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THE MAGAZINE OF FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL

COMMENCEMENT 2017 • REUNION 2017 • ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 2016-2017 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steve B. Katznelson 2016-2017 ALUMNI/AE BOARD Philip E. Scott ’73, Clerk Kristin Kimmell Bess Collier ’96, President Fariha Khan, Vice-Clerk John McKinstry Alex Rolfe ’01, Vice President Craig Owens, Treasurer Merlin Muhrer Janice Decker Frohner ’60, Secretary Matthew S. Levitties ’85, Andrew Newcomb ’87 Jerome Allen ’14 Recording Secretary Nancy A. Sanders ’83 Jesse Amoroso ’04 Melissa Anderson Joy Takahashi Jeffrey Brody ’98 Betty Bard Eve Troutt-Powell Olivia Gillison ’10 Quinn Bauriedel Stephen Yarnell Jared Grove ’95 Roger Chiang Peter Arfaa, Emeritus Kimberly Kurtz Lent ’87 Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Barbara M. Cohen, Emerita Patrick Lord ’90 Jonathan Fiebach ’82 Hillard Madway, Emeritus Clio Mallin ’96 Jim Groch Joanna Schoff ’51, Emerita Latifah McMullin ’99 Paul Halpern Jessica Zeldin ’88 Susan Holt Members of the Class of 2017 celebrate Commencement and kick off a new FCS cap and gown tradition. Letter from the Head of School THe Magazine of Friends’ Central School

Dear Friends, Head of School Craig N. Sellers

This issue of Quaker Works is part of a long Editors tradition of fall magazines that mark key Lisa D’Orazio milestones in every family’s relationship to Director of Communications Friends’ Central. From student activities Clare Luzuriaga Director of Publications throughout the year to Commencement to Reunions celebrated by alumni/ae, and then Contributors Lydia A. Martin to generous gifts to the School, this magazine Director of Strategic Initiatives is a celebration of lifelong relationships. Laura Novo English Department Friends’ Central’s Mission is To cultivate the Bob Cotter intellectual, spiritual and ethical promise of our Director of Development students. Though this Mission statement is relatively new in the life of the Matthew Cohen School, we are told by alumni/ae that it captures their experience, and the Assistant Director of Development Danielle Gershkoff ’06 goal I share with teachers and administrators is to make sure that today’s Development Assistant students will feel the same way as tomorrow’s alumni/ae. Jim Davis Archivist The 2016-2017 school year held many opportunities for living our Kim Emmons-Benjet Mission. We opened four new maker studios in The Ulmer Family Light Director of Annual Giving Lab on the Lower School campus, our students excelled in every area – Sarah Duda and their efforts were affirmed both within and outside the School. From Assistant Director of Annual Giving international math competitions and publications to the Cappies and Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 outstanding college placement, Friends’ Central students are recognized Director of Alumni/ae Affairs Luke Nowell for their deep thought, creativity, and engagement. Digital and Social Media Specialist That said, living our Mission can be a complicated endeavor, and I Printer invite you to take the time to read English teacher Laurie Novo’s article CRW Graphics on page 14 to gain a fuller understanding of life at Friends’ Central as Photography Michael Branscom, Matthew Cohen, it unfolded last year. The balance between the intellectual and civic Lisa D’Orazio, Jay Gorodetzer, challenges she describes in her article and the engagement that emerged Clare Luzuriaga, Caroline Maw-Deis, when the community came together to surmount them are essential to Lee Moscow, Jody Mayer, who we are as a school and the growth to which we aspire. Paola Nogueras, We welcome any comments, letters, photographs, and suggestions for future issues. I am enormously grateful to the Friends’ Central community for caring, Please send all communications to: engaging, and supporting our School. Gifts of time and money provide Editor, Quaker Works: The Magazine our students with resources that, along with the support of their teachers Friends’ Central School 1101 City Avenue and their families, allow them to soar. Wynnewood, PA 19096 [email protected] We welcomed 135 new students and 24 new faculty and staff on opening Visit Friends’ Central on the web at day, September 5, 2017. This year is filled with excitement and promise, friendscentral.org and I look forward to sharing it with all of you. Connect with us on social media facebook.com/friendscentral twitter.com/friendscentral instagram.com/friendscentralschool youtube.com/friendscentralschool Read past issues of Quaker Works at Craig N. Sellers friendscentral.org/publications Head of School

PLEASE RECYCLE 2 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works Alums from the Class of 2012 were happy to find their Class Commencement photo when they returned to campus for Reunion 2017. Read about Reunion on page 24.

Features Departments

Celestial Experience at Green Bank Observatory 2 Opening Comments 8 Upper School students and science teachers visited Green Bank Observatory, Letter from the Head of School home to the world’s largest fully steerable telescope. 4 Campus Log Addressing Diverse Viewpoints Athletics 14 A Task Force formed with the charge of helping Friends’ Central move forward. 10 Commencement 2017 18 101 graduating seniors have left an indelible mark on the history of our School. Reunion Weekend On a beautiful spring weekend, alumni/ae, students, and current and former ON THE COVER: 24 Middle School chorus members gave it faculty came together to reconnect and celebrate Reunion 2017. their all at the Middle School Spring Concert. Check the Campus Log section – beginning on page 4 – for many other events and 29 Annual Report of Gifts accomplishments this spring at FCS.

Fall 2017 3 For more School news, visit the FCS CAMPUS LOG Pressroom at friendscentral.org/news

Middle School Student Article in the Inquirer In May, Krisangi Bhargava ’22 saw her article “Connecting with Cousins in India” published in the travel section of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the piece, Krisangi describes her enjoyment of trips to India to visit family and the pleasures of reconnecting and making new memories with her cousins who live there. Upper School All-School Assembly 2017 Students Meet Kindergarten students enjoyed spending time with their senior buddies at the One FCS All-School Assembly – an annual FCS tradition – this spring. Benj Pasek ’03 Upper School drama students and teachers Terry Guerin and Laurie Novo got a chance to meet with FCS alum Benj Pasek – Oscar, Tony, and Golden Globe Award-winning composer – when they took a trip to NYC to see Dear Evan Hansen, a musical by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Steven Levenson.

Accolades for Latin Students Fifty Middle School students and parents attended the annual Philadelphia Classical Society’s awards banquet in April. Friends’ Central was honored with 31 awards for our Latin students’ outstanding work with the Latin language and classical arts and literature. Esme Yanowitz ’22, Zoe Albertson ’21, Jared Miller ’22, Alek Shore ’22, and Sean McPeak ’21 all received Best in Show for their pieces, which were on display at the banquet. A special award was given to Esme for a beautiful sketch she did of Narcissus. Upper School students David Arnold ’17 and Annie Roberts ’18 were also honored for their writing. David wrote his sixth PCS award-winning piece entitled Sulla et Minerva, and Annie wrote a poem in Latin in the style of Catullus. Congratulations to all of these dedicated Latin students!

In another moment of outstanding achievement by a Latin student, Tristan Szapary ’20 Benj Pasek ’03 with earned a perfect score on the 2017 National Latin Exam in May. Only 813 students out (at left) Laurie Novo and Terry Guerin of 135,000 from 17 nations attained this distinction.

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Pippin This winter’s Upper School musical was the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin, a lively, magical story – told by a mysterious performance troupe - of a young prince, Pippin, on his search for the meaning of life.

Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone Middle School students presented Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone, a hilarious parody of all things Harry Potter, as their winter play - a crowd Pippin Sally Cotter and the Censored Stone pleaser for audiences of all ages.

Fabulous performances, yet again, at this spring’s Instrumental and Choral Concerts in Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools!

Outstanding Cappies Year - again! At this year’s Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards, for the third year in a row, a Friends’ Central production garnered the most acting category nominations of any play. This year’s award-winning production was Infinite Black Suitcase. Also for the third year in a row, FCS was nominated for best production of a play. At the gala, awards were presented to Evan Paszamant ’18 and Joe Schoepp ’17 for best featured and best supporting respectively. And McKenna Blinman ’19 Grade 5 students held their If the World Were a Village expo in the Light Lab in April – showcasing their and Evan Paszamant performed a scene independent projects which involved hours of work and research into areas such as clean water, literacy, from the play for the crowd of 1500. and hunger. The project was in response to the book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith.

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Sophie Berger ’17 launching the rocket she created for Advanced Physics in April

First Grade Students Take the Stage In May, first grade students demonstrated their acting talents at 1A’s play The Greatest Power (above at left), followed by 1B’s production of The Stonecutter (at right). Throughout the year, Lower School students of all grades put on fantastic plays and performances, with the usual creative, brightly colored sets and costumes.

Middle School Citizenship Awards Every year, the Middle School honors a handful of grade eight students, nominated by their classmates and teachers, for their contributions as citizens. These nine students received one of the following awards: the Ida Hill Cahn Award for Peace through Service, the Frank M. Groff Award for Sportsmanship and Friendship, or the Jacqueline Frances O’Neill Award for Enthusiasm and Spirit: (from left) Ian Duane, Elliott Gross, Rore Anderson, Ruby Kauffman-Rosengarten, Catherine Hebert, Leah Anderson, Sammy Darling, Dior Rodgers, and Benna Trachtenberg.

Talents on Display at the Grade 8 Showcase Students from the Class of 2021 shared their myriad talents at the annual Grade Eight Showcase, a traditional Middle School culminating event and an unforgettable evening of community. The format of the evening has changed in recent years to showcase the varied talents and interests of the class, both on and off the stage, with many students presenting their beautifully displayed projects to visitors in the dining hall.

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New Faculty and Staff Members Join Friends’ Central Joining the Friends’ Central Development, Business, Admission, Communications, and Facilities Offices respectively are Sarah Duda, Assistant Director of Annual Giving; Rudy Fabry, Controller; Anne Lytle, Assistant Director of Admission; Luke Nowell, Digital and Social Media Specialist; and Jeffrey Childs, Maintenance and Grounds. The Lower School welcomes to Friends’ Central Tyler Clauson-Wolf, Grade 1 Assistant Teacher; Jessica Feng, Nursery Assistant Teacher; Brandi Lawrence, Grade 5 Humanities Teacher; Tina Lee, Grade 5 Math Teacher; Jackie Merchant, Grade 2 Assistant Teacher; Daniel Raeder, Kindergarten Assistant Teacher; and It is with great excitement that Friends’ Mawr College, and Niagara University. Tuesday Vanstory, Lead Nursery Teacher. Central welcomes 24 new teachers, Friends’ Central also welcomes Melody administrators, and staff members to the Acinapura, Lower School Assistant Joining Friends’ Central in the Middle and School for the 2017-2018 school year. Principal. Acinapura joins FCS from Upper Schools are Laurel Burkbauer, Greene Street Friends School, where she Middle School Language Arts; Katie At the administrative level, Friends’ served as Dean of Lower School, Director Dickinson, Upper School English; Rae Central is thrilled to welcome Ryan of Student Support Services, and Lower Esformes, Middle School Social Studies; Coffey Keaton as Co-Director of College & Middle School Counselor. She has a Dafne Foote, Upper School Spanish; Emily Counseling. Keaton holds degrees from BA in Elementary & Special Education Harnett, Upper School English; Danielle SUNY and the University of Pennsylvania from Saint Joseph’s University and a Saint Hilaire, Upper School History; and comes to Friends’ Central having Master’s in School Counseling Psychology Thomas Soper, Upper School English; served as both Director of College from Boston College. She also received Jacquelyn Tisdale, Middle School Math; Guidance and Director of Studies at a certificate from the New and Aspiring and Zachary Zaitlin, Middle & Upper Abington Friends School. She has also School Leadership Institute at School Accompanist. worked on the college admissions side of Harvard University. the process at Swarthmore College, Bryn Welcome to Friends’ Central!

Upper School students had a special guest on campus in early June - Graham, a therapy dog, who visited to help with stress relief during exam week. Graham is the therapy dog of Caroline Fenkel ‘07, Founding Director of Center for Families.

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Celestial Experience for Students at Green Bank Observatory

our own Middle School Principal Alexa The student team and faculty member Anna Quinn) described how the instrument Schall with Green is used and gave some of the history Bank Telescope in of the facility and important research the background. applications. Dr. Ghigo also described the need for shielding and protection from stray ambient radio frequency emissions that have become almost ubiquitous in our high tech environment. Later, students were trained in small groups on a 40-foot radio telescope, The student team and faculty member Anna Schall with Green Bank Telescope in the background. learning how to steer and point the instrument and scan through a range of radio frequencies to look for ground- by John Gruber state hydrogen emissions from a characteristic 21 cm radio wavelength Twenty Friends’ Central Upper School students and three science teachers spent that is emitted by hydrogen in space. a weekend in June at Green Bank Observatory in the Shenandoah Mountains of After dinner, students met in the Drake West Virginia. The trip was the culmination of a yearlong study of astrophysics and lounge with Dr. Ron Maddalena, a GBT astronomy that featured a visit from Barnard College professor Janna Levin, author scientist and former research mentor and theoretical physicist. Green Bank Observatory is a premiere radio astronomy to FCS science department’s Debbie research site and home of the world’s largest fully steerable telescope, the Green Skapik. Dr. Maddalena spoke to students Bank Telescope, a 100-foot, highly sensitive instrument that is responsible for a wide about his own astronomy background range of astronomical discoveries, including the detection of many new pulsars and and research interests, about the Drake the most massive neutron star ever observed. equation that uses a variety of variables Students had a full tour of the astronomy campus that included a visit to the main in an effort to estimate the number control room for the Green Bank Telescope. There, Dr. Frank Ghigo (a cousin of of communicative extraterrestrial

The Board of Trustees is pleased to Introducing New Board Members welcome Dr. Tami Benton and Juan Jewell ’68 to the Board this year. As chair of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at CHOP, Tami has dedicated her professional life to the health and well-being of young people. Juan brings the perspective of a Friends’ Central alum as well as former faculty member to the Board. Now retired, Juan most recently served as the Director of Studies at the Paideia School in Atlanta. His wealth of experience in Quaker education will truly be an asset. We are honored by their Dr. Tami Benton Juan Jewell dedication to Friends’ Central. – Kristin Kimmell Current Board Member & Clerk of the Trustees Committee

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civilizations that might exists in our galaxy, and about national Soseh Yepoyan ’18, Eva Gonzalez ’18, and Kendrick Key ’20 in front of the Celestial Experience for Students at Green Bank Observatory funding for astronomy and basic science research. control instruments in the bunker under the 400-foot radio telescope Students stayed up all night on Saturday, rotating in small teams through the underground bunker beneath the 40-foot radio telescope to aim the dish at different parts of the sky at precise times in order to pick up signals from known radio sources. The teams were very successful in collecting some valuable data, and their hydrogen spectra were discussed and analyzed in a group session on Sunday morning.

Among the objects the students observed over the many hours of the summer night were Saturn, a star-forming gas cloud called the Trifid nebula, a galaxy called Cygnus A, and a supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy called Sagittarius A*. James Meyers, a rising senior and member of the Science Core Team, said that operating the 40-foot telescope with all of its dials and switches made him The trip to Green Bank Observatory and feel like he was on the set of a science movie, but even more importantly, made him feel like he was actually doing the work the visit to FCS by Dr. Janna Levin this spring of a research scientist. was made possible by Friends’ Central’s

Kendrick Key ’20 remarked, “I’ll never forget the feeling of Distinguished Lecture Series, which seeks amazement I had when the pens on our detector went soaring off to inspire the next generation of writers, the page as the center of our galaxy passed through the gaze of educators, scientists, researchers, policy the radio telescope.” makers, and thinkers by bringing renowned Elizabeth Forsyth ’20 said, “It was honestly one of the coolest scholars to campus for courses and a public things I’ve ever participated in. To be able to track celestial lecture. To learn more about the program, objects with a radio telescope in the middle of the night was awesome. ... It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” QW visit friendscentral.org.

Distinguished Lecture Series 2017-2018 Distinguished Visiting Humanities Lecturer James Peterson Spring 2018 • date to be announced shortly Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University and a Media Contributor

Distinguished Visiting Scientist Douglas Emlen April 11, 2018 • 7:30 pm Evolutionary biologist and Professor of Biology at the University of Montana

Fall 2017 9 ATHLETICS

Gabby Wilkinson ’18 Named All-USA Girls’ Track & Field

Photo courtesy of Victoria Bastian Photography

This summer, USA Today named Gabby postseason meets. Director of Athletics Gabby has many accomplishments to her Wilkinson ’18 to the All-USA Girls’ Track & Wellness Michelle Crowley shares, high school career - she owns six indoor and Field team. Representing the long “One essential quality in an athlete is the individual records and three indoor relay sprints and middle distances, Gabby ability to turn it on at the right time. Gabby records and outdoors, three individual clocked a time of 2:06.03 in the 800m. Wilkinson is in that category. Although and three relay records - Gabby, in her she practices hard and continues to quiet way, is quick to point out what she Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY set her goals, her talent comes with feels is most important is making an Sports and Track and Field News national expectations above work ethic and that is impact on younger runners by setting a lists and the number of top performances to be better than what might be possible. good example and being a part of a team.” along with head-to-head competition Gabby takes all of that in stride. While during the regular season and in major

Tristan Szapary Tristan Szapary Recognized by USA Fencing A nationally ranked fencer, Tristan Szapary ’20 competed in USA Fencing 2017 National Championships in Salt Lake City over the 4th of July weekend. He had strong finishes in two events there, placing him 13th nationally in Men’s Epee in the Cadet (U-17) division. Based on his ranking, he will represent the US at a few International Cadet tournaments this fall in Europe – one in Klangenfurt Austria in late October. Congrats to Tristan on being recognized by USA Fencing with two awards – he was named to the 1st Team of the 2016-2017 USA Fencing All-Academic Team, as well as High School All-American!

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Honoring Senior ATHLETICS Athletes This spring, Class of 2017 athletes (from left) Christopher Annas, Lorna MacFarlane, Emily Burd, and Matt Blackman received the Senior Athlete Award - celebrating their outstanding athletic contributions to the School. Lorna MacFarlane and Matt Blackman were also named Academic All-Americans. Contratulations to all four, and best of luck in your future endeavors!

Transforming Athletics to Athletics & Wellness at FCS

This year, Friends’ Central is thrilled to avenues to the mental and physical introduce a new title and experience for balance and harmony of the whole Phillip Annas and Michelle Crowley the FCS Athletic Department. Now under person. With a heightened awareness the umbrella of Athletics & Wellness, the of each individual’s personal growth department will work more closely with and well-being, we want to focus on Support Services, division principals, and and promote both a healthy lifestyle and curricula in an effort to better educate lifelong wellness through our programs the whole child, Nursery-grade 12. and offerings for all members of our community.” One key element of this change from a traditional athletic department to an Crowley shares, “As the Athletics & Athletics and Wellness Department is a Wellness Department, we will be able to better connection between the distinct, broaden and expand the opportunities to yet interrelated, realms of physical and educate children at FCS. From creating emotional wellness, as Quaker education a Wellness Committee that looks at emphasizes the connection between N-12 programming to looking at and for students and parents in grades mind, body, and spirit. The department connecting to the curriculum to promote 6-12. In collaboration with Crowley will continue to promote a high level the emotional, physical, and mental and Middle & Upper School Counselor of play and competition for student- well-being of our students, we look Frederick Pratt, the new program will athletes, while establishing School-wide, forward to creating more deliberate and be led by A. Michael Blanche, LCSW, one mission-driven wellness programming, more meaningful opportunities for our of the most highly respected prevention including nutrition education, health, and students and each other.” and substance use professionals in fitness for life in Nursery through greater Philadelphia, and will include A few exciting changes in this transition grade 12. an assembly and presentation involving include increasing the athletic a young person speaking from personal At the helm of this change are Michelle requirements in the Upper School to six experience, small group discussions, and Crowley, Director of Athletics & seasons out of a possible 12, choosing parent evenings. Additionally, the health Wellness, and Phillip Annas, Assistant from team sports and performing program has been revamped in Lower Director of Athletics & Wellness, two arts, and greater, more flexible fitness School for students in grades 4 and 5, seasoned educators and coaches who are options for students, including yoga, with the goal of developing positive, dedicated to Quaker education. Annas ultimate frisbee, and strength & proud feelings around the changes that says, “I am excited to be continuing my conditioning. Another key change will be their bodies are going through and to career at FCS within the role of Associate an expansion of the previous Freedom counter any negative ones that children Director of Athletics and Wellness, and I from Chemical Dependency program may observe in the media. am thrilled to be working with Michelle for students and parents in grade 10 on programming across all three to feature a more deliberate, holistic We look forward to sharing more in the divisions that will provide alternative approach encompassing programming coming months!

