summer 2016 edition

A Toast to theFuture!The Berry Performing Arts CenterThe Jean and Sal Badalamenti Theater

What’s Inside

Breaking GroundMembers of the Imagine Campaign SteeringCommittee stand with ceremonial shovels during theGroundbreaking Ceremony for the Berry PerformingArts Center and Jean and Sal Badalamenti Theater onJune 2. Pictured, from left: Bill Jenkins, AssistantHead of School for Institutional Advancement, PeterMadsen ’65, Emeritus Trusteee, Andrew Webster,Head of School, Ted Osborne ’71, Board of TrusteesPresident, Jean Badalamenti, Emeritus Trustee, JaneBerry, and Board of Trustees members Robert Berry,Jeanne Barbet, Randy Rogers ’81 and NooraliSonawalla.

On the CoverTed Osborne ’71, Board of Trustees President, makes a toast to celebrate the constructionof the Berry Performing Arts Center at the Groundbreaking Ceremony on June 2 withW-H band and choir members in the background.

Lead donors Jane and Robert Berry

2 A Letter from AndrewWebster,Head of School

3 A Letter from Ted Osborne ’71,Board of Trustees President

4 School Breaks Ground for NewPerforming Arts Center

6 W-H Teachers Share Insight onVisual and Performing Arts

8 Alumni Thriving as Professionalsin the Arts

12 Independent Film FestivalFeatures Alumni Panel of Judges

13 Meet our Alumni Judges14 W-H Students Shine on the Stage18 Three Wardlaw-Hartridge Icons

Retire22 Commencement 201626 W-H Students Enjoy Spanish

Exchange27 Brendan O’Brien ’16 Runs for

Worthy Cause28 W-H Athletes Set to Play College

Soccer30 Booster Club Winter Games31 Parents’ Association Spring Gala32 Young Alumni Provide College

Advice to Students33 Class Notes36 In Memoriam37 We Remember Rick Garcés38 Annual Report45 Calendar of Events

Table of Contents

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A Letter fromAndrew Webster, Head of School

Dear Wardlaw-Hartridge Community,

If you walk through the halls of The Wardlaw-HartridgeSchool on any given day, odds are good that you willencounter students engaged in some kind ofperformance or rehearsal. We keep a piano in the 1882Lounge, just down the hall from my office, and studentswith free periods often bang out a tune or even aconcerto, so often I don’t even need to leave my office tohear students perform.

In my recent wanderings, I have heard one studentpracticing the piano part for Guantanamera for theMiddle School concert, another practicing a rendition ofColdplay’s Fix You for the Cookin’ Cabaret, a saxophonequartet working on John Coltrane’s Night Trane, MiddleSchool students presenting their speeches as part of ourpublic speaking program, Lower Schoolers singing alilting melody in Spanish class and dancingmerengue ina performance in the AP room, others working on piecesfor the Lower School concert, ninth graders explainingin English class the sculptures they had created to

represent a poem of their own choice that they had studied, third and fourth graders presenting their formalspeeches to a crowd of students and parents, seniors presenting their internships to panels of teachers, twoseniors working through a rendition of Phillip Phillips’ Home for a performance at Senior Dinner, Upper Schoolchoristers perfecting the soaring harmonies of Bridge Over Troubled Water, and a quintet of internationalstudents rocking a bilingual song by the Japanese group One Ok Rock, whose popularity had previously escapedmy notice but whose mastery of the mid-tempo rock ballad clearly has universal appeal.

Some of these experiences are designed and guided by teachers, while others flow from student initiative. Someare fundamentally academic in nature, while others are more artistic. They share certain aims though, which arethe development of mastery through practice, the inculcation of poise in demonstrating that mastery, and thepractices of creativity and collaboration. The performances themselves are ephemeral, but the experience ofcreating them is of lasting value.

The Berry Performing Arts Center and the Jean and Sal Badalamenti Theater will have many uses, but theessential reason to build it is to provide a venue for our students to perform at the highest level they can attain,whether in drama, music, public speaking and presentation or other performance activities. It is truly gratifyingto arrive at the construction phase of this project, which has required hard work and generosity from manypeople who are dedicated to the advancement of Wardlaw-Hartridge and to the excellence of the educationalexperience we provide here. We look forward to opening the new facility in Spring 2017 and to many years ofstudent performances, with all of the learning opportunities they provide.

Best regards,

Andy WebsterHead of School

Andrew Webster, Head of School, thanks the many donors andsupporters of the Imagine campaign.

A Letter fromTed Osborne ’71, Board of Trustees President

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Dear Wardlaw-Hartridge Community,

Exciting things will be happening at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in the next10-12 months. The Berry Performing Arts Center will change the face of ourcampus and provide a wonderful venue for plays and performances. Much of thefunding responsible for providing this new performing arts center has come fromyour fellow alumni, parents, trustees and friends.

This marks a very important occasion in the history of our fine institution, onethat symbolizes the beginning of a new era and great performances with all theaccoutrements of professional lighting, professional sound, actual dressing roomsand comfortable seating – a real performing arts center. We are thrilled to moveforward with a project that will complete our vision for the campus and enhancethe lives and educational experiences of the next generation of students.

W-H was lucky to have a lead benefactor, the catalyst that was needed to assurethe success of this campaign. Robert and Jane Berry made a gift that challengedthe Board of Trustees and kicked off the major portion of the Imagine campaignand together with the Board raised almost half of the total campaign goal. We arehonored to be able to recognize their gift by naming this new center The BerryPerforming Arts Center.

Sal and Jean Badalamenti have been involved at W-H for over 25 years. Jean was amember of the Board of Trustees for 19 years and Sal was intimately involvedwith securing the funding for many capital improvements on campus. Just over ayear ago, Sal lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Since then Jean and manyothers who knew Sal and knew what W-H meant to him have stepped up to honorthe Badalamenti family’s influence on the accomplishments of our school. Thetheater will carry their name in honor of their service and contributions.

We also received a significant challenge grant from a longtime supporter and Broadway producer Ted Snowdon,an alumnus from the Class of 1965. And, of course, we must thank our Parents’ Association. Their tireless effortsand many years of Gala event proceeds have made a tremendous difference in this campaign.

The guidance and support of the Capital Campaign Steering Committee, led by Jeanne Barbet, Noorali Sonawallaand Robert Berry, along with past board presidents Randy Rogers and Peter Madsen, have been integral to thesuccess of this campaign. The leadership of Andy Webster and Bill Jenkins have also been crucial.

There is still a lot of dirt to move, bricks to lay, curtains to hang and money to be raised. George Bernard Shawsaid that “imagination is the beginning of creation.” We have imagined this day for a long time and it’s now timeto start building.

Best regards,

Ted Osborne ’71Board of Trustees President

Ted Osborne ’71, Board of TrusteesPresident, addresses guests at theGroundbreaking Ceremony.


The Wardlaw-Hartridge Schoolheld a groundbreaking celebrationfor the Berry Performing ArtsCenter and the Jean and SalBadalamenti Theater on June 2.The event was held in the frontcourtyard where the center will bebuilt. Construction began in lateJune.

Andrew Webster, Head of School,welcomed the guests and expressedhis thanks to all who havesupported the project. Mr. Websteralso shared his joy and excitementfor the future and how the newstructure will benefit the studentartists.

“This is an exciting day for TheWardlaw-Hartridge School,” Mr.

Webster said. “We have workedhard over several years to design aperforming arts center that willelevate the qualities of ourperforming arts program, which hasbeen a strong and valuable part ofthe school for decades. Ourstudents deserve to perform in afacility that supports their creativeabilities and the discipline theybring to their music and theaterwork.”

Student performances by aninstrumental jazz quartet and theMadJazz vocal ensemble followedMr. Webster’s greeting.

Ted Osborne ’71, Board of Trusteespresident, shared an entertainingspeech with quotes fromWilliam

Shakespeare and later delivered achampagne toast. Tom Lankey ’78,Edison Township Mayor, also maderemarks and wished the schoolcontinued success.

Members of the Imagine campaignsteering committee joined SharonByrne, Performing Arts DepartmentChair, and Mayor Lankey withceremonial shovels to breakground, signaling the officialbeginning of the constructionproject.

The school has raised over $5million in its Imagine capitalcampaign, which has enhancedacademic and athletic programs byfunding the construction of theSonawalla Center for Global

School Breaks Ground for N

Andrew Webster, Head of School, welcomes guests to the Groundbreaking Ceremony.Inset: Mark Badalamenti ’08 joins his mother Jean near the area in which the stage willreside in the Jean and Sal Badalamenti Theater.


ew Performing Arts Center

Learning, STEM labs in the LowerSchool and Middle School, and twoturf fields. The Berry PerformingArts Center is the final project inthe campaign.

The 10,200-square-foot BerryPerforming Arts Center will featurethe Jean and Sal BadalamentiTheater, a 340-seat auditorium witha large stage, changing rooms, ascene shop, superior lighting andsound capabilities, and a first-classaudience experience.

“We are so excited to build anauthentic performing space that isdesignated for the purpose ofdisplaying the talents of ourstudents,” Mrs. Byrne said.

Guests enjoyed refreshments andhors d’oeuvres before taking seatsin the amphitheater. Mr. Websteracknowledged the hard work of thepast four Board of Trusteespresidents – Peter Madsen ’65, JoeBonk, Randy Rogers ’81 and TedOsborne ’71.

Lead donors Robert Berry and JeanBadalamenti also deliveredspeeches in which they shared theirmotivation for supporting theproject and their passion for theschool.

“Our families, past and present,understand the importance of thisproject to the school, and haveprovided generous support to buildthe new facility. We are proud to

name it in honor of the Berryfamily, and to name the theater inhonor of Jean and Sal Badalamenti.Both of these families have beenpillars of our community, have hadwonderful children attend andgraduate from the school, and haveprovided tremendous leadership tohelp Wardlaw-Hartridge becomeone of the leading independentschools in New Jersey,” Mr. Webstersaid.

“As we begin construction, wethank them and all who ralliedbehind the project, and we lookforward to moving into the newbuilding in Spring 2017.”

The guests are all smiles as they watch student performancesduring the Groundbreaking Ceremony. Inset: Edison TownshipMayor Tom Lankey ’78 offers his remarks and best wishes.

By Rudy Brandl ’83


Maggie Granados, Assistant Head of School for Lowerand Middle School and Wardlaw-Hartridge’s Dean ofStudies PreK-Grade 12, recently sat down with themembers of the Visual and Performing ArtsDepartments. In a lively exchange, the contentment andchallenges of creativity – in their classrooms and studiosand in their own lives – were shared. We thought youwould enjoy learning more about the artists who, in turn,make the arts come alive for our Wardlaw-Hartridgestudents.

Maggie Granados: What makes a moment creative?

Shannon Sari (Lower and Middle School Music): I thinkwhat can make even a young student most creative isuncertainty. If given an open-ended task without aconcrete example of the “right” finished product, theuncertainty of the outcome can inspire uniquethoughts and ideas.

Gale Goldman (Upper School Art): I agree! The timeswhen a student tries an approach to an artistic problemthat no one else ever dreamed of – whether a success orfailure – that’s when the experience is truly creative.

Rick Fontaine (Instrumental Music): A student who canchannel their artistic skills with minimal inhibition willgenerally have a more creative experience.

Maggie: Ah, yes, I suppose creative inhibition issomething you all must battle in your art studios andmusic rooms. What are the other enemies tocreativity? What are the other roadblocks to it thatyou face with your students?

Sue Howard (Lower School Art, Visual Arts DepartmentChair): It happens very early, children recognizing thework of their classmates and identifying them as “thetalented students.” So I work constantly to change itup so everyone can find a way in. I create projects thatare varied, that students will enjoy, find challenging,and will feel a sense of success when they havefinished. Clay may not be the thing, but maybe it willbe drawing, or tempera paints, or mixed media, orsomething else.

Sharon Byrne (Middle and Upper School Music,Performing Arts Department Chair): Creativity needstime and space to happen successfully. Being overlygrade conscious, scheduling issues, inadequate spacefor authentic performing experience…they all get in theway of creativity.

Rick: Lack of practice, too. To be sure, a certainamount of practice of fundamental skills in the arts isessential to success. The stronger the basic skills, theless inhibition – thus room for creativity.

Maggie: Rick, that freedom of inhibition, that creativeimpulse…you are reminding me that a great gift of avibrant education in the arts is the confidence it canimpart on our students. You all must have seen lots ofmoments here at W-H where the arts have builtconfidence in a student.

Tanda Tucker (Middle School Art, Upper SchoolSculpture): A few years ago I had a student who wasn’tnecessarily one of my shining art stars, but he had putforth his best effort with one particular project. At thespring art show that year, I had someone ask if theparticular piece was for sale. For the record, this wasnot the parent of the student! The day after the artshow, when I told this student someone had asked if itwas for sale, he just lit up like a light bulb! The bestpart is, he decided right then and there he was anartist. His work increasingly improved throughout theremainder of Middle School and, in fact, he went on towin the eighth grade art award.

Shannon: It’s true: the more you participate, the moreyou practice, the more a person grows as an artist.Each person will grow and develop in different waysand to different degrees, but talent is not limited tothose few individuals in whom it is inborn. I think thatis part of what makes the arts so powerful… it can befound in every person. It can impact every person. Itcan shape every person.

Sharon: I am thinking of an alum whose mothercouldn’t bribe him to participate in the musical whenhe was in middle school. I encouraged him to audition,he did, he fell in love with performing and since then

W-H Teachers Share Insight on

“My aim is to keep creating and experimenting,and to have a little fun along the way.”

–Sue Howard, Visual Arts Dept. Chair“Creativity needs time and space to happensuccessfully.”

–Sharon Byrne, Performing Arts Dept. Chair


Visual and Performing Artsmusic has been at the core of whatever he does. Hewas in every musical after that, was in Concert Choir,MadJazz, auditioned for and made every honor choirup to Nationals, and is very active in his a cappellagroup at college.

Gale: One of my very recent students was astoundedwhen I recommended that he take AP Studio Art.Before he joined us he had never taken an art class.By the time the AP exam took place and he could lookback on his journey and the excellent 24 pieces of workhe had just submitted, he admitted to being astoundedbut was confident in his skills. He even talked abouthis journey in his senior speech.

Sue: My fourth grade students just learned about theartist, Degas – his insecurities as well as his successes.They selected an animal and then drew it. But thenthey learned about proportion, negative and positivespace, and how to observe when drawing. Theyredrew their animal, transferring their drawings ontopastel paper. They were invested in their work as itdeveloped before their eyes. We have all heard theexpression, “process not product” and even ouryoungest students delight in seeing the result of all theprocess. They surprised themselves!

Maggie: All of this creativity and confidence are soimportant for our students to develop. What, to you,are other powers of the arts?

Sharon: Many aspects of music can be taught, butunless one is open to it, like anything else, it will fall ondeaf ears. The goal as a music educator is to teach thebasic skills and to be ready for whenever you see thespark happen. Once the spark happens, I like tochallenge that student and keep stoking the flames.

Sue: To give the students a lifelong appreciation ofdoing, of creating something from nothing, and anappreciation of art. To go beyond an exposure toartists but to foster such a love of art that they want togo to Giverny or step into van Gogh’s yellow bedroom.

Maggie: What a creative, confident and inspiringgroup of teachers we have throughout ourWardlaw-Hartridge Arts Departments! While we have justscratched the surface, you have shared so much of thepotent power of our thriving arts program. I have toend by asking you all, what’s the most creative thingYOU have done recently?

Sharon: I love singing professionally outside of school.I made a commitment to myself to freelance as a soloistand choral singer, and take voice lessons so that I canmaintain and develop my skills.

Gale: I decorated my new apartment from scratch!

Sue: I carry my journal everyday. I love to draw andlove to paint. Gouache is my current medium ofchoice. My aim is to keep creating and experimenting,and to have a little fun along the way.

Rick: Over the past couple of years, I have been honingmy skills on the jazz guitar.

Tanda: My crazy clay Pepper People. I love clay. Thereis just something about molding my ideas out ofsomething that comes from the earth that inspires me.

Shannon: Professionally, I would say the most creativething I have done recently was our concert! I havenever programmed a concert containing songs in 12different languages. It was a huge stretch for both thestudents and me. Personally, this music teacher lovesto paint. I love putting paint to canvas.

“I think that is part of what makes the arts sopowerful… it can be found in every person. It canimpact every person. It can shape every person.”

–Shannon Sari, Lower/Middle School Music

Third graders Jasteij Sappal, Kaya Singh and Samuel Faust perform ina recorder recital in the Oakwood Room.


Alumni Thriving as Pro“I’ve been lucky enough to workwith some great film directors likeSteven Spielberg, Paul Greengrass,Luc Besson, Christopher Nolan,Fernando Meirelles and RogerMichell,” said Martin McDougall, a1982 graduate of The Wardlaw-Hartridge School who has workedas a professional actor since 1988.

