Alumni Horae ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL WINTER 2016

Young alumni embrace tech industry Catching up with George Carlisle

Milkey ’74 reflects on landmark case SCHOOLHOUSE READING ROOM / PHOTO: PERRY SMITH 1 RECTOR

Adapting for the Future

As we began our It turns out my fears about the impact of such budgeting process a primitive technology as landline telephones

PETER FINGER earlier this winter, were overblown, at least temporarily. Students our IT director sug- and teachers still communicated face-to-face, gested we discontinue still smiled at one another in person – they still technical support for do. But thinking back to those earlier concerns, it hard-wired phones seems FAT’s notion about the risks of technology in all student rooms. may not have been completely out of place. These He explained that our risks were recently summarized in the title of MIT students no longer sociologist Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together: use landline phones. Why We Expect More from Technology and Less I was assured that discontinuing this service from Each Other. would not compromise the safety of our students, The complex issue of how technology is chang- who would still have landline access, if they ever ing relationships is very much on our minds at needed it, in their house common rooms. So, the School. In June, Dr. Turkle and other scholars landline phones died quietly in a budget meeting. and school leaders from around the country will I remember the introduction of phones in stu- join us for a St. Paul’s School symposium entitled dent rooms 20 years ago. In the opening faculty “Empathy, Intimacy, and Technology in a Boarding meeting of the 1995-96 school year it was an- School Environment.” Our purpose is ambitious: nounced, somewhat matter of factly, that the To explore the dynamic nature of adolescent capital project to wire every student’s room for relationships in this century. You will hear more phone service had been completed over the sum- about this exciting event as it approaches. mer and that plans were being made on how to I began this letter with an anecdote about how provide each student with a telephone. As a new budget considerations can involve issues of faculty member who admittedly was not involved enormous consequence. The “because we can” in any conversation related to the project, I was attitude that once informed many of our spending taken aback by the announcement that students ideas has evolved into one of “because we should.” would soon have phones in their rooms. Hadn’t This disciplined approach, which over the last anyone thought through the impact those phones decade has motivated strategic planning and would have on our community? I imagined that budget decisions, is due in large part to the lead- students would no longer stop by to see each other, ership of Bill Matthews ’61 during a recession. to say hello or suggest walking together to Chapel Strategic plans, established in careful, community- or the Upper. Students would be imprisoned by the wide discussions, now drive the direction and inertia of easy telephone conversation. The unravel- growth of our program. ing of the SPS community was surely underway. I look forward to beginning the next strategic Feeling the School needed to be saved, I announced planning process during the 2016-17 school year. the formation of Faculty Against Telephones, better Without preempting that process, the next plan known as FAT among its two or three loyal members. must include specific initiatives directing the FAT was a proud, but ineffective, force against evaluation of our current program against our the introduction of student telephones. The group’s mission, to thoughtfully test curricula and daily only small triumph was asking the administration life against our aspiration to build community good questions: How will this technology advance and serve the greater good. I also anticipate our mission? How will it build community? The an ambitious plan that, although it may seem only answer I remember hearing about the motive counterintuitive, will likely have us doing less but behind the project was something akin to “because doing it better, and in ways that will strengthen we can.” and sustain our School.

2 Alumni Horae Vol. 96, No. 2 Winter 2016

Features Alumni Horae 14 From Concord to Kyiv EDITOR Jana F. Brown by James Brooke ’73 DESIGNER The author writes about the rewards of life as a foreign Cindy L. Foote correspondent. RECTOR Michael G. Hirschfeld ’85 EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Leeann Doherty 18 Climate Control Sarah Earle by Lucia Davis ’04 Meg Heckman Attorney-turned-judge Jim Milkey ’74 played a pivotal role Lisa Laughy Hannah MacBride in a landmark Supreme Court decision on climate change. Michael Matros Clay Wirestone 24 A New Age by Matt de la Peña ’04 with Peter Harrison ’07 Alumni Association

ADVISORY BOARD With technology the norm of their generation, young Chair alumni are taking traditional education and applying T. Brittain Stone ’87 it to non-traditional careers at tech companies. Members Sarah R. Aldag David B. Atkinson ’59 Brett A. Forrest ’91 Mary F. Karwowski ’04 WIlliam L. Kissick, Jr. Departments Lockhart Steele ’92 2 Rector 30 Reviews Nancy E. Weltchek ’78 Hotels of North America 4 Action by Rick Moody ’79 Published by Max Baron ’17 is running a profitable The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait business – from his SPS dorm room by W. Barksdale Maynard ’84 The Alumni Association The Pentagon’s Brain of St. Paul’s School 7 Perspective by Annie Jacobsen ’85 603-229-4770 Still appreciating Ninth Rector [email protected] Kelly Clark 32 Community Trustees of St. Paul’s School 8 Memories 33 Formnotes The City of Concord recently acquired an original SPS horse-drawn carriage 53 Deceased 10 Athletics 66 Spotlight Pittsburgh Penguins Associate GM Budding filmmaker Pippa Bianco ’07 is Jason Botterill ’94 has a bright future getting attention from the industry in the NHL ON THE COVER: Freelance journalist 68 Facetime Marian Bull ’06 is part of a new age of Catching up with Faculty Emeritus George Carlisle young professionals. Photo: Mark Weinberg

3 ACTION COURTESY MAX BARON ’17 COURTESY

DORM ENTREPRENEUR | Max Baron ’17 In December, Ad Age featured the entre- members of the community, we put the in which we will be able to generate the preneurship of SPS student Max Baron ’17, product right in front of the consumer.” most influence for our client through the of New York City. Less than a year ago, Baron told Ad Age that he conceived use of campus reps.” The company follows Baron, now 17, founded PrepReps, a com- PrepReps from an already solvent industry up by monitoring the success of each and pany that connects high school and college of youth brand representatives, combined every representative. students with brands seeking the customer with his idea of becoming the third party Since signing on with its first client, loyalty of the next generation. PrepReps has made more than $40,000 in After spending more than a year work- revenue from its dozen customers and a ing on the idea, PrepReps took shape over “Campuses, including database of 2,500 students from 500 dif- the summer between his Fourth and Fifth St. Paul’s, are incredibly ferent campuses around the country. “In Form years. The company assesses its its most simple form, we take the difficulty student reps based on their social net- connected communities, out of finding brand ambassadors for our working potential (followers) through an and that quality makes clients,” Baron explains. The reps, adds application process, and connects them Baron, pay nothing to be associated with with companies looking for brand repre- them extremely lucrative PrepReps, while the clients pay for data- sentation and modernized on-campus for brands. By putting base management plus the rep recruitment marketing solutions. The idea is to pro- and application review processes. vide advertising for companies and their clothing and apparel on The biggest success so far for Baron products in an organic way, offering an influential members came in the initial four months with his alternative to what Baron calls “more anti- company’s biggest client, as PrepReps quated forms of marketing,” including of the community, we put was able to generate more than 1,000 sidebar ads on social media. Brands provide the product right in front Instagram posts for the brand through student representatives with products to nearly 130 reps. wear around campus and post about on of the consumer.” “Collectively,” wrote Ad Age, citing social media. In short, the reps are provid- Baron “[PrepReps has] a combined social ing a live, home-grown advertising solution – Max Baron ’17, PrepReps following of just under one million people.” based on their individual social networks. The Fifth Former, who runs PrepReps “Campuses, including St. Paul’s,” says out of his Drury dorm room, has always Baron, “are incredibly connected com- to vet the students applying for those possessed an entrepreneurial spirit. One munities, and that quality makes them openings. PrepReps, according to its web- summer, while still in middle school, he extremely lucrative for brands. By put- site, evaluates each brand and targets sold weekly cookie subscriptions through ting clothing and apparel on influential “the age group and geographic region an online site, reaching $5,000 in sales.

4 CORRECTION: From the Alumni office An error was made in the 2014-15 Annual Report of St. Paul’s School. Baron, who skis, plays tennis, and is a the upper level of the Freeman Center The chart on page 47 correctly rec- member of the SPS Debate Team, aspires was renovated into three temporary ognizes that the 50th and 55th reun- to work with as many big brands as fine arts classrooms. An additional two ions set records for reunion Annual possible. classrooms were fabricated in a wide Fund dollars, but incorrectly cited “The next step,” he told Ad Age, “is to trailer situated between Freeman and the respective forms. The Form move from Southern clothing brands to Memorial Hall. Eventually, Freeman will of 1965 set the record for a 50th clients like the Oakleys, Ray-Bans, Nikes, become home to the SPS art gallery. reunion, while the Form of 1960 set and Adidas of the world.” In the long term, Meanwhile, the Hargate building was the record for a 55th reunion. Our he added in an interview with Alumni emptied as Harvey Construction began apologies and our congratulations Horae, Baron aspires to make PrepReps renovation of the site, which will be- to those forms. “one of the biggest marketing companies come the School’s new community center, in the United States.” located at the heart of the campus. The PrepReps is finalizing its partnership yearlong project is scheduled to culmi- become involved in the SPS community with a global technology company that nate with the opening of the community and develop a greater understanding of will allow the company to perform up-to- center in the winter of 2017. Relocation their peers and themselves. the-minute and much more thorough of the SPS fine arts program to its “All too often, students and faculty analysis on the social performances of permanent home in Moore is set to assume that leadership is associated with reps. The partnership has allowed Baron commence this summer and last approx- designated or earned roles within the to cultivate relationships with a number imately 10 months. The final phase of institution,” said SPS Dean of Students of international publicly traded technology the project, the transition of the upper Chad Green. “In reality, each and every brands interested in making use of the level of Freeman to house the SPS art one of us can exercise leadership, regard- database and accompanying technology gallery, will begin once construction of less of age or position in our community.” in different ways. The publicity in Ad Age Moore, which includes a small addition, Weber engaged the Third Form in the has gone a long way in validating Prep- is complete. The Freeman Center’s Lindsay Center, with a dialogue on peer Reps, and has led to interest from potential transformation will likely begin in the influence and accountability. new clients, investors, venture capitalists, summer of 2017. “The classic rule is that the only people and advisors. who can lead are Sixth Formers,” said “As a millennial,” Baron tells AH, “I am Building Greater Weber. “This is about changing the def- in a unique position to be a part of a Understanding inition of who students think gets to be marketing revolution that will funda- leaders, and who is responsible.” mentally change how members of my Weber led the group in a series of generation – who spend more time in TENLEY ROONEY “Simon Says”-style exercises, demon- front of a device than any generation strating the power of herd mentality and before us – will engage with the products the importance of speaking up. His goal they love.” was to leave the Third Formers feeling Renovating Hargate empowered about their position within the School and the greater community. On his second of four planned visits to SPS this year, Dr. Leming turned the dis- PERRY SMITH PERRY cussion inward, leading Fourth Formers In late January, visiting speakers chal- through a five-minute meditation prac- lenged the self-perception of Third and tice in Memorial Hall. Fourth Form students and their roles in “August Leming’s fundamental message the St. Paul’s School community as part of taking the time to pay attention to our- of the School’s ongoing Living in Com- selves with intention and self-compassion,” munity (LINC) curriculum. said Green, “ties directly into the social Mike Weber, a leadership coach with and emotional competencies and skills we Southwestern Consulting, and Dr. August strive to build in each of our students.” Over Christmas Vacation, work began Leming, a sports psychologist based in The visits also support Building Healthy on the initial phase to move the SPS fine Princeton, N.J., examined leadership and Community, a School initiative that works arts program to the Moore and Freeman emotional intelligence through interac- in tandem with the LINC curriculum to buildings. The project is expected to last tive discussion in small-group settings. support safe and strong relationships through the summer of 2017. While stu- Their visit was part of LINC’s ongoing among students and adults in the SPS dents were away from school in December, skill-building sessions to help students community.

5 Shared Shelf Recently, St. Paul’s became the first high school in the nation to implement Shared Shelf to manage its digital archives through the ARTstor Digital Library online research collection. The e-management tool is widely used by colleges and universities. Shared Shelf provides the SPS archives with a powerful digi- tal management tool to catalog collections, using established metadata standards. The new interface also pairs content from the School’s photograph collection with the comprehensive image collection in ARTstor, meaning the same interface that powers the vast ARTstor collection can now be used to access SPS archives images. As a result, not only is access to the SPS that will markedly increase as digitization projects progress. archives much improved, but integration of the materials into Future plans will also incorporate the School’s collection of the curriculum is much easier and more flexible. Good news fine art and photography and potentially document other art for students and faculty. resources specific to St. Paul’s, including stained glass windows, The collection currently features more than 600 images sculptures, woodcarvings, portraits, and antiques in the Chapel scanned from the School’s photograph collection, a number of St. Peter and St. Paul.

Empathy Intimacy Technology / in a Boarding School Environment & June 15-17, 2016

A Symposium Hosted by St. Paul’s School

From June 15 to 17, St. Paul’s School will the information. Symposium faculty in- psychology of people’s relationships with host a symposium entitled “Empathy, clude experts in technology and society, technology. Intimacy & Technology in a Boarding teen intimacy, cultural sociology, cultural “We are pleased to bring together these School Environment.” The three-day con- trends and their impact on children, and experts and administrators to examine ference will bring together school leaders the psychology of humans’ relationship how we educate young people within this and experts in the fields of adolescent with technology. new paradigm,” says Rector Mike Hirsch- development, empathy, human sexuality, Among those presenting will be Danah feld ’85. “We plan to approach today’s technology, and social media to explore Boyd, author and principal researcher technology conundrum from a variety the impact of technology on the emotional at Microsoft Research; Professor Donna of perspectives and develop a guide for health of young people. Results will be Freitas, who lectures at universities across fellow educators in all school settings, published in a guide for peer school lead- the United States on her work about college so we can harness the vast potential of ership in the areas of policy and procedure, students; Shamus Khan ’96, associate today’s high-tech landscape without academic impact, pro-social behavior, professor of sociology at Columbia and jeopardizing what makes us fully human. curriculum, coaching, spiritual life, and author of Privilege: The Making of an By doing so, we will fulfill our mandate understanding the student voice. The Adolescent Elite at St. Paul’s School; to educate responsible, healthy students symposium will include presentations Catherine Steiner-Adair, author and and future world citizens.” by guest speakers, panel discussions, and Harvard clinical psychologist; and Sherry working groups to help attendees process Turkle, an author and researcher on the www.sps.edu/symposium 6 PERSPECTIVE

Still Appreciating Ninth Rector Kelly Clark by Jason P. Andris ’92

No matter how many years a student never for a disciplinary attends St. Paul’s, the School leaves a set reason). In each case, of Technicolor memories based on the his melodious voice experiences shared with the rich and always evoked a truly diverse community. Those students who special warmth. While had the good fortune of attending dur- I’m not sure any of ing the years of Kelly Clark’s Rectorship us can claim to have witnessed no greater expressions of the ever met a saint, a best aspects of community than in the conversation with man himself. Mr. Clark has always A first glimpse at the tall, slender, hand- made me wonder. some – inspiring – figure of Kelly Clark Mr. Clark was was surpassed only by the words he spoke never a stern leader; and the gentle kindness of his delivery. rather he set an ex- He loved the School, the members of its ample of a complete community, and God. life embodying the A graceful and gracious leader, Mr. ideals of St. Paul’s School and that of an of the little red Chapel Services & Clark and his wife, Priscilla, opened engaged mind, body, and spirit. While en- Prayers books found in every seat of their home nearly every Saturday night trusted as the academic, administrative, both Chapels. to SPS students, providing hot cocoa, and spiritual leader during his decade as But to measure the impact of Kelly the ever-popular poppy seed cake, and, Rector (1982-1992), through his words, Clark on St. Paul’s School by physical most importantly, a welcoming environ- students learned of the “goodly heritage” enhancements to the campus would be ment filled with the treasures of their they had inherited and felt a reassuring an injustice to his legacy. His is most shared life. From an eclectic collection of sense of stability that characterized the predominantly a legacy of 10 years of small toy soldiers to colorful shells from era of his leadership. peace, tranquility, and happiness in the the Clarks’ travels around the world to The legacy of Kelly Clark could be SPS community. I am proud to have remnants of Mr. Clark’s boyhood home easily defined by all the measurable good helped in a project (Our Goodly Heri- in Coronado, California, the first floor that came under his charge: Applications tage, 2016) to assemble the best of his of the Rectory was the cornerstone of grew along with selectivity standards writings and sermons from that period Saturday-night activities and the beating for admission; financial strength took of his life, many of which I heard first- heart of the campus during Mr. Clark’s physical shape with construction of hand as a student at St. Paul’s. tenure. His remarkable ability to recall Ohrstrom Library and the Lenore and Nearly every morning in those forma- every community member’s name made Walter Hawley Observatory, renovations tive years, we started our days in Chapel those speaking with Mr. Clark sense his to the Schoolhouse, the Upper, the Chapel by listening to Mr. Clark’s calm, clear divine grace and care. of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Payson Science voice lead us in prayer or in song or tell As I completed my years in Millville, I Center, and Warren House, and restor- us a story in his distinct cadence that had multiple pleasant encounters with Mr. ation of the Chapel of St. Paul. Under made us optimistic for the day and, be- Clark along the many School through- Mr. Clark’s guidance, the “Old Chapel” yond that, the future. All those years ago, ways and in the familiar confines of the became the site of voluntary services of there was no better way to start a day. Gothic buildings of St. Paul’s – even a Sunday Eucharist and nightly vespers More than two decades later, I still haven’t few meetings in his office (fortunately and a home to the reprinted version found one. 7 MEMORIES Historic Shattuck Wagon Returned to Concord by Jana F. Brown

In September of 2015, the Shattuck Wagon, once used to Main St. in Concord around the turn of the 20th century.” bring SPS boys from campus to Long Pond and on other The Historical Society has a mission of educating the local outings in Concord, was one of seven antique horse- public about the significance of the Concord Coach and drawn vehicles purchased as a lot from a Conway, N.H., its role in American transportation, making the return of collector. The vehicles – dubbed “the seven” – all bear the Shattuck Wagon and the other vehicles particularly the logo of the Abbot-Downing Company, a local manu- significant in preserving a part of Concord history. facturer known for producing the Concord Coach. The Shattuck Wagon recently returned to Concord In addition to the Shattuck Wagon, the collection also was the larger of the Shattuck club’s two barges. It was includes the Crawford House Mountain Wagon, a once able to carry as many as 20 passengers comfortably. The common three-spring delivery wagon, and a one-of- barge is commemorated in one of two plaques created a-kind pony sleigh. The City of Concord supplemented in the 20th century by woodcarver John Gregory Wiggins fundraising by the Abbot-Downing Historical Society in honor of the Form of 1894. to help pay $175,000 for the lot of antique vehicles, “In the upper portion of the shield,” wrote Wiggins outbidding a carriage museum in the Midwest to take in his description of the plaque, “we have the Shattuck ownership of the collection ahead of a September 1, barge, which made the trip from Long Pond to School 2015, deadline. To help the Historical Society reach its in six minutes.” goal, St. Paul’s School contributed a $5,000 gift toward The full history of the Shattuck Wagon after its depar- the acquisition. The Shattuck Wagon was dubbed the ture from St. Paul’s is not completely clear. The confusion rarest of the seven antique vehicles and alone carried may come from the fact that the Shattuck club owned a $75,000 price tag. Last September, the Concord City two barges – a large and a small version. In total, Abbot- Council voted to fund the Shattuck portion of the pur- Downing made three vehicles for St. Paul’s, including a chase through its economic development reserve fund. barge for Halcyon. Prior to procuring the recent additions, the Historical Harry Wilmerding of the Form of 1925 wrote to Society owned two Abbot-Downing coaches. Alumni Horae in the fall of 1961, sharing that he had According to a fundraising video produced by the witnessed the Shattuck Wagon in action, transporting Abbot-Downing Historical Society, the Shattuck Wagon visitors around the Mystic Seaport Museum. Another (also known as “the barge”) is “part of the most extraor- letter in that issue from Percy Preston ’32 stated that dinary collection ever assembled of the single factor the Shattuck barge had been given to the Mystic Seaport which has distinguished the City of Concord and made Museum in the summer of 1961. a global difference.” All seven vehicles, the video says, In that same issue, Charlie Culver ’39 sent a July 16, “were made at the Abbot-Downing factory on South 1961, clipping to Alumni Horae from the Hartford

8 Historic Shattuck Wagon Returned to Concord

Courant, announcing acquisition of the Shattuck barge. vehicle would be visiting the School “from a museum in The article declared “visitors to Mystic Seaport now Canterbury, N.H., to which it was given by the School.” have the opportunity of touring the grounds on board a That reference was part of a 100th anniversary cele- horse-drawn barge, a two-horse, bus-type wagon that bration of the founding of the Shattuck and Halcyon carries 20 persons on a tour over the cobblestoned Sea- boat clubs, and likely referred to the smaller of the two port Street and other streets within the Seaport area.” Shattuck vehicles. “On Saturdays and Sundays,” the article continued, According to a letter written by a Susan Green and “the barge goes from the Seaport to the Mystic Railroad published in the spring 1985 Alumni Horae, the Shattuck Station to meet the excursion train from New York and Wagon was donated to the Mystic Seaport Museum in carry as many passengers as its capacity permits….The Connecticut and eventually made its way to the Arroyo barge, long used at St. Paul’s School, was presented to Seco Historical Park in Richmond, Texas, which was this association recently by the trustees of the school…. attempting to restore the vehicle. [I]t began its use at St. Paul’s well before 1900…[and was] In the spring, the City of Concord plans to display the used to transport the boys on the crews of the two boat Shattuck Wagon and the other six vehicles acquired. clubs from the school to Long Pond, a distance of approxi- mately two miles. The barge being used at Mystic Seaport Do you have any other information about the is the larger of two belonging to the Shattuck Club.” history of the Shattuck barges produced by A 1970 reference in AH to the Shattuck barge by former Abbot-Downing? If so, please let us know. Rector Bill Oates announced the School’s hope that the

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A barge similar to this one, shown near the turn of the century, was used to transport students to and from Long Pond. ATHLETICS On the OTHER SIDE

of the Ice by Jana F. Brown

Following a successful playing career cut short by injury, Jason Botterill ’94 is making a name for himself on the management side of professional hockey

s the New Year emerged, the Pittsburgh salary cap in consideration of a trade with another Penguins were riding a rollercoaster, as NHL club, or initiating contract negotiations winners of five of their last 10 games with one of the dozens of agents who represent A the players. between the end of December and the initial days of 2016. Perennial superstar Sidney Crosby, by “Part of why I enjoy my job so much is that the many considered the best player in the National days can be so different and there are so many Hockey League, was finally getting his game different touch points,” says Botterill. “I can’t plan together after an early-season slump, and new too much. I may be talking with [Penguins General head coach Mike Sullivan was adjusting to life Manager] Jim Rutherford about a trade, or we behind the Pittsburgh bench. may be trying to figure out who to call up when Around the same time, the Penguins recalled a player has been injured the night before. All of forwards Tom Kühnhackl and Bryan Rust and that is what makes my job so intriguing.” defenseman Adam Clendening from Wilkes-Barre/ Botterill didn’t plan on joining the management Scranton, Pa., of the American Hockey League side of professional sports. A native of Winnipeg, and reassigned forwards Scott Wilson and Conor Manitoba, he grew up playing pond hockey after Sheary back to the AHL. The Pittsburgh manage- school and dreaming of skating in the National ment team also conducted its mid-season amateur Hockey League, like so many other young play- scouting meetings to evaluate players the team ers in Canada. Athletics were imprinted on the might consider acquiring in the June Entry Draft. Botterill family DNA; Jason’s father, Cal, worked One of those overseeing the ups and downs as a sports psychologist and college professor, and transactions of the big club and its minor while his mother, Doreen, was a teacher, who league affiliates was Associate General Manager represented Canada as a speed skater in the Jason Botterill ’94, whose varied daily routine 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. Sister Jennifer might include checking in with the coaching Botterill is one of the most decorated women’s staff in Wilkes-Barre, evaluating the Penguins’ hockey players in Canadian hockey history.

10 On the OTHER SIDE of the Ice

11 COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Prep school was not part of future dis- consecutive World Junior Championships part-time scout for the Dallas Stars. Just cussions either, until Botterill’s father (1994-96), winning three gold medals. weeks after his business school gradua- was working as the team psychologist Botterill bounced around a bit in his tion in the spring of 2007, he joined the for the Chicago Blackhawks in the early professional hockey career, suiting up Pittsburgh Penguins organization as dir- 1990s. At the time, superstar Jeremy for 88 NHL games with Dallas, Atlanta, ector of hockey administration, a role he Roenick, an alumnus of SPS Independent Calgary, and Buffalo, while also tallying held for two seasons. Botterill spent the School League peer Thayer Academy, 257 points in 393 minor league games, ensuing five years as assistant general suggested boarding school as an alterna- before a series of concussions forced an manager (2009-14), before his promotion tive for Jason’s budding hockey career. early end to his playing days. to his current role as associate GM in June The idea intrigued Botterill’s parents, who “I was fortunate that my parents had 2014. In that role, Botterill assists Penguins always encouraged their son to take his helped me make academics a priority too,” GM Jim Rutherford in all hockey-related academics just as seriously as athletics. says Botterill, who retired from hockey matters, including scouting, player devel- Botterill fell in love with St. Paul’s on in 2005 and went on to earn his M.B.A. opment, and contract negotiations, and his tour of the campus, and enrolled as at Michigan. “I never thought I would get serves as general manager of the AHL a Fourth Former in the fall of 1991. As a back into hockey. I thought grad school team in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. member of the Big Red hockey team, he would be an intermediate step to get me Time spent on the other side of the ice earned first-team All-ISL honors in 1993. into the ‘real world’ of commercial bank- has opened Botterill’s eyes to the work it Originally a member of the Form of 1994, ing or corporate finance.” takes to build a successful professional Botterill graduated a year early and con- Realizing the value of his connections sports franchise. He was fortunate to be tinued on to the University of Michigan, as a player, Botterill got a job at NHL part of the Penguins organization in 2009, where he played four seasons for the headquarters in the summer of 2006, on when the team won the Stanley Cup. Wolverines, including the 1996 NCAA the heels of a 2004-05 lockout season He counts that season as a tremendous championship team. He also studied eco- that resulted in a new collective bargain- learning experience. He also understands nomics, earning Academic All-American ing agreement, which included a salary the importance of maintaining the line honors. At the end of his freshman year, cap for the first time in the history of between personal and professional issues Botterill was selected 20th overall by the the NHL. Botterill quickly became an when it comes to managing players. In Dallas Stars in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. expert in salary cap structure and, while his own career, Botterill was frequently He also represented Canada in three completing his M.B.A., also worked as a on the bubble between making the jump

Fall Sports Highlights – 2015

teams each placed second in the ISL and Sports Summary fourth in New England. Jade Thomas ’16, BOYS VARSITY WON LOST TIED KAREN BOBOTAS Elizabeth Wells ’17, Lauren Henderson ’19, Cross Country 17 1 0 Marc Roy ’16, and Reid Noch ’16 earned Football 3 5 0 All-NE honors, while Wells, Henderson, Soccer 7 12 0 Thomas, Roy, Noch, and Santi Saravia ’17 27 18 0 got ISL nods. GIRLS VARSITY Fifth Former Meg Fearey’s overtime Cross Country 8 7 0 goal in the season finale against Brooks Field Hockey 8 6 1 Becca Thompson ’16 helped the Big helped the Big Red field hockey team to Soccer 2 12 2 Red to a 15-5 record. finish on a high note. All-ISL Charlotte Volleyball 15 5 0 33 30 3 Clark ’18 and honorable mentions For the second time in the initial three Fearey, Finley Frechette ’17, and Josie TOTAL VARSITY 60 48 3 years of ISL volleyball, the SPS team Varney ’19 were among the standouts. BOYS JV won the league championship, com- Elsewhere, the varsity football team Cross Country 9 8 0 pleting its ISL run with a 13-1 record. won two of its final three games to Football 3 3 0 SPS was 15-5 overall, including a end the season strong, beating Rivers Soccer 5 4 6 trip to the NEPSAC Class A Volley- (42-14) and St. Mark’s (47-32). The 17 15 6 ball Tournament, where the Big Red boys soccer team won seven one-goal GIRLS JV fell to Choate. Captains Elisabeth games in a competitive ISL season. Field Hockey 8 1 4 Fawcett ’16 and Becca Thomson ’16 Jefri Schmidt ’16 and Chavez Mbeki ’17 Soccer 2 10 3 were named All-ISL and Boston Globe were all-league selections. Schmidt Volleyball 12 3 0 all-stars, while Audrey Bischoff ’16 finished eighth in ISL scoring with 22 14 7 and Emiliana Geronimo ’17 earned nine goals and six assists. The girls TOTAL JV 39 29 13 12 honorable mentions. soccer squad received the ISL Team The boys and girls cross country Sportsmanship Award. GRAND TOTAL 99 77 16 to the NHL and remaining with the AHL professional sports, acknowledges Botterill, affiliate for a little more seasoning. The is understanding when to step back (when letdown of not making the big club out the players and coaches are performing of training camp often stayed with him, well) and when to step in and make deci- he says, and negatively affected his play sions (when they are not). The Penguins at the minor-league level. made a mid-season coaching change in PITTSBURGH PENGUINS COURTESY “I wish I could go back and stay focused December, replacing Mike Johnston with on my own endeavor instead of all the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton coach Mike time I spent wondering what the coaches Sullivan after Pittsburgh went 15-10-3 and management were thinking about in its initial 28 games. Adjustments must me,” he says. “It’s important for players be made, explains Botterill, when manage- to know that there are so many factors ment feels that intervention will benefit in determining which players make the team performance. team, sometimes based on free-agent Botterill has had frequent interaction status or salary considerations. It’s not with Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney ’84. always based strictly on performance. The two crossed paths often when Sweeney You have to understand, even as a player, was assistant GM in Boston and running that it is a business.” hockey operations for the Providence Bru- Because of his own experience with ins, while Botterill was doing the same for playing between the minors and the NHL, the Penguins’ AHL team in Wilkes-Barre. Botterill is particularly sensitive to coun- “I have always enjoyed talking with Don,” seling young players who find themselves says Botterill. “He’s done an excellent job in the same scenario. While he doesn’t building the Bruins not only for this season, particularly enjoy the discussions that but also for years to come.” involve informing players of their immi- A significant part of what goes into nent return to the minor league, his own building a competitive professional experience allows him to be empathetic sports franchise begins with the Entry and to counsel the young athletes on how Draft and continues with patiently devel- to prepare for the next opportunity. oping the next generation of players. Meanwhile, Botterill is also charged with Botterill is one of those in the Penguins’ being on top of the Penguins’ salary cap front office working hard to determine status, taking that into account as the NHL’s how the team’s future draft picks will February 29 trade deadline approached, balance the assets of their aging stars and evaluating the team’s assets for and budding talent. “It’s all a big puzzle,” current and future success. It’s a balanc- he says, “and teams have three-to-five- ing act that requires considerations of the year plans to figure out what they will trending market value for professional look like. But that has to be flexible, hockey players, how other teams compare depending on so many factors.” in terms of free-agent signings and salary Botterill recently has been the subject cap compliance, and whether or not the of discussions around the NHL when team should compromise future assets general manager openings have become (i.e. players and draft picks) to gamble available. Being a GM is an opportunity he on success in the present. It’s a delicate hopes to eventually enjoy. A 2011 article equation that requires both expertise and by the online Hockey Writers titled “The a hefty dose of old-fashioned patience. Jason Botterill Factor” praised the SPS “Jason does a good job of taking the graduate for his knowledge and under- emotion out of certain situations,” says Bill standing of the many intricacies of the Guerin, a former NHL all-star who now management side of hockey, his compo- works as the Penguins’ assistant general sure, and his willingness to do the legwork Botterill was drafted by the Dallas Stars in 1994. manager in charge of player development. required to help Pittsburgh prepare for “He understands the business of the game any scenario. That same year, he was 2014 departure of former Pittsburgh GM very well and his playing background named by The Hockey News as one of the Ray Shero. “Without his key leadership in adds value to that. If we want to make a “Top 40 Under the Age of 40,” a listing of this area, I believe the organization would player move, want to make sure where a hockey’s most powerful people. have crumbled under the constant pres- player fits into our salary structure, and “Jason’s managerial talent has been the sure to succeed. Jason will absolutely be how we get there, Jason is the guy who will key to bringing together old and new mem- a general manager someday in the NHL, figure that out – quickly, effectively, and bers of the organization,” says Jason and whatever organization decides to accurately. He’s an extremely bright guy.” Karmanos, the Penguins vice president give him that well-deserved opportunity 13 Part of being a successful manager in of hockey operations, referring to the will be in great hands for a long time.” From Concord to Kyiv

