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This fall, SMART Boards were installed inevery Lower School classroom toenhance the learning experience of ourstudents. An anonymous donor hasgiven $24,000 to help pay for the ninenew Lower School SMART Boards andhas issued a challenge to the EFScommunity to fund the remainder.Donations made in honor of SybilMcGennis’ retirement will also be usedtoward the project, leaving $13,500 tobe raised. Join in today and become aSMART donor by making a contributionto our technology fund.

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The Mural of My PastCLASS OF 2009 POEM

Class of 2009

Family TiesMULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES

The Promises of TomorrowGRADUATION SPEAKERCLOTILDE PEREZ-BODE DEDECKER

Reading the FutureEXCERPT FROMCLASS OF1930 PROPHECY

The Building of Our Dreams

Learning AlongWITH PREP KIDS AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM

A Tribute to Sybil McGennis

Who Was There3RD ANNUAL ALL-ALUMNI OPEN HOUSE

2008/2009 Annual Report

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From the Head of School

From Development

Staff ProfileBUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TEAM

Day to Day

Alumni Update

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Elmwood Franklin School is WesternNew York’s oldest pre-primarythrough eighth grade independentschool, emphasizing high academicachievement, good study skills, andpositive character development.Elmwood Franklin accepts qualifiedstudents without regard to race,color, religion, or national origin.

2009/2010 BOARD OF TRUSTEESPresident Elizabeth Maloney ’70

Vice President Madeline Lillie ’64Secretary Alison Keane

Treasurer Michael Hogan

Paula CiprichShashi Davae

Ravi DesaiMatthew EnsticeArthur Glick ’71

Ludvig KarlGeorge Kermis

Eric LipkeGail Mitchell

Donna MuscarellaM. Bradley Rogers

Trini RossScott Saperston

Michele Trolli

2009/2010 ALUMNI COUNCILAmy Decillis Bard ’86

Jennifer Prince Bronstein ’74Gitti Barrell ’71

Tricia Barrett ’92Kristin Schoellkopf Borowiak ’82

Rob Drake ’96Charles Hahn ’68

Stephen Kellogg, Jr. ’77Susan Penney Kimball ’69

Susie Lenahan Kimberly ’64Madeline Ambrus Lillie ’64

Elizabeth Duryea Maloney ’70Samantha Friedman Olsen ’00

Howard Saperston III ’85Mary Franklin Saperston ’60

Eric Saldanha ’85

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PAT BASSETT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OFINDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, RECENTLY WROTE IN HIS BLOG ABOUT THEVALUE OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. THIS IS NOT A NEW THEME—IT’S

CERTAINLY A FAVORITE AND IMPORTANT TOPIC OF DISCUSSION WITHINTUITION-CHARGING SCHOOLS LIKE OURS. AS WITH MOST INDEPENDENTSCHOOLS, THE ELMWOOD FRANKLIN SCHOOL MISSION SPEAKS TO WHAT WEBELIEVE IS IMPORTANT, AND AT THE CORE ARE HIGH ACADEMICEXPECTATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARSTO REFLECT NEW RESEARCH, METHODOLOGY, AND TECHNOLOGY, BESTPRACTICES, AND OUR FAMILIES’ NEEDS, EFS HAS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURYPREPARED STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND THEWORKING WORLD BY PLACING AN EMPHASIS ON CORE SKILLS ANDKNOWLEDGE. WHETHER IT’S THE CLASS OF 2009 HEADING OFF TO THEIRFIRST CHOICE HIGH SCHOOLS IN AND AROUND BUFFALO, OR THE CLASS OF2005 MATRICULATING AT TOP-FLIGHT COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, OROUR OLDER ALUMNI WHO ARE LEADERS IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS, EFSENJOYS A LONG AND STORIED TRACK RECORD OF SETTING OUR STUDENTSON A PATH WHERE THEY HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL TO PURSUE ANY DREAM.

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TONY FEATHERSTON

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Among the characteristics that make EFS mostspecial are perhaps the ways in which we arequite old fashioned, or as Pat Bassett would

say, countercultural. Today’s popular culturebombards our children with messages that promoteeasy money, flat stomachs without sit-ups or healthydiets, beauty without depth, and people with nodiscernable talent or skill who have neverthelessbecome famous for simply being famous. On theother hand, Elmwood Franklin students arepresented with myriad opportunities to build ontheir strengths and their challenges through oldfashioned hard work. Yes, as our mission clearlystates, we provide the support necessary to achievesuccess, but it is only through hard work, trying newthings, and learning to push beyond what’s easy thatour students learn about long-term, meaningful,truly noteworthy accomplishment. As our culturebecomes less formal and the old rules for socialengagement seem to be losing their hold, EFS sticksto the tried and true. Our students still begin andend every day with a handshake from a teacher orthe head of school. And we believe strongly inholding our students to high standards of conductthat dictate how they dress, how they behave, andhow they treat other members of the community. Ihave often spoken with students about what I callthe “Grandmother Test.” It’s simple: If you wouldn’tdo it, say it, or wear it at your grandmother’s house,then it probably isn’t appropriate for school. And if

that doesn’t work—let’s face it, most of our familieshave become more casual over the years, so itdoesn’t always resonate—I apply it to MYgrandmothers, both of whom would probablydisapprove of almost everything we do today.Anyway, it usually makes the point. These oldfashioned lessons might cause our students togrumble or roll their eyes from time to time, but weknow they are what makes our students stand out,what makes them leaders at their high schools, andwhat makes them able to be confident, impressive,polite, respectful, and successful.

In these challenging economic times, it isremarkable that our enrollment and giving are sorobust. I attribute that to the shared

understanding of, and appreciation for, the real valueof an Elmwood Franklin education. Thank you to allour parents, grandparents, alumni, Board members,alumni parents, faculty, and friends who believe inthis fine school. Naturally, there is a cost toproviding our students with the best elementary andmiddle school faculty in Western New York and withfacilities that both nurture and challenge ourstudents. It is only because of your belief in whatmakes Elmwood Franklin School special and throughyour extraordinary support that we are able tocontinue to do what we have done for 114 years:prepare children for success in life.

But the value of Elmwood Franklin is in more than the academic profile. While the term community issometimes overused, it is an important aspect of what makes this school special. Pat Bassett uses theword intimacy when describing the atmosphere at independent schools, and that certainly fits here.

We are a small environment, where one-to-one relationships exist and are integral to the experience of ourstudents, parents, and teachers, and those relationships often continue well beyond graduation. Each childand parent is known by the faculty and staff, and for many families, the closest, longest lasting friendshipsare developed right here with other EFS families. Births are celebrated, triumphs are hailed, and misfortunesare mourned together. That intimacy makes us safer and helps teach our students about community, how tocare for each other, and how to be productive members of an ever more diverse society.

MURAL OF MYPAST

COMPOSED COLL ABORAT IVELY BY

THE CL ASS OF 2009

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Born out of an egg,The young caterpillar eats its simple shell.Growing and feeding its selfish little belly,It has not a care in the world.Suddenly, it sleeps—The knowledge of rest enters its mind.Ignorance fades to curiosity.Breaking out of its old world, it is transformed.It becomes the focal point of my mysterious masterpiece.I capture its image, only for an instant,Before the brilliantly beautiful butterfly takes wing,Sailing and floating into the complexly simple forest.

I lightly lay down my paintbrush.Daylight shines as bright as stars.I notice a spider,Traveling down the winding web of endless memories.I enter the jungle of my mind.Instantly, I am transported to the sandbox of my youth.Here, all I do is play.I have no enemies,Nothing but love from toe to head,And sand in my socks and shoes.Quick as a flash, I grab my paintbrushes.Swirling and mixing the palette of my life,I begin painting the mural of my past.

I create art that defies time.I travel back to Elmwood Franklin—My foundation, my preparation, my backbone.EFS was the training wheels to my bike,Glistening with a million shimmers.The place where I saw a better perspective on our world.There, I learned to put ideas into words,Words into a glossy gouache landscape,A place of thoughts and actions.

A metamorphosis begins.Each step is a footprint on my heart.Two plus two,Two times two,Eventually, adding a variable to my creation.It is like seeing a movie only halfway—In length, in love, in laughter.

Years seem like minutes.So much to love,So much to hate,So much to remember,So much to forget.Yet, I paint it all in bold tones,Looking intensely at the primary colors of my life.

Miraculously, a single cloud appears.The sky begins to cry,With the darkness close behind.Hastily, I cover my creation and head for shelter.I see a wall, standing ominously in my path,Cowering over me, daring me to try and pass.It is no match for my memories.It quickly crumbles.I am standing on the frozen boulevard of tomorrow,Surrounded by yesterday.

I sit awestruck.What is the best solution for my sorrow?People with umbrellas gather to witness the hubbub.A passerby throws me an umbrella.My fingers fumble to pop the stop.Rain keeps coming down.The umbrella is broken.Memories pelt me with driving force.

Seasons of life move at hair-raising speed.Haltingly, eventually, I cross the twisting road.A cubby to a locker,Walks, hikes, trails, losing, racing, winning.Crying, bonding, laughing, thinking, talking,Singing “We are the Champions.”Wearing a clean uniform and a red pair of Converse,I play as hard as I can.The crowd is quiet.I am anxious and thrill fuels my run.Magically, the rain starts to slow.The endless road becomes silent.I return to my easel with a new found love of antiquity.Under-painted with vibrant, glossy colors,The pigment spreads across my canvas like warm syrup—Sweet from the Sugar Shack.I break tradition and add some abstraction.

I mix a dab of Prep I and skipping through Blue BearsWith a touch of first grade and a droplet of Colonial Day.I blend Onyahsa, Letchworth and Quebec.I shape Pathfinder’s island—Long, wide, glowing in the late evening light.I collage playing touch football in gymWith riding the bench in basketball. Secondary and tertiary colors backlight the bricks of my memories.

I tenderly sketch in the grand finale of those days—My EFS graduation.Driving around the circle for the last time,Glancing at the lone buffalo,Driving away, watching the school get smaller in the distance.Looking back, not in sorrow, but in joy.

I stand and I sit,I work and I wait.After forever and eternity,I’ve finally won.I am at the vanishing point—The place on the horizon where two lines converge and visibility ends.I mat, mount, and frame.My metamorphosis is complete.The mural of my past is painted.

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9SITTING (From L to R) Jay Yarbrough, Alexandra Viti, Charlotte Jacobs, Molly Mathias, Michelle Moreland, Angelina Buscaglia, Jaci Smith, Kayla Brannen, Marla Murrett, Maxcy Gayles STANDING ROW 1 Autumn Rolack, Jourdan Green, Emily Glick, Jordan Serotte, Taylor Levin, Daniel Scully, Noah Horan, Kenneth Lipke, Evan Ryan, Dejia James, Lizzy Cappuccino, Maggie Downing ROW 2 Noel Andersen, Alexander Herer, Sarah Duncan, Kyle Cramer, Thomas Westbrook ROW 3 Mack Keavey, Samuel Hausmann, Charles Hahn, Alec Long, Joseph Todaro, Tino Tomasello, William Kuettel

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Noel AndersenKayla Brannen

Angelina BuscagliaLizzy Cappuccino

Kyle CramerMaggie Downing

Sarah DuncanMaxcy Gayles

Emily GlickJourdan GreenCharles Hahn

Samuel Hausmann Alexander Herer

Noah HoranCharlotte Jacobs

Dejia JamesMack Keavey

William KuettelTaylor LevinKenny Lipke

Alec LongMolly Mathias

Michelle MorelandMarla Murrett

Autumn RolackEvan Ryan

Daniel ScullyJordan Serotte

Jaci SmithJoseph Todaro

Tino TomaselloAlexandra Viti

Thomas WestbrookJay Yarbrough

NicholsNicholsBuffalo SeminaryNicholsCanisiusNardin AcademyStuyvesant High School (NYC)NicholsBuffalo SeminaryBuffalo SeminaryCanisiusCanisiusCanisiusOrchard ParkBuffalo SeminaryPark SchoolNicholsCity HonorsNicholsNicholsNicholsBuffalo SeminaryNicholsNicholsNicholsPark SchoolNicholsBuffalo SeminaryBuffalo SeminarySt. JoesSt. JoesNicholsBishop Seabury Academy (Lawrence, KS)Canisius

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There is a sizable group of alumni and students who are making afamily tradition out of an Elmwood Franklin education. This groupmakes up a valuable resource for Elmwood Franklin’s future. Not

only are their families shaped by the school, but the school is inevitablyshaped by their families.

Five graduates in the Class of 2009 have a parent and/or grandparent whois an alumnus/a of Elmwood Franklin School.

From top to bottom:Archie ’71 and Emily GlickCharles ’68 and Charles HahnCharlotte and Louis ’78 JacobsLinsday ’07, Molly and Wendy ’77 MathiasAlexandra and Susan ’76 Viti

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As president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedeckerputs a lot of thought into the many wonderful possibilities the future holds—and how to achievethem. It’s a line of deliberation that shaped her comments to the Elmwood Franklin Class of 2009 as

the speaker at their graduation ceremony on June 10.

Dedecker has been honed for her present position by her past roles in social and civic activism—leading theAssociation of Junior Leagues International, garnering a White House appointment to the President’s Councilon Service and Civic Participation, and heading the U.S. Committee for the United Nations International Yearof the Volunteer celebration in 2000.

To prepare her remarks at EFS, Dedecker polled our graduates about their dreams—and their intentions—for the future. Their answers, she said, were a gift of hope. “I was delighted by your humor, moved by yourinsights, heartened by your assertiveness and bravado and inspired by your visions of the possible,” she toldthe students. “Your answers were testament to family, to Elmwood Franklin, and to a strong sense of self.”

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Below, excerpts from Dedecker’s speech, which castthe 34 students sitting onstage as “architects of thefuture” and challenged them to build their dreamsjust as they see them.

“…An overwhelming number of you shared dreamsthat spoke of a more peaceful world, with lesshunger, less pain and less prejudice. The greatthinker Aristotle wrote that the three goals ofeducating the whole person are 1) to haveknowledge of the right thing, 2) to have the desireto do the right thing, and 3) to practice doing theright thing. Your answers told me that you are wellon your way to knowing the right thing, and youhave the desire to do the right thing, and so nowcomes the practice part.

