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DesigningDesigning NewNew ScienceScience LabsLabs NewNew FacilitiesFacilities WouldWould MatchMatch thethe TalentsTalents ofof ScienceScience TeachersTeachers Table Fromthe of January 2010 Achievement Contents Winter 2010 Features Head 02 Funding The Science Labs of Tomorrow Published for Alumni & BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dear Members of Asheville School’s community: 06 Thomas Hunter ’06: A Soccer Hero At Wofford Friends of Asheville School 2009-2010 hile I am mindful of the economic difficulties and international challenges our country by the Advancement Department 10 The School’s International Community Ms. E. Parce Ainsworth 1983 faces, I am pleased to report that Asheville School is fortunate to be enjoying an excellent Asheville School Mr. Michael J. Arakas 1980 year. Unemployment is high and our recovery is slow so any gloating or celebration is 360 Asheville School Road 18 Cardiologist Teaches Illness & Literature Mr. Harris M. Baker 1974 inappropriate, but I am delighted to report that after a record breaking admission year last Asheville, North Carolina 28806 W Ms. Terry Banta year, we have enjoyed the fullest admission’s campus visit fall schedule in memory. I hope and believe that Asheville 828.254.6345 Mr. Carl Boland 1999 School is not only weathering the economic downturn well, but is in fact flourishing. www.ashevilleschool.org Departments Ms. Ann Craver (Ex Officio-Parents’ Ass’n) Our boys’ soccer and football teams are examples of the spirit that has infused our fall. Both had winning records; 01 From the Head of School Mr. Rhodes Craver both won because of determination and perseverance. Our scholar/athletes made us proud. Other examples of our Editor fall’s spirit and success were our play The Crucible, a wonderful Service of Lessons and Carols, and an excellent Bob Williams (Ex Officio-Parents’ Ass’n) Class Notes Mr. Tadley DeBerry 1981 Christmas dinner dance. All these traditions continue to flourish. 32 1950-1960 Director of Advancement (Ex Officio-Alumni Ass’n) Something new for us this year was particularly enjoyable for me. I visited with Cathy McClain, our Director of Catherine McClain 33 1961-1970 Ms. Ayla Ficken Advancement, three cities in Korea – Seoul, Pusan, and Daegu. Not only were we treated with genuine hospitality, our 34 1971-1975 Mr. James A. Fisher 1964 trip culminated in a 95 person reception and dinner. Trustee Mark Hwang 1997, organized the trip, and we have Writers Dr. Peter Fortune 1962 Bob Williams 35 1976-1987 never had a warmer, more actively engaged group from another country. Our Korean alumni, current parents, and Mr. William G. Francis 1964 current students all embrace Asheville School with enthusiasm. Travis Price 36 1987-1990 Dr. Ernest W. Franklin III 1954 Logan DeLoach 37 1991-1997 Mr. Robert T. Gamble 1971 Our Korean families have also taken a leadership role in helping us in our efforts to renovate entirely our Science Mr. Peter L. Hellebush 1964 38 1998-2000 facilities. This exciting project is receiving support from alumni, parents, and friends, and we are grateful. Proof Readers Ms. Joanne Hoffman Tish Anderson 39 2000-2004 Ms. Elizabeth G. Hotchkiss 2000 Please find out more about what is current at Asheville School by going to our website (www.ashevilleschool.org). Travis Price 40 2004-2006 Mr. Injae “Mark” Hwang 1997 Our new “virtual tour” of campus is particularly compelling. Printing 41 2006-2009 Mr. Richard J. Kelly 1968 Lane Press Ms. Marilyn Higi Kincaid 1991 Mr. Walter M. Mischer, Jr. Sincerely, Photographers In Memoriam Ms. Janet S. Moore Blake Madden 44 In Memoriam: Herman Cone, Jr. 1942 Mr. Alexander G. Paderewski 1968 Bob Williams 45 In Memoriam: Shaw Walker 1932 Mr. Marcellus C. Parker 2000 Logan DeLoach Mr. Laurance D. Pless 1971, 45 In Memoriam: Charles Zukoski 1944 Vice Chairman A special thanks to the 1923 46 In Memoriam: H.C. Robbins Landon 1943 Mr. Oliver G. Prince, Jr. 1971, Chairman Memorial Archives for providing Archibald R. Montgomery IV 46 In Memoriam: Reg Garner 1970 Mr. James A. Rice II 1972 many of the archival photographs in Mr. Arthur H. Rogers III 1988 Head of School 47 In Memoriam this edition. Mr. Walter A. Ruch Profiles Mr. Richard G. Smith III 1969 Mr. Michael H. Stoll 1968 12 Alumnae Profile: Jennifer Pharr-Davis 2001 Mr. Paul E. Szurek 15 Student Profile: David Schaffer 2010 Mr. Van C. Thompson 1973 16 Faculty Profile: Casey Arbor Mrs. Clara C. Wellons

Asheville School Mission: To prepare Campus News our students for college and for life and to provide an atmosphere in 20 New Trustee Members Join Board which all members of a diverse, 21 Christ School Game Alumni Reception engaged, and purposefully small 22 Faculty Departures/New Faculty school community appreciate and strive for excellence – an atmosphere 23 Faculty Appreciation Day that nurtures character and fosters 24 Christ School Game Memory the development of mind, body, 26 Alumni Weekend 2009 and spirit. 27 Alumni Basketball Game Asheville School does not 27 Football and Soccer Seasons Successful discriminate on the basis of race, David Brooks To Speak/Frank Deford Visit creed, sex, or ethnic background in its 28 admission policies, scholarship and 29 Planned Giving loan programs, educational policies, 30 Cody Fund Update/New Virtual Tour and athletic and other school administered programs. 31 Campus Improvements 42 Graduation 2009

Achievement Winter 2010 1 Investing in a Serious Upgrade for Science

$3.89 Million Upgrade To Science Labs Would Greatly Enhance The Student Experience n the last decade, Karen Cianciulli has facilities that match the quality of our teachers prepared enough physics students for and right now our teachers outclass our Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, University facilities by leaps and bounds.” I of Pennsylvania and Stanford to know that Asheville School students are Cianciulli agrees the science teachers and her learning the core fundamentals of science and students deserve state-of-the art labs, succeeding in even the most rigorous academic individual classrooms with more space, environment. improved storage, and adequate flooring.

What she doesn’t understand, however, is why “As it is right now, the lab tables are fixed and the science facilities haven’t had a major are too close together and it’s crowded for our upgrade in more than 50 years. kids,” Cianciulli describes the current state of the science classrooms, located in the basement “We have these great teachers in a very stable of Mitchell Hall. “There’s lots of wasted space.” department doing exciting things by getting kids into science,” Cianciulli says. “Shouldn’t With fundraising efforts well underway, the facilities match what our expectations of Montgomery says he’s optimistic construction kids and our expectations of faculty members could begin on the new labs as soon as the are?” summer of 2011, once the school is able to raise at least 75% in cash of the $3.89 million It’s not that anyone is complaining, says project. Cianciulli, an MIT graduate and science department chair in her 15th year of teaching And the effect of new science facilities would physics at Asheville School. It’s actually not in be tremendous, explains Montgomery. her department’s nature to complain about what’s out of their control. “It would have an impact across a broad range of areas. First of all, in our admissions, we have “It’s a funny thing, because my people aren’t a real interest in the sciences with the folks complaining,” says Cianciulli. “But that’s just coming through, and to have a facility that because they are good-natured.” matches the quality of our teachers would help us right off the bat when attracting kids who As amiable as the science department may be, are also looking at other schools with very fine these teachers deserve a space for science facilities,” Montgomery says. “Second, experimentation that complements their there’s no question that it enhances the teaching ability, says Head of School Arch experience of both the faculty members and “We need science facilities that match the quality Montgomery. the students to be in nice facilities.” of our teachers and right now our teachers “We have classrooms that are essentially the Cianciulli recalls touring some of the New same classrooms that were used in the 1950s England boarding schools’ newer science and it’s time for an update,” Montgomery says. facilities several years ago when there were outclass our facilities by leaps and bounds.” “It is a little bit, to use a sports analogy, like plans to build an Art and Science building on having a world class baseball team playing on a Asheville School’s campus. But the lack of muddy diamond.” funding left science with the same out-of-date labs they have today. The science teachers and science students deserve better facilities, says Andy Hirt, “Some of the things that were most impressive Director of Admission. may sound superficial, but they actually make a huge difference. At a number of schools there “We’ve got functional facilities and we’ve got were some decorative details that were about amazing teachers,” Hirt says. “We need science science and I think they are the sort of things

2 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 3 that do plant seeds of thought,” she recalls. “One school had a neon sign with the different gases so it said the chemical symbols for Ae and Ar and when it lit up, they were different colors. Another school had maps of the solar system in the floor.”

While Cianciulli admits these upgrades to the science facilities wouldn’t change the way science is fundamentally taught at Asheville School, they would offer more flexibility to teachers in the labs and in their classrooms.

“If the lab space is more convenient and more free flowing between the lab and the classroom, it is easier to move between hands-on work and desk work,” she says.

Once the money is raised, Montgomery says the entire basement of Mitchell Hall would be gutted and Pictured above: Karen Cianciulli, chair of the Science Department, has been teaching reconfigured into a total of 6 labs and classrooms, along Physics at Asheville School for 15 years. with a separate storage space.

“This is not just a kiss on the forehead sort of facelift. This is a genuine infrastructure improvement of the building,” says Montgomery. Pictured Right: Won Jung Yun 2011 and Some new features worth highlighting in the new science Kelsey Smith 2011. labs: “We are working with a few people to discuss the • More square footage for labs possibility of naming labs after particular former teachers • Increased space for experimentation or folks who were especially close to them,” Montgomery • Better configuration of entire floorplan says. • Good office space for the faculty members Among the former science teachers at Asheville School, “I am very optimistic,” says Montgomery. “Our such names as Doc Embler and Chase Ambler have constituency rises to the occasion when something is surfaced as potential lab names. genuinely needed and these science labs are bone and muscle — they’re not frills.” In fact, even today Cianciulli says she continues to use some of the handcrafted equipment built by a few of these The bill for the entire project is estimated at $3.89 million legendary Asheville School science teachers. One of her and the school would need to have 100% of the funds favorite pieces of equipment was built by Chase Ambler, a committed and 75% in cash before construction could former physics teacher. begin. “I’m sure people have fond memories of Chase Ambler. For those considering a donation to the new science labs, There are still things that I use in my lab every year that he there are naming opportunities for an alumni lab, a built,” she says. “Right now under my desk, there’s a little parents’ lab, and a lab to honor the school’s Korean Lazy Susan that he built. I use it to do this demonstration graduates. of conservation of angular momentum: you stand on it, move your arms out, and somebody spins you around like Led by Dr. Hugh Hemmings, Jr. 1974, New York, NY, and the ice skaters; when they pull their arms in, they spin Dr. Bill Herndon 1970, of Charlotte, the alumni lab is one faster.” of three efforts underway with naming opportunities. “Our constituency rises to the occasion when something And once Asheville School’s science labs are upgraded, “The first time I really was interested in medicine was in Cianciulli says that same hand-made equipment Chase is genuinely needed and these science labs are bone and Doc Embler’s biology class,” recalls Herndon, Director of Ambler built so many years ago will remain in her Cardiology in Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute in collection. Who knows when Cianciulli may need an muscle — they’re not frills.” Charlotte’s Carolinas Medical Center. “Inquisitive minds antique to remind her students about the days before need stimulation. Good facilities can’t help but give others state-of-the art science labs? the same experience I had.”