14 From Concord to Kyiv

The author writes about the rewards of life as a foreign correspondent by James Brooke ’73

ARVAYHEER, Mongolia — André Tolmé, a New Hampshire Just before that Christmas, I had a eureka moment – carpenter, sized up his golfing terrain — thousands of I could understand what my French family members were yards of treeless steppe. He wound up his 3-iron, and saying at the dinner table. This confidence, that I could then whacked the ball high into the clear June sky. actually learn a foreign language, pushed me down the Tolmé was golfing across Mongolia, a country twice road of mastering four other languages. As a Sixth Former, I the size of Texas. I, a Tokyo-based correspondent for spent Spring Term learning Spanish in Bogota, Colombia, The New York Times, loped alongside, covering one under the umbrella of an SPS Independent Study Project. stretch of his 2,322,000-yard, 11,880-stroke fairway. Later, at Yale, I studied Russian and Brazilian Portuguese. Back in Ulan Batar, Mongolia’s capital, the smart set When I wanted to study Portuguese in Brazil, Yale denied of resident reporters (there always is one), had told me me academic credit, deeming study in Rio de Janeiro not that an eccentric American whacking golf balls across quite serious enough. Bolstered by the experience of two Mongolia was not a story. SPS overseas study programs, I went ahead and studied Au contraire. In New York, editors were captivated in Brazil anyhow – and graduated college on time. by my tale, putting it on the front page of the paper Later came Italian, for a wonderful three months be- on Sunday, July 4, 2004. Later, an editor told me that tween covering guerrilla wars in Central America for The an American golfing unguarded across a country was Miami Herald and working as “mass transportation cor- welcome news for U.S. readers depressed over the respondent” (subways) for The New York Times. Later came stories coming out of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. five years in Tokyo for the Times, struggling with Japanese. In almost four decades as a foreign correspondent, Today, this hobby continues. I walk the streets of the bulk of the years for the Times, I have reported from Kyiv – the site of my latest post – deciphering signs in 84 countries, largely in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Ukrainian, which shares 60 percent of its words with the former Soviet Union. Throwing in the 17 additional Russian. At restaurants, I can now read almost an entire countries I have visited, that makes for 101. Yes, there menu in Ukrainian. are times when I wake up and can’t remember where I This winter, I took pride in negotiating the National am. The seeds for those 40 years of globetrotting were Opera website to buy tickets for the Barber of Seville planted during my four high school years at St. Paul’s. – in Ukrainian. But I missed the fine print. I settled into I have clear memories of skipping squash practice to my seventh-row, $8 seat, looking forward to Berta, Basilio, bury myself in the open stacks in the basement of the and Bartolio singing in Italian. But something about the old Sheldon Library, turning yellowing pages of an performances sounded off. It turns out I had signed up American explorer’s account of his trip across Siberia for three hours of the Italian opera sung in Ukrainian. in the 1880s. Little did I know that, as a reporter, I By definition, foreign correspondents must be insatiably would have the privilege of visiting the old Czarist curious and flexible to the point of being human rubber prison camps on Sakhalin Island and, later, a Soviet balls. The intellectual environment at St. Paul’s encour- one, Perm-36. ages these traits. Flexibility is essential for a key part of One morning, in the fall of my Fourth Form year, as foreign correspondence – covering conflict. I hurried to French class in the Schoolhouse, my eyes Today, after covering 12 wars, I have decided to quit focused on a bulletin board flyer for a program I had while I am ahead and not volunteer to cover number 13. never heard of: School Year Abroad. One year later, I From Kyiv, it is an 11-hour, 800 km drive down to the was in Rennes, France, living with a local family and front lines, where Ukraine’s Army battles secessionists. studying with SYA students and at Lycee Emile Zola. No minor force, the secessionists are bolstered by 450 Russian tanks, more tanks than in the armies of Germany, France, and Britain. The other evening, the fog of my last war – in Libya – Jim Brooke ‘73 with a fallen statue of Joseph Stalin in Gori, Georgia, birthplace of the Soviet dictator. came back to me in the safety of a New York City movie (Photo by Vera Undritz, August 2013) theater. My sons, Alex ’10, William (Andover 2010), and I 15 watched 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. The I ordered him to stop. I got out, walked around the car, movie brought back my memories of August, 2011, when pulled him out, and put him in the passenger seat. Then I I entered Libya for the battle of Tripoli. That was one reoriented our two-car convoy toward Tripoli’s coastal year before the American ambassador was killed by an section. At every checkpoint, I stopped the car, smiled, Islamic fundamentalist militia in Benghazi. showed my empty hands, and asked: “Novotel?” Working for Voice of America, I, along with a camera- Finally, at the fifth checkpoint, a Libyan man smiled man, drove in from Tunisia. Driving across the Sahara, broadly and said: “Ohh, you mean the Baby Camel.” we passed close to the long abandoned headquarters of He pointed up and, there, way atop a modern seafront General Erwin Rommel, the German “desert fox.” I was hotel, was the image of a big blue mother camel, followed retracing, in reverse, the path of my father, John L.B. by a little blue camel. And next to it was marked “Novotel.” Brooke of the Form of 1926, who, in 1942-43, drove from It’s hard to fathom, but rebranding could have killed us. Cairo to Tunis as an ambulance driver attached to the War stories fascinate. War stories sell. But in the end, British Eighth Army. they are depressing. Almost 70 years later, stocked with drinking water, War, as I have watched it, is chaotic, unpredictable, food, and cash, I drove east from Tunisia into the moun- and sordid. Men hunt men. The reasons vary, including tains of Libya’s ethnic Berber territory. Just weeks earlier, ideology, race, religion, or real estate. But the practice is these ancient hills had been liberated from 42 years of not glorious. And, unlike two hours spent in a comfort- rule by Muammar Gaddafi. able Manhattan movie theater, real wars create real pain But down on the Mediterranean coast, at the oil refinery and loss. city of Az-Zawiyah, things got sticky. A few hours before For me, as an observer, one legacy is a mild case of we arrived, four Italian reporters had been kidnapped in paranoia. To this day, I choose a seat in a restaurant that Tripoli, 30 miles to the east. allows me to sit with my back to the wall, and an eye on As the senior journalist in the group, I took on the task the door. On the upside, war coverage has given me a of organizing a “safe” convoy into the capital. Local drivers healthy appreciation for life and a need for balance. were hired and instructed to go straight to Novotel, the In Colombia in the 1990s, I was deeply involved in cov- press hotel. Soon after we left, everything went wrong. A ering the drug war, so deeply that I was the last reporter junior reporter in our group had a bad case of nerves at to receive a communication from Pablo Escobar before the site of so many checkpoints improvised by freelance he was gunned down on a Medellin rooftop. I received a gunslingers. I gave him my helmet and bulletproof jacket, fax communiqué from the fugitive cocaine lord, authen- equipment I had brought down from Moscow. ticated by his thumbprint. At two major highway intersections, NATO bombers But, in addition to switching hotels every time I visited had flattened two Gaddafi military installations. In their Bogota, I adopted another curious practice. I imposed place, the opposition had thrown up street checkpoints, upon myself a quota – one “positive” story for every manned largely by skittish, armed (but untrained), men three “negative” ones. In the case of Colombia, I wrote from the neighborhoods. about flower exports, improvements in coffee cultiva- Once in the capital, the streets were empty, but for tion, modern art, and the restoration of the Caribbean roaming “technicals” – pickup trucks with 50-caliber coastal city of Cartagena. machine guns mounted on the back, usually by the Looking back, these stories may have told New York opposition. It soon became apparent that our “local” Times readers more about Colombia than the weekly drivers were lost. It turns out they were indigenous to drum roll of bombings, kidnappings, and guerrilla the oil refinery town, but did not know the big city, only attacks. In that light, I am just as proud of my coverage 30 miles away. of the Falklands War as I am of a story I did on Wheels We drove up to one press hotel, only to be waved away for Humanity. That 2004 feature, also out of Mongolia for by security men on edge and waving shotguns. Later, we the Times, resulted in a flow of real donations that resulted heard Gaddafi loyalists had attacked the hotel one hour in Third World kids getting their first wheelchairs. after we approached. The key to good journalism is to get out from behind Our “local” drivers started driving away from the Medi- the keyboard to talk to real people. Readers relate to terranean, contradicting my gut feeling that Novotel would faces, to people. have picked a hotel with a sea view. Suddenly, our guides My career thrived in the Golden Age of paper and ink. drove down the avenue next to the Gaddafi compound, When I was a Sixth Former, 25 copies of The New York the same free-for-all boulevard where the Italians had Times were stacked daily at the Schoolhouse, free for been snatched the day before. the taking for furthering our education. Since then, At a traffic roundabout, we were stopped by the debris technological change has been relentless. of a major firefight; broken glass, burned-out cars, and I will never forget a shock I had one day in Angola in about one dozen bodies bloating in the Mediterranean 1986. An American working for Gulf Oil Co. said he en- sun. About 500 yards to the south, a high-rise building joyed reading a story I had filed two days earlier, from still carried a large Gaddafi poster – a telltale sign that Luanda. In Africa, my M.O. was to file and get out of town the neighborhood was in the hands of regime loyalists. – before repercussions hit (and borders closed). But the 16 My driver started to head toward the Gaddafi poster. American oil executive had acquired a new machine that transmitted facsimiles over telephone lines. the interviewing process took me to the managing editor’s A few weeks later, the foreign editor of the Times looked glassy corner office. There, I let slip that I had three sons, at this new technology and decreed that the paper would all in boarding school or college. A fatal chill swept through authorize the purchase of fax machines at the rate of two the sunny office. It was conveyed to me that they were foreign bureaus a year. looking for a no frills, “laptop” correspondent, not a dad. Digital capabilities have transformed the economics of A few years later, I recounted that story to the man who journalism and further changed our work. When I was a got the job. Supremely qualified – fluent Russian, Stanford freelancer in Brazil in the early 1980s, I would report news degree, and wonderful writer – he confessed that, work- features, type up the stories on ing for Time magazine in 2012, onion-skin paper, select two there was no way he could afford black-and-white photos, take a to get married and have a child. bus to Rio’s central post office, Journalism will evolve. News and then mail the news to The ultimately will be delivered

Washington Post and The JIM BROOKE ’73 COURTESY through screens, not paper. Miami Herald. Economic models are being When I was in West Africa in developed to allow newsgath- the late 1980s, I would go for ering once again to pay for itself. three weeks at a time without The New York Times coverage talking to an editor in New York. and website are stronger than They trusted me to cover my when I left 10 years ago. Through region and not ask for hand- the Internet, more news is de- holding. In 1986, in response to livered to more people than a telex from the Times Foreign ever before. Desk, I made the first known For people who want news, direct dial call from Equatorial the Internet has erased geo- Guinea to New York. It was the graphical and income barriers, foreign editor asking me if I providing a truly democratic would like to move to Rio to access to information. Forty cover Brazil. (Yes!) “I would . . . type up years ago, 25 pounds of New In 2001, when I moved to York Times were delivered to Tokyo to cover Japan and Korea the stories on the Schoolhouse at SPS. After a for The New York Times, I arrived lifetime of change, my belief is working for one newspaper with onion-skin paper, unshaken in the value of one deadline. Five years later, straight, accurate, independent when I completed the assignment, select two black- information. I was writing for three outlets, On the premise that busi- including the Times, the Inter- and-white photos, ness people pay for business national Herald Tribune, and news, I plan to launch in Times Digital, and coping with take a bus to Rio’s September the Ukraine Busi- round-the-clock deadlines. I ness Journal. This will be an found myself filing at midnight, central post office, English language weekly then updating the same story at financial newspaper that will 7 a.m., while still in bed. and then mail celebrate entrepreneurs and On the family financial side, I the news. . . ” entrepreneurship in all cor- was lucky to catch the tail end ners of Ukraine, a nation of new print’s golden era. larger than California. Before I even wrote one story, The paper and ink version the Times was paying $250,000 will basically serve as a calling card. The digital version a year to maintain the Brooke family – $10,000 a month will be locked behind a pay wall. It is designed to serve for an apartment in an expat building, $90,000 a year for as a practical tool for local and foreign investors, giving our three sons to go to the American School of Japan, them the information and confidence to create more plus assorted perks like flights home, straightening the jobs and to build Ukraine’s market economy. Through teeth of three teenage boys, etc. That is all history, since this venture I am reaping one of the rewards of life as a digital wiped out paper and ink advertising. correspondent; I’m evolving. In 2007, when I was angling to escape my job as Bloom- berg Moscow bureau chief, I interviewed at Time magazine for their Moscow job. The interviews went better and better as I moved to bigger and bigger offices in the Above: Brooke reports from barricades in central Kyiv during Ukraine’s winter 2013-14 pro-Europe Revolution of Dignity Time-Life building on Manhattan’s Sixth Avenue. Finally, 17 Climate Control

Jim Milkey ‘74 argues before the U.S. Supreme Court. (Painting by Todd Crespi)

18 Climate Control

Attorney-turned-judge Jim Milkey ’74 played a pivotal role in a landmark Supreme Court decision on climate change

by Lucia Davis ’04 19 At the close of 2015, on a chilly History December morning in Paris, 195 nations committed, for To fully understand the impact of Massachusetts v. EPA the first time, to cut greenhouse gas emissions to avoid requires a look back at our country’s approach to air the most dangerous effects of climate change. The Paris pollution. It begins in 1955, with the Air Pollution Control Agreement set ambitious goals to limit temperature rises Act, which declared that air pollution was a danger to and hold governments accountable for reaching those public health and welfare and provided funds for federal targets, signaling a potential end to the era of fossil fuels. government research. The first federal legislation to Reports of the accord traveled quickly, resounding actually pertain to “controlling” air pollution was the especially loudly in Boston, where Jim Milkey ’74, the Clean Air Act of 1963, which formed a federal program man who galvanized the U.S. government into action within the U.S. Public Health Service and authorized on climate reform, digested the news. research into techniques for monitoring pollution. “I’m extremely pleased and proud,” says Milkey, now The Clean Air Act (CAA) is one of the United States’ an associate justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, most influential modern environmental laws. Major “to the extent we were able to play any background role amendments to the law, requiring regulatory controls to the agreement.” for air pollution, passed in 1970, 1977, and 1990. The That said, Milkey is adamant that 1970s amendments broadened the the climate fight is far from over. federal government’s authority and “I do have a latent fear that people enforcement, requiring comprehen- will now think, ‘Oh, we don’t have “I do have a latent sive federal and state regulations to worry about this because the for both stationary pollution sources problem’s been solved,’” Milkey says. fear that people (fossil fuel burning power plants, “It’s going to take so much to go from petroleum refineries, petrochemical here to there. The battle has really will now think, plants, food processing plants, and just begun.” other heavy industrial sources) and The challenges of catalyzing en- ‘Oh, we don’t have mobile pollution sources (air pol- vironmental reform are not lost lution emitted by motor vehicles, on Milkey. Nearly a decade ago, to worry about airplanes, locomotives, and other en- distraught by the political inertia gines and equipment). The EPA was of climate reform, Milkey, then this because established on December 2, 1970, to an environmental lawyer in the consolidate the federal government’s Massachusetts Attorney General’s new environmental responsibilities, Office, came up with a radical idea the problem’s most notably by writing and enforc- to sue the Environmental Protection ing environmental regulations on Agency (EPA) to begin regulating been solved . . .’” laws passed by Congress. greenhouse gases. Another crucial player in this story In 2006, with a team of some 50 also emerged from the 1970 amend- other attorneys representing other states and environ- ments: Section 202, which granted the EPA the power mental groups backing him, Milkey did just that, arguing to regulate “any air pollutant” that may “reasonably be – and winning – the landmark Massachusetts v. Environ- anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” The mental Protection Agency case before the U.S. Supreme decision was detailed in a 1979 article by David P. Currie Court. The 5-4 ruling laid the groundwork for environ- in the University of Chicago Law Review. In 1998, during mental milestones, from the EPA’s 2009 endangerment Bill Clinton’s presidency, EPA General Counsel Jonathan finding and its imminent regulation of carbon dioxide- Cannon determined the CAA, specifically Section 202, emitting industries, to the aforementioned 2015 Paris gave the agency authority to regulate carbon monoxide. Agreement. The decision not only legitimized the causes “Generally, the Act authorizes EPA to regulate a sub- and concerns of environmentalists, but spelled out, in no stance if it is an ‘air pollutant’ and if the administrator uncertain terms, the EPA’s legal obligations with respect finds that emissions of it endanger public health or to climate change. welfare,” wrote Cannon in an article published in the “Massachusetts v. EPA is widely considered to be envi- Virginia Law Review. “I concluded that CO2 and other ronmental law’s Brown v. Board of Education,” Harvard greenhouse gases qualified as air pollutants when emitted law professor Richard Lazarus told Alumni Horae. “It’s into the air and were regulable upon a finding by EPA the single most important environmental case the Supreme that they met the endangerment standard.” Court has ever decided.” In 1999, relying on Cannon’s legal opinion, a coalition of environmental groups petitioned the agency to regu- late greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles, because they contribute to global warming. Climate 20 reform appeared to be on the horizon. But in 2003, the EPA, now under the Bush administration, denied the Overcoming Obstacles request, stating that it lacked authority to police green- Formulating the legal argument was just the initial house gases because they weren’t “air pollutants” as hurdle in a series of many for Milkey, the first of which defined by the statute, citing the “scientific uncertainty” was getting his boss, Massachusetts Attorney General of CO2 emissions’ effect on climate change as the basis Thomas F. Reilly, to take the case. Milkey employed a of its decision. tactic that’s now proliferating among environmental scientists and campaigners trying to communicate their message to voters and make climate reform a political Enter Jim Milkey ’74 priority – he made it personal. “Tom Reilly believed strongly in protecting children,” Around the same time as political tides shifted away Milkey says. “We accurately sold the case to him as from climate reform in America, Jim Milkey was in coming down to one fundamental question: ‘What kind Denmark, taking a year off from the state Attorney of world do we want to leave to our children and grand- General’s Office to spend time with his wife, Cathie Jo children?’” Phrased that way, it didn’t take much more Martin, then a visiting professor at the University of convincing to get Reilly on board. Copenhagen. Ironically, it was here – with an ocean and A recent Yale/Gallup/Clearvision poll found that, nearly 4,000 miles separating him and Washington, D.C. while a large majority of Americans were personally – that the nucleus of materialized. Massachusetts v. EPA convinced that global warming is happening (71%), “[The trip to Denmark] gave me time to think; it gave they were evenly split on their level of worry about me a to think,” Milkey recalled in a 2010 interview way global warming, with half personally worried either with . “In Europe, at the time, Yale Climate Connections a great deal (15%) or a fair amount (35%) and the global warming was not only the number one environ- other half worried only a little (28%) or not at all (22%). mental issue, it was really the only issue that people According to the study, these levels of personal worry wanted to talk about, the only environmental issue. And were due in part to the fact that many Americans it was on the radar screen there in a way that it just wasn’t believe global warming is a serious threat to other back in 2000 in America.” species, people, and places far away, but not so serious The disparity was alarming. Milkey said in a recent of a threat to themselves, their own families, or local interview that he thought, “Oh my God, this is a big communities. problem. Why aren’t we doing anything about it?” Ruminating on what he personally could do in his position at the state Attorney General’s Office, an idea began to crystallize. “It became very obvious...that if anything was going to happen in this sphere, it wasn’t going to be a result of the federal government,” he says. So, in July 2001, back on American soil, Milkey started building his case with a single question: Could something be done on the state level to force federal action on climate reform? The concept had a particular resonance with Massa- chusetts, where rising sea levels put the state’s nearly 200 miles of coastline at risk. In other words, the air pollution from greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide posed an undeniable threat to the Bay State. Remember Section 202? It requires the EPA to set emission standards for “any air pollutant...which in his judgment cause[s], or contribute[s] to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.” By refusing to regulate carbon dioxide and other green- house gases, Milkey posited, the EPA was violating one of the major tenets of the Clean Air Act.

Milkey (c.), seen at his 2009 Massachusetts Appeals Court swearing-in ceremony, stands with former Mass. Governor Deval Patrick and former Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley. 21 “It’s important to put climate change issues in terms that people can appreciate,” Milkey says. “Obviously, we Scientific Consensus and all value different things. For me, growing up in New the Supreme Court England, one of the things I value most is the fall foliage. Today, the scientific community is in almost total agree- Understanding that it’s only a matter of time until we no ment that the earth’s climate is changing as a result of longer have sugar maples and red maples in Massachu- human activity, and that this represents a huge threat to setts is pretty depressing.” the planet and to humanity. What’s surprising is how long After addressing the psychological disconnect that ago the scientific consensus was established. plagues climate reform, Milkey had yet another obstacle “One of the most amazing things about this topic is to overcome; the increasingly contentious politics sur- that the science was effectively settled decades ago; it’s rounding climate science, an issue even more polarized been almost 24 years since the Rio Treaty was signed,” today than it was a decade ago, when Milkey was building says Milkey, referring to the UN Framework Convention his case. on Climate Change, at which 154 signatories agreed to “It’s gotten worse,” Lazarus says of the partisan divide stabilize “greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmo- on global warming. “Not that long ago, it looked like nat- sphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interfer- ional legislation was a fait accompli. [Republicans] Newt ence with the climate system.” Gingrich and John McCain, among others, favored climate “When we first started looking into the issues in earnest, legislation.” Lazarus pauses before adding, “Republican back in 2000, what blew me away was how the science, candidates can’t even purport to claim global warming even at that time, was really not in doubt.” is a real thing, or they’ll lose their primary base, so they Still, no matter how solid the science, Milkey recognized tend to run away from it. There’s not a single Republican building a case around proving climate change wouldn’t presidential candidate saying they ever believed in it. It work. “We characterized the case to the Supreme Court defies logic.” as one involving ordinary issues of administrative law and statutory interpretation,” he explains, “rather than one about environmental impacts.”

Milkey (third from left) and his wife, Cathie Jo Martin (second from left), on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after presenting his argument. The photo also includes Mass. Assistant Attorney General William L. Pardee ‘66 (yellow tie), who played a key role in the case.

22 After working tirelessly for six years, Milkey was ready a 5-4 decision, the justices sided with Milkey. He had won. to make his case to the Supreme Court. “It was certainly Massachusetts v. EPA is widely considered a landmark the most challenging professional thing I’ve ever done in Supreme Court case. “What’s less well known but no less my life,” he says. “Supreme Court practice is different. true is that the case would not have happened without I had done many appellate arguments before that, but Jim Milkey,” Lazarus says emphatically in his interview never in the U.S. Supreme Court, and it’s a remarkably with Alumni Horae. “Jim Milkey did a phenomenal job different experience in terms of the difficulty of the task.” on a very tough case. Even getting the Supreme Court Supreme Court arguments are typically 30 minutes to take the case was somewhat Herculean – it was one per side, Milkey explains. of the first times it had granted a case like that in sev- “You’re up there for a half hour and, for most of that eral decades. And then winning the case…his argument time, you’re answering questions. You have to prepare before the court was just spectacular.” what you’re going to say and then you get interrupted almost immediately by questions.” In the course of his argument, Milkey faced 48 questions. Aftermath “I counted afterwards,” he recalls, chuckling. “To prepare, “The thing that made me want to become a lawyer was you essentially have to think up every possible question actually a class I took at St. Paul’s called Law and Gov- you might be asked, and come up with a one-to-two ernment,” Milkey recalls. “The course was really about sentence response that, if possible, perfectly addresses the use of litigation as a tool of social change. I’m not the question and allows you to pivot exaggerating to say that it was really back to what you had been planning that course that inspired me to on saying.” become a lawyer. And that planted After months of exhausting “What is it the seed that blossomed three preparation, by the time the day decades later.” arrived, Milkey described it as in the law,” Not long after the Massachusetts “something of an out-of-body v. EPA ruling, Milkey was appointed experience.” he asked, “that to the Massachusetts Appeals Court “We are not asking the court to by Governor Deval Patrick. Now a pass judgment on the science of judge, he rarely works on environ- climate change or to order the EPA says a person mental issues of any sort, let alone to set emission standards,” Milkey climate reform. Describing his assured the Supreme Court justices cannot go to an career change, Milkey says, “In a the morning of November 29, 2006. real sense, I had accomplished as And then, in spite of the 48 interrup- agency and say much as I was going to in my old tions, Milkey went on to give “just role, and it was time to try some- about the single best oral argument ‘We want you to thing new, and let people who were given in an environmental case in more at the early stages of their the U.S. Supreme Court,” according do your part?’” careers take over the good fight to Lazarus. “I teach it every year to on climate change.” my students at Harvard.” Milkey waits a beat, adding In addition to correcting Justice “...which is a short version of Antonin Scalia not once, but twice, during the assoc- saying I was pretty burnt out. I was never the kind of iate justice’s forceful line of questioning, Milkey posed person who either wanted to become a litigator or had a crucial question to the Court: Why is it unreasonable any dream of arguing in the U.S. Supreme Court. This for the EPA to wait for better scientific proof on global all just kind of happened.” warming? Pointing out that, when the EPA began to “I’m proud of the small part we were able to accomplish, regulate lead, there was also scientific uncertainty. but mindful of the enormity of the task ahead,” he says. “What is it in the law,” he asked, “that says a person “I mean, we really haven’t accomplished anything cannot go to an agency and say ‘We want you to do until greenhouse gas emissions start to decline your part?’” in a significant way, and we are not there yet. On April 2, 2007, the justices ruled that not only did It’s a topic on which it’s very easy to get the EPA have the authority to regulate heat-trapping overwhelmed. I was very happy to do gases in automobile emissions, but also that the agency what we were able to do and then leave could not sidestep its authority to regulate the green- the battle to others, although I have to house gases that contribute to global climate change say it’s an odd thing to know the first unless it could provide a scientific basis for its refusal. In line of your own obituary.”

23 24 With technology the norm of their generation, young alumni are taking traditional education and applying it to non-traditional careers by Matt de la Peña ’04 with Peter Harrison ’07

The first business for Ben Kaplan ’11 ran aground when he was a Fourth Former at St. Paul’s, six years before he raised his first million. An avid paddleboarder, the then-16-year-old entrepreneur had developed a summer fitness routine based on modified boards, a big body of water, and countless abdominal crunches. The trick, he says, was to inspire healthy living, but the selling point was an opportunity to exercise out- doors, something Kaplan appreciated all his young life. He targeted friends of his parents, many of them recent retirees without regular fitness routines. Ben Kaplan ’11, founder of WiGo But not long after building a small clientele, Kaplan realized his newfound business had one giant flaw: The boards he’d constructed – a combination of fiberglass and epoxy – couldn’t support much weight. They started sinking. And so sunk Kaplan’s first business, which made the next one that much sweeter. After graduating from St. Paul’s, Kaplan, now 24, attended Holy Cross. He played hockey and studied, while dreaming up his passion projects. Kaplan and a few friends began tinkering with an idea, all based on relatively simple questions: What were college-aged socialites doing? Where were they going? How could they find one another? Those queries led to the creation of WiGo (short for Who Is Going Out) in 2014, an app that allowed users to hone in on specific social groups to figure out who was going out, where they were going out, and when. The catch? Five percent of the school’s population had to sign up in order for the app to “unlock,” giving WiGo a rarified air of exclusivity in a market that covets the next big thing.

