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Summer 2014 Volume 19, Issue 3 St. Mark’s School of Texas PRIDE Alumni Magazine

Successful Passing of the Torch: David Dini sets his sights on a bright future

Also in this issue: Alumni Weekend: Marksmen honor the Holtbergs Spotlight on Philanthropy: Legacies recognized on campus Save the Dates 2014 ALUMNI CALENDAR OF EVENTS

October 6–9 East Coast Alumni Events October 17 Homecoming Kick-Off Party November 9–11 West Coast Alumni Events November 26 Young Alumni Holiday Party December 11 Alumni Holiday Luncheon December 18 College-Age Alumni Holiday Lunch January 3, 2015 Alumni Soccer & Basketball Games February 12–13 Austin & Houston Alumni Events April 23–25 Alumni Weekend 2015 May 22 Commencement and Senior-Alumni Luncheon

See the full Calendar of Events at www.smtexas.org/AlumniEvents THE Contents PRIDE St. Mark’s School of Texas Alumni Magazine Volume 19, Issue 3 • Summer 2014

ON CAMPUS 12 2 | In Retrospect 3 | Letter From the Editor 4 | College Matriculation 6 | Student Art 8 | Sports News 12 | St. Mark’s Armed Forces Club 14 | 25 Years in the Wild 30 16 | Student Accolades 22 | Distinguished Speakers 26 | Holiday Traditions 30 | Baccalaureate and Commencement 36 | Retiring Faculty 38 | Retiring Trustees

ALUMNI NEWS 48 40 | Alumni Board Report 44 | Alumni in the News 48 | Alumni Weekend

SPOTLIGHT ON PHILANTHROPY 58 | Cementing New Legacies

58 FEATURES 60 | The Eighteenth Headmaster

NOTES AND REMARKS 66 | Class Notes 77 | Faculty Notes 78 | In Memoriam 80 | Endnotes 60

ABOUT OUR COVER Newly appointed Eugene McDermott Headmaster David Dini and Headmaster Emeritus Arnie Holtberg walk through campus.

St. Mark’s School of Texas Summer 2014 | Contents 1 On Campus in retrospect

A Time for Fun The 1965 Marksmen yearbook contains this photo of boys and girls twisting and shouting at the 1964 Homecoming Dance. The caption below the photo reads “A Time For Fun.” If you can help identify or have a good story about this group of students, please let us know. Send information to Katy Rubarth, St. Mark’s School of Texas, 10600 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230–4047 or email her at [email protected].

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from the editor

eginnings and endings, endings and abilities and modeling the ideals of servant- Bbeginnings. At this time last year we leadership, all with warmth, good nature, celebrated the successful conclusion of and infectious energy for his work. David is The Centennial Challenge, a Campaign that all that a Marksman represents and a perfect both honored the first 100 years of St. Mark’s role model for our boys. and sought to ensure that excellence continued for the next 100 years. Last year I know you join me in wishing David, Nancy, we also celebrated a different, bittersweet Caroline, Megan, Thomas, and Claudia the milestone: the end of Arnie Holtberg’s tenure very best as they move onto campus and as Headmaster of St. Mark’s. On campus further into the hearts of our community. and across the nation, hundreds of alumni and friends turned out to say thank you to Here’s to new beginnings, Arnie and Jan during their Farewell Tour. Katy B. Rubarth As the 2014–2015 school year begins, St. Mark’s Director of Communications now looks ahead to a new beginning with a new leader. The enthusiasm for David Dini’s appointment has been overwhelming, and the excitement generated by the implementation of new projects and programs, due to the success of the Campaign, is palpable.

For me, David’s appointment is especially exciting; I have had the honor to get to know him as a parent, a team member, and a friend.

For the past five years, I’ve collaborated with David on a wide array of School projects and watched him work tirelessly to ensure that St. Mark’s is able to sustain its mission. David brings out the best in those with whom he works, nurturing their

St. Mark’s School of Texas Summer 2014 | On Campus 3 On Campus 2010–2014 college matriculation

FOUR: Chapman University Clemson University Boston University Colby College Brown University College of William and Mary Northeastern University Colorado School of Mines Texas Tech University Colorado State University University of Michigan Franklin & Marshall College University of Texas at Austin—Plan II Franklin Olin College of Engineering Furman University THREE: George Washington University Gettysburg College Baylor University Hampshire College Colgate University Houston Baptist University Davidson College Howard University Emory University Johns Hopkins University Georgetown University Lehigh University Georgia Institute of Technology Marion Military Institute Pomona College Middlebury College Purdue University Oberlin Conservatory of Music St. Edward’s University Occidental College Trinity University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States Naval Academy Rhode Island School of Design University of Notre Dame Rollins College Ten or More: University of Texas at Dallas Schreiner University Wake Forest University St. John’s University Dartmouth College Washington and Lee University St. Lawrence University Duke University Swarthmore College Harvard University TWO: Tulane University New York University United States Air Force Academy Princeton University Carnegie Mellon University United States Military Academy Rice University Cornell University University of Alabama Southern Methodist University Haverford College University of California—Berkeley Stanford University Hendrix College University of California—Santa Barbara Texas A&M University Indiana University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Pennsylvania Rhodes College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Southern California Trinity College University of Kansas University of Texas at Austin University of Georgia University of Minnesota Vanderbilt University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oregon Washington University in St. Louis University of Oklahoma University of Pittsburgh University of Texas at Arlington University of Richmond FIVE TO NINE: University of Rochester ONE: University of South Carolina Columbia University University of Texas at San Antonio Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amherst College University of Wisconsin Northwestern University Arizona State University Villanova University Texas Christian University Auburn University Virginia Military Institute University of Chicago Bates College Virginia Polytechnic Institute University of Miami Bowdoin College Williams College University of Missouri—Columbia Bowling Green State University University of Virginia Bucknell University Yale University California Institute of Technology

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Southern Methodist...... Anthony Garcia Vanderbilt University...... Conner Gregory University Paul Herz Clayton Roberts Michael Murphy John Webb William Nelson Washington University...... Juan Chavez Joshua Perkins in St. Louis Bradley Mankoff Chase Squires Woo Jae Shin Brandon Sung St. Edward’s University...... Jassiel Roman University of Texas at Austin...... Ali Ahmed Israel Soto Cole Gerthoffer Texas A&M University...... Victor Calvillo Kellam Hall Mac Labhart Daniel McNamara Texas Christian University...... Matthew Brown Blake Robins Jack Mallick Aarohan Burma (Plan II) University of Chicago...... Tabish Dayani Kobi Naseck (Plan II) Charles Marshall Dartmouth College...... Yima Asom University of Pennsylvania...... Halbert Bai Robert He Charles Golden Harrison Perkins University of Southern...... Nicholas Brodsky Michael Perkins California Martin Tirmenstein Benjamin Wilson University of Virginia...... James Diamond Princeton University...... Thomas Addy Lucas Williams Dylan Altschuler Auburn University...... David Bentley Samuel Perkins Baylor University...... Mark Burton Vincent Shia Brown University...... Jacob Wilner Victor Zhou Northeastern University...... Oliver Ness Duke University...... John Caldwell Pomona College...... Luke Munson Nikhil Jain St. Lawrence University...... Alexander McKenna Carson Pate Trinity College...... Winston Brewer Jeffrey Wu Trinity University...... Daniel Solis Harvard University...... Dylan Clark United States Naval Academy...... Cameron Baxley Aidan Dewar University of Georgia...... Ford Robinson Alexander Munoz University of Kansas...... Reid Stein Ryan O’Meara University of Miami...... Richard McCants Stanford University...... Creed Lowry University of Missouri—...... Andrew Hatfield Matthew Mahowald Columbia Jack Pigott University of North Carolina...... Riley Graham Maxwell Wolens at Chapel Hill New York University...... Vincent Chen University of Notre Dame...... Teddy Edwards Samuel Khoshbin University of Oklahoma...... John Garnsey Johnathan Kim University of Oregon...... Andrew Balog Northwestern University...... Malcolm Bowman Villanova University...... Dean Addy Nabeel Muscatwalla Wake Forest University...... Richard Eiseman Phillip Osborn Washington and Lee University..... Zachary Papin Rice University...... Andrew Gatherer Yale University...... Jonathan Ng Vishal Gokani Harrison Lin

St. Mark’s School of Texas Summer 2014 | On Campus 5 On Campus state of the arts Award-Winning Student Art

(above) George Lin ’15

(above right) Arno Goetz ’16

(right) Adam Merchant ’15

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(above) Coach John Turek with the 2013 SPC Champion cross country team.

(right) The cross country team hoists its SPC Championship trophy.

(far right) Varsity Captain Teddy Edwards ’14 spikes a ball during the Volleyball volleyball team’s Returning to SPC as defending champions, SPC Championship run. the varsity volleyball team beat both Houston (opposite top) Kinkaid and Greenhill 3–0 in early matches. Swimmers Jack Pigott ’14 and Eric Li ’16 stand on Cross Country Those victories set the Lions up for a showdown the medal podium. The weather at Ft. Worth Trinity Valley was with the Casady Cyclones. St. Mark’s gained an perfect for the SPC Cross Country Championship early 2–0 lead thanks to captain Carson Pate ’14 (opposite bottom) Swimmers celebrate their race. Led by team captain Matthew Brown ’14, and the powerful hitting of Timothy Simenc ’15, Championship by six Marksmen placed in the top 20 and were Teddy Edwards ’14, Harrison Lin ’14, and Parker throwing coach Mihai named All-SPC. Matthew finished sixth, followed Oprea into the pool. Dixon ’16. Despite winning set three, the by JT Graass ’16 (seventh), Nick Buckenham ’15 Cyclones fell to blockers Tabish Dayani ’14 and (ninth), Daniel Cope ’17 (thirteenth), Harrison Blake Spangler ’15, and the Lions successfully Perkins ’14 (fourteenth), and Rishi Kshatriya ’15 defended their title as SPC Champions. (eighteenth). The team scored a conference best of 49 points and won the SPC Championship, its first since 2007.

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Swimming On Tuesday, January 7, 2014, members of the varsity Varsity swimming took home SPC gold in one crew gathered alongside faculty, staff, and friends of the of its most impressive showings in the School’s crew program to officially christen the newest addition swimming history. The Lion swimmers held to the St. Mark’s fleet of crew shells. The quad is named more than three-fourths of the best times in the 2013 in honor of the 2013 varsity crew team, and is championship meet. The team won all of the the generous gift of the Quarls family: Harry, Karen, relays, and also placed first in the 50m freestyle, and Harrison ’13.

100m butterfly, and 100m breaststroke. The team Varsity crew coach Pitts Yandell and Eugene McDermott broke both School and SPC records in the Headmaster Arnie Holtberg both spoke, praising the 200m free relay (Jack Pigott ’14, Richard Jiang ’15, dedication of the boys, celebrating the team’s decorated Eric Li ’16, and Kevin Kim ’16) and the 400 history at St. Mark’s, and thanking the Quarls family. Free Relay (Jack Pigott ’14, Mason Smith ’15, Then the members of the varsity crew officially Kevin Kim ’16, and Eric Li ’16). At the end of the christened their new vessel, pouring the traditional day, the Lions got out of the water with 187.5 bottle of “champagne” over its hull. points, more than any SPC Championship to date.

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Class of 2014 College Signing

(above) Water Polo The State Championship Yima Asom The water polo team finished off an incredible water polo team Soccer – Dartmouth College celebrates with head season by clinching the Texas State Water Polo coach Mihai Oprea. Championship. Having won the north region for Cameron Baxley the thirteenth year in a row, the “Sea Lions” Crew – United States Naval Academy were poised to compete at the state level. In a

tense championship game against defending Malcolm Bowman state champions Clear Creek, the Lions fell Football – Northwestern University behind early but pulled ahead in the second quarter and never looked back, winning 12–5. Winston Brewer Timothy Simenc ’15 was selected as the State Wrestling – Trinity College Tournament MVP, the top honor in the sport of Matthew Brown water polo, making him the second consecutive Cross Country/Track – Texas Christian University Marksman to win MVP (after Warren Smith ’13). Jack Mallick ’14 and Nathan Ondracek ’15 were John Caldwell named First Team All-State. Matt Mahowald ’14, Football – Duke University Bradley Mankoff ’14, and Mason Smith ’15 were

named Honorable Mention All-State. Coach Sam Khoshbin Mihai Oprea was also named the Texas State Tennis – New York University Water Polo Coach of the Year. Zach Papin Wrestling – Washington & Lee University Overall SPC Rankings Jacob Wilner Cross Country 1st Water Polo (State) 1st Football – Brown University Football 2nd Track & Field 4th Volleyball 1st Tennis 5th Swimming 1st Baseball 4th Wrestling 2nd Golf 3rd Soccer 5th Lacrosse 2nd Basketball 6th

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/smtexas Courage & Honor For a school whose motto is “Courage and Honor,” it should come as no surprise that numerous Marksmen choose to dedicate their lives to serving our country both at home and abroad.

With so many alumni enlisting in every branch unit in Afghanistan and began raising money of the military, students Jake Holder ’15 and to send supplies. Through fundraisers and Travis Nadalini ’15 wanted to do something to donations, the club was able to assemble care honor those serving the United States while packages containing ordinary, though vitally simultaneously educating current students important, supplies like coffee, games, hand about military culture, ethics, and leadership. warmers, toiletries, clothing items for the troop’s In the fall of 2012, the boys formed the St. Mark’s interpreters, and boxes of magazines donated Armed Forces Club with a little help from Scott by the St. Mark’s library. The club then boxed up Hunt, Arnold E. Holtberg Master Teaching all of the supplies and shipped them overseas to Chair, photography instructor, and Texas Army the troops. The final item in their care package National Guard 2nd Lieutenant. was a blue and white St. Mark’s flag. According to club co-founder Travis Nadalini, the troops were To fulfill the first half of their mission, the so excited to receive the supplies, that the club club adopted a Texas Army National Guard decided to sponsor them again the following year.

