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Building the World We Want to See PLUS: Alum maker careers, from gaming to style to architecture Learning how to build the world you want to see: That’s the essence of the maker mindset at St. Mary’s. It can mean anything from constructing a cardboard castle for your Early Childhood Center classmates to mixing up Turkey-blue slime to designing and printing a 3D solution to an Upper School robotics problem. It all starts with empathy: Learning to listen — really listen — to someone else’s problem, and then figuring out ways to solve it.

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For more on the maker mindset, see page 4. h APPy trA i LS to yoU U ntiL we meet A g A in Learning how to build the world you want to see: That’s the essence of the maker mindset at St. Mary’s. It can mean anything from constructing a cardboard castle for your Early Childhood Center classmates to mixing up Turkey-blue slime to designing and printing a 3D solution to an Upper School robotics problem. It all starts with empathy: Learning to listen — really listen — to someone else’s problem, and then figuring out ways to solve it.

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WINTER 2015 | 1 A box becomes a playhouse for Elin Shea ’30 during the Cardboard Challenge build Winter 2015 at the Early Childhood Center. For more about makers of all ages, see page 4.

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4-7 The Maker Mindset Head of School At St. Mary’s, this new way of learning can mean everything Albert L. Throckmorton from designing a robot to figuring out a problem to building a Director of Admission & Financial Aid cardboard castle. The maker mindset is taking hold throughout Nicole Hernandez the school, from the Early Childhood Center to the Senior class. Director of Advancement Watch it change the world. Leanne Kleinmann Assistant Director of Advancement 8-12 From Gaelic Tunes to Slime Alumnae & Special Events Inspiring makers visit St. Mary’s, thanks to two endowed funds: Gigi Gould ’70 The Joseph Orgill III Speakers Fund and the Louise T. Archer Artist-in-Residence Fund. Director of Communication / Editor Sally Walker Davies 13 Making Connections: Tech Consultant Photography Lisa Buser Jana Fletcher Markowitz ’75 Contributors 14 Making Memories: Wedding Planner Caroline Ciaramitaro ’18, Maggie Glaser, Lee Davidson Holt ’95, Leanne Kleinmann, Anna Ranson, Courtney Shove ’96. Calder Britt Clark ‘95 Copy Editor Courtney Taylor Humphreys ’01 16 Campus News Letters to the Editor: 20 Fall Sports Wrap-Up Please address all correspondence to: Sally Walker Davies St. Mary’s Episcopal School 60 Perkins Extended Alumnae Memphis, TN 38117 [email protected] 22 Maker Alumnae 901.537.1489 St. Mary’s has always taught girls to be creative and take risks. Unless otherwise noted, all photos, with the exception of Here, four alums share their maker career stories, including select photos in Class Notes, are by Lisa Buser. Valentina Shands-Puppione Cochran ’97, Meredith Robinson ’06, Ashley Bellet ’98, and Georgina Okerson ’96 On the Cover: A look at the many maker projects and faces across the school. 24 Why I Give: Catherine Robilio Womack ’82 Inside the cover, Sydney Dale ’25 and her brushbot, and This mom, wife and physician has included St. Mary’s Juliana Arbelaez ’17 watches the 3D printer in action. in her estate plans. Parents of Alumnae: If your daughter no longer maintains an address at your home, please notify Alumnae Coordinator 28 Class Notes Gigi Gould at 901.537.1424 or [email protected]. 51 Milestones ______

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@stmarysepiscopalschool I hope the innovative cover of this magazine has caused you to ask, “What is a maker mindset”? It might sound like a trendy distraction – education is full of those right now – but let me explain. You’ve probably heard a lot about makerspaces, and the maker movement – these are hot topics in education right now, and usually involve dedicated spaces for making ‘stuff’ (that’s a word our 3rd grade team will not be happy to see me use). But at St. Mary’s, we view the maker mindset as an important, evolving component of the educational foundation taught here – the knowledge and skills we impart to girls, and the value set that is at the heart of our community. In the pages and even on the cover of this magazine, we illustrate this fourth component of a St. Mary’s education: mindset. It’s another way for us to think about how we approach teaching and learning, and it’s what sets St. Mary’s apart. The most frequently discussed mindset is the “growth mindset” defined by author Carol Dweck. When you meet an alumna who is undeterred by obstacles, confident, and still learning, that is a growth mindset at work. The “maker mindset” is the newest facet of that St. Mary’s experience. Learning a maker mindset prepares girls to shape the world they live in, using technology, writing, even sewing and painting. The maker mindset is about seeing a problem or challenge, trying a solution, then trying again. At St. Mary’s, the maker mindset starts with empathy. If we listen carefully to someone’s problem, we might just be able to solve it. In other words, the knowledge set, skill set, and mindset are motivated and informed by the value set. That is the interconnected experience that makes St. Mary’s unique. Are you a maker? What kind of world would you like to see? Those are the questions our students have begun to ponder, along with their teachers and the leaders of the school, including the Board of Trustees. I hope you’ll join us. The world needs all the makers it can get!

Sincerely,

Head of School

A maker moment of his own: Albert Throckmorton as Daddy Warbucks sings with Annie, Sophie Younker ’23, in the Lower School production of Annie, Jr.

WINTER 2015 | 3 THE MAKER MINDSET: A New Way of Learning at St. Mary’s

By Leanne Kleinmann

Yes, she ended up with a design that the surgeons ap- Here was the problem: proved, but that’s not the most interesting part of this story. The serrated ends of the surgical forceps were good at hold- The most important part — and the part that illustrates the ing firm to tiny sutures, but bad because they injured the maker mindset that is taking hold all over St. Mary’s — is the surrounding tissue. The doctors turned to the engineers at process Moolchandani went through to get to the final forceps Medtronic for a solution. Enter St. Mary’s Senior Pooja Mool- design. chandani, maker extraordinaire, whose Honors Science Semi- It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t obvious. It involved asking for nar this summer at Medtronic was all about building better help, trying something, trying something else, and — let’s admit forceps. it — failing. But it also involved learning, new ideas, and fun.

Pooja Moolchandani ’15 explains her redesigned forceps to Natalie Dean ’15. 4 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL “The most frustrating part was learning how to use Creo, the design software (which we also have at St. Mary’s). Using the software to make the forceps took countless hours and a ton of help from Ms. Brinkman, my Medtronic mentor,” says Moolchandani. “Tapering the tips can be done in many ways, but I had to find the way that would work with my specific project design.” As Moolchandani gave her final presentation, with Medtronic engineer Jennifer Brinkman in the room, her sense of accomplishment, and her excitement about what she’d figured out was palpable. “The most satisfying part was hold- ing the final product in my hands, knowing I created that,” she said. “Finally, I knew that all my hard work had a purpose.” Shannon Bettis gives her 6th grade math class pointers in sewing pillowcases that provide hands-on lessons in measuring and calculating. Leading a Culture she says, which means the learning might be different for each girl, and the end result isn’t always clear at the beginning. In many ways, St. Mary’s has “At the end of a class or workshop, not always been a maker culture. everyone’s going to be leaving with the St. Mary’s girls are taught to keep same thing,” she says. This kind of learning trying, to look at problems from can also unlock success for girls who have different directions, and to ask for struggled with more traditional methods, help. But the maker mindset that is she said. working its way through the school In the Middle School, Shannon Bettis today is a little different. Based in built her 6th grade math class around technology but not limited to it, this sewing pillowcases, and all of the calcula- movement is being led at St. Mary’s tions and measurements they involve. It by two teachers and makers in their sounds a little like a throwback, but with own right: Dr. Laura Jaggar and a maker edge. As Bettis said, “If they made Jessica Lancaster, working along a mistake cutting, they had real-world with willing and adventurous teach- experience in trying to fix it.” ers all over the school. Collaboration is what makes the maker movement work, after all. Who Can Be Dr. Jaggar, a tinkerer who is a Maker? proud to say that she has replaced Dr. Laura Jaggar her own broken washing machine “Our idea is that every girl is a maker,” motor (“I found a $42 motor and watched a YouTube video at said Assistant Head of School Leigh Mansberg. “They don’t least three times” to guide her repair), is the St. Mary’s STEM know what they’ll have a passion for unless they are exposed outreach coordinator and coordinator of the Honors Science to it.” She tells of a 2nd grader who has fallen in love with ro- Seminar. Jaggar teaches a Modeling and 3D Design class in the botics, something she’d never tried before. “She said, ‘I’ve been south campus maker space, located where two computer labs waiting for this my whole life!’” used to be in the Barksdale Technology Center in the Smith Collaboration is an important element of the maker mind- Library. Making is about the process, not just the end product, set, along with empathy for someone else’s problem. Jaggar

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WINTER 2015 | 5 purposefully scheduled For example, the court- her 3D modeling class yard behind Moss Hall has at the same time Josh become a maker target, with Hughes’s Upper School Lower School Science Teacher Robotics class meets in Julie Binder and Lower School the makerspace, hoping Art Teacher Kathleen McElroy the two classes would working with Lancaster to help collaborate, and that’s 1st graders make rain chains, what happened. Seems or alternative downspouts, as the robot had a problem a combination art and science with a particular circuit project. Binder and Lancaster and needed a part to and some 4th graders have separate two pieces of collaborated to build chairs metal. The 3D modeling for that space as well, learning class came to the rescue about force. with a part for the ro- “That’s ‘true maker,’” says bot’s Samantha module Lancaster, “the idea of improv- (“I have no idea why they ing things, making them better, call it that,” Jaggar says) sharing” your work with the that solved the problem. wider world. “Although we’ll There’s a new mak- probably never (make chairs) erspace on the north Makers in the makerspace: Sophomores (from left) Anna Clay Panetta, Elizabeth Caradonna, again, it’s an example of the campus, too, though Julia Greenstein, and Caroline Culpepper design and build a thermos. types of activities I wanted the Lancaster, integrated curriculum and technology coordinator, girls to experience.” who spends most of her time in the Lower School and Early Lancaster traveled to Denmark this past summer on a pro- Childhood Center, says makerspaces can be anywhere: “We are fessional development grant to attend a conference on inter- tinkering and building in lots of different spaces.” active design and children, then spent a day at lego, helping the toy behemoth figure out how their products fit into the maker movement, and what would be helpful in the classroom. “They were so excited to meet an actual teacher,” Lancaster said. Back at St. Mary’s, this fall saw a full menu of maker-themed Pursuits after school classes, which Lancaster said were meant to see what was possible and who was interested. Lower School girls could build their own computers with a circuit board called Raspberry Pi, and turn bananas into keyboards with a circuit set called Makey Makey. Middle School girls learned coding to build video games from Assistant Director of Libraries Jeanine Akers. More classes Jessica Lancaster, integrated curriculum and technology coordinator, helps Sophie Wallace ’25 (left) and Sophie Jordan ’24 turn modeling clay into a keyboard.

6 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL are planned; check the St. Mary’s website (stmarysschool.org/ pursuits) for details. Even the smallest St. Mary’s girls became makers this fall as they turned piles of cardboard boxes and cartons into castles and playhouses during a daylong build called Card- board Challenge. Big girls came across the street to help their little friends, as a soccer field become a village. As Mansberg points out, “This mindset em- braces everything we have always been in terms of content. But this can be a much better way to frame the learning.” What could be more fun than turning a banana into a piano in the Lower School makerspace? Just ask 4th graders Erika Ross (left) and Lily Becker.

A plastic garbage bag becomes a kite for Emily Weatherly ’21 (left). A sunny day and a pile of cardboard becomes an enchanted castle during the Early Childhood Cardboard Challenge (below).

WINTER 2015 | 7 Hawaiian Shirts, Gaelic Tunes and Slime: Inspiring Makers Visit St. Mary’s By Leanne Kleinmann

istening to Mark Frauenfelder talk is a little like hear- hair and an orange Hawaiian shirt, that is. Ling your grandfather tell you about some of the cool Frauenfelder, former Editor-in-Chief of Make maga- things he invented in his workshop over the years. If your zine, founder of the tech blog Boing Boing, author, dad, grandfather and innovator, was one of the leaders of the 2014 Joseph were a maker Orgill III Speaker Series, which focused on the maker movement mindset, held in early October. Other headliners included trailblazer, Alexis Jones, founder of the I am That Girl movement that journalist, helps girls develop the skills and insight to support each author and other and empower themselves (see a story on Jones, blogger who page 12). Julie Fowlis, Gaelic singer and historian (and wore punky composer and singer of the theme song of the movie

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8 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Brave), came to St. Mary’s as the Louise T. Archer tion: a gadget that holds the peanut butter jar and stirs Artist-in-Residence. Other visitors included artist Carla it up at the push of a button. Lobmeir and St. Mary’s own Sylvia Brookoff ’09, who In an after-school workshop for 30 or so 3rd and chose St. Mary’s as the venue to reveal her very own 4th graders and their parents led by Frauenfelder, tricks Nickelodeon invention: the Slimebrella. and toys were on the agenda; making doesn’t have to be Frauenfelder made a convincing case that Americans, about fancy technology. Frauenfelder showed the girls and particularly students, have lost the ability to under- and their parents how to rig a jar that made it look like a stand how things work, and when you don’t know that, paper clip was floating, make a card trick and a kite from you lose the ability to fix things, improve things, and a plastic bag. He was impressed by the spirit in the room. improve your life. “Usually when I do these workshops, kids get frustrated, He is all about solutions, both big and small. For ex- sometimes there are tears, and there’s lots of asking ample, he was frustrated that the natural peanut me questions,” he said. The St. Mary’s girls and their butter he and his family loves wouldn’t stay mixed; the parents kept working away, he said, eager to figure out oil kept floating to the top of the jar. So he made a solu- the next step. Continued on page 10

Making can be fun: Frauenfelder shows 4th graders Maggie Akers, Grace Day and Allie Burkhart and their parents the fine points of building a card trick.

WINTER 2015 | 9 Julie Fowlis is a maker of a different sort — a scholar of Scottish Gaelic language and music, who sings with traditional Scottish instruments to make a sound that is uniquely her own. Best known for her inspiring anthem “Touch the Sky” from the movie Brave, Fowlis sang with the girls in Lower School Chapel, and conducted a master class with Upper School choir members. A highlight was when she got out her pipes and played along with the song she’d just taught. Artist Carla Lobmeir, too, took our Lower School Artist Carla Lobmeir works with a Lower School art class. makers through an exercise that combined maker sensibility with calm, relaxed creation. She worked on high school, for example, she played gigs as DJ Syl, and Asian-inspired watercolors with the Lower School, and inspiration from her Global Issues class led her to found spent time with the Upper School AP Studio Art students DJ for the Displaced, where she gave the profits from her as well. gigs to schools in Uganda. Brookoff’s video talents, hard Then there was Sylvia Brookoff ’09, whom many of work and willingness to figure out all kinds of jobs led today’s seniors remember clearly from her time as Pep her from American University to jobs with NBC and Via- Club president when she was a Senior. Brookoff has long com, where she is now a production coordinator for the been into combining fun and technology with a side of kids network Nickelodeon, a brand she loves. empathy — she was a maker before maker was cool. In One day she decided that nickshop.com — the network’s online shopping site that sells all things related to its shows — needed an umbrella, and knew exactly what it should look like: clear, with the famous lime green Nickelodeon slime printed on the top. Her creative activism, learned at St. Mary’s, led her to pitch the Nick e-commerce department, and, one year later, we were honored when she unveiled the Slimebrella in a visit to St. Mary’s. (See a hilarious video of Brookoff’s Chapel talk on the St. Mary’s

Julie Fowlis sings to the girls in Lower School Chapel.

10 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL YouTube channel at youtube.com/stmarystv.) Later that afternoon, the new Slimebrella was tested for real, when Upper School physics students dumped buckets of St. Mary’s-blue slime they’d made with their Lower School friends on Head of School Albert Throckmorton and Lower School Head Peggy Stephens. Turns out the Slimebrella wasn’t necessary after all — the slime (more or less) missed its target. A great time was had by all, though, and it was a true St. Mary’s maker moment. Sylvia Brookoff ’09 with her Slimebrella and her classmates, from left, Caitlin Quigley, Jordan Reeve, Gracie Gelfand, Ruthie Morrison, Bailey Bethell, and Wallis Tosi.

Slimed! Lower School Head Peggy Stephens and Head of School Albert Throckmorton get slimed by senior physics students, including Pooja Moolchandani (behind Slimebrella), Lynley Matthews, Carmen Saab, and Natalie Dean.

WINTER 2015 || 111 1 Making a Difference Alexis Jones is on a mission to empower young women By Caroline Ciaramitaro ‘18

lexis Jones is a maker. How- For Mia Wilson ‘19, that’s exactly Jones’s visit to St. Mary’s moti- ever, not the kind of maker what happened. After her time with vated Upper School students to start Athat invents things, but the Jones, Wilson felt better equipped to their own branch of I Am That Girl. Meg kind of maker who changes lives form more positive relationships with Jones ‘17 explained the intentions of through making a difference in the lives her classmates, and realized “you don’t the chapter at St. Mary’s by saying that of young women. Jones is the founder always know the full story” when you I Am That Girl “can and will empower of the movement I Am That Girl, which have a conflict with a friend. Wilson also the students to transform their self- uses meetups and online connections gained a better understanding about doubt into self-love, as well as teach the to empower young women with the how young girls’ actions affect others students to strive for their goals and to skills to better support one another. and how to improve her own relation- let them know that one day they will Jones was part of this year’s Joseph ships when she heard Jones’s story and reach them.” Orgill III Speaker Series in October as saw the effect it had on her peers. Alexis Jones showed us that any an example of how thought leaders Jones grew up in Austin, Texas, change is possible with the right mind- are fundamental components of the and attended University of Southern set, attitude, and determination. She maker movement. “We thought that California. After working for FOX Sports, inspired St. Mary’s students to be eager our students would be very energized ESPN, MTV, and even participating as a to create a better world and not to fear by her ability to take an idea and turn it contestant on CBS’s Survivor, Jones real- doing so. She inspires makers who use into a movement to improve the lives ized that her gift lies in inspiring others dreams and determination to establish of girls,” said Leigh Mansberg, assistant to embrace themselves, and launched I a more productive world. head of school. Am That Girl.

Alexis Jones shares her message of support in Chapel. 12 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Making Connections: Jana Fletcher Markowitz ’75 By Lee Davidson Holt ’95

Then: Now:

Math Club, Latin Club, Founder/Principal Ping Pong (there was a Consultant of The team back then), Drama Collective Mind, her Club, Valedictorian one-person consulting firm focused on helping technology organizations, people and projects be successful

Well-rounded, reliable, and smart – but slightly Markowitz is passionate about introducing women self-deprecating – Jana Markowitz is the embodiment to careers in information technology and has brought of what she sells: the importance of being versatile and female IT professionals to St. Mary’s and other Mem- personable while also doing highly technical work. phis schools, hoping to light some sparks. She encour-

Markowitz spent the first 15 years of her career ages today’s students to be proactive in planning their working at IBM. For the last 20 she has had her own lives and careers. She is an example of a maker as a company, The Collective Mind, which helps tech people thought leader: She is eager for women and girls to see hone their non-technical skills. It’s the perfect use of the many ways of pursing careers in computer science her master’s degree in organizational psychology from and technology. the University of Memphis and undergrad in computer The industry she serves appreciates her talent. The science from Vanderbilt. She teaches communications, Memphis chapter of the Society for Information Man- body language, and other soft skills and has co-au- agement (SIM) named her 2014 Leader of the Year. thored a book about it: Shifting Sands: The People Side of Markowitz and husband Barry have two grown

Project Management. children, Aaron, 27, of Memphis, and Julie, 25, a 2007

“St. Mary’s is certainly the source of my writing St. Mary’s graduate who works in publishing in Detroit, skills – and of my logic, critical thinking and decision- as well as a beloved 14-year-old German shorthaired making skills. Prioritizing work is a critical business pointer, Leica. skill that I learned at St. Mary’s,” she said.

WINTER 2015 | 13 Making Memories: Calder Britt Clark ’95 By Courtney Shove ’96

Then: Now:

French Club, soccer, Founder, Calder Clark, tennis, volleyball luxury wedding design and track and planning

Calder Clark has a thing for tabletops. The way she profile events. She has paid her event-planning dues.

sets the table sets the tone for the six to eight high-end In 2003, after working herself sick, literally, she

weddings she designs each year. But behind each table decided to make a lifestyle change and move south,

setting is an army of creative partners and a design vi- where “sweet tea was at the ready.” She took a job as

sion, which are what her clients are really paying for. a special events manager at a luxury hotel in Charles-

Clark’s sought-after expertise is more than her ton, SC, but after nearly three years, she had hit a glass

ability to design a beautiful centerpiece. She has the ceiling financially and wanted to use her talents more

decorum of fine china and the business savvy of a creatively. In 2006, the Calder Clark studio was born.

sharpened table knife. About 90 percent of her job is Armed with what she calls “armadillo skin,” she

sales, and she says the work of the actual wedding day started making a name for herself. Eight years later,

is the smallest portion of the process. she coordinates weddings all over the country.

“It’s a trial-by-fire, drink-from-a-fire-hose world,” The six-figure wedding market is narrow, but what

she says of the industry. “A lifestyle job will either eat Clark offers her clients is unique. In addition to her

you up and spit you out, or it becomes something you vision and design sense, not many wedding planners

can really manage and is fun for you.” have a warehouse brimming with designer décor and

A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Clark several lines of furniture. In essence, Clark is a maker:

falls into the latter category. She got her start at Design She sees what a wedding can be, and brings together

Cuisine, a full-service catering company in Washington, the most talented artists — photographers, floral

D.C., where she worked 18 to 20 hours a day on high- designers, chefs, musicians, etc. – to make it so.

1414 || ST.St. M MARY’Sary’s EPISCOPALEPISCOPAL SCHOOL SCHOOL Her trademark Low Country style has been featured keeper, and to set up a business bank account. in well-known magazines such as Southern Living and “I’m trying to get them to a place where they don’t

Martha Stewart Weddings. have to go through the rigors and the pains that I went

Meanwhile, at Calder Clark, she takes every phone through to get where I am,” Clark says. “I don’t think call, regardless of whether the firm can take on the job. they can completely leap-frog over certain hurdles of

Her mainstay is showing courtesy to every potential small-business growth, but I do think I can set them client. If a bride leaves her a voicemail, she will respond several years ahead.” with a phone call, not an email. Likewise, if she calls a vendor, she doesn’t want a text message in return.

“I think that is something St. Mary’s would have taught me if I were back in school there now — to respond in like kind,” she says.

Most recently, Clark has been working on the coaching side of her business, passing along both lessons and passion. Currently, she is mentoring Audrey Bourland

Hurst ’03 and Linley Prosterman Stokes ’07, wedding planners based in Memphis and Nashville, respectively.

Luckily for Hurst and Stokes, they had more than Swatches set the tone for a wedding design proposal. just a St. Mary’s connection. Hurst’s sister

Hallie Bourland Wagner ’95 graduated with

Clark, and Stokes’s good friends Caitlin

Colcolough ’07 and Cameron Colcolough

Reynolds ’07 are Clark’s nieces.

“I have always loved her aesthetic and flair, so once I launched Audrey Hurst

Weddings (in December 2012), it seemed almost necessary to contact Calder to glean some of her wisdom,” Hurst says.

Stokes, who started her business in

October 2014, said Clark gave her homework assignments after their first phone call — to find an accountant, a lawyer, and a book-

Calder Clark shares a moment with the bride in a wedding in Charleston, SC.

WINTER 2015 || 15 Campus News

Class of 2015 Academic Honors

Members of the Class of 2015 have been recognized for their academic achievement by local media and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recognized four Seniors for their academic achievement. Ami Agrawal and Gretch- en Vogt were named National Merit Scholar Semifinalists.Meredith Wells was named a National Achievement Outstanding Participant, and Elizabeth Bellott was named a Commend- ed Student by the NMSC. The Commercial Appeal named Gretchen Vogt, Ami Agrawal, Isabella Arbelaez, and Jane Morrison as Academic All-Stars; Agrawal for Mathematics, Arbelaez for Foreign Language and Vogt and Morrison for General Scholarship.

Recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in the Class of 2015 are (from left) Meredith Wells, Achievement Scholar, Ami Agrawal and Gretchen Vogt, Semifinalists. Not pictured: Elizabeth Bellott.

New Award Honors Teachers

Upper School English Teacher Shari Ray is the first recipient of the Apple Award, given to a teacher or teachers for their outstanding influence on students. Lizzie Apple ’14 established the award to recognize the many teachers at St. Mary’s who inspired her and her classmates by being “kinder than necessary.” Apple, a freshman at Middlebury College, established the award upon her graduation from St. Mary’s. The Apple Award will be given annually to the teacher or teachers who have touched the lives of students through their passion for their subject and their compassion for their students.

