Spring 2012 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

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SPRING 2012
THE OFFICIAL ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Introducing our next Head of School, D. Scott Wiggins
By popular demand,
the Clambake is back!
2012
Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10, 2012
CLAMB AKE CHAIR: CLAIRE MYERS - USIAT YNSKI ’72
FRIDAY, JUNE 8 EVENTS
• 13th Annual Alumni Golf Outing.
• Lunch - All Alumni Welcome! Celebrating our reunion classes - years ending in 2 or 7.
• 3rd & 4th Grade Pen Pal reception with Manlius and Pebble Hill 50th Reunion
celebrants (Class of 1962.) Featuring student-led tours of MPH.
• The Manlius School Barbecue and Pebble Hill Barbecue.
Come and enjoy Syracuse’s famous Dinosaur Bar-B-Que!
• Manlius Pebble Hill School Barbecue featuring the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.
NEW
• 70’s Party (Classes of 1970 – 1976) hosted by Marion Hancock Fish ’72.
• Breakfast for The Manlius School Class of 1967 hosted by Bob Theis ’67B.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9 EVENTS
• Brunch for the Class of 1997 hosted by Dave Temes ’97.
• Tennis at the MPH courts.
• The Verbeck Family Memorial Service at The Manlius Campus.
• Guided walking tours of The Manlius School Campus
• A conversation with Scott Wiggins, incoming Head of School.
• CLAMBAKE – Opening Ceremony at noon featuring live music by Timeline with
Curt Smith ’80. (By request we are offering two prices for Clambake, one with and
one without clams.)
• ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME VIP RECEPTION AND DINNER
SUNDAY, JUNE 10 EVENTS
• Brunch for the Class of 1972 and their families hosted by Claire MyersUsiatynski ’72.
• Brunch for the Class of 1987 and their families hosted by Jayne (Rubenstein)
Charlamb ’87.
• MPH Jazz Fest. Come hear our student musicians jamming with featured
professionals.
Scan this QR Code into your smart-device to go directly to the Clambake Registration or type
http://www.mph.net/alumni/clambake into your internet browser.
For more information or to register by phone, call Maureen Anderson, director of alumni relations, at
315/446-2452, ext. 136.
OUR MISSION
OUR ALMA MATER
Manlius Pebble Hill School is an
independent, nonsectarian,
coeducational, college preparatory
school dedicated to the pursuit of
academic excellence in a diverse
setting. Our Prekindergarten
through Grade 12 curriculum
challenges students to become
inquisitive and independent
learners. We provide opportunities
for intellectual and creative
exploration within a caring and
trusting environment. Manlius
Pebble Hill fosters self-confidence,
respect, integrity, and strength of
character in our students to help
them become responsible citizens
in the local and global community.
Long Live Manlius Pebble Hill,
Loud we raise the chorus;
And our motto we’ll fulfill,
While we’ve life before us.
We will win high praise for you,
To your honor we’ll be true,
As we sing, “Manners makyth man,”
As we sing, “Manners makyth man.”
OUR MOTTO
Manners Makyth Man
When The Manlius School and
Pebble Hill merged in 1970, faculty
and students brought many
traditions with them. One of these
was The Manlius School motto,
“Manners Makyth Man,” which
remains MPH’s official motto.
Here we stand in loyalty,
Dedication, victory;
We will never lose our pride,
Though the years may pass us by.
We will set examples now,
For respect we’ll always bow;
As we go on through the years
Friendships hold whether far or near.
Lyrics by
Joyce Robertson and Julie Heer
Chamberlain, MPH ’72
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Tracy Frank
Tyler Greco ’12
T.J. Gunerman ’05
George Ledyard Stebbins ’1878
Scott Wiggins,
Incoming Head of School
EDITORS
Maureen Anderson,
Director of Alumni Relations
Susan Gullo,
Director of Communications
Kelly Rose,
Associate Director of
Development
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2012 Commencement Speaker
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Athletic Hall of Fame
9
Roll Call IV Encore!
20
Don Ridall’s 500th Win
22
We are MPH
24
Out of the Archives
28
Faculty Profile:
Dr. Mangram Strikes Back
34
STEM at MPH
36
Alumni Events
38
Alumni Notes
49
A Celebration of Baxter Ball
63
The Trojan
INTERIM HEAD OF SCHOOL
Tina Morgan,
Director of Development
Welcome Scott Wiggins
OUR MASCOT
Reflections is published for the alumni and friends
of Manlius Pebble Hill School, 5300 Jamesville Road,
DeWitt, N.Y. 13214, Phone: 315/446-2452,
Fax: 315/446-7359, Email: alumni@mph.net
Web: www.mph.net.
LEAD EDITOR
Table of Contents
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jamie Sutphen, President
George S. Urist, President Emeritus
Josh Wells ’89, Vice President
Jennifer L. Hicks, Treasurer
Janis Hampton, Secretary
Tracy T. Frank, Interim Head of
School
Sharon Adderley-Jones
Laura Austin Allyn
Peter D. Carmen
Jayne R. Charlamb ’87
Regina Church
Patrick Danial ’98
Nancy L. Dock
Deborah Freund
William A. Futera
Gloria Hooper-Rasberry
Daniel S. Jonas
Mary Lerner
Peter G. Manolakos
Robert Miller
Sinan Mimargolu
Karen J. Spina
Jon. S. Verbeck
Nat Reidel ’65, Alumni
Association Representative
Dawn Paciorek, Parents’
Association Representative
THE ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD
Nat Reidel ’65, President
Josh Wells ’89, President Emeritus
Bob Theis ’67B, Vice President
Jim Amodio ’65
David Temes ’97
Members at large:
Lawrence Adams ’59A
Trent Amond ’74
Roland Anderson ’66B
Jon Budelmann ’85
Doug Craig ’89
Bill Darrin ’63HQ
Tom Denton ’65
John Ellis ’67HQ
Stew Gaumer ’64HQ
T.J. Gunerman ’05
Mark Hayes ’02
Peter Livshin ’64
Chandler Ralph ’70
Sondra Roberts ’91
Paul Silverstein ’67B
Eric Spevak ’77
Allison Theis ’04
Steve Von Deak ’02
Hilary Yeager ’95
MPH REFLECTIONS 2012
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Scott Wiggins
DOING HIS
HOMEWORK
A
fter conducting an extensive
national leadership search,
Manlius Pebble Hill School’s
Board of Trustees last November
announced its unanimous decision
to appoint D. Scott Wiggins the
next head of school.
In making the announcement that
Scott Wiggins would fill the post
previously held by the late Baxter Ball,
Board President Jamie Sutphen said,
“Scott emerged from a group of
exceptional candidates as the gifted
administrator and inspiring leader
MPH needs to meet the educational
challenges and opportunities of the
future.”
Scott has more than 25 years of
experience in independent education –
as a teacher, coach, and administrator.
He most recently headed the Lawrence
Academy, a grade 9 - 12 coeducational
boarding and day school in Groton,
Mass. His previous credentials include
six years as upper school principal at
Metairie Park Country Day School in
Metairie, La., and positions with
independent schools in Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and Colorado.
Since being selected as Manlius Pebble
Hill’s next head of school, Scott has
been doing his homework. He
officially takes the reins July 1, but,
already, he has begun meeting with
leaders of other area schools.
Working with Interim Head of School
Tracy Frank, he has directed the
process of filling division headships
for the coming year. He has come to
campus frequently to meet with
students, faculty, staff, the Board of
Trustees, and parents. He has been
listening to their concerns and their
hopes for the School, familiarizing
himself with operations, absorbing
the culture of MPH.
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We sat down with Scott recently to ask
his thoughts about Manlius Pebble Hill
School and about the nature of
independent education today:
MPH: Have you and your family had
much time to explore Central New
York?
Wiggins: Not as much as we would
like to, but we have been reading
extensively about the area and are
incredibly excited to be moving here.
My daughters visited MPH in December, took an immediate liking to the
School, and made connections with
kids in their grade that have continued
on Facebook. As a family, we like to
do lots of things outdoors, so we
should be entirely compatible with
our new environs once we land here
in June!
MPH: As incoming head of school, you
will have to assess virtually all aspects
of the School, from programming to
operations. What will you focus on
initially? Are there particular areas you
know already are a priority?
Wiggins: My initial priority has been
to settle the division headships for
next year. With the departure of the
heads of both Upper and Lower School
last summer and the impending
departure of Middle School Head Jim
Eagen at the end of this year, we were
faced in November with the prospect
of having to fill all three division
headships for 2012-2013. Bringing on a
new head of school and three new
division heads at the same time, Tracy
and I knew, would be a recipe for
disaster. We have opted instead to
have Ted Curtis continue in his role as
interim head of Upper School for next
year, to appoint current 7th Grade
team leader Kendall Hoekstra as
interim head of Middle School, and to
focus the balance of our efforts on
completing a national search for a new
Dear Alumni,
head of the Lower School. We hope to
appoint our new Lower School head by
mid-March.
Other priorities I have in my sights as
I come on board at MPH include assuring increased articulation between the
three divisions, giving the teachers/
staff/administrators the support they
need to do their jobs, increasing
enrollment with quality candidates,
growing financial support for the
School, getting the good name of the
School out there into the broader
community, and inculcating a culture
and practice of continually assessing
our academic program for rigor,
excellence, and relevance.
MPH: What is your impression of our
physical plant?
Wiggins: I believe Baxter Ball articulated it best when he often observed
that MPH delivers an “A+” educational experience in a “C+” physical
plant. We have much work to do to
tend to deferred maintenance, to
revitalize the appearance of key
campus structures, and to add new
bricks and mortar to advance the goals
and objectives of the campus master
plan. This will not be possible absent
the investment of major MPH
stakeholders in our School.
MPH: What role would you like to see
alumni play in the life of the School
today?
Wiggins: As I was entering the head
of school search last summer and
began learning about MPH, I quickly
realized that there are three species of
MPH alumni. Whether from The
Manlius School, Pebble Hill School, or
Manlius Pebble Hill School, all of our
alumni are an important part of the
MPH continuum that connects us all to
“our” School.
A student walking across our campus
for the first time and taking in the
buildings, grounds, and monuments
forms a perfect visual snapshot of
what those who came before made
possible. With that recognition should
come pride and gratitude.
As students progress through the
School, I want them to begin to
understand that it is they who must
someday take on the mantle of
stewardship so that those who come to
MPH after them have an even better
place to begin their educational
journey. I would like all our alumni to
be willing stewards of this wonderful
School and to feel proud, pleased, and
privileged to stay connected to it and
to support it emotionally and financially so that it continues to grow in
stature and excellence.
MPH: Are you concerned about the
impact of our relatively small
endowment?
Wiggins: I firmly believe that in the
years and decades ahead, schools with
inadequate endowments will find it
increasingly more difficult to achieve
financial sustainability and stay in
business. Schools with adequate
endowments will have the luxury of
being able to keep tuition increases to
a minimum and thereby insure a
diverse socio-economic representation
of students. Tuition-dependent schools
will ultimately be forced to raise
tuitions to a level that will price them
out of the market.
In thinking about MPH’s endowment,
I am heartened by the fact that it has
doubled over the past two years. Part
of what I will get to do in my new role
as head of school is reach out to MPH
constituents and champions to ask
them to be dream makers. I believe
that philanthropy follows passion, and
I can’t wait to help potential donors
become passionate about all that we
are and will be doing at MPH.
MPH: What would you say is the
biggest challenge independent schools
face today?
Wiggins: In addition to the threat
brought on by skyrocketing tuitions,
another major challenge facing
independent schools is helping parents
and students embrace the notion that
making mistakes and owning them is
the most powerful learning experience
there is. In these days of hypercompetition to get into the next school
or win the next job, some parents will
In the time since my appointment as
the new head of school at Manlius
Pebble Hill, I have spent a good deal
of time on campus, getting to know
students, teachers and administrators
and learning what a strong and
dynamic (learning) community this
School is. I’m incredibly honored
and proud to be taking the helm of
MPH.
When I first became a candidate for
head of school, my exchanges with
the Search Committee’s Alumni and
Parent Advisory Committee were
eye-opening and captivating. They
assured me that the community
investment in this School stretches
back in time to The Manlius School
and Pebble Hill School. Truly the
amalgam of those two entities, MPH
today retains their finest attributes
and traditions even as it continues to
evolve as an exceptional academic
institution.
The accomplishments, leadership,
and character of all our alumni –
whether of Manlius, Pebble Hill, or
MPH – are a point of enormous
pride, and the bond between the
School’s constituencies, past and
present, bespeaks an ethos of
“school family.”
While I am grateful to already know
some of the School’s alumni, I look
forward to meeting many more of
you at the upcoming alumni
weekend events. In the meantime,
please know that my wife Susan and
my daughters Cayce and Alexis and I
are truly excited to be joining the
MPH family this July.
Sincerely,
D. Scott Wiggins
Head of School-Elect
(Continued on page 15)
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GENERAL HOWELL ESTES
is
F
our-star General Howell
M. Estes III (USAF, Ret.)
will deliver the June 3
commencement address to
Manlius Pebble Hill School’s
2012 graduating class.
A 1960 graduate of The Manlius
School, Gen. Estes is president of
Howell Estes & Associates, a consulting
firm to executives of aerospace
companies worldwide. He is chairman
of the board of directors of Digital
Globe, Inc., an earth imaging and
information company, and serves on
the governing boards of The Aerospace
Corporation, Analytical Graphics, Inc.,
and the Air Force Academy
Foundation. He also serves on the
Board of Advisors for the National
Institute of Science, Space and Security
Centers at the University of Colorado.
When Gen. Estes was admitted to The
Manlius School in 1955, he joined a
succession of family members who
played pivotal roles in the life of the
School. His great grandfather, General
William Verbeck, was president of The
Manlius School during the 1800s; his
grandfather, Colonel Guido Verbeck,
attended The Manlius School and was
headmaster from 1930 to 1940.
Gen. Estes graduated from Manlius in
1960, attended the United States Air
Force Academy, and in 1965 joined the
Air Force, embarking on what would
become a remarkable military career.
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2012
Commencement Speaker
He retired from the Air Force in 1998,
having served 33 years and having
commanded at every level of the Air
Force, from operations and maintenance squadrons to the Air Force’s sole
stealth fighter unit, an air division, a
numbered air force, and a major command. He flew 169 combat missions in
Vietnam as an F-4 pilot and was
deputy chief of staff for Operations,
Strategic Air Command during the first
Gulf War.
At the time of his retirement, Gen.
Estes was Commander-in-Chief of the
North American Aerospace Defense
Command (CINCNORAD) and the
United States Space Command
(CINCSPACE), and Commander of
the Air Force Space Command
(COMAFSPC). As CINCNORAD, he
was responsible for the air sovereignty
of the U.S. and Canada and for
providing tactical warning and attack
assessment of any air or missile threat
to North America. As CINSCSPACE, he
commanded the unified all-Services
command responsible for directing U.S.
military space forces. As COMAFSPC,
he led the Air Force Command
responsible for providing forces
capable of performing space missions
as directed by the Secretary of Defense
and the President.
One of the highest ranking officers in
this nation’s military, Gen. Estes was
awarded the Air Medal, the Air Force
Commendation Medal, the Legion of
Merit, and the Distinguished Flying
Cross. His accomplishments were
seemingly presaged by The Manlius
School, which in 1960 awarded him
the Commander’s Gold Shield “In
recognition of his distinguished service
to The Manlius School, exemplified by
his outstanding leadership as Battalion
Commander, which has contributed
From left to right,
Steve Nathan (friend),
Chuck Richards ’59A,
Howell Estes ’60HQ,
Marty Byrnes (former
SU and NBA player
and father of current
student Dan Byrnes ’14
and Dick Bundy ’60B
The
2011
Commencement
Address
immeasurably to the high
standards of efficiency and citizenship of the Corps of Cadets and to
the operation and welfare of the
school.”
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen – distinguished trustees,
faculty, staff, family, friends – and of course, you the class of
2011. What’s up, MPH?!
Continuing to be involved in the
life of the School, Gen. Estes has
been instrumental in raising money
to support The Harold J. “Whitey”
Anderson Scholarship (named in
honor of MPH coach and Manlius
alumnus Harold Anderson ’29B)
and The Verbeck Scholarship
(named in recognition of the many
contributions made by the Verbeck
family to both The Manlius School
and MPH). Now living in Colorado
Springs with his wife, Jordana, and
son, Jordan, he also has made it a
point to return to MPH for events
like Clambake and the Athletic Hall
of Fame inductions and has
generously arranged for VIP tours
of Nellis Air Force Base during the
School’s Las Vegas Reunions.
It is an honor and a privilege to come home – and yes, it feels like home –
to speak here today and wish you well on your journeys.
This will be Gen. Estes’ second
turn as MPH commencement
speaker. He was selected to speak
at commencement exercises12
years ago, and the School is greatly
honored that he has again agreed
to share his wisdom, his
experience, and his vision with our
graduating class. His address this
year will be particularly poignant,
for among those listening to his
words will be a young relative of
his. His cousin, Alex Verbeck, is
one of the members of Manlius
Pebble Hill’s Class of 2012.
I will always see MPH as the institution that most deeply influenced me and
shaped who I am. When I began here in seventh grade, I was shut down,
frustrated, bored – the product of a mediocre, under-resourced elementary
school. I remember being overwhelmed by the openness, the variety, the
intellectual stimulation that this place had to offer – both inside and outside
of the classroom. MPH presented a smorgasbord of treats to sample: from
the soccer team – which I hear has done remarkably well since I graduated,
or perhaps because I graduated – to Model UN to Dr Davis’s Shakespeare
class to musicals in the barn, I explored just about all of it.
A commencement address. *Sigh* This is what we in show business call a
tough gig. There’s a venue that’s too big, there’s a huge, distracted crowd
[full of know-it-alls]. And there are family members of various ages who I
might offend if the rap gets too honest.
So before we go on, let’s all loosen up and get to know each other. So I’d
like everyone to do something for me. Very simply — so everyone can kind
of just get to know everyone else — on the count of three, I’d like everyone
to turn around and shake the hand of the person sitting right behind you.
One, two, three — right now, everybody, please do that. (beat) Okay, I see
we all still have a few things left to learn.
To be honest, the invitation to deliver the commencement address came as
something of a surprise. When Baxter Ball – whom I, like you, remember
fondly on this day – when Baxter Ball called me to ask if I’d speak, my first
response was “. . . but don’t you need someone OLD for that?” . . . “OH.”
It was quite a testament to the power of denial. But once I got past the
horror, I was delighted.
Speaking of the barn: I think of the theater there often. Not just because
it’s where I got my start in show business; but also because there are many
skunks in my neighborhood in South Pasadena – and I swear, every time I
smell them it takes me right back to backstage at our production of “Pippin.’
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The 2011
Commencement Address
(Continued from page 7)
In any case, what began for me as
acting in the middle school musical –
anyone remember “Our Miss Brooks”?
– led to directing theater at Harvard,
then eventually to producing television
and film. You never know when
something you show up for one day
will come to define your whole life.
Speaking of Hollywood – in the work I
do, coming up with ideas, constantly
selling them, convincing others how
brilliant they are – in my world, we are
always trying to pitch ideas in simple,
exciting ways. It’s “Die Hard” on a
cruise ship, or “Lost” meets “The X
Files.” I’ll give you another example.
Not long ago, my assistant Jeremiah
told me he’d been working on a
screenplay in his spare time: he called
it “Little Miss Sunshine” meets “The
Bourne Identity.” I told him it
sounded silly, smiled supportively, and
asked him to get back to work. A few
months later, he sold that movie to
Warner Brothers for ten times his
annual salary and promptly quit.
So as I sat down to figure out what to
tell you today, I boiled my message
down to one Hollywood pitch: it’s
“The 40 year old Virgin” meets
“Transformers.” Hear me out.
First, let’s talk about “The 40 Year Old
Virgin.” Okay, so it’s not really about
being a virgin, though there’s no harm
in that. What I really want to speak to
is that sense of innocence and wonder
and hope that comes from being young
and inexperienced.
You are at a time in your life of
discovery and promise – an era of first
times. First time reading “The
Merchant of Venice.” First job. First
time breaking a six-minute mile. But
as you grow in experience and
knowledge, and you are met with
success and reward, it is easy – and
natural – to become comfortable with
the known, to stop asking difficult
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questions, to assume that you already
know the answers that matter. Don’t
do it.
My message is: wherever your life’s
journey takes you, don’t stop learning
or trying. If you face a challenge,
don’t retreat to safety: you grow more
when you fail than when you succeed.
Don’t follow conventional wisdom: try
things for yourself. And keep looking
for firsts. Even when you’re – God
forbid – 40. And beyond.
And along with preserving your
innocence, make sure you keep your
sense of humor as well. In one of my
favorite old movies, “Stripes,” a tense
recruit announces during his platoon’s
introductions, “My name is Francis.
But no one calls me Francis. Anyone
calls me Francis, I’ll kill them. And I
don’t like to be touched — anyone
tries to touch me, I’ll kill them.” And
the sergeant responds, “Oh, lighten up,
Francis.” So make sure you surround
yourself with people who laugh at
themselves and at the silliness of the
world around us – who remind you to
lighten up.
The other half of my pitch is
Transformers.
What on Earth do I mean by this?
Clearly I’m not suggesting that you all
go out and get badass cars that turn
into fearsome robots. Though that
would be cool. No, this part of the
pitch is about transformation – transformation of yourself, and of the world
around you.
You have a golden opportunity right
here, right now – as Annie Lamott
once said, a chance to take the reins of
your own life. So here’s my proposal:
right now and for the limbo of the
summer, who you were, who you are,
doesn’t count. Sure, cheerleader,
science-geek, soccer-midfielder,
saxophone-enthusiast, Brusselssprouts-hater, Twitter-fiend, is who you
have been. But forget it. Leave it
behind. You are about to experience
the first taste of freedom in your life
and that won’t be freedom from your
parents, like most of you are thinking.
You are about to be free from yourself,
your old self, the self of your childhood. You are, in many ways, about to
love Brussels sprouts. So start
dreaming a new self. And with that
new self, dream a better, transformed
world; all of our futures depend on it.
So that’s my pitch to you. Keep that
sense of wonder and newness, look for
more first times, keep it light, and
don’t be afraid to reinvent who you are
and transform the world around you.
That’s my pitch. And in case you’re
wondering, I’ve already registered it
with the Writers’ Guild. Gotta catch
up with Jeremiah.
My obnoxiously young friends, you’ve
heard a lot of advice from me today.
It probably sounds like a tall order,
huh? Especially now, at this moment,
when you’ve already come so far –
you’ve aced the tests, nailed the extracurriculars, secured a place at college.
[or devised another plan for what to
do next]. You’re on your way, and
good for you. But sorry, no resting on
laurels allowed. MPH has given you
tremendous tools: critical thinking,
knowledge, worldly sophistication,
even the manners that maketh you.
Use them, and make the world a
better place.
Oh yeah, a few more things to
remember . . .
– Say “thank you” once a week.
– Try to get some exercise.
– Be nice to dogs.
– Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
– Wear comfortable pants.
To quote the great oracle Garrison
Keillor – “be well, do good work, and
stay in touch.”
And one last thing – for the love of
God, don’t go into show business. I’m
already competing with Jeremiah – the
last thing I need is more smart young
people in my job market.
Thank you, congratulations, and good
luck.
Adam Fratto ’86
Introducing Our
2012 ATHLETIC HALL
OF
FAME CLASS
M
anlius Pebble Hill proudly announces the members of the
Class of 2012 who will be inducted into our Athletic Hall of
Fame on Saturday, June 9.
Coach Harold “Whitey” Anderson ’29B
A legendary student-athlete and beloved faculty member,
Coach “Whitey” Anderson arrived at The Manlius School in
1926 for his Senior year and spent the following two years
as a post-graduate student. He earned three varsity letters in
basketball (1927-1929) and was captain of the basketball
team in 1928 and 1929.
Returning to his Manlius roots in 1949, Whitey accepted
positions as an English teacher and basketball coach. For
the next 21 years, Whitey was best known as the School’s
basketball coach, although he also coached baseball
(1952 – 1958), football (1962 – 1970), and served as the
school’s athletic director. Whitey retired from MPH in 1977.
1953 Football Team, The Manlius School
This team of 29 highly motivated, well-conditioned athletes went undefeated in its
seven games, with perhaps its proudest victory being a win over West Point in the
final game of the season. Averaging 23 points per game, these young men were led by
Coach Tom Cahill.
Teammate Bob Casciola ’54A says of this record-setting team: “Little did any of us
suspect that destiny would take us on a phenomenal journey together,
ending our seven- game season with an
undefeated record. In the
lifetime of any institution or
university, the term ‘special’ is
usually reserved for extraordinary
accomplishments. Surely, Hall of
Fame Coach Tom Cahill’s 1953
Team, his greatest team, was a very
‘special’ group of athletes whose
outstanding achievements reflect
great credit upon themselves, their
team and The Manlius School.”
1953 Manlius School
Football Team
Francis Garn ’53C
John Andrusko ’54C*
Paul Cambo ’54C
Bob Casciola ’54A
Richard Chester ’54C
Bruce Church ’54HQ
Donald Clark ’54A*
Bill Creighton ’54B*
Henry Grabosky ’54HQ*
Morgan Knudsen ’54B
John Lawrence ’54B
Neil McEachren ’54B*
Robert Misere ’54C
Albert o’Neil ’54A
Ralph Redling ’54B
Bob Renzi ’54A
Steve Robinson ’54A
Edward Ryan ’54B
Paul Stoecker ’54C
Bob Tallgren ’54B
Joe Bonifacio ’55A*
Don Chirlin ’55B
James Diblee ’55HQ*
William Gorke ’55HQ*,
assistant manager
Steve Klein ’55A
H. Raymond Morey ’55C
Hal Northrop ’55C
Fred Pordum ’55C
Al Wertheimer ’55C
David Wheeler ’55B*
*Deceased
Coaches:
Captain Tom Cahill, coach
Mr. Shankweiler, assistant
coach
Richard Montgomery ’55B,
manager
John Shanebrook ’55A,
assistant manager
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While in the Navy, Jack continued to play
football while at Bethesda Naval Base. He also
played rugby for the Monmouth County Rugby
Club well into his early 40s.
1972 Boy’s
Tennis Team
Steve Brace ’74
Kurt Hallock ’72
Tom Randolph ’72
Brad Wheler ’72
Billy Capps ’73
Bernard Kahan ’73
Jurgens Bauer ’74
Chip Melvin ’74
Matthew Murray ’74
Dennis Poe ’74
John Ralph ’74
Coaches:
John Beall
Virginia Vandenberg
Kem was named to the All-CUPS baseball team
as a catcher. The leading hitter on the Pebble
Hill team, Kem had a .500 batting average as a
switch hitter and led the team in stolen bases
for several years. Kem later played baseball in
the Army at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX.
Kem also had Honorable Mention in the AllCUPS League football team. In 1953, he led the
CUPS conference of upstate schools as the
quarterback with the highest percentage of pass
completions (63%), assisted by the speed and
sure hands of teammate Chuck Beeler ’54.
