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Reunion Weekend September 13-16, 2018 Table of Contents

Schedule of Events...... 2 Alumni Association Executive Committee...... 3 Reunion Volunteers...... 4 Alumni Service Award...... 5 Distinguished Alumni Awards...... 7 Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame...... 9 Wornall Campus Map...... 11 Campus Map...... 12

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If you need a place to sit and relax while you are on campus September 13 - 14, you are welcome to come to Founders Hall on the Wornall Campus. Schedule of Events

Thursday, September 13 All-Alumni Dinner Wornall Campus 5:30 p.m. – Cocktails & Class Photos (Courtyard) 6:30 p.m. – Dinner & Alumni Awards Presentation (Dining Hall) Friday, September 14 Hazard Lecture Series – 8:45-9:30 a.m. Ward Parkway Campus Auditorium, Hall Student Center Speaker: Sheela Sathyanarayana, M.D., M.P.H. ’93 Topic: “How Environmental Chemicals Affect Human Health” Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. As a physician scientist, she practices general pediatrics and conducts research focused on endocrine disrupting chemicals, including phthalates and bisphenol A in pregnancy and childhood health outcomes. Campus Tours – 10 a.m. Wornall Campus – Meet in Founders Hall Ward Parkway Campus – Meet in Upper School lobby Girls Varsity vs. St. Joseph’s Academy (St. Louis, MO) – 4 p.m. Ward Parkway Campus, Owen Tennis Courts Alumnae Game – 4:30 p.m. Wornall Campus, Field Hockey Field Dust off your sticks or come cheer on the players in a friendly game with the current team. Contact Annie Fairchild ’05 to register to play, [email protected].

All-Alumni and Family Tailgate – 5-8 p.m. Ward Parkway Campus, Football Practice Field Join classmates, faculty and coaches for free food and beverages! Bring your children and grandchildren - activities for children ages 2 years to 5th grade.

Homecoming Football Game vs. Bishop Ward High School – 7 p.m. Ward Parkway Campus, Stadium Field Saturday & Sunday, September 15-16 Individual class activities organized by class committees. 2 Alumni Association

2018-2019 Executive Committee President Representatives Kimi O’Dell Nelson ’82 Lyndon Gustin Chamberlain ’76 Spencer Dean ’02 President-Elect Denise Delcore ’02 Charles Frisbie ’57 Leo Salinger ’00 Sarah Voss Hanson ’99 Foster Honeck ’11 Past President Laura Weber Lutz ’82 David Zimmer ’75 Katharine Frick Peryam-Rosser ’65 James Tinsman, Sr. ’52 Anna Toms ’05

Thank you to these Reunion Volunteers! G. Kenneth Baum ’48 Gary Pener ’78 Sydney Wallis Backstrom ’53 Kevin Sink ’78 Jack Moreland ’53 Guy Townsend ’78 Tarz Embry ’58 Lee Smithson Burd ’83 Richard Horttor ’58 Andy Colom ’83 Irv Blond ’63 Perry Podrebarac ’83 Lee Nigro ’63 Jamie Schultz Berg ’88 Terry Tholen ’63 John Coe ’88 Christine Morgan Glenski ’68 David Dickey ’88 Molly Kerdolf Hackman ’68 Elizabeth Dolan ’88 Deborah Noah Lawrence ’68 Anne Kurtz Flam ’88 Tanya Blades Palmer ’68 Kent Fortner ’88 Carolyn Fennell Sullivan ’68 Cynthia Twyman Hass ’88 Tom Greene ’68 Lisa Kiene ’88 Hank Jonas ’68 Jennifer Katz Kraus ’88 Alex Rosser ’68 Jorge Paradelo ’88 Greg Smith ’68 Greg Wolf ’88 Steve Suskin ’68 Paul Greenwood ’93 Michelle Danner Elder ’78 Elizabeth Jackson ’93 Brian Blake ’78 W. Hunter Wolbach ’93 Richard English ’78 Daisy Burns ’98 Paul Giffin ’78 Jeff Stingley ’98 John Goodwin ’78 Sarah Pence Bloss ’03 Michael Laddin ’78 Sydney Stoops Bruner ’03 Greg Lombardi ’78 Charlotte Kemper ’03 Troy Miller ’78 Cortney Patterson ’08 Want to help plan a future reunion? Contact the alumni office! [email protected] 50th Reunion - Class of 1968

