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in this issue: ManyMany Voices,Voices, OneOne Vision:Vision: TheThe CampaignCampaign forfor WinchesterWinchester ThurstonThurston SchoolSchool RealizingRealizing thethe VisionVision CityCity asas OurOur Campus:Campus: E.E. E.E. FordFord FoundationFoundation AwardsAwards GrantGrant forfor CurriculumCurriculum InitiativeInitiative AlumAlum AuthorsAuthors
Winchester Thurston School Autumn 2005 GroundbreakingGroundbreaking CityCity Cover and insidefrontcover photos byKarenMeyers '72. and JulianMcClain-Hubbard ’10. Karolina Karagyozova ’16,(backrow,L-R)AlecSilberblatt ’08,TaylorThomas’17, Pictured onacontractor’sbackhoe are(frontrow,L-R)FredEgler’11,KateBartlett’07, Shadyside onMay24,2005.Students fromallthreedivisionsparticipatedinthefestivities. Winchester ThurstonSchoolbroke groundforthenewUpperSchoolatCityCampusin About theCover:GroundBroken forUpperSchoolatCityCampus Art teacher;andBenjaminHarrison’17. Martin ’88,LowerandMiddleSchool WT trustee,andparent;Mary President oftheBoardTrustees, Head ofSchool;MartinPowell,former WT parentandtrustee;GaryJ.Niels, Logan Uretsky’07;HenryPosnerIII, grandparent, andformertrustee; Ketchum ’43,WTalumparent, Rachel Woods’10;SallyDoerschuk Upper School.Picturedare(L-R) groundbreaking ceremonyforthe and studentslentahandinthe Alumnae/i, parents,trustees,faculty, Allison Thompson Lori Sisson Dan Sadowski Lee Moses Karen Meyers’72 Lauren Ober’96 Carl Jones Laurie Heinricher John Kanter’07 David Ascheknas Contributors [email protected] Director ofAlumnae/iRelations Alison Wolfson Assistant Editor fl Director ofCommunications Anne Flanagan Editor Avenue, Pittsburgh,PA15213. Winchester ThurstonSchool,555Morewood contact theDirectorofCommunications, Letters andsuggestionsarewelcome.Please parents, students,andfriendsoftheSchool. Winchester ThurstonSchoolforalumnae/i, Thistletalk Content publishedin www.winchesterthurston.org Telephone: (412)578-7500 Pittsburgh, PA15213 555 MorewoodAvenue Winchester ThurstonSchool and Diversity. Thinking, Integrity,Empathy,Community, appreciation forthesefi environment thatpromotesandinstills We activateourMissionbycreatingalearning Core Values the charactertoserve. motivates thepassiontoachieve,andcultivates learning processthatdevelopsthemind, each studentinachallengingandinspiring Winchester ThurstonSchoolactivelyengages School Mission Broudy PrintingInc. Printing Web FeatStudios Graphic Design All RightsReserved. Copyright ©2005WinchesterThurstonSchool. in or editanycontentsubmittedforpublication The editorsreservetherighttoaccept,reject, Administration ofWinchesterThurstonSchool. that arenotnecessarilythoseoftheTrustees or opinions, ideas,andperspectivesoftheauthors Volume [email protected] Thistle Thistletalk. 33 • ispublishedtwotimesperyearby Number 1 MAGAZINE ve CoreValues:Critical Thistletalk Autumn2005
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COVER STORY many voices, one vision 4 The Campaign for Winchester Thurston School
reunion 2005 11
city as our campus 12 Courses Designed to Use the Resources of the City alum authors 14 Winchester Thurston alum authors put their education and expertise on paper
what all the buzz is about 2 LETTER FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL Gary J. Niels shining a light on the new board president 3 wt today 18 SCHOOL NEWS Summer Experiences… Transformations…Committed to Community Service… Natural Scientists…School Motto Challenges WT to Examine Its Moral and Community Life… Faculty News and Awards development news 28 class notes 30
Can you find the answers to these Special questions in this issue of Thistletalk? 1. What is significant about the date November 16? Section 2. What obscure hobby did Melissa Leapman ’80 turn into 2004-2005 a number of popular books? 3. What is the “Symbolic Migration” project? annual giving report page 45
www.winchesterthurston.org 1 Gary J. Niels school of
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athletic surface on which to compete. the summer on related initiatives—Core
letter from the If you round the corner at Ellsworth Values, the Advisory System in the and Morewood Avenues, you will see Middle School and Upper School, and a spectacular sight: Our new Upper Community Service. School building’s framework rises three One of the most tangible results stories into the sky! We watch the daily of these discussions occurred during progress as structural elements replace an early fall professional development mental images of this crown jewel of the day for faculty and staff organized rom the North Hills Campus Winchester Thurston vision. by the Community Life Committee, to the City Campus to the Expansion of our physical facilities whose work is focused on diversity. neighboring communities leads us to another exciting announce- We rotated through group sessions to the City of Pittsburgh, ment: the expansion of our Early on how various media have depicted there is a buzz of excitement Childhood Program. This program will different ethnic groups; how Dr. Beverly Fabout our school’s physical changes, widen the age-range of the children WT Tatum’s highly-acclaimed book, Why our educational developments, and our serves to include boys and girls who will Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together vigorous commitment to moral vision. be turning 4 by the start of school. At in the Cafeteria?—which we read as a More than ever, we are a dynamic our City Campus we will change the community over the summer—relates community, changing the look of name of our Kindergarten Readiness to WT; and viewed a PBS documentary Winchester Thurston School’s campuses program to Pre-Kindergarten. At our film tracing the development of the while enhancing our position as a North Hills Campus, Pre-Kindergarten concept of race. The Community Life leader in education for children from will be a brand-new program. Joan Committee is developing a follow-up 4 to 18. Flechtner, current City Campus diversity plan that will inform the I wish that everyone could have Kindergarten Readiness teacher and school about its direction in thinking attended Parents’ Night at the North Early Childhood Program Coordinator, also of the comfort and the rights of all Hills Campus in early October to and Nancy Rogers, Director of the people at WT. experience the sense of joy about our Lower School and North Hills Campus, Yes, the buzz about our growth can new Campus Center. Completing this have been the chief architects of be heard all over town. More than ever I building project—one that enables us this program. have a sense that we have taken a giant to expand our educational offerings to I am encouraged as our faculty leap forward as a school. I am sincerely an increased number of students—was and staff enthusiastically embrace a humbled to be a part of this exciting a tremendous team effort. As I surveyed commitment to examine our school’s time at WT. the campus on my way into the school, moral and community life. At the end I had an overwhelming sense that of the previous school year we launched we now have a more visible presence two committees to look at ways to in the North Hills community, and better link our daily practices and that enables WT North to be all that it community life to our beloved credo, can be. “Think Also of the Comfort and the At the City Campus, you will see Rights of Others.” The Moral Life and our newly constructed all-weather Community Life Committees are fully turf field where children play outside engaged in exploring these challenging every day and our sports teams enjoy and essential topics. In addition, several a level, mud-free, state-of-the-art smaller task forces began working over
2 Thistletalk Autumn 2005 www.winchesterthurston.org 3 Victor A.Roque
Shining a Light on the New Board President
ears ago, when WT Board the New York Power Authority. From President Victor Roque 1978 to 1994 Roque was vice president, and his wife, Marcia, general counsel and secretary for the noticed “that cute little Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. In school on Middle Road,” he 1994 he was recruited to join Duquesne Yhad a question: “Winchester Thurston? Light Company as General Counsel and What on earth is that?” When it was was promoted to president of Duquesne time for their daughter, Nicole, to Light in 2001. Roque chairs the board of Winchester Thurston School enter Kindergarten, they evaluated a the Urban League of Pittsburgh and BOARD OF TRUSTEES
lot of different schools before settling serves on the board of Highmark, Inc., Victor A. Roque on WT. where he sits on its Audit, Nominating, President Says Roque, “We were looking for and Compensation Committees. Dan Cohen a school that would give our daughter As he looks ahead as WT Board Vice President individualized attention. Student President, Roque wants to see WT diversity was also an important factor; achieve three goals. The first is the Simin Yazdgerdi Curtis Vice President several of our African American friends completion of the capital campaign. had sent their children to WT and spoke “Our new physical facilities are pivotal Ellen Perlow Kessler highly of it. Finally, Marcia and I fell in to the future of our institution. They Vice President love with the Winchester Thurston are a part of what sets us apart from Roy G. Dorrance North Hills Campus and its idyllic, other schools, and these buildings have Treasurer
country setting.” A “lifer” at WT North, to be paid for,” he states. The second is Russell J. Boehner Nicole is now a sixth-grader at the to bring the construction projects in on Secretary City Campus. time and within budget. The third is Gary J. Niels “Our daughter is growing and to prepare for the next steps to ensure Head of School maturing in a way that makes us very that WT is positioned for success 10 happy with the school at both its or 20 years down the road. Says Roque, Ralph L. Bangs Ronald J. Bartlett campuses. My family’s positive experi- “With construction completed at North Michael Bernstein ence with this fine institution is why I and underway at the City Campus, we Barbara Abney Bolger ‘52 Douglas A. Campbell joined the Board and why I agreed to have taken a major step forward in Sue Friedberg serve as its President,” Roque explains. distinguishing Winchester Thurston as Rosanne Isay Harrison ‘56 Roque was elected to the Board the premier, independent, coeducational Elizabeth S. Hurtt ‘74 Vincent O. Johnson four years ago and serves on all its institution in an increasingly competi- Steve Loevner standing committees. He recently tive market.” A. D. Lupariello retired as president of Duquesne Light Roque and the other dedicated Carole Oswald Markus ‘57 Linnea Pearson McQuiston ‘69 Company. Roque received his Bachelor members of the Board want to build on Henry Posner III of Electrical Engineering from the the strong loyalty of WT alumnae/i and Martin Powell City College of New York and went parents who have entrusted the educa- Anita Prizio ‘81 Stephen G. Robinson on to attain his Juris Doctor degree tion and nurturing of their children to James C. Rogal from New York University. He served WT. “We want to ensure that no parent John Searles Stephen B. Thomas for several years as assistant district of college-bound children in Pittsburgh attorney for New York County, New asks, as I once did, ‘Winchester Thurston York, and then as staff attorney for School? What is that?’”
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lose to 100 alums returned to WT to reconnect with old Cfriends and participate in a host of reunion activities throughout a glorious fall weekend. With more than 50 percent of the Class of ’70 in attendance, spirits were high and the mood was electric. Alums danced to the live music of John Maione, WT teacher and guitarist extraordinaire, in the Thurston Library on Friday night. On Class of ’55 Seated (L-R): Barbara Feldman Rogal, Betsy Forstall Keen, Faith Wertz Eastwood, Melinda Saturday, they traveled to the North Brown Beard, Mary Minor Evans Standing (L-R): Marlene Berman Haus, Frannie Blasdell Hubbell, Nancy Hills Campus to enjoy the first event Riester Allen, Jeannie Murdoch Smith, Ann Wright Curran, Connie Blum Marstine, Sally McQuiston, Suzanne Dressler Kellar, Beverlee Simboli McFadden held in the new Campus Center, which had opened just 10 days earlier. The 50th Reunion Class of ’55 enjoyed a sweet homecoming, with classmates traveling from California, Washington state, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Carolina to share laughter and memories.
save the date Class of ‘70 Back row (L-R): Jane Appleyard Roel, Jane Holland, Susie Crump Hammond, Sharon Simon Dunlap, Sally Weigler Golden, Sarah Scott Schuyler, Linda Thiessen Bankson, Rose Sherman Lenchner, Kim Zillweger Beck, Jane Cauley, Patti Pyle Rees, Helen Berkman Habbert, Carolyn Gillespie Raetzke reunion Front row (L-R): Leslie Gross Huff, Becky Niles Lingard, Joanne Thomas Asbill, Andrea Hurtt, Hilary Tyson 2006 Porter, Megan Hall, Debbie Wilde Nelson, Liz Brinker Noble, Anne Peters , Bunny Bernfeld, Polly Haight Frawley october 20-21, 2006
especially for the classes of Class of ‘85 Class of ‘95 1941 • 1946 • 1951 • 1956 (L-R) Jeni Snyder, Jamie Blank Feldstein, (L-R) Jamie Samrick Hecht, Mattie McLaughlin, Nanci Shapiro Kane, Jodi Greenwald Golomb, Lauren Ames, Sarah McLaughlin, and 1961 • 1966 • 1971 • 1976 Amy Goldstein Jaffe Katie Brennan
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Students Explore a World of Possibilities student student hile summer is traditionally a time to recharge intel - W lectual batteries, a number of W T st u d e nt s u se p a r t of t h e i r b r e a k to expand their horizons. While there i s p l e nt y of t i m e t o r e a d , h a ng ou t w i t h friends, and relax, many WT students find interesting and unique ways to challenge themselves, from volunteering at local hospitals or nursing homes Owen Campbell ’07 Rachel Apt ’10 Clare Cene-Kush ’06 to earning an Emergency Medical Technician certificate to studying A few of t h e h i gh li gh t s of t h i s p ast native Incans at the bottom. It isn’t kung-fu karate with the Shaolin monks summer included a sophomore who oft en t h at p oor p eop le c ome i n c ont ac t in China. volunteered at a day-care in Lima, Peru; with white Europeans.” By modeling Laurie Heinricher, Director of an eighth-grader who analyzed the play empathy, compassion, and respect, Student Development, spends a b e h a v i o r o f a b a b y g o r i l l a ; a n d a s e n i o r the volunteers with Cross-Cultural great deal of time in the winter and who prepared specimen slides for a Solutions work toward accomplishing spring months matching students’ study of colon cancer. one of the main goals of the program, interests with the many summer whi c h i s effec t p osi t i v e c hange i n r ac i al opportunities available. DAYCARE VOLUNTEER IN LIMA, PERU and class perceptions and attitudes. One experience that Owen remem- Owen Campbell ’07 wanted bers vividly is a day when the school “Summer experiences are to spend part of his summer doing was closed, and he went with another community service in a foreign volunteer to work at a hospital for the great, low-risk ways to country. He found what he was looking disabled, located in one of the worst for with Cross-Cultural Solutions, an sections of Lima. “The streets were strengthen your strengths, i nt er nat i onal volunt eer p r ogr am. Wi t h literally paved with garbage. There were work on your weaknesses, near ly 2 0 ot h er y oung v olunt eer s fr om p eop le selli ng li v e c h i c k ens r i gh t t h er e many different countries, Owen went to and mounted police in riot gear beating or simply explore Lima, Peru, to work in a before-school people away so that the cars could go daycare for children aged 8 to 12 whose down the street.” new interests.” school day began at noon. The center Owen feels that he was changed was located in a shantytown outside by his weeks abroad, having gained a — Laurie Heinricher, Director of Student Development the sprawling, polluted, fast-growing ne w p e r s p e c t i v e o f h i m s e l f a s a c i t i z e n city. Owen played soccer with the of a global community. “I learned that children and helped them with their t h e r e i s a w h ol e d i ffe r ent w or l d ou t si d e Some students choose to work with E ngl i sh a nd M a t h h om e w or k , l e a r ni ng America.” He notes that many people in her one-on-one, while others prefer to about Peruvian history and culture in the world live in poverty that Americans do their own research via the Student the process. c an h ar d ly i magi ne. “ L i fe i n Amer i c a i s Development section of the WT Web “One point of my working at not the norm. The things that we throw site. The resources on the site are so the school was to be a role model for away are things most people in Lima ext ensi v e, i n fa c t , t h at ot h er sc h ools i n these poor children,” says Owen. “The couldn’t even imagine owning. Travel the area are using it for their students Peruvian social structure is still in h el p s y ou t o see w h a t i t i s t h a t w e t ak e as well. a pretty extreme caste system, with for granted.” European whites at the top and the
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RESEARCHER OF GENETIC RESEARCHER What I Did on My GORILLA PLAY HABITS Clare Cene-Kush ’06 worked for Summer Vacation WT eighth-grader Rachel Apt spent 30 hours a week at Allegheny General part of her summer studying the play Hospital as part of the National Surgical In the summer of 2005, Middle and behavior of the youngest baby gorilla at Adjuvent Breast and Bowel Program. “I Upper School students enjoyed the following activities: the Pittsburgh Zoo through a program studied a deleted in-colon cancer gene, called KidsScience. Rachel attended a very large gene that has not been well- ● Studied kung-fu karate with the a class at the zoo every other week studied before. It appears that patients Shaolin monks in China throughout the school year, then spent in whom this gene is deleted progress in ● Volunteered at The Children’s Institute five hours a day for a month at the zoo their illness more rapidly. This being the and UPMC Shadyside Hospital’s Elder in the summer. case, if you determine that a patient with Life Program “I observed the baby gorilla and cancer has the deleted gene, you would ● Rowed crew at the U.S. National recorded who she played with and treat their cancer more aggressively.” Competitions
for how long. I had predicted that she Clare used antibodies to attach ● Caddied at a golf club would play with the two gorillas closest fluorescent markers to samples of the to her in age, but in fact she played gene, up to 100 patient samples on a ● Attended a “Women in Engineering” Program at the University of Dayton with only one of them and with an single slide. Allegheny General Hospital and an “Entrepreneur Program” at older adult female, her mother’s friend.” is one of a handful of centers that can Grove City College During their winter study the 60 employ special software to examine ● Competed in the Magic Card Junior student scientists made nesting boxes these markers. After all this data is Super Series Championships for barn owls, engaged in a “penguin accumulated, the doctors will go back to the patient case histories and submit ● Attended a Pre-Medicine Program at watch” to make sure that the hatching Brown University baby penguin didn’t get stepped on, and the results to a statistician. “We expect made suggestions for an educational to see patients without the gene to have ● Spent a month in Norway at an International Children’s Camp exhibit on the bush-meat problem in a mortality rate comparable to people Africa. “Poor people there who can’t with a more advanced stage of this ● Volunteered as a Teen Docent at the afford other meat buy or poach bush- cancer,” says Clare. Carnegie Museum meat—that is, wild and sometimes Clare felt that she benefited ● Got certified as an Emergency Medical endangered animals,” says Rachel. “We immensely from her intense summer Technician looked at ways to educate people about experience. “It was such an enriching ● Learned to fly at the Embry-Riddle Flight this crisis.” learning experience. “I was supposed Exploration Program Rachel adds, “I gained insight to be scooping ice cream at Brewsters ● Attended the National Student into the ‘back stage’ of the zoo and when the opportunity suddenly arose. Leadership Conference on Business and inspiration to encourage conservation I jumped on it. I loved the people I Entrepreneurship in Washington, D.C. within our community. It was cool to be worked with—they were really good in a group of people my age who were teachers, and they were all so smart interested in conservation.” It was while and so willing to help. I was inspired by Rachel attended winter zoo classes that their dedication.” Search for summer—or she initiated a recycling program at the As a result of her summer medical year-round—learning or school. Recycling receptacles that were research opportunity, Clare has a keener previously underutilized are now being interest in studying Science, perhaps volunteer opportunities via taken from the school to the local recy- combined with History, a subject she the WT Web site. Click on cling center on a regular basis, under loves, in college. “I’m definitely more “WT Community,” then on Rachel’s watchful eye. interested now—it doesn’t seem as threatening or as abstract as it did, now “Upper School,” then on that I’ve had contact with actual doctors. “Summer Opportunities.” It’s a lot of hard work, but it seems like an obtainable goal.”