4 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 5 Thomas Hunter 2006 Leads Wofford Soccer to its First watched every one of Hunter’s soccer depth perception was gone completely. much smaller. games this season. “He’s a man now.” Southern Conference Championship in School History “I just couldn’t see or adjust to distances,” “I’m lucky to have had good coaches Until this year, Hunter’s Terriers had he recalls. along the way and people to support me,” finished last or tied for last in the Hunter says. “Asheville School is a By Bob Williams But while Hunter flew to Santa Barbara Editor standings. All that changed, though, wonderful place, but soccer there is just when Hunter says his team focused their to meet up with his team, his sister, so different from what it is here in mindset on winning and set goals in the Patricia Hunter Gerould 1999, sent his college. It’s just such a more physical prescription to Santa Barbara, to have the homas Hunter 2006 off-season. game in college that I had to get used to lenses made there before his game. couldn’t have being beaten up at every opportunity, “The main difference was our mentality,” and the size of the players is amazing. scripted a better Playing with the new goggles wasn’t easy, Hunter says. “We came into the fall When I think back to Asheville School, senior season in especially against the number 10 team in T thinking we have a lot of potential and everyone seemed so small and now soccer at Wofford we have every spot set up to succeed, but the country, but Hunter says his defense College than this fall’s everyone is so much bigger.” we never really thought we were going to helped. championship finish. be able to do this. Once we started It was at Asheville School when Hunter’s “It was tough, but my defense helped out winning, we never really stopped mother, Patty, first realized her son was As the team’s goalkeeper, a lot by telling me how far away the ball winning.” not just an ordinary soccer player, but Hunter led his Wofford was and when I needed to come for it. I Terriers to their first Southern possessed the skills to play at the college While Hunter hadn’t always been on a had an amazing defense this year.” Conference tournament title level. winning team at Wofford or at Asheville and their first NCAA Although his team ultimately lost in the School, he says this year’s experience just “I was standing there one day in the rain tournament appearance in first round 1-0 to UC-Santa Barbara, he felt different. and after the game, the referees were school history. says he’ll never forget the experience of huddling and they came over and asked, “In the past, I had gotten into the playing in the NCAA tournament game “It felt amazing to win the ‘Are you the goalkeeper’s mother?’ and mentality at Wofford and at Asheville in a stadium filled with screaming fans. SoCon tournament in front of when I said ‘Yes,’ they said, ‘He’s really School that losses didn’t really bother me Meredith Field at Harder Stadium holds all the fans that supported us good.’” because you’re just so used to it,” he says. nearly 17,000 fans and will be the all year,” says Hunter, a “But it felt different this year. Every goal location of the men’s soccer College Cup She initially shrugged off what they were Wofford College senior from that was scored on me and every game in 2010. saying, she recalls, but later realized the Belmont, NC, near Charlotte. we lost wasn’t good enough. Even ties significance of what they were telling her. “It was an incredible experience,” Hunter The Terriers defeated Elon 2-1 weren’t good enough anymore.” says. “Their average fan attendance is “They said, ‘You don’t understand. We in the final tournament game Next it was time for the NCAA 4,500 on the year. Their stadium is referee a lot of games and he is unusually to clinch the Southern tournament to begin, but Hunter came amazing and they have great facilities and good,’” she recalls. “It’s interesting to me Conference championship in down with a bad eye infection, and was their field was perfect.” because I feel like that day they gave me November. told he wouldn’t be able to play in the the initiative to encourage him to pursue As tradition would have it, the UC-Santa Terriers’ first NCAA Tournament game. what I know he wanted. It all began on “I remember when the whistle Barbara fans, called The Gauchos, littered blew, we tried to downplay it that Lower Soccer Field.” “I was pretty depressed after I got the eye Harder Stadium with tortillas after their as just another win,” Hunter infection because I was told I couldn’t win over the Wofford Terriers in the first Earlier this year, Hunter says he enjoyed recalls. “But when they play,” he recalls. “But my goggles were the round of the tournament. catching up with some of his former brought out the only hope.” Asheville School teammates, Robby (championship) T-shirts for us “It was amazing to hear the crowd,” says Loven 2006 and Michael Baker 2006. to wear on the field, our Hunter stayed behind in hopes he would Hunter. “Although they were all chanting emotions just kind of took find some goggles that would work in against us, the roar of the crowd was “Those days at Asheville School were fun over. It was crazy.” time for the big game, while his team incredible. They throw tortillas at you.” because I was playing with my best headed on to Santa Barbara to prepare friends,” Hunter recalls. “Because you live Hunter’s last conference title When Hunter thinks back to his high for the number 10 team in the country in with everyone, the people you play with came during his senior season school days of playing on Asheville the first round of the NCAA tournament. you really know as your neighbors, your at Asheville School, but in School’s Lower Soccer Field, he recalls a friends and your classmates.” those days Hunter was a much With the first pair of goggles he tried, his time when he and the other players were smaller boy than today, recalls his father.

“Thomas left Asheville School “I never really expected to get this far with a team in at 5-11, 150 pounds. Now he’s over 6-1 and weighs 180 the college rankings. It really is amazing.” pounds,” says his father, Thomas Hunter III, who Photo courtesy of Wofford College’s Media Relations Department

Thomas Hunter 2006, senior goalkeeper with the Wofford Terriers, helped lead his team to win the Southern Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 6 Conference Championship in soccer. 7 And while his soccer talent has certainly elevated since the days a semi-pro team this summer in Chattanooga, TN, and has a of Asheville School, Hunter credits his boarding school strong interest in coaching. But for now, Hunter is still enjoying experience with his academic success in college, having the memories he made on the soccer field while allowing only maintained a B-average during all four years at Wofford. 16 goals and recording 58 saves and six shutouts in 17 games — a performance which led to him being named to the Southern Asheville School’s 2008-2009 “Being a student athlete is challenging, but it’s nothing different Conference All-Tournament Team. from Asheville School, to be honest,” says Hunter, who is considering law school once he graduates. “I was just lucky “It’s an honor to be among some great players in the Southern enough to be used to it after three years of Asheville School.” Conference,” he says. “I never really expected to get this far with Annual Report Now Online! a team in the college rankings. It really is amazing.” As far as what’s next for him in soccer, Hunter plans to play on

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Endowment$30,257,139. $ 1,639,822 Alumni/ae 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8 Cody Fund Parents No. of Donors Amount% No. of Donors Amount % $30,257,139. $ 1,639,822 ParentsAlumni/ae of Alumni 765 ...... 232 0 . .0 . . 7. . . -.$567,008 2 0 0 8 Cody Fund Grandparents,Parents Faculty No. of Donors Amount% No. of Donors Amount % 120 ...... 58 ...... $83,697 AndParents Friends of Alumni CorporationsGrandparents, & Faculty 149 ...... 765 ...... $84,811. .23 ...... $567,008 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 120 ...... 58 ...... $83,697 FoundationsAnd Friends 139 ...... $27,835 TotalsCorporations & 149 ...... $84,811 572 ...... 162 .0 . . .0 . . 8. . .$434,078- 2 0 0 9 143 ...... 57 ...... $86,129 Foundations Totals 28 ...... 139 ...... $66,688...... $27,835 136 ...... 572 ...... $48,038.16 ...... $434,078 1217 ...... $830,038 143 ...... 57 ...... $86,129 28 ...... $66,688 97 ...... 136 ...... $43,827...... $48,038 Financial1217 ...... Management ...... $830,038 Summary 2008-2009 Operating Income & Expense 22 ...... 97 ...... $16,093...... $43,827 All Contributions Other Financial Management Summary970 ...... $628,165 2008-2009 Operating Income & Expense 22 ...... $16,093 All Contributions Other 970 ...... $628,165 Tuition & Fees Endowment

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Hunter finished the regular season allowing only 16 goals while recording 58 saves and six shutouts in 17 games—a performance which led to him being named to the Southern Conference All-tournament team.

8 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 9 Father and Son Travel Abroad to Keep Asheville School on the Map consistently — that’s a good thing.” School’s International Community Is More Diverse Now Than Ever Before Montgomery agrees that international travel is important for schools like By Bob Williams them.” Asheville School, and anticipates the school will reach out to new foreign Editor This summer, markets. istening to Head of School Arch Montgomery too was Montgomery and his 23-year-old overwhelmed when 95 “It’s very competitive out there,” son, Tyler, speak to an audience alumni and parents Montgomery says. “There are some L about Asheville School sounds a greeted him at one markets that we haven’t yet ventured into lot like a father and son describing the event during his 6-day that we probably need to think hard about character and integrity of a beloved family visit to Korea with and that’s South and Central America and member. Advancement Director Mexico. Other schools seem to be having Catherine McClain. success with those folks, and I think we Their tone conveys sincerity. Their could probably have that someday too.” enthusiasm is impressive, and the energy “It confirmed the truth present in their descriptions of this small that we have a very Over the past three years, Asheville School co-ed boarding school in the heart of the important constituency has had more and more success in the American South has the international living in Korea,” Middle East, where students have enrolled Mike Hirezi 2012, from Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, is one of 11 students at Asheville School from Aramco, the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. community taking notice. Montgomery says. from Aramco — the state-owned national “When you go to some oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the “Diversifying our international body is a “A lot of these trips are supplemental to “What really makes Asheville School great place and have 95 largest oil corporation in the world with great idea,” he says. “It adds a component them finding us on the web,” says Hirt. is our community,” says Tyler, a week after people show up —that’s the largest proven crude oil reserves and to boarding school that is different from “More and more international families are returning from a month-long trip to Asia a big deal. This is a production. other schools. You can’t get that at a day finding out about Asheville School by and the Middle East, where he visited 15 school.” Googling small boarding schools or small significant sea change “The Aramco communities—they’re like cities and 9 different countries on behalf for us, and we have to schools in the Southeast and they find us boarding schools,” Hirt says. “They are Hirt says his department has recently of Asheville School’s Admission pay real attention to an that way.” inclusive, they are diverse, and they sort of noticed a shift in interest from Korean Department. “I was impressed with the important constituency have that boarding school feel. What applicants to more applicants from China. But regardless of how students discover network Asheville School has in place that is going to do resonates for the Aramco families and Asheville School, Montgomery and Tyler overseas.” nothing but get others who live that far away is that we are “The real heart of our international travel say their trips confirmed that Asheville stronger as these folks In 2009, Montgomery and Tyler traveled a small school that knows our kids. These right now is China and the Aramco School’s international community is vital get older and continue abroad on separate occasions to connect are parents who can’t get to their kids, so schools,” he says. “It’s dropped off to the life of the school. to want to stay in touch with alumni, prospective students and Head of School Arch Montgomery and son, Tyler, traveled overseas on behalf of they want a school that will know their dramatically in Korea, and in its place prospective parents. Montgomery’s trip with the school.” Asheville School on separate occasions in 2009. Both Montgomery and Tyler had kids.” we’ve seen Chinese students applying in “We have significantly more international successful trips that resulted in an increase in international applicants and an proved historic as it was the first Head of droves. And the Chinese students are students than we did 10 years ago,” While visiting such increase in international giving. Having these Aramco students at Asheville equally wonderful.” Montgomery says. “We’ve gone from zero School trip to Korea in Asheville School places as Bombay, so the results speak for themselves, and School adds to the diversity of the school Korean students to a healthy 19 and history. His trip focused primarily on India; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Ho Chi they are very high-end results.” community, says Hirt. Besides these overseas Admission trips, they’ve been a tremendous addition to our alumni and parent relations and Minh City, Vietnam, Tyler conducted 101 development, while Tyler’s trip focused on having an effective website presence has school. There hasn’t been any downside to student interviews and encouraged 142 International travel is crucial to having a “Of our 11 Aramco students, we have five admissions. become even more significant in our international student population.” international students to mail in inquiries successful admissions year, says Hirt, from the Middle East. We have five or six encouraging more international The result? Korean families are giving to the school. pointing to the consistent overseas travel Muslim students here and I think that is applicants. generously to fund a new science lab, and from his department over the past several great,” he says. “That’s a new layer of Andy Hirt, Director of Admission, was years as one reason the international complexity and diversity in our school. the number of international applications impressed. has increased. community at Asheville School is as The other day at lunch we sang Happy diverse as ever. “Tyler has done a wonderful job,” Hirt Birthday to a kid in Arabic. For a small “China was outrageous,” recalls Tyler, a says. “I think his trip to Vietnam went school in Western North Carolina, I think recent graduate of the University of “We’ve been going to Asia and the Middle the more we can do to break down particularly well; that’s a new area where East for three or four years and we’ve Pennsylvania like his father. Tyler filled in we might have some success.” barriers, especially between the Muslim this fall for Associate Director of generated momentum,” Hirt says. “When and Western cultures, the better off we you go and then you wait a few years and Admission, Leah Lambert, while she was Montgomery says he’s proud of what Tyler are.” you go back, whether it’s domestic or out on maternity leave. accomplished for the school. international travel, people have to And with new Admission stops in India “There were more than 500 families at “The results are outstanding,” he says. reacquaint themselves with you. If you go and Vietnam this year, Tyler says there’s every fair. They took every piece of “We’re getting a lot of very, very strong every single year they become accustomed potential for the school to diversify its information that I had and probably candidates and they are applying early. to you; they know your message, they hear international population even more. Head of School Arch Montgomery traveled to Korea in July of 2009. It was the first Head of School trip to Korea in would have taken my clothes had I let One of them is even coming in mid-year, it and if they hear the same message Asheville School history. Pictured from left to right: T.K. Lee 2010, his mother, Mrs. Jeong Hwa Han, his father, Dr. Hyeong Yoo Lee, and his younger brother.

10 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 11 Jennifer Pharr-Davis 2001: Living with Passion

ennifer Pharr-Davis 2001 attended Asheville School for More than anything, even though I had some unsavory her third, fourth, and fifth form years. She has since encounters with people, the trails have really restored my graduated from Samford University, completed an faith in humanity, because I have met so many people who J Ironman competition, and currently holds the record have given me food or encouragement or will drive me to for fastest Appalachian Trail through-hike by a female. She is town if I need to get to town, which has happened more currently developing her own local business in Asheville, times than I can count. It’s taught me that that’s the kind of called Blue Ridge Hiking Company. generosity I need to give back.

At Asheville School, you were a star on both the tennis and Tell us about Blue Ridge Hiking Company. basketball teams, but hiking has become your true passion. I just started Blue Ridge Hiking Company in the fall of 2008, How did this evolve? and I decided that I wanted to make what I love doing part of It was not planned. I did grow up as an athlete, but I thought my everyday job. So I came up with the concept of Blue the Appalachian Trail in college was just my final capstone Ridge Hiking Company, and I'm trying to build it off the and my bridge into the working world. That first hike was pillars of writing, speaking, and guiding. I’ve had lots of really difficult for me, and I didn't think I would continue speaking opportunities, which I’ve been thankful for. I got a hiking after that. It wasn't until a month after my first hike job writing a guidebook for the Charlotte area, and I’m that I started to realize that what I found on the trail gave working on writing a personal narrative, as well. more meaning than what I was finding working and living in Predominantly, I want to offer day hikes, because I want a society. family. During the week, I want to offer things for the community, in the community. It’s hard to actually charge for An aspect of hiking that really appealed to me was that it was it, but we live in a society where people are uncomfortable not competitive. I think, especially after playing college going in the woods by themselves, and I can help fill that gap. sports and feeling that pressure, I really enjoyed being out on the trails because I was out there for pure enjoyment. In spite of the fact that I wanted to see how quickly I could do it this Can you tell us about a special Asheville School memory? past summer, that was entirely personal. I loved hiking and felt like I had a gift for it, and I wanted to use my abilities to Asheville School life can be so demanding, and it’s hard to their highest potential. find time for yourself. When I was at school, every morning before breakfast I would wake up and run three miles around the track. It wasn’t so much the running, because I wasn’t Have you ever felt intimidated or afraid to be hiking alone? really a runner, but it was taking time for myself, gathering my thoughts, and spending time outdoors that was a really There were times that I felt alone and scared and frightened, important and special part of the day for me. but the stress I was feeling, I realized, was not from the trail or from the woods, but from people and their bad decisions.