Congratulations to the Class of 1968 on its 50th Reunion! Sunset Hill Pembroke-Country Day Georgette Clayton Ayala Greg Allen John Lytton Kathi Fordyce Barry Stewart Ashton Olli Maenpaa Ellen Sittenfeld Battistelli Bill Baumgardt Jeff Magalif* Gail Jarvis Bonaso Fred Berry* Tim McFarland Susan Montgomery Bump* Mike Blake Mike McGrannahan* Carol Cavanaugh Nick Boneff Bryan Nelson Mary Christopher Pieter Brower Earl Padfield Suzanne Helmers Collins Mike Brown Art Popham* Ree Barton Douthat Jack Brozman Bob Postlethwaite Linda Renne Fairchild Rob Butcher Bill Putsch Christine Morgan Glenski George Byers Bill Quirk Kathy Murphy Grendell John Case Alex Rosser Molly Kerdolff Hackman Bart Cohen Tom Shapiro Jane Withers Harney Roger Cunningham Dick Sher Harriett Jones George Curran Larry Shopmaker Wendy Wiles Kase Chuck Dehner Steve Short Mary Ann McNay Lawhead Kent Dillon Greg Smith Debby Noah Lawrence Chuck Duboc Neal Stiffelman Eleanor Sheldon Lawrence Dana Durand Steve Suskin Janet Levy Bill Dwyer Dan Tilson Katie Poindexter Logan Roger Goldblatt Kevin Wodlinger Elizabeth Marshall Gene Goldman Sally McGee Ray Goldsich *Deceased Sally Navran Steve Goodman Liz Mackie Orrick Tom Grant Tanya Blades Palmer Chris Gray* Nancy Peeke John Greenbaum Cynthia Smith Rothbaum Tom Greene Dorothy Slegman Doug Gunn Carolyn Fennell Sullivan Tom Hedges* Barbara McCulney Tate Cam Husty Noriko Miyashita Tomatsu Mike Jackson Torry Torrance Moore Oli Jacot-Guillarmod* Diane Williams Hank Jonas Margo Willits David Kemper Ed King Bill Koenigsdorf Rex Krakauer* Grant Lyddon*

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Susanne Shutz ’53 Sunset Hill School set the stage for Susanne’s lifelong attraction to the theater when she fell in love with variety skits and Gilbert and Sullivan musicals as a student. Since then, she has had the opportunity to play many roles at the school: alumna, teacher, parent, volunteer, trustee, and, most recently, grandparent.

In 1945, Susanne’s mother, Maxine Christopher Shutz, transferred her daughters from public schools to Sunset Hill. Her older sister, Laura Shutz Cray ’50, entered the eighth grade while Susanne joined the fourth grade. Susanne said she had a wonderful education and enjoyed playing field hockey and . Even limited acting opportunities infused a lifetime passion. She fondly remembers playing the character roles in the school musicals and standing in the theater balcony, playing the angel, Gabriel, in the Christmas play. Upon graduation, Susanne attended Bradford Junior College and University of , where she earned a degree in speech and theater. Although she was offered a position as a teaching assistant while working toward a master’s degree in the speech department at the University of Hawaii, her parents asked her to return to Kansas City to participate in Junior League and BOTAR activities. Susanne came home, but was eager to start a career. She approached Sunset Hill’s headmistress, Mrs. Ellen Green, regarding the school’s need for a speech class. Mrs. Green agreed and hired Susanne as a part- time speech teacher. Teaching was a wonderful experience for Susanne and she has many fond memories of students who gained poise, confidence, and strong speaking skills due to her classes. When Susanne married and raised her family, Sunset Hill, along with Pem-Day, were reprised as central characters in her daily activities. Her children are graduates: Laura Curry Sloan ’79, Janet Curry ’81, Chuck Curry ’83, and Maxine Curry Christopher ’84.