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school 2005 Carnegie International Inspires Student Installation
isitors to WT’s Art Gallery this fall were struck by a dramatic V student-created mural covering three walls with colorful collages of trees, butterflies, a werewolf, and the sun. What they might not have known was that this bold installation was directly inspired by the contemporary art that students had seen at the presti- gious Carnegie International at Carnegie Museum of Art, just a few blocks from One tangible result of the students’ condensing from the sea and returning the City Campus. viewing the installations at the Carnegie to it as rain. As the viewer moved from “The Carnegie International, held International was the mural that trans- left to right, the ocean with its sea crea- every three years, is one of the most formed the walls of the WT Art Gallery tures converged to land. Next, we saw important exhibitions of contemporary in an explosion of textures and colors. a transformation of a tree with spring art not only in this country but in the “The 38 artists of the 2005 Carnegie colors on the left and fall foliage on the world,” says Michele Farrell, Upper International looked at art as a vehicle right. The mural on the center wall was School Visual Arts teacher. “We to confront fundamentally human mostly in black and white. It depicted worked to get students from second questions such as the nature of life and a tree in winter, with a werewolf—a through twelfth grades there to see as death. Inspired by these themes, some creature of transformation—howling much of the exhibit as possible.” For of the Upper School students examined under a silvery full moon. Green example, the Upper School Filmmaking the idea of “Transformation” by taking ivy leaves spiraled up the black tree Class—mostly ninth-graders—focused ordinary objects and morphing them trunk, symbolizing life in the dead of on the various video and animation into an extraordinary blend of complex winter. In the final mural, the ivy leaves installations, writing about the artists images. Leaves became butterflies transformed into orange and yellow whose work they saw. in flight; a sunflower morphed into a butterflies—an insect that undergoes City Campus Lower School glowing sun.” many transformations in its own life students took docent-led tours of One mural that the students had cycle. These butterflies transformed into portions of the show. Art teacher Tina particularly liked at the show used giant sunflowers with water showering Plaks had met with the docent earlier different colors of sticky tape to define down upon them from a giant watering to discuss which pieces to focus on. images, so they incorporated this tech- can. The conclusion of the whole mural “Certain classes were working on clay nique into their own work. They cut up was that the right-most sunflower pieces, so we made an effort to look color and black-and-white images from metamorphosed into a huge image of at the clay works represented at the magazines to create collages within the the sun. show,” says Plaks. “The students were shapes of their mural. Thus, the students “After visiting the International, so enthusiastic—they loved the exhibi- transformed cast-off materials into our students really had their minds tion. They said, ‘I didn’t know you could artwork derived from recycling itself. broadened as to what constitutes a make art of everything or anything!’ Students worked in groups to work of art. Interpreting what they Sometimes I think the younger students develop and create their themes. saw, engaging in thematic exploration, get even more than the older ones do “The whole mural captured the cycle and creating their own form of visual from a modern art exhibition like this. of life,” says Farrell. “It started on the expression was an exciting, gratifying They view the artwork with fewer left wall with a body of water. The process,” says Farrell. preconceptions.” students depicted the process of water
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Committed to Community Service voluntary sponsorship for their time on Community Service Days, thus Students Mobilize to Help Those in Need connecting the students’ local service with national efforts. To date, $2,350 has been raised through bracelet sales Neighborhoods submerged in and sponsorship. toxic floodwaters. Desperate For their first Community Service survivors perched on rooftops, Day, eighth-graders spent the day at awaiting rescue. Inadequate three different Family House locations. shelters overflowing with the Family House provides housing to families who are relocated to Pittsburgh hungry, the sick, the poor, for medical reasons. Students baked and the aged. These are cookies, made trail mix, assembled the media images that have fall decorations, toured the facilities, marked recent months and and visited with Family House guests. Seventh-graders spent the day removing made headlines and history plants and preparing the ground at two in our country. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy gardens. The sixth grade created ike most people, many in the Halloween decorations that were given Winchester Thurston School to Children’s Hospital; candy bags that L community have been over- were given to The Children’s Institute; whelmed by the level of destruction and “Jared Boxes”—collections of caused by the recent natural disasters, crayons, toys, and handwritten notes for especially Hurricane Katrina to the Gulf chronically ill children—that were given Coast of the United States. to Children’s Hospital. They also began Administrators and faculty at the “pillowcase projects” for Children’s school came together soon after Katrina Hospital at the holidays. struck to discuss ways to approach this On their first Community Service tragedy with its students; ways to Day, Upper School seniors traveled to support the students’ desire to make the World Vision warehouse where they a positive contribution; ways to ensure sorted, packed, and labeled clothing that school efforts align with the true and food items to be shipped to those needs; and ways to provide vehicles for in need. The eleventh grade worked at students to understand, process, and three Family House locations, the tenth discuss what they see, read, hear, and grade removed plant materials from experience. One of the first outcomes community gardens with The Western of the school’s discussions was an Pennsylvania Conservancy, and the assembly for grades four through fundraising effort whose proceeds will ninth grade created more candy bags twelve, during which students and go toward assisting hurricane victims. and “Jared Boxes” for The Children’s faculty shared personal reflections and Students are offering purple silicone Institute and Children’s Hospital. heard first-hand of the impact on family bracelets embossed with the phrase Reaction to the first Community from one of Winchester Thurston’s own “WT…Making A Difference.” Service Days was positive. One parent parents. Afterward, Mr. Dan Sadowski, Sadowski also scheduled Upper called Mr. Sadowski to say, “I was Dean of Students, created a “Reflection and Middle School Community Service surprised when I heard my children say Message Board” as a vehicle for students Days—four throughout the year—for that they are interested in volunteering to express and process their responses. each division. As another way of on a long-term basis. What [the school] Sadowski announced plans generating funds for the Katrina relief is doing is really opening them up in for a student-initiated, schoolwide effort, Sadowski asked students to get terms of looking beyond themselves.”
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hat core values are most Community Life Committee issue in isolation here; we need to work
faculty & staff obviously and passionately Addresses Issues of Racial within our community as well,” says demonstrated at WT, acti- Kazmierczak. W Diversity and Equality vating our Mission as well as our credo, The WT student Diversity Club, Think also of the comfort and the rights To begin the discussion of race and led by Patrice Alexander ’06, made its of others? How can we promote the racism, last summer all faculty and staff first club activity of the school year values and our credo in our daily prac- read Dr. Beverly Tatum’s challenging the articulation of a diversity mission tices with all our students? How can and highly acclaimed book, Why Are statement. “It is important that our we capitalize on the experiences that All the Black Kids Sitting Together in message is one articulated by the our students have in the Community the Cafeteria? In the early fall, the students themselves; that’s the kind of
Service Program to affirm our values? Community Life Committee sponsored process our committee is looking for,” What does the WT credo mean with a full-day faculty development seminar says Kazmierczak. respect to racial understanding? And, titled “Reflections on Race in America: While the Community Life finally, how can we more effectively Thinking More about the Comfort Committee is currently focusing on embody the Think also… credo in the and the Rights of Others.” Participants the issue of racial diversity, it is also day-to-day life of the school? These are viewed the PBS documentary Race: engaging in conversations about socio- the challenging questions set forth by The Power of an Illusion, and attended economic diversity, religion and culture, the Community Life Committee, chaired break-out sessions to discuss Tatum’s gender, and other diversity topics. “We by Jill Kazmierczak, Upper and Middle points as they related to children are discussing what is appropriate School English Department Chair, and of varying ages. Teresa Foley, Media music for holiday performances in the Moral Life Committee, chaired by Literary Arts Educator from Pittsburgh the Lower School,” says Kazmierczak. Ken Lovasik, Upper School Modern Filmmakers, led interactive sessions on “We are also discussing how to find and Classical Languages teacher and how to analyze media with regard to the dividing line between celebrating Department Chair. racial issues. diversity and pretending that it doesn’t Kazmierczak notes that many exist. A key goal of the committee will discussions on the topic of racial be to evaluate the curriculum to ensure diversity are currently taking place that it constructively reflects diversity in throughout Pittsburgh, “and we need all its aspects,” she says. to join in. We’re not working on this
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Mission Moral Life Committee Looks at embody the statement in the day-to-day Winchester Thurston School actively engages life of the school. Putting the WT Motto to Work each student in a challenging and inspiring in Daily Life “Our goal is to create a positive learning process that develops the mind, moral climate in the school,” says motivates the passion to achieve and cultivates For more than 100 years, WT Lovasik. “That is, to discover what it the character to serve. faculty have exhorted students to means to actively live out the motto of follow the school credo, Think also of the school.” Last summer, a task force on Core Values the comfort and the rights of others. The Core Values, informed by all faculty and We activate our Mission by creating a learning Moral Life Committee is challenged to staff’s insights and ideas, implemented environment that promotes and instills take this exhortation a step further to a process to articulate five Core Values appreciation for these five Core Values: that activate the Mission and the credo Critical Thinking (see sidebar). In a recent all-school Learning and self-discovery can only happen faculty and staff meeting, the Core with critical thinking. Critical thinking is actively Values task force presented the five seeking knowledge and understanding with Core Values, which were subsequently open-mindedness, evaluation, discernment, and reflection. The result is the blossoming of adopted by the school. The Moral Life the intellect, self-awareness, and discovery of Committee will use these five values individual passions. as a blueprint for its work over the Integrity course of this academic year. Students Integrity starts with the ability to discern the in grades six through twelve will meet best course of action when faced with a difficult in advisory groups to discuss these moral or ethical challenge. It requires taking the values and devise further definitions or initiative and having the courage and strength to “codes” of behavior. The results of these act on conviction and embrace responsibility. student deliberations will be presented Empathy to the WT community at the end of the Empathy is the ability to understand the academic year. experiences and feelings of others. We foster ”Colorblindness will “We want our students to discuss the development of a healthy self-respect that not end racism. and answer questions like: ‘What does energizes respect and compassion for others. integrity look like?’ ‘What does it mean Community to you?’” says Lovasik. “The value of the We are an interdependent learning community Pretending activity lies less in the answers that the that relies on the full participation of every students produce, but in the year-long member. We foster strong relationships, race doesn’t exist process of their examination of these demonstrated through acceptance, respect, values in connection with their own mutual support, and collaboration that enhances is not the same lives and behavior.” the lives of others. Diversity as creating We recognize and respect difference—in ideas, beliefs, culture, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, ” age, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. equality. We maintain an inclusive learning environment that prepares each student to be a fully effective — From Ten Things Everyone Should citizen in an increasingly complex world. Know About Race
www.winchesterthurston.org 25 wt today news Science in the Lower School. particularly struck by one materials and lesson plans, I am always so proud to talk presentation that addressed including interviews with about our Science program the topic of resiliency in survivors, for educators to with teachers from other children: “We learned that it use in the classroom. schools.” takes only one ‘charismatic’ adult—that is, one who
faculty & staff cares and is able to connect with a child—to help a child overcome obstacles and become successful.” Inspired Kelly Vignale, Lower by this idea, Patton worked School City Science/ with Middle School Director Computer Education Holly Hatcher-Frazier this teacher and Heather fall to develop a Parent Capezzuti, North Hills Forum program with a Campus Science teacher, guest speaker on the topic of resiliency in adolescent development. Jeff Cronauer, City Nancy Patton, Director Campus Physical Education of Support Services, and teacher and Department Jill Kazmierczak, Middle Chair, has been asked by the School/Upper School English University of Pittsburgh’s Language Arts teacher School of Education to and Department Chair, participate in a committee attended a workshop last to update the university’s curriculum for future teachers. “Pitt had found that the Physical Education attended a two-day work- curriculum at a lot of high shop led by expert and schools was outdated and author/illustrator Ba Rea on stale,” says Cronauer. “At monarch butterflies at the Director of City Campus WT we’re doing some more Children’s Museum. They Lower School John innovative things, like yoga, learned to care for butter- Charney used his former tai chi, and self defense, as flies from the egg stage career as a professional well as more of the indi- through release and tag photographer to docu- vidual sports that contribute ment the “March of the their fragile wings for the year about using modern to lifetime fitness.” Cronauer Living”—the march from Monarch Watch program. research on the brain to notes that one roadblock Auschwitz to Birkenau, the They immediately put their enhance student learning. for teens and P.E. classes is largest concentration camp knowledge to work in the Presenting researchers to have to change clothes complex built during World opening unit of the third- reinforced the concept and get sweaty. “Students War II. This event, held in grade Science curriculum. that cognitive learning don’t change clothes for the May, celebrated the sixtieth (See page 22.) Capezzuti does not take place in a Practical Self Defense course anniversary of the liberation notes, “When I attend vacuum; that to optimize since it teaches defense of the concentration camps. these workshops, it makes learning, the child’s social, against real world “The organizers had hoped me realize how unique emotional, and physiological situations,” he says. “We for 18,000 participants,” he Winchester Thurston needs must also be met. focus on creative ways to says. “21,000 showed up. It School is: We have science Patton used some of this give our students the skills was a deeply moving experi- specialists and a schedule material in both faculty and and the desire to stay active ence.” Charney’s images will dedicated to teaching parent workshops. She was all their lives.” be used on a DVD of primary
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2005 Jane L. Scarborough Award been touched by the many warm messages I have received from students, parents, and faculty, says Katrencik. “Understandably, North Hills Campus Art teacher Judy has been very much in my thoughts this summer; I have many Sally Allan was honored to receive memories of her, both as a devoted parent and an expert teacher. As the 2004-2005 Jane L. Scarborough I have distilled these memories, one essential quality stands out. I am Teaching Award, the highest struck by the profound respect Judy had for children as intellectual award given to a faculty member, and moral beings. She had very high expectations for children and established in honor of the former was ready to help them stretch to reach their personal best. I hope Head of School, who served at WT that by using this award to enable faculty to study new ways to enrich from 1978 to 1982. and stretch our students’ learning, we can all share in the honor of The Scarborough award is furthering Judy’s ideals.” Sally Allan given by the Board of Trustees During her tenure as a faculty member at Winchester Thurston, Judy to a returning member of the championed the importance of developmentally appropriate teaching faculty who “is making an exemplary contribution to teaching by practices in early childhood education. As a creative, talents and demonstrating a strong professional commitment to the Winchester caring teacher she devoted her professional career to exploring new Thurston community, respecting the uniqueness of the individual, teaching methodologies and enhancing the curriculum in the lower valuing intellectual inquiry and mastery as well as intellectual honesty elementary grades. and humility, modeling for others the frustration and excitement of learning and the exhilaration of discovery, and viewing the experience of teaching as the opportunity to remain a life-long learner.” A committee of students, faculty, and a member of the board select the 2005 Mary Houston Griffin Award for recipient of the award each year. Excellence in Teaching “I was honored, humbled, and shocked when I received the Carl Jones, Upper School Scarborough Award. I was honored because the awardee is chosen Visual Arts and Science teacher, by a committee made up of students and teachers,” says Allan. “It was pleased to receive the 2005 was truly special to be recognized by my peers and especially by Mary Houston Griffin Teaching those I teach. I also knew Jane L. Scarborough personally and her Excellence Award. This award, dedication to the arts was one of my earliest professional inspirations. given annually, provides funds It is wonderful to be part of her legacy. I was humbled to be chosen to support the development of because of the quality of the faculty at WT. I work with dedicated programs to enhance the students’ professionals, any of whom deserve this award as much as I do. experience at WT. Mostly, I was shocked - shocked because I never thought my family Carl Jones Jones submitted a proposal to could keep such a secret!” develop and advise a Student Video Allan received the award at the 2005 Commencement Ceremony Club. The primary function of this club will be the video documenting last June. and archiving of many school-wide events including performing arts, sports, clubs, classroom activities, assemblies, Spring Fling, and the progress of the construction of the new Upper School building. 2005 Judy Apt Nathenson Award for “We currently have a growing number of students who are very Excellence in Children’s Education enthusiastic about filmmaking and video production. I believe that they can provide a solid foundation for the start of a success Student Last June, City Campus Second Video Club,” notes Jones. Grade teacher Vicki Katrencik Jones also hopes to have the Student Video Club work with local was awarded the 2005 Judy Apt media arts organizations such as Pittsburgh Filmmakers, WQED, and Nathenson ’69 Memorial Chair Carnegie Mellon University to also tie this activity with the City as Our for Excellence in Children’s Campus initiative. Education. The award is given to a Lower School teacher who demonstrates excellence and innovation in teaching. Vicki Katrencik “I am deeply honored to be chosen for this award and I have
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2 0 0 4 study. Mike published two the film (http:// www.shelving 2005, when she will decide papers this year and presented themovie.com). between New Orleans, Newark, Ian Holmes Sullivan one in Orlando, FL, at the [email protected] Cleveland, and Portland. had a very full summer. World Solar Congress. He [email protected] After painting a house and spent the summer doing Courtney Wagner graduated traveling to Charleston, SC, research at CMU’s Civil and with high distinction from he made his first trip to 1 9 9 9 Environmental Engineering McGill University in Montreal, France. Upon return from Department and doing where she majored in Seth Borland lives in Europe, he traveled down environmental research for Hispanic Studies. Following Cambridge and works in the coast of California and Intel, in addition to polishing a graduation, she traveled Boston at Kallmann McKinnell drove back to New York paper that will be submitted to to Spain and Casablanca. and Wood Architects. He is for his sophomore year at the ES&T journal. [email protected] applying to graduate school Sarah Lawrence College. [email protected] for architecture for entrance Ian is living in an organic Alec Karakatsanis graduated in fall 2006. Seth has been food co-op designed around magna cum laude from Yale training for triathlons and providing alternative art space. 2 0 0 1 in May, with distinction in competed in his first one in [email protected] Byron Raco graduated from his major (Ethics, Politics July. [email protected] the University of Rochester and Economics) and entered Harvard Law School in Amy Hirschman moved 2 0 0 3 in May 2005 and moved to to Los Angeles, CA, in New York City in June. The September. He spent the Julia Holland had a six-week June 2005. She landed an first apartment gift he got summer of 2004 working for internship in January 2005 internship at Bang Zoom was Alec Karakatsanis, NY Attorney General Elliott working for a non-profit solar Entertainment, a company who carried on the tradition Spitzer, and spent this past company, BASIC Solar. She that does sound production of sleeping on Byron’s couch summer in Cyprus, visiting returned to Oberlin for her for Japanese animation. for weeks at a time no matter relatives and working on his fourth semester and declared She updates scripts, books where Byron moves in the language. alec.karakatsanis@ Environmental Studies and talent, and translates city. Byron started training gmail.com (South/East Asian) History Japanese anime episode for his job at JPMorgan, doing as her majors. Julia spent summaries into English. investment banking and spent 2 0 0 0 the summer as a research [email protected] the summer enjoying his last assistant for her advisor. Tara McGovern spent the few moments of freedom! Katie Lofquist graduated [email protected] summer interning at the [email protected] from the Public Relations Institute for Defense Analyses post-graduate program 2 0 0 2 in Alexandria, VA. She will at Humber College in finish her master’s degree Toronto, Ontario, and is Mike Roth’s band, Cobalt, in International Security moving to San Francisco to played with the Clarks last fall at Georgetown’s School of work for the International and toured Chicago in June Foreign Service in fall 2005. Association of Business 2005. This fall, they released She hopes to remain in the DC and Communications. a CD of their new live album area. [email protected] [email protected] and will embark on their first Nawal Qarooni is finishing tour of the east coast and John Turner recently her master's in Newspaper midwest in January. Working completed his undergraduate 1 9 9 7 and Magazine Journalism with his physics professor, degree in Visual Media at at the Newhouse School Megan Kime lives in Mike received a $13,000 grant American University, as well of Syracuse University. She Maryland where she is an from City of Oberlin to pursue as his thesis film entitled received a fellowship that paid attorney practicing in the a wind turbine feasibility “Shelving.” Partially shot at for her education, included area of land development. WT with assistance from a monthly stipend, a job She and Tom McCarthy Chris Fetter and the WT at the local paper, The Post were married in Nags Head, administration, it received Standard, and a guaranteed NC, on September 18, 2005. a grant from Pittsburgh one-year job at a Newhouse [email protected] Filmmakers, and John has newspaper after graduating. submitted it to various film Nawal plans to stay in festivals. See the Web site for Syracuse until December
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Sarah Gross Fife ’96 and Laurel Shaw ’96 Organize Mayoral Candidates’ Forum at WT Fife and Shaw, both active in student government during their years at Winchester Thurston, have continued to make their marks in the area of public policy and service. Laurel Shaw received her B.S. in Business and Public Policy from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University, and is now development manager for The Pittsburgh Project, a neighborhood-based community development organization. Sarah Gross Fife, a WT “lifer,” obtained a B.S. degree in Social History and a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management from the Heinz School. She recently left her position as director of operations at the Richard Florida Creativity Group to spend a year in Australia, as her husband, Tim, pursues an exciting ecognizing a vital need to disseminate information about work opportunity. the mayoral candidates running in the primary last April, The Candidates’ Forum provided another example of how R Sarah Gross Fife and Laurel Shaw, both Class of ‘96, Winchester Thurston lends its assets to enrich the community approached the WT Alumnae/i Association to co-sponsor a around it. Mayoral Candidates’ Forum in April, 2005.