25 Marian Bull ’06, freelance writer and editor / PHOTO: MATT TAYLOR-GROSS It didn’t take long before Kaplan’s idea gained a growing younger generation of entrepreneurs chooses to create following. jobs rather than apply for them. WiGo started drawing attention from schools around “There’s definitely a larger generational disconnect the country, as campus recruiters began reaching out to where people kind of look at me and they’re like ‘wait, inquire about access, simply by virtue of the buzz WiGo you’re doing what? You have a company?” says Mae was generating on campuses nationwide. Partnerships Karwowski ’04, CEO of the New York-based social began to form, and Kaplan was soon balancing college media marketing company Obviously Social. “Our life with running a business, all before his 21st birthday. generation’s different in that people start things that Prior to his junior year, Kaplan chose to postpone the can have a huge impact; Instagram was what, like 9, 10 next two years of college to manage WiGo full-time, a people before it sold to Facebook? These companies choice his parents – both Yale grads – supported. have giant valuations and people are growing, sell- The paddleboard business may not have materialized, ing at a crazy rate, where a few generations ago you but any lingering sense of disappointment was assuaged were a teacher or a lawyer. It’s just a different way of when WiGo earned a $14 million valuation from investors approaching work.” such as Kayak founder Paul English and Tinder’s Sean Karwowski’s approach is part of what she describes Rad and Justin Mateen, putting Kaplan’s young startup as the new normal. Obviously Social was created out of on par with tech darlings like Instragam and Snapchat. a casual fascination for social media, now legitimized as English, Rad, and Mateen invested heavily in WiGo, a practical way for big and small businesses to circulate creating distinct opportunities for Kaplan, along with information. Specifically, Karwowski and her team culti- some sleepless nights. vate “influencers” for big-name clients like The New “It’s silly if you think that these older people are trust- Yorker, the New York Times and global brands such as ing a 23-year-old with a few million dollars,” Kaplan says. clothiers UNIQLO, identifying social media personalities “What helped me not freak out as much was knowing that hold sway over their respective followings. According investors have disposable money that they choose to to Karwowski, leveraging those connections is dictating invest in a very risky market.” a major shift in the way marketing teams choose to struc- Which may very well be the difference between the ture their business models, a modification that’s evolved markets of today versus two decades ago. A self-made with the progression of digital advertising and the use of tech star, Kaplan ranks high on the list of young SPS alumni mobile devices. who have taken advantage of opportunities that didn’t Karwowski and her team do two main things: Identify exist 10 or 20 years ago, building businesses, establish- a target audience for a given client, then mold a social ing loyal followings, and making small fortunes. And the network to reflect the brand. An influencer may write beauty of it, says Kaplan, is not that apps like Instagram, about a product on a blog, or share relevant articles, all Snapchat – and even WiGo – offer a chance to get rich with the goal of drumming up chatter on social media. quick, but that the opportunity is open to anyone willing It was all relatively new for Karwowski, who remembers to put in the energy to see something succeed. the auspicious hype of Facebook during her Sixth Form Last fall, WiGo merged with Yeti Campus, a social year (Facebook officially launched in February 2004). She media app popular with college students. Kaplan stayed chuckles at the notion of graduating from the University on at Yeti for a few months during the transition, before of North Carolina–Chapel Hill with a degree in philosophy, starting his own social media consulting company. His before moving to New York and turning her attention to latest gig is at Jerry Media, a comedy entertainment social media. After taking some yoga classes around the brand distributed across major social networks.

The Young and the Restless Right around the time WiGo was making headlines, Inc. Magazine published a list of 40 young people who became millionaires before they were 20. With the exception of Tnow infamous entertainer Justin Bieber, every person on the list was involved with the invention of an app, a website, or a business that sold its products online. Notable members on the list include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg. As many young alumni can attest, the 26 traditional job market is no longer traditional, as a Mae Karwowski ’04, CEO of Obviously Social Going, Going, Digital Roddy Lindsay ’03, co-founder and CEO of Hustle, Inc. Ten years ago, Politico, Vox Media, and Gawker Media weren’t even blips on the radar. Now there are hundreds, city, she was approached to write short reviews and post if not thousands, of digital-only publications that have them to her Twitter account. Later, she had a realization: Gdedicated resources to grab hold of niche consumers, Why not recruit others to do the work on a bigger scale? enough to saturate every minute of the average workday “There weren’t many people who were doing [social with a blog post, a tweet or a Facebook post. And many media], or really knew what was going to happen with of them started from scratch. it,” she explains. “I thought if I could find an opportunity Writer Marian Bull ’06, a former digital editor at Saveur to jump out in front, that would be great. It’s such an and a contributor to Bon Appetit, had no previous exper- interesting time for entrepreneurship and startups in ience as a journalist, except for a small blog that soon general. You have this, ‘Hey we’re going to have an idea caught the attention of an editor at Food52.com, who and we’re going to launch it so fast.’ The barriers for happened to be browsing content online. As Bull’s work entry are so low. You have so much less overhead than started to generate traffic, her profile grew. She landed 20 years ago.” a full-time job at Saveur, working on the publication’s Recently, Karwowski sent one influencer around the print-to-digital platform before transitioning to full- world on a five-month cruise on behalf of Plymouth Gin. time freelance work on long-form features. The rise He’s been posting articles twice a day, while using the from blogger to editor to feature writer came quickly hashtag #PlymouthExplorer. The campaign generated for Bull, who points out that an overly saturated news 13 million impressions for Plymouth in the first month cycle isn’t necessarily a better one, but one that needs alone. Karwowski’s Soho-based company also produced to be embraced, a reflection of her own career trajectory 2,700 pieces of social content on behalf of New York in the digital realm. Fashion Week and increased the BBC’s Facebook traffic “The world is becoming smaller by the day because by 83 percent in two months. For the UNIQLO Flagship more people, regardless of interests, are spending time store in Philadelphia, Karwowski’s team accounted for on the Internet and finding communities there,” explains more than 23 million impressions through its influencer Bull. “There might be a financial broker who uses Insta- marketing campaign. gram all the time, but doesn’t use Twitter because his Like Kaplan and Karwowski, Roddy Lindsay ’03 can friends don’t or nobody in his industry does. But social relate to success in a new tech age. A Stanford graduate media is a way to keep up with people and consume infor- and former Facebook employee, Lindsay and his younger mation and promote your own work. It’s a legitimate way brother, Alec ’07, co-founded and developed WineGlass, to do more and more.” an app that lets users access a throng of wine-friendly information by simply snapping a photo with a smart- phone, an idea that sprung from a social faux pas the Lindsay brothers encountered while traveling in Russia. Elaborating on their product for the App Store: “How are we normals ever supposed to know what the hell Coche-Dury Auxey-Duresses, Cote de Beaune means? Is it a red, or a white? Will I like it more than Domaine Dujac Aux Malconsorts, Vosne-Romanee?” Inspired by the success of WineGlass, Roddy decided to leave grad school (also at Stanford) for a chance to work on other projects. He’s since founded a company called Hustle, Inc., a group that builds custom com- Jonathan Jackson ’09, co-founder of Blavity munications software for organizations looking to build enduring, personal relationships with their contacts. For graduates like Jonathan Jackson ’09, the breadth Lindsay says Hustle was born of an idea to help people of the web has afforded him and his colleagues a great communicate on a more intimate level. It has since deal of experimentation. Jackson, who now works as drawn the attention of high-profile clients and even an editor for LinkedIn, co-founded the digital journal a few 2016 presidential contenders (Lindsay declined Blavity, a tech startup and digital community that creates to mention any person or company by name for confi- written, video, and social content for underrepresented dentiality reasons). Millennials. He created Blavity in May of 2014 in response 27 to a voice that he and his co-founders felt was being years of learning on the job, she feels strongly that the neglected in mainstream media. Blavity has since gar- most exciting aspect of working at Google is that she nered three million active users, with more than 100 can “have an almost infinite number of careers.” contributing writers from around the country. Stockman’s path to Google mirrors McAniff’s in that “It’s because the barriers for entry are super low,” she hardly considered Google an option after college. says Jackson, mentioning that Blavity probably wouldn’t Recruited by a Brown graduate who returned to the have succeeded 10 years ago without the acceleration school to tout the benefits of the Google life, Stockman of the Internet. “I fully believe that, if you have an found that she ultimately wanted to work at a company Internet connection and access to a computer, you whose values were aligned with her own. Accepting a can really figure something out. It’s not easy, and it position as part of the sales team, Stockman ultimately will require work, but if you can get access, you can defines her role as relationship building. She works with become unstoppable.” small businesses to help them “build their brand and be more efficient” with the use of Google AdWords. The opportunity to be part of a company that is redefining The Google Way corporate culture inspires her, she says, describing Google as a place where fresh perspectives are highly valued One of the most valuable brands in the world, Google and reorganization happens frequently in an effort to has long been viewed as the pioneer of tech companies encourage employees to work smarter – not longer. in the way it treats its employees, encouraging them to Google strives “to organize the world’s information Tlead healthy lives. Google has done this by recruiting talent from some unlikely places – seeking out college and make it accessible to the public,” says Stockman, students and recent graduates whose diversity of and “to allow the Internet to be democratized.” experiences and intelligence equate to a confidence that The path of James Isbell ’04 to Google began at the breeds success. St. Paul’s alumni Whitney McAniff ’08, consulting firm Oliver Wyman and included a yearlong Grier Stockman ’09, and James Isbell ’04 are among Fulbright grant to Indonesia. Transitioning from a small that group. consulting firm steeped in the pace and intensity of New McAniff graduated from college full of enthusiasm York City to a 15,000-person campus filled with bikers in her search for a role that would allow her to “keep and backpacks led Isbell to believe he had returned to learning.” Despite knowing that she wanted to dedicate college. That is, until he found himself among some of herself to teaching, she wasn’t quite ready to return to the country’s brightest M.B.A. holders. Isbell is also quick the classroom. While running back-end store operations to point out that despite the amenities on campus, work for J. Crew, McAniff found working in retail a refreshing takes precedence at Google. His diverse background, way to continue learn- much like McAniff’s and Stockman’s, has allowed him to ing while avoiding any thrive at Google, where he serves as a financial analyst potential burnout of for the company’s cloud platform. traditional classroom education. Google wasn’t even on her mind as Dropbox and LinkedIn – she searched for life after J. Crew. After a Accelerated Growth friend encouraged her Glara Ahn ’06 was one of the first 100 employees at to consider the company, Dropbox, a file-hosting service that stores users’ docu- McAniff found that her Dments, photos, and videos in the cloud for easy sharing goal of constant learn- and collaboration across devices. Like many others who Whitney McAniff ’08, Google ing meshed well with ended up in San Francisco after graduating from college, the Google philosophy Ahn sought a “less traditional working environment,” of encouraging employees to assume new roles and avoid where her abilities would contribute to the company’s stagnation. McAniff first worked directly with Sales growth and success in a clear, tangible way. Googlers to ensure that ads didn’t go offline. Having joined Dropbox in 2011 without an articulated More recently, she has joined a 10-person global pilot at role, Ahn used her entrepreneurial spirit to create Google, working on market efficiency for agency partners. experimental projects. Before Google, McAniff knew nothing about the day- “We didn’t have any video material,” Ahn explains, to-day work of policy and billing, but after a couple “We didn’t have a way to show what Dropbox was, or 28 technology companies such as Dropbox now occupy. The next big challenge for Ahn? Designing the new Dropbox world headquarters, set to open in the spring of 2016. She may be the only person within the company capable of succeeding: the building needs to represent the brand, the culture, the ethos of Dropbox, she feels, and only a handful of employees have seen the company evolve from its infancy, to global prominence. The building will also be a plan for the future, one for which Dropbox is constantly trying to innovate

Glara Ahn ’06, one of the first 100 employees at Dropbox How Low Can They Go? what it was like to work there.” Initial skeptics included Ask former Microsoft Manager Brooke Lloyd ’99 about the company’s CEO and co-founder, who believed shoot- the youthful techies of Seattle and he’ll tell you the story ing videos of programmers could hardly be fun, and of a former colleague. therefore a waste of time and resources. Similar Bay H “Her four-year-old daughter was working on a laptop Area tech-companies seemed to be in agreement: in her kindergarten class,” he says. “It was just like, ‘This there were no videos of company culture, seemingly no is insane.’” windows into the behind-the-scenes world of startups. Lloyd, who spent nearly four years at Microsoft Ahn searched startups around San Francisco to find before taking on a principal role at Microsoft founder footage as potential guides for her project. “We couldn’t Paul Allen’s philanthropic offshoot, Vulcan, Inc., has even find an example video we liked,” she recalls. spent the majority of his career focusing on business Still, Ahn pushed ahead. Understanding her own development and marketing. Still, certain things can’t limitations when it came to producing, she connected go unnoticed, no matter what your department or with formmate and video, graphic design, and creative where you happen to work, one of which is the distinc- expert Eric Chang ’06. Their raw footage, edited in a tion between the way companies such as Microsoft have way to emphasize what it truly meant to work at Drop- cultivated software engineers and coders in the last box, turned out to be a huge success. The inside reviews several years. The younger ones, says Lloyd, are not propelled Ahn to contact TechCrunch, one of the Internet’s only ready but also eager to dive in from the start. most popular sources of information for technology news. Perhaps even more eager are the recruiters scouring One Hollywood-style pitch later, TechCrunch featured school campuses for students, ready to grab them after the video prominently on the site, and the views came – and sometimes well before – graduating. quickly. Ahn reflects on the many roles she assumed “There’s still maybe 20-30 top technical programs during this single project: “I was a marketer, a PR repre- and all the major tech companies are all over those sentative, a creative, a recruiter.” universities,” Lloyd says, referencing Microsoft, Google, Ahn next made the natural transition to company and Facebook as three primary players. “Anyone who’s architect, redesigning the Dropbox cafeteria. The doing computer science, or even doing a minor, there’s company, says Ahn, bears similarities to Google in its heavy recruitment going on.” emphasis on employee happiness, knowing its corre- And it doesn’t stop there. For its own part, Microsoft lation to productivity and success. Having proven her has gone as far as developing programs like KODU, a aptitude to take a project and infuse it with creativity game lab community that lets kids create games on the while simultaneously building the Dropbox brand, PC and Xbox. Since its launch in 2009, KODU has visited Dropbox gave her the go-ahead on the cafeteria project. the White House, teamed up with groups such as DigiGirlz, Only after the redesign, when employees and visitors stirred academic research, and been the subject of a preferred the cafeteria as a meeting site, did she know book. These, in part, are the things dictating the future, she had succeeded. according to Lloyd. With Dropbox now supporting more than 1,000 em- “It’s pretty wild,” Lloyd says. He makes reference to ployees, Ahn continues to take on projects for which she the story of his colleague and her daughter, perhaps needs to apply an “experience-based design.” Ahn has indicative of what tech world has inspired. “She showed reinvented herself with each new challenge, showing a me a picture and I was like, ‘What?!’ The laptops are versatility that speaks to the ever-changing landscape bigger than you are!” 29 Brooke Lloyd ’99, Vulcan, Inc. REVIEWS

Hotels of North of magnetic key cards. Morse relies on now on DARPA workbenches until they America unusual suppositions, bizarre possibilities, appear years later in public offshoots. by Rick Moody ’79 and hypothetical situations for humor. Think GPS and the Internet. Little, Brown and Co., At the end, Moody intrudes with an In one of Jacobsen’s more optimistic 208 pages, $25 in-depth afterward, showing his intense interpretations of the agency’s work, she interest in his character. This postscript writes, “DARPA makes the future happen. Reviewed by answers questions and raises possibilities Industry, public health, society, and cul- George Carlisle, about both Moody and Morse. At times I ture all transform because of technology faculty emeritus wonder if (or when) Moody is pulling my that DARPA pioneers.” leg, but he leaves connecting the dots up The agency, though, was created with In the latest novel from Rick Moody ’79, to the reader. less benign priorities – as a combatant in the reader follows Reginald Edward We follow glimpses of his personal life the Cold War arms race. Jacobsen begins Morse as he stays in 27 hotels in the – his family, the divorce from his wife, the with a detailed account of the Castle course of 30 years. Morse’s entries are alienation of his daughter, and his new love. Bravo nuclear test on the Bikini Atoll in observations into his psychological world, 1954. The H-bomb ignited not only Soviet in addition to the humor we have come to The Pentagon’s and U.S. research into more cataclysmic expect from Moody. Brain killing machines but also efforts to inter- Morse writes as a reviewer for Rate- by Annie Jacobsen ’85 cept them. Authorized in 1958 by President YourLodging.com, but he is also a moti- Little, Brown and Co., Eisenhower, ARPA (the “D” came later) took vational speaker who has worked 552 pages, $30 on its first major assignment, Defender, in investments and day trading. His which would (but didn’t) create a virtually observations would be of little assistance Reviewed by impenetrable, space-based, antiballistic when planning a journey – at times, he Michael Matros missile shield, the antecedent of President barely mentions the hotel itself, but instead Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative. tells the reader what enters his mind. In her fast-paced narrative, Jacobsen For example, once he asks, “Have you The flying toy you may have been given then recounts DARPA projects in the years ever awakened in the middle of the night for Christmas will take some amazing since, with a fascinating examination of in a hotel without a clock and felt the neighborhood videos for you. The Penta- initiatives during the Vietnam War. One isolation of timelessness, of living outside gon, though, has a better one: “The Mach DARPA concept during Vietnam envisioned time, of the purgatorial station outside of 20 drone will be able to strike any target, the use of small, precisely targeted nuclear time?” At another hotel “the easy laughter anywhere in the world, in less than an weapons, an idea that lives today in the of romance” occupies his mind when he hour,” writes Annie Jacobsen in her agency’s playbook. is thinking of the relationship between intricately researched new book, The As war and peace alternated in succeed- Dante and Beatrice. At the Hyatt Regency Pentagon’s Brain. ing years, DARPA remained constantly Cleveland, his subject is the depressing A more personal bit of high technology creative. Jacobsen writes about the mis- disintegration of the city, while at The from the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced sion of Michael Goldblatt, who came to Equinox, in Manchester, Vt., the topic is Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a DARPA in 1999 from his post as chief illicit liaisons. flying robot that can be “shown a photo- scientist for McDonald’s. One of his first Morse often shares wisdom from his graph of a person and told to return when endeavors was to develop a pain vaccine. inner heart. And why not? He writes at the target has been killed.” The idea, he explained to Jacobsen in 2014, the Tall Corn Motel in Des Moines, Iowa. Jacobsen, whose investigations of Amer- was to allow “the warfighter to keep fight- “You should speak from the desire to heal ica’s covert weapons research has yielded ing so long as bleeding could be stopped.” the most broken part of yourself.” The the bestsellers Area 51 and Operation In succeeding years, Jacobsen writes, hotels themselves are far less important Paperclip, charts the history of the U.S. public scientists on the Defense Science than Morse’s personal life, his family, his agency whose mission “is to create revolu- Board, which oversees military research, divorce, or his alienation from his daugh- tions in military science and to maintain have become replaced in large part by ter and his new lover. technological dominance over the rest of representatives of what Eisenhower termed Quite often, Morse is simply (I think) the world.” As a military science agency, the “military-industrial complex.” having fun. At one motel, he describes Jacobsen writes, DARPA is “one of the It is the rigorous objectivity of Jacob- vividly what lurks in a particular carpet. most secretive and, until this book, the sen’s research throughout The Pentagon’s At another, he imagines what the term least investigated” in the world. Brain that gives credence to her more “artisan-crafted guest suites” means. He Killer flying robots and virtual-reality disquieting concerns. “The world becomes describes with equal detail a personal gas- battlegrounds are by now old news for the future because of DARPA,” she writes. trointestinal crisis and the various design Pentagon scientists; the public likely “Is it wise to let DARPA determine what of keys and locks, including the horrors won’t know what newer technologies are lies ahead?” 30 The Brandywine: largely run its course. A map of 1687 flow of history through nine individually An Intimate traces the Brandywine, its east and west interesting chapters. The reader senses Portrait forks joining to form the 20-mile cultural that he is intellectually, even emotionally, by W. Barksdale core, familiar to Americans by virtue of attached to the details traced by the nar- Maynard ’84 the place names – Chadds Ford, Winter- rative. The early water-power mill culture, University of thur, and Wilmington. Given the intimacy the “rushing water and buzzing wheels,” Pennsylvania Press, of its riverscape, Maynard’s study sets defined the ascendancy of the industrial 276 pages, $34.95 out to compose a life on the Brandywine; revolution economy, even “becoming the and to update The Rivers of America series, first place in the country to manufacture volume 13, The Brandywine, by H. S. Canby paper by machine.” Later on, the age of Reviewed by Richard E. Schade ’62 and illustrated by Andrew Wyeth. gunpowder at the Eleutherian Mills – the The Battle of the Brandywine, fought on du Pont legacy – is portrayed. Through the The dustjacket of this book depicts a pic- September 11, 1777, under the command presence of this industry alone, Brandy- turesque pool on the storied Brandywine of George Washington is well told. That wine overflowed its banks as a global River, one created by a spillway dam with the British outflanked and defeated Wash- corporation. the river scene framed by forested banks. ington’s forces had to do with the layout Other chapters focus on the role the A sluice directs water to a tidy mill, link- of the river’s forks and Washington’s lack river played as a laboratory for the study ing natural beauty to utility in this painting of understanding of the topographical big of natural history. Literature receives its from the 1820s. The portrait is intimate picture. In a sense, the battle was akin to due, with the Brandywine region becom- indeed, a word suggesting that the nar- a whirlpool that swept the dead away with ing a “vision of pastoral loveliness,” that rative’s author, W. Barksdale Maynard ’84, it. The battle made the reputation of young spawned a hyper-enthusiasm for an- is familiar with this relatively short tribu- Lafayette as a wounded hero and it became tiquing, while also attracting the likes of tary to the Christina River in the vicinity the stuff of dreams for N.C. Wyeth (who F. Scott Fitzgerald (who started Tender is of Wilmington, a confluence not far from paints himself into a the battle scene as the Night there). the mighty Delaware into which it flows. a witness speaking to Washington, with This is not the place to attempt a re- The designation harks back to the Lafayette riding up in the distance). That telling of the artistic scene – initiated Swedish colonial origins of the region’s Maynard reproduces Wyeth’s painting by Howard Pyle, whose illustrations for settlements (1638) to Fort Christina, named significantly enriches the reader’s under- Robin Hood were inspired by the scenery for the young Vasa queen of Sweden, the standing of a series of heroic events. of the Brandywine. At the last, an anec- daughter of Gustav Adolph, who died in the The wistful gaze of the du Pont heirs dote from an historian tells of a chance 30 Years’ War. By the time William Penn captured in a photo dated 1952 features encounter in 2005 with the aged Andrew landed (1683), the Swedish presence had the Brandywine. Maynard tracks the Wyeth and his caregiver.

On the Shelf . . . The Tide Is Turning (CD) and professional lives, the early part of relates how the hospital’s mission and Will K. Dick ’67 which was spent in the service of Presi- culture informed and focused the Like his previous release, dent Eisenhower and the latter part in aspirations and goals of its faculty and Ghosts In The Cove, Dick’s private law practice. The book is itself a trainees. latest musical compilation demonstration of the values that boosted presents original songs dealing with mat- America on its path to greatness. It be- The Importance of ters of the heart, spirit, and experience. speaks an unshakable belief in democracy Being Little Classic rock, folk, and country come and builds on a deep appreciation of the Erika Christakis ’81 together in a consistently warm presenta- institutions that enable it. The author, a lecturer in tion. Producer Brendan Burns has captured early childhood education the essence of Will Dick – the expressive- The Transformation at Yale’s Child Study Cen- ness of his voice, guitar, words, and music. of Pediatrics ter, explains what it’s like Will’s daughter, Alexandra Dick ’02, con- Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. ’55 to be a young child in America today, in a tributes warm background vocals. From a 20-bed brick world designed by and for adults, where townhouse in Boston’s we have confused schooling with learning. As It Was: A Memoir South End founded in Christakis offers real-life solutions to real- Robert M. Pennoyer ’43 1869, Boston Children’s life issues, with nuance and direction that This irresistible memoir Hospital has grown to become one of the take us far beyond the usual prescrip- by the grandson of J.P. largest and most distinguished pediatric tions for fewer tests, more play. Rather Morgan, traces his shel- institutions in the world. Dr. Lovejoy is than clutter their worlds with more and tered childhood on Long associate physician in chief and deputy more, Christakis asserts, sometimes the Island to survival at Iwo chairman of the Department of Medicine wisest course for us is to learn how to get 31 Jima to the ups and downs of his personal at Children’s. In this history, Dr. Lovejoy out of their way. COMMUNITY

BEIJING Alumni/Parent Reception, hosted by Rex Bates P’12, ’15, Nov. 16 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS SPS Conversation, hosted by Sol Kumin ’94, Nov. 19 Lessons and Carols, Church of the Advent, Dec. 16 SPS Day of Service, Greater Boston Food Bank, Feb. 6 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Alumni/Parent Reception, Hong Kong Alumni/Parents Reception, hosted by Hobbs Family P’18,’19, Feb. 4 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SPS Conversation, hosted by Reeve Waud ’81, Feb. 2 CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE Lessons and Carols, St. Paul’s School, Dec. 13 SPS Day of Service, Friendly Kitchen, Feb. 5 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SPS Day of Service, Para Los Niños, Feb. 6 NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT SPS Conversation, hosted by Christopher Willis ’77, Dec. 2 NEW YORK CITY Several SPS Conversations, hosted by Sarah Bates Johnson ’02, Alumni/Parent Reception, N.C. Dori Walton ’74, Kate Gellert ’89, Nov. 12 and Nov. 16 A Celebration of SPS Squash, New York Athletic Club, Nov. 21 SPS Day of Service, Kids Creative, Feb. 6 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA SPS Day of Service, St. James School, Feb. 6 PORTLAND, OREGON SPS Conversation, hosted by James Crumpacker ’98, Dec. 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA SPS Day of Service, Hamilton Family Center, Feb. 6 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SPS Conversation, Washington Athletic Club, Dec. 3 SINGAPORE SPS Conversation, N.Y.C. Alumni/Parents Reception, hosted by Christine Pillsbury ’88, Nov. 14 WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C. Pelicans, Central Mission Soup Kitchen, Oct. 31 SPS Conversation, hosted by Sam Reid ’81, Dec. 10 SPS Day of Service, Bishop Walker School, Feb. 6

JOB OPPORTUNITY for ALUMNI Have you ever wished you could return to St. Paul’s for more than just a quick visit or Anniversary Weekend? This may be your opportunity. St. Paul’s School is seeking a qualified individual, with preference for an alumnus/a of the School, for the following position: A Celebration of Squash, N.Y.C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The executive director assists the president of the Alumni Association, coordinating the association’s many committees. He or she serves as pub- lisher of Alumni Horae and holds a seat on the Alumni Horae Advisory Board; manages elections of association leadership, including form directors, president, vice president, and treasurer of the Alumni Association; manages the records of the association; supports the work of form directors and helps to staff Pelican Network events; and travels regularly on behalf of the School to meet with alumni and drive alumni engagement with SPS. If interested, please contact Director of Human Resources Caroline 32 Bergeron: [email protected]. Day of Service, D.C. FORMNOTES

The formnotes below reflect send to the Horae. “Mac,” who information received through turned 100 years old on February February 1, 2015. Please send 25, joked when asked permission news and/or photos of yourself or for the photo to appear, “There’s Formmates from 1952 (l. to r.): Peter Gates (sitting), Peter and Dee other alumni to include in these no one left to tease me anyway.” Stearns, and Debbie and Asa Davis in the Members Dining Room pages. The address is Formnotes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Editor, Alumni Horae, St. Paul’s School, 325 Pleasant St., Concord, N.H. 03301 or [email protected]. 1943 Thank you. Norm Walker 1948 1951 [email protected] Henry Sprague John Lorenz Bob Pennoyer has just written [email protected] [email protected] www.sps.edu/1951 1934 his memoir, As It Was, which has Burton Closson noticed a piece received high praise from crit- in the Yale alumni magazine I am so pleased that already (as A spring 2012 Alumni Horae ics. Scott Horton, a contributing about the son of formmate of mid-January) the following article featuring Efrem Zim- editor of Harper’s Magazine, Byam Stevens (Byam Stev- are officially planning to attend, balist, Jr ’36, star of the TV hits calls the book an “irresistible ens ’71) and Burton would like or are hoping to attend our 65th 77 Sunset Strip and the J. Edgar memoir,” and writes, “As It to make sure Byam ’71 is simi- reunion: Douglas Barclay, Da- Hoover-approved The F.B.I., Was is a lesson in a life well larly recognized for his accom- vid Carter (has already made helped to reignite an 80-year- a reservation!), Fred Church, lived, and a tonic for dark and plishments in Alumni Horae. He old friendship with his SPS troubled times.” The book can submits the news that Stevens Mark Cluett, Fred Gardner, classmate, Francis H. “Mac” be purchased at bookstores and recently completed an 18-year Ebby Gerry, Steve Gurney, McAdoo, Jr. “Since hearing and through Amazon.com. run as artistic director of the Flix Kloman, John Lorenz, sight challenges had touched Chester Theatre Company, a David Morrish, Art Perry, both of them, they rekindled professional theater company Bill Prime, Fergus Reid, Steve friendship through letters,” located in the foothills of the Reynolds, Mort Saunders, and writes Zimbalist’s daughter, 1946 Berkshires. During his tenure, Charlie Van Doren. Among Stephanie. “Very sweet to see Sid Lovett these formmates, nine wives [email protected] Stevens produced eight world Daddy revel in Mac’s as they also plan to attend. In addition www.sps.edu/1946 premieres and transferred 17 came in the mail.” Since her productions to Off-Broadway to the Friday dinner, June 3 at father’s death in 2014, Stephanie We are looking forward to the and regional theaters. In 2005, Coit, we’re excited to attend a Zimbalist has continued a cor- 70th reunion, June 3-5. As of he commissioned, produced, Saturday evening (June 4) din- respondence with McAdoo and January 15, Michael Coe, Trow ner at the Rectory. Join us. and directed Random Acts, a his son, Preston McAdoo ’67. Elliman, Mike Wall, and I plan drama addressing the bully- The families met in Vermont last to attend. We hope others will ing and coercive behavior af- fall, where they took a photo to join in too. flicting American middle and 1952 high schools, which played to Peter Stearns thousands of students. In 2006, [email protected] 1947 he was honored by the Mas- Peter Gates, a docent for many Charlie Dodge sachusetts Alliance for Arts Education with the Champions years at the Metropolitan Mu- Capt. Herbert Poole writes: “I of Arts Education Award for seum of Art in New York City, live in southern Maine in the unique programs brought to has taken on the challenging summers, then snowbird in the schools to create theater for role of guiding high school Fla. Keys. Over 30 years trying public performance. juniors and seniors on tours of to keep an eye on the effects of the museum. We were delighted Last fall, Stephanie Zimbalist (r.), global warming on our Atlantic. when he offered to shepherd daughter of Efrem Zimbalist ’36, Yes, it is happening. Things are Debbie and Asa Davis and my made a trip to North Bennington, wife, Dee, and I on a whirlwind Vt., to visit her father’s longtime changing, creatures, and fish being affected, ocean rising very tour of his favorite rooms and friend, Francis McAdoo ’34 (l.), 33 and his son, Preston ’67. slowly.” unique pieces of art that might FORMNOTES

days a week, but am otherwise fine. I still go up to the old fam- ily house, Kentlands, for a few weeks every summer and visit family in East Hampton, N.Y. I see some old Hamptons friends as well. As I am sure you know, we are all getting older and I admit I am beginning to feel it, but am far from being ready for an adult community. Maybe Sergey Ourusoff ’52 (l.) and the I’ll see you at the 65th reunion, late Ted Wilkinson ’52 aboard Chesapeake Bay duck hunt at Phil Iglehart ’57’s Wroten Island Alianna, named after Sergei’s although I am not sure of my Gun Club (l. to r.): Bill de Haven ’57, Bunny Terry ’58, Phil, and daughters, Ali and Anna. plans at this point.” David Hunt ’57.

be overlooked by the casual cluded among the 12 local war visitor. We finished the visit dead who were named – but with lunch in the Members Din- 1953 1956 also noticed that Hunter’s name ing Room. Wright Olney Zach Allen was misspelled on the plaque. [email protected] [email protected] Albert Francke sends sad Dave made some inquiries and www.sps.edu/1956 news: “Paul Bartlett and I Thornton Marshall writes: contacted the local VFW post, attended funeral services for “Three grandchildren [children Please remember our form’s which had erected the monu- George Scherer in Manchester of Courtney Marshall Cork- reunion starts with an off-site ment some years before. The Center, Vt., in October, which hill ’96] live in London, where two days at the New London Inn VFW post ordered a new plaque was well attended by his friends they are learning how to spell (603-526-2791) in New London, and, on November 20, it was and family. George’s prowess and write without the computer. N.H. Please make your reserva- installed during a short cer- as a hockey goalie and team We all got together in Antigua. tions for the nights of June 1, emony in which there was much co-captain at SPS and Yale was I had both knees replaced and 2, and 3, with the 4th as well if praise of Hunter from soldiers remembered, along with his turned 80 on December 10. I you want to leave on Sunday. who served with him as well as love of the outdoors.” always hear from Nancy Taylor, We have an exciting schedule from colleagues. SPS alumni Peter Booth sends this: “Still widow of Keene Taylor. planned, and hope anyone who attending included Dave Barry motivating in somnolent Pen- can will join the fun. and Fred Winthrop, Russell sacola. Fifth (and last) book just Clark ’56 (who came for Chris out: Carolyn, Her Family and Clark, who could not be there), Friends. See more on my books 1954 Dennis Dixon ’71, and Dave at www.peterbooth.com. All Ed Harding 1958 Dearborn ’55. Philip Bradley best to our SPS ’52.” [email protected] Gordon Chaplin writes: [email protected] Sergey Ourusoff sends this At this writing, we are looking “My new novel, Paraíso, a no- update: “I am now a golfer, liv- forward to the Annual Forms of A few months ago, Dave Barry irish adventure tale about a ing at the Sawgrass Country ’54/’55 February lunch in New walked by the Vietnam War gringo brother and sister lost in Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, York. Usually we can guarantee Memorial in front of the Beverly Mexico, is due out in the spring Fla. My USGA index fluctuates a blizzard during this event. (Mass.) Hospital, and noticed from Skyhorse Press. Visit from 13.5 to 14.5. I have visits that Hunter Shotwell was in- www.gordonchaplin.com.” from family and friends, mostly grandchildren and their parents during their vacations. My eldest 1955 grandson, Sergei, is in his second Nat Howe year at St. Andrews University in [email protected] Scotland, and I am going to try David Iams writes: “I am finally to get there this spring before transplanted to South Jersey. the term ends and play some Twenty years is all it takes. of the great old courses, hope- Know the community. Have fully including Royal Dornoch. plans for further involvement. I started proton radiation for Alas, no schoolmates in im- prostate cancer today and will be mediate vicinity.” SPS alumni Dave Barry ’58, Fred Winthrop ’58, Russell Clark ’56, doing that for eight weeks, five Dennis Dixon ’71, and Dave Dearborn ’55 attended the dedication of a corrected plaque honoring the late Hunter Shotwell ’58 at 34 Beverly (Mass.) Hospital. Formmates from 1959 (l. to r.): Coley Burke, Sydney Waud, and Catching up at a golf outing in Florida (l. to r.) are Billy Oates, Speedy Mettler reunited at Montauk Point on Fishers Island for Bill Matthews ’61, Craigh Leonard ’61, and Jimmy Oates ’64. their 49th consecutive fishing trip. Billy and Jimmy are the sons of late Rector Bill Oates.