McDougall, who earned a degree intheater and art history from theCollege of Wooster in Ohio andstudied at Webber Douglas, a dramaschool in London for two years, cuthis teeth in theater at W-H. But, tobe completely transparent, actingwas in his blood.

“Obviously, I was inspired to pursuea career on stage by my father,Alexander McDougall, who directedall the plays at W-H for manyyears. I spent most weekends in theall-purpose room from the age of 7,watching rehearsals and then, whenI got old enough, getting parts inthe productions. That was where itbegan.”

For McDougall, who lives in southLondon with his wife, Desiree (aNorwegian-born circus performerand business owner), and 7-year-oldson, Aksel, life is rich in a variety ofways. “Working primarily as anAmerican actor in London means Ihave been able to work on a lot ofbig interesting movies that are shotover here or in Europe. I’ve beenable to do a lot of theater, but sincemy son Aksel was born, I haven’tbeen interested in doing stuff thatkeeps me away from him for any

length of time. Luckily, I get a lot ofvoice work, which I enjoy.”

This American ex-pat has had awealth of exciting workexperiences. Among the mostrewarding projects? McDougallrattles off the following ventureshe’s been associated with: “filmingin the Atacama Desert was cool;doing parabolic flying in Star City inRussia, which is their version ofNASA; getting my first playproduced. I was also in a new playthat went from a tiny shoebox to abig West End theater. That was veryexciting.”

With a résumé to be reckoned with,McDougall maintains tremendoushumility. “It’s a great life being anactor as long as you don’t dependon it for happiness! I knew rightaway that I wouldn’t become a starworking in London. But, if you’relucky to get enough work andyou’re motivated to fill the quiteincredible amounts of free time you

have with projects that inspire you,then it all works.”

In addition to acting, McDougall hasworked as a yoga teacher for 20years. He also writes and producesmusic in “a little studio in ourhouse.” Describing his homeMcDougall said, “We live in smallcottage on six acres of beautifulgrounds. It’s a bit like the oldHartridge campus, for those whoremember.”

This busy actor, writer, producer,yoga instructor, husband and fatherhas carved out some time for a newhobby – one that he hopes to makea family affair. “In the last fewyears, I’ve started learning WingT’sun, a very cool kind of kung futhat I really enjoy; so much so thatI’ve started dragging my wife andchild along to class so that I canhave someone to practice on athome!”

Martin McDougall ’82: An American Ex-Pat Acting in EnglandBy Linda Harrison O’Brien ’81


fessionals in the ArtsMary McCormack has loved the performing artssince her childhood days when her family madetrips to Broadway and later as she began starring inproductions on The Wardlaw-Hartridge Schoolstage in the mid-1980s. The 1987 alumna knew shewanted to be an actress when she left her Plainfieldhome for Trinity College in Connecticut. Shelearned many things about herself in a journeyduring which she discovered she was willing tomake the necessary sacrifices to become an actress.

“I started acting in an amateur wayfairly early and I loved it. I used to lovegoing with my family to Broadway. Imade sure to stay in school, but aftercollege I knew that I had to try acting. Itwas a ton of work but it was worth it.”

McCormack cautions that being astarving artist or struggling actress isn’tfor everyone.

“You always test yourself and ask is thisreally, really what you want to do? Willyou still want to do it when you’re racing from oneshift to another and then on to acting class, whenyour three best friends fromW-H are all makingway more money than you? There’s an enormousupside to doing the thing that makes you happy fora living. But the downside isn’t for everyone,”McCormack said.

While she maintains a healthy respect for theprofessionals who work in a variety of fields,McCormack has an interesting perspective onpeople who work in the arts and their importanceto the world.

“There are fantastically important vocations, whichallow us to live in the world: doctors, lawyers,engineers, lawmakers... and then there arevocations that give us something to live for. Thoseare the poets, novelists, musicians, actors anddirectors,” McCormack said. “I would never saythat the arts are more important than anythingelse. But if you are someone who is called to spendyour life telling stories of one sort or another, then

know that it is important, and it improves theworld. We need stories and we need people to tellthem.”

McCormack has many interesting stories to tellabout her path to stardom. She made the most ofher first big break at an audition for the ABC seriesMurder One. She went from waiting tables in threedifferent restaurants to a leading role in a televisionseries. McCormack, who said that audition changedher life, has since become an extremely versatile

actress who has found success in film,television and on the stage.

A Broadway aficionado, McCormacklisted her roles in Cabaret and Boeing-Boeing as two career highlights. Shereceived a Tony nomination for herperformance in Boeing-Boeing. Herbreakout performance, however, came adecade earlier in Private Parts, a filmwith Howard Stern, who became “a bestfriend for life.”

She most recently starred for five years in USANetwork’s hit original series, In Plain Sight. Some ofMcCormack’s other television and feature creditsinclude NBC TV hits The West Wing and ER, theStephen King thriller, 1408; Christopher Guest’s ForYour Consideration; the Steven Soderbergh andGeorge Clooney HBO political series, K-Street; andthe USA Network miniseries Traffic.

McCormack offered sage advice for young peoplewho aspire to a career in the arts:

“Be smart about it. Go to New York. Find a theatrecompany. Take your time. Don’t fly out to LA (LosAngeles) until you have a story to tell aboutyourself. LA can be a huge, dark, scary place. But itcan also be a wonderful sunny place to raise afamily. It all depends on who you are when you getthere.”

McCormack lives in Los Angeles with her family –husband Michael Morris and daughters Lillian,Margaret and Rose.

Mary McCormack ‘87 Followed Dream, Passion for ArtsBy Rudy Brandl ’83


There is a 45-foot snake sculpturein front of the education building atTurtle Back Zoo in West Orange.The “King Snake” is intended todelight schoolchildren; youngstersare welcome to climb on themassive mosaic reptile as they exitthe school buses that carried themto the zoo.

The sculpture is the work of DonnaConklin King ’81, who wascommissioned by the Essex CountyParks Department to complete thepiece made of glass tile and castglass.

The Essex County resident has beenawarded several public and privatecommissions. And, her drawingwork is exhibited regularly, too.

“This past fall, I was invited tocreate a temporary storefrontinstallation for Gallery Aferroduring Open Doors in Newark, andlast spring I had a sculpture curatedinto the Wildflower Sculpture Parkin South Mountain Reservation.”Conklin King’s piece at SouthMountain Reservation - “Restore” –is made with concrete, gold leaf andglass tiles and is permanentlyinstalled on site. The sculpture, a20-foot fissure in the earth, wasinspired by the Japanese art ofKintsugi, or, golden repair. Conklin

King said Restore “symbolicallyhonors the restoration of the land inthe preserve.”

A multidisciplinary artist, ConklinKing said her work “explores apersonal narrative, using art as amechanism to give voice to thehuman condition.”

She has worked in bronze, iron,steel, concrete, glass and mosaic,but this environmentally consciousartist also repurposes objects suchas porcelain tchotchkes, brokenchina, food containers, plasticbottles, and dryer lint in hersculptural work.

Donna said her work in mosaics waspurely accidental. “When mychildren were young, I kept mystudio practice going, but was notexhibiting as much. During thattime, I was asked to be a visitingartist at the King’s Daughters DaySchool in Plainfield and taughtmyself mosaics to create a specialproject with the children there.This proved to be an amazing newmaterial for me. I parlayed that intosome commission work and foundI could successfully teach it inworkshops. It eventually led to mebeing hired to do the mosaic workfor the 45' King Snake at the TurtleBack Zoo.”

Conklin King found a mentor notonly in her art teacher, but herEnglish and history teachers aswell.

Art teacher David Price “let mehave a lot of freedom within thestructure of the class assignments,taught me relief printmaking andhelped me develop my drawingtechnique. (Barbara) Gubelman wasmy writing teacher and sheencouraged my love of writing

which is an important skill foran artist to have. You mustcommunicate your ideas throughstatements, grant applications,exhibition proposals andpresentations. Max Munzel was agreat mentor. He believed in me,encouraged me, coached me andhelped me photograph my portfoliofor college applications. He was alsoone of the inspirations for me toteach later.”

Conklin King also said her world“lit up” at Skidmore College.“I practically lived in the studios,drawing, painting and printmaking.At graduation, I was awarded thePamela Weidman Prize forPrintmaking. By the time I leftSkidmore, I was drawing andmaking prints and my paintingswere becoming more sculptural.”

Donna said her current work isinspired by “nature, social issuesand my own family life. Right now Iam thinking about our Americanculture’s relationship to food andworking on a body of sculpture thatincorporates food containers. I havethree teenage boys and you canimagine the amount of food we gothrough is astronomical. My recyclebin is full of empty plastic saladboxes, cookie boxes, milk and watercontainers.”

Conklin King, who earned her MFAfrom Rutgers University in 1991, hastaught classes at the college level, atthe Montclair Museum and theVisual Arts Center in Summit. Shewas awarded a Fellowship inSculpture from the New JerseyCouncil on the Arts in 1992.

Conklin King lives in Roseland withher husband, Warren, and her sons,Warren III, 15; Grant, 13; andHudson King, 11. Her work can beseen at www.donnaconklin.com.

Alumni Thriving as Professionals in the Arts (Continued)

Donna Conklin King ‘81 Uses Art to Express the Human ConditionBy Linda Harrison O’Brien ’81


Mara Palumbo Capps ’02 believes in serendipitousencounters. The Wardlaw-Hartridge School alumnawho graduated from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity has good cause.

Like many college students, she worked while earningher degree. Capps, who majored in metal smithing andminored in sculpture at VCU, juggled a number of oddjobs including one as a handyman. And, it was her artdegree coupled with her handyman experience thatlanded her a role building movie sets.

“The reason I worked in film was serendipitous,” sheexplained, “The father of a guy I was dating wasworking freelance on a film. He knew I worked as ahandyman and he knew I had an art degree.”

So, Capps was introduced to the filmindustry. She said, “Give yourself a bunchof odd skills and sometimes one willpropel you in the right direction.”

Although she decided that building setswasn’t her calling, she learned she didlike working on film.

“It was a cool career path,” said Capps,who quickly earned another opportunityto work in the industry she found sothrilling. This time, though, she wouldassist with special effects makeup on a“low budget horror film.”

She explained special effects makeupapplication requires a careful hand: “Youwould think that special effects makeup is done with aheavy hand, but it’s not. You’ve got to make it look likeit’s notmakeup. Technically, it’s heavy makeup but it’sprecise coloring. You must ask, ‘how does it look in thislight and which colors cancel out other colors.’ My artdegree helped with that.”

Capps, who honed her skills as a student at the MakeupArtist Studio in Richmond, VA, soon was working onfilms in New York. She worked on a movie titledDeath in Love. And, when her boss fell ill, she foundherself heading the makeup department on theproduction. That movie, she said, “was a turningpoint” in her career; she was now doing makeup foractors including Jacqueline Bisset, Josh Lucas, EmmaBell and Lukas Haas.

Today, she has a client list that includes not onlyactors, but authors, models, musicians and athletes.Politicians have benefited from her skilled hand, too.

Capps, whose father was a sculptor and mother isUpper School art teacher Gale Goldman, knew shewould have a career in the field of art, but she wouldn’thave guessed she would be the makeup artist tocelebrities and political elite.

When President Obama gave his commencementspeech at Rutgers last month, Capps was the one whomade sure he was perfectly polished in appearance.Her list of clients includes political heavy hitters withlast names such as Clinton, Gore, Bush and Biden.

In addition to the inspiration shereceived from her parents, Capps saidshe benefited greatly from herexperience at W-H. She recalled hertime as the “sole student” in FranFaltermayer’s AP Art History class.

“I was the only one in the class; just thefact that I was allowed to do that and beahead of the game in college was prettyincredible.”

But she stressed that her learning wentwell beyond the art studio. “I had a lotof artistic opportunities (at W-H) - band,theater, fine arts. And, I loved how wecould get into politics in school. I couldalways count on debate.” She added,“even if (our ideas) weren’t in line with

teachers, they were always defended as viable. I wasalways encouraged to express my beliefs.” Capps notedthat Dr. David Berry was especially influential in herlearning years at W-H.

Capps lives in Queens with her husband, Brandon(a fashion designer and showroom owner), and her5-month-old son, Russell Patrick. The new mother saidthe most satisfying part of her career these days isperhaps the flexibility it affords. Capps, who worksfreelance, says it can be challenging at times, but theflexibility is “priceless — I can be a mom and a careerwoman.”

For more information on Capps’ work, go towww.maracapps.com.

Mara Palumbo Capps ‘02: A Serendipitous Path to SuccessBy Linda Harrison O’Brien ’81

The Wardlaw-Hartridge School held its thirdannual INDIE Film Festival on Feb. 24 at the SouthOrange Performing Arts Center in South Orange.

Student filmmakers were escorted to the venue inlimousines and entered SOPAC on a red carpetprior to the film showcase. They posed forpictures on the red carpet as the event took on theaura of a night at the Oscars.

This year’s judging panel consisted of alumnijudges who work in the television and filmindustry: Marc Kornblatt ’72, Jerry Casagrande ’86,Mary McCormack ’87, J. F. Musial ’04, LindsayStevens ’05, Eric Prah ’08, Ben Chalfin ’08 andMike Clay ’08. W-H classmates Chalfin and Clayattended the event but all eight alumni judgesreviewed the films and provided constructivefeedback for the filmmakers.

Awards were presented to the students in thefollowing categories:

Best Non-Narrative – Imagine the Arts, directed byEmilia Tobey ’21

Best Narrative –My Brother Kwame, directed byNathaniel Nyema ’16, Claude Djan ’16, AryanVavila ’16 and Abdur Sajid ’16

Best Cinematography – Astitva Soni ’16 and AkashDalal ’16, for Trigger

Best Director – Zishan Sajid ’17 and RaphaelGenty ’17, for Convergence

Best Editing – Emilia Tobey ’21, for Imagine the Arts

Best Picture – TIE –My Brother Kwame and Trigger

Best Commercial - Varleine Coq ’23, ChiupongHuang ’23, Vineeth Reddy ’23 and NicholasVargas ’23

There were 12 films in the festival, which wasopen to students in grades 5-12. Nearly 400spectators filled SOPAC for the event, which wassponsored by the Wardlaw-Hartridge Parents’Association.


Independent Film FestivalFeatures Alumni Panel of Judges

Astitva Soni ’16, Cameron Cabrera ’16, Cecily D’Amore ’16, AkashDalal ’16 and Sahil Kassam ’16.

Rhona Eserner proudly poses with alumni judges Mike Clay ’08(left) and Ben Chalfin ’08.

Award winners Claude Djan ’16, Abdur Sajid ’16, Aryan Vavila ’16and Nathaniel Nyema ’16.

Emilia Tobey ’21proudly displaysthe two awardsshe won at theINDIE FilmFestival.



Marc Kornblatt ’72 startedout as an actor in NewYork after graduatingfrom BrandeisUniversity. He turned toplaywriting, earned anMA in journalism at New

York University, and has since writtenfor magazines and newspapers,published children’s books, married,moved to Wisconsin, became a fatherand a school teacher. Making musicvideos with students led to shortnarratives, documentaries and thefounding of Refuge Films. His firstfeature-length documentary, StreetPulse, aired on Wisconsin Public TVand was screened at festivals inBeloit, Cincinnati and Madison. Hissecond feature, Dostoevsky BehindBars, won a Wisconsin Film Festival2014 Golden Badger Award.

After 20+ years ofrelegating writing to thestatus of a hobby, JerryCasagrande ’86 pursued acareer in non-profitwork, economicdevelopment, and small

business. In 2009, he dedicated himselfto writing full-time. Jerry is drawn towriting screenplays and stage plays,preferring their concise formats andtheir demand that the writer tell a storyin the present tense. His first play, aone-act entitled Among Shrubs andIvy, played at Silver Spring Stage as partof SSS’s 2011 One Act Festival. Jerry’sfirst children’s picture book, TheBirthday Train, available on Amazon,was inspired several years ago by histhen three-year-old son’s question, “Ifmy birthday is coming soon, how will itget here?” The Birthday Train App isavailable in the App Store. Jerry and hiswife Tara have three children. Jerry’sfilm, On the Wing, was released onAmazon and Amazon Prime in June. OnThe Wing is a family comedy-adventurestarring Corbin Bernsen and featuringShirley Jones. It is ideal for the “8 to8th” set: kids age 8 to 8th grade. It isabout four teens who take on some verycomic villains to save bald eagles fromthe secret oil development plans of thevillains. It carries a positive message forkids and adults and provides some goodlaughs along the way.

Mary Catherine McCormack’87 is a well-knownactress. She has hadleading roles as JustineAppleton in the seriesMurder One, as DeputyNational Security Adviser

Kate Harper in The West Wing and asMary Shannon in In Plain Sight. Her film

roles include Private Parts (1997); DeepImpact (1998); True Crime (1999); HighHeels and Low Lifes (2001); K-PAX (2001);Right at Your Door (2006), and 1408(2007). Mary was nominated for the 2008Tony Award for Best Performance by aFeatured Actress in a Play for the role ofGretchen in the 2008 Broadway revivalof Boeing Boeing. In 2012, The West Wingcast reunited to create a video in supportof Bridget McCormack ’84, Mary’s sister,who ran, successfully, for the MichiganSupreme Court.