1 9 9 6 plan to be back within Katrina. She has not seen Katz School of Business. a year or two…and they her home or her car since she [email protected] Sarah Gross Fife and will return to Pittsburgh! left them before the storm hit Timothy celebrated their Hope Baker Shadle gave [email protected] but is grateful that she and first anniversary and have birth on May 17, 2005, to her cat made it out safely. She undergone much change and a happy and healthy baby is temporarily staying with excitement since. Tim finished 1 9 9 5 girl, Emma Kathryn. She her brother and sister-in-law, his contract with CMU’s weighed a whopping eight Jeanine Edmonds graduated, Alunda Gryzbek Edmonds ’91. School of Design and the pounds and three ounces as valedictorian, from the [email protected] and was 21 inches long. United States Postal Service Pennsylvania Culinary Mattie McLaughlin [email protected] and has taken a position Institute in May 2005. She now Schloetzer moved back as a design consultant for holds an associate degree in Sarah McLaughlin is in her to Pittsburgh in summer 2nd Road, a strategy firm in Specialized Technology, and fifth year as a medical social 2004. She lives in Oakland Sydney, Australia. Sarah, who has completed the Le Cordon worker at West Penn Hospital, and works at the Carnegie had been living in Pittsburgh Bleu Program in Patisserie in Pittsburgh. She recently Museum of Art in the Heinz her entire life, reluctantly and Baking. She won the transitioned from renal to Architectural Center. Once left her position as director Professionalism award, for burn trauma and enjoys the in a while, she sees WT of operations for the Richard recognition of outstanding change. Last October, she students passing through the Florida Creativity Group, and achievements and potential enjoyed a fabulous vacation to museum. Her interest in art is currently exploring Sydney in the hospitality industry. Australia with sister, Dorothy is balanced by her husband’s and beginning to search for After an externship, Jeanine McLaughlin ’91. Thanks studies in accounting. a new and interesting career worked at The Ritz-Carlton, on to a WT friendship Dorothy Jason is a Ph.D. student at opportunity. Of course, the Canal Street in New Orleans, made in Kindergarten with University of Pittsburgh’s move is only temporary—they before and during Hurricane
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classmate Melinda Reece, Jackson Daniel Pruksarnukul, they enjoyed warm hospitality on April 20, 2005. in Adelaide, South Australia. [email protected] Since returning to Pittsburgh, Sherri Hercules Sokolovich Sarah has reconnected with is at George Mason University Lauren Ames, Heather in Fairfax, VA, working on her Itle, Maggie McFalls, and second bachelor’s degree, an Adam Farkas and, though accelerated degree in Nursing. not in the area, she was [email protected] delighted to reconnect with Shawnna Ganaway via the magic of Friendstar.com. 1 9 9 2 Sarah gets WT construction Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh updates from parent, board and her husband Barak member, and friend, Russ welcomed their daughter, Boehner, who assures her Gabriella Louisa, on July 9, Becca Smith Nelson ‘92 (center) with friend, Missy Peterson that the improvements 2005. Lisa is currently on a (left), sister Marguerite Smith (left center), sister Ruthann will be great and the war- year-long leave of absence Talbott (right center) and mother, Peggy Smith (right). zone-like construction from teaching first grade site is only temporary. at WT. [email protected] Becca Smith Nelson 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 0 Jodi Poniewaz lives in recently celebrated her third Claire Bruyneel was Isil Arican has been living and California with husband Cory anniversary with husband Ken appointed judge in the Court working in Istanbul for the and son Tadan, almost 2. Her “Buzz” Nelson. Becca received of First Instance in Brussels, last eight years. After finishing life as a stay-at-home mom a Master Certificate in Project Belgium, in November 2004. medical school, she decided Management from Villanova She still teaches Criminal not to practice medicine and University and professional Law and Procedure in the jumped into the insurance certification from the Project University of Brussels. business. Currently, she is the Management Institute and Husband Thomas is a lawyer. health insurance department is working on an Advanced Their daughter, Laure, was 2 in manager of AXAOYAK, which Master Certificate through August, and Claire is expecting is an AXA Group company. George Washington University. a second child in November. She has been traveling abroad She is an engineer and project They spent some time in the a lot for work and just loves it. manager at Mine Safety summer with the Heimann She plans to visit Pennsylvania Appliances, and volunteers as family (Simon, entering next summer. Isil is single once a pro-life pregnancy counselor second grade, and Pauline, again, having gotten divorced at the Crossroads Pregnancy entering first grade at WT a few months ago, and is living isn’t nearly as easy as she once Care Center in Monroeville. North). clairebruyneel alone and enjoying life. She is imagined. But it is almost She has been instrumental @hotmail.com an active member of the AFS always interesting, and Tadan in starting a Catholic group community and a scuba divers is a very amusing little guy. in the east suburban area, Chris Phillips Gregory and He’s talking and running and called “Theology on Tap,” husband Tom had a busy climbing and getting into which provides fellowship for summer. They are working everything. Jodi is considering Christians in their 20s and 30s. on the adoptions of their four enrolling him in daycare part Becca and Buzz spend lots of foster children, which should time so she can return to time doting over their nieces be completed by December. school, but can’t quite bring Cassie, Graycee (daughters Then Chris gave birth to herself to do it. Justin Smith ‘94 of and Donald on July 10, 2005, Stacey Stanczak Smith ‘98 ), seven weeks premature after 1 9 9 3 and Clare (daughter of several weeks of hospitalized Becca’s sister Ruthann). bed rest. This has been a Robin Rockman and [email protected] husband Oliver welcomed big family expansion year! their first child, a boy named [email protected]
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association and practices yoga 1 9 8 7 worked as a medical and Christine D’Appolonia was and sings in a local band for psychiatric social worker for named a “Rising Star” by the Janet Harrison Kuzmishin, fun. [email protected] several years before Chris’s Healthcare Businesswomen’s husband John, and big sister career in the golf industry Association. The award is Rachel welcomed the birth of took them to Pawleys Island, given to those who serve 1 9 8 9 Samuel Harrison on February SC. Mara has been working as role models for other 1, 2005. The son of Janet's as the director of operations women in the industry by brother, Edward, attends for a contemporary worship exemplifying outstanding Winchester’s North Hills service at an Anglican church. leadership, drive, team- Campus. Proud grandma, She uses her social work and building, innovation, and Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56, counseling skills, biblical work/family balance. Chris is a is a frequent and happy teachings, and a study of pop senior vice president, account babysitter. culture to create relevant group supervisor at LLNS, a Lauren Raphael and husband worship services. She and pharmaceutical healthcare Russ Herron, are pleased to Chris also opened a franchise, communications company. announce that Maya Rose Moe’s Southwest Grill. When [email protected] Herron was born on March not working at the church or Cynthia “Joy” Scully 19, 2004. Maya joins her big Moe’s, or chauffeuring her kids, married Michael Koo in sister Sophia Rebecca Raphael, Mara takes spinning classes Italy last spring. Joy is a who is now 21⁄2. Sophie and plays on a tennis team. Dina Kaplan left Louisville program director for a had regular play dates with Jordan, 9, is beautiful, smart, and returned to NYC, where subsidiary of the Young & Rachel Kuzmishin, daughter and a soccer player. Jake, 5, has she will be reporting the news Rubicon advertising agency of Janet Harrison, before a great sense of humor and and starting a company. Dina that helps pharmaceutical Rachel and family moved from loves sports and video games. won an Emmy in July 2005 clients develop symposiums Chicago back to Pittsburgh. [email protected] for her Louisville Spot News and conferences. Cynthia_ [email protected] coverage of a fire that burned Melissa Munoz writes, “It [email protected]
down an entire city block. is definitely a big change for [email protected] 1 9 8 6 me moving to Florida after 10 years in Manhattan. No Jennifer Gonzalez McComb Andrea Kann Gassner, her more cold winters! My father and husband Paul recently husband John, and 2-year-old lives in the Tampa Bay area, moved to Pittsburgh. Jen son Toby welcomed a baby so I wanted to be closer to finished her residency girl, Zoey Bea, on April 21, him. I will be working at a in Rochester, NY, and is 2005. [email protected] multi-national real estate now doing a fellowship in Amy Danovitz Tanen lives firm, Cushman & Wakefield. Pulmonary and Critical Care in Washington, DC, with I’ll be managing the finance Medicine at UPMC. Paul works husband Paul and their three and accounting operations as a fitness coordinator at the children, Seth, 10, Ethan, for their Southeast region. downtown YMCA. They are 8, and Abby, 6. She enjoys I’m looking forward to this expecting their first child being a stay-at-home mom change, but I will miss many Andrea Steiner Strahm, the in December. and teaching spin classes things about Manhattan AFS student from Switzerland, [email protected] a few mornings a week. and the northeast.” melissa_ reports that she works as [email protected] [email protected] a yoga teacher and breath 1 9 8 8 therapist. She is married and happy. [email protected] Jacqueline Marks Ledo and 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 4 husband George welcomed Julie Tarasevich Dever Mary Elko Comfort is a their first child, Julia Brooke and Mike welcomed Anna registered yoga instructor Remember to update Ledo, into the world on Marguerite on December 8, and is fitness director your profile! August 8, 2005. Julia weighed 2004. at Alexander’s Athletic 7 lb. 3 oz. and was 193⁄4 inches Please visit the Alum page of Club in Monroeville, PA. the Web site and update your long. Wendy Marks ’90 is the Mara Rizzo McClain [email protected] profile. Get your new password by proud aunt and has already received her M.S.W. at the contacting Alison Wolfson at started spoiling her niece! University of Pittsburgh and [email protected] [email protected].
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1 9 8 3 so I don’t have to go back into or special ability of my own 1 9 7 8 advertising!” Drop her a line at when my husband Tad Davis Edith Raphael Brotman Cynthia Smith DeBaldo [email protected]. and I were first in line at the said farewell to Cleveland changed jobs recently and re-opening of the Museum (and Rachel Rawson, who is is now working as a social of Modern Art in NYC last now a partner at Jones Day) 1 9 8 0 worker in a dialysis clinic November, on our 10th and headed back East. They just a few blocks from WT. Emme Parker Kozloff lives wedding anniversary! We were are still re-acclimating to the [email protected] in NYC and is a stock analyst interviewed by press from all Baltimore area, having been at Sanford Bernstein. After over the world for no reason – gone for five years. Husband graduating from Pomona I kept saying things like, ‘I sure Jennifer Hetzel Gear lives Daniel is now head of the College in California, she hope MOMA has included outside of Boston with her hospitalist section of the spent several years working more women artists in its new husband, Ralph, and three Internal Medicine Department overseas in Europe and Asia exhibit space,’ and hoping children, Audrey, 13, Jeffrey, at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The and then went to business they were translating it for 12, and Colin, 10. She is a move went well except for one school at Harvard. She spent Japanese television. They let us founding partner in a public great loss—Shmueli, Edith’s five years working at The into the museum early, alone relations agency, Cogent cat for 16 years. The kids Walt Disney Company and with reporters following us Public Relations, with offices and Edith miss him terribly. one year at Fox in L.A. before and asking our opinions about in Manhattan and Boston. [email protected] moving in a completely the art! THANK YOU, MRS. Jennifer would love to different direction in terms of PETERSON, wherever you are.” hear from any classmates. job content and geography by 1 9 8 2 [email protected] [email protected] relocating to NYC and Wall Sharon Reidbord received Street. She goes by Emme 1 9 7 9 her M.B.A. in August 2005! now, instead of Emsie—easier She was in the one-year, Laura Dutch Dinkin is happy to spell and pronounce (it Martha Tymeson has been accelerated program at the that her daughter Gabrielle ’10 is what her family always living in Dayton, Ohio, since (all-women) Simmons College will be in the first class in the has called her from the 1985 when her active duty Air School of Management in new Upper School building! start). She and husband Force commitment brought Boston. Sharon is looking for Daughter Blaine ’13 will Kyle have a son, Cameron, her there to do her psychiatry a wonderful management follow. Laura is thrilled to be 7, and a daughter, Lily, 2. residency. She has been in job in the non-profit sector. a part of this exciting time at [email protected] private psychiatric practice Eliza, 10, and Sarah, 6, Winchester Thurston and be in a south Dayton suburb for had a great summer in Susan Vosburgh wrote, “I able to have her girls benefit many years now. Husband day camp, swimming as achieved exactly 15 minutes of and share in WT’s success! Roger, son Sam, 13, and much as possible. slrz_ actual fame through no effort [email protected] Martha are moving back to [email protected] Martha’s family’s hometown Jennifer Solow writes, “75,000 of Binghamton, New York, in copies of my debut novel, The October 2005. Martha is a staff Booster, from Atria Books, psychiatrist at Binghamton will hit bookstores March, General Hospital and is on 2006. Pleeeease buy my book the teaching faculty of SUNY Upstate School of Medicine. Daughters Carolyn and Robin remained in Ohio to finish college—Carolyn is a junior at Ohio Northern and Robin is a sophomore at Bowling Green. [email protected]
1 9 7 7 Back row (L-R) Debbie Leff Dutton ’81, Anita Prizio ’81, Justine Betzler, Nicole Rawson ’81 Adrienne Statti was promoted to vice president Front row (L-R) Emily West, Georgie Dutton, Erin West at Graphic Orb, Inc., an IPG
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greatest claim to fame is how 1 9 7 2 much he makes me laugh. We Molly Cannon Stevenson have great fun exploring the is transitioning in her work burgeoning VA wine industry life. She may continue as a and think taking a Sunday consultant or join the staff drive through the bucolic of a nonprofit educational countryside, stopping to try or healthcare organization. a new vineyard’s harvest and Sophie, 3, is making gains and having a picnic is the best is just starting to talk. Molly entertainment there is. We is researching the best way to love to have friends join us, help Chinese orphans. She also so all who are in the area or trained for a distance swim, come to visit are welcome…Oh 2.4 miles, in August 2005. (L-R) Mary Odom ’76, Liz Vilim Rankin ’74, and yeah, and we work, too. I Will attends The University Louise Ketchum ’76 am, like most of Metro area, of the Pacific and studies a contractor. I am currently music management, and working on a Transportation Mamie attends the Jesuit High company, in October 2004. for the PBS special about Security Administration’s School in Denver and is a star Graphic Orb is an advertising successful reform initiatives in HR Processing Project, student-athlete! Husband Bill, agency in North Hollywood, US public education, Making researching and fixing payroll/ after running many marathons, California, specializing in Schools Work. Working closely personnel discrepancies. It had his hips replaced in print advertising for the with correspondent/executive really isn’t glamorous but September. He had to hang entertainment industry. producer Hedrick Smith, helps pay the mortgage and up the running shoes, sadly. Recently, she was named Stacy designed and produced the wine bills (see above).” [email protected] account director for a new the show opening, the [email protected] client, branching out into the graphic look for the program, 1 9 7 0 field of biotechnology and the logo, and promotional 1 9 7 4 pharmaceutical advertising. elements. Stacy also recently Kim Zillweger Beck is still in Eleanor Agnew Giriyappa [email protected] completed a broadcast media the dental hygiene profession, retired from her position as package for the Alzheimer’s but has taken a break from her a cancer registrar at the local 1 9 7 6 Association. The package career since October 2004 to hospital. Now she is free to included live-action scenes of have bilateral rotator cuff Lynn J. Snyderman married spend her time working as patients and caregivers, and repairs. It has been tough and Lewis Hyman on June 12, 2005, a parent liaison for children extensive computer animation she is glad it is over. Kim is still and they are happily living with disabilities. Eleanor set illustrating the cellular events happily married to Don after in Lynn’s childhood home in up a resource fair for parents specific to Alzheimer’s disease. 24 years, and they have two Squirrel Hill with their three and people with disabilities. [email protected] wonderful grandchildren, ages 1 kids, Jillian and Hannah, [email protected] and 3, who live in Connecticut. twelfth and ninth grades, 1 9 7 5 [email protected] respectively, at Allderdice, and Jesse ’12. Lynn enjoyed leaving Michelle Lally received the the private practice of law Professionalism Award given and working as an attorney by the Allegheny County Bar for the Superior Court of Association’s civil litigation Pennsylvania for the past five section. She is the first years. [email protected] woman to receive the award,
which honors attorneys who Gretta McIlvaine has started are committed to raising a healing/retreat center the level of professionalism near Charlottesville, VA. among their colleagues. [email protected] [email protected] Stacy Jannis Tamerlani Connie Wood Spencer (L-R) Kim Zillweger Beck, Megan Williams Hall, and Rose recently completed a writes, “I am married five Sherman Lenchner prepare for their 35th Reunion. broadcast graphics package years to Chuck Spencer whose
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England for the whole time. Their oldest boy, Matt, 24, lives in Boulder, CO, and their younger son, Pete, 21, has one more year at Hobart College in Geneva, NY. After being a paralegal for several years, Susan left the workforce to raise the boys and for the last 10 years has worked part-time at a local tennis club. Life is very quiet in their empty nest! Susan looks forward (L-R) Marvin and Joy Marks Gray ’68 with son Matthew. to seeing classmates she Jane Cauley is a professor hasn’t seen since graduation. in the Department of [email protected] an AA in New York outside Western Reserve, where Joy Epidemiology at the University Albany and just bought is a double alum. A political a house. My dad, James science major, Daniel now of Pittsburgh. She loves her 1 9 6 9 job and feels very fortunate to McGowan, died in Pittsburgh works in Richmond, Virginia, work in such exciting research Gretchen Haien won the in August 2003. My mom, for the Democratic party on on women’s health. Most of Mississippi Institute of 87, is still doing well, playing their gubernatorial campaign. her work is in osteoporosis, Arts and Letters Award for golf or bridge several times [email protected] but she is also involved in Photography. The awards a week in Monterey, CA. studies of breast cancer and honor the achievements [email protected] 1 9 6 7 “successful” aging. Daughter of living Mississippians Suzanne Gurzenda retired in Kathryn, 19, is a freshman (current residents or former 1 9 6 8 at Penn State, and Nora, 16, ones with significant ties June and plans to move onto is a junior at Upper St. Clair to the state) on the basis of Margie Balter was involved her sailboat and sail around high school. Husband Bob work shown, published, or in three movies released this the world over the next five Merchant works in the car performed in 2004. Gretchen year, including Beauty Shop years. After short trips to business. He has really shown currently teaches at Belhaven with Queen Latifah. She is New York and New England Jane a different type of fun as College in Jackson, MS. finishing her book, Music to work out some kinks, she they hop on his Harley and [email protected] from My Heart, Solo Piano plans to leave the DC area in Pieces by Margie Balter. mid-October, spend November ride! [email protected] Christine McGowan Hess [email protected] in Charleston, SC, then on Susan Crump Hammond writes, “Two of my quadruplet Dec. 1, leave for the Bahamas. Jan Coco Groft recently and David recently celebrated daughters have graduated [email protected] their 27th anniversary. from college, one is now released a spiritual memoir, They’ve been living in New married. A third just got Riding the Dog: My Father’s Karen McKinley is a clinical Journey Home, offering hope pediatric oncology social and a kindred heart to anyone worker at Children’s Hospital facing or coping with loss. of the King’s Daughter. She is Jan took her daughter and active in many professional husband on a tour of WT in organizations and local the spring. [email protected] boards related to her field and recently hosted the Joy Marks Gray and husband annual conference of the Marvin traveled to England Association of Pediatric to visit their son Matthew, Oncology Social Workers. who was studying at the [email protected] University of Bristol for his junior year abroad from the Judith Sutton recently University of Maryland. They published Sweet Gratitude: Jan Coco Groft ’68 (R) with husband Randy (C) and proudly attended their older Bake a Thank-You for Really daughter Katherine (L). son Daniel’s commencement Important People in Your Life, in May 2005, from Case a very personal collection
