Spring 2012 - FABSIT Foundation

The Newsletter of FABSITFOUNDATION
Spring 2012
American Collegiate Institute • Tarsus American College • Üsküdar American Academy • Talas American School • SEV Gaziantep American Hospital
ACI Pilot US Universities Spring Break Tour a Success with Help from FABSIT
From a report by Victoria Lidzbarski, ACI International University Counselor
All of the goals of the Tour were met.
The students returned to ACI with a much better understanding of the US
university education system and have shared this with many of their friends
resulting in greater awareness throughout the Lise 3 class. Indeed, since the
Tour ended, the Lise 3 Guidance Counselor and various Lise 3 IB teachers
have noted increased motivation among the students who participated.
The Tour had the added benefit of kindling a relationship between the
Counselor and ACI alumni which will result in better future Tour planning.
This has spurred conversations about how our International University
Counseling office can better work with alumni to increase admission results.
Tour planning focused on providing the students with a diverse group of
ACI at MIT: Far left, Victoria Lidzbarski and Didem
Erpulat; far right, Aliya and Paula Dinçer.
universities in order to open up their perspectives regarding college
education in the United States. Both small and large universities were visited
as well as those that specialize in business, arts, or are known as “liberal arts” schools. Due to the limited time of our
spring break, we targeted schools located in New York City and Boston with the addition of two others in Connecticut
that were “on the way”. Still, the one-week itinerary covered 16 university visits. The tour
included 9 students for the entire duration of the trip as well as an additional student for one day
in New York and an additional student for one day in Boston. All of the students were enrolled in
Lise 3 and all of the core group of 9 students were IB diploma candidates.
Partnerships were key.
Didem Hanım
Our partnership with Paula Dinçer, FABSIT Executive Director, was
making her
presentation to
instrumental toward the success of this Tour. She connected us with key ACI
university reps
alums in New York, Hakan Ozakbaş (‘96) and Selim Sulos (‘02), FABSIT Board
in Boston
members, who intentionally matched their event
Goals for future tours… planning to our Tour dates so our group could be
included in their FABSIT alumni gathering that partnered
To include students from with the Turkish-American Business Forum in New York
all three schools...
City. Our students met and interacted with successful
To present all our schools alumni and Turkish business people living in the NYC
metro area representing all areas of industry and many
in a combined university
careers. (Read more on page four and on the FABSIT
rep reception...
facebook page.) Paula also connected us to her
daughter, Aliya Dinçer, a current MIT student, who
To identify and activate
provided a tour of her campus and described her
alums and faculty at all
student experience. As we would not have otherwise
targeted universities...
been able to visit MIT, this was especially appreciated.
The Boston reception for local university representatives was another wonderful “first”
as it instigated multiple conversations between the International University Counselor
both on the day of the event and since then via email. Paula Dinçer made the
connection that allowed us to host the event at no charge at the library at the FABSIT
14 Beacon Street location, and got in touch with Balca Korkut (’03), also a FABSIT
Board member, who mobilized local alums to attend and
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ACI
update
from Director Todd Cuddington
Once again the American Collegiate Institute finds itself nearing
the end of another busy school year. This year we are pleased
with our successful results in academics, social service
participation, athletics, drama, music and the successful launch of
the boys’ boarding program. In the second term students took part
in a host of activities that ranged from academics to athletics and
Congratulations ACI Math Champs!
everything in between!
ACI students participated in the 2012 Pascal(Grade 9), Cayley(Grade 10), and Fermat
(Grade 11) Canadian Mathematics Contests written by 62,000 students from over 1400
schools around the world. Certificates of Distinction were awarded to students ranking in
the top 25% of all contestants. In Pascal, our students received 25 distinctions, in Cayley,
15 distinctions, and in Fermat, 13 distinctions. ACI students were also the Zone Champion
in the Fermat Mathematics Competition. The ACI average score was high enough to take
first place among 60 International schools. This is an outstanding achievement and
congratulations goes to our students and math department for their efforts. Additionally, our
Above, Alice in Wonderland
major theater production “Alice in Wonderland”, was a great success, showcasing the
with Tweedledee and
talents of our many ACI actors and actresses who keep the tradition of stage performance
Tweedeldum; below, the rock
alive at ACI. Of course, it’s not spring in Izmir, until ACI students have hosted their annual
concert at the Spring Bazaar
Spring Bazaar, and once again it was a great event, thanks to the committed student
organizers. Visitors enjoyed the many activities, displays, and entertainments
including the evening rock concert attended by more then 700 appreciative
screaming fans (Even a little rain could not dampen the ACI Spirit!)