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Susanne volunteered in many capacities; one of her favorites was writing, directing and producing the Mothers Skits for the Parents/Daughter dinners. Also, she was a member of the Board of Trustees, serving as president from 1974-76. During this time, she earned a master’s degree in theater from the - Kansas City, too. Susanne enjoyed her stint on the board, but she was thrilled to return to her first love in 1981 as the director of speech and theater at Sunset Hill. This role gave her the opportunity to teach one of the early “coordinated” classes, which included Pem-Day students. “I remember one girl who was painfully shy, and how challenging it was for her to stand in front of people to speak,” she reminisced. “All the students understood this – boys and girls – and it was so heartwarming to see them give a standing ovation for her and be so supportive during the final exams at an assembly.” Now, Susanne relishes her role as a grandparent and considers herself lucky to have grandchildren, Curry ’05, Kellyn ’08, and Riley ’13 Sloan, who grew up locally and attended Pembroke Hill. She laughed, “I went to everything – sports and plays – it’s all been wonderful!” Susanne has included the school in her estate plans and is a longtime member of The Founder’s Circle. “It’s an investment in something from which I have benefited – and have enjoyed – my whole life, as well as my children and grandchildren.”

“In 1953, I was a member of the largest graduating class at that time, which was 28 members. It has been such a pleasure watching the school, and particularly the arts program grow through the years, including public speaking and outstanding debate teams. It’s important to perpetuate this institution that has been such a stand- out in the community.”

With Susanne’s decision to include Pembroke Hill School in her estate plans, programs like the arts will flourish, and future students will enjoy the same thrill she felt hearing the sounds of applause.

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William Lyons ’73 William M. (Bill) Lyons is the former president and chief executive officer of American Century Companies, Inc., the global manager of a diversified family of mutual funds and institutional investment accounts headquartered in Kansas City. Bill served as an executive of American Century for over 20 years.

Bill also served as the company’s chief operating officer (1996 to 2000) and general counsel (1989 to 1998) and as a member of the company’s board of directors (1996 to 2007). Prior to joining American Century in 1987, Bill was a corporate and securities attorney with McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, California (now Morgan, Lewis & Bockius) and a law clerk to Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Bill holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. Bill is married to a fellow alumna - Peggy Bunting Lyons ’73. Their son David is a 2004 graduate of Pembroke Hill.

Bill is a current or former director of three public companies: Morningstar, Inc. (, IL), NIC, Inc. (Olathe, KS) and The Nasdaq Stock Exchange (New York, NY). Bill devotes significant time and energy to not-for-profit activities. He currently serves on the Boards of The Kansas City Symphony (Chair), The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, The Nature Conservancy (Kansas Chapter), The Children’s Mercy Hospital Foundation, and The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Bill is a past president of Pembroke Hill’s Board of Trustees.

In 2008, Bill founded Terra Capital, a start-up company focusing on private equity investments.

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Sheela Sathyanarayana, M.D., M.P.H. ’93 Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington.

As a physician scientist, Sheela practices general pediatrics and conducts research focused on endocrine disrupting chemicals, including phthalates and bisphenol A in pregnancy and childhood health outcomes. She has specifically focused on hormone mediated reproductive health outcomes in the perinatal period.

Sheela serves as a site principal investigator (PI) for The Infant Development and Environment Study, a multi-center cohort study of phthalate exposures in pregnancy and health outcomes in children. In 2013, Sheela was named Outstanding New Investigator within the University of Washington Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health.

