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WebALUMNI BULLETINb | FALL/WINTER 2018 IN THIS ISSUE: Webb Research Project Commencement MD Fellows Compassion 2018 Above: While the Honor Code has always been the cornerstone of the Webb School experience, the Middle School recently revitalized and strengthened the annual tradition of physically signing the Honor Pledge at the beginning of the year. Says Middle School Head Valorie Baker, “We want our students to truly grasp and embrace its importance so that it continues to be a part of their lives even after they leave Webb School.” MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Fellow Spartans, Greetings from Webb School of Knoxville. I am pleased to welcome you to the Fall/Winter 2018 Alumni Bulletin. In this issue, we strive to showcase our culture of innovation and creativity by capturing the spirit of Webb. In these pages, you will meet students, faculty and alumni who challenge themselves to be extraordinary every day. We are pleased to feature our Webb MD program, a school-sponsored, but student-driven and designed initiative that helps put high school students interested in the medical profession in direct contact with mentors and experts in the healthcare field. Additionally, we are highlighting our inaugural group of six Upper School Research Fellows, whose topics range from childhood obesity to female espionage during the Civil War. We are also showcasing our parent/alumni/student Remote Area Medical (RAM) service trip this past spring in Clearfork Valley. These programs and many more are what distinguish Webb from its peers. According to the 2019 rankings of best schools and school districts in the country, Webb School of Knoxville has again taken the No. 1 slot for Knox County for Best College Prep Private High Schools, Best High Schools for STEM, Best Private High Schools, and Best Private K-12 Schools. Webb also topped the lists in those same categories for the Knoxville area. Ultimately, the greatest testament to a Webb education is our graduates; our alumni who go on to significant career success. In this issue, you will learn about our recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus/na Award, Herbert H. Slatery III ’70, Attorney General and Reporter for the State of Tennessee. The honor is among the highest bestowed upon a member of the school’s alumni community. We also showcase ten Webb alumni, representing this year's reunion classes, who were nominated by their classmates to receive Webb's Alumni Achievement Award. Our 2018 winners span all industries and backgrounds. We welcome you to these pages and hope you share in our excitement about all of the amazing things happening in our community. Thank you for your continued support of our school and its mission and vision. With Spartan Pride, Michael McBrien Webb School President Alumni Bulletin FALL/WINTER 2018 1 Webb Alumni Leadership Council 2018-2019 Kyle A. Baisley ’01 President Alex Ardison ’90 Cindy McCallen Cassity ’86 Ted Cook ’69 Angel Howard ’82 Dorn Kile ’68 Sharon Lee ’71 Julie Anderson McWhorter ’94 Ed Mobley ’80 Louis S. Moran III ’82 Joseph Nother ’99 Stephanie Barnes Ogden ’76 Mark Overholt ’83 Russ Powell ’87 Alex Vogel ’96 WEBB SCHOOL PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT DATABASE Terri Tarvin Ward ’75 Michael McBrien STRATEGIC PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR Alexander Waters ’06 David Nelson Brittany Ivey UPPER SCHOOL HEAD Matt Macdonald DIRECTOR OF WEBSITE & DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS WebbWebb School Presiedent School MIDDLE SCHOOL HEAD Hugh Nystrom ’85 COORDINATOR MichaelBoard McBrien of Trustees Valorie Baker Aaron Teffeteller 2018-2019 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LOWER SCHOOL HEAD ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR John Tolsma Chairman Angie Crabtree & DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Rachel Junga Cathy Dowhos-O'Gorman Patrick Baird ’07 DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS Kyle A. Baisley ’01 AND ENROLLMENT SPECIAL EVENTS Robert P. Baskerville MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR Kathy W. Boyd Christy Widener Sherry Franks James C. Bruner Philip Darby Campbell ’71 Cindy McCallen Cassity ’86 Creative Design/ Writers/Photographers/ Chris Cimino ALUMNI Editorial Services Contributors Meg Keally Counts ’97 Designsensory Jason Abercrombie BULLETIN Wade V. Davies Action PixTN FALL/WINTER 2018 Krissy DeAlejandro Graphic Designer/Co-Editor Jalynn Baker Cathy Dowhos-O'Gorman Mark Banker Jill A. DiBiase Danny Dunlap Will Haslam ’03 Co-Editor Amy Gilbert George M. Krisle III ’62 Rachel Junga Liz Gregor Frank Majors ’86 Laura Kile Misty D. Mayes Bobby Lewis, Pro Photo Louis S. Moran III ’82 Cindy Meyer Robert N. Page Hugh Nystrom ’85 Stephen Rosen ’83 COVER PHOTO BY: Anna Bryn Williams ’19 Margaret Scism DREW VENABLE ’18 James J. Thome Jr. Crawford Wagner ’92 2 Webb School Kristin Williams Kyle A. Baisley ’01 President CONTENTS Alex Ardison ’90 FEATURES Cindy McCallen Cassity ’86 