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Address Service Requested NEWSLETTER FROM OAKWOOD FRIENDS SCHOOL • CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY 2018-2019 Fall/Winter School Calendar Oak Leaves October 23 Workshare Day October 26 Parents’ Weekend. Reception at Flutist Allison Loggins-Hull ’01 Li Guo ’07 Head’s House, 4:00pm November 7 Breakfast with the Head, 8:30am To Present Arts Lecture New Board Member November 9 Parents’ Dinner, 6:00pm November 9-10 Fall Production, 7:30pm from The Hermitage in Englewood, Florida and will be in residence there between 2018-2020. November 14 Middle School Dinner, 5:00pm December 9 11th grade College Planning, 1:00pm Allison is on the faculty of The John J. Cali December 11 Parents’ Dinner, 6:00pm School of Music at Montclair State University, Holiday Concert, 7:00pm SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and is a former faculty January 4 Winter Reunion member of The Juilliard School’s Music Advance- January 10 Breakfast with the Head, 8:30am ment Program. She has also served as a visiting January 26 Wine Dinner & Auction, 6:30pm and/or teaching artist at the New England Con- servatory, the University of Michigan, the Uni- February 22 Parents’ Dinner, 6:00pm versity of Wisconsin-Madison, The New School, February 22-23 Winter Production, 7:30pm Allison Loggins-Hull, Oakwood class of 2001, Chamber Music America, SphinxConnect, and Li Guo ’07 Visit us at www.oakwoodfriends.org will return to campus on April 26, 2019, to several other institutions. Allison lives in Mont- present Oakwood’s 6th annual Arts Presenta- clair, NJ, with her husband and two children. Oakwood Friends School is delighted to wel- tion to the school community. Allison is a flut- We are honored to welcome our accomplished come Li Guo, class of 2007, as its newest ist, composer and educator with an active ca- alumna Allison Loggins-Hull back to Oakwood! member of the Board of Managers. Li attend- reer performing and creating music of multiple ed Oakwood as an international student from 16 SuSummermmer 20172018 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY genres. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she moved Special thanks to Marsha and Jonathan Talbot Shanghai and brings an important new perspec- to New York at the age of 10, started playing ’57 who support Oakwood’s Art Series which tive to the Board. As a student, Li immersed flute shortly thereafter and was self-taught until was launched by Jonathan’s presentation, “Col- himself fully in the life of the school and was Oakwood’s Commencement on June 8, 2018 she began formal training at the age of 15. She lage: Medium and Metaphor,” in 2013. selected as student clerk for his senior year. is one half of the critically acclaimed flute duo Flutronix, which was praised by the Wall Street After Oakwood, Li earned his BA from Boston Journal for being able “to redefine the instru- University, majoring in International Relations ment.” MTV recognized Flutronix for “redefining and Political Science. After working for the family the flute and modernizing its sound by hauling business for a while, he returned to school and it squarely into the world of popular music.” received a master’s degree with honors from the University of Chicago. His thesis explored what Allison has recently performed and/or recorded constitutes nationalism in the context of China with the International Contemporary Ensem- and provided empirical case studies of the de- ble, NOVUS NY, singer/songwriter Toshi Re- sign of China’s history textbooks and national agon, jazz pianist David Virelles and hip-hop monuments. His dissatisfaction with the quantita- producer Ski Beatz. With Flutronix, she has tive bend of the discipline steered him toward released two full studio albums, a live album history, and he entered the History Ph.D. pro- (Live From the Attucks Theatre), an EP (City of gram at Northwestern University with a focus on Breath) and is signed to Village Again Records the history of Late Imperial and Modern China. in Japan. In addition, she has been featured in In addition to research, Li was also a teaching television segments on Telemundo, AriseTV, Allison with fellow alums on a service project in fellow for the course Early Chinese Civilization. and The Daily Buzz, as well as an internation- NYC in 2016 After two years, Li’s desire for greater creativity ally broadcast ESPN Super Bowl commercial and freedom caused him to leave academia to and the Black Girls Rock! Awards Show on BET. become a fiction writer, writing stories of fantasy/ magical realism and lies in search for his truth. She is the creator and producer of Diametrically Composed, a New Music USA grant-winning proj- Thank you! Li is currently living in the Greater Chicago area, ect that exclusively features the stories of artists 2017-2018 Annual Fund with his wife Fei Sun. We know Li will bring his who are also mothers. She regularly composes creativity, sharp intellect and wonderful humor music for Flutronix and has been commissioned Exceeds Goal! to his work on behalf of Oakwood. He respond- Bottom Row: Tillie Schneiderman, Lanting (Elly) Xie, Alli DeCola-Judge, Ha Nguyen, Lily Schaeufele, Garret Tanis 2nd Row: Claudia Sicherman, Taji by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Texas See Annual Gifts Report ed to his board appointment: “I am grateful and Parker, Shane Calliste, Paola Ji Chen, Yi (Keah) Liu, Matthew Rodriguez, Ana Alexander 3rd Row: Nancy Masimbi, Vizyion Wilson, Catie Colvson- honored for the wonderful opportunity to serve Bucher, Ali Walker, Shai Ebony-Chenee Blackbird, Jiaqi (Fiona) Song, Jiayun (Bryce) Wei, Xiaohan (Echo) Xu, Asha Felice, Romi Elting, Gabriel (Gaby) Flute Society and cellist Amanda Gookin (PUBLI- In center section. Quartet). With Flutronix, Allison is published by as a board member of Oakwood Friends School, Mat, Amir Movahedi Top Row: Jiaqi (Jacky) Zhang, Wangyin (Marcus) Li, Thelonious (Spike) Kelly-Rossini, Maty Thiam, Adele Ruboneka, Chris Ishimwe, Carl Fischer. She recently received a fellowship for now I can reconnect with a community that I Briana Uket, Junlan (Shei) Yin, Caesar Conte, Matthew Colalillo Not pictured: Trevor Mooney am forever fond of and help make it brighter.” 2 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 15

In 1964, he was selected as a national finalist for the Teacher of the Year Award given by All In! Remembering Hal Frazier, Look Magazine. Upon retirement from Hall, by Chad Cianfrani, Head of School he taught at Talcott Mountain Science Acad- Oakwood faculty, 1949 – 1954 emy in Avon. Dad couldn't go anywhere All In! The Sacred Waters outside Standing without meeting a former student. Past stu- Rock, Peking University, Craig dorm dents frequently called and stopped by to bathrooms, the Republic of Georgia, mitre Oakwood Friends had an exterior harmony and sense of propor- thank Dad and tell him how much he had saws, and approximately 70,000 bees spoke School lost a won- tion that he traced back to the Golden Mean. influenced their lives; some becoming math in unison within the Oakwood community derful friend when teachers themselves. He also developed new this summer. Inspiration took on many forms Harold “Hal” Fra- Yet every experience provided a chance for math curricula in Cleveland, edited math these last months and filled our campus zier passed away on him to teach. His children learned early on textbooks for the Houghton-Mifflin Co. in with a strong sense of optimism for the March 4, 2018 at the to only ask for homework help under the Boston and taught many summers at UNH year ahead. Seemingly disparate activities, age of 93. Hal and most dire of circumstances because of the training college graduates to teach math. He projects, adventures, modes of research Emily and Matthew Woolever building a patio his wife Chris were two-thousand-year history of mathematics served as President of not only the West Hart- and professional development resonated members of the Oak- and its relevance to the world around us ford Retired Teachers Association, but also of with a common theme this summer; one Rock and the Rosebud Reservation in South that inspired greatness on the Oakwood wood community that he felt compelled to elucidate each time. the CT Retired Teachers Association and of of engagement, energy, curiosity, and a Dakota, to Peking University in Beijing, to football field carried over into Hap’s classes from 1949 to 1954. "One man's trash is another man's treasure" the Association of Teachers in Math in CT.” sense that our faculty and staff are all in! Wadgassen, Germany and Tbilisi in the Re- in advanced mathematics. Yosh’s quiet re- Hal was the Dean of Boys, taught mathemat- was especially true for Dad. He could turn public of Georgia. During their travels, our flection and a willingness to connect trans- ics and shop and coached boys’ athletics. anything into a work of art. He filled his On campus this summer, our faculty ran faculty presented research, attended con- lated into engaging work with prose and His tenure at Oakwood made a deep impres- house and yard with his sculptures, carvings, paintings, pottery, calligraphy and etchings. multiple programs, camps and workshops. ferences, drew inspiration, created art, and essays. Faculty from the late 60’s, like Bob sion on him, and he continued to support IN MEMORY Local middle school girls challenged them- built relationships. Their intellectual curios- Hidell, returned to celebrate reunion with the school through the Annual Fund and He made furniture and lights, soap holders selves during two weeks of science and ity coupled with an innate desire to connect his former students, now lifelong friends. visits to campus reunions over many years. and candle sconces. Autumn grasses, leaves, math (SAM) camp run by our math/science helps define our Oakwood community. Their rocks, twigs, flowers, sand, shells and even Helen Briggs Harper ’34 chair, Lacey Fredericks, and our community summer work translates directly into curricu- And such is the bond and power of an Oak- dead crabs from the beach were raw mate- November 4, 2017 outreach coordinator, Sue Cianfrani. Smaller lum and elevates the learning environment wood education. Something truly spiritual rials for his art. Dad particularly loved the budding scientists’ grades 2nd through 4th across the board. It draws upon a diversity occurs when the right mix of faculty who are natural and simplistic beauty of Japanese Marshall Sutton ’35 spent a week on campus engaged in every- of thought and reiterated the importance ‘all in’, who are engaged and who love their design. In retirement, he spent a year in Ja- November 17, 2017 thing from soldering LED “Harry Potter” light of a global perspective within education. work combine with a student body willing pan. Once home, he continued to eat every wands, to mummifying Gummy Bears. Julie and eager to be active learners. As is of- meal with chopsticks and he built a Japanese Joyce Benson Caswell ’43 Okoniewski, led the 16th year of the Summer Some of our faculty and staff bring with ten heard in class, one of the most important teahouse and rock garden in his back yard. December 12, 2017 Youth Advocacy Program (SYAP), engaging them this global perspective, others a local things to do is simply show up. We demand Birthday cards to his children and grandchil- regional youth in an immersive two-week knowledge of their Hudson Valley commu- of ourselves to be present in the moment dren were always hand-created, with a haiku Patricia Weaver Erne ’48 program focused on community engagement, nity. Some possess the ability to design and and to fully participate in the change we or poem as greeting; Christmas cards were April 5, 2018 social activism, and political advocacy. No construct patio decks, others the ability to wish to see. This serves us as well in al- original designs painted with Japanese brush less than eight local and state representatives install new kitchens and bathrooms, some gebra class as it does in the larger society. and ink and mailed for decades to family and Neva Nichols Strom ’49 joined the students on campus, in the city can inspire students through mathematics, friends. He loved any time his family gath- September 6, 2017 of Poughkeepsie and in Albany. On-campus the arts, language and sport, while others rel- So, as we embark on Oakwood’s 222nd year ered. No festivities really began until Dad faculty, Emily and Matthew Woolever, looked ish the smell of compost and coax heirloom and our 98th year on our Poughkeepsie First row: Hal Frazier, Ruth Craig, Anna had announced (at least once) how great it Charles Bergman ’50 was that we could all be together. The ar- no further than their front steps for inspira- basil and tomatoes to grow in our gardens. campus, I see a community committed to Atkinson; standing: Curtis Newlin, Bill February 25, 2018 rival of each and every family member was tion. Armed with a vision (and a healthy our mission, excited in our direction and Butterfield, Alfred Henderson dose of professional design and construction I feel blessed to work with colleagues who optimistic for what is possible. We continue to greeted with delight and joy and a declara- Elizabeth Schwartz Millane ’51 experience) they embarked on a multi-tiered inspire me daily. Each May, during Alumni envision and realize campus enhancements, tion of how proud he was of them. Mom and April 23, 2018 exterior deck project. This space set upon Weekend, I have the privilege of experienc- some modest and some transformative in In 1999, Chris sent this note to the alumni Dad spent summers at the family's cottage the concrete pad of a 1940’s era water tower, ing some of these faculty-student connec- scope. We continue our intentional work office: “When we arrived at Oakwood in on Cape Cod. He particularly cherished his Judith Grummon Nelson ’54 provides an exterior gathering, eating, and tions from a different perspective. Former inside and outside the classroom. And as we 1949, we were just out of college and had early morning walks on Corporation/Howes September 21, 2015 learning space for the girls of Newlin dorm. faculty like Hap Peelle and Yosh Sanbon- celebrate our victories, reflect upon lessons been married for one year. Now, 50 years Street Beach (another opportunity to meet matsu are remembered with equal parts learned, Oakwood continues to evolve, later, we still think back on our wonderful new people!) and the friends he made there. Nancy Maxwell Porter ’54 Other on-campus families tended to the nostalgia, humor and reverence. Qualities strengthen and grow as a community. years at Oakwood and all the friends we had August 17, 2018 four-season greenhouse and shared in the there – faculty, students and staff. We still Born in Youngstown, OH on July 15, 1924, bounty of thousands of tomatoes, bushels keep in touch with many of these people. he was the son of the late Calvin and Doro- Jeannette Phelps ’55 of basil, cucumbers, okra, eggplant, greens, An Oakwood Wedding We have been living in Avon, CT. for 30 thy Morande Frazier. Dad grew up speaking June 21, 2018 and much more. The approximately 70,000 years. Hal attends the West Hartford Quaker German in a large extended family. Summers Oakwood bees quietly buzzed about as well, Meeting – another result of the Oakwood during the Depression were happy times Iris Morowitz Wiley ’55 In the long history of Oakwood Friends School, September 12, 2017 darting between Willow, Red Maple, Tulip there are a number of multi-generational experience.” Chris passed away in 2016. for him as they were spent on the farm of trees and campus flowers producing our first families who call Oakwood their alma mater. relatives where there was enough food for Excerpts from Hal’s obituary follow: him and his sister. Dad never forgot what John Grummon ’56 batch of delicious campus honey. Meanwhile Among them is the Wauchope family who September 12, 2017 our maintenance staff continued a multi- trace their connection back six generations. it was like to grow up hungry. He was Se- “Dad loved engaging with people. He be- year facilities improvement campaign. This So it was with special delight that Oakwood nior Class President at Rayen High School lieved, "Every person has a story." At the Nancy Hopkins DeLano Peck ’62 summer, while maintaining the 55-acre welcomed the extended Wauchope family (Youngstown) where he received an Amos grocery store, at the doctor's office, and ev- August 6, 2018 campus, they helped with the redesign of a back to campus on June 23, 2018 to celebrate Josh Wauchope ’07 officiating at the wedding of Miller Scholarship to attend Oberlin College, erywhere he went, there were opportunities fully ADA compliant entrance to Craig dorm the marriage of Sarah Wauchope, class of his sister Sarah ’04 and Michael Gommbus in the the first in his family to go to college. Dad to talk to new people and learn where they Dorian Caster ’89 and an ambitious renovation of the Craig 2004, and Michael Gommbus. Congratulations Meeting Room on June 23, 2018. enlisted in 1941 in the Army Air Corps as a came from and what they did. Dad was never July 20, 2018 Dorm north wing bathrooms. The facilities and all best wishes for a long and joyful life! navigator bombardier with the rank of 2nd at a loss for words and no one ever walked Lieutenant. In 1945 he returned to Oberlin team was also inspired by (and listened to) society. The land they owned has long since away from our father a stranger. Many would where he met and married Christine Taylor Harold (Hal) Frazier our students as they installed four water bottle "Being at my daughter Sarah's wedding cere- passed into other’s hands, and there are few become lifelong friends. Dad saw beauty ev- in Oberlin's Fairchild Chapel in 1948. Dad March 4, 2018 filling stations in Reagan, Craig, Maintenance, mony in the meeting room gave me time to re- possessions left behind. Even the language erywhere and nearly everything in life could began his teaching career at The Oakwood Former Faculty and the Connor Gymnasium. These stations flect upon the relationship between Oakwood they spoke is gone. They would be strang- be (and was) traced back to the presence of Friends School in Poughkeepsie, NY, spark- have already saved the equivalent of over Friends School and my mother’s family, which ers to me. But there is a thread between us, mathematics. A branch on the tree was not ing a life-long commitment to Quakerism. In David Sanderson 25,000 bottles worth of plastic containers! has attended Oakwood for 6 generations. every single one of them attended the Oak- just a branch but rather an opportunity to 1954, he started teaching mathematics at Wil- April 3, 2018 wood Meeting. I believe they approved." marvel at the beauty inherent in the Fibonacci Former Faculty Equally inspiring, our faculty travelled ex- I was thinking of what I had in common with liam H. Hall High School in West Hartford, – Don Wauchope ’73 sequence. Likewise, the houses he designed tensively to areas as far-reaching as Standing them. They were farmers in a much simpler eventually becoming Math Department Chair. 14 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 3