She recently finished serving a six-year term as chair for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee and served on the National Academies of Sciences Committee on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Low Dose Toxicity. Sheela is co-PI of the ECHO PATHWAYS study at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute which focuses on looking at early life environmental exposures and child health outcomes.

8 Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame

Carol Flynn The Pembroke Hill School and the Alumni Association are pleased to posthumously induct Carol Flynn into the Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame was established on behalf of all alumni, to honor faculty and staff members who have served 25 years or who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to teaching.

Carol’s teaching career spanned 40 years as an English teacher, beginning at J.S. Chick Elementary and later teaching at Curé of Ars, Nallwood, and Hocker Grove. She finished at Pembroke Hill School.

Carol taught at Pembroke-Country Day and PHS from 1983 to 1997. She loved teaching middle school because she thought that age group was the most fun.

In addition to teaching in the classroom, Carol had a long career as a swim instructor and synchronized coach, providing swim lessons to children and adults alike. Furthermore, Carol was an accomplished actress and world traveler.

Carol passed away on April 7, 2018. Former middle school principal Tony Strub remembers her as a true master teacher in every sense of the word. Her knowledge of the English language, literature, poetry, drama, oratory, teaching techniques, and her ability grasp and hold the attention of adolescents was a marvel.

Recalling a childhood memory was the best way for Tony to describe Carol as a teacher. Tony shared, “I remember a fourth grade nun when I was a student at Holy Cross School in northeast Kansas City many years ago. One day, we were in class, spelling and diagramming sentences on the chalkboard. I was having a really bad day. When we were on our way to lunch, the nun came up to me, patted me on the back, smiled and said, ‘Anthony, you are

9 Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame the most creative speller that I ever had in my class.’ My feelings went from the jail house to the penthouse. It wasn’t what she said. It was the pat on the back and the warm, caring, loving smile that made me feel so much better. This memory describes Carol as an educator. She was a leader, teacher, and mentor to all of her students.”

Carol joins more than 100 current and former employees who have been inducted in the Faculty & Staff Hall of Fame, which was created by the Pembroke-Country Day Class of 1949 in 1989.

1997 Middle and upper school English department: Jeff Loeb, Carol Flynn, Marcia Dowling, Ellen Walker, Frank Doden, Lorraine Gordon, Ann Sweeney, Steven Salinger (chair), Valerie Ostarch, Reed Goldsmith, and Michael Trent.

10 Wornall Campus Campus - Former Sunset Hill Campus

Archives & Founders Hall Located on the Wornall Campus, the archives is full of nostalgia. Come view the pictorial display of the school’s history, school memorabilia and your class photos. Take a rest in Founders Hall 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm. on September 13 and 14. 11 Ward Parkway Parkway Campus Campus - Former Pem-Day Campus

Bookstore Located on the Ward Parkway Campus near the Kemper Library, the bookstore has a unique collection of clothing, accessories, and PHS spirit wear. Hours: Open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

12 - SAVE THE DATE - More details about upcoming events can be found at www.pembrokehill.org on the Alumni page. Alumni – Parent Trivia Night Saturday, November 10, 2018 – 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dinner and drinks Wornall Campus, Dining Hall Alumni Holiday Party & Winter Holiday Concert Thursday, December 20, 2018 Party – 5-7 p.m., Kemper Library Concert – 7-9 p.m., Hall Student Center Ward Parkway Campus Play Date at PHS For alumni families with children ages 2 yrs.-3rd grade Sunday, January 27, 2019 – 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wornall Campus, Deramus Field House Alumni Reception in New York Saturday, April 6, 2019 – 5-7 p.m. St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Ave., New York, NY May Day Wednesday, May 1, 2019 (rain date, May 2) – 1:15 p.m. Wornall Campus, Field Hockey Field Reunion Weekend 2019 September 26-29, 2019

Alumni are always welcome at PHS sporting events during the school year. Visit www.pembrokehill.org/calendar for sports schedules.