12 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 13 Or you could ask Sierra, who can tell you that she is apparently A selection from Luigi Pirandello’s The Late Mattia Pascal, read worth the sum of 500 camels, while Geoff Brown, sadly, is only to you a moment ago by Geoff, lends itself as a flawless, if grim, worth 50. Unfortunately, this desire to have others tell us who example of this need. The chosen passage depicts two characters we are and what we are worth often transcends Facebook. If you speaking metaphorically about how one should react at the don’t believe me, take a minute to think about it. We look to realization that an identity, or a purpose, is possibly non-existent fortune cookies for insights at Chinese restaurants. We shake or just outright unattainable. As Orestes looks up and sees that magic 8-balls for decisions and interpret tarot cards or read he is nothing but a puppet in a theatre, he faces a lack of palms to decide our fate. We take career aptitude tests to see purpose, and for a moment, can no longer be focused on his what we want to become, and play games like “mash” to see how personal goals. Even at a moment of fixation on personal fortunate we might be. We pick petals off flowers to see if they problems, that sky we know so well can be ripped away, and we’ll “love me, or love me not.”We use services like match.com and see that our problems stand insignificant next to the entirety of Yahoo personals to tell us what kind of people we like. We wear the world around us. mood rings to tell us how we feel at a specific moment. We Mattia Pascal is later given the opportunity to change his identity spend countless hours on Facebook, taking quizzes others have when all those he cares about believe he is dead. Under his new made in the hope that they will tell us what our favorite things assumed identity, he wanders through the streets of Rome, only are or what we should have for breakfast. And on that day a few to find that his attempts to redefine himself are hopeless. No years ago, I filled out a few short questions, and asked a matter how he changes his name, where he lives, or who people computer program to tell me who I am. think he is, he will never feel any different from the day he last One of Asheville School’s essential questions is what does it saw his family. As pessimistic as it may be, the passage also notes mean to be human. Whether you look to Gilgamesh in that this realization can be the source of all problems. Or in Foundations I, Siddhartha in Foundations II, Candide in Euro, other words, we cannot let a struggle with identity spark negative or Frederick Douglass in American Studies, you can find that we thoughts in our minds. are all trying to find a way to define ourselves in this world, yet I recognize that this perception of identity is nothing short of we often come up short. Just about any senior in this room could cynical. But in compensation, I think perhaps there is another tell you that there is a taboo on chapel talks that advise the way we can view it. If we cannot define ourselves as an individual audience to “be yourself,” as it is unmistakably some of the oldest in this massive world among billions of people, then maybe we advice in the book. But do any of us really know what that can try to decipher just what we are as a whole. What does it means in the first place? Maybe the problem is that we are trying mean to be human? We have 6 billion people on this planet. to define something that is beyond our comprehension. Whether What are we? The topic would be nearly pointless without some you consider yourself a Christian or a believer of scientific sort of an explanation, or at least, perhaps, something to ponder. explanations, religion holds no ground here. Many Christians will tell you that they cannot control God’s plan for us as So having raised many issues, I would like to leave you with at individuals, while scientific reasoning explains that the universe least one possible resolution. Perhaps we could scroll down that is too random for us to understand completely. Why then, would completely unofficial list of unanswered questions, and challenge IhaveaskedacomputerprogramtotellmewhoIam?Itis ourselves to pick up the proverbial pencil, and just erase that last almost second nature for us to try to stand out. To see that we one about identity. Maybe one day we can write it back into the are something special. But beyond something that is ultimately list when we are ready, but until then, this question of identity is Identifying The Unique Traits going to be irrelevant—such as a job, race, how much money we worn out. I hope you will not leave today thinking that I am have, or where we live—what are the real differences between suggesting we give up on asking questions. Rather, I hope you you and the person to your left or right? I won’t say that there is will think of it as though I want to change what it is we’re asking. no significant difference between us, but rather that the real If we could begin to focus on what we are as a whole, rather than By David Schaffer 2010— from his Chapel Talk Defining Us All differences are, at least for now, beyond our total understanding. who we are as individuals, maybe things could be put into perspective for us. If you tried to see what it is that you have in We all want individualism to exist. But maybe the sad truth is common with your fellow man, would you not be more inclined that we aren’t ready to conquer that problem. I know it will n what I believe, in retrospect, was a rather uneventful and ordinary Saturday morning many years ago, I scurried to spend energy worrying about things like the genocide in disappoint the Foundations II scholars, who have dedicated their downstairs past my mother and did what any self-respecting 11-year-old with ADHD would do: I wasted hours on end Darfur, war at the Gaza Strip, destruction from natural disasters, course to the question of identity, but it seems that because the playing mindless computer games, blissfully unaware of the world around me. What made this day significant was the spread of AIDS, nuclear proliferation, or even poverty in titles we have chosen don’t amount to very much, we haven’t completely by chance; a fluke, if you will. My eye caught a shiny advertisement on the margin of the screen—an ad for a your own community, rather than on some ridiculous quiz O quiz that promised to tell me who I really am and what I should actually believe. Needless to say, I was intrigued. I filled made great progress towards answering the “who am I” dilemma. about how you should comb your hair in the morning? The I think back to that aforementioned conversation with my out a few questions about how I wanted to live my life, and went down that infamous list of classic, unanswered dilemmas. Is there a answer to “who am I” doesn’t live in the narcissistic self- mother years ago, and her response rings in my ears. She wanted god? Why are you here? What happens after you die? And so on. When I finished and was given my results, I ran upstairs to apprise obsession that we see every day. It lives in taking ourselves out of me to realize that putting a title on who I am will never really my mother of what had happened. This was big news. “Mom,” I said with wide eyes of realization, “I’ve got my life figured out. From the spotlight, and seeing what it is that defines all of us. And so, change anything. How will you be different, she said, perhaps now on, I worship Tlaloc”.If I had known at the time that worshipping this Aztec deity would require a routine sacrifice of young though I don’t recommend ignoring the issue of identity when it hoping to open my eyes. So whether I call myself a Christian, an boys, I might not have been so ecstatic. Nevertheless, my mom recognized my childhood combination of naiveté and curiosity, and pops up in that Foundations II class, I hope we can begin to astronaut, a Chinese man, or a wizard, I can never really say that simply replied, “David, how will you be any different now?” In hindsight, I begin to wonder why I was this antsy to pick a religion for focus on what we are and what we have in common, before we I have changed my identity, because all I have changed is a label, myself, save the novelty of it. Though I have so far come up rather empty handed on that issue, new ideas and questions have now get too specific, because if we don’t know what we are a title, a name. So even if we want to call ourselves something sprouted in my mind. What I have begun to notice is that none of us are capable of defining ourselves with any confidence. It seems collectively as people, then we will never define ourselves new, we can never really be anything different from what we are that we are all desperate to be an individual among billions of people, and yet, we count on others to tell us who we are or how we individually. should live our lives. Of course one can answer a few questions about oneself without help from others, but nearly any student in this shaped to be. So maybe, we can begin to look at the big picture, room could tell you of how he or she took a Facebook quiz to tell him anything, from which 1980’s rock song defines his life, to how rather than always wasting time with our own trivial issues. David Schaffer 2010 is a 4-year senior who serves as a prefect and long he would survive a zombie invasion. Mr. Smith can tell you that Facebook has defined him as a roadbike. is a Student Council member.

14 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 15 Creating Visual Conversations That Encourage Artistic Expression

By Casey Arbor

riving to Asheville School from me to find my own direction and purpose. Like downtown, I pass a myriad of signs. most high school students, I questioned There is no question that the fast food everything, searched for existential answers, and D restaurants’ are the most invasive—all desperately tried to decipher my own opinion. of them screaming in vivid reds and vibrant My high school offered others’ voices, but it also yellows. Research has indicated that when we provided a space for me to speak my own mind. view reds, our blood pressure rises. We become I learned to think for myself and began to excited and hungry. Similarly, yellow stimulates understand that I was an individual who could unease and anxiety. Like so many advertisements truly make a difference. For me it happened in today, fast food companies use color theory to the art studio when my teacher encouraged me to sway you towards buying their products. We are pick up a paintbrush with true intension. constantly influenced by the world around us. I strive to connect students to the world around The amount of attention-demanding them through the tactile process of creating art so advertisements forces us to break our awareness that they may better understand how the visual into tiny integrals – the companies are all selfishly world affects them and how to affect the visual competing for just an instant of our time. world. One of the important lessons I teach my I turn onto Asheville School Road, more reds and students is how specific colors affect the viewer. yellows, only this time in the shapes of leaves Through viewing examples from art history and hanging from the autumn trees. The half-mile contemporary society, students become active drive up Asheville School Road may as well be a participants instead of passive receivers. I want bridge into a different world. On either side of them to have the patience and persistence to the road, ancient trees shade and shelter the land question their responsibilities as productive beneath. Each turn of the winding road reveals human beings. I want to help create critical more of the enticing landscape ahead. thinkers and problem solvers who can easily step When first I stepped foot onto campus over five outside of the norm and come up with answers to years ago, I was profoundly moved by the complex issues. I want them to be able to express facilities, faculty, and the students. I knew at that themselves successfully as they participate in the moment my goal was to work as the Visual Arts visual conversation that has been going on since teacher at Asheville School. I immediately Venus of Willendorf and cave paintings. understood and appreciated the rigorous Though surrounded by the invasive reds and atmosphere of excellence, the strong sense of piercing yellows of fast food advertisements, there responsibility in both students and faculty, and is a pocket of deep blue nestled away in these the respectful community exhibited by family woods. It continues to be a pleasure working and style meals, chapel, and convocation gatherings. living at Asheville School; if I have my way, I’ll be I came to this school amid rugged Appalachian here for the Bicentennial. Mountains after my own experience as a student Casey Arbor is in her second year of teaching Visual at a boarding school, an opportunity that enabled Arts at Asheville School.

16 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 17 Father of John Lawrence 2000, Dr. Kate Lawrence Asheville Cardiologist Teaches Illness and Literature Course Mitchell 1995, Jane Lawrence Spencer 1997, and Dr. Brooke Lawrence Hata 1991, Lawrence says the course is Unique Honors Course Integrates Asheville School’s Mission Statement his way of giving back to Asheville School for the education the institution provided to all four of his By Bob Williams children. Editor “I know what the school has done for our children and I Students flip through old and new copies of Albert Camus’s really believe in its message,” he says. classic novel, The Plague, in the Crawford Music House as Dr. John Lawrence lectures about pandemics, Existentialism, and Jake Kane 2009 says he took the course initially to the human condition. Lawrence is a cardiologist by day and a improve his writing skills, but what he discovered about Humanities teacher on Thursday nights, lecturing the course is that it really did more to prepare him for passionately about how medicine, illness, and death are life. connected to the novel, short story, or play his students happen to be reading. “One of the key themes that ran throughout the whole class is that we learned that people with an illness need On this particular Thursday night in the spring of 2009, The someone to come share their suffering with Plague is the topic of discussion, and Lawrence leads his them,” says Kane, a student from Alpharetta, group of seniors with Humanities instructors Jay Bonner and GA, who is attending Case Western Reserve “This is a course Nancy Parrish. University. “To me the most important part of this class is that it is something I could actually that really pulls together “I’ve been amazed constantly by these writers about how carry with me into my life. It’s something all of those elements of much they know about so many things in medicine,” says special.” Asheville School’s mission Lawrence, who majored in literature at Chapel Hill and is a graduate of Duke Medical School. “Camus just nails how rats The course is often a favorite among Asheville of developing the mind, act when they get the plague, and he nails how the disease School seniors because it speaks to the heart of body, and spirit.” process works...it’s not just putting words together beautifully, the school’s mission, says Jay Bonner, who it’s having some factuality to it as well that’s impressive.” teaches the course with Lawrence. “This is a course that really pulls together all of those elements of Since Lawrence first Titled Illness and the Human Condition, the course itself has Asheville School’s mission of developing the mind, body, and started teaching this course with Bonner five years ago, the a unique structure in that it explores medicine and illness spirit. course has changed quite a bit. through literature. But what’s even more unique about this course is that Lawrence, an Asheville cardiologist with “In a lot of ways, this is the truest interdisciplinary course we “What it’s really evolved into is a study of understanding illness Asheville Cardiology, is the lead teacher. offer at Asheville School, because in my mind, it’s not just about and death, which everyone will experience, a universal integrating history, art, music, and literature, but it’s connecting experience,” he says. “And we examine the way an individual can “Something that’s occurred to me this past week as I’ve dealt all this to science and medicine,” Bonner says. “It’s an integration develop insight and vision to try to understand how someone with people in the hospital is that one of the most powerful of our mission of mind, body, and spirit.” else is feeling and reach out to those people in a way that’s things for me in medicine is communication,” Lawrence tells beneficial to them.” his students during a lecture. “To be able to talk to someone Macaluso says she views disease and illness much differently now and help them visualize what they have so they will that she’s completed the course. For Kane, this Humanities course may be the most unique course understand and then deal with their illness is powerful.” he’s ever taken. “Before I took this course, I viewed disease as something very Hearing Dr. Lawrence talk about his daily work as a physician one dimensional,” she says. “I never realized the full impact it has “This class is unlike any other high school class that I’ve known adds an element that’s rare in the average high school class, on somebody. It not only alters their daily life, but it alters their to be taught anywhere. The interaction with a doctor, who’s not a says , who took Illness and the Human identity. They are a completely different person.” Gigi Macaluso 2009 teacher, who comes in to help you understand these concepts, Condition during the spring semester of her senior year. makes it really special. I think it’s a pretty unusual thing for a One assignment required students to write about an illness in high school kid to experience,” he says. “Dr. Lawrence gives you that feeling that this is not just the their own family. Macaluso chose to write about Alzheimer’s, a written word—this is life, and it’s really interesting to have Dr. John Lawrence, an Asheville School past parent and Asheville cardiologist, discusses the disease that has affected all of the women on her mother’s side of For as much as the students say the course has impacted them, that perspective in the classroom,” says Macaluso, of Beech Camus novel, “The Plague,” with seniors during his Thursday night Illness and the the family. Human Condition class in the Crawford Music House. Lawrence is taking a hiatus this Lawrence says it’s helped increase his awareness as a physician. Mountain, NC, who is attending Smith College. “Usually year, after teaching the course five years in a row. there’s a lot of emotional appeal in dealing with death and “It opened up a line of communication with my mom that I “The issue of closeness of touch, of communication, of illness on dying, but Dr. Lawrence also gives you the scientific and the official side. I never knew what really happened after a person died. You haven’t had before,” she recalls. “The one thing she told me while family, these are things I’m more aware of now than ever before, just think...okay, the movie’s over. He shows you death certificates and you understand the process after and what an effect it has I was writing the paper is that it’s a blessing and a curse. A thanks to teaching this class,” Lawrence says. “It has made a huge with people who deal with that every day.” blessing because it makes you appreciate life more because you difference.” know you have a shorter one.”