Brian McCauley sends news children and grandkids in D.C. family. John Jay and wife Emily from Thailand: “I am still trying 1960 over Christmas. Now finally are enjoying their six grand- to be a farmer raising avoca- retired from Thule, Peter Pell children, who live nearby to Dimitri Sevastopoulo dos in Thailand – I’m fighting is playing lowest level men’s their Manchester, Mass., home. [email protected] climate change heroically, but hockey at Beaver Dam. He’s They plan to spend two weeks losing the battle gradually. My Peter Yerkes shared that he enjoying a new relationship in February skiing in Aspen spirit is still up, but the harvest and his wife will be moving in with Mary Jean, with whom and then will be off to Florida is decreasing as are the local January (though will still be in he spent New Year’s in Palm for warm weather. Chris Jen- rains. We really seem to be de- Summit, N.J.) and also shared Beach. Bobby Clark reports nings and wife Dee retired to stroying our environment. It is the news of his first grandchild, that his favorite pastime is the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a shame – wish me luck.” Milo William Francis Domiano, to come weekly up to SPS to where they play indoor ten- born November 24, 2015, to see granddaughter Charlotte nis, take long walks with their his daughter, Isabel, and her Clark ’18 play field hockey, ice golden retrievers, and spend husband, Rob. hockey, and lacrosse. Binny summers boating and teaching 1959 Clark says hello to everyone. sailing at the yacht club. Maggie Sydney Waud John Ransmeier and wife and Mike Seymour are happily [email protected] Judy recently attended the SPS settled into their home in Beau- Classmates Coley Burke, 1961 Ballet Company’s Christmas fort, S.C., where they row three Chris Jennings Speedy Mettler, and I got Nutcracker presentation. The days a week with the Beaufort [email protected] together at Fishers Island, N.Y., dancing was “truly amazing,” Rowing Club. They also put in a to celebrate 49 years of fishing Mike Seymour John says. Sherm Barker had few hours each week tending to [email protected] together. A day off Montauk a visit in Hilton Head from Tod their business at The Heritage www.sps.edu/1961 Point produced nonstop action Rodger, who was on his way to Institute, a program of online catching feisty albacore – all Make plans to join us at the 55th Florida. Stu Douglas sends his professional development for catch and release. Later that reunion this June. Details on our holiday greetings to everyone teachers affiliated with Antioch afternoon, we played a round website at www.sps.edu/1961. and is looking forward to a golf University Seattle. of golf, the perfect finish for For the third year in a row, game in June. David Niven a day of sport and cementing our class has shared greet- had a déjà vu of the London longstanding friendship. ings around the holidays. Here bombings in the 1970s when 1962 Kip Clark shares: “I finally are some excerpts from the in Paris during the November Seymour Preston retired after 50 years of teach- 2015 holiday e-mail exchange. 13 bombings. David must have [email protected] ing American history at Har- Marshall Bartlett reports special luck, because he also vard, Amherst, and Carleton.” from Boca Grande that, after survived when the Germans Lloyd Macdonald writes: “Fol- Bill Everdell writes: “I’m re- falling off his bike, he found bombed the London hospital lowing in the footsteps of Max tiring from the St. Ann’s School new ways to connect with his in which he was born. Tad de King, retirement (mandatory History Department in Brooklyn grandchildren. Ed Tiffany Bordenave reports that 2015 from the Massachusetts Supe- this June, after 44 years. Mr. has a new grandchild, thanks has been a year of moving and rior Court upon reaching the Jacq and Mr. Kellogg would have to son Thacher, and his wife, downsizing, getting closer to age of 70, as I did in May 2014) been pleased. And my books are Lilly. Rick Leach is doing his his children in Richmond. Ann was not for me. In late October still in print.” best to stay warm in Upstate and Mike van Dusen reported 2015, the Massachusetts at- New York. Harry Pillsbury in from Cambridge, England, torney general appointed me and his wife, Jan, enjoyed a where they spent December to a full-time position on the 35 warm fall in Lewes and saw with their daughter, Sasha, and state Gaming Commission. The FORMNOTES

thinking about our next out- ing, perhaps two years hence to Ireland.” David Irons sends this: “In January, I spoke on “The Story- telling Art of Bali” to an invited audience at the American Mu- seum of Natural History in New Jeff Wheelwright ’65 on one of York City. After curating two his backpacking adventures. exhibitions of Balinese Wayang painting (Google that) at the tion of an Animist, and working Formmates from 1964, spouses, and friends gathered for dinner on the excerpt that will be in the in France, (clockwise from l.): Haven Pell, Taylor Terhune, Bob Museum Puri Lukisan in Ubud, Walmsley, Mike Howard, Jad Roberts, Kyri Claflin, Bill Gordon, Bali, in 2013 and 2014, I am now March Smithsonian. Heading Simmy Pell, Rob Claflin, Mina Coggeshall, Anne Walmsley, Chuck working with co-authors on a off with my wife, Rosette, for Coggeshall, and Bonnie Gordon. descriptive book about Bali- the Jaipur Literature Festival, nese ceremonial daggers, called a huge love-fest for the writ- Commission is responsible for ers. They were joined by Bonnie keris. The book is illustrated ten word attended by 100,000 overseeing the introduction and Bill Gordon, Anne and with photos of many of these and 200-plus writers, where and regulation of the casino Bob Walmsley, Peter Gerry that I bought while living in Bali I will be on three panels. And industry in the state, an in- and Taylor Terhune, Jad Rob- for a year in 1973. I’m doing at I just became a grandfather! dustry about which I knew erts, Mike Howard, Claire and 70 what I thought I wanted to Life is good. The day ain’t long absolutely nothing. But I’m Tony Parker, Mina and Chuck do at 28. Working with Balinese enough.” learning fast. On an unrelated Coggeshall, Nancy Collins, and artists and scholars is a whole note, I remarried in April 2014 me. Lourmarin is a lovely town lot easier with today’s technol- to Ann (Godfrey) Ogilvie. We with great restaurants and a ogy than it was 40 years ago, now live happily in Cambridge wonderful Thursday open-air 1965 when most of Bali still had no and Dartmouth, Mass.” food and craft market. Side Randy Morgan electricity. Getting there, how- Dulany Howland writes: trips included visits to nearby [email protected] ever, is still a 30-hour trip.” “Vicki and I are the proud Cucuron (site of the Russell John Rice Alex Shoumatoff reports: grandparents of nine grand- Crowe film A Good Year), the [email protected] “I was hoping to be golfing my children – five boys and four medieval cities of Goult, Gordes, way into the sunset about now Angus McLane shares: “I still girls. Grandchildren keep you Avignon and its famed pa- and have been trying to wind live and work in the Pacific young and can quickly fix your pal palace, Aix-en-Provence, down my writing career, which Northwest. I teach a popular electronics. I saw Lewis Ruth- Arles, with its ancient Roman I only have had for the last half parenting class called Triple P: erfurd at Bailey’s Beach in coliseum, and the Saturday century because I learned to Positive Parenting Program, a Newport this past summer.” antiques market at L’Isle sur write at SPS, but it’s refusing program from the University la Sorque, among others. We to cooperate (as Robert Muel- of Queensland, Australia. The dined as a group in many of the ler ’62 pointed out in a recent course is widely taught in many small area restaurants most article in Alumni Horae, “not countries in North and South 1964 evenings, or also just stayed and everybody gets to learn how to America, Europe, and Asia. So, Rufus Botzow relaxed at Arc en Ciel, where we [email protected] write”). Just putting the finish- I travel a lot as a contracted enjoyed the local French cook- ing touches on my 11th book, trainer, mostly in the States. Rick Sperry reports on a great ing of our hosts. Several in our and the first in 20 years, From My classes are small groups SPS ’64 rendezvous in France: group made extended side trips Bedford to Borneo: The Educa- of counselors, nurses, social “Before our 50th reunion two either before or after the week years ago, a group of 12 form- together – the Coggeshalls and mates and spouses gathered Sperrys in Catalonia, Spain, in Umbria, Italy. We had such and then Barcelona, where the a great time that we decided Coggeshalls also met Patty and to get together again, this time Livy Miller. Exploring Catalo- for a week in early October in nia, the Costa Brava, Barcelona, Provence, where we rented a and parts of the Basque Country lovely chateau called “Arc en added a whole new dimension Ciel” just south of the pictur- to the trip. Significant GPS and esque market town of Lourma- navigational issues aside, it was rin in Vaucluse. Rob Claflin and a wonderful adventure. Overall, Formmates from 1967 (l. to r.): Frank Van Dusen, Corky Moore, Haven Pell (plus wives, Kyri our group had a terrific time and Ham Clark in the Grand Canyon before their successful – but 36 and Simmy) were the organiz- together and we are already totally soaking – run through the Colorado River’s Lava Falls Rapids. Bob Rettew ’69 is headlined at the Capitol Center for the Arts, where a dinner was held to celebrate his SPS retirement.

terested in self-reflection; and an Evensong service on June 3, Terry Hunt ’69 stands with to set the tone of inclusiveness bronze pelicans at the home for the weekend. I welcome your Will Whetzel ’68 (Chewbacca) of Annie and Bob Rettew ’69 and grandson Colin, ready to and the unofficial School Street ideas. We believe this will be a trick-or-treat in Manhattan. Pelican Society. special occasion. Please register at www.sps.edu/1966 and join Susan and Bill Hoehn ’68 with restaurants, city events, and us if you haven’t yet decided their grandchildren in San Diego. pubs as well. I’m on the double to do so. Families are welcome. bass, so there are always people 1966 workers, and physicians. They to play with. My wife, Rommie, Richard Woodville then coach parents on how to and I have been married for [email protected] www.sps.edu/1966 make happier families. The 34 years. She’s retired from 1969 program is designed, in part, as nursing and has become an The planning committee for Terry Hunt [email protected] a public health program, with exquisite quilter. Ian, our son, is our 50th reunion has grown! the goal to reduce child abuse, working in a wilderness therapy Helping us now with sugges- My son, Avery, received many foster care placements, and program in Oregon. Marie, our tions are: Hugh Clark, Nick hundreds of “likes” on Facebook child injuries from domestic daughter, works at polar science Apostol, Copey Coppedge, after posting a photo of me from situations. It’s a nice follow up camps in Greenland.” John Evans, Bill Rulon-Miller, the Woodstock music festival to a career in mental health and Jeff Wheelwright sent the Jim Phillips, Paul Perkins, in 1969 with Steve Lievens family therapy. I have become following update: “I made two Bill Moorhead, and others. wearing a motorcycle helmet an avid musician in the past 10 backpack trips with friends and Already, 33 of us have com- and Bill Lane with his tongue years and have been with two one solo in September. I hiked to mitted to attend. Our website out, Rolling Stones style. Special bands for four years. One is an the Second Recess in the Mono (50threunion.sps.edu) is up thanks to our class archivist, Irish folk group called the Dev- Creek drainage of the Sierras, with many bios posted. We have Tom Iglehart, for sending me illy Brothers (no actual brothers wherein I sprained my ankle. scheduled optional events, such the photo and for taking it years here), and we play regularly at Still, I had a great time. I’ve been as dinner on Thursday, June 2, ago. I am still skiing moguls like a local brew pub and for wed- trying to get David Martin at John Chapin’s restaurant in a younger man, but much more dings and private parties. The to come out to the Sierras. At Hanover, N.H., for those who careful since I tore my ACL not other is a gypsy jazz and swing the reunion, Roy Farwell was would like to reconnect in a re- being careful a couple of years jazz group called the Heebie enthused about Sierra hiking. I laxing atmosphere; a discussion ago. Happily enjoying the empty Jeebies (music to make your skin will lead a backpack trip for our on “The Impact SPS Had on Our nest with my 37-year partner in crawl), and we play for wineries, 75th reunion.” Lives” on Friday, for those in- life and a new solo office space,

Beth and Charlie Bradshaw ’69 with several of Beth’s music teachers- From the Form of 1969 photo archives (l. to r.): Terry Hunt, Bill in-training at Bishop Lutaaya Theological College in Uganda. Lane, and Steve Lievens at Woodstock in August 1969. Photo taken by form historian Tom Iglehart. 37 FORMNOTES

after selling the 16-office ho- listic health center I managed for 30 years. Working hard at not letting turning 65 upset my attempts at youth. Tom Iglehart also sent the Christmastime photo of the bronze pelicans, which were a gift to Annie and Bob Rettew from formmates, SPSers (l. to r.) Terry Gruber ’71, the Form of 1970, and a couple former master Richard Lederer, of generations of grateful stu- and Bram Lewis ’71 after Richard’s performance of “The Lighter Eric Carlson ’72 (r.), with daughter Rachel, son Andrew, and wife Peggy dents and parents. They were Side of Language” in N.Y.C. at Andrew’s commissioning as 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. installed in the garden of their new home in Concord in June, in technology startups in SF. ning to attend, and make your directing, and teaching. First big the same time as the hono- I’m still president of Calfox and hotel reservations today. More project was writing, directing, rarium dinner generously held enjoying paddle tennis in Ross.” information about the weekend and producing American Bal- in their honor by the Form of Charlie Bradshaw responds and our form’s plans, as well let Theatre’s 75th Anniversary ’70. Bob and Annie have begun to Bob Bennett’s inquiry to tell as the registration link, can be Gala at the Metropolitan Opera what they affectionately call us of his work in Uganda: “Beth found at www.sps.edu/1971. House in May. I’m currently “The School Street Pelicans and I are entering the final year I had a great 2015 – across working on a libretto for a full- Society.” Anyone who visits of our three-year assignment the U.S. east/west and north/ length ballet of The Red Shoes them and has their photo taken as Music Department head and south, pulled tons of metal out for the University of North with the pelicans automatically principal, respectively, at Bishop of conservation land, worked on Carolina School of the Arts.” becomes a member. Nicholas Lutaaya Theological College in iPhone app (unpaid), worked (a This from Riker Davis: “I Dungan reported to us through Mityana, Uganda. Our work has little) on a geodatabase project have been 38 years at the same a Facebook post that he is still been to equip clergy, lay read- (paid!), and generally kept my- address in Ruidoso, N.M. This very much building bridges in ers, musicians, teachers, and self out of trouble. year, Cindi and I are moving Franco-American relations at counselors for the churches and Unfortunately, John Gilligan about three miles away into the the Institut de Relations In- parish schools in Mityana Dio- died from a brain hemorrhage Cedar Creek area. We are build- ternationales et Stratégiques cese, and to introduce training on May 4, 2015. He was a doctor ing a great house on a ridge top in Paris. programs in marketable skills. with Pacific Medical Group in at 7,545 feet, with an awesome Bob Bennett shares: “Can’t In May 2015, I spent a pleasant Beaverton, Ore. view of 12,003’ Sierra Blanca say that I’ve done anything evening in the Kampala home of Both Peter Seymour and I Peak. There will be plenty of very illustrious – what a long the only other known alumnus have spoken with Leo Romer on room for visitors. We can see strange trip it has been, ya’ in Uganda, Robin Kibuka ’67, the phone to Venezuela. He is a winding down our demanding know? I would like to hear what and his wife, Rose. In December, very enthusiastic individual, and property management lives has happened to everyone else. we received a visit from another loves being able to speak English in the foreseeable future. I’ve Went to the ’69ers site: www “Old Boy,” the Rev. Canon Tad to someone, as well as speak with been in touch with Reed Peters, .sps1969.org – not many peo- de Bordenave ’61. We thank someone who knew him many who has a great spot over in ple checking in. Would like to the Lord for his provision. We years ago. The government has Arizona. Cindi and I are going hear, for instance, how Charlie are grateful to classmates and been busy destroying his multi- to drive over to check out his Bradshaw’s efforts in Africa other alumni who have sup- generation family agribusiness, sanctuary soon. El Niño brought are going. Some of us stayed ported us with prayers, words which tends to consume one’s heavy snow this winter to our close to home and some went of encouragement, and financial attention. Sacramento mountains, and we far flung. I want to hear from contributions.” Rodney Place sends the enjoyed lots of powder turns at the far flung, if possible.” news that he is an active artist Ski Apache.” From Paul Reingold: “I’m just and art-entrepreneur/art-as- Colie Harding writes: “I’m finishing a four-month sabbati- development in South Africa. still living in Clinton, N.Y., a cal in New Zealand – we’ve had 1971 Byam Stevens sends his few hundred yards away from a great time. I will have returned Dennis Dixon news about his next act: “The both Harding Farm and Ham- [email protected] home by Christmas.” 2015 season was my last as ilton College. The stroke I had www.sps.edu/1971 News from Bill Cahill: “My artistic director of the Chester two years ago makes that more son, Robbie, married the beau- I hope you’ve already made Theatre Company. After 18 than walking distance, but I’ve tiful Evan Brown in Healdsburg, your plans to join the Form of years at CTC and a life working been making progress from Calif., in October. They met at 1971 in Millville from June 3 to in small not-for-profit the- horizontal to vertical. I manage Stanford, where she was on the 5. Please be sure to register so atres, I’m switching to the life to get to the factory every day 38 sailing team. They both work the School knows you’re plan- of a freelance artist – writing, to make plastic parts for fish- Former SPS master Denny Dou- Formmates from 1973 (l. to r.): Alden Stevens, Rob Deans, Jim Brooke ’73 outside the Kyiv cette (l.), with Terry and John and Homer Chisholm together at their annual golf outing in Post building on Pushkin Street, Chapin ’72, enjoyed an evening Georgetown, S.C. Central Kyiv. in Millville at the annual Service of Lessons and Carols. in early December, and have news: “Curt “Hizzoner” Kar- last two years at N.C. State. As exchanged a couple of texts with now, his wife, Marilyn, Bill is required of all newly commis- ing tackle and other sporting Fred Stillman. My youngest, Craumer ’70, his friend, Jayne, sioned Marine Corps officers, goods. I think it was in Manville Sebastien, is a sophomore at and others joined my wife, Karin, he will now be attending The that I argued the merits of crew The Gunnery and loving it, while and me for a Winter Solstice din- Basic School for officer training over lacrosse with, of all peo- my eldest, Nico, graduates from ner. Dungeness crab, northern for six months. Congratulations ple, Gregg Stone. I’ve become the local high school this year California’s very special region- to Andrew and Eric and the quite fond of nylon lax heads a and plans on enlisting in the al, seasonal fare was unavailable, whole Carlson clan. Semper Fi! half century later. I must have Marines.” so we had to settle for lobster, In our ongoing “when two or won the argument. My oar is Tony Sherer reports: “I am which we flew in from Maine. It more are gathered in my name” mounted on my office wall. The happily teaching courses on was a great way to celebrate the department, Jim Moorhead brightly colored lacrosse heads modern European history and longest night of the year.” tells us that “Chip Haggerty are just for decoration.” the Cold War at the Woodhall and I had a pre-holiday lunch in Peter Seymour shares: “I School in Bethlehem, Conn. I D.C. He first arranged for me to recently attended the first opus also direct the plays in a state- have lunch with his son in the for Bram Lewis in his new po- of-the-art theatre, doing edgy 1972 fall, so must have passed that sition as creative director for stuff like Lysistrata with an John Henry Low test. Hags remains efferves- [email protected] the Schoolhouse Theater here all-male cast. I am grateful for cent. We laughed about skiing, in Westchester. I believe oth- the opportunities to have served Ten-hut! Eric Carlson reported SPS, and ourselves. Sorry no er formmates attended on other as a headmaster twice, but am that, on December 18, his son, photo – but we are both still days as well. Bram adapted the thrilled to be back in the class- Andrew, graduated from North Hollywood-ready.” iconic short story by O. Henry, room where I belong. So much of Carolina State University. On Bob Stockman shyly wrote “Gift of the Magi” for the stage, what I do daily is modeled on the December 19, he commissioned in “I don’t know what to say for and it provided a little sex and mentors we had so long ago at as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Unit- a back story that did not exist SPS. It seems to me that teaching ed States Marine Corps, having in the original. Saw Woody Pier is an unbroken chain all the way completed the USMC Platoon and his wife, Gwen, at dinner back to Socrates. Best to all.” Leadership Course and Officer David Baldwin sends this Candidate School during his

Heidi Horner ’73 and Katherine An unidentified Paulie skating McMillan ’73, former co-captains on black ice in early January Q Belk ’73 and family at their New Zealand farm (l. to r.): Q, of the first SPS girls ski team, 2016, Sabattus Pond, Maine. Sherry, Anna ’13, and Jonah ’10. reunited on the slopes in Aspen. 39 FORMNOTES

On Martin Luther King Day (l. to r.), Carl Lovejoy ’75, Michael Al Besse ’75 (l.) and husband Scott Evers, with dogs Jackson and Fosberg, Gregg Townsend ’75, and Chris Pope ’75 joined the SPS Jake, at their home on Casey Key, Fla. community at Memorial Hall to watch Michael’s play, Incognito.

Alumni Horae. I think most – if Claire and her husband, Nathan, hundreds of them, even close presence (150,000 U.S., Cana- not all – of us wish not to draw moved to Halifax from Quebec. up in a zodiac boat), breath- dian, U.K., and German web attention, even though the She is working for a recruiting taking mountains (one giving visitors each month), the Kyiv purpose is that. SPS remains firm. I visited my Norwegian the opportunity to walk on the Post has become the West’s ingrained in our memories, if relatives in September, tooled Earth’s mantle), whales, Atlantic window on Ukraine. Flights not in our lives. Certainly for around with Jaguar Klubb of puffins, and other pelagic birds, between Russia and Ukraine me. I miss our classmates a ton Norway; kayaked on Oslof- (even a Newfoundland dog or were cut in October, making it and hope we have a record turn- jord with an old friend I met in two), drinking plenty of iceberg harder for the Moscow-based out for our 45th in 2017. Thank Marblehead, Mass., in 1963; water, and, perhaps more im- foreign press corps to come you for hounding and inspiring played golf in the rain with my portantly, iceberg martinis. down here. So, the Kyiv Post us, John. Your ‘beseechments’ father’s younger brother, Teddy, Please keep your cards and has a big responsibility to cover do not go unheeded.” who was just back from his old letters and photos coming in. the Russian-fed war in the John Chapin writes us from school in Oxford. ‘So, David, And, good night, Mrs. Cala- east, the fight for free market his home in Raleigh, N.C., that he what would we be doing if we bash, wherever you are. reforms in Ukraine, and the and his wife, Terry, returned to weren’t playing golf?’ he asked. ongoing battle against corrup- the School in December to attend ‘We would just be sitting at home tion. The EU started free trade the annual Lessons and Carols doing nothing.’ Punch line: He with Ukraine on January 1, and service and the performance of had his 96th birthday a few days 1973 now plans visa-free tourism for the Nutcracker. He shares: “On later. On my mother’s side, my Jose Maldonado Ukrainians later this year. The [email protected] a balmy 62-degree afternoon, aunt Carla Emerson Furlong, east-west battle is on for the we toured the grounds with aged 93, played harp with the Peter Patton was in touch and future of Europe’s largest coun- former master Denny Doucette Newfoundland Symphony Or- said his law work keeps him try. I am working here in Kyiv and saw the marvelous Lindsay chestra in November 2015. She busy settling one case when to upgrade the paper and the Center for Math and Science, played Newfoundland Scene, an another one pops up. website. Starting in February, which Denny insists should have evocative harp piece written for Rob Deans reports a suc- I also will be in and out of N.Y., had ‘science’ come first when her years ago by my grandfather, cessful annual golf outing with Washington, and Toronto, partly it was named. We have been Frederick Emerson.” Alden Stevens and Homer to organize Ukraine investment summertime neighbors of the Your humble scribe and his Chisholm in Georgetown, S.C., forums. I hope to catch up with Doucettes in Hancock, Maine, family (Constanza and daughter in October. Rob reports that formmates when I am on the where we have adjacent homes Spencer) spent some time with “not surprisingly, Alden is still a East Coast.” overlooking Frenchman’s Bay. David Holt’s Aunt Carla and remarkable athlete and usually We also have a home next to the her family when we all visited comes out ahead.” Blue Ridge Parkway in Blowing Newfoundland for some wilder- Jim Brooke sends news Rock, N.C. If anyone from the ness travel adventures in June. on his whereabouts: “Greet- 1974 Form of ’72 is planning a trip It was a special treat to spend ings from Kyiv, Ukraine, (that’s Chris Rulon-Miller [email protected] near any of these locales, we’d time with them, and in addition the current spelling). After be very pleased to have you stay to their wonderful hospitality 18 months turning around News from Ken Williams: “My with us.” and graciousness, they taught a newspaper in Cambodia, I daughter, Brianna, just com- David Holt reports: “My son, us much about Newfoundland’s moved here over Thanksgiving pleted her first semester at the Ben, graduated from the Uni- fascinating history, culture, weekend to help boost the Kyiv University of Delaware. I’ve versity of North Texas with a and language. Newfoundland Post, Ukraine’s only English been in touch with Ed Shock- master’s in jazz guitar. We were is simply stunning. Our adven- language newspaper. With a ley, Rob Porter, and Wayne 40 there for his recital. Daughter tures included icebergs (we saw huge international website Gilreath and I’m trying to ar- reach the now-famous Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The new Canadian govern- ment, committed to conciliate the economy and the environ- ment and helped us finalize the negotiation. The tragic attacks in Paris on November 13 did not darken the end of the year, The Ambassador of France to due to the formidable solidarity Canada Nick Chapuis ’75 pro- expressed worldwide, and es- vided televised commentary pecially in North America. On a concerning the Paris Agreement more personal note, November The MacColl family (l. to r.): Dharma, August, Lila, Ian ’80, and Julian on Climate Change. skating at the Rijksmuseum in their new home city, Amsterdam. also saw the publishing of my range lunch/get together. Well latest book, a full translation dog and stretch our legs. The of which is the baobab tree from wishes to all.” and commentary (in French) campus is stunningly beautiful, my childhood in Africa – see of China’s greatest classical as we all know. Travis gradu- www.jujuskin.com), making the poet, Du Fu – I guess the taste ated from Andover, which is products by hand in my barn. of humanities we all shared at a great campus, but there are Life is great, my four children 1975 SPS has not vanished.” no ponds, rivers, or any water are grown, and I am thrilled to Carl Lovejoy Daphne Firth shares this: on campus, and I have to say it be here doing this work.” [email protected] “My news is that I recently pales in comparison to SPS. He Tom Welch sends this news, Kevin McCaffrey and Gregg moved to São Paulo, Brazil, would have loved SPS, but he is beachside from Hawaii: “A Townsend reached out to where I am the CEO of a startup a swimmer and there is no swim group of us gathered in Boston formmates and gathered the business investing in and man- team at SPS.” for a late and informal 40th following formnotes: Carl aging distressed loans. Please Ursula Holloman writes: reunion in downtown Boston Lovejoy, Gregg Townsend, and look me up if any SPS alumni “Hello, everyone. I’m currently on the evening of December 11. Chris Pope reunited in Millville find their way to São Paulo. I living in Los Angeles, where Stephen Turner gave the party on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to also received the wonderful I write screenplays and work at his temporary Boston office/ watch the play Incognito by Mi- news over the holidays that I at Walt Disney Studios. My two apartment. Twig Mowatt and chael Fosberg (incognitotheplay. will soon be a grandmother. daughters are 21 and 23 now, Kevin McCaffrey provided com). The play was brought to Really? How did that happen and life is good. Anyone pass- the inspiration and Stephen Millville via Gregg, a longtime – it seems like yesterday that ing through L.A., please look did everything else, including friend of Michael’s. Incognito is I arrived at SPS, one of only 13 me up. Would love to see old a spontaneous musical solo on a play about Michael’s search Third Form girls in 1971.” friends.” his amazing bass guitar. Also to find his biological father and Helen Bouscaren up- Al Besse shares his news: attending were Owen Andrews, the surprising discovery of his dates: “My husband, Joe, “I’m happy to share the news Anne Latchis, Maureen and African-American roots. The and I live in Cambridge. Our that my longtime partner, Scott Bill Newlin, Randa Wilkinson, play and post-show dialogue 19-year-old son, Travis, is a Evers, and I were married on and this old fool. It was great fun are meant to challenge our freshman at Brown, where he November 5 at our home on and lasted well past everyone’s preconceptions about race and is on the water polo and swim Casey Key, Fla. It was a private bedtime. May we do it again, identity. The play was part of teams. Our daughter, Lindsay, event with only the county but with many more of our jolly the student programming for is an 11th grader in the Cam- clerk, the photographer, and classmates. It should be noted MLK Day to honor diversity and bridge public schools, so we our two yellow labs, Jackson and that the Newlins had traveled inclusivity in our community. are starting the college search Jake, as groomsmen. I recently east from San Francisco for the Nick Chapuis reports: “Al- for her. Other than my work visited with Chip Clothier in party.” most a year now fulfilling my as a primary care physician in Bryn Mawr, Pa. My other good duties as Ambassador of France Boston, my two cats, a bunny, news is that Scott and I avoided to Canada. Ottawa is not really and three-year-old rescue dog harm in the January tornado far from SPS, yet I could not find keep me busy. I always love my that came ashore in the middle 1976 the time to join the 40th anni- reunion dinners or weekends of the night, just five blocks Don Keyser with SPS girlfriends from our [email protected] versary celebration. I followed north of us on Siesta Key.” www.sps.edu/1976 it, thanks to Facebook posts. era, with all the history we This from Cynthia William- With all my colleagues around share. I was thinking of you all son: “I am living on an island in If you’ve not yet made your the world, I was busy these last recently when we drove down Maine. I have been putting my plans to return to Millville from few months gathering support from New Hampshire and we energy toward my natural sk- June 3 to 5, please do so now. and momentum in order to stopped in Millville to walk the incare business (the foundation We’re staying at the Fairfield 41 FORMNOTES

