DEEP SPRINGS COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT

2015

Letter from the Student Body William Ehlers DS’14, SB President Terms I & II

The 2014-2015 school year at Deep Springs was an exciting one, both for DS’14 and newly arrived DS’15. The second years did their best to introduce the new class of Deep Springers to the various quirks of daily life in the valley. This involved showing the first year class the many places a Student Body meeting can be held. From the top of Chocolate Mountain and the Tortilla in the desert to the BH and its fluorescent lights, SB was held in almost every place imaginable. It also meant experiencing the joy of working together in the blistering heat during weekly labor parties, sharing the pleasure and pain of seven hours long (our record!) SB meetings, and spending three hours a day during our Summer Seminar attempting to understand the texts we had all read the night before.

So equipped with the communal experience of Term 1, the SB was ready to change things up for the coming year. Like last year, we had grown tired of meetings lasting routinely until 2:00 am and so we adopted a scheme designed to allow the meetings to end by midnight. Time-caps, more frequent email announcements, and rigorous moderation according to Robert’s Rules were all intended to cut inefficiencies in our SB meetings. Similarly, in labor, too frequent labor parties had disgruntled the SB enough to make optional labor parties the norm throughout the year.

The time gained from these measures was used in the many other endeavors Deep Springs has to offer. With the arrival of our new Natural Science and Social Science Chairs, Michelle Lanan and Jennifer Smith, students could invest their newly found time, among many others things, in the study of political science or the fascinating behavior of Eusocial animals, such as ants. Or, for those who wanted to spend their time with philosophy and literature, classes focusing on Plato, Homer, Goethe, or a slew of classic French thinkers were readily available as well.

The extra time also went towards the extraordinary amount of extra-three pillar initiatives that cropped up throughout the year. Reading groups flourished. David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, William Carlos William’s poetry, and Hannah Arendt’s Human Condition were among the most popular texts read. Boojies and DSPACs remained an essential part of our monthly routine in the valley and in a leap of ambition, a group of students committed to a musical performance of Les Misérables for Thanksgiving.

And so, over the course of year, it became clear that whether it is through labor, academics, self-governance, or the spaces that exist in between them, Deep Springs can offer an infinitely deep experience. How and where to find it, however, every student must discover for himself. Deep Springs Student Body

Class of 2014 Rango Peng Class of 2015 Grayson Scott Daping, Chongqing Kingston Springs, TN Pranav Bhatnagar China Martin Dolsky Scarsdale, NY Jihlava, Czech Elliot Setzer Isaac Price-Slade Republic Ottawa, Ontario Harry Choee Northampton, MA Canada Londonderry, NH Kieran Driskell Ethan Reichsman Boulder, CO Sam Shzu William Ehlers Marlboro, VT Plano, TX Augsburg, Bavaria Nikolaj Gavrilov Germany Bryce Snyder Buende, Germany Jacob Sorkin San Rafael, CA Mount Kisco, NY Sebastian Hart Henry Gonzalez Altadena, CA Thomas Thongmee Dumfries, VA Jack Spira Lake Forest Park, WA Holladay, UT Hamza Hassan Tenzin Jamchen Goljanno, Somalia Matthew Zianni El Cerrito, CA Caleb Stevens Gahanna, OH Niles, MI Andrew Kim Jesus Munoz New York, NY Aaron Ziemer Panorama City, CA Thomas Sullivan Williamstown, MA Ipswich, MA Joseph Messer Ikhzaan Saleem Carriere, MS Sapello, NM Carter Wilkinson Bozeman, MT

Class of 2015

Back row standing, L-R: Jacob Sorkin, Grayson Scott, Kieran Driskell, Elliot Setzer, Sam Shzu, Ikhzaan Saleem, Henry Gonzalez, Thomas Sullivan, Caleb Stevens, Jack Spira, Jesus Munoz. Front row L-R: Tenzin Jamchen, Nikolaj Gavrilov, Martin Dolsky, Carter Wilkinson.

Class of 2014

Back row: Thomas Thongmee, Sebastian Hart, Matthew Zianni, Andrew Kim, Ethan Reichsman, Isaac Price-Slade, Bryce Snyder, William Ehlers, Aaron Ziemer, and Joseph Messer. Front row: Pranav Bhatnagar, Rango Peng, Hamza Hassan, and Harry Choee.

Deep Springs College Board (as of publication) DS Corporation (non-profit directors) * LL Nunn Trust #

Sally Carlson *# Eric Swanson DS’65 * Managing Partner Carlson Beck Marina Hsieh * Co-founder/Director for Research Marin, CA Professor, Santa Clara University Open Data Watch School of Law Gig Harbor, WA Jake Giessman DS’94 * San Ramon, CA Asst. Principal David Welle DS’80 *# Lyman Moore Middle School Michael Kearney DS’69 *# Producer & Development Director Portland, ME Software Consultant Pepin, WI Littleton, MA

David Hitz DS’80 (Chair) *# Carter Wilkinson DS’15 *# Rango Peng DS’14 *# Student Trustee Founder & Executive V.P. Student Trustee NetApp Bozeman, MT Chongqing, China Sunnyvale, CA Frank Wu *# F. Ross Peterson *# Tom Hudnut *# Professor & Chancellor President Emeritus & UC Hastings College of Law Educational Consultant Professor of History, Utah State Resource Group 175 San Francisco, CA Logan, UT Los Angeles, CA Legal Counsel

Katie Peterson * Christopher Campbell DS’73 Kinch Hoekstra DS’82 # Asst. Professor of English Professor of Law & Political Attorney UC Davis Fresno, CA Science, UC Berkeley Davis, CA Kensington, CA

Deep Springs Staff 2014/2015 (academic calendar)

Noah Beyeler DS’03 Padraic MacLeish David Welle DS’80 Farm & Maintenance DS’99 Development Director Long-Term Director of Operations/ Kerrie Coborn Amity Wilczek Faculty Mechanic Development Officer Academic Dean Michele Lanan Marc Mora Niki Frishman Valley Cowboys Herbert Reich Chair BH Manager, Chef of the Natural Sciences Bookkeeper / Office Zachary Robinson

Manager David Neidorf DS’12 David Neidorf

President John Stuart DS’12 President; Philosophy Janice Hunter

Ranch Manager Adam Nyborg DS’97 / White Mountain Jenny Smith Ben Munger Cowboys Shelby MacLeish Social Sciences Farm Manager Abdramane Diabate Professor Garden Manager DS’12 Gwen von Klan Isaac Stafstrom DS’11 Amity Wilczek Registrar & Librarian Dean of Faculty; Farm Assistant Genetics, Ecology Lucas Tse DS’12

Visiting Faculty James Falzone Peter Rosenblum DS’77 Kenny Gradert Warren Rosenblum DS’83 Michael Brownstein DS’98 Brian Hanrahan Caroline Schaumann Jim Clayson Tom Miller DS’04 Bryden Sweeny-Taylor DS’98 Katie Peterson

