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Ambassador
the williamsschool
The Magazine for Williams Alumni, Parents, and Friends
Fall 2012
Williams Explores the Deep and Beyond
Rev. Steve Hosking’s view of the
Mediterranean from the bow of the
E/V Nautilus as he joined Dr. Bob
Ballard in exploration (see pg. 2).
Welcome “a-Board”
Williams is pleased to welcome one
of its largest new “classes” to the
Board of Trustees for 2012–13. Hailing
from a variety of fields ranging from
business, medicine and nonprofit,
these community leaders will help
provide high-level guidance to the
School, and also serve as word-ofmouth evangelists for The Williams
School throughout southeastern
Connecticut and beyond. The
following new Board Members have
completed the orientation process
and were officially installed at the
Board of Trustees inaugural meeting
of the 2012–13 school year in August.
New Trustees include (l to r above)
Stephen Powell, John Pagnozzi, Kitty
Stalsburg ’79, John Brodzinski, Amy
Danenberg King ’91, Carl Reiser, Terry
Smith, Joseph Madaus, and Beth
Sandri.
Board of Trustees 2012–13
Officers
Gregg Benson, President
Bruce Goldstein, Vice President
Jeffrey Brown, Secretary
Scott Gibson, Treasurer
John Brodzinski
John Catlett
Holly Hayes Cheeseman ’72
David Cook
Stephen DiCicco
Patrick Doherty
Bruce Goldstein
Ethan Goller
Amy Danenberg King ’91,
Alumni Board President
Katherine Leiser
Joseph Madaus
Alison Smith Marcinek
Paul Maroni
Ronald Meneo
Marissa Mills, Parents
Association President
John Pagnozzi
William Pieniadz
Stephen Powell
Carl Reiser
Elizabeth Sandri
Terry Smith
Kitty Stalsburg ’79
William Verhoeff
Joshua Welch
In This Issue
An Education at Sea............ 2
Exploring the deep with Dr. Robert Ballard
School Administration 2012–13
Mark Fader, Head of School
Christopher Benbow, Assistant Head of School
Jane Hannon, Middle School Head
Cristan Harris, Director of Admission
Steven Hosking, Director of Technology
Meghan Ryan, Director of College Counseling
Seeing Eye to Eye
with the Past...................... 7
Teachers researching for Mystic Seaport
Class & Caring Across
the Miles . ........................ 10
Junior takes AP Biology at Williams while
volunteering in Peru
Ellen G. Spring, Director of Advancement
Kathy Trammell, Director of Finance and Operations
Scott Wagner, Athletic Director
The Ambassador is published for alumni, parents, and
friends of The Williams School. Send news and classnotes
to alumni@williamsschool.org.
Editor: Ellen Spring
The Williams School
182 Mohegan Avenue
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Phone: 860-443-5333
Website: www.williamsschool.org
Email: 1891@williamsschool.org
Alumni Go Global............. 12
Alumni studying abroad
Commencement............... 18
Excerpts from speaker Tom Kelly
Reunion 2012................... 22
Photos from June 16
Path of Remembrance...... 24
Reflections on Spring Break journey to
Eastern Europe’s Holocaust sites
Report of Giving............... 26
In Memoriam.................... 40
Classnotes......................... 40
Design and layout by Timothy Reitz
An Education at Sea
Exploring the Deep with Dr. Robert Ballard
Rev. Steve Hosking, Director of Technology, kicks off Williams
partnership with Nautilus Exploration Program
Ambassador Fall 2012
Rev. Steve Hosking, Director of Technology at Williams,
spent 10 days in August aboard the Exploration Vessel
Nautilus with Dr. Robert Ballard, his crew of scientists
and other educators for the third leg of this year’s
expedition to explore the Eratosthenes Seamount,
off the coast of Cyprus. He was one of only twelve
educators from across the United States to have been
selected from a competitive pool of applicants by the
Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) to participate in the
2012 Nautilus Exploration Program. The selected
Educators at Sea (EAS) hailed from schools
and museums in seven states.
The Williams School
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by Renée Fournier
Launching of the Remote Operating Vehicle Hercules
“I’m thrilled that I
was the educator from
Williams selected to
go for our inaugural
expedition with the
E/V Nautilus. It was a
most memorable and
educational experience
for me,” said Rev.
Hosking. “With
Dr. Ballard’s help,
Rev. Steve Hosking
we’ve launched this
Director of Technology
innovative partnership
between the Nautilus
program and the Williams School. Ideally, we’ll be able to
send a student and faculty member on the 2013 expedition.”
Dr. Ballard, a Williams parent, is Director of the Center
for Ocean Exploration at the University of Rhode Island,
President of the Institute for Exploration and founder of the
Nautilus Exploration Program. He led the expedition along
with Dr. Katherine Croff Bell of the Ocean Exploration
Trust. Dr. Ballard is best known for his discovery of RMS
Titanic.
Rev. Hosking has been with the Williams School for three
years as Chair of the Technology department. Prior to
Williams he taught eighth grade physical science at two
other independent schools for a total of 12 years. He
received his undergraduate degree in Science Education
from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and did his
Masters work in Education at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox
Seminary in New York.
After growing up in Alaska, he graduated from UAF and
began his teaching career in a remote Yupik Eskimo village
in western Alaska. Prior to this summer’s expedition
aboard the E/V Nautilus, he thought he already had his one
“experience of a lifetime.” He was happily proved wrong.
The Expedition
During July and August of 2012, E/V Nautilus embarked
on an expedition to explore the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and
Mediterranean Sea off the coasts of Turkey and Cyprus.
The rotating Corps of Exploration aboard Nautilus mapped
the geological, biological, archaeological and chemical
aspects of these regions to depths of approximately 2000
meters. During the expedition, the crew aboard, including
Steve, helped share their discoveries live on the web via
telepresence technology, putting the unexplored ocean
directly in everyone’s hands.
Dr. Robert Ballard and Dr. Katherine Croff Bell of the
Ocean Exploration Trust led the expedition, which included
a rotating team of more than 100 scientists, engineers and
educators as they explored these poorly understood regions
of the world’s oceans. Operations aboard the Nautilus were
conducted by a team of engineers from the Institute for
Exploration based at the Mystic Aquarium. All of the video
and data collected was transmitted via satellite to the Inner
Space Center, located at the University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Oceanography, where Dr. Ballard is a
professor of oceanography. From this “mission control,” the
live feeds were broadcast on the web so that anyone in the
world could be a part of the exploration as it happened.
About the Nautilus Exploration Program
The Nautilus Exploration Program was founded in
2008 by Dr. Ballard and is a joint ocean exploration
initiative of the Ocean Exploration Trust, the Institute for
Exploration and the URI Center for Ocean Exploration. This
international program centers on scientific exploration of
the seafloor launched from aboard the Exploration Vessel
Nautilus, a 64-meter research vessel currently based in
Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to conducting pure scientific
research, the Nautilus Exploration Program offers ocean
telepresence to explorers on shore via live video, audio
and data feeds from the ship. The Program also includes
an education component that brings educators and
students on E/V Nautilus expeditions. The 2012 Nautilus
Exploration Program is sponsored by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Exploration
Trust, Sea Research Foundation, Office of Naval Research,
National Geographic Society, University of Rhode Island
and additional private donors.
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The Inner Space Center at URI, where Hosking had
training in June prior to the expedition.
The Williams School
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As part of the Corps of Exploration aboard Nautilus,
educators participated in daily science operations and
live interactions with shore-based audiences on www.
nautiluslive.org and at the Nautilus Live Theater at the
Mystic Aquarium.
Prior to going to sea, educators participated in an intensive
training workshop and attended sessions hosted by
scientists, engineers and science communicators from June
25-28 at URI.
The 2012 expedition consisted of four separate cruise legs
and began off the northern coast of Turkey in the Southern
Black Sea. The second leg brought E/V Nautilus south to the
submerged Anaximander Mountains off the southern coast
of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea. After a brief port stop,
the third leg explored the Eratosthenes Seamount off the
southern coast of Cyprus and then headed north to conduct
mapping operations in the Southeast Aegean Sea near
Bodrum, Turkey.
The Third Leg: A shipwreck, ancient
artifacts and other “surprises”
Dr. Ballard explains, “For me the third leg of this year’s
field season with the E/V Nautilus was the most exciting.
Not only was Steve aboard, but my son Benjamin, from
the Williams Class of 2012, was also aboard. The cruise
was full of surprises. We discovered an amazing number of
ancient artifacts far out to sea where scholars thought the
ancient mariner never ventured. In fact, Ben and a friend
from Bates College were able to discover an ancient trade
route marked by these artifacts dating back to 200 BC and
using that insight, traveled along the trade route with our
robot Hercules and discovered a shipwreck from the time of
Alexander the Great. It doesn’t get better than that.”
“We were working on the eastern side of Eratosthenes
Seamount exploring an ancient coral reef when we came
across a pile of long, arched shaped objects,” continued
Ballard. “I initially thought they were a bunch of ancient
bows but if that were true they would have been eaten by
wood-boring organisms long ago. Using our live satellite
link we contacted a coral reef expert and asked him to look
at our discovery that we streamed on our web site. He was
convinced it was a rib cage. The question is: ‘Does the rib
cage belong to a whale or to an elephant since the seamount
was once above sea level?’ We have sent the sample we
collected out to experts and are waiting their analysis. Stay
tuned!”
Rev. Hosking also agrees the third leg was exciting and what
was most thrilling for him was seeing Ballard in action. He
happened to be on watch with Dr. Ballard when they came
upon the discovery at the ancient coral reef.
“Dr. Ballard was elsewhere on the ship, watching the live
video feed away from ‘The Van,’ which housed the control
center,” said Rev. Hosking. “He then hurriedly made his
way up with the other lead scientists to help direct the
exploration of the find.” It was a new discovery, which
Rev. Hosking joined the Nautilus expedition for the third
leg, where they came upon numerous geological formations
and multiple sinkholes, which provided evidence that the
seamount was once above sea level some five million years
ago.
Dr. Robert Ballard and son, Ben ’12, in the Wet Lab
Hosking witnessed firsthand. He cheerfully described seeing
Ballard bouncing on his toes with excitement and pointing
with certainty at their latest find.
They mapped all of the areas with laser, cameras and sonar.
Despite the remote-operated vehicles (ROV) being in
the dark waters approximately 2,000 feet below sea level,
they came upon a wide variety of ocean life, including
tubeworms, crabs, urchins, squids and a huge shark. Most
exciting for these ocean explorers was the discovery of a
new shipwreck, with an abundance of amphora clay pots.
LIFE ABOARD THE NAUTILUS
The crew was made up of
navigators, pilots, educators,
engineers, scientists, interns
and students. Life on the
ship was certainly not one’s
normal routine.
“You slept when you could,”
said Hosking. “I had two fourhour watch shifts every day and
ended up working 12 hour days.”
When Rev. Hosking wasn’t on “watch” he
was sending science experiment samplings to NOAA and
URI, blogging and setting up photo albums, and was in
bed at 9 p.m. and up at 2 or 3 a.m. All of the educators,
including Rev. Hosking, participated in the live shows with
visitors at the Mystic Aquarium. There was an actual studio
aboard the Nautilus for these ten-minute shows given
during “prime time” Aquarium hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The hardworking crew of scientists and educators still
found time for leisure. They enjoyed puzzles, swim calls and
the occasional barbecue.
ASTRONAUT BELOW SEA LEVEL
Also joining the Nautilus expedition on the third leg was
Cady Coleman, NASA Astronaut, Polymer Chemist and a
veteran of three spaceflight missions. She flew as a mission
specialist on two Space Shuttle flights, and then spent
almost six months living and working aboard the
E/V Nautilus is a 211-foot research vessel
equipped with state-of-the-art exploration
and telepresence technology. The primary
remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) on board,
named Hercules and Argus, were used to view
the seafloor with high definition video, take
environmental measurements and collect
geological and biological samples. The two
secondary exploration tools, the towfish
named Diana and Echo, were utilizing sidescan and sub bottom sonar technology to
explore the seafloor and seek out compelling
targets for closer investigation and study.
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could do internships at
Mystic Aquarium and work
in our Nautilus Live Theater
connected to the NAUTILUS
or help out with our Camp
Hercules for inner city kids.”
The Williams School
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NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman
and Rev. Hosking
International Space Station (ISS) as part of ISS Expeditions
26 and 27, launching and landing aboard the Russian Soyuz
spacecraft.
Hosking was thrilled with the opportunity to work on
board with Coleman participating. She served as a navigator
during the dives. “I enjoyed the opportunity to talk with
Cady about her work in space and some of the educational
outreach she currently does,” said Rev. Hosking.
FUTURE EXPLORATION FOR
WILLIAMS AND NAUTILUS PROJECT
With Dr. Ballard initiating the Williams School relationship
with the Educator at Sea Program, Hosking set the stage
for Williams involvement. Ballard envisions many ways
for the Williams Community to participate in the Nautilus
program moving forward.
“The Middle School could participate in our JASON
Project in their science classes, the Williams students could
do community outreach in the local Boys and Girls Clubs
that are involved in our after school program, and students
could participate in Honors Program and spend time at the
Inner Space Center (at URI) next year, and work with our
team of scientists before going out on the E/V Nautilus. A
Williams faculty member could be an Educator-at-Sea like
Steve Hosking and go out on the E/V Nautilus, students
Steve Hosking is helping to advance the Nautilus
program forward at Williams. Since returning from
his expedition, he did a school-wide presentation
about his experience and he has started a “Nautilus”
group at the School so efforts can be made to make Ballard’s
vision for the program at Williams a reality. A group of over
20 students will meet on a regular basis to learn about the
new video technology that was implemented at Williams
this past summer. Through this, they can keep pace with
other ocean expeditions via telepresence technology, visit
the Mystic Aquarium and go to URI.
“Next year’s expedition in the Caribbean is divided into two
segments on either side of hurricane season – June and July
and November and December,” stated Ballard. “Therefore,
Williams can become involved in our program during the
summer and during the school year.”
Go to www.oceanexplorationtrust.com to learn more.
SOURCE: www.nautiluslive.org
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See i n Eye to Eye
with the Past
by Ellen Spring
Do you ever wonder why some things
wind up in the trash pile, while others
survive for generations? Simple things
like a doll, a pipe, eyeglasses, photos,
or even a candy dish can become items
of historical significance, and vessels
for transporting the personal stories
of their owners forward for future
generations.
History teachers Peter Emanuel and
Macy Kleinfelder share a fascination
with the stories and historical
knowledge that can be found in
objects. Consequently, they both
jumped giddily at the opportunity
to become immersed in this type of
research during this past summer at
the Mystic Seaport.
Mystic Seaport, the Museum of
America and the Sea, houses over
four million objects in its Collections
Research Center. The collections are
housed on site in a series of brick
buildings adjacent to the parking
lots. The facilities are immense and
impressive. Ms. Kleinfelder referred
to them as “super cool; just like you
would imagine a classical vault, with
all the map drawers and the way
everything is lined up and so wellorganized. It was almost romantic in
that sense.”
Mr. Emanuel and Ms. Kleinfelder
were two of six “pioneer teachers” for
the new Interactive Artifact Project,
an initiative of the Online Learning
Community funded by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Mr. Emanuel and Ms. Kleinfelder were
instrumental in developing prototype
Interactive Artifact Records (IARs)
which will eventually be featured on
Mystic Seaport’s Online Learning
Community website. The expectation
was for each teacher to spend about
150 hours on the program. Mr.
Emanuel explained, “The Mystic
Seaport is looking to breathe life into
their online catalog by personalizing
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the collection so people can actually
make a connection with these objects.”
By offering teacher-created content
around the museum artifact, IARs
can stand alone as resources, and
learners will be less dependent on
interpretation from museum staff or
teachers at the point of delivery.
The Williams School
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The program began with a series
of workshops and tours where
they learned the particulars of the
Collection Research Center as well as
other extended branches of Mystic
Seaport. Ms. Kleinfelder was quick
to point out that a highlight was the
backstage “hardhat” tour of the Charles
W. Morgan by Matthew Stackpole, The
Charles W. Morgan Restoration Team’s
ship historian and advancement
officer.
It was during this series of workshops
that they were presented with a vast list
of objects, and had the difficult task
of selecting just three each for their
research.
One treasure they came upon was
the unusual duffle bag
(shown right). It was
“discovered” on the
Antiques Road Show and
the owner decided to
donate it to a museum
rather than sell it.
That’s when it found
its permanent home
at Mystic Seaport. For
Ms. Kleinfelder, it was
love at first sight! She
explains, “I was able
to see it when I was
at Mystic Seaport last
spring with Dr. Glen
Gordinier, who wrote
a book about the War
of 1812. I fell in love with it
immediately! It’s very rare to see an
embroidered sea bag with six different
images of the war of 1812.” The bag,
which is currently on display at the
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, has an
interesting story to tell. Through her
research, Ms. Kleinfelder learned that
the original owner of the bag was
Seth Gibbs (1791–1840) who served
in the Fifth Division of the Militia
of Massachusetts beginning in June
1814. “It was great to be able to trace
the family history, and witness the
very personal story of how this young
man got involved in the war. It’s really
neat to be able to make these personal
connections.”
The object that interested Mr.
Emanuel the most was an otter pelt
laprobe, or what Ms. Kleinfelder
referred to as an olden-day “snuggie.”
Picture a beautiful lap blanket made
from sea otter pelts! Interestingly
enough, this particular item led
Mr. Emanuel to Ruth Newcomb, a
WMI alumna. How? When he was
able to visit the collection, and
examine the laprobe up close,
he discovered her nametag
at the corner of the blanket.
Having previously researched
the Williams School history, he
immediately recognized Ruth
Wetmore Newcomb’s name
as a prominent alumna who
graduated from WMI in 1906.
That was a pivotal moment.
Mr. Emanuel explains, “Making
these personal connections
with objects was one of the
things that was so exciting
about this program.” Upon
further investigation, he also
learned that Ruth Newcomb’s
grandfather was instrumental
in having the first American flag
placed on Alaskan soil. “Once you start
digging, that’s the kind of stuff you
learn,” stated Mr. Emanuel.
A duffle bag, a laprobe; at first glance
these are simple, everyday objects, but
if you pay close attention and delve
into their past, fascinating stories begin
to take shape. Other “curiosities” that
were researched during this program
included—slippers for bound feet,
a tortoise shell cradle that actually
rocked itself, a narwhal tusk coat rack,
and a whale eyeball!
One of the things that Ms. Kleinfelder
found challenging was that they
weren’t given any rules. She found
herself wondering “where do I begin,
how do I focus myself,” and thought
about how her students are often
put in that same situation. “It was a
different way of doing professional
development,” she mused. Mr.
Emanuel agreed. He further explained,
“When asking students to do research,
very often they’re going to hit a deadend, and they need to learn how to
deal with the notion that the answers
aren’t all out there.” This problemsolving and critical thinking piece
is a vital part of their educational
experience. At one point, Ms.
Kleinfelder found herself in just that
position. “The other teachers were
sharing stories about their object, and
I was frustrated that I could not find
the personal story for my piece—these
beautiful Chinese slippers for bound
feet that represent such a strange and
horrific tradition. We had no idea why
they were even at Mystic Seaport.” That
was something that was frustrating for
Ms. Kleinfelder to get her head around.
But, she agreed that it was a great
learning experience. She had to refocus
and change direction as she reflected
on the purpose of the research project
and the story she was trying to tell.
Mr. Emanuel and Ms. Kleinfelder look
forward to sharing their excitement
and refined research skills with their
Williams students. Ms. Kleinfelder
plans to give her current US History
students an opportunity to become
historical detectives. They’ll visit the
War of 1812 Exhibit at the Lyman
Allyn Museum, select an object from
the exhibit, and conduct the research,
discover the story, and connect it to
the history. For the History of the
’60’s Class that she co-teaches with
Mr. Fader, she’s incorporated an oral
history project where students will
have to go through the interview
process, do the research, and present
their stories. She’s delighted that she’s
able to take her experiences and bring
them back to the classroom.
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Discovering a piece of her story: As a bonus, Ms. Kleinfelder learned
some interesting tidbits about her
own family history—the Macy side
of her family, which was a Nantucket
family involved in whaling. It turns out
the familiar red star logo for Macy’s
Department Store was inspired by a
tattoo worn by store founder Rowland
Hussey Macy that he got as a teenager
when he worked on a Nantucket
whaling ship, the Emily Morgan.
While walking through the vault, Ms.
Kleinfelder also came across beautiful
ivory tusks that were carved into a
whale. The tusks were from another
family connection, Alethea Macy of
Nantucket.
Ambitious junior Juli Brown (on screen below Skyping
with Dr. Tyler) has created an Independent Study
Program in Peru while taking her Williams course
virtually.
The Williams School
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Class and Caring Across the Miles
Helping communities in need, while taking courses virtually
By Renée Fournier
Juli Brown ’14 has the motivation and eagerness to learn
that would typically be seen in a college junior. This
ambitious Williams student has crafted a unique studyabroad experience coupled with a virtual education, while
helping South American communities in need. She is
spending the fall semester of her junior year at Williams
in Peru working with The Foundation for International
Medical Relief for Children [FIMRC]. Juli conceived of her travel abroad plans completely on her
own. She had some experience with helping children in
need, after participating in an advisory group fundraiser
for the Nika Water project during her sophomore year. The
money raised from the Williams community actually went
to Free the Children and Project Concern International.
Both are organizations that bring clean drinking water to
children via schools and orphanages. “Clean water is always
essential and not available in every part of the world. This is
why we chose NIKA water,” stated Juli.
Though she thrives academically, Juli felt the need to do
something else beyond the classroom during her time at
Williams, and was determined to find a program where
she could volunteer for a semester. When it came time to
research different programs, she was convinced she wanted
to go to a South American country, do something related
to science (her favorite subject), while at the same time
helping people. Mrs. Rachel Thomas-Shapiro, chemistry
teacher and Juli’s advisor, quickly embraced the idea of her
studying and volunteering in Peru. Juli’s parents, who had
previously traveled to Peru,
helped Juli make her goals a
reality.
It was difficult for Juli
to find a program that
accepted high school
students. The FIMRC
program has students
participating from
University of Pennsylvania,
University of Chicago and
other colleges. So, Juli is
truly unique among her
peers. According to Juli, who often Skypes with faculty
and students in the Williams community, she is excited
to be working on “public health campaigns that focus on
improving maternal and pediatric health.”
Mainly based in Trujillo, she will occasionally go to the
organization’s site in Agallpampa, a small community in the
mountains. The program has exposed Juli to a broad range
of issues and challenges that the people of Latin America
face every day. Once a week she visits a community outside
the city called Nuevo Jerusalen and teaches a cooking and
nutrition class to a group of 10
mothers. By showing them how to
incorporate healthy, yet affordable
foods into a family’s diet, she is
helping them understand the
nutritional value of foods such
as vegetables. She did a cooking
demonstration in one of the houses
to show the family how to make
a specific recipe given the limited
resources available to them.
Julie has also given a
presentation to students
about the importance
of recycling. She has
distributed recycling bins,
as well as toothbrushes,
to rural schools in the
mountains.
As if Juli’s schedule isn’t
full enough, she was
determined to stay on
track with her studies back
at The Williams School.
