’86 Nancy Baybutt Ruder ’41 Shane and Kimberley Tufts Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54 Cynthia M. Mitchell Virginia Hanscom Rugeley ’53 Matthew E. Tuller ’02

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Dr. Catherine Jarmon Van Meter ’62 Timothy R. Bouchard ’16 Nicolas Dutil ’16 Jessica A. Kinsley ’16 Josh Vautour Marjory K. Boyd ’15 John K. Dyke ’15 Keo Kirby Ovila Vautour Richard S. Boyd ’14 Kaleb Eyob ’16 Jennifer S. Klein Melissa Z. Wasser ’12 Chris and Nancy Boyle Isaac Fasja Romano ’16 Michael and Kristine Kowalenko James O. Watson ’59 David and Elizabeth Branham Colleen A. Fay Dana E. Krul Frederick D. Watts ’47 Lynn M. Breau Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14 Kurt C. Kublbeck Matt Weber Vi-Anne Brown Nora E. Flaherty ’16 Sabrina Kublbeck Todd Wetzel Chau T. Q. Bui ’14 Donovan J. Foote ’14 Michael Kuchta Philip S. Wexler Jimmie-Gaye Buono Robert T. Foote III Mert Y. Kula ’16 Ron and Rose White Mark W. Burke Brenda Foster Katherine R. Kusza Bob and Pat Whitmore Kelly J. Cacciolfi Maria Elena Fraga ’15 Susan D. Larkin Ashley W. Whitney Ronnie C. Callahan ’17 Amy Frazier Vicky Ka Yu Lau ’16 Scott D. Whitney ’88 Dr. Norman E. Carey Keeley J. Frost ’14 Jenny Chia-Lin Lee ’14 Edith Koehler Williams ’63 Dr. Susan K. Carlisle Benjamin W. Fuller ’14 James Kyucheol Lee ’14 Merrick and Joan Williamson John A. Casady ’15 Adam T. Gadoury ’01 Margaret H. Lee Ryan and Rebecca Wood Susanna M. Casey Robert Gagnon Sooji Lee ’14 Douglas K. Woodbury ’93 Rodrigo Castanon Cossio ’15 Donald J. Gallant Jamison Leger Susan Stirling Woody ’62 Frederick B. Caswell Melvin Gallant Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 Patrice H. Worcester ’79 Laura M. Caves ’14 Deborah Gardner and Karen Lemieux James M. Wright ’56 Cyrus C. Y. Chan ’14 Timothy and Abi Gershon Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84 Andy Cheng-An Chang ’14 Terence Gibbons Connie Kali Leong ’14 Robert M. Yeager ’06 Jennifer Chang Peter C. Gilchrest Esin Aixin Li ’14 Sara Yeager Kevin Yu-An Chen ’14 Clayton J. Girouard Amy T. Logan Sarah K. Yeager ’08 Simone S. Chicoine Taylor S. Greene ’14 Vivian Chongyi Lu ’16 Jack and Marcia Young Samantha J. Choi ’15 Mathias Guerra Isaksen ’15 Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15 Marty and Mini Young Penny Chrusciel Deborah A. Gustafson Jim and Kelly Maillet R. Tyler Young ’99 Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15 Kyu Sang Han ’14 Samantha M. Maney ’15 Kenneth and Gisele Zangari Rebecca Cinclair Wayne T. Hancock William Marks Andrew and Carlene Ziegler Robert G. Ciottone ’17 Mark R. Harasimowicz Stephen C. Marsico ’15 Vigen G. Ciottone ’16 Donald Harmon Gina M. Martin The Rookery Peter A. Clarke and Deborah Nyberg Harmon Dimitri M. Masucci ’14 The Rookery is an annual giving society, Wayne and Cara Clarke Ellen F. Harrington ’70 Lora McEvoy recognizing current students, faculty, and Meredith K. Colicchie Joan S. Hathaway Joseph McPeak staff who have made a gift of any size to Bailey J. Conger ’16 Sara Haua Fiano ’17 Cathleen S. Melanson Cushing. A rookery is a nesting ground for Barry and Melanie Connors Eric Hebert Cynthia B. Merrill penguins. Donald T. Connors Rich and Jill Henry Sandra G. Michelman Shane P. Connors Heather L. Hill ’90 Brendan R. Miller ’15 Gregory Abare Alexander E. Coyle David and Phuong Hindle Cynthia M. Mitchell Jeremy Abbott Nancy Curtis Cole G. Hockman ’15 Mary L. Moriarty Lawrence S. Abbott Luke C. Daniels ’14 Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90 Brian E. Moulton Spencer C. Akers ’17 Thomas J. DeFelice ’14 Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14 John F. Moylan III Elizabeth Allen Olivia R. Dei Dolori ’15 Jane Hunt Ackim Mpofu ’14 Alexandra Y. Asselta ’15 Francis S. Dembek Stirling and Martha Ince Alejandro Mussali Benabib ’16 Donna Audet Thomas Desbois Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab ’15 Frederick R. Nalette Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14 Rich Devin Bob and Carolyn Johnson Shearee Namgyel ’15 Raja D. Bala and Jessica MacKenzie Devin Erin K. Joyce ’14 Jody A. Newton Tomas P. Balboa Livis ’17 Julie E. Donnenfeld ’15 Elias Kably Sacal ’16 Andrew Neyer Elizabeth A. Barberio ’16 Phub Dorji ’14 Trevor G. Kacz ’15 Henry Hang Fai Ngai ’15 David N. Bennett Paul F. Dowling James and Heather Kaehlert Lori A. Nix Sarah H. Berkowitz ’15 Hannah Duckeck ’16 Ruby Yeuk Im Kau ’16 Caitlin O’Brien Lara L. Blom ’14 Donna Dufresne Daniel A. Kelley ’14 Shaylah K. O’Connor ’14 April L. Boettcher Michael Dumont Ryan P. Kelly ’17 Katheryn Joo Hyun Oh ’17 Christine L. Bonetti ’14 Gabrielle E. Dutil ’14 Paul J. Kennedy Julia R. Ohm

2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 49 Russell W. Olive ’15 Mimi Ka Yan To ’14 Lindsey L. Caleo ’03 Margot A. McElwreath ’11 Alexander A. C. O’Neill ’14 Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 Noel R. Camacho ’03 Edina Harrington Meehan ’07 Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14 Chris and Dena Torino Margaret A. Casady ’08 Richard J. Meehan ’06 Laura Q. O’Neill ’14 Michelle Tremblay Kelley A. Cavicchi ’12 Isabel C. Mendoza ’13 Amy M. Ostroth William and Sue Troy Matthew C. Cavicchi ’09 Nicholas J. Merrill ’13 Valerie E. Otti ’14 Olivia B. Truel ’17 Grace S. Centauro ’12 Lindsey N. Miller ’13 C. Steve Parker, Jr. Kennice Ho Yee Tse ’16 Jennifer F. Chase ’03 Caitlin J. Morse ’12 Eric C. Pera Matthew E. Tuller ’02 James B. Cheever ’02 Celine G. Nader ’99 Rafael Pessah Kirsch ’14 Christopher J. Usman ’16 Andrew M. Chrabascz ’13 Kyle E. O’Brien ’12 Hannah Pfeffer ’14 Josh Vautour Melissa Irving Christensen ’00 Mary M. O’Neill ’13 Raveena Phichitsingh ’14 Ovila Vautour Carolyn S. Cunningham ’13 Jonathan P. Pallotta ’13 Catherine E. Pollock Erika L. vonGraevenitz ’16 Lucas J. Donahue ’10 Amanda R. Palumbo ’13 Andrea J. Portilla Romero ’15 Matt Weber Douglas M. Dreyer ’06 Nicole S. Paulides ’13 Kathryn E. Powers ’08 Mariah L. Weintraub ’14 Ryan L. Duff ’06 Jack A. Peacock ’13 Michael F. Powers ’14 William and Marcy Wenning Elsie R. Eastman ’12 Adam E. C. Pierce ’99 Neil Proulx Todd H. Wetzel ’14 Anastasia E. Edwards Morel ’09 Ashlee W. Pierce ’02 Spencer J. Ralston ’14 Philip S. Wexler Martha M. Findley ’13 Dana Daller Powell ’99 Stephanie Ramos Ashley W. Whitney Rebecca E. Fisch ’13 Kathryn E. Powers ’08 A. Catalina Reinoso Jack Williams ’16 John R. Frey ’06 Amanda L. Proia ’13 Alexandre Reissmann ’15 Steven C. Windt ’14 Adam T. Gadoury ’01 Nora Yitong Qiu ’13 Rebecca Rice-Flanagan Arden J. Wise ’15 Justina R. Germano ’11 Anna P. Rapperport ’11 Robert J. Richard Matthew R. Wollrath ’14 Yasuyuki Goto ’04 Andrew J. Richardson ’10 Freya I. Roberts ’16 Eunice E. Wong ’15 Charles S. Gurney ’08 Emily Hudak Ries ’99 Emily C. Roller Ryan B. Wood Emily M. Halpin ’10 Brooke C. Roberts ’13 David W. Royal Joshua Sangyeun Yoon ’17 Cristina L. Hancock ’05 Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13 Erik R. W. Ryde ’14 Caroline V. Young ’16 Jaime G. Hancock ’02 Michelle Lu Saetersmoen ’05 Jerry Sabatini Richard Hawtin Yung ’15 Jack M. Harasimowicz ’13 Nicholas E. Sanders ’05 Fernanda Salgado ’17 Kenneth and Gisele Zangari William S. Harlin ’09 Diego Schlesinger Baranek ’13 Anne Salmon ’16 Bob Qingjie Zeng ’14 David A. Hastings ’10 John P. Schmidt ’13 Michelle and Dan Salvucci Jessie Xiping Zhen ’16 Patricia K. Hecht ’04 Nicole Shiffman Schwartz ’99 Christopher J. Scatterday ’15 Savannah Jiayue Zhong ’15 Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06 Jessica A. Sedgwick ’13 Michelle Schloss Stephen K. Inman ’12 Courtney T. Sheary ’06 Amelia C. Schneider ’14 Waddle Society Hariz F. Jeffery ’13 Mark Jiajing Shen ’09 Taylor E. Sebring ’15 The Waddle Society recognizes alumni Katie L. Kaehlert ’13 Jillian J. Sierra ’13 Jason Sharron who are 15 years or fewer from graduation Lauren J. Kelly ’11 Chernet B. Sisay ’13 Matthew Shea who have made a gift to Cushing of any Selena So Yeon Kim ’13 Brian P. Sjoblom ’13 Courtney T. Sheary ’06 size. A waddle is a group of penguins on Jeffrey S. Kirsh ’03 Erik D. Stein ’03 Dr. David B. Shields land. Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03 Frederick A. Stewart Gonzalez ’07 Denis Shubleka Jocelyn G. Labombarde ’13 Bryan R. Stipek ’13 Jarrod N. Simmons ’17 Steven M. Adams ’04 Jenna P. Lashley ’05 Nicole E. Streeter ’13 Michael A. Simonetta ’14 Cameron S. Akers ’13 Dale O. Lauffer ’13 Elliot J. Taillon ’12 Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair Emily A. Allen ’13 David Seungwon Lee ’10 Ayalew M. Taye ’07 Chloe A. Smith ’15 Tia M. Alliy ’11 Matthew S. Lemieux ’01 Sintayehu M. Taye ’08 Robert P. Soucy Abdullatif E. Alsalem ’13 Timothy R. Lemieux ’13 Lawrence A. Taylor IV ’13 Laura Stirk Emanuela D. Antonellis ’11 Timothy A. Leveroni ’05 Emma J. Therrien ’13 David and Beth Stone Gregory A. Bair-Caruso ’00 Ziran Li ’13 Terrie M. Tin ’09 Cheryl M. Storm Catherine C. Barnes ’13 Diana K. Lynas ’07 Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 Pamela A. Streeter Terra C. Barton ’11 Allison Z. Malcolm ’02 Christopher J. Tracy ’04 Ryan Suchanek Edmund T. Belsky ’13 Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01 Daniel J. Trainor ’13 Rinka Tanimoto ’15 Ashley B. Bermingham ’13 Julia L. B. Mansfield ’13 Andrew R. L. Trexler ’10 Sintayehu M. Taye ’08 Joshua J. Bernard ’08 Kathryn M. Marchetti ’07 Matthew E. Tuller ’02 Sarah Tiedemann Laura E. Brady ’04 Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99 Marina G. Vernon ’07 Mary Judith Tierney Anthony J. Buono ’07 Jillian C. Mauch ’04 Melissa Z. Wasser ’12

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Jill A. Weigley ’09 Christopher G. White ’01 Lindsay A. Wilde ’05 Madison D. Williams ’09 Ariel Suli Xu ’13 Aaron A. Yang ’13 Robert M. Yeager ’06 Sarah K. Yeager ’08 Robin C. Yoshida ’11 Blakney C. Young ’05 Devon F. Young ’13 Lauren E. Young ’13 Philip F. Young ’13 Robert T. Young ’99 Ellen Mann, Christine Bonetti ’14, Justine A. Zayhowski ’09 and Tom Mann Ashley M. Zimmerman ’05