Faculty and Academic Calendar 2014/2015

Summer Seminar, 2014 --Introduction to Social Science --Public Speaking --What Went Wrong? David Neidorf & --Human Rights & World Explaining Disaster in the Amity Wilczek History Social Sciences Peter Rosenblum DS’77 & Jenny Smith --Independent Study: Leading a Warren Rosenblum DS’83 Creative Workshop (course instructors) --Jane Austen --The Chemistry of Food Kenny Gradert --Independent Study: Michele Lanan (writing instructor) Investigating the Personal and Political: an Exploration of --Mountains of the Mind Fall, 2014 Feminism and Intersectionality --The Age of Goethe Katie Peterson Caroline Schaumann --Eusociality and the Superorganism --Public Speaking --Independent Study: Studio --Visual Communication of Tom Miller DS’04 Art: Oil Painting Complex Information Michele Lanan Michele Lanan --Weimar Cinema Brian Hanrahan --Vertebrates of the Valley --Directed Study: Heidegger’s Michele Lanan & Being and Time Winter, 2015 Amity Wilczek --Independent Study: Intermediate Ancient Greek --Independent Study: Bovine --Visual Thinking, Visual --Plato’s Republic Paternity and DNA Analysis Modeling Tom Miller DS’04 Janice Hunter, Michele Lanan, Jim Clayson Amity Wilczek --Homer Spring, 2015 Katie Peterson & David Neidorf --Democracy in Comparative Perspective --Growing Food: From the --Independent Study: --Logic Desert to the World Engineering Sound and Music Jenny Smith Amity Wilczek --Directed Study: Practice of Ecological Research --French Thinkers --Music, People, and Places Amity Wilczek --Directed Study: Intermediate James Falzone Greek II Tom Miller DS’04 --Race and Education Bryden Sweeney-Taylor & Michael Brownstein DS’98

Letter from the President David Neidorf

All of us living in Deep Springs for those who love this college. educational endeavors Valley would like to thank But students at Deep Springs beginning to spring up based in members of our extended take up its traditions by re- various ways on the Deep community for your interest and founding the Student Body Springs model. support over the past year. As anew each year, and the the college approaches the outcome of each new founding But the view that matters most Centennial Celebration (June is not guaranteed - it’s for this is blocked by these rhetorical 30-July 3, 2017), our thoughts reason that after ninety-nine high points: the educational naturally turn to the remarkable years Deep Springs can still experience, daily, personal, and history of the past century, and describe itself as an particular, that unfolds here to the new century that lies experimental school. This every day for individual ahead. tradition of re-founding a students. It is Deep Springs’ community centered on contribution to the lives, Our ability to look back over the dedication to the complex abilities, and aspirations of the record of one hundred years in project of education within individual students here, and to the valley is greatly helped by academics, labor, self- those who will be here next Jack Newell’s much appreciated governance, inflected by the year, and the year after that, that history, just published in 2015: contemplative leavening of the makes the project of the college The Electric Edge of Academe; vastness of the desert, is a matter to the present and the The Saga of Lucien L. Nunn and consistent tradition. And the arc future. For me, it’s important to Deep Springs College (contact of education can be long. We all step away periodically from the the college to purchase a copy). speak of the importance of welter of projects, committees, It is much harder to look ahead, learning from your mistakes, and development efforts, and to to imagine what Deep Springs and at Deep Springs this keep up significant educational may be like at the next learning doesn’t always happen contact with some of the centennial in 2117. Many things while a given student is still students living across the lawn - have changed since the here. L.L. Nunn created an without this, I could easily lose founding of the college - the educational program that sight of what this place is, at its nature of the academic program, provides individuals with rich core, finally for. One student for example, or the expanding learning opportunities over the recently described his time at sphere of Student Body long run, even as some of the Deep Springs to me as having participation in institutional initial ideals inexperienced “sharpened the sword of his governance. No doubt some students hold about life in the heart.” A program that remains things will change over the valley reveal themselves as too reasonably humane while years ahead. But the core of the simple over time. You have holding out the possibility of college has remained constant, only to talk to alumni to find such an educational experience and in fact what has changed this out. is well worth our devotion. It is reveals that core in stark relief. in the name of these students As we make plans to ensure the In speaking of the future, it is that we thank those who support financial stability of the college tempting to fall into talking first the college for making it over the next decade, it is of new initiatives, such as possible. equally important - in fact more increased local food production, important - to ensure the cell grazing on the irrigated Readers of this report will want persistence of that educational fields, a shift to organic beef to know, however, about a few core, and of the unusual and production, the importance of of the things happening at the significant learning that it development goals to the ability macro-level at the college. makes possible. of staff to focus their efforts on the educational experience, and Coeducation remains the policy The past has a lot to teach us, the exciting experiment, (long of the board, confirmed and and it exerts a proper fascination overdue), of the many new

Letter from the President continued reconfirmed in three separate payment to settle this action, crop sales, have been used for votes over the last four years. which is now behind us. (You this purpose. Most community members can read the full text of the know that the transition to a settlement agreement in the Increasing Student Body coeducational student body, for January 16, 2016 posting on the Diversity: For many years, the which most planning was aforementioned Coeducation relative lack of diversity at Deep virtually completed during page.) This agreement ends the Springs has been a source of 2012, is for now blocked by a action for payment to the concern for those of us who legal challenge. At the level of opponents, but it does not affect want to see the educational the California Superior Court, their appeal of the court’s ruling experience of social immersion the college has won a favorable in favor of coeducation, which in the student body - so decision ordering modification continues to make its way significant a part of a Deep of the founder’s 1923 trust. At through the court system. Springs education - remain the conclusion of the decision, vividly relevant to the upcoming and on three separate legal The Costs of Coeducation century. There have been grounds, the judge wrote: the Litigation: None of the costs of several diversity initiatives over Court hereby decrees that the litigation or planning for the past few years, none bearing L.L. Nunn Trust should be coeducation have impacted the much fruit. But the board’s vote modified by substituting the college’s balance sheet. Most for gender diversity in the word “people” for “men” in the supporters know that in phrase “for the education of promising young men” in paragraph 1 of the instrument. (You can read the whole decision on our website, by scrolling to the November 26, 2014 entry on the “Coeducation News” page, found under the News and Events” tab.)

Once sustained, the judge’s order will clear the way for the board to modify the college’s admissions policy to include women in the application pool. But the opponents of coeduca- tion have appealed the decision, and it is impossible to predict how long the appellate process accordance with the pledge will take in the overloaded SB entrants before the mule-packing made at the beginning of the competition at Bishop Mule Days: California court system. So for board’s discussion of Tirragen Vixie ’13, Lewis Ho ’13, now, we are waiting for that coeducation in 2011, to mitigate Will Hunt ’13, and John Stuart ’12. process to run its course. potential costs of what was then

an unknown outcome, all of our student body seems to have In the meantime, in a separate legal costs have been made a significant difference. action the opponents of compensated by donations from During the decade before the coeducation successfully sought the Hitz Family Foundation. No impact of the coed decision was a court order for payment of other donations, and no income felt, the student body averaged their legal expenses. Deep whatsoever from endowment or 10% students of color. Starting Springs made a discounted with the first class admitted