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As for the flag, the unit members hung it in their Scott Hunt hopes to have the flag framed and (opposite page) The Armed Forces Club forward operating base, but when the unit displayed on campus. poses with its care rotated home, the flag was placed in a shipping packages before sending container with many of their other supplies “The club’s motto ‘Courage, Honor, Duty’ builds them overseas.

and essentially lost. Imagine Jake’s and Travis’s upon the foundation set forth by the St. Mark’s (above) surprise when, this past fall, Scott Hunt came motto,” Scott said. “Helping boys to accept duty The Texas Army National Guard Unit that received to school with the flag, signed by the unit. and responsibility for something bigger than the care packages sent themselves is what the club seeks to instill and this photo back with the “Getting the flag back from them was awesome,” demonstrate amongst its members and signed flag. said Travis. “The most rewarding part of the club in the community.” is seeing the positive impact of our efforts to support our troops. It made us feel very appreciated.” On Campus

Not only was this year’s trip historic due to Mr. J’s quarter century of leadership, it was also the largest group that he has ever taken: 24 rising fifth-graders, plus staff and parents, including eight dads who themselves are by Lawrence Piccagli ’85 Marksmen. It is hard to explain how truly memorable the experience is unless one spends the week together with the entire group. As fantastic an adventure as we all experienced, what stood out was how truly committed Mr. J was to ensuring that each and every boy and his parent had the time of their lives.

As a former student of Mr. J from 38 short years ago, I never forgot the persona of Mr. J’s third-grade class. He is the epitome of a master teacher and a master father figure to his students. He is ever present to guide and teach the boys about wildlife, nature, working together as a group, and just plain life in general. His unwavering loyalty to St. Mark’s, the boys, and their parents is undeniable. He seemed to never tire and to never lose his patience and yet Mr. J always appeared to push the boys just a little bit more, so we could see a few more animals or get that perfect view of a snow-covered mountain. I am truly grateful for having had Mr. J as a teacher many years ago and for experiencing the overwhelming beauty of the Tetons and Yellowstone with Mr. J as our leader and guide.

This past summer marked the twenty-fifth year that Frank Jordan

(Mr. J) has organized and led rising fifth-grade boys and their

parents on the St. Mark’s Wyoming Trip to Yellowstone National

Park and Grand Teton National Park.

14 On Campus | THE PRIDE St. Mark’s School of Texas The trip also teaches the boys how to live together and depend on one another. Mr. J ensured that he would keep us on a tight schedule throughout the trip. But the boys had to look to one another to stay organized and “with it” even if things got tough. This is where relationships are strengthened, and this is why, for so many years, the Wyoming trip has been a mainstay at the School. Where the Pecos trip is the “official” rite of passage for Upper School boys to become young men, the Wyoming trip is a similar accomplishment for many of our boys moving into middle school. Living among wildlife, sleeping in tent cabins, and hiking long days across many miles truly gives the boys a sense of accomplishment. On the Wyoming trip, Mr. J builds multiple attributes that are cornerstones at St. Mark’s for boys becoming young men.

To read additional reflections on the Wyoming trip from other Marksmen dads, visit smtexas.org/wyoming.

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years, the highest honor awarded by the National Scholastic Press Association.

The ReMarker and Marksmen are sponsored by Ray Westbrook, Gene and Alice Oltrogge Master Teaching Chair, and The Marque is sponsored by Lynne Weber, Trustee Master Teaching Chair in Humanities.

Senior Named Journalist of the Year Ryan O’Meara ’14 was named the 2014 Texas High School Journalist of the Year by the Texas Association of Journalism Educators. His win elevated him to the National Scholastic Press Association’s nationwide competition, in which he placed second. For the competition, Ryan prepared a 50-page portfolio, highlighting his work in writing, design, photography, and (above) Publications Win Triple Crown multi-media projects over the three years he Riley Graham ’14, served on The ReMarker newspaper staff. Ryan Sam Perkins ’14, For the second year in a row, all three of the Matt Mahowald ’14 and School’s major Upper School publications is the second consecutive St. Mark’s journalist to Carrington Kyle ’15 with received a prestigious Gold Crown Award from win the state title. Last year, Daniel Hersh ’13, the Gold Crown plaque awarded to the 2013 the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. now a student at the Medill School of Journalism Marksmen yearbook. at Northwestern University, was named Texas The ReMarker student newspaper, The Marque High School Journalist of the Year and went literary magazine, and the Marksmen yearbook on to place third in the national competition. were among the 66 publications awarded Gold Additionally, Sam Khoshbin ’14 placed second Crowns out of more than 1,200 nationwide in the statewide competition. submissions for the 2012–2013 school year. Publications were judged by a panel of industry New Cum Laude Members Inducted experts, and the final awards were announced On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, St. Mark’s inducted at the Association’s annual convention at nine members of the Class of 2014 and ten Columbia University on March 21, 2014. These members of the Class of 2015 into the Cum Laude awards continued the winning streaks for each Society. The students were inducted based publication, marking the sixth straight Gold on academic achievement and selected by a Crown for the Marksmen, the second for committee of student and faculty Cum Laude The Marque, and the eleventh for The ReMarker, members. As per the society’s constitution, up to the longest successive streak by a secondary one-fifth of the senior class and one-tenth of the school in the 89-year history of the organization. junior class can be inducted. Earlier in the school year, The ReMarker also received its fourth Pacemaker award in nine

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After the new members were inducted, Lee S. (above) The 2013–2014 St. Mark’s Smith, J.D. ’65 addressed the students, faculty, Cum Laude members. and parents, recounting his experience as the first black student enrolled at St. Mark’s. (left) Lee S. Smith, J.D. ’65

Six Seniors Named YoungArts Winners The National YoungArts Foundation named six St. Mark’s seniors as winners for its 2014 season: Thomas Addy (visual arts), Cameron Baxley (visual arts), Wesley Cha (visual arts), Andrew Gatherer (photography), Harrison Lin (visual arts), and Blake Robins (photography).

These seniors were selected from a pool of more This year’s inductees included seniors Nicholas than 10,000 applicants nationwide to be among Brodsky, Aidan Dewar, Harrison Lin, Jackson the 687 winners honored for their work in Lowry, Matthew Mahowald, Charles Marshall, the arts. At the request of The Commission on Luke Munson, Kobi Naseck, and David Perkins; Presidential Scholars, which is appointed by and juniors Case Brabham, Christopher Carter, the president of the United States, YoungArts is Raymond Guo, James Kyle, George Lin, Nathan also the exclusive path to the U.S. Presidential Ondracek, Vikram Pattabi, Mason Smith, William Scholars in the Arts awards. Sydney, and Darwin Yang.

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(above) National Merit Students Honored National Organizations Honor Seniors The nineteen seniors named National Nineteen Marksmen from the Class of 2014 were Six Upper School students were recognized Merit Semifinalists. recognized as Semifinalists in the 2013 National for their academic achievements by the Merit Scholarship program: Dylan Altschuler, College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition John Caldwell, Dylan Clark,Tabish Dayani, Aidan Program and the National Merit Scholarship Dewar, Cole Gerthoffer, Vishal Gokani, Charles Corporation’s National Achievement Golden, Robert He, Samuel Khoshbin, Creed Scholarship Program. Lowry, Charles Marshall, Alexander Muñoz, Luke Munson, Jonathan Ng, Ryan O’Meara, Samuel Alexander Muñoz ’14 and Aidan Dewar ’14 Perkins, Vincent Shia, and Victor Zhou. were named Scholars by the National Hispanic Recognition Program, which recognizes the Twenty-nine seniors were also recognized as top 2 percent of Hispanic/Latino students who Commended Students. Congratulations to: take the PSAT/NMSQT in their junior year. Halbert Bai, Cameron Baxley, David Bentley, Additionally, Jassiel Roman ’14, Victor Calvillo ’14, Aarohan Burma, Mark Burton, James Diamond, and Anthony Garcia ’14 were awarded Charles Edwards, Richard Eiseman, Andrew Honorable Mention by the organization. Gatherer, Kellam Hall, Harrison Lin, Nikhil Jain, Johnathan Kim, Matthew Mahowald, Bradley Lucas Williams ’14 was named a semifinalist for Mankoff, Michael Murphy, Nabeel Muscatwalla, the National Achievement Scholarship Program, Kobi Naseck, Norman Ness, Phillip Osborn, an academic competition organized by the Carson Pate, Joshua Perkins, Michael Perkins, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which Jack Pigott, Laurence Roberts, Woo Jae Shin, recognizes academic achievement among Black Nicholas Squires, Lucas Williams, and Jeffrey Wu. American students. As a semifinalist, Lucas placed in the top 1 percent of applicants.

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Additionally, four students were named to the (above) Photo by Alden James ’16 ATPI Texas Imagemaker Team: Halbert Bai ’14, Mason Smith ’15, Arno Goetz ’16, and Alden (above left) James ’16. The Texas Imagemakers are the top Photo by Mason Smith ’15

ten photography students in the state based (left) on awards received in state and national photo Film studies students Cole Gerthoffer ’14 and contests during the school year. Harrison Chen ’16 attend the South by Southwest Student Films Selected for SXSW Film Festival. Two film studies students screened their short films at this year’s South By Southwest Film Festival. Cages by Harrison Chen ’16 and Spark by Kunal Dixit ’15 were shown as part of the festival’s Texas High School Short Film category. Several film students attended the premieres at SXSW in Austin this March, where they had a chance to answer questions from the audience after screening their films. This marks the School’s second appearance at SXSW. In 2012, Photography Program Named Best in Texas the student film Drawings by Christian Larrave ’11 St. Mark’s photography program has been and Alex McKenna ’14 was screened. named “Top Program” for the eighth consecutive year by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI). Students submitted ten-image portfolios in Landscape, Still Life, Architecture, and Thematic categories, winning first place in every category for the first time.

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(right) Woodworking project by Drew Balog ’14

(far right) Woodworking project by Conner Olson ’15

(bottom right) Sahitya Senapathy ’20 stands with his team.

Woodworking Students Receive National Awards Several Marksmen were recognized at the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at both the national and regional levels. Three woodworking students received national medals: Drew Balog ’14 and Ben Wilson ’14 each won a Gold Key, and Conner Olson ’15 was awarded a Silver Key. The national winners were among 1,800 young artists chosen from more than 255,000 submitted works of art and writing. These students join the ranks of prestigious past winners, including Sixth-Grader Helps Create Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, First-Responder App Robert Redford, Ken Burns, Zac Posen, and For the civilian first responders of Plano’s many others. Community Emergency Response Team, finding one another and communicating during a crisis National medalists were honored at the 2014 can be difficult. But now, thanks to a team of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National ingenious sixth-graders, there’s an app for that. Ceremony in New York City on June 6, 2014. Their work was displayed at the Art.Write.Now. Sahitya Senapathy ’20 and a team of students National Exhibition at the Sheila C. Johnson from area schools worked together to create Design Center at Parsons The New School for a smartphone app aimed at supporting Plano Design and Pratt Institute’s Pratt Manhattan Gallery. CERT. Once signed in, CERT members can keep track of one another’s location and contact information, making it easier to coordinate during an emergency.

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The team decided to help Plano CERT while The seventh-grade robotics team consists of (above) Choir Director Tinsley researching first responders, and entered the Kyle Smith, Ruoming Fan, Sahit Dendekuri, Silcox stands with the app into two science fair competitions: the Kamal Mamdani, and new members Jack Katz Upper School Choir Christopher Columbus Science Awards and and Harrison Lee. Eighth-grader Dalton Glenn moments before they sing the national the eCybermission Student Competition. “The and former student Joseph Vetoretti ’19 also anthem at Globe Life fact that this app, which is an excellent product worked on the patented project. Park in Arlington. with real-world potential, has been developed by sixth-graders is mind boggling to many of us Choir Performs Anthem at Rangers Game who will actually benefit from this technology,” The Upper School Choir sang the national said Ron Moore, Plano CERT coordinator, in an anthem to open the Texas Rangers game on interview with the Plano Star Courier. April 19, 2014. No doubt inspired by the Choir’s performance, the Rangers then took the field Middle School Students and defeated the Chicago White Sox, 6–3. Awarded U.S. Patent On October 15, 2013, a device created by the This is the second time that the Upper School Middle School robotics team was granted Patent Choir has opened a national sports game. In No. US 8,558,702 B2 by the United States Patent 2012, the choristers sang the anthem at a Dallas and Trademark Office. The team members were Mavericks game, which also resulted in a victory in fifth grade when they applied for a patent on for the home team. their device, which is described as an “apparatus and method for preventing pressure injuries and circulatory problems in sedentary patients.” The idea stemmed from a project the team created for the First Lego League Robotics competition, which focused on health and wellness.

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(above) Every year, St. Mark’s hosts dozens of The scholars conducted a panel session at Dr. Alan Stern ’75, extraordinary guest speakers, from astronauts Upper School Assembly, sharing their wisdom Dr. Brett Giroir, Dr. Michael Gould, and and soldiers to authors and professors. about the sciences, and encouraging students to Dr. David Genecov ’82 This year was no exception as students had keep an open mind and pursue their interests. field questions at Upper School Assembly. the opportunity to hear from a wide range Each of them also visited various Upper School of guest speakers, brought to St. Mark’s by science classes throughout the day, where they four unique programs. spoke on topics ranging from growing stem cells and optimizing world food production, to deep- STEM Festival space exploration and robotics design. On October 25, 2013, St. Mark’s hosted its first annual STEM Festival, which highlights the The STEM Festival was chaired by Andrew fields of science, technology, engineering, and Gatherer ’14 and Jonathan Ng ’14 and sponsored math. By inviting professionals in these fields by Fletcher Carron, Stephen M. Seay ’68 Science to visit St. Mark’s, the festival seeks to broaden a Department Chair. greater understanding of these topics and ignite passion for careers in the STEM disciplines. Literary Festival On Friday, January 10, 2014, St. Mark’s held its The inaugural festival welcomed guest speakers seventh annual Literary Festival, welcoming Dr. Brett Giroir, biomedical researcher; visiting writers from a diverse range of Dr. Michael Gould, agricultural engineer; backgrounds. Upper School students had the Dr. David Genecov ’82, craniofacial and opportunity to hear from Ron Koertge, young cosmetic surgeon; and Dr. Alan Stern ’75, adult novelist and poet; Jill Sobule, acclaimed planetary scientist.