1865 Society Mann Award The 1865 Society recognizes donors who have made remembered Cushing in their On May 24, 2014, the first Mann Family Award at the Academy, and has worked to overcome wills or who have made some other kind for Excellence in the Arts was awarded during obstacles during his or her time at Cushing. of planned gift to the Academy. Cushing’s commencement exercises. This award The inaugural award was given to Christine was established by Tom and Ellen Mann, in Bonetti ’14, a native of Farmington, Conn. honor of the faculty who taught, encouraged, She was enrolled in academic support for each Anonymous (13) and inspired their son, Creighton, a member of her three years at Cushing. She has taken Susan Mason Balsley ’56 of Cushing’s Class of 2012. The award is given metalsmithing, architectural design, AP paint- Bob and Jane Barber to a student who is enrolled in both visual arts ing, and AP drawing. She is now attending the William ’25 and Florilla Beazley and the academic support program, is engaged College of Charleston, where she is minoring Trust creatively in the Cushing community, is a leader in art. Marion C. Beckwith ’31 D The Estate of Elizabeth Palmer

Bedell ’27 Dorothy S. Day D Lillian Prakelt Goss ’51 Richard A. Knight ’27 D D Mildred Dunn Beebe ’36 Eugene J. Dean III ’94 Jonathan B. Gottlieb ’82 D Dr. Edna M. Kovacs ’71 D and Clifford Beebe and Norma Silsby Dean ’94 Peggy Shaw Grant ’51 D Chester S. Kurzet ’43 D Nancy Shook Bender ’54 Beulah Zwicker DiPoli ’23 D David A. Grimm ’60 Merton B. Lane 1913 D The Estate of Margaret Durkee Lillian Peirce Doe ’23 D Robert W. Hendrick ’27 D Helena Chen Law ’59 Benton Gladys V. Draper 1919 D Karen G. Hess ’78 Dr. Mark L. Lemmon John R. Briggs, Jr. ’39 Alfred G. Drew ’27 D Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt ’53 and Barbara Lemmon D Knowlton Brown ’37 Alice Kenyon Duncan D Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill Mari-Carol Lenihan ’73 Alastair S. Browne ’75 Richard B. Dunn ’31 D Steven C. Hill ’81 Eino O. Leppanen ’27 D Elizabeth Bruning Caplan ’52 Elizabeth M. Edmands ’30 D Mary Putnam Hopkins ’25 D Jeffrey P. Lindtner ’66 D Louise C. Carpenter Dr. Ruth Clifford Engs ’57 Robert W. Horton 1919 D Dr. Rodney M. Liversage ’48 D John F. Carr ’38 Mary G. Fern ’92 (HON) Rhonda Y. Houston Ann M. Logan ’85 Mark and Julia Casady The Estate of M. Anthony Fisher ’69 Estelle P. Hunt ’91 (HON) D Edna Pinney Longbottom 1919 D D John A. Clary 1910 Nicholas J. Fratello ’96 Thomas E. Jaffa ’70 Russell D. Loring ’29 D The Estate of George H. Cook, Jr. ’31 Diana Wilson Frazier ’58 Sally Ann McGill Jessie ’53 Ruth Lovell ’34 D D Erma Clyde Cooke ’90 (HON) Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. ’51 Mary S. C. Johnston D Russell A. Marcotte ’51 Mark R. Corbishley ’82 Madeleine Gaylor ’91 (HON) D Chandler T. Jones 1913 D Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte ’61 Carolyn A. Crowell ’66 Atim E. George ’74 George C. Jordan III ’59 Donald W. McNeish ’40 D Lewis A. Crowell ’44 William L. Gilman, Jr. ’31 D Elizabeth Ferguson Jump ’54 Catherine Ross Merwin ’35 Dr. John A. Curtis ’41 Shirley Kenyon Glenney ’46 The Estate of Jane M. Keough Janet Appleton Michelini ’30 D and Jean Curtis Kenneth M. Goldberg ’61 Dr. Richard Kleefield Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 Joseph W. Davis, Jr. ’31 John B. Gorton ’34 D and Mickey Kleefield Charitable Remainder Trust

D deceased 2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 51 The Estate of Elizabeth Colburn Alumni Montgomery ’25 Our alumni laid the foundation for Roger E. Morency ’55 today’s Cushing. They made their mark Roger G. Needham ’28 D while they were on campus as students, Gertrude B. Noble 1917 D and each year, many contribute to the Dr. Robert J. Norton ’33 D Academy’s excellence through their gifts. Martha Patari ’39 D Virginia Reimers Perry ’48 1935 D Katherine Phelps ’08 Ethel Blackford Anderson Ed and Rhonda Pierce Norman O. Pollet ’28 D 1938 The Estate of Lilla M. Pond ’36 John F. Carr George H. L. Porter, Sr. ’65 Walter G. Prince 1916 D 1939 D Frank P. Rand 1908 Dorothy E. Rogers D Philip S. Raskin ’76 Ruth Catlin Reardon ’25 D 1940 D Ruby Ryland Reed ’41 Sylvia Adasko Lilienthal Bruce L. Roberts ’44 D Helen Fraser Robinson ’35 D 1941 The Estate of Dorothy E. Rogers ’39 Dr. John A. Curtis Carrie Dickerman Romaine ’62 Robert F. Hart D Alan M. Rosanes ’60 John G. Jennings Alison R. Rowe ’74 Nancy Baybutt Ruder D Sally Staples Rulifson ’56 James A. Schmidt Virginia Lewis Sawyer ’28 D Joan Waterman Senty ’46 D 1942 D Jeanne Perrault Sharpe ’31 Barbara Hall Coffin D Mildred Nash Sherwood ’22 Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty D Harry A. Shindler ’22 Barbara Willins Hotchkiss Douglas A. Smalis ’71 The Estate of Amparito Smith 1943 D Goodrich T. Smith Marcia Fessenden Kelly-Hall The Estate of Eliot T. Spalding, Jr. ’71 Richard H. Mansfield D Cushing’s Piano Program Benefits Harold P. Splain 1918 from a Donation David L. Stiller ’64 1944 D Lawrence J. Sullivan ’48 Anonymous Cushing Academy is known for its music programs, but as you might Vernon R. Tate ’57 Nancy Stackpole Coffin imagine, maintaining our instruments—particularly our pianos D Evelyn Lawrence Thomas ’30 Duncan W. Munro because we are an all-Steinway school—can be an expensive proposi- Paul A. Tierney ’64 W. Edward Perkins tion. Changhao “Eddie” Li ’15 has benefited from the piano lessons The Estate of Vivian Collins Marcia Wells Seely he’s been able to take at Cushing, and in honor of that, his mother, Walker 1917 Sisy Shen, made a donation last year that enabled the Academy to Dr. Deborah Warner ’70 1945 send its Steinway Grand to receive the care it needed. After classes Frederick D. Watts ’47 Lucille Agard Bugel ended in the spring, we had the piano moved to Aardvark Piano Com- Anderson B. White ’79 Shirley Foynes Hargraves-Berl pany, and they began work. They worked hard over the summer, and D Elizabeth Foord White ’26 Charles L. Keating, Jr. in August, they returned the piano to the theatre room in the Curry Beatrice Beckwith Williams ’28 D Center. Such a project might ordinarily be prohibitively expensive Carol Carson Williston ’24 D 1946 for the Academy to undertake, but because of the generosity of Ms. Patrice H. Worcester ’79 Barbara Dunton Gerlach Shen, our students have access to a concert-quality instrument. If Dorothy S. Zug ’48 Shirley Kenyon Glenney you’d like to support Cushing’s music program, please contact us at Richard W. Griffith, Jr. [email protected] or call 978-827-7400. Jeanette Hunter Hennessy

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Alumni Giving by Decade to Cushing Academy Annual Fund 2014

1930–1939 ...... 9% 1940–1949 ...... 19% Virginia Arey Querci 1950–1959 ...... 20% Vernon R. Tate Barbara Young Stone 1960–1969...... 16% Frank M. Vana Angelos H. V. Xarras 1970–1979 ...... 9% 1958 1980–1989 ...... 6% 1947 1990–1999...... 3% Marilyn Friese Brent William C. Allison IV Jane Wilbur Brown 2000–2009 ...... 6% Richard A. Anzolut Robert B. Curry 2010–2013 ...... 13% John R. Bentley Matthew M. Cushing Dr. Robert S. Bond Diana Wilson Frazier Margaret Thomas Hansen John W. Gillis Fernando Lemus-Suarez Carol Garland Gorman Charles A. McAlister Lucille Duval Kline Mary Caldwell McLanahan Robert L. Gorman Nancy Craig McGrath Robert P. Michaud Helen Gonyea Shannon Robin Hanscom Hanscum Robert U. Phillips June Helman Moriarty Frederick D. Watts Nathaniel C. Lyon Beverly Stevens Prakelt Robert W. Thornton Carolyn I. Marr Richard B. Shepardson Sally Nichols Tracy 1948 Caryl Burton Wright Minor Margery Van Keuren Winter Harold Cohen 1955 Louise Stawniak Sayre Helen Riccio Gallucci Melinda C. Swihart 1952 Alice Carter Duston Eloise Kenney John T. Thornton Elizabeth Bruning Caplan Betsy Ross Fleming John W. MacDowell, Jr. Dr. Kenneth T. Wheeler, Jr. Frederick N. Clemson, Jr. Susan B. Hart Honorable Leah R. Marks James F. Collamore Jean Wilkinson Inglis Norma Barclay Merolla 1959 Carolyn Whitaker Cox Honorable Edward J. Rockett Virginia Reimers Perry James E. Baskin Ellen Cady Mercer Susan Partridge Young Harriet Patriquin Sanchez Marcia Pioppi Galazzi Bruce F. Paul Mark E. Sullivan John P. Hamel Mary Ann Hendrickson Smith 1956 Nancy Canby Sunshine Odette S. Krasnow Jennifer Stace Eileen Gaudette Amburgey Joan Wilson White Staunton T. Oppenheimer Cornelia Edwards Wells George D. Anderson Dorothy S. Zug David C. Schaefer Victoria Wilson Bath David T. Smith 1953 Rhenda Bramwell Brodnax 1949 Gail Henry Stewart Phyllis Comber Biddle Charles W. Hemingway Verne A. Adams Rebecca Bidwell Thompson Sylvia Roy Bingham William P. Kotoski Dr. Dwight F. Damon James O. Watson Ann Cherry Booth Dr. William F. O’Neil Priscilla Purdy Gallon Franklin P. Wilson III Richard H. Booth Marcia Williams Perry Allan H. Goldberg Harvey N. Winchester Howard S. Cohen Gretchen Augat Reilly Barbara Lloyd Greer Barbara Zimmerman Dennis Dr. Michael C. Sheff Janet M. Loring 1960 Katharine King Fite Marsha Simon Stelman Roger E. Marchand Constance Maynard Bolzan Paula Heslin Nelson Peter B. Talbot Carole Wiita Brown Elizabeth Hartz Hewitt Robert F. Trevor 1950 John G. Cooney Diane Cummings Hill Edward G. Watkins William D. Adams David A. Grimm Sally Ann McGill Jessie James M. Wright Thelma Frank Berman Burton L. Marsh Margit Bliss Orange Pauline Reimers Ellms Charles L. Sonders Virginia Hanscom Rugeley 1957 Valerie Wilcox England Jane Whitney Barbara Hassel Swartz A. Peter Blackman Oscar H. Hawley John F. Topham, Jr. Ann Cunneen Boardman Margaret Cook Liebig 1961 Christina Canon Craighead Mary Dorrien Montuori Henry W. Bidwell 1954 Susan White Daly Norma Webster Read Marna Nielsen Blanchette Nancy Shook Bender Ernest J. Glass, Jr. Pamet Ward Brown Dr. Donald F. Booth Thomas W. Hart 1951 Allan O. Colby Charles P. Clark C. Richard Koster Ann Woodcock Carlsen Edith Hillbrook Fischer Sally Taylor Gedney William W. Martin Alma M. Finneran Dr. Allan G. Freedman Lorraine Duval Gross Harold V. McAuliffe Raymond C. Freeman, Jr. Peter Haigis Elizabeth Ferguson Jump Theodore F. Robbins Robert C. Hawley Virginia Wilkinson Marcotte

