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StratfordStratford Academy | www.stratford.org Congratulations! Stratford Class of 2008 Since the first class graduated in 1962, thousands of students have received their high-school diplomas from one of Georgia’s finest college-preparatory schools. Stratford Academy not only prepares students for their college experiences, but builds within them a sense of pride, strong moral character, community mindedness and academic excellence.

The Georgia Board of Regents’ most recent data shows that 89% of Stratford graduates retain their HOPE scholarships (compared to a 35% average) and outperform their peers in college credits earned on a timely basis and GPA (3.1 vs. 2.6). Stratford’s Class of 2008 continues the tradition of excellence for our school.

Class of 2008: 73 students

12 years together: 30 students

College acceptance highlights: Auburn University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, College of Charleston, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Emory University, Furman University, Georgia Tech, Harvard University, Mercer University, New York University, Northwestern University, Penn State, University of Notre Dame, Rhodes College, University of the South, University of Georgia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Wake Forest University

Students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) courses in 2007-08: 49

Students who earned AP Scholar designations their junior year: 17

Class highlights: Will McDavid – Valedictorian, Echols Scholar at UVA; William Karlson – Salutatorian, will debate at Harvard; Ngozi Ekeledo – accepted at Northwestern School of Journalism; Brian Cole and William Karlson – nationally ranked debaters; Grey Henson – accepted in music theatre program at Carnegie Mellon; Natalie Oliner – attending the Indiana University at Bloomington School of Music; William Karlson – Bibb County STAR Student Stratford www.stratford.org academy Stratford Fall 2008 • Vol. 8, No. 2 Stratford is published for alumni, families and friends of Contents Stratford Academy by the Office of Institutional Advancement, From the Head of School; 6010 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31220. Meet Kathryn Dennis Head of School 2 Dr. Robert E. Veto 2008 Matriculations, Editor Acceptances and Enrollments Kathleen Cook Medlin ’88 5 Editorial Assistants Words from the Class: Joyce Ellison, Irene Goodenough ’01 Will Marshall, Graduation Speaker Contributors 6 Rachel Deems, Kathryn Dennis, Paige Henson, Katie Mosley, Words from the Class: Parrish Smotherman, Rob Slocum, Carl Sullivan, Will McDavid, Valedictorian Bob Veto, Sarah Williams, Megan Woodhall 7 Photography Words from the Class: Mary Jo Cole, Tricia Holmes, Lee McDavid, Kathleen Cook Medlin, William Karlson, Salutatorian Steve Mosley, Jason Vorhees, Leah Yetter 8 2007-08 Board of Trustees Debate Team Finishes Season Jeffery L. Avant ’84, Athletic Chair with Top National Rankings Ellen M. Bunker, Treasurer-Elect 9 Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr., Trustee Emeritus

George M. Butler, Jr. ’89 Senior Mentor Projects Elizabeth B. Clark John P. Cole 11 Ashley A. Copelan Alumni Service Award: James H. Daws, Buildings and Grounds Chair Jimmy Hinson ’76 Kathryn H. Dennis, Chair Mary Ellen C. Grossnickle 13 Sarah S. Harris, Nominating Chair Siblings Share More than Just Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. ’82, Chair-Elect Familial Ties J. Eric Hefner ’83, Advancement Chair 14 Richard B. Hicks, III ’73 Report of Giving 2007-2008; James C. Hinson, Sr. ’76, Secretary Capital Campaign Report John P. Holmes, III Charles N. Koplin ’82 15 Lee Lineberger ’80 Eugene M. Maddux ’72, Treasurer Stratford Alumni News Richard P. Maier William F. Monfort, Jr. ’79 27 Henry K. Oliner ’71, Education Chair Colyar M. Persons Stratford Travels Virginia Monfort Rabun ’77 32 Virginia Lane Sheridan

C. Randall Smith, Technology Chair A Living Legend Remembered 2008-09 SIP Executive Board 35 Erin Bickley, Chair

Tamara Banks, Chair-Elect Remembering Stratford on Bond Paula Ford, Secretary Mollye Treadway, Treasurer 36 Melissa Hinson, Immediate Past Chair Academic Achievement: Marsha Creter, Administrative Liaison Upper School Honors and Awards 2008-09 Booster Club Officers 37 Leonard Bevill, President Academic Achievement: Peter Persons, President-Elect/ Raffle Chair Middle School Honors and Awards Donna Kay McGoldrick, Treasurer Scholarship Recipients Gena O’Shaughnessey, Secretary 40 Grady Smith, Athletic Director Academic Achievement: Libbie Walthall, Concessions Lower School Honors and Awards Elizabeth Avant, Team Parents 43 Robin Parker, Membership

Julie Long and John Paul Gaddy, Programs Raising Kids Who Think Globally Special Thanks To 44 Bubber Adams, Gina Christianson, Mary Jo Cole, Fine Arts Update; Marsha Creter, Joyce Ellison, Terry Sowell, Bob Veto Faculty Service Awards Contact Us At 46 [email protected] • 478-477-8073

www.stratford.org Stratford Sports Update Stratford Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin in the administration of its educational 47 programs, admissions policies, financial aid policies, employment Booster Club/SIP Updates practices or other school-administered programs. 48 Faculty Service Recognition From the Head of School Robert E. Veto n the short period throat competition is a school without a soul. of time I have On the other side, a school which develops been on campus a strong “family” atmosphere but offers a as Stratford Acad- watered-down education is not preparing its emy’s new Head students for the challenges of the 21st cen- Iof School, I have been tury. Accomplishing both sets of objectives is presented with two en- not easy — it requires constant attention and couraging realities: this work. But it is exactly this type of work that is a warm, welcoming we should be about. community, filled with Dr. Robert Veto From the very first time I stepped onto people who care deeply about their school; this campus last fall, I heard constituents in and there are plenty of opportunities for me the Stratford community speak about their to roll up my sleeves and get to work in order commitment to both sets of objectives: strong to assure Stratford Academy’s continued place academics and strong sense of community. The Veto family traveled to Paris in 2006. With Dr. Veto are his wife Martha, son Charlie, and daughter Rachel. as the finest school in Middle Georgia. Be assured that I hear this message loud I am very grateful to Mike Collins, both and clear, and that my own background and letters, and all means available to us. All the for the stabilizing presence he provided as prejudices lead me to a desire to affirm and elements are in place for this to work well; Stratford’s Interim Headmaster and also for support both sets of objectives, even (and there is tremendous commitment here, and a the support and help he provided me in my especially) when it is hard to do so. desire to have all of us pulling on the oars in transition into this position. Mr. Collins’s Communication will be a critical compo- the same direction. work set the stage for this to be an exciting nent of success for us. I and profitable year for those of us involved in will need to hear the con- the process of making Stratford all it can be. cerns of students, parents, During the thirty-three years that I have teachers, administrators, worked as an educator, much of that time in alumni, and all interested independent schools like Stratford, I have de- members of the Stratford veloped some strong beliefs and philosophies. family. At the same time, Among those beliefs is a conviction that a the professional educators school does not need to choose between who work at the school academic rigor and a spirit of community. In will also need to commu- fact, I feel that it is important to have both. nicate faithfully and fully A school in which students are pushed to to our community, through excel but are set against each other in cut- email, website, phone calls,

Meet Kathryn Dennis New Trustees Chair My mother told me more auditorium and was overwhelmed with gratitude and love for Almost every day I am amazed at how much our children have than once that “you only get one the faculty members who gave so much of themselves to our learned. This was never clearer than last spring when my Junior chance with your child’s education.” children to make learning interesting and fun. I was also thankful Girl Scout Troop 620 visited Savannah. Our tour guide was leading She’s right. Brown and I used for the deep friendships Brown had made and his friends’ parents the girls around the squares and asking questions about Georgia Stephen Covey’s principle of “begin with whom we became friends. One of the benefits of Stratford is history. With rapid fire, the girls answered her questions correctly. with the end in mind” when we that the entire school comes together for sporting events, plays, She finally asked, “What grade are you girls in?” They told her they selected Stratford for our children. and concerts and you get to know the children, the parents, were in the 4th and 5th grades. She said, “Wow! What school do We looked at the list of where and the staff. you go to? I thought you were in the 8th grade!” The girls just Stratford’s students were admitted Thankfully, we still have two daughters with time remaining beamed, and so did Theresa Ferrari and I. I couldn’t wait to get to college over the past five years. Kathryn Dennis at Stratford. Both girls have also had wonderful experiences back to Macon to tell their teachers! That impressive list sold us back in 1997! Today, I know that the at Stratford. I am impressed with classroom placement, the My Board service allows me the privilege of hearing many list is still the strongest in central Georgia because Stratford is the movement from nurture to independence, that at each parent/ wonderful stories about all grade levels at Stratford Academy. school where education matters and excellence is demanded. teacher conference the teachers really know my children and offer Praise for our students even continues after graduation. In May, our son, Brown graduated from Stratford Academy. suggestions to make them better students (and how I can be a Stratford students succeed at whatever college they attend. At That “end” we envisioned was even better than we dreamed more helpful mother!), and that the girls can be in a play, sing in all colleges and universities to which our graduates matriculate because of all that happened along the way. I looked around the the chorus, cheer, experiment with painting, and also play sports! (from close-to-home to Ivy League), faculty members routinely

2 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 I have developed an- The Vetos on vacation in Glade Valley other strong bias in my work in schools, and that is a commitment to the teaching of academic skills across all age levels and across all content areas. I have been fortunate, both in my educational back- ground and in my profes- sional career, to interact with some of the top aca- demicians in the nation, and in particular with peo- ple in the forefront of the movement to build critical skills. These experiences have left me with ting a well-developed sense of what works well has been hard at work for many months, pav- an unshakable feeling that skill development and what can be fine-tuned or improved. ing the way for a successful Campaign. As should never be sacrificed on the altar of aca- There are a couple of big projects on the that Campaign becomes more public, all of demic content. Teachers will hear me say this agenda this year. One of those will occur in us will be asked to lend our support. Critical — often and loudly. The material that students October, when a visiting team from SACS building needs, including new Lower School learn in the classroom is important. It’s very (the Southern Association of Colleges and facilities and a vastly upgraded set of sci- important. But the skills that they learn in the Schools) comes to campus as part of the ence laboratories, hang in the balance. This classroom (and on the athletic fields, and in the process of renewing our accreditation. In Campaign simply must be successful, and arts, and in all their interactions at school) — truth, much of this “big project” has already therefore I expect to be expending some of those skills will last a lifetime, and will be the occurred — the self-study document, which my energies in this direction too, in addition most valuable component of their education. was prepared by an excellent team of profes- to the projects I have identified above. Writing skills are critical, and so too are skills sionals here at Stratford, is a terrific road map All of this might sound like a daunting in critical thinking, computers and technology, to continued school improvement. The visit- agenda for a new Head of School coming in foreign languages, and many others. And not ing team will review that document, observe to a new city and a new educational environ- the least of the skills which I hope our students the school in action, and make additional ment. But in truth I feel like a kid in a candy are learning are moral/ethical decision-making recommendations which will help us design store. There is so much here that is already skills. We need to address these areas early and objectives for the next ten years. strong and great, and so many people who often. I am very impressed already with what I The second big project will, of course, be want nothing more than to make it even bet- see happening at Stratford, and I plan to spend the Capital Campaign, about which you will ter, that the upcoming year looks to me like a good deal of time looking around, getting to be hearing a great deal. A group of strongly fun. Hard work, but fun. know students, teachers, and parents, and get- committed supporters of Stratford Academy I look forward to meeting all of you.

Kathryn Hills Dennis Hometown: Atlanta, GA (native, born & raised; so were my parents!) Education: The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA, 1980 ask them, “Where did you go to high school? This is one of the University of Virginia, 1980-1982 best papers I’ve read!” And often our graduates are asked to University of Georgia, 1982-1984, AB, History tutor their peers. Stratford Academy prepares its graduates for Spouse: Brown Wimberly Dennis, Jr. success in the future! Children: Brown Wimberly Dennis, III, ’08, Freshman at UGA, Sarah Wallis Dennis ’13, My fellow Trustees are dedicated to Stratford and give 8th grader at Stratford, Wimberly McKeand Dennis ’16, 5th grader at Stratford Occupation: President, Community Foundation of Central Georgia countless volunteer hours to the school; I am proud to serve with them on the Board and honored to serve as Chair for the next two Stratford Board of Trustees Position: Chair, 2008-2010 Kathryn with husband Brown Jr. and son Brown III ’08 years. Bob Veto is an outstanding leader and Stratford is fortunate Since June of 2002, Kathryn Dennis has served as President of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. Previously, she was employed with SunTrust to have him at the helm as our Head of School. Martha Veto, Bank, Middle Georgia for 15 years; her final position at the bank was Senior Vice President of Private Client Services. A native Georgian, she is a graduate of the Bob’s wife, is a wonderful addition to the Stratford family as well. University of Georgia with a degree in History. Kathryn is a Leadership Georgia and Leadership Macon graduate and a past president of the Junior League of Martha has a bubbly personality and a lot of energy. She is ready Macon. She has served on the boards of the United Way of Central Georgia, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, the Macon Rotary Club, the Children’s Hospital, Challenge for Change, and the Mentors Project of Bibb County. Currently, she serves on the boards of the Macon Economic Development Commission, to get to work around the Stratford campus! Both Bob and Martha the Center for Racial Understanding and Stratford Academy. Kathryn is also a member of the Macon Estate Planning Council, Career Women’s Network and are anxious to meet all of the Stratford family so please introduce Vineville United Methodist Church. She has served as Stratford SIP Treasurer from 1998-2001 and began her service to the board in 2000. On the Board, she yourselves. We are off to a great start this year, and proudly look has served as Development Chair and Annual Fund Chairman for 2001-2002, Treasurer-Elect for 2002-2004, Treasurer for 2004-2006 and Chair-Elect for 2006- forward to upholding Stratford’s long heritage of excellence. It is 2008. During the 2005-2006 school year, she was the 10th grade representative for SIP and has had many other volunteer positions at the school, but admits truly great to be a Stratford Eagle! that ‘I don’t think I’ve held a leadership role deliberately.’ Once her service to the board is done, she looks forward to being a team and grade rep mom!

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4 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 MATRICULATIONS *Honor Graduates Aubrey Allen ...... Rhodes College Blake Hale University of West Georgia Katie Mosley ...... Flagler College Sarah Beringer* ...... University of Notre Dame Sam Harmon . . . . . Auburn University Brian Nicholson Columbus State University Jordan Blankenship . . . . Georgia Southern University Wil Harper Georgia Southern University Natalie Oliner* . . . . .Indiana University at Bloomington Ryan Brown Georgia College and State University Grey Henson ...... Carnegie-Mellon University Ankit Patel Mercer University Nathan Carter University of Tennessee, Knoxville Virginia Hirschey . . . . University of Georgia Robert Ragans ...... College of Charleston Jonathon Chalkley . . . University of Georgia Josh Hodges ...... Valdosta State University Tarun Ramayya Oxford College of Emory University Rebecca Chambless . . . . Gardner-Webb University Hayes Hofstadter* . . . Georgia Institute of Technology Emily Robinson* . . . . University of Georgia Sean Cirillo ...... New College of Florida Paul Holmes* University of Georgia Cassidy Roland* ...... Georgia Institute of Technology Brian Cole* ...... Whitman College Rob Hutchins . . . . . University of West Georgia Amy Schwartz* ...... Georgia Institute of Technology Colby Collins ...... Truett-McConnell College Jim Jackson University of Mississippi Chris Shedd ...... Georgia Southern University Mary Catherine Coppage* Furman University Meagan Johnson Georgia Southern University Nick Shurling . . . . . Georgia Southern University Mary Kate Corley . . . . University of Kentucky Balint Kacsoh* . . . . .Emory University Natalie Slocumb . . . . Auburn University Suzanna Dann ...... Georgia Southern University Alassane Kane ...... Berkshire School Rigdon Smisson ...... University of Mississippi Kaitlyn Davidson . . . . Columbus State University William Karlson* Harvard University Evelana Smith* Georgia Southern University Morgan Deems University of Alabama Aisha Kazi ...... Oxford College of Emory University Suzanne Snow . . . . .University of Georgia Brown Dennis* University of Georgia Kerry Keene* . . . . . University of Georgia Lindsey Stephens* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sarah Dozier ...... Georgia Southern University Krishna Kulkarni* . . . . . University of Georgia Carl Sullivan Southern Methodist University Ngozi Ekeledo* Northwestern University Elizabeth Lengel . . . . Georgia College and State University Nick Szanto ...... Christopher Newport University Laura Faulk ...... Mercer University Caroline Lumley ...... Georgia Southern University Adam Thigpen* ...... Georgia Institute of Technology Matthew Fears . . . . .University of West Georgia Will Marshall . . . . . Georgia Southern University Ben Walden University of Alabama William Fickling ...... University of Georgia Will McDavid* ...... University of Virginia Duncan Walker* ...... University of Georgia Whitney Firth University of Georgia Madi McNeal . . . . . University of Georgia Jamey Wells Auburn University Chris Folsom ...... University of Alabama Kirby Moore University of Georgia Nick Whitehead Georgia Southern University Chandler Fortson* . . . University of Georgia Morgan Moser . . . . .Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Sarah Williams* ...... University of Georgia College Acceptances and Enrollments Members of the Stratford Academy Class of 2008 were accepted to the following colleges and universities. * = a student will enroll; † = multiple students will enroll

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College* College of Charleston * Georgia State University University of Mississippi † Southern Methodist University* Agnes Scott College Columbia University University of Georgia † New College of Florida* University of Tennessee* University of Alabama † Columbus State University † Gordon College New York University Toccoa Falls College Armstrong Atlantic State University Dartmouth College University of Hartford University of North Carolina at Truett-McConnell* University of the Arts Davidson College Harvard University * Chapel Hill* Valdosta State University* Auburn University † Duquesne University College of the Holy Cross Northwestern University* Vanderbilt University Bard College Emory University* Indiana University at Bloomington* University of Notre Dame* Villanova University Belmont University Erskine College Kennesaw State University Oglethorpe University University of Virginia* Boston College Flagler College* University of Kentucky* Oxford College of Emory University † Wake Forest University Boston Conservatory University of Florida King’s College Pennsylvania State University Washington University in St. Louis Boston University Furman University * University of Louisville Point Park University Webster University Brown University Gainesville State College Macon State College Radford University Wesleyan College Carnegie-Mellon University* Gardner-Webb University* Marlboro College Randolph-Macon College University of West Georgia † Carson-Newman College George Mason University Mercer University † Rhodes College* Whitman College* Case Western Reserve University Georgia College and State University † Miami University, Oxford University of Rochester Wofford College University of Chicago Georgia Institute of Technology † Michigan State University Sewanee Christopher Newport University* Georgia Southern University † University of Michigan Shorter College Clemson University Georgia Southwestern State University Middle Georgia College University of South Carolina

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 5 Words from the Class Will Marshall Chosen by the Class of 2008 as Graduation Speaker In 2004 at Wesleyan College, I School football? Or the hard decision us what we are going to experience and watched my sister and her classmates we made during 5th grade of whether that we are going to build relationships walk across the stage, shake Mr. Eng- we should take band or continue with over the next few years which are going land’s hand, grab their diplomas, and music? I then thought about Middle to be unforgettable. I believe whole- go back to their chairs, not as students School ... the moments we spent with heartedly that what we have experi- of Stratford Academy, but as alumni. I Mr. Lawson slamming rulers down on enced and the people we have become can remember thinking that my class- desks and how awkward it was to hold close to in our years at Stratford are not mates and I had so long before it was your girlfriend’s hand on the soccer only unforgettable, but they are going our turn. field during recess. Or should I start to be what drives us through our future. One of the 2004 speakers said that with memories of the past few years They will always be a part of our lives, when he found out that he had been … our first social outings? Or moments and they will always be our backbone. asked to speak, he didn’t know what in the board room after a senior prank They are not just part of our past. As I he was going to say. My problem was went wrong? Or even the feeling of once told one of my closest friends, it is deciding where I should begin. Should honor that each of us felt after we okay to be sad about leaving Stratford, I start with memories of kindergarten heard that our own William Karlson but the excitement we should feel about and our valedictorian being the stu- was named the number one debater in building these relationships stronger dent sent to the principal for throwing the country? But as I thought, I real- should outweigh the sadness. blocks? Or times spent playing Lower ized that it was all of these moments, Woodrow Wilson once said that and each and every “friendship is the only cement that one of the students that will ever hold this world together.” We this speech should be have been through times of adversity, based around. and we have been through times of Stratford creates sorrow, but we have made it through. opportunities that most We have relied on our families, but other schools do not we have received much of our comfort create. Not only do and support from our friends. We must students leave high realize that there will be more hard school with one of times, but our friends who have been the best educations in there for us in the past will continue to the state of Georgia, be there in the future. it creates friendships I read once that you are supposed stronger than any I to end all speeches with a great quote. have seen in my ex- I didn’t have to do much research for periences. The school this one; in fact it was on a graduation is big enough for you present I received. The quote was from to be able to find the Brothers Karamazov and it said the group of friends that following, “Let us agree that we shall you feel comfortable never forget one another. And what- with. But at the same ever happens … remember how good time, it is small enough it felt when we were together, united for you to be able to by a good and decent feeling, which know everyone and made us better people, probably, than have the opportunity we would otherwise have been.” to build a relationship That wraps up what we are about. with everyone. We have been united by a good and At this point in our decent feeling, and it is my belief that lives, we are bombard- these friendships will in no way be ed with questions about forgotten, in fact they will continue the future. People tell to grow.