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visiting writers. Cole Gerthoffer ’14 won first (above) in fiction, Michael Perkins ’14 won first in Dr. Robert Sapolsky nonfiction, and Gopal Raman ’17 won first discusses neuroscience with AP Biology students. in poetry. (above left) Jill Sobule serenades singer-songwriter; Jim Holt, mathematician The Literary Festival was run by student chair students with songs and and nonfiction contributor to The New Yorker; William Sydney ’15, vice-chair Will Garden ’16, stories from her career. Lev Grossman, best-selling novelist and TIME and faculty sponsor David Brown, Victor F. White (lower left) magazine writer; and Evan Daugherty ’00, Master Teaching Chair in English. Author Jim Holt signs blockbuster Hollywood screenwriter. a copy of his book for Robert E. Dennard Visiting Scholar Nabeel Muscatwalla ’14. On Friday, the five writers spoke at a special On October 9–10, 2013, Dr. Robert M. Sapolsky, assembly, sharing their own experiences and biologist, neuroscientist, writer, and stress advice with the students. Each writer then expert, took a break from his fieldwork and spent the day visiting classrooms, talking with neurological research to educate Upper students in a more intimate atmosphere, and School students about the biology of stress, answering specific questions. individuality, memory, and mental disease. Dr. Sapolsky shared a unique mixture of At the end of the day, the writers gathered with anecdotes and research data through a students and teachers for a special reception combination of storytelling and humor that in the Green Library, where they announced was perfectly suited to his St. Mark’s audience. the winners of the annual writing contest. Sapolsky conducted five small Q&A sessions Numerous student entries were judged by a with students in AP Biology, Sociobiology, and panel of Upper School teachers and the five AP Psychology, as well as with alumni.

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Willard E. Walker, Jr. ’66 Visiting Scholar During their visit on February 26–27, 2014, The Celebration Jazz Orchestra dazzled students with musical selections and explained the structure of jazz music. Working intensively with the St. Mark’s Studio Band, The Celebration Jazz Orchestra conducted two full days of small-group sectionals, large-group rehearsals, and demonstrations. Comprising former high school and college musicians, music educators, and professional musicians, the 17-member Celebration Jazz Orchestra plays for the love of (above) Members of The music. Their love of music, especially big-band Celebration Jazz jazz, easily spread to St. Mark’s students, faculty, Orchestra perform for Upper School parents, and staff. Assembly. Taking a break from their busy schedules, The (right) St. Mark’s band Celebration Jazz Orchestra spent two days on director Tim Hicks campus and, after intense sectional rehearsals performs with The Celebration Jazz during the first day, Studio Band members Orchestra, which he immediately recognized the impact of their visit. co-founded. On their final evening, the intense sectionals, rehearsals, and Q&A sessions culminated in a During these sessions, he imparted his joint concert with the St. Mark’s Studio Band. knowledge of the evolution of the human brain, The Band impressed the audience with songs neurobiology, individuality, the relationship featuring soloists Jack Pigott ’14 and between age and openness to novelty, and Nick Buckenham ’15. human behavior with respect to brains, genes, and hormones. Speaking in his concluding Afterward, The Celebration Jazz Orchestra session, Sapolsky’s humor, humanity, and took the stage, offering selections dear to the rapid-fire delivery made the weightiest topics hearts of jazz purists. accessible to all and allowed students to engage with him concerning stress in their lives. In addition to being a member, St. Mark’s band director Tim Hicks co-founded The Celebration Dr. Sapolsky is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Jazz Orchestra in 1985. professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, and research associate with the Institute of Primate Research at The National Museum of Kenya.

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Thank You from the students, faculty, and staff of St. Mark’s School of Texas for making a gift to the 2013–2014 St. Mark’s Fund. Together with more than 2,600 alumni, parents, and friends of the School, you helped us raise a record $3.16 million for current Marksmen and their teachers. These gifts are critical in providing our faculty and students with the necessary support to sustain excellence at 10600 Preston Road.

54% of all alumni contributed a record $1.7 million to the St. Mark’s Fund, exceeding 50% participation for the sixth consecutive year. The 10 Reunion classes raised more than $651,000 of the total and broke five Reunion giving records.

90% of current parents contributed $1.56 million to the Fund, setting new records for giving, with three classes reaching 100% participation.

100% of the Class of 2014 participated in their Legacy Gift to support the St. Mark’s Fund, the Jan and Arnold Holtberg Family Scholarship Fund, and recognition items on campus.

Thank you for being part of an extraordinary year of support at St. Mark’s.

Lead | Inspire | Be Counted On Campus holiday traditions

Community Service In the season of giving, Marksmen made a concerted effort to give back. In November, Marksmen and Hockadaisies packed the McDonald’s parking lot at Preston/Royal to raise money for Austin Street Center. In December, the Community Service Gift Drive collected gifts for children all across the Dallas area.

(clockwise from top left) Marksmen and Hockadaisies come together to support Austin Street Center.

Students organize gift drive donations.

Upper School elves greet children before their visit with Santa.

Santa (Jack Mallick ’14) hands out gifts at Jubilee Center.

Students compete in an epic dance-off during McDonald’s Week.

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Grandparents’ Day St. Mark’s welcomed more than 500 grandparents and guests to campus for Grandparents’ Day. Boys brought their special guests along for the day to experience life as a Marksman.

(clockwise from top left) Carrington Kyle ’15 and Canyon Kyle ’18 stand with their grandparents.

Students and grandparents attend Lower School Chapel.

Lower School Music Teacher Mary Ann Livengood leads her students in a song and dance for their grandparents.

Middle Schooler Albert Luo ’19 with his grandparents.

A Lower Schooler and his grandfather peruse the library book fair.

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Lessons & Carols The St. Mark’s community came together to celebrate A Service of Nine Lessons & Carols on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. The St. Mark’s Choir has sung this candlelit service since 1951.

(clockwise from top left) The Choir sings A Service of Lessons & Carols.

Ken Hersh ’81 reads a lesson.

Verger Cameron Baxley ’14 and crucifer Cameron Hillier ’13 lead the recessional.

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All-School Christmas Party Hours before the start of Christmas Break, the entire school packed into the A. Earl Cullum, Jr., Alumni Commons for the All-School Christmas Party. In what has become an iconic tradition, the senior class entered the Great Hall carrying their Lower School buddies on their shoulders to decorate the Christmas tree. Afterward, Student Council President Charlie Golden ’14 announced that the Community Service gift drive had broken its previous record, collecting 3,304 gifts.

(clockwise from top left) Jacob Wilner ’14 carries his Lower School buddy into the All-School Christmas Party

Victor Calvillo ’14 with his Lower School buddy.

A Lower Schooler places his ornament on the Christmas tree.

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For many seniors, this experience is a deeply emotional and rewarding conclusion to years of hard work. The small Baccalaureate service, attended only by seniors, their parents, the faculty, and the choir, featured several choral performances and remarks from Arnie Holtberg, Eugene McDermott Headmaster, whom the class chose, and Cole Gerthoffer ’14, whom the faculty chose. After he finished speaking, Arnie was given a Class President Harrison Perkins ’14 gave a standing ovation honoring him for his 21 years heartfelt introduction to Mr. Holtberg in which of service as Eugene McDermott Headmaster. he called him “the epitome of an accomplished and respected Marksman and champion of the Baccalaureate was bookended with a show of St. Mark’s community.” mutual respect between the seniors and faculty. Before the service, the Class of 2014 lined the The retiring headmaster exhorted the seniors to hallway to the Chapel and applauded the faculty “consider doing what you feel you have to do, not as they processed in. As the service concluded, just what you want to do.” Arnie’s speech ended the faculty returned the favor, lining the with the words, “Remember that we love you; walkway outside the chapel and applauding the that I love you.” seniors as they recessed.

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(clockwise from top) Seniors take a selfie before Commencement.

Friends and family listen to the address by Eugene McDermott Headmaster Three days later, the Class of 2014 returned to Arnie Holtberg. campus, this time donning the traditional white Class President dinner jackets. The Class marched down the Harrison Perkins ’14 Perot Family Quadrangle to the Ida M. & Cecil H. speaks at Commencement. Green Commencement Theater and graduation. Class President Harrison Perkins ’14 and Valedictorian Halbert Bai ’14 spoke for the class. Navy SEAL Commander Rorke Denver then “All 86 of us put the Class of 2014 first,” Harrison delivered the Commencement address. Denver said. “By putting our class first we also put the starred in the hit film Act of Valor and has needs of the entire St. Mark’s community before overseen all stages of SEAL training. The Class our own.” of 2014 requested Denver to be their speaker after he visited the campus more than a year ago Halbert spoke of the emotional journey he and gave a memorable speech about leadership and his father took, from learning English to and life lessons to students. enrolling at St. Mark’s in sixth grade. In his Commencement speech, Denver gave the “I stand here today knowing that my story is graduates advice for the future with a focus on only one of the many that make up the larger the choices they will make. “Find what moves St. Mark’s story, knowing that whatever you, throw your hat in the ring, and pursue it,” successes we have achieved have been made Denver said. “The school of hard knocks still on the shoulders of others, and convinced that exists, and it is a degree you absolutely want in St. Mark’s is one of the few institutions where your quiver. Challenge the world and those in it. building not just a community but a family is Most folks are bystanders. They never enter the essential to its mission,” Bai said. “Our collective arena, and you need to get in the fight. Be kind stories make up the St. Mark’s family.” and just and, please, stand for something.”

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The following excerpts were taken from Cole Gerthoffer’s Response of the Class at Baccalaureate and Halbert Bai’s Valedictorian Address at Commencement. View their full speeches and more from both events at www.smtexas.org/classof2014.

Cole Gerthoffer ’14: Response of the Class

Every day we step onto this campus to learn. We sit in chairs and learn how to differentiate exponential functions, and how to appreciate Melville, and how to say “I forgot to do the reading” in Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, and Latin. But I think I speak for all of us when I say the most important lessons we learned were never part of a curriculum or given to us on a test. find some temporary peace, take a second to really think about the things you’ve learned here. We learned empathy. We learned self-confidence. Really learned. We learned that procrastination will kill you if you let it. We learned how to care about the things Deep down, some part of me doesn’t want to that matter and how to not worry about the cross that stage on Friday, but rather float quietly things that don’t. past any and all sense of finality. I want to begin another stage of this amazing life, but ending this And for that we have to thank the amazing, stage is more than a little crushing. dedicated, inspiring community at this haven of a school. For I’ve found teachers in the actual By accepting that diploma, we all cut the cord brilliant minds who run our classrooms, once and for all. Why can’t the warm glow of I’ve found teachers in cafeteria staff members, comfort and youth linger just a little longer? and I’ve found teachers in fellow students. Because that’s not how real life works. We move “I’ve found teachers in the on. But we never, ever forget. actual brilliant minds who run our classrooms, I’ve Mr. Holtberg, when you graduate with us, you will no longer be our headmaster. You will found teachers in cafeteria instead be just a dear, dear friend. staff members, and I’ve found teachers in fellow students.” We all move on. Don’t resent that. Time rockets forward and, as some have said, it keeps on Tonight, tomorrow, or whenever the graduation slippin’ slippin’ slippin’ into the future. But don’t adrenaline leaves your system long enough to let it slip on past you.

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Halbert Bai ’14: Valedictorian Address

Tonight is a particular honor for me because my presence on this stage is unlikely.

From the time I was eighteen months old, my dad raised me. A single father with one boy. At first, we had no furniture and no car. The only things we had were a mortgage on our house, a refrigerator, a stove, and a lone mattress. Barely making ends meet, my dad worked fifty to sixty hours a week in his small medical clinic. In the evenings, he made our meals and washed our clothes. During the nights, I remember how I rested my head against his shoulder as he walked me around our house, comforting me. On her deathbed, she wrote the recommendation letter that got me into St. Mark’s. She opened There were times when I did not know who I the seemingly bolted gates of opportunity and was and where I belonged. But my dad was gave me a place at this hallowed institution. always there for me; he took me up in his arms In the spring, we learned that she had passed and carried me forward, looking back only to away. A few days later, I received my acceptance appreciate how far we had come. into St. Mark’s.

My dad often said that I was a late bloomer. This is my story. But I stand here today knowing When I entered the first grade at Plano’s Daffron that my story is only one of the many that make Elementary school, my English was so bad that up the larger St. Mark’s story, knowing that my teacher sent me to ESL class. Late into the whatever successes we have achieved have been night, my dad would teach me the alphabet and made on the shoulders of others, and convinced eventually how to read. that St. Mark’s is one of the few institutions where “This is my story. But I stand here building not just a community but a family is essential to its mission. today knowing that my story is

only one of the many that make As we embark on our next great adventure, up the larger St. Mark’s story.” let’s set sail with the spirit of Marksmen inside us, those who have preceded us and Despite these early hurdles, I reached fifth grade those yet to come. and entered the advanced English class. It was then that my homeroom teacher, Mrs. Irving, encouraged me to apply to St. Mark’s. That winter, our class learned that she had breast cancer.