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21 Campus News Departing Faculty Parents’ Association Hosts Faculty Appreciation Day

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Asheville School’s newest faculty members (left to right): Liz Wolf, algebra teacher; Betsey Ambler ’77, Director of the Cody Fund; and Grace Barlow, Director of the Learning Center. Barlow and Wolf were welcomed to the Asheville School community in August 2009 and Ambler ’77, a former faculty member and former trustee member, joined Asheville School’s advancement department in October.

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27 Campus News New York Times Columnist David Brooks To Speak Planned Gifts Benefit Future Generations An Interview with James Plaster 1993

From Staff Reports ames Plaster, CFP(R), 1993 – VP that helps overcome any apprehension of Wealth Management, BB&T one may have on the front end. David Brooks is one of the most intriguing, entertaining, and insightful writers and political J Bank, Asheville, and Chair of the Many people believe that this process thinkers of our time. He is a keen observer of the American way of life and a savvy analyst of Asheville School Planned Giving present-day politics and foreign affairs. His main areas of expertise include American politics, is very complicated. Is that true? foreign affairs, the Obama presidency, and American society. Brooks has written two books of Committee discusses the importance what he calls “comic sociology,” which are descriptions of how we live as Americans: Bobos in of supporting Asheville School with a Not necessarily. This process is really Paradise and On Paradise Drive. Bobos in Paradise was recently a New York Times bestseller. planned gift. as simple as an alum deciding that he or she sees value in this kind of gift. Why are you involved as a volunteer Brooks has worked at The Weekly Standard, joining the magazine at its beginning and serving From there, the School has the as senior editor. He has also been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. and supporter of Asheville School? resources and personnel to help He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years in various positions, including op-ed editor. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Because I believe in the school’s understand each donor’s financial Washington Post, and many other periodicals and is currently an op-ed writer for The New mission to mold adolescents into well- picture and decide what type of York Times. He is also a regular analyst on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and National Public rounded and productive young adults. planned gift is appropriate. Radio’s All Things Considered. His visit is made possible by a grant from the Pope Foundation. Asheville School instilled values in me If someone says, “I don’t make that I apply on almost a daily basis: Please RSVP to this event by April 1 by contacting Tammy Harward at enough money to have a will,” how self-discipline, setting high [email protected] or call 828.254.6345 ext. 4077. Limited seating is available. would you advise them? performance standards, and integrity. James Plaster 1993 David Brooks — Asheville School’s Founders’ Day Speaker I want to help ensure that Asheville Everyone should have a will. There are a number of different reasons, Thursday, April 22, 2010 (7:15 p.m.) School can continue to deliver superior education opportunities for ranging from guardianship for your David Brooks Walker Arts Center’s Graham Theater many, many years. children to control over who will inherit the assets that you have How did you get involved in the Frank Deford visits classrooms during his trip to Asheville School outright bequest in one’s will. These accumulated. Having a will Wealth Management/Planning kinds of gifts typically take many years minimizes the burdens that would be By Logan DeLoach and working together…we gain confidence. It’s our first taste of industry? before they provide economic benefit Staff Writer courage,” he said. “It’s not just for exercise; it’s about being part placed on surviving family members. I sought out a career where I felt my to the School, whereas Cody Fund of something.” gifts are much more immediate. For How does Asheville School benefit Commentator and author Frank Deford visited Asheville work would make a meaningful Asheville School to thrive over the from planned gifts? School's campus for an entire day on April 23, 2009. Spending Deford also discussed his book, Alex: The Life of a Child, a impact on a very personal level with much of the day visiting various Humanities classes, Deford memoir about his daughter who died of cystic fibrosis. Deford my clients. For example, I have next 25, 50, or even 100 years, it is The School receives funds that can be ended the evening with a formal address to the school and many has been involved in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for over 16 recently helped a widow with a important that we have a good used to supplement long-term capital members of the greater Asheville community. years, and is currently the chairman emeritus of the foundation. comprehensive financial plan that has balance of both Cody Fund and projects, fund financial aid, and also He also gave the school the inside scoop on the novel he is addressed major concerns she had planned gifts. meet annual budget needs. The Deford has received numerous awards in the field of journalism currently writing about a female swimmer. over retirement income, long-term People are sometimes uncomfortable beauty of a planned gift (in addition throughout the years. Along with being elected to the Hall of health care costs, and her own legacy having this type of discussion. What to tax benefits) is control: the donor Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Deford’s visit was a welcome reminder to the community that and estate plan. This type of work is can name specific purposes for the gift Sportswriters, he has been voted by his peers as the U.S. becoming a well-rounded, focused student is a fundamental goal would you say to them? very rewarding and you can see proceeds. Sportswriter of the Year six times. The Sporting News described for which all students should strive. This is also the goal of the This really is a totally different kind of tangible results. Deford as “the most influential sports voice among members of entire Asheville School experience. gift consideration, in that the potential What is the easiest way to support the print media.” Deford can be heard every Wednesday morning James, using your own words, what is donor does not have to give up Asheville School with a planned gift? on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.” planned giving? current cash flow or savings. I go Consider what the School means to back to the word ‘legacy,’ the ability to Deford’s evening Founders’ Day Convocation, in part, addressed A planned gift is all about leaving a you and how you would like to ensure the conflict between education and athletics. In particular, legacy and helping ensure the long- leave a lasting impact on Asheville that future generations will be able to Deford worries that college and high schools are “concentrating term health of Asheville School. This School after one passes away. The have the Asheville School experience. on a few star athletes, not using sport to make us healthier.” He type of gift may involve naming the certainty around having a well- To put thought into action, contact stressed the concern that school sports are trying too hard to School as beneficiary of a trust or life thought-out and detailed estate plan Tim McClain or me and we can help produce star athletes, and not trying hard enough to produce insurance policy, or it could be an typically provides a level of comfort guide you from there. bright students.

Though Deford came down hard on the sports-entertainment For more information about making a Planned Gift to Asheville School, visit our website at complex, he had many great things to say about the need for www.ashevilleschool.org/plannedgiving, call Tim McClain at 828-254-6345 ext. 4084 or email him at sports, especially in schools. “Sports teaches us about our bodies Deford addresses students in a Humanities class. His trip was [email protected]. made possible by a generous grant from the Pope Foundation. 28 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 29 Asheville School’s checking account—the Cody Fund Campus Improvements in 2009 Include New Roofs on Buildings

By Betsey Ambler 1977 From Staff Reports Director of the Cody Fund In 2009, there were several noticeable Anyone who is associated with Asheville School clearly knows the improvements on campus, including new value of an Asheville School education. And most know of the roofs on Mitchell Hall, Lawrence Hall, ongoing needs outside what tuition and Anderson Hall, and Boyd Chapel, an upgrade endowment draws cover. These needs to the Crawford Music House, new sod on are met by the annual Cody Fund. the baseball field, and a new gatehouse with Think of the Cody Fund as Asheville an automatic gate. Replacing all four roofs School’s checking account. cost the school approximately $260,000. The infield of the baseball field was replaced for Believe it or not, the actual cost for an $6,000, and the gatehouse and gate cost Asheville School education is 17% more $35,000. A gift $35,000 from the parents of than what current tuition covers. That the Class of 2008 helped refurbish Crawford 17% gap that parents and the Music House. endowment draw do not cover is made up with the gifts to the annual Cody Betsey Ambler 1977 CodyFund Fund. Think of paying for all your living expenses each month and then coming up about 17% short. Then add in deferred maintenance, painting the house, keeping your car in good running order…that beyond the electric bill and mortgage. Asheville The goal for this year’s Cody Fund is $710,000 by June 30, 2010. School’s checking account—the Cody Fund—like yours, must If you have already made a gift to “our” school this year — have ongoing funds deposited throughout the year to pay its THANK YOU. If you haven’t, please do. Your gift will make an bills. immediate impact to maintain and preserve this 110-year-old campus. Thanks to your generosity, the following needs were met by the Cody Fund in the past two years: Giving is easy. Here are your options: • online at www.ashevilleschool.org/makeagift • Dormitories received fresh paint and carpeting in the common • call me at the School at (828)254-6345 ext. 4081 and we can areas. take your gift by credit card on the telephone • The library continued to add to its collection. • call Catherine Butler at the school (828) 254-6345 ext. 4087 to • Safety and security plans were implemented. set up a monthly giving plan by credit card. • New gear was purchased to replace aging mountaineering • mail a check made out to Asheville School for the Cody Fund. Students Grateful for New Furniture in Dorm Common Rooms equipment. • The Student Center was upgraded with new equipment From Staff Reports and game tables. Students and faculty members were thrilled to see new dorm furniture arrive in the New Virtual Campus Tour brings Campus to Life common rooms of Anderson Hall, Kehaya From Staff Reports Hall, and Lawrence Hall on Friday, September 18, thanks to two generous gifts The Communications Department recently completed a totaling $50,000. campus virtual tour for the school's website. The tour has 360-degree panoramas of Crawford Music House, Boyd Classic Leather, owned by Tommy Shores, Chapel, Graham Theater, Kehaya Lawn, Skinner Library, the Jr. 1985, matched a $25,000 gift from the Bement Garden, Carter Court, Ambler Pool, the fitness parents of the Class of 2009 to provide high center, Retherford Plaza, Sharp Dining Hall, and an outside quality leather furniture for all three of view of Lawrence Hall. Vist the tour online at Asheville School’s dorm common rooms. ashevilleschool.org/campustour Students were in awe of the new furniture when it arrived. As the leather sofa sporting Launched in late October, the new interactive tour is a the school crest was unveiled in the welcome addition to Asheville School’s new website and is Lawrence common room, Junior Min Ki frequently being used by the Admission Department as a way Kim enthusiastically proclaimed: “This is for prospective students and parents to see campus before revolutionary.” they visit Asheville School. 30 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 31 his many contributions to the Marine Corps. Her advancement of Asheville decorations include a School. 1958 1962 Rex Welton Meritorious Rex and his wife, Linda, Service Medal with gold star, James G. Hollandsworth, Jr. visited Asheville School on Joint Service Commendation Jim’s latest book, Portrait of a August 26 for their 47th Medal, Joint Service Scientific Racist, Alfred Holt 1954 Achievement Medal with oak Stone of Mississippi, was Bob Brooks wedding anniversary. They leaf cluster, and the published in December 2008. Bob Brooks's 3rd chapbook, visited the site of their first Navy and Marine Corps This biography reveals how Three Season Views, a short date, which took place on Achievement Medal. the conjectures of one of the stack of poems about mid- Asheville School's campus. country's most prominent coast Maine, has recently racial theorists, Alfred Holt appeared from Finishing Line Stone, helped justify a Press, and is available from 1959 1961 repressive racial order that them, from certain select Marc Miles relegated African-Americans bookstores, and from Nick Jordan Marc now lives on his family to the margins of Southern Amazon.com. See also Nick gives us a brief recap of Class of 1959: Front Row: John Fageol, Bob Anning, Frank Smith, Frank Estes, Tom Watson, and ranch in Santa Fe, New society in the early 1900s. Jim Benet Kolman. Second Row: Mike Shafer, Amos Johnson, Penn Holsapple, Bob Boshara, Nick www.bobbrooks. net. "A still his busy year: "One highlight Mexico, with his wife, previously authored An Jordan, Ed Long, and Skip Skoglund. life of Maine's historically was a trip to Paris and the Kathleen, and two children. Absolute Massacre: The New brilliant, crisp, stone-dead beaches of Normandy. Became His “real” business is family Orleans Race Riot of July 30, humor," writes George V. Van the new Chairman of SCORE real estate management, but 1866; The Louisiana Native Deventer, past president of the and am enjoying it immensely. he has many additional Guards: The Black Military Live Poets Society. Retirement is everything they George Shambaugh 1950 receives Asheville interests, as well. He is a Experience During the Civil School’s Heedy Award during Alumni Weekend say it is and more. Who 2009. knew?" Screen Actors Guild actor and War; and Pretense of Glory: film director, as a hobby, and The Life of General Nathaniel 1955 Frank Smith has worked in movies such as P. Banks. He lives in Jackson, 1950 Nick Palmer Frank was recently featured in No Country for Old Men, Mississippi. Nick again spent his summer an Asheville Citizen-Times Indiana Jones and the Last George Shambaugh traveling Europe by article highlighting Western Crusade, Contact, and Wyatt During Alumni Weekend motorcycle. Nick logged North Carolina's first fly- Earp. He has also published 1970 2009, George Shambaugh was 12,000 miles on his bike fishing expo. As the owner of three novels. Marc and his presented the Heedy Award between June 8 and August the fly-fishing shop, Hunter wife, a long-time fashion Ian (Robin) MacLaury

