August 2012 - John Burroughs School

JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL
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Defending a Title, Adding Another
The girls’ lacrosse team defended its State crown, and the track team
claimed a State championship in shot put.
The Bombers dominated in the State championship lacrosse game against MICDS. When the final horn sounded, the score was 15-5, and the Bombers were once
again State champs. Charlotte Martin ’12 (above, with ball), the Post-Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year, scored 66 goals and 22 assists during the season.
When the last game-ending horn of the spring season
blared, Burroughs had much to celebrate. The girls’ lacrosse
team had held onto its State crown and finished the season
with a perfect record (17-0) in Missouri. The track team
had claimed a State championship in shot put, two secondplace finishes in hurdles and a second-place finish in pole
vault. And a tennis doubles team had finished second in the
individual State tournament.
First to top the headlines was the girls’ lacrosse team’s third
State championship in four years. After the first five minutes
of the final game against MICDS, the Bombers bombarded
the Rams goalie and made crucial saves in the Burroughs
goal to turn in a decisive 15-5 victory. The boys’ lacrosse
team, in its first season as a varsity sport, finished with an
11-6 record and extended play to the State finals.
The boys’ and girls’ track teams walked away from the State
sectional meet with State qualifiers in nine events and
several new school records and personal bests. Individual
top performers included Jordan McClendon ’15, a newcomer
to shot put who shattered her school record to claim the
State championship in the event. Ezekiel Elliott ’13 finished
second (and broke school records) in the 110m and 300m
hurdles and finished fifth with a personal best time in the
100m dash. Andrew Bartnett ’13 broke the school record and
placed second in State in pole vault. And the boys’ team as a
whole finished fifth in the State meet.
The tennis duo of Michael Peters ’15 and Matthew Wong ’13
won Districts by defeating the defending State champions
from Clayton in the finals. Clayton took advantage of a
second chance at the Bombers in the finals of the State meet,
and Michael and Matthew walked away with a second-place
finish.
The girls’ soccer team captured its second consecutive
District championship and earned a second consecutive trip
to the quarterfinals of State.
The water polo team had one of its best seasons ever,
advancing to the quarterfinals in State.
Published by John Burroughs School for Alumni, Parents and Fr iends
INSIDE
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Class of 2012:
Where are they
headed?
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Faculty and staff
retirements
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Back from
Bogliasco
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25-year
honorees
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Ode to
spring
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Arch Grant
recipient
Jon Chen ’04
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Spiritual
matters
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Fall arts events
on campus
class of 2012
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1. Seniors duped the juniors in the annual tug-of-war
match-up on Field Day. With the sounding of the horn to
start the event, the Class of 2012 gave its all, but only briefly
before relaxing tension on the rope. Juniors, given the
misconception of victory, let down their defenses and were
then pulled forcibly over the center line.
2. Spring days lured seniors, who relocated their senior
lounge, with furniture, to the Quadrangle.
3. Brad Riew ’13 (cello), Ian Fletcher ’12 (bass guitar), Ginna
Doyle ’13 (violin), David Gu ’12 (drums) and Colman Jin ’12
(piano, not shown) performed One Republic’s “Apologize”
and Coldplay’s “Paradise” at assembly on the seniors’ last day
of regular classes, April 30.
4. Madison Qualy and her classmates are amused by
their own excuses for being late to school, as read by Scott
Heinzel, principal of grades 11 and 12, at the picnic for
seniors on their last day of school.
5. Josh Gollub and Brittany Washington are lined up to
proceed into Graduation Grove.
6. Devan Sadowski-Sanders and Vince Vance bring up the
rear in the procession into Graduation Grove.
7. From left, Caroline Ludeman, Michael Epsten and Tessa
Baum enter Graduation Grove.
8. The Class of 2012
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class of 2012
Where Are They Headed?
R I T ES OF PA SSAGE
Spe a k er s
The Class of 2012 selected Bob Henningsen
(English and College Counseling), on right,
as its Senior Assembly speaker. Eric Hanson
(Mathematics), on left, delivered the invocation
and benediction at graduation. Hanson, who
announced his plans to leave Burroughs late
in the school year, departs after 40 years at the
school. Henningsen retires after 31 years.
Diploma in hand, Maddi Hicks ’12 hugs a classmate after the graduation ceremony. This year’s graduates will head to 61 colleges. Four of them will take a gap
year or gap semester — two in Israel, one in France and one in Korea.
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Eckerd College
Libby Yost
Claire Pfeifer
university
American University
Elon University
Logan Gerard
Makeda Yohannes
Alex Francis
Amherst College
Georgetown University
Bear Kaminer
The University of Arizona
Jason Gusdorf
Madeleine Uelk
Maggie Bliss
Hamilton College
Boston College
Maddi Hicks
Martha Reis
Alenna Schneider
Hampshire College
Anna Clemens
Boston University
southern methodist
University of Missouri,
stanford university
Columbia
Sylvie Sherman
Eileen Williams
Simon Sandler
Alex Wood
Tess Yost
University of Missouri,
Kansas City
(six-year medical program)
Josh Gollub
New York University
Julia Katzman
Bowdoin College
Ian Fletcher
Nora Kovacs
Vince Vance
Conor Tillinghast
Harvard University
Brandeis university
Jing Qiu
Elan Shatoff
University of Illinois
Carolina
University of Chicago
Devan Sadowski-Sanders
Jacob Waterman
Elizabeth Soffer
indiana University
Trisha Bhat
Charlotte Martin
Ady Steinbach
Ellen Swicord
Clemson University
Nick Beulick
Colby College
Amos Shinkle
Colgate University
Nina Fischer
Jack Murray
Turner Rapp
Spencer Beyersdorfer
Emily Quayle
Steven Trulaske
Johns Hopkins University
Sydney Lehman
University of Kansas
Tori Luecking
Loyola University Chicago
University of Colorado
Brittany Washington
Elizabeth Fox
Macalester College
Colorado College
Georgia Macon
Connecticut College
Morgan Trapp
Dartmouth College
Sam Hefler
Emma PeConga
Liz Wilkins
Denison University
Katy Barenholtz
Earlham College
Emma Compton
The University of North
Northwestern university
Occidental college
Annemarie Schnedler
Pomona College
Davey Holmes
Princeton University
Nitai Melnick
Mariel VanLandingham
Andy Zhou
Darcy Camp
Justin Germeroth
Daniel Yee
University of maryland
Purdue University
Rebecca Mogil
Alex Spencer
University of Miami
University of Richmond
Charlie Moley
Madison Qualy
Maddy Smith
The university of Texas,
austin
Alex Collins
The university of Texas,
dallas
Eunice Ko
tufts university
Annie Altman
tulane University
Rebecca McDonald
Hannah Padda
Neerja Singh
Caroline Stoner
Houston Sudekum
University of Tulsa
Will Bramlett
vanderbilt University
Leo Bearman
vassar college
Tessa Baum
Sam Schnabel, the first of the two graduates
selected to speak at graduation, said, “No one
can truly leave this place without leaving some
part of themselves behind. Especially with the
ongoing construction, this school will not be the
same place we knew when we come back to visit.
... With every demolished building comes a
foundation, an opportunity to build something
new. So while something that we once thought
was constant and unchanging now comes to an
end, we must take comfort in our memories of
that place and the things we have left behind,
close our eyes, take a deep breath and dive
forward into the unknown.”
washington university in
St. Louis
David Gu
Colman Jin
George Li
Caroline Ludeman
Austin Scharff
Sam Schnabel
Jake Simpher
Milti Symeonoglou
Sandra Yamada
College of William
University of rochester
and Mary
University of Michigan
Nathan Nguyen
Michael Epsten
Cory Lester
University of San diego
university of Wisconsin
middlebury college
Kelsey Dupont
Kevin Liberman
Sofie Kodner
Isabelle Stillman
Carlyn Vachow
At Senior Assembly, Sam Hefler, the 2012
senior class president, talked about the
perspective that comes when something great
reaches its conclusion.
smith college
Sydney Brown
University of Southern
California
yale university
Grace Renner
Cameron Thomas
Nathan Adams
Nick Goel
Isabelle Stillman summed up her years at Burroughs in terms of the books she had read as a
student. “In front of us are unknown roommates, strict professors and life choices. But
with us are Huck and his raft, Odysseus and
his sword, Buck and his instincts. We take on
this frontier with the humor of the Pardoner
and the Reeve, the insights of Zooey Glass,
and the strength of Hester Prynne. T.S. Eliot
has asked us if we dare to disturb the universe.
Faulkner has taught us to forget the bounds of
time. Fitzgerald has inspired us to run faster, to
stretch our arms farther. And as we continue to
journey through page after page, chapter after
chapter, so we will journey through our own
growth of mind and character.”
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facult y and students
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Missing You Already
Best wishes to the 2012 retirees.
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Finley Named
Assistant Head
Head of School Andy Abbott named
Macon Paine Finley ’73 assistant
head of school. Macon, who holds a
bachelor’s degree in statistics from
Princeton and a master’s degree
in business administration from
Stanford, joined the math faculty in
2000. She has taught at almost every
grade level, everything from seventhgrade math to advanced placement
calculus and statistics. In 2008,
Macon was named principal of grades
7 and 8. The focus of her attention
will continue to be in that capacity,
with the new position primarily
involving decision making in the
head’s absence.