As a graduate of Elmwood Franklin you inherit a richlegacy of education and service, a tradition ofexcellence that promotes the power of each one ofyou to make the world a better place. As a graduatein the 21st century you inherit the lessons learnedand the hard fought victories of the 20th century.

The last century saw Ghandi’s reform movement, thefirst atomic bomb, women winning the right to vote,a man on the moon, the horrors of the Holocaust,and the end of school segregation. It was a centurythat heard Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”speech and saw the dissonance of two world warsand the falling of the Berlin Wall. A century thatdiscovered diseases such as AIDS and cures such asantibiotics. A century that unleashed technologywith the debut of television in the 1930’s and theWorld Wide Web in 1989. The 21st century hasstarted with no less consequence: 9/11 changed theworld as we knew it, the 2008 elections redefinedthe power of our democracy, and the recent turmoilof the financial markets has sent the economyspinning. As history continues to unfold we have noshortage of challenges before us; yet, within all ofthese challenges lies a call to build a brighter future.

Each and every one of you brings a uniquecombination of gifts, talents, and life experiences tothe global village. In your comments to me, youspoke of your strengths with quiet confidence.

WHETHER CEO, ARTIST, ATHLETE OR SCIENTIST, YOU

HAVE DREAMT A BETTER WORLD. WHETHER YOU

TOUCH ONE OR COUNTLESS LIVES, EACH OF YOU

WILL COMMAND A SPHERE OF INFLUENCE IN WHICH

TO WEAVE YOUR PERSONAL MAGIC.“

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You told me of your determination, your creativity,your integrity, your compassion and goals. Thechallenges we face today are riddled with newcomplexities, and we will need precisely yourstrengths and leadership attributes to become thearchitects of the future. Never have your voices, yourhands, and your hearts been more necessary tofulfilling the promises of tomorrow.

Given a magic wand, you said you would:Get us out of global recessionPerfect an outpost on the moonCure diabetesEnd racism and persecutionPrevent world hungerAchieve world peaceClean the oceansEnd povertyGive everyone a fair chance.

These are your inspiring visions for the future.

In my final question, I asked you to tell me what anational headline would read 20 years from now as a

result of your own efforts. Your headlines heralded acure for cancer, a cure for MS, an end to AIDS inAfrica, an end to gasoline-powered cars, and thediscovery of new species in the Great Barrier Reef.You envisioned yourselves as an Olympic medalist,an inter-galactic space traveler, a recording artist,and the CEO of Cheez-its.

Whether CEO, artist, athlete or scientist, you havedreamt a better world. Whether you touch one orcountless lives, each of you will command a sphereof influence in which to weave your personal magic.Use your wands wisely and generously…

Godspeed and congratulations!”

USE YOUR WANDS

WISELY &GENEROUSLY…

Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

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In her speech to graduating eighth graders, Community

Foundation president Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker used

the image of a magic wand that could conjure the

future—one in which the students envisioned themselves

as CEOs, artists, athletes, and scientists. In 1930,

Jane Drake Baker McCoy, a member of the graduating class

of the Elmwood School, wrote a “class prophecy” that also

involved a magic wand that let them see into the future.

At right is an excerpt from the narrative; you can read the

entire piece online at www.elmwoodfranklin.org.

READING THE

FUTURE

CLASS PROPHECYELMWOOD SCHOOLCLASS OF 1930

One day at recess when all the other girls hadwandered away I sat looking at the pool in the school yardas though I were trying to pierce its depths to obtaininspiration for the prophecy I had been told to write forthe class of 1930. This prophecy was going to be adifficult task I thought, so in perplexity my mind turned tothe interesting subject of the ancient Greek myths andbeliefs which we had been studying in Science. Suddenly Isat up straight; they believed in spirits that inhabitedpools and fountains. As I sat musing on this thought, I sawa beautiful young girl slowly rising out of the pool! I wasso astonished that all I could do was stare at her. She drewherself languidly out of the water to recline beside me.

“Who are you?” I finally asked.“I am one of the naiads who are daughters of

Jupiter. Though we are immortal we are very well disposedtoward inhabitants of the earth. We are also very wise,the wisest of all the nymphs.”

“Perhaps you are not as wise as you think,” Isuggested scornfully.

“Of course, if you doubt it—” She made a move asthough to return to the pool.

“Oh, please do not go,” I entreated.“Very well. I will stay if you wish,” she replied softly.

“But if you do not believe me—”“This might be a right time to put your wisdom to a

test. If you are as marvelous as you say perhaps you willhelp me with the prophecy I was asked to disclose?”

“Yes,” she said rather reluctantly. “I will show you inthis pool the futures of all the girls in your class. It will bea life-like revelation of what they will be doing at theheight of their careers.”

I was impatient to see the first sample of her skill so,as the naiad waved a wand which I had not noticedbefore, I looked eagerly at the slowly moving waters.Before my startled eyes a face appeared and I recognizedJoan Wendt. Suddenly-there she was again-on horsebackthis time.

“Joan,” said the naiad calmly, “is a far-famed ownerand rider of thoroughbred hunters and steeplechasers. Avery graceful rider, she exhibits great skill and daring inthe showring. Her achievement in winning both theAmerican National and the English Premier steeplechasein the same week proved highly sensational. This Joanaccomplished with her favorite 'Stop, Look, and Listen.' In

order to make the two tracks in the same week, thisexceptional animal was transported by airship. Due to theremarkable care and training the horse had received hewas not at all afraid and enjoyed the trip immensely.”

The mirrored likeness of Joan disappeared to bereplaced by that of another girl, Jean Allan, our classpresident. She was sitting in front of an easel putting thefinishing touches on a portrait of our beloved principal,Miss Holbrook. The scene changed and I saw a room inthe Louvre, in which, on the center of the wall, hung asuperb picture.

“This is Jean's picture,” explained my guide. “Itoccupies the place of honor in this famous gallery. Knownas the world's greatest masterpiece, the public come toadmire and the artists to study it. Jean is the only livingartist permitted recognition in the Louvre.”

The picture vanished to be succeeded by another.This proved to be the picture of an airplane. I could nothelp saying—“Well, an airplane is a graceful sight, butwhat has it to do with the future of a girl in the class?”

“Take a look at the pilot,” she replied.I looked and who should step out of the cockpit but

Barbara Byers, stunning in a neat red leather flying coatand a fur-trimmed helmet. She was smiling at dozens ofreporters.

“She has just completed a non-stop flight around theworld, from Buffalo to Buffalo, in two days, one hour, andthirty-nine minutes going, on an average, about fivehundred miles an hour, the greatest speed yet attained bymortals. This flight has made Buffalo recognized as theworld's most important airplane center.” All this the naiadinformed me. …

“Now,” I inquired anxiously, “since you have told mesuch splendid futures of the other girls, will you pleasetell mine?”

“Gladly,” she said, vigorously waving her hand twice,thrice over the pool. Nothing happened and sadly camethe words, “There is no more power in this last magicalwand, so farewell.” And with this she disappeared in thepool, but a voice came from the depths—

“Go to the woods where dwells the sprite,Go to the woods on a pitch dark night,Appeal to the lizard, consult the toad,To take from my mind this dreadful load;Then bring me a rabbit's foot, left hind,Be sure all these instructions to mind,And I shall tell you what I shall say,But I'll talk no more on this blessed day.”

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Each new renovation project at Elmwood Franklin—and

there have been many over the past 60 years—makes it

the perfect school building for the times. But times change.

THE BUILDING OF OUR DREAMS

For almost 60 years, the building at 104 NewAmsterdam has been home to Elmwood FranklinSchool. When erected in 1951, it was lauded as one

of the most modern school buildings in the country, witha design based on extensive study of schools in theUnited States and abroad. Photographs from the school’s1955 brochure show students at work on sewing projectsin the dining room, riding tricycles and swinging onswings on the playground, building transistor radios inthe workshop, and working with flames (sans safetygoggles—yikes!) in what was a state-of-the-art sciencelab. Reads the text, “The new building was a natural andnecessary expression of the background of theinstitution. … Founded in response to a demand forbetter educational facilities, Elmwood Franklin hasmaintained a tradition of progress.”

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A magazine advertisement circa 1951proclaiming the many modern attributes of the new building.

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What that means is that things aren’t allowed togrow outdated or outmoded: the building of ourdreams always requires more building. The facilityhas undergone many renovations and additions overthe years, including a string of renovations in the1960’s, when what was the gymnasium became theauditorium. A new playground was built in 1983,following a concept called “playground-raising,”which required the hands-on involvement of parents,children, and staff in the building. At one point, anart room was put in the basement, where it remaineduntil 1988, the same year a new gymnasium wasbuilt, the Prep extension was added on, and theschool’s first-ever computer lab was established. Thelibrary media center was built in 1999, and theimprovements have continued over the past decade:a Prep reading/music room addition in 2000, acompletely redesigned Upper School in 2002, thenew theatre in 2004, and an expanded dining roomjust last year. The school’s overall property footprinthas also changed over the last few years with theacquisition of five residential properties directlyadjacent to the school. This summer, renovationswere made to the Lower School hallway.

These improvements were necessitated by changingtimes, aging structures, a growing student body,developing technologies, and burgeoning activitiesand programs—a continual trend throughout EFShistory.

So what’s next in the “tradition of progress”? WhileEFS is thankful for—and proud of—its currentfacility, there are clear needs that would enhance theeducational experience for students, faculty, andparents. These include an indoor activity center forPrep/Lower School, a Lower School technologycenter, expanded classroom/meeting space in LowerSchool, improved energy efficiency, a full-sizeathletic field, more parking, and improved traffic flow.While administrators and trustees work ondeveloping a campus master plan that will addressthese needs, which will likely be addressed in afuture capital campaign, students enjoy all that thebuilding has to offer today, as well as what it’s alwayshad: the commitment to being the best possibleplace for kids to learn and grow.

1999 2002 2004 2008 2009Library/Media Center Science room, part of the Upper School Theatre Dining Room Lower School Hallway

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ZIGGY PIADLOBuilding and Grounds Supervisor

Years at EFS: 28Prior job: Ziggy worked as a food inspector on theshipping docks in Tampa, Florida for six years. Beforethat, he was a vet tech for the military.On his to-do list for the day: “Cutting some moregrass and looking around for leaks from all the rainwe've been having.”Most enjoyable parts of job: Ziggy says it's theinteraction with the community he enjoys the most. “Ilike being able to help people, whether it's a teacher, akid, or even a parent with car trouble.”Most challenging parts of job: “Trying to geteverything done among all the interruptions.” It's hardto change a light bulb with a hammer in one hand and apaint brush in the other while sitting on a lawnmower!How has EFS changed over the years? Surprisingly,Ziggy says it hasn't changed at all, or rather thatchange has been a constant, whether it's renovatingthis, expanding that, or building something new.Favorite EFS lunch: “I like them all—that's theproblem,” he says. After 28 years, however, Ziggy hashad his fill of school lunches and now usually bringshis own. If Ziggy could have any job in the world, he'd be:a veterinarianSomething he's always wanted to do but hasn't yet:visit Alaska. “But I hate mosquitoes so much that Iprobably never will,” he admits.A few things you may not know about Ziggy: He'sfirst-generation Polish-American and spoke Polishbefore English. He's a grandfather of four. And he's asausage-making master, a skill he learned from hisgrandfather. Last Easter, Ziggy made 450 lbs. ofsausage to share with his entire extended family.

PAT KILIANBuilding Maintenance Assistant

Years at EFS: 13Prior job: Before joining the EFS community, Pat wasproprietor of his own lawn care and snowplowingcompany.On his to-do list for the day: paint the boys'bathroom, tile the floor, and cut the grassMost enjoyable parts of job: Pat enjoys the outdoorwork the most, like cutting grass, snow removal, andpainting.Most challenging parts of job: “Getting everythingdone on time!”How has EFS changed over the years? “It's beengetting bigger over the years, and with that comesmore responsibilities,” notes Pat.Favorite EFS lunch: “I really like all the lunches,” saysPat, and anyone who's ever looked at his lunch tray cantestify to that. “My favorite snack is soft pretzels.”If Pat could have any job in the world, he'd be:an airplane pilotSomething he's always wanted to do but hasn't yet:skydivingA few things you may not know about Pat: He's anavid golfer, and also a car buff: he loves cars and carshopping.

MEET THE BUILDINGS & GROUNDS TEAM

At left: Ziggy Piadlo (left) and Pat Kilian (right)

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Seventy-five percent of the world’s animalspecies are insects, and this year’s Prep IIstudents got the chance to see, touch,even taste a few of them! Come along andlearn on their field trip to Buggin’ Out!, aspecial exhibit at the Buffalo Museum ofScience in May.

(Don’t worry—they took a pass on thecheddar-cheese-flavored dried crickets thatwere being offered and stuck with theirsandwiches, bananas, and lemonadeinstead. Smart kids!)

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came across a hairy tarantula, a plate ofwrithing mealworms, or a giant hissing

cockroach, but the Prep students didn’t—theylooked and learned about these surprisingly friendlycreatures. And when asked if they wanted to hold anAfrican millipede, all but one eagerly held out theirpalms. “They tickle!” screamed a boy, giggling as itcrawled between his fingers.

Having studied insects in class, the kids alreadyknew a few things (such as the difference betweenan exoskeleton and endoskeleton, for instance) butthere is always more to learn about bugs. After all,with more than one million species of insects in theworld, you could spend your whole life looking atdifferent kinds of insects and never see them all.Here are a few things you might not know:

Mealworms got their name from their peskyhabit of infesting people’s flour bins and othergrain stores. Mealworms are actually the larvalstage of a black beetle.

A grasshopper can jump 80 times its body length. That’s like a person taking a 450-foot-leap!

Tarantulas taste with their feet and “hear” withtheir fur: they have taste receptors in their feet,and the hairs that cover their body sensesound vibrations.

Millipedes don’t really have a million legs; even the biggest ones have at most about 750—

but that’s the most legs of any creature!

