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Dear Class of 1974,
July 2015
We recently sent 209 Culver Graduates from the class of 2015 out into the world and among
them were my four Mentees. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this concept at Culver, here is
the short version: Every Faculty and Staff member who works at the Academy is assigned 4 young
men or 4 girls to mentor during their time at Culver. The theory behind this, is that we are providing
another “adult presence/support” for those students. We show our care by meeting with them as a
group for 30 minutes most weeks, we take them to Walmart if they need something, invite them to
our homes for a home cooked meal, a movie or just to chat. In short it is part of “being the village”,
and I have always enjoyed my time with my girls!
I met my mentees in the Fall of 2011, 4 freshmen, bright as new pennies, shy, excited and as
diverse as Culver is today. One of them is the daughter of a friend from CAG ’75, the others had had
a sibling here or were new to all things, Culver. This was a lively group who brought so many
opinions, topics and joy to all of us!
One of my girls came from China and I distinctly remember asking her what she expected from
her Culver experience at the end of 4 years. She shyly replied that her priority was her Academic
excellence and that was where she saw herself. I smiled and said that I would hate for her to get to
the end of 4 years and not become involved, given the array of activities that we have on this campus
today . Fast forward four years and it has been so gratifying to see this young girl take risks and
transform herself into a gifted artist, a leader, a drill team member, a fencing athlete and a mature
and confident young woman. Her sense of self was discovered, explored and developed….Culver
Mission accomplished!
I empathized with this young lady because I remembered vividly being the only foreign girl
that first year of CAG and our only adult interactions were with our counselors, teachers and the
lovely people on staff who took an interest in our lives here. (Thank you Bessie Pura-Laundry Dept,
for being “my grandmother” at Culver!) My brother and I still talk about the Thanksgiving we spent
with Laurie Brumback’s parents and how grateful we were for that lovely invitation!
I have completed my fifth year at Culver and my first as a full-time
faculty member and I admit that I am busier than ever! One of my favorite
things is teaching the children of our classmates; they always want to hear the
down and dirty stories about their parents…..but what happened in the 70’s
will most definitely stay in the 70’s!
To those of you who keep an interest in the goings-on here at Culver, 41
years after our departure, THANK YOU and feel free to let us know what your
thoughts are! As parents and teachers know, we do not raise them, they raise
us!
Happy Summer and drop me an email if you plan to be on campus soon.
Fondly,
Dorothea
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Over 275 years of service to Culver represented in eight faculty/staff members who retired after the Class
of 2015 Commencement . . .
Fred Haase, Mentor Instructor and Batten Fellow in Modern &
Classical Languages, came to Culver in 1972, teaching in both the depar tments of Modern and Classical Languages and History. His areas of study and
teaching interests include classical languages and free market economics. He
served as an Advanced Placement reader in Economics and Latin for many
years. He has won the Spivey Award and Kaser Scholar. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Haase is only the third golf coach the Academies has
ever had, beginning in 1972 with CMA golf and then starting the CGA golf
team. Two players, Berry Sewell ’93 and his daughter, Caroline ’03, won the
Indiana high school state championship under his tutelage. Fred was twice
chairman of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.
Al Clark, Master Instructor in Mathematics, came to Culver in 1976 as a Math
teacher and coach of the fledgling CMA hockey team. In the next 39 years he
built a program that amassed 20 state championships, sent 148 players to the college ranks, including 70 at the Division I level and 22 National Hockey League
draft picks. Today, five different teams vie for ice time in the two rinks that comprise the John W. Henderson Arena. The long time Math Department Chairman
won the Spivey Award for Teaching Excellence, the Kaser Scholar Award, the
Vlasic Chair of Teaching Award, and Mars Award.
Michael Deery, Academies Physician
Mike Deery took over the Health Center in 1977, where he oversaw the care of
thousands of winter and summer school students, as well as faculty members and
their families. Along with Warren Reiss, he operated the Lake Shore Clinic, the
only primary care facility in the town of Culver. All six of Dr. Deery’s children
graduated from the Academies.
Warren Reiss, Academies Physician
A graduate of the summer horsemanship program, Warren joined the Health
Center within a year of Mike Deery’s arrival, and together they
developed a model on-campus facility for the Academies community. Over the
years, Dr. Reiss became the primary driver behind innovative practices that define the Culver health center offerings, including the
addition of a broad array of mental heatlh services.
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Blair Clark began working in the library in 1977 as an assistant and
continued in that role until 1990, when she completed her Master’s in
Library Science degree and assumed the full time role of Automated
Systems Librarian. Many remember Mrs. Clark serving a variety of
roles, CQ proctor for hockey study halls, chaperone for multiple hockey
road trips, a short stint on the CGA hockey coaching staff, and, of
course, the staunchest hockey presence on the top row at home games.