From left are Karen McCray (English), Bob Henningsen (English and College Counseling), Eric Hanson (Mathematics), Marian Walsh (Computer Technology)
and Heidi Frey Currier ’66 (Library).
Eric Hanson
Forty years’ worth of students’ horror stories about the
difficulty of Eric Hanson’s mathematics classes are all true.
Students knew they would have to work hard, and they
dreaded his tests. But most of them ended up liking his
class, and they genuinely liked the man. They respected his
enthusiasm for and knowledge of the subject he taught, and
they appreciated his encouragement and willingness to help
them get through his classes. In fact, two of the school’s
nine Presidential Scholars honored Eric by naming him the
Distinguished Teacher who most influenced them.
Beyond the classroom, Eric served as chair of the Mathematics Department, as a coordinator of teacher evaluations
and as a leader in some of the school’s early environmental
efforts. As the first Drey Land coordinator, a position he
held until just a few years ago, he envisioned how the camp
would look, maintained it for 38 years and was involved
in the development of many of its programs. Eric holds a
bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of
Michigan and a master’s degree in mathematics from the
University of Virginia. Prior to coming to Burroughs, he
served in the Peace Corps for three years. Eric and his wife,
Arsenia, are the parents of Erica Hanson ’00.
Mercer Honored
The Association of Independent
School Librarians recognized
library chair Linda Salisbury Mercer
’74 as the 2012 recipient of the
Marky Award, which recognizes a
member for exceptional dedication
and service to the organization.
Linda came to JBS in 2000 from
Washington University in St. Louis
where she was associate director of
information services for the medical
school. As chair of the JBS library,
she has continued the school’s
practice of leading in the adoption
of technological resource tools,
expanded training opportunities for
faculty and students, and integrated
the library more fully into the life of
the school.
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Bob Henning sen
As an English teacher since 1981 and college counselor since
1988, Bob Henningsen’s characteristically even-keeled and
selfless style has been just what students have needed. In
the classroom, he recognized students’ strengths and encouraged them to keep doing better. As a college counselor,
he penned countless well-turned recommendations, helped
students polish essays that demanded notice and buoyed
spirits during the process.
Bob is a former chair of the English Department and a former holder of the Neville-Parry Endowed Chair in English.
He was a baseball coach for 14 years, director of August
Days for 11 years and faculty advisor to The World for seven
years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the
University of Northern Iowa, a master’s degree in writing
from Washington University in St. Louis and a master’s in
Anglo-Irish literature from St. Patrick’s College-Ireland. In
his retirement, he looks forward to more time for his two
great passions — writing and long, solitary walks through
the Ozarks and Western Europe.
Marian Walsh
Since 1995, Marian Walsh has been the go-to person when
a faculty or staff member has had a computer crisis. She
quickly responded to the summons, poked around and usually found the source of the problem, changed some settings
and then politely advised the user that his computer would
work more efficiently if he cleaned up his desktop, emptied
his trash and quit clicking buttons. Marian worked first as
a humanities computer lab monitor two mornings a week.
Her job and her skill set evolved into a full-time position that
involved troubleshooting computer problems and configuring almost every computer and printer on campus.
Heidi Frey Currier ’66
Heidi Currier — an alum from the Class of 1966 — found
her way back to Burroughs in 2003. Heidi holds a bachelor’s
degree in psychology from Wellesley, a master’s in education
from Claremont Graduate University and a master’s in
library science from Kent State University. She taught at
the elementary level for five years and then worked as an
archivist at Suffield Academy and later as a librarian at
Columbus Academy. After the death of her first husband,
Heidi married a high school friend, Carter Smith ’66, in
2002 and returned to St. Louis, where Burroughs quickly
snapped her up. Though her primary responsibility in the
JBS library has been the support of audio-visual resources,
Heidi says she has especially enjoyed working with students
in her role as an advisor.
Karen McCray
Karen McCray started subbing at Burroughs in 2003
and joined the English faculty in 2007. Before coming to
Burroughs, she taught English at Lindbergh High School
for 30 years and in September 2011 was selected by the
Lindbergh High School Alumni Association to receive the
Distinguished Educator Award. She also was an adjunct
professor of English at St. Louis University and a writer/
editor for Zaner-Bloser, Inc., a publisher of educational
textbooks. Karen holds a bachelor’s degree in English
literature and American literature from Indiana University
and a master’s degree in education/English from Southern
Illinois University. She and her husband, Michael Strauss,
are the parents of Nathan Strauss ’06.
facult y and students
Back from Bogliasco
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Classics teacher Jim Lowe returned from a month devoted to
scholarly study at the Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy.
provided a geographical orientation,
described the local flora and fauna,
introduced his fellow fellows (among them
a Greek novelist, an Icelandic musicologist,
an Italian art historian, a composer from
Utah and an artist from Brooklyn), shared a
few of his “field” trips (to Venice, Portofino,
Genoa and throughout Bogliasco) and
explained his work and its rhythm at the study
center.
Dr. Jim Lowe (Classics) recently returned
from 31 days spent deep in contemplation
of ancient drama and Hollywood cinema at
the Liguria Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy.
Situated on a cliff that drops steeply to the
rocky shore of the Mediterranean, the Liguria
Study Center is one of only a few residential
institutions that is dedicated exclusively to the
pursuit of creative and scholarly endeavors
in the arts and humanities. Jim Harrison ’53
and George “Jerry” Bitting ’53 established the
Burroughs Bogliasco Fellowship at the center
as a tribute to the teachers and the school that
shaped their lives.
Lowe, a former college professor who joined
the Burroughs faculty in 1989, is the first
recipient of the Burroughs fellowship.
(Subsequent fellowships will be offered
during the 2013-14 and 2015-16 school years.)
His research interests center on the way
the ancient world has been received by later
cultures. At the center, he focused on the
intersection between Sophocles’ Oedipus the
King and Nightmare Alley, a 1947 film based
on a novel by William Lindsay Gresham. As
a recipient of a Bogliasco fellowship, Lowe is
expected to see his work through to completion,
including publication.
The Work
The intersection
of classical
tragedy and
“classical”
Hollywood
Through an
analysis of the
film noir
Nightmare Alley
and the iconic
tragedy Oedipus
the King.
Lowe recapped his experience at the Liguria
Study Center at a morning assembly. He
“Since resuming my life in St. Louis, I have
come to realize and appreciate, fully and
deeply, the opportunity I had to suspend my
daily duties — walking the dog, ferrying my
daughter to school and sports events, making
meals and cleaning up after them, preparing
for four different classes and counseling 13
seniors — all good things but they prevent me
from doing serious research.
Violinist: Ginna Doyle ’13, one of
16 violinists from across the nation
invited to perform in the American
String Teachers Association National
Honors Orchestra, was selected as the
concertmaster.
“I look back on my fellowship with nary a
regret: it was more stimulating and fruitful
than I could have imagined in my wildest
dreams. My project remains very much a
work in progress — but without my time
in Bogliasco, it would remain nascent,
nothing more than ideas. Much more
remains to be built, but the foundation has
been laid securely in my time amidst lovely
surroundings and in congenial company.”
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Silver Anniversary Honorees
The completion of the 2011-12 school year marks the 25th anniversary
for the new hires of 1987.
The first hires of then new Head of School Keith Shahan
marked 25 years of service this year.
Elaine Childress, biology teacher and immediate past
principal of ninth and tenth grades, is a recipient of the
Outstanding Biology Teacher and Access Excellence Teacher
Awards in Missouri. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
education and a master’s in biology from the University of
Missouri-St. Louis.
French teacher Babeth Dyer came to Burroughs after
teaching in Clayton elementary schools. She holds a
bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University
of Lyon (France) and a master’s degree in French literature
from Washington University in St. Louis.
Susan Greditzer teaches seventh- and eighth-grade physical
education and racquetball and coaches field hockey and
boys’ tennis. In her early years at Burroughs, she also taught
eighth-grade social studies. Susan holds a bachelor’s degree
from Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois, and a master’s in
political science from St. Louis University.
Howard Jones teaches painting and drawing, printmaking
and photography. He currently holds the Fred Dreher-Joanna
Collins Chair in Fine Arts and is the immediate past chair
of the Fine Arts Department. He holds a bachelor’s degree
in studio art from Kenyon College and a master’s in fine art
from Ohio University.
Tom Norton serves as assistant director of plant operations,
responsible for the care of the school’s grounds, vehicles
and janitorial equipment. Tom holds an associate’s degree
in horticulture from Meramec Community College and a
bachelor’s degree in business from Fontbonne University..
Morehead-Cain Scholar :
Elizabeth Soffer ’12 was named
a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. The oldest, and
considered by many to be the most
prestigious merit scholarship in the
U.S., the Morehead-Cain Scholarship
provides an undergraduate experience
that includes four academic years and
four summers.
As the school’s business manager, Laura Placio oversees
all things financial — from payroll to land purchases,
retirement benefits and health insurance to the bookstore.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance
and a master’s degree in finance from St. Louis University.
She is a certified public accountant.
