Fostering Lifelong Learning - Episcopal Academy

Connections 

The Magazine of The Episcopal Academy Winter 2008 

Fostering Lifelong 

Learning 

Episcopal Academy faculty are 

taking advantage of an evergrowing 

variety of opportunities 

to continue the learning process.

Contents 

Features 

1 Fostering Lifelong Learning 

Episcopal Academy faculty are taking 

advantage of an ever-growing variety of 

opportunities to continue the learning 

process. 

2 Finding a New Language for 

Literacy 

4 Professional Development: 

Opportunities to Explore, 

Stretch, and Learn 

6 Calling All Volunteers 

7 Capital Campaign Begins 

Public Phase 

8 All Roads Lead to 

Newtown Square 

London: One of the many 

places visited by Episcopal 

faculty this past year 

DEPARTMENTS 

1 0 Faculty Spotlight 

1 2 Academics 

14 Athletics 

18 Arts 

20 Alumni 

26 Spirituality & 

Community Service 

28 Development 

29 Class Notes 

40 Milestones 

Connections 

The Magazine of The Episcopal Academy 

Winter 2008 

Connections, The Magazine of The Episcopal 

Academy is published three times a year by the Office 

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Editor 

Michael F. Letts 

Contributing Writers 

Anne Marie Heil 

Jennifer Rea 

Contributing Photographers 

Michael Leslie 

Phyllis Martin 

John Spofford 

Art & Production 

Karp Graphic Design 

www.episcopalacademy.org 

On the cover: Episcopal kindergarten teacher Jennifer Rea with her 

class during a special joint program at The Penn Alexander School in 

Philadelphia.

Fostering 

Lifelong Learning 

The heart of a school is its faculty. And like a heart, the 

faculty thrives best when exercised, cared for, and stimulated. 

This issue of Connections takes a look at some of the ways 

Episcopal cares for its faculty by extending opportunities for 

professional development. Included is an interview with Head 

of School Ham Clark in which he shares his views on the value 

of travel and experiential learning. In addition, kindergarten 

teacher Jennifer Rea reflects on her journey of learning while 

on sabbatical during the 2006-2007 school year. 

winter 2008 1

Finding a New Language for Literacy 

Reflections on a 

sabbatical year 

by Jennifer Rea, Episcopal 

Academy kindergarten teacher 

I 

find myself returning to the classroom 

with a new language for 

literacy. I’ve always had a love of literacy, 

and wanted to know more… 

not simply because it’s what I like doing, 

but because reading and writing are at 

the heart of teaching. I wanted (needed) 

to explore current theories and how other 

teachers teach reading and writing. 

Being granted a sabbatical year gave 

me just such an opportunity — to come 

to grips with the reading and writing of 

learning. In the year prior to my sabbatical, 

I enrolled in the University of 

Pennsylvania’s masters program in reading, 

writing and literacy at the Graduate 

School of Education. The sabbatical 

provided me with the time to share in 

and inhabit the classrooms of two superb 

kindergarten teachers at The Penn 

Alexander School in Philadelphia. And, 

it was there that I was inspired to see 

kindergarten children in “workshops”- 

“work” as in the “doing,” “shop,” as in 

the place of doing — reading and writing 

with joy and purpose. After three 

months in the classrooms of Penny Silver 

and Mark Lowe, I was beginning to 

develop new ideas and new symbols — 

I was acquiring new ways of thinking 

about literacy, a new language. 

It was through time shared with Penny 

and Mark, and their pupils, that I was 

impelled to attend Columbia University’s 

two-week intense training program 

at the Summer Institutes in Reading and 

Writing. Directed by Lucy Calkins, the 

Teachers College Reading and Writing 

Project is based not only on literacy research 

but also on active collaboration 

between teachers and researchers. Its 

implementation throughout New York 

City’s school district, from Manhattan 

to Harlem, has yielded terrific results. 

Calkins’ reading and writing workshops 

teach even the youngest children to love 

words and literature, to read like “writers” 

and write like “readers.” 

Because of these experiences I now 

address my children as “readers” and 

“writers.” I ask them to “turn and talk” 

to sit “knee to knee” to tell the “stories of 

our lives” and their “good writing ideas 

across five fingers.” At lunch they sit 

telling stories about something that happened 

and add “I think I’ll write about 

that.” They want to hear stories again 

and again. They spontaneously read 

along as stories are read aloud, playing 

the part. Their natural creative impulses 

to learn by doing are reinforced and enhanced 

by interactive “read alouds” and 

the reading workshop. There’s a new energy 

in the classroom around reading 

and writing. Reading and writing really 

are fun! 

Mindful that young children need to 

play and explore, to live the experiences 

that will become the fabric of their 

lives as literate individuals, reading and 

writing are now the crux of the kindergartener’s 

day. The workshops are special 

times for children to explore words, pictures 

and stories…express themselves to 

themselves and to the others within their 

community, the classroom. 

1 

Rea, J. F. (2007) Play, Experiential Learning, 

and Literacy in the Kindergarten Classroom, 

Prospect Review 28 (e), 9 pp. http://review. 

prospectcenter.org/" http://review.prospectcenter.org/ 

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Jennifer Rea’s kindergarten class during a recent visit to The Penn Alexander School. 

“There’s a new energy in the classroom around reading and writing.” 

The Penn Alexander School 

Named after Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989) 

The Penn Alexander School was built by the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia. 

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander earned five degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the first African 

American in the nation to earn a Ph.D. in economics and three years later, Sadie became the first African American 

woman to enroll in Penn’s law school. 

The school, located at 42nd and Spruce, is a $19-million, 

83,000-square-foot building. The school’s 

instructional program for children from pre-k through 

grade eight was developed in collaboration with the 

Penn Graduate School of Education using resources 

designated by the US Department of Education as 

“exemplary programs.” The school continues to work 

collaboratively with the University of Pennsylvania to 

develop school curriculum and academic research. 

Episcopal faculty member Jennifer Rea spent her recent 

sabbatical year observing and conducting classes 

at Penn Alexander and has taken these experiences 

back to the classroom at EA. 

Winter 2008 3

Professional Development: 

Opportunities to Explore, Stretch, and Learn 

Head of School Ham Clark’s advocacy for foreign travel and study 

is well known. In addition, he strongly believes in the value of networking 

with colleagues from around the nation to exchange best 

practices and curriculum research. As we prepared for our feature 

on professional development at Episcopal, Anne Marie Heil had the opportunity 

to meet with Ham and learn more about his vision. 

AMH: In researching this feature story, 

it was wonderfully surprising to learn of 

all the opportunities available to faculty 

and of Episcopal’s tradition of granting 

sabbaticals. What events in your professional 

life led you to become an ardent 

proponent for enrichment 

HC: Perhaps the most important experience 

for Ceci and me, in our professional 

lives, involved leaving Boston and taking 

a position at the Zurich International 

School. We didn’t know anyone. Everything 

was unfamiliar. I was serving as 

Assistant Director of the school and Ceci 

was teaching. I joined a rowing club in 

order to meet people. All that was new 

and different tested us daily. The experience 

became important because through 

it we discovered what we have to offer 

and it required us to define ourselves. 

We gained so much confidence and this 

single experience caused me to become 

an advocate for pushing students and 

teachers out of the nest, out of their 

comfort zone. 

AMH: In looking at the list of opportunities 

for this year, professional 

development does not always include 

leaving your home and residing in a new 

culture or community. Many of opportunities 

allow faculty to learn while still 

working or spending the summer with 

their families. 

HC: They do include many local and 

regional programs. What is critical is 

that the faculty member be exposed to 

an experience that allows them to try 

new things and to return to their department 

or unit and share what they have 

learned. The experience should be about 

thinking new thoughts and stretching 

oneself. 

I had a faculty member at Sewickley 

Academy who taught American history 

and who had never visited the Revolutionary 

War sites in and around Boston. 

He didn’t like to travel and was happy 

teaching straight from the history 

books. After much cajoling, I got him to 

accept a school-funded trip for him and 

his family to Lexington and Concord, 

so he could see the sites and experience 

the places where so much of American 

history took place. The trip infused him 

with energy and new information and a 

frame of reference he otherwise would 

never have had. And he had a great 

time. 

AMH: Do you find the faculty and 

staff here at Episcopal are receptive to 

taking on the challenge of professional 

development 

HC: They are receptive and our teachers 

are eager to learn. We encourage the 

faculty to pursue their interests and to 

Faculty Sabbaticals Span 42 Years 

1964-65 Dick Boekenkamp 

1966-67 Randy Stone 

1967-68 Harry Harris 

1969-70 Tony Ridgway 

1970-71 Charles Latham 

1971-72 Edith Munger 

1972-73 Carl Denlinger 

1974-75 Dick Borkowski 

1977-78 Beetle Fiero 

1979-80 Bill Burdick 

1980-81 Bill Dixon 

1982-83 Jim Straub 

1983-84 George Shafer 

1984-85 Peter Vennema 

1985-86 Jim Auch 

1986-87 Bill Whelan and 

Mimi Callahan 

1987-88 Jay Crawford and 

Bunny Borkowski 

1988-89 Linn Carpenter 

1989-90 Crawford Hill 

1991-92 Dona Pearcy and 

John Smith 

1992-93 Bob Linker 

1994-95 Dave Orehowsky 

1995-96 Derrick Stephenson 

1996-97 Win Shafer 

1997-98 Bruce Stone 

1998-99 Lance Cave 

1999-00 Usha Balamore 

2000-01 Mary French 

2001-02 Phil Spear 

2002-03 Anne Hall 

(deferred to 2003-04) 

2003-04 Andy Hess 

2004-05 Chuck Bryant 

2005-06 Sue Cannon 

2006-07 Jennifer Rea 

2007-08 Joyce Gavin (half yr) and 

Elizabeth Cocco (half yr) 

2008-09 Lee Pearcy 

All dates indicate the year the sabbatical 

was taken. For years that are omitted, 

no sabbaticals were granted. 

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2008 Travel Grants 

advance their concerns. We spent nearly 

$70,000 in the 2006-07 school year 

on reimbursement for advanced degree 

studies. It is heartening to see teachers 

who are willing to commit their free 

time to returning to school. 

We have funded a number of conferences 

and programs for teachers and hope 

to continue to do so in an even greater 

way. This summer we have Susan 

LaPalombara headed to Oxford. Kate 

Sullivan will be visiting the Roberts 

School in Turkey in the Spring and we 

have awarded 11 foreign travel grants. 

Lee Pearcy will be on sabbatical next 

year and will spend the time writing his 

next book. 

The experiences I have had, and the 

feedback I have received from faculty 

supports the fact that professional 

development builds confidence, tests resilience 

and wards off the urge to get 

too comfortable with academic material, 

surroundings, and routines. 

AMH: Do you envision that the menu of 

opportunities available will grow 

HC: I think the menu will grow and I 

hope that more teachers will be able to 

take advantage of all that is offered. The 

Board of Trustees has approved an important, 

and needed, salary increase for 

faculty. This move will keep our salaries 

competitive with other top independent 

schools. In addition, I am hoping the 

increase will mean a few more faculty 

members will be able to take advantage 

of summer professional development 

opportunities, rather than having to 

work a summer job. And from these experiences, 

our curriculum and academic 

programs will be enriched. 

“The experience should 

be about thinking new 

thoughts and stretching 

oneself.” 

Suzanne Zeleznik (27 years at Episcopal) Will attend a Spanish 

University summer course. 

Eddie Rodriguez (12 years at Episcopal) Will visit Venezuela and 

Columbia to gather teaching materials and experiences to share with his 

students. 

Cheryl McLauchlan (13 years at Episcopal) Will travel to Alaska. 

Linda Lew (10 years at Episcopal) Will visit a local school in either 

Singapore or New Zealand to learn about their technology and robotics 

programs. 

Nancy Taylor (7 years at Episcopal) Will travel to a beach resort 

or go on a cruise with her sister. Both Nancy and her sister are breast 

cancer survivors and they plan to celebrate being cancer free. 

Lisa Fox (5 years at Episcopal) Will take a memorable family 

vacation to the Grand Canyon. 

Matt Lake (5 years at Episcopal) Will tour England, Wales, and 

Ireland in search of Saxon churches to study ornament decoration and 

folklore. Matt will be teaching a folklore class next year. 

Carolyne Doubman (4 years at Episcopal) Will visit her brother 

Keith in Seoul, South Korea. He was born in South Korea and adopted 

by her family at age seven and has since returned to South Korea. 

Grace Na (4 years at Episcopal) Will travel to Indonesia, the 

Philippines, and Korea. 

Jennifer Tierney (2 years at Episcopal) Will visit London and “live 

like a Londoner” and will then travel on to Ireland. 

Anne Barr (2 years at Episcopal) Anne will be teaching Senior 

British Literature next fall and will be traveling to England to prepare for 

the course. 

Lauren Bowes (3 years at Episcopal) Lauren will travel to Spain 

to participate in a Master’s program in Spanish. 

Susan LaPalombara (10 years at Episcopal) Susan is the 

2007-2008 Kulp/Oxbridge Fellow and will study at Oxford University 

this summer 

Kate Sullivan (First year at Episcopal) Will visit Robert College in 

Istanbul, Turkey during spring break. Episcopal will host a Robert College 

faculty member later this spring. 

Win Shafer (28 years at Episcopal) Will be given paid leave to trek 

the Appalachian Trail with his son, Blake ’08, for five months. 

Lee Pearcy (23 years Episcopal) Has been granted a sabbatical 

next year to write his next book on classical education. 

winter 2008 5

Calling All Volunteers!   

Make your mark on history and help build the new campus     

As the Episcopal community celebrates the school’s last four months in Merion and Devon, much of the 

focus this spring will be on looking back. But  through a wonderful opportunity with the Robert Leathers 

Company and the  Episcopal Academy Parents Association (EAPA), everyone will also have a  chance to 

make their mark on the future by helping build the new Lower  School playground.   

This past December, Episcopal hosted a “design day” for the new playground  that included Lower School students 

who were asked to share their own ideas for how the  space should look and what it should include. Leathers also 

spoke with  parents, faculty, and staff, and by the end of the day came up with a  fantastic design that includes a 

rock wall, a spiral tube slide, and a historical playhouse.   

But what makes the project particularly special, and Leathers Company  unique, is that the Episcopal community 

will be charged with building the  playground itself. For five days at the end of the school year, from  Wednesday, 

May 28th through Sunday, June 1st, Episcopal will need 500 volunteers on the new campus to help build and 

complete this fantastic new  playground.   It is the equivalent of an old fashioned barn-raising and there will be  

plenty to do even for those who aren’t particularly good with power tools  or heavy equipment. All of our volunteers 

will be drilling, cutting,  sanding, digging, staining, and having fun together as parents, students,  faculty, and alumni 

literally help build the future of the Episcopal  Academy. We need everyone’s help!   

To get a sense of a Leathers Company project, visit  www.leathersassociates.com.   

If you would like to help on the project, contact Cannie Shafer, Acting Assistant  Head of School, at 

610-617-2231 or cshafer@episcopalacademy.org. 

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Several of the 

suggestions made by 

Lower Schoolers to the 

Leathers team. 

winter 2008 7

All Roads Lead to 


Road names finalized and new intersection 

completed  

As construction work on the new campus continues, 

two major  milestones were reached this past fall and 

early winter: the formal  address of the new campus 

and the names of all secondary roads on the  property 

were finalized, and the traffic circle at St. David’s Road and 

Rt.  252 was completed. 

The completion of both projects brought home to alumni, 

parents, and faculty  just how far the new campus construction 

has come in the last 15 months  and how close the project is to 

being completed. 

1785 Bishop White 

Drive  

After a community-wide 

submission process and 

numerous conversations 

with  parents, alumni, former 

and current faculty 

members, and members of 

the  Board of Trustees, the 

address of 1785 Bishop 

White Drive, Newtown Square,  PA 19073 

was selected for the new campus. The actual street sign along  

Rt. 252 and St. David’s Road was installed in December (see 

photo above) and  signage for all of the secondary roads on the 

property has been ordered. 