Fall 2017 11 SPRING 2017 FSL CHAMPS! Girls’ Lacrosse while dominating in the midfield with seven caused turnovers and two ground balls. The senior leadership set the tone with strong contributions from the freshman class. Brynne Menen scored twice, Aliza Sall had one crucial goal in transition to swing the momentum the Phoenix’ way, and Thea Volpp had two assists. Senior goalkeeper Jess Goralski had 11 saves and six ground balls and broke up two GFS offensive plays. Stellar defensive play over long stretches was crucial in building the win. For the third straight year, Friends’ in a rematch of a regular season 10-5 Central won the Friends Schools Phoenix win. Seniors Lorna MacFarlane Congratulations to the Phoenix and League Girls’ Lacrosse Championship. and Sophie Berger led in points with four especially to the seniors, Lorna, Hannah, On Tuesday, May 16, playing on their each, and classmate Hannah Posencheg Hayden, Sophie, Sam and Jess. Their home field, FCS hosted FSL rival GFS got in on the scoring action with one goal leadership set the tone, and their execution sealed the win. Girls’ Track first in both the 100m hurdles (:15.58) and 300m hurdles (:48.42), and Michaela Colavita placed third in the 100m hurdles (:18.52) and second in the 300m hurdles (:51.64). Ava Forman’s 100m hurdle time was an FSL record. FCS swept the 800m with Gabby Wilkinson first (2:19.98), Emily Burd second (2:23.36), and Izzy MacFarlane third (2:27.17). In the 1600m, Gabby Wilkinson placed first in 4:57.71, breaking the FSL record, and Emily Burd came in second in 5:10.22. The Photo courtesy of Victoria Bastian Photography 3200m saw Lydia Russell finish second in 12:42.82 and Rose McDonnell third in The Friends’ Central Varsity Girls’ I’ve ever been involved with.” 13:26.35. Track & Field team dominated the FSL During the field events on the first Championships to win its second straight Friends’ Central continued their day, Michaela Colavita (4’8”) and Olivia Friends Schools League title, defeating dominance in the relays, placing first in Comstock (4’6”) placed first and second, George School, GFS, Westtown, and AFS all three. The 4x100m (Sydney McLeod- respectively in the high jump. In the long on May 16 and 17, winning all but one event Whitener, Michaela Colavita, Lyla Forman, jump, Sydney McLeod-Whitener placed in front of their home crowd. FCS girls’ Genesis Johnson) ran a :51.37. The team first (16’3.5”), and Genesis Johnson head coach Brandon Shell was ecstatic of Amelia McDonnell, Olivia Comstock, placed second (15’9”). In the triple jump, with his team’s performance in winning Claire Szapary, and Emily Burd finished Raanee Smith placed second (32’11”). the FSL Championship for the second year the 4x400m in 4:18.10 and in the 4x800m in a row. “Although the temperature was In the running events on the second day, FCS (Sydney McLeod-Whitener, Izzy in the 90s, it turned out to be a perfect day the Phoenix girls were unstoppable. MacFarlane, Rose McDonnell, and Amelia to run. The girls did not disappoint at all. Sidney McLeod-Whitener was first in McDonnell) finished in first with a time of It was the most perfect championship that the 100m (:12.75), Ava Forman finished 10:21.74.

12 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works GIVING BACK – FCS ALUMS RETURN TO COACH AT FCA

From left, Ryan Cassidy, Olivia Gillison, Victoria Gillison, Mary Stroman, Max Bernard

Friends’ Central enjoys a proud legacy of excellence in the with swimmers I’d known from my time as an athlete on the pool. From dominance in both girls’ and boys’ swimming team, but as time has gone on, I’ve been fortunate to get to see – 14 consecutive championships for boys’ swimming – to swimmers grow over the years and really find their sea legs, so a vibrant yearlong aquatics program, the School is a place to speak. I’m grateful to get to see swimmers breaking records where swimmers of all ages flock to learn from outstanding on the Upper School Varsity team after first meeting them when coaches and have the best experience possible in the water. they were fun, carefree 10-year-olds just getting into the sport.” This year, five alumni/ae – Max Bernard ’08, Ryan Cassidy ’13, For Ryan Cassidy ’13, Captain and 4-year Swimmer at Hamilton Olivia Gillison ’10, Victoria Gillison ’13, and Mary Stroman ’08 College, having the opportunity to coach with FCA was “an easy – have returned to FCS to continue this legacy of excellence in swimming and to pass along what they learned as swimmers, choice. I knew the staff understood my enthusiasm for both the and as students, at Friends’ Central. program and the sport, so I felt like I would be welcome at FCA and that I would get to pass on my knowledge and enthusiasm Victoria Gillison ’13, a recent graduate of the University of to the next generation of swimmers,” Ryan shares. “I also Pennsylvania, has been working with Friends’ Central Aquatics think that the fact that I started my time with FCA as one of the since high school. So, when Friends’ Central Aquatics Director slowest swimmers and ended my career with several team Iain Anderson asked her to become a coach, it seemed like a no records has taught me to focus not on one individual swimmer brainer. “All throughout high school, I helped out at Saturday who shows potential off the bat but really work to develop all Morning Swim Lessons, and when I began college, I transitioned of the swimmers I work with to reach their full potential, no into helping out with private lessons on the weekends. When matter what that is.” Iain called to say they were in need of a new coach for the Novice group, it just seemed like the natural step to take,” For Olivia Gillison ’10, a graduate and 4-year Varsity swimmer Victoria explains. “Coaching at FCA has been a really rewarding at Ohio-Wesleyan, it’s much more about the process and experience that has allowed me to continue to be around a sport the effort each swimmer contributes. “I care so much more that was such a large part of my time growing up.” Victoria is about the effort that a kid puts into the sport than I do about now an Assistant Coach on Swim Team and a Head Instructor at their actual outcome,” Olivia explains. “My standout coaching Swim School with FCA. moments are all around the kids who don’t necessarily have the Mary Stroman ’08, a graduate of Washington College, where best natural talent but who put the work in every day and keep she swam for four years and was captain of the swim team, getting better. The kids who show up every day with a smile on shares that one of the reasons she returned to FCS to coach their faces and ready to work hard are the ones who keep me with FCA is to share her passion for swimming. “When I first coming back every year.” graduated after swimming in college, it was the thing that felt Iain Anderson, Varsity Swimming Coach and Director of Friends’ the most natural to me,” Mary shares. “Being able to pass Central Aquatics, shares, “Two great philosophical tenets of along my passion for the sport has been the most rewarding Friends’ Central School are simplicity and learning to give aspect of coaching.” back to the community. These FCA coaches encapsulate this Max Bernard ’08, a graduate and swimmer at Vassar College notion to a zenith point. Despite being immersed in their diverse and now Head Coach at Team Phoenix, has also had some great professional pursuits – graduate school, working for the city of moments since coming on to coach with FCA. “Working with the Philadelphia, professional acting, and more – they have made team has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Early on, the time to help kids, teaching them a life time skill that will I had the more immediately gratifying experience of working serve them in so many ways in and out the pool.” Fall 2017 13 ADDRESSING DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS A Task Force formed with the charge of helping Friends’ Central move forward

BY LAURA NOVO

The Friends’ Central School Mission is to “cultivate the to approach conflict productively, even when it asks us to lean into intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of our students.” So it conversations that challenge our preconceptions and move us into makes sense to ask, what programs and practices best nurture this unfamiliar cognitive and personal territory? And how can we best promise? What experiences are most productive in developing learn the skills we need to negotiate these challenges? our students’ potential? How important is a diverse community in Upper School programming consistently focuses on issues maximizing our impact on students’ lives? of equity and social justice, and as a learning community, we are These questions feel particularly urgent in a national climate used to approaching challenging situations with both intellectual that seems increasingly polarized. Given the natural reluctance and personal commitment. In the past two years, student and we feel to offend or hurt others inadvertently, we might gravitate faculty leaders have worked together to design programs that toward safe groups of people who share, reinforce, and amplify encourage us to develop cognitive and interpersonal skills. For our existing views of the world. Yet intentionally diverse school instance, in the spring of 2015, we pushed to better understand communities like Friends’ Central emphasize shared experiences the impact of gender stereotypes with the aid of the film Miss and focus on developing qualities like trust, authenticity, curiosity, Representation and expert facilitators; in the spring of 2016, we and openness to help us learn from and about one another. tackled challenging questions about our relationship to structural In Quaker schools, founded on the conviction that “there is that inequality, unconscious bias, and white privilege in a community- of God in every one,” diverse communities are mission-specific, and wide facilitated viewing of the film I’m Not Racist...Am I? followed we may naively assume that the shared philosophy that brings by small-group discussions. In each case, FCS students and adults us together also insulates us from the conflict we observe in the collaborated in the conception and planning of the program,

Although the Task Force was formed in response to conflict involving the Middle East, its recommendations moved beyond ways to resolve the immediate source of conflict on campus to include a broader goal of helping the community address complex questions of justice and identity. world around us. Upper School students often use the shorthand which was facilitated in large and small groups. phrase “the FCS bubble” to describe their sense that life on Yet we were not prepared when the spring of 2017 brought campus is protected from the injustices that afflict the world tumultuous disagreement to the Upper School about Arab/ outside it: in this sense, we inhabit a utopian community where Israeli conflict in the Middle East, creating conflict beyond what many viewpoints are respectfully discussed in classroom settings, we were accustomed to addressing. We were confronted with a and we find our forgotten cell phones waiting for us in the dining topic that elicited unusually passionate and conflicting responses hall, right where we left them, when we retrace our steps. As a from the wider Friends’ Central community, including, but by no result of these illusions, we are not prepared when we discover means limited to, the Upper School. It was a painful, wounding, that even here conflict is inevitable and unsettling. and divisive time for students and faculty, as many of our structures When the conflict threatens our sense of self, it can and practices, developed over time to address disagreement and undermine our confidence in the community. How can we learn help us move forward as a community, proved unequal to this

14 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works challenge. Over time, we have avoided too much discussion of the volatile, troubling, and complex relationship between Israel and the Arab world because of its potential to cause pain and strain relationships with people we like and care about. Yet, despite A Task Force formed with the charge of our reluctance to engage with these issues, they became urgently and undeniably important to the School as a whole. It was rapidly helping Friends’ Central move forward clear that we needed to engage with one another around these questions, but it was much less clear what a successful process would look like. We had a few clear advantages as we tackled the situation. Though the magnitude of this conflict was greater than we had Students engaged in small group conversations previously experienced, we were nonetheless fortunate in the facilitated by members of the The Dialogue relationships, structures, and expertise developed during our Institute team. study of sexism and racism. We also benefited from the strong support of the Board of Trustees. In 2016, Bob Gassel, administrators, students, alumni/ae, and parents. Advisory then Clerk of the Board, wrote to the School community, boards, open to any interested member of the School community, “We serve on the Board of Trustees because we believe that added perspectives that informed the work of the Task Force, Friends’ Central is graduating leaders who will one day peacefully whose short-term goal was to develop multi-perspective transform the world. For this to be true, they will need to learn programming for the Upper School about the Arab/Israeli the many sides of global and domestic issues, and they will need conflict in the Middle East, programming that would “educate to learn to communicate with and work with people who may not for intellect with empathy.” share their views. This intellectual, ethical, and spiritual growth As a result, the Upper School participated in two programs is essential to our Mission and Vision and, we are told, is a key late in the spring: a skills-building training in productive reason so many parents of so many faiths choose Friends’ Central conversation about contentious issues, and the viewing of a for their children.” film Wrestling Jerusalem, that captures many of the diverging Quaker pedagogy places the seeking of Truth at its center and experiences, histories, and orientations that inform the conflict. relies on the authentic voices of diverse seekers to uncover it. It The first program was facilitated by the Dialogue Institute is collective truth-seeking, with particular attention to soliciting (dialogueinstitute.org) of Temple University, whose mission is to all voices, especially those on the margins. This search – along “advance intrareligious, interreligious, and intercultural dialogue with the recognition that there may not be a single truth – requires and engagement around the world.” Executive Director Rebecca intellectual skills in analysis and synthesis, as well as personal May led a general session for Upper School students followed by traits like curiosity, courage, and empathy for success. With these small group conversations facilitated by members of her team and qualities in mind, Craig Sellers and the Board formed a Task trained student leaders. Force charged with helping the School move forward; the Task “The skills that students learned and the language they were Force was composed of members of the Board, faculty, staff, offered to frame a positive, constructive approach to difficult conversations were very helpful,” said Tom MacFarlane, Upper School Dean of Students. “It was useful to take a moment to Still from the trailer reflect on how we enter our complicated interactions with others. for Aaron Davidman’s Our students are always impatient to ‘get to the tough stuff’ and film Wrestling Jerusalem they needed to take the time to think deliberately and strategically about how to get the most out of such engagement.” The second program involved Aaron Davidman’s film Wrestling Jerusalem, based on his one-man stage show, in which he plays 17 different characters (Israeli, Palestinian, American, Muslim, Jewish, young, old, male, female). This film was a natural choice for our community, one experienced in listening for truth in many voices. The format was also familiar; each year, Terry Guerin’s drama classes present such multi-perspective works as Moises Kaufman’s Laramie Project, Anna Deveare Smith’s Fires in the Mirror and Twilight Los Angeles, compilations of monologues from Studs Terkel’s Working and Hope Dies Last, and the voices of those involved in the McCarthy hearings (Are You Now or Have You Ever Been).

Fall 2017 15 Although the Task Force was formed in response to conflict involving the Middle East, its recommendations moved beyond ways to resolve the immediate source of conflict on campus to include a broader goal of helping the community develop an effective approach to addressing complex questions of justice and identity. Thinking broadly about the mission of the School, the Task Force recommended structural, long-term changes to support the community in the inevitable difficult interactions that challenge a diverse community. Specifically, Friends’ Central will continue to be a place that engages with the world. A key part of achieving this mission is the appointment

Oren Kroll-Zeldin of Dwight Dunston ’06 as Friends’ Central’s first Coordinator of speaking with students Equity and Justice Education. Dwight served on the 2016-2017 at the screening of Task Force, and Head of School Craig N. Sellers envisions that in Wrestling Jerusalem this new role he will “co-clerk a similarly multi-constituency working group next school year.” (Read more about Dwight’s new role Cultural anthropologist and educator Oren Kroll-Zeldin and his first projects below.) attended the screening of the film and facilitated break-out As we begin the 2017-2018 school year, we are excited and conversations with students about the issues it raised, encouraging optimistic about the many ways the Task Force’s recommendations participants to use the techniques they had practiced with the and Dwight’s work in this new position will help us cultivate the Dialogue Institute. intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of our students. QW

New Role for Dwight Dunston ’06

This spring, Friends’ Central was in the classrooms to help facilitate pleased to announce the appointment of conversations about diversity Dwight Dunston ’06 as our Coordinator and community. of Equity and Justice Education. Dwight has ably served Friends’ In his new role, under the guidance of Central in a number of roles, including Mariama Richards, Assistant Head of Development Associate and, more School for Academic Program, Dwight recently, Assistant Director of will spend time on both campuses to Admission and track coach. He has also coordinate, collaborate, and support co-clerked Friends’ Central’s All-School faculty with respect to programming Diversity Board and is currently serving Dwight Dunston throughout the School; serve on the on the Task Force and co-clerking the diversity committees of each division; Alumni/ae Advisory Panel. For the with students and faculty to identify Task and support student clubs centered past several years, Dwight has gained Force topics for the coming year. on equity work. Dwight will lead and expertise in the realm of diversity support recommendations emerging and equity, attending workshops and Dwight said, “My interest in this from the Task Force, as well as serve institutes throughout the country. work comes from a social justice Parents for Diversity and related affinity Dwight’s initial projects include Equity consciousness that was heavily groups. Dwight will also be expanding Lab seminars with students on topics like influenced by my education here at FCS, the Student Admission Committee into Everyone’s Battle: The Intersection of Race both as a student and an employee. a leadership program that will focus on and Gender During the Women’s Suffrage Today, I see myself called to carry out developing culturally competent and Movement and Beyond, a Parents for work which will deepen our community’s confident student leaders. In addition, Diversity picnic, work with student clubs commitment to equity, inclusion, and Dwight will be looking to use music and affinity groups, and collaboration social justice.”

16 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works Fall 2017 17 COMMENCEMENT 2017

18 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works COMMENCEMENT The 101 graduating seniors have left an indelible mark on the history of our School.

On Saturday, June 10, 2017, the Class of 2017 joined the excitement2017 to branch out stems from what they’ve experienced at ranks of the many proud and distinguished Friends’ Central Friends’ Central – passionate teachers leading by example. “FCS alumni/ae. The 101 graduating seniors have left an indelible mark doesn’t pretend that cliques don’t exist. It just teaches us to look on the history of our School – from successes in mock trial, model beyond them. We’re told by our teachers from a young age here congress, and math modeling to the creation of Sister Circle at FCS to embrace and nurture our intellect, but also our heart. and a set of Gender Identity Task Force recommendations, However, I think the main reason that many of us catch on to sweeping Cappie Award nominations, stellar performances in the this is not because we were specifically told to, rather because so arts, athletic prowess, and an annual Diversity Conference that many of our teachers firmly lead by example. The adults in this forces us to look inward and challenge our perceptions of identity community have such enthusiasm for us to do well academically and social justice at Friends’ Central. and socially that their care and concern for others can’t help but In Upper School Dean of Students and Commencement influence us.” speaker Tom MacFarlane’s address, he spoke of the Class of 2017 Fellow student speaker Cole Snyder ’18 had some sound as a Class that has a “glowing reputation as a great class. You advice for his classmates – that they fail. He shared, “As we begin have held yourselves to a higher standard, acted in ways that have the transition into the newest chapter of our lives … my hope reinforced and built on this positive identity. You have spoken out for each and every one of you is that you fail. After all, success is with conviction when something didn’t sit right with you here, contingent upon failure … I encourage you all to have confidence and you have reached out with compassion in small and large ways when you saw the need. You have seized on opportunities to in your mistakes because they will be an imperative component work with classmates, faculty, and the administration to make the in the creation of your greatest successes, and more importantly, FCS world better, and I can’t imagine that you won’t do the same the development of your character.” when you leave here.” We are filled with pride in the Class of 2017 and have no Student speaker Jack Correll ’18 shared part of what makes doubt that they will leave their mark on the world, just as they the Class of 2017 so unique. “I’m lucky to be a student in a class have at their alma mater. As Head of School Craig N. Sellers that understands the importance of sincere communication … shared in his Commencement address, “Your Friends’ Central The Class of 2017 is full of individuals who have been willing – education will serve you well for a lifetime as you head out to no, excited – to branch out and connect with others.” Part of this peacefully transform the world.” QW

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UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDS

At the Upper School Academic Awards Ceremony in May, 19 members of the Class of 2017 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. The Cum Laude Society recognizes the distinguished academic record of students during their Friends’ Central career. In his address to this year’s inductees, Head of School Craig Sellers said that, as members of the Friends’ Central Cum Laude Society, part of their responsibilities is “to make some contribution to the ongoing search for greater understanding of the world in which we live.” Along with the Cum Laude inductees, many students were recognized for their achievements in academics, arts, athletics, The 1845 Award is presented to two members of the Class of 2017 who, by service, and citizenship. vote of students and faculty, embody the characteristics displayed in Friends’ Central’s school seal: a commitment to fairness and justice, a peer who has taken thoughtful risks and broadened our understanding of peace, and a friend who “lets their life speak.” This year’s 1845 (ABOVE) The 2017 inductees into the Friends’ Central School Cum Laude Society were (in alpha order): Award went to Talia Rosenberg (pictured Laura Barr, Olivia Bartholomew, Jiwei Cheng, Olivia Comstock, Eve Decamp, Yunling Ding, Aidan above at left with Head of School Craig N. Fitzsimons, Junyan Ge, Zoe Ginsberg, Ciara Hervas, Jingyi Hu, Elizabeth Kahn, Noelle Mercer, Talia Sellers) and Emma Verges (right). Rosenberg, Julia Strauss, Claire Szapary, Emma Verges, Zoe Walker, and Samuel Weiss.

20 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works The Class of 2017 COLLEGE CHOICES

American University Duke University Pennsylvania State University

University of Arizona (2) Duquesne University University of Pennsylvania (8)

Boston College Elon University (5) Philadelphia University

Boston University (3) Franklin & Marshall College (2) University of Pittsburgh (3)

Brandeis University The George Washington University (2) Rowan University Brown University (2) Gettysburg College Saint Joseph’s University University of California, Los Angeles Goucher College University of Southern California (2) Carleton College Guilford College University of St. Andrews Carleton University Harvard University Stony Brook University University of Chicago Haverford College Temple University (3) Clark University Indiana University at Bloomington Towson University Colby College Loyola University Chicago Trinity College Colgate University Macalester College Tufts University Colorado College University of Massachusetts, Boston Tulane University (2) Cornell University McGill University Washington University in St. Louis (3) Dartmouth University University of Miami (3) University of Delaware (3) Muhlenberg College (2) Wesleyan University (3) University of Denver New York University West Chester University Dickinson College (3) Northeastern University (2) College of William and Mary Drew University Northwestern University University of Wisconsin - Madison (2) Drexel University (2) Oberlin College (2) Yale University

Fall 2017 21 22 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works THE CLASS OF 2017

Fall 2017 23 REUNION 2017

What an amazing turnout for Reunion Weekend 2017! A little rain couldn’t dampen the Quaker spirit! Thank you for being one of the 300 alumni/ae and friends who returned to FCS for Reunion 2017. This year’s Reunion classes were well-represented. Everywhere on campus, alumni/ae reminisced with friends, participated in tours, explored former stomping grounds, enjoyed delicious food, and watched sporting activities. A great time was had by all!

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25 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works Fall 2017 25 Fall 2016 magazine 25 2017 REUNION CLASSES

Class of 1952 Left to right: Jack Balson, Jetta Sommers Bracken, Jim Wilson, Jackie Watkins Slifka, George Harkins

Class of 1947 Left to right: Brigitte Solmitz Alexander, Richard Relick, Julie Miller Edgerton Class of 1962 Left to right: George Macpherson, Peter Hickman, Kenneth Kirchhofer, Fran Bradley, Bill Dean.

