indian springs school magazine and annual report - fall 2014

A M A G A Z I N E F O R A L U M N I A N D F R I E N D S O F I N D I A N S P R I N G S S C H O O L F A L L 2 0 1 4

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LEARNING THROUGH LIVING SINCE 1952

DIRECTOR

Gareth Vaughan

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DEAN OF ACADEMICS

David Noone

DEAN OF STUDENT LIFE

Jan Fortson

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Tanya Yeager

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Beth Mulvey

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSION

Claire Cassady

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE ADVISING

Gunnar Olson

DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Brian Rodgers

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Greg Van Horn

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Chuck Williams

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS

AND MAGAZINE EDITOR

Mindy Keyes Black

BOARD OF GOVERNORS 2014-15

Libby Pantazis P ’03, ’06, ’09, Chair, John Abbot ’80, Robert Aland ’80, Janet Perry Book P ’04, ’09, Myla Calhoun P ’11, ’13, Larry DeLucas P ’99, ’05, Alan Engel ’73, P ’03, ’12, Joe Farley ’81, P ’14, ’16, Clara Chung Fleisig P ’13, ’16, Mike Goodrich Jr. ’90, Rob Henrikson ’65, Ben Hunt ’82, Jimmy Lewis ’75, P ’11, ’11, Ellen McElroy ’78, Catherine McLean P ’03, ’06, ’11, Eli Phillips, Scott Pulliam ’85, P ’16, ’17, Rusty Rushton ’74, P ’09, ’11, Frank Samford ’62, P ’90, Kiki Scalise, P ’14, ’18, Ex Offi cio, Parents Association, John Simmons ’65, P ’96, Hanson Slaughter ’90, Fergus Tuohy ’96, Ex Offi cio, Alumni Council

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MISSION STATEMENT

Indian Springs School seeks to develop in students a love of learning, a sense of integrity and moral courage, and an ethic of participatory citizenship. Inspired by the motto Learning through Living, the school community is committed to the belief that students can develop to their full potential by learning to balance individual achievements with the values and principles of democracy.

SAVE THESE DATES!

OCT. 31-NOV. 2 Parents Weekend

Parent/Teacher Conferences

NOV. 1 Sports 101 Fundraiser (See page 37 or

indiansprings.org/sports101 for details!)

NOV. 11 Admission Open House

(Visit indiansprings.org/admissionevents for info.)

NOV. 15 Tour de Springs – Houston*

DEC. 6 Tour de Springs – New York City*

DEC. 10Inside Springs: Campus Life


DEC. 11 Holiday Reception/Choir Concert/Art Show

DEC. 26 Alumni Holiday Party – McWane Science Center

JAN. 17 Tour de Springs – Naples, Fla.*

JAN. 23Admission Open House


FEB. 13 Tour de Springs – Washington, D.C.*

FEB. 28 Tour de Springs – Boston*

APRIL 16-18 Alumni Weekend

AUG. 16 Ribbon Cutting for New Classrooms

*See page 19 for more details about Tour de Springs events.

INDIAN SPRINGS

18 LASTING TIES

Alumni Weekend 2014 Coast-to-Coast Gatherings for Alumni, Friends

Faculty Trip to Asia

21 ANNUAL REPORT Campaign UpdateDonor Spotlights

33 NOTEWORTHYAlumni NewsIn Memoriam

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Greetings from Board Chair Libby Pantazis, Director Gareth Vaughan

4HIGH MARKSHonors and Achievements

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FACE TO FACEMeet New Faculty, Staff

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STRONG FOUNDATIONSNew Classrooms Under Way

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Erin Dickson ’16 and classmates develop their skills of observation as they practice contour drawing and painting in Mel Machen’s Painting and Drawing I class. Cover photo by Graham Yelton

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FEATURE

How Art Fuels CreativityAs schools around the country continue the 21st-century trend of limiting

funding for arts education, Indian Springs School students and faculty take a yearlong look at the many ways that visual arts illuminate connections

across disciplines and help us develop imagination, fi nd meaning, become comfortable with ambiguity, think creatively, and connect with others.

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C ontrary to prescriptions of etiquette, I believe one can never say “thank you” too early, too late, or too o� en. Allow me, then,

this opportunity to publicly thank a host of folks.To the invaluable individuals with whom I

serve on the Board of Indian Springs School who are dedicated, passionate, talented leaders giving countless hours of volunteer service perform-ing work on committees and subcommittees, especially over these last few years in campaign and construction mode, I cannot thank you enough. A debt of gratitude in particular is owed to Jimmy Lewis ’75, Chairman of the Building and Grounds Subcommittee; Alan Engel ’73 and Rusty Rushton ’74, who together with Alan’s wife, Lisa Engel, serve as Co-Chairs of the Campaign for Springs Eternal Subcommittee; Donald Hess ’66, Honorary Chairman of the Campaign; John Abbot ’80, Chairman of the Finance Committee; and Frank Samford ’62, Chairman of the Devel-opment Committee, all of whom have gone above and beyond in representing the school.

A hearty thanks as well goes to Fergus Tuohy ’96, President of the Alumni Council and Ex Offi cio Board member, for infusing energy into the Council and reinvigorating the Class Agent System at this critical time of the school’s history. Alums have also stepped forward to host Tour de Springs events throughout the country, namely Kip Porter ’60 (Margaret) and Joe Farley ’81

(Ginny) with future events to be hosted by Kelly Bodnar Battles ’85, Michael Payne ’84 (Jessica), Leo Kayser III ’62, Rob Henrikson ’65 (Mary), and Dr. Jordan T. Shin ’85. Future events are also being hosted by parents Patti and Ed Rogers.

� e enthusiasm of parents who volunteer to host and help with Back-to-School Parent Potluck Dinners, join Parents Association Committees, or co-chair and work the school’s 101 events can never be underestimated. I thank you all, under the leadership of Kiki Scalise, Parents Association President and Ex Offi cio Board member, for setting such a marvelous tone for the school community.

In addition to their gi� s of service, these volunteers are committed to fi nancially support-ing the school’s critical Annual Fund, year a� er year, and to making special gi� s to the Campaign for Springs Eternal, thereby ensuring Springs’ continued excellence.

All of these eff orts have an enormous impact on the life of Indian Springs School. � ey enable us to make the best possible decisions for the future of the school and foster a community of engagement that keeps us at the forefront of education. We are preparing the next generation of volunteers, the current students, by our actions of getting involved, working together, and giving back to a school that means so much to so many. Learning � rough Living at its best.

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LIBBY PANTAZISChair,

Indian Springs School Board of Governors

ISS Trustees (from left) Jimmy Lewis ’75, Rusty Rushton ’74, Joe Farley ’81, Alan Engel ’73, Myla Calhoun P ’11, ‘13, John Simmons ’65, Catherine

McLean P ’03, ’06, ’11, Frank Samford ’62, Board Chair Libby Pantazis P ’03, ’06 ’09, Robert Aland

’80, Kiki Scalise P ’14, ’18, Janet Perry Book P ’04, ’09, Fergus Tuohy ’96, Clara Chung Fleisig P ’13,

’16, Scott Pulliam ’85, and Hanson Slaughter ’90 with Faculty Emeritus Mac Fleming (second

from right) and Director Gareth Vaughan at the Fall Board Meeting on Sept. 19. Trustees not pictured are John Abbot ’80, Larry DeLucas P ’99,

’05, Mike Goodrich ’90, Rob Henrikson ’65, Ben Hunt ’82, Ellen McElroy ’78, and Eli Phillips.

When we started the strategic planning and accreditation process that led to our new Campus Master plan, we

referred to the goal of modernizing our campus with state-of-the-art, globally connected class-rooms; expanded creative spaces; and an updated, flexible dining hall as “imagining the possible.”

Four short years later, we have moved from imagining to creating. Construction of our new classrooms began in earnest over the summer after crews completed utilities relocation, other preparatory site work, and renovations for the new Academic Center in the north wing of the Library.

Everything continues to progress beautifully. Crews from B.L. Harbert have laid the foundation for our three new classroom buildings and our new Administration Building, and because of a well-conceived “phased” construction plan, classrooms are on schedule to be finished for the 2015-16 school year. (You know you’re in good hands when your project superintendent says, “They will be ready.”) Learn more about the phased plan on page 16 of this issue.

It’s an exciting time to experience the sights and sounds of construction. Many alumni have been making special visits to see the changes taking shape. If it’s not easy to get here, you can also follow our progress remotely via our ISS Construction

Cam. It’s accessible on the Making Springs Eternal page of our school website (indiansprings.org/makingspringseternal) and on the Progress page of our Campaign for Springs Eternal website (ISSspringseternal.org). Check back often—it’s impressive to see what can happen in just a week.

I applaud our students, faculty, staff, and Board members for happily bearing up and staying focused when the sounds of excavators and drilling machines coincide with class time and meetings. With the students, we are all learn-ing the lesson of ignoring would-be distractions; some students and faculty are also having fun calling our six temporary classrooms, located between Classrooms 10-11 and the Science Center, “RVs.”

Every week—and often several times a week—alumni/ae tell me that ISS taught them to think more meaningfully and to find ways to transform challenges into successes. It is because our entire community believes that ISS should be an excel-lent option for future generations that we have moved so gracefully from imagining to creating the possible.

Thank you for your support, your vision, your dedication, your passion. With these to guide us, we are together Making Springs Eternal.

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GARETH VAUGHAN Director, Indian Springs School

LEFT: Students hang out between the temporary portables during morning break.

ABOVE: Follow our progress! View live footage via our Construction Cam at indiansprings.org/ makingspringseternal and on the Progress page of ISSspringseternal.org.


C A M P U S L I F EAt Indian Springs School, students have an opportunity to make their mark, both inside the classroom and out.

Following the lead of our talented, award-winning faculty, ISS students achieve because they are encouraged to

push themselves to new heights, engage actively in their community, and follow their passions.

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Boys Soccer Team Wins State Championship!

T he ISS Varsity Boys Soccer Team claimed the 2014 Class 1A-4A Soccer State Championship title after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Randolph School on May 10 in Huntsville! The team, ranked No. 1

in the state, closed out the season listed in MaxPreps at No. 7 in the nation. ISS Director Gareth Vaughan applauded members of the team not only for winning the championship trophy but also for showing good sportsman-ship and supporting one another throughout the soccer season. “In my six years at Indian Springs,” Vaughan told the team at Town Meeting following the victory, “this has been the most skilled team I have had the pleasure to watch.” This is Indian Springs’ second State Soccer Championship since the Alabama High School Athletic Association sanctioned soccer as a high school varsity sport. (The ISS Boys Soccer Team also won the AHSAA State Championship in 2008.) Before that time, ISS won from seven to nine state tournaments organized by Coach Ray Woodard, who started the ISS soccer program and is known as the father of soccer in Alabama. This was the eighth trip to the State Finals for Coach Rik Tozzi, who has coached ISS Boys Soccer for 12 years. Congratulations to the entire team and to Coaches Tozzi, Chuck Williams, and Joe Carter! GO SPRINGS!

S pring 2014 Mayor Tara Markert ’14

was awarded 4th place in the Medicine and Health category at the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in May in Los Angeles. More than 1,700 high school students from 70 countries, regions, and territories com-peted at the fair, the world’s largest inter-national pre-college science competition. Markert’s project, “Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity and Chemoresis-tance,” developed out of summer-time research she conducted at the UAB Cancer Center. The project explores increasing the sen-sitivity of malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer typically fatal in 14 months, to

Tara MarkerT ’14 Wins 4Th Place aWard aT inTel iseF 2014

temozolomide (TMZ), the drug commonly used in its treatment. Prior to the Intel fair, Markert’s project won 1st place in March at the Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair and 3rd place in April at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair. In addition, Markert has co-authored a paper currently being prepared for submission for peer-reviewed publica-tion in the Journal of Clinical Investigation or the Journal of Biological Chemistry. She is a freshman at Harvard College.

LEFT: A happy team celebrates after the state semifinals match. BELOW: Tournament MVP Reeves Duggan ’14 with his dad, ISS alum Mell Duggan ’76, and the state championship trophy BOTTOM: Parker Bryant ’16 sending it forward in the finals

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This year, ISS has 198 day students and 81 boarders who hail

from 9 countries and 12 states.

S ix Indian Springs School seniors have been named Semifinalists in the 60th

annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Sebastian Black ’15, Anna Welden ’15, Eli Cohen ’15, Ashley Leader ’15, Ethan White ’15, and Tristan Trechsel ’15 have a chance to compete for ap-proximately 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $33 million to be offered next spring.

The nationwide pool of about 16,000 Semifinalists, who were chosen based on their achieve-ments on the 2013 Preliminary

SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

About 15,000 of Semifinalists are expected to advance to the Finalist level in February, and more than half of Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the title of National Merit Scholar, on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

2015 NatioNal Merit SeMifiNaliStS

Douglas Ray, Latin and English instructor and Poet-in-Residence at

Indian Springs School, has been selected by the National Asso-ciation of Independent Schools (NAIS) as a 2014-15 Teacher of the Future. As one of only 35 teachers chosen nationwide for the organization’s seventh annual Teachers of the Future program, Ray will participate in a variety of initiatives designed to strengthen learning and teaching at indepen-dent schools as well as expand their leadership capacities.

The 2014-15 participants were selected from a large pool of nominees who exemplify creativ-ity and innovation in the class-room, inspire academic excellence in students, and serve as opinion leaders among their colleagues and peers. “These exceptional Teachers of the Future are not only preparing children to suc-ceed in life; they are moving the profession forward by modeling innovative practices and leader-ship among their peers,” says NAIS President John Chubb.

Guided by NAIS staff and other mentors, Ray and fellow

participants will explore four themes: blended and online learning, student health and well-being, student assessment, and accreditation. At the conclusion of the program, they will share their findings with the education community.

A native of Mississippi, Ray is the author of He Will Laugh (Lethe Press, 2012), a collection of poems, and editor of the newly published anthology The Queer South (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2014). He received his B.A. in classics and English and an M.F.A. in cre-ative writing from The University of Mississippi, where he edited The Yalobusha Review. He has taught Latin and English at Indian Springs since 2010.