2016 This summer Sage Altamirano and Sumayah Harell traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to visit classmate Nancy Maxwell Porter ’54 Welcome Ricci Scott Hands-On Learning Calvin Ngarambe and the family of Christian Rurangwa ’14. Worked to Revolutionize Higher Education Middle School Director Why don't birds break their eggs when they lay on them? Students are learning about Caroline Norfleet will be spending the fall semes- Nancy Porter, Oakwood class of 1954, died the structure of the eggshell and figuring ter at Peking University in Bejing, China study- peacefully at Hawthorne Gardens Senior keepsie from Brooklyn. I am a graduate of out ways to see how much weight they can ing Mandarin Chinese, Chinese history, contem- Living Community in Portland, Oregon, on Clark University in Worcester, MA. I have a put on 4 raw eggs. Nafisa Rashid and Abby porary Chinese literature, and Chinese women’s August 17, 2018. A beloved teacher who Master of Public Administration from Clark Tulloch currently in 11th grade held the studies. Best of luck! maintained lifelong friendships across the and a Master of Science in Education from school record with over 118 pounds. The United States, Nancy worked to revolution- Manhattan College. I have been in education current 7th grade class beat a four-year re- 2017 ize higher education, challenging hierar- for ten years in public, private and charter cord by getting 136.2 pounds on four raw Kudos to Alice Flanagan for her beautiful oil chies of gender, race, class, and sexuality schools around the city. I have worked with a eggs before breaking. Congratulations! painting inspired by Parkland, FL, student activist in course content and teaching methods. varied demographics of students as an assis- Emma Gonzalez. Oakwood students participated tant teacher, classroom teacher, Dean of Stu- in the March for Change in Albany on March 24th Born in Syracuse, NY, Nancy grew up on dents, and most recently, Director of Social to advocate for common sense gun laws. a small farm nearby. Recognizing her Emotional Learning at a small independent quick intelligence and determined to give school in Harlem. I have also worked as a Congratulations to Owen Sullivan who interned at their only child the best possible educa- training specialist with NY Children’s Services the Atlantic Theater Company during his summer tion, Nancy’s parents saved gas rationing and even found some time to go to culinary break from SUNY Purchase. coupons in order to drive her to kinder- school at the Institute of Culinary Education! garten during the war. Later they sent her Congratulations to Matthew Voorhees who was to Oakwood Friends School, a progressive In 1992, Nancy wrote to Oakwood: I have a strong belief in educating the whole included in Acknowledgments in Lizzie Niles: A boarding school in Poughkeepsie, NY. In “I once published an article on liberat- child, paying equal attention to their so- Quaker Life in West Oneonta by Rena R. Corey. 1958, Nancy graduated with a BA in English ing teaching. In it I described Yosh San- cial, emotional, and academic growth – es- The author thanked Matthew as Oakwood stu- from Mr. Holyoke College. On the strength bonmatsu’s handling of the creative writ- sentially preparing them to be impactful dent archivist for forwarding school data, historic of her achievements, she was awarded a ing and world literature class (where school images, and diligent research in response and positive community members regard- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to attend Yale some of us found our voices) as an ex- less of where their paths lead. I also value to her inquiries. The subject of Ms. Corey’s book, University. In 1960, she received a Master ample of a pedagogy that empowers stu- Hello all! My name is Ricci Scott and I am strong and clear communication with fami- Structure of an Egg Lizzie Niles, was a member of the graduating of Arts in English from Yale. While at Yale, dents. I also gave Oakwood credit for lies and students, ever seeking to develop class of 1864 of Oakwood’s predecessor school in Nancy met Roger Porter; they were married very excited to be joining the Oakwood performing its Quakerism in accepting an meaningful relationships and strong bonds. Donning hip-waders, the students venture Union Springs, registered as Oakwood Seminary in 1961 and moved to Portland, Oregon, family as Middle School Director! My ar- interracial and international student body. into the tributary waters by Mills-Norrie State with the NYS Board of Regents in 1860. Lizzie where Nancy taught at Lewis and Clark rival on campus has been filled with un- ending warm wishes and I can hardly I am excited to positively contribute to the al- Park in Staatsburg to take part in the glass referred to the school as Oakwood in her diaries. College and Roger accepted a position at I am now aware that a key element of wait to work with you and your children ready impressive Middle School culture and eel count. Glass eels are the juvenile form Reed College. Although the marriage dis- honoring diversity - reflection of minor- throughout the course of their time here. traditions and I look forward to collaborat- of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) which 2018 solved by mutual accord in 1968, Nancy ity group history, literature, and art in the ing to enhance the connection between the is a migratory fish that is born in the Atlan- Many thanks to Aminah (Mimi) Taariq and Nai’lah and Roger maintained a close friendship. curriculum – was not to come to Oak- Middle and Upper Schools at Oakwood. I tic Ocean and enters North American tribu- Taariq for working with Oakwood’s two week, wood until a number of student genera- I would like to share a bit about me. I was summer youth advocacy program, Voices of To- In 1966, Nancy joined the faculty of the Eng- tions had passed. Nonetheless, the vision raised in New York City and come to Pough- think this will be a wonderful school year. taries. They leave these tributaries only to morrow Empowered (VOTE). As former partici- lish Department at Portland State University. of possibility that developed from hav- return to lay their eggs (at the end of their pants in the program they brought their unique Four years later, she collaborated with two ing friends and classmates from different life) back in the Atlantic. The species is in perspective and Mimi led participants in a bench other faculty members and several students racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds decline over much of its range, and base- building project she started in her Leadership to establish the Women’s Studies program, has sustained me. Is that my privileged line studies of migrations are crucial for class at Oakwood. Nai’lah is pictured below with one of the first in the country and a project and privileging WASP memory speaking? management. Oakwood students from both a $1000 donation check the program received that remained dear to her heart. This work the middle and upper school serve as citi- from the Poughkeepsie chapter of the Awesome led her to a long connection with The Femi- I’ve been teaching for 32 years and am Hudson Data Literacy Project zen scientists throughout the spring as they Foundation. nist Press, founded in 1970 in New York to a professor of literature and women’s complete their glass eel count each week. bring to the public women’s writings that had studies at Portland State University. I’ve been lost or forgotten. For ten years, Nancy been married and divorced, am child- in the classroom. Along with her team that edited the Women’s Studies Quarterly, the less, and have been living in partnership included Carey Institute educators, she was pre-eminent journal, published by The Femi- with another woman for some 20 years.” required to submit a final product for use in nist Press, in which scholars debated and re- the Hudson Data Jam competition. Last year, imagined education from women’s perspec- We are deeply grateful to Nancy Maxwell participants received training in Hudson tives. Students at Portland State flocked to her Porter for her leadership support of Oakwood River ecology and data analysis and collab- courses, honored to be treated as co-learn- Friends School throughout her adult life. oratively developed inquiry-based curricula. ers and excited by materials that expanded the boundaries of literary studies. (Excerpts This summer the focus of the project shifted from obituary published in Oregon Live.) to socio-ecological data to explore the con- nections between humans and the environ- Oak Leaves ment. Miriam and fellow teachers studied Friends & Faculty News topics such as human impact on the environ- Congratulations to Will & Sara Bussert & big sister Congratulations to Simon and Jodi Allen Culley on Summer 2018 Amelia on the birth of Lucy Bussert on March 14, 2018 the birth of their son Oliver on April 16, 2018. Middle School science teacher Miriam Straus ment, land use, resource management, environmental justice, perceptions of the envi- ELAINE MILES enhanced her skills this summer through the Director of Development & Alumni Affairs Hudson Curriculum Developer Fellowship ronment, and environmental policy. Miriam’s hosted by the Carey Institute of Ecosystem project examined how our carbon footprint is Studies in Millbrook, NY. With other highly increasing while local farms are decreasing. JULIE OKONIEWSKI motivated middle and high school teach- The Hudson Data Literacy Project is based Associate Director of Development & ers, Miriam participated in a 5-day work- on the idea that sound decisions and poli- Alumni Affairs shop for the 2nd year with the purpose of cies that will protect vital ecosystems re- WENDY GIANGRASSO developing a socio-ecological dataset or quire a citizenry that can apply science Assistant Director of Development & Data Lab lesson materials to be pilot tested to important environmental issues. Alumni Affairs Middle Schoolers Sami Superville, Aaralyn Gravagna and Ian Matkin ready for the eel count 4 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 13