Inn in Concord, celebrating as any opportunity for a visit at part of the multi-form gather- Anniversary Weekend / Gradu- ing at the Athletic and Fitness ation. This may be the year Center on Friday evening, June for a return to Millville, how- 3. On Saturday, after a full day ever, as her brother, Owen ’16, of alumni activities, we’ll cel- as of this writing, is planning ebrate another Form of 1976 on graduating in June and pack- event, this year at the Granite ing his books and lax bag for Restaurant in Concord. Spen- Wesleyan. Sophie ’19 started cer Fulweiler is handling the in Third Form this past fall. In details of the weekend. Read addition to sporting and sing- more about our plans and ing, she reports that Brewster Formmates and friends in Nantucket (l. to r.): Mark Dibble, Dave register at www.sps.edu/1976. House is the best girls’ dorm Nelson ’80, Rich Perkins ’80, Eldon Scott ’80, Gifford West ’80, Check out the website to see on the grounds. Through it all, and Mark Schneider ’80. (Photo by Bill Vogel ’80) who else is coming. Don’t miss Penny and I are getting a lot out on the fun. of football, field hockey, bas- means we were empty nesters Hilary Parkhurst sends ketball, and lacrosse and our for one semester), where he is this: “I’ve been busy rowing at weeks are spent planning who studying business and econom- Maritime Rowing Club (Nor- is going to watch what game ics and thoroughly enjoying walk, Conn.), training with 1979 where. Unfortunately, the PAC himself in Miami. Life is just their master’s program, and I Liz Robbins 12, NESCAC, and ISL do not great.” raced with them this past fall. [email protected] compare notes on scheduling. My oldest child, Catherine ’07, This from George Schwab: “I During these years, we feel as just started medical school at recently started my own law though we have developed some Robert Wood Johnson in New firm and affiliated with the wonderful relationships with 1980 Brunswick, N.J. Our oldest boy, employment law firm of Kraus committed teachers and admin- Susannah Albright Will ’10, graduated from UT [email protected] & Zuchlewski LLP. I continue istrators at the School. We are Austin in May. I took a fabu- practicing commercial and looking forward to watching our Mason Wells lous trip in November down to [email protected] employment dispute resolution children from afar as, on occa- Santiago, Chile, for a cycling and litigation in N.Y.C. My son, sion, their common SPS affili- My daughter, Elizabeth tour of their wine regions. Henry, graduated from Bates ation brings them together in a (Wells) ’17, is enjoying her Fifth Wishing everyone health and College in May and recently be- world of increasing complexity Form year at SPS, besides SATs happiness this coming year.” gan work at Trading Ticket Inc. and diversity.” and ACTs. She was named to An update from Stephen in N.Y. My son, Ethan, is in his News from Sarah Newton: the All-New England and ISL Achilles: “I will pass along a second year at the University “In January, I celebrated the cross country teams this fall. little news and hope to see news of Virginia Engineering School. 20th anniversary of my retire- She’s singing up a storm in Choir, from others that I have not seen I am looking forward to my ment from the paid professional Madrigals, and the a cappella in so many years. In November, fifth anniversary with my wife, world. I have spent the last 20 group called Madhatters. She’s I finished my fifth Ironman Monique Lodi, who is finish- years raising our three won- getting ready for more college Triathlon. Next year, my wife, ing up her third year at Louis derful kids and enjoying plenty visits and cranking on the erg Lisa, will be joining me as she Vuitton. At Christmas, I skied of nonprofit adventures. Avery for crew this winter. I had a fun competes her first Ironman in Park City at The Canyons is working toward a Ph.D. in Family Weekend in the fall at SPS, race.” with my sons, who snowboard. educational research and mea- seeing Bill Van Ingen, Hilary Ian MacColl sends this news: More recently, I attended a le- surement at Boston College, so Parkhurst, Melissa Solomon, “With the sale of the parent gal conference in Vail and that we see her often. We see Lindsay Jennie Hunnewell Kaplan, and company at my previous em- week it snowed about 24 inches. even more often, because she Susannah Albright. ployer, the MacColl family de- My new ACL didn’t mind the moved home in September af- Peter Doucette tells us: “I cided it was time for a change. moguls or the trees. RIP, David ter trying to find an affordable teach math and coach squash Over the course of three weeks Bowie.” place to live in San Francisco. at the Westminster School. I am in August, we sublet our house Seth Ward shares: “My wife, She didn’t. After graduating regularly in Concord to visit in California and moved to Am- Penny, and I feel fortunate to be from Dartmouth in June, she my father, Denny, who is still sterdam for a year. Half the time SPS parents for all three of our works remotely for Clear Cost frequently around campus, and it felt like a foolhardy decision, children. Daughter Charlotte Health, a price transparency most recently he read at the the other half it felt like the be- ’13 misses the School and la- tool for a variety of health care Lessons and Carols services. ginning of a once-in-a-lifetime ments the fact that her academ- services. Chase started at the My oldest son was just admit- adventure – happy to report the ic and spring lacrosse schedule University of Miami in Coral ted to Lafayette ED to study latter has come true. We are 42 at Stanford has so far eclipsed Gables in January of 2015 (that engineering.” enjoying the rich history and mixed cultures of this wonder- Schneider, Rich Perkins, and divinity. In May, I will graduate ful city, and thankful every day Gifford West, most recently from Union Theological Semi- for the chance to be here. Please at New Year’s at Squam Lake, nary in New York City. While let me know if you are coming though the annual pond hockey earning my degree, I have been through (ianmaccoll@gmail. game was replaced with a swim working as a chaplain intern at com).” and a mud fight.” New York Presbyterian Hospi- An update from Tamur Gifford West writes: “Bill tal, accumulating hours toward Mueenuddin: “Interesting and Vogel, David Nelson, Rich becoming a board-certified fun news from our family. We Perkins, Eldon Scott, Mark hospital/hospice chaplain (yes, have just moved from Bénin Schneider, and I continued there is an accreditation pro- to Madagascar, where Lau- Melissa Greer Solomon ’80 (c.) our annual tradition in October cess). Our two sets of twins with daughter Maddox Anger- ren will be managing a large hofer ’18 (l.) and son J.D. Ang- of a sailing weekend. We were are out of the house. Three USAID-funded health program erhofer ’14, at the NHL Winter joined by Mark Dibble, who is out of four are in college and for PSI, a Washington-based Classic in Foxboro, Mass. an honorary member of our one graduated last May and is humanitarian NGO. What a class, having suffered through working in Washington, D.C. My rich and beautiful country this holidays together in Whistler 15 years of random stories of husband, Linc, and I are still appears to be (though we have and Vancouver, B.C., so goalie Quonset huts, lean-tos, ISPs in N.Y.C. I see a lot of Will still to see the best of it), with daughter Maddox Anger- to New Zealand, and so on. Schwalbe and former faculty great tragedy and poverty as hofer ’18 could train at the Notable achievements from member Bob Edgar in the city well (which we will be working Richmond Olympic Oval. She our crew: Dave continues to do and got a chance to catch up to address). The younger two and her SPS girls varsity hockey very impressive things at The with Tom Hamilton over the of our three boys are with us, teammates are looking to repeat Community School in Atlanta summer. I am looking forward studying at the French Lycée, the success they found last year, (thecommunityschool.net) and to catching up when we gather continuing to expand their winning the NEPSAC Champi- Eldon is now the maven of cool in N.Y.C. again.” knowledge of other cultures as onship. She has been working cuisine in New York, having global citizens. The eldest is at on- and off-ice ever since they conceived and created “Ur- university, studying journal- hoisted their trophy at the end banspace Vanderbilt” by Grand ism and film. I will continue to of the season last March. She Central (urbanspacenyc.com).” 1981 commute back and forth from was selected to attend USA Clay McCardall reports: Biddle Duke [email protected] here to our farm in Wisconsin, Hockey’s national player devel- “Not much has changed for www.sps.edu/1981 where I will work for stints of opment camp in Minnesota this me. I’ve been living west of three weeks as an ER physician summer for the second year in a Casper, Wyo., since 1994 and Looking forward to catching in the local hospital, followed row. Son J.D. Angerhofer ’14 is am still running the liveaboard up with everyone at reunion, by six weeks off, so I can spend at the University of Michigan’s scuba diving charter company June 3, 4 and 5. We are plan- time exploring Madagascar over College of Engineering and will I started in 1987. If anyone is ning something celebratory the next couple of years with the graduate in 2018. traveling through Wyoming, and reflective. Check out our boys and Lauren. My best to all David Nelson shares: “I we’ve got plenty of room.” form page to register and for of you. I’m looking forward to continue to be the executive dir- Molly O’Neil Frank sends more details about our Fri- getting together again before ector of The Community School her news: “After working in the day-evening gathering at the too long.” in Atlanta, Ga. (www.thecom- theatre and education as an Athletic and Fitness Center. Lea Mitchell writes: “Hello to munityschool.net). We are both executive and fundraiser while Without giving it all away – few all from Olympia, Wash. I have a specialized high school and raising our four kids, I have can resist a little mystery – the lived here for the past 25-plus a post-secondary transition gone back to get my master’s in main gathering will take place at years with my husband Jim, program for autistic adoles- the rains that grow huge trees, cents and young adults. We use and the endless beauty of the a model that focuses heavily on mountains and sea. I teach art at strengthening social-emotional an alternative public school and development. I’ll be presenting love helping students develop in N.Y.C. in April at a conference their creative courage and art at another great program there, skills. I would love to connect The Rebecca School. I have two with folks. Write me at lea@ grown sons in Boston and New mitcub.net. Stop by any time Haven and a seven-year-old you are in the PNW.” stepdaughter here in Atlanta, so A winter update from Me- am now learning how to parent lissa Greer Solomon: “Our a girl. Still getting together reg- Sydney Waud ’59, Coley Burke ’59, Anson Beard ’54, and Sam family spent wonderful, snowy ularly with Eldon Scott, Mark Reid ’81 in Argentina on their six-day fly-fishing trip. 43 FORMNOTES

the Crumpacker Boathouse on the grounds on Saturday eve- ning (June 4) and will feature a yummy meal, conversation, and brief talks from several mem- bers of our class. After consult- ing with many of you, I reached out to a handful of classmates whose work, choices, and lives reflect the best of us – talent, ambition, creativity, dedica- Ward Atterbury ’85 with son tion, service, challenges, and Philippe Robert Savoie Gratton Form of 1985 teammates (l. to r.): Murray Buttner, Chip Alliger, big thinking. As of this writ- Atterbury, born November 18, Barton Quillen, Emily Hartshorne, and Jim Frates participated in 2015. Connecticut’s Tackle the Trail Race. ing, four will speak – a soldier, an artist, an educator/writer, over at the Prince’s Palace on father’s (Alan Hall) memo- consolidated our lead on the and a philosopher/business- November 18. rial service in October. It was ensuing 6.7 miles, in fact, af- man. So we will eat, converse, News from Harry Brigham: a beautiful autumn day, and I ter waiting five minutes for listen, and learn a little. And “Here is an update from my know he would have been very Chip Alliger at the final relay then, we will dance. An aptly various entrepreneurial adven- honored. A special thanks to station, Jim handed our team representative playlist – or tures. I designed and distribute faculty emeritus George Carlisle baton to a member of another playlists – is being prepared. the CORCL, the hot new water- for his witty and wonderful re- team, Jen Heller (wife of Mur- I’m trying to line up a little live front toy for summer camps marks. After almost eight years ray Buttner), who brought the music by one of us, but nothing based off the design of a freelance copywriting, with a team home to victory over the yet has come together. Stayed Vietnamese basket boat. And, focus on academic marketing, final 3.7 miles. Chip did eventu- tuned (pun intended). After the yes, it is perfectly round. Take I’ve slithered back to agency ally show up and managed to Boathouse fun, we might repair a look at www.corcl.com.” life, working at a small direct take the Team Buttner baton to a pool hall downtown as we Louisa Benton sends this: marketing agency just outside from a collapsing Murray just did for our 30th. So, make your “I attended a holiday shindig at of Boston. It lacks a heady client before he was taken by ambu- reservations now at www.sps Natalie Edmonds’s New York list, but it’s close to home and lance to the nearest emergency .edu/1981. Looking forward to City apartment. Also there were my boys’ school. Convenience room [Murray was seen later seeing everyone. Alice Coogan and Elisabeth trumps a Clio, at least for now.” enjoying himself too much at Schmitz.” the after race party]. So con- gratulations to Team SPS ’85. 1982 We hope they will be joined by 1985 other classmates next year to Trisha Patterson 1983 Andy Corsello defend the title. It can be noted [email protected] [email protected] Michael Stubbs that this race raises money to [email protected] After 15-plus years in corpo- I am pleased to announce go directly to the Quinebaug rate media advertising sales, Dan Grout writes: “I’ve under- that members of the Form Valley Community College and I jumped into the zany world taken an avocation/vocation of 1985 won* the Almost- the QVCC Foundation. Events of startups. I joined up with coaching high school boys at 50-Haven’t-Trained-a-Lick Kim Donaldson ’85 on her Artemis Rowing Club in Oak- co-ed relay team division of the new venture, Excelle Sports, a land, Calif. Channeling the Rich prestigious 19.7 mile Tackle- multimedia platform devoted Davis pixie dust (don’t say much the-Trail Race in northeast to covering all women’s sports. and look unimpressed). The kids Connecticut in October [*the Kim and I were on the SPS are alright, although they don’t final result is being contested squash team, so this seems truly throw up so much these days.” by some malcontents because perfect. Excellesports.com was Chip Alliger didn’t finish on launched in February. Look us the same team he started with]. up. Oh, and still rowing and El- Bart “The Rhode Island Road lie is now 4.5, so, you know, not 1984 Runner” Quillen got the team much going on. Gusty Thomas Jane Kalinski off to a blistering start over [email protected] was awarded the Cultural Medal the first four miles and then of Monaco by The Sovereign Ben Hall sends this update: “It handed off to Emily Whitney Prince of Monaco. The in- Winslow Lewis ’91 in a was wonderful seeing so many Hartshorne, who further pad- sweater-modeling gig with signia of this distinction was St. Paul’s people – faculty and ded our lead over the next five Lolie Millspaugh, daughter of 44 given by S.A.R. Princess of Han- spouses, staff, alumni – at my miles. Jim “The Flash” Frates Alex Millspaugh ’83. like this help raise money for scholarships so that in the last two years none of the graduates 1988 have had any student loan debt Sarah Jones [email protected] when they have completed their degrees. You might have been pleasantly Jim Frates adds this: “Mur- surprised to see that the fall is- ray Buttner is too modest to sue of Alumni Horae featured a tell you, but he conceived this photo of married couple Jessica whole race that started last Thompson Somol and John year to raise scholarship funds Roberts ’89. It is with deep for the local community col- regret that I make the following lege. This year they raised over announcement regarding this $35,000, so it is a great success!” Horae-recognized marriage: John Roberts and Jessica Justin Lewis ’91 and Roland Tactay (c.) at their October wedding, with Rob Leslie ’91 (l.) and best man David Brownstein ’90 (r.). Thompson Somol regretfully announce the annulment of tains. Press release at m.big- 1986 their brief marriage. While they skypress.com/missoula/chang- Jill Forney remain the best of friends, both 1989 ing-face/Content?oid=2586377. [email protected] parties felt the impact of their Laura Munro Other than that, I’ll be an emp- www.sps.edu/1986 [email protected] union was slightly inconve- ty-nester with Jenny next fall, Our 30th Anniversary celebra- nient to their existing spouses, Gracyn Robinson sends this when my younger daughter tion will be on the weekend of Brooke Donahoe Roberts and news: “I am working for a com- heads for university. I’ve loved June 3-5, 2016. Our block of Mark Somol (respectively). The pany located in Boston’s Fort raising kids, so it’ll be sad. hotel rooms at the Hampton lesson here is: Look out! That Pt. district called Environ- Looking forward to a non- Inn is available until May 1, SPS paparazzi will publish just ments at Work, serving as an school-based schedule though.” 2016. Contact the hotel directly about anything! Speaking of account manager and client John Roberts sends this cor- to reserve your room. Check paparazzi, I’m happy to gener- liaison between local architec- rection: “The mistaken caption out www.sps.edu/1986 for the ate a little buzz for Grinnell ture firms and their corporate on our photo in the previous contact information and details Morris’s web series, Married client base. My three daughters, Horae drew chuckles from all for the weekend. Without Kids, on YouTube. All Lila (13), Dylan (11), and Elsie (9) implicated, but for the record, Lent Howard shares his six episodes can be viewed in Whitman are keeping me active Jessica Thompson Somol ’88 haiku: “It’s been thirty years/ less than a half hour. Plus – with skating, lacrosse, theatre, and I are not married to each How can it possibly be?/ it’s funny. Watch and enjoy a and cross country practices and other. Both of us are enjoying Unfathomable!” chance to see your formmate in rehearsals. Lila and I ran our first our first marriages to Brooke action. The link to the web 10k (Tufts) together this past and Mark, respectively. Now series is www.youtube.com/ fall. Great fun and so blessed!” we have another funny story 1987 channel/UCgMPj-OOZ5xd- Amanda Cramer sends: “A to add to a lifelong friendship. SE7NNHVCKZw (or search for big shout-out to all ’89s. The Happy to welcome visitors to Mona Gibson the title on youtube). Keep those New Year finds me in a bit of San Francisco, where we’ve [email protected] updates coming, and we’ll try a limbo – attempting to make been for nearly 20 years.” Nick Hourigan submits happy not to marry off anyone via the a career change. I will let you news: “My wife, Annie Cooper, formnotes again. know how it turns out. Assum- our daughter, Olive, and I wel- Nick Sanders writes: “I am ing I have income and vacation comed a thriving and happy living in the town of Sebastopol, time available, I would love to 1990 Nora Grace Hourigan into the Calif., with wife Erika and four see any/all of you somewhere Charles Buice [email protected] world on May 17. Our family of kiddos (ages 8-18). I just sold westward in 2016.” now five, including dog Riley, my business (a bike shop called John Lehrman writes: “All On January 12, The Expatriates, continues to enjoy our time in West County Cycle Service) af- is well in Montana, where I was a new novel by Janice Lee, was Old England (London), but are ter 10 years and am catching my busy all summer and fall cutting published by Viking/Penguin missing family, friends, and fam- breath before the next project. ski trails at our backcountry (and reviewed in the Fall 2015 iliar surroundings of the U.S.A., Hope all is well with everyone ski lodge, Downing Mountain issue of Alumni Horae). Jan- especially New England.” else in the Form of ’88!” Lodge. With a one-of-a-kind ice’s previous novel, The Piano private/public lands partner- Teacher, spent 19 weeks on the ship going, we have our hands NY Times Bestseller list, and full building a new ski area in early reviews of her new book Montana’s Bitterroot Moun- have been extremely positive. 45 FORMNOTES

Elizabeth “Birdie” Bayly Dexter Howe, daughter of Johanna and Barclay Howe ’94.

Nick Kearns ’91 and Sofia Suarez ’92 were married June 27 on Roque Island, Maine. SPS guests included (l. to r.): Duncan Hatch ’91, well. I continue to enjoy a thriv- ing surgical practice in urology Charlie Hoppin ’49, Winslow Lewis ’91, Jordy Shaw ’91, Nick, Sofia, Benjy Webster Federbush ’94 Andrew Wyckoff ’91, Andrew Light ’91, and Doug DiSalvo ’91. at Yale, specializing in male and Elizabeth Grace Canavan sexual dysfunction and prostate were married in Las Vegas on Janice reports that “the book is with me at [email protected] diseases. I also hold an appoint- November 14, 2015. set in contemporary Hong Kong or [email protected]. ment as assistant professor of and is about three very different We could use all kinds of help. urology in the Yale School of for contact information and women living in ‘the rarefied Also finishing up my first book, Medicine, conduct clinical re- details for the weekend. world of American expats’ (Van- a travel memoir about the trip search, and direct community Justin Lewis and Roland ity Fair) but I think it is mostly to Africa that spurred me to outreach and prevention pro- Tactay were married on Octo- about the bonds of women and create the charity, and am ac- grams for the prostate cancer ber 10 in La Jolla, Calif. Paulies motherhood.” She is currently tively searching for a literary program at Yale.” in attendance included Rob on a book tour across the U.S. agent and publisher. Oh, and Leslie and best man David (check janiceyklee.com/ to see if after decades of supporting Brownstein ’90, who flew in she will be visiting a bookstore them as a fan and nine seasons from Cameroon with his family near you). Janice also co-hosted with them as an employee, 1991 to attend. David and Kristyna’s a successful SPS Conversa- the Patriots finally won me a Marcy Chong daughter, Lily Grace (maybe [email protected] tion event in December at the Super Bowl. Got to experience Form of 2026?) was also in the www.sps.edu/1991 N.Y.C. home of Kate Gellert ’89 both getting a ring and visiting wedding and even designed her to give N.Y.C.-area alums the the White House. Two dreams Our 25th Anniversary celebra- own dress. chance to speak with Rector come true.” tion will be on the weekend News from Matt Wong: “In Mike Hirschfeld ’85 about Jenny Petersen shares: of June 3-5, 2016. We will be October, my wife, Lisa, and I current events at SPS. The event “After 10 years of living abroad, reliving our 20th by having a celebrated the first birthday was well attended, and I had the my husband and I decided to night at the “Party Barn” in San- of our third child, Theodore chance to connect with Kathy pack it in and head back to bornton, N.H. Live music and Makaio, together with his big Shergalis Ewald ’89, Vanya the States. We have settled in busing in the works. Our block sibs, Elliot and Marina. The Desai ’89, Alex Tilney ’96, St. Petersburg, Fla., near my of hotel rooms at the Courtyard three are now 1, 9, and 11 years and a number of other alumni mother, where I am working for by Marriott is available until old, respectively. It has been a from our generally overlap- a small pharmaceutical solu- May 9, 2016. Contact the hotel joy to embark again on the new- ping years. tions/services startup. A big directly to reserve your room. parent journey. We also raised From Erik Scalavino: “I re- change from the giant global Check out www.sps.edu/1991 a first round of seed capital for cently founded a charitable or- corporate scene, but a very our software startup, Liquidaty. ganization dedicated to ending, welcome one. It’s good to be I left J.P. Morgan after 10 years or at least reducing, animal suf- back on home turf. I’m looking (in 2014), with the purpose of fering around the globe. We’re forward to finally making it to making business data more called Nutmeg Animal Welfare some SPS reunions. If anyone accessible and usable. I am (@NutmegAnimals on Twitter). is in the Tampa/St. Pete area, happier than I ever knew I could In November 2014, we officially please look me up.” be, and I try to appreciate and became a 501(c)(3) and in the From Carli Walker: “Life is cherish each day. I enjoy also summer of 2015, we launched very good on my end. I am liv- being in fairly regular touch our website (www.nutmeg. ing in Southport, Conn., with with some of our classmates global). If anyone is interested my wife, Danielle, and our three – look me up if you’re passing Andrew Cole ’93 and his band, in learning more and getting sons: Angelo 5, Nicholas 4, and The Bravo Hops, just released through New York City and are 46 involved, please get in touch Matteo 2. Business is great as Everything is Glass. interested in catching up.” Ryan Rilling Grant, son of Amy Ann Carney Nelson ’95 with and Tyler Grant ’94, was born daughters Elizabeth (4) and September 23, 2015. Ella Marie. SPS formmates and friends at the September wedding of Geoff Van Taylor sends this up- dation on Main Street, while DeVito ’95 and Jodie Warner-Howard included (l. to r.): Matthew date: “Just finished my first Franz continues to work for Rudey ’95, Will McCulloch ’95, Alex Nelson ’95, Grace Evans ’95, Mark DeVito ’99, the groom, the bride, David Swanson ’95, year as a Texas state sena- Natural Resources Defense Emily Dwinnells ’97, Jess Parsons ’95, Drew Collins ’02, and Harry tor. I’m feeling very blessed to Council. They are finding that Eichelberger ’95. represent such a strong and it’s a strange and wonderful thriving community in North thing to both start a new ad- Alexey Salamini sends this Carney Nelson: “My husband, Texas. Anne and I are raising venture and come full circle at news: “Andy Bay, Poopa (Will Andrew, and I celebrated our three little girls in Plano.” the same time. McCulloch), Adam Simons, ninth wedding anniversary on This from Johanna and Bar- Peter Light ’96, Mark DeVito October 7, 2015, with an ex- clay Howe: “We are pleased ’99, Rudey (Matt Rudey), De- pected guest this year. Our sec- to announce the birth of our Wolf Emery ’99, and I all frelked ond daughter, Ella Marie Carney 1993 daughter, Elizabeth “Birdie” pretty hard at the Dead show in Nelson, was born that morning Page Sargisson Bayly Dexter Howe. Birdie, born August in S.F. The photos are all at our local birth center, and [email protected] in November of 2014, joined too sketch.” we still made it home in time Andrew Cole sends an update her brother, Barclay III, who is Julie Stout sends her fam- for a very casual anniversary about his music: “In November, three. Also, I had the pleasure ily update: “I had a baby, Clive dinner. Big sister Elizabeth (who my band, The Bravo Hops (www. of having lunch with C.D. Dick- Coltrane Stout, on November will be 4 in March) has settled acoleandthehops.com), released erson in D.C., where he is now 30. I also graduated from UC into her new role nicely and our second album since getting working. We had a great time Berkeley in December 2015.” has been assembling an ever- together in 2014. Everything catching up.” An update from Cindy Day: growing long list of the many Is Glass is on Amazon, iTunes, From Isabel Margulies in “We are still happily living in things she will teach Ella when Tidal, and Spotify. We play Milan: “I went to the October Park Slope, Brooklyn. My hus- she is bigger. Andrew is still on regularly in the N.Y. area. Part wedding of Grace Evans in band, Derek, and I have both the faculty at the University of our gig proceeds go to The Rome and there were a ton of SPS left big companies to start our of Oregon’s Business School, Partnership for Inner City Edu- people there. I am really happy own businesses – mobile apps where he teaches entrepre- cation’s music programs. Come to have her in Milan with me.” for him and a digital product neurship and researches the see a show.” management consulting busi- computer music and green ness for me. Our son, Remi, is chemistry industries. I’m still in first grade and obsessed with COO at Inpria, a startup devel- 1995 fast cars.” oping key patterning materials 1994 Morgan Stewart A winter report from Ann for the semiconductor industry. Chris Gates [email protected] [email protected] A family update from Katie Franz Matzner was in touch Sears Edwards: “On February to let me know that he and 7, 2015, my husband, Larry, and his wife, Melissa Birchard, I welcomed Nathaniel Laurence had moved back to Concord, Edwards to our family. We are N.H., in November. Their four- thoroughly enjoying parenthood. year-old identical twin boys, Nat is growing off the charts, Wolf and Fjord, have begun especially in height, which isn’t attending preschool at the Chil- too surprising. We also bought dren’s Learning Center at St. a house last year and love our Clive Coltrane Stout, son of Larry and Katie Sears Edwards ’95 Paul’s. Melissa is now working new spot in Redwood City. Best Julie Stout ’95, was born on with son Nathaniel Laurence at Conservation Law Foun- wishes to everyone.” November 30, 2015. Edwards, born February 7, 2015. 47 FORMNOTES

A rooftop gathering last summer included (l. to r.) Natasha Cobb Eads Johnson ’02 and Jill Jensen were married in Virginia. Guests ’97, Kevin Cummings ’97, Kareem Roberts ’99, Ayesha Brantley- included (l. to r.): Matt Socia and husband, Marc Aronson ’00, Gosine ’96, Carey Wagner ’96, and Javier Hidalgo ’98 (with his Eads and Jill, Hal Miller ’03, Lucas Cook ’02, Marlena Hubley ’02, daughter). and Sly Piegdon ’02.