Wayne Salomon chairs the JBS Theatre Department, teaches
speech and serves as the faculty co-sponsor of Student
Court. Wayne was a Kevin Kline Award nominee for best
director for his work in professional theatre, and he was
named the 2011 Art Educator of the Year by the St. Louis
Arts and Education Council. He has directed a record
number of JBS productions, 75 and counting. Wayne holds a
bachelor’s degree in English and communications from the
University of Missouri-St. Louis.
English teacher Richard Sandler is co-sponsor of the Student
Court and the faculty sponsor of Amnesty International. He
is a past chair of the English Department and co-founder
and former director of the summer enrichment program,
Aim High. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Wayne
State University and a master’s and a doctorate in folklore/
mythology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Filmmaker : Donald Soffer’s ’14
Bottled Rationality earned Best Story
and Best Picture nominations in
the THIMUN (Hague International
Model United Nations) Qatar
Northwestern Film Festival. Donald’s
film, one of 23 nominated in seven
categories, addresses the issue of why
Americans drink bottled water.
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Ode to Spring
As the school year culminates, students emerge from their studios, workshops, laboratories, study
carrels and practice fields to roll out their best work and celebrate the season.
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1. Ninth-grade biology student Austin Miller practices using a hypsometer to measure the height of a tree on campus.
2. The editors of the Review hosted an evening of performance art on May 4. At left, Jing Qiu ’12 sings the last song of the
evening, Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You.” The show had about 16 musical acts and eight readers of poetry and
short fiction.
3. On April 7, more than 600 area athletes came to Burroughs for the twelfth annual Skippy Keefer Relays. At left, Ezekiel
Elliott ’13 competes in the 110m hurdles. Ezekiel is an All-State performer in football, second-team All-League in basketball and
one of the top 25 hurdlers in the nation.
4. Before school on April 19, a group of students drew a warm welcome message on the sidewalk leading into Haertter Hall.
By the end of the day, most of the sidewalks in the Quadrangle were covered with student chalk work. At left, looking at the
camera is Corina Minden-Birkenmaier ’13.
5. Five concerts in six weeks showcased the choral, orchestra and band programs at all grade levels. In addition, 25 members
of Burroughs ensembles competed individually or as members of small groups in the Missouri State High School Activities
Association Solo/Ensemble Festival. Thirteen of them advanced to State where six earned Superior I ratings and seven earned
Excellent II ratings. At left, Grace Haselhorst ’15 plays in a pre-concert orchestra rehearsal.
6. On the last night of Bio Drey Land in mid-May, ninth-grade biology students processed and formed conclusions about the
data they had collected.
7. The 2012 Super Mileage Vehicle Competition team’s new, smaller car for 2012 averaged 112 miles per gallon using JBSproduced biodiesel fuel and claimed the Engineering Award at the annual competition on April 8.
8. Back-to-back exhibits in the Bonsack Gallery showcased the work of faculty and students. First up was the biennial faculty
show featuring Donya Allison’s lithographs and photographs, Andrew Denney’s ceramic vessels, Anne Martin’s bronze
ponies and wash drawings, Howard Jones’ tool sculptures and pastels and Andrew Newman’s ’87 photographs. Here, Ms.
Allison tells students about some of her work.
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9. From left, Rachael Eickmeyer ’14, Daniel Wexler ’14, Abby Balfour ’13 and Grace Danforth ’14 show off treasures culled
from the Potpourri pre-sale on April 26.
10. Grace Hildreth ’14 and A.D. Marshall ’13 make faces at the camera at the Candy Land-themed prom on April 14.
11. Clara Abbott ’14, representing Bahrain, and Rosalind Shinkle ’14, representing Brazil, cast votes at the St. Louis Model
United Nations event on April 11.
12. From left are Tori Luecking ’12 as Mrs. Bramlett, Devan Sadowski-Sanders ’12 as Olivia Grayne and Elizabeth Soffer ’12 as
Nurse Libby in the opening scene of the JBS Players production of Night Must Fall, presented on May 11 and 12.
13. The Young JBS Players presented “An Evening of Story and Song” on May 18 and 19. The cast of 38 seventh and eighth
graders enacted adapted versions of four classic short stories from their English curriculum. The entertainment began with
vocal and instrumental performances interspersed between readers’ theatre presentations of “The Monkey’s Paw,” by W.W.
Jacobs, “A Telephone Call,” by Dorothy Parker and “The Open Window,” by Saki. The evening concluded with a full-staged
adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” Here, Old Man Warner, played by Josh Kazdan ’16, waits to draw for his fate in
“The Lottery.”
14. The Practical Arts Festival on May 22 featured the work of almost 400 students (grades 7 through 12) in industrial
technology, home economics and computer science. At right, students in the Robotics Club prepare for a demonstration of the
Lil Bomber robot. Shown from left in the foreground are John Stegeman ’15 and Andrew Gelfman ’16.
15. Hubs of activity transformed the landscape on both sides of the field house as construction began on the athletic center
and new Haertter Hall (shown at right). For real-time video links to cameras at both construction sites, follow the “Campus
Construction” link on the JBS home page (www.jburroughs.org).
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During the week of April 23, the entire eighth grade spent four days volunteering in more than 20 community
agencies, primarily day care centers and senior centers.
The Burroughs community purchased 555 tickets for the Cardinals/Brewers game at Busch Stadium and in so doing
earned the baseball Bombers the privilege of playing and defeating (4-2) MICDS at Busch Stadium on May 6.
The Classics Department sponsored a two-day marathon reading of Vergil’s Aeneid in the Bonsack Gallery on April 19
and 20 to celebrate the 2,765th anniversary of the founding of Rome. Seventy participants (students, faculty, alumni and
parents) read aloud in 15-minute sections through all 12 books. The entirety was read in English, but sections were also
read in French, German, Italian, Latin and Spanish.
The Science Olympiad team placed third in the April 14 State championship tournament. It was the team’s third
consecutive third-place finish.
Seniors Nick Beulick and Morgan Trapp met Mariel VanLandingham and Eileen Williams in the All-School Debate
on April 18, addressing the question of whether the cost of a four-year college education is greater than the subsequent
benefits. Nick and Morgan prevailed on the side that contended that a college education is worth the cost.
Two of the four Missouri teams to receive honorable mention awards at the high school level in the Toshiba/NSTA
ExploraVision Awards came from Burroughs. Seniors Simon Sandler and Will Bramlett received honorable mentions
for their Adjustable Solar Energy Collection Window, and seniors Alex Spencer, Josh Gollub, Leo Bearman and Nick
Beulick received honorable mentions for Breathergy 3011.
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alumni
ALUM SPOTLIGHT
Jonathan Chen ’04
Claims
Arch Grant
St. Louis attorney Jerry Schlichter
(father of Andy ’98 and David ’04),
who has been involved in civic initiatives to revitalize St. Louis, conceived
Arch Grants as an incentive to retain
young St. Louis entrepreneurs and
attract others to the city. One of this
year’s Arch Grants has brought
Jonathan Chen ’04 back to St. Louis.
“The goal is to create a much more
robust entrepreneurial infrastructure,
create a more dynamic economy and
develop a buzz nationally about
St. Louis as a great place for entrepreneurs,” says Jerry. “It is a national
competition for entrepreneurs who
are already in St. Louis or are willing
to relocate to the city. Recipients
get $50,000 and a broad package of
support services, including business
mentoring, cheap space, free legal and
accounting services, and university
collaboration to give them the best
chance of success with their start-up
businesses.”
Jonathan, who graduated from
Washington University in St. Louis,
was one of 420 applicants from 12
countries. Jonathan was working for
Target in Minneapolis when he got
wind of Arch Grants. He and Kenny
Kline, his best friend from Washington University, started Med Preps, a
business that provides online medical
accreditation test preparation materials to medical assistants, pharmacy
technicians and many other medical
professionals. They plan to expand
the business to include college board
exams in the near future.
Jonathan and Kenny applied, made
multiple rounds of cuts, advanced as
one of 30 finalists to present their idea
and finally claimed one of this year’s
15 Arch Grants. They have set up
offices downtown in affordable space
amidst a burgeoning group of startups and other Arch Grant recipients,
and they have hired six employees.
As chief operating officer, Jonathan’s
responsibilities include management
of content development, accounting
and customer service. Check them
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Spiritual Matters
This issue highlights the ministries of seven alumni.
R abbi john Moscowitz ’70
John Moscowitz ’70 went to rabbinical seminary not to be a
rabbi so much as to learn Jewish tradition in depth.
“I wanted to be able to read the ancient texts — the Torah,
the Talmud — in the original. While in the seminary, I
found I not only enjoyed the learning, but also the doing:
teaching, counseling, speaking and more.”
After being ordained at the Hebrew Union College in 1982,
John studied history in graduate school at the University
of California, Los Angeles. He moved to Toronto in 1987
to become the associate rabbi at Holy Blossom Temple,
Canada’s most prominent synagogue. In 2000, he became
the congregation’s senior rabbi.
Although John devotes himself as a rabbi to the needs of
his congregation as well as the needs of the Jewish people,
he believes that part and parcel of those needs is concern
for the larger world. And hence his work in Kenya with
Free the Children, a Canadian-based organization doing
developmental work — health care, water irrigation,
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John says, “As a rabbi, I’ve learned that concern for my own
cannot be separated from concern for all. The remarkable
thing about working in Kenya is that I do so in the Great Rift
Valley — the very spot, as best we know, where the ancient
primates evolved into the peoples of the earth. If that doesn’t
make one feel the commonality of all people, no less the
uniqueness of each person — nothing else can.”