very learned and stimulating environment. Laura teaching all fall in a middle school class here in and her husband Numa, a retired professor of the Bitterroot Valley. After the completion of the Sports neuropathology at Northwestern Medical School, program in December I'll be a certified secondary By: Charlie Butts, Athletic Director have been married for 31 years and are the proud English teacher (grades 6-12) here in Montana. parents of non-identical twin sons who are rising I am debating going back for my doctorate and The senior year at Oakwood Friends is al- high school seniors interested in pursuing college the professor route eventually, but I'll be teaching ways a busy one. Our students are in the paths in STEM and music. secondary public school to start. My incredible highest level classes and they’re spending English teachers at Oakwood sparked my love lots of time in the college application process. 1986 of the subject, which I went on to study at SUNY Each day of all three terms, after classes are Abigail Golden-Vazquez – I am thrilled to have my Oneonta where I received my Bachelors. It has over, they also have to take an interscholas- dad, Eric Golden ’57 living just 7 blocks from my been a wonderful journey :) tic or life sport. One of the three terms must home in DC. We are enjoying having him at our 2008 be an interscholastic team sport and the time son Gabriel’s soccer and baseball games as much commitment for these extends to weekend Sarah Thrall – Excited to be the General Manager as he is enjoying attending them. Shout out to of the Lexington Kentucky Philharmonic. as well. Despite these time demands, five classes of ’85 & ’86. Enjoyed Mel Russo’s 50th of our seniors played on an interscholastic last year and seeing many class of ’85 friends and team all three terms. How much time are we enjoyed Mel coming for my 50th in March. talking about? Combined, these five played Congratulations to Angela Cuneo on her recent engagement to Dominick Luongo! in 230 separate contests with other schools 1992 and had over 400 practices. So, here’s a Will Bussert, Chad Cianfrani and Chris Ishimwe ’18 in Faculty-Student Soccer game Congratulations to Julia Wilson, a chiropractor in brief snapshot of their senior year athlet- Kingston, NY, who recently graduated from the ics. Most of the words that follow are from team, and we only wished she had started player and a major asset to the team's de- Good Work Institute Program in the Hudson Val- their coaches and I appreciate their input. playing earlier. Ana wrapped up her senior fensive line. In GV basketball, Shai was a ley. GWI is a 6 month fellowship program that Mariah with her mother, Peggy Lewis, on a recent year in varsity softball and her improve- dominating post presence on both the offen- connects a network of community members to visit to Oakwood. Matt Rodriguez was a ment over three years was outstanding. As sive and defensive ends. She was a league work collaboratively on creative solutions to four year senior and a senior, she led the team in batting and and New England all-star many times and challenges in their towns. Julia is pictured below Dan Schwarz and his mom Cathy Comins met up played on a team all could play almost any position, but more her hard work and dedication will be tough (right) with Oakwood’s Associate Director of De- with Development and Alumni office staff mem- except one term. This importantly, she was a true leader who was to replace. There’s also more info on Shai velopment and Alumni Affairs, Julie Okoniewski, ber Julie Okoniewski and her son Sam on Cape past fall, he played always helping her teammates improve. in the next paragraph. In the spring, Shai who also completed the fellowship program. Cod in July. varsity soccer and decided to give GV tennis a try. Even though he was always will- During his three years it was her first time ever learning the sport, ing to compete and at OFS, Chris Ishimwe she gave it her all and quickly became one play hard, never shy- played on a team all of the higher ranking players on the team. Angela and Dominick with their son Leo at his ing away from a hard but one term. In the She was an excellent doubles partner and first birthday party. tackle. When he did fall, he was one of won many matches throughout the season. put in a hard tackle the BV soccer cap- Matt always finished tains and was a well In terms of being Sunita Graham took part in a service learning trip with a sincere apol- rounded player. committed to team to Palestine and Israel with her sister this summer ogy and an extended hand to help the other Along with Matt, their sports, Briana Uket at Ramallah Friends School with a group from player up. What will be most missed about positive contributions was at the top of the Friends United Meeting. She is pictured (be- Matt is his ability to work hard but at the on and off the field list. She played on a low right) in Jerusalem and painting at Ramallah same time have fun. In the winter, he played were a huge part in team all three terms Friends School. JV basketball. His positivity and grounded the team receiving for her entire four Ho Chul Shin is currently studying International support towards his fellow teammates was the David Coughlin years at Oakwood. In Relations at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishi- admirable and very much appreciated. His Sportsmanship Award which is the highest the fall, she brought 2006 nomiya, Japan. defensive efforts and dedication to improv- honor in Western New England soccer. In her immense athletic Jesse Doherty-Vinicor and Andrea Onstot were ing his offensive game were also notable at- BV basketball, Chris was also the team cap- talent to the GV vol- married on June 2, 2018. Molly Doherty-Vinicor 2010 tributes. For spring, Matt was a great addition tain, but unfortunately missed time due to a leyball team. Her pas- ’08, Jesse's sister, served as best man. Frank Mc- Akila (Manon) Bailly – Graduated with honors to the varsity ultimate squad. His humor kept knee injury. This left us without his leader- sion and leadership Ginnis ’04 was the Emcee for the reception and from Fordham University with Masters in Social us laughing on the sidelines and his great ship and positive example on and off the was rewarded with Oakwood's best record a member of the wedding band. Among many Work. Manon has accepted a position of Psycho- catches pulled in more than a few points. court, but he came back late in the season in many years and we just missed making the Oakwood alums in attendance were Zack Diaz therapist at Astor Family Services, Bronx, NY. to lead us to victory in the first round of the New England tournament for the first time. ’07, Zoya Diaz ’10, Theo Cote ’06, Noah Shuster Ana Alexander was HVAL playoffs. In the spring, Chris brought In the winter, along with Shai, Briana gave ’06, Phil Schoettle-Greene ’06, Katie Chandler ’06, at Oakwood Friends height and strength to both our offense and us another dominating presence for four and Anna Hafner ’05. for three years and defense in varsity ultimate. He was a favor- years of GV basketball. Despite not being in her first two, her ite target in the end-zone. It should also be the tallest, she was the best rebounder in the only team sport was noted that Chris was also our school clerk, league, and her scoring increased each year. softball. She joined so add that role to his many commitments. She too was a many time league and New the girls varsity soc- England all-star. Shai and Briana ended their cer team for the first Shai Black Bird was a basketball careers with a combined record of time as a senior and four year senior, and 55-22, with two HVAL championships, and her athleticism and like Matt, played on a three New England tournament appearanc- coachability helped team all but one term. es. Briana closed out her athletic endeavors her swiftly climb the She was an integral with varsity ultimate in the spring. Despite 2013 ranks to play as our part of the GV soccer playing only one term previously, her speed Congratulations to Heather Stratica who earned starting sweeper. team all four seasons and competitive nature landed her a starting 2009 her Master's in Biomedical Engineering in May Though she was a beginner to the game, she and was always will- position, and she helped us win many games 2007 from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In June, she learned quickly and was easily one of the ing to step up and and a second place finish in the league. Mariah Lewis Purcell – Everything is wonderful Miranda Ruckdeschel and Matthew Lee were mar- out here in the Bitterroot Valley. The mountains began work as a Quality Assurance Test Engineer strongest players each game. In the winter, take on any position ried in August. Daughter Madison was a member at DEKA Research & Development. she joined the JV basketball team having on the field, includ- The dedication of these senior student ath- are snow-packed and gorgeous, the rivers are of the wedding party. bursting at the seams, and the valley is slowly never played basketball before. She picked ing keeper, stopper, letes will be tough to replace. The good news 2014 up the sport very quickly and brought a sig- sweeper, and center is that they were positive role models who thawing out. I'm actually finishing up my Masters in Education here at the University of Montana Gabe Ryan is in his senior year at Muskingum Uni- nificant amount of leadership to the team. It midfield. She was certainly left their stamp on those to follow. versity. Still playing that wonderful harmonica at was wonderful to have her as a part of the a strong, aggressive, fearless, and skillful in the Curriculum & Instruction program. I am finishing up classes now, and then I'll be student open mikes and other gigs. 12 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 5 Class Notes Arts Beyond the Classroom was able to travel with Shai and her family Music Visual Arts in her homelands was deeply rewarding.” Visual Arts teacher, Lizzie Meyer, travelled Lizzie holds a BA from Brown University in to South Dakota this summer while Visual Arts and Religious Studies, a Post- working on her project: Each Day, Water: Baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Arts from A Monument for the Water Protectors of Maryland Institute College of Art, and an MFA 1948 1964 Standing Rock which will be presented in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase College. Irene Nemes Csordas celebrated her 70th reunion Olga Kahn – It's been a very busy summer with at Art Centro in Poughkeepsie from Her classes at Oakwood include ceramics, at Oakwood with her son Gabor Csordas '68 who preparing for an eventual move in 2020 to a con- October 2nd to 27th. The project is Lizzie’s drawing & painting, portfolio development, celebrated his 50th. do in downtown Wellfleet. Anyone interested response to three interwoven crises: the animation, video and performance in buying my year-round house in the woods of water crisis of industrial pollution and art, sculpture and art in nature. Wellfleet, MA should get in touch with me; but waste from fossil-fuel extraction practices it won't be available until Feb 2020. (It's a long and pipelines; climate change due to story.) [email protected] global fossil economies; and the persistent “What I like best is the student - teacher ongoing forms of violence that indigenous 1968 people face. This project aims to celebrate relationship. Oakwood teachers taught me to Genevieve Greene Bartholomew – I have retired indigenous resistance to these forms of become more confident in my studies and not from teaching high school and college history. violence; the indigenous sovereignty and to be shy of asking for help. It's an honor to be leadership necessary for restoring balance 1957 Since losing my husband three years ago, I have Ted Messerschmidt conducting a part of this community. I don't think I would John McDonald – Note to students and teachers: filled my time with my five grandsons, traveling in this world; and to foster constructive ally- “Be good to yourselves as you are good to oth- and quilting. consciousness among non-native people. be able to find another as open-minded and ers.” Oakwood’s Music Director Ted The exhibition will show 365 porcelain thoughtful as this one.” Ellen Lewis – I’ve been living in Northern NJ for Messerschmidt travelled abroad this vessels that Lizzie created, each symbolizing 1952 1959 the past ten years. In 1966 I went on a teen tour summer to present at two international one day of the solar year and filled with Lisandro Chihuahua ’17 Charles Lane – Marga and I are enjoying the early Dee Andrews Richardson – Still working part time to Europe, along with Linda Warren, and that was conferences. In July, he attended The water from the Missouri and Cannonball signs of spring here in Lancaster County, PA. We at Winterthur Museum. the impetus for many overseas trips for the last International Society for Music Education Rivers at Standing Rock. The show will will miss alumni day this year, and send greetings 50 years. Unfortunately, I will miss my 50th class (ISME) Community Music Conference in include songs and stories of water protectors, and best wishes to the class of 1952 and to the 1961 reunion this year because I’ll be in the Balkans. Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia where a screening of films about Standing Rock, Theater faculty and staff of the school, and, of course, to Toby Sitomer Hazel – I still live in Paradise after My contact info is [email protected]. he presented his dissertation research and a traditional water ceremony on all the other classes. We are working in our area all these years. From The Big Island of Hawai‘i on music education in prisons: How October 27th in which participants will On May 18th & 19th, Oakwood students for peace, justice and understanding, in the face (FBI) we live under the grace of the fire goddess, Joyce Tuttle Ollman – Peter & I (and dachshund) hearing prison ensembles perform, or walk from the gallery to the Hudson River presented “You’re A Good Man Charlie of very serious domestic and world situations. Pele and a couple of years ago she almost cut our have now lived 8 years in beautiful Ashland, Or- performing with them, directly affects to release water back into the Hudson. Brown” based on the comic strip “Peanuts” town of Pahoa in half. During this time I returned egon. Both retired, we enjoy hikes, road biking, attitudes toward the prison population. by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and 1953 to Poughkeepsie to caretake my mother and touring the beautiful vineyard countryside, trips lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue Nina Lawford-Juviler – Sorry to have missed alum- wrote a book called, “The Lost Diary of Pocahon- to the Pacific Coast, and exploring the natural At the biannual conference of the by Michael Mayer; additional music and ni weekend- one of my grandsons was graduat- tas, A Year in England 1616-1617” which is now riches offered in nature. We may move back to Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The production ing from Tufts. Retired from Editor-in-Chief/Art available on Amazon. At my age to write histori- New England to finish out our last decade(s) with und Förderung der Blasmusik in was directed by Melissa Matthews with Director & Layout Design for Kaatskill Life, a re- cal fiction was a challenge but when Pocahontas family we left behind. We’ll soon bid a fond fare- Wadgassen, Germany, Ted presented a music director Ted Messerschmidt. gional magazine for the Catskill area – however, contacted me on her upcoming 400th anniversary well to my dad, Dean Tuttle, who is 108 years old research paper on Jaques Derrida, a French I am still a consultant as the magazine continues to investigate her murder, I felt duty bound to & has lived in central PA for 30 years! Love & re- Algerian-born philosopher best known for In honor of the play’s 50th anniversary, on-line. I’m hoping to return to silk screening respond. Any Readers interested, please let me grets to those I’ve missed during our busy years. developing a form of analysis known as this revised version of “You’re a Good Man though flower gardens keep me busy. We spend know how you liked it! deconstruction, and James Last, a German Charlie Brown” is a fresh approach to the all- 5 months at Donald’s citrus grove working and 1969 composer and big band leader of the James time 1967 classic. Sally Brown joins Charlie planting 60+ pomegranates. Dewey Webster will serve as assistant guide on an Chuck Schwartz – Things could be better, but I Last Orchestra. The subject: How we Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, and Snoopy art & garden tour in Japan in May 2019. Join him: will try to stay on course. Religion is very im- impose hierarchies among musical genres. in this charming revue of vignettes and 1956 https://japansgtours.com/about portant. Science is critical, though. We now have songs. Two new songs, “Beethoven Day” Susan Deane-Miller – Album out soon! My son an anti-science President – this could spell doom. Ted spoke to Oakwood faculty about his and “My New Philosophy,” have been added experience:“"Attending two conferences Lizzie Meyer and Shai Black Bird ’18 to the twelve numbers from the original Deane is at Sonic Lounge Studios today! Final 1962 in South Dakota mixes for Mother and Child Reunion underway! Congratulations to Carole Darden-Lloyd and her 1973 this summer gave me the chance to version, which include “My Blanket and sister Norma Jean Darden on the selection by Amazing profile of Brandon Ross in JazzTimes. exchange knowledge and experiences Me,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Molly Lynn Watt – Dan and I are thrilled to be Southern Living of their 1978 book "Spoonbread Brandon is described as a post-modern guitar with other music educators. It's important During the trip, Lizzie had the opportunity Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.” leading our fifth take-your-uke-on-vacation week & Strawberry Wine: Recipes & Reminiscences of hero. Barrett Nnoka tells us he doesn't recall see- to stay on top of new developments in to spend time with Shai Black Bird ’18 in at the World Fellowship Center in the White a Family" as one of the 100 best cookbooks ever ing Brandon on campus without his guitar. my field, and I'm grateful to have had her home in South Dakota where they Mountains of New Hampshire. Spend one to written! the opportunity to discuss best practices hiked Black Elk Peak, the highest natural seven days singing and strumming and canoeing 1976 with other teachers from around the point in the state. After the trip, Lizzie with progressive minded campers, sharing simple 1963 Congratulations to Sean Smith who released a globe. I can't wait to share my new reflected: “I think it is important that my art family style meals of organic local ingredients, Linda Connor – Marty Sutton (now Harrison), a new album recently. "Pick of the Literal" is a DIY knowledge with my students at Oakwood." students see the example in their faculty of board games, political lectures, naps and hikes. former roommate, had a great get together here digital album of traditional songs featuring the a working artist who is addressing pressing Included is a children’s fellowship program. in California. We found so many good times to guitar. Enjoy: https://seantsmith.bandcamp.com/ Ted, who has been at Oakwood since social concerns through their creative remember and laugh about. album/pick-of-the-literal 2013, holds a B.A. in German Literature engagement. When this process is rooted David White – Still living in Houston, playing ten- and Music from the College of William in caring relationships, it is even more nis and rooting for the Astros. Visited with my Joan Grishman – Many years ago my sister Linda 1977 and Mary and an M.M. in Composition powerful. In doing this project it meant brother Richard White ’52 and nephew Chris in taught ceramics at Oakwood during the summer Laura Gottardi-Littell is an ordained Episcopal from George Mason University. He everything to me that one of our students Juneau, Alaska, in July. Caught a 20 pound King program. My father, Kurt, conducted “West Side priest working as Chaplain and Director of Pas- received his doctorate in music education at Oakwood who I knew and worked salmon. Story” with students and Hudson Valley Philhar- toral Care for a continuing-care retirement com- through Boston University. He is also the closely with over the course of her four monic Orchestra members at the school. In May, munity in Chicago. Many of the residents of this Orchestra Director at Marist College where years here – came from this region and her he has served as the Associate Director of family and culture are directly affected by the Bardavon sponsored a wonderful memorial community are graduates or professors emeritus Rose Kilby ‘19 and Claudia Sicherman ’18. Bands and taught music history courses. these pipeline struggles. And the fact that I for my Dad and we included the history of the of the University of Chicago, so this makes for a Photo courtesy of Michael Gallo Farrell. Philharmonic since 1938. 6 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 11