D deceased 2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 53 Thomas R. Rafalsky 1965 Jonathan S. Silverman 1976 Anthony A. Steere, Jr. Christopher T. Murphy Lester G. Spellman Mohammed R. Khan John J. Zawistoski George H. L. Porter, Sr. Jean Chadwick Walters Jay H. Massirman Walter E. Rapp III Robert A. Young Philip S. Raskin 1962 Richard W. Ripley Irena Choi Stern 1970 Nancy Brock Brennan Dr. James A. Rondeau Dr. Marylin Corbett Brown Jane Woodruff Shattuck Thatcher R. Beebe 1977 William F. Craig III Martie Brand-Krohn Julianne Cusack Ciraldo Stephen K. Critchfield 1966 William H. Buell III Rosemary Chun Dodek Stephen A. Freudenheim Donald M. Aronoff Ellen F. Harrington David F. Farnham Peter H. Johnson Dr. Fred W. Benton, Jr. Blair R. Hopps Margaret Jensen Murphy Carolyn A. Crowell Richard E. Hunter 1978 Clayton S. Robinson Constance A. Fisher Dr. Babetta L. Marrone Jodie D. Elliott Barbara Brown Schultz Lucile Bonnar Hanscom John H. McCann III Gregg A. Falcone Willard I. Shattuck III Dr. Gregory Johnson Judith S. Myers Karen G. Hess Dr. Catherine Jarmon Van Meter Marc R. Nathanson Dr. Deborah Warner Robin Lockwood Hall Susan Stirling Woody Dr. Helen F. Peters Elizabeth J. Smith 1971

1963 1967 Carol Anderson Carter 1979 David H. Carbone Richard J. Chase, Jr. Heather Sommers Perry Anderson B. White Eugene H. Coracci Robert T. Johnston Douglas A. Smalis Patrice H. Worcester Donald J. Hendler Janet Crocker Joyce Jane I. Steiger David L. Hunter Honorable David G. Sacks Daniel O. Turcotte 1980 Susan Woodruff Macaulay Laura Bowen Simon Leslie Edwards Vincent Michael R. Foisie Susan Foley McCann Warren F. White, Jr. Michael A. Rousseau 1972 Betsey Nugent Irene Choi Yu John H. O’Reilly 1968 Leslie Foss Bowen Paul M. Sears Alan B. Crocker Allen K. Cohn 1981 Joe E. Strauss Alan B. Cutcliffe Stacey Selden Matthew L. Cone John R. Ursone William J. Fenton Katherine E. Kaae 1973 Edith Koehler Williams Randall Sussman 1969 Roberta DeWaters 1964 Ellyn Alkon-Doig Renee N. Khatami 1982 Cynthia Benton-Groner Donna Gary Baum Mari-Carol Lenihan Robert H. Alexander Margaret O’Leary Cain Dr. Millicent A. Bolden Dore Hammond Normile Anna S. Choi Dr. Stephen H. Cutcliffe Roger H. Brooks, Jr. Christina P. Smith Matthew H. Defeo Sara Herzog Hogan Marion W. Brown Paul S. Dever 1974 Richard P. Mohlere, Jr. Ellen M. Bryan Matthew D. Rousseau William E. Mulliken, Jr. Albert C. Bulls III Robert E. Barrat Stephanie Terrien Lawrence C. Procter Gillian Brown Bunker Atim E. George Nancy Johnson Richards Andrew L. Cohen James Condict Grace 1983 Peter J. Schenk, Jr. Arthur J. Coulombe John T. Leyden, Jr. Dana E. Barnes David L. Stiller O. Diane Bright Doriney Carlos M. Ortiz, Jr. John E. Bernard, Jr. Donna Merrill Stout Mary Kohli Furniss Alison R. Rowe Brian P. Green Kathleen Coulombe Taylor Richard A. Maloney John G. Sommers, Sr. D Elizabeth Stebbins Torkelsen Paul A. Tierney Lynn Montana Rosario Velasco Lino Thomas G. Trager Constance Graham O’Dea 1975 Ellen G. Weaver Eleanor Glancy Parker Alastair S. Browne 1984 Peter C. Whitney William T. Patten Samuel A. Getz Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell Dr. Douglas W. Wright Susan C. Peters Gary K. Prahm Dr. Mark D. Desjardins Mary Gilman Yax Susan Remmer Ryzewic Lawrence M. Reid Barbara D. Morriss Dr. Candyce R. Silver John G. Sussek III Heather D. Wright-Ojha Gwen Hooz Silverman Sandee Fried Zuccaro

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2nd Annual Golf Tournament

Cushing Academy’s 2nd Annual Golf Tournament We had some wonderful sponsors with Cushing TOP Thanks to everyone for playing! was a big success! Over 100 alumni, faculty, staff, ties, including Sports 195 (Aaron Earls ’90), Anthony BELOW LEFT Meghan Duggan ’06 with Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr and friends of Cushing joined us on Monday, June Joseph Real Estate LLC (Tony Mallozzi ’01), Innova- 23, 2014, at the Ridge Club in Sandwich, Mass. All tive Distribution Services (Lawrence Taylor P’13), BELOW RIGHT It was a beautiful day, and a beautiful location for a round of golf. proceeds from this star-studded event will support and Morgan Stanley (Pete Metcalf ’98). the Cushing Athletics program. Among the players After all was said and done, the tournament were Tom Poti ’96, David Warsofsky ’09, Meghan winners were Tom Poti ’96 and his ringer team- Duggan ’06, Erika Lawler ’05, Billy Ryan ’05, Chris mates Matt Brown ’97, Keith Emery ’97, and Eric Bourque ’04, and many more of our extended Cush- Nickulas ’94. ing family. Better still, the one and only Bobby Orr Save the date now for next year’s event on stopped in to sign autographs and take photos. June 29, 2015.

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Peter M. Adeson Alicia K. Amerson Edward A. Cadogan S. Rebecca Chanin Eliza Wood Dietz Bruce M. Lemieux Peter G. Melanson Jack S. Miller Fernando Salgado Brett J. Torrey

1986

Raeko Azuma Jennifer A. Johnston Anthony D. Marken Neil J. Minihane Elizabeth Moon Moore Brian G. Moriarty A. Brooks Thoroughgood III

1987

Elizabeth Rogers Bald Stephen D. Chen Catherine Brewer Daley Roderick C. Kellett Christopher Swanson John B. Towers Kristin Henry Walton

1988

Trevor B. Cone Darryn A. DuShane Lawrence L. Falk Kenneth A. Shapiro Jessica Eisenhaure Stewart Scott D. Whitney

1989

Carter W. Byham Cullen Goodyear Concannon Jeremy A. Duffy Jill M. Halloran Patio and Dining Alcove Complete Nicole Xarras Moorshead Grace W. Sardjono Last year, we told you that the Class of 2013 and their parents had supported some special changes to Cush- ing’s campus, namely a new private dining space in the Fisher-Watkins Dining Commons, and an outside 1990 patio space near the Joseph C. Treadwell Student Center. We’re happy to announce that those projects are Aaron G. Earls now complete, and the Cushing community is enjoying the new spaces that were made possible through Heather L. Hill the generosity of our students and families. We hope you’ll take a moment to see these lovely new spaces Jennifer Paxman Horgan the next time you’re on campus. Kevin J. Jacobs William K. Kelly

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Adam M. Perlow 2001 2007 Caitlin J. Morse Peter A. Snyder Adam T. Gadoury Anthony J. Buono Kyle E. O’Brien Matthew S. Lemieux Diana K. Lynas Elliot J. Taillon 1991 Anthony J. Mallozzi IV Kathryn M. Marchetti Melissa Z. Wasser Tryon D. Clark Christopher G. White Edina Harrington Meehan 2013 Matthew P. Ettinger Frederick A. Stewart Gonzalez Jordan A. Hall 2002 Ayalew M. Taye Cameron S. Akers T. Keith Hart, Jr. James B. Cheever Chen-Han Tsai Emily A. Allen Dr. Adam T. Rabinowitz Jaime G. Hancock Marina G. Vernon Abdullatif E. Alsalem D. Todd Servick Allison Z. Malcolm Catherine C. Barnes Ann-Chia Wang Ashlee W. Pierce 2008 Edmund T. Belsky Andika A. Rosadi Joshua J. Bernard Ashley B. Bermingham 1992 Matthew E. Tuller Margaret A. Casady Andrew M. Chrabascz Elizabeth I. Johnson Charles S. Gurney Carolyn S. Cunningham 2003 Kathryn E. Powers Martha M. Findley 1993 Lindsey L. Caleo Sintayehu M. Taye Rebecca E. Fisch Andre A. Gelinas Noel R. Camacho Sarah K. Yeager Jack M. Harasimowicz Elyse H. Webber Jennifer F. Chase Hariz F. Jeffery Douglas K. Woodbury Jeffrey S. Kirsh 2009 Katie L. Kaehlert Chelsea Cummings Koski Matthew C. Cavicchi Selena So Yeon Kim 1994 Erik D. Stein Anastasia E. Edwards Morel Jocelyn G. Labombarde Erin Winski Greenwald William S. Harlin Dale O. Lauffer Auriell P. Spiegel 2004 Mark Jiajing Shen Timothy R. Lemieux 1995 Steven M. Adams Terrie M. Tin Ziran Li Kara L. Moore Laura E. Brady Jill A. Weigley Julia L. B. Mansfield Jordana Rosen Popovich Yasuyuki Goto Madison D. Williams Isabel C. Mendoza Rozlynn M. Silvaggio Bauman Patricia K. Hecht Justine A. Zayhowski Nicholas J. Merrill Jillian C. Mauch Lindsey N. Miller 1996 Donald L. McLagan (HON) 2010 Mary M. O’Neill Nicholas J. Fratello Lauren Jacobs Toomy Lucas J. Donahue Jonathan P. Pallotta Abigail Goen Helfat Christopher J. Tracy Emily M. Halpin Amanda R. Palumbo Benjamin P. Willner David A. Hastings Nicole S. Paulides 2005 David Seungwon Lee Jack A. Peacock 1997 Cristina L. Hancock Andrew J. Richardson Amanda L. Proia Rachel L. Dellheim Jenna P. Lashley Joshua I. Spector Nora Yitong Qiu Timothy A. Leveroni Andrew R. L. Trexler Brooke C. Roberts 1998 Michelle Lu Saetersmoen Abigail C. Williams Caitlyn J. Ryan C. John Napolitano Nicholas E. Sanders Diego Schlesinger Baranek Lindsay A. Wilde 2011 John P. Schmidt 1999 Blakney C. Young Tia M. Alliy Jessica A. Sedgwick Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow Ashley M. Zimmerman Emanuela D. Antonellis Jillian J. Sierra Celine G. Nader Terra C. Barton Chernet B. Sisay Adam E. C. Pierce 2006 Justina R. Germano Brian P. Sjoblom Dana Daller Powell Douglas M. Dreyer Lauren J. Kelly Bryan R. Stipek Emily Hudak Ries Ryan L. Duff Margot A. McElwreath Nicole E. Streeter Nicole Shiffman Schwartz Saif F. Enany Anna P. Rapperport Lawrence A. Taylor IV R. Tyler Young John R. Frey Robin C. Yoshida Emma J. Therrien Michael Chun Hei Ho Daniel J. Trainor 2000 Richard J. Meehan 2012 Ariel Suli Xu Gregory A. Bair-Caruso Courtney T. Sheary Kelley A. Cavicchi Aaron A. Yang Melissa Irving Christensen Robert M. Yeager Grace S. Centauro Devon F. Young Elsie R. Eastman Lauren E. Young Stephen K. Inman Philip F. Young