Centipedes have considerably fewer, usuallyless than 300.

Fleas (which, like spiders and scorpions, areactually arachnids) can jump 200 times theirbody height—that’s equivalent to a humanjumping to the seventieth floor of the EmpireState Building.

A single spider web, if unraveled into a straightline, could reach lengths of up to 300 miles.

Dung beetles live entirely off of animal waste,needing no additional food or water intake.

Bees do not actually generate honey. Rather,they concoct it from the flower nectar theyconsume and repeatedly regurgitate.

A certain type of dragonfly, Austrophlebiacostalis, can fly at speeds of up to 36 miles per hour.

Insects can be found on all seven continents—even Antarctica.

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DID YOU KNOW?

COCKROACHES HAVE A BAD RAP

AS INVASIVE PESTS THAT SPREAD

DISEASE, BUT MOST OF THE

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PERFORM A BENEFICIAL SERVICE

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DECOMPOSITION PROCESS BY

EATING DECAYING ROTTING

ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATTER.

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DAYtoDAYSchool year traditions start anewAbove, eighth graders get in the swing of thingson the annual trip to Camp Pathfinder. At right,Tony Featherston greets new and returningstudents with a smile and a handshake.

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Summer’s golden ticketSummer Camp at Elmwood Franklin was the place tobe this summer. Above, OnStage campers appear intheir scrumptious production of Willy Wonka and theChocolate Factory. At left, kids get technical inChallenge Quest as they build real working robots.

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Let’s be friendsFacing page top and bottom right: Prep II studentsused the power of technology to make new friendsduring a live video conference with students at St.Mary’s School for the Deaf in Buffalo. Prep kidspractice conversational sign language and also signsongs and poems and learn about living with deafness.

Get SMARTFacing page bottom left: first grade teachers engagestudents using the newly installed SMART Boards.

Oceans of experienceUpper School science teacher Clare Wagstaff,pictured above, spent eight days with researchscientists studying coral disease off the coast ofFlorida as part of the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration’s Teacher at Seaprogram. Oceanography is a part of the eighth gradescience curriculum, and Clare will be sharing herexperiences with her students.

SYBILMCGENNIS

EVERYONE'S FAVORITE“SCHOOLMARM,”

RETIRES AFTER 37 YEARS OFTEACHING AT EFS

Third grade teacher extraordinaire Sybil McGennis has made the2008/2009 school year her last, a bittersweet milestone for her, hercolleagues, her former students, and theentire EFS community.

A tribute to Sybil was held in the theatreduring the all-alumni open house in June,marked by the attendance of more than100 guests and the dedication of thethird grade classroom in her honor by ananonymous donor. In May, Boardpresident Alice Jacobs honored Sybilwith the Margaret G. Swift Award for hermany years of meritorious service toElmwood Franklin.

“Though days like this can be emotionalin some respects, as we see the end of

an era, my preference, and I am sure Sybil'stoo, would be to celebrate today—celebrategreat memories, a great career, and a newbeginning for Sybil and her family.”

former student and family friend Dave Pfalzgraf '84, from his speech

“Sybil and I had so many good timesthroughout the years and laughed our

way through countless play rehearsals,projects that always made a mess, interestingguest speakers including a Civil War generalwho tried to train the troops, ... and endlessconversations on every imaginable topic. We'vebeen terrific teammates, close friends for manyyears, and in many ways more like sisters.”

former colleague and friend Sue White, from her speech

Former Headmaster Keith W. Frome honoredSybil for her hard work and her hair bows.

"A bow," he pointed out, "always comes on topof a gift."

At left, Sybil (center) with grandchildren Claire ’16 and William ’14,son Peter ’85, husband Peter and daughter-in-law Susan.

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Sybil McGennis

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Liz Duryea Maloney ’70

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The relationship between Elmwood Franklin's development efforts andits alumni relations is a symbiotic one: we support our alumni at thesame time we look to them for support. That includes charitable

support, of course, but it also entails other, broader kinds of assistance andinvolvement. We aim to keep our alumni connected with the school andeach other, to share and celebrate their achievements, and to honor theireverlasting place here at EFS. We believe these things benefit the school asa whole as much as they do our alumni as individuals.

We're happy to introduce our alumni base to Kathleen McIntyre, who willbe coordinating many of our alumni activities this coming year. Kathleen hasbeen with Elmwood Franklin for several years in several different capacitiesand is eager to get to know the school from its “alumni-side” because it issuch a large and valuable part of the institution.

The Development Office, working in conjunction with the Alumni Council,has some exciting things planned for the year, so we hope to see or hearfrom you soon!

f rom DEVELOPMENT

JULIE BERRIGANDirector of Deve lopment

KATHLEEN MCINTYREAss i s tant D i rector of Deve lopment

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STAY CONNECTEDGET INVOLVEDUpdate your e-mail address with EFS. More and more of our communications are electronic; if wedon't have your correct e-mail address, you're missing out.Send an e-mail to development@elmwoodfranklin.org,and while you're at it, share your news. Tell us what you'reup to: schools, jobs, family additions, special accolades—we want to know!

Serve as a class agent. If you're interested in serving as a link between EFS andyour classmates by soliciting and sharing updates, contactKathleen McIntyre at kmcintyre@elmwoodfranklin.orgor 716-877-5035.

Write your life story. Or at least a small piece of it. All alumni are invited to writeon themes relating to their jobs, hobbies, or experiences atEFS. We will print suitable pieces between 500 and 1500words in the Bulletin Board. If you're interested, contactSally Jarzab at sjarzab@elmwoodfranklin.org or 716-877-5035.

Become a fan. Follow Elmwood Franklin School on Facebook for the latestnews, events and photos.

Members of the Alumni Council (from l to r)Eric Saldanha ’85, Charles Hahn ’68,

Stephen Kellogg, Jr. ’77, Susie Lenahan Kimberly ’64, Rob Drake ’96,

Elizabeth Duryea Maloney ’70, Amy Decillis Bard ’86, and Tricia Barrett ’92

WEDNESDAY

NOV. 116:00 P.M.

Alumni RegionalGathering in NYC.Visit elmwoodfranklin.orgfor full details.

SUNDAY

DEC. 2710:30 A.M.—12:30 P.M.

Alumni BasketballTournamentVisit elmwoodfranklin.orgfor full details.

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NOTES1969Valinda Parker Gorder

writes, “I did not quite learneverything I needed to know inKindergarten, but EFS was by far the besteducation institution I ever experienced—all the way through my master’s degree.”

1981Thomas J. Laub writes, “Icurrently teach European

history at James Madison University inVirginia. My first book, After the Fall,studies the German occupation of Franceduring World War II and will appear inbookstores around February 2010.”

Jack Levy won an Emmy Award forOutstanding Sound Editing on September12, 2009 for his work on the seriesBattlestar Galactica. This is Jack’s fifth Emmynomination for outstanding sound editing.

1985Katie Wilton married DavidCharles Peterson on

September 26, 2009 in Newburyport, MA.They will live in Topsfield, MA.

1987Adam Lippes recentlycelebrated the one-year

anniversary of the ADAM store located at5454 Main St. in Williamsville.

1991Donald (Joby) RighterZammit graduated from The

Brooks School in 1995 and RochesterInstitute of Technology in 2000. He nowlives and works as a chef in DaytonaBeach, Florida.

1993Whitney Allyson Zammittgraduated from Nichols in

1997 and Northern Arizona University in2001. She married Joe Barnas in 2004,and they currently reside in Arvada,Colorado.

1996Allison Drake was awardedthe Whitaker Prize for

multiple sclerosis research at the annualmeeting of the Consortium of MultipleSclerosis Centers in Atlanta. Allison iscurrently pursuing a PhD in clinicalpsychology at the University of Virginia.

Yvon Paul Pasquarello along with a fewfriends has started the Fire Island BeerCompany, a microbrewery dedicated to thepursuit of quality American microbeer andquality American relaxation based inAtlantique, New York. Fire Island BeerCompany’s first offering, Lighthouse Ale,was deemed by NBC New York to be the“Official Beer of Summer 2009.”

Jolie Roetter was promoted to Director ofInternational and Intercultural studies atSt. Lawrence University in Canton, NY.

1998James Righter Gardner, agraduate of The Loomis

Chaffee School ’02 and AmericanUniversity ’06 (magna cum laude), hasgraduated from The Levin School of Law atThe University of Florida in Gainesville onMay 15, 2009.

2000Heidi Crawford Gardner, agraduate of The Loomis

Chaffee School ’06, graduated magna cumlaude from Pace University on May 20,2009 after taking a year off betweenboarding school and college.

2001Luke Rich is returning toBuffalo after studying in

Jackson, Missippi. He will be attendingUniversity at Buffalo majoring in businessadministration.

2004Javier Buscaglia-Pesqueramade the Dean's List the

past two semesters at the Illinois Instituteof Technology's College of Architecture.

2005Jay Dref has received severalrecent awards and honors,

including the Rochester PhilharmonicOrchestra Allen Award for best vocalist,the Marie Mohr/Miranda Curry CollegeScholarship from the Chromatic Club, andthe H&A Ziegle Jr. Scholarship from theJuilliard School. (Jay started at Juilliard thisfall.) He also won the Friends of theBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra YoungMusician Scholarship and performed withthe BPO as a soloist three times thissummer. Jay was profiled in the April 29,2009 edition of The Buffalo News.

From l to r: EFS alums Ramsey Gayles '06, Jake Cappuccino '06,Steve Kellogg '06, Will Zacher '08, and Ari Goldfarb '06

Maddie McQueeney ’01 and Debby Clark ’63 ref agirls’ field hockey game in September.

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2006Kilby Bronstein was selected bythe Buffalo chapter of the

Association of Fundraising Professionals as theYouth Philanthropist of the Year. Kilby was co-nominated by Elmwood Franklin School andRoswell Park's Paint Box Project. Kilby will receivethe award at the National Philanthropy Day onNovember 18, 2009 at the Adam's Mark Hotel.

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1946David K. Anderson passed away onAugust 15, 2009 at the age of 74.

He was the father of EFS alum David ReedAnderson ’84.

CLASS OF 2005

COLLEGESSadie Baker

Sarah BassettAlison Bellows

Daniel BernsteinMartin Bielat

Katherine BollierDerek Brim

Sarah BrodyMoriah Camp

Joanna CianciosaTheodore Clauss

Alexander CousinsVictoria Dann

Jessica DemakosJay Dref

Erin EdsonAllie Faitelson

Will GiselStephanie Haddad

Alayla HenryKatherine Lipke

William MaloneyCary MarletteJohn McHugh

Benjamin MeyerRachael Moreland

Jacob MoyLyman Munschauer

Caroline PiercePhilipp Rimmler

Derek RobinsMarvin SmithJules Stephan

Michael SzymkowiakMonica Wlodarczyk

Buffalo State CollegeColgate UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUnknown at time of publicationBaldwin-Wallace CollegeOntario School of Art and DesignUniversity at BuffaloRochester Institute of TechnologySt. Johns UniversityBuffalo State CollegeCanisius CollegeWilliam and Mary CollegeElon UniversityDenison UniversityThe Juilliard SchoolSUNY FredoniaUnion CollegeJohns Hopkins UniversityHobart and William Smith CollegesCanisius CollegeBarry UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversityHobart and William Smith CollegesLoyola University ChicagoWheaton CollegeNortheastern UniversityGeorgetown UniversityHamilton CollegeUniversity of DenverBoston CollegeHarvard UniversityUnknown at time of publicationThe University of ChicagoCanisius CollegeBowdoin College

Students from the Class of 2005 gathered at the home ofHead of School Tony Featherston to catch up before heading

off to college.

Alums working at Camp Pathfinder this summer greetedPete Johnson and his crew of EFS students there for a

summer option session in July. Alumni pictured below areAlex George ’06, Max Reis ’04, Michael Szymkowiak ’05,

Steven Szymkowiak ’00, and Brian Brunsing ’03.

Luke Rich ’01catches up with his first grade teacher,Judy Jurnack, and nephew David Rich III ’17 while visiting EFS.

2008/2009 Annual Report

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MissionE L M W O O D F R A N K L I N S C H O O L

• PROVIDING an enriched academic programthat emphasizes learning how to learn,developing good work habits, and fosteringcreative and independent thinking;

• ENHANCING each student’s learningexperience with in-class and out-of-classactivities as well as extracurricularofferings including athletics and the arts;

• SUSTAINING an environment in whichrespect and caring for each child and adultin the school community are paramount;

• BUILDING an inclusive school communitythat reflects and values diversity;

• MAINTAINING a collegial faculty ofoutstanding professionals to serve aseffective teachers and caring mentors;

• FOSTERING a school-home partnershipfocused on the academic and personaldevelopment of each student andcharacterized by open communication;

• INVOLVING families in supporting ourstudents and teachers;

• SUPPORTING our educational programwith extensive resources and well-maintained, well-equipped facilities.

To effectively carry out the mission, Elmwood Franklin is committed to

Elmwood Franklin School prepares children for success in life. Bysetting high standards for scholarship and character and providing anurturing and supportive environment, Elmwood Franklin fosters thedevelopment of confident, independent, self-motivated learners witha strong sense of responsibility to self and community.

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ContentsFrom the Board PresidentBoard of TrusteesCorporation Life MembersAdmissions ReportParent CouncilAlumni CouncilVolunteer RecognitionTribute to Finley R. Greene, Jr.

2008/2009 Annual Fund CampaignHistoryCabinetDonor ProfilesDonorsGifts in Memory and HonorGifts In-KindGrandparent DonorsAlumni Donors110% Club

2009 AuctionExecutive CommitteeRaise the Paddle for Technology

Your Support:What it means, what it does, and why we need it

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IT IS MID SUMMER, AND I AM AT EFS TO CHECK IN ON THE LOWER

School renovation. As I walk through the gutted hallway,unrecognizable in the absence of lockers and ceiling, I am

astounded at the progress, and happy to hear that we havesecured the required permits to begin the next phase of ourproject. I look up and admire the higher ceiling, once coveredby suspended tiles, and hope that the parents and children willlike the more spacious feeling as much as our buildingcommittee did when deciding to leave it open. I search for theledge where the new Cat 6 wiring will be run, allowinginformation to load more quickly, and eliminating the “spinningball of doom” (a sign that our existing wiring was no longermeeting our expanding technology needs). I will call when I getback to my office to be sure we are still on target forcompletion by opening day.