for outstanding service to 30, visiting Germany, Italy, Banks Co., in Asheville, he has model, have been married for Ian is still slugging away as a Asheville School. George has Greece, Kosovo, Croatia, founded the first WNC Fly 43 years. freelance artist and illustrator. Austria, Latvia, Estonia, Class of 1969: Front Row: Rowland Miller, Lamar Ager, Ed Wright, and John Paul. Second Row: faithfully served as a class rep Fishing Expo, which took He is in touch with classmates James Livingston, Bruce Rogers, Frank Morrison, Bruce Johnston, and Andrew Reichman. for years, writing to his Finland, Sweden, France, place November 7 and 8 at the Joe Clarke and David classmates twice a year, Ireland, England, and the WNC Agricultural Center in Massengill and would be attending Asheville School Netherlands. Fletcher, NC. The expo amused to hear from any receptions, and traveling to consisted of seminars on campus annually for Alumni fly-fishing, exhibitions from Weekend. George is a fly-fishing shops, graduate of Oberlin College guides to local lodges, and Cornell University and representatives Medical College. He and his from fly-fishing gear wife, Roberta, reside in manufacturers. Atlanta, where George is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of 1960 Medicine. Sergei Polevitzky 1951 Sergei and his daughter, Katherine, Harald Hansen were featured in the Nick Jordan 1959 during a recent trip to Paris. In October 2009, Former Winter 2007-2008 Trustee and Former Board alumnae magazine for Chair Harald Hansen received Pictured are Rex Welton 1958 and his wife, Linda, in front of Sweet Briar College. the Bement House, where Linda stayed on the night of their Phil Clarke 1966 celebrates daughter Lissa’s Graduation Day. Phil, the previous Chairman of the the distinction of Trustee first date. They visited Asheville School on August 26 for their Katherine is currently Board of Trustees, is pictured with his wife, Diane (far right), and his two daughters, Lissa 2009 Emeritus in appreciation for 47th wedding anniversary. an officer in the (center) and Val 2006 during Graduation Day 2009. Val is a senior at Rhodes College and Lissa is a freshman at Bucknell University. 32 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 33 PAPPA!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to Sustainability in the Food & 1973 see what comes next!" Beverage Operations 1976 Department. 1987 Bill Shefte David Pencheon Carla Cappiello Golden Bill's daughter, Whitney, has 1975 David has recently found new Recently, Pink magazine wrote begun her career as a multi- employment as Head of 1983 an article about Carla's media journalist accruing a Scott Foster Sustainable Development for massage practice. Read the plethora of incredible awards After returning from Rome the NHS in England. With 1.3 Stuart Ferguson article online: and achievements in only two this fall, Scott met up with Joe million employees, this new The Florida Historical Society http://itsallpink.com/stories/4 years. After earning her degree Lindner 1947 and wife, Doris, job is quite a position. Wish has named Stuart its 2009 78-35 at UNC-Chapel Hill, Whitney who were vacationing in Paris. him luck! Rossetter Scholar. Stuart was took a job as a Scott took the Lindners to La the director of the Historic George Ivey washingtonpost.com Duree in Paris before leaving Rossetter House Museum in George recently published his journalist and video producer. for India. La Duree is 1980 Melbourne, FL, from first novel. Up River tells the In her first nine months as a renowned for its macaroons. November 2007 until January story of a man professional, she worked Scott, who travels widely, has 2009, but is now working full Whitney Shefte, the daughter of Bill Shefte 1973, is pictured with President Obama after George Evan Hayes Rommel who "takes on winning a White House Press Association Award for her work as a washingtonpost.com filming Richard Gere, the his own consulting firm This year, in Colorado, George time on a book about the the kind of journalist and video producer. Governor of Virginia, and the focusing on energy. climbed Uncompahgre Peak, Rossetter family--and their meaningful other old friends. Visit his Pope. She has currently won Handies Peak, and Wetterhorn 19th-century house and challenge he's website at Peak. Each of these three gardens--that will be been searching www.ianmaclaury.com. glorious peaks, all in the San published by the Florida for--saving the Juan range of southwestern Historical Society Press. Stuart Akwanee River. George Ivey 1987 Colorado, is over 14,000 feet also freelances for The Wall He strives to in altitude. During the fall of Street Journal, contributing build common ground with a 1971 2008, he summitted book reviews and features on peculiar assortment of people, Tom Daley Challenger Point and Kit American history. but more often meets with Tom performed a one-man Carson Peak, which are also apathy, suspicion, or outright version of his play “Every over 14,000 feet, near opposition. Peter also Broom and Bridget—Emily Crestone, Colorado. George 1984 discovers unexpected sources Dickinson and Her Servants” also taught the summer of inspiration and support on Saturday, November 7, literacy course (reading skills) Karl Gunther that prove as rare and fragile 2009 at The Chelmsford at Santa Fe Boys and Girls Karl is excited to announce as the endangered aquatic Public Library in Chelmsford, Club. that he has recently joined species he is trying to protect." MA. The show was co- staff with Campus Crusade for Born, raised, and again living When looking back on his Christ. He joined the ministry in Western North Carolina, sponsored by the Lowell Class of 1979: Front Row: Joseph Shlaferman, Ann Weaver Steffan, Keith Coulter, and Thomas Poetry Network. Brooks. Second Row: Bob Camp, Steve Seal, David Tyrer, and John Bell. Asheville School days, George at Eastern Michigan George Ivey has spent more had this to say: "Although I University. than eighteen years protecting two White House Press made a great error in rivers, farmland, and other Association Awards: one from judgment in leaving Asheville former President Bush and School after fifth form, one from President attending Kentucky Country Obama. Bill recently Day my senior year in high learned that Whitney was school, I still gravitate toward nominated for an Emmy my class of 1980 pals from in the category of "New Asheville, and consider them, Approaches to News and by far, my greatest school Documentary friends . . . You all know how Programming: Current important, and even life- News Coverage." Bill had changing, you were to me." this to say about his daughter: "She didn’t win the Emmy (this year) but I couldn’t be more proud 1981 of her achievements and Lon Southerland her focus on making our In August 2009, Lon world a better place. As Scott Foster 1975 is pictured with Joe Lindner 1947 in Southerland accepted a Class of 1974: Front Row: Vicki Jayne, Frannie Doloboff Miller, Janis Jones Pulley, Barbara you might have guessed, I Paris, France while Joe and his wife, Doris, were position at Marriott Beard Hansen, Ed Moore. Second Row: Karl Koon, Charlie Hallowell, Arnold Barrett, Gary visiting Paris. After returning from Rome this fall, Scott Dickinson, Harris Baker, Tim Wolff. am her biggest fan and took Joe and Doris to La Duree in Paris before leaving International Headquarters as ONE PROUD for India. The tote bags in the photo are for Scott’s Director, CFRST Operations Class of 1984: Chase Ambler, Karla Jacobson Linder, Kelly Hall Schultz, Eleanor Ivey Campbell, children. Robert Kanich, Karl Gunther 34 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 35 of the CW show 7, 2009. Johann Hawickhorst Presbyterian Church in Brad Pitt after Angelina runs travel! “Supernatural.” She played the was born at 8 a.m., weighing Midtown Atlanta. Miranna off with me," he said. infamous role of Lucifer! eight pounds and was 20.5 Whitehurst 1991 reports that Suzanne Fawcett Reams inches long. After having “Jettie looked like a dream in Annie Hamilton Perkinson Suzanne and her husband, John Thorsen finished his residency in her white lace dress, and Wally Annie and her husband Bernard, welcomed their first John is loving life in San radiology in September 2007, actually wore his class ring manage Flying Cloud Farm in child, Bernard Lawrence Diego, CA. His three kids - Robert began a specialization during the ceremony.” The Fairview, NC. They follow Reams IV, into the world on ages 3, 5 and 7 - keep him and in nuclear medizin, in reception was at the Buckhead organic farming practices, and March 19, 2009. He was ten his wife on their toes. He University-Hospital Aachen. Club, high above Atlanta’s have supported an active 100- pounds, ten ounces, and 22 dropped by the school skyline. Dedra Thomas 1991 person CSA (Community inches long. Suzanne reports recently and enjoyed catching Douglass McAllister also attended. Wally and Jettie Supported Agriculture) for six that he is "big, happy and up with a lot of friends from Bowen-Flynn met at an Asheville School years. You can find more info healthy.” yesteryear. Doug was recently elected Alumni reception in Atlanta about their farm at President of the New England that Marianna coordinated. www.flyingcloudfarm.net. Branch of the Screen Actors Perdita Kim Prien 1995 was married to 1995 Moritz Schaefer in Germany. Class of 1989: Front Row: Sara Higi Burns, Erin Garden Baldecchi, Jennifer Croutcher 1988 Guild. He and his wife, Jen, Hyde Russell Nicolini, and Pam Israel. Second Row: Jonah Hodge, Mike Jackson, Cato Kemmler, Bob Paty, Ali and their two-year-old Hyde and his wife, Casey, Perdita Kim Prien Vaezy, and Jay Philips. 1991 Joe Lanier daughter, Sawyer, currently welcomed their son, Graham Kippi Prien was married to natural resources in North Joe and Amy welcomed John reside in Boston's North End. Marilyn Higi Kinkaid James Russell, into the world Moritz Schaefer in Germany. Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Andrew “Jack” Lanier into the Marilyn and her husband, on February 18, 2009. He was Alpo Crane 1960, his wife, Georgia, and elsewhere. His Whit, were eight pounds, seven ounces, and daughter Arlette Crane writings have appeared in 1990 overjoyed and 20 inches long at birth. Dumke 1994 attended the numerous publications, on wedding. “As the photo shows, including Jonathan Cook February they made a perfect and Nature Conservancy, Iceland Jonathan Cook married Carrie 26, to perfectly matched happy Review, and Smoky Mountain Bogenschneider in Palos welcome couple,” said Alpo. News. For more information, Verdes, CA, in July 2008. daughter go online to georgeivey.com. Jonathan and Carrie currently Caroline reside in Los Angeles, where Caroline Boone Kincaid Boone Robert Jones Jonathan works as a designer Kincaid to Robert and his wife celebrated at The Visionaire Group, an the world at seven pounds the birth of their second child, online design firm, and Carrie and four ounces. She is named John Andrew “Jack” Lanier Graham James Russell Virginia Kelley Jones, on works at Event 360, an event- Caroline after Marilyn's great August 4, 2009. world on February 18, 2009. production company for grandmothers and "Boone" is He was seven pounds, five nonprofit causes. Whit's grandfather and uncle Jim O’Sullivan ounces, and 20 inches long at (related to Daniel Boone). 1994 Jim has moved from San Jose, birth. Erika "Conrad" Franzi CA to Palo Alto and continues Erika, who also blogs as "Jane Tachai “Jack” Luangvaranunt Rashida Braggs to enjoy life -- SCUBA diving, Charles Williams Q. Republican," is Jack, a "lost" alum for several Rashida moved from San flying, skydiving and much Charles and his wife, Lisa, had spearheading Asheville's TEA years, is now an Assistant Francisco this summer and traveling (including trips last a baby boy on January 6, Party movement. She has Professor in the Department has been relaxing with her year to Belize and Antarctica). 2009. Harrington Van "Hank" plenty to say about politics of Metallurgical Engineering family in Colorado. She also Check out pictures from his Williams was seven pounds, and her recent trip to DC for at Chulalongkorn University recently vacationed in New adventures at nine ounces, and 19 inches the September 12, 2009 in Bangkok. He writes, "I have Mexico. She will be moving to www.planetjim.com. long. protest rally at her blog site not contacted friends at Germany to teach/research at Class of 1994: Front Row: Katie Johnson Burke, Arlette Crane Dumke, Quinn White Craughwell here: Asheville for years, and if I University of Heidelberg for a Second Row: Azell Archie, Judd Garbarino, Richard Davis, Andrew Scott, Adam Burton Frank Pollock Clayton Cole http://ashevilleteaparty.wordpr have a chance to visit the USA year under an American Frank was appointed in 2008 Clayton and his wife, Joy, were ess.com/ again, Asheville is one of my Studies Fellowship. as Director of the MBA blessed with the birth of their destinations. It is one of my Program at North Carolina second daughter, Margaret Wally Letson fond memories of the time I Meredith Goodrum Connell 1997 Central University in Ewing Cole, born February Wally and was in the USA." Meredith is proud to Dr. Frederick Wherry 1990 talks to students Durham, where he had been in Graham Theater in January 2009 as the 27, 2009. Mother and Jettie were announce the arrival of Ariel Hearne Maddocks keynote speaker during Civil Rights Day at serving as an Adjunct daughter are both doing well, married on Cory McNinch Kathryn Price Connell on Ariel is delighted to share the Asheville School. Professor in the Business and Avery, their first daughter, July 18 at Cory received his MBA and June 11, 2009, little sister to news of the arrival of Elliott School. born November 22, 2007, gets the First works for Air Liquide. He ran Steven Daniel Connell, age 4. Charles Maddocks – born on more sleep than everyone! his first 1/2 Ironman last year. Kathryn is the reason Saturday October 25, 2008 at Amy "Bellamy" Young "Hoping to make my first Meredith was unable to make 8:13 p.m., weighing six Amy appeared in the Robert Hawickhorst million this year and to have it back for the 2009 alumni pounds, two ounces, and September 10 season premiere Robert and his wife, Jana, Wallie Letson 1990 and my looks compared against reunion...too pregnant to measuring 21 inches long. Jettie Portwood 1995 became parents on February