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OUR MISSION Prepare our students for college and for life in a community defined by robust academics, inspiration, engagement, and care.
W H AT ’ S I N S I D E
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Strategic Plan 2014-15 accomplishments
Administration Dan Frank, Head of School Lisa Dwelle, Associate Head of School for Finance and Operations Carol Moore, Director of Upper School Susan Atkinson, Director of Middle School Ingrid Moore, Director of Lower School
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See where the newest alumni are headed
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Athletics
PUBLICATION STAFF Sydney Smith, Editor Stan Hulen, Designer Stephanie Bowlin, Dan Frank, Maggie Hoak, Cary Jamieson, Sydney Smith, Contributing Writers Bridget Hazel, Douglas Hinckley, Kristina Kerns, Monica Moehring, Sydney Smith, Jenny Walsh, Contributing Photographers
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A recap of Spartan awards
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Annual Report of Giving Thanks to all who contributed
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THE BIG PICTURE
What is a steward? In this magazine, you will see the collected accomplishments of The Steward School during the past year. Some of these are individual achievements, and some are the fruits of our collective work. Among the many things we have done this year, one that fills me with the most excitement and gratitude is the work of the Spartan Spirit Committee. This group of parents, faculty, and administrators met throughout the year and worked with groups of students on a host of new activities, which I hope will become traditions. Did you notice the athletes helping with Lower School carpool before invitational tournament weekends? Our actors there prior to plays? Eighth-grader Trace Coles and senior Virginia Villani teaching the entire Lower School to jitterbug in anticipation of the spring musical? All conceived in the committee.
I believe we fight two battles all the time in the big picture. How do we make ourselves better, and how do we make our community better? — dan frank, head of school
I’ll give you another example: at the annual Thanksgiving Assembly, we are familiar with the long-standing tradition of Timothy Turkey (there are more of us than will admit who can sing Timothy’s song and dance his dance). This year we added to the tradition—in advance of the assembly, each student and faculty member wrote about something for which they are grateful on a small slip of blue or gold paper. These thoughts were collected—roughly 700 in all—and combined into a single chain, which was raised behind the stage during the proceedings. The chain was then displayed throughout the year in the lobby of the Cramer Center; during the last week of school, it was shredded and bagged, then used as confetti to be thrown by the seniors as their diplomas were conferred at Graduation. Full circle. The newest expression of school spirit this year was the Blue/Gold initiative, in which every member of the school community was assigned to represent either the Blue team or the Gold team. A light competition existed to see which team would earn the most points by attending school events. Though one team eventually “won,” the initiative was important because it gave us thousands of reasons to exclaim “Blue and Gold” publicly, to wear our Steward gear around Richmond, and to plant the seeds of school spirit at every level. We plan to continue Blue/Gold this coming year, but families, as opposed to grade levels, will be designated as one color or the other. We’re all looking forward to finding even more ways to celebrate our collective pride, but as Coach Bruce Secrest reminds us, no matter what, we are one team. We are not Blue or Gold; we are all Spartans. (See more about this initiative on page 42.) While Blue/Gold is lighthearted competition, I believe we fight two battles all the time in the big picture. How do we make ourselves better, and how do we make our community better? How can we make the most of whatever gifts we have been given, and how can we share those gifts with others? How do we move from the fragmentation of a group of individuals in the company of one another to the integrity of a tight knit community? Each of us has worked hard this year to find and serve a calling, and that calling is almost universally outside of ourselves. In working on behalf of the community, we tend to find the justifications for our gifts. We reveal the character of the community as we express our own. Commentator David Brooks describes us all as “stumblers,” flawed individuals working throughout our lives to improve, to become wiser and more graceful, achieved only with the help and guidance of others. “There’s joy in a life filled with interdependence with others, in a life filled with gratitude, reverence, and admiration. There’s joy in freely chosen obedience to people, ideas, and commitments greater than oneself.” This year, we have given ourselves to Steward, and we are better for the work. What is a steward? A steward is one who is reflective and courageous and perseverant, on behalf of him or herself and on behalf of a cause that is greater. A Steward is all of this—with a love for Blue and Gold.
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S T R AT E G I C P L A N
Right on track With the strategic plan about halfway through its projected timeline, the school is on track to meet its highlighted goals. In addition to serving the Steward mission of educating children, the Board of Trustees spends considerable effort working toward overall improvement throughout the year. Top 12 Strategic Plan Accomplishments during 2014-15
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l Implemented the 1:1 technology initiative across JK-12
l Created and awarded the first Debbie Robson Merit Scholarships l Launched new website to give a more current look and user-friendly approach
l Began the process of conducting the school’s next master plan
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l Increased transparency in communications from the Board of Trustees and school administration
l Refined marketing and admissions materials to help share families’ stories about the school.
OUR GOALS Goal 1 Define and implement
l Updated the athletic handbook to reflect a new definition of success for athletic programs and increased professional development funds and opportunities for coaches in order to support this goal
l Restructured the annual budget process and created a dashboard to allow for multi-year comparisons
21st-century skills and learning across divisions to discover the talents and passions of our students.
Goal 2 Establish a multi-year financial plan to strengthen the school’s financial position
l Created and enhanced activities to build community pride, spirit, and engagement within the school
and improve sustainability.
Goal 3 Communicate the Steward culture, brand, and ethos to
l Increased diversity on the Board of Trustees to better reflect student population
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build community pride and school-wide engagement internally and to establish the school’s value to the greater Richmond region.
Goal 4 Strengthen the relationship among athletics, the mission, and enrollment.