The old, existing road that goes by the Wyola Schoolhouse 

and divides the  Foxcatcher Farm property from the new cam- 

pus will be named Liseter Hall Farm  Road in recognition of 

the property’s history. 

The road that passes behind the Lower School will be named 

Aurora Lane,  and the road that runs behind the Athletic Center 

and Campus Center will  be named Vesper Lane. 

Roundabout Complete  

After less than three months of work, major traffic improvements 

to the St. David’s Road/Newtown Road intersection 

were completed this fall. Mandated by PennDot but designed 

and paid for by Episcopal, the  existing two-way-stop intersection 

was replaced with a double-lane  roundabout. While the 

time taken to construct the intersection and the inconvenience 

it caused local residents was a major concern, the master  planning 

committee and traffic engineers felt that a roundabout 

would  be far safer for all drivers and would allow traffic to 

move more freely. The feedback from those using the roundabout 

has been  quite positive. 

Designed to efficiently route traffic, the roundabout is a circular 

 intersection in which drivers travel counterclockwise.  

Entering traffic yields the right of way to those vehicles already 

in the  circle. Traffic entering the roundabout from North Rt. 

252 approach the  roundabout in two lanes. Traffic from St. 

David’s Road and Newtown Road approach the roundabout 

in one lane.  

The goal of the roundabout is to keep traffic flowing smoothly 

in and out of  Episcopal as well as onto the local roads and 

Rt. 252. 

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Ever Episcopal 

Campaign Hits 

$80 Million 

Public Phase Has Begun 

After a fantastic push at the end of 2007, the Ever 

Episcopal Campaign has raised more than $80 million 

on the way to its $90 million goal. The success 

of this monumental effort is due to the generosity of 

hundreds of alumni, parents, and friends. 

In addition, this February, every member of the Episcopal 

community was asked for their support at any level. Every dollar 

helps and we need everyone’s support to make this project a 

complete success. You should have received in the mail an Ever 

Episcopal packet with information on named gift opportunities 

and a pledge form. If you did not, or if you have any questions 

about the campaign, please contact Campaign Coordinator & 

Major Gifts Officer, Sarah Baker Perkins ’01, at 610-617-2294, 

ext. 3072 or sperkins@episcopalacademy.org. 

The support of our Campaign donors has made it possible 

for Episcopal to come so far in building a truly state-of-theart 

campus in Newtown Square and substantially increasing 

the size of the endowment. Construction on the new campus 

is proceeding on schedule, and school will open in Newtown 

Square this September. 

winter 2008 9

Faculty Spotlight 

Bruce Stone ’76 

Upper School Science 

What year did you join Episcopal’s faculty 

As a faculty member, my first year here was in 1984 teaching 

Lower School and Middle School science. However, since I also 

graduated from EA, you can say I have been here since 1962. 

A member of my family has been on this campus continuously 

since 1933 either as a student or a faculty member. The tradition 

will continue at least until my nephew graduates in 2017. 

Was Episcopal your first teaching position 

No. Jay Crawford was a good judge of talent and I needed to 

prove myself first before he would hire me. I taught Biology 

and chemistry at the Phelps School for four years before EA 

would take the chance on me. 

What has kept you at Episcopal for so long 

The greatness of EA is in the relationships created between the 

faculty and the students. I had exceptional mentoring when I 

was a student with people like Bill Whelan, Sam Warlow, Bill 

Dickson, George Hebard, and Dick Borkowski. The teenage 

years are a turbulent time and these mentors helped me through 

many a rocky moment in my life. I also had a good time here 

with my classmates. These relationships are still strong today. 

Our reunions have been well attended over the years. Therefore, 

EA occupies a very special place in my overall development. 

I always wanted to work with people and originally went to 

college to study medicine. That dream died hard and in my 

sophomore year, I decided to become a science teacher (I had 

to invent the major as it didn’t exist much in those days). It has 

been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Once made, 

the desire to return to EA was an obvious choice for me. Why 

couldn’t I enjoy the same type of relationships as a faculty member 

It is because of these relationships that I enjoy getting out 

of bed and coming in to work the past 24 years. It’s about the 

people and it has been fun. 

What’s your fondest memory as a faculty 

member 

The fact that my children have attended EA over the years has 

been a great joy. To have seen their growth and development 

while it was actually happening and not relying upon teacher 

comments has been fun. My youngest, Amy, will graduate 

this June and attend Syracuse. My son, BJ, is a junior engineering 

major at Northwestern and a member of their ice hockey 

team. 

One tradition here at the Academy is for a faculty member to 

give their child his or her diploma rather than the chair of the 

Board of Trustees. To do that with my son was one of the greatest 

moments in my life and I get to repeat it this year. 

A close second was a bunch of advisees that I had the pleasure 

to mentor throughout their high school career. I developed a 

special bond with these individuals and I still look forward to 

hearing about their college accomplishments. Again, the joy in 

EA is about the relationships. 

What’s your most humorous moment as a 

faculty member 

My favorite story occurred early in my career. I was teaching a 

first grade class in Dietrich House and I was showing a Jacques 

Cousteau video about the octopus. First grade students have 

the enthusiasm of 10 adults and an especially energetic one was 

eager to show how much he knew. He quickly raised his hand 

and exclaimed “I know why they call them an octopus.” 

“Why Tommy” I said. 

“Because, because they have eight testicles!” 

All I could do was to turn around and write something on the 

blackboard. Eventually I collected myself to say, “You’re right 

Tommy,” and continued on. 

I also must comment on one of the greatest joys in my life which 

is to just hang out with the other science teachers. As many of 

you know, we have a lot of fun together and while I cannot (for 

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various reasons) tell you what happens behind closed doors, 

take my word for it. There has almost never been a day in all 

my years where I haven’t had at least one good laugh about 

something. Frequently, these people can turn a bad day into a 

good one in just a matter of minutes. They have become some 

of my closest friends. While some of the rumors are outright 

embellishments, others have a small ring of truth to them. The 

experiences have been worth it. 

What’s the biggest difference between 

today’s students and those when you started 

teaching 

Right off of the bat I would say sophistication. I started to 

teach before the electronic age. My multimedia teaching was 

using 16 mm movies and film strips. What computers we had 

were glorified calculators. Today, because of the amount and 

volume of information out there, these students have access to 

a whole lot more at an earlier age than any of my older students 

(for good and for bad). Also, now whenever I have a computer 

problem I have access to instantaneous tech support. I just ask 

a student in my class. 95% of the time, they can fix it. 

The other difference is with diversity. We are a significantly 

more diverse school in terms of gender and students of color. 

As a result, the student body brings a significantly different perspective 

than what I first experienced. I have learned a lot just 

by watching the evolution. We are definitely a better institution 

today because of our commitment to diversity. 

What are your thoughts on the move to 


I have met quite a few alumni who are upset at the move and 

this puzzles me. We have been on the Merion campus since 

1921. That’s only 87 years in a 223-year history. Merion was 

nice but it’s only a small part of the EA tradition. 

I remember the people who didn’t want to build the main building 

at Merion. Instead, they felt the old buildings were sufficient. 

Change has its doubters. We are just in the same place. For EA 

to become what it is capable of being, the Merion campus is 

wholly inadequate as a teaching facility. We have too many students 

and offer such a good curriculum. I am very excited for 

the move (the physical move scares me because packing up the 

contents of the science building is a daunting task). We will be 

a better place for it. Also, I have lived in Chester County since 

1980 and now I am about one and a half miles away from the 

new campus. After 24 years of a long commute, I look forward 

to possibly walking to school on a nice morning. 

If you were stranded on a deserted island with 

only one other faculty member, who would it 

be and why 

This was a tough question assuming that I cannot take my wife. 

I would take all of my colleagues in the science department that 

I have known over the years. Only they would be able to see 

humor in our predicament and since we are stuck, we might as 

well have a good time. Besides, fermentation requires knowledge 

of biology and chemistry. 

Director of Community Service, Rob Trumbull, was reelected 

to a third term as Commissioner in Haverford 

Township. In January, Rob was also selected by the Board of 

Commissioners to be Vice-President for the upcoming year… 

At the centennial meeting of the Classical Association of the 

Atlantic States in Washington, D.C. on October 5-7, Classics 

chair Lee Pearcy presented a paper on historic modern 

productions of Greek drama and contributed to a panel on 

“A Century of Developments in Classical Scholarship.” He 

continues to serve as Vice-President for Education of the 

American Philological Association and attended its annual 

meeting in Chicago on January 3-6… Kindergarten teacher 

Elizabeth Cocco, who is currently on sabbatical, reports: 

“During my sabbatical I am visiting and working in a wide 

variety of schools, primarily in kindergarten. In Tucson, AZ, 

I went to a reservation school, public lower school, Hebrew 

Academy, International School where only Spanish, French, 

or German is spoken, an inner city ESL school, as well as a 

college prep independent school. Around here I have the good 

fortune to visit neighboring schools and I am working with a 

teacher at the Community Partnership School in Philadelphia. 

During my visits I am learning about the various language 

arts and math programs used… Upper School math teacher 

Madeleine Weeks was selected to referee the championship 

games for under-12 and under-14 divisions of the Mid-Atlantic 

League’s girls’ ice hockey playoffs… Lower School music 

teacher Susan Johnson was selected to present her Kodaly 

music curriculum research project — “Once Upon a Time 

in Germany: The Fairy Tales, Folk Stories, Folk Songs, and 

Art Music Associated with Germany’s Fairy Tale Road” — at 

the Kodaly Music Educator’s National Conference in Denver, 

Colorado, in March… Lower School teacher Sally Bishop and 

her husband Upper School English teacher Bob Bishop ’58 

plan to attend a week at the Chautauqua Institution in July. The 

program is called “Roger Rosenblatt and Friends: On Writing.” 

The writers who will be in residence that week are Amy Tan, 

Joyce Carol Oates, E.L. Doctorow, Garry Trudeau, and Billy 

Collins. This will be their second visit to Chautauqua. 

Faculty & Staff News 

winter 2008 11

Academics 

Middle School Students 

Win Awards At Model 

UN Conference 

Episcopal’s Middle School Model UN team took home 

two awards from the Greater Washington Center for 

International Affairs 12th Model UN Conference, 

held at George Washington University on November 

3rd. Students Charlie Kinzig (8th grade), Akaash Agarwal 

(7th grade), Anthony Thai (7th grade), and Peter Green 

(7th grade) joined 240 other students from the Northeast at 

the conference. Eighth graders Henry Coote, Sophia Zahan, 

and Allison Murdoch helped with research and contributed 

proposals, but were unable to attend the conference due to 

scheduling conflicts. 

Anthony and Peter participated actively in the debate sessions as Sri Lankan representatives 

to the World Health Organization (WHO), designing improved tsunami 

warning and relief systems. Akaash won Honorable Mention in his commission for 

his energetic work as the sole Ugandan representative to the African Union, contributing 

solid proposals to resolve the tragic Northern Ugandan crisis involving the 

Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). 

Finally, Charlie Kinzig won Best Delegate Award for participants in the inaugural 

Joint Crisis Committee for China and Taiwan. He skillfully portrayed the Chinese 

propaganda minister of the Chinese cabinet, as the cabinet tried to resolve the rapidly 

building crisis of Taiwanese demands for independence and Chinese and global responses. 

Charlie showed his ability to think on his feet and provide a voice of reason 

as he and his colleagues acted and reacted to such escalations as a Chinese blockade 

on Taiwan, Taiwanese deployment of ships to challenge the blockade, simultaneous 

Tibetan demands for independence, riots in the western provinces, and negative reactions 

of the world community. 

Noted African 

Author and George 

Mason Professor 

Visits Upper School 

Helon Habila, a Nigerian novelist and 

winner of the Caine Prize for African 

Literature, visited classes in the Upper 

School on Thursday, February 7th and 

Friday, February 8th. In each class, Habila read 

from his work and answered students’ questions 

about his writing, Nigerian culture and politics, and Chinua Achebe's novel, Things 

Fall Apart. 

Helon Habila grew up in Kaltungo, a small village in eastern Nigeria. His debut 

novel, Waiting for an Angel (Norton, 2003), won the Caine Prize and the Commonwealth 

Writers’ Prize. His second novel, Measuring Time, was published in 2007 

from Norton (US) and Penguin (UK). In 2005–2006, Habila was the first Chinua 

Achebe Fellow at Bard College in New York. He currently teaches creative writing at 

George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. 

The Episcopal Academy Model UN class (left to 

right) front row: Anthony Thai, Peter Green, and 

Charles Kinzig. Back row: Charles Hollinger (advisor 

and Assistant Head of Middle School), Akaash 

Agarwal, Henry Coote, Sophia Zahan, Sue Cannon 

(Middle School History Teacher), and Allison 

Murdoch. 

Senior 

Awarded 

Nelson 

Foundation 

Scholarship 

Senior Francis “Franny” 

Nassau has been awarded 

this year’s Nelson 

Foundation scholarship. 

Episcopal has a long-standing 

relationship with the Nelson Foundation 

and each year one student 

is nominated to receive a full merit-based 

scholarship to University 

of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School 

of Business. This opportunity is 

available to students interested 

in pursing a business degree and 

to those who have been accepted 

into the Wharton program. Eligible 

students also must secure the 

endorsement of Episcopal’s Nelson 

Foundation selection committee, 

which is comprised of EA/Wharton 

alums and Nelson Scholars. 

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Merion 4th Graders 

Explore WWII From Two 

Unique Perspectives 

National Merit & 

National Achievement 

Winners 

The graduating class of 2008 includes six National Merit/National 

Achievement Scholarship contenders. The 

National Merit semi-finalists were among the highest 

scoring students on the Preliminary SAT/National 

Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMQT®) in Pennsylvania 

while the National Achievement Scholarship Program, 

also conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, 

recognizes outstanding Black American high school 

students. Pictured above are: (l to r) National Merit semi-finalists 

Francis Nassau, Alexander Lee, and Mark Nakahara and 

National Achievement semi-finalist Martin Wimbush. Missing 

from photo are National Merit semi-finalists Hannah Sayen 

and Anna Stein. 

National Hispanic 

Recognition Goes to 

Episcopal Academy 

Senior 

Senior AleJandro Rettig y Martinez 

has been recognized by the 

College Board‘s National Hispanic 

Recognition Program. The 

National Hispanic Recognition Program, 

established in 1983, is a College Board program that provides 

national recognition of the exceptional academic achievements 

of Hispanic high school seniors and identifies them for postsecondary 

institutions. 

Students enter the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/ 

National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) 

as high school juniors and by identifying themselves as Hispanic. 

This year, more than 196,000 PSAT/NMSQT takers 

nationwide identified themselves as Hispanic, and more than 

4,000 of those students have been recognized as National Hispanic 

Scholars or Honorable Mention Finalists based upon 

their PSAT/NMSQT scores and their academic achievements. 

This winter, the Merion 4th grade classes of Nancy 

Haas and Caroline Doubman had the pleasure of 

meeting with two fantastic class visitors, each of 

whom shared his own unique experiences during 

World War II 

August Kaufhold, 

the grandfather of 

class member Cassie 

Kaufhold, spoke 

to the children about his own 

experience as child in Germany 

during the war. August’s 

father became a prisoner of 

war. His grandparents helped 

feed and safeguard a Jewish 

family in the next town (in 

an amazing twist, August’s 

son Peter and the grandson 

of the Jewish family that 

was in hiding, unknowingly 

became college roommates). 

He watched dogfights in the 

sky over his farm and he told 

the students how difficult life 

became during the late stages of 

the war. 

Likewise, Harold Wallace, 

the grandfather of class member 

Dylan Higgins, spoke to 

the class about his experiences 

as an African American member 

of the U.S. Army during the 

war. Harold shared with the 

class how he was born poor, 

lived in tenements in New York 

City and at age 15 dropped out 

of school. At age 17 he joined the Army 

and became part of a black regiment. He 

spoke openly with the children about 

how he and his fellow African American 

soldiers were not treated as well as 

their white counterparts. For instance 

they were unable to attend social functions 

and were given earlier curfews. He 

was in the European theater during the 

war and found transition back to life 

in the U.S. difficult. However, he was 

very proud to note that his four children 

graduated from college and that he too 

returned to school to receive his degree. 

