2009-2010 Annual Report - Wayland Academy

Why We Give:
Mackenzie `11, Kimberly and
Rodney Miller
In the past three years, the Miller family has found their
lives intertwined with the life of Beaver Dam and Wayland
Academy in innumerable ways. Today, Kimberly is the
President/CEO of Beaver Dam Community Hospital.
Rodney is the Chief Financial Officer for Wayland
Academy. Their daughter Mackenzie will graduate in May
as a four-year Wayland student. All in all, the family plays
a central role in the life of Wayland Academy and the city
of Beaver Dam.
In addition to all they contribute in their time and effort, all
three Millers also give financially to Wayland.
According to Kim and Rodney, “we have always given
back to our community. We give to the causes which we
believe in and those which touch our hearts. We both feel
we have an obligation to leave this world a better place. In
today’s society with all the world’s problems and issues
this is quite difficult, but by choosing to donate our time
and our money to causes that touch our heart and that we
believe in we feel we can help make the world a better
place even if it is in some small way.”
Rodney and Kim say that Wayland’s role in making the
world a better place is that “Wayland brings to this small
rural community of Beaver Dam in southeast Wisconsin a
Mackenzie Miller `11
broader world perspective in the form of the cultural
diversity of people, music, arts, studies and social interactions.” They also appreciate what Wayland provides Mackenzie
and her classmates: a nurturing and supportive environment for students to come together to share their very different
worlds, backgrounds and experiences. They have watched Mackenzie grow emotionally and intellectually over the past
three years, and they are confident, as parents, that she will graduate from high school well-prepared for college and life
after formal education.
Mackenzie, in turn, has shown her appreciation for her time at Wayland by becoming a donor herself. Her reasoning was
this: “I feel it is my responsibility to give back to the community, and I also have been blessed to be given the opportunity
to attend Wayland Academy. I choose to donate because I want to insure that others are given the same opportunity to
receive a great education.”
Nicole Brandrup `94
Erik Brandt `91
Peter Bredlau `85
Brad Brickman `74
Mary Brazeau Brown `70
Sudro Brown `56
Linda Manaugh Buan `85
Scott Buchanan `82
Scott Buchta `82
Barbara Tews Budd `53
Robert Buddig `75
Donald Bunge `50
Christine Trost `82 &
Douglas Burnham `82
Margaret Barrett Busch `59
Barbara Weisse Capitaine `63
Tami Posnanski Carpenter `88
Reynolds Challoner `60
B. J. & Norman Chimenti
Juanita Clark
Barrie Clay `77
John Cohnstaedt `65
Kim and Rodney Miller
Leonard Coulson III `61
Meredith Coulson `95
Stuart Cushman `83
Linda Darling
Eric Davis `01
Elaine & Erroll Davis, Jr.
Patricia & Robert Davis
William Davis II `63
William Davis `65
Mary & Donald Derr
Martha Stevens Dresser `68
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