J.F. Musial ‘04 is a producerand director, known forAPEX: The Story of theHypercar and /DRIVE onNBC Sports. His movieAPEX debuted inNovember of 2015 in Los

Angeles. J.F. attended Stevens Instituteof Technology and founded hisproduction company, Tangent Vector, in2008. He has produced content for Ford,Porsche, General Motors, McLarenAutomotive, Vespa, Lexus, Lotus,Maserati, and Pirelli and he’s beenfeatured in Autoweek, theWall StreetJournal, and the New York Times. Havingdebuted in 2012, /DRIVE’s diverse catalogof automotive video programming speakswith the authentic voice of the carenthusiast. The channel now boasts morethan 1.6 million YouTube subscribers anda library of more than 1,200 videoscaptured in 14 different countries, allavailable on demand.

A Wardlaw-Hartridgelifer, Lindsay Stevens ’05began her career in filmpublicity shortly after hergraduation from TheGeorge WashingtonUniversity in 2009.

Currently, she acts as Director ofNational Publicity for StrategyPR/Consulting representing award-nominated films and talent. Lindsayhas previously represented numerousactors including Edward Norton,Jennifer Lawrence, Ethan Hawke andJim Parsons. In her role as a personalpublicist, she’s also representedfilmmakers such as David O. Russell(Silver Linings Playbook, AmericanHustle), Kathryn Bigelow (Zero DarkThirty) and TomMcCarthy (Spotlight).As a film publicist, Lindsay hascontributed to theatrical and awardcampaigns for films includingRoom, Steve Jobs, Birdman, Zero DarkThirty, Argo, Boyhood and AmericanHustle among others. Lindsay is basedin New York City, but travels frequentlyto Los Angeles and works theInternational Film Festival Circuit.

Philip Michael Clay II ’08 iscurrently a freelancedirector/editor andowner of a mediacontent production

company, Premiere Media Creations.While attending Seton Hall Universitymajoring in Film and Broadcasting,Mike worked with the IntramuralAthletic Department to produce asports-based reality series entitledHardknocks, which was viewed onSeton Hall’s television station, PirateTV. In 2015, Mike assisted in ESPN’sproduction of one of its new shortfilms, The Redemption Song, which is apart of ESPN’s Emmy-nominateddocumentary series “30 for 30.” TheRedemption Songmade its debut at theTribeca Film Festival in April 2016.Under the brand iSwagTV, Mikedirected and produced his first scriptedweb series entitled PROPS and has sinceentered the project into numerous filmfestivals including the American BlackFilm Festival, the Web Series FestivalGlobal in Los Angeles and the AtlantaIndependent Film Festival. Mikeremains an enthusiastic member of theW-H community coaching Upper Schoolcross country, track and field andbasketball.

Ben Chalfin ’08 is theMaster Control Operatorfor Encompass, where heoversees many networksfor quality control andtiming. While a studentat Quinnipiac University,

Ben was the engineer for the studentrun network. Following his graduationfrom Quinnipiac, where he majored inFilm and Television Production, Benwas hired as the Media Manager for On-Air Graphics at NBC Sports Group inStamford, CT. In 2015 Ben won anEmmy for Outstanding Technical Studiofor Premier League. During his yearsat W-H, Ben was the founder andpresident of WHTV and the stage crew’slighting manager for both the fall playsand spring musicals.

Eric Prah ’08 won theBronze Medal at the 39thAnnual StudentAcademy Awards inAnimation, whilestudying at RinglingCollege of Art and

Design, in Sarasota, Florida, for his filmMy Little Friend. Eric is currently ananimator at Blue Sky Studios, owned by20th Century Fox. Eric’s work at BlueSky includes but is not limited to thefilms Epic, Rio 2 and The Peanuts Movie.Eric is currently working on Ice Age 5.

Meet Our Alumni Judges


Congratulations to the cast, crew and production staff of Damn Yankees, the Wardlaw-Hartridge springmusical, which staged four wonderful performances from March 3-6.

The cast was led by Hannah Yates ’18 as Meg, Claude Djan ’16 as Applegate, Abe Golding ’16 as Joe Hardy,Antonia Santangelo ’16 as Lola and Steven Bessette ’18 as Joe Boyd. The ensemble featured Upper andMiddle School students, including some who were participating in their first production on the W-Hstage. It was Antonia’s 10th and final appearance in a W-H production and a fond farewell for all of thesenior cast and crew members.

Students in all three divisions provided a treat foraudiences at three entertaining spring concerts inthe AP Room.

The Percussion Ensemble kicked off the UpperSchool concert, which continued withperformances by MadJazz, the Concert Band,MadJazz Women, Jazz Band and Concert Choir.Concert highlights included Route 66 by MadJazz,In the Mood by the Concert Band, Night and Day bythe Jazz Band and the Concert Choir finale ofBridge Over Troubled Water.

The Middle School concert featured performancesby several ensembles, including the Boys’ Choir,Sixth Grade Band, Girls’ Choir, Seventh GradeChoir, Seventh and Eighth Grade Band, Sixth GradeChoir, Jazz Band, Eighth Grade Choir and theCombined Choirs, who presented an entertainingrendition of Guantanamera as the finale.

Our youngest students provided a fabulous night ofentertainment for a standing room only crowd atthe Lower School Spring Concert. The showincluded vocal performances by all students fromJunior Kindergarten through fifth grade. TheFourth Grade Beginning Band made a successfuldebut and the Fifth Grade Band played threewonderful tunes.

W-H Students ShDamn Yankees

Concert


Camila Fang ’20 – The Swan, from “Carnival of the Animals”

Music RecitalMany of the school’s finest musicians and vocalistsdisplayed their talents in a schoolwide showcase atthe annual Spring Recital on April 10. The showincluded performances from students in all threedivisions. While many of the students playedclassical pieces on piano, other featuredinstruments included flute, violin, cello, sitar,double bass and tabla. There were also two vocalsand an instrumental ensemble. Congratulations toall of the students for providing a wonderfulafternoon of music.

ine on the Stage

Amy Chen ’18 – La Folia

Abe Golding ’16 – Double Bass Sonata in G Minor

Cookin’ CabaretAkash Dalal ’16 and Jaden Dugenio’19 performed a delightful duet toEd Sheeran’s I See Fire during theseventh annual Cookin’ Cabaret onMay 24 in the AP Room. More than200 patrons attended the show,which included a variety of vocaland instrumental acts, as well asspoken word, comedy and danceroutines. Students from all threedivisions performed in this annualshowcase of talent.


Jason Kisare ‘21Living a Dream in School of Rock

Jason Kisare has grown up like most 12-year-old boys,playing sports and socializing with friends, but he hasalways loved attending Broadway shows, playingdrums and performing on stage. He attended his firstBroadway show,Mary Poppins, as a 5-year-old. He hasseenMatilda four times, but his favorite performanceis School of Rock, which he has seen three times onBroadway.

Seven years after watching his first Broadwayproduction, the Wardlaw-Hartridge rising eighthgrader has made his way to the big stage. Jason wasrecently cast as an understudy in School of Rock for asix-month tour that began in June.

“I’ve liked Broadway since I was young,” Jason said.“I’ve always dreamed of being on Broadway. Nowthat I’m there, it’s really exciting.”

Jason navigated the rigorous audition process this past winter. He submitted a video in Februaryand was thrilled to receive a call back. He was asked to play the drums and sing at the secondaudition and required to dance at the next call.

“It was really nerve-wracking waiting,” Jason said. “I wasn’t nervous performing, but I wasnervous waiting.”

Jason eventually read for the part of Freddy the Drummer. He loves that role but is happy to becast as an understudy.

“I like it because I can portray four different roles,” Jason said. “I get to do a new thing and seehow the characters vary.”

“I’m extremely excited for him,” said Dr. Charles Kisare, Jason’s father. “Jason has educated me onthe importance of determination and perseverance. This is something very positive in his life. Somany kids have tried and never gotten a chance.”

School of Rock is playing at the Winter Garden Theater and features eight performances per week,two on Saturdays and Sundays and one show on all weekdays except Thursday, when Jason willattend classes at W-H. He will stay on top of his academics with the equivalent of home schoolingthrough an educational service.

“This is very exciting and it’s definitely going to help meget more jobs on Broadway and other acting experiences,”Jason said. “Broadway definitely sets you apart. It givesyou an edge up.”


Aubrey Mackay ’19 was honored, awed andinspired by the special opportunity to sharehis musical talents with other artists and anaudience during the International Golden KeyMusic Festival at Carnegie Hall on June 4.Aubrey performed Prelude in C Sharp Minorby Sergei Rachmaninoff.

He performed the same piece in the SpringMusic Recital at W-H in April but perfected itfor the big event at Carnegie. Aubrey isgrateful for the support of so many peoplewho have guided him along the way.

“I feel blessed that God gave me long fingersand that music has enriched my life,” Aubreysaid. “Also, I appreciate my teacher, Mrs.Aronson, who believed in me and guided me to Carnegie. I am ever thankful for my mom’srelentless support. Most of all, I am forever indebted to Wardlaw Hartridge for encouragingme and turning me into the person I am now.”

Milika Griffiths ’12 recently wrapped up a year-long tour ofRagtime that covered 36 states across the US. One of her stopswas the Morristown Performing Arts Center right here in NewJersey, where a group of W-H faculty and staff members attendedthe show in January. Pictured, from left, Liz Howard, theproducer of the W-H plays and musicals, Linda Kraynik, MiddleSchool administrative assistant, Becky Randazzo, the director ofthe W-H plays and musicals, Milika Griffiths, Sharon Byrne,Performing Arts Department Chair, Tanda Tucker, Middle Schoolart teacher, and Lorna Griffiths, Milika’s mom.

Milika took a year off from her studies as a musical theater majorat Rider University to pursue this amazing opportunity on anational tour for a Tony award winning musical. She starred on

the W-H stage in many plays and musicals, including Grease, Tarzan and Once on This Island. Milika also was afour-time member of the New Jersey Music Educators Association all-state chorus in her high school days.

She continued her stage success in college, performing four times in her first three years at Rider, in The FullMonty, All Shook Up, Machinal and The Human Heart. She plans to return to her studies in the fall, finish herdegree and, before she begins auditioning for additional professional roles, grace the stage at Rider Universityonce more.


Milika Griffiths ‘12Lights up Stage in Ragtime

Aubrey Mackay ‘19Performs at Carnegie Hall


ThreeWardlaw-Hartridge Icons RetireBy Rudy Brandl ’83

Veteran educators Bob Gould, Rhona Esernerand Dave Berry enjoyed the chance tocelebrate their upcoming retirement withcolleagues, family, friends and alumni at areception on June 4 in the AP Room. The trioof W-H professionals have a combined 99years of service in many capacities.

Mrs. Eserner joined the faculty of TheHartridge School in 1973 as a math teacher andwas later named chair of the mathematics andcomputer science departments at W-H. Shelater served as the Upper School Head beforecompleting her W-H career as the Director ofGlobal Learning.

Mr. Gould spent his entire 42-year professionalcareer as a biology teacher at W-H, including20 years as the chair of the sciencedepartment. Mr. Gould also served as a tenniscoach and peer leadership advisor for severalyears. He received the W-H DistinguishedFaculty Award in 2015.

Dr. Berry inspired deep thinking in his Englishclasses since 1998 and chaired the Englishdepartment for many years. He also began thetradition of the annual Thoreau outing alongthe Millstone River and served as the facultyadvisor to Visions, the student journal ofpoetry and art. Dr. Berry coached wrestlingduring his first decade working at the school.

Andrew Webster, Head of School, called theretiring trio “pillars of the Wardlaw-Hartridgecommunity” and thanked them for theiroutstanding service to the school.

Betsy Cayer, the former headmistress of TheHartridge School who hired Mrs. Eserner,spoke on her behalf. Dr. Howard Guss ’82made remarks supporting Mr. Gould and MaraCapps ’02 spoke about Dr. Berry.

Many former students and colleagues joined inthe celebration. The guests mingled andenjoyed a buffet lunch after the ceremony,which also included musical performances byDennis Zhao ’16 on piano and Amy Chen ’19on violin.

Rhona Eserner catches up with her old friend Fred Fischer, former W-H musicteacher.

Dr. Dave Berry chats with colleagues and friends at the reception.

Bob Gould is joined by Dr. Howard Guss ’82, who spoke on his behalf at theretirement reception.


While Rhona Eserner retired thisspring after four decades as ateacher and administrator, she stillperfectly remembers her first day atThe Hartridge School.

In May 1973, she was at the schoolinterviewing with the headmistress,Betsy Cayer, for her first teachingposition as a math instructor. Fromthe conversation, Mrs. Esernerrealized that Cayer’s intelligenceand devotion to students andfaculty were shared by the wholefaculty, an ideal environment fornew teachers like her to start theircareers.

“We were surrounded by thesereally incredible educators,” Esernersaid. “Every morning you wouldwalk into the faculty room and theywould be discussing something thatsomeone had read or a play or whatthey did over the weekend. Theywere inquisitive with the worldaround them, they loved what theywere doing, and they wanted toshare that with younger teachers.”

Mrs. Eserner taught nearly everymath course before the schoolmerged with The Wardlaw School in1976 and continued teaching mathafter the merger. But she alsodeveloped a passion for computerscience, teaching courses in thePascal, C++, and Java programminglanguages.

This disposition to computerscience led her to initiate theAnywhere Anytime Learningprogram with several other teachersin 2001. The reform gave UpperSchool students and faculty laptopsto use for classes and placedinteractive whiteboards in mostUpper School classrooms.

“We thought it would help withcommunication among faculty andstudents,” Eserner said. “The idea ofvirtual learning we thought had alot of power to it.”

Her passion for computer sciencewas also evident when she chairedthe combined Upper Schooldepartment for math and computerscience before continuing with thelatter when they separated.

In 2005, she accepted a new full-time administrative role as UpperSchool Head, where she wasresponsible for all of the UpperSchool operations.

One of her favorite memories in thisposition came in the 2010-2011academic year, when W-H appliedfor membership in the Asia SocietyConfucius Classrooms Network,which selects applicants with strongChinese language programs formembership. The program providesschools with funding and apartnership with a school in Chinato enhance their Chineseeducational experiences.

Enthusiastic about the program,Eserner repetitively checked here-mail while in Israel during SpringBreak in order to ensure it wassuccessfully processed. Uponreceiving a last-day e-mail thatthere was an error with thesubmission, the time differencegave her enough time to reach outto her colleagues in New Jersey torectify the application. Thanks tothis, the school was selected for theprogram and has been a memberever since.

“It was a very lucky thing that wewere traveling because you readproposals and grants over and overagain, you’re finally happy with it,and you hit send,” she said. “And

they thought they were done, but Iknew it didn’t work but that theyhad seven more hours to fix it.”

In her last year at W-H, Eserner leftthe Upper School Head position tobecome the Director of GlobalLearning, in which she managed theGlobal Scholars Program thatpromotes education on worldwidetopics. And while she was happywith the new position, part of herreason for staying an additional yearwas to continue supporting W-Hinvolvement with the ConfuciusClassrooms Network, which she sostrongly advocates.

“I’m really proud of the work thatwas done in those six years, and if Ihad to say why I did stay so long, itwas because in the last few years Iwas very directed with helping ourChinese teacher Mrs. Hua Liu withgrowing the program,” she said.

In retirement, Eserner plans tospend more time with her 94-year-old mother and hopes to travel tomultiple destinations with herhusband Michael, in particular toIsrael for an extended length.

And this time without any last-daye-mails, she’ll be able to enjoy thetrip without interruption.

Rhona Eserner Looks Back on Early Hartridge YearsBy Chase Levitt ’14


Robert Gould Appreciated Hardworking StudentsBy Chase Levitt ’14

While science teacher Robert Gould retired thisspring after 42 years at Wardlaw-Hartridge, one ofhis fondest memories is a recent class experience.

Just a few years ago, one of his students struggledin his AP Biology class, but it was not indicative ofher incredible work ethic, which Gould greatlyadmired. He was so impressed that he wrote acollege recommendation for the student,emphasizing her tremendous effort and hisappreciation of it.

“I’d rather teach a hard working C student than alazy B+ student or A- student,” Gould saidregarding students like her. “I’ve really always putvalue on effort and hard work above just beingbrilliantly smart.”

It’s experiences like these, when students were able toovercome struggles and succeed, that Gould cherishes.

“I think the moments that stand out the most arewhere I have seen students who struggle somewhatand then kind of caught on and really becamesuccessful,” he said.

And while this was clear in the classroom, Gould’smotivation to see students overcome challenges wasalso evident in his additional responsibilities.

For nearly 25 years, he served as an advisor for the PeerLeadership Program, which links groups of freshmenwith two seniors who regularly meet with their groupsand guide them in adjusting to Upper School.