Upper School English teacher and department chair Shari Ray (left) was the first winner of The Apple Award. With her is Lizzie Apple ’14 and Head of School Albert Throckmorton.

16 | St. Mary’s EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Campus News New Members of the St. Mary’s Board of Trustees, 2014-2015

James (Jim) Breazeale recently retired as president of Team St. Mary’s Valley Products Company, a soap manufacturing company. Celebrates 20 He graduated from Duke University where he earned his Years of Racing BBA degree. Breazeale is an active member of the Church of the Holy Communion. Breazeale and his wife, Beth, are for the Cure the parents of Lisa Breazeale Roberts ’85 and Jennifer Breazeale Young ’91 and son Jeff. They are also the grandparents of Chandler ’13 and Evelyn Roberts ’18.

Ann Duncan is a recently retired attorney and certified public accountant. She received her BS degree from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and later earned her MBA from Vanderbilt University and JD from University of Memphis. She is the Senior Warden of Church of the Holy Communion.

Susan Jones received her Bachelor of Science and Mas- ters of Education degrees from Vanderbilt University. Jones Lower School students Race for the Cure. From left, is the St. Mary’s Parent Association President. Jones and her Lacy Ferrell ’24, Erica Ormseth ’24, Eliza Dent ’25, Sienna Lightman ’24, Isabel Dent ’24. husband, Will, have three daughters who attend St. Mary’s, Lelia ’17, Mary ’20, and Grace ’23. Thanks to everyone who helped Michael (Mike) Matthews is first vice president – make this year’s Race for the Cure investments with UBS Financial Services, Inc., and earned a success, especially our chairs, his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rhodes College. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters who attend St. Mary’s, Stephanie Dent and Katie Ferrell, Lynley ’15 and Hannah ’18. as well as all the students, parents, alumnae and friends who sup- Julia Chesney McDonald ’96 is director of market- ported Team St. Mary’s. At a special ing and communications at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis and serves as the current President of Chapel the week before the race, St. Mary’s Alumnae Board. McDonald graduated from the the Middle and Upper School girls University of Pennsylvania and later received her MBA from heard from former Headmaster Southern Methodist University. McDonald enjoys spending time with her husband, Doug, and their daughter Janie. Tom Southard, who was instru- mental in beginning St. Mary’s Gretchen Wollert McLennon ’93 works with the involvement with the race after his Hyde Family Foundations, where she is the program direc- then-wife Edie was diagnosed with tor for authentic assets and communications. McLennon is a former Alumnae Board member, current member of the breast cancer. Council of Advisors, and former Chair of the Outstanding Alumna selection committee. A graduate of Northwestern University, she received her MBA in marketing from Wake Forest. McLennon enjoys spending time with her husband, Kojo, and her two dogs, Lucius and Crosby.

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New Faculty and Staff

Jennifer Allen joins the Teresa Leary Jenkins Lower School staff as a joined the staff as a Senior 4th grade teacher. She has Kindergarten teacher after six years teaching experi- teaching 4th, 5th, and 1st ence, most recently in 5th grades in the public and grade. Allen is a native charter school systems. Memphian who loves She holds Master’s degrees Memphis Tiger basketball. in teaching and social She sat on the eighth row work. She’s the mother of at the Final Four in 2008. two wonderful children, She is married to Daniel, James, a freshman at who keeps her constantly Houston High School, and laughing. Together they are raising two rambunctious Phoebe, a second grader at St. Mary’s. She also adores rescue dogs named Jack and Abbey. Sammy, a golden doodle. Her hobbies include knitting, photography and reading. Jenkins loves travel adventures and anything rich in culture.

Suzanne Denman joins Nancy Wilson credits the ECC staff as the “Den- her experience and the man” half of the “Snyder/ teachers at Girls’ Prepara- Denman” Senior Kinder- tory School for instilling a garten team. She recently life-long love of learning moved to Memphis to for building her love of be near her new Grand music, which she puts into Turkey baby, Adelaide. In use every day as the Early her most recent past, she Childhood music teacher. could be found teach- While she is new to this ing 3rd and 4th grades in particular job, Wilson has Gwinnett County, Georgia. been a fixture at St. Mary’s; Denman is the mother to three grown young men, Larry, she’s a long-time substitute and mom to Collin Wilson Nicholas, and Ben, and one dog, Nellie Blye. She has Buckner ’05, Bailey Wilson ’07, and Mia Wilson ’19. She been married to Mark for 29-1/2 years (yes, that will be is married to Gib, a lifelong Memphian, and in her spare 30 years in August!). Her hobbies include training Nellie time loves to run, bike, swim, sing, strum the guitar, Blye for therapy dog work, quilting, walking, reading, and bake, and travel. enjoying the arts.

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The Write Place Debuts in Upper School

Lower School students performing Annie, Jr. A new peer-tutoring program debuted in the Upper School this fall, led by US English Teacher Caroline In early October, Director of Plays Jenny Madden led the Goodman with support and collaboration from the Lower School in a production of Annie, Jr., which starred our Middle and Upper School English teachers. The Write very own Albert Throckmorton Place focuses on process over product, with a goal of as Daddy Warbucks with Sophie helping each writer gain a more positive attitude and Younker ’23 in the title role. confidence about writing. During each appointment, The students wowed the crowd a trained student tutor conducts a private session in with their performance. In No- which a student writer is coached through any stage vember, Upper School thespians of the writing process in order to strengthen her took to the Rose Theater stage understanding of the basic processes of writing. in John Patrick’s comedy, Curious Savage. Liza Alrutz ’15 played Ethel P. Savage, the matriarch of a money-hungry family. Faculty Honored

Two St. Mary’s teachers were Liza Alrutz ’15 in The honored for their work in their Curious Savage. respective fields last fall. The Tennessee Foreign Language Teachers Association named Upper School Spanish Teacher Josie McNeely Walker ’76 the 2014 Teacher of the Year. The award is presented annually by the TFLTA to an outstanding foreign language Josie McNeely Walker ’76 educator at the K-12 level. As the Tennessee Teacher of the Year, Walker was honored at the TFLTA November conference and was a finalist for the Southern Conference of Language Teachers Teacher of the Year award. Early Childhood / Lower School PE Teacher Mickey Pitts Turkey Slam Tennis Tournament was awarded the TSSAA’s A.F. Bridges Award for Excellence The third annual Turkey Slam Indoor Tennis Tournament for his work as an official dur- is scheduled for Friday, March 20, from 9:00 a.m. - noon at ing the 2013-14 school year. the Racquet Club of Memphis. It will be a roundrobin, ladies Pitts officiates volleyball at the doubles format. You do not have to sign up with a partner. local and regional level, and The cost is $100 per player and all proceeds support the coaches Varsity Track. Athletic Department. Registration is open to the first 36 Mickey Pitts registrants. Download a registration form online at www.stmarysschool.org. WINTER 2015 | 19 Campus News Fall Sports Wrap-Up 2014 By Maggie Glaser

ith the opening of a 12th place finish in the Region Wnew playing field and Race; Sophomore Abby Bas- standout performances in kind finished 19th. The Varsity each sport, including seven team finished 3rd overall at the athletes named to The Com- competitive University School mercial Appeal Best of Preps of Jackson Invitational. The JV teams, it was a good fall team placed 4th overall in the sports season at St. Mary’s. Brooks Twilight Classic. The Varsity Soccer team, Varsity Golf had another under Head Coach Maggie great season, finishing 29-7. Glaser and JV Coach Kate Senior standout KK Mitch- Fairless, finished with an 8-7- ell finished 13th in state and 3 record and a notable victory helped lead the team to a 2nd over ECS. The Turkeys fin- overall finish in the district and Senior basketball star Kaylan Pugh signs her letter of intent to ished 2nd in the district, 3rd play at The Ohio State University, as Athletic Director Sandra 3rd in the state tournament. Pitts reminds the crowd of Pugh’s many accomplishments. regionally and competed in Eighth grader Megan Tang state quarterfinals. The senior placed 7th and sophomore class was led by Jane Morrison (11 goals, 2 assists) and Mary Aubrey Guyton placed 8th in the state tournament. The Caroline Newman (7 goals, 1 assist). The talented Freshman JV Golf team won the city tournament at the end of the class was led by leading scorer Martha Kay Williams (14 season. Guyton and Tang both made The CA Best of Preps goals, 5 assists) and Olivia House (8 goals, 3 assists). Turkey All-Metro Golf Team. defense, led by Seniors Maggie McAtee, Meredith Wells, Last fall St. Mary’s was awarded the TSSAA Doing Emma Farris, Freshman Evie Laney, and Sophomore goal- What’s Right Award for the 2013-14 school year. We have keeper Margie Peeler, recorded 5 shut outs. The TSSAA D-2 won this award, which recognizes sportsmanship, four All-District team included Morrison, Farris and Williams, years in a row. and the All-Tournament team included Morrison and Williams. House, Newman and Williams made The CA Best of Preps All-Metro Soccer Team. The Varsity Volleyball team finished 16-12 and placed 5th in the region. Senior standout Eliza Williams set several Turkey records, including first in career blocks (166), third in career kills (611) and fifth in career service aces (170). Williams’ leadership and talent earned her a spot on the TSSAA D-2 All-Region 2nd team. Junior Mary Elise O’Brien tallied 576 assists and averaged one service ace per set. The Turkeys had big wins over Germantown, Tipton- Rosemark, and Northpoint. O’Brien and Williams made The CA Best of Preps All-Metro Volleyball Team.

Senior Lila Gordon led the cross-country team with a Varsity soccer’s leading scorer Martha Kay Williams ’18 streaks down the wing with the ball on the opening day of Joy Field in a game against ECS.

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Joy Field Dedicated at Second Baptist

For landlocked St. Mary’s, soccer took on arch-rival ECS building a new varsity play- (Varsity lost, JV won) as a ing field had seemed like an big crowd of students, par- impossible dream. Impossi- ents, and alumnae watched ble, that is, until ideas turned the games. Sophomore Jean into conversations turned Jackson sang a beautiful into a partnership between National Anthem as Senior Second Baptist Church, Carmen Saab presented the St. Mary’s, and a generous American flag in a pre-game anonymous donor this fall. Celebrating a goal against ECS are (from left) Martha ceremony. The dedication and The result: Joy Field, the Kay Williams ’18, Mary Caroline Newman ’15, Kaitlin tailgate party was complete Fields ’16, Hattie Fogarty ’18, Olivia House ’18. new home of St. Mary’s soccer with Mighty Turkey memorabilia, and lacrosse, opened September 29 across Walnut the Fry Guy providing catfish and other goodies, and Grove Road from the south campus. The field is Parker Water Ice. named for Nehemiah 8:10, “The joy of the Lord is “This is just the first step for bigger things to my strength,” and also includes a new scoreboard, come for St. Mary’s athletics,” said Head of School bleachers, team benches and a storage and bath- Albert Throckmorton. “We are so grateful for our room facility. generous donor and the partnership with Pastor On a beautiful fall day, both Varsity and JV Stephen Cook and Second Baptist.”

A big crowd of students, parents and alumnae — led by the Seniors in the foreground — cheered on the Turkeys at the opening of Joy Field.

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By Anna Ranson St. Mary’s was,” says Cochran. “It was at St. Mary’s that my love t might not have been called a maker mindset to design and create things flourished and my teachers con- in years past, but St. Mary’s has always taught stantly encouraged my creative ways.” Igirls to be creative, to solve problems, take on Cochran lives “right down the road from St. Mary’s” with her challenges, and build the world they want to see. husband Jamie and 2-year-old daughter Lucy. Below, meet a few Alumnae who are makers in their chosen fields. Want to add your own maker career story? Go to St. Mary’s Episcopal School Alumnae Facebook page (facebook.com/ Making Fashion: StMarysSchoolAlumnae) and share! Meredith Robinson ’06 Then: Belles Lettres art staff, Pep Club, inaugural member of the Dance Team Making Communities: Now: Fashion Designer, Brooklyn, NY Valentina Shands-Puppione “I am currently in the initial stages of raising funding for Cochran ’97 my women’s contemporary clothing line, Narcissus New York,” says Meredith Robinson ’06. “Named after the Greek hunter Then: Pep Club, Carillon staff, president of the Environmental Club, who fell in love with his own founding member of the bowling team (“we did no actual bowling reflection, my vision is for women that first year”) to fall in love with themselves Now: Principal Architect at Architecture, Inc., Memphis, TN, Member of St. Mary’s Alumnae Board through their wardrobe.” Robinson’s love of fashion was “The thing I love most about being an architect is that my clear during her 15 years at St. work touches every person that enters or sees a building I Mary’s. “My favorite activity overall have designed,” says Valentina Shands-Puppione Cochran ’97. was participating in the planning She is particularly proud of her work in helping design Hope committee for the Junior Fashion Show,” she says. “Since the VI public housing in Memphis. “I was prom theme was Elvis that year, we sourced dresses from dif- involved in the design of the homes, ferent vintage stores in Memphis.” the coordination of site amenities, Robinson, who graduated from Pratt Institute in New York, and the integration of neighbor- works in customer service at Bumble and bumble’s flagship hoods such as Legends Park and salon in Manhattan. “Though the beauty industry is a little University Place into the existing different from fashion, I am learning a lot about client relation- urban fabric.” She was also the lead ships, which will be a major part of having my own brand.” architect for Muddy’s Grind House, St. Mary’s encouraged everyone’s unique talents, says the newest venture of fellow St. Mary’s alum Kat Gordon ’00. Robinson. “I could not have had more support. Not only did Cochran, a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, St. Mary’s help me find summer programs in Chicago and New was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the Memphis York, but (Upper School Art Teacher) Mrs. Prillaman designed Business Journal in 2014, and is involved with the Junior a studio art curriculum so that I could work on all of the League and the Memphis chapter of the American Institute portfolio requirements. of Architects. “Even though it’s been eight years since I graduated, I take “I got a late start at St. Mary’s (she came in 11th grade), so those ‘hallowed halls’ with me everywhere. From my extensive the fact that I am still such good friends with my schoolmates vocabulary to our SMS Class of 2006 Facebook group, I always says a lot about how accepting and fulfilling my time at feel like St. Mary’s is a part of me.”

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Making Costumes: Making Games: Ashley Bellet ’98 Georgina Okerson ’96 Then: Editor of Belles Lettres, Fine Arts Club president, track and field team, Then: Band, Choir, Belles Lettres and was involved with the first and an unstoppable actress, appearing in every play from Middle to Belles Melodies Upper School Now: Independent Video Game Developer, Sussex, England Now: Associate Professor of Costume Design and Resident Costume Designer, School of Theatre, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK “I get to be my own boss,” says Georgina Okerson ’96, owner of Hanako Games. “As an ‘indie,’ I have to do a lot of “The most rewarding part of my job is that every day I different types of work. I do design, writing, coding, market- teach myself how to do something new,” says Ashley Bellet ing and general business relations, as well as manage other ’98. “My daily routine ranges from sketching, rendering, and people who assist me on my projects.” Okerson works out of making fabric choices to figuring her home most of the time, and says she enjoys being able to out how to construct garments work in a place where she can relax and listen to music while within a budget, all while guiding she writes. “And having a stable environment is also useful for students in textiles and building testing sound effects.” patterns. My work involves a lot After graduating from Duke University, Okerson moved of research, but every day I get to with her husband to Sussex, which is an easy trip to London teach and spend time creating in “for a day out exploring museums and theatre, or down to the the shop.” coast to dress up as pirates, zombies, and steampunk inven- Bellet loves working with students, teaching them to think tors for some live-action role-playing.” in a three-dimensional way. “My goal is to get my students to For the games she builds, Okerson works with artists all a place where they see challenges as opportunities to learn. over the world. “Since I can’t draw well enough to use my own Educational theatre is the place to take risks and take the time art in games, I hire artists to create to fix them. Much like what I was taught at St. Mary’s, I try to things for me. I describe what I teach my students that everyone has something to bring to need, sometimes with a quick the table.” sketch of my own to give the right Bellet says she never realized the impact of her 14 years at idea, then someone else turns it St. Mary’s until she left. “St. Mary’s empowered me and as a into something pretty. result I have always felt that I can do anything I put my mind “It’s great to hear about the to. Every time I wanted to start something, create something, exciting new things St. Mary’s or figure out a new project, I was encouraged by my teachers, girls are getting to do with computing and robotics. The the administration, and my parents to do so. school does such a great job exposing the girls to a variety of “At St. Mary’s I was constantly inspired by the reading, the methods and tools that allow the students to become excited knowledge, and the power of knowing; it was always so about learning.” exciting to me. St. Mary’s not only supported and challenged me, but encouraged me to spend extra time on the things I loved to do. “I know now that I would not be a professor if not for the incredible teachers at St. Mary’s.”

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HOLIDAY GATHERING AT SWEET GRASS Why I Give: Dr. Catherine Robilio Womack ’82

By Lee Davidson Holt ’95

Dr. Catherine Robilio Womack ’82 credits St. Mary’s with creating the foundation for her achievements in life and as an Internal Medicine physician at the 1 University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. For that reason, she decided to include a gift to St. Mary’s in her estate plans. “I decided to give to SMS for many reasons,” she said. “The most important is related to my success as a mom, wife and physician—in that order.” Womack’s daughter is St. Mary’s alum Elizabeth Womack ’07. St. Mary’s is “a special place 2 where girls learn to be strong women and are not intimidat- ed by others,” Dr. Womack said. “I think that I am not alone in the belief that SMS prepared me for (various) situations, so I think that many alums would want to include St Mary’s in their will.” Both Catherine and her daughter graduated from the University of Mississippi and are avid Ole Miss fans. Catherine and husband Marlin also have a 20-year-old son, Chip, who is a sophomore there. Womack says she seeks to emulate the St. Mary’s 3 faculty while she teaches her medical students, as she encourages others to reach for their dreams and overcome any obstacles. She remains grateful to St. Mary’s for giving her the study skills needed to balance all of life’s demands, especially since Elizabeth was only 2 years old when her Mom entered medical school. She is still connected to St. Mary’s through a book club of St. Mary’s friends that has been going strong for 25 years. “How fortunate we are to have a place like SMS that allows us to decide what career we want. St Mary’s gives us the tools to be successful in that path, whatever it may be,” she said. “I would tell a St Mary’s graduate 4 that she can do whatever she wants to do in life. She just needs to decide what she wants to do – or be – and point 1. Young Alums at the Holiday event at Sweet Grass: l-r Royce toward that goal. I think the possibilities are endless.” Miller ’01, Ashley Edge ’08, Elizabeth Holt ’08, Bailey Bethell ’09, Allie Morrison ’08 and Tyler Hyman ’09. She hopes that remembering St. Mary’s in her estate 2. Grace Jensen Knight ’05, Cara Greenstein ’10, Lucy Foster ’10 planning will allow other girls to follow their dreams and Sims Munn ’10 visit at the Young Alum event. for years to come. 3. Class of 2012: Jessica Caie, V. Ellen Mitchell, Chandler Roberts, Camille Vaughn, Neely Sammons and Jordan Upton. 4. Young Alums visit: Torry Whartenby ’13, Louisa Boyd ’11, Olivia Summitt ’13 and Mary Tuggle ’13.

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5. Anna Wheeler with alum Chapel speaker Ayana Fletcher-Tyson ’08. 6. Class of 1996 at dinner: top row (l-r) Lauren Brooks Poindexter, Gwyn Fisher, Emily Farrow Robbins, Julia Chesney McDonald and Sarah Henley. 7. Co-hostesses Kim Justis Eikner ’87, Stephanie MacIntosh Shy ’89 and Mollie McCarroll Newman ’81 at the Alumnae Moms breakfast. Governor Bill Haslam with First Lady Crissy Garrett Haslam ’76. 8. Mollie McCarroll Newman ’81, Albert Throckmorton, Stephanie MacIntosh Shy ’89 and hostess Allison Garrott Braswell ’88 at Alumnae Moms breakfast. 9. Abby Yandell Talbott ’03 after her Chapel speech with classmates. 10. Anne Morgan Brookfield Morgan ’99 and Heather Pearson Chauhan ’91. 11. Emily Cochran ’97, Erin Bower ’99, Laura Freeman Rouse ’99, Beverly Stevens ’97 and Anne Spence Lucas ’97. 12. Lisa Mulrooney ’95, Cindy Cates Moore ’87, Elizabeth Simpson Alrutz ’82 and Erin Lyttle Do ’98 visit.

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Alumnae at the Dedication of Joy Field.

Birmingham Alumnae event: Grace Bethell ’12, Lucy Pontius Jenny Maddux Stenberg ’01, Royce Miller ’01 with Alum Chapel Underwood ’68, hostess Hallie Bourland Wagner ’95, Albert speaker Courtney Routt Worthman ‘00, Amy Reinhardt Robinson ’00 Throckmorton, Hollye Ferguson Stigler ’97, Lucy Newton ’13. and Lauran Glassman Stimac ’00.

Class of 1973: Milner Stanton, Sarah Peeples Hodges, Olivia Montgomery at the Joy Field Dedication and Tailgating. Alum Book Club attendees Amanda Vogel ’01, hostess Anne Fisher, Allison Wellford Parker ’83, Kate Wellford Pritchard ’78 and Andrea Weiss Tomes ’82.

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Murff Oates Galbreath ’95, Alumnae Chapel speaker Diane Taylor Newton ’66, Madge Logan Deacon ’69, Minna Thompson Glenn ’66, Calder Britt Clark ’95 and Lucy Walt Wepfer ’77. Cristina Brescia Michta ’70, Patti Person Ray ’65, Catherine Dailey Berger ’71 and Gigi Gould ’70 at the Alumnae holiday reception.

Christmas Pageant volunteers: from top (l-r) Allison Brown Coates ’76, Alumnae Back to Campus Committee Chairs: Jessica Johnson ’94, Kirk McClintock, Kathy Daniel Patterson ’78, bottom (l-r): Madge Logan Deacon ’69 and Julia Chesney McDonald ’96 Shelley Kuykendall Herzke ’90, Chair, Lynn Hitchings Albano ’77, with honoree Patti Person Ray ’65. and Carmine Vaughan.