Spring is also the season for the annual science fairs in Turkey. This year the
TÜBİTAK (Turkish Science Research Association) projects submitted by ACI fared
very well with two of our students, Barış Sevi – Mathematics
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TAC
update
from Director Charles “Chris” Hanna
Preparations for the 2012-2013 school year are already under way but before
rushing ahead, a quick look back at the accomplishments of this past school
year are in order.
That “TAC never sleeps” is an understatement, yet it is perhaps these very
“action packed” weeks which help us to stay young and, on most days,
full of enthusiasm! As a top priority item, statistics are showing that
there is an ongoing increase in student achievement which is indeed
reassuring. Student participation in both music and art programs
continues to grow, the results of which are very evident in the quality of
recent exhibitions and assembly programs. The continuing expansion of
opportunities in the areas of sports is offering students a wider choice to
experience competition, cooperation, and proficiency in their field of
interest. Community service also remains an active component of the
school’s program and, thanks to
ISTA theater students in Hong Kong
teacher initiatives, TAC’s students
are continuing to expand their
horizons internationally as well as
locally.
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Right, fencing
competition
winners; Below,
Bookmobile
Club students
teaching
English at a
Turkish school
One local event which deserves mention is a project recently concluded by past
and present students of TAC’s History and Archeology Club. Over a number of
years, these students held “oral history” interviews with master craftsmen or
“ustas” in Tarsus whose professions will or have since disappeared in Tarsus
due to advances in technology or the lack of apprentices interested in the
professions of tin-glazing, cotton fluffing, octagonal hat making, şalvar tailoring,
saddle making, coppersmithery, and yemeni making. Their findings were
collected and published in a booklet financed by the SEV
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ÜAA
update
from Director Eric Trujillo
The spring has been a very busy semester. ÜAA has either hosted or participated in national and international
conferences, tournaments, festivals and fairs. As I write we are preparing for our traditional May Day on May 26th.
Although some of our students’ final international university choices may change over the summer, I wish to
recognize the graduating class of 2012 for their acceptances to date. We have students planning to attend
distinguished universities in North America and Europe. The list includes Berklee College of Music, Universita
Bocconi, California Institute of Technology, University of California at Los Angeles, Carnegie Mellon University,
University of Chicago, Columbia University, Ecole Hoteliére de Lausanne, Emory University, University of Exeter,
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Doha Campus, Lafayette College, McGill University, New York
University-Tisch, Northwestern, University of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, Reed
College, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Sorbonne Paris I
Pantheon, and the University of Toronto. I name only a few of the wide variety of
schools and countries where ÜAA graduates will likely be this autumn. The total
amount of scholarship received so far by the class of 2012 is $2,355,000 USD.
Above, ÜAA at
the German
language MUN
in Kiel,
Germany; right,
the ÜAA French
language MUN
team in Holland
ÜAA students participated in the German language Model United Nations
Conference in Kiel, Germany; both our English language and French language
Model United Nations teams went to The Hague, Holland for a
conference as well. In May, we had fifty students in Stockholm,
Sweden representing ÜAA. Members of the school’s Music Club
performed at different schools and venues with choir, percussion, and
instrumental performances throughout Stockholm.
At the English Department’s annual ÜAA Shakespeare Day eleventh
graders competed in the Lady Macbeth Scream Contest, the Macbeth
Roar Contest, the Witches’ Scene Contest, a Knowledge Bowl, and an
Insult Competition. Students also performed group scenes. Please
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SAH
update
n
The SEV American Hospital Team Grows Even Stronger
Recently SAH has added several specialist doctors to its medical team. In
addition to pediatrics and ophthalmology, Surgeon Dr. Gülay Genç , who started
her position in mid-May, is strengthening the departments of Gynecology and
Obstetrics.