Goal 5 l Researched and planned a new bell schedule (to be implemented in 2015-16) that will allow teachers and students to make the best use of time
l Conducted annual satisfaction surveys and increased frequency of town halls in order to better promote collaboration and communication
Develop and enhance the governing board with diverse skills and expertise required to fulfill the strategic plan vision and goals and mission of the school. Summer Summer2015 2015
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R E COG N I T I O N U P P E R S C H OO L
Congratulations to
FRONT ROW Lydia Heitman Blair Moring
Elise Taylor Sabrina Yang Megan Frayser
Emily Cox Kristen Cashwell Braeden Glancy Emily Parris Lucy Davis Allison Mitchell Kathleen Stuart Megan Norman Meghan Petrocelli Virginia Villani
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Conor Frydenborg
Bella Metts
Patrick Neale
Eren Graesser
Ashley Leahman
Bowen Chen
Will Farmer MIDDLE ROW Emily Vaughan Madison Borovatz Lavinia Johnson Sean Highfill Matthew Gelber Will Renner Chance Diffee
Ryan Doggett
John Keefe Cameron Bachman Charlie Vaughan Kevin Cameron Walker Poling Jackson Pieters Ben Fox Mason Mire Carolyn DeCredico
BACK ROW David Cross Aubrey Nichols Christopher DeConti Mark Leopold Zachary Beigel Jack Ross Turner Sikes Sam Trepp
Dylan Burnett Nic Enright Luke Caldwell Adam Mickle Henry Harrell Jack Trepp Jack Sims Jay Charity Ricky Lin Matthew Bice
our 2015 graduates!
The following graduating seniors were recognized at Graduation on June 1. GRADUATION AWARDS Presentation of the Class of 2015 Gift to the School Mason Mire, senior class president, presented Head of School Dan Frank with a television remote to represent the class gift, a television for the Athletic Center to show announcements. Graduation Speakers Two students were chosen by their classmates to speak at Commencement: Charlie Vaughan and Ben Fox. The K-12 “Lifer� Award (pictured at top of page 11) Fourteen seniors were recognized for attending Steward since kindergarten: Cameron Bachman, Luke Caldwell, David Cross, Christopher DeConti, Chance Diffee, Megan Frayser, Eren Graesser, Lavinia Johnson, Mason Mire, Allison Mitchell, Aubrey Nichols, Megan Norman, Walker Poling, and Virginia Villani.
The Boomerang Award Braeden Glancy and Lydia Heitman
The Ian M. Coddington Award Meghan Petrocelli
The Janet L. Rice Spartan Club Scholarship Award Kevin Cameron, Emily Cox, and Will Farmer
The Stephen Daniel Pless Award Matthew Gelber
The James Vawter Buis Athletic Scholarship Kevin Cameron
The Academic Award Zachary Beigel, Bowen Chen, Megan Frayser, Matthew Gelber, Henry Harrell, and Jack Sims
The Michelle Anderson-Haigler Performing Arts Scholarship Lydia Heitman The Brantley Blair Scott Leadership Scholarship Will Farmer and Mason Mire The Carolyn R. Brandt Alumni Award Braeden Glancy
The Faculty Award Kevin Cameron, Emily Cox, Ben Fox, Meghan Petrocelli, and Sam Trepp The Mission Award Madison Borovatz, Megan Frayser, and Jack Trepp The Dixon Award Jack Sims
The B. Lee Healey Award Carolyn DeCredico Summer 2015
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R E COG N I T I O N U P P E R S C H OO L The following students were recognized for service and achievements at the Upper School Recognition Assembly on May 18.
RECOGNITION IN THE RICHMOND COMMUNITY Richmond Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete of the Year Nic Enright and Emily Parris Richmond Alumnae Panhellenic Association Book Awards Program Meg Trepp Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizen Award Will Farmer Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Emma Campbell and Meg Napper
EXTRACURRICULAR Admissions Ambassadors Grade 9: Emily Harrison, Jessica Anne Jordan, Kyle Sims, Scotti Harrison, and Parker Wright Grade 10: Landon Smith, Sydney Renkenberger, Ashley Higgs, Mary Ann Neale, Meg Napper, Summer Owens, Emma Zehfuss, Emma Campbell, Morgan Van Davelaar, Alex Jobe, Gaby Ruiz, Khaos Rannels, and Bryce Brown Grade 11: Avery Maestrello, Rachel Ragan, Anna Gordon, Nicte’ Diaz Cortes, Laura Hamilton, Tom Stack, Weston Popp, Katherine Chambers, Ally Dods, Josiah Armstrong, Ellie Hall, Meg Trepp, Helen Russell, Leslye Romero, Nico Martinez, Anastasia Postolati, Caroline Curry, and Jonathan Beigel Grade 12: David Cross, Nic Enright, Blair Moring, Carolyn DeCredico, Will Farmer, Matthew Gelber, Jack Trepp, Sam Trepp, Jack Sims, John Keefe, and Lucy Davis Student Philanthropy Initiative Grade 11: Jonathan Beigel, Meg Trepp, Mackenzie Carnes, Ellie Hall, Julie Iuorno, Chaise Johnson, Nico Martinez, Theron Powell, Gray Redmond, and Helen Russell Grade 12: Zachary Beigel (co-chair), Emily Cox (cochair), Will Farmer (co-chair), Kevin Cameron, Lucy Davis, Emily Parris, Jack Sims, Jack Trepp, Sam Trepp, and Virginia Villani Student Council Association Officers—Will Farmer (president), Jack Sims (vice president), Megan Norman (secretary), Sam Trepp (treasurer) Representatives—Caroline Laibstain, Christine Schultz, and Kyle Sims (Grade 9); Bryce Brown, Camille Heywood, Alex Jobe, Mary Kathryn Pruett, and Morgan Van Davelaar (Grade 10); Mackenzie Carnes, Haley Cummings, Lizzie Fernandez, and Ellie Hall (Grade 11) ABCD Award Will Farmer ABCD Faculty Hall of Fame Award Elizabeth Simpson Stewardship Leadership Council Kyle Sims, Lewis Tiller, Ashley Higgs, Mary Ann Neale, Tom Stack, Danny Kovach, Jack Trepp (vice president), Mason Mire (president)
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Student Life Committee Carter Patterson, Aaron Stein, Amanda Wang, and Parker Wright (Grade 9); Ross Arrington, Glenn Frank, Will Harrison, and Karen Lane (Grade 10); Anna Gordon, Owen Carter, Weston Popp, Andrea Schwartz, and Kam Smith (Grade 11); Allison Mitchell, John Keefe, Emily Cox (co-leader), and Meghan Petrocelli (co-leader) (Grade 12) Upper School Honor Council Jessica Anne Jordan (Grade 9), Ashley Higgs and Claire Xu (Grade 10), Jonathan Beigel (Grade 11), Zachary Beigel (Grade 12); Meg Trepp (Grade 11, vice president); and Sam Trepp (Grade 12, president) Spartan Secret Society: The Order of the Shield Ben Fox, Jack Trepp, Sam Trepp, and Charlie Vaughan