Jill Tulchinsky, Senior Instructor in Dance, began her career at
Culver in 1981, when she and Cathy Duke began their 34 year partnership, with Jill’s focus on ballet & pointe and Cathy’s in modern
dance. Jill has brought a trained eye to the teaching of ballet and has
enriched the experience for Culver dancers through her involvement
as an instructor and choreographer at St Mary’s College, her work
with Southold Dance Theatre (South Bend), which she helped found in
1975, and her role as the artistic Director for the Conservatory of
Dance in Mishawaka. While retired, Mrs. T will continue trekking to
Eppley Auditorium for the next couple of years to finish work with individual dancers who intend to graduate from Culver with honors in
the discipline.
Harry Frick, Master Instructor of History and holder of the Eugene
C. Eppley Chair in History, joined the History Department in 1985. An
accomplished instructor of both history and government, many will recall his classroom as the place for spirited debates on matters ranging
from American politics to world affairs to Indiana high school basketball. He was the head coach of the CMA boys basketball team from
1991-1993. He is the founder and former director of The Global Studies
Institute, and was the founding director of the highly successful Ron
Rubin School for the Entrepreneur. Harry is moving to Carmel, Indiana, but will maintain a part time status with the Academies promoting the School for the Entrepreneur model and Culver brand with Indianapolis area schools, corporations, and leading citizens.
Bruce Burgess, Master Instructor in Modern & Classical Languages, joined the Language Department for the 1983-84 school year
and then returned in 1990 as a French instructor. He has taught all
levels of French, including Honors and AP, as well as elective courses
in Advanced French Grammar, Con-temporary French Culture and
French Composition. His pas-sion for French language and culture led
to his being named a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow
and a two time Fulbright Scholar, teaching and living in Senegal and
France. He has been the recipient of two teaching awards: the Spivey
Award for Teaching Excellence and the Mark Kaser Scholar Award.
Alumni may inquire with the alumni office regarding contact
information for any of these retiring faculty/staff members.
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Priscilla Dearmin Turner
Many of you may have heard
from Priscilla as Class Gift
Chair and a member of the
Class Leadership Team, and
you may remember her spirit
and athleticism as part of Culver’s Cheerleading squad.
Priscilla continues to be extremely busy with many extracurricular activities. She spent
a couple of weeks this winter
skiing in Steamboat, meeting
up with Terry Smith for one of them. Priscilla ballroom
dances waltz, fox trot, rhumba, mambo, merengue and
tango in competitions such as an upcoming one in Cancun Mexico in June, and recital in Indy in July.
In addition, Priscilla is very active in yoga, playing golf,
riding her horse, walking and hiking with her Golden
retriever, Annie.
Since 1991, Priscilla has been selling fixed income securi- Priscilla dancing Latin style with
ties, for NatCity Investments, then Morgan Stanley, then her instructor, Darrell Cupp
City Securities and now for Hilliard Lyons in Indianapolis.
Her economic forecast is that this year, low interest rates will begin to go up slowly and the
rise in interest rates by the Fed will not have much of an impact on bond sales or the economy
as a whole. She notes that the flight to US bonds is continual and that plenty of national and
international buyers are flocking to our financial markets.
Priscilla and her husband Tim, a banker, have been married 27 years and have great conversations about money together with many other topics.
Priscilla has two children, her son Ben was married last summer and is a successful talentmanager for Brillstein in LA. Priscilla and Tim’s daughter, Ellen, 22, will graduate
from IU with distinction in May with a major in elementary education, and has completed her student teaching with first graders this semester.
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An Interview with Anne Fahim
What did you do after graduating from Culver?
Attended Wellesley College, double majoring in Art History and
Political Science, also studied French and Philosophy, was
Student Representative on Wellesley Board of Trustees’ Building and Grounds Committee, worked summers as a swim instructor and lifeguard for Parks and Recreation Department ,
Rochester MN, junior summer as Urban Politics Intern at the
Los Angeles Community Design Center in Los Angeles, January Art History Study abroad as Stecher Scholar in Rome and
Florence. After Wellesley, worked one year for Dagny Janss’
Art Catalogues business in Los Angeles, CA, studied the next year on a Rotary Fellowship at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Returned to US for
graduate study in architecture at the University of Virginia, earning a M.Arch degree in
1983. Now at LACMA.
How was your college experience?