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of easy dessert recipes. on Brazilian environmental Marilyn Goldberg lives on 1 9 6 2 [email protected] politics. Earlier this year she Capitol Hill in Washington, Susan Kunz Heritage is won a grant in International Virginia “Jiji” Reed Weidner DC, and is a professor at married to William Holt Peace and Security from received her D.Ed. from the University of Maryland Heritage Jr. They have the John D. and Catherine Florida State University in Baltimore County, teaching three children, William III, T. MacArthur Foundation April 2005, in Educational Greek, Roman, and Near Heather, and John, and four to write another book Leadership. Son Peter 23, Eastern Archaeology and grandchildren, with a fifth on with a colleague in Brazil recently moved to London Women in the Classical World. the way. Will and Kathy have based on research they to work as an analyst for a She remarried, to Patrick three girls (Briley, Claire, and have been doing on the capital management firm, and McClintock, who is a massage Abby) and Heather and Jeff development of participatory daughter Michelle, 19, is in her therapist. For fun, Marilyn have a son (Sam) and were river basin management second year at the University swims and they have a Tibetan expecting their second in committees in Brazil. of Georgia in Athens, GA. Buddhist Center in their August 2005. Will is a business [email protected] Jiji and husband Don have house. [email protected] attorney like his dad, Heather lived in Tallahassee, FL, for Anne Eaton Woolley has Helen Mar Parkin spent a is a special education high the past 29 years and really lived outside Princeton, NJ, month during spring 2005 in school teacher, and John is love the South and boating. for 21 years and is a free lance Cincinnati, OH, where she a graphic artist and image [email protected] writer and public relations conserved several paintings specialist. Bill and Susie live in consultant for the friends for the Taft Museum of Art. Grand Rapids, Michigan, and 1 9 6 6 group of Rockingham State The museum has recently enjoy boating and traveling. Historic Site and a small completed an ambitious Susie is a retired nurse who Martha Hunter-Elmer social service group. She and and beautiful renovation/ taught smoking cessation writes, “eleven years ago Mike husband Tad have two grown expansion of the 1820 programs, clinics, and retreats and I adopted a 7-year-old daughters in the sports field. Federal home that houses the for 14 years and is now an avid Russian boy. He is now a Margot works for the Detroit collection. She was asked to needle artist and grandma! junior at Central Catholic Pistons and Kristen works remove discolored varnish [email protected] and a member of the state for ESPN. Anne sees M.J. layers from two paintings by Elizabeth Bell Middleton championship Viking football Nims Valent about once Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot has been greatly honored to team (16-0) and lacrosse a year, which is wonderful. and carry out a number of receive seven awards for her team. My life is centered [email protected] minor treatments. She plans to ministries to prisoners and on sports these days, which return in the fall to undertake my classmates should find memory-impaired patients 1 9 6 5 structural work on another amusing. Athletics was hardly and her church work in the painting in the collection. last two years. my strong suit. But I do love Mary Hamilton Burroughs [email protected] participating vicariously with retired this year after 36 years someone who is able to do as an elementary school 1 9 6 1 them!” [email protected] teacher. Her next job will 1 9 6 4 Eileen Mauclair be storyteller, wearing the Margaret “Mimi” Keck Carole Haskell Epstein D’Appolonia celebrated her same pair of jeans for a week! is a professor of Political writes, “Getting to see so many 40th wedding anniversary in [email protected] Science at Johns Hopkins classmates at our reunion Bermuda in June 2005 with her University. Husband Larry Maria Matheny Chapman was great. Returning to WT family. Her youngest daughter, Wright works at the National lives in the U. S. Virgin Islands certainly brought back a Anne, became engaged in May Cancer Institute designing with her husband, Andrew. flood of memories. Since that 2005 to Andrew Dickson, son information systems. Their She owns a retail store named weekend, our eldest son Daniel of Mary Succop Dickson ‘57. older daughter, Melissa, UpIsland Home that sells has decided to move with [email protected] started high school in the everything from clothes to his family to Massachusetts. fall, and daughter Laura is furniture. Her two stepsons Ken and I are thrilled to now 1 9 5 9 in seventh grade. Mimi and are graduated and off into have both sons nearby. We Melissa traveled to Andalusia, the world. They are left will get to be a part of our Mary Lowenthal Felstiner’s Spain, this summer before with seven dogs and a small granddaughter’s growing new book, Out of Joint: A Mimi attended a Spanish piece of paradise. Maria still up without long trips west. Private & Public Story of Immersion Camp. Mimi is travels every chance she gets! [email protected] Arthritis, will appear in fall finishing a co-authored book [email protected] 2005. Since everyone knows
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having summers off to visit family live nearby. Keeping up her 11 grandchildren who with our five grandchildren— live in New York and Virginia. kindergarten to college-age Think Also of Coming What could be more fun than —is energizing!” “grandma-bonding” on a Sally Guy Stone-Worsing trip to Maine while listening continues to work and to Reunion 2006 to Harry Potter on CD? enjoy life at home with her [email protected] OCTOBER 20-21, 2006 husband, friends, and two large dogs. Four children and Judith Getty Treadwell five grandchildren scattered works at the town library between Ireland, Switzerland, and volunteers at the local New York, and Virginia elementary school. They keep Sally and her husband are thinking of building a traveling! [email protected] home in Vermont so the grandchildren can come and visit. [email protected] 1 9 5 6 Myrna Katz Morris still 1 9 5 8 works full time. For the last six years, she has been Johnston Williams Harris an outreach specialist for wrote, “Do you realize that in Gateway Rehabilitation 2008 it will be 50 years since Center, representing a court- I graduated from WT. Why is ordered adolescent inpatient it WT memories are so fresh drug and alcohol program. but I struggle to remember Myrna deals with probation what went on five years ago? ane Marshall Lohman ’56 and Holly Carlson Campbell ’56 officers, assesses teenagers, Was it good teachers, lots of say, ”If you can remember the slogan on our sign, you and gives presentations to homework, many steps to can remember a host of other things as well. They may various groups on the red J climb, good morals taught? In flags of usage. Myrna has four not be as lofty, but they are guaranteed to be funny and warm- retrospect I appreciate all of children (three sons and a hearted and all the things we hope for at reunion – by just WT now that I am older and daughter, ranging in age from being together again. Why else would Jane and I make fools of can see the value of it all.” 35–45), their spouses, and ourselves posing in the halls of WT wearing hats that belonged seven grandchildren (from to none other than Miss Mitchell herself? Whatever it takes to 1 9 5 7 5 wks to 14 yrs) all of whom get our old friends back so we can say to each other, ’thanks reside in the NY/NJ area. Harriet Adler Feldman was She visits them all regularly. for the memories.’ ” featured in the Greenwich [email protected] Citizen newspaper in June 2005, in an article about Robin McKinney Weiss is someone with arthritis, Mary education for her job, and her business, Memory Lane married to Charles Weiss, a hopes this book will be helpful plays the oboe to the seals Productions. Her company lawyer at Thorp, Reed and to many women. [email protected] and to human audiences preserves the memories Armstrong. She is retired as when available. Alex feels very Alexandra Brittain Knox of individuals’ life stories president of Samuel Land close to Pittsburgh (although and Squire spent six months through recorded interviews Co. They have nine children she gets there infrequently) in Naples, FL, and six months and written transcripts. and 16 grandchildren. “I because her two sisters live in Sullivan, ME, for the third [email protected] loved my years at WT. there. Winchester is in her Wonderful classmates year. Alex works in Naples as Barbara Easton Marks heart and in her brain always. —outstanding education.” a speech-language pathologist writes, “Southern living in [email protected] [email protected] and studies the oboe. She Greenville, SC, is delightful. began five years ago, although Donna Gow Taylor still Bachelor son Scott lives in it has been a lifetime love. In works full-time, teaching Head our pool guest house with his Maine, Alex gardens, kayaks, Start in depressed areas of dachshunds, Oscar and Mayer. catches up on continuing Allegheny County. She enjoys Daughter Kris and her lovely
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for 24 years. Two weeks later Alice’s grandson Ben just she married Dr. Richard E. started kindergarten at WT. Shore. They went to Scotland He is the seventh person and on their honeymoon. Last the third generation from year was a whirlwind of Alice’s family to attend WT. volunteer activities—the most [email protected] significant being a program Sally Lewis Horner wrote, to provide math training “We are having a wonderful to middle school teachers. summer with LOTS of happy feastwood campers. However, the heat [email protected] is about to get to everyone Jeannie Murdoch Smith ... and after one whole week writes that two grandsons of heat, it is only 99 in the Bob and Mary Evans ’55 on the right, with their are in college, one is at Pitt shade. Everyone is playing Medical School, and the other water games, swimming, or granddaughter and others at the Cotton Club in Budapest. eight are doing very well, too, windsurfing! Tom Sawyer including one as young as age Camps and Catalina Island 1 9 5 5 the words to create greeting 4 in pre-school. Camp are going strong with excellent staffs at each cards, bookmarks, and more. Judy Allen Summersby Mary Minor Evans was camp. Hope everyone is They sold their merchandise worked as a volunteer this elected President of the enjoying their summer!” at WT’s Spring Fling last year on a second-grade social Minnesota D.A.R. State [email protected] June and had a wonderful studies curriculum devoted Officers Club. She also chairs time. Also, Linda co-wrote to Native Americans and Susan Parker Livingston the University for Seniors a song entitled One More enjoyed it very much. Judy is happy to be back living in curriculum committee. Mary Mountain to Climb with Jack admires the Navajo and Hopi Pittsburgh with old friends and and her husband recently Feldman. Their song is the peoples whose spiritual quest family. traveled to Eastern Europe, title of a CD, released on for balance and harmony in visiting Bucharest, Belgrade, Darin Geise Snyder writes, “A August 23, 2005, by Jimmy life has brought new hope for Budapest, Bratislava, and year does go quickly. We had Beaumont & the Skyliners. peace and harmony in her life others. [email protected] 21⁄2 months on Panama City [email protected] and in the life of our nation Beach, and we will be spending Frances Blasdell Hubbell and the world. Judy continues two weeks with our son Dan, retired in 2002, after a 25-year Barbara Feldman Rogal to work on various peace and wife Liz, and grandchildren career as a stock broker. and husband Jay are enjoying justice issues that are crucial Evan and Megan in San Reluctant to molder away, retired life together. Older to our nation’s welfare. She Clemente, CA. Evan is starting she has built a life-long hobby daughter Debbie lives and her husband are strongly first grade, and Megan will of photography into a small outside of Washington, DC. opposed to the useless and be in Kindergarten. Those of business. Dick and Fran have Younger daughter Jeannie tragic war in Iraq, which has you who remember my father traveled extensively, including lives in Harrisburg with their brought so much pain and will be interested in the fact trips “Around the Horn” by grandson, Robbie, who will suffering to the Iraqi people that Evan should be at least 6 boat, and “Around the Cape” be 10 in October 2005. After and to our brave men and feet 4 inches. Keep in touch, (of Good Hope) on land. Their living in Churchill for 33 years, women in uniform. From and don’t forget to update girls are the joy of their lives, where she taught for most of time to time she speaks with your information to me and to and their grandchildren, ages those years, Barbara and Jay WT friends and hopes to be Alison.” [email protected] 8 and 13, are growing and now live in an apartment in more in touch in the future.
delighting them. Dick and Oakland, about two blocks [email protected] Fran would love to see anyone from WT. They keep very busy 1 9 5 3 who comes to Hilton Head. doing work for their temple, 1 9 5 4 Janice Greenberg [email protected] and Barbara also volunteers Rosenberg was featured in Alice Gault Fuchs has a Linda Goorin Marcus for Beginning with Books, an an article in the Pittsburgh new granddaughter named co-owns a company with early literacy program for kids. Post-Gazette in April 2005. The Maya Salma. She is the Carrie Widener, CaroLine [email protected] article talked about Janice’s daughter of son Josh Bloom Cards. Carrie does all of the Faith Wertz Eastwood special talent as a travel agent, and his wife, Anna Attar. art work and Linda supplies Shore retired after teaching tour organizer, and “dream
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lower left leg in a bad fall in work was highlighted in the April, so their usual visits to cover story of November family in Chicago and Detroit, 23, 2004, USA Today. and other travels, have been [email protected] curtailed! Fortunately, they have two daughters and a 1 9 4 6 granddaughter still in the Pittsburgh area who have Ruth Friedman Ornitz had been a great source of help. dinner in Sarasota in January Eleanor would love to hear 2005, with classmate Amy from others in the Class of ’49! Comins Lowenstein ‘46 and [email protected] cousin Lois Hertz Lesser ‘45. Jean Ayars Pohli began Jean Clark Yount ’45, Jean Ballard George ’44, and Betsy Sheila Bortz Pearlman has writing poetry last year and Riddle Ruderfer ’53 enjoy lunch in DC with WT’s Director of two grandsons attending WT belongs to a local poetry Development, Gaylen Westfall. – Andy ’11 and Nick ’15. They society. She also thoroughly are the third generation of her enjoys a philosophy group and family to be WT students. just joined the techno-world, orchestrator.” Janice recently 1 9 5 2 beginning computer classes. taught popular classes at Jean MacIntyre was program 1 9 4 8 [email protected] Carnegie Mellon University’s chair for the Pacific Northwest Academy for Lifelong Ann Autenreith Saxton Renaissance Society’s Learning on food and travel. left Pittsburgh in January 1 9 4 5 conference in Banff, Alberta, [email protected] 2004, to live near her son in Bobby Hanson Helm which took place in May Wayland, MA. “New England and husband Ralph had a Betsy Riddle Ruderfer made 2005. Her co-chairs were all in is beautiful, but ‘home’ is summer of visitors. Their son a CD entitled Sophisticated Calgary, which meant several Pittsburgh!” brought his son, Jack (their Sweet Swing, with a jazz drives—about three hours seventh grandchild), from ensemble in December 2004 each way—for meetings and San Francisco to Jackson, and will record another one lunches, but most of the work 1 9 4 7 WY, to be baptized. Their soon. She continues working in this and other conferences Nancy K. Schlossberg’s daughter visited with her two with the National Society is now going on electronically. most recent book, Retire daughters, 7 and 5, and their of the Colonial Dames of She remains on the board of Smart, Retire Happy: Finding chocolate lab, Maggie. Their America (NSCDA) and is first the Rocky Mountain Medieval Your True Path in Life, was other two sons and families vice president and chairman and Renaissance Association. published last year. She is are fine, as are Ralph and of patriotic services for the [email protected] an expert in the areas of Bobby. Hello to everyone! DC chapter of NSCDA. Betsy adult transitions and career [email protected] enjoys being a resident of 1 9 5 1 development. Currently the Pennsylvania again—at least co-president of a consulting Betty Jean King Kane part time. They bought a little Carol Crookston Close group, TransitionWorks, and and husband Louis live in mountain house just west reports that all is well. Wade a professor emerita at the Scottsdale, AZ, from Oct 5 to of McConnellsburg, on top is still working, and they are University of Maryland, Nancy May 15, and spend the rest of a mountain in the Blue very involved in their church. also authored Getting the of the year in Zelienople, PA, Ridge, looking at Tuscarora Carol feels blessed that their Most Out of College (Prentice where B.J.’s three children Mountain. Emil and Betsy family is growing, with a sixth Hall), Overwhelmed: Coping and five grandchildren reside. celebrate 35 years of marriage grandchild due in July 2005. With Life’s Ups and Downs She looks forward to seeing this year, plus his 65th and (Lexington Press), Counseling Sue Williams Godinez each her 70th, as well as their 1 9 4 9 Adults in Transition, (second summer and would be happy dog Dandy MacScruff’s 10th edition; Springer Press), and to hear from any old friends. Eleanor Decker McNaugher birthday. [email protected] Going to Plan B: How You Can [email protected] and John thoroughly enjoy Cope, Regroup, and Start Your retirement. They are moving Life on a New Path (Simon & to Sherwood Oaks Retirement Schuster). Nancy is a frequent Community in Cranberry, PA, guest on radio and TV. Her this fall. Eleanor smashed her
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1 9 4 4 1 9 4 3 1 9 3 9 Mildred “Middy” Thorn Suzanne Fink Scott Lois Averbach Rosenbaum Remember to Dethlefsen has two children continues to work as an is recovering nicely from update your (one boy and one girl) and educational consultant, a broken hip. She will be six grandchildren. Four of helping students find good spending time in Fort profile! them live in Sacramento, so schools, colleges, and special Lauderdale and Barbados in Please visit the Alum Middy does not see them too needs programs. She is grateful the fall. often, but two live locally, so to be celebrating her 55th page of the Web wedding anniversary and finds they do some babysitting. 1 9 3 3 site and update your Middy is involved with the it hard to believe she is in her Assistance League of San 80th year! Elinor Cowdry Rust and profile. Get your new Pedro-Palos Verdes as well Murray are still happily password by contacting situated on Crystal Lake, as the Toberman Settlement 1 9 4 1 Alison Wolfson at House - both most worthwhile Orleans, on Cape Cod. They wolfsona@ ventures. She plays a little Ruth Weimar Tillar enjoyed a enjoy lots of wildlife, including tennis and bridge about four wonderful trip to Switzerland, a resident fox, a pink skunk, winchesterthurston.org. times a month and is active a highlight of which was her and many chipmunks, in her church and all of its paragliding adventure over squirrels, and birds. They the Alps. have nine and a half great groups. They enjoy concerts Honorary Alumna grandchildren—six boys, and travel series that keep Elizabeth Cookson three girls, and half was still a them up to date on things. continues to volunteer at mystery when Elinor wrote. [email protected] the Smithsonian, and also at Tudor Place, which was the 1 9 3 1 home of Martha Washington’s Margaret Laird Anderson granddaughter and was lived is in an assisted-living facility in by her descendants until in Ithaca, NY. Despite a stroke 1983. She is president of the in January 2000 and failing friends of her local library, an eyesight, she is in good health. active group that organizes Her brother, Bill, moved or assists with many events. to St. Barnabas, outside of Elizabeth enjoys seeing friends Pittsburgh. in Pittsburgh when she comes to Chatham College, where she is on the Alumnae Board. She often sees their grandchildren who are a great pleasure. [email protected]
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40 Thistletalk Winter 2005 www.winchesterthurston.org 41 IN REMEMBRANCE OF Can You Help Us Find Ellen Lee Dwyer ’70 These Lost Alums?
By Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer ’37 The following alumnae/i are lost. Please contact Alison Wolfson at (412) 578-7529 or [email protected] if you It is with profound sadness I observe the death of our niece Ellen Dwyer ’70 on March 26, 2004. She was blessed with so many have information on how to reach them. talents not bestowed upon all of us.
Margaret Bunting Mills ‘36 Julia Rollit ‘66 Mara Berkman Assoc ‘81 Her years at WT were brilliant and happy, graduating with honors. She entered Yale (her father was Yale Class of ’50) Cornelia Painter ‘36 Margaret Swinston ‘66 Jill Bohna ‘81 with the determination to complete her degree in three years Ann Smith ‘36 Sarah Wilson ‘66 Violet Jones Chaffinch ‘81 so as to graduate with the first class to bestow degrees upon Ruth Wright ‘41 Deborah Woods ‘66 Leigh Franks ‘81 women. This she accomplished, again graduating with honors. Ellen Falk Hirsch ‘46 Hedy Armstrong ‘71 Toby Goldstein ‘81 She was curator of the national Historic House in New Haven Anne Newcomb ‘46 Helen-Jean Asquine Fazio ‘71 Amy Hiteshew ‘81 before moving on to the same position at the Abigail Adams Sarah Renwick ‘46 Mershon Beach ‘71 Kathryn Horty ‘81 Smith House in New York State. It was then she was elected to Cynthia Ruder Seifert ‘46 Lynn Benswanger ‘71 LaVerne Hunt ‘81 Fellowship at Winterthur, an honor she wore with pride. After Barbara Campbell ‘51 Susan Benswanger ‘71 Mindy Lilienthal ‘81 extensive training, Winterthur sent her to Cartier Jewelers in Sandra Sichelstiel Forsythe ‘51 Susan Flood Blinn ‘71 Patrice Obermiller ‘81 New York to be trained in the evaluation of antique jewelry. Dorothy Morgan ‘51 Brigitte Messier Caron ‘71 Dorothy Christie Scott O’Neil ‘81 Falling in love with the challenges of NYC, she remained in Janet Lewis Robillard ‘51 Margaret Weisser Carr-Harris ‘71 Paige Fix Riban ‘81 Manhattan for the rest of her fascinating career in the buying Dorothy Casey ‘56 Cate Cowan ‘71 Roberta Snyder ‘81 and selling of antique gold objets d’art. Barbara Bollman Gascoyne ‘56 Rosalie Half ‘71 Suzanne Wattenmaker ‘81 Peggy Jackson Sweeney ‘56 Paula Humphreys ‘71 Andrea Bauer ‘86 One word describes Ellen, “Mercurial.” Many beloved friends, as Sally Trumpeter Wagner ‘56 Jean Joseph ‘71 Karin Bay-Jensen ‘86 well as those well known in the art and jewelers world, attended Amy McCluan Coll ‘61 Anne Henry King ‘71 Jennifer Craven ‘86 her memorial service in the Church of the Epiphany, NYC. David Eleanor Falk ‘61 Joan Macgregor ‘71 Joan Kane ‘86 Ousley, former curator of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Sarah King Feland ‘61 Sigrid McCabe ‘71 Nancy Kanterman ‘86 PA, was just one of the many who gave a eulogy. In an age that Jacqueline Freni ‘61 Margaret McQueen Tamara Lave ‘86 sees elders living to greater ages, Ellen lived too brief a life, albeit Gretchen Beyerl McKenna ‘71 the years she had were brim full and faced with brevity. Hanesworth ‘61 Tracy Litman ‘86 Ann Murphy ‘71 Nancy Jenks ‘61 Elizabeth Mullaugh ‘86 Michel Nardi ‘71 Bonnie Overbeck ‘61 Catherine Parello ‘86 Sleep sweetly in this quiet place Carol Ornitz Parry ‘71 Francoise Sapede ‘61 Nina Pineda ‘86 Margaret Ryan ‘71 O Ellen, where’re thou art, Sharon Shoemaker ‘61 Mary-Jane Shanagher ‘86 Paula Sautter ‘71 And let no mournful yesterdays Suzanne Riviere Walker ‘61 Karen Snyder ‘86 Susan Shenk ‘71 Judith Balph Weight ‘61 Kathleen Terrence ‘86 Joan Wagner Snowball ‘71 Disturb thy peaceful heart. Cynthia Woodward ‘61 Sarah Zitner ‘86 Deborah Sokol ‘71 Nor let tomorrow scare thy rest Elena Danforth Ake ‘66 Mara Casar ‘91 Margaret Taylor ‘71 Mary Lou Neely Everett ‘66 Maria Aurora With thought of coming ill, Cynthia Ward ‘71 Coll Garau ‘91 Dawn Farber Fadir ‘66 Betsy Wilson ‘71 Carla Parris ‘91 Thy maker is they changeless friend Laura Foucar ‘66 Bahra Morgan McConnel Jessica Reid ‘91 Judy Stern Guttman ‘66 His love surrounds thee still. Babcock ‘76 Amy Sokolowski ‘91 Marcy Kardon ‘66 Madeline Morgan Fackler ‘76 Forget thyself, and all the world, Catherine Specter ‘91 Betty McCrady King ‘66 Janey Waldman Glosser ‘76 Kathryn Baxter ‘96 Put out each feverish light, Joyce Klingenstein ‘66 Sarah Jubelirer ‘76 Colin Glenn ‘96 Kristin Langley ‘66 The stars are watching overhead Carol Hydovitz Miccinati ‘76 Fernanda Guarita ‘96 Kathleen Hepburn Jill Pearlman ‘76 Sleep sweetly then….. Maclean ‘66 Rory Hughes ‘96 Donna Powell ‘76 Good night. Judith Cooper Martin ‘66 Eui-Sun Kim ‘96 Jill Shapiro Steffan ‘76 Pamela Shaw Morey ‘66 Ruth Stifel ‘96 Amelia Irvin Stenslien ‘76 Pamela Morris ‘66 Lauren Wilson ‘96 Melissa Arnold ‘81 Mary Olah ‘66 Alisha Wormsley ‘96
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Condolences To Vicky ’65, Martha ’66, Jennie ’68 Berg and Rachel To Jane Dressler Page ’48, Nita Dressler Argyres ’52, and Alexander ’03, on the death of their brother and uncle, J. Parker Suzanne Dressler Kellar ’55, on the death of their mother, Berg, on June 8, 2005. Dorothy Dressler, on January 28, 2005.