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(above) Thelma Levells & Lucy Sheppard | 42 years Thelma Levells serving hungry Marksmen. Lucy Sheppard and Thelma Levells didn’t know anyone when they started working at St. Mark’s (right) in the autumns of 1971 and 1972, respectively, to their lives after St. Mark’s, they’ll always stay Lucy Sheppard preparing her famous salad bar. but that didn’t deter them from quickly making part of the family. As Stephens puts it, “Their the School their home. Forty years later, the retirement is like the passing of an era.” two, along with the late Maxine Cantley, were honored at the 2012 Alumni Dinner for their Bobbi Mailer | 41 years impressive tenures at the school. Maxine, Bobbi Mailer joined the faculty in 1973, and who came to the School shortly after Lucy in in addition to teaching English to ninth and 1971, passed away later that year and was the tenth graders, she has served as secretary for recipient of the 2013 Marksmen dedication. the Cum Laude Society, faculty sponsor of the St. Mark’s Book Club, faculty advisor to the Director of Food Services Sally Stephens points St. Mark’s Literary Festival, and as the Director out how intertwined Thelma and Lucy were with of the St. Mark’s Visiting Scholars Programs. the St. Mark’s community: “The other staff look up to them and treat them with respect for all Throughout Bobbi’s tenure at St. Mark’s, she of their years here. There is not a position in the has seen the School merge into a place of kitchen that they have not worked.” The two learning with greater diversity that offers a have certainly been here long enough to affect broader range of experiences. Bobbi attributes many generations of Marksmen. this to not only the times, but also a foward- looking Board of Trustees and Headmaster. Both of these icons of the cafeteria have had Bobbi said her fondest memories will remain careers defined by dedication and loyalty. Their the “aha moments” when students have insights smiles have brightened many a Marksman’s into literature: “When those lights go on, they day, and their growth with the School has been beam from the eyes. Those are the greatest remarkable; so much so that as they move on moments of teaching.”

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(clockwise from top) Bobbi Mailer with Jake McAuley ’08, Arnie Holtberg, and Rishi Bandopahay ’12 at the 2011 Literary Festival.

Sharon Hiner receiving honors for her service at the 2014 end-of-year faculty/staff luncheon.

Bill Marmion teaching AP Economics. and I love to tell stories and work with the kids.” Bill is not ready to completely give up teaching and, while working on his golf game, he hopes to continue teaching one class part-time. Coaching was a highlight of Bill’s career. “There’s nothing like standing on a sideline and winning a football game,” he said. “That’s just a real thrill.”

Sharon Hiner | 14 years After teaching Spanish in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Richardson public schools for 28 years, Sharon Hiner arrived at St. Mark’s in 2000 ready Bill Marmion | 29 years for a new challenge. Upon arrival, Sharon was Bill Marmion joined the St. Mark’s faculty in immediately impressed by how much more time 1985 to teach history and economics and to she could spend with her students and the sense coach football and basketball. After five years, of community she felt. As she described it, he rose to Chair of the history department. St. Mark’s was “a school that ran the way schools Prior to moving to Texas, Bill attended a should be run.” boarding school in the Northeast, earned degrees from Washington & Lee University and While at St. Mark’s, Sharon taught introductory Harvard, and taught at an independent school and advanced Spanish courses and sponsored in North Carolina. the Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, a national honor society for Spanish students. Professional As a third-generation teacher, the career path development funds gave her the opportunity to was an easy choice. Bill had heard of St. Mark’s travel to Chile, Bolivia, Guatemala, Spain, and before, and as soon as an opening became Argentina to enrich her classroom. available, he moved to Dallas. According to Bill, what has been most fulfilling is being able to do Sharon said the feeling of camaraderie among exactly was he set out to do — coach and teach. faculty is part of what makes St. Mark’s a great place to be. “I’ll miss the people, the students, “I like the subjects I teach, and when you’re a and their youthful enthusiasm,” she said. “These history teacher you get to tell a lot of stories, are my friends and this is my family.”

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Richard Squires Michael Pegues Richard Squires, father of Chase ’14, retired The father of Marksman Toussaint Pegues ’18, from the Board after nine years of dedicated Michael Pegues joined the Board in 2008. service. Richard was an active participant on During his six-year tenure, he has been an the Trustees, Investment, Finance, Audit, and active member of both the Education and Executive Committees and served as Chair Development Committees. He has also of the Development Committee during The participated on the Finance, Long Range Centennial Challenge. He has been among Planning, and Executive Committees. His the School’s most productive fundraising level of enthusiasm, commitment, and passion volunteers, helping advance not only the inspired fellow Board members to be their very St. Mark’s Fund and the Campaign, but also best for St. Mark’s. the overarching goals of the School. Bob McClain Mary Beth Marshall Retired after six years on the Board of Trustees, Mary Beth Marshall retired after six years Bob McClain, father of David ’12 and Dan ’16, on the Board. She served on the Facilities, has been an important contributor to the Education, and Executive Committees and Board throughout his tenure. He has been an was the Chair of the Development Committee active participant on multiple committees, from 2009 to 2011. She is the mother of two including Investment, Finance, and Audit. Marksmen, Max ’12 and Charlie ’14. Her Bob’s extensive business experience and involvement in The Centennial Challenge, the thoughtful perspective were vitally important largest fundraising campaign in the School’s and enabled him to make meaningful history, was enormously important to the contributions to the stewardship of the achievement of our ambitious goals. School’s resources.

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Wallace Hall, Jr. ’80 Leslie Diamond Wallace Hall, Jr. ’80, the father of Getty ’12, Leslie Diamond, mother of James ’14 and Kellam ’14, and William ’18, has retired after Will ’16, and wife of George Diamond ’83, 20 years of devoted service. During his tenure joined the Board in 2011 as President-Elect on the Board, Wallace has served on nearly of the Parents’ Association. During her every Committee. In addition, he was a tenure on the Board, Leslie has been a very member of the Alumni Board for many years, active member of the Audit, Education, and serving as its President from 1994 to 1996. Development Committees. Leslie has been a In 2009, he was awarded the Alumni Service devoted and thoughtful Trustee, contributing Medal by the Alumni Association and more to every aspect of School life. recently he served as one of three co-chairs of The Centennial Challenge, the largest campaign in the School’s history.

Mike Anderson Mike Anderson, father of Hayden ’10 and Connor ’12, joined the Board in 2000. During his 14-year tenure, he has been an active and contributing member on two key committees: Finance and Investment. While drawing no attention to himself, Mike has been one of the School’s strongest champions, helping advance the goals and aspirations of St. Mark’s in every way possible. He has quietly led behind the scenes, contributing mightily to the School’s mission.

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(top left) Alumni As the 2013–2014 school year comes to an end, Association President the Alumni Board is pleased to share a final David Campbell ’86. report outlining the remarkable year it has been.

(top right) The Board’s steadfast mission remains its focal Dennard Visiting Scholar point­—to become the best independent school Dr. Robert Sapolsky talks alumni association in the country. The Board, about his work in biology research. in partnership with the Office of Development & Alumni Relations, continues to drive success (right and bottom right) Alumni gather at by concentrating on three key areas: (1) Dallas- Arlington Hall for the based programming, with a focus on Alumni Holiday Luncheon. Weekend, (2) the growth of the Alumni Network through the expansion of regional activities, and (3) maintaining our high standard of more than 50% alumni participation in the St. Mark’s Fund. With more than 4,000 alumni calling various parts of the globe home, our community continues to find ways to engage and strengthen our school. Dr. Sapolsky, a science and nature writer, Dallas-Area Programming biologist and neuroscientist, and stress expert, The Alumni Leadership Speaker Series engaged gave a fascinating lecture, “Sushi and Middle alumni and community members with several Age,” examining why we are less interested in events throughout the year. This past fall, the novelty as we grow older. The Alumni Holiday Alumni Board hosted an Alumni Breakfast and Luncheon has become an annual tradition, Discussion with Dr. Robert Sapolsky, the Robert with seven decades of alumni represented at E. Dennard Visiting Scholar.

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Young Alumni also gathered several times (left, top left, and top) Young alumni serve throughout the year. In November, a group meals and perform at of 75 alumni and guests gathered in Dallas at Austin Street. the annual Young Alumni Thanksgiving Party. (above) College-age alumni returned to campus in The alumni December to connect with faculty and friends basketball team. the December 2013 Luncheon. More than 125 at the largest College-Age Holiday Luncheon alumni enjoyed a holiday meal at Arlington Hall, to date. Finally, the year closed with a Young while Eugene McDermott Headmaster Arnie Alumni Community Service event celebrating its Holtberg gave the State of the School address. ongoing relationship with Austin Street Center. Marksmen alumni rang in the New Year with the annual Alumni Games, competing against the Alumni Board varsity basketball and soccer teams. More than 2013–2014 Retiring Members 2014–2015 New Members 50 alumni athletes took to the court and field to Tom Landry, Jr. ’67 Randy Ackerman ’68 enjoy competition against their Upper School Bruce Jolesch ’73 Sandy Campbell ’76 opponents. The alumni defeated the varsity Will Montgomery ’76 Dave Stager ’83 soccer team, while the varsity basketball team Mike Weinstein ’88 Miles Lamont ’98 won by a narrow margin. Gregory Sudbury ’94 Jake Wagner ’00

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St. Mark’s Fund Participation The Alumni Board measures the engagement of our Association members through participation in the St. Mark’s Fund, our annual giving priority. For the sixth year in a row, our Alumni exceeded 50 percent participation. Fifty-four percent of us contributed more than $1.7 million, representing more than half of the total given. These incredible milestones are unique to our School and should be something we all take pride in. Our collective impact is felt on campus every day, and I want to thank you for your ongoing support as we strive to strengthen our school.

My thanks go out to the 33 other members of the Alumni Board for their tireless efforts to strengthen the Alumni Association. In (top left) The Farewell Tour, Across the Nation particular, I would like to thank the members In Los Angeles, Taylor Hamra ’95 shares The Farewell Tour honoring Jan and Arnie of the Executive Committee who help lead this some memories with Holtberg made its way across the country, amazing organization: Alan Schoellkopf ’91 the Holtbergs. stopping in New York, Los Angeles, San (Vice President), Perch Nelson ’79 (Secretary), (top right) Francisco, Houston, and Austin, before finally Jeff Genecov ’77, Paul Genender ’87, Jon Morgan ’90, In San Francisco, Michael Merrill ’72 presents a culminating at the Spring Alumni Dinner in Carl Sewell ’02, Gregory Sudbury ’94, and framed bowtie to Arnie. Dallas. The unique events offered a setting for Chris Winn ’99. Thank you to the Reunion Marksmen to get a rare behind-the-scenes Committees, Class Agents, and other members (right) Farewell Tour emcee Scott glimpse of Arnie’s tenure as Eugene McDermott of our community for their ongoing dedication Jolly interviews Arnie. Headmaster. From coast to coast, more than to making St. Mark’s a better place. I look forward 300 graduates, parents, faculty, and guests made to serving alongside each of you in the 2014–2015 it a priority to say farewell to a man who has school year. honored and preserved the School’s history and traditions while transforming St. Mark’s into an David Campbell ’86 institution prepared for the next 100 years. Alumni Association President

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The Class of 2014 President Harrison Perkins, (above) Members of the Class along with Outreach Committee members of 2014 pose with the Richard Eiseman, Zach Papin, Ben Wilson, Alma Mater plaque in Jack Pigott, and Sam Khoshbin, presented their Centennial Hall.

Class Gift, which included a $2,014 donation to (right) the St. Mark’s Fund, to be completed over the Class President Harrison Perkins ’14 next four years, bringing their participation in presents part of the the St. Mark’s Fund to 100%. class gift to Headmaster Arnie Holtberg. They also placed $5,000 into the Jan and Arnold Holtberg Family Scholarship Fund in recognition of the class’s close relationship with Mr. Holtberg.

The Class of 2014 also placed a banner with the The Alumni Board officially welcomed the words of the St. Mark’s Alma Mater in the Class of 2014 into the Alumni Association just Great Hall and a plaque with the words of the hours before graduation at the 11th Annual Alma Mater in Centennial Hall. Their remaining Senior Alumni Luncheon. More than 450 alumni, money went into The Senior Support Fund. faculty, seniors, and their families attended the On behalf of the class, Harrison Perkins said, celebration. Eugene McDermott Headmaster “These gifts reflect the excitement we share for Arnie Holtberg, Director of Alumni Relations joining the Alumni Association and pay tribute Jim Bob Womack ’98, and Alumni Association to the faculty and staff who have dedicated their President David Campbell ’86 expressed the lives to strengthening our School.” importance of staying connected to one another and the School.

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(above) Steve Miller ’61 Steve Miller ’61 performs with St. Mark’s Rock legend and St. Mark’s Distinguished students and faculty. Alumnus Steve Miller ’61 recently completed a Robert Edsel ’75 cross-country summer music tour with Journey, This past February, Robert Edsel ’75 joined (right) Robert Edsel ’75 with playing for thousands of fans across more than some of the top talent in Hollywood for the the star-studded cast of thirty cities. As the tour kicked off in California, premiere of The Monuments Men, based on The Monuments Men. Steve released The Joker Live, featuring nine of his 2005 book. Directed, co-written by, and his greatest hits performed in concert. During starring George Clooney, the movie follows an the tour’s stop in Dallas on May 25, Steve had unlikely band of soldiers, art historians, and a chance to reconnect with former classmates museum curators who attempt to save priceless and St. Mark’s friends during the concert at Gexa works of art from the Nazis during World War II. Pavilion. As the tour neared completion, Steve The movie also stars Matt Damon, Bill Murray, had more reason to celebrate as he married John Goodman, and Cate Blanchett. Janice Ginsberg on July 31, 2014. Ross Perot, Jr. ’77 Despite his busy schedule, Steve has been The September 23, 2013 issue of Forbes featured a regular presence at 10600 Preston Road, Ross Perot, Jr. ’77 and his father as its cover story, performing in a surprise concert at Alumni “Reinventing America.” The magazine profiled Weekend 2011 and donating a pair of guitars at Perot’s success in creating Ft. Worth’s Alliance last year’s Celebrate St. Mark’s auction. Airport and transforming it into a central transportation hub and the nation’s first large- scale “inland port.”

This spring, Ross visited the St. Mark’s Investment Club, where he told stories of his

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two-time Academy Award winner Alexander (left) Ross Perot, Jr. ’77 speaks Payne, Paramount Pictures was wary of to the St. Mark’s investing in a black-and-white film with no Investment Club. A-list stars, so Doug’s Blue Lake Fund and a partner helped finance the film’s foreign release.

“Our role was to step in and to help give Paramount the confidence to green-light the film by taking on a lot of the financial burden,” Doug told The ReMarker in February.

The investment paid off, with Nebraska grossing double its budget and earning a slew of award nominations. Doug also served as a producer on two other films last year: The Numbers Station and a new adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.

