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Connections

Building the FuturePlans become action at the official groundbreaking for the newtown Square Campus

Also inside:

The Stripes: Stronger Than Ever

Memories of Fitz Dixon

The Magazine of The episcopal acadeMy Winter 2007

Connections, The Magazine of The episcopal academy is published three times a year by the office of communications. class notes, comments, and photographs should be directed to:

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editor Michael f. letts

Contributing Photographers Michael leslie John spofford naomi Knecht

Art & Production Karp graphic design

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On the cover: Shovels used in the September 27, 2006 groundbreaking ceremony at The Episcopal Academy’s Newtown Square Campus stand ready for use.

C O n t e n t S

Features 1 Making History After more than eight years of planning, the future home of The Episcopal Academy is taking shape

6 The Stripes: Stronger Than Ever Reaffirming our commitment to the Stripes

36 Memories of Fitz Eleven former students share fond stories of a beloved mentor and teacher

D e PA r t M e n t S

8 Academics

14 Athletics

16 Arts

18 Alumni

22 Spirituality & Community Service

24 Development

29 Class Notes

38 Milestones

Connections

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The Episcopal Academy celebrated one of the most significant events in its 221-year history on September 27th, hosting the groundbreaking ceremony for its new campus in Newtown Square.

Under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 60s, more than 2,000 Episcopal community members—including every student and faculty member—converged at the intersection of Rt. 252 and St. David’s Road to actively participate in welcoming the next chapter of the Academy’s history.

Themed “I am a Part of Episcopal’s History,” the program began at 10:30 a.m. and showcased the entire Episcopal family—alumni, students, faculty, staff, past parents, and friends. In keeping with the theme, all current students and faculty processed into the 2,000-seat tent with alumni representatives from each decade beginning in the 1930s, as well as members of the Board of Trustees. The group was led by student cross bearers (Rahul Jha ’07, Cameron Maple ’11, and Nile Hardy ’14) and standard bearers (Joi Patterson ’08 and Stephen Shanahan ’07), as well as four banner barriers (Loyd Pakradooni ’65, Nicole McNeal ’07, Intesar JanJua ’14, and Collin Wright ’12) who presented and hung custom-made banners representing Episcopal’s four locations: Philadelphia, Merion, Devon, and Newtown Square. The processional music was performed by the Upper School Chamber Orchestra and bagpiper Alexander Lee ’08.

Once the procession was complete, Chaplain Jim Squire Hon., gave the collect and student representatives from each of the units (Hannah Schaafsma ’15 and Caroline Jacoby ’15 from the Merion and Devon Lower Schools, Katherine Hirtle ’11 from the Middle School, and Christopher Cox ’07 from the Upper School) read the lessons.

Making HistoryOn September 27th, more than 2,000 attendees helped officially launch the next chapter in Episcopal’s history at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Newtown Square Campus

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Computer generated rendering of the new campus from the southwest. Rt. 252 is at the top of the image.

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“We have always brought with us the essence of who we are to where we are.”

– Jay Crawford ’57


DReams aRe BeComing RealityWhile the Episcopal community celebrated a new phase in the school’s storied history, work on the new campus sped ahead unabated. As these photos illustrate, foundations for all of the academic buildings are in, excavation of the Chapel and Athletic Center has begun, and the main entry road has been paved.

With construction work on schedule, the Capital Campaign more than halfway to its goal of $90 million (to date $55 million has been raised), the agreement of sale for the Merion Campus complete, and the Devon Campus being actively marketed, the countdown to the opening of school on the new campus in the fall of 2008 has begun.

the main entry road to campus being paved.

the lower school foundation and walls.

excavation for foundation of the Chapel.

Footprints of the Upper school (starting far left) and science Center (foreground).You can view the groundbreaking

ceremony in its entirety by visiting the Episcopal Web site at www.ea1785.org/groundbreaking. No special software is needed and chapter breaks make it easy to jump from segment to segment.

For updates on the Capital Campaign and construction of the new campus, please visit www.ea1785.org/newcampus.

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Chairman of the Board of Trust-ees, Gretchen Burke, welcomed all in attendance and gave introductory remarks before introducing Head of School Ham Clark. Mr. Clark, who used a number of visuals during his remarks, took those in attendance on a journey through Episcopal’s past, highlighting the numerous locations the school has called home. He empha-sized that the location of the school is not what makes Episcopal unique, but rather the accomplishments of its students, alumni, and faculty. He not-ed that none of the changes that have shaped and strengthened the school—moving from Center City to Merion, becoming a coeducational institution, opening the Devon Campus, and now moving to Newtown Square—were easy to take on.

“Here we will sustain the excellence in Mind, Body, and Spirit that al-ways characterized our school… But let there be no mistake, the move to this (Newtown Square) location was courageous and inspired,” said Clark. “We could have stayed in Merion. That certainly would have been the safe decision. But our future there would have been limited… Here we can fulfill our objective to be one of the best day schools in the country. Here, in the midst of the population boom of the western suburbs, we can attract and enroll the most talented young people from all across the Phil-adelphia region while still maintaining our connection to the city.”

Mr. Clark’s comments were fol-lowed by a time capsule presentation, which included students, faculty, alumni, and former administrators. Each of the participants contributed an item to a handcrafted time cap-sule made from cherry, walnut, and oak taken from the Merion, Devon, and Newtown Square campuses. The time capsule contributors were led by former Head of School, Jay Crawford ’57, who focused his comments on the history, traditions, and items that the school will be taking to Newtown Square.

Crawford eloquently quoted T.S. El-iot’s “Little Gidding,” (“And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time”), and then noted: “Exploration has been a characteris-

tic of our history. We have been on the move in Mind, Body, and Spirit for all of those years. But we have always brought with us the essence of who we are to where we are. New settings, new ideas, and new perspectives.” He remarked that The Episcopal Acade-my Legacy Group, made up of alumni and former faculty members, have al-ready identified more than 95 items and groups of items, as well as 55 tra-ditions or events, that will travel with the school to Newtown Square.

Crawford closed by donating his own Lower School jersey to the time capsule (see photo on page 1).

Crawford was followed by for-mer Chaplain, Rev. James Trimble, who contributed a prayer book from Christ Chapel (Episcopal’s found-ing location); Anthony Morris, ’71, a direct descendent of founder Rob-ert Morris, who contributed a copy of Charles Latham’s book, The Epis-copal Academy 1785-1984; Dr. Jean Haab ’84, a member of the first coed class to graduate from Episcopal, who donated a Tabula yearbook; Michelle Thomas ’06, a member of the most recent graduating class, who contrib-uted a photo of one of her favorite places on the Merion Campus; John Wynne Hon., the Senior Master of the school (John has been at Episcopal since 1967), who contributed a var-sity athletic jersey and varsity letter; and students Sophia Paulette ’16 (gifts from the Lower School at Merion), Allison Farrelly ’18 (gifts from the Lower School at Devon), Angira Pick-ens ’11 (gifts from the Middle School), and senior Wendy Brown, who as Up-

per School Student Council President contributed a video made by Upper School students to celebrate their role in making Episcopal history. The vid-eo began with a welcome message and congratulatory remarks from John Wager ’29, the oldest known living alumnus of Episcopal.

The day finished with a blessing of the ground and a prayer of consecra-tion by the Right Reverend Charles Bennison, Bishop of Pennsylvania, and the ceremonial breaking of the

ground by a number of alumni, stu-dents, faculty members, and staff, including: John Rettew ’50; faculty member Elizabeth Cocco Hon.; staff member Eileen Brown; and students Annie Spofford ’07, Sydney Francis ’13, J. Scott Copit ’18, and Anthony Marcucci, Jr. ’17.

It was a fitting kick-off of Epis-copal’s arrival in Newtown Square and, more importantly, an affirmation that the spirit and essence of Episco-pal will always be present, no matter the location.

“Today we start the next chapter in an incomparable school history by beginning work on an incomparable new campus,” said Clark. “We stand on the shoulders of so many giants, who have written our history and connected the Episcopal name to ex-cellence for more than 200 years…. We move boldly forward but we are reminded of our past, and today, we trustees, students, parents, faculty, staff, past parents, and friends, to-gether with 4,400 Episcopal alumni around the world, we are all part of Episcopal history.” n

“We move boldly forward, but we are reminded of our past, and today… we are all part of episcopal history.”

–Ham Clark


Kindness

sportsmanship

The most important things

that we take with us to the

new campus are those that are intangible and

at our core. While the fabric of the sweater may change with

each new generation of students, the essential values we teach

will always remain the same. The Stripes are the embodiment

of the qualities that an Episcopal Academy student aspires to

live by both inside and outside the school community, and

during this period of change for the school, it’s the perfect time

to reaffirm our commitment to the Stripes and the character

education that makes Episcopal special.

self-Control: Control or restraint of oneself or one’s actions, feelings, etc. Synonyms include self-discipline, self-

restraint, willpower, and level-headedness.

At Episcopal, we believe that empowering our students to be self-advocates and challenging them in ways they never thought possible is critical to their growth as human beings and responsible adults. Self-discipline, self-restraint, and ultimately self-control is what will help them reach their fullest potential.

faith: Belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion. Belief in a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc. Synonyms include conviction, acceptance, and belief.

At Episcopal, spirituality informs everything we do, how we think, and what we say—a palpable dimension that distinguishes an Episcopal education and an Episcopal student. The nexus of our spirituality is Chapel. It is where our musicians first perform in public; where plays and liturgical dance bring ancient stories alive; where individual students share their own religious traditions and learn about various world religions; where our entire community comes together to nurture the spiritual beings we are and to encourage one another on our journeys of faith.

self-Control

faith

honesty

Courtesy

generosity

gratitude

Courage

respeCt

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honesty: The quality of being honest, upright, and fair. Freedom from deceit or fraud. Synonyms include integrity, candor, and veracity.

At Episcopal, our students learn and are expected to uphold the value of honesty in all its forms. Students are encouraged to be who they are and follow their respective passions, while faculty members identify and nurture those talents. Our students are also expected to be honest in their academic work, and our faculty and administration work tirelessly to instill these values in our students. At a time when the Internet and open communication have made academic integrity a challenge, our parent community rated it as one of Episcopal’s greatest attributes on a recent survey.

Courtesy: Excellence in manners or social conduct; polite behavior. A courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression. Synonyms include civility, urbanity, and consideration.

Although often overlooked or under-appreciated, proper social conduct and manners are a window to all of the virtues we work to instill in our students. A firm handshake, friendly smile, and respectful language and tone are indicative of an individual who is considerate of others, has high self-esteem, and is comfortable in who they are. Whether it is holding the door for someone or representing the school in the appropriate way on field trips, an Episcopal Academy student is expected to maintain and uphold a high standard of personal behavior and courteousness.

Kindness: The act of being generous or understanding; charitable. Being humane or considerate. Synonyms include benevolence, humanity, generosity, charity, sympathy, compassion, tenderness.

At Episcopal, we educate our students to understand that they have a responsibility to treat others as they wish to be treated and that acceptance and understanding help fight ignorance and exclusion. We place our students in unfamiliar situations outside their comfort zones to help foster kindness and understanding. We also place a strong emphasis on community service, service learning projects, and charitable works in order to demonstrate through action the importance of serving others.

generosity: Readiness or liberality in giving. Freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character . Synonyms include munificence, bountifulness, nobleness, and magnanimity.

Generosity manifests itself at Episcopal in many ways, particularly through the school’s Community Service Program. A national model for excellence, our Community Service program is completely voluntary, yet more than 80% of our students participate. Episcopal students regularly volunteer to support over 30 regional projects, which assist abused women, the homeless, the elderly, the hungry, and others in need. Recently, the program has expanded its focus beyond the Philadelphia region, assisting the Lakota Sioux Nation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and the villagers of Mika, Tanzania, an African community blighted by AIDS and overwhelming poverty.

gratitude: The quality of feeling grateful or thankful. A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. Synonyms include acknowledgement, appreciativeness, and grace.

Humility and thankfulness are core values at Episcopal. There are high expectations for our students in both conduct and academic performance, but we educate them to understand that attending Episcopal is a privilege, not a right, and there are responsibilites that come with that privilege. Like many of the Stripes, our students model gratitude most visibly through the Chapel program. Through regular guest speakers and thematic programs, Chapel provides a regular reminder that we all must take time to reflect on the blessings that are bestowed upon us.