To Karen Harmeier Berner ’60, on the death of her husband, To Mike Roth ’02 and Dan Roth ’07 and Alice Buchdal, on the Jerry Berner, in June 2005. death of their father and husband, Steven Roth, on June 12, 2005.
To Mary Louise Richardson Brock ’41, on the death of her To Pat Ruslander-Deery ’58 and Peggy Ruslander, on the husband, Gibson E. Brock, on June 9, 2005. death of their father and husband and former WT Trustee, Julian Ruslander, on March 2, 2005. To Dorothy Squires Clark ’54, on the death of her mother, Dorothy Meyer Squires ’29, on March 30, 2005. To Nancy Succop Schroeder ’44 and Linda Schroeder Diebold ’68, on the death of their daughter and sister, Lisa To Marion Weis Cohen ’44, on the death of her husband, Eugene Schroeder Martin ’71, on August 23, 2005. Cohen, on February 1, 2005. To Martha Harrison Seipel ’49, on the death of her sister, To Eve Keller Cohn ’65, on the death of her sister, Sue Nancy Harrison Graham ’51, on May 1, 2004. Keller ’67, on November 4, 2004, and her mother, on June 8, 2005. To Christina Kalaris Sfanos ’74, on the death of her husband, To Christine Crawford ’66, on the death of her husband, S. Michael Sfanos, Carlton Tadlock, on December 24, 2004. To Adrienne Pigossi Shryock ’43, on the death of her sister, To Virginia Wicks Douglas ’44, on the death of her husband, Elaine Pigossi Orr ’47, on November 6, 2004. Bob Douglas, in November 2004. To Lynne Crookston Stull ’56, on the death of her husband, To Anne Meckel Hendry ’44, on the death of her sister, Janet Joseph Stull, in March 2005. Meckel Thomas ’42, on August 11, 2005. To Cordelia Westervelt Swinton ’57, on the death of her sister, To Ariel Koros ’96, on the death of her mother, Aurelia Koros, on Catherine Westervelt Bailie ’54, on March 21, 2005. January 18, 2005. To Mary Ann Wilner ’69 and Marion Weis Cohen ’44, on the To Margaret Gezon Meltz ’66, on the death of her mother, death of their mother and sister, Norma Weis Wilner ’40, on Elizabeth Brownlee Gezon ’34, in February 2005. January 15, 2005.
D e a t h s
The following members of the WT community will be Barbara E. Kneeland ’41, November 25, 2004 missed by their classmates, friends, students, and colleagues. Mary Speidel Roberts ’41, July 23, 2005 We offer sincere condolences to their families. Suzanne Thorn Braun ’47, March 28, 2004 Elizabeth “Betty” Abernethy ’29, March, 2005 Elaine Pigossi Orr ’47, November 6, 2004 Dorothy Meyer Squires ’29, March 30, 2005 Nancy Harrison Graham ’51, May 1, 2004 Leona Aronson Berger ’32, date unknown Catherine Westervelt Bailie ’54, March 21, 2005 Helen Lyne Curtin ’34, March 9, 2005 Marcia McCleary Rueff ’57, June 22, 2005 Elizabeth Brownlee Gezon ’34, February 2005 Gray Fitch Scariot ’58, June 4, 2005 Nancy Langfitt McGraw ‘34, October 1, 2004 Sue Keller ’67, November 4, 2004 Helen Roberts Michel ’35, November 13, 2004 Lisa Schroeder Martin ’71, August 23, 2005 Norma Weis Wilner ’40, January 15, 2005 Julian Ruslander, March 2, 2005 Janet Meckel Thomas ’42, August 11, 2005 Zelda Schumann-Heink Wilmurt, February 2005
42 Thistletalk Winter 2005 www.winchesterthurston.org 43 onegift Support WT with One Gift in 2005-2006
Winchester Thurston stands at a defining moment in its history!
We are launching the school into its next phase with a bold vision that includes major building projects on both campuses. Donors are being asked to make an extraordinary gift this year to support both Many Voices, One Vision: The Campaign for Winchester Thurston School, and annual giving, The WT Fund.
Alums, parents, and friends have already donated more than $10 million to the campaign and raised a record $667,000 in annual giving in 2004-2005. As a result of this generosity, in this exciting school year, you can see:
WT’s athletic teams playing and practicing on a refurbished Playing Field at the City Campus. Students at our North Hills Campus learning in an optimum environ- ment featuring a new Visual Arts classroom overlooking the gorgeous spring-fed pond; a multipurpose room for school performances, Dance and P.E. classes, and lunch; a dedicated library and media center; and a separate Music classroom. The new Campus Center completes this campus and makes room for a preschool, opening in fall 2006. The construction of a new Upper School at the City Campus, a beautiful Georgian style building for grades 9–12 that will enable WT to provide distinctive, developmentally appropriate learning environments for all students, grades Pre-K–12. A 33 percent growth in Winchester Thurston’s endowment fund to support financial aid, faculty development, and curricular initiatives such as the City as Our Campus.
Your one donation this year will support both Many Voices, One Vision: The Campaign for Winchester Thurston School, and The WT Fund: 75 percent to the capital campaign and 25 percent to annual giving (with the stipulation that the portion directed to The WT Fund will not be less than your last gift to The WT Fund).
When the call to give comes, please say ”yes” and join the team of WT donors whose gifts represent a resounding endorsement of Winchester Thurston’s vision and a vote of confidence in its future.
44 Thistletalk Winter 2005 WINCHESTER THURSTON ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 04-05
2004 - 2005 45 Our school motto served as the fundraising theme for 2004-05.
WT Fund Chairs Tamar and Todd Rosenfeld led a Steering Committee of 50 that urged the WT community to: Think also of the students, Think also of the faculty, and Think also of your involvement at WT. And our community did! WT donors stepped forward to raise a record $667,000 for The WT Fund. This is the most dollars ever raised in a single year to support operations at Winchester Thurston.
Highlights include: ▪ Average gifts to annual giving increased this year by 25% for alumnae/i and by 9% for parents. ▪ Party at the Point, the Parents Association spring benefit raised $40,000 for The WT Fund. ▪ The City as Our Campus initiative was funded this year by The Edward E. Ford Foundation with a $50,000 grant and matched by an anonymous donor. In addition, individual donors stepped forward this spring to invest in this worthwhile initiative that links WT curriculum to the rich cultural and educational resources in the city of Pittsburgh.
WINCHESTER THURSTON ANNUAL GIVING REPORT 04-05
46 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 47 WT FUND GIFTS
Leadership Society Deborah & Martin Powell PORTAL CLUB FIFTH AVENUE CLUB Stephen G. Robinson Gifts of $1,500+ Gifts of $1,000+ FOUNDERS CLUB Victor & Marcia Roque Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Anonymous (6) Gifts of $10,000+ TDY Industries Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 The Design Alliance Mr. & Mrs. George W. Baehr Anonymous & Harry Thompson Pittsburgh Crankshaft The Arnold Baggins Foundation Bridges, pbt Services, Inc. Sally & Russell Boehner Ernst & Young Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Chait 1887 CLUB Jean Bottcher ’58 Siemens Foundation Pamela Schaper Cabalka ’72 Susan Sharp Dorrance Assoc ’63 Gifts of $2,500+ & Roy Dorrance Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44 Ms. Robin Ziegler Howard Hanna Co. Anonymous Selene & Arnold Davis & Dr. Clifford Chen Milton G. Hulme Charitable 1994 Steel Factory Corporation Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Shirley Seubert Chewning ’43 & Elliot Dinkin Foundation Bartlett Products, LLC Eva Maria Holler-Cladders Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Johannes Cladders Elizabeth S. Hurtt ’74 The H. M. Bitner Charitable Trust & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Gerry Garland Cooper ’67 Ellen & Jack Kessler Mr. & Mrs. C. Michael Blackwood Dr. Gerald & Ms. Diane Holder Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 India & Steve Loevner Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 The McFeely-Rogers Foundation Dr. Jerome M. Itzkoff Drs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan Jennifer & Martin Calihan & Dr. Barbara E. Zawadzki The Edward E. Ford Foundation & Peter Counihan Annie & Dennis Cestra Carol Stewart & Ian James Trau & Loevner Kathryn Roeder & Bernie Devlin Mr. Peter Chen Laura B. Jordan Winchester Thurston Parents Anna-Stina Ericson ’44 Mr. C. William Cooper* & Charles M. Humphrey Association Maura Farrell Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer ’37 Ms. Sue Friedberg and Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Kathleen W. Buechel & Frederick Dr. Dean Kross Susan Hagan, Ph.D. & Ky Zizan 2ND CENTURY CLUB N. Egler, Jr. Constance Blum Marstine ’55 Georgia McKee Holmberg ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. & Sheldon Marstine Gifts of $5,000+ Sheila & David Holzer Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Anonymous of Pittsburgh McCloskey ’45 Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson American General Services Wendy & Bob Evans Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mitro Drs. Miriam & Jonathan Javitch Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Ferree June & Forozan Navid Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson & Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Renee & Ron Bartlett Mr. Peter Gordon Ellen S. Wilson & Fredric V. Price Elsa Limbach Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. Neil Harrison Drs. Jothi Nadarajah & Plamen Karagyozov Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Horbal & Ramesh Ramanathan Autumn Jones Katarincic ’88 Douglas & Shelley Bould Campbell Jon Jackson & Roxanne Sherbeck Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosenthal & Jay Katarincic Drs. Margaret & John Charley Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Jones Elinor Cowdrey Rust W’33 Sally Duff Kennedy ’50 Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Culbertson III Landmark Properties, Inc. Nancy & Jeffrey Serkes Jack & Kasey Kennedy Gregory & Simin Curtis Leed’s Betty Cohen Sikov W’35 Drs. Arlene & T. Barry Levine Virginia A. Elliott T’26* Ellen Lehman ’62 Ellen (Charney) Regenstein Ilene & Michael Levy Margaret McCann Garland ’44 Spyra ’71 & Dennis Spyra Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 Love, Scherle & Bauer, P.C. & G. Gray Garland, Jr. “J” Tracy PNC Bank Foundation Alice McKnight Mackroth W’34 The Hurtt Foundation Anita Prizio ’81 & John Betzler Mr. Robert C. McCarthy Family of Donald H. Ms. Nancy Bernstein & Dr. Robert & Barbara A. Jones Fund Cheryl Moore-Satryan Schoen & Stan Levenson A.D. Lupariello, MD Lynn Beckstrom & Brian Schreiber & Mary Jean Rusak Jaymi Myers-Newman ’81 Andrew Washburn & Kathy & Ken Newman Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell ’43 McCauley Mary Kay & Sudhir Narla Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Gary J. Niels Henry Posner, Jr. & Helen M. Posner Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ostrow Anne M. Molloy & Henry Posner III Joel Persky & Michelle Browne Pittsburgh Gynecologic Oncology, Inc.
46 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 47 Sandra Quinn & Stephen Thomas Membership Drs. Joan Vondra & Thomas Chang Leslie Ann Meredith ’74 Dorothy & Richard Raizman Giving Clubs H. Perry Chapman ’71 Jane Michaels ’64 James C. & Lori Cardille Rogal Mr. & Mrs. Khalid P. Chatta Abby & Mark Miller Martha Baron & Rob Rutenbar Citizen’s Financial Group Brenda Wise Moffitt ’54 MOREWOOD CLUB Marian Dietrich Clean Care Susan Phillips Morton ’66 & Charles Schwartz Gifts of $500+ Dr. Anne Rush Cook W’34 Netzer Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Scott Anonymous (3) Ford E. & Harriet R. Curtis Susan & Thomas Netzer Jennifer Gelet Sheehan ’83 Foundation Mary Lynn Sealey & Michael J. Northwestern Mutual Foundation Ms. Lynn Shiner Anderson Virginia Wicks Douglas ’44 Elizabeth Felix Parrack T ’32 Dr. & Mrs. Gregory N. Smith Joanne Thomas Asbill ’70 Joan Borden Drury ’43 & Francis Mr. & Mrs. Sanjay A. Patel Drury Amy Jones Teele ’82 Eleanor Harbison Bream W’31* Nancy Bair Peacock ’51 Exxon Mobil Corporation Ruth Weimer Tillar ’41 Dionne & John Brelsford Anne Parkin Pierpont ’66 Leonard S. Ferleger Sue Tracy Roberta & David Brody PPG Industries Foundation Jill & John Ferreira Unionvale Coal Company Mr. & Mrs. Marc Brown Lynne Raphael Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fidel Bonny & Paul Weiner Gayle Shaw Camden ’64 Letitia E. Rieck ’43 Mrs. Susanne Fox Gaylen & Larry Westfall Lisa Whitcomb Capra ’76 Janice Greenberg Rosenberg ’53 Dr. Joseph Furman & Dr. Reva Dr. D. Lawrence Wickerham Virginia Dato & Michael Richard & Nancy Santucci Rossman & Dr. Mary Lou Kundrat Chancellor John Searles Nikki N. Wise Jean Ballard George ’44 Holiday Hulme Shoup ’61 Glassworks The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Sigler Robert & Wendy Gluckman Sarah Ferguson Snider ’77 Rita J. Gould ’46 Carl Snyderman & Michelina Fato Jane Gault Greer ’56 & George Lynne Crookston Stull ’56 Greer $667,432 F. Irene Thomas, Hon Alum Elaine Kauffman Haid ’52 $609,781 Deborah & Mark Weis $610,219 Mrs. Nancy M. Hetzel $579,726 Mr. & Mrs. William Welch The Hillman Company Judith Blough Wentz ’53 Linda Johnson & David $466,648 McLaughlin Shelby & Michael Wherry Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jones Marcia & Paul Whitehead Ann Kalla ’73 Sandra DeVincent Wolf $348,747 & Richard Wolf Jennifer Kaplan ’86 Tacie H. Yoon ’78 Sally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 & David S. Ketchum Jean Clark Yount ’45 Elizabeth & Penn Krause Mr. & Mrs. Chester Zombeck Cynthia & Steve Lackey Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnick Debra Durr Ladley ’81 Michael B. Zytnick ’05 Ken & Sharon Lee Gifts and Grants in Support of Operations Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lemmon Allison Levy ’75 2003-04 2004-05 1998-99 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Karen & David Littman Margaret McDowell Lofberg ’67 Caroline Curtis Lucal ’45 Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51 MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, Inc., Architects Carol Robinson & Jeffrey Markel Susan Hopkins Martin ’60
48 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 49 KILTIE CLUB Harriet Adler Feldman ’57 Mrs. Ellen Limbach Kathryn Cable Sandell ’56 Gifts of $250+ Susan & Tom Ferguson Loretta E. Lobes ’88 JoAnn Goble Schaub ’76 Lois Kaplan Finkel ’39 & Elliott Ms. Amy Fields & Mr. James Lynch Leland & Janice Faller Schermer Anonymous (4) Finkel Fae G. MacCamy Anne M. Scheuermann ’75 Lisa Sorce Aiba ’76 Susan Gromis Flynn Linda Goorin Marcus ’55 & Timothy Mullins Alcoa, Inc. Francine Gitnick Franke ’64 Janet Rothman Markel ’54 Emily Medine & Michael Schwartz Sue Ellen Silverblatt Alderman ’72 Iris Angerman Friedman ’81 The Mars Family Charitable Dorothy Dodworth Scullin ’47 Robert & Sarah C. Allan & Dr. Larry Friedman Foundation Christine & Duane Seppi Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Mrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr. Barbara Foster Mars ’41 Heidi Hageman Smith ’81 Ebe Emmons-Apt & Jay Apt Andrea Kann Gassner ’86 Beverlee Simboli McFadden ’55 Mr. Lincoln Sokolski Mary Arcuri Amy & Mick Gee Susan McGowan ’66 Nancy Lora Staisey ’69 Drs. Sharon & Robert Arffa Dolores Kaufman Gluck ’44 Peggy Thomas McKnight ’69 Cathleen McSorley Stanton ’61 Louise Waterman Baiiley Assoc ’54 Annekathryn Goodman ’74 Mellon Financial Corporation Dr. Guy M. Stofman Mary Cunningham Bailey ’44 Dr. Harold E. Gordon Fund Yuko Suguta Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Debbie Levy Green Kathleen L. Metinko ’91 Stephanie & Jeff Swoveland Melinda Brown Beard ’55 Mrs. Sandra Grote The J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation Amy Akers-Teets & Robin Teets Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr. Mr. Thomas Heinricher Bee Jee Epstine Morrison ’56 Lois Graham Tingler ’51 Katherine MacDonald Blenko ’46 Jacquelyn Freeborn Herst ’68 & Perry Morrison Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 & Don B. Blenko Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Herward Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Morrison Gena Volas-Redd, MD ’85 Patricia McClay Boggs ’51 Wendy & Ken Herz Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Murphey Marja & Anthony Wilson Marilyn Wilson Bonner ’58 Jacquelyn Wilson Hill ’52 Dr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Naus Carol Levy Wilson ’79 Mary Jane & Jack Brillman Ms. Judith Greg Holden Roslyn & Sandy Neiman Alison Wolfson Laura Wechsler Broff ’75 & Mr. Kevin Holden Anita K. Niyogi ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wood Dr. & Mrs. Klaus M. Bron BJ Finkel Holmes ’73 Dr. Teresa Nolan Nancy Hickox Wright ’64 Dr. Kerry A. Bron ’84 Judith Hoover ’74 & Timothy Grant Michelle Kane O’Donnell ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Dr. Alice Buchdahl Sally Lewis Horner ’54 Judy Roscow & Stephen Oliphant & Dr. Steven Roth* Wendy & Timothy Husni Marjorie Reed Olson ’51 Caliban Book Shop Lynn Johnson ’71 Heather Palonder ’87 THISTLE CLUB Dr. Jerry & Elna Campbell-Wade Drs. Mirka & Mostyn Jones Carolyn Behrhorst Parker ’56 Louise Gillespie Cannon ’72 Skip & Sallie Kahler Nancy Patton Gifts of $100+, for alumnae/i who have graduated in the last ten years Heather & David Capezzuti Barbara & David Kalla Marny Riehl Peabody ’65 Mr. William Caroselli Leslie Borsett-Kanter Ellyn S. Roth & Harold A. Pincus Sarah Gross Fife ’96 Winifred Schultz Carr ’43 & Steven Kanter Seema Pollack Erin Herward Thurston ’94 Joan Dibert Caryl ’52 Dr. Denise & Raymond Karasic Geri Anderson Potter ’77 & Adam Thurston Chartwells Elizabeth Forstall Keen ’55 Frances Hoffman Puntereri ’68 ChevronTexaco Suzanne Dressler Kellar ’55 Kathy Zillweger Putnam ’71 Carol Crookston Close ’51 Kristi A. Kerins ’67 & George Putnam L. Virginia Crawford ’64 Katherine Warman Kern ’74 Sandra Metz Qureshi ’54 Joan Clark Davis ’65 Ketchum, Inc. Bill & Nancy Rackoff Del Monte Foods Rebecca King & Seth Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reading Cheryl & Bill DeMarchi David Klahr & Pamela Weiss Mary Jayne Whipkey Julie Tarasevich Dever ’85 Dr. Asma Syeda & Dr. M. B. Lateef Redenbaugh ’37 Sharon Kiely & Michael DeVita Claudia Rossi Latona ’69 Moira O. Regan ’92 M. Megan Donnelly ’85 Sharon Lauer & Jerome Joseph Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Reichelderfer Jennifer Lee & Howard Dubner Jill & Philip Lehman Sanford N. & Judith Robinson Mr. & Mrs. James Eaborn Cindy & Terry Lerman Foundation Gail Kuller Enda ’79 Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Mrs. Judy Robinson Constance King Faasse ’81 Thelma Levin Levine ’46 Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Betsy Riddle Ruderfer ’53