WINTER 2015 | 27 ties for reunion and will enjoy a to New Jersey to help her sister special time with Mary Walton’s Ruby celebrate her 80th birthday. grandchildren. Ruby basically raised Carolyn so she did not want to miss this 1962 landmark event. Ruby’s grandson took them over the Delaware Judy Lawrence McKay River to Philadelphia to see the [email protected] Barnes Foundation in its new home. It was wonderful to see the It seems the Class of 1962 is very beautiful impressionist paintings active and involved and traveling in their elegant new building. As all over the globe. Patty Waddell a result of painful arthritis in her Smith just returned from two right hip she has begun work- weeks in England. She went to ing out with a trainer and has Bristol Cathedral with her choir, lost 25 pounds! Hats off to you, Class years in orange will celebrate their Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Carolyn! Valerie Jackson Markley reunions at Alumnae Weekend 2015, April 24–25. Portland. They sang for eight days just got her advanced practice at Evensong beginning of August nursing license and prescriptive which commemorated the 100th authority and will be starting a anniversary of the beginning of new job as an advanced practice 1940-1961 the hospital in Ark. She has mas- WWI. They also went to Bath, psychiatric nurse. She also made Elizabeth Taylor Shindler tered the wheel chair and manag- Salisbury, and Stonehenge and on a presentation of her research [email protected] es quite well in her 200-year-old to London for some great theater study (Enhancing Adherence family home. She has a wonderful and fabulous museums. It was a to Treatment for Clients with Betsy Ross Rucks ’47 has moved sense of humor. She talks to her wonderful trip. Patty also stays Mental Illness) at an international to Trezevant Manor. She loves sister Sue Gray Burgess ’52 every very busy with her two grand- research conference in Hong Kong being there with so many friends week. Iolis Robins Carruthers ’48 children, Stella (9) and Julian (7). in July. She is also trying to help and enjoyed seeing them at her said she loves being at Trezevant Nancy Whitlock Hubbs took a her older sister in Wisconsin since welcome party. Pauline Fisher Manor. There is so much to do week long cruise to Alaska in her husband had to move to an Handrahan ’47 has been busy there. Kitty Perry Taylor ’53 is June. This was her fourth trip to assisted living home for dementia in the kitchen in Birmingham. recovering very well from hip the Inland Passage. In November last year. We are all very proud of She would love to see everyone surgery. She is looking forward she will be taking a cruise to the you, Valerie. and sends her love to all. Joy to taking her granddaughter to eastern Caribbean. Nancy is still Powell Smith ’47 who lives in England. They will be staying with working with mostly teenagers, 1963 Murfreesboro is getting along a friend of hers. Kay Allenberg delinquents, and disabled in child fine and was full of wonderful Cohen ’53 is happy at Trezevant welfare for her seventeenth year Jenny Emison Ewing memories of her friends at St. Manor. She recently had lunch and really enjoys it. She has ten [email protected] Mary’s. Aimee Gronauer Ginsburg with Aimee and visited with Joy grandchildren at last count and ’47 said all is well and she would Brown Wiener. Kay is pleased one great grandchild two weeks Julia Alissandratos has recently love to see everyone. It would be that her grandson is studying at old. The grandchildren all love to become the secretary of the such fun. Joy Brown Wiener ’47 Sewanee. Anne Perry Stamps spend their vacations on the farm Alliance Française de Charleston. is really busy with her student’s ’57 stays busy with her artwork with Nancy and her husband so The local Alliance Française is recital. Joy is devoted to enrich- on the coast. She has added she stays very busy. In October extremely active with numerous ing musical culture in Memphis. pillows to her many art forms Beth Whitlock Peterson visited films, a November film festival, Naomi Gray May ’47 has been in now. She hears from Marguerite her twin sister Nancy Whitlock and all sorts of opportunities Austin Joyner ’57 and hopes to Hubbs at her farm on their to speak French over wonderful visit her soon. Mary Joy Prichard birthday and they had a won- wine, great cheese, and Knowlton ’57 is busy as always. derful time. Beth just returned delicious pâtés. She is also She is looking forward to Carnival from a Viking River Cruise down secretary of her Parish Council Memphis this year as their the Romantic Danube with her and active in the Mother’s Day grandsons will be pages for Grand husband. They had a fabulous Greek Festival. “And they call Krewe Memphi founded in 1872 to time and took some fantastic this retirement!” Jenny Emison carry on a family tradition. Punk pictures. Beth’s daughter Liza Ewing had a wonderful time Aycock Davidson ’57 is so excited was diagnosed with MS and lived having visitors at Ten Mile, swim- that her daughter Shannon is with Beth for a difficult year but ming and boating and lots of fun coming for St. Mary’s Alumnae is doing better and has gone back walks in the woods. “Now it is Weekend and that she will love to school just an hour and a half time to play in the dirt. That is spending time with her grandson. away. Carolyn Bullard is still what some call working in the Mary Walton Glass Walker ’54 loving her job at The Richards yard.” Tina Heslep Ciliberto is has a new great grandchild. Her Group where she makes sure wholeheartedly enjoying being Catherine Meacham Durgin ’53 sister Lynne Glass Rice ’57 from that the Chick-fil-A cows are unemployed. No big travel plans and Elizabeth Van Brocklin Arkansas will be visiting soon. properly misspelling everything right now. “We’ve been exploring Still ’80. They will be at St. Mary’s festivi- correctly. In September she flew the California coast with an RV

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and bicycles.” Donna Lansing “I admit to bias, but not to er- engaged in their art program the Alumnae Weekend luncheon Plumer has taken up painting ror.” Ellen does “the gratitudes” and water volleyball. Nancy in April: Lynn Bledsoe Buhler, and is auditing art classes at U daily on Facebook. Marion West Whitman Manire ’64 came for a Margaret Barton, Susan McNeely of M. Yesterday she sold her very Hammer loves part-time teach- visit. We were busy with yoga, Nicholas, and (Surprise! Surprise!) first one! “I post on Facebook.” ing, which gives her more time line dancing and a great dinner Wendy Locke. Wendy lives near Sara Sorsby Dennis has moved! for grandson Caleb and visits with party. Diane and Nancy’s grand- Shelby Forest on seven acres with “Don’t do it!” Her new address is newlywed daughter Elizabeth, daughters Keith Ellis Prest ’18 “countless critters” and is now in Canada. “Life is good and busy who lives in Charlotte and is a and Elizabeth Mallory Macdonald an end-of-life caregiver after a with my practice and 3 eight year free-lance TV producer. Kathy ’18 are both in 9th grade are very career as a clinical nutritionist. olds about...and my son...and his Sweany Bertram is still practicing good friends. They love St. Mary’s Lynn reported that they all “kept dog!” Joyce Wilkerson Kaplan medicine but has more time off and St. Mary’s loves them. Claire their elbows off the table, their has had so much fun recently at for such things as spending fall in McCaskill Hughes was visited napkins in their laps, and their Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Wyoming and attending the King by her sons and their families in voices down.” She said that she is Festival and our Film Festival. Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, August. She has 8 grandchildren, not sure if our class now qualifies “I’m really enjoying being in my Ark. Class secretary Julia Malone three under the age of two. She as “cute old ladies” but that our studio. We’ve had fog, clouds, still lives in and loves our nation’s loved reading to them, playing table has been moved to the front sun, wind and drops of rain. This capital, plays a lot of tennis, with toys and teaching the older of the room. Many in our class is the time to settle at my loom loves photography, keeps in close children gin rummy. The oldest have been traveling and retiring. and invent things while the win- touch with family and neighbors son rented a lake house with a Two took the “trip of a lifetime” ter winds begin to blow.” and works part-time in public boat. They spent lots of time on to Europe this past summer. In relations. See you at Alumnae the lake. Cissy Lansing Moriarty June Alice Cockroft Oates went 1964 Weekend to celebrate our 50th and Charles spent the summer to Italy with daughter Amy and class reunion on April 24-25. in Turkey, within 10 miles of the husband Jack to celebrate Amy’s CLASS SECRETARY NEEDED Syrian border. Lots of refugee tent graduation from Rhodes College Contact Gigi Gould at 1966 camps and wandering refugees. and 21st birthday and Alice and [email protected] Their trip was full of Christian Jack’s 25th anniversary. In July Diane Taylor Newton and Biblical history. The unstop- Debbie Boehme Salter went to 1965 [email protected] pable travelers will be cruising the France with daughter Elizabeth to Mediterranean along Portugal and visit her cousin, whom she had Julia Malone Lynn Hungerford Kittle is Spain’s shores. They also enjoy not seen in 45 years, where they [email protected] wondering where the time has visiting their granddaughters stayed in her cousin’s barn that gone. Time flies when you’re ages 3 and 4. Cissy walked in The has been renovated for rentals. The Class of ’65, which is about having fun! All is well with their Cancer Walk with 35,000 other Alice and Jack both retired in to celebrate our golden anni- family. Diane Taylor Newton people and many wore pink. That March and came to Memphis in versary, is also celebrating the just got back from the Tennessee is a wow! May for Amy’s graduation. Alice’s contribution made by our own Fitness Spa getting in shape for sister Carolyn Cockroft ’71 was Patti Person Ray, soon to retire fall. I signed up for the Alumnae 1967 also in attendance. Alice and Jack as Head of the Upper School. Her Trip to France in March led by also made a trip in July to Phoenix career in education spanned 40 Patti Person Ray ’65, Head of Bette West Bush where Jack spoke at a confer- years, with 27 years as a high the St. Mary’s Upper School. [email protected] ence managed by Carolyn, and school administrator, including Ed and I have been spending in August they went with Amy to 15 years at St. Mary’s. She took time in Fla. at The Villages. I am We were represented by four at San Francisco where she is now in the Upper School post when this year’s seniors were still in pre-kindergarten. “I have gone full cycle” with that class, she says. “All my years in education have been a blessing to me, but my time at St. Mary’s has been especially wonderful.” She and Cathy Hoover Allen will be our class reps for the alum trip to France. In other news, we heard for the first time in ages (we no longer count years) from Ellen Rumsey Bellenot, who is living in Tallahassee, Fla., where she is an artist. She reports that she has retired “from not doing much” and that she and husband Steven have a grown daughter, Elizabeth, who they think is “lovely and Left: Patti Person Ray ’65 with Lee McGeorge Durrell ’64 at the Durrell Conservatory in Jersey, England. screamingly funny.” She adds, Right: Cissy Lansing Moriarty ’66 in Turkey.

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graduate school at the University St. Mary’s Chapel with her grand- working in Orlando. She says she half and four. Daughter, Elizabeth, of San Francisco. Debbie is not daughter. “The girls still sing ‘Day enjoys following her friends on left teaching at an independent quite ready to retire yet but is be- by Day’,” Lynn says. She “kept an Facebook as they travel to places school to work in a city school tween jobs at the moment looking eye out for teachers dispensing on her own bucket list. A second for underprivileged children. She for work as a HR Generalist simi- detention slips but didn’t see any.” phase of Harry Potter at Universal is getting administrative experi- lar to her previous job but with Studios just opened, and Holly ence while teaching. Deborah’s less responsibility. She enjoys 1968 says it would be a good place for son graduated from Emory time with granddaughter Elyse all of us to take our grandkids! where he played basketball. He and is looking forward to the birth Jan Cone Davis Marilyn Schwinn Smith is still works in leverage finance at of a grandson in February. Other [email protected] into her research by writing and Suntrust in Atlanta. Youngest travelers include Anne Hyde Dale reading which she says is mainly child, Katherine, is quite the and husband Jamie, both now Thanks to everyone who was able for her own entertainment. Her world traveler. She is spending retired, who went to Bryce, Zion, to send me news before Hank son Garnet is a fifth grade teacher, her first semester of her junior and Grand Canyon out West along and I left for our European River and his wife is a research sci- year in Madrid. She has been to with a stopover in Memphis to Cruise. We spent 14 days on the entist. Marilyn and Sean visited Amsterdam and France. She has visit with Susan, who took them Danube, Main, and Rhine Rivers, them in St. Paul. Marilyn recom- been to Barcelona for a birthday to the Germantown Commissary stopping at different cities each mends a restaurant – Moscow party and has done extreme for a barbeque supper. Dottie day. We also spent extra days on on the Hill- if any of us are ever sports in Interlocken. Whew! Parish Peterson took a three week each end of the trip in Budapest in St. Paul. Another son and his Thanks for the news, everyone! trip to the Gulf coast and came and Amsterdam. It was amazing wife live in Providence. Her third through the Memphis area to visit to actually stand in places that son is presently at home, but 1969 with sisters Bonnie Parish Moody we read about in history and art will soon be “out the door.” It ’68 and Billie Parish Lamier’s ’73 classes. We had a wonderful time, was great hearing from Sandy Pam McNeely Williams daughter and three little girls. but are missing the great meals Skeen Williamson. Sandy also [email protected] Lynn traveled mostly along the and crew staff that waited on retired from teaching this year. East coast with husband Jon from us. It’s back to reality! Carolyn She stays busy helping out with Greetings to the classmates of Maine to Key West, but not all at Mayo has been busy completely her six-year-old granddaughter, 1969! I recently heard from Jean the same time. Adele Tate spent a renovating her late sister’s condo Sophie. Sandy is on the board of Phillips Lorton who reported she month in late spring at her fam- in Germantown. The work should an organization that supports and Orlan vacationed in North ily’s summer home in Michigan. be finished and ready for her educational projects in rural Carolina where they had dinner Libba Mann Harbin went to NYC to move in before the holidays, Nicaragua. For many years she with Julie Bonds Greene and for granddaughter Rebecca’s first which she will spend in Boston worked as a volunteer with this her husband, Fred who live in birthday October 1 where Rebecca with her brother Hughes’ fam- group and also took high school Brevard, N.C. Jean’s girls are busy loved being the center of atten- ily. She is planning to travel to students to Nicaragua. Sandy says and happy with granddaughter tion; and yours truly, who took a Australia and New Zealand next she dreams of now having a clean Kyla, 4th grade, and grandsons quick trip in June with family to fall. Pam Joyner Evans and “Hank house, no weeds in the garden, Calin, 3rd grade and Quinn, a bud- my sister Marion West Hammer’s 2” enjoy spending time with their and order instead of chaos in her ding kindergarten student! Orlan ’65 daughter’s wedding in the five grandchildren. Pam and Hank life, but knows it will take time to and Jean are working baby boom- mountains of N.C. Super photos had an unbelievable vacation this catch up on 40 years of postponed ers and have decided to retire were shared by almost all of us, year. They chartered a catama- chores. Elinor Baker Jones and when work is no longer fun. We but special mention must be ran with three other couples in Tom traveled to Amsterdam and are so happy they are enjoying made of the photos sent by Susan the British Virgin Islands. The Brussels with her mother and her this part of their lives! Jean’s Seelbinder, who shared photos boat slept ten and came with a friend. Elinor was kind enough uncle, Warwick, Mrs. Phillips’ of her two cats, Sophie, Leader of captain and chef. They sailed all to give me restaurant recom- brother, who participated in a the Pack, and Pi, the sweetie pi, through the islands for a week. mendations for Amsterdam. Religious Emphasis Week at St. two dogs, KC, mon petit prince, The catamaran came with all Unfortunately, we stayed in a Mary’s when we were in middle and Angel, the Guardian of the sorts of water toys. It had a ten different part of the city. Elinor school, is now 94 and feeling Phunny Pharm, and a visiting -person dinghy that could pull is a grandmother again. Lee had quite well! I am enjoying retire- dragonfly, the Divine Miss M and skiers and people in a water tube. her second baby boy. These two ment from the West Memphis Jean Stitt Otto, who sent three There was snorkeling and fishing babies along with Elizabeth’s Public School System and Brian photos of her and her husband equipment, paddleboards, and triplets make five babies in two and I had a very busy spring enjoying the great outdoors of sea kayaks. They caught a mahi- and a half years! Deborah Pigott and summer with Matthew, our the Northwest where they live mahi one day and the captain Moore is staying busy with baby- 22 year old son, graduating as a on their island just a ferry ride cooked it. The food and drinks sitting, bridge, Bible Study, and 2nd Lieutenant from the United from downtown Seattle. Jean also were the best they have had on tennis. She also tutors at a city Air Force Academy and marry- enters the rolls of us retirees in any trip. They had one meal off school every week. She and her ing his fiancée Hannah Peterson, December after 35 years as a criti- the ship where had a lobster bake mother recently went to Rome also a 2014 AFA graduate. The cal care RN in Seattle’s trauma in their bare feet in the sand. Pam for a friend’s son’s wedding. They wedding was in Minnesota and hospital. Finally, Susan McNeely said it was especially fun to visit had a wonderful time. Deborah’s was one of the prettiest events Nicholas is pleased to report that two islands where they had sent oldest daughter, Margaret, and I have seen. Our daughter Ellen her health is good and PET scans their two sons and daughters- her family live a mile away. She LeVaughn Kowalchuk ’96 and okay, and Lynn along with many in-law for their honeymoons. is expecting her third child – a her children Mary, Lydia, Sam, other grandparents enjoyed Holly Rogers is still enjoying girl! The two boys are two and a Elizabeth, and Timothy were in

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the wedding as well as our older News. She and her husband, news for the next magazine. See and Degas. In Baltimore, Md., she son, Scott Williams. All of the Herbert, reared their daughter, you in April at Alumnae Weekend! went to the National Aquarium. groomsmen wore party sleeve Frances, and son, Harrison, in Husband Joel and she celebrated tuxedo shirts with a variety of Knoxville where he was an attor- 1971 their 40th wedding anniversary Ole Miss, Grizzlies, Elvis, baseball, ney. Four years ago, The Governor, in late June. In September Jenny Cars & Planes and Americana husband of St. Mary’s alum Crissy Carolyn Cockroft Jones Wardwell visited her themes on display! We were Garrett Haslam ’76, asked them to [email protected] parents and Catherine Dailey also fortunate that my sisters, move to Nashville so that Herbert Berger and Avery had a luncheon Josie McNeely Walker ’76, Susan could be his Counsel. They moved Deborah Abernathy was in Ocean visit. Joel is still enjoying playing McNeely Nicholas ’67 and our into a downtown condo near Springs, Miss., for a Main Street with his band at Celtic Crossing mother, Camille McNeely flew to the Capitol and became urban- Downtown meeting. She walked as well as for the Contra Dance Minn. to participate in this joyous ites. It’s been a blast as Cary can into a fabulous store and rec- at Idlewild Presbyterian Church occasion. walk down the street to the main ognized a picture of one of our which daughter, Julia and Avery library or to take free line dance classmates--Christie Stratton attend when they play once a 1970 lessons at night. She is a mentor- Moody! She had glass ornaments month. Jan Carruthers Sturdivant ing mom at a Moms Support of seashore birds for sale there. reports that in the fall, a movie Cristina Brescia Michta Group, leads aged 20-something Deborah is still loving her job and was filmed in the Greenwood/ [email protected] girls in Bible study and volun- still caring for aging parents. Julia Itta Bena area that is a western teers. On Oct. 1, her husband Sprunt Grumbles completed her starring Liam Hemsworth (Hunger We are such a fun bunch of ladies! became the new Attorney General “temporary” 12-month assignment Games), Woody Harrelson, and The summer was marked by “aca- of Tennessee. Yours truly has at UNC. Husband Bill and she have William Hurt (Big Chill). The best demic bookends” for the Sledge been enjoying having daugh- taken full advantage of the first part is that Woody has rented and Denise DuBois Taylor family. ter, Chelsea, home during her time in their 25-year marriage just the house next door to Jan and Their son Will graduated with a Gap year before leaving for the to chill and enjoy traveling, visit- has been a “very fun” neighbor. physics degree from Princeton in UK to complete her Master›s at ing family and friends, and living The film will be a western called June, and by August, the three- Cambridge. Cristina and Andrew in their N.C. home for six months. “By Way of Helena.” My big news some was enjoying another week look forward to visiting her. Gigi Marietta Canale Haaga and is that husband Chris and I went together as they moved Will into Gould is looking forward to going husband Fletcher celebrated their on a pilgrimage to Israel in May. his apartment in Providence, R.I. on the St. Mary’s Alumnae trip 36th anniversary in September. Our base was in Jerusalem at St. where he began a PhD program to France in the spring. She also Marietta went to a fitness conven- George’s Anglican College, but we at Brown University. Sledge is wants to remind us that we have tion in Atlanta over the summer traveled all over the country – to traveling a great deal as vice-chair our 45th reunion coming up. Get and got certified in indoor cycling. Jericho, where we renewed our of the National Cotton Council, ready to celebrate April 24-25! She also learned lots of fun ideas baptismal vows in the Jordan and Denise joins him when she Cristina Brescia Michta has to implement in personal and River, to Nazareth, Bethlehem, can. Mostly, however, she keeps been busy substitute teaching, group training. Son Martin will Masada, Emmaus and many other busy as the Development Director volunteering at her church, Grace be graduating from UT nursing holy sites. We attended Sunday at GSL Episcopal School. Betty St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, and school in December. Son Fletcher morning Eucharist at the Church Coe Cruzen Manuel and hus- advising the Rhodes College Chi is happily married and is a proud of the Holy Sepulcher, right in band David are enjoying their Omega chapter. Andrew continues homeowner in Chattanooga. In front of the Tomb. I will “ponder second fall in Missouri, with to teach at Rhodes College and to June Avery Malone Kaserman all these things” in my heart for beautiful weather and gorgeous travel to Europe. He was invited visited her sisters, Julia Malone the rest of my life. In September foliage. They will be celebrating by NATO to travel to Afghanistan ’65 and Peggy, and their families, our church had its annual country their 40th wedding anniversary in as one of select group of opinion including grandchildren. She saw fair where we canned about 1,400 December. Cary Pridgen Slatery leaders. Cristina ran the Greenline an exhibit at The National Art jars of apple butter and Chris and writes that she enjoys news of half marathon. She challenges Gallery in Washington, D.C., on I performed on stage with the her classmates via the St. Mary’s her classmates to start compiling the friendship of Mary Cassatt Pohick Pickers.

Carolyn Cockroft ‘71 and husband Chris Charlotte Day ‘72 and Margaret Class of 1972: Angie King Keesee, Ashley Moore Remmers, Brown on a pilgrimage to Israel. Gorman Mahoney ‘72. Jennifer Wilde Lovejoy, Anne Remmers Phillips enjoy hiking.

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will move to Rome to begin an in- makeovers, makeup, retail, and money for, plant in an ideal spot, 1972 ternship with the United Nation’s singing the praise of her niece Kat fertilize it, nurture it and whisper Christine Mayer Todd International Fund for Agriculture Gordon’s ’00 Muddy’s Cupcakes. sweet nothings into its petals. [email protected] Development. Ashley chose to Susan Ossorio has a new posi- Then once, only once, you give it a stay on the West Coast for college, tion. She teaches preschool at cross-eyed look and it dies. There is great and exciting news and she attended Santa Clara Farmington Presbyterian School. of a wedding belle! John Remmers University, where she played D1 What lucky 3 year olds to have 1974 and Ashley Moore Mayfield were basketball and graduated as Santa Ms. Susan! Carroll and I are going married Dec. 20, 2014, at Holy Clara’s 2013 Valedictorian. Santa with another couple to look for Beth Williford Carson-Wallace Communion. We’ll have two Clara was Bob’s alma mater, so Machu Picchu and pink dolphins [email protected] Remmers in our class now. Ashley it was very special to us to have in Peru to celebrate my 6oth. We is thankful John, Anne Remmers her nearby and to be able to share all wish each other a happy year! Kathy Bell Adams writes, Phillips’ brother, moved back to in so many of her experienc- “Daughter Conlee married in Memphis from Richmond. Ashley es. Elizabeth, our younger daugh- 1973 June and we love being able to wants us to know miracles DO ter, chose to go farther away from turn her questions over to her happen! There was a wonder- home, and she is a sophomore at Olivia Montgomery husband Alex!! She has just had ful St. Mary’s group who met at Vanderbilt of all places! Moving [email protected] a career change and is selling Charlotte’s lake house this sum- to the South has been a little bit real estate for Hobson Co. Her mer. Charlotte assures they had of an adjustment for her, but Bron Gayna Schmit writes “It’s new name is Conlee Stringfellow a blast! Ashley Moore Mayfield, Nashville is a wonderful city, and hard to believe but my mother so be looking for her poster on Angie King Keesee, Jennifer it is very special for me that she turned 90 in mid-June! We had Poplar!!! Our California grand- Wilde Lovejoy, Meg Jemison is getting a taste of Southern life, relatives from Arizona, Florida daughter just turned two!!” Bartlett, Anne Remmers Phillips, culture, and manners! I hoped and Tennessee plus grandsons Doris French Jones reported that Lee Taylor Boyd, Margaret being in Nashville for her events surprised her with a 4-day cel- daughter Trisha and her husband, Gorman Mahoney, and Charlotte would give me an opportunity ebration. Neighbors and Atlanta Jacob, blessed them with their Day hiked, laughed, and caught to get back to Memphis more friends joined in the fun– lots of first grandchild, Marion. She is up on each others’ lives. Suzanne frequently, but there has not been laughter and sharing of memo- eight months old, and dressed Hauser Toten wrote, “2014 has a lot of time. However, being ries!” One week later, Bron Gayna for their church’s baby dedication been an exciting year for me. I back near Memphis has certainly flew with nine friends to Alaska ceremony in one of Doris’s baby finally broke through the old made me think of everyone and for two weeks- one week on land dresses. Husband Ransom and glass ceiling and am now the the amazing times we all shared. and one week on a ship! She she are both busy with work and Vice President of the Executive From my perspective, as one reports it was a life changing travel. They look forward to being Project Management Office for of the classmates coming from vacation … every day she would full-time grandparents in a few Rushmore Loan Management Arkansas from what then was look at the scenery and wildlife years! Donna Osborne Bradley Services. I just celebrated my more of a struggling public school and compare it to one of God’s writes, “I am Training Coordinator 60th. I rented a house in Sonoma system than it is now, St. Mary’s great panoramic postcards. Bron for Metropolitan St. Louis Equal County California. My cousin started me in the right direction Gayna also notes that she has Housing and Opportunity Council from Memphis and friends from and gave me the appreciation started her 35th year in educa- and teaching at Lindenwood Wisconsin and California joined for education that I have now tion. It was actually her 54th if University (criminal justice me for a long weekend of wine enjoyed my entire adult life. you start at kindergarten. What classes), Webster University tasting and fabulous food. I will We were all very blessed!” Meg a prodigy she is! Sarah Peeples (labor-management relations), be dieting for months to make Jemison Bartlett’s son Jemison Hodges went back to Mongolia and Columbia College (business up for it. No grandchildren yet. had a wonderful wedding this fall. last summer with her 20 year old law). If you get a minute, please My youngest step son is get- Her mother, Peggy Bodine, invited son, Ben. They were there for six “like” Metropolitan St. Louis Equal ting married in September so at us to a wonderful luncheon where weeks. She writes, “The image Housing and Opportunity Council least there is hope in the future.” we each took on the persona that sticks in my mind is seeing Facebook page at www.facebook. Sallie Bernard Armstrong wrote, of a famous successful woman glamorous university students com/EHOCSTL. Chapters 1 and 2 “Reno will have been my home like Margaret Thatcher, Abigail at ease in an urban setting, but of the dissertation are mentor- for 34 years this October. Bob Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dolly equally at home stoking a fire in a approved. I am gathering data so (my husband) grew up here, and Parton, or Hillary Clinton. We had countryside ger (yurt in Russian). I can write the remaining three we moved to Reno right after fun guessing who was who. The The Nadaam Festival, celebrated chapters and running into a few we married. I never thought it truth is tough; the Class of ’72 mid-July, features archery, wres- roadblocks. I just keep telling my- would happen, but I really am a is successful in their own right. tling (the sumo always wins), and self that it’s nothing that can’t be westerner at heart, albeit with a Musette Sprunt Morgan is doing horseback riding. Hoping to re- overcome.” Sally Fri tells me that slight accent. Bob and I stay busy well, is traveling often, and is the turn for a third summer in 2015.” she “knows nothing and has done with our law practices (we prac- last of us to turn 60. She is thrilled Olivia Montgomery advanced nothing”. I assume that means tice with different firms) and our her children Worth and Musette ’03 into Gardening 201 after learning nothing that she cares to report, two wonderful daughters, whom are launched and happy. Jane the difference between a weed as we know she is always adding we had later in life! Ashley, our Gordon Simmons has great skills and a plant. A weed is some- chapters to her book. I know that older daughter, just graduated organizing wedding plans and has thing that you curse, dig up by girl well.....she is up to somethin’!! from the University of Cambridge helped many people including the roots, destroy with a nuclear And we can all know that it is with a Masters in Development our classmates’ children tie the bomb … and it still comes back. A peppered with all the creative, Economics, and, in November, she knot. She also is invaluable with plant is something you pay good caring, and fun spirit that that girl