6 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Words from the Class Will McDavid 2008 Valedictorian Tonight marks an incredible occa- how we redefine ourselves, sion for all of us. It marks the end of but also, what we remake anywhere from one to fourteen years ourselves for. Nobody of learning, achieving, and more than writes an amazing novel to that, just living at Stratford, within this have it sit on the shelves community. As we’ve shared in Strat- in obscurity, or paints an ford influences, we’ve also been fulfill- incredible painting to throw ing a set of Stratford ideals. Did you a cloth over it and hide it. know that you work well with others, Neither should we remake you’re intellectual and hardworking? ourselves into something If you weren’t, you wouldn’t be here amazing in college, only right now. We can call ourselves “Strat- to earn money and enjoy ford students” and immediately call to leisure time and accumulate mind cooperation and responsibility dust. Just as a beautiful and openness to new ideas because piece of art is useless if it Stratford has helped produce these remains unseen, we too will traits in each of us. have greatly undershot our The amazing and terrifying thing potentials if we don’t im- about the next four years is that we pact our communities in a don’t get common experiences handed positive way. to us anymore. No one will take us When discussing the by the hand, put us in a room with importance of purpose in a great teacher and fifteen engaging one of his books, author classmates, and put us to work. The C.S. Lewis observes that situations that we put ourselves into “The mold in which a key are now up to us. We no longer have is made would be a strange responsibility for only what we do, but thing, if you had never seen also for what we become, for what we a key: and the key itself a eventually are. strange thing if you had Now, we are fully free to take re- never seen a lock.” By this, he means impacts in whichever areas our talents sponsibility for the selves that Stratford that we must be defined by a purpose. and passions converge. We absolutely has given us. We can add to those As the key can only be understood in must care about the kinds of people experiences and values, take our aca- terms of its function to the lock, we, that we mold ourselves into during demic or extracurricular or music in- too, are incomplete without some sort college, and then it becomes our obli- volvement to a new level of intensity, of purpose or impact on our communi- gation to care about the people around immerse ourselves in our interests, ty. Nothing in the world is easier than us and our communities. So, again, and give something back. And, while retreating, than ignoring problems ... the challenge is not to “go out and it would be impossible to erase Strat- nothing in the entire world is as easy do,” but to “go out and care,” and the ford’s influence on us, we certainly as simply not caring. Our challenge impact will naturally follow. can neglect it — the appreciation of is simply to care. About something. Lewis concludes his key analogy by fine arts, the responsibility of commu- Anything. saying that “your soul has a curious nity service, and the primacy of aca- As each key has a lock to fit, each shape because it is a hollow made to demics are all dangerously fragile parts of us has specific things that we are fit a particular swelling in the infinite of our Stratford experience — aspects uniquely able to do for others...each contours of the Divine substance.” It of ourselves that we may lose to four of us has many talents and passions, is now our responsibility to develop years of atrophy if we do not continue some as yet undiscovered, that we and mature that soul, and it will soon to cultivate them. will be able to use in a particular and be our responsibility to fit ourselves In all of this, we must not only unique way to solve whichever prob- into a larger world with caring and consider how we remake ourselves, lem we are able to, to make positive conviction.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 7 Words from the Class William Karlson 2008 Salutatorian Throughout life, we will have many effectively the danger and stupidity of visive element of identity — religion. opportunities to interact with people prioritizing nature over nurture in hu- Our nonsectarian school protects us who come from different backgrounds man interactions. Because all learning from those who would impose their and who hold different opinions than is experiential, from a child burned by beliefs on all aspects of our educa- ourselves. During those interactions, a hot stove to the scientific method, tion. Now, some of you might think it’s important for us to remember that it is imperative that we remain open- I am condemning religion as a factor many of these differences in no way minded through college and, more to be entirely ignored. This is not the affect a person’s worth. A convenient broadly, through life. Only a closed case. Although I will admit religion way to delineate between useless fac- mind focuses on “nature.” A closed can cause violence and social strife, I tors and important factors is simply mind is unwilling to adapt to experi- believe this is not an inherent feature whether they can be changed. I refer ences. Even attempts that are osten- of religion. Instead, it is only a result to each of these categories as nature sible failures still provide useful insight of religious belief misused to focus and nurture. Obviously, both have a about what not to do — hence the sys- on difference, rather than commonal- profound effect on who we become as tem of “trial and error.” This empirical ity — nature, rather than nurture. In people, but only one is a helpful criteri- method of learning by experience was fact, religion has often been used to on in determining how we should treat most famously supported by Thomas unify people and overcome other forms one another. Quite simply, in guiding Edison, who explained, “I never failed of discrimination. Possibly the most human relationships, “nature” is futile; once. I invented the light bulb. It just extreme example was Danish King “nurture” is crucial. happened to be a 2,000-step process.” Christian X’s response to Hitler, who Society has often focused on the The process of learning, therefore, is demanded that Denmark put yellow more trivial facets of a person’s iden- inextricably tied to the more useful Stars of David on its Jews. Christian tity — his or her nature. This common measurement of a person’s identity — X — who was not Jewish —responded error has been punctuated with more nurture. by boldly wearing one of the stars him- extreme examples that illustrate most Many today believe that the United self. Thus, he took a symbol intended States is the greatest country in the to reveal religious difference — nature world. I don’t believe there is anything — among people and redeployed it to about our “nature” that grants us in- emphasize their common experience herent superiority over other countries as Danes — nurture. Denmark became — quite the opposite. In fact, what the only German occupied country that makes our nation great is not some in- did not exterminate its Jews. Although nate advantage, but rather our rejection this action was politically radical, it of automatic claims of superiority. In was appropriate in that it was well America, no one is born into a “natu- grounded in the Bible. Specifically, God ral” position of servitude or dominance. instructs Peter to travel with three men We have no slavery or monarchy; we to visit a man of a different religion. fought a war to rid ourselves of each. Upon his arrival, Peter says, in Acts We prefer a meritocracy in which there 10:28 “You know how unlawful it is is great class mobility and where “nur- for a Jewish man to keep company ture” — not nature — is the prevailing with or go to one of another nation. standard for human interactions. We But God has shown me that I should are therefore able to ignore asinine dis- not call any man common or unclean.” tinctions, such as race, class or gender, Thus, religious texts — often sources that are parts of individuals’ natural of difference — can advocate an em- identities and focus instead on the ex- phasis on acquired knowledge over periences they’ve nurtured during their rigid difference. Only God may judge lifetimes. The American melting pot on the basis of nature, as only He makes us truly a nation of immigrants. can change it. In guiding human rela- At Stratford, we benefit from a tionships, “nature” is futile; “nurture” policy that filters one potentially di- is crucial.

8 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Stratford Class of 2008 Debate Team Finishes Season With Top National Rankings tratford senior, William Karlson, was the top individual speaker at the Tournament of Champions held in May Sand the team of Brian Cole and William Karlson fin- ished with the highest point total. Karlson was also named top speaker at every major debate tournament the team attended during the second semester, including MBA, Harvard, NDCA, Vestavia, and TOC. Both Karlson and Cole are continuing their debate careers in college. Cole will attend Whitman College and Karlson will attend Harvard University. They finished their high school debate careers as the top debate duo in Stratford’s history. >>

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 9 The best season-long ranking, the Baker len, Brian Cole, Robert Elliott, Doug Evans, honor they could bestow upon me,” said Kel- Award, awarded by the National Debate Nicholas Graham, William Karlson, Richard ley. “Not a week goes by that I don’t think Coaches Association (NDCA) ranked Strat- Min, Meredith Nelson, Tarun Ramayya, John about every former debater at least once. To ford Academy second in the nation. Col- Ryan Fehr and Adam Thigpen. see them all there that evening, reminded leyville High School in metropolitan Dallas, At the close of the 2007-2008 debate sea- me why.” Texas, was ranked first. The Stratford Varsity son, Mike Kelley stepped down as Varsity Although the Stratford Debate program Debate Team members were: Aubrey Al- Debate Coach after 28 years. In May 2008, a was started as a club in the early 1970s surprise retirement party was held in and began attending tournaments within Kelley’s honor at Natalia’s in Macon. the state of Georgia around 1976, it did Over 30 former Stratford debaters not compete on regional or national returned to roast and honor him for circuits until Kelley arrived in 1981 and his decades of service to the debate elevated the program to a higher level. The program. Stratford Varsity Debate Team holds 26 state “I can’t imagine anything more championship and two state runners-up wonderful than to have so many of titles with over 20 teams that have qualified my debaters return to see me. The for the National Tournament of Champions. fact that we spent the evening, not Many debate alums have helped from talking about wins and losses or even time to time with judging, coaching, and the act of debating all that much, but running the tournament, including alums spoke of relationships formed and John Wilkerson, Michael Elkon and Bob values developed was the greatest Trammell.

10 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Stratford Class of 2008 Senior Mentor Projects The final project for graduating seniors is to complete a Mentor Project. Each student chooses an individual to shadow in a field of interest for them. For three weeks, seniors spend time with their mentors in their professional settings. The project final is a 20-minute presentation to a panel of Stratford faculty members about the experience. Students from the Class of 2008 chose a wide variety of professionals to observe including physicians, chefs, a pilot, print and broadcast journalists, teachers, a nurse, engineers, attorneys, musicians, an architect and many others. Here are three stories from the Class of 2008. Katie Mosley Interest area: Photography; The Music Man Mentor: Leah Yetter I chose to do photography for my mentor project Carl Sullivan because I have always had an interest in the art of Interest Area: Music Recording; Mentor: Tony Otero taking pictures. I have connections with Leah Yetter, a Sitting outside of the quaint empty professional photographer, who has done work for my building of Dogwood Recording Studios father, who is a graphic designer. The project ended up on my first day, I didn’t quite know being one of the best experiences of my life. what the next three weeks of my project The first thing I learned was that every job was a were going to be like. Soon, however, the paying job and we were expected to take pictures, yet I project would prove both exciting as well felt awkward shooting among crowds. At recent univer- as helpful in discovering how the record- sity commencements, we had to walk between gradu- ing business works in the 21st century. ates and take photos of their smiling faces. Leah shared Tony Otero, my mentor, and Ron Benner, her own techniques for handling my awkward feelings. owner of Dogwood, were able to teach She shared with me this story. She had been hired me in many areas of recording as well as to do a photo shoot of a surgery. Every time she producing my own CD, which I was able took the camera away from her face she felt sick, to do while I was there. but whenever she put the camera to her eye, she felt I experienced recording everything protected. So, at the ceremony I just kept the camera from heavy metal to gospel music and to my eye and in a way became invisible and felt very learned how each setup varies depending free. I was proud of the shots we took that day. on the sound one is attempting to create. Samples of photos from Katie’s project — I also worked with my own band and was able to experience being an artist in a studio. I had to decide everything from how heavy or light the music would be, to what guitar (out of the thirty or so there) would sound best for a particular song. We could be working in the studio from eight in the morning until eleven at night sometimes on just one song. Since the project, I have had album artwork drawn up and am sending the CD off to be packaged so it can eventually be sold. Hopefully this will be used to boost my own musical awareness. I could not have been happier about my senior project. Certainly, I gained a vast amount of knowledge about the recording industry. I urge all upcoming students to find something they are interested in and pursue that project completely. They will be glad they did! Continued on next page Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 11 Stratford Class of 2008 Sarah Williams Interest Area: State Politics; Mentors: Bill Stembridge, Ash Miller My senior mentor project was many different individuals who helped me learn a great deal about done in the office of Senator Saxby the Senate in general and the rights that people have as citizens of Chambliss in Macon, Georgia. Not Georgia. Among these people, two of them served as my mentors only was this a very educational over the three-week period. I chose Mr. Bill Stembridge and Mr. project, but it was a very enjoyable Ash Miller to be my mentors because they are both extremely well- one as well. informed about the world of politics. They are also friendly and able The office in which I worked is a to take a subject that would usually seem like something one would congressional casework office. This learn in school and turn it into an exciting, fun topic. means that its purpose is to improve My job in the office was to observe each of the caseworkers as the efficiency, economy, and effec- they worked, and I was also able to experience a few cases for my- tiveness of government operations. self, including opening and replying to letters from concerned con- In other words, employees in this of- stituents. My favorite part of the job was reading some of the wild fice listen to complaints or concerns requests that people had for the Senate, most of which the casework from people within the community, office had no control over. My mentor project turned out to be ex- and then they try to improve the tremely interesting, and I learned a great deal from everyone in the situation by talking directly with the office. The main thing I learned, which I did not previously know, particular federal agency with which was that if you should run into any problem with any federal agency, the constituent is having a problem. there are people whom you can contact who will directly contact the Within the congressional case- agency for you. They can attempt to resolve any problem you may work office, I was able to work with have within that federal agency.

Photos by Katie Mosley

12 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 2008 Alumni Service Award Jimmy Hinson ’76 he Alumni Service Award was first presented by Stratford in 1986 as a way to recognize and celebrate service to Stratford Tby its alumni. During the past twenty years, Stratford gradu- ates have excelled while making a difference in the world around them.

Volunteer service to the school has been have been recognized throughout the years an integral part of the growth and success of for their hours of volunteer time, hard work, Stratford. In short, Stratford Academy would perseverance, and in many cases perspiration not be the school it is today without the — the kind of effort that makes Stratford the Jimmy and Melissa Hinson with Bubber Adams and children, Culby ’09 and Celia ’13 countless hours of labor, skill and devotion great school it is today. poured into its very foundation, its students, The Alumni Service Award is presented worker, an inspiration to others, a leader and its families. Service is at the center of in recognition of exceptional support of and, always a persistent, very persistent Stratford’s storied success. Loyal alumni Stratford Academy and this year’s recipient is promoter of Stratford. Just ask anyone who James C. “Jimmy” Hinson, ever tried to escape his marketing pitch for Sr. Jimmy graduated from buying a Booster Club Raffle Ticket or to Stratford in 1976 and he was avoid giving to the Annual Fund. When a member of the varsity bas- Jimmy asks, you just cannot say no! Jimmy ketball and football teams. has given years of his time to the marketing He attended Mercer Uni- efforts of Stratford, to the Stratford Booster versity where he received a Club, and to the support of the Institutional Bachelor of Arts degree in Advancement Office by chairing the Annual 1981. The city of Macon and Fund. Jimmy is passionate about supporting especially Stratford Academy Stratford. He sets an example for fellow were fortunate when Jimmy alumni to follow — leadership by example. chose to begin his career in Jimmy has a great family team who make his hometown and make Stratford a family affair. Wife Melissa, a star Macon his lifelong home. Stratford volunteer in her own right, and Jimmy began his success- their children, Culby, Class of 2009, and Ce- ful career in the insurance lia, Class of 2013, are a part of a family who industry in 1981 and contin- know what it means to give back to a place ues in that field today with they love. BB&T Insurance Services, In attendance at graduation to see Inc. where he serves as the Jimmy receive his award were his wife, son, Employee Benefits manager daughter, mother Mrs. Grace Hinson, sister for BB&T Insurance loca- Martha Ann, brother Ben Hinson, and sister- tions throughout the state of in-law Vicki Hinson. Following graduation, Georgia. Jimmy shared a word of thanks to his Jimmy has given his time mother for making the sacrifices necessary and energy to a lengthy list for him to attend Stratford. Mrs. Hinson’s of deserving professional reply was “It wasn’t a sacrifice, but an and charitable organizations investment — and what a great investment in Macon as well as to his it has been.” church, Ingleside Baptist Congratulations to Jimmy Hinson ’76, the Church. He is recognized 2008 recipient of the Alumni Service Award this year by Stratford for his in recognition for his exceptional support of acts of kindness, devotion, Stratford Academy. His enthusiasm, passion, for his “can-do” spirit and love and service to his alma mater and his for his leadership as a volunteer spirit is a model for all alumni and volunteer at his beloved for generations of alumni who will follow in school. Jimmy has been a his footsteps.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 13 Siblings Share More Than Just Familial Ties arent, Paige Henson, has had five children and one Pgrandchild attend Stratford over the last three decades. Sons, Shane Rogers ’86, Cullen Rogers ’87, Jack Henson ’07, and Grey Henson ’08, are all alums and her daughter, Shelley Rogers McNair, attended for four years during Middle and Upper School. Not to mention, Shelley’s son attended for one year before the family moved

to Florida. From left, Cullen Rogers ’87, Grey Henson ’08, Shane Rogers ’86, Shelley Rogers McNair and Jack Henson ’07

This close-knit group of siblings has many Paige. “I will say that I’ve never lost a minute’s Paige believes that positive thoughts and things in common, including one outstanding sleep worrying about what they’re doing or attitudes go a long way in creating a satisfying personal characteristic — Cullen ’87, Jack ’07 not doing right. All four of them, as well as home life. She shares that her household has and Grey ’08 were voted “Best Citizen” by their their sister Shelley, are infinitely kind, loving, a special made-up language with odd words peers in their senior years at Stratford. Another respectful, and considerate of others.” or phrases that represent ideas or objects interesting family trait is that Shane was the Faculty members echo Paige’s thoughts they have come up with over the years. For 1986 Senior Class President the same year that about her children. Middle School teacher instance, she used to tease them when they Cullen served as Junior Class President. Grey Andy Lawson taught all of the Rogers children were fussing with one another and declare, was the 2007 Junior Class Vice President. and his strongest memory is that they all were “We have to have harmony in the human “Do I have some ancient, esoteric parental decent and mature children who were com- home, no matter what! Then, we’d all have to knowledge or some magic potion up my sleeve fortable with and dealt effectively with adults. laugh with that absurd statement, and the air to have such terrific, loving children? The truth “The Rogers children were three of my would clear.” is, I’ve made my fair share of mistakes along favorites throughout my many years at Strat- As far as what the Rogers/Henson clan is the way, just like every parent; I don’t take ford,” recalls Lawson. “They were charming, doing these days, Cullen lives with his family much credit for their innate goodness,” says motivated kids who were givers, not takers.” (two girls) in Nashville and is a product de- signer for the Southworth Stationery Company in Boston. Shane is a Project Manager with There aren’t enough good things to say about Stratford Academy! Beginning in the 1980s through 2008, all five of my children have MacQuarium Communications in Atlanta. He attended the school. Stratford often gets a negative, elitist rap in the minds of middle Georgians, but nothing could be further from the truth. and his wife have two sons and live in Snell- Ours is a hard-working, middle class family that lives modestly and with little pretense. Our children have thrived in the Stratford ville. Shelley lives in Destin, Florida, and has environment, and have benefitted from many cultural and educational opportunities that would not have otherwise been available to them. three sons. Jack is a rising sophomore at Uni- In terms of exposure to and participation in the fine arts, I can say without pause that there is no finer place. The administration, the teachers, and virtually everyone involved with the school care deeply about the students. Theirs is a level of professionalism that mirrors the versity of Georgia studying film and Grey will quality of a fine college or university, and that is “the Stratford difference” I’ve observed through the years. attend Carnegie-Mellon this fall as a music It is a nurturing, loving place to learn, grow, and prepare for the future. It is anything but exclusive and elitist. theatre major. There is no question: Stratford builds leaders — leaders who are not only well-educated, cultured and confident, but also kind, Peace and harmony are hallowed virtues in considerate, and respectful of others. Paige’s book. And humility is the bottom line for good relationships. Obviously, these words — Paige Henson, Macon, GA of advice were taken to heart by her children (Appreciative parent of children in Stratford classes 1986; 1987; 2007; and 2008) and they, too, have put peace, harmony and humility into place in their own lives.