He also served for many years as an Upper Schooladvisor for a small group of students, which he guidedfrom freshman year until their graduation beforeadopting another group. In fact, Gould’s decision toretire after this academic year came from his desire tomaintain guidance of his group through its graduationthis spring.

But Gould also found enjoyment apart from helpingstudents make adjustments. As a science teacher, heprimarily taught biology, in which he was able toincorporate lessons in genetics, anatomy, andphysiology. He greatly enjoys these subjects due totheir applications to medicine, which he consideredstudying in college before focusing on zoology.

His enjoyment also came on the tennis courts, wherehe spent many years as a head coach for the girls’varsity and junior varsity tennis teams.

He initially joined the junior varsity program to involvehimself with a student extracurricular activity. Butafter several seasons, his participation evolved into anew passion for the sport.

“I actually fell in love with the sport of tennis by beinga coach,” Gould said. “I’ve always loved athletics, but Inever was really good in terms of participation. It wassomething I enjoyed – being a coach – even though mytechnical knowledge of the sport wasn’t alwaysprobably the best because I hadn’t competed.”

He held that role before taking the varsity head coachposition, bringing stability to a program that hadessentially seen annual coaching changes in theprevious years before returning to the junior varsityposition for another two seasons.

“I saw that this pattern of new coaches year after yearafter year wasn’t working, and in my mind I said whatthis varsity program needs is some stability,” he said.“I brought stability and with that stability, I think theprogram got better.”

In his retirement, Gould hopes to visit California andthe Grand Canyon with his wife, Joyce, while adoptingreading and exercise as hobbies. He also hopes tospend more time with his children, Christopher andKimberly, and his grandchildren, Tamara and Sophia.


While English teacher David Berry retired following the2015-2016 school year, it’s an experience as the headvarsity wrestling coach that he best remembers.

In the early 2000s, Dr. Berry and the team traveled to atournament where Jim DuPont ’03 was slated to face afavored Blair Academy opponent. According to Berry,DuPont trailed through the second period but thenmade a risky decision, locking up his opponent toperform a hip toss. He succeeded, and that allowedhim to squeeze the opponent for an upset victory viathe pin.

“That was a match that made us jump into the airscreaming with joy and made the Blair coaches sit insurprised, unhappy silence,” said Berry, who observedthe match while sitting just outside the wrestlingcircle. “There was a lot of happy chatter in the van onthe way home.”

And while it’s this one moment that Dr. Berry bestremembers, it was wrestling that led him to join W-Hin 1998.

Having alternated teaching positions at variousuniversities and private day schools, the veteranteacher sought a new, permanent position at a privateday school. But he also wanted to serve as a wrestlingcoach, which he did during his previous positions.

When he learned that W-H had both openings, Berryheaded to New Jersey. He served as the head coachfrom his first year through the 2004-2005 academicyear, the team’s final season before the program wascut due to an insufficient roster size.

Afterwards, he focused exclusively as an Upper SchoolEnglish teacher, mostly for 11th grade and AP English.He particularly took an affinity for teachingShakespeare for its mimetic content.

“Shakespeare’s understanding of human psychology isunparalleled by any other writer,” Dr. Berry said. “Hereally understands our feelings and our conflicts, andso when we read his plays, we come to understandourselves and our friends much better.”

Encapsulated in his love of Shakespeare is a love forpoetry, which he exhibited during his stay. Starting inthe 2005-2006 academic year, he volunteered as afaculty advisor for Visions – the student literature andart magazine – and implemented severalimprovements.

First, he converted the cover of the magazine fromblack and white to color, which later led to a fullpublication conversion. He also required that studentsin his classes write short stories and poems forinclusion. This second change resolved the issue ofinsufficient submissions, which had constantlyplagued past issues.

“Before that, I used to listen to the student editors begstudents at morning meeting, ‘please submit materialto Visions, otherwise we won’t have a publication thisyear.’ And then sometimes, sadly, they would justpublish their own poetry in bulk,” Dr. Berry said.

But Visions isn’t the only place where he institutedchange. In order for his 11th grade students to betterunderstand Thoreau’s nature-themedWalden, Berryproposed in the mid 2000s that they take a canoe tripalong the Millstone River to observe such nature firsthand. His idea was approved, and the annual ThoreauOuting became a staple in the Upper Schoolexperience.

Students have enjoyed this interdisciplinary trip to thehistoric Delaware and Raritan River Canal inGriggstown to try to recapture some of the intellectualfreedom, awe for nature and introspection thatThoreau presented in his uniquely Americanmasterpiece.

In his retirement, Berry plans to write poetry andessays in addition to starting a blog. He plans to basethese writings on his personal experiences from bothbefore and after his retirement.

Dave Berry Made Impact on Students in Many WaysBy Chase Levitt ’14


Commencement 2016

Dana Afflu Boston UniversityAnisa Ahmed Harvard UniversityLara Jocelyn Albrechcinski St. John’s University, Pharm. D. ProgramLaura Irene Arriaza Lynchburg CollegeJoseph Bacalhau Mount Saint Mary CollegeBrandon A. Bandy Rutgers UniversityRussell Marcus Best Rutgers UniversityMaia Ian Guadalupe Bravo-Ravenell Goucher CollegeCameron J. Cabrera University of MarylandArianna Caiola Muhlenberg CollegeCecily Diane D’Amore The George Washington UniversityAkash N. Dalal Georgia Institute of Technology Honors Program,

College of EngineeringClaude Kofi Djan Temple University Honors Program,

Fox School of BusinessFiorella Doglio New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDiogo Felipe Silva Ferreira Cabrini CollegeAlexandra Garcés Cabrini CollegeJiaze (Chris) Geng The New School, Parsons School of DesignAbraham Ethan Golding University of Puget SoundClaire Elisabeth Greaney Fordham UniversityLacey Paige Gress LIM CollegeRong (Gavin) Huang Loyola University ChicagoSydney Nicole Hughes Drexel University,

Westphal College of Media Arts & DesignMichael R. Jesionka Rowan UniversityHyun Woo (Chris) Jin New York University, College of DentistrySahil S. Kassam Quinnipiac UniversityAnil Kondaveeti Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRahil S. Lakha Savannah College of Art and DesignStephen Vincent LaPrete Loyola University MarylandZeying (Elaine) Li University at AlbanyMark Neves Liberal Berkeley College, Honors ProgramQichao (Randon) Lyu Centenary University

Salman Mansuri Rutgers UniversityJoshua Sem Marseille Seton Hall UniversityLydia Makena Mugambi New York UniversityMax Evan Needle New York UniversityNathaniel Tarlah Nyema University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering

and Applied ScienceBrendan Harrison O’Brien Dickinson CollegeYuqi (Ramsay) Qiao University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAlden Joseph Racz The College of New JerseyGarrett William Racz The College of New JerseyAbdur Rehman Sajid Johns Hopkins UniversityAntonia Veronica Dominique Santangelo The American Musical and Dramatic AcademySonali S. Shah Vassar CollegeTal Rebecca Sherman Tulane UniversityDe’yon Zechariah Keshawn Smith New York University ShanghaiAstitva P. Soni Rice University, Rice/Baylor

Medical Scholars ProgramBrooke Imogene Sutton High Point UniversityCharlotte Anne Sweeney Skidmore CollegeTyler Lee Thompson University of North Carolina at Charlotte,

The William States Lee College of EngineeringNoah Mitchel Toney University of VirginiaJonathan Trilleras Gettysburg CollegeCiara Anne Varley Marist CollegeAryan K. Vavila Wesleyan UniversityRachel Anne Voeltzel University of MiamiXiao (Sean) Wang University of California, San DiegoChufei (Rosalie) Xu Trinity CollegeLauren Michelle Yates Brandeis UniversityZining (Ethan) Ye Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine ArtsAafreen Zaidi Rutgers UniversityZhonghao (Dennis) Zhao University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

College of EngineeringHaoHan (Eddy) Zou Otis College of Art and Design

Class of 2016 Matriculation List

Students from theClass of 2016 gatherfor the traditionalgroup photowearing t-shirtsand sweatshirtsreflecting theircolleges anduniversities ofchoice.Congratulationsto our newestWardlaw-Hartridgealumni!


Prom

Graduation


W-H PinWhile Maintaining Own Academic Level,

Has Exhibited Loyalty, Generosity,Dedication and Helpfulness

To Promote the Spirit and PhilosophyOf the SchoolAkash Dalal

The Alumni Association AwardFor High Academic Achievement and

Outstanding Participation in School LifeAstitva Soni

The Parents’ Association AwardFor Significant Contributions to theExtracurricular Life of the School

Cecily D’Amore

The Stevenson AwardFor Highest Academic Achievement in the Class

Astitva Soni

The Upper School Head’s AwardFor Personal Growth, Dedication and GenerosityOf Spirit in Service to the School Community

Anisa Ahmed

The Headmaster’s CupFor Demonstrating Leadership and Dedication

To the Life of the SchoolCameron Cabrera

The Hartridge Class of 1953 PrizeFor Excellence in the Study of English

Anisa Ahmed

The Hawley-KatrauskyMathematics Prize

For Interest and Excellence in MathematicsDennis Zhao

The Elaine W. Bart Science AwardFor Outstanding Performance in Science

Astitva Soni

The Mary B. Wells PrizeFor Accomplishment and Excellence

In the Study of HistoryAbdur Sajid

The Ethel Cook Classics PrizeFor Excellence and Interest in Classics

Astitva Soni

The Gabriel Garcia Márquez AwardFor Excellence in the Study of the

Spanish LanguageAnisa AhmedAkash Dalal

The Juliette Escoffier AwardFor Progress, Effort and Interest

In the Study of the French LanguageNathaniel Nyema

The Confucius AwardFor Excellence

In the Study of Chinese Language And CultureSalman Mansuri

The Arthur Swenson, III Memorial PrizeFor Outstanding Achievement

And Interest In EconomicsMax Needle

The Wigton CupTo the Most Outstanding Female Athlete

Lacey Gress

The Chambliss TrophyTo the Most Outstanding Male Athlete

Diogo Ferreira

The Robert B. Vietor AwardFor Outstanding Commitment, Dedication

And Loyalty to the Athletic ProgramBrendan O’Brien

The Wardlaw-Hartridge Scholar-Athlete AwardFor Excellence in Athletics and Academics

Cameron CabreraCecily D’Amore

The Charles H. Detwiller, Jr. AwardFor Involvement and Achievement in the Arts

Eddy Zou

The Elizabeth O. Horne AwardFor Excellence in the Dramatic Arts

Antonia Santangelo

The John Philip Sousa Band AwardFor Interest, Achievement

And Leadership in the BandCecily D’Amore

The Louis Armstrong Jazz AwardFor Interest, Achievement

And Leadership in Jazz BandAkash Dalal

The National School Choral AwardFor Interest, Achievement and Contributions

To the Vocal Music ProgramMakena Mugambi

The Orpheus Prize for MusicFor Performance Excellence and Service

To the School in MusicZhonghao “Dennis” Zhou

The Patricia West Art PrizeFor Excellence and Pleasure in Art

Ethan Ye

The Lewis B. Timberlake AwardFor Contributions to Publications

Charlotte Sweeney

The Photography AwardFor Skill, Creativity and Productivity

In the Photographic ArtsRamsay Qiao

2016W-H Senior AwardWinners

W-H Pin Alumni Association Award Parents’ Association Award Upper School Head’s Award Headmaster’s Cup

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Lower School Moving Up

Middle School Stepping Up


A group of 25 Wardlaw-Hartridgestudents and four chaperonesenjoyed a wonderful 10-day trip toSpain during Spring Break.

The W-H students stayed with hostfamilies, attended classes at ColegioAltair in Madrid and bonded withtheir new Spanish friends. Theyalso took the opportunity to enjoysightseeing in places such asCordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Toledoand Madrid. They visited abeautiful castle in Segovia, walkedthrough a walled city in Avila andenjoyed a fabulous tour of RealMadrid Stadium. Some of the hostfamilies took their homestaystudents to a soccer match.

“Amazing, that’s the simplest wayto describe the trip. There’s waytoo much to experience,” seniorAkash Dalal ’16 said.

The group also visited a fewmuseums, including Reina Sofiaand Museo de Prado, two artmuseums in Madrid. The studentslearned about the art in thesemuseums during classes at theschool in Altair.

“I think being engaged with all thedifferent people every day madethe trip even more fun and not onlygot me closer to the Spaniards butalso to the other (W-H) students onthe trip I didn’t know as well,”senior Alex Garces ’16 said.

“During our time in Spain we allmade new friends. Thesefriendships have grown evenstronger as we opened our homes toour guests from Madrid,” said Mrs.Rhona Eserner, the trip leader andDirector of Global Learning. “Whydo we encourage student travel?We want our students to see otherplaces in the world and experiencecultures different from our own.Travel can be a little scary, but oncestudents figure out that they canconnect with people despitedifferences, and they learn tonavigate in new environments,students grow and become smarter,more competent individuals.”

Students from the school in Altair,Spain returned to the U.S. with theW-H students. Their visit includedtwo trips to New York City, a three-day excursion to Washington D.C.

and two days attending classes withW-H students. The Spanishstudents appreciated some notabledifferences in the educationsystem.

“Students participate more in classhere,” said Cristina De La Guardia ofMadrid, who stayed with NehaChhabra and her family in Edison.“In Spain, we are always listening tothe teacher. Here the students cangive their opinion and talk aboutthe assignment.”

On the final day of their stay, thevisitors took classes in Taekwondoand yoga. They all loved their homestay experiences and many sharedthat they will miss their newfriends.

“The family was so nice and theygave me everything I needed,” saidManuela Jimenez of Madrid, wholived with Sonali Shah and herfamily in Edison. “It was a greatexperience.”

W-H Students Enjoy Spanish ExchangeBy Rudy Brandl ’83


Brendan O’Brien ’16 wasn’t going to be satisfied withmaking a presentation for his Capstone project. TheW-H senior was determined to make an impact and gothat extra mile for his cause. He wound up running 15miles.

Brendan completed a 15-mile run in support ofmistreated military veterans during a steady rain onFeb. 23. With hundreds of supporters at school and atvarious points during his route, Brendan completed theRaise the Flag Run in just over two hours. Brendan wasaccompanied by as many as eight police escorts,including three vehicles that remained with himthroughout the entire run.

Brendan received handshakes and best wishes fromEdison Township Mayor Tom Lankey and AndrewWebster, Head of School, before departing fromW-H onhis run. Students cheered and waved American flags asBrendan embarked on his 15-mile journey throughEdison, Woodbridge and into his home town ofSayreville.

“It was smooth sailing for a while but once I got intoSayreville, it hit me and I started to get real sore,”Brendan said. “I had to keep going. It ran chills downmy spine when people were cheering. This is a greatthing and I’m so happy I did it.”

Brendan continues to raise money for the Doylestown,Pa.-based Travis Manion Foundation. The

organization’s mantra is “If not me, then who?” –words spoken by Manion, a first lieutenant with theMarine Corps, who was killed on April 29, 2007 in theAl Anbar province of Iraq when ambushed whilesearching a suspected insurgent house.

“I really wanted to raise awareness,” Brendan said.“Kids are aware of so many social issues in our societybut the mistreatment of veterans isn’t one of them. It’seasy to forget about them when they come home. I’mappalled at the extent of how badly they are mistreatedand forgotten about.”

Two months after his run, Brendan delivered animpressive Capstone presentation to his peers, facultymembers, parents and friends in the Oakwood Room.

“The Capstone program allows students to dive deeplyinto topics and undertake personal action related to thetopic they are studying,” said Andrew Webster, Head ofSchool. “Brendan identified a strong personal interestin the way our nation has failed to serve its veteransand he took personal action which was verymeaningful.”

Brendan received media attention from newspapers,websites and the Edison local television station. Hewas featured as the Travis Manion Foundation’s“Character in Action” spotlight in March.

Brendan O’Brien ‘16 Runs for Worthy Cause

Brendan O’Brien ’16 hugs his parents, Cliff and Linda ’81, as students cheer before his 15-mile run. Inset: Brendan makes his way over the VictoryBridge into Sayreville.



Fiorella Doglio ’16 signed herNational Letter of Intent andaccepted a partial athleticscholarship to play soccer at NewJersey Institute of Technology onFebruary 18.

She was joined at a signingceremony in the AdmissionConference Room by her parents,Silvia and Marcos, W-H head coachMike Romeo, her sister AntonellaDoglio ’19, W-H athletic directorKarl Miran and assistant coachKristen Edmonds.

“It’s been a dream my whole life toplay soccer in college,” Fiorella said.“It’s a dream come true.”

Fiorella will join former W-Hteammate Neema Liverpool at NJITin the fall. Fiorella was looking for aschool near home with a solidbusiness program and competitive

Division 1 soccer team. She foundthe best of all worlds at NJIT andexpects to fit in right away at herusual center attacking midfieldposition.