Achievement Winter 2010 37 36 Achievement Winter 2010 “We are all very happy to be at Tom will be working on his her stories at just how good we really had it home together, resting and BS in Secondary Education http://asabrown.vox.com back then." getting to know one another Biology. (including "All Souls Sunday," and loving every minute of it. 1999 dedicated to the memory of Elliott's arrival has had some Raven Barron Brown Marcellus Parker Spencer Crawford). She wants Leila Wright challenges but has brought an Raven married Jason Marcellus was married to to boost her chances at Leila is living in Dallas, TX, incredible amount of joy into McChesney Brown on July 18, Aisha Robinson in Asheville publication with a large teaching sixth grade science in our lives and we are happy to 2009. School's Boyd Chapel on following, so please leave a the Teach for America report that we are all finally at Saturday, June 6, 2009. A comment! Marianna is also program. Prior to that, she home together, resting and James Hunter Pearson beautiful slideshow of the day looking for some good Atlanta interned for Senator John getting to know each other James would like to share the can be found at break-up stories for a Cornyn (R-TX). Leila recently and what our routine will be news compilation. represented Asheville School in the days ahead, at least until that he at an admission fair in Dallas. he switches it up on us,” said and his Raven Barren Brown 1999 with her new husband, Jason McChesney Brown. Ariel. wife, 2003 2004 Julia Kelly 2000 Vicki Cann Peter Baumgart 1998 Pearson, Vicki gives us an update on After finishing his B.Sc. in welcomed Holden Kelly Pearson Lara Green her last six years since she Business Administration in John Phillips their son, Lara has two books of poetry graduated from Asheville Germany and spending a year John is now in Owensboro, Holden Kelly Pearson, on in the works: one by Vantage School: "I can't believe that it abroad in Tokyo, Peter is now KY, practicing as a October 31, 2008. He was six and one by Penguin. She has has been 6 years since I left enrolled in the M.Sc. program pediatrician. "I must say that pounds, seven ounces, and 19 been doing a great deal of Asheville! I think I would have of WHU - Otto Beisheim life is much less stressful now inches long. free-lance work, as well as Marcellus Parker 2000 was married to been at a loss in college had I School of Management in Aisha Robinson in Asheville School’s Boyd that I am finished with some acting and modeling. Chapel on Saturday, June 6, 2009. not attended. I've really been Business Administration. He wanting to visit again, but it is finishing his degree with a Beth Hotchkiss-Husted www.aaronimaging.com/park just hasn't been possible yet. semester abroad in Buenos Beth married Greg Husted on er. Mandy Helton 2000 served But one day sure enough... Aires, Argentina from July October 17, 2009 on Ocracoke as a bridesmaid, and Michael After I left Asheville I went to until early 2010 before Island. The wedding was an Miller 2000 served as a Centre College in Danville, starting to work for McKinsey outdoor ceremony with groomsman. KY. I double majored in in consulting. numerous Asheville School International Relations and alums present. History. I am now attending Lauren Ellis 2002 Florida Atlantic University On January 3, 2009, Lauren Katice Russell Keenan pursuing an M.A. in married Tyler Keplinger, a Kacy and husband Tom are Eddie and Bethany Loven Communication. I am a lieutenant in the US Army, at still going strong, and their Reynolds teaching assistant and I work Asheville School's Boyd daughter, Emma, turned three Eddie finished his Masters alongside 2 other professors. I Chapel. Jerry Prickett, School on April 4, 2009. Kacy is degree in public health, and am working on my story, Chaplain, served as officiate. Class of 1999: Front Row: Allison Barkley Mashburn, Courtney Davidson, Kris Kirkconnell, Molly Holmes, currently working on getting now both Eddie and Bethany collecting interviews and and Jessica Bodden. Second Row: Mariah Gunther, Raven Barron, Ash Cope, Carl Boland, and Trisha Hunter are medical students at Brody getting my voice tracks Charla Hughes Gerould. her BS in Secondary Education Mathematics, and School of Medicine. “We are together. I was so surprised After spending the summer as residency. I’m really enjoying doing very well and although and saddened to hear about a program instructor at Camp getting to watch the children I our lives are somewhat hectic, Mr. Crawford and Dr. Erdman in Hawaii, Charla is see grow up," he said. John's we are very blessed,” said Schmidt. There are so many now living and working in son turned one year old in Bethany. things that I find myself Thanyaburi, Thailand, where October 2009, and Loriana, taking for granted and so she teaches young Thai his daughter, is four. Hyung Duk Kim many things that seem so students at the Udomvittaya Hyung Duk and his wife, temporary and fleeting. School. You can find info and Hoim Lee, were married in Recently, I have found myself photos at Charla's blog here: Katherine Elizabeth Seoul, Korea on December 27, wanting to go back in time, http://sandyfeetworldtravel.bl Thompson 2008. They stayed in New wanting to attend classes and ogspot.com. Kate announced her York until August, when they go to the rehearsals for South engagement to Wade returned to Switzerland. Pacific. I think we appreciate Kendal Stine Christopher Shoop on things more once that period Kendal is back in February 12, 2009. A spring Marianna Whitehurst in our lives has passed; then Birmingham, AL, after Charla Hughes 2004 stands in front of one day we wake up and it the Bement Garden during a visit to wedding was planned at Kate’s Marianna has embarked on an spending time in France campus in the summer of 2009. Class of 2004: Front Row: Eddie Henderson, Carlisle Rankin, Jessie Russell Bond, and Lura finally hits us, and we realize family ranch home west of Thomas Baker. Second Row: Will Ballance, Forrest D. Toms, II, Katie Pope Guthrie, and Brian Internet writing career as "Asa teaching English. She recently Dripping Springs, TX. Oh. Brown." You can check out completed a job that required 38 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 39 her to write American and Asia. He is currently at Fort January 2010. Adair graduated Southern Conference all- Antonio). He moved from San (OG) at Sewanee, The World History trivia questions Sill, OK, doing some training from Furman University in tournament team. (See feature Antonio to Phoenix, AZ to University of the South, on for an academic quiz and will travel to Kuwait May 2009. Daniel attended article on page 6.) intern with Intel and then October 13, 2009. The OG is competition. Kendal is in the sometime around the UNC, and is a relief pitcher moved to Austin in the fall. He an academic honor midst of applying to French begining of 2010. He will be for the Boston Red Sox. They Mollie Petersen is very excited to start this organization as well as a Studies graduate programs conducting convoys will be married in St. Simon's Mollie is one of five students next part of his education. student government body that and job hunting. throughout Kuwait and Iraq Island, GA; Adair's Asheville named as Furman Fellows at is "responsible for for the next 400 days. David School classmates Louisa Furman University this fall. Penn Tarleton maintaining the spirit, hopes to take his mid-tour Peyronnin and Mary Grace The fellowship carries a Penn has been inducted into traditions and ideals of The 2005 leave during April in order to Hinkle will be in the wedding $7,500 award. Furman Fellows Phi Sigma Tau, the National University of the South." She see everyone at Alumni party. awards are presented each Philosophy Honor Society at continues to play varsity Nathan Doane Weekend 2010. year to five seniors for their The College of Wooster. volleyball for Sewanee, where Nathan graduated from the problem-solving skills, she plays middle and outside University of Virginia with a Morgan Mischer 2006 creativity, imagination, and hitter. B.S. in Chemistry. He has now Morgan writes, "I miss A.S. potential for making a joined the Navy as a and can't believe it's almost Austin Bell difference in the lives of 2008 commissioned officer in the been 5 years since I graduated. Austin Bell 2006 is a senior at others. Vanessa Haugh 2009 submarine force, with a five- I am now working at an Davidson College. Known for Vanessa recently organized a year commitment. On June 6, organization called The Dale his mismatched suit-and-tie A physics major at Furman, Focus the Nation Event at Eric Weigel Nathan was married to Eileen House Project located in combinations around campus, Mollie is a member of the UNC Wilmington, as part of Eric Weigel, class of 2009 and Flanigan; and Guillermo Colorado Springs. It was Austin has made his face well women’s basketball team, UNCW's ECO environmental Elliott Wells, current sixth Gonzales-Martin ‘04, was in originally started by Young known on campus. Beyond his works with the Heller Service student group. Speakers for former, saved the life of a 3- the wedding party. Nathan had Life and now has become its mere dress, however, Austin Corps, and frequently speaks the event included Jay Bonner, year-old girl on July 13, 2009. this to say about his time at own non-profit. Its aim is to has made a long-lasting at local schools. She was a Asheville School Associate Serving as lifeguards, they Asheville School: “Asheville teach troubled teens footprint on Davidson's leader of a group that traveled Head of School. The event noticed her floating in a pool School provided me the skill independent living skills in a campus as the founding to New Orleans in May 2009 called for conservation efforts, alone. Her mother had been set that allowed me to begin to residential setting. So I'm here reporter, writer, director, and to assist with the ongoing activism in the community, searching for her after the excel. I believe without the for one year and taking producer of the popular Hurricane Katrina cleanup. and the exploration and pool’s closing, and these mentorship, teachings, or Counseling and Theology variety newscast, The understanding of one's young men came to her support from both the faculty Masters classes at Fuller Davidson Show. He has also Mollie writes, “As far as next relationship to food. rescue, performing CPR and and staff, I would not be in the Seminary's campus in been spotlighted in Davidson's year is concerned, I'm taking Following the event, Vanessa reviving the girl until position I am today. I know it’s Colorado Springs. I've been student focus page, which can some time off before heading talked about her future as a emergency services could tough, but make sure that the here since June and it has be viewed here: to grad school to study in the climate activist. “Although I've arrive on the scene. Asheville students know that they are been an incredible experience http://www3.davidson.edu/cm environmental field (whether always been a part of UNCW City Council issued a getting the best preparation thus far. If you want to know s/x36018.xml. that's science, policy, ECO, organizing this event proclamation on August 11, for the years after high school more, you can visit: education, etc.). Right now really pushed me into the calling the boys “community that they can possibly get. http://thedalehouse.org. I look Thomas Hunter I'm planning to apply with the leadership scene in our on- heroes” and thanking them They will be drawing on their forward to Alumni Weekend Thomas is the starting keeper Student Conservation campus organization . . . My for saving this child’s life. experiences from Asheville for in the spring!" for the Wofford Terriers’ Association, AmeriCorps, or organizing partner Michael many years for all sorts of varsity soccer team, who won EarthCorps. Or if I find a job and I were invited by our reasons ranging from how to Sarah Frances McClure both the Southern Conference to my liking, I'd take that too.” present ECO officers to join act at a formal dinner (those Sarah graduated in May 2009 regular-season and them as 2 of the 5 seated meals do have an effect) from Sewanee with a BA in tournament title for the first Kimberly Williams representatives of ECO at a To Submit A Class Note, to a career. I’ve been an alum Anthropology and a time in school history in the Kimmy was one of 49 meeting with our university's for only four years and a week concentration in pre- last two weeks. Wofford went students who studied abroad chancellor and the Dean of email Bob Williams at has not gone by in which I medicine. She recently moved 12-2-3 overall, the best mark in Strasbourg, France, during Student Affairs on a green fee have not used something that to Houston, where she works in school history as a NCAA Centre College’s fall term. for our campus as well as [email protected] Asheville School taught me. I at Texas Children's Hospital in Division I team. The Terriers Study abroad is part of Centre other ideas on greening our or submit online at know that I will continue to Pediatric Anesthesiology then edged Elon 2-1 in the College’s commitment to campus,” she said. use this knowledge and even Research while studying for team’s championship game. producing “global citizens.” ashevilleschool.org. continue to learn other aspects the MCAT. "I'm loving Thomas has allowed only 16 Ki Woong Park that I didn’t even know everything about Houston goals while recording 58 saves Ki Woong walked on at NYU Asheville School showed me.” (minus the traffic), though I and six shutouts in 17 games 2007 and made the Varsity Swim do miss the mountains," she this season. A 2007 Southern Team as a freshman. Their David Emigh said. Conference all-academic team Blake Perez team had an overall 7-1-1 David has reentered active selection and Southern Blake was accepted to The record in the 2008-09 season. duty for his second Adair Sturdivant Conference player of the week Cockrell School of mobilization to Southwest Adair is engaged to be during the 2008 season, Engineering at The University Maggie Ruch married to Daniel Bard in Hunter was named to the of Texas (transferring from Maggie Ruch was inducted 40 Achievement Winter 2010 University of Texas, San into the Order of Gownsmen Achievement Winter 2010 4141 Andrew Kopp Miller Stephanides Greenville, SC Asheville, NC Furman University College of Charleston