Mrs. Thomas-Shapiro and Juli’s other teachers worked
together to adjust her academic course track so there would
be no “gaping hole” in her transcript upon graduating
from Williams. While in Peru, she is still meeting all of her
junior-year course requirements. She brought her laptop,
books and other reading materials to Peru with her so she
could keep up with her English and History assignments.
Her Spanish immersion experience is fulfilling her language
requirement and she will take Statistics in the spring, later
fulfilling her math requirement for junior year.
“I feel that Williams
prepared me very well
to be able to work on
many projects at the
same time without
being overwhelmed.”
—Juli Brown ’14
In addition, she has planted a
garden in the Santa María School,
located in a part of the city called
Esparanza. The garden is intended as an outdoor classroom
to teach kids about the environment and nutritional foods,
and the walls of the garden have been painted so that they
can function as chalkboards. While there, she has also been
teaching basic English classes to children, ranging from first
through third grade.
With her affection for the sciences,
she was most determined to stay on
track in this area of her studies. She is
currently taking Dr. Gaines Tyler’s AP
Biology class. Using video technology
and Skype, Dr. Tyler includes Juli in all
of the laboratory work. “This is a first
for me, in terms of virtual teaching
and learning. But it is also a first for
Williams,” says Dr. Tyler. “Juli is such
an independent learner, so I had no
doubt she would be able to achieve her
studies virtually.”
“I definitely learned (at Williams)
how to juggle many things at once, but still be able to
concentrate on the work itself and do quality work,” claims
Juli. “Also, the Spanish I have learned at Williams has been
invaluable in Peru!”
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Williams
Alumni
Explore their
World
The Williams School
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by Bill Furgueson and Meg Ryan
Curiosity is at the heart of all exploration. We have long
been intrigued by images of far-flung places, strange
cultures, and the excitement associated with travel to distant
lands. At Williams, students are introduced to a vast array
of cultures and ideas. Their curiosity is piqued and their
pursuit of knowledge set in motion. The following featured
alumni wanted to experience first hand these distant lands
and unique cultures. They wanted to explore their world.
We decided it would be interesting to contact alumni living
abroad and hear about their experiences as they explored,
and learned, and marveled at the sites and people they
encountered. Below are stories of recent Williams alumni.
Their experiences are all unique, but share one common
theme: it was their experience at Williams that gave these
alumni the foundation, inspiration, and desire to break out
of their comfort zone and explore the world. Whether it be
in Africa, Alaska, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, or South
America, it is clear, when looking through the lens of these
alumni, that Williams offers an education that lays the
foundation for valuable experiences, a lifetime of learning,
and active participation in a changing society.
Caroline Mills ’10 on a bridge over the Tiber River with
St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican City in the background.
WHEN IN ROME…
Now in her Junior year at Loyola University in Maryland,
Caroline Mills ’10 is studying abroad in Rome, a perfect
complement to her two majors: the Classics and Theology.
To prepare, she needed to learn Italian on the fly. “It has
been such an interesting experience to learn a spoken
language for the first time and apply it in the country it
is spoken in!” Caroline shared. “We met at the site of the
Coliseum for my History class, and at the Vatican for my
Theology class.” She became immersed in Italian culture,
history and religion as well. She noticed that both in and
out of the classroom,
discussion of theology was
“I think that anyone
prevalent. She visited the
who has the chance to
second largest excavated
study abroad should take
Christian catacombs, St.
advantage of it. I want to
Sebastian. The original
travel and explore more of
inscriptions and designs
the world.”
on the tombs of early
Christians dating back to the second century awed her. “I
saw Latin inscriptions in Greek characters, and a wall of
surviving graffiti that suggests St. Peter was buried there.”
Reflecting on how Williams prepared her, Caroline shared,
“I would have never gone to Rome and never majored in
Classics if not for my Latin teachers at Williams. Starting
with Mr. Kenworthy and Ecce Romani and ending with
Ms. Moss and the Aeneid, the foundation of my love of all
things Roman and classical was laid. The fact that while at
Williams I was able to translate the Latin epic describing
the founding of Rome and then go and see and explore
and study in Rome still hasn’t sunk it yet.” Elma Burnham ’09 (right) and some friends in
Ngaoundéré, Adamaoua in Cameroon.
Val Vesnaver ’09 (center) sharing a photograph with
children in Tanzania.
OUT OF AFRICA / INTO ALASKA
FOLLOW ONE’S PASSION
Elma Burnham ’09 took time during her Junior year
at Middlebury College to study in Cameroon. “I had
been to France and knew I wanted to go back, yet I
knew very little about French-speaking Africa, and was
curious. I was hoping to
“I’m so glad to have gone,
broaden my language
and I’m still processing all
and my perspective,”
that I learned and saw on
Burnham wrote recently.
the other side of the world.”
In Cameroon, Elma
completed a month-long independent study where she
examined a sixth grade Francophone classroom to learn
about teaching styles and classroom culture. (She even
squeezed in a trip to climb Mt. Cameroon. ) Recalling her
most special moment in Africa, she shared “It was when
two sixth grade girls were waving and calling, ‘Madame
Elma!’ from the back of moto-taxi in the middle of
downtown Ngaoundéré. Hard to beat!” Elma declares her
time in Africa “a culturally immersive experience that was
fascinating, enriching, exhausting and challenging.” After
her travels in Africa she journeyed to Bristol Bay, Alaska
for the summer, where she went commercial salmon
fishing at the mouth of the Nushagak River. Elma shared
how she spent “hours on the water but lived in cabins
on Nushagak Point, an old Russian settlement. Our catch
was primarily sockeye salmon, with pink salmon running
late in the season this year.” Elma explains, “Williams
prepared me to go abroad. My French was exactly where
it needed to be in order to get by in the first month
and leave as a confident, fluent speaker. My drive and
intention to travel and experience something different
definitely started in high school, and I’m thankful for it!”
She hopes at one point to come back to Williams and
share her experiences with the school.
As a Psychology major at Colby College, Val Vesnaver’s
’09 interest in nature and the environment had to be
put on the back burner. “Realizing this, I knew that
when it came time
“When I tell people
for me to organize my
about my experience
time abroad, I wanted
abroad they always ask
to find somewhere
why
on earth I chose to go
rich in nature that
to Africa… I just tell them I
provided a unique and
was looking to do something
fun experience.” She
totally different from
selected a program that
anything
I had ever done
focused on Wildlife
before. This curiosity was
Management in Kenya
incited at Williams and
and Tanzania. The four
then continued and
month long adventure
fostered at Colby!”
included the distinctive
aspect of living with
local people as well as other students. She took four
courses while there: Wildlife Management, Wildlife
Ecology, Environmental Policy, and Swahili. “We learned
a lot about the people and their relationship with their
environment and the wildlife. There was also a focus on
natural resource use and sustainable agriculture. About
half of our academic time was spent in the classroom
located in the camp and the other half was spent outside
of the gates of the camp at the many national parks there
or interacting with local people and government.” Her
favorite part was the game drives where she saw myriad
animals from giraffes to elephants, lions to rhinos. “This
experience was something different from what I was
studying in school, and something that I would probably
never have the chance to do again. Being a student at
Williams encouraged me to be academically curious.”
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Vicky Cooley ’09 helping to make a pit compost by
pouring a mix of cow urine and cow dung.
Monica Tine ’06 gets in touch with the native fauna in
Thailand.
ORGANICS IN INDIA
THAILAND AND ECUADOR
Vicky Cooley ’09, with a double major in Environmental
Studies and Art as well as a Global Studies minor at Saint
Michael’s College, traveled to India in the spring of 2012.
The trip was for a course
“I will never be able to
entitled “Organic Farming
express how grateful I am to
and Conservation of
have been able to go to such
Biodiversity.” Vicky was
an amazing place full of
one of a very lucky 12
such
incredible people and
selected to attend this
biodiversity.”
program. Upon arriving
in India she spent two
nights in New Delhi, and the bustling city had a profound
effect on her. “New Delhi engaged every sense I have
to its utmost degree,” she explained. From there she
went to live, work and study at Navdanya farm in North
India. The farm is an educational center as well as a
working farm conceptualized by environmentalist and
philosopher Vandana Shiva, the author of many books
about globalization and environmental issues specific to
India. On her last day in India, Vicky had the good fortune
to have lunch with her. While on the farm she learned the
benefits of traditional Indian farming over the chemicalintensive practices that can degrade land and wreak
havoc on the natural systems. Vicky reflected that “being
at the farm felt second nature to me. Working with my
hands stimulates my mind so effectively. It’s my favorite
type of learning because it requires a truly focused
mind. Williams fosters this type of education, especially
involving the outdoors. Some of my fondest memories of
Williams were the opportunities to go to farms on Earth
Day or when we applied classroom knowledge to real life
scenarios.”
Monica Tine ’06 is enjoying her third year of veterinary
school at Iowa State University. This summer, she studied
abroad in Thailand and in Ecuador, where she also visited
the Galapagos Islands for one week. While in Thailand,
Monica shadowed
doctors at many farms,
“It has been quite an
including dairy farms,
eventful summer,
a duck farm, and a
and I am looking forward to
shrimp farm. She also
getting back into the swing
shadowed at a shrimp
of learning.”
factory where they
process much of the
shrimp that is eaten worldwide. She shared, “I learned
that the U.S. Department of Public Health plays a role in
Thailand researching certain viral diseases and vectors
such as mosquitoes and ticks.” Monica also helped clean
up abscesses on a few elephants, then visited a few
elephant camps as well as an elephant hospital.
In Ecuador, Monica had a similar veterinary training
experience, but with different animals. Here
she performed physical exams on snakes and turtles,
and gave anti-parasitic injections on jaguars, pumas, and
ocelots. She spayed and neutered 30 dogs, and learned
about the enrichment program that they had for their
monkeys and parrots/other tropical birds. A special aspect of her time in Ecuador was the week in
the Galapagos Islands where Monica saw many unique
species of animals and geologic wonders. These trips
were definitely a memorable time for her.
KYOTO WAS CALLING
Rachael Ragalye ’08 dressed as an
apprentice geisha, which is called a
maiko.
Presently Rachael is living in Takasaki
As a recent graduate from Mount
City in Gunma Prefecture, an area
Holyoke College with a degree in
often referred to as the bellybutton
Anthropology and Asian Studies,
of Japan given its geographic location.
Rachael Ragalye ’08 is now on her
Rachael is teaching English at two
fourth sojourn to Japan. She recently
senior high schools, a position she
shared, “It was my time at Williams
accepted after a successful application
and the people I met there that set
to the Japanese Exchange and
in motion my journey to distant
Teaching Program, and after the
shores.” Rachael’s interest in Japan
began when a fellow Williams student difficult decision to decline a Fulbright
to teach English in South Korea. “What
shared her interest in Japanese
a change it is to be on the other end
culture by loaning her a copy of
of the student-teacher relationship!”
Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki,
Rachael is also learning
one of Japan’s master
Japanese drumming
storytellers. The
“Sometimes, if you’re
called taiko as well as
movie both moved her
lucky, that quest
learning to play the
deeply and piqued her
for knowledge
interest in Japanese
will take you on adventures shamisen, a traditional
lute-like instrument
language and culture.
you never anticipated.”
with three strings. It is
Thus began her
clear that her artistic
work with two other
passions cultivated at Williams have
students on learning the basics of the
not been forgotten, but rather have
Japanese writing and grammatical
found a new and unique outlet.
systems. “The more I came to know,
the more I wanted to learn,” she
“My time at Williams was not only
recalls. This continued until she
shaped by the dedication of the
had limited her college search to
faculty and the rigor of the courses,
only those institutions offering a
but also by the students whose love
certain study abroad program held at
of learning compels them to share of
Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.
themselves with others. We learned
from each other as much as we
Ultimately Rachael was able to
learned from our textbooks, and I
realize her dream of studying abroad
believe we continue to do so. Much
in Kyoto. While there she lived in
like the reason provided by George
the town of Fushimi with a host
Mallory when asked why he wanted
family, and remains very close to
to climb Mount Everest, we pursue
them today. Here she did research
knowledge simply because it’s there.”
on the kimono culture that exists in
present-day Kyoto as the basis for her
undergraduate thesis.
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FROM CAIRO TO RIO
Now a senior at Connecticut College, Pablo Tutillo ’09
has accomplished much in a short amount of time. As the
Yalla Bina (Arabic Club) Vice President and an Institute
for International Public Policy Fellow, Pablo Tutillo just
returned to the United States after eight months of
studying and working in the Middle East and South
America, respectively.
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He spent the spring semester studying in Alexandria,
Egypt where he focused on advancing his Arabic studies.
“As I traveled around the country from the mystical capital
city of Cairo, to an oasis in the Sahara Desert near Libya,
visiting ancient cities by the Nile River and even to cities
by the Red Sea, I was fortunate to get a glimpse into the
Pablo Tutillo ’09 atop a minaret in Egypt
ever-evolving Arab Spring.” He found it to be a beautiful
opportunity to be immersed in the culture and language
“Reflecting over the past nine years of my life living in the
of the Egyptian people, a kind of people that he found to
United States, I can say that I owe the achievements of
be humble and always willing to go out of their way to
my college career to my time at Williams.
make sure he felt at home. Also, Pablo had
I always remember my time at Williams
“It
was
truly
an
the opportunity to enrich his knowledge
as one of the most transformative
eye-opening experience
of the region beyond the Arab world by
times of my life. I had not even been
to live and study in a
traveling to Turkey and Israel.
in the U.S. for two years when I went
country of this region and it
Since his freshman year at Connecticut
to Williams; my English was rusty and
really
triggered
a
spark
College, in addition to his International
I struggled to keep up. However, I had
for my future academic and
Relations major, Pablo has been
significant support from faculty and
professional goals.”
designing a concentration in Middle East
students so that my experience became
Studies in which he studied the politics,
an
exceptional one. Williams was an
religions, literatures and languages of
experience that challenged me linguistically, culturally,
the region.
socially and academically. And that was an amazing
experience that prepared me for the world waiting for me
As an undergraduate, he has become engaged in the
beyond. I would not have had it any other way.”
field of “development.” Having been born and raised
in Ecuador, he has always been intrigued by what a
developing country looks like within the context of social,
political and economic issues. This past summer, Pablo
decided to explore Brazil, one of the most important
emerging countries of our time. Brazil’s economy is
developing at an exceptional rate, and quickly realizing its
status as a vital regional leader. After almost half a year
in Egypt, he hopped over to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a
social entrepreneurship internship in the favela, or slum.
Pablo writes, “For nearly the entire summer, I worked
with children and youth teaching English and assisting in
the programs. I gained quite a unique perspective on the
history, politics and culture of Rio de Janeiro.”
Pablo with some of his students in Brazil.
Duncan Grimm ’11 shared this photo
of Ankor Thom, a Buddhist temple
near Ankor Wat in Cambodia.
SOUTHEAST CT MEETS
SOUTHEAST ASIA
This summer Duncan Grimm ’11
traveled throughout China, Laos,
Cambodia, and Vietnam—a mini
study abroad experience that was
a summer component of a class he
took his spring semester at Trinity
College. The experience was crossdisciplinary, covering topics in history,
environmental sciences, and urban
studies. “My angle into the course was
history, as that is my major, but I was
exposed to these two other disciplines
that I thoroughly enjoyed and may
have not had the opportunity to
experience had I not enrolled in this
course.” He found it fascinating to see
how cities, such as Saigon, steeped
in tradition and history, have dealt
with the changing times, and their
“progressive,” and “Western” minded
governments. Whether it be densely
packed Shanghai, the old-world feel of
Vientiane, the Angkor Wat and Angkor
Thom ruins of Siem Reap, the Floating
Market of Can Tho, or the beautiful
French
“Our whirlwind
architecture
of a trip was packed
and near
with fascinating
dream-like
sights, sounds, and
feel of Saigon,
smells that I will
many of these not forget any time
experiences
soon.”
have deeply
affected him. At Williams, Duncan
kept an open mind to new ideas. He
shares, “On this trip through Asia,
not only was I with a diverse group of
individuals from Trinity, but also quite
literally on the other side of the world
where an open mind was required to
interpret, appreciate, and respect the
unique and fascinating cultures we
encountered.” For more, visit dgrimm.
blogspot.com.
These capsules are just a sampling of the many Williams alumni who are
exploring or have explored the world in recent months. Others include:
Melissa Ramirez ’07 and Marissa Peck ’10 were recently reconnected in Quito,
Ecuador.
Aaron Davis ’10 is now in Peru.
Zoe McLean ’09 is living and interning in Shanghai, China.
Jon Piccirillo ’09, Andrew Ficke ’09 and Jenna Gunnell ’09 were in Kenya.
Eric Daniels ’05 and Emily Sollars ’08 travelled to South Africa.
Molly Patterson ’08 studied geology in New Zealand.
Anna Daren ’10, Kara Shannon ’10, and Lauren Morse ’10 are currently
studying in Madrid.
Abbey Reiser ’10 is in Denmark.
Anna Holt ’12 and Sarah Cunningham ’12 are studying in Florence, Italy this
semester.
Ben Ballard ’12, Wes Duncan ’12 and Sam Pieniadz ’10 are experiencing a
semester in London, England.
Bianca Salkin ’10 is interning in Milan, Italy.
Taylor Bickford ’10 plans to go abroad this year to Freie Universität in Berlin.
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Congratulations Class of 2012
The Williams School
celebrated its 121st
Commencement Ceremony
in June, welcoming the
Class of 2012 into the
alumni ranks and ushering
them on to an impressive
array of universities and
colleges:
American University
Barnard College
Boston University (3)
Centre College
Columbia University
Connecticut College (4)
DePaul University
Eastern Connecticut State
University
Emerson College
Endicott College
Florida State University
Franklin Pierce University
The George Washington
University
Georgetown University
Gordon College
Goucher College (3)
Hamilton College - NY
High Point University (2)
Hobart and William Smith
Colleges
James Madison University
Manhattanville College
Marymount Manhattan
College
Mount Holyoke College
New York University (2)
Norwich University
Oberlin College
Pace University, New York, NY
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Providence College
Rhode Island School of
Design
Rhodes College
Saint Michael’s College (2)
Salve Regina University
Savannah College of Art and
Design
Skidmore College
Southern Connecticut State
University
Tufts University (2)
Union College
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut (3)
University of Connecticut at
Avery Point
University of Delaware
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of Rhode Island (2)
University of Vermont (2)
West Virginia University
Wheaton College MA (2)
Whittier College
Worcester Polytechnic
Institute
Commencement 2012
As proud family and friends looked
on, 67 students received their
diplomas during the School’s 121st
commencement on June 6, 2012.
In addition to diplomas, they also
received words of encouragement,
including those from Head of School
Mark Fader, and Senior Class Speaker,
Galina Smith. The commencement
speaker, selected by the graduates, was
Head of the English Department Tom
Kelly. His speech was both humorous
and insightful, peppered with sage
advice and references to Huck Finn
and Hamlet.
In starting his address to the Class of
2012, Tom Kelly expressed surprise
to find himself at the podium.
“Whenever I approach a microphone,
I’m afraid a chorus of people from
my past will rise simultaneously in
protest at the thought of my speaking
in public. Doubtless I have as much
to fear from the present. And I could
scarcely defend myself against such
protests. I have a few objections
myself. After all, I lack the passion
of Knudsen, the wit of White, the
fiscal responsibility of Furgueson
and Kenworthy. And when I look
to my own strengths--arrogance,
obscenity, and a bad attitude, I find
them ill-suited to the parameters of a
traditional commencement address.
So, given these rather inauspicious
circumstances, I picked through the
salvage lot I call a mind and, after an
exhaustive search, came upon humility
and found it, as some of you might
expect, in nearly pristine condition,
essentially unused. And so I thought
I might offer you a modest proposal
of sorts in which I give thanks to
those people most responsible for my
remarkable good fortune in this life.”
His self-proclaimed uncharacteristic
tone of humility moved the audience.
Mr. Kelly first thanked his 82 year-oldfather. “I suspect if my father had it to
do all over again, he’d be a teacher. It
hardly seems surprising then that my
brother and I became teachers. Not
only did my father praise education
as a virtue, but he was forever going
on about the nobility of the teaching
profession. And although this could
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get annoying at times, it is a reality that
has been borne out by my experience
of colleagues, both past and present,
without whom I could scarcely form
one word.”
He continued his theme by
acknowledging his fellow teachers.
“In my time here, I have developed
a profound affection for my friends
in the faculty room. I marvel at the
depth and breadth of their knowledge
and at the passion they exhibit for
their chosen disciplines. I am equally
impressed by their genuine concern
for all of you. We teachers sometimes
see ourselves as the principal actors
in the tragedy we call education. And
like all actors and tragic figures, we are
subject to anxiety, obsessiveness and
self-doubt. But with one kind word
from you, we are reborn, freed from
the menacing forces that plague us.”
And, of course, he thanked the
students who, in their white dresses
and blue blazers, hung on his every
word, “And while it is traditional for
students to thank their teachers, I
have long felt that we teachers owe
our students the greater debt of
gratitude. After all, you create for us
the wonderful illusion that what we
do has meaning. So I will end my
comments today by thanking my
students, especially the Class of 2012,
who have afforded me such great joy in
their time at the school. It seems I have
taught some of you all of the time and
all of you some of the time over the
past four years. I would think by now
you’d be tired of listening to me. But
I am deeply honored to have had the
opportunity to speak for you today.”
He told the Class of 2012, “You have
been an especially challenging class,
and I mean that in the best sense
of the word. In short, you asked
those questions for which there are
no answers, which seems to me the
ultimate aim of academic inquiry.
And in so doing, you have helped me
become a better teacher. You can be
sure I will look back on your time
at the school as an especially bright
moment in my professional life. And
if I seem other to you this afternoon
from what I am generally, say less
arrogant and obscene, it is because
as we get older we sweeten and
become sentimental as we imagine
ourselves seeing for the last time those
things that have made our lives most
worthwhile.”
Commencement brings much joy,
and pride, and excitement, and
perhaps a sprinkling of humility.
Congratulations, Class of 2012. Go
forth, and live lives of meaning and
purpose. As you achieve greatness,
remember to be grateful and humble.
And, come back often and visit. You
will always “Belong.”
Williams Alumnus Shares
Commencement Wisdom
Noah Bean ’96 (right) returned to his
other alma mater, Pine Point School,
in June to give the commencement
address to Pine Point’s graduating
ninth graders.
After graduating from Williams,
Noah went on to Boston University’s
College of Fine Arts and studied
at the Royal Academy of Dramatic
Art (RADA), as well as the London
Academy of Music and Dramatic
Art. With a flourishing acting
career, he has appeared in FX’s
Emmy nominated series, Damages, on the CW show Nikita, as well
as appearances in Once Upon a Time, Dark Blue, It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia, Cold Case and Private Practice. His film work includes a
recent part in the romantic comedy Morning Glory (Starring Rachel
McAdams) and Stay with Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling and Naomi Watts.
He has also done some independent film work and has some
Off-Broadway work to add to his growing list of credits.
When addressing the young graduates of Pine Point he admitted he
was “a bit surprised and even intimidated by the invitation. Typically,
commencement speakers are notable figures of the community—
politicians or important citizens. I hardly felt like the right candidate. I
mean, I’m an actor.”
However, Noah went on to poke fun at his feelings of intimidation, and
quipped, “Wait a minute! I am probably the only Pine Point graduate
who can say that I have been a doctor, a lawyer, a police officer, a CIA
analyst, an FBI agent, a district attorney, a scientist, a novelist, a musician,
a botanist, a cowboy, a mystical stable boy and a deaf mute sailor on a
doomed voyage to the North Pole, just to name a few.”