According to an announcement from the SAH Medical Director, Dr. Y. Sermet
Kileci, success is achieved with team spirit and is maintained with teamwork.
“We set our goals for 2012 high and are continuing to reach these goals with our
valuable doctors ...I believe that with the experience of 133 years we will meet
our targets in a very short time.”
Surgeon Dr. Gülay Genç was born in Ankara in 1978 where she finished her primary and secondary education. She
went on to graduate from Ankara University Medical School first in her class. Surgeon Dr. Genç finished her
specialization at the department of gynecology and obstetrics at Ankara Zekai Tahir Burak Hospital. Following that
she worked at the Gaziantep Cengiz Gökçek Women’s Hospital and Şehitkamil State Hospital. She began accepting
patients at SAH in May. Excerpted from Gaziantep Güncel Gazete, 19 May 2012
SAH Celebrates Mother’s Day and Nurse’s Day
In a double celebration on May 12 SAH Nursing Director, Çiḡdem
Güneş, presented chrysanthemums to all the nurses and mothers at
the hospital to honor them for their lives of giving. Like motherhood,
nursing is a calling that requires hard work, patience and a positive
outlook. On this special day Ms. Güneş said “I celebrate and
congratulate all nurses who perform their duty with effort, patience,
compassion, and a belief in the sanctity of service to their fellow
human beings.” Excerpted from Gaziantep Hekimiyet, 15 May 2012
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news from the FABSIT Family……………………….
Elif Şevval Koç: Recipient of
the First FABSIT John and
Gwen Scott Full Tuition
Scholarship
As reported by her TAC counselor, Elif,
a new student this fall, immediately
drew attention with her strong, positive energy. Elif is one
of six Hazırlık girls accepted into boarding this year and is
a natural leader who plays a significant role in her
class. She has shown responsibility, good organizational
skills, has a strong academic record, and is part of a high
achieving group. She is not afraid to speak her mind and
is respected among her teachers. Elif has participated in
several extra curricular activities including visits to a
senior rest home and membership in a newly formed girls’
volleyball team. She is a problem solver and enjoys the
respect of her peers. With the help of grandparents her
family is weathering a lengthy period of financial hardship,
so FABSIT is pleased to be able to help her follow her
educational dreams at TAC with this scholarship.
By TAC Prep Coordinator Carole Nickle;
excerpted from The
International
Educator, April 2012
On February 17,
2012, the first
Cultural Exchange
was held at Tarsus
American College
(TAC). This daylong event was
designed to allow cross-cultural communication and
build friendships among Turkish Prep students at TAC
and American high school students from the American
Department of Defense İncirlik Unit School in Adana.
The day was originally conceived by Tarsus American
College teacher Oriana Sutrorius-Lavoie. She wanted to
find practical ways to achieve
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TAC’s First “Brick” Scholar
Heading to the Ivy League
American Board Archives
Now at ARIT in İstanbul
From selling lettuce and parsley in
Adıyaman to studying bioengineering
at Brown University, Velat Kılıç (TAC
‘12) has begun to realize his dream to
help people like his father, a victim of
stroke. Velat is the first of the four current Brick
scholarship recipients to graduate. The “Bir Tuḡla da Sen
Koy” scholarship campaign was established four years
ago by TAC’s alumni association to help talented students
of need finance their TAC education. FABSIT has helped
this effort by enabling tax-deductible donations from U.S.
alumni. “We are very proud of his success.”, says Ali
Cerrahoglu, Alumni Association President. For Velat’s full
story go to http://www.tac-alumni.org/permalink/627/haberturkde-tugla-burslu-ogrencimizin-basarisi
From the American Research Institute in
Turkey (ARIT), April 23, 2012
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FABSIT/FORUM: Expanding Partnerships
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Cultural Exchange Day at
Tarsus American College
Thanks to Hakan Ozakbaş (ACI
‘96), board member of both
FABSIT and the Turkish Business
Forum, and FABSIT Board
member Selim Sulos (ACI ‘02),
the April 9 joint event in New York
was a great success in bringing
together our two organizations to
offer a networking opportunity for American Board school
alums. To read coverage in the Turkish press go to:
www.usasabah.com and http://www.usasabah.com/
Toplum/2012/04/11/amerikan-liseleri-mezunlari-pera-sohodabulustu
The American Research Institute in
Turkey is pleased to announce that it is now the
custodian of the library and archives of the Amerikan
Bord Heyeti.