As I assume the responsibility of Board president, I find myselflooking at all aspects of our school with the same critical eyethat I have turned towards the Lower School project. I amhappy to report that I like what I see. As Tony Featherstondetailed in the spring issue of this publication, NYSAIS, in itsreview of our school for reaccreditation, found our program tobe strong, our faculty dedicated and passionate, and ourcommitment to positive character development particularlyimpressive. While this is great news, there is no temptation torest on our laurels. Based on the preliminary results of ourstrategic planning retreat last spring, the Board is alreadymoving forward on a number of initiatives with an eye towardsensuring Elmwood Franklin’s ability to provide an education ofthe highest quality to continuing generations.

From the Board PresidentL I Z D U RY E A M A L O N E Y ’ 70

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While my approach to the school may now be morebusinesslike, my experiences at EFS as a student, aparent, an alumna and a volunteer have taught methat EFS is so much more than just an organizationin the “business” of education. Elmwood Franklin is achoice that each one of us has consciously made.

For parents, sending your child to EFS is a choiceyou have made because you understand that the giftof a strong academic foundation is without questionthe best gift you can give to your child.

Many of you will also make the choice to volunteerand become involved in school activities, modelingthe behavior of giving back and adding to the richfabric of our school community.

For our faculty, teaching at EFS is a choice you havemade because you are given the freedom and thesupport needed to instruct and inspire yourstudents to be the best they can be both asstudents and as individuals.

For our active EFS alumni, volunteering at school is achoice you make because you understand theimportance of giving back to a community that hasgiven you so many advantages.

And finally, for our loyal and generous donors, givingto EFS is a choice that you continue to make yearafter year because you believe there is value in theexceptional educational experience that ElmwoodFranklin provides, and you understand that we can only continue to provide it with your support.

It is our individual choices that bring us together atEFS, as parents, students, teachers, volunteers anddonors. It is our common belief in education as a

priority that inspires us all to work harder on behalfof our school.

With a new school year now upon us, I would like tothank our outgoing trustees Philipp Rimmler andAnnette Fitch, two outstanding board members whohave given of their time and expertise in service tothe school. They will be greatly missed. It has alsobeen my extreme good fortune to serve with AliceJacobs during her tenure as Board chair. With a listof accomplishments too numerous to recount, Aliceleaves this Board with the profound admiration andgratitude of all who have served with her. There is nodoubt that her contributions to Elmwood Franklinwill have a lasting impact on our school for years tocome. I am also pleased to welcome our newestBoard members Ludvik Karl, EFS parent and financialconsultant, Donna Muscarella, EFS parent andparalegal with Phillips Lytle, and Scott Saperston ’86,EFS parent, alum, and financial consultant with SmithBarney. The Board appreciates the commitment toEFS that our new trustees have made in acceptingthe invitation to serve, and looks forward to theirfuture contributions.

Finished with my tour of the Lower School, I exit just in time to see a loud and happy crew of children returning to EFS from a day trip with oursummer camp. I make a mental note to send a thankyou to our camp director, Clare Wagstaff, forbreathing new life into this program, and then I stopand watch as the children pile into the school,remembering just how much fun it was to be a childat Elmwood Franklin.

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Corporation Life Members

Paula CiprichShashi DavaeRavi DesaiMatthew EnsticeAnnette FitchArthur Glick ’71George Kermis

Madeline Ambrus Lillie ’64Eric LipkeGail MitchellNena RichM. Bradley RogersTrini RossMichele Trolli

Jane S. Banta ’61Steven G. BiltekoffHazard K. Campbell ’42Janie Constantine ’62Holly A. Donaldson ’57Barbara Hourihan DowningRichard E. GioiaRobert D. GioiaFinley R. Greene, Jr. (d)

Amy J. HabibCharles J. HahnFrederick K. HoustonEdwin M. Johnston, Jr. ’47Michael Joseph

Stephen Kellogg ’51Charles F. Kreiner, Jr.George W. Laub ’42Madeline Lillie ’64Gerald S. LippesDevon Marlette ’67William E. Mathias IIElizabeth S. Mitchell ’65Trudy A. Mollenberg ’61Ruth Niswander ’39Phyllis PiercePamela RighterRobert E. Sadler, Jr.Robin Sadler

Anne L. SaldanhaFrank M. Spitzmiller IICynthia Baird StarkDavid G. Strachan ’47Douglas G. Swift ’70Pamela R. Jacobs VogtJames M. WadsworthEdward F. WalshCatherine T. Wettlaufer ’62E. John WhiteAnnette S. Wilton ’48Leslie H. Zemsky

PRESIDENT Alice Jacobs VICE PRESIDENT Philipp L. Rimmler VICE PRESIDENT Elizabeth Duryea Maloney ’70 TREASURER Michael HoganSECRETARY Alison Keane

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After graduating 38 eighth grade students in 2008, we enrolled 60 newstudents, for a student body of 364. Families continue to come to EFSfrom all over Western New York—some from as far away as Boston,Colden, Derby, Elma, Medina, Strykersville and Wheatfield, while otherslive as close as two houses down from the school.

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One-hundred students received a total of $755,386 in tuition assistance (27% ofenrollment). Of the total amount of tuition assistance awarded, $90,460 was given to newfamilies entering the school and the remaining $664,896 was awarded to families already apart of the school community.

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E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E EPRESIDENT Anna GeronimoVICE PRESIDENT Andrea HardenSECRETARY Kanika GulatiTREASURER Heather JermakROOM REP COORDINATOR Shashi Davae

COMMITTEE AND EVENT CHAIRSFALL FAMILY PICNIC

Tina BialkowskiBOOK FAIR

Sarah Ambrus and Julia Ladds ClaussTEACHER APPRECIATION DAY

Heather Jermak and Mindy ShineTEACHER TREATS

Mia Acharya and Kristin SaperstonLS/PREP FAMILY NIGHT/ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Mary Frank and Mindy ShineSPEAKER SERIES

Julia Ladds Clauss and Deborah RussellSCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Pam Catipovic and Linda MorrisFUNDRAISING CHAIR

Andrea Kuettel

ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Mary Frank and Vicky NewmanHOLIMONT FAMILY FUN DAY

Mindy ShineINNISBROOK WRAP COORDINATOR

Suzanne BadgleyMARKETTING COMMITTEE

Lori BassettCOMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE

Julia Ladds Clauss and Deborah RussellMENTORING COMMITTEE

Lori Bassett and Andrea Harden

RO O M R E P R E S E N TAT I V E SPREP I Michelle Lenahan, Kristin SaperstonPREP II Maria Brancato, Carol Christie-DellGRADE 1 Darcy Zacher, Susan McGennisGRADE 2 Marcy Newman, Mary Jane ZurowskiGRADE 3 Kanika Gulati, Holly RuppGRADE 4 Mia Acharya, Vicky NewmanGRADE 5 Jennifer/Adrian Black, Edie DrefGRADE 6 Carrie/Dave Frank, Wendy MathiasGRADE 7 Patty Glick, Eva HererGRADE 8 Helen Cappuccino, Jane Buck,

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From picnics to book fairs, teacher treats to speaker series, room reps tofamily fun, the Parent Council serves as a support group to the school andas a resource for all members of the school community. All parents orguardians of students attending the school are members and areencouraged to participate.

We sincerely appreciate our parents’ involvement and support.

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M E M B E R S

PRESIDENT Stephen Kellogg, Jr. ’77

Amy Decillis Bard ’86Jennifer Prince Bronstein ’74Gitti Barrell ’71Tricia Barrett ’92Kristin Schoellkopf Borowiak ’82Rob Drake ’96Charles Hahn ’68Susie Lenahan Kimberly ’64Madeline Ambrus Lillie ’64Elizabeth Duryea Maloney ’70Samantha Friedman Olsen ’00Mary Franklin Saperston ’60Eric Saldanha ’85

At Elmwood Franklin, we think our graduates are too special to just let goand never hear from again. And our former students agree—thefoundations that they build at EFS often have lasting meaning throughouttheir lives.

The Alumni Council works to maintain a relationship of mutual benefitbetween the school and its alumni. Its objectives are to maintaincommunication with alumni, keep them informed and involved in theschool, solicit their social and financial support, and to share their newsand accomplishments with the EFS community.

We appreciate the efforts of these dedicated alumni on behalf of our school.

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Volunteer RecognitionSupporting Elmwood Franklin can be done in a number of ways—financialdonations are one way, of course, but volunteerism is another importantand valuable resource to our school and our mission.

In May, Tony Featherston and Julie Berrigan welcomed many fromElmwood Franklin’s legion of volunteers to a breakfast reception to givespecial recognition to a few and heartfelt appreciation to all.

T H E U N S U N G H E RO A WA R D

The Unsung Hero Award, an award that honors those individuals who are “everywhere, doingeverything,” was presented to Patty Glick, Leslie Keane and Shashi Davae. Whether it isParent Council related, Auction related, Annual Fund related... you name it, Patty, Leslie andShashi have done it. And they have done it well, with the most sincere enthusiasm and passion.

Patty Glick has been a parent at Elmwood Franklin for more than10 years and has been volunteering since the beginning. Patty’sdedication to the library, Book Fair, donated book program, andher two daughters’ classes has led her to receive this specialrecognition. From field trips to class parties to auction activitiesand Parent Council, Patty’s entusiasm is contagious, and wethank her for her hard work and dedication.

Since the 2005/2006 school year, Leslie Keane has taken onwriting the auction catalog and managing the auctiondatabase—selfless jobs that require many, many hours atschool on the computer entering data and writing creative andclever descriptions. Quietly and effectively, she hasvolunteered countless hours and more than a few late nights.We are very grateful to have such an energetic, pleasant andcapable volunteer.

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Shashi Davae is truly everywhere, everyday, doing just abouteverything. As our outgoing Annual Fund Chair and Room RepCoordinator, Shashi has worked tirelessly to help raise fundsfor our school and to raise awareness of the many programsand events we offer our families. In just three years, Shashi hashelped raise over $800,000 for the Annual Fund whilecoordinating classroom activites, volunteering for the Auctionand parent council, and serving as a member of the Board.Shashi’s devotion to Elmwood Franklin and its mission is

inspiring, and we couldn’t accomplish as much as we do without her.

E F S S E R V I C E A WA R D S

EFS Service Awards were presented to eighth grade parents Kristan Andersen, HelenCappuccino, Charlie ’68 and Sandy Hahn, and Joan Jacobs. Awards were also given to retiringBoard member Annette Fitch and retiring Alumni Council president Steve Kellogg, Jr. ’77.

A U C T I O N R E C O G N I T I O N

Auction 2009 recognition was given to chairs Brigid Doherty, Jessica Enstice ’89 and AmyHansen who led an impressive team of volunteers to raise nearly $200,000 for the school.

A N N U A L F U N D S E R V I C E V O L U N T E E R S

Annual Fund Chairs Shashi Davae, Nena Rich and Scott Saperston ’86, Grandparent ChairsMary ’60 and Howard ’54 Saperston, and Faculty Chair Phyllis Siracusa were namedAnnual Fund Service Volunteers of the Year.

PA R E N T C O U N C I L S E R V I C E A WA R D S

Parent Council Service Awards were presented to Parent Council President AnnaGeronimo, Vice President Andrea Harden, Secretary Kanika Gulati, Treasurer Heather Jermak, and Room Rep Coordnator Shashi Davae. Recognition was also given toMia Acharya and Kristin Saperston for chairing Teacher Treats, to Sarah Ambrus and Julia Ladds Clauss for chairing the Fall Book Fair, and to Pam Catipovic and Linda Morris forchairing the Spring Scholastic Book Fair.

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Finley R. Greene, Jr.

Elmwood Franklin remembers Finley R. Greene Jr., EFSCorporation member and former board president, whopassed away October 7, 2008 after a long illness. Hissons F. Robert Greene III ’86 and Cutler Greene ’88 areEFS alumni, and his grandchildren Charlotte ’18 andCutler ’19 are students.

Elmwood Franklin is honored to have benefited fromFinley’s expertise in organizational fundraising anddevelopment, which he honed during a longprofessional career and active volunteerism, as well asfrom his enthusiastic and generous spirit.

F. Robert Greene III ’86, Finley R. Greene, Jr. and Cutler Greene ’88

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FROM LEFT TO R IGHT: SHASHI DAVAE , NENA R ICH , SCOTT SAPERSTON ’86

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Everything starts somewhere. The 2008/2009 Annual Fund Campaign led byShashi Davae, Nena Rich and Scott Saperston ’86 started among ratherdaunting circumstances—a national and global economic downturn—and stillmanaged to succeed in the end.

We are delighted to report this year’s Annual Fund total of $275,080, a sumthat surpassed the campaign goal as well as the past two years’ totals. We owethis success to our loyal donors, many of whom not only elected to continuetheir support of EFS but actually increased their gift amount this year. In fact,the average gift increased from $340 to $415, a 22 percent increase!

It seems that at Elmwood Franklin, what starts as a challenge often becomesan achievement. That’s true for our students, who are given the resources tomeet high standards, and for our alumni, who have the foundation that allowsthem to succeed in whatever they choose to pursue. It’s also true of the EFScommunity as a whole, which rose up to meet this year’s Annual Fundchallenge and made this year’s campaign something to celebrate.

So thank you, thank you, thank you to our many generous donors. It all startshere…with you.