14 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 stratford 2007-2008 Report of Giving

he Report of Giving is an acknowledgement of the generosity of StratfordH Academy trustees, parents, alumni, grandparents, former parents, faculty and staff, friends and corporations. These donors gave significantly in the past year to the Annual Fund and to our capital programs. It is a reflection of their commitment and belief in Stratford Academy. It is also a reflection of the wonderful and dedicated volunteers who devote hours of time and energy to support the giving programs. This continued support tby our family of donors and volunteers is sincerely appreciated. eritage 2007-2008 Development Committee Robbo Hatcher, Chair Ashley Copelan Sarah Harris Lizzie Clark Kathryn Dennis John Holmes

The Annual Fund The Annual Fund provides for 3% of the annual operating budget. It helps to bridge the gap between tuition that our families pay each year and the actual cost of educating our students. Annual Fund gifts provide for a vast array of support — professional development for our teachers, technology acquisitions, curriculum improvements and additions, band uniforms, athletic equipment and more. Every single gift is important to the continued success of our school. The Annual Fund Report reflects contributions made to Stratford between June 1, 2007 – May 31, 2008. Thank you for giving to the Annual Fund and for your part in making Stratford a great school! 2007-2008 Annual Fund Committee Mark and Mary Ellen Grossnickle, Chairpersons Parent Division Chairs Richard and Jan Battcher, Preschool Carol Moore and Peter Storey, Middle School Darren and Karen Suggs, Lower School

Mr. Raymond A. Pippin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III C Heritage Circle Overlook Circle Dr. and Mrs. George S. Stefanis Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II ($10,000.00 + ) ($5,000.00 + ) Dr. M. Gary Carter Buckhead Uniforms Shop Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen, Jr. Benefactors’ Circle Mr. and Mrs. John C. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Buzzell II Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. ($1,000.00 + ) Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cohen Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cole, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Talley F. Culclasure, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams, Jr. Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan

Dr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III c ir Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Adrien Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Coleman E. J. Grassmann Trust Georgia Pine Level Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Mirza W. Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Michael Collins Mrs. Joyce H. Harper Kroger Dr. and Mrs. M. Sohail Akbar Mr. and Mrs. Randall Cope Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Dr. and Mrs. William V. Argo, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun R. A. Bowen Trust Mr. and Mrs. James J. Barron III Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith W. L. Amos, Sr. Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Janet Walthall Beaty John and Diana Day Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Deems Gifts to the 2007-2008 Founders’ Circle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Black Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis, Jr. Annual Fund ($2,500.00 + ) Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Mr. Stephen J. Denton, Jr. Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs.* Robert A. Bowen III Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey, Jr.

Annual Fund Unrestricted Gifts le Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin [$295,635] Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ellison Annual Fund Restricted Gifts Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Mack E. Faircloth [$81,848] Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Randall B. Brown Lamb and Braswell, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Faulk Annual Fund In-Kind Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McCook, Jr. Mr. William A. Fickling III [$29,282] Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mrs. Martha M. McNeill Five Star Dodge, Inc. Total in Annual Fund Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. William F. Monfort, Jr. Forest Atlantic [$406,765] Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Oliner Dr. and Mrs. Fred N. Gaton

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Ms. Pamela B. Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Starr Electric Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Marc T. Treadwell Mr. and Mrs. Joe Starr Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Glasgow, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Walden III Target Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer, III Mr. and Mrs. Duncan D. Walker III Taylor-Stevens Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walthall III Dr. and Mrs. Nick Tehrani Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Drs. Fady S. and Carol D. Wanna Wachovia Matching Gifts Program Mrs. Marion C. Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David J. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. Mrs. Alex H. S. Weaver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walker Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hathaway Mr. and Mrs. John B. White, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haugabook IV Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams III Supporters Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Hefner, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. (up to $499) Mrs. Ann J. Herman Anonymous (10) Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Hirsh Partners Mr. Ronald C. Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Holleman ($500.00 + ) Dr.* and Mrs. Melvin L. Adams Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Anonymous (1) Miss Ellen K. Adams Dr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr. 2008 Stratford Academy Band Students Mr. and Mrs. Elton M. Adams III Mr. and Mrs. Bryan A. Isgett Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Alibozek Mr. Howell A. Adams III Dr. and Mrs. William H. Jarrard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Bobbitt Mr. Donald A. and Dr. Cheryl F. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O. Adrien Mrs. Catherine S. Booker Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Jones Dr. and Mrs. Don C. Beringer Aetna Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Lloyd W. Bowden Mr. David and Dr. Carol Karlson Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bobbitt III Mr. Harry W. Aivalotis Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Bowen Dr. and Mrs. Rahil Kazi Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bolt Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Aivalotis Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Boyett III Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kehl Mr. Rodney A. Brown Mr. John J. Akacki Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bunker Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Allen Ms. Glenna Jo H. Bradshaw Dr. and Mrs. David E. Kent Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Altman Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Brantley Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Young W. An Mrs. Mary H. Brantley Mr. and Mrs. Clarence L. Kramlich, Jr. Mr. William J. Chastain Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Anderson Ms. Hazel Braun Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lee II Cherokee Brick & Tile Company Mrs. Helen D. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Brewer Lt. Col. and Mrs. Keith P. Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mrs. Nancy D. Anderson Mrs. Ramsey Henderson Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Long, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Ms. Jan C. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Maddux, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dorogy Mr. and Mrs. Flynn L. Andrew Dr. Alrick Brooks and Ms. Joanne Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mahnke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Driver Mrs. Tracey B. Appelbaum Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Brown N. Ekeledo Mrs. Keryn K. Arnett Dr. William W. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Brad D. Brown

Mrs. Linda Ellison Mr. and Mrs. John F. Arnold P Mrs. Virginia F. Monfort Mr. and Mrs. Gerry S. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Cobb Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Brown Dr. and Mrs. M. Sidney Moore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Fry Mr. and Mrs. John G. Atkinson Brown Equipment Company Mr. and Mrs. John S. Neel, Jr. Genentech Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Austin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Brown, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Giglio Mrs. Sharon W. Avant Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Browne artner Mr. Bryan B. Persons Mr. Matthew G. and Dr. Carol C. Haney Mr. and Mrs. James Avera, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Rodney M. Browne Ms. Lucy Benton Persons Dr. and Mrs. A. Kenneth Harper Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bacerra Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Buford, Jr. Ms. Page G. Persons Mr. and Mrs. E. Jerry Harrell Ms. Judy G. Bagley Ms. Rebecca R. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hicks III Mr. and Mrs. David A. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Philhower, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Keith D. Holmes Ms. Blakele Bakker Mr. and Mrs. Chad W. Burton Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson, Sr. Mr. T. Michael Kelley Mr. Srinivas P. Bandi and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Mrs. Margaret Burton Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Poku Mr. and Mrs. E. Doyle Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Burton, Jr. Publix Super Markets, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. James E. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks, Jr. Ms. Martha W. Bush Dr. and Mrs. Farid U. Qazi Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Ms. Tip Barfield Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Butler III Mr. William D. Ramsbottom, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McCook, Sr. Mrs. Lisa B. Barksdale C & H Bus Lines, Inc. Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCord IV Mrs. Ann B. Barron Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Ross Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. Jim Barron Ms. Marcia O. Caldwell Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bashuk Mr. and Mrs. Cecil D. Canady Mr. Bob R. Scheetz Merrill Lynch Matching Gift Program Mrs. Ellison L. Bates Mr. and Mrs. Carl I. Capps Dr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Smisson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Moss, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Battcher Mrs. Elizabeth L. Carson Mr. and Mrs. James P. Smith Mr. Richard E. Moyer and Dr. Ericha Benshoff Dr. Anne Margaret Baxley Mr. and Mrs. C. Tommy Carter Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Smith Mr. Robert W. Nystrom Dr. and Mrs. Jeff H. Beard Mrs. Janet Cook Carter Sogade Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Mr. and Mrs. Simon L. Becker Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Chandler Drs. Felix O. and Bola O. Sogade Mr. and Mrs. L. Keith Parks Ms. Becky C. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Chien T. Chen Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Dr. and Mrs. Muhammad Rehan Dr. and Mrs. J. Duward Benson, Jr. Mrs. Deena H. Cherry Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sams Mr. Fred Bevill, Jr. Mrs. Ashley J. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Sams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Stribling Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Sealy Mr. Ronald T. Binner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Calder B. Clay III The George and Edna Cobb Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Farhan Siddiqui Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Birch Ms. Frances L. Clay s The John S. & James L. Knight Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wyndell H. Sikes, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Tarek Bisat Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clay, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Slappey, Jr. Mrs. Michelle Blaney Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilbur Coggins, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William M. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Spiegel Drs. Robert and Priscilla Bleke Mr. and Mrs. David A. Cole, Sr. Mrs. Martha Z. Thwaite Mr. and Mrs. W. Rodney Collins

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Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Colwell Ms. Lucy Floyd Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Kersey Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Combs Mr. John Folsom Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hendley Mrs. Clytis Marie Kersey Ms. Cynthia H. Comer Dr. and Mrs. Brad N. Ford Mrs. Margaret Hendry Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kersey Mr. and Mrs. A. Bruce Conn Dr. and Mrs. D. Keith Fortson Miss Caroline M. Herman Mr. Haynes H. Killen Mr. and Mrs. Royce Conner Dr. and Mrs. James L. Foster, Jr. Miss Morgan E. Herman Mrs. Lavenia G. Kimbell Mr. Marc A. Corsini Dr. Guy D. Foulkes Mr. Thomas W. Herman Drs. Michael and Tatiana Klyachkin Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Cotton Ms. Jennie M. Foulkes Ms. Lisa L. Hernandez Judge and Mrs. W. D. Knight, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. D. Wesley Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. Frank Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Mr. Henry K. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Cowart Ms. Mary Reid Franklin Ms. Yvette E. Hickey Mr. and Mrs. Myron Koplin Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Cox III Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Dr. and Mrs. John West Hightower Ms. Maithili V. Kulkarni Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mr. Allen Free Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Hills Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lamb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexis L. Cusson III Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fritze Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hinson Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Lane Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dalton Mrs. Patti Fuchs Mr. Hunter N. and Dr. Anna W. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. William H. Larsen Drs. Matthew and Caroline Daly Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Fulk Dr.* and Mrs. Jasper T. Hogan, Jr. Ms. Daryl T. Lasseter Mr. and Mrs. John C. Daniel III Mr. and Mrs. John D. Fuller Mrs. Kay Holland Mrs. Bettie A. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Remer C. Daniel Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Fuller Mr. Hendley Holleman Mr. C. Andy Lawson Dr. and Mrs. Sandeep Datta Mr. and Mrs. E. Shane Fuller Mrs. Mary S. Holleman Mr. Dewayne Lawson and Dr. Bridget Trogden Davis and Sons Mr. Nicholas and Dr. Deborah A. Gadd Mr. Roland M. Holloway Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lazenby Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Davis, Jr. Mr. John Paul Gaddy Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. A. Burton Lee IV Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davis, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Garland, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Stebin Horne III Drs. Gregory P. and Jennifer S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Ms. Tracy L. Garner Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Horne, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Kou Lam Lee Ms. Betty S. Cox Dawkins Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Neal Howard Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Leskosky Mr. and Mrs. E. Herbert Daws Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Garrison Mrs. Angela W. Howell Mrs. Joyce G. Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Dawson, Jr. Mrs. Sandy M. Garvin Mrs. Vicki T. Howell Mr. and Mrs. Norton Linsz Mr. and Mrs. Larry Day Mrs. Ann S. Gaton Mr. David C. Hricik Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Wallace Little III Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Denisar Mr. Christopher D. Geeslin Dr. Jian J. Hua and Mrs. Yan Xu Mr. and Mrs. Tony L. Long Dr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis General Mills Boxtops for Education Mr. and Mrs. Oney H. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Luce, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Spyros Dermatas Dr. and Mrs. Tarun K. Ghosh Mr. and Mrs. R. Andrew Hulsey, Jr. Mrs. Donna Argo-Lumpkin S Mrs. Hope J. Dilling Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Gibson Ms. Elaine Hunnicutt Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lyons Mrs. Katherine Oliver Discher Mrs. Carman Harper Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hurt Macon Tent Rentals, Inc. Ms. Elizabeth B. Domingos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Glasgow, Sr. Mr. G. Brad Hutcheson Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. MacDonald u Mrs. Mary Domingos Mrs. Peggy C. Glover Mr. Rene Iglesias and Mrs. Ethel Zuniga Mr. Richard P. Maier Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Donald Mr. Ronald B. Goldman Industrial Mine and Pipe Supply, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Mr. and Mrs. Terry R. Donaldson Mrs. Sandy Goolsby Mr. J. Alan Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mann Mr. and Mrs. Ron Douthit Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Graham III Mr. and Mrs. Melville A. Jamison II Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann

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Mrs. Nikki E. Merritt Ms. Varsha Ramakrishnan Mrs. Mary Dukes Stapleton Mr. William B. Messer Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Raymond, Jr. Mrs. Melanie Bowen Steglich Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Raynor Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Stephens, Jr. Mid Georgia Ambulance Mr. and Mrs. George R. Reeves Mr. N. Brad Stevens, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Miles Mrs. Holly H. Reeves Mr. David G. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reeves Mr. Peter B. Storey and Mrs. Carol G. Moore Ms. Lindsay Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spencer Reeves, Jr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Miss Madeline O. Miller Ms. Billie Reid Stratford Academy Middle School Faculty Dr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Minette Mr. and Mrs. Damion Reid Mr. John L. Strauss Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Mitchell III Mr. William M. Reynolds, Jr. Mrs. Claire Strawn Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mobley Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Richards Mr. and Mrs. Johnest Straws Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Rishel III Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Stroman Mr. and Mrs. Rhett L. Moody Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Stroup Mrs. Kristan Cotton Moore Ms. Patsy Smith Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Stuart, Jr. Mrs. Sheri T. Moore Mr. Richard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Darren B. Suggs Dr. and Mrs. Robert Morgan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Robinson III Mr. and Mrs. Harpe Suggs Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moring Dr. Lee Hayes Rogers SunTrust Bank Mrs. Polly F. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. James C. Roland Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. West Mr. and Mrs. Don S. Morrow Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rosengart Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy V. Whipple Mr. and Mrs. Malcom Moseley Mr. and Mrs. Rick S. Ross Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sweat Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wilkin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Mosley Rosson Signs Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Z. Swygert Ms. Anneilia Holton-Williams Mrs. Doris M. Muir Mr. Jack T. Rosson Mr. and Mrs. Terence R. Szanto Dr. Howard J. Williams, Jr. Mr. Homer S. Mullins Mrs. Margaret H. Rouse Mr. and Mrs. William J. Tangalos Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams Mrs. Judy F. Murphy Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Mrs. Connie Tate Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Williams, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Myatt Mr. Tracy Rucker Dr. and Mrs. Carter E. Tharpe Mrs. Lori S. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Nash, Sr. Mrs. Anne Brooks Rudzki The Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta Mr. and Mrs. Rodney W. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Roland H. Neel II Mr. and Mrs. Bobby B. Schell The Vine Ingle Little League Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wills

Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Ross S. Schell Mrs. Martha Y. Thomas Mr. Frank P. Wills S Dr. and Mrs. Norman C. Nelson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Schilling Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Thomas II Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Wills Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Nettles Mrs. Nancy H. Schiltz Mr. and Mrs. Bert F. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Wills Mrs. Margaret H. New Dr. Louis M. Schlesinger and Mrs. Ina R. Chanin Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Thornsberry Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wilson u Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Newberry, Jr. Mr. Kyle Schnitzenbaumer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thorpe Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Newland Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Schorr, Sr. Mr. Frank W. Tift Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wise Mr. and Mrs. Howell W. Newton Drs. William Schroder and Joanne Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Tift Mr. Michael S. Wood Dr. and Mrs. Milledge C. Newton Mr. and Mrs. John R. Schwartz Mr. Scott P. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Woodcock

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nicholson Mrs. Deborah Daniel Schwartz Ms. Nancy Todd Mrs. John R. Woodford pp Mrs. Jacinda N. Norvell Mrs. Lisa W. Seneker Mr. James F. Toler Ms. Lauren M. Woodhall Mr. and Mrs. Darin S. Nystrom Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Senters Dr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Torrance Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Mrs. Carol B. O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Aamer Shabbir Mr. and Mrs. H. Jeff Treadway Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Yates, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles O’Neal, Jr. Mr. Malav and Dr. Sheila Shah Dr. and Mrs. R. Steven Tuck Mr. and Mrs. Kazuhiro Yoshida Mr. and Mrs. John O’Shaughnessey III Dr. and Mrs. Issam J. Shaker Mrs. Katherine T. Turner Mr. and Mrs. H. Andrew Young Dr. and Mrs. W. John O’Shaughnessey, Jr. Mr. David K. Sherry Mr. Steven R. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Patsy S. Young Mr. Rajesh Pagadala and Dr. Neelima Puppala Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Shoffner Mrs. Johnnie Sue Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Song C. Yun orter Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Wyndell H. Sikes, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. James A. Upshaw Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Parrott Mr. Philip E. Simmons, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Chris L. Uren Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Parrott Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Simmons Mr. Daniel R. and Dr. Mary Bell Vaughn Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Sarjit J. Patel Mr. H. Scott Singletary Mr. Walter R. Vollenweider Mr. V. James Adams, Jr. Mrs. Cornealia Ham Patton Dr. and Mrs. John T. Slocumb Dr. and Mrs. David M. Walker Mr. Jeffery L. Avant Mrs. Susan Payne Mr. Robert S. Slocumb Mrs. Duncan D. Walker, Jr. Mrs. Ellen M. Bunker Mr. and Mrs. Jerre L. Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Lansford Smith Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Penn Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Ms. Shelli L. Wall Mrs. Elizabeth B. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Persons, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Smith, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David P. Walsh, Jr. Mr. John P. Cole Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Persons III Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith Ms. Kaye G. Wansley Mrs. Ashley A. Copelan Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson, Jr. Ms. Patricia M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Virgil P. Warren Mr. James H. Daws Mrs. Kathleen P. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Smith III Ms. Susan B. Watkins Mrs. Kathryn H. Dennis Dr. and Mrs. A. M. Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Smith Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Watson Mrs. Cynde M. Dickey Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Phillips Ms. Parrish Smotherman Mr. and Mrs. N. Thatcher Watson Mr. J. B. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. T. Cater Pierce Mr. and Mrs. William A. Snow IV Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Watson III Mrs. Sarah S. Harris Mrs. Chandler J. Pike Mr. Adam N. Sokoloff Mrs. Wanda F. Watson Mr. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Pinkston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve M. Solomon IV Mrs. Mary Anne Shirley Watters Mr. J. Eric Hefner Ms. Kendra B. Pippin Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Sosebee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James E. Weatherford Mr. Richard B. Hicks III Mr. J. A. Powell and Ms. Beth E. Gledhill Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell, Jr. Mrs. Meredith Happ Weintraub Mr. James C. Hinson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. OBie W. Powell, Jr. Mrs. Nancy Spiegel Mr. and Mrs. James M. Weir Mr. John P. Holmes III s Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Puckett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Sproles Mr. and Mrs. Manning Weir Dr. David E. Kent Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Stallworth, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Weise Mr. Lee Lineberger Mrs. Linda B. Rainey Mrs. Frances H. Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Welsh Mr. Eugene M. Maddux

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Mr. William F. Monfort, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randall Cope Mr. and Mrs. E. Jerry Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Massey IV Mr. Henry K. Oliner Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Drs. David and Allison Mathis Mrs. Colyar M. Persons Mr. and Mrs. D. Wesley Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Matson Mrs. Virginia M. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. Craig N. Cowart Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Maxwell Mr. C. Randall Smith Dr. and Mrs. Talley F. Culclasure, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hathaway Dr. and Mrs. George W. McCommon Mr. and Mrs. John C. Daniel III Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haugabook IV Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McCook, Jr. Present Parents Dr. and Mrs. Sandeep Datta Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hays, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. McCord IV Anonymous (5) Dr. and Mrs. D. Scott Davis Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Dr. and Mrs. W. Rob McCormack Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O. Adrien Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. McCullough

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Adrien Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. Thomas W. Herman Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. McDaniel P Dr. and Mrs. Mirza W. Ahmed John and Diana Day Ms. Lisa L. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Aivalotis Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Deems Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. John J. Akacki Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Denisar Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hicks III Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. McMaster