Letter from the President continued after the vote for coeducation in members immigrated from education expressed a cultural September 2011, the student Dominican Republic, India, nostalgia with little claim on the body has averaged 40% students Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. In dedication and the resources of of color—a figure that just sum, languages spoken by SB the present and future. But happens to track the U.S. members besides English instead, and as many alumni population nationally. include Arabic, Chinese, Czech, visitors attest, the core of the What tells the tale are French, German, Hindi, college program remains both long-term averages; with such a Konkani, Korean, Italian, vital and consistent. small student body, diversity Russian, Spanish, Somali, Thai, Just as has been true statistics vary greatly from year and Tibetan. Finally, 20% are over the last century, much is to year. But the current year at first-generation college students. required of the students (and Deep Springs is a high-water There is more progress staff) at Deep Springs: relative mark. In addition to 40% to be made, and the pace will be isolation from familiar students of color, 27% of the uneven; for example, since surroundings, support student body comes from nearly half of our students of structures, and habitual overseas, and half of those from color are from other countries, distractions, intensive non-European countries. We we are still underserving U.S. academics, daily manual labor, have students whose families minorities. This shift in student intensive and sometimes reside in the United States, body composition does create uncomfortably public Canada, China, Czech Republic, cultural challenges, but these are community participation Germany, Korea, India, challenges well within the alternating with moments of Maldives, Mexico, and ability of the students at the searing solitude and self- Somaliland. Two of our students college. examination, and the sometimes from abroad hail from families To sum up these facts: joyful, sometimes tedious, and already displaced from Russia were applicants to the college to sometimes agonizing and Tibet. be drawn only from the responsibility of individual and 20% of the students this comparatively homogenous collective self-governance. The year are first-generation social groups that dominated college is, as it has been, harder Americans, whose family American life during the early than others; each year requires part of the last century, we initiative, responsibility, Ikzhaan Saleem DS‘15 tends to the dairy would with reason worry that occasional moral courage, and a cows. the core of a Deep Springs collective self-reliance supported by sensible self- sacrifice. The skills and virtues thus developed are important no matter what the decade. We should be proud that the core program at Deep Springs remains continuous, vivid, and relevant.

Again, on behalf of the students here now and over the next decade, thank you for helping this unusual college to thrive. We hope to see you at the Centennial Reunion in 2017 to help begin our next century.

Nevada botanist Jim Morefield DS’79 photographs a specimen near the Bristlecones trail in the White Mountains. Ranch Manager Janice Hunter advises student cowboys Matthew Zianni DS’14 and Ethan Reichsman DS’14 on horse shoeing technique.

Who says the Office Cowboy doesn’t have manual labor?

Kay Peterson, Andrew Kim DS‘14, Caleb Stevens DS‘15, and Chef Marc Mora prepare brunch in the BH.

Egg production has improved markedly since the introduction of the mobile chicken coop.

Operating Expenses 2014-2015 2013-2014

Instructional & Student Services $422,649 $421,696 Administration $474,663 $494,174 Boarding House $193,269 $157,859 Ranch & Farm Operations $321,746 $324,036 Operations and Maintenance $235,982 $247,996 Total Operating Expenses $1,648,309 $1,645,761 Surplus (Deficit) $164,371 $59,507

Maintenance 14% Academic Program 26% ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE – FY2015

Ranch & Farm 19%

Administration 29% Boarding House 12%

Operating Revenue 2014-2015 2013-2014

Annual Operations Fund $631,667 $608,406 Program Enrichment Gifts Utilized $12,641 $20,619 Investments Utilized $1,023,300 $936,733 Annual Fund Reserve Utilized $0 $0 Other Income $11,495 $16,196 Ranch/Farm Sales $133,577 $123,314 Total Operating Revenue $1,812,680 $1,705,268

ANNUAL OPERATING Endowment 56% REVENUE – FY2015 Foundations 14%

Family & Friends 6%

Other 1% Alumni 16% Ranch & Farm 7%

Deep Springs College

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of June 30 2015 2014

ASSETS

Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $174,209 $268,455 Accounts receivable $165 $368 Contributions receivable - net $0 $421,968 Prepaid expenses $101,060 $18,970

Total Current Assets $275,434 $709,761

Land, Buildings, and Equipment Net of accumulated depreciation $8,423,064 $8,659,617

Other Assets Charitable Remainder Unitrusts $228,457 $232,657 Intangible asset - net of accumulate amortization $20,910 $21,809 Investments $23,145,868 $22,440,942

TOTAL ASSETS $32,093,733 $32,064,786

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities Accounts Payable $32,812 $53,500 Accrued liabilities and taxes $69,050 $58,120 Total Current Liabilities $101,862 $111,620

Long -Term Liabilities Payable under charitable remainder unitrusts $5,945 $8,730 Total Liabilities $107,807 $120,350

Net Assets Unrestricted $17,887,535 $17,394,371 Non-controlling interest in subsidiary $1,058,152 $1,105,303 Temporarily restricted $6,279,627 $6,682,735 Permanently restricted $6,760,612 $6,762,027

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The Benefits of a Life of Science

As part of our ongoing series profiling alumni in a variety of fields, this year we take a look at alumni in the sciences. Scientific advances of the past century have profoundly expanded our understanding of the universe. A unique challenge lies in making sure those advances are put to beneficial use for the health of the planet and humanity. The geologic treasures of Deep Springs Valley are well known and highly regarded in our memory, but alumni have used the opportunity as a jumping off point to a variety of careers in atmospheric research, biology, botany, chemistry, ecology, geology, mathematics, molecular genetics, physics, and more. There are too many to cover them all, but it’s a pleasure to introduce three of them at various stages of their careers. -David Welle DS’80

LEE TALBOT ‘48 RAYMOND JEANLOZ ‘70 SAM LANEY ‘87

Lee Talbot was born to a world of Raymond did not visit Deep Sam already planned to pursue exploration. His mother and father Springs prior to arriving for environmental sciences after high were both ecologists, his father classes in 1970, but he did find school, but admits he didn’t set worked as a forest ranger (for a that what had attracted him – the his ambitions very high until time as colleagues with naturalist unique combination of the three motivated by Deep Springs, Aldo Leopold in New Mexico), pillars – was just as he had where he was drawn to the was one of the founders of the imagined. He was impressed with deliberate intellectual atmosphere Wilderness Society and retired as the positive peer pressure among that decreased distractions and director of US Forest Service students to perform well allowed students an almost ascetic research in the West. They took academically, and he appreciated level of focus. He enjoyed the him on numerous trips as a boy Randall Reid’s emphasis on “applied intellectualism” of the and by his teens he had already communication skills in Public labor program and community life hiked throughout the Sierras. Speaking and writing. Raymond and felt it was crucial to Lee was interested in pursuing a feels fortunate that the community intellectual growth; likewise with career in ecology, so when the was cohesive and supportive the experiential learning, principal of Berkeley High School during his two years. especially in SB meetings and told him about Deep Springs, he The strong academic atmosphere committees. Sam feels that Deep felt compelled by the unorthodox was in contrast to his high school Springs taught him how to teach challenge the college presented. experience. In fact, Raymond had himself, perhaps the most As a ‘westerner’ in the 1940s, he no real interest in science studies essential skill he’s used in his felt that the east coasters in the as a teenager, something he career. student body may have looked attributes in part to the generally Sam recalls that there weren’t down on him culturally. mediocre teaching of science at many options for science courses Nonetheless, he thrived in the the high school level. But he was at Deep Springs and he had to re- academic environment and found interested in mathematics, and in take several classes once he his greatest joy was exploring the the atmosphere of Deep Springs transferred to Cornell. But, he surrounding desert and mountains, he began to see the creative side greatly appreciated the manner in for both fun and education. He of science. Taking Dr. John which science was taught at Deep joined classmates Curt Karplus Mawby’s geology course (with Springs, for it involved a great and Leigh Ortenburger (who went just one other student) was a deal of creativity and on to pursue a notable career in major catalyst. Raymond inventiveness in making use of mountaineering) on one of the thoroughly enjoyed field trips and what was available at hand in the first ascents of the east face of Mt. the analytical challenges of Valley. After Deep Springs Sam Whitney. understanding geologic forces. earned a B.S. at Cornell in Lee completed his A.B. in He took time off following Deep Agricultural and Biological Zoology at UC Berkeley. Ecology Springs to carefully consider his Engineering, jointly from the was considered a new discipline interests, then re-entered college College of Engineering and the and the field was dominated by at Hampshire and Amherst to College of Agriculture and Life specialists who focused on focus on earth sciences. He Sciences. He subsequently 2