SPECIAL AWARDS
Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond Award Carolyn DeCredico WRIC Best of the Class of 2015 Matthew Gelber
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION College of William & Mary Leadership Award Caroline Curry Hollins University Creative Writing Book Award Morgan Ray Randolph College Classics Book Award Ryan Leopold Randolph College Book Award Leslye Romero
Alumni Association Scholarship Meg Trepp
Randolph-Macon College Leadership Award Ellie Hall
Carolyn R. Brandt Scholarship Award Ally Dods
Smith College Book Award Ally Dods
Junior Marshals Jonathan Beigel and Dan Kovach
University of Rochester Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award Dan Kovach
Nolde Scholarship Kam Smith Ray Tate Student-Athlete Scholarships Zachary Beigel and Emily Parris
University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Caroline Curry University of Rochester Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology Abigail Herring University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award Dan Eakin University of Virginia John Merchant Book Award Josiah Armstrong UVA Alumni Association Jefferson Book Award Dan Kovach West Point Leadership Award Jonathan Beigel
ACADEMIC AWARDS Headmaster’s List Grade 9: Lauren Cantor, Scotti Harrison, Jessica Anne Jordan, Nikki Leopold, Murad Matar, Kyle Sims, Aaron Stein, Amanda Wang, Parker Wright, and Sirena Yu Grade 10: Emma Campbell, Mary Ann Neale, Summer Owens, Gaby Ruiz, and Morgan Van Davelaar Grade 11: Ally Dods, Dan Eakin, Dan Kovach, Aubrey Woods, Tracy Xu, and Lesley Yang Grade 12: Matthew Gelber Honor Roll Grade 9: Zac Abushmaies, Gavin Booker, Jack Caldwell, Xzavier Caldwell, Emmie Curry, Emily Harrison, James Huang, Beau Humphreys, Jill Kovach, Ryan Odibo, Carter Patterson, Sarah Petrocelli, Krystor Su, and Caroline Willhite Grade 10: Emmett Coleman, Ashley Higgs, Sonia Jennings, Alex Jobe, Meg Napper, Nadine Skwiercz, Rob Stevenson, and Jennifer Xu Grade 11: Kara Bright, Mackenzie Carnes, Owen Carter, Caroline Curry, Anu Goel, Ellie Hall, Laura Hamilton, Abigail Herring, Edward Kim, Taylor Leahy, Ryan Leopold, Alvaro Lizan, Weston Popp, Anastasia Postolati, Morgan Ray, Gray Redmond, Anna Woodfin, and Kevin Ye Grade 12: Matthew Bice, Madison Borovatz, Bowen Chen, Ben Fox, Ashley Leahman, Ricky Lin, Emily Parris, Meghan Petrocelli, Jack Sims, and Elise Taylor President’s Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence (Grade 12) Zachary Beigel, Matthew Bice, Dylan Burnett, Bowen Chen, Emily Cox, Lucy Davis, Nic Enright, Ben Fox, Megan Frayser, Conor Frydenborg, Matthew Gelber, Henry Harrell, Lydia Heitman, Ashley Leahman, Ricky Lin, Adam Mickle, Allison Mitchell, Megan Norman, Emily Parris, Meghan Petrocelli, Jackson Pieters, Jack Sims, Elise Taylor, Jack Trepp, Sam Trepp, and Virginia Villani President’s Education Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Grade 12) Cameron Bachman, Madison Borovatz, Carolyn DeCredico, Lavinia Johnson, and Sabrina Yang Departmental Book Awards (Grade 12) English: Matthew Bice Foreign Language: Ashley Leahman Social Studies: Jackson Pieters Mathematics: Matthew Gelber Science: Bowen Chen Visual Arts: Elise Taylor Performing Arts: Virginia Villani Susan T. Latourelle Senior Projects of the Year Award Jack Sims (Cheese Making), Megan Frayser (Recording an Album), Madison Borovatz (the Art of Filmmaking), Carolyn DeCredico (Learning Yoga), and Emily Cox (Alpacas); Honorable Mention: Allison Mitchell (Making a Family Cookbook), Virginia Villani (Directing a Musical Theatre Showcase), Matthew Bice (Writing a Russian-English Children’s Book), Luke Caldwell (Personal Training), and Mason Mire (Learning and Accommodating Nature for the Nature Trail) Summer 2015
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The University of Alabama American University Appalachian State University Auburn University Belmont University Boston University Bridgewater College University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles Case Western Reserve University Chowan University Christopher Newport University The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston Drexel University East Carolina University Eastern Mennonite University University of Edinburgh Elon University Emerson College Exeter College University of Florida Furman University The University of Georgia George Mason University The George Washington University
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Gettysburg College University of Glasgow Hampden-Sydney College High Point University Hollins University Hood College James Madison University Johns Hopkins University University of Kentucky Longwood University Louisiana State University Loyola University Maryland Lynchburg College University of Manchester University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, College Park Marymount Manhattan College McDaniel College
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The Class of 2015 includes two graduates who are deferring their college enrollment until the fall of 2016. Matthew Bice will live in Moldova as a participant in a Russian language immersion program through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth, which is sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Ashley Leahman will serve a gap year as an au pair in the Netherlands. Matthew and Ashley are pictured below with the graduates who will attend college in the north, west, or overseas. The photo at the top of the page includes graduates who will attend college in the south.