Dr. and Mrs. M. Sohail Akbar Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John West Hightower Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. McSwain, Jr. re Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Alibozek Mr. Stephen J. Denton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Young W. An Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hinson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin, Jr. Mrs. Helen D. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Dorogy Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meeks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Ron Douthit Mr. Hunter N. and Dr. Anna W. Hogan Dr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Minette Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Driver Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Holleman Mr. and Mrs. William F. Monfort, Jr. Mrs. Sharon W. Avant Mr. and Mrs. William F. Durden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Dr. and Mrs. M. Sidney Moore, Jr. Ms. Judy G. Bagley Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Durso, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Keith D. Holmes Mrs. Sheri T. Moore Mr. Srinivas P. Bandi and Dr. Sailaja A. Bandi Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Dr. and Mrs. C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moring s ent Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Banks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Guy B. Eberhardt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Mosley Mr. and Mrs. James J. Barron III Dr. and Mrs. Brown N. Ekeledo Mr. David C. Hricik Mr. Richard E. Moyer and Dr. Ericha Benshoff Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Barrow Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Elliott Dr. Jian J. Hua and Mrs. Yan Xu Mr. and Mrs. John S. Neel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bashuk Dr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Ellis Mr. and Mrs. R. Andrew Hulsey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roland H. Neel II Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Battcher Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Bryan A. Isgett Dr. and Mrs. Norman C. Nelson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Simon L. Becker Ms. Carol B. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. Melville A. Jamison II Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Newberry, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Duward Benson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Jarrard Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Nicholson Dr. and Mrs. Don C. Beringer Mr. and Mrs. Whitney T. Evans III Dr. and Mrs. William H. Jarrard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Darin S. Nystrom Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mack E. Faircloth Mr. and Mrs. Bruce F. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Oliner Dr. and Mrs. Tarek Bisat Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Faulk Mr. and Mrs. C. Bryan Jones Mr. and Mrs. Brandon A. Oren Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Bobbitt Dr. and Mrs. James B. Ferrari Mr. Donald A. and Dr. Cheryl F. Jones Mr. and Mrs. John O’Shaughnessey III Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Bolt Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Ms. Kelly Jones Mr. Rajesh Pagadala and Dr. Neelima Puppala Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Mr. William A. Fickling III Dr. and Mrs. M. Todd Jones Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Mr. and Mrs.* Robert A. Bowen III Mr. John Folsom Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Gerry S. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Jones IV Mr. and Mrs. L. Keith Parks Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. D. Keith Fortson Mr. and Mrs. Minsun S. Kang Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Parrott P Mr. and Mrs. Brad D. Brown Dr. and Mrs. James L. Foster, Jr. Ms. Lise Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Sarjit J. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Brown Dr. Guy D. Foulkes Mr. David and Dr. Carol Karlson Mr. and Mrs. Jerre L. Pearson Ms. Jennie M. Foulkes Dr. and Mrs. Rahil Kazi Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Brown s arent Dr. and Mrs. Randall B. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. Frank Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kehl Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Buford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Fredrickson Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. T. Cater Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fritze Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Fry Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Kennedy Ms. Kendra B. Pippin Mr. and Mrs. Chad W. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Chad M. Fulk Dr. and Mrs. David E. Kent Mr. Raymond A. Pippin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Butler III Mr. and Mrs. John D. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Kersey Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Poku Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Fuller Drs. Michael and Tatiana Klyachkin Mr. J. A. Powell and Ms. Beth E. Gledhill Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carter Mr. Nicholas and Dr. Deborah A. Gadd Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Carter II Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Garrett Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lamb, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Farid U. Qazi Dr. M. Gary Carter Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Garrison Mr. and Mrs. William H. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Chandler Dr. and Mrs. Fred N. Gaton Dr. and Mrs. William D. Lazenby Mr. William D. Ramsbottom, Jr. Mr. William J. Chastain Mr. Christopher D. Geeslin Mr. and Mrs. A. Burton Lee IV Dr. and Mrs. Muhammad Rehan Mr. and Mrs. Chien T. Chen Dr. and Mrs. Tarun K. Ghosh Drs. Gregory P. and Jennifer S. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Damion Reid Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Ms. Pamela B. Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lee II Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Leskosky Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Robinson III Mr. and Mrs. John C. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Glasgow, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. James C. Roland Mr. and Mrs. Calder B. Clay III Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Greene Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Long, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Rosengart Dr. and Mrs. David J. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer, III Mr. and Mrs. Tony L. Long Mr. and Mrs. Ross S. Schell Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cole, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Schilling Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Grossnickle Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Dr. Louis M. Schlesinger and Mrs. Ina R. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. G. Matt Grubb Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mahnke Drs. William Schroder and Joanne Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Colwell Drs. William Ham and Debbie West Mr. Richard P. Maier Mr. and Mrs. John R. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Combs Mr. Matthew G. and Dr. Carol C. Haney Mr. and Mrs. James A. Manley III Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Sealy Mr. and Mrs. A. Bruce Conn Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hanse IV Mrs. Susan G. Marshall Dr. and Mrs. Aamer Shabbir

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20 Stratford 2007-2008 Report of Giving Alumni 21 Mrs. Mrs. Summer Smisson Neel 1979 Nettles Coney 1979 Mrs. Carol Arthur1986 R. Mr. Jr. Newberry, Robert Mr. M. Nicholson 1977 Mrs. Jacinda Neal Norvell 1990 Henry Mr. K. Oliner 1971 O’Shaughnessey 1978 Mrs. Gena Lawrence 1988 Tift Palmer Mrs. Lori Gregory1984 A. Mr. Parker 1983 Mrs. Robin Parker Lee 1978 Ham Mrs. Cornealia Patton Bryan 1972 Mr. B. Persons 1971 Persons Mrs. Elizabeth Cole III Persons 1967 Henry Mr. P. Ms. Lucy 2006 Benton Persons G. 2003 Persons Ms. Page 1981 Persons T. Peter Mr. Mrs. Jean 1985 Huffman Peterson 1981 Jr. John B. Peterson, Mr. Mrs. Chandler Jones 1965 Pike 1971 C. Frank Jr. Pinkston, Mr. Monfort Virginia Rabun 1977 Mrs. 1984 Ramsbottom, Jr. D. William Mr. Mrs. Holly Hill Reeves 1980 Reeves Moore 1995 Virginia Mrs. 1987 M. Reynolds, Jr. William Mr. Rogers Hayes Lee 1971 Dr. Rosson 1971 T. Jack Mr. Rudzki 1991 Youmans Mrs. Anne Brooks Sams 1969 D. Kenneth Mr. 1967 A. Thomas Sams, Jr. Mr. SchillingMoore 1976 Mrs. Margaret Mrs. Deborah Daniel Schwartz 1967 Seneker 1982 Williams Mrs. Lisa H. Scott SingletaryMr. 1974 Slocumb 1977 T. John Dr. Mrs. Amanda Neal Smith 1992 Mrs. Anna Newton Smith 1970 Ashley Smith Lansford 1991 Mr. Snow 1981 Jarrard Mrs. Karen A. Snow William IV 1978 Mr. Adam N. Sokoloff 1986 Mr. 1977 Sosebee, Jr. Hugh D. Mr. Harper 1977 Mrs. Stapleton Frances Mrs. Mary 1976 Dukes Stapleton Starr Mrs. 1978 Bonnie Edwards Mrs. Melanie Bowen 1974 Steglich Mrs. Lindsey 1977 Owens Stevens 1977 Sr. N. Brad Stevens, Dr. 2003 Jr. N. Brad Stevens, Mr. Samuel Z. SwygertMr. 1973 1976 Thompson Clay Mrs. Cater Tift 2003 W. Frank Mr. Tift 1967 P. Jerome Dr. Tift 1999 Scott P. Mr. 1994 Toler James F. Mr. 1988 Treadway Mrs. Lamb Mollye 1974 Treadwell Dennis Wimberly Mrs. 1996 Turner Tharpe Mrs. Katherine III 1977 Walden Roy B. Mr. III 1977 Walker Duncan D. Mr. III 1975 Walthall W. Frank Mr. 1980 Warren Mrs. Hannah Napier 1977 Jr. Watson, T. Nathan Mr. 1970 Mrs. MaryWatters Anne Shirley 1977 Weintraub Mrs. Happ Meredith

Mr. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. 1982 Jr. Hatcher, Robert Mr. F. Mrs. Sally Sanders 1994 Hatcher J. Eric Hefner 1983 Mr. Ms. Lisa Hernandez Lineberger 1981 Mrs. Angela Maddox Hicks 1976 Richard B. Hicks III 1973 Mr. 1976 Hightower West John Dr. James 1976 C. Hinson, Mr. Sr. Hogan 1980 Weaver Anna Dr. Hendley Holleman 2006 Mr. Roland M. 1967 Holloway Mr. Horne Stebin III 1993 F. Mr. Mrs. Jamie 1978 Hester Howard 1991 Howell Williams Mrs. Angela G. Brad Hutcheson 1993 Mr. Robert Mr. J. 1984 Jarrard 1977 Jr. H. Jarrard, William Dr. Jones 1975 Bruce F. Mr. Mrs. Melissa Jones Philhower 1977 Miss Jaime C. Kaplan 1979 1991 Kelly John P. Mr. Kempa 1976 David P. Mr. 1986 Kennedy Williams Mrs. Kelly Haynes H. Killen 1995 Mr. Henry Mr. K. 1972 Koplin 1993 Kulkarni V. Ms. Maithili 1992 Jr. S. Lamb, William Mr. 1964 Lawson Charles Andrew Mr. Jennifer 1990 Lee Shaker Dr. 1978 Buzzell Leskosky Mrs. Francesca III Lineberger Lee 1980 Mr. Little III 1962 Wallace Edmund Mr. Mrs. Nancy Johnson 1979 Long Mrs. Donna 1975 Lumpkin Argo M. Eugene Maddux 1972 Mr. Mrs. Deborah Smith Marsh 1976 M. Massey IV 1991 Walter Mr. Bertram Mr. Maxwell IV 1999 B. MaxwellMs. Dorothy 2004 Mullis Mrs. MaxwellPamela 1980 1983 McCommon W. George Dr. Robert Mr. L. III McCommon 1969 1986 H. Thomas Jr. McCook, Mr. Mrs. Susan 1988 Marie Mincey McCord Michael S. 1986 McCue Mr. Miss Alyson J. McGoldrick 1997 Mrs. Donna Kay Miller McGoldrick 1978 McMillan 1970 D. Charlton Mr. Mrs. Martha McKenzie McNeill 1967 1976 Jr. McSwain, D. Harold Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mr. 1973 Gary Mr. M. Meadors 1970 Medlin Mrs. Kathleen Cook 1988 1976 Meeks, Jr. W. John Mr. Merlino 1975 T. Mrs. Melissa Mrs. Nikki Etheridge Merritt 1991 B. Messer 1996 William Mr. Mrs. Nancy Carter Mitchell 1976 1979 Monfort, Jr. F. William Mr. 1995 Moore Mrs. Kristan Cotton Robert 1990 Dr. R. Jr. Morgan, Moring 1990 Mrs. Creter Stacey Morrison Felton 1967 Mrs. Polly Mrs. Muir Doris 1969 McCowen Homer S. Mullins Mr. 1964 Murphy 1977 Mrs. Judy Forester 2007-2008 Report of Giving

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Garrison onoraium Mr. Christopher D. Geeslin Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. Drs. George and Anne (Muffy) Hanse Sogade Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell, Jr. Taylor-Stevens Foundation, Inc. Ms. Pamela B. Gibbons In honor of David Green Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hanse IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III In honor of Robert H. Stallworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross W. L. Amos, Sr. Foundation, Inc. In honor of Shanon S. Gross Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson, Sr. Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. In honor of Toni W. Stallworth Mr. and Mrs. Bryan A. Isgett Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Ms. Kelly Jones In honor of Yvette E. Hickey Corporations Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Koplin Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross In honor of Alexandra A. Stefanis Brown Equipment Company Lamb and Braswell, LLC Mr. Milford B. Hatcher, Jr. Buckhead Uniforms Shop In honor of Patricia M. Horne Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Leskosky C & H Bus Lines, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. In honor of Brad Stevens, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. McCue Cherokee Brick & Tile Company Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. In honor of Charles A. Jay Davis and Sons Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Parrott Dr. and Mrs. Carl C. Schuessler, Sr. Emory Communications, LLC Mr. and Mrs. George L. Pierson, Sr. In honor of Kathryn Simmons Strickland Five Star Dodge, Inc. In honor of Kelly Jones Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mrs. William P. Simmons Forest Atlantic Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Damion Reid Genentech In honor of Jennifer W. Sweat Ms. Patsy Smith Roberts In honor of Millie W. Jones General Mills Boxtops for Education Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sams Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Industrial Mine and Pipe Supply, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Sams, Jr. In honor of Senior Band Parents Kroger In honor of Charles M. Ladson Dr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Smisson, Jr. 2008 Stratford Academy Band Students Lamb and Braswell, LLC Mrs. William P. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith Macon Tent Rentals, Inc. In honor of Martha Y. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John R. Walker In honor of William F. Ladson III Merrill Lynch Matching Gift Program Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Zaxby’s of Middle Georgia Mrs. William P. Simmons Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. In honor of Ann B. Tift In honor of Andy Lawson Microsoft Giving Campaign The JK Group Inc. Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mid Georgia Ambulance Honorariums Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross In honor of Steven R. Turner, Jr. Publix Super Markets, Inc. In honor of Betty Sweet Atkinson In honor of Dewayne Lawson Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Rosson Signs Mrs. William P. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Starr Electric Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. In honor of Clyde T. Austin Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. SunTrust Bank In honor of Laura J. Voss Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Butler III In honor of Redonda W. Mann Target Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Zaxby’s of Middle Georgia In honor of Ella S. Bickley Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. In honor of Tina S. Wootan Mrs. Rachel Bickley Speicher In honor of Lynn H. Massey Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross Organizations In honor of John S. Bickley, III Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Ross 2008 Stratford Academy Band Students Mrs. Rachel Bickley Speicher In honor of Walter S. Mays Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Memorials Mr. and Mrs. William F. Hodges s Stratford Academy Middle School Faculty In honor of Kathryn R. Bickley In memory of Melvin L. Adams The Vine Ingle Little League Mrs. Rachel Bickley Speicher In honor of William B. McDavid, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Carter Mid Georgia Ambulance Mr. William H. Cowan

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Mr. and Mrs. J. Darryl Jones In memory of Don Cheney Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lewis Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. Haynes H. Killen Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Liipfert Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III In memory of Bob Cleveland Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L. McLendon Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Dr. Lee Hayes Rogers Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin, Jr. UCDOCS, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Stewart Drs. Gary and Anna Walker In memory of Daniel D. Dunwody, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Stone, Jr. Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. Stephen A. Reichert Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. J. Blake Sullivan In memory of Andy Anderson In memory of Jennifer Slocumb Ewing Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. John K. Dukes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons In memory of Amy M. Faile In memory of Charles R. Herbert Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson, Jr. Ms. Katherine A. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mahnke Mr. and Mrs. John B. White, Sr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees In memory of Karen C. Herman Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Stratford Academy Board of Trustees In memory of Dennis John Flanagan Beall In memory of Doris E. Folsom In memory of Doris Jones In memory of Margaret Odom Rader Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. Poole Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III In memory of Ann Martin Bowen Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin In memory of Otis W. Gunn In memory of Thomas C. Ray Mr. and Mrs. LaBarre W. Blackman Dr. and Mrs. M. Sidney Moore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Bradley, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon In memory of John Paul Jones, Sr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. Wade T. Adams Dr. and Mrs. W. Morris Brown, Jr. In memory of William H. Rice Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley, Jr. Butler Automotive Group, Inc. In memory of Willis M. Hanberry Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Mrs. Patricia C. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. D. Melson Butler Mrs. John K. Dukes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Brody In memory of Tommy Robinson Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan Bynum Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. Bernard L. Levens, Jr. Mrs. Marguerite W. Cato In memory of Cathy G. Hardie Dr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clay, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin In memory of Monty W. Rogers M Dura Connell Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mrs. Catherine G. Hardie Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gilson Mrs. Mary Nunn Domingos Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison, Jr. Mr. Patrick E. Hardie Mrs. Otis B. Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison, Jr. Mrs. Cindy Jones The Dorothy V. and N. Logan Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Hardeman Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Evans Ms. Marilyn Holton-Walker Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. The Samuel T. Mercer Foundation Mr. Hal B. Hatcher In memory of Elizabeth Sams Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. In memory of H. Wilbur Harper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mrs. Kay H. Hollis emorial Mr. Ronald C. Abbott Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hawkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Simmons Mrs. Alice Ann D. Holman Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams, Jr. Mrs. Roger A. Kaiser Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. J. Darryl Jones Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Allen Dr. and Mrs. J. L. King, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux In memory of James R. Sams Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Farriba Ms. Alyson J. McGoldrick Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Simmons Dr. and Mrs. C. Emory Johnson, Jr. Ms. Katherine M. McHan Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay, Jr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mrs. Bettie A. Lawrence Mrs. Emmet G. McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Meadors In memory of Larry A. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L. McLendon Dr. and Mrs. M. Sidney Moore, Jr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mrs. Martha M. McNeill OBGYN Specialists, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Rhett L. Moody Mrs. Lee T. Newton In memory of Solon P. Simons Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Dr. and Mrs. Milledge C. Newton Reverend Robert M. Simons Mr. Charles L. Ruffin Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Penn Mr. Bryan B. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Sheffield In memory of John F. Smith Mr. Bryan B. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Corbin Raley Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Kehl Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Persons III Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Phillips Sheridan, Solomon & Associates, LLC Dr. and Mrs. William H. Somers Mr. and Mrs. Rick S. Ross Mrs. William P. Simmons In memory of Mary Byrd White Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stewart Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Ward Stone, Jr. The Vine Ingle Little League Ms. Hilda J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McCook, Jr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wills Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Solomon V Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Mr. and Mrs. J. Blake Sullivan Mr. Frank P. Wills Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Sr. The Vine Ingle Little League New York Yankees Mr. and Mrs. Joe T. Wills Mr. and Mrs. James O. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Y. Peyton Wells In memory of Thomas H. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Wills Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan Mrs. Patricia C. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Wyche, Jr. In memory of Connie Bowen Hart In memory of Cecil L. Lovein Dr. and Mrs. William P. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Yates, Jr. Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs In memory of Louise Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mrs. Marguerite W. Cato In memory of Jimmy Gillis Lumley In memory of James H. Yarbrough, Jr.

In memory of Jeanni H. Budd s Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Stratford Academy Board of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison, Jr. In memory of in memory of Geraldine Ogburn Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Mrs. Patricia C. Brewer * Deceased

24 Stratford 2007-2008 Report of Giving Stratford Report of Giving Excellence Never Rests A Campaign for Stratford Academy he history of Stratford Academy is a history of excellence — and of commit- ment. In our school’s earliest days, many sacrifices were made. The story is told of one of the school’s founding board members, Dr. Bill Shirley, who promised his wife, Bess, a new sofa for their home. But, as it turned out, the sofa was not meant to be, as the Shirleys would continually use the “sofa money” instead to help pay bills at Stratford, so the fledgling school could remain open. tBess Shirley never complained. Nor did the school’s teachers who were at times asked to hold their paychecks. Or the many others who made similar sacrifices. No one minded. Because there was a common cause, a greater good. It was for the children. It’s rare when one can make a lasting impact on the life of a school — but there have been three such significant times in the life of Stratford Academy. Those chal- lenging early years were the first. The second was the move from Coleman Hill to Peake Road. And the third is … now. During this historic opportunity, may a simple sofa serve as a powerful reminder, that we, too, are called to commit. Because, for the best education, for the best future, Excellence Never Rests. Dr. Bill and Bess Shirley

Dr. John Paul Jones Field House adVance Flooring Company Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Amos, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William V. Argo, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman G. Baggarley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Bevill Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bickley, Jr. Mrs. Patricia C. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Cantrell III Dr. John Paul Jones Field House Tommy Robinson Weight Room Mr. Craig W. Chalkley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Hoffman III Picture Perfect Dr. and Mrs. Minor C. Vernon Cherokee Brick & Tile Company Hofstadter & Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. D. Hughes Pinson W. L. Amos, Sr. Foundation, Inc. Choice Concrete Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hofstadter Pittman Waller Company Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Walden III Conditioned Air Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Duncan D. Walker III Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Huffman Mr. Larry N. Pope Warren Associates Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Dr. and Mrs. William H. Jarrard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Stephen Popper III Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Watson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Ellis Dr. Kim W. Johnston Pyles Plumbing Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells III Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Farriba Dr. and Mrs. David W. Jones Mr. T. Bryant Pyles Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wilkerson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Farriba Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Judd Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Mr. and Mrs. Herschell W. Winters, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Faulkner, Jr. Mr. David P. Kempa Regions Bank Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wise Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Lee F. McDavid Photography Dr. and Mrs. Joe Sam Robinson Mr. and Mrs. George E. Youmans, Jr. Five Star Dodge, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Liipfert Jack, Liz, and Tommy Rosson Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Young Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fritze Mr. and Mrs. L. Robert Lovett Rosson Sign Company G. A. Faulkner Company McAlister’s Deli of Macon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sams Maurice S. The Geeslin Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. McCook, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Alfred Sams III General Steel Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. McDavid The Sanford Company Barnett Golf Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brian McDavid Mr. and Mrs. C. Warren Selby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer, III Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Smisson III Complex Dr.* and Mrs. H. Wilbur Harper, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L. McLendon Mr. and Mrs. C. Randall Smith Mr. Wade T. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Harper III Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William H. Anderson II Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. SP Design Group Mrs. Matthews G. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. William A. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. John S. Neel, Jr. Starr Electric Company, Inc. Mrs. Nelle C. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Herndon Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Oliner Mr. and Mrs. Joe Starr Dr. and Mrs. William W. Baxley, Jr. Mr. L. Russell Hilburn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Craig O’Neal, Sr. Stratford Booster Club Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerre L. Pearson SunTrust Bank, Middle Georgia Bon Hommes, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Penn Mr. and Mrs. Marc T. Treadwell Mr. and Mrs. William R. Bowden Mr. and Mrs. William F. Hodges Maurice S. Barnett Golf Complex Mr. and Mrs. John B. Peterson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Zane Vance Mrs. Helen H. Braswell

