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Congratulations! PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL www.pds.org Contents Princeton Day School Journal
Volume 48, Number 1 • SPRING 2011 p. 3 • Fall Harvest Dinner SCHOOL LIFE
2 News & Events 6 Arts Notes 10 PDS Notable: Marla Pfenninger Saint Gilles ’04 12 Sports Notes
FACULTY NOTES______
15 Current Faculty News p. 12 • Sports Notes 15 Former Faculty News p 7 • Painting by Carol Hanson REUNION WEEKEND 2011______at the Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery.
19 Alumni Service Award: Dede Pickering ’71 20 Alumni Achievement Award: Deborah Moore Krulewitch ’61 21 Young Alumni Achievement Award: Marissa Vahlsing ’01 22 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees 34 Reunion Weekend Class Chairpersons 35 Reunion Weekend Schedule: May 13 & 14 p. 19 • Alumni Service Award HEAD OF SCHOOL & TRUSTEES
26 Letter from Paul J. Stellato, Head of School 27 Princeton Day School Trustees 28 Report from C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80, Chair of the Board of Trustees
ALUMNI
31 Greetings from Galete J. Levin ’96, President, Alumni Board 32 Spotlight on Young Alumni: Chris Breitenberg ’99 p. 36 • On the Cover: Sara "Zoe" Hart ’96 36 Sara “Zoe” Hart ’96: Becoming an Alpine Princess 38 Alumni Gathering: NYC SPRING 2011 JOURNAL Editor: Kathryn Rosko 39 Young Alumni Gathering: NYC Designer: Maria Kauzmann, MK Design 40 Alumni Thanksgiving Games Printed by Garrison Printing Company Cover design: Margery Miller 42 Class Notes 42 Miss Fine’s School Cover photo © Kristoffer Erickson 47 Princeton Country Day School
The Journal is printed on 100% 51 Princeton Day School post-consumer recycled paper 64 In Memoriam NEWS & EVENTS SCHOOL LIFE News lEvents Michael Thompson Visits Campus Bestselling author and acclaimed child psychologist Dr. Michael Thompson visited the campus on January 4-5. Author of The New York Times bestselling Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life o f Boys and Best Friends, Worst Enemies (a book that Head of Middle School Steven Hancock and Head of Lower School John Weaver discussed at parent coffees leading up to the visit), Thompson has appeared regularly on national television shows, and has been quoted widely in the national media. Dr. Thompson’s visit was a result of research into commu nity building supported by a 2008 David C. Bogle Award to Middle School Dean Donna Zarzecki and Lower School teachers Susan Ferguson and Heather Maione. Dr. Thomp son presented a lecture titled “How to Raise Responsible Head of School Paul Stellato with visiting author and Children,” for the PDS community, which drew a packed psychologist Michael Thompson. house at the McAneny Theater.
Mini-Course Week Middle States Accreditation Process February 14 marked the beginning of a beloved Princeton Day School completed an eighteenth-month accreditation annual event in the Middle School: Mini-Course process this fall, with the creation of the Accreditation for Growth report. Week. During this week, Middle School students The report was created by a core team that included Cecilia Marquez and faculty set aside daily course work for a spe (US Spanish), David LaMotte (US English Department Chair), Beth cial one-week, interdisciplinary experience. This Yakoby (MS History), and Daniel Cohen (LS Social Studies), as well year’s roster included: Chocolate Immersion, The as teams of representatives, and a steering committee, and focused on Amish Experience (with a academic engagement, stewardship and community. Questions posed trip to Lancaster County, • Chocolate Immersion to the team were: “What is one aspect of PDS that you believe to be PA), Theater on a Shoe • The Amish Experience exceptional?” and “What is one aspect of PDS that you believe needs string (this year’s perfor to be improved?” Ms. Marquez remarked that “performing my role as mance was F iddler on the • Theater on a Shoestring coordinator of the self-study for this accreditation has been a true honor.” R oof), and All in the Same • All in th e Same Boat Boat (with a visit to Mystic, CT). Besides being an invigorating change of pace Kwanzaa Dinner during the winter, the students are able to make The PDS Kwanzaa Dinner was held on connections across disciplines and grade levels, Friday, December 10, in the campus and deal with complex, real-world issues. center. The annual event allows the children to present to the communi ty information about the meaning and origins of Kwanzaa, which is the Swahili word for First Fruits. Lower School Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Tarshia Grif Students performing fin mentioned that “the dinner was a true community event, during Kwanzaa where families devoted lots of time, guidance, and materials.” celebration.
2 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 Sustainability Update we served 200 people, and and people, 200 served we with the students to create create to students the with were student musical perfor musical student were The Harvest Dinner is an is Dinner Harvest The during the meal. Ms. Cutler Cutler Ms. meal. the during store-bought a versus garden does “where of topic the on was presentation year’s This up. cleaned and presentation, deco students The cooking. Chef Brian Mochnal worked worked Mochnal Brian Chef PDS farms. organic local from solely food with meal the cooked and menu the with students up The came October. in place took which Cutler event, Ms. year’s this remarked about garden,” the for funds raise and agriculture, Cutler. Liz Coordinator Sustainability and Teacher English School Upper by led Club, EnAct the by run project annual raised about $3000.” about raised year “this that reported and garden the in mances There focus. the as tomato the from tomato a with ing cook featured and go,”it does where from, come it teaching a presented tours, garden gave served, rated, the menu, and supervised the the supervised and menu, the other and garden PDS the sustainable about folks teach garden, the celebrate to are goals “Our al vest nner e n in D t s e rv a H Fall with some grades com grades some with well they did with did they well choices available in the campus center. During the the During center. campus the in available choices TheHealthy Association. Parents the of group in Man,” Impact “Noof screening the like events challenges, low-impact offered were students all and Month Impact Low programs: two in school at and home at participate to staff and faculty dents, month, everyone was encouraged to eat a nutrient- nutrient- a eat to encouraged was everyone month, food the on focused program Planet Healthy Me, PDSeeds the by organized Theater, McAneny the also were There “eco-bingo.” as such games, ing play students younger the and goals, set their how see to other each against peting Planet. Healthy Me, Healthy stu encouraging on focus was the Challenge the During Green.” the Home “Taking was Challenge Cup Green year’s forthis motto The footprint. school’s carbon the to sensitive more much become lights, around habits in-school many 2009, in lenge Chal this winning Since consumption. electricity 21-February from January Challenge Cup Green fans, and electronics have changed as PDS has PDS as havechanged electronics and fans, the in again participated School Day Princeton en Cu Chale e g llen a h C up C reen G 18, competing with schools nation-wide to reduce reduce to nation-wide schools with 18,competing During Low Impact Month, Month, Impact Low During PIG 01 PICTN A COL 3 • SCHOOL DAY PRINCETON • 2011 SPRING COL LIFE SCHOOL 001119 Association and the the and Association whole grains, fruits, fruits, grains, whole high in vegetables, vegetables, in high lines for Americans. lines terranean-style” diet, diet, terranean-style” “Medi- impact, low environmentally dense, USDA Dietary Guide Dietary USDA Dietetic American the from recommendations ani in low and oil ive ol and legumes beans, mal products, based on based products, mal ES EVENTS & NEWS 0^611 1 6 ^ 0 NEWS & EVENTS SCHOOL LIFE
Bridge Project The 13th annual Bridge Project took place on Monday, January 24. Physics students were individually given ten pieces of balsa wood to design and construct a bridge^^® that would hold the most weight compared to the bridge’s weight. Pictured at right are Jake Hall 14. and Upper School Science Teacher Anthony Lapinski.
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Eighth Grade Trip to Washington, DC On NovemberlO-12, the 8th graders visited Washington, DC, spending three days and two nights touring, learning, and socializing in our nation’s capital. This year’s trip included visits to the Smithsonian museums, the U.S. Capitol building, the Lincoln Memorial, the Newseum, and, of course, the Hard Rock Cafe.
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Scott Siprelle & Rush Holt Visit PDS In October, Princeton Day School was honored to host both Rush Holt and Scott Siprelle in consecutive weeks, to speak to the Upper School student body in their weekly assemblies. Mr. Holt and Mr. Siprelle, nominees for the 12th District Congressional race, each spoke and took questions from the audience during the hour-long assembly. Upper School History Department Chair George Sanderson invited both Mr. Holt and Mr. Siprelle, and Scott Siprelle remarked that they “provided our students with an excellent overview of the specific issues associated with the 12th District race, as well as more general points about the differing philosophies of the Democratic and Republican parties.” In addition, Mr. Sanderson said that “in conjunction with the election, my AP US Government and Politics students conducted a survey of students (which they subsequently analyzed in class), which was quite revealing.” Rush Holt
Upper School Powder Puff Game The annual Powder Puff touch football game competition between Junior and Senior girls, which takes place between the fall and winter sports seasons, is a highlight of the year. Kate Winton, Upper School English Teacher and Dean for the Class of 2012 remarks that the event is always “a terrifically popular and well-attended.” This year’s coaches were Karthik Nagilingam (12th Grade) and Matt Gluck (11th Grade), and the refs were PE Teacher Jill Thomas and Chris Devlin, a member of the buildings and grounds staff. Each class designed tee-shirts for the big day (juniors wore black, with freshman urged to wear that color and cheer them on, and seniors wore pink, with sophomores following suit). Todd Gudgel, Upper School Latin Teacher and Dean for the Class of 2011 remarked that “the quality of play was impressive this year.” Mr. Gudgel went on to say, “the two quarterbacks, Janie Smukler (11th Grade) and Jesse Frieder (12th Grade) were remarkable.”
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The Upper School Musical, "The Wedding Singer" In February, the Performing Arts Department presented “The Wedding Singer,” a musical comedy based on the New Line Cinema film of the same name, starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Directed by PDS Artist-in-Residence Stan Cahill and choreographedreographed by Artist-in- Residence Ann Robideaux, “The Wedding Singer” featured thirty-threeee student actors in grades nine through twelve, and a colorful set designed by Technical Director Jeffrey Van Velsor. The projection sequences were designed by Eric Falcon ’11. For this production, PDS offered special VIP On-Stage Tickets, complete with coffee and cake at intermission, which gave audience ft? j# members the opportunity to be part of the action on-stage. The proceeds from these tickets will help send a group of PDS students to Edinburgh, Scotland, this summer, where they will represent United States high schools at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The The Wedding Singer photos by Matt Pilsner
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Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery
In November, the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery was delighted to feature the works of New York artist Bette Blank. Ms. Blank, whose work is in the permanent collections of the Jewish Museum and the Hunterdon Art Museum, is known for blending iconic images, color and pattern to tell unique stories. Blank’s portraits of B i c l l l h Condoleezza Rice shopping for shoes with Queen Elizabeth and Aretha Franklin’s Pink Cadillac, introduced visitors to her captivating vision.
On January 20, the Gallery was pleased to present Campus Themes: The Architecture of Princeton University, created by University Architect Ron McCoy, FAIA. The exhibition featured architectural drawings and renderings from the earli est, pre-revolutionary days through today, and included photo graphs, architectural models, and even rare campus videos to illustrate the many dimensions of planning a campus. Mr. McCoy gave a gallery talk about the plans, which hold signifi cant value to the Princeton campus and the wider community.
The 1,001th Night Campus Themes In the fall, the Middle School presented the original play, “The 1,001th Night,” a clever take-off of the tales of Scheherazade, by Deborah Sugarman, Middle School Theater Teacher and Arts Department Co-Chair. Featuring a cast of nearly seventy students and ten crew members, the play was a great way to feature our formidable middle school talent. The first weekend in May will bring the sights and sounds of out eighth graders performing “Oklahoma!” The annual eighth grade musical allows each and every eighth grade student the opportunity to Treby Williams '80, with Ron McCoy, and Paul Stellato. be a part of a full-scale musical production.
In February, the Gallery presented the paintings, drawings, ANNE REID 72 ART GALLERY and collages of two singular artists, Carol Hanson and Stacie UPCOMING EXHIBITS Speer Scott. Titled Carol Hanson & Stacie Speer Scott: Steve Jenkins • Down, Down, Down • April 6 -2 9 Invented Places, Invented Imagine the Possibilities artist Steve Jenkins will loan work People, the exhibition from his Boulder, Colorado studio which will include early combined Hanson’s paintings, ideas for his recent book Down, Down, Down. Jenkins will drawing and monotypes of share his passion for making children’s books through his abstracted nature with Scott’s ideas, thumbnails, images, stunning collages, layouts, sketches, collages. notebooks, tracings, formalized manuscripts and numerous published books. He will be a guest artist at Princeton Day School from April 14-15. www.stevejenkinsbooks.com Princeton Day School Student Exhibit • May 9-2 6 Invented Places, Princeton Day School Senior Thesis Exhibit • June 2 -1 0 Invented People
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Lower School Holiday Assembly
Upper School Winter Concert
The Fourth Grade Operetta In March, the fourth grade performed their annual operetta. This year’s production, “44 Kids and a Cow,” was an original production with a script by Cindy Peifer, Middle School Humanities Teacher, and focused on what happens when many familiar and favorite characters (including, Hansel, Gretel, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and the Frog Prince) travel into the woods and get their stories mixed up. Lower School Music Teacher Andrea Shaefer commented, “the operetta gives every fourth grader the opportunity to be a shining star.”
8 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 SCHOOL LIFE | ARTS NOTES APPLAUSE! Middle School Choral Concert Photography Awards Kudos to the following PDS students who received important recognition in two national photography competitions. Chris Moyer '11 received an Honorable Mention in the National Wildlife Foundation 2010 Photography Competition. In the Drexel University 2010 National High School Photography Exhibition, the following stu dents had work accepted: Rob Klein '12, Svitlana Lymar '1 1 , and Rachel Cantlay '13. The Drexel show was par ticularly difficulty to get into, as they received over 1600 images from all over the country and could only choose 140 images to be exhibited. And congratulations to C a itlin Dwyer '12, who won first prize! Caitlin Dwyer '12 The Written Word Mary Atkeson '13 was awarded with a Regional Gold Key in the Scholastic Writing Awards of 2011 for her short story, “The Piano Lesson.” Presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, this award, which began in 1923 has recognized some of America’s most celebrated writers when they were teenagers. In 2011, more than 180,000 submissions were received, and only Mary Atkeson '13 984 received Gold Key recognition. Abha Kulkarni '13, submitted a poem, “Bruised”, to the high school poetry contest organized by the Live Poets Society of New Jersey, and her poem was selected as a winner, and will be published in the book Inside o f Me 2010/2011, a poetry collection by American high school poets.
Young Musicians Congratulations to Kevin Chen '11, who performed a violin Middle School recital at the Juilliard Recital Hall on Saturday, February 12. His Instrumental Concert program included works by Bach, Dvorak, Lutoslawski, and Wie- niawski. Kevin has been part of the Juilliard Pre-College Program since he was eleven years old, and this was his graduation recital. Kudos to Mark Schafer '16, Michael Kearney '15, Meg W ilmott '16, Cierra Moore Kevin C hen'11 , 1 ? a n d D a n je N e H jr s c h ' 1 7 who were selected for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association (NJACDA) State Honors Choir. More than 600 Meg Wilmott '16, Michael Kearney students auditioned, and only 200 were selected. '15, Mark Schafer '16.
Performing Arts Students Annika Goldman '18 performed as the Ghost of Christmas Past in this year’s production of McCarter Theatre’s “Christ mas Carol,” directed by Michael Unger. This was Annika’s second year performing in the annual production, and this year’s role was the main youth role that included a substan tial speaking part. Congratulations to Dominique Jones '12, who earned first place in the ESU Regional Shakespeare Competition at The Lawrenceville School in February. She will move on to the National Competition held in New York City at Lincoln Center, where the first prize winner will receive the ESU Amanda Steel Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art’s Young Actors Summer School in London, England.
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PDS Notable Marla Pfenninger Saint Gilles ’04 Helping the Ecuadorian Kichwa and Their Kallari Chocolate Factory
by Phoebe Outerbridge ’84
ast October, Upper School comprised of over 900 indigenous students were treated to a visit Kichwa families from the Ecuadorian by Marla Pfenninger Saint Amazon, completely oversee the en Gilles ’04, the North American represen tire process of producing the choco Ltative for Kallari Chocolate. The day was late from bean to bar. The chocolate sweet indeed—and not just because of bars are manufactured just miles from the many samples of delicious chocolate where the cacao beans are grown and provided to students and faculty. The harvested. presentations [see “A Chocolate Covered Curriculum”] touched on multi-disci W hat effect does this have on plinary themes ranging from conserva the product? tion to chemistry to culture, and gave Just as produce that is local is usually students and faculty plenty to savor. Marla St. Gilles '04 prepares a chocolate tasting. more fresh and flavorful, chocolate will taste better when the beans are How did you find your way to Kallari Chocolate? fresher and haven’t traveled across the country or globe. It’s I was able to see some of the Kallari communities in Ecuador as also a more energy-efficient process and, thus, better for the lar back as middle school, when I was a student at Buckingham environment. Friends School. There, I was part of the Joint Environmental Mission (JEM) program, through which I was able to spend The tagline for Kallari Chocolate is “Sustainable two weeks in Ecuador Pleasure for Palate and Planet.” Is sustainability a big studying rainforest ecol piece of this business? ...Ihave been able ogy. Judy Logback, a The Ecuadorian Amazon is home to one of the most bio- to participate in one biologist who helped diverse ecosystems on earth, and outsiders are constantly established the Kallari fighting to harvest its wide variety of resources. In particular, o f the most inspiring cooperative, was my guide deforestation caused by logging and oil interests is a perennial while I was there. She threat to the Amazon land and cultures. By farming the cacao business models asked me if I could work beans these Kichwa farmers now have an alternative to cutting for Kallari doing market down the forest. I have ever seen. ” ing and distribution. I’ve being doing this for a year. 1$ th<_ chocolate organic?
Not only is Kallari chocolate organically grown and produced, What is unique about Kallari Chocolate? but js ajSQ procluce(J with the most minimal environmental Kallari Chocolate is a farmer-owned chocolate company impact. The cacao is harvested and fermented by hand with no based in the Ecuadorian Amazon that distributes around the machine power, world. What’s unusual is that the farmers in this cooperative,
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A Chocolate-Covered Curriculum
Thanks to Marla Pfenninger Saint Gilles’ visit in October, the Upper School spent the day immersed in all things choco late. But the visit was about much more than just eating the dark, rich, sweet substance (though this aspect was arguably the most satisfying). Mary Williams, Upper School English Teacher phrases it this way: “It was a unique, multifaceted educational opportunity through the attention-focusing medium of chocolate.”
Accompanying Saint Gilles was Sr. Silvano Licuy Andi, a repre sentative from the Kallari associa tion, who traveled from Ecuador. Licuy led the presentations for the following classes: Spanish lan Is it true that the Kichwa receive 100% of the guage, Biology, French language, profits from the chocolate sales? Latin American History, Litera Yes. Initially, the farmers were selling the beans to intermediar ture and Nature, and Multicul The Upper School learned about fair ies, and were only receiving a nominal amount per pound. tural Writing. trade and sustainable farming from Now the farmers control the whole process—they harvest the Sr. Silvano Licuy Andi. beans, transport them for the fermentation process, sort, “Students in these classes roast, and grind them, and manufacture and package learned about sustainable agriculture, and rainfor the chocolate bars at their own factory. By cut est conservation and ecology,” noted Williams. ting out three layers of local buyers and traders, “They also discussed the political implica their profit is now more than ten times what tions of rainforest conservation, including they used to make. resistance efforts to protect land from oil company incursions.” Do the Kichwa farmers ever get to taste the chocolate they have helped produce? Liz Ransom, Upper School Spanish Teacher, Absolutely. During the harvest, the Kallari remarked, “It was a wonderful opportunity for growers taste their own chocolate. They nor students in our Spanish classes to reflect on the mally enjoy their chocolate in powder form mixed school-wide theme this year (‘Where does it come as a hot drink, but they do like the chocolate bars and from, Where does it go?’) while using their language the opportunity to taste the end result of their effort. That’s skills to interact with the guest speakers.” a pretty uncommon opportunity for cacao farmers.
Where can someone buy a bar of Kallari Chocolate? Upper School Spanish Teacher Doug McLane added: “I found the visit from Kallari to be a spectacular cultural connection The chocolates are available at over 350 Whole Foods super for my students. They expressed great interest in the chocolate markets throughout the country, as well as a host of specialty process, and their reflections on the experience showed that food stores. they learned a great deal about a region, culture, and economic perspective that they had little knowledge of beforehand.” What have you most enjoyed about working for Kallari? There were also chocolate encounters of every kind during the I’ve enjoyed working for Kallari because I have been able Kallari visit. The InterAct Club sold gift packages of Kallari to participate in one of the most inspiring business models Chocolate as a pre-holiday fundraiser. Members of the faculty I have ever seen. A high-earning executive does not pay my and the Spanish club enjoyed a professional chocolate tasting salary, but a board of indigenous cocoa farmers in Ecua dor. I feel confident doing my work every day, because I session, and 450 samples of hot chocolate were sipped away know that farmers have worked hard to make an excellent during Upper School lunch. chocolate.
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Princeton Day School Welcomes Princeton Day School Athletics Tim Williams, New Athletic Director t was another exciting and his January, Princeton Day School announced the appointment of successful winter athletic Timothy Yeates Williams as the new Athletic Director. Williams, season for the Panthers. now Director of Athletics at Louisville Collegiate School in I Louisville, Kentucky, currently oversees and directs all aspects Our teams had a number ofT lower, middle, and upper school athletics at the K-12 independent school of very strong showings in both of 650 students. the Mercer County and Prep “PDS is such a dynamic place and I’m looking forward State Tournaments. The entire Scott Bertoli to mixing with the great people there and to using my athletic program continues to talents to help drive the athletic program forward,” says move forward with so many Williams. of our teams competing against the area’s top Under his leadership, athletics at Louisville Collegiate schools. Panther pride could always be seen and flourished. He chaired the school’s Title IX Compliance heard throughout the winter with the zoo cheer Committee, integrated the boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams, ing and supporting our teams onto victory. and headed up the basketball program as the varsity boys’ I’d also like to add my welcome to incoming basketball coach. In addition, Williams focused on in Director of Athletics, Tim Williams, who will Tim Williams creasing participation in athletics at Louisville Collegiate, take the reins of the PDS athletic program begin ultimately resulting in an 87% increase in participation, including the bas ning on July 1, 2011. I have enjoyed the opportu ketball program, which increased by 300% in nine years. “I want every child nity to oversee the momentum of PDS athletics to get out and play on a team if he/she wants to be there,” asserts Williams. and look forward to many more great seasons. Go “Athletics can be so beneficial for the character development of a child.” Panthers! After receiving his undergraduate degree at the University of North Car- olina-Chapel Hill in psychology, Mr. Williams earned his M.S. in Exercise cott Bertoli and Sports Science at University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He began Interim Director o f Athletics his coaching career at Greensboro Day School, where he coached basketball, lacrosse, volleyball, and soccer. Mr. Williams then moved to the Collegiate School in Richmond, VA, where he taught physical education and coached basketball and baseball, and also served as Assistant Athletic Director. He joined Louisville Collegiate School in 2002. Williams is looking forward to the opportunity to work with the staff of the PDS athletic department: “PDS has great people and facilities and I am Join the Action impressed with the level of both. I’d like to continue to enhance our athletic and Cheer on facilities so we can keep a top-notch program out there,” he says. our Teams!
For game schedules PDS Boys Hockey: Children of Alumni Take to the Ice This year’s boys’ varsity hockey team is unique in that five members of Visit pds.org the team are children of PDS alums: John Egner ’14, son of Mark Egner ’82; Walker Ward 12, son of Leslie Straut Ward ’80; Tyler Olsson ’12, son Click on Athletics at the top of Rich Olsson ’76; Garrett Jensen 12, son of Eric Jensen ’82; Will Pow o f page under School Life. ers 11, son of Howie Powers ’80 (and Upper School History Teacher).
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Boys' varsity hockey put together a very impressive season. Highlights include a third place finish at the Barber Tournament in New England, where the team went two and one, with their only defeat coming against the eventual tournament champions, Middlesex School. The team capped an eight-game winning streak by defeating Pingry 4-2 to win its first NJISAA Prep Championship since 2006. The game was played in front of a standing room only crowd at the Lisa McGraw ’44 rink. Most would agree that The JV boys' ice hockey team surpassed expectations this season. With an 8-1 record going into the final game of the season, the team’s discipline, hard work, and, most importantly, chemistry were huge factors in its success.
Conrad Denise '13 Peter Blackburn '11
The girls' varsity ice hockey program had a strong Varsity squash (below) continued to play a season, finishing with an 11-5-5 record and earning the very competitive schedule against the top private B-bracket championship in the WIHLMA Tournament. schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They had Junior forward Megan Ofner was the winner of the a successful season, almost doubling their wins PDS Varsity Award in addition to being recognized / from the previous two years. Five freshmen joined as a First Team All-Star Forward. Sophomore the team of ten players, two of the freshmen play Daisy Mase was recognized as the Honorable ing in the top two positions. Even more promising Mention All-Star goalie for the WIHLMA seasons are ahead for Panthers squash! league. The girls took their league by storm, beating and tying three teams that have de feated them handily in the past. This was the second year the program has supported a JV girls' ice hockey team, paving a bright future and creating a wonderful foundation for girls’ hockey at PDS and in the community. Megan Ofner '12
Winter Highlights continued on next page
Daisy Mase '13 Ashely Egner '12
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The boys' varsity basketball team had a very successful year, highlighted by fifteen wins, a Delran Holiday Tournament championship, and exciting crowds at every home game. The team’s wins, the most since the 2003-04 season, came against some of the area’s toughest competition including Notre Dame, Princeton, Delran, Pemberton, Hopewell Valley, and Pekiomen. The team of thirteen young men was led by six fantastic seniors: Nate Apgar, Bryan Miner, Kevin Francfort, Christopher Bonniag (captain), AJ Rubin (captain), and Robby Smukler (captain). The season was also a success because of the way the players conducted themselves on and off the court, representing PDS well throughout the state.
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Senior Class above from left to right: Nate Apgar, Kevin Francfort, AJ Rubin, Robby Smukler, Bryan Miner and Chris Bonnaig. Top left: AJ Rubin '11. At left: Chris Bonnaig '11. Top right: Robbie Smukler '11. At right: Davon Reed '13
Varsity volleyball had a great season. There was fantastic chemistry on the court with tremendous leadership from our seniors! This year PDS faced some very tough competitors but • ® . %, '- 'A ' ^ made it to the Prep Tournament for the first . . . 1 1 i i I time in five years. The I girls lost to ANC, the top seed and eventual The fencing team (above) ended the regular season with a victory to put champions, but there PDS at 5-4 for the year. Captain Andrew Schroeder ’11 (sabre) led the pack as was no shortage of effort he has for the past four years with an astonishing 88% win-loss record. Alex and they made this Ioffreda ’11 (foil) also had impressive stats, as did Matthew Cavuto ’13 (epee). season an incredible one.
The girls' basketball team experienced an excit At left: Alexandra McCourt '11 and Rebecca Sokol '12. Below ing and very competitive season. Facing an upgraded left: Gabrielle Phillips '12. schedule, the Panther Below: Team huddle. season included victories over The Hill School, Pennington Prep, Stuart Country Day, Lawrenceville Prep, St. Patrick’s and the Hun School. Junior sensation Janie Smukler led the team with an average of 19.5 points per game, and the team’s only senior, Tiffany Patterson, averaged a double-double with 11 points per game and 10.7 rebounds per game. Both girls reached the 1000-point milestone this year.
Top: Tiffany Patterson '11. At right: Janie Smukler '12.