Michigan State University University of Mississippi North Carolina A&T State University University of North Carolina at Wilmington The Ohio State University at Marion Old Dominion University University of Oregon Pace University, New York City Pennsylvania State University, University Park Radford University Randolph-Macon College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College University of Richmond
Roanoke College University of Rochester Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South Shenandoah University Conservatory University of St Andrews, Scotland St. Lawrence University University of South Carolina Syracuse University University of Tennessee, Knoxville The University of the Arts, Philadelphia University of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wake Forest University Washington College West Virginia University College of William & Mary University of Wisconsin, Madison Wofford College Boldface indicates colleges that the 2015 graduates will attend.
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Eighty-three colleges and universities offered acceptance to Steward’s seniors, and 67 institutions accepted every Steward student who applied. Several schools offered their first acceptances to Steward students, including The Citadel, Exeter College (England), University of Oregon, and University of the Arts (Philadelphia), and seniors were accepted into competitive directadmission programs in business, engineering, acting, music therapy, music industry business, speech therapy, and international relations.
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In-State Matriculation by School: W&M (5), JMU (5), Virginia Tech (4), Hampden-Sydney (3), VCU (3),IN-STATE Roanoke (2), CNU (2), VMI (2), Shenandoah Conservatory (1), UVA (1), University of Richmond (1), University of Mary Washington (1), Community College (1) Out-of-State Matriculation by State/Country: NC (8), SC (4), NY (2), TN (2), AL (1), DC (1), GA (1), MD (1), OH (1), OR (1), WV (1 ), Scotland (1)
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R E COG N I T I O N M I D D L E S C H OO L
The following awards were presented during the Middle School Recognition Assemblies on May 26 (Grades 6-7) and May 29 (Grade 8). Presentation of the Class Gift Abby Dwelle and Kristen Schlager presented the eighth-grade class gift, a larger tank for Yertle (the Middle School turtle), which was bought with money raised from three pancake breakfast fundraisers.
The Steward Award Evelyn Dumeer
Headmaster’s List By earning an A- or above in each class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2014-15 school year, these students are named to the Headmaster’s List. Grade 6: Anya Bhargava, Madeleine Brooks, Libey Eynan, Grace Fass, Mike Frank, Harrison Gelber, Grace Inge, Anna Pastore, Mary Pastore, Saara Qureshi, Hannah Silverman, Joshua Stein, Grace Struminger, Drew Thompson, and Hailey Wharram
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Grade 7: Matthew Cantor, Mark Carnes, Danielle David, Will Eiben, Erik Engelke, Dabney Leverty, Julia Monroe, and Callen Smith Grade 8: Evelyn Dumeer, William Hobbs, Morgan King, Cole Mier, Lexi Petronis, Logan Ransom, and Harry Tyler
Honor Roll By earning a B or above in each class for all marking periods and both semesters during the 2014-15 school year, these students are named to the Honor Roll. Grade 6: Grace Alger, Emmy Biggs, Kennedy Crook, Kennon Cummings, Alex Eiben, Maddy Fox, George Goldstein, Ethan Hopp, Lizzie Householder, Luke Jennette, Clara Kugelman, Casey McClendon, Matthew McCullough, Baylor McKeand, Louis Raffenot, Caroline Ray, and Cameron Robbins Grade 7: Carolyn Aldredge, Griffin Amyx, Jamie Biggs, Peyton Cioffi, Ali Cohen, James Cox, Brianna David, Landon Douglas, Channing Haas, Olivia Koerner, Caroline Moslow, Anna Reese Richardson, Kendall Shamus, and Alex Wilkerson
Grade 8: Abbie Campbell, Abby Dwelle, Dylan Fox, Emma Fox, Katie Jobe, Lindsay Milligan, Jenna Montgomery, Schuyler Price, Kristen Schlager, and Chloe Zehfuss
President’s Award for Academic Excellence Grade 6: Anya Bhargava, Emmy Biggs, Madeleine Brooks, Kennedy Crook, Kennon Cummings, Libey Eynan, Grace Fass, Mike Frank, Harrison Gelber, Lizzie Householder, Grace Inge, Anna Pastore, Mary Pastore, Joshua Stein, Grace Struminger, Luke Jennette, Saara Qureshi, Drew Thompson, and Hailey Wharram Grade 7: Jamie Biggs, Matthew Cantor, Mark Carnes, Danielle David, Will Eiben, Erik Engelke, Dabney Leverty, Julia Monroe, and Callen Smith Grade 8: Evelyn Dumeer, William Hobbs, Morgan King, Cole Mier, Lexi Petronis, and Logan Ransom