“Douglas Ray is an ideal choice for the distinguished Teachers of the Future program,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan. “He poses challenging questions to his students, both in and out of the classroom, and teaches them to question their own assumptions and think critically as they form—and express—their opinions.”

Faculty Member Honored as NAIS ‘Teacher of the Future’

CharleS aNd JaNe elliS hoNored for YearS of ServiCe

M ore than 100 alumni, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in May to celebrate the contributions of Charles and Jane

Ellis during his 44 years on the ISS faculty. Ellis, who retired in June, created an enduring theater program, built a diverse student body while serving as Admissions Director, and most recently taught the art of woodworking. Alumni traveled from as far as New York to thank the Ellises for their wisdom and kindness. “You are part of our soul and we will always be grateful to you,” said Dr. Jonathan Horn. Send the Ellises a note at [email protected] or 317 Fairfax Way, Birmingham, AL 35242.

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A generous, ongoing gift from ISS parents Hal and Judy Abroms enabled 19 ISS students to partici-

pate during summer 2014 in challenging and rewarding summer programs at highly regarded schools and nonprofits across the country and around the world. Established by the Abromses in 1997 in memory of their son Andy Abroms ’77, the Andy Abroms Memo-rial Scholarship Fund is designed to help defray the costs of summer study programs, internships, and research opportunities in the sciences, arts, politics, history, business, and other areas of interest. Since 1997, the Abromses have awarded more than 200 scholarships ranging from $300 to $2,000 to ISS students in grades 9-11.

Youth and Action Peace Symposium, Norway – International Relations Kristin Toms ’16

Emory Pre-College Program - Neuroscience of Brain Enhancement Erin Sullivan ’15

Yale Young Global Scholars – Science, Policy, and InnovationJaylan Jacobs ‘16

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth - Neuroscience CourseJulianne Baker ’16

Medicine and Healthcare Internship with Projects Abroad to Kenya Miriam Bernard ’15

Summer Academy at the Pennsylvania School of Fine ArtsSally Heggeman ’15

Tufts University Adventures in Veterinary MedicinePriscilla Jones ’15

Yale University - EXLPO Marketing Daun Lee ’16

Smith College - Science and Engineering ProgramClaire Tang ’15

JSA Summer School at Georgetown University – International RelationsErica Ma ‘15

Sewanee Young Writers’ ConferenceMira Walker ’16

Law Institute of Georgetown UniversityJohn Touloupis ’16

Curtis Institute of Music – Summerfest Young Artist Piano ProgramSebastian Black ’15

Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Marty McGuire ’15

Emory Pre-College Program – Economics: Principles and Current IssuesMatt Price ’15

George Washington University – Principles of International LawSam Newton ’16

National Student Leadership Conference at UC Berkeley – Medicine & Health CareClara Scott ’16

Business World at UPennDavid Wang ’15

Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Marine Science Madeleine Thomas ’15

AMNESTY NAMES ISS SENIOR STUDENT COORDINATOR FOR ALABAMA

A mnesty International, a nongovernmental organization that seeks to protect human rights worldwide, has appointed ISS senior

Min Gu Kim ’15 Student Activist Coordinator for the state of Alabama. In this role, he will serve as the student contact for all student groups in the state and help other high schools form Amnesty Interna-tional Chapters.

“Over the years I have had the pleasure of working with Min Gu and watching his leadership abilities strengthen as he has led the student group at Indian Springs School,” says Amnesty Southern Field Organizer Ebony Brickhouse. “I look forward to all that is ahead and hope that more of our youth leaders come from Indian Springs, following the lead of Min Gu.”

To prepare for the position, Kim completed an in-tensive, three-day student leadership training in early August in Philadelphia. “Even though I was elected to serve as Student Activist Coordinator (SAC), I believe that all members of the Indian Springs School Amnesty Chapter are SACs,” says Kim. “We are the only high school in Alabama that has an Amnesty International Club, so we will be the forerunners and help students start new groups at their high schools by visiting them and providing them with fruitful information.”

Kim says the ISS Club also plans to mobilize Ala-bamians around campaign opportunities and raise awareness of policy-related issues. “The fight for justice is a commitment that starts with building the human rights movement on our campus,” he says. “Our role is to bring out the best in other students, teachers, and community members so that they can be strong leaders too. By building a strong team and constantly finding ways to get people involved, we will mobilize our community to be a powerful force for dignity and justice.”

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Abroms Scholarship Endowment Opens Doors to Summer Studies

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FA C E T O FA C Ehelp us welcome these four friendly faces to campus.

Cindy St. Clair Choir Accompanist/ Instrumental Music

Pianist Cindy St. Clair steps into the role of choir accompanist and instrumental and AP music teacher for 2014-15 while Dr. Alina Voicu is on leave. A former teacher of piano and theory in Samford University’s School of the Arts Preparatory Department, she is currently completing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance at the University of Alabama.

St. Clair has won several piano competitions and has appeared as a soloist with the Huxford Sym-phony Orchestra, the University of Alabama Symphonic Band, and the Samford University Or-chestra. In August, she attended the 39th Annual Classical Music Festival in Eisenstadt, Austria, where she participated in master classes at the Haydn Conserva-tory and was chosen to perform on the final Gala Recital at the Esterházy Palace. “It is an honor to help shape the next genera-tion of the arts, whether students become professional musicians or committed patrons later in life. My goal is to inspire them each day to love music, much in the same way they inspire me with their work ethic, positive at-titude, and exceptional talent.”

Claire CaSSady Director of Admission

Indian Springs welcomes Birming-ham native Claire Cassady as the new Director of Admission and

Financial Aid. Cassady will lead enrollment initiatives and organize on- and off-campus admission events. She previously served as Assistant Director of Admission & Financial Aid at Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh, N.C., where she coordi-nated campus visits for prospective students and their families and man-aged the school’s financial aid budget.

A 2011 graduate of Vanderbilt University, Cassady received her B.S. in Child Studies from the Peabody College of Education. Before college, she boarded during grades 9-12 at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where she was awarded the school’s first Distinguished Scholar four-year merit scholarship. The daughter of ISS alumnus Ed Cassady ’76, she attended Advent Episcopal School in Birmingham for grades K-8. “I look forward to working with students and families from across the state, the country, and the world to continue Springs’ tradition of excel-lence,” she says.

KiKi SCaliSe Heads 2014-15 Parents Association

ISS parent Kiki Scalise joins the ISS Board of Governors as 2014-15 President of the ISS Parents Association. Mother of Patrick ’14 and Peter ’18, she has previously served as Co-Chair for Music 101 and as a volunteer for Antiques 101 and Parent Potluck Committees.

“In my sixth year as a parent at Springs, I value the strong sense of community, the diversity, the faculty, and the opportuni-ties for students to participate in student government, which all contribute to the high standard of excellence that continues to exceed our expectations,” she says.

She urges current parents to get involved with Parents As-sociation activities, explore events that highlight other students’ talents, and stay connected by reading the summer assignments for each year’s school theme. (Turn the page to learn about the 2014-15 theme, “Art Fuels.”) “What an enriching experience to have the school theme weaved into the curriculum, the choir repertoire, and D-Day, just to name a few,” she says. “This is ISS, and our students take all these experiences with them, enabling them to lead and enrich the com-munity and make a difference.”

alexiS Ortiz Spanish Faculty

Alexis Ortiz has joined ISS as the newest member of the Foreign Language Department. A native of Mexico, Ortiz earned his undergraduate degree in Linguistics from the Universidad de Colima. He received his M.A. in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Rhode Island and has completed all course work for his doctorate at Boston University, where he received the Excellence in Teaching Award in 2012 and 2013.

Ortiz has taught all levels of Spanish, Spanish Film and Media, Spanish Literature, and Spanish Conversation and Composition. “Teaching is one of the activities that I enjoy most in life,” he says. “Seeing my students succeed in their lives and careers while making use of the skills we practiced in the classroom is one of my biggest satisfactions.”

Ortiz and his wife, Sarah, who earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Rhode Island, will live on campus with their cat, Sophie.

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EXPLORING THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING

THE VISUAL ARTS

ISS art teacher Mel Machen walks slowly around a table where six of her students are attentively drawing and painting the fl owers they’ve chosen

for this week’s contour line lesson. � e room is quiet as they work. “If you are nervous—if your hands start shaking and you’re going slowly—it’s not going to be a pretty line,” she tells them. “You just make a mark. Don’t be hesitant. Make marks with confi dence, and don’t worry if it’s not the right shape or width. Look at the edge that you’re going to draw, and make a mark that feels like an edge.”

Just across campus, science teacher Lisa Balazs’s 8th grade class has just read the short story “You Are What You Eat” by � omas Rain Crowe. In response, they are creating self-portraits, showing body parts as apples, curry, pizza, Fruit Loops, gummy worms. “Not all stories have to be written,” Balazs says. “In science, you want to be able to take your observations and build a story out of it. � e story gets built because you’re very creative and you’re thinking outside the box all the time.”

Outside, math teacher Tom Barr has walked with his Calcu-lus II class to the creek to explore principles of fl uid fl ow. “Rather than talk theoretically, I’m cutting to the chase,” he says. “We’re going to the source on a hot day to talk about water molecules, what happens to a particle of water as it travels, and the ways that pressure and temperature aff ect the water. � ere are actually many mathematical ideas that are tied to visualization in some form or another.”

In class a� er class this year, Indian Springs students are hearing a recurring theme: Art is everywhere. It is a thread that ties us together and helps us communicate, illustrate, innovate, under-stand. It teaches us about confi dence and persistence, resilience and subtlety. It empowers us to say what cannot be said and to

imagine what has not yet been imagined.“� e idea behind our 2014-15 school-wide theme, ‘Art Fuels,’ is

to help students think about the role of art in their everyday lives and to recognize that it is a source of enrichment, a source of new perspective and a broadening of the mind, a source of inspiration and refl ection, a source of excitement—and it’s relevant to all of us,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan. “If there is one takeaway, it is that there is a place for the appreciation of art and the exercise of creating art in everybody’s lives.”

FAMILIAR REFRAINFrom the Paleolithic Age to the present, people have had a “con-stant urge” to leave their mark, says history teacher Kelly Jacobs, who recalls the “blissful” moment about 10 years ago when she realized that art and maps were the keys to helping her students “walk in someone else’s shoes.”

“Art is a fantastic complement to studying law codes that can sound arbitrary to 14-year-old kids, or religious codes, or myths that seem foreign and diff erent. Art is the ’Oh, I get that!’ In the simplest form, they can see why someone would want to paint their hand on the cave wall and say, ‘I was here.’ It changes the con-versation and makes history seem relevant and personal.”

French teacher Dr. Jonathan Horn ’75 feels that no study of French language and culture would be complete without the visual and performing arts. “I o� en use pieces of art in class to stimulate discussion,” he says. “I love to teach about the French Antilles and their art forms and music. Or we’ll look at a paint-ing by Renoir. It makes the language real, relevant, meaningful, expansive—and it conn ects us with the history of France and the French-speaking world.” a

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CORE RESOURCENot only do ISS students choose painting, drawing, pottery, and photography classes, says Associate Director and Dean of Aca-demics David Noone. � ey also join clubs with a visual or per-forming arts connection and develop independent studies with an art component. “It’s great to see that energy,” he says. “Our goal is to continue that energy and build for the future so our students have even more opportunities.”

To Noone, it’s important that students recognize that art has power—and the power is literally at their fi ngertips, all the time. “In today’s world, when our kids can talk to a billion people basi-cally for free, the use of art in message and advertising is one of the biggest powers in existence. � e power of it to infl uence them, and the power they have to infl uence others: � ey’re not always aware of it, so that is one of the things we’re trying to get kids to see.”

Art also plays a powerful role in a competitive curriculum, says Noone, because art classes encourage creative thinking and the ability to look at a problem from diverse perspectives. “In a world marked by economic recession and global competition, these skills are absolutely crucial,” he says. “� e world’s challenges do not have clear-cut, right-wrong answers. Art teaches students to feel comfortable looking for solutions that no one else has seen."

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEFor many artists, says Machen, art is a creative way to explain their own lives and what they perceive happening in the world around them. “Art is not created in a vacuum,” she says. “� roughout his-tory to the present, it is a window into social issues and concerns and a voice for people who don’t otherwise have a voice. It is also a celebration of life and the natural beauty around us.”

Machen worked with photography teacher Michael Sheehan to

create a weekly “Art Fuels” speaker series to give students a chance to meet a wide variety of artists throughout the school year. � ey hope that the yearlong theme and weekly guest artists broaden students’ understanding of art and show them that everyone can create art.

“What makes someone an artist,” Machen says, “is his or her very personal response to the world. I have known artists who say, 'I don’t draw well at all, but this is the material and the idea I’m working with, and I consider myself an artist even though I don’t have traditional drawing or painting skills.' I think a lot of times people who haven’t had experience with art don’t realize that. � ey think, ‘I don’t have a natural ability, therefore I am not an artist.' And they can be.”

To Sheehan, the beauty of art education—learning to create something from scratch—is that it teaches students to conquer fear of failure, balance constraints of time and resources, develop discipline and patience, and pay greater attention to details.

“Perhaps the most important contribution art off ers to an aca-demic environment is getting the student in the habit of creating something beautiful and positive with the intent of sharing and making the world a more civil and tolerant place to coexist,” he says.

CONSTANT COMPANIONSWhen any of her science students tell her they “don’t do art,” Balazs reminds them that science and art have long gone hand in hand. “If you think back to the Renaissance, when all of these great things were happening in science, the perfect ‘Renaissance man’ was an artist and a scientist and a reader and a thinker. You didn’t even do science without drawing,” she says.

“I think that too o� en students segment the academics. Our students sometimes come to ISS thinking, ‘I’m good at science,

§ “WHAT MAKES SOMEONE AN ARTIST,” SAYS ART TEACHER MEL MACHEN, “IS HIS OR HER VERY PERSONAL RESPONSE TO THE WORLD.”