In December 2010, after almost two centuries of
operation, the Amerikan Bord Heyeti has transferred its
records and library holdings to ARIT. This major
acquisition makes ARIT one of the most important local
and international holdings of related source material
from the Ottoman and Republican periods. The
archives, currently stored offsite and closed to
researchers, comprise approximately 500,000 pages of
primary documents, such as administrative reports and
correspondence, financial records, and photographs
spanning nearly two hundred years. Though some of
this material is duplicated in the American Board
collection at Harvard’s Houghton Library, many of the
site reports, drafts, and administrative correspondence
are unique to this collection.
ARIT will begin providing some archival material online
this year. Additionally, ARIT is currently working on
providing in-house access to further archival materials,
and expects to announce archival additions to both inhouse and web collections at regular intervals, as
funding and space in the ARIT Center become
available. For information on the collection and its use
please contact ARIT Istanbul Librarian, Brian Johnson
at bdjohnson62@gmail.com.
news from the FABSIT Family……………………….
A Wish Fulfilled
In memory of Jesse St. Jean, ACI teacher of Mathematics,
1972-74
By Diana Rawizza (daughter)
Picture captions from photos by Jessie E. St. Jean
Taken 11 September,
1972 Opening Day
Assembly in
amphitheatre; Lise IV
(Senior) girls,
Principal, and
Assistant Principal
“On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 25th,
2011, our family had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. R. Todd Cuddington, Headmaster of the
American Collegiate Institute, who
graciously led us on a tour around the school and its lovely
campus. For us it represented a wish fulfilled to finally walk on the
campus where our mother enjoyed teaching so many years ago.
In 1972, Jessie St. Jean was a high school mathematics teacher living in
St. Louis, Missouri. She happened
Taken 11 September, 1972 Orta II (8th
upon an educational magazine that
grade) class, whom I have in class. They
listed overseas teaching
are all dressed in their white uniforms
opportunities. On a whim, she
with red belt and buttons.
submitted an application and was
offered a three-year contract (1972-1974) to teach mathematics to
middle and high school girls at a school for girls in İzmir, Turkey called
the Amerikan Kız Koleji.
“We know how
thrilled she would
have been that we
were finally able to
visit the school that
provided her with
excellent students,
many new friends and
the opportunity to
learn about Turkey…”
— Diana Rawizza
Our mother sent us
frequent letters describing
her students, her
enjoyable interactions with
her teaching colleagues
and her roommate with
whom she became close
friends. She taught
mathematics to both
middle school and high
school level students and
said they were a joy to
teach. On several
occasions she was invited
to dinner at the homes of
students. On many weekends and holidays, our
mother enjoyed bus tours to the many famous sites
in Turkey.
Our mother encouraged us to visit her during the
summer but, unfortunately, neither I and my
husband nor my brother and his wife were able to
travel overseas at that time.
Taken 11 September,
1972 Jessie E. St.
Jean is in the first row,
second from the right,
wearing sunglasses.
Jessie E. St. Jean passed away on December 28, 1993. We know how
thrilled she would have been that we were finally able to visit the, now coeducational, school that provided her with excellent students, many new
friends and the opportunity to learn about Turkey, an amazing and
wonderful country.”
Picture taken by R. Todd Cuddington, ACI Director, on 24 October, 2011,
on the American Collegiate Institute campus. From left: Bob St. Jean (son
of Jessie St. Jean), his wife, Beth St. Jean; Diana Rawizza (daughter of
Jessie St. Jean) and her husband, Alan Rawizza.
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ACI US University Tour continued from page 1...
share their memories of ACI with the reps.
Representatives from Mount Holyoke College, Suffolk
University, MIT, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Berklee
College of Music, Emanuel College, and Wentworth
Institute of Technology attended. Our university
colleagues had a very positive impression of the rigor
and prestige of our school and are spreading the word.