TALBOT (cont.) JEANLOZ (cont.) LANEY (cont.) specific and distinct elements pursued inter-disciplinary work worked at a federal laboratory and within ecosystems. Pure research among the several schools in the in industry, and later earned M.S. was respected over applied ‘five colleges’ area of western and Ph.D. degrees in ecology. However, Lee was more Massachusetts, receiving his BS Oceanography from Oregon State interested in a broad approach and in Geology. But, he recalls having University, along with a minor in was fortunate to have Starker to do “some remedial science” Computer Science and Electrical Leopold (son of Aldo) and Carl studies as a graduate student. In Engineering. Sam is now an Saurer as professors. He became a 1979, he completed his PhD in Associate Scientist at Woods ‘generalist’ studying whole Geophysics at Cal Tech and Hole Oceanographic Institution systems and how the multiple taught at Harvard from 1979 to on Cape Cod where he has elements within an ecosystem 1981 before joining the faculty of worked since receiving a WHOI interact. UC Berkeley, where he now postdoctoral scholarship in 2006. He volunteered for OCS in the US teaches. Sam’s primary research interest is Marine Corps during the Korean Raymond’s research focuses on the study of photosynthesis by War and following his service Lee the dynamic forces at play in the phytoplankton in marine went looking for ‘real world’ deep interiors of planets, a place ecosystems, particularly in polar experience conducting field where pressure exists on a scale oceans. As he stated in a 2013 research. Through a connection at millions of times higher than at interview with Oceanus the National Academy of Earth’s surface. At those magazine: “Just like plants on Sciences, he was asked to write a pressures, materials and chemical land, phytoplankton do research paper on species in East reactions – the periodic table itself photosynthesis. They suck up Africa. His work there landed him – assume unusual properties. In carbon dioxide and exhaust a position as staff ecologist with order to identify and understand oxygen. About half the oxygen in the fledgling IUCN. He those properties, he needed to the planet’s atmosphere comes subsequently spent two years recreate conditions in the from phytoplankton. In fact, Earth traveling in Africa and Asia laboratory; a particular challenge. didn’t originally have oxygen in surveying ecological conditions in He has designed an array of its atmosphere; the evolution of nearly 30 countries to lay the experiments to generate tiny phytoplankton is responsible for groundwork for understanding in amounts of extremely high there being oxygen for us in the areas that had not been studied pressure for study. As one can first place.” Sam notes that since before WWII. He met with a imagine, the details are highly although this activity has been broad spectrum of interested technical, but examples include well understood for decades at parties from hunters to heads of using the tips of diamonds to lower latitudes, we understand government and trekked in remote simulate compression, shooting remarkably little about this basic areas of Africa, the Middle East, projectiles at high speeds to create ecosystem process in the frigid South and Southeast Asia for a impact waves, and generating waters of the Arctic and first-hand look. high-energy laser pulses. Antarctic. Lee returned to Berkeley to In 1988, he was named a That’s because polar oceans are pursue an interdisciplinary PhD in MacArthur Fellow for his extraordinarily challenging Geography and Ecology – a first. contributions that “have linked environments to work in. Just His research took him back to mineral physics, chemistry, and traveling to a study region often East Africa where he designed materials science” and also for involves weeks of transit on an meticulous field studies to help presenting science to the public. icebreaker, then fieldwork in advise the governments of Kenya, Raymond’s research with his isolated locales for many weeks at Tanganyika and the U.K. He students has afforded us a better sea under harsh weather spent years on safari with his new understanding of how planets conditions. But that is one of the wife Marty (a longtime research actually form, what makes up things that attracts Sam. He partner and biologist in her own their interior, and how the enjoys the exploratory nature of right), organizing logistics, materials far beneath our feet his research at the top (or bottom) developing effective maps for behave: for example, the of the world and appreciates the systematic surveys, conducting temperature at Earth’s center, and challenge of devising new wildlife population counts and the main material making up our methods for studying ocean 3

TALBOT (cont.) JEANLOZ (cont.) LANEY (cont.) behavioral observations, directing planet. He states that one of the ecology in severe environments. and synthesizing research from particular rewards of his research This is where he puts his multiple specialists, creating the is that he’s able to synthesize engineering background to use, first large scale ecosystem work with theoretical physicists to crafting new instruments and research project. confirm or disprove their ideas approaches for his own research. Lee received his doctorate in and to fine-tune their ability to It’s generally pretty high-tech 1963, and the experience make calculations and predictions stuff, but sometimes – being established what would become of other phenomena. isolated on a ship in the Arctic the operating principles for his Raymond’s teaching is intimately Ocean – he’ll need to ‘MacGyver’ career ever since: rigorously intertwined with his research, and a solution to a problem, working assemble as much data as you can he considers his students and the with what is available at hand. It’s (ideally through direct work they subsequently a little like his days at Deep observation), synthesize how the accomplish in their own careers as Springs, making do with what various elements interact, an important legacy. What’s tools and materials could be publicize your findings to both the more, he finds teaching simply scrounged on the ranch or from scientific community and policy enjoyable. He notes that while it’s the dump. makers, and advocate for common (and understandable) for Sam finds the work satisfying on management practices that benefit scientist educators to focus their both an intellectual and personal the health of those ecosystems. energy on the top 10% of their level, as he gets to observe things Lee feels strongly that it’s students, he also likes to design that no one has observed before. essential to apply scientific courses for non-scientists, feeling Furthermore, he’s hurrying to fill research in pursuit of positive it’s important for all citizens to be in substantial blanks in our changes in public policy. His “empowered” by factual understanding of the Arctic – experience at the IUCN dealing knowledge. Society benefits from before the opportunity is lost. with government officials in finding effective ways to educate Even over just the past decade, multiple countries convinced him non-scientists on general Sam has witnessed changing that scientists actually can make a scientific knowledge, especially at conditions in the Arctic, so he’s difference and get results, but a young age. It’s critical that working to gather as much data as only if they actively communicate people in positions of crafting possible during this time of their knowledge. For the public policy have the ability to drastic polar change. Ultimately, subsequent 52 years, his career understand scientific concepts these observations will provide has straddled the worlds of even if they’re not deeply valuable baseline knowledge for science and public policy. He knowledgeable in specifics. comparison with future served in multiple roles, among At UC Berkeley, Raymond is one transformations in Arctic them: Director of the Southeast of a number of advisors tasked by ecosystems. He was recognized Asia Project for the IUCN; the UC President to assess the by NASA for contributing to the Director of Environmental quality and value of work 2010-11 ICESCAPE research Sciences for the Smithsonian conducted at the university’s project in the Chukchi Sea. Institution; Senior Scientist and nuclear laboratories. He is a Back in Massachusetts Sam Director of International Affairs member of numerous scientific enjoys mentoring and exploring for the President’s Council on societies, including the National ocean science with WHOI Environmental Quality for three Academy of Sciences, which graduate students, who earn PhD presidents; and Director-General provides technical advice to the degrees jointly in a program with of the IUCN. US Government. He became MIT. Teaching is optional for The 1960s and 1970s saw interested in security issues in the WHOI scientists but Sam likes the extensive progress in early 1990s and was asked to creative engagement in teaching environmental awareness and the serve on the Committee on and encourages his students to establishment of legal protections International Security and Arms think expansively when designing that benefit not only the natural Control, which he now chairs. He experiments or assessing world but also human health. Lee was recognized by the Federation observations. “Science isn’t just a recalls that environmental issues of American Scientists for his bunch of information; it’s a at the time were essentially non- work to help shape policy on the human pursuit like art, or 4