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Current Faculty News: Former Faculty News:
David Burkett, Upper School We are pleased to include “Former Faculty News” in this issue Architecture Teacher, was honored o f the Journal. It has been a few years since we reported on our by the Savannah College of Art and Design this February. He was among former faculty (the last update was Fall 2009!), so there are twenty art instructors chosen from plenty of new updates. around the nation for their reputation for preparing their students for the • Art Aaronson: “Lots of snow and did not do the past two summers, but the rigorous work of college. “I was snow shoeing in Vermont this winter. Board and the staff are a great group of amazed by the group of instructors During January and February, I led a dedicated people. I am pleased that PDS and the planning that went into our weekly Great Decisions Foreign Policy dis is a member school.” four days in Savannah. The school cussion group at .our local public library. • Chris Butler: wanted all of us to understand the “I was a math teacher at “With a goal of shortening the Vermont opportunities that SCAD offers,” PDS from 1993-1997. I am now the proud winter Kristina and I will rent an apart remarked Mr. Burkett. The honored father of two daughters— Charlotte, born ment in Buenos Aires for the month of teachers were given a beautiful place in October 2006 and Annabelle, born in March. Kristina grew up in Argentina to stay in the heart of the old city, the November 2009. I’m still the Director of when her father worked for the State De Information Services at St. John’s Prep opportunity to meet with students and partment there. We will attend festivities outside of Boston and I’m still living in faculty, and a chance to experience and events celebrating the-75th anniversa Arlington, MA, with my daughters and firsthand the incredible historic ry of The American Community School.” my wife, Jennifer, who is the director of preservation program in place in the Elementary and Middle School divi Savannah. • Ray Boyington has retired after sions at Cambridge Montessori School.” Mary Williams, Upper School teaching chemistry • Mary Jo Collins: “As for my update: English Teacher, has been accepted for 43 years. I taught Phys Ed. at PDS from 1978- to participate in the George School’s He and partner 1982. I also coached the Varsity Field Global Service Program in Ecuador Jack Urquhart Hockey team and 7/8th Grade Lacrosse from June 22 - July 10, 2011. She currently reside in Ray Boyington vacationing team. I earned a M.A. in 1981 from will visit and work with members warm and sunny in Durham, CT, his home Teachers College, Columbia University Mount Dora, FL. state, in October 2010. of the Kallari Cooperative, some of in Curriculum Design. whom presented workshops at PDS • Mitchell Bronk: “I have no new news “I left PDS in 1982 and joined Merrill in October, 2010 (please see the PDS to report from retirement here in North Lynch where I worked until 2003. Since Notable section, page 10, for more west CT. It’s very hard to believe that I’m then I worked at Deutsche Bank in fixed about Kallari). Ms. Williams’s trip will coming up on 40 years since I ‘graduated’ income sales until 2008 and am currently be underwritten in part by an Edward from PDS. For the last four years I have a Managing Director at Sandler O’Neill E. Ford Foundation Grant, and her been the treasurer for the ASSIST pro & Partners also in fixed income sales. participation in the Faculty Training gram. PDS is a member school currently “I have been married for 18 years to Institute that precedes the trip is made hosting Natalia Gauza Lasheras from my husband, Sean, and we have two possible by the generosity of PDS Spain. ASSIST is a great organization sons, Sean Jr. (17) and Matthew (15). Professional Development Funding. and working with them has been very re Both of my sons attend Friends Academy warding. I don’t meet the students unless in Locust Valley, NY. A funny coin I go to the August orientation, which I cidence is that when I graduated from
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FORMER FACULTY NOTES continued don’t get as much snow as people think!! ranch in Guyana and then toured French I am heading to Costa Rica in March Guiana and Suriname. In 2010, I had a Douglas College, I only applied to two 2011 to chaperone our exchange trip. I one-woman show, “World Women,” at schools, Friends Academy and Princeton miss PDS and think of my colleagues and Thomas Sweet Cafe and one print in the Day School. Isn’t it funny how I ended students often.” Philips Mill annual show. In June & July up teaching at PDS and living in Long • Steve Hahn (PDS 1968-1972): “The 2011, I’ll hang a show, “Festival Dance” Island and sending my sons to Friends news of the death of Ginny Stein and at Windrows and perhaps have a repeat Academy?” Alberto Petrella, two major figures in my of “World Women” at the YWCA. As I • Kay Haartz Cortelyou: “After leaving life at PDS, brought back many memories. write this, I haven’t traveled anywhere PDS in 1974, I moved to Washington Ginny was a counselor and confidante yet, but have trips planned to Northeast DC, had a son and continued to teach who taught me, as a very young teacher, India (tribal countries), the Baltic States math — many years at The Madeira about learning differences and the dynam and Russia, and Brazil (for the birth of School and for the past 18 years at The ics of both the classroom and the family, my first grandchild).” Maret School. I also have continued to and Alberto was a good friend, a Monday • Sallie (Leach) Jackal: “I was the ride and show horses. I now have four night bowling teammate, and a wonder reading specialist in the Lower School Morgan show horses; consequently I am ful example of what loyalty, commitment, from 1978-1980. I moved then to Phila not planning to retire in the near future. hard work, and taking advantage of your delphia where I was the Lower School I love teaching math now as much as I opportunities can produce. I love return vice-principal and principal at German did at PDS.” ing to PDS for Class o f’72 reunions, town Friends School from 1980-2010. • Helen Davies: is “very lucky to have though my focus continues to be on Por- I’ve just retired from that position.” been able to stay in Princeton so far, and tledge School (Locust Valley, NY), where • Dean Jacoby: “I am in my third year to coach a few students in French— both I continue to be head. Thinking about at Albuquerque Academy, a 6-12 indepen foreign and American—since teaching eventual retirement in New Hampshire dent day school that is much like PDS in and learning are difficult addictions to and more time for family (son, Josh, is its caring community and its talented stu get rid of. An example of how teachers assistant head of school for environmen dent body. I was describing a junior that I do learn by teaching: my present French tal initiatives at Hotchkiss School, and am working with to my wife, and she said, student, a 9th grader, brought me a book daughter Dianna volunteers as a direc “sounds like he is like Ryan Palsho ’05.” I did not know, which excited me enough tor for Clowns Without Borders while Our librarian puts out a monthly newslet to write and publish a comparative article working for Global Routes, which offers ter citing exceptional resources, a recent between the O ld Man And The Sea and cross-cultural experiences for high school edition included a link to Michael High this book, Le D ernier Voyage. I would and college students).” land’s ’03 work on video games. The col not have known it without her. I am also • Heather Hall '98 is currently teaching lege class I teach includes in its curriculum grateful to adults: French conversation 7th and 8th grade English and coaching elements that were developed at the sug groups, or the French Association reading girls’ basketball and lacrosse at Gill St. gestion of Liad Kunle Onitiri ’06. And of group called “La Bibliotheque Orange,” Bernard’s school in Gladstone, NJ. course I have watched Nate Halpern’s ’02 which brings us the latest of French, fran • Bonnie (Howarth) Hunter: “I taught and Chris Palsho’s ’02 web series, “Look cophone or foreign writings in French Middle and Upper School English, Mid ing for Grace,” since there is a brief shot translation, thus widening our outlook dle and Lower School Computer at PDS, of me as a prom chaperone in their senior on the world. Princeton is indeed a lucky from 1969 to 2005. Retirement is great— project film (I’m hoping it gets rereleased place to be in! ushering at McCarter is now a passion, and my Hollywood career launched). “My grandchildren are doing fairly well, keeping live music, drama, and dance Aren and Julie Irwin have moved out with ups and downs as in most American in my life. Because I miss the classroom here and we see them from time to time, families. Hugh still comes regularly from (but not the meetings, grades and com including a Christmas party with surprise California to advise Princeton Art Mu ments, and extra duties), I often teach in guests Doug and Lisa McLane. seum, an added treat for me; and Chris the PDS Summer Program. I still have “So PDS is often with me in my cur tine, from Tennessee, comes to see both an eBay store and still rent bedrooms to rent life. My family now includes Karla, her mother and me from time to time!” University visitors. Photography (mostly Ainara, four years old, and Lur, one • Holly Fewkes: “I worked at PDS pro bono work & portraits) and traveling year. Our biggest news might be that the from 2001-2007 as the Assistant Ath shape the year’s calendar for me: in 2010 whole family attended a wedding in Paki letic Director. I coached middle school a trip to Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Burkina stan last summer. We got to experience a soccer and varsity softball and won the Faso, Togo, and Benin (where I shadowed traditional Muslim wedding (a multi-day, Prep B State Softball Championship in a Peace Corps worker with my camera for multi-city event) and stay in the groom’s spring 2006! Currently, I work at Nichols a week). Next I worked with orangutans house. The kids loved that family and School in Buffalo, NY, as the Associ at a rehab center in Borneo and dinked friends came over every night to dance ate Director of Athletics. It is my fourth around in other parts of Malaysia. Later and drum. Ainara had a role in the school year and I’m enjoying my new po after stopping off in Trinidad for a week, wedding (her godfather was the groom) sition. 1 love living in Buffalo where we I did publicity photos for an otter rescue and got to wear specially made outfits
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designed by a famous Lahore fashion I have relocated to Vero Beach, Florida of my old students out there who would entrepreneur. And the return trip took where I am working with an ortho like to get in touch and tell me what us through Princeton, where we stayed paedics, rehab and pain management they’ve done they can e-mail to kgpack- with W ill Asch and his family and I got practice. I am first assist in the OR two [email protected]. Also it would be nice to attend graduation at PDS. So, you see, days a week and spend the rest of the to know what you all thought of your all roads lead back to Colross, the place time seeing patients in four local rehab education at PDS. where I was married.” facilities. I have shoveled exactly NO “The second thing is three of my Monika Jaeckle: ‘My time is current- snow this winter and spend my off time books are now available from Ama enjoying the beautiful weather!” zon with the fourth coming in a few • Louise Topp McClure: “I taught weeks. At the present they are available strings and MS general music from as e-books (downloadable to PC, no 1972-1992. Our daughter is now in the Kindle required) and within two weeks 10th grade and involved in Sweet 16 par or thereabouts they will be available in ties. She’ll turn 16 in May, and wants to hard copy under ‘print on demand’ also throw such a party— and I haven’t a clue with Amazon thanks to Gail Cleare. To how to do it! I’m teaching strings from access me you go to ‘Kindle Store’ under my living room, with over 40 students the name of George V. Packard. I would (ages 3-65) weekly. We run ‘chamber really love to know what you think of music and pizza’ groups, a summer them.” orchestra in the Hopewell Train Station, • Tom Palma: Monika M. Jaeckle and her grandchild. “While I miss teaching, and a summer chamber music and fid I do enjoy the freedom of not being tied ly divided between working at the Clay dling camp, and collaborate on a Mixed- to a schedule. It has allowed me to enjoy Studio in Philadelphia as an associate Age Dance Band (known as MAD Band) fishing and sailing in the unpopulated artist and being part of a teacher training for community/family dances, and a fall waters of NJ and time to pursue my course for Iyengar yoga in Madison, NJ. summer Suzuki workshop weekend.” hobby of woodworking. I have become I have started to teach restorative yoga • Nancy Miller '57: “I took the early fascinated with apothecary cabinets and out of my home a few days a week. retirement package that PDS offered have built several 18 drawer units, work It didn’t take long to love having the in ’01 and have never found myself at ing myself up to a large 80 drawer unit. freedom in pursuing these passions. My a loss of things to do. It’s amazing how (My wife asks: “What are you going to favorite role above all is being an Oma one can keep so busy. I travel, volunteer put in all those drawers?” She just doesn’t (German for grandmother)!” pushing wheelchairs at St. Lawrence get it!) Another perk: we missed all the • John Jameson (JJ): “I am the Rehabilitation Center, and meet up “fun weather” in January as we spent the Science Department Chair at Regina with friends for lunch. Probably one of month in Naples, Florida. We are back Dominican High School in Wilmette, the highlights of the last few years was in NJ now busy with preparations for my IL. We are a small, parochial girls school a trip to England where we stayed at son’s wedding in June.” on Chicago’s north shore. The school is The Goring, in London, and Hampton • Heather McCallum Redpath: very much like Stuart. This is my fourth Court Palace, where we stayed in Fish “Greetings from Cincinnati. Yes I’m still year and I will probably stay another Court built by Henry VIII to make his here. Can you believe it’s been nine years year or two before I finally retire. I enjoy fish pies and pastries. To stay inside the now? My husband, Jason, and I have Chicago very much. Great arts, especially palace was a truly magical experience. I been married three and a half years now theatre. Great sports. Great golf courses. highly recommend it!” and have an amazing son, Ned, who’s two and a half. We are also expecting our Great food and restaurants. I look • Elizabeth O'Brien-Prager: “We, forward to coming back for reunions in here in St. Augustine, FL, are just great. second child in March.” May.” Hanging out with our four mini-dachs • Doc Ross: “I just celebrated my 75th • Holly Javick: “I am back to being a hunds, plus our recent English Setter birthday by spending a week in Roma.” school nurse after having my youngest rescue (from Pennsylvania, no less)...and • Gabriela Salazar: “I had the pleasure (who is now five). After I had her, I went then, of course, there are the three horses, of teaching at PDS for only one year back to working in a hospital to gain which we brought down with us. Beyond in the Lower School art room, as an some of those nursing skills I had lost riding all week, I have been actively assistant teacher to Tina Dadian. I went as a school nurse. It was fun working in involved with animal rescue here and in on to teach art at Greenwich Academy obstetrics but when my son was headed conjunction with my daughter’s animal (CT) for two years, and then went to to kindergarten three years ago, I went rescue in Pennsylvania.” graduate school at the Rhode Island back to school nursing so we would be on • George V. Packard: “I’ve been living School of Design for Painting. I am the same schedule.” here on this island off the Southern coast now teaching part-time at the River- • Carol Koiro: “Since graduating and of Ireland for 30 years and will be here dale Country School, in the Bronx, NY passing the boards to become a physician to the end. Then ashes in the ocean. I’m and doing my own work. This winter, assistant in June, 2010, my husband and writing for two reasons. If there are any I had my first NYC solo show open at
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FORMER FACULTY NOTES continued production of Fiddler on the Roof. When • Alan Taback Mason goes to college in 2012, Norm was given a won flatbreadaffair, in Brooklyn (flatbreadaf- expects to hit the road, touring the US derful opportu fair.com), and was a fellow at the and Canada in an RV for 2 or 3 years, nity to create an MacDowell Colony (NH) in 2009. I compiling science books to publish, and athletic program live in Brooklyn, which I love, and miss giving talks along the way. Norm sees at the Trenton PDS all the time! My website is www. former student Chris Burt in Oakland Community gabrielasalazar.com.” from time to time. Charter School in * Virginia Kramer Stein Trenton NJ. He, • Herb Spiegel, passed away on Alan Taback father of Jon ’78, November 18, 2010. Her obituary is below: along with help Suzanne ’81 Born in Brooklyn, New York, to from his old PDS pal, Jan Baker, began and Adrienne pioneering polio researcher Dr. Sidney a coed soccer, cross country and track ’84 and former David Kramer and children’s book edi and field program. They also started a husband of tor Nora Kramer, Virginia Kramer Stein girls and boys basketball program. These Regina Spiegel attended Hunter College in New York programs are now in their fourth season (deceased) who and Tufts University in Boston, gradu of competition and are holding their own was on the PDS ating with a degree in Occupational against PDS, Hun, Pennington, Princ faculty for 25 Therapy. Stationed at Walter Reid Army eton Charter, Stuart, Princeton Academy years as head of Hospital in Washington, D.C. dur and others as well as the other Trenton middle school ing the late stages of World War II, it charter schools. Alan is the athletic direc Herb Spiegel with his and former music, began was there that she met Army Captain tor and coaches basketball and track and faculty member, Regina Spiegel's his 26th year at Jerome D. Stein, Jr., to whom she was field, and he loves it. grandchildren. Mercer County wed in 1947 and to whom she remained « Kaye Vosburgh: College where he teaches Marketing, married until his death 60 years later. ‘I am now an ike- Consumer Behavior, and some other Moving to California, she conducted bana teacher in the business-related classes. He loves hearing her graduate studies at the Langley Sogetsu School. from Regina’s former students. He lives Porter Psychiatric Institute in San Fran I give demonstrations in Lambertville, NJ, and was remarried cisco. Returning east in 1957 and set and teach classes. I in 1999 to Joan Rose Spiegel. News on tling in the Somerville, NJ area, Stein am also Flower Show his children: Jon and Adrienne live in joined the staff of Bonnie Brae Farm School Instructor in Chicago. Adrienne has two boys, Jack, for boys, where she served as Clinical the National Garden age twelve, and Henry Finn, age eight; Psychologist for many years. In addi Clubs. I have photos Jon is widowed with three adopted res tion to a private practice specializing in on my website www. cued Greyhounds; and Suzanne lives in the testing and evaluation of children createwithflowers. Kaye Vosburgh wirh one of her NYC and is the mother of Sam, age four. and adult therapy, she was the Consult com.” flower arrangements. • Norm Sperling ing Psychologist to the Princeton Day • Bunny Webb: “We like Buffalo- lives in San Ma School from 1965 to 1985. many arts activities, and our daughter teo, California. He Stein was active in her support of and her family are in Hamilton, Ontario, continues to teach mental health and education, serving which is why we are here in a continuing astronomy to fresh on the boards of the Somerset County care community like the one in nearby men at University of Mental Health Association and The Princeton that has so many PDS faculty California-Berkeley, North Country School. In retirement, in it.” and runs “The she and her husband traveled extensively until ill-health forced a move to Read • Jan Westrick: “I seem to stay quite Journal of Irrepro- busy these days. I have retired from the ducible Results”, ing, Pennsylvania, where she lived at Princeton Girlchoir (in 2009) and both Former US science teacher the science humor the time of her death. She is survived by my husband and I have retired from Norm Sperling. magazine, www.jir. two sons, Christopher (’73) of Oakdale, our respective church positions, so we com. His latest JIR anthology is This CT, and Jonathan (’76) of Reading, PA, and a granddaughter, Rachael, also are FREE to come and go as we please. Book Warps Space and Time (Andrews Great fun, I must say. With kids and McMeel, 2008). His next will be D on’t of Reading, PA (a sophomore at Sweet grandkids everywhere, it surely is nice to Try This in High School, scheduled Briar College). have a more flexible schedule.” for May 2011. He blogs about Sci • Martha Sullivan Sword '73: “We ence, Nature, and the Public at www. had a mid-winter get together with Head • Anastasia Yonezuka-Brown: “I am EverythingInTheUniverse.com. His Coach for Life Jan Baker, and Robin still teaching, Spanish, German and older son, Lumin, is a freshman at Cal Kraut Zell, Andy Katin, Ellen Fisher and lately French at BRRHS and Pingry as a Poly, San Luis Obispo. His younger son, Martha Sullivan Sword, all ’73.” (See substitute. I would like to sell my house Mason, starred as Tevye in his school’s photo page 54) and move to sunny Florida. ”
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DEDE PICKERING 71 Alumni Service Award
Bringing Focus to the Needs of Women by Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62
ede Pickering is motivated by her curiosity, sense of to audiences across the country. (Her adventure and desire to explore the world. Camera photographs can be viewed on her in hand, she has traveled to over 90 countries on six website: www.dedepickering.com.) Dcontinents and the results of her journey have enriched the lives“While we continue to empower of countless people along the way. In May, she will be honored women around the world, they in with the Alumni Service Award for her tireless efforts on behalf turn empower us by teaching us of CARE and Women’s World Banking. about their lives,” she says. “We have Not only an inveterate traveler, Ms. Pickering is a passion learned that we have similar dreams ate, self-taught photographer. “I shoot from the heart,’’ she says. for a safer, healthier, more peace “My keen interest in photography grew out of my wish to record ful world for all our families. We what I saw during my travels can accomplish these dreams if we to the developing world. When work together, united across cultural I found I could combine my divides.” love of travel and photography Ms. Pickering served in a way to benefit humanity, as a New York trustee everything changed, my life for CARE and was a came together.” member of the Advisory Over the years, she became Committee for its Cam deeply moved by the plight of paign for Education. In ad the women and children she dition, she is on the board captured through the lens of of Women’s World Banking, her camera and began looking a global for ways to improve their lives. network of 54 microfinance She volunteered for CARE institutions that provide small because she had seen the positive impact of its work in the field loans to enable people, pri and admired its philosophy of offering “a hand up rather than marily women, to start their a hand out.” In 1998, she co-founded and became the chair of own businesses and lift CARE’s first Women’s Initiative Group in New York. themselves out of poverty. “It was the first time in my life I was given the opportunity Based on her travels and to build something from scratch,” she says. “I worked around her commitment to make the clock to raise funds and awareness. I worked harder as a a positive impact on volunteer than I had ever worked in any paying job because I society, she was asked to join believed in what I was doing.” the Explorers Club in New She headed the Initiative for seven years and helped launch York. She and her husband, chapters in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. The group’s Bruce Bossidy, split their mission is to link women in the U.S. with those in developing time between New York countries and raise funds to create opportunities for people in City and Bay Head, N.J. need. Its main focus is the education of girls, which has proven with their springer spaniel to be the most effective means of fighting poverty and creat Dolly. ing productive societies. Ms. Pickering donates many of her Ms. Pickering’s humanitarian photographs to the cause and speaks from personal experience continued on page 3 0
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DEBORAH MOORE KRULEWITCH ’61 Alumni Achievement Award
Mixing Corporate Responsibility with Social Awareness by Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62
eborah Moore Krulewitch, Senior and the coordination of all employee volun Vice President, Corporate Admin teer efforts. As part of her corporate admin istration, at the Estee Lauder istration duties, Ms. Krulewitch ensures that DCompanies, and the recipient of this year’s all the offices in the company’s Fifth Avenue Alumni Achievement Award, begins the headquarters run smoothly and adhere to interview talking about someone else. She is “best practices” in the workplace. thrilled to report she saw her former intern, Ms. Krulewitch did not set out to climb the Giovanna Torchio Gray ’98, at a recent gath corporate ladder. She holds an M.S.W. from ering in New York and goes on to relate that New York University and her first job was as she works with Len DeCandia, the father of a social worker at the Bedford Institute for PDS senior Allie DeCandia. This is typical. Women. She was also part of the Moreland Ms. Krulewitch is modest about her own ac Commission’s investigation into abuses at complishments but enthusiastic about those nursing homes. After twelve years, she entered of others. Forging friendships and strength the business world. She worked briefly at the ening connections among colleagues are Celanese fabric company and then took a hallmarks of her personality and have shaped position in corporate administration at Marsh the way she does business. and McLennan. Although the insurance busi “She has the most amazing ability to con ness did not appeal to her, she appreciated the nect to people,” says Julie Fulper Hardt, Miss Fine’s classmate company’s reputation for excellence. Four years later, that position and BFF. “She’s completely honest and genuine. She doesn’t led to a “great job” as Executive Director for the Restoration of consider how things will benefit her, but helps find solutions for Gracie Mansion during Mayor Koch’s tenure. other people.” Through her work at Gracie Man Ms. Gray, now Special Advisor Forging friendships and strengthening sion, she met Evelyn Lauder who to New York Senator Gillibrand, introduced her to her husband, agrees. “I admired her very profes connections among colleagues are Leonard, now Chairman Emeritus sional, yet warm attitude,” she says. hallmarks of her personality and have of the Estee Lauder Companies. Fie “She constantly checked in on me shaped the way she does business. hired Ms. Krulewitch to spearhead (during the internship at Estee one of his personal charitable proj Lauder) and continued to help me throughout college. She ects, the restoration of the Grand Army Plaza/Pulitzer Fountain taught me the power of networking and relationship building in front of the General Motors building. Two years later, upon and gave me the confidence I needed at the very beginning of the successful completion of that project, she was hired as Ex my career.” ecutive Director at Estee Lauder. At the Estee Lauder Companies, Ms. Krulewitch has risen “I knew it was the number one company in its field,” she to the top of a global corporation with net sales of $8 billion says. “I had been at a first-rate company before and I wanted to worldwide. She has two separate areas of responsibility. Work be in another one where I could grow and develop my skills.” ing closely with Global Communications and Fluman Re She has been there for twenty-four years, and has seen the sources, she is responsible for overseeing the company’s corpo company grow until its products “touch” one and a half billion rate contributions. Among its many projects are the worldwide people around the world. She says, “If someone were to ask me Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, which donated more than what I need to learn to do my job right now, I’d say, ‘I need to $45 million to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation; the know more about social media and how to do business in China.’” Think Smart/Think Green program to save company resources; continued on page 3 0
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MARISSA VAHLSING ’01 Outstanding Young Alumnni Award
Pursuing Injustice
by Linda Maxwell Stefanelii 62
arissa Vahlsing has been about something enough, I could find battling injustice since her a way to fight for it,” she says. “The graduation from Princeton Day Coventry Farm Campaign showed MSchool ten years ago. She has championed me that I could use the mechanisms the rights of Bedouin in the Negev, sought around me to address situations I accountability for mining companies in found to be unjust.” Guatemala, worked to increase access to While working toward a degree in health care in Ghana, fought deforesta political science at Swarthmore College, tion in Colombia, and continues to work Ms. Vahlsing founded the Immigrants’ on a case alleging crimes against human Rights Group and led the Swarthmore ity by former Bolivian politicians. One of Progressive Action Coalition. She won the first and most tangible results of her the Eugene Lang Service Fellowship dedication is visible much closer to home, that allowed her to work for the Na however. When she accepts the Outstand tional Labor Committee in New York, ing Young Alumni Award in May, Ms. reporting on the effects of CAFTA on Vahlsing can look out over eight acres of human rights in Central America. She land that were added to the PDS campus volunteered for non-government orga as a direct result of her leadership. nizations (NGOs) in Costa Rica and “She was an activist when she was Tanzania and was awarded the Truman seventeen years old,” says Upper School English Teacher and Scholarship for New Jersey in recognition of her “exceptional Sustainability Coordinator Liz Cutler. “She helped organize leadership potential.” After college she worked in Washington, the first Walk for Open Space which raised $50,000. There D.C., at the International Labor Rights Fund. were hundreds of participants and it could not have happened “Marissa is not only an astounding humanitarian, but without Marissa. She knew what also an incredible, loving, and loyal she believed in and she was happy friend,” says classmate Lauren Sand to fight for it. She’s never been When Ms. Vahlsing identifies an ers. “I am continually amazed by her hemmed in by what other people injustice, she uses every tool at her passion, intelligence, and dedication. said she ought to do. She always did I have watched her dedicate her life what she thought was right.” disposal to fight it and, if she does not to fighting for what is just and fair When Coventry Farm, the possess the tools, she acquires them. and to giving a much-needed voice to property that lies along both sides oppressed people worldwide.” of the Great Road hill, was threat When Ms. Vahlsing identifies ened with development, Ms. Vahlsing galvanized the EnAct an injustice, she uses every tool at her disposal to fight it and, Club and wrote letters to local papers and politicians urging if she does not possess the tools, she acquires them. In 2008, preservation. With a few other students, she made a presenta when she learned that foreign plaintiffs may bring cases in tion before the Board of Trustees that prompted the school’s U.S. Federal District Court for violations of international purchase of a piece of the land that adjoins the lower school human rights law, she entered Harvard Law School to secure playground. Now the site of the PDS Garden, it is cultivated the ultimate tool in her arsenal. by students and used as an experiential learning laboratory. “That law intrigued me,” she says. “I viewed it as a mecha “It was at PDS - and from Liz - that I learned the real nism within my reach that I could access if I could learn how meaning of the idea that everything is political: if I cared continued on page 30
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Dana DeCore Falconi ’96
ana DeCore Falconi is a natural athlete to whom sports have always come easily. But easy is not a concept Ms. Falconi accepts. When she was 13, she played soc cer for the highly competitive Olympic Development Program and tried out for the Regional Team, composed of players from fourteen states. “I didn’t make it,” she says. “It was the first time I didn’t make a team. I realized that natural athletic talent isn’t going to take you to the next level, you have to work for it. That was when I really began to focus on setting goals and attaining them.” She began high school with a new determination to succeed, not only athletically, but academically, as well. She made the Headmaster’s This spring, the Hall of Fame will induct List all four years and has the distinction of being the only three remarkable athletes who excelled in PDS athlete, and one of only four women in Mercer County history, to amass the following many sports and earned distinction in all of record during their high school careers: over 100 goals in soccer (reached during her junior year), over 1,000 points in basketball them. Dana DeCore Falconi, Tim Howard and over 200 points in lacrosse. And as for that Regional Team, she made it for the next five years and became its captain. and Peter Morse continue to compete and “She had high expectations for herself,” says Jill Thomas who coached her in basketball and lacrosse. “She was a fierce, fierce are generously passing along their skill and knowledge by coaching the next generation of players. Their influence has been far- reaching — from the manicured turf of
Princeton Day School to the blacktop of
Baltimore to the steppes of Kazakhstan — they have spread their love of the game and made lasting friendships.