“My love of stories started at St. Mark’s,” Doug told The ReMarker. “I remember digging very deeply into Oliver Twist in Dr. Freeman’s English class. I love to talk about story, and we did that business ventures with Tesla, Amazon, and at St. Mark’s in a wonderful way.” Dell, shared advice for breaking into the business world, and reinforced the importance Keith Goodnight ’82 of the St. Mark’s focus on ethics. After a successful academic career, Keith Goodnight ’82 is branching out into the realm “If you want to get into business, find a business of science fiction, authoring his first novel in you like and find a business that has men and a planned series. The Child, the first book in women of great integrity,” he said. “Go back to The Red Light and Shadow series, follows a your St. Mark’s training where you learned to scientist researching a new energy source who do it right, to do it the best you can, and to get accidentally unlocks the basis of psychic powers. better every day.” A biology major and animal behavior Ph.D., Keith had completed a stint teaching at SMU Doug Mankoff ’81 when he decided to flesh out the stories he had Film producer Doug Mankoff ’81 scored a always thought about writing. While he focused critical and commercial hit last year with mainly on the sciences at St. Mark’s, Keith still Nebraska, which was nominated for six remembers the support he received from one Academy Awards including Best Picture. The English teacher: film follows a son (Will Forte) who drives his father (Bruce Dern) to Lincoln, Nebraska, to “Curtis Smith was always very supportive looking claim a $1 million sweepstakes prize that might at the stories I started writing, and he gave me a be a scam. While the film is directed by lot of encouragement along the way.”

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(right) Keith Goodnight ’82 with his new book, The Child.

(far right) The 2014 Wimbledon poster designed by David Bartholow ’98

The Child hit bookshelves in November 2013 and a second book is already underway.

“It’s easy to connect the dots and understand David Bartholow ’98 how many great members of the St. Mark’s For the first time, the organizers of the community helped tap passions and wells of Wimbledon tennis championship opened the curiosity while instilling crucial discipline and field of its 120-year-old poster design contest to self-belief,” David said. “They made you want include submissions from North America and to try harder and harder, to deal with and South America. After several rounds of voting address challenges head-on, and I’m grateful for by the public, the poster designed by David their examples and influence to this day.” Bartholow ’98 was selected as the winner.

The official poster has been an important part of David’s poster draws on inspiration from the Wimbledon history ever since 1894, and became London summer light, the mystique of particularly famous when it was featured Wimbledon, and the hues and geometry of throughout the London Underground network. Centre Court. Now the owner of a boutique marketing and design consultancy, David still Evan Daugherty ’00 recalls the impact that St. Mark’s had on his This summer saw two blockbuster films with formative years. scripts written by Evan Daugherty ’00. His adaptation of the young adult bestseller Divergent and his reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles both took the summer box office by storm. Divergent, starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet, was a worldwide hit, already spawning a sequel.

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(far left) Screenwriter Evan Daugherty ’00 speaks at the 2014 Literary Festival.

(bottom left) The poster for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for which Evan wrote the screenplay.

(immediate left) Ty Montgomery ’11 in the Rose Bowl.

Ty Montgomery ’11 Wide receiver and kick returner Ty Montgomery ’11 enjoyed another outstanding year as a Stanford Cardinal, culminating in a tense Rose Bowl game against Michigan State. The junior led the nation with 1,091 kickoff return yards in the season, making him only the second player in Stanford Evan’s reimagination of the classic children’s history to finish a season with more than 1,000 cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles earned an return yards. Ty was also named to the American impressive $65 million in its opening weekend Football Coaches Association 2013 FBS as the nation’s #1 movie. Evan is now hard at All-America Team. work producing a television series based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Just before Divergent’s release, Evan visited campus as part of the Literary Festival, where he shared some Hollywood secrets with Upper School classes.

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St. Mark’s celebrated its largest Alumni Weekend to date, welcoming more than 1,000 alumni and guests to campus for three days of recreation and reconnecting.

spring alumni dinner This year’s Spring Alumni Dinner was one of the largest to date, packing the W. W. Browning, Jr., Great Hall with more than 420 alumni, guests, faculty, and staff. The evening started with the announcement of the Alumni Award winners and Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award finalists. Marietta Johnson was then honored for her forty years of service to the School. In his remarks, St. Mark’s Alumni Association President David Campbell ’86 said, “Whether in her classroom in Centennial Hall, in the Texas Hill Country, or with her large family, which includes 4 children and 8 grandchildren, Marietta brings an enthusiasm for life everywhere she goes.” The evening concluded with a special tribute to Jan and Arnie Holtberg as David Campbell ’86 made a surprise announcement and Assistant Headmaster David Dini regaled Arnie with a collection of accolades gathered from the students and faculty.

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Newly appointed Headmaster David Dini then took the stage to honor his friend, colleague, and mentor, Arnie Holtberg. David began by reading a list of words he had gathered from faculty and students to describe Arnie. The faculty’s list of adjectives included honorable, inspiring, iconic, ambitious, and courageous. Drawing from a different vocabulary, the Honoring the Holtbergs students described their Headmaster as wise, During this year’s Spring Alumni Dinner, friendly, honest, commanding, tall, and, from the Alumni Association honored Jan and Arnie the third grade, snappy-dresser. Holtberg for their 21 years of service to the School. First, Alumni Board President David “Arnie truly represents the excellence of this Campbell ’86 paid tribute to Jan, the “first lady School, in the way he lives his life and comports of St. Mark’s.” himself in the world,” Dini said. “He has demanded the best from himself and everyone “Jan has been an integral part of the life of the around him and has ensured that character is School in myriad ways,” Campbell said. “For front and center, serving as an example of what the last 21 years, she has invested her time and real leadership looks like.” resources in caring for our boys.” As a parting gift and to commemorate his Then, Jan received a surprise honor: The Alumni dedication to shaping the whole boy, the Alumni Board unanimously voted to name Jan Holtberg Association presented Arnie with a scale replica an Honorary Alumnus of St. Mark’s. She is the of the Path to Manhood statue, depicting a first individual to receive this distinction since senior carrying his little buddy on his shoulders 1991 and only the sixth in the School’s history. in one of the School’s most iconic traditions.

50 Alumni News | THE PRIDE St. Mark’s School of Texas (top left) Casey McManemin ’79 receiving the Alumni Service Medal. Alumni Service Medal The Alumni Service Medal is St. Mark’s highest (top right) David Campbell ’86, volunteer service award. Ed Wesneski ’03, and David Dini. Casey McManemin ’79 has been a key member (left) of the Board of Trustees since he joined in 1995. Dwight Phillips As Chair of the Centennial Goals Committee receiving the Ralph B. Rogers Award. and Co-Chair of The Centennial Challenge, he led the School’s most recent strategic planning for several years. Last year, he Co-Chaired his initiative. A champion for and grateful beneficiary 10th Reunion and helped lead his classmates to a of financial aid, Casey and his family made the record-setting year by raising more than $40,000 lead gift to establish the Alumni Financial Aid for their Class Gift. Challenge, resulting in more than $10 million of new financial aid funding. His passion and Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award leadership has strengthened the St. Mark’s The Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award honors the experience for generations to come. legacy of Ralph B. Rogers, the Rogers family, and the St. Mark’s faculty by honoring a teacher or Young Alumni Service Citation staff member who supports the School’s mission The Young Alumni Service Citation recognizes by extending himself or herself beyond the the outstanding service of an alumnus prior to confines of the job description. At the Spring his 15th reunion. Alumni Dinner, finalists David Brown, Marion Glorioso, and Dwight Phillips were honored. Ed Wesneski ’03 has been an integral member The following month, at Upper School Final of the St. Mark’s Alumni Association, serving Assembly, Dwight Phillips was announced as the faithfully on the New York Alumni Club winner of the 2014 Ralph B. Rogers Alumni Award. Committee for the past seven years. In 2010, he co-created the annual New York Young Alumni Networking Event. He served on the Centennial Challenge East Coast Launch Committee in 2010 and has been a Class Agent

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golf tournament

The weekend kicked off with a trip to Prestonwood Country Club and a gorgeous afternoon on the links. More than 100 alumni, faculty, and staff teed off across eighteen holes before sitting down for dinner. As Alumni Association President David Campbell ’86 remarked, “Judging by the scorecards, Marksmen are as creative as ever.”

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As students arrived at school on Friday morning, more than 200 alumni and guests were right behind them, ready for a day of classes and nostalgia. After a welcome and State of the School address from Arnie Holtberg, Eugene McDermott Headmaster, alumni had the chance to attend special faculty classes. Master Teacher Emeritus Tom Adams reviewed the twentieth century, throwing in some key dates in baseball; in a unique display of technology, John Mead, Eugene McDermott Master Teaching Chair in Science, addressed alumni from New York via Skype, discussing how the science classes are using technology to connect with scientists on the other side of the world. Co-teaching the class in person, Middle School science teacher Lukas Rahlson used Google Maps to take alumni on a virtual expedition; later, David Brown, Victor F. White Master Teaching Chair, discussed how manhood is taught through Shakespeare, prompting some spontaneous recitations from some of his former students. At Alumni Chapel, students and alumni had the opportunity to hear from Life Trustee Robert Decherd ’69 as homilist. Afterward, alumni mingled with students over burgers and hot dogs on the Green and had a chance to tour the campus. Rhett Miller ’89 closed out the day with a special concert for the Upper and Middle School assemblies.

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saturday bbq

A record number of alumni families turned out on Saturday morning for games, food, and fun on campus. In the planetarium, Dr. Steve Balog, Cecil H. and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair in Science, showed off some of the planetarium’s new features, while across the hall, chemistry teacher Ken Owens ’89 made a bang with explosive demonstrations. In the gym, Doc Browning led games of kickball and dodgeball, while the Upper School studio band entertained visitors on the Green.

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class reunions (from top to bottom) Class of 1964 50th Reunion

Class of 1969 45th Reunion

Class of 1974 40th Reunion

Class of 1979 35th Reunion

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class reunions

(from top to bottom) Class of 1984 30th Reunion

Class of 1989 25th Reunion

Class of 1994 20th Reunion

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(from top to bottom) Class of 1999 15th Reunion

Class of 2004 10th Reunion

Class of 2009 5th Reunion

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Though the books officially closed on The Centennial Challenge at the end of June 2013, the improvements and enhancements made possible through the Campaign are still happening across campus. Indeed, the support and dedication of the St. Mark’s community has not waned in the slightest. This past spring, several significant gifts were made that both ensure long-term excellence and honor longtime supporters of the School.

Arnold E. Holtberg Master Teaching Chair At the Annual Trustee Dinner this past April, Board President Randall Fojtasek ’81 announced that a new endowed Master Teaching Chair had been established and named in honor of the (above) Thomas S. Adams Master Teaching Chair School’s 17th Headmaster. Tom Adams is At a special event with campaign donors in recognized after the Thomas S. Adams February, Arnie Holtberg officially announced The Arnold E. Holtberg Master Teaching Chair Master Teaching Chair the creation of the Thomas S. Adams Master was named in his honor. was endowed by Howard and Rory Meyers, Teaching Chair. Mr. Adams was in attendance at along with their sons Craig ’94 and Kevin ’98, (right) the event, but was unaware that longstanding as part of The Centennial Challenge. At the final Scott Hunt was named efforts to honor his years of service to the the first holder of the faculty/staff meeting on June 2, 2014, Arnie Arnold E. Holtberg Master School had come to fruition. A sizeable group announced that photography instructor Scott Teaching Chair. of alumni, parents, and friends were on hand to Hunt would be the first holder of the Holtberg surprise Mr. Adams with this tremendous honor. Master Teaching Chair. The Thomas S. Adams Master Teaching Chair is one of eleven newly endowed faculty positions Honoring a Commitment to Excellence that resulted from The Centennial Challenge. Just as Master Teaching Chairs ensure quality inside the classroom, endowed facilities ensure quality across campus. This spring, new signage was installed at 10600 Preston Road in recognition of the unwavering support that is vital to advancing the mission of St. Mark’s.

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With graduation exercises now taking place at (above left) the far end of The Perot Quadrangle, new and The Perot Quadrangle.

expanded signage was installed for The Ida M. (below left) and Cecil H. Green Commencement Theater. New signage for the Ida M. and Cecil H. Green The in-ground recognition sits in the paved Commencement Theater. walkway that connects the Chapel tower to the A. Earl Cullum, Jr., Alumni Commons. Carved in (above) The newly named granite and installed flush with the brick pavers, Fojtasek Family At the main entrance of campus, new signage facing Centennial Hall, it serves as the formal Lower School. marks the Perot Family Quadrangle, which links entrance for the Commencement processional. the north and south ends of campus and honors This installation is a permanent reminder of the a family whose impact has been instrumental vitally important role that Ida and Cecil Green in shaping the history and future of St. Mark’s. played in the founding and development of Likewise, the newly dedicated Fojtasek Family St. Mark’s School of Texas. Lower School honors the family of Board of Trustees President Randall Fojtasek ’81 for For more than one hundred years, St. Mark’s their unwavering support of St. Mark’s. Randall has benefited from the foresight, vision, and shared, “The opportunity to give back to commitment of leaders who set the highest St. Mark’s in a significant way, and to name standards for our School. These signs and chairs the Lower School in honor of my late father, serve as another important reminder that it seems fitting—after all, he and my mother takes intentional effort and sacrifice to advance sent my brother and me to the School almost our mission. 40 years ago so that we could get the best education possible.”

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Features David is already a regular fixture of campus life.

On July 1, 2014, the change became official. David W. Dini became the Eugene McDermott Headmaster and began his journey as the leader of the school he loves so much.

here was no fanfare or ceremony. In fact, David was at the 21st TAnnual International Boys’ School Coalition Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Fittingly, the conference was titled “Building Boys into Good Men.” The conference started June 29, giving David an apparent two-day head start on his mission to make the School the best place it can be for its most important asset—the boys.

But after serving as former Headmaster Arnie Holtberg’s right-hand man since 1994, David really has had a 20-year head start. He’s ready.