ENGLISH TEACHER DIANE SHEPPARD TEACHES

AP LANGUAGE STUDENTS ABOUT VISUAL RHETORIC AND

WAYS TO ANALYZE MESSAGES IN CARTOONS, ADS, POSTERS,

FILMS, AND OTHER MEDIA.

SPRINGS ETERNAL: FOSTERING THE ARTS Committed to promoting creativity,

Springs alumni and friends are

contributing funds to build a new

Visual Arts Center at ISS as part of

the Campaign for Springs Eternal.

The new facility will include new

art studios, an art gallery, outdoor

art yard, and renovated music

practice rooms. "By encouraging

them to look outside the box

when seeking ways to improve

and innovate," says Board Chair

Libby Pantazis, "ISS is creating

students adept at problem solving,

self-expression, collaboration,

fl exibility, and self-assessment—

all fueled by the arts and crucial

to developing a full identity."

Graham Boettcher, Ph.D., Chief Curator at the Birmingham Museum of Art

and opening guest speaker for the school’s 2014-15 theme, challenged students to think about

how they experience art. “YOUR EXPERIENCE OF A WORK OF ART DOES NOT HAVE TO HINGE ON AUTHENTICITY OR MONETARY VALUE,” he told them. “WHETHER IT IS

A REMINGTON [SCULPTURE] AT THE BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART OR SOMETHING YOU FIND AT A FLEA MARKET, ART IS EVERYWHERE. ART IS WHERE YOU FIND IT,

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEAUTY IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.”

“AS ART DEMANDS WE SEE IN NEW WAYS, THINK IN NEW WAYS, AND REJECT CONVENTION, IT OPENS POSSIBILITIES FOR NEW COMMUNICATION WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. WE DROP OUR ASSUMPTIONS IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE.” —Latin and English instructor and Poet-in-Residence Douglas Ray, who

gave the 2014-15 Opening Speech on the fi rst day of school

I’m not good at art. I’m good at art, I can’t do math.’ � ere really isn’t that division. � e more creative you are, the better you are at asking good questions and getting good answers and fi guring out ways to get the answers in science. ‘Art Fuels’ points out to students that there is more crossover than they ever imagined.”

Visual arts are also inherent to the study of math, says Barr. “Mathematics manifests itself and gets communicated by making drawings and physical models or building visual models on com-puter screen. In those senses, the physical skill to make a drawing can be key in communicating an idea to somebody else or in ex-amining an idea and solving certain kinds of problems.”

Many mathematicians see pure mathematics as an art form, says Barr. “� ere’s a deep sense of aesthetics among many math-ematicians, and that sense gets applied to the way in which a new idea is presented. If the mathematician proves a theorem and es-tablishes something that before had not been understood, then the emotional response from other mathematicians is ‘Wow—this person has done something amazing here. And the proof that this person has given is something beautiful.’”

TO INFINITY … AND BEYOND� e semesters that Barr teaches Geometry, he takes his students outdoors by the lake to visualize the idea of infi nity. “Imagine a line that goes through your body,” he tells them. “Out the top of your head, up into the sky, down through your body, and into the earth. � is is infi nity.”

It’s an important mathematical concept, he says. “As with the principles of fl uid fl ow, I think it’s important to take yourself out and experience infi nity this way. It’s not art exactly, but to my thinking it is knit up with what people try to capture in pieces of art, which also encourage people to engage in this way.”

� is semester he and Machen are working with senior Mike Jin ’15 on an independent study that blends math and art: the cre-ation and study of a “tensegrity sculpture” similar to one outside the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in D.C. Made from metal rods and cables, it will be assembled so that no two rods touch. “� ese sculptures have some mathematical properties that are really interesting,” says Barr. “I would say that mathematics it-self is kind of a sculpture. It’s a model for something that occurs in nature, and that model ultimately resides in people’s minds.”

What excites him about “Art Fuels” and projects like Jin’s independent study is that both encourage students to use their hands to illustrate an idea. “� ere is so much delight in working with materials,” he says, “particularly if you have in your mind a concept for something you want to create or construct. If you don’t have the skills to do that, then that’s the end of the road. It’s in your mind forever. If instead it can come out through material means, then you gain a lot of satisfaction and an important way to demonstrate your idea, potentially solve a problem, and connect with other people.” a

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USING THE INTERNET TO BRING ART TO A NEW AUDIENCE:

A Q&A WITH SARAH URIST GREEN ’98


ISS alum Sarah Urist Green ’98,

former curator of contemporary

art for the Indianapolis Museum of

Art, launched The Art Assignment,

a weekly video series produced by

PBS Digital Studios, earlier this year

as a way to expose a new audience

to contemporary art. Produced in

collaboration with her husband,

writer John Green ’95, the interac-

tive show features guest artists who

demonstrate art “assignments” for

viewers, who share their work online.

Here, Sarah Urist Green (one of our

featured “Art Fuels” guest speakers

this fall) talks about her show and

the experience of art.

Q WHAT LED YOU TO CREATE THE ART ASSIGNMENT?

A I’d been working as a museum

curator for a number of years,

and all the while John was

developing his online career.

I would sit through many

museum meetings about ways

to try to get more people—mainly

younger people—to come to the

museum, and I just couldn’t ignore

the giant possibilities of the Internet.

I would also notice the funny things

that people would do, take pictures

of, and post online, and then I'd

think about analogous exercises

by contemporary artists. I decided

to step away temporarily from the

museum world and instead go to

people where they are, using the

platform of the Internet to get people

thinking about art and incorporat-

ing it into their lives. I also want

people to notice the artistic things

they are already doing online, and

think about them in a more critically

engaged way.

Q SO HOW DO YOU DEFINE ART?

A I started out with a fairly nar-

row defi nition of what art is but that

has changed as I've progressed in

my career. That defi nition has con-

tinued to broaden to where very little is not art, for me. I think with the series I want to show people a wide va-riety of the ways artists are

working, approaching art, and thinking about it not as a mate-rial but as ideas. It’s not so much about skills. Skills are important; skills can be enjoyable. But to have fi rm

conceptual underpinnings to what you’re doing: That’s so important in the contemporary art world today.

Q WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THROUGH THE PROGRAM?

A My main goal with the series is to demystify contemporary art, to show people how it doesn’t have to be highbrow, elitist, or alienating. Art can be very inclusive. And there are many ways of making and experi-encing art. With so many images circulating on the Intenet now, and so much access, I want viewers to ask themselves: “What am I looking at? What is this picture? What is it do-ing? And what is my role in this whole organism of the Internet?”

“PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWS ME TO CAPTURE THE WORLD AROUND ME AND KEEP THE MOMENT THAT THE PICTURE REPRESENTS AVAILABLE FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS TO APPRECIATE.” — MARC STRAUS ’16

Construction on Indian Springs’ 18 new classrooms began over the summer and remains on target for completion for the

2015-16 school year, thanks to a flexible, phased building plan overseen by Ralph Cantrell, Project Superintendent at B.L. Harbert International, ISS Director Gareth Vaughan, ISS Associate Director David Noone, and the ISS Building Committee.

“Phased construction allows us to work on several tasks at once and keeps our crews out in front of one another,” says Cantrell, who walks the ISS job site constantly, meets with Vaughan and Noone frequently, and thinks 2-3 weeks ahead to keep construction on schedule. “Phasing also lets us improvise during bad weather. Our main objective is to get these new classrooms ready for the new school year.”

The new classrooms are part one of a three-phase capital improvement plan prepared by ArchitectureWorks, LLP, of Birmingham and Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio and funded by the Campaign for Springs Eternal.

Crews took down Classrooms 1-6 and the former Administration Building and renovated the ISS Library in July and August after several months of preparatory site work that included asbestos abatement, window removal, utilities relocation, and replacement of antiquated sewage and gas lines.

In September, workers finished clearing trees and shrubs around the Library to prepare for the new buildings, new landscaping, and a new park-ing lot. By the middle of the month, they were laying the foundation for four new buildings—putting in building pads and drilling holes for the piers of the three classroom buildings and work-ing their way around to the new Administration Building, which will be built on spread footers.

Next up, Cantrell and crews will pour the concrete footings and slabs, set structural steel posts to frame the walls, put in utilities, and begin adding new sidewalks and drainage runnels around the new buildings.

In the spring, Harbert crews will also create multiple pathways to the lake. “We won’t use machines for these pathways because it’s a wet-land area. This is all done by hand,” says Cantrell. “This will really open up the views to the lake from the new buildings.”

“It’s exciting to watch our new classrooms take shape from the ground up,” says Vaughan, “We salute the entire Harbert team for staying on schedule. In less than a year, these buildings will modernize our campus and give our students greater access to interactive technologies that prepare them for the increasingly competitive global landscape. We look forward to these classrooms of the very near future.”


C A M P U S L I F E

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ISS Director Gareth Vaughan and Project Superintendent Ralph Cantrell frequently visit

the job site together to view the progress of classroom construction, which remains on

schedule for the 2015-16 school year.

S T R O N G F O U N DAT I O N S

Making Springs Eternal: New Classrooms for 2015-16

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TOP ROW, LEFT: Illustration of a new classroom by Lake | Flato Architects. TOP ROW, PHOTOS AT RIGHT: The building project has created a yearlong “teachable moment,” says Associate Director David Noone, who has invited a B.L. Harbert representative to speak to ISS Entrepreneurship students about construction budgeting and management. MIDDLE ROW, LEFT: Six temporary classrooms near the Science Building accommodate class space needs for 2014-15. MIDDLE ROW, RIGHT: In addition to new classrooms and a new Administration Building, three faculty work spaces will be added during Phase One. BOTTOM ROW: Oversize panels hung on construction fencing celebrate the Campaign for Springs Eternal and the many ISS alumni, parents, grandparents, and friends whose generous support is making the new buildings possible.

ALUMNI AND FRIENDS


L A S T I N G T I E S

Tour de SpringS

ISS alumni and parents are hosting gatherings around the country during 2014-15 to

encourage ISS family and friends

to stay connected and join together

to support the Campaign for

Springs Eternal, which is making

possible important updates to our

campus and facilities. Join Director

Gareth Vaughan, Drs. Cooper and

LaCasse, and other faculty and

friends at stops along our coast-

to-coast tour. To attend or get

more information about individual

events, please contact Beth Mulvey

at [email protected] or

205.332.0591.

F rom April 10-13, Indian Springs School celebrated the many people—alumni, students, parents, faculty, and friends—who make Springs Eternal. More than 300 alumni, family members, and friends attended

Reunion Class Parties, the Alumni-Faculty Reception for All Classes, the Directors’ Dinner, Tailgating and Soccer Games, Sunday Brunch, a classroom

discussion with current students featuring Bob Athey ‘59, a Concert Choir performance, and the public launch of the Campaign for Springs Eternal. To see all photos from Alumni Weekend 2014 (and look ahead to Alumni Weekend 2015), visit indiansprings.org/alumniweekend2015. Thank you for being a part of this incredible community.

Alumni Weekend 2014

TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT:

1. Freddie Delchamps ’09 and Evan Pantazis ’09 2. Meg Nunnelly Olsen ‘94, Jill Russell ’94, Sand Rear-don ‘94 3. John Tanquary ‘74, John White-Spunner ‘74, and E.T. Brown ’74 4. Barbara Aland, Laura Aland ’06, Jack Aland ’75

MIDDLE ROW:

5. Director of Develop-ment Beth Mulvey with Director Gareth Vaughan and Bob Athey ’59 6. Bobby Damsky ’71, Ray Gildea ’71, Bob McGahey ’64, Steve Knox ’74

BOTTOM ROW:

7. Michael Payne ’84, Charles Ellis, Dr. Bob Cooper, Chris Thompson ’84 8. Class of ’59 at their 55th reunion

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Indian Springs School thanked more than 100 alumni, parents, and friends for their generous, ongoing support at the 2014 Directors’ Dinner

held April 10 at BridgeStreet Gallery and Loft. “Your deep, heartfelt commitment enables us to continue the school’s longstanding tradition of excellence,” said Director Gareth Vaughan. “Thank you for sharing your passion—and your vision.”

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DIRECTORS’ DINNER

TOP ROW, LEFT TO

RIGHT: 1. Larry Greer ’63, Eugenia Greer, Tom Adams ’63, and Alston Ray ’66 2. Cindy and Michael Routman ’72

SECOND ROW:

3. Rene and John Simmons ’65 4. Jeff Book, David Germany of Regions Financial Corporation, and ISS Trustee Janet Perry Book 5. Dorrie Fuchs and ISS Director Gareth Vaughan with Board Chair Libby Pantazis

THIRD ROW: 6. ISS Trustee Myla Calhoun and Director of Development Beth Mulvey 7. E.T. Brown ’74 and Campaign for

Springs Eternal Co-Chair Rusty Rushton ’74

BOTTOM ROW:

8. John Poynor ’58 and Bill Viar ’62 9. Julie and Scott Bryant ’82

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

Tour de SpringS First Stop: Lake Martin

More than 60 alumni, parents, and friends gathered on June 13 at the SpringHouse Restaurant in

Lake Martin, Ala., to celebrate Springs Eternal. Hosted by Margaret and Kip Porter ’60 and Ginny and Joe Farley ’81, the event marked the first stop on the school’s coast-to-coast Tour de Springs.

E ighteen ISS teachers, administrators, and staff members traveled to South Korea and China June 14-22 to learn more about Asian

society, culture, and history and to visit with about 160 ISS parents, alumni, and students in order to gain a deeper understanding of the customs of the school’s Asian students.

Part of a professional development initiative provided by AJIN USA, an automotive manufactur-ing facility that supplies parts to Kia and Hyundai from its Chambers County, Ala., plant, the nine-day trip took ISS educators to Seoul, Daegu, and Busan, South Korea; and Shanghai, China. The exchange program was created by AJIN

USA CEO Sea Jung Ho as a way to strengthen student-teacher connections and enhance teach-ing and learning. Sea’s son, Sea Joon Soo ‘17, is a sophomore at Indian Springs.