The R ev. Dr. Deborah Krause ’80
“My vocation was really named for me by teachers and
mentors, pastors and friends, and nurtured through a great
education that celebrated beauty in the midst of the mess
of human experience,” says the Rev. Dr. Deborah Krause
’80, academic dean and professor of New Testament at Eden
Theological Seminary in St. Louis.
“I can remember Mr. (John) Houghton — my tenth-grade
English teacher — opening up T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Love Song
of J. Alfred Prufrock’ and helping us have compassion for
Prufrock’s angst-ridden cry: ‘Do I dare to eat a peach?’ I can
still hear Mr. (now Rev.) Houghton yelling, ‘Eat the peach,
eat the peach!’”
Later, professors at Amherst and Eden would do the same
thing with the texts of the Psalms, Israel’s Prophets, Paul’s
letters and the Gospels. While at Amherst, Deborah cultivated a friendship with a chaplain, who encouraged her by
putting her to work in the church. Before she knew it, she
was applying to seminary.
Deborah, who is ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA,
now works with 12 full-time faculty and several adjunct
colleagues at Eden to provide theological education for about
200 ecumenically and ethnically diverse students who are
preparing to serve in religious leadership. Like the educators who shaped her path, Deborah’s responsibilities extend
beyond teaching and administrative tasks. “My work is really
a series of relationships in which I get to share the traditions
of the faith as I know them and explore with others how it is
that God is at work here.”
R abbi Josh Jacobs-V elde ’94
Josh Jacobs-Velde’s ’94 decision to pursue the rabbinate was
an outgrowth of his wrestling with the deeper questions of
human existence, which he traces back to his senior year
at JBS when he was a student in the late James Alverson’s
philosophy class. He re-engaged with Judaism while in
college, studied for one year in Israel and then studied
for five years at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in
Philadelphia.
Josh and his wife, Daria, now share rabbinical duties at Ohev
Tzedek, near Youngstown, Ohio. The congregation, formerly
affiliated with the Conservative movement, hired the couple
to find a balance between a deep and reverent connection to
Jewish tradition and a creative and contemporary approach.
Jon Chen ’04
education and creation of jobs and income stream — on
several continents.
Josh says sharing the job of rabbi with his wife has been a
good thing. “We are able to share the significant burdens of
the congregational rabbinate, as well as bounce ideas off each
other. We have complementary strengths, so we are able to
parcel the work in an effective way.”
Josh says the best part of his job is that he gets paid to
teach and learn Torah (Jewish wisdom). “It’s an incredible
privilege. I think my greatest accomplishment (if you can
say such a thing after only two years on the job) is also
one of the things I find most rewarding: to feel like I’m
making a difference in people’s lives, connecting them to an
expression of Judaism that is vibrant and meaningful.”
Alumni
The R ev. Cn. John Hartnett ’69
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“As a young person, I shared the general cultural view
that clergy fell into two categories: one group made up
of the good-hearted but not especially bright, and the
other consisting of hypocritical — or worse — moralizers
exploiting the vulnerable and credulous,” says the Rev. Cn.
John Hartnett ’69. “As I came to know actual clergy,
I realized that my experience and those images had little
in common.”
John graduated from St. Georges School in Newport, Rhode
Island, and went on to Harvard and a career in publishing
before feeling a strong tug in the direction of the church. He
enrolled in Union Theological Seminary in New York City to
begin the formal journey toward ordination in the Episcopal
Church.
After earning a master of divinity degree, John worked in
two Manhattan parishes before accepting a call as the rector
of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where
he has served for almost 20 years. Of his work, John says,
“In the Episcopal tradition, some of the prominent elements
of the Christian life are respecting the dignity of all people,
striving for justice and peace, and being honest about our
own failings and contribution to much of the evil we see.
Fall Arts Events
Bonsack Gallery Exhibit
Featuring paintings by Tracy Turner
Sheppard
August 31 through September 25*
Kuehner Gallery Exhibit
© Brian C. Reilly/NorthJersey.com
“Clergy need to preach but not pontificate, to tell the truth
while being mindful of its impact and to be available while
observing appropriate boundaries. None of us can do this
job with only our own resources, which, no matter how
great our abilities, will at some point prove inadequate to the
work before us. But when we find a way to bring and present
what we have been given in trust, then perhaps we have a
chance of hearing, in some form, at the end of the long day,
‘servant, well done.’”
Featuring photographs by
Quinta Dunn Scott ’59
August 27 through October 15
Alumni are invited to a reception from
5:30 to 7:30 pm, October 12.
Bonsack Gallery Exhibit
Featuring photographs from private
St. Louis collections, curated by Jeff
Rosenheim ’79 of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art
September 28 through October 23
Reception will coincide with the Alumni
Cocktail Party from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on
October 12.
Fall Play
The JBS Players will present
Playing for Time by Arthur Miller
(subject to availability of rights).
8 pm, October 19 and 20, Haertter
Hall
Sister Mari Garesché , FMM ’54
After earning a psychology degree from Manhattanville
College of the Sacred Heart, Mari Garesché ’54 wanted to
help people in other parts of the world. She decided she
could best serve in the religious institute of the Franciscan
Missionaries of Mary, which is worldwide.
Since taking her First Vows in 1961, Sister Mari has served
in five countries and six U.S. cities. Though teaching had
not been in her plans, teaching is what she was asked to
do in her early career. She taught sixth graders who were,
in large part, children of Portuguese immigrants, in
Massachusetts. She then moved to Australia, where, for 10
years, she taught — first seventh grade and later French with
a bit of hockey coaching added. More recently, she taught
French to seminary students in Liberia.
After earning a master’s degree in theology at St. Louis
University, Sister Mari completed a year of clinical pastoral
education, training to be a hospital chaplain. Chaplain
assignments in the U.S. and abroad led to a position at St.
Naomi Carson Smith ’97
Naomi Carson Smith ’97 went to the University of Kansas
with a heart for dance and graduated with a new focus.
“Dance was the center of my life,” she says. “Everything
revolved around it — my diet, relationships, finances,
sleep schedule and so much more,” says Naomi. During
her senior year at KU, Naomi became a Christian and
recognized a greater purpose for her life. She attended
a school for campus ministry and studied at Fuller
Theological Seminary in California.
Rob Poeppelmeier ’09
After graduating from Burroughs and before enrolling at
Brigham Young University, where he is now studying neuroscience, Rob Poeppelmeier ’09, served as a missionary in
the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.
Rob explains that young Mormons are encouraged to serve
in a full-time mission — men usually for two years after
high school, women usually for 18 months during a leave
from college. Leaders in the church determine where each
missionary will go.
Bonsack Gallery Exhibit
Featuring ceramic vessels and
photographs by Susan Zimmerman
October 26 through November 27*
Choral and Orchestra Concert
7:30 pm, November 7, Haertter Hall
Grades 7-12 Band Concert
7:30 pm, November 14, Haertter Hall
Bonsack Gallery Exhibit
Francis Hospital in Long Island, New York, where she has
served as member of the health care team for more than 20
years. “Mainly I am there to support the patients and their
families — to pray with them and be with them when they
are going through a really tough time,” she says.
Naomi returned to KU, and in 2005 she and a team from
around the world started Midwest Student Ministries, which
recently linked with a sports ministry, Called to Greatness.
As a member of the Called to Greatness staff, Naomi serves
as campus minister, women’s ministry coordinator and
dance instructor.
In addition to her penchant for leading missions trips and
serving the poor, Naomi has worked as a coordinator and
speaker for StraightUpBeautiful conferences. She also
continues to teach dance at the Lawrence Arts Center as she
pursues her desire to celebrate both the arts and her faith.
Rob was sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he did everything from digging, painting and sawing to performing
baptisms and inviting people to hear the Morman message
of Jesus Christ.
“This has been the most meaningful experience in my life,”
says Rob. Highlights included “meeting the people of Argentina and being a part of their culture; walking in the rain,
humid heat and seeping cold (always in a white shirt and
tie); praying to find a family to teach and then finding them
later that day.”
Featuring ceramic sculpture by
Carol Fleming Marks ’79
November 30 through January 15*
Holiday Program
5:30 pm and 7:30 pm, December 19,
Haertter Hall
* All are invited to an opening reception
from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on the first night of
the exhibit.
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John Burroughs School, 755 South
Price Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 or
alum.ofc@jburroughs.org. Or to
reach us by phone, call 314/993-4040,
ext. 264.
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Reporter for distribution to alumni,
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of the school.
Editor: Lynn Hoppe Phelps
Photographer: Andrew Newman ’87
Director of Communications
and Community Relations:
Ellen Leschen Bremner ’67
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Alumni News and Notes
The notes, marriages, births and condolences on these pages were received by July 1, 2012. If you
don’t see your submission, please check the next issue of the Reporter.
1920s
conflicts including the Spanish Civil War, World War II,
the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War in the Middle East
and wars in Central America.