Annual Fund HistoryYear No. of

DonorsAnnual

Fund TotalTrustee

%Corporation

%Parent

%Alumni

%Fac/Staff

%

2008/2009 663 $275,080 100% 100% 76% 17% 100%

2007/2008 768 $261,111 100% 95% 91% 20% 98%

2006/2007 693 $263,914 100% 97% 71% 21% 100%

2005/2006 693 $280,188 100% 100% 77% 20% 100%

2004/2005 764 $263,752 100% 100% 80% 20% 100%

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Cabinet Members

Grandparent ChairsHoward ’54 and Mary ’60 Saperston

Faculty ChairPhyllis Siracusa

Alumni MembersPenny Schoellkopf Banta ’61Gitti Barrell ’71Cynthia Keating Doolittle ’46 Rob Drake ’96Stephen Kellogg, Jr. ’77Susie Lenahan Kimberly ’64Liz Duryea Maloney ’70Samantha Friedman Olsen ’00Eric Saldanha ’85Mary Doolittle Taylor ’36Sally Spitzmiller Vincent ’60

Parent MembersSarah AmbrusKristan AndersenDavid and Amy ’86 BardRuth BarnesLori BassettJohn and Tina BialkowskiBuddy and Kristin ’82 Borowiak

Jennifer Prince Bronstein ’74Matt and Jessica ’89 EnsticeAnnette FitchMichael and Gretchen GalvinCutler ’88 and Julie GreeneCharles Hahn ’68Andrea HardenMichael and Harriette HoganAlison KeaneMicheal and Andrea KuettelSusan McGennisMarcy NewmanTed ’84 and Nena RichDaniel and Laura RifkinHolly RuppHeather StephenKaren TaneffEmily WyckoffMary Jane Zurowski

Grandparent MembersKeith and Lin BlakelyJeanne DecillisKitty Marcy ’54Betsy SandersVarney Spaulding Greene ’57

The Cabinet is a dedicated group of alumni, parents, alumniparents, grandparents, trustees, former trustees, and corporationmembers who worked together throughout the year towardreaching our goal in the Elmwood Franklin School Annual FundCampaign. We are most appreciative of your time and energy.

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It all starts here.

It’s a theme that conveys the importanceof Elmwood Franklin School in the lives ofour students, families, and alumni. Wehear time and time again that theexperiences our students have atElmwood Franklin continue to havemeaning throughout their lives. So weasked a few of our donors:

What started at Elmwood Franklin for you?

T H E T R O L L I F A M I LYJoseph, Danielle ’08, Alexandra ’11, Samantha ’13, and Michele

The best beginning.T H E T R O L L I F A M I LY

H E A D S O C I E T Y D O N O R S

“We see every day how the decision to send our

daughters to Elmwood Franklin has made a difference in

their lives—the best teachers, the best surroundings,

the best friends, the best possible experience.

It’s a wonderful feeling to know that you’ve given your

children the right start.”

T H E F E A T H E R S T O N / R O Y F A M I LYHead of School Tony Featherston and wife Helen Roywith daughters Riley ’07 and Lucy ’12

An extended family.T O N Y F E A T H E R S T O N A N D H E L E N R O Y

B L U E / G R A Y C I R C L E D O N O R S

“EFS is more than a school: it’s a family. The

connection among the students, parents, faculty, and

alumni is that close and that important. From our very

first moment at the school, we were welcomed in,

collectively and individually.

Wherever our children go from here, they will always

be members of the EFS family and carry with them the

love and support of great friends and great teachers.”

T H E B A R D F A M I LYAmy Decillis Bard ’86 and husband David,with children Jake ’16 and Lauren ’19

A lasting bond.T H E B A R D F A M I LY

P A T R O N D O N O R S

“Because Elmwood Franklin is rooted in tradition, it

creates lifelong memories that are shared by every

student who passes through its halls. From building a

shelter at Letchworth, to selling shares of the fourth

grade corporation, to competing for the Blue-Gray title,

we all share these special experiences.

The years I spent at Elmwood Franklin fostered my love

of learning as well as friendships that will last a lifetime.

It’s heartening to know that our children will take part

in this tradition too.”

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H E A D S O C I E T Y

$5,000+The Cameron & Jane Baird FoundationAlice and Jeremy Jacobs, Jr.Seymour H. Knox Foundation

Ms. Gracia K. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Hazard K. Campbell and FamilyMrs. Marjorie C. CampbellMrs. Northrup R. Knox and FamilyMrs. Seymour H. Knox III and FamilyMr. and Mrs. Seymour H. Knox IV

The Lipke FamiliesMr. and Mrs. Brian LipkeMr. and Mrs. Eric LipkePatricia K. Lipke

Dr. and Mrs. Wm. J. RapaportThe Estate of Louise Gale Runnells '42The Estate of Dorothy Scott '22

$2,500 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. Ronald AlsheimerMrs. Michael R. BrannenMrs. Marjorie S. BuyersAmy J. HabibCharles D. Hahn and

The Hahn Family FoundationMr. Michael and Dr. Harriette HoganPatrick and Lisa HotungMr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Johnston, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael JosephThe JS Ten Trust

Mrs. Charles W. BantaMr. and Mrs. Ludvik KarlDaniel and Leslie KeaneMr. and Mrs. William F. Kimberly, Jr.

Michael and Andrea KuettelLa Nova Pizzeria

Joe Todaro and Carla PantanoHelen Dent Lenahan FoundationJeff Long and Amy CarterMr. and Mrs. John A. MitchellMrs. Mary Louise G. PooleyMr. and Mrs. S. Warren Prince, Jr.Rich Family FoundationTed and Nena RichAnne and Phil RimmlerMr. and Mrs. William RuppMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sadler, Jr.Saperston Family FoundationMrs. John L. SurdamDr. and Mrs. John TaneffTrolli FamilyKathryn and John White

$1,500 - $2,499Mrs. Ruth BarnesMr. Stephen E. BarnesPaula Cirprich and Gregory MigdalDr. and Mrs. Ketan DavaeJames A. Gately, Jr.Barry and Tracy HeneghanMr. and Mrs. Kevin R. KeaneMr. Spencer Kellogg IIDr. Keith Stube and Leslie StubeJim and Michal WadsworthMr. and Mrs. Frank P. WiltonZemsky Family

Howard, Leslie, Kayla, Harry & David

Annual Fund Donors

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K E Y S O C I E T Y

$1,000 - $1,499AnonymousKristan Andersen and Robin BronsteinAnsie BairdMr. Brent BairdBruce and Susan BairdMargot and Robert BantaMr. and Mrs. George F. BellowsLin and Keith BlakelyMr. and Mrs. Paul J. Borowiak, Jr.Terry and Peggy ConnorsJames and Laureen CorasantiJack R. Davis, Jr.Mrs. George R. Duryea, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. FlickingerLisa and Scott FriedmanKeith W. Frome and Ermelinda BonaccioMr. and Mrs. Arthur GlickDr. and Mrs. A. K. GulatiAnthony Habib and Becky MachadoMr. Charles J. Hahn and

The Hahn Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Donald J. HolzmanMrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. A. IrwinLouis and Joan JacobsMichael Lahood and Kathleen HorohoePatricia K. LipkeThe Gerald and Sandra Lippes Foundation, Inc.Charles and Elizabeth MaloneyAndrew and Kristina MathiasWilliam and Jane MathiasJohn and Katalin McClureThe Meyer Family: Jeffrey, Karin and Ben

Trudy and Van MollenbergJames M. Mucklewee and

Marylou K. Roshia-MuckleweeDonald F. and Barbara L. Newman

Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Kevin OsinskiDr. Dimitrios Pados and Dr. Stella BatalamaPaul and Else Blum Private Foundation

Amy Blum Houston and Nancy BlumPenn Schoellkopf Fund

Mrs. Charles W. BantaMrs. Dean JewittSusan B. Schoellkopf

Mrs. Frederick S. PierceDr. and Mrs. Saurin PopatDr. and Mrs. Daniel RifkinThe Rupp FoundationThe Saldanha Family

Anne, Eric '85 and Mark '90Mr. and Mrs. Scott SaperstonJane M. SchoellkopfMr. and Mrs. Thomas SpierDavid and Cynthia StarkDoug and Beth SwiftMr. and Mrs. Charles E. TelfordMr. and Mrs. Peter VogtDr. Wayne Waz and Dr. Mary Jane PetruzziJohn and Cindy Zachau

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B L U E / G R AY C I RC L E $500 - $999Mr. and Mrs. Charles BantaMr. and Mrs. Jack BibasMr. and Mrs. Ronald G. BronsteinCameron and Dona BrownThe Cappuccino FamilySally D. and Stephen M. Clement IIIR. Lorraine Collins and John L. YatesRebecca and Bill CollinsMr. and Mrs. James Cosbey IIIMr. John Darby and Mrs. Carolyn Kellogg DarbyDr. and Mrs. Mazin DhafirMs. Brigid Doherty and Mr. Réne JonesElmwood Franklin School Parent CouncilMatthew and Jessica EnsticeMr. Anthony Featherston and Dr. Helen RoyJeremy and Kristin FinnAnnette H. and Michael P. FitchKate R. GardnerDr. Nishi Harvey and Mrs. Mia AcharyaDr. Cameron Huckell and Mr. Richard ClarkeMr. William Ilecki and Ms. Hillary RifkinClint and Diane IvinsCharles and Jill Jacobs and FamilyJordan M. JaysonMr. Andrew KahnKevin and Betty Ann KeaneMr. and Mrs. Stephen KelloggMr. and Mrs. Kenneth KoesslerLouise and Charles F. Kreiner, Jr.George W. LaubGeorge T. LaubSusan and Edwin LevyThe Lillie Family:

Drs. Madeline Ambrus '64 and David, Christine '92, Sarah '96, Karen '01

Eric LuxDr. and Ms. George MatthewsSybil and Peter McGennisMr. and Mrs. Stephen MorrisBrooke and Will MuggiaDr. and Mrs. Philip NiswanderGeorge and Carin PhillipsThe Pierce Family Charitable FoundationRamin and Dina RastakhizMr. and Mrs. Robert Rich III

Dr. Brian and Mrs. Nina RiegelMindy and Kevin ShineMr. and Mrs. David O. SmithSuzanne Culliton StephanMr. and Mrs. David G. StrachanMarc and Nancy TetroSally and Michael VincentMr. and Mrs. Edward F. WalshMr. Henry Waters

PAT RO N$250 - $499AnonymousAnonymousHarsha AcharyaGlenn W. and Heidi Dent '68 ArthursSteven and Maxine AwnerMr. and Mrs. David BardMr. Norbert BennettJulie and James BerriganMr. and Mrs. Anthony BilloniPatricia K. Hughes and Colin BradyDennis and Maria BrancatoMr. and Mrs. Kelly BrannenJulia Ladds ClaussDennis and Missy ClearyMr. and Mrs. Michael ClementJanie and Robert ConstantineMr. and Mrs. Anthony D. DecillisDrs. Ravi and Angela DesaiBrian and Patti DopkinDreamcatcher Foundation, Inc.Leslie H. FoxKen and Donna FranasiakMr. and Mrs. David M. FrankMs. Sarah W. FrenchAngeline K. FryerMichael and Gretchen GalvinLisa GillespieMargot V. GlickSarah GoodyearBeth Golebiewski and Bill GreeleyRichard and Susan GreenArthur and Barbara H. GriffaPhyllis HamillPatricia C. Hansen

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Anna Geronimo and Robert HausmannMr. James P. HettrickDr. and Mrs. Sung-Ho HongSandra J. HonneyBonnie and Nick HopkinsJames and Martha HowSanjivini Wadhwa and Chris JacobusIsabel V. JamesJeffrey and Merle JaysonHeather and Chris JermakDarby R. JohnsonJohn M. KeaveyGeorge and Marguerite KermisMr. and Mrs. Todd L. LevinDr. Marshall P. Lim and

Dr. Raffaella M. MarcantonioMr. Adam F. LippesMr. and Mrs. Gary LucinskiMrs. Kimberly R. LupkinMr. and Mrs. Willard J. Magavern, Jr.Mrs. William L. Marcy, Jr.Carolyn McClureJoanne MorelandJoseph and Donna MuscarellaMichael and Marcy NewmanRobert and Norina NucherenoGaier Notman PalmisanoJohn PomeroyMr. and Mrs. David Rich, Jr.Edward and Pamela RighterMr. and Mrs. Philipp M. RimmlerAnn L. RossTrini E. Ross and Geoffrey K. SealsMarilyn ShineDr. and Mrs. Adnan SiddiquiJames Smith and Colleen CummingsLeon Smith and Lee CampbellThe Stevenson FamilyJoe and Tiffany TomaselloMillie and Norman Toy IIElizabeth O. WaagenAmy L. Clifton and Theodore B.K. WalshAnnette P. Wilton

F R I E N D O F E F S$1 - $249Anonymous (9 gifts)Mr. and Mrs. Bruce AckerAl and Judy AckerMr. and Mrs. J. Keith AlfordSusan Gibbons AlfordMrs. Susan B. AllanJulian and Sarah AmbrusDonna and Barry AppelbaumJim and Suzanne BadgleySundae Bafo-LeBelMs. Bridget BairdCameron D. BairdThe Baldauf FamilyDorothy C. BanaszakAlice Strachan BarrMr. and Mrs. Irving Barrett, Jr.Tricia BarrettMrs. Claire BarryMr. and Mrs. Kingman Bassett, Jr.Ardie BausenbachPhillip Bean, AIASue B. BensmanMs. Rosemarie BeresMr. and Mrs. Chester BialkowskiJohn and Tina BialkowskiGabe BialkowskiMurray BibasMr. and Mrs. Peter BiehlMr. and Mrs. Martin BielatRobert A. BiltekoffCecile and Steven BiltekoffAdrian and Jennifer BlackMr. and Mrs. Edward S. BloombergMr. and Mrs. Albert W. Bluemle IIIMarcia BosJohn and Neveen BoulosChelseay BoulosHannya BoulosKara Habib BoyleDerek Brim, Jr.Vriginia Ostendorf BristolMr. and Mrs. Edward G. BroennimanMr. Arthur Bronson and