All kidding aside, Noah talked about his love of acting and what it does for
him on a personal level. “The process of performing in a play or a movie
or playing a role in television is more than just portraying a character
truthfully and serving the script. It is about continuing to learn about
yourself, and the world, and building compassion for the way other people
approach life. It’s about listening. It’s about learning and always staying
curious and open to new things.”
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Alumni Tribute to Brian Chrimes ’01
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On March 23, 2012, a fatal car accident took the life of
alumnus and former coach Brian Chrimes. Many alumni
have looked for the perfect way to remember and honor
their coach and their friend. An alumni soccer game, in
conjunction with the annual Alumni Reunion, proved
to be the perfect answer. Alumni and their parents
gathered at the Athletic Complex for a friendly game of
soccer in memory of Coach Brian Chrimes ’01. During
halftime, the School held a Memorial Balloon Release
as a meaningful way for friends and family to express
their heartfelt sentiments to Brian. Each person was
given a blue balloon on which they wrote a personal
note, prayer, or wish. Then, in a touching tribute, all
the balloons were released into the air, carrying their
messages skyward.
Several alumni are also planning a more lasting tribute.
Their time playing for Brian, as well as his father and
fellow coach Dick Chrimes, was an important part of
their Williams experience and they would like to honor
both father and son in a meaningful tribute. Therefore,
they have established the Coach Chrimes Fund, and
hope to raise enough money to purchase a permanent
scorer’s bench at the soccer field and install a flagpole at
the Athletic Complex in honor of Coach Dick Chrimes
and in memory of Brian Chrimes. Anyone interested
in participating can send a donation directly to The
Williams School, or contact Emily Malcynsky ’11 at
Emily.malcynsky@gmail.com for more details.
REUNION 2012
On a warm summer day in June, nearly 50 alumni came
back to Williams to reconnect and reminisce. Attendees
went on campus tours with current students, and met Head
of School Mark Fader. Children of alumni enjoyed the slip
and slide, moon bounce and face-painting! In reconnecting
at their 50th reunion, the ladies from the class of 1962
delighted in sharing stories and photos, while remembering
their days at Williams.
PLANNING AHEAD
If you’re a member of a Williams Class ending in 3 or 8, it’s
time to start planning your reunion! If you’re interested
in helping to gather your classmates for a fun time in
Spring 2013, call us at 860-443-5333 or email alumni@
williamsschool.org. SAVE THE DATE
ALUMNI REUNION— SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013
All alumni (and your families) are invited! We look forward
to seeing you!
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A Path of Remembrance
Eschewing the typical spring break fun in the sun, a group of Williams
students went on a tour of Eastern European Holocaust sites in 2012
By Greg Bowerman, art teacher and trip moderator
loss, the inhumane atrocities that happened during these
times? Through knowledge, first-hand accounts, and by
The tour to Berlin, Prague, Krakow and Budapest in March
experiencing the cultures of these countries in person, our
of 2012 was a cultural, historical, artistic, political, and social group was able to witness the overwhelming amount of
phenomenon. Jerry Fischer of the Jewish Federation of
renewed energies, revitalization, personal pride, and the
Eastern Connecticut designed the trip—four countries in ten immeasurable amount of healing that has taken place and
days gave us a whirlwind adventure that we will never forget. continues to take place in what were up until
We were paired with high school students from Denver,
recently war-torn and oppressed countries.
Colorado and British Columbia, Canada.
The most sobering portion of the trip was
The students who experienced this educational exploration
our tour through Auschwitz-Birkenau.
were not even born yet when the Iron Curtain fell and the
Of the three main concentration camps
Cold War ended, not to mention the Holocaust and WWII.
and the 40 satellite camps, Auschwitz and
How could they possible conceive of or comprehend, just
Brenkenow remain as a museum site.
by reading in textbooks, the horror, the fear, the pain, the
They were set up as a memorial, but as a
memorial of Socialism against Fascism,
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REFLECTIONS
Our tour director’s
grandparents were victims
of the Holocaust. His
parents were born and
raised in West Germany.
He was 14 years old when
the Berlin wall came down.
His master’s is in Holocaust
Studies and the perception
of the Holocaust from the
outside world. He shared
a number of thoughtprovoking phrases that still
echo in our minds.
“Central Europe is not an
exception, it is exceptional
in its recovery and healing
process. Many countries
around the world still live
in war-torn areas, poverty,
and in a constant state of
fear. We have grown and
learned to memorialize the
victims, cherish the past
and present, and worship
the future.”
“Where there once was
segregation, there is now
tolerance and acceptance.”
“Where there was once
bigotry, there is now
understanding and
sympathy.”
From our bus driver, Jozef
Barada, came this thought,
“Fear is the thief of your
dreams.”
fear, there is now peace and
love.”
After touring Auschwitz and
Brekenow, Oliver Sherman
’12 asked, “Is the stain too
much to bear that I may
never look at myself again.”
propaganda, there is
now truth, knowledge,
education and the arts—
music, theatre, and visual.”
not a memorial for Jewish victims. In addition to being
a museum, these are the scenes of a crime as well as being
among the largest burial sites. While visiting these sites,
three points stuck out in our minds: 1) A question posed by Jerry Fischer, “Once you see the
vastness of these camps, you have to ask yourself ‘Why
didn’t the allies bomb these places?’” 2) A quote from a
movie about Eichmann, one of the chief architects of the
Holocaust, “What is the solution to the Jewish problem?”
3) The words of Thomas, our tour director, who noted
that, “During the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s no one talked about the
Holocaust. Survivors kept silent, they did not want to be
known as a victim. In the US and Germany they were titled
DP’s or displaced persons. They were never, ever to talk
about the war. Their perception was ‘we lost, we must move
on.’”
We also reflected on the following thoughts of Aijaz Ahmad
from the book Resources of Hope: “The first resource of
hope is memory itself. Not to idealize or imitate the past but
to comprehend the conditions and forces that have fostered
counter revolution and acknowledge the actual, flawed, tooeasily dismissed victories against exploitation that have been
won not withstanding.”
The trip was not all about oppression and war; we also
were able to share in the rejuvenating revitalization of
these countries. Some of the highlights included live
music in a bombed out building in Berlin, putting on a
dance performance between the columns of the Berlin Art
Museum, learning the Berlin subway system, bowling in
Prague, the salt mines in Krakow, celebrating the Sherman
twins’ birthdays (two of the Williams students on the trip)
in Budapest and ballroom dancing at sunset on a riverboat
in Budapest.
This experience left me invigorated and with a renewed
desire to be a more productive participant in the global
learning environment. This year we will be hiking the Inca
trail to Machu Picchu, Peru and working in an orphanage in
Cusco, Peru. I look forward to the journey.
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Influenced by this trip
Greg Bowerman started a
painting based off of this
little story/poem that he
created on a long bus ride
from Krakow to Budapest.
I dreamt I met Eichmann.
“I dreamt I met Eichmann,
of course he looked like
Stanley Tucci: strong,
virile, dashing, charming,
and handsome. I asked
him ‘How could he kill so
many human beings and
not have any remorse?’
He responded, ‘We are
German. No one can live
without us. The Jews are
not human beings; they
are only fuel for our cause,
nothing more and nothing
less. A resource for one use
only – burning the light of
Fascism brighter.’
My heart was broken, my
dreams shattered. The
image of Stanley Tucci
slowly starts to melt and
morph into a sheep. Then
methodically the sheep’s
body begins to change.
His wool takes on the
texture of barbed wire,
his eye sockets become
hollow and drip with puss,
his rib cage appears and
where his heart should
be there is nothing but a
hollow echoing chamber.
The sheep’s legs are
splayed, helpless to his
own ignorance; the rancid
stench of decay follows
him wherever he goes. He
has traded his soul for 1.3
million sacks of gold. Gold
that once shined is shining
even brighter, its value only
worth to the owner. Ichmen
has revealed his true self; a
blind, soulless, murderess
sheep carnivoursly
devouring all in his path.
He is not handsome, he is
not a gentleman, he is not a
scholar—he is a monster.”
Ambassador Fall 2012 Report of Giving
Report of Giving
2011–2012
The Williams School
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Our message of “Belong” reminds us how fortunate we
are to have such a cohesive and supportive community
that understands and cares about philanthropy. Your gifts
and your commitment provide The Williams School with
critical resources for present and future needs and wants.
You help to advance our mission and you help to provide
students with the kind of education that will prepare them
for the opportunities and challenges that await when they
leave Williams.
As you read through our 2011–12 Annual Report of
Giving, you will see that it is truly the efforts of a strong
and committed community that keeps Williams successful
and moving forward. The daily impact of your gifts is
manifested in myriad ways, as these highlights demonstrate:
• Renovations to the old “1954 Wing” providing for both
functional and aesthetic improvements to our original
building.
• New Mimeo technology launched this year, which helps
prepare our students and faculty for the demands of a
rapidly changing world.
• Electronic wide screen in the PAC for assemblies,
performances, and the film festival.
• Professional Development for faculty—several teachers
and the Middle School Head attended “Learning and the
Brain” Conference at M.I.T.
• Active learning outside the classroom—student field
trips to Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Plantation, “A Day
at Pompeii at the Boston Museum of Science,” and
performances at the Yale Reperatory Theatre.
• New cameras for the Athletic and Advancement Offices.
• A new 24-passenger School bus; thanks to the 2012
senior parents!
• New Senior Lounge.
• Fire Alarm System upgrades.
• New website.
• Bonfire pit at the Athletic Complex for spirit and class
activities.
• Pay increases for faculty and staff to ensure the support
and retention of the mentors and leaders of our students.
• Financial aid to provide the opportunity for all to attend
Williams.
It is important to note that parent and alumni participation
in The Fund for Williams—which is at its highest level in
the past five years—is an expression of your commitment,
confidence and pride! For this, I am most grateful.
We thank you for your generosity and for the pride you
take in your association with The Williams School. A
promising future can only be built on a strong foundation.
Our bedrock is a caring and giving community that is
passionate about Williams. Thank you for your passion,
your participation, and your generosity!
Mark Fader
Head of School
Contributors to the Annual Fund for Williams
July 1, 2011–June 30, 2012
Mr. Wystan Ackerman ’95 • Mrs. Barbara Agosin ’57 • Mr.
Jane Lassen Bobruff • Mrs. Sandy Bocynesky • Mr. Stephen
Vince Agostine • Mr. Zachary Agostine ’10 • Dr. & Mrs.
Bodenlos • Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bohn • Mr. Marc J. Bokoff ’83 •
Sultan Ahamed • Ms. Danielle Alcoba • Mrs. Christine
Capt. & Mrs. Jay D. Bolton • Mrs. Gladys Herndon Bond ’52
Goulding Alexanian ’69 • Mrs. Shirley
• Drs. Gopa & Arindam Bose • Ms. Anne
Pope Alloway ’42 • Mrs. Gail Lowney
Fix Bowdler ’79 • Mr. Greg Bowerman •
“In 2011–2012 The Williams
Alofsin ’80 & Mr. John Alofsin • Mrs.
Mr. Roger Bowers ’83 • Mr. Charles Roy
School received $345,775
Natalie-Ann Kapp Aloi ’01 & Mr.
& Mrs. Jeanne Boyer Roy • Atty. & Mrs.
from 802 donors! Given
Stephen Aloi • Mrs. Alice Varella
Michael Bradley • Mr. & Mrs. Michael
by representatives of the
Andrews ’54 • Mr. & Mrs. Robert M.
Bransfield • Dr. & Mrs. Karl Bratin • Mr.
entire school community,
Annon, Jr. • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Arms •
David Watson & Mrs. Carol Brekusthese donations provided
Mrs. Naomi Shepard Arnold ’35 • Ms.
Watson • Ms. Lauren Breor ’04 • Capt. &
crucial funds to cover costs
Julie Vinick Aronwald ’91 • Mr. & Mrs.
Mrs. Mark R. Breor • Ms. Shannon Breor
for running Williams. Thank
Nate Atwater • Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel
’07 • Mrs. Betty Auwood Bresser ’43 •
you to each contributor for
Atwater • Ms. Catherine Avery • Dr. &
Mrs. Joan Sandgren Bridges ’47 • Mr.
playing an indispensable role
Mrs. Robert Ballard • Mr. & Mrs. Steve
Jeffrey Brodie ’11 • Mr. Jonathan Brodie
in building the School’s most
Banas, Jr. • Bank of America Matching
’08 • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brodie • Mr.
important donated resource for
Gifts Program • Mrs. Charlotte Barnum
John N. Brodkin ’81 • Mr. & Mrs. John
operation—the annual Fund
’59 • Ms. Stella Barth • Mrs. Lorraine
Brodzinski
• Mrs. Regina Brodzinski •
for Williams.
DeMarco Basilica ’51 • Mrs. Mary Buell
Mr. & Mrs. George Brown • Mr. Jeffrey
Bassett ’61 • Mrs. Barbara Nuttall Bates
Brown & Dr. Daniella Duke • Mr. & Mrs.
Without this support we would
’47 • Atty. & Mrs. Timothy D. Bates •
Wayne Brown • Mrs. Sherry Mason
be a very different school and
Mrs. Mary Murphy Bayless ’54 • Mr. &
Bruner • Mr. Charles Buffum and Mrs.
we appreciate each and every
Mrs. James C. Bechtel • Mr. & Mrs.
Buffum • Mr. Charles Buffum, Sr.
Ann
one of the donors who have
Ronald Beck • Mr. John Becker • Mrs.
and Mrs. Jane Buffum • Mr. & Mrs.
contributed in the past year.
Ruth Simons Beckwith ’39 • Ms. Emily
David Burnham • Ms. Elma Burnham
Thank you for your generosity
Beggins ’08 • Ms. Grace Beggins ’10 • Mr.
’09 • Ms. Sara Holmes Burns ’38 • Ms.
of spirit; thank you for helping
& Mrs. Michael Belair • Mrs. Louise
Laurel A. Butler ’75 & Mr. Christopher L.
by providing financial support;
Daghlian Belcher ’39 • Mrs. Patricia
Daniels • Mr. Michael Butler & Dr. Lynne
and thank you to everyone who
Smith Belcher ’48 • Mrs. Elaine P.
Butler • Ms. Muriel Cairns • Ms. Caitlin
gave of themselves through
Belknap • Ms. Betsy Aikins Bemis ’58 •
Calder ’94 • Mr. & Mrs. Louis Camerota
volunteering for Williams in the
Mr. Christopher Benbow & Ms.
•
Mr. Michael Campbell & Ms. Marie Jo
past twelve months.” Alejandra Navarro-Benbow • Mr. & Mrs.
De Maestri • Mr. Douglas Levin & Ms.
William Benincosa • Mrs. Evelyn
Abby Carter • Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
—Ellen Spring, Director of
Bennett-Neale ’43 • Mrs. Shavaun
Carter • Mrs. Barbara Good Caruso ’49 •
Advancement
Towers Bennett ’67 • Mr. & Mrs. Gregg
Ms. Joanne Casteel • Mrs. Dorothy
Benson • Dr. & Mrs. Brian T. Benton •
Cooper Caswell ’41 • Mrs. Margaret
Mr. Ian Benton ’07 • Ms. Rosemary
Ferro Cataldi ’43 • Mr. & Mrs. John
Benton ’05 • Mr. Joshua Biber ’00 • Mr.
Catlett • Ms. Amy Celico ’87 • Mrs. Betty
David Bikerman & Dr. Nancy Stula
Ann Apicelli Chapman ’49 • Mrs.
Bikerman • Mr. Torren Blair ’96 • Mr. &
Gwendolyn Grimes Chapman ’43 • Mr.
Mrs. Sherwood Blake • Mrs. Swansea
& Mrs. John Chapman • Mrs. Gloria
Benham Bleicher ’84 • Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey
Bloxham Charboneau ’47 • Mrs. Gladys
Blinderman • Drs. Thomas & Melinda
Saunders Chase ’48 • Mr. Douglas
Blum • Mr. Neal M. Bobruff ’76 & Ms.
Cheeseman ’07 • Mrs. Holly Hayes
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Cheeseman ’72 & Mr. Ian W. Cheeseman • Mr. Clinton
Christensen ’04 • Mr. Daniel Church ’89 • Mr. & Mrs. Frank
Church • Mrs. Susan Howard Cihocki ’64 • Ms. Courtney
Clark • Mrs. Megan O’Donnell Clark ’86 & Mr. Robert
Clark • Mr. & Mrs. Peter Clement • Mr. & Mrs. William
Clendenen • Mrs. Eileen Tyrseck Clendennin ’50 • Ms. Amy
Cochran ’82 • Mrs. Marie Forader Cochran ’47 • Mrs.
Harriet Einhorn Cohen ’56 • Mr. & Mrs. Leonard M. Cohen
• Mr. Louis Cohen • Mrs. Virginia Ventura Colburn ’70 • Mr.
Jeffrey Cole & Ms. Sally Booth • Mrs. Donna Coletti • Mr.
Michael Coletti • Ms. Janet Collings • Mr. & Mrs. Kevin
Collins • Dr. & Mrs. Michael Collins • Community
Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut • Community
Foundation of Western Mass. • Dr. & Mrs. Christopher
Connaughty • Mrs. Betty Sisk Connors ’46 • Mr. & Mrs.
Chris Conroy • Mr. & Mrs. David Cook • Mr. Jameson Cook
’08 • Mr. Rand Cooper ’76 & Molly Winans Cooper ’85 •
Mr. Joseph Cote • Mrs. Mary Lou Goss Coviello ’63 • Mrs.
Ernestine Laurion Cox ’53 • Ms. Robin Crandall ’69 • Ms.
Claudia Cron Sherman • Ms. Dana Crook ’01 • Mr. & Mrs.
Steven F. Crook • Hon. Barbara D. Crowell ’60 • Mr. David
Cruthers • Mr. David Cunningham & Rev. Patricia
Cunningham • Ms. Colleen C. Cymbala ’06 • Mrs. Josephine
Pekalsky Czujak ’39 • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dameron • Ms.
Leah Dann ’96 • Mr. Andrew Daren ’04 • Ms. Anna Daren
’10 • Mr. Steven Daren & Dr. Debra Daren • Mrs. Sheila
Tooker Dasovich ’54 • Dr. & Mrs. John J. Dauster, Jr. • Mr. &
Mrs. Nicholas Davidge • Mrs. Alberta Wright Davis ’48 • Mr.
Isacc Davis ’11 • Mr. Lee Davis • Mrs. Sandra Davis • Ms.
Arianna Dayharsh ’10 • Mr. & Mrs. Gary Dayharsh •
National Automobile Dealers Foundation • Dr. & Mrs.
Timothy Denison • Mr. & Mrs. Francis DePeter • Deutsche
Bank American Foundation • Mr. & Mrs. Peter Devine • Ms.
Sheila Devine ’58 • Ms. Emily Devoe ’06 • Ms. Michelle
Devoe ’11 • Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Devoe • Mrs. Marcia Staub
DeWolf ’49 • Mr. & Mrs. Stephen DiCicco • Mrs. Kathryn
Roche Dickson ’49 • Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Dieni • Mrs.
Linda DiFazio • Mrs. Elizabeth Dock • Dr. Patrick Doherty
& Dr. Lauren Doherty • Mrs. Elena Boneski Dolan ’90 &
Mr. Bradford Dolan • Dominion Foundation Matching Gift
Program • Ms. Jane Donovan ’38 • Mr. & Mrs. Len Dorr •
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Douglas • Ms. Whitney Douglas ’08 • Mr.
Eric A. Dow ’05 • Ms. Grace Driscoll Drake ’44 • Mr. & Mrs.
David Duncan • Mrs. Edna Menghi Dzanis ’46 • Mr. & Mrs.
Gill Eapen • Mr. Francis Early III & Mrs. Elizabeth Dock
Early • Ms. Charmagne Eckert • Mr. Chuck Eckert & Ms.
Pattsy Bates • Ms. Elizabeth T. Eddy ’07 • Mr. Nathaniel B.T.
Eddy & Ms. Christine Woodside • Ms. Kyra N. Elliott ’04 •
Mr. Peter Emanuel • Bristol-Myers Squibb Employee Giving
Program • Mrs. Liane Mei Kee Eng ’72 • Ms. Alexandra
Escher ’79 • Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Evans • Mrs. Louise
Weingarten Fabrykiewicz ’47 • Mr. & Mrs. James Fader, Jr. •
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fader • Mr. Michael Fanelli • Mrs. Clara
Landry Faraci ’53 • Mrs. Phyllis Shiller Farley ’80 • Mrs. Joy
Putman Favretti ’52 • Mr. & Mrs. Lol Fearon • Mr. & Mrs.
Jack E. Feinberg • Mr. Barry Feldman • Mr. Edward Feltcorn
’79 • Ms. Lisa Feltes • Dr. Janine Feng ’84 • Mrs. Jean S. Feng
• Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Ficke • Mr. John Field ’04 • Mrs.
Barbara Hatfield Filkins ’71 • Ms. Jessica Fischburg ’04 • Mr.
& Mrs. John Fix • Mrs. Burnardine Fraser Flanagan ’40 •
Mrs. Pauline Shapiro Flanagan ’83 • Mrs. Jill Flanigan • Mrs.
Sharon Flanigan • Mrs. Norma Deveau Fleishell ’45 • Mr. &
Mrs. Jim Folts • Rev. Jonathan Folts & Rev. Kimberly Folts •
Ms. Maria Fontaine • Mr. R. Smith Forte ’87 • Mr. & Mrs.
Eric Foster • Mrs. Linda Prokesch Foster ’75 • Mr. & Mrs.
Ralph Fragola • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frank • Dr. & Mrs.
Richard A. Fraser • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Freeman • Ms.
Jaclyn Freeman ’04 • Ms. Stephanie Freeman ’00 • Mr.
Stephen Fricke & Ms. Amy Brenner-Fricke • Ms. Galina
Frisby • Drs. Suzanne Frisch & Jonathan Levine • Mr. &
Mrs. James Funk • Mr. Ted Funsten & Ms. Leslie Holbrook •
Mr. & Mrs. William Furgueson • Mr. & Mrs. Tom Garbati •
Mr. & Mrs. Renato Garcia • Mrs. Pearl Garfinkel • Mr. &
Mrs. Karl Gelotte • Mr. Jeffrey Gibbs & Ms. Valerie
Sturtevant • Dr. Martha Gibson-Macko & Mr. Jay Macko •
Ms. Adrienne O’Donnell Gibson ’83 & Mr. Jeff Gibson • Mr.
& Mrs. Scott Gibson • Mrs. M. Schneider Gildor ’58 • Ms.
Hope Giles ’83 • Mr. Bowen Gillie ’04 • Ms. Claudia White
Gilmartin ’56 • Dr. & Mrs. Robert Goldberg • Dr. & Mrs.
Adam Goldstein • Mr. Alan Goldstein & Ms. Debra Marion
• Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Goldstein • Mrs. Gladys Alter Goldstein
’49 • Mrs. Renee Goldstein • Mr. Ronald Goldstein • Mr.
Ethan Goller & Ms. Rona Malakoff • Mrs. Carolyn Jones
Greene ’58 • Mr. Duncan Grimm ’11 • Mr. & Mrs. Matthew
Griswold • Mr. & Mrs. John Groton III • Mr. Anton Gudz
’11 • Mrs. Ann Montgomery Guiney ’54 • Mr. & Mrs.