Courage: The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. Without fear; bravery. Synonyms include fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, and spirit.

At Episcopal, we believe that positive risk taking builds character and strengthens the mind. We encourage our students to step out of their comfort zones and to challenge themselves in ways they might initially be resistant to. It takes courage to embrace the unfamiliar and Episcopal students do it exceptionally well. From working with genocide victims in Rwanda, to helping AIDS orphans in Africa, to performing or speaking in public, our students are pushing themselves every day.

respeCt: Esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability. Synonyms include reverence, homage, and honor.

Respect takes on many forms at Episcopal—self-respect, respect for teachers and coaches, and respect for classmates and peers. Each plays an important role in making our students and families feel comfortable and valued. Episcopal is a campus of many colors, backgrounds, and experiences. We respect and honor them all. Students, faculty, and staff increasingly come from a wide range of faiths, races, and cultures. At Episcopal, we value our differences. This mutual respect helps our students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to become more culturally competent and intellectually versatile.

sportsmanship: Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing. Synonyms include fairness, equity, and graciousness.

With more than 28 varsity teams, our athletics program is one of the most robust and competitive in the Philadelphia region. While our scholar athletes play and compete with vigor, doing so with a positive attitude and honorable conduct is paramount. Our athletes are taught the value and importance of teamwork, respect for officials, and humility in victory and grace in defeat. Our scholar athletes have gone on to compete at the highest levels of their respective sports, but equally important, they have also won numerous awards for their sense of fair play and sportsmanship.


Academics

episcopal students (from left) shanika griffiths and Kirsten Petrocelli manage smiles as they make their way up a cliff wall in the Pisgah national Forest in north Carolina this past august.

Incoming 9th Graders Experience New Outward Bound Program Innovative curricular requirement helps classmates establish trust and social bonds, while building self-esteem

How do you take a group of 90 returning students ranging from 14 to 15 years-of-age, add 30 new students to the mix, and have them feel like a team, a unit, a class? Put them in a challenging situation,

says Upper School Head Geoff Wagg. Integration and commu-nity building is a critical element of the Episcopal curriculum, and this year the school took a bold step and required all in-coming freshman to participate in a six-day Outward Bound experience in rural North Carolina. “The sooner the fresh-man class can know each other and count on each other, the easier it is to develop their talents in the classroom, on the field, and socially,” said Wagg.

The program is now a curricular requirement in the Upper School and all subsequent 9th grade classes will complete the same program. For the inaugural class, the program tested them both physically and emotionally, but by nearly all ac-counts, it was a highly rewarding experience.

The students each carried 50-lb. backpacks that contained everything they needed to survive four days without indoor plumbing, refrigeration, permanent shelter, or air mattress-es. The students navigated their way, hiked, rappelled, and cooked. At night they slept under the stars or under tarps strung to trees. They learned a great deal about each other, sharing fears, laughs, and opinions, and they were dependent upon one another for their safety and well-being. Leading each group (the class was divided into smaller units based on advisory groups for portions of the experience) was a facul-ty advisor and several Outward Bound guides, all of whom worked just as hard and under the same circumstances as the students.

The intensity of the experience broke down social barri-ers quickly and each activity required the group to function as a high performing team modeling leadership, performing problem-solving tasks, and learning to always contribute in ways that were beneficial to the group. Knowing the program would be difficult, many students were hesitant about go-ing, expressing concerns about spending so much time with classmates they may not socialize with and working under challenging conditions in front of their peers.

“I didn’t want to go and live in the wilderness,” said Char-lotte Kelly, who first began attending Episcopal as a Lower School student. “I was worried that I wouldn’t have a friend in my group. It turned out different than I expected. I made new friends and our advisory group really bonded. The back-packs were huge and heavy and we distracted ourselves by talking while we hiked. The whole experience pushed me and I was able to do more than I ever thought I could.”

Joe Scullin began attending Episcopal in the 7th grade and was excited about going to North Carolina. He had never done any serious hiking or climbing and saw this as an op-portunity to push himself. His advisory group came across an abandoned car tire in the woods and decided to carry the tire out of the forest, helping support the “leave no trace” rule (all Outward Bound participants are required to finish

approximately 130 episcopal students, faculty, and administrators took part in the school’s 9th grade outward Bound program in august. the program is now a curricular requirement for all Upper school students and all future 9th grade classes will complete the same program. this year’s group spent four days hiking, climbing, and bonding in the Pisgah national Forest in north Carolina in late august.

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n the John Plant scholarships (for excellence in Latin translation and composition and based on a competitive exam)Simeon Pantelidis, Erin Flynn, Mark Nakahara, and Mallika Khandelwal.

n the Jarvis meirs memorial Prize (for excellence in biology)Erin Flynn and Jack Archer

n the Kenneth R. Balsley Prize (for highest scholarship in the rising IV form)Hannah LaPalombara

n the george t. Davis Prize (for highest scholarship in the rising V form)Hannah Sayen

n the Jarvis meirs memorial Prize (for excellence in chemistry)Justin Torosian

n the george Brinton Phillips Prize (for best essay in physics)Mallika KhandelwalHonorable Menion: Andrew Nassau

n Bryn mawr College award in spanishSophia Lambertsen

n Bryn mawr College award in FrenchEric Chan

n Judith m. Diamondstone Prize (for best American history research paper)Alexander Kornienko

n the Paul thompson Prize for american HistoryMallika Khandelwal

n the stephen Hopkins Kalbach memorial Prize (for excellence in English – original composition)Lara Seligman

n the William ortlepp memorial Prize (for service to the Academy)Meghan McCormick

n the Williams College alumni Prize (for highest scholarship in the rising VI form)Mallika Khandelwal

n the Cornell Club Prize (for demonstrated creative problem solving in the arts and sciences and commitment to service on a global basis)Sophia Lambertsen

n the Princeton Club Prize (for a combined demonstration of exemplary community service with excellent scholarship)Meghan McCormick

n the Richard s. Cross, Jefferson scholar award (for demonstrated academic, athletic, and extra-curricular achievement and enthusiasm)Ashley Aruffo

n the Harvard and yale Club Prizes (for scholarship, character, school spirit, influence, and all-around ability)Mallika Khandelwal and Victoria Pratt

n the Penn Book award (to the student who exemplifies the qualities and characteristics of Benjamin Franklin – scholar, innovator, and community servant)Winnie Liu

n the Brown University award (for combined academic excellence and clarity in written and spoken expression)Rahul Jha

n the Connecticut College Book award (for demonstrated scholarship, contribution to the school and community and is an example to the class)Jonathan Trumbull

n the Colgate Book Prize (for demonstrated thoughtfulness in word and deed, concern for humanity, academic enthusiasm, peer leadership, and school spirit)Megan McFarland

FALL HONORS CHAPEL AWARD RECIPIENTSThe following Episcopal students were recognized for outstanding academic performance at the Honor Chapel Service this fall:

the experience with everything they began with, including all trash and equipment). “At first the tire was fun to trans-port; it had become a symbol for the group,” Joe says. “After awhile, though, the extra weight became a burden. The group then brainstormed on how to share the responsibility of get-ting the tire out of the forest.” The tire did make it out of the forest and Scullin was surprised by the physical challenge of the experience.

The North Carolina Outward Bound School’s mission is to help individuals care for themselves, their peers, and the world around them through challenging experiences in unfamiliar settings. Episcopal Academy has found in Outward Bound an experiential learning program that can be transferred to the classroom. Wagg explains: “The Outward Bound experience is not just a one-time trip or program, but rather a unifying platform for this class’ next four years together.”


AcademicsEpiscopal Again Has Strong Showing at People of Color Conference

Congratulations to the 20 representatives from the EA community who attended this year’s People of Color Conference and Student Diversity Leadership Conference sponsored annually by the National As-

sociation of Independent Schools. The meeting—held this year from November 29 through December 2nd in Seattle, WA—brought teachers, administrators, board members, parents, and students from independent schools around the country to-gether for networking and support in learning how to build and sustain inclusive school communities.

Additionally, notable keynote speakers added insight and inspiration to the proceedings, including Sherman Alexie (poet, author, and creator of the feature film “Smoke Signals”), Loung Ung (survivor of the killing fields of Cambodia and au-thor of the recently released Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind), and Charles Ogletree (professor of law at Harvard and author of Brown at 50: The Unfinished Legacy and the award winning book, Beyond the Rodney King Story: An Investigation of Police Conduct in Minority Communities).

Of particular note was the work of Episcopal’s student representatives. Each served as peer facilitators for the student portion of the conference and approached their work with care and respect. The students talked about the insight gained as a result of attending the conference during Upper School Chapel on Wednesday, December 6th. (To read their Chapel reflections, visit the “Chapel Program” sec-tion of the school Web site by clicking on the “Spirit” tab.)

The following faculty members and students represented EA at this year’s confer-ence: Nicole Carrido ’08, Brittani Goodwin ’09, Ted Hall ’08, Michael Harvey ’09, Katherine O’Brien ’07, Alesha Thomas ’08, Martin Wimbush ’08, Julie Choi (LS Merion), Grace Na (LS Merion), Silvia Sollenberger (LS Merion), Catherine Ben-nett (LS Devon), Jeremy Hark (LS Devon), Quincy Hyson (LS Devon) Alan Duprez (MS), Linda Lew (MS), Justin Brandon (US), Winston Leong (US), Kama Pierce (Admission), Mindy Hong (Director of Curriculum), and Eric Jones (Director of Diversity and Community Life).

twenty-one students in the Class of 2007 have been named as national merit Commended and semi-Finalist scholars. national merit scholarships honor individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

top:students that attended this year’s People of Color Conference (from l to r): nikki Carrido, alesha thomas, martin Wimbush, michael Harvey, ted Hall, Brittani goodwin, and Katherine o’Brien.

Botttom:members of episcopal’s faculty and administration at this year’s People of Color Conference in seattle (l to r): linda lew, Quincy Hyson, Julie Choi, silvia sollenberger, Winston leong, eric Jones, mindy Hong, Justin Brandon, grace na, Jeremy Hark, and Kama Pierce. those missing from the photo are Catherine Bennett and alan Duprez.

Classof2007AnnouncesNationalMeritScholars

Episcopal has announced its 2007 National Merit Scholars. Standing in front from the left are: Tory Pratt, commended; Will Oldfather, semi-finalist; Mallika Khandewal, semi-finalist; Jon Trumbull,

semi-finalist. Second row: Megan McCormick, semi-final-ist; Lara Seligman, commended; Shalini Maitra, commended. Third row: Rachel Vass, commended; Erin Espe, semi-finalist; Cliff Satell, semi-finalist. Fourth row: Sophia Lambertsen, com-mended; Winnie Liu, commended; Teresa Giblin, commended; Victor Rodin, commended; Mike Devine, commended. Miss-ing from the photo are: Katrina Long, semi-finalist; Rahul Jha, commended; Jennie Norcini, commended; Spencer Squire, commended; and Christina Vick-Kell, commended.

Leading Bioterrorism expert Speaks to Upper School Dr. Reynolds Salerno, manager of the International Biological Threat Reduction Department, visited Episcopal as this year’s Ben Read Lecturer

Reynolds Salerno, Ph.D., Manager of the International Biological Threat

Reduction Department in the International Security Center at Sandia National Labora-tories, was Episcopal’s 2007 Ben Read Lecturer. Salerno’s work focuses on counter-bioterrorism and biological weapons non-proliferation.

More specifically, Saler-no and his team at Sandia specialize on the security of high-risk pathogens and toxins in laboratories and transportation systems.

Recognized as a leading expert in the field, Salerno has worked with the United States Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Defense, and Energy. Widely published and sitting on several boards, Salerno received his Ph.D. from Yale University.

Salerno discussed on the history of biological warfare and noted that the global spread of biological warfare programs is considered the principal biological threat to U.S. national security. However, he noted that the United States now faces a growing threat from both bioterrorism and naturally emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Salerno present-ed his perspectives on this topic and the role that students can play in influencing international biological threat reduc-tion policy.

The Benjamin H. Read ’43 Lecture and Award is funded by an endowment created to honor Episcopal Academy alum-nus Ben Read, a statesman, peacemaker, environmentalist, and scholar of world affairs. Funded by his family, friends, and colleagues, the program includes annual seminars and lectures by distinguished figures in national and internation-al public affairs.