Ms. Catherine T. WettlauferMr. and Mrs. John H. Buettner

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Adrian Benjamin Burke, Esq.Kevin & Kathie Burke, Bob & Jen BurkeDr. Jose Buscaglia and Ms. Maria PesqueraVito and Victoria BuscemiJo-An CampbellMarie Habib CarrollMr. and Mrs. Philip CelnikerMrs. Anne B. CheneyMs. Shellonnee ChinnJoseph A. and Irene CianciosaJoe and Joy CianciosaMs. Deborah J. ClarkJulia Ladds ClaussMolly and Warren ClaussMadelyn ClearyMrs. Patricia B. CodyMr. and Mrs. Frederick B. CohenJulia CollardMrs. Frances CollinsDaniel and Cheryl ColpoysMr. and Mrs. Neil ConnellyBarbara Strebel ConnersMatt Connors '01Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. ConradMs. Christine CookeMs. Jennifer CostanzoLouise Zeller CurleyChristine CurtisSarah Pettibone DabneyErica A. DaltonChristopher L. DavisMr. and Mrs. Paul G. DellCaitlin DeRoseMichael DeRoseMolly DeRoseAlice (Sullivan) and Bob DillonMr. and Mrs. Sebastian DiMarcoJim and Jennifer DomagalskiMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. DonaldsonMrs. Cynthia DoolittleDr. and Mrs. Stephen W. DowningKirk and Barbara DowningMr. and Mrs. Kenneth DrakeMs. Debbera Drake-RogersRobert C. DrakeMr. and Mrs. Daniel DrewThe Revs. Shawn and Victoria Duncan

Clare B. EdsonWerner A. EdsonErin EdsonMatthew EdsonNicholas EdsonThomas and Paula ElsinghorstMs. Diane EvansDrs. Gil and Julie FarkashBonnie Barmon FastiffMr. and Mrs. Neal V. Fatin IIIGregory FaustThe Rev. Jerre W. FeaginRiley FeatherstonLucy Roy FeatherstonFerry Builders Inc.Joseph C. FisherllMichael and Loretta FitzpatrickJoan P. FlemingGeoffrey FlickingerMrs. Michael FlinderRay and Mary FoleyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. FrancoDexter FrankMary C. FrankEliza FriedmanJulia FriedmanMadeline FriedmanProfessor Shelly and Susan FromeRosalie Gardon and Tom SabatinoMr. Jonathan GarraMargaret Perry GarvinMrs. Anita T. GatesLynn GatesMr. David N. GeorgeMelinda Burgwardt Gibson, DVMMs. Sue GibsonJoan Good and John GilbertMs. Vastye GillespieHanna L. GiselWill GiselMr. and Mrs. Mark GlynnFrank and Gaye GodellAndrew GodellAshley GodellAdam '01, Ari '06, Michele and Jeffrey GoldfarbValinda Parker GorderMs. Margaret P. Gordon

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Jonathan A. GraffMrs. Nelson GravesSally Gisel GreenVarney S. GreeneCutler and Julie GreeneMr. and Mrs. F. Robert Greene IIIBlair M. GriffinStephen S. GurneyDinsh and Sally GuzdarMr. Mehrdad Hadighi and Ms. Shadi NazarianDr. and Mrs. Christopher L. HamillMr. and Mrs. Samuel L. HamlettGail L. HamlettMr. and Mrs. Harold N. Harden, Jr.Tamara HardobyElizabeth Barth HartenAmy HartmanMrs. Sarah S. HasbrouckMr. David O. HatcherHaughton/LoFaro FamilyMr. and Mrs. Edward HealyDavid and Julie HenryMr. Harvey HererDavid and Eva HererGinger HeusslerMr. Kevin M. Hogan and Ms. Katherine RoachChristina Hong '96Joe Hong '99Melina Hong '00Mike Hong '04Frederic K. and Marie S. HoustonAmy and Tom HoustonPaul HowardMr. William N. Hudson, Jr.Patrick and Patricia HughesSiobhan HughesBrigid HughesMs. Isabelle HuntJohn F. and Shizuka InglisMary Ellen and Robert IversDeWitt C. IvinsMaureen and Joseph JacobiEliza L. JacobsSally JarzabMary and John JermakCarol JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Peter Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Johnston IIIRebecca JohnstonNicole and Kerry JonesPeter Jones and Deborah RussellTom and Kathy JordanAnthony and Kim JordanAllison JosephJordan JosephMr. Bertrand Juillet and Ms. Kate RossJudy JurnackMichael JurnackMr. and Mrs. Jay KarassikJustin K. KelloggMr. and Mrs. Stephen Kellogg, Jr.Lachlan C. KelloggStephen Kellogg IIIMs. Nancy M. KellsMrs. John H. KentMr. and Mrs. Bruce L. KeplerAmelia KermisRachael KermisJudy KiefferMr. and Mrs. Patrick KilianScott Kinsman and Margot VincentMs. Marilyn KinsmanMeredith KirchnerMarty and Bruce KirchnerMs. Carrie KirkBetty KittingerMary Kenefick KoppMelissa Marlette KresseMichele KujawaMr. and Mrs. Bennie L. KyleHerb and Dolly LaddsMargot Mimmack LamarLisa A. LaTrovatoIrving A. LaubMrs. Sandra J. LaubThomas J. LaubDr. and Mrs. Eliot LazarFred LebherzMrs. Mid LeiningerMs. Linda LempkoMrs. Brenda LesterMr. Jeffry LesterMr. Robert LiguoriMiss Sandra A. LoFaro

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Alec LongAshley LoTempioBerenice Hewitt LothropWesley MabeeMrs. Colleen O'Shea MahoneyMr. James P. MaloneyWill MaloneyThe Markel FamilyDevon and Edward MarletteMrs. John E. MarletteMr. and Ms. John MarynowskiKaren L. MathewsAlexandra Merritt MathewsMr. and Mrs. Christopher MathiasPenny MatthewsMrs. Eileen McCarthyMary Ellen Daniels McCormickSusan and Peter McGennisMr. and Mrs. William McHughMs. Kathleen McIntyreMr. and Mrs. Otis McKnightBarbara Fischer McQueeneyMs. Patricia McQuillenMeredith B. MetcalfLeigh M. MikulkaMrs. Kirsten MilbrathMr. Robert L. Miller and Ms. Laura ManganMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MillerMs. Mariann MillerMolly Roach and Scott MillerStacey Fell MilneMs. Sarah MitchellMr. and Mrs. Paul MoloneyMr. and Mrs. Levern Morrow, Jr.Laurie MourgasMolly MuglerDr. and Mrs. Richard W. MunschauerMr. and Mrs. David MunschauerRebecca MurakKathryn and Paul MurraySuzanne Murray-BissonnetteJan S. Najdzionek and Kimberly S. TrinidadDr. and Mrs. Richard B. NarinsRuth (Fowler) and Kenneth NiswanderJosh NussbaumerNewell NussbaumerJoan Bitskay Osborne

Ms. Callie Z. OstendorfMrs. and Mr. Nicholas PapagniJane M. PearcePete and Sarah PedersenMrs. Sonia PeñarandaMs. Kerime L. PereseEd and Ave PerkinsMr. and Mrs. Zygmunt Piadlo, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey PiazzaJoseph and Kristen PinkerKelli PirtleKimberly PirtleNancy Cooley PolkMrs. Grace L. PottsDr. and Mrs. Theodore C. PrenticeAllison E. PrinceFrank PuglisiAdrian QuackenbushAnn B. QuackenbushSamina RajaSteven RaoWilliam and Barbara Regan Philanthropic FundSteven and Sandra RifkinLinda and Mike RinaldoAmy Habib RittlingAlyssa RobertsSuzanne Spaulding RockwellJoseph and Joan RoetterMrs. Margaret RogersAlexander RossKimberly RuggJill Hahn RussoMr. and Mrs. Thomas RyanMiss Trelsie SadlerMrs. Theodore R. SandersDiana Mitchell SanfordRachel and David SantanaMary and Howard SaperstonPatricia ScaffidiDavid Schmid and Carrie BramenMs. Carol SchnauferAbby SchoellkopfMr. and Mrs. Christian SchwabeMr. Daniel J. ScullyMs. Carol H. ScullyMr. and Mrs. Michael I. SerotteRhea M. Sette-Ducati

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Dominic J. Sette-Ducati, MDTimothy and Susan SetteducatiLynne SingerPhyllis Freeman SiracusaTamar SiracusaMr. and Mrs. Donald M. SissonAbigail SloneJoan Kahle SmithChristine Bonaguide and Kevin SnowBen SorgiHannah SorgiEsther W. SpauldingMr. and Mrs. Frank SpitzmillerMs. Virginia SpragueMarsha and Philip StarkAbigail StarkJacob StarkRabih and Gena StephanMr. and Mrs. Wade StevensonAlma and Malcolm StrachanMr. and Mrs. David G. Strachan, Jr.Sylvia StreetCarolyn SufrinMr. Mark Supples and Ms. Amy TaylorS.K. and Saleela SureshPaul K. TaefiJames TaggartHilkka Taival-LeoneMrs. Franklin P. Taylor, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Martin TerensEric C. TerminiMr. and Mrs. Robert C. TickLori Decillis TiedjeKatrina White Tober '86Trey Toy IIIMr. and Mrs. John TruaxMrs. Bettina Tubbs-OberheideNicholas B. Tzetzo '87Alex and Sally UhleMr. and Mrs. James UpchurchHenry Z. UrbanPhillip and Cynthia VanceMr. and Mrs. John W. VictorMr. and Mrs. Norman B. Viti, Jr.Molly WadsworthMiss Clare WagstaffPaul and Sheila Walier

Edward F. Walsh, Jr.Mary Jane WaltzEthel Jean WardStephanie and Daniel WatkinsJoan Howland and William WebberPatty and Ralph WebdaleRaymond WeilEmmy WeilMarina WelmersMr. Daniel F. WelshVirginia WettlauferGordon S. White and P. S. Driscoll-WhiteMr. and Ms. Stewart B. WhitneyCecile Kelly WhittemoreEdmund V. WickMr. and Mrs. John D. WilliamsMrs. Gretchen WilsonMr. and Mrs. Frank S. WiltonMs. Katherine WiltonMr. Benjamin WiltonDr. and Mrs. Peter WinkelsteinAnn Flynn WolneyMs. Elizabeth G. WoodsMr. and Mrs. Kevin B. WyckoffMr. and Mrs. Michael YarbroughJay YarbroughMr. and Mrs. Walter J. Zurowski, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zynda

Matching GiftsGE FoundationUAM/Old Mutual

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CAMPUS MASTER PLANThe Rupp Foundation

GERTRUDE M. WADSWORTH ENDOWMENTFUND FOR 1ST GRADE TEACHERSMolly Wadsworth ’78

PRINCE FAMILY LECTURE SERIESMr. and Mrs. Warren S. Prince, Jr. and Family

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF

ARUN ACHARYA BYHarsha Acharya

THERESA M. ALTON BYMr. and Mrs. Kingman Bassett, Jr.

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON BYChristopher L. DavisBrigid HughesSally and Michael VincentElizabeth O. WaagenMr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wilton

CARMENE BUCHHEIT BYCharles and Jill Jacobs and Family

RICHARD J. BURKE BYAdrian Benjamin Burke, Esq.

TAMRA JO BURGWARDT ’73 BYFerry Builders Inc.Melinda Burgwardt Gibson, DVMKaren L. MathewsMs. Carol Schnaufer

RICHARD J. CULLITON III ’66MARION H. ANDRICHARD J. CULLITON, JR. BYSuzanne Culliton Stephan

CHARLES W. DRAKE BYShelley and Ken DrakeDebbera Drake-Rogers

RUTH W. DRAKE BYShelley and Ken DrakeDebbera Drake-Rogers

GEORGE R. DURYEA, JR.Mrs. George R. Duryea, Jr.Charles and Elizabeth Maloney

MARGUERITE P. EDSON BYWerner A. Edson

ANN S. GATES ’73 BYMrs. Anita T. Gates

NELLE SANDERS GRAVES BYMrs. Theodore R. Sanders

FINLEY R. GREENE, JR. BYBob and Jen BurkeKevin and Kathie BurkeKirk and Barbara DowningCutler and Julie GreeneMr. and Mrs. F. Robert Greene, IIIVarney S. GreeneMr. and Mrs. Peter Vogt

HALIM A. HABIB BYMarie Habib CarrollKara Habib BoyleAmy J. HabibAnthony Habib and Becky Machado

SUSIE HARVEY ’70 BYBarbara Fischer McQueeney

CAROLYN HERER BYMr. Harvey Herer

L. NELSON HOPKINS, JR. BYBonnie and Nick Hopkins

GEORGIA W. KELLS ’41 BYKirk and Barbara Downing

ROBERT KELLS, JR. BYBetty Kittinger

PAUL J. KOESSLER BYCharles and Jill Jacobs and Family

ADELAIDE ROBB BYMs. Annette P. Wilton

EDWARD AND RAMONA ROSS BYTrini E. Ross and Geoffrey K. Seals

ELIZABETH RUMSEY BYMargot R. Banta ’56

THEODORE R. SANDERS ’41 BYMrs. Theodore R. Sanders

MELVIN L. SMITH, SR. BYStephanie and Daniel Watkins

MARGARET G. SWIFT BYMarty and Bruce Kirchner

GRACE MITCHELL WEHR BYDiana (Mitchell) Sanford

IN HONOR OF

HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN BYJo-An Campbell

JAYNE APPELBAUM BYDonna and Barry Appelbaum

MARGOT BANTA BYEdward and Pamela Righter

DEBBY CLARK BYMr. Kevin M. Hogan and

Ms. Katherine RoachBarbara Fischer McQueeney

PEGGY CONNORS BYMs. Linda Lempko

MARITA DURYEA BYMr. James P. Maloney

Special Gifts

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EFS FACULTY AND STUDENTSRichard and Susan Green

ELIZA ’03, JULIA ’04 ANDMADELINE ’06 FRIEDMANSAMANTHA FRIEDMAN OLSEN ’00 BYLisa and Scott Friedman

JAMIE AND COLLIN GALVIN BYFred Lebherz

CRICKET GORDON BYLeigh M. Mikulka

CATHERINE GREELEY BYBruce and Susan Baird

SAM AND LILY HAMLETT BYGail L. Hamlett

ANNA AND MAX ILECKI BYSteven and Sandra Rifkin

MEGAN AND WILLIAM JERMAK BYMary and John Jermak

JAMES AND KENDRA JOHNSON BYPatty and Ralph Webdale

PETER JOHNSON BYMr. Kevin M. Hogan and

Ms. Katherine Roach

HENRY KEANESTEPHANIE AND VICTORIA KEANE BYKevin and Betty Ann Keane

JONATHAN LANG BYCharles and Jill Jacobs and Family

ELISSA LIPKE BYDorothy C. Banaszak

ARLENE C. MALONEY BYMr. James P. Maloney

SYBIL MCGENNIS BYAnonymousJulian and Sarah AmbrusMr. and Mrs. Charles BantaMargot R. Banta ’56Tricia BarrettMarcia BosMatt Connors ’01Mr. and Mrs. James Cosbey IIIMr. and Mrs. Anthony D. DecillisMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. DonaldsonKate R. GardnerAdam ’01, Ari ’06, Michele and

Jeffrey GoldfarbCutler and Julie GreeneClint and Diane IvinsJeffrey and Merle JaysonMr. and Mrs. Peter JohnsonPeter Jones and Deborah RussellThe Kuettel FamilyJoan Bitskay OsborneDr. and Mrs. Daniel RifkinTrelsie SadlerJames Smith and Colleen CummingsDavid and Cynthia StarkTrey Toy IIIMillie and Norman Toy IIKathryn and John WhiteAnnette P. Wilton

LAURIE MOURGAS BYThe Stevenson Family

GRACE LOUISE MUNSCHAUER ’10 BYEdward F. Walsh, Jr.