Class of 1957 Left to right: Bryan Pokras, Peter Savage, Barbara Davis Widmayer, Pete Drayer, Jack Lilly, Roberta Sheen Peterson, Richard Klein, Hank Zoob

Class of 1972 Left to right: Mitchel Rosenberg, Jim Strong, Loie Grossman, David Haugaard, Tim Ely

Class of 1967 (above) Back row, from left: Jean Murdock Warrington, Scott Miller, Ron Diment, Jack Schwartz, Carolyn Hebden, Barbara Beck North; front row, from left: Brian Kunz, Chip Kenaith, Alan Rubin, Dan Carter, Anita Grumbling Warner, Thomas Woodbury, Rob Wadleigh, Russ Bleakley, Marjorie Hallahan Crawford, Cathy Zahn Jann

Class of 1977 (at right) (Photo at right) Matt Joseph (left) and Rodney Willis (Photo at far right) Left to right: Rick Moses, Morris Kay, Karen Horikawa, Mark Adams

26 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works Class of 1982 Ed Rehfeld, Jennifer Balson Alvarez, Lissa Lasprogata Merton, Eric Larson, Angela Corbisiero Love, Chip Purcell, *George Koutsiouroubas, David Niles, Jon Fiebach, Cheryl 2017 REUNION CLASSES Guzzardo Tuverson

Class of 1987 Back row, from left: Christopher Wolf, Beryl Brown, Paul Paz y Miño, Claudia Melaragni Fitzgerald, Danielle Paul Barson, Biz Toborowsky Pollard, Michelle Blum Cooke, Sara Volkman Shack, Dan Klein, Tonya Evans, Jim Rutenberg; front row, left-right: John Stein, Jessica Coplon, Andy Newcomb, Krissy Chimes Bresnan, Mo Lotman, Kimmi Kurtz Lent, Danielle Waldrop Green, Chris Bonovitz, Eleanor Hamilton Zawada, Ari Goldfine Class of 1992 Liz Sklaroff, Eric Kaufman, Wynn Sanders, Ruth First-Goldstein, Jen Johnson, David White, Jr., Ray Heising; front: Julian Berrian

Class of 1997 Left to right: David Wertime, Nick Dent, Emil Steiner, Laura McKelligott Kahl, Max Cooper, Matt Hagarty, Janine Lewis McFadden, Stephanie Wenger Grossman, Ben Shargel, Becca Cohen, and their families

Class of 1972 Left to right: Mitchel Rosenberg, Jim Strong, Loie Grossman, David Haugaard, Tim Ely

Class of 2002 Left to right: Josh Wasserman, Peter Viola, Mike Anastasio, Geoffrey Wertime, David Gershkoff Slusky, Hanna Muenke Popick, READ DeSabato, Sara Kankowski DeSabato, David Clements, Ben Feldman, Jon Grinspan, Matthew Hornstein, Jason Polykoff, Jeff Pozzuolo

Class of 2007 (above) Back row, from left: Jason Landau Goodman, Ben Loughin, Lindsay Bedford, Max Skolnick, Isiah Hammond, Amber Sims, Sammy Dweck, Earl Atta-Iyun, Jacob Fogel, Tymiak Hawkins, Laura Matey, Josh Aichenbaum, Ben Present, David Siegel; front row, from left: Laura Umbrecht, Melissa Hewson, Emily Spooner, Amanda Carr, Katie Ivory, Kate Fox, Jasmine Hill, Dana Berchler, Sarah Brown, Kendra Linton, Elena Pereira Class of 2012 (at left) Back row, from left: Meghan Cartafalsa, Alex Flick, Harrison Pharamond, Ilan Dreyfuss, Isabel Terres, Jeff Horowitz, Leah Adelson, Josh Glen, Claudia Rizzo; front row, from left: Allison Feld, Giulietta Schoenfeld, Miles Mundy, Lindsay Auerbach, Charlotte Pawley

* It is with great sadness that we report the passing of George Koutsiouroubas. Fall 2017 27 REUNION 2017 WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS

1. The 2017 Distinguished Alumna Award went to Tonya Evans ’87 in recognition 5. Alumni/ae celebrated their Reunion into the night, with class parties held on of her achievements in law and her commitment to social justice, diversity, campus and at local venues. Pictured are members of the Class of 2007. and inclusivity. 6. During Career Day 2017, faculty and current Upper School students spent 2. James Rutenberg ’87 received the 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award for his time with several distinguished alumni/ae, who visited FCS to share their commitment to truth and transparency through his work as a journalist. wide-ranging experiences and thoughts about their professional careers. Pictured is Gabe Bloomfield ’07 visiting Terry Guerin’s class. Gabe is 3. Current FCS students took Reunion alumni/ae on a tour of the City Avenue currently working towards his PhD at Columbia University, specializing in campus; much has changed since many of them were students here. the poetry of 17th century England.

4. Janine McFadden ’97 and family caught up with archivist and beloved former 7. Juan Jewell ’68 and Ed Rehfeld ’82 with Head of School Craig N. Sellers at teacher Jim Davis as they explored his display of archival photos of FCS the Head of School’s Reception held during the evening of Reunion through the years.

28 Friends’ Central School Quaker Works ANNUAL REPORT of GIFTS 2016-2017 Development Office Dear Friends, Bob Cotter Director of Development The following pages detail the many ways that the Friends’ Central community generously supports the Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Director of Alumni/ae Affairs School. They also serve as another thank you to the over 1400 individuals and organizations who recognize Matthew Cohen Assistant Director of Development the importance of providing education that will, in the words of the School’s mission, “cultivate the intellectual, Jim Davis Archivist and Alumni/ae Associate spiritual, and ethical promise of our students.” Kim Emmons-Benjet The opening of The Ulmer Family Light Lab in October was a highlight Director of Annual Giving for the Lower School as the space quickly became integral to every grade Sarah Duda in myriad ways. A later gift from the Sprague Foundation helped jumpstart Assistant Director of Annual Giving the hydroponics program in the Light Lab’s solarium, which enhanced the Danielle Gershkoff ’06 Lower School’s already expansive farm-to-table program. Development Assistant The largest gift by a current family in the School’s history enabled the Shallcross Hall renovation project to start in July 2017. This will result in a completely new dining hall and will vastly improve the food service options The Annual Report of Gifts acknowledges on the City Avenue campus. We are extremely grateful to this family and to all those who have made gifts to Friends’ other donors for supporting this important project. Central School during the fiscal year Another exciting addition to the funding for Shallcross Hall was the successful July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017. grant proposal to The Edward E. Ford Foundation, resulting in a challenge The Development Office has worked match for the project. More details about that are available on page 41. carefully to ensure the accuracy of the Overall, charitable giving to Friends’ Central topped three million dollars information contained within these during the 2016-2017 school year, with a substantial jump in funds raised pages. If you come across an error through Pennsylvania’s EITC/OSTC program, which helps provide aid for or omission, please accept our families with financial need. A number of gifts to support capital projects apologies and advise us of the error and the important day-to-day support of the Friends’ Central Fund also by calling 610.645.5039 or emailing strengthened the School this year. [email protected]. Visit us at www.friendscentral.org/gift. The year was not without its challenges. The controversy in February was difficult for our community. Many alumni/ae reached out to the School, and their voices were heard. The passion of the alumni/ae is a testament to the love so many have for the teachers and students at Friends’ Central. As the process continues to play out, the School will emerge stronger. The School continues to thrive because of the financial support of so many contributors and through the work of the Development Committee, the Board of Trustees, a core of dedicated volunteers, and a hard-working Development Office staff. My sincere appreciation goes out to all of those who worked to make the year successful.

ON THE COVER: Many thanks to all of you! Students enjoying a beautiful fall day on the City Avenue Campus, October 2016 Sincerely,

Bob Cotter Director of Development

30 FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS REVENUES AND (As of June 30, 2017) EXPENSES 2016-2017 Unrestricted Annual Gifts to the Friends’ Central Fund SOURCE DOLLARS DONORS SUMMER PROGRAMS 3% Trustees $ 104,482 22 ENDOWMENT 4%

Former Trustees $ 33,390 30 ANNUAL GIVING 4% Alumni/ae $ 307,924 780 Current Parents $ 332,113 395 Parents of Alumni/ae $ 273,443 282

Faculty/Staff $ 82,401 175 TUITION 89% Former Faculty/Staff $ 63,056 77 Grandparents $ 37,016 47 Friends $ 7,653 24 Matching Gifts $ 12,611 9 REVENUES Foundations & Corporations $ 134,801 34 TUITION 89% Minus Double Entries $ (630,240) ANNUAL GIVING 4% TOTAL $ 758,650 1490 ENDOWMENT 4% SUMMER PROGRAMS (AND OTHER REVENUE) 3% Restricted Gifts to Current Operations 100% Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) $ 122,525 6 NON-ACADEMIC Opportunity Scholarship PROGRAMS & SUPPORT 6% Tax Credit (OSTC) $ 356,375 13 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 13% Other Restricted Purposes $ 113,503 28 SUPPLEMENTAL TOTAL $ 592,403 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 6%

FINANCIAL AID 16% Capital Programs and Endowment Gifts to Friends’ Central Endowment $ 89,907 Capital Gifts $ 1,596,682

TOTAL $ 1,686,589 SALARIES AND BENEFITS 59%

GRAND TOTAL $ 3,037,642 EXPENSES SALARIES AND BENEFITS 59% FINANCIAL AID 16% FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 13% SUPPLEMENTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 6% NON-ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & SUPPORT 6% 100%

*Unaudited figures ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 31 FROM THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Friends’ Central School, thank you for your support of the School during the 2016-2017 school year.

This year, major initiatives of the Board included opening The Ulmer Family Light Lab on the Lower School campus, raising funds for the renovation of Shallcross Hall, and kicking off the Long Range Strategic Plan that will wrap up in the spring of 2018.

This was my first year as Clerk of the Board. As I have become more deeply involved at the School, I am amazed at how much has changed since I graduated in 1973. Then, teachers ran off classroom materials on a tired mimeograph machine in the smoke-filled Faculty Room that is now Room 25, and we drove our punch cards out to Swarthmore College on Thursdays in the hope that the mainframe computer there would run our rudimentary programming attempts. Philip Scott But I am even more impressed by what prevails at Friends’ Central. The School holds fast to its vision and commitment to encourage and allow our students to develop an individual, intellectual, ethical, and spiritual foundation that will guide and ground each of them. I have been inspired to experience the electricity of a well-taught lesson in second grade, to read the summary of the vast variety of senior projects that were undertaken this spring (all with a service component), and to hear of the significant accomplish- ments and contributions of our diverse alumni/ae.

There is much that unites us. The School – especially our students and faculty – benefits greatly from the generosity of our community. Again, we thank you for your support of the School.

Sincerely,

Philip E. Scott ’73

2016-2017 TRUSTEE DONORS 100% Participation in the Friends’ Central Fund

Melissa Anderson Jim Groch Matthew Levitties ’85 Philip Scott ’73 Betty Bard Paul Halpern John McKinstry Joy Takahashi Quinn Bauriedel Susan Holt Merlin Muhrer Eve Troutt-Powell Roger Chiang Steven Katznelson Andrew Newcomb ’87 Stephen Yarnell Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Fariha Khan Craig Owens Jon Fiebach ’82 Kristin Kimmell Nancy Sanders ’83

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Class of 1957 David M. Felsen secretary Laurie Fox to support CAPITAL GIFTS Endowment Fund Scholarship Fund students with financial need Robert Angevine Kathryn and Edwin Davison Created by the Class of 1957 in Supports students with financial Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Paul Hannum honor of its 50th Reunion, for faculty need throughout the School Catherine and Roger Chiang Sandra Moriarity development and retreats Kathryn and Edwin Davison Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and Anonymous David M. Felsen Monica Peterson David Whellan Calvin Drayer ’57 Heather and Ned Stanton Alisa and Bob Cotter Bette Jarvis Jablow ’57 Lower School *Louis DelSoldo Richard Klein ’57 David Kirk Memorial Fund Scholarship Fund Forman Family Foundation Albert J. Lilly, Jr. ’57 for Student Support This fund provides support for Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman Ann Tolson Lippe ’57 Lower School scholarships. Mignon and Jim Groch Bruce Woodruff ’60 Roberta Sheen Peterson ’57 Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Hassel Foundation Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Bryan Pokras ’57 Barbara M. Cohen Peter Savage ’57 Susan and Richard Holt Sue Schultz Simon ’57 EE Ford Principals’ Fund Wynnefield/ Whereat Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Abby Huberman Weiss ’57 Supports students’ extra needs Scholarship Fund Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Barbara Davis Widmayer ’57 Jane Koppelman Established in memory of Kristin and Todd Kimmell Henry Zoob ’57 Betty Whereat ’43 providing Jennifer Khoury and financial aid for Wynnefield Andrew Newcomb ’87 Community Scholars Financial Aid Endowment Amy and Anil Kothari Christine Ramsey and Clayton L. Farraday ’32 Estate of Ivan Gabel Ami and Jess Lonner Andrew Fussner Mastership Fund John McKinstry Arthur Whereat Makes it possible for faculty to The Joey Pozzuolo ’98 Elizabeth O’Brien and pursue opportunities for Philip E. Scott ’73 professional development Memorial Scholarship Fund Zeldin Family Elizabeth and Craig Owens Frances and Frederic Beckley Established by Joey’s parents in his Scholarship Fund Rachel and Alexander Rolfe ’01 Ingrid and Robert Burd memory, the fund provides aid to a Provides general scholarship support *Sue Williams Saul ’44 Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane student who has been at Friends’ Central for at least three years and has The Zeldin Family Foundation Cary and Craig N. Sellers Alexa and Michael Hogarty unexpected financial need. Stefanie Zeldin Sigal ’79 Julie Shapiro and Quinn Bauriedel Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Claudia Zeldin ’81 Jennifer and Daniel Stern Diane and Robert Lista Jessica Zeldin ’88 Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Allison Oler and Philippe Szapary Martin Zeldin Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Sharon Weiss and David Arnold The Laurie Fox Sybille Zeldin Wyncote Foundation Areti and Theoklis Zaoutis Scholarship Fund Leonard Haas ’76 Lisa Zaoutis Named for beloved Upper School

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The FCS Endless Pool - A Gift that Keeps on Giving!

Aquatics Director Iain Anderson, at the newly installed Endless Pool in 2013

In 2013, Friends’ Central was one of the first secondary cardiovascular shape during the spring without having schools to benefit from the installation of an Endless Pool. to push off the wall with her injured foot. When her cast Since then, the pool has played an indispensable role came off, she was able to use the pool for appropriate ‘light’ in training athletes and in rehabilitation and wellness kicking to increase the range of motion and ultimately at the School. strengthen her foot. The proof just might be poetic in this case, as she made it back to field, ended up at Wash U, and “It has been a fantastic and dynamic teaching tool, and I helped her team win a national championship!” feel like we have only discovered the tip of a great iceberg,” said Aquatics Director Iain Anderson. He identified three Another somewhat unexpected benefit has been the main ways they use the Endless Pool: analysis, training, ability to work with students who have concussions. New and rehabilitation. research suggests light physical activity might be better than prolonged rest. Again, from Iain, “The EP, coupled with any Coaches are able to analyze, deconstruct, and reconstruct in-line snorkel, enables head stability, and allows the athlete an athlete’s technique. They can film a swimmer above and to do ideal ‘light’ exercise, without the risk of hitting a wall under the water using an iPad or a smartphone and then or being hit accidentally by another swimmer!” show the swimmer exactly what they are doing or not doing. “To have the Endless Pool help all of our student-athletes It is a dynamic addition to training. By deconstructing recovering from injuries by using aquatic therapy is and analyzing swimmers’ technique, coaches can provide tremendously beneficial to our athletic program,” said immediate feedback. They also have the ability to adjust Director of Athletics and Wellness Michelle Crowley, the speeds to challenge the athlete from a cardio-vascular echoing Iain’s sentiments. “This can increase flexibility, standpoint and work on drills for any stroke, pulling, improve balance, alleviate pain and swelling, and promote sculling, or kicking at any appropriate rate. blood flow to injured areas - and get them back to their sport in a low impact, stress-free environment.” Rehabilitation has also been a major benefit. According to Iain, “The Endless Pool also allows us to work appropriately Friends’ Central remains deeply grateful to Endless Pools with injured athletes – not just swimmers. A great example founder James Murdock ’73 for donating the pool to the is how soccer player Jesse Rubin ’16 used it to stay in School’s athletic program. QW MAJOR DONORS

We thank the following donors who have made gifts of $5,000 and more to the following fundraising efforts during the 2016-2017 year: Friends’ Central Fund, restricted annual gifts, capital gifts, endowed funds, and State Business Tax Credit programs (EITC and OSTC). $100,000+ 3890 N. 10th Street, LLC (EITC) $10,000+ Direct Image & Design Agency (OSTC) Anonymous Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Anonymous Daniel B. and AJO Partners (OSTC) Bryn Mawr Trust (EITC and OSTC) The Abramson Family Foundation Florence E. Green Foundation The Estate of Sue Williams Saul ’44 Mignon and Jim Groch Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Curtis Jones ’46 Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Laurie and Elyse and Max Berger Brian Kunz ’67 Wyncote Foundation Steven Katznelson (OSTC) Barbara M. Cohen Levitties Family Leonard Haas ’76 Ami and Jess Lonner Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Margery DeArmond Maconachy ’62 Elizabeth and Craig Owens The Forman Family Foundation MBA Equities (OSTC) Jennifer Punt and Karen Johansen and Mechanical Solutions Associates, LLC $50,000+ Stephen Emerson Gardner Hendrie ’50 MKM Foundation Cardone Industries (OSTC) William Judson ’62 Marie and Bruce Satalof Catherine and Roger Chiang $15,000+ *Stephanie Koenig ’70 Barbara and Lou Montresor Comcast (OSTC) Fernanda Moore Robert Angevine Amy and Anil Kothari The Estate of William Fordyce Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and Philip E. Scott ’73 Friends Council on Brian Paszamant (OSTC) David Whellan Education (EITC) Melissa Paszamant (OSTC) Evelyn and Marc Duvivier The Estate of Ivan Gabel ’49 $5,000+ Marsha and Richard Rothman Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Jennifer Khoury and Barbara B. and Cary and Craig N. Sellers Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Andrew Newcomb ’87 Theodore R. Aronson Kathryn and James Sheward Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Alexander and Rachel Rolfe ’01 Jessica and Eric Berger Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Sarah and Alisa and Bob Cotter Joshua Wasserman ’02 (EITC) Meade Thayer $25,000+ Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Utica Insurance Group (OSTC) Zeldin Family Foundation *Lou DelSoldo Anonymous (3) Bruce Woodruff ’60 Susan and Richard DeWyngaert

Kim and Koji Shimada visited Friends’ Central in April to spend time in classes of the Japanese Language School on campus and to tour their namesake building, the Shimada Athletic Center. Kim and Koji were the lead donors to the fundraising campaign that enabled the building to open in 2000. Pictured from left are Head of School Craig N. Sellers, former Head of School David Felsen, Koji Shimada, Kim Shimada, and Director of Development Bob Cotter.

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Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Princeton Area LEADERSHIP Meade Thayer Central Philadelphia Community Foundation Forum Utica Insurance Group (OSTC) Monthly Meeting Alison and Richard Rasansky $25,000 or more Flavia Vogrig and Robert Gassel ’69 Catherine and Roger Chiang Susan Rheingold and Anonymous Barbara M. Cohen Jonathan Neely Alison and Scott Cook-Sather David Roberts ’83 Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Council 3890 N. 10th Street, LLC (EITC) Kristin Davitt and Richard Barr Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff AJO Partners (OSTC) $3,000 - $4,999 Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Henry Shapiro ’82 Bryn Mawr Trust (EITC and OSTC) Anonymous Debbie and Stephen Dolic Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Cardone Industries (OSTC) Richard Angell ’54 Sandy and Calvin Drayer ’57 Melisande Simmering and Comcast (OSTC) Robert Angevine Education Facility Management, Inc Ian Wilcox Friends Council on Education (EITC) Tami Benton-Condiff and Kim Emmons-Benjet and Stacey Goldsborough Snider ’78 Laurie and Steven Katznelson (OSTC) Allessandro Condiff Brian Benjet Robert Tamaccio ’95 Roberto and Francine Sella (EITC) Elyse and Max Berger Amy and John Estey Ronit and Howard Treatman ’79 Carol Cooper ’70 Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 and Andrew Vaden ’76 Deborah and Frank Correll Michael Fedder Laurie and J. Scott Victor Pacesetters Alisa and Bob Cotter Christina and David Fryman Marjorie and Kevin Volpp $15,000 - $24,999 Mariella De Biasi and John Dani Elaine and Steve Goralski Hakim Warrick ’01 Elizabeth and Craig Owens Willa and Marc DeSouza Judith and Edward Grinspan William Weiner ’76 Bev and Rich Ulmer ’60 Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Mignon and Jim Groch Zeldin Family Foundation Sarah and Ami and Jess Lonner Jacqueline and Henry Guynn Liying Zhang and Zhaomin Xu Joshua Wasserman ’02 (EITC) Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Harweb Foundation Cynthia and Jon Harris Wyncote Foundation Richard Pompetti ’04 Young Alumni/ae Leadership Leonard Haas ’76 Alexander Rolfe ’01 Kathryn Hayward and Lynn Schuchter and John Broaddus Tom MacFarlane Alumni/ae Classes of Cary and Craig N. Sellers HEITS Mid Atlantic 2001-2016 Circle Building Associates Inc Sodexo, Inc. $500+ $10,000 - $14,999 Alexa and Michael Hogarty Joy Takahashi and John Gullace Jesse Amoroso ’04 The Abramson Family Foundation Franklyn Judson ’60 Anita Grumbling Warner ’67 Natalie Aronson ’05 Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Kaplan & Associates Inc. (OSTC) Bridget Campbell ’03 Forman Family Foundation Charles King ’80 Jacob Cooper ’03 Karen Johansen and 1845 DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Christiana Tritton Craig ’01 Gardner Hendrie ’50 $1,845 - $2,999 Lumpkin Family Foundation Matthew Hornstein ’02 William Judson ’62 Cindy and Cary Anderson Suzi Morrison Richard Pompetti ’04 *Stephanie Koenig ’70 Douglas Baird ’71 Marilyn Murray ’64 Nicholas Pulos ’02 Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Michelle Narin and Alexander Rolfe ’01 Christina Bergqvist and Maurice Schweitzer Founders Laura Umbrecht ’07 Philip DeBaun Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Hakim Warrick ’01 $5,000 - $9,999 Jackie and David Blumberg Nina and Dale Panzer Barbara B. and William Brown ’68 Thomas Patterson ’59 Theodore R. Aronson Grant Calder Precision Flooring Enterprises, LLC Jessica and Eric Berger Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and David Whellan Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Susan and Richard DeWyngaert Direct Image & Design Agency (OSTC) Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Curtis Jones ’46 Jennifer Khoury and Andrew Newcomb ’87 Brian Kunz ’67 Levitties Family Margery DeArmond Maconachy ’62 MBA Equities (OSTC) Mechanical Solutions Associates LLC MKM Foundation Marie and Bruce Satalof Fernanda Moore Brian Paszamant (OSTC) Melissa Paszamant (OSTC) Marsha and Richard Rothman Kathryn and James Sheward