Richard Gunnell • Dr. Utpal Gupta & Dr. Jaya Gautam • Mr.
& Mrs. Paul Hainsworth • Dr. Mihaly Hajos & Dr. Eva
Hajos-Korcsok • Ms. Kiki Halikas ’38 • Mrs. Amy Jones
Hallberg ’77 & Mr. J. Andrew Hallberg • Mrs. Susan G.
Hallberg • Mr. Andrew Halsey • Mrs. Sally Halsey • Mr. Tom
J. Kalinosky & Ms. Christy Hammond • Ms. Gail Waugh
Hanna ’57 • Ms. Eliza Hannon ’06 • Mr. & Mrs. David
Hannon • Ms. Molly Hannon ’09 • Mrs. Mary Ellen Ruddy
Hanrahan ’54 • Mrs. Ida Meyer Hantgan ’35 • Mrs. Grace
Warder Harde ’54 • Mrs. JoAnn Harper • Mrs. Anne Mono
2011–12 Annual Giving By Constituency
Parents
37%
Board
19%
Friends/Foundations
5%
Faculty/Staff
4%
Grandparents
10%
Alumni Parents
6%
Matching Gifts
9%
Harrington ’47 • Mr. and Mrs. Cory Harris • Mr. Jason
Harris ’05 • Mrs. Aspasea Deligeorges Hart ’49 • Dr. Thomas
Beggins & Ms. Anne Hartford • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hayden,
Sr. • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hayden • Dr. David Hayes • Ms. Sue
Henderson • Mr. Christopher Hess ’87 • Mrs. Emily
Zeppieri Higgins ’40 • Mrs. Sondra Swanson Hinckley ’52 •
Mr. Scott Hockford • Mr. Thomas Hodgkinson • Mr. & Mrs.
George Hohenstein • Ms. Joan Holbrook • Mr. & Mrs. Terry
Holcombe • Ms. Anna Holland • Mr. Harry Holt & Ms.
Barbara Silver-Holt • Mrs. Anita Montali Hood ’48 • Rev. &
Mrs. Steven Hosking • Mrs. Millicent Newton Howard ’35 •
Ms. Katherine Hoxsie ’66 & Mr. Joseph Kirby • Mrs. Doris
Williams Huff ’48 • Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hughes • Mr. & Mrs.
James Hunter Jr. • Mrs. Ruth Hansen Hutchinson ’36 • Mr.
& Mrs. Dennis Huysman • IBM International Foundation •
Mr. Adam Iglehart ’11 • Mr. Whit Iglehart & Dr. Mary
Scheimann • Ms. Michaela A. Ionescu • Mr. & Mrs. John R.
Ivimey • Mr. Ozgur Izmirli & Mrs. Gonca Deniz Izmirli •
Ms. Kathleen Jacey ’52 • Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Jenkins • Mrs.
Jean Barrows Jerbert ’65 • Mrs. Bailey Staub Johnson ’69 •
Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Johnson ’98 • Mrs. Myrtle Kavarnos
Johnston ’47 • Ms. Gwendolyn Jones • Ms. Marci Joy ’86 •
Ms. Britt Jung ’85 • Mr. & Mrs. John Kaestle • Ms. Annie
Kalinosky ’09 • Mr. Massoud Kalkhoran & Ms. Mercedeh
Alumni
10%
Pourmoghadam • Mr. Philip Katz & Ms. Linda Duncan •
Mrs. Amy Keane • Dr. & Mrs. James Kelly • Mrs. Ellen Kelly
• Mr. Thomas Kelly • Mr. Ken Kenworthy • Dr. & Mrs.
Kenneth Kierstein • Dr. & Mrs. Elliot H. Kimmel • Ms. Amy
Danenberg King ’91 • Mrs. Ruth Fanjoy King ’41 • Mr. &
Mrs. Don Kirk • Chester W. Kitchings Foundation • Mr.
Brian D. Klee & Dr. Diane M. Davidson • Mr. David Klein &
Ms. Ioulia Loubkina • Ms. Macy Kleinfelder • Mr. & Mrs.
Felix Kloman • Mr. Chris Knowlton & Ms. Sally deGozzaldi
• Mr. Samuel Knox ’82 • Mr. John Knudsen • Dr. Insu Kong
and Dr. Mary Minn • Mrs. Helen Kiritsis Kortesis ’49 • Mrs.
Carolyn D. Kraemer • Mr. & Mrs. James N. Kremer • Drs.
Andrew & Elise Kressley • Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Kronholm •
Mr. Jonathan M. Labaree ’81 • Mrs. Megan LaCour • Mr.
Benjamin Ladd • Atty. & Mrs. Robert LaFrance • Mr. & Mrs.
David Lahm • Ms. Laurie Lamb ’71 & Mr. Colburn Graves •
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lane • Mr. & Mrs. Walter Lane •
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lech • Mr. & Mrs. John Ledyard • Mr. &
Mrs. Thomas Ledyard • Mrs. Joann Leblanc Lee ’53 • Dr. &
Mrs. Bruce Lefker • Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leiser • Mrs. Jean
Collins Lena • Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Leuze • Mr. & Mrs. Ken
Levin • Ms. Samantha Levin ’09 • Mr. Jared Levine ’09 • Ms.
Marcy Levine ’04 • Mrs. Rachel Levine • Dr. Robert Levy &
Ms. Sally Tucker-Levy • Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Levy • Mr. &
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Mrs. Jack Lewis • Mr. & Mrs. James
Miley • Mrs. Chris Miller • Mr. & Mrs.
Lewis • Mr. & Mrs. Jyasheng Lin • Ms.
Gerard Mills • Mr. Adam D. Milne ’92 •
Athena Linda ’94 • Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Ms. Jean W. Miner ’46 • Mr. & Mrs.
Linhares • Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Lipman •
William W. Miner • Mr. & Mrs. Samuel
Dr. Rangjiao Liu & Ms. Jinghong Yu •
F. Mirabito • Mrs. Marilyn Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Liverant • Mrs. Linda
Mitchell ’49 • Ms. Bonita Mockler • Ms.
Blair Lockwood ’61 • Mrs. Barbara Mills
Susan Moffett • Mr. & Mrs. David
Lok ’53 • The Lord Abbett Matching
Mokoski • Mrs. Sophie Olzacki Monroe
Gifts Program • Dr. Jennifer Lowney ’84
’40 • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mooers • Mr. &
& Dr. Richard Martin • Ms. Elizabeth
Mrs.
William D. Morehead • Mrs. Nancy
“The Fund for Williams and
O’Brien Luchars ’87 • Ms. Lindalea P.
Hamlen Morgan ’46 • Ms. Geraldine
other philanthropic efforts are
Ludwick • Ms. Peggy Lukens • Mr. Lucas
Morsicato ’50 • Mrs. Meredyth Hyatt
critical to fulfilling the mission
Lundgren ’03 • Mrs. Kyndra Bradley
Moses ’52 • Ms. Melissa E. Moss • Mrs.
of The Williams School. I am
LupPlace ’94 • Mrs. Mary Sherman
Regina
Maicki Mostowy ’51 • Mr. & Mrs.
proud that Williams, once
Lycan ’64 • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lynch •
Craig Murphy • Mrs. Esther Bryden
again, was able to uphold
Mrs. Evelyn Cobb MacDougall ’33 • Dr.
Murphy ’48 • Dr. Kieran F. Geoghegan &
the high quality of education
Joseph Madaus & Dr. Melissa Madaus •
Dr. Joanne B. Murray • Mr. Clark Muse •
for which it is known, with a
Dr. & Mrs. John E. Madsen, Jr. • Mr.
Curt Myers ’83 & Ms. Leslie Simons
Mr.
balanced budget—achieved
Ernest Goodrich, Jr. & Ms. Kathleen
• Mr. James Myslik & Ms. Karen Kaestle •
through managing costs, as
Maher • Ms. Caitlyn Malcynsky ’07 •
Ms. Shilpa Nagaraj ’97 • Mr. Boris
well as philanthropic support.
Atty. & Mrs. Jay F. Malcynsky • Ms. Ann
Nalibotski & Mrs. Alla Londinski • Ms.
Each year, Williams is faced
Woo Mao ’89 & Mr. John Mao • Mr.
Elina
Nalibotski • Mr. & Mrs. Gary
with the challenge that
Robert Marcinek & Mrs. Alison Smith
Nasiatka • Mrs. Sharon Solinsky Neiberg
tuition revenue does not
Marcinek • Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Marcus •
’97 • Ms. Grace Rae Nepomuceno ’11 •
cover the entire operating
Mrs. Gertrude Shragowitz Margolick ’42
Mr. Gregory Norman & Ms. Christine
budget. Endowment income,
• Ms. Kate Markesky ’03 & Mr. Ernest
• Mrs. Penna Reardon North
Roosevelt
other revenue sources and
Freeman IV • Ms. Emily Maroni ’11 • Mr.
’56 • Dr. & Mrs. Gary Novick • Dr. Mark
gifts from trustees, parents,
& Mrs. Paul Maroni • Ms. Elizabeth Lea
O’Brien & Dr. Kathryn O’Connor • Mr.
alumni, grandparents, faculty,
Marsh ’69 • Mrs. Janice Wirth Williams
& Mrs. Edward O’Connor • Mr. Brendan
staff, and friends make up the
Martin ’68 • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Martin •
O’Donnell ’78 • Mr. & Mrs. John O’Neil •
remaining balance. Thanks to
Mrs. Jane Martineau • Mr. & Mrs.
Mrs. Mary Oberhelman • Mrs. Katharine
your contributions, the Fund
Anthony Martucci, Jr. • Mr. Scott Mason
Bieber Ogg ’90 • Dr. & Mrs. Olaf Ogland
for Williams can ensure that
• BlackRock Matching Gift Program •
• Dr. Fred Oliver • Mrs. Gladys Hartman
we continue to attract, retain
Mr. John Maxwell ’99 • Mr. & Mrs.
Olsen ’38 • Mr. Stephen Olstein & Ms.
and support our teachers and
Carlos Maynard • Ms. Darcy J. McCarthy
Linda Morel • Mrs. Jane Creighton Orr
students.” ’07 • Mrs. Elaine Orsinger McCleary ’92 •
’39 • Mrs. Julia Kiely Owens ’41 • Ms.
—Scott Gibson, Board
Mr. Robert McEwan & Ms. Laura
Courtney Allen Packer ’98 • Mrs.
Treasurer, Chair of the Finance
Hibbard • Dr. John McGowan & Dr.
Christine Von Wiegandt Pagano ’57 • Dr.
Committee
Marcia McGowan • Mr. & Mrs. John
John Pagnozzi & Dr. Kathleen Schwam •
McGrath • Mr. & Mrs. James C. McGuire
Mr. & Mrs. John Paolillo • Ms. Barbara
• Mr. & Mrs. Andrew W. McKenzie • Mrs. Elizabeth Montali Parish • Mrs. Cameron Frost Parisi ’91 & Mr. Scott Parisi •
Smith McKenzie ’44 • Mr. J. Benjamin McLoughlin ’88 • Mr. Mr. & Mrs. James Parizo • Mrs. Patricia Silvia Parizo ’54 •
& Mrs. Thomas G. McLoughlin • Mrs. Luella Ferguson
Dr. Prior Parker • Mr. & Mrs. Ted Parker • Mrs. Ann
Meaux ’47 • Ms. Amanda Mehlman ’08 • Mr. & Mrs.
Parkinson • Mr. Robert Pascal ’99 • Mr. & Mrs. Drini
Richard M. Mehlman • Mr. Michael Menders • Mr. & Mrs.
Pasholli • Mr. & Mrs. Viren Patel • Dr. & Mrs. Bruce H.
Ron Meneo • Mr. Frank Menniti & Ms. Sandra Miller • Mr.
Patterson • Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Patterson • Mr. Daniel P.
Leroy Mergy & Ms. Michele Giordano-Mergy • Mrs. Claire
Patterson ’07 • Mr. Douglas Patterson • Ms. Ellen Patterson
Merritt • Mrs. Karen Adams Meyer ’77 • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel
’04 • Mr. Jeffrey Patterson ’04 • Ms. Molly Patterson ’08 •
Ms. Charlene Patton & Mr. Brian Patton • Mr. & Mrs.
Christopher Payer ’86 • Mr. R. Briggs Payer ’85 • Mrs. Heidi
Carter Pearlson ’87 • Mrs. Anne Olsen Pecora ’42 • Ms.
Brenda J. Pelt • Ms. Elinor Penagos & Mr. Hector de Jesus •
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn PenkoffLidbeck • Mrs. Donna Pepin • Mr.
& Mrs. John Pereira • Mr. & Mrs. Eric Perkins • Ms. Amy L.
Perry • Ms. Jane Perry ’65 • Mrs. Linda Perry • Ms. Susan
Perry ’69 • Ms. Evelyn Zuk Peters ’42 • Pfizer Foundation
Matching Gifts Program • Pfizer Foundation Volunteer
Program • Dr. Laurence Philippe • Mrs. Johanna PhillipsClark ’78 & Mr. Warren Clark • Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Phillips
• Mrs. Nina Filardi Piazza ’54 • Ms. Sara Qua & Mr. Tony
Piccirillo • Mrs. Margaret Moran Pickett ’43 • Ms. Ruth
Pickhardt ’43 • Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pieniadz • Mr. Samuel
Pieniadz ’10 • Mr. & Mrs. William Pieniadz • Mr. Colby
Pinette ’08 • Ms. Toby Pinn ’00 • Mrs. Mildred Gossett
Plotnick ’43 • Ms. Suzanne Podurgiel ’87 & Mr. Jon
Godshall • Atty. Humbert Polito & Atty. Barbara Sorrentino
• Mrs. Mary Karney Pope ’46 • Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L.
Porter, III • Dr. & Mrs. Steven Powell • Mrs. Mardy Watts
Prestley ’80 • Mrs. Alicia Eastland Quarrier ’83 • Mr. & Mrs.
James Quigley • Atty. Michael Quinn & Ms. Terry Kemper •
Mr. Dmitri Rabin ’96 & Ms. Irene Porokhova • Mr. Michael
Rabinovich & Ms. Helen Elperina • Mr. & Mrs. Michael
Ragalye • Mr. & Mrs. John Ramatowski • Mr. & Mrs. Hector
H. Ramirez • Mr. David Arnold & Ms. Cynthia Ramirez •
Mrs. Eileen Roche Ramus ’51 • Raytheon Company • Ms.
Charlotte L. Rea & Mr. Robert Fricker • Ms. Kelly Reardon
’95 • Atty. & Mrs. Robert I. Reardon • Mr. Michael Reder &
Ms. Andrea Rossi-Reder • Mrs. Dorothy Nelson Reed ’49 •
Reid & Riege Foundation • Mrs. Christine Gomes Regan ’49
• Mr. & Mrs. Carl Reiser • Mr. Timothy Reitz • Ms. Robin S.
Renault ’05 • Mr. Daniel Renn & Ms. Susan Frost • Mr. Paul
Riccardi • Mrs. Barbara O’Connell Richmond ’39 • Mr. &
Mrs. Thomas J. Riley • Mr. Joseph Rini ’05 • Ms. Rita
Rivarola • Dr. Julie Rivkin • Mrs. Natalie Purdy Robinson
’45 • Roche Matching Gifts Program • Mrs. Marion Dorsey
Rogers ’45 • Ms. Allison Rogovin ’91 & Mr. Ralph Ferrell •
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred R. Rondeau, Jr. • Mr. & Mrs. Thomas
Rooney • Ms. Mary Ann Root • Mr. Edward Rosenfeld ’92 •
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Ross • Mrs. Andrea Rothchild • Ms.
Heather Rowe ’73 & Mr. Michael Ciulla • Mr. Nathan Roy
’10 • Mrs. Alma Carradori Ruggiero ’49 • Mr. Gabriel Ryan
’09 • Ms. Meghan Ryan • Dr. & Mrs. Allan Safferman • Mr.
Carlos Salguero ’07 • Dr. Carlos Salguero & Ms. Susan
Moore • Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Saltonstall • Mrs. Roseanna
Iorlano Sanchi ’51 • Mr. Bill Sandri • Ms. Elizabeth Sandri •
Mrs. Candy Davis Sanford ’66 & Mr. Tom Sanford • Mr. &
Mrs. James Sant’Andrea • Mr. & Mrs. John Sargent • Mrs.
Patricia Sarris • Mr. Bart Sayet ’76 • Mr. David Sayet ’09 •
Mr. William Schaeffer & Ms. Drew Knowlton Schaeffer • Dr.
Eric Schaeffer & Dr. Rosalba Sacca • Ms. Marcia M. Schaller
’76 • Ms. Michele Schavoir & Mr. Jonathan Carlisle • Mrs.
Shelby Schavoir • Mr. Jamie Schellens ’06 • Mrs. Gabriella
Schlesinger • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schmidt • Mr. Ethan
Schmidt ’08 • Mrs. Helene Hedge Schott ’52 • Mrs.
Total Contributions Received
2011–12
Endowment
The Potter and Cochrane Family Fund $11,936
Foxboro Endowment Fund
$14,140
Kevin Kierstein ’91 Music Fund
Unrestricted
Endowment Subtotal
$118
$2,300
$28,494
Operating
Technology (Kitchings)
Professional Development (Anonymous)
Operating Subtotal
$15,000
$3,319
$18,319
Capital (Embracing Excellence Campaign)
Pledge Payments
$14,058
Annual Giving
The Fund for Williams
Unrestricted Gifts
$193,809
Senior Parent Gift
$69,605
Athletics Fund
$150
Campus Fund
$528
Technology Fund
$100
Bodenlos Prize
$150
Scholarship Fund
$6,289
Events (Dine & Donate)
$1,725
Annual Giving Subtotal
$272,356
Auction Event Proceeds
$55,100
Annual Giving Subtotal
$327,456
Total Contributions:
$388,327
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The Williams School
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Henrietta Schropp • Mrs. Michele Tremblay Schultz ’91 &
Valenti • Mr. & Mrs. David Valletta • Mrs. Doris Salvatore
Mr. Kenneth Schultz • Dr. David W. Schulz & Ms. Karen
Valletta ’51 • Mrs. Amy Loiacono van der Velde ’85 • Mrs.
Stone • Mrs. Margaret Scofield & Mr. Timothy Benevilli •
Sonia Varley • Ms. Martha Morrison Veranth ’68 • Mr. Sam
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scott • Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Sebastian •
Verde ’09 • Mr. & Mrs. William Verhoeff • Mrs. Nicole
Mrs. Denise Shafner • Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Shafner • Dr. &
Liebig Vernstrom ’81 • Mrs. Irene Sefcik Verrett ’49 • Mr.
Mrs. Brian Shannon • Ms. Kara Shannon ’10 • Mr. Matthew
Peter Vinick ’94 • Dr. Kartik Viswanathan & Dr. Renuka
R. Shannon ’07 • Mrs. Nancy Adkins Shapiro ’69 • Mrs.
Dulala • Ms. Charlene Voyce • Mrs. Marion DiPaulo Wagner
Colleen Reardon Shay ’93 • Mr. Edwin Sherman & Mrs.
’43 • Mr. Scott Wagner • Ms. Teresa Wakim ’98 • Mr. & Mrs.
Sheryl Ash • Mr. Victor Sherman • Mr. & Mrs. Jason
Edward Walker • The Wallace Foundation • Ms. Elizabeth
Shourds • Ms. Mary Simpson • Ms. Alyson Singer ’80 • Mr.
Walz ’09 • Mrs. Ellen Regan Wannamaker ’77 • Mr. & Mrs.
Adam A. Skiff ’06 • Mr. Brant Smith • Ms. Terry Smith • Mr. Donald Watson • Mr. John Watts • Mr. & Mrs. John Weaver
Gayle Smith • Ms. Janet Smith ’54 • Ms. Lois Smith & Mr.
• Mr. & Mrs. Barry Weiner • Dr. Luke Weinstein • Mrs.
Gregory Seaman • Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Smith • Ms. Bonnie
Nancy Weinstein • Mrs. Janet Johl Weissman ’58 & Mr.
Smithers • Mrs. Ruth Smithers • Dr. & Mrs. Stanley P.
Robert Weissman • Mrs. Susan Welch-Edwards • Mr.
Solinsky • Ms. Emily Sollars ’08 • Mr. & Mrs. Fred Sollars •
Duncan Welch & Mrs. Katherine Ringe Welch • Mr. Joshua
Mrs. Sarah Grady Spence ’91 & Mr. Geoffrey Spence • Mr.
Welch & Ms. Alejandra de Losada • Rev. & Mrs. Byron D.
Noah Spigelman ’10 • Drs. Walter Spigelman & Susan
Westbrook • Mr. Edward Wheeler & Mrs. Sheila Wheeler •
Richman Spigelman • Ms. Nancy Spillane • Mr. & Mrs.
Mr. Richard White • Ms. Kristen Widham • Mr. Christopher
Henry Spire • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S.
Wiles ’08 • Dr. & Mrs. John Wiles • Ms.
Spring • Mr. Matthew Spring ’06 • Mr.
Anne Wilkinson • Mr. & Mrs. Robert
“I am particularly thankful for
Trevor Spring ’06 • Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy St.
Wilkinson • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Williams
the educational foundation I
Louis • Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Stein • Dr.
• Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Winalski III • Mr.
received as a Williams student
& Mrs. Christopher Steiner • Mrs. Nancy
Peter Wing ’02 • Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D.
and for the many opportunities
Steiner • Mrs. Judith Connaughton
Wing • Ms. Marjorie Winslow ’54 • Mr.
that it has afforded me. I
Steinfort ’58 • Mr. Matthew Stern ’07 •
& Mrs. Theodore Wislocki • Ms. Jaimie
consider it fundamental to my
Dr. Lori Stetz ’90 • Mr. Chad Schaedler •
Wolman ’09 • Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wolman
accomplishments and so, it is
Mrs. Janet Reeve Stewart-Hayden ’52 •
• Mr. Nathan L. Wolman ’05 • Mr. & Mrs.
with gratitude that I choose
Mrs. Emily O’Connor Stimson ’41 • Mr.
Len Wolman • Mrs. Louise Auger Wood
to support the School every
Sean Stoessel ’08 • Mr. Joseph Stritar ’99
’39 • Mrs. Rebecca Wright McDonald ’87
year. It is inspiring to know that
• Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Stritar • Mr. &
• Capt. Richard T. Wright • Mrs. Dorothy
gifts from alumni will continue
Mrs. Edward Suter • Dr. Annette
Metcalf Yates ’35 • Ms. Elizabeth Yerkes •
to enhance the educational
Franklin Swaby ’50 • Mr. Mario Tarazona
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew York • Mr. & Mrs.
experience and support the
• Mr. Colin J. Taylor ’87 • Mr. & Mrs.
Charles Young • Mr. Robert Zemmel &
success of Williams students
David Taylor • Mr. & Mrs. Dean Taylor •
Ms. Linda Giuca Zemmel • Mr. & Mrs.
for generations to come. This
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Terry ’86 • Ms. Patricia
Frederick G. Ziegler • Mrs. Irene
inspiration keeps me energized
J. Terry • Ms. Rachel Thomas-Shapiro &
Liebenau Zuckerbraun ’48 • Mrs. Dale
and eager to give back.” Mr. Steve Shapiro • Mr. & Mrs. Paul F.