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“David’s accomplishments at St. Mark’s have been outstanding, but perhaps his greatest quality is his patient, humble, and professional approach.” —the Search Committee announcement letter

ver two decades, David Dini has cemented Oa legacy in creating one of the most impressive development and alumni programs in the nation. Under his leadership, the School has ignited its alumni program, tripled its endowment, and completely transformed the face of campus. When the Board of Trustees tasked the Head of School Search Committee to find the next Eugene McDermott Headmaster, the committee did an extensive, nationwide search. It turned out that the man for the job was already working on the second floor of Nearburg Hall.

“David’s accomplishments at St. Mark’s have been outstanding, but perhaps his greatest quality is his patient, humble, and professional approach,” the Search Committee said in its announcement letter.

A Marksman Through and Through Education has been a part of David’s life from the very beginning. Growing up in Houston, he graduated from Strake Jesuit College Prep before moving to Dallas and earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees from SMU. From an early

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age, David participated in almost every sport advancement program. To bolster alumni (far left) David and Arnie imaginable from baseball to hockey, eventually involvement, David began forming what is Holtberg at the 2001 settling on tennis. Throughout his high school now the Office of Development and Alumni International Boys’ career, David played in tournaments all over Relations. In the two decades since, alumni School Coalition in London. Texas. Later, he coached the St. Mark’s tennis have a much more rewarding experience after team for more than a decade. graduating from 10600 Preston Road. (below) David with his wife and children. In 1994, newly appointed Headmaster Arnie While the Office of Development is responsible Holtberg saw an opportunity: The School needed for fundraising, money has never been the to do more to build and maintain relationships central mission under David’s leadership. Rather, with its alumni and, as a result, the School had relationships are the real goal. Members of the a great opportunity to move its mission forward. St. Mark’s community know that David’s blood David was charged with developing a program runs blue and gold. He is a familiar sight at any that would bring the St. Mark’s community School event, from the playing fields to the together, when Arnie recruited him to serve as performance halls. He has even taken his lion Director of Development. David’s hiring marked pride global, chaperoning international student the beginning of a renaissance in the School’s trips to England and South Africa. Features

ne noteworthy aspect of David’s role at grow to their full potential. David prefers to OSt. Mark’s is his strong connection with approach each employee not with the question the student body. He gives ample attention and “How can this person help me?” but “How can candid interviews to The ReMarker, he delighted I help this person grow and strengthen St. Mark’s?” in the Class of 2014’s “Childhood Nostalgia” senior prank, and he is known for his propensity Still, under David’s leadership, the School has to join a game of Wiffle ball or Frisbee on seen its financial situation improve dramatically. the Perot Quadrangle on a Friday afternoon. As a direct result of improved alumni relations, the St. Mark’s Fund has regularly hit 50 percent “His leadership style is marked by his belief in the alumni participation, an almost unheard-of feat importance of empowering others. His easy manner makes for independent day schools. David has helped lead two campaigns for the School, which those around him comfortable, and his passion and hard have completely transformed the campus. work inspire all of us to go that extra mile.” Funding for every major initiative, from master —the Search Committee announcement letter teaching chairs to student financial aid, has seen healthy growth in the past two decades. At times, he seems to be just one of the boys. In short, David’s leadership has ensured not As an administrator, David has always been a only the financial security of the School, but strong subscriber to the notion of “servant more important, it has helped strengthen leadership.” Rather than commanding from the connections among students, parents, faculty, top of the pyramid, David has focused on hiring and alumni, all to make 10600 Preston Road a strong, capable professionals and ensuring they place unlike any other.

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The Next Eugene McDermott Headmaster On March 11, 2013, when Eugene McDermott Headmaster Arnie Holtberg announced his impending retirement, two things became clear. First, Arnie’s twenty-one-year tenure had left an indelible mark on the School that would ensure excellence for many generations to come. And second, finding the next Headmaster would be no simple task.

The Board of Trustees formed a Head of School Search Committee, which immediately assembled a list of qualifications and began fielding applicants from across the globe. As stated in the official Opportunity Statement, the next Headmaster would have to be someone with an unwavering commitment to education. He would need to be someone of the highest In the days after David’s appointment was (opposite) David addresses moral character, a strong leader who is also made public, the word around campus was the Class of 2015 on warm and personable and can easily connect excitement. Students and teachers alike agreed Blue Shirt Day. with students, faculty, parents, and alumni. that he was the obvious choice to take the reins (above) He would have to understand the prudent of the School. Every qualification the Search Marksmen and Hockaday business of running a school and balancing Committee put forth, David met and surpassed. cheerleaders celebrate with the newly appointed excellence with fiscal responsibility. And most Despite being a man of immense talent and Headmaster. important, he would have to love the boys. responsibility, David always greets coworkers, students, and visitors with a warm smile, light- (below) David shares a laugh But, as it turned out, the Search Committee was hearted attitude, and humble demeanor. with friend and mentor most gratified to learn that the right man for Arnie Holtberg. the job was already on campus. In fact, he had Into the Future already been serving the School for almost 20 Now the real work starts. In August, 855 years. Eight months after Arnie announced his Marksmen returned to campus full of memories retirement, the Board of Trustees appointed of their summer adventures. David was among David W. Dini to serve as the next Eugene them, ready to get down to business and work McDermott Headmaster. for the boys.

The smooth transition will allow him to continue to make the School’s mission his foremost priority as the new era seamlessly begins. With boundless love for the School, a commitment to integrity and skillful, compassionate leadership, David Dini is well poised to take St. Mark’s to new heights as he sets his eyes on a very bright future.

St. Mark’s School of Texas Summer 2014 | Features 65 Remarks 1950 1967 Bob Chilton ’50 continues Rich Barrett ’67 will retire from government service in his competitive drive in a dozen September 2014, having served more than 47 years in the croquet tournaments each year. Reserves, on Active Duty, and as a Department of the Army In December 2013, he won Civilian. He and his wife, Meg, will remain in Copperas Cove, the National Masters Doubles Texas, where Rich will continue to serve as sacramentalist at Championship in Florida and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. was recently named to the U.S. Croquet Hall of Fame. Bob also Bennett Cullum ’67 was selected for inclusion in the continues his philanthropy 2014 Best Lawyers in America publication. Bennett is an by donating $2.5 million to the attorney at Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP, where he focuses YMCA in Dallas, which is the second-largest such gift ever on estate planning, probate, real estate, and civil litigation. received. In recognition, the rebuilt Rockwall YMCA has been Bennett and his wife, Betsy, reside in Dallas. renamed the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA. Paul Figley ’67 was named Professor of the Year by 1965 | 50-Year Reunion the students of American University’s Washington College Dwavid La rence ’65 and his wife Judy recently relocated of Law, where he is the Associate Director of the Legal from Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Rhetoric Program. Paul and his wife, Marty, reside in spend more time with family. While in Mexico, five of David’s Annandale, Virginia. photographs were featured on NatGeo.com, the website for National Geographic. David now takes photographs and 1976 creates prints for sale online through his website. Robby Denton ’76 and his wife, Kathy, took their third Lindblad National Geographic Expedition in July 2013 to A photo by David Lawrence ’65 titled “Hummingbird at Lunchtime” Iceland and Greenland on the NGS Sea Explorer. Robby and Kathy enjoyed exploring the Arctic, and were able to witness humpback and killer whales in their native environment.

David Maldonado ’76 recently relocated to Houston, where he opened his own law firm in January 2014, focusing on estate planning and personal injury. As avid runners, David and his wife, along with their two dogs and a cat, love living near the Memorial Park running trail, and have already encountered both St. Mark’s alumni and former faculty there.

Will Montgomery ’76 was appointed to the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Oversight Committee by Texas House Speaker Joe Straus in November 2013. Will is honored to have the opportunity to serve the state and to help accomplish CPRIT’s mission to educate, prevent, and discover causes and possible cures for cancer. Will and his family reside in Dallas, where he is a partner in the office of Jackson Walker LLP. His eldest son,

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1978 Blake Montgomery ’10, and daughter, Daly (Hockaday Harold Montgomery ’78 is the Chairman and CEO of ’12), attend Stanford University. Will’s younger son, Calpian, the company that controls Money On Mobile, which Stuart Montgomery ’15, is a senior at St. Mark’s. was featured in The New York Times in December 2013 for its innovation and expansion in the mobile money market. 1977 Money On Mobile is the largest mobile payments network Jim Bass ’77 and his son, Kevin Bass ’13 attended the 2013 in India and has 80 million unique users. Harold and his Stanford football game against the University of California, wife Kaysie reside in Dallas with their two children, Molly where they had the opportunity to watch fellow Marksman (Hockaday ’14) and Philip Montgomery ’16. Ty Montgomery ’11 score five touchdowns, matching a school record. Kevin is a sophomore at Stanford, and Jim and 1983 his wife, Hong, reside in Dallas. Craig Budner ’83 was featured in The Dallas Morning News for his work in founding and chairing the Board of Jeff Genecov ’77 successfully completed his first Directors of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance with his wife, Ironman in Tempe, Arizona, in November of 2013. Dawn. The organization works with high schools and middle Fellow Marksman Zev Shulkin ’98 also completed schools in the DISD to make competitive debate an academic the race. Jeff’s friends and family, including his brother option. Craig manages the Dallas and Houston offices of K&L David Genecov ’82, cheered him on throughout the Gates and is the Firmwide Hiring Partner. Craig and Dawn competition. Jeff raised more than $9,000 for his charity have two sons, Will Budner ’13, a sophomore at Rhodes partner, Smile Train, an organization in which doctors College, and Ben Budner ’17, a sophomore at St. Mark’s, perform repair surgeries on children with cleft lip and palate and a daughter, Lily, a fifth-grader at Parish Episcopal School. in underdeveloped countries. 1984 Victor Vescovo ’84 rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on August 27, 2013, to celebrate Emerge Energy Services’ initial public offering. Victor is a member of the board of directors and helps to oversee the management of Emerge (ticker: EMES), which exceeded $1 billion in revenue during 2013. Victor resides in Dallas and New York, where he is the Chief Operating Officer and a co-founder of Insight Equity.

Zev Shulkin ’98 and Jeff Genecov ’77

Don Lindsley ’77 recently became the Vice President of Finance for the SPCA of Texas, a local, nonprofit animal welfare organization that recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. Don would enjoy giving a full tour of the facilities to any St. Mark’s families. Don’s daughter, Jennifer, attends the University of Mississippi, and his son, Jack Lindsley ’12, attends Texas A&M University. Don and his wife, Cindy, reside in Dallas.

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1985 | 30-Year Reunion Stcot McElhaney ’85 was inaugurated as the 105th more than 15,000 nominees. Mike is a Managing Director President of the Dallas Bar Association on January 11, 2014. at JP Morgan, where he heads the firm’s healthcare team. Scott is a partner at Jackson Walker L.L.P., where he focuses He and his wife, Alison, reside in Dallas with their two his practice on commercial litigation and labor and children, Carter (11) and Ashley (7). employment law. Scott and his wife, Allison, reside in Dallas, where their two sons, Christopher ’18 and Henry ’21, 1989 attend St. Mark’s. Anne Clayton and Jacques “Bunky” Vroom ’89 announce the birth of their Wonder Twins, Sabine Ware Vroom and 1987 Sloane Mildred Vroom, born on September 17, 2013. Anne Robby Goodman ’87 was named Senior Director of Clayton and Bunky’s oldest daughter, Ellie (9), received a Foundation Relations for the American Heart Association’s Christmas puppy as compensation. The family resides in Southwest Affiliate, which encompasses Arkansas, Colorado, Dallas, where Bunky is President of the Vroom Group. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. Previously, he was a Director of Development at Texas Health Resources Foundation. Robby resides in Dallas.

Todd Howard ’87 was recognized by the Dallas Chapter of The American Institute of Architects with the 2013 President’s Medal, an annual award presented to an individual who has provided a consistent and substantial record of accomplishment on behalf of the Dallas chapter. Todd and his family reside in Dallas, where he is President Sabine Ware Vroom and Sloane Mildred Vroom of t. howard + associates. Todd’s son, Boyd Howard ’17, is a sophomore at St. Mark’s. 1990 | 25-Year Reunion Rcoy e Poinsett ’90 has been elected President of the 1988 Board of Directors of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Aric Short ’88 was appointed interim dean of Texas of Austin and Central Texas. Royce is a government relations Wesleyan University School of Law in June 2013. Over the attorney at the Austin office of Baker Botts L.L.P. past year, he led the law school’s internal efforts to prepare for its acquisition by Texas A&M University. On August Lee and Brad White ’90 are excited to announce the 13, 2013, the law school began operations as Texas A&M newest addition to their family, Vivian Royal White, born University School of Law, where Aric remains as interim on June 14, 2013. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz. and was 19.75 dean. Previously, Aric served as the associate dean for inches long. Vivian joins older academic affairs at the law school. Aric and his wife, Tanya, brother, Sebastian, who is reside in Fort Worth with their three children, Zachary, Piper, now 2 years old. The family and Dylan. resides in New York, where Brad is a portfolio manager Mike Weinstein ’88 was inducted into the Institutional for Carlson Capital. Brad Investor’s Hall of Fame, following recognition in the currently serves on the Board Institutional Investor’s annual survey over the past 15 years. of Trustees at St. Mark’s. In the history of Wall Street, there are only 54 members out of

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1994 1991 Stcot Lincicome ’94 was named an Adjunct Scholar at the Catherine and Robert Cato Institute, a free market think tank in Washington, D.C., Einspruch ’91 are pleased where he writes and speaks on international economic to announce the arrival of policy. In the fall of 2013, he became a Visiting Lecturer at their third daughter, Eleanor Duke University, and now teaches an undergraduate course Joan Einspruch. She was born on International Trade Policy and Politics. Scott was also on September 7, 2013, and promoted to counsel in the International Trade Group at weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. Eleanor was White & Case, LLP in December 2013. Scott and his wife welcomed by big sisters Mila (7) Elizabeth reside in Raleigh, North Carolina, with their and Ingrid (4). The family resides 1-year-old daughter Eve and their vicious guard dog Ivey. in Oakland, California, where Robert develops casual, family-friendly mobile games for 1995 | 20-Year Reunion PopCap Games, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. Becky and Christian Cullum ’95 joyfully welcomed 1993 their first child, Andrew Pierce Adrienne and Brent Jackson ’93 are proud to announce Cullum, on September 3, 2013. the arrival of their son, James Augustus Jackson, on August Andrew weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. 1, 2013. Gus weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz. Brent and his family and was 21.75 inches long. The reside in Dallas, where he is the Founder and President of family resides only blocks from Oaxaca Interests, LLC, a development, leasing, and project St. Mark’s, where Christian works in commercial real estate management company. investments and development. Several members of the “Print Shop Posse” recently gathered 1996 at Joe Pruitt’s ’93 lake house in Canton, Texas, to catch Sara and Cristian up and exchange stories about “the good ol’ days.” The Hinojosa ’96 are thrilled to weekend’s activities included grilling by Marwin Brown ’90 announce the birth of their first and Otis Jennings ’90, golfing at the Twin Lakes Golf child, Max Carpeaux Hinojosa, Course, fishing, and table games. Other Marksmen in born on November 5, 2013, at 5:02 attendance included Kevin Foster ’93, Palmer p.m. at Presbyterian Hospital of Johnson ’92, Johnny Jones ’93, Chris Turner ’91, Dallas. Max weighed 7.2 lbs. and and St. Mark’s Athletic Equipment Manager Ron Turner. measured 19 inches long. Mom and son are absolutely healthy and recovering splendidly. Sara and Cristian look forward to introducing Max to their extended Lion family!