Enjoyed Wellesley’s beautiful campus and friends made in dorms , rowing crew and at Zeta
Alpha literary society, of which I was House Director. Spent lots of time trying to get
Dan Snow and Terry Smith to come to our parties. Enjoyed the academic exchange with
MIT taking several local politics classes with Alan Altschuler and Barney Frank, also,
drawing and architectural design classes, and loved my legislative internship part of the
local politics course with David J. Lane of Essex MA, researching oyster beds, gun control legislation and milk subsidies and responding to constituent requests. He used to
send me as his representative to committee meetings he could not attend, I learned so
much from working for him that I use to this day! I am still honored that he found me
useful at various tasks in his office!
What would you say are the 3 things from your Culver experience that helped you
become who you are today?
I was a senior prefect and although elected, my election was challenged by the Head of
School and I had to fight to be in that role, I learned more from that experience than
from the actual role, although it was an honor to be part of the girls school leadership
team. Takeaway, never take anything for granted.
Serving as Class VP to President Patricia Wilkinson, we had fun working together and also
accomplished some things like changing the design of the class ring, and the school
name and logo.
David J Peterson’s Advanced Biology class really loved this class and sharing the experience with the classmates: Andy Connor, Jim Hulbert, Harriet Henderson, Wayne Zygowicz, Bill Welsh and others. Really appreciated the teacher’s belief in me and nominating me for the Bausch & Loomb Prize in Math & Science, helped give me the confidence to go into a technically demanding field like Architecture.
Friendship with my Culver roommate Karen Lauritzen ‘75, love her, she is such a loyal
friend we always tell each other the truth and she has always been a good listener and
given me good advice.
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Why did you choose to be an Architect?
I was looking for something to do that combined my talents for Math & Science with my
love of people and “want to help people” need, as well as my emerging interest during College in writing, philosophy and Art History. I discovered that I am a visual learner and really enjoyed learning about art, building on early Studio Art and Sculpture classes my
mother enrolled me in at the Walker Art Center when I was young. And some high school
aptitude tests at Mayo High School showed I was very apt at telling which way the 99 th
gear in a series would be turning, so the guidance counselor said I should be an engineer
but an architect combines art with people and engineering so that seems about right.
Apart from your professional life, how do you like to spend your time?
I like to swim and do Pilates, a dance-related form of exercise.
Tell us about your family.
I am very proud that many members of my family have attended Culver, beginning with
my grandfather John Henderson Gay Reilly ’13, Black Horse Troop, my father Philip
Mitchell Reilly ’48, Company B and uncle, John Gay Reilly ’46, Troop and a cousin,
Reilly Glore ’66 Troop B Commander. I think Culver has given us a lot of courage and
leadership ability, and helped me go to a distinguished college.
My mother Faith passed away in late 2012 from a rare brain disorder. My sister Beth and
I teamed to try to make her last years the best possible. We learned a lot about CCRC’s
and the research into her condition, we learned that if the researchers are making a
mouse with the condition, that is great progress, but it does not help cure anyone who
currently has the condition. I like to remember my mother as the Great Books leader
and Library Board member as I was growing up. She majored in Biology at Elmira College and met my father, a Cornell student, on a blind date. She wanted to become a
Social Worker but instead started a family, later she earned her Masters degree in Not
for profit Organization Management when she was about 50 years old. She was long in
heart and determination.
My Father Philip ’48 lives in Ponte Vedra Beach FL with his second wife Leticia. He retired from an industrial engineering career, working first in oil exploration for Shell
Oil, then horizontally integrating General Mills Corporation in Wayzata, MN, while we
tasted Betty Crocker’s latest products, and then as the Assistant Director of the Systems and Procedures Department of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN, from which he
retired about 30 years ago.
Beth ’77 and David Gilmore live in Cary, NC and David is working in Pharmaceutical Construction Management consulting, currently in Woburn, MA and Louisville, KY so he is
back and forth quite a bit. Beth, previously a civil and transportation engineer, is considering a career change to Real Estate. My niece Marisa Gilmore’07 is working in data strategy at Facebook in Austin, TX. My nephew Austin Gilmore ’10 is graduating
from UNC Chapel Hill with a Global Studies Major concentrating in International Politics in western Europe, and is currently looking for a job as an assistant chef leading to
a career in food criticism and/or culinary diplomacy.
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My brother, Lieutenant Commander Richard Reilly’79 and his wife Susan live in Washington DC where he retired from the US Navy as Lieutenant Commander and works
for the State Department in the Foreign Service. So far, their rotations have taken
them to Bern Switzerland and Cape Verde Islands Africa. My niece Katie Capron
Lammers ’07 and her husband John met at the University of Alabama where she
studied nursing then nutrition and he studies engineering, she works in a food catering business, and after service in the US Army with rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan, he is now studying to be an Army psychiatrist. My niece Meghan Reilly’11 is
graduating in December from Penn State with a major in International Relations.