Subject Excellence Awards English: Grade 6—Hailey Wharram, Grade 7—Will Eiben, Grade 8—Evelyn Dumeer Math: Grade 6—Harrison Gelber, Grade 7— Carolyn Aldredge, Grade 8—Logan Ransom History: Grade 6—Drew Thompson, Grade 7—Carter Hogan, Grade 8—Cole Mier Science: Grade 6—Libey Eynan, Grade 7— Mark Carnes, Grade 8—Harry Tyler Spanish: Grade 6—Louis Raffenot, Grade 7— Danielle David, Grade 8—Lexi Petronis Physical Education: Grade 6—Luke Jennette and Grace Inge, Grade 7—Olivia Koerner and Henry Landry-Seward, Grade 8—Jack Slyh and Katie Jobe Art: Grade 6—Madeleine Brooks, Grade 7— Gracie McLaughlin, Grade 8—Jessie Shedden Chorus: Grade 6—Anna Pastore, Grade 7— Kendall Shamus, Grade 8—Morgan King Theatre: Grade 6—Hayden Roudabush, Grade 7—Matthew Cantor, Grade 8—Trace Coles Instrumental Music: Grade 6—Harrison Gelber, Grade 7—Joe Shaia, Grade 8—Logan Ransom
Diligence Award Grade 6: Mike Frank and Claire Saverino Grade 7: Matthew Cantor and Julia Monroe Grade 8: Ned Hayes and Chloe Zehfuss
Outstanding Progress Award Grade 6: Hunter Clifton Grade 7: Griffin Amyx Grade 8: Kemper Roudabush
Marshals and Greeters Several seventh-grade students served in honorary roles during the Middle School Recognition Ceremony on May 29. Six students were selected by their peers to serve as marshals and ushers during the ceremony: the marshals, Danielle David and Noah Nichols, escorted the procession of eighth graders into and out of the ceremony; Anna Kilduff, Olivia Koerner, Michael Magnano, and Hunter Milligan served as greeters and ushers. Summer 2015
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The following awards were presented at the Lower School Recognition Assembly on May 28. Presentation of the Class Gift Grace Compton and Ethan Reed presented the fifth-grade class gift: $800 to be spent on books for classroom libraries.
The Lower School Award Alaina Jefferson
Consistent Punctuality The following fifth-grade students were recognized for arriving at school on time from kindergarten through grade 5: Carter Hopp and Amy Mertz.
Certificates of Excellence Art: Lily Wood Technology: Garrett Warman Spanish: Alaina Jefferson Music: ZoĂŤ Macgill
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Physical Education/Sportsmanship: Peyton Wisor and James Bartee Presidential Physical Fitness 5-Year Achievement Award: Will Elles, Davis Franta, Mariam Hobbs, Carter Hopp, Alaina Jefferson, Joey Pope, Ethan Reed, and Griffin Wright Theatre: Evan Dymon Library: Claire Patterson
President’s Education Award Program Caroline Brumagin, Eitan Burton, Evan Dymon, Will Elles, Davis Franta, Jackson Hill, Carter Hopp, Alaina Jefferson, Harper Jones, Zoë Macgill, Amy Mertz, Claire Patterson, Trey Solomon, George Tyler, and Lily Wood
Fourth-Grade Marshals Cameron Groome, Katherine Romero, Mariam Shah, and Robbie Whiteside Students were recognized at an assembly on May 26 for their participation in the activities listed below.
Spelling Bee Winners Grade 3: Mrs. Hayes’s class—Eli Gaeser (winner), Oliver Bor (runner-up); Mrs. Loyd’s class—Kaiya Ashe (winner), Anabelle Krawitz (runner-up); Ms. Whitely’s class—Dixon
Mescall (winner), Lilly Caldwell (runner-up) Grade 4: Ms. Goodpasture’s class—Blakely Cummings (winner), Holly Hunter (runnerup); Mrs. Koppanyi’s class—Alex Chapman (winner), Mollye Goldberg (runner-up); Mr. Tickle’s class—Chase Wingfield (winner), Cole Tyson (runner-up) Grade 5: Mr. Coles’s class—George Tyler (winner), Davis Franta (runner-up); Mrs. Fox’s class—Will Elles (winner), Zoë Macgill (runner-up); Mrs. Groves’s class—Alaina Jefferson (winner), Joey Pope (runner-up) Steward School Spelling Bee: Alaina Jefferson (winner) and Blakely Cummings (runner-up)
Oratorical Program Participants Jack Frankenburg, Scarlett Knull, Ella Adamson, Karina Blanco, Kat Pope, James Timmerman, Molly Timmerman, Jordyn Adkins, Lillie Grace Clarke, Luna Forlano, Chase Knull, Deeya Natarajan, Shreya Natarajan, Anne Darnley Orgain, Kamillah Sheikh-Yassin, Sydney Street, Benjamin Jones, Oliver Bor, Zak Qureshi, Sophie Cohen, Katherine Elles, Elise Gresham, Katie Hall, Remi Page, Kate Reed, Finn Rowe, Drew Vantre, Mikal Banks, Alex Chapman, Blakely Cummings, Lily Jennette, Jack Jordan, Hunter Knull, Walker Landry-Seward, Amy Mertz, Will Elles, and the entire third- and fourthgrade classes Summer 2015
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Y E A R T WO T H E B RYA N L A B
Innovation leader In its second year, the Bryan Innovation Lab became fully engaged in its mission of global thinking and hands-on learning through student programming, faculty collaboration, and community engagement. 2014-15 Highlights
students understand design innovation and sustainability in big business. l Health Warrior Co-Founder and CEO Shane Emmett and ultramarathoner Zoe Romano emphasized the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices with help from local entrepreneurial food groups—Relay Foods, Shalom Farms, Edible Education, Pizza Tonight, and Meriwether Godsey.
l Partners in the Arts grant: The University
of Richmond awarded this multi-year grant to the Bryan Lab in 2014. These funds have allowed faculty to learn and develop educational techniques for combining art, math, science, and innovation from experts in their respective fields. University of Washington professor Steve Tanimoto and Stanford University professor John Edmark visited during the 2014-15 year to share their knowledge with Steward faculty members.