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Sharon and Richard Kollender Richard Burgess ’65 Robert Hall ’59 GIFT CLUBS Brian Kunz ’67 Barrett Caldwell ’80 Marjorie Miller Hallowell ’56 Meeting Eui Kyung and Yongwon Choi Jed Callen ’67 Yuchi Han and Chris Fang-Yen $1,200 - $1,844 Bonnie and Daniel Linn Bridget Campbell ’03 George Hardman ’58 Bruce Babcock ’60 Sandra Slevin Lockhart ’60 Diane Bierman Carson ’67 Mary Hegeler and Robert Kelly Kirby Davis Bosley ’75 Rosemary and G. Craig Lord Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Raymond Heising ’92 Susan and John Bowie Irene and Bruce Marks Barbara Jess Charlson ’55 Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin ’61 Marlene Miller Buckley ’53 and Leona Markson Debbie and Young Rak Choi Susan and Richard Holt Robert Buckley ’53 Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly Janice Chu ’85 Julie and Paul Horenstein Andrea Cohen ’86 Cynthia and Michael McKeever Carol Jerjisian Churukian ’52 Shirley and Mitchell Horenstein Marjorie Hallahan Crawford ’67 Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Joy Clairmont ’91 and Karen Huang and Paul Chou Shannon and Kent Davidson Lincoln Meyers ’80 Max Kaufman ’91 Elinor Whitelaw Hunt ’60 Brad Furman ’93 Barbara and Louis Montresor Ellen Cohen ’88 Cathy Zahn Jann ’67 Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Stacey and Robert Morse Kathy Coleman-Martin Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Frederic Barr Catherine and Steven Nierenberg Lauren Collier ’99 Antoinette Leroux Jewell ’65 Betty Lam Hamilton ’94 Sylvia and Harvey Nisenbaum Charles Cooper ’74 Juan Jewell ’68 Ann Johnson and Andy Leonard Heather Osborne and Jessica and Matthew Cooper Kimya and Kevin Johnson Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Vincent Duane Catherine Corson and Daniel Kallen Evelyn Bricklin Marsh ’96 Mary Pinder-Schenck and Charles McCammon Emily Kaplan-Dodge ’87 Pat McCleary Hermann Schenck Jessica and Christopher Coss Laurie and Steven Katznelson Elizabeth Morgan Robert Reeves Henry Cowell ’50 Anne Kazak and Christine Coburn Kathleen Murray-Allain ’62 Theodore Reinke ’48 Mary Ann Crawford and Jon Kean ’85 Brett Skolnick Kelly Bird Pierre Mariama Richards Diana Bleakley Kearns ’01 Catherine and Ronald Dawson Susan Robinson Sidney Rosenblatt Young and Doo Kim Angela DeMichele and Laura Mercer Rosa and Alan Scharfstein David Kirk ’69 Robert Gross Luis Celso Rosa Bonnie Boardman Schoennagel ’55 Dorothy Dunne Kittrell ’45 Ruth Stubbs Denlinger ’55 Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 Ronald Diment ’67 Jon Rubin ’83 Emma and Gregory Staton Carolyn Klock and George McCook Michael Dohrmann ’08 Mary Sales and Ed Strauss Jennifer and Daniel Stern Amy and Anil Kothari Nancy Fitts Donaldson ’43 Hongyan Suo and Shi Ya Jonas Stiklorius ’90 Joyce Boardman Kurr ’47 Thomas Donaldson ’59 Mark Tashjian ’80 Allison and Philippe Szapary Rachel Volkman Kushel ’92 Lisa D’Orazio and James Lowther Peter Taylor ’75 Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Mildred Minster Larson ’55 Christopher Dorrance Winifred Jess Tierney ’53 Gerard Lewis Kathy and Jerry Drew Cathy and Scott Liberman Benefactors Anne and Richard Umbrecht Dwight Dunston ’06 Albert J. Lilly Jr. ’57 Rob Wadleigh ’67 Joan Emmons $800 - $1,199 Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Anita Grumbling Warner ’67 Anna Ensor ’63 Anonymous (3) Diane and Robert Lista Allison Weiss and Dennis Brady Charles Ensor ’59 Alexandra and Richard Adelstein Laurie Lubking Sherri Apter Wexler and Mika and Allen Epps Helene Apter Lewis Wexler Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Abigail First Farber ’55 and Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Lois Maiman ’60 Roger Farber Jordan Bernstein ’86 Nancy Jackson Marchand ’76 H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann Christopher Bonovitz ’87 Blue & Gray Associates Joni Marcus and Edward Greves and Leigh Bergmann Sydney Brown and Luca Benetti $300 - $799 Fran and Robert Margulies David M. Felsen Ellen Burr ’46 David Markson Anonymous (5) Lynn Fischer ’61 Ria Cecilia and Edward Lee Lydia Martin and William Kennedy Marc Ackerman ’81 Joyce Flaherty Carolyn Cohen Lisa A. Mathewson and Brigitte Solmitz Alexander ’47 Sari and Ethan Fogel Christiana Tritton Craig ’01 Brett G. Sweitzer Jesse Amoroso ’04 Robert Folwell ’80 Judith Creed and Robert Schwartz Anuja and Anurag Mathur Claire and Harry Arnold Anthony Fowkes ’52 Michelle and Daniel Crowley Mary and Thomas McDaniel Natalie Aronson ’05 and Janice Decker Frohner ’60 June Singley Evans ’66 Jacob Cooper ’03 Rachel Fell McDermott ’77 Mary and Michael Furey Bruce Baird ’73 Cynthia and Christopher McDonnell Ginger and Mark Fifer Narumi and Keiji Furuuchi Stephen Baldi ’94 Dawn and Alexander McDonnell ’87 Wendy Frame and Chris Blackman Jamie Garfield Drew ’96 John Balson ’52 Marian and Alexander McDonnell Winkie Ostroff Gaev ’50 William Gartner ’55 Mei Baoyan and Zheng Jianjun Ryan McKenzie Walker Gilmore ’91 Amy and Robert Geary Victoria Bastian and Joanna and Art McMorris Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 Kim Feldinger Geller and Damon Bendesky Sarah Mendelson ’80 Murray Gorson ’74 Charles Geller Cari Feiler Bender and Rodd Bender Rosina Miller and James Gilroy Gail Gorson-Marrow ’79 Jill and Stepen Ginsberg Jean Berland Barbara Anderson Morris ’40 and Eli Gross ’86 Sarah Grafman ’96 Lee Bowie ’51 William Morris Nancy and Peter Grove Michaela McCormick Gravel ’94 Janet and Jeffrey Bowker Scott Myers ’72 Mary Hediger Lawrence Graves ’63 Elizabeth Brannon and Michael Platt Kristin Norris and Trevor Lunn Karen Horikawa ’77 Richard Grossman ’86 Donald Briskman ’60 Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Ralph Horning ’60 Jared Grove ’95 Wendie and Joshua Broker ’86 Karen Palcho ’78 Matthew Hornstein ’02 Meena and Anil Gupta Peggy Brumfield Bruton ’53 Kim Parris and Peter Seidel Susan Johntz and David Velinsky Laura and Neil Haimm

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Carol Perloff Philip E. Scott ’73 Cynthia and Harry Weiss Rachel and Michael Austwick Regina Pinotti and John Shields Angela Scully and George Elser Wendy and Lawrence White Sandy and David Axelrod Sharon and Harry Pollack Ann and Aaron Selkow ’88 Barbara Davis Widmayer ’57 Marcy Henry Ballis ’55 Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard ’87 Mark Silberberg ’84 James Wilson ’52 Danielle Paul Barson ’87 Christina and Michael Posencheg Patricia Bleznak Silverstein ’77 Olaf Wirth ’53 Barbara North Beck ’67 A. Carter Pottash ’66 Adele Harshaw Smith ’53 Wendy Wolf Kathryn and Eric Behling Daniel Price ’94 Marguerite Tarrant Smith ’55 Ann Hort Wolfe ’63 Mary Beth Griffith Berggren ’48 Gwendolyn Luff Price ’63 Wendy Smith and Phillip Annas Bonnie Wright Margot Berg and Robert Epstein Marianne Price Richard Spillman ’55 James Wright Ellan and Leonard Bernstein Helen and David Pudlin Susan and Edward Stadtmauer D. Alan Wrigley ’68 Karen and Russell Bleakley ’67 Nicholas Pulos ’02 Amy Steerman and Pamela and Donald Yih Susan Bodley and Brad Morris Terry Quinlan-Clampffer and Mary Ann Stover Neil Yoskin ’68 Elisabeth Charr Bodurtha ’62 Jim Clampffer David Stone Cheryl Nelson Young ’79 Perri Shaw Borish ’92 Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 and Marie and William Strahan Lisa Zaoutis Meg Boscov and Randy Brown Graham Quinn Beth and Jay Strock Hongmei Zheng and Yongjun Wang Robert Boyer ’65 Susan Ravdin ’76 Helena and Eric Sultan Lynne Zhuang and John Zhang Virginia Bradley ’77 Stephen Reynolds ’58 Daniel Sutherland-Weiser ’76 Henry Zoob ’57 Kerrianne and Kevin Brady Ira and Iris Rimerman Persephone and William Braham Inge Kornrumpf Bretherton ’52 Jennifer Briggs ’95 Kathleen Bucci-Havira ’83 and Marty Havira Debbie and Richard Buchwald Vanessa Duno Burke ’96 Beth Burrell and David Sorensen Muge and Kivanc Caglar Janice and Vincent Cappelli Daniel Carter ’67 Kristen and Michael Casel Elizabeth Chamley Oerton and Colin Oerton Sue Saunders Clark ’54 Lawrason Anne Clement ’66 Nelly and Jorge Colapinto Bess Collier ’96 Deana Kelly Czaban ’86 Jeanine and Joel Dankoff Pam and Rob Davidson Lauren Davis and Keino Terrell Cynthia Dayton and Middle School performers take a William Humenuk bow at the fabulous 2017 Middle Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and School production of Sally Cotter Michael Crutchlow and the Censored Stone. Thomas Dean ’64 Amy and Scott Decatur Philip Dreyfuss ’01 Mary Roberts Shirley Smith Earle ’51 Ileana and Tamas Szene John Rogers Lynn Volckhausen Edinoff ’60 Lynda and Greg Szwartz Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Samantha Hauser Ekert ’88 Michi Tashjian Blue & Gray Patrons Carl Bradley Erin Elman and Stephen Gibson $150 - $299 Laura and Leonard Rossio Liz Tiffany Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein Robin Rothman ’84 Kathleen and Peter Tozer Anonymous (9) Andrew Escoll ’75 Alan Rubin ’67 Laura Tseng and George Katzenbach Mark Adams ’77 Tonya Evans ’87 Alice Saligman Cheryl Guzzardo Tuverson ’82 *Priscilla Okie Alexander ’41 William Evans ’67 Suzanne and Matthew Sall Carol Perloff Capper Twain ’56 Virginia Duthie Allen ’64 Drew Faust and Charles Rosenberg Nancy Sanders ’83 Laura Umbrecht ’07 Richard Allman ’61 Stuart Fenkel ’90 Laurie Sbrolla and Ross Acchione JoAnn and Michael Uricheck Jeannine Alvare and David Goodwin Jill Malamud Fetell ’66 John Schalow ’69 Laura and Ricardo Verges Jennifer Balson Alvarez ’82 Alexander Fetter ’54 Kurt Schilling ’51 Jennifer Vollmer and David Copas Dafne Amado ’99 and Reza Madani ’99 Megan Fifer ’96 Deena Schneider Rosamond Wadsworth Rebecca and Iain Anderson Eileen Flanagan ’80 and Lynne Tindle Schnyder ’62 and Susan and David Wadsworth Nancy Andrews and Robert Schall Thomas Volkert George Schnyder ’62 Elliott and Samuel Walker Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Deborah Fleisher Hannah Schwartz Harvey Weiner ’81 Jane Davis Atkinson ’61 Valerie and Tom Foley Jack Schwartz ’67 Andrew Weinstein ’65 Esther and Kevin Auerbach Laura Forman ’91

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Lynne and Colin Forsyth Molly Jones Kline ’51 Alan Redfern ’77 Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 and Ronald Frank ’59 Lori Koch and Samuel Israel Raymond Reed Dennis Wasserman Zachary Frankel ’06 Heather and Benjamin Kohl Debora Reiff Ronald Waxman Jean and Carl Fridy Eric Kramer ’89 Suzanne Reiss and Howard Grant Catherine Weaver Daniel Gale Sarah Newton Krebs ’59 J. Richard Relick ’47 Susannah Weaver ’94 Lynne and Steven Glasser Areti Kyriakousi and Abby Moyerman Renfroe ’77 Adam Weinstein ’98 Janet Goldwater ’68 Theoklis Zaoutis Robyn Richmond and David Wertime ’97 Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 and Connie Burgess Lanzl ’68 Lloyd Guindon Richard Wertime Brian Gordon Julie and Erik Lederman Valeri and Mark Riesenfeld Denise and Michael Wilbert Shaina Graboyes ’05 Jenifer and Michael Lehrer Donald Ritt ’52 Matthew Williams ’91 Adam Granite ’92 Kimberly Kurtz Lent ’87 Iliana Robinson and Gordon Barr Thomas Woodbury ’67 Richard Graves ’59 Allison and Matt Liebman Jennifer Rogers and Bruce Woodruff ’60 Mary Gregg and Donald Denton Linn and Douglas Linton ’68 Stephan Benzekri Yaping Xiong and Zhili Wang Dean Griffith ’91 Elizabeth and David Lorry Lori Cozen Rosenberg ’82 and Grace Ong Yan and Albert Yan Kathryn Griffo and Jeffrey Schlegel Jane Cubberley Luce ’68 and Peter Rosenberg Ailing Yang and Jinghai Su Elizabeth Grinspan ’99 Eric Luce Rodman Rosenberger ’58 Linda and Armen Yepoyan Mary and Milan Grove Mary and Joseph Ludwig ’69 Penny and Fred Rosenblum Felice Rosenberg Yeshion ’88 Terry and Paul Guerin Seth Lundy ’87 Rachel Pickard Rothman O’Connell ’92 Kris and Christopher Yoo Margaret Guerra and Frank Fisher Paige Macfarlan and James Rutenberg ’87 Jonathan Kopcsik Barry Zubrow ’71 Rachel and Christopher Guides Denise Sabatino and Padraig Barry Robin Maddox and Ralph Luongo Galen Guindon ’06 Susan Scanlon and Bruce Terry Melissa Margolis and Kevin Guynn ’75 Miriam Schaefer Blue & Gray Club Lauren Entrekin Barbara Haber and Jonathan Flick Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Alumni/ae Classes of Alysa and Steve Margulies Matthew Hagarty ’97 Clare and Darryle Schoepp 2007-2011 Andrew Hamilton ’84 Anne Martin Shannan and Reid Schuster Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane ’83 Jasmine Martin ’08 $100-$499 Blaine Scott ’46 Phyllis Hanson Barbara Matteucci and John Rizzo Samuel Aronson ’07 Jennifer Selber and Patricia and John McCormack Matthew Buchwald ’08 Elizabeth Smith Harper ’54 Joshua DeSipio Nicole and Walter Harris ’75 James McKey Michael Dohrmann ’08 Julie Shapiro and Quinn Bauriedel Sumner Hayward ’61 John McKinstry Jacob Fogel ’07 Barbara Kratz Shaw ’50 Susan Phillips Henning ’60 Amy Meade Jasmine Martin ’08 Suzanne and Kurt Shore Jeffrey Higgins ’75 Ellen Meier and Michael Freed Noredy Neal ’08 Deborah and Mark Skapik Cinda Buswell Hill ’59 Diane Merry and Eric Nisenbaum ’07 Eve Slap ’73 Lee Hillerson ’62 Steven Fakharzadeh Sarah Ribner ’07 Bunny Kurtz Slepin Nandita Yagnik Hogan ’89 Judith Kirk Meyer ’74 Rebecca Thomas ’10 Jacqueline Watkins Slifka ’52 Sarah Price Lindsay Honey ’62 Nicholas and Barbara Meyer Ariana Smith and Wudbhav Sankar Joyce Horikawa ’80 and Jeffrey Meyerson ’02 Blue & Gray Club Nicholas Torno Alexander Miller ’91 Arlette Smith ’76 L. Elizabeth Horning ’63 Andrea and Joshua Mooney Rebecca Smyrl ’96 Alumni/ae Classes of Bin Hua and Zhaoqiang Li Laura and Mark Mulholland Elisha and Ben Snedeker 2012-2016 Peter Hughes ’53 James Murray Lisa Kay Solomon ’89 $25 or more Margaret Somerville ’83 Elizabeth Shinn Hulford ’98 Carolyn and Alexander Nagy Rohan Alur ’14 Deborah Hazzard Nash ’51 Ani Yeramyan Speirs ’94 Deborah and *T. Reagan Hull Michael Andrews ’13 Noredy Neal ’08 Brigitte and James Stokes Priscilla Hunter Zachary Barron ’12 Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe ’61 Carmen and Eron Sturm Honey and Steve Hurwitz Jenna Bergmann ’14 Betsy Norcross Ingram ’62 Eric Nisenbaum ’07 Corinne and Brandon Sutton Liza Bergmann ’12 Bette Jarvis Jablow ’57 Paola Nogueras Kimberly and Dominic Tarquinio William Block ’13 Grant Jacks ’75 Carol Orenstein and Charles Nichol Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Amy Chapkovich ’12 Francis James ’53 Jonathan Orwitz ’73 Marie Thompson ’47 Abigael Crowley ’15 Beth Davis Johnson ’77 and Arthur Parsons ’58 Ryan Tozer ’01 Michael Furey ’13 Martin Johnson Eli Pearlman-Storch ’00 Jean and Frank Tracy Robert Geddis-Hannon ’15 Sandra Lea Marshall Johnston ’64 Marla Peele Eve Troutt-Powell and Hayden Gruber ’14 Kristina and Michael Kallam Cristina Pérez Timothy Powell Breanna Guindon ’12 Iwonna and James Karmolinski Roberta Sheen Peterson ’57 Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Jeffrey Horowitz ’12 Andrew Katz ’86 Julie and Steven Plunkett Christopher Vaden ’74 Sally Katz Joyce Polsenberg ’00 Emily Vener-Giszter and Amile Jefferson ’12 Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Franklin Price ’60 Simon Giszter Anne Kennedy ’16 Rina and C.J. Keller Montez Price-Shell and William von Uffel ’53 Benjamin Lichtman ’13 David Kendall ’75 Brandon Shell Ann Dothard Walters ’58 and Sophie Ritt ’15 Geoffrey Kerr ’67 Linda and Gerard Quinlan George Walters ’55 Noah Schoenberg ’12 Nancy Beardsley Ketchiff ’65 Russell Raphaely Jane Waltman and Daniel Stadtmauer ’13 Shahnaz and Mehdi Keykhah Nancy and Louis Rappaport Christopher Sheffler Matthew Strahan ’14 Kristin and Todd Kimmell Clemence Ravacon-Mershon ’63 Jean Murdock Warrington ’67 Samuel Veith ’16 Richard Klein ’57 Lauren Albert Ravitz ’93 Joshua Wasserman ’02 Bruno Vogrig ’16

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SHALLCROSS REIMAGINED UNDERWAY THANKS TO GENEROUS DONORS

Thanks to a number of generous donors, renovation of a current family in the School’s history. The donors wish Shallcross Hall kicked off in August 2017 and is scheduled to remain anonymous for now but will eventually name the to be completed in spring 2018. dining hall. Several other six-figure and five-figure gifts and pledges have also been received. While solicitations Built 40 years ago, Shallcross Hall plays a central role in for additional contributions continue, great progress has the life of the community, however, after so many years, a renovation was clearly overdue. The dining area has already been made. always served as a popular gathering place throughout the The most expansive part of the Shallcross Hall renovation day; but its layout has meant students were often crowded, revolves around the new, state-of-the-art dining area, with long waits for lunch. While the students enjoy a which will become a true hub of student life, significantly great connection with the friendly and caring cafeteria staff, standing in line is not the optimal way to interact. In improving the everyday life of students. The larger space addition, the limited preparation spaces have made creating will ease crowding and create opportunities for new, meals with fresh ingredients an ongoing challenge. varied seating arrangements for groups or individuals. The new dining area will also offer a unique opportunity to Along with the dining hall, the front entrance of Shallcross increase Upper School curricular options. The redesign, Hall will be transformed to become warmer and more with its emphasis on fresh and healthy food choices, brings inviting, providing more shelter for students waiting for forward the latest and best thinking on nutrition and their rides, while also creating a better first impression for health, allowing Friends’ Central to be at the forefront visitors arriving on campus. Upon entering the building, of improving the student experience. The new Teaching the enhanced art gallery will serve as an improved area for Kitchen will provide opportunities to teach and learn about displaying visual arts. food access, processing, security, and distribution – crucial Fundraising efforts have been very successful, thanks in topics that will only become more important as the 21st part to a lead gift of one million dollars, the largest gift by Century unfolds. QW

New servery

New front entrance

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New Gallery Lobby SHALLCROSS REIMAGINED UNDERWAY THANKS TO GENEROUS DONORS New Dining Area

New Shallcross Ground Floor Plan

E.E. FORD FOUNDATION AWARDS CHALLENGE GRANT FOR PROJECT Friends’ Central was awarded a $50,000 challenge grant from The Edward E. Ford Foundation, a national organization that supports independent schools. The funding will support the Shallcross Hall project, specifically the inclusion of a Teaching Kitchen within the total renovation of the Dining Hall. The E.E. Ford Foundation was particularly interested in the concept of a teaching kitchen, which offers many new options for curriculum and service. Established in 1957 and now based in New York City, the E.E. Ford Foundation seeks to “strengthen and support independent secondary schools and to challenge and inspire them to leverage their unique talents, expertise and resources to advance teaching and learning throughout this country.” Friends’ Central is grateful for this important support.