Cedric Lee ’96 was featured in a photograph on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on November 29, 2013. The photograph captured Cedric and his team in Kabul,

From left to right: Johnny Jones ’93, Palmer Johnson ’92, Afghanistan, praying over their Thanksgiving meal. Otis Jennings ’90, Joe Pruitt ’93, Chris Turner ’91, Ron Turner, Cedric is the lead campaign planner for the International Kevin Foster ’93, and Marwin Brown ’90. Security Assistance Force.

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1997 Bethany and Christian Kelso ’97 Joni and Allen Lee ’98 were blessed with a baby boy, Jack welcomed Campbell Sterling Kelso Lee, born September 19, 2013. Jack weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. Allen into the world on December 20, 2013. and his family reside in Dallas, where he is a vascular surgery She weighed 8 lbs., 4 oz. and was fellow at Baylor University Medical Center. just shy of 21 inches long. Little Campbell joins big brother Preston, Julian T. Lee ’98 has been selected for the 2014 Maryland who is eagerly awaiting the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers recognizes opportunity to join the St. Mark’s attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their Class of 2030. A charter member of legal practice. Julian resides in Baltimore, where he is a Tax the Menter B. Terrell Society at St Mark’s, Christian and his Controversy Associate at Rosenberg Martin Greenberg. family reside in Dallas, where he is a tax and estate planning attorney at Malouf Lynch & Jackson, P.C. Leslie and David Marcus ’98 are thrilled to announce the newest addition to their family, Matthew Reid Marcus, born Jonathan Stein ’97 founded the online wealth on December 14, 2013. Matthew weighed 6 lbs., 6.8 oz. at management company, Betterment.com, which now birth and is growing quickly. Big sister Elizabeth (2) is sharing manages over half a billion dollars, and recently announced her toys with remarkable grace. David recently finished his a $32 million round of venture capital investment. residency in Radiation Oncology at Emory in Atlanta, Georgia. Betterment counts dozens of St. Mark’s alumni as clients. David and his family will be relocating to Glenwood Springs, Jonathan resides in New York. Colorado, this summer, where he accepted a job.

1998 Ashley and Jeff Ray ’98 welcomed their second daughter, Stcot Cunningham ’98 made the annual “50 Most Vera Gene Ray, on September 3, 2013. Jeff and Ashley, along Beautiful People of Capitol Hill” in the Washington newspaper with big sister, Emma (2), praise God for such a precious The Hill. Scott serves as both legislative director and blessing! Jeff and his family reside in Coppell. scheduler for United States Congressman Kenny Marchant.

Kim and Heb James ’98 welcomed their first child, Nora Madeline James, on August 20, 2013. Nora weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. Heb and his family reside in New York City where he is a Principal at Southfield Capital Advisors, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Vera Gene Ray

Zev Shulkin ’98 completed his first Ironman and second triathlon in 11 hours and 47 minutes in November 2013. Zev resides in Dallas, where he specializes in ocuplastics, orbital, and pediatric ophthalmology at the International Craniofacial Institute. (Photo: See Jeff Genecov ’77) Nora Madeline James and parents.

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Megan and Trey Wilson ’98 Preston Zapffe ’99 and his wife became the proud parents of Jack Whitney welcomed their second son, Thomas Wilson on September 16, William Preston Zapffe, on February 2013. Trey reports that Megan and 15, 2014. He weighed 7 lbs., 1 oz. Jack are doing great. The Wilsons and measured 19.5 inches long. reside in Atlantic Beach, Florida, William shares the same birthday as where Trey is a shareholder at Smith older brother Benjamin (2), and all Hulsey & Busey. members of the Zapffe family are doing great. Preston and his family reside in Dallas. 1999 Ryan Brannan ’99 and his wife Meridith and Jeremy Zidell ’99 Jen welcomed their first child, welcomed Frank James Zidell into Tennyson Rose Brannan, on March the world on February 11, 2013. 7, 2014. Tennyson weighed 5 lbs., Frank weighed 7.13 lbs. and was 15 oz. and was 19.25 inches long. 20.25 inches long. The family resides Mom, dad, and daughter are all in Dallas, where Jeremy is a Senior doing well. Ryan and his family Vice President of Brokerage at The reside in Austin, where Ryan works Retail Connection. as Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation at the Texas Department of Insurance. 2000 | 15-Year Reunion Brandon Castillo ’00 recently opened Deep Ellum Sarah and Daniel Novakov ’99 are thrilled to announce Postal and Grocer in August 2013. As an urban activist and the arrival of their daughter, Marilyn Rose Novakov, on supporter of the redevelopment of Deep Ellum, Brandon October 1, 2013. Marilyn Rose weighed 6 lbs., 2 oz. and was advocates walkability, the densification of Dallas, and 19 inches long. The family resides in Dallas. weaning ourselves off car dependency. He also runs the Deep Ellum Outdoor Market, which gives local artists and musicians a venue to expose their talent, and businesses and restaurants to promote their services.

Michael Kinley Ruggeri was born on October 1, 2013, to Ashley and Anthony Ruggeri ’00. Michael weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 inches long. The family resides in Dallas, where Tony is Co-President of Republic Property Group.

Marilyn Rose Novakov

James Wang ’99 and Tim Patriarca were married on August 11, 2013. James and Tim reside in San Francisco, along with their dog George.

Michael Kinley Ruggeri

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2001 The 2001 ReMarker team ventured to Roswell, New Mexico, for its annual campout in August 2013. Brian Beneke ’01, Matt Bradford ’01, Stephen Markus ’01, and Nick Orenstein ’01 spent the trip seeing aliens, rockets, and rodeos.

John Turek, James Helwig, Jamie Helwig ’01, and Crinny Dean ’01

2002 Chantel and Jose Cordova ’02 are proud to announce the birth of their second son, Lucas Cordova. Lucas was born on October 14, 2013, and was also welcomed into the family The 2001 ReMarker Team by big brother Maximo (3). Jose and his family reside in Medfield, Massachusetts, where he is an accounting manager Matthew Eshelbrenner ’01 and his wife, Nicole, are in Waltham. excited to announce the birth of their son, Gavin Arthur Eshelbrenner, born on February 5, 2014. Gavin weighed Michael Martin ’02 married Jessica Elena Shaefer 6 lbs., 10 oz., and was welcomed into the family by big sister on September 14, 2013, on the Polo Fields at Conyers Violet. Matthew and his family reside in Columbus, Ohio. Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut. Groomsmen included Marksmen Chris Black ’02, Keith Cohan ’02, Matt Wallenstein ’02, and Jim Moran ’01. The couple resides in San Francisco, where Michael is General Manager of the San Francisco office of Code and Theory, a 200-person digital agency with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Asia.

Gavin Arthur Eshelbrenner

Crinny Dean ’01 and John Wilson ’01 gathered to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of classmate Jamie Michael Martin ’02 and Jessica Elena Schaefer Helwig ’01 in September 2013 in Dallas. Cross country and

track coach John Turek was also in attendance for the Juston Johnson ’02 recently returned to the United States celebration. Jamie married Tara Geesaman in May 2014 in after working for nearly three years as Manager of Global New York City. Strategy for Samsung Electronics in Korea. He will now be taking a more active role in developing future products for Beats by Dre. Juston currently resides in Los Angeles.

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2004 In March 2014, Bryan Monier ’02 Joeui La nger ’04 married performed leg surgery on cousin Patty Murphree (Hockaday ’03) John Montgomery ’10, who on October 19, 2013 at First United broke his fibula after slipping on Methodist Church Richardson, an icy sidewalk. Brian is in his followed by a reception at third year of orthopedic residency Northwood Club. Marksmen in Burlington, Vermont, and groomsmen included Joe’s John graduated from Middlebury brother and best man, George College in May 2014. Lauinger ’07, Patty’s brother, Garrett Murphree ’98, Drew McDonald ’04, Michael Prentiss ’02 and Kace Phillips ’04. Classmates also in attendance was married to Stefanie Dee were Nick Cassavechia ’04, Alex Eshelbrenner ’04, Kronemeyer Coppel in Mazatlán, Marcello Ortega ’04, Ryan Sablotny ’04, and Mexico, on November 30, 2013. Blakely Thornton ’04. Following their honeymoon in Fellow Marksmen in the wedding Thailand, Joe and Patty now reside in Dallas. party included groomsman William Wolcott ’02 and best Kyle Singhal ’04 won first place in the 64th Annual men Carl Sewell ’02 and Jacob Burns Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Peter Lynch ’02. Also in Competition in January 2013. The competition is the largest attendance were Robbie Baty ’02, Seth Collins ’02, and longest-running upper-level advocacy competition at Alan Eberstein ’02, Nick English ’02, Miles Fisher George Washington University, where Kyle is a third-year ’02, Roby Mize, Jr. ’83, and Carl Sewell ’61. Michael and law student. Stefanie spent their honeymoon in Thailand, the Maldives, and Hong Kong. The couple resides in Dallas, where Stefanie 2005 | 10-Year Reunion runs her travel advisory firm, Posh Voyage, and Michael Graham M. Radman ’05 married Erica Joan Fencil on works for the private equity firm Argenta Partners. October 5, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Dallas, followed by the reception at the Adolphus Hotel. Classmate William Wolcott ’02 was Alex Mann ’05 was a groomsman in the wedding, and married to Liz Simmons on Joshua Tan ’05 served as an usher. Erica and Graham April 5, 2014 in Clearwater Beach, reside in New Jersey. Graham works for Pine River Capital Florida. Classmates in the Management in New York. wedding party included the best man, Carl Sewell ’02, and Michael Prentiss ’02, a groomsman. Fellow Marksmen in attendance included Alan Eberstein ’02, Hill Perot ’05, Brian Pryor ’02, and Carl Sewell ’61. Following the wedding, William and Liz spent their honeymoon in Belize and Mexico. The couple plans to reside in Greenwich, Connecticut, where William works in financial services.

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2006 David Unwin ’06 was married After graduating from Boston University in May 2013, to Emily Barnicle in Durham, Florian Dhondt ’08 was accepted at The Graduate North Carolina, on August 10, 2013. Institute Geneva, where he will complete his master’s degree Fellow Marksmen in attendance in development & sustainability. included Walter Foxworth ’06, Ryan Lynch’06 and Evan Lee ’06. Cody Dunlap ’08 accepted a position this spring with Emily and David spent their ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. Cody will be working full- honeymoon in Seaside, Florida. time as a Production Assistant on multiple ESPN shows and The couple resides in Houston, programs in a variety of roles. where David works for the Texas First Court of Appeals. 2009 2008 andrew P.W. Gonzales ’09 graduated Magna Cum Laude James Blair ’08 was married from Harvard University in May 2013. Andrew majored in to Laura Schalkle on February 2, Molecular and Cellular Biology and minored in East Asian 2013, at Watermark Community Studies with a Language Certificate in Japanese. One of the Church in Dallas. James and Laura highlights of his Harvard experience was his travels to major met at Baylor University, where Asian cities as the Director of Corporate Relations and they both graduated in 2012. Chief Financial Officer of the Harvard Project for Asian James recently sold his company, International Relations. His interest in Asia has its beginnings Karbon Speed, which produces from his wonderful Japanese teachers at St. Mark’s. Andrew high-performance aerodynamic is currently conducting neuroscience and genetics-related carbon wheels and components for cyclists. James and Laura research at Massachusetts General Hospital for the next two reside in Richardson. years, after which he plans to attend medical school.

Jordan Blumenthal ’08 is the Marketing Director at Dipont Education Management Group based in Shanghai. Jordan handles the marketing for the English-language debate program, where he travels throughout China and introduces the idea of debate programs to parents, schools, and students. While on a trip to Hong Kong, Jordan met with fellow Marksmen Marc Rubinstein ’87, who is the Managing Director and General Counsel at Asia Pacific Land.

Andrew P.W. Gonzales ’09

Nathan Long ’09 graduated Cum Laude from Yale University in May 2013. Nathan double-majored in electrical engineering and economics, earned distinction in the electrical engineering major, and received the Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize for his research on using nano-scale transistors to help diagnose medical ailments. Nathan Marc Rubinstein ’87 and Jordan Blumenthal ’08 joined Bain & Company’s headquarter office in Boston as an Associate Consultant in September 2013.