STEPHEN OBLETZ BYCharles and Jill Jacobs and Family

WILLIAM REICH BYLisa A. LaTrovato

SAGE, QUINN, JED, AND LAZ RIFKIN BYMr. Norbert BennettSteven and Sandra Rifkin

TOM RYAN BYMr. Kevin M. Hogan and

Ms. Katherine Roach

PARKER S. SANDERSMrs. Theodore R. Sanders

PHYLLIS SIRACUSA BYAnonymousEric Lux

DUNCAN SISSON BYMr. and Mrs. Donald M. Sisson

EMMA AND JACK STEPHENBruce and Susan Baird

NICHOLAS WEBBER BYJoan Howland and William Webber

GIFTS IN-KIND

Sarah and Julian ’67 AmbrusAvenue Art & FrameDelaware North CompaniesHale NortheasternLouis ’78 and Joan JacobsMerle and Jeffrey JaysonAndrew Kahn ’84Ludvik and Christina KarlThe Kuettel FamilyLa Nova Pizzeria

Pantano FamilyTodaro Family

George W. Laub ’42Adam Lippes ’87ModPacPetit PrintingPrint Plus Brian and Nina ReigelRick Smith ’75University at Buffalo’s Center for

Computational Research

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G R E A T- G R A N D P A R E N T SMrs. Cameron BairdSam Stark

Jane M. SchoellkopfConnor, Ellie, and Jane Wyckoff

Mrs. John L. SurdamJack and Kristin Borowiak

G R A N D P A R E N T SHarsha AcharyaAnya, Aris and Om Acharya

Al and Judy AckerLindsay Acker

Donna and Barry AppelbaumJayne Appelbaum

Ansie BairdSam Stark

Brent BairdSam Stark

Bruce and Susan BairdKiki GreeleyEmma and Jack Stephen

Dorothy C. BanaszakElissa Lipke

Mr. and Mrs. Charles BantaElizabeth and Jane Wyckoff

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert BennettJed, Laz, Quinn, and Sage Rifkin

Mr. and Mrs. Chester BialkowskiAngelica, Jeremiah, John, and Joseph Bialkowski

Lin and Keith BlakelyEmily and Jay Yarbrough

Mrs. Michael R. BrannenKayla and Marlena Brannen

Joseph A. and Irene CianciosaJacob and Joelle Cianciosa

Madelyn ClearyAnnie Cleary

Mrs. Frances CollinsEmma Collins Yates

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. DecillisJake Bard

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. DonaldsonAddison, Lawton, Sommer, and Walter Zacher

Michael and Loretta FitzpatrickCatherine Fitzpatrick

Joan P. FlemingAllie and Will Viti

Mrs. Michael FlinderDavid, Hannah, and Madison Rich

Ray and Mary FoleyClaire, Maureen and Stephen Foley

Ms. Sarah W. FrenchJustin Jacobs

Professor Shelly and Susan FromeHenry and Spencer Frome

Margot V. GlickAllie and Emily Glick

Arthur and Barbara H. GriffaNatalie Harden

Mr. Charles J. HahnCharles Hahn

Phyllis HamillDelaney, MacKenzie and Reilly Hamill

Gail HamlettLilian and Samuel Hamlett

Patricia C. HansenJayne Appelbaum

David O. HatcherGrace, Peter and Sarah Obletz

Mr. Harvey HererAlexander and Katherine Herer

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. HolzmanJohn Fitch

Dr. and Mrs. Sung-Ho HongGrey Buscemi

James and Martha HowPeter Said

John F. and Shizuka InglisMichelle Moreland

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. A. IrwinTyler Lucas

Mary Ellen and Robert IversAlice Munro

Mary and John JermakMegan and William Jermak

Grandparent Donors

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Carol JohnsonJames and Kendra Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Johnston, Jr.Jack and Kristin BorowiakAthena Mathews

Kevin and Betty Ann KeaneHenry, Stephanie, and Victoria Keane

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen KelloggAndrew and Case DarbyJack and Ian Kellogg

Marilyn G. KinsmanJack Kinsman

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth KoesslerMax and Rose Saperston

Herb and Dolly LaddsAdelaide Clauss

Fred LebherzColin and Jamie Galvin

Mrs. Mid LeiningerAlexander and Katie Herer

Susan and Edwin LevyAllie and Emily Glick

Patricia K. LipkeElissa, Erica, and Kenny Lipke

Mr. and Mrs. Willard J. Magavern, Jr.Court Ambrus

Mrs. Colleen O’Shea MahoneyJack and Kristin Borowiak

Mrs. William L. Marcy, Jr.Lilian and Samuel Hamlett

Carolyn McClureMichael McClure

Sybil and Peter McGennisClaire, Peter, and William McGennis

Mrs. Kirsten MilbrathJonathan Rinaldo

Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Morrow, Jr.Lauren Wilson-Morrow

Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. MunschauerGrace Louise Munschauer

Donald F. and Barbara L. NewmanCharles, Grace, Kylie, and Max Newman

Ed and Ave Perkins Jake Bard

Mr. and Mrs. S. Warren Prince, Jr.Ryan Bronstein

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Rich, Jr.Amelia, Nathaniel, Eric, and Jenna Rich

Steve and Sandra RifkinJed, Laz, Quinn, and Sage RifkinAnna Ilecki

Mr. and Mrs. Philipp M. RimmlerSarah Rimmler

Ann L. RossRafael Juillet

Mrs. Theodore R. SandersParker Sanders

Mary and Howard SaperstonRose and Max Saperston

Dominic Sette-Ducati, MDAlexander and Tibor Setteducati

Rhea M. Sette-DucatiAlexander and Tibor Setteducati

Marilyn ShineEvan Benjamin and Jason Shine

Marsha and Philip StarkSam Stark

Hikka Taival-LeoneAdam, Alexander, and Drew Sabuda

Dr. and Mrs. Martin TerensHarleigh and Morgan Awner

Mr. and Mrs. James UpchurchSophie, Thomas, and Peter Westbrook

Sally and Michael VincentJack Kinsman

Peter and Pamela VogtMolly and Thomas Enstice

Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. WalshGrace Louise Munschauer

Patty and Ralph WebdaleKendra and James Johnson

Mr. Daniel F. WelshOlivia Colon

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1922Estate of Dorothy Doane Scott

1931Theodore C. Prentice

1932Marjorie Buyers

1934Mimsey Olmsted PottsHenry Z. Urban

1935Isabel Vaughan James Cecile Kelly Brown Whittemore

1936Mary Doolittle Taylor

1937Anne Backus Cheney Berenice Hewitt LothropRosemary Smith MarletteMary Kent Jewett Prentice

1938Barbara Strebel ConnersH. Reed HuntMary Louise Gardner Pooley

1939Ruth Fowler Niswander

19 40AnonymousGermain K. GravesDiana Mitchell Sanford

19 41Sarah Smith Hasbrouck

19 42Susan Beck AllanVirginia Ostendorf BristolHazard K. CampbellGeorge W. LaubEvelyn Gurney MillerSuzanne Spaulding RockwellEstate of Louise Gale Runnells

19 43William F. Kimberly, Jr.Joan Kahle SmithHolly Salt WalshElizabeth Gale Woods

19 4 4Gracia Knox CampbellMalcolm StrachanHenry Waters

19 45Sarah Pettibone DabneyAlice Sullivan DillonRobert Dillon

19 46Cynthia Keating DoolittleThomas R. FlickingerIrving A. LaubGeorge F. Phillips, Jr.Jill Hahn Russo

19 47Angeline Kenefick FryerStephen GurneyEdwin M. Johnston, Jr.Virginia SpragueDavid G. Strachan

19 48Anita Taber Gates

Margot Mimmack LamarAnnette Stevens Wilton

19 49Harriette Hunn HeusslerPinky Leahy ReganEsther Spaulding

1950Ann Boocock CoburnLouise Zeller Curley

1951Ansie Silverman BairdStephen Kellogg

1952Bonnie Barmon FastiffBill HudsonMary Ellen Daniels McCormick

1953Sarah C. Goodyear

1954Stephen ClementKitty Richard MarcyHoward T. Saperston, Jr.

1955Susan Gibbons AlfordMargaret Perry GarvinNancy Cooley PolkBonnie Cornelius SpitzmillerMarina Welmers

1956Wende Adam AlfordMargot Rumsey BantaCallie Zeller OstendorfDavid O. Smith

Alumni Donors

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1957Holly Augspurger DonaldsonVarney Spaulding GreeneBonnie Adam Hopkins

1958Gaye Barker Godell

1959Wade Stevenson

19 6 0Sundae Bafo-LeBelMary Franklin SaperstonBettina Tubbs-OberheideLeon H. Smith IIISally Spitzmiller Vincent

19 61Charles BantaPenny Schoellkopf BantaSarah Gisel GreenTrudy Adam Mollenberg

19 62Janie Urban ConstantineKate Righter GardnerSusan Barrett GreenWillard B. SaperstonSuzanne Culliton StephanCatherine Talley Wettlaufer

19 63Deborah ClarkChristopher L. Davis

19 64Ardith BausenbachLisa Lord GillespiePaul G. HowardSusan Lenahan Kimberly

Madeline Ambrus LillieAnn B. QuackenbushJoan Howland Webber

19 65Elizabeth Swift MitchellMolly S. MuglerGaier Notman PalmisanoSusan B. Schoellkopf

19 66Penny Matthews

19 67Julian L. AmbrusDevon Parker MarletteJohn B. Pomeroy

19 68Heidi Dent ArthursPhilip O. BeanCharles D. HahnRobert L. Miller, Jr.Suzanne S. Murray-BissonnetteNorman A. Pedersen IIIWilliam RuppEdward F. Walsh, Jr.

19 69Valinda Parker GordonSeymour H. Knox IVPhilip NiswanderFrederick G. Pierce IITheodore B. K. Walsh

1970Alice Strachan BarrLinda Ambrus BroennimanMelinda Burgwardt GibsonElizabeth Barth HartenEliot Lazar

Liz Duryea Maloney Barbara Fischer McQueeneyGrace Walsh MunschauerDouglas G. SwiftEdmund V. Wick

1971Neal FatinArthur GlickAllison E. PrinceElizabeth O. Waagen

1972Missy Kennedy ClearyJonathan A. GraffJames P. HettrickJohn D. Williams

1973Kingman Bassett, Jr.Geoffrey R. FlickingerDeWitt C. IvinsKerime L. Perese

1974Jennifer Prince BronsteinMolly Sanders ClaussEdwin M. Johnston IIIMary Kenefick KoppStacey Fell MilneAnn Flynn Wolney

1975Christopher L. HamillDarby R. Johnson

1976George T. LaubSusan Schoepperle Viti

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1977Jeremy Jacobs, Jr.Stephen Kellogg, Jr.Meredith Birkmayr MetcalfDavid G. Strachan, Jr.Wendy Sheets MathiasFrank S. Wilton

1978Louis M. JacobsMary N. Wadsworth

1979Emily E. Weil

19 8 0Kimberly Rich LupkinBrooke Bussbaumer MuggiaAnnette P. Wilton

19 81Bridget BairdThomas R. HoustonThomas J. LaubRobert Rich III

19 82Kristin Schoellkopf BorowiakCarrie Marcy HamlettJustin K. KelloggNewell L. NussbaumerAmy Habib Rittling

19 83Julia CollardKara Habib Boyle

19 8 4AnonymousAndrew KahnTheodore W. Rich

19 85Cameron BairdSiobhan HughesPeter W. McGennis, Jr.Josh NussbaumerEric SaldanhaMargot VincentKatherine WiltonBrad Wyckoff

19 86Amy Decillis BardF. Robert Greene IIIBrigd HughesScott SaperstonKatrina White Tober

19 87Anthony HabibAdam F. LippesAndrew MathiasNicholas B. TzetzoBenjamin Wilton

19 88Patricia Hughes BradyCutler S. Greene

19 8 9Adrian Benjamin BurkeMarie Habib CarrollJessica Jacobs EnsticeAdrian QuackenbushCarolyn Sufrin

19 9 0Ashley GodellJordan M. JaysonMeredith G. KirchnerSarah MitchellMark Saldanha

19 91Lori Decillis Tiedje

19 92Tricia BarrettEliza JacobsMelissa Marlette KresseChristine LilliePaul Taefi

19 93Andrew GodellWende Mollenberg StevensonEric Termini

19 9 4Alexander RossKristina Saperston SempleVirginia Wettlaufer

19 95Blair Griffin

19 9 6Robert DrakeChristina HongRebecca JohnstonSarah Lillie

19 97Gregory FaustTamara Hardoby

19 9 8AnonymousChelseay BoulosCaitlin DeRoseAshley LoTempio

19 9 9Matthew Edson

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Joseph HongJ. P. MaloneyBilly Saperston