HELP MEET THE E.E. FORD CHALLENGE Friends’ Central must raise $100,000 to receive a $50,000 grant from the Edward E. Ford Foundation. Any gifts restricted to the Dining Hall can be used to meet the challenge. You can send a gift to the Development Office with a note restricting it to the E.E. Ford match or contact Bob Cotter ([email protected] or 610-645-5076) for more information.

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The Blackburn Society was named in honor of Eliza E. Blackburn ’22 and her family. Their estate gift helped make possible the purchase of the Lower School campus and establish the Blackburn Endowment, which supports faculty salaries. Since that auspicious beginning, more than $14,000,000 has been donated to Friends’ Central through planned gifts. These important contributions have ranged from $2,000,000 to a recent bequest of $2,000, and each one has been extremely beneficial to the School. Estate gifts can be structured in many ways, a number of which provide immediate tax benefits and long-term income. If you are interested in creating a legacy that benefits you and Friends’ Central School, please contact Bob Cotter, Director of Development, at 610-645-5076 or [email protected]. Here are three common options to consider:

• BEQUEST You can make a bequest to Friends’ Central by including language in your will or living trust leaving a portion of your estate to the School, or by designating Friends’ Central School as a beneficiary of your retirement account or life insurance policy.

• CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Friends’ Central works with Friends Fiduciary Corporation to help with the transfer of assets to the School, allowing you or a beneficiary to receive income for life.

• IRA ROLLOVER The charitable IRA rollover is designed for individuals age 70 and one half or older to give directly to qualified charities and avoid tax obligation you might incur from required or elective IRA distributions. Eliza E. Blackburn ’22

Alumni/ae Jonathon R. Moore ’65 Deborah Hull Molly Love and Adrian Castelli *Priscilla Okie Alexander ’41 Deborah Hazzard Nash ’51 Emma Lapsansky-Werner Janet and Hillard Madway Eric Ash ’89 Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe ’61 Hillard Madway Sara Matthews and Annabelle C. Brett ’65 Andrew Newcomb ’87 Andrew Newcomb ’87 Raymond Fabius Diana Stambul Burgwyn ’54 A. Carter Pottash ’66 Buddy Newman Judith and Buddy Newman Helen Starling Burke ’51 Abby Moyerman Renfroe ’77 Ann Satterthwaite Marla Hamilton Peele Ellen Burr ’46 Lisa Korostoff Rooney ’73 Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Sally Pew Diane Bierman Carson ’67 *Sue Williams Saul ’44 Koji Shimada Lisa Korostoff Rooney ’73 and Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 John Rooney Andrea G. Cohen ’86 *Joan Lallou Smith ’52 Friends Ann V. Satterthwaite Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Harriet Best Sweeton ’51 Karen Johansen Lynne and Donald Selkow Ellen M. Cohen ’88 Leonard Sylk ’59 Frederick Kempin Ruth Tanur Sally L. Craig ’61 Rothwell Taylor ’64 Clyde Nash Barbara A. Willis *Charlotte Pugh Ellithorp ’42 Winifred Jess Tierney ’53 Kim Shimada Vera and Murray Wilson June Singley Evans ’66 Rich Ulmer ’60 Bev Ulmer Alexander L. Fetter ’54 *Betty McCoy Voehl ’37 Elizabeth Smith Harper ’54 Patricia Myers Westine ’57 Faculty and Former Faculty Gardner C. Hendrie ’50 Ann Hort Wolfe ’63 Current Parents and William Bower Cinda Buswell Hill ’59 Bruce C. Woodruff ’60 Parents of Alumni/ae Grant Calder Sarah Price Lindsay Honey ’62 Anne and Peter Arfaa Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Francis M. James III ’53 Grant Calder *Lou DelSoldo Andrew Katz ’86 Trustees and Former Barbara M. Cohen Raymond Fabius *Stephanie Helen Koenig ’70 Trustees Elizabeth Cohen ’83 David M. Felsen Henry W. Lavine ’53 Peter Arfaa *Lou DelSoldo Diana Foote Lawrence ’37 Adrian Castelli Colette and Michel Guggenheim Julia Beyer Houpt Todd Lieber ’62 Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Deborah and *T. Reagan Hull *Stephanie Koenig ’70 Pamela J. Melcher ’61 Barbara M. Cohen Carolyn Klock and George McCook Sara Matthews Margaret G. Mitchell ’35 Elizabeth Cohen ’83 Emma Lapsansky-Werner Ann V. Satterthwaite

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ALUMNI/AE GIVING ALUMNI/AE GIVING Class of 1937 Winkie Ostroff Gaev Diana Foote Lawrence Gardner Hendrie Carol Weinrott Leebron Sarah De Vita Napoli Class of 1938 Barbara Kratz Shaw Beatrice Costello Seacrest John Trumper Marlee Chandlee Turner Class of 1940 TOTAL ALUMNI/AE DONORS: Barbara Anderson Morris Class of 1951 Lee Bowie Class of 1941 Shirley Smith Earle *Priscilla Okie Alexander Cyril Harvey 780 Arthur Dannenberg Charis Gilbert Julian Molly Jones Kline Deborah Hazzard Nash Class of 1943 Kurt Schilling Dorothy Coleman Dangerfield Joanna Haab Schoff Nancy Fitts Donaldson Robert Weir

Class of 1944 Class of 1952 TOTAL RAISED BY ALUMNI/AE: Martha Shmidheiser DuBarry John Balson Beryl Sweigard Herbert Inge Kornrumpf Bretherton Elizabeth Hall Williams Carol Jerjisian Churukian $307,924 Anthony Fowkes Class of 1945 George Harkins Joan Hoover Hellwege Marion Beatty Borden Carolyn Brown Leiby Dorothy Dunne Kittrell Donald Ritt Ellen Fitts Millick Patricia Carroll Shuss Mary Worley Stone Jacqueline Watkins Slifka Robert Stark Class of 1946 James Wilson OVERALL ALUMNI/AE Ellen Burr PARTICIPATION: Diane Bault DeMille Class of 1953 Curtis Jones Peggy Brumfield Bruton Blaine Scott Marlene Miller Buckley % Dorothy Schwab Weitthoff 21 Robert Buckley Caroline Kirk Cheatle Class of 1947 Mary Jane Dorey Handler Brigitte Solmitz Alexander Peter Hughes Julie Miller Edgerton Francis James HONOR ROLL Robert Fereshetian Deborah Miller Lakoff PARTICIPATION: Joyce Boardman Kurr Henry Lavine William Langnecker Karen Klein Mannes Ernest Prudente Martha Green Mead 1955...... 69% J. Richard Relick Robert Noone 1957...... 66% Marie Thompson William Perloff Joan Branen Rawles-Davis 1953...... 54% Class of 1948 Howard Sipler 1967...... 51% Donald Small Mary Beth Griffith Berggren Adele Harshaw Smith 1952...... 46% Theodore Reinke Winifred Jess Tierney William Stotz 1960...... 41% William von Uffel Philippa Wehle 1950...... 40% Class of 1950 Olaf Wirth 1954...... 35% Anne McAvoy Blackburn Anne Dufour Clouser 1959...... 35% Class of 1954 Henry Cowell Richard Angell Cynthia Linton Fleming Chantal Citot-Rocke William Foster Sue Saunders Clark

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Loyalty Donor Recognition We are grateful to our generous donors who have supported Friends’ Central School consistently every year. The icons in this Annual Report represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of giving.

Alexander Fetter Raymond Jefferis Prudence Sprogell Churchill Class of 1961 Martha Smith Harper Anne Markland Thomas Donaldson Richard Allman Barb Pausser McLean Carol Perloff Capper Twain Charles Ensor Jane Davis Atkinson Elizabeth Osborne James Weinstein Ronald Frank Wolfgang Betz Joan Hunter Reilly Richard Graves Robert Buswell Norma Schweitzer Wood Class of 1957 Robert Hall Lynn Fischer Cinda Buswell Hill Sumner Hayward Anonymous Sarah Newton Krebs Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin Class of 1955 Richard Bookbinder Joan Kabakjian Keith Marietta Henry Ballis Flora Gladeck Clarke David Linton Richard Mills Joy Becker Stephen Cozen Thomas Patterson Dana Lynne Iverson Neefe Susan Souder Black Calvin Drayer Betsy Markland Schwartz Joan Fleischhauer Smith Barbara Jess Charlson Nancy Gruber Frisbie K. Barry Sharpless Edward Clisby Bette Jarvis Jablow Elizabeth Mackey Smith Nancy Ives Cox Richard Klein Joan Shore Steinhouse Class of 1962 Ruth Stubbs Denlinger Albert J. Lilly Jr. Maude Southwell Wahlman Elisabeth Charr Bodurtha Colin Dickson Ann Tolson Lippe Robert Ward Francis Bradley Ruth Jarvis DuBois Georgia Britt Makiver Alan Casnoff Donna Hayes Edwards Roberta Sheen Peterson Class of 1960 Christopher Clews Abigail First Farber Bryan Pokras Scott Davis Bruce Babcock Benjamin Freeman Curtis Pontz William Dean Donald Briskman William Gartner Frank Richards Ann Hayward Lynn Volckhausen Edinoff Marion Appel Gibbon Peter Savage Lee Hillerson John Ferguson David Hardin Susan Schultz Simon Sarah Price Lindsay Honey Janice Decker Frohner Linda Johnson Kacser Sarah Staats Betsy Norcross Ingram Frances Berger Garfield Mildred Minster Larson Patricia Myers Westine William Judson Virginia Arnold Gleason Sarah Deming Love Barbara Davis Widmayer Kenneth Kirchhofer Susan Phillips Henning Allan Mackey Henry Zoob Todd Lieber Bruce Miller Margaret Johnson Hewitt Margery DeArmond Maconachy Sallie Whitesell Phillips Ralph Horning Roslyn Miller Meyer Edward Rummel Class of 1958 Elinor Whitelaw Hunt Kathleen Murray-Allain Mayer Schnyder Rachael Goddard Desmond Daniel Jones George Schnyder Bonnie Boardman Schoennagel Margie Schwartz Dilsheimer Franklyn Judson Lynne Tindle Schnyder Marguerite Tarrant Smith George Hardman Robert Levin David Wetterholt Richard Spillman Arthur Parsons Sandra Slevin Lockhart Stephen Reynolds Miriam Repp Staloff Lois Maiman Class of 1963 Jayne Tolson Rodman Rosenberger Franklin Price Vivian Appel George Walters Ann Dothard Walters Dena Obus Rakoff Anna Ensor Judith Deemer Roseland Evelyn Fowles Class of 1956 Class of 1959 Rich Ulmer Thomas George Joseph Garfield Nancy BreMiller Black Peter Woerner Lawrence Graves Marjorie Miller Hallowell David Branning Bruce Woodruff S. Denham Laverty Grearson

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L. Elizabeth Horning Cathy Zahn Jann Class of 1973 Class of 1978 Leslie Statzell Marshall Charles Keinath Bruce Baird Michael Andrews Gwendolyn Luff Price E. James Kempton Louise Schalow Del Vecchio Karen Palcho Clemence Ravacon-Mershon Geoffrey Kerr Ross Donolow Stacey Goldsborough Snider Anne Malamud Scholder Brian Kunz Jonathan Orwitz Edward Whereat Ann Hort Wolfe Robert Madow Eliza Schwab Petersen Wayne Michaud Steven Portman Class of 1979 Alan Rubin Philip E. Scott Class of 1964 Sidney Bridges Harriet Pollack Schloss Eve Slap Virginia Duthie Allen Victoria Fineman Brown Jack Schwartz Evan Wessel Suzanne Bohrer Ashley Rob Wadleigh Kimberly Carlton John Boyd Anita Grumbling Warner Deborah Peltz Fedder Thomas Dean Jean Murdock Warrington Class of 1974 Carol Rubin Fishman Barbara Linnehan Ellis Charles Cooper Gail Gorson-Marrow Thomas Woodbury Sandra Lea Marshall Johnston Janet Kendall Lankin Michael Zomber Murray Gorson Madeline Church Lai Judith Kirk Meyer Heather Korostoff Murray Marilyn Murray Katherine Meyer F. William Pflueger Rothwell Taylor Class of 1968 Christopher Vaden Stefanie Zeldin Sigal T. David Williams William Brown Howard Treatman John Witherspoon Janet Goldwater Cheryl Nelson Young Juan Jewell Class of 1975 Lee Bludman Class of 1965 Barbara Harrison Judson Kenneth Judson Kirby Davis Bosley Class of 1980 Joan Decker Battey Connie Burgess Lanzl Andrew Escoll Barrett Caldwell John Battey Douglas Linton Kevin Guynn Eileen Flanagan Robert Boyer Peter Luborsky Walter Harris Robert Folwell Annabelle Brett Jane Cubberley Luce Jeffrey Higgins Joyce Horikawa Richard Burgess Edward Marshall Grant Jacks Charles King Susan Schwartz Goodrich D. Alan Wrigley David Kendall Joshua Klein Laura Jackson Neil Yoskin George Myers Sarah Mendelson Antoinette Leroux Jewell Kirk Paul Lincoln Meyers Nancy Beardsley Ketchiff Susan Michael Rogers Virginia Adams Simon Jonathon Moore Class of 1969 Peter Taylor Mark Tashjian Jane Friedland Richards David Biddle Linda Waxman Wasserman Jonathan Rieder Robert Gassel Philip Taylor David Kirk Class of 1981 Andrew Weinstein Joseph Ludwig Class of 1976 Marc Ackerman Susan Wright Matthiessen Susan Meyer Bach Julie Cowitz Gordon Eve Ellis Patrick Mattson Class of 1966 John Schalow David Smile Leonard Haas Sandra Rothman Lawrason Anne Clement David Williams Neil MacGaffey Julie Fineman Sauter June Singley Evans Nancy Jackson Marchand Harvey Weiner Jill Malamud Fetell Susan Ravdin Claudia Zeldin Richard Levin Class of 1970 Elena Gonzalez Shaffer George Mangos Carol Cooper Arlette Smith Marcia Kephart McKeon Class of 1982 Jean Farquhar Daniel Sutherland-Weiser Gwen McVickar McMahon Jennifer Balson Alvarez Sarah George Figueira Andrew Vaden A. Carter Pottash Steven Benjamin Christine Young Gaspar William Weiner Charles Price Gurujodha Khalsa Jon Fiebach Ruth Ann Wagner *Stephanie Koenig Joanna Gentile Gantz Eric Whiteway Jill Crawford Muhrer Class of 1977 Rachel Levov Hollingsworth Bruce Schober Mark Adams Bernard Purcell Class of 1967 Adam Wolkin Virginia Bradley Edward Rehfeld Lori Cozen Rosenberg Anonymous Ellen Shapiro Freeman Henry Shapiro Barbara North Beck Karen Horikawa Class of 1971 Beth Davis Johnson Cheryl Guzzardo Tuverson Russell Bleakley Douglas Baird Rachel Fell McDermott Jed Callen Samuel Howe Richard Moses Diane Bierman Carson Barry Zubrow Class of 1983 Daniel Carter Alan Redfern Angelo Adson Marjorie Hallahan Crawford Abby Moyerman Renfroe Kathleen Bucci-Havira Ronald Diment Class of 1972 Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Elizabeth Cohen William Evans Karen and Michael Mersky Thomas Spencer Noelie Christy Hillebrecht Carolyn Hebden Facchiano Scott Myers Denise Willis Kristin Johnsen-Neshati

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Alexander Klein Steven Lane Joseph Lenski David Roberts Jon Rubin Lauren Becker Rubin Nancy Sanders Margaret Somerville Barrett Tilney

Class of 1984 Andrew Hamilton John Levitties Robin Rothman Mark Silberberg

Class of 1985 Janice Chu Derick Dreher (Back, from left) Gabe Bloomfield ’07, Jonathan Grinspan ’02, David Gershkoff Slusky ’02, James Rutenberg ’87, (front Heather Schwartz Hebert row, from left) Tonya Evans ’87, Kristin Hevner-Wyatt ’97, and Paul Paz y Miño ’87 came to campus on Career Day 2017 Jon Kean to share with current students their wide-ranging and impressive professional experience. Matthew Levitties Robynne Slotnick Pendaries Jonathan Vaden Class of 1988 Dean Griffith Chinwe Onyekere Erica Zimmerman Ellen Cohen Julie Nathanson Holcomb Daniel Price Samantha Hauser Ekert Max Kaufman Anne Ross Ani Yeramyan Speirs Class of 1986 William Georges Elga Jefferis Killinger Macon Pickard Jessop Alexander Miller Susannah Weaver David Albert Maria Farnon Marino Helena Miller Jordan Bernstein Amy Miller Matthew Williams Joshua Broker Class of 1995 Salvatore Pastino Steven Chanin Ian Bennett Aaron Selkow Andrea Cohen Class of 1992 Jennifer Briggs Sonya Sklaroff Deana Kelly Czaban Anonymous Jared Grove Felice Rosenberg Yeshion Elizabeth Kolb Farr Melanie Bluestein Bacine Kathleen Heller Jessica Zeldin Eli Gross Perri Shaw Borish Louis Hillelson Richard Grossman Adrianne Levin Cantor Andrew Scharff Andrew Katz Class of 1989 Courtney Papada Daly Robert Tamaccio Karen Kramer Jessica Kurtz Erlbaum Eve DelSoldo Donald Yorkman Anja Jefferis Levitties Nandita Yagnik Hogan Ruthi First Goldstein Ellen Rink Young Rebecca Porter Madsen Eric Kramer Raymond Heising Mia Rincon Justin Pearlman Meredith Keiser-Roddy Class of 1996 Lisa Kay Solomon Rachel Volkman Kushel Vanessa Duno Burke Jessica Christie Morowitz Class of 1987 Bess Collier Rachel Pickard Rothman O’Connell Danielle Paul Barson Class of 1990 Mark Fifer Wynn Sanders Christopher Bonovitz Jeffrey Casnoff Megan Fifer Lizabeth Sklaroff Kristin Chimes Bresnan Eileen Farnon Andrew Finger Jessica Coplon Stuart Fenkel Mallory Floyd Tonya Evans Jonathan Ginsberg Class of 1993 Jamie Garfield Drew Claudia Melaragni Fitzgerald Patrick Lord Robyn Needleman Berman Sarah Grafman Emily Kaplan-Dodge Barbara Miller Rebecca Carr Calvani Rachael Lerner LeMasters Kimberly Kurtz Lent Rebecca Bush O’Leary Brad Furman Clio Mallin Mo Lotman Jonas Stiklorius Lauren Albert Ravitz Evelyn Bricklin Marsh Seth Lundy Lauren Schneider Shapiro Rebecca Smyrl Alexander McDonnell Hilary Takiff Weiss Andrew Newcomb Class of 1991 Chris Taylor Paul Paz y Mino Atif Ahmad Class of 1994 Gabriela Duno Turner Pamela Reif Phillips Jeannine Thomson Bishop Stephen Baldi Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard Joy Clairmont Joseph Dubb James Rutenberg Laura Forman Michaela McCormick Gravel Class of 1997 Eleanor Hamilton Zawada Walker Gilmore Betty Lam Hamilton Jacqueline Block