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possesses!! So I leave you with a time he sees her (of course she’s University of Edinburgh (road trip bachelorette party in Nashville smile on that note...Class of 1974 usually carrying a bag of carrots). :) ), and Maggie’s a senior at UGA, for one of her best friends too. is keeping us proud. With love Jana Fletcher Markowitz was planning to become a child life And, she and her sister Tabitha from Banks and Bozo. awarded the Leader of the Year specialist. Fun connection: one of Francisco McNabb ’78, and title by the Memphis Chapter her friends at UGA is St. Mary’s friends went on a cruise of the 1975 of the Society for Information grad Lauren Harrington ’11! Iberian Peninsula around Spain Management (SIM) for leader- B.J. is coming back and forth to and Portugal. Sounds wonder- Laurie Walpole ship, dedication, and service Memphis about once a month, ful! Oh, and she is still working [email protected] for her work in STEM outreach. unless something happens with although she says retirement is Congratulations, Jana! She is her parents and she needs to on the distant horizon. Ginger The Class of 1975 is getting currently forging a relationship get there sooner. Her Mom and Jones Beanblossom’s son Mark pumped up for our reunion next between SIM and the National Dad are doing fine right now, Jr, graduated with a Masters of April 24-25. Thanks to Angie Coalition of Girls’ Schools. Jill but living apart, which is hard Finance from Tulane. He is living Rose and Watty Brooks Hall for Jemison Margolin wrote from after 71 years of living together! in Memphis in High Point Terrace. being the Reunion Chairs! There the hospital, where she was Martha Flowers has a new job. I see Mark Sr. often as we work was a mini pre-reunion recently recovering from her second knee She is the new Director of the in the same building. Mark and when Deborah Adelson Johns replacement. I guess that’s the Semmes Murphey Foundation. Ginger would be true empty- was in town from Colorado, but downside of taking your senior Congratulations, Martha! The nesters except for the dog that the real thing sounds like it’s USTA tennis team to the region- Tennessee Foreign Language Mark Jr. adopted in New Orleans going to be awesome from the als. Jill and husband Peter have Teachers Association has named is now living with them! We ideas that Angie & Watty have. traveled recently to Maine to visit Josie McNeely Walker the 2014 have an invitation to visit Molly No way am I missing that. Mary Jill’s parents and brother. They Teacher of the Year! Josie, we Townes O’Brien in Canberra, Belcher Page’s big news is that also went to Novia Scotia and are so proud of you! As for me, I Australia if we are in her neck of her pet sitting company, Creature New Brunswick, and out west to am now teaching in the precious the woods. Molly says that she Comforts Memphis, received the Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Jennifer 2 year old program ...St. Mary’s is doing very well and teaching Bark City Bluff Reader’s Choice Jones has been studying African Place. If any of you need some law at the Australian National Awards best Pet Sitter, Best Dog Tribal dancing in Manhattan, love and hugs please come see University. Her son Cyrus recently Walker, and Best Pet Taxi for along with lots of gardening and us! There is always enough love to got married and is working on 2014. Congratulations, Mary! travel. She’s been to Jamestown, go around from our angels. his PhD at the University of Wendi Sloane and husband Steve also Asheville, N.C., Alaska, and Michigan. Son Joseph is studying, sold their big family house and Sandy Hook, N.J. Gosh, every- 1977 working, and living in Adelaide, moved into a smaller “second one’s traveling more than I am Australia. Michelle Rogers has honeymoon” home now that their (although I write this in Natchez, Janey Butler Newton recently gone on her yearly trip to youngest is a senior in college. Miss. on my way to New Orleans). [email protected] Cape Cod – sounds pretty great! Business travel took Wendi to Thanks to everyone who wrote, She is still a training manager Hong Kong recently, and she also and thanks to our Class Agents So nice to hear from Georgia at FedEx Trade Networks. Jane went to Berlin, where she ordered Betsy Olim and Robin Bartusch Harrison Hall, a new bride in Daily Duell’s daughter, Anna had a white wine spritzer in German Goertz for all their work! our class! Georgia married Dan a beautiful baby boy. Congrats to and now considers herself fluent. Hall recently, congratulations! all! Lucy Walt Wepfer is looking at Susan Page Gates’ daughter Julia 1976 And, she has two step-children colleges with her youngest, Annie is getting married, so Susan will – Tommy, 14, and Phoebe, 11. – where does the time go? Her be figuring out how to put on a Allison Brown Coates She is an Associate Professor of son Walt completed an Ironman wedding. Since whatever Susan [email protected] Landscape Architecture at the Triathlon recently. So impressive! puts her energy into she does University of Georgia, as well I hear through the grapevine that it really well, I’m guessing it’s Edie Loeb is enjoying her life in as Graduate Coordinator for the Gretchen Perkins McLallen has going to be a wonderful wed- California. Over the years, she has Master of Landscape Architecture married recently. Much happiness ding. Susan Apperson ran into become a “surrogate mom” for program. She would love to see to Gretchen and her new life! Lots Jon Hamm at the Atlanta airport. two beautiful girls that live in her any of us who happen to come of newsy things to share about Nora Wingfield Tyson is enjoying neighborhood. They love for Edie to her area. Wish I had known Lisa Britt Colcolough’s life. The being Deputy Commander, U.S. to pick them up from school (and this when I was in Athens tour- Britt clan, complete with parents, Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk. make sharp turns while driving) ing UGA with my kids. Susan husbands, sister, and children, She and Wayne like to sneak to cook dinner, homework (even Francisco has so many fun activi- went on a Danube River Cruise their home in Williamsburg and the “new” math) and put them ties going on in her life! She is in from Munich to Budapest. She play golf as much as possible. to bed. Oh Edie, I know you are charge of the Library Foundation’s describes the movements of all Watty Brooks Hall and husband blessed by them but they are so silent auction, cooking and mak- 14 on their trip as “herding cats”, Chris spent a relaxing vacation in blessed to have you too! So glad ing fun and elaborate decora- and their fellow passengers called Key West, where all they did was to hear from you! B.J. Fiser Jones tions for the Episcopal Church them the “famous” family, which eat fabulous fresh seafood, sleep, writes all is well with her and Women’s annual fundraiser, and Lisa thinks that they really meant and read (Hemingway, I presume). her family. Chip’s still with ADP, traveling for medical meetings to “loud”! I’m sure everyone on the Watty loves to hang out at their B.J. is volunteering and mentor- Sandestin, Fla. She is going on a boat was captivated and charmed farm with their menagerie, which ing, Oliver, Ashley and grand- medical mission trip to Honduras, by the whole family. What a great includes their beloved donkey sons keep them happily busy, where she will do the students’ experience! Lisa’s girls both have Oliver, who comes running every Andrew’s working on his PhD at physicals. She is planning a

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photography businesses – the pharma and biotech, she is teach- and their families. Her son John is same company which is called ing at the med school or traveling. a sophomore at UT Knoxville and Duo – but in separate locations. Andrea Gilliom Anderson and Henry is a 7th grader at Grace St. Caitlin Colcolough ’07, caitlincol- husband Ben are new “empty Luke’s. The boys loved jumping colough.com, is in Charleston, nesters” but often travel to N.Y. to off the big bridge there. Anne is S.C., and Cameron Colocolough see daughter Rebecca ’06 and plan still loving her part time position Reynolds ’07, cameronreynolds- her 2015 wedding. Elizabeth ’09 at Boyle Investment in the mar- photography.com, and husband attends UT Medical School and keting department. Ned are in Greenville, S.C.. They Meg is now at Belmont University. do weddings, baby shots, por- Life for me could not be better. 1980 traiture, and food photography. As Senior Tax Director, I work too Margaret Stone Graham Son Britt is a junior at Princeton, much but husband Steve and I try Tracy Walko Balton ’78 and [email protected] where he plays Varsity Football. granddaughter Lyla ’28. to play equally hard traveling and Lisa and John enjoy his games playing tennis. Daughter Maria is and the football families and the much is going on here.” You are a CPA at Hilton Hotels and Angela It’s been so good to hear from campus and surrounding area. silly girls. The activity in all your enjoys wholesale fashion sales in and visit with old classmates this She describes the movements lives is fun news to the rest of us. Atlanta with her new husband. I year. I can’t believe we’ve been of all 14 on their trip as “herding Kelley Hoffman Hook is retired, am especially proud of Vincent, gone for nearly 35 years! Jan cats”, and their fellow passengers but of course never still. With who is now studying chemi- Holmes Crosby visited Memphis called them the “famous” family, husband Bruce traveling more, cal engineering at CBU. I spend this summer, and Molly Francis which Lisa thinks that they really Kelley has become a “profes- precious time, albeit not enough, Roberts and I had a fun two hour meant “loud”! I’m sure everyone sional volunteer.” Watch out with my grandkids, Lyla ’28 and lunch with her catching up with on the boat was captivated and Chicago! Daughter Margaret Ann Henry (9 months old). I recently her life. Jan works as an attor- charmed by the whole family. has recently married and lives in heard St. Mary’s kindergarteners ney with the municipal utility What a great experience! Lisa’s Canada. Carese Clarke Bott loves sing “Day by Day” at the Grand company in Colorado Springs. She girls both have photography teaching English in Dallas at her Turkey Chapel. Oh the memories has two daughters away at col- businesses – the same com- new school. Previously a Jr. High those sweet voices brought back. lege: daughter Nell is in New York pany which is called Duo – but teacher, she understands how Lyla later said that “she just loves City as a freshman at Columbia in separate locations. Caitlin hard elementary teachers work, St Mary’s because it is the perfect University, and her daughter Tate Colcolough ’07, caitlincolcolough. and daily appreciates her old St. school for her.” What a wise 5 is a junior at Princeton. Sadly, com, is in Charleston, S.C., and Mary’s teachers. Son David is en- year old. Hope to hear from more Jan’s brother Geo passed away Cameron Colocolough Reynolds joying his new job with Edelman, of you soon! one week after her visit in a tragic ’07, cameronreynoldsphotog- a national PR firm. Daughter Katie accident, and our prayers are with raphy.com, and husband Ned loves Greek life and the pursuit 1979 the entire Holmes family. Also are in Greenville, S.C.. They do of a nursing major at University right after our lunch, Molly was weddings, baby shots, portraiture, of Texas. Fraser Outlan Kelly Elizabeth Brown Dunn diagnosed with breast cancer, and and food photography. Son Britt continues to live in northeast N.C. [email protected] she has been going through che- is a junior at Princeton, where he near Nags Head & Norfolk. She motherapy followed by surgery. plays Varsity Football. Lisa and stays busy selling real estate and This group of ladies never ceases I have to say, Molly is incredibly John have had fun enjoy ing his raising daughter Claire, a high to amaze me. We are literally scat- strong and never complains. She games and the football families school junior. Ann Chaney is still tered across the globe but stay just wants to get it all done so and the campus and surround- in New Orleans and anticipating close in our hearts. Kakki Wright that she’ll be well and cancer- ing area. Lisa’s youngest sister, her family’s annual Thanksgiving Ryan has expanded her veteri- free. In other news, (Carolyn) Calder Britt Clark ’95, is speaking at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, nary practice; she has built a new Blake Burr is a new empty-nester. in the Alumnae Chapel Speaker Ala. Tabitha Francisco McNabb barn and has new veterinarians Her younger daughter, Kala, is series. She owns a design firm in took time away from a busy sum- on staff. Her daughter Kali, seven a freshman at Marlboro College Charleston that creates fabulous mer at work to enjoy a wonderful years old, is the light of her life in Vermont. Her older daughter, weddings and events. And lastly, trip around the southern coast of and precious. Elizabeth Mayhall Mahal, was married over the it is with great sadness to share Spain. Her step-son and his wife Sherr is teaching microeconom- summer. Mahal coordinates the the news that Sara Muirhead have re-located to Charlotte, N.C. ics at SUNY Delhi. She has been BB change program at Bridges (a Shanley’s beloved husband, Mike, Kathy Edmondson Riley has been traveling the south this sum- Memphis non-profit that helps passed away recently. Sara, know diligently working more with mer. She has settled back now in young people become leaders), that we are hugging you from afar husband Billy at their ad agency the beautiful Catskills. Barbara while her new husband Nick from many different places. firm, Combustion. Daughter Claire Stevenson wants to thank teaches history at Freedom Prep ’09 is teaching English for the 2nd everyone for sending thoughts charter school. Blake continues to 1978 year in Madrid, while son Nick and prayers as her mother starts work as the grant writer for the follows in Dad’s artistic footsteps out on a new adventure since school district but is dusting off Tracy Walko Balton at Memphis College of Art. Sunita her job at U of M has come to a the old “to-do” lists now that she [email protected] Sheth keeps busy as a board close. Anne Golwen Brand had has more free time. Amy Tillman member and officer of Woman’s a wonderful summer vacation to Dodd sent her second child off We definitely have one com- Way, a philanthropic agency that Martha’s Vineyard. Her husband to college this year. Daughter mon theme amongst us; we are focuses on Philadelphian women David spent the summers there. Hope is a freshman at University all quick to report that “nothing and girls. When not consulting for They met with 2 old friends of his of Florida where her brother

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Garrett is a junior. They both love enjoys her work as an admissions in church related and volunteer her job as Upper School Coun- it there. Amy’s youngest, Colin, counselor at Ensworth School activities. selor at St. Mary’s, and I happen is 17 and a senior at Lakeland where her two sons, Jack and to know that the students adore Christian School. Husband David Wesley, attend. Madera is still 1983 her! I, Bonnie Bolton Lopez, have is very busy as a doctor, and Amy playing lots of tennis and living daughter Lydia in St. Louis where loves every moment of being a happily in Nashville. (She looks Bonnie Bolton Lopez she is working on a Masters De- wife and mom. Josie Gilliland marvelous!) Mollie McCarroll [email protected] gree in Deaf Education at Wash. Williams was in Memphis re- Newman’s son, John, is a junior at U. She spent last year as a Fellow cently visiting with her in-laws, Vanderbilt, and Mary Caroline ’15 Josephine Walt Brennan writes at Second Presbyterian Church and we were able to have lunch is a senior at St. Mary’s. She just that daughter Fitzhugh is a Tri in Memphis. This was the same and catch up. Her daughter Grace wrapped up school soccer, and St. Delta sorority sister with Jodie program Bisha directed several is in Spain this year, Owen is in Mary’s went to sub-state which is Barringer’s daughter Libby at Ole years ago. Son Phillip made me South Carolina, and Fletcher is a very exciting. Molly continues to Miss. Jodie’s Leila also pledged Tri a grandmother when his wife senior in high school and visiting do bank consulting from home. Delta there. Gee Loeb Sharp says had a baby girl last spring! They colleges. My older son, Nelson, Mimi ’15 is a senior at St. Mary’s. are both studying at LSU. I has moved back to Nashville 1982 Gee has enjoyed listening to all continue to home school Sam to help start a KIPP Collegiate the seniors give their speeches in (12) and Neal (10) and to teach charter school and teach phys- Lee Anne Johnson Roehm chapel and reports that the girls English and writing once a week ics. My son Garrott is a junior at [email protected] seem so mature and spiritually to several other homeschooling Vanderbilt. I’m looking forward to fit. These 4-6 minute speeches are families. How helpful it is to have seeing some of you at Alumnae Not many from our class were available on the St. Mary’s website Miss O’Sullivan’s foundation in Weekendon April 24-25. able to respond to this most thanks to Mr. Tanner’s videogra- English grammar! Our hearts are recent call for class notes. As- phy. Marshall is in the dual degree saddened to learn that Holly Wal- 1981 suming all were busy achiev- program at Penn, studying to get ters Craft’s husband, Paul, passed ing what will be reported in an a degree from Wharton and from away. Our thoughts and prayers Katherine Lucas Hall upcoming publication, we all shall the College of Arts and Sciences. are with you and your family Hol- [email protected] wait patiently on the edge of our He continues to play tennis and ly. Allison and Brandon Morrison Carey Stanton seats until all is revealed. Camille participate in his fraternity. Gee issued an ice bucket challenge [email protected] LeMaster Shaw, however, reports has been a certified personal to our class in his honor. Please that her family currently is host- trainer for seven years. She is keep the Craft family in your Mim Stokes Brown loves teaching a Spanish exchange student, grateful for the opportunity to prayers and check out Allison ing at St. George’s and coaching Maria, and in turn Maria’s family give back in a positive way, and and Brandon on Facebook where middle school girls’ lacrosse. will host their daughter Isabel in her job is never boring. Susan a fund has been established for Her son, Dean graduated from the spring semester. Isabel also Crosby McCloy has moved to Paul. We love you, Holly! St. George’s as Valedictorian was chosen to be in the Gover- Changchun, China, for one year to and started UVa this Fall. Her nor’s School this past summer, teach English and debate. She has 1984 oldest daughter, Adeline, gradu- which is an intense three-week already met four others with the ated from Princeton and just immersion program, paid for by name Susan! She reports other Vanessa Allen Dobbins finished her first year with Teach their home state of Va. Younger fascinating names like Coconut, [email protected] for America. Cabell is a senior daughter Audrey plays soccer Grass, and Nevermore! Cynthia at Vanderbilt and Miriam just in her first year of high school Hodges Cobb stays exceptionally Leslie Darling writes from Nash- started her sophomore year in and plays in a band that recently busy with one college graduate ville as a recent newlywed. She high school. Clearly brilliance and played “All Apologies” by Nirvana in the family and five more to and husband, Adam Dread, a local service to others runs throughout at a local arts festival! Gail Jones go! She serves as the advisor for attorney, have been married for Mim’s family. Margaret Salmon Mallery also adds to our news two science competition teams, over a year. Their “children” in- Bright is so happy that her oldest by informing us that all is quite prepares lunch for 165 rowers and clude three cats and a yellow lab, daughter, Annabelle, chose a well in Dallas, Texas where she their families for all the boys’ re- Oliver. They also share a love for school not too far from home at is working as a Project Manager gatta weekends, and washes lots Nantucket and spend their time Belmont College in Nashville. over Loan Servicing. Although of sleeping bags after the many between Nashville, Nantucket Her daughter, Ella is a high she’s missed family and friends Boy Scout campouts her boys and Cape Cod where Leslie has a school sophomore at Lausanne. in Memphis, she’s found her attend. Meanwhile she is surviv- house. Leslie loves her job in the Suzette Turner Coors married move to Dallas has been a great ing a bathroom remodeling and digital business and travels to her Vanderbilt boyfriend, Bill! choice for her. She spent her 50th trying to fit in some reading with NYC quite often. She works with Bill is from Cleveland, Ohio, but birthday in Santa Fe, N.M. with all her other activities! Allison advertising agencies and media Suzette has not entirely moved Ginia Knapp Northcutt ’81 and Wellford Parker reports that she, companies, creating and produc- away from Memphis. She is often other college friends and found it Cissy Bruce Jackson, and Bisha ing digital video content. Alison in Memphis when they are not a fabulous place to see beauti- Sisk Harrington all have children Potts Hollewand and family re- traveling the world together. Her ful art in a beautiful setting and at UGA. Go Dawgs! Allison and cently returned home to Brisbane son, George, graduated from Ole enjoyed their spas and shopping daughter Annie ’16 recently went from a holiday in Orlando, Fla., Miss and is working at First Ten- and dining. Outside of traveling on their own college tour and where she, Mike and Izzy enjoyed nessee Bank. Baby Suzette ’11 is and working she spends her time had some special time together “doing the Harry Potter thing”. a junior at University of Georgia. keeping up with her four-legged thinking ahead as Annie is now a Izzy, 10, is in fifth grade and lov- Madera Dickerson Beckham friends, Bradley and Volee, and junior. Allison continues to love ing everything about life. Alison