2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 57 Students Mimi Ka Yan To Ruby Yeuk Im Kau Sue Casey Students never cease to amaze us with Mariah L. Weintraub Jessica A. Kinsley Collins and Valerie Chikeluba their generosity and commitment to Todd H. Wetzel Mert Y. Kula Mark and Kathryn Daniels community service. In addition to serving Steven C. Windt Vicky Ka Yu Lau Anthony and Kathleen DeFelice their communities and bringing their Matthew R. Wollrath Vivian Chongyi Lu Derrick and Michelle Dunn youthful exuberance to campus, many Bob Qingjie Zeng Alexandra J. Merjan Holly Dunn and George Delahunty of our students also contribute to the Alejandro Mussali Benabib Charles and Sylvie Dutil Cushing Academy Fund. 2015 Freya I. Roberts Robert Foote Alexandra Y. Asselta Anne Salmon Richard and Wendy Gaton 2014 Sarah H. Berkowitz Kennice Ho Yee Tse Aylin Gozubuyuk Ryan L. Bajjaly Marjory K. Boyd Christopher J. Usman Larry and Susan Greene Lara L. Blom John A. Casady Erika L. vonGraevenitz Dr. Ahmed Hamidi Christine L. Bonetti Rodrigo Castanon Cossio Jack Williams and Rose Marie Ross-Hamidi Richard S. Boyd Samantha J. Choi Caroline V. Young Mark Hayes Chau T. Q. Bui Haidee Hiu Tik Chu Jessie Xiping Zhen and Latonya Grant-Hayes Laura M. Caves Olivia R. Dei Dolori Drs. Soo-Jong Hong and Yee Jin Shin 2017 Cyrus C. Y. Chan Julie E. Donnenfeld Kwang Ho Im and Sook Jin Choi Andy Cheng-An Chang John K. Dyke Spencer C. Akers Charles Kim and Lisa Nam Kevin Yu-An Chen Maria Elena Fraga Tomas P. Balboa Livis Cheon Sik Kim and Dr. Bo Kyung Bae Luke C. Daniels Mathias Guerra Isaksen Ronnie C. Callahan Kenneth Lee and Jina Hong Thomas J. DeFelice Cole G. Hockman Robert G. Ciottone Shih Kun Lee and Emily Chien Lee Phub Dorji Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab Sara Haua Fiano Eun Hwan Lim and Ki Ran Kim Gabrielle E. Dutil Trevor G. Kacz Ryan P. Kelly Gina Martin Andrew H. Fitzgerald Katherine M. Lemieux Katheryn Joo Hyun Oh Sandro Masucci Donovan J. Foote Malcolm M. Macdonald Fernanda Salgado Chris and Sharon McCarthy Keeley J. Frost Samantha M. Maney Jarrod N. Simmons Kathleen McGuire Benjamin W. Fuller Stephen C. Marsico Olivia B. Truel Rullina Montes de Freites Taylor S. Greene Brendan R. Miller Joshua Sangyeun Yoon and Alfredo Freites Kyu Sang Han Shearee Namgyel Drs. Michael J. Mutchler Current Parents Taylor Tian Tian Huang Henry Hang Fai Ngai and Michele C. Parker Gifts from current parents are Erin K. Joyce Russell W. Olive Robert and Laurie O’Connor particularly special because they’re Daniel A. Kelley Andrea J. Portilla Romero Donald O’Neal already advancing the institution by Jenny Chia-Lin Lee Alexandre Reissmann Barbara O’Neill sending their children here. By going James Kyucheol Lee Christopher J. Scatterday Carlos and Lorenia Pena beyond their tuition payments to make Sooji Lee Taylor E. Sebring Phil and Patricia Pengeroth charitable gifts to the Academy, parents Connie Kali Leong Chloe A. Smith Isidoro Pessah and Raquel Kirsch show incredible dedication to Cushing’s Esin Aixin Li Rinka Tanimoto Chuck and Karen Peters ongoing excellence. Dimitri M. Masucci Arden J. Wise Peter and Kathleen Pfeffer Ackim Mpofu Eunice E. Wong Harry and Missy Powers 2014 Shaylah K. O’Connor Richard Hawtin Yung Barry and Carolyn Ralston Alexander A. C. O’Neill Savannah Jiayue Zhong Anonymous Magnus and Nancy Ryde Jennifer E. O’Neill Nizam Abdul Razak Dr. Bobby W. Sandage, Jr. 2016 Laura Q. O’Neill and Kat Abdul Rahman and Mic Sandage Valerie E. Otti Elizabeth A. Barberio Jane Armstrong Dr. Barry R. Schneider Rafael Pessah Kirsch Timothy R. Bouchard Tim and Amanda Beachus and Sue Schneider Hannah Pfeffer Vigen G. Ciottone John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83 Glenn and Peggy Todd Raveena Phichitsingh Bailey J. Conger and Sharon Bernard Lisa Weintraub Michael F. Powers Hannah Duckeck Stephen and Beth Besen Gary Weintraub Spencer J. Ralston Nicolas Dutil Dr. Henry Blom Todd Wetzel Erik R. W. Ryde Kaleb Eyob and Mary Beth Blom Scott Wilson Amelia C. Schneider Isaac Fasja Romano Leo and Eileen Bonetti Eric and Margo Wood Michael A. Simonetta Nora E. Flaherty Thuan Bui Xin and Jiayong Zhang Elias Kably Sacal and Truong Thi Quynh Thu Rachel Zou and Bill Leong

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Contemplation Garden

On graduation morning, just before the traditional senior speeches on the library patio, Cushing formally opened its new Contemplation Garden with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Designed by John Kelly ’13 and made possible because of the generosity of the Kelly family, the garden took shape over the course of this year. The garden, which the Kelly family dedicated in honor of the student body, features carefully placed rocks, bonsai, and sculpture that create a serene space for members of the Cushing commu- nity to reflect, wonder, and dream. Indeed, the space is so lovely that it has inspired the creation of a beautiful glass sculpture by Alex O’Neill ’14 and Arkady Baltser ’17. We are thrilled that the vision and dreams of one Cushing student could be brought to life and will be enjoyed by Penguins for generations to come.

TOP The Kelly Family helps celebrate the dedication of the garden.

BOTTOM The Contemplation Garden outside Fisher-Watkins Library

2015 Dr. Verne Goldsher and Jill Goldsher Gary and Heidi Lorden Dwight and Cindy Sowerby Anonymous YoungJin and Sumi Yoon Han Kevin and Lynda Macdonald Taku and Sonomi Tanaka Tony and Kathleen Asselta Bruce and Pamela Harris Norman and Becky MacDonald Masaki and Yukari Tanimoto Andrew and Carol Buono Stanford and Susan Hartshorn Raymond and Carla Marsico Shane and Kimberley Tufts Keith and Jyl Calcote Matthew and Tricia Hegge Alan Ngai and Hsiu Hui Cheng Wallace and Kimberly Varga Mark and Julia Casady Randy and Sheila Horrocks Yumiko Nishikawa Yaoqing Wen and Yuqin Xie William Catlin and Julia Battel Hiroshi and Yuko Inami Lori Nix Merrick and Joan Williamson Yizhong Chen and Chenghong Xia Odd and Marta Isaksen James and Paula Ohaus Thomas Wise Michael Clayton and Alison Freed Anand and Joan James Daniel and Allison Parsley and Justine Woolner-Wise Brian and Daniela Daccord Michael and Diane Kacz Manit and Prapassorn Eric and Margo Wood Philip and Sandi Dei Dolori Jay and Sheila Kaplowitz Piamkulwanich Stephen and Jennifer Dolente Raman Kapur and Geetu Verma Lyn Reynolds 2016 Liz Donnenfeld Thomas and Sarah Kramlich Bill Rose and Dr. Merle Monsein Gyu Tae Bae and Bok Hee Jung Charles Elliott Kate Kusza Grace Sardjono ’89 and Chin Man Linsheng Bao and Yongmei Li Xiyan Fan and Vivian Zhang Vicky Lee Joseph and Sheryl Sargent Dr. Theodore Barton Jack Feng and Ann An Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 John Scatterday and Cindy Litzenberger Daniel and Anne Ferguson and Karen Lemieux Albert and Theodora Simons Ricky and Mary Jo Brainin Edward and Marjorie Foss Dr. Bo Li and Sisy Shen Bong Won Sohn and Seung Hee Lee Peter and Kristen Burke

2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 59 Sue Casey Marty and Mini Young Norman Bingham Nancy Hanslip Sen Chung Chau and Amy Chen Dengfeng Zhen and Alice Bao and Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53 Mark Harasimowicz Mercedes Christman Glen Zhu and Rujie Gong Allan and Loretta Blauner Ellen F. Harrington ’70 James and Ronda Conger Jane Bourette Dick and Jeanne Harrington Steve and Peggy Cotton 2017 Chris and Jimmie-Gaye Buono Marie Hebeler Dr. Wolfgang Duckeck Larry Abbott Dr. Norman E. Carey Rich and Jill Henry Charles and Sylvie Dutil Steve and Liz Akers Mark Carlisle Karen Hess ’78 Jim and Colleen Fay Robert and Lisa Alber and Dr. Susan K. Carlisle Diane Cummings Hill ’53 Rick Forrester Jennifer Bleakley and Nina Jacobson Carol Anderson Carter ’71 Dr. Joseph C. Hill and Kathleen Hill and Dr. Natalie X. K. Forrester Garth and Jacqueline Bonadie Ken and Judi Cavicchi Brad and Kathy Hoffman Scott and Deb Gardner Joseph and Molly Burns Richard J. Chase, Jr. ’67 Dr. James R. Hollowood Pete and Tira Gilchrest Brendan and Laura Callahan and Kelly Chase and Judith Hollowood Larry and Susan Greene Lina Chow Peter and Lucy Cheever Ed Howard Richard and Maryellen Guerriero Seamus and Julie Collins Ed and Penny Chrusciel Greg and Tracey Inman Dr. Stuart A. Harlin and Jill Harlin Haitao Ding Peter and Nicki Clarke Ted and Dot Iorio Jean Anne Hart Richard and Deborah Diver John G. Cooney ’60 Don and Karen Irving Guisheng He and Lingling Fang Lisa Durkee Abbott Daniel and Jean Coughlin John Jansing Ingo and Ola Hecke Carl Erickson Lucilla Crocker Bob and Carolyn Johnson Odd and Marta Isaksen Martha Erickson David and Lisa Cummings Robert Johnston Pak Kwan Kau and Na Li Jim and Colleen Fay Julia Cunningham Jeremiah and Louisa Jones Samuyeol Ko and Kyungha Lee Thomas and Lee Ann Fital Vito and Rosa Cutrona James and Heather Kaehlert K.C. Kublbeck Scott and Deb Gardner Doug and Patty Delay Jim and Sandy Karman Sabrina Kublbeck Raymond and Maria Haarstick Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim Charles L. Keating, Jr. ’45 Kate Kusza Jesse and Haekyung Kim and Jane Dellheim and Mary Keating Chang Jae Lee and Mi Young Park Norman and Becky MacDonald Dr. Claude Desjardins Dr. Barry J. Kemler and Joan Kemler Dr. Soon-Hyoung Lee Gina Martin and Jane Desjardins Mark and Janet Kindy and Shion Kanai Lin Pei and Jing Zhu Douglas and Stephanie Desjardins Lucille Duval Kline ’54 Sheldy Leung and Jo Jo Lin Fernando Salgado ’85 Rich Devin and James Kline Ming Li and Lei Pei and Susana Rodriguez and Jessica MacKenzie Devin Koji and Yoshiko Kotaka Dr. Anne Liebling Luis Suberville and Maria Rodriguez Dr. Bart L. Dolmatch John and Wendy Kretchmer Robin Lockwood Hall ’78 Jerome and Sonya Tarter and Kim Dolmatch Dana Krul and Marcia Meyer-Krul and Jeff Hall Brad and Patricia Truel Charlie and Susan Donahue Nick and Margie Kuchta Weigen Lu Michael and Margo Weill Paul Dowling Don and Jean Kunz Pete and Mary Ann Mattoon Ryan and Rebecca Wood Doug and Donna Dreyer Peter and Irene Labombarde Steven and Jennifer Morlock Drs. Hyojin Yoon and Sunhee Kim Joe and Angela Droogan Dr. Bruce W. Lashley Drs. Michael J. Mutchler Alice Carter Duston ’55 and Elaine Lashley and Michele C. Parker Parents of Alumni and David Duston Richard Lewis Dr. Frederick Nevins Many of our alumni parents continue to Tim and Gail Evjenth Amy Logan and Nancy Nevins affirm the value of a Cushing education Mark and Donna Exter and Dr. William G. Mayer Mike and Sarah Quinlan even as their students pursue lives beyond Barrie Fahey Nico and Julie Louras Jennifer Raterman high school. Carol Fazio James and Kimberly MacPhee Scott and Kimberly Samson Jack and Marilyn Fielder Thomas and Ellen Mann Conrad and Sara Sanford Peter and Ellen Allen Michael R. Foisie ’80 Drs. Babetta L. Marrone ’70 Masakazu and Hiromi Sato Joongkeun An and Myungboon Lee and Jeanmarie Foisie and Thomas M. Yoshida Steven and Marie Schwartzapfel Ethel Blackford Anderson ’35 Masashi and Masayo Furuya Frank and Margaret Mazza Kotaro Shiba Chapman Bailey Dino and Dianne Gallant Charles A. McAlister ’51 Hideaki and Yuko Shimane Ibrahim Balghonaim Atim George ’74 and Levi Zangai and Florence McAlister Myung Ho Son and Amy Lee and Nawal Alhussain Samuel A. Getz ’75 Tim and Erika McCormick Lucius Strazdis and Vida Juodaitis Bob Barton Perry and Valerie Gillies Ed and Leslie McElwreath Hiroshi and Teruko Uemura Robert and Diane Bass Ted and Kim Goodnow Donald L. McLagan ’04 (HON) Zhong Lei and Xiao Rong Wang Dave and Lyn Bennett Nat Green and Ann Scalaro-Green and Barbara McLagan Ric and Hillary Williams Marc and Cheryl Bingham Eleanor Laing Greenhalgh-Kilty ’42 David and Emily Merjan Dr. Mark G. Wolf and Alison Wolf Wayne and Maria Hancock Pete and Cindy Merrill