August Kaufhold, who 

grew up in Germany 

during World War II, and 

Harold Wallace, who 

fought with an African 

American regiment in 

World War II, shared their 

unique experiences with 

fourth grade students at 

Merion. 

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Athletics 

The Episcopal Academy 

2007 Fall Athletic Awards 

2008 Varsity Captains Most Improved 

Football Stephen J. Faulkner Sean M. Cohen 

Boys’ Soccer George C. McFarland & James C. Underwood 

James C. Underwood 

Boys’ Cross Country Todd B. Harrity & Matthew H. Haraburda & 

Tyler Mayock Luff 

Mark Nakahara 

Boys’ Water Polo Thomas A. Bergstrom & Thomas A. Bergstrom 

Andrew T. Juliano 

Girls’ Water Polo Meagan K. Berry & Haley K. McShane 

Sarah E. Coote 

Field Hockey Caitlin S. Powers & Kaitlin J. Brennan 

Katharine Ivory 

Girls’ Tennis Sydney L. Grims & Michelle J. Kim 

Julianna G. Rodin 

Girls’ Cross Country Clemens B. Cox & Novari M. Bailey 

Abigail O. Kloppenburg 

Girls’ Soccer Samantha S. Arbitman & Kristin A. Lee 

Hallie C. Snyder 

Special Awards 

The EA Cross Country Team Award (Boys) 

Francis Latta Nassau 

The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize 

(Boys’ Cross Country) 

Todd B. Harrity 

The Philip Marr Lillie Award 

Gregory Patrick Nealis 

The F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Bowl 

Daniel Joseph Hilferty 

The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize (Football) 

Matthew Michael Byrne 

The Alumni Memorial Gold Soccer Ball (Boys) 

Douglas Cato Ammon 

The Class of 1999 Soccer Award (Boys) 

Reid Armstrong Whelan 

The EA Defender Award (Boys’ Soccer) 

Ronald Castillo Richter 

EA’s Bicentennial Class Field Hockey Award 

Lindsey Katherine McManus 

The Team of 1994 Field Hockey Award 

Alexandra Christine Jahnle 

The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize (Field Hockey) 

Marisa Anne Spagnolo 

The High Scorer Award (Field Hockey) 

Alexandra Christine Jahnle 

The Team of 1986 Tennis Award 

Julia Eleni Tamaccio 

The Mind, Body, and Sprint Prize (Girls’ 

Tennis) 

Alexandra Helen Van Arkel 

The Singles Champion Award (Girls’ Tennis) 

Elizabeth Drew Hamlin 

The Wm. J. Dougherty III Water Polo 

Excellence 

Kevin James DiSilvestro 

The Kristofer B. Dahl Water Polo Award 

Robert Benson Jones 


(Boys’ Water Polo) 

Kevin James DiSilvestro 

The Episcopal Academy Water Polo 

Excellence Award (Girls) 

Christie Lee DiSilvestro 

The Mind, Body and Spirit Prize 

(Girls’ Water Polo) 

Jennifer Leigh Suspenski & Meagan Kathryn 

Berry 

The Team of 1994 Cross Country Award, 

in memory of Maura C. Murphy 

(Girls’ Cross Country) 

Doreen El-Roeiy 


(Girls’ Cross Country) 

Anna Elizabeth Stein 

The Catherine M. Hunt Soccer Award (Girls) 

Tracey Caroline Biederstadt 

The Episcopal Academy Gold Soccer Ball (Girls) 

Hallie Constance Snyder 

The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize (Girls’ Soccer) 

Emmaline Marie Imbriglia 

School Awards and Championships 

Girls’ Tennis – InterAc Champions 

Boys’ Cross Country – 4th Place in States 

Boys’ Soccer – Champion in the 2007 Abington 

Friends Boys Soccer Tournament 

EA/HS Sweater Split 

EA/AIS Banner 

Special Awards 

All Main Line Teams: 

Water Polo (Boys) 

1st Team Kevin DiSilvestro, Ben Jones, 

& David Fell 

2nd Team Brendan Lawrence, Matt Carpinello, 

& Tom Bergstrom 

Honorable Mention Jack Archer, Connor Woodward, 

& Andrew Juliano 

Water Polo (Girls) 

1st Team Meagan Berry & Christie DiSilvestro 

2nd Team Maddi Moore & Lauren Berry 

Honorable Mention Krista Camp & Jennifer 

Suspenski 

Soccer (Girls) 

1st Team Tracey Biederstadt & Hallie Snyder 

2nd Team Emma Imbriglia & Alexa Narzikul 

Honorable Mention Taylor Trimble, Sammi 

Arbitman, & Alicia La Porta 

Soccer (Boys) 

1st Team George McFarland, Doug Ammon, 

& Ron Richter 

2nd Team Reid Whelan, Jake Morris & Blake Shafer 

Honorable Mention Jamie Underwood, Milton Rico 

Becerra, & Alejandro Rettig y Martinez 

Field Hockey (Girls) 

1st Team Alexandra Jahnle, Lindsey McManus, 

& Marisa Spagnolo 

2nd Team Caitlin Powers & Kate Ivory 

Honorable Mention Kaitlin Brennan 

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Football (Boys) 

1st Team Bobbie Fitzpatrick, Jim Finegan, 

& Sean Cohen 

2nd Team Andrew Kissner, Elliot Faust, Matt Byrne, 

& Dan Hilferty 

Honorable Mention Steve Faulkner, Ryan Klein, 

& Jake Butts 

Tennis (Girls) 

1st Team Liz Hamlin, Mia Kent, & Lexi Van Arkel 

2nd Team Jules Rodin, Sydney Grims, & Lauren Rhodes 

Honorable Mention Michelle Kim 

Cross Country (Girls) 

None 

Cross Country (Boys) 

1st Team Todd Harrity, Matt Haraburda, & Fran Nassau 

2nd Team Jeremy Asch & Tyler Luff 

Honorable Mention Paul Vithayathil 

First Team All Inter-Ac Certificates: 

Boys’ Cross Country 

Todd B. Harrity, Matthew H. Haraburda, & 

Francis Nassau 

Field Hockey 

Alexandra C. Jahnle, Lindsey K. McManus, & Katherine 

Ivory 

Football 

Sean Michael Cohen, James W. Finegan, Robert Colin 

FitzPatrick, & Andrew James Kissner 

Boys’ Soccer 

George Conrad McFarland & Douglas Cato Ammon 

Girls’ Soccer 

Tracey Biederstadt 

Tennis 

Maud Isabel Atherton Kent, Elizabeth Drew Hamlin, 

Julianna Grace Rodin, & Alexandra Van Arkel 

Water Polo 

Robert Benson Jones & Kevin James DiSilvestro 

Second Team All Inter-Ac: 

Girls’ Soccer 

Samantha Arbitman & Hallie Snyder 

Honorable Mention All Inter-Ac: 

Field Hockey 

Caitlin Powers 

Water Polo 

David Fell 

Boys’ Swimming Captures 

Major Upset 

Teamwork spurs first win over GA in more than two 

decades 

In one of the biggest upsets in recent Episcopal history, the 

boys’ swim team knocked off perennial powerhouse Germantown 

Academy for the first time in more than 20 years by a 

score of 102-84. 

It was a complete team effort showcased with outstanding swims 

by Tommy Bergstrom (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free 

Relay), Honza Dvorsky (Medley Relay, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay), 

Co-captain David Fell (Medley Relay, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay), 

Co-Captain Matt Carpinello (Medley Relay, 100 Breast), Kevin 

DiSilvestro (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay), David Carpinello 

(Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay), and Andrew Juliano (200 Free 

Relay). 

Perfetti Becomes Girls’ 

Basketball All-Time 

Leading Scorer 

Senior Brittany Perfetti broke the Episcopal 

girls’ basketball school scoring record 

at Germantown Friends this past December. 

Her first basket put her past Alison 

Hadden ’96, with 1,192 points. Brittany ended up 

scoring 30 in the game, an Episcopal win. A first 

team All-Inter Ac selection as a sophomore and junior, 

Perfetti has led the team to a strong season this 

year. At press time the team was 11-8 overall and 6-4 

in the Inter-Ac. 

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Athletics 

Girls Take Banner, Boys Split Sweater 

Ham Clark and Gina Buggy, along with Agnes 

Irwin interim Head of School, Helen Marter 

(light blue jacket), and athletic director 

Kathleen Shortelle, pose with Episcopal’s 

female athletes as they receive the banner 

following their weekend win over AIS. 

Ham Clark poses with Haverford Head of 

School, Joe Cox, with the Sweater. 

In the last Episcopal/Haverford/Agnes 

Irwin Weekend to be held on the 

Merion Campus, both the girls’ and 

boys’ teams performed exceptionally 

well. 

The girls won three of four events, 

beating Agnes Irwin in tennis (4-3), field 

hockey (2-1), and soccer (2-0) to take the 

EA/AIS Banner. The girls’ cross country 

team fell to AIS, 31-22 (low score wins). 

The boys split the Sweater with Haverford. 

EA won in football (42-14) and 

cross country (19-42; low score wins), 

but lost in soccer (2-0) and water polo 

(12-4). 

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During Haverford/AIS Weekend 

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Arts 

Students 

Attend Big 

Timber Arts 

Roundup In 

Montana 

A 

group of 10 juniors and 

seniors traveled to Big 

Timber, MT this fall to 

participate in the Big Timber Arts Roundup, 

an annual celebration of the arts that joins student artists with professional artists. 

The program participants included 30 students from Pennsylvania and 20 students 

from Montana working with professional writers, artists, photographers, and actors 

from the greater Montana artistic community. 

Students “camped out” at the Hobble Diamond Ranch under the supervision of 

teachers from the participating high schools. Over three days, the students participated 

in writing, art, photography, and drama workshop activities and they enjoyed 

ranch activities and learned more about the region from local ranchers and historians. 

On Friday night, The Shakespeare in the Schools Company performed “Othello.” 

On Saturday night, writers Paul Zarzyski performed his cowboy poetry and 

Liza Ward read from her novel Outside Valentine. On the final afternoon of the 

roundup, the students presented what they had created – photography, art, scenes 

from Shakespeare, and creative writing. All of the evening events were open to residents 

of Big Timber. 

Lower School Students Selected 

For Pennsylvania Honors Choir 

Five Lower School students will 

participate in the American 

Choral Directors Association 

and Pennsylvania Music Educators 

Association Elementary/Middle 

School Honor Choir in Hershey, PA on 

April 18 and 19. They are: (front row) 

Lindsay Nathanson (5th grade) and 

Katherine Hong (5th grade) and (back 

row) John Ruth (4th grade), Cassandra 

Kaufhold (4th grade), and William Patterson 

(4th grade). 

The choir is made up of 120 singers 

in grades four, five, and six from across 

Pennsylvania. Students will spend Friday 

rehearsing with renowned conductor 

Robyn Lana, the Founder and Managing Artistic Director and Conductor of the Cincinnati 

Children’s Choir, and then will perform a concert for parents and guests at 

10:00 a.m. on Saturday the 19th at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. 

Front row: Faculty member 

Kate Sullivan, junior Jasmine Pope, junior Olivia 

Mullen, senior Kelly Zug, junior Anna Strong, and 

senior Amy Stone. Back row: senior Matthew Coote, 

senior Madeline Saggiomo, junior Andrew Espe, 

senior EJ Spofford, junior Sarah Coote, and Sheryl 

Forste-Grupp, Chair of the Upper School English 

Department. 

District 11 

String Fest 

Participants 

Middle School students Pat 

Espe ’14 and Brendan De- 

Voue ’14 participated in the 

District 11 String Fest this 

past November. This was the first time 

Episcopal Academy participated in the 

festival. The two students were selected 

by strings instructor Katherine Wilber 

and participated with 150 other selected 

musicians from the area. The boys (who 

are both cellists) were required to prepare 

six additional pieces for the festival. 

After a full day of rehearsing as a group, 

the festival concluded with a concert for 

the public. 

Pictured with Katherine Wilber are Pat Espe and 

Brendan DeVoue. 

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Middle School Junior Honors Art 

Students Visit Renior Exhibit 

The Middle School Junior Honors Art class visited the Philadelphia Art Museum 

to explore the Renoir Landscape exhibition this fall. The Junior Honors 

Art program is available to students earning an A- or higher in Middle 

School Art and who have demonstrated a serious interest in refining their artistic 

skills. The fall term is devoted to studying drawing, painting, and design and the 

Renoir exhibit nicely complemented their in-class learning. 

LaPalombara Selected for Philly 

Grammy Jazz Band 

Zoe LaPalombara ’09 has been 

selected to play second tenor 

saxophone in the Philadelphia 

High School All Star Grammy 

Jazz band. As part of this elite ensemble, 

Zoe will rehearse and perform locally 

with the band and is competing for a seat 

in the national Grammy band. 

The Recording Academy (the institution 

that awards the Grammys) 

sponsors several regional All-Star high 

school jazz bands in major metropolitan 

areas around the country including Philadelphia, 

Atlanta, New York, and Los 

Angeles. The students selected to these 

ensembles are automatically considered 

for one national all-star band (about 17 musicians) that assembles for 10 days in 

Los Angeles. The typical experience includes recording sessions at Capitol Studios, 

live performances with legendary jazz artists, conferences with music industry professionals, 

a ticket to the 2008 Grammy Awards, and a performance at the Grammy 

Celebration post-party. 

Afternoon Arts Program 

Launches Next Fall 

For more than eight years, Episcopal has 

been preparing for its move to Newtown 

Square. The new campus will provide 

unprecedented opportunities to create 

community, and more importantly, allow 

teachers to do their very best work. No 

greater improvement will be seen than 

in the arts, where the facilities will be 

unmatched. Students will benefit from 

EA’s incredible faculty and also from our 

ability to expand our arts offerings in 

every discipline. As such, we will launch 

the Afternoon Arts program for our 3rd 

through 5th grade students. Staffed by 

Episcopal faculty members, the program 

provides an additional block of dedicated 

arts instruction in all disciplines. 

The program will expand in size and 

scope as interests and needs change and 

it is the first of its kind in the Philadelphia 

region. Episcopal believes in providing 

the very best possible education and 

programming for all of our students. 

The Afternoon Arts program fulfills 

this commitment and will provide our 

students with some of the best instruction 

in the area. More importantly, our 

students will be able to explore their 

interests and talents in studio art, theater 

art, and music at an entirely new level. 

This will help them discover who they are 

as creative and critical thinkers and will 

allow them to develop an appreciation for 

the arts. 

We are incredibly excited to provide this 

opportunity to our students and families 

and the following information provides 

details on exactly how the program 

will work and on the initial courses 

that will be offered. 

Initial program offerings 

include Puppetry, 2-D Design, 

Woodworking, Instrumental 

Music, Chorus, Scene Study, 

and Improvisation. 

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Alumni 

Episcopal’s New Chapel 

Showcased at Cooper- 

Hewitt National Design 

Museum 

This fall, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National 

Design Museum presented “Piranesi as Designer,” 

an exhibition displaying Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s 

full range and influence as a designer of architecture, 

interiors and furnishings. The work of Robert Venturi ’44 

was featured in the exhibit, specifically his renderings of the 

chapel for Episcopal’s new campus. Additionally, Robert 

participated in a panel discussion with fellow renowned architects 

for a discussion about the influence of Piranesi’s work on 

their own designs. Several EA alumni and faculty traveled to 

New York for a private viewing of the exhibit and to listen to 

the panel discussion. 