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continues to teach yoga and als in sport climbing and fourth she met up with Anne Thrasher their houseboat. Lynn Cashman meditation, and Mike has his own in speed climbing, earning him Lloyd. Galya consults in graphic Thurlow is still teaching at consultancy and also teaches in spots on the US team. He will design. Zhenya is taking an a Montessori pre-school in the MBA program at the Universi- represent the US at the Pan intensive French immersion class Summerton, S.C. while somehow ty of Queensland Business School. American games. Tino Sage in Paris. Kara Kilpatrick Preston still finding time to home school Merri Leigh Masters Johnson and spent time in Hungary, Slovenia looks forward to our 30th reunion! her 4 children ranging from high family enjoyed a long vacation and Maine. She is able to pilot a Julia ’18 is in ninth grade at school to 2nd grade. I am not sure that took them through Tenn., Va. 19’ Boston Whaler in the ocean St. Mary’s with Evelyn Roberts ’18. how she does all that! Meg Gary and Washington, D.C. The trip and in harbors, solo. Margaret Thomas is in fourth grade. Nancy Woodhouse and her husband included a good mix of historical Frazier Gardner reports that Dilts started her own business– recently bought a house in Locust attractions and just plain fun-- Miriam ’21, her busy ballerina, is nancy dilts wardrobe consult- Valley and enjoyed the summer theme park / white water raft- in sixth grade at St. Mary’s and ing. Dan was awarded a visiting gardening with her 3 children. ing. Jack, 11, is in sixth grade and Judy Brundige is one of her teach- professorship in Lyon, France, Cathy Cape Furey and Meg have is playing, of all things, the TUBA!! ers! Frazier is in fourth grade at Grace is in fifth grade.McKenzie been able to keep up regular visits It is HUGE, but amazingly not PDS. She serves on the St. Mary’s Aiken Crisp and son, Drew, a se- when Meg comes into the city. too annoying to listen to being Board of Trustees and the board of nior, went to England and France Meg is still working for Matouk practiced. Charlie is 8 and in third Miriam’s ballet. Colleen Kavanagh with his French Club: 11 intense and working on getting her grade. He’s trying his hand in is currently applying to college, days of walking and sightseeing. graduating class friends all some Martial Arts. Merri Leigh and four high school and middle school for Seventh-grade daughter, Catie’s really fabulous sheet sets! Irene co-workers developed a seven her kids. ZEGO is doing a relaunch competitive cheer team won McDonnell Ayotte, Liz Whitsitt hour course that will be presented in October. Her nonprofit, is Beach Nationals in Destin. Glynn McEwan, Elizabeth Cashman at the Texas Physical Therapy As- now called A Better Course. Lisa Feild Dean has been working and Dickinson and I continue to try sociation annual conference. She Breazeale Roberts and Ken enjoy caring for her growing herd of to get together regularly and stay is excited because she is present- tennis. Evelyn ’18, ninth grader at 14! Two of them, Lucy and Hoss, in touch. All 3 of them have 7th ing with another PT, an occupa- St. Mary’s, plays soccer, basketball, are on the show circuit. Save the graders at MUS this year who are tional therapist, and a speech and lacrosse at school. Evelyn date for our 30th reunion on April really enjoying being at school therapist---sort of a novelty at a got her permit and Lisa is 24-25, 2015! with all the older boys. Irene’s PT conference. Smitha Gollamudi thankful she is the last child to son Robert has been running is program developing for Johns teach to drive. Jackson, a fresh- 1986 cross-country this fall while Will Hopkins oncology. Daughter Devi man at Furman, plays lacrosse. McEwan and Robert Dickinson is a junior at Holton Arms girls’ Chandler ’12 is a junior at TCU Jean Vaughan McGhee have been playing football. My school in Bethesda where she is in the nursing school. Melissa [email protected] oldest, Eleanor ’18 is now in high a talented cross country runner. Thrasher Peeler and Lisa see each school at St. Mary’s and is bring- Son Chander is a seventh grader other on the St. Mary’s sidelines. My family has been fostering back all kinds of great memo- who is very enthusiastic about Mary ’11 is a senior at UNC and ing puppies this fall for the ries for me as she is reading both baseball and squash. Kendall knee deep in med school apps Memphis Humane Society. My Shakespeare and mythology. Mrs. Weir Jack and family are headed and interviews. Anna ’13 is a youngest daughter Carmen ’27 Lois Strock, thank you for bring- to Orange Beach to meet with sophomore at Alabama. Marge is officially now nick-named the ing all those ancient characters to friends. Kendall’s son, Davis, 16 ’17 is in 10th grade at St. Mary’s. Puppy Whisperer. I would like life for us so many years ago!!! and a guitar player, performed at Katrina Traywick Sippey will see to think my deep involvement his first School of Rock show at Melissa when she comes to Calif. in pet rescue has rubbed off on 1987 Minglewood Hall. He was excited with Mary, who has an interview some of my classmates. Kim to be asked to sign a few auto- at UCSF medical school. Caroline Malone Scott and her family Allison Tonkin graphs. Way to rock it out, Davis! is in fifth grade. Kate is in eighth have recently added a puppy to [email protected] Dex, 10, will play his last football grade. Trina’s family had a great their busy mix. While Kim’s twins game of the season for Christ time with Ivy Wilroy Caravati started kindergarten this fall, After family travels to Grand Methodist Day School. Martin and and her family during their UVA she has been busy consulting for Teton, Yellowstone, Crazy Horse I are well; just hanging out with reunion and spending a week Twitter and Dropbox as well as and Mount Rushmore Janelle our ancient cat, Bandit. I’ve been together. Charlie taught Caroline working on putting together a Zarecor Ranieri’s Lucy (ninth working at the same local IT Staff- how to water ski! Charlie is a book on management. Susannah grade) spent two weeks in China, ing and Technology company for senior, Sid a tenth-grader and Taylor Marriott is still working practicing her Mandarin. John the past 17 years and still enjoy it. Thomas ninth grade. Elizabeth with Malia Mills and they have John (sixth grade) loves playing Pounders writes that Dorothy, 19, recently opened up stores in Los soccer, lacrosse and hockey. Scott is at SMU. Eliza ’16 is a junior at Angeles and Houston, Texas. and Cindy Cates Moore, Isabelle 1985 St. Mary’s interning and model- She has also recently added to ’26 and Lucy ’29 camped in N.M. Polly Piper Rickard ing for Justine magazine. Callie her family by adopting a rescue and Colo., where Scott success- [email protected] is in seventh at Hutchison. dog this summer. Mary Helen fully worked out his transplanted Trecia Knapp Tapolsky stays Pender Moore is still working in lungs at the Continental Divide Lucy Cheek Gordon daughter busy with work, hiking her three dentistry at Children’s Dentistry (12,000 feet!). They had a great Madeline, 19 is in her second dogs, playing tennis, volunteer- in Knoxville,Tenn. Helen and time meeting up with Gigi Gaerig year at Georgia. Claire, 17 is a ing at church and traveling. She her family have been busy set- McGown and family outside senior, Clay, a seventh grader, and Bruno spent three weeks in tling into their new house after Ouray, Colo. 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Monaghan as St. Mary’s alum Gardeners Home Garden Tour. Bodybuilding Federation’s Kansas 1989 mothers’ breakfast co-hostesses. Andras and I had great fun catch- City Classic and took 1st place in She missed Ruth Cheney Pat- ing up with Gwynne Keathley the 40+ bikini class. She won her CLASS SECRETARY NEEDED ton there because she has boys! and her parents Barbara and Roy pro card (one of three given to 58 Contact Gigi Gould at Kim’s Nora ’22 loves St. Mary’s in Park City, dining at the foot of competitors) and can compete [email protected] fifth grade on the other side of Deer Valley ski lifts. Inviting us in the NANBF’s pro organiza- the street. Brooks (15) now drives all to join her for some yummy tion. Jennifer Hanemann Chan- 1990 Kim around with his learner’s crab cakes, Gwynne is now in her dler worked on Lafayette’s Music permit! Kim continues to perform second year as Maryland Institute Room (a new restaurant concept Mirm Kriegel in plays when she can. Flip and College of Art Vice Provost. in Overton Square). She writes “it [email protected] Kim continue work at MUS where has been a blast to design and see I’m stepping in to give Susan Kim occasionally sees Missy 1988 it come to life”. Her fourth cook- Hearn Morgan a much-needed Huettel Carter, as both her boys book The Southern Pantry Cookbook break after 25(!) years of heroic are there, with Joe (ninth grade) in Anna McQuiston Holtzclaw came out in October. Jenny Dyer work herding cats, as she expects Flip’s English class. Talk at Missy’s [email protected] Pepper has a group of friends Baby #2 in the coming months. dinner table is only football! Also that for 11 years cook their way More than half our class appar- now adjusting to the pace at MUS Laura Blumenfeld wrote in for the through cookbooks together. ently felt inspired to write. (The is Courtney’s Tom (seventh grade) first time. After high school she This fall they are doing Jennifer’s. things that can happen when while Ellie ’23 enjoys St. Mary’s lived in NYC, Europe, and LA to Jenny teaches Kindergarten and you threaten to make stuff up…) fourth grade. At St. Mary’s Parents’ act, write, and model. She went to this spring also became Preschool Given the volume, I’ll keep it tight. day Stuart’s (ninth grade) English UC Berkeley and then UCSD for a Sunday School Director at Christ Allison Mallory Morris reports class brought back fond memo- PhD in biological psych studying United Methodist in Jackson. that her twins Mallory and Marley ries of Mrs. Strock. In Knoxville schizophrenia. She joined McK- Mike is farming blueberries as ’27 are in St. Mary’s SK now and Beth Reynolds Bowen lives in her insey in NYC. There she met her a hobby and this year they har- busy with tennis, guitar and violin minivan daily. Middle schooler partner, Giacomo. They have three vested 250,000 pounds. Heather lessons. She’s still working at Ser- Ella played a character role in children Marisa (2009), Leonardo Nichols Ottinger stays busy viceMaster and husband Jay is go- her dance recital. Tom (7) loves (2011) and Lily (2014). She works running, playing tennis, learning ing on 18 years at St. Jude. Alexis baseball and second grade. Fon- for McKinsey and travels to NYC. the bass guitar (Sara ’23 gives her Zanone just celebrated 10 years taine Taylor Brown expressed her They spend time in Italy where tips) and substitute teaching at with the Four Seasons hotel chain gratitude to Virginia Reed Mur- Giacomo is developing a ski resort St. Mary’s. Emily Piovarcy Carlson and continues her globetrotting phy for her incredible Playback and they own a boot factory. They and Mark were involved in start- thanks to these enviable connec- Memphis work, transforming the just renovated their house in Lon- ing a charter school in Atlanta tions. This year she made it to city in a beautiful way by bring- don and are very busy but “super that opened up K-8 this fall. Emily the Caribbean and to Paris with ing people together in a unique, blessed and thankful every day”. was on the launch team as the her family. Jenny Eudy, husband delightfully fun, incredibly mov- Margaret Malone Rosser and her Enrollment Coordinator and now Trent, and son Rye, now in fourth ing experience. Suzanne White family welcomed Shelby, a new is in the Student Services (Special grade, are still in Portland, Ore. Howell also noted in pictures puppy to the family this spring. Ed) department. Their boys are and love it as much as they did that Virginia has not changed in a Margaret looks forward to taking both at the school. Detra Houseal 15 years ago. She’s still practic- bit since St. Mary’s! Mary Louise Shelby to work. Moriah McStay Brock stays busy substitute teaching law in-house at Banfield Pet Mooney enjoys freelance editing Lee’s book Everything That Makes ing, serving as grade coordinator, Hospitals. Anne Copper DiFronzo on many interesting projects for You comes out March 2015 and participating in the booster club and her husband are enjoying life her favorite Workman Publish- she is revising her second book and her free lance photography in Great Falls, Va. with their fam- ing client Beth Levy! Working due out in 2016. Madeleine ’15 is a business is a fun hobby with ily – Sofia, 7, and twins Olivia and with NYC’s premier LGBT theater senior at St. Mary’s and wants to a couple of shoots a week and Dominic, 1. When she’s not chas- company The Other Side of major in film.Shannon Moore re- shooting school sporting events. ing after toddlers, she works part- Silence (TOSOS), ML is assistant ports it’s harvest time in Califor- She is running the Savannah time for Cultural Care Au Pair. directing Kathleen Warnock’s nia and “the air is perfumed with Rock’n’Roll marathon in honor of Stacy Goldate lives in Los Angeles new play The Further Adventures fermentation and malt”. She stays a dear friend who passed away with her husband, Craig Colton, of…, about Hollywood, the closet busy with her business Flour Girl. from cancer. I am now a Leader- but the two have been spending and the transformative power of Sadly they lost their 16-year-old ship and Team Development Con- considerable time in southern imagination, with the produc- dog Possum this spring. Pidge sultant with Linda Bailey (mom Florida shooting a documentary. tion travelling to the Women’s Colbert Macdonald works at Le of Celeste Bailey Herburger ’91). I They took a detour to NYC in International Theater Festival in Bonheur in the OR and recently am very passionate about the job the spring, when Shaila, Sujata, Provincetown, Mass. ML will next moved to Chickasaw Gardens. and excited to be doing this work. Rachel and I got to catch up with be back on stage with the Polaris Mallory ’18 is a freshman at St. I spent 2 weeks at the beach with them. Great fun! Paige Rus- North Theater Cooperative in a Mary’s and is in Mary Lacy Bell’s Leigh Vaughan Jaimes this sum- sel Brooks had a great summer role in Allan Lefcowitz’ Philosophy class. She is the first child of a mer and love that our girls are traveling to Massachusetts and 101 where she will be “rapping. classmate Mary has taught. Lisa good friends despite living so far Mississippi and an even better About philosophy.” ML writes that Wright Moses added two cats to apart. Hope to see you all soon. Fall visiting Rachel and her family after her mother recovered from her family who spend their time in New Jersey. Rachel organized a her surprise pacemaker instilla- entertaining her kids. Kather- fantastic get-together with Shaila tion her home at Horseshoe was ine Florendo recently competed and family as well as the Kriegel/ featured on their local Master in the North American Natural Bryfman clan. Paige’s family

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recently adopted two kittens, fourth grade, second grade, and – go figure), so we’re in training visit! I wish all of you the very Suzie Q and Katniss, “because the other four are in kindergarten. mode once again… here’s hoping best and hope to hear from you life was too boring without cats.” That’s right, quadruplets. My pel- by the time this comes out we’ll next time! Taylor Holden Taylor is working vis hurts just from writing that. have both crossed finish. Finally, hard as the Director of Sales and Rachel Lightman gave birth to a on a somber note, our hearts and 1992 Marketing at The Racquet Club. baby boy, Griffin Lightman Angell, prayers go out to Kasha Winker She also reports that Holden ’25 is in August. She, husband Jeremy Shaw, who lost her mother in a Alison Coons loving second grade at St. Mary’s, and Colin, 11 (along with Hud- biking accident this Fall. Kasha, [email protected] that Bruce is loving fourth grade son, River, and Riley, their three we’re with you. Hope everyone Grace-St. Luke’s, and that she canines) are all smitten. Caroline is planning to attend our 25th The Class of ’92 is crazy busy all loves being a part of the Alumnae Archer Baker has two teenagers reunion on April 24-25! over the country (and the world!) Board at St. Mary’s. (That’s a lot of on her hands, daughter Sarah, as usual! Rebecca Hornstein love.) Beth Kreamer West writes 13, and Anderson, 15. (Anderson 1991 Doede wrote in to say that she that the kids are all happy and recently got his driver’s permit was fortunate enough to see healthy, funny and full of energy. –ack!). Caroline is still teaching Camellia Koleyni Sharma Asma Dilawari and her three The big two play soccer and are kindergarten in Knoxville and she [email protected] beautiful daughters in their new (slowly) on their way to becoming and husband Rob are loving the home in D.C. over spring break. black belts in Taekwondo. “The football weekends and beauti- Hello, hello, hello! I hope every- Then, Kelley Grant MacDonald little one is 2 ½ and quite a mess. ful scenery. Kristen Thompson one in our class is doing well. I and her troop swung through and Phillip and I just run around chas- Keegan is teaching art at De la have news from just a few people, visited Rebecca and her family en ing after everyone.” Sounds awful- Salle Elementary and subbing so I hope this means the rest route to visit Kelley’s in-laws in ly familiar. Tricia Hood Thomas regularly at PDS. Her boys are of you are doing amazing and Conn. over the summer. Rebecca is still a huge Alabama & Grizzlies both at MUS now, in seventh and wonderful things that we can was also able to spend some time fan. She and Brian are going to ninth grades. Her 7th grader is hear about next time! Megan with Amanda Duke in Seattle Disneyworld with their godchil- classmates with Hillary’s son, and Saxon Murphree and her family in August. Rebecca said that her dren & their parents and she’s rumor has it they’ve begun boy/ are doing well. She is enjoying two children, Henry and Evelyn, “SUPER excited to finally visit HP girl parties which have also been playing tennis and now she has were delighted to play with their World.” (by which I assume she attended by Shelley Kuykendall a new niece to dote upon also! friends and meet their surrogate means the Harry Potter theme Herzke’s daughter. Let the games Megan’s brother Malcolm had St. Mary’s aunts! Leslie Pettit park, not Hewlett-Packard. It took begin! Shaila Bheda started a new his third baby girl Emma Claire Canon and Harmon are, “…still me a minute…) Elizabeth Robbins job at the NYC Health Depart- Saxon. Chris Raub Hennes is in living in Denver just trying to reports that Sam is in second ment and recently saw Carrie her 6th year at Liberty Mutual keep up with 4 crazy little kids!” grade, Sophie is in seventh, and Wood Waller at our 20th Emory doing insurance defense. She She said Harmon is still plugging the family has two bunnies, two reunion. Son Ishan is in fifth will be running the Marine Corps away at his cookie business and beagles, 13 chickens, and 14 grade, is taking guitar and is in marathon later this year and it hoped all is well with everyone dozen eggs in their fridge. When a band called the “something takes place in D.C. She is actually in the class! Linsey Knight has Elizabeth isn’t running the farm something somethings.” Daugh- doing the marathon for a charity had some great adventures lately (otherwise known as her backyard ter Reva is in the first grade and organization called team r4v for and shared a fantastic photo with in Lexington, Ky.), she can be enjoys Indian dance lessons and veterans. I’m sure they will appre- us on Facebook from a recent found performing voo-doo on gymnastics. All is well with Mary ciate every ounce of help they can trip to Iceland! She said simply, her contractor, who botched their Anne Kish Seibert. She and her get! Alison Nicole Nooks is teach- “Iceland is AWESOME!” Bren plumbing and kitchen renovation. family traveled recently to Seattle ing online for institutions in Ga. Boston Padawer checked in to Ouch. Laurie Smith Hooper and and to the beach, where the kids and Va. as well as teaching in Mo. let us know that her husband, her husband Steven have their Zoe,11, and Turner, 9, parasailed Her husband Kirk is doing great in Jeremy, is ramping up a new toy hands full in Nashville with four and hung out with sea turtles. his position, and the community company that he and his partners kiddos: Lela 12, Cole 10, Katie 6 Missy Kramer Taranto is still in and college has really welcomed started called “Wicked Cool Toys.” and Griffin 4 (who, by the way, is a New Orleans with her family (13 their family. They enjoyed a trip www.wickedcooltoys.com. She blonde, defying all genetic odds...) years!) Evie is 10, Jessica, 7, and to the Dominican Republic as well said that she is now, “…working Hilary Davis Robinson continues she’s enjoying watching her city as trips to Ga. and Wis. They even very part-time” with her M.D., teaching at St. Mary’s, “saving make a comeback. Ali Reaves camped with Anniston’s church and is listening to her mother’s one fifth-grader at a time.” She’s Smith has been moving house youth group (their first time) and advice to “follow her bliss.” She is got a full house, with kids Mary and shared that her son Cole (3 ½) “survived”, as Alison put it. Kirk now working to become certified Harper ’17 (who is a sophomore started PK at St. George’s and to- and Alison celebrated their 16th through the American College of looking for babysitting gigs!), tally digs it. Beth Townley Lewis wedding anniversary along with Sports Medicine as a Certified Per- Austin (seventh grade, MUS), and Caydie Nickey also wrote their daughter Anniston (age 13) sonal Trainer. Way to go, Bren! As Henry (sixth grade, Holy Rosary) to say hello, and Caydie looks and the twins (age 3). Vineet and for me and my gang, we are still and Dillard (third grade, Holy forward to seeing everyone at the I spent a good part of this year happily ensconced in German- Rosary). Speaking of full houses, reunion. My husband and I man- renovating/adding on to a home town juggling all of Emma (14) Jenny Kate Herring McMullan is aged to defy statistical odds and in a historic part of Nashville, so and Charlie’s (7) various activities busy times six. She, husband Paul each got into the NYC Marathon it was a great learning experi- and antics. I left my position as and their six children now live in by lottery (the only time we’ve ence with a new home to boot! Director of Communications at Pi- Brentwood. The kids are in ever won anything We would love visitors, so please lot International at the end of the email or call me if you want to summer to accept my much-loved

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in fixed income sales at Cantor 1994 Fitzgerald. Alexia Fulgham Crump serves St. Mary’s on the Edith Ritterband Goody Alumnae Board and is the new [email protected] chair of the Board Development Committee. She continues to Joann Self Selvidge has been work in the DA’s office and enjoy busy while hubby travels with his the many home renovation and band in Europe. She’s been taking remodeling projects that she the newest member of her family, and husband Kevin perform. Stevie, born in honor of our 20th They recently vacationed in New year reunion, to work with her to Orleans (where they were mar- finish up her newest documen- ried a few years back) and with tary The Keepers (http://truesto- family in Destin, Fla. Kathryn rypictures.org/seethekeepers). Big Brookfield enjoyed a long visit in sis Frannie, now in Pre-K, enjoys Memphis this fall with her two dancing around the house while boys and daughter Kate Kannon. making up songs and poems with They loved spending time with funny rhyming lyrics. After a busy Sam Petrie ’93 on Renjo La Pass at 17, 585 feet Kathryn’s sister Anne-Morgan’99 summer of whitewater rafting, (Mt. Everest in the background). and her family. Kathryn stays horseback riding, and rodeo fun, new post as Director of Engage- Michelle Martinez recently wel- busy with work and coaching vol- Carolyn Porter Cates reports ment for the Girl Scouts Heart of comed her second little girl this leyball at the Marist School. Her her kids are adjusting well to the South council. I could not be September named Gabriela Erika volleyball team is even on target school. Campbell loves preschool, happier doing what I love for an Molner. Michelle shared that she to win state champs! Sam Petrie Thomas is in 4th grade, and organization I truly treasure! Girl had a smooth and quick deliv- has had some very exciting travel Amelia ’21 is in 6th grade with Ms. Scouts has been a huge part of my ery and highly recommends hypo adventures! She quit her job last Brundige! Carolyn is teaching in life since Emma was in kindergar- birthing! Lee Raines Buchmann year to travel around the world the 3-year-old program at Christ ten, and I am more than blessed and Alison Simmons Boyd see for six months - something she Methodist but amidst the bustle now to help bring awareness to each other often in Denver. They wanted to do for a very long time. found time to catch up with Mary the benefits of Scouting for girls live in the same neighborhood! She writes, “It was incredible, and Evelyn Stevens Fore, Jessica throughout the 59 counties we Lee’s children are in 3rd grade, 1st I loved every minute of it. I started Johnson, and Danielle Shelley serve! If you want to know any- grade and in PK and love to with two months in Africa visiting Coolidge. Jessica mentioned what thing about Girl Scouting in YOUR play soccer! Lee and her family South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, a great time everyone had at the area or how you can get involved, can’t wait for ski season! Alison, Zambia and Mozambique. After reunion. Sounds like there may be drop me a line! Girl Scouts ROCK, husband Oliver and son Mason (2) that, I flew to Nepal where I did more gatherings for the holi- and so does the Class of ’92! Until are also enjoying Denver. Alison two 10-day treks in the Himalayas days. Congratulations to Jennifer next time…keep smiling! continues to work for FedEx in - one to Annapurna base camp Lee Farrow Morin who recently Advertising which brings her back and the other to Gokyo Lakes in purchased her first home with 1993 to Memphis often. Carrie Evans the Everest region (I didn’t go to hubby in Crown Point, Ind. She Hanlon visited Lee and Alison Everest base camp - too crowd- really enjoyed the mild summer Kristen Mistretta Wilson in Denver this past year. Carrie’s ed!). As someone who loves the weather and isn’t worried about [email protected] son James is 5. She has been a mountains and being outside, this driving in the snow this winter realtor with Hobson Realtors for was a highlight of my travel time. since she has mastered taking the I’m happy to share many fun five years.Kirsten Brown Buerkle After Nepal, I went to Southeast train to Chicago. Thanks to Laura updates from the Class of ’93! stays busy with her three young Asia and spent one week in Foster Gettys for reminding us Congratulations to Mindy sons - Adler (4.5), Noah (3) and Bangkok, two weeks in Cambodia, to make lemonade from lem- Kronenberg who co-edited a Stefan (1). She works as a speech and two months in Indonesia. ons. A fluke house fire destroyed book published by Guilford called therapist at a preschool and joked Asia is the most fascinating place her home over the summer, but Treating Traumatized Children: that she then comes home to her culturally and the food is incred- she feels lucky to have experi- A case book of evidence-based own preschool at home! Kirsten ible. I’m still editing photos, but enced the love and care from her therapies. Long lost friend Gina and her family recently moved people can see pics I posted while community following the event. Hicks reports that life is good from Hoboken, N.J. to a home in traveling at www.samanthapet- She remarked that she is now in Dickson, Tenn. and says hi to Ramsey, N.J. because they needed rie.com.” I couldn’t have written an encyclopedia of remodeling everyone! After four years in NYC, more space. They love their new it better myself and so I just knowledge. We are all grateful Beki Rafter moved back to Atlanta neighborhood! Leigh Weinberg used Sam’s exact words. What that she and her family are safe. where she serves as Executive Abbay shares that she and Rob an incredible class we have! We Congrats to Elizabeth Lake Lovett Director of Georgia Women’s are busy with their two sons Bo are headed in so many different on her family addition, Grace. Big Action for New Direction (Georgia (13) who is in 7th grade at MUS directions yet still so close! Please bro Ralphie seems to accept the WAND) which Becky describes and Van (10) who is in 4th grade continue to stay in touch! “pirate baby,” though occasion- as building women’s political at PDS. They took a wonderful ally asks when she’s going back power in order to redirect ex- family trip to Europe this sum- to her “other family.” Elizabeth cessive military spending to mer, visiting London, Paris and enjoyed a visit by the recently unmet human and social needs. Rome and she enjoys working engaged Sophie Askew. Congrats