“She’s ready,” W-H head coach MikeRomeo said. “She has the technicaland physical levels on par withDivision 1 players. Nobodycompetes harder than Fi.”

Fiorella controlled the midfield andsparked the Rams with 13 goals and11 assists in her senior year. Thecombination of speed and skillmakes Fiorella a dangerouspresence for opposing teams todefend. She’s ready to step up hergame to a higher level at NJIT.

“I’m very good at creating plays,attacking and looking for otherplayers,” Fiorella said. “I know Ihave to improve physically and getstronger and more fit. The speed of

the game (in college) is faster and Ineed to work on my footwork andvision to compete for a position onthe team.”

While she’s a confident athlete,Fiorella is very humble about hersuccess. She credited W-H withproviding the academic preparationto help her thrive at NJIT andthanked her parents for the manysacrifices they have made.

“My parents are a big factor ineverything I’ve done,” Fiorella said.“They’ve always given me the bestopportunities. They nevercomplained about taking me tosoccer tournaments that are eighthours away.”

“The journey started 17 years agowhen she was born,” Marcos Dogliosaid. “We saw that she was a fighterand we’re very proud. Fiorella isspecial.”

W-H Athletes Set to

Fiorella Doglio signs her National Letter of Intent as her parents, Silvia and Marcos (seated), W-H head coach MikeRomeo, her sister Antonella Doglio, W-H athletic director Karl Miran and assistant coach Kristen Edmonds (fromleft to right standing) look on.


Play College Soccer

Alexandra Garces has been playingsoccer her entire life. She’s alwaysdreamed of the opportunity to playat the college level and she officiallysecured that goal in April by signinga letter of intent to play at CabriniCollege in Radnor, PA.

Alex graduated as the leading scorerin W-H history with 62 goals and 38assists. Many of her goals came inpressure situations when the Ramsneeded a lift. While Alex deliveredseveral big shots with her powerfulright leg, she also became a morecomplete player who saw the fieldand set up scoring chances for herteammates. She’s determined toachieve similar success for theCavaliers and plans to make animpact right away.

“I’m going to go in and fight forplaying time as a freshman,” Alexsaid. “They’re losing one of their all-time leading scorers and I’m lookingforward to getting out there. I hopeto make a positive impact on theteam.”

Alex was joined at the signingceremony at W-H by her mom,Nancy Ballek-Garces, brother,Ricardo Garces ’20, W-H soccercoaches Mike Romeo and Mike Olim,Head of School Andrew Webster andAthletic Director Karl Miran.

It was an emotional day for Alex, whowould have loved to share anotherspecial soccer moment with her fatherRick, who passed away suddenly inMarch. Rick, a fixture on the sidelinestaking pictures and videos, was hisdaughter’s biggest fan.

“I’m very happy that I get tocontinue our thing,” Alex said. “It’salways been our thing.”

Alex had to overcome injuries in thefall and grief in the spring butconfidently looks forward to thenext stage of her life.

“I’m very happy to find a smallschool like W-H that fits my soccerlife and my academic life,” saidAlex, who hasn’t decided on anundergraduate major but plans to go

to law school. “I felt the same senseof community there that we havehere at W-H. Everyone there had asmiling face.”

Alex is grateful for the wonderfulacademic and athletic preparationshe received at Wardlaw-Hartridge.She will miss her teammates,classmates, teachers and coaches.

“Wardlaw-Hartridge taught menever to give up. Everyone pushedme through and supported me,”Alex said. “Their constant supportkept me going.”

Alex’s toughness and grit certainlyhaven’t gone unnoticed. Herevolution and maturity as a playerhave impressed her coaches, whowill miss her leadership.

“She was an extraordinary leader forus,” Coach Romeo said. “She playedthrough injuries and never missed agame. Watching her transformationinto a leader has been one of themost gratifying moments of mycoaching career.”

Alexandra Garces is joinedby her brother Ricardo andmother Nancy Ballek-Garces (sitting), Head ofSchool Andy Webster, W-Hcoaches Mike Olim andMike Romeo and AthleticDirector Karl Miran.


The W-H community enjoyed the second annualWinter Games on Jan. 8. Although the four UpperSchool athletic teams fell short in their contests,there was plenty of excitement in Laidlaw Gym,Plumeri Gym and the Raymonds Aquatic Center.The varsity swim team posted a series of personalrecords in a tough loss to powerhouse Metuchenand the boys’ varsity basketball team dropped atough 44-40 decision to East Brunswick Vo-Tech.The Booster Club sold refreshments and W-Happarel and gear to the many fans inattendance.

The afternoon began with a peprally, which included performancesby the Middle and Upper Schoolcheerleading teams and severalfaculty and student games. Thevarsity winter sports captainsaddressed their peers andchampionship banners were unveiledfor the 2015 boys’ tennis team and2014 softball team.


Andrew Webster, Head of School, looks to shoot over Brian Machoka ’15.

Members of the W-H Alumni Team (in green) and Booster Club/Coaches Team (in white) gatherfor a pre-game photo.

Max Hernandez-Webster ’13 looks to make a pass to his brotherJulian ’15.

Justen Davis ’13 dribbles up the court to begin a fast break.

Booster ClubWinter Games

Young alumni returned to their alma mater toparticipate in an Alumni vs. Boosters andCoaches basketball game in the evening. Thealumni, coached by Rudy Brandl ’83, Director ofAlumni Relations, stormed back from an 18-point deficit but fell short by a 53-48 score. Thevictors were a team of coaches, staff andBooster Club members, who were coached byKarl Miran, Athletic Director.

Participants in the game included alumniJusten Davis ’13, Jordan Del Sol ’12, JulianHernandez-Webster ’15, Max Hernandez-Webster ’13, TC Weber ’15, John Pohopin ’15,Ishmael Menns ’14, Brian Machoka ’15, JvalantDesai ’12, Liban Ahmed ’12, Chase Levitt ’14 andDrew Quarles ’14. Mike Clay ’08 played for theBoosters and Coaches team, which alsoincluded Head of School Andrew Webster andstaff members Ryan Oliveira, Elizabeth Martin,Jamal Burden and Brendan Wagner.


Parents, faculty andstaff members andfriends enjoyed A Nighton Broadway at theannual Wardlaw-Hartridge Parents’Association Spring Galaon April 9 at TheWestwood in Garwood.

Many guests embracedthe Broadway themeand enjoyed a night outwith the W-Hcommunity. Theevening included thetraditional live andsilent auctions, mysterywine pull, 50/50 raffleand mystery box raffle.Mobile bidding gave thesilent auction aninteresting new twist.Proceeds from theevent supported thenew Performing ArtsCenter.

Thank you to KevinKornecki, TammyD’Amore and all of theWHPA volunteers foranother outstandingevent.

Andrew Webster, Head of School, with his wife, Aurea Hernandez-Webster.

Parents’ Association Spring Gala Committee volunteers

WHPA members performed a Broadway dance to A Chorus Line at the gala.

Tammy D’Amore and Kevin Korneckidraw the winning ticket for the Mega50/50 Raffle.

Dave and Michelle Russell dressed up andenjoyed their first gala as new parents.

Lopa Shah, with Yesenia Montague,was thrilled to win a guitarautographed by Bruce Springsteen.

Parents’ Association Spring Gala

Theatrical masks adorn the table atthe gala.


Six recent graduates from TheWardlaw-Hartridge Schoolparticipated in a panel discussionand answered questions about thecollege process and their transitionfrom high school at Young AlumniCollege Day on Jan. 5. The programwas designed to help juniors andseniors learn more from their peersabout the next step on theireducational journey.

This year’s panel consisted of, fromleft in photo above: Julia Linger ’15,a freshman at Emerson College;Julian Hernandez-Webster ’15, afreshman at Bucknell University;Brian Machoka ’15, a freshman atPenn State University; JohnPohopin ’15, a freshman at St.John’s University; Divya Mehta ’14,a sophomore at PrincetonUniversity; and Michael Olano ’14, asophomore at the University ofRichmond.

Topics included time management,scheduling college classes, changingmajors, different class sizes and

dorm life. All of the W-H alumnipanelists agreed that their highschool prepared them well forcollege, especially in the realm oftime management. W-H studentsare required to juggle challengingacademic workloads with athleticsand multiple extracurricularactivities, a routine which serves aswonderful preparation for college.

“Wardlaw-Hartridge gives you somany opportunities to do thingsthat it forces you to manage yourtime,” Michael Olano said. “Wehave to budget our time. At W-H, Ilearned really good study and timemanagement skills.”

Writing is another area in which therecent graduates agreed W-Hprovided outstanding preparationfor college and beyond.

“A lot of my friends from publicschools weren’t as well prepared forwriting research papers and essays,”Aditya Dalal said. “Wardlaw-

Hartridge forced you to think a lotdeeper about topics and write reallycomprehensive papers.”

Many students also have benefitedfrom the interdisciplinary Capstonecourse. This program providessenior students with the resources,framework, and instructionnecessary to demonstrate long-term, integrated academicachievement.

“Capstone made my (college)writing classes a lot easier,” NeemaLiverpool said. “W-H reallyprepares you in writing. TakingCapstone was beneficial to me. Ithelped me understand the researchprocess and my sources. It alsobroke down the process of how towrite and not be repetitive.”

Forty young alumni attended thepizza party, which followed thepanel discussion in the OakwoodRoom. Recent graduatesreconnected with their W-Hteachers and friends while enjoyingpizza, soft drinks and dessert.

Young AlumniProvide College Advice to Students By Rudy Brandl ’83


Class NotesKemmer Anderson ’63

Kemmer Anderson ’63 and his wife Marthavisited Jerusalem last October. KemmerAnderson’s poetry books are available atAmazon:Wing Shadows Over Walden Ridge andSongs of Bethlehem: Nativity Poems.

Ted Snowdon ’65

Ted Snowdon ’65 and Duffy Violante weremarried on June 13, 2015 at Mohonk MountainHouse in New Paltz, NY. The officiate was theirfriend Evan Wolfson, the father of the gay-marriage movement, whose networkingorganization Freedom To Marry brought all theforces together for a positive verdict from theSupreme Court two weeks after Ted and Duffy’swedding ceremony.

James Broccoletti ’70, who earned a BA fromAmerican University in 1975 and his J.D. fromThe College of William and Mary in 1978, hasbeen appointed to the practitioners AdvisoryGroup for the United States SentencingCommission, which is responsible forformulating the U.S. sentencing guidelines to beused in all federal court criminal sentencingthroughout the country. In addition, he iscurrently the Criminal Justice Act’s panelrepresentative for the U.S. District Court for theEastern District of Virginia, helping to ensureproper delivery of legal services to indigentdefendants in federal court. James is the formerchair of the Criminal Law section of the VirginiaState Bar and former chair of the EthicsCommittee for the Virginia State Bar.

Brian Flynn ’83, pictured above, was namedthe seventh head boys’ basketball coach ofSouth Fork High in Palm Beach, FL.

“He is a high character-integrity guy, extremelyhard worker, has a high basketball IQ and isvery well respected by our players, parents, atSouth Fork as a teacher and in the basketballcommunity,” South Fork athletic director TimTharp said.

“It all starts with defense,” said Flynn, whoteaches American Government at the school.“You have to be able to stop the ball, you’ve gotto be able to rebound and in addition todefense, we’re going to run. So it’s going to bepressure defense, get the ball out and go.”

Flynn played point guard for W-H in the 1980s.He captained a Prep B state championship teamin 1983 and played in two other state finals. Healso started on the varsity soccer and baseballteams during his W-H athletic career.


Class Notes1980s Coaches Reunite

The coaching staff of the W-H boys’ basketballteam from the 1980s still keeps in touch.Pictured, from left, during a recent reunion inFlorida: Link Keur, Ray Kovonuk and TomWuest. Kovonuk was the head coach with Keurand Wuest as his assistants when the Rams wonthe State Prep B title in 1983.

Mara Capps ’02 and herhusband Brandon Cappsare proud to introducetheir first child, RussellPatrick Capps, who wasborn January 6, 2016 at10:07 a.m. He was 8pounds, 7 ounces and 21inches at birth and has avery excited grandmotherin Upper School art teacherGale Goldman!

Greg Lamparello ’10 / Katina Alamo ’11Congratulations to Katina Alamo ’11 and GregLamparello ’10, who became engaged inJanuary at Disney World. They will be goingback to Disney for their wedding, a smallintimate event, on October 23.

John Gilman ’12was honored at RinglingCollege of Art and Design during its annualawards ceremony. John’s feasibility study forone of his business courses was nominated by aprofessor as Best Business Project, and he wonthe top award. In addition, the President of theCollege selected one of John’s photographs asBest in the Photography Department.

Micaela Lyons ’12 led the Ursinus CollegeWomen’s Swim Team to its third straightCentennial Conference championship. Shecapped her incredible Ursinus career withpersonal best times in the 50 free (24.31), 100free (52.60) and 100 backstroke (1:00.16). Shewon gold in the 100 free and silver in the 50free. She was also a part of the conferencerecord-breaking 200 free relay, in which hersplit of 23.52 was the fastest in school history.She also won gold as a part of the conferencerecord-breaking 200 medley relay team(1:46.10) and the 400 free relay team (3:31.55).Micaela was named Academic All-Centennialfor the third consecutive year and selected bythe College Swimming Coaches Association ofAmerica as a Scholar All-American in the finalthree years of her collegiate career.

Shruti Nadkarni ’12 graduated a semester earlyin January 2016 from Kean University’s NewJersey Center for Science, Technology andMathematics with a 4.0 GPA (Summa Cum Laude)and is the valedictorian for the Class of 2016.

While at W-H, Shruti founded a tobacco-freeeducation program called Tar Wars with a Twistin collaboration with the American Academy ofFamily Physicians and coordinated locally bythe New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians,where she has taught over a thousand localschool children the positive aspects of beingtobacco-free. She continued with this programat college and was an invited guest speaker forthe Tar Wars national conference inWashington, D.C. where she discussed thisinnovative program with eager Tar Warscoordinators from different states. At thisconference she received the esteemed “TarWars Star Award.” She also presented thisprogram internationally, in India, to combat thesmoking epidemic.


While maintaining a high GPA, Shruti alsoplayed for the Kean University Women’s TennisTeam, where she was the only player lastseason to secure an NJAC nomination. Shrutiwill be continuing her education by attendingmedical school this fall.

Alex Barbet ’14 is a physicsmajor with a minor inComputer Science at DukeUniversity. He also plans ongetting a Certificate in AMI,Art of the Moving Image. Hehas been a member of theDuke Rhythm and Blue ACappella Choir since thestart of freshman year,continuing his love of music.He also competes onsnowboard for the Duke Skiand Snowboard Team,

which came in first in the USCSA SoutheastDivision last year.

“College is an entirely different experiencefrom high school. It’s important to understandthat doing well in college is a lot like building ahouse: you’re going to need a strong foundationif you ever want to withstand the rain, wind,and whatever else life throws at you. Wardlaw-Hartridge has been that foundation in everyway, propelling its students far ahead of theacademic curve, fostering their independence,encouraging them to push their limits andproviding them with the skills to survive thehurricane that life can often become in college.Wardlaw-Hartridge has been the driving forcebehind my success today, and for that, I amforever grateful,” Alex said.

Nick D’Amore ’15,a freshman atGettysburgCollege, was adouble-winner atsecond doublesand fourth

singles in leading his team past MuhlenbergCollege 6-3 in Centennial Conference men’stennis action on April 2. D’Amore andsophomore Christian Deschapelles won 8-6 atsecond doubles to give the Bullets the leadgoing into singles play. D’Amore won his singlesmatch 6-2, 6-2 to help clinch the team victory.

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Happy Reunion

Vail-Deane alumnae and friends enjoyed a gathering atLouCas Restaurant in Edison in February. Pictured, clockwisefrom left: Sue MacWhinney Ciufo, Anne Nebel Bergeron,Barbara Leboff, former VDS teacher and current W-H artinstructor Gale Goldman, Robin Bogard Mower, Gerda Godley,Tara Floyd DiMizio and Nancy Goering.

Les “Doc Rud” Rudnyanszky, former W-Hhistory teacher, returned to visit old friendsand colleagues in May. Pictured, from left:David Berry, Jim Howard, Leaford Thompson,Bob Gould, Rudy Brandl ’83, Doc Rud, GerardGonnella ’89 and Emilie Marvosa ’85.

Surprise Visit!