Finally, an exceptional figure in the success of the Tour
was Didem Erpulat, ACI Lise Dean. Besides acting as
a knowledgeable source on both US universities from
the Turkish perspective and the wonder of New York
City, Didem also provided connections to ACI alumni
which proved to be invaluable over the course of our
week. Past ACI students would show up regularly
during information sessions and campus tours to provide
our students with a perspective they could relate to and
advice that was significant. Alumni that Didem
contacted also met our group for several meals and
offered themselves as “older brothers and sisters” to our
students once they arrive in the US for university study.
All of the above elements created a bond and a sense of
security that would otherwise have been missing and
that will likely motivate the students immeasurably.
According to the accreditation
process, the American
Collegiate Institute will host a
preparatory visit by a twomember CIS team in
June. During their visit, the CIS
team will conduct a series of
meetings with the school’s
administration, teachers,
students, staff, parents, alumni
Sister School’s visit to ACI
and board members of the SEV
Health and Education Foundation. The results of the
visit will determine if the school is ready to
proceed to the next stage of the process,
the Self Study. Naturally, we are confident
that we will be moving forward as we have
since 1994, for ACI is committed to
renewing itself continuously.
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TAC continued from page 2...
and Begüm Önçağ – History, receiving awards.
Foundation under the title of “Disappearing Professions
in Tarsus 2012”. A day of celebration was then held on
the TAC campus to recognize the contributions of these
ustas to the culture and heritage of Tarsus. Through this
project, TAC students gained an appreciation for the
role they can play in recording oral history and have set
a prime example for others to follow. Though hard to
believe, all of these craftsmen worked within 500 meters
of the walls of this school! Rediscovering the cultural
richness of Tarsus was an added gift for all those
involved.
With our new
boarding program
in full swing,
weekend activities
keep our 7-day
boarders
active. This year
we began an event
Above, the TÜBİTAK awards; below,
which will certainly
the first ACI Spring Bicycle Tour
become a tradition – the
ACI Spring Bicycle Tour.
Adventurous students
and teachers took part in
a 40 Kilometer bicycle
ride to the Izmir Animal
Park and back! A great
day – sun, fun, and
adventure.
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standards. The responsibility for re-accreditation was
transfered to the Council of International Schools in the
1990’s but the rigors of the process remain the same
with the goal of ensuring excellence at all levels. This
year, ACI starts the process anew using the standards
of the 8th Edition of the Council of International Schools.
Finally, capping off the
school year ACI will host representatives from the
Council of International Schools, as ACI readies itself for
their international re-accreditation process in 20122013. The American Collegiate Institute holds the
distinction of being the first school in Turkey to have
received accreditation by the European Council of
International Schools. That honor was awarded to the
school in 1994, a status which ACI has maintained
under the auspices of the Council of International
Schools for the past 20 years. Once a school receives
their accreditation status, it must work to maintain its
level of quality according to a host of international
While the rush is now on to complete each subject’s
required curriculum, to bring all programs to a
successful conclusion, and to prepare for end-of-year
performances, members of the school’s community still
find the time for serious reflection and frank discussions
in support of their commitment to continuous
improvement. The quality and growth of TAC requires
such ongoing self-examination and we remain grateful
to all those who have constructively contributed to these
efforts. The turnout of TAC Alumni at the annual
“Homecoming” event held in May also serves as a
reminder of the proud heritage this school enjoys and
reinforces efforts to continue this for the future.
In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to check TAC’s
website www.tac.k12.tr for the most up to date
information on current events and activities. By
September we should also be able to provide
news about TAC’s construction plans for the
property adjacent to our school. Yes, even
during the summer, “TAC never sleeps” but
that’s simply the way we want it to be!
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view the video of the
day on the school’s
official YouTube
website (The link is
located at the bottom
right hand corner of
ÜAA’s webpage.)
We will also be
posting videos and
photos from a variety
of upcoming school
Shakespeare comes alive at ÜAA!
events: May Day,
sports contests, our spring musical, and many more.