1940s
The late Martha Gellhorn ’26 disliked being a footnote
in the life of Ernest Hemingway. Yet it was her relationship with her husband (they divorced after four years
of marriage) that was the focus of the HBO movie,
Hemingway and Gellhorn, which aired on May 28. An
accomplished novelist, travel writer and journalist in
her own right, Gellhorn is considered by many to be the
greatest war correspondent of the 20th century. During her 60-year career, she reported on all major world
a Bethesda Dilworth resident and retired JBS reading
teacher. Katie (on left) and Madeline (seated) were featured in a recent Bethesda Dilworth publication.
Jeanne Rassieur Casey ’47 writes, “My thanks to Jim,
Sue, Charlie, Julian and Janet for years of keeping us
informed and meeting every few years. I am going to
try to make this reunion.”
Fleur Barngrove Hampton ’47 writes, “Bud and I have
been married 61 years. We were 21 and 22 years old
(just babies)! We have 10 grandchildren, one married
and three engaged — all in their mid- to late-twenties.”
1950s
Katie Bower’s Girl Scout project, building a library for
Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Home, was a tribute to
her grandmother, Madeline Haertter Jente ’45, who is
Clayton resident Susan Levy Uchitelle ’52, co-founder of
the Saint Louis Art Fair, was honored at the city’s Tenth
Annual Visionary Awards event. Susan is an educational consultant with Confluence Academy Charter
Schools in St. Louis, which she started. She also helped
establish the Grand Center Arts Academy.
Seen at Graduation : Milling about in the area behind
graduation seating were a number of recent grads and current
students. From left are:
1. Whitney Weisman ’11 and Brent Westbrook ’11.
2. Zoë Smith ’13, Kate Koby ’13 and Katie Sky ’13.
3. Ben Westfall ’10. John Stillman ’10, Matt Williams ’10 and Alex Dyer
’10.
4. Robert Wright ’11, Timothy Ross ’11, Fade Oluokun ’11, Nick Rassieur
’11 and Karlos Bledsoe ’11.
5. Nathan Gusdorf ’08, Jerry Taylor (Science) and Bob Henningsen
(English and College Counseling).
6. Philip Dearing ’11, Alex Prakken ’11, Fade Oluokun ’11, Henry
Fremont ’11 and Will Bliss ’11.
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Pamela Morris Clark ’58 is director of senior services
at Family and Children’s Association, a large nonprofit
in Nassau County, New York, that provides a variety of
services to seniors living at home. Her husband, Doug,
is retired. The couple have three sons, one daughter and
three granddaughters (ages 16, 11 and 7). Her eldest
granddaughter, a junior at New York City School of
Performing Arts, recently appeared on The Good Wife
television series.
Men of the Class of ’59 continued a 15-year tradition —
gathering at the Lake of the Ozarks for a weekend of
music, golf, food and camaraderie. Guests of the class
included Chuck Mill ’60, John Mabry ’60, Charles Gail
(friend) and Barry Oxenhandler (parent of alumna). At
the weekend’s Saturday evening meal, the group toasted
the late Tom Gladders (parent of alumna), who was a
regular attendee. From the head of the table clockwise
are Chuck Mill, Brig Buettner ’59, Henry Dubinsky ’59,
Charles Gail, Barry Oxenhandler, Joe Ruwitch ’59, Lew
Portnoy ’59 and John Mabry.
1960s
“June of 2011 marked my formal retirement after a
nearly 45-year career in secondary education,” writes
Ellen Walz Svenson ’63. Ellen taught English and mathematics in Atlanta and St. Louis, beginning in 1967.
She was the assistant director of admissions at
Whitfield School in St. Louis for 22 years. Ellen now
volunteers in a math-enrichment program at Mason
Ridge School. In retirement, she has enjoyed traveling,
playing tennis and bridge, and spending time with her
mother, children and grandchildren. She writes, “I am
looking forward to seeing many classmates at our 50th
reunion in 2013.”
Doug Johnson ’67 writes, “At the end of last year, I
retired from my position as an academic publisher to
return to full-time research and writing. I’ve now spent
more time in Kenya and the newly independent nation
of South Sudan. This fall, I will be back in the U.S., attached to my old college, Haverford, working on a new
book.”
1970s
Mary Cissel Suttell ’70 was recently featured in East Bay
Life for her 24 years of service as a volunteer emergency
medical technician (EMT) with the Little Compton
(Rhode Island) Volunteer Fire Department. Because
of her teaching schedule at Providence Country Day
School, Mary volunteered at night, on weekends and on
holidays. The article quoted her as saying, “It’s a small
town. You know these people. You realize you can help
them. It’s so important. I just really enjoyed it.” Mary
recently retired from her EMT responsibilities, and the
city of Little Compton promptly appointed her to fill a
vacant seat on the town’s planning board.
Charlie Neff ’73 writes, “I’ve lived in Colorado outside
Boulder for 10 years now with two great children,
Michael (age 17) and Alanna (age 15). I’ve been back to
St. Louis only once since leaving in 1973, but I continue
to hear great things about JBS through friends and
acquaintances. I spend my time enjoying the beautiful
weather and mountains here, playing music, continuing
my interest in Eastern religious studies, hitting the gym
and generally enjoying life. I’ve been primarily involved
in finance and international high-tech leasing for
several large firms, first in the Chicago area and then in
Colorado and Philadelphia.”
Jonathan Edwards ’68 writes, “Our company is still
concentrating on energy-efficient building materials
but has expanded into custom engraving/fabrication
services for brick and stone (www.buildingproductsgroupllc.com).”
Laurie Schwesig Smilack ’93 teaches kindergarten at
Lovett School in Atlanta. Her twins (a boy and a girl)
recently turned 4.
John Carleton ’94, the financial management officer
of the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, was
in St. Louis in early June as part of the State Department’s Hometown Diplomat Program. He spoke to area
students about his role representing the United States
under circumstances that are often difficult. John’s next
assignment is in Fiji.
Bryan Jones ’94 earned his second master’s degree, an
MBA from the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Amy Jost Starmer ’95 writes, “Happy birthday to Katherine (Katie) Margaret Starmer born at 12:34 on 5/6. We’re
so proud of our budding little mathematician. Are you
impressed?”
Lindsey Rogers Hogan ’96 and her husband and their
two children (ages 4 and 2) are moving back to St. Louis
after 16 years on the East Coast. Lindsey is taking a
position at Cepia, LLC, developing its entertainment
division and running its digital platforms. She reports
that she can’t wait to reconnect with old friends and see
how great the campus looks.
Tate Greditzer ’97 recently became engaged to Ivy Bello.
1980s
Otto Monnig ’80 earned a master’s degree in software
engineering from DePaul University in Chicago. He
manages the information technology operations for
privately held companies.
Lori Rotskoff Cantor ’87 is co-editor of the
book, When We Were Free to Be ... Looking
Back at a Children’s Classic and the Difference It Made, to be published in November
2012 by the University of North Carolina
Press.
Bill Obrock ’88 writes, “I’m enjoying small town life
in East Hampton, New York, with my wife, Lesley, and
11-year-old son, Jack. Having a great time working for
singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett at his residence in Sag
Harbor, New York.”
1990s
Emily Horner ’97 lives in Dallas and is engaged to Everett Ledet. The couple plan a September wedding.
Megan Crane ’99 lives in San Francisco where she is an
attorney with Habeas Corpus Resource Center.
2000s
Lilly Connett ’02 writes, “I am very excited about our
reunion. I will pass the time until then with more
graduate school, and this summer I will be working for
an American nongovernmental organization in
Mozambique where I will be identifying ways to improve access to basic health care supplies and energy in
rural communities.”
Paul Salomon ’02 recently received a master’s degree in
pure mathematics from Hunter College. A math teacher
at St. Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York, Paul also cowrites Math Munch, a math blog for middle schoolers.
Ben Weiss’ ’02 book, Malice in
Wonderland: What Every Law Student
Should Have for the Trip, reveals the truth
about the first year of law school. The
book was published under the pen name
Thaddeus Hatter by Fine Print Press.
Rachel Lawton ’04 moved to Chicago in September 2011
and is working on her doctorate in child and adolescent clinical psychology at Northwestern University’s
Feinberg School of Medicine. Rachel says she is most
interested in the psychosocial implications of pediatric
chronic illness.
Mary Davidson McWilliams ’67 retired four years ago as
president of Regence Blue Shield to lead a new nonprofit. She reports on the variation in the quality and
cost of health care in Puget Sound. Mary also serves on
the boards of the Seattle branch of the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco and Puget Sound Energy.
Christy Bertelson ’68 is the senior policy advisor/chief
speech writer for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
Emily Stein MacDonald ’91 is a fifth-generation funeral
director with Berger Memorial Chapel in St. Louis’
Central West End.
Three alum dads — from left, Sandy Schenck ’90,
Davey Desloge ’94 and Kyle Chapman ’97 — coach the
River Dogs Little League baseball team. Members of the
team include Julian and Brady Schenck, Tucker Desloge,
Will Chapman and Charlie Dunaway (son of Tyler ’91
and Amy Greenwood Dunaway ’92).
