SPRING 2013 THE ROMNEYS A BIGGER ROLE ON ON LIFE, LEADERSHIP, THE GLOBAL STAGE & CRANBROOK Cranbrook and the World Leading Schools Organization SCHOOLS DO YOU REMEMBER? READING A SCRIPT, 1955 Try your hand at identifying this photo. Should you discover classmates you can identify, contact: Margi Brown // PO Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI // 48303-0801 // 248.645.3132 // [email protected] FALL 2012: DO YOU REMEMBER? Editor’s Note: Bill McGraw, ’69, writes, “Awww…that’s too easy. Probably because I bought that photo from Harvey Croze. Not because I was in it, but because it was a great shot of my first girlfriend on earth. After 44 years, I can still put my hand on the pic in my house in 5 minutes. But I don’t think it was 1968, maybe 1967, fall formal. Front row, L-R, The lovely and amazing Carol Lerchen, Julie Martin, Michelle?, Beth Quay and Julie Coulter. Back row, L-R, Bill McGraw (me), Rob Northwood, Michael Hawkins, Bob Varley and Tom Brenneke.” Ellen Katzer, Kitsy Hanson Abbott, Beth Quay Andrews, Margo Goodale and Rod Fonda (all class of ’69) also wrote in with the answer. TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 President’s Point of View 3 Director’s School of Thought 4 Admissions of Excellence 5 Alumni Association Presidents ABOUT ALUMNI 6 Focus: Cranbrook Kingswood 10 A Bigger Role on the Global Stage 13 Mitt and Ann Romney 17 Distinguished Alumni 19 Memoirs of a Cranbrook Faculty Brat 21 Bill Moran: A Memoir 23 Remembering Margaret Spencer 25 Alumni Moments 27 Class Notes Tradition is published twice a year by the Cranbrook Schools Office of Advancement. Write us at: Tradition, Cranbrook Schools PO Box 801 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801 WOULD YOU PREFER TO READ THE ONLINE VERSION or email [email protected]. OF TRADITION? 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The magazine is printed on Amerigloss, which is American-made and contains 10% post-consumer waste, is manufactured with an elemental chlorine-free bleaching process, and promotes responsible forest- management practices. 1 \ SPRING 2013 time because, like Cranbrook Schools itself, the broader Community is engaged in some of the most innovative and important outreach initiatives in its history. Cranbrook has been transforming science learning among students within Detroit, Flint, and Pontiac public schools through a programmatic outreach that is the focus of three partnerships launched with grant support from the Bosch Community Fund, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Cranbrook Institute of Science will use this support to offer students, families, and instructional staff in-depth, hands- on exposure to science and technology with an emphasis on closing the education gap among urban students. These collaborations offer free, private field trips to the Institute for students, professional development opportunities for dozens of public school teachers, and free Institute memberships. Art and Science on the Go! is a four-year pilot program co-presented by Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art PRESIDENT’S Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science to provide turn-key instruction in culturally underserved Michigan POINT OF VIEW school districts in the northern half of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The program is designed to excite students about the connections between art and science. Cranbrook Art and Science on the Go! educators present two programs to each For Cranbrook Schools, Reunion Weekend has become much participating school and class using objects from, or related more than just a social gathering held each June. Reunion to Cranbrook’s collections at the Art Museum and Institute represents an important tradition that both measures and of Science, to illustrate topics at the intersection of art and preserves the history of Cranbrook. Our alumni represent science. In June and July, the Cranbrook Art and Science the living legacy of Cranbrook Schools and the values it has on the Go! educators deliver programming at Cranbrook stood for throughout the years. No matter how long ago a for K-12 teachers from the coverage area in three four-day student graduated, it is still his or her campus. The class sessions on the general topic of teaching art and science. members who come back each year are doing far more than marking the passage of time since their own graduation. I It is a source of real pride for me to be associated with believe that, by returning to Cranbrook, they are representing Cranbrook during such a significant period in its long history. the profound sense of connectedness that so many of our I look forward to sharing more great news with you in the alumni feel—a connectedness which will secure the future future as our collaborative and outreach efforts continue of Cranbrook Schools for generations to come. And, yes, it to evolve, and I hope that you plan to come back and visit is a lot of fun! It is something I look forward to with great Cranbrook soon. excitement. Sincerely, Connectedness—and the spirit of outreach—are powerful realities at Cranbrook Schools. Through membership in the World Leading Schools Association and Global Online Academy, the Schools are partnering with other exemplary DOM DiMARCO educational institutions to shape the direction of education President in both virtual and real classroom settings around the globe. To that end, this is an exciting time at Cranbrook Educational Community. Collaboration between Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Institute of Science, and Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum is expanding into groundbreaking, cross-programmatic opportunities. It is also an exciting SPRING 2013 / 2 More recently, we have begun to see exciting progress in special initiatives that are helping to secure Cranbrook Schools as a school of real international significance. Relationships with institutions from as far away as Turkey and Burkina Faso continue to evolve and enrich both Cranbrook and its overseas partners. As I have mentioned in the past, Cranbrook is a founding member of the Global Online Academy (GOA). The GOA is a highly select consortium of independent schools working toward the goal of developing (and delivering) web- based curriculum that meets the standards of a first-class preparatory education. Cranbrook is also a member of the World Leading Schools Association, another group of top- tier schools working to shape the future of global curricular development while sharing best practices among some of the finest schools in the world. Many other wonderful opportunities have been materializing recently, as well as an increase in interest in Cranbrook from parties around the world, that validate the progress we are making toward achieving our strategic vision. I look forward DIRECTOR’S to sharing more about them with you as they come to fruition. SCHOOL OF THOUGHT I would be remiss if I did not mention Cranbrook Educational Community Trustee Jeffrey A. Harris, ’73, at this time. Jeff has provided important leadership for the Asian studies One of the most important exercises Cranbrook Schools initiative at Cranbrook Schools. I offer my personal thanks has conducted in recent years was the development of our to Jeff and to all who have acted on their belief in the school strategic plan. A highly valuable process, the result was a by helping to make that vision a reality. document that provides both a course and a “starting point” for the institution and all its efforts as it moves forward. One With all that is happening here as the school moves into a result of the strategic planning process was a guiding vision more prominent role both nationally and internationally, it is for the school: an exciting time to be a part of Cranbrook Schools. The truth is that each one of you reading this is a part of Cranbrook “Cranbrook Schools will be recognized nationally and Schools. Our alumni make the differences we see here every internationally as a top-tier independent school with a day, from the increase of our international reputation to growing global presence.” the preservation of our historic campus. Thank you all for remaining a part of Cranbrook, and I look forward to seeing I believe that it has become evident that we are truly moving as many of you as I can at Reunion this June.