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Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Mrs. Jan J. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Burnham Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. May Dr. and Mrs. William J. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. McDavid Carr Construction Mr. and Mrs. Phillip M. McGoldrick Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Casteel Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay, Jr. Mike Casteel Construction Company Dr. and Mrs. Christopher L. McLendon Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chanin Mrs. Martha M. McNeill Mr.* and Mrs.* Joseph M. Childs Mr. Alan S. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Calder B. Clay III Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Arnold W. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Mack Minton III Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mr. and Mrs. Rhett L. Moody Mr. and Mrs. V. James Adams, Jr. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Keith P. Leslie Dr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Davis Dr. and Mrs. M. Sidney Moore, Jr. Mrs. Janet E. Amos Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lineberger Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. and Mrs. John S. Neel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Austin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Deaton Mr. and Mrs. John O’Shaughnessey III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Avant Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Maddux, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Deems Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Palmer III Dr. and Mrs. J. Duward Benson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mann Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Parker Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Brogdon, Jr. Mrs. Susan Hanberry Martin Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Bunker Mrs. Lynn H. Massey Mrs. Katherine Oliver Discher Mr. Bryan B. Persons Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Burgess, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Maxwell III Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Philhower, Jr. Ms. Rebecca R. Burgess Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas McAfee III Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Ellison, Jr. Mr. Larry N. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Burgess Mrs. Martha M. McNeill Mr. Ben A. English Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun Butler Automotive Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Medlin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tee Faircloth Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Clifford Ray Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Butler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Oliner Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Faulkner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Reeves, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. L. Morris Butler Mrs. Elizabeth K. Parks Ms. Shannon Kay Fickling Mrs. Virginia M. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Butler Patricia Stewart Burgess Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fortney, Sr. Mrs. Shirley K. Roobin Drs. Craig and Brenda V. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Peavy G. A. Faulkner Company Mr. Jack T. Rosson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Castle Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Persons Ms. Pamela Barnett Gibbons Rosson Sign Company Cherokee Brick & Tile Company Mrs. Kathleen P. Peterson Mr. Thomas E. Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. David H. Rozier Mr. and Mrs. Karl Christianson Mr. Gabriel Pham and Dr. Zoe J. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Rick W. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sams Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Clark Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Phelps, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Sarasota Christian School, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Philip T. Rabun

Mrs. Otis B. Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Schwartz Mr. John P. Cole and Ms. Mary S. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Reeves, Jr. C Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Gunn II Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Sealy Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. F. Kennedy Hall Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Senters Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Copelan, Sr. Mr. William M. Reynolds, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. A. Kenneth Harper Mr. and Mrs. F. Tredway Shurling Mr. and Mrs. Neil S. Creter Mrs. Juanita W. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Dr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Smisson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Talley F. Culclasure, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Sams Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Raymond Smith Mr. and Mrs. James H. Daws Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Alfred Sams III Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. SP Design Group Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Dennis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Schorr, Sr. am Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hicks III Starr Electric Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dickey III Mrs. Mickey Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. Joe Starr Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sheridan Mr. Hunter N. and Dr. Anna W. Hogan Dr. and Mrs. N. Brad Stevens, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Easterlin Dr. and Mrs. William C. Shirley, Sr. Idle Hour Ladies Golf Association Mrs. Robin C. Stevens Mrs. Linda Ellison Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Shoffner Mr. and Mrs.* C. Deming Jones Stratford Academy Alumni Association Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ellison Mr. and Mrs. F. Tredway Shurling Mrs. Cindy Jones Mr. and Mrs. J. Blake Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Eubanks Ms. Patricia M. Smith Mr. and Mrs. J. Darryl Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Swann Mr. William A. Fickling III Ms. Parrish Smotherman Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Jones The Sewing Club Mr. and Mrs. Tommy C. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. James L. Solomon Dr. and Mrs. Ferdinand V. Kay Mrs. Martha Y. Thomas Georgia Pine Level Foundation Mr. and Mrs. M. Baxter Sowell, Jr. Mr. Henry K. Koplin Mr. and Mrs. Bert F. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. David E. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Stallworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Lamb, Jr. Mr. Todd Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Emmitte H. Griggs Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Stewart p aign Mrs. Peggy K. Lancaster Dr. and Mrs. William L. Tift Mr. and Mrs. William C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. J. Blake Sullivan Dr. and Mrs. Larry E. Landers Mr. and Mrs. Marc T. Treadwell Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Hatcher, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sweat Lee F. McDavid Photography Mrs. Duncan D. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Sr. Ms. Lillian M. Talcott Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Maddux Mrs. Joanne G. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hatcher, Jr. The Fickling Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John B. White, Sr. Ms. Patricia C. Hayslip Mrs. Martha Y. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. W. Winston Wilfong Mr. and Mrs. J. Eric Hefner Mr. Steven R. Turner, Jr. The Report of Giving for capital Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wilson Ms. Yvette E. Hickey Dr. and Mrs. Minor C. Vernon campaign and endowments Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wise recognizes contributions to Stratford Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Hicks III W. L. Amos, Sr. Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Caesar A. Yarbrough III Academy from June 1, 2007, to Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hinson, Sr. Wachovia Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Young August 15, 2008. We have made Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Hofstadter Drs. Fady S. and Carol D. Wanna Mr. and Mrs. James S. Zimmerman every effort to ensure that donors’ Mr. and Mrs. John P. Holmes III Mr. and Mrs. H. Ronald Watson names are listed correctly and in the Mrs. Vicki T. Howell Mr. and Mrs. James K. Williams appropriate categories. If we have Other Pledges and Mr. and Mrs. J. Darryl Jones Mr. and Mrs. James Wootan made an error, we apologize and ask Mr. and Mrs. J. Bruce Jones that it be brought to the attention of Gifts for Capital Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Jones the Institutional Advancement Office Ms. Jamie C. Kaplan * Deceased by calling (478) 477-8073 or by email Campaign Dr. and Mrs. S. Douglas Katz to [email protected]. Anonymous Ms. Alice M. Kunce Mrs. Diane M. Adams Mr. C. Andy Lawson

26 Stratford 2007-2008 Report of Giving Stratfordwww.stratford.org/Alumni Alumni News 1967 1973 Alden Hall ’05 Named Captain Don and Debby Daniel Schwartz Eagles support Jan Jones Marsh with of Ithaca College Crew Team share photos from the Class of 1967’s blood drive! Jan was diagnosed with lden Hall ’05 just finished 40th reunion held in fall 2007. multiple myeloma on February 19, and her third year in the Ithaca was admitted to the Multiple Myeloma College Crew team, and Institute in Little Rock, Arkansas, from A has been voted women’s captain March 6-June 6. She came home for for next year. Her V-2 boat had a few weeks and returned to Arkansas a successful year, earning a gold on July 10 for more chemotherapy at the New York State champion- and another transplant. On July 29, ships, and bronze at the Eastern Jan received news that she was in Championships in Division III. REMISSION and would be going home Both of the Ithaca women’s varsity The Class of ’67 held they reunion dinner at The Brickyard soon. Many of the days that she was boats qualified for and participated in Macon. at the hospital, Jan would receive two in the Division III NCAA Champi- or three bags of blood and platelets. To onships in Sacramento, California. show their support, Stratford family and The Ithaca Varsity Crew team friends hosted a blood drive in her honor scored 4th overall in Sacramento. Alden Hall, front, with Ithaca crew teammates on April 28 at Vineville Baptist Church in Macon. The drive was an overwhelming success. Fifty units of blood were collected and the turnout was Don Brewer ’67 was awarded the class’s 1979 Outstanding Alumni Award. approximately 75% from Jan’s fellow Cindy Courtney married Wesley Colter Eagles. Some attended to give blood on October 11, 2004. They welcomed a son, and others came to show their moral William Frederick, on September 22, 2006. support. In addition, there have been The Colters live in Indianapolis, Indiana. similar efforts in Athens for UGA Helen Hatcher Braswell, Beth Williams Thompson, students and alumni, Barnesville Nancy Newton Arnold and Nelle Childs Barnett and Atmore, Alabama (where Jan helped to organize the Jan Jones Marsh blood drive. 1981 lives now). Blake Lisenby has been named a partner Many Stratford friends helped with Sell and Melton LLP in Macon. to organize the blood drive with advertising, distributing flyers, talking to local civic groups and bringing wonderful food to the drive 1983 Roy Fickling was named to the board and staffing the drive. The Class of ’67 gathers for a photo on Beth Williams Thompson gave blood in of directors of Piedmont Community the stairs of Overlook Mansion. support of Jan. Bank Group, Inc. in Macon. 1972 1988 Marilyn Skinner Ray Moody, son of Kippy Tift and Mulder keeps busy Avery Moody ’89, is pictured with homeschooling her Okefenokee Joe (next page) at the children and working in Valdosta Public Library. Kippy writes, King’s Kids and middle “When I saw that Okee Joe was coming school junior church. She to Valdosta, I knew I had to take Ray. He and husband, Jon, have is a huge animal lover, but was under- eleven children and three standably scared of the snakes once we grandchildren. They live got there. I was so excited to see Okee in Marshalltown, Iowa. Joe again and hear his talk about the

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benevolence of A son, Benjamin snakes and all Conwell wild animals 1990 (Ben), born on Catherine Liles Samples has been and how November 20, named director of Macon Arts Alliance. much humans 2007, to John can learn and Jennifer from them. I Kelly. Big broth- talked to him 1991 er, Drew, enters They announce the birth of their son, Skye after and he A son, Britian Greenberry “B.G.”, born first grade at Stratford this year. Henry Tift Lannon, June 3, 2008. Maysie is a remembered to Britt and Evelyn Ogburn ’97 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and my dad and Bickley on April 15, 2008, of Macon. a Licensed Massage Therapist. said that A daughter, Anna Kate (above) born to 1992 he was one of the first people to see Clay and Angie Williams Howell on A daughter, Madeline English Bowman, the need for that kind of educational March 23, 2007. Angie writes, “Clay and born on November 22, 2007, to Craig 1993 program and to invite him to bring I live in Atlanta, where he is an attorney and Jodi Solomon Bowman of Kevin and Dale Anne Hudson are the his snakes to Stratford. I told him how and I stay home with our girls, Claire Macon. She enjoys playing with big parents of Jake, age 4, and Nicholas, age much dad admired him. It was great!” and Anna Kate. Claire is 4½ and Anna brother, Cade, and big sister, Caitlyn. 1. They moved to Chattanooga during Kate celebrated her first birthday on the summer of 2008. Twin girls, Easter Day.” Stella Louise 1989 and Marion A daughter, Sydney Elizabeth, born Campbell, 1994 on March 4, 2008, to Tyler and A daughter, Helen born on Leigh Taylor. Hatcher (Hattie), March 11, 2008, to Chris and Marion born on October 18, Gene Hatcher has been named a Cook McIntyre. 2007, to John and partner with Jones, Cork and Miller, Maysie Tift married Nyles Lannon in Bess Leverett LLP in Macon. San Francisco on New Year’s Eve 2007. Stover of Griffin.

Russell Henley ’07 Wins Georgia State Amateur Tournament here’s a saying that you can never have a bad day on the golf course. On Sunday, July 13, 2008, that cer- Ttainly rang true for Russell Henley ’07. After four days of play on his home course at Idle Hour in Macon and a four shot deficit, he captured the lead of the Georgia State Amateur Championship Tournament on hole 17 and finished with a new amateur record of 270. Other Stratford Eagles in the tournament were alums Brian Persons ’72, Peter Persons ’81, Hal Greer ’88, Sandy Burgess ’93, and Alfred Sams ’97. Current Stratford parents, Keith Holmes and Steve Welsh, and former par- Henley had a stellar freshman year on the University of Georgia ent, Jack Hall, also played in the tour- golf team. He was named an All-American by the Golf Coaches As- nament. Matthew Beringer, 7th grader, sociation of America and a member of the National All-Freshmen Russell lines up a putt with the help of and Adam Henley ’95 caddied for play- Team. The UGA golf team placed eighth at the NCAA Championship his brother and caddy Adam ‘95. ers Harris English and Russell Henley. finishing as the highest ranking SEC team.

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Robin has taught undergraduate child Every Day is a Disney Robin Knight Gabriels ’80 development and graduate-level child as- sessment courses at the University of Den- Day for Zannie Leads Research Efforts ver, University of Northern Colorado, and Walker ’04 for Autism Metropolitan State College. She completed her post-doctoral training at the Univer- alt Disney World, the one obin Knight Gabriels ’80, Psy.D., sity of Colorado Health Sciences Center, place where no one has to is a licensed clinical psychologist JFK Partners, specializing in assessing Wgrow up. Just as Peter Pan Rand Associate Professor at the and treating children who have neurode- experiences this phenomenon in Nev- University of Colorado Health Sciences velopmental erland so do the families and guests Center. She is the program director and disabilities. She who decide to shed the trappings of founder of the Neuropsychiatric Special received her doc- normal life and return to childhood, Care Program at The Children’s Hospital, torate in clinical even if it is only for a moment. This Denver, Colorado, an intensive day treat- psychology from transformation was one of the many ment and inpatient program for children the University of reasons why Zannie Walker ’04 first and adolescents with autism spectrum Denver School of fell in love with Disney. In January disorders or other developmental dis- Professional Psy- 2006, she moved to Orlando, Florida, abilities who are in crisis. Robin is also a chology in 1997 to participate in the Walt Disney World board member of the Colorado Chapter and completed College Program. The program pro- of the American Autism Association and her pre-doctoral vides college students with a unique has over 20 years of experience assessing internship at the opportunity to work in a variety of and treating a variety of child, adolescent, William S. Hall roles at the Walt Disney World Resort. and adult populations. She is the co-editor Psychiatric Insti- As cast members, they are responsible of two books Autism: From Research to tute and the Uni- Robin Knight Gabriels for bringing the magic and adventure Individualized Practice (2002, Jessica versity of South of Disney to guests and helping them Kingsley Publishers) and Growing Up Carolina Medical School with a variety of create memories that will last a life with Autism: Working with School-Age child and adult medical and psychiatric time. Her role as a character attendant Children and Adolescents (Guildford populations. Robin has an M.A. in Art involved insuring the safety and integ- Press, 2007). She has published in the Therapy from Vermont College of Nor- rity of the Disney characters as well as fields of art therapy, asthma, and autism, wich University and was the founder and helping with character-guest interac- lectured nationally and internationally, director of the art therapy department at tions. After she returned to Athens to and conducts research related to improv- the National Jewish Medical and Research resume her studies at UGA, she main- ing autism interventions. Center in Denver Colorado. tained a professional relationship with As a student at Stratford, Robin’s Currently, her research focuses on the Walt Disney Company as a Cam- interests were art, photography and writ- treatment outcomes for autistic and As- pus Representative at the University of ing. She was involved in the yearbook pberger’s Syndrome patients enrolled in Georgia for the College Program. She staff and a writing club which produced a therapeutic horseback riding programs recruits other students to share in this poetry magazine. These interests carried and developing a picture reinforcement amazing experience. After graduation system to assist children with in August 2008, she returned to Orlan- sequencing in medical examina- do and embarked on a career with the tions. At this point, they have Walt Disney Company making dreams found anecdotal evidence to come true. support that the horseback pro- gram has decreased irritability, changed daily living skills and improved motor planning and coordination for patients with a spectrum of autism disorders. In June 2007, her program Robin, second from right, with Big Head Todd and the Monsters was chosen to benefit from the over when she began studying for her donations collected from the “Big Head master’s in art therapy and she began to Todd and the Monsters” concert at Red see how useful visual strategies were for Rocks in Denver, Colorado. To learn patients with autism and other develop- more about Robin’s work, visit mental disabilities. www.thechildrenshospital.org.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 29 with the President, social dinners and State ar- Sally Jackson ’03 rivals. The Social Office deals with everything is Socially Engaged from flowers, menus, seating, guest lists, en- tertainment and line-by-lines (which are the ally Jackson ’03 is one of four women minute by minute sequences of each event). 1997 who work in First Lady Laura Bush’s So- Specifically, she maintains the guest lists for A daughter, Addison Flemming, born cial Office in the East Wing of the White each event, takes care of guests’ needs, and co- on July 8, 2008, to Adam and Stacy S Flemming Wilson of Macon. House. The White House Social Office is in ordinates their arrival and greets them to ensure charge of the planning, coordination and execu- there are not any issues upon arrival. The office usually sends out print invitations or sometimes Sally may personally invite 1998 guests over the phone depending on Ramsey Henderson married Tripp the event. White House events require Bridges on September 22, 2007, in detailed pre-work for events — some Cashiers, North Carolina. of which they know months in ad- vance and other times an event will A son, Max jump on the calendar that week. Stuart, born “Basically, our office maintains the on May 5, appearance that everything is running 2008, to Adam smoothly when things are probably and Sylvia hectic,” says Sally half-jokingly. Bayme Burke of Houston, Texas. The First Lady’s social office aver- ages about 30 events a month; this Jessica Helen Redding is pursuing number has doubled from last year. an MBA from the Tuck School of Some of the highlights since she start- Business at Dartmouth College in New President George W. Bush pauses a moment for a photo with Sally ed in January have been the Pope’s Hampshire and is expected to graduate tion of all official White House events. This may visit in April, the Governor’s dinner in February in June 2009. She worked in Tampa this range from a luncheon hosted by The First Lady with a performance by Amy Grant and Vince summer as a special assistant to the or a formal reception with around 200 guests. Gill, and the recent dinner in honor of baseball chairman of Raymond James. Sally is the Assistant for Arrangements in The with a performance by Kenny Chesney in the First Lady’s Social Office so she is responsible Rose Garden. for managing each guest list, assisting with “My first two events were receptions in 2001 White House entertainment and helping to honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 199th birthday Andrew Jenkins was a volunteer implement the sequencing of events. She is the and the fifth anniversary of The Heart Truth’s coach for the Miracle League team, the first point of contact for guests of the President Red Dress Initiative,” shares Sally. “Recently, Pirates, in Macon. The Miracle League is and Mrs. Bush and works closely with the Social we also had the Temptations play at the White an organization committed to providing Secretary, Deputy Social Secretary, Social Office House for an African American History month a baseball experience for mentally and Staff Assistant, Calligraphers and Usher’s Office event and the Jonas Brothers played at the Eas- physically challenged children. as well as outside groups like Congress, Cabinet ter Egg Roll.” members, Ford’s Theatre and the Kennedy Cen- If you are one of the First Lady’s Social Sec- A son, Jett Candler, ter. She deals with each guest prior to an event retaries, you work long hours and many week- born on August in order to compile an RSVP list and coordinate ends, but Sally says that it is an honor and a 13, 2008, to Kyle guest entry from the gate with Secret Service. privilege to work at the White House and muses, ’02 and Christy Mrs. Bush acts as the most gracious host con- “I’m not sure that any future job will compare!” Cantrell Johnston. tinually emphasizing to her staff the importance of making her guests feel welcome and comfortable when at- tending any White House event; thus, 2003 a lot goes into an event’s logistics in Annie Katz is enrolled as a freshman order to ensure a picturesque and in the Tulane University Medical memorable experience each time. School. Sally and her co-workers coordi- nate all of Mrs. Bush’s events, but they also play a large role in most 2004 Presidential events at the White Ashley Kirk (above, next page) House which includes large south is the first female athlete from the lawn events, photo opportunities Sally, second from left, escorts the Jonas Brothers at the Annual White House Egg Roll. University of South Carolina to receive All-SEC honors for four consecutive

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years. In 2004, she a brand new show called The Plant That her brother, Emeka ’04, to hear her is very happy. Feels like he is doing was named SEC Ate Dirty Socks. musical performances. some good. His outfit patrols a main Freshman of the highway used by the Taliban, as well Clint Sovie, former Stratford student, Year. In 2005 and as protecting a nearby town. They has been named captain of the Naval 2006, she received are also helping to build a school for Academy football team. 2008 the All-SEC Second Ngozi Ekeledo will attend the town. They have been engaged Team honors and in Brian Carter lives in Charlotte, North Northwestern University in the fall in combat on several occasions. He 2007 she was named Carolina, where he is employed by Bank where she was accepted into the continues to say he has found his to the All-SEC First of America as a Fixed Income Security Medill School of Journalism. For calling. Isaac is now 19.” Team. Specialist. He will finish his finance degree many years, she has had a passion for at Clemson University in December. Emeka Ekeledo writing and was editor-in-chief of the graduated from the Stratford Gazebo her senior year. She University of Michigan in April 2008 also served on the school newspaper with a bachelor of science degree. He 2006 and yearbook staff. Ngozi enjoys In Memoriam Adanma Ekeledo is attending entered law school in August 2008 at writing sports articles and she did Alumni Harvard University in Cambridge, Wake Forest School of Law in Winston her senior mentor’s project with The Otis Gunn ’68 Jim Sams ’74 Massachusetts. She begins her third Salem, North Carolina. Emeka enjoys Telegraph sports editor. Lane Lovein ’68 Jay Yarbrough ’85 year this fall as a biology major. She working with his computer and playing traveled to Mississippi last spring drums in his spare time. Parent to assist with the Hands On Project. Former Faculty Ann Martin Bowen Remember Stratford ’s own Michael During the summer, she worked at Julie Boyd, Haynie? Check him out on You Tube the Massachusetts General Hospital former Stratford Founding Board of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Radiology Department. She will appear chemistry Trustees Member NkKFA6gMZ3A&feature=related. On once a week on a Boston radio station teacher, writes, Dr. Clifford Ray May 16, 2008, he graduated from NYU with a jazz program and she enjoys “Attached is a Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A. in playing guitar in her spare time. See recent photo Former Faculty theatre. On August 5, 2008, he signed her website www.captainaviator.net, of Jared in Coach Bobby Brown an Actor’s Equity contract for the lead in which was designed and created by Afghanistan. He