Ted Cook ’69 Angel Howard ’82 Webb MD 16 Dorn Kile ’68 From idea to action, Anna Bryn Williams ’19 Sharon Lee ’71 found her passion and brought it to life Julie Anderson McWhorter ’94 16 through creative curiosity and determination. Ed Mobley ’80 Louis S. Moran III ’82 Joseph Nother ’99 Research Fellows 22 Stephanie Barnes Ogden ’76 Upper School Fellows program provides Mark Overholt ’83 real-life research experience. Russ Powell ’87 Alex Vogel ’96 Terri Tarvin Ward ’75 Project Compassion 26 Alexander Waters ’06 RAM, Webb & Clearfork Institute partner to provide free medical services for rural 22 Appalachian community. Commencement 2018 30 John Tolsma Chairman 26 Patrick Baird ’07 Kyle A. Baisley ’01 Robert P. Baskerville DEPARTMENTS Kathy W. Boyd James C. Bruner CAMPUS NEWS 4 Philip Darby Campbell ’71 Cindy McCallen Cassity ’86 SPORTS WRAP 8 Chris Cimino Meg Keally Counts ’97 ALUMNI REPORT 10 Wade V. Davies Krissy DeAlejandro FACULTY FOCUS 32 Jill A. DiBiase Will Haslam ’03 CLASS NOTES 35 George M. Krisle III ’62 Frank Majors ’86 Misty D. Mayes Louis S. Moran III ’82 Robert N. Page Stephen Rosen ’83 30 webbschool.org Margaret Scism James J. Thome Jr. Crawford Wagner ’92 Alumni Bulletin FALL/WINTER 2018 3 Kristin Williams Budding design thinkers take on "big bad" challenge “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in!” Next: Innovation. Each team had to select Not if these kindergartners have anything to one item to add to their house that would say about it. further help it stay up. The students then Webb’s kindergarten classes were given a had to modify their blueprint to include the challenge this past fall: construct a house new item and determine who would be that could withstand the “huffs” and “puffs” responsible for adding it. of the Big Bad Wolf, as described in the Then it was time to get to work. A dozen traditional story of The Three Little Pigs. pads of construction paper and bottles of Only, there was twist . the group activity glitter and glue later, the groups emerged followed the parameters of a Design Thinking with their stick, brick and straw masterpieces challenge, complete with questioning, ideating, –“each an integrated house full of every reflecting, discussing each child’s strengths or how the kindergartners could work together child’s ideas,” noted Leonard. Some groups “superpowers,” crafting team guidelines, and to achieve a goal and how they could share focused on trapping the wolf or tricking him even a blueprint phase. their “superpowers.” Then, equipped with by using security cameras and other traps “The purpose of the Design Thinking task straw (mini-bales of hay), sticks (craft sticks) around the house, while others lined their was to help students learn how to work or bricks (small boxes), as well as paper, houses with different recycled items to together to achieve a goal, focusing on cotton balls, cardboard tubes, markers and, reinforce the exterior. Still others placed their communication with each other,” explained of course, lots of glitter and tacky glue, the windows high up on the house so the wolf kindergarten teacher Lauren Leonard. students were asked to build a house that couldn’t see inside. “The adult leader of each group was tasked could withstand the wolf's huffs and puffs The student teams then gathered to with guiding the discussions, asking questions, better than in any of the stories they read. Reflect, the final stage, on how the house pushing the students to think ‘outside of the Several phases of the Design Thinking came together, what worked well and what box,’ and general group management. The process were addressed, including Discover, didn’t, and how the students worked to students were really the ones doing all of the where each team member not only achieve a common goal. The final question– work, craftsmanship, etc. The adult was just determined his/her own “superpower” and “Do you think the wolf will be able to blow the the facilitator.” how that strength could help with the project, house down with the adjustments that were Leading up to the event, kindergartners but also what job he/she would like to take on. made?”–was put to the test by one read several versions of the classic story in Jobs included decorator, construction kindergartner, who walked around “huffing the classroom; some differed greatly from workers, architect, and contractors. They and puffing” on her group’s house. When the original–from characters to setting to created house designs, or blueprints, and asked what she was doing, she simply elements of the plot. Discussions included finalized team rules. answered, “I’m testing it.” W 4 Webb School CAMPUS NEWS Inspiring a passion Ethan Schuch ’20 and Davis Atwood ’19 set a transect to for conservation measure biodiversity of the coral reef. Laura Kile | Webb Upper School Science Department Chair This past summer, several of our Upper School students had the opportunity to join a team of scientists and college undergraduates who were researching marine biodiversity off Honduras’ Bay Islands in the Caribbean Ocean.