22 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS | ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME an integral part of turning around our program and making it a success. Dana was a fantastic player, captain and overall leader, but it is her personality that enabled her to achieve her goals and dreams. If I had to make a top eleven list of the student-athletes I would take to battle with me, her name would be among the DANA DECORE FALCONI PDS '96 first. She helped us achieve our first-ever NCAA tournament appearance and set the foundation for many future Ivy League Princeton Day School championships, NCAA tournaments, and even an NCAA Final - Varsity Soccer - 4 years, Captain 1995 Prep B State Co-Champions 1993 Four. (All that) aside, she is one of my favorite people. Our cur Prep B State Champions 1994 rent student-athletes have Dana to thank for driving our program All-State Prep B First Team 1992, 1993, 1994 All-State Prep A First Team 1995 and laying the foundation for Princeton Soccer.” All-Area First Team 1993, 1994, 1995 While in college, Ms. Falconi also coached PDS seventh Mercer County Leading Scorer 1993, 1994, 1995 NJGSCA First Team All-State 1994 grade lacrosse and last spring, she coached a fifth and sixth grade 1990s All-Area Second Team club lacrosse team with Ms. Thomas and Ms. Davidson. PDS MVP 1994 1994 scored 100th goal, first player in PDS history “Dana’s knowledge and expertise, her passion for sports and 134 career goals, retired #20 jersey her desire to help young girls learn to play at a competitive level - Varsity Basketball - 4 years, Captain 1996 was unparalleled,” Ms. Thomas says. “It was amazing to see the Prep B State Champions 1994 All-State First Team1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 girls respond to her as a coach. She was able to inspire and moti All-Area First Team 1994, 1995, 1996 vate each player to become the best they could be.” PDS MVP 1996 First girl to score 1,000 points, 1995 “I think sports helps shape you in every aspect,” Ms. Falconi 1189 career points, retired #20 jersey says. “I wouldn’t be the person I am without those experiences - Varsity Lacrosse - 4 years, Captain 1996 Prep A State Champions 1995 and, of course, the friendships. My closest girlfriends are still my All-State First Team 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 teammates.” All-Area First Team 1994, 1995, 1996 All-Area Player of the Year 1996 1990s Decade All-Area First Team PDS MVP 1994 PDS MIP 1996 208 career points (151 goals, 57 assists) Tim Howard ’86
G old "P" Only PDS athlete and one of four women in Mercer County history im Howard has played basketball all his life and has to have achieved over 100 goals in soccer, over 1,000 points in basket enjoyed some exciting moments on the court. He likes ball and over 200 points in lacrosse. the fast pace of the game and the competition, but feels 1 FALCO NI STATS continued.. its real value is the way it builds friendships, teaches life lessons, Princeton University and connects players to their community. Varsity Soccer - 4 years “It’s such a social sport,” he says. “Some of my longest Captain 1998 & 1999 All Ivy 1997 lasting and most valuable friendships began on the hardwoods. competitor and Don Betterton Women's Soccer Award 1999 Everywhere you go, there’s basketball. During medical school, I Graduated second in goals with 25 a very talented Graduated tied for second in points with 50 played in Burlington, VT, then in a Baltimore city league during athlete. In the Helped team to its third NCAA tournament my internship and also in Syracuse berth and first in 16 years 1994-1995 season, during my residency. It’s been she played on a 1997, Coach, PDS 7th grade lacrosse such an amazing connection for state champion Post College me everywhere I’ve gone.” ship team in each 2010, Coach, Girls' Travel Lacrosse Team Now a Princeton radiolo of her three sports, gist, Dr. Howard came to PDS and she had a blast doing it.” as a sophomore and lost no time “I loved representing PDS,” Ms. Falconi agrees. “There were so becoming involved in sports and many terrific athletes on our teams. By junior year, we were beat gaining the respect of his team ing Lawrenceville in all three sports, and every time it felt great.” mates and coaches. That first fall, Jessica D’Altrui Davidson ’96 played lacrosse with Ms. Fal he went out for football, a sport he coni from seventh through twelfth grade and they remain best had never played. friends today. “In my many years of coaching football, Tim Howard was “We knew we could depend on each other,” she says. “Dana one of the best athletes I had the good fortune to coach,” says was one of the most hard-working athletes I’ve ever seen. She Upper School Math Teacher Jim Walker. “Perhaps more impor could score goals and feed you the ball, and she was a good leader tantly, he was one of the best people that I have met through and a phenomenal person to play with.” coaching; dependable, uncomplaining and a natural leader. He Princeton University’s Women’s Soccer Coach Julie Shackford was our quarterback and, as much as I would have liked to have is a Hall of Fame athlete herself and “the winningest coach in the kept him off the field on defense to save him from injury, he was school’s history.” She says, “I arrived at Princeton in early 1995 too good and too persistent not to use, so he was a defensive and Dana was my first recruit. Little did I know she would be
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Alan Taback, a former PDS coach who was then at Mont gomery High School, eased Dr. Howard’s transition to PDS by introducing him to (the late) Frank Konstantynowicz ’76, the PDS varsity basketball coach at the time. “Tim was a leader on an overachieving team that surprised everyone by upsetting a powerful Pennington squad to win the state championship,” Mr. Taback recalls. “He was very selfless, yet his presence was powerful, steady and very skillful. The pres sure of a big game never bothered him. He truly is a person with a generous heart and he played that way.“ “What separates Tim is his work ethic,” says classmate Rob Chibbaro. “That has resonated throughout his whole life. When you’re lining up next to such a talented guy and he’s working so hard, he’s leading by example.” Dr. Howard pitched for the baseball team during the spring season, and reached the State Finals his senior year when he led the team in hitting. He captained all three of his sports and was honored with the Gold “P,” the school’s highest athletic honor. These days, Dr. Howard enjoys watching his two daughters back, as well. He was also one of the hardest hitters and best play basketball and coaching his son’s travel team. He says he tacklers we had. Tim let his playing set an example for the team, likes coaching but finds it hard to see the boys run onto the court and what a superb example he set.” and not be able to join them. However, he gets plenty of playing Sports are a family passion Dr. Howard shares with his father, time when he joins his father in a league that plays in the PDS Charles, and his siblings, Alan ’88, Julie ’90 and Laura ’92. gym two nights a week, all year long. “Growing up, we played at the farm for hours and hours,” he “Basketball in high school is fun, but it’s only the tip of the says. “Even inside, my brother and I drew baskets on the wall of iceberg as to what you can get out of it,” he says. the upstairs hallway and we’d run down the hall with the ball.”
Peter Morse’61
s a geophysicist for Chevron, Peter Morse has worked in far-flung and fascinating places such as Colombia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Nigeria, and everywhere A he goes, he plays and coaches soccer. His athleticism led to an honor that must surely be unique for an American businessman: the Piala Peter Morse. It is a soccer cup established by the people of Sumatra out of respect for his coaching talent and generosity, after he learned the native lan guage, Bahasa Indonesia, in order to communicate with his young players and led them to a tourna ment championship. “Sports have really helped me when I go to a foreign coun try,” Mr. Morse says. “It helps me gain entree immediately because I play soccer, which is unusual for an American. If you’re able to play at the same level as these guys, you’re immediately accepted. That’s been true wherever I’ve gone. The other sport that’s helped is squash. It’s enabled me to make cultural connections very quickly.” Mr. Morse is a lifelong athlete who has won recogni tion in school and college, as well as on the national and international scene. He was voted Best Athlete at Portsmouth Priory School (now Portsmouth Abbey) in 1964, captained the varsity soccer team at Colorado College and
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PETER MORSE PCD '61
Princeton Country Day School Varsity Soccer - 1 year Varsity Ice Hockey - 2 years , Varsity Tennis - 2 years Portsmouth P r i o r y
Varsity Soccer - 3 years, Captain 1963 Varsity Ice Hockey - 4 years Varsity Tennis - 3 years Colorado C o l l e g e
Varsity Soccer - 3 years, Captain 1 9 6 7
IceAll-Rocky Hockey Mountain - Freshman Soccer Team League, 1 9 6 4 , 1 9 6 6 , 1 9 6 7 was selected to the All-Rocky Mountain League three times. Post-College In 2008, when he last entered, he won the U.S. National - Soccer P la y e r Squash Championship in the sixty-plus age group. 1969 - 1988, First Division Amateur Club Team s in Delaware, “He was always a leader and the epitome of a scholar Boston, Denver, Salt Lake City, Houston athlete,” says Regan Kerney, his classmate at PCD and 1979 & 1 9 8 0 , Quarter-finalist with SC Alemania o f Salt Lake City 1 9 9 1 -present, Veterans Soccer in Colombia, Nigeria, Portsmouth. “In prep school, he dominated soccer, hockey In d o n e s ia and Kazakhstan and tennis. Peter had amazing speed and reaction time. • Soccer Coach He had a keen sense of fairness and sportsmanship. He 1 9 7 5 -1 9 8 0 , Player/Coach o f SC Alemania Team looked out for the younger players, encouraging them (Salt Lake City) and helping them along. In hockey, he had a legend 1 9 8 4 -19 9 1 , Youth S o c c e r in Houston ary slapshot that he polished in his family’s basement 1 9 9 2 -1 9 9 7 , Youth and Senior Teams in N ige ria on Battle Road, where the cellar wall was solid black 1997-2002, Caltex Junior &Senior Teams in Sumatra, Indonesia from high-speed puck marks. When he wound up, 2 0 0 2 , Piala Peter Morse (Peter Morse Cup) established for SquashCaltex Annual Junior Soccer Tournament players hurried to get out of the line of fire. Peter was also fearless. I never saw him have a bad game in four years of prep school together.” 2008, M en's 60+ U.S. National Squash Champion
Bill Morse ’57 describes his younger brother as 1 9 8 3 -1 9 9 0 & 2 0 0 7 -2 0 0 8 , Nationally Ranked #2-#4 in age divisions “a modest, soft-spoken, natural leader. Most impressive to me,” he writes, “is his patience and generosity in sharing his insight. More than just a great athlete, he is a natural student of the game, any game, and a gifted teacher. Few teachers come close to Peter’s level of insight, clarity, understanding and ability to Reunion Weekend 2011 • May 13 &14 communicate.” The admiration is mutual. “I’d tag along with my older Alumni Awards and brother,” the younger Mr. Morse says. “I took my cue from the sports Bill played at PCD and, naturally, I followed in his foot Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony steps — and I could also get his hand-me-downs!” Saturday, May 14, 5:30 p.m. Mr. Morse has been able to observe the way sports are Reunion Tent on the practice field by played and taught in different parts of the world and says, The Lisa McGraw '44 Rink “I think the coaching infrastructure in the U.S. is very good. Remarks by Head of School, Paul Stellato, followed by the Everyone has good facilities and good fields and at a very young awarding of our Alumni and Hall of Fame Awards: age, the kids start getting coaching, but what they miss is that kids in other countries are playing pick-up soccer in the streets ALUMNI AWARDS or in the fields. It’s unorganized soccer, but they’re playing it ♦ Alumni Achievement Award: Deborah Moore Krulewitch MFS ’61 for hours and hours a day. So by the time they get to be 14 or ♦ Alumni Service Award: Dede Pickering ’71 15 and get really good coaching, they’ve already got incredible ♦ Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Marissa Vahlsing ’01 skills. It’s good to be on a team, but I think there should also ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: be a lot of informal playing.” ♦ Dana DeCore Falconi ’96 Mr. Morse can speak several languages but sports will always ♦ Timothy Howard ’86 be his preferred means of communication. He has spread his ex ♦ Peter Morse PCD ’61 pertise and enthusiasm to countless players around the world and For the complete Reunion Weekend 2 0 11 schedule of events see pages 34-35. had some great games along the way.
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LETTER FROM Paul J. Stellato, Head of School
clipsed perhaps by only those of the major league base Great Road) are intact and in process; and are growing stronger ball season, the rhythm and routine of the school year and surer each day as we focus on and work to enhance the are unrivaled in each and every way. From its own quality of student experience, our core value. version of the rituals of spring training (observed in the yawn Still, every dynasty is shaken by change and surprise, al ing days of August), all-star break and pennant races, the pace though it becomes increasingly tough to tell if we most fear the and prospects of the school year are predictable and unrelent particular changes, or the inevitability of change. The change ing. The outcomes, however, are as varied and unscripted as are forced upon this school community - and every community those that emerge from the dust of diamonds across the nation; like it - some thirty months ago has abated, and the school and their elusive certainty is, of course, why we play emerges from a two-year the game. financial-planning process These few lines are composed on the first day of What do we need stronger than when its work March, when our own baseball teams (along with began and better able to fend lacrosse, tennis, and a fledging middle school track to do our best work off similar future challenges. team) have just now taken their respective fields. During twenty-four Promise hangs in the air; the corner we will soon months of work, the trust round onto the broad boulevard of year’s end is just with our students? ees, together with members paces away; and, in true school fashion, plans for of the senior leadership team the coming year seem and leaders from among the faculty, built a five-year plan that ready to overleap the allows the school to retain every faculty and staff member and duties and demands provide annual increases in compensation and benefits; limits that stretch from now to tuition increases to nearly half of their historic averages, and June. Such haste and ap well below those of our peer institutions; increases need-based petite, too, are enduring, financial aid to reflect heightened demand of current and endearing school traits. new families; and, to honor its most senior members, funds These few lines are the school’s faculty and staff Voluntary Retirement Incentive written also in anticipa Program. tion of alumni-weekend The school was able to achieve this unprecedented level and festivities, when those scope of progress and innovation by asking one question: What who enjoy long relation do we need to do our best work with our students? And by ships with Princeton placing the answer - provide time and opportunity for faculty Day School return to be and students to learn from one another - at the center of all reassured of two things: strategic planning. In doing so, the school honors and reaffirms that the school remains its commitment to the broad educational experiences of its healthy and strong; and students; and to the men and women - faculty, staff, adminis that its qualities, which trators, and trustees — in whose care they reside. they held and hold in So one generation gives way to another: a senior class — or such esteem, continue to senior faculty members - emerge one last time from the dugout hold sway. The school to take a bow, to the delight of the crowd, as a new crop of community eagerly hopefuls rushes forward to crowd the plate and test its mettle. awaits their arrival to remind them how little - and how much So one season gives way to another, as we are refreshed, re - has changed. newed, and reminded of what is possible. To return to the baseball construct for just one moment: Dynasties (like the true article on the Fenway, not its glossy imitation in the Bronx) are built upon two themes: anticipat ing change and incorporating its opportunities into long-range planning; and committing itself to moving in only one direc tion: forward, from strength to strength. Our dynastic aspira tions (all school-age children should aim to spend time on The
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PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL Board of Trustees
C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Chair
Gianna Goldman Vice Chair
Andrew M. Okun Treasurer Navroze Alphonse '91 Robin R. Antonacci Laura E. Banks Thomas B. Harvey Secretary/'Parlimentarian
Navroze Alphonse ’91 Robin R. Antonacci Laura E. Banks Marc C. Brahaney Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Peter M. Fasolo 1 Barbara Griffin Cole '78 Barbara Straut Goldsmith ’84 Laura Hanson Frederick A. Hargadon Eleanor V. Horne Galete J. Levin ’96 Tobin V. Levy Jill Mundenar Mark J. Samse
David R. Scott Laura Hanson Frederick A. Hargadon Thomas B. Harvey Eleanor V. Horne Paul J. Stellato, Head o f School Lisa R. Stockman John D. Wallace ’48
Marilyn W. Grounds, Trustee Emerita Betty Wold Johnson, Trustee Emerita Samuel W. Lambert III, Trustee Emeritus Edward E. Matthews, Trustee Emeritus
Jill Mundenar Andrew M. Okun
Lisa R. StockmanDavid R. Scott Paul J. Stellato Lisa R. StockmanDavid C. Treby McLaughlin Williams '80
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REPORT FROM The Chair of the Board of Trustees
t has been an exciting and dramatic winter at Princeton Day School, with the weather playing a starring role, and Quotes from Trustees on we are all looking forward to the new beginnings and Iconnections that arrive with the spring. With that in mind, the Annual Trustee/Student I want to share with you one of the Board’s initiatives, the Spring Dinners Annual Trustee/Student Spring Dinner. Three years ago, trustees worked to design an opportunity “ Having dinner with students is to deepen their understanding of the PDS student experience and one of my favorite events." to share with students the Board’s role in the school community. The idea was to create space for mean ‘7 thought it teas great; ive got to ask ingful conversations with students that would expand the trustees’ a lot of questions; the students were knowledge of student life and at C. Treby McLaughlin Williams '80 the same time give students an fully responsive." understanding of the trustees’ work and motivation for serv ing the school. With those goals in mind, we pursued the idea of a trustee/student dinner, which we felt would offer students ‘7 thought the dinner with the students an opportunity to interact with adult leaders in a supportive environment, and give trustees a chance to engage with the was a great treat for the trustees. students in small conversation groups to learn more about the ways in which the school fulfills its educational mission. The Peer Group Leaders are great Each year, trustees work with Head of School Paul Stellato to identify and invite a par representatives of the self-assured, ticular group of students to the One o f the goals o f dinner. Once the student group mature Upper School students that the has been selected, affiliated the Board o f Trustees school should he proud of. I think this faculty and staff advisors play is to connect with a critical role in organizing the is a great venue for Trustees to0 interact program and attend the dinner, our community in as well. Our aim is to have a meaningful way. with the students and get the buzz of equal numbers of students and ” trustees in attendance. While what makes this school tick. casual conversation is certainly the goal, we often pose a ques tion or a theme that can serve as a topic for tables to consider and discuss. The annual dinner is held on the PDS campus “The open-ended discussion at our table and takes place before the start of a scheduled Board meeting. At the inaugural dinner in April 2009, we invited students was terrific and informative." from the Student Ambassador Program, which represents a broad segment of deeply engaged PDS high school juniors and seniors who are role models promoting the interests, goals and “I loved spending an evening ivith the traditions of the school to all external constituents, includ ing parents, alumni and friends of the school. Last spring, we students and faculty." invited students from the Peer Leadership Program, a group of seniors who are selected and are trained by faculty supervi sors in group dynamics and leadership techniques so that they
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can guide freshmen through the transition into the Upper School. This year, on April 18, we will dine with the student members of Community Council, the commu nity governing body of the Upper School, comprised of junior and senior students, as well as a faculty advisor, that serves as the center of discussion for all aspects of school life. The feedback I’ve received from students and trustees who have attended these dinners has been overwhelmingly positive. In fact, after the first dinner, I received notes from no fewer than seventeen trustees, writing to express their Trustees Laura Hanson and Lisa Stockman delight with the evening. (Please see previous page for quotes meet with the Community Council, the from past dinners.) We also felt that we received helpful and governing body of the Upper School. important observations from the students on key components of the PDS student experience. One of the goals of the Board of Trustees is to connect with our community in a meaningful way. With the Annual Meet The Board of Trustees Trustee/Student Spring Dinner, we are engaging in a dialogue with our students that truly contributes to the direction and future of PDS. On behalf of the Board, I extend to you my own thanks for your ongoing and crucial support of PDS. We share your deep - affection for Princeton Day School and our work is inspired by the parents, students, faculty and staff, alumni and friends who contribute in so many ways to the life of our school. www.pds.org Sincerely, Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Chair, Board of Trustees
I s i t f t The Board of Trustees is comprised of alumni, parents and grandparents of current and former students, and jfL f t friends who contribute their time, talents and experience to guide our school. They bring to board deliberations expertise in a host of areas including secondary and higher education, business, finance, law, architecture and construction. Trustees work closely with the Head of School and the administration on long-range planning, strategies in support of the school’s mission, stewarding the school’s assets and facilities, and overseeing the institution’s finances. The Board is not involved in admission decisions, student discipline or faculty and staff hiring. For more information about the composition of the Board of Trustees and its committees, please visit pds.org and click on “Meet The Board of Trustees” at top of page.
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DEDE PICKERING ’71 DEBORAH MOORE KRULEWITCH ’61 MAR1SSA VAHLSING ’01 continued from page 18 continuedfrom page 19 continued from page 20 efforts were foreshadowed by some of her Currently, she has what she calls a to use it. I knew that U.S. corporations early academic choices. She remembers “reverse mentor,” a young woman who were carrying out violations of human loving geography and history at PDS, helps her navigate Twitter, YouTube, rights and causing environmental injus and studied psychology and sociology in Facebook and other currently indispens tice abroad, while largely evading scru college. But it was travel that changed her able technological tools. Ms. Krulewitch tiny for that activity in the United States. life. Upon high school graduation, she points to the success of the company’s I wanted a way to challenge what they journeyed to Africa for the summer. M.A.C. cosmetics line which has a mil were doing out there — but by fighting it “That trip opened my eyes and changed lion Facebook followers. With the help of in here — in U.S. courts.” the way I saw the world forever,” she says. spokesperson Lady Gaga, it gives 100% Through the Harvard Human Rights “It was my first real adventure, but there of its profits from lipstick and lip gloss Clinic, Ms. Vahlsing has been able to was no way I could have possibly known to the M.A.C. AIDS Fund. She says the help address those injustices. “They’re the impact it would have on my life.” company’s presence in China is “explod the best at what they do,” she says. “I’m In the 1980s, Ms. Pickering worked in ing” and she could use a mentor for that very fortunate to be keyed into that net New York City as an executive recruiter market alone. work and have the support that I do.” placing senior management. “I found Beyond her professional duties, Ms. She is co-chair of the Harvard Law myself in my midtown Manhattan office, Krulewitch volunteers as co-chair of the School Chapter of the National Lawyer’s staring out the window, wondering what Historic House Trust of New York City Guild, an editor of Unbound: Harvard lay beyond the concrete,” she says. “I felt and vice-chair of the Mayor’s Fund to Journal o f the Legal Left, and recently restless and unfulfilled. Interviewing Advance NYC. She is a member of the received a Covey Fellowship in Public others made me question my own life. I Executive Committee at the Coalition of Interest and Environmental Law. wanted more than just a job. I wanted to the Homeless’ First Step Program, which Fighting injustice on a global stage make a difference in the world. I felt my provides job-training for women, and the takes patience. For years, Ms. Vahlsing life shift in a different direction.” Director Emerita for Publicolor, a non tried to find U.S. legal representation for She has traveled to all corners of the profit organization that transforms public Tanzania’s Maasai who were pushed off globe and her passport is filled with school spaces with color. She also serves their land and deprived of their water by stamps from such exotic places as Tibet, on the board of the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, a foreign safari company. In February, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Al The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, she learned two law firms she had been bania, Patagonia, Peru, Kenya, Tanzania, and serves as advisor to the Alzheimer’s pursuing were taking the case. Mongolia, Rwanda, Uganda, Myanmar, Drug Discovery Foundation. She lives in “That felt really good,” she says, and Antarctica. She has been on humani New York City with her husband Peter, a “because even though I have limitations, tarian missions to Guatemala, Kosovo, real estate executive and beekeeper. Their I am part of a network of activist lawyers Ghana, Togo, Benin, the Dominican son David works in Washington D.C., in and law students that help me transcend Republic, Cuba, and to India many times. urban planning. those limitations. “My travels led me up mountains, Ms. Krulewitch entered MFS in tenth “My hope is to one day start my down rivers, through villages and beyond grade and says, “Miss Fine’s had a big own NGO that would deal specifically familiar places and comfortable fa impact on me. Everything I was exposed with human rights and environmental cilities,” she says. “I believe that all the to — the academics, the sports, Prince justice,” she continues. “Right now we steps I have taken throughout my life ton, the people, the friends — was a great have a lot of heart and a lot of ideals, have led me to what I’m doing today. I experience and a life-changing moment.” but we have no money so we’ll be believe that every individual can make Flip through the pages of the 1961 applying for fellowships and seeking a difference for good in this world, that Link and one finds she is still the person donors. The battle is totally uphill. one must have conviction and courage the yearbook describes as “sharp and Many of the cases we work on take to stand for principle, even against grave open and she loves.. .people and living... years. We often lose. But what small odds, and that even the biggest dreams (We’re) glad she’s everyone’s friend and gains we do make are symbolic, and and most ambitious goals begin with the will never change.” they exceed us.” actions of individuals.”
Join Us on Alumni Weekend May 13 & 14 as we honor these outstanding alumni! Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony Saturday, May 14 at 5:30 pm • Reunion Tent on the practice field by The Lisa McGraw '44 Rink Remarks by Head of School, Paul Stellato, followed by the awarding of our Alumni and Hall of Fame Awards (See page 35 for a fu ll schedule)
30 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS PRESIDENT'S LETTER News 2010-11 ALUMNI BOARD Greetings from the Alumni Board!
Galete J. Levin ’96 e have been on the move over these past few months hosting alumni President events in California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Shana Fineburg Owen ’87 New Jersey. It has been great fun spreading the PDS spirit to our alumni Vice President, W far and wide. Please contact us if you are interested in assisting us in plan School Relationships ning an alumni event in your hometown. Local alumni, please join us on May 25th at the Arts Council of Princeton for our Spring Fling Gathering. Giovanna G. Torchio ’98 It is with great pleasure and pride that I share with you the names of the recipients Vice President, of the 2011 Alumni Awards that will be presented on May 14th at Alumni Weekend. Alumni Activities Dede Pickering ’71 will receive the Alumni Service Award, Deborah Moore Krulewitch MFS ’61 will be awarded the Alumni Achievement Award, and Marissa Vahlsing, Sally L. Fineburg ’80 01 is to receive the Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Please join us on Alumni Ex-Officio Weekend as we celebrate reunions and congratulate these distinguished alumni on their achievements. We hope to see many of you on campus for Alumni Weekend on May Adrena N. Cunningham ’99 13th and 14th, particularly those of you in class years ending in Is and 6s, as you are Anthony Dell ’80 celebrating milestone reunions. Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Congratulations to our incoming President Ben Frost ’92 and our incoming Vice Rosalind Waskow Hansen ’81 President Whitney Ross ’84. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to our newest Ariana Jakub ’99 board members, Lucy Brinster ’78, Aly Cohen ’91, Pat Courtney ’85 and Chris Gerry Elisabeth Aall Kaemmerlen ’64 ’99. I would like to thank our departing board members, Sally Fineberg ’80, Tony Dell Sara W. Lott ’96 ’80, Giovanna Torchio ’98 and Rosalind Hansen ’81 for their dedication to the PDS community. Nicholas L. Perold ’03 Whether you’re in the neighborhood or at the far reaches of the globe, you can stay Stephen A. Pollard ’90 connected through issues of the Journal and the PDS website. Visit our virtual Alumni Whitney B. Ross ’84 Community at www.pds.org to access an up-to-date Alumni Calendar, share photos and news, update your contact information, and post your class notes. Also check out Tracey Gates our Facebook page — just look for the Princeton Day School Alumni Group. Director o f Alumni Relations As this will be my last letter to the community as President of the Alumni Board, I would like to thank all of you who have made my experience so memorable and fulfill ing. As a graduate of PDS, I first saw the magic of PDS through the eyes of a 14 year old. Having served on the Alumni Board for the past 4 years, I have had the honor of experiencing PDS as an adult, witnessing firsthand the compassion, love and pride that the faculty and administration have for the entire PDS community. It has been a thrill ing experience, one that I will never forget; one that I will cherish always.