At Pebble Hill Kem was also the winner of the:
• Pierce Trophy 1955 -1956 for best all around
athlete
The Manlius Pebble Hill
1972 Boys Tennis Team
This team had an undefeated season 10-0 and won the
Oswego Counties League. Bill Capps was MVP for the team
and Steve Brace was Most Improved Player.
• Baseball Trophy 1955 and 1956
• School President 1956
• President of Student Council
• Class of 1938 Citizenship Trophy 1955
and 1956
Jack Branin ’54,
Kem Branin ’56, and
Chuck Beeler ’54
Paul Silverstein ’67B,
The Manlius School
While at Manlius, Paul played for
three years on the varsity lacrosse
and rifle teams, serving as captain
of both in his senior year, when he
was also captain of the Red Squires
football team.
An All-American lacrosse player at
the University of Pennsylvania, he
was inducted into its Men’s Lacrosse Hall of Fame. During
his senior year, Paul was named the most valuable player
and was selected to the All-Ivy League and All-American
Teams. Later, as a naval officer, Paul was named Athletic
Officer of the USS Knox.
Jack Branin ’54 and Kem Branin ’56,
Pebble Hill School
At Pebble Hill, Jack was the winner of the:
• Pierce Trophy 1952 -1954 for best all around athlete
• Kearney Trophy for best basketball player 1952
• Beeler Trophy 1952
• Fathers’ Association Trophy Football 1954
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Kem Branin ’56
and Jack Branin ’54
Julie Heer Chamberlain ’72, Manlius Pebble Hill School
Julie attended Pebble Hill on the DeWitt campus from third through tenth grade and then completed
her Junior and Senior years at The Manlius Campus of Manlius Pebble Hill School.
She played on five teams – field hockey (undefeated in 1972), basketball, softball, track and field, and
cheerleading, which she co-captained – and won the School’s all-around best athlete award.
The John Lenore ’47A Legend and Legacy Award Winners
T
he Lenore ’47A Legend and Legacy Awards honor alumni, coaches, and teams that
have made a legendary impact on our School and have gone on to make an impact on
the world around them. Named in honor of John Lenore ’47A, these awards are the pinnacle
of our Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony.
THE JOHN LENORE ’47 LEGEND AWARD WINNERS
Lenore Legend Award Winners will be joining us for their induction at the 2012 Athletic Hall of Fame.
LENORE LEGEND AWARD WINNER
Chuck Beeler ’54,
Pebble Hill School
A well-rounded athlete, Chuck led the
basketball team in scoring. He still
holds the Pebble Hill and MPH records
of 42 points in a single game, which he
scored against The Harley School in Rochester. In the 1953
Cups League, Chuck was the leading scorer with an average
of 24.4 points per game, and was named to the All Cups first
team. He also played right end in six-man football and first
base on the baseball team.
The Beeler family shares in the history of the School.
Chuck’s grandmother, “Ma Beeler,” was renowned for her
cooking at Pebble Hill. Chuck’s parents also worked at the
School and he and his family lived in the Knox Farmhouse
from 1936 – 1951, making Pebble Hill truly his home.
Bob Casciola ’54A, The
Manlius School
A football (and baseball) player, Bob
won The Charles Trophy for Most
Valuable Player on the 1953 football
team. In 1957 at Princeton, playing
under College Hall of Fame football
coaches Charlie Caldwell and Dick Colman, Bob was named
All-Ivy and All-East.
Bob was assistant football coach at Princeton and
Dartmouth and head coach at the University of Connecticut
and in 1973 became head coach at Princeton, where he
spent the next five seasons. He later worked in television
and radio as color analyst for Princeton football. From 1995
until 2005, he served as president of The National Football
Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame.
Col. Gerry Morse,
The Manlius School 1964-1967,
Professor of Science and
Military Tactics
In his three years at The Manlius
School, Col. Morse had a profound
impact on his cadets. With real passion
for sports, he volunteered countless hours as an intramural
sports coach. In a school where sports were very
competitive, Col. Morse was an advocate for the underdog,
mentoring and coaching cadets of all athletic abilities.
Beloved by many, he and his wife Helga have been made
honorary members of the Class of 1967.
An athlete in his own right, Col. Morse continues to play
competitive racquetball. In February of 2010, he competed
in The Arizona Senior Games, winning the gold medal in
racquetball men’s singles (80 -84 age group).
Col. Morse also has an impressive record of service to
our country. His military career spanned 28 years, with
combat duties in both Korea and Vietnam. One of the most
decorated leaders to serve with the Screaming Eagles, he
was inducted into the 101st Airborne Division Hall of Fame.
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The John Lenore ’47A Legend
and Legacy Award Winners
THE JOHN LENORE ’47 LEGACY AWARD WINNERS
Lenore Legacy Award Winners are inducted posthumously. Family
members are invited to participate in our Athletic Hall of Fame
Ceremony to receive the award in honor of their loved one.
LENORE LEGACY AWARD WINNER
Ludlow Earle Bretz’14C,
The Manlius School
At Manlius, Ludlow earned varsity letters in
football, baseball, track, basketball and tennis, and
was captain of the football, baseball, basketball
and tennis teams. In 1914, he earned The Manlius
School’s Club of Cornell Trophy for best all around
athlete.
After graduating from Manlius, Ludlow went to Cornell University where
he played football. He served as an Army captain in France in World War
I and was awarded the Purple Heart. He passed away in 1978.
MANLIUS PEBBLE
HILL SCHOOL’S
Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2012
INDUCTION AND DINNER
Saturday, June 9, 2012
VIP Reception featuring our
honored guests and presenters 6:00 p.m.
Ceremony and Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Athletic Hall of Fame Committee
LENORE LEGACY AWARD WINNER
Vic Hanson ’23A,
The Manlius School
While at Manlius, Vic earned varsity letters in
football, basketball, baseball and track. He was
named the School’s best all around athlete in 1923.
That same year, the “Haversack” described him as,
“The outstanding star of the basketball team…
probably the best schoolboy forward in the East.”
Vic attended Syracuse University where he was All American in
basketball and football. He is the only SU player to be inducted into both
the Football Hall of Fame (1973) and the Basketball Hall of Fame (1960).
Signed by the New York Yankees, he played minor league baseball for
one year.
Honored Guests and Presenters
Mike Hopkins, Syracuse University, Assistant Men’s Basketball
Coach.
Tom Cahill ’68C, Doug Cahill and Betsy (Cahill) Von MeChow,
children of Coach Tom Cahill.
$50 Patron Ticket
Includes VIP reception, priority
seating at ceremony and dinner.
$30 Dinner and Ceremony Ticket
Dress is business casual
Tom Denton - MPH faculty member 1972- 2007 english and college
guidance, coached softball, girl’s basketball, volley ball and soccer.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Wally Habel, Pebble Hill 1955 – 1960, teacher, coach and Athletic
Director. Wally played 5 years for the Philadelphia Phillies as a
minor league player.
Scan this QR code into
your smart device to
register for the 2012
Hall of Fame at
www.mph.net
into your web browser.
Or call Maureen Anderson at 315/4462452, ext. 136. Space is limited and this
event sells out quickly, R.S.V.P. today.
Jamie Lenore, son of John Lenore ’47A.
Laurie Lewis, granddaughter and Mark Walts, grandson of Coach
Whitey Anderson
Jeff Mangram, Syracuse University Football Defensive Back, MPH’s
Model United Nation coach, and adjunct history teacher.
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Honorable Eric Spevak’77, Chair
Jim Amodio ’65
Kem Branin ’56
Doug Craig ’89
Tom Denton’ 65
T.J. Gunerman ’05
Mark Hayes ’02
Chip Melvin ’74
Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72
Lloyd Osgood ’67HQ
Nat Reidel ’65
Don Ridall, Athletic Director
Dave Temes ’97
Josh Wells ’89
The Phoenix... Then
... and now
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
The Phoenix Rises
The sound of student laughter will
once again ring through The Phoenix,
as this incarnation will serve as a
snack bar/student lounge/campus
shop. With plenty of space both inside
and outside, The Phoenix will be a
welcoming source of respite for a new
generation of students (and alumni.)
T
he Phoenix is a symbol long
affiliated with our School. The
legendary bird, which rose from the
ashes of a fire and gave hope of
rebirth, was first associated with The
Manlius School after a 1902 fire
destroyed the main academic building.
The School rebuilt and emerged from
this fire stronger and more determined
than ever not to let circumstances deter
its academic mission.
Over the years, the Phoenix came to
symbolize other periods of change,
during which the School reassessed
itself, made necessary course
adjustments, and regained strength.
The Phoenix was also a literal symbol
on the Manlius/early MPH campus,
with the 1950s construction of the
Phoenix Tavern.
The Phoenix Tavern replaced the
original “Grill,” which had changed
locations several times since the 1920s.
It was more than a student snack bar
and lounge as it quickly became a
memorable part of campus life. The
Phoenix Tavern provided a necessary
respite from rigorous academic
demands of school life and gave
students a place to call their own. With
proprietor Charlie Parsons at the helm,
many a laugh echoed within the walls
of the Phoenix.
Since the construction of The Phoenix
Tavern, our School has continued to
change and evolve, but one thing has
remained the same…our commitment
to education.
As the beloved General R.W. Barker
commented in 1960:
“First and last, Manlius is an
educational institution. Its mission is
not to train soldiers, but to develop
good and useful citizens.”
While our commitment to academia
remains unchanged, our facilities
continue to require attention and
updating. To address that need, our
School is in the midst of a capital
campaign. This capital campaign has
provided MPH a rare opportunity to
incorporate some of our School’s rich
history into the current campus.
MPH is pleased to announce that the
plans for the next campus building
project, “The Bradley McNeil ’93
Learning Commons,” include a recreation of the beloved Phoenix Tavern.
Yes, “THE PHOENIX IS RISING”…
literally this time!
To complete the look, MPH plans on
adorning a wall in the new Phoenix
with one of the murals that was
painted inside the original Phoenix.
Benches from Knox Hall will line the
walls, along with some of the original
furniture. Look closely at the above
rendering and you will see the sign
from outside the old Phoenix, lovingly
preserved and waiting to hang once
again to greet students.
Recognizing that the buildings and
grounds of the former Manlius campus
have left a life-long impression on our
Manlius alumni, it has long been our
goal to incorporate as many physical
tributes to that campus as possible.
The Phoenix Rises…
Be a part of the excitement.
Scan this code with your
smart phone to read more
about how you can help
the Phoenix rise or type
http://www.mph.net/giving/capitalcampaign into your browser.
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Goodyear-Burlingame Reunion
MAY 11, 2011
O
n Tuesday, May 3, Marilyn Alberding welcomed 25 GoodyearBurlingame ladies to her home in Cazenovia for a reunion. Marilyn and
Ruth Pass Hancock had prepared a traditional afternoon tea, which proved to
be a delightful treat. Adding to the enjoyment of the afternoon were the
conversations, telling of stories, and the traditional singing of the Goodyear
songs with the accompaniment of the most talented Gelene Lewis on piano.
The ladies also had the opportunity to hear talk with four MPH Seniors about
their Senior Thesis Projects. Thank you to Devra Gatling ’11, Joshua Harris
’11, Hao Fu ’11 and Ken Xie ’11 for helping to make this a most memorable
Goodyear-Burlingame event.
A special thank you goes to Marilyn Alberding and her husband Richard for
so warmly welcoming everyone to their charming home and to Ruth Pass
Hancock and Judy Oplinger for helping to plan the reunion, care for
memorabilia, and keep our “Goodyear Girls” engaged!
Gelene Terpening Lewis, Ginger Will Yeager,
Ruth Pass Hancock and Jean Newell Ward
ffice:
Dear Alumni O
derful!
party was won
The Goodyear
e at Marilyn
Seeing everyon
ke!
home on the la
ly
ve
lo
s
g’
in
d
Alber
Thank you,
Friedel
Jane Benham
Ginny Irving Steigerwald, Mary Ellen Tracy Ryan,
Martha Dolan Wason. Back: Jane Benham Freidel and
Sally Benham Alden
Celebrating their 65th reunion:
Martha Dolan Wason and Lucia Martin
Albright
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Ruth Pass Hancock and
Judy Oplinger
You and a guest are in
vited to the
2012 Goodyear -Bur
lingame Reunion
Tuesday, May 1, 20
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at Manlius Pebble H
ill School
Save the date - invita
tion to come
Scott Wiggins: Doing His Homework
(Continued from page 5)
Dear MPH:
The tea on Tu
esday was a d
elightf
occasion and M
arilyn was very ul
kind
to have the G
oodyear-Burlin
ga
m
reunion. The sc
e
arf in honor of
my
60th reunion
is a welcome tr
easure,
most thoughtf
ul. My many
thanks for
a lovely, mem
orable afternoo
n.
Peg Hasting
s ’51
Scott’s wife Susan, daughter Alexis ’16, Scott and daughter Cayce ’16.
do anything they possibly can to prevent a blemish from besmirching a child’s
record or portfolio.
Parents who are too quick to rescue will deprive their son or daughter from
being able to acknowledge and then learn from falling short. By way of
example, it is my experience that it is usually not the fault of the teacher when a
student earns a non-passing grade on an assessment. If the first response of the
student or parent is that the teacher fell short, the ownership priorities are
misaligned.
In looking back on my life, it is, in fact, the failures I overcame that defined who
and what I am more than any other experience. I am glad my parents let me do
what I needed to do in those instances.
Gelene Terpening Lewis, Ann Ross Melvin
and Peggy Frey Hastings
MPH: Having been in independent education for many years, what is your
perspective on what independent schools must do to position their graduates to
achieve success not only in college, but in an increasingly global work
environment?
Wiggins: We must prepare our students to be nimble scholars and thinkers. If
the past two decades have taught us anything, it is that one can’t assume the
future will mirror the present. Unprecedented change, particularly in
technology, has come to rule the day and citizens who cannot anticipate,
embrace, and adjust to change will be hobbled as scholars, professionals, and
relevant beings.
Joanne Lowman Bock, Jean Newell Ward and
Ginger Will Yeager
When I was in elementary school (granted, a very long time ago), I remember
being drilled to perfection on how to access information in a library using a card
catalogue. In a recent New York Times editorial (January 20, 2012), former
Harvard University President Lawrence H. Somers observed that education of
the future should be more about how to process and use information and less
about imparting it. He went on to illustrate his point, noting that: “In a world
where the entire Library of Congress will soon be accessible on a mobile device
with search procedures that are vastly better than any card catalogue, factual
masztery will become less and less important.” Who would have thought such
a thing 10 years ago? It seems to me that we should be building the expectation
and facility for handling change into the nimble scholars we will be sending out
into the world from MPH.
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2011 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
is presented to
Russ Andrews ’64
Russ began his journey with Manlius
Pebble Hill during his years as a
Manlius School King Club cadet from
1958-1960. He then transferred to
Pebble Hill School where he completed
his high school education, graduating
in 1964.
Since then, Russ has played an influential role in building and improving our
alumni program here at MPH to be
inclusive of our varied alumni population. He has served on the Alumni
Association Board for the past nine
years, acting as president for four
years; and currently sits on MPH’s
Board of Trustees. He has been
involved with the Alumni Connection
Committee; served as Clambake
Russ and his wife Linda.
W
hen asked to describe
himself in two words,
Russ replied “civically obsessed.”
However, when anyone else is
asked to describe Russ Andrews
’64, two words come to mind:
“Be Positive.” It is the saying on
the pin that Russ always sports.
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reunion chair, Leadership Recognition
dinner chair; and was an integral part
in re-establishing MPH’s connection
with the Goodyear-Burlingame School.
However, his most memorable role here
at MPH was that of a proud parent. His
children, Phillip Andrews ’99 and Reilly
(Andrews) Vlassis ’97 attended high
school at MPH and both have
continued in their dad’s footsteps and
have remained supportive of and
involved with MPH.
Throughout a very successful professional career, Russ has also been an
active member of the Syracuse community. For the past 42 years, he has
worked in insurance and investments
with Northwestern Mutual, starting the
day after he graduated from Monmouth
College. As part of his “civically
obsessed” nature, Russ serves on the
Federal Commission for the Erie
Canalway National Heritage Corridor,
sits on the Erie Canal Museum Board,
and is a member of the FOCUS Board.
Russ served a two-year term as a
county legislator and continues to work
with neighborhood clean up projects
and other local grass roots initiatives.
Supported by his lovely and accomplished wife, Linda Henley, two
children, a granddaughter, and a
lifetime of professional and civic
accomplishments, Russ still looks back
and feels that he would not be who he
is today without the character building
education he received from both The
Manlius School and Pebble Hill School.
Likewise, MPH would not be what it is
today without Russ Andrews. His
character, contributions, and his many
years of dedication to the MPH community have earned him the 2011
Distinguished Alumni Award. This
recognition honors the strength of the
alumni program that Russ has helped
build. Thank you, Russ, for everything
you do for MPH and for inspiring us all
to “Be Positive.”
Nominations
Needed!
Help us select the next
recipient of the Distinguished
Alumni Award by nominating
an alumnus/a you believe has
made a personal contribution
by volunteering his or her
time, talent and treasure to
enrich our alumni program at
Manlius Pebble Hill School.
Email Maureen Anderson at
manderson@mph.net or call
her at 315/446-2452, ext. 136.
The honoree will be
announced at Alumni
Weekend 2012 – Saturday,
June 9, 2012.
Meet the Newest Members of the
ALUMNI BOARD
by T.J. Gunerman ’05
Stew Gaumer ’64HQ
Stew Gaumer graduated from
The Manlius School in 1964
after attending for one year to
complete the post-graduate
program offered by Manlius. He
attended Manlius with the hopes
of expanding his academic
knowledge and vast football
talents. He greatly valued The Manlius School’s
opportunities to learn courses of study that were not
commonly taught in other high schools. Trigonometry,
physics and public speaking were three courses that Stew
feels enhanced his career as much as his college
preparation. These courses were taught by Mr. Clarke and
Mr. Fama, Mr. Osborne, and The Reverend Scarlett.
Stew was heavily involved in the success of 1963 Red
Knight Football Team, a Manlius team ranked number one
in the nation. In fact, Stew recalls his first day at Manlius
when he admired the athletic talents on display among
students during a casual game of catch. The 1963 Red
Knight Football Team had a young reserve officer, Bill
Rowe, from West Point as the football coach. Stew
remembers that Bill Rowe was captain of the last 1959
National Championship team and that Coach Rowe
inspired several of the Red Knight teammates to pursue
coaching and athletic administration. In a moment of
fondness, Stew states that “much of our success must be
given to Coach Rowe as well as Coach Anderson and
Coach Finley’s leadership.”
Although Stew attended the University of Iowa for a year
and was named the co-captain of the freshman football
team, his path changed and he went to Parsons College,
located 60 miles south of Iowa City, in Fairfield. Here, Stew
feels that he discovered his “educational awakening.” In
addition, Stew met a beautiful Parsons student named
Carolyn Braddicks, whom he would later marry.
Stew feels that his family, friends and military experiences
introduced him to an awareness of community and
service. It was the Manlius tradition that openly expressed
the importance of one’s conduct, a lesson Stew would
choose to live by in his life. Stew pursued a career in the
custom sales and marketing fields for both the foundry
and plastic industries. Throughout his career, Stew also
served various roles within the local communities where
he lived. He served as a board member for the local
Chamber of Commerce, the President of the local
Manufacturer’s Association, and the Chairman of the local
Heart Association. In addition, Stew taught a high school
Sunday School class for 10 years and coached soccer and
Little League and Babe Ruth baseball.
After a 44 year career, Stew recently retired in White
Plains, NY and now serves as the assistant babysitter and
grandparental advisor to his loved ones. In returning to
MPH this past June, Stew treasured the reunion of the
1963 Red Knights at the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony. As Stew states, “seeing one another after 47
years brought back many wonderful memories. Because of
the MPH generosity, it rekindled an opportunity to give
back to the school and its legacy.”
Mark Hayes ’02
Mark Hayes graduated from
Manlius Pebble Hill in 2002 and
was well known around campus
for his various involvements in
MPH life. Like many MPH
students, Mark excelled in
academics, athletics, and the
performing arts.
Mark was a great athlete, competing on the varsity teams
in both basketball and lacrosse. With a busy athletic
schedule, Mark was able to keep his academic goals in
mind as he was also a member of the National Honor
Society and served his civic duties at MPH as an active
member in Student Council. However, Mark’s dedication to
MPH did not stop with just representing the School in
athletics and student government - he was also an active
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member of the Concert Chorale and the Spanish Club. In
addition, various alumni have been contacted by Mark’s
friendly personality when he volunteered as a student
caller during Phone-a-thon campaigns. Mark also served as
a standout Peer Advisor to a group of bright-eyed
freshman who needed a friendly face to guide them
through the first year of high school while still providing
crucial real world perspective.
Mark has very fond memories of MPH that he still recalls
today. As many would remember, Mark hosted both the
Middle School and Upper School talent shows, a task he
performed with the utmost hilarity and skill as he
managed to convince MPH teachers, Mrs. Loedel and Ms.
Decampo, to perform the YMCA on stage. Mark also
remembers the annual class trips that MPH classes take
each year to various locations; he visited included Virginia,
Boston, and New York City. Mark recalls on one trip to
Boston that he and Adam Saltman ’02 came across a
magic shop in Quincy Market where they purchased a zip
line that would retract a dollar bill. As Mark recalls, “with
a video camera, we videotaped people in a museum trying
to pick up the dollar and getting fooled.”
After MPH, Mark attended Syracuse University where he
majored in Sports Management and minored in Spanish.
After graduation in 2006, Mark began working for the
Syracuse Crunch Hockey team in Syracuse, NY. Today,
Mark serves as the Director of Group Sales and recently
organized an MPH outing to see a Crunch game.
Choosing to remain in the local area, Mark lives in
Syracuse with his dog, Farley, and has been able to
continue visiting MPH. Mark enjoyed his favorite
teachers Ms. Kidney, Ms. Neuhausser, Mrs. Heer, Mr.
Pritchard, Mr. Vural, and Ms. Bentley during his time at
MPH and eagerly greets teachers and staff whenever he
returns. As Mark states, “I keep coming back to MPH
because the School has given me so much and I want to
give back.” In addition to catching up with old friends
and teachers, Mark enjoys visiting campus to see all the
new improvements the School makes each year.
Peter Livshin ’65
Peter Livshin attended Pebble Hill from 1959 until his
graduation in 1964. Peter not only found Pebble Hill to
enhance his life with athletic and academic growth, but to
also provide him with the background he needed to be
successful in his career as an educator.
After Pebble Hill, Peter attended Trinity University in San
Antonio, Texas where he studied history and graduated in
1968. Peter then honorably served with the US Army as a
Transportation Officer from 1969 to 1972. Although his
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military service and time at Trinity University provided
him with valuable life experiences, Peter found his way
back home to Central New York where he continued
developing the future of his career in education.
Finding education as his calling, Peter did graduate work
in Social Studies Education and International Relations. He
earned a MS in Education and a MA in International
Relations from Syracuse University before earning a CAS in
Educational Administration from SUNY Brockport in 1981.
After Peter completed his courses of study, he put his
knowledge into action and spent thirty seven years as a
teacher and Principal. Today, Peter is the School
Superintendent in Milford, NY and thoroughly enjoys
working with students in the public schools of Upstate
New York.
Over the years, Peter has been keen to keep in touch with
several of his Pebble Hill classmates, many of whom he
still considers close friends. In response to his invitation to
join the MPH Alumni Association Board, Peter feels
“deeply honored by the invitation” and he hopes to give
back to his home school in thanks for the education the
School provided to him.
Chandler Ralph ’70
Chandler Ralph graduated from
Pebble Hill in 1970. From racing
down the field hockey turf
wearing a green belted tunic, to
spending an entire semester
reading “War and Peace,”
Chandler enjoyed life at Pebble
Hill and found the opportunities
to be unique and ambitious for students. Chandler has
fond memories of her classes at Pebble Hill, notably Dr.
Lawrence’s Calculus class that she took during her Senior
year and Latin class in seventh grade with Mrs. Altman.
Chandler is still surprised today how she finds her study of
Latin so relevant to her life and still cannot part with her
cherished Ovid book.
After Pebble Hill, Chandler studied for a number of years
at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New
York. At RPI, Chandler earned her Bachelor of Science in
Biomedical Engineering in 1975, her Master of Management and Industrial Engineering in 1981, and her Master
of Business Administration Health Systems in 1985. As
her career flourished in hospital administration, Chandler
has had remarkable work experiences as the President/
C.E.O for Mercy Hospital in Watertown, NY; the Senior
Manager at Ernst and Young in New York City and
Albany, NY; and the Vice President at Columbia
Memorial Hospital. Today, Chandler is the President/
C.E.O. of the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac
Lake/Lake Placid, NY.
Aside from her professional career, Chandler has also
dedicated her time and energy to a number of other
boards and organizations, including the American Hospital
Association Board of Trustees. No stranger to the benefits
of philanthropy, Chandler is the Founding Chair of the
Helena Ptochia Foundation, an organization whose
mission is to raise capital and operational funds to build
and operate a hospital in Ghana, West Africa for women
injured in childbirth.
With her vast experience and sense of nostalgia for Pebble
Hill, Chandler is eager to bring her skills and knowledge to
the MPH Alumni Association Board.
Paul Silverstein ’67B
Paul Silverstein arrived at the
Manlius School as a selfdescribed “pudgy 8th grader.”
As he recalls, he saw attending
Manlius as an immediate
opportunity and he quickly
became active in the football and
the rifle teams. However, Paul
expanded his knowledge of sports when his 9th grade
roommate introduced him to a sport called lacrosse. Paul’s
roommate convinced him to try out and Paul immediately
learned that he was terrible. But this simple fact didn’t
stop Paul and he continued to improve his skill.
Paul went on to play lacrosse in college, graduating from
the University of Pennsylvania having been Captain, MVP,
All Ivy, and All American. Paul was also later inducted
into the University of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. Paul has
found that Sports are the metaphor of his life. Sports
shaped his view of the world and the color of his
language. An idea, is “in the ballpark” or “out of bounds.”
One can “lead the race” or be an “also ran.” Not everyone
can be a star, but everyone can contribute. Despite the
importance of sports to Paul’s life, Paul was always
diligent to understand the importance of academics as
well. When Paul applied to the University of Pennsylvania,
he asked his prospective coach, Avery Blake, if he could
help Paul get into Penn. Coach Blake said “No, it all
depends on your grades. Go talk to admissions.” Paul
always remembered this important life lesson about the
value of studying hard in school.
After college, Paul served a stint in the Navy as a
Lieutenant on the USS Knox. He later returned home to
Syracuse and continued his active participation in sports.
Paul still enjoys playing squash, over 30 basketball,
badminton, riding a bicycle, and just last year took up
cross country skiing and snowshoe running.
All the while, Paul feels that sports and the lessons he
learned at Manlius, and relearned through life, helped to
guide and define his life. As Paul reflects, “things (and life)
are sometimes hard. To succeed you need to stick to it. It
takes hard work. Success is based on merit. I learned the
value of teamwork. I got better. The race may be hard but
you keep going.”
Steve Von Deak ’01
Steve graduated from MPH in
2001 after attending since the
4th grade. After graduating from
MPH, Steve attended the
University of Rochester where
he studied economics and
graduated with a B.A. Steve then
decided to attend the Syracuse
University College of Law. Steve graduated with a J.D.
from Syracuse Law and has begun a career in technology.