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Golf Tournament: The Alumni Board sponsored the 21st annual golf tournament for alumni, parents and friends at the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course on May 9. From left are: 1. Bob Flynn ’61, Allison Flynn
Engelsmann ’95, Davey Desloge ’94 and Tim Liebe ’94; 2. Kathy Rainey Bussmann ’75 and Nancy Luehrman Sauerhoff ’77 (parent of alumni); 3. Terry Schnuck ’71 (parent of alumnus), Jim Hullverson ’71 and Jud Calkins
’59 (parent of alumnus); 4. Ben Rassieur ’04, Lee Chusak ’04 and Phil Harris ’04; 5. Jay Williamson ’85, Scott Bush ’82, Bill Hizar ’82 and Jim Koman ’82; and 6. Scott McNett ’79, Peter Anderson (parent of alumni), Steve
Johnston (parent of current students) and David Kemper (parent of alumni).
In his ninth turn at bat in the Major League, Dodgers rookie Scott Van Slyke ’05 (on left), the 2011 Minor
League Player of the Year, hit a three-run homer to give
the Dodgers a 6-5 lead and sweep the world champion
St. Louis Cardinals. Above, David Busse ’74 (right) of
KABC-TV Los Angeles, covering pregame activities at
Dodger Stadium, poses with Scott.
During his first year of law school at Valparaiso University, Danny Matlock ’06 was a teaching assistant to
his legal writing professor, treasurer for the Sports and
Entertainment Law Association and litigating alternate
for the Moot Court team and was accepted into the
university’s MBA program. This summer, Danny is in
Chile and Argentina, studying the judicial systems of
Latin-American countries and brushing up on his Spanish, which he minored in at Rhodes College.
He will do his own research with both computer and
clinical aspects at the National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering.
Allison Brinkhorst ’07 is living in Cobån, Guatemala,
where she volunteers with Community Cloud Forest
Conservation (CCFC). She writes, “I’ll be helping run
its high school scholarship program for young women
from rural villages of Guatemala. This November,
CCFC will pay 153 young women to attend its 25-day
leadership institute on sustainable agriculture, cloud
forest conservation, nutrition, health, family planning
and more.”
Nathan Gusdorf ’08 received a James B. Reynolds Scholarship for Foreign Study from Dartmouth. Awards are
for an academic year of post-graduate study or completion of a project.
Alison Maskus ’09 writes, “In the last year I switched
majors from computer science to electrical engineering.
I also mentored a team from Jenks High School in the
Oklahoma Regional F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition
through the University of Tulsa.”
Miles Seidel ’07 has been awarded a two-year PostBaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award by
the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.
Ryan Torno ’11 writes, “About to begin my second year
at the United States Air Force Academy. Just completed
flying gliders for two weeks.”
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Please keep us posted on job changes, degrees, honors, marriages, births, deaths —
any news you may have. We rely on your updates to compile the notes on these pages
and maintain our database, which we often access to identify alumni for Reporter
features. Please contact Nancy Cusanelli at 314/993-4040, ext. 264, or ncusan@
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Marriages, Births and Adoptions
Congratulations to:
Jeffrey and Kimberly Dent Markuns ’87 on the adoption
of siblings (Vitalij, Agata and Renata Markuns) from
Lithuania.
Drew ’88 and Gina Shanfeld on the birth of a son,
Andrew Evan Shanfeld, on April 28, 2012.
Bill and Molly Ott Ambler ’92 on the birth of a daughter,
Sarah Franklin Ambler, on February 8, 2012.
Rob ’92 and Elizabeth Rogers on the birth of a son,
Crawford Wolff Rogers, on April 25, 2012.
David Flanders and Kathy Morrison ’97 on their April
21, 2012, marriage.
Bobby ’94 and Mary Corley Dunn ’94 on the birth of a
daughter, Agnes “Aggie” Sayer Dunn, on June 23, 2012.
Michael Koman and Ellie Kemper ’98 on their July 7,
2012, marriage.
Etienne Lacrampe and Kristin Hubert ’94 on the birth
of a son, Lucien Etienne Thomas Lacrampe, on January
31, 2012.
Billy and Michelle Leontsinis Reisner ’98 on the birth of
a son, William “Weils” Howell Reisner Jr, on September
21, 2011.
David and Amy Jost Starmer ’95 on the birth of a
daughter, Katherine “Katie” Margaret Starmer, on May
6, 2012.
Ryan Nusbickel and Margaret Scavotto ’98 on their April
14, 2012, marriage.
Douglas Burns and Julie Goran ’96 on the birth of a
son, Justin Goran Burns, on May 3, 2012.
Patrick ’97 and Shelley Carleton, on the birth of a son,
Andrew Max Carleton, on April 17, 2012.
Austin Smith and Naomi Carson ’97 on their May 28,
2012, marriage.
Blair and Margaret Pundman Fortner ’97 on the birth of
a son, John “Walker” Hunt Fortner, on April 3, 2012.
Kathy Morrison ’97 and David Flanders
Andrew ’98 and Pam Schlichter on the birth of a son,
Benjamin Miles Schlichter, on June 3, 2012.
Andrew Volpe ’98 and Phoebe Scott on the birth of a
daughter, Andrew Winifred Volpe, on May 14, 2012.
Ben and Eleanor Pessin Correa ’00, on the birth of a
son, Franklin James Correa, on October 23, 2011.
Ted ’01 and Nicole Albrecht, on the birth of a daughter,
Haley Grace Albrecht, on June 28, 2012.
Allen and Jenny Lowe Cook ’02, on the birth of a son,
Max-Pascal James Cook, on March 25, 2012.
Condolences
The school offers condolences to:
Bill Schneider ’44 on the death of his wife, Rosemary
Schneider, on May 27, 2012.
Carolyn Crossen McMillan ’49 on the death of her
husband, John McMillan, on April 26, 2012.
Warren Gladders ’67 and Julia Gladders Henderson
’87 on the death of their brother and father, Thomas
Gladders, on April 13, 2012.
Bill Reed ’68 on the death of his father, William Oliver
Reed, on June 1, 2012.
Ellen Pershall Harris ’69, Richard Pershall ’73, Nick
Harris ’99 and Samantha Harris ’01 on the death of
their father and grandfather, Samuel Pershall Jr., on
April 14, 2012.
Fax Pollnow ’69 and Peter Pollnow ’76 on the death of
their father, Frank J. Pollnow Jr., on April 12, 2012.
Tom Sullivan ’80 on the death of his mother, Helen
Sullivan, on April 9, 2012.
Jim Hullverson ’71 on the death of his father, James
Everett Hullverson Sr., on May 26, 2012.
Kory Kopitsky Bluestein ’82 and Neil Kopitsky ’84 on
the death of their father, Harvey Kopitsky, on May 18,
2012.
Julianne Versnel ’71 on the death of her mother, Julia
Versnel, on March 6, 2012.
Tim Luehrman ’75, Nancy Luehrman Sauerhoff
’77, Julie Luehrman ’82, Kate Sauerhoff ’02 and
Peter Sauerhoff ’06 on the death of their father and
grandfather, Ernest W. Luehrman, on June 14, 2012.
Keith LaPlant ’80 and Steve LaPlant ’82 on the death of
their father, Kenneth J. LaPlant, on May 29, 2012.
John McRoberts ’85, Andrew Metcalf ’06, Nancy Aitken
Vanier ’52 and Jane S. Aitken ’58 on the death of their
mother, grandmother and sister, Annette Aitken
McRoberts, on May 18, 2012.
Harry Orchard ’87, Ethan Orchard ’17 and Ed Orchard
’44, on the death of their father, grandfather and
brother, Robert Orchard, on April 14, 2012.
Obituaries
The Reporter includes death notices for alumni and former faculty/staff as soon as possible after notification has been
received. Though we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of obituaries, we sometimes must rely on outdated school
records. Survivors and friends of the deceased can help by sending information to Nancy Cusanelli, John Burroughs School,
755 South Price Road, St. Louis, MO 63124 or to ncusan@jburroughs.org.
1930s
Dorothy Fairbank Newton ’36 died on April 20, 2012.
Mrs. Newton graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar
College. She met her husband, Robert E. Newton, in St.
Louis, and they married in 1941. The family moved to
Monterey Peninsula in 1952.
Mrs. Newton was president of the board of the United
Way, president of the Auxiliary of Community Hospital
of the Monterey Peninsula, president of Carmel Public
Library Foundation and active in Girl Scouts, the
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy and the
League of Women Voters. She served as the Monterey
County representative for Vassar College.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Newton’s family
including her son and daughter. She was preceded in
death by her husband and a sister.
Charles H. Bland ’38 died on May 5, 2012.
Mr. Bland attended Colgate University for two years
before transferring to Washington University in St.
Louis. After Pearl Harbor, he left school to join the
United States Army during World War II. As an Army
Reservist, Mr. Bland was called up to serve in Korea,
where he was awarded a Bronze Star.
Mr. Bland worked in the insurance agency his father
founded, Bland and Company Insurance.
As an active member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in Webster Groves, he enjoyed many years of service
as dish dryer, lawn nurturer, usher and food-pantry
volunteer as much as his time serving as senior warden.
He was also a dedicated Eagle Scout, helping to found
the Eagle Scout Association, and he volunteered for
Habitat for Humanity.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Bland’s family
including his two daughters, four grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
his wife of 55 years, Elizabeth Bland.
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1940s
Jefferies M. Arrick ’45 died on April 26, 2012.