Galete J. Levin ’96 President, Alumni Board
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hen talking about the work he does, Chris tween Judaism, Islam, and Christianity—and faith, in general. Breitenberg ’99 frequently invokes the words There are so many misunderstandings and there need to be of Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change you want bridges.” to see in the world.” The well-known mantra He worked at IofC for two years before embarking on one Wis not only personally meaningful to him but is also one of the of the organization’s signature programs, Action for Life, in overarching principles of the work he does both in the U.S. 2005. He characterizes this nine-month intensive leadership- and internationally through Initiatives of Change (IofC), an training program in Asia as “life-changing,” and as the catalyst international organization committed to trust-building, racial that directed him to the work he enjoys today. reconciliation, and religious tolerance across borders through After living and traveling in China and India during his out the world. Action for Life experience, Breitenberg started thinking about “Our identity ought to be formed and informed by a his native country, and about returning there to plan and lead combination of both ‘What I do’ and ‘Who I am,’ ultimately an Action for Life program on his own. “The influence of leading to the idea, ‘My life is my message,’” he asserts, high America is profound, given its huge economy and population. lighting some of the key elements of his organization’s mission. I wanted to get back to working with American students and Breitenberg, who last December paid a visit to the Upper focusing on trust-building and leadership,” he explains. School to talk to students about social entrepreneurship, build Breitenberg, who now lives in Virginia Beach, VA, came to ing bridges, and creating positive change, is in charge of devel the PDS campus not only to talk to the student body about his oping programs for American youth based on trust-building work with young people around the world, but also to gauge and leadership for IofC, based interest in an experiential in Washington, DC. program that he is organiz “His story was exception ing. The program, called ally inspiring. The way he Daraja, will take a hand communicated his passion for ful of students to Oaxaca, self-improvement and world Mexico for two weeks in June betterment was absolutely to learn about leadership captivating. He made a huge through the lens of social impact on our community; the entrepreneurship. entire school was buzzing for Breitenberg’s job is two days,” recalls Emily Clippinger fold. He serves as the director ’13. of communication for IofC Breitenberg joined IofC International, leading a team after earning a B.A. in religion whose latest projects include from Davidson College. “I launching a social media wanted to address the break endeavor. “My job is to help downs of understanding be us keep focused on a vision,
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and to be sure were telling the stories about people who are trying to live out their values,” he explains. The other half of his work is in trust- building leadership, which ultimately includes organizing seminars and lectures for students. The goals are lofty and almost utopian, but there are plenty of success stories in Breitenberg’s realm of peace building, measured in student accomplishments throughout the world. Bre- itenberg cites one such example: “A young Ukranian woman essentially: “Our courage to move out of comfort zones helps returned to her country to address the painful history that us shape our convictions.” exists between various ethnic Social entrepreneurs don’t measure their work in net profits groups in the country. She but in new social capital. Though the work Breitenberg does organized a group of ethni- with IofC is not always tangible, its value will ultimately ben cally diverse young Ukrani- efit the stakeholders— the global society. ans to take a six-week trip to explore the roots of this painful history and to begin taking steps to heal the his- r tory through forgiveness and j to build bridges through col- ^ laboration and teamwork.” \ As part of signed to tag along for months as a communications agent for the IofC president, who happened to be Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Rajmohan Gandhi (his term ended in January 2010). Having a boss with the last name Gandhi had been inspirational in itself, Breitenberg noted. But to watch the younger Gandhi in action was to catch a glimpse of his iconic grandfather, he said. “He was a most remarkable leader with a steady confidence, but at the same time was so humble.” Chris Breitenberg, too, shares a quiet confidence, and hopes it is infectious. His ultimate message to the PDS students was
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5TH REUNION 30T H REUNION Zachary Cherry ’06 ...... [email protected] Lily Downing Burke ’81 ...... [email protected] Allissa C. Crea ’0 6 ...... [email protected] Sarah Burchfield Carey ’81 ...... [email protected] Charles Hamlin ’0 6 ...... [email protected] John H. Denny, Jr. ’81 ...... [email protected] Praveen G. Murthy ’0 6 ...... [email protected] Rosalind Waskow Hansen ’81 ...... [email protected] Daniel Rathauser ’0 6 ...... [email protected] Laura R. Jacobus ’81 ...... [email protected] Arielle Shipper ’06...... [email protected] John S. Marshall ’81 .. [email protected] Adam Sussman ’06...... [email protected] Marcus O. Maryk ’81 ...... [email protected] Kristen Tomlinson ’06...... [email protected] Kirsten Elmore Meister ’8 1 ...... [email protected] Deborah Burks Southwick ’81 ...... [email protected] 10TH REUNION Michael J. Southwick ’81 ...... [email protected] Lauren Collalto ’01...... [email protected] Jessica Feig ’01...... [email protected] W a d e S p e ir ’ 81 ...... [email protected] William Strugger ’81 ...... [email protected] Kristen France ’01...... [email protected] Summer Headley ’01 ...... [email protected] 35TH REUNION Courtney C. Johnson ’01 [email protected] Creigh Duncan ’76 ...... [email protected] Matt Levine ’0 1 ...... [email protected] Mary Murdoch Finnell ’76 [email protected] Nick Sardar ’01...... [email protected] Judith Ann Glogau ’76 ...... [email protected] Joy Woffindin ’01 ...... [email protected] Virginia Rodgers Hoyt ’76 ...... Sheila Newsome Maddox ’7 6 ...... [email protected] 15TH REUNION Mark W. Chatham ’96...... [email protected] 40T H REUNION Chandler Plohn Dektas ’96 . [email protected] Dorothy Pickering Bossidy ’71 [email protected] Margaret Ober Fechter-Leggett ’96...... [email protected] Candie Brown ’71 ...... [email protected] Kathleen O. Jamieson ’96...... [email protected] Blythe Anne Kropf ’71 ...... [email protected] Justin M. Krebs ’9 6 ...... [email protected] Kathleen McClure Lowell ’71 lowells@suscom-maine.net Galete J. Levin ’96...... [email protected] Kathrin Poole ’71 ...... [email protected] Sylvia S. Limm ’96...... [email protected] Tim othy E. Sm ith ’ 7 1 ...... [email protected] Mike O’Neill ’9 6 ...... [email protected] Mitchell Sussman ’71 ...... [email protected] Howard A. Vine ’71 ...... [email protected] 20TH REUNION Lisbeth A. Warren ’71 ...... [email protected] Christian Batcha ’91 ...... [email protected] Melissa Rosendorf Calvert’91 ...... [email protected] Victoria M. Willock ’71 ...... [email protected] Aly G. Cohen ’91...... [email protected] 45T H REUNION Brendan Lucey ’91 ...... [email protected] Andrea Hicks ’66 ...... [email protected] Fanya U. Stansbury ’91...... [email protected] Debbie Hobler ’6 6 ...... [email protected] Jonathan Trend ’91 ...... [email protected] M F S 50T H REUNION Rachel Trend ’91 ...... [email protected] Fiona Morgan Fein ’6 1 ...... [email protected] 25TH REUNION Nancy Smoyer ’61 ...... [email protected] Jaye Chen ’86...... [email protected] PCD 50T H REUNION Robert M. Chibbaro ’86...... [email protected] Randy Hobler ’61 ...... [email protected] Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 ...... [email protected] Regan Kemey ’61 ...... [email protected] Jennifer D. Hawkes ’86...... [email protected] John Sheehan, S.J. ’61 ...... [email protected] Timothy S. Howard ’86...... [email protected] Kelly Bencze Lake ’86...... [email protected] Susan Franz Murphy ’86...... [email protected] Register for Alumni Weekend online! Kathleen Y. Song ’86 ...... [email protected] Eric G. Tamm ’86...... [email protected] www.pds.org/alumni Melissa Whitehouse ’86...... [email protected]
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Alumni Weekend 2011 • May 13 & 14 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • Student-led campus tours, Meet at the front entrance. If you haven’t seen the renovations to the school yet, now is your oppor Register ONLINE today tunity. See the amazing Patrick Kerney ’94 Fitness Center, Matthews Arts and join the fun! Wing, dance studio and community garden.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • Alumni Speaker Sara "Zoe" Hart '96, McAneny www.pds.org/alumni Theater, “From The Great Road to Great Heights: Stories from one of the World’s Most Accomplished Mountain Guides” Easy online registration Sara “Zoe” Hart ’96 was the fourth American woman to achieve interna tional certification as a high mountain guide, amongst 10,000 men. She will share stories of culture, climbing, adventure and travel in the world’s mountainous regions. Sara currently works as a full time mountain guide, professional climber for companies such as Patagonia, Scarpa, and Black Diamond, and a freelance writer and photographer. When not working Friday, May 13 in the mountains she is the Director of the Chamonix Adventure Film Festival, completing a Masters in Environmental Management and Sustain 12:00 p.m. • Alumni Golf and Lunch with Head of School, ability, and helping to develop ecotoursim in Chamonix. Paul Stellato, Springdale Golf Course, Princeton, NJ Come and challenge your classmates-in the Blue & White Cup 12:00 p.m. • Moment of Remembrance, Matthews Arts Wing courtyard 12:00-1:00 p.m. Check-in and lunch. Tee off at 1:00 p.m. Register Please join us for a brief “Quaker-Style” ceremony honoring alumni, faculty early as space is limited. and friends who have passed away during the past year.
6:00-10:00 p.m.* Alumni, Faculty, Former Faculty and Staff Reunion, 12:30 p.m. • Alumni Picnic, Reunion Tent on the practice field near Behr House The Lisa McGraw '44 Rink Cocktail reception and buffet hosted by Head of School, Paul Stellato This is the place to be. Bring the whole family and enjoy a delicious and his wife, Maureen, at Behr House (Head of School’s home across old fashioned barbecue. Children’s games and activities to entertain from the Lisa McGraw ’44 Rink). At 8:00 p.m. join us for a cham the younger guests. 1:00 p.m. - Welcome by Alumni Board President pagne toast as we honor retiring faculty and induct long time faculty Galete Levin ’96. Prizes awarded for the class with the highest dollar members Wesley A. McCaughan and Lester “Bud” Tibbals into the and participation to the PDS Annual Fund and to the alum who has PCD class of 1961 as honorary class members. traveled the farthest.
7:00-9:00 p.m. • Friday Night Lights, Bill Smoyer '60 Turf Field 2:00 p.m. • Alumni Games Boys varsity lacrosse vs. The Pennington School. Come cheer on PDS ♦ Coed Alumni Soccer Game • Bill Smoyer ’60 Turf Field future alumni as they play under the lights. ♦ Bob Krueger Memorial Alumni Lacrosse Game • Krueger Field ♦ Kim Bedesem Memorial Alumnae Lacrosse Game • Baker Field ♦ Alumni Family Softball • PDS Baseball Field, by the rink ♦ Tennis Round Robin • PDS Tennis Courts Saturday, May 14 (we will have extra equipment available)
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • Patrick Kerney '94 Fitness Center Open 5:30 p.m. • Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony, Come and work out in our new state o f the art fitness room. Wear Reunion Tent on the practice field by The Lisa McGraw '44 Rink your old gym uniform and win a prize! Remarks by Head of School, Paul Stellato, followed by the awarding of our Alumni and Hall of Fame Awards: 9:00-10:00 a.m. • PDS Boot Camp • Patrick Kerney 94 Fitness ALUMNI AWARDS Center ♦ Alumni Achievement Award: Deborah Moore Get in shape or stay in shape with PDS trainer, Darius Young, as Krulewitch MFS ’61 he guides you through an hour long circuit program that combines ♦ Alumni Service Award: Dede Pickering ’71 cardio, core strength, and muscle endurance utilizing medicine balls, ♦ Outstanding Young Alumni Award: Marissa Vahlsing ’01 weights, tubing and other stability equipment. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES: 9:30-10:30 a.m. • Breakfast with the Head of School, Paul Stellato, ♦ Dana DeCore Falconi ’96 Behr House ♦ Timothy Howard ’86 Come for breakfast with Paul Stellato and his wife, Maureen, and ♦ Peter Morse PCD ’61 enjoy made to order omelets, bagels and fruit and conversation about your alma mater. Stroll over to the theater together at 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. • Alumni Reunion Class Parties hear our Alumni Speaker, Sara “Zoe” Hart ’96. Various locations around campus and in the community. mm
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Sara “Zoe” Hart ’96: Becoming an Alpine Princess by Kathryn Rosko
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Princeton Day School hat may come as a surprise to some is is pleased to welcome that Sara Hart now Sara J. Hart ’96 as goes by the name Zoe Hart, and she is a world-class our guest speaker for W international mountain guide. Alumni Weekend this In fact, she is the fourth Ameri May. Many people can woman to earn International Federation of Mountain Guides As around Princeton Day sociation (IFMGA) status, the high School surely have fond est level of credential available to mountain guides in the world. Based in Chamonix, France, Zoe (whose website has the moniker Alpine Princess—www.alpineprincess. memories of Sara, who com), has become one of the most visible alpine climbers on the scene, with profiles attended PDS from on the Patagonia website, where she serves as an Ambassador for the outdoors clothing company, as well as on the Black Diamond and Scarpa websites, where she tests and 1st through 4th grade, provides her feedback on the climbing products and shoes and boots for the companies. then did a brief stint And, when she isn’t climbing the sheer icy face of a mountain, Zoe spends her time writing on her blog, taking photographs, directing an adventure film festival, and work at Toll Gate Grammar ing as a glacier activist. School in Pennington How, one might wonder, did she go from point A to point B? Pennington to Chamonix? PDS to ski mountaineering? before returning in One event that truly changed the course of her life was the unexpected and shocking 7th grade to graduate. death of her father in 1996. In an interview, Zoe shared that “when my father died, I was a freshman at Boston College, and it really changed my perspective.” Up until that Sara’s father, Michael point, Zoe figured she would get a degree in English Literature and become a teacher, Hart, taught at PDS— like her father. Now things seemed uncertain. She moved back to New Jersey to be closer to her family, but soon started feeling a bit trapped. Zoe really wanted to travel, English in the Upper and as it turns out, it may have been in her genes. She recalls, “my parents told me that School before leaving after they got married, they traded all their wedding presents for camping gear and hit the road.” After spending some time out West, the Harts decided to come back East to become a professor to settle down and start a family. Zoe grew up hearing stories of the Great West, and it at Rutgers— and Chris definitely proved an inspiration for her to explore the country. Zoe decided to take a month-long National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Hart, Saras mother, got Course in Washington State in the Cascade Mountains that proved to be a pivotal her start teaching Math experience. She absolutely loved it, but made the decision to finish her degree at Boston College. After graduation, she was paralyzed about her career choices. She felt that she in the Middle School wasn’t quite ready to take a job that would force her to settle down in one area doing and currently teaches one thing, but also felt the pressure of being a recent graduate and needing to start a 4th grade in the Lower career. She decided to join some fellow grads at a local job fair. Zoe remembers, “I had to borrow my mom’s one suit—a really nice tan one, actually—to go to a job fair, and I School. made exactly two stops: the Peace Corps, and the Marine Corps. Then I left.” Not long
36 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI WEEKEND SPEAKER after that experience, she went back to Washington, where she swiftly became an apprentice guide on Mount Rainier in 2000. By then, she was hooked on climbing, and busy building her climbing resume, taking courses and exams. By 2008, she achieved IFMGA status, and had moved to Chamonix. After years of living a some what transient existence—she remarked “for ten years, I lived nowhere for more than three months”—she was ready to settle down in one place. A big reason for this was meeting her now fiance, Max, a fellow climber, whom she is planning V ; 1 ' to marry in June. They live together in an apartment at the foot of the mountain, and it’s truly become a home base, a retreat in between the traveling and climbing. When Zoe speaks of her time at PDS, she has a lot of fond memories. She loved the close relationships she had with her teachers, and the level of intelligence, inspira tion, and drive all around her. The death of her father was a turning point for Zoe in many ways, but it did allow her to open up to different ideas of achievement and success in her career and life. And it encour aged her to take risks, and be in the present. Zoe realized that time is precious, and it’s crucial not to get caught up in the everyday grind. But, how to stay in the present with the business and distractions all around us? Zoe recommends stepping outside of your comfort zone—something she does regularly while climb ing mountains. “People aren’t used to pushing themselves or suffering these days. Life is easy. But when you take these risks, you are forced to live in m the moment, and you develop confidence in yourself. It is empowering.”
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AlumniGathering New York City • December 2010
Lucy Law Webster '49 and Ben Frost '92 Stephen Moseley, husband of Whitney Marie Shock, PDS staff Katie Poole '71 and Jenny Gault '71 Ross '84, and Alison Brower '87
Whitney Ross '84, Galete Levin '96 and Louise Mason Bachelder '54 and Katie Babick '02 and Steve Bailey US Annie Jamieson '99 and Jan Westrick Tony Dell'80 Hilary Bachelder'88 Teacher former faculty
Tom Gates '78 and Rob Whitlock '78 Class of '88 members: (l-r) Julia Herr Smith, Elaine Chou, Andrea Hall Elish, Amanda Smith, Kristen Tomlinson '06 and Sean Kit Greenberg, Arianna Rosati, Mike Lingle, Hilary Bachelder, Jamie Salkind, Dickson '03 Courtney Shannon, Taylor Hwong
Brad Batcha '87, Erinn Batcha '89, Alex Batcha Julia Herr Smith '88 and Stephen Dan Lyons '96, Justin Krebs '96 and Bonnie "Howarth" Hunter and '94 and Courtenay Batcha '92 Pollard '90 Justin's mother Susan Krebs former faculty Sean Merriweather '99
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YoungAlumniGathering New York City • November 2010
Nick Perold '03, Katie Fanok '03 and Elizabeth Sayen '03
Tony Dell '80, Mea Kaemmerlen '64, Adrena Cunningham '99, Ben Frost '92, Nick Perold '03, Galete Levin '96, Stephen Pollard '90, Giovanna Torchio '98, Sara Lott '96, Director of Alumni Relations Tracey Gates and Ariana Jakub '99.
Marc Wirstrom '92, Todd Hovanec '92, Ben Frost '92
Kristen France '01, Nick Sardar '01, Adrena Cunningham '99, Alex Nanfara '99, Ariana Jakub '99, John Griffith '99, Nikhil Agharkar '99 and Sean Merriweather '99.
Allison Paz '04, Brian Smith '07 and Giovanna Torchio '98
Michael O'Neill '96, Mark Chatham '96, Stephen Nanfara '96, David Lyons '96, Sara Lott '96 Justin Revelle '03, Marlee Sayen '02, Andrew Gentile '03 and Katie and Galete Levin '96 Fanok '03
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Alumni Thanksgiving Games
SPRING 2011 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • 41 CLASS NOTES ALUMNI NEWS ClassNotes Miss Fine's School
1925-29 she and her husband, Lige, have then to Reston and on to Min (American founding fathers’ moved into an assisted living re neapolis for Jennifer’s gradua history). The following weekend PDS Communications Office tirement home named Waterside tion from Carleton, with visits we spent at Gettysburg, a pivotal Retirement Estates in Sarasota, to Jo Krafft, Bruce and Dianne, three-day battle of the Civil War, 1930 FL. and Caroline and Jason. The about which Greg is very knowl day after graduation Caroline edgeable. Margaretta R. Cowenhoven 1941 was off to Cairo for a summer It’s now November and I’m in 247 Heron Point 70th Reunion internship, studying the effect of California to celebrate Thanks Chestertown, MD 21620-1680 education for women, especially giving with Alison and Steve and Correspondent needed in rural areas, on future jobs. our extended family.” 1931 “I returned to Reston for Eliza 1942 beth’s high school graduation, 1946 80th Reunion then home for a week before a 65th Reunion PDS Communications Office Mary Roberts Woodbridge five-day cruise to Bermuda. There 2316 Windrow Drive were a dozen o f us from Ginger Correspondent needed 1932-1935 Princeton, NJ 08540-5020 Cove, 2,6 00 passengers, a pool, delicious food, all very well done 1947 PDS Communications Office 1943 but just not my style; I like the small ship river cruises. There was Barbara Pettit Finch 1936 Marjorie Libby Moore a really fast unpack-repack and 15 Indian Creek Road 90 Woolsey Court off to Bethany for a week with the Holmdale, NJ 07733 75th Reunion Pennington, NJ 08534-1428 Gohn family, always a fun time. PDS Communications Office After ten days at home I headed to 1948 1944 Ithaca for two weeks with Susan, 1937 seeing Dean and Catherine, Correspondent needed Correspondent needed Kathy, Victoria and Victoria’s new PDS Communications Office house, bought a year ago. I missed 1949 1945 Jennifer, who had already left for 1938 a year, at least, in Japan, where Correspondent needed Correspondent needed she’s working in Kyoto supervis M ary Byrd Platt wrote that she Roberta Harper Lawrence ing Americans teaching English has enjoyed living in Concord, 3359 Burbank Drive Sesaly Gould Krafft sent her to Japanese and also doing some Ann Arbor, Ml 48105 Christmas letter (which is edited spoken translating. NH, for the past 22 years and [email protected] here; please contact Ann Wiley “From Ithaca I went to spending 46 years on Newfound at [email protected] for the whole Kathleen and Greg’s, for a Gohn Lake, NH. She has two great 1939 letter) to update us: family weekend in Somerset sons and three marvelous grand “Last Christmas was again a County PA. Greg’s ancestors left children. joyous occasion at the Gohns’ Joan Budny Dawe wrote that Therese Critchlow Germany for Pennsylvania in the she hopes to get back to the U.S. 11 Westcott Road with Susan; Greg’s three sons, 1730s and he has been deep in Princeton, NJ 08540-3059 two daughters-in-law and two genealogical research since retire this year for a visit to see family granddaughters made brief ap ment. My German ancestors were and old mates. 1940 pearances. We again spent several there too, so it was an interesting days in Williamsburg; then I weekend with lovely weather 1950 returned to Ginger Cove and WKKKBBMUMMl Anne Guthrie Yokana in beautiful country. Home for packed for the winter in Hope Correspondent needed 87 Battle Road three weeks playing doctor catch Town, with a Florida stop with Princeton, NJ 08540-4945 up, then back to Reston for Sue’s old friends. Caroline and Jason [email protected] family 50th birthday. Once again 1951 again had the house ready for briefly, then back to Kathleen 60th Reunion Phyllis Vandewater Clement me, which is great. It was a chilly and Greg’s for what became Nellie Oliphant Duncan wrote that she feels so lucky to be winter by Hope Town standards, American history month.’ Eliza 3 Coventry Farm Lane near to most of her family - and but I missed the roughly three beth is a freshman at William Princeton, NJ 08540 in benign California weather, feet of snow that hit Annapolis in and Mary, in Williamsburg, so we too. She had a good trip to Viet February, so I was very glad to be were there for Parents’ Weekend, Gordon McAllen Baker wrote nam in January and sends her in the Bahamas. then Kathleen and I visited Rich that she recently moved from love to all. “I was home for the rest of mond and Appomattox (Civil NH to Lexington, VA, to a Joanne Sly Hicks wrote that April and almost all of May, War history) and Charlottesville Kendal retirement community.