Elizabeth Laggren, Vail-Deane Teacher & AdministratorElizabeth ‘Betty’ Forrester Barton Laggren, 94, of Union, NJ, passed away quietly at her home

on March 8, 2016. Family, friends and many Vail-Deane alumni gathered to celebrate her life in anuplifting service at August F. Schmidt Memorial Funeral Home in Elizabeth on March 15.Betty was a member of the Third Westminster Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, which was also where she

married her lifelong love, Carl John Laggren, 71 years ago. He will miss her dearly. She was the loving mother oftwo boys, Douglas John Laggren, who resides in California with his wife, Ann, and Lawrence Laggren (deceased).She boasts three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one great-great-grandchild.Betty attended The Vail-Deane School in Elizabeth and went on to earn her teaching degree from Centenary

College in New Jersey and Hunter College in New York City. Her teaching career spanned decades back at herbeloved Vail-Deane, where she later became the headmistress of the Lower School. Betty remained an activeboard member for many years, as well as leading the Alumni Association.Elizabeth and her husband, Carl, were active in the Union County Boys and Girls Club and spearheaded the

“Senior Net” program, which introduced people over 50 to computers. Their lifelong giving and communityservice was reflected in the “Most Outstanding Stewardship Award” presented to them in 2004. Elizabethremained active in her interests well into her 80s, enjoying social events with her friends and extended familymembers. Her heart and thoughts were never far from the family farm property, established in the 1800s, locatedin Dryden, NY, which she and her husband shared along with her brothers. Betty had a keen interest and pride inthe family history and worked diligently to maintain it along with family traditions.


In Memoriam

Eleanor Elmendorf, Hartridge & W-H TeacherBy Betsy Cayer

Eleanor Tashjian Elmendorf, a biology teacher at The Hartridge School and general scienceteacher at the newly merged Wardlaw-Hartridge (1969–1977), died April 18, 2016 at the age of92. Elly was born to immigrant Armenian parents and grew up with five sisters and a brotherin Newton, MA. A Radcliffe College graduate in 1945, Elly went on to work as a research

scientist at Merck & Co. in Rahway, NJ, where she met her husband, Bill, and saw some of her research publishedin the journal Science. The Elmendorfs had three sons and one daughter and lived in Westfield for over 50 years.After leaving Wardlaw Hartridge, Elly worked at Overlook Hospital. She and Bill moved to Medford Leas, aretirement community in Medford, NJ in 2003. Elly’s husband predeceased her. She leaves her four children,seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.Elly was an excellent teacher; she enjoyed the students and cared about each individual’s progress. She was an

outstanding colleague, a steady influence with a positive and cheerful nature and broad interests. On theHartridge trip to Greece in 1972, she was a great traveling companion, fascinated by the geography and thevegetation, a sturdy walker, always congenial, and someone with whom people enjoyed spending time.Her children testify to her traveling skills. When the children were young, the whole family drove in a camper

cross country stopping at national parks in eight western states. Another summer the entire family camped fortwo weeks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her daughter says that Elly and Bill “instilled in the children a lifelongpassion for adventure, the great outdoors, and an appreciation for our public lands.” At Medford Leas, Elly wasinvolved in many activities and was an especially active gardener, developing a prize-winning bearded iris, and atrue nature lover who enjoyed walking the local trails. Her daughter writes that indoors Elly and Bill were “fiercecompetitors” at bridge.Elly’s many interests, her joy in what life had to offer, her love of nature and science, her commitment and

devotion to students and to the school, made her a teacher who was a great role model for students, girls andboys alike, and ensure her legacy.


We Remember Rick Garcés By Linda Harrison O’Brien ’81

It would be quite difficult, impossiblereally, to imagine anyone not smiling at themention of the name Rick Garcés.

Rick, husband to Nancy and father to Alex’16 and Ricardo ’20, died on March 29 atthe Robert Wood Johnson University Hospitalin New Brunswick with his family by hisside. He was 51.

To say that he was an enthusiasticsupporter of his children’s athletic pursuitsand W-H sports would be a grossunderstatement.

A longtime member of the Booster Club,he was serving a term as president at thetime of his death. His commitment to theorganization was full-time; he hadboundless energy and his dedication to theclub went unmatched.

For Rick, serving as president meant notonly leading the monthly meetings anddirecting the group’s agenda, but gettinghis hands dirty doing the mundane. He wasthe first to sign up for tasks such aspurchasing food for the Booster’s seasonalfunctions or cleaning the club’s storagegarage.

“Rick was a great leader to the BoosterClub, his devotion to the club wasdemonstrated at every event; he nevermissed any occasion, whether it was grillingat Fall Fair or organizing games at theWinter Games, he was always there,” saidBooster Club past treasurer VirginiaCabrera. “His laughter was contagious, hisenthusiasm like no other and hiscommitment to the Wardlaw-Hartridgecommunity was firm and consistent,” sheadded.

Booster Club past president Steve Needlereflected on Rick’s “infectious enthusiasmand passion for the school, the sportsdepartment and for the coaches.” He said,“Rick would do anything and go anywhere tohelp (his children) in their respectivesports.”

Rick had an energy that passed to thosewho sat with him at Booster Club meetingsand those who stood next to him at sportingevents.

W-H girls’ varsity soccer head coach andhealth and physical education teacher MikeRomeo said, “Rick epitomizes all the

qualities of what youth sports parentingshould be about. But that’s not to say thatRick just sat in his lawn chair and shouted‘great job girls!’ I don’t often notice whatthe parents are up to during the game, but Ialways knew when Rick was there becauseone second I’d see him engaging in friendlyconversation and one second later, I’d hearhim making sure all of our girls were readyfor the next play. Then, I’d see him chasingthe ball that went down the hill.

“This would all happen while seeingmuch of the game through a camera lens -getting video, not only for Alex, but for anyplayer. In fact, he would share the videoswith everyone through a postgame email. Itwas something I greatly appreciated fromhim. His enthusiasm was second to none.His commitment to serve our teams in anyway he could was inspiring. No job was toobig or too small for Rick. If it helped ourteams - he would just do it - no questionsasked.”

Rick’s gentle nature and ability to laughput everyone around him at ease. And,although he was serious about sports –soccer, in particular – he never lost sight ofwhat was truly important in his life.

“Rick cared so much about the experiencefor Alex and Ricardo, but he never took it tooseriously. It was always about fun andenjoying the process,” Coach Romeo said.

Athletic director Karl Miran added, “Rickwas a great guy to speak with, whether itwas on the sideline of a game where he wasclearly invested in the outcome, or in somequiet moment. Rick was smart and hadinteresting stories to tell, but his greateststrength was his awareness that he wasonly a part of the world. He was alwaysmore interested in the other folks in the

room than he was in himself, whichof course made him a man that everyonewanted to hang out with.”

Miran noted that Rick’s impact on theschool will be long lasting. “The gift of theBooster Club Fields, like so much of whatthe Boosters did the past few years, wasinitiated by our president, Mr. Rick Garcés,who did so much to make it enjoyable forthe Boosters to do their work.”

Rick, who lived with his family in NorthBrunswick, worked with his brother atGarcés, Grabler and LeBrocq, PC, in NewBrunswick.

In addition to his wife and children, Rickis survived by his mother, Xeomara “Chomy”Fernandez Garcés of Pennington; his brothersand sisters-in-law, William and ElaineGarcés of Oldwick; Leonard and JeanineGarcés of Hillsborough; and his sister,Rebecca Garcés of Mercerville. He was sonof the late Temistocles “Tom” R. Garcés.

In Memoriam

Family and FriendsJohn T. Yates, grandparent of Steven

’14, Lauren ’16 and Hannah ’18 andfather-in-law of Jan Yates, W-H Registrar,died Sept. 26, 2015.

Maurice Levy, grandparent of PeterMinnium Jr. ’11, George Minnium ’14 andJudy Minnium ’20, died Nov. 22, 2015.

Errol Warner, alumni parent of Camille’85, Derek ’88 and Leslie ’90, died Dec.27, 2015.

Ruth Hale, alumni parent of Robert ’68and Scott ’75 and Greg ’77, died Dec.28, 2015.

Ricardo Garcés, parent of Alexandra ’16and Ricardo ’20, died March 29, 2016.

Alumni/aeDorothea Waring H ’36 died June 9, 2015.Anne W. Finch H ’48 died Oct. 6, 2015.Margaret B. Cloud H ’53 died

Oct. 26, 2015.Elizabeth Laggren, Emeritus Trustee and

VDS ’40, died March 9, 2016.Carl H. Tiedemann W ’45 died

April 30, 2016.James H. Pelton W ’53 died May 10, 2016.

The Wardlaw-Hartridge SchoolAnnual Report

2015-2016


DearWardlaw-Hartridge Community,

I’m pleased to introduce the Annual Report as part of the Oak andIvy magazine this year. This report honors our donors whomadecontributions to TheWardlaw-Hartridge School either in the formof direct monetary gifts to the school or in donated goods orservices during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

We are thankful for every gift that we receive and appreciate ourdonors who play a critical role in meeting the financial need thattuition alone does not cover. I extendmy sincere and specialthanks to themany donors who supported the Imagine capitalcampaign. Your generosity hasmade the new performing artscenter a reality.

Thanks again!

William K. JenkinsAssistant Head for Institutional Advancement

Summary of ContributionsRestricted Gifts $1,033.155.30Annual Campaign 297,638.92Booster Club Activities Support 29,434.51Endowment 20,475.00W-H Parents’ Association Mini-Grants* 14,717.46

———————TOTAL GIFTS $1,395,421.19

*does not include contributions to Capital, Annual, Restricted orEndowment funds

Annual Fund Gifts by ConstituentCurrent Parents $72,384.05 24%Foundations 53,166.00 18%Board of Trustees 51,189.36 17%Alumni 50,271.48 17%Parents’ Association 18,000.00 6%Emeritus Trustees 15,450.00 5%Faculty/Staff 12,573.36 4%Corporations 10,104.80 4%Past Parents 9,453.18 3%Former Faculty/Friends 3,321.69 1%Grandparents 1,725.00 1%

——————— ———$297,638.92 100%

T hanks to our generous donors, we continue to grow!

Breakdown of 2015-2016 Contributions toThe Wardlaw-Hartridge School

Annual Giving SummaryThe success of our Annual Fund is a true reflection of our donors’ belief in our school, its mission and our students. We aregrateful for all contributions supporting our school. These gifts ensure that The Wardlaw-Hartridge School will continue toprovide its students with an outstanding educational experience.


Parents’ AssociationThe Parents’ Association supports various activities at ourschool: hosting events for the school community andstudents, enhancing school life, supporting curriculum andprograms, as well as faculty professional development. Inaddition, the Association provides annual support to its ownEndowment Fund and Mini-Grant program to benefit all threedivisions of The Wardlaw-Hartridge School.

Annual Fund Gifts:Faculty Professional Development $13,000.00Unrestricted 5,000.00

———————Total Annual Fund $18,000.00

Grants & Endowment:Mini-Grants:

Upper School: Graphic & Scientific calculators $2,760.00Upper School: Model UN Club 2,500.00Upper School: Senior Awards Dinner 2,000.00Upper School: Professional Development 1,350.00Middle School: Girls on Track 1,000.00Lower School: Girls on the Run 1,000.00Lower School: Dance to Learn 850.00Lower School: Seesaw Learning Journal 735.00Lower School: Art Supplies 634.94Lower School: Garden area supplies 527.52Upper School: Reading Lounge 460.00Lower School: iEarn 12 month membership 400.00Lower School: Digital Board/TV 200.00Middle School: Classroom Books 200.00Lower School: Reach the World Online 100.00

———————-Total Mini-Grants $14,717.46

W-H Parents’ Association Endowment Fund $4,000.00

Restricted Gift: Imagine Campaign - PAC $50,000.00————————

Total Parents’ Association Gifts $86,717.46

Booster ClubThe Booster Club supports the athletic program of TheWardlaw-Hartridge School and sponsors several school-wideevents. In 2015-2016, the Booster Clubmade a generous pledgeof $100,000 to support the new baseball and softball fields,which will be named Booster Club Fields. This continues theBooster Club’s commitment to helping the school provideexcellent facilities for its athletes. The Booster Club alsosupported the following events, programs, equipment needsand improvements:

Pledge Payment – Baseball/Softball Fields $20,000.00Track and Field Record Board 2,875.00Baseball Team Spring Trip 2,250.00Senior Banners – Spring Athletes 620.00Senior Banners – Fall Athletes 580.00Senior Banners – Winter Athletes 550.00Athletic Department Signage 500.00Fall Sports Banner 400.00Tennis Team Championship Banner 350.00Softball State Championship Banner 272.12Matching Funds – Tennis 250.00Matching Funds – Girls’ Soccer 250.00Parents’ Association Gala Ad 250.00Travis Manion Foundation – Brendan O’Brien Run 250.00Miscellaneous Gift 37.39

———————Total Booster Club Contributions $29,434.51

Annual Fund Gifts by DesignationAnnual Fund (Unrestricted) $223,402.92Financial Aid 61,086.00Faculty Professional Development 13,000.00Athletics 150.00

——————-$297,638.92

Gifts to EndowmentFinancial Aid Endowment Fund $12,500.00W-H Parents’ Association Endowment Fund 4,000.00The Evelyn W. and John E. Madsen Scholarship 1,600.00Tom Glasser Memorial Fund 1,050.00Hildegard Hellerson Endowment Fund 850.00Vail-Deane Scholarship Fund 350.00Williamson Faculty Professional Development Fund 100.00Alice Platt Scholarship Fund 25.00

———————$20,475.00

Restricted GiftsImagine Campaign – Performing Arts 880,839.97Imagine Campaign – Center for Global Learning 50,000.00Imagine Campaign – Athletic Fields 45,150.00Imagine Campaign – Unrestricted 38,031.33Fine and Performing Arts – Instruments 9,350.00Imagine Campaign – Middle School STEM Lab 5,055.00Alumni Awards/Hall of Fame Reception 2,550.00Technology 2,000.00iPad Reading Apps 179.00

———————$1,033,155.30


Diamond Donors - ($10,000 + )Mr. andMrs. Robert BerryMr. andMrs. Tony NaderThe Arnold A. SchwartzFoundationThe Plainfield FoundationTheTyler FoundationWardlaw-Hartridge Parents’Association

Founder’s Club - ($5,000 + )Mr. andMrs. Kostas GeorgiouMr. Henry Parker III ‘44 andMrs. Audrey ParkerMr. Rob Rizzo ‘89Mr. andMrs. Randolph Rogers ‘81The Fanwood Foundation

President’s Club - ($2,500 + )Mr. andMrs. Alain BarbetMr. Gregory Casagrande ‘81Mr. John H. Corson Jr. ‘64EnconMechanical CorporationMr. andMrs. Michael J. GreaneyMr. andMrs. Nathan JanardhanaMrs. Lucinda S. Landreth ‘65Mrs. Virginia Zerega Lloyd ‘44Mr. andMrs. M. PeterMadsen ‘65Mr. andMrs. StevenMillerOliwa and CompanyMr. andMrs. Harry T. Osborne ‘71Mr. andMrs. Daniel N. SchildgeMr. andMrs. Sunil ShahMs. Cynthia Olsen Smyth ‘49Mr. andMrs. Noorali SonawallaThe Palisades EducationalFoundation, Inc.Mr. andMrs. Narendar YasaMr. andMrs. Allan J. Young

1882 Club - ($1,000 + )AJS Acquisitions, LLCAmerican ExpressMr. andMrs. Charles AnastasiouMrs. Jean BadalamentiMrs. Frances Pellerito BessetteMr. andMrs. Frank Blatz, Jr.Mrs. Nancy ZimmermanBurdine ‘49Mr. andMrs. David A. CayerRev. Sheelagh Clarke andMr. Michael ClarkeThe Hon. Richard Cohen andMs. Pamela HattemMr. andMrs. Nayan DalalMrs. Joan Eckert ‘49Mrs. Nancy EdwardsDr. Bruno Fang andDr. Aylin SimsirMr. Ricardo Garcés andMs. Nancy Ballek-GarcésMr. andMrs. Stefan GranadosGregory A. BoffCharitable FoundationDr. Ping Gu andMs. Jenny LiuMrs. Carol Stuart Henry ‘63Mr. andMrs. John HoffmanMs. Elizabeth Howland ‘64 andMr. Dennis ZavacDr. andMrs. Sarafa IbraheemMr. andMrs.William K. JenkinsMr. Yong Koo Jin andMrs. Seong Hu KimMr. andMrs. David KimmMr. David B. KothMr. andMrs. Simon LackDr. Stephen Lawrence andMs. Janice Innis-ThompsonMrs. Barbara SadwithMendel ‘65Mr. andMrs. Peter B. Minnium

Mr. andMrs. NaushadMuljiMr. andMrs. Steve NeedleDr. Bonnie Nolan andMr. James P. Nolan, Jr.Mr. andMrs. Roberto PeruzzoMr. andMrs. Flamur PrishtinaPrudential Foundation for GivingMr. andMrs. John SartorMs. Marguerite H. Snowdon ‘66Drs. Randall and Laura StevensDr. Robert Stout ‘75 andMs. Susan Cayer Stout ‘75Dr. Judy Streisand andMr. Sheldon StreisandThe Foundation for JewishPhilanthropiesMrs. Missy Van Buren-Brown ‘72Mr.WilliamWigton ‘65 andMrs. DelozierWigton ‘66Mrs. Susan FosterWork ‘63Mr. Xiaohui Yan andMs. Chongying GongMr.Wenji Yin andMs. Jun Yao