l VCU’s da Vinci Center partnership with
World Pediatric Project: Upper School students helped solve a blood pressure cuff equipment problem for neonates in the Caribbean at an underserved medical clinic.
l Visiting Innovators: National and local
experts provided real-world perspectives for the Steward community. l Educator Paul Andersen and psychologist, consultant, and author Catherine SteinerAdair were joined by local panelists to discuss technology’s influence over children and how it can best be utilized. l Former Director of Stakeholder Mobilization Sarah Severn drew from her career with Nike, Inc. to help
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l The Middle School Ambassadors
Visiting Innovator Paul Andersen
Program: This new program allowed select students to be part of a small group that worked on innovative projects and assisted with building-related duties on a weekly basis. Under Teaching Fellow Shane Diller’s leadership, their roles included bluebird trail data collection for the National
Bluebird Society, a carbon offset study and interaction with local solar expert Blue Crump, and the gathering of carbon emission data to be used in a future car emissions policy. In the classroom, the Bryan Lab’s programming introduced students in every grade to new ways of thinking and problem solving utilizing real-world issues. Examples included: l The second grade’s exploration of natural
dyes, cotton, and weaving to tie in with lessons on the environment, history, and the arts l A third-grade genealogy song written by Emily
Cox ’15 about how to build a chromosome – “Do you want to build a chromosome? They code all of your traits. They say how tall you’ll grow or the shape of your nose. They’re made up of DNA. There’s 46 in each cell. Made of 23 each from your mom and dad Do you want to build a chromosome? It doesn’t have to be a chromosome.” l The seventh-grade science classes’
gene mutation experiment with the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, done in conjunction with the Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP) at Virginia Tech l A Biomedical Design symposium
on the study of emotions l An AP Environmental Science
assignment in which students created their own recipes for bioplastics
2014-15 awards and recognition l 2015 U.S. Department of Education
Green Ribbon School Award l 2015 National Science Teachers Association
Angela Award for Gracie Goodpasture ’19 l 2015 American Institute of Architecture Honor
Award for 3North’s design of the building l Virginia Living’s State of Education
2014 math and science issue l Recognition as a Virginia Naturally
School from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries l January 2015 SAIS article, “A Maker Movement” l Bryan Lab Academic Dean Laura Akesson’s
presentation at TEDxRVA, April 2015 l Recognition as a Dominion Green
Power Business for electricity use of 8,462 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy through the Dominion Green Power program Summer 2015
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R E COG N I T I O N F I N E A R T S
Top performers
Outstanding achievements from Steward’s top creative minds
l Fine Arts Award for Excellence and Dedication Above and Beyond the Classroom in Art, Theatre, and Music: Will Renner
PERFORMING ARTS Chorus l Senior Award for Contributions to the Music Program: David Cross, Carolyn DeCredico, Lydia Heitman, Bella Metts, Meghan Petrocelli, Emily Vaughan l Upper School Director’s Award: Sirena Yu l Middle School Director’s Award: Abbie Campbell l Grade 7 Chorus MVP (voted by students): Kendall Shamus l Grade 8 Chorus MVP (voted by students): Morgan King
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Instrumental Music l Most Accomplished Seventh Grade Instrumentalist: Joe Shaia l Most Accomplished Eighth Grade Instrumentalist: Logan Ransom l Most Accomplished Middle School Soloist: Enrique Narvaez-Suarez l Most Accomplished Freshman Instrumentalist: Xzavier Caldwell l Most Improved Upper School Instrumentalist: Tracy Xu l Most Improved Upper School Instrumental Jazz Soloist: Ryan Leopold l Most Valuable Player Upper School Soloist: Adam Mickle l Most Valuable Player Basketball Pep Band: Henry Harrell
l Multi-Instrumentalist Musicianship Award: Ben Fox l Band Leadership Award: Matthew Gelber, Ricky Lin l Most Accomplished Upper School Instrumental Jazz Soloist: David Cross l Most Accomplished Upper School Instrumentalist: Dan Eakin Theatre l Outstanding Dedication to Technical Theatre for Four Years: Mason Mire l Outstanding Achievement in Technical Theatre: Abigail Herring l Outstanding Achievement in Sound Production: Will Renner l Outstanding Achievement in Sound Engineering: Callen Smith l Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Trace Coles, Ava Dauer, Ally Dods, Chris Harvill, Kendall Shamus l Outstanding Achievement in Theatre: Matthew Cantor, Natalie Christensen, Daniel Corcoran, Caroline Curry, Evelyn Dumeer, Dan Kovach, Nikki Leopold, Mary Kathryn Pruett, Ethan Williams l Most Improved In Acting: Caroline Willhite l Outstanding Newcomers: Bryce Brown, Kennon Cummings, Cameron Robbins l Outstanding Senior Newcomers: Henry Harrell, Ashley Leahman, Jackson Pieters, Emily Vaughan l Outstanding Dedication to Theatre—Seniors: Madison Borovatz, Ben Fox, Megan Frayser, Conor Frydenborg, Lydia Heitman, Lavinia Johnson, Mark Leopold, Bella Metts, Virginia Villani
VISUAL ARTS l Excellence and Dedication Above and Beyond the Classroom: Jack Sims l The Steward School Permanent Collection: Mackenzie Carnes l Most Promising Newcomer: Bridget Ferguson l Best Use of a Medium (Middle School): Kemper Roudabush (glass), Jessie Hall (pyrography), Harry Tyler (graphite pencil), Lizzie Parris (colored pencil), Gracie McLaughlin (coffee painting), Carolyn Aldredge (acrylic paint) l Best Use of a Medium (Upper School): Julian Wolz (graphite pencil), Sarana Bijou (colored pencil), Mackenzie Carnes (mixed media), Bridget Ferguson (acrylic on canvas), Glenn Frank (oil pastel), Braeden Glancy (pen and ink), Aubrey Woods (sculpture), Jack Sims (watercolor) l Most Prolific Artist: Jessica Shedden (Middle School), Aubrey Woods (Upper School) l Most Accomplished Artist: Harry Tyler (Middle School), Jack Sims (Upper School) l Most Innovative Artist: Emma Fox (Middle School), Karen Lane (Upper School)
l Best Use of Color: Harry Tyler (Middle School), Madison Borovatz (Upper School) l Best Use of Contrast: Will Renner
l Most Innovative Media: Ashley Yeung (Middle School), Laura Hamilton (Upper School)
l Best Use of Design: Gretchen Parker l Perseverance to a Project: Matthew Bice
l Most Attention to Detail: Mark Carnes (Middle School), Rob Stevenson (Upper School)
l Most Innovative Savor Project: Landon Douglas (Middle School), Tina Hong (Upper School)
l Artistic Enthusiasm: Saara Qureshi (Middle School), Sara Clavijo (Upper School)
l Most Dedicated Artist: Jessica Shedden (Middle School), Aubrey Woods (Upper School)
l Best Repurposed Shoe Project: Bailey Scott
l Most Improved Artists: Lavinia Johnson, Claire Xu
l Photographer of the Year: Sydney Renkenberger Summer 2015
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Athletes at the top of their game. Coaches who inspire greatness. l Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year and Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro Baseball Player of the Year: Nic Enright.