* denotes deceased 48 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 49 By Constituency 1 9 3 3 1 9 3 8 Suzanne Fink Scott Elizabeth R. Bradley* (Winchester) Anonymous Rachel V. Heppenstall Shingler ALUMNAE/I Elinor Cowdrey Rust (Winchester) Charlotte Rush Brown, MD Adrienne Pigossi Shryock by class year Mary Jane Harter Forker Joyce Runk Wenston 1 9 3 4 Carol Bostwick McConnon Marguerite Tabor Yates Honorary Alumnae/i Dr. Anne Rush Cook (Winchester) Phyllis Keister Semple 1 9 4 4 Ruth Donnelly Egler Mary Louise Warrick Diven F. Irene Thomas (Winchester) 1 9 3 9 Joan Frank Apt Mr. J. Sherman McLaughlin Elisa Pierce Lynch (Winchester) Lois Kaplan Finkel Jean Forncrook Armstrong Annie Guentner Alice McKnight Mackroth Mary Louise Kountz Groover Mary Cunningham Bailey Susan Scarborough (Winchester) Alice White Herning Marion Weis Cohen Lois Averbach Rosenbaum Marcia Phillips Cornell 1 9 2 6 1 9 3 5 Nancy Crook Tishler Mildred (Middy) Thorn Dethlefsen Virginia A. Elliott* (Thurston) Eleanor Wright Heath Elizabeth Jack Wells Virginia Wicks Douglas (Winchester) Anna-Stina Ericson 1 9 2 9 Marjorie Vilsack Propst 1 9 4 0 Margaret McCann Garland (Winchester) Jane Metzger Epstine (Winchester) Anonymous Jean Ballard George Betty Cohen Sikov (Winchester) Marjorie Baer Allon Dolores Kaufman Gluck 1 9 3 1 Ann Meckel Hendry 1 9 3 6 Mary M. Voigt Margaret Laird Anderson June Hahn Whitehill Murray Armstrong James (Thurston) Helen McNair Sinnett Elizabeth Ricketts Knott Eleanor Harbison Bream* 1 9 4 1 Valerie Roemer Lynn (Winchester) 1 9 3 7 Nancy Succop Schroeder Mary Louise Richardson Brock Betty Thompson Reif (Winchester) Patricia Conner Schulte Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer Britta Ericson Chambers Margaret Edgar Sellers Jane Brooke Farnsworth Betty Girts Dell 1 9 3 2 Sally Smith Williams Mary George Gast Barbara Foster Mars Anonymous Mary Jayne Whipkey Redenbaugh Dorothy Willison Reed 1 9 4 5 Jean H. Davis (Winchester) Nancy Siverd Shrader Virginia Ann Sheppard Nancy L. Davis (Winchester) Nancy Milholland Sprecher Elizabeth Wright Anderson Eliza Miller (Thurston) Ruth Weimer Tillar Suzanne Robbins Barnes Elizabeth Felix Parrack (Thurston) Elizabeth Ann Leggett Black Betty Jarrett Reed (Winchester) 1 9 4 2 Jane Westphal Griese Antoinette Vilsack Seifert Claire Bloom Hahn Ruth Speidel Dalzell-McMillan (Winchester) Frances Lyne Heiner Marion Thompson Kerwin Esther Speidel Jack Gertrude M. Kneil Betty Jean “B.J.” King Kane Yearly Revenue Sources Eleanor Jackson Migdal Shirley Kerr Kennard Jane Bortman Porter INVESTMENT Caroline Curtis Lucal 4% WT FUND 7% Electra Anthon Manfred 1 9 4 3 AUXILIARY REVENUE Margery Succop McCarthy 7% Anonymous (3) Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Winifred Schultz Carr McCloskey Shirley Seubert Chewning Jean Clark Yount TUITION AND FEES 82% Joan Borden Drury Janet Donaldson Gilmore Janet Eisenbeis Johnson Sally Doerschuk Ketchum Jocelyn Hulme MacConnell Letitia E. Rieck
50 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 51 1 9 4 6 1 9 4 9 Jacquelyn Wilson Hill 1 9 5 5 Enola Sargent Almany Myrna Kline Hackney Nancy L. Martin Anonymous Jane Callomon Arkus Margaret Moore Mills Caroline O’Nan Nancy Riester Allen Katherine MacDonald Blenko Sheila Bortz Pearlman Joanne Kesel Shallenberger Melinda Brown Beard Caroline Abraham Delavan Martha Harrison Seipel Cynthia Hill Smith Ann Wright Curran Jeanne Plowman Deschner Anne Christler VonSothen Margaret Reed Smith Faith Wertz Eastwood Shore Rita J. Gould Margaret Smith Wenzel MD Mary Minor Evans Shirley Ferguson Hall 1 9 5 3 Nancy Stimmel Herpin Lenore Corey Hanson 1 9 5 0 Anne Ballard Dunlap Elizabeth Forstall Keen Mary Meyer Johns Sarah M. Bumbaugh Jane Blough French Suzanne Dressler Kellar Patricia Marlin Laird Jane Yahres Eskey Ann Ross Heymann Linda Goorin Marcus Thelma Levin Levine Rev. Carol Straub Guilbert Susanna Biddle Kecskemethy Constance Blum Marstine Rita Gottlieb Levis Caryl Amshel Halpern Virginia Simboli Leary Beverlee Simboli McFadden Ruth Friedman Ornitz Adlyn Hollearn Hickey Dorothy Jones Menges Jeannie Murdoch Smith Jean Ayars Pohli Sally Duff Kennedy Margaret Jackman Metzger Jane Marcy Pritchard Marilyn Sugerman Latterman Ann Livingston Reed 1 9 5 6 Marcia Miller Weiss Patricia Booth Linehan Janice Greenberg Rosenberg Anonymous Margaret Anne Ewart Riter Barbara Silver Rosenthal Holly Carlson Campbell 1 9 4 7 Susan Frankenstein Shapera Betsy Riddle Ruderfer Charlotte Crozier Cole Katharine B. Bancroft Susan K. Bancroft Voigt Paula Lynn Templeton Lois Silverblatt Crone Barbara Bennett Blum Mary Jane Langham Walling Judith Blough Wentz Jane Gault Greer Betty Bradshaw Caesar Victoria Crane Williams Sally Barker Hanan Joanne Dunlap 1 9 5 1 Rosanne Isay Harrison 1 9 5 4 Anne Franklin Hazlett Anonymous Jane Marshall Lohman Norma Sue Glinn Madden Patricia McClay Boggs Louise Waterman Bailey Assoc Eleanor Donehoo McIntire Eleanor Hewitt Rushworth Carol Crookston Close Catherine Westervelt Bailie * Bee Jee Epstine Morrison Dorothy Dodworth Scullin Sally Bloom Cohen Sarah Buchanan Braun Carolyn Behrhorst Parker Gwen Chenoweth Swaney Ruth O’Brien Collura Betsy Gott Byerly Barbara Probst Roth Gerda Rice Whitman Margery Pearlman Davis Roberta Moritz Friedlander Kathryn Cable Sandell Audrey Whitcomb Fetter Alice Gault Fuchs Lynne Crookston Stull 1 9 4 8 Constance Smith Franklin Sally Lewis Horner Robin McKinney Weiss Anonymous Sallie Gottlieb Korman Nancy Berryman Latimer Katherine Gerwig Bailey Louise Baldridge Lytle Judith Marshall Lauer 1 9 5 7 Suzanne Birmingham Marjorie Reed Olson Susan Parker Livingston Phyllis Chinlund Virginia Jack Claxon Nancy Bair Peacock Janet Rothman Markel Judith Bond Clarke Mary M. Cosgrove Lois Graham Tingler Anne (Kiki) Bahr McConnel Nann Hegmann Cooke Elizabeth T. Jackman Gail Wainright Tseckares Dana Spicer McCown Judy Rohrer Davis Nancy Queer McSorley Brenda Wise Moffitt Harriet Adler Feldman Betty Rayburn Ogren 1 9 5 2 Bobbie Blackburn Muenzmay Marilyn King Jones Jane Dressler Page Suzanne LeClere Barley Sally Helsel Price Barbara Easton Marks Ann Autenreith Saxton Janine Louise McCaslin Bergmark Sandra Metz Qureshi Carole Oswald Markus Joan Heppenstall Sieber Barbara Abney Bolger Elisabeth Mirsky Ruchkin Jane Sachs Radoff Joan Dibert Caryl Darin Geise Snyder Victoria Brittain Seckel Marion Montgomery Colbourne Barbara Messer Steinfirst Cordelia Westervelt Swinton Alice Stotz Diehl Susan Williams Workman Jane Arensberg Thompson Elaine Kauffman Haid Carol Spear Williams Elizabeth Smelzer Winslow
* denotes deceased 50 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 51 1 9 5 8 Holiday Hulme Shoup Eve Keller Cohn Judith Sutton Mary Alexandra Navarro Nan Sachs Solow Julie Hibbard Crittenden Virginia (Jiji) Reed Weidner Alexander Cathleen McSorley Stanton Joan Clark Davis Katherine Horner Anderson Cheri Rose Feinman 1 9 6 8 Marilyn Wilson Bonner 1 9 6 2 Nancy Clever Middleton Jennie W. Berg Jean Bottcher Ellen Lehman Lynn Gerrick Miller Linda Hildebrand Case Joanne Johnston Bowser Aline J. Massey Sarah Stites Owens Carol Byrom Conrad Linda Isaly Coughlin Elizabeth Bell Middleton Helen Mar H. Parkin L. Melissa Crump Cook Susan Pekruhn Glotfelty Marny Riehl Peabody Cynthia Costa Davis Johnston Williams Harris 1 9 6 3 Myrna Klee Robinson Lynn Borus Dunn Kathryn W. Kruse Susan Sharp Dorrance Assoc Joyce Kloss Teese Sally Feinman Garson Claire Evans Martin Ann Zehner Edwards Beth Wright Carolyn Hockensmith Gerber Mary Lee Friday Rafferty Susan Wainwright Friesell Joy Marks Gray 1 9 6 6 Josette Neubauer Rolley Annette Moser Hodess Janice Coco Groft Linda Crandall Smith Renee Silberman Holt Martha Lynn Berg Jacquelyn Freeborn Herst Elizabeth (Betsy) A. Warne Nan Finegold Tynberg Chris Haberstick Biedenbach Patricia Watson Kammerer Susan Whitmer Craft Barbara L. Krause 1 9 5 9 1 9 6 4 Martha L. Hunter E. Patricia Constantin Orringer Carolyn Marzke Braun Judy Ruben Alpert Margaret Keck Frances Hoffman Puntereri Helen Crozier-Breed Margot Hill Ball Lenore Mardis-McClintock Sara Viviano Rolley Mary Lowenthal Felstiner Gayle Shaw Camden Susan McGowan Marilyn Griffin Solomon Alexandra Brittain Knox Lynda Stern Coslov Mary McSorley Nancy Walton Succop Lyn Clark Pegg L. Virginia Crawford Margaret (Meg) Gezon Meltz 1 9 6 9 Nancy Warren Schroeder Carol Martin Crook Susan Phillips Morton Donna Gow Taylor Jennifer Davies Susan Cohen Myrick Anonymous Judith Getty Treadwell Carole Haskell Epstein Nancy Taylor Parrish Alice May Succop Burger Francine Gitnick Franke Anne Parkin Pierpont Dr. Desiree DeFlorimonte 1 9 6 0 Julie Willey Haase Ann Haber Schelbe Beth Fisher MD Elizabeth Booth Ezerman Georgia McKee Holmberg Dr. Jane A. Soxman Marjorie B. Haller Christiana Hoffman Hirshberg Dianne Diebold Kelleher Dr. Judith Uptegraff Spaeth Christine McGowan Hess Elizabeth Hackett Huffine Marga Matheny Martha Jane Nims Valent Claudia Rossi Latona Bebe Dorrance Marchal Jane Michaels Lindsay C. Yates Patricia L. Maykuth Barbara Gott Martha Becky-Lee Sweet O’Connor Peggy Thomas McKnight 1 9 6 7 Susan Hopkins Martin Jeanne Horner Pote Linnea Pearson McQuiston Judi Mosenson McCord Christine Raisig Gerry Garland Cooper Linda Zerbe Pitner Susan Criep de Santa-Cruz Nancy Herron Ruben Cathy Cohen Droz Sherry Weissman Schweitzer Alison Pedicord Schleifer Susan Finkel Wechsler Jan Alpert Engelberg Nancy Lora Staisey Elisa Lynch Simmons Nancy Hickox Wright Patricia Kinney Gross Ann Sutton Mary Jane (Pie) Harter Smith Carolyn Sharp Yates Assoc Susan Chamovitz Kapp Susan Simon Weiner Kristi A. Kerins Joan Musgrave Wickham 1 9 6 1 1 9 6 5 Dr. Diana K. Lemley 1 9 7 0 Barbara Nickel Beisel Anonymous Margaret McDowell Lofberg Alisoun Kuhn Mary Sturm Albright Eleanor Schatz Magyar Anonymous Sally Colbaugh Marks Emily Amerman Audrey Geer Masalehdan Joanne Thomas Asbill Barbara Taylor McKelvey R. Victoria Berg Karen McKinley Kimberley Zillweger Beck Sandra Hawkins Miller Darryl Massey Bladen Dr. Wendy C. Newstetter Susan Nill Flynn Dorothy Hart Murray Mary Helen Hamilton Burroughs Maggi Musico Reiss Polly Haight Frawley
52 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 53 Sally Weigler Golden 1 9 7 4 1 9 7 8 Jaymi L. Myers-Newman Helen Berkman Habbert Anonymous Anna Pollice Caulkins Anita Prizio Megan Williams Hall Carolyn Fine Friedman Cynthia Smith DeBaldo Lillian Goldstein Schapiro Susan Crump Hammond Eleanor Agnew Giriyappa Laura Jean Ketchum Heidi Hageman Smith Leslie Gross Huff Annekathryn Goodman Lisa Posvar Rossi Julie Felman Wagner Lynn Wechsler Kramer Judith Hoover Tacie H. Yoon Mary A. Navarro Elizabeth S. Hurtt 1 9 8 2 Elva Merry Pawle Katherine Warman Kern 1 9 7 9 Anonymous Anne Peters Leisel Locke Lengyel Catherine Allegra Beth Beebe Blackwood Valerie Morton Ramsdell Margery L. McKinley Laura Dutch Dinkin Mary Beth McLaughlin Leech Hilary Tyson Leslie Ann Meredith Gail Kuller Enda Amy Jones Teele Meg McKean Taylor Dr. Leslie Bondy Latterman Lynn Friedman Warren 1 9 7 1 Amy Gurtin Winokur Mary McKenna 1 9 8 3 Kimmel Henninger Blackmar Helenbeth Reiss Reynolds MPH H. Perry Chapman 1 9 7 5 LD RD Anonymous Joan A. Chapman Laura Wechsler Broff Carol Levy Wilson Edith Raphael Brotman Mary G. Gregg Cynthia Cramer Lackey Catherine Savage Hicks Lynn Johnson Allison Levy 1 9 8 0 Melissa Reynolds Rizer Nancy Van Kirk Kneff Randy Lyon Mayes Anonymous (2) Jennifer Gelet Sheehan Kathy Zillweger Putnam Ann Beldecos Natale Jennifer Smith Cochran Lori Sobol Ellen (Charney) Regenstein Spyra Michelle Kane O’Donnell Elizabeth Cookson, Hon. Alumna Marsha Fink Turner Paula Becker Vito Sally Barley Pietsch Assoc Lesa B. Morrison Jeannette Locke Wellman Anne M. Scheuermann Anita K. Niyogi Lisa Altman Young 1 9 7 2 Anne M. O’Dair-Holovacs, D.C. Sue Ellen Silverblatt Alderman 1 9 7 6 Susan Baumann Wittrock 1 9 8 4 Pamela Schaper Cabalka Anonymous Dr. Kerry A. Bron Louise Gillespie Cannon Lisa Sorce Aiba 1 9 8 1 Amy Gottlieb Cook Joan Clarkson Crowell Lisa Whitcomb Capra Lori Adelson Derman Lori Feinman Jane Goldstein Haas Susan Davis Claus Deborah Leff Dutton Allyson Baird Sveda Leslie M. McKinley Dr. Susan M. Dunmire Constance King Faasse Anne King Unger Mary Pivirotto Murley Heather Smith MacIsaac Carolyn Ferguson Michelle L. Washington Susan A. Reel-Panish Mary Vann Odom Marti Kavaler Fischer Jean M. Silvestri JoAnn Goble Schaub Iris Angerman Friedman 1 9 8 5 Phyllis Novick Silverman Marcie Slotsky Katzen Tracey Cohen 1 9 7 3 Lynn Snyderman & Lewis Hyman Barbara Kraemer-Cook Julie Tarasevich Dever Molly Alpert Blasier Julia Marous Straut Debra Durr Ladley M. Megan Donnelly BJ Finkel Holmes Stacy Jannis Tamerlani Julie Lind Ann Kalla Candace M. Zillweger Barbara Lichtenstul Lippman Sources of Operation Support Peggy E. Lowenstein 1 9 7 7 Amy Nixon Mindlin Andrea C. Beldecos Pamela Price Pryor Cindy Deskins Brickley Marsha Regenstein Eleanore Meredith PARENTS OTHER 26% Joanne Ross Simon Geri Anderson Potter 21% Lindsay McKean Scott Sarah Ferguson Snider TRUSTEES FOUNDATIONS 21% Adrienne Statti 13% ALUMNAE/I 19%
* denotes deceased 52 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 53 WT Donors
1 9 9 0 PARENTS Lissa Brett Guttman Anonymous (27) CONSTITUENCY TOTAL GIVEN Amanda Marcu Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Aldridge Trustees $138,766 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Alexander 1 9 9 1 Mr. Harry Alexander Alumnae/i 125,091 Alunda Grzybek Edmonds Ms. Jennifer L. Alexander Kathleen L. Metinko Robert & Sarah C. Allan Parents 138,295 Ms. Katherine M. Ambrose Grandparents 11,878 1 9 9 2 Mary Lynn Sealey Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh Assoc & Michael J. Anderson Alumnae/i Parents 14,382 Moira O. Regan Ebe Emmons-Apt & Jay Apt Employees 8,343 Drs. Sharon & Robert Arffa 1 9 9 3 Ms. Victoria Austin Foundations 86,800 Ann Stanton Adams Mor Harchol-Balter & Robert Balter Jennifer Taylor Ames Businesses 77,715 Allison Thompson & Ralph Bangs Dr. & Mrs. Alan Barnett Corporate Match 8,260 1 9 9 4 Renee & Ron Bartlett Parents Association & Friends 57,901 Erin Herward Thurston Audrey & Leo Beichner Ms. Bari Benjamin 1 9 9 5 $667,432 Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr. Lauren Randolph Ames Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bernstein Tiffany Sizemore Mr. John T. Bianco Monique Bittner 1 9 9 6 Mr. & Mrs. C. Michael Blackwood Sarah Gross Fife Sally & Russell Boehner Jodi Greenwald Golomb 1 9 8 8 Laurel Shaw Charmaine & Michael Booker Nanci Shapiro Kane Gail Unger Fryncko Lisa & Ronald Bopp Laura Kruper, MD Autumn Jones Katarincic 1 9 9 8 Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Gena Volas-Redd, MD Eva Kolodner Lee Moses Assoc Dionne & John Brelsford Loretta E. Lobes Mr. & Mrs. David Brienza 1 9 8 6 Jacqueline Marks 2 0 0 1 Mary Jane & Jack Brillman Gretchen Biesecker Mary Martin Barry Rabkin Nancy Knowles & Jeff Brodsky Andrea Kann Gassner Bonnie Barrett Wymard Mr. Paul K. Brown Jennifer Kaplan 2 0 0 3 Mr. & Mrs. Marc Brown Dana Lynn Sachs 1 9 8 9 Samuel Mindlin Dr. Alice Buchdahl Elizabeth Samet Elizabeth Miller Buchanan & Dr. Steven Roth* Jordan Solow Sweeting Laura Bostick Collins 2 0 0 4 Carolyn & Charles Burgh Amy Danovitz Tanen Annie Carson Engel Mr. Al Burke Alexandra Lefkowitz Assoc Amy Smith Gunn Dr. Sharna Olfman 1 9 8 7 Dina Kaplan Assoc & Dr. Daniel R. Burston 2 0 0 5 Janet Harrison Kuzmishin Jennifer Gonzalez McComb Jennifer & Martin Calihan Heather Palonder Sheen Sehgal Michael B. Zytnick Douglas & Shelley Bould Campbell Lauren B. Raphael Vicki Taylor Stein Heather & David Capezzuti Kimberly Farinet Sailer James Carroll Jean Torlidas & Lisette McCormick Annie & Dennis Cestra Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Chait