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to her too! Sarah Gross Little we face down the year of our this summer with her parents, Natasha’s youngest, Tessa, is – per stopped working in January to 20th (wait, what?) reunion, it plus Vanessa Buch and her mom her mom – “VERY TWO.” Amelia focus on her family. After a crazy was fun to catch up with you. and step-father. Their children (4) is dreamy and imaginative. a summer schedule, the kids, all Mark your calendars for APRIL got to spend time together, the Natasha is working on getting in new schools, are settling in, 24-25, 2015! Here we go: Morgan grandparents babysat, and they Sonia Torrey up for a visit. This allowing her some time to work Chiapella Roselle has a new got a photo where everyone is summer, Sonia went on a Torrey on home renovations. Now that job with Ashfield Healthcare in smiling – quite an achievement. family cruise to Alaska, which she Katherine Dudley Gray and Amy Warminster, Pa. She will complete Cybil Mah Lieu is having fun says was amazing. What else is Wadsworth Anderson live nearby, her Masters in Health Services with Paxton (15 months) and is amazing is that Sonia is making she’s also looking for some nights Administration this winter. the Community Service Chair at headlines – literally – with her out. I’m looking forward to seeing Congratulations, Morgan! Sarah his school. She also volunteers running. While on the cruise, she some of those pics! After a year of Carlson Landers, mom extraordi- for her boss, Michelle Nunn, who ran a 5k in Juneau and showed 2 hour per day commuting Sarah naire and MD, is still in Lawrence, is running for US Senate. Olivia up in The Juneau Empire newspa- Cole-Turner Vincent is enjoying Kan. Her son has started driving Ralston is still in London, with per. She placed in multiple other working as a speech-language (have mercy)! Her girls are in mid- Rafael (4) and twins Paloma and races this year, and as if that’s not pathologist in a pleasant, local dle school and elementary school Ilias (20 months), and likes her enough, set a goal to complete school district. She’s enjoying respetively, and they have|a new strategy job at The Financial Times. a 50K. She still plans to start a her involvement in church and puppy.Katryn Wiseman was in Charlestonian Calder Britt Clark Masters in social sciences, and will soon serve as a deacon and a Sarah’s neck of the woods re- reports that Camp (5) and Walton is going strong with longtime teacher for 3 year olds in Sunday cently, so they caught up over rye. (3) are puzzle-crazy and growing beau, Brantley. Out in Seattle, the School. Her family is adjusting Well played, friends. Well played. like weeds. This summer, her home of the flannel shirt, which well to being in Elon, N.C. and Kathryn also visited Allison extended family hit Germany, is apparently making a comeback are loving the school’s football Roberts, our own “thunder down Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, with this year’s “normcore” style games. Kathryn Leigh DeRossitt under” in Australia, on a trip that and had a wonderful time. She, (a.k.a. America’s fashion crisis), has been thinking about our Alma included a jaunt to New Zealand Sarah Trosper Olivo, and Alysia Dhevi Kumar Broecker and her Mater and particularly the influ- (where she saw honorary Class of Shell Shaver got together in New family are loving the crisp air ential Nanette Quinn. She has 95er Hall Cannon). I met her for Orleans for a weekend replete and farm-to-table lifestyle of the a professional advisor for work, a drink (or three) when she was with dancing and lovely meals. I Pacific Northwest. Her curious, Ms. Quinn’s brother-in-law, which here in D.C., and we discussed am sure NOLA was also a source voracious son Ranga (1) goes on allows her an opportunity to her penchant for running races of inspiration for Calder’s thriving weekly excursions to Pike Place reconnect with treasured memo- without training, including a business. Sarah Trosper Olivo is Market and has yet to meet a food ries. Now that she’s no longer in Ragnar ultra-trail run in Atlanta. really enjoying the freedom that truck taco or pumpkin cupcake law school or studying for the bar Of course, she could not hit her private psychiatry practice in he does not adore. He is my kind she says she’s ready to relax and Atlanta without seeing Elizabeth New York affords, including more of person. The cabbage patch will spend more time with friends, so Cochran Hill and her two cute time with Mae (1) and Jackson soon produce at least two new give her a call! Sarah Lacy may little munchkins. Big kudos to (3). In Knoxville, Alysia and Chris cabbages. Murff Oates Galbreath benefit from the home makeover Kathryn on her recent promotion bought a house to renovate, will welcome her third baby crews in our class as she’s talking to Director of Public Affairs and which should be an adventure. this spring, and Hallie Bourland about putting some work into Government Relations at Wal- Jonathan (3rd grade) and Wilson Wagner is expecting her second her home in SF. Her daughter has Mart. I would say, “You go, girl!” (2nd grade) are both doing com- baby! Hallie’s son Walter (2) keeps begun talking and her son is in but no one says that anymore. petitive soccer, so Alysia spends her and her husband laughing. preschool. The family had a trip Michelle Pao Levine fills her time lots of time on the fields, where She also enjoyed hearing about to Disneyland and he was excited with Matthew (14 months) and little sister Abigail (4) has formed exciting developments at St. to see “Elsa” and “Carsland” but running her popular restaurant, a “little sisters club.” Simone Mary’s at a Birmingham alumnae had no idea who Mickey was! Her MOSA, which is celebrating its 8th Kiersky Coyle is wondering how event. Speaking of exciting, Lisa company, Pando, is doing well and year! She loves serving on the St. it is possible that her son Evan Mulrooney is engaged to marry her hard work is paying off. The Mary’s Alumnae Board, and she started kindergarten. As they Glen Coombs! Yay for this happy past year has led me to an amaz- and her husband, now a partner sometimes say, “the days are news, Lisa! Lisa’s daughter – and ing work opportunity within the 5 for consulting firm Southern long but the years are short.” I official teenager – Brianna ’20 boroughs. I had a great trip to Fla. Grown Studio, just moved to am learning that myself. We had is thriving in 7th grade at St. over the summer, visiting with the ‘burbs of Germantown. All a ball celebrating my daughter Mary’s, and had fun on a recent Jamie Morano’s parents who were is well with Katherine Arnold Belle’s third birthday with Evan trip to Land Between the Lakes. excited about her engagement. Gatza, whose girls Elizabeth (1st and Simone’s little girl Elise (4). As for me, I play phone tag with Looking forward to hearing more grade) and Anna (pre-K) keep Belle loves the cute hand-me- Patricia Graue and joined Ashley wonderful news from everyone her busy with soccer and Girl down clothes from her honor- Goldstein Allen for a party at her soon! Scouts. Megan Waters Albonetti’s ary big sis. Allison McConomy house before her annual Memphis daughter Abby Kate is really lov- Davenport’s eldest daughter, Abby vacation. My work entails some 1995 ing kindergarten. Megan balances (5), also just started kindergarten. overseas travel, which can be fun working from home as a freelance Her youngest, Elizabeth (3), calls when I am not a sleep-deprived Carey Sue Casey Hanback editor, caring for Andrew (3), and herself “Biffy.” Where on earth zombie. Everyone kept remarking [email protected] serving as the room mother for does she get that personality? on my lack of jet lag, but I have Abby’s class. Elizabeth Schatz Wink. Recently, she and Natasha a secret weapon: I have been Hello, compatriots of 1995! As Passarella went to Nantucket Heflin Davis had a Philly playdate. jetlagged by motherhood. I want 40 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Class notes

to do a half-marathon again, but Brooklyn Quarterly (brooklynquar- into her family along with Ryan us all fooled all those years ago; the Bob stroller is significantly terly.org), the digital magazine of and big brother Ben. They’re both we all knew she had it in her. She heavier with two offspring Belle literature and public ideas she co- beautiful just like Ben, who is so won “Around the World” in Span- (3) and Hank (10 months) in it. I founded last year. Husband David in love with his sisters. This sum- ish Class every time! Whitney have watched Frozen more than is still working in NYC, so they go mer, Rose Indriolo Englert and Jamison Chatterjee and husband, I care to admit and I cannot wait back and forth between Washing- her husband Todd also welcomed Rano, are still enjoying St. Louis to see all of you in April 2015. ton and Brooklyn. Sharlene Sidhu a baby girl, Ramona. Rose and while Rano finishes up his neuro- TWENTY YEARS, Y’ALL! :) Keithley is busy now that she her family live in Portland and radiology fellowship and Whitney has taken on another role– work- have enjoyed West Coast travel is a full time mom to Layla (3). 1996 ing for Desoto Children’s Clinic, recently. Ramona is already quite Congrats to Allison Martin Nolen, her dad’s pediatric clinic. She is the traveler having taken a tour who graduated with her MSN in Jaime Newsom happy to be able to work from of northern California, the Oregon May and is a staff nurse at Barnes [email protected] home while making an impact in Coast and Kauai, Hawaii. Melissa Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She the Memphis metro area. Natalie Ohsfeldt also welcomed a baby writes it is a big learning curve Gwyn Fisher is the Regional Nussbaum returned to Spain girl, Orinda, to her family this but loves it! Katie Broer Parr has Director for the Tenn. Department this summer to revisit Toledo, summer. She is enjoying materni- also made a career shift recently of Economic and Community De- where she lived for a semester ty leave and the Landmans are all and now enjoys working with velopment. She recently bought in college. She thanks Senora settling into life as a family of six! husband, Hampton, at his law a house and is in the process of Walker for teaching her Spanish Elaine Guerra Cotter writes that office and in the real estate busi- completely rehabbing it. She also and inspiring her to study abroad her daughter, Sophie, just turned ness in Collierville. They are in serves as a river guide for the in college. Catherine Tracy Sloan two; their family recently moved the process of renovating Hamp- Wolf River Conservancy and is welcomed a daughter in June and to Los Angeles and they are enjoy- ton’s grandmother’s antebellum training for two half marathons! loved being able to spend time ing getting settled there…closer house just off the Collierville Gwyn and Laura Ray Logue are will all her children while on to the beach and warmer weather. town square, and just got official looking forward to celebrating maternity leave. She is now back Elaine has also had a chance to approval from the town to run it their birthdays with a relaxing to work designing houses, includ- see Clare, who is also living in LA. as a bed & breakfast and event weekend in Hot Springs. Court- ing a few for St. Mary’s alumnae. Ashley Futrell Anderson has re- space. They hope to have it ready ney Shove was in Memphis Betsy Ordonez and her family are cently launched a website for her for B&B guests by the spring and earlier this year to be with her having a great year with Oscar in business Peanut & Piglette: www. for events by the summer. Katie mom, who had surgery. While at kindergarten and Evie in second peanutandpiglette.com, and the is also enjoying being mother to St. Francis, she had a visit from grade. Betsy teaches spin classes site was developed by Hala Khuri. Eleanor (3) and Henry (1). Carly nurse Lauren Brooks Poindexter. a few days a week while the kids Nice job to you both! I recently got Hansen Kordsmeier and hus- Back in California, Courtney went are in school. She and husband to reconnect with and meet some band, Eric, have also started on to Disneyland for the first time! Jose celebrated their 10 year an- Birmingham-area alumnae and a new venture and have started She will also get to see former St. niversary with a trip to Chicago. enjoyed hearing the latest hap- a charity called Saints N Angels Mary’s Head of School Marlene They were blown away by the art penings from St. Mary’s. Makes Animal Rescue, named after Shaw soon as Marlene is one of and architecture in the city. Ron me miss you all and reminded me their first racehorse that retired the consultants in the search for and I look forward to welcoming of fun times! from the track. The mission is to a new headmaster at the Santa our second child early next year. retrain retired racehorses so that Catalina School, where Courtney In the meantime, we are enjoying 1998 they can find forever homes. She works. Julia Chesney McDonald Chicago and preparing ourselves writes horses are such amaz- is the current president of the for another long winter. Laurin Maddux ing animals and it’s great to be St. Mary’s Alumnae Board. She [email protected] able to show people that they reports that the Board is off to a 1997 can do more than just run fast! great start this year and that she Elisabeth Callihan is living in Tracy Burch Voyles writes she enjoys serving with classmate Hollye Ferguson Stigler Brooklyn curating public pro- is enjoying working as a special Lauren. Lauren’s daughter Emily [email protected] grams at the Brooklyn Museum, education facilitator, where she ’26 is in first grade at St. Mary’s which she thinks is so much fun! serves as the autism specialist while Lauren is in her last year of Clare Levy Clarke and I were so Elisabeth and husband, Will, also and CDC classroom consultant nurse practitioner school. Lauren, proud of our class participation enjoy traveling and went to Hon- for Maury County, Tenn. She is Julia, Laura, Gwyn, Sarah Henley, in Annual Fund giving this year— duras Bay Islands for some scuba also a busy mom, taking care of and Emily Farrow Robbins had thank you! We have one more diving, sun and sand; then later to Ethan (10), Claire (4), and Luke dinner recently and had a great year of Ashley’s Challenge, so Maine for some lounging and lob- (3). Nupur Sidhu Bal writes she time. Alexis Nussbaum continues please plan to give again during sters; then nice visits with fam- will be sworn in as the Chair of to enjoy teaching at St. Mary’s. this giving year (ends June 30); ily and friends in Memphis and the Young Lawyers Division of She often sees Emily and Lauren we’d love to reach more than 71% Richmond, Va. Ellen Dean Davis the Virginia Bar Association in by the school cafeteria and in giving in 2015. Your news over the writes, “I got my act together at January. In the meantime Nupur carpool lines. Jane Carr recently past few months is exciting…the some point over the last 10+ years and her family have been travel- moved from Brooklyn to Wash- Class of 1997 is celebrating a lot I guess” and is a pediatric ortho- ing to Mexico and the Dominican ington, D.C., where she is on a of new additions in this season of pedic surgeon in private practice Republic this year and are plan- postdoctoral fellowship through life! Congratulations to Liz Fraim up in N.J. and is married with two ning a trip to Thailand to ring in the American Council of Learned Evans who recently welcome children, Avery (3) and Benjamin the New Year. Her son, Rajvir, just Societies. She still edits The twin baby girls, Emma and Grace, (4 months). Ellen thinks she had started kindergarten at Collegiate

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School in Richmond, where the It was a completely overwhelm- Ferguson is also in Nashville trip to Harry Potter World! Lexie is outgoing head of school is Keith ing experience and very humbling and has just purchased her first also enjoying having classmates Evans, who used to be assis- to be among such a great group condo. We have a growing group Amy Reinhardt Robinson and tant head at St. Mary’s and the of people. I am also enjoying my of St. Mary’s girls out in Califor- Tami Sawyer back in town! Emily incoming head is Steve Hickman, ever-growing little side business, nia. Annie McLaren Neufeld is in White has recently released her a graduate of MUS. Small World! Beccadot Designs where I make Pasadena and enjoying married new album, Staking Flags in the Congratulations to Nupur for her hand sewn Christmas ornaments, life. She just got promoted to Valley, recorded in Nashville. You selection by her peers to Virginia’s garland, and Advent Calendars Pastor of Children’s and Student can buy it on iTunes or emily- Legal Elite 2014! Speaking of small and working on my MBA at the Ministries. In San Francisco, white.com! She is especially worlds, Erin Lyttle Do continues University of Memphis. Thanks to Lillian Askew Everdell is loving grateful to all the Turkeys who to enjoy being back in Memphis. everyone who wrote in, it makes motherhood and can’t believe her were a part of the pre-order cam- Both of her daughters Claire writing and reading this article baby Charlotte is already turning paign. Tami Sawyer writes that ’29 and Samantha ’30 are at St. much more fun! one. It goes fast! Ashley Gaillard she is adjusting to being back in Mary’s this year. Claire even has Clark is also in San Francisco and Memphis and loving the redis- a pretty great teacher…my mom, 1999 is excited to celebrate her son covery of the city. She is currently Becky Maddux! Claire Coleman Oliver turning one. Ashley also in Leadership Memphis’ Fall Fast Bowman and her family moved to Kelly Buckner Dallas just started a new role at a non- Track class and joined the team a new house this summer to give [email protected] profit social venture fund called at Shelby County Schools as the those growing boys a little more SV2. Sidney Hawkins Gargiulo lead of the licensing compli- room to play. They also enjoyed Hello, Class of ’99! I loved hear- is an equally busy mom in San ance office. She is also working a trip out west to Portland, Ore. ing from so many of you for my Francisco working from home with the voting rights movement to visit family and see the sights first article. It’s been a busy year and traveling often. She writes in Memphis and doing some this summer. Erin Wade writes for a lot of us! I moved back to that her son Jack brings her more sideline freelancing for Phillip she is currently in a rotation in Memphis this summer from Dal- joy than she could ever have Ashley Chocolates. (Look them Pediatrics Infectious Disease in las, and my two girls are now at imagined. Sidney, Ashley, Lillian up! phillipashleychocolates.com). San Antonio. On her way out St. Mary’s. We love being back! and “Aunt” Brittany Blockman Kat Gordon is enjoying the new West, she was able to spend some We see Anne-Morgan Brookfield Pelletier try to get together as Muddy’s Grind House now that time with Allyn Jaqua Lowell and Morgan often as our daughters often as they can. Angela Lam is it is open in Cooper Young. She’s her family. Erin will graduate from are in the same class (’29). Anne- also still in San Francisco and is been touched by how many class- medical school in May and is ap- Morgan is doing great and loving loving being a new aunt. She ran mates have stopped in; it’s fun to plying for pediatric residencies. life with her two girls. Palmer into Hilary Dinkelspiel recently see so many friends come over for The award for the most exciting Adams Burt also has her little girl near work. Hilary has just moved coffee before work. Kristine New year goes to Monica Wilson Bar- Finlay ’30 at St. Mary’s! She has from San Francisco after nine Farnsworth’s second son, Parke ton! Monica, and husband Derek been busy doing freelance writing years to New York and is enjoying Sherrod Farnsworth, was born were married earlier this year and and social media management it. Hilary and sister Helen Dinkel- early (but very healthy) making a they are now expecting a little as well as taking care of her new spiel ’97 completed Ironman Mont surprise appearance at home on boy! Baby Barton is due late fall little boy Cooper born this sum- Tremblant late this summer. Way September 3rd. Husband Thomas and we can’t wait to meet him! mer. Jenny Jones Savage also to go, Hilary! Also on the move is did a wonderful job staying calm In other baby news, Lauren Webb welcomed her little girl Maddie Libby Lawson Foster. She and her and everything turned out won- Mitchell and husband, Luke, this fall and is excited to have a husband have moved from Austin derfully. They continue to explore welcomed Henry Jackson Wesley future St. Mary’s turkey! Allison to Logrono, Spain for a year to the Northwest’s natural beauties Mitchell to the world in Septem- Davies Ford welcomed her second take Spanish at the University and make improvements on their ber. Henry takes his names from little boy Hill this summer six of Rioja. She says all SMS’ers are home. Last but not least, Tom’s granddads on both sides: Henry weeks early! All are doing well, welcome to visit Spain anytime! I most recent design work via the Jackson was Luke’s maternal and Allison loves having nearly all might have to take her up on that! game Destiny has been released grandfather’s name (who went of her family relocated to Jackson- Thanks for writing in and report- to the world, so they have had a by HJ or Jack) as well as his great ville. Courtenay Adams enjoyed ing your news, and congratula- lot of fun hearing about people grandfather’s, and Wesley is a visiting Allison this summer in tions on the new babies, jobs and enjoying it. Sarah Montgomery name shared by both Lauren’s Jacksonville. Courtenay is still moves! Prudhon is in her second semes- recently passed maternal grand- in Memphis living near Over- ter of CRNA School at UT! Lots of father (Silas Wesley, or SW), and ton Square. She is fostering an studying, but she loves it! Seven 2000 her brother (James Wesley). What English bulldog mix and is in her month old daughter Etta Louise a neat tradition! Meg Kinnard 10th year at Dixon Hughes Good- Katie Garrett Harris is crawling everywhere and pull- Hinson writes that she enjoys man where she works with Meg [email protected] ing up on everything...she keeps running, covering S.C. political Parker. Those of us in Memphis them on their toes! Walton Allen campaigns, and teaching daugh- love getting together for lunch Mark your calendars for Alumnae Webster has been busy teaching ter, Adair (3), to count in French! regularly including Caroline Pala- Weekend April 24 & 25- It’s been 2nd grade and keeping up with As for me, Laurin Maddux, I am zola Conrad and Rebecca Fones 15 years! Here’s the news for Walt (2), John Henry (7) and Jack still at Lakeside working with the Rhea. Rebecca’s daughters are now: Lexie Hicks Johnston is (9). Megha Karkera Kanjia and kiddos. As Erin Lyttle Do shared loving school—and Ellie is already still thrilled about selling real husband Mayur are getting settled with all of you already, I was in first grade!Erin Bower is still estate in Memphis. She and Emily in Cincinnati and adjusting to chosen as one of Memphis Business doing great in Nashville and is White went to visit Jen Kaiser life as a family of 3. Baby Kish Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 this Fall. working in physical therapy. Leigh in Orlando and took an amazing is now 4 months old and Megha

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just started work as a Pediatric Memphis, and is enjoying all the Courtney Taylor Humphreys and doing research and is starting Anesthesiologist at Cincinnati activity, in addition to taking care McKee are also having fun with to get some of her work pub- Children’s Hospital. Lauran of her growing boys, Jackson and Tucker, 3, and Heloise, 1. Courtney lished—way to go Wendi!Laura Glassman Stimac reports she is Rowan. After having taught first got to see Lizzie Widdicombe Hettinger recently celebrated her enjoying living in Memphis and grade at St. Mary’s for the past recently and reports that she’s marriage to George Mauer in New reconnecting with fellow class- two years, Meena Sudheendran doing great! Nishta Mehra and Orleans. Classmates who helped mates. Lessie Calhoun Rainey moved to Washington, D.C., Courtney were really proud to her to celebrate included Lindsey, shared that she and husband where she is teaching first grade have a writing piece about their Rachel Andersen, Leslie Guinn Collins are expecting a baby in at Maret, a co-ed private school. friendship across religious beliefs Jerkins, Kelsey Freebing, Kathryn April! Ellis Dixon did a little trav- Though she does miss Moss Hall published on Christianity Today’s Glassman, Whitney Long Neal eling this summer around Russia terribly, she is really loving D.C.! website for women. Nishta is now and Margaret McQuiston. Leslie’s and Spain. She will spend the Caroline Gardner left her job in teaching high school: an honors daughters Juliette and Molly winter focusing on her pop-up investment banking and is now creative writing course for se- Jerkins made beautiful flower shop in Lisbon selling one-of-a- working for MillerCoors doing niors, a new comparative religion girls. Leslie’s husband Jonathan kind clothing. She still freelances mergers and acquisitions for elective for juniors & seniors, and has started his residency in pedi- in fashion design for some com- beer distributors, which is very two sections of American lit for atrics in Memphis, and Leslie has panies stateside and also started fun. She and her cockapoo, Linus, juniors. It’s been a big adventure a new job, working in advertis- a new job teaching English at the moved to Lincoln Park and are and learning curve, but she loves ing at Red Deluxe, downtown. American School of Languages really enjoying their new place. it. Shiv is busy talk talk talking, Emily May has added a new letter in Lisbon. Courtney Routt Susan Buckner is engaged to Cul- dancing, climbing on things, and to monogram—she wed Frank Worthman and husband Michael len Rose, a business school friend, is so excited to now have all his Lequerica (/Lek-a-rica/) in June. are living it up in NYC and mak- with plans to marry in the sum- grandparents living in town. As Mrs. Lequerica is still teaching JK ing a couple of visits home this mer! In June, Susan also changed always, it’s great to hear how at PDS, where she has also been fall and winter - one to speak at jobs and is now business lead at everyone is doing! appointed the Director of Early Chapel on November 18th and Instagram, working on increasing Childhood Programs. Classmate then for Christmas. I’m looking revenue. Claire Davies Rhodes 2002 attendants for her big day in- forward to Chapel, Courtney! and Andrew moved to Florida, cluded Ann Burruss and Lindsey, Mary Kathryn Millner Herrington where she is now a professor of Polly Klyce Pennoyer as well as former classmates and husband Lewis are loving life Converged Communications at [email protected] Kimberly Finnell Moore and as a family of 3 with little Millie, Florida State College of Jackson- Claire Hicks Tipps. Katie Friend, and MK is enjoying having a little ville. Luisa Peredo Ewing and Another eventful and produc- Margaret and Catherine Ferguson more flexibility in her schedule family just moved to London for tive six months for the class of Conger were also present to help these days. Stuart and I are out- her husband’s job. Luisa has been 2002. In Florida, Lindsey Coates the happy couple celebrate. Emily numbered and busy these days. working from home for a Private has started a counseling prac- and Frank are also members We enjoyed traveling to several Equity fund based in Singapore tice, with a focus on meeting the of the new-homeowners club. fun spots over the summer and for a year and a half now, and will therapeutic needs of low-income Congrats to both happy couples!!! fall with Louise (7), Wilkes (4), continue to do that from London. people, including recently begin- Ann reports that highlights of and Hill (1): St. Louis, Park City, Mattias is going to develop a ning work with prisoners at the her summer included a beach Auburn, and Atlanta. Stuart and I British accent! Stephanie Vieron Orange County Jail in Orlando. get away with Lisa Mabry and were also able to travel to England Leary is still loving living on cam- What brave and important Elizabeth Campbell. Ann has in September for work, which was pus at her school and teaching work—and it sounds like she likes been busy—she is still teach- a great change of pace! Thanks to 7th/8th grade English after a sum- it besides. Kathryn Schledwitz ing second grade at Bodine in everyone for writing. Hope to see mer home with James, who is one has braved the wilds of the real Memphis; she has also earned you all in April! and a half. Katherine Eder and estate market to purchase her her certified Academic Language Daniel McDonnell made the move first home, outside of Seattle, and Therapist License AND she has 2001 to Nashville at the end of June she says we’re all invited! Anna started her own business, called and are really enjoying it so far. Coplon Suen is also a home- Jack and Lulu designs. Check Lauren Anderson Stone It’s definitely nice being closer to owner now; she and husband out her stuff; it is so cute! Lisa [email protected] home. They got married in Mem- Garrett have recently purchased is still in Birmingham, where phis in November! Katherine is a house in Madison, Wis., where she is completing her residency The movers and shakers of 2001 also enjoying her job at Vanderbilt he is a professor at University of in radiology at the University are moving and shaking into as a cognitive neurology fellow, Wisconsin. The two have enjoyed of Alabama. Hillary Burkett- new jobs, new homes, and new doing a mix of clinic and research some great international travels Buford has moved across the motherhood. Victoria Corder is and seeing some really interest- since their wedding last January. state to Knoxville, where she is now practicing general coming cases. Mira Patel married Ben- Wendi Muse is still living the now working at the healthcare mercial litigation and securi- jamin Roberts in Chicago in June! mega-commuting lifestyle, spend- consulting firm, Pershing, Yoakley ties litigation at Olshan Frome Meena, Amrita, Jenni Hirsch, and ing half her week at home in & Associates. She, too, has a new Wolosky. She and Tony (and Ellie) Katie Holladay Peak were all able Virginia with her husband Kani, home, in Maryville, Tenn., on 2 are enjoying the newlywed life in to attend. Amrita Dirghangi Goel and spending the other half in acres of land—what space! From New York. Emily Harris Halpern is and her husband welcomed baby New York, where she is in her North Carolina, Nicole Osborne still working for Crosstown Arts, Niam in July, and she joins many second year of doctoral stud- Steck reports that her life is part of the Crosstown neighbor- of us in saying “who knew little ies at New York University. She finally settling down a bit—she hood redevelopment project in boys could be this much fun!” spent another summer in Brazil is finishing up her rotation