ALL-STATE AWARDS l Baseball: Nic Enright, Theron Powell, Kam Smith—first team l Boys Lacrosse: Will Farmer—second team l Boys Tennis: William Hobbs, Jack Sims—first team l Girls Lacrosse: Mackenzie Carnes, Emily Parris— first team; Matea Magnano—second team l Golf: Owen Carter All-LIS Players l Field Hockey: Julie Iuorno l Girls Lacrosse: Mackenzie Carnes, Emily Parris VISAA State Tournament Qualifiers l Baseball—semifinals l Boys Soccer—quarterfinals l Boys Tennis—quarterfinals l Girls Lacrosse—quarterfinals l Golf—second place in state tournament
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SCHOOL AWARDS
BASEBALL
l Steward School 110% Award Winner: Nic Enright l Steward School Janet Rice Coach’s Award: Will Farmer
Varsity l MVP: Nic Enright l Most Outstanding Player: Theron Powell l Steward Baseball Award: Charlie Vaughan JV l Coach’s Award: Alex Jobe l Most Improved: Parker Wright l Crackerjack Award: Gavin Booker Middle School l MVP: Harrison Johnson l Coach’s Award: Louis Raffenot l Most Improved: James Cox
BASKETBALL Varsity Girls l Best Offensive Player: Haley Cummings l Coach’s Award: Caroline Laibstain l Most Improved: Matea Magnano
Middle School Girls Blue l MVP: Mimi Traynham l Coach’s Award: Morgan King l Spartan Award: Virginia Hopper Middle School Girls Gold l MVP: Danielle David l Coach’s Award: Nicole Harrison l Hustle Award: Claire Saverino Middle School Girls White l Leading Scorer: Casie Steinfatt l Most Improved: Anna Pastore l Hard Hat Award: Nicole Odibo Varsity Boys l Most Outstanding Player: Chaise Johnson l Coach’s Award: Jack Trepp l Impact Player Award: Zach Beigel JV Boys l Coach’s Award: Logan Ransom l Most Improved: Liam Delfs l Hustle Award: Ned Cole Middle School Boys Blue l MVP: Peter Bartee l Coach’s Award: Riley Highfill l Most Improved: Elliot French Middle School Boys Gold l Most Improved: Enrique Narvaez-Suarez l Leadership Award: Ethan Hopp l Teammate of the Year: Charlie Hade Middle School Boys White l MVP: Jack Ludwin l Coach’s Award: Drew Thompson l Most Improved: Josh Stein
CHEERLEADING Varsity l Coach’s Award: Abigail Herring l Golden Megaphone Award: Braeden Glancy l Spirited Spartan Award: Camille Heywood
CROSS COUNTRY Varsity l Most Valuable Runners: Ashley McCreary, Summer Owens, and Harrison Vicars l 110% Award: Ryan Leopold l Leadership: Walker Poling Middle School l Most Valuable Runners: Olivia Koerner and Alex Poling l Coach’s Award: Ben Poling l 110% Award: Jonah Costen Summer 2015
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R E COG N I T I O N AT H L E T I C S FIELD HOCKEY Varsity l MVP: Emily Cox l Coach’s Award: Bridget Ferguson l Spartan Award: Emily Parris Middle School l Coach’s Award: Chloe Zehfuss l 110% Award: Grace Inge l Most Improved: Peyton Cioffi
GOLF Varsity l MVP: Owen Carter l Coach’s Award: Cameron Bachman JV l MVP: Hunter Milligan l Coach’s Awards: Christian Andrews and David Andrews
LACROSSE Varsity Girls l MVP: Emily Parris l Most Dedicated: Mackenzie Carnes l Rookie of the Year: Kellie Fonville Middle School Girls l MVP: Anna Kilduff l Coach’s Award: Grace Inge l Most Improved: Kaci Morgan Varsity Boys l MVP: Will Farmer l Coach’s Award: Chaise Johnson l Most Improved: Will Harrison Middle School Boys l Offensive MVP: Sam Popp l Defensive MVP: Dylan Fox l Most Improved: Jack Slyh
SOCCER Varsity Girls l MVPs: Ellie Hall and Summer Owens l Most Improved: Haley Cummings Middle School Girls l Spartan Award: Clara Kugelman l Most Improved: Carolyn Aldredge l 110% Award: Peyton Cioffi Varsity Boys l MVP: Will Farmer l Coach’s Award: Tom Stack l Most Improved: Weston Popp
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Middle School Boys Blue l Assist Leader: Cole Hollier l Heart Award: Sam Popp l The Closer Award: Tyler Steinfatt Middle School Boys Gold l Coach’s Awards: Mark Carnes, Landon Douglas, and Asa Shield
SWIMMING Varsity Girls l Coach’s Award: Christine Schulz l Heart and Soul Awards: Lizzie Fernandez and Ashley McCreary Varsity Boys l Coach’s Award: Turner Sikes l Heart and Soul Awards: Baker Dewey and Dan Kovach
TENNIS Varsity Girls l Coach’s Award: Anastasia Postolati l Most Improved: Jill Kovach
Varsity Boys l MVP: William Hobbs l Coach’s Award: Jack Sims