Steve currently works in the Tech Garden in downtown
Syracuse as the Co-Founder of AppFury, a software
company focusing in the mobile space. Most recently,
AppFury designed an application that was used during the
city of Syracuse’s “Clean Up ‘Cuse” event. The application
allows cleanup volunteers to go to a website and organize
and track the community cleanup events, helping to
coordinate cleanups organized by unrelated groups. With
the use of the application, Steve saw an opportunity to
aide in the cleanup and environmental efforts of Syracuse
and the local region.
Steve fondly looks back on MPH as the place where he
grew both academically and personally. Steve also feels
that MPH should be credited for bringing him and Tiffany
Babiarz ’01 (now Tiffany Von Deak) together. Tiffany, a
pharmacist at Wegman’s Pharmacy, and Steve wed in the
fall of 2008 amongst family with many friends from MPH
in attendance. They currently live in downtown Syracuse
with their two dogs. With future plans to raise a family,
Steve and Tiffany both hope that their children will also
attend MPH.
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Join the party...
ROLL CALL
LAS VEGAS IV
O
ur last three Roll Calls have been unforgettable, with
memories to last a lifetime. Based on our preliminary
interest, our fourth Roll Call looks to be our best yet!
Roll Call Las Vegas II, Bellagio Las Vegas in 1998 Fred Kilian ’56B, Ed Nathan ’61HQ, Jack Wells ’60B
and Peter Dames ’56B
Don’t miss out…mark your calendars and be on the look out for
more information coming your way.
Perfect Attendance Winners
The following cadets receive Meritorious Service Medals for their
loyal attendance at all three Roll Call Las Vegas events: Mrs. Sue
Bahner, John Lenore ’47A, Emmett Greenleaf ’53HQ, Fred
Pordum ’55C, Don Drury ’58B, Harry Kushigian ’59C, Steve Wynn
’59HQ, Jack Wells ’60B, Ed Nathan ’61HQ, Kyler Lunman ’66HQ
and Tom Mason ’68B.
Roll Call Las
Vegas ’96 at
The Mirage Las
Vegas, Bob Cryan
’59HQ, Mike
Sullivan ’55C,
Bill Rankin ’59HQ
entering dinner at
The Mirage, 1996
Roll Call Las Vegas III, The Wynn in 2007,
Bob Cryan ’59HQ, Harry Kushigian ’59C,
Steve Wynn ’59HQ, Paul Cambo ’54C,
Tom Rhoades ’59A and Nick Laino ’59A
Roll Call Las Vegas
’96 – The Mirage
Las Vegas, Carleton
“Duke” Ayers ’66A,
Jay Johnson ’69B,
Joe Mazzola ’47A,
Louis Lapi ’63A,
John Sally ’65B,
John Webster ’65A
and Tony Lapi ’65C
Tour of the Nellis Air Force Base, Jack Wells ’60B
and Howell Estes ’60HQ
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A Chorus Line:
2011 MPH MUSICAL
V
egas-style dancing lit up the stage
at Manlius Pebble Hill this past
fall during our production of “A Chorus
Line.” The show was performed in
honor of our late Head of School Baxter
Ball, as it was one of his favorite
productions. It proved very challenging
for all involved because cast members
had to be “triple threats” and excel in
singing, acting, and dancing. But the
many hours spent in rehearsal paid off,
as A Chorus Line played to pack houses
and received rave reviews. In the words
of cast member, Tristan Amond ’12:
This year the Upper School performed
the musical “A Chorus Line.” “A Chorus
Line” was very different from the other
musicals I’ve been in at MPH due to the
prevalence of dancing in the show. As
someone who started dancing this year,
it was both challenging to attempt and
satisfying to
complete.
Although I was
not necessarily in
my element when
it came to the
type of musical,
Tristan Amond
the environment
still felt like
home. The cast of
an MPH musical without doubt becomes
one big family as the show date
inexorably marches closer, resulting in
extended rehearsals and many
weekends spent on stage.
“A Chorus Line” revolves around the
concepts of adolescence and the trials
accompanying that tumultuous time; I
think that high school might be the
optimal time for putting on a show that
deals with these ideas. Every high school
’12
student (and most adults) can relate to
experiences in the show, whether it be
your first car, fighting with your
parents, or an untimely blood rush to
your nether regions during a class
presentation. “A Chorus Line” may be
traditionally performed by an older cast,
but MPH is not a traditional school; we
took a risk, and, as always, I think we
put on a show that challenged us, but
that we overcame together as our big
MPH theatre family.
Las Vegas
Committee
Many thanks to our amazing
committee who is already hard at
work planning Roll Call IV.
Roll Call Las Vegas IV
Committee:
Bob Cryan ’59HQ
Paul Morton ’59A
John Ramsey ’59A
Tom Rhoades ’59A
Jack Wells ’60B
Ed Nathan ’61HQ
ROLL CALL
LAS VEGAS IV
NOVEMBER 9-11, 2012
Inn Keeper: Steve Wynn ’59HQ
ROLL CALL
LAS VEGAS IV
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Athletics at MPH
& Beyond
Coach Ridall
Reaches
500-Win Milestone
T
T
he first league game of the
soccer season. Monday, Sept.
12, 2011. An away game. Blue
skies and bright sun. Manlius
Pebble Hill’s Boys Varsity Soccer
Team roared onto the field at 4:30
in the fall afternoon and
proceeded to clobber Bishop
Ludden 6-2.
It was more than just a nice win. It was
a whopping big, milestone victory! The
Trojans had just delivered longtime MPH Athletic Director and Soccer
Coach Don Ridall his 500th career win.
Don, who has coached the Trojans for 36 seasons, is one of only two
Section III soccer coaches to reach that 500-win landmark. (The other is
Mount Markham coach Charlie Engle.) The team, along with a big crowd
of MPH parents and former players surprised him with a cake and a
banner celebrating the milestone.
While Don got a real kick (and a lot of media attention) out of his 500th
win, it was, in fact, but one of a slew of remarkable achievements he’s
amassed during his coaching career. Since 1976, his first year at MPH,
he has won two state titles (in 2000 and 2001) and six Section III
championships, the most recent in 2010.
In 2002, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America named him
National Soccer Coach of the Year, and he has earned the respect of
colleagues and area coaches for having built one of the strongest high
school soccer programs in Central New York.
He continues to coach, he says, because he
loves it, and he’s not resting on his laurels.
He’s doing what one of his former players
urged: “Congratulations on 500! Get
working now on number 600.”
he School, proud of its athletic
history, knows of numerous recent
graduates who went on to play Division
I sports in college. We are certain that
we are missing some names and would
also love to add our Division II and III
college athletes to our list.
If you or a fellow alumnus/a, took your
athletic abilities to the collegiate level,
please let us know by emailing Maureen
Anderson at manderson@mph.net.
This request is also extended to our
Pebble Hill and Manlius school athletes.
We want to hear where you continued
your athletic careers after high school.
Here are the names of our alumni who
we know were Division I college
athletes:
■ Elizabeth (Craig) Wells ’93 –
Northwestern University, soccer
■ Kristin Lowe ’96 – Cornell
University, softball
■ Brian Perry ’02 – Brown University,
soccer
■ Brian Scruton ’03 – Cornell
University, soccer
■ Josh Kristoff ’03 – US Naval
Academy, soccer
■ Brandon Oot ’04 – St. Johns
University, soccer
■ BJ Dew ’07 – Holy Cross College,
lacrosse
■ Rebecca Gregory ’09 – Cornell
University, soccer
■ Daniel McGowan ’07 – Syracuse
University, soccer
■ Dimitrios Telonis ’07 – Bucknell
University, socccer
■ Steve Williams ’08 – Ohio State,
tennis
■ Jon Mangram ’10 – Syracuse
University, soccer
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School turns out well educated young
people in the tradition of the Manlius
School, and that it’s comforting to know
that my contributions help keep the
school strong and viable. And that’s
partially true. But that by no means is
the only reason. The Manlius School was a short (two years
for me), but very influential part of my development. The
School, and my experiences there, helped define who I would
be, what I would become, and who I am today – more than
50 years later. Manlius and its wonderful teachers educated us
in the classroom. Its military system brought out leadership
qualities in us we never knew existed. It helped us deal with
the successes and the failures, achievements and disappointments we all would experience in the course of a lifetime. For
me, it helped build the character, beliefs and ideals that
governed the way I conducted both my business and private
life. Today I have wonderful memories and lifelong friends
that continue to be a foundation of my everyday life. When
Manlius merged with Pebble Hill, when the campus closed and
ceased being the School I loved and remembered, like many
Manlius graduates, I was resentful and angry. I concluded that
I could not support an institution I no longer could identify
with. But later in my life I came to realize that Manlius Pebble
Hill is the keeper of those same values, traditions and
memories that continue to define those of us who attended the
old Manlius School. It may not be the institution we remember, but it’s all we have. It’s the protector of the flame. And as
long as we’re alive and MPH thrives, it is the strongest conduit
between us, our friends and classmates, and a different time
which meant so much to us in our formative years. That’s
why I have supported MPH in the past, and will continue that
support for as long as I’m able.”
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because I am grateful to the
alumni who made it possible for
me to be a student at the School. I appreciate the amazing
education I received and the extraordinary opportunities I
was given. MPH opened a lot of doors for me.”
Because I was a student at MPH...
• I went to a national MUN conference at Harvard and an
international MUN conference at The Hague— twice.
• I attended summer music camp at Luzerne Music Center
& studied the French horn under members of the
Philadelphia Orchestra.
• I was a foreign exchange student for a summer in
Valencia, Spain as a sophomore.
• I cheered for the basketball team at games.
• I made friendships and connections that have lasted a
lifetime.
• I learned to play golf in PE.
• I edited The Windmill, our school’s literary magazine.
• I earned the equivalent of an entire semester of college
credits while I was still in high school. (How much is a
semester of college tuition?)
• I love science, math, writing and trying new adventures.
• I was taught “Manners Mayketh Man.”
• I had teachers and mentors who cared about me and my
well-being.
• A classmate (Jennifer) and I were able to start a network
for gifted students across CNY public schools as our
senior project.
• I am part of the MPH family.
Donna Sherr ’89
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WE ARE
MPH...
Each member of the MPH community has a story.
The following snapshots provide a glimpse at
some of our diverse alumni.
Brad D. Garrity ’66C
Who was your most influential teacher during your time at The Manlius School and why?
That’s tough; I would have to pick two – Commander Rugh and Bill Bisgrove. Commander Rugh
was tough but by the end of his course you became amazed by how he inspired you to push
yourself. Bill Bisgrove gave me one of the harshest punishments I received during my time at
Manlius. However, after I graduated and returned to Manlius to teach, Bill became a mentor to
me and a life-long friend.
What has been your most important lesson that you have carried with you since leaving
Manlius?
Manlius provided me the opportunity and skills to become an example to others – “do it like Garrity” and that’s meant a great
deal to me over the years. It also taught me the importance of giving back. Everything I take on for my current school I do
because it’s the right thing to do, not because of the paycheck, you do it for the kids!
I can honestly say that all the success I’ve found as an educator and administrator at 9 different Independent Schools across
the country I can credit to my experience as a student at Manlius and a teacher at MPH.
Where are you now?
I am currently working at Cape Cod Academy in Osterville, Massachusetts. I teach Biology and Chemistry in our upper school
and am currently serving as the Chairman of the Science Department. When not inside the classroom I am coaching golf and
JV boy’s basketball, a passion I’ve had since my first years teaching at MPH.
Meredith Theis ’02
Who was your favorite teacher during your time at MPH and why?
No way... I couldn’t possibly answer that question! There were MANY great teachers at MPH that
created a phenomenal learning environment and shaped me into the strong, confident, creative
person I am today.
What has been the most important lesson you learned that you’ve taken with you throughout
your life?
MPH was where I first learned to take chances. It was a supportive community of teachers and
administrators that encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and try things. Whether it was co-founding an after-school
poetry workshop or running for student council, the behavior of pushing my own boundaries has been fruitful and something
I still practice today.
Where are you now?
I live in Portland, Oregon, where I’ve been working at Nike for the past 5 years in Brand Marketing for the Women’s Training
business. My team and I work hard to create exceptional consumer experiences for female athletes. It’s a fun and challenging
role for which my MPH education prepared me well. Creative writing classes helped with my copy writing skills. The art
classes I took gave me an eye for colors, scale and composition, which I use while evaluating creative layouts. My participation
in plays and poetry recitations established my confidence standing up in front of people for presentations. The list goes on and
on...Thank you, MPH!
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Charles “Chuck” Richards ’59A
I had several “FINE” teachers during my two years at The Manlius Military School. Without a
doubt the individual and instructor who influenced me the most was “WHITEY ANDERSON.”
He laid down the rules he required and you lived by those rules or you paid the price. Whitey
lead by example and you respected him at all times.
What has been the most important lesson you learned that you’ve taken with you
throughout your life?
The life lesson I took from my time at The Manlius School has been “The harder you work –
the luckier you get” or in short, if you work hard and pay attention to your responsibilities - good things are going to
happen.
Where are you now?
I am now retired after more than twenty-eight years in the FBI as a Special Agent investigating violations in Federal Crimes.
I married the former Carol Lehan, who I met while attending Syracuse University and we will celebrate our forty-sixth
anniversary this spring. We have three children, two grand-children and a new grandchild arriving in July 2012. My wife is a
real estate agent and I enjoy being her executive assistant/ head of security.
Martha Williams ’57, Pebble Hill School
Don Thompson because he spoke my language. I remember he wrote in my yearbook “you’re
the only student that speaks my rural language.” I’ve never forgotten that.
What has been the most important lesson you learned that you’ve taken with you
throughout your life?
To believe in myself.
Where are you now?
Since retiring I have remained active in my church and have taken on a lead-role in CatFISH (Camillus Area Transport
Friends In Service Here), a volunteer organization providing transportation to and from medical and dental appointments for
ambulatory senior citizens.
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Drums March Back to MPH
M
anlius Old Boys may recall
the handcrafted regimental
attic. Michael started handing down
boxes and soon called down to his
grandmother with a question:
drums that were a special part of
parades. The family of Manlius
“Do you want these drums brought
down?”
band leader David Bahner has
lovingly maintained the tenor and
DRUMS???
bass drums, but the location of
To Sue’s astonishment, Michael had
found the four “missing” snare drums!
Preserved in their original casings, the
drums had been right under her nose
the whole time. Presumably David had
stored the drums in the garage some
forty years ago. Mystery solved!
the four snare drums has long
been a mystery.
In fact, Mrs. Bahner recently talked to
our students about the regimental
drums as part of her annual presentation of the David S. Bahner Memorial
Music award (see next page.) She even
brought the tenor drum to illustrate
her presentation and anecdotally
mentioned to the School that it would
sure be nice to find out what happened
to the snare drums!
As the story goes, when The Manlius
campus demilitarized in the summer of
1970, David Bahner was entrusted with
preserving the drums. Sue Bahner
recalls him driving the bass and tenor
drums from the School to their newly
purchased home about a mile away.
Over the years, the Bahner family has
proudly displayed the drums in their
home and toted them to many an
alumni event. The School has posted
several “Where did the snare drums
go?” stories in Reflections over the
years, but to no avail.
Last summer, Sue Bahner had her
grandson Michael Harrif ’96 over to
her home - the same home she and
David moved into in 1970. Sue wanted
Michael’s help in cleaning out her
garage and sent him up to the garage
Tina and Sue take turns posing with the drums.
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Sue Bahner contacted the alumni office
and to our great honor wanted the
drums returned to the School, as she
knew they would be appreciated and
preserved. But not before she had a
little fun with us first! She invited the
alumni staff to a lunch at her home
and cleverly wove the drums into the
conversation with some photos from
the Manlius band. Development
director, Tina Morgan even asked
“What ever happened to the snare
drums?” “Now, that is indeed a
mystery,” was Sue’s quick reply.
With her sense of perfect timing, Sue
told Tina there was something she
wanted her to see in the garage. And
there, lined up on the top of her car,
were the four rogue snare drums!
Delighted, Tina drove them back to
Manlius Pebble Hill reflecting on how
the last time those drums had seen the
light of day, was on their trip in
David’s car from The Manlius Campus.
Safe and sound in the Kreitzberg Family
Alumni Lodge, the drums are proudly
displayed for all to admire.
The Presentation of the 2011
DAVID S. BAHNER MEMORIAL AWARD
BY HIS WIFE, SUE BAHNER
For a number of years I have been
privileged to attend this concert, acting
as a link to The Manlius School, as I
present the David S. Bahner memorial
award. My husband was the Director of
Music at Manlius for the fifteen years
prior to the merger with Pebble Hill,
and we lived on the campus.
As you can imagine, I have been able to
share many stories of life at The
Manlius School always hoping to instill
a sense of pride in the music programs
of today at MPH, as the traditions of
music appreciation, striving for excellence, and reminders of the school
motto, “Manners Makyth Man”
continue.
For much of the school year, there were
dress parades on Sundays requiring
cadets to wear their wool dress blue
uniforms replete with shined brass,
white shirts, and instruments cleaned
and tuned. And the drum line was the
focus of attention. The dress drums
were used not only for parades at
School but also other parades. Major
General Ray W. Barker, Superintendent
of Manlius from 1946-1960, commissioned a set of regimental drums from
England, pained to show The Manlius
School Battalion’s phoenix, and the
motto ‘Manners Makyth Man.”
They were rope-tension drums, with
calfskin heads, comprised of four snare
drums, one tenor, and one bass. And as
regimental drums, the bass drummer
got to wear he traditional leopard skin.
The privilege of having the leopard skin
was granted to specific Army regiments,
to signify a regimental honor for
meritorious service.
You might have seen one of these
regimental drum lines with the leopard
skin during coverage of the recent royal
wedding. And the actual leopard skin
from The Manlius School marching
band is permanently on display here at
the Kreitzberg Alumni Lodge, except
tonight.
I brought if for you to see, Joe? (Joe
Colombo, band director, came out on
stage wearing the leopard skin.)
Imagine wearing a wool uniform with
this covering! There is a picture on this
book (holds up Manlius view book.)
You are welcome to look at it after the
program.
Drums need to be tuned…even rope
tension drums. But there is no key for
these drums. Instead ropes were used to
loosen or tighten the drum head. A rope
was strung through the top and bottom
hoops and leather “ear hooks” were
placed at different equal points around
the shell. To show you wheat I am
talking about, I have brought the tenor
drum, so you can more easily understand how the tension was placed on
the drum head. And TENSION is why
I brought these items to show you
tonight.
There is tension everywhere today. For
students that tension can be caused by
fellow students, faculty, friends, parents,
playing in a concert. And the atmosphere created in a school setting can act
like the tuning on these rope tension
drums…providing tightening when
necessary to help the student become
more focused, and fellow students helping to relieve tension when necessary.
That was true at The Manlius School…
and it is true here today at MPH, where
the faculty is always ready to help and
the friendships made last a lifetime.
I hope this walk back through history
focusing on these rope-tension drums
will reinforce for you the benefit of
being part of this School, especially as
musicians. The David S. Bahner
memorial music award was established
to honor a student who has shown
ongoing mastery of an instrument and
a love of music…and who, like all of
us, is being shaped by the rope-tension
world we live in.
This year’s recipient is… Tristan
Spearing ’15.
MPH Band
Director Joe
Colombo,
Tristan
Spearing ’15,
and Sue
Bahner
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Out
Archives:
of the
This edition of “Out of the Archives” is lovingly
dedicated to Fred Benedict ’58A.
FRED BENEDICT
’58A:
MPH Trustee,
Manlius alumnus,
School Archivist...
dear friend
L
ast June, the Manlius Pebble Hill
community lost a dear friend with
the unexpected passing of Fred Benedict
’58A. Fred was a rare man who gave of
himself selflessly, put others at ease,
never asked for anything in return, and
performed countless good works.
From his days as a Manlius cadet, to his
leadership on our Board of Trustees, Fred
touched many lives and inspired those
around him. No one typified our school
motto, “Manners Makyth Man,” better
than Fred Benedict.
Fred had a passion for the history of the
School, especially as it relates to today’s
students. He believed our memorabilia
should be prominently displayed
throughout the campus as a reminder to
students that they are part of a larger
whole. Walking through the school
buildings, one will find evidence of
Fred’s work everywhere.
MPH remains committed to Fred’s vision
and promises to continue his good work.
Our community is stronger for having
known him. MPH is eternally grateful for
his years of service, the many laughs
we’ve shared, and for the legacy that he
left. We miss him dearly.
The split-rail fence that lines our campus along Jamesville Road
has become a physical symbol associated with our School. In
fact, it has even found a spot on our school logo! According to
the November 1964 Pebble Hill School Newsletter, the fence was
first installed as part of the third annual “Bush Day.”
The Origin of
Our Split-Rail Fence
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Pebble Hill Bush Day was a student council organized event in
which the entire student body participated. Decked in old clothes
and armed with picks and shovels, students “attacked the scarred
and barren corners of the campus.” On the November 4, 1964
Bush Day, the Lower School planted bulbs, vines, and shrubs in
beds bordering school buildings. The Middle School planted a
row of sycamore trees behind Bradlee and the Upper School
prepared the area surrounding the athletic fields for seeding and
fertilizing. Their efforts were even featured on the news that
evening.
The culminating project of the day was orchestrated by the
Seniors (Class of 1965). Students installed 430 feet of split-rail
fencing fronting Jamesville Road as their senior gift to the School.
The fence underwent an extensive renovation in the early 1990s,
but the bones of the original fence remain. Many thanks to the
Class of 1965 for leaving such an iconic legacy at our School!
Why ‘Hadley’ Hall?
Ever wonder who the faces were behind the
names of our school buildings? We recently
came across an article on Paul Hadley and
discovered a little bit of history behind the
man for whom Hadley Hall was named.
Paul Hadley attended Manlius from 1913-1916
and was described as a “loyal Old Boy,” for his
service on the Old Boys Executive Committee.
A Syracuse insurance broker, Mr. Hadley was also well known in area
music circles for his French horn playing ability. A musician while at
Manlius, Mr. Hadley enjoyed music throughout his life - even playing
with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Hadley passed away on
July 28, 1949.
Get Organized!
Saturday morning inspections were a “necessary evil” at Manlius.
We recently came across these three organizational charts that were
created to help the cadet prepare for his weekly inspection.
A Typical
Cadet’s Room
A special thank you goes to alumnus to Bob
Oberst ’59B for sharing his room diagram
with the Alumni Office. You may know Bob
as the Old Boy who wears his cadet uniform
each year at the Manlius BBQ. We were all
impressed with his attention to detail and
precise measurements and give him an A+!
How many of you still organize your closets/drawers “Manliusstyle?” Do you fold your socks or make your bed the same way that
you were taught as a cadet? If so, we’d love to see your photos and
will publish them in a future Reflections. Maybe you’ll even earn a
good conduct medal! Email your photos to tmorgan@mph.net.
Photos can also be mailed to the Alumni Office, 5300 Jamesville
Road, DeWitt, NY 13214 and will be returned.
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n Wednesday, December 16,
1942, Manlius School
President, Lieut.-Col. McCarthy
talked to the Manlius Battalion on
the subject of The Manlius School
motto, “Manners Makyth Man.”
Although our School has undergone
many changes since the 1940s, his
words still ring true and provide a
fitting frame for why our School
motto is still applicable to the 21st
century student.
or suffer the penalty. On the other
hand are those personal actions which
are governed not by positive law but
by “Manners” broadly meaning doing
what you should do although you are
not obliged to do it; doing the right
thing on all occasions when there is no
one to make you do it but yourself.
q
“It’s not only what
we do but how we do it
that defines us.”
Gentlemen:
The Manlius School Motto, as you all
know, is “Manners Makyth Man.”
It was originally the motto of William
of Wykehan (1324-1404), the Great
Chancellor of Britain in the 14th
Century.
In discussion with present members of
the battalion, I have found many
interpretations of the motto, and a
general misunderstanding, or rather a
lack of understanding of its meaning.
The words, “Manners Makyth Man”
are emblazoned on the School colors
and therefore it is fundamental that
you know the banner under which you
serve. The meaning of the motto is
simply stated in four words, namely,
“obedience to the unenforceable.”
However, to grasp the full implication
of those four words will require some
serious thought.”
There are two basic principles guiding
human conduct. On the one hand are
those personal acts which are governed
by positive law—laws you must obey
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ALEX FRENCH-LAWYER ’12
q
It covers the whole realm of voluntary
personal action. In fact, its scope is so
large that it may be said to represent
the essential difference between
Dictatorship and Democracy. Under
Dictators, practically all actions of
individuals are governed by positive
and enforceable laws. In our
Democracy, we are today fighting for
the right of freedom of individual
action. The greatness of our nation has
sprung from that freedom, and its real
greatness will in the future be measured by the extent of the “Manners”
of its people – hat is, the extent to
which they give “obedience to the
unenforceable.”
I wish to repeat the request that you
give the subject of “Manners” serious
thought. When you have done do, you
will begin comprehend all the
voluntary actions to which it will
apply; all things which a man should
impose upon himself from good taste
to duty; from those acts of simple good
form and courtesy; to public spirit; to
respect for the rights of others; to
charity and aid to those in distress; to
loyalty; to honor; and to duty.
“Manners” even embraces those acts
of self sacrifice that stand above and
beyond the call of duty. One illustration may give you the conception of
“Manners” in this, its ultimate meaning. In the last war, one of the first
Distinguished Service Crosses to be
awarded was awarded to a Manlius
man – Homer Wheaton. He was with
his squad when a German hand
grenade was thrown amongst them.
Wheaton fell on the hand grenade. He
was blown to bits but the rest of his
men were saved to carry on. No law
made him do this. He gave obedience
to the unenforceable. He had
“Manners.”
The occasion may not come to many
of you to attain “Manners” in this, its
highest sense, but those who achieve
“Manners” in the smaller things
progressively, will assure themselves
of attaining “Manners” in the wider
fields.
I trust that you now know what the
school motto means. Be guided by it
and you will not only be worthy of the
respect of your fellow men but you
will have earned the right to
leadership in the nation.
“Manners Makyth Man” – the school
motto – you may well be proud of it.
It rests within the power of each and
every one of you to live up to it. As
Manlius men, you are expected to
do so.”
Students
Dish about
Manners
Makyth Man
We asked several students
what they think about our
School motto, and here are
their uncensored responses!
From left to right:
Zain Nizam ’13
(seated), Alex FrenchLawyer ’12, Julia
Curtis ’13, Joe Chi ’13,
Tia Tummino ’12, and
Zachary Mitchell ’13
(seated.)
What does our School Motto Mean to You?
It’s not only what we do but how we do it that defines us.
Alex French-Lawyer ’12
I think our School Motto is a basic outline for the type of person that makes
up the MPH community. It means someone who is respectful, responsible,
and follows our honor code. Our motto helps to define us while we are
students, which is very important since we have so much connection with
the outside world before we even enter it (i.e. the internet.)
Tia Tummino ’12
Respect is an important part of our School’s atmosphere. Our motto reminds
us that there are consequences for your actions.
Joe Chi ’13
Is Manners Makyth Man still relevant?