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Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 31 StratfordTr avels Dream Away, David hen David Green ’02 looks scholarships, grants, work, and as- back on the fifteen years he sistance from his parents to travel the spent at Stratford, he cannot globe and live out those dreams that necessarily remember the began for him as a student at Stratford. Wdetails of what he actually learned. (Yes, He has visited over 25 countries, mainly fifteen years, his parents made him do pre- by bicycle and bus. He has climbed ma- kindergarten twice, jestic mountains, which he admits surfed expansive that he still has beaches, fished the not gotten over.) prettiest waters, He does, however, lived in the most remember listening pristine rainforest, to teachers like Mr. lived in big cities, Kelley, Mrs. Poole, and met the most Mr. Harrington, Mr. amazing people. Lawson, Mrs. Han- In doing so, he has berry, and others Cycling across Europe also had the op- who inspired and portunity to teach taught him to think. math and science He remembers day- to children at a dreaming about all bilingual school in that was out there Costa Rica, build a in the world. David school in Ecuador, Dolphin fishing in Costa Rica loved to imagine help Brazilian fam- dreaming. He would like to hike the whole what it must have ilies, and farm crops Appalachian Trail, cycle across China, felt like to be that in California for local climb the seven summits including Everest, scientist, explorer, or families. He assisted and go to both the North and South Poles. person who students Mud bathing in Columbia in raising $80,000, When he finishes these, he will have started learned about in textbooks. including matching contributions, for the another list. And in his words, “Thank you “Stratford taught me how to dream, and children at the Methodist Children’s Home Stratford, for opening my eyes and teaching never told me to stop dreaming,” remem- here in Macon by cycling halfway around me to dream.” bers David. “They actually encouraged it, the world. and so I have continued.” “I still have the Climbing Mount Ranier While at Stratford, David was involved small political map in athletics, and was named soccer MVP, of the world Mr. captain of the tennis team and ran track. He Lawson gave us in was also active as an Eagle Scout in Troop fifth grade to learn 19. David enjoyed being a library intern for about the world’s Kaye Wansley and became a Wilderness hot spots or most First Responder. Teachers like Mike Kel- dangerous places,” ley pushed him to do more, Grant Serafy says David. “Not a instilled in him a strong work ethic, Jackie day goes by that I Poole and Andy Lawson taught him the do not look at it or love of learning. some other map.” “Stratford made me believe that I could David admits do anything,” says David. “I really enjoyed that even though my time there and the friends I made and his college career the people who helped shape me.” is coming to an For the last six years, David has received end; he is not done

32 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 StratfordTr avels www.stratford.org The Moment of Awakening a Journey to Rwanda By Megan Woodhall ’00

efore I left for Rwanda, the question I was asked more often than others was, ‘What makes you want to go to Africa?’ My answer, as ridiculous Bas it sounded, began with a movie. Two years ago, I watched Hotel Rwanda for the first time and when the movie was over, I knew I had to go. I began studying the culture, history, and particularly information about the genocide that occurred in 1994. I was drawn to the people’s suffering in a way that I cannot explain. I needed to see this world I knew nothing about, meet people who in Genocide Memorial and rows of mass graves every possible way were different from me, and more strongly, I needed to help. body faith, forgive- At the time, I was working in Macon for ness, and hope. It the Department of Family and Children Ser- amazed me to see Megan with one of the Rwandan children she met vices, so I was aware that poverty and oppres- how a group of sion exist all around me. However, I knew people living in extreme poverty and disease, left for Africa, but it was my trip that con- traveling to Africa would show me a kind who have almost nothing to show for their firmed my urge. of suffering I had never seen. Nothing could hours of labor, are some of the most pleasant When asked if Stratford had an impact have prepared me for the world that I met. and thankful people I have met. on the choices I have made, my answer is Rwanda is a tiny country in eastern Af- I worked with an organization called absolutely. Not only did Stratford provide rica known as ‘the country of a thousand Sisters of Rwanda, which helps to transform me with a strong foundation to build on, hills.’ It is a beautiful place, and it is the the lives of abused women who were forced but there were also teachers there who had beauty found in the land and the people into surviving on the streets as prostitutes. direct influence on me. There were two that comes as a bold contrast to its hor- SOR works to empower these women, to in particular who influenced me greatly rifying history. Only 14 years ago, Rwanda give them a chance of gaining economic op- then, just as they continue to do today. Mr. was a country forgotten by the rest of the portunities through sustainable work, and Ethridge and Mrs. McDavid always pushed world as it suffered one hundred days of to provide safety and counseling for both me to make my own path no matter how genocide among its people. The reasons for the women and their children. far away it may take me. They both taught the genocide began decades before, but they I went to Rwanda to help, but in the end, me to think differently and for myself. Peo- amounted to a mass killing of Rwanda’s I gained more from the people there than ple such as they, were the ones who gave minority Tutsis by the majority Hutus. Over I ever could have taught them. Though I me confidence in my decisions and myself. one million men, women, and children spent time volunteering, my trip was not all Now that I have returned from Rwanda, the were murdered in roughly three months. work. I traveled through both Rwanda and question most asked is, ‘Are you glad you’re The atrocities of the Hutus and the geno- Uganda, rafted the Nile, hiked up a volcano, back?’ My answer is ‘yes, of course, I am glad cide of the Tutsis have gained Rwanda some and met people from all over the world. to be back,’ but I know this was just the first visibility. There are hundreds of organiza- My trip ended shortly before my move of many trips to Africa. Rwanda taught me to tions led by volunteers from all over the to Denver, Colorado, to attend University be thankful for what I have and whom I love, world with the purpose of helping Rwanda of Denver for my Masters in Social Work but it also opened my eyes to a world I want to heal from the genocide and become a coun- and International Studies. I do not know continue to learn from and help. try that can stand on its own. Yet, I learned yet what specific career this will lead me to, Megan kept a blog during her trip to during my trip that it is a country made up of but I know that I have a need to help the Rwanda. Read more about her trip at www. so much more than its past. Rwandans em- helpless in some way. I knew this before I megan2rwanda.blogspot.com.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 33 StratfordTr avels www.stratford.org Pilgrimage Through Spain With my Mother Teresa By Parrish Smotherman n May, as the end of the school missed the crowds and pandemoni- year crept closer and closer in um of the Running of the Bulls. The May, the exciting question of first two weeks took us through the “Hey, what are you doing this mountainous Basque country where summer?” was the way to be- we enjoyed picturesque towns of Igin every conversation. I never tired white houses with red roofs, deli- of telling folks I was planning a hik- cious gateau Basque (almond cake) ing trip through northern Spain with and bacalao (cod fish). After cross- my mother, Teresa, who is a Spanish ing into Castilla y León, Spain’s larg- professor at Wesleyan College. est province, Burgos and León were El Camino de Santiago, or The our next big cities, both with majes- Way of St. James, is one of the oldest tic and breathtaking cathedrals. Our and most traveled pilgrim routes in final two weeks brought us back to the world, dating as far back as the the mountains, this time in Galicia. ninth century. Along with Jerusalem Traditional Galician food includes a and Rome, it is the third most impor- soup made with collard greens (it’s tant pilgrimage of the Christian world. like I never left the South!) and pul- The route begins in the northeast and po gallego, an octopus dish served ends in the northwest in Santiago de with paprika. Compostela, the site of the tomb and The greatest experiences of such relics of St. James the Apostle. a mentally and physically chal- On a previous trip to Spain in lenging trip involved the people we 2005, my mother and I happened to met. Our “country count” included be in Santiago and discovered the England, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Cathedral full of pilgrims at the end Holland, France, Norway, Slovenia, of their journey and knew that we Cyprus, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, would be back soon to begin ours. Korea, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala Three very short years later, we made and Australia. Often we met and saw definite plans to hike. I, wanting to be these people only once, while walk- prepared in every way possible, be- ing a few miles side by side or shar- gan reading books about the Camino, ing a meal together at night. Other searching out blogs and pictures from times we were fortunate enough to fellow pilgrims’ trips and absorbing meet again in Santiago. as much information as possible. [Parrish with her mother, Teresa, at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela] After walking 400 miles across Mom and I bought a treadmill and a country — seeing mountains, val- began walking every day to prepare dictable) and terrain we walked 8-14 miles leys, hundreds of parish churches our muscles for the hike. Little did we ex- a day. The trails were well marked with yel- and dozens of magnificent cathedrals, pect the magnitude of the adventure that low arrows, often painted on trees or rocks, meeting hordes of new people, sleeping in awaited us. or scallop shells engraved on stone mark- 45 different towns and interacting with the The trail begins in the foothills of the ers. The pilgrim accommodations provided locals, walking through all types of weather Pyrenees at the border of France and Spain a hot shower and a bunk bed in a room of and FINISHING — it is great to come home with a rising high altitude of 1500 meters ten, sometimes 150. It felt a lot like dorm and share these cultural experiences of life (4900 feet). A typical day for novice hikers, life, only exponentially more rugged! in the wild with my students. A pilgrimage, like ourselves, began at 6:00 a.m. with café We passed through and lodged in many without cell phones or cars, television or and toast for breakfast, strapping on back- small, rural towns as well as major cities. books, was not a summer vacation, per se. packs with all our supplies, and setting off On our fourth traveling day, we stayed in However, those sacrifices made for a sum- before sunrise. Depending on the inclement Pamplona. Luckily, it was an entire month mer adventure of learning, one that I would weather (mountain hiking can be unpre- before the Festivals of San Fermín, so we never trade for six weeks at the beach!

34 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 A Living Legend Remembered

n 1971, Stratford hired Coach Bobby win our first year out,” says Swygert. “But erything he did from ordering equipment to Brown to start the school’s football after that, we had a target on our back so the pre-game meals and practice was organized program. Brown was a local football other wins were proof of good coaching and and nothing left to chance.” icon, having graduated from Lanier showed Coach Brown’s abilities.” Brown was “old school”and the team IHigh School in 1952 and having coached at It wasn’t long before other went through drills over and over Willingham, Lanier and Mark Smith High similarly new football programs again to make sure they were Schools. Coach Brown not only got the Strat- in the area realized the merit in done right. A player’s game time ford football program off the ground, he sent Brown’s coaching model and was earned in practice and he did the Eagles soaring. His teams brought home competing schools began imple- not care who you were, if you pro- three state championships in 1971, 1972, and menting the same methods. He duced you played. Not only was 1973 with a record of 27-1. Brown left Strat- taught his players key elements Brown well-versed in the mechan- ford in 1977. to success, such as experience, ics of football, players and fellow On July 7, 2008, at the age of 74, Brown example and preparation. He in- coaches knew him as a great moti- passed away after an illness. Stratford Athlet- stilled in his players that the team vator and great role model. ic Director, Grady Smith, remembers, “Coach itself was only as good as each “When I think of Stratford foot- Brown was just the kind of guy that we individual. There were no egos. ball, I will always think of Bobby needed to start our football program. Those When Swygert graduated Brown,” says Adams. football teams he coached were as good as from Stratford, he received a football schol- Ed Hamlin ’74 had the good fortune of any we have had at Stratford.” Smith was an arship to play for Florida State University. playing on all of Brown’s state champion- assistant football coach under Brown during He credits Brown with getting a boy from a ship teams. As an adult, he has over 20 years those first few years of football at the school. small, private school with little notoriety that of teaching third grade Sunday School and All new coaches kind of opportunity. volunteer coaching children. It was Brown have their challenges, “We thought so who inspired him to invest in the future of but Brown had to much of him, other children and to try to make a difference in start Stratford’s pro- than my father, no their lives. gram from scratch. He one’s approval “Coach Brown gave a lot of himself to ordered equipment, meant more to me others,” remembers Hamlin. “He taught us solicited players, ar- than Coach’s,” says to put everything we had into what we did ranged practice time at Swygert. “He didn’t and never look back with regret.” Central City Park and preach, he taught by Hamlin explains that his own father even brought in players example.” passed away when he was young, so Coach from his former school, Coach Brown, second from left, with ’62 assistant coaches, from left Longtime Strat- Brown stepped into a paternal role and made Blake Clark, Bubber Adams and Dave Hill Mark Smith, to help ford coach and a lasting impression. Later as an adult, it was with practices. With his Alumni Affairs Direc- evident to Hamlin how and when Brown impeccable organiza- tor, Bubber Adams, was watching out for him and steering him tional skills, players and played baseball for in a positive direction. coaches alike remember Coach Brown in “About five years or so ago, I wrote Coach that no one could out- 1962-1963 at Lanier Brown a letter,” says Hamlin. “I just wanted work Coach Brown. High School. It was to thank him and let him know how much he Sam Swygert ’73 Brown’s first head meant to me. He really watched out for me.” was a strapping 6-foot- coaching job. At that The passing of Coach Bobby Brown 4 teen when he played time, Adams had no marks the end of an era for middle Georgia for Coach Brown during his tenth through idea that he would have the opportunity to football. Stratford was fortunate to have twelfth grade years. He remembers that coach with Brown and learn from him at Brown as part of its football history; the Coach Brown was always well-prepared for Stratford. foundation he built for the school and its practices and games, and, in turn, the play- “The first year he came to Stratford, he football program is still evident today. So ers were always prepared for opponents and and I were the only ones coaching the var- many players and coaches were inspired knew what to do on the field. sity,” remembers Adams. “I was amazed at by his unique abilities and talents – Coach “Our first championship was good for- how well-organized he was. Every minute of Brown has left an indelible imprint on the tune, no one could have dreamed we would every practice was planned and timed. Ev- lives of many.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 35 Remembering Stratford on Bond t was 1961 when Robbie Slocum entered He earned a Doctor of Ministry from the Uni- In June, Rob and his wife Victoria made Stratford as a fourth grader. Stratford had versity of the South and a Doctor of Philoso- a trip back to Macon to preach for the 140th only been open one year and Slocum phy in systematic theology from Marquette anniversary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. remembers that his classroom was the University. Dr. Rob Slocum is the co-editor On this visit, Mrs. Sue Hill, former Stratford Iformer kitchen of the Overlook Mansion. He of The Episcopal Dictionary, and author of faculty member and childhood friend, Robert has fond memories of his school days on Bond The Theology of William Porcher DuBose: McCommon ’69, accompanied the Slocums on Street and of the teachers and students with Life, Movement and Being, Light in a Burn- a tour of “new” Stratford. Rob’s impressions whom he made friends. Robbie graduated in ing Glass, and A Systematic Presentation of of Stratford today and his recollections of his 1970 and went on to Vanderbilt University. the Theology of Austin Farrer. He is currently school days are the essence of many alumni He later attended Nashotah House Semi- serving as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church Stratford experiences and are worth sharing nary and was ordained as a priest in 1987. in Danville, Kentucky. with students, faculty and families of today.

The new Stratford campus is amazing. I taught at a college I can remember familiar scenes from daily classes – Dr. Hill drop- with fewer buildings! Stratford looks like a place where people ping by a class and bantering with a student, Eula sitting behind matter, where relationships matter, where quality in and out of the the counter of the school store in the morning, and Mr. Fields us- classroom matters. It’s spacious. ing the overhead projector to explain an equation in Algebra-Trig. I was at Stratford from fourth grade in 1962 until I graduated As the years went by, our classes and class sizes seemed to grow, from high school in 1970. When I think of Stratford on Bond and the place seemed more crowded. I’m glad that Stratford has Street, I remember a lot of images in no particular order or room to grow now. sequence — the central circular staircase filled with kids going I remember teachers who taught me important lessons. Some- upstairs or downstairs between classes, playing in the giant times this happened in unexpected times or ways. One day Bubber magnolia tree in the front yard, running across the front lawn to Adams was in charge of our Physical Education class, and we were reenact a Civil War battle, the line of cars parked on Bond Street playing whiffle ball. I hit an easy pop-up, and quit running about after 3:15 to pick up their carpool, and meal tickets for lunch in half-way down the base path. But the player on the other team the cafeteria. dropped the ball, and I would have been safe if I had run it out. The tennis courts were built after I was in high school, and I Bubber said, “Don’t quit on the play, always finish it.” It was a enjoyed playing and practicing there. Sometimes people from the reminder never to give up too easily. houses across the street would sit on their porch or steps to watch. In ninth grade, I had Mr. Noble for English. Up to that time in school, I had been pretty much of a chronic under-achiever, but he chal- lenged me to do my best. The next year I won the “most-improved student” award in my class. I think he also suggested at one point that I might have a vocation in ordained ministry, but at the time that seemed pretty unlikely to me. In twelfth grade, I had Mrs. Harper for Advanced Chemistry. I was no great chemistry student, but I remember on the first day she asked the class what it From left, Robert was that motivated the study of science. McCommon ’69, Rob and Victoria We shifted around on our metal lab Slocum and Sue Hill. chairs, but that was one day I did know the answer. “Curiosity,” I said. I still try to connect with my own curiosity in my research and writing, and I do what I can to awaken it in others. For instance, our church recently sponsored a reading camp for third and fourth graders, and we did what we could to draw out that curiosity in our young readers. — Reverend Dr. Rob Slocum ’70

36 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 cademic 2008 Upper School Honorschievement and Awards Citizenship Awards Excellence in Theatre ...... Grey Henson Best Citizens Ngozi Ekeledo, Grey Henson Socrates Award ...... Kerry Keene DARA Best Citizen ...... Ngozi Ekeledo American Legion Citizenship Award ...... Carl Sullivan John William Herin , Jr. Commitment Awards 9th ...... Josh Cohen Scholarship Awards 10th ...... Courtlyn Smith Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship William McCommon 11th ...... Will Larsen William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship Thomas Holmes 11th ...... Logan Butler Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship ...... Marjie Dickey 12th Balint Kacsoh Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship ...... Corinne Easterlin Henry Harding Tift, IV Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship ...... Logan Butler Community Service Awards 2008 Jane and Arthur Brook Scholarship Aliy Ahmed Senior with the Most Hours Earned Natalie Oliner Most Service Hours for 2007-2008 Natalie Oliner Departmental Awards Seniors with 100+ Service Hours Sarah Beringer, Ryan Brown, Colby Collins, Joe B. Hill History Award Brian Cole Mary Kate Corley, Suzanna Dann, Morgan Deems, DAR American History Award ...... William Karlson Sarah Dozier, Whitney Firth, Chandler Fortson, William M. Brake Mathematics Award ...... Sarah Beringer Grey Henson, Balint Kacsoh, Alassane Kane, Faye R. Holliday English Award ...... Jon Chalkley, Ngozi Ekeledo William Karlson, Krishna Kulkarni, Elizabeth Lengel, Excellence in Spanish ...... Jon Chalkley, Will McDavid Will McDavid, Madi McNeal, Natalie Oliner, Emily Robinson, Excellence in French ...... Amy Schwartz Cassidy Roland, Amy Schwartz, Chris Shedd, Excellence in Latin ...... Logan Butler Natalie Slocumb, Lindsey Stephens, Carl Sullivan, Excellence in Science Amy Schwartz Suzanne Snow, Adam Thigpen, Duncan Walker Mary Eva Harper Chemistry Award ...... Will McDavid Achievement Awards Excellence in Art Mary Catherine Coppage Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award Christopher Geeslin Excellence in Music Nathan Carter United States Senate Youth Program Nominee ...... Will McDavid Excellence in Choral Music Elizabeth Lengel Girls’ State ...... Emily Robinson Boys’ State Brown Dennis Rotary Youth Leadership Award Ngozi Ekeledo Governor’s Honors Program Nominees ...... Mack Hodges, Caleb Ackermann (Alternates in Latin) Aliy Ahmed (Alternate in Science) STAR Student William Karlson STAR Teacher ...... Mike Kelley National Merit Scholar William Karlson National Merit Commended Students ...... Will McDavid, Duncan Walker, Daniel Thigpen National Achievement Scholar ...... Ngozi Ekeledo Varsity Debate Awards Brian Cole, Adam Thigpen, Aubrey Allen, Tarun Ramayya, William Karlson Macon Telegraph Golden Eagle Nominees Amy Schwartz (Science); Grey Henson (Drama) Georgia Certificate of Merit . . . . . Anna Hathaway, Scott Stevens, Logan Butler, Aliy Ahmed Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Nominee Will McDavid Jefferson Scholar Nominee ...... Will McDavid