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Max Cooper Ryan Tozer Elizabeth Lundy Class of 2012 Nicholas Dent Hakim Warrick Betsey Margolies Zachary Barron Matthew Murphy Garmur Jill Wimmer Robert Ricketts Liza Bergmann Matthew Hagarty Ben Schutzman Amy Chapkovich Benjamin Hertz-Shargel Class of 2002 Amy Thomas Ilan Dreyfuss Janine Lewis McFadden Breanna Guindon Michael Anastasio Laura McKelligott Kahl Jeffrey Horowitz Theodore Aronson Class of 2007 Anne Griffith Olow Amile Jefferson William Day Frank Joshua Aichenbaum Sondra Rosenberg Miles Mundy Read DeSabato Samuel Aronson Emil Steiner Shea Norcini Sara Kankowski DeSabato Ann Scharff Vernon Lindsay Bedford Harrison Pharamond Michael Fox David Wertime Laurie Bludman Noah Schoenberg Gail Carter Zuagar David Gershkoff Slusky Sarah Brown Giulietta Schoenfeld Matthew Hornstein Matthew Elser Isabel Terres Jeffrey Meyerson Jacob Fogel Class of 1998 C. Jerome Mopsik Laura Matey Jeffrey Brody Tanya Johnson Muse Eric Nisenbaum Class of 2013 Renato Carfagno Hanna Muenke Popick Elena Pereira Michael Andrews Elizabeth Shinn Hulford Nicholas Pulos Sarah Ribner William Block Amina Kozaric Stephen Rubin Maxwell Skolnick Cara Maria DeCusatis Janel Swaye MacDermott Todd Schneider Laura Umbrecht Michael Furey Molly Mullahy Peter Viola Grace Heard Elizabeth Wells Oppenheim Sarah Jacobson Joshua Wasserman Class of 2008 Alexa Dunnington Quinn Geoffrey Wertime Benjamin Lichtman Daniel Silver Matthew Biron Daniel Stadtmauer Brendan Tozer Logan Brenner Ashley Tedesco Adam Weinstein Class of 2003 Matthew Buchwald Bridget Campbell Adara Cohen Jacob Cooper Michael Dohrmann Class of 2014 Class of 1999 Leah Pearlman-Storch Eppinger Brittany McLellan Fitzgerald Rohan Alur Defne Amado Caitlin Tozer Manzo Julian Guindon Jenna Bergmann Lauren Collier Lena Muenke Taylor Lee Hayden Gruber Margot Conrad Adam Nicolai Jasmine Martin Nathaniel Kennedy Brooke Gassel Jonathan Wegener Noredy Neal Matthew Strahan Elizabeth Grinspan Phillip Rosenblum Monet Trent Irving Alexander Unkovic Class of 2015 Reza Madani Class of 2004 Kellan Barr Latifah McMullin Meeran Ahn Caroline Bartholomew Sara Wasserman Jesse Amoroso Class of 2009 Rebecca Buxbaum Edward Day Frank Amy Corenswet Matthew Lundy Emily Harnett Abigael Crowley Class of 2000 Richard Pompetti Phoebe Harris Robert Geddis-Hannon Sallie Garfield Laura Rolfe Andrew Kelly Sophie MacFarlane Eli Pearlman-Storch Sara Viola Michael Murray Daniel Nemroff Allison Pincus-Jacobs Sean O’Brien Sophie Ritt Joyce Polsenberg Emily Rosenblum Bridgman Sellers Tara Ramchandani Class of 2005 Eric Sorensen Matthew Wilson Teresa Ryan Colin Angevine Natalie Aronson Kehinde Whetstone Class of 2010 Class of 2016 Taiwo Whetstone Bradley Cohen Rebekah Ahn Joshua Benjet Shaina Graboyes DeBreea Dunston Larissa Carroll Michael Grinspan Anne Estey Class of 2001 Mark Charamella Brendan Harnett Samuel Fryman Anonymous Gregory Dawson Olivia Gillison Casey Cipriani Steven Folwell Megan Holt Christiana Tritton Craig Class of 2006 Alyssa Holt Madelena Rizzo Philip Dreyfuss Anonymous Anne Kennedy Rebecca Thomas Evan Grove Ryan Bash Anna Leone Jamila Harris-Morrison Sarah Drew Austin Margulies Megan Hutchin Dwight Dunston Class of 2011 Michael Norcini Diana Bleakley Kearns Danielle Gershkoff Claude Hauser Aidan Plunkett Deborah Charamella McLaughlin Galen Guindon Alex Kleiman Frederick Purnell Daniel Rainer Laura Karabell KathyAnn Lee Samuel Veith Alexander Rolfe Kathryn Luce Rachel Weissman Bruno Vogrig

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CONNECTING ALUMNI/AE THROUGH THE YEARS

BY REBECCA BUXBAUM ’15 Of all of the calls I make for the Friends’ Central Fund, some of my favorites are chats with alumni/ae who recently attended their Reunions. Younger alumni/ae speak fondly of coming back to campus to see former classmates whom they only keep in touch with through Facebook. Others, returning for their 50th or 60th Reunions, excitedly tell me about meeting their old friends’ grandchildren and poignantly remember the teachers and classmates who have passed away since their last Reunion. For them, talking to me is a stroll down memory lane or, more aptly, across the Upper School Oval. For me, it gives me a glimpse of my future Friends’ Central Reunions, complete with both the excitement of seeing what my peers will have achieved, as well as the sober reminder not to take bonds with former teachers and classmates for granted.

I am often asked what draws me to make calls for the School. The Friends’ Central Fund provides resources Rebecca Buxbaum for two initiatives that are particularly important to me: student financial aid and competitive salaries and benefit packages for our teachers. I am continually impressed in their classes. They care deeply about their students – with the creativity and accomplishments of all our running debate clubs, history bees, and dozens of other students. Financial aid allows students from lower income extracurricular activities, providing extra help for students backgrounds to be an integral part of our community and struggling with calculus or Shakespeare, and even to provide perspectives that can be missing from a Main supporting and encouraging students when they are faced Line private school. These talented and intelligent students with challenges in their personal lives. I feel honored to deserve to take part in our theater programs, play on our help reward our faculty for their service by raising funds sports teams, and utilize our highly personalized college for their competitive salaries and benefit packages and counseling program just as much as those whose families retirement funds. The teachers at Friends’ Central have pay full tuition. I am proud of our multifaceted student even inspired me to become a high school teacher myself. community and am more than happy to help continue this legacy of highly engaged students through fundraising. Perhaps Reunion calls are my favorite because recent graduates like me are reminded of inspiring Friends’ The other highlight of Friends’ Central is our incredible Central students and teachers, and they donate to continue group of teachers. Our faculty members are passionate that legacy. Like many alumni/ae, what keeps me connected about the subjects they teach, reading and researching to Friends’ Central, both as a former student and as a more over the summer because they are truly interested fundraiser, will always be our faculty and our students. QW

Become a Friends’ Central Fund Volunteer! We’d love to have you! For questions and to schedule a convenient time, please Contact Sarah Duda, Assistant Director of Annual Giving at 610.645.5056 or [email protected].

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PARENT GIVING CURRENT PARENT GIVING Class of 2017 Parents Sarto Schickel Anonymous (2) Clare and Darryle Schoepp Jeannine Alvare and David Goodwin Deborah and Mark Skapik Cindy and Cary Anderson Wendy Smith and Phillip Annas LiRon Anderson-Bell and Glenn Bell Howard Snyder Nancy Andrews and Robert Schall Allison and Philippe Szapary Susanne and Kimberly and Dominic Tarquinio Michael Andrews ’78 JoAnn and Michael Uricheck TOTAL DONORS: Esther and Kevin Auerbach Laura and Ricardo Verges Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Laurie and J. Scott Victor Bernadette and Robert Bartholomew Elliott and Samuel Walker Jessica and Eric Berger Cynthia and Harry Weiss 395 Jackie and David Blumberg Sharon Weiss and David Arnold Meg Boscov and Randy Brown Lisa and Richard Winward Sandra Bowman Stephanie and Marc Woolley Ingrid and Robert Burd Yaping Xiong and Zhili Wang Maria Carrillo and Jason Bologna Jamie and David Yadgaroff Elizabeth Chamley Oerton and Kris and Christopher Yoo Colin Oerton Lisa Zaoutis Deborah and Frank Correll TOTAL RAISED BY Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Class of 2018 Parents CURRENT PARENTS: Susan and Richard DeWyngaert Anonymous Amy and John Estey Melissa and Paul Anderson Eileen Flanagan ’80 and Mei Baoyan and Zheng Jianjun Tom Volkert Cari Feiler Bender and $332,133 Wendy Frame and Rodd Bender Chris Blackman Elyse and Max Berger Jill and Steve Ginsberg Jean Berland Daphne Golding and Robert Holloway Elizabeth Brannon and Michael Platt Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Betty Brizill Frederic Barr Claudia Caretto and Steven Gonzalez Elaine and Steve Goralski Katie and Michael Cohen Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane ’83 Jessica and Christopher Coss Kathryn Hayward and Michelle and Daniel Crowley OVERALL CURRENT Tom MacFarlane Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Barbara and Mark Helpin PARENT PARTICIPATION: Amy and Scott Decatur Peggy and Dedrick Hervas Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein Alexa and Michael Hogarty Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Fariha Khan and Michael Carey % Angela Greene 60 Kerri Konik Robert Gross and Angela DeMichele Areti Kyriakousi and Theoklis Zaoutis Meena and Anil Gupta Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Stacey Julye-Adson and Matthew Levitties ’85 Angelo Adson ’83 Cathy and Scott Liberman Laurie and Steven Katznelson Diane and Robert Lista Dana and John Levitties ’84 Alysa and Steve Margulies Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Cynthia and Christopher McDonnell HONOR ROLL Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Felicia Mercer Bonnie and Daniel Linn PARTICIPATION: Sarah Millar and Mark Kahn Elizabeth and David Lorry Jodi and David Miller Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Rosina Miller and James Gilroy Laura and Mark Matika 2017...... 77% Janine and Frank Nguyen Dawn and Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Alexander McDonnell ’87 2017 raised over $100,000! Belinda and James Peterson Brenda and Matthew Meline Regina Pinotti and John Shields Barbara and Louis Montresor 2023 and 2024...... 79% Sharon and Harry Pollack Michelle Narin and Christina and Michael Posencheg Maurice Schweitzer Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Heather Osborne and 2021...... 78% Lori Cozen Rosenberg ’82 and Vincent Duane Peter Rosenberg Lisa and Anthony Palmieri 2027...... 76% Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Russell Raphaely Mary Sales and Ed Strauss Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman

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David Roberts ’83 Iliana Robinson and Gordon Barr Laurie Sbrolla and Ross Acchione Clare and Darryle Schoepp Lynn Schuchter and John Broaddus Cary and Craig N. Sellers Lola Sergeant-Wilkinson and Gregory Wilkinson Margaret Somerville ’83 Sonia Stamm and Earl Sissell Joy Takahashi and John Gullace April Thompson and Michael Harris Cheryl Guzzardo Tuverson ’82 Catherine Weaver Marsha and Bruce Weinstein Linda and Armen Yepoyan Liying Zhang and Zhaomin Xu

Class of 2019 Parents Anonymous (2) Mary Austin Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Tami Benton-Condiff and Allessandro Condiff Margot Berg and Robert Epstein Jessica and Eric Berger Christina Bergqvist and Philip DeBaun Leah Brecher-Cohn and Andrew Cohn Kathleen Bucci-Havira ’83 and Marty Havira Maria Carrillo and Jason Bologna Carolyn Cohen Renee and Justin Cohen Lisa and Robert Davis Lower School students put the final touches on their Nawal Elhindi and individual sculpture pieces, helped by parents, before Lahcen Loudini the sculpture – built from all the individual pieces – Kim Emmons-Benjet and was assembled in front of The Ulmer Family Light Lab Brian Benjet as part of the opening celebrations in October 2016. H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann and Leigh Bergmann Danielle Gallagher Timika Lane Tanya and Ralph Salgado Class of 2020 Parents Rebecca and Eric Guenther Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Anonymous Nicole and Walter Harris ’75 Matthew Levitties ’85 Ann and Aaron Selkow ’88 Rebecca and Iain Anderson Mary Hegeler and Robert Kelly Ami and Jess Lonner Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Bernadette and Julie and Paul Horenstein Bernadette and Michael Masi Caitlin and Peter Sklar Robert Bartholomew Kimya and Kevin Johnson Cynthia and Michael McKeever Brigitte and James Stokes Victoria Bastian and Sheryl and Karl Johnson Felicia Mercer Helena and Eric Sultan Damon Bendesky Susan Johntz and David Velinsky Alison Kuby Netz and Yaron Netz Beth Varcoe and Roderick Wolfson Anne Bower Kelli Jones Catherine and Steven Nierenberg Laurie and J. Scott Victor David Bower Nefertiti and Paul Jordan Nina and Dale Panzer Susan and David Wadsworth Persephone and William Braham Iwonna and James Karmolinski Carolyn and Stephen Pendrak Sherri Apter Wexler and Grant Calder Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Belinda and James Peterson Lewis Wexler Denise and Kenneth Carruth Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 Mary Pinder-Schenck and Kerri and Jonathan Wilkerson Denis Cohen Heather and Benjamin Kohl Hermann Schenck Lynne Zhuang and John Zhang Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and Sharon and Richard Kollender Joyce Platfoot and Jim Caccamo Erica and Daniel Zwilling David Whellan Eui Kyung and Yongwon Choi Julie and Steven Plunkett

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Latesha Colbert-Mack and Class of 2021 Parents Class of 2022 Parents Christine Giordano-Schoenwandt George Mack Anonymous (3) Anonymous and Tobias Schoenwandt Jessica and Matthew Cooper Melissa and Paul Anderson Shanaz Begum and Mohammed Ali Meena and Anil Gupta Karen Huang and Paul Chou Keena Core Rea and Rob Anderson Jessica and Eric Berger Shannon and Kent Davidson Ann Johnson and Andy Leonard Cari Feiler Bender and Kimberly and David Carlin Kelli Jones Mariella De Biasi and John Dani Rodd Bender Kristen and Michael Casel Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Trinity Dixon Elizabeth Brannon and Emily Cherniack and Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum and Michael Platt Thomas Walsh Thomas Kolimago Larry Buxbaum Keeya Branson-Davis and Catherine and Roger Chiang Andrea and Joshua Mooney Rose Elenitsas and John Gilliland Douglas Davis Shannon and Kent Davidson Shemaiah Murphy-Nash Erin Elman and Stephen Gibson Debbie and Young Rak Choi Willa and Marc DeSouza Alison and Richard Rasansky Bari-Joy and Douglas Epstein Dawn and Nathan Connors Joseph Dubb ’94 Hongyan Suo and Shi Ya Lynne and Colin Forsyth Claire Conway and John McPeak Anna Feliksik and Gerald Beyer Meg and Mark Wusinich Wendy Frame and Alison and Scott Cook-Sather Nicole Galli and Charles Goodwin Chris Blackman Catherine Corson and Meaghan Geisheimer and Class of 2024 Parents Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 and Charles McCammon Micah Marinelli Brian Gordon Dilwara Begum and Deana Culver Krishna and Venkata Gundala Mignon and Jim Groch Mohammed Shahjahan Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Lori Koch and Samuel Israel Catherine and Darin Hayton Kathryn and Eric Behling Diye Dia-Gaye and Oumar Gaye Julie and Erik Lederman Kathryn Hayward and Sharlee and Jeffrey Casnoff ’90 Marquita Dobbins-Holland and Paige Macfarlan and Tom MacFarlane Joy Clairmont ’91 and Edward Holland Jonathan Kopcsik Max Kaufman ’91 Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Mika and Allen Epps Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Jeanine and Joel Dankoff Bin Hua and Zhaoqiang Li Valerie and Tom Foley Jodi and David Miller Shannon and Kent Davidson Tiffany Jackson Annie and Jason Giaccone Kheli Muhammad Joseph Dubb ’94 Michelle and Jonathan Kalman Reanie and Earle Greer Kristin Norris and Trevor Lunn Kathryn Griffo and Jeffrey Schlegel Blandina and Jonathan Klein Kathryn Griffo and Jeffrey Schlegel Regina Pinotti and John Shields Rebecca and Eric Guenther Thomas Kolimago Kristi Habedanck Elizabeth Pokempner and Kristina and Michael Kallam Amy and Anil Kothari Heather Schwartz Hebert ’85 and Noam Cohen Sharon and Louis Morsa Jenifer and Michael Lehrer John Hebert Christina and Michael Posencheg Ellen and Timothy O’Connell DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Stacey Hirsch and Howard Serota Valeri and Mark Riesenfeld Dawn and Julian Ovalle Lisa A. Mathewson and Julie and Paul Horenstein Suzanne and Matthew Sall Brett G. Sweitzer Kelly Bird Pierre Anne Kazak and Christine Coburn Pedro Sanoja Amy Meade Mary Pinder-Schenck and Suzanne and Kurt Shore Hermann Schenck Jodi and David Miller Young and Doo Kim Deborah and Mark Skapik Kathleen and David Porter Fernanda Moore Ami and Jess Lonner Emma and Gregory Staton Jennifer Selber and Suzi Morrison Joni Marcus and Edward Greves Chandra and George Thorne Joshua DeSipio Michelle Narin and Catherine May Jane Waltman and Deborah and Mark Skapik Maurice Schweitzer Noah May Christopher Sheffler Emma and Gregory Staton Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Dawn and Sherri Apter Wexler and Amy Steerman and Mary Ann Stover Ellen and Timothy O’Connell Alexander McDonnell ’87 Lewis Wexler Joyce and Idris Stovall Carol Perloff Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Kristin Williams-Smalley and Chandra and George Thorne Jennifer Rice and Michael Forman Heather Osborne and Bernard Smalley Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Laura Mercer Rosa and Vincent Duane Meg and Mark Wusinich Jennifer Vollmer and David Copas Luis Celso Rosa Chris Ozbun and William Darling Leora and Jonathan Zabusky Marjorie and Kevin Volpp Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Carolyn Pearson and Laura and Leonard Rossio Noel Albertson Suzanne and Matthew Sall Nancy Peterson and Michael Gross Class of 2023 Parents Class of 2025 Parents Montez Price-Shell and Susan Scanlon and Bruce Terry Anonymous (2) Anonymous Brandon Shell Marci and Greg Scott Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Osaru and Jonathan Anyumba Nancy and Louis Rappaport Jennifer Selber and Joshua DeSipio Rachel and Michael Austwick Dawn and Nathan Connors Kinshasa and Duane Rodgers Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Kerrianne and Kevin Brady Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and Meli Simmering and Ian Wilcox Suzanne Rotondo Carly Carlos and Frantz Beauvais Michael Crutchlow Allison and Philippe Szapary Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Catherine and Roger Chiang Willa and Marc DeSouza Jon Rubin ’83 Eve Troutt-Powell and Elizabeth Cohen ’83 and Reanie and Earle Greer Timothy Powell Ann and Aaron Selkow ’88 David Whellan Mignon and Jim Groch Saniyyah Tyler Kathryn and James Sheward Catherine Corson and Catherine and Darin Hayton Geoffrey Veith Joyce and Idris Stovall Charles McCammon Heather Schwartz Hebert ’85 and Marjorie and Kevin Volpp Lynda and Greg Szwartz Jessica and Christopher Coss John Hebert Jane Waltman and Joy Takahashi and John Gullace Michelle and Daniel Crowley Sarah and Greg Klein Christopher Sheffler Emily Vener-Giszter and Donna Davin and Uriel Kusiatin Julie and Erik Lederman Meg and Mark Wusinich Simon Giszter Trinity Dixon Ryan McKenzie Linda and Armen Yepoyan Jason Warley Narumi and Keiji Furuuchi Iris Melendez and Hank Adamczyk Hongmei Zheng and Yongjun Wang Ailing Yang and Jinghai Su Tracee and Ishmael Gibson Claudine and Negie Myrick

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PARENT GIVING

Members of the Class of 2017 sporting their college shirts at Senior Night 2017

Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Tiffany and Michael Borsch Melissa Margolis and Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Melissa Pashigian and Catherine and Roger Chiang Lauren Entrekin Chandra and George Thorne David Del Testa Brie and Vince Daley Kinshasa and Duane Rodgers Grace Ong Yan and Albert Yan Nancy Peterson and Michael Gross Jeanine and Joel Dankoff Jennifer Rogers and Stephan Benzekri Denise Sabatino and Fonda Daughtry Class of 2030 Parents Padraig Barry Cheryl Davis and Adam Hotek Julie Shapiro and Gabriel Bauriedel Kathryn and James Sheward Corbett Shinn and Michael Lohse Tiffany and Michael Borsch Diva De Leon-Crutchlow and Sydney Brown and Luca Benetti Stephanie and Stuart Sidlow Michael Crutchlow Beth and Jay Strock Genna Bryant and Robert Moore Diana Spagnuolo and Sasha Ballen Lisa D’Orazio and James Lowther Ileana and Tamas Szene Sara Kankowski DeSabato ’02 and Corinne and Brandon Sutton Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Rachel and Christopher Guides Read DeSabato ’02 Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Hilary Takiff Weiss ’96 and Paula and Art Hall Leah and Mallory Floyd ’96 Stuart Weiss Sharon and Vale Kenny Allison and Matt Liebman Laura Tseng and George Katzenbach Allison and Matt Liebman Zachary Oberfield and Felicia Lin Class of 2026 Parents Debra and Donald Yorkman ’95 Melissa and Paul Anderson Shana McCormack and Shana McCormack and Scott Damrauer Joy Clairmont ’91 and Scott Damrauer Max Kaufman ’91 Corinne Militello and Ben Kalina Class of 2029 Parents Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Paula and Art Hall Dawn and Julian Ovalle Anonymous Julie Ragatz Norton and Michael Norton Lydia and Scott Hamburg Cristina Pérez Jocelyn and James Casey Bonnie and Jeremy Schwartz Ann Johnson and Andy Leonard Karla Recalde Julie and Jebb Chagan Divya and Apurva Shah Anuja and Anurag Mathur Pedro Sanoja Alice and Josh Dailey Ariana Smith and Wudbhav Sankar Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Elisha and Ben Snedeker Brie and Vince Daley Carmen and Eron Sturm Kristin Norris and Trevor Lunn Beth and Jay Strock Kim Feldinger Geller and Mary Fran Torpey and Adam Dole Susan Rheingold and Corinne and Brandon Sutton Charles Geller Jonathan Neely Ileana and Tamas Szene Rachel and Christopher Guides Julie Shapiro and Luladey Tadesse and Yonas Kebede Alison Chew Gursky and Class of 2031 Parents Quinn Bauriedel Keino Terrell Zachariah Gursky Anonymous Andrea Shell Sarah and Greg Klein Cheryl Davis and Adam Hotek Carolyn and Alexander Nagy Emma and Gregory Staton Class of 2028 Parents Amy and Robert Geary Jennifer and Daniel Stern Andrea Nuneviller and Jess Lord Ryan Coffey Keaton and Anonymous (3) Nhan Truong and Loi Huynh Katie and Seth Pidot Michael Keaton Yuchi Han and Chris Fang-Yen Denise and Michael Wilbert Kathleen and David Porter Melissa Margolis and Amy Hicks and Jacopo De Nicola Michele and David Zuckman Linda and Gerard Quinlan Lauren Entrekin Kristi and Michael Kallam Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Carolyn and Alexander Nagy Ryan Coffey Keaton and Carl Bradley Katie and Seth Pidot Class of 2027 Parents Michael Keaton Jennifer Selber and Joshua DeSipio Linda and Gerard Quinlan Anonymous Simone Knight and Tyren Brannock Stephanie and Stuart Sidlow Soomin Seo and Kang Won Lee Ca-Tisha and Jason Adams Ria and Edward Lee Elisha and Ben Snedeker Ariana Smith and Wudbhav Sankar