Butler Zumsande ’74 & Mr. Dieter
Tombari • Mrs. Diana Dredge Townsend
Zumsande • Ms. Tekla Zweir
—Amy Danenberg King ’91,
’59 • Mr. Christopher Trammell ’10 • Dr.
Alumni Association President
& Mrs. Jim Trammell • Mr. Stephen
Annual Fund Committee
Trask ’84 • Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tresnan • Mr.
Martha Gibson-Macko, Chair • Carol
Brian Trubia ’05 • Mrs. Marilyn
Brekus-Watson • Abby Carter • Mary
Portelance Turkowski ’45 • Dr. Gaines
Collins • Bill Furgueson • Sally Halsey •
Tyler • UBS Matching Gift Program • Ms.
Janet Hamilton • John Ivimey • Christine
Karen Ulrich • Mrs. Karen Lamb
Lahm • Kathy Parker • Clare Sheridan •
Underhill ’78 • United Way of the
Rebecca Steiner • Dina & Paul Tresnan •
Capital Area • Mrs. Carol Ricker
Deborah Wronski •
Vahlstrom ’65 • Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Jane Martineau, Faculty Fund Chair
A Tribute to the Class of 2012
Senior Parent Gift 2012
The Senior Parent Gift Committee
got fired up under the leadership of
Jackie Meneo and Susan Verhoeff.
Parents and grandparents pulled
together to raise an impressive
$69,600, surpassing their goal of
$60,000. The results of their effort was
the purchase of a new 24-passenger
school bus as well as the creation of
a fund for professional development
opportunities for the faculty.
Senior Parent Gift Donors
AIG Matching Grants Program •
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ballard • Bank of
America Matching Gifts Program •
Mr. & Mrs. William Benincosa • Mr.
& Mrs. Michael Bransfield • Mr. & Mrs. John Brodzinski •
Mrs. Regina Brodzinski • Ms. Muriel Cairns • Mr. Michael
Campbell & Ms. Marie Jo De Maestri • Mr. & Mrs.
Christopher Carter • Mr. & Mrs. John Catlett • Mr. Jeffrey
Cole & Ms. Sally Booth • Mr. David Cruthers • Mr. David
Cunningham & Rev. Patricia Cunningham • Mr. & Mrs.
Michael Dameron • Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Denison • Mrs.
Elizabeth Dock • Dominion Foundation Matching Gift
Program • Mr. & Mrs. David Duncan • Mr. Francis Early
III & Mrs. Elizabeth Dock Early • Mr. Ted Funsten & Ms.
Leslie Holbrook • Mr. & Mrs. Renato Garcia • Mr. & Mrs.
Karl Gelotte • Mr. Alan Goldstein & Ms. Debra Marion
• Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Goldstein • Dr. Utpal Gupta & Dr.
Jaya Gautam • Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hainsworth • Mr. Tom J.
Kalinosky & Ms. Christy Hammond • Ms. Sue Henderson
• Ms. Joan Holbrook • Mr. Harry Holt & Ms. Barbara
Silver-Holt • Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Huysman • Mr. Ozgur
Izmirli & Mrs. Gonca Deniz Izmirli • Mr. Ken Kenworthy
• Atty. & Mrs. Robert LaFrance • Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leiser
• Mr. & Mrs. James Lewis • Ms. Peggy Lukens • Mr. &
Mrs. Andrew W. McKenzie • Mr. & Mrs. Ron Meneo • Mr.
Frank Menniti & Ms. Sandra Miller • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel
Miley • Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Mills • Mr. Gregory Norman &
Ms. Christine Roosevelt • Mr. & Mrs. John Paolillo • Mr.
Douglas Patterson • Ms. Brenda J. Pelt • Pfizer Foundation
Matching Gifts Program • Dr. Laurence Philippe • Atty.
Humbert Polito & Atty. Barbara Sorrentino • Mr. & Mrs.
James Quigley • Mr. & Mrs. John Ramatowski • Mr. Daniel
Renn & Ms. Susan Frost • Roche Matching Gifts Program
• Mr. & Mrs. Alex Ross • Dr. & Mrs. Allan Safferman • Mr.
& Mrs. Nathaniel Saltonstall • Ms. Michele Schavoir &
Mr. Jonathan Carlisle • Mrs. Shelby Schavoir • Mr. & Mrs.
Douglas Scott • Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Sebastian • Mr. Victor
Sherman • Mr. Gayle Smith • Ms. Rachel Thomas-Shapiro
& Mr. Steve Shapiro • Dr. & Mrs. Jim Trammell • Mr. & Mrs.
David Valletta • Mr. & Mrs. William Verhoeff • Rev. & Mrs.
Byron D. Westbrook • Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Winalski III • Mr.
& Mrs. Theodore Wislocki • Ms. Elizabeth Yerkes
A dedicated group of volunteers share the responsibility for
this success, including Senior Parent Gift committee members:
Susan Verhoeff, Co-Chair • Jacqueline Meneo, Co-Chair
• William Benincosa • John Brodzinski • Leslie Dameron
• Cathy Gelotte • Christy Hammond • Dennis & Sally
Huysman • Brenda Pelt • Mary Quigley • Douglas Scott
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A Celebration of Generosity
President’s Circle Appreciation Dinner
The Williams School
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A common thread shared by the leaders
in the Williams community is an
uncommonly keen generosity of spirit,
engagement, and commitment to the
School. As the cornerstone of the School’s
stewardship program, The President’s
Circle Appreciation Dinner has emerged
as a distinctive event designed to celebrate
and honor the generosity and loyalty of our
leadership donors. Gathering for dinner in
The Williams Room on May 24, 2012, we
were pleased to show our appreciation to
those who also volunteered in leadership
roles. Martha Macko-Gibson (top) received
accolades for her role in leading the Fund
for Williams to a successful conclusion.
When presenting her with a thank you gift,
Mark Fader stated, “Martha’s diligence,
commitment and sense of humor, coupled
with her leadership giving, created a
powerful and productive leader.” Also
recognized for their leadership role in
successfully managing the 2012 Senior
Parent Gift were Jacqueline Meneo (center)
and Susan Verhoeff (bottom).
The President’s Circle recognizes donors
who make a significant gift —$1,000 or
more — to the Fund for Williams during
a single year, with membership renewable
on an annual basis. During our 2011–12
fundraising campaign, 94 alumni, parents,
grandparents, faculty/staff, and friends of
Williams contributed $1,000 or greater
for a total of $195,000 dollars. These gifts
account for 72 percent of all gifts to the
Fund for Williams during the year.
President’s Circle Members for 2011–12
Founder’s Circle
Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Blake • Chester W.
Kitchings Foundation • Pfizer Foundation
Matching Gifts Program • Attys Edward
Potter and Lynn Cochrane • Ms. Terry
Smith • Mr. Brant Smith
Colin S. Buell Associates
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
• Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Benson • Mr. Jeffrey
Brown & Dr. Daniella Duke • Mr. & Mrs.
John Catlett • Mr. & Mrs. David Duncan •
Dr. Martha Gibson-Macko & Mr. Jay Macko
• Dr. Utpal Gupta & Dr. Jaya Gautam •
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leiser • Ms. Lindalea P.
Ludwick • Dr. John Pagnozzi & Dr. Kathleen
Schwam • Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Shafner • Mr.
& Mrs. William Verhoeff • Mr. Joshua Welch
& Ms. Alejandra de Losada
Douglas Levin & Ms. Abby Carter • Mrs.
Holly Hayes Cheeseman ’72 & Mr. Ian
W. Cheeseman • Mrs. Virginia Ventura
Colburn ’70 • Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Collins •
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Collins • Dr. & Mrs.
Christopher Connaughty • National
Automobile Dealers Foundation •
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fader • Dr. & Mrs.
Christopher Ficke • Mr. & Mrs. Eric
Foster • Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gibson •
“My thanks to the Williams
Ms. Hope Giles ’83 • Dr. & Mrs. Adam
community for meeting our
Goldstein • Rev. & Mrs. Steven Hosking
fundraising goals. As the cost
• Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ivimey • Mr. Brian
of providing quality education
D.
Klee & Dr. Diane M. Davidson • Mr.
continues to rise, this effort
& Mrs. John Knudsen • Mr. & Mrs.
to raise funds to supplement
Michael Linhares • Dr. Jennifer Lowney
tuition revenue is essential.
1891 Society
’84 & Dr. Richard Martin • Mr. Robert
Through your generosity, we
Mr. David Watson & Mrs. Carol BrekusMarcinek
& Mrs. Alison Smith Marcinek
continue to ensure a dynamic
Watson • Mr. & Mrs. David Cook • Ms.
• Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Maynard • Mr. Leroy
educational experience for
Claudia Cron Sherman • Mr. Steven
Mergy & Ms. Michele Giordano-Mergy
every Williams student.” Daren & Dr. Debra Daren • Mr. & Mrs.
• Mr. Adam D. Milne ’92 • Mr. & Mrs.
—Gregg Benson, President of
Stephen DiCicco • Dr. Patrick Doherty
Richard
Mooers • Mr. Gregory Norman
the Board of Trustees
& Dr. Lauren Doherty • Mr. & Mrs. Karl
& Ms. Christine Roosevelt • Mrs. Penna
Gelotte • Dr. Thomas Beggins & Ms.
Reardon North • Mr. Brendan O’Donnell
Anne Hartford • Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Huysman • Mr. Ernest
• Mr. Stephen Olstein & Ms. Linda Morel • Mr. & Mrs.
Goodrich, Jr. & Ms. Kathleen Maher • Mr. & Mrs. William
David Otfinoski • Mr. & Mrs. John Paolillo • Dr. & Mrs.
Pieniadz • Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Scott • Mr. Victor Sherman •
Bruce H. Patterson • Atty. Humbert Polito & Atty. Barbara
Dr. & Mrs. Jim Trammell
Sorrentino • Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rooney • Ms. Michele
Schavoir & Mr. Jonathan Carlisle • Mrs. Shelby Schavoir •
Thames Society
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Spring • Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Steiner
The Pfizer Foundation Volunteer Program • Deutsche Bank
• Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor • Mr. & Mrs. Robert Valenti •
American Foundation • Dominion Foundation Matching
Dr. Kartik Viswanathan & Dr. Renuka Dulala • Mr. & Mrs.
Gift Program • Roche Matching Gifts Program • Mr.
Robert Weissman • Mrs. Rebecca Wright McDonald ’87
Legenda Circle
Anonymous (1) • Dr. & Mrs. Robert
Ballard • Mr. & Mrs. William Benincosa
• Mr. & Mrs. John Brodzinski •
Community Foundation of Western
Mass. • Mr. & Mrs. Len Dorr • Mr. &
Mrs. Bruce Goldstein • Mr. Ronald
Goldstein • Mr. Ethan Goller & Ms. Rona
Malakoff • Mrs. Mary Sherman Lycan ’64
• Mr. & Mrs. Paul Maroni • Mr. & Mrs.
Ron Meneo • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Miley
• Dr. Prior Parker • Mr. & Mrs. John
Pereira • Mr. & Mrs. Carl Reiser • Mr. Bill
Sandri • Ms. Elizabeth Sandri
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Renovating the “1954 Wing”
The Williams School
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The Board of Trustees places a high priority on the
preservation and enhancement of our physical assets,
including facilities, technology, and equipment. They
understand that there is a very real connection between the
quality of the educational environment provided to student
outcomes including achievement, behavior, and attitude.
This summer the Board approved the renovations of the
original “1954 wing” to include new flooring and lockers,
improved lighting and bathroom facilities for students,
teachers and guests, increased storage space and a more
welcoming entrance.
“The Annual Fund helps us bridge the
gap between the amount of revenue
provided by tuition and fees and the
total annual costs of running The
Williams School. Thanks to the Annual
Fund we can maintain those aspects of
the program that enrich our students’
lives, and we can maintain and upgrade
our building and grounds.” —Bruce
Goldstein, Board Vice President
Gifts Made as Memorials and In Honor
In Honor of:
Cameron Folts ’17
Collin Lech ’15
Huntington Welch ’14
Bert Atwater ’15
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Folts
Mrs. Linda DiFazio
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel
Atwater
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Spire
Brandon Ledyard ’15
Mrs. Susan WelchEdwards
Maya Fontaine ’17
Mr. & Mrs. John Ledyard
Sarah Wilkinson ’15
Ryan Belair ’17
Ms. Maria Fontaine
Carter Levin ’13
Mrs. Sandy Bocynesky
Grace Funsten ’12
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Levin
Mr. & Mrs. George
Hohenstein
Mr. Christopher Benbow,
Rev. Steven Hosking &
Ms. Macy Kleinfelder
Ms. Joan Holbrook
Andrew Levy ’15
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Wilkinson
Emma Furgueson ’17
Blake Wronski ’14
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan
Shafner
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick
Dieni
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald
Levy
Patrick Madaus ’15
Sam Buffum ’13
Thomas Garbati, Jr. ’15
Ms. Mary Ann Root
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Buffum
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beck
Mikayla Ellis ’15
Emma Godi ’15
Mrs. Sharon Flanigan
Kacey Cairns ’12
Mr. & Mrs. David
Mokoski
Andrew Myslik ’16
Andrea Goldstein ’12 and
Hillary Goldstein ’16
Emily Rose Ogland ’14
Gabriel Campbell, Zachary
Dameron, Olivia
Denison, Anna Holt, Julie
Philippe, Kyle Sebastian,
Parker Verhoeff, Sarah
Shourds, Tristan Yerkes,
and Rashad Young
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Young
Mr. David Cruthers
Mrs. Betty Bresser
Mrs. Muriel Cairns
Michelle Chapman ’15
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Neil
Caelynn Carroll ’17
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Valenti
Mr. Louis Cohen
Anton Gutz ’10
Mrs. Renee Goldstein
Mr. Ronald Goldstein
Emily Hamilton ’13
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lewis
Michalah Hayden ’15
Zachary Dameron ’12
Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Hayden
Ms. Peggy Lukens
Catherine Hodgkinson ’15
Daniel Doherty ’16
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald
Marcus
Aaron Hosking ’13
Elizabeth Early ’12
Mrs. Elizabeth Dock
Petra Elfstrom ’14
Mr. & Mrs. Don Kirk
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew York
Noah Jenkins ’14
Ms. Gwendolyn Jones
James Johnson ’15
Jack Fader ’15
Mr. & Mrs. Edward
O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. James Fader,
Jr.
Jared Klee ’09
Mr. & Mrs. John Kaestle
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frank
Russell Parker ’14
Mrs. Mary Oberhelman
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In Memory of:
Nathan Perkins ’14
Mrs. Pearl Garfinkel
Evelyn Baldelli ’38
Leah Pieniadz ’13
From Mrs. Shirly Pope
Alloway
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Pieniadz
John Ramatowski ’12
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Ross
Sarena Shafner ’13
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Katz
Mrs. Denise Shafner
Abigail Smith ’15
Ms. Lois Smith & Mr.
Gregory Seaman
Everett Steiner ’17
Mrs. Nancy Steiner
Oliver Falla ’17
Mr. & Mrs. Barry
Feldman
Mrs. Ruth Smithers
Simone Kronholm ’14
Mr. & Mrs. Judy Taylor
Christina Flynn ’13
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Devine
Andrew Watson ’13
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas
Sarris
Mr. Conrad Kronholm
Mr. & Mrs. Donald
Watson
Cassidy Taylor ’13
Brian Chrimes ’01
From Mr. Steven Daren
& Dr. Debra Daren, and
Mr. Robert Zemmel & Ms.
Linda Giuca
Carol Killeen McGarry ’51
Mrs. Patricia Girotti ’51
From Mrs. Roseanna
Sanchi ’51
Virginia Veal Sturtevant ’41
From Mr. Jeffrey Gibbs &
Mrs. Valerie Sturtevan
A Night on the Town
Auction Dinner, May 12, 2012
The Williams School
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The Williams School held its annual fundraising auction
brings Mimeo technology into the classrooms. This state
on Saturday, May 12. Over 190 guests attended “A Night
of the art technology enables teachers and students to
on the Town” to mingle with friends, enjoy fabulous food,
manipulate computer-based objects from an electronically
and shop for wonderful items in both the silent and live
connected white board. Head of School Mark Fader was
auctions. The event, which netted over
thrilled with the show of support for
$55,000, exceeded all expectations and
this initiative, stating, “Integration of
Final Report
generated vital funds that were critical
this technology into the classroom has
Ticket Sales......................$20,915
for balancing the School’s operating
potential to increase student engagement,
Program Ads......................$2,800
budget. Director of Advancement Ellen
motivation to learn, and supports the
Donations..........................$4,345
Spring said, “It was a thrill to be a part
faculty’s implementation of studentBids..................................$33,490
of such a great evening. We had an
centered environments.” Fader continued,
Blue Light Raffle................$1,115
ambitious fundraising goal, and I am
“Of course, we already have some
Raise the Bid (Mimeo)....$11,850
happy to report we not only met it, we
interactive white boards at Williams, but
Total Income:...................$74,515
exceeded it.”
our students deserve access to this latest
Expenses....................... ($19,415)
technology in every classroom. I am so
Net Revenue:.................. $55,100
The event began with a cocktail party
grateful to everyone who raised their bid
and silent auction. Guests were greeted
card to support our students.”
with cosmopolitans as they entered a
completely transformed student center. The décor evoked
Table Sponsors
the feeling of Central Park, complete with pigeons, hot
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital • Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leiser •
pretzels and NY deli. The silent auction closed at 7:00;
Mohawk Paper • Sea Reseach Foundation • Stifel Nicolaus
all guests then moved to the Performing Arts Center
and Company
which was converted into a New York City Supper Club –
complete with the NY skyline in lights and a “Fosse-esque”
Patrons
dance performance by Bo Parish, Olivia Parker, and Blake
Robert & Barbara Ballard • Tom Beggins & Anne Hartford •
Wronski. While guests dined, they were treated to the
Gregg and Deborah Benson • Carol Brekus-Watson & David
musical offerings of Peter Emanuel and Jane Martineau.
Watson • Jeff Brown & Daniella Duke • Abby Carter & Doug
After a delightful dinner, auctioneer and board member
Levin • John and Athana Catlett • Holly Hayes Cheeseman
Alison Marcinek took the stage and the bidding began.
’72 • Patrick & Lauren Doherty • Eric & Monique Foster •
Scott & Katherine Gibson • Bruce & Lori Goldstein • Ronald
“Very few people went home empty handed,” commented
Goldstein • Ethan Goller and Rona Malakoff • Marvin
Mrs. Spring. “There was such a great mix of people there.
Horwitz • Brian Klee and Diane Davidson • Sol and Trudy
I’ve never seen so many alumni at this type of event. There
Klioze • Chris Knowlton and Sally deGozzaldi • Brenda
were also a lot of new faces from the community. It’s nice
Koblick & Jeffrey Hertz • Leroy and Michele Mergy • John
to know so many people enjoy coming to this event. The
Pagnozzi & Kathleen Schwam • Ted and Kathy Parker • John
entire school community is thankful for the help from
and Sandra Pereira • Charlotte L. Rea & Robert Fricker •
so many people to make the auction a success. Without
Nathan & Lori Shafner • Chris & Rebecca Steiner
the volunteers, donors, guests, bidders and sponsors, the
auction would not have been as successful as it was.”
Auction Committee
Charmagne Eckert • Bruce Goldstein • Marissa Mills •
Proceeds from the auction support the School’s general
Brenda Pelt • Tim Reitz • Beth Sandri • Terry Smith • Ellen
operating budget, which benefits every student and teacher.
Spring • Sonia Varley • Susan Verhoeff
The school also fundraises to support a special initiative not
included in the operating budget. This year, the initiative
In Closing
The outcome of our auction evening testifies to what is
possible when Williams school parents, alumni and friends
work together for the good of the school community.
Achieving a balanced budget each year is challenging and
involves difficult choices about our priorities. This is a
challenge we embrace because we all know what happens
every day at Williams is worth the effort. Williams is a
school of outstanding teachers and dedicated staff; it is
a place that knows character counts and that hard work
and persistence will lead to success. It is a place with rich
traditions that also seeks out the best of new approaches to
teaching and learning. It is a welcoming community where
young people grow up understanding that how you treat
others defines who you are.
This annual report provides an overview of facts and
figures, but more importantly it reflects the Williams
community coming together to demonstrate its love for
this School. Thank you for your continued, generous
support of this special School.
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In Memoriam
We are saddened to share news
of the loss of the following
alumni members of the
Williams community:
Bessie Ratnofsky Polinsky ’26
Lois Taylor ’27
Margaret Skaling ’28
Martha Devenditis Dragoli ’32
Margaret Campbell Chetham ’33
Ambassador Spring 2012
Maude Payne Thorp ’34
Alice Liljenstein Davis ’35
Emily Hirschfield Olbrys ’35
Arlene Lipton Levy ’37
Evelyn Newcomb Baldelli ’38
Eleanor Courtney Carr ’38
Dorothy Ferro Hedden ’38
Emma Ferguson Phillips ’39
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Lorraine Young Browning ’40
The Williams School
Norma Phillips ’40
Rose Siragusa Snellman ’40
Rose Culotta Brown ’41
Norma Forsythe Branch ’42
Anna Ribaudo Carboni ’42
Jean Burgess MacKay ’42
June Hislop Miller ’42
Eleanor Waters Czarnowski ’43
Mildred Gossett Plotnick ’43
Ruth Holdrieder Schlink ’43
Olga Cantone Lonergan ’44
Irene Berntsen Mondhink ’45
Dorothy Little Sheperd ’45
Elaine Friedman Durst ’46
Nancy Hancock Carr-Fox ’49
Geraldine Cooper Brown ’50
Ann Ponedel Hespeler ’50
Brian Chrimes ’01
Class Notes
1937
Ona Bryden Hiller shared that she
and the Golden Gate Bridge both
celebrated a 75th anniversary; the
bridge is 75 years old and she is 75
years removed from graduating
WMI. She is excited about
returning to Williams for Reunion
and hopes to see others who are
from her class. She was accepted
into a law school seven years ago
(at the youthful age of 84), but was
unable to complete her course work
due to macular degeneration in her
eye. After trying life in California,
Ona is back in Buffalo, NY and
enjoys playing bridge with her
friends there.
1940
Helen Kiritsis Kortesis ’49 sent
her heartfelt sympathy to Dorothy
Pond Bustard for the loss of her son
Cary M. Ponton in January of 2012.
Mr. Ponton was also the nephew
of Marion Pond Benjamin ’43,
Lucy Pond Bunnell ’46 and Helen
Pond Jacobs ’50. Marilyn Jillson
Haguewood lost her husband
Charles Haguewood. Betty Ann
Bendfelt lost her sister Marlene
Bendfelt Douglas. The Williams
community sends their dearest
sympathy to these wonderful ladies.
1941
Norma Carradori White is doing
well and sends her best to all.