Yes, I think it’s more relevant than ever. Manners Makyth Man is not a
specific rule or code but more of a mindset of the MPH community. It
encompasses respect for your peers, teachers, and environment and is
something that permeates our School.
Tristan Amond ’12
Yes, it is relevant because manners help us to build character and mold us
into good and useful members of society. MPH is really big on respect for
your peers and for yourself.
Adam Feiszli ’12
We have to learn that we are not being respectful for others, but are doing it
for ourselves so we can be better people. Grades aside, the one thing you
should get out of MPH is be a better person and assume responsibility for
your actions. The atmosphere at MPH allows me to be who I am and pushes
me to be as good as I can possible be. I like to call it having “swag” status!
Zain Nizam ’13
It reminds us how to behave because we don’t have someone looking over
our shoulders all the time. Assume responsibility for what we do even when
no one is watching and be responsible for what we do during the day.
Zachary Mitchell ’13
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“Oldest Old Boy” Reflection
In the 1870s, The Civil War had recently ended and the world was a very different place. But despite those
differences, kids were still kids and it’s easy to recognize a bit of Manlius, Pebble Hill, and MPH in
Mr. Stebbin’s recollection of life at St. John’s School in the 1800s. Below is an excerpt from the article
that Mr. Stebbins penned for the School’s 80th anniversary celebration in 1949.
By George Ledyard Stebbins, Class of 1878
T
he records seeming to have
established the fact that I am the
oldest alumnus of The Manlius school,
General Barker has asked me to write an
article for the special edition of the Old
Boys’ Bulletin, celebrating the eightieth
anniversary of the School, giving an
account of life and work and personalities there during my student days.
St. John’s in my day had no military
characteristics, being a small church
school sponsored by the Right Reverend
Frederic Dan Huntington, the first
Bishop of the Diocese of Central New
York. I entered St. John’s School Manlius
in September, 1873 and left at the end of
the fall term in December 1887 it being
decided by my father in consultation
with Dr. Babcock, the Headmaster, that
my elder brother, Henry, should go to
college by as Dr. Babcock said, “George
had better go into business,” with which
decision I heartily agreed.
The picture on the cover of the Fall
Number of the Bulletin of the school and
grounds (shown above) in my time is
accurate in every detail. The west door
shown in the picture was not used by
the boys, but only by visitors on special
occasions. The boys’ entrance was on
the east side with a broad stairway going
up the center, at the top of which an
open gallery led to the doors on each
side. East of the main building was the
gas house, and other out buildings,
made of brick (not shown in the photo.)
East of them was the wooden building
shown in the picture, the north end
being the stable with hay loft above, and
the southern part being the gymnasium.
The boys did not play football where
shown (in the photo) but over on the
south side of the lot, and the trees near
them were apple, one of which bore
particularly good apples that ripened in
September soon after the School opened.
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One day I went to get some apples and
there being no good ones on the ground
I climbed the tree and shook down a
–particularly good bunch. Johnny
Stauton came along just then, grabbed
my apples, and ran for the house. I got
down as quick as I could, grabbed a half
rotten apple from the ground and ran for
him reaching the foot of the entrance
stairs just as he turned to the left on the
gallery. I had no chance to catch him so
let fly and by good luck hit him in the
ear. He got the apples but it was some
gratification to hit him. John later took
orders in the Episcopal Church and did
an outstanding job as missionary to the
head hunting Igoro tribes in the
highlands of the Philippines.
The trees shown on the upper right were
part of what we called the sap bush.
One spring we decided to make maple
sugar, so we got some evaporation
kettles, built a shanty to protect them
from rain, gathered fire wood, and
tapped the trees, but it took a tremendous amount of sap to make a little
syrup, and we never got to the sugaring
off, but ate it when it was thick enough
to crystallize on snow.
The fence shown at the left is the upper
part of the one that divided the school
grounds from Appleton’s vineyard. I
cannot remember whether or not its
construction was the same as shown in
the picture, but I do know that it was
easy to climb. Sometimes it was
necessary to climb it very rapidly. Once a
few of us were over there when Mr.
Appleton’s dog came barking after us,
followed by the gardener, and we put for
the fence that same Johnny Stauton fell
into a freshly dug post hole. There he
was with his head above the ground
terribly frightened for fear the dog would
bit him, but the dog was a gentle animal
with more bark than bite and did him no
harm, while the gardener hauled him out
and let him go with a mild reprimand.
The annual exhibitions were held in
February on March and the girls of
Bishop Huntington’s Keble School in
Syracuse usually attended them.
The School house had the dining room
in the basement, the school rooms on
the first floor, the master’s rooms, and
two dormitories each on the second or
third floors. In the dormitories the
alcoves were divided from each other by
wooden partitions that did not extend up
to the ceiling, and from the central
passageway by curtains making a
terrible temptation after the lights were
out, to run across and bat the boy
opposite over the head with a pillow.
But detection and punishment were
sure, for the master’s room was at the
end of the dormitory.
Now as to the school life. I presume the
item of sports should take first place.
Our school game was football, not the
kind played now by the schools and
colleges, but soccer, played with a round
ball not allowed to be carried, the only
scoring being goals kicked. We played it
every afternoon weather permitting. The
regular number was fifteen on a side,
but in those games the two captains
chose their teams alternately and played
as many as came out, there never being
more than thirty-five boys in the School.
One sport that appealed to me, played
Saturdays, was Hare and Hounds. Three
boys with bags of paper scraps to drop
were “hares” and given fifteen minutes
start and the rest of the students were
“hounds.” We had all day and many
dropped out and returned in straggling
groups. One run was to Cazenovia Lake
then to Chittenango and back via Eagle
Village about twenty miles and I
remember about eight of us, including
the hares of which I was one, rounding
up at Eagle Village in the early afternoon
where we spied a farmhouse with bee
hives in the yard and the housewife
punishment, and forty the
highest, and the boy could
learn ten, recite them and then
tackle the next ten. A good
smart, or rather a boy who had
not been too good, but was in
good practice, could learn a line
a minute. I acquired quite a
little of it, but there was one
That reminds me of Marm
boy who had been in the
Twitchell who used to sell us
school longer than I who was
doughnuts. She lived a little way
reputed to know a thousand
down the road that makes off
lines, an amusing thing
The School as it looked in the 1870s, during George Ledyard
westward from the main
resulted. He left Manlius and
Stebbins’ time at St. John’s School.
highway between the School and
went to St. John’s School, Sing
the village, and leads to the
Sing – Dr. Gibson’s, where they
creek across the bridge of which
boys presided over by William F. Hubdid not have “Paradise Lost” but they
rises the steep hill where we used to
bard could not match that of the older
had Declamations on Saturday morncoast with our bob sleds. Mrs. Twitchell
boys in care of old Dr. Hubbard. I did
ings. A boy selected his piece, learned it
was a dear old soul and I think sold us
my best with a record of twenty. Such
and recited it. This boy was whimsical
doughnuts more because she liked us
things, of course, must have tended to
and gave them poor selections so the
boys than for any pecuniary gain. And
ruin our digestions and shorten our lives
teacher said, “Jack,” (it was Jack
they certainly were good doughnuts. The
but we knew no better. There were no
Ledyard of Cazenovia) “we cannot
Twitchells were pillars of the Church and
dieticians in those days and calories had
accept any more such pieces. Next
sat in the pews that ran parallel with the
not been invented.
Saturday you mush had a good one with
length of the Church, along with the
some length to it.” The next Saturday
For mental entertainment we organized
other first families, Judge Edwards, the
came and the teacher said, “Jack, I hope
Reading Clubs. First the older boys
Appletons and the Van Schaicks, while
you have a good piece.” “I hope so,”
started the Franklin Reading Club and as
the boys sat in the center from pews
said Jack, handed him Milton’s Paradise
some of them were preparing to go into
facing the Chancel.
Lost” book one, and commenced... ’Of
the ministry, they took up Church
man’s first disobedience, etc.’ and went
I had not been in the Church in sixty
History to improve their minds. Then we
on and on, with no signs of stopping so
years when in 1938 while visiting in
younger boys started the Copper Reading
after
about twenty minutes he was told
Cazenovia, and the Church there being
Club and took up Jack Harkaway, the
to sit down.
closed for repairs, my sister suggested
popular boy’s trash at that time, and all
that we drive over to Manlius for the
the members of the Franklin Club
Perhaps this gives the account of life,
Sunday service. Upon entering the
deserted it and joined ours. We did,
work, and personalities, at old St.
Church I found it not one bit changed
however, read Fenmore Cooper’s novels
John’s. I will only add that with the
from the time I last was in it Even the
and enjoyed them having many discustelephones, automobiles, radios, and
dents made in the varnish on the backs
sions as to the merits of the Leather
athletic contests with other schools,
of the front seats by our teeth when we
Stocking Tales versus the Sea Stories.
absent in our day, the boys now have no
knelt to pray were there, but the
doubt have a broader outlook on life
Incidentally, William F. Hubbard was the
Twitchells, the Edwards, Appletons, and
than we had, but perhaps, we relying on
master that I knew and liked best, an
Van Schaicks had vanished. In their
walking for transportation, got closer to
excellent teacher of mathematics, very
stead were two stained class windows,
nature, and I wonder if the cone-shaped
strict but very just with the boys. He
one very artistic and expensive to Henry
wild strawberries that easily come off
was a Civil War veteran, wounded in the
Cruger Van Schaick, the other to the
the hulls still grow in the edge of the
forearm at Chancellorsville. While
Twitchells, not expensive nor particularly
woods near the sap bush, and if the
teaching at the school he was ordained
artistic, but as I looked at it, I spied in
“Little Gully” over past Twitchell’s hill is
into the ministry, married Miss Van
the upper part a number of golden
as beautiful as it used to be.
Schick of Manlius, and later became a
brown doughnuts with holes in the
chaplain in the army and died at the age
In closing, I might note that while I was
middle, just like those Marm Twitchell
of ninety-six.
in the school William S. Andrews, who
used to make. I do not know whether it
became a judge, was the most brilliant
was intentional on the part of the artist
Now we come to the disagreeable part of
scholar. Irving C. Gladwin who because
or just happened, but it is the most
our subject, methods of discipline. If
a valued master in Groton, the most
appropriate memorial window I have
there are punishments today, I presume,
perfect in deportment.
ever seen and I was much touched by it.
being a military school, they are physical
such as extra guard duty, but when I
Well-liked nevertheless, and an ordinary
Now as to indoor sports. Perhaps the
entered St. John’s they were mental. We
run of the mill school boy was
buckwheat cake contests at breakfast
were given lines of Milton’s “Paradise
were the most exciting. Each table vied
Yours truly,
Lost: to learn. They were given in
with the others to see which could eat
George
Ledyard Stebbins
section
of
ten
lines,
ten
being
the
lowest
the most, but our table of the smaller
completing the baking of bread.
We asked her if we could buy
some bread and honey. She was
agreeable and certainly was
good. The women were very nice
about selling us things to eat,
but I noticed that their husbands
were not so enthusiastic.
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THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE:
DR. MANGRAM
STRIKES
BACK
Reprinted from the Fall 2011 Rolling Stone, MPH’s student newspaper.
By Tyler Greco ’12
O
utsiders view him as the loud, big,
blue-blazer wearing and intimidating Model United Nations’ teacher,
but Jeff Mangram, Ph.D. is one complex
and accomplished teacher. Dating back
almost 20 years, Dr. Mangram has won
just about every teaching award that
exists. This list includes (but is certainly
not limited to): the Herald Journal
Teacher of the Year, two-time winner of
the WSTM Teacher of the Week, New
York State Teacher of the Year Semifinalist, and the International Society for
the Social Studies’s Outstanding Faculty
Award. Along the way, Dr. Mangram
has been awarded the Joan Shorenstein
Scholarship to do graduate work at
Harvard University, and he earned his
doctorate from Syracuse University. His
dissertation was titled, “Struggles Over
Meaning: Social Studies Teachers’
Perspectives of Media and Popular
Culture.” Last year he was one of 18
scholars from the United States to travel
to Jerusalem to study at the Yad
Vashem Holocaust Museum.
Beyond the brainpower, the brawn side
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of Dr. Mangram plays a key role in his
identity. He earned a full athletic
scholarship to Syracuse University, and
he played a corner back his first two
years and a strong safety his last three.
Fitness remains an important part of his
life: He runs three times a week and
lifts free weights three days a week.
Local coaches frequently rely on his
wisdom and ability to inspire players.
He’s spoken to S.U.’s football team three
times, at Christian Brothers Academy,
for Auburn’s wrestling team, New
Hartford’s boys’ lacrosse and girl’s
softball teams, and many others around
New York and New Jersey.
Though he creates an intense
environment for M.U.N. team members,
he cares a great deal about the students
and who they are outside of the
classroom. Although the M.U.N. Team
has won hundreds of awards over the
years, Dr. Mangram does not count or
keep track because he fears
complacency. His fellow teachers
admire his commitment. “How can you
not jump as high as he asks given how
high he’s jumping?,” says Fred Montas,
chair of the English Department.
Here, we spend a few minutes with the
mythological M.U.N. teacher.
Rolling Stone: For those outside the
organization, M.U.N. is considered a bit
of a cult. Why do you think people have
this opinion?
Dr. Mangram: We’re focused and
always talking about M.U.N. They can
sense the closeness within the team.
And, by the way, it is not a cult. It’s a
team, a very close-knit, family oriented
team.
Rolling Stone: For those people who
view it as mysterious or exclusive, could
you briefly describe the program?
Dr. Mangram: M.U.N. is designed to
reveal, understand, and then master
character. Our eight pillars of character
are respect, responsibility, perseverance,
honesty, loyalty, trustworthiness,
discipline, and work ethic. Character is
just one of our five C’s – character,
caring, chemistry, commitment, competence. M..U.N. is meant to put the
students under some stress so those
traits are manifested, and it’s on the
student. Again, our goal isn’t to win,
it’s to put ourselves into positions to
win. We can only control the process.
We can’t control the outcomes. They
take care of themselves.
Rolling Stone: What role does the
M.U.N. Team play in the life of the
School?
Dr. Mangram: We are a consistent
exemplar of some, not all, of the ways
we should be. We have this pursuit of
excellence, and it’s not about the
awards, it’s about the process. We’re
not perfect, but we strive for perfection.
R.S.: That’s enough about M.U.N. Let’s
talk about your life outside M.P.H. What
involvement do you have in the Syracuse
community?
Dr. Mangram: Well, I’m a professor at
Syracuse University, and I also work
with about 400 students grades 9
through 12 at Nottingham High School.
being men of color. And, at the same
time, many U.S. citizens believe we are
a colorblind society. I think everyone
should read this book too.
R.S.: We know you’re a big Star Wars
Fan. What Star Wars character are you
most alike and why?
Dr. Mangram: [Long pause] Lord
Vader! He comes across and is at times
forceful, but there’s more to him than
his exterior. He’s powerful, sad, and
lonely, and tried to reconnect with his
loved ones. He is also a realist and has
a great knowledge of the struggle for
power in the universe. [Extended
laugh.]
He may not know how to whisper, but Jeff Mangram,
Ph.D., does know how to create a winning Model United
Nations Team, how to perform the perfect bench press,
and absolutely everything about Star Wars.
The goal is to get kids ready for college,
and it’s very important.
R.S.: Outside of M.U.N., what are you
passionate about?
Dr. Mangram: Understanding great
coaching and teaching and studying the
best coaches and educators. I also have
learned the importance of friendships,
and I focus on building those and
maintaining close friendships.
Furthermore, I like to read and write to
bring a balance to my life.
R.S.: What are you reading now?
Dr. Mangram: I recently read two books
that I would recommend. Inside Out
Coaching: How Sports Can Transform
Lives by Joe Ehrmann and The New
Jim Crow — Mass Incarceration in the
Age of Colorblindness by Michelle
Alexander. Inside Out Coaching argues
that coaches and sports allows an
opportunity for adults to touch young
people’s lives in a way that few social
relationships can, and Ehrmann argues
that coaches must first master
themselves through deep introspective
work that translate to a more nurturing
and emotionally aware person whose
sole person is to assist young men and
women in developing their capacity to
be better human beings through the
development of their character. I think
every adult should read this book. The
other book, Mass Incarceration, argues
that the new strategy to disenfranchise
people of color, particularly African
Americans, is through the criminal
justice system, where if you receive a
felony, the state and society can, once
again, legally discriminate against you
because you cannot vote, serve on a
jury, find a job or housing. There are
two million people incarcerated
currently in the U.S. with 1 million
R.S. In addition to Star Wars, you’re
also pretty passionate about the Florida
Gators. What’s so great about the
Gators?
Dr. Mangram: I was a big fan of the
former head coach, Urban Meyers. He
believed in toughness, commitment,
passion, love for teammate and a
cerebral understanding of the game that
I love. Also, as a boy growing up in
Brunswick, Georgia, the Florida Gators
were the nearest big-time college
football power to me in terms of
location. As an 11th grader, I was
invited to their football camp and was
impressed with everything about them.
I love the new coach, Will Muschamp
and will continue to root for the
GATORS!
R.S.: What is your favorite thing about
M.P.H.?
Dr. Mangram: The students. I love
watching them grow. I love to
challenge my students, but to also be
there to help them. What’s really
interesting is the relationship between
student and teacher. As much as I
teach my students, I learn a lot from
them as well. A lot of my closest
friends also work at M.P.H. and that
means a lot to me.
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Student STEM
Experiences Could
Grow into Careers
M
anlius Pebble Hill
Freshmen recently
encountered some very cool
and innovative things happening
in the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and
mathematics — known
collectively as the STEM
disciplines.
They took part last fall in the first MPH
STEM Fair, an opportunity to engage in
discussions with five local professionals whose jobs employ STEM every
day.
One of those professionals was Michael
Romandetti. The senior physical
therapist at Upstate Medical University
talked with students about how robots
are being used in physical therapy and
rehabilitation, even, for example in reteaching brain-injured people to walk.
Another was Tom Parks, co-inventor of
the MagneLink Magnetic Communication System (and an MPH parent), who
explained how that technology is used
in communicating via text and voice
messages with coal miners as much as
1,000 feet underground.
Why a STEM Fair? Science Department
Chair Sue Foster said the hope was to
introduce students to some of the
exciting, novel ways in which STEM is
being used locally to solve real-life
problems – and inspire them to think
about STEM careers they might not
otherwise have considered.
Fewer Americans are said to be
entering occupations focused on the
STEM disciplines and the national
conversation generally puts education
at the root of the problem. There is
growing national concern that the U.S.
is lagging woefully in STEM education.
Darrell West, director of the Brookings
Institution’s Center for Technology
Innovation, said just this past
September, “Science, technology,
engineering and math are crucial for
America’s future. Much of our past
prosperity has rested on innovation
and creativity in the STEM fields. It’s
hard to imagine our economy or our
national security without science and
technology. Yet despite the importance
of this area, we have a crisis.”
He pointed to the need for more
Americans to pursue advanced degrees
in STEM subjects and urged that
teachers find ways to better “convey
Take two Second Graders, add minimarshmallows and toothpicks, and you
get – an engineering team!
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the excitement of scientific discovery to
young people.”
That’s just what MPH teachers in all
divisions are doing.
For the second consecutive year, Lower
School teachers Kathy Lester and Mary
Jo DiMento recently called on
engineers at Lockheed Martin to give
Second Graders a hands-on introduction to engineering. Visiting their
classrooms, the engineers asked
students to work in small groups to
build a weight-bearing structure using
only a pile of toothpicks and a handful
of mini-marshmallows. By actually
engaging in the engineering project,
the seven-year-olds discovered what
real-life engineers do. They learned,
for instance, that engineers work
together in teams, that they consider
all the information they have before
beginning a project and carefully
follow directions, and that they are
rarely successful the first time they try
something – they have to be persistent!
In December, all 128 MPH Middle
School students took part in an
engineering project of another kind.
They participated in a LEGO® robotics
workshop in which they were asked to
follow prescribed instructions to
assemble a robotic LEGO® vehicle
powered by a battery pack. When they
Students follow detailed (but flawed) instructions to construct their robotic vehicle.
later raced their vehicles in the hallway, students discovered (through
vehicle vibration, erratic motion,
unexpected stops and numerous severe
crashes) that imbedded in the instructions was a design flaw. Students then
had to diagnose the problem in order
to make modifications to their robotic
cars and retest them.
Facilitators from the organization All
About Learning tied the classroom
experience to real-world automotive
engineering, discussing the impact of
design elements like weight, aerodynamics, and horsepower – driving
home the message that there are
incredibly interesting careers in
science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics.
Upper School faculty members, too,
continually look for ways to interest
students in pursuing STEM studies in
college and in their eventual careers.
They have arranged for guest speakers,
facilities tours and student discussions
with scientists, researchers and experts
at INFICON, Syracuse Research Corp.,
Novelis, and other STEM-related
organizations.
Science teacher Matt Vural says he and
his fellow teachers consciously take
advantage of “the wealth of local,
world-class institutions to expose
students in our math and science
courses to some of the real world
applications of the material they have
been studying in the classroom.”
If STEM education is in general
withering on the vine in U.S. schools,
at MPH there is a real commitment to
grow student interest in fields reliant
on science, technology, engineering,
and math.
Classmates watch as one student takes his team’s LEGO® car for a test run.
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alumni events
M
anlius Pebble Hill had a record number of alumni events this year. Many thanks to all the alumni
who played host and hostess and to other alumni who took time out of their busy schedules to
spend the time to reconnect. We look forward to another “record-setting” year of involvement with the
world’s greatest alumni!
Larry and Jayne (Rubenstein) Charlamb ’87 hosted
a Commencement Brunch on June 5, 2011 for the
classes of 1984 – 1989 in honor of commencement
speaker, Adam Fratto ’86
Alumni
Weekend 2011
Verbeck
Service
Commencement
Brunch
Jamie Hoare ’87, Greg Ross ’88, Josh Wells ’89, Maureen Anderson,
alumni director, Donna Meehan, mathematics chair, Karen
Schneider’86, Don Ridall, athletic director, Christina and Adam Fratto
’86, Jayne Rubenstein Charlamb ’87, Joe Kolinski ’86, Jo Ann Davis,
former faculty, Christine Woodcock Dettor ’88
Re. Suzi Harriff, Rev. Guido F. Verbeck III, Alex Verbeck ’12 and
Mary Pomeroy
The Verbeck gravesite at The Manlius Campus
Max and Jayne Charlamb ’87, Joe Kolinski ’86, Karin Schneider ’86,
Don Ridall and Adam Fratto ’86
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alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
Reunion
Brunch
1
2
4
3
1. Manlius 50th Reunion: Scott Makin ’61B, Elgin
“Skip” Sink ’61A, Don Jahn ’61HQ, Dave Rosso
’61HQ, Gary Sisson ’61C, Donaldo Hart ’61HQ,
Jock Hengst ’61A, Nick Verro ’61B, John Covino
’61B, Phil Erickson ’61C and Paul Johnson ’61A
2. Manlius 45th Reunion: Tom Brandon ’66B,
Had Fuller ’66A, Karl Stewart ’66C, Steve
Burchesky ’66C, Pete Vandesloot ’66A and
David Horton ’66C
3. Pebble Hill 50th Reunion: Dick Sargent ’61, Carl
Cheney ’61, Dave Pfeifer ’61, Chuck Mancabelli
’61, George Phelps ’61 and Dick Doust ’61
4. MPH Class of 2001 10th reunion: Quinn Shamlian
’01, Christian Davies ’01, Amy Bishop Warner ’01,
Jason Autore ’01 and Edward Doherty ’01
5
6
5. Manlius 55th and 60th Reunion: Avery Sinclair
’56HQ, Pete Manouse ’56A and Marshall Brenner
’51C
6. Pebble Hill 55th Reunion Sandy Abbott ’56
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alumni events • alumni events • alumni events •
2
3
1
The
Luau
4
5
1. Had Fuller ’66A, Claire Myers-Usiatynski ’72 and Kem Branin ’56
6
4. Tom Denton, former faculty, Marna Suarez Redding ’96 and
Earl Redding
2. Ed Nathan ’61HQ, Jock Hengst ’61A, Nick Verro ’61B and
Don Jahn ’61HQ
5. Nick Verro ’61C with his band “Axis” played at the Luau
3. Mo Seraji ’08 and Elizabeth Sutphen ’08
6. Bob Byles ’65HQ, Steve Burchesky ’66C and Don Byles ’66HQ
1
2
The
Manlius
BBQ
1. Paul Silverstein ’67B, Tom Potter ’67B, Mark McDade ’67B,
Lloyd Osgood ’67Hq, Charlie Petrolawicz ’67HQ,
John Ellis ’67Hq, Chris Ellis ’68HQ and Bob Pratt ’67HQ
2. John Covino ’61B, Donaldo Hart ’61HQ, Dave Rosso ’61HQ,
Gary Sisson ’61C, Phil Pond ’61C, Don Jahn ’61HQ,
Scott Makin ’61B, Pablo Pick ’61C, Elgin “Skip” Sink ’61A,
Norm Mordue ’61A and Ed Nathan ’61HQ
3
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3. Bob Oberst ’59B and Mike Moran ’66HQ
• alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
The
Pebble Hill
Dinner
Russ Andrews ’64 and R.B. Lewis ’45
Dick Doust ’61, George Phelps ’61 Dave Pfeifer ’61,
Chuck Mancabelli ’61, and Steve Johnson ’62
70’s
Party
1. Elizabeth Pickett O’Sullivan
’76, Gary Hawkins ’76,
Heather Hagadorn Hawkins
’76, Paul Shanahan ’76,
Nick Dryansky ’76 and
Cindy Palmer Davis ’76
2. Gioia Gensini ’73 and
Katherine MacBeth Clark ’73
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2
Bill Stone ’55,
Jack Branin ’54,
Kem Branin ’56 and
Peter Manolakos
Class of
1996 15th
Reunion
Jennifer Hall ’96, Kenji Ransom ’96, Marna Suarez Redding ’96,
Matt Ferro ’96, Ben Holstein ’96, Mike Harriff ’96,
Sara Lewis Temes ’96, Pam Connor Egan ’96,
Kathryn Clark Dearborn ’96 and Mandy Kavanagh ’96
Golf
at Green
Lakes
Nat Reidel ’65, Dick Doust ’61 and
Chip Lewis ’79
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alumni events • alumni events • alumni events •
Regional Events
Florida
Reunions
2
1
1. At the Villages, Fla. on March 12, 2011 were Jack Wells ’60B,
Bruce Badger ’53A, Gerry Hofschneider ’62C, Bob Tallgren ’54B,
Elwood Obrig ’59A, Bob Pierson ’50B, Sandy Abbott ’56PH and
Kem Branin ’56PH.
2. As guests of Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C at the Bay Colony Golf
Club, March 13, 2011 were: Harold Dowell ’47HQ, Ted Shiro ’47A,
Dan Mezzalingua ’56C, Andy Craig ’50C, Jack Wells ’60B, John
Ramsey ’59A, Chuck Hoyt ’44A, Bob Fearon ’45C and Tony Arce ’53B.