Dr. Reynolds salerno, the 2007 Ben Read lecturer

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s sam Willis, Upper school english, is an alumni consultant

for the secondary education program at the University

of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. He

returns to Penn monthly to help facilitate discussion

and problem solving among current student teachers in

Philadelphia and at Penn… Chuck Bryant, Upper school

History Chair, reports that nine Episcopal history teachers

attended conferences this fall: Justin Brandon at the

People of Color Conference in Seattle, Carolyne Doubman

at the National Council for Social Studies Conference in

Washington, DC, and Kris aldridge, Khari Baten, Harriet

Crane, andy Hess, Holly Johnston, anna mcDermott,

and Chuck himself attended the New Jersey Council for

History Education in Princeton… Episcopal is happy

to welcome Wendy simkin, Ph.d. who joins EA as the

Clearings Lower School Psychologist at Merion. She is

a licensed school psychologist who has served families

and schools in the Main Line area since 1987. Wendy is

quickly getting to know teachers, classes and families

and is happy to schedule time to meet with you. Please

contact Betsy Denatale for her contact information… tim

gavin, Upper school Form Dean, recently had a poem

accepted for publication in Crannog Magazine, a literary

journal published in Ireland… On November 16th, lee

Pearcy, Classics Chair, lectured on “Reading, Writing,

and Speaking in the Hippocratic Corpus” at the College

of Physicians of Philadelphia. He was glad to see fourth-

year medical students Casey Halpern ’99 and sohil Patel

’99 in the audience. Lee’s latest book, The Grammar

of Our Civility: Classical Education in America (Baylor

University Press 2005), was also the subject of a panel at

the American Philological Association’s annual meeting

in San Diego on January 7th… lower school at Devon

technology Coordinator, matt lake’s second book in

the “Weird” series, Weird Maryland, is out and he’s just

finished a book tour in towns from Baltimore to Annapolis

to Washington, D.C. The crowds seemed to enjoy the

events, though some were a little unnerved that at one of

the signings, he was accompanied by a man dressed as a

vampire (it was the host of the old Creature Feature show

from the D.C. area, Count Gore de Vol, who was profiled in

the book).


Academics

RoboticsProgramTakesFlightatEA

Episcopal has put together a robotics team, which kicked-off its inaugural year by attending the Ramp Riot 2006 competition, where they won the Judge’s Award for Best Exemplifying the Spirit of the Com-

petition (shown below). At Ramp Riot, Episcopal used The Wombat, one of Wissa-

hickon High School’s robots, but the group, under the tutelage of Upper School Technology Coordinator Matt Memmo and Middle School Technology Coordinator Linda Lew, will be constructing its own robot this winter.

Off to a great start, the team still needs your help. They are looking for engineers and programmers to help mentor our students as they construct the robot and they also are in need of machine tools. If you’re interested in assisting the team, please contact either Matt or Linda at [email protected] or [email protected].

the prize-winning ea Robotics team, from (l to r): eJ spofford ’08, adam Charlton ’09 (with award), teresa giblin ’07, and erin Rhoads ’10.

Episcopal Hosts Leadership Summit Celebrating CoeducationPresident of Princeton University, Dr. Shirley Tilghman, addressed Upper and Middle School students

The Episcopal Academy welcomed Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman, President of Princeton University, as the keynote speaker for its inaugural school-wide Lead-ership Symposium Celebrating Coeducation on

October 17th. Middle and Upper School students and facul-ty were present to hear Dr. Tilghman’s address on the values of a coeducational experience and the leadership opportuni-ties it affords.

Following Tilghman’s pre-sentation, the Upper and Middle School students and faculty participated in small group discussions focused on leadership issues and the coeducational experience at Episcopal, in the profession-al world, and beyond. These group sessions were led by students and their advisors and focused on what charac-teristics define leadership in academic, social, and coedu-cational environments.

The Episcopal Academy Lower School also spent the day taking part in a semi-nar, while classroom projects focused on current leaders in our society, leadership characteristics, and ways students can be leaders at home, in school, and in the community.

The summit was created to provide a forum for learning and dialogue. Prominent lead-ers from the community will be asked to join future summits to share their knowledge and experience. The mission is to provide a vantage point from which to share best practices, challenges, and issues that are unique to boys and to girls as they pursue their goals.

President of Princeton University, Dr. shirley tilghman, addressed the Upper and middle schools as keynote speaker of the school’s inaugural leadership symposium Celebrating Coeducation.

Fall CUm laUDe soCiety inDUCteesThis year’s Fall Cum Laude Society inductees were (from l to r, starting in the front row): Winnie Liu, Kelsey Platt, and Shalini Maitra. Second row: Mallika Khandelwal, Sophia Lambertsen, Victoria Pratt, and Katrina Long. Back row: Rahul Jha.

Episcopal Upper and Middle School stu-dents received a treat on October

13th when the subject (and star) of the recent major mo-tion picture “Invincible” and former Philadelphia Eagle (1976 – 1979), Vince Papale, spoke in Chapel.

Papale spoke passionately on perseverance and resilience

in achieving goals and the students loved his enthusiasm and charisma. Papale left a teaching job at Interboro High School in the spring of 1974 to try out for the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League. He made the team as a Wide Re-ceiver and played for them for two seasons (the league folded in 1975).

In 1976, at the age of 30, Papale tried out for the Philadel-phia Eagles, made the team, and became the oldest rookie in the history of the NFL. He still holds that record. He was with the Eagles for four seasons as a wide receiver and was eventually voted Special Teams Captain. Papale was also vot-

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middle and Upper school students loved hearing from former eagle and subject of the major motion picture “invincible,” Vince Papale, this fall.

Grandparents and Special Guest Day at DevonOn Friday, November 17th, grandparents, parents, and special guests joined students in the fourth and fifth grades at Devon for an exciting day of classes, music, art, and recess (of course!). Head of the Lower School at Devon, Cannie Shafer, and Head of School, Ham Clark, greeted visitors, discussed the year’s program, and answered questions about the progress of construction on the new campus.

Mark your calendars for upcoming Grandparent/Special Guest Days: Devon and Merion PreK, K, and first grades held on Friday, May 4th.

Thank you to all the special guests, students, and teachers who make these annual events such a wonderful tradition at Episcopal!

1. luke lawn and his father al lawn and Zoe Kovacs and her mother Rebecca Kovacs 2. Cameron Walling and his aunt annie Brighton 3. toni Radcliffe and grandfather Ray Whestphal 4. alex Kim with mother eileen Kim

ed “Man of the Year” by his teammates on the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities. A shoulder injury ended his career in 1979.

Many thanks to the Spagnola family for helping make Papale’s visit possible.

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Athletics

5K Run Attracts Local Runners of All Ages

The Episcopal Academy held its third annual 5K run on Sun-day, October 1st. The event featured a difficult course on

the school’s Devon Campus. In addition to the 5K-event, a 1-mile fun run and kids’ sprint competition were also held. Alex Barth of Peak Fitness in Wayne generously supplied help with the race logistics and also finished first in the 5K race with a time of 17 minutes, 37 sec-onds.

Primary sponsors for this year’s event were Dechert LLP and Internet Capi-tal Group. A variety of local merchants supplied awards and raffle gifts. Episco-pal is already planning next year’s run, which is slated to be held on the Devon Campus one last time before the school’s new campus opens in Newtown Square in the fall of 2008.

Winners in the youth division front row (l to r): tristan mcCormick, genevieve mcCormick, nick gavin, andrew Vetterlein, and sam Hole. Back row (l to r): Harrison mcCormick, Will Deasey, Victoria Johnson, and Zach Deasey.

SpiritedCompetitionandStrongSupportHighlightEA/Haverford/AgnesIrwinWeekend

This year’s EA/Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend once again brought out the best in Episcopal’s students, athletes, alums, and community members. Under beautiful skies and with unseasonably warm temper-atures, tough competition and good-natured school spirit again ruled

the day. Thousands of spectators enjoyed the events both on Friday night at

Villanova and Agnes Irwin and on Saturday at Haverford. Lots of blue and white clad fans helped the boys split the sweater with their archrival thanks to a one-point win for the boys’ cross-country team and a thrilling comeback win for the football team. Unfortunately, the girls’ teams weren’t as fortunate—dropping close contests in cross-country, soccer, and tennis—but their spirit and sportsmanship made Episcopal proud.

It should also be noted that on Saturday night, more than 1,000 students attended the annual Can Dance and more than 240 guests attended the annu-al Alumni Awards Dinner at Merion Golf Club (see page 18). We hope to see you all on campus next year as Episcopal hosts the last Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend to be held on the Merion Campus.

ePisCoPal aCaDemy/ agnes iRWin games

girls’ tennis: Agnes Irwin 4; Episcopal Academy 3

girls’ Cross Country (low score wins): Agnes Irwin 25; Episcopal Academy 32

Field Hockey: Episcopal Academy 4; Agnes Irwin 0

girls’ soccer: Agnes Irwin 2; Episcopal Academy 0

Agnes Irwin takes the Banner 3:1

ePisCoPal aCaDemy/ HaVeRFoRD games

Boys’ Cross Country (low score wins): Episcopal Academy 27; Haverford 28

Boys’ Water Polo: Haverford 18; Episcopal Academy 10

Boys’ soccer: Haverford 5; Episcopal Academy 0

Football: Episcopal Academy 27; Haverford 19

Episcopal Academy and Haverford split the Sweater 2:2

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n 2007 VaRsity CaPtainsFootball Andrew Kissner & Robert FitzPatrick

Boys Soccer Reid Whelan

Boys Cross Country Francis Nassau & Paul Vithayathil

Boys Water Polo Kevin DiSilvestro & Robert B. Jones

Girls Water Polo Jennifer Suspenski & Lauren Pettit

Field Hockey Alexandra Jahnle & Lindsey McManus

Girls Tennis Elizabeth Hamlin & Alexandra Van Arkel

Girls Cross Country Margaret McCarthy & Doreen El-Roeiy

Girls Soccer Emmaline Imbriglia & Tracey Biederstadt

n sPeCial aWaRDsThe EA Cross Country Team Award / Boys William Oldfather

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Boys Cross Country Rahul Jha

The Philip Marr Lillie Award Matthew Sheehan

The F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Bowl Luke Miller

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Football Daniel Gillespie

The Alumni Memorial Gold Soccer Ball / Boys King Saah

The Class of 1999 Soccer Award / Boys Blair Fox

The EA Defender Award / Boys Soccer Blake Shafer & Jake Morris

EA’s Bicentennial Class Field Hockey Award Jessie Small

The Team of 1994 Field Hockey Award Logan Greer

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Field Hockey Eugenia Norcini

The High Scorer Award / Field Hockey Kaitlin Brennan and Eugenia Norcini

The Team of 1986 Tennis Award Brittany Steidle

The Mind, Body and Sprint Prize / Girls Tennis Elspeth Boynton

The Singles Champion Award / Girls Tennis Elizabeth Hamlin

The Wm. J. Dougherty III Water Polo Excellence Kevin DiSilvestro

The Kristofer B. Dahl Water Polo Award Daniel Burke

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Boys Water Polo Carter Cox

The Episcopal Academy Water Polo Excellence Award / Girls Christie DiSilvestro

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize/Girls Water Polo Sophia Lambertsen

The Team of 1994 Cross Country Award, in memory of Maura C. Murphy / Girls Paige Donaldson

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Girls Cross Country Ann Spofford

The Catherine M. Hunt Soccer Award / Girls Caroline Komlo

The Episcopal Academy Gold Soccer Ball / Girls Hallie Snyder

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize / Girls Soccer Ashley Aruffo

n VaRsity teams’ most imPRoVeD aWaRDsFootball Elliot Faust

Boys Soccer Rory Hiltbrand

Boys Cross Country Jeremy Asch

Boys Water Polo Roy Simpson

Girls Water Polo Kerri McShane

Field Hockey Marisa Spagnolo

Girls Tennis Julia Tomaccio

Girls Cross Country Margaret E. McCarthy

Girls Soccer Victoria Pratt

n sCHool aWaRDs anD CHamPionsHiPsEP & D Intercollegiate Soccer Association’s Female High School Sportsmanship Award for 2006

Varsity Girls Water Polo – Consolation winner at EA Invitational

The Girls Inter-Ac Team Tennis Tournament

Conestoga Labor Day Boys’ Soccer Tournament Champions

n FiRst team all main line timesFootball Matt Sheehan, Luke Miller, Bobby FitzPatrick