only lasting for that day; and at 1:00 pm Seven Years at Oakwood Friends School after I had my lunch under the tent I went Distinguished Alumni Award back to not thinking much of graduation. Oakwood Friends School, May 19, 2018 By: Catie Colvson-Bucher ’18 Today it is my privilege to honor the Taylor Art and Jeannie, are two of Aaron Lane’s sev- For the past seven I remember filing into line and walking down That all changed this year. I'm a senior now siblings, J. Arthur Taylor, class of 1950, and en great-grandchildren who attended Oak- years I have called toward the graduation tree and not having and am faced with the daunting task of writ- Jeannie Taylor Hartwig, class of 1952. This is wood. Following in the family tradition of Oakwood Friends the slightest idea of what was going on. This ing the same speech that I had slept and cried our first sibling award here at Oakwood, but service, Art was a member of the Oakwood my school and my confusion lasted through 7th grade and af- through in previous years, to keep myself Art and Jeannie are singular in their family board for many years, as was his brother- community and terwards I began to see it as another com- from crying while standing at that podium history and deep attachment to the school. in-law Art Hartwig, an honorary Oakwood during those years munity meeting which I had to sit through and dealing with saying goodbye to people In fact, their family connection goes back alumnus. In all, the extended family served I have seen teach- without squirming or talking; and although I who shaped me into the person that I am to Aaron H. Lane, their great-grandfather on the board for an astounding 99 years. ers and administra- admit that I liked watching cool seniors talk- today. When looking back at my past seven on their mother’s side, who was instrumen- tors come and go, ing about their time at oakwood, I did not years at this school, I realize that the thing tal in bringing Oakwood to its Poughkeep- Art and Jeannie grew up right here in King- buildings being really care about it. I had that same mentality that I will probably miss most about Oak- sie campus back in 1920, almost 100 years wood Park with parents who were deeply Jean Taylor Hartwig '52 and renovated, a new until my junior year. Graduation in 2017 was wood is graduation, having to sit with all your ago. Aaron served as the first president of the engaged in the larger community. John be- J. Arthur Taylor '50 beautiful porch, the first time I had ever felt any real emo- peers and teachers in rain or shine, whether Oakwood board on this site until his death in came a prominent banker in Poughkeepsie many community tion. I cried; I had made so many friends, you like it or not. What I’m probably going to 1927, followed by his son John who served as and both he and Emily were active members ing friendships. As classmate Roger Bullard meetings and meet- and I could not bear to see them go. The miss most is having the privilege to sit in one president from 1927 until his death in 1949. of Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting and volun- recalls, “Jeannie’s quiet, deeply centered spir- ings for worship idea of having to let go of so many people collective space with the entire Oakwood Among John’s many legacies are the beautiful teered with many other local organizations. itual faith was a stabilizing influence on all of (most of which I was awake for), and seven that I cared about and loved was scary, but community. It’s really special to me. Catie is Schwedler maple trees lining our main drive Art and Jeannie followed their example as ac- us. Her quiet confidence drew others to her, graduations. At the end of my first year here even then, that mindset was momentary, now a freshman at Arizona State University that John donated in 1934 and we still enjoy tive members of their school community. Art they took her lead and by her example she today. In dedicating the yearbook to John, the was president of his senior class, active in was recognized as the leader of “our gang.” class of 1950 wrote: “No one will ever know sports and the arts, playing football, baseball the full extent of love, devotion, effort and and basketball, participating in class plays Art Taylor and Jean Hartwig have remained Philosophy Education Around the World time he so graciously gave our community.” and festivals, a member of the music appre- devoted to their Oakwood family, and pas- ciation club and social committee. Jeannie sionate about Quaker education. We are The same can be said of the entire Lane- was vice president of her junior class and sec- deeply grateful to you both for your loyal- Taylor family. John Lane’s daughter Emily, retary for freshman, sophomore and senior ty, friendship, and kind guidance as we all class of 1923, met John E. Taylor, Oak- classes. She was also an athlete, playing soft- work together to further Oakwood’s mission. wood’s business manager, while she was ball, basketball and field hockey in addition Today, I am honored to present you with teaching Latin here after college. The rest, as to cheerleading and involvement with student our Distinguished Alumni Award for 2018. they say, is history. John Taylor and Emily council, glee club and French club. They en- Class of 2018 Lane were married in 1930. Their children, joyed their time at Oakwood and made last- Chad Cianfrani, Head of School at College:

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association Arizona State University Oakwood Friends School, Saturday, May 19, 2018 Bard College Silan Li ’10, Gina Liang ’09, Zheiwei Wang ’20, Yuchen Feng ’16, Monique Wu ’16 with Najah Muhammad balance of the last 12 quarters to determine al alumni gatherings this year: Nancy and Bennington College ’10, president of the the distribution of each Fund. For the 2018- Art Saltford ’52 in Washington, D.C. Peter Stephen Miller in China. Boston University Alumni Association, 19 school year, the distribution from the Ruth Richmond and Beth Porter ’87 in Newton, Oakwood’s Philosophy teacher and Humani- “Evening Philosophy Series for the Oakwood Clark University opened the meeting Craig Fund will be approximately $25,823. MA. Additional gatherings and service days ties Chair, Stephen Miller, participated in the Friends School Community” launched in Dutchess Community College with silent worship. were hosted by the Young Alumni Commit- 24th World Congress of Philosophy at the 2015. Topics included: Who Am I? Philosophy Goucher College She welcomed alum- The slate of candidates for officers of the tee in New Paltz, NY, and New York City. University of Peking in August. The theme of Personal Identity; How Do Words Work? On Guilford College ni and guests and Alumni Council was presented and ap- She also recognized Rabbi Jason Kimelman- of the week-long event was “Learning to the Philosophy of Language; and On the Ba- thanked everyone proved: Najah Muhammad ’10, president, Block ’90 who presented the Dash Davis Indiana University at Bloomington Be Human” and included a focus on teach- nality of Evil and Evil in Human Nature. Last for their attendance. Myra Koutzen ’70, treasurer, Rita James ’52, Gleiter Lecture on Social Justice; physicist Millikin University ing philosophy and ethics at the high school year, a new element was introduced in the se- secretary. Council members were also ap- Paul Grant ’53 who presented the Herzog Mount Holyoke College level. The conference hosted approximately ries, inviting alumni from around the country Najah asked for and received approval of proved: Deborah Scheer ’46, Henry Brecher Science Lecture, and ceramicist Jonathan 8000 attendees from more than 140 countries. and around the world to participate virtually. New York City College of Technology the minutes of the Annual Meeting of May ’51, Ben Dent ’53, Janet Tenney ’67, Chris- Kaplan ’68 who presented the Arts Lecture. New York University 13, 2017. She introduced Rita James ‘52 topher Ware ’89, Loren Talbot ’91, Jessica She also acknowledged the panel of young Stephen presented his paper, “Undoing Bad While in China this summer, Stephen had Parsons School of Design who presented the Treasurer’s report on be- Kimelman ’93, Rebecca Gnessin ’01, Caro- alumni who participated in winter reunion: Habits: Pre-college Philosophy in the USA,” the opportunity to re-connect with Oak- Quinnipiac University half of Myra Koutzen ’70. As of March 31, line Brevetti ’07 and Nick Currie ’07. Na- Beau Duval ’16, University of Vermont, So- which enumerated some of the challenges wood graduates , , 2018, the value of the Ruth Craig Scholar- Gina Liang ’09 Silan Li ’10 Rutgers University jah also recognized alumni serving on the phie Poux ’17, Smith College, Owen Sulli- facing American pre-college philosophy and , and . They ship Fund was $508,149.43. The net value Monique Wu’16 Yuchen Feng ’16 Smith College Board of Managers: Henry Brecher ’51, van ’17, SUNY Purchase, Mimi Taariq ’17, suggested strategies going forward. He also all reported missing Oakwood very much. of the Fund has increased $9,579.00 or 1.9% St. Cloud State University Patrick Crowley ’50, Jessica Kimelman ’93, Cornell University, and Alex Weinraub ’17, joined a roundtable discussion on “A Commu- Stephen commented: “The open dialogue in the past year. The value of the Fund on Beth Porter ’87, Loren Talbot ’91, Eric Wohl- Hampshire College, and two young alums nity of Ethics teachers in Europe” which inves- they experienced at Oakwood continues to St. John's University June 30, 2017 was $498,569.75. There was forth ’50. Special recognition was given to who worked with Oakwood students: Jackie tigated a recent collaborative program several inform their views and has prompted them SUNY Delhi a change in value of the Fund with a total Ralph Skeels ’60 who is completing nine Jin ’16, Boston University, who ran hands- countries in Europe have begun. Some coun- to explore opportunities outside of the work SUNY New Paltz increase of $33,693 (+6.8%) attributable to years of service on the Board, and to Li on workshops in engineering with middle tries like Luxembourg and Croatia already world ranging from Art History to Psychology. SUNY Polytechnic Institute capital gains and three donations for a to- Guo ’07 who is beginning his first term in schoolers and freshman; and Clara Wilkin- have extensive, state-funded programs in pre- tal of $900. There was one distribution of University at Buffalo July. It was noted that the Alumni Associa- son ’11 who gave a presentation about college philosophy which cover a wide range Stephen also spent time with Zhei- $25,014.00 paid to Oakwood Friends School University of California, Davis tion has been in existence for 120 years. her work in Zambia with the Peace Corps. of grade levels. Stephen was invited to offer wei Wang, class of 2020, at his home in to be used for scholarships. The amount was University of Delaware Najah introduced head of school, Chad perspective on Ethics education in the United Chengde where he enjoyed the wonder- determined by the formula agreed to at the University of Houston Najah thanked alumni for the many ways Cianfrani who presented the Distinguished States. Stephen also spoke about the national ful hospitality of Zheiwei’s family includ- 2017 meeting of the Alumni Association. they support the school. She encouraged Alumni Award to J. Arthur Taylor ’50 and role of the Philosophy Learning and Teach- ing an amazing array of local specialties, University of Massachusetts, Lowell all those who have not yet made a gift to Jean Taylor Hartwig ’52. He also recognized ing Organization (PLATO), where Stephen and the chance to explore the Great Wall, University of Pittsburgh The Ruth Craig Scholarship Fund is managed the Annual Fund to do so. She reported the 70th, 60th, 50th, and 25th reunion class- serves as Treasurer on the Executive Com- the Summer Palace and Puning Temple. Virginia State University by Halsey & Associates, the firm that man- that the new mentoring program has prov- es and reviewed the schedule of the day. mittee and Chair of the Education Committee. ages all of Oakwood’s endowed funds. The en of great value. She recognized those Stephen is excited about returning to Trustees set the policy of taking 5% of the who have opened their homes for region- The meeting closed with silent worship. Back at Oakwood, Stephen continued the China for future alumni gatherings. 8 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 9 Alumni Weekend 2018