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She wanted to be nearer her one 1956 when she will immerse granddaughter, Ellie Morgan. 55th Reunion herself in a one-month She loves her new home; she intensive course. thought she would never leave Cicely Tomlinson Richardson Meanwhile, Anne’s 58 Bear Tree Road New England, but the extreme granddaughters are Orford, NH 03777 cold finally got to her. She is following in her rec [email protected] enjoying interesting conversa ognizable footsteps: tions with lots of retired profes Sequoia is becoming First a word from our host sors at Washington and Lee and a serious figure skater ess with the mostest, Pamela VMI. Another MFS alumna, even though there is Mary Roberts Craighill ‘53, Thompson Sinkler-Todd: “Last no rink in W illiam s October I had the privilege of who has been very welcoming, is burg - wonder how being in charge of our Class there, too. Her mother, Frances long it will take Anne of 1956’s 54th Reunion! We Markley Roberts, taught Gordon Enjoying a laugh during the MFS '56 reunion in Phila to remedy that! And, gathered nine classmates and English at MFS and she also delphia are (from left) Margy Pacsu Campbell, Pam in Columbia, SC, taught Gordon’s mother, Betsy Joan Pearce Anselm’s husband Thompson Sinkler-Todd an d Cicely Tomlinson Madeline Anne has Hun McAllen ‘27. Klaus, for a rousing good, sunny Richardson. taken up horseback Philadelphia weekend. 1952 “I kept everyone moving at In fact, the two Betsys such a pace— so rapid, in fact, and Kay Dunn Lyman that the bus to the Barnes Foun have cooked up a gather Jean Samuels Stephens dation left its gathering point ing in Maine in mid- 16 Stonerise Drive September to feature an Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-5533 early and without Betsy Thomas [email protected] Peterson! Fortunately, we were authentic clambake a la able to turn the bus around by Betsy Hutz and hoping to 1953 cell phone ten minutes later and draw in other classmates let Betsy embark at last! We who couldn’t make it last counted passenger heads far more fall. (Then there are Anne Elaine Polhemus Frost carefully for the next few days. Harrison Clark’s invita 416 Crosslands Drive tion to Williamsburg and Kennett Square, PA 19348 “One of the highlights of the Beth MacNeil Boggess’s [email protected] Reunion was a van ride down to Kennett Square, PA to have a to Albuquerque... oh, the 1954 scrumptious fresh lobster salad adventures ahead!) lunch with our classmate Betsy Turning to other news, MFS '56 in Kennetts Square: from left are Ci Hall Hutz and her husband Molly Wade McGrath cely Tomlinson Richardson, Pam Thompson Katherine Webster Dwight Rudy. It was terrific to see her reports, “My husband, Sinkler-Todd, Betsy Thomas Peterson, Joan 5 Timber Lane # 2 2 5 Norman, and I produced Pearce Anselm (kneeling), Lockie Stafford Exeter, NH 03833 again, and their gorgeous 18th- Proctor, Margy Pacsu Campbell, Betsy Hall [email protected] century stone farmhouse was an a wedding and a book added bonus! After lunch, we in 2010. Our daughter, Hutz, Charlotte Cook and Kay Dunn Lyman. Helen, and Lee Keiser The class extends heartfelt visited the Brandywine River riding. Grandson Robert has were married at our house in sympathy to Nancy Shannon Museum and soaked ourselves in taken a different tack and is SC Patterson, NY, in June. The Ford whose husband, George W yeths! state chess champion for his age book is called Rooftop Gardens Ford, passed away in March of “All in all, I loved it. Yes, it group. . and it is a collection of terraces, 2010. At Christmas, in addition is work to organize a reunion, Charlotte Cook quickly conservatories, balconies on New to talking with Nancy, I had a but when I saw the first of my answered the January plea for York buildings. Norman took phone conversation with Aggie classmates appear at my door, it news with “my not very earth- the photos and I ghost-wrote it Fulper, a poor substitute for our was more than worthwhile many shattering news: We are going for Denise LeFrak and Roberta usual Christmas lunch in Prince times over!” to Yellowstone National Park Amon. Look for it in April from ton, but still we had fun catching Speaking for all the lucky for eight days in February to Rizzoli.” up. Ted and I are adjusting to our visitors, we missed those who cross-country ski and take several Marina Turkevich Naumann life in a retirement community in couldn’t be with us and thought snow coach tours focused on and Bob will miss the Maine Exeter, NH. from which we can and spoke of you often. We also wildlife viewing. I’m interested trip; they will be celebrating their travel more quickly to our home loved our trip. Pam gave us a to see how I will fare in weather superb glimpse of her city, its golden wedding anniversary on in Maine. that typically hovers around 0°F history, its beauties and its acces September 16. “W e’re hoping during the DAY! We’re hoping to sibility. And we wined and dined for a long weekend bash with all 1955 experience the magical world we on delicious fare in Pam’s home our ‘childrens’ at the Mt. Wash have seen in T V documentaries and a Colonial tavern, as well as ington Hotel or the Balsams,” L. Chloe King of Yellowstone in winter.” outstanding Mexican and Greek Marina said, adding, “This cel 64 Carey Road By the time these notes are restaurants. ebration has been in the planning Needham, MA 02494-1104 printed, winter should be just a Lockie Stafford Proctor for nearly half a century!” [email protected] memory. But right now in New summed it all up shortly after her Anne Harrison Clark re Hampshire, we’re caught in return home. “It was a wonderful ports the last few months have the magic of a wonderful white time and we must do something been “very different” with Bob winter, and I (Cicely Tomlinson again soon.... I think it really Vaughn recovering from knee Richardson) can be found snow is remarkable that this bond is surgery. She expects a “quiet shoveling, roof raking, snow so strong and I know we are the spring” (punctuated by visitors shoveling, dog walking, snow envy of many other MFSers I lured by the charms of spring in shoeing, snow shoveling, or recu see here in the Princeton area. It Williamsburg) before resuming perating. truly is something I cherish.” her law school studies in June
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1957 Lance, 43, in Marin County, CA, er’s 50th this April, MFS 55th in old-age accoutrements - hearing is still surviving in investment 2012. Nancy Miller, our faithful aids, glasses, wrist brace, shoe Susan Barclay Walcott management. Yes, hope to be at class agent, will kindly serve as inserts, knee lotion, blood pres 29 East Welling Avenue our 55th, but come visit me here liaison for reunion logistics with sure medication - and stumble Pennington, NJ 08534-3221 if any of you are out this way.” PDS. Save May 11-13, 2012 for out to the exercise class. But for Ros Webster Perry wrote: our 55th Reunion Rendezvous. all that, I don’t feel as ancient as Susie Smith Baldwin “Last year I curated two exhibits I thought 70-year-olds felt when 95 Creekside Drive of my grandmother’s quilts in her 1958 I was younger. Sometimes I miss Shelburne, VT 05482 the East Coast and last spring [email protected] hometown, Merion, Indiana. I’m still a docent here at the Santa Nancy Hudler Keuffel went to a family reunion on Ban- Susie Smith Baldwin wrote: “I Barbara Museum of Natural His 1329 West Indian Mound nerman Island in the middle of have personally experienced the tory. Dick and I are travelling to Bloomfield Hills, Ml 48301-2263 the Hudson in New York state. sad pain of losing a child. We all the Yucatan this winter. I hope to [email protected] Life is pretty good!” Many of us send our heartfelt condolences be at our 55th next year.” are experiencing health challenges Immediately after sending to Sue Barclay Walcott. Her Sandy Strachan Froehlich and Ellen wrote, “Last June I dis emails asking for class news, I son, James Dexter Walcott, Jr., wrote: “The whole family was covered I had breast cancer. It’s had responses from Linda Mul- 48 (PDS ’80), died suddenly not something I would usually able to get together for Christ laly Masten, Betsy Carter Ban- of heart failure in late January. mas. Otherwise the winter has share publicly. But I truly feel nerman and Ellen Freedman Some of his fondest times were been uneventful. Not too many fortunate that it was caught early Dingman. Linda, a tax attorney, spent as camper and counselor at inches of snow this year in north and want everyone I know to has been traveling a lot and Camp Timanous in Raymond, report anything irregular to her ern Maine. Most of it is going “avoiding”her offices in Stockton Maine. Donations for a camp south. It would be good if I could doctor. I spent the summer hav and Carmel, California. She is scholarship in memory of Jimmy make it south again for our 2012 ing a lumpectomy followed by a member of a very active choir, may be made to the A1 Furniss reunion (O.M.G. 55 years).” many weeks of radiation therapy. but skipped participating in Scholarship Fund, 25 Marlbor Susie added: Some good news But after that, we went to our fa their concert at Lincoln Center ough Road., St. Mark’s School, vorite place on Lake George and (and a photo!) from the follow to visit the Holy Land. She and Southborough, MA 01772.” Sue ing Princeton area classmates: celebrated. We think the cancer her husband also have a home in added: “A lot of Jimmy’s PDS Alissa Kramer Sutphin wrote: is gone now and I feel great! Christchurch, New Zealand; on and camp friends were with us “Our son, Andrew, married Please know how important it is their last trip there went to Tas for his service.” Helen Keane in County Mayo, to check out even the slightest mania, searching for the “Tas Anne Gildar Kaufman wrote: Ireland, September 25, 2010. The irregularity in your health.” manian Devil.” The “My eighth grandson was born wedding was beautiful, elegant Mastens’ daughter February 1. He’s close by in NYC and happy! They continue to live and her husband live for visits to help my daughter, Ju in New York City.” in Portland, Oregon lie, with her first child. Yes, I plan Nancy Miller wrote: “I had hip and homeschool to be at our reunion in 2012.” pain 24/7 and got a second hip their children. He is Eugenie Rudd Fawcett wrote: replacement. Now I have two new a stay-at-home dad “This is a very hectic time of the hips and I am pain-free. Yippee!” and excellent teacher. year for me, as we After work, the are closing grades mother teaches the and writing com children violin, Ital ments about our Class of '59 Mini-Reunion (left to right) Susan Stevenson ian and math! Linda students. All is well Badder, Jean Schettino Conlon, Lucy James and Anne and her sisters are with us and our Kinczel Clapp in Manas-quan feeling good though 70 is in training to walk four ‘children,’ their rapidly approaching. across England this spouses, and our summer - coast to coast - and her seven grandchil 1959 mother, who is 96, has warned dren. Looking for them not to leave her home! The ward to the end of Ann Kinczel Clapp Mullaly energy quotient seems this ‘old fashioned 5709 Visitation Way to be at its usual high level! winter.’ Jim & I Baltimore, MD 21210 Molly Menand Jacobs '57 writes: I am getting older Betsy is also busy, busy. She has hope to attend the [email protected] along with all the ladies in my family shown here on retired from various careers, 55th reunion.’ Christmas Eve 2010. Behind me is my daughter Kimber with teaching being the most Wendy Yeaton Smith recently Nancy Hagen ly, 39. At far right is my daughter Anne, 47. Next to her recent, and lives in “my little became a deacon at her local First Spaulding wrote: is my daughter Cricket, 40. Next to me is granddaughter house in San Francisco.” Cody, Parish Church Congregational, “This week I had Emily, 7 (one of Cricket's twins). Then comes Parker, her 25-year-old son, is about but has still had time to co or wonderful catch 8 mos (Kim's daughter), Megan, 10 (Anne's daughter), to enter Army National Guard ganize a Princeton University up talks with Tina and Lyla, 7 (Cricket's other twin). That's it! No sons or boot camp and then hopes to event on medicine in the 21st Ehirbidge Hum- grandsons, just three really nice sons-in-law. pursue a career in emergency century, visit Williamsburg with merstone and Anne services. Betsy has lots of hob her sister and take another flats Gildar Kaufman. I love my life Molly Menand Jacobs wrote: bies including making soft baby fishing trip in Mexico. Cecilia here in Windsor, Colorado. I “I am looking forward to seeing toys and quilts. She writes and Aall Mathews traveled to India have missed Vern so much these everyone at our 55th in 2012. is considering organizing all her and Nepal. Lucy James, Jean past three years. I am not plan Susie, here’s the family photo and craft projects into a book, as well Schettino Conlon, Susan Ste ning to break in a new husband, caption you requested.” as writing a memoir. Active in venson Badder, and I planned but you never know. My son, Susie added: “Life is good several choirs, and a volunteer a mini-reunion in Manasquan, Peter, 41, is an honors student in in VT... playing grandma and at a soup kitchen and a hospice, NJ, which was held in February. architecture and urban planning teaching gentle exercise to se she ended her email with, “Every Lucy’s son in law is secretary of at UC in Boulder. My older son, niors. I look forward to Gouch- morning I deal with the various HUD and arranged a tour for
44 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES her and her family to the White van Winkle experience. I feel “The reason I am missing 1962 House where they were greeted very blessed to be here, and am the reunion is because Larry by Obama himself!! especially enjoying renewing was selected to create a life-size Gail Cotton contact with old friends. My new sculpture of Sir Horace Kadoorie, 4720 West 10th Street Road 1960 community here in upstate NY a greatly revered gentleman who Greeley, CO 80634-2319 is trying to learn Italian, and I’ve believed in Practical Philanthro- [email protected] Penelope Hart Bragonier, Ph.D. been appointed the job of Italian py in the Far East. Through his 68 Beacon Street teacher, even though I know very and the Kadoorie family’s sup Winifred Dickey Kellogg wrote Boston, MA 02108 little Italian. The challenge is port and training, thousands of that it has been great fun recon [email protected] good for my brain, and Italian is Chinese peasants, as well as Nep necting with classmate Gail Cot a whole lot easier than Japanese!” alese, were able to become self- ton. They even included their 1961 Polly Busselle Bishop: “Don sustaining. Larry is creating the husbands the last time they had lunch; the husbands seemed to 50th Reunion and I are happily residing in a sculpture on the Isle o f Wight, new (for us) house in Eastham where we lived for so many years, have behaved themselves so well Fiona Morgan Fein — we had tried an experiment and the unveiling is on May 21 that they plan to gather again. 10 West 66th Street, #25D and moved to Portland, Maine, in Hong Kong. I will have lots to New York, NY 10023-6212 which though excellent for my report next time, I’m sure.” 1963 [email protected] practice in teaching English to Cynthia Weinrich: “Oh, and Alice Jacobson Nancy Smoyer immigrants and refugees (1 par I really have no ‘news’ this time, 2924 NE 21st Avenue 375 Crystal Road ticularly fell for several Iraqis and other than that my broken elbow Portland, OR 97212-3444 Fairbanks, AK 99712-1249 Somalis) and a truly fabulous has been healing well, and I've alice _ [email protected] [email protected] city, losing track o f the Cape been savoring my post-Christmas and friends of three decades just mid-winter hibernation time. It Lee Gardner Shult From Fiona: was too sad. And Don allowed reminds me that we’re related 621 West Poplar Avenue Joan Yeaton Seamon: Joan’s as how he hadn’t lost his affec to small furry mammals too - I San Mateo, CA 94402 Christmas letter included reports tion for this area, so here we have quite a fellow-creature feel [email protected] of a wonderful overland tour of are. So I teach, volunteer in a ing with groundhogs and other the Baltic States in September preschool, play a huge amount hibernators (is it an ’o’? Mrs. S. I was so pleased to hear from El with final stops in St. Petersburg of paddle tennis. As I’ve had would know).” len Levy, Sally Campbell Hass, and Helsinki. She and Hal are quite a struggle with my illness Lucia Norton Woodruff: Laurie Rogers, Kathleen Sittig thriving on everything that Wil- and the attendant medications, Highlights of 2010 in Lucia’s Dunlop, Sharon Stevenson Grif liamsbug, VA has to offer; her I lost most of my coordination Christmas letter include a trip to fith, and Pamela Sidford Schaef kids and grandkids are all doing for several years, so now it gives Arizona where she and Paul, with fer. As we have done for the past well. me inordinate pleasure to play no special agenda, were on sun almost 49 years (!), our class Nancy Smoyer: “After stop with some competence. And it’s and milky-way time. Lucia left the mates are involved in interesting, ping work as a therapist at the getting better, most days! A great Austin Symphony this year, but fulfilling lives. Vet Center last November, my piece o f news is that Don took up continues to play chamber music Ellen sent her updated web life has been filled with travel. I oil painting last year and is unbe with several groups. site (www.waverlyart.com). It had a great trip to Morocco last lievably good. He’s always been Fiona Morgan Fein: “Our features her latest project, art January with Overseas Adventure extremely artistic, but the quality most interesting news of late is bags. You send a photo (perhaps Travel. Then in March, Daddy of the work is astonishing! And, a fabulous trip to New Zealand of your dog or grandchild) and fell and never really got back up on another note related to Maine, in October. It was Harvey’s Ellen puts it on a great looking to speed. I made several trips to it is always a joy when Julie and 70th birthday trip. He planned tote bag. I invite you to check Princeton until he died Decem Bill return to Brooksville, our everything and all I did was go out her site and see what she’s ber 15 at 98, after a long and shared tiny town in Maine.” along for the ride. He did it so up to. happy life. Julia Cornforth Holofcener: well that I have officially handed Sally wrote that she saw Polly “I managed to fit in another “As I conclude packing for the over the job to him. I’m still M iller in Nantucket in Novem trip in September to the Nor next four months in Europe working away at classical guitar ber. Polly went to visit her son and grandchildren in Laramie, mandy D-Day beaches with and Hong Kong, I want to stop and even making progress. I find Wyoming. Sally also saw Sharon Elderhostel, aka Road Scholar, and write a few words for the it amazing and wonderful on and her husband, Chuck, in which included a passage on the Journal. Although I am excited the days when I don’t want to Queen M ary II. Both aspects o f about our trip, it is with great throw it through the window and Connecticut on her way home. Sally would love to join Pam, the trip were wonderful in their sadness that I am going to miss jump out after it! Mostly I’m just own way. This January, I did a our 50th reunion. The class o f happy to be making music again. Laurie, and me for a mini reunion; however, we never seem road trip in the southeast which ’61 was an extraordinary class. “Reunion update: Coming so ' I called ‘Civil War, Civil Rights Everyone seemed to excel in far are Polly, Jeanie, Tibby, Fio to be able to be in the same place and Big Old Houses.’ During some area or another, and it was na, Tucky, Julie, Debbie, Sheila, at the same time! Laurie had a busy traveling my wanderings, I visited Joan in a true privilege to be surrounded Cherry, Joan, Trika, Nancy, Cyn year in 2010. She took vacations Williamsburg and Trish Ward by such a varied and gifted group thia, Lucia. Thinking about it to St. Louis, Carmel, and France, White in Vero Beach—great to o f girls, now women. O ur m ini are: Elise, Kasa, Janey, Ann. Un this last with her sister, Cath. see them both. M y next trip is to reunions over the years have heard from are: Sandy Cornelius, “All good for clearing the mind, Princeton in May for our 50th brought smiles, tears, but mostly Linda, Trudi, Trish, Peggy, and reunion!!!” great laughter remembering the Jan. Not able to come are: Julia catching a breath, changing perspective.” Over last summer, Sheila Long: “Cynthia and I teachers, the boys, the music and and Barbara.” Laurie did lots of bike riding, touched base by phone on our the personalities. To this day, went to theater in Manhattan, birthdays (Feb. 2-3) and are the education I received at Miss and saw Willie Nelson in con looking forward to seeing each Fine’s continues to serve me well, other at reunion. The return to as I know it does the whole class. cert. Laurie’s mother turned 96 in August. Laurie lives near her this country after 25 years in a To you all, I say thank you. French cloister is a bit of a Rip and visits often.
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Kathy’s holiday letter was working two part-time jobs, and marine biology at the same grandson, Zachary Noble Tap- filled with pictures. She and her searching for a way to make a school, plan to retire in June. pan, on December 12, 2010. family went to Jamaica last May career in performing arts. Bob is Phoebe is also a poet and has Now we get to dote on him for and to Kenya and Tanzania in a retired psychologist, tends the published five books of poetry, a few hours at a stretch as our October, a “once-in-a-lifetime fields and keeps us in firewood. I the most recent being Strange daughter goes back to work (City trip.” Many of the pictures were have a small architectural design Grace with Cahuenga Press o f Santa Fe, Economic Develop of the animals and birds they practice (I designed our house) (website: www.cahuengapress. ment Division) part time. We all saw. Kathy is involved with Bible and a large garden from which com), a cooperative literary press believe in the first three months study, and this past year concen I sell produce in the summer. I that Phoebe runs with four other being the baby’s ‘fourth trimes trated on the Book of Revelation. am chair of the local planning poets from Southern California. ter’ and are happy that Kate Her husband, Richard, is the and zoning commission and just Her next book o f poems, as yet doesn’t have to choose work over mayor of Orchid, FL, and he is joined the vestry of the local untitled, is due out in 2012. motherhood. Our son Patrick involved with building homes for Episcopal church. I am blessed Phoebe has two sons: Ocean [see photo o f him with baby Zach] Habitat for Humanity. with good health. I am interested MacAdams, who works for Cur joins us in doting. Sharon wishes all a Happy in learning about and promoting rent TV, A1 Gore’s network, and New Year. For the past 10 years, things that will help us survive in lives in Brooklyn with his wife, she has been a teacher at a the post-petroleum era. I expect Suzanna Moritz MacAdams, school for children with learning the times to become ever more and their children, Astrid and issues. She and Chuck have been interesting as that scenario un Axel; and William MacAdams, married for 42 years. Their older folds.” who also lives in son, Cable, is an artist and gal Peggy Woodbridge New York with his lery curator at Cornish College Dennis wrote “...for wife, Mikiko Suzuki in Seattle; their younger son, fun I’m singing and MacAdams. W ill and Alden, is finishing a fellowship hamming it up in the Mikiko are both the in environmental biology and women’s ensemble ater people: W ill is a interviewing for permanent po with the Victorian director specializing sitions. He is married, and has Lyric Opera Compa in community-based Elise Rosenhaupt Noble's avuncular two children. “It’s really cool ny. M y son, Alex, and theater and Mikiko is son Patrick holding his nephew Zach being a grandparent.” I enjoyed a hilarious a set designer. ary Noble Tappan. Pam would echo that senti romp through HMS Phoebe wrote that ment! She loves being Grandma Pinafore including a she “would love to Sally Stewart Gilbert’s father to her son’s two children, Saman competition in the hear from people and William Watson (Wat) Stewart tha, 3, and Benjamin, not yet a International Gilbert has a Facebook page “passed from this Earth on Janu year. By the time you read this, & Sullivan Festival which she does look ary 22, 2011, at age 88. He lived he’ll be one. David, their father, last summer. And at occasionally!” a full and wonderful life, and has opened a sports facility cen I enjoyed being in Karen Fraser be was blessed with a fabulous wife, tered on the trampoline, in San The Mikado almost came a grandmother great and talented children, and Francisco. as much this au Peggy Woodbridge in late September countless friends, colleagues and tumn. [See photo!] Dennis in The Mikado. with the birth of Si admirers.” We send love and 1964 “Bob will retire mon Fraser Bret Cof- sympathy to his family. from the Congressional Budget feen [see photo] to her son Fraser Ed. Note: M any thanks to Barbara Rose Office this month. After 30 and his wife, Jen Coffeen. She Elise for serving as a great class 33 Lindbergh Road years, he’s looking forward to a reports that Simon is “advancing correspondent and for recruiting Ringoes, NJ 08551 job doing something other than nicely in the achievement de Karen Frasier as the new “Calen [email protected] macroeconomic forecasting. I’m partment thanks to the dreaded dar Girl,” aka class correspondent. looking forward to having him ‘tummy time’ wherein the par 1965 home for a few weeks so we can ents put the baby on his stomach, finish the house we started 20 with great frustration for all, so Elise Rosenhaupt Noble years ago. But after that, I’m sure that he learns to lift his head, roll 2255 Old Arroyo Chamisa Road I’ll want him out from underfoot over, etc.” Santa Fe, NM 87505-7013 again. We may be ‘baby [email protected] boomers’ but we’re much too young to actually re Karen Fraser (kmfl320@gmail. tire! com) has agreed to serve as the . I had a most won class Calendar Girl beginning derful lunch reunion with Register Online this summer, 2011! Hooray and Marita Raubitschek Hop- Thank You, Karen mann this summer. We Today for Barbara Putnam wrote that caught up on what she had she was “out of the loop for a been doing since leaving Reunion Weekend long time.” She brings us up- to- MFS after 9th grade and May 13 & 14 date as follows: “I live on farm moving to Palo Alto with land in Litchfield, Connecticut, her family.” Karen Fraser '65's young grandson Simon is that my grandparents bought Phoebe Russell Ozuna shocked, shocked, at Mr. Darcy's insufferable www.pds.org rudeness. when they retired in the forties. lives in Pasadena with My brother Brock (PCD ’60) and her husband, Ron Ozuna. She Karen and I (Elise Rosenhaupt See page 35 for details. his family live in their old house. has been teaching English at Noble) have been exchanging I’m married, almost 30 years, Roosevelt High School for many grandbaby photos. Tom and I to Bob Berson; our 26-year-old years. She and Ron, who teaches were present at the birth of our daughter Emma is in Boston
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Please send news to your class 1942 a volunteer physician in a free February 12 after fighting cancer representative. If there is no clinic. His wife, Janice, passed for over a year. His obituary in Detlev F. Vagts representative listed you may send away January 14, 2010. I have the February 15 edition of the notes via email to [email protected]. 29 Follen Street seen and/or talked to all our Trenton Times shows he gradu Cambridge, MA 02138-3502 living classmates. Their health ated from Princeton High ’54 1926-1930 [email protected] varies, but has not deteriorated and attended Rider University. significantly since last reported in He worked for 35 years in State PDS Communications Office 1943 prior PDS publications.” of New Jersey agencies and was active in musical groups (playing 1931 Peter E. B. Erdman 1948 drums) and civic organizations 700 Hollinshead Spring Road H H m in Plainsboro, where he lived. 80th Reunion Apartment D100 John D. Wallace He enjoyed travel and being with Skillman, NJ 08558-2038 PDS Communications Office 90 Audubon Lane family on Captiva Island, FL. Princeton, NJ 08540-2301 The PCD Class of 1951 extends 1932-1935 1944 [email protected] its sympathy to Marcia, his wife PDS Communications Office Correspondent needed of 47 years, two daughters, three 1949 grandchildren, and one great 1936 1945 grandchild. Correspondent needed George Hess is now a half- 75th Reunion Colin C. McAneny time professor at the University PDS Communications Office 438 Evans Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180 1950 of Virginia and will be retiring in [email protected] January 2012, but he expects to 1937-1938 William C. Wallace continue some analysis and write 1946 25 Barnsdale Road ups in his specialty of surface PDS Communications Office Short Hills, NJ 07078-2018 physics and single layer molecules. 65th Reunion 1939 George has had to give up skiing Correspondent needed 1951 due to a bad back and knees, but Harold B. Erdman, Sr. 60th Reunion continues to travel. He and his 14 Smalley Lane, Skillman, NJ 08558 1947 Edwin H. Metcalf wife visited Alaska last June and [email protected] 23 Toth Lane, Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1010 will be on the Danube this June. Peter R. Rossmassler [email protected] They have two unmarried sons. We were all saddened by the death 1382 Newtown-Langhorne Road Oakley Hewitt has retired of Burr Fisher in late January. We Apt. N106 2010 was a very good year for from orthopedic surgery. He now attended his memorial service on Newtown, PA 18940 Hugh Fairman. Three of his focuses on singing choral music in Friday, January 28 at All Saints’ [email protected] technical articles passed peer re a club and painting in watercolor. Church and the reception at the David Rogers wrote: “This is view and were published in Color Oakley is married and has two Nassau Club. Fie is survived by written in February 2011 in Casey Research and Application. His grown children: one in TX and his brother, Peter Fisher, his four Key, FL (19 miles below Sarasota) consulting customers are mostly the other in CA, each with two children, ten grandchildren, and to which we escaped from Bos large coating companies offering children. seven great grandchildren, a large ton at the end of January - great computerized matching, blend After failing his first effort at wonderful family. timing. It’s the top half of a beach ing and mixing of as many as retirement, Bob Kales has been Owen Roberts continues to shack on a deserted beach and just 3,000 colors. Hugh lives six miles successful on his second try. Bob amaze us all with his tournament right for beach campers like us... from the Delaware Water Gap, is now painting portraits, train playing in world championships great walks, beach reading, and on a farm raising chickens. He is ing a new golden doodle (golden in tennis singles, ranking number sunsets with a martini in hand. often seen at Princeton Univer retriever and white poodle), and 13 in the “over 85” bracket. I am still working as a financial sity football and lacrosse games. traveling with his wife largely in competitive intelligence defense His mother, still with excellent the U.S. and Canada. His four 1940 analyst for a Fortune 200 phar memory, will be 100 years old daughters are married. Jennifer is next November. Hugh’s children a nurse practitioner in Boston and James K. Meritt maceutical firms and defense contractors. I just finished three include Spencer with a son and a has a son. Susie is in pharmaceuti 809 Saratoga Terrace daughter in Austin, TX; Ginger cal research in Lincoln Park, NJ. Turnersville, NJ 08012-1227 big contracts due 12/31, 1/10 and 1/17 before leaving for Florida the with two girls in Scarsdale, NY; Sarah is an artist and furniture Adam without children; and Ju designer in Cranston, RI, and has 1941 next week.” Peter Rossmassler sent news lie with a son in San Diego, CA. two children. Emily is a nurse 70th Reunion that: “Paul Roediger retired in We were surprised to learn practitioner in Worcester, MA, John (Jack) Henderson Walter Van B. Roberts Jr. 2005 and has worked since as died and has two children.
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Doug Levick and a the State of Connecticut. They 1957 friend have successful- have a daughter who is a dean at ly started an Outward a private day school in RI. This James Carey, Jr. Bound program for daughter has two children. 545 Washington Street San Francisco teenag The Class o f PCD 1951 has Dedham, MA 02026-4438 ers. The program, run the above ten members plus tim _ [email protected] by classroom teachers, Jimmy Kerney (who we could is during the school not reach) with addresses known, Tim Carey sent the following day in classrooms and seven members who have died, news: nearby parks. It de and two members (John Fisher From Bob Sm yth: In the last velops self-confidence and Henry Steele) with addresses six months, I have celebrated my and teamwork. Doug unknown. summer community’s centennial, and friend persuaded Princeton High School’s class the schools to adopt 1952 of 1960’s 50th reunion (Gildar, Thompson, and Robson also in the program, raised Fro m l-r: Class of '51 PCD classmates: Harry Rulon- that class), and my athletic club’s financing, and hired Miller, Bob Kales, Hugh Fairman, Ed Metcalf. Philip Kopper support staff. They (Harrison Athletic Club) 50th five years is Harry Rulon-Miller! 4610 DeRussey Parkway have 1,200 in the program now Chevy Chase, MD 20815-5332 reunion. The last celebration He has just completed physical and hope it will grow to 4,0 0 0 [email protected] was the most recent (October) therapy for a knee replacement students. Doug also takes ad and notable in that of the 20 + that replaces an earlier knee vantage of activities at nearby John Wellemeyer wrote that he guys who showed up, some came replacement. Harry continues Stanford University. He has had returned to Princeton in 2005 from Florida, Massachusetts, as the PDS Rink Coordinator two back surgeries and two hip after spending the previous 19 Maryland, Virginia, and upstate and Scheduler of PDS Hockey replacements. He and his wife years in London. John and his New York. The guy from Florida, Teams (now up to six) and helps recently took a week-long Dis English wife, Louise, have identi in explaining why he came so coach two o f the less experienced neyland Cruise to Mexico with cal twin boys who now are in far, told me that he didn’t want teams. Harry and his wife, Nina, fifth grade at PDS. their two daughters, son, and to be morbid, but that playing an English professor in Philadel four grandchildren. sports for the club back in the phia and designer of crossword I, Edwin Metcalf, spend two 1953 ’60s was part of his growing up puzzles, visit Emily (PDS ’88), days a week learning ice dancing in Princeton, and the friend a Spanish professor in George most of the year. My partner and Kenneth C. Scasserra ships he developed then are still town. Jamie (PDS ’92) is a city I enter nearby “friendly” compe 442 NE 103rd Street strong today, and he didn’t want planner in Presque Isle, ME. titions and the Adult National Miami Shores, FL 33138 to pass up an opportunity to see Peter (PDS ’03) works for a mov Figure Skating Championships. [email protected] the guys, because, quite frankly, ing company outside Los Angeles Also, I skate with Princeton you don’t know if you’ll see them and is into martial arts. H enry B. Cannon III met class Skating Club and enjoy ice again. A lot of the guys felt the W alter W ilm erding has mate Elof Rosenblad at the Sara dance weekends. To keep men same, and we agreed not to put moved from Griggstown to sota Yacht Club this past Decem tally balanced, I audit courses at 20 years between reunions (we Monkton, VT, where he shov ber. Henry wrote: “Great to see a Princeton University, participate had one in 1990). Anyway, our els snow and helps with his PCD alum so far from home.” in a nonfiction book club, raise PCD ’57 50th was also special, wife’s three horses in the cold The Alumni Office has funds for a Rocky Hill library, and we shouldn’t wait too long months and mows and plants learned that Ken Scasserra was and organize monthly lunches before having another. May 2012 in the warm months. Walter is the guest of honor at the dedica for nearby Princeton classmates. will be our 55th, and we should semi-retired from Wilmerding tion of the new Friends Room My wife and I travel. Recently make an effort to get there. It Miller & Company, now located at Princeton University’s Baker it was Egypt (left several hours will be sometime in the middle at Carnegie Center, and works Rink in recognition of his life before airport closed), Israel, and of May, and I will coordinate largely by Internet and trips to time service to Princeton hockey. Jordan; Madrid to visit son Ebe the arrangements. Those of you the office every other month. The (PDS ’83) and his two children; who attended the 50th in 20 07 Wilmerdings have one daughter 1954 Rome to see son Benton and his will recall how amazing it was to in Lander, WY, with the Nation two children; and family adven catch up with each other, after al Outdoor Leadership School Fred M. Blaicher, Jr. ture trips with two of three sons all those years. Those of you who (NOLS); a second daughter in 710 Manatee Cove of daughter Anne (PDS ’82). couldn’t get there will have an the Congo (where her husband Vero Beach, FL 32963-3728 Bob Miller is completely other chance. works for a French oil company) retired. His legs are still good Tim added: “I continue to with two college age children. A 1955 thanks largely to Scottish Coun teach at Noble and Greenough third daughter is in Brooklyn, try Dancing and lengthy walks, and will do so for the foreseeable married, and in the furniture Guy K. Dean III but he recently fell down a whole future. You see, I have a kid in business. A fourth daughter is 11 Lemore Circle flight of stairs at home and broke the 11th grade and that makes married and in VT. Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1007 his arm badly. Bob donated it a necessity. But I also still find Peter Wright continues as [email protected] funds for water wells on a native full-time Professor of Theatre Indian reservation and is now the at Roger Williams University proud recipient of the Order of 1956 in Bristol, RI, with no plans to Eagle Feather (and more requests 55th Reunion retire and is active in a com e u e for native Indian causes). Bob’s Correspondent needed munity summer theater. But he daughter Ann (PDS ’86) is mar is slowing down as he no longer ried with two children in Brook leads students on theater trips lyn. His son Andrew (PDS 01) is to England. Peter and his wife a newspaper photographer. have a married son working with Tim Carey '57 and his wife Mary and Absolutely free of cancer for families having a tough time for daughter Zoe taken last summer in Utah.