“This incredible trip helped us better understand the traditions and needs of our Korean and Chinese students and get to know their families,” says ISS Director Gareth Vaughan. “Because of our exposure to their beautiful cities and coun-tryside, customs, culture, and foods, we have all come to a better appreciation of this distinctive part of our school community. We are grateful for this invaluable opportunity to bring our two worlds together.”

nine-day CulTural exChange Trip giveS iSS FaCulTy inSighTS inTo Korean SoCieTy, CuSTomS

Top row, froM lEfT: 1. Joe Nonidez ’62, Gray Plosser ’63 2. Virginia Farley ’16, Joe Farley ’81, Director Gareth Vaughan, Mac Farley ’14

MiddlE row: 3. Sharon Samford, Kip Porter ’60, Margaret Porter, Margaret Moore Porter 4. Charles Ellis, Stanley Graves

BoTToM row:

5. Rusty Rushton ’74, Director Gareth Vaughan, Board Chair Libby Pantazis

Top lEfT: ISS students Sherry Ge ’14, Vivian Wei ’17, new student Sunny Dong ’17, and Claudia Choi ’14 with chemistry teacher Chris Tetzlaff and dorm parent Holly Rodgers in Shanghai. MiddlE lEfT: ISS senior Sylvan Zhang ’15 with AJIN USA CEO Sea Jung Ho in Shanghai. Zhang interned at AJIN USA in Cusetta, Ala., in August. BoTToM lEfT: ISS English teacher Diane Sheppard (far left) with Lee Songhyun ’15 and parents Lee Hyesun and Lee Seokho, who arranged for the ISS Korean Parents Association Event in Seoul on June 16. BoTToM riGHT: ISS mathematics teacher Dr. Mac LaCasse (center) with ISS students Jing Yu He ’15 and Claudia Choi ’14 in Shanghai.

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A N N UA L R E P O R TIndian Springs School’s financial picture remains strong with the Board and Administration’s commitment

to reaching a balanced budget and the generous support of the entire community. Springs’ existence is only

possible through the dedication of its volunteers and the generosity of alumni, parents, grandparents, and

friends. Thank you for the outpouring of attention and support that carried our students and faculty through

another marvelous year.

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F u n d r a i s i n gS P R I N G S E T E R N A L G I F T S & P L E D G E S

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Building $12,724,100.85

Endowment 1,345,000.00

Total $14,069,100.85

A N N UA L F U N D & A N N UA L F U N D R E S T R I c T E D

Annual Fund Unrestricted $554,466.21

Annual Fund Restricted 47,066.00

Total $601,532.21

R E S T R I c T E D Amnesty International $5,000.00

Faculty Continuing Education $259,529.00

Hoggard Scholarship Endowment $75.00

Ray Hartwell Fund $8,642.00

Scholarships $40,000.00

Tennis $1,025.00

Total Restricted Gifts $314,271.00Total Fundraising Support $14,984,904.06

Thank you for your generous support of Indian Springs School. Your gifts are vital to continuing the school’s tradition of excellence.

O p e r at i n g s tat e m e n tI N c O m E

Tuition and Fees $7,289,940

Annual Fund 687,813

Total Income $7,977,753

Endowment Draw (550,000)

E x P E N S E S

Salaries and Benefits $3,918,580

Financial Aid 1,527,228

Instructional and Student Activities 531,631

Dining, Transportation, and Other Services 826,869

Operations and Maintenance 1, 187,953

General and Administrative 792,537

Total Expenses $8,784,798Capital Expenditures $2,281,140

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A N N U A L R E P O R T


M a k i n g S p r i n g s E t e r n a l

Capital Campaign 2014-18

More than 300 Indian Springs School students,

faculty, alumni, and friends gathered in Town Hall

on April 12 to celebrate the public launch of the $20

million Campaign for Springs Eternal, the largest

capital campaign in the school’s history.

At a ceremony kicking off Alumni Weekend

2014 festivities, Director Gareth Vaughan, Board

Chair Libby Pantazis, and Campaign Co-Chair

and alumnus Rusty Rushton ’74 revealed that

because of the generosity of more than 100 alumni,

parents of alumni, and current parents during the

Campaign’s silent phase (September 2013 to early

April 2014), commitments of about $15 million—75%

of the fundraising goal—have been secured over

the next five years, enabling the school to begin

constructing new classrooms (see page 16) and

continue planning for a new dining hall and new

arts center.

E n d u r i n g L E g a c y

“The learning environments we provide for our bright young students must be consciously geared toward the increasingly global reality in which we now live and work,” said Rushton, who is Associate Director of the University Honors Program at UAB. “The campus upgrades we’re initiating will help us raise the physical components of our academic provision to the standard of our already excep-tional program.”

Lead gifts have come from Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63, Cecilia Matthews and the Estate of Alan Matthews ’68, Mary and Rob Henrikson ’65, and parents of alumni Judy and Hal Abroms, said Pantazis. “On behalf of the Board, I offer my deep appreciation to those who remember the impor-tance of Indian Springs School in their own lives, to those who value the role of the school in the lives of their children and grandchildren, and to those who continue to make it a priority,” she said. “You ensure the school’s place for future generations.”

T h r E E - P h a s E P L a n

The Campaign for Springs Eternal was created in response to Indian Springs School’s new Campus Master Plan, which identifies the need to replace or

modernize aging buildings dating from 1952, when

the school opened its doors. Prepared by interna-

tionally recognized architects ArchitectureWorks,

LLP, of Birmingham and Lake|Flato Architects of

San Antonio with input from a wide range of ISS

constituents, the proposed plan comprises three

phases: modernizing the campus and classrooms

to accommodate emerging technologies for

greater flexibility and global connectivity; replacing

the current dining hall with a new dining hall that

includes outdoor dining; and creating a new arts

center that features art studios at the heart of the

campus. The ISS Board of Governors will finalize the

timing and details for the arts center and dining

hall phases as fundraising continues.

“It’s incredibly exciting to be able to usher in

this next chapter in Indian Springs School history,”

said Vaughan. “The passion and dedication that

we are witnessing from the ISS community will give

our students the tools they need to succeed and

provide our world-class faculty a state-of-the-art

stage on which to shine.”

To learn more and view the short Campaign for

Springs Eternal video, visit ISSspringseternal.org.

Gareth Vaughan

Rusty Rushton ’74

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ISS Director Gareth Vaughan thanked Cecilia Matthews (left), wife of ISS alumnus Alan Matthews ’68, and ISS alumnus Mike Goodrich ’63 (right) for their generous support of the Campaign for Springs Eternal at the 2014 Directors’ Dinner.

Celebrating their 50th class reunion, the Class of 1964 came together to name a class-room to honor their time together at Indian Springs. Led by Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64, Marc Gitenstein ’64, Jack McSpadden ’64, and Jeff Cohn ’64, the gift will serve as an enduring tribute to these classmates’ deep love of Springs and as an inspired legacy for future generations of ISS students.

C A M P A I G N T E A M

The Campaign for Springs Eternal is headed by a

passionate and accomplished group of alumni,

faculty, and friends of Indian Springs:

HONORARY CHAIRS: Donald Hess ’66 and

Libby Pantazis

CHAIRS: Lisa Engel, Alan Engel ’73, Rusty

Rushton ’74

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST: Robert Aland ’80,

Joe Farley ’81, Scott Pulliam ’85, Mike Goodrich ’90

NORTHEAST: Rob Henrikson ’65, John Abbot ’80

MID-ATLANTIC: Ellen McElroy ’78

WEST COAST: Kelly Bodnar Battles ’85

PARENTS OF ALUMNI: Catherine and Emmet

McLean, Sydney and Mike Green

CURRENT PARENTS: Scott Bryant ’82,

Scott Pulliam ’85

PLANNED GIVING: Allan Cruse ’59, Frank Samford

’62, Hanson Slaughter ’90

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR: Frank Samford ’62

STAFF: Gareth Vaughan (Director), Beth Mulvey

(Director of Development)

N A M I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S

Donors who contribute $100,000 and more have

the opportunity to create an enduring legacy at

ISS by naming a classroom. Currently, classrooms

will be named to honor:

The Gamble Family, in honor of William ‘03,

Travis ’63, Tom ’60, and Chip ’58 Gamble

Frank Cantey, named by Caldwell Marks,

Trustee of Indian Springs School

Rene and John Simmons ’65

The Class of 1964

Academic Center: $2 million

Dining Hall: $2 million

Halls: $1 milion each

Arts Center: $1 million

Main Dining Room: $500,000

Art Gallery: $500,000

Art Yard: $250,000

Gathering Lawn: $250,000

Special Dining Area: $250,000

Dining Deck: $250,000

Studios: $200,000 each

Classrooms: $100,000 each

L E A D G I F T S

“Daring”: $2 million +Cecilia and Alan Matthews ’68Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63

“Innovation”: $1 million +Judy and Hal Abroms Mary and Rob Henrikson ‘65

“Creativity”: $500,000 +Lisa and Alan Engel ‘73

“Collaboration”: $250,000 +Sydney and Michael GreenCatherine and Emmett McLeanSharon and Frank Samford ‘62

“Wisdom”: $100,000 +Susan and John Abbot ‘80 Kay Armstrong and Frank Carter ‘62Allan Cruse ‘59 Heidi and Martin Damsky ’68Ginny and Joe Farley ‘81Frances and Bill Goodrich ‘66Sarah Urist ‘98 and John Green ‘95Malinda and Jimmy Lewis ’75C. Caldwell Marks and FamilyLibby and Dennis PantazisNancy and John Poynor ’58Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74Rene and John Simmons ’65

The Slaughter FamilyNancy and Jim Tyrone ’73Shazi Visram ’95

“Passion”: $50,000 +The Bodnar FamilyJulie and Scott Bryant ‘82Caryn and Steven Corenblum ‘75The Gamble FamilyElizabeth and Mike Goodrich ‘90Mary and Braxton Goodrich ‘93Emily Hess ‘01 and Bob LevineJennifer and Ben Hunt ‘82Pat and Michael Levine ‘74The Pizitz FamilyStacy and Scott Pulliam ‘85Barbara and Bill Viar ‘62

Springs Eternal Gifts Dedicated to Construction

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Amy and Clint Dillard ’84Kimberlyn DownsCathy and Mell Duggan ’76Lisa and Alan Engel ’73Ginny and Joe Farley ’81Mac FlemingElise May ’88 and Hank FrohsinDiane and Tom Gamble ’60Alice and Paul GoepfertTerry and Paul Goldfarb ’69Kathleen and Jesse Graham ’56Wendy and Mark Habeeb ’74Susan and Wyatt Haskell ’57Beth and Kirk Hawley ’66Carla and Larry Hawley ’68Sally and Greg Hawley ’75William Hawley ’08Nancy and Tommy Healey ’62Ronne and Donald Hess ’66Heidi Hess ’89 and James RuckerMary and Mark Howard ’70Kelly Johnson ’92Sara Kim ’89Felix Kishinevsky ’05Emily Hess ’01 and Bob LevineGeorgia and Coleman Lipsey ’60Mrs. Betty LoebCarter McLean ’06Kofi MensahMargaret R. MonaghanLee and Mac Moncus ’60Susanna Myers ’90 and Gerry PampaloniMolly Myers ’92 and Rick Hatfi eldChristy and David Nelson ’93Hilary and Stuart Nelson ’95Julie and Mark Nelson ’88Naomi Nelson ’93 and Louis DoenchMarcia and Mike Nichols ’70

Frances Ross ’77 and Bill NolanSusan Hazlett and Ed Norman ’79Jamie and Greg OdrezinLibby and Dennis PantazisSusan Dillard ’80 and David PhillipsLaura and Erskine Ramsay ’64Michele and Rod Reisner ’84Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57Charles Robinson ’59Cindi and Michael Routman ’72Betsy and Daniel Russakoff ’92Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel ’84Betsy and John SaxonSue and Allan Solomon ’68Linda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64Callen Bair ’01 and Will ThistleBecky Thomas ’81Michele Thompson ’83Kathy and Tommy ThomsonSusan and Carlisle Towery ’55Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth VaughanMark Waldo ’75Ellen and Jim Walker ’80Eboni Washington ’07Holly Ellis ’84 and Prince WhatleyAndrea and Larry WhiteheadAlexa Whitehead ’01Amy McDaniel ’80 and Steve Williams

D O N O R S

2013-14 Annual Fund Springs’ fi scal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The following list recognizes Annual Fund donors by giving level in the 2013-14 fi scal year. Asterisks (*) indicate the donor’s enrollment in Springs for Life and attendant com-mitment to give to the ISS Annual Fund every year. Listings by constituency and by class can be found at indiansprings.org/annualreport2014.

L E A D E R S H I P L E V E L ( $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 o r M o r e )

Judy and Hal AbromsGillian and Mike Goodrich ’63Mary and Rob Henrikson ’65Hwa Sook Song and Weon Kil KimSharon and Frank Samford ’62

A R M S T R O N G S O C I E T Y

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Abroms 2011 Charitable Lead Unitrust Number OneAcworth FoundationElizabeth and Bob Athey ’59The Community Foundation of Greater BirminghamAllan Cruse ’59Lisa and Alan Engel ’73Elizabeth and Mike Goodrich ’90Kyung Han ’85Ronne and Donald Hess ’66Leo Kayser ’62

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In all independent schools, tuition, income from endowment, and profi ts from summer pro-grams and facilities rentals are the annual operating revenue streams. Your gifts each year to the Annual Fund are vital to maintaining Springs’ exceptional programs and attracting and retaining excellent faculty. Thank you for your gifts this year.

S P R I N G S F O R L I F E

The Springs for Life Society: A Commitment to Lifelong Giving is a giving society for those who pledge to contribute to the Indian Springs School Annual Fund in some way, every year. The following people have made commitments to Springs for Life and contribute to ISS each year.

Susan and John Abbot ’80Kelly and Robert Aland ’80Anna Altz-Stamm ’99Elizabeth and Bob Athey ’59Krissie Ames ’92 and Neal AxonCandi and C.P. Bagby ’63Monica Shovlin and Chris Baxley ’79Elliott Bell ’10David Bloom ’08Janet Perry and Jeff BookPatricia and Ehney Camp ’60Lisa Dean ’81 and Frank ColumbiaAnna and Chandler CoxChristianna and Tom Crittenden ’72Allan Cruse ’59Hanelle Culpepper ’88 and Jeff MeierMary Lee and David Darby ’61

A Capital Campaign gift is a one-time investment providing perennial returns.