Class of 1948 Irene Nemes Csordas, Tom Renouf, Janet Deuell Merritt, Marian Amsen Finch Class of 1983 and friends Class of 1988 and friends Ian Richards ’84, Erik Nelson ’82, Jen Platt Hopkins, Chris Hough, Laura Fast Smith ’87, Justin Brown ’86, Stephen Brentari ’87, Class of 1950 - 1955 Prabal Lunavat ’84, Oona Younger Edgard Jaude ’87, Annette Engler ’87, Cherise Brisbon ’88, Allen Cooper ’55, Jean Taylor Hartwig ’52, Arthur Hartwig, J. Arthur Arthur Smith ’87 Taylor ’50, Rita Muckenhoupt James ’52, (sitting) Bill Homans ’51

Class of 1958 Jonathan Flaccus, Carolyn Stark, Debbie Stone

Class of 1963 and friends (right) Barbara Richmond Mates, Mary Hershberger Santos-Neves, Betheda Rosenfeld Shuman, Joan Grishman, Ed Hershberger ’60, Ralph Skeels ’60, Jesse Rieber Class of 1993 and friends Class of 1998 Sarah Braun Hamilton ’93 (with son Zeke), Julia Wilson ’92, Romy Lili Toutounas, Jordan Richmond, Cici Shattler Bustamante ’91, Charlie Butts

“Through it all, Oakwood’s community of acceptance and challenge, the expectation of spiritual and educational accountability, laid a foundation that has proved enduring. Thank you Oakwood! – Barbara Pelton Lindley ’68

Class of 1968: 50th Reunion Class of 2008 2nd Row: Chuck Turner, Gabe Csordas, Joel Erlitz, Linda Thomas, Andy Schlossberg, Wendy Germain ’69, Jack Jennings Imani Schectman, Angela Cuneo, Zach Federbush Front row: Shelley Raker Pick, Jonathan Kaplan, Barbara Pelton Lindley, Susan Gordon Israel, Sara Simkowitz, Holly Sturges, Sally Seitz

8 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 9 Alumni Weekend 2018

Class of 1958 Jonathan Flaccus, Carolyn Stark, Debbie Stone

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Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association Arizona State University Oakwood Friends School, Saturday, May 19, 2018 Bard College Silan Li ’10, Gina Liang ’09, Zheiwei Wang ’20, Yuchen Feng ’16, Monique Wu ’16 with Najah Muhammad balance of the last 12 quarters to determine al alumni gatherings this year: Nancy and Bennington College ’10, president of the the distribution of each Fund. For the 2018- Art Saltford ’52 in Washington, D.C. Peter Stephen Miller in China. Boston University Alumni Association, 19 school year, the distribution from the Ruth Richmond and Beth Porter ’87 in Newton, Oakwood’s Philosophy teacher and Humani- “Evening Philosophy Series for the Oakwood Clark University opened the meeting Craig Fund will be approximately $25,823. MA. Additional gatherings and service days ties Chair, Stephen Miller, participated in the Friends School Community” launched in Dutchess Community College with silent worship. were hosted by the Young Alumni Commit- 24th World Congress of Philosophy at the 2015. Topics included: Who Am I? Philosophy Goucher College She welcomed alum- The slate of candidates for officers of the tee in New Paltz, NY, and New York City. University of Peking in August. The theme of Personal Identity; How Do Words Work? On Guilford College ni and guests and Alumni Council was presented and ap- She also recognized Rabbi Jason Kimelman- of the week-long event was “Learning to the Philosophy of Language; and On the Ba- thanked everyone proved: Najah Muhammad ’10, president, Block ’90 who presented the Dash Davis Indiana University at Bloomington Be Human” and included a focus on teach- nality of Evil and Evil in Human Nature. Last for their attendance. Myra Koutzen ’70, treasurer, Rita James ’52, Gleiter Lecture on Social Justice; physicist Millikin University ing philosophy and ethics at the high school year, a new element was introduced in the se- secretary. Council members were also ap- Paul Grant ’53 who presented the Herzog Mount Holyoke College level. The conference hosted approximately ries, inviting alumni from around the country Najah asked for and received approval of proved: Deborah Scheer ’46, Henry Brecher Science Lecture, and ceramicist Jonathan 8000 attendees from more than 140 countries. and around the world to participate virtually. New York City College of Technology the minutes of the Annual Meeting of May ’51, Ben Dent ’53, Janet Tenney ’67, Chris- Kaplan ’68 who presented the Arts Lecture. New York University 13, 2017. She introduced Rita James ‘52 topher Ware ’89, Loren Talbot ’91, Jessica She also acknowledged the panel of young Stephen presented his paper, “Undoing Bad While in China this summer, Stephen had Parsons School of Design who presented the Treasurer’s report on be- Kimelman ’93, Rebecca Gnessin ’01, Caro- alumni who participated in winter reunion: Habits: Pre-college Philosophy in the USA,” the opportunity to re-connect with Oak- Quinnipiac University half of Myra Koutzen ’70. As of March 31, line Brevetti ’07 and Nick Currie ’07. Na- Beau Duval ’16, University of Vermont, So- which enumerated some of the challenges wood graduates , , 2018, the value of the Ruth Craig Scholar- Gina Liang ’09 Silan Li ’10 Rutgers University jah also recognized alumni serving on the phie Poux ’17, Smith College, Owen Sulli- facing American pre-college philosophy and , and . They ship Fund was $508,149.43. The net value Monique Wu’16 Yuchen Feng ’16 Smith College Board of Managers: Henry Brecher ’51, van ’17, SUNY Purchase, Mimi Taariq ’17, suggested strategies going forward. He also all reported missing Oakwood very much. of the Fund has increased $9,579.00 or 1.9% St. Cloud State University Patrick Crowley ’50, Jessica Kimelman ’93, Cornell University, and Alex Weinraub ’17, joined a roundtable discussion on “A Commu- Stephen commented: “The open dialogue in the past year. The value of the Fund on Beth Porter ’87, Loren Talbot ’91, Eric Wohl- Hampshire College, and two young alums nity of Ethics teachers in Europe” which inves- they experienced at Oakwood continues to St. John's University June 30, 2017 was $498,569.75. There was forth ’50. Special recognition was given to who worked with Oakwood students: Jackie tigated a recent collaborative program several inform their views and has prompted them SUNY Delhi a change in value of the Fund with a total Ralph Skeels ’60 who is completing nine Jin ’16, Boston University, who ran hands- countries in Europe have begun. Some coun- to explore opportunities outside of the work SUNY New Paltz increase of $33,693 (+6.8%) attributable to years of service on the Board, and to Li on workshops in engineering with middle tries like Luxembourg and Croatia already world ranging from Art History to Psychology. SUNY Polytechnic Institute capital gains and three donations for a to- Guo ’07 who is beginning his first term in schoolers and freshman; and Clara Wilkin- have extensive, state-funded programs in pre- tal of $900. There was one distribution of University at Buffalo July. It was noted that the Alumni Associa- son ’11 who gave a presentation about college philosophy which cover a wide range Stephen also spent time with Zhei- $25,014.00 paid to Oakwood Friends School University of California, Davis tion has been in existence for 120 years. her work in Zambia with the Peace Corps. of grade levels. Stephen was invited to offer wei Wang, class of 2020, at his home in to be used for scholarships. The amount was University of Delaware Najah introduced head of school, Chad perspective on Ethics education in the United Chengde where he enjoyed the wonder- determined by the formula agreed to at the University of Houston Najah thanked alumni for the many ways Cianfrani who presented the Distinguished States. Stephen also spoke about the national ful hospitality of Zheiwei’s family includ- 2017 meeting of the Alumni Association. they support the school. She encouraged Alumni Award to J. Arthur Taylor ’50 and role of the Philosophy Learning and Teach- ing an amazing array of local specialties, University of Massachusetts, Lowell all those who have not yet made a gift to Jean Taylor Hartwig ’52. He also recognized ing Organization (PLATO), where Stephen and the chance to explore the Great Wall, University of Pittsburgh The Ruth Craig Scholarship Fund is managed the Annual Fund to do so. She reported the 70th, 60th, 50th, and 25th reunion class- serves as Treasurer on the Executive Com- the Summer Palace and Puning Temple. Virginia State University by Halsey & Associates, the firm that man- that the new mentoring program has prov- es and reviewed the schedule of the day. mittee and Chair of the Education Committee. ages all of Oakwood’s endowed funds. The en of great value. She recognized those Stephen is excited about returning to Trustees set the policy of taking 5% of the who have opened their homes for region- The meeting closed with silent worship. Back at Oakwood, Stephen continued the China for future alumni gatherings. 6 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 11