Domino Alums Say 

Goodbye to Merion 

alumni calendar of events 

Top: Brian Mann ’81 and Bob Venturi ’44 

Bottom: Bill MacIntosh ’79, Bunny Borkowski, Hon., Dick Borkowski, Hon., and 

Caroline Waxler ’89 

May 

2nd – 4th 

3rd 

8th 

13th 

29th 

TBA 

June 

4th 

5th 

Alumni Weekend 

EA/GA Day at EA 

EA Alumni vs. GA Alumni Lacrosse 

Farewell to Merion and Devon 

Celebration 

“Women of EA” 

Alumnae Networking Event 

New York City 

Alumni Networking Luncheon 

Philadelphia 

Alumni Society Senior Class Picnic 

6 p.m. 

MacBean Bowl 

Corporate Communion Service 

224th Commencement Exercises 

Christ Chapel 

Domino alumni joined special guest Bob Cronin, 

Hon. for a last-look backstage at the Merion Campus 

theater as well as an update on “theater at EA 

today” given by Theater Department faculty, Dan 

Clay (US Theater) and Susan LaPalombara (Theater Chair). 

Pictured Back row: Bernie Grogan ’01, Elizabeth Mihalek ’01, 

Emily Cronin, Hon., Agatha Koprowski’ 01, Betsy Spear ’97, 

Brian Menda ’04, JP Dunphy ’05, Joanne Crystle. Middle row: 

Bob Cronin, Hon., and Howard Morgan ’57. Front row: Nabi 

Moghadam ’90, Clayton Platt ’73, Amanda Koprowski ’98, 

Amanda Murphy, Foster Cronin ’99, Kevin McKeon ’99, and 

John Fischer ’72. 

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Reunion Celebrations 

Class of 2007 – 1st Reunion 

Members of the Class of 2007 celebrated their first reunion over Thanksgiving break. 

Alumni pictured below: Lindsey Wilkinson, Meghan McCormick, Ainsley Brinton, 

Samantha Williams, Annie Spofford, Kelsey Platt, Tory Pratt, Jennie Norcini, Matt 

Devlin, Jon Trumbull, Sasha Certo-Ware, Nate Wineland, Shane Isdaner, Will Brinks, 

Chris Cox, Mike Nealis, CJ Murdoch, Dan Gillespie, Will Oldfather, Glen Gallagher, 

Will Devon-Sand, and Andrew Nassau. 

Class of 2002 – 5th Reunion 

The Class of 2002 broke 5th Reunion records this fall when it celebrated with 

more than 60 classmates at Mad River in Old City Philadelphia. The Reunion 

Committee (pictured below) worked hard through the summer and early fall to 

track down classmates, spread the word about the party, and organize a spirited 

reunion over Thanksgiving weekend. 

1997 

2007 


More than 50 members of the Class of 

1997 celebrated their 10th Reunion in 

Center City, Philadelphia this November. 

Classmates traveled from all over to catch 

up and celebrate! Many thanks to the 

Reunion Committee – Dan O’Donnell, 

Kellen Heckscher, Nick Sommer, Bob 

Serpente, Chas Peruto, Sam Brown, and 

James Rich for helping to spread the 

word to classmates. A special thanks to 

Drew (Calder) Long for organizing a 

great event at Tir Na Nog. 

2002 

5th Reunion Committee: 

Adam Murray, Beth 

Randolph, Tim Mahoney, 

Caitlin McKenna, Drew 

Evans, and Kevin Dugan. 

Keon Smith ’97 

After years of working with young 

men with behavioral and/or mental 

health problems, Keon Smith ’97 found 

himself at a crossroads. Since receiving 

his degree in Business Marketing from 

Temple University, Keon has done 

his share of promotional work for 

businesses and special events, while 

working full time in the mental health 

field. Circumstances forced Keon to reexamine 

where he applied his energies, 

and he is now committed to following 

his dream: supporting himself and his 

passion for helping other people by 

writing, recording, and performing Hip 

Hop music. Unlike a lot of music that 

one can download today from iTunes 

and the like, Keon’s songs are aimed at 

reaching lost souls, and as he puts it, 

bringing “ a little hope into their life by 

shedding light over such a dark city.” 

The good news for Keon is that in 

today’s world, a struggling artist can 

actually find an audience without being 

signed by a major label. The internet 

has provided the perfect avenue for 

independent musicians to reach the 

public. Keon’s music has been played 

on local radio stations, but he is still 

in need of the kind of backing that will 

allow him to afford the basic equipment 

required to record and distribute his 

songs digitally. If what goes around 

really does come around, and at EA 

we like to think it does, there is an 

impresario in the wings just waiting to 

help Keon accomplish his dream. 

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Alumni 

Ice Hockey 

Alumni Keep 

the Two-Game 

Tradition Alive 

Several EA alums suited up for 

a practice and mixed with current 

EA players on the ice for 

the Blue and White game in 

mid-December. Later in the week, the EA 

alumni met Haverford’s alumni for the 

3rd annual competition at the Skatium 

in Havertown. This year’s turnout for 

the EA/Haverford Alumni game was the 

strongest yet! Despite the pre-game rally, 

an early lead, and depth on the bench, 

the EA alumni squad dropped a tough 

game to the Haverford alums. 

Back row: Adam Murray ’02, Josh McLane ’06, Scott Huston ’91, Marc Mandeville, Alex Terzian ’06, Drew 

Evans ’02, Bryan Aronchick ’99, Dan White ’99, BJ Stone ’05, Will Brinks ’07, Ryan Dempsey ’99, Eric Kraus 

’94, and Will Oldfather ’07. Front row: Ian Wessels ’04, Alex Leisenring ’04, Gerry Marks ’82, Lou Merlini 

’99, Jan Koziara ’94, and Greg Bozzi ’83. 

Fall & Winter 

Regional 

Receptions 

Head of School, Ham Clark, 

and Director of Alumni, Clayton 

Platt ’73, had a lot to 

share with alumni during the 

fall and winter regional receptions. The 

East Coast regional road show took the 

two to the home of Betsy Smith ’84 and 

Steve Hash in Rye, NY; the Harvard 

Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA; the 

Metropolitan Club in Washington, DC; 

and the Williams Club in New York City. 

With the new campus project fully underway 

and interest about the new campus 

continuing to grow, this year’s series of 

events proved to be a great opportunity 

to talk about what lies ahead as EA 

moves west. The past was not forgotten, 

however, and many EA faculty members 

were present to share stories about days 

gone by. Cannie Shafer, George Hebard, 

Bob Parr, Lance Cave, and Anne Hall 

joined the traveling Alumni Office to 

spread the good word about EA in New 

York and Boston. 

John Stelwagon ’82, 

Bob Parr, Hon., Lance 

Cave, Hon., and Ben 

Thompson’ 81. 

New York 

New York 

John Salvucci ’98, 

Anne Hall, Hon., 

Ann (Madara) 

Kraftson ’85, and 

Jamie Evans ’96. 

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Save-the-Dates – Two Alumni 

Networking Events this Spring 

We are proud to introduce the “Women of EA” Alumnae Networking 

Event which will be held in the evening on Thursday, May 8th in New 

York City. Ann Madara Kraftson ’85, executive recruiter with The Oxbridge 

Group, will be the keynote speaker. Stay tuned for a more formal 

invitation including details regarding location. 

The Philadelphia Alumni Networking Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, May 13th 

in the new Comcast Center with Page Thompson ’79, President of Golf Channel, as 

the keynote speaker. An invitation will be mailed out early this spring. 

Erin [O’Brien] Dugery ’89 

Tony Backos ’87, 

Palmer Page ’68, 

George Hebard, 

Hon., Ham Clark, 

Becky Demorest ’91, 

and Steve Hash. 

Philadelphia 

Rye 

Erin (O’Brien) Dugery ’89 is a woman of 

seemingly boundless energy. Married to 

fellow alum, David Dugery ’86, she has 

four children at Episcopal, ranging from 

1st to 5th grades, serves on the Alumni 

Society Board of Managers, and runs a 

small but growing business out of her 

barn in Newtown Square. In the spirit 

of community service and philanthropy 

that was engendered in her days as a 

student at EA, Erin has found a way to 

honor her sister, Kelly Rooney, who 

died several years ago of breast cancer. 

Erin started her business, Save Second 

Base, as a means to keep alive the 

memory of her sister’s love of life and 

wicked sense of humor. Save Second 

Base sells casual apparel such as hats 

and tee shirts, and Erin funnels all 

profits to the Kelly Rooney Foundation, 

which in turn helps fund two non-profit 

organizations dedicated to finding a 

cure for breast cancer. You can learn 

more about Save Second Base at www. 

savesecondbase.org. 

Philadelphia 

Mark Luff, Hon., TJ Griffin ’93, 

Brett Miller ’90, Ted Coxe ’81, 

and Lee Allman ’84. 

Caroline D’Angelo ’03, 

Jay Crawford ’57, and 

Catherine Hay ’03 

Using the contacts she made through 

her work with Save Second Base, Erin 

recently helped organize an effort on 

behalf of the Alumni Society Board 

of Managers to design and sell tee 

shirts commemorating the last EA/ 

Haverford/AIS Weekend on the Merion 

Campus. Working with classmate 

Charlie Moleski ’89 who helped on the 

design side, Erin was able to connect 

with a manufacturer who produced 

the hats and long sleeve tees at a very 

affordable price, allowing the Society 

to raise funds on each item sold. These 

great items are available at the school 

store and soon on the Alumni Society 

Web page, www.episcopalacademy.org/ 

alumni. 

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Alumni 

3rd Annual Alumni 

Awards Dinner 

The third annual Alumni Awards Dinner was held on 

Saturday evening November 10th, and by all accounts, 

was a smashing success. A great crowd of alumni of 

all ages was on hand, mixing with friends and family 

members of the various honorees. The event was hosted at 

the Merion Golf Club and featured the presentation of awards 

to George Bell ’75 as the Distinguished Alumnus, Lori Kelly P 

’04, ’06, ’10 for Distinguished Service, Rob Williams ’72 for 

Community Service, Doug MacBean ’95 for Alumni Spirit, and 

Leonard Wood ’96 for Young Alumni. George wowed the audience 

with an impromptu 15 minute acceptance speech that 

was simultaneously funny, touching, and inspiring. Additionally, 

a very impressive slate of alumni was inducted into the 

Episcopal Athletic Hall of Fame: Maurice Heckscher ’60, Kim 

Jennings ’91, Bill McKeever ’35 (deceased), Bill Miller ’87, and 

Shawn Pender ’79. Charlie Ogelsby ’63 and Gina Buggy, Hon. 

did their usual great job as Co-Masters of Ceremony, while 

Win Lippincott ’99 put together a wonderful slide show chronicling 

the lives of our honorees. Karl Mayro ’84 served as this 

year’s event chair. 

Congratulations go to all of this year’s award winners, and 

thanks go to Karl and everyone else who worked so hard to 

make the evening a triumph. The selection process for next 

year’s Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame process has 

already begun. You are encouraged to nominate qualified people 

at any time during the year for either the Hall of Fame or 

the individual Alumni Awards. If you are interested in the criteria 

for any of the above, or have any other questions about the 

process, please contact Clayton Platt ’73 in the alumni office at 

platt@episcopalacademy.org. 

EA Hosts Another 

Successful College Day 

Eleven EA in-college alumni returned to campus to 

share their experiences and insights with the junior 

and senior classes. Participating this year were: Will 

Oldfather ’07 (Davidson College), Will Devon-Sand 

’07 (University of Rochester), Angelique Israel ’07 (George 

Washington University), Katherine O’Brien ’07 (University of 

Southern California), Ben Kissner ’06 (Johns Hopkins University), 

Michael Chang ’06 (Princeton University), Armena 

Ballard ’06 (University of Pennsylvania), Keith Lunkenheimer 

’06 (Vanderbilt University), Julie Heier ’06 (Cornell University), 

Michael Ciccotti ’04 (Yale University), and David Adler ’06 

(University of Southern California). 

Hello from the Persian Gulf 

Back row: Bill Miller ’87, Sean Pender ’79, Rob Williams ’72, Lori Kelly P ’04, 

’06, ’10, and George Bell ’75. Front row: Leonard Wood ’96, Doug MacBean ’95, 

Maurice Heckscher ’60, Kim Jennings ’91, and Hughes Cauffman ’34 (receiving 

award for Bill McKeever ’35). 

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LTJG. Justin Alfano, USN and Lt. David Shaw, USN (both class 

of 1999) are shown in the cockpit of their EA6B Prowler. Justin 

and Dave are both Naval Flight Officers flying off of the aircraft 

carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which is deployed in the Persian 

Gulf. Justin attended the United States Naval Academy Class 

of 2004 and Dave attended University of Pennsylvania Class of 

2003. They are both in squadron VAQ-130 out of Whitby Island, 

Washington. They have been on deployment in the Persian Gulf 

since November 2007.

Pictured left to right: Sonja (Volla) Moore ’95, Rinde 

Hart ’20 (Sonja’s niece), Susie (Beers) Macciocca 

’97, Ursula MacMullan ’98, Daria Natan ’95, Gina 

Buggy, Hon., Abi (Walker) Kasselakis ’94, JoAnne 

(Fortin) Hopkins ’93, Teagan Henwood ’02, Courtney 

Robinson ’02, Colleen Bernabei, Hon., and Jackie 

Aronchick ’01. 

Alumni Gather 

on Campus for 

Thanksgiving 

Weekend Activities 

Every year, on Thanksgiving morning, alumni brave the bitter cold and work 

up an appetite on the soccer field. The number of players is consistently 

strong, but this year brought record-setting participation with ample subs 

for both teams. More than 50 alumni took part in the last Thanksgiving 

soccer game to be held at Merion. 

Three years ago, the Alumni Department also started to organize an Alumnae Field 

Hockey game on Friday morning of Thanksgiving weekend. The buzz continues to 

spread and each year EA welcomes back a new batch of field hockey fans and players. 

We hope more alumnae will join us next year when the competition moves to the 

turf in Newtown Square! 

(From the top) Ed Jones ’87 carries his son Eddie 

on his shoulders; Page (Pearcy) Cash ’96 and 

her son Ford traveled all the way from Florida to 

cheer on Episcopal; Michelle and Bill Marvin ’88 

introduce their son James to his first EA/Haverford/ 

AIS Weekend experience!; and Michael Tierney ’85, 

Brian Tierney ’75, and Jen Tierney ’91 celebrate the 

blue and white at EA/Haverford/AIS Weekend. 

Pictured back row: Trevor Walker ’99, Dan Carella ’91, Brett McGovern ’89, 

Greg Johnson ’86, Andy Kronfeld ’77, Aaron Brill ’99, Catherine Hunt ’99, Justin 

Hopkins ’97, Tripper Heckscher ’99, Matt Wolitarsky ’96, Mike Iannacone ’98, 

Tucker Crockett ’03, John Salvucci ’98, Drew Crockett ’01, Sam McCallum ’02, 

Ryan Watson ’94, Ted Oberwager ’02, Allie Snyder ’09, Tim Muir ’99, Ned Hole 

’01, Andrew Heier ’03, King Saah ’07, Nick Imbriglia ’05, Nate Wineland ’07, 

Chris Sherwin ’05, Adrian Cox, Max Crockett ’07. Front row: Jeff Addis ’02, 

Marshall Sebring ’97, Adam Murray ’02, Mike O’Connor ’96, Brett Grifo ’98, Steve 

Wade ’99, Tucker Heckscher ’02, Tim Mahoney ’02, Kevin Dugan ’02, Brian Long 

’02, Ralph Elliott ’06, Jamie Underwood ’09, George McFarland ’09. 

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Spirituality & Community Service 

Students Present over 

$14,000 to Dikembe Mutombo 

Foundation 

On December 10th, Episcopal Academy Middle 

and Lower School students presented the Dikembe 

Mutombo Foundation with a check for $14,252.16. 

Spearheaded by sophomore Alex Nelson and his 

seventh grade sister Meredith, the project heightened 

students’ awareness of the plight of the residents of 

the Congo. The monies raised will be used by the 

Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to support the Biamba 

Marie Mutombo Hospital in the Democratic Republic of 

the Congo. From left are: Meredith Nelson ’14, mother 

Gail Nelson, Rose Mutombo, Dikembe Mutombo, and 

Alex Nelson ’10. 