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2010 | 5-Year Reunion Eli Ramirez ’09 was recently promoted to Senior Solar Classmates Charles Branch ’10 and Daniel Rafkin ’10 Adviser after six months with the solar company One Block were selected for positions in the new Financial Institutions Off the Grid. In his new position, Eli helps homeowners Group of the Corporate Client Banking division at J.P. Morgan through the entire solar process, demonstrating saving in New York City, starting in summer 2014. Charles and opportunities with clean energy. Eli welcomes St. Mark’s Daniel graduated in May 2014 from the University of Texas families to contact him with questions about going solar. and Harvard University, respectively. Eli lives with his brother, Sam Ramirez ’06, in San Francisco. Lyle McDonald ’10 graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 2014 and began training as a Jacek Zapendowski ’09 submarine officer. Lyle married Alexandria McIlveene graduated from the United on June 7 at Highland Park United Methodist Church in States Military Academy in May Dallas. Alexandria is a premedical student at the University 2013, and was commissioned of Mississippi. 2nd Lieutenant in the Army. Following graduation, Jacek will John Montgomery ’10 graduated in May 2014 from attend Infantry Officer training Middlebury College with a degree in international politics and Ranger School training, and and economics. Following graduation, John relocated to will be assigned to the 101st Airborne Division as Infantry Houston, where he has accepted a job in energy-investment Platoon Leader in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. banking with Credit Suisse. (See also Bryan Monier ’02)

Palo Alto young alumni gathered together for dinner in Sloan Rudberg ’10, Dean Butler ’11, Garrett February 2014 with Malcolm K. & Minda Brachman Master Watumull ’12, Stephen Rambin ’13 , and Kevin Teaching Chair Dr. Marty Stegemoeller. Kevin Bass ’13, Luis Bass ’13 returned to 10600 Preston Road in December Carrillo ’08, Chris Eubank ’09, Adam Genecov ’09, 2013 to share insights from their college experiences with Blake Montgomery ’10, Mark O’Meara ’09, and members of the Student Alumni Association. Students were Eli Ramirez ’09, enjoyed reconnecting with one another eager to get their advice on a variety of topics, including the and reminiscing about their times at St. Mark’s. internship process, time management, and the transition from high school to college. The young alumni emphasized the uniqueness of the St. Mark’s community and the faculty, who extend their time and devotion beyond the classroom for students. 2011 Johnathan Chen ’11 is the Founder and CEO of OneReasonRecordings, a music-based, nonprofit organization that works on fundraising campaigns focusing on a different charity and social justice topic every year, through music. OneReasonRecordings will be working with Children’s Medical Center in Dallas for its 2014 Miracles Campaign. Johnathan is currently a senior at New York Palo Alto Alumni University and is majoring in Food Studies.

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Alex Miles ’11 spent the summer of 2013 in Berlin working for a member of the German Bundestag. Alex was the research assistant for the foreign policy spokesperson for the current political union in Germany. Alex is currently a senior at Northwestern University majoring in political science. 2012 Jason Altschuler ’12 accepted a summer internship at Google in its New York office. He worked on machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms. Jason is currently a junior at Princeton University, where he is back row: Cole Wright ’12, Nick Dyslin ’08, Tanner Montgomery ’11, majoring in computer science. Anthony Masucci, Eric Rawot ’15, Thomas Brown, Rishi Kshatriya ’15, and Austin Healy.

front row: Jackson Stager ’12, Arya Mehrabanzad ’10, Connor 2013 Theilmann ’11, Elliot Chang-Tung ’10, Dustin Hesseltine ’07, Gus Travis Garza ’13 and Raffy Salcedo ’13 gathered Blessing ’11, Jordan Dyslin ’11, Greg Kinman ’12, and Alex Shelton. together with Director of Academic Information Systems Paul Mlakar at the Ohio State versus Purdue football game in November 2013. Travis and Raffy are both sophomores at Purdue University, and studying nuclear engineering and industrial engineering, respectively.

Travis Garza ’13 and Raffy Salcedo ’13 with Paul Mlakar (center)

The St. Mark’s Hockey Association hosted their annual Alumni Game on December 23, 2013, at the Dr. Pepper Stars Center in Farmer’s Branch. Following the game, the players and their parents enjoyed catching up at a post-game meal at Snuffer’s.

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FACULTY NOTES Stephen M. Seay ’68 Science Department Chair Melissa and Casey Gendason are the proud parents Fletcher Carron, his wife Paige, and daughter of Zachary Reid Gendason, born November 18, 2013. Eleanor (3), welcomed Fletcher Morrow Carron Zachary weighed 6 lbs., 9 oz. and was 20 inches long. into the world on February 8, 2014. He weighed 6 lbs., Melissa, Casey, and big sister Sophie (2) are excited about 4 oz. Fletcher also coaches basketball and is the their new addition to the family. Casey is the Associate Robotics Club sponsor. Director of College Counseling.

Fletcher Morrow Carron

Spanish teacher and Community Service Director Zachary Reid Gendason JORGE CORREA translated Lindsey and Nick Sberna the book Struck by Living by welcomed Griffin Nicholas Sberna Julie K. Hersh into Spanish. into the world on May 21, 2014. In the book, Julie chronicles Griffin weighed 7.6 lbs. and was her journey from depression 19 inches long. Big sister Hadley (3) to hope with humor and was excited to greet her little brutal honesty. As Jorge brother. Nick is the Humanities explains, “When I read Department Chair and the Struck by Living, I decided Wilderness Program Co-Chair. right away that Spanish- speaking people should be able to read her book in their Karan Windham became a grandmother again on March native language.” The Spanish translation, Decidi Vivir, will 31, 2014, when her son, Jordan, and his wife, Samantha, be on sale this fall. Julie is the wife of Ken Hersh ’81 and welcomed Parker Andrew Windham into the world. Karan mother of Daniel Hersh ’13. shares that the family is doing well and that big sister Madilyn (3) is excited to have a little brother. Karan teaches 5th grade science.

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Drury Shelton Blair, M.D., February 13, 2014, father of Joseph D. Blair ’73.

John F. Blocker ’62, April 2013.

Wylfa Alexander Bowles, December 19, 2013, grandmother of E. Ryan Bowles ’90 and great-grandmother of Christian A. Bowles ’22 and Gavin R. Bowles ’25.

Dr. Charles L. Branch, December 6, 2013, grandfather of Daniel H. Branch ’05, Spencer A. Branch ’07, and Charles V. Branch ’10 .

Jeanette Harris Schneider Burnett, November 14, 2013, wife of Judge Joe Burnett ’49.

Thomas H. Butler, December 1, 2013, grandfather of Alexander Brooks Jones ’12.

Carl L. Cotten, Jr., October 13, 2013, grandfather of Jacob S. Vandermeer ’08.

Ora Lee Clayton, January 14, 2014, mother of Gary R. Clayton ’74 and grandmother of Gary Sean Clayton ’98.

Sherry Knopf Crasilneck, October 7, 2013, mother of Jonathan C. Knopf ’73.

Ethelmarie Cronholm, November 4, 2013, grandmother of Trenton M. Cronholm ’07.

Frederick M. Addington, Jr. ’62, September 17, 2013. Jewell Bell Culpepper, November 17, 2013, former staff member. William “Tiger” B. Allyn, Jr. ’74, December 8, 2013. Kathleen M. Denman, October 14, 2013, grandmother of Robert F. Amundsen, March 6, 2014, father of Peter S. Denman ’05. Paul W. Amundsen ’75 and Robert F. Amundsen, Jr. ’72 (deceased). Corrine Ebner, March 6, 2014, mother of Louis E. Ebner ’68 and Anne Christy Faires Atwell, January 28, 2014, mother of Thomas A. Ebner ’75. Anthony Atwell, Jr. ’78 and Christopher D. Atwell ’84. Thomas O. Evrard, January 8, 2013, grandfather of Marie Giles Baldwin, November 5, 2013, mother of Jackson F. Cole ’16. James L. Baldwin, Jr. ’79. Elizabeth “Pinkie” Pinkston Feigl, January 17, 2014, Sue Chen Barber, March 27, 2014, mother of Colton S. Barber ’19. grandmother of Allan Wesley Hibbs ’17.

Mouzon Bass, Jr., March 20, 2014, father of Mouzon Geraldine Faye Forrester, November 6, 2013, mother-in-law of Bass III ’84, grandfather of former student Blake L. Beckham ’15. Assistant Director of Development Janet L. Forrester, grandmother of Matthew A. Forrester ’93. Israel R. Berger, October 20, 2013, grandfather of Seth D. Berger ’89 and Ari D. Berger ’94. Leavenworth McGill Ferrell, December 14, 2013, father of Leavenworth M. Ferrell II, Head of Upper School. Lloyd W. Birdwell, Jr. ’60, January 9, 2014. Rev. Dr. Samuel Gamadia, January 21, 2014, grandfather of staff member Amee McGough.

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Murray A. Goldenberg, February 13, 2014, stepfather of A. W. Patterson, Jr., December 20, 2013, father Gil I. Wolfe ’81, father-in-law of Clifford L. Friedman ’76, and step- of Sam H. Patterson ’78. grandfather of Zachary P. Wolfe ’10. Jacqueline Kennedy Plott, August 6, 2013, former Clifford Ray Goldsmith, January 10, 2014, grandfather of staff member. William C. Moor III ’13. George Garrison Potts, February 1, 2014, father Zane Bruce Hall, September 13, 2013, father of of Garry Potts, Jr. ’71. Donald R. Hall ’81. Mary Josephine Vaughn Rauscher, January 5, 2014, mother Ronald G. Honea, October 27, 2013, grandfather of Luke W. of Jack C. Vaughn, Jr. ’72, Robert C. Vaughn ’74, and David C. Vaughn Jacobs ’20. ’80, stepmother of John H. Rauscher III ’67, and grandmother of Jake M. Vaughn ’17. Peter K. Lutken, Jr., January 13, 2014, Trustee Emeritus, father of Peter K. Lutken III ’67 and David M. Lutken ’75. Robert E. Rawitscher, October 16, 2013, father of Lee A. Rawitscher ’84 and Michael J. Rawitscher ’86. Sammie L. Mack, February 28, 2014, father of former faculty member Valencia Yarbrough and former student Al Mack, Robert W. Ricketts, October 10, 2013, father grandfather of Korey D. Mack ’00. of Shelby Ricketts ’86.

Leonard Lincoln Madison, M.D., March 27, 2014, father of Pearl F. Segal, November 12, 2013, mother of Scott R. Madison ’70. Scott H. Segal ’82.

Lawrence E. Marcus ’34, November 1, 2013, Trustee Emeritus, Roy L. Taylor, Jr. ’49, December 9, 2013. father of Cary S. Marcus ’64. Margaret Tuggle, November 7, 2013, grandmother of Raymond Marlow, October 11, 2013, grandfather of Steven D. Feinberg ’96. Cole A. Marlow ’11 and former student, Christopher C. Marlow ’14. Elizabeth Underhill, December 5, 2013, mother of David Harley Marshall, March 30, 2014, grandfather of A. William Underhill ’72. Jake Morris ’16 and father of staff member Anna Morris. Frank P. Yates III ’51, March 26, 2014. Oliver R. Mattingly, October 18, 2013, grandfather of Thomas U. Mattingly ’16. Liny Leah Pajgin Yollick, January 31, 2014, mother of Eric L. Yollick ’79. The Reverend Father G. C. McElyea, January 1, 2014, Trustee Emeritus.

Carmen Miller Michael, December 1, 2013, mother of Andrew J. Michael ’76.

Joy Elaine Mitchell, October 23, 2013, mother of Robert P. Mitchell ’92.

George E. Mooers, July 24, 2013, grandfather of Paul A. Ockelmann ’08.

Robert T. Moore ’56, January 29, 2014.

Robert Orr Mullins, December 16, 2013, grandfather of Daniel C. Burkert ’08, Thomas C. Burkert ’02, David C. Mullins ’80, and William P. Hickox ’03.

Roy Marvin Parks, February 16, 2014, father of Robert B. Parks ’71.

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80 End Notes | THE PRIDE St. Mark’s School of Texas Leonard and Peggy Riggs: Menter B. Terrill Society

In 1997, Leonard and Peggy Riggs decided to make a planned gift to St. Mark’s, thereby becoming charter members of the Menter B. Terrill Society. For Leonard and Peggy, their rationale for making this decision was simple: “We loved the School and everything about it.” The Riggs’ two sons are both alumni, Preston ’04 and Jason ’07, and Leonard joined the Board of Trustees in 1996, ultimately serving as Board President from 2002–2004. “After our sons enrolled at St. Mark’s, we saw what a wonderful place it was, and we saw the things it does for boys, including those who are there on financial aid. We just wanted to help perpetuate that and to give our support.” Leonard and Peggy made their planned gift to the School in the form of a Charitable Remainder Trust, one of a number of vehicles that individuals can use for planned giving purposes. Leonard commented, “For us, setting up a Charitable Remainder Trust and including St. Mark’s as a beneficiary was a great way for us to prepare a legacy of long-term giving. It’s a great way for someone who has some assets that they’d like to use the income from, but then have an institution receive the benefit after that.” Leonard added that the peace of mind that he received from setting up this gift was gratifying, as his contributions will help St. Mark’s well into the future. “In making a planned gift, you know that the School is going to get something important. Institutions like St. Mark’s are going to go on in perpetuity—this is infinite—and a gift like this allows the School to think long-term. The School has always demonstrated excellent stewardship of its resources, and it makes me feel good to give to a place that I know will be dealing with it properly.” Leonard and Peggy’s generosity has already made a major impact on campus and will continue to do so, well into the future. For the Riggs Family, the decision to give to St. Mark’s was based in part on the terrific experiences that their sons had at 10600 Preston Road. “At St. Mark’s, it truly is ‘all about the boys.’ Not only is St. Mark’s a terrific preparation for life and the eventual path to college, but the leadership and the values portion of the experience that our sons had was simply terrific.” With their commitment, Leonard and Peggy Riggs have made an important gift for the long-term benefit of the School. A Charitable Remainder Trust is one of many options that an individual can choose to make a planned gift. Other options include life insurance, retirement plans, and/or gifts of real estate. For further information on including St. Mark’s in your estate plans, please contact Scott Jolly in the Office of Development at 214.346.8132 or [email protected]. St. Mark’s School of Texas 10600 Preston Road Dallas, Texas 75230-4047 214.346.8000 • www.smtexas.org