52 FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

PARENTS OF ALUMNI/AE GIVING

Anonymous (4) Christine Du Bois-Buxbaum and Debbie and T. Reagan Hull Diane Merry and Melissa and Paul Anderson Larry Buxbaum Priscilla Hunter Steven Fakharzadeh Rebecca and Iain Anderson Hassan and Stacy Edge Lauri and Leigh Jacobs Nicholas and Barbara Meyer Susanne and Clinton Ely Sonia Jaipaul and Charles Wardlaw Marla and Richard Milgram Michael Andrews ’78 Kim Emmons-Benjet and Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Sarah Millar and Mark Kahn Robert Angevine Brian Benjet Beth Davis Johnson ’77 and Jean Miller and James Lee Barbara B. and Amy and John Estey Martin Johnson Norma and Bruce Miller ’55 Theodore R. Aronson Heather and Eric Exley Nefertiti and Paul Jordan Rosina Miller and James Gilroy John Balson ’52 Abigail First Farber ’55 and Michelle and Jonathan Kalman Fernanda Moore Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Roger Farber Laurie and Steven Katznelson Andrea Moses Bernadette and Christa and William Farnon Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Jill Crawford Muhrer ’70 and Robert Bartholomew Drew Faust and Rina and C.J. Keller Merlin Muhrer Joan and Eric Beckwith Charles Rosenberg Shahnaz and Mehdi Keykhah Laura and Mark Mulholland Liza Jane and Tom Bernard Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 and Judith Kiesel and Michelle Narin and Michael Fedder Ellan and Len Bernstein Michael Bolotsky Maurice Schweitzer H. Marcia Feigenbaum-Bergmann Janice and Seymour Berrian Young and Doo Kim Jennifer and Samuel Nemroff and Leigh Bergmann Karen and Russell Bleakley ’67 Kristin and Todd Kimmell Sara Nerken and Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 Robert Karpinski Valerie and Fred Block Susan Kirk Susan Bodley and Brad Morris Ginger and Mark Fifer Janine and Frank Nguyen Kathleen and Albert Klein Meg Boscov and Randy Brown Carol Rubin Fishman ’79 and Catherine and Steven Nierenberg Richard Klein ’57 Susan and John Bowie Charles Fishman Sylvia and Harvey Nisenbaum Carolyn Klock and George McCook Janet and Jeffrey Bowker Deborah Fleisher Paola Nogueras Brian Kunz ’67 Debbie and Richard Buchwald Sari and Ethan Fogel Laurie Novo and Areti Kyriakousi and Robert Folwell ’80 Stephen Chawaga Beth Burrell and David Sorensen Theoklis Zaoutis Jean and Carl Fridy Carol Orenstein and Muge and Kivanc Caglar Emma Lapsansky-Werner Christina and David Fryman Charles Nichol Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Mildred Minster Larson ’55 Janice and Vincent Cappelli Mary and Michael Furey Elizabeth and Craig Owens Mary and Lance Laver Salvatore Carfagno Dwaraka Ganesan Lisa and Anthony Palmieri Helen Levin and Daniel Stevenson Eileen and David Carpenter Christine Young Gaspar ’70 and Kim Parris and Peter Seidel Al Gaspar Lonnie and Murray Levin Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Marla Peele Patricia and Sidney Gilford Marvin Levitties Maureen Charamella Carol Perloff Karen Lewis and Howard Kruger Wei-Chen Chen Jill and Steve Ginsberg Regina Pinotti and John Shields Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Anne Dufour Clouser ’50 Lynne and Steve Glasser Julie and Steven Plunkett Bonnie and Daniel Linn Barbara M. Cohen Elizabeth Goldmuntz and Judith and Bryan Pokras ’57 Frederic Barr Linn and Douglas Linton ’68 Nelly and Jorge Colapinto Jane Pompetti Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 DeeDee and Marcos Lopez Kathy Coleman-Martin Barbara Porter and Steve Yarnell Suzanne Gordon Rosemary and G. Craig Lord Jessica and Matthew Cooper Judy and Gerald Porter Diane and Fredrick Graboyes Elizabeth and David Lorry Jessica and Christopher Coss Marianne Price Helaine and Jack Greenberg Arline Lotman Sandra and Stephen Cozen ’57 Montez Price-Shell and Judith and Edward Grinspan Jane Cubberley Luce ’68 and Cinda Crane and Jack Briggs Brandon Shell Mary and Milan Grove Eric Luce Elaine and Michael Crauderueff Helen and David Pudlin Nancy and Peter Grove Mary and Joseph Ludwig ’69 Mary Ann Crawford and Jennifer Punt and Clare and Diego Luzuriaga Brett Skolnick Rebecca and Eric Guenther Stephen Emerson Lorna Lynn and Harold Palevsky Michelle and Daniel Crowley Terry and Paul Guerin Terry Quinlan-Clampffer and Louise Culver and Margaret Guerra and Robin Maddox and Ralph Luongo Jim Clampffer Jeffrey Hurwitz Frank Fisher Fran and Robert Margulies Jerilynn Radcliff and Doug Ross Dorothy Coleman Dangerfield ’43 and Jacqueline and Henry Guynn Irene and Bruce Marks Christine Ramsey and Benjamin Dangerfield Barbara Haber and Jonathan Flick Claire Marsh and Stephen Freed Andrew Fussner Lisa and Robert Davis Phyllis Hanson Lydia Martin and Russell Raphaely Kris Davitt and Richard Barr Erika Harnett William Kennedy Raymond Reed Catherine and Ronald Dawson Cynthia and Jon Harris Barbara Matteucci and John Rizzo Suzanne Reiss and Howard Grant Mary Ann and Gwen Hauser Joan Mazzotti and Michael Kelly Robyn Richmond and Anthony DeCusatis Warren Hauser Pat McCleary Lloyd Guindon *Louis DelSoldo Kathryn Hayward and Holly and David McCloskey Daniel Rink Angela DeMichele and Tom MacFarlane Dawn and Anne Robbins Robert Gross Dianne and John Heard Alexander McDonnell ’87 David Roberts ’83 Sarah and Andrew DeMichele Mary Hediger Marian and Mary Roberts Debbie and Stephen Dolic Grace and Charles Heising Alexander McDonnell Lori Cozen Rosenberg ’82 and Ross Donolow ’73 Susan and Richard Holt Denise and Robert McIvor Peter Rosenberg Mary and Thomas Donovan Joyce Horikawa ’80 and Cynthia and Michael McKeever Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Sandy and Calvin Drayer ’57 Nicholas Torno Joanna and Art McMorris Carl Bradley Kathy and Jerry Drew Miiko and Herbert Horikawa Ellen Meier and Michael Freed Sidney Rosenblatt Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern Richard Melaragni Penny and Fred Rosenblum

* Deceased

Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund. ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 53

UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

PARENTS OF ALUMNI/AE & GRANDPARENT GIVING

Marjorie and Ken Roshkoff Cary and Craig N. Sellers Michi Tashjian Norma Weiser Marsha and Richard Rothman Deborah Sesok-Pizzini and Beth and Frank Tedesco Cynthia and Harry Weiss Sheila Royal-Moses and Mark-Alan Pizzini Yvette and Darrell Thomas Mary Ellen and Drew Weissman Richard Moses ’77 Judy Shea Jayne Tolson ’55 Richard Wertime Lauren Becker Rubin ’83 and Robin Sheldon and Gerard Lewis Kathleen and Peter Tozer Wendy and Lawrence White Jon Rubin ’83 Sherri Shields Jean and Frank Tracy Debra Will and David Thomas Susan and Joel Rubin Colleen and Joseph Shoemaker Eve Troutt-Powell and Suzanne and Matthew Sall Marcy and Robert Shoemaker Timothy Powell David Williams ’69 Marie and Bruce Satalof Bunny Kurtz Slepin Cheryl Guzzardo Tuverson ’82 Barbara Willis Ann Satterthwaite and Raquel and Alphonso Smith Sally and Adelbert Tweedie Wendy Wolf James Bergen Howard Snyder Anne and Richard Umbrecht Bonnie Wright Michele Scanlon and Margaret Somerville ’83 Beth Varcoe and Roderick Wolfson James Wright Gary Nicolai Susan and Edward Stadtmauer Geoffrey Veith Pamela and Donald Yih Sarto Schickel Marie and William Strahan Emily Vener-Giszter and Kris and Christopher Yoo Deena Schneider Margaret Stroman Simon Giszter Melanie and James Yulman Patricia and Claude Schoenberg Helena and Eric Sultan Flavia Vogrig and Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Patricia and Jeffrey Swigart Robert Gassel ’69 Martin Zeldin Hannah Schwartz Allison and Philippe Szapary Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 and Sybille Zeldin and Blaine Scott ’46 Jean Taranta Dennis Wasserman William Brinkman Angela Scully and George Elser Kimberly and Dominic Tarquinio Ronald Waxman Regina and Robert Ziffer

SAVE THE DATES: Lower School Grandparents’ Middle School and Special Friends’ Day 2017 Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017 Lower School Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 Grades Pre-K-2

Grandparents of Current Students Mary Ann and Bill Crutchlow Marvin Levitties Anonymous Claire and Robert Dankoff Gerard Lewis Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Pam and Rob Davidson Patricia and John McCormack Cynthia Dayton and William Humenuk Henry R. Adamczyk Marian and Alexander McDonnell Anne DeLay Judy Andrews Elizabeth Morgan Maryclaire and Michael D’Orazio Pat and Phillip Annas Joyce and Anthony Morocco Patrick Duffy Helene Apter Estelle and Gerald Palevsky Joan Emmons Claire and Harry Arnold Famicide Pierre Susan Schwartz Goodrich ’65 Ira and Iris Rimerman Sandy and David Axelrod Mary Gregg and Donald Denton Mary Roberts Geoffrey Brown Linda Gruber Debbie and Alan Casnoff ’62 Shirley and Mitchell Horenstein Alice Saligman Barbara M. Cohen Patricia and Barry Jacobs Hannah Schwartz Gloria and A. Condiff Sibylle and Raymond Jefferis ’56 Leo Scoda Betty and Stephen Cooper Beth Davis Johnson ’77 and Martin Johnson Patricia Smith Sandra and Steve Cozen ’57 Rosalind and Alan Kaufman Jean Taranta Judith Creed and Robert Schwartz Sandra Kuby Rosamond Wadsworth

54 FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL 2016-2017 Alumni/ae Board in The Ulmer Family Light Lab. We are grateful to our alumni/ae volunteers!

First grade teacher Catherine Dawson joined the non-profit teacher travel organization GEEO in collaboration with Global Philadelphia Association, Philadelphia’s World Heritage Education Task Force, South Asia Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Education Fund, Global Education Motivators, and World Affairs Council of Philadelphia for a trip to World Heritage sites and cities in India and Nepal from Aug 1-17 with thirteen other educators. This extraordinary professional development opportunity was largely supported by the Clayton Farraday Mastership. Catherine’s first graders and the school community will benefit from her experience for years to come!

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 55 UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

FACULTY & STAFF, FORMER TRUSTEES, AND FORMER FACULTY & STAFF GIVING

Faculty and Staff John Gruber Jane Pompetti Lloyd Guindon Anonymous (4) Rebecca Guenther Loraine Potts Walter Harris ’75 Hank Adamczyk Terry Guerin Frederick Pratt Karen Horikawa ’77 Iain Anderson Christopher Guides Pam Przybylski Samuel Howe ’71 Susanne Andrews Galen Guindon ’06 Jennifer Punt Deborah Hull Phillip Annas Saroj Gupta Linda Quinlan Laura Jackson ’65 Clémence Attard Art Hall Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 Michael Kelly Padraig Barry Phyllis Hanson Joan Raina Emma Lapsansky-Werner Rebecca Benjamin Erika Harnett Kenneth Reynolds Murray Levin Tiffany Borsch Layla Helwa Mariama Richards G. Craig Lord JB Bowie Edward Holland Robyn Richmond Edward Marshall ’68 Janet Bowker Mary Lynne Jeschke Susan Robinson James McKey Carl Bradley Deborah Jones John Rogers Lincoln Meyers ’80 Grant Calder Kristina Kallam Chris Rosenbaum Suzi Morrison Richard Case Daniel Kallen Penny Rosenblum Marianne Price Jebb Chagan Elizabeth Katzmann Jon Rubin Marsha Rothman Katherine Clayton Michael Keaton Michael Russo Ann Satterthwaite Matthew Cohen Jeanette Kelleher Miriam Schaefer Joanna Haab Schoff ’51 Kathy Coleman-Martin C.J. Keller Anna Schall James Wright Jessica Corsaro Anne Kenealy Victoria Schwoebel William Kennedy Bob Cotter Peter Seidel Former Faculty and Staff Michael Crauderueff Susan Kirk Craig N. Sellers Anonymous Daniel Crowley Greg Klein Howard Serota Rebecca Anderson Michelle Crowley Sharon Kollender Anastasia Shown Colin Angevine ’05 Brie Daley Kevin Lawrence Deborah Skapik Richard Beyer Joel Dankoff Douglas Linton ’68 Maria Alejandra Socorro Karen Bleakley Michael Darfler Linn Linton Margaret Somerville ’83 William Bower William Darling Laurie Lubking Harry Stead Jack Briggs Danielle David Clare Luzuriaga Stephanie Storm Keith Buckingham Cheryl Davis Tom MacFarlane Hilary Takiff Weiss ’96 Sara Roberts Callaghan James Davis Lisa Mansure Sarah Taylor Christopher Campbell Lauren Davis Jerry Mapp Beth Tedesco Sharlee Casnoff Catherine Dawson Lydia Martin Keino Terrell Louise Christopher Donald Denton Caroline Maw-Deis Darrell Thomas Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Read DeSabato ’02 Jody Mayer David Thomas Anne Dufour Clouser ’50 Andrea Dominic Lubrano Alice McBee Heather Tomes Nelly Colapinto Thomas Donovan Holly McCloskey Mary Fran Torpey Elaine Crauderueff Lisa D’Orazio Thomas McDaniel Ryan Tozer ’01 Kathryn Davison Joseph Dubb Cristina McDonald Courtlandt van Rooten *Lou DelSoldo Sarah Duda Alexander McDonnell ’87 Al Vernacchio Christopher Dorrance Dwight Dunston ’06 Marian McDonnell Jason Warley Clinton Ely Kim Emmons-Benjet Anna Miano Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 Robert Emory Ariel Eure Brad Morris Debra Will Louise Evans Heather Exley Sharon Morsa Melanie Yulman Elizabeth Kolb Farr ’86 Rudy Fabry Tanya Johnson Muse ’02 Patricia Zaradic Deborah Peltz Fedder ’79 Ginger Fifer Rosa Mutchnick Francesca Zelnick Michael Fedder Mark Fifer Caitlin Nelson Regina Ziffer David M. Felsen Frank Fisher Jennifer Nemroff Michele Zuckman Francis Fitzpatrick Laura Novo Cathy Fiebach Jacob Fogel ’06 Andrea Nuneviller Mark Fifer ’96 Robert Folwell ’80 Montgomery Ogden Former Trustees Laura Forman ’91 Dianne Forman Dawn Ovalle Barbara B. Aronson Wendy Frame Daniel Gale Julian Ovalle Prudence Sprogell Churchill ’59 Matthew Murphy Garmur ’97 Glenn Gale Chris Ozbun Carolyn Cohen Mac Given Danielle Gershkoff ’06 Kim Parris Stephen Cozen ’57 Michael Goldblatt Ellen Goldblatt Steven Patterson Ruth Stubbs Denlinger ’55 Timothy Golding Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 Cristina Pérez Nancy Fitts Donaldson ’43 Mary Grove Jacqueline Gowen-Tolcott Monica Peterson George Elser Leonard Haas ’76 Mary Gregg Marian Petrarca Jean Farquhar ’70 Laura Haimm Fredrick Gresov Katharine Pidot Christine Young Gaspar ’70 Robert Hallett Suzanne Gross Kelly Bird Pierre Robert Gassel ’69 Cynthia Harris Peter Grove Julie Plunkett Edward Grinspan Jon Harris

* Deceased Icons represent 10+, 20+, and 30+ years of consecutive giving to the Friends’ Central Fund.

UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF, AND FRIENDS GIVING

Miiko Horikawa Joshua Wasserman ’02 Advantage Industrial Supply Schweitzer Engineering Samuel Howe ’71 Pamela Yih All Lines Pavement Laboratories, Inc. Juan Jewell ’68 Erica Zimmerman ’85 Marking Service Sodexo, Inc. Beth Davis Johnson ’77 Arader Tree Service, Inc. The Stacey C. and Robert R. Morse Family Foundation Sally Katz Friends Barr Foundation Diana Bleakley Kearns ’01 Catering by Design Top-A-Court Tennis Company Alexandra and Richard Adelstein *Stephanie Koenig ’70 Central Philadelphia United Way of Greater Philadelphia Paul Chambers and Southern New Jersey Connie Burgess Lanzl ’68 Monthly Meeting James Cresswell Janice Leavy Unlimited Technology, Inc. Joyce Flaherty Children’s Book World Taylor Lee ’08 W. S. Cumby Edward Flanagan Doyle & McDonnell, PC John Louchheim Watermark USA LLC Rajeswary and Education Facility Management, LLC Joseph Ludwig ’69 Winston-Salem Foundation Kanagaratnam Ganesan The Fannie Cox Foundation Barbara Matteucci Wyncote Foundation Ralph Goetzenberger Fidelity Investment James McKey Zeldin Family Foundation Juliann and William Hoffman Charitable Gift Fund Michael Mersky ’72 Elisabeth Holder Forman Family Foundation Suzi Morrison Honey and Steve Hurwitz Harweb Foundation Matching Gift Companies Janine Morton Jennifer Lanoff HEITS Building Service Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Richard Moses ’77 William Lipschultz JP Morgan & Co., Inc. Bank of America Foundation James Murray Judy Liss Benevity Community Impact Fund Gary Nicolai Ken and Marjorie Roshkoff Donor Doris Longaker Advised Fund of the Jewish The Boeing Company, Princeton, NJ Elizabeth Osborne ’54 David Markson Community Foundation GlaxoSmithKline George Peterson Leona Markson The Levitties Foundation JCPenney Corporation, Inc. Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard ’87 Anne Martin Merck Company Foundation Nicholas Pulos ’02 Lumpkin Family Foundation Robert Masland Pfizer Foundation Christine Ramsey Magnolia Plantation & Denise McWatters Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Thomas Robinson Gardens Family Foundation Stacey and Robert Morse The Vanguard Group, Inc. Doug Ross Mechanical Solutions Heidi Potts Lauren Rubin Associates, LLC Robert Reeves Bruce Satalof MKM Foundation Alan Scharfstein Gifts in Kind Ann Satterthwaite Network For Good Leah Brecher-Cohn and David Stone Shannan Schuster New York Painters Supply Andrew Cohn Daniel Weiner Aaron Selkow ’88 PJM Interconnection Bruce Cheskin ‘83 Lindsey Winkler Jean Taranta Precision Flooring Enterprises, LLC Elaine and Steve Goralski Michi Tashjian Princeton Area Mignon and Jim Groch Meade Thayer Corporations and Community Foundation Grace Hsu and Edward Fox Jayne Tolson ’55 Foundations Rimerman Family Foundation Dee Kim and Alan Tessler Martin Tomes Anonymous (2) Rossi’s Tire & Auto Service, Inc. Barbara and Louis Montresor Diane Tracy 12th Street Catering Schwab Charitable Fund Francine and Roberto Sella

2016-2017 GREEN CLUB Thank you to the members of the “Green Club” who gave early in the fall, online or in person, ensuring that they would receive no paper solicitations. Giving early also allowed the School to put the funds immediately to work for programs and activities in the current school year. To see a list of Green Club Donors, visit friendscentral.org/2017greenclub.

If you are interested in “giving green” in the future, please email Kim Emmons-Benjet at [email protected].

This year, Green Week runs through October 6, 2017.