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program at Glaxo-Smith-Kline 2004 and enjoying her participation in the Durham Junior League. Her Shea O’Rourke Quraishi son, Braden, has turned from [email protected] baby to toddler and is now even better at tormenting their poor Hello, Class of 2004! Exciting news dog. Michelle Goldwin Kaufman just keeps coming. Elizabeth is back in Chicago with her Jemison married Andrew Malwitz husband Jay, and after spending in August, and Christine Ruby a long year in Minneapolis she is married Matthew Coveny in finished with her Ph.D. and is now October. Meanwhile, Lucy Harris a licensed psychologist! Michelle recently got engaged! Abby has just started her post-doc at Kostka Farley and husband John the University of Illinois, and welcomed their first son, John she and Jay have just bought a North, in June! Abby still teaches new place in Chicago. Our happy first grade.Martha Guinn Carter ’02 family has had several new and husband Dudley love life with additions since our last update— Faye Rainer ’05, Mary Milton Kelley ’03 and Lauren Robinson ’03 little Jane. Martha also enjoys Kate Thornton Woolridge and putting out back-to-school signs for all students. spending time with Lawrence her husband Andy welcomed Taylor Elliott and her new baby son Luke Thomas in September. always such a treat to hear from tech company in Herzliya. She girl, Eliza. Welcome to the world, Meanwhile, Whitney Williams so many wonderful ladies. Please is busily planning her December little turkeys! Many are on the Frahm and her husband Russell keep the updates coming!! wedding to Moshe Ashkenazi and move. Blair Carter Tait, husband welcomed daughter Harper is excited that her family is going Tom, and dog Addie moved to Rose in July. Congrats to the new 2003 to be able to head over from the Atlanta, where they love see- mamas!! In Colorado, Melissa States to attend the wedding. ing Laine Peeler and Natalie Lawson Romero has graduated Alexanda Bicks Catherine Culvahouse Fox has Hartmann. Tom works for Bain from law school and social work [email protected] moved from New Haven to San Consulting, Blair is job hunting, school with a JD / MSW, and she Laurence Goodwin Diego to be closer to her husband and they love being aunt and is currently clerking for Judge [email protected] Nima. She’s in the dissertation- uncle. Ellen Coleman and dog Terry Fox on the Colorado Court phase of her PhD at Yale and also Lily moved to Sacramento, Calif., of Appeals. She reports that It’s been so nice to hear every- working at the Yale University where she loves working for an daughter Etta and husband Carlos one’s news. Lizzie Gill has started Art Gallery as well as learning Episcopal church. Ellen welcomes are also doing great! Valerie her very own business, No Limits Farsi. Katie Hobson Novikoff visitors! Rachel Bearman is Rabbi Hartmann wrote to us from the Tutoring, specializing in ACT has recently moved to East St. of Georgetown, Conn.’s Temple sea. She is still based in Slidell, and SAT preparation as well as Louis with her husband Chris, to B’nai Chaim, where she leads La., but her work as a hydrogra- tutoring in academic subjects for work with an organization called services, teaches Confirmation pher for the Naval Oceanographic students of all ages. Well done Rebirth East St. Louis which seeks and adult education classes, Office has her at sea for 2-month Lizzie! Suzie Loveless manages to develop youth into leaders for works in the Religious School, stretches several times a year. Alumni Relations for Teach for their city. Carey Faber Campbell and provides pastoral care. Betsy What an adventure! Valerie loves America in Oklahoma and is is in her 4th year of a plastic and Matthews Rhodes and husband working in the sciences, but she planning her next adventure to reconstructive surgery residency Stuart moved to Dallas, where wishes she had more female Panama and Morocco. Louise in Dallas. Margaret Ann Klinke Betsy does Public Relations for colleagues. Good thing St. Mary’s Schumacher Timmons is living Mays is in her 4th year of her Mary Kay. Grad school brainiacs is pushing the STEM curriculum in Atlanta with her husband, radiology residency in Memphis are putting Ms. Peterson’s “study these days! As for me, Robbie and Drew, and working at the Atlanta and has recently been named skills” to use! Camille Wingo I are six months into our latest Decorative Arts Center. Vi West is Chief Resident. She and husband is in the final year of her Duke adventure—parenting. Many still living in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Ben are the proud parents of an MBA program and will move many thanks to Marley Baer for still loves her job as the National English labrador named Atticus. to Dallas this summer to do covering for me last time around Training Manager for Pei Wei. Julia Brianna Winsett Chapman and brand management for Frito-Lay. on this update. Around the time McMillen is in her second year of her husband Matt welcomed their Prudence Katze will complete that class notes were last due, residency in family medicine at daughter Grace in May. Grace her Masters in Urban Planning Robbie and I were joyfully and UW Madison and reports that she spends most of her time with at Hunter College in December. anxiously welcoming our daugh- gets to “deliver babies and take Brianna at the flower shop or with Sarah Carter still loves being ter Victoria, who gave us all a bit care of the kids and grandparents, her grandma. Finally, my husband a nurse at Vanderbilt while in of scare arriving 6 weeks early too!” Mary Austin Mays Smith Jamie and I are still in Oxford. I’m grad school. Connor Trott is in and in need of some medical graduated from dental school in in the midst of directing a produc- her final year of her Doctorate interventions. We are thrilled to May and is now in the middle of a tion of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever of Physical Therapy program report that she is thriving now. one year residency program. She for the Oxford Theatre Guild and in N.C., where she is designing I’ve gone back to work, Robbie is splits her time between UT and teaching Latin (again!) to a very and implementing a therapeutic still in school, and the fun never the Church Health Center (“which nice group of 6th-8th graders at a maintenance program for people stops! My admiration for our I love!”). Rachel Bresinger is living local independent school. with Parkinson’s. Clare Patterson own mothers grows hourly. . . 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Biomedical Sciences and was ing a private practice. Elizabeth Schools. She is still writing for in December! Daughter Margaret first in her program to present Stevenson teaches kindergarten BroadwayWorld, volunteering, loves to “pat the babies.” Lauren her thesis research at an invited in S.C. and has taken many recent and hoping to do a few shows enjoyed hosting a baby shower in research day. Marion Phillips trips for weddings and concerts. this fall and winter. Lizzy Rhea the fall for Collin Wilson Buckner completed her Masters of City Martha Ferguson Burke lives in Cook is living in St. Louis and with Lauren Wiygul Riley, Laura and Regional Planning degree and Melbourne, Fla., where she’s a working on her masters in reli- Montague Haltom, Kate Mes- is an economic and community college counselor and teaches at gion and culture from Covenant senger Mendez, and Catie Jane development research analyst at husband Chris’s middle school Seminary. Her husband Stu is Berger. Baby Anne arrived to Col- Atlanta’s Georgia Power. Morgan beachside. They recently got a going to graduate in the spring lin and husband Sam in October – Lobe just started her family cockapoo named Denver. Martha with his masters in counseling. congrats, Buckners! Claire Arnett medicine residency in Denver looks forward to running the St. Elizabeth Tipton Musick is still Sumner and Falconer Robbins after exploring traditional heal- Jude Half Marathon in December! living in Missoula, Mont., and is are looking forward to being a dy- ing in China and Africa. Caitlin Ashford Carney Rosenberg in the midst of her third year of namic matron and maid of honor Carr is finishing her final year of and her husband live in New law school at the University of duo in Weezie Cannon’s wedding medical school at UT and apply- Orleans, where she works with Montana. She will be moving to to Stuart Finlay this fall! More ing to Ob-GYN residencies after Gulf of Mexico fisheries for Bozeman, Mont. in May when she happy news—Laura Jennings Denver and Seattle internships. the Audubon Aquarium of the graduates and is taking the MT Yacoubian and husband Paul are Caitlin is president of the medical Americas. Ashford is marching bar exam next summer. Marianne expecting a baby girl in Novem- school executive council. Angela this year in Mardi Gras parades. Rizk is now a fourth year gradu- ber! Laura Holladay Fletcher is Wilcox is a neurosurgery resident Amy Crawford Céspedes is a ate student at Iowa. She passed still living in Charleston, S.C. in Little Rock, Kaitlin Ridder commercial litigator in Houston, her comprehensive exams last Laura was promoted to support Jaqua is a urology resident in living with husband James and May and is officially permitted specialist at Blackbaud. Daughter Indianapolis, Lindsey McAlpin is dog Coco and going to her first to start work on her dissertation. Alaina will be 1 year on October an Ob-GYN resident in Houston, trial soon. Christine Ruby teaches She is also loving her practicum 25—right after Laura’s husband and Lauren Lazar is pediatrics Art History at CBU and Ceramics where she works with women (October 23) and Laura (October resident in Dallas, where she at the University of Memphis, who suffer from postpartum 24)! Faye Kenner Rainer is still enjoys seeing Taylor Fisher peri- while serving as Coordinator and depression. Erica Evans is excited working at Buntyn Preschool. She odically. Several have new jobs! Instructor for the Dixon Gallery’s about her new position as a Pro and her husband have spent the Susan Schwarz is now Group new program, Colorcopia. Watch Se Staff Attorney for the West- last 6 months working on their Sales Manager in Bloomingdale’s out, Pinterest! Cathleen Ray ern District of Tennessee! Erica fixer-upper in East Memphis. Ready to Wear. She recently Hickey and husband Fassett just usually reports that she enjoys Emily Templeton Gray bought a moved to N.Y.’s Lower East Side bought their first house--in San living on Mud Island near Sarah house in midtown back in Febru- and got a dog named Charlie. Antonio--and are planting a gar- Atkinson Ball, but not this time. ary and married husband Nathan Sasha Castroverde now works on den. Cathleen still teaches middle Sarah is still enjoying their friend- in September. Megan Bailey was a $6.5 billion capital campaign at school English. Piper Gray, still ship, though. Grace Jensen Knight Emily’s Maid of Honor, and Erica Harvard’s University Development at Warby Parker, moved to a new says, “We can’t believe Baby Evans and Katie Brookoff were Office.Mary Washington is apartment and is excited to deco- Mary is already a year old. She is bridesmaids. Emily says that senior account executive at Eaton rate. Piper is thrilled that Rachel such a fun baby! I love working she is already excited about our Medicals, realtor for Coldwell Bearman has moved nearby, and just 2 days in Kindergarten at ten-year reunion; she would like Banker Collins-Maury, and mom she loved traveling to Bali with New Hope. Life is good!” Lauren to start auditions ASAP for lead to 3-year-old McKenzie. Jessie Lucy Harris! Brittany Johnson Kennedy Dake has some good singers for the inevitable Jojo lip Walker is fundraising as a Major Hernandez and husband Saul are news—she and husband Merritt sync.We hope to see you April 24- Gifts Officer for the American excited to host lots of parties for are excited to welcome twin boys 25 for Alumnae Weekend! Red Cross of the Mid-South in the first holiday season in their Memphis. Natalie Hartmann is new house in Petworth, D.C.! As starting a new job doing physical for George and me, we’re enjoying therapy in her Atlanta hospital’s Memphis, where I’m still teaching inpatient rehab department. in Orange Mound and taking on Taylor Fisher is a registered dieti- some new roles at our school. tian and director of staff wellness Hope to see y’all soon! at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas and co-chair 2005 of curriculum for Kids in the Kitchen, an afterschool fitness Sarah Atkinson Ball and nutrition education program. [email protected] Shelby Deeney loves being a Lauren Wiygul Riley lawyer in Denver. She recently [email protected] went backpacking with husband Brian in California’s Kings Heather Nadolny and her boy- Canyon National Park. Zoe Kahn friend moved to Alexandria, Va. is a psychotherapist for teens over the summer, and Heather and their families in an L.A. drug started a new job as a Technology Class of 2006: Rachel White, Katie Camille Friedman, Mishi Castroverde, and Neelam Khan. and alcohol rehab while start- Associate with DC Prep Charter

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2006 Fagan is halfway through her ing kindergarten at Cornerstone is going to graduate in May and PhD program in Criminology at Prep School. Kim Johnson Radant is currently juggling her time Rebecca Anderson UCI and is working on a yoga graduated with a master’s degree between finishing up her history [email protected] and personal training business in counseling from the University degree, heading up Memphis Becky Bicks that will launch in 2015. Frances of Memphis in December 2013, NORML, LSAT classes, and grad [email protected] Leslie is still enjoying her and in May 2014 she married Matt school apps! She just recently time teaching middle school Radant. Kim got to celebrate her finished work on another cam- Rachel White recently got in Savoonga, Alaska. Lulu wedding in Florida with Amanda paign for Congressman Cohen. engaged to Iain Johnston and will Wilson is working on her masters Ayerst Jemison, Ellen Page, and Caroline Fentress is still in Los be getting married in Cambridge, in Interior Design at Virginia Jenna McNair. Kim and Matt re- Angeles working as a producer UK at Christ’s College next Commonwealth University cently moved to Detroit for Matt’s at Kojima Productions LA. She is June. She joined Katie Camille and worked for a commercial residency in oral surgery, and working on Metal Gear Online, Friedman and Neelam Khan to design firm in Richmond over Kim is now working as the school which is the multiplayer part of cheer on Mishi Castroverde for the summer. She also recently counselor at Hope of Detroit Metal Gear Solid V. In November Mishi’s dance company’s first joined the Junior League. Rebecca Academy, a K-8 charter school. she is participating in a Crossfit evening length program of Anderson recently got engaged Courtney Foreman Guilfoile mar- competition where she’s sup- dance held in September. Beth to Alaric Eby while vacation- ried Russell Guilfoile in April 2014 posed to do that one pull up she Pazar graduated with a Masters ing in Cape Cod. The wed- in Memphis. Courtney and Russell mentioned last time… Melissa in Public Affairs from the ding will be held next fall in just moved to Missouri where Graunke Decosimo got married University of Texas at Dallas and Memphis. Elizabeth Braden he is posted for 2 years as a JAG in July, and also started pursu- is working for the City of Dallas recently moved to Princeton, N.J. officer. ing her MBA at Emory’s Goizueta as a Council Assistant. Catherine to become the Program Manager Business School in Atlanta. Caitlin Smith Denman and her hus- at Princeton in Africa. She had 2007 Colcolough moved to Charleston band, Larry, bought their first the chance to see Katie Camille in June and has been working on home this summer in East Friedman in June for a Princeton Caitlin Clark growing her photography busi- Memphis and are looking forward in Africa event. Becky Bicks is [email protected] ness. Erin Fowler is still working to the birth of their first child currently living in Brooklyn, N.Y. Caitlin Colcolough on spacecraft systems and space later in the fall. Grace Wheeler and writing for Scripted, a ghost- [email protected] robotics programs for DARPA, and Davis welcomed her first child, writing agency. She recently co- we have an experimental space- Ellen Amelia, in Birmingham, founded her own web copywriting Mary Louise Carrick is in New craft in development for launch to Ala. Grace and her husband, and editing business. Lindsey Orleans getting her Master’s in low earth orbit in September 2015. Charles, are overjoyed with their Edwards Rushing has enjoyed her Education at UNO, and living This fall she started a Masters new daughter, and Minor Moore first year of marriage to Cameron with her sister Emmaline ’10. She program in computer science was the first St. Mary’s ’06 visitor Rushing, and she is now teach- is concentrating in elementary at George Mason University. to see the beautiful baby. Minor ing high school psychology and education and mild to moderate Charlotte Eagle finished up lives in the same neighborhood English at the Bowie Center in disabilities. Ginni Fischer is back post baccalaureate courses in in Nashville as Ellen Page, who Memphis. Katie Camille Friedman in Memphis teaching 3rd grade Biochemistry at U if M, and is enjoying her second year is heading to do research in the at New Hope Christian Academy recently took a job restoring an- at Vanderbilt Business School Netherlands for a whole year, and and bought a house that she cur- tique furniture for Stair Galleries and spent her summer work- she would she would love to meet rently shares with her gray cat. in Hudson, N.Y. Her second job ing as a Senior Product Manager up with any European visitors! After a summer of solo travels working for a boutique hotel at Amazon in Seattle. Mamie Neelam Khan is currently doing in Ecuador, Chelsea Cook began owned by the artist Brice Marden Kostka is in the middle of taking a year-long research fellowship her first year of law school at in Tivoli, N.Y. is only 5 houses her licensing exams for her with the Dept. of Dermatology at Emory University in Atlanta. She away from her sister Anastasia landscape architecture work the University of Pennsylvania, is serving as a board member for ’11 who is attending Bard College. and recently got to visit her and she will be returning to the reproductive justice group, Cameron Colcolough Reynolds new sweet nephew John North Georgetown next year to finish working with a refugee alliance is still in Greenville, S.C. doing in Colorado Springs. John is her last year of medical school organization, and trying to learn photography and loving being the son of her sister, Abigayle and apply for residency. Morgan more about her awesome city. close to Clemson. She and Caitlin Kostka Farley ’04. It is turning Beckford moved back to Memphis Zina Kumok is still living in Indy are excited to be moving towards out to be a party in Southern in August and started working for with her fiancé and their dog Lyra, launching their joint photo and California for St. Mary’s Opera Memphis as the Education and writing on her blog, which film studio in the coming months! ’06ers. Ellen Makowsky and Evie and Outreach Coordinator. recently got more than 5,000 fol- Helen Akers is still in Austin Lyras just moved to the area, She also took over Mari Earle’s lowers! She still works full-time working for VMware, and was joining Kristi Ryan and Morgan position at WKNO as a Sunday for a non-profit in town where just promoted to an inside Sales Robbins. Evie Lyras moved from afternoon station break an- she does PR and marketing. Representative for North Texas. London, where she received a nouncer and is now singing She’ll be getting married in April. Adrienne Adler just started the master’s degree in Electronic at Germantown Presbyterian Rachael Brown got married in July grad school portion of her MD/ Publishing at City University Church, in addition to teach- to a wonderful Irish gentleman, PhD program at Wake Forest, and London. Kristi Ryan is in culinary ing voice lessons. Jenay Gipson Stephen Nolan and just recently is doing drug abuse research. school at the New School of will be getting married to Alex started a new job as a recruitment Alexandra Mims is back in the US Cooking in LA and enjoying Boggs in May, and she is currently consultant in Hong Kong, and after almost a month in Australia every minute. Jenny West- enjoying her third year teach- so far, so good! Hallie Flanagan playing rugby. Her team came

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in third place in the competi- Gould is still concierge-ing at to visit her sister Ellery Ammons Alex Tyler bought a house in tion. Cory Yandell Lewis moved The Residences at The Little Nell ’12 who was completing a pro- Fort Worth and is enjoying the to Chattanooga and just started and loving Aspen. Annie Ostrow gram in Copenhagen. Kathryn benefits and trials of homeown- a new job working as a social Anderson just passed her pre- Feder earned her Master’s degree ership. She works at iProspect worker with UT Health Science liminary exams in International in Effective Teaching and is in Fort Worth doing paid search Center on a research program Relations and taught a course on still teaching kindergarten at for a large hotel client. Natalie to prevent infant mortality. terrorism in the fall. She is enjoy- UP Academy Charter School of Earwood made the best decision Maddy Pryor is still working at ing exploring all of Wisconsin’s Dorchester. Last June, Hanna of her life by accepting an offer in PGW Experience in LA, who was hidden treasures. In her second Gordon Oysel married a won- PR and moving to Atlanta to live just acquired by Creative Artists year at Emory Med, Cristen derful Frenchman, Franck, who with Karen Stein. Now she re- Agency a few months ago and Garrett is prepping to take the just so happens to be a fantastic ceives free Spanx on the reg and has been undergoing some major boards in January. Ariel Mason is pastry chef! She’s been eating her butt is looking better than changes. She has moved over to looking forward to graduating law very well. She also just got a pro- ever! Bailey Bethell is working as the Business Development side school this year and beginning motion at Adams Keegan where an Emergency Department Scribe and spends most of her time her career. Congratulations she is now a Client Services for the Methodist Hospital system drawing up proposals and pitch- to Memory Madden for getting Manager. Margarett Frisby is in Memphis. Sam Baumstark is ing, while also leading their Brand her CPA license! She started a living in Orange Beach, Ala. She working in the tech department Advocate program for AT&T/ new accounting and finance works as a finance manager for at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills. Cricket. She is gearing up for recruiting job in Atlanta in two restaurant owners as they She is excited that her parents her adventure to South America. November. Living the California expand and grow along the Gulf just moved back to Memphis so Emily Sells is still loving her job dream, Rachael Holley is work- Coast. Anna Wheeler is loving be- she gets to visit every year. Austin at Chilton Shelby Mental Health. ing for a startup in Silicon Valley ing in Nashville and seeing Ayana Nichols interned at the District She spends most of her time in and enjoying a beautiful view Fletcher-Tyson all the time! She Attorney’s Office over the summer the Shelby County Jail counseling of the Bay from her apartment. is working at First Presbyterian and is now in her second year of inmates, which definitely keeps Christina Lee enjoyed her first se- Church and attending school at law school in Birmingham. She her on her toes. She also recently mester at Cornell Law School and Memphis Theological Seminary recently made the Cumberland got engaged to Blake Franklin and is looking forward to surviving through the Center for Youth National Mock Trial Team. She is planning their wedding for May her first winter in Ithaca.Morgan Ministry Training. Also apprecia- enjoyed seeing Melissa Pippin, 2015. Caitlin Clark is a 4th year Jordan is Assistant Art Director tive to have Anna in Nashville, Catherine Vaughn, Jordan Reeve, medical student at UT-Houston at Pace University, a freelance Ayana Fletcher-Tyson was so Liz Anderson, Kathryn Waggon- and is currently on the residency stylist, and the proud new owner excited to be the first St. Mary’s er, and Natalie Jacewicz at So- interview trail for Anesthesiology, of a fluffy guinea pig named alumnae speaker of this school phie Page’s wedding in Septem- traveling all across the country. Butters. Margaret Liddon is still year. She absolutely loved being ber. Claire Riley is back in Madrid She will be graduating from medi- enjoying Washington, D.C., and back for the day! In smaller but teaching 1st, 2nd, and 6th grade cal school in May 2015! especially enjoyed travels in no less important news, she also and will be traveling to London Tennessee, Texas, Upstate New got to teach a Dance Blast class at and Vienna before the holidays! 2008 York, and Florida over the sum- the Y when the instructor failed Reagan Bugg is a second year mer as well as visits from Katelyn to show up. Nicolette Overton student at Mississippi State Col- Katelyn Ammons Ammons and Christina Carson. spent the summer traveling in lege of Veterinary Medicine where [email protected] In Memphis, Ashley Edge is still the United States and Europe she’s enjoying performing surgery Margaret Liddon working as the Development and crossed the pond again in on shelter dogs so they have a [email protected] Coordinator at Grizzlies Prep August to finish graduate school better chance of being adopted. Edith Miller Charter School, which is now in in London. She will receive an Tyler Hyman just started her first [email protected] its third year of operation and ful- MS in Journalism from Boston year of medical school in buckeye ly grown with the sixth through University in January 2015. Caitlin nation at The Ohio State. She is The Class of 2008 is taking their eighth grade. Lane Feler finally Smith received her Master of looking forward to Mr. Volpe’s mid-twenties by storm! Jessica learned to like coffee in her final Science in information studies physics class saving her during Richardson was awarded as year of law school. Jenny Guyton this past May and accepted an her CardioPulm block. Christine Greenville County’s Emerging is continuing to enjoy working in internship with The Coca-Cola Petrin was so excited when Claire Teacher of the Year for 2014-2015 corporate strategy at the Advisory Company in Atlanta. Following Riley came to visit her in D.C. and has started a distance gradu- Board Company in D.C.! Jessica the internship she accepted a this summer. Unfortunately they ate program for Spanish educa- Farris is the digital editor and position with the digital com- were having so much fun that tion at Auburn University. Lauren content marketing manager for munications team for the same they didn’t see the police officer Wolfe loves living in Dallas while HOW Design and Print Magazine. department and will be working who gave them both jaywalking studying for a MS in Neuroscience She also hosts web seminars on the company’s website and tickets. Orange is the New Black and cognitive sciences at UT and develops online courses on social media presence. had never felt so real for either Dallas. She is also working as content management and SEO. In of them. Wallis Tosi is enjoying an emergency room scribe. Meg her spare time, she’s wrapping up 2009 working as director of market- Fowler is still in Morocco, the cold the last course for her Master’s ing and product development country under a hot sun. She will degree in journalism at CU- Bailey Bethell for Karen Adams Designs. She finish her Peace Corps service in Boulder. Over the Thanksgiving [email protected] had a great time seeing Brandon the spring of 2015 and is excited Break, Katelyn Ammons was Sylvia Brookoff O’Brien, Sarah Donaldson and for whatever lies ahead! Estes thankful to have the opportunity [email protected] Sylvia Brookoff while on a busi-