48 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES the work fun and stimulating. I all returned for that one__ ‘64 and her daughter Elizabeth I have enclosed a photograph of doesn’t sound like a surprising Hare PDS '88. The evening was my wife, Mary, and daughter, turnout.. .but you must appreci full of catching up and life stoiy Zoe, taken last summer in Utah. ate the fact that we only had 13 comparisons after so many years. I will be going on a school trip students in our graduating class!). Jonny Howland’s story was most in three weeks to Vietnam and For our 50th reunion we were incredible. In fact he even has Cambodia with 18 kids from only able to bring four classmates had a book published to account Nobles, my third trip with stu together and we were only able for it - A Cry o f Absence, the True dents to Southeast Asia. Hope to do it on Saturday, April 17, Story o f a Father’s Search for his you all are well and that you are 2 0 10 because everyone seemed to Kidnapped Children by Andrew Brock Putman '60. thinking of the 55th. As Bob have some sort of a commitment Ward (1988, Viking Press)...a suggests, our 50th far exceeded during PDS Reunion’s weekend gripping story and extremely well more than eager to share his life’s my expectations. I am not a ‘re in May. The four included Bloxy written. Jonny is a professor at story that to me was so moving I union guy,’ but I had a wonderful Baker, Jonny Howland, Alex Boston University, and his son is wanted to share it with you all. time.” Patton and me. Davy Davis was working at the FBI under Robert In our email exchange, Brock in California to honor the birth of Mueller PCD 1959. Jonny and wrote (which is edited here; 1958 his sixth grandson (Xavier Robert his wife Liz spend their summers please contact Ann W iley at Davis), Brock Putnam had com in Merion, M A - a magical shore [email protected] if you wish to C. R. Perry Rodgers, Jr. mitments to his students at New community on Buzzards Bay. receive the entire letter): 80 Stony Brook Road Milford HS, Lawrence Kuser had Huck Fairman is also a “A bit of an update on me: Hopewell, NJ 08525-2710 a wedding (I think) and I wasn’t published author having written I finished Amherst in January able to round up Peter W right or novels entitled Hymn, Tale o f the of 1970 with a BA in Dramatic 1959 Roger Marcus, even though he City and most recently Noah's Arts, sticking around for a semes lives in Princeton. Children — one man’s response ter to assist the technical director Roger Budny Just to account for a few more to the environmental crises. of the theater and remain closer 5 Sentinel Road of our classmates.-..Peter Wright Bloxy and his wife Nancy live in to Mount Holyoke sophomore Washington Crossing, PA 18977 lives in Manahawkin, NJ, and Lakeville, Connecticut; Bloxy is Deb Hamlet. Did summer stock Johnny Odden lives in Bozeman, still playing hockey! Alex Patton at Wiliiamstown and then head 1960 Montana. Those we know who resides in New York City with his ed to UCLA’s Master o f Fine Arts have passed away include Billy wife, Pog. W hen asked recently to program, where I stayed for one provide me with some “news” he Karl D. Pettit III Smoyer (Vietnam), Peter Hart, quarter. 6079 Pidcock Creek Road Johnny Brinkerhoff and Tommy simply said: “Let’s see...Alex Pat “Returned to Princeton, New Hope, PA 18938-9313 Reynolds. We have lost track of ton is still writing about baseball boomeranging in with my par [email protected] Jimmy Aul, Van Blakeman, Dud and living, more often than not, ents, and landed a job acting at ley Blodget, Walter Edwards, Ro- in New York (that’s Alex). The McCarter under director Ar Karl Pettit writes: gan Fagan, Ray Goodrich, Teddy good news is he is happy and thur Lithgow. Worked at Herb It’s taken me too long to & Tommy Goodridge, David healthy and very accessible. Hobler’s FM station for a while, report on our 50th Class reunion, Greene, Burton Jackson, Doug As for me, I have recently tak then moved to Bridgeport where which occurred last year.. .so, I Mackie, Peter Wood and Freddie en the new position of Campus I continued working as a disc apologize for that. Our class has Sayen. W here are you guys?? Architect and Project Manager jockey and writing and produc not had a very good track record Our reunion started at a for large projects at Philadelphia ing advertising copy. regarding reunions, which is Princeton-Dartmouth lacrosse University - it’s a fantastic posi “Moved to Boston, got an unfortunate, because I main game...where the four of us tion. My current project is a new advertising agency job. Deb and tain that many o f our deepest rondez-vous’ed; Jonny Howland 38,000sf classroom facility being I married in September of 1973. memories and true friendships brought his son Jon along and we design by Shepley Bulfinch in The rise in energy prices from were developed during our years were even joined by Huck Fair- Boston. I also am doing campus the Arab oil embargo undercut at PCD on Rollingmead. Our last man o f the Class o f 1959! It was planning and space planning lots of businesses, particularly ad real reunion was our 40th in the a sunny-warm day and Princeton studies to deal with the ever shift vertising. Deb was working as an year 2000, which actually had a won 16-2. After the game we ing and growing academic space artist at another ad agency, and surprising turnout (I recall that convened at the Nassau Tavern requirements. My wife Kay and I she survived the hit. I was in a Lawrence Kuser, Davy Davis, Tap Room for drinks and dinner live in a small farm house in New small mom and pop agency - last Peter Wright, Tommy Reynolds, where we were joined by Huck’s Hope, PA where I am the Chair hired - first fired. I schlepped my Alex Patton, Bloxy Baker and wife Pam, Barbara Rose MFS of the Township’s Land Preserva portfolio of work all over town. tion Committee and where we Everyone said it was great, but are both members of the Pidcock they weren’t hiring. Creek Watershed Association. “Finally, I decided that I Here is some more news from couldn’t continue this way and the class o f I960. It comes from decided to try teaching. I ended one of our most colorful class up at Fessenden, a junior pre-prep mates, Brock Putnam. I had con school. Did a stint as English tacted Brock during the months teacher, drama director, history before our 50th reunion and teacher and dorm master. Deb unfortunately his schedule was took over the art department. such that he was not able to make “After three years at ‘Fessy’ I it down to the big event. It would decided I wanted to get a master’s have been absolutely great to have and enrolled in the nearby Bran- seen him again to catch up after deis MFA program in Acting and so many years and a lifetime of Directing. Just as I was about (left to right) Bloxy Baker '60, Huck Fairman '59, Barbara Rose, Alex Patton '60 experiences, losses and successes. to finish up, Deb was diagnosed and Jonny Howland '60. But in true Brock fashion, he was with Hodgkin’s disease.
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“I returned to Fessy for the time me I’d been accepted for a grant design. Anna is a manager of a “Jock” Baker just stepped down being. I had assumed I would for a seminar in Europe from department store on Long Island. from the PDS Alumni Board be teaching English again, in the National Endowment for the Anton is in Minnesota, working last summer after eight years o f addition to running the drama Humanities. in an auto parts store. Marina distinguished service. Well done! program, but in June, I was told “In the span of a month and a teaches English as a Second He also retired as the “Voice” of I’d be in the history department half, I think I was in almost ev Language in nearby Torrington; the Rutgers University Marching the following year: they wanted ery major Gothic cathedral and a she became an American citizen Scarlet Knights after 10 years an infusion of writing instruction good many Romanesque ones in three years ago.” writing and announcing their in that department. northern and central France. scripts for home, away and bowl “Our son, Ben, was born “Once back at school, I was 1961 games. John produced 19 CDs in 1981. At the same time, we approached by a history colleague in 2010 including ones for Princ discovered that the Hodgkin’s who taught a course in Russian 50th Reunion eton University singing groups, disease had returned. Studies; he had found grant mon Correspondent needed the Tigertones and Tigerlilies. “In 1986, I had a dust-up with ey and a program that arranged Peter H. Raymond teaches His music work this year will the new headmaster. for homestay exchanges between a 11th/12th grade English, at Noble include programming for the school in Russia and New Milford nationally-syndicated Classical “On a near-whim in the sum and Greenough School in Ded HS. Each year, several kids went Network radio station, sessions mer of’86, I applied to and was ham, MA. He is raising bees, and involving the Westminster Choir admitted to Harvard’s Graduate and stayed with host families, and may soon be raising chickens. School of Education. It was a entertained visiting Russians in College and a project in England. one-year Ed.M. program. turn. Because there was govern Paul Ford lives and works in “We moved to Litchfield at ment money involved, there were 1962 the San Francisco/Oakland area. the end of June 1987 and I began ‘conditions.’ One of them was Having left a position with Ma- teaching at New Milford High there could be no ‘repeat chap John F. McCarthy III cy’s, he now works for non-profit in the fall. Ben entered the local erones’ from previous years. The 124 Mercer Street community organizations. Montessori School, where Deb idea was to reach as many people Princeton, NJ 08540 Rick Eckels, Rod Myers, John quickly found an opening as an art as possible. I was approached, [email protected] Gaston and Rick Delano are al teacher. knowing I had a valid passport Mark your calendars for May ready planning to come back next “To try to make myself as and that I had some facility with 11-12, 2012 for our 50th PCD year for the greatest gathering of ‘fire-proof’ as possible, I entered French (Frank Gorman and Bob reunion. (Ed. Note: This is the ten a PCD class in history. Hope you curriculum award contests and Smythe might have thought tative date for 2012 reunions; can make it to our 50th reunion. won a couple of awards. I took otherwise!) and German (was he official date will be set by July 2011.) Friday night dinner will include a over the school’s High School thinking I could read the Cyrillic Near and Far. From Lee special option—invite an old girl Bowl team. We were VERY suc alphabet as a result???). I would Maxwell in Australia: I’d like to friend from Miss Fine’s. cessful early on. host a visiting Russian teacher get over for the grand occasion “It was never worse than in for three weeks in October and next year. I can fill in the blanks 1963 1989, when Deb’s Hodgkin’s November. The teacher’s charges (1962-2011) then over a cold disease reappeared. Having been would stay with NMHS kids. In beer.” Until that beer, an update John A. Ritchie through two courses of chemo February, we’d go to Russia. about Lee. After attending the 6014 Walton Road therapy, the only alternative was “The language teacher in University of Arizona with Hal Bethesda, MD 20817-2519 a bone marrow transplant. A troduced me to a very elegantly and Tommy Knox, Davy Mather [email protected] registry search was unsuccessful. dressed woman with thick dark and Woody Johnson and a stint The only other alternative was an hair. ‘Marina, this is your host, in the US Army, “Maxwell, L.” 1964 autologous transplant. The only Brock Putnam. Brock, this is settled in Australia and married hospital doing the procedure was your guest, Marina Razhova.’ an Aussie, Bronwyn, in 1976. William E. Ring in Omaha. We headed to Nebras “Marina and the Russians went Son Chris (now 33) is engaged 2118 Wilshire Boulevard, #33 6 ka early in the summer of 1989 off to tour Washington, DC, New to a Florida girl and is living in Santa Monica, CA 90403 for a barrage of tests. The BMT York City and Boston at various Melbourne, Australia. Daugh [email protected] went forward in late September. points, but we still had plenty of ter Ashley is married with a 16 “Once again, we thought we time to get to know one another. month old boy and grandson #2 Donald E. Woodbridge had it all behind us, but four In February, I flew with six New on the way. Youngest child Betsy 64 Depot Hill Road years later, the disease returned. Milford kids to Moscow and runs marathons. Lee has worked Amenia, NY 12501-5817 This time, there was little to then took the overnight train to in various fields, most recently [email protected] be done. After 14 years of some Nizhny Novgorod. The Russian in the timber industry, doing tough struggles spaced out hosts met us at the station and we training and consulting in occu 1965 between long and optimistic fanned out to various homes. Ma pational health and safety. remissions, Deb succumbed on rina lived in a tight one-bedroom Closer to Princeton, John Correspondent needed October 6, 1993. apartment building. The apart “I had been a fan of‘Jeopardy!’ ment was compact, barely big for years. After several years of enough for the existing family. trying, I was invited on the show. “The intensity went past my Unfortunately, I made a couple of professional side: as a result of major goofs in the first half and our mutual visits, I invited Ma trailed badly. I roared back late in rina and her children, Anna and the second half to take the lead Anton to visit Litchfield for the with a minute to go, but couldn’t summer of 1997. We continued hold it on ‘Rocks and Minerals’ to court - a third of the way and eventually finished third. It around the world. We married was a fun experience. in December of 1999. “Three weeks after my Jeopardy! “Ben now lives in Seattle, excursion, I got a letter telling acting and doing theatrical The class of 1962 First Form (4th grade) photo
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considering coming back to our Please note: Class notes include columns submitted by the class reunion. Please? In early March, correspondents, as well as notes submitted directly to PDS and Sally and I will get together in media reports on class members. Los Angeles for a play day while her husband Jack attends a sci Classes without a correspondent may send notes to: entific conference in Glendale. If PDS Communications Office, Princeton Day School you read of an earthquake occur RO. Box 75, Princeton, NJ 08542 • Email: [email protected] ring in Southern California that Patience Morgan-Irigoyen '66 (left) day, you can bet it will be due to wih her husband Mario and son Morgan. Sally and me! In December, Gail Hood Ad 1966 to celebrate our 45th reunion, sharing this wonderful photo of ams and her husband Joe arrived as well as social aspects to catch her family. Patty has announced in Santa Barbara from Houston 45th Reunion up with all our classmates, all of she will be-attending our reunion (they drove!) for a visit with his Deborah Hobler whom of course LOOK A5. Let’s in May, in addition to the soon Dartmouth college roommate 1342 Rialto Lane see what we can create for our to be or already registered An and his wife, and stopped in to Santa Barbara, CA 93105-4628 45th! Our star event is dinner on drea Hicks, Margery Cuyler see me for a lovely afternoon of [email protected] Saturday night, generously host Perkins, Lynn Wiley Hoffman, tea, pastries and talk. It turned Lynn Wiley Hoffman ed by Margery Cuyler Perkins, and me. out that Joe’s Santa Barbara 1701 Newport Road #1425 at her home, “The Barracks,” friends were also friends Croydon, PA 19021 where James Madison and Alex of mine; it’s a small lynn _ [email protected] ander Hamilton stayed as guests world. The Adams in 1783. Margery invites us all proudly announced Debbie sent the following news: to join the ranks of the rich and the arrival of their first If you subtract 1966 from 2011 famous by attending her dinner. granddaughter, Jordyn you will get 45. How do I know You can’t miss this! Who knows, Eleanor Carlson, to their that? Mrs. Campbell taught me maybe Lady Gaga will arrive on daughter, Kate, and her in 9th grade. If my math is right, The Barracks’ doorstep in an egg husband, Jonathon, in this means it’s the 45th reunion shaped 18th century carriage? Marina del Rey. I’ve seen of the Class of’66, and you’re all pictures of Jordyn; she’s invited to come back to PDS to adorable. I also read the celebrate it during the weekend Jack, Steve, Charlotte and Sally Harries Gauldie holding Maddie. fabulous article about of May 13 and 14. Forty-five the Adams’ latest archi years is an incredibly creative age; Charlotte Cathryn Gauldie, tectural project (now completed) in their 45th year, George Orwell born in September, is the new in the November/December finished his Nineteen Eighty-Four, granddaughter of Sally Harries 2010 issue of Eco Structure Mag J.R.R. Tolkien published The Gauldiei She joins her big sister, azine. They won the Greenhouse Hob bit, Chuck Berry released Maddie, in Boston, and her Award for their design of an “My Ding-a Ling’ (no comment), cousin, Jack, who lives in Edin ecologically friendly, sustainable and Nathaniel Hawthorne pub Hope Rose Angier '66's new home burgh, Scotland. For Christmas, and beautiful home in Houston. lished his first major novel, The Sally and husband Jack flew Go to adamsarchitectshouston. Scarlet Letter. How do I know After 10 years, Hope Rose back to England, traveling to com to see for yourself. Or that? Mrs. Shepherd taught me. Angier and her husband, Fred, Sally’s hometown, Ashbourne, might Gail be willing to bring (Despite the fact she said I never are no longer homeless. They’re to be with her entire family. It the architectural model to our listened to her) So there are both coming close to finishing their was only the second time in 40 reunion? mathematical and literary reasons new home in Hope, Maine years that she’s spent Christmas (building it for over seven in England. Edinburgh was next months now) and plan on mov on their itinerary to visit her son, ing in sometime in the spring. David, and his family. It looks Congratulations on finally being like a fourth grandchild is now landlocked! Have you considered on the way, due to arrive at Da bringing a picture of your com vid and Sandra’s in May. Perhaps pleted home to our reunion? given the number of trips Sally Patience Morgan-Irigoyen, has in store this year we should Margery Cuyler Perkins '66's The with husband Mario and son make donations of our frequent Joe Adams, Gail Hood Adams '66, Barracks Morgan, celebrated Christmas by flyer tickets! She is seriously Debbie Hobler '66
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Sarah Jaeger, in the middle of a major remodel of her Victorian home in Helena, Montana, has been living with dust, dirt, the smell of fresh wood, contractors, and Visqueen walls, with zippers no less. While the construction is going on, she’s been living in three small rooms in her house, and has confessed it makes life easier, as she has much less to vacuum. In addition to her pot Dale Marzoni Kellogg '66. ting and her annual Holiday Sale in December, in the fall she duct one of her astute astrological added another Wheaten terrier counseling sessions for our class Chris Otis' senior Phoebe Knapp '67 sculpt- Chris Otis '67 at a brunch at puppy, Oona, to her canine fam to see what the next five years picture in the 1967 ing a portrait head of Chris Mary Woodbridge Lott's house ily. Sarah is also working for the will bring us. PDS yearbook. Otis during a PDS art class, at their 40th reunion in 2007. Prickly Pear Land Trust, a local Another avid sportswoman land trust that works on protect is Barbara Sullivan who re wrote: “Chris was the most se such a lovely evening with PDS ing open space around Helena, ports that she and her husband, rene, calm person I knew at PDS. memories and a lot of laughs. and the fabulous trail system, Michael, climbed Half Dome Quiet — you hardly knew she Incredible to think that was 20 and does conservation easements in Yosemite National Park in was there, but people with strong years ago.” in a three-county area. I think September. For those of you and eccentric personalities were Mary Woodbridge Lott PDS has some extra land that has who don’t know, it’s a 17-mile- drawn to her. We had a most wrote: “When I heard the news, I conservation needs that Sarah round trip hike that takes 10-12 pleasant interaction at the re was surprised since I didn’t know might attend to at our reunion. hours and involves an elevation union Chris hosted at her house. she had been ill. At least we had Moving from Southern Cali increase of 4,800 feet to the top She had really come out of her the chance to spend the day with fornia to New England is a gutsy of Half Dome which stands at shell. I always respected her.” her at our reunion and have re thing to do given this winter’s 8,842 feet. GO Barb! Have you Julia Lockwood described cent fond memories.” fierce snowstorms, but Kirsty thought about hiking your way Chris as “always kind, gentle Susan Fritsch Hunter wrote: Pollard Lieberman was willing to up to Princeton in May? and appreciative.” And though “I remember Chris at PDS as do it. She is now Vice President I, on the other hand, am ex Julia said she didn’t know Chris someone with a gentle voice, a and Assistant Counsel at the NY hausted from a heavy workout of well, she remembers her curly smile and a sense of humor. Our Life Investment Management sitting, having just completed a hair worn in a headband and the paths met again when we both Company in Boston, where she is nine-day film festival marathon “down drop” in her voice. lived in Manhattan in the early residing in nearby Canton, MA. in Santa Barbara (my annual Phoebe Knapp Warren wrote: 1980s. We exchanged tales of city Congratulations on the new job, vacation). On my best day, I “Chris was a great friend and pal life, sampled food at street fairs, Kirsty, and here’s hoping we can sat in dark theaters for a record to me in high school. Meeting sat next to the fountain at Lin see you at the reunion. Somehow eight hours (four movies, two as freshmen, we became natural coln Center and spent a few days despite our both living in close shorts) which reversed my aging partners-in-crime during school one summer at a beach house in proximity in Southern Cal, we process from 62 to a mere 45. To hours at Miss Fine’s and at PDS. the Hamptons. I was so glad to never got to see one another. Will compensate for lost exercise time, My fondest memories are of pass see Chris at our reunion in 2007 our meeting finally be in Princ I will walk to Princeton for the ing notes in class, exchanging and never thought it would be eton in May? May Reunion. heavy analysis of pertinent issues the last time I’d see her.” and people and doing our best to The class sends its condolences 1967 flout convention by our dress, ac to Chris’ father, Sandy Otis, and cessories or attitude. A wonderful her brother, Kim Otis ‘72. Susan Fritsch Hunter buddy for that time and place! 12 Fatima Drive Chris had remarkable ideas, a 1968 Bethany, CT 06524 discerning eye and a caring, ar [email protected] tistic soul.” Sophia Godfrey Bauer Martha Miller wrote: “It was 7 Hart Ridge Drive Julia Lockwood lives in South great seeing Chris and everyone Burlington, CT 06013-1817 Freeport, Maine. Her oldest at our 40th reunion. Chris and I [email protected] daughter, Rachel, is doing a mas spent a great summer at a sailing Mettie Whipple '66 and her kids, ter’s in history at USM; Shradha Mary Hobler Hyson Arthur Schiro and Stephanie Schiro. camp in Maine. It was mostly a is a freshman at St. Joseph’s camp for younger boys, and there 1067 Wolf Hill Road Mettie Whipple and her kids, College; and Priyanke is a sixth were only five of us teenage girls. Cheshire, CT 06410-1732 Arthur Schiro and Stephanie grader. Julia wrote that she has We sailed nearly every day, and I [email protected] Schiro, in a Christmas picture, many fond memories of PDS. have great memories of Chris and Rick Ross wrote: “All is well. taken in between major snow Susan Fritsch Hunter sent the that summer.” Visited La Maremma in Sep storms of 2011 in the Northeast. following tributes about Chris Otis: Francoise Foassier wrote: “I tember, Scottsdale in October, Mettie, please come south to We lost a classmate much too only have dear memories. What Miami (trial) in November and Princeton in May and warm up early and way too young. Chris a wonderful, soft-spoken, elegant San Francisco for Xmas (golf at with us? Otis died in October, and this person she was. I am looking Olympic Club, Stanford U and Dale Marzoni Kellogg_keeps column is dedicated to her. We at the photos taken at Franny’s Harding Park). ‘Dolce far niente.’ in shape by skating regularly in have included our memories of in 1991 where we had a great Saw Sally Lane Graff‘66 and Santa Fe. I’m encouraging her to Chris and a few photographs that barbecue party with Sue, Mary Sam in Trenton along the way. skate her way to our reunion in capture her style and her spirit. Woodbridge, Chris and Ruth. Spent most of 2010 running a May. We would like her to con- Marta Nussbaum Steele We all looked so well and had cheese manufacturing company
52 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES as the court-appointed custodial Students make amazing films all challenging but, oh, so satisfying. ter a six-month stay in Singapore, receiver - great fun and my ex over Asia. We travel constantly I met some interesting people where Bertina’s husband was pertise in pecorino romano and here. Just got back from a trip and learned a lot about theater doing research. She reported that parmigiano vastly increased.” down a deep green river on the productions. You may recall at the warm climate, tropical foli Thai-Cambodian border PDS I stayed behind the scenes age, and wonderfully varied and and now we are in Hong doing props and lighting (with reasonably priced food helped to Kong for a fundraiser for Bob Spears). But I never dared make Singapore enjoyable. The the charity, ‘FilmAid,’ of try out for a part. I’d love to do place is really booming — con which I am a trustee and it again. I’m waiting in the wings struction everywhere. They were very involved with. We for the opportunity to be on grateful that they could take off are working in a Burmese stage again. When I told Susan enough time to have some fun refugee camp in north Koch LaTulippe about this, she adventures in Malaysia, Cambo Thailand now. Also, in Af immediately reminisced. She re dia, Vietnam, and Australia. rica and Haiti. It is amaz calls how we used to spend hours Bob Rathauser wrote: “On a Ellie Armstrong '68 (left) and Gail Smith ing. It is fascinating to be at the piano at her house, singing really cold weekend in New Jer Cleare '68 (right) enjoying time together. in Asia as the axis of power Rodgers and Hammerstein songs sey, my first thoughts are about a swings this way and devel with hopes of being in musicals! recent communication from Ed Gail Smith Cleare had dinner oped nations crumble. Singapore (A little foreshadowing, eh?) She Purcell (hadn’t heard from him with Ellie Armstrong in Durham is all work and little play so we remembers that we both tried since graduation) on Facebook a few weeks ago. are always eager out for “Finian’s Rainbow” (with (it’s great to reconnect and go Gail reported that to see any PDSers the PJ&B Players at McCarter back in time). Ed recently moved “It was great catch should they be Theatre). She got a part. I didn’t. to a Caribbean Island where he ing up! She and Bill passing through. She was in a few local musicals is teaching anatomy, I believe, at are divorced and he My email is gil- for three years. During that time an offshore medical school. He lives in Florida. She lian.gordori@nyu. she also did a lot with backstage decided to torture me with a de has two daughters edu. My husband, makeup. She did Christopher scription of exactly what he was and four grandchil Bob, claims to be Reeve’s (PDS ’70) makeup for eating for lunch at a beachside, dren. She is an oc a ‘trophy’ husband three years until he announced outdoor restaurant no, I didn’t cupational therapist and lounges by the one day that he wanted to do it tell him I hoped he choked on his with a private prac Class of 1968 member pool. He is actu himself. And he did! I wonder if sandwich. Actually, it was really tice in the Chapel Gail Smith Cleare's first ally media con any of Susan’s eight grandchil nice hearing from my old, even- Hill area, and is grandchild, Camila, daughter sultant and works dren will get involved with the before-PDS, Trenton friend. doing great!” of Gail's son, Justin and Judy. at home. So, all is theater? “On a similar note, Susan De From Mary Hobler Hyson: well. It is weirdly wonderful to be Happy Spring. nise Harris rubbed my face in the After a record-breaking amount back where I started at NYU film proverbial sand by telling me she of snow in Connecticut in the school. But great to teach and 1969 was out on the beach in Charles month of January, I am pleased challenging to do some of my ton this weekend (Jan 23), even to report that as I write this on own work here executive produc Susan Denise Harris as I was sitting by my fireplace Valentine’s Day, the sun is shin ing. Regards to all.” 324 South Bald Hill Road unable to warm up. It turns out, ing, the mercury has risen to 50 More news of travels. Anne New Canaan, CT 06840-2902 she wasn’t swimming (only her degrees, the snow is slowly melt Fulper dropped me a note on [email protected] dog was) and it was only 40 de ing and I can almost see over the 1/1/11. Her daughter, Ella, is grees out (who ever thought of piled-up snow at the end of our presently living in Paris and Susan Denise Harris wrote: weather.com as a tool for truth)? driveway! working at an art photography “I am in Wisconsin with some There is solace in the fact that On the other weather extreme, book publisher. She loves it. Amish friends attending a board New England (and Wisconsin, classmate Gillian “Life is good.” meeting for their blue cheese Karen Hoffman Friedlander.... Gordon is living in Sia Godfrey Bauer plant which Stan and I own.... anybody else?) classmates of ours Singapore. She wrote: and husband, Charles, As for me, besides the continuing are worse off than I am. “My blond daughter, have spent most of the Amish connection, we purchased “Debbie and I recently Mirren, 26, is living winter shoveling snow at a second home on the Isle of went on a 300-mile bike ride in LA and working as their home in Burling Palms, SC, off of Charleston in Israel (5 days of riding over a costume designer. ton, Connecticut and and rent it when we aren’t us 7 days you can watch it Isla, 23, my brunette at their Rhode Island ing it if anyone is interested. It’s at http://www.youtub e.com/ daughter works for getaway almost every at 801 Ocean Boulevard. Our watch?v=NDk3PQZzSpU), but I the photographer Mirren Grodon-Crosier, weekend. Rumor has it son, Thomas, is co-owner of the haven’t been on a bike since then Mario Testino as daughter of Gillian that Charles will have a only full-service lacrosse store in (I was sore for the first few weeks assistant. Both of Gordon '68, on a windy little free time now that South Carolina, Lowcountry La afterwards, then the weather the girls came out to night in Bali. he is no longer judge in crosse (lowlax.com) and also has turned cold anybody need any Bali for Xmas where we rent a the town’s Probate Court. an apparel and uniform line, Top more excuses I have plenty?). beautiful house every year near Your Class Secretary man Left Lacrosse. He is marrying Hope to rectify that soon with Ubud, Bali. This is my second aged to check off one thing on Shanna Switzer from Marshall, a ride in Dallas on February 6, year at NYU Tisch School of the her bucket list: to be in a com IL, on June 4, 2011 on Sullivan's over Super Bowl weekend (no, Arts graduate film program. I munity musical. Yup, at age Island, SC. We are expecting I’m not going to the game....I am the chair of a very new and 60, I managed to earn a part in our eighth grandchild and third was one of the stupid ones who exciting program in International the ensemble of a Rodgers and grandson on my 60th birthday, bought this ticket months ago Media Producing. It’s a two-year Hammerstein revue called, “It’s a March 5th. Please send news to not realizing the Super Bowl was program that includes film, TV, Grand Night of Singing.” Memo me at [email protected].” being held in Dallas and that new media, theatre, music and rizing the lyrics and the alto Bertina Bleicher Norford and hotel and restaurant prices jump animation producing. Very cool. voice and the movements was her husband recently returned to during mega-events oh, well). their home in Massachusetts af