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Commander in the friend with the passing of Guild at UNC-G, Greensboro Arts age 95 of Shaw Walker, class of father transferred U.S. Navy. After the war, he returned to O Herman Cone, Jr., class of Council, and Greensboro Opera I 1932, whose contributions to our him to the the Shaw-Walker Company, eventually 1942. Herman served on our Company. arts program were honored with Hotchkiss School taking over the family business in 1957 Board of Trustees for twenty years, and A long-time member of the Rotary Club the dedication of the Walker Arts Center for his senior and retiring as president and CEO in sent his three sons in 1982. Shaw and Betty Walker's gift to year. He went on 1981. The company and the Walker of Greensboro, he also served on the here. Herman was a the School in 1980, which made possible to Yale, where he family employed thousands of Muskegon boards of the United Way of Greater business leader, WWII the conversion of the north side of the received a B.A. in workers through the decades and are Greensboro, the Community Foundation veteran, active Perkins Gymnasium into work and Economics, synonymous with not only Muskegon's of Greater Greensboro, and The Moses H. community volunteer performance space for our art, music and before going to grand industrial history, but also with Cone Memorial Hospital. and civic leader, and a theater programs, was the largest gift ever work in the philanthropy in the region. good friend of Active in Greensboro's Jewish community, made to the school at the time. factory of the Shaw is survived by his wife of 47 years, Asheville School and Herman was past president of Temple Shaw-Walker Shaw entered Asheville School in the Betty Richardson Walker; sons, Louis C. many of its alumni. Emanuel and the Greensboro Jewish Furniture Company in Muskegon, MI, Third Form and attended for three years. Walker II, Shaw Walker Jr., Stuart Walker, We are deeply Federation. which his father founded. He was well-liked and a good athlete, and Bruce Walker; and five grandchildren. saddened by the loss of such a great Herman remained an active member of ambassador of Asheville School, and our the Asheville School community thoughts and prayers go out to his wife of throughout his life, visiting campus often, 61 years, Barbara, and sons Herman 1968, hosting receptions in his home, and Robert 1970, and Thomas 1972. serving on our Board of Trustees from In Memoriam: Charles Zukoski 1944 Herman Cone Jr. was born in Greensboro 1971 to 1991. Herman was also a faithful on December 11, 1923, to Louise Wolf and generous supporter of our annual and and Herman Cone Sr. He attended capital campaigns. He established the August 24, 2009 Barbara and Herman Cone 1942 Greensboro Senior High School, then r. Charles Zukoski 1944 passed That year he as a surgeon and professor at various Scholarship Fund in 1988, and he was a came to Asheville School for his Sixth away on August 24, 2009 as a was elected institutions, including the University of Form year. He was a good student and charter member of our Wilbert Peck result of injuries sustained in a President of Virginia Medical College, Vanderbilt athlete, and participated in varsity soccer Society. D car accident. He was a his class, a University Hospital, and the UNC-Chapel and varsity crew. After graduation, he Former Headmster Billy Peebles said of distinguished surgeon and position he Hill School of Medicine. In 1969 he attended the University of North Carolina Herman, "Herman had a great love for researcher, a pioneer in organ transplant held moved to Tucson, where he served as a at Chapel Hill and Harvard Business Asheville School and a strong and immunosuppressant therapy, and a throughout surgery professor and chief of general School. He entered the Navy during commitment to diversity. The very good friend of Asheville School. his three surgery at University of Arizona's College World War II, attaining the rank of establishment of the Herman and Barbara Charles was a member of the Wilbert Peck years here. of Medicine until his retirement in 1995. Lieutenant (j.g.). Cone Scholarship was the embodiment of Society and a He was also His research was oriented towards organ former Alumni a Senior transplantation, especially kidneys. Dr. He returned to Greensboro in 1946 and his belief that the benefits and principles Council member. Prefect, Zukoski performed Vanderbilt University spent his business career at Cone Mills, a of an Asheville School education should On May 2, 1967, Captain of Medical Center's first kidney transplant, be put within the reach of as many young textile manufacturing company in then Headmaster the "Blue" and performed the first in southern people as possible." Greensboro founded by his grandfather. Jack Tyrer team, and Arizona, as well. At the time of his retirement in 1978, he Former Headmaster Jack Tyer said, declared a whole lettered in was general manager of Revolution “Herman Cone was undoubtedly a model holiday for the soccer, Charles was a member of the American Division and a vice president and member for commitment to causes he believed in, school in honor of football and baseball. Surgical Association, the Southern Surgical Association, the Society of of the Board of the corporation. and Asheville School was blessed to have Charles and in Charles entered the US Navy after University Surgeons, and the Halsted Herman was an active supporter, had such a dedicated alumnus serve on recognition of his graduating from Asheville School, then Society, and had hundreds of articles our Board of Trustees. I knew I could professional volunteer, and board member of many continued his education, earning a B.A. in published relating to organ community, business, religious, cultural, always depend upon him for his achievements and his service to Asheville School. His brother, Edward Zukoski, also chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1947, transplantation and medical surgical and educational organizations. An involvement, understanding, and graduated from Asheville School. and an M.D. from Harvard Medical problems. accomplished musician, he was an avid support." School in 1951. patron of the arts and served on the Charles entered Asheville School in the He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and four Fourth Form, from Birmingham, AL. He spent a long and distinguished career children.