Mr. Arrick earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from
Princeton University and served in the Coast Guard
during World War II.
Mr. Arrick was an active member of Ladue Chapel. He
also served as a member of the JBS Alumni Association
Board and as an Annual Giving volunteer. He was an
avid tennis player.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Arrick’s family
including his two daughters; son, Jeff Arrick ’78; and six
grandchildren. The school thanks the family for suggesting that memorial donations be made to John Burroughs
School.
Mary Susan Weinrich Kauffmann ’47 died on January
17, 2012.
Mrs. Kauffmann was the daughter of former chair of
the JBS Music Department, the late Ralph Weinrich.
She attended Washington University in St. Louis.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Kauffmann’s
family including two daughters; five sons; 17
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers,
F. Joseph Weinrich ’54 and Ralph Weinrich ’53; and
a sister, Jeannette Weinrich ’70. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Louis F. Kauffmann Jr., and
brother, Jack W. Weinrich ’49.
Mr. Forsen loved studying archeology, Native American
culture, military history and gardening. An avid
outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and wildlife.
He also enjoyed woodworking, Indian beadwork,
reading, traveling and animals. He was a member of the
Masonic Order and attained the Level of 32nd Mason.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Forsen’s family
including his wife of 51 years, Mary Forsen; two sons;
daughter; and seven grandchildren, one of whom is
Libby Forsen ’17.
Mrs. Bewick was active in many community and
gardening organizations in Dover, Delaware. She was
an active member of Christ Episcopal Church, the
Junior Board of Kent General Hospital, Dover Century
Club, Sprig and Twig Garden Club, Potpourri Garden
Club, Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs, Delmarva
Orchid Society and Pennsylvania Horticulture Society.
She was a Kent County Master Gardener, associated
with Delaware State University and the University of
Delaware. She also taught private kindergarten and
volunteered with the Dover and state libraries.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Bewick’s family
including her husband of 61 years; daughter; son; and
brother, Jack Baker ’45. Another brother, Richard Baker
’41, preceded her in death.
Richard G. Jackman ’48 died on May 18, 2012.
Mr. Jackman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied economics at the Wharton
School of Business. He was drafted in the Army during
the Korean War and served as a bookkeeper in Augusta,
Georgia. Mr. Jackman returned to St. Louis and the
family business, Jackman’s Fabrics, in 1955. At one
time, Mr. Jackman operated five fabric stores throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area. Stores in Creve
Coeur, Missouri, and Fairview Heights, Illinois, remain
in operation today.
Mr. Jackman was a founding member in 1964 of Forest
Hills Country Club in Clarkson Valley.
A conservationist, he created a conservation easement to
protect his 30-acre home in Wildwood from being taken
over by developers after his death.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Jackman’s family
including his wife of 56 years, Betty Jo Jackman; two
daughters; son; sister; and two granddaughters.
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Mr. Keller earned a bachelor’s degree in civil
engineering from Duke University and an MBA from
the University of Michigan.
He joined Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. as chief
development officer in 2008. Previously he directed
teams of designers on major projects for a quarter of a
century. Before joining Isle of Capri, he was executive
vice president of design and construction for Argosy
Gaming Company. He was credited with transforming
the Argosy Casino in Kansas City from a first-generation
riverboat to one of the major destinations in the market.
His design was recognized by the American Gaming
Association as the Best Architectural Re-Design for
a Casino Resort. Mr. Keller also had a leadership role
at Walt Disney Imagineering and was active in the
development of EPCOT Center and Tokyo Disneyland.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Keller’s family
including his wife, Mary Gaertner; daughter; mother,
Helene B. Keller; and sisters, Cyndy Keller Maasen ’70
and Amy J. Keller ’75.
Former Faculty
Janet Long Salisbury ’48 died on July 2, 2012.
A graduate of Bradford Junior College, Mrs. Salisbury
earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Washington University in St. Louis. She was a member of Kappa
Alpha Theta Sorority and the Junior League of St. Louis.
Mrs. Salisbury worked as a freelance fashion illustrator
for 17 years and later as the coat and suit buyer for Garland’s Specialty Stores for eight years. Active in the community through the Junior League and other interests,
Mrs. Salisbury was on the original committee of the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Rotograbure Fund Raiser for the
St. Louis Symphony Society. She served for seven years
on that committee and one as a chair. Mrs. Salisbury
was an avid volunteer for the newly formed Archives
Department in connection with the Stamper Library at
Burroughs.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Salisbury’s family
including her daughter, Linda Salisbury Mercer ’74; two
grandchildren, one of whom is Hayley Mercer ’11; and
brother, Wil Long ’52. The school thanks the family for
suggesting that memorial donations be made to the Howard
A. Stamper Library Expansion Fund at Burroughs.
James William Forsen ’48 died on April 24, 2012.
Mr. Forsen graduated from Westminster College, where
he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He was
a medic in Korea from 1953 to 1955. Mr. Forsen was
employed by Ralston Purina Co. and later Purina Mills
for more than 30 years. He worked in Wilmington,
Delaware, and Bloomington, Illinois, before serving
as plant manager in Richmond, Virginia. In 1971
he returned to St. Louis to work in the commodities
department and retired in 1989 as director of
purchasing.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Brown’s family
including his wife, Vicki Brown; two daughters; mother,
Barbara Brown; granddaughter; brother, Phil Brown ’70;
and sister, Emily Brown Tyler ’75.
Paul Berwald Keller ’72 died on April 13, 2012.
Jean Baker Bewick ’48 died on October 18, 2011.
Mrs. Bewick was the daughter of former JBS Latin
teacher, the late Charles M. Baker. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in English and history from West
Virginia University and then married Robert Dixon
Bewick Jr. in 1952.
In 1987, he moved to Fort Myers, Florida, and began his
career as a special agent with the United States Department of Homeland Security.
1970s
Christopher A. Brown ’72 died on February 10, 2012.
Mr. Brown earned degrees in biology and economics
from Ripon College in Wisconsin, and then worked with
the National Park Service in Pennsylvania, Georgia,
Utah and Alaska.
John Faust Jr. died on April 22, 2012.
Mr. Faust taught theatre, history and fine arts at DeSmet
from 1970 to 1979 and taught English and was chair
of the Theatre Department at Burroughs from 1979 to
1987.
The school offers condolences to his family including
his wife, Debby Faust; two sons; and two grandchildren.
Former Staff
Marilyn Wandling VonSchulze died on May 8, 2012.
Mrs. VonSchulze worked at Burroughs from 1979 to
1982 as assistant to then Headmaster Ed Cissel. She
held an education degree from Webster College and
a master’s degree in art education from Washington
University in St. Louis. After leaving Burroughs, Mrs.
VonSchulze taught art for the St. Louis Public Schools
Foundation. As an artist, Mrs. VonSchulze created oil
and pastel portraits on commission and participated in
numerous art shows.
After retirement, Mrs. VonSchulze was active in the
Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy and P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was
an alum of Chi Omega Sorority.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. VonSchulze’s
family including her daughter, Pam Seymour Bliss ’82;
two sons; and seven grandchildren, two of whom are
Will Bliss ’11 and Maggie Bliss ’12. The school thanks the
family for suggesting that memorial donations be made to
John Burroughs School.
memor ial and tr ibute gif ts
Memorial and Tribute Gifts
Sincere thanks to the members of the Burroughs community who have honored friends and loved
ones through memorial and tribute gifts made to John Burroughs School. The following gifts were
received from April 11 through June 30, 2012.
In Memory of
In Honor of
Jefferies M. Arrick ’45
Bob Henningsen
Lisa Baker
Linda Bearman
Ray Bolin Jr. ’48
Patience Chrisler
Maurice B. Cohill Jr.
Mary and Alec Cornwell Jr. ’45
Taylor and Marian Desloge
Joseph Dubuque
Dale and Karolyn Fritz
Jack Fulton
Mr. and Mrs. Edmond A. B.
Garesche III
John G. Goessling ’46
Briggs Hoffmann
Cordelia Wilson Holmes ’51
Clark and Twila Hungerford
John K. and Sally Shepley Lilly
Barbara Costen Moore
Larry and Heidi Nichols
The Republic Group
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Siler
Gene and Harriet Spilker
Ron and Kathy Stephens
Liz Williams
James M. Chleboun
In Memory of
In Memory of
Nils Hinshaw ’04
Mary Jo Colagiovanni
Charles P. Derleth Jr.