1942
Shirley Pope Alloway
1071 Ocean Avenue
New London, CT 06320-2834
860-443-0031
Sally Drago Bishop lost her
husband George Bishop, Jr. in
April, 2012. It’s been 70 years since
our graduation; where have the
years gone? Isn’t it a wonder that
we can recall so much of our high
school days and our classmates,
especially since we find it difficult
Meet your Alumni Associates! Okay, some of you may
already know them: Jane Martineau, long-time drama
teacher and Chair of the Arts Department and History
teacher Bill Furgueson. They are now dedicating some of
their busy schedule to connect with alumni, so they may
be calling or emailing you soon. They’re also busy planning
events and receptions and would love to have lunch with
anyone who wants to come back and visit Williams! Please
send your news, notes, and photos to your class agent or
to Williams at alumni@williamsschool.org or call us at
860-439-2769.
to remember if we took our meds
this morning? The Class of ’42
held its 70th Reunion in East Lyme
at Smarties in the Morton House
with twenty in attendance this past
August. Ann Mafioli Armstrong,
Valerie Sharaf Justin, and Shirley
“Sue” Schwartz Cahners all came
from out of state to join us. A
bulletin board held letters and
photos from fellow ’42ers: Barbara
Thompson Lougee, Eleanor Chapell
Trail, Gert Shragowitz Margolick,
Shirley Solomon Mindel, Helen
Rosenberg Wagner, Lorraine Vallee
Battia, Lucie Liljenstein, and Ann
Olson Pecora. Gert’s son David
wrote an in-depth interview with
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu for Variety magazine.
Eleanor Trail enjoys receiving the
Ambassador and reading all about
her classmates. Ann Olson Pecora
conveys her best wishes to all of
her old friends. Please contact the
Williams Alumni Office for her
phone number, which she wishes
to share with her classmates. Ann
Armstrong shared her daughter
Patricia retired from teaching Math
and Business at Fitch High School
after 28 years. Her granddaughter
Lisa now teaches French at Fitch.
Shirley Pope Alloway proudly
shares that her granddaughter
Amanda recently received her
Master’s from Connecticut College
and is working on her PhD at the
University of Rhode Island. Shirley
reminds all of us that “children have
dreams, but we have memories,”
and how wonderful that this is so.
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CLASS OF 1942 70TH REUNION (seated left to right) Teddy Wood Belknap, Noreen
Tate Wyatt, Valerie Sahraf Justin, Shirley Pope Alloway, Emily David Wildes, Celia Massad
Conley, Helen Massad Villani, Aspesia Kanabis (standing left to right) Mary Plomaritis
Falvey, Mildred Saunders Whipple, Ronnie Lyons Elliot, Ann Maffioli Armstrong, Irene
Babcock Garaglioni, Sophie Kashanski, Janice Mallove Balkan, Sue Schwartz Cahners,
Evelyn Zuk Peters, Florence Dempsey Barth, Sally Drago Bishop
1943
70th Reunion Year
Margaret Ferro Cataldi
28 Longview Street
860-442-9031
Mfcataldi1@aol.com
Ruth Pickhardt
65 Westridge Road #F-6
New London, CT 06320-3114
860-442-1491
ruthtpick@aol.com
Mildred Gossett Plotnick died at
her home in Laguna Woods, CA
April 26, 2012. Eleanor Waters
Czarnowski of East Lyme. died on
June 12, 2012. She was a retired
registered nurse and mother of six
children. Margaret Moran Pickett’s
expected great grandchild was born
in May. The baby was the 3rd girl
in the family of her granddaughter
Candace and Keith. Norma Decker
Whiton and husband Bob enjoyed
the activities during their visit to
Germany this summer. Margaret
Ferro Cataldi enjoyed her annual
trip to New Hampshire with her
daughter and grandson in July.
Eleanor Bezanson Mather and
Gloria Ryan Sullivan both had
recent surgery and are up and
around with their activities. Betty
Auwood Bresser announced the
arrival of a great granddaughter
Mikaela Grace. Also, Gloria Ryan
Sullivan announced the arrival
of a fourth generation family
member, Noah. The September
class meeting on 9/11/12 reminded
the group that we were scheduled
to meet September 11, 2001 on the
most tragic day in our lives. It was
cancelled that morning. The class
of 1943 will be looking forward to
the 70th anniversary of graduation
in 2013. The gatherings for lunch
get togethers continue to meet four
times a year. Classmates are always
welcome to join the group.
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Barbara Nuttall Bates
36 Clipper Drive
Mystic, CT 06355
860-536-1983
babates53@sbcglobal.net
The end of July, we received word
that Patricia Comeford Hoagland
had passed away on July 25th in
Spring Hill, Florida. There was
a lovely obituary and picture of
Pat in The Day paper. It is really
amazing how many interesting
facts about a person are revealed
in their obituary. Pat met Francis
H. “Hoagie” Hoagland, Jr. on a
blind date when she only 17. It
was love at first sight and they
had been married almost 65
years when Pat passed away.
Pat had several careers but later
in life she went back to school
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Eastern Connecticut
State University. Pat was also a
playwright and along with a good
friend, Elizabeth Ribarich, cowrote a play entitled “Out With
A Bang” which was produced by
the University of Connecticut
and performed by professionals
in our area. While reading the
latest issue of the Coast Guard
Academy Alumni Association
Bulletin, I was saddened to read
that Bob Stancliff, CGA Class of
1950, husband of classmate Sherry
Smith Stancliff, had passed away
on May 24, 2012. In addition to
Sherry, he is survived by four sons,
Robert, Roderick, Randy and Steven
and a daughter, Kathleen Marner,
and eight grandchildren and two
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great-grandchildren. To quote the
Bulletin, “Bob and Sherry have been
such an important part of our class
for so many years and at so many
reunions, it is hard to think of the
future gatherings without him.”
Another classmate who recently
lost her husband is Mabel Ursprung
Nadig whose husband, Donald
died in late July. Our deepest and
heartfelt sympathy, as well as our
prayers, go out to the families of
all three of these classmates. Agnes
McNulty Glass writes that her
husband, Chuck, is suffering with
dementia as well as other physical
problems and that a lot of their
time is taken up with medical
appointments for Chuck, along
with care-giving for Agnes. Their
daughter, Chris, who lives in Texas
with her family, comes once a year
to spend time with her dad and to
give mom a break. During her break
this year, Agnes spent time with
family in Connecticut, and then
she and Irene McGourty and Edith
Geer drove to Harwich on Cape
Cod where they stayed at the home
of Agnes’s daughter and son-in-law.
She said the three of them have
been Cape lovers from way back
and enjoy the lovely and unhurried
days which include good sleeps,
late breakfasts and long leisurely
lunches at delightful restaurants. In
the evenings, back at the house, is
time for good talk with dear friends
while sharing wine, cheese and fruit
together. Agnes says this doesn’t
sound too exciting but to her it
is soul-satisfying, re-creating and
renewing and in addition to that,
she finally got her latte!
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On May 16th, a few class members
met once again at the Main Street
Grill in Niantic for our Spring
Luncheon. Attending were Betty
Bloxham Charbonneau, Irene
McGourty, Edith Geer, Louise
Weingarten Fabrykiewicz, Barbara
Sullivan Brown, Barbara Nuttall
Bates, Judy Hillyer Aldrich, Phyllis
Snosky Martin, Ann Boanfede
Peck, Gloria Bloomere Paskewich,
Eleanor Johnson Young, Ruth
Hargrove Melancon, Catherine
Murray McNamara and Myrtle
Kavarnos Johnston. It was the first
time that Barbara Sullivan Brown
had joined us and I think she
enjoyed being with us as much as
we enjoyed having her with us!
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On September 6, while I was
reading the sports section of The
Day, I saw an article, which stated
in big, bold print “Another national
title for Pecks.” The Pecks referred
to in this article were Norm Peck,
Jr. the husband of Ann Bonafede
Peck and Norm Peck III, their son.
The national title was a victory
in the 84th Atlantic National
Championship Regatta in Blue Hill,
Maine by Norm Peck III and his
crew of the Nonesuch. Both Pecks
have won titles in this event over
the years.
Irene McGourty writes that when
Agnes McNulty Glass was visiting
her daughter in Middletown, she
and Agnes drove to Waterford
to the home of Edith Geer for a
short visit. Then the three of them
left for Old Saybrook for lunch
at Rosemary & Sage Restaurant
where they were joined by Betty
Bloxham Charbonneau and Louise
Weingarten Fabrykiewicz. They
enjoyed a leisurely lunch with good
friends.
Again referring to the latest issue
of the CGA Bulletin, under class
of ’52 notes, I found that Joan
McNamara Barrett had written
that “she was planning to go to
New Jersey in August to help her
daughter, Betsy, move from a very
large home with a swimming pool,
into a condo.” Joan goes on to say
that “Peaceful Pinehurst (where
she lives) is a pleasant place to be
and except for my present ailment,
I have been blessed with very good
health. There is much to do in
Pinehurst for entertainment and
fine places to dine out. I don’t cook
anymore as I am retired.” She also
shared that “she attends the Fitness
Center three times a week and we
mature folks have a grand time
in the pool.” Every Friday when
school is in session, she reads to
first grade students and finds it very
rewarding, as the children are as
sweet as can be.
In the January 17 issue of The Day
paper, there was an article about
Clark van der Lyke, a former city
clerk for New London. Seems that
he has written a 78-page book
entitled “New London Goes to War:
New London During World War
II.” The interesting thing about
the article is that there is a picture
included which shows some sailors
along with three girls gathered
around a punch bowl. One of the
girls is definitely Dorothy Raymond
Schuerch, one looks like Myrtle
Kavarnos Johnston, and the third
girl is probably also a classmate, but
is difficult to identify as there is not
that much of her face clearly shown.
Barbara wonders if that picture is
in the book. Seems that we have an
author among our classmates as
Louise Weingarten Fabrykiewicz
has had a 30-page booklet
published, which is a pocket guide
about the plants, shells, birds and
habitats of Ocean Beach Park.
The booklet, “A Living Museum:
Exploring and Beachcombing
Ocean Beach Park” was “truly a
labor of love” said Louise. She was
recently recognized in The New
London Day for her work finding
solutions to the regional coastline
shifting issue with the SAVE THE
SOUND organization. Louise’s
booklet, which sells for $3.00,
was made possible with the help
of Connecticut College’s Office
of Volunteers for Community
Service, donations from Save Ocean
Beach and others. At our reunion
each attendee received one of the
booklets compliments of Betty
Bloxham Charbonneau.
On Tuesday September 11th, 18
members of our class along with
the granddaughter of one, gathered
together at the Great Neck Country
Club in Waterford to celebrate the
65th anniversary of our graduation
from WMI. Following lunch,
Louise Weingarten Fabrykiewicz
read a note from our senior class
president, Agnes Mcnulty Glass who
was unable to attend. Agnes wrote
“Congratulations and Best Wishes
to all of you in the Celebration
of the 65th reunion of the Class
of 1947 of WMI. 9-11 has now
become a Day of Remembrance
and so it is a fitting time to have our
own memories recalled—memories
of friends with whom we shared so
much laughter and worries, hopes
and fears. We were privileged to
attend a school that prepared us
well to enter the post-war years
confident that we were ready
for School, Business, Marriage
or wherever we set sights. We’ve
grown with a rapidly changing
world - changing so fast that we
sometimes want to say—WAIT! I
CAN’T KEEP UP!! And that’s why
reunions are so meaningful: they
allow us to relive with friends some
of the slower, less frenetic times we
all shared. I wish I could be with
you all - instead I wish you a good
life with many hours of Love and
Laughter yet to be enjoyed.” Lovely
floral arrangements for each table
included a red, white and blue
carnation as well as an American
flag, in honor of September 11, and
were made and donated by Edith
Geer. Betty Bloxham Charbonneau
presented a gift to Helen Ballman
Campbell who traveled the greatest
distance to the reunion from her
home in Rome, New York. Betty
also read notes received from
class members who were unable
to attend. One note was from
Leberta (Lee) Morrill Hamel who
wrote: “The reunion sounds like
a good time to meet old friends
and classmates. However, I am
homebound and not able to travel
any more. I still enjoy reminiscing
over the good memories from our
years together at WMI. They were
some of the best! Leo and I enjoy
living in Florida and our only
daughter lives three miles from us.
We have four grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. We are
still able to live in our home with a
little help. I wish to be remembered
to all and may God bless each
one of you.” Another note read:
“This is Alison Parker and I am
the grandchild of Mrs. Martha
Wagner Parker. I just wanted to
let you know that she passed away
over 10 years ago after a battle with
breast cancer and other ailments.
I received the invitation and just
wanted to let you and the rest
of her class know that she is no
longer with us. Thank you for
remembering her and I hope your
reunion goes well.” Barbara Sullivan
Brown entertained us with some
very humorous jokes and stories,
Catherine Murray McNamara
quizzed us on what we left or willed
to others in our ’47 Legenda—we
didn’t do very well—and Barbara
Nuttall Bates gave the closing
remarks. Other ’47ers in attendance
included Marie Sanatangelo Nott,
Gloria Bloomere Paskewich, Doris
Hayes Malchiodi, Myrtle Kavarnos
Johnston, Marica Catogas Margolis,
Sally Gaetano, Ann Bonafede
Peck, Judith Aldrich Hillyer,
Adria Greenblatt Bokoff, Irene
McGourty and Betty Gately Sylvia
and her lovely granddaughter,
Jackie Williams. Jackie brought her
camera—a real professional type
camera—and took several group
pictures of us, for which we thank
her very much.
One statistic which I find very
interesting about our class is that
of the 138 young women who
graduated with the class of 1947,
56 of them are now deceased
which leaves 82 of us celebrating
the fact that we are still alive and
kicking! However, from that figure
of 82, we have to subtract 9 of
our classmates for whom we have
absolutely no information and
are missing. Those nine women
are: Mary Elizabeth Adles, Eleanor
Linda Charlop Freedman, Betty
Jean Coverdale, Josephine Frances
Melia, MaryRuth Monroe Gardner,
Anne Louise Sorel, Gay Winsor
Tomlins, Alice Frances Tookey
Kraus and Marilyn Anne Verba. If
anyone reading this column knows
anything at all about any of these
missing classmates, please, please let
me (or the Williams School Alumni
Office) know! In closing, it’s really
difficult to believe that it was 65
plus years ago—June 12, 1947 to
be exact—that 138 young ladies
left the security of our Alma Mater
and began our individual journeys
along life’s paths. There must be so
many interesting stories just waiting
to be told from those of us who
have reached this benchmark in
our lives! Barbara and the Williams
School Alumni Office would love
to hear from those of you that we
never hear from about what has
transpired in your life over these
past 65 years. I would like to ask
you to write the date of December
5, 2012 on your calendars, as that
will be the date of our annual
Christmas/Holiday luncheon. The
place is still to be determined.
1949
Helen Kiritsis Kortesis
265 Roxbury Road
Apt. 128
Niantic, CT 06357-1114
Helen Kortesis shared that Frances
Neville McGrath loves receiving
The Ambassador as it allows her to
keep up with the news from her
classmates. Jean Thompson Perry
and Marie Ruggieri Sireci had hip
replacements and we all wish them
a speedy recovery. Penny Berdukaos
Irwin had a wonderful 80th birthday
with her family in Newport
News, VA. Amelia Haas is in West
Hollywood, California riding her
horse Macaroni and doing other
physical activities. Ellen Creem
Tytla is doing well and staying
active. Marjorie Pond Fisher is still
active in the real estate business
in Quaker Hill, CT. Ellen Swinney
Burnett, of Gilbert, S.C is doing
well and staying active, even after
losing her husband Art who was
buried with full military honors
in Arlington Cemetery this past
January. Reverend Mother Mary
Peter (Dorothy Jordan) is keeping
all of the’49ers in her prayers.
Gordon and Mary Covino Rabe
of Silver Springs, MD, and Harriet
Eisenstein Rosenthal both are
doing well. Bob and Zita Flaherty,
Irene Radzinowicz Adamson, and
Gene and Irene Sefsik Verritt send
their best to all the ’49ers. Helen
wrapped up her notes with warm
wishes to Barbara Dart, Lorena
Perry, Noreen Prosser Jones, and
Irene Traggis Stearns. Cliff and
Marcia DeWolfe reported that
many happy family gatherings have
taken place this year with their 5
children, 13 grandkids and 5 great
grandkids. Irene Radzinowicz
Adamson had a wonderful week
in Florida with her daughter
and hopes to meet up with Ellen
Swingley Burnett and Betty Ann
Collins Bendfelt in Niantic, CT.
Alma Ruggiero, after celebrating a
wonderful 81st birthday, is happy
to report the WMI luncheon
gatherings are successful with 1217 attending one Tuesday of each
month at various local restaurants.
It is seeing Ethylynn Howard Dwire,
Helen Kortesis, Jean Thompson
Perry, Betty Ann Chapman, Margie
Pond Fisher, Elanor Satti Butler,
Vivian McGuire, Doris Lawrence,
Phyllis Kelly Murphy, Irene Traggis
Stearns, Peggy Pugsley Wells, Faye
Silvia Lloyd, Shirley Ashburn
McGrath, Zita Flaherty Smith, Alma
Ruggiero, Noreen Jones, and Lorena
Perry. Ann Apicelli Chapman was
appreciative of Helen Kortesis’ 24
years of dedicated service as class
representative.
1950
In July, 2012 Amelia Kuhn
Schepler, visiting from Fort Collins,
Colorado, spent a week catching
up with Connie Spaulding-Rubio.
The two had a great time seeing
the changes that have taken place
in New London. Zoe Kalogine
Synodi is doing great and wishes
all of her classmates well. Dick
and Eleanor Barrone Wilkes of
Niantic, CT welcomed Vianna Lily
as their third grandchild. Connie
Spaulding-Rubio also reported
Joan Gorra Hyder-Cone and
Marion Scripiletti Johnson toured
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois
in May. A highlight of the trip was a
visit to Mackinac Island and seeing
the Grand Hotel – the filming site
of the 1979 movie “Somewhere in
Time.” Marion also spent time in
Alberta, Canada celebrating her
daughter Annemarie’s 50th birthday.
Connie also shared that Ginger
Cavanaugh Benson celebrated her
80th birthday at Niantic’s “Black
Sheep” restaurant surrounded by
friends and family. She was honored
to have her five grandchildren and
14 great-grandchildren with her to
share in her special day.
Sally Dussere turned 80 on August
26. She shared, “I find it quite
unbelievable! I really can’t imagine
it--it really doesn’t seem that long
ago that I was 30.” She and her
husband are currently in Canada, in
Niagara by the Lake.
1954
Mary Ellen Ruddy Hanrahan
4 Seabreeze Drive
Waterford, CT 06385
860-447-2020
hanrame@sbcglobal.net
Janet Smith has written a play
“Squeeze My Hand” which will
benefit the group Autism Speaks.
The first performance was at the
Sunrise Theater in Fort Pierce,
Florida on May 26, 2012.
1956
Claudia White Gilmartin
14 Bobcat Lane
Berwick, ME 03901-2448
207-698-1957
jogilm@comcast.net
Wedding bells called Dellie Roberts
Reckitt’s family to Charleston, SC
in June for her granddaughter’s
marriage to her high school
sweetheart, a recent graduate of
West Point. Their new duty station
will be in Germany where the
family hopes to visit them. During
prior summers, Dellie has cruised
to discover and explore locales
new to her: Alaska, Canada, Rhine
River, adding pre- and post- visits
to Paris and Prague, the Roman
Empire and Scandinavia. A knee
replacement has kept her onshore
this summer. Expecting a full
recovery, she’ll return to her final
year with the Close Up Foundation,
www.closeup.org. After 30 years,
May ’13 will bring retirement. We
wish you all the best, Dellie! For
those of you who haven’t seen the
article in the New London Day on
April 6, Esther Barone Williams
retired from her position as Town
Clerk of East Lyme after 45 years.
First Selectman, Paul Formica,
honored her by saying Williams
ran “a superlative department
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full of not only efficient service
but of laughter and love and
affection for the townspeople that
she served every day.” Well done,
Esther! Mary Farnan Konopka and
Claudia Gilmartin had hoped to get
together while I was in Connecticut
in August, but had a nice phone
chat instead. She keeps busy with
family and community activities.
After a five-year hiatus from
travels, Claudia Gilmartin returned
to the skies, winging her way to
New Zealand in March for three
wonderful weeks. “At home, I’ve
enjoyed gallery shows of the very
talented Nancy Brooks Marculewicz
in Ipswich MA. Thanks to the
Ambassador, she had my email!”
1959
Martha Scribner Casidy
20 Meadow Drive #4
Colchester, CT 06415
860-537-6858
Dee Townshend reports she
is enjoying helping raise her
granddaughter and would love to
hear from the other ’59ers!
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1410 Haven Hill Road
South Londonderry, VT 05155-9717
802-297-2331
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Sally Dussere shared “I’m loving
about to turn 70! My life is rich
with adventures, trekking in the
Himalayas to Everest Base Camp,
completing the forty-eight 4,000foot N.H. mountains, having a
fun time with my daughter-in-law
and sons in Maine and especially
with my first grandchild.” She is
also working as a medical intuitive
and energy healer. “Though time
seems to be speeding up, there’s so
much that inspires and blesses me.”
Barbara Crowell says that while
“I cannot say that I am thrilled to
be approaching 70, my life at my
present age is so full of meaning
and true joy. Being so lucky as to
have good health and high energy,
I intentionally remind myself
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Members of the Class of 1962 returned to school to celebrate their 50th Reunion on June
16, 2012. (Front row, left to right) Caroline Schade Hosley, Janet Leonard, and Timothy
Doane (Back row, left to right) Beverly Birenbaum Mary Powell Leonard Jane Samuels,
and Susan Duksta Howe.
every day how very fortunate I
am and admonish myself not
to take it for granted. I treasure
living in a community accessible
to the advantages of great cities
(New York, Philadelphia, D.C.)
while near to hiking trails as well
as beautiful ocean beaches; going
to work to a stimulating job that
impacts the lives of children every
day; helping young people atrisk transition to a meaningful
adulthood; participating in making
statewide public policy changes;
taking advantage of cultural
events, especially art and music;
traveling and soaking up the great
outdoors; enjoying friendships and
establishing contacts with high
school and college classmates; and
especially, experiencing the joy
of family, including my 92-yearold father, two amazing adult
children and their spouses, and four
absolutely delightful grandchildren,
ages 9 to 2, to hug, hold, play with
and use as an excuse to do childlike
things with. Could life get any
better than this?”
1973
Nancy Watson
48 Elderkin Crossing
Norwich, CT 06360
860-447-6211
Ellen DuPont wrote in that she is
still living in London, and working
in publishing at her company
Toucan Books. Ellen says Mary
Frances Budzik has published
several books with Toucan. Ellen
gets back to Connecticut to see her
mother frequently. She said that
if anyone is in London, to let her
know. Mary Frances Budzik wrote:
“I’ve been a technical editor at EB
for 23 years now. As Ellen notes,
“We’ve been working together on
books--about travel, animals, and
religion, and writing books for kids.
I am very grateful to her for keeping
me busy! (We’ve been friends
now since we were 11 years old.)
I live on Williams Street in New
London and it turns out to be a
lovely neighborhood for me. I often
walk my dogs across the Williams
School field where I was tortured
in an attempt to make me play
field hockey! We really should get
together as a class some time.”
Alice Sternberg is a faculty member
at the Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health in Baltimore. Cheryl
Steineker Crocker and her family
climbed to the top of Mount
Washington this past August.
Heather Rowe shared that her and
her husband are now officially
“empty nesters” as their son, Mac
Ciulla ’11 has migrated west to
Northern California where he is
attending college and applying for
permanent residency. In February,
they moved across the driveway to
live with her 90 year-old mother.