54 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 55 Virginia Dato Susan & Brian Ernstoff Dr. Gerald & Ms. Diane Holder Ann Lehman & Michael Chancellor Wendy & Bob Evans Sheila & David Holzer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Leo Drs. Joan Vondra & Thomas Chang Maura Farrell Judith Hoover ’74 & Timothy Grant Cindy & Terry Lerman Drs. Margaret & John Charley Leonard S. Ferleger Mr. & Mrs. David Hopper Hope LeVan & Eric Younkins Mr. & Mrs. Khalid P. Chatta Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Ferree Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Horbal Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Drs. Aliya & Mehboob Chaudhry Jill & John Ferreira Katherine & Carl Hubel Drs. Arlene & T. Barry Levine Dr. & Mrs. Lakshmipathi Chelluri Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fidel Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Ilene & Michael Levy Ms. Robin Ziegler Dr. Robert Fierstein Huckestein Ms. Louise Lippincott & Dr. Clifford Chen & Dr. Michelle Ultmann Natalie Glance & David Hull Karen & David Littman Dr. Laura Childress-Hazen Jacqueline Swansinger & Del Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Humberson India & Steve Loevner Dr. & Mrs. Shinil Cho Findley Wendy & Timothy Husni Catherine & Mark H. Loevner Monika Kassyk & Emile Chreky Paula & Mark Flaherty Andi & Steven Irwin A.D. Lupariello, MD Eva Maria Holler-Cladders Suzy & Ed Flynn Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson & Mary Jean Rusak & Johannes Cladders Edward C. Flynn Dr. Jerome M. Itzkoff & Dr. Barbara Ms. Amy Fields Helene Weinraub & Geoff Clauss Susan Gromis Flynn E. Zawadzki & Mr. James Lynch Jodi, Robert, & Adam Cohen Holly Hatcher-Frazier Jon Jackson & Roxanne Sherbeck Mr. & Mrs. Michael Machen Dr. Claire Cohen & Evan Frazier Dr. Cindy Jacobson Janine Frazier Macklin Stacy & Dan Cohen Ellen Freise-March Carol Stewart & Ian James & Warner Macklin III Sheila & Bill Colombo Mr. & Mrs. William E. Frohlich Linda Johnson Ellen Freise-March Ms. Kathy Condo Dr. Joseph Furman & David McLaughlin & Lewis March & Mr. Michael Betts & Dr. Reva Rossman Dr. Rhonda M. Johnson Carol Robinson & Jeffrey Markel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Conrad Karen & Christopher Gaul & Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Tim McDonough Debbie & Michael Conway Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gespass Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jones Dr. & Mrs. Richard McGough Drs. Donna & Robert Coufal Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Drs. Mirka & Mostyn Jones Donald M. Mendoza Drs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan Robert & Wendy Gluckman Laura B. Jordan Dr. Petru & Dr. Diana Metes & Peter Counihan Mr. Mark & Dr. Amy Goldstein & Charles M. Humphrey Abby & Mark Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Culbertson III Mr. Peter Gordon Skip & Sallie Kahler Ms. Susan A. Miller Gregory & Simin Curtis Monica & Bradley Graham Barbara & David Kalla Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Minard Ms. Henrietta Cusin Ms. Joan Gray Leslie Borsett-Kanter Anita L. Mitchell Mary Jo & Charles Cwenar Mr. Richard Green & Steven Kanter Dr. & Mrs. Robert Mitro Jim Daniels & Kristin Kovacic Debbie Levy Green Elsa Limbach Nancy Fair & Ronald Monah & Plamen Karagyozov Selene & Arnold Davis Alice Greene Cheryl Moore-Satryan Dr. Denise & Raymond Karasic Cheryl & Bill DeMarchi Carol, Evan, & Rayna Gross & Stan Levenson Jack & Kasey Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D’Emilio Mrs. Sandra Grote Mary Claire Maloney Ellen & Jack Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dermody Susan Hagan, Ph.D. & Ky Zizan Michele & Michael Morris David Klahr & Pamela Weiss Sharon Kiely & Michael DeVita Deborah & David Hallas Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Morrison Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Kathryn Roeder & Bernie Devlin Stacey Dowden & Scott Hare Jaymi Myers-Newman ’81 Elizabeth & Penn Krause Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Mary Lou & Edward Harrison & Ken Newman Pattie & Thomas Krell & Elliot Dinkin Mr. & Mrs. Neil Harrison Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Naragon Alexandra Kreps Mr. & Mrs. James Dougherty, Jr. Laurie Heinricher Mary Kay & Sudhir Narla Jennifer Lee & Howard Dubner Ms. Sue Friedberg June & Forozan Navid Mr. Thomas Heinricher and Dr. Dean Kross Mr. & Mrs. James Eaborn Kathryn & Sam Hens-Greco Roslyn & Sandy Neiman Hela & Leon Edelsack Mr. & Mrs. Carl Kurlander Susan & Thomas Netzer David Herndon & Cindy Kirsch Cynthia & Steve Lackey Kathleen W. Buechel Wendy & Ken Herz Dr. Teresa Nolan & Frederick N. Egler, Jr. James Lampl Mr. J. Hartwell Hillman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ostrow Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Eller Dr. Asma Syeda & Dr. M. B. Lateef Dena Hofkosh Dr. & Mrs. Domingo G. Ottonello Julie A. Erickson Dr. Rene Laventure Dr. Richard A. Pantalone Ms. Judith Greg Holden Ken & Sharon Lee L. Ernst & C. Dixon-Ernst & Mr. Kevin Holden Libby & Dwaine Parker Jill & Philip Lehman
* denotes deceased 54 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 55 Mr. & Mrs. Sanjay A. Patel Christine & Duane Seppi Marcia & Paul Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Casey Dr. Ellen Olshansky Nancy & Jeffrey Serkes Dr. D. Lawrence Wickerham Jan Chalfant & Mr. Richard Pattis Ms. Lynn Shiner & Dr. Mary Lou Kundrat Tina & Michael Chutz Kathryn & Jeff Pepper Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson Marja & Anthony Wilson Mrs. William R. Clarkson Joel Persky & Michelle Browne Dr. & Mrs. Datar Singh Kate Stainton & Chuck Winschel Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 Takako Kiyota & Hrvoje Petek Victoria & Peter Slosson Mr. & Mrs. William H. Winslow Maudleen & William Cottrell Ronda & John Pindzola Dr. & Mrs. Gregory N. Smith Nikki N. Wise Mrs. Richard Cyert Seema Pollack Lynn Snyderman ’76 Mr. & Mrs. J. Laing Wise III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Danaher Ms. Julie P. Goff & Lewis Hyman Deborah Witte & John O’Brion Barbara K. Robinson & Dr. John A. Pollock Carl Snyderman & Michelina Fato Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wojnaroski, Jr. Susan Sharp Dorrance Assoc ’63 Donna & Richard Pople Lisa M. Sobek Sandra DeVincent Wolf & Roy Dorrance Jaime Porter Mr. Lincoln Sokolski & Richard Wolf Ann Zehner Edwards ’63 Henry Posner III Ellen (Charney) Regenstein Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wood & William Zehner & Anne M. Molloy Spyra ’71 & Dennis Spyra Leonoor & Lisle Zehner Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. Deborah & Martin Powell Ms. Patricia Mooney Mr. & Mrs. Chester Zombeck Michael Elko Mary Jane & Robert Praniewicz & Mr. Alan Steinberg Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnick Jan Alpert Engelberg ’67 Dr. & Mrs. Ari Pressman Rosemary & Clarence Steiner Linet & Edward Feigel Ellen S. Wilson & Fredric V. Price Ann & Greg Steiner Lois Kaplan Finkel ’39 Anita Prizio ’81 & John Betzler Dr. & Mrs. Victor Stiebel & Elliott Finkel ALUMNAE/I PARENTS Drs. Jothi Nadarajah Dr. Guy M. Stofman Joan & Harry Flechtner & Ramesh Ramanathan Yuko Suguta Anonymous (5) Suzy & Ed Flynn Dr. & Mrs. Makum Ramesh Cynthia Surace-Volpe Robert & Sarah C. Allan Ellen Freise-March & Lew March Dena & Hubert Ramsey Stephanie & Jeff Swoveland Mr. & Mrs. Howard Ames Mrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reading Laurie Tarter Shane & Charlie Appel Drs. Mary & Rohan Ganguli Linda and Alan Rice Amy Jones Teele ’82 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Margaret McCann Garland ’44 Nancy & Craig Rogers Amy Akers-Teets & Robin Teets Mr. & Mrs. George W. Baehr & G. Gray Garland, Jr. Victor & Marcia Roque Stacey & Matthew Tegtmeier Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baird Mrs. Joseph Gellman Carol & Richard Rosenbloom Deesha & Michael Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Baker Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gespass Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosenthal Elizabeth & Michael Thompson Annette & Bishop Baldwin Dr. Michael & Mrs. Betty Ginsburg Dr. Dan & Mrs. Simone Rubin Deborah & John M. Tomson Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Karen W. Gist Martha Baron & Rob Rutenbar “J” Tracy Dr. & Mrs. Alan Barnett Sally & Don Gould Melissa B. Dodge Sue Tracy Nora & Florian Bechtold Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Greenfield & Mark W. Rutherford Catherine & Christian Umeh Audrey & Leo Beichner Louis & Janice Greenwald Debbi & Tommy Samakow Cindy & Andrew Urbach Audrey S. Bensy Annie Guentner, Hon Alum Richard & Nancy Santucci Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky Martha Lynn Berg ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Guzman Leland & Janice Faller Schermer Julietta & John Uribe Mrs. R. C. Biesecker Martha Hamilton Anne M. Scheuermann ’75 Kathryn Hamilton-Vargo Mrs. Eileen F. Bondy Mr. & Mrs. Fred P. Harchelroad & Timothy Mullins & Michael Vargo Charmaine & Michael Booker Beverly & Art Harlich Ms. Nancy Bernstein Ms. Barbara J. Larimer David L. Bostick Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 & Dr. Robert Schoen & Mr. Jose A. Vela Roberta & David Brody & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Lynn Beckstrom Rev. & Mrs. Philip Wainwright Dr. & Mrs. Klaus M. Bron Susan & Michael Harter & Brian Schreiber Mary Louise Vetrano Dr. Alice Buchdahl Shirley & David Hercules Howison & Elisabeth Schroeder & Timothy Ward & Dr. Steven Roth* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Herward Dr. & Mrs. Joel S. Schuman Kathy McCauley The Buchser Family Mrs. Nancy M. Hetzel Emily Medine & Andrew Washburn Mr. & Mrs. Charles Burke Al & Laurie Hirschman & Michael Schwartz Bonny & Paul Weiner Douglas & Shelley Bould Campbell Mrs. Wilbur D. Hockensmith Marian Dietrich Deborah & Mark Weis Mark & Gina Cardamone-Rayner & Charles Schwartz Mr. Louis Hoechstetter Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. West Mr. William Caroselli John Searles Mr. & Mrs. James Holland
56 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 57 Barbara Holmes Mr. & Mrs. David Paine GRANDPARENTS FACULTY & STAFF Mary & David Hunter Carlene A. Parkinson Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Anonymous (3) Linda Johnson & David Kathryn & Jeff Pepper Robert D. Austin Marilyn & Bob Alexander McLaughlin Ruth & William Peterman Annette and Bishop Baldwin Robert & Sarah C. Allan Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Pett-Ridge Nely & Eugene Barad Mary Arcuri Laura B. Jordan & Charles M. Ellyn S. Roth & Harold A. Pincus Karen & Thomas Bernstein Maurice Bajcz Humphrey Sandra Quinn & Stephen Thomas Victoria & Joseph Katrencik Carol and David Capezutti Stephanie Bango Bill & Nancy Rackoff Mr. & Mrs. William M. Charley Diane J. Barbarino Dianne Diebold Kelleher ’64 Dorothy & Richard Raizman William & Linda H. Kelley Mr. Peter Chen Michelle Beauchamp-Teese Dr. & Mrs. Makum Ramesh Betty & David Dinkin & Christopher Teese Sally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 Dorothy Willison Reed ’41 & David S. Ketchum Mrs. Susanne Fox Monique Bittner Stephen G. Robinson Dr. Aurelia* & Mr. Peter Koros Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Glance Jacqueline Bonventre Mrs. Judy Robinson Deepak & Nirmal Kotwal Mr. & Mrs. Martin Goldman Susan Brand James C. & Lori Cardille Rogal Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gordon Heather & David Capezzuti Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Rom Carol Larson Ms. Mary Graham Brenda L. Carnahan Dr. & Mrs. Raif K. Sabeh Ms. Donna Larson Rosanne Isay ’56 Harrison Heidi L. & David D. Carroll Margaret & Joseph Santelli Sharon Lauer & Jerome Joseph & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Jan Chalfant Mrs.Virginia W. Schatz Dr. & Mrs. Alan Lawsky Mr. & Mrs. James Herndon Marie Cooper Howison & Elisabeth Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lemmon Mr. & Mrs. John D. Herrington Kimberly J. Corrado Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Scott Betty & Morton Levine Mrs. Nancy M. Hetzel Jeff Cronauer Lisa & Jim Seguin Ilene & Michael Levy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Horner Hela & Leon Edelsack Nancy Jean Seifert Mr. & Mrs. Melvin H. Levy Mr. & Mrs. Ray Huckestein Corie English Holiday Hulme Shoup ’61 Dr. & Mrs. Louis A. Lobes, Jr. Mr. William B. Johnson Kirsten Faas Dr. & Mrs. Gregory N. Smith Nancy & Keith Loughrey Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Jones Aimee Fantazier Nan Sachs Solow ’61 Elisa Pierce Lynch W’34 Sally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 Michele Ciara Farrell & Donald Solow & David S. Ketchum Mr. & Mrs. James C. Malone Maura Farrell Cecilia F. Sommers Mrs. Ellen Limbach Annette & Ronald Marks Linet & Edward Feigel Stanley & Sandra Spear Ms. Carolyn P. Lorrin Barbara Foster Mars ’41 Susan & Tom Ferguson Mr. & Mrs. Donald Stanczak Mr. & Mrs. Morris Naimark Christopher Fetter Constance Blum Marstine ’55 Cathleen McSorley Stanton ’61 & Sheldon Marstine Sheila Bortz Pearlman ’49 Aida Filippini Matthew Teplitz & Sue Challinor & Howard Pearlman Audrey Geer Masalehdan ’67 Dennis H. Finseth Pradip & Chitra Teredesai & Dr. Ali Masalehdan Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Pollack William & Rhonda Fitch & family Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Thomas Carol & David McClenahan Helen M. Posner Anne Flanagan Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 & Henry Posner, Jr. Jami-Rae McGovern Joan & Harry Flechtner & Harry Thompson Mrs. Joanne Rogers Mr. J. Sherman McLaughlin, Linda Flynn Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 Hon Alum & Mrs. Suzanne Ms. Molly Roseberg Suzy & Ed Flynn Ms. Carla Tumpson McLaughlin Janice Greenberg Rosenberg ’53 Theresa Fox John L. Tunney Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 Helen & Alan Rosenthal Ellen Freise-March The Rev. Dr. Mr. & Mrs. F. S. Meredith, Jr. Mrs. Frances P. Scheuermann* Peter Frischmann & Mrs. Gale E. Tymeson Dr. Mark Miller & Dr. Joan Devine, Mr. Richard Shribman Cheryl & Gary Gaal Marnie & Jim Tynen Lara & Eric Miller Rhoda & Seymour Sikov Kathryn Gaertner Erik & Pamela Wagner Amy Nixon Mindlin ’73 Mr. Noyes Spelman Karen & Christopher Gaul & Jeffrey Mindlin Mr. & Mrs. James D. Williams Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 Amy & Mick Gee Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Minno Barbara & Michael Wollman & Harry Thompson Betsy Forbes Gianakas Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Murphey Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wood Ms. Marianne Wallach Monica & Bradley Graham Dr. & Mrs. Ross H. Musgrave Mr. John Ziegler Kristen Graham Dr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Naus Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Deborah & David Hallas Judy Roscow & Stephen Oliphant
* denotes deceased 56 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 57 Laurie Heinricher Laurie Tarter Dr. Jerry & Elna Campbell-Wade BIRTHDAY BOOKS Barbara Holmes Stacey & Matthew Tegtmeier Mr. & Mrs. William Welch Anonymous (8) Carl Jones Taryn VanderWeele Colette Jousse Wilkins Mr. Harry Alexander Sandy Joyce Kelly Vignale Ms. Jennifer L. Alexander Jennifer A. Karlovits Rebecca Vitko Mor Harchol-Balter Victoria & Joseph Katrencik Dr. Howard D. & Dr. Mary Wactlar FOUNDATIONS & Robert Balter Jill K. Kazmierczak Susan Finkel Wechsler ’64 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bernstein M. Veronica Kennedy Gaylen & Larry Westfall Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Anne Jacob Kerr Shelby & Michael Wherry The Arnold Baggins Foundation The H. M. Bitner Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. David Brienza Rebecca King & Seth Rosenberg Kitti & Derek Whordley Jennifer & Martin Calihan Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Deborah Witte & John O’Brion Community Involvement Foundation Heather & David Capezzuti Pat Leddy Alison Wolfson Andrew L. & Gayle Shaw Camden Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Chait Shannon & Scot Lorenzi David Wollam Fund of the Community Virginia Dato Kathy & Ken Lovasik Foundation for Southeastern & Michael Chancellor Mr. & Mrs. Michael Machen Michigan Mr. Clifford Chen Nanci Maguire Ford E. & Harriet R. Curtis Eva Maria Holler-Cladders Judy & John Maione FRIENDS Foundation & Johannes Cladders Amanda Marcu ’90 Anonymous Ernst & Young Foundation Helene Weinraub & Geoff Clauss Connie Martin Alcoa, Inc. Finger Lakes Area Community Sheila & Bill Colombo Mary Martin ’88 American General Services Endowment Drs. Donna & Robert Coufal Emily McCall Corporation The Edward E. Ford Foundation Jim Daniels & Kristin Kovacic Lee Moses Assoc ’98 Marcia G. Arnold Rita J. Gould Philanthropic Fund Cheryl & Bill DeMarchi Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Naragon Howard S. Berger of the United Jewish Federation Kathryn Roeder & Bernie Devlin Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh Mr. & Mrs. Wolfgang Bitterolf Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James Dougherty, Jr. Assoc ’92 Caliban Book Shop H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Jennifer Lee & Howard Dubner Gary J. Niels Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Milton G. Hulme Charitable L. Ernst & C. Dixon-Ernst Foundation Nancy Patton Chartwells Susan & Brian Ernstoff The Hurtt Foundation Brock Perkins Gloria Checkley Wendy & Bob Evans Tina Bell Plaks Citizen’s Financial Group Family of Donald H. & Barbara A. Jones Fund Mr. & Mrs. William E. Frohlich Denise Pollack Clean Care Jeffrey B. Markel & Carol L. Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Patricia A. Prince Mr. C. William Cooper* Robinson Philanthropic Fund Mr. Mark & Dr. Amy Goldstein Robert Probst Lisa G. Cornack of the United Jewish Federation Mr. Richard Green Lynne Raphael Exxon Mobil Corporation Foundation Stacey Dowden & Scott Hare Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Reichelderfer Cindy B. Freeman Markel Family Endowment Fund Laurie Heinricher Nancy & Craig Rogers Glassworks of the United Jewish Federation Mr. J. Hartwell Hillman Shelly Roush Greycourt & Co., Inc. Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David Hopper Kimberly Rovnan Debby & Denny Grubbs The Mars Family Charitable Katherine & Carl Hubel Ani Rubin Assoc ’84 Ina & Larry Gumberg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Kathy & Howard Russell Ketchum, Inc. The McFeely-Rogers Foundation Huckstein Daniel A. Sadowski, Jr. Love, Scherle & Bauer, P.C. Mellon Financial Corporation Natalie Glance & David Hull Ms. Linda Turner Fae G. MacCamy Fund Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson & Mr. Eric Schatzman MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, Netzer Charitable Foundation Jon Jackson & Roxanne Sherbeck Darrell C. Schmitt Inc., Architects PNC Bank Foundation Carol Stewart & Ian James Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Scott Elizabeth & Robert May PPG Industries Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jones Kay H. Simon Mr. Robert C. McCarthy Sanford N. & Judith Robinson Skip & Sallie Kahler Foundation Renee Skiba Mr. Elliott S. Oshry Leslie Borsett-Kanter Brian T. Swauger Karen & Tony Ross Siemens Foundation & Steven Kanter Lori Swensson Squirrel Hill Flower Shop