TALBOT (cont.) JEANLOZ (cont.) LANEY (cont.) partisan. He notes that the first U.S. nuclear weapons program. cooking, or music.” He pursues joint agreement between the US In his experience, Raymond finds the hard sciences in a scholarly and USSR was an environmental that scientists are often more free fashion, with a view towards the one. As a senior advisor, he was to talk to each other between philosophy, history and sociology able to work with both countries than their governments, involved, and finds this necessary Republican and Democratic and benefit from having a shared to impart the underlying value of presidents in crafting policies and language within their discipline. scientific knowledge. He has legislation that the congress was As such, scientific exchange – been a visiting professor at Deep readily willing to support. similar to arts and cultural Springs on two separate occasions Throughout his career, Lee has exchanges – can serve to enhance since earning his PhD. continued field research, believing peace and security. Scientists can In his own experience Sam finds both in the power of personal use their specific technical that scientific research can observation and that scientific expertise to further international sometimes be a selfish pursuit. exploration should also be “fun”. accords, in some cases literally by “Solving scientific puzzles is very He established his own setting the terms upon which satisfying intellectually, but you environmental consultancy firm in verification occurs. Raymond can lose sight of the bigger the mid-1980s and by the 1990s cites just one example of his picture.” In recent years though, had begun an adjunct career collaboration with other scientists: he has grown weary of ad teaching. For the past twenty a 4-language glossary of terms hominem attacks on scientists and years he has taught popular related to nuclear weapons, arms dismissive attitudes regarding graduate courses in environmental control and non-proliferation that science’s validity and its role in and international policy at George was generated by the 5 permanent society. While he doesn’t feel Mason University. Often, his members of the UN Security science necessarily has “all the students are already involved in Council earlier this year. answers” he does believe that a their own field research. He and Raymond finds his work fulfilling basic understanding of how Marty still explore regularly. For on a number of levels. Advances scientific knowledge is formed example, they have been making in scientific understanding can and continues to evolve is months-long treks through a lead to fantastic advances in fundamental to informed remote portion of the Annamite technological innovation. citizenship. What’s more, Mountains in Laos to “discover “There’s nothing more wonderful scientists should be able to place what is there” and advise the that to create something that’s their knowledge within the World Bank and the government useful to people. Discoveries are context of the liberal arts and about potential impacts of rewarding.” At the same time, he recognize their own cultural development. Traveling on foot recognizes that new technologies biases and philosophical with a tiny group of Laotian today are incredibly powerful and limitations. assistants, they’ve identified scientists need to help society Sam still employs basic skills he several new species and even pre- adhere to high ethical standards learned from his Nunnian viously unidentified ethnic groups about how to use technology for education at Deep Springs. in the rugged forests. good. Ray served as a trustee of Experience with criticism and In 2009, Lee lectured at Deep Deep Springs from 1995-2003. persuasion from SB meetings Springs as the Withrow Chair in He believes his Deep Springs serves him well in department Government. He feels the most experience still inspires him to meetings and on national-level valuable part of his DS education consider the needs of community, committees. DS training in was the self-governance even globally. It’s why he composition and public speaking component. Virtually all his continues to use his technical remains an invaluable asset when professional positions have expertise in service of diplomats presenting complex research involved governance roles and he working to limit, and even results to peers or students. And has found that an essential skill reverse, the proliferation of isolation? No problem. “Being on for scientists is the ability to nuclear weapons. a research vessel in the Arctic is a understand how policy makers lot like being at Deep Springs. It think and feel, and to be able to requires the soft skills of working communicate readily with them. together in an isolated high- pressure environment.”

Fundraising Report FY2015 David Welle DS’80

‘Steady as she goes’ defines Deep Springs for the ongoing vitality legacy challenge match last year to results for the past fiscal year. of the college. We have been making establish planned gifts to DS in their First, we surpassed our funding the case for consistency in annual own estates, thereby extending the goal of $600,000 by a healthy giving and we’re grateful to the many college’s security.) margin, for which we owe a great members of the DS Community who Last, but not least, Deep Springs deal of thanks to many have heeded the call. continued to receive substantial contributors. Secondly, Deep Springs benefited support from The Adele M. While the number of alumni in the past year from another kind of Thomas Charitable Foundation, giving was down from the previous dedication: estate bequests. Several The Hitz Family Foundation, and year, the total (246) was still in line alumni in particular - Paul Davis The Sahan Daywi Foundation. with a trailing ten-year average. DS’77, Bruce Laverty DS’43, Bill While we continue to hit our The number of family/friends Allen DS’42, and Mary & Bob annual goals, we still have further contributing was up (217) and Sproull DS’35 - planned their to go to reach our long-range combined participation of all support to extend beyond their own goals. Ideally, the most individuals was just above the lives. Their contributions helped us sustainable funding will use a trailing average. Meanwhile, boost the endowment to its highest ratio of 65/30/5 for income from although the number of individuals level ever by year’s end. endowment/annual gifts/ranch. To giving decreased from prior year, That accomplishment means the do that, we’re launching the New total funds received ($631,667) for college is able to rely more steadily Century Campaign on the annual operations increased. on investment income to meet our threshold of Deep Springs’ next Therein lies the value of having program costs, and that works hand- 100 years. You can read about it broad participation across the in-hand with ongoing support from on the next page of this report. years. With many individuals annual contributions. For FY16, we But here, I’d like to emphasize contributing year-over-year, we can plan on over 60% of operating how much we appreciate the can absorb fluctuations in any expense coming from endowment, contributions of so many given year and still maintain stable with another 30% from annual gifts – individuals and alumni class chair financial planning. a healthy state of affairs. volunteers. You’re making Such steady support is the kind of (In the same vein, several the difference. dedication we’ve tried to earn at individuals took advantage of the

Giving to Deep Springs (Cash Basis) 2014-2015 2013-2014

Annual Operations Fund Alumni, Family, & Friends $382,347 $399,521 Foundations $248,273 $208,245 Other Gifts $1,047 $640 Total $631,667 $608,406

Program Enrichment Gifts $12,641 $30,140 Restricted Gifts to Support Coeducation Transition & Litigation $270,876 $639,063

Capital Giving Contributions to Endowment $1,262,368 $1,588,495 Other Capital Gifts $216,208 $104,021 Campaign Expenses ($219,998) ($179,695) Total $1,258,578 $1,512,821