Boys Cross Country Todd Harrity, William Oldfather

Field Hockey Logan Greer, Jessie Small, Eugenia Norcini

Boys Soccer King Saah, Max Crocket, Blair Fox

Girls Soccer Ashley Aruffo, Tracey Biederstadt, Hallie Snyder

Tennis Elizabeth Hamlin, Anne Madeira, Alexandra Van Arkel

Girls Cross Country Julia Clark

Girls Water Polo Sophia Lambertsen

n FiRst team all inteR-aC CeRtiFiCatesFootball Matt Sheehan, Luke Miller, Bobby FitzPatrick

Boys Cross Country Todd Harrity, William Oldfather

Field Hockey Eugenia Norcini, Jessie Small, Lindsey McManus, Logan Greer

Boys Soccer King Saah

Girls Soccer Hallie Constance Snyder, Tracey Biederstadt, Caroline Komlo

Tennis Alexandra Helen Van Arkel, Anne Madeira, Caroline Constable, Elizabeth Hamlin

Water Polo Charles Manning

n seConD team all inteR-aC CeRtiFiCatesSoccer Max Crockett, Blair Fox

Water Polo Kevin DeSilvestro

n all PRePBoys Water Polo Charles Manning

Girls Water Polo Sophia Lambertsen, Meagan Berry

2006FALL ATHLETIC AWARDS WINNERS

DominoClubPresents“Metamorphoses”

The Episcopal Academy Domino Club successfully presented this year’s Up-per School fall play, “Metamorphoses” by Mary Zimmerman. Based on the

myths of Ovid, this beautiful piece is a journey through life and love, using water as the symbol for change throughout the show. The action all

took place around a giant pool, which was cre-ated on stage, where many student actors took on multiple roles to tell the timeless stories.

This year’s cast included (but was not limited to): Carter Cox ’07 as King Midas; Wendy Brown ’07 as Alcyone; Spencer Squire ’07 as Zeus; Jon Trum-

bull ’07 as Apollo; and Jordan King Haddad ’07 as Orpheus. In addition, Episcopal exchange student, Veronika Krasteva (from Ruse, Bulgaria) played Eurydice, while senior Kelsey Platt ’07 was a modern psychiatrist trying to delve into the psyche of Phaeton, Apollo’s son, who finds the keys to his dad’s car with disastrous results.


ArtsLower School at Devon Performs “A Thousand Cranes”

Huston Chapel, adorned with more than 1,000 origami cranes, was the setting for the fifth grade production

of “A Thousand Cranes” on Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st. The Devon students, di-rected by Stephanie Kilpatrick, Lower School drama teacher, worked tireless-ly to present Kathryn Schultz Miller’s poetic script, which tells the story of Sa-dako Sasaki, a young Hiroshima girl who developed leukemia after the nu-clear attack of 1945 and folded 1,000 cranes in the hope of having her wish to live granted.

The fifth graders began making the cranes in September and the Community Service office will help the class send them to the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima’s Peace Park. Groups from all over the world send 1,000 cranes to be displayed at the monument, which features a statue of Sadako Sasaki. The inscrip-tion on the statue echoes the final words of the play: “This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world.”

(l to r) Kelly mcgowan and madison Burke in “a thousand Cranes”

MiddleSchoolPresents“AnnieJr.”

The Episcopal Academy Middle School Harlequin Club presented its fall musical, “Annie, Jr.,”

to packed houses the week of November 17th.

Based on the popular comic strip from the 1920s and 30s, “Annie, Jr.,” takes place in New York City and tells the rags-to-riches story

of a spunky orphan during the Depression.

Director Susan LaPalombara (drama teacher), musical director Joseph A. Buches (music chair), choreographer Mandie Banks (drama, dance teacher), and technical director Brandon Koenig worked with 50 enthusiastic and talented Middle School actors and technicians, who offered a fabulous evening of family entertainment.

(l to r) alex leto ’12 (playing annie), Paul Riley ’11 (playing oliver Warbucks), and Kate Ruggiero ’11 (playing grace Farrell).

Performing the scene “alcyone and Ceyx” are (from l to r): michael scott ’08, Bryan Zoll ’10, Christopher Ballard ’08, and John steele ’10.

(l to r) alexandra Carolin, Kelly mcgowan, and Dutch Buckley in “a thousand Cranes”

Episcopal Musicians HonoredThis fall, a number of students from all units received accolades

Zoe LaPalombara ’10, was se-lected to the Philadelphia Grammy All Star Jazz Band. This is a wonderful opportu-

nity for young jazz musicians from the Delaware Valley to come together and make great music (J.P. Galib ’06 was se-lected to this band last year).

Lara Seligman ’07 and Teresa Gib-lin ’07 were named to the 2007 PMEA District 11 Honors Band. Lara and Te-resa were among 99 area high school flute players from Bucks and Montgom-ery counties that auditioned and were judged to be two of the top 18 players accepted into the ensemble.

Devon fifth and sixth grade stu-dents Dimantha Andrahennady (Alto Saxophone), Drew DeBacco (Tenor

Saxophone), Jay Kelly (Clarinet), Intesar Janjua (Trumpet), and

Luke Lawn (Trombone) were selected to par-

ticipate in PMEA Chester County Band Fest, which was held on Jan-uary 31st at Westtown School. The group joined

over 115 select-ed band members from

Chester County public and independent schools to

practice all day and perform the concert for family and friends that evening.

UpperSchoolJazzComboMakesTriptoJulliard,ManhattanSchoolofMusic

On Wednesday November 8th the Upper School Jazz Combo traveled to New York City to participate in events at the Juilliard School of the Arts and the Manhattan School of Music. The students, accompanied by band director, Ryan Dankanich, and parent chaperone, Tracie Lee,

began their day by watching a performance by two of Juilliard’s chamber ensembles in Alice Tully Hall.

After the performance, the students were invited to participate in a three-hour rehearsal of the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra, the schools premiere large jazz ensemble. The ensemble is direct-ed by Victor Goines, a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and in-cludes undergraduate and graduate students from Juilliard, some of whom also perform with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. During this intense re-hearsal, not only were the students able to witness an inside performance of some of the world’s greatest young jazz musicians, but also engage in a discus-sion about what it takes to “make it” in the music business.

The group ended their day at the Man-hattan School of Music where they saw

a performance of the John Coltrane Ensemble featuring Dave Liebman, a world fa-mous saxophone player and expert on Coltrane’s music and life. This performance was of particular interest to the students because they are studying and perform-ing the music of the John Coltrane Quartet this year. The event was part of the John Coltrane Summit sponsored by the Manhattan School of Music and featured various performances and lectures focused on John Coltrane and his music.

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episcopal’s Jazz ensemble visits Julliard (from l to r): Victor goines (Juilliard Jazz orchestra Director and member of the lincoln Center Jazz orchestra), eric Cross ’09, mark nakahara ’08, Zoe laPalombara ’09, mac lee ’10, and episcopal Band Director, Ryan Dankanich.

“Dancing For Darfur” Raises Awareness

On September 15th, the Episcopal Academy Community Ser-vice Program, led by a number of Upper School students, hosted a performance fundraiser called “Dancing for Darfur” to benefit the non-profit organization Genocide Intervention Net-

work (GI-Net). The student-coordinated event raised awareness about the Darfur genocide and collected money to benefit the aforementioned organization, which aids victims and supports civilian protection in Darfur, Sudan. The genocide in Sudan has already claimed the lives of over 400,000 people and the government continues to murder its own citizens. The UN has labeled this atrocity “the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world.”

The event included addresses given by GI-Net representative and Rwandan geno-cide survivor Stephanie Nyombayire, humanitarian and Episcopal parent Dikembe Mutombo, and Episcopal student and Ben Read Scholar Mallika Khandelwal, who traveled to Rwanda this past summer to study the ’94 Rwandan genocide. CBS 3 anchor Angela Russell and ABC 6 anchor Rick Williams cohosted the event. Fol-lowing the presentations, a number of dances and performances by students capped off the evening.


AlumniEACelebratesSecondAnnualAlumniAwardsDinneratMerionGolfClub

On November 11th, 240 people gathered at Merion Golf Club to honor some of the best and bright-est of Episcopal’s alumni. For the second year in a row, the Athletic Hall of Fame was combined with

the more traditional Alumni Awards ceremony in what is be-coming the Alumni Society’s signature event. The sold-out

celebration was an appropriate venue to pay tribute to six new inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame and five Alumni Award honorees. One of the joys of the evening was the range in ages of those being honored, from the Class of 1933 to the Class of 1997. Charlie Ogelsby ’63, President of the Alumni Society, served as the evening’s host and was joined at the podium by Gina Buggy Hon., Direc-tor of Athletics.

Continuing the tradition established last year, the program began with a fo-cus on younger alumni. Bradd Haley ’97 received the Young Alumni Award for his outstanding achievement in academ-ics. Bradd is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and is currently performing a biological study in Iceland before he be-gins his Ph.D. studies at the University of Maryland. Katie Kurz McComb ’95

was honored with the Alumni Spirit Award for her dedicat-ed service to her class since graduation, her superb efforts in helping organize her 5th and 10th Reunions, her great leader-ship in the New York City Regional Alumni Association, and her service as an alumni trustee.

The spotlight then shifted to our star athletes of days gone by. Hughes Cauffman ’34, Jim Farrell ’82, Dick Henry ’33, Sam Niness ’53, Kim Zinman Richter ’88, and Charley Roselle ’55 were all inducted into The Episcopal Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.

The final segment of program highlighted the three most prestigious alumni awards. For his incredible service and volunteerism, former Episcopal Academy teacher, coach, and administrator, John Jarvis Hon., was given the Alumni Community Service Award. The next presentation was the Distinguished Service Award, which was given posthumously to the late Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. ’42 for the enduring legacy of his tenure as a teacher, coach, administrator, and trustee, along with his immense generosity to the school. Ham Clark, Head of School, and Gretchen Burke, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, accepted the honor on behalf of the Dixon family and both spoke admiringly of Fitz’s amazing contributions to

2006 alumni award winners, (seated l to r): Bradd Haley ’97, Katie (Kurz) mcComb ’95, Hughes Cauffman ’34, Jim Farrell ’82, and Dick Henry ’33; (standing l to r): Kim (Zinman) Richter ’88, Charley Roselle ’55, sam niness ’53, John Jarvis, Hon., and morrie Heckscher ’58.

Distinguished alumnus award winner, morrie Heckscher ’58, addresses the crowd at the alumni awards Dinner this past november.

Episcopal. The festivities came to a close as Morrie Heckscher ’58 received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in recognition of his accomplishments in the world of American art and ar-chitecture. Morrie regaled the crowd with his wonderfully witty, yet touching, remembrances of his days at Episcopal, including his memories of studying under Fitz Dixon, Fred Doolittle, and other members of EA’s renowned faculty.

To judge the success of the Awards Dinner, one needed only to look around at the scores of classmates, teammates, friends, and family who came out to support this marvelous group of alumni. To the inductees and alumni award winners, congratulations and thanks for all that you have done to hon-or Episcopal.

FeBRUaRy 10 Southern California Regional Reception

FeBRUaRy 11 Northern California Regional Reception

maRCH 24 Florida Regional Reception

aPRil 9 Career Day

aPRil 27 & 28 Alumni Weekend

may 5 Alumni Lacrosse Game

may 16 Community Forum Program #3 at World Café Live (Philadelphia)

may 31 Alumni Picnic for Class of 2007

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Class oF 2001 5tH ReUnion Katy Romano, sara samimi, sarah Baker, evan Coughenour, and Pete tedesco.

Class oF 2006 1st ReUnion allie Fitzpatrick, armena Ballard, Rob mcCallion, Ricky Brooman, alex nakahara, and medha Khandelwal.

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More than 60 young alumni gathered in New York City and Philadel-phia to catch up with classmates and generate excitement leading up to EA/Haverford/Agnes Irwin Weekend. EA Happy Hours, net-working events, and special get-togethers will top the Young Alumni

agenda in the coming months so stay tuned. If you’re interested in helping to or-ganize these events in your region, please contact Jen Slike, Assistant Director of Alumni, at [email protected].

CJ Walsh ’98, mike o’Connor ’96, and Joni Peck.