20 0 0Molly DeRoseMelina HongTamar Siracusa

20 01Matt ConnorsAdam GoldfarbKaren LillieFrank PuglisiKayla Zemsky

20 0 2Hannya BoulosNicholas EdsonHanna GiselEric LuxWesley MabeeKelli Pirtle

20 03Michael DeRoseEliza FriedmanAmelia KermisHarry Zemsky

20 0 4AnonymousJulia FriedmanMichael HongRachael KermisMichele KujawaKimberly PirtleTrelsie SadlerAbigail Stark

20 05Derek BrimErin EdsonWill GiselWill Maloney

20 0 6Madeline FriedmanAri GoldfarbAllison JosephDillon JosephJordan JosephMichael JurnackStephen Kellogg IIIAbigail SloneHannah SorgiJacob StarkTrey ToyDavid Zemsky

20 07Riley FeatherstonSandra LoFaroAlexandra Mathews

20 0 8Gabriel BialkowskiMurray BibasErica DaltonLachlan Kellogg

20 0 9Alec LongJay Yarbrough

2012Lucy Roy Featherston

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Anonymous (3 donors)Mr. and Mrs. Bruce AckerJulian and Sarah AmbrusKristan Andersen and Robin BronsteinSteven and Maxine AwnerMargot R. Banta ’56Mr. and Mrs. David BardMrs. Ruth BarnesMr. Stephen E. BarnesMrs. Claire BarryMr. Norbert BennettSue B. BensmanMs. Rosemarie BeresJulie and James BerriganMr. and Mrs. Chester BialkowskiMr. and Mrs. Jack BibasMr. and Mrs. Peter BiehlMr. and Mrs. Paul J. Borowiak, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kelly BrannenDerek Brim, Jr.Clare B. EdsonThe Cameron & Jane Baird FoundationMr. and Mrs. Hazard K. CampbellMs. Deborah J. ClarkJulia Ladds ClaussRebecca and Bill CollinsDaniel and Cheryl ColpoysChristine CurtisMr. and Mrs. Anthony D. DecillisDr. and Mrs. Mazin DhafirMr. and Mrs. Sebastian DiMarcoRobert C. DrakeGordon S. White and P. S. Driscoll-WhiteMrs. George R. Duryea, Jr.Erin EdsonMatthew EdsonNicholas EdsonMatthew and Jessica EnsticeMs. Diane EvansBonnie Barmon FastiffMr. Anthony Featherston and

Dr. Helen RoyRiley FeatherstonMr. Chuck Fisher and Mrs. Dani WeiserAnnette H. and Michael P. FitchLeslie H. FoxMr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. FrancoDexter FrankMs. Sarah W. FrenchLisa and Scott FriedmanAngeline K. FryerMichael and Gretchen Galvin

James A. Gately, Jr.Lynn GatesMelinda Burgwardt Gibson, DVMFrank and Gaye GodellMr. John Gilbert and Ms. Joan GoodBeth Golebiewski and Bill GreeleyCutler and Julie GreeneVarney S. GreeneArthur and Barbara H. GriffaAmy J. HabibMr. and Mrs. Samuel L. HamlettAmy HartmanDr. Nishi Harvey and Mrs. Mia AcharyaAnna Geronimo and Robert HausmannMr. Michael and Dr. Harriette HoganPatrick and Lisa HotungPatricia K. Hughes and Colin BradyMr. William Ilecki and Ms. Hillary RifkinMaureen and Joseph JacobiAlice and Jeremy Jacobs, Jr.Charles and Jill Jacobs and FamilyJordan M. JaysonHeather and Chris JermakMary and John JermakAnthony and Kim JordanTom and Kathy JordanAllison JosephJordan JosephDaniel and Leslie KeaneMr. and Mrs. Stephen KelloggAmelia KermisGeorge and Marguerite KermisRachael KermisMr. and Mrs. Patrick KilianLouise and Charles F. Kreiner, Jr.Michael and Andrea KuettelLa Nova Pizzeria

Joe Todaro and Carla PantanoThomas J. LaubThe Lillie Family:

Drs. Madeline Ambrus ’64 and David, Christine ’92, Sarah ’96, Karen ’01

The Lipke FamiliesMr. and Mrs. Brian LipkeMr. and Mrs. Eric LipkePatricia K. Lipke

Mr. and Mrs. Gary LucinskiEric LuxMr. James P. MaloneyWill MaloneyThe Markel FamilyMrs. John E. Marlette

Penny MatthewsMrs. Eileen McCarthySybil and Peter McGennisMs. Kathleen McIntyreBarbara Fischer McQueeneyPaula Ciprich and Gregory MigdalJames M. Mucklewee and

Marylou K. Roshia-MuckleweeMrs. Kathryn MurrayJan S. Najdzionek and

Kimberly S. TrinidadMichael and Marcy NewmanGaier Notman PalmisanoMrs. and Mr. Nicholas PapagniMs. Kerime L. PereseEd and Ave PerkinsMr. and Mrs. Zygmunt Piadlo, Jr.John PomeroyDr. and Mrs. Saurin PopatAllison E. PrinceDr. and Mrs. Wm. J. RapaportDr. and Mrs. Daniel RifkinLinda and Mike RinaldoAlyssa RobertsThe Estate of Louise Gale Runnells '42Mr. and Mrs. Thomas RyanThe Saldanha Family:

Anne, Eric ’85, Mark ’90Diana Mitchell SanfordAbby SchoellkopfJane M. SchoellkopfTrini E. Ross and Geoffrey K. SealsDr. and Mrs. Adnan SiddiquiAbigail StarkJacob StarkSuzanne Culliton StephanThe Stevenson FamilySylvia StreetMrs. John L. SurdamMr. and Mrs. Charles E. TelfordJoe and Tiffany TomaselloMr. and Mrs. John TruaxNicholas B. Tzetzo ’87Henry Z. UrbanMrs. and Mr. John W. VictorSally and Michael VincentMr. and Mrs. Peter VogtMr. Henry WatersAnnette P. WiltonR. Lorraine Collins and John L. Yates

110% Club Donors The 110% Club recognizes donors to the Annual Fund campaign whohave increased their gift at least 10% over last year’s Annual Fund gift.

G R E AT S T U F FG R E AT P A R T YG R E AT CAUSE

S AT U R D AY, F E B R U A R Y 2 8 , 2 0 0 9

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Auction Facts and Figures

• Raised $187,507

• Sold 659 items donated from 353 local companies and families

• 236 attendees

• 100+ volunteers

• 6 corporate sponsors

• 53 advertisers

Auction 2009THE AUCTION IS SPECIAL PART OF EFS’S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BECAUSE

IT’S THE ONE NIGHT ON WHICH ALL OF OUR FAMILIES CAN JOIN

TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE FUN AND FESTIVITY. CHAIRS BRIGID DOHERTY,

JESSICA ENSTICE ’89, AND AMY HANSEN PUT TOGETHER ONE FANTASTIC

PARTY WHILE BRINGING SOME FOCUS BACK TO THE REAL REASON BEHIND

THE EVENT. THE AUCTION RAISES SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS FOR OUR

STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE—AND THAT’S A CAUSE

THAT’S FAR BEYOND GREAT.

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Executive CommitteeChairs Brigid Doherty, Jessica Enstice ’89, Amy Hansen

Acquisitions Andrea Kuettel

Arts & Antiques Beth Munro, Sonia Peñaranda

Children’s Stacey Lucinski, Wende Stevenson

Live Auction Joan Jacobs

Restaurants/Ent. Suzanne Badgley, Karen Taneff

Sports & Leisure Matt Enstice, Trevor Stevenson

Women’s Boutique Susan Gately, Carrie Hamlett

Advertising Mark Cramer, Joe Tomasello

Alumni Steve Kellogg, Jr. ’77

Auctioneer Steve Kellogg, Jr. ’77 (class gifts), Cash Cunningham (live)

Board Reservations Alison Keane

Catalog Leslie Keane, Julie Lazar

Caterer Rich Renaissance

Corporate Sponsors Jane Buck

Check-Out Tom Jordan

Class Gifts Kristin Saperston

Clean-Up Edie and Jim Dref

Coordinator Lee Campbell

Decorations Linda Morris

Faculty Gifts Peter Johnson, Kathryn Murray, Jenna Piazza,

Shannon Victor

Friday Set-Up Items Kimberly Billoni, Heather Stephen

Friday Set-Up Tables Anna Geronimo, Lisa Hotung

Gift Certificates Lin Blakely

Health Professionals Nishi Harvey, Ermelinda Bonaccio

Invitation/Catalog Design Rebecca Murak

Item Cataloging Andrea Kuettel

Legal Professionals Paula Ciprich

Silent Auction Announcer Steve Kellogg, Jr. ’77

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Technology Fund

Raise the Paddle for TechnologyAuction 2009Kristan Andersen and Robin BronsteinSteven and Maxine AwnerRosemarie BeresFrank Bogulski and Jennifer KamKetan and Shashi DavaeBrian Dopkin and Pattianne Jablonski-DopkinMatthew and Jessica EnsticeTony Featherston and Helen RoyMichael and Annette H. FitchKeith Frome and Ermelinda BonaccioAnna GeronimoBill Greeley and Beth GolebiewskiSusie and Richard GreenMichael and Harriette HoganJeremy and Alice JacobsJeffrey and Merle JaysonRené Jones and Brigid DohertyLudvik and Christine KarlDan and Leslie KeaneGeorge and Marguerite KermisTodd and Karen Levin

Drs. David and Madeline LillieEric and Janine LipkeCharles and Elizabeth MaloneyPaula M. Ciprich and Gregory L. MigdalGail Mitchell and George MatthewsAlison PrinceTed and Nena RichPhil and Anne RimmlerBrad RogersNoviar Said and Gretchen HowRajeev and Nadita SharmaScott Snyder and Marie WilliamsDavid and Joan StrachanJohn and Karen TaneffCharles and Carrie TelfordR. Lorraine Collins and John L. Yates

In addition to the above donations, gifts made inhonor of Sybil McGennis’ retirement to the AnnualFund were also put toward the Technology Fund.

Updating and adding new technologies is an important priority for EFS. And yet,technological resources come at a cost. This year, many donors helped to fund someexciting upgrades at EFS that will enhance our students' experience this school yearand beyond.

Raise the Paddle for Technology at Auction 2009 funded a new projection system inthe library media center and twelve updated computer workstations. In addition, thisyear every Lower School classroom has its own SMART Board—an amazing newmultimedia teaching tool.

Our gratitude to the following donors who have helped to complete these importantupdates by contributing to the Technology Fund.

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Financial SupportAnnual FundThese vital, unrestricted dollars support the school's currentoperating budget with funds for faculty salaries, financialassistance, classroom materials and activities, technology,library books, field trips, building maintenance, utilities—everything it takes to run the school. The entire EFScommunity—alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty and staff,alumni parents, trustees and Corporation members—is askedto participate. And because the Annual Fund covers theimmediate operating expenses of the school—what we neednow to educate our students—we ask that donors make ittheir first giving priority.

Capital CampaignsOccasionally the school needs to address larger issues andpriorities (often, but not always, related to “brick and mortar”projects) that cannot be covered within annual budgeting.Recent examples include the library media center renovation,the theatre and Upper School renovation, and the dining roomexpansion. Capital gifts are restricted gifts that are madeabove and beyond regular annual giving in response to suchspecial initiatives, and they enable the school to plan for andpursue long-term institutional vitality.

Planned GivingPlanned gifts are as special as they are varied—the optionsare numerous. Planned gifts include bequests, annuities, trusts,and even gifts of real estate or personal property. Sucharrangements benefit Elmwood Franklin in obvious ways, andthey may also benefit the donor through favorable taxconsequences or a new source of income. If you have alreadyincluded Elmwood Franklin in your estate plans, please let usknow. We would like the opportunity to thank you personally.If you would like to learn more about the possibility ofplanned giving, contact your financial advisor or Julie Berriganin the Development Office.

Special EventsAuctionThe EFS Auction is a 20-plus-year tradition that bringsparents and others together for a fun and festive evening andalso raises significant funds for the school. A team ofvolunteers, item donors, catalog advertisers, attendees andbidders collectively contribute close to $200K for thestudents and faculty of Elmwood Franklin School.

VolunteerismParent CouncilThe Parent Council initiates a number of activities that allowfamilies to become more closely involved in the life of theschool and lend support to the school, financially,organizationally, and otherwise. Among other projects, theParent Council organizes two book fairs each year that providefunds for the school and books for the library.

Alumni CouncilThrough events and service throughout the year, the Alumni Council makes strategic efforts to maintaincommunication with alumni, inform them of current schoolhappenings, involve them in the life of the school, and garnertheir financial support.

Special OpportunitiesThere is no limit to the ways in which our families, alumni, andfriends can support Elmwood Franklin. Providing in-kinddonations of goods or services, spreading word of the schoolto potential enrollees, helping out in the classroom orlibrary—the active involvement of our community is whatraises us up and sets us apart.

Whatever your ways of supporting Elmwood FranklinSchool, we thank you. It couldn't be done without you.

Your SupportWhat it means, what it does, and why we need it.

Every school wants a supportive and generouscommunity. At Elmwood Franklin School, it's not just awish; it's a part of who we are.

Elmwood Franklin relies on the charitable support of itsfamilies, its alumni, and the community-at-large to meetits annual operating expenses. Tuition alone does notcover the cost of providing an Elmwood Franklineducation. But beyond its financial necessity,

charitable support is at the very core of our being. As an independent school, Elmwood Franklin wasfounded and is sustained through the activeparticipation of our contributors. And theircontributions come in many forms.

Below is an overview of just some of the opportunitiesavailable for supporting Elmwood Franklin: its mission,its students, its faculty, and its future.

Eighth graders Rachael Barnes andGrace Louise Munschauer enjoy sometime on the water at Camp Pathfinder.

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EFS Summer Camp made asplash with nearly 200 kidsparticipating in the programthis summer!