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Our son, Daniel, works for Ex- communication makes such a 1972 pedia, and by coincidence, is in transition a bit easier. Otherwise, charge of the Dallas market....so, all is the same...work, riding out Jan Hall Burruss I’m holding out for a last minute west and down south and grow 69 Forest Street cheap room, or we’re staying at ing insanely attached to my two Sherborn, MA 01770-1619 his apartment (a good incen adorable grandsons.” [email protected] tive for him to find me a room). Robin Murray reported excit After the Dallas weekend, we’re ing news: she has been elevated off to Cabo, and, at least, one to fellowship by the American 1973 more good bike ride. In the early Institute of Architects. She is one Bob Peck '70 and friend. spring, we’ll be up in Montreal of 15 women and 89 men in the Jill Williams Dickerson 27 Anthony Lane visiting Jonathan (our middle U.S. that AIA recognized this son) during a spring lacrosse Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2826 everyone at our 40th Reunion year. She was elevated for her [email protected] tournament (in light of the focus last May. Hi to Bobby and Erik, leadership in sustainability, smart of this communication, is there Ann and Brita, and Meg and my growth and livable communi Cassandra L. Oxley any one of you wondering why Trenton Sista Eve. Good to talk ties. As an example, she taught 171 Pine Hill Road they play lacrosse (at McGill) in to you, Harriet. You’ve become a graduate planning studio this Boxborough, MA 01719-1915 the fall rather than the spring.... the kind of shrink I’ve had need fall at Rutgers Bloustein School [email protected] in CANADA?). Our youngest, to rely on, at times. Suzanne and on municipal renewable energy Glenna Weisberg Andersen is Ben, is visiting Jonathan this generation that was written up in I are having a boy in May. I like still busy delivering babies in weekend in Montreal....got him a Cyrus, but she is intent on Ian. local papers, the Star-Ledger and Virginia. Her kids are good; last minute continental.com ‘spe She always wins. My 18-year-old, a national solar energy website. they’re both happy (KJ in NYC cial’ (hahaha)....OK it’s 1 degree She also is a founder and now Schyler, lives with us. In the past and Brett Caroline at the Univer there...no, I don’t routinely prac year he wrecked his 300 Z and recently elected president of a sity of Virginia). Glenna and her tice child abuse.... two motorcycles. I live vicari tri-state non-profit, the Delaware husband are enjoying their empty “I’m still waiting for that oft- ously thru his exploits. I bought a Valley Smart Growth Alliance, nest status!!! promised (by the New England which provides education on foreclosure in Oakland last April Martha Sullivan Sword, Rob folks) New England mid-reunion that needed everything, and now smart growth and recognizes and in Kraut Zell, Andy Katin and reunion so I’ll leave it off now I know how to fix everything, supports pre-approvals planning Ellen Fisher had a mid-winter with that challenge. Best to all.” sort of. It’s on a hill overlook projects that meet smart growth get-together with Head Coach ing the Coliseum, with periodic policies. She also finally finished for Life Jan Baker, (see photo in firework displays marking the her master’s of infrastructure 1970 former faculty notes section.). Raiders latest losses. I can now degree in May with a thesis on Ann M. Wiley play ‘A Lighter Shade of Pale’ on comprehensive net zero 33 Cold Soil Road clarinet, organ and guitar. Love development. And this Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 to all.” winter, she is shoveling [email protected] Wendy Lawson-Johnston snow constantly!!!! McNeil sent a wonderful photo I, on the other hand, Rebecca Bushnell wrote that her of her family at her son’s wed did not do any shoveling: term as Dean of the School of ding. She wrote: “Our winter there are some benefits Arts and Sciences at Penn was news is pretty uninteresting...we to having had a medi extended until July 1, 2013; she are selling our house in Princ cal blip... I enjoyed the finds the work to be “valuable eton and going to spend much snow days, one of the and satisfying work (overseeing more time in our cabin in South pluses of working for a a school with some 800 full- and Carolina. I will be north a lot school; every week in A mid-winter gathering with Robin Kraut Zell '73 part-time faculty, 600 staff, for the museum and hanging January, I had at least (in hat on left), Jan Baker, Andy Katin '73, Ellen and 10,000 students),” but she with family and friends during one day off. In Decem Fisher '73 and Martha Sullivan Sword '73. will be glad to return to being a the spring through early fall. It’s ber, my sister, Jane ’69, garden-variety faculty member hard to say goodbye to the house a friend and I went to Cleveland 1974 when it’s all over. Her daughter we raised the children in but it for the weekend. Yes, Cleveland Emily graduated from Brown is definitely time to downsize in December Jane is a huge Keith D. Plapinger last spring with a joint major in and get to some warmth a little Bruce Springsteen fan and she 25 Joy Street Medieval Studies and History of more often. Fortunately, internet wanted to see a special exhibit on Boston, MA 02114-4149 Art, and is now doing library and him at the Rock and Roll Hall of [email protected] museum work, while Fame. We had a terrific weekend; her daughter Ruth is Cleveland seems to be a great 1975 finishing a Ph.D. at town, and we were fortunate to Cambridge Univer have snuck in between two huge Yuki Moore Laurenti sity in high-energy snowstorms__ physics and looking 464 Hamilton Avenue to return to the U.S. Trenton, NJ 08609-2711 to do a post-doctoral 1971 [email protected] fellowship. Rebecca 40th Reunion Molly Sword McDonough thinks of herself as Elizabeth Meredith Rigo 111 North Main Street the mother of the 200 East 90th Street, # 8 H Pennington, NJ 08534-2206 arts and sciences. New York, NY 10128-3531 [email protected] Bob Peck wrote [email protected] and sent photos. From Molly: He wrote: “It was Wendy Lawson-Johnton McNeil '70, second from right, Old friends are best: “King really special seeing and her family at her son, Tucker's '95, wedding. James used to call for his old
54 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES shoes, they were easiest to his Martha’s Vineyard: Peter L-J, Bill.com, a four-year feet.” John Selden (1584-1654) Peter “Fritz” McLoughlin and old company founded There have been lots of Class Peter “Chevy” Chalverus. The by Rene Lacerte, who of’75 friends reconnecting with summer of 2009 found L-J host also founded PayCycle, one another, and reports include ing Fritz and Tad van Dusen on Susan’s former em some wonderful long distance the Vineyard. L-J also reports ployer. As our children support provided by old friends. that Peter McLoughlin was hired grow more indepen Amy Stover Garofalo’s daugh to be the President of the Seattle dent, we find ourselves ter, Livia, is spending this year Seahawks NFL team. Fie now with more free time, at the University of Chicago in lives in Seattle. and look forward to a post-graduate program after I vote for the next Class of’75 spending it with many completing university in Italy. reunion to be held on Martha’s of you.” Amy and Livia were welcomed Vineyard! Alex Smith Gunderson with open arms to Chicago by and her husband have Left to right: Carl Erdman '76, Fred Erdman '70 and Sally Blodget Carton, who pro purchased “The Belle Buzz Woodworth '73 competed for the fifth time in vided a home base for Amy while of Florida, the Lakeside the 50 and over division of the 2011 US Pond Hockey she helped Livia get settled. Amy Inn” in Mount Dora. Championship in Minneapolis on Lake Nokomis in January. They play on the St. Nicks team of former also got to visit with Jody Myer From the Orlando Lynch and Amy Ahrens in Wis Middlebury College hockey alumni. This year they Sentinel: “MOUNT made it to the semi-finals. consin, and it sounds like they DORA — The Lake all had a blast together! Some of side Inn, long one of PDS trustee) was surrounded by the McDonoughs got to see Livia this city’s iconic treasures, was during a holiday visit to her Aunt all of her kids, their spouses and sold this week to a Naples man Lucy Stover ’70 in Pennington; all of the grandchildren, includ with a long history in hotel Livia is an extraordinary young ing daughters Molly ‘75 and management. Jim Gunderson, woman! Our daughters, Livia Sarah ’81, daughter-in-law Mar Gregory Dunn and Sarah Dunn, children 51, said he and his wife, Alex tha Sullivan Sword ’73, Martha’s and Sarah McDonough ’07 were of Eric Dunn 75. born about 10 days apart in 1989, andra (Smith Gunderson), plan brother, Bob Sullivan ’70, grand children Sarah McDonough ’07, and they have been friends since From Eric Dunn: “Gregory to move to Mount Dora and Tom McDonough ’10 and Will birth, including visits in Pen is 16, Sarah is almost 14, and renovate the 87-room hotel. ‘The Sword 09. Other family mem nington, and Sarah’s visit to the Domino [the dog] will soon be inn is a wonderful icon in the bers who did not attend PDS Garofalos’ in Italy last year. 10 years old. We parents would community and I feel very, very were also present, but your val Peter Lawson-Johnston rather not state our ages! In Janu fortunate to have the opportunity iant reporter refuses to recognize checked in with some news and ary, Gregory will start the college to purchase it and do what I can those people. HAH! photos of some of the “guys.” application process in earnest. It to ensure that it is preserved, With love to all, Molly The Three Petes were together has been interesting for his par protected and restored,’ Gunder during the summer of 2010 on ents to learn how the rules have son said. ‘This property is just so changed in a generation. All par rich with history.’ Built in 1883, 1976 ticipants seem more sophisticat the inn is listed in the National 35th Reunion ed, and powerful market forces Register of Historic Places.” Creigh Duncan are at work. There are wonderful Alex reports: “Jim is al 3 Coventry Farm Lane educational opportunities, how ready living up there in Mount Princeton, NJ 08540-2537 ever, and we are looking forward Dora and running the place [email protected] to exploring them. Sarah con and I’ll be moving up as soon as tinues with her horse vaulting. our home here in Naples sells. I Our condolences to Jonathan She will enter high school next hope some classmates check in! Stein on the passing of his moth year, and already is nearly as tall First night’s stay is on me. www. er, Virginia Stein. Jonathan sent as her mother. Advancing age Lakeside-Inn.com us a copy of her obituary. has made Domino more timid. Okay, the next, next reunion Virginia Kramer Stein, July He avoids larger dogs when out of the Class of’75 should be at 22, 1924-November 18, 2010 on walks and hides under a table “The Belle of Florida!” Born in Brooklyn, New York, to pioneering polio researcher Dr. (left to right) Tad van Dusen '75 and when he hears a loud noise. We The Sword family gathered Peter McLoughlin '75. see a little of our own futures in in Florida over Thanksgiving to Sidney David Kramer and chil his changing celebrate my Mom’s 85th birth dren’s book editor Nora Kramer, personality. day. Sally Pitcher Sword (former Virginia Kramer Stein attended Both Eric and Hunter College in New York Susan have and Tufts University in Boston, new jobs. Af graduating with a degree in Oc ter a 10-year cupational Therapy. Stationed hiatus, Eric at Walter Reid Army Hospital has returned in Washington, D.C. during to Intuit as the late stages of World War II, Senior Vice it was there that she met Army President of Captain Jerome D. Stein, Jr., to Strategic Pay whom she was wed in 1947 and ments Initia to whom she remained married tives. Susan until his death 60 years later. Moving to California, she con (left to right) Three Petes of 1975: Peter Chalverus, Peter n SPRING 2011 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • 55 CLASS NOTES ALUMNI NEWS tute in San Francisco. Returning won re-election to the North over this role. and sustaining maritime and port east in 1957 and settling in the Carolina House of Representa Sam Bryan’s parents wrote that security.” Along with his duties, Somerville, NJ, area, Stein joined tives and is in her sixth term. She Sam and Ann now live in Seattle Jeff has had the chance to swim the staff of Bonnie Brae Farm for and her husband, Bruce Hamil where Sam continues to work for with whale sharks, float in Lake boys, where she served as Clini ton, are keeping busy balancing Boeing. They are busy working Assal, and play Djibouti-style cal Psychologist for many years. work and family. Their son is a on fixing up a “fixer-upper.” golf (picture Springdale Country In addition to a private practice junior at Washington University From Martha (and Cathy): Club, but with no grass and lots specializing in the testing and in St. Louis, and their daughter is In recent weeks, people all of camels). Jeff also sent along a evaluation of children and adult a high school junior. over the globe have been asking bio, which I hope to have space therapy, she was the Consulting Former faculty member Norm themselves the same burning to share more of next time. Suf Psychologist to Princeton Day Sperling wrote: “It was good to question: Isn’t 30 years of un fice it to say, if you get the chance School from 1965 to 1985. see Nancy Bonini featured in bridled tyranny enough? Well, to tip a few with Jeff, do so. You Stein was active in her sup HHMI Bulletin, February 2011, this wasn’t exactly a case of won’t be bored. Other sources of port of mental health and educa p 30, for her U Penn research on smart mob organizers deposing information on CJTF-HOA can tion, serving on the boards of fruit fly models of ALS.” entrenched autocrats, but after be found at: http://www.hoa. the Somerset County Mental Alice Graff Looney wrote: 30 years of keeping tabs on our africom.mil/index.asp. Thank Health Association and The “I was thinking about our year very active class, Nick Donath you for your dedicated service, North Country School. In re book, ‘The Link.’ I loved the and Evan Press didn’t put up Captain Hirsch. Stay safe and tirement, she and her husband chart where we filled in, ‘will much of a fight when offered the GO NAVY! traveled extensively until ill most likely end up’ and ‘lost chance to hand over the reins Lisa Hurowitz is living in health forced a move to Read without’. I also remember that to Cathy White Mertz and me, Baltimore and working for Johns ing, Pennsylvania, where she Tony Knott, I believe, had a Martha Hicks Leta. The timing Hopkins Hospital in the Phar lived at the time of her death. very funny quote about talking is fortuitous because with the macy Informatics Department managing some of their com She is survived by two sons, to one of the school custodians advent of social networking, it’s puter systems. I remember Lisa as Christopher of Oakdale, CT, about the meaning of life. My suddenly much easier to track a quietly scrappy competitor and and Jonathan of Reading, PA, son, now 17, is a senior in high down our former classmates, recall staring into that steely gaze and a granddaughter, Rachael, school and I can’t help but think who, as it turns out, populate just in a vicious game of bombard also of Reading, PA (a sopho how simple things were for us about every corner of the globe. ment in which we were the last more at Sweet Briar College). compared with the lives of to So, without further ado, let’s get two standing. Lisa’s athletic abil Gwyneth Hamel Iredale day’s youth. Thinking back to to it. ity continued to develop beyond wrote: “Looking forward to our the chart in The Link, I chuckle Linda Eglin Mayer: Linda left her post-college years when she 35th reunion and seeing how to myself thinking I ended up PDS to complete high school at played short field in a softball league and never failed to catch a much Princeton and PDS have doing Pilates at the library and Hotchkiss and from there gradu fly ball. “The hitters stopped hit changed since I moved to Califor am lost without my ability to ated from University of North ting toward me as I would always nia in ‘91, then Oregon in ‘04. I text. Times change, possibili Carolina at Chapel Hill where got them. I had a blast. I am still miss walking down Nassau Street ties are endless and Lady Gaga she was a Morehead Scholar. 5’ nothing, but size has not much and bumping into high school is today s Bette Midler. As e. e. Linda says, “I have been living to do with ability. I ran the Phoe classmates and the friends I left cummings once wrote, ‘it takes in Paris for about 19 years. I’m nix half marathon in January and behind when I moved. courage to grow up and become married to a Frenchman named love to ride my bike. I have three “I work in sales for an Internet who you really are.’ I hope that Pierre (what else?) and have three cats and one dog and am still company that provides websites everyone is enjoying the begin children (Louise, 13, Eva, 11, and unmarried ... know any eligible guys?” Yeah, but I’m pretty sure and marketing tools for top pro ning of our 50’s phase. Please Max, 9). My official work is do they couldn’t keep up with you, ducing real estate agents. I have take a few minutes to send in ing voices for ads (you may have Lisa! two young children, 8 and 11, some news for the next Journal. heard me as Linda Evangelista Joe Lapsley: Those of you and the hectic schedules associ We’d love to hear from you.” on some L’Oreal ads!) and I also who had the chance to chat with ated with sports, music lessons, run a small NGO (http://www. Joe at our last reunion know he’s Boy Scouts, etc. 1978 facebook.com/l/b3243S31v- officially Dr. Joe, having earned “It’s hard to live in Eugene FRtj2GxjHx4IM9UcIw; his PhD from the University without being a U of O ‘Duck’ Allison Ijams Sargent www.childrenofningxia.org). of Illinois at Chicago. “I teach fan, especially this year when 25 The Water Way All is well.” history at Loyola University, they are off to the BCS Bowl Wellesley, MA 02481 Jeff Hirsch: Jeff moved on Chicago and Columbia Col vying for the top spot in Pac 10 [email protected] to Lawrenceville after seventh lege of Art. I teach a lot of race, football. grade at PDS and hasn’t stopped class, gender and how history “I’m on Facebook and Linked 1979 moving since. Most recently, has shaped and/or created these In, if anyone wants to connect Captain Hirsch has been recalled concepts over time. I live with there. And certainly, if anyone Martha Hicks Leta to active duty in support of Op Jana Measells and two dogs in finds their way to Oregon, per PO Box 207 eration Enduring Freedom for Evanston, IL.” Joe periodically haps for a fishing trip or our Marshfield Hills, MA 02051-0207 a year-long tour as a Maritime reunites with the Memphis band spectacular scenery, forests and [email protected] Subject Matter Expert for the he’s been in for around 25 years fresh air, please look me up. Go U.S. Navy. Currently stationed called Neighborhood Texture Ducks!” Cathy White Mertz with the Combined Joint Task 67 Rybury Hillway Jam (www.neighborhoodtex- Force at Camp Lemonnier in turejam.com). If you remember Needham, MA 02492-4305 Djibouti, Africa, the thrust of the 1977 [email protected] Joe at all, you’ll be able to guess mission is “to build and sustain that this is no moldy cover band. Alice Graff Looney Ed. Note: Many thanks to Nick enduring partnerships by foster Known for tip-of-the knife 70 Jagger Lane Donath and Evan Press for their ing trust and confidence with our stage performances involving Westhampton, NY 11977 many years of service as class partner nations.” More specifi things like hubcaps, dog food [email protected] correspondents. And thanks to cally, Captain Hirsch’s team is and chainsaws, NTJ fuses punk, Cathy and Martha for taking responsible for “implementing Jennifer Weiss wrote that she industrial and funk into a heady 56 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES srew of rhythmic rock. His sec University. I’m having fun in Maine. I’ve enjoyed recon is [email protected]. We were ond solo album is SLIP: Songs of teaching ‘Rock and Roll Media’ necting with fellow alumni and under a tight deadline this time the Late Imperial Period, http:// to 160 undergrads this semester former PDS teachers through around, but we hope to report on www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_ and am looking forward to tak Facebook.” Cathy had the plea many more of you in the upcom srch_drd_B003BRL9RW?ie= ing a smaller group of students sure of meeting up with Laurie ing issues. I’d also like to extend UTF8&search-type=ss&index to Seville in May. I’m still riding at her gallery/shop in Boothbay a heartfelt “thank you” to Evan =digital-music&field-keywords= a nearly classic BMW R90/6s Harbor tw6 summers ago - Lau Press and Nick Donath for 30 Joe+Lapsley. for sanity’s sake. Older son, rie’s breathtaking photography years of dedicated service as Class Libby O’Shea was with us Davis, is a junior at Case West covers the walls, and the Saucy Secretaries to the Class of ’79. at PDS for only a short time, ern Reserve University but is in Contessa has a mind-blowing, but Cathy was determined to Washington, DC, this semester tongue-numbing variety of de 1980 track her down and did. Libby doing a public policy internship lectable sauces and spices! Check says, “I have been doing a lot of and taking classes at George out Laurie’s passions at www. Jennifer Dutton Whyte writing lately and my old PDS town. Younger son, Shane, is a KnowltonPhotography.com and 990 Singleton Avenue cohorts have been on my mind. sophomore at Princeton, study www.TheSaucyContessa.com. Woodmere, NY 11598-1718 It’s always good to hear former ing evolutionary biology and Fellow correspondent Cathy [email protected] acquaintances have prospered. playing football (WR). Wife, White Mertz says: “So, here’s I am currently single with a Carol, and I are still adjusting my nutshell history: Graduated 1981 daughter in college. I live on the to the empty nest and traveling from PDS, majored in econom 30th Reunion South Jersey shore, actually the when we can, including visiting ics at Smith College, married bayside (nothing like that idiotic Andy Jensen and Mark Brunner almost 27 years to an architect, Camie Carrington Levy TV program). I received a de and their (young!) families when 16-year-old son, Noah, who 2212 Weymouth Street gree from Rutgers in journalism makes me feel proud Moscow, ID 83843-9618 and, like so many of our fellow and lucky every day, [email protected] Americans, I am looking for a living outside of Bos Jonathan Brush wrote: “My job.” ton, practiced law for three kids Patrick (12), Kevin Karen Polcer Bdera still goes eight years but gave it (11) and Teagan (6) are busy by “Kipi” and says, “I continue up when it became too playing hockey. My wife and I to live in Queens, NY with my difficult to find bal are busy driving them to prac husband of over 21 years, Nick. ance. For the past ten tice!!” I work in development for a years, I have developed nonsectarian, not-for-profit in my post-career career 1982 Manhattan called ‘God’s Love in administrative sup We Deliver.’ We prepare and port/office manage Lorraine M. Herr deliver nutritious meals (and ment. After this past 9 South 021 Skylane Drive nutrition counseling) to people year of being underem Naperville, IL 60564 in the midst of life altering ill ployed, fully employed, [email protected] nesses (HIV/AIDS, cancer, unemployed, and part Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, etc.). I ly employed, I am now 1983 continue to raise money for the back to fully employed, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer happily working as an Noelle Damico (this year will be my 13th walk, Executive Assistant 17 Dyke Road and I have raised over $162,000 and Human Resources Setauket, NY 11733-3014 to date for this cause), and Nick Coordinator at a local [email protected] volunteers for the event. We company.” both continue to racewalk and A Laurie Knowlton '79 photograph from her recent My family joined Rena Ann Whitehouse trip to Death Valley. run. Last November was my Cathy’s family recently 395 Central Park Place 22nd marathon (20 New York we visit Colorado.” at their home in Needham, and Unit # 2 3 0 City, one Portland, and one Laurie Knowlton: “I live on I can tell you she has reason to Atlanta, GA 30312 Oregon). I am so excited to stay the Maine coast and spend the be proud. Aside from her family [email protected] in touch with my friends from winter months on Culebra Island being wonderfully entertaining PDS, both through the class in the Caribbean, where I lived and gracious hosts, son, Noah, is 1984 notes and on Facebook — we for ten years. I am a photogra bright, funny, charming, musi have turned out to be quite an pher studying contemplative cally gifted and plays a mean Adrienne Spiegel McMullen interesting group of people. I’m landscapes and have worked game of Trivial Pursuit. My 216 North Elmwood Avenue so happy to be considered an extensively with John Paul Ca- daughters asked if we could keep Oak Park, IL 60302-2222 ‘honorary member’ of the gradu ponigro and George DeWolfe. I him. [email protected] ating class of 1979!” teach photography both privately In closing, it’s been wonderful Edward J. Willard Kent Wilkinson: We found and at local galleries. I am lucky catching up with many of you by 214 Lynchburg Road Kent on Facebook, though he’s to be able to travel doing photog email and on Facebook. As we do Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-9320 hardly the junkie that some raphy and recently returned from our best to keep track of everyone [email protected] of us (Cathy and I) are. Kent two glorious weeks in Death through the years, please know says, “Although I teach in an Valley and Joshua Tree Parks, that any time something comes 1985 Electronic Media and Commu as well as the Sierra Nevada and up you wish to share, don’t think nications department, I’m not Inyo mountains. I live with my you have to wait for us to hunt Lynne Erdman O'Donnell much of a social media maven. wonderful partner, Phil Roberts, you down. We’re always glad to 9700 NW Caxton Lane I’m director of the Institute and several pets. I have a gallery hear from you. Find us on Face Portland, OR 972289 for Hispanic and International as well as gift store and website book or, if you prefer, my email [email protected] Communication at Texas Tech selling hot sauces and spice rubs is [email protected] and Cathy’s SPRING 2011 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • 57 CLASS NOTES ALUMNI NEWS 1986 Ben Travers, Pete Sienkiewicz Brit Eaton’s TV debut. He’s been 25 th Reunion and Gill Flato. They’re all in the fielding lots of offers. I’ll round Bay Area.’ On the East Coast, out this update with reports from Susan Franz Murphy we’re also pretty connected. I around the globe: Marc Collins 3838 River Road (Lockhouse) hosted a party at my new apart is director for Latin America in Lumberville, PA 18933 ment in January with Brooke Group Business Development at [email protected] Murphy, Collins Roth, Jamie BAE Systems, and ‘as such I’m Susi wrote: “I just want to thank Salkind, Elaine Chou, Courtney sometimes accused of always be my classmates and the PDS Shannon, Christine Grounds, ing on travel to a naval industry community for the tremendous Julia Herr, Mike Lingle, Jim show in a warm coastal city in outpouring of kindness you have Ariana Rosati '88 and Christine Strugger and Kit Greenberg. South America when it’s snowing shown to me and my children in Grounds ' 8 8 . (See photos.) Collins brought in Washington. (I plead guilty.)’ the months since the death of my his photojournalism binder with Kit Greenberg recently went on a husband, Robert Murphy, this him from DC, and we had a whirlwind honeymoon in South past November. Your kind words, great time looking at photos of east Asia - Hong Kong, Vietnam, calls, letters, and emails have everyone. We’ll do it again this Bali - with her charming Peruvi been bright spots in a dark time.” spring when the weather makes an husband, Pedro, who, in that trips into NYC easier for those weird small-world way, I was sup 1987 outside Manhattan. Speaking posed to travel around Peru with of the NJ set, when asked about a few years ago on a group trip. Craig C. Stuart the Life of Mir, Miriam Pollard I ended up in Southwest France 1638 Fell Street replied, ‘It was way more exciting instead. All my wanderings will San Francisco, CA 94117 when I was living in Colorado hopefully pay off in Fathom, the [email protected] and Alaska. I am enjoying liv website that I’m launching this ing in Randolph, NJ, with my spring at Fathomaway.com. I Mike Lingle '88 and Brooke Murphy Sofia D. Xethalis husband, Jeff, and two kiddos, continue to ratchet frequent flier ' 88 . 