Total Gifts $2,393,760 $2,970,125

Special on the Centennial – A New Century Campaign

Deep Springs has always awarded our With that in mind, we have launched a students with a full scholarship. In the early fundraising initiative – The New Century years, this expense was paid from L.L. Nunn’s Campaign – to begin the second 100 years of original endowment. For the last half-century, Deep Springs College. We have three goals for Deep Springs has actively engaged in 2019 and one longer-range goal: fundraising to meet those costs. But, from the 1. Raise $1,800,000 for remodeling the 1960s well into the 1990s, those efforts went Boarding House to accommodate changes in the largely to just keeping the college afloat. labor program, enhance community life, and Deep Springs’ extended community facilitate self-governance. changed the financial balance with their 2. Raise $500,000 to endow the Herb contributions to a major capital campaign in the Reich Chair in the Natural Sciences, for support late 1990s and a successful endowment of long-term faculty. campaign completed two years ago. Because of 3. Raise $250,000 to endow a fund in those efforts, we’re no longer at risk of going support of yearly short-term faculty for the under. Summer Seminar; every student’s opening The tables below illustrate how growth introduction to DS academic life. in our endowment allows us to thrive while 4. Raise new contributions of $9M for keeping contributions to annual operations the endowment by 2026. Some of this will come relatively stable. Income distribution of 65/30/5 from bequests already planned, but we also need from endowment/annual gifts/ranch is our target further gifts – of all sizes – to secure Deep model to keep Deep Springs financially stable Springs’ position going forward. into the future, with periodic infusions for To do this, we will need the generous capital needs. support of our tiny but dedicated community. However, we’re still swimming against With this effort, we can start the new Deep the tide. The DS donor community is inherently Springs century reinvigorated and set the college a small one. And, due to a demographic dip in on a stable course for future generations of our alumni base, the average age (and wealth) of students. our alumni will shift lower over the next decade, Please visit the Contribute page of our so we anticipate that growth in annual giving website www.deepsprings.edu to see how you will be essentially flat. Therefore, we wish to can help, and watch for updates and further bolster the college’s endowment even further. information in the mail.

Yearly averages FY’02 – FY’15 for giving to annual operations: Alumni Family/Friends Foundations Individual contributors 255 204 7 Individual annual contribution $ 944 $ 854 $ 35,000 Average Total contributions $ 239,000 $ 166,000 $ 245,000

Change in Budget FY 2002 FY 2015 FY2027(proj.) Annual Operating Budget: $1,296,000 $1,648,000 $2,283,000 Annual Gifts Received: $ 614,712 $ 631,667 $ 680,000 Annual Gifts % of operating expense: 47% 38% 30% Endowment 5% draw in: $ 461,583 $1,023,000 $1,490,000 Endowment draw % of expense: 36% 62% 65%

(Percentages may not always equal 100% due to occasional deficit or surplus income.)

Contributors 7/1/14—6/30/15 Thank you, everyone!

IHO--In Honor of IMO--In Memory of **--Deceased ##--Employer Matching Gift Alumni Class Chairs are highlighted in bold.

Charles Abbott James & Rose Marie William Cowan DS’43 Aldridge Plumbing & Bostwick & Lisa Gibson Heating Lewis Branscomb Susan & David Cranmer Ronald Alexander Greg Braxton-Brown IMO William Allen Samuel Allen Abigail Breiseth Edwin Cronk William Allen ** Christopher Breiseth Gabriel Culbert Benjamin Allen II Joshua Breitbart Tamara & Bruce Culbert IMO William Allen Jill Brewer & Adam Nyborg Gregory Cumberford Ben Altman Michael Brownstein & Katie Sue Birchenough Amazon Smile Kenneth & Lisa Brownstein John Cunningham John Ames & Janet Boggia Jeffrey Burbank & Evanne Jardine Keith Anderson & Audrey Tawa Jared Daar DS’08 & Judy Jenner Jennifer Burroughs Judith Freedel Daar Anonymous & Michael Rowe & Eric Daar Anonymous C. Allen Bush & Luise Graff Douglas & Gisela Daetz Marc Applebaum Judith Bush Barbara & Steven Daniels Ann Armstrong Steven Buyske Max Dannis & Linda Gatter Michael Armstrong DS’87 & Ann Jurecic Noah Dauber & Laurie Armstrong Judith Byars Michael & Karen Davidson David Arndt & Julie Park Michael Byars Paul Davis ** Robert & Anne Marie California Community Robert Davis & Nina Harun Atkinson Foundation David De Long David & Rebecca Ayer Christopher Campbell Michael Dehn William & Margo Baker Betty & Mark Cannon & Tara Soughers Bruce Barkley Timothy & Sandra Carlin John Dewis DS ‘94 James & Adrienne Bartolome Denis Clark Lester & Susan Dewis Shari Bashin-Sullivan & Katharine Giovanna Jacob & Janis Dickinson & Richard Sullivan Robert Clark Stanley & Sarah Dietzel Brendon & Jean Bass & Karen Sue Webster Nancy Dodge Nancy Baugh Joel & Meredith Coble IMO Norton Dodge & Michael Murphy Andrew Colville Owen Dombert Jeremy Bearer-Friend & Laura Schiff James Downing Ronald & Kathleen Beck Ralph & Joanne Comer Thomas & Jo Ann Downing Travis Beck Richard Cooluris Mitch Dubin Catherine Bergel Clark Copelin DS’98 & Kim Cheselka Richard Berliner & Fauzia Copelin Ellen Dulles-Coelho Noah Beyeler DS’03 Edward & Margaret Copelin Scott Earnest Donald Bickmann Erik Cota-Robles Brad Edmondson DS’76 & Stephen Birdlebough & Andrea Tuttle Tania Werbizky & Sara Davis Daniel Cottom Jacob Eigen Richard Birnbaum Katina Coulianos Michael & Betty Eigen Alexander Blasdel & Douglas Sell Alan Eisner Barbara Blasdel Frederick & Joyce Coville Sean Eldridge & Eugene Alexander Covington & Burling & Chris Hughes Hugo & Nancy Blasdel Law Firm Jacob Englander Blue Oak Foundation IMO William Allen IMO Steve Gregory John & Valerie Bockrath Darrel Cowan Sharon & Leif Erickson Henderson Booth William Erickson

Contributors 7/1/14—6/30/15

Donald & Janet Etnier John Getsinger Maureen & Timothy Miles Everett DS’49 Helen & James Gibbs Henderson & Nanette Everett James Gibbs & Dick Page Frank & Saundra Herre Dan Fahey P. Joseph & Margot Gibson James Herre DS’82 Gene Fang Jacob Giessman Tristram Hewitt Benjamin & Elvia Farnham Kyle & Erin Gilpin Hitz Foundation Nicholas & Susan Fels Tyler Glenn & Adriane Budvari David Hitz IMO William Allen Eli & Stephanie Goldman- Jerre & Nancy Hitz Michael Fields Armstrong Misha Hoekstra Eileen Fisher ## Jeffrey & Frances Goldstone Timothy Hoekstra DS’90 Duncan Fordyce Philip Goldstone William & Jane Hoffman John Fort Bryce Goodman Jeff Holzgrefe Lois Fowler Diana & Richard Goodman & Elizabeth Kiss IMO William Allen Google ## Olga & David Hoople Marc Franzoni James Gorman John Horst Roger Fraser DS’62 Adam Gossen John & Marilee Hoskins & Patricia Fraser Eleanor & Gary Gossen Hans & Linda Houshower John Fritz Lindsey Grant Walter & Hanna Howald Daniel Fulwiler Paul Greenberg Annette Howard Teresa Gabbard Clara Gresham IMO Sherwin Howard IMO Paul Carroll IMO William Allen David Galbraith Beth Grossman J. Alan & Sarah Galbraith IMO Paul Davis Jeffrey & Elena Garrison Wolf Gruner Sergei Garrison Peter Guth Anneliese Garver & Mary Guth Haselton IMO Newton Garver Jane Hritz Hall Robert Gatje DS’44 & Robert Hall Michel & Sharron Gelobter Caroline Ham James Geringer DS’80 IMO Paul Todd & Bob Sproull & Reiko Kato Simon Hamm Philip Hanawalt & Graciela Spivak Hanson Bridgett LLP Max Hare Shawna & Anthony Hart Nickoline Hathaway Dairy maintenance remains Lindsay Haut unchanged. Nick Jones ’13, Noah IMO William Allen Beyeler ’03, and Will Hunt ’13 clean James Hayden & Elizabeth the drainage ditch. Warren Hayden Clarence Hayes DS’77 Marina Hsieh & Jana Holbi’kova’ Michael Hudgens Henry & Margo Hayes & Eric Luna Richard & Rebecca Haynie Thomas Hudnut Peter Heald John Hudson Raymond & Caroline Huey Matthew Healey DS’85 & Jacqueline Rubin Dawn & Vince Hundt The SB cooks & bakers outdid Helen Heckman themselves for the 1980s alumni Adam Hefty reunion.