tive effort by the Cary Institute and Marist Little did we know that our Oakwood ex- College, to bring community members to- perience (recall: Are You Experienced Hen- Student Scientist Spring Break Reflections drix’s album in our junior year) couched gether to study their local watershed. MH- By: Joel Erlitz ’68 YES coordinator Rhea Esposito says, “Our within the Interesting Times we collectively Nafisa Rashid ’19 goal is to expose students to the whole Adventures in lived through, would be the fertile ground process of environmental research about for our understanding what our social-activ- Congratulations to their home ecosystem – from question cre- Oaxaca, Mexico The following article was written for the 1968 ist lives would later look like. The faculty th Nafisa Rashid ’19 for ation to analyzing data and sharing results 50 reunion class booklet. and staff gave us the benefits of bringing her winning entry with their community. With this compre- During our recent spring break, five stu- the roiling world to our pastoral location “…May you live in interesting times…” is an in the Cary Institute hensive approach, we hope to build students had the unique opportunity to travel outside of Poughkeepsie in the late ‘60s. ancient Chinese expression which some inter- of Ecosystem Stud- dents’ knowledge, skills, motivation, and to Oaxaca, Mexico with Oakwood’s Span- ish language teachers, Clara Crosby and pret to be a curse. Robert Kennedy referred ies’ annual Data confidence in pursuing environmental sci- For my three years at OFS, I did not appreci- Stew Diaz. The group spent March 3rd to it in speech contemporaneous with our Jam which makes ence.” The program consists of two teams, ate the enormity of what Oakwood had of- -12th exploring Mexico with Sol Abroad time at Oakwood: “…Like it or not, we live Hudson River data- each including a mentor scientist, a science fered. On the occasion of writing this for our through homestays with families, engaging in interesting times..They are times of danger 50th year reunion, I realize that at its very sets “sing through teacher, an undergraduate student, and three in daily Spanish classes at the University and uncertainty; but they are the most cre- core, the faculty and friends at Oakwood in- creative expres- high school students – all rising seniors. in Oaxaca, taking excursions and outings sion.” Nafisa fo- ative of any time in the history of mankind…” still an inner sense of curiosity. This has al- around the city and region, and volunteering While we were insulated in a cocoon of the cused on a pilot of Nafisa reported: “My interest in aquatic ecol- lowed me to have a full life with as broad through a service learning project at a chil- most idyllic academic, social, philosophic new lessons about ogy comes from my passion to learn about a spectrum as seeking discovery in science dren's library housed in an old train station. and living environments one could experi- PCB levels in Hud- the world around me. Aquatic ecology re- (Veterinary Physiology, ornithology, fishing) The imperative to make the world a better ence immediately after the trauma of puberty, son River fish. Awards were presented at search allows me to learn more about the They had many opportunities to take advan- and bricks and mortar (providing afford- place with one act at a time, Tikkun Olam, is America was accelerating in its rage against the Data Jam Expo held at Marist College community I live in and it provides me with tage of all that the fascinating colonial city of able housing with real estate investments.) what OFS is all about. It certainly is not where Viet Nam, racism and the male dominated on June 8, 2018. Now in its 5th year, the the opportunity to use a range of skills in- Oaxaca and its surrounding area have to of- the school is located or how elaborate its build- body politic. The comfort I took in watching Hudson Data Jam competition challeng- cluding creativity. This is important to for- fer. The highland city is surrounded by lush I have stayed in touch and supported the ings are; but it is the fundamental decency of a Jewish pitcher, Sandy Koufax, throw a per- es students to creatively tell the science mulating an experiment that is different from mountains and indigenous villages where school, its faculty and staff over these last 50 the faculty who walk the walk, stimulating fect game and LBJ espousing a Great Society stories of the Hudson River watershed. previous experiments, and using various they were able to explore the pre-Hispanic years, including hosting Peter Yoder here in children and young adult’s minds making for at the start of my three years at Oakwood materials and supplies in unexpected ways, past of the area. Students and faculty vis- Seattle for a while. I thought so very highly the treasure in Kingwood Park. I am grateful were then eclipsed by assassinations (Rever- Nafisa also participated in a new mentor- such as using a safety pin to make drainage ited the ruins of Monte Alban and Santo Do- of what goes on at OFS that I sent my very for having had the experience of Oakwood end King and Robert Kennedy) and Amer- ing initiative, the Mid-Hudson Young Envi- holes for grass plants in a plastic cup.” mingo Cathedral and Museum and hiked to precious younger daughter, Perri all the way ”…and that has made all the difference…” ronmental Scientist program, a collabora- and swam in the hot springs Hierve el Aqua. ica burning by the end of our senior year. from Seattle to Oakwood fourteen years ago. Perhaps the most enriching part of the trip was the personal contact students had with a screening of the environmental film “Before people living in Oaxaca. They played fútbol Libby Moroff Leadership Program the Flood” for the whole school community (soccer) and Jenga with the local children, during our annual Earthshare Day celebration. learned salsa dancing, met with university students, and got to visit an archaeological Alli DeCola-Judge ’18 and Joseph Spence ’19, site in Zaachila with one of their host families members of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, who went out of their way to make the group arranged a series of activities for their project. feel comfortable and learn as much as they At community meeting, they led the school could about Oaxaca. At la Universidad Au- community through a powerful hands-on ac- tonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca, the group tivity addressing gender identity. They also co- took part in a time-honored local tradition ordinated the school’s participation in the na- called "las Aquas" wherein each Department tional Day of Silence and organized a Night of hosted a different music and refreshment Noise to follow and celebrate LGBTQ culture. stand. They also took a cooking class, learning everything from how to buy ingredients Vizyion Wilson ’18 and Shai Black Bird ’18, fo- at a local mercado (market), to how to make cused on Hurricane Maria and its impact on tortillas, fajitas, guacamole and aqua de ja- Puerto Rico. Working with fellow student, Mi- Nafisa and fellow student scientists on the Hudson River Eli Pollard ’19, Shai Black Bird ’18, Hadi Daqiq ’19, Abbie Tullock ’19, Alli DeCola-Judge ’18, during a week of “aquatic ecology boot camp.” maica (hibiscus water, a favorite local drink). shi x, who came to Oakwood from Puerto Rico Joseph Spence ’19 and Xiao Kirchner ’19 when her school was destroyed in the storm, Other highlights of the trip included cel- We are proud to highlight the accomplish- semblywoman Didi Barrett to discuss much they held a fundraiser over Alumni Week- ebrating the 18th birthday of Oakwood ments of Oakwood’s first cohort of Libby needed funding for suicide prevention pro- end cooking and selling typical Puerto Rican senior Taji Parker with his host family and Moroff Leadership Program participants. Initi- grams. The students spoke eloquently about snacks to benefit ConPRometidos.org, a non- connecting with Hannah Arnowitz, the sis- ated by a generous grant from the Phyllis and their concerns and shared stories about why profit focused on rebuilding infrastructure. ter of current senior Ana Alexander, who Howard Schwartz Philanthropic Fund and gifts support for teens is so crucial. The second works with weavers in Teotitlán del Valle, from family and friends, the program honors trip was a rally for universal healthcare Hadi Daqiq ’19 started a program called “Af- a town near Oaxaca. Hannah generously the legacy of Libby Moroff ’54, former presi- with the Campaign for New York Health. ghan Girls Build,” a website development pro- shared her extensive knowledge about Oax- dent of the Board of Managers and long-time gram for girls. On her visit home to Afghani- acan weaving traditions with the group and volunteer for Oakwood. In accordance with This is a brief overview of individual student stan during winter break, she encouraged girls was able to bring them to meet personally the program’s goals, these students delved projects: to study computer science and coding. Her with local families and learn directly about into a wide variety of social justice and ad- students were all able to make and launch many aspects of weaving and dyeing wool. vocacy projects, turning their individual pas- Eli Pollard ’19 addressed inequities in the edu- their own websites by the end of the program. sions into action. We feel sure that both Lib- cational system for students with learning dif- Leaving behind the cold of the Hudson Valley by and Saul Moroff would be very pleased to ferences. He drafted a power point presentation Finally, Abbie Tulloch ’19 focused on wom- for ten days, this intrepid group of students see Oakwood students working to further the that he shared with administrators in his broth- en’s reproductive health for her project. She and faculty truly immersed themselves in Mex- principles of social justice and equality for all. er’s public school district that he plans to ex- partnered with a local chapter of Planned ican culture, gaining invaluable perspective pand on as a senior in the leadership program. Parenthood and the Dutchess County Pro- on life thousands of miles away in a historic There were several group activities includ- gressive Action Alliance and attended rallies, city on the foothills of the Sierra Madre. ing two trips to Albany: the first was in part- Xiao Kirchner ’19 focused on climate change interviewed staff, and attended a local DCPAA nership with the American Foundation for for his project. In addition to attending lec- meeting to learn about their health care com- Suicide Prevention for their advocacy day. tures related to climate science at the Cary mittee. Abbie was recently recognized with Taji Parker '18 celebrating his 18th birthday with his host family in Oaxaca. They met with Senator Sue Serino and As- Institute for Ecosystem Studies, he arranged the Ronald Reagan Leadership Award. 12 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 5 Class Notes Arts Beyond the Classroom was able to travel with Shai and her family Music Visual Arts in her homelands was deeply rewarding.” Visual Arts teacher, Lizzie Meyer, travelled Lizzie holds a BA from Brown University in to South Dakota this summer while Visual Arts and Religious Studies, a Post- working on her project: Each Day, Water: Baccalaureate Certificate in Fine Arts from A Monument for the Water Protectors of Maryland Institute College of Art, and an MFA 1948 1964 Standing Rock which will be presented in Visual Arts from SUNY Purchase College. Irene Nemes Csordas celebrated her 70th reunion Olga Kahn – It's been a very busy summer with at Art Centro in Poughkeepsie from Her classes at Oakwood include ceramics, at Oakwood with her son Gabor Csordas '68 who preparing for an eventual move in 2020 to a con- October 2nd to 27th. The project is Lizzie’s drawing & painting, portfolio development, celebrated his 50th. do in downtown Wellfleet. Anyone interested response to three interwoven crises: the animation, video and performance in buying my year-round house in the woods of water crisis of industrial pollution and art, sculpture and art in nature. Wellfleet, MA should get in touch with me; but waste from fossil-fuel extraction practices it won't be available until Feb 2020. (It's a long and pipelines; climate change due to story.) [email protected] global fossil economies; and the persistent “What I like best is the student - teacher ongoing forms of violence that indigenous 1968 people face. This project aims to celebrate relationship. Oakwood teachers taught me to Genevieve Greene Bartholomew – I have retired indigenous resistance to these forms of become more confident in my studies and not from teaching high school and college history. violence; the indigenous sovereignty and to be shy of asking for help. It's an honor to be leadership necessary for restoring balance 1957 Since losing my husband three years ago, I have Ted Messerschmidt conducting a part of this community. I don't think I would John McDonald – Note to students and teachers: filled my time with my five grandsons, traveling in this world; and to foster constructive ally- “Be good to yourselves as you are good to oth- and quilting. consciousness among non-native people. be able to find another as open-minded and ers.” Oakwood’s Music Director Ted The exhibition will show 365 porcelain thoughtful as this one.” Ellen Lewis – I’ve been living in Northern NJ for Messerschmidt travelled abroad this vessels that Lizzie created, each symbolizing 1952 1959 the past ten years. In 1966 I went on a teen tour summer to present at two international one day of the solar year and filled with Lisandro Chihuahua ’17 Charles Lane – Marga and I are enjoying the early Dee Andrews Richardson – Still working part time to Europe, along with Linda Warren, and that was conferences. In July, he attended The water from the Missouri and Cannonball signs of spring here in Lancaster County, PA. We at Winterthur Museum. the impetus for many overseas trips for the last International Society for Music Education Rivers at Standing Rock. The show will will miss alumni day this year, and send greetings 50 years. Unfortunately, I will miss my 50th class (ISME) Community Music Conference in include songs and stories of water protectors, and best wishes to the class of 1952 and to the 1961 reunion this year because I’ll be in the Balkans. Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia where a screening of films about Standing Rock, Theater faculty and staff of the school, and, of course, to Toby Sitomer Hazel – I still live in Paradise after My contact info is [email protected]. he presented his dissertation research and a traditional water ceremony on all the other classes. We are working in our area all these years. From The Big Island of Hawai‘i on music education in prisons: How October 27th in which participants will On May 18th & 19th, Oakwood students for peace, justice and understanding, in the face (FBI) we live under the grace of the fire goddess, Joyce Tuttle Ollman – Peter & I (and dachshund) hearing prison ensembles perform, or walk from the gallery to the Hudson River presented “You’re A Good Man Charlie of very serious domestic and world situations. Pele and a couple of years ago she almost cut our have now lived 8 years in beautiful Ashland, Or- performing with them, directly affects to release water back into the Hudson. Brown” based on the comic strip “Peanuts” town of Pahoa in half. During this time I returned egon. Both retired, we enjoy hikes, road biking, attitudes toward the prison population. by Charles M. Schulz; book, music and 1953 to Poughkeepsie to caretake my mother and touring the beautiful vineyard countryside, trips lyrics by Clark Gesner; additional dialogue Nina Lawford-Juviler – Sorry to have missed alum- wrote a book called, “The Lost Diary of Pocahon- to the Pacific Coast, and exploring the natural At the biannual conference of the by Michael Mayer; additional music and ni weekend- one of my grandsons was graduat- tas, A Year in England 1616-1617” which is now riches offered in nature. We may move back to Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung lyrics by Andrew Lippa. The production ing from Tufts. Retired from Editor-in-Chief/Art available on Amazon. At my age to write histori- New England to finish out our last decade(s) with und Förderung der Blasmusik in was directed by Melissa Matthews with Director & Layout Design for Kaatskill Life, a re- cal fiction was a challenge but when Pocahontas family we left behind. We’ll soon bid a fond fare- Wadgassen, Germany, Ted presented a music director Ted Messerschmidt. gional magazine for the Catskill area – however, contacted me on her upcoming 400th anniversary well to my dad, Dean Tuttle, who is 108 years old research paper on Jaques Derrida, a French I am still a consultant as the magazine continues to investigate her murder, I felt duty bound to & has lived in central PA for 30 years! Love & re- Algerian-born philosopher best known for In honor of the play’s 50th anniversary, on-line. I’m hoping to return to silk screening respond. Any Readers interested, please let me grets to those I’ve missed during our busy years. developing a form of analysis known as this revised version of “You’re a Good Man though flower gardens keep me busy. We spend know how you liked it! deconstruction, and James Last, a German Charlie Brown” is a fresh approach to the all- 5 months at Donald’s citrus grove working and 1969 composer and big band leader of the James time 1967 classic. Sally Brown joins Charlie planting 60+ pomegranates. Dewey Webster will serve as assistant guide on an Chuck Schwartz – Things could be better, but I Last Orchestra. The subject: How we Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroeder, and Snoopy art & garden tour in Japan in May 2019. Join him: will try to stay on course. Religion is very im- impose hierarchies among musical genres. in this charming revue of vignettes and 1956 https://japansgtours.com/about portant. Science is critical, though. We now have songs. Two new songs, “Beethoven Day” Susan Deane-Miller – Album out soon! My son an anti-science President – this could spell doom. Ted spoke to Oakwood faculty about his and “My New Philosophy,” have been added experience:“"Attending two conferences Lizzie Meyer and Shai Black Bird ’18 to the twelve numbers from the original Deane is at Sonic Lounge Studios today! Final 1962 in South Dakota mixes for Mother and Child Reunion underway! Congratulations to Carole Darden-Lloyd and her 1973 this summer gave me the chance to version, which include “My Blanket and sister Norma Jean Darden on the selection by Amazing profile of Brandon Ross in JazzTimes. exchange knowledge and experiences Me,” “The Baseball Game,” “Little Known Molly Lynn Watt – Dan and I are thrilled to be Southern Living of their 1978 book "Spoonbread Brandon is described as a post-modern guitar with other music educators. It's important During the trip, Lizzie had the opportunity Facts,” “Suppertime,” and “Happiness.” leading our fifth take-your-uke-on-vacation week & Strawberry Wine: Recipes & Reminiscences of hero. Barrett Nnoka tells us he doesn't recall see- to stay on top of new developments in to spend time with Shai Black Bird ’18 in at the World Fellowship Center in the White a Family" as one of the 100 best cookbooks ever ing Brandon on campus without his guitar. my field, and I'm grateful to have had her home in South Dakota where they Mountains of New Hampshire. Spend one to written! the opportunity to discuss best practices hiked Black Elk Peak, the highest natural seven days singing and strumming and canoeing 1976 with other teachers from around the point in the state. After the trip, Lizzie with progressive minded campers, sharing simple 1963 Congratulations to Sean Smith who released a globe. I can't wait to share my new reflected: “I think it is important that my art family style meals of organic local ingredients, Linda Connor – Marty Sutton (now Harrison), a new album recently. "Pick of the Literal" is a DIY knowledge with my students at Oakwood." students see the example in their faculty of board games, political lectures, naps and hikes. former roommate, had a great get together here digital album of traditional songs featuring the a working artist who is addressing pressing Included is a children’s fellowship program. in California. We found so many good times to guitar. Enjoy: https://seantsmith.bandcamp.com/ Ted, who has been at Oakwood since social concerns through their creative remember and laugh about. album/pick-of-the-literal 2013, holds a B.A. in German Literature engagement. When this process is rooted David White – Still living in Houston, playing ten- and Music from the College of William in caring relationships, it is even more nis and rooting for the Astros. Visited with my Joan Grishman – Many years ago my sister Linda 1977 and Mary and an M.M. in Composition powerful. In doing this project it meant brother Richard White ’52 and nephew Chris in taught ceramics at Oakwood during the summer Laura Gottardi-Littell is an ordained Episcopal from George Mason University. He everything to me that one of our students Juneau, Alaska, in July. Caught a 20 pound King program. My father, Kurt, conducted “West Side priest working as Chaplain and Director of Pas- received his doctorate in music education at Oakwood who I knew and worked salmon. Story” with students and Hudson Valley Philhar- toral Care for a continuing-care retirement com- through Boston University. He is also the closely with over the course of her four monic Orchestra members at the school. In May, munity in Chicago. Many of the residents of this Orchestra Director at Marist College where years here – came from this region and her he has served as the Associate Director of family and culture are directly affected by the Bardavon sponsored a wonderful memorial community are graduates or professors emeritus Rose Kilby ‘19 and Claudia Sicherman ’18. Bands and taught music history courses. these pipeline struggles. And the fact that I for my Dad and we included the history of the of the University of Chicago, so this makes for a Photo courtesy of Michael Gallo Farrell. Philharmonic since 1938. 4 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 13