1953 Shore Oak Drive my son Harper (8) and daughter miles on the NY-LON circuit, Decatur, IL 62521 Talia (5 - going on 25,1 might though I’m just as likely to show [email protected] add). I have a private practice in up on the NJTransit heading to Ben Mezrich, author of The Acci Chatham as a Pediatric Physi Hamilton for dinner at Chick dental Billionaires, the book that cal Therapist. We have been and Nello’s. was adapted into the screenplay spending the winter skiing just for critically acclaimed film, about every weekend up north 1989 “The Social Network,” received and spending our summers on a shout-out at the 2011 Oscar our road bikes. I did my first Christina Frank Award ceremony. “The Social century ride (100 miles) this past 147 East Delaware Avenue Network” was nominated for 18 fall and plan to do at least one or Pennington, NJ 08534 two more this coming summer.’ awards, and received one for Best Doria Roberts Jim Strugger '88 and Kit Greenberg While on the theme of impressive Adapted Screenplay. In his ac P0 Box 5313 ceptance speech, screenwriter and ' 8 8 . physical prowess, Dawn Feld man Fakuda reports that she Atlanta, GA 31107 Hollywood heavy-hitter Aaron [email protected] Sorkin made sure to thank Ben. ‘ran a half marathon on honor of Congratulations! my 40th birthday last year, and Lauren French Stout now find myself officially bit 965 South Morgan Street 1988 ten by the running bug, which Meadeville, PA 16335 I never would have imagined [email protected] Amy Venable Ciuffreda possible in high school. I signed 8 Rydal Drive up for another half marathon in 1990 Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3653 May, and I am starting to toy [email protected] with the idea that a full mara Jonathan P. Clancy thon might not be totally beyond H7 Shirley Lane Elaine Chou '99 and Courtney Shan Arianna Rosati the scope of reality.’ Julia Herr Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 non ' 8 8 . 251 W 19 Street #3C recently joined Redwood Capi [email protected] New York, NY 10011 tal as General Counsel, ‘so find [email protected] To wit, Dr. Jessie Robertson Deborah Bushell Gans reports: ‘my ten-year-old broke myself commuting from NYC to NJ.’ And hats off to Jamie 143 Isle Verde Way Marc Collins is finding life in her toe and my eight-year-old Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Salkind: ‘The big news for me is Washington, DC to be quite fun. is brilliant to the point it scares [email protected] His boys are growing quickly; me.’ Laura Heins has a lot to that one of the shows I worked he is busy with work with lots look forward to; she had twins on, Lewis Black’s ‘Stark Raving Black,’ won the 2011 Grammy 1991 of travel in South America, and in January, John Brewster Hubbs 20th Reunion his sister, Alicia ‘89 is making IV and Conrad Hunter Hubbs Award for best comedy album. movies. (excellent middle names) and I was the production manager Irene Kim Asbury Arianna Rosati wrote: “It’s promises photos for the next for the album. Other than that, 5 Wayne Street #3 early March as I type, and the Journal. ‘They are such a joy. It I’m living in NYC with my Jersey City, NJ 07302-3614 [email protected] year has gotten off to a bang, is crazy how quickly they grow girlfriend, Starlet, and working as a production manager, post - with marriages, babies, and and change. In the past year I Sarah Beatty Raterman supervisor, and editor for music businesses on the horizon. But have been in contact with Heidi 3 Ivy Glen Lane and comedy TV specials.’ Speak just as often the news breaks Puchner, Dorsey McQuaig, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 ing of television, stay tuned for are quiet, homey, and perfect. Taylor Reed, Holly Greenberg, [email protected] 58 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES photography, among other things, at a public school in Oakland. I am lucky enough to live near Julia Hathaway, Connie Hwong, and not too far from Kelly Hoffer, so we have shared some meals and fun times together. I love the Bay area and feel sorry for all you living in cold climates. I know NYC is awesome, but don’t miss the gloomy long winters. I hope you are doing well ”. I am sure after this winter, there are more than a few of us who are thinking that anywhere but here sounds great! I hope everyone is doing well and please send me any 1992 classmates (from left to right) Courtenay Batcha, Ben Frost, Jared Bilanin, Michael Scarlata, Jason Bilanin, James news you might have - it really Francomano, Todd Hovanec and Mike Ferry. is always wonderful to hear from classmates. 1992 1994 NJ, and they’re expecting twin boys in March. In other happy 1998 Meghan Bencze Mayhew C. Justin Hillenbrand news, Zaneta Shannon became 1011 Dacian Avenue, Apt. A 25 Mooreland Road Zaneta Shannon Chambers when Marin S. Blitzer Durham, NC 27701 Greenwich, CT 06831 she married Darrell Chambers 791 Tremont Street meghan _ [email protected] [email protected] last October. Apt. W501 Boston, MA 02118 Blair F. Young Marika Sardar Nickson 1996 1204 Alsace Way 5205 39th Avenue Giovanna Gray Torchio Lafayette, CO 80026-1855 Sunnyside, NY 11104 15th Reunion 405 10th Street, NE [email protected] Apt 105 Kate Marquis is enjoying work Sonal M. Mahida 10 Colt Circle Washington, DC 20002 ing in the Netherlands the past 1995 Princeton Junction, NJ 08550-2247 [email protected] few years but she looks forward [email protected] to coming back to the States Melissa Woodruff Mccormick Heather Hall is currently teach Stephen J. Nanfara soon, where it will be easier for 257 South State Street ing 7th and 8th grade English 5 Pegg Road her to visit PDS. Newtown, PA 18940 and coaching girls’ basketball Flemington, NJ 08822 Joelle Scott has just pub [email protected] and lacrosse at Gill St. Bernard’s lished a book called Digging for [email protected] School in Gladstone, NJ. Disclosure: Tactics fo r Protecting Eric S. Schorr 28 Swayze Street Kathy Knapp Schaeffer wel Your Firm’s Assets from Swindlers, comed her second child, a baby 1999 Scammers, and Imposters, (http:// West Orange, NJ 07052-2026 [email protected] boy named Cody Paul Schaeffer www.amazon.com/Digging- in September. Older sister Addi Nikhil S. Agharkar Disclosure-Protecting-Swindlers- From Missy: Hi everyone - Well, son reportedly is thrilled. 20 East 9th Street Imposters/dp/0131385569/ref=sr as always, it seems like everyone Apt. 10R _l_l?ie = UTF8&s = books&qid= is very busy these days. I’m liv 1997 New York, NY 10003 1295538986&sr=8-l) ing in Newtown, PA, with my [email protected] husband, Kevin, and my sons, Mandy A. Rabinowitz Robyn L. Wells 1993 Connor, 5, and Jackson, 2. We’re 59 W. 12th Street 479 Jefferson Road super excited about welcoming Apt. 9A Princeton, NJ 08540-3418 Darcey Carlson Leonard baby McCormick #3 in May. New York, NY 1001! [email protected] 1754 Brook Road I’m loving being home with [email protected] Warren, VT 05674 the kids and I’m still directing/ Joanna B. Woodruff [email protected] choreographing the musical Ellyn R. Rajfer 6309 Joshua Road 5304 Central Avenue Fort Washington, PA 19034 Adam D. Petrick at Chapin School, which is re ally fun. Here is some news Aberdeen, NJ 07747 [email protected] 96 South Street [email protected] Apt. 4 from others in our class. Blythe The Alumni Office has learned Boston, MA 02111 Quinlan recently moved back to Hi everyone. As I write this we that September Iris Bodel was [email protected] Princeton with her family, and have a temporary respite in NYC born to Michael Bodel and Ale- Deb Pollard Wepman relocated from the long winter; I hope handra Parra Bodel. According According to the Princeton with her family to Seattle, WA. everyone survived. The last time to her grandmother, PDS teacher, Packet, Alex Wei was married All the way over in Switzerland, I remember this much snow was Helen Bodel, September was on July 18, 2009. He married a Andrea Morrison Eckert is anx our junior year at PDS, and if born a gorgeous 7-5 lb. baby girl! Vassar classmate, Catherine Anne iously awaiting the April arrival memory serves correctly it was Rothenberg Wei. Catherine is an of baby boy #3, who will join right after the holidays and com Reunion Weekend English teacher at the Westridge big brothers Eli, 6, and Ethan, 4. pletely threw a wrench in the School in Pasadena, CA, and Phil Glassner decided to join in Upper School exam week—it was M ay 13 & 14, 2011 Alex is an art director for feature on the relocating/having babies great! I have heard the following Register Online films and commercials. Con bandwagon. He, his wife, Kyla, from Ali Johnston: “I am living Visit www.pds.org gratulations! and their son moved to Stockton, in San Francisco and teaching SPRING 2011 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • 59 CLASS NOTES ALUMNI NEWS 2000 2002 thought I would get the chance doing some organic farming and to do. My main focus, however, songwriting and would love to Jessica L. Batt Margaret L. "Marlee" Sayen has been setting up a recording hear from you guys.” Nathaniel 32 Fox Grape Road 425 E. 63rd Street studio in Brooklyn (where I now can be reached via email at: Na- Flemington, NJ 08822-4011 Apt. W8C live) called Spaceman Sound. [email protected]. [email protected] New York, NY 10065 We’ve got a website: www. [email protected] spaceman-sound.com and on M atthew S. McGowan it you can find a series of live 941 Lyndale Avenue Andrea J. Swaney videos we put together this sum Trenton, l\IJ 08629-2409 1955 Menalto Avenue mer, of which I’m really proud. [email protected] Menlo Park, CA 94025 [email protected] Business is going great and I Natasha Jacques Nolan really couldn’t be happier with W 44 Fox Chase Run Marlee Sayen wrote: “Happy this somewhat accidental career & Hillsborough, NJ 08844 Spring! I hope this Journal finds path.” [email protected] you well. We have lots of exciting Mike Battaglia shared that he and Brett Haroldson are current Sapna E. G. Thottathil news to report from the Class of 28630 North Skycrest 2002 including new jobs, engage ly collaborating on some cooking and beer demonstrations, and Ivanhoe, IL 60060 ments, weddings, career devel Aviva Perlman '02 in front of her grand [email protected] opments (and discovered and/ had their first successful one at mother's former apartment building in Poland. or pursued passions), updates the Meadowlands recent annual from worldwide Beer Fest. Aviva Perlman also sent an travelers, and new Sarah Maloney Schoenholtz update from Israel: “I am con babes on the way! wrote that she and her husband tinuing my year-long studies in Personally, I don’t are happily expecting a baby Israel and having a transforma have too much to boy late this May! Early in May, tive experience. I recently got share aside from Sarah hopes to receive her MFA back from a week in Poland on the fact that I’m in Creative Writing. One of her a heritage seminar with a group living and work poems is set to appear in the from my program in Israel. We ing in New York spring issue of Oberlin’s Field. visited different key parts of the and am happier Johanna Dickson shared the country in order to explore Jew than ever. As al following news, “I left my job at ish life before, during and after ways, feel free to Conde Nast in November to be the Holocaust and get in touch send updates my come the Social Media Manager with our Polish-Jewish roots. I way. It’s great to and Blog Editor at Bernstein & was fortunate enough to visit Brendan Hart 00, Charlie Denby 00. Paris McLean share what every Andriulli, an artist representa many places that had significance '00, Pierre Downing '00 and Rob Farina '00, former PDS one is up to since tion agency in Bryant Park. We to my family, including stopping basketball teammates, with Rob's new wife, Maresa at their PDS days.” represent artists in photography, by the building in which my ma Rob and Maresa's wedding on October 16, 2010 in Santa Here’s what we illustration, cgi, and styling. So ternal grandmother lived before Barbara, CA. rounded up for far I love it. I’m still living on the the Holocaust. It was a very pow this issue... Lower East Side with my pup, erful, meaningful and intense Micaela Concool is working Molly, but will probably be mov experience. I am eager to see at Discovery and living in New ing later in the summer.” what my remaining four months York City. She recently got en Jennifer Urs is still living in will have in store!” gaged to Rick Gold; she met him Atlanta and is currently working at Cornell and is getting married as a graduate assistant in Compli over Labor Day weekend in 2011! ance within the Georgia State Rebecca Bramlett wrote: Athletic Department and study “I just wanted to include that I ing to get her master’s in sports received my Master of Arts from administration. the University of Chicago in Au Erica Lanni defended her Anna Soloway '00 who has begun gust 2010.” thesis in organic chemistry at the nursing school at NYU School of Timon Lorenzo is working for University of Michigan in Janu Nursing. the NBA Bobcats in Charlotte, ary and is currently looking for a NC, until May. He encour job! She will graduate at the end 2001 ages any PDS alums to “holler if of April with a PhD in chemis 10th Reunion you’re there!” try and a graduate certificate in Pat Southern wrote: “Since science, technology and public Nick Sardar Carolyn Dorazio English 02 and her 9 Braemar Drive graduating from Sarah Law policy. In February, she got en gaged to Jonas Locke. They met husband John English last September Princeton, NJ 08540 rence I’ve spent as much of my on their wedding day. [email protected] free time immersed in music as as students at UM in 2008 and possible. After playing in a few have been dating since late 2009. Carolyn Dorazio English Ashton Todd bands and doing some touring, Nathaniel Memoir Smith sent wrote, “I married John English 20 Boudinot Street I’ve settled into a project called in the following update: “I am last September in Boston where Princeton, NJ 08540 Tidal Arms. We are releasing an currently in Israel on birthright. we live. I work at Rue La La (all [email protected] LP this coming Sunday, which Remember I was voted most you online shoppers should join)! A. Joy Woffindin is also the first day of a national likely to become a rabbi? I am Stacy Kalafer made the trip up 211 Goat Hill Road tour. Incredibly, we’re playing leading songs with Brazilians, from Miami as a bridesmaid Lambertville, NJ 08530 Starland Ballroom in NJ, which Israelis and Americans. I will stay and my brother, John ’00, was a [email protected] is something I don’t think I ever until April and work on a kibbutz groomsman. It was a great time!” 60 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES 2003 ing for or producing content We will, I hope, all see each Small World, Wei works for Gal for EatingWell.com, she’s in the other at the 5th reunion in May lup & Robinson, a marketing Nicholas L. Perold test kitchen taste-testing recipes. and get updates in person then, research firm in Pennington. Wei 67 Ten Eyck Street Erin bought her first house in but for those of you who can’t graduated from Stanford last fall Apt. 2R Middlebury in June, adopted a make the reunion or can’t wait with a degree in Human Biology. Brooklyn, NY 11206 six-month-old ((xx)) Heinz 57, for updates, here are a few things She worked for the Robert Wood [email protected] and started a small graphic and I found out about the Class of Johnson Foundation before mov web design business. 2006. . ing to her current job, and will 2004 Emily Penick hasn’t written a Clark Bristol wrote in with be starting medical school in the class note in years, so she’d like the exciting news that he got en fall. Wei is spending the time Erin K. McCormick to say “Hello!” and get everyone gaged to Jessie Love. This marks until medical school teaching 5085 Case Street up to date. Emily is a working the fourth person in our class to herself how to cook. She wrote Middlebury, VT 05753 director/choreographer/stage get engaged or married, by my that she is “making delicious [email protected] manager, and is currently earning count. The engagement took baked goods with her new stand her MFA in directing at Ohio place on Christmas Day 2010. I mixer.” Nanette O’Brien’s mother wrote University. Emily is loving her have no word on when the wed Charlie Turndorf is also in that Nanette will complete her freelance theater career and the ding will be. the area, and has started work degree in English Literature traveling that comes along with Misha Hill didn’t get married, ing for a company that writes from St. Anne’s College, Oxford it. In December, Emily stage- but she finally turned 21. She software to sense color. Turndorf University in June 2011. She is managed a tour of the show wrote that since her birthday, she hopes to study game design, for enjoying playing the violin with ‘Alice’ in Hong Kong (a city that has “thoroughly enjoyed using which he will need experience the Oxford University orchestra she now loves). She’s currently my real ID to get into clubs and with computer programming. He and various ensembles. She will choreographing a production of to buy alcohol.” hopes to gain some of that expe be working in London in 2011. ‘The Misanthrope’ and is about Hill now has a job in admin rience at his job. Erin McCormick sent the fol to go into production for Theresa istrative support for HomeFront, Arvind Thambidurai also lowing news: Rebeck’s ‘Spike Heels,’ which she an organization in Lawrence has a job lined up for the sum Kate Chimacoff Dickens is directing. Emily wants to give that works to relieve poverty in mer. He plans to graduate from wrote, “On 1.1.11, I GOT MAR a shout-out and a big hug to her central New Jersey. Hill is part Rutgers in the spring and work RIED! My husband is a jet pilot classmate and mentors who are of a team in the WorkFirst NJ at a co-op at Johnson & Johnson for the Navy. We are stationed still living the dream in theater: program “trying to help moth through the end of the summer. in Texas while he does more Nick Benacerraf, Ross Hindley, ers who receive public assistance In the fall, he will begin working training. We are headed either to and Jim Ruttman. further their education and/or at Crowe Horwath, a consulting California or to Virginia in the move back into the workforce. firm in New York City. fall. I’m working as an event co 2005 Hill says she enjoys what she Neil Sharma wrote that he ordinator and executive assistant is doing and explains that even and Zach Cherry are working director to the economic develop Kyle Boatwright though her work “can be emo on a film project, which they are ment council in Kingsville, Tex 6 University Drive tionally draining,” she likes “to planning to release at the begin as. We are hanging in down here Suite 187-206 think I’m making a small differ ning of March. They don’t want just north of the border, but it’s Amherst, MA 01002 ence for at least one person.” to reveal details, but Sharma part of our world travels thanks [email protected] Currently, Hill lives at home, wrote that he and Cherry “know to the Navy. I’m making the best but she wants to save up enough the subject matter is something of each day and each place we Kaitlyn L. Langdon money to move to a metropolitan very dear to the hearts of their live in. It’s been three moves in 9 Benedek Road area, “as nice as central Jersey classmates.” Sharma names as one year... yikes!” Princeton, NJ 08540 nightlife options are for 20-some his influences: “Ricky Gervais, Brett Downey got engaged [email protected] things.” Michael Moore, and Flo from the to Nick Riggle this past June. Progressive commercials.” Sunny Anuzis wrote: “After an Sarah Mischner is also liv They’re getting married this Sharma’s description of his extended internship, many shifts ing in the Princeton area again, coming June in the West Village. and Cherry’s other activities is at the Bent Spoon, and much after a 24-national park de Allie Rubin, Lily Mitchell, and too big of a masterpiece not to be searching, I have finally landed a tour. Mischner graduated from Susannah Blair are all brides quoted in its entirety: job at Princeton University Press! Smith with a BA in music last maids. Brett wrote, “We’re plan “Zach has begun performing I’m the sales assistant and paper spring. She then “road-tripped ning on honeymooning in Portu at stand-up comedy clubs in the back copywriter, which basically around the USA for the next gal this August. We also moved two months.” On her travels she NJ/NY area, and should you get means I get to talk about RE to a new apartment in Cobble the time, you should absolutely ALLY interesting books all day... “painted, hiked in 24 national Hill, Brooklyn, and got a kitten!” go see him and support him. couldn’t be happier!” parks, met up with friends new Scott Rosenberg wrote, “Life During his off-days, he spends Chris Haldane’s mother and old, and tried lots of differ is good in Philly! I’m a 2L at time pwning nOObz on his Xbox, proudly wrote that Chris is a ent local beers.” Mischner claims Temple Law, and planning to go and watching multiple episodes junior at Penn State where he has she can now give advice on “how into litigation (of some kind). of the cult classic ‘3rd Rock a 4.0 GPA and is in the Schreyers to dodge grizzlies, take the scenic While school is tough, golf and From the Sun.’ Neil is also still Honors College. He is an engi route, or what to do when your skiing still monopolize my free brakes give out.” looking for a job, although he neering major. time. I’m enjoying it while I can! When she’s not loitering in claims it has become difficult to My best to the rest of‘04!” Small World with Beth Wei, send out that many job applica Jayme Basso and Daniel Ber- 2006 ______Mischner is “interning at the tions in a day whilst juggling gan ‘03 are engaged. 5th Reunion Brooklyn Academy of Music, an engaging group GChat with Erin McCormick is cur Jacob "Mendy" Fisch singing with Princeton Pro Mu- Mike Sarvary, Kevin ‘Bones’ rently working as an Interactive 105 Fitzrandolph Road sica, and enjoying sleeping in a Smith, and Kiran Vepuri. He Producer at EatingWell Media Princeton, NJ 08540 real bed.” is going to run a 5K in April in Group. When she’s not writ [email protected] In addition to loitering in a move that he hopes will make SPRING 2011 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • 61 CLASS NOTES ALUMNI NEWS him more ‘aesthetically pleasing’ Institute for Study Abroad in to the female gender.” Copenhagen. In the months leading up to Becky Tamayo is currently our reunion, I hope to finish my studying abroad and perfecting Reunion Weekend thesis, which is about a dam in her Spanish in Seville, Spain. Turkey, and graduate from col Alexa Maher is currently sail May 13 & 14, 2011 lege. You can check in with me ing around the world with the at the reunion in May to find Semester at Sea Program. She left out whether this was successfully from the Bahamas and will make accomplished. her way to Dominica, Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Mauri 2007 tius, India, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Japan, Hawaii, and end Register Online Allison Crouse in San Diego, CA. Visit www.pds.org 16 Highpoint Drive Greg Francfort was recently Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 appointed the Chief Financial See page 35 for details. [email protected] Officer of the Georgetown Uni versity Credit Union and is very Melanie Philippou excited about the opportunity to 9 Bonner Court lead the entirely student-run fi Pennington, NJ 08534 nancial institution over the com [email protected] ing year. 2008 2009 Join the Tessica Glancey Vinay Trivedi Bates College 517 Leverett House Mail Center 677 Bates College Cambridge, MA 02138 Lewiston, ME 04240 Princeton [email protected] [email protected] Antoine Hoppenot’s mother sent 2010 news that Antoine, a junior at Princeton University, was named Correspondent needed Day the 2010 Ivy League Soccer Player of the Year, an All Ameri Alexandra Feuer is running track can, and semi-finalist for the for Gettysburg College. Hermann Trophy. School Alumni Group on Facebook Hannah Epstein '08 and Tessica Glancey '08 met up in Copenhagen. Go to www.facebook.com From Tess: During their fall semesters We want to and type in abroad, Hannah Epstein and hear from you! Tessica Glancey met up in "Princeton Day School Alumni Group" Copenhagen and Amsterdam. Send in your news to your representative at the top of Epstein studied film through Reconnect with fellow alums NYU Tisch Dublin and directed, your class news. shot, and edited an official music video for the Irish music group, If no class representative and learn about what's Alterosa’s “Never Been Scared”, is listed you may email happening at PDS today. while Glancey studied European your news to:. history and Copenhagen’s con [email protected] temporary issues at the Danish 62 • PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL • SPRING 2011 Princeton Day School nurtures the mind, the body, and the character of each student. IN MEMORIAM In Memoriam The school has learned o f the passing o f the following members of the PDS community. We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to their families and friends. Ronda Binkowitz John (Jack) Henderson ’51 Grandmother of Dominick Gasparro ’16, Sister of Patricia Henderson Lincoln ’56 STANLEY CHARLES SMOYER Vincent Gasparro ’19 and Gianna Gasparro ’21 A dear friend of Princeton Day School, Catherine Rodwell Hill ’39 Alexander (Whip) K. Buck, Stanley Charles Smoyer passed away in Robert Johnson Husband of former trustee Sally Buck; father of Al December at his home in Princeton. Husband of Flik kitchen staff member, Elle Johnson exander (Sandy) Buck, Jr. ’74 and N. Harrison (Pete) Stan was associate Buck ’77; grandfather of N. Harrison Helen Kreisler ’86 general counsel for the Buck 04, Henry Buck 08 and Caroline Buck ’09 Sister of Stephen Kreisler ’84 Johnson & Johnson Corporation at the time Margaretta Sergeant Harrison Calvert Louisa Lambert Mother of Craig Battle ’62, David Battle ’65, Former president of the Parents’ Association; mother of his retirement in John Battle ’71 and Kemp Battle ’74 of Kelly Lambert Walker ’83, Samuel W. Lambert ’86, 1974, and was actively and Sarah Lambert Dolan ’89 involved in the Princ Francis X. Critchlow ’38 eton community from Sister of Therese Critchlow ’39 Lee LaPlaca Grandmother of Laurie LaPlaca Holladay ’76 the time he moved here in 1946. Serving Joseph M. Conroy as a Trustee to Princeton Day School from Grandfather of Erin Conroy Welling ’98 Kay Lasley 1977-1981, and then as Trustee Emeritus, Grandmother of Caylin Brahaney ’ 11 and Charles Stan also served on the Princeton Township T. Burnet Fisher ’39 Brahaney ’15; mother-in-law of Trustee Marc Brahaney council, including one year as mayor, and Frank Garry Mary Kerney Levenstein ’58 was a driving force in the founding and Grandfather of James Garry ’09 and Matthew Sister of Ellen Kerney ’53, J. Regan Kerney ’61 continuation of the Greater Princeton Area Garry ’11; father-in-law of Julia Penick Garry ’77 and T. Lincoln Kerney ’65 Community Foundation. As a strong be Richard R. Gilbert Virginia Lockwood liever in the value of athletic competition, Father of Allison Gilbert Kozicharow ’70 Former faculty; mother of Julia Lockwood ’67 Stan hoped to pass this love on to others by and Virginia Gilbert ’80 Natalie S. Marcus supporting the creation of athletic fields in Anne Welch Gordon 39 Mother of Roger Marcus ’60 and Richard Marcus ’62; the community, including Princeton Day Aunt of Elizabeth Meredith Riga ’71 grandmother of Elissa Marcus Massimo ’90 School’s own Smoyer Field. and Julie Marcus Downs ’91 George Gordon Father of John Gordon ’72, Sandy Gordon Robert J. Mayes Alberto Petrella (see box) Father of Bryanna Mayes ’09 Rounds ’73, Richard (Dich) Gordon ’75, and Former PDS employee and icemeister; father of Margaret (Maggie) Gordon ’78 Harriette McLoughlin Margaret Petrella ’82 and Marisa Petrella Lombardo’85 Julius J. & Samuella Perlman Hafitz Mother of John McLoughlin ’63, Hollis Daniel Rossi McLoughlin ’65 and Peter McLoughlin ’75 Father & Mother of Miriam Hafitz ’72, Michael Hafitz Brother of Peter Rossi ’04 and Nick Rossi 10 ’73, Rebecca Hafitz Hull ’77 and Andrew Hafitz ’80 Suzanne Paris McCormick ’34 Barbara G. Schoenberg Dunstan McNichol Mother of Carol Schoenberg ’78 ALBERTO PETRELLA Husband of former Director of Communications Michelle Ruess William A. Schreyer Princeton Day School lost a beloved member Father of DrueAnne Schreyer ’82 of the community, long-time groundskee- Bruce McPherson per and rink manager extraordinaire Alberto Husband of Susan Shea McPherson ’62 Stanley C. Smoyer (see box) Trustee Emeritus; father of Petrella, who passed away in January. Bart Meredith David Smoyer ’56 and Nancy Smoyer ’61 Beginning in 1968 Brother of Elizabeth Meredith Riga ’71 and stretching until Kelly Spiegel 1993, Mr. Petrella’s William Michaels Wife of Jon Spiegel ’78 Husband of Artist-in-Residence Judy Michaels tenure at Princeton Day Virginia Kramer Stein School was remark Leland L. Moyer Former faculty; mother of Christopher Stein ’73 able for its length and Father of Leland (Andy) Moyer, Jr. ’90, and Jonathan Stein ’76 memorable for its reach. Michael V. Moyer ’91 and J.D. Moyer ’96 William Watson Stewart Alberto passed on his Antoinette Mundenar Father of Sally Stewart Gilbert ’65 enthusiasm and knowledge of sports to Grandmother of Paige Dennis-Mundenar ’12, countless Panther athletes. In 2000, he was Madison Mundenar ’18 and Skylar Mundenar ’20; Arthur H. Turner, Sr. inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in mother-in-law of Trustee Jill Mundenar Father of Karen Turner ’72 a special category that honors the contribu Robert Murphy James D. Walcott, Jr. ’80 tions of those “whose example of uncom Husband of Susan Franz Murphy ’86; son-in-law Son of Susan Barclay Walcott ’57; mon commitment, dedication and support of former woodworking teacher Andrew Franz brother of Ann Walcott Douglas ’77 of our athletic program is worthy of special Christine Otis ’67 Margaret Stokes Whitehead ’43 recognition.” In every possible way, Alberto, Sister of Kim Otis ’72; aunt of Anna Otis TO and his contributions to the life of the Robert D. Williams school he loved, were uncommon. Joe E. 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