What are your 5 main goals for the class of 1974 in the next 5 years?
One: I would like to Increase Class Giving by Increasing Participation in Annual
Giving , each according to his/her ability. I would like each class member to contribute something. Chap Mitzell and Priscilla Turner have done a wonderful job as Gift
Chairs. Now that Chap has “retired” after wonderful leadership and long years of service, we are grateful that William “Bill” Brewer has stepped up as Special Gift Chair,
to assist Priscilla as the Class Gift Chair.
Two: With Class participation I would also like to Increase Communication Among
Class Members through News in the News letter and also using the Culver Class of
1974 Facebook page. I need some help with this, so if there are any volunteers to
help, this would be a great help.
Three: I would like to Continue the Unit Rep System we have put in place for the
last Reunion planning effort and build this to be a supplemental form of communication with classmates through this wonderful network of volunteers: List them …
Four: I would like to Attend and to see many of you at the upcoming Bash in
New Orleans where we will meet greet and mix with classmates and members of
other classes from the Seventies and Eighties! (Date
time how to reserve – see sidebar) I would also like to
plan a side trip to an historic plantation on the Mississippi which is owned by a branch of my grandfather s
family.
Five: I would like our Fiftieth Reunion (!!!) to be a big success, so in order to do that I would first like to make
the Forty Fifth Reunion, upcoming in 2019, a Big
Success! So I would like as many classmates as possible
to put the 45th and 50th Reunions in their calendars for
mid- May 2019 and 2024! Please plan to attend and we
will plan with Doug Herge as the Reunion Chair for us
to have the most fun possible!
Anything else you want to tell us?
New plans always afoot, keep posted!!
Best, Anne
afahim@afaspc.com
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Ralph Esteves, Battery A
After Culver, Ralph majored in Business at the University of Miami (FL). He entered the travel industry, wholesale and
retail, and consulted for American Express Travel on management issues.
In 1999, he moved to Orlando and founded an inbound
travel and tour operation, then owned, built and operated hotels
to accommodate the influx of visitors as Orlando and Disney
World's clientele expanded. Ralph's hotels became part of the
Wyndham Hotel Group, and Ralph joined the Board of Directors
of the Franchise group, and eventually was appointed Chair of that Board, representing
over 500 franchise hotel owners in North America and the U.S.
In 2009, Ralph relocated to Durham, NC to be near family, and he was approached
about a new business venture by a relative in Spain. For the past six years, Ralph has
been using his sales and marketing expertise to build a marketing organization to introduce structural fiberglass products and reinforcing bars ("rebar") to the U.S.
and international markets. Some of the diverse uses for the products include as rock barsa
in mining and excavation, in construction of bridges and in any environment that steel is
used and maintenance costs need to be reduced, such as corrosive environments, water
treatment and chemical plants, salt water or marine construction, pharmaceutical construction, even architectural applications such as exterior weather barrier structures such
as awnings, entry pavilions, gazebos, signage, etc. Ralph is currently working on some
turnkey projects for structural fiberglass, involving building production facilities and distribution networks internationally.
Ralph has been married for 37 years to Maria, a former art gallery owner (Winter
Park FL). They have two children and two grandchildren.
If you are going to be in North Carolina, or the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel
Hill), Ralph would enjoy hearing from you! ralphesteves@yahoo.com
***Class of 1974 Trivia Question***
What member of our Class's father acted in the Broadway musical production of
Oklahoma, which included the song "Surrey with the Fringe on Top?"
Hint: We hear he has a new job, which we would love to know more about...
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Have YOU registered?
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Class of 1975 40th Reunion Includes Class of 1974 Special Guests!
What would a class of 1975 reunion be without special guests from the class of 1974? The
short answer is: a lot more BORING! Thanks to Rich Chura, Chap Mitzell and Steve
Pretzinger, the class of 1974 was well represented at the class of 1975’s 40th reunion. We
once again followed in the class of 1974’s footsteps by having our main class dinner Saturday night in the lovely White-DeVries Rowing Center.
40 members of our class joined together to celebrate this milestone including 1st time reunion attendees Pam Grosse Varner, Russ McKenney, Thomas Hartman, and Tim Kingston.
Linda Fischer, whom we hadn’t seen in a long time, also attended.
This picture shows the cast of characters. How many do you recognize?