Elizabeth started preschool ing, research, and education this past fall, loves all things institute. Over the past few musical, and still talks about 1996 1997 years on the West Coast, I’ve our trip back to St. Paul’s Emily Brands Cornelia Van Amburg served as a city commis- last spring for our reunion. A [email protected] [email protected] sioner and the chief private www.sps.edu/1996 future member of the Form of Amy Singer sector liaison to the FBI and 2030, perhaps?” Make plans to return to Mill- [email protected] Department of Justice Hate Wedding news from Geoff ville for our 20th Anniversary Catherine Ruedig Hunter Crimes Forum for Southern DeVito: “Jodie Warner-Howard celebration on the weekend of lives in N.C. and is a broker with California.” and I were married on Sept- June 3-5, 2016. Our block of Chapel Hill Realty. She has a Conner McGee updates: ember 12, at The Musuem of hotel rooms at the Best Western son, Morgan, 3, and just had a “My wife, Kate, and I are still the Order of St. John in Clerk- is available until May 1, 2016. daughter, Lucy, on September living in N.Y.C. and trying enwell, London. The venue Contact the hotel directly to 5, 2015. to take advantage of all the was strangely reminiscent reserve your room. Check out city has to offer before a of The Upper. In attendance www.sps.edu/1996 for contact likely move to the suburbs. were Matthew Rudey, Will information and details of the Although, with three kids McCulloch, Alex Nelson, Grace weekend. In other news, I saw 1998 under four and two dogs, it’s Evans, Mark DeVito ’99, Jill Thompson Smith and Andrew Bleiman not clear exactly what we take David Swanson, Emily Alana Pietragallo Bedoya [email protected] advantage of, other than res- Dwinnells ’97, Jess Parsons, during the holiday marathon of Andrew Oldershaw shares: taurant delivery and the 24/7 Drew Collins ’02, and Harry festivities. Mike Shaheen and “After earning my master’s in pharmacy.” Eichelberger.” his girls joined in my daugh- clinical psychology, I launched Morgan Stewart sends this ter’s birthday celebration in my private practice in Los news: “I had such a fun, quick December. Angeles. My website is www visit in L.A. with Helen Inge .AimPsychotherapy.com. I also ’94, whom I hadn’t seen in ages. do forensic psychology work Looks exactly the same and was at Men’s Central Jail in down- so great to catch up!” town Los Angeles, and launched an LGBT mental health train-

Sons of Amy Britton ’99 and William and big sister, Madeleine, her husband, Devon (l. to r.): children of Nina and John Conner McGee ’98, son Jamie Landon Wade (9), Macallan Baumler ’02. (3), and daughter Alex (2) in Thayer (5), and Holden Grant Maryland this summer. (born July 1, 2015). Ruth Elizabeth Jarrett was born June 20, 2015, to Maggie and Andrew Jarrett ’99. 48 Nick and Lauren Hobbs ’00 Clare (Sully) Rose ’02 and her Emmett Schroyer Johnson, John “Jack” B. Carr IV, son of welcomed daughter Eleanor husband welcomed their third born October 23, 2015, to John and May Alston Carr ’04. “Ellie” Elizabeth Hobbs on son, Sebastian Sibley Rose, in Carrie Schroyer Johnson ’02 December 10, 2015. late September. and her husband, Peter, was They recently installed a 7 kW enthusiastically welcomed by big sisters Madeline (5) and off-grid, battery-tied solar outside of Washington, D.C.” Elise (3). power system on their home, News from Andrew Jarrett: which powers the majority of 1999 “My wife, Maggie, and I wel- Johnson ’02 at his wedding to their house loads. Their sys- Ben Bleiman comed our first child on June 20. [email protected] Jill Jensen at the Airlie Estate tem was featured in a short Ruth Elizabeth Jarrett weighed in Virginia. There were lots of documentary shown around the 7 lbs., 3 oz. and measured Inger Hanson writes: “This Paulies in attendance.” state to promote solar power. past Christmas, I was reminded 20 inches. We live in Denver, The technology is so impres- of chorus days (and the brief where I work in oil and gas.” sive that Elizabeth, along with stints of when Ben Bleiman three other partners, is starting and I portrayed Mary and Jo- 2001 a new solar power company in seph) and tried to model my 2000 Jim Baehr Birmingham called Vulcan Solar new congregation’s Christmas [email protected] Elizabeth Leeds Power. pageant after our SPS pageant, www.sps.edu/2001 [email protected] John Baumler and his wife, with limited success. I think Reunion planning is well un- Nina, welcomed baby William, the congregation loved it. I, of Charles Scribner earned his derway and I’m looking forward who arrived at a surprisingly course, still suffer from beloved master’s in public administration to celebrating our 15th reunion large 9 lbs., 11 oz. His sister, memories of an 80-voice choir. from UAB, while continuing to with everyone. For more in- Madeleine, could not be more There is always an open invi- run Black Warrior Riverkeeper. formation about the weekend, pleased with him. They enjoyed tation for a place to crash in He and wife, Elizabeth ’02, cele- check our reunion website at their first introduction to many Jackson, Wyo., if any formmates brated by installing a solar www.sps.edu/2001 to see who St. Paul’s friends at the wed- find themselves exploring out power system on their roof in is planning to attend. Make your ding of Willie Evarts this past this way (the parsonage has two order to be better stewards of plans today! summer. guest rooms and a guest bath).” God’s creation. Every day at the Amy Britton sends her fam- Scribner home is a cross be- ily update: “My husband and I tween Eco-Fest and Eco-Chapel. welcomed our third son, Holden Marc Aronson writes: “I 2002 2003 Grant Britton, who joins broth- was thrilled to return the favor Toby McDougal Thomas Ho ers Landon Wade and Macallan from my wedding last year [email protected] [email protected] Thayer. We continue to enjoy life and serve as best man for Eads Miller Resor has been working Happy New Year, Form of 2003. for the Spirit Guild, a startup December was a perfect wrap- distillery in the Arts District up to a good year with a great of Downtown Los Angeles. mini-reunion in Boston and The distillery released its first a solid showing at this year’s run of Astral Pacific Gin just Lessons and Carols in Millville. before the New Year. Miller will There is simply no better way also be selling Rio Bravo olive to ring in the holiday season oil, made from seven varieties than belting out “O Come All of olives grown on his family’s Ye Faithful” in the Chapel with farm outside of Bakersfield, at old friends Michelle Dodge, the Atwater Village Farmers’ Irene Kim, Andrew Kim, and Market. Check it out. Nick Travers. My other news Elizabeth Scribner and to report is that Julia Ruedig Formmates from 2003 (l. to r.) Sam Tuttle, Bari Robinson, Anthony Charles ’00 continue the en- received an M.B.A. and master Farrar, Irene Kim, Andrew Kim, Thomas Ho, Nick Travers, and Henry Huang at a recent get-together in Boston. vironmental fight in Alabama. of science from the University 49 FORMNOTES

Lauren McKenna ’03 and Tim Surzyn were married on October 15, Chauncey Kerr ’05 and Perrin Hamilton were married on August 8, 2015, at the Valley Hunt Club, Pasadena, Calif. Paulies in attend- 2015. Paulies included (l. to r.), front: Samantha Kerr ’08, Molly ance included (l. to r.), kneeling: Gavin Johnstone-Butcher ’02, Mitchell ’06, and Pitch Lindsay ’05; back: Tony Duke ’60, Bob Greg Heidt ’03, Jordan Katz ’03, and Brian McCarthy ’02; stand- Lindsay ’73, Peter Grace ’05, Howard Grace ’72, Courtney Bogle ’08, ing: Jeff Thompson ’02, Amy Wilkinson Doherty ’04, Emily Baines Lucy Wallace ’09, Mack Dickson ’04, the groom, the bride, Rick Heidt ’03, Tim and Lauren, Liz Pearce ’04, Gabby de Araujo Lyon ’69, Daphne Hallett Donahue ’05, Rich Littlehale ’05, Coe Iannaccone ’04, Casandra Dominguez ’03, Meg Ford ’03, and Kerr ’69, Lindsay Kryzak ’05, Walker Wainwright ’68, and (not Ryan McKenna ’01. pictured) Roly Morris ’05.

of Michigan and is a manager and love it. I’m an inpatient clini- ing a windmill farmer. Mariana through an M.B.A. as well. with Amazon in Seattle. Hope cal dietitian at Stanford Hospital Zobel de Ayala is living in the On the entrepreneurship everyone is off to an awesome in Palo Alto. We welcomed our Philippines, while Charlotte front, Giovy Campagna re- year and that 2016 brings more first child, John “Jack” B. Carr IV, Ross, who is living in New York, cently launched a business, SPS ’03 get-togethers. on January 3, 2016.” checked in to say hello. CREO Consulting, which is Evan Seely was married quickly becoming a leading to Jess Cross in a wedding consultancy for high-fashion heavily attended by St. Paul’s brands out of South America. 2004 2006 formmates. Spencer Salovaara is pursuing Mae Karwowski Clayton Sachs Advanced degrees are also his lifelong passion for finance [email protected] [email protected] www.sps.edu/2006 in vogue, with Rohan Trivedi and recently launched his own Molly McCarthy and her hus- securing his master’s in inter- macroeconomic-focused hedge band, Tito Carvalho, moved This year, 2016, will be a good national economics and finance fund. Jem Jebbia is now the from San Diego to Boston in year for many, based on all the from Johns Hopkins SAIS. Hank senior assistant director in the December. She accepted a excellent news I have received. Garrett recently finished his Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, position on the major gifts It will be wonderful to be able masters in design from the Il- and Service at Northeastern team at Massachusetts Gen- to catch up in person in June as linois Institute of Technology University. eral Hospital, supporting the our 10th SPS anniversary ap- and is now working in New York Please reach out with any up- Department of Psychiatry. proaches. Patrick Johnson is City. Eleanor Foote is working dates you may have on yourself May Alston Carr shares: “My now living in Boston and work- on her M.B.A. at Harvard Busi- or classmates as we make our husband and I have now been in ing as a lawyer but has not given ness School. I am at Columbia way toward our 10th reunion. the Bay Area for a year and a half up his dream of one day becom- Business School, making my way Planning is well underway, so

Christopher Edward Allen ’04 (l.) and Carmine Grimaldi ’04 (c.), Evan Seely ’06 and Jess Cross were married at Riverside Farm, Pitts- visited Rufus Morgan Kreilkamp Nicoll ’04 in Southwest Harbor, field, Vt., in July. SPS alumni attending included (l. to r.): Mark Stev- 50 Maine. ens ’05, the groom and bride, Nick Foukal ’06, and Kevin Kaiser ’06. make plans to return to Mill- ville from June 3 to 5 and RSVP at www.sps.edu/2006. 2007 Quincy Darbyshire [email protected]

With winter falling on the Northern Hemisphere, up- dates this season related to escaping from the snow. On a personal note, I’ve been work- ing in Sydney, Australia, for the Lucy (Soderberg) Bannon ’08 and John Bannon wed on June 20, last two months and may be Marcia and Bill Matthews ’61 2015. Paulies in attendance included (l. to r.), front: Sophie Evarts and Sohee Cha ’10 met by ’08, Courtney Bogle ’08, Samantha Kerr ’08, and Eliza Crater ’07; here through the end of June. chance this October at an out- back: Will Morris ’08, Ginger Nelson ’08, Annie McFadden ’07, the Quentin Reeve ’03 lives here door market in Prague. groom, the bride, Campbell Cannon ’08, and Peter Soderberg ’05. too, and has been a great help navigating the new city. Kaye Verville has been a great guide from afar. I was also lucky 2008 2009 2011 in January to host two other Diego Nunez Victoria Hetz Meredith Bird Paulies – my brother, Alec Dar- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] byshire ’09, and Mary Gamber www.sps.edu/2011 as they came through Austra- Lucy Soderberg married John Ben Ruffel shares: “Happy to lia. If you’re in the area or are Bannon on June 20 in Lake say that, in October, I married CeeCee Obi-Gwacham and looking for recommendations, Forest, Ill., with a number of Hotchkiss alumna Melissa Dush, Ben Kaplan send this: “Our please reach out. Nellie Ruedig SPS friends and family in at- whom I met at Washington fifth reunion planning is well received a master’s of applied tendance. The group included and Lee freshman year. We underway and we cannot wait econ from the University of Courtney Bogle, Campbell had a number of SPS alum- to celebrate with friends. Make Michigan and is with Janus Cannon, Eliza Crater ’07, So- ni at our wedding in Watch sure to check our reunion Capital in Denver. phie Evarts, Samantha Kerr, Hill, R.I., including best man website at www.sps.edu/2011 Tessa Raebeck writes that Annie McFadden ’07, Will Reid Chisholm. We are living in to see who’s planning to at- she’s found warmer weather by Morris, Ginger Nelson, and St. Louis, Mo., for the time being tend, and keep an eye on your relocating to Seattle. “So far, it’s Peter Soderberg ’05. St. Paul’s and I’m currently an analyst, cli- e-mail inbox as well as our been great – the perfect mixture was also featured prominently ent services at NISA Investment form’s Facebook page for up- of nature and city living for me. I in the celebration, with a read- Advisors in Clayton, Mo. We’re dates. Feel free to reach out to got a job from back home doing ing of the School Prayer before taking a honeymoon in January CeeCee (cc.gwacham@gmail writing consulting, which made dinner and the singing of “Love to South Africa. That sure beats .com) or Ben (benkaplan11@ the transition far easier.” Divine” during the ceremony. the New Hampshire winter.” gmail.com) with any questions.”

Post-wedding brunch for Ben Ruffel ’09 with SPS friends (l. to r.): SPS takes over Brown University, starring (l. to r.): Noah Rutten- Coleman Saunders ’09, Tucker Crater ’09, Ben, Nick Pierce ’09, berg ’15, Kristin Ramcharan ’13, Lucia Petty ’12, Beth Anne Thomas Klapper ’10, Reid Chisholm ’09, and Alastair Norton ’10. George ’13, Chisom Chigozie-Nwosu ’16, Stacy Neul ’15, and Homer Chisholm ’73 and Claire Stevenson ’10 also attended. Hudson Elebash ’17. 51 George Ross ’52: A gift to St. Paul’s School and a lifetime of income for him

George Ross ’52 worked in the invest- ment business for his entire life. He retired in 2003 as senior vice president of American Funds Distributors. Most recently, George established his fifth Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) with St. Paul’s School. “I enjoy receiving safe, secure income on a quarterly basis,” he says. “At my age, and in today’s market, there are not a lot of ways to make seven percent on your money with little or no risk involved.”

52 To explore, on a confidential basis, making a gift to St. Paul’s School while retaining the earning power of the donated asset, please contact Bob Barr, director of gift planning, at 603-229-4875 or [email protected].

Irrevocable planned gifts count toward your form’s Total Reunion Gift. PHOTO: WILLIAM WITTKOP DECEASED 1937 Sherman Gray The section was updated February 9, 2016. Please note that deaths are reported as we receive notice of them. Therefore, alumni dates of death are not always a kind family man, reported chronologically. who lived a life rich with explora- 1932—George Hollister Hogle 1950—Thomas Pearson Wright tion of the world, November 28, 2015 January 10, 2016 died peacefully on December 2, 2015, 1936—John “Jack” Rollins Rumery 1953—John Whittaker “Jack” at his home at January 21, 2016 Lonsdale, Jr. Princeton Wind- December 28, 2015 1937—Sherman Gray rows in Princeton, December 2, 2015 1954—Selden Bennett “Ben” Daume, Jr. N.J. He was 97 and December 20, 2015 1937—Llewellyn “Lew” Powell, Jr. had lived a very full life. December 19, 2015 1956—Edward Humes “Ted” Ross Born on June 18, 1918, Mr. Gray grew March 12, 2013 up in Larchmont, N.Y., and Salt Lake City, 1938—Haliburton Fales II Utah. He was the son of Prentiss Nathanial November 2, 2015 1958—William Orville Hickok V Gray and Laura Sherman Gray, owners of November 19, 2015 1938—Frederic Pratt Herter the D-Triangle and the G-Ray ranches in November 7, 2015 1958—Henry Butcher “Hal” Roberts, Jr. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Mr. Gray and his December 11, 2015 older sister, Barbara, developed wonder- 1939—George Clark Willetts ful childhood memories of their time on October 27, 2015 1959—Michael McCormick Orr the ranches, where they learned hunt- April 22, 2015 1942—William Charles Behn ing, roping, and riding the country. These April 19, 2015 1961—Timothy Jay Secor skills were punctuated by climbing adven- February 3, 2016 tures in the Tetons with the family and 1943—John “Bassett” Moore Place legendary mountaineers Glenn Exum and November 7, 2015 1962—Ellerbe Powe Cole Paul Petzold. January 23, 2016 1943—Lloyd Taft Salt Mr. Gray came from a long line of November 19, 2015 1971—John French Gilligan Scotch-Irish Americans, who originally May 4, 2015 arrived in New England in the early 1600s. 1943—Carnes Weeks, Jr. His ancestors included Roger Sherman of November 29, 2015 Connecticut, a signer of the Declaration 1944—Allen McBrier Sperry of Independence, and General William December 23, 2015 Tecumseh Sherman. Prior to enrolling at St. Paul’s, Mr. Gray 1945—William Wallace Sprague, Jr. attended the Malcolm Gordon School in December 30, 2015 Garrison, N.Y. Despite the death of his 1946—Clifford Vail Brokaw III father while Mr. Gray was at SPS, young November 22, 2015 SEND A TRIBUTE Sherman persevered. He was “strong both as a scholar and an athlete,” earn- 1947—William Evarts Streeten Honor your friends and loved ing high marks and excelling in football December 23, 2015 ones in Alumni Horae. We accept and hockey. He was a member of the 1947—Robert Foster Whitmer III Scientific Association, the Rifle Club, and any number of materials to help November 18, 2015 Le Cercle Français. us in preparation of obituaries. After SPS, Mr. Gray went on to Harvard, 1948—Alanson Bigelow Houghton Mail your information and a where he played varsity hockey and served January 24, 2016 as captain of the 1941 undefeated varsity photograph to: Editor, Alumni 1949—Paul E. A. Rochester crew that won a clean sweep over Yale , 325 Pleasant Street, Con- November 7, 2015 Horae and took the Grand Challenge Cup at cord, NH 03301 or e-mail the Henley, England. He was also a member 1950—Alden Banning Ashforth of the Delphic and Hasty Pudding Clubs. February 5, 2016 information and photos to us at From 1941 to 1945, Mr. Gray served in [email protected]. 1950—Hendon Chubb the U.S. Navy during World War II. He January 3, 2016 gained experience as a pilot at Corpus Christi and Seattle before deploying to the Aleutian Islands, where he flew PBY-type 53 DECEASED

aircrafts on patrol through often-heavy Mr. Gray is survived by his daughter, Survivors include his wife, Peggy; his fog, persisting, as he recalled, on a diet of Elizabeth Gray Lilleston; his son, Prentiss sister, Eunice Powell Grover; his children, corn flakes. Gray; and seven grandchildren. Parthenia “Peri” Powell Lagassa, Llewellyn On October 16, 1942, Mr. Gray married “Bos” Bosworth Powell, and Ashley Powell Barbara Carroll Bintz of Salt Lake City, 1937 Hanson; his stepchildren, James Marsh Utah. Together the couple raised three Llewellyn “Lew” Powell, Jr. and Cathy Marsh Anderson; 12 grand- children, Pamela Carroll Gray (born in a World War II vet- children and step-grandchildren; several 1944), Elizabeth Sherman Gray (born in eran, who loved to nieces and nephews; and many friends 1947), and Prentiss Sherman Gray (born travel, died on De- and caregivers. in 1955). cember 19, 2015, After his discharge from the military, at the age of 97. 1938 Mr. Gray entered into a career in bank- He was a resident Haliburton Fales II ing, becoming vice president of J. Henry of the Duncaster respected attor- Schroder Bank and Trust Company from Retirement Com- ney, Navy veteran, 1945 until 1959. He later joined Merrill munity in Bloom- husband, and Lynch, where he established the corpora- field, Conn. father of five, tion’s first overseas offices in Switzerland. Mr. Powell was born in Schenectady, N.Y., died peacefully Mr. Gray and his young family moved back on July 11, 1918, to Llewellyn Powell and on November 2, and forth across the Atlantic several times Elizabeth Goodwin Beach Powell Capen. 2015, at his home for his job. Mrs. Gray enjoyed learning to He was raised in Schenectady and entered in Gladstone, N.J., cook the local cuisine and became well St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in with his family practiced in the art of setting up a house the fall of 1932. He competed with Delphian by his side. He by the time the family had lived in 15 dif- and Halcyon. Mr. Powell eventually grad- was 96 years old. ferent residences. The Grays spent the uated from the Kingswood School in West Mr. Fales was born in New York City on most time in Sands Point on Long Island Hartford, Conn. He later attended Okla- August 7, 1919, the second son of lawyer and, later, in London. homa Baptist University. DeCoursey Fales of the Form of 1907 and Mr. Gray retired from Merrill Lynch in Mr. Powell loved his time at St. Paul’s, Dorothy Mitchell Fales. He attended The 1982. In retirement, he enjoyed fly-fishing, where he made many wonderful friends. Buckley School in New York City before tennis, and golf. His many travel destina- He always wore his jacket with the School entering St. Paul’s School as a First Former tions included Greece, Italy, Mexico, Tan- shield proudly. in the fall of 1932. Mr. Fales followed his zania, Singapore, Bali, Hong Kong, Japan, Mr. Powell served in the U.S. Army father, his uncles, Haliburton Fales (1904) Quebec, Puerto Rico, England, Yugoslavia, during World War II. He married Par- and Clarence Mitchell (1909), and his China, and Fiji. thenia Grier in 1947, and together the brother, DeCoursey Fales ’37, to SPS. His An avid sportsman and conservationist couple had three children. Mr. Powell SPS relations also included several cousins. from his childhood adventures on the worked for General Dynamics in Groton, At SPS, he served as secretary of the family ranches in Wyoming, Mr. Gray was Conn., and later became both member- Cadmean Literary Society, played fourth a longtime member of the Boone and ship director and harbormaster for the Isthmian hockey, rowed with Shattuck, Crockett Club, the Angler’s Club of New Mystic Seaport museum in Mystic, Conn. and was a member of the Library Associa- York, the North Woods Club, and Parkside Although Mr. Powell retired to Sarasota, tion and Le Cercle Français. Mr. Fales’s Angling Club. He was also a member of Fla., he eventually returned to West Hart- primary interest at SPS was writing for the Brook Club in New York City and the ford. He also married again, to Peggy Smith Horae Scholasticae, the student literary Nassau Club in Princeton, N.J. In an effort Marsh Powell. The couple enjoyed 29 years magazine, of which he served as editor to pay homage to his father’s relief efforts of marriage until his death. in his final year. in Belgium during World War I, Mr. Gray Mr. Powell was a member of several He went on to Harvard, from 1938 to became an avid supporter of the Belgian clubs and organizations, including the 1941, where he studied English and phil- American Educational Foundation, serv- Hartford Golf Club, Mason’s Island Yacht osophy. But the undergraduate education ing as both director and treasurer. Club, and Kiwanis International. He also of Mr. Fales was cut short by his enlistment Mr. Gray’s wife, Barbara, died on Decem- served as emeritus editor for Duncaster in the U.S. Navy. He served four years of ber 21, 2014. His 72-year marriage to her Retirement Community’s magazine, The active duty, until 1945. From 1942 to 1943, was, in his own words, “the most interest- Thistle. He also enjoyed traveling, favoring he was the commanding officer of the ing event in my life.” She was, he wrote in cruises on barges, freighters, and wind- U.S.S. Alabaster PYc-21, which patrolled his correspondence to St. Paul’s, “charm- jammers. In addition, Mr. Powell was an the Atlantic Coast until it, with Mr. Fales ing, talented, gorgeous, and…looking over avid reader. aboard, was sent to the Pacific in 1944, my shoulder.” Mr. Gray also lost his eldest Mr. Powell was predeceased by his remaining there until the end of the war. daughter, Pamela Gray Martindale, to brother, Charles Beach Powell, and his Upon his discharge, he was a Lieutenant ovarian cancer in 2011. stepson, Terry Marsh. Commander. Mr. Fales continued his edu- 54 cation at Columbia Law School, earning president), St. Barnabas Hospital (chair- governor of Massachusetts and, subse- his LL.B. in 1947. He then embarked on man), St. Luke’s Hospital, Union Theologi- quently, secretary of state under President a 44-year career at White & Case, a law cal Seminary, and the Victoria Foundation. Dwight D. Eisenhower. firm in New York City, becoming a partner Mr. Fales was the recipient of the Columbia Dr. Herter entered the Second Form of in 1959. University Alumni Federation Medal in SPS in the fall of 1933. He was a member He tried cases involving civil controver- 1994. He supported a number of civic of the Concordian Literary Society and sies of antitrust, bankruptcy, tax, product organizations, including New Jersey’s the Missionary Society, treasurer of the liability, and stockholder lawsuits. Mr. Fales Future and New York’s Welfare Law Center. Library Association, assistant editor of represented many of the firm’s most He was a recipient of the Isaac T. Hopper Horae Scholasticae, a member of the important clients and was particularly Award for extraordinary service in the Student Council, and served as a super- known for his litigation on behalf of U.S. field of correctional rehabilitation. In visor in his dormitory. Dr. Herter played Steel and its acquisition of Marathon Oil in 1998, the New York County Lawyers first football and hockey for Delphian and the 1980s. He also represented McDonnell Association presented Mr. Fales with rowed in Shattuck’s first boat. He earned Douglas, the American aerospace manu- the William Nelson Cromwell Award for Second Testimonials four times. facturing corporation and defense con- “outstanding contributions to the profes- Dr. Herter went on to receive his under- tractor, in a challenging class action suit. sion or the community.” graduate degree from Harvard with the On December 27, 1941, Mr. Fales married Outside of his career, Mr. Fales listed Class of 1941 and his M.D. from Harvard Katharine Ladd at Trinity Church in Bos- working in the yard, sailing, and tennis Medical School in 1944. He went to Japan ton, Mass. Together the couple raised five among his hobbies. On a 50th reunion with the Occupation Forces as a First children: Nancy, Hal, Priscilla, Lucy, and questionnaire for the Form of 1938, Mr. Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, William. The family lived for many years Fales wrote that “life has been very good serving from 1945 to 1947. in Gladstone, N.J. to me…I work hard, live well…our child- After his return, Dr. Herter completed The legal career of Mr. Fales included a ren are our joy.” his surgical residency at Columbia-Pres- term as president of the 33,000-member Mr. Fales was predeceased in 2005 by byterian Medical Center in 1953, faith- New York State Bar Association (1983-84). his wife of 64 years, Katharine Ladd Fales, fully serving his career there, until his He was a fellow of the American Bar Foun- whom he called “my inspiration in every- retirement in 1989. dation, the New York Bar Foundation, and thing.” His brother, DeCoursey Fales ’37, During his tenure, Dr. Herter was a the American College of Trial Lawyers. He also predeceased him. He is survived by pioneering surgeon and role model to gen- served as president of the Columbia Law his younger brother, Timothy Fales ’48; erations of medical students, residents, School Association (1991-92), authored his daughters, Nancy Fales Garrett, Priscilla and faculty members while serving in his numerous articles, and held many other Fales, and Lucy Fales Evans; his sons, Hal many roles, including attending staff at positions within the legal profession. Mr. Fales and William E.L. Fales; twelve grand- Presbyterian Hospital and Francis Delafield Fales earned praise for his 1997 autobi- children; and eight great-grandchildren. Hospital in New York. He became director ography, Trying Cases: A Life in the Law. of the Surgical Service at Delafield in 1966 In a career that spanned half a century, 1938 and Auchincloss professor of surgery Mr. Fales was known for his character Frederic Pratt Herter and acting chairman of the Department and integrity. He was active in pro bono of Surgery at the College of Physicians work for White & Case and volunteered and Surgeons of Columbia University, as counsel for the Women’s Prison Assoc- and acting director of surgery at Pres- iation. He ran the litigation department at byterian Hospital. White & Case for many years, and served Dr. Herter joined the American Uni- on the boards of the Legal Aid Society, versity of Beirut (AUB) as a trustee in Volunteers of Legal Services, and New 1977. He served as chairman of the board York Lawyers for the Public Interest. As of trustees from 1985 to 1987, and presi- chair of the N.Y. State Bar Association’s dent of the university from 1987 to 1993. Task Force on the Profession (1995-96), Through the challenging times of the Syrian Mr. Fales encouraged members to uphold a highly respected surgeon and teacher, civil war, he fought to keep the university’s the standards of the legal profession. leading figure in cancer therapy research, doors open and its students safe. From Mr. Fales also was devoted to SPS, and former president of the American his office in New York City, he fostered a maintaining many friendships from his University of Beirut, died peacefully at vision of AUB as a world-class university schoolboy days and communicating with home in New York City on November 7, and medical center, a beacon of modera- administrators about current issues. He 2015, surrounded by family. He was five tion and understanding in the Middle East. served as vice president of the SPS Alumni days shy of his 95th birthday. He continued his dedicated involvement Association from 1988 to 1992 and as his Born on November 12, 1920, Dr. Herter as trustee emeritus in later years. form’s director from 1988 to 1993. He was was the scion of a distinguished New York In 1992, Dr. Herter received Columbia’s a member of the board of the Pierpont family, the son of Mary Caroline Pratt Distinguished Service Award from the Morgan Library (including a term as its Herter and Christian A. Herter, who was College of Physicians and Surgeons. He 55 DECEASED