Heather works at Southern
Connecticut State University as the
Business Manager for the SCSU
Foundation. She has obtained her
Masters Degree in English and
taught at Middletown High School
for a while, which she enjoyed. “I
have enormous respect for teachers
and after my experiences in the
classroom, better understand the
challenges of our instructors at
Williams!” She also volunteers for
Carol Alger Pechsel ’62
couldn’t make it to the 50th
Reunion but was partying in
spirit with her classmates.
two non-profit organizations: Wind
Over Wings and Horizon Wings,
that educate the public about
conservation by presenting live
birds of prey such as owls, hawks
and eagles. She recently received her
Connecticut state license to rehab
small mammals. “I have also trained
several owls to the glove and just
love everything about this work.”
Her husband, Michael continues
to work producing voiceovers
for a variety of commercial and
industrial clients, including some
on screen that can be seen on local
television networks. “I hope that
everyone is well and happy.” Cindy
Sleeman Gibbs sent word that she is
a grandmother! Her son Whitlock
and daughter-in-law had a baby
girl in August. Cindy shared she
would love to see everyone. Sarah
Hill Canning serves on the Board
of High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
Center in Old Lyme. She volunteers
at the Center too, feeding the horses
and assisting riders in the lesson
program one morning a week. “It
is really rewarding and a privilege
to volunteer at High Hopes—it is
such an incredible organization.”
Sarah also volunteers at the Mystic
& Noank Library. “I am presently
serving on a committee with The
Williams School’s history teacher,
Bill Furgueson, and my sister Suzie
Canning ’71.”
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Ed Feltcorn shares that his three
kids Sara (an instructional assistant
at an autism lab), Rachel (an EMT,
physical therapy intern, and cellular
microbiology major) and Jordan
(classic rock bass player) are all
doing well and taking a very diverse
educational path.
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Cynthia Cohen
64 Topsfield Circle
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
508-207-8296
asldvm@yahoo.com
The Williams School and the Class
of 1985 send their best wishes for a
speedy recovery to Allison Morse.
Classmate Britt Jung has established
a fund to help support Allison and
her family during this difficult time.
Please visit www.giveforward.com/
allisonmorsemcguire for more
information.
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Melissa Chipman
1503 Rufer Avenue
Louisville, KY 40204
mrc6@columbia.edu
Amy Danenberg King
99 Glenwood Road
Clinton, CT 06413
a.king@snet.net
Allison Rogovin
6836 Manse Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375-5735
allison.rogovin@teachforamerica.org
Kelsey Ziegler Vlieks writes, “I
am starting an MBA program at
George Washington University in
DC this September and working
full time.”
1992
Elaine Orsinger McCleary
27A Middlesex Road
Darien, CT 06820-3736
elaineorsinger@hotmail.com
Kendra Spiegel Stampor
6158 Falabella Circle
Kalamazoo, MI 49009-3953
kendra@stampor.com
Kara Schenk ’92 married Dr. Alen Alexanderian in June
2011.
Elizabeth Willis Thompson
100 Mountain Avenue
Pembroke, MA 02359-2630
pefthompson@comcast.net
Kara Schenk wrote this past spring,
“I got married June 18, 2011.
My husband’s name is Dr. Alen*
Alexanderian. (This isn’t a typo: his
name is really Alen and not Alan or
Allen.) He was born and raised in
Tehran, came to this country several
years ago as an Armenian refugee,
and has been a citizen for four
years. He is a mathemetician and
currently a post-doctoral researcher
in the engineering department
at Johns Hopkins. I continue to
teach art history part time at both
Maryland Institute College of Art
and Towson University. We will
probably be moving somewhere in
summer 2012 to start new jobs, but
that’s up in the air for now. I will
miss Baltimore, a city I have come
to love, as well as my friends and
church here. However, I am ready
for a new adventure.”
1993
Dr. Scott McGill ’86, a professor of Latin and Greek at Rice
University in Houston Texas, and brother Sean McGill ’84
president of McGill Chevrolet in Pawcatuck, got together
for a Red Sox vs. Yankee game at Fenway Park.
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Eva Peck
184 Franklin Street #D8
Brooklyn, NY 11222
718-609-0501
evajanepeck@yahoo.com
Philip Porter
14 Banks Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421-6206
781-777-1992
philip@porterbuild.com
Colleen Reardon Shay
68 Otter Cove Drive
Old Saybrook, CT 06475
860-388-9693
kevinandcolleen@comcast.net
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Nikki Polidori currently lives
in Mystic and is working with
BlackDog Photography. Debra Podurgiel Wilson ’90
(center) and her children
visited the school this
summer.
Tom Faria ’94, Marc Friedman ’94, Peter Vinick ’94, and
Groom Barry Junker ’94
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Hillary Weymer Gaynor
Jessica Colom Crawford
Dover, NH 03820-5903
878 Peachtree Road Unit 735
hgaynor@comcast.net
398A Sixth Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
Jonathan Marston
Barry Junker was married to Amber
Swenson in August 2012. The two
had a wonderful wedding and
the groomsmen were all Williams
classmates and friends of Barry’s.
1996
94 Waltham St #5
Boston, MA 02118
jtmarston@gmail.com
Jon Marston and wife Josie
welcomed their third child William
Colby Marston into the world on
Chandra Ahamed Grisanty
14 Steamboat Wharf #11
Mystic, CT 06355
chansarene@hotmail.com
2788 Trevino Lane
Falls Church, VA 22043
lefrost@gmail.com
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Mr. John Scillieri
26 Seabreeze Drive
Waterford, CT 06385
860-442-4853
Until recently Stephanie Freeman
worked in the marketing
department at Men’s Journal. While
there, she worked on a video series
called “Spirited Escapes with Dhani
Jones.” She writes, “We produced
a seven episode branded content
series in partnership with Porsche
to unveil their new 2013 Boxster.
My role was a little all over the place
Kelly Buttermore
43-23 40th Street #5M
Sunnyside, NY 11104
718-637-7893
kbmore@gmail.com
Anastasia Gilman Leyden
77 Ferdinand Street
Melrose, MA 02176-1103
781-620-0149
stasiarose214@gmail.com
Chandra Ahamed Grisanty is
living in Mystic, CT with her
husband, Juan, and four year old
daughter, Nora. She is excited to
have been recently accepted into
a graduate program at Worcester
State University for speech language
pathology.
Lindsey Frost Dowling
May 26, 2012. Colby was warmly
welcomed by his siblings Cedric
and Hadley. Jamie Gaynor and
Hillary Weymer Gaynor shared
their children’s picture with the
Williams community. Their older
daughter is Abigail Gaynor (5) and
just started Kindergarten. Mollie is
16 months old. Jamie is doing very
well and has found his niche doing
GIS mapping for the environmental
company he works for. Hillary is
also doing well and keeping busy
with real estate. She writes, “Our
market is doing well so it has been
busy.”
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Allison Thorp
PO Box 274
Waterford, CT 06385-1608
860-908-6683
arthorp02@hotmail.com
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Barry Junker ’94 married Amber Swenson Junker in August.
Jamie Gaynor ’97 and
Hillary Weymer Gaynor
’97’s daughters Abigail and
Mollie.
Jason Domnarski’s new record
“Here and There” made its French
radio debut in June, 2012. Megan
Allinson is in Boston after being
in NYC for 8 years. She moved to
Boston in May of 2011 to join her
fiancé and they are getting married
in October 2013. She’s currently
a Sr. Account Manager at a Word
of Mouth HealthCare marketing
agency. Alyson Avanti Mueller is
expecting her third child.
Angela Simos Karachristos
’98 and her husband, Kosta,
welcomed their daughter,
Theodora, on February 3,
2012.
because we are a very small team
but essentially I helped develop
the idea and project manage the
program through activation. I also
went on the 10-day film shoot as
the Men’s Journal point person
and relief driver. It was an amazing
experience, but a lot of hard work;
picture 10-hour shoots and then
caravanning four or five hours to
the next destination.” A new episode
will be released every Thursday on
MensJournal.com/spiritedescapes.
Stephanie now works as the new
Senior Sales Development Manager
for Time.com. Christian Camerota
is working at Saint Michael’s
College in Vermont (where he went
for his undergrad) as an assistant
director of marketing and director
of social media. Katie Lee lives in
NYC, and is starting her first season
as a lacrosse coach for the Brooklyn
Crescents Lacrosse Club. She also
shared, “I’m running the Ragnar
Adirondaks race in a few weeks,
which is a 200 mile race from
Saratoga Springs to Lake Placid.
It’s done as a 12-person relay, with
each person running about 15-18
miles. Vermont Large Animal Clinic
& Equine Hospital welcomed Dr.
Toby Pinn as their new associate
veterinarian. Toby graduated
from the University of Wisconsin,
School of Veterinary Medicine
in 2008. She did her residency in
large animal internal medicine at
Cornell University. Rebcca Somers
has moved from her hometown of
Mystic, CT to the Middle East. Two
years ago her husband was offered
a position as a Military Contractor/
Helicopter Engineer in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates. She reports
that my very good friend, Rebecca
Proctor ’01, is here in Dubai as
well! She is doing fabulously and I
was thrilled to reconnect with her
when I moved out here.” Living in
the UAE during the Arab Spring
has been enlightening for Rebecca,
especially hearing the stories from
the mouths of the people who have
lived through the turmoil. She is
teaching Pre-K now at an American
curriculum international school in
Dubai. Her students are from Iran,
South America, UAE, UK, India,
Korea, Iraq, US, and Africa. “This
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gallon of water an hour, equaling
twenty-four gallons a day. One
billion oysters would filter twentyfour billion gallons of water daily
or will filter the entire standing
volume of the Harbor every
three days. Students are working
alongside scientists, policymakers,
and environmental advocates to
achieve large-scale results. Oyster
restoration is one of many tools
that Harbor School teachers use to
increase student engagement and
achievement. Also, Pete’s first child,
Adrian Michael Malinowski, was
born last January. Landon Potts
writes “I am working as an attorney
specializing in Maritime Law for the
Brewer Yacht Yards. I am still living
in Essex, CT. I am very excited to
be in the process of designing and
building a house in Westbrook
closer to my church with which I
am very involved.” Mary Gray Leary
just became a Licensed Master
Social Worker.
Josh Biber ’00 was married to Meredith Lynn in June, 2012.
year I have at least 7 languages in
my class, and multiple special needs
students. As frustrating and trying
as it can be, spending time getting
to know the kids and parents is
rewarding.” She is able to go offroading in Oman and scuba diving
in the Arabian Gulf. “Right now
home is Dubai, in a couple years
who knows where we’ll be!”
Visit http://lilianpaulaperez.
tumblr.com/post/30488576365 to
see Ross Erin Martineau’s work
as a stylist. Joshua Zev Biber
and Meredith Delancey Lynn
Boak were married June 9, 2012,
in an outdoor ceremony at the
Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield,
VT. The bride, 29, graduated from
Columbia and received a law degree
cum laude from Harvard. Josh, 30,
works in Boston as the executive
director of Teach for AmericaMassachusetts. He is a graduate of
Brown University. The couple met
in September 2007 while working
on Teach for America’s recruitment
staff. The couple happily resides in
Boston.
2001
Vanessa Forma Lewis
8 Underhill Parkway
Westport, CT 06880
vkflewis@gmail.com
Nell Jordan Freitas was married
in 2010 to Roger Freitas, from
Stonington, CT. They had their
first baby, Chloe Jane Freitas, in
June of 2010 and are expecting a
son, Quinn Clay Freitas in October
of this year. They currently reside
in Westport, CT. “We now have
two nieces, Lise and Marlena
Freitas who attend Williams, and
we hope to continue the family
legacy.” Pete Malinoswki is at the
New York Harbor School. He is
the Aquaculture Instructor, as
well as the Oyster Restoration
Coordinator. A little info on the
Oyster Restoration that he and
sister Sophie ’04 are doing at the
school: Harbor School’s Billion
Oyster Project has a goal of growing
one billion oysters in New York
Harbor by 2030. Each adult oyster
is capable of filtering up to one
2002
Peter Wing
64 Ely’s Ferry Road
Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-5628
Peter.L.Wing@gmail.com
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Taylor Steel is now modeling for
Muse Modeling Management.
Heather Styer recently made a
major move from Connecticut
to the Washington D.C. metro
area (Beltsville, MD). She was
accepted to the Masters program at
University of Maryland, Baltimore
for Social Work back in March. “I
took a while off between undergrad
and graduate school in order to
gain employment experience,
and through that fell in love
with working with the homeless
population. I was blessed to have
been hired a couple months ago
at a human services agency in
D.C. called Community Council
for the Homeless at Friendship
Place as a case manager for a
supportive housing program for
previously chronically homeless
individuals. I am so excited to begin
this journey!” Alesha Christensen
Newland writes “My husband Nate
and I welcomed our son Isaac
Eugene Newland on September
4, 2011. We love being parents
and love watching Isaac grow and
learn everyday. We are also so
proud that he was enrolled into the
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
this past September.”
2003
Jessica Feinberg
62 Melrose Street #2
Boston, MA 02116
860-917-7956
jessica.feinberg@gmail.com
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Sarah Hemenway McQueen
754 The Alameda #4417
San Jose, CA 95126-3181
203-427-3752
sarah.mcqueen@me.com
Gil Patterson
2315 Beach Front Lane SW
Rochester, MN 55902
507-995-7612
gpatters85@gmail.com
Brooke Dow and Jack Field ’04 got
engaged last October and plan to
get married on June 29, 2013. They
are living outside DC, in Arlington,
VA. Brooke is working for the same
accounting firm, WTAS, since she
graduated from Boston College. She is also planning to graduate
from law school at American in
December and will take the bar
exam in February. Ellie Fallon
lives in Boston and graduated from
Gil Patterson ’03 and Emily Rupp Patterson were joined at their wedding by Griffin Bach
’03, Lisa Mercurio ’03, Bryan Watts ’03, Billy Accomando ’03, Lucas Lundgren ’03, Danny
Patterson ’07, Zoe Hoffman ’03, Matt Simpson ’03, Sarah Zumsande Watts ’04, Lucy
Patterson ’04, Jon Stritar ’03.
Suffolk University Law School
in May. She took the July bar
examination in both Connecticut
Alesha Christensen Newland ’02 and her husband Nate
welcomed their son Isaac Eugene Newland on September
4, 2011.
and Massachusetts. She is the
Director of Legal Marketing
at Massachusetts Continuing
Legal Education, Inc, a nonprofit organization that provides
comprehensive continuing legal
education to lawyers in New
England. She shares, “I think of
Williams often and miss my days
there very much!” In April 2012 Gil
Patterson married Emily Rupp. Gil
and Emily met at the University
of Pennsylvania while he was a
Veterinary student and Emily was
in Penn Medical School. They now
live in Rochester, Minnesota where
Emily is a Pathology resident at The
Mayo clinic and Gil is in private
practice with the Swine Veterinary
Center where he specializes in
health management and production
of swine in the pork industry. Their
marriage celebration included a
crew of Williams alumni. Meredith
Annon graduated with her Masters
Degree from the University of
Pennsylvania’s Midwifery program
in December 2011. She and her
fiancé bought a house outside of
Pittsburgh, PA, and Meredith is
working as a Midwife at MageeWomen’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
She shares, “To date I have delivered
almost 100 babies! Never in a
million years thought I’d leave the
East coast, but I love living out
here and life is great!” Arianna
Funk reports that after more than
a year in Sweden, she is moving to
Boulder, Colorado. Her partner,
Erik, just got his PhD, and will be a
visiting researcher at the National
Center for Atmospheric Research.
“I’ve been learning Swedish,
writing (in English) about Swedish
dress and fashion for an academic
Brook Dow ’03 (left) and Eliza Lyon ’03 (right) were
bridesmaids at the wedding of Kate Markesky Freeman ’03.
website, Worn Through (www.
wornthrough.com), as well as for
two fashion encyclopedias, reviews
for journals, and doing my own
research.” Kate Markesky Freeman
is living in Atlanta working as an
Account Supervisor in advertising
at an independent digital
agency. She and her husband EJ
just bought their first home.
Above is Brooke Dow and Eliza
Lyon at Kate’s wedding last year.
2004
Christopher Belknap
9B Talcott Forest Road
Farmington, CT 06032
chris.belknap@gmail.com
Ellen Patterson
5 Nibang Avenue
860-388-6006
ellen.i.patterson@gmail.com
Trudy Utter was born to Alden
Utter, and his wife Sara Altman, on
July 18th; she is their first daughter.
Kathy Coss spent the past summer
working on Capitol Hill for the
House Committee on Energy &
Commerce before heading back
to her second year at University of
Connecticut School of Law. After
a summer of experience with the
Subcommittee on Environment
and the Economy, she is very
much looking forward to serving
as president for the Energy &
Environmental Law Society there.
Dana Cohen is still living in
Boston, and working as a mental
health clinician at the Community
Therapeutic Day School in
Lexington. She is heading back
to school in the fall for a second
masters in special education. Sarah
LaFrance received her Master’s in
Computer Science / Bioinformatics
from UC Davis last July. She lives
in the Lower Haight district of San
Francisco and would be glad to
show any Williams alums around if
they’re visiting the city! Kyra Elliott
is Acting Planetarium Director
at the Travelers Science Dome
Planetarium in West Hartford,
CT. She recently attended the
International Planetarium Society
Conference in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana where she presented
the NASA funded production
“From the Blue Planet to the
Red Planet.” She attended the
Digistar Users Group Meeting at
Evans and Sutherland in Salt Lake
City in September. In their spare
time, Kyra and her boyfriend,
Roderick, continue to make home
improvements to their condo,
and take their cat, Mylo, on many
walks. After spending the summer
in Colorado working for the Rocky
Mountain Immigrant Advocacy
Network, Jessica Williams is back
in Boston for her third and final
year at New England Law. In
her spare time, she is a Student
Attorney in the Immigration
Department at Community Legal
Services and Counseling Center
in Cambridge. Kristen Holder was
recently promoted to Shift Manager
in Security at MGM Grand at
Foxwoods. She is also in the process
of applying to graduate school to
pursue her Masters in criminal
justice. Annie Cappiello is working
part time for a nurse practitioner
while going to school to pursue a
master’s in Social Work. She and
her husband live in Colchester and
recently celebrated their fourth
anniversary. They are in the process
of adopting a baby, their first child.
Meris Tombari lives in Bristol,
Rhode Island with her fiancé,
Charlie, and their dog, Rocky. She
is in her third year of teaching fifth
grade at Friends Academy, and
takes her summers to return home
to run the Fishers Island Junior
Sailing Program. Meris is currently
training for her second marathon,
which she will run with the Racing
To Register charity in New York.
Angely Martinez recently accepted a
new job as a Judicial Assistant to the
Honorable Andrew A. Valdez and
the Honorable Kimberly K. Hornak
of the Third District Juvenile Court
in Salt Lake City, Utah. In her spare
time she continues to explore the
state, tutors refugee students, and anxiously awaits the October LSAT.
Andrew Daren recently moved to
West Hartford, CT after earning
his doctoral degree in Clinical
Psychology from the Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology.
As a clinical psychologist he
began a one-year post doctoral
residency at Community Health
Center in New Britain, CT. In late
July Andrew also got engaged to
his girlfriend of 6 years, Rachel.
Lindsey Tremaine resides in
Boston with her rescue dog, Nash.
She will begin her second year at
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Boston College Law School in the
fall. During the summer, Lindsey
works as a research assistant for
her criminal procedure professor
and dog walks part-time in South
Boston. Despite the rigorous law
school curriculum, Lindsey still
finds time to travel, attend country
concerts, and partake in any and
all shenanigans. Ellen Patterson
moved to South Boston from
New York City where she finished
her Masters in Art Education. In
August she started teaching at a
school for students with Autism in
Randolph, Mass. She’s excited to be
in Boston and would love to meet
up with other alums in the area!
Melissa Biber recently moved to
Washington DC after earning her
Masters in Health Administration
from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health this past
May. While completing her thesis
last year, Melissa concurrently
accepted a position with Deloitte
in their Strategy & Operations
Consulting practice, specifically
focusing in the Health Care
Provider industry. Coincidentally,
she works alongside Kurt Banas
’00, who also works in the Health
Care Provider practice in DC.
While most of her days are spent
traveling around the country in the
consulting arena, Melissa spends
much of her weekends teaching
Pilates in the DC/Baltimore region
after having earned her teaching
certification in 2009. She sends her
best to everyone in the Williams
Community. US Army Staff
Sergeant Erik Hall writes, “I am
finally starting college this semester
(albeit online, but I have to start
somewhere, right?). My wife and
I just welcomed our second son
(our other child is my step son
Ryder who is 6) Garret Roman
Hall on July 8th. He is happy and
healthy and big as an ox! My sister
Rebekah just moved down to
Alabama to live with us for a while.
She graduated from college and is
trying to figure out which direction
life will take her. I am staying busy
with the Army. I am training the
next generation of Soldiers at Fort
Benning in Georgia as a Senior
Drill Sergeant. The hours are brutal,
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In what is most likely a first in Williams School history,
two different alumni couples were married on the very
same day. On Saturday, July 7, 2012, Bryan Watts ’03
married Sarah Zumsande ’04 and Eliza Hannon Smith
’06 wed Merrick Smith ’08. Joining Bryan Watts ’03 and
Sarah Zumsande ’04 at their wedding (above) were Emma
Zumsande ’09 (Maid of Honor), Stephen Watts ’07 (Best
Man), Griffin Bach ’03 (Best Man), Lucy Patterson ’04
(Bridesmaid), Kara Watts ’01 (Bridesmaid), Matt Simpson
’03, Luke Lundgren ’03, Billy Accomando ’03, Zoe Hoffman
’03, Lisa Mercurio ’03, Gil Patterson ’03, Roger Wakeman
’03, Brooke Dow ’03, Jack Field ’04, Josh Hayford ’04,
Clancy Philbrick ’04, Linnea Camerota ’04, Eric Daniels
’05, and Jessica Daniels ’08. (Below) Twenty-three people
associated with The Williams School attended the wedding
of Eliza Hannon ’06 and Merrick Smith ’08, ranging from
current students to alums, past parents, and faculty.
Because of their abiding connection with the School, Eliza
Hannon Smith ’06 and Merrick Smith ’08 asked Head of
School Mark Fader to officiate at their wedding.
Robin Renault ’05 got
engaged to Logan Menzies
on September 2, 2012.
but it is extremely rewarding. It
really makes me appreciate all the
teachers and coaches I had growing
up. Anyway, I hopefully will be
able to make a trip up to CT to see
friends and family sometime soon.”
Sophie Malinowski is beginning her
third year working in Development
at the New York Harbor
Foundation; she coordinates the
events, communication and PR
for the fundraising for the school.
The New York Harbor Foundation
funds career and technical
education (CTE), after school
programs, college readiness and
summer programs for New York
Harbor School students. “Harbor
School is on Governors Island, so
Pete and I somehow figured out
how to move to New York City
and take a boat to school again.”
Brooke Dow ’03 and Jack Field got
engaged last October and plan to
get married on June 29, 2013. They
are living outside DC, in Arlington,
VA. Lucy Patterson ’04 was married
in September to Zach Delaney.
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Martha Canning
60 Kidds Way
Stonington, CT 06378
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Blair Smith ’09, Melani Holstein ’05, two friends of the
bride, and Becky Chrisman ’05 were bridesmaids for Taylor
Smith ’05.
Taylor Smith ’05 was
married to Jimmy Newcomb
on September 8, 2012.