58 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 59 Elsa Limbach Elizabeth & Michael Thompson DONORS TO THE CITY AS OUR DONORS THROUGH THE & Plamen Karagyozov Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky CAMPUS INITIATIVE PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TAX CREDIT ACT (EITC) Jack & Kasey Kennedy Julietta & John Uribe Emily Amerman ’65 Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Ms. Barbara J. Larimer Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Bartlett Products Elizabeth & Penn Krause & Mr. Jose A. Vela Renee & Ron Bartlett Bridges, pbt Alexandra Kreps Bonny & Paul Weiner Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. Cynthia & Steve Lackey Nikki N. Wise Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 The Design Alliance Cindy & Terry Lerman Deborah Witte & John O’Brion Annie Carson Engel ’89 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wojnaroski, Jr. Mary Minor Evans ’55 of Pittsburgh Karen & David Littman Mr. & Mrs. Chester Zombeck Mrs. Charles M. Gaines, Jr. Howard Hanna Co. A.D. Lupariello, MD Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnick Karen W. Gist Land Holding, LLC & Mary Jean Rusak Mrs. Nancy M. Hetzel Landmark Properties, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Richard McGough William & Linda H. Kelley Leed’s Nancy Fair & Ronald Monah GIFTS-IN-KIND Thelma Levin Levine ’46 Midland Loan Services Inc. Cheryl Moore-Satryan PFPC Trust Company & Stan Levenson Anonymous (2) Drs. Arlene & T. Barry Levine Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51 Pittsburgh Crankshaft June & Forozan Navid Mr. & Mrs. George Bernard, Jr. Services, Inc. Susan & Thomas Netzer Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone Dr. Mark Miller & Dr. Joan Devine, Lara & Eric Miller Pittsburgh Gynecologic Mr. & Mrs. Sanjay A. Patel Sheila & Bill Colombo Anne M. O’Dair-Holovacs, D.C. Oncology, Inc. Dr. Ellen Olshansky Drs. Mary Sheehan-Counihan TDY Industries & Mr. Richard Pattis & Peter Counihan Nancy Bair Peacock ’51 Deborah & Martin Powell Trau & Loevner Seema Pollack Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D’Emilio Unionvale Coal Company Donna & Richard Pople Claire Bloom Hahn ’45 Richard & Nancy Santucci Anne M. Molloy Wendy & Ken Herz Cary Scarborough & Susan Scarborough Hon Alum & Henry Posner III Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hillman Dr. Melinda Scully Noah ’87 JUDY APT NATHENSON ’69 Deborah & Martin Powell Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Humberson Ruth Weimer Tillar ’41 Dr. & Mrs. Ari Pressman Ms. Amy Fields EARLY CHILDHOOD Ellen S. Wilson & Fredric V. Price & Mr. James Lynch Judith Getty Treadwell ’59 ENDOWMENT FUND DONORS Anita Prizio ’81 & John Betzler Judy & John Maione Kathy McCauley & Andrew Washburn Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Drs. Jothi Nadarajah Dana Spicer McCown ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Kirsten Faas & Ramesh Ramanathan Jean MacIntyre ’52 Joan & Harry Flechtner Dena & Hubert Ramsey Ms. Susan A. Miller Suzy & Ed Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Reading Ellen Borison & John Nestor Christine McGowan Hess ’69 Dr. Dan & Mrs. Simone Rubin Marny Riehl Peabody ’65 Ellen Freise-March Melissa B. Dodge Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Picchi & Lewis March & Mark W. Rutherford Henry Posner III Mr. & Mrs. Max Nathenson Richard & Nancy Santucci & Anne M. Molloy Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh Ms. Nancy Bernstein Deborah & Martin Powell Assoc ’92 & Dr. Robert Schoen Barry Rabkin ’01 Kitti & Derek Whordley Lynn Beckstrom Ani Rubin Assoc ’84 & Brian Schreiber Jay Silberblatt & Lori Sisson Christine & Duane Seppi Dr. & Mrs. Gregory N. Smith Ms. Lynn Shiner Lisa M. Sobek Ellen (Charney) Regenstein Squirrel Hill Flower Shop Spyra ’71 & Dennis Spyra Cynthia Surace-Volpe Ann & Greg Steiner Deborah & John M. Tomson Mr. Guy Stofman Trau & Loevner Amy Akers-Teets & Robin Teets Dr. Howard D. & Dr. Mary Wactlar Deesha & Michael Thomas
* denotes deceased 58 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 59 IN HONOR Cheryl Moore-Satryan & Stan Rayna Gross’ birthday Barbara Rackoff’s special Levenson Rhoda & Seymour Sikov birthday Eli Allswede’s Bar Mitzvah Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosenthal Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Zoe Silberblatt Lynn Beckstrom & Brian Meredith Herndon’s birthday Schreiber Mr. & Mrs. James Herndon Nancy Rackoff’s Receipt of Scarlett Austin’s birthday Betty & David Dinkin the Jewish National Fund Robert D. Austin Rhonda Horvits Guardian of Israel Award Elliot Dinkin’s birthday Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliot Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Demetris & Aaron Baldwin- Carol & Gary Cozen Dinkin & Elliot Dinkin Youngblood Ms. Ellen Goodman Annette and Bishop Baldwin Ina & Larry Gumberg Emma Huckestein’s birthday Lynne Raphael Mary Beth McLaughlin Leech ’82 Nancy and Ray Huckestein Dr. Robert Fierstein Samantha Bernstein’s birthday & Chris Leech & Dr. Michelle Ultmann Karen & Thomas Bernstein Catherine & Mark H. Loevner Tristan & Nathan Hull Spencer Reading’s birthday Karen & Tony Ross Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Glance Max Bernstein’s birthday Joanne Ross Simon ’73 & Ben Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gordon Karen & Thomas Bernstein Simon Angel, Nikolay & Karolina Karagyozov Dennis Reichelderfer’s new Josh Brelsford’s birthday position Daniel Eller’s birthday Mrs. Ellen Limbach Mrs. Susanne Fox Nely & Eugene Barad Roslyn & Sandy Neiman Cindy Lange’s special birthday Kathy Buechel Max Rosenbloom’s Bar Mitzvah Zachary Ernstoff’s Bar Mitzvah Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliot Alcoa Inc. Zoe Silberblatt Dinkin Zoe Silberblatt
Lauren Burrough’s birthday Jeremy & Zachary Ernstoff’s Mr. & Mrs. Earl Latterman’s Douglas Griffin Rogers twelfth Mr. Noyes Spelman birthdays fiftieth anniversary birthday Ms. Marianne Wallach Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Mrs. Joanne Rogers Isaac Capezzuti’s birthday Carol & David Capezzuti Our fiftieth reunion class Catherine & Mark Loevner Harry Rosenberg’s birthday Darin Geise Snyder ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Casey Ms. Molly Rosenberg David Chancellor Siemens Foundation Elliott Finkel’s ninety-fifth Edward Loughney’s one- Kate Rosenthal’s birthday birthday hundredth birthday Helen & Alan Rosenthal Thomas Charley’s birthday Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Mr. & Mrs. William M. Charley Simone Rubin The birth of Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Herky Pollock’s Recognition as Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliot Lucy Chen’s birthday Finkel’s great-grandchildren Top Performer at CBRE Dinkin Mr. Peter Chen Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliott Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliot Mr. John Ziegler Dinkin Dinkin Natalie Shribman’s birthday Mr. Richard Shribman Michael D’Emilio’s birthday Reed Frischman’s Bar Mitzvah Samuel Pollack’s birthday Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Horner Zoe Silberblatt Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Pollack Nico Sleator Ms. Carolyn P. Lorrin Blaine Dinkin’s tenth birthday McKenna (Mack) Graham’s Mark Possanza birthday Molly Alpert Blasier ’73 Jennifer Kraar & Mark Possanza Michael Zytnick’s K-12 Teachers Ms. Mary Graham Betty & David Dinkin Mr. & Mrs. Joel Zytnick Ms. Ellen Goodman Rogan Grant’s Bar Mitzvah Ken & Sharon Lee Zoe Silberblatt
60 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 61 Mr. & Mrs. Irving Wechsler’s Ellen Dwyer ’70 Nancy Harrison Graham ’51 Sarah Powell twenty-fifth anniversary Joanne Thomas Asbill ’70 Martha Harrison Seipel ’49 Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Nancy Steigerwalt Dwyer ’37 & Elliot Dinkin Mrs. Kimberly Zillweger Beck ’70 Herb Gray Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 The birth of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Susan Nill Flynn ’70 Joan Gray & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Wechsler’s grandchildren Polly Haight Frawley ’70 Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Sally Weigler Golden ’70 My parents, James E. and Lois & Elliot Dinkin Hellen Berkman Habbert ’70 M. Hagan Gertrude “Tootsie” Ratner Megan Hall ’70 Susan Hagan, Ph.D. & Ky Zizan Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Susan Finkel Wechsler ’64 Susan Crump Hammond ’70 Nancy Hickox Wright ’64 Leslie Gross Huff ’70 Carl Hamburg Charles Resnik Rebecca Niles Lingard ’70 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt The 2005 Spring Fling Committee Jason Weis’ birthday Mary Navarro ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Martin Goldman Elva Merry Pawle ’70 Polly Richardson Hawkins ’54 Mrs. Rosenburg Valerie Morton Ramsdell ’70 Betsy Gott Byerly ’54 Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Amanda Zytnick’s birthday Hilary Tyson Porter ’70 Anne (Kiki) Bahr McConnel ’54 & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Morris Naimark Brenda Wise Moffitt ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Margaret Martin Elliott & Sandra Metz Qureshi ’54 Julian Ruslander Byron K. Elliott Jeanne Arthur Roth ’54 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Michael Zytnick’s birthday Virginia A. Elliott T’26* Mr. & Mrs. Allan Zytnick Mr. & Mrs. Milton G. Hulme David Shapira Frank Faller Holiday Hulme Shoup ’61 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Robert & Sarah C. Allan Dr. & Mrs. Klaus M. Bron Jeanette Myers Isay ’23 Judith Kirkpatrick Sigler ’51 IN MEMORY Jan Chalfant Constance Blum Marstine ’55 The Rev. Dr. Richard E. Sigler Kimberly J. Corrado & Sheldon Marstine Cathy M. Armstrong ’68 Aimee Fantazier Regina A. Stern Alice May Succop Burger ’69 Maura Farrell Patsy Kappel Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Anne (Kiki) Bahr McConnel ’54 & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Catherine Westervelt Bailie ’54 & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison Betsy Gott Byerly ’54 Ms. Mary Jean Rusak Jeffrey Markel’s Brother Margaret Ruth Downes Succop & Dr. A. D. Lupariello Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Nancy Finkel Beck ’68 Anne (Rooney) Forncrook & Elliot Dinkin & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison BJ Finkel Holmes ’73 McCloskey ’45 Anne (Rooney) Forncrook Lee Moses Assoc ’98 Anasuya Narla McCloskey ’45 Lynn Goodwin Borgman ’72 Mr. Elliott S. Oshry Ms. Sharon Mozzoni Susan Reel-Panish ’72 Patricia A. Prince Ruth D. Succop Ms. Linda Turner Judy Apt Nathenson ’69 Alice May Succop Burger ’69 Carl Cohen’s Mother & Mr. Eric Schatzman Alice May Succop Burger ’69 Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Anne Seltzer Kirsten Faas Norma Weis Wilner ’40 Shelby & Michael Wherry Joan & Harry Flechtner Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Gene Cohen Alison Wolfson Suzy & Ed Flynn Joan Frank Apt ’44 & Jerome Apt Ellen Freise-March & Lew March Joanne George ’69 Christine McGowan Hess ’69 Marth Stewart Smith Alice May Succop Burger ’69 Mr. & Mrs. Max Nathenson Cooper ’34 Lisa Gonsenheimer Naveh Mr. C. William Cooper* Frances Hodge Gordon ’35 Assoc ’92 Dr. Harold E. Gordon Kitti & Derek Whordley
* denotes deceased 60 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 61 WT Fund Steering Committee The Parents Association
WT FUND CHAIRS: MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAIRS: PRESIDENT: Tamar & Todd Rosenfeld Cheryl Moore & Stan Levenson Anne Scheuermann ’75
GRADE LEVEL CHAIRS: LOWER SCHOOL CITY CAMPUS TREASURER: GRADE 6: CHAIRS: Michael & Ilene Levy Sylvia Enand Amy & Michael Bernstein GRADE 7: Mark & Zo Re UPPER SCHOOL COORDINATORS: GRADE LEVEL CHAIRS:
CITY KR: GRADE 8: Audrey Beichner Carol Stewart & Ian James Michelle Browne & Joel Persky Beth Cene-Kush
CITY K: Mary Kay Narla Dionne & Jonathan Brelsford UPPER SCHOOL CHAIRS: MIDDLE SCHOOL COORDINATORS: CITY 1: Ellen (Charney) Regenstein Joanne & Timothy Averch Spyra ’71 & Dennis Spyra Carolyn Whiting
CITY 2: GRADE LEVEL CHAIRS: Susan Uretsky Kasey & John Kennedy GRADE 9: CITY 3: Ellen (Charney) Regenstein LOWER SCHOOL COORDINATORS, Amy & Robin Teets Spyra ’71 & Dennis Spyra NORTH HILLS CAMPUS: GRADE 10: CITY 4: June Navid Peggy & Michael Blackwood Deanne & Matthew D’Emilio Jill Myer CITY 5: GRADE 11: Wendy & Greg Smith Kerry & Chet Zombeck LOWER SCHOOL COORDINATORS, GRADE 12: CITY CAMPUS: Barb & Dave Kalla NORTH HILLS CAMPUS CHAIRS: Pattie Terwilliger Debbie & Mark Weis Betsy Thompson GRANDPARENT CHAIR: GRADE LEVEL CHAIRS: Susanne Fox SPRING FLING CHAIR: NORTH K: Amy Bozzone Lori Sisson
NORTH 1: ALUMNAE/I PARENT CHAIRS: APPLEFEST CHAIR: Donna & Richard Pople Lois Bron NORTH 2: Ellyn Roth & Harold Pincus June Navid Debbie & Mark Weis Jill Myer NORTH 3: FACULTY AND STAFF CHAIRS: Jill & Richard Myer SALLY FOSTER CHAIR: Cheryl Gaal – Lower School NORTH 4: Dee Scott AnnMarie & Jeff Hoban David Hallas – Middle School Carlos Canuelas-Pereira NORTH 5: – Upper School SARRIS CANDY CHAIR: Mary Jane & Robert Praniewicz Connie Martin Bonny Weiner – North Hills Campus SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR CHAIR: Terri Eaborn
BULB SALE CHAIR: Kate Stainton
62 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 63 Party at the Point The Parents Association sponsored Spring Benefit
CO-CHAIRS: Nancy Knowles Tracey Reading Natalie Kurlander Betsy Thompson India Loevner Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson Cheryl Moore-Satryan AUCTION CO-CHAIRS: Jill Myer Mary Jean Rusak Jaymi Myers-Newman ’81 Suzie West Johanna Morrison June Navid THE COMMITTEE: Susan Netzer Jennifer Olbum Lisa Allswede Seema Pollack Joanne Averch Jackie Rosenberg Karen Brienza Ellyn Pincus-Roth Betsy Levine Brown Shalini Puri Beth Cene-Kush Patricia Schauf Sheila Colombo Janice Schermer Laura Dinkin ’79 Anne Scheuermann ’75 Terry Donaldson ’68 Carol Stewart Terri Eaborn Susan Sweeney Sylvia Enand Pattie Terwilliger Amy Fields Deb Tomson Paula Flaherty Allison Thompson Meg Henne Gibson ’91 Diana Thompson ’88 Megan Glimcher Susan Uretsky Joan Gray Cynthia Volpe Debbie Green Carolyn Whiting Jan Harrison Tony Wilson Emily Hetzel ’83 Laurie Winslow Sheila Holzer Connie Zaremsky Laura Hopper Lindsey Isaacson
62 Annual Giving Report 2004 - 2005 63 MANY VOICES, ONE VISION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR WINCHESTER THURSTON SCHOOL
Winchester Thurston School gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations who have stepped forward to support the Many Voices, One Vision capital campaign. To date, these donors have pledged more than $10.3 million to increase endowment by $2 million, and to fund construction of the new Upper School at the City Campus, and the Campus Center at the North Hills Campus.
Anonymous (7) Robert Fink Louise Baldridge Lytle ’51 Christine & Duane Seppi Barbara Berkman Ackerman ’58 Lois Kaplan Finkel ’39 Carol Robinson & Jeffrey Markel Mrs. H. Parker Sharp & Alan L. Ackerman & Elliott Finkel Carole Oswald Markus ’57 Alec Silberblatt ’08 Ebe Emmons-Apt & Jay Apt Susan Nill Flynn ’70 & Bill Markus Lori Sisson & Jay Silberblatt Jane Callomon Arkus ’46 Polly Haight Frawley ’70 Constance Blum Marstine ’55 Sandra Quinn & Stephen Thomas Jean Forncrook Armstrong ’44 Natalie Friedberg & Sheldon Marstine Jane Arensberg Thompson ’57 Joanne Thomas Asbill ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher Anne (Rooney) Forncrook & Harry Thompson Suzanne LeClere Barley ’52 Sally Weigler Golden ’70 McCloskey ’45 “J” Tracy Renee & Ron Bartlett Rita J. Gould ’46 The McFeely-Rogers Foundation Hilary Tyson Porter ’70 Kimberley Zillweger Beck ’70 Rev. & Mrs. McMahan L. Gray Mrs. Suzanne & Mr. J. Sherman & Charles Porter Allen H. & Selma W. Berkman Debra Levy Green McLaughlin, Hon Alum Dr. & Mrs. Steven Uretsky Charitable Trust Jane Gault Greer ’56 Linnea Pearson McQuiston ’69 Drs. Mary & Howard D. Wactlar Louis & Sandra Berkman & George Greer Richard King Mellon Foundation Robert S. Waters Charitable Trust Foundation Helen Berkman Habbert ’70 Amy Nixon Mindlin ’73 Hilda M. Willis Foundation Marci Lynn Bernstein Foundation & John Habbert & Jeffrey Mindlin Winchester Thurston Parents Anita Prizio ’81 & John Betzler Megan Williams Hall ’70 Connie & Robert Mitro Association Joan S. & Mark A. Blaustein Susan Crump Hammond ’70 Pearl Moore Kate Stainton & Chuck Winschel Sally & Russell Boehner The Hanna Family The Morrison Foundation Richard P. Zizan Barbara Abney Bolger ’52 Judy Casteel Harrison ’58 Glenda & Terrence Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Mark G. Bozzone & Eric Harrison Helene G. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Neil Harrison Mary A. Navarro ’70 The Estate of Eleanor Harbison IN HONOR Bream ’31 Rosanne Isay Harrison ’56 Jaymi Myers-Newman ’81 Roberta & David Brody & Dr. Anthony M. Harrison & Ken Newman Russell Boehner Shelley & Douglas Campbell Hillman Foundation Gary J. Niels Mrs. Suzanne & Mr. J. Sherman Annie & Dennis Cestra Ms. Diane & Dr. Gerald Holder Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ostrow McLaughlin, Hon Alum Barbara & Jerry Chait Leslie Gross Huff ’70 Elva Merry Pawle ’70 Maggie & John Charley & Frederick P. Huff Lyn Clark Pegg ’59 Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 & Elliot Dinkin Eva Maria Holler-Cladders Laura B. Jordan The Perlow/Kessler Family & Johannes Cladders & Charles M. Humphrey Seema Pollack Eva Maria Holler-Cladders & Johannes Cladders Carol Crookston Close ’51 Elizabeth S. Hurtt ’74 Anne M. Molloy Stacy & Dan Cohen Mrs. William C. Hurtt & Henry Posner III Sheila & Bill Colombo Lindsey & Jonathan Isaacson Deborah & Martin Powell Lynda Stern Coslov ’64 Carol Stewart & Ian James Mary Jane & Robert Praniewicz IN MEMORY Mary Hillman Jennings Ellen Wilson & Fredric V. Price & Joel Coslov Polly Richardson Hawkins ’54 Foundation Susan Berkman Rahm ’61 Simin & Greg Curtis Jeanne Arthur Roth ’54 Nancy L. Davis W’32 Dr. Rhonda M. & David Rahm & Mr. Vincent O. Johnson Valerie Morton Ramsdell ’70 Jean H. Davis W’32 Mr. Fred M. Rogers Sharron & Jim Kaczynski The Alex & Leona Robinson Laura Dutch Dinkin ’79 The McFeely-Rogers Foundation & Elliot Dinkin Elizabeth Ackerman Kaiden ’86 Foundation Mary J. Donnelly Foundation Ms. Barbara Blackmond The Donald & Sylvia Robinson & Dr. Costas Karakatsanis Family Foundation Susie & Roy Dorrance List is current as of June 30, 2005 Jenifer Lee & Howard Dubner Sally Doerschuk Ketchum ’43 Stephen G. Robinson & David S. Ketchum Enid Mitchell Dunmire ’42 The Rogal Family & Lester Dunmire The Knowles/Brodsky Family Marcia & Victor Roque Eden Hall Foundation Ms. Sue Friedberg Jeanne Arthur Roth ’54 & Dr. Dean Kross Kathleen W. Buechel Susan Criep de Santa-Cruz ’60 & Frederick N. Egler, Jr. Christine & Alfred LeVasseur Nancy Bernstein & Rocky Schoen Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Egler, Sr. Cheryl Moore & Stan Levenson Lynn Beckstrom Schreiber Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Eller Ilene & Michael Levy & Brian Schreiber Jane Metzger Epstine W’29 India & Steve Loevner The Vitasta Bazaz Aimee Fantazier Mary Jean Rusak & Sheen Sehgal Fund & A.D. Lupariello, MD Maura Farrell Nancy Seifert
64 Annual Giving Report Noth Hills Campus
The vision for Winchester Thurston School North Hills Campus is complete!
The vision for Winchester Thurston School North Hills Campus is complete!
dreams do come true! The steel structure for the Upper School creates a formidable silhouette at the corner of Morewood Avenue and Bayard Street in Shadyside.
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