Contributors 7/1/14—6/30/15

Mitchell & Kelsey Hunter W. Carleton Nancy & Charles Mansbach Thomas Hutchins & Eleanor Kinney Frederick Mansfield Inge Hyder Mark Kirby Harvey Mansfield Loren Ihle Jeffrey Klahn Robert & Ellen Marcus & Diane Decker-Ihle & Elisabeth Swain William & Diane Masters Gary Ingham Joseph Klemke Kevin Matthews IHO Robert & Denise Christopher & Carol Kleps IHO Class of 1977 Shaver Akira Kobayashi John Mawby Ann Ingram Mikolaj Kocikowski John May IMO William Allen Melvin Kohn Rosanne Mayer William & Susan Iverson Jason Kurland & John Siliciano IMO William Allen & Rebecca Ryan Caroline McArthur Douglas Jackson-Smith DS’81 Michael & Michelle & Arjen Maarleveld & Mary Jackson-Smith Kwatinez Judith & John McCarter Aaron & Stacey Jacobson Bronte Lamm Robert & Marjorie Michael Jacobson Donald & Giovanna McCarthy & Gina Kuperberg Lammers Joan & Michael McCloskey IMO Bern M. Jacobson Samuel Laney Andrew McCreary Raymond Jeanloz Alison & John Lankenau Karen McCreary & Jennie Romero IMO Edwin Wesely Lee Ann & Barry McGinnis Christopher Jennings Jeffery & Lisa Ann Laske Dale & Susan McKinnon George & Kathy Jensen Bruce Laverty ** Kimberly McKittrick Margot Jerrard Nathan Leamy Susan Meisel IMO Richard P. Jerrard Douglas & Marion Lee IMO Edwin Wesely Doug Johnson Lawrence Lee Seth Merritt DS’89 Jeff & Glo Johnson Ellen Lehman & Michelle Erhardt Kathleen Jones IMO William Allen IMO John Rosenberg Robert & Andrea Jones Cameron Leonard Eliot Michaelson Ravi Jonnal Patrick Leslie Jon & Linda Michaelson Brian Judge Judy Levison Paul Michelsen JustGive Paul Lin DS’00 & Holly Hauptli Abram Kaplan Joanne & Robert Linden Elaine Michener-Israel Steven Kaplan David & Jane Lindley & Mark Israel & Janet Levine IMO Edwin Wesely Zachary Mider DS’96 James Karpe Haiyun Liu & Beiyan Yi & Kristen Mider & Lisa Gladstone Mark Livingston Margaret Miller Curtis Karplus DS’48 Robert & Jane Loeffler Mary & James Miller Alan Kaufman IMO William Allen Thomas Miller Kenneth Kaufman Bret Logue Norman Milleron & Kimberly Hensley Deborah & Gerard Logue Cheryl Minard Neil Kearney William & Karen Longley & Michael Cravey Brandt Kehoe Richard Loomis Heide Moore IMO Sandra Kehoe Philip & Candace Lowry IMO Martin Sachse Bryce Kellogg Robert & Nancy Lowthorp Roland Moore Daniel & Lynn Kellogg Earl & Kathleen Ludman John Moriarty DS’05 Paul Kelly & Denny Dart Julian “Pete” Michael Moriarty Philip Kennicott & Allen MacDonald Oliver Morrison Camille Keonjian Padraic & Shelby MacLeish Alfred Moses Edward Keonjian Richard & Cynthia Mahon Charles Munford Thomas Kinney Joshua Malbin Virginia & Luther Munford Margaret & Stanley Manatt

Contributors 7/1/14—6/30/15

Ian Murphy Karen Pratt Nancy & Ronald Schwiesow Milton Musser & David Pederson Eric Scigliano Virginia & William Myer Daniel Pritchett Craig Scrivner Cory Myers Kenneth Pursley ** David & Carol Scrivner Edward Myers & Edith Poor & Betty Pursley Susan Scrivner Jane Myers Patrick & Mary Ragen Harold Sedgwick IMO John Barton William Ragen DS’74 Roger Seiler David Neidorf & Barbara Shulman & Sara Marmion Seiler IMO Bob Sproull Sheldon Reaven Lucy Serling Bruce Nestor Robert & Norma Reich Mark Sexton Jack & Linda Newell Earline Reid Denise & Robert Shaver Christian Nicholson Eric Reid Donald & Mary Shaw Pamela Ann Nissley Stevan Rich Cole & Caryn Sheckler & Ed Daranciang Justine Richards Barrett Sheridan IMO William Allen David Richter IMO Paul Davis Don Noel Ellen Richter Daniel Shu & Elizabeth Brad Noel John Riebesell Nathaniel Sibinga DS’07 Thomas & Kathleen Noland Jules & Shirley Riskin Douglas Sietsema Rodney North Stephen & Carol Robinson Lisa Simpson & Donna Desrochers Bonnie & James Rock & Lincoln Bergman Patricia Novelli Peter Rock & Ella Vining Carol & Mark Singer Albert “Tyke” Nunez David & Mary Jane Rogne Juraj & Julie Slavik Susan Nuni McNamara Rome Judith & Charles Smith Wendy & Peter O’Connor Mindy Roseman Shepard & Tara Smith Phil Ogden IHO Noah Rosenblum Antoinette Snyder Thomas Palfrey Noah Rosenblum Steven Solga & Lisa Spacek & Mary Weeks Peter Rosenblum Tully Speaker James & Patricia Partridge Warren Rosenblum DS’83 Stefan Sperling Jacqueline Paskow & Nicole Blumner Terry Spitz James Pearson Suzanne & Lawrence Robert Sproull ** & Melanie Jacobson Rowland Sudarshan Sriraman IHO Sage Pearson Robert & Carla Rugeroni John Stahlin Jonathan Pease Byron Russell Paul Starrs DS’75 & Kyndale Duelks Pease Derek Ryder & Lynn Huntsinger Nancy & Robert Pease SahanDaywi Foundation Christian Stayner Donald Pederson Arthur Saint-Aubin Gilbert Stayner Vernon & Dorothy Anne Bridget Saladino & Teri Fox Stayner Penner Anthony Salvata James Stearns DS’79 Pequot Family Foundation & Liz-Beth Levy & Kim Hopper Robert & Cyvia Peters Nathan Sayre Judith Stearns Ronald Peterson SC Johnson Fund, Inc. ## Thomas Stolz Ross & Kay Peterson Cora-Beate Schaumann & Jean Cauthen Bill Pezick Rob Schechter John Stoner IMO Mike Yarrow & Bob & Alison Natsunaga & Ruth Freeman Aird Joel Schlosser Valerie & James Stuart Steven & Elizabeth Phillips Eric Schneidewind William Sullivan Ronda Picarelli Dorothy Schwartz & Janell Sorenson Charles Pletcher II Michael Schwartz Anthony Sung Andy Porter & Susan Savitt Schwartz Jack Sutherland William & Eleanor Porter Nicholas & Erica Eric Swanson DS’65 Hale & Nancy Prather Schwartz-Hall & Devon Hodges