2007-2008 

Crossbridge 

Scholars 

Announced 

The Cross Bridge Scholars Program 

is an academically rigorous 

enrichment program committed 

to building an extended community 

in Philadelphia through a unique 

collaborative program between the 

Honickman Learning Center Comcast 

Technology Labs and Episcopal. 

Nine Episcopal students are involved 

in the program this year. The participants 

were nominated by the faculty and interviewed 

by the program coordinator. 

This year’s participants are: freshman 

Laura Agosto, freshman Anoushka 

Barpujari, sophomore Teighlor Bonner, 

junior Brittani Goodwin, senior Ted 

Hall, sophomore Sarah Mehalik, sophomore 

Sydney McElwee, junior Bryant 

Myers, and freshman Swanson Ninan. 

Encouraging a cooperative learning 

experience between students from both 

institutions, the Cross Bridge Scholars design 

multimedia projects and an online 

magazine that combines the strengths 

of the students and institutions. The 

students will use their projects to promote 

open discussions about these 

difficult issues within their respective 

communities. 

Annual Can Drive Continues 

Tradition of Giving 

While Episcopal, Haverford and Agnes Irwin compete aggressively with 

each other on the playing fields, the three schools have once again demonstrated 

their ability to put rivalaries aside and work together. 

This fall the three schools collected a combined total of more than 

20,000 cans for the Pine Street Community Center (PSCC) which distributes the cans 

to food banks throughout Philadelphia. Working from the Chapel at Episcopal, the 

students filled 24 skids with cans, 13 of which came from Episcopal donations. In 

addition to delivering the cans to PSCC, the students presented the Philadelphia Committee 

to End Homelessness with a $6,800 check. 

Students from Agnes Irwin, Haverford, and Episcopal collected over 24 skids of canned food that was donated 

to local food shelters at Thanksgiving. Pictured with Richard Ostrander (center), head volunteer for the Pine 

Street Community Center, are, from left to right, Agnes Irwin students: junior Sarah Sorenson, junior Maddie 

Armstrong, senior Alyssa Wolfington, freshman Rachel Wahl, senior Kate Mezzanote (head of AIS Service 

Board), and Episcopal students: junior Rich Rosati, senior Mia Kent, junior Tom Bergstrom, sophomore 

Christie DiSilvestro, junior Bob Wassell, and senior Kevin DiSilvestro, head of the Episcopal Vestry. 

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Sophomore Kelsey Baldwin poses with two 

residents of Inglis House. 

Volunteers took over the Devon cafeteria to 

assembly meals for the hungry. 

Students sell hot chocolate outside the cafeteria to 

raise money for the village of Mika, Tanzania, where 

Episcopal students perform community service every 

summer. 

Upper School students traveled to Mika, Tanzania again last summer and 

are gearing up for Mika March Madness, where they will plan several 

fundraising projects to benefit the Mika Foundation. Alternative Gift cards 

were sold during the holidays and raised nearly $2000 for Mika. 

Community Service jumped right into the school year with EA Fun Day in 

September, bringing guests from Don Guanella to the Merion campus for a 

day of activities with our Upper School students. 

Almost 40 Middle School students are busy reading to students in two 

local day care centers. The same group donated significantly to, and helped 

coordinate, the annual holiday toy drive. 

Upper School students served hundreds of meals at St. Barnabas 

homeless shelter, and each Thursday a full van of Upper School students 

heads to University City Hospitality Coalition (UCHC) to serve dinner to the 

hungry. 

Upper School students helped the EAPA with the Harvest Fair, Family Fun 

Night, the Holiday Table, and the Gingerbread Houses. 

Several classes of Lower School students decorated Halloween bags and 

filled them with candy to share with residents at local area nursing homes 

and UCHC. 

Ten students completed the 12K AIDS walk in October. 

The Merion 4th and 5th grade students have formed “Helping Hands,” a 

community-service club that meets every Day 2 for special service projects. 

The Lower School at Merion held their 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Day of 

Service in November, working in their conjuntos completing many projects 

for the community. 

The Merion 3rd grade went to SHARE and spent the morning packing boxes 

of food. 

The Upper School students collected more than 25 turkeys for SHARE 

during the holidays. 

The Upper School students made over 200 holiday cards for military 

families and homebound adults in the greater Delaware Valley. 

A van full of students visits Inglis House monthly to play bingo and helped 

wrap gifts with the residents during the holidays. 

18 Upper School students go twice a week to West Philadelphia to help 

local children with their homework. 

A number of Upper School students help with the recycling program at EA 

each week. 

Five Upper School students go twice a week to a local day care center after 

school to read and play with the children. 

The Devon 3rd grade earned money doing chores at home and bought gifts 

for needy children this past Christmas. 

A number of Upper School students tutor their “buddy” each week at Bryn 

Mawr Presbyterian Church. 

The Devon 5th grade Environmental Ethics class studied the 3 Rs (reduce, 

reuse, recycle). They have designed and are selling canvas shopping bags 

via the community service office ($15 each, 2 for $25). 

125 members of the community gathered on MLK day to work on a variety 

of projects at the Devon Campus. The afternoon had an additional 90 Upper 

School students and faculty going to the Don Guanella School, HERO, and 

Cradles to Crayons. 

At a Glance 

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Development 

Charitable Lead Trusts — 

A Welcome Contribution to Ever Episcopal 

John. J. F. Sherrerd '47, retired 

investment banker, generous 

benefactor, and Ever Episcopal 

Campaign Co-Chair, has used a 

charitable lead trust in the past. 

He offers this comment: "For a 

supporter of The Episcopal Academy, 

a lead trust can be gratifying 

because of the direct and immediate 

benefit to the school. You can see 

and experience the results of your 

gift during your lifetime." 

In what is regarded as one of the largest single gifts to an 

American independent school, George School in Newtown, 

PA was awarded an extraordinary donation from 

an alumna in September 2007. The school reportedly will 

receive payments that will total $128.5 million over a period of 

twenty years from a charitable lead trust. What, you may ask, 

is a charitable lead trust 

A charitable lead trust (CLT) is a powerful way to transfer 

assets to your heirs at significantly reduced gift and estate tax 

cost, while supporting one or more charities with income payments 

for a period of years. If you want to help finance capital 

gifts during your lifetime but also want to transfer assets to 

your family at greatly reduced transfer costs, consider a lead 

trust. (A lead trust may also be designed to return assets to 

the grantor. This article focuses on the more common type, 

the non-grantor lead trust.) Because the income payments provide 

current, not deferred, support to a nonprofit, it is the only 

planned gift that can help finance a construction project. 

Briefly, this is how a non-grantor lead trust works: You place 

assets in a trust and direct that income distributions go to EA to 

finance a project of your choice. After a set period of time, the 

assets are transferred to the trust beneficiaries—often children 

or grandchildren—at reduced estate or gift tax rates. 

Lead trusts are timely now for four reasons. 

• Individuals may support philanthropic projects today while 

still transferring assets to their heirs. Thanks to new campus 

construction, there are many projects currently on EA’s drawing 

board. Lead trusts provide current support of Episcopal so 

you can see the results of your gifts. 

• For gift and estate tax purposes, assets are valued as of the 

date of the trust. If you fund the trust with assets that appreciate 

over the life of the trust, such as stock or commercial real 

estate, any appreciation will pass tax-free to your heirs. 

• A lead trust can be used to make pledge payments. If you’ve 

already made a commitment, you can use the trust income to 

pay your pledge payments. 

• The IRS discount rate (more formally known as the Section 

7520 rate) dropped to 4.4% for January 2008—the lowest the 

rate has been since December 2004. The IRS uses a special discount 

rate to calculate the present value of remainder interests 

left by charitable trusts. Published monthly, the Section 7520 

rate is based on the federal mid-term interest rate. The lower 

the IRS discount rate, the lower the calculated remainder value 

of a trust. In the case of a Charitable Lead Trust, where the 

remainder value goes to heirs, a lower discount rate translates 

into lower gift and estate taxes. 

Example: Cliff has an estate in the 45 percent federal tax 

bracket. His son will be in that bracket, too. For each $100,000 

he leaves to his son off the top of his estate, Uncle Sam will get 

$45,000 and his son will get $55,000. Then, when the $55,000 

passes from his son to the grandchildren, Uncle Sam may take 

another 45 percent, or $24,750, depending on the estate and 

gift taxes at that time. So the original $100,000 will shrink to 

$30,250 

To minimize the tax bite and to help us, Cliff creates a 

$400,000 lead trust that will pay us 7 percent of its initial value, 

or $28,000, for 20 years—for a total of $560,000. When 

the trust ends, the principal will go to Cliff’s son. Based upon a 

4.4 percent IRS discount rate, this plan will result in a $367,400 

gift tax deduction. In other words, Cliff’s lead trust will reduce 

the transfer tax burden on $400,000 by 92 percent. If assets 

have appreciated during the life of the trust, his son stands to 

inherit considerably more than the original 

$400,000—all at minimal transfer 

cost. 

This is just one example. The size of the 

trust, its term and type and the annual 

payout are up to you. For more information, 

contact Carolyn Jaeger, Director 

of Planned Giving, at 610-617-2252 or 

jaeger@episcopalacademy.org. 

This information is provided as an educational 

service and is not intended as financial or legal advice, 

either in whole or in part. Consult your legal 

or tax advisor before making any decision regarding 

this information. 

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Class Notes 

Edited by THE Alumni OFFICE 

If you are interested in becoming a class 

agent, please contact Bruce Konopka at 

610-617-2233, or Jen Slike 610-617-2294 

ext. 3143, in the Development Office for 

more information. 

Celebrate 

the Memories 

Alumni Weekend 2008 

and A Farewell 

to Merion and Devon 

May 2nd – May 4th 

2008 Class Reunions 













Cameron, Bill ’79, and William Stewart MacIntosh 

(wearing his new EA sweater). 

Honorary Alumni 

John Familetti, Hon., Episcopal 

Academy chef, was the featured souschef 

on the Food Network Program 

“Dinner Impossible.” Chef Robert 

Irvine’s task for the program was to 

prepare dinner for the 600 guests 

attending Episcopal’s commencement 

on June 8, 2007. The show aired on 

Food Network on August 8, 2007. 

29 Please send us your news and 

notes! 


notes! 


notes! 

33 Class Agent: Bart Linvill 

Please send us your news and notes! 

34 Class Agent Needed 




36 Class Agent: John Haas 

Sherman Mehl reports: “Dear friends, a 

recent letter from John Haas said that 

we still had 12 classmates on the rolls. I 

note that two thirds of the soccer team 

halfback line is among them, Stan Harris 

and Sherm Mehl. For myself, I have 

passed the torch to a son, Sherman, who 

with his team from Greensboro, NC 

have placed the last several years in the 

National Soccer Championships (the 

Pictured is the Episcopal Men’s Over 35 Indoor 

Soccer Champions at Rocket Sports. The team 

name, “5 N 10” was chosen to reference the 

5 Inter-Ac Varsity Soccer Championships won 

over 10 years from 1980-1990. Pictured from 

left to right: Kneeling – Brett McGovern ’89, 

Greg Bozzi ’83, Wren Smith ’86, and Andrew 

Gerardi ’89. Standing – Chris Bozzi, Brandon 

Whitaker ’91, Bob Mascioli ’86, Greg Johnson 

’86, Greg Bolton ’86, and Mark DePillis ’83. 

Teammates missing from the picture are 

Gerald Dragonetti ’83, David Lorry ’84, and 

Bill Keffer ’84 (the team’s spiritual advisor). 

over 50 age group) and placed in the top 

5 (not first) each year. The 2007 games 

were in Bellingham, WA. As ever, Sherman 

Mehl – PS: My eyes are not as good 

as they once were.” 

37 Class Agent: Kingsley Weston 


38 Class Agent: J. Craig Huff 

Craig Huff and Frank Nagle are leading 

the effort to organize a great 70th Reunion 

for the Class of 1938. Craig has 

sent a note encouraging all to attend and 

reports that he, Frank, Emlen Cresson, 

John Jacobs, Jim McGowan, and Philip 

Sharples plan to be on hand for the 

festivities. Ernest Brown, Richard Kay, 

and Nelson Degerberg are among several 

others who will try to attend. Spouses 

are welcome, of course! 

39 Class Agent: Heyward Wharton 


40 Class Agents: Jack Hopkins, Harry 

Toland, and R.T. Toland 


41 Class Agents: J. Tyler Griffin, Roger 

Miller, and Karl Rugart 


42 Class Agents: Bill Nagle and 

Woody Woodring 


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Class Notes 

Noah Matzen, born March 

14, 2007. He is the son of 

Anders and Sue (Jacobs) 

Matzen ’84, 

Ned Farnham, son of 

Katherine and Chip 

Farnham ’84. 

Donning EA sweaters, 

pictured are the children of 

Clare and Andrew MacIntosh 

’85. Archibald James Tyler 

MacIntosh (left) at three 

months and Phoebe Elizabeth 

Cabell MacIntosh (right) at 

two years. 

Tim Jannetta ’86 holds his newborn son, Casey 

Michael Jannetta, born on December 31, 2008 at 

5:18pm. 

43 Class Agents: Jim Carson, Joe Gordon, 

Bill Lander, and Davis Pearson 

Moose Joline, Bill Lander, Jim Carson, 

Joe Gordon, and Bill Ryan of the 

65th Reunion committee are contacting 

classmates and look forward to a great 

turnout at the celebration this spring. 

Stay tuned for more details! 

44 Class Agents: Al Hume and Doug 

Raymond 


45 Class Agent: George Robinette 


46 Class Agent: Winkie Bennett 


47 Class Agent: Brooks Keffer 

Walter Bourtz reports: “At age 77, I 

finished my 35th annual marathon in 

Las Vegas on Sunday, December 2 in 6 

hours and 10 minutes being the oldest 

finisher. I am on Chapter 9 of my new 

book, Next Medicine by Oxford University 

Press, and am in Hanalei, Kauaii 

this week (December 17) with my three 

oldest grandsons who are surfing as I 

write.” 

48 Class Agents: John Hentz and Dick 

Schneider 

As a highlight of their 60th Reunion 

celebration, committee members Jack 

Arndt, John Hentz, Art Judson, Henry 

Sherk, and Dick Schneider report that 

plans are underway for a special class 

dinner on Friday, May 2. They urge all 

classmates to mark their calendars for a 

weekend of festivities designed to bid a 

fond farewell to the Merion & Devon 

campuses and unveil EA’s extraordinary 

new campus at Newtown Square. 

49 Class Agents: Jim Blatchford and 

Stan Miller 


50 Class Agent: John Rettew 




52 Class Agent: Craig TenBroeck 


53 Class Agent: Peter Duncan 

We had so much fun at our 50th Reunion 

five years ago that we felt it was time to 

do it again! Don Pillsbury, Ralph Hood, 

and Pete Duncan are looking for a few 

more good men to rally the troops for 

the gala May 2-4, 2008 Weekend, which 

will include both our 55th Reunion and 

a bittersweet Farewell to the Merion and 

Devon Campuses. Your presence is more 

than requested…we downright insist 

that you come back to celebrate with us! 

We are working on a class get-together 

on Friday evening May 2, but we also 

know that Episcopal has lots of great 

activities planned Friday and Saturday 

during the day, as well as the party under 

the big tent on Saturday night. Be part 

of the fun, and join us, won’t you We 

have a Web page dedicated to our reunion 

plans which we urge you to check 

out regularly www.episcopalacademy. 

org/reunion. You can find more details 

as they develop as well as a list of who 

is coming. We’d love to see your name 

there soon! 

Skipper Wood reports: “I retired from 

the practice of dentistry on December 

31, 2007 after 42 years! I have since been 

devoting full time to my farm and family: 

wife, Lola; three adopted children, 

Jessica, Clarissa and Zachary; and two 

granddaughters, Sarah (4) and Samantha 

(4 months). I am looking forward to 

seeing the “old guard” that I grew up 

with through the Lower, Middle, and 

Upper Schools. I think about the guys a 

lot. Peace and Love in Him, Skipper.” 