Taylor Smith was married to
Jimmy Newcomb on Saturday,
September 8, 2012. Williams’
Middle School Head Jane Hannon,
officiated the service. Eliza Hannon
Smith ’06 and Molly Hannon
’09 also attended. The couple
honeymooned in Barcelona, Spain.
Eric Daniels lives in Colorado
Springs and works at a gold mine
in Cripple Creek. As a geologist, his
day is split between field-work and
3d modeling of the rock types in
the area to better understand the
mineralization. “I started playing
hockey at work on an outdoor
rink at 10,000 ft last year... that will
leave you gasping for breath!” He
continues to go mountain biking
all over Colorado and will be
participating in his first 24-hour
bike race in October with a fourman team from his work. Andrew
Mooney is in Chicago where he’s
the Operations Coordinator for
Art + Science Salons, one of the
biggest privately owned salons in
the Midwest. In addition to that,
he shares, “I’m still writing books
and plays in my free time and
tutoring high-school students in
Calculus.” Chris Fiftal owns a screen
printing and apparel company
called Emulsion Apparel, which he
just moved to Boston MA into the
SOWA Artist Community. He is
also engaged to Steffy-Maya Ravsen
and they will be married in March
on Mexico’s Pacific coast. They
live six blocks from Chris’ shop in
Boston. He writes, “I couldn’t be
happier! Give my best to everyone
at Williams.” Two years ago Alyssa
Lattizori was selected as a Product
Presenter for Cadillac. “The best
part is when people assume I don’t
know what I’m talking about since
I’m standing up there all dressed up
next to the car... Little do they know
I can spit out Quarter Mile time,
horsepower, torque, compression
ratio or even engine specs without
even blinking an eye.” More
recently, she was selected to join
Cadillac’s Marketing campaign as a
Product Specialist for their Special
Events and Racing, where she
specializes in all product knowledge
on all the cars. Regarding the
future, Alyssa shares, “I’m hoping
the next step is going International
when we start to explore bringing
the ATS overseas in the next year.”
When not traveling, her home base
is still in Connecticut, where she’s
been working with an agency out
of Boston for modeling. “I’ve had
a chance to walk in multiple ’Style
Week’ runway shows. I’ve done
promotional work with Ducati
Motorcycles and Audi, and some
of my photos have been seen on
Forbes.com, Wheels and Heels
Magazine, Complex Magazine
(Audi)and in Design Home
Magazine - Taiwan, for KruZin
Sneakers.”
2006
Rabia Malik
27 Oakridge Drive
Old Lyme, CT 06371
ramalik@alum.bu.edu
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Jonathan Shockley
400 East 58th Street #3G
New York, NY 10022
860-536-6643
shockley_jonathan@yahoo.com
Alyssa Lattizori ’05
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Stephanie Tine has been working
for Goldman Sachs for a year and a
half now. She started off in Tokyo
for training and moved to the
Singapore office last April.
Jacqueline Corr works for Carana
Co. as a Latin American specialist.
She appropriates monies using US
Aid for economic development
in Latin American countries.
Stephanie Amelia Zollshan is in
western Massachussetts working
David Martineau ’06 and
Bearstronaut sang at New
London’s “I AM” festival in
September.
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as a photographer for a newspaper
called the Berkshire Eagle. Andrew
Piccirillo spent the winter of
2011–12 working as a ski instructor
at Saddleback Mountain in Maine.
This spring he will be hiking the
Appalachian Trail from Georgia
to Maine and will cover 2,188
miles. He hiked the northernmost
stretch of the Appalachian Trail
for his Senior Project. Trevor
Spring recently passed the “Series
7” exam to become a registered
financial advisor for Stifel Nicolaus,
a full-service regional brokerage
and investment banking firm. He
is working in their New London
office.
Fellow at Lawyers Without Borders
(headquartered here in Hartford,
CT), and visited Europe for a
little over a month. For better or
for worse, my law school journey
officially started yesterday. My
current aspirations for law school
are simply to survive.” Caitlin
Fearon is getting her Master’s
in sports administration from
Canisius College, but she explains,
“I am doing it online, so I can
continue coaching in Pittsburgh.”
Lydia Bowers writes “although I
did not graduate from the School,
I have always felt a deep affinity for
Williams.” Lydia graduated with
honors from Mount Holyoke with a
major in American Studies.
2008
5th Reunion Year
Nat Duncan
1 Sill Lane
Old Lyme, CT 06371
860-434-7313
ncduncan@gmail.com
Molly Patterson
5 Nibang Avenue
860-388-6006
mmpatt08@stlawu.edu
2007
Corey Fast
33 Chester Avenue
Noank, CT 06340
860-572-9887
c.fast.07@aberdeen.ac.uk
Grace Fisler
47 Harkness Drive
Madison, CT 06443
203-421-8647
Thad Bochain writes, “after
graduating from Quinnipiac
University in 2011, I elected to
take a year off of school to help
prepare me for the arduous journey
affectionately known as “law
school.” During that year off, in
retrospect it was in no way, shape,
or form a year off. I was a Graduate
Caitlyn Malcynsky ’07 is
in charge of fundraising in
California for the Romney/
Ryan presidential campaign.
She is seen here in the
upper left corner.
Alex Thomas ’08, Doug Cheeseman ’07, Colby Pinette ’08
and history teacher, Bill Furgueson, enjoy a wonderful time
at the wedding of Merrick Smith ’08 and Eliza Hannon
Smith ’06 in July.
Molly Patterson is getting her
Master’s degree at the University of
Connecticut in Geosciences with
a focus in Geo-microbiology. She
is a TA for Intro to Geology and
beginning to focus her research
on thrombolysis in New York,
the Bahamas and potentially
Australia! Nat Duncan is working
at GE Energy in the Financial
Management Program. Katharine
Watson recently toured Australia
for a month, and is now working
at Barclays in Manhattan. Anne
Muenchinger has started a job in
New Orleans as an assistant teacher
in a French immersion school.
She is having a blast every day
with 22 kindergarteners! Merrick
Smith was married in June to
Eliza Hannon ’06. Merrick is in
his final year of school at Eastern
Connecticut, and still playing
lacrosse. He is also working part
time for the Town of Stonington
Human Services Department in the
Recreation office. Rollin Wonnell
is in his senior year majoring in
Greek. He is also assisting one
of his professors with writing an
intermediate Greek textbook for
one of his classes, and working as a
tutor for Greek and Latin. Caroline
Standke has just started at Boston
University School of Law. Maggie
Goldberg has started her first year
of medical school at Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia.
Rachael Ragalye was selected by
the JET Program to be an Assistant
Language Teacher at two senior
high schools in Takasaki City in
Gunma Prefecture, Japan (see page
15). Ethan Schmidt is finishing his
senior year at USMMA. He has
accepted a job with Exxon Mobil
(pending getting his license in the
spring), as well as commissioning
in the Navy as an Ensign. He
completed his sea year, after
having visited 5 continents and 23
countries!Emma Schaeffer is in
the final steps of getting her NY
State teaching certificate though a
Vassar post-grad program. She is
taking the state exams and doing
student teaching at Poughkeepsie
Middle School--7th Grade ELA.
“When I finish certification in
December, I’m hoping to teach in
New York City, continue submitting
my poetry manuscript to book
contests, and start applying to
MFA programs.” Alex Thomas
is in CT for the year, applying to
medical schools for Fall 2013. Chris
Wiles is continuing his New York
EMT work here in CT during the
week, bartending on the ferry on
weekends, and next semester he’ll
take some Advanced Bio-chemistry
classes at Conn for fun. “I’ll also
spend time volunteer scuba diving
to clean sea lion & whale tanks
at the Mystic Aquarium, and
interviewing and waiting to hear
back from medical schools.” He
plans to enter med school in August
2013 and pursue a career as an
orthopedic/trauma surgeon in the
Navy for 4 years and then practice
somewhere back here on the East
Coast. Sara Sargent graduated from
Smith in May and is now working
at the Boston Children’s Museum
as a Visitor Experience Associate.
She is thinking about pursuing
a career in Museum Education.
Amanda Mehlman is interning for
the Massachusetts Chapter of the
National Organization for Women.
“I’m extremely interested in social
justice work surrounding women’s
rights, particularly women’s health,
and am considering pursuing a
Master’s degree in Public Health.”
Kristin Accomando graduated
from Roger Williams and is now
at Northeastern in their MS in
Counseling program with a focus
on Children & Adolescents. She
hopes to eventually gain her
LMHC licensure after finishing
this program. Michael Polito
is working at the Kirby Center
for Constitutional Studies and
Citizenship in Washington, DC
and will soon be applying to
graduate programs in political
theory for next fall. His plan is to
be a teacher. Ali Zablocki graduated
from Penn with majors in Classics
and Economics. “This past March
I decided to do something crazy,
ditch the job apps and apply to
law school, with the dream being
to work in cultural heritage law
(looted antiquities, repatriation,
etc.).” Paige Phillips graduated
from Gettysburg in May with her
BA in Anthropology. She moved to
Tampa to start graduate school at
the University of South Florida for
a Masters in Applied Anthropology.
“Specifically, I am studying
archaeological chemistry and it’s
applications in Mesoamerican and
Northeastern US archaeology.”
Jillian McKay graduated from
UConn this past May. She is getting
ready to go overseas to South Korea
to teach elementary school children.
Steven Allegro is taking the year off
and applying to medical schools
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Anna Daren ’10 in Madrid,
Spain this semester.
Lauren Morse ’10 and Kara Shannon ’10 meeting up at
a Madrid soccer game this past September.
for fall ’13. John Brodie is in his
Senior year at the US Coast Guard
Academy, and has the highest
military ranking in his class – with
a distinct honor of having a perfect
score in military code. Jordan Flom
is an Athletic Trainer at Tabor
Academy, a prep school in Marion,
Massachusetts. Robert Dow
graduated Richmond with a BS in
Biology and a minor in medical
humanities and history. He shared,
“I was basically dead set on going to
medical school, and have decided
instead to take a year off and learn
more about healthcare policy. I took
a great class my senior year called
US Healthcare, Policy, and Politics
and it opened my eyes to the other
side of healthcare that people
usually don’t think about (except
for the past year with Obamacare).
I currently reside in DC about
a mile from Brooke Dow, and I
work at a Research, Consulting,
and Technology firm called The
Advisory Board Company (ABC).
I am in more of a sales position
as a marketing associate. At the
same time, I have been accepted to
graduate school to get my masters
in premedical science which will
hopefully give me the step up I
need to go to medical school, so
that is an option for Fall 2013. I
will be at the 5 year in the spring!
Hilary Holmes is a customer service
representative at EvesAddiction.
2009
Elma Burnham
43 Wilcox Road
860-536-3795
eccburnham@gmail.com
Jared Gorin
82 Weber Farm Road
Norwich, CT 06360
860-886-6841
jgorin@fandm.edu
Jared Klee
9 Waterview Drive
Waterford, CT 06385
860-437-3792
jared.e.klee@dartmouth.edu
Valerie Vesnaver
70 Morgan Road
Salem, CT 06420
860-859-2231
Valerie@vesnaver.com
Andrea Weiner is pleased to
report that one of her poems was
published in an anthology. She
entered a contest with World Poetry
Movement (they received about
5,000 entries worldwide) and she
was one of 300 or so published in
the book. She also entered a short
story contest, and that story will
also be published in an anthology
sometime in December. Both books
are available in stores.
2010
Danielle Briggs spent the summer
interning in San Diego, CA with a
nonprofit called Invisible Children
(they work to end the LRA conflict
in central and east Africa and they
began the KONY 2012 campaign)
in the corporate development
department. This spring she’ll be
interning with Senator Rodriguez
in the Texas State Capitol. Presently,
Danielle is doing a legal internship
at an international human rights
firm in downtown Buenos Aires,
Argentina called La Asociacion
Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia
(ACIJ). She is working on an
initiative that will bring 17 Hispanic
countries together for a summit at
the Argentine Congress building in
October to discuss Latin American
human rights infractions and
resolutions. She has had a meeting
in their Congress and presented
a new resolution to increase
government transparency. “I can’t
wait to return home this winter and
visit everyone at Williams!” Kara
Shannon, Lauren Morse, and Anna
Daren are spending a semester in
Madrid, Spain. Zach Agostine was
in western Ireland doing a semester
abroad through Champlain College
Dublin.
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Emily Benson
1 Sea Meadow Lane
Waterford, CT 06385
860-444-1505
ebenson117@gmail.com
Peter Harsh
547 Taugwonk Road
860-535-1636
jharsh@bryant.edu
The Williams School
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Emily Benson reported that Elon
is great! “I am so happy here, it is
really going well.” Duncan Grimm
went on a three-week tour of East
Asia through one of his classes at
Trinity College (see page 17). Jeff
Brodie is attending URI, but has
also enlisted in the RI National
Guard, intends to participate in
boot camp this summer so that
he can graduate as an active duty
army officer. Hadley Eichengreen
writes, “My first year at UChicago
went very well—I am a bio major/
premed and was on the dean’s
list.” During the year she worked
in Dr. Paul Sereno’s paleontology
lab preparing and repairing fossils
of a new species of dinosaur that
was discovered this winter in Niger.
She worked mostly on vertebra
and a forelimb. Hadley explains,
“This is the first species of armored
dinosaur ever discovered in Africa,
but I can’t tell you the name
because the research hasn’t been
published yet!” This summer she
also spent 5 weeks in southern Peru
in a volcanic desert in the Andes
doing pre-Incan archaeology on
a civilization called the Ramadas
that lived about a thousand years
ago. “There were hundreds of
individuals there and, due to the
dry desert climate, the remains were
mummified. There were also many
artifacts found with the remains
such as burial shrouds, pottery,
spindles, trophy heads, and lots and
lots of llama fur.”
Tripp Cottrell shared the details of
a recent trip where he drove to the
San Andreas Fault in Palmdale, CA.
with classmates and professor to see
the effects of the largest earthquake
fault zone in the United States.
Then he went on to Barstow, CA
to see the Barstow Formation and
learn about the Barstovian fauna
(animals, plant life) including
Merychippus, the ancient ancestors
of horses (had 3 toes on each hoof).
He also ventured to Cinder Hill, a
Cinder Volcano in Southern Death
Valley and to Mormon Point, where
ancient metamorphic rocks had
been deposited in Alluvial Fans.
Finally he went to Badwater, CA
the lowest point in the contiguous
United States—282 ft. below sea
level—and to Devil’s Golf Course
(large salt and arsenic flats in the
center of Death Valley) Quite the
trip! Brooke Watson was the cocaptain for Dickinson’s equestrian
team in the fall and captain for
the spring semester. She traveled
for 7 weeks over the summer for
horse shows and won the regional
championship! Sarah Bradford
declared to be a French major at
Conn while also on the premed
track. She is on the varsity women’s
rowing team and a student leader
on campus, being a student adviser
with seven freshman advisees.
Hilary Bokoff is organizing a
mitzvah day at BU.
thus far.” Galina M. Smith joined
the rugby team at Wheaton. She
writes “I won’t have teeth the next
time any of you see me!” Capri
DeBicarri, who’s attending Emerson
and John Ramatowski who is at
Tufts enjoyed catching up on the
Boston Green. Capri shared, “I
made the Quidditch team, which
is actually really competitive! It’s
super fun, I get to run around with
a broom between my legs.”
Capri DeBiccari ’12 and
John Ramatowski ’12 catch
up on the Boston Green.
2012
John Ramatowski
Mattie Renn
Meggie Carter, a freshman at the
University of Mississippi, writes “I
just wanted to share my experience
going to James Meredith’s book
signing in Oxford! I informed him
about the History of the ’60s class
at Williams, and how we learned
about how he integrated Ole Miss
in the fall of 1962. He exclaimed I
represented Connecticut very well.”
Grace Mills at Salve Regina thought
that preseason of cross-country
was a blast. She shared that “I’ve
gone cliff jumping and running
all over town and met so many
good friends. Also, everyone else is
freaking out about actually doing
work and to me staying up until 1
or later reading and then writing
a response is not hard or stressful
at all. I’m so glad for Williams
Meggie Carter ’12 met author James Meredith at a book
signing in Oxford.
Meet Humbert,
Class of 2013
Humbert is proof that brain and brawn can
co-exist. As competitive mid-fielder and team captain,
he is a passionate player who excels both on and
off the field. At Williams he benefitted from expert
instruction and coaching that will prepare him well for
college and beyond.
Fund Their Passion!
Whether your passion is arts or athletics,
faculty support or science, your support
of The Williams School has a dynamic and
positive impact on our students
and their teachers.
THE FUND FOR WILLIAMS
Your gift to the
2012–13 Fund for Williams
demonstrates your commitment
to our students and provides them
with a myriad of opportunities
to explore and develop their passions.
Please make a gift today!
Visit www.williamsschool.org and
click on giving@williams.
Questions? Call the Advancement Office at
860-439-5474.
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The Renaissance Woman of Many Gifts
The Williams School
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Memorial tribute to Carolyn Kraemer,
former Science Department Chair, by
former Head of School Charlotte L. Rea
A small canvas bag appliquéd with a
garden scene and stuffed with a trowel,
a clipper, and gardening gloves—
Carolyn Kraemer brought these gifts to
a faculty party because she knew that
I love gardening. Carolyn was always
giving to others, to her students first,
to her fellow teachers, to the School
as a whole. But perhaps her greatest
gift was the dedication and passion
that she brought to teaching and to
the full community life. A multitalented, Renaissance woman herself,
she encouraged others to develop their
own academic and creative passions.
She threw her heart and soul into
everything she did, from science to the
arts to sports.
As a teacher, Carolyn shared her deep
knowledge of biology and science
with her students in well-planned,
engaging lessons. Having taught at St.
Joseph’s Catholic school, Waterford
High School (where she had as a
pupil Thomas Kelly, currently teacher
of English and Department Head at
Williams) and The Williams School,
Carolyn brought a wide range of
methods for leading students to
scientific knowledge—while making
the journey rewarding and fun. She
truly modeled the dedicated teacher
with a full bag of teaching tools at her
command. As Williams’ Advanced
Placement Biology teacher, she held
high standards and was famous for
accepting students’ papers and lab
reports after school hours to give
more time for excellent work—but
Sunday night, 9 p.m., was the cutoff,
and we all enjoyed hearing about her
husband Rich Kraemer greeting the
nine o’clock scholars at the door to
accept the homework. Her methods
were exacting, and her heart matched
students’ learning curves.
Carolyn was often seen in the science
labs well after the close of the school
day spending long hours both with
struggling and stellar students—
moving them either to fuller
understanding or a higher plane of
achievement.
A very effective Department Head who
truly enhanced both the curriculum
and the teaching in the Science
Department, Carolyn looked for
ways to connect science with other
academic subjects and departments.
Nancy Spillane, former teacher of
Science writes: “When Carolyn felt
something needed to be done, she
made it happen. She believed that
the math and science departments
needed to engage productively in
conversation about what we were
teaching, to provide students with a
more cohesive program of study. She
asked the School to provide funding
for summer work (and food while we
were there) so we could really focus
on doing this well. What resulted were
excellent lines of conversation between
the two departments and a more
coordinated program for the students.
We found that we were using different
words to mean the same things, and
similar words to mean different things.
By working together we were able to
help students make connections better
between these two fields.”
Carolyn also mentored, guided, and
supported the teachers in the Science
Department in ways that may never
be known to those not involved. Her
mentoring of young Science teachers
was exemplary—and productive.
Many of the women teachers and
staff will always be grateful to her for
the two years of after-school creative
activities that she designed and
implemented as part of the School’s
E. E. Ford Grant. She arranged for
various artists to teach Renaissance
Women after school. These activities—
yoga, flower arranging, cooking,
drawing, painting, and knitting—drew
the teachers together for creative
expression and work outside the
school day, engaging with each other
in ways different from those during the
academic day.
Her own passion for painting
flourished during the Renaissance
Women courses; as her dedication to
painting grew, she was always seeking
new subjects and new techniques. Her
early retirement and move to Florida
allowed her to focus on her drawing,
painting, and exhibiting her work; the
passion that had arrived in middle age
became a crowning achievement—and
brought beauty to many walls, just
as she had brought beauty to many
people.
Carolyn competed with herself, but
make no mistake, she enjoyed winning
against a worthy opponent) and a
chance to be outside for hours.”
lived and breathed the creation of
the science wing for years, while she
continued to teach science and lead the
department.”
Carolyn’s dedication to her teaching
and to the School lives not only in
our memories and sense of gratitude
but in bricks and mortar—and test
tubes and student workstations and
lab space. When the Board of Trustees
at Williams announced plans to build
the new science wing in 2000, I asked
Carolyn to bring together the Science
Department teachers to give the
architects specific requirements for the
new biology, physics and chemistry
labs. Carolyn did as asked but that was
not the end. She took science teachers
to research new science labs at other
independent schools, traveling around
New England and finding what had
worked and what had not worked.
After giving the architects her desired
plan, she did not stop there.
Carolyn’s gifts to the School and to her
friends and colleagues are very much
part of her legacy. Melissa Moss at
Williams, remembers Carolyn this way:
“Kindness, thoughtfulness: she always
remembered small, personal details.
In one of our last conversations, we
were talking about her treatment, and
she told me that she had thought of
my father because he would appreciate
how something had worked out. Her
care and concern for others were most
often expressed in the details of a
carefully chosen gift, which would also
be beautifully wrapped and quietly
presented. Having been with her on
many shopping trips, I saw that she
thought about birthdays, anniversaries,
and holidays well in advance, an
expression of her organizational skills.
She wasn’t a hugger, nor was she
sentimental with her words; rather, she
expressed her affection for friends with
her thoughtfulness and generosity.”
Ed Wheeler, writes: “I remember
clearly, when the new building was
under construction that she and Ted
Sherman would sit over the architect’s
drawings and carefully check to see if
Ed Wheeler visited her in Florida:
“Her love of golf and her happiness in the cabinets or fittings or plumbing
really were what were specified for
her Florida home were obvious as she
the labs—and they corrected many
sat in her lanai (screened area) at the
back of her house overlooking the golf errors.” Carolyn’s dedication and
careful monitoring of plans and even
course. She pursued her watercolor
painting with typical focus and success, construction made the difference
because Williams now has a real stateexhibiting her work in local Florida
of-the-art science wing that owes its
venues and was always a welcoming
stellar quality and superb functioning
hostess to visiting friends in Florida.
to Carolyn’s dreams and hard work as
She knew through practice how to
give tours around St. Augustine and its well as her drawing the best from her
fellow teachers and the administrators.
environs.”
And architects. Mary Mirabito noted:
“She cared about the number of
Melissa Moss remembers: “Given
Bunsen burners as much as she cared
her love of the natural world and
about the overall architecture of the
being outside, the game of golf was
lab space. She wanted the best for her
perfect for her because it combined
department and for her students. She
competition (Much of the time
Carolyn’s memory lives in the small,
practical gifts, such as a canvas
bag with gardening tools, and in
the large science facilities that will
affect generations of students, but
primarily in her love of teaching and
of her students, her friends and her
colleagues. She afforded a model to
all in her vocation and avocations:
her love of painting, golf, and music.
Although she has been taken from us
now, the Williams community, current
and past colleagues and students,
have her as a living memory and
model of the full Renaissance life that
honors friends and colleagues while
seeking new challenges and pursues
professional and artistic passions.
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