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Jason and Anne Marie Michaels Dr. Robert S. Stipek Lee and Gloria Freeman Dana and Sheryl Demers Wolfgang and Dorothy Millbrandt and Anna Maria Alberghini Richard and Patricia Guerriero Dr. Mark D. Desjardins ’84 Caryl Burton Wright Minor ’58 Cheryl Storm Sally Hartshorn Lisa J. Durkee Abbott and Henry Minor David and Pam Streeter Norm and Audrey Kacz Robert and Jeanette Emerson Christos and Eliana Mitropoulos George and Tammy Sullivan Ruth Pease Donald R. Erb Jay and Joyce Moody Bob and Ann Sullivan Paul and Pauline Quinlan Dr. Fred T. Erskine III Nicole Xarras Moorshead ’89 Rosalie Swanson Seimei and Kazuko Shimane Edith Hillbrook Fischer ’61 and John Moorshead Peter B. Talbot ’56 Louis Sierra and Charles Fischer, Jr. Matt and Laureen Moran and Suzanne Talbot Henry and Madeline Fischer Brian and Marie Moulton Lawrence and Stacey Taylor Friends and Former Kristen Kelly Fisher Stephen and Judy Muller Robert and Lianne Therrien Faculty and Staff Raymond and Rose Fortier Paul Nacol David and Jean Tracy The Cushing community is broad and Barbara S. Foster Fred and Jo-Ann Nalette Dennis and Michelle Tremblay inclusive. Our former faculty may no Steve and Joanne Gagnon Nestor and Anne Nicholas Bill and Sue Troy longer spend their daily lives at Cushing, Dr. Grant Geske Robert and Brenda O’Brien Pi-Cheng and Paula Wang but many have deep ties to the Academy Glenn and Nancy Goodale Julia Ohm Dan and Marcia Wasser that go on even after they leave. Further, Eric P. Gulko Tom and Missy O’Neill Edward G. Watkins ’56 the Academy has many friends whose Karl and Sandra Hakkarainen Mark and Karen Osterheld and Karen Watkins relationships with Cushing are varied. David and Linda Halvorsen Robert and Marsha Page Jim and Jane Weigley The generosity of these individuals is Wendy Hammond Rich and Susan Palmer Dr. Steven J. Weintraub deeply appreciated by the students and Patricia K. Hecht ’04 Nick Papakyrikos and Sandee Goldman faculty at the Academy. Estelle P. Hunt ’91 D and Judy NormanDin Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss Victoria W. Hunt Jin Kyu Park and Yeon Hee Kim and Kay M. Petersen Anonymous Dr. Satoru Ito Chris and Jayne Peacock Bill and Marcy Wenning A. Patton Abbe Bradford and Marion Joliffe Ruth Pease Ron and Rose White Raymond and Shirley Ablondi Louisa G. Jones Susan C. Peters ’69 Bob and Pat Whitmore Roger and Linda Adams Christine S. Kelly and Dr. Patrick Cavanagh Peter C. Whitney ’64 William and Cynthia Allen Patricia Beyer Kelly Jim and Denise Pickett Harry and Sue Wight Robert H. Amick Christine Lorion Ed and Rhonda Pierce Sara Yeager Ibrahim Balghonaim Kevin and Paula MacDougall Peter Pohly Jack and Marcia Young and Nawal Alhussain Leonard and Elizabeth Martone Bernd Recker Robert A. Young ’69 Barbara A. Beebe Joseph Marzilli and Petra Corall-Recker Andrew and Carlene Ziegler Dorothy S. Benham Daniel McGowan Dr. Vincent S. Reppucci John E. Bernard, Jr. ’83 and Ruth Dunkley-McGowan and Michele Pallai Grandparents Richard and Dolores Boettcher Nelson A. McLean Jim and Joanne Richardson Like so many others, our Cushing Dorian Bowman Patrick McNamara Will and Meredith Rinaldi grandparents are also committed to Marilyn Brady Donald and Ann Miller Dave and Leanne Royal advancing the education available at Guy A. Bramble Nancy R. Moses Bryan and Nancy Ruez Cushing for both current and future Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth Carole Ogren Steven and Carol Sarro classes. We are mindful of their faith and Farid Bukhari and Qamar Ahmed James H. Perry Walter and Charleen Sawyer are deeply grateful for their support of Jack and Beverly Burke Sarah M. Peskin Jay and Heidi Sharron Cushing Academy. Mark H. Carlisle Paul and Carol Pollastri Willard I. Shattuck III ’62 Andrienne G. Clark Michael M. Ridgway and Jane Woodruff Shattuck ’65 Sylvia Roy Bingham ’53 Nicolette B. Clarke Joyce Rivard Dr. Michael C. Sheff ’56 and Norman Bingham Catherine F. Cloutier Dorothy Rouleau and Barbara Sheff David and Gail Bumgardner Jared J. Colicchie Ruth Russo Dan and Dyan Sierra Betsy Burke Seamus Collins Steven W. Sandoval Jim and Claudia Smith Alex and Norma Cujini Thomas Corbett Pamela L. Shoemaker John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74 D Dr. John A. Curtis ’41 Sally Cross M. N. Shroff and Elizabeth Sommers and Jean Curtis John C. Custer Allan F. Small Gerry and Marcy Spector Dr. Claude Desjardins Vito Cutrona Wayne and Vivian Spacek John and Nancy Stamper and Jane Desjardins Barbara E. Daigle Edith M. Sparling Drs. David Stein Rosalie Dolmatch Joshua Delaney Dana and Lorna Sulin and Paula Torres-Stein Anne Feeney Robert and Olive DeLuca Wayne and Katrina Sweitzer

D deceased 2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 61 Peter and Romayne Timms Anthony Joseph Real Estate LLC Harold and Janice Cohen One Step Forward Education Brett J. Torrey ’85 Assured Guaranty Corp. Foundation Foundation James and Connie Tucker Baird Foundation, Inc. The Hebeler Foundation Petaluma Portfolio, LLC Edward P. Walsh Bank of America Foundation, Inc. Hillsdale Fund Inc. Quail Run Residents Kristin Henry Walton ’87 Booth Charitable Lead Unitrust Hoffman Auto Group Remmer/Ryzewick Family Fund and David Walton The Boston Foundation Innovative Distribution Services Richard and Jean Harrington Nathalie J. Weeks Byham Charitable Foundation Iorio Charitable Foundation Charitable Foundation Marcy S. Wenning Camelot Lane LLC Jansing-Cook Foundation Richard W. and Susan M. Palmer Sherwin and Martha Wexler Carol Fazio Charitable Fund John Carr Foundation Charitable Fund Gary and Jean Williams Conger Management Group, Inc. Joseph & Barrie Fahey Foundation Rochester Area Community Dr. L. Dane Williams Donald and Susan Booth Karen and Mark Osterheld Foundation Marc Wysocki Charitable Fund Charitable Gift Fund Schwab Charitable Fund Sara B. Yeager Douglas W. and Patricia G. Wright Kelly Fisher Foundation Sport195, Inc. Yi Zhou and Li Tang Family Fund The L.M. Reid Group, LLC The Stiller Family Charitable E.G. Watkins Family Foundation Lewis M. & Esther Perlstein Family Foundation Corporations and Elizabeth R. and Frederick W. Bald Foundation Target Corporation Foundations Charitable Fund Lowell Corporation Thomson Reuters We’re grateful to our corporate and The Erickson Family Fund M & M Transport Services, Inc. Trading Post Music, Inc. foundation partners who support Cushing Essex County Community Marquis George MacDonald UBS National Philanthropic Trust excellence. This list includes those Foundation Foundation, Inc. UBS Warburg LLC companies who have matched gifts made The Ettinger Foundation, Inc. Mattoon Family Giving Fund United Way of Central by their employees to Cushing Academy. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund McCarthy Realty Trust Massachusetts Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts Network for Good United Way of Rhode Island Aetna Foundation to Education Program Norman J. and Rebecca L. VMware Foundation Alber Hearing Services, P.C. Flo-Tech, LLC MacDonald III Charitable Watkins Family Charitable Trust Allied Printing Services Charitable GE Foundation Gift Fund Wells Fargo Community Support Foundation Gretchen Augat Reilly Fund Northern Trust Company Campaign

Making Cushing Safer for Students and Faculty

In the fall of 2013, an anonymous donor made a gift which enabled the Academy to make some im- provements to its campus. Part of School Street, located behind the Main Building, was closed and turned into a lovely green space. Traffic on campus is now directed up the Academy Street hill to turn right at Lowe Hall. Parking is no longer permitted along School Street in front of Alumni Hall. In making these changes, the Acad- emy’s campus has become more pedestrian friendly—a sensible choice since so many students and faculty live on campus and walk to and from offices and classrooms each day. We hope our entire com- munity will enjoy the new green space behind the Main Building.

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Wells Fargo Foundation In Honor of Dr. Susan K. Carlisle In Honor of Colleen A. Fay In Honor of Grady S. MacPhee ’13 White Sylvania Charitable Trust Ryan P. Kelly ’17 Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15 James and Kimberly MacPhee William Bass Charitable Brendan R. Miller ’15 Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 Foundation Matthew R. Wollrath ’14 In Honor of Cynthia B. Merrill In Honor of Robert T. Foote III John A. Casady ’15 Honorary Gifts In Honor of Pat Caruso and Magnus and Nancy Ryde In Honor of Sandra G. Michelman Many donors make gifts in tribute of Beverly Bair-Caruso In Honor of Robert Gagnon Magnus and Nancy Ryde specific individuals. It’s a wonderful way Gregory A. Bair-Caruso ’00 Stephen C. Marsico ’15 to honor those people who have had a In Honor of Cara Clarke In Honor of significant impact on your life. This list Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14 In Honor of Lisa M. Geddis Thiravat Na Pombejara ’70 includes our students who have made gifts Marjory K. Boyd ’15 Dorothy S. Benham John H. McCann III ’70 in honor of the Cushing faculty who are so Kaleb Eyob ’16 important to their Academy experience. In Honor of Deborah A. Gustafson In Honor of Julia R. Ohm Shearee Namgyel ’15 Matt and Laureen Moran Thomas P. Balboa Livis ’17 Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13 In Honor of Olivia R. Dei Dolori ’15 Lauren Dellheim Ainsworth ’94 In Honor of Wayne T. Hancock In Honor of Wayne Clarke Taylor E. Sebring ’15 Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim Timothy R. Bouchard ’16 Ryan L. Bajjaly ’14 Matthew R. Wollrath ’14 and Jane Dellheim Cristina L. Hancock ’05 Caitlyn J. Ryan ’13 In Honor of C. Steve Parker In Honor of Raja D. Bala In Honor of Donald Harmon In Honor of Donald T. Connors Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14 Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14 and Deborah Nyberg Harmon Magnus and Nancy Ryde Magnus and Nancy Ryde Laura Q. O’Neill ’14 Carole Ogren Richard Hawtin Yung ’15 Magnus and Nancy Ryde In Honor of Melanie J. Connors In Honor of Joan S. Hathaway Mariah L. Weintraub ’14 Scott Wilson In Honor of Catherine E. Pollock Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 In Honor of April L. Boettcher In Honor of Steven Couture, Jr. In Honor of Richard J. Henry Magnus and Nancy Ryde Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15 In Honor of A. Catalina Reinoso Yasuyuki Goto ’04 Magnus and Nancy Ryde Magnus and Nancy Ryde In Honor of Nancy L. Boyle Jill P. Henry Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14 John A. Casady ’15 In Honor of Alexander C. Coyle Paranya B. Jareonvongrayab ’15 Robert G. Ciottone ’17 Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99 In Honor of Jerry Sabatini In Honor of Jimmie-Gaye Buono Todd H. Wetzel ’14 Lori A. Nix Magnus and Nancy Ryde Scott Wilson Emily C. Roller In Honor of Denis Shubleka In Honor of Michelle Schloss In Honor of Mark W. Burke Dr. Joseph R. Curry ’00 (HON) Jack Williams ’16 Spencer C. Akers ’17 Irene Choi Yu ’80 In Honor of Mathias Guerra Isaksen ’15 Jennifer Paxman Horgan ’90 In Honor of Matthew Shea D. Todd Servick ’91 In Honor of Julie E. Donnenfeld ’15 Nicolas Dutil ’16 Rachel Dellheim-Simon ’97 Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14 In Honor of Kelly J. Cacciolfi Dr. Ernest J. Dellheim In Honor of Stirling E. Ince Trevor G. Kacz ’15 John A. Casady ’15 and Jane Dellheim Spencer J. Ralston ’14 Russell W. Olive ’15 Magnus and Nancy Ryde Rafael Pessah Kirsch ’14 In Honor of Moira E. Cahill In Honor of Christopher J. Scatterday ’15 Elizabeth A. Barberio ’16 Jessica MacKenzie Devin In Honor of Stephen A. Jacobs Magnus and Nancy Ryde Christine L. Bonetti ’14 Christine L. Bonetti ’14 Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 Haidee Hiu Tik Chu ’15 John A. Casady ’15 In Honor of Dr. David B. Shields Eunice E. Wong ’15 In Honor of Robert F. Johnson Malcolm M. Macdonald ’15 In Honor of Richard T. Devin Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14 In Honor of Nathaniel S. Carey ’97 John A. Casady ’15 Laura Q. O’Neill ’14 Andrew H. Fitzgerald ’14 In Honor of Kurt C. Kublbeck Magnus and Nancy Ryde In Honor of Paul F. Dowling Magnus and Nancy Ryde In Honor of Dr. Norman E. Carey Randall Sussman ’81 In Honor of Denis Shubleka Grace S. Centauro ’12 In Honor of Margaret H. Lee Magnus and Nancy Ryde Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14 Ackim Mpofu ’14 Magnus and Nancy Ryde