54 Class Agents: Birch Clothier, Walt 

Moleski, and Bill Sykes 


55 Class Agent: David McMullin 


56 Class Agent: Bill Rapp 


57 Class Agents: John Clendenning, 

Carl Deutsch, and Howard Morgan 


58 Class Agents: Bob Bishop, Hunter 

McMullin, and Jim Zug 

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Abby (age 4) and Reilly Rose (age 2), daughters 

of Becky White Kreutz ’89, proudly showing their 

EA stripes! 

Karen Marston ’86 married Greg Buzan ’86 on 

October 6, 2007 in Naples, FL. 

The DeFilippi Family: Joe, Harry (on dad’s 

shoulders), Jennifer (Goldstein) ’91, Mia (left) and 

Chloe (right). 

With the big event only a few months 

away, the 50th Reunion Planning Committee 

remains very busy in preparing 

what promises to be a truly wonderful 

experience for all returning members 

of the class. Co-chairs Tom Baxter and 

Bob Bishop report that great progress 

has been made on the reunion yearbook 

and the class gift, two major priorities 

facing the committee with deadlines fast 

approaching. Tom and Bob, along with 

Steve Carmick, Ralph DeOrsay, Morrie 

Heckscher, John Hill, Bill Lamb, 

Rich Liversidge, Hunter McMullin, and 

Jim Zug have been convening in person 

and by phone monthly, and all are 

excited about celebrating this fantastic 

milestone for the class at the same time 

as the school bids adieu to the Merion 

and Devon Campuses. The class gift has 

been earmarked for a scholarship fund 

honoring the deceased members of the 

Great Class of 1958, and we are hoping 

that each and every classmate will want 

to be part of this project. 

It seems somehow appropriate that the 

class which was the first to graduate in 

the Jim Quinn era (following the iconic 

Greville Haslam’s 36-year run as head of 

school) should be the last class to have 

its 50th Reunion at Merion. We hope 

and trust that everyone has marked 

May 2-4, 2008 on their calendars and 

will join in the tribute to 87 years along 

City Line Avenue, and perhaps even 

more important, 50 years since the commencement 

ceremonies of one of EA’s 

most distinguished classes! 

We encourage you to check the class 

reunion Web page regularly at www. 

episcopalacademy.org/reunions, where 

you can see details of the activities on 

reunion weekend, and to see who has 

committed to coming back. We’d like to 

see your name on this list! 



60 Class Agent: Geb Burden 


61 Class Agent: Cappy Markle 


62 Class Agent: Ed Vick 


63 Class Agents: Drew Jackson and 

Charlie Ogelsby 

Norm Cocke, Drew Jackson, and Charlie 

Ogelsby will not take no for an 

answer…So, what’s the question Are 

you planning to come back for our 45th 

Reunion and a chance to say goodbye 

to our old campus It wouldn’t be the 

same without you, so make your plans 

now to be with us on May 2-4, 2008, 

our 45th Reunion and the Farewell to 

Merion and Devon Weekend. Charlie O 

in particular has promised that a good 

time will be had by all, and we can be 

sure that Charlie knows a good time 

when he sees one. We encourage you to 

check out the Web site www.episcopalacademy.org/reunion 

frequently as we 

will post more details soon about possible 

gatherings on Friday evening May 

2, and all the good stuff the school has 

planned over that weekend. We will also 

keep you apprised of who has promised 

to come back. Can we add your name 

64 Class Agent: Tom Zug 


65 Class Agent: Loyd Pakradooni 

Bruce M. Brown has been elected to 

the Board of the Delaware County 

Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization 

that promotes local legacy 

philanthropy for eligible charities benefiting 

county residents. Brown retired 

from CoreStates, now Wachovia, as vice 

president for Charitable Trusts. He is 

the founding trustee of the HBE Foundation, 

a founding member of the board 

of directors for Delaware Valley Grantmakers, 

and a member of the board of 

directors of The Colonel Hoxie Harrison 

Smith Foundation. 

66 Class Agent: Steve Dittmann 

Jim Apesos reports, “I am practicing 

plastic surgery in Dayton, Ohio. I was 

the plastic surgery chairperson for 16 

years at Wright State University. My 

wife Liz and I have three children, all 

who were home for the holidays, including 

son John who is working on his 

MBA in Rotterdam.” 

67 Class Agent: Alan McIlvain 


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Class Notes 

Brooke Doherty ’95 

married Hunter Horgan on 

September 8, 2007. 

Ryan Ade ’94, Adam Barrist ’94, Harrison 

Sebring ’94, Ryan Watson ’94, Jan Koziara 

’94, Marshall Sebring ’97, and Michael Goody 

’94 give Jan’s new wife Chelsea a lift. 

EA Alumni Matt Pierce ’95, Matt Wolitarsky 

’96, Rob Wright ’95, Tom Pappas ’95, 

Dean Boyd ’96, Kevin Gondek ’95 (the 

Best Man), and Ben Victor ’95 celebrate at 

Tom’s marriage to Karen Lindner in Mount 

Crested Butte, CO in September. 

EA Alumni pictured at Mike and Joni 

O’Connor’s wedding this December: 

Rev. Jim Squire, Jamie Wolitarsky ’92 

and Matt Wolitarsky ’96 (the bride’s 

step-brothers), Rob Aronchick ’96, 

Dave Hood ’95, Jamie Barrett ’96, 

John Salvucci ’98, Tim Peck ’98 (the 

bride’s brother), Nick French ’96, 

Scott Reynolds ’96 (the best man), 

Mike O’Connor ’96, and Joni (Peck) 

O’Connor. 

68 Class Agent: Robert Mayock 

There’s only one place to be on the 

weekend of May 2-4, 2008, and that is 

at the soon to be former campus of our 

alma mater. Messrs Buckley, Hofmaier, 

and Mayock are leading the charge to 

fire up our classmates (with help from 

Branegan, Carey, Dayton, Fenimore, 

and Young) and create a weekend to remember. 

As usual there is talk of some 

off campus merrymaking on Friday 

night (details to follow), but also we are 

looking forward to a chance to say farewell 

to Merion. Make your plans to join 

us now for our 40th Reunion and check 

back to visit the Web site often www. 

episcopalacademy.org/reunion for more 

details and a list of who’s coming! 

David Fenimore will spend the first five 

months of 2008 teaching American and 

comparative literature at the University 

of the Basque Country in San Sebastian, 

Spain. However, he intends to return for 

the weekend to join his classmates at 

their 40th reunion and say farewell to 

the old campus in May. 



70 Class Agents: John Dautrich and 

Ron Rothrock 


71 Class Agent: Chris D’Angelo 

Tony Apesos reports: “It’s been a long 

time since I’ve given any news for my 

EA chums. I live in Boston with my wife, 

Natasha Seaman, and our seven-yearold 

daughter, Helen. I teach painting, 

drawing, and art history at the Art Institute 

of Boston at Lesley University. My 

first book just came out last fall, Anatomy 

for Artists: A New Approach to 

Discovering, Learning, and Remembering 

the Body (Northlight Books, 2007). 

I see Bill Bishop, who recently moved to 

Boston, regularly.” 



73 Class Agents: Rex Gary, Jerry 

Holleran, and Bill Luff 

Who would have believed we could 

get so old so fast Drop everything and 

write down these dates to celebrate our 

35th Reunion: May 2-4, 2008. There 

is no excuse for missing the fun which 

will include a 5 School Party on Friday 

May 2 (9 p.m. tentative start time) leaving 

time for small group dinners with 

friends you don’t want to share with a 

bigger group. There are rumors that a 

band that played together 35 years ago 

will be playing on Friday night with a 

certain EA employee not to be named 

(but a member of our class). We are 

also inviting the classes of 1972 and 

1974 to join us. Saturday night we will 

have our chance to say goodbye to the 

Merion campus, maybe shed a few tears 

for the old Upper School, and do some 

more dancing. Reunion Co-Chairs Chip 

French and Rex Gary, along with Peter 

Beller, JJ Broderick, David Cunningham, 

Martin Heldring, Gary Hodder, 

Jerry Holleran, Steve Imbriglia, and 

Clayton Platt want you back! Check the 

Web site often www.episcopalacademy. 

org/reunion for more details and a list 

of who’s coming! 

Jim Brooke reports, “Last year, I 

moved from Tokyo to Moscow, where 

Bloomberg News made me Russia bureau 

chief. A few weeks ago, Bloomberg 

and I amicably parted ways. After 30 

years (!) as a news reporter, I decided to 

finally take the plunge into business. Last 

week, I started a new career, with Jones 

Lang LaSalle, the international real estate 

consultancy. My post is to work as 

an ambassador for the company in Russia 

and former Soviet Union and to work 

on two special projects – St. Petersburg 

and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi 

– two Russian cities that are dear to my 

heart. On the home front, all well. I was 

able to take six weeks off between jobs 

to spend time with Elizabeth and the 

boys in Katonah, NY, where James is in 

his last year at John Jay High School. 

William is a sophomore at Andover 

and Alex is a sophomore at St. Paul’s. 

In 1969, I left EA for St. Paul’s, following 

in the footsteps of my father, who 

traveled the same route around 1920. 

Looking ahead, when EA classmates 

come through Moscow or St. Petersburg, 

(or Sochi on the Black Sea), drop 

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EA Alumni celebrated the wedding of Jamie Evans ’96 and Kimberly Elizabeth Scott Ingraham 

on June 23, 2007 in Locust Valley, New York. Pictured left to right: J. Brant Singley ’80, J. 

Richard Leaman, III ’80, Rev. James Squire, Hon., Jacquie Sabat, Hon., Ali Singley ’12, Dave 

McNeely ’96, Morgan Suckow ’96, Wills Singley ’14, Jamie Evans ’96, Kimberly Ingraham 

Evans, Crichton Clark ’96, Drew Evans ’02, Cailtin McKenna ’02, Brendan Dugan ’96, Jeremy 

Lejeune ’96 

Jess Walls ’97 married Steve Beers ’93 on June 9, 

2007 at Christ Church in Old City Philadelphia. 

me a line in advance – jimbrookemoscow@yahoo.com. 

Let’s catch up on the 

last four decades!” 

Jim Kephart recently sent in this update: 

“I’m working on Victorian rehabs and 

other real estate ventures with my brother 

Sam ’69, plus a lot of charity work 

(including a museum here in Montana 

to be a sister to the Corcoran). I will be 

attending the reunion.” 

74 Class Agent: Jeff Morrison 


75 Class Agent: David Crockett 


76 Class Agent: Roly Morris 


77 Class Agents: Gordon Cooney, Peter 

Hare, and David Howard 


78 Class Agents: Jim Borum and 

Larry Mascioli 

Jim Borum, Buck Buckley, Chris Haab, 

Al Maguire, Larry Mascioli, Ted Stone, 

Bob Urbani, Mark Verdeur, Hall Vetterlein, 

and Bert Zug are committed to 

making sure the Class of 1978 has its 

best reunion yet! We are hoping that 

all our classmates are saving May 2-4, 

2008 to come back to EA and be part 

of their 30th Reunion and the Farewell 

to Merion and Devon Weekend. Plans 

for Friday night May 2 are currently 

being finalized, but count on a great time 

all weekend. Check the Web site often 

www.episcopalacademy.org/reunions 

for more details and a list of who’s 

coming! 

79 Class Agent: Ned Lee 

Kathleen Ann Murray married Christopher 

Lowden on October 13, 2007. 

Bill MacIntosh reports: “On September 

7, my wife Kerry gave birth to our second 

child, William Stewart MacIntosh. 

Will joins Cameron, 11, who is a sixth 

grader and a very doting and loving older 

brother. We live in Maplewood, NJ. 

I am a partner at Cooper, Robertson & 

Partners architects and planners in New 

York. Kerry is a third grade teacher at 

the Pingry School. We look forward to 

seeing everyone next spring for the last 

reunion at the Merion Campus!” 

80 Class Agent: Joe Giles 


We are trying to reach the following 

members of the Class of 1980: Louis 

Martini, Peter Menard, David Silverman, 

Andrew Sym-Smith, and Fenton 

Tompkins. Please contact the Alumni 

Office if you have their email addresses 

or phone numbers! 

81 Class Agents: Ted Coxe and Ben 

Thompson 


82 Class Agents: Rich Crockett, Jim 

Farrell, and Brooke McMullin 

Joe Helfrich and his wife Bridget had 

a son, Joseph Anthony Helfrich, IV, on 

September 25, 2006. 

83 Class Agents: Jamie Hole and Todd 

Walter 

Gardner Walling, Jamie Hole, Mark De- 

Pillis, Peter Angelides, John Wolfington, 

Jonathon Foxman, Andrew Kahn, and 

Mike Jacoby have been working behind 

the scenes to create an exciting 25th Reunion 

weekend for our class. Besides the 

great stuff that is planned on campus 

that weekend, including the Farewell to 

Merion Party on Saturday May 3, the 

following activities are under consideration: 

golf and tennis during the day 

Friday and/or Saturday: a 5 School Party 

on Friday night, with possible after-party, 

and brunch on Sunday at the Devon 

Campus. We are looking forward to getting 

a tour of the new campus, along the 

way. Make sure that you’ve secured the 

dates, make your travel plans if necessary, 

and keep checking the Web site at 


(click on Class of 1983 on the left), for 

updates on the schedule and to find out 

who is coming! If you want to help out 

in the reunion effort, let us know. Our 

emails are listed on the Web site. 

Scott Lustgarten was the chairman of 

this year’s Philadelphia International 

Auto Show. 

84 Class Agents: Bill Keffer and Karl 

Mayro 

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Class Notes 

Mike McKeon ’96, Mike O’Connor ’96, Scott Reynolds ’96, and Rob 

Melchionni ’98 joined fellow EA alumni for a kick-off Happy Hour before 

EA/Haverford/AIS Weekend. The fall gathering was held at National 

Mechanics on 3rd Street in Old City – conveniently located beneath Scott 

Reynolds’ office! 

Class of 1997 alumni reunite to celebrate the grand opening of State 

of Grace, a new boutique in Bryn Mawr opened by Patrick Barton’s 

wife, Amanda. Pictured left to right: Dan O’Donnell, Patrick Barton, 

Justin Wilson, Mike Campbell, and Paul O’Connor. 

Greg Jannetta married Leslie Hughes 

Smith on September 22, 2007. 

Sue (Jacobs) Matzen and her husband 

Anders welcomed their son Noah on 

March 14, 2007. 

Greg Morley and Shawn Hiltz were 

married in Montreal, Canada on July 

28, 2007. 

In an amazing coincidence near the 

woods in Denmark, Lynn Tomlinson 

(who arrived just hours before for a oneweek 

work/holiday stay) stopped Sue 

(Jacobs) Matzen (who had just moved 

to this Copenhagen-area town) to ask 

for directions. Both families enjoyed getting 

to know each other! 

85 Class Agent: Won Shin 

Kathy (Otis) Ducceschi is a military officer 

(Army LTC) detailed to the State 

Department as a military advisor on 

conventional arms control. Her office 

covers the conventional arms treaties 

(CFE, Open Skies and Vienna Document) 

and supports the Arms Control 

delegation at the U.S. Mission to the Organization 

for Security and Cooperation 

in Europe (OSCE) based in Vienna. The 

CFE Treaty has been in the news quite 

a bit as of late due to Russian threats 

to suspend implementation effective 

Dec 07. 

Clare and Andrew MacIntosh have two 

children: Archibald James Tyler MacIntosh, 

born August 16, 2007, and Phoebe 

Elizabeth Cabell MacIntosh, born October 

17, 2005. The MacIntosh family 

resides in London, England. 

On November 4, George Milner ran and 

completed his first marathon in New 

York City. 

Dana and Won Shin welcomed a son, 

Mitchell Reed Shin, on December 21, 

2006. 

