Fostering Lifelong Learning - Episcopal Academy

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).
24 Connections
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.