Oakwood Club - ($500 + )Mrs. Nancy Kroll Barrett ‘61Dr. Sudharani Bodepudi andMr. Kiran BathulaMrs. Rosemary C. L. BauerMr. Richard Bhojani andMs. Gulzar AmaanMr. Jianping BiDr. andMrs. Robert BowmanMr. Chih Yuan ChenMr. Xiangchun Chen andMrs. ShaofangWangDr. Shuzhong Cui andMs. Zehong XieCustom Landscape Systems, Inc.Mr. Geoffrey A. Drucker ‘78Mr. Karthikeyan Duraiswamy andMrs. Saraswathy ShanmuganandanMr. andMrs. Edward EnglishMrs. JanetMorrison Floyd ‘71Mr. andMrs. Rick FontaineMr. Zhe Gao andMrs. YumeiWengMr. andMrs. Gary GengMr. andMrs. Vikas GoelMr. Guangming Guo andMs. Li XueMr. Hui HeMr. Songhai He andMrs. Qiongbo HuMr. Robert Hellerson ‘63 andMrs. ChunMei Chai HellersonMr. Lin Huang andMrs. Guomei YuanMr. Tongzhuang Huang andMs. Mabel FangMs. AlexandraMaria IbanezMr. andMrs. Michael Jesionka, Sr.Mr. Lin Ji andMrs. Hang Li

Mr. Paul Kaplan andMs. Christina ChangMr.Wang Ko andMs.Winkie YiowMr. David B. Larison ‘66Mr. Keith P. Larison ‘68Mr. Albert Lee andMrs. Soyoung ParkMr. andMrs. Jianwei LiMr. Ke Li andMrs. Canna JinMr. Lang Li andMrs. Tian ChengDr. Adrian Looney andDr. Ayesha SitlaniMr. Hong Lu andMrs. Chengfang HuaMs. Jennifer MaierMrs. Emilie RinaldoMarvosa ‘85andMr. JohnMarvosaMr. andMrs. CraigMatthewsMr. andMrs. GeorgeMaurer, Jr.Ms. HeatherMoultonMrs. Xuedong NiuMr. andMrs. David ParkMrs. Barbara Dawson Peek ‘47Mr. andMrs. Joseph PerfilioMr. Zhe Piao andMs. Ji JinMr.Weiping Qiao andMrs. Lei QiMr. Syed Razvi andMs. Sumera PanniMr. andMrs. Edward L. SamekMrs. Sarah Sandford-Miller ‘69Mr. andMrs. Rajvi SharmaMr. Hua Song andMs. LingWuMr. andMrs. Marc SpivakMr. Huayuan Sun andMrs. ChongLan ChengTheMerck FoundationDr. Deepali Mattoo andMr. Anil TickooMr. andMrs. BraulioM. VargasMr. ChinnaVasudeva andMrs. Swarnalatha DanduMs. Maryalice Vorwerk ‘74Mr. BingWang andMs. Bing ChangMr. ChuanzhuWang andMrs. Yongfang GuoMr. andMrs. YunjiangWangMr. AndrewWebster andMrs. Aurea Hernandez-WebsterMrs. DanaTrewinWigton ‘42Mr. andMrs. CharlesWilsonMrs. BarbaraMorrisonWirth ‘65Mr. Bing Xiao andMrs. Lin LiMr. Xuewan Xu andMrs. GuomeiMoMr. Zeng Yang andMs. Lin GuMr. Feng Ye andMrs. Peihong ChenMr. Jian Yu andMrs. Hanxiao ZhuMr. Shuiying Yu andMs. Yuexia LvMr. Bo Yuan andMrs. XiaojinWangMr. Ming Zeng andMrs. Ye Zhang

ANNUAL FUND DONORS


ANNUAL FUND DONORSMr. Xingyi Zhao andMrs. Xiaoming ZhongMr. Zhishan Chen andMrs. Tong ZhouMr. Zhonghuai Zhou andMrs.Weitao CaiMr. Lei Zhu andMrs. Lu DiaoMr. Yalin Zou

Green & Gold Club - ($250 + )Dr. Omar Abdi andMs. Ester AbukarMr. Steven P. AlbrechcinskiMr. andMrs. FrederickAnthony ‘66Mr. Seth R. AustinMr. L. Clay Beall, III ‘65Mrs. Margaret SlocumBearn ‘42Mr. andMrs. Peter BlechingerMrs. Virginia Rausch Boothe ‘48andMr. Norton BootheMs. Justine BorzumatoMrs. Donna BrackMr. andMrs.Werner BrandlMr. andMrs. Richard BuencaminoMrs. Heidi Ritz Cohen ‘90Mrs. Emily Ritz Cutler ‘89 andMr. Howard CutlerMrs. Martha Cowen Cutts ‘64Mr. BenjaminM. Del Vento ‘86Mr. Thomas D. Dunn ‘59Mr. andMrs. Michael EsernerMr. andMrs. Joseph D. GoughMs. Heather N. Hamilton ‘95Mr. Russell Hewit ‘70 andMrs. Nan HewitMs. Lisa G. Horwitz ‘89Mr. andMrs. Oleh KaniukaMs. Melanie Kass-NissimMr. andMrs. Don KluizenaarMr. Yueh-Han Kuo andMrs. Becky PoonMr. R. H. Lewis ‘56Ms. Alarice R. Lonergan ‘99Mr. Richard A. Loosli ‘72Mr. andMrs.WilliamMedleyMr. NarayananMelpakkam andMs. Latha RajanMr. andMrs. Karl MiranMrs. Patricia IvinsMoody ‘47Dr. Sreedevi Rama andMr. Sreenivasa NallaMs. Lucie Gallagher Nelson ‘52Mr. Donald L. O’Hare ‘64Mr. andMrs. Michael OrakMr. Stergios J. Papadakis ‘90Mr. andMrs. John FrankPapetti, Jr.Mrs. Jean Barlow Peelle ‘40Mr. andMrs. John PetelaMr. Francesco Pinelli andMrs. Francesca Pompei-PinelliMs. Ann Pollack

Mr. Mitch Reider ‘79Mr. Vladimir ReyesMr. Anthony RinaldoMr. andMrs. Michael RomeoMs. Mary RosanoMr. andMrs. David RussellMrs. Abby Levine Ruttenberg ‘62Mrs. Anna SadowskaMr. Charanjit Singh andMrs. Sherry-Ann RamkaranDr.Warren A. Stringer ‘72Mr.William Strong, III ‘50 andMrs. Beverly Strong ‘52Mr. andMrs. James SweeneyTeleco Business TelephoneSystemsMs. TandaTuckerMr. andMrs. Nilesh VaidyaMr. andMrs. RichardVogtMrs. Alice F. VorwerkDr. Connie Hassett-Walker andMr. AndrewWalkerMr. Richard B.Whitney ‘66Mrs. DanaT.Wigton ‘64Dr. andMrs. Nathan A. Yates

Ram Club - ($100 + )Mr. andMrs. Lorenzo AlexanderMr. Russell AlthouseDr. andMrs. Mark AltomMrs. Olina AndersonMrs. Susan Lamscha Asselin ‘53Dr. Shadid Aziz andDr. Anita PuranMr. Foster J. Bartko ‘77Mr. Andrew Bellisari ‘06Dr. DavidW. BerryMrs. Lynda Hetfield Bianco ‘60Mr. James R. Bird Jr. ‘67Mr. Joseph Christopher A.Bonk ‘94Mr. Steve Botlagudur ‘83Mr. andMrs. Gerald BraceMr. Rudolph Brandl ‘83 andMrs. Macada Brandl ‘87Mr. andMrs. Bernard G. BrautiganDr. andMrs. Stuart P. BriggsMr. andMrs. Steve BurgMr.W. J. Caddle ‘63Mr. Orlando Calderon andMs. Raquel CamayoMr. andMrs. David CannizzoMr. Dennis P. Capio ‘86Ms. Elizabeth A. Carter ‘57Mr. andMrs. Francis CasagrandeMr. andMrs. Douglas F.Cerminaro, Jr.Mrs. Claudine Klein Cheetham ‘85Mrs. MichelleWright Clark ‘91Drs. Debora and Brian CliffordRev. Fergus Cochran ‘48 andMrs. Elizabeth Cochran ‘57Mr. andMrs. Hugh Coleman

Ms. Dina Congregane andMr. Anthony JonesDr. Corinna Crafton andMr. Jeffrey AlaiMrs. Ann Gonder Crocker ‘62Mr. Eric Curran ‘01Mr. andMrs. Anthony D’AmoreRev. Dr. Mark J. Dankis ‘75Mr. Alok Dharayan andMrs. Swati RaghuwanshiMr. David D. Dittman ‘84Mr. andMrs. Marcos DoglioMr. andMrs. Hugh P. DuddyMrs. BarbaraWelles Edwards ‘61Mr. andMrs. Philip FareseMs. Lauren A. Fedechena ‘01Ms. Patricia FielderMs. Robyn A. Florek ‘86Mr. andMrs. Bruce FormanMr. Jeffrey A. Frimpter ‘96Mr. Charles Froelich, Jr.Mr. Darren Geissler ‘89 andMrs. Jennifer GeisslerMs. Gale E. GoldmanGoldman Sachs and Co.Mrs. Susan RoomeGoodwin ‘69Mr. Robert A. GouldMr. andMrs. John GreshMrs. Barbara Grinnell ‘48Mr. Mark F. Gruba ‘89

Mr. Leroy Gunzelman, III ‘60Dr. Howard N. Guss ‘82Mr. Kiran Guthikonda ‘97Drs. Ravindra andPadma GuthikondaCol. Julia Hamblet ‘33Ms. Carolyn HarrisMr. Timothy HeadMr. andMrs. Jack HeldMr. George N. His ‘45Mr. andMrs. James HowardMr. andMrs. Robert F. HurlerMs. Diane J. Huster ‘62Mr. JeremyM. Kenney ‘97

Mr. andMrs. Timothy KojimaMr. David L. Konciak ‘95Mr. andMrs. Robert KraynikMr. Charles D. LakeMrs. Lois Lippincott Lang ‘44Dr. MyronM. LevittMrs. Hua LiuMr. andMrs. Dean LivingstonMr. Stephen D. Loizeaux ‘70Mrs. SophieMackayMrs. Fairfax DianaManhardt ‘50Mrs. Ann Lyn NixMartin ‘62Mr. andMrs. JohnMassaroMs. KathleenMerklingerMr. andMrs.William J. MichalskiMr. andMrs. PatrickMolloyDr. andMrs. JayMoreMr. Muhammad Nazir andMrs. Pareesa NaveedMr. andMrs. Christopher NolanMr. Clifford O’Brien andMrs. Linda O’Brien ‘81Mr. James O’HalloranMr. andMrs. James O’NeillMr. Ravi Kumar Patchigolla andMrs. Chandana GadwalaMr. andMrs. KarlW. PeddePhillips 66 CompanyMr. andMrs. Martin PiccoliMr. andMrs. Albert Pittis

Ms. CarolynM. Pittis ‘82Mr. Scott PriceMrs. Nancy Loizeaux Pricer ‘56Mr. andMrs. Prakash A. RavalMr. Scott Reider ‘76Mr.William Reiss andMs. Bonnie FarrellMrs. Esther Borow Relkin ‘46Dr. Isabelita Cordoba andMr. Soliman R. RellosaMr. andMrs.William RicciMrs. Katharine KlimpkeRichman ‘61Mr. andMrs. Matthew Richter


ANNUAL FUND DONORSMrs. Marilyn RinaldoMr. andMrs. Stephen L. RitzMrs. Carol RizzoMrs. Gail Anderson Rodgers ‘56Mr. Richard H. Rugen ‘66Mr. Clarkson Runyon ‘69Mr. Eric S. Schiffman ‘86Mr. andMrs. Kenneth SchneiderMs. Gay Siccardi ‘54Mrs. Elizabeth PerkinsSternberg ‘62Mr. James R. Stine ‘68Dr. Joseph Stout andMs.Wendy BellermannMr. andMrs. Robert StoutMr. Charles H. Streib ‘71Mrs. Elizabeth DavisonStrode ‘48Mrs. Susan R. SwensonMrs. Maria VetlandMr. KevinMaciorowski andMrs. ErinWard-MaciorowskiMr. AronMinken andMs. NancyWeissMr.William B.Welker ‘80Mrs. Pamela NixWorobec ‘65 andMr.WilliamWorobecMr. andMrs. Ahmed ZaidiMrs. Louise ZakianMr. andMrs. Dwight ZellerMs. Alice Zhao

Friends - (Up to $99 )Mr. Ashik Abbas andMs. Noreen JafriMr. Alan Abrams ‘72Ms. Sandra Coady Albright ‘67Mr. JohnM. Altom ‘87

Ms. Catherine J. Badalamenti ‘12Mr. andMrs. Saikat BanerjeeMr. andMrs. Scott BarnettMs. Anastasia Bellisari ‘15Ms. Ann C. Bellows ‘54Mr. andMrs. Reginald BestMrs. Sarah Genung Booth ‘60Mrs. Lisle Loosli Bradley ‘68Mr. andMrs. Alan G. BrownMrs. Rita BuchowieckiMrs. Jane Scott Burner ‘48Mr. andMrs. Michael ByrneMr. Dennis P. Capio ’86Mrs. Rebecca A. Carlson ‘02Mr. Benjamin Chalfin ‘08Mr. andMrs. Parag ChaturvediMr. andMrs. Pil Yong ChoeMr. JamesW. Cochran ‘59Ms. Stephanie Hanzel CohenMs. Ellen D. ColandreaMr. andMrs. Leon R. Cole, Jr.Mrs. SandraMorse Coleman ‘54Mr. Charles J. Daniels Jr. ‘86Mrs. Carol Hecker Davis ‘69Mrs. Doris DresdaleMr. andMrs. Edward DuschockMs. Lauren Duschock ‘01Dr. Radha Ekbote andMr. Niranjan EkboteMr. andMrs. Terance J. EldridgeMs. Elva EscobarMrs. Frances FaltermayerMs. Jane J. Fargo ‘67Ms. Lorine C. Fargo ‘60Ms. Bridget D. Farrell ‘93Ms. Florence A. FrancisMrs. Ruth Burke Fraser ‘41Mrs. Roberta Frimpter

Mrs. Elizabeth Barwise Geary ‘54Mr. Yale E. Geftic ‘68Mr. Robert S. Geller ‘75Mr. ChristopherM.Georgevich ‘09Mr. andMrs. Gerard Gonnella ‘89Mr. Sean P. Gough ‘05Mr. andMrs. Anthony J. GrimandoMr. John C. Hakala ‘07Mr. JohnM. Hayes ‘84Ms. Katherine HeissMs. Maria Hinestroza andMr. Pablo UnibazoMr. AndrewHoward ‘07Mr. MatthewHoward ‘01Mr. andMrs. Michael Howell, Jr.Mrs. Susan Perkins Jarrell ‘35Mrs. Melissa Johnson Javors ‘68Ms. Patricia C. KallMr. andMrs. Harjit Singh KandolaMr. andMrs. Roman KaniukaMrs. Joan Rugen Karins ‘61Mr. Adam Kenny, Esq. ‘85Mrs. Beverly Baier Keur ‘73 andMr. Link KeurMr. Raymond KovonukMrs. Sue Romer Ladouceur ‘59Mr. Victor R. Levine ‘65Ms. Julia C. Linger ‘15Mrs. Susan Ford Link ‘82Mr. andMrs. Christian LloydMr. andMrs. Mark LybeckDr. Sachina Lyons-Brown ‘89 andMr. Raymond BrownMrs. Elsie HoptonMacKethan ‘58Mrs. KathyMarikakisMs. Kelly MarikakisMr. Jason R. Martucci ‘99

MathnasiumMrs. Joan ShoemakerMeader ‘41Mr. Robert K. Middleton ‘76Mrs. Margaretta KuhlthauMitchell ‘53Mr. KyleModesMr. andMrs. PeterMottleyMr. Richard A. Napolitano ‘75Mr. andMrs. Lee NichollsMr. Edward A. Partenope Jr. ‘77Dr. Maitri Patel andMr. Samir PatelPlaza Construction LLCMs. Elaine RaymondsMs. Yolanda ReyesMs. Judith A. Richards ‘62Ms. KaranM. Rinaldo ‘89Dr. andMrs. Michael RosenbergMs. Florence F. Runyon ‘45Mr. John Sadwith ‘68Mr. Nicholas T. Sant Foster ‘59Ms. AllysonM. SchieveMs. Jamie SegravesMrs. Louise Hoy Sharretts ‘39Dr. Nimisha Shukla andMr. Jeetendra ShuklaMrs. Deborah Detwiller Smith ‘63Mrs. PaulaMetcalf Stuart ‘67Mr. andMrs. Alexander Tulli, Jr.Mr. andMrs. JamesTumoloMr. andMrs. Jatinderpal VirdiMr.William J. Vogt ‘08Ms. Lorraine A.Warren ‘82Ms. ZahrahWilliamsMr. andMrs. Christopher B.WilliamsonMs. Sarah B.Williamson ‘98Mr. ThomasWilliamson ‘02