Bill Stelwagon married Dr. Jennifer 

Cooper in April 2007. John Stelwagon 

’82 was best man and groomsmen were: 

Andrew MacIntosh, Paul Tirjin, and 

George Milner. 

Michael Tierney and his wife Margaret 

had a baby girl, Caroline Grace, on September 

22, 2007. 

86 Class Agents: J.D. Cassidy and 

Bruce Walsh 

Kate and Tim Jannetta rung in the New 

Year with their first baby, a son, Casey 

Michael, born on December 31, 2007. 

Karen Marston and Greg Buzan were 

married on the beach in Naples, FL 

on October 6, 2007. Classmates Paul 

Ladner, Greg Milbourne, and Karen’s 

brothers David Marston ’88 and Mike 

Marston ’90 were all in attendance. 

Karen reports, “We had a fabulous 

honeymoon in Bora Bora and are enjoying 

getting settled with life in our 

new home in the city and with Greg’s 

son Ulysses.” 

Stacey and Jerry McLaughlin have three 

children: Avery, born May 13, 2004; 

Elle, born Dec 20, 2005; and Grayson 

Haas, born Oct 3, 2007. In September 

2007, after 11 years at Merck and six 

years at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Jerry 

joined NuPathe Inc., a Conshohocken, 

PA based specialty pharmaceutical 

company. He is the VP for Commercial 

Operations. Stacey is the Director for 

Business Development at Ethicon, a J&J 

Company located in Somerville, NJ. She 

is currently on maternity leave. 

John C. McMeekin, II was elected to the 

board of the Delaware County Community 

Foundation, a Radnor nonprofit 

organization that promotes legacy philanthropy. 

He is a partner at Rawle & 

Henderson L.L.P, Philadelphia. 

Alicia and Jim Prusky welcomed a son, 

Jack Evan, on October 27, 2007. 

87 Class Agents: Jim Blenko, Peter 

Dugery, Ed Jones, and Mindy Phelps 

Peter Dugery is the Director, National 

Sales and Distribution for Morningstar 

Investment Services, Inc. 

Ben Odell recently produced the action/comedy, 

LADRON QUE ROBA A 

LADRON, starring some of the biggest 

TV stars in Latin America and released 

by Lionsgate in August 2007. It was the 

biggest opening weekend release for a 

Spanish language film in US history. It 

will be released in Latin America during 

the fall and winter of 2007. 

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Anne Putnam ’96, James Casey ’97, Bradd Haley ’97, Jocelyn Faulkner (James 

Casey’s fiance), Samantha Delson ’02, Heidi Watson ’97, Madeleine Delson ’97, 

Kevin Towles, Renie Delson ’00, Jordan Love ’97, Molly Love, and Peaches, the 

dog, celebrated at Madeleine and Kevin’s wedding in July. 

Chris Fallon ’98, Chic Roselle ’55, Howard Morgan ’57, Andrew 

Walsh ’98, Allison Felicia Sheedy Walsh, Dean Vetsikas ’98, 

Sarovar Banka ’98, and Juliet Walsh Davis ’87 gathered at Andrew 

and Allison’s wedding, November 18, 2006. 

88 Class Agent: Paul Chambers 

Save the date, mark your calendar; you 

don’t want to miss this party! Return to 

EA for your 20th Reunion celebration 

over Alumni Weekend and celebrate the 

Farewell to Merion & Devon – May 

2-4, 2008! 

Reunion Committee: Kathy Beck, Paul 

Chambers, Cindy (Cuffari) Lang, Bill 

Marvin, Dave McMullin, David Ryan, 

Kim (Zinman) Richter, and Lauren 

(O’Connor) Sullivan. 

The Reunion Committee is working 

hard to prepare for the celebration this 

spring. A schedule of events is posted 

on the Class of 1988 Web site. Visit 


and click on the Class of 1988 link. 

The following classmates are listed 

as “lost”: Gordon Buchanan, Brian 

Honish, Julie Johnson, R.C. Littlepage, 

Robert Morris, Joel Neigh, Frank 

O’Brien, Steve Potter, Bill Rankin, and 

Caroline Blume Sanderson. If you have 

email addresses for anyone on that list, 

please contact the reunion committee. 

Contact information is located on the 

class Web site. 

Cindy (Cuffari) Lang and her husband 

Paul had a baby girl, Bridgette Carol, on 

December 11, 2007. “Gigi” weighed in 

at 9 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20.75 

inches long! 

Michelle and Bill Marvin welcomed 

their first child, James Whitney Marvin, 

on October 3, 2007. 

After six and a half years with MKS 

Software, Dave McMullin made a move 

to Coates Analytics. 

Mike Rothenberg and his wife Karen 

had a baby girl, Jane Leah, on May 2, 

2007. 

89 Class Agent: Charlie Moleski 

Chris Martin married Revell Whittock 

on October 7, 2005. They had a baby 

girl, Julia Yeardley, on May 7, 2007. 

Tanuja and Tim Murray have a fiveyear-old 

daughter, Asha Singh. 

Matt Schaeffer is a surgeon with Chester 

County Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd 

in West Chester, PA. 


Sarah and Bob Clark welcomed a baby 

girl, Tatum Sumner, on May 28, 2007. 

Chuck Egoville married Dina Cofrancesco 

on Nov 7, 2003. They have two 

children, Charles Noah, born July 8, 

2005, and Lilliana Marie, born March 

23, 2007. 

Fabrice Le-Morzellec married Janelle 

Collett on August 11, 2007. 

91 Class Agents: Joe Bongiovanni, 

Sean McDermott, Holly Rieck, and 

Jenn Tierney 

Jennifer (Goldstein) DeFilippi writes: 

“I’m thrilled to announce that on February 

28, 2007, I gave birth to triplets: 

Chloe May (3lbs. 10oz.), Harry Joseph 

(4lbs. 10oz.), and Mia Rose (3lbs. 6oz.) 

DeFilippi were all born healthy and full 

of personality. I’m now taking a temporary 

break from my daily commute to 

NYC, where I worked as a book editor, 

and keeping very busy chasing babies 

at home in Pennington, NJ with lots of 

help from my husband, Joe.” 

Colin and Laurel (West) Lennon had 

their second child, Aoife Stone, on 

December 20, 2007. 

Rob Milbourne reports: “I have been 

transferred to be general counsel of 

CVRD Australia, the Australian operations 

of CVRD, the Brazilian based 

diversified mining company, which is 

now the second largest in the world. Our 

three boys, Noah, Theo and Gabriel, 

are all in a local Brisbane Episcopalian 

school very similar to EA, which brings 

back good memories.” 

Kristin (Moses) Murray and her husband 

Drew welcomed their first child, 

daughter Scarlett Amanda, on October 

18, 2007. Kristin recently created 

a small beauty business as an offshoot 

of her job (www.kristinskincare.com), 

overseeing the PR and marketing for 

her father and step-mother’s winery in 

Charlottesville, VA. 

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Class Notes 

Family and friends celebrated the wedding of J. Andrew Dziewit ’98 and 

Jennifer Dempsey in Laguna Niguel, CA. 

Jordan Love ’97, Madeleine (Delson) Towles ’97, Drew Reiser, 

Susan (Schaffer) Reiser ’97, and Ryan (Gelbach) Longstreth ’97. 

Michael and Catherine (Manning) 

Treacy had a second child, John Patrick, 

born on Oct 26, 2007. The proud 

grandmother is former EA faculty member, 

Helen Manning, Hon. 

Greg Venzie and his wife Tammy 

welcomed a daughter, Jillian, on August 

18, 2007. 

92 Class Agent: Charley French 

Brian Dougherty was the 2007 Major 

League Lacrosse All Star team goalie 

and the MLL Goalie of the Year. His 

team, the Barrage, became the first team 

to win back-to-back MLL championships. 

The title in August was their third 

title in the past three seasons. 

Beth and Adam Kitzis had a baby boy, 

Benjamin Harrison, on November 2, 

2007. 

Katherine Coco married Matt Noel 

in 2005. They currently live in San 

Francisco. 

Alanna (Wren) Shanahan and Kevin 

Shanahan ’93 welcomed their first baby, 

Frank James Shanahan on September 4, 

2007. 

93 Class Agents: Dave Grau and Elissa 

Helt 

Reunion Committee: Dave Grau, 

JoAnne (Fortin) Hopkins, Peggy Kauh, 

Megan (Haley) Noller, and Emily 

(Walker) West. 

The 15th Reunion Committee is working 

hard to prepare for the celebration 

this spring. A schedule of events is posted 

on the Class of 1993 Web site. Visit 


and click on the Class of 1993 link. 

The following classmates are listed as 

“lost”: Adam Blescia, David Champagne, 

John Finkbiner, Won Kim, Mary 

Elizabeth Konecke, Peter Read, Mark 

Stachowski, and Duane Vargas. If you 

have email addresses for anyone on that 

list, please contact the reunion committee. 

Contact information is located on 

the class Web site. 

Steve Beers married Jess Walls ’97 on 

June 7, 2007 at Christ Church in Old 

City Philadelphia. The reception was 

held at the National Constitution Center. 

Susie (Beers) Macciocca ’97 was the 

maid of honor and Dave Beers ’88 was 

a groomsman. EA alumni Andrew Purcell, 

Jake Hollinger, Joby Hollinger ’95, 

Josh Hollinger ’00, and Shaw Natan 

were in attendance. Steve and Jess live 

in Old City. Steve is a day trader and 

Jess is a bridal sales consultant and parttime 

make up artist in Center City. 

Steve Gregg married Robin King in 

April 2005. They had their first child, 

son Liam, on April 5, 2007. 

Peter Pierce married Lindsey Field Marshall 

on February 3, 2007 at The Tryall 

Club in Jamaica. 

Karen Rosser married Scott Cribbs on 

July 24, 2004. They have one child, 

daughter Eleanor Nelson Cribbs who 

turned two on February 13, 2008. 

Karen is a math specialist teaching at 

Stonewall Jackson Middle School in 

Mechanicsville, VA. 

Dan and Nicole (Barrett) Stratemeier 

had their first child, Samuel Barrett 

Stratemeier, on Jan 7, 2008. 

94 Class Agents: Anna (Morgan) 

Cassidy and Tara Stitchberry 

Jazmin Erving married Adedapo Myles 

George on October 7, 2006. 

Brett “Spike” Eskin is back in Philadelphia. 

He’s an assistant program 

director/music director and DJ with Radio 

WYSP (94.1 FM) covering middays 

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Jan Koziara married Chelsea Switzer on 

September 29, 2007 at the Valley Green 

Inn in Philadelphia. 

95 Class Agents: Katie (Kurz) Mc- 

Comb, Doug MacBean, and Laura 

Rooklin 

Rhett Chiliberti married Elisabeth 

D’Angelo on June 3, 2006. 

Brooke Doherty married Hunter Horgan 

on September 8, 2007 at the Shelter 

Harbor Golf Club in Weekapaug, RI. 

Dirk and Christine (Wilson) Merrill 

welcomed baby Pierce on September 10, 

2007. 

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Patrick O’Neill ’98, Mike Iannacone ’98, D’Arcy O’Neill ’98, 

Drew Grifo ’98, Anne Huntington Grifo, Brett Grifo ’98, Rob 

Melchionni ’98, and John Salvucci ’98. 

Mark Griffith and Jenna Mariano ’98 

EA Alumni gathered at Fran Sutter’s ’98 

wedding to Jolene Sloat. Pictured left to 

right: Drew Crockett ’01, Jamie Allen ’98, 

Jack Meyers ’00, Chad Burkhardt ’98, Fran 

Sutter ’98, Chris Sutter ’07 (best man), 

James Decker ’98, John Salvucci ’98, and 

Justin DiLucchio ’00. 

Tom Pappas, Jr married Karen Leslie 

Lindner on September 1, 2007 in Mount 

Crested Butte, CO. Their mountainside 

wedding was attended by fellow Episcopal 

Alumni Matt Pierce, Matt Wolitarsky, 

Rob Wright, Dean Boyd ’96, Ben Victor, 

and best man Kevin Gondek. The 

new couple lives and works in Denver, 

Colorado. Karen works as the exclusive 

sale representative for Henredon, Ralph 

Lauren, and Barbara Barry furniture in 

CO, UT, NM, and TX. Tom specializes 

in strategic commercial real estate consulting 

and office leasing at Studley, Inc., 

where he was recently honored with the 

National Rookie of Year decoration. 

96 Class Agents: Jamie Barrett, 

Maria Solomon, and Jenny (Williams) 

Weymouth 

Anders Beck recently joined Michiganbased 

bluegrass band, Greensky (www. 

greenskybluegrass.com) as the resident 

Dobro player. 

Gail Grandbois is the Assistant Head of 

Lower School and the Admissions Assistant 

at The Brimmer and May School in 

Chestnut Hill, MA. 

Mike O’Connor married Joan Thayer 

Peck on December 29, 2007. 

Domenic Rowe recently started a personal 

chef/intimate catering company, 

called Sera Dolca Culinary Services, 

Ltd. (www.seradolca.com). Domenic 

reports, “We provide upscale gourmet 

food, on par with what one may find 

at Dilworthtown Inn or Le Bec Fin, fully 

prepared, cooked, plated, and served 

on location. Essentially, it’s like having 

a 4-star personal chef for an evening. 

We’re focusing on smaller groups than 

the average caterer – between 2 and 20 

people. Our food is grown/raised locally, 

is all natural, never frozen or modified, 

and raised sustainably.” 

Maria Solomon is working for Gigunda 

Group, an event/experiential marketing 

company located in Manchester, NH. 

97 Class Agents: Julie (Manser) Ganz, 

Kellen Heckscher, and Dan O’Donnell 

John and Kristen (Kraus) Anch welcomed 

their second and third children, 

twins Margot and Joseph, on December 

13, 2007. 

Patrick Barton’s wife Amanda recently 

opened a new boutique, State of Grace, 

in Bryn Mawr. The store is located at 

1029 West Lancaster Avenue visit www. 

stateofgraceboutique.com for more information. 

The store was featured in the 

Philadelphia version of DailyCandy, a 

free daily e-mail newsletter and Web site 

(www.dailycandy.com). 

Madeleine Delson married Kevin 

Towles on July 28 2007, in Santa Fe, 

New Mexico. 

Ryan Gelbach married John Longstreth 

on August 11, 2007 in Newport, RI. 

Helen and Michael Liguori welcomed 

their first child, Tyler Lee Liguori, on 

March 4, 2006. Michael recently competed 

in the US Marine Corps Birthday 

232-Mile Run. Twelve Marines representing 

all ranks within Weapons 

Training Battalion, Quantico, VA ran 

232 miles from the Tun Tavern Historical 

site, located in downtown Philadelphia, 

to the Weapons Training Battalion Head 

Quarters building in order to celebrate 

232 years of the Marines Corps. The 

run began on November 6, 2007 at 

1:00 PM. All 12 Marines ran through 

Philadelphia and then they switched to 

a relay format as the run progressed. 

The total mileage, 232 miles, represented 

each year of Marine Corps existence. 

The Marines took an eastern shore 

route passing through Philadelphia; 

Chestertown, MD; the US Naval Academy 

(Annapolis, MD); Washington D.C.; 

and Marine Corps Base Quantico (VA). 

The rest of the Marines of Weapons 

Training Battalion, 275 strong, met the 

relay team at the gate of Marine Corps 

Base Quantico and finish the last 3 miles 

of the 232 miles in battalion formation 

on November 8, 2007. 

Brian Person and his wife Emily had a 

baby boy, Henry, on December 8, 2006. 

Susan Schaffer married Andrew Reiser 

on November 16, 2007. The reception 

was held at The Ritz Carleton in Naples, 

Florida. Susan is employed by Endo 

Pharmaceuticals of Chadds Ford, PA. 

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Class Notes 

Michael Bolden ’99 and Ursula MacMullan ’98 at 

the Philly Happy Hour in November. 