Individual student honors this spring include a Grade 11
student, Ada Meriç Eker, who received honorable
mention in a literature competition organized by Sainte
Pulcherie High School. Kaan Cem Ketenci, also a
Grade 11 student, was awarded the “Honor Roll of
Distinction Pin” from The Mathematical Association of
America and was invited to the American Mathematics
Invitational Exam. American students are required to
score 204.5 to be accepted to USA Math Olympiad and
Kaan Cem’s score was 227. He was also invited to the
National Mathematics Olympics team.
Additionally, ÜAA Math team members Kaan Cem
Ketenci, Kemal Berk Kocabağlı, Irmak Pekel and Hakan
Alpan represented ÜAA successfully and ranked
number one in the “Time Machine Math Competition”
organized by İstek Özel Uluğbey Anadolu Lisesi.
Another priority for ÜAA administration is to ensure that
as a school, we are keeping in touch with young alumni,
and making them feel welcome when they visit their
alma mater. Our alumni outreach also always includes
respect and recognition of the contributions of alumni
from older generations as we greatly value the support
they have given throughout the years.
In meeting these goals, we had Eli Bensusan 08’, a
student of Industrial Design at İstanbul Technical
University, give a workshop to interested ÜAA students
on what makes effective industrial design. Also, Barış
Öztürk 10’, currently studying at Yıldız Technical
University, led the BEST–Engineering Contest here at
the school amongst ÜAA students. The winning ÜAA
team of 12th grade students (Oğuz Ülgen, Kaan Murat
Pınar, Coşku Acay and Ömer Subaşı) took second
place in Istanbul in the city-wide BEST-Engineering
competition. We were lucky to host Derin Altan 04’,
currently practicing law with the White and Case
International Law Firm, as she spoke to 11th and 12th
grade students about the legal profession. Additionally,
Prof. Dr. Arzu Erdem 79’, who is the Chair of the
İstanbul Technical University Architecture Department,
and Nazlı Tümerdem 04’, an İTÜ graduate and PhD
student, spoke to 10th, 11th , and 12th grade students
about the architectural profession. These two alums
also conducted a workshop at İTU where the students
learned how to take their urban experiences and create
three-dimensional models.
As always, the ÜAA family wishes our alumni
and friends the best; we look forward to
hearing updates and news about your lives
and adventures.
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one of TAC’s stated goals for education: “TAC is
committed to bilingual and multicultural interaction for
the appreciation of a diversity of perspectives and
cultures.” She reached out to some fellow teachers at
the İncirlik Base School who were equally excited by the
prospect. After many months of planning, with the
assistance of Prep Coordinator Carole Nickle, the
Cultural Exchange Day came to fruition, with about 20
American students and three teachers attending from
İncirlik, and 20 Turkish Prep students chosen as
“Ambassadors” for TAC.
At the Opening Ceremony students were entertained
with a musical performance of American folk music.
Following a number of protocol speeches, students
watched a documentary called “Life in a Day” that gave
them glimpses of daily life from around the world.
Students then split into small groups of 10, with equal
numbers of American and Turkish teens for some
hands-on activities. The first set, led by the Americans,
included how to play flag football, make chocolate chip
cookies, and do modern and ballroom dancing. The
second set of activities, led by the Turkish students,
taught their new American friends traditional elements of
Turkish culture including the Turkish art Ebru, how to
make Turkish coffee, traditional Turkish dancing, and
how to play Tavla. All events were student-led, with the
teachers looking on.
Friendships were quickly formed, and will continue long
after the Cultural Exchange day ended. One TAC
student, Elif Yumru, wrote this about her experience: It
was “the chance to be included in one of the best
experiences I have ever had. I cannot describe how
amazing it was to communicate with people from a very
different culture. We became friends on Facebook, and
they thanked me for my hospitality. I and a couple of
my friends are planning to invite our new friends to
Adana. We really loved them.”
The event was a great success, and will hopefully be
the first of many cultural exchanges between the two
schools.
FABSIT
F O U N D A T I O N
Friends of the American Board Schools in Turkey, Inc.