Patrick Barton ’97, Kurt lunkenheimer ’95, Josh Hollinger ’00, and Katie Komlo ’01.

Thanksgiving Weekend Reunions

Episcopal tried something new this year and invited members of the Class of 2006 to return to campus to celebrate their first reunion and, in most cases, first trip home from college. Six alumni braved the elements (heavy rain) to catch up with each other and the alumni office. Thanks for swing-

ing by.Following a morning full of alumni sports events, approximately 46 members

of the class of ’96 gathered at The Black Sheep Pub in downtown Philadelphia to celebrate their 10th reunion. Many thanks to reunion committee members Mike O’Connor, Jamie Barrett, Jenny (Williams) Weymouth, Dom Rowe, Mike McKeon, and Maria Solomon for their help.

Rounding out the Thanksgiving weekend reunion circuit, more than 50 mem-bers of the class of ’01 met up at Mad River Bar & Grill in Philadelphia for their 5th reunion. The great turnout is due to the hard work and outreach of reunion committee co-chairs Sarah Baker and Evan Coughenour. Thanks to everyone in the reunion classes for making the weekend a success.

ATestimonialfromCharlesOgelsby’63,PresidentoftheAlumniSociety

“I am proud to be a member of the Class of 1963 of the Episcopal Academy. Episcopal provided such

a fabulous foundation for my overall education, and the relationships I formed at school have served me well both personally and professionally throughout my life.

“So how do I express my appreciation for the way that Episcopal helped prepare me for the future? I have volunteered as a class agent, I have helped organize many of my class reunions, I have served on the Alumni Society Board of Managers, and I support the school financially. Every year I contribute to Annual Giving and I have already made my pledge to the Ever Episcopal Capital Campaign to help build our new campus in Newtown Square.

“There has never been a more exciting time in the school’s history and I am proud to be a member of one of the nation’s oldest Alumni Societies. As its president, I take pride in knowing that I am among the growing number of alumni who recognize the critical need the school has for my support. These are great times to be an alumnus of the Episcopal Academy,

and it is only getting better!”


Alumni

Front row (l to r): laura Rooklin ’95, Colby Hall ’98, maria solomon ’96, sam ade ’99, susie (Beers) macciocca ’97, Jess Walls ’97, alicia D’anella ’98, and Kelly Robinson ’05; Back row (l to r): louisa Hall ’00, Courtney Robinson ’02, sara Weiner ’01, Jackie aronchick ’01, Ursula macmullan ’98, sonje (Volla) moore ’95, laurie smith, madeline lurio ’05, and gina Buggy Hon.

2nd Annual Alumnae Field Hockey Game

Twenty-one former field hockey players and coaches gathered on the Rock Pile to relive their glory days. Alumnae field hock-

ey volunteer, Susie Beers Macciocca ’97, did a wonderful job rounding up the troops for the game. Thank you—and thanks also to Head Coach Gina Buggy Hon., for jumping in as a referee. Plans are in the works already for next year’s event, so get excited and stay tuned.

Approximately 125 alumni from the New England, New York, and Washington D.C. regions met with Ham Clark,

members of the Alumni Office, and special faculty guests at evening cocktail receptions this past fall. The EA faithful were treated to a report on the progress being made on Episcopal’s new campus, news about happenings on EA’s current campuses, stories and memories from current and former faculty, and updates on the capital campaign. The regional road show will continue through March with receptions in Philadelphia, Northern and Southern California, and Florida. A special thank you to all of our regional volunteers for their tireless dedication to, and inspiring enthusiasm for, all that is Episcopal.

neW yoRK Regional Ben Pearcy ’89, Kathryn Pearcy, lee Pearcy Hon., and Doug macBean ’95.

neW englanD Regional Clayton Platt ’73, John nimick ’77, george Bell ’75, and Fred Crockett ’84.

neW englanD Regional gail grandbois ’96, Jenny (Williams) Weymouth ’96, and leonard Wood ’96.

DC Regional Rich seestedt ’82, Phil spear Hon., and Becky Demorest ’91.

neW yoRK Regional Brooks thomas ’49, Kiono tucciarone, and geoff Worden ’57.

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Minas: A Brazilian Music Experience

On Tuesday November 28th, the Merion Theater was the site for a wonderful evening of original music led by Or-lando Haddad and Patricia King, known professionally as Minas. Orlando and Patricia, who are parents of Nicole

’99 and Jordan ’07, are composers and performers of Brazilian music and were invited to sing at Episcopal as part of the Community Forum series. Prior to their concert, they spent several hours a week for three months collaborating with a number of students at EA on some of their compositions, as well as encouraging the students to write their own music and lyrics. The performance was the culmination of that partnership between Minas and Episcopal students. Orlando and Patricia performed a number of their songs accompanied by EA musicians and singers, a few EA students performed their own compositions, and then Minas took center stage as a quintet with several other professionals joining in.

Among the students performing their original works were Hannah and Zoe LaPalombara ’09 (a song written by Zoe), Taylor Platt ’10, and Jeff Familetti ’10. In addition, Dylan Mullen ’09 contributed lyrics to an original piece of music by Orlando and Patricia. A number of other students also made major contributions to the evening including: Christine Chen ’09, Lawrence Claiborne ’07, Eric Cross ’09, Jordan Haddad ’07, Emma Imbriglia ’08, Drew Kratz ’07, Olivia Mullen ’09, Yasha Shahidi ’07, Jon Trumbull ’07, and Lindsey Wilkinson ’07.

At the close of the program, Orlando Haddad led the student performers in a rousing all percussion finale.

Thanksgiving Alumni Soccer

D espite the last-minute change of plans to move the “Thanksgiving” game to Friday because of poor weather, more than 30 alumni returned to cam-pus to continue the Alumni Soccer tradition. A big thanks is due to the Alumni volunteers—Mike O’Connor ’96, Bill Keffer ’84, and Catherine

Hunt ’99. Boys’ head coach Adrian Cox, a loyal Thanksgiving soccer participant, had this to say: “Not many high school soccer programs have an annual Alumni game. EA has a lot of history and tradition and it is great to see former and current players, as well as parents, back on the field together.”

DC Regional geoff michael ’93, evan Coughenour ’01, and sarah smith ’99.

neW yoRK Regional Drew Crockett ’01, Cheryl mclauchlan Hon., ned Hole ’01, and sean lambert ’01.

Patricia King and orlando Haddad perform with minas.

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Spirituality & Community ServiceStudents Continue to Fight Hunger through the Can Drive

The Episcopal Academy’s annual “Can Drive,” which helps fight hunger in Philadelphia and is done in conjunction with The Haverford School and Agnes Irwin School, was a huge success again this year. The drive is a com-munity-wide effort to collect as many canned goods for area food pantries

as possible before the Thanksgiving holiday. The Can Drive at Episcopal is more than 30 years old. The collabora-

tion with Haverford School began in 1989 and with Agnes Irwin last year. It is a school-wide effort led by the Upper School Vestry and Middle School Chapel Council.

This year, Rahul Jha ’07, Accounting Warden of the Vestry, also presented Mr. Roosevelt Darby, Assistant Director of the Committee to End Homelessness, with funds totalling $6,987.79. As Rahul indicated in his remarks at Episcopal’s Middle and Upper School combined chapel, it is not about the numbers and statistics, as much as it is about feeling the spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving for what we have and what we can give to others.

In total, the students loaded an 18-wheel tractor trailer to its full capacity with 21 skids of cans.

“Our offering literal-ly feeds hundreds if not thousands of people in the city and makes all the difference for a calendar year after it is delivered on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. They are just emptying the cen-ter when we arrive with our next offering,” said Episcopal Chaplain Jim Squire, who coordinates the Can Drive.

middle school students help to sort cans in the Chapel on episcopal’s merion Campus: (l to r) Kira nakahara, taylor greenwood, and amber Davis.

a shot of just some of the cans collected for this year’s annual Can Drive, which is held in conjunction with the Haverford school and agnes irwin school. Upper school Vestry President, Chris Cox ’07, is seen dropping more bags off above.

Here’s an update from the Community service Department on this fall’s events and programs…

Five Lower School classes visited The SHARE Food Program to pack food boxes for the hungry… Students served hundreds of meals at the University City Hospitality Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry (UCHC) and St. Barnabas Home for Battered Women… Students made hundreds of placemats and napkin rings for UCHC and local nursing homes… The PreK at Devon performed at Dunwoody Nursing Home… Students played Bingo at Inglis House wheelchair community… Hundreds of stories were read by students at local low-income day care centers… Students worked on math and reading skills at St. Katherines Day School for mentally challenged students (down syndrome, autism)… Students recycled, boxed, and sorted cans and collected books, school supplies, and halloween costumes… Episcopal hosted the residents of Don Guanella School for boys with developmental disabilities for EA Fun Day… Dozens of students and community members took part in the Philadelphia AIDS Walk… Students made soup for the residents of St. Barnabas… EA’s participation in this year’s Dragon Boat race was successful with two full teams of students, faculty, parents, and friends participating—and one team won a silver medal! To date the Dragon Boat participation has raised more than $2,000 for UCHC.

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Thank You For Your Participation in a Number of Community Service Drives…

More than 60 Episcopal families participated in this year’s Holiday Adopt-a-Family Program. Your care and generosity made this year’s pro-gram a tremendous success. The program is run

by the Community Service Department and helps make the holiday season one to remember for a number of families in need in the greater Philadelphia area.

Not to be outdone, the EA Toy Drive program at Episcopal was again a top priority among Episcopal’s families. Several hundred new, unwrapped gifts were brought in to both the Devon and Merion campuses for children in need this past holiday season. More than 200 children benefited from the donations and gifts.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service was a high point in January. Opportunities to volunteer at the Greater Phila-delphia Book Bank, SHARE, the Metropolitan Career Center, HERO (a community center in North Philadelphia), and in Fairmount Park were all well attended.

The second annual Katrina Relief Dinner was also well attended on January 28th. The Community Service Depart-ment, Student Council, and the Vestry used the afternoon to remind the Episcopal community that there is still a tremen-dous amount of work that needs to be done in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast.

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Marines at Camp Fallujah post student letters and pictures in headquarters

Lower School at Merion students spent a portion of their Thanksgiving Morning Service on November 20th creating holiday cards and drawings for Marines stationed in Iraq. Just before Christmas,

they were pleasantly surprised with a thoughtful response from the soldiers, as well as a picture of the students’ artwork posted on the wall of the Marine Headquarters at Camp Fallujah.

The message from the Marines read as follows: “We just received a package filled with drawings put together by your students. The Marines absolutely loved them and wanted me to pass along their thanks for all of your thoughtfulness and support. We placed all of the drawings up on the wall of our headquarters here in Camp Fallujah for everyone to see as they come in and out of the building. I attached a picture of them for you to share with the students. Being away from our homes and families is never an easy thing...especially during the holidays...but knowing that there are so many wonderful Americans back in the U.S. who support us like you do really helps make it worthwhile. On behalf of all the Marines sta-tioned here at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, I would like to wish you and all of your students a happy holiday season. We will be thinking of you each time we look up at the wall and see our new artwork.

“Please pass along our sincerest thanks again to the stu-dents. Take care.

Semper Fidelis, “Craig R. Wonson, Major, United States Marine Corps

Camp Fallujah, Iraq.”

two marines stationed at Camp Fallujah, iraq pose with artwork created by episcopal academy lower school students. the artwork and cards were made by students during the thanksgiving morning of service on november 20th.

Visit Chapel through Chapel talks on the Web site…Who says you need to be in Merion or Devon to follow what’s happening in Chapel at Episcopal? Visit the Chapel Talks Web page on the Episcopal Web site (from the Home Page, click on Spirit, then Chapel Program, and then Chapel Talks) to read the inspiring presentations given by students and guests each week?

Development

“The decade of the 1930s is not remembered with fondness by many people. The Depres-sion, the Dust Bowl, the NRA and the CCC, veterans of WWI selling apples for a nickel on

street corners—all were evidence of hard times. I had entered the Lower School a year or so before, which was then on Latches Lane under the benign guidance of Ms. Lukens, the Head-mistress in the late 1920s. Following the stock mar-ket crash, many businesses failed, and among those that encountered grave difficul-ties was the one where my father worked. Without ever saying it in so many words, it was apparent from my parents’ actions that our circumstances had dropped substan-tially. A relative who had lost his

job came with his wife and two children to live with us and to share our limited resources.