3. At the home of Tacie and Roland Anderson ’66B, Vero Beach, Fla.
were: John Hart ’51B and his wife Betty Jean, Eric Brodie ’01,
Jack Wells ’60B, Tacie and Roland Anderson ’66B, “Buckley” golden
retriever, Ann and John Howard ’53HQ.
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Scotsdale,
Arizona
Reunion
Pinehurst,
NC
Reunion
Aimee and Jay Galvin ’67HQ invited alumni to join
them poolside at their home for dinner on April 7, 2011.
Alumni attending were: Col. Gerry and Helga Morse,
Russ Parker ’60C, Fred Laver ’44B, Ernest Bockli ’48C,
Ed Nathan ’61HQ, Lucy Tickner Couleur ’47 GoodyearBurlingame, Jeff Williams’68C, Jim Morehouse ’64C,
Jessica Rudnicki ’81, Jay Galvin ’67Hq, Philip Demere
’50C and Jim Calucchia ’67A. Missing Tom Rhoades
’59A.
Jack Wells ’60B, Bill Grahling ’52A, Bob Knapp
’61 Pebble Hill, Arlene Knapp, Carl Gibbs ’69C,
Peter Manolakos, MPH Board of Trustees and
Don Berger, former faculty.
Aimee Galvin, Jim Morehouse ’64C
and Col. Gerry Morse.
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• alumni events • alumni events • alumni events
1. Andrea Danial, Tracy
Frank, interim head of
school, Richard Young
’75 and a guest,
Joel ’94 and Rebecca
Warburton, Scott,
Eyden, Nogah
Sherman Marshall ’92
and John Danial
Philadelphia
Reunion
1
2
2. Andrea Danial, former
head of lower school
and Ray Nelson,
former headmaster of
MPH (1977 – 1981)
Rochester
Reunions
1
Washington,
DC Reunion
Happy Hour at Tapas were: Josh Gruenberg ’04, Andrew
(guest), Mo Seraji ’08, Kelly Rose, associate director of
development and Abby Grossman ’08
2
1. For lunch at Grevey’s were: Manoutcher Senehi ’62 PH,
Sharon and Emmett Greenleaf ’53HQ, Maureen
Anderson, alumni director, and Bob Pratt ’67HQ.
2. At The Front Page: Aakif Ahmad ’92, Bob Pratt ’67HQ,
Joe Kolinski ’86, Steve Keller ’69A, and Jeff Gullo ’04.
Missing from photo: Alex Bearman ’98, Beverly Keller,
Manouchter Senehi ’62PH, Cynthia Jachles ’72, Annie
and Stefan Reisinger ’95.
Attending the Rochester reunion lunch on November 17, 2011 were: Tracy Frank, interim
head of school, Steve and Tiffany Von Deak ’01, Beth Warren, Stan Wright ’54C, David
Gwynn ’60A, George Clune ’43C, Jim Inglis ’59B, Guy Ward ’62B and Pete Schwarz ’43C
missing from the photo were: Len Simon ’49C, Dick Olney’50C, Larry Adams ’59A, Scott
Makin ’61B and Kent Schneider ’68A.
Holiday
Gathering
2011
Holiday Gathering 2011
Over 70 alumni, plus their guests, gathered at PJ’s Pub & Grill on
December 27, 2011.
A special thank you to Alumni Association board member Allie
Theis ’04 who helped with this event and to all those alumni who
invited their friends to attend on their mobile devices!
Ben Bragdon ’02,
Matt’s cousin and
Matt Thomas ’01
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A Letter
FroM oUr CLAMBAKE CHAIr
2012
February 1, 2012
Dear Alumni:
“Clambake time is here again,
Give a hug to someone dear again,
them,
Say a toast and then we’ll cheer with
Clambake time is here again!!”
Here Again”)
(To: the tune of “Happy Days Are
his shadow this
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of winter, there are
year, but even with six more weeks
m up enough for us
still 12 weeks for the weather to war
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through another year, say a prayer
ories to keep us
missing, and make some new mem
going until we meet again.
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with events to brin
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ways, mixing some new with the
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hold dear. We will have the oppo
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for our School, and
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a wonderful chance to see
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to hear the
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weekend of June 8-10, 2012.
my many friends,
I look forward to seeing all of you,
.
ones
new
and hope to make some
Best always,
Claire
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P.S. I want to
give you all a
heads-up
about me
because I
might just
look a little
different
when we see
each other in
June. I was
diagnosed
with breast
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cancer in
three School flags.
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that’s why
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this past week.
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morning, so watch out!!
Reunion
Pen Pals
PRoject:
Students and Alumni
Compare Notes
F
or the past several years, members of our Third
and Fourth Grade classes have been spending time
learning about the history of our School. They visit the
Kreitzberg Family Alumni Lodge and hear stories from
Manlius and Pebble Hill alumni about what student life
was like 50 years ago.
Students finish this unit by composing letters to all members of
the 50th reunion class and eagerly await responses from their
new “friends.” This interactive experience culminates with a
Reunion Pen Pal Reception that takes place during Clambake
Weekend. Students and alumni exchange stories while on a
student-led tour of the DeWitt campus.
Students eagerly wait their turn to ask questions about our
School’s history, as they prepare to write their 1962 pen pals.
Maxx Rhody ’20 models the Manlius uniform for
his class as part of alumnus John Ellis ’67 HQ
school histroy lesson.
Donald Hart ’61HQ visits with pen pal Logan Mimaroglu ’19 during the 2011
Student-Alumni Pen Pal Reception.
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Tree of
Life Society
D
id you know that the vast
majority of the buildings on our
campus pre-date the birth of all our
students? Now, think back to your
days at Manlius, Pebble Hill, or
MPH… you could have claimed the
same about your classroom buildings.
While your tuition helped cover
operating costs, it didn’t build the
classrooms/gym/fields/etc. that you
enjoyed. Who were the people
responsible for building your School
experience?
There are stories behind every
Manlius campus and DeWitt campus
classroom. Stories behind each
scholarship fund and endowed faculty
chair. Stories about people who chose
to invest in your education.
The names listed here all have a story
behind them and a special reason they
have honored our School with a
legacy gift.
Won’t you consider adding your story?
For information on how to
“painlessly” include MPH in your
estate plans, please contact Tina
Morgan, director of development, at
315/446-2452, ext. 124 or
tmorgan@mph.net
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2012
Anonymous
Kathy and Mark Adelson
(iho Virginia Satterfield)
Michael P. Alford ’63
Mary Ellen M. Andrews
Phillip M. Andrews ’99
Russ Andrews ’64
Lydia P. Arnold
Wheeler Carr Bachman *
Baxter F. Ball *
Mr. Edward Barber *
Elisabeth Barker ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barter
Daniel S. Baum ’65
Charles W. Beach
Frederick B. Benedict ’58A *
Hugh I. Biele ’60HQ
Bill Bisgrove *
Donald Blair and Nancy Dock
Col. John M. Brooks (Ret.) ’39C
Eugene Chappell
Paul Clark ’52B
George Clune ’43C
Robert J. Costa ’53B
Virginia “Jake” and Andy Craig ’50C
Doug Craig ’89
Peg Cram *
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Cryan ’59HQ
Jim and Ceme Curley
Patrick Danial ’98
Mr. and Mrs. James Dawley *
Mr. and Mrs. Les Deming ’46A
Tom Denton ’65
Richard and Therese Driscoll
Anna Dodge *
Anne and John Endries
Edward W. Foley, Jr. ’28 *
Friedman/Heavenrich Family
Karl Gates ’77
John Gibson *
Stuart R. Grossman ’56
Tom and Penny Gunerman
Bob and Jan Hampton
Honorable and Mrs. Stewart F.
Hancock, Jr. ’40
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hastings, Jr. ’40
Martha L. Heer *
Jennifer Hicks
Charlotte and Alexander Holstein
Gloria Hooper-Rasberry
Tami and Gary Huested ’63B
Dan S. Jonas and Alexandra C.
Epsilanty
Laura and Ed Jordan
Walter Keating ’48B *
Elspeth and George Kerr ’51B *
Dr. and Mrs. David Kunz
Laura Lavine ’73
Bill and Sue Leahey
Elizabeth and Reginald Lenna ’32B *
Mary (Rugh) Lerner –
in memory of J. T. Rugh, Jr.
Gelene and Robert B. Lewis ’45
Susan and Peter Manolakos
William M. Marcussen ’43B
John F. Marsellus ’32 *
George McCrillis *
Edward W. McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall Melvin III ’74
Kathy and Dan Mezzalingua ’56C
Lynn F. and Robert I. Miller
Melissa and Stephen Montgomery
Tina and Shawn Morgan
Claire A. Myers-Usiatynski ’72
A. Boyd Pixley 1908HQ*
Susan Platner ’66
William and Carol Porter
Robert H. Reakirt *
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rhoades ’59A
Seymour Roth *
Kathy Ruscitto
Virginia P. Satterfield
Elizabeth W. Shake
James C. Shake
Jason and Donna (Blount) Sherr ’89
Maryon Simmons *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simonton ’50
Elwyn L. Smith, Jr. ’37 *
Robert Smutny*
Jon Statler ’68A
William V. Stone, Jr. ’55
Jamie Sutphen
Sara (Lewis) Temes ’96 and
David Temes ’97
Robert J. Theis, Jr. ’67B
Terry Turnipseed
George and MJ Urist
Pamela Marie Usiatynski ’05
Rielly (Andrews) Vlassis ’97
Estate of Carolyn W. and
Guido Verbeck, Jr. ’32E *
Charles Verbeck ’48C *
Kathy and Jon Verbeck
Claudie and Jack Wells ’60B
Orrin B. Werntz ’21C *
Dorothy Witherill *
Elaine S. and Richard J. Zerveck ’37B
Nancy and Brahim Zogby
*deceased
Manlius Trustee
Buys into MPH’s Future
By: Tina Morgan, Director of Development
In fact the School Mr. Lenna “inherited” as a board member, was facing an
unprecedented financial and identity
crisis. An aging physical plant, lack of
endowment, declining enrollment, and
anti-military sentiment were just a few
of the challenges facing the Manlius
board of the 1960s.
So why did he take on those challenges?
In 1960, Reginald Lenna ’32B (on left)
received the Old Boy of the Year award
from Old Boy Association President W.H.
Spector ’39A.
L
ast fall, the School received word
that it was named a beneficiary in
the estate of Manlius alumnus and
former trustee, Reginald Lenna ’32B
(pronounced Le-Nay.) Prior to “Reg’s”
passing over ten years ago, he set up a
trust for his wife where upon her
death, 20% of the remainder would be
given to MPH. When Mrs. Lenna died
in 2011, the School was contacted
about the bequest.
This was a great surprise to all of us at
the School, as none of our current
administration had met Mr. Lenna. In
addition to our deep gratitude, we also
experienced a deep curiosity about Mr.
Lenna. Looking through Mr. Lenna’s
Manlius student and trustee records,
we started to get a glimpse of the man
whose generosity will deeply benefit
our School.
When Reginald Lenna ’32B joined the
Manlius board in 1960s the School
looked very different from the one that
he attended as a cadet. Among the big
changes, there was no longer a
“Verbeck” as superintendent, and the
Dodge Gymnasium and Verbeck Hall
had been replaced by the Barber gym
and former hall.
Maybe it was because of the English 4
course he took at Manlius? According
to a letter he later wrote to Manlius,
“Since taking English 4, I have taken
Freshmen and Sophomore English here
at Cornell, and neither course has
yielded anything near to the amount of
material I gained at Manlius.”
Or perhaps it was because completing
German 2 at Manlius put him far ahead
the students in third-year college
German? Or maybe because the
Manlius physics class enabled him to
“fulfill the science requirement for my
diploma here with almost no effort.”
Mr. Lenna describes his admiration
Manlius academics this way, “not only
are its present methods good, but the
school is obviously progressive and
anxious to improve them.”
In fact throughout Mr. Lenna’s files, the
common theme of his love for Manlius
centers around its academics. He
recognized that the accoutrements of
Manlius (military, boarding, single-sex)
were window dressings for its deeper
purpose… to provide an exceptional
academic environment and instill a lifelong love of learning in its students.
It was this deep appreciation for
Manlius that led Mr. Lenna to share
Leigh University’s report from its “CoEd Study Committee” when the
Manlius trustees starting looking at
admitting girls in the late 1960s. Mr.
Lenna was present at the board
meeting when the executive board
presented their unanimous vote to turn
Manlius into a co-educational school.
He was also a member of the board
that voted to merge with Pebble Hill as
a final attempt to preserve the academic traditions of Manlius. And Mr.
Lenna was one of the signatures on the
first charter for Manlius Pebble Hill
School.
I can only imagine that his decision to
give Manlius new hope by merging
with Pebble Hill came with mixed
emotions, but I feel comfortable
speculating that it was done with the
best of intentions. I am thankful that
men and women involved in the
merger had the vision to see that the
common heart of Manlius and Pebble
Hill was commitment to education…
and that heart, grew into Manlius
Pebble Hill.
Mr. Lenna’s gift of almost a quarter of a
million dollars is one of the largest
single gifts MPH has received. And it
couldn’t have come at a better time.
Given without a restriction, our board
of trustees will decide what the gift will
be used for, after a careful analysis of
the School’s most-pressing needs. From
the generosity of a former trustee to the
diligent hands of current trustees, Mr.
Lenna’s faith in MPH has inspired our
entire community.
“Reggie”
Lenna during
his days as a
Manlius
cadet.
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Alumni
Snapshots
from the
online MPH
News Digest
D
id you know that you can receive
up-to-the-minute MPH news by
subscribing to our online News Digest?
It’s not only for MPH parents and
students, but often features alumni
accomplishments. The following tidbits
were taken from the online News
Digest. Sign up today at www.mph.net,
click on “news” and follow the prompts
to receive notifications.
Rachel Friedman ’99 of Hoboken, N.J.
The author of a recently published
book billed as part travelogue and part
coming-of-age memoir, Rachel returned
to MPH last spring to share with
current students her perspectives on
writing and being published.
Rachel met with students in Fred
Montas’ AP language class and with
other interested students, answering
questions and reading excerpts from
her debut book, “The Good Girl’s
Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of
Three Continents, Two Friends, and
One Unexpected Adventure.”
Asked why, for her first book, she
chose to write a memoir rather than a
piece of fiction, Rachel said she finds it
“fascinating to find the story in
everyday experiences.” The “limitlessness” that fiction affords can be
thrilling to some authors and daunting
Rachel Friedman (center) with English
Department Chair Fred Montas and Pat
Bentley Hoke, her former English teacher.
Rachel thanks Ms. Bentley Hoke and former
MPH teacher Mrs. Diane Cook in her acknowledgmentsin her first published book.
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to others, she said, explaining that she
likes the framework a memoir provides,
a series of events around which a story
is constructed. Still, she doesn’t
consider the memoir pure nonfiction: “I
think of it as creative nonfiction. It’s a
narrative art that entails observation,
analysis, and reflection.”
With one book already in bookstores,
Rachel is now working on a second.
“It’s about my grandfather’s journey
from Eastern Europe to The Bronx,”
she told us, “about intermarriage and
identity and what we owe our past.”
Elizabeth Stoner ’04 of Miami, Fla.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has awarded a highly coveted
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grant
to Elizabeth Stoner.
Now a Ph.D. candidate at Florida
International University in Miami,
Betsy will receive $126,000 over three
years to continue her research project
on jellyfish.
The Science to Achieve Results program
funds research and graduate
fellowships in environmental science
and engineering. Betsy is researching
the impact of human-derived nutrients
and other human-derived stressors in
spurring blooms of benthic jellyfish,
which can have detrimental effects on
sea grass habitats.
Stephanie Appleby ’07 of Syracuse,
N.Y. A 2011 graduate of Syracuse
University, Stephanie is one of the four
founders of Helios, a student-run
business that won the New York State
Business Plan Competition – and
$70,000!
Stephanie, who studied communications design at Syracuse University,
partnered with a biomedical engineering graduate student, a doctoral
candidate in chemical engineering, and
an industrial design student to develop
the start-up company. Helios has developed a faster, more economical method
of sterilizing medical instruments. It
uses ultraviolet light in contrast to the
typical sterilization method, which
employs water and heat.
In statewide competition with 23 other
student-developed businesses, Helios’
use of health care technology won both
the grand prize and the health care
track prize in the Business Plan Competition. Part of the prize money was
awarded to cover the costs of obtaining
a patent and incorporating. Stephanie,
who is responsible for creating packaging, business proposals, and marketing
materials, said Helios will focus on
marketing initially to dental offices.
Dan Blanck ’09, Nick Frenay ’09, and
Noah Kellman ’09. In its June 2011
issue, Downbeat magazine recognized
these three MPH graduates as recipients
of its prestigious 2011 Student Music
Awards.
All previous Downbeat award winners
while at MPH, they won for outstanding performance as undergraduate
college students. Dan won for both
outstanding engineered live recording
and studio recording. Nick received
two individual awards – one for jazz
arrangement and for outstanding
performance on trumpet. Nick and
Noah were both members of the prior
year’s Brubeck Institute Fantasy Five
jazz combo, which won the
undergraduate college jazz combo
category. Noah was also profiled
recently as “one of the best young
pianists in the country” in “Salt,” a
local iPad magazine devoted to music,
arts, and culture in the Syracuse area.
Soo Hyun (Jamie) Jo ’11 of GyungGido, South Korea. A scientific research
journal will publish a paper by 2011
MPH graduate Jamie Jo. The paper,
“Testing gene function in head
formation using transgenic RNAi,” will
be published in the 2011 annual issue
of “Drosophila Information Service.”
The publication is devoted to disseminating information on the insect
Drosophila, one of the organisms
researchers most often select for studies
in genetics, developmental biology, and
evolution. Drosophila melanogaster is
more commonly known as the fruit fly.
Jamie’s paper was based on research
performed for the intensive, lab-based
Molecular Genetics course introduced
by MPH last year. Taught by Beth
Krauss and Dr. Francesca Pignoni,
associate professor of ophthalmology at
SUNY Upstate Medical University, the
course is primarily for students who
have completed or are currently
enrolled in AP Biology. Eight Upper
School students are enrolled this year
in Molecular Genetics.
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THE MANLIUS SCHOOL
reunion as does Pete Schwarz ’43C. He
thoroughly enjoys his annual lunch
with Paul Shanahan ’76.
David Fairchild ’43HQ of Eastchester,
N.Y., still teaches voice in his New York
City studio.
Bill
Kilpatrick
’43A of
Cape Coral,
Fla. “As of
this past
October the
University of
Nebraska
Press
officially
released my
new book “Brassies, Mashies, & Bootleg Scotch.”
If you Google that title, the popup
menu will be headed by Amazon’s
pitch for the book, including several
what to me are gratifying reviews and
summaries from which you can distill
whatever information you think
appropriate for Reflections. The book
seems to be selling reasonably well,
at least among golfers at whom it’s
aimed. Best wishes to my class.” Bill.
John “Jack” Jouett ’39C of Lake
Oswego, Ore., attained the age of 90 on
March 8. He says he is as well as a
nonagenarian can be despite an aging
heart & need for a walker. While he
says his short term memory is sometimes lacking, his mind is as nimble as
ever. He enjoys the company of his
canine companion, Max, his family &
friends at The Stafford in Lake Oswego.
He recently finished the memoirs of his
life’s adventure.
Reg (Buck) Ballantyne ’41HQ of
Westbury, N.Y. “My wife Connie and
I celebrated our 68th anniversary in
2010. I always continue to appreciate
what Manlius taught me both through
World War II, my business career and
life. Keep up the good work. I am so
grateful that Manlius was able to merge
with Pebble Hill to continue a great
tradition.”
2011 and is glad to report he feels
great!
Joe Ferreira ’46A of Falmouth, Mass.,
wrote: “Married 62 years to the same
woman, father of three, grandfather of
eight. Three degrees from Syracuse
University (A.B. English Lit, M.A.
Education, Ph.D. Sociology). Professor
of Educational Administration at
Syracuse University and Boston University, School Superintendent for four
schools in three states, retired and
living happily on Cape Cod. I appreciate your attempt to stay in touch. I
don’t know if I can make the reunion
in June, but I’ll try to work it out.”
Pete deLisser ’47HQ of Piermont, N.Y.
writes: “Exciting news, my second
book will be published by February
1.”Courageous Conversations, At Work
At Home.” My first book was, “Be Your
Own Executive Coach: Master High
Impact Communications Skills.”
I will welcome your comments.”
Harold R. Dowell ’47 HQ of Naples,
Fla. writes: “I attended The Manlius
School beginning the fall of 1945 and
graduated in 1947. I was a member of
the varsity football squad in ’45 and
’46 and HQ Co. and the Varsity “M”
Club. PS – while at school, my nickname was “Ig”, short for Igor. I also
played the cornet in the band and
intramural basketball and took my turn
as a bugler.”
Peter Ault ’48B of Wayne, Maine,
writes: “We had a pretty wild winter
2010/2011 here in Maine, but nothing
compared to the reports of Syracuse
and snow!”
Admiral Bob McClinton ’43A and Gunvor
McClinton in 2011 at the Sequim Bay Yacht
Club’s annual Commodore’s Ball.
Paul Spenadel ’42C of Bayside, N.Y. is
in good health and still working part
time teaching dentistry at the Jamaica
Hospital..
Bill McClinton ’43A of Sequim, Wash.,
writes: “We were the Commodore and
First Mate in 1994. In 2011 our Yacht
Club raised $22,835.10 for Hospice:
INTREPID raised $6,885 of that. We
were fortunate in winning all three
races and the Fred Tidyman Trophy.
Joshua, our tenth great-grandchild,
arrived in sound health August 2011 in
Berryville, Va. All’s well there and
elsewhere in our family for which
Gunvor and I are most thankful.”
George Clune ’43C of Henrietta, N.Y.
always participates in the Rochester
Leland Little ’44HQ of Alpharetta, Ga.,
celebrated his 85th birthday in April
Ernest Bockli ’48C of Mesa, Ariz.,
continues to enjoy life with Marge.
They had many visits with their
families throughout the year. They
travelled through the Dakotas and
Nebraska to Denver and also to Iowa
for weddings. They live in Argyle,
Minn. in the summer.
Alfred Lee ’51C of Southern Pines,
N.C., has been retired from Unilever
since 1999. He is currently living at St
Joseph’s retirement community in
Southern Pines with his wife Marie.
They have four sons, one daughter and
seven grandchildren.
Bruce Badger ’53A of Greene, N.Y. “I
was in Greene N.Y. for the holidays and
back to Florida next Tuesday until May.
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Love the Florida reunions; hope to see
more of you at these events!”
who can attend the MPH reunion.
Beyond that, I am doing well with no
complaints except being constantly
mistaken for Brad Pitt. My wife Karen
is tired of it, too. Since my handwriting
is so bad, no one seems to notice that
it is not Brad’s autograph. But our dog
knows who I am, so I break even in the
end. And our 17-month-old
granddaughter in Seattle recognizes me,
too. Who could ask for more?”
Emmett Greenleaf ’53HQ of Fairfax,
Va., writes: “Sharon & I enjoyed the
Washington reunion. On our return
from Florida at the end of December
we stopped in Scotsmoor for a brief
chat with Cathy and Bill Goff ’59B
which turned into supper. Then Bill
loaded us up with some interesting
citrus grown basically in his backyard.”
Jack Howard ’53HQ of Sherburne,
N.Y., lives in Fort Pierce during the
winter months, enjoying the golf.
Jack sees Dick Upton often. Jack and
his wife attended the Vero Beach
reunion at Rolly Anderson ’66B
home in March 2011.
Mark DeLancey ’57B of Singapore,
Malaysia. “Presently, I am with my
family in Singapore, though we will
return to Korea in February after travel
in India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Rebecca
and I teach at universities in Korea; the
year in Singapore was a sabbatical and
a chance for our five-year old daughter
to learn English. Her Korean is excellent, but English is mediocre at best.
Should your retirement years include
travel, we would be pleased to have
you visit us in Korea some day.”
Hugh Biele ’60HQ of Los Angeles,
Calif., has been elected chair of the
2,250-member Senior Lawyers Section
(SLS) of the Los Angeles County Bar
Association. For a period of almost 25
years, beginning in 1975, Hugh Biele
was the elected president of the Los
Angeles area St. Lawrence University
Alumni Club. He is also the “Dutch
uncle” of Elizabeth (Liddy) Morrin, the
father of Jonathan Biele and the fatherin-law of Kimble Biele.
Jack Wells
’60B and
Bob Theis ’67B
enjoying a visit
in Pinehurst,
N.C.
Tom Crenshaw
’60A of
Middleton, N.J.,
wrote in April
2011: “I’ve been in Costa Rica teaching
1st and 2nd graders. Seriously, this has
been one of the hardest and yet one of
the most rewarding things I have ever
done.” Tom was there for eight weeks.
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Wellington Morton ’61A of Jacksonville, Fla. in his1929 Packard 640
Custom Eight Runabout. Wellington
and his wife Sandy are the owners of
this six series car. The large eight
cylinder motor (384.6 cubic inches)
and open sporting coachwork in 1929
reflected aristocratic affluence and
style. Priced at $3,277.00, fob Detroit
with the six wooden artillery wheels
and luggage rack, it quickly became a
required vehicle for the “up and coming.” Other notable features on this car
include dual spotlights, driving lights,
the distinctive Adonis radiator mascot,
and basket-weave radiator stone guard.
Wellington is a well known collector of
Vintage and Classic Cars.
Jeffrey H. King ’61B of Skaneateles,
N.Y., has retired with his wife Peggy.
He is back to duplicate bridge and
skiing! He will do some sailing this
summer on their J24 and will also
travel to the Canadian Maritimes this
July with their new Chocolate
Labrador.
Jerry Hofschneider ’62C of Ocala, Fla.,
writes: “Amazing how quickly 50 years
can pass, isn’t it? I send special
greetings from Florida to the class of
’62, and to all Manlius grads.”
John Somerville ’62C of Simsbury,
Conn., writes: “I have just been
advised that, as usual, the timing for
family events or sports activities in
early June always pre-empts anything
else. This time it is another family
wedding celebration in Seattle which
will prevent me from my 50th anniversary reunion. I send my best to those
Art Spaulding ’59C, Roger Patch ’63A and
Bill Darrin ’63HQ at Roger’s home, well off
the beaten track in Chugiak, Alaska.
Bill Darrin ’63HQ of Newtown, Conn.,
writes: “As of July 2011, at age 66, I’ve
now played in all 50 states. My family
was there in Alaska for the celebration
of the 50th at Moose Run Golf Club in
Anchorage. I met up with alumnus
Roger Patch ’63HQ while visiting
Alaska. I’ve played with some
memorable people – for one hole with
a president (George H. W. Bush), a TV
sports anchorman (Jim Nance), and a
grand old pro from the ’50s and ’60s
(Ken Venturi), as well as Luis Tiant and
Rico Petrocelli of the Red Sox. A full
18 holes with Raymond Floyd and
Stan Utley, both well known PGA pros,
especially Raymond. And Shirley
Povich, the venerable Washington Post
columnist and a male, first name
notwithstanding. On Maine golf
courses, Webhannet and Arundel, I’ve
met President Bill Clinton and received
golf ball souvenirs from Presidents
George H.W. and George W. Bush. The
lowest score I shot (not counting home
courses where I’ve been a member)
was a 74 at Sun Country Resort in Cle
Elum, Washington in 2000, and highest
was 92 at Willowbend in Wichita, Kan.
in 1998. The cheapest greens fee was
The Ledges in Rockport, Illinois where
the cost in October, 2002 was $22.00
with cart, and the most expensive was
$295.00 at Pebble Beach in January,
1999 without cart! Playing the sport I
love best to the best of my ability all
over the land that I love, that’s a good
thing.”