14 Beacon Street, Rm. 708, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-523-3433
E-mail: office@fabsit.org
www.fabsit.org
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Zeren Earls
Zafer Ecevit
Our schools in İstanbul, İzmir and
Alev Efendioğlu
Tarsus, the SEV Gaziantep American
Sumru Erkut
Hospital, and FABSIT’s Board of
N. Erdoğan Eryuzlu
Directors thank YOU, our generous
Ray and Barbara Fowler
donors for your gifts received from
William J. Griswold
December 11, 2011 to May 31, 2012.
Stanley and Nur Gryzkiewicz
Demet Güral
Barbara Helling
$1,000-$4999
Ahmet Hoke
The Congregational Church of
Maxine Jacobson
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Mary Emma B. Jones
Dilhan and Safiye Kalyon
Frank and Barbara Keith
Ralph and Joan Meyering
Margaret “Meg” Hanson King
One Foundation
Henry and Nancy Lennstrom
The Turkish Philanthropy Funds
Lexington Graphics, Inc.
Bob Mabbs
$500-$999
Margaret Mather MacDonald
Roxanne Barry
H. Joseph Miller
John P. Baumer
Saralaine Evans Millet
Kaan Burduroḡlu
Alice Morgan
David and Susan Combs Jabusch
Dorothy Noyce
Ali and Shirley Kadaster
Sevgin and Elizabeth J. Oktay
Bill and Midge Mathews
Diana Rawizza and Family in Memory
William P. Reid
of Jesse St. Jean
Spring Glen Church
Glenna Reynolds
SerpilTolga Rosenfeld
$250-$499
Susan Robertson Schray
İsmail Ekmekçi
Barclay Shepard
James L. Fitzgibbon
Douglas and Shirley Stenberg
Evan and Leman Fotos
Selim Sulos
Aydın Koç
Haldun Turgay
Microsoft Matching Gift Program
Evelyn S. Moulton
To $99
Kutsi Onur
Sema Başol
Wally and Ruth Robeson
James and Carol Boal
Don Ryoti
Gertrude Crittes
Şimşek Sarıkelle
Jeannette Davis
Buff Wang
Gerald “Mitch” Disch
Knox Jones Efland
$100-$249
Ann Riggs Fielder
Sezer Aksel
Füsun Tiregol Floyd
Eugene Blumenfeld
James Fowle
Alice Shepard Cary
Carol Ann Garn
Margaret B. Cratty
Wendell and Barbara Gauger
Serim Gürsoy Denel
“Thank You.”
Keitha Herron
Miriam E. Huber
Maxine Jacobson
Robert and Constance Jolly
Alice Darnell Jones
Kathleen Lauer
Thomas and Eleanor McNair
Virginia Hileman Meyer
Susan Miller
Audrey Monsen-Olson
John Monticone
Barbara J. Moore
Gönül Moray
John Muehlke
Julia R. Neufeld
Paul and Jean Nilson
Audrey Olson
Ozan Ozhan
Robert and Olgha Sandman
Robert and Eugenia Shepard
Ulgan I Sıla
Dorothy A. Silvis
Stephen and Betty Snow
Selim Sulos
Sally L. Taylor
Sungur A. Tece
Dorothy Teffeau
Vince and Sue Totero
Eleanor T. Weekes
Maurla White
Laura Hill Womersley
Robert and Sylvia Woolworth
Donations to the
John and Gwen Scott Scholarship
Fund in Memory of Gwen Scott
Ruth A. Henderson
Who are FABSIT’s donors?
26%
Alums
74%
Former Faculty
and Friends
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Annually, about 74% of our support comes from devoted and loyal former faculty and
friends of ACI, TAC, ÜAA, Talas, and the hospital, some of whom go back as far as the
1950’s. Only about 26% come from the students they taught, now successful alumni
in the U.S. Invitation to all alums: Please join your former teachers in support of our
work for these wonderful institutions!
Where do your donations go?
Whether your contribution is restricted to a specific use or institution or is a general
donation to FABSIT, 100% of your donated dollars go to their intended use —
FABSIT does not keep even a small percentage as a handling fee. Please send your contribution today or make a
secure donation online by clicking the “Donate Now” button at www.fabsit.org. THANK YOU.