2013–2014 CUSHING ANNUAL REPORT 63 In Honor of Dr. Bruce A. Sinclair In Memory of Mildred Dunn Marilyn Brady In Memory of Santina Ruberti Samantha J. Choi ’15 Beebe ’36 and Clifford Beebe Dr. Christopher N. Breiseth Margaret H. Lee Barbara A. Beebe Jack and Beverly Burke In Honor of Andrienne G. Clark In Memory of Robert R. Rust Dr. William R. Sponholtz III In Memory of Nancy C. Collins ’52 Catherine F. Cloutier Christopher J. Tracy ’04 Cole G. Hockman ’15 Robert A. Young ’69 Alan B. Crocker ’68 In Memory of Lucilla H. Crocker In Honor of Bryan R. Stipek ’13 In Memory of William H. Cook ’79 Barbara Beasley Schoephlin ’49 and the Crocker Family Dr. Robert S. Stipek Jodie D. Elliott ’78 Janet M. Loring ’49 Sally Cross and Anna Maria Alberghini In Memory of Barbara E. Daigle In Memory of In Honor of David A. Stone Jeanette P. Curry ’00 (HON) Dana and Sheryl Demers Rolando S. Sexon, Jr. ’84 Rosalie Dolmatch Irene Choi Yu ’80 Donald R. Erb Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell ’84 Henry and Madeline Fischer Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84 In Honor of Cheryl M. Storm In Memory of Raymond and Rose Fortier Jennifer E. O’Neill ’14 Phyllis Roberts Falcetti ’55 Barbara S. Foster In Memory of Berenice Spellman Laura Q. O’Neill ’14 Quail Run Residents Glenn and Nancy Goodale Lester G. Spellman ’69 Ashley M. Zimmerman ’05 Karl and Sandra Hakkarainen In Memory of Wendy Hammond In Memory of In Honor of Sintayehu M. Taye ’08 Bradley P. Gardner ’04 Diane Cummings Hill ’53 John G. Sommers, Sr. ’74 Magnus and Nancy Ryde Blakney C. Young ’05 Bradford and Marion Jolliffe John T. Leyden, Jr. ’74 Christine S. Kelly Robert A. Young ’69 In Honor of In Memory of John Hagerty Renee N. Khatami ’73 Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 Margaret H. Lee In Memory of John B. Stebbins Kevin and Paula MacDougall Michael A. Simonetta ’14 Jeremiah and Louisa Jones In Memory of Charles E. Hesse ’89 Leonard and Elizabeth Martone In Honor of Christopher Torino Jeremy A. Duffy ’89 Patrick McNamara In Memory of Stanley B. Talbot ’28 John A. Casady ’15 Nancy R. Moses and Sally Pratt Talbot ’28 In Memory of Stephen and Judith Muller Peter B. Talbot ’56 In Honor of Dr. James Tracy Charles W. Hemingway III Sarah M. Peskin and Suzanne Talbot and Jan Tracy Charles W. Hemingway ’56 Paul and Carol Pollastri Drs. J. Woodrow Weiss Rebecca Rice-Flanagan In Memory of Edward B. Wall and Kay M. Petersen In Memory of Nina Jauw ’84 and Thomas Flanagan R. Tyler Young ’99 Dr. Sheila A. Caldwell ’84 Michael M. Ridgway In Honor of William F. Troy Heather D. Wright-Ojha ’84 Joyce Rivard In Memory of Clifford Ward Richard S. Boyd ’14 Dorothy Rouleau Pamet Ward Brown ’61 In Memory of Bradford Lamson Bailey J. Conger ’16 Ruth Russo Marc R. Nathanson ’66 Alan B. Crocker ’68 Walter and Charleen Sawyer Stacey Selden ’72 In Honor of William H. Wenning In Memory of M. N. Shroff Taylor Tian Tian Huang ’14 Raymond and Brenda Lemieux Allan F. Small Matthew R. Wollrath ’14 Bruce M. Lemieux ’85 and Karen Lemieux Christina P. Smith ’73 In Memoriam Wayne and Vivian Spacek In Memory of Edith M. Sparling Many donors make gifts in memory of Roland L. McCann ’64 Dana and Lorna Sulin specific individuals. It’s a wonderful way Susan Foley McCann ’63 Wayne and Katrina Sweitzer to honor those people who have had a Peter and Romayne Timms significant impact on your life. In Memory of Mona I. Rice James and Connie Tucker GE Foundation In Memory of Leslie Edwards Vincent ’71 A. Patton Abbe Constance Butler Amick ’53 Edward P. Walsh Raymond and Shirley Ablondi Robert H. Amick Gary and Jean Williams Roger and Linda Adams Dr. L. Dane Williams William and Cynthia Allen Dorian Bowman

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Volunteers Headmaster’s Young Alumni Advisory Board Council

Tarek S. Al Naqeeb ’04 Ryan L. Duff ’06 There are many ways to George D. Anderson ’56 Co-Chair support Cushing Academy Christopher R. Behne ’03 and making a gift is just one. Edward A. Cadogan ’85 John R. Frey ’06 Johanna F. Chanin ’79 Co-Chair There are many members of James B. Cheever ’02 our community who give their Tyler Tin Hang Chu ’06 Melissa Irving Christensen ’00 time and counsel by serving Aaron G. Earls ’90 Secretary Michael Chun Hei Ho ’06 on boards and committees, Raden I. H. Kusumo ’88 Members making fundraising calls, Anthony J. Mallozzi IV ’01 Tia M. Alliy ’11 hosting or facilitating special Jay H. Massirman ’76 John R. Butler, Jr. ’04 C. John Napolitano ’98 Britney A. Carr ’00 events, making baked goods Mary M. O’Neill ’13 Jamie B. Corcoran ’03 in appreciation of Cushing S. Christopher Park ’68 Patrick J. Despres-Gallagher ’10 faculty and staff, and more. Andrew J. Richardson ’10 Meghan F. Duggan ’06 Nathaniel L. Sahn ’93 Katharine K. Foote ’06 Every day, these volunteers Sisy Shen Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03 are having a positive impact Stacy L. Silverman ’04 Beth Achille Lambert ’98 on the quality of life at Kathleen Zimmerman Marlow ’99 Alumni Council Hayley M. Moore ’04 Cushing Academy. David F. Farnham ’77 Alexandra C. Moroch ’06 President Robert C. Phelps ’08 Friederike E. H. Recker ’08 Arthur J. Coulombe ’69 Carlie J. Smith ’06 Vice President Rachel E. Sommers ’07 Minji Son ’06 Members Lauren Jacobs Toomy ’04 Roger H. Brooks, Jr. ’69 Marina G. Vernon ’07 Anna S. Choi ’82 Lindsay A. Wilde ’05 W. Isaac Fitzgerald ’01 Jenny C. Zirinsky ’06 Robin Lockwood Hall ’78 Ellen F. Harrington ’70 Student Development T. Keith Hart, Jr. ’91 Advisory Board Thomas E. Jaffa ’70 Spencer C. Akers ’17 Roderick C. Kellett ’87 Samuel C. Buck ’15 Chelsea Cummings Koski ’03 John A. Casady ’15 Carolyn I. Marr ’58 Laura M. Caves ’14 William T. Patten ’69 Andy Cheng-An Chang ’14 Alison R. Rowe ’74 Olivia R. Gilchrest ’16 Wayne C. Scroggs ’75 Ryan P. Kelly ’17 Elizabeth J. Smith ’78 Katherine M. Lemieux ’15 Sintayehu M. Taye ’08 Alexandre Reissmann ’15 Brett J. Torrey ’85 Kayla M. Sargent ’15 Elliott Q. Ventura ’78 Taylor E. Sebring ’15 Joan Wilson White ’48 Zachary D. Sowerby ’15

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MICHAEL HO ’06 : Making Hong Kong a Great Place for Cushing Families

SENDING THEIR YOUNG BOYS TO SCHOOL Cushing because they loved the atmosphere for education. In addition to his four academic in the United States was always a dream for during their visit. years at Cushing, he is a proud participant of Cushing parents Yat Ming “Ricky” and Lai Hing Michael and Sam spent roughly eight years four summers in Cushing Summer Session, “Lilian” Ho, parents of Chun Hei “Michael” ’06 each in the United States attending high school and he also finished his bachelor’s at Bentley and Chun Ming “Sam” ’09. and college, but today they are back in Hong University in 2009, in just three years. Their boys attended middle school at Ameri- Kong with their parents. As a family, they Cushing was a turning point for him. can International School in Hong Kong, where are involved in the family toy manufactur- “I learned to be independent and how to do the family is from and still lives today. At that ing company, Prosperity Toys, which Ricky research, and that resulted in a clear direction time, their parents gave them each English founded. Michael has a strong leadership role and a good value system,” he says. Michael’s names and named them after two brothers who as the Manager of Sales and Marketing. While time at Cushing was memorable because of were pop singers they knew, Sam and Michael Michael starts to take over the company at the his beloved advisor Peggy Lee, many fun-filled Hui, hosts of “The Hui Brothers Show” in Hong young age of 26, Ricky and Lilian are pursuing International Night performances (eight alto- Kong. (Incidentally, one of their other brothers their passion for producing traditional Hong gether, including summers), and his days and was named “Ricky”!) Kong operas. Michael’s vision for the company nights surrounded by trees and hills. Ashburn- When it came time for high school, Ricky brought him back to the United States this past ham was a place he called home. As a memento and Lilian Googled boarding schools and found summer to learn new business skills during of his time at Cushing, he keeps a special photo Cushing Academy. The family visited several weeklong seminars at Stanford University and of himself in 2009. In the picture, he is in his schools, but in the end, their choice came down Babson College. college cap and gown and his brother Sam is in to Lawrence Academy and Cushing. They picked Clearly, Michael has an insatiable appetite his Cushing graduation regalia. They are joined

TOP (l–r) Lilian Ho, Jennifer Klein, Ricky Ho, Michael Ho, Dena Torino, and Headmaster ABOVE (l–r) Sam Ho ’09, Ricky Ho, Lilian Ho, and Michael Ho ’06 at the APC meeting in August, which they hosted in their home. Torino during the Torinos’ visit to Hong Kong in 2014

BOTTOM Dena Torino, Headmaster Torino, and Michael Ho

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by Silver Penguin and their former college Hong Kong Alumni and Parents Council Event On June 22, 2014, the Hong Kong Alumni and Parents Council organized an event so that current counselor, Rich Henry. Cushing students and their families who live in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong could Their company’s toys are shipped to 47 dif- get together for a day of fun. Here are some photos they shared with us from the event. ferent countries around the world—in America, you can find their toys in your local Toys ‘R’ Us—and because of the family business, Michael travels to the United States often. As TOP Playing in the pool a result, Cushing is fortunate to be able to see MIDDLE Michael on a regular basis. He has attended Current events in America and in three Chinese cities Cushing as part of Headmaster Torino’s tour of Asia this students chat during past February. the event. The more involved Michael becomes with BOTTOM Cushing, the more he enjoys it. In Hong Kong, Current he has started the Alumni and Parents Council students, alumni, and (APC) with fellow alumnus Tyler Chu ’06, their families and parents Jo Jo Lin and Lina Chow, who are at the August mothers to Constantine Leung ’16 and Marcus APC event Choy ’17, respectively. He’s also a member of the Headmaster’s Advisory Council, and is so enthusiastic about his role on that council that he lists it on his business card. In fact, he intends to add his new title as President of Cushing’s APC. Michael enjoys his work with the APC because it connects him with today’s current parents and students from mainland China and Hong Kong. “I love to see students make deci- sions for their education and to study abroad,” he says. “It is meaningful to me to help them make the right decisions.” He feels they are all part of the big Cushing family and share in their passion for the school. For those thinking about getting more involved, he advises, “Involvement isn’t always monetary—it could be attending events or getting involved with students or alumni. Everyone has a unique story and we are all a big family. If you think back on all the good times together, it’s easy to connect back to each other.” If you’d like to talk with him about getting involved with the APC, please email him at [email protected]. He also wants you to know that he bleeds Cushing purple and even has purple pants!

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A Penguin Tradition Gets a Little Bigger IN OUR LAST ISSUE, we told you about the Cushing Academy Tradi- tions Facebook page. The group is managed by Hannah Chun Welsh ’76 and is a place for Academy alumni of all ages to talk about all things Cush- ing. In July, the group surpassed 2,000 members with the help of some of Cushing’s young alumni. If you’re on Facebook and you haven’t yet signed up, please do! It’s just one more way for you to feel connected to your alma mater. Check it out at facebook.com/groups/CushingTraditions.