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Morehead-Cain Scholarship Nominee ...... Lindsey Stephens Girls’ Soccer ...... Virginia Hirschey Furman Scholars ...... Logan Butler, Aliy Ahmed Dr. John Paul Jones Male Senior Athlete Colby Collins Wofford Scholars ...... Anna Hathaway, Scott Stevens, Logan Butler Best Female Senior Athlete ...... Virginia Hirschey Presbyterian College Junior Fellows ...... Anna Hathaway, Scott Stevens, Logan Butler Best Female Senior Athlete ...... Ngozi Ekeledo Aliy Ahmed, Cody Browning, Cater Thompson Wendy’s High School Heisman ...... Ngozi Ekeledo Harvard Book Award ...... Scott Stevens Wendy’s High School Heisman ...... Will McDavid Jefferson Book Award ...... Cater Thompson Morris C. Johnson Academic Athlete Award Will McDavid Sewanee Book Award ...... Logan Butler Senior Three-Sport Award Rob Hutchins, Kirby Moore, Hays Hofstadter, Ngozi Ekeledo Academic Achievement Awards 9th ...... Brian Beringer National Latin Exam Results 10th ...... Taylor Atkinson Brian Beringer Latin I ...... Gold Medal 10th ...... Mack Hodges Anna Mae Kersey Latin I ...... Gold Medal 10th ...... Caleb Ackermann Matthew Maier Latin I ...... Silver Medal 11th ...... Scott Stevens Mary Katherine Kersey Latin I ...... Silver Medal Anna Jones ...... Latin I ...... Magna Cum Laude Bee Binner Spirit Award ...... Ngozi Ekeledo Joshua Cohen ...... Latin II Gold Medal Scholar/Athlete Awards John Ryan Fehr ...... Latin II Silver Medal Band Kerry Keene Emily Durden ...... Latin II Silver Medal Football ...... Will McDavid Doug Evans ...... Latin II Silver Medal Softball ...... Sarah Williams Skip Lazenby ...... Latin II Silver Medal Boys’ Soccer ...... Brown Dennis Keli Grubb Latin II Silver Medal Boys’ Cross Country Joshua Cohen Sarah Anne Patton ...... Latin II Magna Cum Laude Girls’ Cross Country ...... Colleen Beringer Boys’ Basketball Paul Holmes Taylor Atkinson ...... Latin III ...... Silver Medal Girls’ Basketball ...... Evelana Smith Katie Elliott ...... Latin III ...... Magna Cum Laude Wrestling ...... Scott Stevens Caleb Ackermann Latin III ...... Magna Cum Laude Cheerleading ...... Cassidy Roland Mack Hodges ...... Latin III ...... Magna Cum Laude Boys’ Swimming ...... Balint Kacsoh Mary Adger Bowen Latin III ...... Cum Laude Girls’ Swimming ...... Sarah Beringer Callie Reynolds ...... Latin III ...... Cum Laude Boys’ Tennis ...... Casey Jones Sims Holmes ...... Latin III ...... Cum Laude Girls’ Tennis ...... Lindsey Stephens Lee Lineberger ...... Latin III ...... Cum Laude Golf ...... Thomas Holmes Hayes Parker ...... Latin III ...... Cum Laude Baseball ...... Hayes Hofstadter Boys’ Track Howell Jarrard Hannah Reynolds Latin IV (AP) ...... Gold Medal Girls’ Track ...... Ngozi Ekeledo Logan Butler ...... Latin IV (AP) ...... Silver Medal

National French Exam Recognition Hannah Reynolds French I Morgan Deems ...... French I Ryan Ridley ...... French I Callie Reynolds ...... French I Kayla Avant ...... French I

Hania Bisat ...... French II Asra Rehan ...... French II

Eliza Blackman ...... French III Abby Meadors ...... French III

Mary Catherine Coppage ...... French IV (AP) Amy Schwartz ...... French IV (AP)

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National Spanish Exam Awards Ruhi Rahman ...... Spanish I ...... Bronze Medal Twelve Years Together Elena Dorogy ...... Spanish I ...... Honorable Mention Omair Kazi Spanish I ...... Honorable Mention Jordan Melissa Blankenship William Arthur Fickling, IV William Brian McDavid, Jr. Heather Reynolds Spanish I ...... Honorable Mention Christopher Ryan Brown Whitney Diana Firth Kirby Ryan Moore Aiden Eliza Carter Michael Hayes Hofstadter Natalie Saroff Oliner Lee Schroder ...... Spanish II ...... Silver Medal Rebecca Blair Chambless John Paul Holmes, IV Amy Jessica Schwartz Obi Ekeledo ...... Spanish II ...... Bronze Medal Sean Patrick Cirillo James Leland Jackson, III Natalie Lauren Slocumb Matthew Fuller ...... Spanish II ...... Honorable Mention Mary Catherine Mason Coppage Aisha Kazi Rigdon Adams Smisson Nadia Gabriel ...... Spanish II ...... Honorable Mention Mary Kathryn Corley Kerry Ann Keene Roy Benjamin Walden, IV Baron Massey Spanish II ...... Honorable Mention Morgan Guice Deems Krishna Prabha Kulkarni Duncan DeVane Walker, IV Kishan Patel Spanish II ...... Honorable Mention Sarah Jeanne Dozier Caroline Marie Lumley Sarah Elizabeth Williams Matthew Schwartz Spanish II ...... Honorable Mention Ngozi Beth Ekeledo William Robert Marshall

Aliy Ahmed ...... Spanish III Silver Medal Anna Hathaway Spanish III Silver Medal 2008 Upper School Honors & High Honors Cody Browning ...... Spanish III Honorable Mention Honors Harrison Parker Hannah Driver ...... Spanish III Honorable Mention 9th Grade Carrie Ellen Ford Hannah Reynolds Kelly Glasgow Spanish III Honorable Mention High Honors Peterson Jones Rachel Schlesinger Rachael Godlewski ...... Spanish III Honorable Mention Kayla Avant Shreeya Khurana Shreeya Khurana ...... Spanish III Honorable Mention Brian Beringer Siraj Qadir 12th Grade Annie Reeves ...... Spanish III Honorable Mention Joshua Cohen Emily Durden Asra Rehan High Honors Courtlyn Smith Sarah Beringer Jon Chalkley AP Spanish ...... Gold Medal Doug Evans Jon Chalkley Will McDavid ...... AP Spanish ...... Bronze Medal Anna Mae Kersey Kishan Patel 11th Grade Brian Cole High Honors Ngozi Ekeledo National Junior Classical League Latin Honor Society Ruhi Rahman Aliy Ahmed Chandler Fortson Caleb Ackermann Katie Elliott Heather Reynolds Colleen Beringer Hayes Hofstadter Taylor Atkinson Doug Evans Matthew Schwartz Cody Browning Balint Kacsoh Connor Bashinski Mack Hodges Honors Logan Butler William Karlson Brian Beringer Anna Jones Connor Bashinski Kinsley Cowart Krishna Kulkarni Logan Butler Anna Mae Kersey Molly Bayme Kelly Glasgow Will McDavid Joshua Cohen Callie Reynolds Elena Dorogy Nicholas Graham Natalie Oliner Emily Durden Courtlyn Smith Chidi Ekeledo Anna Hathaway Robert Ragans Chidi Ekeledo John Ryan Fehr Nadia Gabriel Merry Hunter Hipp Emily Robinson Mary Katherine Kersey Thomas Holmes Cassidy Roland Paige Hopkins Amy Schwartz 10th Grade Robert Lovett Evelana Smith High Honors William McCommon Lindsey Stephens Caleb Ackermann Mitchell Pearson Adam Thigpen Taylor Atkinson Mary Rabun Sarah Williams Allie Becker Max Schwartz Honors Hania Bisat Lee Schroder Ryan Brown Kerri Campbell Scott Stevens Nathan Carter Blake Christianson Cater Thompson Sean Cirillo Rachael Godlewski Honors Mary Catherine Coppage Sydney Graham Alycia Baggarley Suzanna Dann Caroline Hill Corinne Easterlin Virginia Hirschey Mack Hodges Robert Elliott Kerry Keene Karena MacDonald Culby Hinson Elizabeth Lengel Richard Min Howell Jarrard Natalie Slocumb Pierce Persons Abby Meadors Suzanne Snow Annie Reeves Marion Moore Nick Whitehead Lexi Seagler David O’Shaughnessey

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 39 2008 Middle School Honors and Awards 2008 Middle School Honors and Awards 6th Grade 8th Grade English Holly Hanse Spirit Award Kristin Banks History John Clark English Samy Gabriel Math Morgan Sowell Civics William Storey Science ...... Taylor Mathis History Reed Puckett Fine Arts – Music Madelyn Pyles Algebra 8 ...... Juliana Dean Fine Arts – Band ...... William Staton Chemistry ...... Lade Sogade Fine Arts – Theatre Jonathan Cohen Physics Chris Tillitski Fine Arts – Visual Art ...... Chandler Peavy French ...... Jay Moss Helen Bea Comer Memorial Award Hemanth Sanjeev Latin ...... Sarah Nelson Effort Award Kate Maddux, Claire Kelly Spanish ...... Liza Klyachkin Best Citizen ...... Stacey Dorogy Fine Arts – Music Merritt Jones DAR Citizen ...... Katherine Harris Fine Arts – Band ...... Ian Cope Fine Arts – Theatre Hannah Ackermann 7th Grade Fine Arts – Visual Art ...... Meredith Christianson English Elizabeth Fuller Jackie C. Poole Award - Algebra I Martine Szanto History Marci Carter Effort Award Hannah Simmons DAR History ...... Jordi Gaton Tommy Robinson Citizenship Award ...... Joey Cleveland Math Caroline Avant DAR Citizenship Award Mary Bennett Easterlin Science ...... Benjamin Ford Special Award of Merit R.C. Brown, Cody Atkinson Reading ...... Lauren Parrott Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship ...... Sam Smith French ...... Savannah Walker Eagle of Distinction Bert Thompson Latin ...... Alexis Gautier Spanish ...... Suzanne Avant National French Exam Fine Arts – Music Julia Nelson Certificat d’honneur ...... Martine Szanto Fine Arts – Band ...... Marci Carter Certificat de Reussite Elizabeth Bevill, Elizabeth Fuller, Fiorella Metrailler, Fine Arts – Theatre Bailey Walker Savannah Walker, Kristin Banks, Jay Moss, Casey Wanna Fine Arts – Visual Art ...... Juliana White Top 10 in Georgia Fiorella Metrailler, Savannah Walker, Elizabeth Fuller, Elizabeth Bevill Outstanding Student Sarah Dennis Effort Award Helen Catherine Rozier National Spanish Exam Best Citizen ...... Suria Khurana *Premio de Bronce* ...... Sarah Dennis DAR Citizen ...... Malone Slappey *Premio de Excelencia* ...... Blaire Burton, Malone Slappey, Caroline Logan, R.C. Brown, Mary Bennett Easterlin, Holly Stephens, Merritt Jones, Liza Klyachkin, Samy Gabriel

National Latin Exams Latin I Maxima Cum Laude ...... Sam Smith, Jamila Pegues Magna Cum Laude ...... Sarah Nelson, Emery Longan Cum Laude ...... Lade Sogade, Bert Thompson, Cody Atkinson, Patrick Schroder

Introduction to Latin Outstanding Achievement Marci Carter, Haleigh Griffin, Harbor Hicks, Noble Harris, Alexis Gautier, Bailey Hicks, Jordi Gaton, Hall Neel, Kate Bickley, Benjamin Ford, Julia Nelson, Marshall Grubb, Caty Hulsey, James Thwaite, Bryan Horn, Andrew Jones, Lauren Parrott Achievement ...... Tom Keene, Madeline Miller, Max Chandler, Caroline Avant

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Georgia Junior Classical League Convention 3rd place, Latin Literature ...... Hannah Ackermann 4th place, Greek and Roman Mythology; 4th place Roman History Sam Smith 4th place, Greek Derivatives Lade Sogade

2007-2008 National Latin Honor Society Hannah Ackermann Sarah Nelson Bert Thompson Cody Atkinson Patrick Schroder Chris Tillitski Meredith Christianson Sam Smith Kate Welsh Skylar Graham Lade Sogade Charlie Grossnickle William Storey

American Mathematics Competition 8 Overall School Winner ...... Emery Longan Emery was listed on the National Honor Roll as a student scoring in the top 1% of 8th graders nationally. First Place Winners ...... Cody Atkinson, Eric Evans, Samy Gabriel, Murphy Hall, Emery Longan, Holly Stephens, William Storey, Casey Wanna Second Place Winners . . . . . Hannah Ackermann, Richard An, Ian Cope, Skylar Graham, 2007-2008 Duke Talent Identification Program Bailey Hicks, Billy Monfort, Sarah Nelson, Patrick Schroder Caroline Avant Haleigh Griffin* Tyler Payne Third Place Winners ...... R.C. Brown, Marci Carter, Mary Bennett Easterlin, Kelly Larsen, Suzanne Avant Marshall Grubb* Robert Persons Madison Maier, Matthew Mitchell, Jay Moss, Jamila Pegues, Kate Bickley Allie Hale Colby Pierce Lade Sogade, Martine Szanto, Christopher Tillitski, Mariah Wilson Floyd Buford* Katie Hale Malone Slappey Honorable Mention ...... Matthew Beringer (6th grader) Blaire Burton Noble Harris Greer Smith Marci Carter* Bailey Hicks* Shep Spivey MATHCOUNTS Max Chandler Harbor Hicks Diana Sulieman Team members Bailey Hicks, Eric Evans, Marshall Grubb, Tom Keene, Dylan Cole Palmer Hipp Farris Thomas Marci Carter, Sarah Dennis, Charlie Grossnickle, Bert Thompson Cameron Collins Bryan Horn James Thwaite Eric Evans placed in the top 20 individuals in the region and advanced to the state competition. Harrison DeHart Caty Hulsey Eleanor Traynham Sarah Dennis Mary Beth Jarrard Bailey Vance Georgia Mathematics League Delilah Dodgen Andrew Jones* Bailey Walker* 8th Grade – Emery Longan (1st); Richard An and Gus Youmans (tie 2nd); Kelsey Dozier Hedley Jones Savannah Walker* Hannah Ackermann (4th); Cody Atkinson and Martine Szanto (tie 5th) Stewart Eberhardt Tom Keene Maiben Watkins The Stratford 8th grade team placed second in the region. Eric Evans* John MacNeil Caitlyn Williams Benjamin Ford John Robert McKemie Grace Young 7th Grade –Bailey Hicks (1st); Eric Evans (2nd); Hall Neel (3rd); Sarah Dennis (4th); Elizabeth Fuller Madeline Miller Elizabeth Fuller (5th) Spencer Furlong Hall Neel* * State recognition The Stratford 7th grade team placed first in the region. Bailey Hicks placed as 2nd individual in the Jordi Gaton Julia Nelson region; Eric Evans placed as 3rd individual in the region. Alexis Gautier Lauren Parrott*

6th Grade – School Results: Morgan Sowell (1st); Hemanth Sanjeev (2nd); 2007-2008 Middle School Chorus Emily Schlottman (3rd); David Dozier, Savannah McGinnis, Andrew Wanna (tie 4th); Hannah Ackermann Sarah Nelson Stacey Dorogy, Alex Yun (tie 5th) Merritt Jones Madelyn Pyles The Stratford 6th grade team placed 1st in the region. Morgan Sowell placed as 1st individual in the Fiorella Metrailler Emmy Thornsberry region; Hemanth Sanjeev placed as 2nd individual in region; and Emily Schlottman placed as 3rd Abbie Nash Casey Wanna individual in region. Julia Nelson Grace Young

2007-2008 Middle School Council 2007-2008 Middle School Chess Club President – Kristin Banks David Dozier Morgan Sowell Vice President – William Storey Devyn Gaton William Staton Treasurer – John Robert McKemie Marshall Grubb William Storey Secretary – Marci Carter Scott McClendon Andrew Wanna 8th Grade Representatives – Joey Cleveland, Jackie Lineberger, Holly Stephens Saqib Qadir Thomas Williams 7th Grade Representatives – Maggie Anderson, Dallas Ray Sherwood, Maiben Watkins Asfar Rehan Paul Young 6th Grade Representatives – Katherine Harris, Kate Thomas, Hope Hays Hemanth Sanjeev Alex Yun

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2007-2008 Junior Beta Club 2008 Middle School Honors & High Honors 7th grade Lexi Rouse Charlie Grossnickle Caroline Avant Malone Slappey Kelly Larsen 6th Grade Montgomery Jones Savannah Walker Caroline Logan Kate Bickley James Thwaite Emery Longan High Honors Claudia Monfort Honors Emery Longan Floyd Buford Eleanor Traynham Madison Maier Matthew Beringer Allie Stroman Suzanne Avant Madison Maier Blaire Burton Bailey Walker Matthew Mitchell John Clark Kate Thomas Celia Hinson Jay Moss Marci Carter Savannah Walker Jay Moss Jonathan Cohen Mary Beth Jarrard Sarah Nelson Sarah Dennis Maiben Watkins Sarah Nelson Stacey Dorogy 7th Grade Andrew Jones Jamila Pegues Eric Evans Grace Young Catherine Pierson David Dozier High Honors Lauren Parrott Patrick Schroder Benjamin Ford Reed Puckett Mitchell Freyermuth Caroline Avant Greer Smith Sam Smith Elizabeth Fuller 8th grade Patrick Schroder Holly Hanse Kate Bickley Caitlyn Williams Lade Sogade Jordi Gaton Hannah Ackermann Sam Smith Katherine Harris Floyd Buford Grace Young Holly Stephens Alexis Gautier Cody Atkinson Lade Sogade Hope Hays Blaire Burton William Storey Haleigh Griffin Mac Baggarley Holly Stephens Jonathan Hefner Marci Carter 8th Grade Martine Szanto Noble Harris Ryan Baker William Storey Jimmy Hernandez Sarah Dennis High Honors Bert Thompson Bailey Hicks Harrison Bobbitt Martine Szanto Claire Kelly Eric Evans Hannah Ackermann Chris Tillitski Harbor Hicks R.C. Brown Bert Thompson Taylor Mathis Benjamin Ford Cody Atkinson Casey Wanna Palmer Hipp Meredith Christianson Christopher Tillitski Savannah McGinnis Elizabeth Fuller R.C. Brown Kate Welsh Bryan Horn Joey Cleveland Casey Wanna Abbie Nash Jordi Gaton Emmie Culclasure Honors Caty Hulsey Emmie Culclasure Kate Welsh Summer Dawn Neel Alexis Gautier Mary Bennett Easterlin Meredith Christianson Tom Keene Mary Bennett Easterlin Sarah Ellen Williams Madelyn Pyles Haleigh Griffin Eliza Ferrari Skylar Graham Hall Neel Samy Gabriel Gus Youmans Saqib Qadir Noble Harris Samy Gabriel Charlie Grossnickle Lauren Parrott Skylar Graham Asfar Rehan Bailey Hicks Liza Klyachkin Matthew Mitchell Hemanth Sanjeev Harbor Hicks 2007-2008 Middle School Debate Team Morgan Sowell Palmer Hipp William Storey Hemanth Sanjeev Marshall Grubb Andrew Wanna Bryan Horn Bert Thompson David Dozier Meredith Christianson Alex Yun Caty Hulsey Charlie Grossnickle Asfar Rehan Matthew Mitchell Honors Tom Keene Haleigh Griffin Saqib Qadir Rudy Bowen Hall Neel Fiorella Metrailler William Staton Celia Dann Malone Slappey Jane Gibson James Thwaite 2007-2008 Middle School Academic Bowl Team Sarah Hammond Eleanor Traynham Meredith Christianson Jamila Pegues William Storey Bailey Walker Charlie Grossnickle Sam Smith Bert Thompson Jay Moss Lade Sogade Benjamin Ford

Memorial Scholarships Jane and Arthur Brook Scholarship Aliy Ahmed Andy Anderson Memorial Scholarship Jane and Arthur Brook educated their five children at Stratford. With five children as graduates of Stratford, Matthew Waldorf they invested much of their lives and family time at the school for more than two decades. The scholarship Halstead Tindal “Andy” Anderson, II, was an outstanding athlete and student leader in the Stratford Class is given in honor of their children, Steve ’72, Debra ’74, Dean ’77, Laurie ’80, and Freeman ’87. Following of 1984. As president of his senior class and a significant presence on the 1983 state championship football graduation from Stratford, four of the five Brook children graduated from Furman University. Thus, the Brook team, Andy was a prominent figure on campus during his high school years. After his death in 2003, family, family has chosen to honor and link their children’s Stratford experience with a University well-known and friends, classmates and business associates endowed a full scholarship in his name. Each year the Andy loved by the family. The award is given to a rising senior who is a Furman Scholar. Anderson Endowed Scholarship goes to an Upper School student who has demonstrated leadership and athleticism as a member of the football team and personal qualities of integrity, character and school spirit. Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship Evans McCook William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship The Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship is given to a second-grade student (rising third-grade Thomas Holmes student) who has excelled in academics and has distinguished himself/herself as a good citizen, and shows a The William M. Brake Memorial Scholarship is endowed by gifts from family and friends of William Brake, generous, giving spirit. The scholarship is funded yearly by the Buzzell family. one of Stratford’s finest and most loved teachers. The award is given each year to a rising senior who has demonstrated by exceptional mathematical ability, intellectual curiosity, and superior achievement, a com- mitment to meeting the challenges and complexities of higher mathematics.