Francis Pordum ’63C of Derby, N.Y.,
currently serves as town supervisor in
the Town of Evans, N.Y. “Old boy
David Sippel ’57C has been a great
help to the town and me and serves on
many city boards. I had a wonderful
time seeing and talking to my
teammates from the 1964 Red Knights
team. After 46 years, they were all
recognizable and as great to be with as
it was when we were running sprints
for Coach Whitey Anderson.”
August 31 to talk about “InSideOut
Coaching” and sign copies of the book.
In his book, Ehrmann advocates an
approach to coaching that focuses not
only on winning games, but on
nurturing the moral, emotional and
social well-being of athletes and helping them develop into kind, moral,
compassionate people.
PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL
Robert Hamel ’36 of Las Vegas, Nev.,
writes, “My beloved wife of 45 years,
Margaret, passed away July 14, 2010
from the after-effects of a stroke 14
years earlier. The last 18 months, she
was in hospice care here at home, an
experience I heartily recommend to
anyone with a terminally ill relative.”
Steve Burchesky ’66C and Jack Draper ’66B
attend Ben Stefano ’66B memorial service,
January 2012.
John Bayle ’67B of Marlborough,
Mass., enjoyed a sightseeing vacation
in Philadelphia this past spring and
saw the Liberty Bell, Independence
Hall, etc. The real surprise was his visit
to Eastern State Penitentiary, which, he
said, “was simply fascinating to see
how it started with lofty goals of prison
reform which later had to be
compromised.”
Class of 1967 – 45th Reunion
John Ellis ’67HQ of Syracuse, N.Y.
writes: “It is our 45th reunion – don’t
miss this auspicious occasion! Plans
are well underway for our 45th
reunion. Make your plans now to
attend. You want to be there to see one
of our classmates, Paul Silverstein
’67B, and one of our teachers, Col.
Gerry Morse PMST, inducted into the
Athletic Hall of Fame. New events! Old
friends! You have to be there. See you
in June.”
Joe Ehrmann ’68C of Hunt Valley, Md.,
has written a book, “InSideOut
Coaching: How Sports Can Transform
Lives,” that is causing a sensation in
the coaching world by challenging the
methods used by many scholastic
coaches. The retired college and NFL
football player – he was a 1970s
Syracuse University and Baltimore Colts
defensive lineman – came to Syracuse
Bill Manchester ’48 of Weedsport,
N.Y. will not be able to make it to
Alumni Weekend but would like to
thank Maureen Anderson and Tina
Morgan for their thoughts and
kindness. “Go Pebble Hill!”
Walter Dietzer ’50 of Plymouth, Mass.,
recently moved to Plymouth and is
living in a golf oriented area called
Pinehills. “Our daughter Dana and two
granddaughters live nearby,” he says.
Kem Branin ’56 of Medford, N.J.
writes, “Maggie and I are wintering for
February and March in The Villages,
Fla. This will be our seventh year in
The Villages. We enjoy the warmer
weather and play a lot of golf along
with all the activities in The Villages.
We are looking forward to seeing many
Pebble Hill alumni at the Clambake
Weekend in June!”
John Hamel ’57 of
Jackson, Mich.,
writes, “We were
just visiting
the Ronald Reagan
Library and
Museum near
Hollywood, Calif.
as a sweepstakes win.
Still think I could do a better job as
President than that group leader from
Chicago, oh well!”
Alumni
Notes
John Joiner ’57 of Syracuse, N.Y. still
works on a part-time basis at Le Moyne
College as athletic equipment manager.
He has worked in the athletic
department for 35 years!
Martha Ives Williams ’57 of Camillus,
N.Y., hoping that she and John Joiner
’57 are not the only two at their 55th
reunion, sends a plea to the other four
members of the class to join them!
Kirby Vosburgh ’61 of Newton, Mass.,
writes: “Sorry to miss the 50th reunion.
Life just seems to get busier.”
Steve Johnson ’62 of Fayetteville N.Y
is looking forward to seeing many of
his classmates at their 50th reunion in
June.
Manlius Pebble Hill School:
Dean Fuleihan ’70 of Loudonville,
N.Y.. The former top aide to Assembly
Speaker Sheldon Silver, landed a job as
“executive vice president” at the State
University of New York’s College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering in
Albany, the New York Post reported.
Fuleihan, a Syracuse native, worked as
a top aide for Silver, D-Manhattan, for
16 years.
Deborah Dufel ’71 is currently residing
in Australia where her husband is
working.
John and Sandy Hamel say, “Being Commander and Chief is really nice, a crew of 15
at the ready for your every need. Unfortunately, it is not true and you do not need to
call us “First” anything nor “Mr. President.”
“Hey MPH Class of 1972 – Just think,
we’re 40 years out of High School!!
Woo Hoo!! Special events are being
planned in our honor so hopefully we
will have a great showing. One BIG
highlight is that we have both an
individual, Julie Heer Chamberlain
’72, and the 1972 Tennis Team being
inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame,
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Saturday, June 9. You will not wish to
miss the 70s party, Friday, June 8
hosted by Marion or the brunch
Sunday, June 10 hosted by me! We’ve
all changed, it doesn’t matter what you
look like, it matters that you show
up!!” Claire
Steve Klimczak ’72 of Oakland, Calif.,
writes: “I traveled down to LA and saw
Kurt Hallock ’72 in July 2011. I
actually did Carmageddon! Then he
travelled up to San Francisco (to see
his firstborn off to China) ,thus I saw
him this weekend as well. So as you
can see, I am reaching out to my new
California neighbors. I also happened
to chat and catch-up with Steve Brace
in March. The next question is whether
I will seek out Corey Bock ’72 of
Davis, Calif., whom I recall lives in
California. Yes, I retired and moved to
California (and my golf handicap has
dropped remarkably).”
Ewen Scott Love ’72 of Jamesville,
N.Y., writes: “I just finished my first
season as head cross country coach at
Le Moyne College after nine years at
Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y.”
Bradford Wheler ’72 of Cazenovia,
N.Y., is a member of the Class of 1972,
which will celebrate its 40th reunion
this June, has published a new book:
“HORSE SAYINGS: wit and wisdom
straight from the horse’s mouth.”
Described by Mr. Wheler as a “collection of equine art and text designed to
celebrate horses and the people that
love them,” the book features photography, illustrations, and paintings by
some 60 artists from almost a dozen
countries. Quotations about horses
relate to the bond between humans and
horses, competing, training and
handling horses, and ancient wisdom
about the animals.
The book is the latest of several titles
by Mr. Wheler to be published by
BookCollaborative.com, which he
founded to help artists reach the public
through publication of collections of
their works.
Suzy Szasz Palmer ’73 of Richmond,
Va., was appointed dean of the library
at Longwood University in Farmville,
Va., June 2010.
Alan Marcum ’74 of Palo Alto, Calif.,
wrote, “I’m reasonably well settled at
Cisco, having started there in April as a
software engineering manager in the
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I hope to see my old classmates one of
these reunions. However small our
class was, we all seem to have done
well. Bravo, MPH.”
Barbara, Joshua, Rachelle and Alan
Marcum at Marin Headlands, Calif.
Security Group’s Forensic Engineering
Team.(Did I mention we’re hiring
sharp, experienced software engineers
with a reasonable understanding of
firewalls or VPNs and great trouble
shooting skills?) My son Joshua is in
his fourth year at Cal Poly in San Luis
Obispo. Rachelle, a high school junior
at Foothill Middle College, is enjoying
singing, especially with having just
been accepted into the mentorship
program in Peninsula Women’s Choir.
Barbara’s still working part-time as a
pediatric physical therapist.”
“Our late December was a little
disappointing, thanks to the weather:
no snow in the Tahoe area mountains.
Instead of skiing, we went walking and
hiking. On other fronts: I’m still flying,
still enjoying my Chevy Volt, still
building and launching model rockets. I
had to scrub
our January
launch out
on a cattle
ranch in the
Central
Valley,
because it’s
too dry and
the fire
danger is
too high,
The December launch at
but the
Snow Ranch of one of
December
Alan’s slightly crazy rocket
launch was
designs.
great fun.”
Donna Loftus Swiniuch ’75 of N.
Tonawanda, N.Y. Donna’s daughter
Abigail finished High School, via
private tutors, a year early. “No, I did
not use ‘homeschooling,’ as I did not
want to relearn all that Mr. Shaw and
Mr. Lawrence taught me. Mr.
Lawrence, you will be happy to know
that Abigail won a silver medal in the
National Latin Exam in her 9th grade
year. Abigail was accepted at The
Clarkson School, at Clarkson
University.
Roslyn Rasberry ’77 of Syracuse, N.Y,
told us, “It seems like it was just
yesterday that we graduated, at least it
does for me. I’m looking forward to
reconnecting with my classmates for
our 35th reunion, catching-up and
sharing stories. Let’s not let this
opportunity pass us by. I urge whoever
is able to fly, drive, run or just plain
walk and help the Class of ’77
represent!”
Paul Sutphin’78 of Alexandria, Va.
reports that, “After three years at our
Consulate in Dubai, UAE (2006-2009)
as Consul General, I am currently in
Washington, working as the director of
the State Department’s Office of Israel
and Palestinian Affairs. I’ll be in this
position through summer of 2012; not
sure where I’ll end up after that,
possibly in Iraq (although nothing is
confirmed yet).”
Paula Hawkins ’80, husband Dan Lawton,
and their children, Seamus and Cordelia
with Vice President Joe Biden.
Paula Hawkins ’80 of Athens, Greece,
tell us, “My family and I enjoyed the
chance to meet Vice President Biden
during his visit to Athens in December
2011. When he asked where we were
from and we replied “Skaneateles,” he
spoke fondly of the village, telling us
that it was the hometown of his
deceased first wife, and calling out to
his staff that “these folks are from the
most beautiful lake in the world!” We
very much agree, and love the
opportunity to spend time back home
every summer. We are now in our
second year in Athens, where Dan is
the political counselor at the U.S.
Embassy, and remain thrilled to be
here, despite the economic crisis.”
Twenty-five years ago, the members of
the Class of 1987 were seniors. We
were full of energy, full of promise (and
maybe even a bit full of ourselves!)
Poised to take our next steps in life, we
reflected on MPH’s traditions in our
yearbook:
Ah, those senior traditions –
Senior photo class of 1982
Jennifer Walker DiSanto ’82 of
Syracuse, N.Y. “Where are we all now?
How wonderful it will be to see
everyone for our 30th reunion in June,
an occasion not to be missed!”
• Off campus privileges, first in line for
opening handshaking,
• “Tea” with the headmaster, the
Senior Project, the best lockers?
Leo Caruso ’82 of Boston Mass., was
married to Marielisa Pacheco on
February 26, 2011 in Santa Marta,
Columbia, the home of the bride. In
attendance from the states were Leo’s
four children from a previous marriage,
a contingent of friends from Boston,
college friends from Colgate, and his
mother, Lorraine Smorol, past MPH
trustee, who was also the vocalist at
the ceremony. The couple is residing in
Boston, where Leo has a legal practice.
Krista
Myers Foley
’87 of Dallas,
Texas was married on December 26,
2011 in Omaha, Neb., to John Foley.
• Meetings with Mr. Denton,
PRESSURE, visits to colleges,
Sean Mahar ’88 of Charlotte, N.C. is
working for Bank of America in
finance. Not married and no kids yet!
• What do you want to be when you
grow up?
• PRESSURE, finishing the applications,
John Buskey ’82 of Manlius, N.Y.,
executive director of Outdoor Ministries
and Youth Ministries for ABC of New
York State, will receive the Kenneth L.
Cober Regional Discipleship Award for
faithful, effective leadership in
discipleship education in an American
Baptist region. He oversees Camp Vick
and Pathfinder Lodge, where he trains
summer staff. He is currently coaching
the JV volleyball team at MPH.
Alumni
Notes
• We’re in charge,
• Dining room managers, 12 drummers
drumming,
• The Lounge is ours? Who has the
bubbles?
• AP courses, SATs, PRESSURE,
• More SATs, Achievements,
• We’re setting the example, tutoring,
• The last concert, the last game, the
last prom,
• The Junior-Senior trip (Montreal, this
time),
Lyrics from “Cheers” that were across
our senior yearbook:
Making the way in the world today
Takes everything you’ve got...
Taking a break from all your worries
Sure would help a lot...
Wouldn’t you like to get away?
Wouldn’t you like to go...?
Where everyone knows your name And
they’re always glad you came...
You want to go where people know
Troubles are all the same...
You want to go Where everybody knows
your name.
• Last trip to The Hague, last
conference,
• College acceptances,
• Bells Are Ringing, Spring clean-up,
• Commencement, handshaking
afterward,
RELAX, it’s over –
Our Traditions become our memories.
So Class of 1987 – we want to know –
what did you do when you grew up?!
We hope to see you at our 25th reunion
weekend this June. We can reconnect,
share some memories and traditions –
and maybe even create some new ones!
From your reunion Co-Chairs,
Class of 1987 graduation photo from the
1987 yearbook.
Jayne (Rubenstein) Charlamb ’87
Jamie Hoare ’87
Lisa (Look) Howard ’87
Caption: Senior photo from the 1992
yearbook
Quote from the 1992 yearbook by
Jonathan Ball ’92: “To all my dearest
friends – Thank you for all the
outrageous times we have shared. I
cannot begin to say enough about each
one of you. But we will always remember the good and bad times and look
forward to new ones. So take care, all
of you.” I can’t wait to see everyone
again after all these years, 20, where
has the time gone! So please come and
celebrate our 20th Reunion in June –
Jonathan Ball ’92.
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consulting!”
Rielly Andrews Vlassis ’97 of New
York, N.Y., and Dax Vlassis had a baby
girl, Mira Dena Vlassis, January 28,
2010.
Jonathan Ball ’92 of Boston, Mass.,
announces that he and his wife, Sarah,
had a baby boy, Jackson Fenton Ball,
born on May 8, 2011, weighing 8 lbs. 1
oz. and measuring 21 inches long.
presently in graduate school at the
University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
Ralph Torrillo ’98 of Syracuse N.Y.,
and his wife Kimily had a son, Julian,
Jesse Hassinger ’98 of Baltimore Md.,
was recently interviewed by Melissa
Block, host of National Public Radio’s
“All Things Considered,” about the
controversial film, “The Tree of Life.”
Jesse is program manager of the
Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline,
Mass.
Jackie and Jon Reber wedding: Sarah
Rosenberg, Valissa Bunting, Jenn (Denno)
Holly Kozlowski Austin ’94 of Jordan,
N.Y. was selected to be a partner in the
law firm, Hancock Estabrook, LLP.
who was born July 15, 2010, weighing
in at 7 lbs. 1oz. and 19 3/4 inches.
Eboni Marshall Turman ’98 of New
Rachel Kinney ’95 of San Francisco,
Calif., owns a clothing and gift
boutique in San Francisco called Arkay
Workshop, which was established in
2008. www.arkayworkshop.com
Sara Lewis Temes ’96 of Syracuse, N.Y.
a graduate of Wellesley College (B.A.,
cum laude, 2000) and the University of
Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2003),
has been elected a partner at Bond
Schoeneck and King. She concentrates
her practice in matters pertaining to
commercial bankruptcy and reorganizations, creditors’ rights and commercial
transactions.
“Like it or not we graduated 15 years
ago. A lot has changed and a lot has
stayed the same. Come back to this
year’s Clambake and reconnect with
classmates and faculty from the class
of 1997. The weekend highlight for our
class is a “house party” Saturday
morning hosted by Dave Temes. We
can’t wait to meet you and your
family.” Jon Kadish ’97, Wes Perry
’97 and Dave Temes ’97
Kasmira Smarzo ’97 of London, U.K.
is working as a regulatory strategy
consultant for electricity utilities. “I try
to help them understand regulations
and also how to negotiate with the
regulator to get the best deal for setting
rates over a period of years. I also
occasionally work for the regulator to
analyze industry data. I know, it’s a bit
odd working for both sides, but that’s
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’98, Jackie (Bunting) Reber ’98, Jon Reber,
Mike Reber, Dallas Richardson, and Von
Hofstetter
Jackie Bunting Reber ’98 of Chicago,
Ill., writes: “In September 2011, I
married Jon Reber in Donnellson, Ill.
Jennifer (Denno) Cisse ’98 and Sarah
(Chapman) Rosenberg ’98 were in
attendance, and Jenn was my matron
of honor. I also completed my graduate
program, officially receiving a Ph.D. in
linguistics from the University of
Chicago.”
Mara Semel ’98 of Boston, Mass.,
writes: “I am enjoying my residency in
anesthesiology at the Massachusetts
General Hospital in Boston, MA. I plan
on doing a fellowship in pediatric
anesthesiology after my residency. I am
also excited to share that I am recently
engaged to a wonderful man, Adam,
who is a computer and software
engineer. We live together in Somerville, Mass. and are looking forward to
our wedding over Labor Day weekend
2012 in Boston.”
Jamie Tagg ’98 of Nashua, N.H., has
been nominated for two Grammy
awards as sound engineer for CDs by
the Miami-based Seraphic Fire. He has
been the choral ensemble’s sound
engineer since Gabrielle Tinto, a fellow
singer in the Syracuse Children’s
Chorus, recommended him. He is
York, N.Y., completed her Ph.D. in
social ethics in 2010 at Columbia
University Graduate School of Religion/
Union Theological Seminary. Ebonii
wrote: “I am the Assistant Minister of
The Abyssinian Baptist Church in the
City of New York. I am Adjunct Faculty
at Union Theological Seminary/CU
Graduate School of Religion, and I am
also the co-founder and co-convener of
the Society for Black Critical Thought
and Empowerment. I am preparing my
manuscript entitled, “Moving the Body:
Toward a Womanist Ethic of Incarnation,” for publication and working on a
second manuscript entitled, “We Want
More: Writing the Moral Lives of Black
Women in the Shadow of Michelle
Obama.” I got married on January 16,
2011 to my beloved hubby, Rossie
E.Turman, III, who is a banking partner
at Skadden Arps. It was featured in the
New York Times.”
Douglas
Anderson ’99
of Central
Square, N.Y.,
was married to
Natasha
Moore on July
4, 2011.
Karen Bobrow
’99 of Los
Angeles, Calif., graduated from UCLA
Law this past May, passed the
California bar,and is now working for
the firm Dewey and DeBoeuf. Karen
has a five-year-old daughter, Nadya,
who, she says, “never stops talking!”
Jared Miller
’00 of
Hoboken,
N.J., married
his longtime
college
sweetheart,
Samantha
Rudolph, in
St. Louis,
Mo. on
November
19, 2011. In
attendance
was
classmate Dana Worth ’00, as well as
Jared’s brother and best man, Kyle
Miller ’01. In the run up to the big day,
Jared opted for a rather non-traditional
bachelor party, taking several friends
glacier hiking in Iceland. Jared
continues to work out of Hoboken as a
technical consultant in the broadcasting
industry. He is currently gearing up
to work at this summer’s London
Olympic Games where he will manage
one of the main control rooms in the
International Broadcasting Center. This
is Jared’s sixth time working at the
Olympics.
Jane Nicholson ’00 of Cazenovia, N.Y.,
writes: “Happy New Year! I’m sure it’ll
be a good one at MPH! I’m so excited
to keep you all posted on what’s been
a very hectic, but amazing year. I’m
currently in the process of finishing my
third master’s degree at SUNY- ESF in
Forest and Natural Resource
Management. I graduated with my
master’s of Public Administration and
Advanced Graduate Certificate in
Conflict Resolution in 2010 as part of a
concurrent degree with ESF. I’m
finishing my thesis, in which I’m
studying place attachment in co-
ownership communities in North
Carolina. It’s a lot of fun! I should be
finished by the end of this year. I have
also been working full-time for the
Town of Dryden, N.Y. in the Planning
Department. I was promoted to senior
planner this year and have been
working on town-wide planning issues,
including hydro fracking. I get to travel
a lot for conferences and have spent
time in Boston, Dallas and Washington,
D.C. this past year. This job is
wonderful and keeps me busy! I’m also
excited to announce that I passed the
American Institute of Certified
Planner’s (AICP) in November! It was a
long time coming. I love being an
official certified planner! And last but
not least, I’m getting married in July to
my wonderful fiancé, Kris!! We will be
having a Cazenovia wedding and are
excited to share with lots of family and
friends. Wedding planning is also
keeping us very busy! I hope everyone
at MPH is well and a big hello to my
classmates!”
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Number
and
E-mail Address
Stay connected.
Make sure
the Alumni Office
has your your
e-mail address
and
cell phone number.
Send it to
manderson@mph.net.
Erez Sherman ’00 of
West Hills, Calif.,
was married in
January 2010. “I am
a rabbi at Shomrei
Torah synagogue in
West Hills, California. My wife.
Rabbi Nicole Guzik. and I
just had a baby last month. Her name
is Anna Iyla Sherman,” he writes.
Alumni
Notes
Matt Allard ’01 of Gloucester, Mass.,
writes: “I have a new business, Allard
Table and Case, which designs and
builds furniture. The purpose of the
business is to create a beautiful,
functional product from the finest
materials that will insure the longevity
and sustainability of the furniture.”
Jordan Amadio ’01 of Atlanta, Ga.,
became a southerner last year when he
moved from Boston to Atlanta, Georgia.
During his five years in Boston, he was
lucky to enjoy countless wonderful
relationships and experiences. In 2010,
he received his M.D. degree from
Harvard Medical School in conjunction
with the HST physician-scientist
training curriculum at MIT. Using an
additional year, he also earned an
M.B.A. with Distinction from the
Harvard Business School, where he
helped launch a company devoted to
developing brain-stimulation devices to
treat chronic pain and was a Life
Science Finalist in the MIT 100K
Entrepreneurship competition. Last
year, he made the difficult decision to
leave his close friends behind and
move to Atlanta in order to begin a
seven-year residency in neurosurgery at
the Emory University network of
hospitals. Despite the grueling
workload of a neurosurgical residency,
sometimes exceeding 100 hours per
week, he has managed to explore
Georgia’s beautiful countryside, get
involved in the local art and museum
communities, and organize parties for
young professionals in the area. He
hopes to hear from MPH classmates
and alumni who want to have a great
time during their visit to Atlanta! He
can be reached at: amadio@gmail.com.
Adam Duke ’01 of Charlotte, N.C. After
graduating from Syracuse University
and holding an adjunct teaching
position in the Hospitality Management
department there, Adam pursued a
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degree in
baking and
pastry arts at
Johnson &
Wales
University in
Charlotte,
NC, along
with thengirlfriend
Ellen. Upon
graduating
with honors,
they spent a
summer in
Chicago
where Adam interned at Moto
restaurant. Afterward, they permanently moved back to Charlotte where
Adam owns and operates a bread
business, Dukes Bread, and Ellen is a
culinary instructor at JWU. They were
married in a small ceremony on a Folly
Beach outside of Charleston, S.C. in
October of 2010.
As we quickly approach our 10th
reunion, we’re feeling the urge for a
homecoming of old friends. While a
quick Google search of the top songs in
2002 does NOT conjure up the pangs of
nostalgia you might anticipate, the
memories of student lounge shenanigans, French toast stick lunches,
foosball championships and “pajama
jammy jams” sure do. THIS is the year
to return and have a great laugh! It was
great to catch up with some classmates
at the Alumni gathering but we hope
that those who have been away for a
while will make the trip back for the
event.
Consenstein ’04, Omar Muakkassa ’02,
Nora Muakkassa ’03, Naji Muakkassa
’07, Laura Chapman ’02 and Emily
Temple ’04. The reception was held at
the Chutinthranond family restaurants,
Lemon Grass and Bistro Elephant.
Leni Huuhtanen ’02 of Turku, Finland,
sent this update: “I studied only for
one year in MPH as a Rotary exchange
student. I have been studying
Translation Finnish-French-Finnish in
the University of Turku, Finland.
Currently I’m studying pedagogies and
doing teacher training to become a
French teacher.”
Steve Herron ’03 of Austin, Texas,
wrote: “I’m pursuing both a law degree
and a business degree; I’ll be
graduating from University of Texas
with a JD/MBA in 2014, a long way to
go! I am looking into internship
opportunities in the gaming industry.
I just got back from visiting some
casinos in Singapore and Macau, in
fact; it was a great time. I am looking
forward to Vegas!”
We’re excited to be working together
for our reunion.
Meredith Theis ’02, Mark Hayes ’02
and Carrie Manolakos’02
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Andreas Wigand ’03 of Little Rock,
Ark., writes: “Recently, I appeared
opposite Justin Timberlake in Andrew
Niccol’s “In Time.” It was in theaters
this fall and comes out on DVD
January 31. I have also been busy
producing various projects and
writing.”
Class of 2007, Fifth Reunion:
“Hello everyone! June 8-9, 2012 marks
the MPH Class of 2007’s five-year
reunion. We are both very excited by
the fact that this will be our first
milestone reunion, and many of us
have not seen each other since
graduation. Our classmates are spread
across the country, involved in a
multitude of various endeavors, and we
hope that everyone will join us at the
reunion to catch up and share what
we’ve all been up to these past five
years. We have some great events
planned this year, including the newly
added MPH Barbecue catered by
Dinosaur BBQ, which promises to be a
great time. We look forward to seeing
you all.” Your Reunion Chairs, Leah
Adelson ’07 and Naji Muakkassa ’07
Nicholas Stam ’07 of Syracuse, N.Y.,
wrote: “This fall (2011) I am starting in
the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program
at Upstate Medical University.”
Mark your calendars for June 8-9,
2012. We can’t wait to see you all!
Nattha Chutinthranond Fileri ’02 of
Cambridge, Mass., and Philip
Fileri were married on June 4, 2011 at
the Landmark Theatre. The groom is
from Rochester and they met in college.
In attendance were her sister, Danielle
’04, and MPH alumni Tiffany
Rothenberg ’02, Meredith Theis ’02,
Caleb Consenstein ’02, Alissa
his best MPH English teacher voice to
give his toast at the reception. Doug
and Elizabeth live in Chicago, where he
trades agricultural options at the
Chicago Board of Trade and she is the
editor of Muse, a science magazine for
kids. Elizabeth also writes a science
blog for grownups called Inkfish,
which you can find at
inkfish.fieldofscience.com.
Bill Preston, Nancy Preston, Elizabeth
Preston ’03, Douglas Hammond,
Annie Preston ’08 and Leigh Preston ’14
Elizabeth Preston ’03 of Chicago, Ill.,
married Doug Hammond on October 1,
2011 in Syracuse. Annie Preston ’08
was a bridesmaid, and Leigh Preston
’14 played the organ. Their dad used
Alex Friedman ’08 of Syracuse, N.Y.,
is studying politics at Bates College and
will graduate in 2012. He studied
abroad in Denmark the fall of 2010 and
visited with the Soro Academy and his
Danish host family from 11th Grade.