Dr. Debi Warner ’70 Receives Second National Award Psychologist Dr. Deborah Warner recently traveled to the nation’s capital to receive the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Warner was honored for her work protecting patient privacy in her successful efforts that spanned four years and stopped the New Hampshire attorney general from taking patient medical records without the patients’ knowledge or consent. In her advocacy activity, Dr. Warner reported the attorney general’s actions to the professional licensing board, the legislature, and the governor and council. Her persistent efforts included bipartisan legislation that passed unanimously in the house and senate to stop CA Hockey Stars Visit Campus further encroachments on privacy of this type by the attorney general. Hockey alumni Aaron Bogosian ’06 and Richard Bachman ’06 (above) Dr. Warner practices in the north country of New Hampshire and paid a visit to campus recently, along with Aaron’s fiancée, Cassie, and Vermont, seeing private patients and providing consultations to orga- Richard’s wife, Devyn. In addition to catching up with faculty and staff nizations. This is the second national award for Dr. Warner, who also on campus this summer, they headed up to Iorio Arena to check out received the American Psychological Association’s President’s Award. their hockey photos in the Tom Poti ’96 Hospitality Suite. (And they may ABOVE Dr. Deborah Warner, right, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the have done some joyriding in the SpinMobile, too!) National Register of Psychologists, presented by its retiring director, Dr. Judy Hall.

Are you a Penguin on the Move in New York City? Everyone knows how difficult the real estate market is in New York City. Mark also does radio and TV commercials. He is a proud supporter of The Over the last 25 years, Mark D. Friedman ’82 has become an expert. Mark Actor’s Fund and is a member of REBNY, SAG-AFTRA, and AEA and a new, lives on the Upper West Side and has partnered with Richard Rosenthal to reluctant, member of AARP. create the Friedman-Rosenthal Team, part of Halstead Property LLC. They If you’re a Penguin looking to make a move to, or within, Manhattan, work with local and foreign buyers and sellers in coops and condos. Mark give Mark a call. He’s happy to help his fellow Penguins out! has worked with such celebrities as Sting, Natalie Portman, and Matthew Modine, among others. CONTACT MARK Office: 212-381-2379 Mark lives his wife, Maxine, a well-known jewelry designer, and their The Friedman-Rosenthal Team Cell: 646-872-5820 twin teenage daughters. He works with The American Cancer Society and Halstead Property LLC Fax: 646-775-2379 is on the event committee of Taste Of Hope. He supports The Lustgarten 408 Columbus Ave Email: [email protected] Foundation and is on the board and is President of West Side Pre-School. New York, NY 10024 markfriedman.halsteadproperty.com markdfriedmanvo.com/about.htm

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Celebrating 150 years at Cushing Academy

NOVEMBER 2014 Nov. 1 Reception hosted with Elliot Ventura ’78 in Grapevine, Texas Nov. 2 Reception hosted by Arthur Coulombe ’69 in San Antonio, Texas Nov. 4 Reception hosted by Scott Whitney ’88, P’17 in Houston, Texas Nov. 5 Reception hosted by Will Day ’89 in Boulder, Colorado Nov. 13 Reception hosted by Jeremy Duffy ’89 in Providence, Rhode Island Nov. 18 Reception hosted by Nate Stillman ’90 in Chicago, Illinois

DECEMBER Dec. 5 Sesquicentennial Kickoff Party at The Liberty Hotel in Boston Dec. 8 Reception hosted by Peter Snyder ’90 in Washington, DC 1865 ~ ~ 2015 Dec. 9 Reception hosted with Aaron Earls ’90 in New York City Dec. 13 Cushing will host Pink the Rink, a community-wide fundraiser 150 in support of breast cancer research. Join Us for an Event 150 Years in the Making JANUARY 2015 Jan. 10 Performing Arts Series: Music from Three Continents for IN 1865, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized the Cello and Piano www.cushing.org/PAseries incorporation of Cushing Academy. On May 15, 2015, Cushing Academy will celebrate its sesquicentennial, but such a momen- FEBRUARY Feb. 26–28 Student Performance: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor tous occurrence cannot be properly celebrated in just one day. In Dreamcoat fact, we think it will take more than a year to adequately mark the occasion. MARCH In that spirit, we invite you to join us for a series of events— Mar. 28 Performing Arts Series: Jerry Sabatini & Sonic Explorers Octet both on campus and farther afield—in which we will celebrate www.cushing.org/PAseries 150 years of the school we love. APRIL Here’s a list of the events we have planned. Some are events Apr. 4 Ashburnham-Westminster Road Race we host every year that will have a distinct sesquicentennial Apr. 24–25 Spring Family Weekend www.cushing.org/sfw flavor to them. Some are new—like the Performing Arts Series, Apr. 30–May 2 Student Performance: Spring Theatre Workshop which launched in September. Some are geared toward alumni MAY and some toward our current students and families, but no mat- May 7 Student Performance: Spring Dance Concert ter the purpose of the event, please know that all members of our May 15 A Cushing Academy Birthday Party extended community are welcome to attend. May 23 Commencement www.cushing.org/graduation We’ll be sharing our celebration with the town of Ashburn- JUNE ham, which will celebrate 250 years in 2015. Some of the events June 5–7 Reunion Weekend www.cushing.org/reunion will be joint events with the town that has hosted the Academy June 29 3rd Annual Cushing Golf Tournament www.cushing.org/golf for the last century and a half. TBD In June, Ashburnham will host its Downtown Days Festival, This should not be considered a comprehensive list— there and we’ll witness the opening of a time capsule. may still be details to work out for these events and we may add any number of events over the course of the year. Obviously, SEPTEMBER TBD Convocation some of these events are also pretty far in the future and may be TBD Mountain Day (rain date Sept. 24) subject to change. Please visit www.cushing.org/150 to see the TBD September will feature an Ashburnham town parade, which most up-to-date list and current detailed information about each we hope will involve some Cushing students and faculty! one. At our sesquicentennial website, you’ll also find a timeline of Cushing’s history, stories from Cushing’s past, pictures from OCTOBER Oct. 7 Founder’s Day events, sesquicentennial news, and more. TBD Homecoming Should you have questions about any of the events, ideas TBD Fall Family Weekend www.cushing.org/ffw about how we can celebrate the Academy’s sesquicentennial, or if you would like to volunteer your time to celebrate, please email DECEMBER [email protected] or call 978-827-7400. Dec. 4 Sesquicentennial Conclusion Party We look forward to celebrating with you!

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CUSHING ACADEMY HOSTED more than lunch on Saturday, when he was posthumously During the Grand Celebration on Saturday 100 alumni during Reunion Weekend in June. awarded the Thomas Parkman Cushing Alumni night, longtime Cushing faculty member Rich Like last year, attendees had the opportunity to Service Award. Lawrence Proctor received his Henry was honored as he came to the end of his stay on campus and were treated to lots of good long-delayed diploma. Members of the Cushing 30-year career at the Academy—one in which food and trips down memory lane. community who have passed were remem- he touched the lives of hundreds of students, The weekend was packed with events for bered under a sapphire blue sky. Bob Johnson including many who attended the event. those who attended. Will Day ’89 (read more on once again treated those in attendance to his Friendships were made and renewed. A good page 29) and Cullen Concannon ’89 (read more watercolor demonstration, and Coach Wayne time was had by all. We hope you’ll join us for on page 28) were invited back for an alumni art Hancock had a great time pitching to some en- a very special reunion next year as Cushing show. The late John Sommers ’74 was honored thusiastic alumni during the traditional home Academy celebrates its sesquicentennial! for his contributions to the Academy during run derby on Adams Field.

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LEFT, TOP TO BOTTOM The Origin entertains the guests at the Grand Celebration; Nate RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM The Class of 1969 gathers on the patio of Schottland House, Stillman ’90 with his daughters Samantha and Addison; Kelly Cacciolfi, from Cushing’s formerly Mary Hare House; The Class of 2009; (L) Allison Young ’08 with Sintayehu Taye ’08; Alumni Office, takes a turn with Elliott Ventura ’78; Kristin Henry Walton ’87 and former (R) Candyce Silver ’69 on the dance floor faculty member Isabel Cernada Purdy

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In 1865, the Massachusetts General Court passed an act incorporating Cushing Academy. Thus it is that in 2015, the Academy will celebrate its sesquicentennial.

No matter when you graduated, we hope to see you!

TOP ROW FROM LEFT Good friends arm in arm; Diane Hill ’58, Craig Ferrell ’64, and MIDDLE FROM LEFT Frankie Redd ’74, Hannah Chun Welsh ’76, Sam Getz ’75, and Jay June Moriarty ’54; John Sommers, Jr., accepts the Thomas Parkman Cushing Alumni Service Massirman ’76; Kathy Coulombe Taylor ’64 signs a gourd in the shape of a penguin as a gift Award on behalf of his father from Alumni Council members Roger Brooks ’69 and to Headmaster Chris Torino. David Farnham ’77. BOTTOM FROM LEFT Cushing faculty legends Bob Johnson, Wayne Sanborn, and Lauriston Cone; The Class of 1964

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Reunion Weekend 2015 will be extra special and we hope that every alumnus/na of this great school will make plans to attend.

We’re working on making it the best reunion yet, so if you have ideas about how to make it great or if you’d like to help encourage your classmates to attend, please contact us at [email protected] or 978-827-7400.

TOP ROW FROM LEFT Dee Dee McMillon ’69 laughs with Headmaster Torino; BOTTOM FROM LEFT Dee Dee McMillon ’69 and Meryl Bisberg ’69; Candyce Silver ’69 and The Class of 1959 Kimberly Garner ’67; Rich Mohlere ’64 with former faculty member Jim Aseltine MIDDLE FROM LEFT Lawrence Procter ’64 and his wife, Phyllis, on the steps of Alumni Hall with his new diploma; The Class of 1949

FALL 2014 73 David Sacks and John Nixon in front of the memorial wall at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala.

Cushing Alumni Take a Trip into the Country’s Past

Sometimes we have the distinct pleasure to have our alumni serve as guest columnists in Cushing Today. In this issue, David Sacks ’67 tells the story of a trip to Alabama that he and his wife, Deborah Leopold, took earlier this year. During the trip, David took the opportunity to become reacquainted with John Nixon ’68 and to learn more about John’s involvement with the civil rights movement.

WE MADE PLANS TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP to Alabama for a Nearly a week went by before I received a message in response: “Nice three-day weekend in June. Our route took us to the Sixteenth Street to hear from you… this is a surprise, but a good surprise.” We spoke Baptist Church in Birmingham, site of the terrible bombing and later that day and made plans to meet for lunch in Birmingham. death of four little girls in 1963; along the road from Selma to Mont- John and I immediately reconnected. “I am so honored that you gomery, following in the footsteps of the voting rights marchers; called and have come here,” he said. During lunch, John said he had and to Montgomery, where Rosa Parks courageously began the bus a special treat and made a phone call to Montgomery, Ala. He handed boycott that galvanized a nation. Our choices reflected layers of Civil over the phone so that I could say hello to Doris Dozier Crenshaw. Rights history. We would also pay homage to an earlier generation: John told us that Ms. Crenshaw was one of Dr. Martin Luther King, the Tuskegee Airmen and the campus of Booker T. Washington’s Jr.’s “foot soldiers” in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She made a date Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University). to meet us that very afternoon after an 80-mile ride south. Forty-seven years ago, at graduation, was my last contact with We pulled up to a modest two-story brick building on Union Street Cushing student John W. Nixon, Class of 1968. We were neighbors on in Montgomery. I thought it was garden apartments where Doris the third floor of Ash House and spent a lot of time that year hanging lived. WRONG! This was the Bricklayers Hall which served as Dr. out and talking. I have always remembered that John’s father, Dr. King’s headquarters during the boycott. We sat around a table in a John W. Nixon, a dentist in Birmingham, Ala., was the leader of the room with Doris telling us stories of history—including that the room local N.A.A.C.P. chapter. I would later learn that he was the leader in which we were seated was actually Dr. King’s office. The goose of the state branch as well. I admired his courage in being in that bumps began. position at such a racially challenging time in the heart of the Civil We went upstairs which is in the same condition as the late Rights movement. Our trip to Alabama was the perfect time to try to 1950s and early ’60s. There is an unemptied ashtray, a vintage Coke renew an old friendship no matter where I might find him. machine, and the same podium and folding chairs used for the many In trying to find John before the trip, I found a wonderful digital organizing and strategy sessions led by Dr. King. exhibit of his father’s civil rights work, which also includes photo- Ms. Crenshaw now keeps the memories of Dr. King, Ms. Parks, graphs from John’s time at Cushing. It is part of the Alabama State and the many individuals in the Bus Boycott alive by using the same University’s Levi Watkins Learning Center Digital Exhibits at premises to operate the Southern Youth Leadership Development www.lib.alasu.edu/lwlcdigitallib/jwnixon/bio.html. Institute. Although not yet on the itinerary of the published Civil The week before our departure, I finally located a telephone num- Rights brochures, I trust the building can gain formal historic desig- ber for John. I left a message that began: “If this is not the John Nixon nation before too many more years pass. of Cushing Academy, please delete the message. But if it is you…” History makes fast friends. We drove around Montgomery with

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT

A vintage Coke machine inside the Bricklayers Hall

The Bricklayers Hall in Montgomery, Ala.