Thomas Mayo
Caption: Class of 1975 Reunion May 15-17,2015
Bottom row, left to right: Cheryl Chalmers, Carrie Hayden, Trisha Miller, Beth Adams Walker, Connie
Carter, Leslie Cleveland Hague, Pam Fox Hyde, Thomas Mayo.
Second Row, l to r: Diane Thomas Hansen, Tim Kingston, Gerold Blazek, Michael Muth, Michael Eyre, Tony
Giraldi, Dan Osborn.
Row 3, l to r: Mark Bussey, John Barrow, Tom Hartman, Steve Kime, Chris Kinsey, Jim Patterson.
Row 4, l to r: Russ McKinney, Linda Fischer, Pam Gross Varner.
Row 5, l to r: Bob Abbey, Bill Lape, Doug Cook, Bill Fairchild, Leo Parker, Beau Matthews.
Row 6, l to r: Chris Pathe, Don Woodard, Chuck Rea, Chris Connor, Jon Benson, John Bollman, Dave Stinnett, Don Fox.
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Tony Giraldi '75 and Rich Chura '74
Reilly Glore '66 Leading Troop B, riding "The
Clock", named for his excellent timing when stepping to the Lancers performance tune, "Surrey with
the Fringe on Top".
Unit Reps
Band: John Garrett jgarrett1010@gmail.com
Company A: Rich Chura pairodocs@chartermi.net & Steve Pretzinger scpretzel@sbcglobal.com
Company B: Larry Bullock larryb5469@aol.com & Doug Herge dougherge@gmail.com
Company C: Mike Meares mike@dmwattorneys.com
Battery A: Rich East richardeast@hamptonu.edu & Andy Connor andyconnor@sbcglobal.net
Battery B: David Lee leedav1956@yahoo.com
Battery C: Matt Hoover fishhoover@aol.com & Mike Cervony mcervony@yahoo.com
Troop A: David Mann dmann@finserve.net & John Herbert PO Box 40331
Nashville, TN 37204
Troop B: Baxter Martin btm@katewwdb.com, John Riecker sooraj108@gmail.com & Arturo Rosas 521-813-0750 h
CAG Day Students: Wendy Walker Smith smith6214@bellsouth.net
CAG North Lodge: Laurie Brumback Reek lauriereek@gmail.com & Dorothea Ragsdale Dorothea.Ragsdale@culver.org
CAG West Lodge: Anne Reilly Fahim afahim@afaspc.com
CAG New Lodge: Priscilla Dearmin Turner pturner1105@gmail.com & Harriet Henderson HAHenderson3@aol.com
(Please let me know if the information on this list is not correct, and please send your news!!!)
Please send your Academy wide News to the alumni office.
Our Class of 1974 Culver Fund representative is
Jeff Anderson ~ jeff.anderson@culver.org
Please send "Class news only" items to your unit rep,
Best, Anne.
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Class of 1974 ~ We Thank You for your Culver Fund Support!
42 donors ~ 25% participation
$143,578.74 raised by our Class!
Dee Bardes
Mark Butler
Dennis Cullen
Anne Fahim
Jim Godschalx
John Homrighous
Emily Collins Kelly
Chap Mitzell
James Pritchard
Kathleen Riley-Beck
Greg Slaton
Janet Stormes
Robie Vaughn
Bill Welch
Bill Brewer
Pete Cleveland
Priscilla Dearmin-Turner
Arthur Gabhart
Harriet Henderson
Jim Hulbert
Rich Luke
Frederick Morsches
Dorothea Noyes Ragsdale
Lee Robinson
Terence Smith
Burwell Thompson
Mark Wait
Robert Wise
Peter Bromley
Andy Connor
Fay Eliopoulos
Sara Gengler
Callie Holland
Daniel Johnson
David Mann
David Pickard
John Riecker
Todd Shaphren
Carl Snedden
Robert Thompson
Bob Weidner
Anonymous
~Culver Club Events ~ We hope you’ll join us at an event close to you!
Culver Club of Indianapolis-Sunday, August 2, 2015-Hickory Hall Polo Club Tailgate
Culver Club of Northeast Ohio (greater Cleveland) Friday, August 7, 2015
Cleveland Indians Game
Culver Triathlon-Saturday, August 8, 2015
Culver Club of Cincinnati -Sunday, August 9, 2015 –Picnic at Sharon Woods
Culver Club of Georgia-Sunday, August 16-Atlanta Braves Ball Game
Pregame in Hank Aaron Room
ONE CULVER: Indianapolis -Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Meridian Hills Country Club with Pam & John Buxton
For more information contact Maria Benner
maria.benner@culver.org 574-842-8321