“The question arose as to whether we could afford Episco-pal’s modest tuition. My father went to see Greville Haslam to explain the problem and see if he could offer any help. Whatever transpired at the meeting I never knew, but the re-sult was that I stayed at Episcopal for nine more years and graduated in 1941.

“It became more and more apparent to me through college and medical school and beyond that my experiences in those years were instrumental in preparing me to take advantage of opportunities as they came along. It was a fortunate circum-stance that Haslam, and the resources that he had available to him, allowed this to happen.

“I have always had the desire to repay in some measure my debt to the school.”

“I have always had the desire to repay in some measure my debt to the school. I am sure that there are other students from those years whose families had similar experiences. Now that the school has undertaken this great project to leave the con-fined campus on City Line, it needs all the money that we can give to make this possible.

“I have taken advantage of the very recent changes in IRA regulations that allow funds to be paid directly to charita-ble and non-profit organizations without the donor incurring any tax liability. This window of opportunity will only last through 2007. I had previously designated Episcopal to re-ceive the remaining balance in my IRA following my lifetime, and it gives me great satisfaction to give it now when the school’s need is greatest.”

are you dissatisfied with low returns from your CD’s, stocks, and savings accounts?

an episcopal academy Charitable gift annuity may be the answer for you.

Through a gift annuity, the Episcopal Academy can provide you with guaranteed, fixed annual payments, which are based on your current age. A portion of a gift annuity is tax-free, plus you will qualify to receive a charitable tax deduction.

example ($10,000 gift, one annuitant)

age Rate annuity Deduction

70 6.5% $650 $4118

75 7.1% $710 $4563

80 8.0% $800 $5005

85+ 9.5% $950 $5331

Call the Episcopal Academy Development Office to request a personal illustration at 610-617-2252.Please note: These examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended as legal or tax advice.

Dr. Charles T. Lee, Jr. ’41 Remembers Episcopal During the Great Depression

Dr. Charles t. “Chat” lee recently made a generous contribution to the ever episcopal Capital Campaign by taking advantage of new legislation that allows individuals to make tax-free lifetime gifts from their iRas.


AnnualGivingatEpiscopal:ATestimonialbyJerryandBernadetteDugan

“A s parents of three Episcopal Academy grad-uates (’96, ’99, ’02), we continue to support Episcopal’s Annual Giving Program for sever-al reasons.

“While our sons were students at EA, we came to realize that tuition alone did not and could not completely fund the operating budget of the school. We also learned that it was the contributions to the Annual Fund that helped make up this shortfall. As involved parents, we felt a need to step up and do our part to help EA be the best it could be. The facili-ties, the faculty, and the spirit of the school are all enriched by ongoing parent support.

“Since our sons have graduated and EA has become a part of our past, we continue to support Annual Giving because

we recognize that those same needs still exist and that our sense of belonging to the EA community exists, as well. In addi-tion, we feel a sense of gratitude for the superior education and positive values Brendan, Mark, and Kevin derived during their years at Episcopal.

“Our expectation is that they too continue to support Annual Giving, now and in the years ahead, by virtue of the example we have given, their own sense of pride and devotion to Episcopal, and in recognition of and gratitude for their years spent at Episcopal.”

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Keep Up-to-speed on the new Campus and the ever episcopal CampaignMonitor the progress of Episcopal’s historic move to Newtown Square and the Ever Episcopal Capital Campaign by visiting our new campus Web site at www.ea1785.org/newcampus.

Construction is moving along at break-neck speed and the campaign is more than half-way to its goal of $90 million—stay on top of it all and help create the future of The Episcopal Academy.

The new campus site includes:

• Up-to-date photos of construction

• A slideshow of the groundbreaking ceremony and complete video footage of the event

• All press coverage of the new campus project, both local and national

• Information and progress reports on the Ever Episcopal Campaign

• Detailed information on ways to give to the Ever Episcopal Campaign

• Links to the electronic copies of the Ever Episcopal Campaign Newsletter

• Full architectural renderings of the new campus, as well as an animated video of the completed site

• Information for prospective parents, alumni, and current parents regarding transportation, preserving traditions, moving artifacts, and a timeline of the school’s history

• Information on each of the architects and their thoughts on Episcopal’s new campus

Jerry and Bernadette Dugan


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Episcopal Thanks Its Advocate Donors

The Devon Campus was the setting for a reception honoring members of the Advocate Council, Episcopal’s leadership

donor society, on October 13th. Over 200 parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty, and friends were greeted by Ham Clark and Annual Giving co-chairs, Lori Kelly and Ed Jones ’87. Ham thanked the Advocate Council members—which number over 540 strong—for their generosity and good stewardship. He also applauded the 2005-06 co-chairs, as well as the top performing volunteers in the alumni and parent communities, for another record breaking year.

The 2006-07 Annual Giving campaign is now underway and is being co-chaired once again by Lori and Ed, as well as Rob Melchionni ’98, who will be helping with the young alumni classes. Membership in the Advocate Council is open to members of the Episcopal community and other friends of the school who contribute $1,000 or more to Annual Giving. Gifts of $5,000 or more in the current year entitle the donor to a special event at Merion Golf to be held on May 5th, as well as an invitation to the fall Advocate Event.

For more information, or to make a gift, please contact Bruce Konopka, Associate Director of Development, at 610-617-2233 or [email protected]. You may also make a gift online by clicking “Support EA” on the homepage of Episcopal’s Web site, www.ea1785.org.

Kevin Furey, sue King, Karen ernst, and Christele Furey.

george stanley ’39, Ham Clark, and Heyward Wharton ’39.

Ham Clark (standing) with 2005-06 annual giving Co-chairs ed Jones ’87 and lori Kelly.

marty grims ’79, gita young, and Chris young ’79.

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Ever Episcopal… $55 Million Raised

The Ever Episcopal Campaign is more than halfway towards its $90 million goal. For complete campaign coverage, please read the Winter 2006 Ever Episco-pal Campaign Newsletter and visit our new campus

Web site at www.ea1785.org/newcampus. The Campaign Newsletter is published quarterly and mailed to the entire EA community.

Bishop William White Challenge award Winners: seated are annual giving Co-chairs lori Kelly and ed Jones’87; standing (left to right), John Rettew ’50, nadia Jannetta, Jim Blatchford ’49, Ham Clark, Doug Raymond ’44, and Christele Furey.

anna morgan Cassidy ’94, Dick Feimster ’72, and Brian Bostwick ’40.

thanksKelly molitor, steve molitor, Bev meaney, and Kevin meaney.


“I retain some extremely vivid memories of Mr. Dixon that have influenced my own teaching over the years. I will be interested to see if anyone else remembers this anecdote:

“One of the members of the class must have been doing something typically reprehensible in the manner of an 8th grade boy in a history class when, suddenly, Mr. Dixon called him sternly up to the front of the room and informed him in measured terms that, for his offense, he would take his book into the room across the hall and spend the next week of classes copying the text into his notebook since he obviously couldn’t be counted on to be a productive member of the class. He took his books into Mr. White’s classroom and the class proceeded in a rather subdued fashion under the weight of the enormity of the punishment. After some minutes passed, Mr. Dixon called someone else up to his desk and asked him to go to the next room and ask the miscreant if he wouldn’t like a second chance—which I think he did!”

–DOUG KEITH ’70

“I was in his class... Fitz was a great teacher, even by (Mr.) German’s (whom Fitz replaced) standards.... His trademark line when giving out a suspect grade was, ‘By the Grace of God and F.E.D.’”

–DON BEST ’70

“I was in that middle school class that Fitz Dixon picked after the passing of Mr. German. I have an indelible memory of a most vital individual who took his commitment to EA as seriously as he did PA history. We have lost a very unique friend.”

–WITTY SCHNEIDMAN ’70

“I had Fitz as a teacher in the early 1950’s. He was warm and had a personal interest in each student. I have never forgotten one of his sayings, ‘There but for the grace of God go I.’ He was an institution by himself and loved EA.”

–JOHN J. HILL ’58

“Fitz Dixon – F.E.D. to those who awaited his memos—was probably the best friend the students ever had. Man, did he LOVE to teach. And did he love to just be there for us, although I wonder how many of us realized it. He knew he was referred to as ‘Fat Fitz,’ the same as Forrest Gager was ‘Fox’ and John Brinton was ‘Whale.’ I think he knew that masters got nicknames out of affection. A sad day in the log of the Academy. I revere his memory.”

–FRANK KINGSTON SMITH ’61

“It is very sad. An EA icon. I was so glad to have seen him at our 50th in such good shape. Words can’t express the loss.”

–CHARLIE HEEBNER ’54

“He touched a lot of lives in a very positive way. I knew him as an Episcopal coach, teacher, and administrator. I could tell you some wonderful stories about Mr. Dixon. I still have the letter he wrote as admissions director, accepting me into Episcopal’s kindergarten in 1950. Episcopal would not be what it is today without him.”

–LEWIS HART ’63

“He was a very frequent visitor to campus throughout my Middle and Upper School years even though he was not an Episcopal parent. He was a man born to privilege and wealth who tried always to use his birthright to help where he could in ways others could not. He taught and coached because he loved it. It is a huge loss for EA at the moment, but in the big picture it’s a testimony to EA that the school attracted so much of Mr. Dixon’s life.”

–PETER QUINN ’74

“I may remember Fitz more vividly than most. When he came to EA as a master, I was in his English class and he gave me private tutoring in French. I will never forget the day he hit me in the face with a piece of chalk in the very back of the room. What accuracy. It was the right thing to do and I steadily improved because of it. I really learned English and I’ve been teaching it in my work as an editor ever since. I had a Harvard educated professor in college who didn’t know about the hortatory subjunctive that I had learned about from Fitz.”

–GEORGE SPENCER ’49

“Fitz taught me French and was a good friend and support. I can’t imagine EA without him—and he certainly has played a major role in making the school all that it is—and will be. He will be greatly missed. We all have a new guardian angel (with a raucous sense of humor).”

–SAM WALKER ’61

“I graduated in the class of ’55. I never was sure but I think Mr. Dixon paid for my tuition as my father passed away when I was 14 and I know my Mother could not afford to pay all of the tuition.”

–JOE KOPF ’55

MemoriesIn our last issue of Connections (Fall 2006, pp. 10-11) we asked you to submit anecdotes

and fond memories of Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr. ’42, an Episcopal icon and giant in the Philadelphia community who died on August 2, 2006. Here are some of the responses we received:

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Class Notes EDITED By THE ALUMNI OFFICE

Honorary AlumniCannie (Crysler) Shafer was inducted into the Charter Class of the Athletics Hall of Fame at Sweet Briar College this September. Sweet Briar’s Crysler Award, honoring a senior four-year athlete who demonstrates athletic achievement, ser-vice to sport, and sportsmanship, was named in honor of Cannie, a four-year letter winner in field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse during her time at Sweet Briar. After graduating, Cannie contin-ued her athletic involvement, coaching everything from varsity girls’ field hock-ey and lacrosse to JV girls’ and boys’ basketball at Episcopal. She is currently head of the Lower School at Devon.

35 Sam Brown reports: “We are kick-ing off the annual giving campaign for Charles Wright Academy out here right now too. This is the school my wife and I helped found 50 years ago next year. We have 724 students enrolled in 12 grades and kindergarten this year and feel the glow of a successful building campaign for a new lower school we just dedicated. Good education taught by an enthusiastic faculty rubs off on the student, evidently. I give thanks for the influence Episcopal has had on me.”

47 Jay Sherrerd is currently work-ing for Episcopal as an Ever Episcopal Capital Campaign co-chair. Jay’s wife of 49 years passed away in June 2005. He has three children, including Jay Jr. ’78. His children live in Oregon, Cali-fornia, and Connecticut and he has six grandchildren ages eight through 20. Jay’s oldest grandchild, Alex, and sec-ond oldest grandchild, Michelle, both attend Princeton University as a junior and freshman, respectively.

49 Osmond Benoliel reports: “I’ve been having my poetry published in var-ious literary journals and received 1st Prize in the M. Reid contest and pub-lished in their anthology Over the Long Bridge.”