Joel Urist ’09 of Tully, N.Y., recently
finished his second year at
Northeastern University and declared
mechanical engineering as his major.
“Go Huskies!”
Lauren Gruenberg ’10 of Syracuse,
N.Y., writes: “I’m learning a LOT at
school and I am particularly benefiting
from movement class! I spent the first
half of the semester working on ballet
technique and just moved into modern
dance. I want to let you know that I
had a jumpstart on the vocabulary/
history of modern dance thanks to
dance classes at MPH – we had a
presentation about modern dance in
the beginning of the semester and I
recognized a lot of names. For my
personal presentation on modern
choreographers/dancers, I presented on
David Parsons! I have already had one
class of Graham technique and we will
keep focusing on it the week I get back
from break.”
Alumni
Notes
Donald Ball and his wife, Meredith, of
Claremont, Calif., had a baby boy,
Joshua Baxter Ball, who was born
January 25, 2012 in San Dimas, Calif.,
weighing 6 lbs.
CURRENT FACULTY
Carl Stanbro ’10 of Chittenango, N.Y.
is now an architecture student at the
University of Buffalo. He recently
returned to MPH to lead a series of
Fifth Grade art workshops.
PLACE:
Under the tent at
The Kreitzberg Family
Alumni Lodge, Manlius
Pebble Hill School.
Mandi Neave and her husband
Thomas are the proud parents of a
baby boy, Thomas Edwin Neave V,
born on February 3, 2012 weighing
6 lbs 14 ozs. Mandi currently teaches
Prekindergarten at MPH.
FINAL
ROLL CALL
Obituaries:
(Listed by school, by class,
alphabetically)
“Thank you all for a wonderful send
off; we are very lucky to have had such
fantastic colleagues to work with over
the past 16 (12) years. You have been
great, and we appreciate all you do and
have done to make MPH a great
school. So we say, “Au revoir” because
we’ll be back, and we look forward to
staying close to all of you and the
School in the future. Best wishes for
exciting and productive years to come.”
DAY:
Friday, June 8, 2012
TIME:
5:00 p.m.
Anna Tepper ’11 of Jamesville, N.Y., is
enjoying her experience in Scotland at
St. Andrews University. “She has made
a lot of new friends and is embracing
the culture. She has indicated that she
could do without the high winds that
seem to prevalent to the area,” writes
her father Lloyd Tepper ’81.
FORMER FACULTY
The Manlius
School
Barbecue
This event typically draws
over 70 Manlius alumni
and their guests and has
become a Clambake
favorite of our Old Boys.
Enjoy time reconnecting
with your fellow Manlius
alumni while feasting on
Syracuse’s famous
Dinosaur Bar B Que.
Don’t miss out –
come join us!
The Manlius School
Wallace Wheeler
’35HQ of Indigo,
Calif., died on
June 8, 2011.
During his school
years, he took up
the drums and had
his own dance
band. He
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graduated with a degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of
Michigan. He enlisted in the US Navy
as an officer and taught marine
engineering. He attended Case Western
and received his M.D. in 1950. He was
a musician, skier, ski area owner,
entrepreneur, jogger, square dancer,
artist, rancher, bandleader, book
author, song writer and avid golfer.
Robert Byrne ’40B of Tully N.Y.,
passed away June 18, 2011.
Ronald Carrow ’41HQ of Sun City,
Ariz., passed away February 28, 2009.
James Lettis ’41 of Oneonta, N.Y., died
peacefully May 14, 2006 at age 83,
auctioneer and former mayor of the
City of Oneonta. After graduating from
Cooperstown High School in 1940, Jim
attended Manlius Military Academy. He
entered the United States Army in
1942, serving with the 74th Ordnance
Base Supply Company in Honolulu as a
Post Exchange manager. He began to
learn the art of calling auctions from
C.W. Peaslee, a well-known local
auctioneer. It was a perfect fit. Jim’s
trained singing voice enabled him to
call an entire auction with ease and
without a microphone, and his people
skills allowed him to “work” a crowd
to everyone’s benefit. In 1952 he
started his own business. Jim became a
well-known and respected
businessman.
Barrett O’Neill ’41B of Pacific
Palisades, Calif., a UCLA professor
emeritus of mathematics, died on June
16, 2011 of pneumonia and
complications of old age. He was the
son of an Air Force brigadier general
and attended school in 17 towns before
graduating from high school in Paxton,
Illinois. After a year at Manlius Military
School in New York, O’Neill attended
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
for three years before joining the U.S.
Army in 1945 as a lieutenant. He was
assigned to the Panama Canal as part
of the armed forces that were put in
that area to thwart any last-minute
attempts to blow up that vital waterway. He returned to MIT and received
his bachelor’s degree in 1948. He went
on to earn a Ph.D. in algebraic
topology, the study of the algebra of
curves and surfaces. Afterwards, he
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switched to the study of differential
geometry. O’Neill was stricken with
polio in July of 1954. After recovering,
he had suffered some paralysis in his
legs, which resulted his teaching from
a wheelchair for the next 37 years.
O’Neill authored ‘Elementary
Differential Geometry’ in 1966.
O’Neill’s ‘Semi-Riemannian Geometry
with Applications to Relativity’ was
published in 1983. His last book, ‘The
Geometry of Kerr Black Holes,’
published in 1995.
Stanton Berry
Garner ’43HQ of
San Marco,
Texas, age 86,
died November
20, 2011 at his
home following
a lengthy illness.
In the fall of
1943 he entered
the Army Air
Corps Aviation Cadet program. Stanton
later matriculated to the US Naval
Academy after having received a
commission to attend both West Point
and Annapolis. He graduated in the
class of 1948 and began a career in the
United States Navy. He served in the
Korean Conflict aboard the destroyers
USS Hanson (DDR-832) and USS
Melvin (DD-680). After the war,
Stanton attended submarine school and
served on the submarines USS
Hardhead (SS-365) and USS Lionfish
(SS-298). He retired from the Naval
Reserves as a full Commander in 1973.
Few things gave him more pleasure
than watching Navy beat Army in their
annual football clash. Stanton earned
his doctorate in English from Brown
University in 1963 with a specialty in
nineteenth-century American literature
and taught there as a member of the
faculty. He then accepted a job as
department head at the University of
Texas, Arlington in 1970.
Norris McCann ’43C of Phoenix, A.Z.
died on November 17, 2010.
Richard Altier ’44B of Pittsford, N.Y.,
died on Saturday, July 9, 2011 after a
brief illness at the age of 84. Mr. Altier
was a World War II veteran, being a
platoon leader as teenager having left
Benjamin Franklin High School in his
senior year. He went on to graduate
from the Manlius School and from the
University of Rochester and was also a
lifelong member of Delta Upsilon
Fraternity. Mr. Altier was co owner of
Altier Shoes. Altiers, during the 1980s
was one of the largest independent
shoe chains in the country. The
company operated more than 30 stores
in the upstate New York area and was
later sold in 1993. Thereafter Mr. Altier
was a consultant for small and medium
size businesses in the Rochester
community. Mr. Altier enjoyed spending time with his family, playing golf
and being with friends at Oak Hill C. C.
where he was a member for over sixtyone years.
Ed Cave ’44B of Atlanta, Ga., died on
April 27, 2011 He attended high school
at The Manlius Military School and
then attended the United States Military
Academy in West Point, N.Y. from 1945
to 1949. He attended Cornell and
Fordham University where he earned
his MBA. Edmund served as a military
officer and was a decorated Korean War
veteran that included the Silver Medal,
Bronze Medal, and Philippine Legion of
Honor Medal. After retiring as a Major
from the Army, Edmund pursued a
career in IT computer sales.
Robert Mitchell ’45B of Syracuse N.Y.,
died on March 22, 2010.
Harold Cort Bishop ’46C of Las Vegas,
Nev., at age 84, passed away January
24, 2012. He was born in New York and
was a 47-year resident of Nevada. He
was a veteran of the U.S. Army and
was a chemical oil and tire petroleum
jobber. Cort was a prominent Las Vegas
businessman, cherished husband,
father, and grandfather. He was a
lifelong ELKS club member and was
very active in community and business
associations.
Warren Ponemon ’46B of Payson,
Ariz., died on April 1, 2011.
Dallas Trammell
’46B of Cazenovia
N.Y. Longtime
Cazenovia resident
Dallas Bache
Trammell, 82,
passed away on
April 30, 2011. He
was born in
Guatemala while his father was serving
as a diplomat with the U.S. Embassy.
Subsequently, Mr. Trammell’s father
was posted to Rio de Janeiro. Following
his father’s death in Brazil in 1932,
Dallas moved to Cazenovia with his
brother, Eric, and mother. He attended
Cazenovia School and graduated from
Manlius Military Academy. After
graduating from Brown University, Mr.
Trammell joined the U.S. Marine Corps,
where he proudly served in the Korean
War as a lieutenant on the USS
Pittsburgh. He ended his Marine Corps
career as a major in the reserves. He
joined New York Telephone, beginning
in Cortland and retiring in 1987 as
district commercial manager of the
Buffalo office. Subsequently he
returned to Cazenovia, where he
volunteered for 20 years at CAVAC and
served as a town councilman. Dallas
was an enthusiastic athlete who loved
to sail and in later life played tennis
daily at the Cazenovia Club until his
recent illness. He was an avid reader,
historian, genealogist and gardener.
William Weisberg ’49A of Manlius,
N.Y., died Monday, August 22, 2011 at
Menorah Park. Bill attended Manlius
Military Academy, Nottingham High
School and graduated from Syracuse
University in 1953 with a degree in
advertising. He graduated from
Syracuse University’s College of Law in
1956. In 1959, Bill opened his law
practice in Syracuse. Through his
initiative, the ability for attorneys to
advertise in the “Yellow Pages” and on
television became a reality. His area of
expertise was mortgage banking and he
represented several national and local
banks. Bill was a member of Temple
Adath Yeshurun and the Onondaga
County and New York State Bar
Associations.
Robert Searles ’47C of Phoenix, Ariz.,
died in 2010.
Kenneth Ives ’48A of Bonita Springs,
Fla., passed away January 6, 2012.
Dean Sharp ’49A of Clifton, Va., died
July 28, 2011. After Manlius, he
graduated from University of
Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He
received a master’s degree in tax law
from New York University and worked
for the IRS in St. Louis before moving
to Maryland. He joined the staff of a
senator the week President Kennedy was
assassinated. He worked on “no fault
auto insurance,” co-authoring the term,
He investigated the auto insurance
industry and the health care insurance
industry. He left the government and
became counsel for AFLAC and later
returned to the government to become
the first deputy assistant secretary of
policy for the Department of Veterans
Affairs. He married Cheryl, his beloved
wife in 1990. He retired in 1994 and
enjoyed sailing his 40’ Bristol and
competing in registered shoots.
Alumni
Notes
Raymond Baker ’52C of Hickory, N.C.,
passed away Aug 17, 2009 at Valdese
Hospital. Mr. Baker was a U.S. Army
veteran. He was retired from the city of
Hickory as caretaker for cemeteries and
parks.
Richard Hunt ’47A of New Canaan,
Conn., died on September 23, 2009.
William Hoffman ’47A of Miami, Fla.,
died on January 1, 2011.
Thomas Silva ’51C of
Fort Wayne, Ind., at
age 79, passed away
February 25, 2011 at
the Cleveland
Clinic. He served in
the United States
army in Korea from
1952 - 1954. After returning from
service, he rejoined the family
business. He was president of Anthony
Wayne Corporation and brought the
first Avis rental car agency, as well as
A-W motors that introduced the Jeep
and Datsun, to the Fort Wayne area.
Through the years, he will be
remembered not only as a loving
husband, father, grandfather and great
grandfather, but also as an avid
outdoorsman who enjoyed trout
fishing, big game hunting, skeet
shooting and sailing.
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reconnect with friends, and
make new friends who share
your school experience.
Louis Demos ’52B of Orlando, Fla.,
passed away November 9, 2010.
USAF Col. Robert Doty, Jr. (Ret) ’53B
of Lehigh Acres, Fla. His brother
Michael Doty ’57B wrote to let us
know of the passing of his brother,
Robert Doty ’53B on November 29,
2010. He said, “Bob would have been
76 on the 12th of December. Bob spent
his entire high school days at Manlius,
leaving there to enter the United States
Naval Academy at Annapolis,
Maryland.”
Jon Trembley ’53A of Venice, Fla.,
died on August 7, 2011.
Charles Wheeler ’53HQ of Dexter,
N.Y., died on July 30, 2003.
Read (Skip) Wilcox ’49A of Perrysburg, Ohio died on May 2, 2011 after a
brief struggle with cancer. He was a
veteran of the US Navy and served in
the Korea war. He spent his recent
years sailing the Caribbean and
traveling to Europe. He is survived by
his wife and children.
William Gorke ’55HQ of Baldwinsville,
N.Y., died May 14, 2011.
Eugene (Mike) Sullivan ’55C of
Boston, N.Y. died on December 29,
2010 after a year- long battle with lung
cancer. He was a highly respected
surgeon for 45 years. He belonged to
numerous medical societies and was
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president of the Buffalo Medical
Alumni Association and the WNY
Vascular Society. He is survived by his
wife, Roberta, his children, and his
brother John Sullivan ’59HQ.
Dennis Lewis ’61A of Warren, Ohio,
died on August 2009.
Frank Adolfi ’57C of Kailua, Hawaii,
died on October 9, 2008
Richard Bolton
III ’62HQ of
Shepherd,
Mich. Dick was
born May 19,
1944, in Utica,
New York. Dick
was a 1962
graduate of the
Manlius School.
He was a 1967 graduate of Syracuse
University where he earned a
bachelor’s degree in English and
completed a second major in advertising journalism. Dick graduated in
1972 from Central Michigan University
(CMU) with a Master of Arts degree in
journalism. He served in the United
States Air Force from 1967 to 1971,
earning the Vietnam Campaign Service
ribbon.
Ralph Crowley ’57C of Fredericksburg,
Va., died on November 8, 2010.
Francis Morelli ’57C of Stony Point,
N.Y., passed away on September 10,
2008. He attended Medford High
School and went on to study at
Manlius Prep and Colgate University in
New York. Fran joined the N.Y. Titans
and Jets Organization in the early ’60’s
as an offensive linesman. He was
traded to the Oakland Raiders, but due
to injury moved into teaching and
coaching. He was a successful football
coach and English teacher at Waltham
and Woburn High Schools. Later, Fran
held several executive positions in the
wine and spirits industry.
William Priess ’57B of Scottsdale,
Ariz., died on Oct 7, 2008.
Coyote McCloud ’60HQ of Nashville,
Tenn., a Music City radio icon and
Nashville’s first “shock jock,” died
April 6, 2011 on his houseboat on Percy
Priest Lake. He worked for 30 years in
Nashville radio stations including
WMAK, WYHY, WZPZ and WRQQ and
was the first on-air voice of CMTV, now
CMT, which launched in 1983.
McCloud was one of the most
controversial air personalities of the
late 1980s when he led “The Zoo
Crew” on Nashville’s Y107. He was
featured in a 1992 episode of CBS’ 48
Hours in a program about shock jocks.
He wrote “Where’s the Beef,” a hit song
based on the Wendy’s theme. “It was a
life lived absolutely absent of fear of
failure, a life of legendary reverie for
living and full of deep friendships and
a thousand acquaintances,” said Jeff
Ray, a friend of McCloud’s and a
former WKRN News 2 weatherman.
“Coyote was a radio star,” Ray said. He
hosted “Coyote & Cathy In The
Morning” on WMAK-FM and WRQQ
until 2006.
Edward Maness ’61HQ of Suwanee,
Ga., died on December 6, 2010.
Dick taught photojournalism. He was
editor of the Oil and Gas News,
Michigan’s weekly petroleum magazine. Dick was a general outdoorsman
who enjoyed camping, boating, fishing,
and at times, hunting. He was a
lifetime hiker. He was a member of the
Adirondack Mountain Club, Green
Mountain Club, and the North Country
Trails. Dick was also an avid woodworker. A long-time member of the
Central Michigan Area Concert Band,
Dick played in the trumpet section, and
for years, in town bands in Vermont
while vacationing there in the summers
Robert Bentley ’64C of Bergen, N.Y.,
died on September 16, 2010 of Bergen,
N.Y.
Keith Hardy ’65A of Penn Yan, N.Y.,
died on May 10, 2011.
Charles Ken Osgood ’66B of Albany,
N.Y. “I am sad to inform you of the
death of my brother Ken Osgood
Sunday the 8th of May in Albany. He
had been battling ALS for a while and
finally succumbed to the disease. We
will miss him.” Lloyd Osgood ’67HQ
Dave Corcoran ’67B wrote: “He was a
Manlius type of guy which to me
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means a great person. My thoughts and
prayers go out to the Osgood family
during this time of their loss. It only
reinforces to me how truly special our
time at Manlius was. I frequently tell
people that my true friends from
college are a handful but from Manlius
they are many. I think it’s because we
lived together, we all wore the same
clothes so there were no “trendy”
people. And now when we lose one of
our classmates we mourn all that more
intensely. We are all now in the fourth
quarter of our lives. Where did the time
go? I remember when my Dad would
say things like this and I would look at
him like he was from a distant planet.
Now we are from that planet and it is
called AARP. Enjoy the time we have
left and make a legacy that we’re proud
of. Next year is a milestone Reunion
for our class (1967) and I hope by
starting now we can get a record
turnout for the Event. I now go on
record and willing to help make the
2012 Reunion one that we will
remember forever.”
Mark McDade ’67B wrote: “I am
saddened to hear of Lloyd’s loss, his
brother Ken’s passing. I remember Ken
as a gentleman. Michele and I will
remember Ken and his family in our
prayers.”
William Shallcross ’66C of Phoenix,
N.Y., passed away suddenly at Crouse
Hospital, Syracuse of a stroke on
December 4, 2011 at age 63. He was a
lifetime resident of the Baldwinsville
area, a page in the U.S. Senate when
he was a teenager, and was a 1967
graduate of Phoenix High School. He
owned and operated Tri-Star Auto Sales
in Phoenix for 35 years and in 2005,
Bill founded American Business
Consultants. He was an avid NASCAR
enthusiast, a Civil War and WWII buff
and loved animals and traveling. He
was a kind and loving person who will
be greatly missed.
Benjamin Stefano ’66B of Rochester,
N.Y., passed away January 12, 2012. He
was born 12/21/1947 in Utica. He is
survived by his wife and the great love
of his life, Cheri Wilkinson. Ben’s life
was about love. He loved his life
despite its challenges and he loved the
people in it, especially his family. In
turn he was loved, even to the end of
his journey.
Other great
loves: golf
(how about
that five
wood off the
tee?), good
Scotch,
dancing,
Chuck Taylor
low tops (offwhite only,
please), fast
cars, cigars, his many pipes, all things
Motown, playing and watching football
and every conceivable form of food.
Despite his prolonged illness with
Parkinson’s disease, Ben lived a full life
until he died. He savored every
moment of time with his family,
especially his beloved grandsons,
Kessel and Yavin, and sons, Ben and
Steve.
Kurt Edward Warner ’66A of Sparta,
N.J., died peacefully at home with
family at his side on Wednesday,
January 18, 2012. He was a graduate of
the Manlius Military Academy and
Florida Southern College. A Lake
Mohawk resident for 35 years, he
appreciated the beauty and uniqueness
of the lake community. He was a
master craftsman of custom woodwork
that is showcased throughout his lake
style home. He enjoyed cooking,
especially grilling, boating on the lake,
gardening and driving his truck. Kurt
worked in the transportation industry
for 41 years. He began his career
working in the containerized shipping
field and ended his career in the
trucking business as the owner/
operator of GVA Enterprises, Sparta,
NJ. He is survived by his college
sweetheart and beloved wife of 41
years, Gail Rowan Warner.
Alan Demel ’67HQ of Williamsport,
Pa., died on April 22, 2011.
John Desmond ’68B of Burbank,
Calif., died on October 15, 2003
Lloyd Kilmer ’68A of Rochester, N.Y.,
died on June 19, 2011 due to metastatic
colon cancer.
Pebble Hill School
Dr. Donald
Childs, Jr. ’34
of Rochester,
Minn., passed
away Saturday,
Dec. 10, 2011, at
the age of 95.
He graduated
from Haverford
College,
Haverford Pa., in
1938 and in
1942 he completed his M.D. at the Yale
School of Medicine, Yale University. His
father was one of the earliest
radiologists in New York State. Dr.
Childs enlisted in the Naval Reserves in
June of 1941. After his basic training at
Great Lakes Naval Station, he sailed
from Pearl Harbor in October of 1943.
Don saw action at virtually every major
battle in the South Pacific on hospital
ships, primarily on the USS Fayette,
providing medical support without
break until returning to Pearl Harbor in
June of 1945. He was discharged from
the Naval Reserve in 1950.
Dr. Childs joined the Mayo Clinic as a
Consultant in Radiology in 1949 and
retired in 1981 He was instrumental in
forming the Department of Therapeutic
Radiology at the Mayo Clinic and
served as its department Chair for
many years. He was a pioneer in
cancer research and made significant
contributions to today’s cancer treatments. His foresight and contributions
to radiation control and safety at Mayo
were reflected in his leadership with
the planning and implementation of
Mayo’s Curie Building and Pavilion in
the 1960s. This allowed Mayo to treat
cancer patients with the newest equipment, including a linear accelerator in
1962.
He was a Professor of Oncology for the
Mayo Medical School and participated
in many national organizations
including the American College of
Radiology, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Society of Nuclear
Medicine. He served as an Examiner
and sat on the Board of Trustees for the
American Board of Radiology for many
years. Due to his long-standing interest
in the therapeutic uses of chemotherapy and radioisotopes he was
instrumental in establishing national
interdisciplinary
tumor study groups
with the National
Cancer Institute.
Alumni
Notes
Don was a member
of the First
Presbyterian
Church in Rochester. A true
Scotsman, he loved bagpipes and was
fond of his kilts. His other passions
included raising orchids and fishing –
his love of small boat sailing started
very early in the Adirondacks and
continued on Lake Pepin. He was an
active member of the Gamehaven
Council of the Boy Scouts, participating
along with his sons. His knowledge of
classical music was encyclopedic; he
challenged his children to “name the
composer” games while he named the
conductor.
Barbara Bovee ’67 of Albuquerque,
N.M., died on May 17, 2009.
Marilyn Parratt ’56 of Jamesville, N.Y.,
died on June 22, 2011. Marilyn loved to
travel, play tennis and bridge, and was
always seeking opportunities to take on
new and challenging projects. Her
family and friends loved her for her
dedication and loyalty.
Goodyear-Burlingame School
Elinor Manning Atkinson ’49 of
Skaneateles, N.Y., died on November 9,
2011. She also attended the Northfield
School and Syracuse University. Besides
volunteering for various fund drives,
she formerly taught Sunday school at
the Presbyterian Church, was a Jaycette
president, a member and board
member of Owasco Valley Audubon
Society, a member of Nature Conservancy and Audubon Center of Nature
Education at Baltimore Woods. She
volunteered at the activities office at
Van Duyn Home and Hospital, with
Meals on Wheels and was a literacy
volunteer. She was also a member of
Skaneateles United Methodist Church
and Martha Circle.
Connie Hancock Getman of Cazenovia,
N.Y., died on March 9, 2011 Constance
Hancock Getman died peacefully after a
brief illness. She was 84 years old.
Connie was a devoted wife, loving
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mother and amazing grandmother. She
was a civic-minded career volunteer
throughout her life. Much of her volunteerism was driven by someone or
something in need. School fundraising
and founder of the Stark County
Planned Parenthood in Ohio and the
Cazenovia Lake Association are just a
few of the causes she loved. She adored
the outdoors, was a strong environmentalist, avid gardener, golfer, tennis
player, sailor and hiker. She always saw
the value in something or someone new
and unusual, was inclusive of the
newcomer and never met a gadget she
didn’t like. She is survived by her
children, Judy Cheney and family of
Glen Ellyn, IL, Bill Getman and family
of Presque Isle, ME, and Margot Giblin
and family of Cazenovia, N.Y., and her
brother, Stewart Hancock ’40 of
Cazenovia, N.Y.
Suzanne Stearns Jones of Seminole,
Fla., died on March 3, 2009
Barbara Reeder Jones ’24 of Westwood
Mass., died peacefully at home on
August 29th, at the age of 101. She
attended Goodyear Burlingame and then
Miss Porters School in Farmington, CT.
from 1922 to 1926. She married Henry
S. Reeder of New York City October 23,
1935. Bobbie was an accomplished
master of needlework and could be
found working late into the evening on
a new creation. Her work was exhibited
and received public acclaim and
acknowledgement. She enjoyed golf,
fishing and maintained a flower garden
most of her life. Her real passion was
being with her very close and loving
family with whom she shared her
memories and enjoyed their energy. Her
strength, vitality and positive attitude
have been an inspiration to all that
knew her.
Joan Vadeboncoeur ’49 of Cazenovia,
N.Y., the longtime entertainment critic
and arts editor for the Syracuse PostStandard passed away at her home in
Cazenovia at age 78. For 56 years, she
wrote movie reviews, feature stories
about those who acted and made music
in Central New York. Joan attended the
Goodyear-Burlingame school.
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Manlius Pebble Hill School
Katherine Squair ’80 of Syracuse, N.Y.
“Kathy” died April 17, 2011, after a
long illness. Born in Syracuse on May
16, 1963, Kathy attended ManliusPebble Hill and graduated from
Nottingham High School in 1980. Kathy
received her bachelor’s degree in
English from the University of Buffalo
in 1984 and returned to the area and
worked for HSBC. She learned
computer programming there and
received her associate’s in computer
programming from Onondaga Community College in 1991, then later
worked for Agway. She met Craig
Riecke in 1990, and they were married
in 1999 and resided in East Syracuse.
Kathy was an avid fiction writer and
wrote stories with heart, humor and an
incredible economy of words. Faced
with progressive multiple sclerosis,
Kathy spent the last 12 years of her life
quietly inspiring those around her. She
is survived by her husband, Craig; her
mother, Linda Squair of Syracuse;
brother, Ed Squair ’83 of Burbank, CA;
sister, Jen Kubeck ’77 of Syracuse;
brother, Steven Squair of Harrisville,
N.Y.; sister, Susie Squair of Syracuse.
Benjamin Bunting
III ’99 of Syracuse,
N.Y., departed this
life Wednesday,
January 26, 2011. He
leaves to cherish his
memory his parents,
Kathy and Benjamin
Bunting; two sisters,
Jacqueline Bunting Reber ’98 of
Chicago, IL, and Valissa Bunting of
White Plains, N.Y.; one brother,
Kenneth Bunting (Jane) of White
Plains, N.Y.; maternal grandfather,
Kenneth White of Virginia; a host of
loving aunts, uncles, a niece and
nephew, cousins and many MPH
friends.
Elisa Rose Donovan Vargas ’07 of
Fayetteville, N.Y. died May 19, 2011 at
home. She was a graduate of Manlius
Pebble Hill School and had attended
Geneseo State College, and Le Moyne
College. Elisa was currently the
assistant manager at her father’s
pediatric practice. She was passionate
about music and was an accomplished
pianist who received many awards.