was a member of the John Jones Surgical in January 1930 to “enter my two sons for He was a sports fan who supported the Society Steering Committee from its incep- St. Paul’s School.” George Willetts followed Philadelphia Eagles and liked to watch tion in 1997 until 2006. He was a trustee his brother, Joseph “Prentice” Willetts ’37, golf and tennis. of Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in to the School. Mr. Willetts was predeceased on April Cooperstown, N.Y., Jackson Laboratories At SPS, Mr. Willetts was known as an 2, 2014, by his wife, Audrey. His brother, in Maine, and the American Near East honest boy, who contributed to many Joseph “Prentice” Willetts ’37, and his Institute in Washington. He served on the areas of School life. He played football sister, Jean Coleman, also predeceased board of advisers of the Hariri Foundations and hockey for Isthmian, captaining the him. He is survived by his daughters, USA and was a member of the Council on second Isthmian hockey team. He was Dorothy and Marion; his son, Gary; and Foreign Relations. He also shared a trustee- also a member of the Dramatic Club and a granddaughter. ship with his wife, Solange, at the Cathe- the Scientific Society. He excelled in math- dral of St. John the Divine in New York City. ematics and science. 1941 Dr. Herter was the author of an auto- From SPS, Mr. Willetts served three years Derek Choate Parmenter, Jr. biography, May I Cut In?, and co-author of active duty in the U.S. Navy. Around an outdoorsman with colleague and friend Dr. Alfred Jaretzki the same time, his brother, Prentice, died and devoted fam- of A Proud Heritage: An Informal History on August 18, 1943, in a Naval aircraft ily man, known of Surgery at Columbia. accident while on a Long Island training for his intellectual Dr. Herter embodied the best qualities assignment. After his discharge from serv- curiosity and gen- of leadership, including inquisitiveness, ice, George Willetts entered the Stevens erous spirit, died determination, sensitivity, sense of purpose, Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., at his home in Mill and compassion. His legacy is a resolute where he studied mechanical engineer- Valley, Calif., after belief in the ability of individuals and ing, graduating with the Class of 1947. He several years of societies to work together for the benefit spent three years as a test engineer with declining health. of humankind. His honorable nature was the Navy Aeronautical Test Labs, before He was 92 years old. always at the core of everything he did. embarking on a 32-year career at Boeing Born in Boston, Mass., on December 1, Dr. Herter is survived by his beloved in Philadelphia, where he retired as a senior 1922, Mr. Parmenter was the son of Car- wife of 40 years, Solange Batsell Herter; operations research analyst. oline Weed Parmenter and Dr. Derric C. his sister, Adele Seronde; his son, Eric On May 10, 1963, Mr. Willetts wed Parmenter. His parents divorced when Herter ’61; his daughters, Caroline Herter Audrey Messick. The couple was married Mr. Parmenter was a boy and he and his and Brooke James; his son-in-law, David for 51 years and together raised daugh- two sisters were raised by their mother, James; four stepchildren; four grand- ters Dorothy and Marion and son Gary. who, for a time, ran the Echo Lake Inn in children; and 11 step-grandchildren. The Willetts family lived for three decades Tyson, Vt. Mr. Parmenter attended ele- in Wallingford, Pa., before Mr. and Mrs. mentary school at the Bridgewater Public 1939 Willetts moved to Haverford in 1999. School in Woodstock, Vt., before entering George Clark Willetts Mr. Willetts was known as a family man, St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in a Navy veteran devoted to his wife and children. He was the Fall of 1935. He was a partial scholar- who spent more described by his family as a “world-class ship student and his mother struggled than three decades gentleman.” He played the piano and loved valiantly to pay for his education as a as a mechanical the Philadelphia Orchestra and classical single parent. Mrs. Parmenter’s father, engineer with The music, which could often be heard play- George S. Weed, was a member of the Boeing Company, ing in the background of the family’s home. Form of 1881, and she held a long and died of heart fail- He shared that love with his children, positive association with the School. ure on October 27, patiently supplementing their years of At SPS, Mr. Parmenter competed in 2015. He was 94 piano lessons with his own instruction. hockey, squash, basketball, golf, and tennis years old and a Mr. Willetts was an active parent, who with Delphian. He was a member of the resident of Haverford, Pa. played in the yard with his children and Halcyon Boat Club and sang in the Choir. Mr. Willetts was born on January 31, served as their unofficial home tutor in As a Second Former, Mr. Parmenter earned 1921, to William P. Willetts of the Form of math, science, and French. He was instantly a Dickey Prize in ancient history. He was 1910 and Christine Clark Willetts. He was likable, making a positive impression on named chairman of the Sixth Form Com- named after his maternal uncle, George all he met. Said his daughter, Marion, “He mittee on Sunday Bounds. Mr. Parmenter Clark, who died during his junior year at was just overflowing with intelligence and completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard. Mr. Willetts grew up in New York character – and not a hint of unkindness the University of North Carolina at Chapel City and on Long Island, attending the in him.” Hill, graduating with the Class of 1945. Green Vale School in Old Brookville, N.Y., In addition, Mr. Willetts was an avid Mr. Parmenter served in the U.S. Navy before entering St. Paul’s School as a Sec- reader, with particular interests in astron- during World War II. He moved to the ond Former in the fall of 1934. The elder omy and aeronautics. For many years, he West Coast and embarked on a successful 56 Mr. Willetts wrote to Rector Samuel Drury enjoyed flying his small plane and glider. career in finance in San Francisco, then Pasadena, Calif. He married and raised School in Neuilly, France, before arriving 1943 three children with his wife, who prede- at St. Paul’s as a First Former in the fall of John “Bassett” Moore Place ceased him. The Parmenters eventually 1936. He participated in Le Cercle Français a loving husband, built a vacation retreat in Bolinas, a coastal and competed with the fencing team. When father, brother, community in Marin County, Calif., where not at school, Mr. Behn enjoyed spending and friend, who Mr. Parmenter enjoyed spending time with the summers abroad with his family. enjoyed a success- his children. After the death of his first Following his SPS graduation, Mr. Behn ful career in the wife, Mr. Parmenter remarried to Marian attended Harvard, but was drafted into banking industry, Newhall and moved to nearby Mill Valley, the U.S. Army in 1943, serving until 1946. died peacefully, Calif. The couple enjoyed hosting friends In June of 1944, he participated in the surrounded by for joyous gatherings, opportunities for invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach his family, on Mr. Parmenter to entertain guests with and was decorated with a Purple Heart November 7, 2015. his humor and quick wit. They purchased and several other commendations. He He was 89 years old. a small cabin on the Bitterroot River in was in the reserve service from 1946 to Mr. Place was born on November 21, Montana, where they enjoyed fly-fishing 1962, attaining the rank of Captain Signal 1925, to bank executive Hermann G. Place and generally being outdoors. Corps USAR. and Angela Moore Place. He grew up in In retirement, Mr. Parmenter, who was In 1952, Mr. Behn married Maria New York with his brother, Hermann C. divorced from his second wife, enjoyed (Conchita) de la Conception Galán Place, attending the Lawrence Smith walking his dogs, spending time in nature, Bradamante and the couple raised three School in New York City and the Harvey and volunteering in his community. He children, William Sosthenes, Aphra, and School in Katonah, N.Y., before enrolling was a regular at the Mill Valley Dog Park. Monica Maria. at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in Mr. Parmenter was committed to his Mr. Behn served as president of the the fall of 1939. His father had registered family, including his three children and Havana Docks Corporation and as a board him for St. Paul’s on February 16, 1926, two grandchildren. He was known to his member of the Radio Corporation of Cuba when Mr. Place was just three months old. family and friends for his “understated until Fidel Castro confiscated American At SPS, Mr. Place was well liked. He was elegance, integrity, generosity, compan- businesses and property in Cuba in 1960. known as a vigorous athlete, particularly ionship, never-ending curiosity, and Having lost everything, including his in tennis and boxing. He played hockey marvelous sense of humor.” St. Paul’s School diploma, which was later and football for Delphian and captained At his request, Mr. Parmenter’s ashes reissued, Mr. Behn moved his family to the School tennis team. Mr. Place also were scattered on the mountain over- Madrid, Spain, and then to Miami, Florida. qualified as a junior marksman and was a looking the Bolinas lagoon and in his He served on the board of Behn Brothers, member of both the Concordian Literary fishing hole on the Bitterroot River. Inc. He could speak and write fluently in Society and the Missionary Society. Mr. Parmenter is survived by his three English, Spanish, and French, and moved Initially destined for Yale, Mr. Place children; two grandchildren; and his fluidly among several nations. decided in the spring of his Sixth Form beloved dog, Mike. After moving again – this time to Paris, year to instead enroll at the Citadel in Mr. Behn, along with a few fellow Amer- Charleston, S.C. He attended the Citadel 1942 icans living abroad, established the for three months before enlisting in the William Charles Behn International Self Service Incorporation, Army Training Course, which took him an Army Captain, the first automatic laundry machine com- first to Princeton, N.J., and then to Camp who participated pany in France. He retired soon after to Swift in Texas for training. According to in the 1944 inva- Saint-Jean-de-Luz with Conchita, his a detailed letter written by his father in sion of Normandy, children, and grandchildren. 1945 to Rector Norman Nash, Mr. Place’s and went on to a After Conchita died in 1995, Mr. Behn eyesight prevented him from qualifying career in interna- continued to live in France, near his son, for officer training school, so he worked tional business, and traveled often during his retirement, on tank destroyers before being deployed died on April 19, mostly to visit his daughters and their to Germany, where he saw “active duty 2015, in Saint- families in Spain, and Florida. with General Hodges’s Second Army Unit Jean-de-Luz, Sadly, Mr. Behn was also predeceased until the capture at Leipzig, at which time France. He was 91 years old. by two of his children; his daughter, he was transferred with his unit to Gen- Mr. Behn was born in New York City on Monica, in 2004 and his son, William eral Patton’s Third Army.” Mr. Place ended February 1, 1924, the son of Sosthenes Sosthenes Behn, in 2006. He is survived up in Pilsen, in the former Czechoslovakia, Ricardo Ludovic Behn and Margaret Dun- by his daughter, Aphra B. Lesocur; five before returning to the U.S. in August of lap Behn. He was one of three children, grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 1945. He attained the rank of Sergeant including brother Edward ’41 and sister and many friends and relatives. and continued his service at Camp Atter- Margaret. Mr. Behn studied at The Buckley bury in Indiana. He was discharged as a School in New York and the McJanet Second Lieutenant. 57 DECEASED

In 1946, Mr. Place began a 25-year career A generous supporter of St. Paul’s, On December 1, 1945, Mr. Salt married at Chase National Bank (eventually Chase Mr. Place gave back to the School consis- Eleanor Jane Cooley, and together the Manhattan Bank). He moved up the ranks tently. In 2003, he became a member of couple had two children, Lloyd B. Salt II at Chase, with promotions to second vice the John Hargate Society, having remem- (born in 1949) and Judy Hays Salt (born president (1953), vice president (1956), bered SPS in his estate plans. In a 2002 in 1955). Mr. Salt lived in South Yar- and senior vice president (1959), before survey, Mr. Place wrote that SPS gave mouth, Mass., on Cape Cod, and owned serving as senior vice president and area him a set of values that “guided me Bass River Marina in West Dennis, a executive responsible for Europe and Africa through life.” marine sales, service, and storage center for the bank’s international department After many years spent in New York City, established in 1958. between 1963 and 1965. In 1965, Mr. Place San Francisco, and Millbrook, N.Y., Mr. After the death of his first wife on Feb- became one of the youngest executive vice Place and his wife, Katy, retired to West ruary 11, 1981, Mr. Salt sold Bass River presidents in Chase history, overseeing Chester, Pa., in the late 1990s, eventually Marina and retired to Florida, where he the bank’s 132 branches in and around living in Bryn Mawr. lived in the Fort Myers area. Mr. Salt New York City. Mr. Place is survived by his wife of 63 remarried to Wanda Middleton on Octo- On March 22, 1952, he married Katharine years, Katharine Smart Place; and his ber 31, 1981. Smart. Together, the couple raised three children, John Place, Jr., Marian Place, In 2014, his daughter, Judy, moved Mr. children: John B.M. Place, Jr. (born in 1953), and Judith Sloan. Salt back to Cape Cod. She remembers Marian R. Place (born in 1955), and Judith him as a great man and a wonderful, G. Place (born in 1961). 1943 loving father. In 1971, Mr. Place left Chase for the Lloyd Taft Salt Mr. Salt was predeceased on October 29, Anaconda Company, where he served 1997, by his wife, Wanda. He is survived as chief executive of one of the world’s by his daughter, Judy Salt Klimm, and her largest copper producers. He took over husband, Richard F. Klimm; and two grand- leadership at a time when Anaconda had sons, Donald Lloyd Klimm, and his wife, suffered recent losses due to changes in Kathleen Klimm, and Richard F. Klimm III. international mining regulations, impact- Mr. Salt was also predeceased on May 25, ing in particular the company’s mines in 1993, by his son, Lloyd B. Salt II. Chile. Under his leadership, Anaconda diversified, becoming less reliant on mining 1943 and much more profitable overall. In 1976, Carnes Weeks, Jr. the company was acquired by Atlantic died on November 19, 2015, at the Bourne Richfield. Mr. Place stayed on for two more Manor Nursing Home in Buzzards Bay, years, before leaving to become president Mass. He was 93 years old. and director of Crocker National Bank in Born on September 28, 1922, he was the San Francisco. He went on to become the son of Lloyd B. Salt of the Form of 1913 Chairman and CEO of Crocker. He retired and Katherine W. Salt. Mr. Salt grew up in from that role in 1986. Chestnut Hill, Mass. He attended Rivers In addition, Mr. Place served as a direc- School in Weston, Mass., before enrolling tor of the Lehigh Portland Cement Com- at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in pany and Ball Brothers Company and the fall of 1937. served on the boards of the Chemical At SPS, he played ice hockey and football, a country doctor, a sincere and giving New York Corporation, the Metropolitan ran cross country, and competed in track man, a storyteller, and a nature enthusi- Life Insurance Company, Marathon Oil, for Delphian. Mr. Salt also rowed with ast, died on November 29, 2015, in Exeter, and the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Halcyon. Though he enjoyed his time at the N.H., at the age of 91, after a long battle He was, at various times, a member of the School, his father decided to withdraw with bladder cancer. Union Club, the Wall Street Club, the 29 Mr. Salt at the end of his Fourth Form year, Dr. Weeks was the son of the late Dr. Club, the Millbrook Golf and Tennis Club, in the spring of 1941. He worked for a short Carnes Weeks, Sr. of the Form of 1917 and the Links, the Burlingame Country Club, time before joining the military in 1942. Margaret (Shoemaker) Weeks. He was born the Pacific Union Club, and the Laurel Mr. Salt attended aviation school at the on August 27, 1924, in New York City. His Valley Club. Mr. Place was active in many 331st College Training Detachment at younger siblings, Robert ’44, Nonie, and local organizations, including the United Williamsport-Dickinson Seminary in Margo, followed soon after. Dr. Weeks Way of California, the American Red Cross Williamsport, Pa. He served in the U.S. grew up in New York City, attending of the Bay Area, the World Affairs Council Air Force as a Flight Officer during World St. Bernard’s School before arriving at (president), and the University of Santa War II, and was eventually stationed at St. Paul’s. Around the same time, his family Clara, among others. Shaw Field in Sumter, S.C., prior to his moved to a farm in Woodbury, Conn. discharge from the military in 1945. 58 At SPS, Dr. Weeks was a member of the time hunting, fishing, and canoeing with 1944 Cadmean Literary Society, the Missionary his wife and sons. His love of nature led Allen McBrier Sperry Society, the Acolyte Guild, and the Scientific him to conservation and to an attempt at a Navy veteran Association. He served as a Chapel War- beekeeping and tree farming. In 1967, he and father of six, den, participated in boxing, played hockey served as a civilian physician in a Vietna- who spent his and football for Old Hundred, and rowed mese hospital in Phan Rang, continuing career in the with Shattuck. his service to his country. manufacturing In January of 1943, Dr. Weeks left In 1972, Dr. Weeks practiced medicine industry, died St. Paul’s to enlist in the U.S. Marine at Vassar College. He also started the peacefully in Corps, serving for two years in the South Emergency Department at Sharon Hospi- Salisbury, Conn., Pacific. He trained as an aerial gunner tal in Connecticut and served as director on December 23, and, with his squadron, was responsible from 1975 to 1989. 2015. He was 89 for bombing Japanese-held islands, includ- He retired from the Emergency Depart- years old and a resident of Litchfield, Conn. ing Rabaul, New Britain. He rose to the ment of Sharon Hospital in 1992. In retire- Mr. Sperry was born in Waterbury, rank of Corporal and was the recipient of ment, Dr. Weeks continued to practice Conn., on April 12, 1926, the son of Mark an Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying medicine aboard cruise ships, combining Leavenworth Sperry, Jr. and Lois McBrier Cross. Dr. Weeks was awarded a special two of his interests – medicine and travel. Sperry. He attended the McTernan School St. Paul’s School diploma for those students Among his most memorable excursions in Waterbury, near the family’s home in in good standing who left the School early were a journey by Trans-Siberian Railway Middlebury, Conn., before enrolling at to join the war effort. from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg, an St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in In 1949, Mr. Weeks graduated from Yale. African safari, fishing trips to Alaska, and the fall of 1939. That same year, on June 25, he married two trips shadowing the legendary explor- While at SPS, Mr. Sperry played first Patricia d’Herent Severn of Philadelphia. ers Lewis and Clark. Dr. Weeks, along Isthmian hockey and also competed in The newlyweds moved to Virginia, where with fellow veterans, visited the sites of football for Isthmian. He was a member Mr. Weeks attended the University of major World War II battles in the Pacific, of the Library Association and sang in the Virginia Medical School, earning his M.D. which gave him a new perspective on the Choir. Mr. Sperry studied at SPS through in 1953. The couple’s two oldest sons, John war. He traveled the country, often in his the end of his Fifth Form year, at which Carnes and Andrew, were born in Char- trailer, and found refuge at his hunting time he transferred to Phillips Andover lottesville, Va., and the youngest, Nathan, cabin in Stanfordville, N.Y. Academy in order to hasten his secondary was born in Hartford, Conn., where Dr. A devoted alumnus of St. Paul’s, Dr. education for entrance into the military. Weeks completed his two-year general Weeks served as a form agent from 1990 He graduated from Andover in February residency. to 1997. His love of ornithology led him of 1944. On June 13, 1947, Mr. Sperry, along The young family moved to the rural to take up bird carving after retirement, with a small group of boys from his form, town of Amenia, N.Y., where Dr. Weeks while a passion for cooking led him to was awarded an honorary SPS diploma, began his family practice. For the next culinary school at the same time. recognizing him as one who “left the School 18 years, he performed all the duties of a In 2002, Dr. Weeks moved to Sorrento in good standing…in order to accelerate country doctor – maternity, general medi- on the coast of Maine, where he spent his their education because of impending cine, surgery, and house calls. His com- last years carving wooden birds, playing military service.” munity spirit led him into the field of the occasional game of golf, and hosting Mr. Sperry enrolled at Yale, earning his alcohol and drug treatment, informing large groups of family and friends at the B.A. in economics with the Class of 1948. his role in the establishment of a Planned home he built there. He served in the V-12 Naval Reserve Parenthood and the Eastern Duchess In November of 1989, Dr. Weeks lost program and saw active duty for a few County Maternity Clinic in Amenia. his wife of 40 years, Patricia. After many months in the early 1950s, serving briefly For his devotion to helping others, a years as a widower, he married Carmen on a submarine base in Groton, Conn. 20-bed alcohol and drug addiction treat- William Jensen of Corea, Maine, in 2012. He earned his M.B.A. with distinction ment center at the Elizabeth McCall Foun- The couple lived in Corea and Exeter, N.H., from Harvard in 1958. dation in Torrington, Conn., was named until his death. Mr. Sperry was married five times and after Dr. Weeks. He was an initiator of the Dr. Weeks is survived by his wife, Car- had six children. On November 28, 1997, foundation and served as chairman of the men; his sister, Margo Valentine; his sons he married Gail Galloway and the couple board. He also volunteered at AmeriCares and daughters-in-law, Jack and Elizabeth, shared 18 years of marriage, until Mr. in Danbury, Conn. His passion for recovery Andy and Bonnie, and Nate and Marion; Sperry’s death. from addiction helped hundreds of people four grandchildren; his stepchildren, Lee turn their lives around. Holsberry and Elizabeth and Bill Collins; Although busy, he made a point to enjoy and five step-grandchildren. He was pre- the outdoors with his family, spending deceased by his brother, Robert Weeks ’44.

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Mr. Sperry’s career was spent in the Country Club, and the Sanctum Club, and engineering in 1950. During the summer manufacturing industry, first with Scovill the Mid-Ocean Club in Bermuda. of 1953, Mr. Sprague’s sister invited her Manufacturing Company in Waterbury, Mr. Sperry gave consistently and gen- Wellesley College roommate, Elizabeth “Liz” Conn., where he worked from 1948 to 1961 erously to St. Paul’s and to other organiza- Carr, to visit Savannah. On that stay, a as a methods engineer and a production tions. He was in charge of fundraising romance bloomed between Ms. Carr and control manager, rising to assistant general ahead of the Form of 1944’s 40th reunion Mr. Sprague and, four months later, on manager of the Mills Division. For the next in 1984. He served as a form agent from October 3, 1953, they were married in her three years, until 1964, Mr. Sperry served 1983 to 1992 and was a member of the hometown of Memphis, Tenn. The couple as president of Coral Corp. in Newtown, John Hargate Society, having remembered settled in Savannah and together raised Conn., an investment counseling business St. Paul’s in his estate plans. four children. he founded with his brother, Corydon. In Survivors include Mr. Sperry’s wife, A businessman, Mr. Sprague worked 1964, Mr. Sperry founded a metal stamp- Gail P. Sperry; six children, Melyn Sperry for many years as chairman of the board ings business called Metallon Inc. He served Robinson, Allen McBrier Sperry, Jr., Benja- and CEO of Savannah Foods and Industries, as president and chairman well into his min Oxnard Sperry ’74, Catherine Still- a company best-known for making Dixie eighties, when he retired. For 40 years, man Sperry, Thomas Leavenworth Coleman Crystals sugar. During his tenure, Savannah from 1969 to 2009, Mr. Sperry worked for Sperry, and Sarah Sperry Hehman; several Foods grew from a small, regional sugar Turner and Seymour Manufacturing in grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. refinery to a member of the Fortune 500. Torrington, Conn., at first managing the In the 1980s, the company ranked second company and later earning the title of 1945 in terms of total return to shareholders. president and chairman. He took the William Wallace Sprague, Jr. Mr. Sprague was proud of these achieve- company private in 1984 and assumed who transformed ments and eager to attribute them to his controlling ownership until Turner and a local sugar re- employees’ teamwork. Seymour was sold. finery in Savan- In addition to his local success, Mr. Outside of work, Mr. Sperry enjoyed nah, Georgia, into Sprague was well known in the global many hobbies and interests, including a major player in sugar business, serving in leadership tending to his vegetable garden, playing the food industry, positions for national and international bridge, and chopping wood. He was a died on December trade groups. He received the 1985 Dyer devotee of the Sunday New York Times 30, 2015, at the Memorial Sugar Man of the Year award crossword puzzle and a diehard New York age of 89. and, in 1999, was induced into the Georgia Giants football fan. Mr. Sperry loved his Mr. Sprague Southern University College of Business big family and enjoyed traveling. He liked was born in Savannah on November 11, Hall of Fame. He also served as a director to play golf, earning the nickname “The 1926, to William Wallace Sprague and of the C&S Bank, a role he continued Sprayer” for the erratic nature of his game. Mary Swan Crowther Sprague. He grew when that organization grew into Bank Mr. Sperry was involved in many com- up there and attended Savannah public of America. munity organizations. He was a longtime schools before enrolling at St. Paul’s as Mr. Sprague earned a reputation for trustee of the Charlotte Hungerford Hospi- a Second Former in the fall of 1940. His excellence at work, at home, and in his tal in Torrington and of nearby Waterbury teachers immediately noticed his intellect community. He received numerous civic Hospital. From 1969 to 1972, Mr. Sperry and work ethic, noting in Mr. Sprague’s and community honors for his work on served as head of the board of St. Marga- student file that he was “one of the most behalf of local business groups and chari- ret’s School, helping with the successful vigorous, responsible, and intelligent boys ties, including the United Way, the YMCA, merger with the all-boys McTernan School, in his class.” and Goodwill Industries. He also served his alma mater. He also served on the At SPS, Mr. Sprague played football as senior warden of Savannah’s Christ advisory boards of Waterbury Savings and hockey for Old Hundred and rowed Episcopal Church and later became a com- Bank and Hartford National Bank and with Shattuck. He was a member of the municant and supporter of the city’s Christ was a director of the Seitz Corp., a manu- Missionary Society, the Scientific Society, Church Anglican. facturing firm in Torrington. He was at the Propylean Literary Society, and the The family and many friends of Mr. one time chairman of the church council Chest Committee. He qualified as a junior Sprague will remember his wonderful of the Middlebury Congregational Church, sharpshooter and participated in the Stu- sense of humor, his love of outdoor sports, was a director of the Waterbury Boys Club dent Council. He earned Second Testimo- and his deep desire to make the world and the Torrington Area Chamber of Com- nials as a Fifth Former and was inducted around him a better place. merce, and was a trustee of the Milton into the Cum Laude Society, graduating a Survivors include Mr. Sprague’s wife of Congregational Church. year early with the Form of 1944. 62 years, Elizabeth Carr Sprague; his sis- In addition, Mr. Sperry was, at various Mr. Sprague served two years in the ter, Mary Swan Sprague Iselin; his children, times, a member of several clubs in Con- U.S. Navy, before attending MIT and fin- Lauren Duane Sprague, Courtney Sprague necticut, including Waterbury Country ishing his undergraduate degree at Yale, Flexon, William Wallace Sprague III, and Club, Highfield Country Club, Litchfield where he earned a B.S. in mechanical Elizabeth Sprague O’Meara; 10 grand- 60 children; and two great-grandchildren. 1946 White & Case. His clients grew to include been “a good marriage and lots of fun in a Clifford Vail Brokaw III U.S. Steel, Prudential Insurance, Alleghany 40-year career in investment banking.” of Southampton, Corporation, and General Electric Company. His also mentioned that he was grateful N.Y., died Novem- In the late 1960s, Mr. Brokaw decided for his full recovery from a heart attack ber 22, 2015, after to change course. What followed was an that included a quadruple bypass and a long illness. He 18-year career in the investment banking open-heart surgery. was 87. industry, beginning with W.E. Hutton & Co. Mr. Brokaw is survived by his wife of Born in New and Eastman Dillon, Union Securities & Co., 55 years, Elizabeth Rogers Brokaw; his York City on Sep- and eventually with his own merchant- sons, Clifford Vail Brokaw IV and George tember 17, 1928, banking firm, Invail Capital Inc., established Rogers Brokaw ’86; and six grandchildren. Mr. Brokaw was in 1979. He worked with companies such He was predeceased in 1983 by his brother, the eldest son as Tandy Corp., Continental Telephone, John Hamilton Inman Brokaw ’48. of Clifford V. Brokaw, Jr. (Form of 1921) Gates Rubber Co., Armco Steel, ATO Inc., and Audrey S. Brokaw. His family had a Georgia Pacific Corp., Baker Interna- 1947 long history in America; Mr. Brokaw’s tional, U.S. Steel Corp., Gulf Oil Corp., and Robert Foster Whitmer III ancestors included Bourgeon Brouchard, Rockwell International. Mr. Brokaw was a died on November a French Huguenot who settled on Long director and investor for HEAD Ski Corp- 18, 2015 in Fair- Island in 1675 and founded the first Pro- oration and Planning and Research Corp. field, Conn. He testant Church in New York; Theodore and was a director of Clairtone and Brazos was 86 years old. Vail, co-founder of AT&T; and John H. River Gas Co., in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Whitmer Inman, founder of the Cotton Exchange On June 29, 1960, Mr. Brokaw married was born in Man- and the Southern Railroad. Elizabeth S. Rogers. In 1967, the couple hattan on July 14, Mr. Brokaw’s early education was com- celebrated the birth of twin boys, Clifford 1929, to Robert pleted at the Green Vale School. He entered V. Brokaw IV and George R. Brokaw ’86. Foster Whitmer of St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the He visited St. Paul’s many times while his the Form of 1918 fall of 1941. A likable boy, he participated son, George, was a student at the School. and Laura Taylor Whitmer. He attended in many areas of School life. Mr. Brokaw Mr. Brokaw was a devoted alumnus of Greenwich Country Day School before competed for Delphian in football, baseball, St. Paul’s. His generosity contributed to arriving at St. Paul’s School as a Third and hockey and rowed for Halcyon. He the construction in 1985 of the Hawley Former in the fall of 1943. was a member of the Rifle Club, the Observatory. Mr. Brokaw also enjoyed At SPS, Mr. Whitmer played football, Scientific Association, the Acolyte Guild, many volunteer roles through the Univer- hockey, and baseball and was known as a the Dramatic Club, and the Glee Club. He sity of Virginia Law School, including the quick-witted boy, mature beyond his years. sang in the Choir and served as editor of Law Society, the School Dean’s Council, Mr. Whitmer enrolled at Yale, graduating the Pictorial. the Business Advisory Council, and the with the Class of 1951. He served in the He went on to Yale, where Mr. Brokaw Water Mill Citizens Advisory Council. U.S. Army as Second Lieutenant from was an accomplished varsity swimmer In addition, Mr. Brokaw was an avid 1951 to 1953. Mr. Whitmer continued his and wrote for the Yale Daily News. Upon sportsman, who belonged to many clubs, education at Harvard Business School. receiving his bachelor’s degree with the including The Union Club, The Brook, In 1957, he married Mary Leigh Pell. Class of 1950, Mr. Brokaw entered into Meadow Brook Club, Piping Rock Club, Together the couple raised three sons. active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps Southampton Bathing Corporation, Farm- A business, marketing, and advertis- in Korea, where he served as an infantry ington Country Club, Meadow Club, The ing professional, Mr. Whitmer worked platoon leader. He earned four battle stars River Club, Lyford Cay Club, and Brook for numerous high-profile companies in and one Purple Heart during his service, Hollow Club. He was also a member of New York City and Connecticut, includ- retiring after 20 years of active duty with the Military Order of the Carbao, the Order ing J. Walter Thompson, Stanley Works, the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1973. of the Knights of St. John, The Pilgrims, General Electric, the SCM Corporation, He also served with the Royal Marines Holland Lodge No. 8 F.&A.M., the Autora and Dan-Bel Communications. He retired in 40 Commando in the conflict in Malaya. Grata Consistory, S.P.R.S., and Kismet in 1997 after a four-decade career in the For many years, Mr. Brokaw continued to Tensile A.A.O.N.M.S. of New Hyde Park. industry. serve on the board of the Marine Military He also was a member of the National Mr. Whitmer was known for his wit, Academy. Council of the Huguenot Society of Amer- wisdom, and thoughtfulness. He loved Mr. Brokaw earned his J.D. from the ica, the National Institute of Social Sciences, jazz, tennis, golf, and fly-fishing. He was University of Virginia Law School in 1956. and the Vestry of the French Huguenot a member of the Fairfield Beach Club, the During his law school years, he won the Church of Saint-Esprit in New York City. Quogue Field Club, and Quogue Beach Moot Court Competition of Appellate Argu- On his most recent St. Paul’s question- Club in Quogue, N.Y., and enjoyed volun- ment. After his admittance into the New naire, Mr. Brokaw listed his hobbies as teering at the food pantry of Operation York and federal bars, Mr. Brokaw chose tennis, walking, and photography. He wrote Hope in Fairfield, Conn. to practice general corporate law with that the high points in life’s journey had 61 DECEASED