(l–r) David Sacks, Doris Crenshaw, John Nixon, and Deb Leopold

David Sacks in Nelson Malden’s barber shop

John and Doris, and John pointed out many sights of political sig- nificance—the public service commission where he had worked, the state capitol where he had come to know and become friends with former Governor George Wallace (how’s that for a change from the Wallace segregation statements of the sixties!). We visited the mov- ing memorial wall and fountain at the Southern Poverty Law Center. One Wallace story John shared was the day in 1984 that Demo- cratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro came to Mont- gomery, in search of southern support, and she recited items in her legislative career where she had supported programs for the South. Governor Wallace then cross-examined her with “Why, then, did you vote for/against particular bills in Congress which were not helpful to the South?” The meeting ended without her gaining any support. and sixties. Its walls are adorned with memorabilia of political cam- Representative Ferraro went outside for a solo photo op in front of paigns and the Civil Rights movement. Nelson Malden, you see, was the capitol and John decided the right thing to do was to stand by the barber who cut Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s hair every two weeks her side. Before he could leave the room, however, Governor Wallace during his years in Montgomery. The stories he tells! called him over and clasped his hands and began talking. John real- Before we left Birmingham, John drove us around pointing out ized the governor was trying to keep him from following the candi- the area of the church bombing, the Kelly Ingram Park where so date outside. Finally he was able to have the governor let go and went many demonstrations took place and where police chief Bull Connors outside to join Gerry Ferraro so that she would not stand alone. infamously attacked the demonstrators with water hoses and dogs. We drove past many locations important to both the Civil Rights He also showed us the former Sloss Ironworks, iron being a mainstay movement and Civil War history, including the first White House of of the development of Alabama. He also proudly told us that he was the Confederacy, on the steps of which Jefferson Davis was sworn in about to become the next museum director of Sloss Furnaces, which as president of the Confederacy; the home in which the King family is a registered national historical landmark. lived during his Montgomery years and from which Mrs. Coretta John shared stories of his father’s labors. He told us how his Scott King and their youngest child left for Atlanta after a bombing father would be accompanied in public appearances by a deputy chief in which, thankfully, no one was injured; and the house in which, of police to avoid an outbreak of violence, and how the police assisted said Doris Crenshaw, “we hid the Freedom Riders,” pointing out him to avoid the F.B.I.’s coming to town to provide the protection. “where (now Congressman) John Lewis spent the nights.” John also told us about how his father secretly met in a hospital—to It is one thing to drive by an historic site and quite another to avoid detection—with Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzen- have a participant with you sharing her recollections of events. And bach. The meeting took place the night before Katzenbach stood face so it went, including the place where Ms. Parks boarded the bus on to face with Governor George Wallace in the famous confrontation in Dec. 5, 1955, where she was arrested, and even the building where Tuscaloosa as the governor blocked two black students from enrolling she had been working but lost her job due to her courageous act. at the University of Alabama. Doris was an official in the Carter and Clinton administrations, There is a pleasant irony of our trip. With the windfall time spent was a delegate to a number of Democratic National Conventions, and with John and Doris, we missed virtually every museum’s open has been in regular contact with members of the King family, Rep. hours! Between that unmet need and to strengthen our renewed Lewis, and former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young, relationship with John, we shall return soon to deepen the under- among many others. standing of the history of our youth. The second highlight of our unexpected personal tour of Mont- DAVID SACKS ’67 has been a probate and family court judge in gomery was another not-yet historically designated location, the Springfield, Mass., since 1986. barbershop of Nelson Malden, a location which still exudes the fifties

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Class Notes

1936 the oldest peer-review publication in all the other faculty members who Marian Wheeler turned 97 in May the legal profession. Michael focuses made his time at the Academy so and did the Academy the favor of his national practice on complex memorable! sending a “Girl’s Graduate Book” to commercial litigation with particular add to our archives. emphasis on consumer class actions 2011 and insurance disputes. He counts Tia Alliy is in her final year at Smith 1948 among his clients some of the largest College, where she is majoring in Edward Lipinksy—Lippo—is still insurance companies in the U.S. He astronomy and minoring in history. enjoying life! is an invited member of the Claims & She intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Litigation Management Alliance and astrophysics. This summer, she fin- 1950 has appeared on the Colorado Super ished up her undergraduate research Mary Lou Montuori, Judy Elmer Lawyers list for insurance coverage in computational astrophysics at Love, and Elayne Hawkins Duarter since 2012. North Carolina State University. She still get together every year. is excited to present her findings on 1989 neutrino oscillations. 1974 Tony Lam visited campus with his Luka Fischman was on tour for Reggie Blaszczyk’s new book, 100 son back in July. He took a moment to most of August with his band Sleep Years of Innovation: A Legacy of Pedagogy visit with Peggy Lee and Bill Wenning On It. The band has a Facebook page, and Research, is a history of chemical while he was there. so if you’re on Facebook check it out engineering at the University of and give it a like. Delaware and was written for the 1997 India native Saurabh Holia lived department’s centennial celebration. Alan Cheung is working in Hong in Ash House for three years during Kong for his family business, Dascom his time at Cushing. He is currently 1976 Holdings. Give him a shout if you’ll be pursuing his mechanical engineer- Andrew Wolfe has been named in his neck of the woods! ing degree at the University of New Interim Dean of the College of Hampshire. He says, “Thank you for Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic 1999 everything Cushing has ever given ABOVE Cover of Reggie Blaszczyk’s Institute in Albany. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel me. Thanks for always believing in ’74 new book Wangchuck of Bhutan made the 2014 me. I am never going to forget what BELOW Cover of the book by Vanity Fair International Best Dressed you have given me. Cushing prepared Chris Ingram ’79 1979 Chris Ingram published a book in list. me well for college.” July 2014 called Hey Kemosabe: The Days (and Nights) of a Radio Idyll. The book 2004 2012 is based on the memories of radio Maria Vivas Alicea is doing rural Elsie Eastman is attending Smith personality Dan Ingram (Chris’ father) community health care in Africa for College, where she is majoring in and other radio personalities. You can the Peace Corps after graduating geology and minoring in Spanish, purchase a copy at Amazon. from Johns Hopkins University and though she’s also interested in Tulane University, where she studied business. She’s taking the year off to 1985 international health. work in Thailand and New Zealand Lauren Dix Rubin is living in before spending her junior year Westport, Conn. 2010 studying in Spain. Matt Entwhistle is pursuing a Caroline Stanclift is a biochem- 1988 double major in music composition istry major and African studies minor Michael Alper, who works at and physics at New York University. at Wheaton College, where she is also Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP in He would like to thank Desh Hindle a member of the varsity tennis team Denver, Colo., has been named the and Julia Ohm for bringing out his and works in a chemistry lab. This 2015 Denver Insurance Litigation artistic side, and Kurt Kublbeck for his past summer, she worked full time as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, excellent teaching in AP physics—and a protein research intern at Stronger,

FALL 2014 77 2013 Cameron Akers is attending American International College in Springfield, Mass., where he is studying physical therapy. Andrew Chrabascz cherishes the memories he made at Cushing, and often finds himself thinking about his days at the Academy. He’s in his sec- ond year at Butler University, where he plays basketball. Lena Duckeck, a native of Germany, attended Cushing for one year, but it changed her life. She’s doing an international baccalaureate in Germany, and plans to study medi- cine in England for the next few years Faster, Healthier (SFH), which is a taught me how to be happy and live before conquering the world with her company that works on preventa- every day to the fullest.” Penguin spirit. She’ll never forget the tive health. In addition to that, she Melissa Wasser is attending amazing time she had with all of her also climbed to the summit of Mount Syracuse University and majoring in friends from different backgrounds. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania! She misses communications. She spent the sum- Nate Hurwitz is in his second Cushing dearly, and regularly talks to mer living and working in New York year at Clarkson University, where some of her housemates from Mary City with an internship at Discovery he is majoring in global supply chain Hare (now Schottland) House. She Communications. She says, “If I didn’t management. He’ll be a resident advi- says, “I would not be where I am today have Cushing I wouldn’t be who I am sor this year. He races on the Division or have been able to summit the tall- today. The four years I spent at Cush- 2 cycling team and runs the official est mountain in Africa without some ing were the best years of my life; not social media accounts for the univer- of the lessons I learned at Cushing.” a day goes by where I’m not thinking sity. This summer, he worked with a Emily Vecchi is beginning her about that place. Not only did I make start-up pharmaceutical company to third year at Northeastern University, lifelong friends but the faculty turned help develop topical creams that treat where she’s studying communication into my family.” various pain, burns, and allergies in ABOVE (L) Bill Wenning and Peggy Lee with Tony Lam ’89 and cinema studies. She says, “I don’t Emily Winter is attending DePaul an overarching attempt to begin to

ABOVE (R) Caroline Stanclift ’12 on the think I would be the person I am to- University in Chicago. She’s majoring try to get opioids and other harmful summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in the day without Cushing Academy. I am a in psychology and has a minor in drugs off the street. summer of 2014 better person because of the people I theatre studies. She also works for the BELOW Maria Vivas ’04 in Africa met there. Cushing made me believe Outdoor Program at the university. in true love and friendship, and also

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Marisa “Reese” Maccario spent two amazing years at Cushing. She’s attending the University of Connecti- cut, where she’ll be playing ice hockey. Molly O’Neill is attending Saint Mary’s of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., with a major in communications and a minor in psychology. She spent part of her summer working at Cush- ing’s Summer Session talking photos and generally being helpful.

2014 Spencer Ralston ’14 competing in the U.S. remembers the good Adam Augusta National Triathlon times with friends in the locker room, Championships in student center, and dorm. He also Milwaukee has a special place in his heart for his dorm parent, Chelle Salvucci. Ryan Bajjaly is attending Stonehill College, where he is playing football. Cheng-An “Andy” Cheng is attending Hofstra University. He learned and experienced more at Cushing than any of the other places he’s been. Max Grafton has some unfor- gettable memories from his time at Cushing and hopes to stay in touch with the friends he made. Dan Kelley lived in Price Hall for three years at Cushing and has many fond memories of that dorm. He’s attending Suffolk University to study law and will room with Nolan O’Connor. Nolan O’Connor lived in Ash house both of his years at Cushing, where he created many memories. He was also a frequent visitor to the Our intern team joined in on the Summer Session fun by going Meg Barry ’11, Jeff Merrill ’11, Chris Bennett ’13, Jeff Mott (CASS ’02, on the Odyssey cruise. It’s been great to have so many alumni ’03, ’05, ’06), Austin Wood ’14 student center. He’s attending Suffolk back on campus this summer! FRONT ROW (l–r) Molly O’Neill ’13, Justina Germano ’11, Abby University, where he plans to study BACK ROW (l–r) Ben Sharron ’12, Cassandra Dinkel, Olivia Glennon, Grace Centaro ’12, Claudia Markey (CASS ’05), Abbie business marketing. He’s going to Papakyrikos ’12, Sam Johnson (CASS ’09, ’11), Sarah Osterheld ’11, Hastings ’06, Adam Gadoury ’01 (Honorary intern) room with Dan Kelley.

FALL 2014 79 Spencer Ralston is attending Former Faculty Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, Patricia Kelly recently completed In Memoriam where he’s playing lacrosse and her 28th year at the Hotchkiss School This list includes those alumni majoring in business. He’s been in Lakeville, Conn., where she is the whose passings we have competing in triathlons for almost Head Athletic Trainer. She really learned of since April 2014. four years. He races at the sprint and enjoyed her nine years at Cushing and Olympic distance. His dream is to the friendships she made. She also 1936 be able to turn professional and race wishes she could get back to campus Fred Green triathlons at the ironman distance. more often. 1938 Barbara Bowman Rowell

1939 Seymour Russell

1942 Avis Walcott Salo

1947 Charles Kaye

1949 Constance Bass

1952 James Collamore

1953 Carolyn Lewis Chase Patricia Lipson

1956 Weston Buddington

1962 Joanne Nemeroff

1974 Aimee Paris Dertouzos Ida Jordan

1977 William Cravens

TOP Ellyn Alkon-Doig ’69 on a recent visit to Cushing BOTTOM ROW (l–r) Cushing faculty member Joan Hathaway 1979 visits with the Binghams—Cole ’10 and Cal ’07. MIDDLE ROW (l–r) Molly O’Neill ’13 photographs Jeff Merrill ’11 Steven Farnham while he instructs his Ultimate Frisbee team. Elliott Ventura ’78, Monica Choi ’81, and Jodie Elliott ’78 during a July visit in Texas Former Cushing Academy Athletic Trainer Chris Kingsley with Ath- letic Director Bill Troy and the Stanley Cup. Chris is the head trainer with the Los Angeles Kings, who won the cup in 2014 and in 2012.

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