Please make your annual gift first, and then support Springs Eternal.

LEADERSHIP LEVEL — $20,000 OR MORE *

ARMSTRONG SOCIETY — $10,000 OR MORE *

FOUNDER’S LEVEL — $5,000 OR MORE *

GOVERNORS’ CIRCLE — $2,500 OR MORE *

TOWN MEETING LEVEL — $1,000 OR MORE *

MAYOR’S LEVEL — $500 OR MORE

COMMISSIONER’S LEVEL — $250 OR MORE

D-DAY LEVEL — $100 OR MORE

* Those who give at these levels receive invitations to the annual Directors’ Dinner, held each April in conjunction with Alumni Weekend.

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Heather and Dan Mosley ’74Pinkerton FoundationRonne & Donald Hess Foundation

F O U N D E R ’ S L E V E L ( $ 5 , 0 0 0 o r m o r e )

Susan and John Abbot ’80Abroms Charitable Foundation, Inc.Julie and Scott Bryant ’82Elquis CastilloFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundMary and Braxton Goodrich ’93Korean ISS Parents’ AssociationLeta and Jim Matte ’77Catherine and Emmett McLeanRene and John Simmons ’65Jennifer and Mark StyslingerLinda and Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73Dorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan

g O V E R N O R S ’ c i R c L E ( $ 2 , 5 0 0 o r m o r e )

Margaret and Bruce AlexanderJulia and John Badham ’57The John & Julia Badham Family TrustLucie and Stanley Bynum ’64Joo Young Kim and Hong Kyu ChoiBill Engel ’75Ginny and Joe Farley ’81Matthew Furnas ‘06Jung-Mee Kwon and Sung-Jin KimCarol and Jamie LoebRosalind and Daniel MarksteinLeslie and David Matthews ’75Ellen McElroy ’78Cheryl and Burk McWilliams ’65Ann and Richard Monk ’57Susanna Myers ’90 and Gerry PampaloniMolly Myers ’92 and Rick HatfieldJoe Nonidez ’62Sean and Janis O’MalleyLibby and Dennis PantazisBetty and Joe Pigford ’58Janet and Charles Plosser ’66Margaret and Kip Porter ’60Patti and Ed RogersSoHee Kim and JunWook RyuSusan and Carlisle Towery ’55

T O W N M E E T i N g L E V E L ( $ 1 , 0 0 0 o r m o r e )

Joanna and Al Adams ’62Barbie and Steve Arnold ’66Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63Melody and Johnny BanksMedha and Amol Bapat ’88Corrine and Woodrow Barnes ’63Kathryn and Thomas BarrKelly Bodnar ’85 and Brett BattlesMindy and Dylan BlackShay and John Michael Bodnar ’88

Pat t i a n d E d R o g E R sMcLean, Virginia Parents of Hal Rogers ’18 Founder’s Level Donors

Why do you support Indian Springs School?

Indian Springs School has provided the educational and boarding experience that our son, Hal, has embraced as a

second-year student. The advanced, multi-cultural academic environment and the close attention to individual student needs have exceeded our expectations. We are pleased to support ISS initiatives that further enhance the school’s reputation as a premier provider of higher education.

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The Bodnar FoundationJanet Perry and Jeff BookKaren and Bill Boyle ’62Elizabeth and John Breyer ’71Caroline and E. T. Brown ’74E. T. Brown Family FundMyla CalhounPatricia and Ehney Camp ’60The Ehney A. Camp & Mildred Fletcher Tillman Camp FoundationCaroline Clark ’82 and Brad GoodmanKathy and Jim Clower ’64The Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramCommunity Foundation of Northeast AlabamaMarie and Travis CoxHeidi and Martin Damsky ’68Susan and Mitchell DascherCharles DeBardeleben ’79Emma Dinsmore ’05

Amanda Dinsmore ’03

Joanne and Wilson Dinsmore

John Dixon ’72

Anna Margaret and Tommy Donald ’58

Elizabeth and Drew Edge ’84

Lori and Richard Feist

Jan Fortson

Linda and Arthur Freeman ’59

Carol Dewar and Larry Futrell ’64

Alice and Paul Goepfert

Janet and Morton Goldfarb

Kim and Scott Grumley

Melinda and Joe Guillaume

Nancy and Tommy Healey ’62

Susan and Darby Henley ’82

Heidi Hess ’89 and James Rucker

Lauren and Glen Howard ’67

David Huggin ’59

ABOVE: Sabra, ed, Patti, and Hal rogers. LEFT: Hal in iSS robotics class



Jennifer and Ben Hunt ’82Betsy HunterJannike and Brian Jackson ’92Pamela and Prescott Kelly ’61Sheri and Jimmy KrellBen Lee ’78Hyunsuk and Bo LeePat and Michael Levine ’74Emily Hess ’01 and Bob LevineMalinda and Jimmy Lewis ’75Jenny and James LewisHilton Locke ’98 and Christian AnthonyLoeb Family Foundation, Inc.Lin Zhang and Jian MaMin Xie and Tianyu MaCathy and Caldwell Marks ’93Priscilla and Tony Marzoni ’64Devra and Robert Maulitz ’64June and Joe Mays ’63Lee and Mac Moncus ’60Sara and Tommy Moody ’64Sam Moorer ’59Beatrice and Frank Morring ’68Beth Mulvey and David NooneChristy and David Nelson ’93Julie and Mark Nelson ’88Hilary and Stuart Nelson ’95Martha and Bill Nickell ’56

Kathy and Eli PhillipsTonya and Bartley Pickron ’91Dana and Dick Pigford ’65Don Pittman ’78Frances and Merritt PizitzDiana and Gray Plosser ’63Dale ProschStacy and Scott Pulliam ’85Anne and Darryl Quarles ’71Laura and Erskine Ramsay ’64Laura Schiele ’86 and Steven RobinsonMary Rose Santiago and Cesar RomeroCharlotte and Bill Rose ’63Lia and Rusty Rushton ’74Gail and Deak Rushton ’78Mary Helmer and Mark Sabel ’84The San Francisco FoundationKiki and Pierre ScaliseNina and Bob SennElizabeth Rappaport and Jack Shannon ’71Melissa and Hanson Slaughter ’90Leslie and Rocky SmithBlakeley and Bill SmithTom Smith ’72Merrill H. Stewart, Jr.Philippa and Michael StrausDeborah Kayser StraussKeiko and Kayser Strauss ’96

Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98Ann and David TharpeJudy and Arthur Toole ’58Fergus Tuohy ’96Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramAlina Voicu and Daniel SzaszEllen and Jim Walker ’80Bucky Weaver ’68Marjorie and Jim White ’60Tom Whitehurst ’68Kathryn and David WiencekAmy McDaniel ’80 and Steve WilliamsLesli and Kneeland WrightYouhong Wang and Yang XuJie ZhengLing Song and Tong Zhou

M AY O R ’ S L E V E L ( $ 5 0 0 o r m o r e )

Cathy and Tom Adams ’63Alabama Injury Lawyers, P.C.Kelly and Robert Aland ’80Ameriprise Financial Gift Matching ProgramStephen ArmstrongFreddi AronovPriscilla and Eddie Ashworth ’67Jennifer Bain ’84Lisa and Rob BalazsAmy and William BarrMary Ann and Willis Bass ’64Jennifer Boll ’92Tom Byers ’67Shelly Durfee-Chandler and William ChandlerJane and David ChaplinClara Chung Fleisig and Glenn FleisigConnie and Doug ClarkCason Benton and Stuart CohenThe Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, Inc.Jesanna Cooper ’94 and Michael MorrisAnna and Chandler CoxMissy and Dorsey Cox ’78The Engel Family FoundationDavid Faber ’66Elise May ’88 and Hank FrohsinTerry and Paul Goldfarb ’69Sydney and Michael GreenSusan and Wyatt Haskell ’57Beth and Kirk Hawley ’66Mary and Jay Holekamp ’63Kayo and Steven Howard ’83Ann and David Hunt ’84Caspar Isemer ’00Mitch Ives ’70Roslyn JacksonKnox Gil Jennings ’56Yang Suck and Richard KimSara Kim ’89Dolly and William KingMichelle Abroms ’98 and Jon LevinHui LiGeorgia and Coleman Lipsey ’60

a l l a n c r u s e ’ 5 9San Francisco, California Alumnus Armstrong Society Donor


I felt that appreciative words would not, by themselves, persuasively convey, nor tangibly advance, my belief in the Learning Through Living philosophy that infused my formative experiences at Indian Springs, both inside and

outside the school’s classrooms.

LEFT: Allan Cruse ’59 (right) with classmate Bob Athey ’59 in a 1956 photo RIGHT: Allan Cruse ‘59 (left) with classmate Bob Athey ‘59 (right) at a class reunion barbecue in April 2013

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H wa S o o k S o n g a n d w e o n k i l k i mSeoul, Korea Parents of Eui Hyun Kim ’15 Leadership Level Donors

Since our child’s entrance to ISS, we have supported the school periodically for the development

of the school. We think that our support is nothing but a small token of our grati-tude to the school, compared with the honor you have given us with the special appreciation letter for us. Like other parents, it was so special to us that our child entered ISS among so many U.S. schools, and, furthermore, we have felt that ISS is more precious and important as the communications between us and the school have played an important role in the growth of our son. Taking this opportunity, we would like to express again our sincere gratitude to Mr. Vaughan and to all the teachers of ISS.

TOP: Eui Hyun Kim ’15 and his parents, Weon Kil Kim and Hwa Sook Song, with ISS history teacher Dr. Bob Cooper at the ISS Korean Parents Association Event in June in Seoul, part of the nine-day cultural exchange trip provided for ISS faculty members by AJIN USA.BOTTOM: Eui Hyun Kim ’15 performs at the fall 2013 Student Concert.

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Erin and John Lockett ’95Mrs. John A. Lockett, Jr.Laili and James MarkertEileen and Danny Markstein ’92Carole and Michael MazerGerrin and John McGowanLiz and Brendan McGuireMicrosoftMorgan Stanley Smith BarneySusan Brand and Harry Mueller ’62Carol and Thomas NelsonFrances Ross ’77 and Bill NolanNolan Byers PCMelissa and John Oliver ’60Angie and Jeff ParmerSandy Petrey ’59Diane and Jeff Pettus ’73Marjorie and John PittmanJanet and Craig Pittman ’74Emily and Jerry Pittman ’76Kathy and Bill Pittman ’70J.E. and Marjorie B. Pittman Foundation, Inc.Susan Pizitz ’80Alison Pool-Crane ’79Jane and McGehee Porter ’57Nancy and John Poynor ’58The Prudential Foundation Matching GiftsPublix Super MarketsMichele and Rod Reisner ’84Jennifer and Matthew RihaNirmal Roy ’02Kari and Gary Rubin ‘’3Ginger Grainger ‘86 and Steve Rueve ’84Beth and James Scott ’75Young Ju Sung and Jung Ho SeaJerry Shadix ’68Diane Sheppard and Stan FullerKathryn and Richard ShimotaRoyal Simpkins ’83Kate and Charles SimpsonSusan and Robert SimsSara and Jamie Spector ’94Patricia and Rick Sprague ’66Michael Steiner ’95The Steiner FoundationMichele Thompson ’83Cathy and Rune TomsAye Unnoppet ’88Connie and Marshall UristJane WenzelKathryn and Ethan WhiteSally and Richard WhitleyLu Shen and Wei Zhang

C O M M I S S I O N E R ’ S L E V E L ( $ 2 5 0 o r m o r e )

David Abroms ’01Marca and Craig AlexanderAnna Altz-Stamm ’99Sharon and Jim Bailey ’79Tory Cohen ’89 and Matt BaldwinMary Fasnacht and Curt Barney

Kitty and Ronnie BarrowKaren and Curt Bassett ’57Marie and Bill BaxleyJody Klip ’78 and Jeffrey BlackJean and Nick BoulerJamie BrabstonAnne and Don Brunson ’64Carol and Harry CaldwellKay Armstrong and Frank Carter ’62Pinkie and Bryan Chace ’74Jonette and Kenneth Christian ‘67Carrie Cleverdon and J. CampbellTeri and Emmett Cloud ’95Linda and Ben Cohen ’68Lisa Dean ’81 and Frank ColumbiaJune and Ed ConerlyCaryn and Steven Corenblum ’75June Yang and Mike Costanza ’78Richard Cusick ’90Amy and Jim DaughertyKathy and Larry DeLucasJim Dent ’72Jennifer and Walter DicksonAmy and Clint Dillard ’84David Doggett ’68Pilar Kohl Childs ’92 and Jared DostalCathy and Mell Duggan ’76Anne and John Durward ’90Jane and Charles EllisJan and Chip Feazel ’63Nedra and Joey Fetterman ’74Anne and Rick Finch ’60Mac FlemingRobert Friedel ’67Dana and Jeff Gale ’92Chris Genry ’78AnonymousCynthia and Ira Gore ’74Anita Jayagopal ’96 and Brian GouriCarole Griffin ’78Wendy and Mark Habeeb ’74Carla and Larry Hawley ’68Jean and Fred Heath ’62Sharon HeggemanClay Heilpern ’06Tate Heilpern ’03Lori and Karl HeinoRyan Henderson ’07Pat and Billy Hiden ’71Martha Diefendorf and Robert Hogan ’68Fran Hutchins ’95 and Laura KalbaJason JakubowiczKimberley and Mark JanichQin Wang and Kai JiaoNatalie Platt and Arnold JonesBailey Jones ‘’9Maria and Larry Katz ’82Rebecca and Brandon Kirby ’92Stefanie Rammes and Christopher KolorzJoyce and Jerry Lanning ’59Mary and Robert LewisJanet and Adam Lichtenstein ’91

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Cecilia and Peter Loeb ’76Terri and Charles Lorant ’75Melodie and Greer Mallette ’89Beverly and Daniel MarsonScotty and Sam McAliley ’70Carol and B. G. Minisman ’63Xiaohua Zhou and Lianke MuKathy and Mark Myatt ’55Marcia and Mike Nichols ’70Betty and Charles Northen ’55Deborah Cramer and Pat Odum ’72Anne and David Ovson ’69Jocelyn Bradley ’77 and Jim PalmerStacy Donohue ’86 and Chris PerroneBarbara and William Powell