Edith B. Lubeck
John Pocsik
Deanna Snowden
James Everett Hullverson
Jeff Dreyer ’71
Irene Zorensky Fowle ’71
In Memory of
Jonathan M. Kayes ’75
To the Jonathan Kayes Library Fund
Anonymous
In Memory of
Paul B. Keller ’72
Jeff Dreyer ’71
Mrs. Elizabeth Loeb
In Memory of
Ann DePew Laird ’59
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Karen and Chris Ganschaw
Bob and Jane Goldsmith
Stacey Graves
Ronald K. Lohr
Crystal and Nelson Spencer ’62
George and Mary Vournas
Bud and Susie Wilson
John Robertson Jones ’59
In Honor of
Jim Lemen
To the Jim Lemen Scholarship
Jack Biggs ’62
Gardiner Bridge ’38
John Mabry ’60
In Honor of
Class of 1971
Jeff Dreyer ’71
In Honor of
Heidi Frey Currier ’66
James M. Chleboun
In Memory of
Thomas R. Eames ’70
Jack ’66 and Carol Wolf heim
Goralnick ’66
Michelle and Scott Harris ’70
Faculty and Staff
Heidi Frey Currier ’66
Kelly Edwards
Eric Hanson
Bob Henningsen
Karen McCray
Marian Walsh
Elisa Wang
To the Jim Lemen Scholarship
Anonymous
In Honor of
Jim Lemen
Jeff Dreyer ’71
To the Jim Lemen Scholarship
Anonymous
Cooky and Bob Flynn ’61
Matt and Lisa Gieseking
Michelle and Scott Harris ’70
Jackie Mendillo ’01
The Powers Family
John ’56 and Jody Jackes Ross ’56
Kit and Bud Samuels ’41
Lisa and Chris Schoenecker ’90
Bill Scott ’61
David G. Sisler ’76
Allen and Mary Beth Soffer
Heidi Frey Currier ’66 and Carter
Smith ’66
Mark and Jennifer Smith
John V. Wallace ’66
Bruce and Ester Westling
In Memory of
In Memory of
In Honor of
Arnie and Harriet Hampton
Edwards ’59
Connie Lohr
In Memory of
John Faust
Eugene Deutsch
Eric and Arsenia Hanson
Robert and Barbara Kelley
Carolyn and Tom Yager
Fran Deutsch Zamler
In Honor of
Allison Goralnik ’95
Deborah Hamm
To the Deborah Garner Hamm
Scholarship
Bud and Susie Wilson
The Rev. Ernest W. Luehrman
Bill Thomas and Kathy Standley
In Memory of
Mrs. Arthur Max
Bob Orchard
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Connie Lohr
To the Jack Orchard Fund
In Honor of
Karen McCray
James M. Chleboun
In Memory of
Dorothy Fairbank Newton ’36
In Memory of
Anita Beal
In Honor of
In Memory of
The Taryle Family
In Memory of
Jack Orchard ’85
To the Jack Orchard Fund
Mrs. Leonard Berg
In Memory of
Bob Orchard
To the Jack Orchard Fund
Jean Agatstein and Les Loewe
Kenneth and Patricia Ball
Morton and Norma Baron
Todd and Julie Mitchell Baur ’90
Holly Lowy Bernstein ’89
Kevin and Carol Blinder
Laura Blumenfeld
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Borowsky
David and Anne Bromer
Ella Rena Potter Chapman
Beverly Wilson Clarkson ’59
Bob and Kay Kutten Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook
Hope and Julian Edison ’47
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Eiseman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Firestone
Mrs. Milton Fischmann
Sara Kraner Fleischer ’00
David Fleisher
Gretta Forrester
Lois and Bob Friedman
Mrs. Solon Gershman
Bud and Lois Goldberg
Irene Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldstein
Alice Goodman
Richard and Judith Harris
Jeanne Hartz
Paul and Debra Hauptman
Harvard ’33 and Patty Gamble
Hecker ’40
Greg and Beth Shuter Herbster ’85
Anne W. Hetlage
Mrs. Sally Portner Hoffman
Ted and Suzanne Hoffman
Stanley and Joan Hollander
Margie and Martin Jaffe
Nancy Kalishman
Mrs. Meyer Kopolow
Richard and Lisa Greenman
Kraner ’71
Ned and Sally Lemkemeier
Mrs. Elizabeth Loeb
Ralph and Barbara Lowenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Maloney
Barry and Louise Mandel
Ann Mandelstamm
Susan Matlof
Nina Renard Meissner ’37
Paul and Laura Miller
Jack and Jerre Minner
Burt and Ellen Greenman Needles ’73
The Newman Family
Barbara and Mike Newmark
Rochelle Popkin
Emily Rauh Pulitzer
Judy and Paul Putzel ’57
Stephanie Riven and Roger
Goldman ’59
Richard and Sally Rosenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M.
Rubenstein ’45
Nancy Sachar
The Sachs Fund
Barbara and Martin Scher
Glenn Johnson Sheffield ’54
Jenny and Walter Shifrin
Roberta Shifrin
Dr. Fredric and Beverly Simowitz
Miriam Shifrin Sisson ’46
Thomas and Susan Sontag
Betty Spitzer
Eleanor Steinbach
Stephanie and Randy Sterkel ’81
Carolyn Stern
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Stern
Margie and Bob Summers
Margie and Bert Talcoff
Howard and Anita Tischler
Sheila Greenbaum and Gary M.
Wasserman
Steve and Diane Weinstock
Ms. Marilyn Werner
Mr. Raymond Wittcoff
Richard Wolf heim
Charles ’47 and Barbara Fritze
Wulfing ’55
Rosalyn and Robert Wykes
Helen M. (Nuni) Zimmerman ’79
Hillary Zimmerman
In Memory of
Ann Russe Prewitt ’31
Mrs. Paul Ekberg
In Memory of
Mrs. Alex Reich
Crystal and Nelson Spencer ’62
Bud and Susie Wilson
In Honor of
Retiring Faculty/Staff and
Volunteer Leadership
Kathy Rainey Bussmann ’75
Andy Cornwell ’80
Heidi Frey Currier ’66
Eric Hanson
Bob Henningsen
Karen McCray
Marian Walsh
Jerrie Plegge
Ben Rassieur ’72
Eve Riley
Dorothy Swicord
Hardy Washington
To the Keith E. and Marcia W. Shahan
Scholarship Fund
Allen and Mary Beth Soffer
In Memory of
CMDR Christopher Riley ’88
Mary M. Kimball ’88
In Honor of
Richard Sandler
Roberta and Alex Solowey
In Honor of
Simon Sandler ’12
In Memory of
Roslyn Schulte ’02
To the Roz Schulte Spirit Fund
Anonymous
Charles P. Derleth Jr.
Ellen and Henry Dubinsky ’59
Susan and Steve Felker ’70
Karen Jensen
Lynne and Scott Johnson ’65
Bruce and Kim Olson
In Honor of
Keith E. Shahan ’62
To the Keith E. and Marcia W. Shahan
Scholarship Fund
Anonymous
In Honor of
Sylvie Sherman ’12
Roxanne H. Frank
In Memory of
Martha Shipe
To the Keith E. and Marcia W. Shahan
Scholarship Fund
Allen and Mary Beth Soffer
In Memory of
Geoffrey Moore Smith ’63
Heidi Frey Currier ’66 and Carter
Smith ’66
In Memory of
Leigh S. Strassner ’53
Cooky and Bob Flynn ’61
Franc Family Fund
Joseph Glossberg
Greg and Beth Shuter Herbster ’85
Nancy Olson
Leon and Ann Robison
In Memory of
Betty Howard Troth ’57
Community Foundation of Collier
County
In Memory of
Mrs. Marilyn VonSchulze
Michael Anderson and Lee Ames
Bascom ’82
Ann Weigler
In Memory of
Emily Vournas ’92
Connie Lohr
In Honor of
Marian Walsh
James M. Chleboun
In Honor of
Susie Wilson
Aaron ’94 and Stephanie Park
Zwicker ’94
In Memory of
Timothy R. Wnuk ’00
Charles P. Derleth Jr.
In Memory of
Mrs. Ruth M. Yost
To the Keith E. and Marcia W. Shahan
Scholarship Fund
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer
Roberta and Alex Solowey
Continued
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Fun Run
JBS versus MICDS, 2 pm, Saturday, September 22, at MICDS
The Alumni Spirit Tent welcomes all alumni and their
families.
Check the athletic pages on the JBS website for other Saturday
games.
Blue and Gold Weekend: Saturday, September 22
7:30 am, Saturday, September 22, starting at JBS
Registration at JBS (front circle off Price Road)
8 am, 2.5 K run/walk to MICDS/All ages
RSVP to 314/993-4040, ext. 315
Wear your T-shirt from last year or reserve one
through the Alumni Office.
Alumni Weekend: Thursday, October 11, through Sunday, October 14
5:30 to 7:30 pm, Thursday, October 11, library
Highlighting the school’s collection of alumni authors/artists
Alumni wine and cheese gathering
11 am to 1 pm, Saturday, October 13, Quadrangle
Music by Miss Jubilee, featuring Jason Torrey ’00
Followed by the varsity football game against Clayton at 1 pm
Alumni Family Picnic
All events are complimentary. Invitations will be mailed in early August. Please RSVP for each event that you plan to attend
(314-993/4040, ext. 264).
Alumni Cocktail Party and Exhibit
11 am to 1 pm, Sunday, October 14, neet in the Quadrangle
Alumni Games
Off-campus events on Saturday, October 13, for the classes of
1947, 1952, 1957, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1992
Reunion events
5:30 to 7:30 pm, Friday, October 12, Kuehner Gallery
Featuring photographs by Quinta Dunn Scott ’59
A separate exhibit featuring photographs from private St. Louis
collections and curated by Jeff Rosenheim ’79 of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art will be on display in the Bonsack Gallery.
j ohn b u rro u g h s s c hool
The Next Chapter
Best wishes to Hanson,
Henningsen and the
other 2012 retirees.