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 57 UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

GIFTS IN HONOR & GIFTS IN MEMORY

Dylan Benetti ’30 “Freshman Faculty” Ava Benzekri ’28 Friends’ Central Faculty and Staff Jacob Bower ’20 David Glasser ’02 Carl Bradley Marla Glasser ’05 Melvin and Anita Brecher Wadiya Gooden Langston Brooks Caroline Goodwin ’22 Sandy Calabrisi Jessica Margaret Goralski ’17 Grant Calder Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 Zayn Carey ’17 Jackie Gowen-Tolcott “The caring staff at FCS” Kelley Graham Skylar Casnoff ’24 John Gruber Jebb Chagan Terry Guerin Sydney Chamley Oerton ’17 Chris Guides Chantal Citot-Rocke Galen Guindon ’06 Joy Clairmont ’91 Solomon Gursky ’29 Class of 1947 Erika Harnett Class of 1952 Grace L. Heard ’13 Class of 1955 Michael Hogarty ’17 Class of 1957 Jessica Horenstein ’19 Class of 1958 Sydney Horenstein ’21 Class of 1959 An Huynh ’24 Class of 1962 Tue Huynh ’26 Class of 1967 Kristi Kallam Class of 1977 Jonah Kaufman ’26 Class of 1982 Leo Kaufman ’24 Class of 1987 Max Kaufman ’91 Class of 1991 Mike Keaton Class of 1992 Jeannette Kelleher Class of 2002 Anne Kenealy Class of 2017 George Kerbler Reed Cooper ’20 Sue Kirk Margaret and Francis Couch Greg Klein Abby Crowley ’15 Jacob Kohl ’19 Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Thank You Gifts in Colleen Crowley ’23 Sharon Kollender Nancy and Louis Rappaport Honor of Teachers Morgan Crowley ’18 Elliot Kusiatin ’21 Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Gifts from the purchase of thank Eva Kusiatin ’23 Carl Bradley Brie Daley you cards for and in honor of Bill Darling Gabe Kusiatin ’18 individual teachers, supporting the Bonnie and Jeremy Schwartz Cheryl Davis Erlend Lane ’17 Friends’ Central Fund for faculty Lola Sergeant-Wilkinson and and staff salaries and retirement Gregory Wilkinson Jim Davis Samuel Levitties ’17 Rea and Rob Anderson Kathryn and Jim Sheward Lauren Davis Lower School Faculty Betty Bard and Jay Adelsberg Allison and Philippe Szapary Catherine Dawson Jacob Lynn-Palevsky Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Meena Thayu and Eric Keuffel Don Denton Tom MacFarlane Cameron Mack ’20 Benjet Family Chandra and George Thorne Daniel DeSipio ’29 Lucas DeSipio ’20 Caroline Maw-Deis Kristen and Michael Casel Emily Vener-Giszter and Emily Cherniack and Thomas Walsh Simon Giszter Marcus DeSipio ’24 Jody Mayer Willa and Marc DeSouza Laura and Ricardo Verges Diane DeVan Dottie Mazullo Heather and Eric Exley Sharon Weiss and David Arnold Joe Dubb ’94 Alice McBee Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 and Leora and Jonathan Zabusky Dwight Dunston ’06 Holly McCloskey Brian Gordon Lisa Zaoutis Clinton Ely Linda McConnell Nolan McGrann ’17 Mignon and Jim Groch Hongmei Zheng and Yongjun Wang Sarah Estey ’17 Meena and Anil Gupta Christa and William Farnon Minority Students Alison Chew Gursky and Clayton Farraday ’32 Brad Morris Zachariah Gursky Gifts in Honor FCS Women’s Sports Sharon Morsa Kristin Hansen and Steven Lane ’83 Given in honor of the following FCS Varsity Boys’ Soccer Rosa Mutchnik Catherine and Darin Hayton 1958 Undefeated Football Team Cathy Fiebach Nir Netz ’19 Barbara and Mark Helpin “All the wonderful faculty and Ginger Fifer Laurie Novo Sharon and Vale Kenny staff at FCS” Mark Fifer Andrea Nuneviller Joanne and Alexander Klein ’83 “All the amazing faculty at FCS” Alexander Flick ’12 Montgomery Ogden Cathy and Scott Liberman Christopher Annas ’17 Elizabeth Flick ’14 Kim Parris Laurie and Steven Katznelson Phil Annas Emily Flick ’14 Steve Patterson Dorothy Novick and Peter Kenney Rahman and Noor Beckwith Jacob Fogel ’07 James Braxton Peterson III ’17 Sharon and Harry Pollack Asa Bell ’17 Robert Folwell ’80 Katie Pidot UNRESTRICTED ANNUAL GIVING

GIFTS IN HONOR & GIFTS IN MEMORY (continued)

Julie Plunkett Beth Brett ’62 Lauri and Leigh Jacobs David A. Peele ’46 Jane Pompetti Annabelle Brett ’65 Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Marla Peele Frederick Pratt John Bucci Fran Margulies Heather Pressler Jenni Punt Kathi Bucci-Havira ’83 and John Norcini Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Linda Quinlan Marty Havira Michael Norcini ’16 Alexa Dunnington Quinn ’98 Shea Norcini ’12 Ronald Relick ’50 Christopher T. Campbell ’04 Joanie Raina Denise McWatters J. Richard Relick ’47 Jesse Amoroso ’04 Penny Rosenblum Penny and Fred Rosenblum Dick Richards ’59 Bridget Campbell ’03 Jim Rosengarten Judy Shea Robert Hall ’59 Mari Ann and Christopher Campbell Sophie Pearl Schall ’17 Stacy C. and Robert R. Morse Sarah Newton Krebs ’59 Laura Rolfe ’04 Eric Schneider ’99 Family Foundation Michael Coyle Ritter Mark Schneider ’04 Becky Carlton Samuel Veith ’16 Ann Ginsberg Hofkin ’61 Todd Schneider ’02 Kimberly Carlton ’79 Daniel Weiner Harriet Cooke Roberts ’38 Eleanor H. and Roger M. Scott Alan Cassalia, Sr. Florence Jackson James Cresswell Adam Serota ’21 Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Barbara Linnehan Ellis ’64 Ted Shakespeare Ralph Goetzenberger Mark Charamella Ayanna Phillips Kalasunas ’97 Julian Shapiro-Barnum ’17 Juliann and William Hoffman Maureen Charamella Monet Trent Irving ’99 Stephanie Storm Doris Longaker Alexander Sturm ’30 Fifi Chou George Kerbler Hermann Rosenberger ’57 Kelly Swigart ’03 Karen Huang and Paul Chou Maude Southwell Wahlman ’59 Rodman Rosenberger ’58 Gabriel and Virginia Tatarian Louis DelSoldo Bob Kindred ’58 Morgan Saunders ’01 Keino Terrell Eve DelSoldo ’92 Edward Flanagan Casey Cipriani ’01 David K. Thomas Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Madelaine Kingsbury Al Vernacchio Michi Tashjian Thelma Sawyer Patricia and Barry Jacobs Nora Wadsworth ’19 Mary and James Wright Friends’ Central School Zoe Walker ’17 David Kirk Lisa DePasquale Joy Hinton Schaible ’55 Jason Warley David Branning ’59 Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Marion Appel Gibbon ’55 Sam Weiss ’17 Marilyn Lager Michael P. Donatucci Irene Schoenfeld Debra A. Will Laura and Neil Haimm Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Sandrine and Edward Schoenfeld Lindsey Winkler Ruth Joseph “Those wonderful teachers who Magdalen Duffy Jennifer Lanoff Ted Shakespeare are retiring this year” Patrick Duffy Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber James Davis Granite Rink Young Alexander Duno ’93 William Lipschultz John Singer ’01 Jacob Zaoutis ’17 Vanessa Duno Burke ’96 Judy Liss Ruth Tanur Patty Zaradic Arline Lotman John Evers Joan Lallou Smith ’52 Regina Ziffer Judy and Gerald Porter Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Elizabeth Smith Harper ’54 Michele Zuckman David Stone Heidi Potts Clayton L. Farraday ’32 Michi Tashjian James Murray Leola A. Smith ’74 Sun Hee Lee Gifts in Memory Arlette Smith ’76 Memorialized is in bold, Dr. Gary Fields Sarto Schickel donor is italicized Friends of 1957 Lucy ’37 and Benjamin Statzell ’37 Rutah Kogan Ludwig ’50 Leslie Statzell Marshall ’63 Linda Aaris Alfred Gibson Mary and Joseph Ludwig ’69 Jessica Coplon ’87 Tracee and Ishmael Gibson Papa Szene Zachary Alan Markson Ileana and Tamas Szene Jabez T Austin Jr. Frances Decker Hancock ’62 David Markson Mary Austin Elisabeth Charr Bodurtha ’62 Leona Markson John J. Toutkoushian, Jr. Sharyn and Joseph Pozzuolo Doris Hawkins Baldwin ’20 Mary Jane Harvey ’56 RP and Ruth Sample Masland 1915 Jennifer Punt and Stephen Emerson Cyril Harvey ’51 Robert Masland Maude Moore Underwood ’54 Elizabeth Smith Harper ’54 William Bevan ’54 Sarah Schalow Hassold John McCollum Rebecca and Eric Guenther Louise Schalow Del Vecchio ’73 Elizabeth Kolb Farr ’86 Marie Voelker Lydia Martin and Bill Kennedy Nora Boronkay Ethan L. Hurwitz ’16 Ellen McPeak Robert Geddis-Hannon ’16 Alexandra and Richard Adelstein Claire Conway and John McPeak Julia Scott Wagner ’28 Valerie and Fred Block Kristin and Todd Kimmell Albert Boscov W. Arthur McVickar Louise Culver and Jeffrey Hurwitz Sonja Lindgren and John Gruber Gwen McVickar McMahon ’66 Lynne Weisman ’58 Mary Ann and Anthony DeCusatis Marjorie Schwartz Dilsheimer ’58 Patricia McCann Bowie Lorna and Arnon Dreyfuss A. Stewart Murray Lee Bowie ’51 Joyce Flaherty Kathleen Murray-Allain ’62 Thomas A. Wood Eve Ellis ’76 Geneva Bradley Vivian Greenblatt Our 1960 Classmates who Sondra Rosenberg ’97 and Elisabeth Holder have passed Bill & Carol Wusinich Carl Bradley Steven Hurwitz Bruce Babcock ’60 Meg and Mark Wusinich

ANNUAL REPORT OF GIFTS 2016-2017 59 A NEW TAX CREDIT PROGRAM EXPANDS FINANCIAL AID DOLLARS FOR FCS AND QUAKER EDUCATION

When asked why he decided to invest in the the Friends In 2016, the Friends Education Equity Collaborative formed Education Equity Collaborative, FCS parent and trustee Paul a Special Purpose Entity (LLC) to help individual investors Halpern replied, “It was a great way to give back to FCS! participate and receive state tax credit on up to 90 percent of their The state tax credit turns a small sacrifice into a big donations, as well as a federal tax deduction on the remaining 10 contribution…it is like getting to take advantage of a 9:1 percent. (see Chart) contribution matching program.” Then in December 2016, the Collaborative was awarded For over a decade, Pennsylvania businesses have been $750,000 of Pennsylvania tax credits in the EITC program providing scholarship dollars to Friends’ Central in exchange and had only 60 days to find qualified donors willing to help. for state tax credits through the Educational Improvement Tax While not an original member of the Collaborative, FCS was Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit invited to join in January and to share a portion of the credits (OSTC) programs. Now, thanks to the newly organized Friends – subsequently FCS Development staff secured four donors for Education Equity Collaborative, the state tax credit opportunity over $87,000 in tax credits. In late May an additional $400,000 is also available to individuals. in tax credits was made available with FCS again involved in identifying donors. Through the Collaborative’s partnership with The Friends Education Equity Collaborative was founded by a the Friends Council on Education, over $600,000 was distributed group of dedicated staff and volunteers of small Quaker elementary to 12 member schools this spring, with another $393,000 to be schools in the Philadelphia area in order to make Quaker education distributed in August 2017. more accessible. FCS parent of Mary Rose ’20 and Nicole ’20 and Plymouth Meeting Friends School board member John Gilliland FCS is grateful to our donors who invested in the Collaborative. was instrumental in this leadership group. He says, “The strength Combined with regular OSTC and EITC state credit tax of Friends’ Central, and more broadly, Quaker education, is greatly programs, over $850,000 is added to the to FCS financial aid enriched by active support for all forms of diversity and inclusivity. budget over two years. QW Collaborative funding of general scholarships is a way to have a wider impact on this important priority.”

2017 FCS Donors to the Friends Example of how a gift to FCS might look using Education Equity Collaborative the Friends Education Equity Collaborative

Cathy and Jon Fiebach ’82 PA Taxable income of Donor $293,160 Susan Howatt and Paul Halpern PA Tax of Donor $9,000 Francine and Roberto Sella DONATED AMOUNT To Collaborative $10,000 Sarah and Josh Wasserman ’02 DONATED AMOUNT to FCS (75%) $7,500 PA Tax Credit 90% $9,000 Charitable Deduction 33% $330 Cash out from Donor $10,000 Tax Savings $9,330

NET COST TO DONOR $670

To learn more about the Friends Education Equity Collaborative or the EITC and OSTC programs, please contact Kim Emmons-Benjet, Director of Annual Giving at [email protected] or 610-645-4499.

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GIFTS TO CURRENT OPERATIONS

Dorothy Kurtz Scholarship Fund Program specifically for students who reside Betsy Goldmuntz and Fred Barr provides financial aid for two girls who are in areas of “underperforming schools.” Alexa and Michael Hogarty excellent school citizens and fine athletes Anonymous Karen Johnson and Gardner Hendrie ’50 Dorothy J. Kurtz ’19 Trust AJO Partners Laurie and Steve Katznelson BPMP Holdings LLC Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Matthew Levitties ’85 Bryn Mawr Trust Company Linn and Doug Linton ’68 Pennsylvania Educational Cardone Industries Barbara and Lou Montresor Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Comcast Elizabeth Chamley Oerton and Colin Oerton The State of Pennsylvania authorizes the Direct Image & Design, LLC Heather Osborne and Vincent Duane award of tax credits to businesses that make Kaplan & Associates, Inc. Jenni Punt and Stephen Emerson contributions to scholarship organizations. These Katznelson Associates, LP Annette and George Robson gifts support the FCS Financial Aid Program. MBA Equities LTD Cary and Craig N. Sellers 3890 N. 10th Street LLC Utica National Insurance Group Sprague Foundation Bryn Mawr Trust Company T. Wistar Brown Teachers’ Fund Friends Council on Education Courtlandt van Rooten IMC Construction Other Restricted Gifts Verizon Philip Rosenau Co., Inc. Lisa and Steven Allen Elliott and Sloan Walker Utica National Insurance Group Melissa and Paul Anderson Judith and Mark Aronchick Nicole Barnum and Sophie Lee John Singer ’01 FCC Pennsylvania Opportunity Comcast Greenhouse Memorial Fund Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Alisa and Robert Cotter supports the Fannie Cox Center The State of Pennsylvania authorizes the Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Foundation botanical collection award of tax credits to businesses that make Forman Family Foundation Edward Singer contributions to scholarship organizations. Dianne Gilbert Forman These gifts support the FCS Financial Aid Ruth Tanur Friends Council on Education Naomi and Adrian Tschoegl

WAYS OF GIVING

A donor can make a difference at Friends’ Central School by making a charitable contribution in the following ways. If you have any questions about your gift or how to make a gift, please call the Development Office at 610-645-5043 or email [email protected].

Gifts of Cash, Check, or Money Order Matching Gifts Checks should be made payable to “Friends’ Central School” and Matching Gifts can double or triple the value of your gift. Simply dropped at the City Avenue Campus Main Building Development obtain a Matching Gift form from your company’s personnel or Office or mailed to human resources office, fill out the portion to be completed by Friends’ Central School, Development Office the donor for your employer, and mail a copy of the form to the 1101 City Avenue School along with your gift. Friends’ Central Fund Matching Gifts Wynnewood, PA 19096 are counted towards a donor’s membership in one of the Friends’ Central Fund Gift Clubs.

Online Giving American Express®, Visa®, MasterCard®, or Discover Gifts of Stock and Appreciated Securities credit card gifts can be entered via our online giving site A gift of appreciated securities (stocks, bonds, and mutual friendscentral.org/gift or our monthly recurring gift site funds) offers the benefit of supporting the School while offering or by calling the office at 610-645-5043. a tremendous financial planning tool for a donor, since income taxes are reduced by the charitable donation and there is no capital

gains tax on the appreciation. Please contact Kim Emmons-Benjet Recurring Gift Option at 610-645-4499 to obtain transfer information. By making a monthly recurring gift, you can spread the payment of your gift over the entire year. You determine the amount and number of months of payment when you make your gift. The Blackburn Society Named in honor of Eliza E. Blackburn ’22, the Blackburn Society • A $5 monthly gift from September to June is a $50 gift was established by the Board of Trustees to honor individuals • A $205 monthly gift adds up to a Leadership Gift who have made provisions in their will or estate plans to benefit Friends’ Central. (Please see page 36 for more information.)

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DEVELOPMENT Amy and John Estey Dan Klein VOLUNTEERS Wendy Frame and Chris Blackman Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard Fariha Khan and Michael Carey Mayuri Bhargava 1992 Anja Jefferis Levitties ’86 and Peggy Brumfield Bruton ’53 Zach Glaser Sue Saunders Clark ’54 Matthew Levitties ’85 1997 Carolyn Cohen Matt Hagarty Elizabeth Cohen ’83 REUNION 2017 VOLUNTEERS 2002 Sarah Frank Connor ’76 1947 Michelle Crowley Brigitte Solmitz Alexander Willie Day Frank Dwight Dunston ’06 David Gershkoff Slusky Marci Feigenbaum-Bergmann 1952 Josh Wasserman Cathy Fiebach Jim Wilson Jon Fiebach ’82 1957 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Janice Decker Frohner ’60 Richard Klein 2016-2017 Saroj Gupta Hank Zoob Robert Gassel ’69 Quinn Bauriedel, Clerk 1967 Julie Cowitz Gordon ’81 Bob Cotter Ron Diment Rebecca Guenther Jon Fiebach ’82 Brian Kunz Taylor Lee ’08 Robert Gassel ’69 Jack Schwartz Clio Mallin ’96 Fariha Khan Jeanne Murdock Warrington Fran Margulies Bob Kothari Tom McDaniel 1977 Andrew Newcomb ’87 Latifah McMullin ’99 Karen Horikawa Mariama Richards Ryan Tozer ’01 Beth Davis Johnson Philip Scott ’73 April Thompson Rick Moses Craig N. Sellers George Walters ’55 Rodney Willis Henry Zoob ’57 1982 ALUMNI/AE BOARD Jon Fiebach Bess Collier ’96, President SENIOR PARENT GIFT COMMITTEE 1987 Alex Rolfe ’01, Vice President Nicole Barnum and Sophia Lee Danielle Paul Barson Janice Decker Frohner ’60, Secretary Susan and Richard DeWyngaert Kim Kurtz Lent Jerome Allen ’14 Jesse Amoroso ’04 Jeffrey Brody ’98 Lauren Collier ’99 Jared Grove ’95 Patrick Lord ’90 Kim Kurtz Lent ’87 Clio Mallin ’96 Latifah McMullin ’99 Jessica Zeldin ’88

YOUNG ALUMNI/AE CALLERS Rebecca Buxbaum ’15 Mark Charmella ’16 Sarah Estey ’17 Elise Foster ’16 Alyssa Holt ’16 Austin Margulies ’16 Samantha Roshkoff ’17

REUNION 2017 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS Sarah Bergmann ’19 Clare Coss ’18 Sarah Estey ’17 Kalila Jones ’19 Miles Meline ’18 Class of 1987 members (from left) Elizabeth Toborowsky Pollard, Michelle Blum Cooke, Talia Rosenberg ’17 Kimmi Kurtz-Lent, and Sara Volkman Shack at Reunion 2017 Emma Velinsky ’19 HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2016-2017

The Home and School Association is the organized body of all Friends’ Central parents. The personal investment of parents and guardians in their children’s education is an integral part of the School’s philosophy, and by encouraging parental involvement, Friends’ Central accomplishes its goal of establishing a partnership among the School, the student, and the family. Thank you to the following parents who held leadership positions and to all those who volunteered at events throughout the year.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 11th Grade 5th Grade COMMITTEE CHAIRS Co-Presidents Anita Friday Jen Copas US Service Doug Davis Farah Kapoor Joyce Stovall Wendy Frame Susan Wadsworth Julia Raphaely Chandra Thorne Kris Yoo Laurie Sbrolla Secretary 4th Grade Paula Yudenfriend Green Lola Sergeant-Wilkinson 10th Grade Dawn Connors MS Service EK Choi Jill Krey Treasurer Doug Davis Timika Lane Heather Osborne Kinshasa Rogers Sandrine Schoenfeld 3rd Grade Kristen Norris Immediate Past President Kerri Wilkerson LS Service Robin Riess Paula Hall Betty Bard 9th Grade Jen Stern Chandra Thorne Jodi Miller Upper School Co-Chairs Monique Mooney 2nd Grade MS Book Fair Wendy Frame Carol Perloff Cynthia Gouw Rachel Austwick Liz Lorry Sam Kreindler 8th Grade Lara Smith Middle School Co-Chairs Corinne Militello Nancy Peterson LS Book Fair Christine Coburn Suzanne Rotondo 1st Grade Kristin Norris Christine Giordano Emily Vener-Giszter Catherine Abrams Julie Ragatz-Norton Ria Lee Lower School Co-Chairs 7th Grade Emma Staton Sharlee Casnoff Mayuri Bhargava Kindergarten Pumpkin Fair Dee Kim Courtney Shipon Willa DeSouza Stephanie Sidlow Julie Lederman Grace Yan Emma Staton Ileana Szene 6th Grade Pre-Kindergarten PARENT Osaru Anyumba Leah Floyd REPRESENTATIVES Rachel Austwick Sarah Greenstein 12th Grade Catherine Chiang Nursery Deb Correll Gina Cline ’00 Peggy Hervas Kim Tarquinio

Lower School Book Fair 2017 Family Night

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Join FRIENDS’ CENTRAL SCHOOL alums, and faculty members: Al Vernacchio, Michelle and Dan Crowley, and Terry Guerin (and more to follow) for an informal evening full of fun, familiar faces, good food, and BOWLING! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 • 6:30 PM 1525 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA

UPCOMING ALUMNI/AE GATHERINGS: Thursday, October 19, 2017 - Harp & Crown, Philadelphia Thursday, December 7, 2017 - Brooklyn Friday, January 5, 2018 - College Alumni/ae Lunch at FCS Thursday, April 12, 2018 - Boston REUNION 2018 • Saturday, May 12, 2018 (see facing page)

Faculty and alumni/ae gathered in West Philly ​Alumni/ae events are held throughout the year — for good food and socializing last spring. on-campus, off-campus, and out of town. We encourage ​ you to attend these gatherings to network, socialize, and visit with faculty​. If you would like to host or help plan a​ n​ alumni​/ae​ event, please ​contact Linda Waxman Was- serman, Director of Alumni/ae Affairs, at lwasserman@ friendscentral.org or 610-645-5042. Watch your mail and email for details about all the events mentioned on this page.

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