The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving

Irene and Dorion Thomas ’90

Kathy and Tommy Thomson

Martin Tobias ’95

Connie Hill and Doug Turner

Vulcan Materials Company

Stewart and Missy Waddell

Belinda and Bryson Waldo ’70

Jenny and Billy Walker

Fred Wallace ’74

Tracey Hinton ’82 and Alan Walters

Jill and Thomas Walton

Ryan Webb ’02

Hua Yang and Yu Wei

Beth and Andy PriceAileen and Randy Redmon ’84Susan and Rick RodriguezKathleen and Charles RossmannNeil Roy ’96Lisa and Bob SchilliLisa and Erik SchwiebertChristina and Keck Shepard ’78Linda and Robert Sherman ’58Katie Shimota ’10Jordan Shin ’85Janet and Joe Simonetti ’75Beverly VonDer Pool and Phillip SmithAmy and Marty StallingsPaul Steiner ’79

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My Memories of SpringsReading the Greek classics with Mr. Johns;

Listening to the radio in the dorm when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the NYY 10 to 9 on Bill Mazeroski’s home run in the 9th inning of the 7th game of the 1960 World Series;

Struggling to learn French with Mr. Draper, who patiently listened to my Southern take of his beloved language;

Hiding in boiler rooms late at night to play bridge;

Walking night patrol and watching a tornado tail pass over the dorm circle and touch down in some trees just past it;

Reading Isaiah with Mr. King and thinking, “So that is where Elizabethan authors got their ideas”;

Our spirited intramural athletic teams; Coaches Pey, Cameron, and Woodward; our soccer team’s skill and comradery, as well as the tennis, basketball and baseball teams;

Mr. Canty and Mr. Humphreys in math, and for the first and only time, grasping a mathematical concept, the Pythagorean Theorem, and realizing ideas exist in their own realm. We don’t create them, we just discover them;

The lake challenge on D-Day;

Studying in my room for a French test when we heard of the death of JFK, and realizing we were living history, which Mr. Fleming taught us to embrace;

Learning who we would become …

My memories of Springs I recall as a well-spent youth. And from all my Learning through Living, which prepared me to seek the deeper ideas and truths in life, I have a sense of deep gratitude and offer a heartfelt “Thank You.”

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TOP: Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky with his wife, Linda BOTTOM: Leo Sullivan-Bashinsky ’64 with classmates Tom Norton ’64 and Erskine Ramsay ’64 from the 1963 yearbook

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Emily Sims ’82 and Wes WestbrookHolly Ellis ’84 and Prince WhatleyAndrea and Goodloe White ’90Heather White ’92 and Mukesh PatelAndrea and Larry WhiteheadRowan and Russ Williams ’73Ham Inn and Shih Bin WuAlton Young

D - D AY L E V E L ( $ 1 0 0 o r m o r e )

Norma-May Isakow and Edward AbrahamBarbara and Jack Aland ’75Judith Lee AlandLaura Aland ’06Heidi Duncan ’89 and John AltenSteve Apolinsky ’80Sara and Pete ArnerBarbara and Spencer AtkinsPeter Bain ’81Sanjiv Bajaj ’98Diane and Todd BakerKaren and Michael BallietSherry and David Baltscheit ’89Jen Spears ’96 and David BashfordSteve Batson ’60Monica Shovlin and Chris Baxley ’79Suzanne and Howard BearmanJohn Beckman ’90Darnell and Wayne BelcherCarol and Bill Bell ’73Ann BentonCarolyn and John Bigger ’56Lynette and Delano BlackAnne and Bill BlackerbyJosephine and Bill Blackwell ’66Marie and Duncan Blair ’75Georgia and Lynn BlakeAndrea and Jim Bledsoe ’85Lynn Bledsoe and Bill RyanBen Bright ’05David Brockington ’13Adrienne and Julian BrookHolly Brown ’96Pam and Alan Buchalter ’83Connie and Michael BuchananKarola BuysseJill and Restituto CarantoWarren CarisPatrick CatherMarge and Bob CiancettiBecky CohnSumter and Steve Coleman ’59Barbara and Lem Coley ’62Community Foundation of Greater MemphisDeane and Phil Cook ’62Pam and Bob CooperChristine and Darryl CopelandElliot Corenblum ’03Christianna and Tom Crittenden ’72Carolyn and Richard Crocker ’65Gisèle and Steve Crowe

Hanelle Culpepper ’88 and Jeff MeierJune CunniffBobby Damsky ’71Mary Lee and David Darby ’61Sally and Brian DavisIsa Delgado-Lowery and Brett LoweryAmy and Ricky Dick ’68Flora and Sanders DixKaren Gerstner-Dobbs and Tim Dobbs ’64Eva and Jiri DubovskyClaire Maples ’89 and Heath EdwardsBob Egerman ’79Ada and Gabi ElgavishMeagan and Jim EllingtonAmy Finkelstein ’95 and Myles SteinerDeborah and Marzette FisherAnne and Alston FittsRuth Fitts ’96Patricia and Danner Frazer ’62Sarah Frazier ’90 and Marc SennewaldAllison and Jeff FullerHoward FurnasGail and Chip Gamble ’58Diane and Tom Gamble ’60Sarah and Reese Ganster ’63Lisa and Charles GibbsTerri and David GlasgowReena Glazer ’87Ari Glazer ’90Sylvia GoldbergNancy and Sidney GradyKathleen and Jesse Graham ’56Melinda and Greg GrooverCaroline and Chip Hall ’78Ann and Tim HamnerLaura and Steve HancockAllison and Milton Harsh ’72Gene Hawkins ’59Sally and Greg Hawley ’75Xujing Wang and Zening HeJudy and John Heacock ’58Kathy and Gary HeacockPattie and Noble Hendrix ’63Cynthia and David HobdyLiz and Richard Hogan ’71Melissa and Scott HookerJonathan Horn ’75Mary and Mark Howard ’70Myra HuntMary and Chris Israel ’58Amy JacobsKelly Johnson ’92Jennifer and John JohnsonJessica and Ben Johnson ’71Gilbert Johnston ’96Muff and Gilbert Johnston ’63Laurie and Frank Jones ’58Lida and Bill Jones ’63Jessica Spira ’82 and Robert KahnJeanne and Thomas Keevan-LynchMary Alston Fitts ’94 and Andres KerllenevichAmanda Key ’95

Cathy Bekooy and Sanjay Khare ’85Melanie and Jay KieveKaty and David Killion ’00Alexa and Eddy Kim ’81Josephine Kim ’88Julie McDonald and Joshua KlapowKate Konecny ’02Del KottasSherri and Trausti KristjanssonMac LaCasseMike LantripSusan and Billy LapidusKatherine and Chris LashleyJenny and George LeMaistre ’66Sharon Kean and Bob Lipson ’68Joan LoebNeely Harris ’96 and Lars LohmannAlice Hawley ’03 and Henry Long ’01Melody and Ben MachenKaren and Harry Maring ’72Kat MartinHerb Martin ’62Maria C. MartinezVirginia Bledsoe ’86 and Phillip MattoxDarby and Tom McElderryJudith and Bob McGahey ’64Ruth Ann and Mike McGartyMary Lee and Kevin McMahonCheryl Killingsworth and James McMinnLeine and Thomas McNeelyAlex McPhillips ’03Ruth Ann and Jack McSpadden ’64Kofi MensahMerck Partnership For GivingBrenda and Wayne Meshejian ’63Margaret R. MonaghanJenny Morgan ’96 and Jamie ShutzerDena and Robert MoyeMary MurphyChristie and Richard NeelyNaomi Nelson ’93 and Louis DoenchLou Anne and Clay Newsome ’65Mark Noel ’88Gail and Tom Nolen ’66Lea Novakova and Jan NovakVictoria West and Richard Nunan ‘’0Dragana and Mak ObradovicDaniel Odrezin ’05Jamie and Greg OdrezinBryn and David Oh ’87Bill Oliver ’86Anna and Gunnar OlsonLeslie and Peter O’NeilRachel OserNorton Owen ’72Qun Zhu and Quanhong PanLee Pantazis ’06George Ann and Alton ParkerMadeleine and Hubert PearceSusan Dillard ’80 and David PhillipsCarrie and Richard Pizitz ’75Sam Pointer ’81



Brenda and William PompeyPompey & Pompey, P.C.Trish Powell CrainMartha and Mike Pratt ’67Jeannette PrayerDeborah and Larry Quan ’68Mary and Michael QuillenDouglas RayLina Pineda-Rezonzew and Gabriel RezonzewSherrie and Bruce Richards ’73Ginny and Grady Richardson ’57Jan and Dick Richardson ’70Dorothy and Scott RidleyDebra RiffeElizabeth and Ricky Robinson ’64Charles Robinson ’59Holly and Brian RodgersKathryn and Will Rose ’92Betsy and Daniel Russakoff ’92Judy and Ed RutskyLane and John SchmittBentley Turner ’04 and Brian SchoeningJune ScottAlan Seigel ’77Virginia and Jesse Shearin ’59Barbara and Waid SheltonSusanne and Jim Shine ’77Ramona and Vic SimmonsEd Smith ’63Ruth and Jim Smith ’56Suzanne and Gene Smitherman ’66Sue and Allan Solomon ’68Rita and Clifford Spencer ’58Whitney Sprague ’01Lee and Sam StayerJanet and Walter Stephens ’67Cindy and Andy Strickland ’57Caroline Tauxe ’76 and John Tanquary ’74TargetJohn Terry ’63Jamie and Bobby ThackerAnne and Richard TheibertCindy and James ThigpenCarol and Tim Thomas ’67Stephanie and Dan ThomasValerie Morrison ’87 and Clark ThompsonJill and Chip Thuss ’74Barry Tobias ’98Cynthia and Raymond TobiasCathy and Scott TurnerCindy and Greg Van HornJanet and Peter Waldo ’77Mary and Andrew Waldo ’71Angela and Sam Waldo ’69Mitzi and Mark Waldo ’75Anne and Mark WaldoCarol Cowley and Susan WalkerHoward P. Walthall, Sr.Lucy and Elias Watson ’58Leanna WebbJulie and Charles Welden ’82Rebecca Rutsky ’91 and Hal White

Alexa Whitehead ’01Michelle WilliamsJanice WilliamsMike Witten ’75Boo and Bud Woodall ’76Mary and Terry Woodrow ’63Timothy WoolseyRachael Mills ’01 and Jim Yarbrough ’01Tanya and Scott YeagerWilliam YonDawn and Jobey YorkIvey and Peter Young

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The following donors made gifts to support specific initiatives within the school’s annual operating budget:

A N D Y A B R O M S M E M O R I A L S C H O L A R S H I P

Promotes the education of Indian Springs School students by supporting participation in summer study programs that are meaningful, enlighten-ing, and intellectually challenging.

Abroms 2011 Charitable Lead Unitrust Number One

Abroms Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Judy and Hal Abroms

A C W O R T H S C H O L A R S H I P Awards partial financial aid for two academi-cally gifted high school students.

Acworth Foundation

I A I N A L E X A N D E R S C H O L A R S H I P

Awarded annually to a rising senior who shows good citizenship and demonstrates an apprecia-tion of the values of Indian Springs School.

Margaret and Bruce Alexander

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Judy and Ed Rutsky

Barbara and Waid Shelton S C H O L A R S H I P S F U N D

Julia Pearce ’11

A R T D E P A R T M E N T

Lu Shen and Wei Zhang

C H E S S P R O G R A M

Sharon and Frank Samford ’62


C H O I R

Jane and Charles Ellis

S o h e e K i m a n d J u n w o o K Ry uDaegu, Korea Parents of Ethan Ryu ’16 Town Meeting Level Donors

ISS is our pride, and I am delighted that Ethan has the opportunity to start his lifelong journey of learning

at ISS. I have been overwhelmed with the supportive and caring culture of ISS and the encouraging school environ-ment. I am proud Ethan could play as a soccer team member when ISS won the state championship. It is an honor to join the Annual Fund for Springs.

TOP: From left, brother Robin Yongjae, parents Junwook and Sohee, and Ethan Hyunjae Ryu ’16 BOTTOM: Ethan Ryu ’16 played midfield and striker on the 2014 ISS State Soccer Championship Team.

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Anne and Bill Blackerby

Patrick Cather

M O C K T R I A L


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Lori and Bob Pollard

E N D O W E D & R E S T R I C T E D F U N D S

Endowed and Restricted Funds support programs and projects at Springs from year to year.

Endowed Funds, according to the school’s endowment policy, are used for scholarships and other donor-designated purposes to benefit Indian Springs School in perpetuity. Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Endowed Funds during 2013-14.

L A R A H O G G A R D M U S I C S C H O L A R S H I P *

Given to an outstanding singer or musician at ISS on a yearly basis in honor of the dedica-tion of former ISS Glee Club Director Dr. Lara Hoggard to the school and its students.

Dottie and Jeffrey Smith ’61 Mike Witten ’75

Restricted Gifts support donor-designated initiatives. Restricted Fund balances are carried forward until fully expended per the donor’s wishes. Named funds can be created with gifts and pledges of $25,000 or more. Below the fund names and descriptions are the names of those who contributed to Restricted Gifts during 2013-14.

A M N E S T Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L Mee Ok Choi and Tae Jung Kim

F A C U L T Y C O N T I N U I N G E D U C A T I O N

AJIN USA / Jung Ho Sea

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Alden and Lou AbbottJames A. Backstrom, Esq. Peggy and Scott Fechnay, Sr. Elizabeth and Grady Frank, Jr. Mr. and Ms. Broox G. Garrett Elizabeth and Peter Kane Deborah and Peter Keefe Michelle and Christopher Kelly

Rex Lamb III

Mary and J. M. Marcoux

Cheryl and Burk McWilliams ’65

Robbie and Thomas Morris III

Katherine and James Mutchnik

My Tribute Gift Foundation Inc.

