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Summer 2013 Annual Report of Giving INSIDE Capital Campaign 3 Special Events 6 Alumni Day / 175th Anniversary 10 UpcomingEVENTS March 15–April 2 April 26–27 May 31 Spring Break—Students have the Upper School Spring Play Baccalaureate opportunity for service travel (produced by students) Senior/Parent Dinner Dance to Haiti, Mexico, and Kentucky; baseball and golf athletic teams April 28 June 1 are traveling to Florida; exchange Spring Concert Commencement programs continue with trips to the U.K. and to France; and May 3 June 6 there are faculty-led trips to Italy, Grandparents Day Middle School Graduation Austria, and Spain. May 9–11 June 10 April 4 & 8 Middle School Play Golf Classic at Bedens Brook Revisit Days for Prospective May 18 September 8 Students Alumni Day Convocation April 12–22 175th Anniversary Celebration October 12 175th Anniversary Celebrations May 22 Homecoming in Asia Music Students’ Recital Members of Pennington’s Class of 2013 will be attending the following colleges: Albright College (3); American University; University of Arizona; Binghamton University; Boston College; Boston University (2); Brandeis University; University of British Columbia; Bryant University; Bucknell University (3); The Catholic University of America; University of Chicago; The College of New Jersey; College of William and Mary; The College of Wooster; Columbia University; Connecticut College; University of Connecticut; Cornell University; Drew University; Drexel University (2); Duquesne University; Elon University (3); Fordham University (3); Franklin College, Switzerland; The George Washington University; Georgetown University; Hobart and William Smith Colleges; University of Illinois at Chicago; Indiana University, Bloomington; Ithaca College (2); James Madison University; Lafayette College (2); Lehigh University (4); Liberty University; Marymount University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; McDaniel College; University of Michigan; Michigan State University; Monmouth University; Mount Ida College; New York University; North Carolina A&T State University; Northeastern University; Pace University, New York City (2); University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Pratt Institute (2); Princeton University (3); Purdue University; Randolph-Macon College; University of Richmond; Rider University; University of Rochester; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick (4); Sarah Lawrence College; University of Scranton (2); Shenandoah University; University of South Carolina; Stonehill College; Susquehanna University; Tufts University (2); University of Vermont (2); Villanova University; Wake Forest University; Western New England University. ii Pennington Magazine Summer 2013 UpcomingEVENTS Summer 2013 Volume 54, No. 2 FEATURES May 31 Baccalaureate 12 Building for the Senior/Parent Dinner Dance Head of School Stephanie G. Townsend Future Pennington unveils plans for the June 1 Director of Development Commencement Joanna K. C. Storrar first new academic building on campus in more than 30 years. Editors June 6 Lori G. Lipsky Middle School Graduation Director of Communications [email protected] (609) 737-6156 16 Annual Report June 10 Golf Classic at Bedens Brook A. Melissa Kiser of Giving Director of Special Projects • Letter from the Chair, [email protected] Peter Tucci ’79 September 8 (609) 737-6116 Convocation • Leadership Donors Contributing Writers • 2012—13 Committees October 12 Mary Ellen Erdie, Ashley Foltiny, Lissa Kiser, Joanne McGann, Julia Meneghin, Joanna • Parents Homecoming Storrar • Alumni Contributing Photographers Jemima Attanasio, Ira Casel, Jaclyn Immordino ’03, Jim Inverso, David Kassel, Rob McClellan, Allan Rosenberg ’66, Tim Scott, US Candids. Design and Layout Lisa Aliprando, LOA Graphics, LLC alsO Inside Printing Prism Color Corporation 2 Welcome Note Letter from the Head of The Pennington School 112 West Delaware Avenue School, Penny Townsend Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 737-1838 4 Commencement www.pennington.org 6 Middle School Graduation This annual report of giving acknowledges all those who made gifts to The Pennington 8 Alumni Day and School during the period July 1, 2012, to 175th Anniversary June 30, 2013. The Development Office has worked carefully to ensure the accuracy 36 Class Notes of the information contained within these pages. If you come across an error or omission, please accept our apologies and advise us by calling the Development Office at (609) 737-6121. All materials copyright © 2013 by The Pennington School unless otherwise noted. The cupola device, circular logo, and split P are registered trademarks of The Pennington School. Opinions expressed in Pennington Magazine are those of the authors, not necessarily