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ness trip in NYC. After completing at Baptist Hospital, where she Denmark studying abroad. She her digital advertising contract makes rounds at various doctors 2011 is currently working on a senior position at archer>malmo in offices each day. She is looking Honors Project and is also coor- October, Lindsey Driver accepted forward to beginning nursing Meg Cornaghie dinating a project with St. Jude. a full time position as a Social school in St. Louis in May. Also [email protected] After graduation, she is hoping Media Specialist at Magnolia returning to Memphis is Mary Allyson Patterson to work with children in the field Homes in Germantown. Ruthie Jensen Nease, who is working as [email protected] of Psychology. Teresa Hendrix is Morrison is in her second year a nurse at LeBonheur and enjoy- the design editor of The Ole Miss of medical school at UTHSC and ing her life as a newlywed. Ali Meriweather Adams was re- yearbook and is loving her last is enjoying being in Memphis! Fishman graduated from Miami cently elected as the president year in Oxford! Sarah Jemison Grace McNatt recently moved to this spring and is now attending of the Auburn Student Inventors is trying to take full advantage of Charleston, S.C.where her boy- portfolio school in Chicago. Elise Club and loves blogging about her final year at Princeton and is friend is serving as a Navy Nuke. Heuberger spent the summer in furniture she refinishes.Shelby enjoying writing her senior thesis She is loving her jobs as a nanny D.C. working for the Senate HELP Chambliss is student teach- on Memphis! Tinsley McBride and in a King Street boutique. She committee and is now beginning ing in a 5th grade classroom at is a senior this year, graduating also has a new man in her life: a her studies at Vanderbilt Law. Erin Oxford Intermediate School every with a major in Psychology, minor Golden Retriever puppy named Stuart spent the summer doing Monday and Wednesday. She in Child and Family Studies. She Cotton. Natalie Jacewicz and an intensive Greek course and is loves her teacher and students! is working as a research assistant Christine Petrin went on a hike to now enjoying her first semester Christy Cameron is currently on a multi-million dollar granted some local waterfalls. They both at Princeton Theological Semi- serving as president for the psychological study dealing with promptly changed their profile nary, where she is particularly College of Architecture, Design, couples and relationships. She is picture to the same thing. Sylvia happy to be in a handbell choir and Construction at Auburn. also Tri-Delta’s banner chair this Brookoff designed a Nickelodeon again. She is also playing first Her studio is partnering with year and after graduation plans slime umbrella (which you can flute for a new opera company East Alabama Medical Center on going to graduate school for buy on Amazon!). She started a in Princeton which seeks to give this semester to design medi- clinical psychology and continu- new job as a production coordina- mostly youth orchestra players cal devices for use in the patient ing on to get her doctorate. This tor for on-air promos and has had the chance to accompany operas. rooms. She is also busy cheering summer, Anna Morten returned a variety of exciting experiences Outside the world of academia, on the Auburn football team! back to St. Mary’s to work in lately such as meeting Mariska Cara Greenstein is currently the Meg Cornaghie worked at St. the advancement office. This Hargitay, being woken up in a Public Relations Coordinator of Francis Hospital in Memphis this semester she’s busy planning train station by police and dress- Doug Carpenter & Associates and summer as a surgery assistant Wake ‘N Shake, Wake Forest’s ing up as a Ninja Turtle in Times is managing blogs for The Scout in the OR, which made her even dance marathon for cancer Square so she could experience a Guide Memphis and ArtsMem- more excited to start at Baylor research and applying for jobs! day in the life of a costumed char- phis Culinary Series. She has also College of Medicine next fall. She Allyson Patterson loves being acter. Helga Wienerschnitzel has just launched ConnecTI, Temple is now back in Houston for her Editor-In-Chief of The Vanderbilt been promoted from Face Painter Israel’s newest social initiative for final year at Rice and is loving Review, Vandy’s Literary and Arts to Ride Attendant at Six Flags, Jewish young adults. Carey Segal serving as the president of Will Publication, and she is exuber- her current place of employment. recently set sail as a performer on Rice College, her residential col- ant to join design firm PDR’s On the side, she’s been trying Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the lege. Eliza Hendrix is happy to strategy team full-time after her hand at limerick writing and Seas and will spend the next sev- be back at Rhodes after spend- graduation. Mary Peeler worked making handmade paper. eral months dancing throughout ing last spring in Copenhagen, Emory University Hospital this the Mediterranean and 2010 Caribbean. Also traveling the world is Meredith Erin Stuart Whitten, who has taken [email protected] a job as a scuba instructor in the Bahamas and With our five-year reunion just will be moving there around the corner, many of us shortly. Ann Yacoubian have completed our undergradu- is currently in Yere- ate degrees and moved on to van, Armenia teaching graduate programs and jobs. English and Spanish Mary Frances Street just started as well as volunteering her first semester at UT Knox- in a pediatric hospital. ville pursuing her Masters in She will be returning to School Counseling. She is looking the States in January to forward to the in-depth study of begin graduate work at this one step closer to her dream Columbia University. job. Cassidy Gubin graduated this May with her BS in Psychol- Left: Virginia Preston ’11 (second from left) on the National Broadway Tour of Dirty ogy and is spending the year in Dancing with classmates Becca Rinehart, Tinsley McBride and Whitney Wortham, Memphis working who came to see her performance in Cincinnati. Right: Cara Greenstein ’10 and Kat Gordon ’00 owner of Muddy’s Bakery.

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summer in Atlanta and saw the Tri Delta and can’t wait to head ing at University Health Services a hospital and an eating disorder Ebola patient’s ambulance first to Honduras this January for her and volunteering as a mentor treatment center this summer. hand! Now, she is finishing up her Marine Biology research program. with KIPP Austin. Ellery Ammons Sukriti has decided to major in public health major and apply- Kyra Scheiterlein is coasting into studied urban development and Science, Medicine, and Public ing to medical schools for next junior year in hot pursuit of an design abroad in Copenhagen last Health! Sophie Skouteris lived in year. Virginia Preston is thrilled operational management degree semester. She is enjoying being Destin all summer and worked as to be making her Broadway and entrepreneurial minor. Not back at Rhodes and continu- a beach waitress! She is living in debut with the national tour to mention filling life with 4 VP ing to work with the Crosstown the Kappa house and loving life! of Dirty Dancing! Lucy Wade positions, the newest being a community. Camille Vaughn Mary Egan Clark is loving William Shapiro is greatly enjoying being student based volunteer group had a rewarding summer at the and Mary. She had a blast work- the President of the Executive named Boulder Assets. She Church Health Center serving as ing with the St. Mary’s admissions Committee at Washington & also just adopted a black kitten an Exercise and Movement intern office to coordinate the first day Lee which serves as the student named Shadow. Grace Bethell and is currently enjoying cheering of school signs in every St. Mary’s government and administers the enjoyed living in an orphanage on the MSU Bulldogs this football girl’s yard! Rachel Chu worked at honor system. Susan Waggoner in Tegucigalpa, Honduras this season. Neely Sammons is living a law firm this summer and has is enjoying being back in Auburn summer, and has been accepted in Argentina for the fall semester also started to play RUGBY. Rachel after studying abroad in Italy last to the upper division of the and goes by the name Nelly. She is an outing program trip leader spring and spending her sum- University of Alabama’s Capstone is busy exploring South America for hiking/caving/climbing/out- mer interning in Nashville! Allie College of Nursing. This year and mastering her Spanish skills door events at Sewanee! Rachel is Williams worked at a sustainable Lauren Petrin was the Public but misses her fellow turkey majoring in Sustainability and is investing firm in San Francisco Relations Vice President for her friends. V. Ellen Mitchell is still a minoring in Women and Gender this past summer and will re- sorority Gamma Phi Beta. She is Diabetics major at Ole Miss and is Studies. Rebecca Park spent the turn to work for them after she also excited to be studying and enjoying working for the athletic summer out in Colorado working finishes at NYU in December! interning abroad in Dublin next department as Dietitian during as a camp counselor and climbed Whitney Wortham is preparing semester. Frances Hord is leading this exciting time of UM football. 10 fourteeners (mountains greater for her medical mission trip to Bible study at USC’s chapter of Joy Brown has finally moved to than 14,000 ft)! Although she had Nicaragua in December and is Kappa Kappa Gamma. Sara Kim Nashville in pursuit of her dream- a great time in Colorado, Rebecca contemplating her next big move is working with Rollins School of ing of having a career in the is happy to be back in Atlanta and after graduation. She also caught Public Health and its partners at music business. She is currently Emory! Claire Fogarty is living up with celebrity Virginia Preston, the CDC to help develop Emory’s interning at Webster & Associates, in the Delta Delta Delta house while Virginia was touring with new Department of Complex Hu- an entertainment public relations at University of Tennessee and the Broadway production Dirty manitarian Emergencies. Lesley firm on Music Row. She is proud has joined the climbing team. Dancing. Angela Yu has assumed Stevenson’s new favorite hobby to finally call Nashville home! Hannah Stein worked a job at her role as chief fruit harvester is stalking her freshman brother Kendra Scott over the summer at an east Tennessee commune. across the Notre Dame campus. 2013 and has switched her major Maria Zoccola is learning and Aside from that, she keeps busy to Early Childhood Education. exploring while studying abroad with the daily newspaper and Anna Stukenborg Madeline McCann spent this in Wellington, New Zealand. musical theatre on campus. As [email protected] summer working at Fairhaven Executive Director of Up ‘til Dawn Olivia Summitt Treatment Center in Memphis 2012 at University of Memphis, Melissa [email protected] and is studying psychology and Byrd is aiming to raise an un- Anna Utley biology. Dakota Beasley worked Ellery Ammons precedented $200,000 for the kids [email protected] at Holliday Flowers over the sum- [email protected] of St. Jude this year. Alix de Witt mer and is excited to start work- Chandler Roberts has declared a major in English Grace Bettis worked as a nanny ing with recruitment for football [email protected] and hopes to go into education. this summer in Memphis and this fall. Dakota is also delighted Alix also has recently taken the is living in an apartment in to serve on the Sisterhood Megan Guyton has her hands full position of Children’s Ministry Fayetteville near campus. Lida Committee of Chi Omega. Hana as Director of Conference Logis- Director at Esperanza Church. Kruchten transferred to Ole Roussey has transferred to tics for UF Model UN. She contin- Chandler Roberts is enjoying her Miss and has changed her major Belmont University and abso- ues to serve Kappa Kappa Gamma two 12 hour clinical rotations to computer science. Linda lutely loves it. Hana is majoring as an officer for standards.Jodie in the Fort Worth hospitals in has also joined the club tennis in Nursing and has joined Kappa Struminger has declared a new the TCU Nursing School. Laura team! Olivia Stevens served as a Alpha Theta. Sarah Spiers worked minor in the Business of Sports Mathews transferred to Rice waitress at Swanky’s Taco Shop at a physician’s office this sum- and is currently participating in University and is running on their in Memphis, managed a princess mer and visited Margaret Walter Washington University Dance cross country and track team. camp with Mary Egan Clark in L.A. Sarah is looking forward Theater. As Student Association She was a national champion in at her house, and worked the to studying in a castle in the External Vice President, Amritha the 20-24 age group at Age Group St. Mary’s reading and writing, Netherlands and traveling across Kanakamedala helped create a Triathlon Nationals in Milwaukee, and theater camp. Liv has also Europe this Fall. Emma Less campus-wide initiative to encour- Wis. and 7th in 20-24 age group at changed her major to elementary interned at the Levitt Shell over age entrepreneurship and civic ITU Age Group World Champion- education. Sims Peters served the summer and really enjoyed engagement on campus. Ellen ships which was held in Edmon- as a counselor at Camp Ozark it. Emma is very excited to live in C. Mitchell is loving her posi- ton, Canada. Ramie Mansberg is for 12 weeks this summer! Hotty the AOII house this year. She has tion as Panhellenic delegate in so excited to continue volunteer- Toddy! 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Media as a double major with Alliance (AAA). Nikki loves it “on garteners at Durham elementary Strategic Communications! Callie the mountain”! Olivia Summitt schools. Mary Allison Pritchard Wallace‬‬ worked as a counselor transferred to Rhodes College has become involved in Sewanee and on the ropes course at Camp and really loves the feel of a Women Engaging and Empow- Ozark over the summer. Callie smaller school where she can ering Women (SWEEC) and is has declared her major in Spanish build strong relationships with currently working in the campus and marketing. Katie Heard was professors. Olivia volunteered library. Phoebe Fulmer joined offered an internship with an at the Humane Society over the Sewanee’s club tennis team, and investment bank and became summer and worked at Vantage Adira Polite is currently serving president of the Durham union Point Golf Range in Cordova, Tenn. as a representative of Bowdoin’s society. Katie is studying econom- She is majoring in psychology track team. Ellen Cowens plays ics and politics. Lillian Norcross and hopes to become an animal on the Wake Forest club soccer worked as a nanny this sum- therapist. Anna Stukenborg team in addition to working with mer, is majoring in Marketing, absolutely loved working at Camp Project Pumpkin, the university’s and is living in the Kappa Kappa Greystone in N.C. all summer. She largest non-profit event.Gurbani Gamma sorority house. Anna is enjoying sophomore year at Ole Singh has become involved in Peeler worked at a lifeguard Miss and has declared her major research for Down’s Syndrome at this summer and is currently as Elementary Education. Natalie Meeks ’14, Elizabeth Emory University and is involved majoring in nursing. Anna plans Rainer ’14, Maddie Droke ’14, in the Best Buddies organization. to study abroad in Wellington, Mimi Billings ’14, bottom: Mary Haley Steinman is loving market- 2014 Katherine Harris ’14, Anna New Zealand, London, or Dublin ing at Emory and is currently an Stukenborg ’13. next semester! Rachel Ostrow Lacey Chaum intern at Annie Griffin Collection. took classes this summer and [email protected] recently joined Tri Delta. Laura Camille Cowart is enjoying her helped out with recruitment for Miles Schaeffer Kate Hamilton is in the process Secondary Education and English the Honors College at Alabama. [email protected] of starting the first intramural double major at Vanderbilt Uni- Rachel is majoring in Mechanical golf team on campus at Ole Miss, versity and has become involved Engineering and minoring in the The Class of 2014 is off to an ex- where she joined the Nu Beta in RUF, Best Buddies, and Vandy Computer Based Honors Program. citing start after graduation this chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi. Dance Marathon. Zara Ali works She is also in the Stem Pathway past May. Sarah Steuer spent her Mimi Billings pledged Chi Omega, as Teaching Artist Associate for to an MBA where she will get summer helping special needs and Mary Katherine Harris, the New York Philharmonic, and her masters in business a year children write and perform their Maddie Droke, Natalie Meeks Lacey Chaum currently holds after she completes her under- own play, and Keila Mumphord and Elizabeth Rainer pledged marketing positions for the Daily grad. Rachel is doing research is currently a theater major at Delta Delta Delta. Mary Harbert Pennsylvanian and a local social with a professor in Mechanical Howard University and has joined Stromberg also pledged Tri Delta media startup at the University Engineering titled: Biomechanical the Howard Gospel Choir. Abby at Clemson University, and Caro- of Penn. Lizzie Apple is active in Loading of the Lower Limbs Huber and roommate Merritt line Wellford joined Kappa Kappa Middlebury’s slam poetry group, During Walking and Running. She Moore are enjoying the University Gamma at the University of Poor Form, and is on the prose is very active in the American of Memphis where Abby joined Wisconsin. Ellen Clarke pledged and poetry board for the liter- Society for Mechanical Engineers Alpha Gamma Delta and serves as Tri Delta at the University of Ala. ary magazine, Blackbird. Mallory and recruitment for the Honors Morale Captain for Up Til Dawn, a and has become involved in the Prater is also enjoying writing ar- College as well as the College St. Jude fundraising organization. Alabama Finance Association and ticles for the Fashion Journalism of Engineering - specifically Katherine Donovan also pledged UA for St. Jude. Hallie Katz joined Club at Arizona State University Mechanical Engineering. Rachel is Alpha Gamma Delta at Auburn ADPi and the club lacrosse team and has joined the National Press also a member of Alpha Omicron University where she addition- at the University of Southern Photographers Association. Kelsie Pi. Alexa Fila worked at Tazikis ally serves as a SERVE commit- California and is on the board of Jones has joined the Multicultural this summer and is now majoring tee member in the Freshman the campus organization, Challah Mentoring Program, and Neely in management information sys- Leadership Program. Rosemary for Hunger. Bailey Archey pledged Battle has become a programs as- tems. Anna Utley studied abroad Dunn is actively involved in her Delta Gamma at Miss. State and sistant for the Fest, DePaul’s own in Paris this summer and had the living learning community at UT is involved in the pre-vet club as music festival. Theresa Green is time of her life. Anna is major- Chat. and works with the Dean well as the Reformed University enjoying Carleton College and ing in Interior Design. Ariyan of the Honors College to create Fellowship. Molly Hanna is also has joined many student groups (Nikki) Cox worked at St. Mary’s new scholarship opportunities. active in Furman’s chapter of RUF including Nordic skiing and out- Summer Pursuits as a Munchkin Iqra Siddiq is involved in the and joined the club swim and doors club. camp counselor this summer. Muslim Student Association and intramural volleyball teams. Miles Nikki is co-captain of the Tiger Better Together interfaith events Schaeffer has become involved Girls Dance Team, Captain of at Rhodes College, and Maddie in the Science Days Club at Duke the Sewanee Step Team, and a Rhodes is currently in the middle University, where she helps teach member of the African American of the Rhodes golf season and science experiments to kinder-

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Marriages

Rachael Brown ’07 to Stephen Georgia Harrison ’77 to Dan Hall, Ashley Moore Mayfield ’72 to Hallie Rose ’04 to Kevin Eble, Nolan, July 5, 2014 June 24, 2012 John Remmers, December 20, 2014 July 4, 2014

Weezie Cannon ’05 to Stuart Laura Hettinger ’02 to George Sloane Metcalf ’08 to Jon Hosack, Christine Ruby ’04 to Matthew Finlay, November 1, 2014 Mauer, October 11, 2014 October 18, 2014 Coveny, October 4, 2014

Katherine Eder ’01 to Daniel Katie Hobson ’03 to Chris Sophie Page ’09 to Stephen Emily Templeton ’05 to Nathan McDonnell, November 1, 2014 Novikoff, May 3, 2014 Lintner, September 20, 2014 Charles Gray, September 13, 2013

Lori Goldstein ’04 to Woodrow Elizabeth Jemison ’04 to Andrew Mira Patel ’01 to Benjamin Monica Wilson ’98 to Derek Merkel, August 2, 2014 Malwitz, August 2, 2014 Roberts, June 28, 2014 Barton, April 30, 2014

Hanna Gordon ’08 to Franck Kimberly Johnson ’06 to Matthew Gretchen Perkins ’77 to George Oysel, June 21, 2014 Radant, May 31, 2014 William Thorogood III, September 27, 2014 Melissa Graunke ’07 to William Emily May ’02 to Frank Lequerica, Decosimo, July 12, 2014 June 14, 2014

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1. Emily May Lequerica ’02 and husband Frank. 2. Elizabeth Jemison ’04 wedding 4 to Andrew Malwitz with former teachers and classmates. 3. Hannah Gordon Oysel ’08 and husband Franck Oysel. 4. Kat Gordon ’00 wedding with friends. 5. Classmates of 2004 at Lori Goldstein’s wedding: Martha Ferguson Burke, Lucy Harris, 3 Blair Carter Tait, Katie Gore and Morgan Lobe.

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Births/Adoptions Graduate Degrees

Lawrence Taylor Elliott ’04, Master of Clinical Mental Health Wyatt Charles Barton to Kishore (Kish) Kanjia to Counseling, University of Monica Wilson Barton ’98, Megha Karkera Kanjia ’00, Memphis, May 2014 October 30, 2014 June 6, 2014 Kathryn Feder ’08, Master of Dorothy Wyeth Biedenharn to Orinda Ruth Landman to Effective Teaching, Charles Louise Chandler Biedenharn Melissa Ohsfeldt ’97, Sposato Graduate School of ’01, July 25, 2014 September 16, 2014 Education, December 2014

Anne Eddings Buckner to Eleanora Margaret Leonardo Michelle Goldwin Kaufman ’02, Collin Wilson Buckner ’05, to Anna Wetzel Leonardo ’08, Ph.D in Psychology, University October 9, 2014 August 22, 2014 of Chicago, May 2014

Dorothy Wyeth Biedenharn Annabelle Rose Chang to Ray Olivia Lindenschmidt to Clare Patterson ’04, Master of daughter of Louise Chandler Gabrielle Rose Chang ’95, Katie Moran Lindenschmidt Biomedical Science, Philadelphia Biedenharn ’01. March 15, 2014 ’93, November 20, 2014 College of Osteopathic Medicine, May 2014 Grace Sarah Chapman to Griffin Lightman Angell to Brianna Winsett Chapman Rachel Lightman ’90, Beth Pazar ’06, Master in Public ’03, May 16, 2014 August 9, 2014 Affairs, University of Texas at Dallas, May 2014 Adelaide Elizabeth Denman to Grace Amber Lovett to Catherine Smith Denman ’06, Elizabeth Lake Lovett ’94, Marion Phillips ’04, Master of November 13, 2014 June 26, 2014 City and Regional Planning, Georgia Tech, May 2014 Eliza Quinn Elliott to Gabriela Erika Molner to Lawrence Taylor Elliott ’04, Michelle Martinez ’93, Kim Johnson Radant ’06, September 17, 2014 September 19, 2014 Master of Counseling, University John North Farley III, son of of Memphis, December 2013 Ramona Helen Englert to Henry Jackson Wesley Mitchell Abby Kostka Farley ’04. Rose Indriolo Englert ’97, to Lauren Webb Mitchell ’98, June 24, 2014 September 29, 2014

Emma Kate and Grace Eliza- Madeline Elouise Savage to

beth Evans to Elizabeth Fraim Jenny Jones Savage ’99, In Memoriam Evans ’97, June 16, 2014 September 25, 2014 Mary Catherine Lynn Hitchings ’47 John North Farley III to Abby Elizabeth Owens Sloan to Kostka Farley ’04, June 7, 2014 Catherine Tracy Sloan ’96, June 24, 2014 Parke Sherrod Farnsworth to Kristine New Farnsworth ’00, Madeline Weiss to Megan September 3, 2014 McCulloch Weiss ’00, Emma Kate and Grace Elizabeth, August 13, 2014 twin daughters of Elizabeth Joseph Hill Ford to Allison Fraim Evans ’97. Davies Ford ’99, June 21, 2014 Luke Thomas Woolridge to Kate Thornton Woolridge ’02, Cartter Lupton Gerber to September 29, 2014 Hayley Bower Gerber ’01, October 8, 2014 Harper Rose Frahm to Whitney Williams Frahm ’02, Niam Arav Goel to Amrita July 10, 2014 Dirgangi Goel ’01, July 15, 2014 James Kennedy and Henry Rowan Archer Halpern to Newman Dake to Lauren Emily Harris Halpern ’01, Kennedy Dake ’05, November 19, 2013 December 11, 2014

52 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Learning how to build the world you want to see: Graduate Degrees That’s the essence of the maker mindset at St. Mary’s. It can mean anything from constructing a cardboard castle for your Early Childhood Center classmates to mixing up Turkey-blue slime to designing and printing a 3D solution to an Upper School robotics problem. It all starts with empathy: Learning to listen — really listen — to someone else’s problem, and then figuring out ways to solve it.

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