Richard M. Steuer

Robert Trout

S C H O L A R S H I P S Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63

T E N N I S

The Birmingham Jewish Foundation

Margery and Jeff Pizitz ’75

Dottie and Jeffrey Smith ’61

P L A N N E D G I V I N G S O C I E T Y

The Planned Giving Society honors individuals

who share a commitment to the future of Indian

Springs School by including Springs in their

estate plans. These individuals have included the

school in their wills, established a charitable trust

while maintaining life income, or named the

school as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy

or retirement plan. If you have taken similar steps

to benefit Springs, please let the Development

Office know your plans. More information

about Planned Giving to Springs can be found

at indiansprings.org/plannedgiving.

Judy and Hal Abroms

Priscilla and Eddie Ashworth ’67

Julia and John Badham ’57

Candi and C.P. Bagby ’63

Carolyn and John Bigger ’56Lois BlackwellKay Armstrong and Frank Carter ’62Bryan Chace ’74Martin Damsky ’68Mell Duggan ’76Coo Hirschowitz Engel ’79David Faber ’66Joe Farley ’81Robert Friedel ’67Howard FurnasGertrude and Ray GildeaSylvia GoldbergRachel and Edward Goldstein ’67Gillian and Mike Goodrich ’63Eugenia and Larry Greer ’63Preston Haskell ’56Ronne and Donald Hess ’66Bob JohnsGeorge Johnston ’65Muff and Gilbert Johnston ’63Judy and Philippe Lathrop ’73Kristine Billmyer and Russell Maulitz ’62Tennant McWilliams ’61Margaret R. MonaghanBob Montgomery ’74Frances Ross ’77 and Bill NolanJoe Nonidez ’62Jocelyn Bradley ’77 and Jim PalmerMargaret and Kip Porter ’60Nancy and John Poynor ’58Cindi and Michael Routman ’72Sharon and Frank Samford ’62Cooper Schley ’64Jane and Kevin Tavakoli ’98Ann and David TharpeChip Thuss ’74Nancy and Jim Tyrone ’73Marjorie and Jim White ’60Allison and J.P. Williams ’77

K y u n g H a n ’ 8 5 New York, New York Alumnus Armstrong Society Donor


My time at Indian Springs was an influential and unique experience in my personal development—it was an education at many

levels. I hope that my giving back enables others to benefit from Springs as much as I do.

d o n o r r E F l E c t I o n

*Distributions will be made when fully funded.



R AY HART WELL ’65

Family and friends are honoring the memory of Ray Hartwell ’65 through the creation of the Ray Hartwell ’65 Mock Trial Team Endowment. Hartwell, a retired attorney and partner with Hunton & Williams in Washington, D.C., died in February.

I N M E M O R Y O FH o n o r G i f t s

Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in honor of these individuals in 2013-14:

Charlotte Benedict ’16Evie Baxley ’14Sienna Chen ’14Kathryn D’ArcyReeves Duggan ’14Jane and Charles EllisLisa and Alan Engel ’73Mac FlemingCharles Elliot Gibbs ’14Alice Hawley ‘03 and Henry Long ’01Ashley Heeren, Lake/FlatoAllen Hunter ’06Indian Springs School Teachers and StaffTara Markert ’14Danny Markstein ’92Cori Mazer ’14Jimmy Lewis ’75Libby PantazisJulia Pearce ’11Hannah Rezonzew ’15Brandi Rickels, Lake/FlatoJason Riffe ’03Shannon Riffe ’00Tyler Schmitt ’09Marriage of Elizabeth Rappaport & Jack Shannon ’71Diane SheppardDayton Louis SpectorEmily Steiner born 11/24/2013Timothy H. Thomas ’67Gareth VaughanLee Watkins

M e M o r i a l G i f t s

Gifts to Indian Springs School were given in memory of these individuals during 2013-14:

Darcy Adams ’09Iain MacPherson AlexanderGary Barton ’70Chris Bodnar ’90Hugh Nelson Brown ’76Wendell Cauley Jr. ’68Ganganna ChandraiahWalter B. Evans ’57Pamela FurnasBillie G. GoodrichRay Hartwell ’65 Valerie Everton Hawkins

Bob Heriot ’72Leo Kayser, Jr.Charlotte LuscoArthur Edgar Malone, Jr.Katlyn Hill NickellW. Lee PiersonJoel Shin ’86Henry E. SimpsonDiane StewartInnes Tartt ’62

M at C H i n G G i f t s

Indian Springs School gratefully acknowledges the corporate supporters who made gifts in 2013-14:

Allstate—The Giving CampaignAmeriprise Financial Gift Matching ProgramThe Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMerck Partnership For GivingMicrosoftMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyNetwork for GoodPG&E Corporation FoundationVulcan Materials Company

G i f t s - i n - K i n D

Gifts such as books; audiovisual, computer, and photographic equipment; and other tangible property are valuable contributions to the school’s programs and activities. The following individuals and organizations gave gifts-in-kind during 2013-14:

A N T I Q U E S 1 0 1 G I F T S - I N - K I N D

Attic Antiques Diane and Todd BakerMindy and Dylan BlackKim and Scott GrumleyMelinda and Joe GuillaumeAnn and David Hunt ’84Kelly and Clint JacobsMelanie and Jeff JeffcoatXiaohua Zhou and Lianke MuHina and Rakesh PatelKiki and Pierre ScaliseLeah Tharpe ’03 and Miles DuffyCathy and Rune TomsHolly Ellis ’84 and Prince WhatleyKathryn and Ethan WhiteSara Wishart and Stuart Whitehurst ’79Timi and Carlton Young

O T H E R G I F T S - I N - K I N D

David Doggett ’68 and Tim Doggess ’75Philip HaydenMrs. Emil HessDarby and Tom McElderryStacy and Scott Pulliam ’85Debra RiffeKate and Charles SimpsonDorrie Fuchs and Gareth Vaughan

and steel façade and other design elements that serve as a nod to the city’s industrial heritage.

Class of 1979

Jim Bailey, M.D., has published his first novel, The End of Healing, which chronicles a young physi-cian’s quest to become a healer in a system that puts profits ahead of patients. Bailey is a fellow in the American College of Physi-cians and professor of medicine and preventive medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, where he directs the Center for Health Systems Improvement, cares for the sick, and teaches doctors in training. His research appears in JAMA and many other peer-reviewed medical journals. “What Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle did for the American meatpack-ing industry, I hope to do for the modern healthcare industry,” he says. Join Bailey and ISS friends at these upcoming signings: Thursday, Nov. 6 : 6-7:30 p.m. Little Professor Book Center 2717 – 18th St. S., Homewood

Friday, Nov. 7: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Continental Bakery Downtown 1820 – 4th Ave. N., Birmingham

Class of 1982

Jessica Spira Kahn, M.D., M.P.H., was recently named Interim Divi-sion Director of Adolescent and Transition Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She completed her residency training and chief residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in adolescent medicine

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N O T E W O R T H YClass of 1956

Preston Haskell received the 2014 Gold Medallion for Lifetime Achievement at the 44th annual Humanitarian Awards hosted by the OneJax Institute, The Florida Times-Union reported in May. The nonprofit institute promotes racial, religious, and cultural tolerance in Northeast Florida. Haskell is founder and chairman of Haskell, a design-build firm with a strong tradition of community service. He and his wife, Joan, are longtime supporters of the arts, nonprofits, and educational and economic initiatives.

Class of 1961

David Roberts IV published the novel Becoming Twigo in April. The book, which explores bullying, ethical relativism, love, and death, features a Photoshopped cover image of his daughter, ISS alum Katie Roberts ’95.

Class of 1976

Ed Cassady, Senior Vice President and CFO at Robins & Morton, and Keith Owens P ’17, President of MBA Engineers, will team up to talk about “Building Regions Field” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. Robins & Morton and MBA Engineers were instrumental in designing and constructing the state-of-the-art, 8,500-seat baseball stadium for the City of Birmingham and the Birmingham Barons in the city’s new Parkside District. Completed in 2013, the ballpark features a brick

at Children’s Hospital in Boston before joining the CCHMC faculty in 1999. She is a tenured professor at the University of Cincinnati Col-lege of Medicine. Her clinical interests include sexual and reproductive health and eating disorders. Her research focuses on prevention of and reducing disparities in cervical cancer and other diseases related to human papillomavirus, with an emphasis on adolescents and HIV-infected individuals. She facilitates an on-line global community of practice to prevent HPV-related cancers in collaboration with the World Health Organization, involving about 1,200 members in 120 coun-tries. She also serves as Assistant Chair of Academic Affairs and Faculty Development at CCHMC. She and her husband, Rob, also a professor at CCHMC, have three children, ages 11, 16, and 19.

Class of 1985

Phillip Hurst, the first employee on the team that founded Golf Channel in the early nineties, will speak at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. He will talk about the experience of developing, launching, and growing cable TV’s first dedicated sports channel (still one of the most successful cable channels today). In addition to working on the pre-launch business planning and funding stages, after launch he became director of program-ming and new media as the channel expanded its global and online distribution.

sBOOK SIGNINGS FOR ISS FRIENDSJessica Spira Kahn ’82

alumna Profile:

aye unnoPPet ’88

M ost weekend mornings and many weekday evenings, family practitioner Aye

Unnoppet ’88 sets aside her office stethoscope for her garage lathe as she turns from the craft of listening to patients to a craft that she often feels listens to her. Unnoppet does woodworking, and what started in medical school as the answer to the desk she couldn’t afford has turned into MAYED (1mayedofwood.com), a new online business with a clever play on her name, selling custom hand-made razors and pens. Unnoppet is left-handed, so her first pens enabled her to create ballpoints, rollerballs, and fountain pens that felt right to her, as well as (in the words of a good friend) “ditch the tragic plastic.” Her pieces are an extension of her, she says. She uses a variety of hardwoods and strives for a balance of form and function. Un-noppet believes that her experiences at Springs and the “organic” environment of the school laid the groundwork for her love of woodworking. “Being around so many creative types—professors, students, and the rest of the ISS staff—fostered being true to myself,” she says. “Springs is a place that if you open yourself up to your surroundings, you can learn so much. I had such a positive experience here that I associate most good feelings and creative vibes to that. I never lost that.”

A WAy With Words: iss ClAssmAtes John Green ’95 And dAniel AlArCón ’95

Author Daniel Alarcón’s newest book, At Night We Walk in Circles, was named a finalist

for the celebrated 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The 2013 novel has received much critical acclaim. In her review for The New York Times, Ana Menendez writes: “At Night We Walk in Circles is a provocative study of the way war culture ensnares both participant and observer, the warping fascination of violence, and the disfiguring consequences of the roles we play in public.” Alarcón delivers, she says, “a vibrant, ambitiously political story that derives its power from the personal.”


ClAss of 1991

Luke Robinson, Broadcaster for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Radio Net-work, will share insights into the AHSAA—from his days as a stu-dent athlete to his work now on the AHSAA radio team—as part of his 30-minute talk, “Ahead of the Game: The Growth of the AHSAA,” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1. Robinson hosts “Sportzblitz Live” and “The AHSAA Scoreboard Show.”

ClAss of 1992

Patrick Anderson married his partner, Robert Morales, in a small ceremony in San Diego, Calif., on April 26. They live with their three cats in San Diego, where Anderson is a professor of Communication and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

ClAss of 1994

Sam Eskildsen has joined Laza-rus Capital Partners as Managing Director and is serving as CEO of two of the Birmingham-based private equity firm’s portfolio companies, Sauls Seismic, Inc., and Nomis Inc. LCP targets manu-facturing, value-add distribution, and service companies located primarily in the Southeastern U.S.

ClAss of 1996

Neely Harris Lohmann, Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Maga-

ClAss of 2002

Nina Cole Reynolds and Justin Daniel Lanier were married on Aug. 2 at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. The Rev. Canon R. Craig Smalley officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her parents, Dudley and Neal Reynolds. The couple will live in Birmingham.

ClAss of 2004

Writes Regina Schreiber, “In 2010 I graduated from Mar-burg University with a degree in chemistry. In March 2011, I started with a job at the Federal Environment Agency (German equivalent to the U.S. EPA) in Dessau and currently work in the field of environmental risk assessment for plant protection products. In October 2013, I got married to my partner, David Schreiber. We were very lucky to have my ISS host family—the family of ISS alum Andrea Howard ’04—attend the wed-ding and spend some days in Germany with us afterwards. It was their first time in Germany and we were very happy to take them to Berlin, Leipzig, and Dresden. Holger Sahl ’04, my German co-ASSIST student, was also able to make it to the wed-ding. This fall, David and I will be in the U.S. for three weeks, first in the D.C. area and later on also in Birmingham. I’m very excited to reunite with a couple of alums during our trip and to see what has changed on campus since my last visit!”

zine, will give a 30-minute talk,

“From Youth Hockey to NASCAR:

Bringing You the Stories of Each

Season,” at Sports 101 on Nov. 1.

Before joining ESPN The Magazine,

she served as editor-in-chief of

Mental Floss magazine for 10 years.

ClAss of 1999

Will Barclift was promoted in fall

2013 to Director of Education at

The Bascom: A Center for the

Visual Arts in Highlands, N.C. In

spring 2014, he completed his

M.A. in Teaching – Comprehensive

Education (Visual Arts) at Western

Carolina University, earning

magna cum laude and receiv-

ing the Outstanding Prospective

Teacher award. He also holds an

M.F.A. in New Genres from the San

Francisco Art Institute.

ClAss of 2001

Callen Bair married Will

Thistle (Class of ’98, Decatur High

School) on March 22 at Highlands

United Methodist Church in

Birmingham. A reception followed

at the Birmingham Museum of

Art. Bair is currently clerking for

the Honorable Staci G. Cornelius,

a federal magistrate judge for the

Northern District of Alabama. She

serves on the junior boards of the

YWCA of Central Alabama and

the Robert E. Reed Foundation

and is a member of the Indian

Springs Alumni Council. Thistle is

an attorney with Bradley Arant

Boult Cummings LLP in Birming-

ham. He serves on the Reed

Foundation junior board.