those of The Pennington School. On the Cover: A laser light show under the tent at Alumni Day on May 18. www.pennington.org 1 from the WELCOMENote HEAD OF SCHOOL Summer always affords me the welcome opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year and to set goals for the coming academic year. Summer is also a time of renewal for my colleagues, a change of pace from the hectic, fast-moving, and adolescent-filled days of the school year. Many teachers spend the summer re- The stories and pictures in this magazine engaging with their own education, about the 2013 alumni reunion day and modeling for our students what we mean Penny Townsend 175th celebration that brought record by our commitment to lifelong learning. numbers of alumni and their families to They have undertaken a variety of projects campus serve as a record of the optimistic and activities, and by so doing they will excelled in all forms of artistic pursuits, spirit that prevails at Pennington. Together enrich the academic and extracurricular and our athletic teams have distinguished we are blending our past with our present experience of our students. Two teachers Pennington in countless state tournaments as we chart the future. traveled to Cuba with a group of educators and championship matches. We have also from across the United States; several seen measurable growth in the applicant It is a privilege to help guide Pennington teachers are enrolled in renowned graduate pool, and demand for a Pennington into its next 175 years, and it is with our programs; and others have participated education has never been stronger. deepest gratitude that we send you this in Advanced Placement, humanities Through all this growth, we have remained magazine and annual report. Pennington education, college counseling, admission, fully committed to educating a diverse has much of which to be proud, and you and technology workshops in order to stay population. Without a doubt, Pennington is can be certain that our graduates will current with best practices and pedagogy. poised for the next step. continue to embrace the enduring legacy of Coaches have attended seminars to inform honor, virtue, and humility. their own practice through exposure to None of the facility improvements and the latest coaching methods and fitness program growth, faculty professional programs, and all teachers are reading for development, and accessibility for those both pleasure and purpose, designing their not able to afford a Pennington education Stephanie G. Townsend courses and honing their understanding could have happened without the generous Head of School of the iPad and Pennington’s course and loyal support from our Board of management system. Trustees, alumni, parents, and friends of the School. Our record of success has This summer I have found myself reflecting allowed us to embark with solid footing on not just on the past year, but also on the a capital campaign that is the culmination past seven years. Mike and I arrived in of the master plan conceived by the New Jersey in the summer of 2006, and I Board of Trustees. The Kenneth K. T. Yen don’t think we ever could have anticipated Humanities Building will be an open, light- how involved we would be in a period filled, and inspiring space where teachers of sustained growth at Pennington. I and students will come together and also never could have imagined how collaborate in an environment quickly seven years would fly by or how specifically designed for optimal many new friends we would make, both learning. The classrooms of here and around the world. The School Old Main that have weathered Penny Townsend and Mrs. Bing Tang P’14, has benefited from the renovation of the decades but are no longer new chairwoman of the TPSPA China chapter, Stainton Hall’s science classrooms and able to provide the flexible during a recent trip to Shanghai to meet with laboratories; the installation of an artificial and technology-infused Chinese families. turf athletic field; upgrades of dormitories learning environment and classrooms; the institution of a global required of a twenty-first studies program that has sent faculty -century education will and students out into the world and has be converted to admini- connected Pennington with schools across strative and admission the globe; the adoption of an Honor Code; offices. Old Main’s past will the creation of service opportunities in be honored as it assumes Haiti, Latin America, and the United its hard-earned and well- States; a dramatic increase in Advanced deserved place as the Placement examination score results; historic heart of the School. and students achieving an impressive college matriculation list. Students have 2 Pennington Magazine Summer 2013 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN The PLANPLAN This building