Survived by her parents, Dr. Jose
Vargas and Dr. James Donovan; her
brother, William Donovan Vargas; and
a loving extended family.
Former Trustees
James D. Small of
Fayetteville, N.Y., a
former trustee (1992 1998) passed away July
11, 2011 after a brief
and valiant battle with cancer. Jim was
a native and lifelong resident of
Syracuse, whose career in banking
began with First Trust & Deposit Co. in
1970 and continued with positions of
increasing responsibility and leadership
with Chemical Bank, Barnett Bank of
South Florida and Chemical/J.P.
Morgan Chase until his retirement in
2007 from JPMorgan Chase Bank as
regional manager for the Central
Upstate New York region. He was well
known and respected for his volunteer
leadership in the greater Syracuse
community. In addition to his role as
co-chair of the Community Wide
Dialogue on Ending Racism, he served
on the boards of the United Way of
Central New York, the CNY Community
Foundation, the Metropolitan Development Association, the Economic
Development Zone, the Salvation
Army, Syracuse Stage, the Everson
Museum and Manlius-Pebble Hill
School. Jim is survived by his wife,
Carol B. Small of Williamsburg, VA;
his daughters, Heather Small ’96 and
Hilary Small ’01.
A Celebration of Baxter F. Ball
(1947-2011)
“Our purpose at MPH and at our predecessor schools has been the same –
to enable students to find the fire within.”
BAXTER F. BALL, Head of School 1990-2011
Reflections 2010
O
n February 14, 2011, MPH’s
beloved Head of School Baxter F.
Ball passed away unexpectedly. In the
ensuing months, members of the MPH
community reached out to each other to
mourn the loss and celebrate the life of
our iconic leader.
We can sum up Baxter’s life in many
ways… by the degrees he earned, the
boards on which he served, the
conferences where he spoke, or the
buildings he built on our campus. But
perhaps the most poignant way that
Baxter touched our community was by
the lives he changed.
The following tributes are but a
snapshot of the outpouring of notes
MPH received after Baxter’s death. He
may not have lived as long as we would
have hoped, but he packed a great deal
of living into those 64 years! The
following reflections on Baxter’s life
show how deeply he impacted our
community.
Baxter has left MPH a stronger place.
MPH is committed to carrying on his
vision and will continue to provide our
students with room to grow and the
tools they need to mold the world
around them.
“In the sadness of losing the visionary, the leader, the supporter, and
the believer that Baxter Ball was, I can only appreciate all that he has
done for Manlius Pebble Hill School, its students, parents, its
educators, and more personally, for me.
There has always been something special and important surrounding
an MPH education, and the school somehow managed to survive many
unstable years. Baxter arrived at a critical point and confidently took
on the challenge of securing MPH as an educational powerhouse in
Central New York. He recognized the potential of MPH as he did his
homework prior to his arrival. He believed in his educational vision,
while at the same time he saw the possibilities not only for success,
but for growth. He moved the school forward as its biggest
cheerleader! He touted MPH as the best school around, in the country,
and even the universe!
To create an environment that supported learning and intellectual
engagement, Baxter recognized the importance of not only investing in
the finest faculty he could find, but also their continued pursuit of
educational innovation and professional development. He believed in
providing students with a contemporary “cutting edge” education that
would include a multitude of experiences, while at the same time, there
was recognition of tradition having its place. Baxter welcomed
innovative ideas for change, and he supported his teachers as they
explored, developed, and implemented an array of educational
approaches – a professional’s dream!
My personal appreciation for Baxter runs deep. He was a true mentor
to me as a teacher, an administrator and even as I returned to school
later in my career. He was a friend who cared about my children, not
only while they attended MPH, but well beyond.
He wanted to see all those he cared about seek new challenges and
adventures. And, of course, that included his children. He often spoke
of them with love and pride as they moved through the many stages of
life.
In the end, Baxter lived a life that provided the lift to the wings of
others, allowing them to soar to great heights. Along with many who
experienced his support, I hold gratitude and appreciation for him as a
professional, but also as a friend.”
Andrea Danial,
Former Faculty & Alumni Parent
Thank You, Mr. Ball
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The School that Baxter Built
“As I dance on the stage, learn in my
classes,
and walk with my friends down the
hall,
I see everything MPH holds most
dearthat’s the debt we owe to Baxter Ball.
So raise up your prayers, lift your
voices in song,
come young and old, come one and
all,
let us mourn his death and celebrate
his life
for we’ll never replace Baxter Ball.
Come MPH students all over the
worldKorea, Ukraine, and Nepalhe loved us so dearly and worked for
us daily,
we’re the legacy of Baxter Ball.
For twenty-one years he has shown
us the path,
touched so many lives, large and
small.
Let’s all shake hands, for we have no
weapon
to fight the loss of Baxter Ball.”
Anna Driscoll ’12
“Baxter valued the alumni. He spearheaded efforts to get the alumni involved
in the life of the school as active participants. The cynical among us might say
he felt the need to cultivate us as a funding source. True, but only to a point.
One has only to look around the campus to see how he strove to make the
history of The Manlius School a living part of the MPH community. Head Boy
plaques, War Memorials, the Flagpole (the most visible of symbols), even as
prosaic an item as Knox Hall benches, show his interest and desire to keep us
part of the extended family.
Additional things like the expanded Reunion Weekend and the growth of
Reflections magazine, regional reunions, the Las Vegas roll calls, and most
recently the Alumni Sports Hall of Fame; you can see a pattern of interest and
desire to make us welcome. What is more welcoming than having a “living
room” where you can relax among friends? We have that at the Alumni Lodge.
Drop in for a visit and you are warmly welcomed with a cup of coffee offered,
and greeted as family.
I last saw Baxter three weeks ago when Bob Pratt came up as a guest lecturer
to an AP American History class about the Battle of Gettysburg. We joined
Bob, Lloyd Osgood, and Paul Silverstein for lunch in the Lodge. We had a fine
time; the food and the talk were great. More and more we alumni are being
called upon to join the academic life of the school. Fred Benedict and I have
talked to classes about Manlius. I was asked to participate in a school meeting
about the new school Honor Code. We are part of the current life of the
school. He was always ready to entertain ideas from the Alumni and offer his
support. When a few of us broached the idea of creating the Korea-Vietnam
Memorial Plaque, he said only two words: “Do it!” with total cooperation.
The thing I will remember the most happened at the 2010 Alumni Reunion
Clambake. I had just finished telling him what my daughter Elizabeth was
doing in her career. He said, “Isn’t it great what these kids are doing.” All of
his kids; new ones from MPH and Old Boys from Manlius, he cared about us
all. RIP Baxter, we shall miss you.”
John Ellis ’67HQ
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“Manlius Pebble Hill School was
recommended to us by the Headmaster of The MacDuffie School before
we left Massachusetts for Syracuse.
It is no exaggeration to say that MPH
was, in a sense, a life saver for me!
All four of our children attended for
different periods of time during their
K-12 school years and were embraced
and supported in so many ways.
The crisis that the school faced and
the seeming inevitability of having to
close the school down was painful to
us and to the many who had
benefitted from an MPH education.
Enter Baxter Ball...
The salvaging and transformation
effected under Baxter’s leadership are
a testimonial to the skillful, artful
educator and administrator he was.
Lest we forget...MPH stands today
because of this transformative work
and the tireless dedication of faculty
and staff who responded to Baxter’s
vision.
We are the richer because he
journeyed with us for a while.”
Glorida Hooper Rasberry, Trustee
“My condolences to the MPH staff...
how very sad. Helga Morse just called
to acknowledge receipt of the news,
and they regret that they won’t be able
to come East for the Saturday service...
they wanted me to let you and the rest
know of their appreciation of who
Baxter was. As Suzi said, “Baxter put
the Manlius in Manlius Pebble Hill.”
Sue Bahner, Wife of Former Manlius
Faculty Member David Bahner
“My sincere condolences to your
family. I recall with fondness the way
in which he treated my sister and me
at an alumni gathering in Atlanta. He
acknowledged the work of my father, a
former head of MPH, which meant the
world to us.”
“I had the honor of serving under Baxter’s leadership on the Boy Scout
Learning for Life Committee a number of years ago. He was a great leader
and a wonderful human being. I never saw Baxter when he didn’t have a
twinkle in his eye and a good word to say. No challenge was too big and
there was a solution for every problem. And Baxter made meetings fun!
We are better for having walked in his shadow!”
Richard F. Blansett, Director of Public Support
American Red Cross of Central New York
“The Manlius Pebble Hill community must be stunned by the sudden death
of its longtime headmaster, Baxter Ball. For more than two decades, Ball has
been a genial and inspiring presence on the private school’s DeWitt campus.
His commitment to MPH and educational excellence produced remarkable
results. Under his leadership, the student body tripled, from 200 to 600, and
the school’s endowment grew from a pittance to $4.7 million. Today, MPH
stands as one of the top independent schools in the country — one that
emphasizes diversity in its generous scholarship programs.
The school also reflects its longtime headmaster’s holistic approach to
learning — a determination to teach children to think, to take charge of their
own learning and to ask for help when they need it. An example of this
holistic approach is that nearly all MPH students are involved in sports — as
well as extracurricular dance or music programs. Interim head of school,
Tracy Frank, deserves the support of the MPH community to stay the course
after the sudden loss of this successful leader. By continuing to turn out
well-educated young men and women, MPH will be living up to the
standards set by its dedicated steward.”
The Post-Standard Editorial Board
“Genial, Inspiring Presence”
Published: Friday, February 18, 2011, 5:00 AM
“Mr. Ball was a friend to all students who had the privilege to be a part of
MPH while he was there. He believed in kids when they didn’t believe in
themselves anymore, and made MPH feel like a family. I worked with Mr.
Ball closely during my time as Student Council President and while I was
searching for colleges. I could not have asked for a better mentor and friend
to share those times with.
We grieve because we have lost a man who meant a lot to us. Yet we know
that even after death, people live on through those they have influenced. In
this way, Mr. Ball lives on through the thousands of students and faculty,
parents and grandparents, who have had the privilege to know him.
Every time I give someone a handshake, every time I speak up for a group of
people, every time I pursue a goal no matter how difficult, Mr. Ball’s legacy
lives on through me. And in this way, he lives on through all of us.
Thank you so much Mr. Ball, for all you have given me and for all you have
given to the MPH community. You will be sorely missed but never
forgotten.”
Sam White ’09
Mary Ellen (Songster) Berry ’79
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Honoring BAXTER BALL
O
ver the past year, the MPH community has paid tribute to Baxter in
many ways, including:
Baxter F. Ball
Memorial Service
February 19, 2011
Upper School singers participate in Baxter’s
Memorial Service.
Despite a blinding snowstorm that closed parts of
the NY Thruway, hundreds
of people came to attend
Baxter’s memorial service.
The service, held in the
MPH gymnasium, was
filled with student tributes,
colleagues’ stories, and
family remembrances.
The Rolling Stone, MPH’s student magazine
was dedicated to Baxter Ball.
May 2011
Commencement
June 5, 2011
Baxter was proud of each and every one
of his students and our commencement
exercises were a highlight of his year.
Alumni were found of recalling how
Baxter called each Senior Class his
“favorite.”
As Carly Montroy ’05 recalls, “He not
only was the headmaster, but he put his
and heart and soul into MPH. He loved
his school and it showed. He was a great
Jonathan Ball reflecting on his
man who gave every child a chance to
dad’s life at the 2011
succeed. He always said this was the
Commencement.
best school and this was the best senior
class and we never believed him, but
looking back now at what he did, he was in fact the best. He created the
best school in the area, and I wish the family, friends, and MPH Community
the best. As a proud alumna, he will be surely missed and whoever replaces
him has huge shoes to fill.”
At the 2011 Commencement, Baxter’s son Jonathan Ball ’92 stood in for his
father during the ceremony. Jonathan shook each graduate’s hand as he or
she received an MPH diploma and also said a few words about his father’s
love for the School.
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“As a trustee prior to and during
Baxter’s administration, I am pleased
to be invited to the celebration of his
life. Serving on the search committee
that recommended the hiring of
Baxter as the headmaster of Manlius
Pebble Hill School was one of the
most important and meaningful roles
I can remember. Baxter was unique.
He was not a run-of-the-mill
academic. He was what we called “a
mover and shaker” - an experienced
educator, a history buff, and a
dynamic individual who presented
his thoughts about what an education
at MPH could be. Baxter’s skills,
concerns, and personality enriched
this entire school community. I look
forward to honoring the legacy of
Baxter Ball on June 11th.”
Elaine Rubenstein, Former Trustee,
MPH Grandparent,
Parent of MPH Alumna
“Our daughter, Elizabeth, attended
MPH from kindergarten through 12th
grade; Baxter was the headmaster for
the entire time. We learned to
admire his dedication, enjoy his wit,
and learned from him what it is to be
a passionate educator.
Over the years we referred many
families to him who were looking for
a unique educational experience.
Whether children were gifted or
challenged, Baxter took time to
inspire them. We all feel a
tremendous loss for the community.”
Dan & Kathy Ruscitto,
Alumni Parents
“What sad news! I was a faculty
member on the committee that
recommended hiring Baxter, and I’ve
always thought it was a great
decision that he was made the MPH
headmaster. He will be greatly
missed by faculty, students, and
alumni.”
Robert (Bob) Slentz,
Former Employee
“I was so saddened to hear that
Baxter Ball passed away today.
He was a great innovator and
enthusiast for our joint schools,
which he determined to structure
as one institution. The Manlius
School alumni owe Baxter Ball an
enormous debt of gratitude for
his efforts to continue the history
and traditions of our school. My
condolences and sympathy to
Baxter’s family and colleagues at
MPH.”
The Baxter F. Ball Memorial Fund
Total Given: $37,105
Paul R. Clark ’52B
“From one educator to the next,
Baxter was one of a kind. He was
creative, thoughtful and always
placed students first. By doing
that, he created a learning
environment second to none; kids
thrived, loved to learn and never
resented the tough academics that
accompanied them.
I appreciated Baxter the most
because he was so student
centered. You could be different
and you always fit in because
there was space and accommodation for you to thrive; you could
be a special athlete, a talented
musician, a linguist, a kid with
learning differences or all of the
above, and there was a way to
accommodate your creativity, time
away from MPH, and let the
personal flower bloom.
I miss Baxter very much. But with
six years on the Board under my
belt, I know I will never forget his
stories and lessons. As I run a
college – so similar to a college
prep school – I will remember and
use them daily.”
Deborah Freund,
MPH Trustee & Parent
The Class of 2017 created this collage of Baxter, which hangs in the Knox Farmhouse.
At the request of Baxter’s family, gifts in Baxter’s memory will be used to
construct The Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning Commons. This building is the
final phase of our current capital campaign and was a project near and dear
to Baxter’s heart.
Financial support for MPH delighted Baxter, as he saw it as a validation of
the School and of his work. We are quite sure Baxter would be pleased by
how much support has poured into his memorial fund. With your continued
help, we will “Build it for Baxter,” and his legacy will continue to stimulate
the life of the mind for generations to come.
Remembering Baxter Ball
Alumni Weekend
June 11, 2011
A tribute to Baxter
was held during
Alumni Weekend in
the spot during that is
usually reserved for
our traditional
“Conversation with
the Head of School.”
Several of Baxter’s
faculty members/
friends started the
tribute with their
Seated on stage are Brian Hoke, Will O’Malley, Cherie
favorite Baxter stories.
Bisnett, Ted Curtis, and Don Ridall.
Member of the
audience soon joined
in sharing their own memories. Many laughs echoed and a few tears were
shed as the MPH community fondly remembered Baxter.
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Goodbye, Mr. Ball
By Erin Simmonds ’11
C
herie Bisnett stepped up to the podium at Baxter Ball’s memorial service on
Saturday, February 19, 2011. As assistant to the headmaster for 12 years,
Ms. Bisnett served as his friend, confidant, and watchdog. She ran his office,
sitting at a big desk in the room outside of his office. At his memorial service, she
said choking back tears, “second only to his family, this school, these students,
and this community meant everything to him from the moment he stepped on
this small, slightly-run down campus over twenty years ago.”
“He had a true love for the power
of the human spirit and what people
are capable of doing.”
The following article is reprinted from
the May 2011 edition of The Rolling
Stone, MPH’s student magazine.
During Mr. Ball’s tenure, three buildings were added to the campus, enrollment
tripled, and the school’s endowment grew from a few hundred thousand to over
$4.7 million. Mr. Ball’s visions for the school became reality. “There were two
things that he was especially keen on: building a first-rate intellectual and cultural
program, and creating a place where all the alumni of the three schools (Manlius,
Pebble Hill, and MPH) could be comfortable and proud,” said his long-time friend
and former Assistant Headmaster Joe O’Brien.
Mr. Ball came to MPH in 1990. He served as headmaster for 21 years. Born in
San Francisco on January 27, 1947, Mr. Ball lived for most of his youth in
Connecticut. He attended a private college preparatory school called The
Gunnery. He went on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Kenyon College, a
master’s degree in history from Bowling Green State University, and studied at
SUNY Albany. Mr. Ball began his teaching career at the Albany Academy. He
served as a history teacher, chair of the department, director of admissions,
director of guidance, and eventually Head of Upper School.
Baxter’s Timeline
1990
1992
1999
Mr. Ball’s first year as headmaster, 221
students were enrolled at MPH. Since
then, MPH has grown to a student boy of
560 that come from nineteen different
school districts, six counties, and five
foreign countries. Also the number of
alumni who attended the annual
Clambake Weekend was 11.
Expansion of the Falcone Dining Hall,
the tennis courts moved from the central
campus courtyard, and the Jean-Paul
athletic varsity athletic field was
constructed.
The McNeil Science and Communications
center was constructed. The Manlius School
flagpole (rumored to be from the USS
Missouri) was moved from the Manlius
campus to the center of the MPH Campus.
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The Mezzalingua Humanities Center was
constructed and the Coville Theater was
renovated, including new seating and
sound equipment.
His academic achievements document
his dedication to education and learning, but the real tenor of his person
and his impact on everyone he met,
this school, and its students are more
difficult to capture. Mr. O’Brien’s first
impression upon meeting Mr. Ball was
that he “was smart, eccentric, and a bit
of a character.” Were they true? “Oh
yes!” said Mr. O’Brien. A character he
was, indeed. Know for his propensity
to conduct business meetings in his car,
his love of scratch-off lottery games,
and penchant for eating Jujubes, Mr.
Ball’s personality was bigger than most.
Faculty members remember parties at
Mr. Ball’s house and monthly poker
nights, where Mr. Ball was often most
approachable and relaxed. With his
hearty, gravelly chuckle, his laugh is
one of Mr. O’Brien’s favorite memories
of Mr. Ball. He was an avid collected of
Czech glass, many of which adorned
his office at school. Ms. Bisnett
remembered that more often than not,
for a faculty member’s birthday, Mr.
Ball would give them a piece of Czech
glass, telling them they could start their
collection, too. “Most of us had
amassed pieces from him over the
years as gifts. But every time, he
thought it was our first piece, the start
of our collection,” she laughed.
Mr. Ball was dedicated to the service of
others. Mr. Ball “felt there was a
profound meaning and purpose in a life
spent serving others,” said his son
Jonathan, 37. “He had a true love for
the power of the human spirit and
what people are capable of doing.” His
children remember above all his
devotion, support, and strength. When
Jonathan was ten years old, he and Mr.
Ball rented a Sunfish boat on Lake
Champlain. They were sailing when a
storm began raging. “I remember being
terrified,” he said, “the way my dad
handled the sailing was amazing. It
showed a profound level of his
responsibility he had to me and that he
was going to do anything to keep me
safe. It was a moment of him being
such a rock.”
When he arrived at MPH in 1990, the
campus was virtually unrecognizable
as the institution it is today. “When he
came here it looked like a dilapidated
elementary school,” Jonathan says,
“Now it looks like a pristine independent school.” Under Mr. Ball’s
leadership, the physical campus has
transformed. Under Mr. Ball’s direction, the Humanities, McNeil, and
Amos building were built to expand
the school. Ms. Bisnett remembers that
there were tennis courts in the middle
of the campus, where the flagpole now
stands, that were surrounded by
chain-link fences. “It looked like a
prison,” she remembered.
During the early years of his term,
Mr. Ball was committed to saving the
school. Ms. Bisnett described MPH as
being “on its last legs” when Mr. Ball
took over and credited him with
creating MPH’s reputation as one of
the best independent schools in the
country. He raised the school’s profile
by investing in advertising and
marketing for the school and by
frequent radio interviews during the
early 1990s, talking about his plans
for the school, the growth that was
occurring, and recruiting students
for MPH.
Ms. Bisnett said Mr. Ball’s changes
attracted attention and sparked enthusiasm about the school. “People
respected him, people listened to him,
and people followed. He built it and
they came,” she said, crediting Mr.
Ball for putting the school on the
map. “He believed this was the best
school in Central New York, and then
we all started to believe it too. And
now it’s true.”
Not only did Mr. Ball change the
physical appearance of the school, he
changed the feeling of the school as a
whole. Mr. Ball loved tradition. He
always supported Winter Carnival and
Red and White Day. No MPH graduate
from the past twenty years can
remember the Handshaking Ceremony
without a smile for Mr. Ball. His mark
on the school’s traditions is indelible.
Interim Head of School Tracy Frank
believes Mr. Ball’s greatest legacy is his
ability to bring the right people
together. “He really had a knack for
putting people in the right roles. He
empowered others to strive and find
their passions and to really enjoy the
journey and always give back,” she
said. The teachers of MPH are a major
part of Mr. Ball’s legacy. Dr. Richard
Jung, a transition specialist hired to
assess MPH said he has never seen
such student loyalty to the faculty. He
commented on the amount of affirmation he has received about the quality
of the teachers at MPH. In the student
forum he held, a majority of the
students cited the caring teachers as
the best part about MPH. Dichaba
McGinty ’11 remembered giving a tour
to the representative from the Malone
By Erica Perry ’11
Reprinted from the May 2011 Rolling Stone
2005
2006
Present
Over 200 alumni attended the annual
Clambake Weekend.
The Laurie Mezzalingua ’86 Center for
Early Learning and the Andrews Practice
athletic fields were constructed. The
campus entrance was also reconfigured
to allow for increased safety.
The Bradley McNeil ’93 Learning
Commons is the next building project
in the works. Contributions to the
Baxter Ball Memorial Fund will go
towards the completion of this project.
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Foundation. “Mr. Ball was on the tour
too, and his pride in the school was
evident.”
Baxter assembling the top
of the Manlius flagpole
THE
“Golden Ball”
M
any hands were involved in
moving the Manlius Flagpole
to the MPH campus in 1999. Had
Fuller ’66A recalls that Baxter was
such a passionate advocate for the
Flagpole relocation project that the
he received the honor of screwing in
the golden ball that would rest on
top of the flag pole.
Baxter’s hand was the last to touch
that “golden ball” that has looked
over our school since the installation.
On his way into Baxter’s Alumni
Weekend memorial service, Had
remarked on this symbolism, and
how to him, it feels that Baxter’s
hand will continue to watch over
the School he loved.
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Jonathon summed up his father’s
accomplishments by saying, “Two
things. Just two things. Being a father
and being headmaster of this school.”
Another part of Mr. Ball’s legacy lays
with the students of MPH. Students
were his priority. Mr. Ball’s son,
Donald, 40, said “He was so proud of
this school. He would be like a doting
father. He was always bragging about
how wonderful this teacher was or
something that student did.” Mr. Ball’s
priority was always the students. “He
set the stage for students’ success. He
opened doors for kids to be encouraged to their full potential. Seeing
that come to fruition was his favorite
part of the job.”
Isaac Signorelli ’11 asked Mr. Ball to
write him a college recommendation.
“I really respected him for taking a
personal interest in my future,” he said.
The students of MPH knew and felt Mr.
Ball’s pride. At his memorial service,
Carley Bright ’11 spoke of his dedication to the students of MPH. She said
that the most remarkable thing about
Mr. Ball was the unending respect for
students he had and his ability to allow
that respect to permeate through all
aspects of the school. “Every teacher
and faculty member is ready to listen
to the ideas and the concerns of the
students. MPH students have a voice,
and it’s a strong one,” she said. “This
attitude of respect and concern for the
students started with Mr. Ball.” Carley
regretted that Mr. Ball would not be at
this year’s commencement, but she
said she knew “We were what he
worked for. He wanted us to succeed,
each in our own way. To find a passion
and to live for it.” Success at MPH and
the futures that awaited the seniors
“given him the greatest joy.”
The other part of his legacy lies with
his children, Donald, Jonathan, and
daughter Rebecca, 31. The most
important thing people should know
about Mr. Ball is that “he lived for this
school and his family,” said Rebecca.
All three of his children have entered
into the educational fields. Donald is
the head of the History Department at
The Webb Schools in Claremont, CA.
Rebecca is a sixth-grade Language Arts
teacher. Jonathan is the Managing
Associate and Director of Recruitment
and School Services for Carney, Sandoe
& Associates, a firm that places
teachers and personnel with
independent schools.
All of his children acknowledged that
Mr. Ball was the primary influence in
their decision to enter this field, but
also agree that he never pressured
them into going into education. They
saw that Mr. Ball had “such a lifechanging role in the lives of others,”
and that education meant “devoting
your life to doing work that has
meaning and substance.” Rebecca said
that Mr. Ball always said there was “no
more noble career. It’s life-changing,
it’s life-saving.”
Donald said his favorite memory of Mr.
Ball was during his early teens when
he decided to participate in a twentymile bike ride. His dad joined him. “It’s
not his thing,” he said, “but he did it
for me. He did it for me.” Rebecca
remembered that while she was still
dependent on Mr. Ball for rides, they
went to the mall nearly every weekend.
After she got her driver’s license, she
noticed he had stopped going to the
mall, and she was surprised because he
loved shopping. “He said to me
‘Rebecca, I hate the mall.’ He went to
the mall every weekend for me. I got
my license and I don’t think he’s been
in Carousel Mall since.”
His children agree that Mr. Ball was the
best listener and advice-giver they had
ever known. Jonathan said the best
advice he ever received from Mr. Ball
was “You know your joy by your
sorrow.” Although the MPH community is grieving the loss of such an iconic,
influential man, Mr. Ball’s vitality and
joie de vivre should be remembered
and celebrated. “It encapsulates his
vision of how important life is. It’s
everything about doing, and feeling
living life to the fullest, about loving to
the fullest. If you do that, you will hit
the highest peaks of passion and love
and enjoyment in life, but you’ll
experience the deepest sadness. But
you have to take the risks. You get so
much out of life that way. It’s worth
it,” said Jonathan.
Manlius Pebble Hill School
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Cara Adelson
Grant Amsterdam
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Nolan Avrakotos
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Zachary Buniak
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St. John Fisher College
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Wesleyan University
Rotary Exchange in India
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“THE CLAMS ARE
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2012
March 30
Black & White Night, the New Spring Thing
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April 4
“Cocktails with Claire” Pompano Beach, Fla.
April 5
Naples, Fla. Reunion
April 17
MPH Board of Trustees and Alumni Association
Board Visitation Day
May 1
Goodyear-Burlingame Reunion
May 18
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