T ime magazine named author and “teen whisperer” John Green ’95 one of the 100 Most

Influential People in the world in 2014. Actress Shailene Woodley, star of the film adaptation of Green’s bestselling The Fault in Our Stars, wrote in her essay for the TIME 100 list: “He sees people with curiosity, compassion, grace, and excitement. And he’s encouraging a huge community of followers to do the same.” The film surpassed the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office in September after breaking pre-sales records and opening to massive success in June. Green’s 2008 novel, Paper Towns, will hit the silver screen in summer 2015.

Regina Schreiber ’04 and the family of Andrea Howard ’04

Will Thistle, Callen Bair ’01

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Alice Adair Martin ’90 and John Marshall Smith

Tullia Rushton ’09 (left), Ravi Jariwala ’09,

and Christina Malmat ’09

Class of 2005

Charles Guo writes, “After several years in retail consulting, I moved to San Francisco in 2013 to start my MBA at Berkeley-Haas. I’m fortunate to have ISS classmates Evan Wilson ’05 (Ph.D., English) and Sophie Cooper ’05 (J.D.) also at Berkeley. I still think of them as they were from our days at Springs. At Berkeley, I am chair-ing the national Haas MBA Tech Case Competition, working on a startup focusing on e-commerce in the grocery channel, and am a Fellow at the Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator. I would love to con-nect with ISS alumni in the Bay Area, particularly if they’re in the tech space and/or interested in connecting with the Berkeley community.”

Class of 2009

Tullia Rushton (left) and Ravi Jariwala received their white coats at the University of Ala-bama at Birmingham School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony for first-year medical students on Aug. 17. Christina Malmat drove up from Tuscaloosa, where she is a second-year law student at The University of Alabama School of Law, to celebrate with her former ISS classmates.

Alice Adair Martin and John Marshall Smith were married on Aug. 2 in a candlelight ceremony held at the First United Methodist Church in Florence, Ala. Martin’s former ISS roommates Cathrin Schmitz Draeger ’09 and Angela

friends and family alumnus parents honored

Parents of alums Virginia Sam-ford Donovan (mother of Frank Samford ’62) and Tricia Powell Crain (mother of Will Crain ’14) were chosen by Birmingham magazine and Alabama Media Group as two of 20 Birmingham-area “Women Who Make a Difference for 2014. The honor recognizes women making an im-pact in business, philanthropy, the arts, and other areas. Donovan, a philanthropist and namesake of the Virginia Samford Theatre, was honored posthumously. Crain is executive director of the Alabama School Connection.

Sung ’09 flew from Switzerland

and Korea, respectively, to attend

the wedding. Martin is a 2013

graduate of Furman University and

currently a second-year student

at the University of Cincinnati Law

School. Smith is a 2013 gradu-

ate of Furman and a Corporate

Underwriter with PNC Bank in

Cincinnati. The couple will live in

Fort Wright, Ky.

Class of 2012

Virginia Barr, pictured here in

The Pajama Game, spent the sum-

mer in Falmouth, Mass., perform-

ing at The College Light Opera

Company (CLOC), a summer

stock that does a different musi-

cal or operetta each week. Barr

also performed in Les Misérables,

How to Succeed in Business Without

Really Trying, Into the Woods, Lady

Be Good, and H.M.S. Pinafore as

part of the 32-member CLOC

Vocal Company , an auditioned

group of actors/singers from

colleges nationwide. ISS Drama

teacher Jim Ellington was in this

company for five seasons in the

seventies and directed there in

the nineties.

aipaC ConferenCe delegation

Community volunteer leaders Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 and Ronne and Donald Hess ’66 and Birming-ham Jewish Federation Assistant Executive Director Daniel Odrezin ’05 were part of a Birmingham delegation that attended the 2014 American Israel Public Affairs Com-mittee Policy Conference in March in Washington, D.C. AIPAC is a grass-roots organization made up of Jews and other friends of Israel devoted to educating officials about the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.

Lisa and Alan Engel ’73 and Daniel Odrezin ’05

Continuing the family tradition

Congratulations to these members of the Class of 2014, who became second- and third-generation ISS

alumni/alumnae on May 23:

1. Katherine DePalma ’14 (right) with her mom, Rebecca Garity DePalma ’80 2. Cameron McDonald ’14 (right) with mom Catharine Smythe ’89 3. Reeves Duggan ’14 (left) with his mom Cathy, brother Ivy ’07, dad Mell Duggan ’76, and sister Carlee ’09 4. Mac Farley ’14 (center) with parents (standing, from left) Joe ’81 and Ginny, sister Virginia ’16, and grandparents Hugh and (seated, left) Diane King and (seated, right) Edwynna Trawick 5. Lizzie Scott ’14 with (from left) parents Beth and James Scott ’75 and sister Clara ’16 6. Tess Walker ’14 with parents Ellen and Jim Walker ’80 7. Katie Whatley ’14 (third from right) with (from left) grandparents Charles and Jane Ellis, par-ents Prince and Holly Ellis Whatley ’84, sister Alice ’12, and uncle Leslie Whatley ’91

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DR. W. LEE PIERSON Dr. W. Lee Pierson, who served as Interim Direc-tor of Indian Springs School during 2007-08, died on March 17 in Branford, Conn. Pierson was a graduate of The Choate School, where he received the Choate Seal Prize in 1957. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylva-nia, and a doctorate in education from Harvard University. In the 1960s, he taught at Phillips Ex-eter Academy and served as a teaching fellow at Athens College in Athens, Greece. He also served as special assistant to four successive U.S. Com-missioners of Education, promoting racial integra-tion at public universities in the South on behalf of the federal government.

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Nominate a Fellow Alum

for the 2015 Outstanding Alum Award.

ISS alumni have made outstanding contributions in their fi elds and communities all over the world. Nominate a former classmate for the 2015 Outstanding Alum Award: Visit indiansprings.org/oaa or email Director of Development Beth Mulvey at [email protected]. Nominations are due Nov. 15!

ALUMNIJames Herman (Jimmy) Faulkner Jr. ’56 died on March 2 after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Bay Minette, Ala., he received an Associate in Arts degree from Marion Military Institute in 1958 and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration degree from The University of Alabama in 1960. He served as an offi cer in the U.S. Army and in the Alabama National Guard and at one time co-owned several Baldwin County newspapers, Delta Oil Company, and Minute Stop, Inc. Prior to his death, he was the owner of Faulkner Realty and Faulkner Insurance.

Charles Hamilton (Chuck) Lupton III ’65 died on April 10 at his Wash-ington, D.C., home after a long battle with esophageal cancer. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lupton served in Italy as a sergeant in the U.S. Army and later earned his MBA from the University of Virginia. He worked as a health-care consultant for much of his life, evaluating and researching programs to improve the delivery of health care. He also cofounded Fancy Foods Gourmet Club, an internet gourmet food company. Survivors include his brother, Kenan Lupton ’66 (Linda).

Robert Stanley (Bobby) Damsky ’71 died on Aug. 10. Survivors include his brother, Martin Damsky ’68 (Heidi) and niece Annie Damsky ’98 (Mark Brink).

FRIENDS AND FAMILYAlumni/a parent and grandparent Dale Jones Carruthers died on Aug. 23 at her home in Birmingham. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Neely Carruthers; son Thomas Neely Carruthers III ’78 (Brooke Monroe); and grandchildren David Auston Smith ’09, Everett Carruthers Smith ’10, Virginia Gilder Smith ’12.

Alumna/us parent and grandparent Helen Patricia Kerrison Chetelat of Hoover passed away on April 23 at her residence at Somerby Assisted Living. Survivors include daughter

and Stephen Heacock ’07.

Alumna parent Bernard Joseph Heggeman III passed away on May

30. Survivors include his wife, Sharon

Lary Heggeman; and daughters,

Annie and Sally ’15.

Alumna parent Dr. Paul Reginald Hug passed away on May 23.

Survivors include daughter Melanie Walter ’83 (Keith).

Alumnus parent Ann Rose Hum-phreys died in June. Survivors include

son Stephen Humphreys ’76.

Alumnus parent Santosh Kumar Khare, M.D., of Hoover died in July.

Survivors include his wife, Dr. Prat-

ibha Khare, and son Sanjay Khare ’85 (Catherine Bekooy).

Alumna parent Steven (Steve) Francis Landry died on March

18. Survivors include his daughter,

Taylor Landry ’12.

Alumnus sibling Kathleen Andrews Liles of Birmingham passed away

on June 16 at her home. Survivors

include her brother, Paul Andrews Liles ’67 (Anne).

Alumnae parent Edward L. Nemeth died in May at his home.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy;

and three daughters, Sally Nemeth ’77, Carolyn Nemeth Porter ’78

(Craig), and Dr. Paula Nemeth, who taught biology and anatomy

at ISS.

Alumnae grandparent and

great-grandparent Helen House Pilkinton died on March 27. Survivors

include grandchildren Cauley von Hoffman ’85 and Courtney Pilkinton ’03; and great-grandchild

Candace von Hoffman ’14.

Alumnus/a parent and grandparent

Marcia Sears died unexpectedly

on April 13. Survivors include Steven ’70 (Patsy) Sweeney Sears; and

granddaughter Sarah Madeleine Sears ’10.

Alumna grandparent Margaret (Peggy) Scott Rountree Stockham

died on May 6. Survivors include

granddaughter Elizabeth Miller ’12.

Lori Busby ’79 (Mark Busby ’78); and grandchild David Busby ’11.

Alumnus parent John Stephens Creel died on April 8. Survivors

include his son John S. Creel Jr. ’79.

Alumni grandparent Frank Wesley Davies Jr. passed away on March

24. Survivors include grandchildren

Townsend Kyser ’95 (Kelly) and

Ashley Kyser ’99 (Scarlett).

Alumnus parent Rick D. Francis of

Birmingham passed away in July at

his home. Survivors include his wife,

Beverly; and son, Chris Francis ’06

(Schelli, partner).

Alumnus parent Dr. Sang Yeung Han of Birmingham died on May 10.

Survivors include Kyung Han ’85.

Alumni grandparent James Warren Heacock Sr. died on May 16. Survi-

vors include grandchildren David Heacock ’01 (Laura Hancock ’01), Daniel Heacock ’03 (Marianna),

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HELEN PAYNEHelen Payne, who taught French at Indian Springs from 1975 to 1997, died peace-fully on July 21 on Whidbey Island, Wash., after suffering from PSP, a rare degenera-tive neurological disease. Payne, who also taught French at Birmingham-Southern College and UAB, was much loved by students and colleagues. The recipient of many educational grants, she traveled extensively and brought her knowledge of other countries and cultures back to her home communi-ty. A common message from her students is “she taught us much more than French, she taught us life.” Survivors include her husband, Martin Payne; and children Michael Payne ’84 (Jessica Uhl) of Houston and Laura Payne Martinez ’86 (Rich) of Lang-ley, Wash.

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Join Us!Join ISS alumni, parents, and friends on

Saturday, Nov. 1, for Sports 101, the only ISS Parents Association fundraiser of 2014-15!

From tailgating to game time, “training camps”

to “warm-ups,” it’s an evening of major-league

fascination and fun for the entire ISS community.

Help us meet our 2014-15 Annual Fund goal by

being a Sports 101 sponsor: Donate or pledge at

one of four giving levels when you register online

and you’ll receive tickets and other perks with your

sponsorship. Or purchase a 2014-15 Sports & Cul-

tural Pass when you register—it comes with two

free tickets to Sports 101. Individual event tickets

are available at $50 each. Funds raised support

student scholarships, faculty salaries, facility

improvements, library acquisitions, classroom

needs, and more. For more info and to register,

visit indiansprings.org/sports101.

SportS 101 HigHligHtS

• Fun Games & Classes

• Featured Alumni, Parent & Faculty Speakers

ISS Chamber Choir To Tour in Spain Next Summer

T he ISS Chamber Choir will travel to Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, and other unforgettable

Spanish destinations June 2-11, 2015, to sing as

part of the American Celebration of Music in

Spain. Led by Music Director Tim Thomas ’67

and accompanied by 2014-15 Choir Accompa-

nist Cindy St. Clair, the choir will sing in at least

five languages and perform a wide range of

music, including Francis Poulenc’s Gloria; a 16th-

century motet by Juan Navarro; African music;

folk songs; Sephardic music (which has its

roots in the traditions of Jewish communities of

medieval Spain); and more. If you’re interested

in joining the Parent and Alumni Companion Tour (no chaperone responsibilities included),

please email Director of Development Beth

Mulvey at [email protected] for more

information and the full choir tour itinerary.

At Indian Springs, we pride ourselves on the depth and breadth of our college guid-

ance process. Congratulations to our Class of 2014, who are attending these fine colleges and universities:

Auburn UniversityBarnard CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityCollege of Charleston Cornell UniversityEmory UniversityFurman UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityHarvard CollegeHarvey Mudd College

Howard UniversityIndiana UniversityIthaca CollegeJohns Hopkins University Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMississippi State UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityOberlin CollegeOxford College of Emory UniversityPomona CollegeRhodes CollegeScripps CollegeSewanee: The University of the SouthStanford UniversityTrinity UniversityTroy University

Tulane UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of California – DavisUniversity of California – Los AngelesUniversity of Denver

University of RochesterUniversity of TampaUniversity of TorontoVirginia Polytechnic InstituteWagner CollegeWashington and Lee UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWilliams College

Congratulations, Graduates!

• Supper from Jim ’N Nick’s Bar-B-Q

• Silent Auction and Whiteboard Giving

Opportunities

• Adults 21 & Over

• Casual Attire

5:00 p.m.

tailgating BeginS—Gym Parking Lot

5:30 p.m. training CampS—Fun Classes by Alumni,

Parents & Faculty (See indiansprings.org/sports101 for class options.)

6:00 p.m. Warm-UpS—Theater

The Science of Baseball: Maximizing Performance

& Preventing Injury

Glenn Fleisig, Ph.D., P ’13, ’16, Research Director,

American Sports Medicine Institute

7:00 p.m. game time—Practice Gym

regiSter online at indiansprings.org/sports101

Questions about registering? Contact Kathryn

D’Arcy at 205.332.0592 or [email protected]

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