2016 This summer Sage Altamirano and Sumayah Harell traveled to Kigali, Rwanda to visit classmate Nancy Maxwell Porter ’54 Welcome Ricci Scott Hands-On Learning Calvin Ngarambe and the family of Christian Rurangwa ’14. Worked to Revolutionize Higher Education Middle School Director Why don't birds break their eggs when they lay on them? Students are learning about Caroline Norfleet will be spending the fall semes- Nancy Porter, Oakwood class of 1954, died the structure of the eggshell and figuring ter at Peking University in Bejing, China study- peacefully at Hawthorne Gardens Senior keepsie from Brooklyn. I am a graduate of out ways to see how much weight they can ing Mandarin Chinese, Chinese history, contem- Living Community in Portland, Oregon, on Clark University in Worcester, MA. I have a put on 4 raw eggs. Nafisa Rashid and Abby porary Chinese literature, and Chinese women’s August 17, 2018. A beloved teacher who Master of Public Administration from Clark Tulloch currently in 11th grade held the studies. Best of luck! maintained lifelong friendships across the and a Master of Science in Education from school record with over 118 pounds. The United States, Nancy worked to revolution- Manhattan College. I have been in education current 7th grade class beat a four-year re- 2017 ize higher education, challenging hierar- for ten years in public, private and charter cord by getting 136.2 pounds on four raw Kudos to Alice Flanagan for her beautiful oil chies of gender, race, class, and sexuality schools around the city. I have worked with a eggs before breaking. Congratulations! painting inspired by Parkland, FL, student activist in course content and teaching methods. varied demographics of students as an assis- Emma Gonzalez. Oakwood students participated tant teacher, classroom teacher, Dean of Stu- in the March for Change in Albany on March 24th Born in Syracuse, NY, Nancy grew up on dents, and most recently, Director of Social to advocate for common sense gun laws. a small farm nearby. Recognizing her Emotional Learning at a small independent quick intelligence and determined to give school in Harlem. I have also worked as a Congratulations to Owen Sullivan who interned at their only child the best possible educa- training specialist with NY Children’s Services the Atlantic Theater Company during his summer tion, Nancy’s parents saved gas rationing and even found some time to go to culinary break from SUNY Purchase. coupons in order to drive her to kinder- school at the Institute of Culinary Education! garten during the war. Later they sent her Congratulations to Matthew Voorhees who was to Oakwood Friends School, a progressive In 1992, Nancy wrote to Oakwood: I have a strong belief in educating the whole included in Acknowledgments in Lizzie Niles: A boarding school in Poughkeepsie, NY. In “I once published an article on liberat- child, paying equal attention to their so- Quaker Life in West Oneonta by Rena R. Corey. 1958, Nancy graduated with a BA in English ing teaching. In it I described Yosh San- cial, emotional, and academic growth – es- The author thanked Matthew as Oakwood stu- from Mr. Holyoke College. On the strength bonmatsu’s handling of the creative writ- sentially preparing them to be impactful dent archivist for forwarding school data, historic of her achievements, she was awarded a ing and world literature class (where school images, and diligent research in response and positive community members regard- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to attend Yale some of us found our voices) as an ex- less of where their paths lead. I also value to her inquiries. The subject of Ms. Corey’s book, University. In 1960, she received a Master ample of a pedagogy that empowers stu- Hello all! My name is Ricci Scott and I am strong and clear communication with fami- Structure of an Egg Lizzie Niles, was a member of the graduating of Arts in English from Yale. While at Yale, dents. I also gave Oakwood credit for lies and students, ever seeking to develop class of 1864 of Oakwood’s predecessor school in Nancy met Roger Porter; they were married very excited to be joining the Oakwood performing its Quakerism in accepting an meaningful relationships and strong bonds. Donning hip-waders, the students venture Union Springs, registered as Oakwood Seminary in 1961 and moved to Portland, Oregon, family as Middle School Director! My ar- interracial and international student body. into the tributary waters by Mills-Norrie State with the NYS Board of Regents in 1860. Lizzie where Nancy taught at Lewis and Clark rival on campus has been filled with un- ending warm wishes and I can hardly I am excited to positively contribute to the al- Park in Staatsburg to take part in the glass referred to the school as Oakwood in her diaries. College and Roger accepted a position at I am now aware that a key element of wait to work with you and your children ready impressive Middle School culture and eel count. Glass eels are the juvenile form Reed College. Although the marriage dis- honoring diversity - reflection of minor- throughout the course of their time here. traditions and I look forward to collaborat- of the American eel (Anguilla rostrata) which 2018 solved by mutual accord in 1968, Nancy ity group history, literature, and art in the ing to enhance the connection between the is a migratory fish that is born in the Atlan- Many thanks to Aminah (Mimi) Taariq and Nai’lah and Roger maintained a close friendship. curriculum – was not to come to Oak- Middle and Upper Schools at Oakwood. I tic Ocean and enters North American tribu- Taariq for working with Oakwood’s two week, wood until a number of student genera- I would like to share a bit about me. I was summer youth advocacy program, Voices of To- In 1966, Nancy joined the faculty of the Eng- tions had passed. Nonetheless, the vision raised in New York City and come to Pough- think this will be a wonderful school year. taries. They leave these tributaries only to morrow Empowered (VOTE). As former partici- lish Department at Portland State University. of possibility that developed from hav- return to lay their eggs (at the end of their pants in the program they brought their unique Four years later, she collaborated with two ing friends and classmates from different life) back in the Atlantic. The species is in perspective and Mimi led participants in a bench other faculty members and several students racial, ethnic, and national backgrounds decline over much of its range, and base- building project she started in her Leadership to establish the Women’s Studies program, has sustained me. Is that my privileged line studies of migrations are crucial for class at Oakwood. Nai’lah is pictured below with one of the first in the country and a project and privileging WASP memory speaking? management. Oakwood students from both a $1000 donation check the program received that remained dear to her heart. This work the middle and upper school serve as citi- from the Poughkeepsie chapter of the Awesome led her to a long connection with The Femi- I’ve been teaching for 32 years and am Hudson Data Literacy Project zen scientists throughout the spring as they Foundation. nist Press, founded in 1970 in New York to a professor of literature and women’s complete their glass eel count each week. bring to the public women’s writings that had studies at Portland State University. I’ve been lost or forgotten. For ten years, Nancy been married and divorced, am child- in the classroom. Along with her team that edited the Women’s Studies Quarterly, the less, and have been living in partnership included Carey Institute educators, she was pre-eminent journal, published by The Femi- with another woman for some 20 years.” required to submit a final product for use in nist Press, in which scholars debated and re- the Hudson Data Jam competition. Last year, imagined education from women’s perspec- We are deeply grateful to Nancy Maxwell participants received training in Hudson tives. Students at Portland State flocked to her Porter for her leadership support of Oakwood River ecology and data analysis and collab- courses, honored to be treated as co-learn- Friends School throughout her adult life. oratively developed inquiry-based curricula. ers and excited by materials that expanded the boundaries of literary studies. (Excerpts This summer the focus of the project shifted from obituary published in Oregon Live.) to socio-ecological data to explore the con- nections between humans and the environ- Oak Leaves ment. Miriam and fellow teachers studied Friends & Faculty News topics such as human impact on the environ- Congratulations to Will & Sara Bussert & big sister Congratulations to Simon and Jodi Allen Culley on Summer 2018 Amelia on the birth of Lucy Bussert on March 14, 2018 the birth of their son Oliver on April 16, 2018. Middle School science teacher Miriam Straus ment, land use, resource management, environmental justice, perceptions of the envi- ELAINE MILES enhanced her skills this summer through the Director of Development & Alumni Affairs Hudson Curriculum Developer Fellowship ronment, and environmental policy. Miriam’s hosted by the Carey Institute of Ecosystem project examined how our carbon footprint is Studies in Millbrook, NY. With other highly increasing while local farms are decreasing. JULIE OKONIEWSKI motivated middle and high school teach- The Hudson Data Literacy Project is based Associate Director of Development & ers, Miriam participated in a 5-day work- on the idea that sound decisions and poli- Alumni Affairs shop for the 2nd year with the purpose of cies that will protect vital ecosystems re- WENDY GIANGRASSO developing a socio-ecological dataset or quire a citizenry that can apply science Assistant Director of Development & Data Lab lesson materials to be pilot tested to important environmental issues. Alumni Affairs Middle Schoolers Sami Superville, Aaralyn Gravagna and Ian Matkin ready for the eel count 2 SSummerummer 20182017 NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND MEMBERS OF THE OAKWOOD FRIENDS COMMUNITY CELEBRATING OVER 210 YEARS OF FRIENDS EDUCATION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY SummerSummer 20182017 15