Gifts from FoundationsAsia SocietyE.J. GrassmannTrustGregory A. Boff CharitableFoundationJewish Communal FundStandish FoundationThe Arnold A. SchwartzFoundationThe Fanwood FoundationThe Foundation for JewishPhilanthropiesThe Hyde andWatson FoundationThe Palisades EducationalFoundation, Inc.The Plainfield FoundationTheTyler FoundationThe Union FoundationThomas Glasser Foundation

Gifts from CorporationsAJS Acquisitions, LLCColumbia BankCustom Landscape Systems, Inc.EnconMechanical CorporationIndustrial Land Reclaiming, Inc.MathnasiumOliwa and CompanyPGATour, Inc.Teleco Business TelephoneSystems

Matching Gift CorporationsAmerican Express – ICCSPlaza Construction, LLCChubb and Son, Inc.Prudential FoundationGoldman Sachs and Co.TheMerck FoundationLincoln FinancialTD AmeritradePhillips 66 CorporationVerizon Foundation

Gifts in KindMr. andMrs. Anthony D’AmoreDental Associates ofBasking RidgeMr. Eric Lathrop ’77Lexus of Route 10 andMaserati of Morris CountyMr. andMrs. Nathan A. Yates

Restricted GiftsAlumni Awards/Athletic Hall ofFame ReceptionColumbia BankMr. andMrs.William K. JenkinsMr. Louis R. Rizzo ’89

Confucius ClassroomsChinese ProgramAsia Society

Fine and Performing Arts –InstrumentsMr. andMrs. Tony Nader

DONOR RECOGNITION


DONOR RECOGNITIONImagine Capital Campaign –Gifts and PledgesAJS Acquisitions, LLCMr. Vincent Amabile ‘96American International GroupMr. andMrs. Charles AnastasiouMr. andMrs. AnthonyBadalamentiMs. Catherine J. Badalamenti ‘12Mrs. Jean BadalamentiMr. John C. Badalamenti ‘05Ms. Maria BadalamentiMr. Mark Badalamenti ‘08Mr. andMrs. SalvatoreBadalamenti, Sr.Mr. andMrs. Stephen BalogBank of AmericaMr. andMrs. Alain BarbetMrs. Nancy Barrett ‘61Mr. andMrs. Robert BeckerMr. Morton Berlan andMrs. Patricia Crowley-BerlanMr. andMrs. Robert BerryMr. James R. Bird Jr. ‘67Mr. andMrs. Frank Blatz, Jr.Mr. andMrs. Peter BlechingerBOCGroupMr. andMrs. Joseph BonkMr. Rudolph Brandl ‘83 andMrs. Macada Brandl ‘87Mr. andMrs. Alan G. BrownMr. andMrs. Richard BuencaminoMr. andMrs. Francis CasagrandeMr. Gregory Casagrande ‘81Mr. Jerome Casagrande ‘86Mr. andMrs. David A. CayerMr. Anthony CerielloMrs. Janis CerielloMr. Benjamin Chalfin ‘08Mr. andMrs. Robert J. ChalfinDr. andMrs. Ravi ChandranMr. andMrs.WingW. ChengMr. J. G. Childers ‘73Mr. andMrs. Pil Yong ChoeChubb and Son, Inc.Rev. Sheelagh Clarke andMr. Michael ClarkeThe Hon. Richard Cohen andMs. Pamela HattemMrs. SandraMorse Coleman ‘54Ms. Dina Congregane andMr. Anthony JonesMrs. Patricia ConwayMr. andMrs. Robert CurranMr. andMrs. Nayan DalalMr. andMrs. Anthony D’AmoreMr. andMrs. Olivier DeLaurentiisMr. andMrs. ChristopherDeSantisMrs. Ann DickersonMr. Robert DickersonMr. andMrs. Harvey DowningMr. andMrs. Jeffrey Downing

Mr. andMrs. Steven DowningMr. Karthikeyan Duraiswamy andMrs. Saraswathy ShanmuganandanEdward E. Ford FoundationE.J. GrassmannTrustMrs. Nancy EdwardsMr. andMrs. Edward EnglishDr. Bruno Fang andDr. Aylin SimsirMs. Jane J. Fargo ‘67Mr. andMrs. Alexander FaustMrs. Deborah Repp Flaherty ‘65Mr. Matthew J. Forman ‘07Mr. andMrs. Raymond FredericksMrs. Katrina BuckelmuellerGale ‘53Mr.William Garner andMs. Landi HawkMr. Yale E. Geftic ‘68Goldman Sachs and Co.Mr. andMrs. Lou GoodmanMr. andMrs. Joseph D. GoughMr. Sean P. Gough ‘05Grace Ott Consulting, LLCDrs. Ravindra andPadma GuthikondaMs. Judith HaberkornMrs. NancyMadsen Hance ‘62Mr. Douglas C. Hellerson ‘64Mrs. Alice HaynsworthHendricks ‘66Mr. andMrs. Jeffrey HillMr. andMrs. John HoffmanMr. andMrs. Daniel HoulihanIBMCorporationIndustrial Land Reclaiming, Inc.Mr. andMrs. Mitchell JacobsenMr. Ashwani Jasti andMs. Nalini ParsramMr. andMrs.William K. JenkinsMs. Paula JessupJewish Communal FundMr. Shajikumar Kalathil andMrs. Sandhya LaxmanMr. Paul Kaplan andMs. Christina ChangMs. Melanie Kass-NissimMr. Parmjit KaurMr. andMrs. Lawrence KellnerMr. andMrs. Pat KellyMs. Eileen KennellyMrs. Beverly Baier Keur ‘73 andMr. Link KeurMr. andMrs. David KimmDr. Charles Kisare andMrs. Iris HenriesDr. Aruni Arachchige Don andMr. Nishantha KolonneMr. Yueh-Han Kuo andMrs. Becky PoonMr. andMrs. Frederick LacklandMrs. Lucinda S. Landreth ‘65Mr. andMrs. John Larkin

Dr. Stephen Lawrence andMs. Janice Innis-ThompsonMr. Adam K. Levin ‘67Mr. andMrs. Robert A. LevineDr. MyronM. LevittLincoln Financial FoundationMr. andMrs. Bruce D. LingerDr. Adrian Looney andDr. Ayesha SitlaniMr. andMrs. Robin LynchMrs. SophieMackayMr. andMrs. M. PeterMadsen ‘65Mrs. Ann Lyn NixMartin ‘62Mr. andMrs. EduardoMartinezMrs. Emilie RinaldoMarvosa ‘85andMr. JohnMarvosaMs. LesleyMastersMs. StaceyMastersMr. Bruce A. McNish ‘75Mr. andMrs.WilliamMedleyDr. andMrs. Raghu K. MenonMr. andMrs. ByronMillerMr. andMrs. StevenMillerMr. andMrs. Peter B. MinniumMorgan Stanley DeanWitterFoundationMr. andMrs. NaushadMuljiMr. andMrs. Tony NaderMr. andMrs. Steve NeedleDr. Bonnie Nolan andMr. James P. Nolan, Jr.Mr. andMrs. James O’NeillMrs. Susan Osborne Orsoni ‘60Mr. andMrs. Harry T. Osborne ‘71Mr. andMrs. Michael PanacekMr. Henry Parker III ‘44 andMrs. Audrey ParkerMr. andMrs. David ParsonsMr. andMrs. Roberto Peruzzo

Mr. andMrs. Don PetrowPGATour, Inc.Mr. andMrs. Brad PhillipsMr. Josh PhillipsMr. andMrs. Dean PialtosMr. andMrs. Paul PrahMs. Alison RagoneseMs. Elaine RaymondsMrs. Esther Borow Relkin ‘46Dr. Isabelita Cordoba andMr. Soliman R. RellosaMr. andMrs. TomRiggioMr. Rob Rizzo ‘89Mr. andMrs. Randolph Rogers ‘81Mr. andMrs. David RussellMr. andMrs. Alain SajousDr. Baljit Sappal andDr. Gurpreet KaurMr. andMrs. Daniel N. SchildgeMr. andMrs. James SchwandaDr. andMrs. Ritesh ShahMr. andMrs. Sunil ShahDr. Joel Sherman andDr. Joyce ShermanMr. andMrs.William L. Sidun, Jr.Mr. Gurpratap Singh andMrs. Gurdeep KaurMr. andMrs. Douglas SmithMs. Cynthia Olsen Smyth ‘49Mr. EdwardW. Snowdon Jr. ‘65Ms. Marguerite H. Snowdon ‘66Mr. Thomas A. Sobe Jr. ‘97Mr. Paul SochinskiMr. andMrs. Noorali SonawallaMr. andMrs. Ronald StarnerDrs. Randall and Laura StevensDr. Robert Stout ‘75 andMs. Susan Cayer Stout ‘75Mr. andMrs. Adam Strock


DONOR RECOGNITIONMr. andMrs. John StueckDr. SushmaVenugopal andMr. Sudhir SuvvaTD AmeritradeThe Hyde andWatson FoundationTheMerck FoundationDr. Kalyani Theivanayagam andMr. Daniel L. TheivanayagamMr. andMrs. Leaford ThompsonMr. andMrs. Donald TobeyMs. TandaTuckerMr. andMrs. Nilesh VaidyaMrs. Missy Van Buren-Brown ‘72andMr. ThomasW. BrownMr. ChinnaVasudeva andMrs. Swarnalatha DanduVerizon FoundationMr. andMrs. RichardVogtMr. andMrs. TimothyWagnerMr. ChuanzhuWang andMrs. Yongfang GuoMr. andMrs. YunjiangWangWardlaw-Hartridge Booster ClubWardlaw-Hartridge Parents’AssociationMr. AndrewWebster andMrs. Aurea Hernandez-WebsterDr. EllenWilcox andMr. JamisonWilcoxMr. andMrs. JonWilcoxMr. andMrs. JonathanWilcoxMrs. Susan FosterWork ‘63Mr. Xuewan Xu andMrs. GuomeiMoMr. Xiaohui Yan andMs. Chongying GongDr. andMrs. Nathan A. YatesMr.Wenji Yin andMs. Jun Yao

iPad Reading AppsMr. Paul Kaplan andMs. Christina Chang

TechnologyThe Standish Foundation

Contributions Made In MemoryOf or In Honor Of Friends andFamily

In Memory Of:In Memory of SalvatoreBadalamenti:Mr. andMrs. Stephen BalogMs. Catherine Badalamenti ’12Mr. andMrs. JohnBadalamenti ’05Ms. Maria BadalamentiMr. andMrs. MarkBadalamenti ’08Mr. andMrs. SalvatoreBadalamenti, Sr.Mr. Morton Berlan andMrs.Patricia Crowley-BerlanMr. andMrs. Joseph BonkMr. Benjamin Chalfin ’08Mrs. Patricia ConwayMrs. Ann DickersonMr. Robert DickersonMr. andMrs. Jeffrey DowningMr. andMrs. Edward EnglishMr. andMrs. Lou GoodmanMr. andMrs. Joseph D. GoughMr. andMrs. Jeffrey HillMs. Paula JessupMr. andMrs.William K. JenkinsMr. andMrs. Pat KellyMs. Eileen KennellyMr. andMrs. John LarkinMr. andMrs. Robert LevineMs. StaceyMastersMr. andMrs. Steven NeedleMr. andMrs. Michael PanacekMr. andMrs. Don PetrowMr. Josh PhillipsMs. Alison RagoneseMr. andMrs. TomRiggioMr. andMrs.William Sidun, Jr.Ms. Cynthia Olsen Smyth ’49Mr. Paul SochinskiMs. Heidi SpiekerMr. andMrs. Adam StrockMr. andMrs. James SchwandaMr. andMrs. Douglas SmithMrs. Missy Van Buren-Brown ’72Mr. andMrs. TimothyWagnerMr. AndrewWebster andMrs. Aurea Hernandez-WebsterMr. andMrs. JonathanWilcox

In Memory of Yvette Barbet:Mr. andMrs. Anthony D’AmoreMs. Carolyn HarrisMr. andMrs. Steven NeedleMr. andMrs. RichardVogt

In Memory of William P. Kenny:Mr. Adam Kenny, Esq. ’85

In Memory of Ann Dickerson:Mr. Anthony CerielloMrs. Janis CerielloMrs. Patricia ConwayMr. andMrs. Harvey DowningMr. andMrs. Jeffrey DowningMs. LesleyMasters

In Memory of Arun Guthikonda:Drs. Ravindra andPadma Guthikonda

In Memory of Ronald Kent:Mrs. Barbara SadwithMendel ’65

In Memory of David Lackland:Mr. andMrs. Steven L. Ritz

In Memory of ElizabethLaggren:Mrs. SarahWinsteadWilbur ’51

In Memory of Martha HowardLake ’73:Mr. Charles D. Lake

In Memory of Teddy M.Napolitano:Mr. Richard A. Napolitano ’75

In Memory of Doris W. Streib:Mr. Charles H. Streib ’71

In Honor of Retiring FacultyMembers David Berry, RhonaEserner and Robert Gould:Dr. andMrs. Stuart P. BriggsMr. Benjamin Chalfin ’08Mrs. Jane J. Fargo ’67Ms. Bridget D. Farrell ’93Mr. andMrs. Bruce FormanMr. andMrs. Joseph D. GoughDr. Howard N. Guss ’82Mr. David B. KothMrs. Emilie RinaldoMarvosa ’85Ms. Ann PollackMr. andMrs. RichardVogtMrs. Alice F. VorverkMr. andMrs. Allan J. Young

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. JosephBonk:Mr. andMrs. Christopher B.Williamson

In Honor of Eileen Kennelly:Mrs. Jean Badalamenti

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. TonyNader:Mr. andMrs. Steven Needle

In Honor of Rob Rizzo ’89:Ms.Mary Rosano

In Honor of Ted Snowdon ’65:Mrs. Barbara SadwithMendel ’65

Gifts to EndowmentAlice Platt Scholarship FundMrs. Susan RoomeGoodwin ’69

Financial Aid Endowment FundThe Union Foundation

Hildegard Hellerson EndowmentFundMr. Douglas C. Hellerson ’64

The Evelyn W. and John E.Madsen Memorial FundMr. andMrs. M. PeterMadsen ‘65Mrs. NancyMadsen Hance ’62

Vail-Deane Scholarship FundMs. Nancy R. Goering ’72Ms. Leslie G. McKenzie ’64Mrs. SaraWinsteadWilbur ’51

WHPA Endowment FundWardlaw-Hartridge Parents’Association

Williamson FacultyProfessional DevelopmentMr. andMrs. Christopher B.Williamson

The Tom Glasser Memorial FundThomas Glasser FoundationMr. andMrs. Christopher B.Williamson

2016 Special Events

Head of School:Andrew Webster

Oak & Ivy Editor / Photographer:Director of Communications& Alumni Relations:Rudy Brandl ’83

Oak & Ivy Designer:EnForm Graphic Productions, Inc.

Copy Editors:Bill Jenkins, Carol Rizzo,Joanne Vogt, Richard Vogt

ContributingWriters andPhotographers:Russell Althouse, Sharon Byrne,Betsy Cayer, Elane Coleman,Steve Cuttler, Rhona Eserner,Gale Goldman, Maggie Granados,Rich Jones, Chase Levitt ’14,Karl Miran, Linda Harrison O’Brien ’81,Mike Romeo, Susan Swenson

Looking Ahead to

September 8 134th Convocation Day –First Day of School

September 15 Lower School Back to School Night

September 22 Middle School Back to School Night

September 29 Upper School Back to School Night

October 10-14 Wardlaw-Hartridge Spirit Week

October 14 Fall Fair Pep Rally

October 15 Fall Fair and Homecoming Day

October 15 Alumni Soccer Game

October 15 Alumni Awards Ceremony & Reception

October 31 Lower School Halloween Parade

November 12 Admission Information Session

November 18-20 Fall Play

December 1 Middle School Winter Concert

December 8 Upper School Winter Art Show & Concert

December 16 Lower School Winter Concert

Some dates are tentative.For event starting times and more information,please call the school at 908-754-1882or visit www.whschool.org.

Summer 2016W-H CommunityWelcome!

Oak and Ivy

The Communications Office of TheWardlaw-Hartridge School,1295 Inman Avenue, Edison, New Jersey 08820, produced thismagazine for alumni, parents and extended members of the

Wardlaw-Hartridge community. Kindly let us know of any errors oraddress changes so we may correct our records.

Please contact Rudy Brandl ’83, Director of Communications andAlumni Relations, via e-mail at [email protected].


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Traditional Mail: Kindly mail your check to: TheWardlaw-Hartridge School, 1295 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820.Attention: Development Office.

Many businesses offer a matching gift program in theiremployee package. Through their generosity your contributionto TheWardlaw-Hartridge School can be significantlyincreased. Please visitwhschool.org and click onMatching GiftProgram under the GIVING tab to see if your company offersmatching gifts.

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