Mr. Whitmer is survived by his wife of Mr. Rochester was predeceased by his titled The Curious Magpie, which is avail- 58 years, Mary Leigh Pell Whitmer; his parents and his second wife, Gay Ruth. able through Amazon.com. He made lexi- sons, Robert Foster Whitmer IV, Walden He is survived by his daughter, Alisone cographic contributions for the Catalan Pell Whitmer, and John Love Whitmer; his Kopita; his son, Grafton Rochester; his language, was a contributor to the Cycad grandchildren, Jenna Michelle Whitmer brother, Dudley Rochester ’45; his sister, Newsletter – a conservation publication, and Garrett John Whitmer; his sister, Laura Nancy Caird; and two grandchildren. and served as moderator of a popular Whitmer Spadone; his nieces, Laura online community network for the town Spadone, Allison Spadone Karonis, and 1950 of Cornwall. In a newspaper interview, he Lele Whitmer McKenry; and his nephews, Hendon Chubb once likened the network to sitting around Paul Spadone ’89 and Martin T. Whitmer, Jr. an independent the stove at an old general store, weighing He was predeceased in 2011 by his brother, thinker, who dem- in on issues ranging from small-town Martin T. Whitmer ’50. onstrated a life- minutiae to global affairs. long thirst for In a New York Times obituary, Mr. Chubb 1949 novelty and a was described as “an eccentric polymath,” Paul E. A. Rochester joyously eccentric with distinctions ranging from director died peacefully in streak, died sud- and CFO of a Fortune 500 Company to Dallas, Texas, on denly in Cornwall, civil rights election monitor, Army veteran November 7, 2015, Conn., on Janu- and honorary Girl Scout. at the age of 85. ary 3, 2016, at 77. Hendon Chubb is survived by his wife, Born in New Born on March 1, 1938, Mr. Chubb was Phyllis Nauts; his former wife, Nita Colgate; York, N.Y., on Oc- the son of Percy Chubb II of the Form of his children, Anncaroline and Oliver; his tober 25, 1930, 1927 and Corrine R. Chubb. He was a stepchildren, Jennifer and David Ott; his he was one of great-grandnephew of President Theodore siblings, Percy, Corinne, James ’64, and three children of Roosevelt and the grandson of noted phil- Caldecott ’67; and six grandchildren and Gwendolen Wolfe anthropist Hendon Chubb, who helped step-grandchildren. and Edward Rochester. He spent his child- found The Chubb Corporation, a life hood years in Vermont, where his father insurance company, and also established 1951 operated a horse farm. The family also the prestigious Chubb Fellowship at Yale Varick McNeil Bacon lived in Maine and Massachusetts. and the Victoria Foundation in Newark, N.J. a former financier In 1936, Mr. Rocehster traveled out After preparing at The Buckley School and composer, West to live in Minden, Nevada, with his in New York City, Mr. Chubb enrolled at died on Septem- mother. He attended The Judson School St. Paul’s as a Third Former in the fall of ber 11, 2015, in in Phoenix, Ariz., before returning to the 1946. At SPS, Mr. Chubb was a member of New York City. East Coast and entering St. Paul’s School the Library Association, the Glee Club and He was 81. as a Second Former in the fall of 1944, Le Cercle Français. He played soccer and Mr. Bacon was following his grandfather, Thomas M. enjoyed writing poetry, some of which was born on Octo- Rochester of the Form of 1872, and his published in the Horae Scholasticae. His ber 12, 1933, to brother, Dudley ’45, to the School. academic record was exceptional, and he Antoinette W. and During his years at SPS, Mr. Rochester was named a St. Paul’s Honor Scholar in Francis M. Bacon of the Form of 1917. participated in the Rifle Club and the 1950. A letter in his St. Paul’s School file Mr. Bacon entered the School as a First Forestry Club. He competed in skiing and described him as “brilliant” and mentioned Former in the fall of 1945. He was a strong crew. Mr. Rochester was an outstanding his appreciation for the arts. student, who also sang in the Glee Club scholar, who was ranked among the top Mr. Chubb graduated from Yale in 1954, and the Choir. His love of music was in his form. He was particularly adept in served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, evident, and he considered pursuing it modern languages, graduating SPS with and went on to enjoy a distinguished professionally, according to a School report. distinction in Spanish and earning Sec- career in the insurance industry, before Mr. Bacon attended Harvard, graduat- ond Testimonials. returning to school to earn his master’s ing with the Class of 1955. While there, he Mr. Rochester went on to earn his B.A. and Ph.D. from Adelphi University. He then composed music for the Hasty Pudding from Stanford University with the Class worked for 20 years as a clinical psycho- Show. After his graduation, he served two of 1956 and his M.B.A. from Cornell in logist in San Francisco and Cornwall, Conn., years in the U.S. Army, from 1956 to 1958. 1958. He worked in the accounting depart- before reinventing himself as an artist Professionally, Mr. Bacon worked as a ment for various companies in the San and rug designer. research director and portfolio manager, Francisco Bay Area and the Monterey Mr. Chubb loved dogs, enjoyed garden- spending many years at the Westinghouse Peninsula, eventually retiring from the ing, cooking, wine, and poetry and was Pension Investments Corp. Housing Authority in Salinas, Calif. In the published in the New York Times and On October 2, 1963, he married Mary final years of his life, he moved to Dallas Los Angeles Times. He recently wrote and Jane Lenihan. Together the couple raised 62 to be close to his children. published a scholarly, quirky, encyclopedia a daughter, Alexandra. After retiring in 2001, Mr. Bacon returned Association, and served as president of Mr. Scherer was devoted to SPS, main- to music, composing for cabaret and the the Missionary Society. He also belonged taining many lifelong friendships and theater. He wrote songs for the musical to the Concordian Literary Society, the giving back consistently to the School. He “Wicked Moon,” which premiered in 2011 Propylean Literary Society, and the Rifle served as a form agent for the Form of 1952 at 4th Wall Theatre in Bloomfield, N.J. Club. As a Fifth Former, he was the from 1973 to 1977 and was a member of the Mr. Bacon died with his wife, Mary Jane, recipient of the Frazier Prize, recognizing Parents Committee from 1974 to 1975. beside him. She survives him, as do his him as the School’s top scholar-athlete. Mr. Scherer leaves his wife of 54 years, daughter, Alexandra Bacon; and his niece From SPS, Mr. Scherer went on to Yale, Carlin; his son, John Scherer; his step- and nephew, Brent Brookfield Loyer and where he majored in English with the Class daughter, Whitney Stewart ’77; his stepson, Montgomery Brookfield. of 1956, played four years of hockey, was Richard Stewart, Jr.; his three grandchild- a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, and as ren, Christoph Andersson and Ellis and 1952 a junior was involved in the Yale Charities Zachary Scherer; and many friends, includ- Albert “George” Scherer III Drive. Mr. Scherer continued to excel in ing all of his very special animal friends. hockey, setting a Yale record for saves by a goaltender in a single game and estab- 1953 lishing a standard for save percentage John Whittaker “Jack” with an .899. He played with the New York Lonsdale, Jr. St. Nicholas Hockey Club after graduation. For many years, Mr. Scherer worked in the paper and pulp industry, including the Great Northern Paper Company. He later worked in sales for Diamond Inter- national Corporation in Boston and in a family man and devoted volunteer, who the late 1990s was a full-time consultant loved animals, history, and literature, died with the Sweden-based paper company on October 17, 2015, at Albany Medical Th. Brunius & Co. Center in Albany, N.Y. He was 82. On October 6, 1961, Mr. Scherer married Born in New York City on August 13, Carlin Whitney Stewart at King’s Chapel who embraced a life in Vermont after 1933, Mr. Scherer was the son of Albert G. in Boston, Mass. Mr. Scherer became the working for many years in the New York Scherer and Clara Legg Scherer. He was stepfather of Carlin’s two children, Rich- finance industry, died on December 28, the great-grandson of famed 19th-centu- ard Stewart, Jr. and Whitney Stewart ’77, 2015, in Warren, Vt. He was 81. ry painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter. Mr. and on June 21, 1962, the Scherers wel- Mr. Lonsdale was born in New York City Scherer grew up in Rumson, N.J., before comed son John Carpenter Scherer. The on December 19, 1934, to John Whittaker the family moved back to New York City, family lived for many years in Wayland, Lonsdale and Elsie Peterson. His father where he attended St. Bernard’s School. Mass., before George and Carlin began worked in real estate, while his mother Mr. Scherer enrolled at St. Paul’s School splitting time in the early 1990s between was a social worker. Mr. Lonsdale attended as a Second Former in the fall of 1946. Maitland, Fla., and Manchester, Vt. the Allen-Stevenson School in New York, His father had registered George for SPS The Scherers enjoyed traveling. On a before coming to St. Paul’s in the fall of admission in 1936, when the boy was only questionnaire for Mr. Scherer’s 50th SPS 1948 as a member of the Second Form. three years old. reunion, he listed Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, While at the School, he was an enthusias- At SPS, Mr. Scherer was well liked. as his “favorite place of all.” Mr. Scherer tic participant in extracurricular activities. He completed school near the top of his also included woodworking, golf, and He wrote for the Pelican, sang in the Glee form, graduating cum laude and three flying airplanes among his interests. He Club, played football and baseball, and was times earning Second Testimonials. Mr. loved spending time with his animals, a member of the Missionary Society, Acolyte Scherer was an exceptional athlete, who working in the woods, cutting through his Guild, and Propylean Literary Society. earned letters in football, baseball, and Vermont fields on his tractor, and reading He headed to Harvard, where he con- hockey. He was an outstanding goal- history books. centrated in English and graduated with tender who captained the SPS hockey team In retirement, the Scherers spent most the Class of 1957. Mr. Lonsdale served in as a Sixth Former. Mr. Scherer also cap- of their time in Vermont, where Mr. Scherer the U.S. Navy after college, working as tained the Old Hundred football team and volunteered with the Bennington County a communications officer. That service competed in SPS and Old Hundred track. Meals on Wheels, delivering meals and included the 1958 invasion of Lebanon. Mr. Scherer’s SPS participation was not making connections with many in the pro- After the military, Mr. Lonsdale began limited to athletics. He served as treasurer cess. He also supported national and local a career in the New York financial world. of the Sixth Form Student Council and animal rescue centers throughout his life. He worked at First National City Bank the Old Hundred Club, was a member of (now known as Citibank) and on Wall the Pelican Board, served as a camp coun- Street, living in New York City and later selor, was vice president of the Athletic in Bedford Hills, N.Y. 63 DECEASED

Mr. Lonsdale’s love of sports continued, After SPS, he attended Kenyon College Known to friends and family as “Hal,” as he played for the St. Nicholas Hockey briefly before completing his undergrad- Mr. Roberts was born in New York City Club and often spent weekends skiing in uate degree at the University of Michigan on January 18, 1940, to Henry B. Roberts Vermont. He married Eileen Morris Field in 1958. Mr. Daume served in the U.S. Navy of the Form of 1932 and Paton R. Roberts. in 1962 after meeting at a ski lodge. The and earned an M.B.A. from Michigan State He attended Rye Country Day School in couple had one son, Patrick. University in 1966. Rye, N.Y., before entering St. Paul’s School The life of Mr. Lonsdale was eventually Mr. Daume made a living in finance but, as a Second Former in the fall of 1953. transformed by his love of Vermont and in his communications with the School, At SPS, Mr. Roberts played football and ski village life. After his divorce from Eileen, described his many volunteer endeavors. squash for Delphian. He was a member of he moved to Sugarbush Village in Warren, He was active in the youth ministries at the Library Association, the Palamedean Vt., where he worked as a ski instructor Christ Church Grosse Pointe (Mich.), Society, the Cadmean/Concordian Literary and restaurateur. He also spent several where he created and ran programs for Society, and the Missionary Society. He summers teaching skiing in Chile. teens. In the 1960s, he started a coffee served as a supervisor in his dormitory. According to his sister, Susan, Mr. house for young people to gather and play Mr. Roberts attended Harvard, gradu- Lonsdale was known by everyone and music. Later, he oversaw regular pizza ating with the Class of 1962, and served considered a local legend by Sugarbush lunches that, by 2003, were feeding 500 in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He was residents. He was an enthusiastic partici- high school students on a regular basis. also proud of the lessons learned through pant in the daily life of Warren, Vt., once He also served on the board of AIDS Inter- work as a young man with Operation writing to Alumni Horae that he was “proud national Network, Detroit, and worked as Crossroads Africa, a cross-cultural ex- to report that I have been re-elected a pastoral caregiver to people with AIDS. change program through which American second constable and appointed interim Mr. Daume gave generously to St. Paul’s volunteers work at the grassroots level dog catcher” for the town. and was a member of the Pelican Club. He with young African citizens. Mr. Lonsdale is survived by his sister, also served as a regional representative. Mr. Roberts turned his love of reading Susan Iglehart, and brother-in-law, In addition to his passion for working into a career, working as a salesman for Philip C. Iglehart ’57; his son, Patrick, and with young people, Mr. Daume loved paper, printing, and book manufacturing daughter-in-law, Megan; two grandchild- dogs and enjoyed spending summers in companies in the New York area, including ren; and six nieces and nephews, including Nantucket, Mass. Quinn-Woodbine Inc. and Hamilton Print- Sasha Iglehart Richardson ’78 and Laura Mr. Daume is survived by his sister and ing Co. He made the most of his time Iglehart ’79. brother-in-law Susan and Edward Lam- riding the Metro-North on the Hudson brecht; his sister-in-law, Sheila B. Daume; line to work. 1954 and his nephews, Edward F. Lambrecht On August 23, 1969, Mr. Roberts married Selden Bennett “Ben” III, Jeffery E. Daume, Selden B. Daume II, Camilla Ware. The marriage ended in Daume, Jr. and Samuel D. Daume, Jr. ’82. He was divorce. On March 17, 1978, he married began mentoring predeceased by his brother, Samuel D. Sylvia “Sis” Dillon. young people while Daume, and half-sister, Daphne Daume. A family man, Mr. Roberts was happy he was a student when spending time with his family. The at St. Paul’s School 1958 Roberts clan grew up in Garrison, N.Y. and continued Henry Butcher “Hal” Mr. Roberts often led his six children on that work until he Roberts, Jr. adventures in the city and beyond. In Man- died at Riverview a man who loved hattan, the family visited the Harvard Health and Rehab people, books, Club and tasted New York City hot dogs. North in Detroit, and the outdoors, In the Adirondacks, Mr. Roberts taught Mich., on Decem- told great stories, them how to fish and sail. ber 20, 2015. He was 80 years old. worked to protect It was in the wilderness that Mr. Roberts Mr. Daume was born on August 15, 1935, the environment, felt the most at home. He passed on that to Selden Bennett and Joyce Dalrymple and, in more recent love of the outdoors to his children, and Daume. He grew up in the Detroit area years, dominated worked to protect the environment, includ- and attended Detroit University School neighborhood ing support of early efforts to clean up in Grosse Pointe, Mich., before entering trivia nights, died the Hudson River. That work continued St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in surrounded by his loved ones on Decem- after he moved to Florida, where he also the fall of 1949. ber 11, 2015, in hospice care in Englewood, developed a robust social life centered Known as “Ben,” Mr. Daume was a dorm Florida. He was 75. around the pool, the local YMCA, and supervisor during his final year at St. Paul’s, regular trivia nights. a young man who demonstrated a “genuine ideal of service” in his work with younger boys. Mr. Daume later spent decades work- 64 ing with youth ministries in Detroit. Genealogy was another hobby of Mr. and Pistol Shooter Awards, he was honor- at St. Paul’s School as a First Former in Roberts, and he served as a board member ably discharged in 1964, shortly after the the fall of 1965. On his application to the and fellow at the New York Genealogical Gulf of Tonkin incident. He went on to School, he listed football, chemistry, sculpt- & Biographical Society. earn his M.B.A. in 1973 from the Univer- ing, and carpentry among his interests. Mr. Roberts was predeceased on Novem- sity of Chicago. At SPS, Mr. Gilligan was a fine athlete, ber 7, 2012, by his wife of 34 years, Sylvia On November 15, 1986, Mr. Orr mar- competing in football and hockey for “Sis” Dillon Roberts. His brother, Brinton ried Kristina Ryder. The couple had one Isthmian and rowing with Shattuck. He Roberts ’56 also predeceased him. Sur- daughter, Emma Louise, born on Novem- also played varsity football. Mr. Gilligan vivors include his sister, Polly Roberts; his ber 30, 1989. was a member of La Junta, the Acolyte children, John B. Roberts ’89, Mary E. Rob- In his business career, Mr. Orr held var- Guild, and the Missionary Society and erts, Laura Y. Roberts, Isabel R. Corbin ’93, ious positions at International Harvester served as a Third Form inspector. As a Samantha R. Strife, and William D. Roberts; in Warrensville, Ill., before moving to Cal- Sixth Former, Mr. Gilligan completed and eight grandchildren. ifornia, where he worked as an estimator an Independent Study Project, teaching and project manager for large construction math and Spanish at a local elementary 1959 companies. In the early 1980s, he embarked school in Concord, N.H. Michael McCormick Orr on his own venture as a consultant in For three years, from 1973 to 1976, a Marine veteran Tucson, Ariz., estimating projects for the Mr. Gilligan served in the U.S. Army. and lifelong out- construction industry. He earned a National Defense Medal doorsman, died As a young boy, Mr. Orr spent his sum- and was a member of the 1st Infantry in Tucson, Ariz., mers in Montana’s Madison Valley with his Division Society. He was stationed for on April 22, 2015, uncle, Arthur Orr V of the Form of 1939, a time at Fort Riley in Kansas. After his six days after his and his family, including cousin Richard discharge, he returned to college, earning 74th birthday. Montgomery “Monty” Orr ’64. The family a B.A. in radio/television and sociology Mr. Orr was spent time primarily at Bear Creek Ranch, from Kansas State University in 1979. born in Chicago, Indian Creek, and Antelope Basin. Mr. Orr Mr. Gilligan was married on Decem- Ill., on April 16, loved fly-fishing, hunting, and shooting. ber 22, 1973, to Leslie Lee Crocker. The 1941, to Louise McCormick and Mont- Later in life, he purchased a home in Jeffers, marriage ended in divorce. gomery Meigs Orr of the Form of 1929. Mont., and spent increasing periods of time In 1984, Mr. Gilligan earned his M.D. He grew up in Wayne, Ill., and attended with his family there in the summers, from UTESA, Universidad Tecnológica Elgin (Ill.) public schools and Northwest- before returning in late fall to his primary de Santiago in the Dominican Republic. ern Military and Naval Academy in Lake residence in Tucson. He was very happy He remarried to Jacqueline Armovit in Geneva, Wisconsin, before enrolling at in Montana and made many friends there. May 1992, and together they had two St. Paul’s School as a Fourth Former in Mr. Orr is survived by his wife, Kristina; sons, Joseph, born in March 1997, and the fall of 1956. his daughter, Emma; and his sister, Bon- Herminio Johannes, born in May 1999. Mr. Orr listed radio, photography, nie Miskolczy. The couple divorced in 2007. archery, fishing, and hunting among his Mr. Gilligan resided in Florida for 10 interests on his SPS application. He also 1971 years, before moving to Kenosha, Wis., enjoyed participation in his Boy Scout John French Gilligan in 1992, where he completed a family troop. He was a diligent student, though a family practice practice residency. The Gilligans relo- he preferred to spend time outdoors. doctor and father cated to Portland, Ore., in 1996, and Mr. Mr. Orr served as treasurer of the Rifle of two, died sud- Gilligan practiced family medicine for Club and was a member of the Missionary denly, of a brain many years with the Pacific Medical Society and the Scientific Association. hemorrhage, on Group in Beaverton, Ore. He competed in football and hockey for May 4, 2015, in Mr. Gilligan loved a good joke, was Delphian and rowed with Shattuck. West Linn, Ore- known as a character with a great sense After a gap year, during which Mr. Orr gon. He was 62 of humor, and was someone who found worked at the Dukane Corporation in years old. joy in taking care of others. He loved St. Charles, Ill., he enrolled at Wabash Mr. Gilligan was being a doctor and cherished being a College in Crawfordsville, Ind., eventually born on November 3, 1952, in Newark, N.J., father to his two boys. graduating with the Class of 1969 after to Joseph K. Gilligan and Virginia Klotts Survivors include Mr. Gilligan’s sons, years of active military duty. Gilligan. His family, which included a Joseph Gilligan and Herminio Johannes Mr. Orr joined the U.S. Marine Corps, sister, lived in Sands Point, N.Y., and Mr. Gilligan. serving in Vietnam aboard the USS Topeka Gilligan was a product of the Port Wash- – a Cleveland Class Cruiser from World ington, N.Y., public school system, attend- War II, recomissioned as a missile cruiser. ing South Point Elementary and John Awarded the Double Distinguished Rifle Philip Sousa Junior High, before enrolling 65 SPOTLIGHT

Pippa Bianco ’07

66 Young director takes HOLLYWOOD by storm

COURTESY PIPPA BIANCO ’07 focus, which is what makes the ascent of “Photography is a very solitary art promising director and filmmaker Pippa form,” Bianco says of her transition from Bianco ’07 that much more impressive. photography to filmmaking. “I missed Recently identified by Filmmaker working with people.” Magazine as one of the “25 New Faces She quickly shifted gears, changing of Independent Film,” the 27-year-old’s her major and taking jobs on various first short film, Share, snagged awards at independent films, including Higher a host of prestigious festivals. In addition Ground and Bachelorette. She also to taking home a Special Jury Recognition earned her first professional writing Award at Austin’s South by Southwest, credit on Martin Scorsese’s Bleed for Bianco won the top prize in the 2015 This. Meanwhile, in New Haven, Bianco’s Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation 2011 graduation film, a short Spanish- Selection, the world’s highest-profile film language road movie titled Jornalera, school student competition. received the Lamar Prize for the best “St. Paul’s is where I started approach- Film Studies thesis and the Pearson Prize ing art as a form of study, rather than for the best American Studies thesis. hobby or outlet,” Bianco says. Beginning After writing and producing a series with her Third Form “Vis Dis” require- of music videos for Beyoncé Knowles’s ment through a double concentration in Parkwood Entertainment in 2014, Bianco painting and photography as a Sixth Former, was chosen as one of nine filmmakers Bianco dove headfirst into the SPS fine for the American Film Institute’s (AFI) arts curriculum. She quickly became a Women’s Directors Program fellowship. fixture at Hargate, honing her skills in The fellowship played a crucial part in the darkroom and hosting screenings for the making of Share, providing financial the Film Society, which she founded. The support, gear, and editing suites. former arts building is also where Bianco “I don’t know that I would have taken found her true calling behind the lens of time off work and tried to raise $30,000 a camera. without the AFI infrastructure,” she says. “I was very much in love with photog- The AFI fellowship also brought Bianco’s raphy, which I attribute to [SPS teacher formidable talent into the spotlight, and Charlie] Lemay,” Bianco says. “He urged the industry took note. Both the Vice us to go outside and take pictures, to television network and the Los Angeles surprise him with the way we view the County Museum of Art enlisted her world.” services. The latter commission, Pictur- Bianco also credits SPS fine arts fac- ing Barbara Kruger, was also accepted ulty members, including Lemay and to South by Southwest (along with Colin Callahan, for her rigorous method Share), a feat in and of itself, as the of filmmaking. festival rarely accepts two films by the “SPS took a very academic approach same director. to art,” she explains. “You study master- Bianco shows no signs of slowing works, familiarize yourself with master down. In addition to adapting Share artists, and hone your skills, starting with into a feature-length screenplay the basics. With that foundation, you can (which, thanks to her Cinéfondation by Lucia Davis ’04 reproduce the process for making art.” win, will automatically screen as a After graduation, Bianco matriculated Cannes’ Official Selection), Bianco has Success in show business is notoriously at Yale, drawn to the University’s re- several new ideas in development. She elusive. And in an industry dominated by spected arts program. As a fine arts spent the first two weeks of 2016 as male executives, the odds have always major, she became enamored with the filmmaker-in-residence at Yaddo, the been longer for women. But recent rev- investigative essence and sprawling prestigious artist community in Saratoga elations about Hollywood’s pay gap and landscapes of road photography, which Springs, N.Y., before heading to Utah a massive federal investigation into is also how she fell in love with road for the Sundance Institute’s Screen- discrimination against female directors movies (films in which the main charac- writers Lab, an immersive writers’ have brought these challenges into sharp ter is traveling). workshop. Stay tuned. 67 FACETIME with Faculty Emeritus George Carlisle

Another favorite course for me was Having the honor of this chair named Humor and Satire, which I’m still for me means, years from now, my name teaching at something called the Beacon will still be known in some way at a Hill Seminars, where the faculty includes school I served for 45 years and loved retired professors and prep school and enjoyed working in. I didn’t know teachers. Next on the list is Boston anything about it at all, and then Reeve Literature, and I’ve also taught the Lost Waud [’81] called and invited me to a dinner Generation. in New York, and there we were in a beau- tiful setting, with alumni I knew and liked, I’m still writing short stories. Most of and I was on top of the world. Then Reeve them have academic settings, but not all. called me up front and handed a plaque My newest one is meant to be funny, but to me and asked me to pose for pictures, I’ve had more trouble with it than any and he did it in such a way that I didn’t other. It’s about somebody who everyone see what the plaque was, and I just held thinks is crazy because he’s always out it up. It could have said ‘kick me’ for all In early February, having learned of the walking his cat on a leash. I’ve got some I knew; I had no idea. People cheered long short stories and wondered if I could establishment of the George Carlisle and I turned the plaque around and saw turn one into a novel. Chair in Humanities, Mr. Carlisle spoke Reeve’s name and the names of Bob with the Horae about life after his re- One thing I cannot do is proofread. I’ve Lindsay [’73], Chris Willis [’77], Perot tirement from the SPS faculty in 2008. just written a review for the Horae of the Bissell [’77], Jamie Rose [’77], and Jason After the interview, he and his wife, wonderful new novel by Rick Moody [’79]. Andris [’92]. It was a great surprise, and Joanne, left for their yearly sojourn in I read it aloud and sent it in to the maga- I was very pleased. zine, but afterwards asked Joanne to read Mexico’s San Miguel de Allende. I always felt like St. Paul’s was home. it. She spotted some proofreading errors The whole School just seems to be alive and said, ‘You haven’t sent that in, have – the Chapel with its bells ringing, the you? There were four mistakes. Here you Education has always been part of my dormitories where I lived, the place where were, head of an English Department, and life, coming from a family of teachers. I ate, where I prayed, my friends on the you were going to send in something like After earning my master’s in creative writ- faculty, the students. ing from the University of Iowa, there were that?’ I don’t know whether it’s a psycho- no royalties coming in, so I decided to see logical deficit, but I’ve got to have somebody what teaching was like. I applied to various look over things. places – not St. Paul’s, I don’t know why In grading papers, I might sometimes – but to Phillips Exeter. They made me not have gotten all the mistakes, but a George Bennett intern, and I enjoyed it quite frankly you don’t need to. A teacher very much. The rule was you had to leave can over-grade a paper. You can drive ’em after a year until you got more experience nuts, you can discourage them. There are and then reapply, but then I went on to other things to worry about – if they can SPS and never reapply. I was just a did think clearly and develop their thoughts, kid, in my early 20s. that’s the most important thing. Creative writing was the most exciting For the last year and a half, I’ve been course I taught. At a party with students working on a book that collects some who have gone on to writing careers, no of the sermons of [Ninth Rector] Kelly one said there was some magic touch I had; Clark. He spoke about St. Paul and Jesus, they just said I was “affirming.” I just made Reeve Waud ’81, George Carlisle, and the power of love that comes to us from and Melissa Waud ‘em write. Once I picked up The New Yorker, Jesus. He really preached what he believed. and there were three former students “George has touched who had articles in a single issue – Lizzie We’ll be in San Miguel through March. Widdicombe [’01], Nick Paumgarten [’87], We’ve been going for 10 years. I write, read, the lives of thousands and Dana Goodyear [’94]. You teach some- go to the gym, walk around, drink coffee. of students. It’s a body and get ‘em so excited about creative I’m going to work more on my Spanish; writing, and you think, my gosh, what have I’m not fluent at all. There’s a great group tremendous honor I done? How can they make any money? of people and a creative atmosphere – to celebrate him and the But if you can put a story together cre- openings, concerts, a big writers’ confer- atively, you can put a report together, or ence. At a dinner party last year, eight lifelong contribution a law treatise, or anything in any career. Paulies were there. 68 he has made to SPS.” – Reeve Waud ’81, P’09,’12 A longtime NHL player. A GM for the Boston Bruins. A loyal donor to the Annual Fund. I am SPS

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