42 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Academic Achievement 2008 Lower School Honors and Awards Virginia Parker Buzzell Memorial Scholarship ...... Evans McCook Felton Hatcher ...... Second Place Victoria Brown ...... Second Place Howard Ingley Award Carly Wanna Jack Evans Third Place Aiza Shabbir Third Place Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship Sakeeb Khan Eric Hua ...... Third Place Victoria Brown 5th Grade Elaine P. Massey Award Sean Grossnickle Alex Christianson First Place Christina Alibozek ...... Second Place Lower School Fine Arts Award Robbie Hulsey Hamilton Hirsh ...... Third Place Marc Rosengart Thomas Nash ...... Third Place Georgia Math League Awards Tia Chastain ...... Fourth Place 4th Grade Dori Kacsoh ...... Fourth Place Sabrina Mahnke ...... First Place Mary Spivey Fourth Place Wehbe Lee ...... First Place Fourth Grade Invention Awards Robert Clark ...... Grand Prize Sakeeb Khan ...... Second Place Will Kennedy ...... Third Place Tommy Cleveland ...... Fourth Place Sabrina Mahnke ...... Fifth Place

Fifth Grade Science Awards Andrew Stephens First Place Hamilton Hirsh ...... Second Place Sean Grossnickle ...... Third Place Marc Rosengart Fourth Place Missy Fuller ...... Fifth Place

Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship William McCommon Marjie Dickey The Thomas Whitley Harper Memorial Scholarship was established by the family and friends of Dr. Thomas The Josephine Barker Lamb Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a Stratford recipient who is the child Whitley Harper, a distinguished 1966 alumnus of Stratford. The scholarship is awarded annually to an Upper School of a Stratford graduate and exemplifies the best of what Stratford hopes to promote in its recipients: character, student who demonstrates high scholastic achievement, extracurricular involvement, and exemplary character. integrity, academic achievement and active leadership in several aspects of school life. It is given in memory of Jo- sephine Lamb, an outstanding alumna and faculty member who gave much of her time and talents to Stratford. Joel Plant Hatcher Memorial Scholarship Corinne Easterlin Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship Award An endowed scholarship funded in memory and honor of Joel Plant Hatcher, who graduated from Strat- Sam Smith ford in 1984, has been created by gifts to Stratford from Joel’s family and friends. The scholarship is awarded The Charles Kendall Ross Memorial Scholarship Award is given in honor and memory of Charlie Ross, a to an Upper School recipient who, like Joel, has made significant contributions to several areas of school life. wonderful, courageous young man who was Stratford Academy’s top eighth-grade award recipient for the 1986-1987 school year. The scholarship is funded by the Ross family. Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship Victoria Brown, Sakeeb Khan Henry Harding Tift, IV Memorial Fine Arts Scholarship The Lois Irby Memorial Scholarship was endowed by a gift from an anonymous friend to honor Mrs. Lois Logan Butler Irby, a long time and greatly loved first-grade teacher at Stratford Academy. The awards go annually to two Endowed by the family and friends of Henry Tift, headmaster of Stratford from 1976 to 1997, this scholar- outstanding rising fifth grade students. ship is awarded annually to a rising senior who has excelled in the arts at Stratford, exhibited leadership ability, and contributed to several areas of school life: academic, athletic and extracurricular.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 43 As a young teacher during Desert Storm, Raising Terry Sowell learned the value and importance of corre- sponding with men and wom- en serving in the military. Over her 23-year teaching career, Kids Sowell and her students have adopted numerous soldiers as Who a“pen pals.” In recent years, Sowell l has made a point for her third grade class at Stratford to adopt school alumni serving in the military. They have corresponded with Jason Gross ’97, Erik Walker ’00, and most recently, Casey Phelps ’00. She believes that it is important to instill patriotism in children. Think “I can remember Erik and Casey from their days as high school boys,” says Terry. “Now they are adults and it is amazing to see their transformation into men defending our country.”

After Globally finishing his B.B.A. at Georgia College and State University in 2004, Casey took a posi- tion in logistics with the Army. He has been deployed in Iraq since February 2008. During this past year, Terry’s class began sending notes to Casey Phelps. Casey was so touched, he requested a phone call with the class.

In May, third graders gathered in the head of school’s office for their long distance conference call. Prior to the phone call, Terry impressed upon the students the impor- tance of showing men and women in the military appreciation for their service. The children asked Casey about his favorite Stratford memories. He shared about his daily life in Iraq including weather conditions, enemy interactions, living conditions, native ani- Over dinner one night last school year, junior Anna mals, food and methods of keeping in touch with his family. Hathaway mentioned to her parents about her involvement with the school Ecology Club. Her father, David Hathaway, owns Hathaway Prop- “I loved finding out what it was like to be working in Iraq in erties which builds and manages apartment complexes in Macon and real life and not just hearing the stories on the news,” shares Atlanta. He mentioned that if Anna’s club could come up with ways for student Carly Wanna. “It was also fun finding out what he his apartments to “go green” that he would implement those suggestions actually does and how Stratford prepared him. I found it also into the design of the complexes. In return, he would give the club a very inspiring to talk to someone with so much discipline.” contribution for a group project. Casey says that Stratford provided him with skills he uses “I took this back to our club and advisor,” said Anna. “We came up with prac- everyday. The well-rounded educational base and leadership otical ways Ansley Village could be developed and be ecologically friendly.” opportunities are “skills needed no matter which career path someone might take.” Casey is scheduled to return to the With the help of club advisor, Brad Hutcheson, the Ecology Club mem- U.S. in December and plans to attend special schools within bers developed a list of ten eco-friendly building suggestions. The six the Army and possibly start on his M.B.A. He can be reached initiatives that Hathaway Properties incorporated were: free pick-up at [email protected]. service for recyclables, green area for parking, installation of compact

44 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Last winter, two Stratford seventh graders, Morgan Sowell and Matthew Beringer, attended a Steven Curtis Chapman concert. During the show, the number 150 was displayed on a screen behind the stage and as the evening went on the number continued to increase. By the end of the concert, the number read over 600. During the finale, Chapman announced that the rising number represented children worldwide who had become orphaned during the course of the concert. lChapman is a proponent of international adoptions and has founded an organization called Shaohannah’s Hope for families interested in overseas adoptions. Chapman and his wife have adopted three children from China. The oldest, Shaohannah, is his organization’s namesake. The organization provides financial assistance for fami- lies adopting internationally — a process which costs approximately $15,000 per adoption.

Morgan and Matthew were overwhelmed by the idea that more than After making a presentation at a Middle School assembly, Morgan 140,000 children in the U.S. alone are orphans. They decided to do and Matthew set about raising awareness and funds for Shaohan- their part by not only collecting money, but increasing awareness nah’s Hope. Morgan explained that their hope was for other kids and about orphans worldwide. They set a goal of raising $1,000 for Shao- schools to follow their lead by getting involved in helping orphans hannah’s Hope. worldwide.

“We just want to help a few people,” said Matthew. “If we increase Being “world citizens” is a lesson that is reiterated over and over the number of people willing to help then we’ve accomplished some- within the school. For Middle Schoolers, groups such as the Middle thing.” School Council, Debate Team, Junior Beta Club, and many oth- ers regularly discuss ways they can make an impact on others. Middle School Principal, Gary Ross, had an immediate sense of tre- mendous pride in these two young men and in the student popula- “Stratford students interact with the faculty both in the classroom tion in general when he was approached by Matthew and Morgan. and in more unstructured situations, and our faculty constantly is Then, he recalls that his next reaction was thinking of ways he could aware that students pay close attention to every word they say and help them, yet stay “behind the scenes” while they were the spokes- every action they perform,” explains Ross. “One thing that is so persons and the driving force behind the efforts. important to our students’ success at such endeavors is the way in which faculty provide support for our students without any notion of “When I see our students initiating this kind of outreach activity, having the spotlight on themselves.” I know they are learning to be compassionate, caring, and mature young people who are able to see the big picture,” says Ross. “This Morgan and Matthew raised $1,003.52. Not bad for two pre-teens is something our faculty members talk about with our students quite who were inspired by attending a concert. To learn more about Shao- often, both in the classroom and in informal settings.” hannah’s Hope, see www.shaohannahshope.org.

fluorescent bulbs, bicycle racks, recycled carpet, and salt water pools vs. fresh water pools with chlorine. Hathaway Properties presented a check for $500 to the officers of the Stratford Ecology Club on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Elizabeth Street of Hathaway Properties came to Stratford to meet and congratulate Ecology Club members, Amy Schwartz, Hannah Reynolds, and Anna Hathaway, and advisor, Brad Hutcheson. “We plan to use this money to purchase paper recycling bins for Stratford classrooms,” said Anna. Stratford students are already making their mark on our world, just by participating in clubs and organizations which follow their per- sonal interests. And now, Hathaway Properties has taken those in- terests and made their properties ecologically better with the help of some Stratford students who want to see us all help the world.

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 45 Stratford Fine Arts Department Presents “Alice in Wonderland” he Stratford Academy Fine Arts Department presented its spring Fine Arts musical “Alice in Wonderland” on May 16-17, 2008, in the Henry TiftT Auditorium. The show had a cast and crew of 76 students from grades 3rd through 8th that presented this tune-filled adaptation of the classic Disney. Students were: Eliza Ferrari, Jamila Pegues, Mariah Wilson, Trevor Hill, Morgan Sowell, Paul Young, Haleigh Griffin, Lauren Parrott, Savannah Walker, Bryan Horn, Matthew Benson, Madison Bunker, Tia Chastain, Sarah Nelson, Robbie Hulsey, Ella Hall, Wimberly Dennis, Raine Foulkes, Riley Laurel Ferrari, Huntley Cowart, Izzy Dozier, Mary Kathryn Hightower, Morgan Herman, Grossnickle, Conner Hefner, Julianna Stacey Dorogy, Sarah Hammond, Noor Qazi, Mary Carolyn Hulgan, Zoya Qazi, Hannah Hightower, Elizabeth Jones, Wehbe Lee, Hannah Ackermann, Liz Bevill, Madelyn Wilson, Alex Christianson, Harrison Fry, Sabrina Mahnke, Julia Parrott, Ginny Pyles, Casey Wanna, Charlie Casteel, Thomas Slocumb, Theodore Yun, Hailey Anne Pinson, Rosie Poku, Ally Raymond, Merritt Jones, Jay Moss, Bert Thompson, Bagley, Taylor Bashuk, Victoria Brown, Adrianna VanderVen, Cameron Walsh, and Bailey Walker, Johnny Cohen, Caty Hulsey, Meredith Christianson, Elizabeth Copelan, Grace Young.

Literary Team Finishes as State Runner-Up fter capturing the Region 2AAA Solo – Megan Johnson – 3rd Place; Boy’s – 1st Place. Other Stratford students who Runner-Up trophy on March Solo – Grey Henson – 2nd Place; Piano – competed were: Casey Wanna, Megan 3, 2008, the Stratford Literary Kaitlyn Davidson – 3rd Place; Boy’s Quartet Johnson, Whitney Firth (Girls’ Trio), and Team competed in the state – Grey Henson, William Fickling, Logan Jon Chalkley (Boy’s Argumentative Essay). tournamentA on March 12 at Valdosta State Butler, Nathan Carter – 3rd Place; Personal The Stratford team as a whole also re- University. Following a day packed with Essay – Rachel Schlesinger – 1st Place; ceived the trophy for State Runner-Up for the tightly matched competitions, the Stratford Girl’s Argumentative Essay – Amy Schwartz day — just a few points away from the lead team walked away with the State Runner-Up – 1st Place; Humorous Oral Interpretation placement. The Literary Team coordinator is title as well. – Logan Butler – 1st Place; and Foreign Toni Stallworth, and she is assisted by Rob- Stratford students recognized were: Girl’s Extemporaneous Speaking – Richard Min ert Stallworth and Marilyn Holton-Walker.

46 Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 StratfordSports The Telegraph Recognizes Augusta Prep on both sides. The boys’ team brought home Cowart. Hirschey and Holleman were selected for the All- the trophy with a 4-1 victory. Worthy of note is that Thomas State team. Stratford All-Middle Georgia Watson/Hayden Bashinksi defeated Prep’s doubles team who Players and Coach had just won the individual title a week earlier. The girls Track Eighth-grader Becker O’Shaughnessey was chosen as brought home the runner-up trophy in a 2-3 loss to Augusta 19-Year Record Shattered the All-Middle Georgia Male Tennis Player of the Year, which Prep. Eaglettes Liza Klyachkin and the sister duo of Holly and In spite of injuries and a loaded field of strong competition two Eaglettes soared at the GISA AAA State includes public and private schools. O’Shaughnessey went Lindsey Stephens won their matches. 15-1 and captured the GISA AAA Individual and Team titles. Track Meet by Teammate Hayden Bashinski was chosen for the First Team setting school while Ryan Baker, Casey Jones, Stuart Kent and Thomas records, one of Watson made the Honorable Mention list. which has been Coach Jaime Kaplan was chosen as the AMG on the books Tennis Coach of the Year for leading the Stratford boys’ since 1989. team to a GISA AAA State Championship and the girls’ Junior Mallory team to a GISA AAA Runner-up finish. Long tossed Add another accolade to Alassane Kane’s achievements. the shot put 34 Breaking nearly every scoring record in the soccer books feet and 9.75 was topped Golf inches to beat the when The Swinging Eagles Named State Runners-Up previous record Telegraph Stratford’s Golf Team once again played championship set by Nicole named Kane golf to end 18 in a tie with Deerfield-Windsor. Sophomore McCants by more the top male John White shot a career best 71 to lead Stratford into the than a foot; soccer player playoff. Deerfield ended up winning the playoff at the first she ended up of the year, hole. White was chosen for the All-State team. second in the out of public state. Classmate Marjie Dickey also set the school record and private schools, in the Middle Georgia area. Kane in the discus with a toss of 104 feet 7 inches; Katherine will bypass college for one year to play at a college-prep Turk has held the old record since 2001. school, The Berkshire School, in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Baseball with hopes of getting the attention of bigger colleges. The 2008 Varsity Baseball finished their season 15-11 Fellow captain Nick Whitehead received First-Team honors, in the semi-finals of the GISA AAA state playoffs. The while teammates Bo Stroup and Scott Stevens received Eagles traveled to Deerfield-Windsor after defeating honorable mention. Dominion Christian in the first round and John Milledge in the second. Stratford dropped the first two games against Tennis the Knights, eliminating the team from the tournament. Stratford Teams Finish 1 and 2 Culby Hinson (.425) and Chris Ellis (.412) led the team in At the State Team Girls’ Soccer batting averages; Ellis also led the team with 26 RBIs and The Soccer Eaglettes ended their season 7-10-2 in the Championships in Augusta, five homeruns; Brian Nicholson led all batters in the most second round of the GISA AAA state playoffs. The third time two eighth graders, Becker doubles category with five, followed closely by Fielding did not end up being the charm as once again Stratford O’Shaughnessey, fresh off an Combs, Tyler Gibson and Hayes Hofstadter each with four. individual state title, and Liza could not find a way around the Deerfield-Windsor Lady Klyachkin, state runner-up, Knights. Stratford was forced to travel to Albany to play led the team against George Walton in the semis. Boys and and despite a valiant effort, a short-lived lead, and players girls won easily 3-0, earning a berth in the finals against leaving everything on the field; Deerfield prevailed in a 4-3 offensive shootout. At the end of the year banquet, Senior Captain Virginia Hirschey was named the Team MVP and Defensive MVP, Junior Mary Del Holleman was named Offensive MVP and took the Coach’s Award, Eighth Grader Kate Welsh took home Rookie of the Year, and Junior Eliza Blackman received Most Improved Honors. Holleman scored a personal best of 18 goals and one assist on the season to lead the team. All-Region selections for Stratford were Virginia Hirschey, Mary Del Holleman and Kendall

Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 47 48 Shelli Wall Hutcheson,Diane Nicholson, Lori Palmer, Kelly Solomon, recognizedforyears ofserviceto theschool. werestaff Stratford and the of faculty members 2008, sponsoredbythe Board of Trusteesheld onMay 28, Recognition Service Faculty 10-YearAwards: Marcia Caldwell, Sandy Garvin, 5-YearAwards: Pat Butler, Pat Brad Herndon, Attheannual Faculty/Staff Recognition breakfast FavoriteStratfordTradition JeepRaffle Continues toa be Supporters Club Booster StratfordHonors Longtime Smith hung Smith hung and Jim 2008, Ann on March 7, Jeep Raffle Booster Club 7th annual and theBoosterClub. for decadesofcommitmenttoStratford tor, recognized thesemenandtheirwives Charles Jay. Grady Smith,Athletic Direc- colm Burgess, Dr. AntonioFernandez and 2008. Honorees forthisyear were Mal- the Raffle Party heldon Friday, March 7, Booster Club supporters were honored at celled duetotheweather, three longtime Golf andTennis tournamentswere can- forms can be forms canbe membership $35, and Dues are the year. throughout events held to joinSIPandparticipateinthemany planned events. Allparents are encouraged ty and administration through a variety of experience andtosupporttheschool,facul- purpose is to enhance each student’s school school’s parent volunteer organization. Its SIP CLUB BOOSTER At the Although the annual Stratford Academy SuppStratford Interested Parents, orSIP, isthe ort Robinson MarilynKatz,Howell, Reeda Walker SweatMoore,Stewart,Jennifer Sheri Helen ShanonGross, Millie Jones, Kathy Larsen, Lynn Massey, 35-YearAwards: Lawson,PrenticeEthridge,Andy Griff 30-YearAward: Kaye Wansley 20-YearAwards: Bailey,David Wanda Watson 15-YearAwards: Margaret Brogdon, JanCapps, Vicki to Stratfordto BoostersGive Back gest fundraisers oftheyear. The raffle isoneoftheBoosterClub’s big- and proud new owners ofthe2008Jeep. The Smithswere thefinalticket holder onto ticket #18totheendanditpaidoff. the purchases ofthenew scoreboard at This year, theorganization assistedwith new equipment and facility improvements. gives theschoolthousandsofdollars for Administration Appreciation, Holiday Committee, Ticket Depot,Faculty/ SIP committeessuchasStratford Sunshine and Lower SchoolFieldDay. Inaddition, Field Day Lunches, Preschool FieldDay, Spring Fling,ElamAlexander Partnership/ Middle SchoolSpringDance, UpperSchool Breakfast, MiddleSchoolFieldDay, Holiday Buffet, Daddies’ & Special Friends’ Fall Festival, MiddleSchoolFall Dance, Social, OpenHouses, SpiritofStratford by SIPare: New Families IceCream downloaded offtheschoolwebsite. Each year, theStratford BoosterClub Some oftheannualevents sponsored Stratford Stratford Magazine Fall 2008 Fall Magazine for thenew tenniscomplex. count andthepurchase ofatenniscourt band, depositintofacilitiesreserve ac- the baseballbattingcage, donationforthe repairs fortheschoolgolfcart,carpet locker room, umbrellas foremployees, team, additionstotheboys’ basketball pit fortrack, storage box fortheswim stools forthebaseballprogram, highjump room, chairs forthefootballlocker room, equipment, mirrors forthecheerleading lights atthesoftballcomplex, weight room the BubberAdams BaseballComplex, new member oftheStratford family. operate toenrichtheexperience ofevery Representatives forPKthrough 12thgrade Decorating, and Grade-Level Parent PeterPersons, ChairPresident-Elect/ Raffle Julie Long and John PaulJohn Gaddy,Longand Julie Programs Melissa Hinson, ImmediatePastHinson, Chair Melissa Marsha Creter,Marsha Administrative Liaison 2008-09 Booster Club Officers Officers Club Booster 2008-09 2008-09 SIP ExecutiveBoard SIP 2008-09 Donna Kay McGoldrick, McGoldrick, Kay TreasurerDonna Gena O’Shaughnessey, Gena Secretary Grady Smith, AthleticDirector Smith, Grady Elizabeth Avant,Elizabeth TeamParents Libbie Walthall,Concessions Mollye Treadway, Treasurer Robin Parker, Robin Membership TamaraChair-Elect Banks, LeonardPresidentBevill, PaulaFord, Secretary Erin Bickley,Erin Chair Eagles Abroad Soar with Stratford to Europe Next Summer Paris and Prague Ten Unforgettable Days Visiting Europe’s Grand Old Ladies Dates: June 5-14, 2009 Leaders: Andy Lawson and Jackie Poole Cost: $3,399/person Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] Visit: www.stratford.org/alawson Paris and Nice From the City of Lights to the Capital of the Côte d’Azur Dates: June 8-15, 2009 Leader: Tracy Rucker, Upper School French Teacher Cost: $3,865/person Contact: [email protected] Visit: www.stratford.org/rucker Northern Spain and Barcelona From Flamencos to Spain’s Great Enchantress Dates: June 9-20, 2009 Leader: Ethel Zúñiga, Upper School Spanish Teacher Cost: $2,510 base/person Contact: [email protected] Visit: www.stratford.org/zuniga

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