Contributors 7/1/14—6/30/15

Bryden Sweeney-Taylor IMO Condit Van Arsdall David Welle Gary & Therese Swisher Clement Van Buren David Werdegar DS’47 Brendan Taaffe Elizabeth Van Buren & Kathryn Werdegar Lee & Marty Talbot Jesse Van Buren IHO David Neidorf David & Peggy Tanner Robert & Bonnie Van Duyne & David Welle IMO William Allen William & Melinda Edwin Wesely ** Vijay & Mona Tata vanden Heuvel Kevin West Bruce & Jana Taylor Jim & Gay Ver Steeg Steven & Phyllis Wheeler George & Marilee Taylor Steven Viavant DS’71 Priscilla White Hoyt Taylor & Lea Samuel IMO William Allen & Mary Ellen Sweeney David Vigil Simon Whitney Mark & Starla Taylor Brendan & Carmen Visser Paul Wiener Peter Taylor Hugh Visser & Ann Roggenbuck Adele M. Thomas Charitable IMO Eleanor Visser Katherine Ann Williams Foundation Paul & Victoria Vixie IMO John Spring & Beth & John Thomas Jan Vleck DS’69 Katherine Suhr Steven Thompson & Kathleen Peppard Robley & June Williams Michael Thoms & Grace Pai VMware Foundation William & Barbara Wilson Sansern Thongmee William Vollmann Susan Witter & Kanokwan Kanok Gregory Votaw Elizabeth Wolgast Frank Tikalsky & Carmen Delgado Votaw Alan Wright Armando & Marti Travelli William & Jacquelyn Waina Frank Wu & Carol Izumi Shirley Turbeville Peter & Laura Wakeman Martynas Ycas ** Random Turner-Jones Colin Wambsgans Brian Yeager James Turnure & Dorothy Fortenberry & Tamami Kimura James & Jennifer Turnure Andrew & Anna Ward Frank Young DS’45 William & Delilah Turpin Eric Ward & Loretta Young Bob & Lia Tyson James Ward Stokes Young & Jesamyn Go Johan Ugander Peter & Mary Sue Waser Barbara Zadra Richard & Joyce Unger David Webb DS’53 & Kent Bradford Zachary Unger DS’91 & Barbara Webb Robert & Mary Joan Zaletel & Shona Unger David Weiss & Ute Muh Franklin & Allison Zaromb University of Illinois Josh Welber Michael & Donna Zianni Jamie Van Arsdall IMO Robert Sayre & William Owens Gilbert Welch

Editor’s Note: An essay in our 2014 Annual Report described some personal details of an individual’s medical history. We regret the oversight and apologize for any harm that individual experienced as a result of the identification. We have deleted the identifying information in electronic versions of that report. -DW

The LL Nunn Society

Lucien L. Nunn established Deep Springs in 1917, and he made financial arrangements upon his death in 1925 to support its operations into the foreseeable future. While his efforts firmly established the institution we know today, it would not have survived 100 years were it not for the financial commitment of so many others in the past fifty years. In particular, much of Deep Springs’ current endowment has come from those listed below.

In the past decade, bequests have added over $7 million to the endowment. That translates to roughly $350,000 in annual operating funds (not counting appreciation) which are crucial to the college’s success. We recognize these members of the extended DS Community – alumni, family, friends and former staff – who have chosen to follow in L.L. Nunn’s footsteps and provide for Deep Springs in their estate plans.

A New Century You can play your part in securing Deep Springs’ new century beginning in 2017 by making the college a beneficiary of your will, retirement fund, or life insurance. Notify us of your gift plan and we will receive a matching gift today equal to 10% of your declared bequest (subject to some limits). Visit our website www.deepsprings.edu/contribute to download a notification form.

MEMBERS CURRENT Jules L. Riskin DS’44 Mac Finley Nathan Sayre DS’87 Newton Garver DS’43 John W. Ames DS’54 Dorothy Schwartz James Haughey DS’30 Anonymous (x4) Doug Sietsema DS’69 Stephen N. Hay DS’42 Jeanette Begg Juraj & Julie Slavik DS’48 Mrs. Robert (Dora) Henderson Catherine Bergel Robert Van Duyne DS’45 Kenneth A. Hovey DS’62 Joyce Chestnut William J. vanden Heuvel Bruce Laverty DS’43 Fauzia & Clark Copelin DS’98 DS’46 William C. Layton DS’26 William W. Cowan DS’43 Alice Dodge Wallace Andrew Linehan DS’73 Martha Diggle David Webb DS’53 Kenneth Mahony DS’43 Brad Edmondson DS’76 Kevin West DS’88 James S. Mansfield DS’26 Henry & Ta-Yun Fang Eliot Marr DS’29 Robert Gatje DS’44 MEMBERS DECEASED Gene Newman Lindsey Grant DS’43 H.R. Newman DS’35 Robert B. Aird DS’21 Bruce Hamilton DS’71 James R. Olin DS’38 Ronald Alexander DS’64 Dave Hitz DS’80 Erik M. Pell DS’41 Joan & William “Bill” Allen Mrs. Ralph (Patricia) Kleps Hok Roy & Winnifred Pierce DS’40 DS’42 John A. Hoskins DS’61 Ken Pursley DS’57 Frederick Balderston DS’40 Raymond & Carolyn Huey Roger Randall DS’36 Kurt & Alice Bergel DS’61 Herbert J. Reich DS’17 Minerva Brownstein Jeff Johnson DS’55 Christian Rondestvedt DS’38 Robert L. Bull DS’48 Curtis Karplus DS’48 Edwin Rust DS’29 Elizabeth Mason Butterworth Michael Kearney DS’69 George B. Sabine DS’29 Barney Childs DS’43 Melvin Kohn DS’44 Robert Sayre Walter Clark Robert Leonard William Scandling – former Donald E. Claudy DS’44 Julian “Pete” MacDonald DS’43 Trustee Richard C. Cornelison DS’43 Gary & Emily Mahannah DS’70 John Sinning DS’48 Charles Christenson – former L. Jackson Newell DS’56 Robert & Mary Sproull DS’35 Trustee Mrs. Don (Patricia) Novelli Charles “Chuck” Thompson Dr. Benjamin Crue DS’42 Phyllis Olin Paul H. Todd – former Trustee Hugh W. Davy DS’28 Thomas “Pete” Palfrey DS’43 James B. Tucker DS’38 Jan & John DeBeers DS’32 Donald P. Pederson DS’43 Martynas Ycas TA’67 Robert H. Peters DS’44 Raymond Diggle DS’60 Ward J. Fellows DS’31

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Pranav Bhatnagar ’14 irrigates field 4.