56 Ray Harlan spent some time this fall in Romania with the U.S. Indoor Model Airplane Team at the World Champion-ships.

74 Bob Somerville wrote the text for Not Left Behind: Rescuing the Pets of New Orleans, a story of how the Best Friends Animal Society rescued thou-sands of pets from the streets of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ka-

trina. Bob created the organization Best Friends Animal Society. Amazon.com writes: “The story is told through the images of Best Friends photographer Troy Snow and the words of five Best Friends rescuers—frontline troops rep-resenting thousands of volunteers across the country who helped save lives and reunite families. The mission of BFAS is driven by the simple philosophy that kindness to animals helps build a bet-ter world for all of us. BFAS works with humane groups all across the country to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. In addition to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, locat-ed in UT, which is home to 1,500 dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and other animals, BFAS reaches across the nation helping humane groups, individuals, and entire communities set up shelter, foster, spay/neuter, and adoption programs.”

75 Jim Cooke opened his own business in July, James Cooke Advertising Sales. He represents Preservation, the maga-zine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in the mid-Atlantic region, and Southern Living’s Mid-Atlantic Liv-ing in the Washington, D.C. market. He reports: “In mid-July in Philadelphia, I also organized the Governor McK-

Davey and Jon stebbins, sons of andy stebbins ’78.

Cannie shafer Hon. (second from right) stands with the other charter members/inductees of the sweet Briar College athletic Hall of Fame.

sofia marta tokarczyk, daughter of Dolph ’84 and eva, proudly wears her new ea sweater!

ean Society with the support of 100 descendants of Thomas McKean (1734-1817). The organization is devoted to preserving the legendary life and career of Thomas McKean, forgotten leader of the American Revolution, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 1777-99, and three-term Governor of Pennsylvania (1800-1809).”

Adam Finkel is currently a professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of Medicine and Den-tistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Public Health and is a member of the faculty at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He has 20 years of experience in both government and aca-demia analyzing risks to human health and implementing creative solutions to reduce them. Adam has a doctoral de-gree in environmental health sciences and a master’s degree in public policy, both from Harvard University, and has written many articles for medical, legal, economics, and statistical literature. For 10 years (1995-2005), he was a senior executive at the U.S. Occupational Safe-ty and Health Administration (OSHA), serving as OSHA’s national director of regulatory programs in Washington, D.C., and later as chief OSHA adminis-

trator in the six-state Rocky Mountain region. He has pioneered methods to quantify and communicate the uncer-tainties in risk and cost estimation and to explore the variation in environmen-tal and medical risks individual citizens and patients face due to differences in susceptibility, exposure, and oth-er factors. He received a career award from the American Public Health As-sociation last month for “outstanding contributions to public health through science-based advocacy.”

Ted Tsaltas reports: “I believe (I) trav-eled the farthest for our 30th reunion. Life in Knoxville, TN is good. My chil-dren are now 15 and 12 and doing well, as is my wife Kim. She is chair of the Symphony Charity Ball here and busy with that and many other community activities. I am currently medical staff secretary at St. Mary’s Medical Center and have been newly elected chief of staff. I don’t sing very much any more, but remain very musically active, hav-ing played drums for several active area blues bands. I also compose for classi-cal piano. Some of my class may recall Jim Garrison, myself, and a couple of others making many ship models. I con-tinue to build fine scale ship models and also have a wood-working shop where

anna marguerite Zinman, daughter of Jack ’87 and Christine Zinman.

Bryce moleski celebrated his first ea/Haverford/agnes irwin Weekend with his mom, stephanie, and dad, Charlie ’89.

Celebrate your Reunion at alumni Weekend

april 27 & 28, 2007

• Class of 1942 65th Reunion











For more information, please contact the Alumni Office at 610-617-2249.


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I build furniture, including a full sized desk for my son. The new campus looks very exciting. Although I will always miss the old campus, there is no ques-tion, even from the drawings, that the new one will be just as beautiful and more functional.”

77 The Class of 1977’s 30th Reunion will be celebrated at Alumni Reunion Weekend April 27 and 28, 2007. For more information, please contact the Alumni Office. Nine members of the class had dinner together in December to brainstorm for the 30th Reunion. There is a great deal of enthusiasm about this reunion within the class and the com-mittee is close to picking a venue for the class party. Look for more information on this reunion both in the mail and via email. If you would like to help out in any way, please contact Ed Spofford at [email protected]

78 Jeff McMahon is heading the mar-keting team at GoldCoast, a real estate investment company based in Newport Beach, CA. He and his wife Martha have two daughters, Maggie, age eight, and Sara, age seven.

82 The Class of 1982’s 25th Reunion will be celebrated at Alumni Reunion

sean Casey ’88 and emeile Kilhstrom.

Weekend April 27 and 28, 2007. For more information, please contact the Alumni Office. The class has formed a committee and is hard at work putting together plans for the 25th Reunion. They are currently finalizing plans for the Saturday night party (remember how much fun the 20th Reunion was at the Murdoch’s?). If you would like to contribute your thoughts to this process and/or help out in any way, please email Brooke McMullin at [email protected] or Jim Farrell at [email protected].

Jim Fogerty completed two years of studies at Fuller Theological Semi-nary where he is working on a masters of divinity degree. He’s been living in the Phoenix, AZ area since 2003. Jim writes: “I am also writing fiction on the side, hoping to become the next John Grisham one day. If anyone is passing through the Phoenix/Scottsdale area I welcome you to stop by and say hello!”

Scott Toomey and his wife Allison had their fourth child, Mallory Grace Toomey, on May 23, 2006. She joins big sister Molly, 12, and big brothers Ben-jamin, seven, and Robby, two. Scott is a shareholder in the law firm of Camp-

bell Campbell Edwards and Conroy in Wayne, PA.

83 Paul Alfieri works for Linklaters, one of the leading global law firms with 30 offices around the world. He works in the New York office.

84 David Bradley reports: “I left my full-time position as associate artistic director at People’s Light and Theatre. I will continue to be part of it’s artis-tic company and will be directing two shows at the theatre next season. I have been full-time at People’s Light for 15 years and it has been a tremendous hon-or and pleasure to work day-to-day at such a dynamic and vital organization alongside so many gifted, compassion-ate artists and staff members. I look forward to my continued collaboration with the theatre. Beginning in Septem-ber (2006), I will be pursuing a range of projects bringing together my in-terests in theatre, community, writing, education, and storytelling. I envision this new phase of my professional life as an opportunity to work in the arts, non-profit, and for-profit sectors to ex-plore great stories, civic dialogue, and the ways creativity can inspire growth and change. One such endeavor is at the

gabriel Boone mansfield morehouse giving his parents, Kara (mansfield) morehouse ’88 and tim morehouse, a big smile.

Kyle Walker Reedy proudly wears his new ea sweater. Kyle is the son of lee and Brendan Reedy ’90, and the nephew of Bill Reedy ’88 and Cori (Reedy) Burns ’87.

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National Constitution Center, where I am artistic director of the Living News Project, creating a theatre piece and curriculum that is inspired by Constitu-tional issues and conflicts. The pilot for this piece premiered at the end of Sep-tember at the NCC.”

86 Nina (Castro) Owens and her hus-band James welcomed their third child, Harrison, on July 8, 2005. Nina re-ports: “Our other children, William and Celine, age 3 1/2, are both doing well. I have a new role at MasterCard World-wide now; I am responsible for the Global Processing Innovation Group, which designs new payments and new ways to use MasterCard’s capabilities. We’re enjoying our crazy, busy life in New York.”

Jamie Richter has joined Pentec Health, a health care services company based in Boothwyn, PA as the general manager for the pain and spasticity management business.

87 Jack Zinman and his wife Christine welcomed their first child, Anna Mar-guerite Zinman, on August 2, 2005.

88 Jen (Haines) Butler and her hus-band Chris welcomed their first child, Charlotte Jane, into the world on Octo-ber 2, 2006.

Sean Casey married Emelie Kilhstrom in Stokholm, Sweden in August 2006. They live in New York City.

Kara (Mansfield) Morehouse and her husband Tim are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, son Gabriel Boone Mansfield Morehouse, on No-vember 30, 2006.

89 Mark Mangan’s company Flavor-pill, a SoHo-based new-media company that produces free e-mail-based mag-azines and weekly event guides for a variety of cities, was featured in The New York Times Magazine’s September 10th issue. You can check out Flavorpill by visiting www.flavorpill.net.

91 Jane Oberwager and her husband Raffaele Scalcione welcomed their first baby, Isabella Scovill Scalcione on July 29, 2006. They live in Milan, Italy.

92 Brian Dougherty was named the 2006 Warrior Goalie of the Year by Major League Lacrosse, the premier

professional outdoor lacrosse league. The award was based on votes submit-ted by the general manager and the head coach of each of the 10 Major League Lacrosse teams. This is Brian’s second Warrior Goalie of the Year award. He earned the award in 2003 as a member of the Long Island Lizards. He was also named to the 2006 All-Major League Lacrosse Team. This award recognizes the best players at each position during the regular season. Brian currently plays for the Philadelphia Barrage.

93 Liz Williams married Steven Eric Jennings, Jr. on August 26, 2006 at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford. The new couple just moved to Conshohock-en. Liz is in her last year at Temple Law School and will start as an associate at the law firm of Elliott, Greenleaf and Siedzikowski, a commercial litigation firm in Blue Bell.

94 Liz Cornelius married Eric Bin-gaman on June 24, 2006 at St. Thomas of Villanova Chapel on Villanova Uni-versity’s campus. Episcopal classmates in attendance were: Becky (Hopkins) Smith, Tara Stitchberry, Alison (Gor-don) Preisser, Susan Armstrong and Katie Murphy.

Peter Rudnick ’91 cheered on ea with his daughter, Paula, and wife Claudia.

the Williams Wedding – Back Row: emily Clark ’03, stefan slowinski ’93, mike Coffey ’93, Head of school Ham Clark, asst. Head of school Bessie speers, Bill marvin ’88, Chris marvin ’93. Front Row: lydia Williams ’03, Dr. greg Williams (father of the bride), liz Williams ’93, and leslie Helt-saltzman ’93.

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95 Hazel (Imbesi) Bentinck recently moved back to the United States with her husband and son. She is currently working for Sesame Street and is ex-pecting her second child in January.

Demetrios Hadgis is pleased to an-nounce that he has accepted an offer to join Sandler O’Neill and Partners as an associate in their mergers and acquisi-tions group.

96 The Class of 1996 had a successful 10th Reunion in November! Check out the Alumni section in this issue for the inside scoop.

Anthony Ciarlello married Jaime Matty on June 23, 2006. Anthony and Jamie met at Ursinus College.

Jamie Evans was engaged to Kimberly Ingraham of New York City on July 8, 2006. They both graduated from Duke in 2000 and live in Manhattan. The wedding will take place on Long Island on June 23, 2007. Jamie will receive his MBA from Columbia in May 2007.

Scott Reynolds married Aimee Eliza-beth Heron on June 23, 2006. Mike

O’Connor, Nick French, Jamie Barrett, and Dave Hood ’95 were in the wed-ding party, and Episcopal classmates Mike McKeon and Jack Schonewolf were in attendance.

97 Sam Brown recently signed on for his fifth year of teaching at the White Mountain School in northern New Hampshire. He also recently completed a 10-day backpacking trip in the Swiss Alps with classmate James Rich.

Jordan Love was married to Mol-ly Thompson Whitehead from Chevy Chase, MD at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, MD on June 24, 2006. Episcopal classmates in attendance in-cluded John Bullen, Paul O’Connor, James Casey, Justin Hopkins, Addison West, Drew Poulas, Marshall Sebring, David Bevacqua, Madeline Delson, Su-san Schafer, and Jeff Miller.

Phil Mariani married Laura Heyns May 14, 2006 at the Down Town Club in Philadelphia. Sam Brown served as best man, and among the guests were Kate Mulvihill and James Rich. Phil and Laura met while rowing at Harvard. She is a resident in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospi-tal. After four years of coaching crew at

the University of Michigan, Phil is now a student at the University of Pennsyl-vania Law School.