Connor Hill ’03, Aaron Brill ’99, and Courtney 

(Bancroft) Morris ’99 participated in the Young 

Alumni Hard Hat Tour. 

Ben Rogers ’00 and Candice 

(Chandler) Rogers. 

Drew is employed by Pulte Homes. 

After a wedding trip to St. Croix, the 

couple are now residents in West Conshohocken, 

PA. 

Jess Walls married Steve Beers ’93 on 

June 7, 2007 at Christ Church in Old 

City Philadelphia. The reception was 

held at the National Constitution Center. 

Susie (Beers) Macciocca was the 

maid of honor and Dave Beers ’88 was a 

groomsman. EA Alumni Andrew Purcell 

’93, Jake Hollinger ’93, Joby Hollinger 

’95, Josh Hollinger ’00, and Shaw Natan 

’93 were in attendance. Steve and 

Jess live in Old City. Steve is a day trader 

and Jess is a bridal sales consultant and 

part-time make up artist in Center City. 

98 Class Agents: Jamie Allen, Rob 

Melchionni, and CJ Walsh 

Celebrate your 10th Reunion on Friday, 

November 28, 2008. Party details and a 

class Web site will be available soon! If 

you’re interested in helping to organize 

the celebration, please contact Jen Slike 

at slike@episcopalacademy.org. 

Rob D’Angelo is sales consultant at the 

McCafferty Auto Group in Langhorne, 

PA. 

J. Andrew Dziewit married Jennifer 

Dempsey, of Bryn Mawr, on October 

5th, 2007, at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna 

Niguel, CA. Andrew is currently doing 

his residency in anesthesiology at Penn. 

Drew Grifo married Anne Huntington 

on July 28, 2007 in Chicago, IL. Patrick 

O’Neill, Mike Iannacone, D’Arcy 

O’Neill, Brett Grifo, Rob Melchionni, 

John Salvucci, and Andrew Dickey were 

all in attendance. 

Beth Kraftson married Ian Sikdar on 

July 8, 2006. 

Lexi Krotec married Aaron Peskin on 

October 27, 2007 at the Philadelphia 

Country Club in Gladwyne, PA. Rev. 

Jim Squire, Hon. co-officiated the interfaith 

ceremony. Amy Vegari was a 

bridesmaid and Lindy Mills and Katherine 

French were in attendance. 

Jenna Mariano married Mark Griffith 

on October 27, 2007 at The University 

Club in New York City. Other EA ’98 

alumni at the wedding included Maura 

Cannon, Tara Carella, Katie Harmer, 

Colby Hall, and Ursula MacMullan. 

Fran Sutter married Jolene Sloat at the 

Avalon Yacht Club in Avalon, New Jersey 

on September 29th, 2007. Chris 

Sutter ’07 was the best man. EA Alumni 

in attendance were: Drew Crockett 

’01, Jamie Allen, Jack Meyers ’00, Chad 

Burkhardt, James Decker, John Salvucci, 

Justin DiLucchio ’00, Emelie Sutter ’01, 

Kelly Sutter ’04, Ralph Sando ’89, Holly 

(Sando) Rieck ’91, and Blake Sando ’95. 

Jolene and Fran both live in New York 

City. Jolene is a dietician at the Naomi 

Berrie Diabetes Center at Columbia 

University. Fran is a leveraged loan trader 

at Citigroup. 

99 Class Agents: Andrew Addis, 

Catherine Hunt, Chris Morris, Courtney 

(Bancroft) Morris 


00 Class Agents: Chip Bromley, Kimmy 

Gardner, Mike Hoffman, Jack 

Meyers, and Ben Rogers 

Chris Morris ’99 reported on Sunday, 

October 14, 2007, “Not sure if you were 

just watching the Patriots-Dallas game 

or not, but Kyle Eckel just scored his 

first Pro touchdown for the New England 

Patriots! The coolest part about 

it was the fact that it came against the 

Cowboys!! Being one of the most anticipated 

games of the day, I’m sure it was 

seen by people around the country!” 

Alex Gordon married Michele Orsi 

in the summer of 2007. He is entering 

his third year working at the Montclair 

Kimberley Academy as a computer art 

and technical theater teacher for the 7th 

and 8th grades. Alex and Michele live in 

New York City. 

Ben Rogers married Candice Chandler 

on February 3, 2007 in Alabama. Greg 

Waterman and Joel Lawson were in attendance. 

Ben is a Business Relationship 

Manager for HSBC Bank in Arlington, 

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Lexi Nicholls ’01 and Megan Hayes ’03 

caught up at the New York Regional 

Reception in November. 

Sam Daly ’06 (picture in the back row, far left) 

returned to campus in December to perform with 

The Colgate 13, America’s most widely heard allmale 

a capella group. The Colgate 13 entertained 

Middle School and Upper School students, faculty, 

and staff during chapel. 

Casey Degan ’01 and Hadley Hill ’01 took at tour of 

the new campus over Thanksgiving weekend. 

VA. His wife Candice is the Director, 

Federal Relations for Aflac in Washington, 

DC. 

01 Class Agents: Evan Coughenour, 

Drew Crockett, Sarah Baker Perkins, 

and Pete Tedesco 


02 Class Agents: Kevin Dugan and 

Tim Mahoney 


03 Class Agents: Matt Deasey and 

Matt Szporka 

Celebrate your 5th Reunion on Saturday, 

November 29, 2008. Party details and a 

class Web site will be available soon! If 

you’re interested in helping to organize 

the celebration, please contact Jen Slike 

at slike@episcopalacademy.org. 

Tony Biddle reports, “After graduating 

from the Hotel School at Cornell, I have 

moved back to Philadelphia and now 

work as a Hotel Consultant specializing 

in feasibility studies, marketing studies, 

and appraisals for the Hotel industry at 

PKF Consulting.” 

Rachel Schell-Lambert is a member of 

the Peace Corps serving in Bolivia as an 

Agriculture Extension agent. She will be 

stationed there from 2008 until 2010. 

04 Class Agents: Nick Brown, Mike 

Ciccotti, and Brian O’Neill 

Congratulations to all of our alumni 

graduating from college this spring! 

Please send the Alumni Office your new 

contact information and any news on 

the job front. 

Alexa Miller is a member of the women’s 

squash team at George Washington 

University. This November the team upset 

No. 20 Franklin & Marshall with a 

dominating 9-0 over the Diplomats win 

in Haverford, PA. The victory marked 

the first ever win for GW over F&M. 

In the defeat of F&M, GW did not lose 

a game, and Alexa did not relinquish a 

single point. 

05 Class Agents: Nick Morris and 

Kit Zipf 

Greg Isdaner was named to the All- 

Big East Conference Team Offense in 

December. Greg is an offensive lineman 

for the #6 ranked, and Fiesta Bowl-winning 

Mountaineers of West Virginia 

University. 

06 Class Agents: Armena Ballard, 

Justin Moore, Joe Salameh, Michelle 

Thomas 

Allie Fitzpatrick is a member of the 

women’s diving team at Bucknell University. 

She was a 2007 Patriot League 

Academic Honor Roll member. Allie 

posted the top score in the one-meter 

competition in Bucknell’s meet against 

Colgate this season. 

Max Kelly is a goaltender for Occidental 

College’s men’s water polo team. He 

was ranked 28th in the country in save 

leaders in 2006 and ranked 22nd in the 

country in save leaders in 2007. Max was 

among the first 60 athletes (out of 100) 

to be chosen to participate in the 2008 

Duel in the Pool International Tournament 

to be held in Kosice, Slovakia this 

June. www.duelpool.com The 100 athletes 

will make up eight all-star teams 

selected by eight of the top coaches in 

the world. Each team will be composed 

of players from different countries. Four 

Head coaches from top universities in 

the United States and four Head Coaches 

from Europe and Oceania will match 

wits with the best athletes in the world 

playing for the crown. 

Michelle Thomas is a sophomore at 

Villanova University. She is a manger 

for the men’s basketball team; the chair 

of Rampage, a hip hop dance group; a 

diversity peer educator; a member of the 

Executive Board of Villanova’s Black 

Cultural Society; and a member of the 

Multicultural Students League. 

07 Class Agent: Annie Spofford 

Dan Gillespie is a member of the men’s 

lacrosse team at the University of Hartford. 

He is a freshman biology major in 

the College of Arts and Sciences. 

Winnie Liu is the Co-Editor for Harvard’s 

Women in Business magazine. 

winter 2008 39

Milestones 

Marriages 

Kathleen Ann Murray to Christopher 

Lowden ’79 

10/13/2007 

Leslie Hughes Smith to Gregory 

Jannetta ’84 

9/22/2007 

Shawn Hiltz to Greg Morley ’84 

7/28/2007 

Karen Marston’86 to Greg Buzan ’86 

10/6/2007 

Angela Garofalo to Marc Breuers ’88 

9/22/2006 

Revell Whittock to Chris Martin ’89 

10/7/2005 

Dina Cofrancesco to Chuck Egoville ’90 

11/7/2003 

Janelle Collett to Fabrice Le-Morzellec ’90 

9/11/2007 

Robin King to Steve Gregg ’93 

April 2005 

Lindsey Field Marshall to Peter Pierce ’93 

2/3/2007 

Scott Cribbs to Karen Rosser ’93 

7/24/2004 

Adedapo Myles George to Jazmin 

Erving ’94 

10/7/2006 

Chelsea Switzer to Jan Koziara ’94 

9/29/2007 

Elizabeth D’Angelo to Rhett Chiliberti ’95 

6/2/2006 

Hunter Horgan to Brooke Doherty ’95 

9/8/2007 

Karen Leslie Lindner to Tom Pappas ’95 

9/1/2007 

Joan Thayer Peck to Mike O’Connor ’96 

12/29/2007 

Kevin Towles to Madeleine Delson ’97 

7/28/2007 

John Longstreth to Ryan Gelbach ’97 

8/11/2007 

Andrew Reiser to Susan Schaffer ’97 

11/16/2007 

Jenifer Dempsey to Andrew Dziewit ’98 

10/5/2007 

Anne Huntington to Drew Grifo ’98 

7/28/2007 

Ian Sikdar to Beth Kraftson ’98 

7/8/2006 

Aaron Peskin to Alexis Krotec ’98 

10/27/2007 

Jolene Sloat to Francis Sutter ’98 

9/29/2008 

Births 

Kerry & Bill MacIntosh ’79 

William Stewart MacIntosh 9/7/2007 

Bridget & Joe Helfrich ’82 

Joseph Anthony Helfrich , IV 9/25/2006 

Dana & Won Shin ’85 

Mitchell Reed Shin 12/21/2006 

Clare & Andrew MacIntosh ’85 

Archibald James Tyler MacIntosh 

8/16/2007 

Margaret & Michael Tierney ’85 

Caroline Grace Tierney 9/22/2007 

Kate & Tim Jannetta ’86 

Casey Michael Jannetta 12/31/2007 

Stacey & Jerry McLaughlin ’86 

Avery McLaughlin 5/2004 

Elle McLaughlin 12/2005 

Grayson Haas McLaughlin 10/3/2007 

Alicia & James Prusky ’86 

Jack Evan Prusky 10/27/2007 

Paul & Cindy (Cuffari) Lang ’88 

Bridgette Carol Lang 12/11/2007 

Karen & Mike Rothenberg ’88 

Jane Leah Rothenberg 5/2/2007 

Michelle & Bill Marvin ’88 

James W. Marvin 10/3/2007 

Revell & Chris Martin ’89 

Julia Yeardley Martin 5/7/2007 

Sarah & Bob Clark ’90 

Tatum Sumner Clark 5/28/2007 

Dina & Chuck Egoville ’90 

Charles Noah Egoville 7/8/2005 

Lilliana Marie Egoville 3/23/2007 

Joe & Jennifer (Goldstein) DeFilippi ’91 

Chloe May DeFilippi 2/28/2007 

Harry Jospeh DeFilippi 2/28/2007 

Mia Rose DeFilippi 2/28/2007 

Colin & Laurel (West) Lennon ’91 

Aoife Stone Lennon 12/20/2007 

Andrew & Kristin (Moses) Murray ’91 

Scarlett Amanda Murray 10/18/2007 

Michael & Catherine (Manning) 

Treacy ’91 

John Patrick Treacy 10/26/2007 

Tammi & Greg Venzie ’91 

Jillian Venzie 8/18/2007 

Beth & Adam Kitzis ’92 

Benjamin Harrison Kitzis 11/2/2007 

Kevin ’93 & Alanna (Wren) Shanahan ’92 

Frank James Shanahan 9/4/2007 

Scott & Karen (Rosser) Cribbs ’93 

Eleanor Nelson Cribbs 2/13/2006 

Robin & Steve Gregg ’93 

Liam Gregg 4/5/2007 

Dan & Nicole (Barrett) Stratemeier ’93 

Samuel Barrett Stratemeier 1/7/2008 

Dirk & Christine (Wilson) Merrill ’95 

Pierce Merrill 9/10/2007 

John & Kristen (Kraus) Anch ’97 

Margot Anch 12/13/2007 

Joseph Anch 12/13/2007 

Helen & Michael Liguori ’97 

Tyler Lee Liguori 3/4/2006 

Emily & Brian Person ’97 

Henry Person 12/8/2006 

Deaths 

H. Hayes Aikens ’31 

4/13/2007 

Vigor Cranston Smith ’40 

9/9/2007 

Richard S. MacDougall ’43 

9/18/2007 

John B. Todd ’44 

2/4/2004 

Donald E. Bishop ’46 

2/28/2007 

John Carroll Sheahan, III ’46 

12/14/2007 

S. Hamill Horne, Jr. ’48 

11/24/2007 

David C. S. Polk ’49 

11/3/2007 

W. Grier Saunders ’49 

1/16/2008 

Benjamin Strauss ’54 

10/21/2007 

H. Richard Dietrich ’56 

8/20/2007 

William P. Loesche ’64 

1/19/2008 

William Raynor Colmery ’68 

10/29/2007 

Edward Clayton Warne ’69 

1/9/2008 

Nicholas Chew Bennett ’71 

11/27/2007 

Robert F. Dee Hon. 

1/17/2007 

Solange S. Du Boff Hon. 

10/6/2007 

40 Connections

A Tradition of 

$ 2,075,000 Goal 


Annual Giving 2007-2008 

$ 1,414,536 Raised 

$ 298,582 Alumni 

$ 446,183 Parents 

Every year, Annual Giving dollars help support 

programs and buy materials that tuition alone 

cannot cover. In fact, 8% of Episcopal’s 

operating budget comes from your generous 

support of Annual Giving. 

As you consider your gift to the Annual Fund, please 

think about the arts programs, science laboratory 

materials, and sports equipment that have made the 

Episcopal experience that much more extraordinary for 

you, your children, or your grandchildren. Think also 

about the importance of maintaining that quality for 

students at Episcopal today. 

$ 117,536 Grandparents 

$ 77,786 Past Parents 

$ 59,098 Matching Gifts 

$ 415,378 Other 

Annual Giving has a tradition of growing to cover these 

extra costs, which become greater every year. With your 

help, Annual Giving can continue to make the difference 

between a good education and a great education. 

If you have already made your gift, thank you for 

your support. 

Contact Bruce Konopka, Associate Director 

of Development, at 610-617-2233 or 

bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org, 

for more information. 

winter 2008 41

Upcoming Events 

Celebrate the Memories 

Alumni Weekend 2008 and 

A Farewell to Merion and Devon 

May 2nd – May 4th 

Please also join us for the 

Secularizing of Christ 

Chapel and Huston 

Chapel on June 6th and 

7th, respectively. Help us 

formally say 

goodbye to 

our spiritual 

homes at 

Merion and 

Devon. 

Details and 

invitation to 

follow. 

Join us for a special farewell to Merion and Devon 

Saturday, May 3rd, 6:30 p.m. on the Merion Campus. 

Look for details and an invitation in the mail. 


Merion Station, PA 19066-1797 

Address Service Requested 

Non-profit org. 

U.S. Postage Paid 

Permit No. 118 

Bensalem, PA

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