In 1964, he was selected as a national finalist for the Teacher of the Year Award given by All In! Remembering Hal Frazier, Look Magazine. Upon retirement from Hall, by Chad Cianfrani, Head of School he taught at Talcott Mountain Science Acad- Oakwood faculty, 1949 – 1954 emy in Avon. Dad couldn't go anywhere All In! The Sacred Waters outside Standing without meeting a former student. Past stu- Rock, Peking University, Craig dorm dents frequently called and stopped by to bathrooms, the Republic of Georgia, mitre Oakwood Friends had an exterior harmony and sense of propor- thank Dad and tell him how much he had saws, and approximately 70,000 bees spoke School lost a won- tion that he traced back to the Golden Mean. influenced their lives; some becoming math in unison within the Oakwood community derful friend when teachers themselves. He also developed new this summer. Inspiration took on many forms Harold “Hal” Fra- Yet every experience provided a chance for math curricula in Cleveland, edited math these last months and filled our campus zier passed away on him to teach. His children learned early on textbooks for the Houghton-Mifflin Co. in with a strong sense of optimism for the March 4, 2018 at the to only ask for homework help under the Boston and taught many summers at UNH year ahead. Seemingly disparate activities, age of 93. Hal and most dire of circumstances because of the training college graduates to teach math. He projects, adventures, modes of research Emily and Matthew Woolever building a patio his wife Chris were two-thousand-year history of mathematics served as President of not only the West Hart- and professional development resonated members of the Oak- and its relevance to the world around us ford Retired Teachers Association, but also of with a common theme this summer; one Rock and the Rosebud Reservation in South that inspired greatness on the Oakwood wood community that he felt compelled to elucidate each time. the CT Retired Teachers Association and of of engagement, energy, curiosity, and a Dakota, to Peking University in Beijing, to football field carried over into Hap’s classes from 1949 to 1954. "One man's trash is another man's treasure" the Association of Teachers in Math in CT.” sense that our faculty and staff are all in! Wadgassen, Germany and Tbilisi in the Re- in advanced mathematics. Yosh’s quiet re- Hal was the Dean of Boys, taught mathemat- was especially true for Dad. He could turn public of Georgia. During their travels, our flection and a willingness to connect trans- ics and shop and coached boys’ athletics. anything into a work of art. He filled his On campus this summer, our faculty ran faculty presented research, attended con- lated into engaging work with prose and His tenure at Oakwood made a deep impres- house and yard with his sculptures, carvings, paintings, pottery, calligraphy and etchings. multiple programs, camps and workshops. ferences, drew inspiration, created art, and essays. Faculty from the late 60’s, like Bob sion on him, and he continued to support IN MEMORY Local middle school girls challenged them- built relationships. Their intellectual curios- Hidell, returned to celebrate reunion with the school through the Annual Fund and He made furniture and lights, soap holders selves during two weeks of science and ity coupled with an innate desire to connect his former students, now lifelong friends. visits to campus reunions over many years. and candle sconces. Autumn grasses, leaves, math (SAM) camp run by our math/science helps define our Oakwood community. Their rocks, twigs, flowers, sand, shells and even Helen Briggs Harper ’34 chair, Lacey Fredericks, and our community summer work translates directly into curricu- And such is the bond and power of an Oak- dead crabs from the beach were raw mate- November 4, 2017 outreach coordinator, Sue Cianfrani. Smaller lum and elevates the learning environment wood education. Something truly spiritual rials for his art. Dad particularly loved the budding scientists’ grades 2nd through 4th across the board. It draws upon a diversity occurs when the right mix of faculty who are natural and simplistic beauty of Japanese Marshall Sutton ’35 spent a week on campus engaged in every- of thought and reiterated the importance ‘all in’, who are engaged and who love their design. In retirement, he spent a year in Ja- November 17, 2017 thing from soldering LED “Harry Potter” light of a global perspective within education. work combine with a student body willing pan. Once home, he continued to eat every wands, to mummifying Gummy Bears. Julie and eager to be active learners. As is of- meal with chopsticks and he built a Japanese Joyce Benson Caswell ’43 Okoniewski, led the 16th year of the Summer Some of our faculty and staff bring with ten heard in class, one of the most important teahouse and rock garden in his back yard. December 12, 2017 Youth Advocacy Program (SYAP), engaging them this global perspective, others a local things to do is simply show up. We demand Birthday cards to his children and grandchil- regional youth in an immersive two-week knowledge of their Hudson Valley commu- of ourselves to be present in the moment dren were always hand-created, with a haiku Patricia Weaver Erne ’48 program focused on community engagement, nity. Some possess the ability to design and and to fully participate in the change we or poem as greeting; Christmas cards were April 5, 2018 social activism, and political advocacy. No construct patio decks, others the ability to wish to see. This serves us as well in al- original designs painted with Japanese brush less than eight local and state representatives install new kitchens and bathrooms, some gebra class as it does in the larger society. and ink and mailed for decades to family and Neva Nichols Strom ’49 joined the students on campus, in the city can inspire students through mathematics, friends. He loved any time his family gath- September 6, 2017 of Poughkeepsie and in Albany. On-campus the arts, language and sport, while others rel- So, as we embark on Oakwood’s 222nd year ered. No festivities really began until Dad faculty, Emily and Matthew Woolever, looked ish the smell of compost and coax heirloom and our 98th year on our Poughkeepsie First row: Hal Frazier, Ruth Craig, Anna had announced (at least once) how great it Charles Bergman ’50 was that we could all be together. The ar- no further than their front steps for inspira- basil and tomatoes to grow in our gardens. campus, I see a community committed to Atkinson; standing: Curtis Newlin, Bill February 25, 2018 rival of each and every family member was tion. Armed with a vision (and a healthy our mission, excited in our direction and Butterfield, Alfred Henderson dose of professional design and construction I feel blessed to work with colleagues who optimistic for what is possible. We continue to greeted with delight and joy and a declara- Elizabeth Schwartz Millane ’51 experience) they embarked on a multi-tiered inspire me daily. Each May, during Alumni envision and realize campus enhancements, tion of how proud he was of them. Mom and April 23, 2018 exterior deck project. This space set upon Weekend, I have the privilege of experienc- some modest and some transformative in In 1999, Chris sent this note to the alumni Dad spent summers at the family's cottage the concrete pad of a 1940’s era water tower, ing some of these faculty-student connec- scope. We continue our intentional work office: “When we arrived at Oakwood in on Cape Cod. He particularly cherished his Judith Grummon Nelson ’54 provides an exterior gathering, eating, and tions from a different perspective. Former inside and outside the classroom. And as we 1949, we were just out of college and had early morning walks on Corporation/Howes September 21, 2015 learning space for the girls of Newlin dorm. faculty like Hap Peelle and Yosh Sanbon- celebrate our victories, reflect upon lessons been married for one year. Now, 50 years Street Beach (another opportunity to meet matsu are remembered with equal parts learned, Oakwood continues to evolve, later, we still think back on our wonderful new people!) and the friends he made there. Nancy Maxwell Porter ’54 Other on-campus families tended to the nostalgia, humor and reverence. Qualities strengthen and grow as a community. years at Oakwood and all the friends we had August 17, 2018 four-season greenhouse and shared in the there – faculty, students and staff. We still Born in Youngstown, OH on July 15, 1924, bounty of thousands of tomatoes, bushels keep in touch with many of these people. he was the son of the late Calvin and Doro- Jeannette Phelps ’55 of basil, cucumbers, okra, eggplant, greens, An Oakwood Wedding We have been living in Avon, CT. for 30 thy Morande Frazier. Dad grew up speaking June 21, 2018 and much more. The approximately 70,000 years. Hal attends the West Hartford Quaker German in a large extended family. Summers Oakwood bees quietly buzzed about as well, Meeting – another result of the Oakwood during the Depression were happy times Iris Morowitz Wiley ’55 In the long history of Oakwood Friends School, September 12, 2017 darting between Willow, Red Maple, Tulip there are a number of multi-generational experience.” Chris passed away in 2016. for him as they were spent on the farm of trees and campus flowers producing our first families who call Oakwood their alma mater. relatives where there was enough food for Excerpts from Hal’s obituary follow: him and his sister. Dad never forgot what John Grummon ’56 batch of delicious campus honey. Meanwhile Among them is the Wauchope family who September 12, 2017 our maintenance staff continued a multi- trace their connection back six generations. it was like to grow up hungry. He was Se- “Dad loved engaging with people. He be- year facilities improvement campaign. This So it was with special delight that Oakwood nior Class President at Rayen High School lieved, "Every person has a story." At the Nancy Hopkins DeLano Peck ’62 summer, while maintaining the 55-acre welcomed the extended Wauchope family (Youngstown) where he received an Amos grocery store, at the doctor's office, and ev- August 6, 2018 campus, they helped with the redesign of a back to campus on June 23, 2018 to celebrate Josh Wauchope ’07 officiating at the wedding of Miller Scholarship to attend Oberlin College, erywhere he went, there were opportunities fully ADA compliant entrance to Craig dorm the marriage of Sarah Wauchope, class of his sister Sarah ’04 and Michael Gommbus in the the first in his family to go to college. Dad to talk to new people and learn where they Dorian Caster ’89 and an ambitious renovation of the Craig 2004, and Michael Gommbus. Congratulations Meeting Room on June 23, 2018. enlisted in 1941 in the Army Air Corps as a came from and what they did. Dad was never July 20, 2018 Dorm north wing bathrooms. The facilities and all best wishes for a long and joyful life! navigator bombardier with the rank of 2nd at a loss for words and no one ever walked Lieutenant. In 1945 he returned to Oberlin team was also inspired by (and listened to) society. The land they owned has long since away from our father a stranger. Many would where he met and married Christine Taylor Harold (Hal) Frazier our students as they installed four water bottle "Being at my daughter Sarah's wedding cere- passed into other’s hands, and there are few become lifelong friends. Dad saw beauty ev- in Oberlin's Fairchild Chapel in 1948. Dad March 4, 2018 filling stations in Reagan, Craig, Maintenance, mony in the meeting room gave me time to re- possessions left behind. Even the language erywhere and nearly everything in life could began his teaching career at The Oakwood Former Faculty and the Connor Gymnasium. These stations flect upon the relationship between Oakwood they spoke is gone. They would be strang- be (and was) traced back to the presence of Friends School in Poughkeepsie, NY, spark- have already saved the equivalent of over Friends School and my mother’s family, which ers to me. But there is a thread between us, mathematics. A branch on the tree was not ing a life-long commitment to Quakerism. In David Sanderson 25,000 bottles worth of plastic containers! has attended Oakwood for 6 generations. every single one of them attended the Oak- just a branch but rather an opportunity to 1954, he started teaching mathematics at Wil- April 3, 2018 wood Meeting. I believe they approved." marvel at the beauty inherent in the Fibonacci Former Faculty Equally inspiring, our faculty travelled ex- I was thinking of what I had in common with liam H. Hall High School in West Hartford, – Don Wauchope ’73 sequence. Likewise, the houses he designed tensively to areas as far-reaching as Standing them. They were farmers in a much simpler eventually becoming Math Department Chair. Nonprofit Org. US POSTAGE PAID SummerSummer 20201817 Permit No. 259 Newburgh, NY