Chas Peruto married Puja Suneja on June 18, 2005 at St. Matthias Church in Bala Cynwyd. They also had a Hindu ceremony at the Hyatt Penn’s Landing, where they had their reception. Perry de Marco ’94 was the best man, and Chas’

anthony Ciarlello ’96 married Jaime matty on June 23, 2006.

scott Reynolds ’96 married aimee Heron on June 23, 2006 at st. Katherine’s Church in Wayne. Pictured are mike o’Connor ’96, timothy Heron, nick French ’96, Christopher Heron, aimee Reynolds, scott Reynolds ‘96, Dave Hood ’95, Patrick Reynolds, Jamie Barrett ’96, and David Briggs.

the Bingaman Wedding – Becky (Hopkins) smith ’94, tara stitchberry ’94, alison (gordon) Preisser ’94, liz (Cornelius) Bingaman ’94, susan armstrong ’94 and Katie murphy ’94.

1997THE CLASS OF

your reunion isn’t too far away. Grab a

pencil and write this down:

Class of 1997 10th Reunion – Friday, november 23, 2007. Please

send any updated contact information

(home and/or business) to Jen Slike,

Assistant Director of Alumni at slike@

ea1785.org, so she can keep you in-the-

loop regarding reunion plans!


Class Notes

classmates Nick Sommer and Sam No-cella were in the wedding party. Other Episcopal alumni in attendance were Bob Serpente, Philip Davolos, and John Peruto ’79.

Bob Serpente moved eight blocks south of Lincoln Center in order to pursue his MBA in William Deming’s Management Systems (William Dem-ing Scholars Program) with Fordham University. He’s interning as an MBA consultant at BBVA Banco Bilbao Vis-caya Argentaria located in midtown Manhattan.

98 Chris Fallon passed the bar exam this fall. He is an associate in Post and Schell’s Professional Liability Depart-ment in the Philadelphia office.

Andrew Walsh married Allison Felicia Sheedy, of Arlington, VA, on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Andrew’s grooms-men were classmates Sarovar Banka, Dean Vetsikas, and Chris Fallon. The ceremony and reception were held at the home of naval hero Stephen De-catur on Lafayette Square adjacent to the White House. In attendance were

Juliet Walsh Davis ’87, Howard Mor-gan ’57, and Chic Roselle ’55. Only after the ceremony did the couple learn that Decatur himself was an Episco-pal alumnus! Andrew and Allison met while both attending Penn Law. They have moved to Washington, D.C. where they are both in private practice.

99 Bryan Aronchick founded Aronch-ick DDM, a residential development company that specializes in privatized golf communities. The company’s first development will be in Willistown, PA. Visit Aronchick DDM’s Web site at www.aronchickdesigns.com.

Foster Cronin performed in “A Prayer For Owen Meany,” the opening show at the Arden Theater this September through October. He was a member of the ensemble as well as an understudy. Foster also performed in “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge” at the Bristol Riv-erside Theatre last November through December. He was Fred and “The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.”

Paul Nolen married Megan Battle on September 23, 2006 at St. Margaret’s

Church in Narberth. The reception fol-lowed at Stoney Knoll Farm in Berwyn, PA next to the site of the new Episcopal campus. Mark Dugan, Dan Connelly, Mike Good, and Austin Frieman were groomsmen in the wedding.

James Strohacker has put his career with boats and The Hinckley Compa-ny on hold for a little while to pursue an MBA as well as to travel to Africa and Europe this winter. He will return to the states this spring.

00 Rebecca Allen just finished two years working with Campus Outreach at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa advising college wom-en and leading a campus ministry program. She began a year-long MA program in international development at Eastern University in January.

Brett Carty married Kelly Hannigan on October 20, 2006 at Sacred Heart Church in Havertown.

Michael Walsh trained all summer and rode, on a bicycle, 70 miles in the Livestrong Challenge benefiting the

Chas Peruto ’97 married Puja suneja on June 18, 2005 at st. matthias Church in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

the love Wedding – Paul o’Connor ’97, John Bullen ’97, molly Whitehead, Jordan love ’97, Pierre Kremer, and susan schaffer ’97.

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members of the championship-winning maB Paints millard Robinson tuesday night summer lacrosse league include: Chris Fallon ’98, matt mcmonagle ’03, marty Kupprion ’03, and tim muir ’99. other members not pictured: Zac arbitman ’05, Jamie Creed ’00, garrett Wilson ’03, and coach John Wynne, Hon. maB goalie matt mcmonagle was the mVP.

michael Walsh ’00, nick Crews ’00, Brett Carty ’00 and James Creed ’00.

Lance Armstrong Foundation in Sep-tember. He raised $3,000 from many Episcopal alumni and he will be riding 100 miles next year.

01 The Class of 2001 had a successful 5th Reunion in November! Check out the Alumni section in this issue for the inside scoop, and visit the EA Alumni Web site for pictures.

Danielle Pakradooni was promoted to Assistant Marketing Manager at the Rose Quarter–Global Spectrum in Portland, OR.

02 Anna Bullock completed four years of varsity crew at Purdue, earn-ing a letter each year. She graduated in December 2006 with a double major, English and art. Anna will be an assis-tant crew coach this fall.

03 Mark Adomanis was admitted to Oxford University in the Russian and Eastern European studies program.

Margaux Viola is captain of the la-crosse team at Cornell.

Audrey Ziomek was captain of the Harvard field hockey team this fall.

04 Lauren Bobzin is captain of the la-crosse team at Harvard.

Ashley Heist was captain of the Dart-mouth field hockey team this fall.

05 Greg Isdaner started on the of-fensive line for the #10 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers football team.

Francie Shafer was recently recognized as a member of the Sigma Alpha Lamb-da National Leadership and Honors

Organization at Northeastern Univer-sity. This organization is dedicated to promoting and rewarding academic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community ser-vice, professional development, and lifelong professional fulfillment. Fran-cie is also currently rowing varsity women’s crew at Northeastern.

06 Tim Ivory, a guard on Hobart’s basketball team, was named the Liber-ty League Men’s Basketball Co-Rookie of the Week (December 5).

Max Kelly, a member of the Occiden-tal College water polo team, finished his freshman season in the top 20% of NCAA goalies. At the end of his sea-son Max was ranked 24th out of 130 goalies.

Sarah Steele performed in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” at the Acorn at Theater Row in New York City. The show ran from September 20 through December 9.

2002THE CLASS OF

your reunion isn’t too far away. Grab a

pencil and write this down:

Class of 2002 5th Reunion – saturday, november 24, 2007. Please

send any updated contact information

(home and/or business) to Jen Slike,

Assistant Director of Alumni at slike@

ea1785.org, so she can keep you in-the-

loop regarding reunion plans!


MarriagesKatharine Tanner Morris to Edwin Van Dusen ’86 8/12/2006

Emelie Kihlstrom to Sean Casey ’88 8/2006

Paul Lang to Cindy Cuffari ’88 6/2/2006

Arie to Drew Hallowell ’88 12/9/1995

Charles Koo to Kathleen Lee ’88 9/24/2005

Nancy Muldoon to Rob Hostler ’89 4/30/2005

Melissa Hannon to Michael Baumholtz ’90 6/17/2006

Dee Spagnuolo to Sasha Ballen ’92 9/11/2004

Lynanne Williams to Seth Joyal ’92 6/18/2005

Courtenay Benedict to TJ Carella ’93 July 31, 2004

Steven Eric Jennings, Jr. to Elizabeth Williams ’93

8/26/2006

Eric Bingaman to Liz Cornelius ’94 6/24/2006

Jamie Matty to Anthony Ciarlello ’96 6/23/2006

Aimee Heron to Scott Reynolds ’96 6/23/2006

John Murphy to Carly Krum ’97 10/14/2006

Molly Thompson Whitehead to Jordan Love ’97 6/24/2006

Puja Suneja to Chas Peruto ’97 6/18/2005

Allison Sheedy to Andrew Walsh ’98 11/18/2006

Megan Battle to Paul Nolen ’99 9/23/2006

Kelly Hannigan to Brett Carty ’00 10/20/2006

Kimberly Carnright to Edward Mathisen ’02 8/12/2006

BirthsBridget & Joe Helfrich ’82 Riley Kathleen 9/8/2004

Allison & Scott Toomey ’82 Mallory Grace 5/23/2006

Cindy & Paul Alfieri ’83 Julia Alfieri 3/5/2004

Christine & Jonathan Johnson ’84 Elliot Samuel 4/12/2005

Eva and Dolph Tokarczyk ’84 Sofia Marta Tokarczyk 9/20/2006

Carole & Christopher Johnson ’86 Joshua Carl 7/5/1997 Sophia 5/27/2001

James & Nina (Castro) Owens ’86 Harrison Owens 7/8/2005

Jennifer & Jeff Kolff ’87 Phoebe W. Kolff 7/14/2004

Cindy & Scott Cave ’87 Margaret Kendall Cave 1/12/2006

Chris & Jennifer (Haines) Butler ’88 Charlotte Jane 10/2/2006

Arie & Drew Hallowell ’88 Jack Hallowell 4/24/1999

Tim & Kara (Mansfield) Morehouse ’88 Gabriel Boone Mansfield Morehouse 11/30/2006

Andrew & Katie (Glick) Cox ’89 Andrew William Cox 8/22/2004

Stonie & Ben Pearcy ’89 Lucille Darling Pearcy 7/31/2006

Erinn & Andrew Saland ’89 Aislynn Rose Saland 8/18/2006 Logan Grace Saland 8/18/2006

Maggie & John Crockett ’91 Meriden Patricia Crockett 11/8/2006

Christine & Sean McDermott ’91 Eamon Philip McDermott 10/3/2006

Nancy & Dan Leibovitz ’92 Kaiya Leibovitz 6/30/2006

Courtenay & TJ Carella ’93 Ainsley Tait Carella 6/20/2006

Dave & JoAnne (Fortin) Hopkins ’93 Daniel Kevin Hopkins 9/30/2006

Brent & Emily (Walker) West ’93 Henry Walker West 9/16/2006

Chris & Rachel (Daniels) Cooper ’96 Odin Daniels Cooper 8/6/2006

DeathsJames E. Sax ’31 2/26/2006

Charles E. Shinn,’31 1/25/1999

John H. Wallace ’31 5/6/1998

James F. Bradford, Jr. ’32 5/23/1992

James Emott Caldwell, Jr. ’33 12/1/2000

H. Francis de Lone ’33 11/22/2006

Fredric C. Olds ’33 4/24/2004

Francis Markoe Rivinus, Jr. ’33 11/29/2006

Glanding Hadley ’34 1/25/2004

John G. Magee ’34 3/21/2006

Alfred Day Wiler Freund ’35 8/26/1991

Richard D. Chadwick-Collins ’36 10/16/2003

John C. Wisener, Jr. ’38 3/23/2004

Philippe Register ’40 8/10/2006

William R. Chandler ’42 10/11/2006

Leander C. Claflin, Jr. ’43 10/24/2006

John G. Rogers ’43 11/14/2006

Harry V. Ryder, Jr. ’43 11/25/2006

Marc Daniel Daudon ’44 4/28/2006

Walter C. Feimster, III ’47 10/15/2006

Adam K. Riggs ’48 2/23/2006

James H. Whitmoyer ’49 9/1/2006

Thomas F. Jones ’52 10/20/2006

C. Dwight W. Tindle ’68 11/13/2006

Douglas Cartwright Garvin ’73 8/3/2006

Howard L. Murray, III ’77 4/9/2006

Dolores M. Finnigan Hon. 12/2/2005

Robert W. Trout Hon. 11/8/2006

Milestones

$ 1,750,000 GOAL

The Episcopal Academy’s Annual Giving Campaign is underway and is already helping to keep us strong. To date, more than 1,185 donors have contributed over $1.1 million dollars towards our campaign goal of $1.75 million dollars.

Each and every contribution demonstrates a commitment to Episcopal’s tradition of excellence and helps each student every day by going directly to this year’s operating budget.

Please use the enclosed envelope to make your gift or pledge and thank you in advance for your support.

Contact Bruce Konopka, Associate Director of Development, at 610-617-2233 or [email protected], for more information.

$ 342,079 OTHER

$ 37,773 MATCHING GIFTS

$ 46,684 PAST PARENTS

$ 70,246 GRANDPARENTS

$ 402,325 PARENTS

$ 254,207 ALUMNI

$ 1,153,314 RAISED

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February 24 Starfest Auction Crowne Plaza Hotel, King of Prussia

April 26 EAPA House Tour

April 27 & April 28 Alumni Reunion Weekend Merion Campus

May 5 EA/GA Day Germantown Academy

May 13 Race/Walk for the Cure

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