44 Achievement Winter 2010 Achievement Winter 2010 45 He is survived by his wife, Joyce, Tucson area. Harris was a charter In Memoriam: H.C. Robbins Landon 1943 and two daughters. member of Asheville School's Wilbert Peck Society. November 20, 2009 Donald Parson, Jr. 1936 May 29, 2009 Robert Baxter 1938 sheville School and lovers of classical works. "I decided there and then to devote my December 18, 2008 music lost a great life to Haydn," Landon wrote. In Donald attended Asheville School proponent with for four years, beginning in 1929. Robert joined Asheville School as the passing on In 1949, Landon founded the Haydn Society, He attended Harvard University, a sixth former from Lafayette Memoriam graduated in 1940, and later A High School in Buffalo, NY. He which produced a series of recordings, November 20, 2009 of worked at Woods Hole including some previously unrecorded Haydn Robert G. Cleveland 1928 John M. Rockwood 1933 was the son of the late Alten and H.C. Robbins Landon, Oceanographic Institute. He was June 30, 2008 December 12, 2008 Mildrew Scoefflin Baxter. Robert class of 1943. Robbie and Mozart symphonies and masses. He an oceanographer and inventor of was a veteran of the US Coast provided commentary for some BBC orchestral several patented instruments and Landon was one of the Robert attended Asheville School John joined Asheville School for Guard and a publishing and devices. He also served in the 20th century's most broadcasts, and published numerous books for his sixth form year. He his sixth form year, then went on communications executive. Army Signal Corps in World War and articles on a variety of composers and graduated from Rollins College to Cornell University, where he important musicologists, II. He married Helen Andrews their works. He also held teaching positions at with an A.B. in 1932. From 1947 studied engineering. He met He is survived by four daughters, and is described as "the and they had three daughters. He to 1970, he served in the U.S. Patricia Dean at Glen Lake, where fifteen grandchildren, and six Queens College, New York; the University of was widowed and later married world's preeminent authority on 18th and early Foreign Service in Bucharest, both families spent their summers. great-grandchildren. He was California, Davis; and the University of Wales, Constance Guitner. His lifelong 19th century music and the man who Paris, Sydney, Bangkok and They were married on May 16, predeceased by his wife, Sarah summer residence was in introduced the name and music of Franz Cardiff. Belgrade. From 1970 to 1977, he 1942, in Hinsdale, IL. After World Baxter. Brookline, MA, where he loved to was President of Meridian House War II, they moved to Barrington, Joseph Haydn into the standard repertory." sail his beloved Freya in the Robbie was presented with Asheville School's International, promoting IL, where they raised their five Thomas F. Huntington 1938 waters off Center Harbor and December 16, 2008 Although Robbie attended Asheville School for Award of Merit in 1982 when he came to international educational and children. John went to work for Dean Foods and retired from that Naskeag. only one year, his lifelong passion for classical campus to lecture on Mozart. cultural exchanges. He served on the boards of the American company as Executive Vice Thomas joined Asheville School He is survived by his wife, music and specifically Haydn, was directly Foreign Service Association; President in 1975. He was an active as a fourth former, where he In October, Boston University, which Constance; his three daughters, influenced by his time here. In the preface to a Meridian International Center; member of the Central United played football. He graduated previously awarded Robbie an honorary five grandchildren, and two great- widely distributed book he mentions Asheville the Diplomatic and Consular Methodist Church in Traverse City, from Princeton University in 1942 doctorate, celebrated Mr. Landon and his work grandchildren. and later, Harvard Business School and his music teacher, Matthias Cooper, Officers Retired (DACOR) Bacon and served on the Board of with a major international symposium on House Foundation; the Evening Directors of the Center for Defense School. His business career was also a lover of Haydn, who lamented that the Henry C. Williams 1936 Haydn and Landon. Star Broadcasting Company; the Information in Washington, D.C. varied, starting with management May 13, 2009 composer lacked a complete edition of his Washington Hospital Center and Garrett Theological Seminary positions at Johnson & Johnson Medlantic Research Institute; and in Evanston, IL. He loved boats and later at Trans World Airlines Henry entered Asheville School in the Textile Museum. and was a life-long sailor. He also as vice president and executive enjoyed restoring historic homes. the fourth form, from Chagrin assistant to the president. Further Falls, OH. He played varsity Robert is survived by his wife of positions followed as president of In Memoriam: Reg Garner 1970 soccer, baseball and tennis, was 64 years, Mary Manning Surviving John are three sons and Holmes Protection Company, active with the Ashnoca and Cleveland; three children, Polly two daughters, nine grandchildren, president of the Buffalo Color, Review publications, and acted in June 26, 2009 Cleveland, Frances Cleveland and and 12 great-grandchildren. He and treasurer and vice president several Drama productions. David Cleveland; six was preceded in death by his wife, of The Conference Board. Henry, or "Hank," attended Yale niversally characterized by where he worked during the summers Winston-Salem. grandchildren and one great- Patricia. Following retirement from the after Asheville School and classmates and former teachers starting at age 16, and worked in almost grandchild. corporate world, Mr. Huntington received a B.A. in 1940. as a "great guy," Reg Garner, every department Reg is survived by his mother; his wife, Dudley Tenney 1934 consulted with owners of Betsy; three children, and three Stephen Blossom 1933 September 18, 2009 founder-managed businesses, class of 1970, passed away on before being Harris S. Choate 1937 U March 28, 2008 addressing management and grandchildren. June 26 after a year-long battle elected to the Dudley entered Asheville School in July 22, 2009 succession planning. with cancer. Reg was president of the position of Stephen joined Asheville School the fifth form from the Peking He wrote of his education at Asheville Harris entered Asheville School T.W. Garner Food Company (best known president in 1994. in 1927, where he played football. American School as the son of an He is survived by his wife, Jean School, "Probably the best thing (other in the Third Form, from Winona, After graduating from Williams Army officer stationed in China. O'Neill Huntington; a sister, Alice; for "Texas Pete" hot sauce), a company His eye for detail MN. He was active in Drama, than my wife) that's happened to me." College in Williamstown, MA in Dudley was active with school his three daughters; six that his grandfather, father and uncles and strong school publications, debate, and 1937, Stephen became a reporter publications and political and grandchildren; two stepchildren; founded. financial acumen photography. After Asheville for the Fremont Daily News, philosophy discussion groups; he two step-grandchildren; and two School, he attended Harvard helped him lead where he met fellow reporter also played tennis and ran track. great-granddaughters. University, then enlisted in the Reg entered Asheville School in the the company from Marjorie Van Horn, whom he After graduating from Asheville Army and served in the European Fourth Form from Winston-Salem. He married in 1941. Blossom, who School, he spent a year at Bullis Fred Tod 1938 a small regional Theater during WWII. After his played varsity basketball and tennis, and joined The Plain Dealer in Navy Prep School, then received a September 3, 2008 food military service, Harris returned Cleveland as a reporter in 1938, B.A. in English from Oberlin in was very active in choir, music and other manufacturing company to a national to Winona, where he worked at worked as a copy editor in the 1939 (Phi Beta Kappa), and a Law Fred attended Asheville School artistic activities. Reg was a loyal and H. Choate & Co., a department food marketing and manufacturing firm. Sunday and features departments degree from Harvard in 1942, from 1932-1934 and graduated store founded by his grandfather. active alumnus who faithfully supported for 12 years before becoming where he was President of the from Choate Preparatory School When his father sold the the school, served on the Alumni Council, He was deeply committed to his church, maritime editor in 1960. He Harvard Law Review. He spent the in Wallingford, CT, and Babson company in 1958, Harris retired and maintained a close relationship with his family, and his community. He retired in 1980. He received next four years as a field artillery College in Wellesley, MA. After to Tucson, AZ, also spending time numerous honors for officer, and later military graduation, he enlisted in the classmates and faculty members. provided leadership to industry at a second home in San contributing to a better intelligence officer, serving in Fort Army Air Corps, where he served associations such as the Southeastern Francisco. Harris chaired the understanding of the merchant Sill, OK; Yunnan, China; and on for three years and was scheduled After Asheville School, Reg attended Housing committee of the Food Processors Association, and also marine, Coast Guard and ships. the War Department General Staff for assignment to the Pacific Washington & Lee University, graduating served on the boards of the Second in D.C. before leaving service with Tucson branch of the NAACP in when WWII ended. He joined the the early 1960's, and in 1997 with a B.A. in business in 1974. He then Harvest Food Bank of NW North His wife, who was a reporter for the rank of major. A long-time George O. Bruce Insurance authored a book titled, "The returned to T.W. Garner Food Company, The Cleveland News in the 1940s, resident of New York City, Dudley Agency in Youngstown, OH, and Carolina and the Associated Artists of Yaquis: A Celebration", which died in 1993. Blossom had lived at was a law partner at Cahill, documented the Yaqui tribe of Judson Manor in Cleveland since Gordon and Reindel, where he Achievement Winter 2010 native Americans who lived in the Achievement Winter 2010 46 1994. spent most of his career. 47 along with the late Walter E. grandchildren; and his younger A. Clewis Howell 1943 industry as an inspector. Bill was Barrie Hunt 1950 Henry B. Burroughs, Jr. 1955 Thomas Hilton, III 1962 Johnathan A. Spatz 1979 Meub Jr., bought the firm in brother, Charles Bosworth Frost. August 30, 2009 greatly interested in history, was September 22, 2009 July 26, 2009 September 29, 2008 March 24, 2008 1952, from which he retired in an avid golfer, and enjoyed 1978. Paul "Bud" Sipp 1941 Clewis attended Asheville School spending time fishing with his Barrie joined Asheville School in Henry attended Asheville School Tom was an excellent student Jonathan attended Asheville for July 10, 2009 from Tampa, FL, in his fifth form sons in Mosquito Lagoon. A his fourth form year and earned from his second to fourth form who attended Asheville School his fourth form year. He was an He is survived by his wife of 67 year and played on the football, longtime member of AA, Mr. degrees from Miami University years. He then attended Conway for two years, and then attended avid outdoorsman and enjoyed years, Nancy Brockett Tod; his Bud entered in the Third Form track, and basketball teams under Anderson was proud of his 20- and the University of Wisconsin- public schools and graduated from the Webb School for Boys in surfing, boating, fishing, camping, three surviving children; nine from Ridgewood, NJ, and Hop Arbogast. He was a WWII plus years of sobriety and was Madison. He was a U.S. Air Force Darlington School at Rome, GA. Tennessee. After four years in the and snowboarding. He was a lover grandchildren; and two great- attended all four years. He was veteran who spent a successful deeply involved in the program all pilot and taught biology in He received a B.S. in photography Air Force, he attended Berry of all animals. granddaughters. He is also followed to Asheville School by career as a leader in both the over Lake County. Kenosha, WI, and at Eastern from Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of College in Rome, GA, and then survived by his brother, David his two younger brothers, Peter banking industry and the civic Illinois University until his Technology in 1959. He served in went on to graduate school in He is survived by his parents; Tod. He was preceded in death by '44 and John '48, who arena. Clewis served as an aviator He is survived by his wife, Nell retirement in 1989. He had served the U.S. Coast Guard and retired as Atlanta, at Georgia State. Valrae and Carl; his twin sister, a daughter, Marguerite Koff, and predeceased him. Bud wrote for in the U.S. Navy during World Anderson; his daughter; two sons; on the boards of the Illinois Lt. Cmdr. from the U.S. Coast Graduating with an M.B.A., he Harlan; his brother Bradley; his three sisters. the Ashnoca, was active in the War II. He was president and brother, Lane Taylor; and nine Audubon Society and the Guard Reserves. moved to Savannah, GA, and was long term live-in companion band and swing band, and played chairman of the board of Marine grandchildren. He was preceded Douglas-Hart Foundation and employed by the Savannah Sugar Mona Labissiere; and daughter Edward F. Carpenter 1940 varsity football, baseball and Bank and Trust Co., president in death by his son, W.O. dedicated his rural property, Returning to Conway, he was Refinery. In the early 1980s, Tom Patricia Armand. August 12, 2009 soccer. He was captain of both the and chairman of the board of Anderson III; grandson, W.O. Warbler Woods, as a registered associated in the family businesses moved to Medford, OR, he sold baseball and soccer teams his Flagship Bank of Tampa, and "Billy" Anderson IV; and sisters, state nature preserve. He was a since 1963, serving in various commercial real estate until he David I. Wendel 1980 Edward attended Asheville School Sixth Form year. After Asheville president and chairman of the Mary Jane Purser and Sue Lilley. member of several biological and positions including past president retired. September 26, 2008 beginning in his fourth form year, School, Bud attended Rutgers board of Barnett Bank of Tampa. conservation organizations and of The Burroughs Co., president of David attended Asheville School where he played on the football University, but entered the U.S. He also served as president of the Peter Kleinpell 1946 was a 50-year volunteer bird Snow Hill Co., and vice president Tom is survived by his wife, Lee for his third and fourth form team. He continued his Navy in 1943 before finishing. Florida Bankers Association, was April 14, 2009 bander for the U.S. Fish and of Jerry Cox Co. Ann Holt, along with his son, Joe years, playing on the football education at Stanford University, Bud served in the Pacific Theater a member of the executive Wildlife Service. He enjoyed Hilton, and his two brothers, Bob team. He graduated from Santa where he earned a degree in (Leyte, Luzon, Subic Bay, council of the American Bankers Peter attended Asheville School travel, nature study, photography Henry is survived by his wife, Hilton and John Hilton. Fe Catholic High School where he engineering in 1947. During Okinawa) during WWII aboard Association, and director of the during his fourth form year and and sports. Frances Pegues Burroughs; son, was elected senior class president. WWII he served as a motor pool the attack transport U.S.S Baxter. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. graduated from Cranbrook Henry Buck Burroughs III; Chris Phillips 1970 David was an excellent athlete, officer in the Aleutian Islands After leaving the Navy in 1946, School in 1946. He then joined He is survived by his wife, Shirley, daughter, Victoria McNeill April 30, 2009 having earned multiple varsity (1943-46). Upon college Bud began his career with First of He is survived by his wife, Joyce; the Marine Corps, serving in whom he married in 1955; their Burroughs; and grandson, Henry letters in football, baseball, and graduation, he opened a civil Michigan Corporation in NYC. three daughters; seven grand- China after World War II. After daughter, Jenny; their son, Jeff; Buck Burroughs IV. Chris was raised at Cedar track. Upon graduation from engineering practice in northern He spent his career in the children; and great-grandson, the service, he attended The their granddaughter, Sierra; and Landing on Greenville Sound Santa Fe, David attended the California, focusing on water- investment banking area, Clewis Hampton. He is also University of Michigan, Ann his brother, S. Jackson. John F. Travers 1956 near Wilmington. He attended University of Florida. David was a related projects. He and his specializing in municipal bonds survived by his brother, G. Blaine Arbor, graduating with a B.A. and October 22, 2008 Asheville School from his fourth member of Pi Kappa Alpha family moved to Grand Junction, and portfolio management, and Howell Jr. then M.B.A., and became Eric Wilson 1951 form to sixth form years. Chris fraternity. CO, in 1974 where he continued retired in 1986 from Kellogg Co. involved in his Ann Arbor travel June 30, 2009 John joined Asheville School in his received a B.A. in English his engineering work. His lifelong to Leawood, KS. Curtis P. Kimball 1945 agency and the family's lumber fifth form year and went on to Literature from the University of He was preceded in death by his love of music and western history April 19, 2009 business in Flint, MI. Peter was a Eric entered in the Third Form receive a B.A. from Williams North Carolina at Wilmington mother, Barbara; and is survived led him to singing at numerous In addition to his wife, he is long-standing member of the from Aiken (SC) Prep, and College in 1960. He then received and a Masters Degree in by his father, John; his brother, family celebrations, directing survived by his four children. He Curtis spent his sixth form year at Flint Rotary Club and for many attended all four years. His a B.Arch. from Washington Counseling from Webster Stephen; his sister Carlene; and church choir and performing at was the proud grandfather of 2nd Asheville School, playing on the years had perfect attendance. parents resided in Biltmore Forest University in 1965. He was the University, SC. Chris was his grandmother, Estelle. cowboy poetry gatherings. LT. Benjamin Francis Murray, football team. He was a S1C in When traveling, he sought out during this time. He played owner of Travers Associates, an appointed by Governor James B. Spc. Matthew Paul Murray, the U.S. Navy in 1945-46 and local Rotary Clubs and attended varsity soccer, baseball and track, architectural firm, which he Hunt as Chief of the Advocacy Benjamin D. Rosson 1983 He is survived by his loving wife, Kendrick Ann Marie Sipp, then graduated from Dartmouth their meetings. He was a loyal and was active in drama, choir founded in 1982. and Customer Service December 6, 2008 Martha Carpenter; a brother and Thomas Craine Sipp, Jr. and in 1950 where he belonged to member of St. Helen Shooting and woodcraft. Most apparent, Department of the NC Division sister; two sons; three daughters; Andrew Fredrick Rigby. Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity and Club, where he hunted ducks with however, was his love of the He is survived by his wife of 47 of Mental Health and continued Ben joined Asheville School from 12 grandchildren; and three great- played basketball. Curtis worked his father, sons and grandsons. written word. Eric wrote for the years, Cynthia; his son, his to serve in that position until his Greenville, SC in his fourth form grandchildren. He was preceded Frederick “Cros” Fitler 1942 for Kimball Piano for several Ashnoca all four years, and was daughter, his two sisters, and his death. year, playing football. He then in death by his son, Evan November 18, 2008 years before switching to the Peter is survived by his wife, editor of the Review in his Sixth brother. attended Appalachian State Carpenter. printing business. He spent over Nancy; four children, three step- Form year. He also was awarded Chris is preceded in death by his University. Ben loved all animals, Frederick joined Asheville School 30 years with B & C Printing. children, and 13 grandchildren. the Junior English Prize and was James Vandergrift 1960 parents, Dr. William Allan especially dogs. He enjoyed Marvin H. Frost 1940 in his fourth form year and Curtis loved all sports and elected Class Poet at graduation. September 26, 2009 Phillips and Phoebe Hughes hiking, skiing, all sports and February 7, 2009 graduated from University of enjoyed golf and was proud to be Harry Hopkins 1950 Phillips. He is survived by his living in the mountains. He will Florida with a degree in law. He a KC Royals Lancer. March 17, 2009 After Asheville School, Eric James Vandergrift entered in the wife, Amoret, and his son, Sam; be remembered for his wonderful Marvin joined Asheville School as served in the Air Force during enrolled at Yale, where he Second Form from Pittsburgh, PA. his three step-children, Aaron sense of humor and his love of a second former in 1935. He also World War II as a major and flew He is survived by his loving wife Harry attended Asheville School graduated in 1955 with a B.A. in He left for his Fourth and Fifth Baxter, Vera Baxter Barnett, family. attended Browns Military C-47s. He later flew for Panagra of 32 years, Helen; sons Curt and from his second to fifth form English, and U. Penn, where he Forms, but returned for his Sixth Charlotte Baxter; his three step Academy. During WWII, he Airlines in Peru as well as for an Stuart; daughter, Debbie Mancini; years. He was born in Flint, MI, received a degree in Architecture. Form year. Jim played varsity grandchildren; his brother, Willy; In addition to his mother, he is worked on B-24's as a civilian; airline in the Caribbean. As an and his four grandchildren. He on February 7, 1930, the son of He spent most of his career as an football, swimming and ran track, and his sister, Leslie. survived by his stepfather, polio kept him from active attorney, he practiced in St. was also the loving stepfather to the late Harry and Emma architect in Philadelphia, retired was heavily involved in Drama, Donald; one sister, Martha, and service. He received his bachelors Petersburg and also served as a six children, as well as 12 step- Hopkins and was a resident of to Aiken, SC, and returned to PA and served as Class Treasurer in his Fletcher Garlock 1972 her son; and one brother, Charles, and masters degrees from the judge in Madeira Beach. "Cros," grandchildren. Michigan all of his life. He for the last few years of his life. senior year. He was the owner of July 5, 2009 and his wife, Jan. University of Arizona, where he as he was known to family and attended Michigan State Hanna Rubber Company in Kansas also met his wife, Nicky. He grew friends, played tennis and golf, William O. “Bill” Anderson University and Elgin National He is survived by his daughter, City. Fletcher joined Asheville School up sailing, traveling, working, and was an avid reader. He loved 1946 College. Rosemary Wilson; his son, for his sixth form year. He then studying and enjoying the sailing, and once crewed the St. January 13, 2009 Anthony Wilson; his niece, James is survived by his sister, attended Ithaca College in New outdoors. Pete-Bermuda race. Harry is survived by wife, Martha; Cynthia Dillard; and nephews, Christie; brother, Frank; five York. Bill attended Asheville School for two daughters; six grandchildren; David Walker and Eric Walker. nephews; and seven great nephews Marvin is survived by Elizabeth Frederick is survived by his two his fourth and fifth form years, and sister, Jean Slaughter. He was and nieces. He is predeceased by his father, "Nicky," his loving wife of 63 daughters; a son, Crosman; from Howey-in-the-Hills, FL. A preceded in death by his parents, Fletcher, and survived by his years; his daughter and son; brothers William and Peter graduate of the University of Harry and Emma Hopkins; first mother, Alice; brothers, Fletcher, twelve grandchildren; eight great- Rodgers; three grandchildren; and Florida College of Agriculture, he wife, Patricia; daughter, Mary; Charles, R. Andrew, and two nieces and nephews. retired from the USDA, where he and son, David. nieces. 48 Achievement Winter 2010 worked primarily in the citrus Achievement Winter 2010 49