VOLLEYBALL Varsity l Offensive MVP: Mary Ann Neale l Defensive MVP: Glenn Frank l Most Improved: Haley Cummings JV l MVP: Morgan Van Davelaar l Coach’s Award: Emma Campbell l Most Improved: Amanda Wang Middle School Blue l Serving Queen: Dabney Leverty l Playmaker Queen: Carolyn Aldredge l Spirit Queen: Nicole Odibo Middle School Gold l Serving Queen: Hailey Wharram l Playmaker Queen: Kennedy Crook l Spirit Queen: Hunter Clifton
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R E COG N I T I O N FAC U LT Y & S TA F F
Special service Carolyn R. Brandt Peer Recognition Awards At the end of each school year, faculty and staff are asked to nominate co-workers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty throughout the school year. Congratulations to the following winners! Kourtney Boughey ’03 Jane Carter Suzanne Casey Chip Chapman Jenn Downey Eric Hopp Kathy Karmolinski Katy Koppanyi
Leslie Kovach Monica Moehring ’95 Chad Montgomery Sarah Newcomb ’05 Laura Thomson Honorary recognition: Debbie Robson
Special Honors l Associate Head of School Lisa Dwelle was named a finalist for
a 2015 Virginia CFO Award by Virginia Business magazine in June. l Second-grade teacher Lyn Lunsford was named one of Henrico
County’s top 20 teachers by Henrico Citizen in May.
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Congratulations to the faculty and staff members who have reached impressive milestones! These awards were presented at the year-end appreciation luncheon on June 5.
peer AWARD WINNERS
25
years
Retiring 20
years
Service Awards These faculty and staff members are honored for their years of service at The Steward School. l 5 Years
Tom Funkhouser Bruce Hammond Christine Madigan Meredith McGuire Sarah Newcomb ’05 Mark Roberts l 10 Years
Suzanne Casey Doug Griffith Catherine Hathaway Jay Parrish l 15 Years
Debra Beck Afi Farjadi Debbie Fitzgerald Cindy Grissom Tara Hasenstab Lauren Sachs Sabra Willhite l 20 Years
Bonny Hajek Todd Serr Kate Strickland l 25 Years
Linda Dunville Melanie Rodriguez
Farewells l Retirement
Two beloved members of the Steward faculty have retired—Chip Chapman and Doug Griffith. We thank them for their many years at The Steward School and wish them well in their future endeavors. In addition, two of our tutors at the Center for the Advancement of Learning are retiring—best of luck to Allyn Linas and Phyllis Slonaker. We hope they will all visit us often!
15
years
10
years
l Moving on
The following faculty and staff members are leaving Steward to pursue other opportunities, and we wish them the best. Joanna Bialet Melanie Casper Natalia Frost Marsha Hawkins Donna Jackson Lori Jobe Monica Moehring ’95 Nancy Negus Isabel Shealy Bob Stratton Charlotte Wallis
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R E COG N I T I O N VO L U N T E E R S
Helping hands BOARD OF TRUSTEES Maria Brent Jones, Chair James F. Stutts, Vice Chair Lawrence S. Eiben, Treasurer Faisal S. Qureshi ’92, Secretary Marion S. Chenault Tanya M. Cummings Matthew J. Ernst Laura W. Fornash Larry W. French Melanie M. Goodpasture Deborah B. Hanger Steven C. Henderson Walter J. O’Brien, Jr. J. Kim Penberthy R. Jay Poling Susan B. Scott Donald E. Steeber Charles V. Terry Ann-Marie Trepp J. Neil Turnage Susan C. Twining Anne C. Woodfin
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michele McKinnon, Chairman and President Bill Waddell, Secretary Martin Brill Scott Frayser Horace Gray Jeff Harrison Ross Kasarda Mark O’Neil Kevin Strecker Brian Tharp
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Elaina Brennan Tim Carter Steve Clifton Mark Fox Terri Fox Lee Healey Maggie Hoak John Keefe Kathy Matthews Delaney Mescall Beth Stein Bob Stratton
ANNUAL FUND
ARTS GUILD Andi Metts and Alice Young, Co-Chairs Mary Andrews Nancy Coles Courtney Dauer Robin Dods Kyle Frayser Tammy Gelber Laura Sims
ALUMNI BOARD James Schreiber ’05, President Kourtney D. Boughey ’03, Vice President Corbin A. (Brierre) Ryland ’01, Treasurer
Carter O. Shamburger ’05, Secretary Cassel Adamson ’92 Carlos Cevallos ’13 Jennifer Cronk ’88 Beth Farmer ’09 Dani Fraizer ’09 Catherine Woody Graves ’98 Austin Carter Hyatt ’05 Jason Lewis ’00 Keith Murphy ’09 Patrick Strecker ’10
SPARTAN CLUB BOARD Greg Trepp, President Chris Armstrong Susan Atkinson Lorrie Ann Booker
Sally and Dan Caldwell Jenny and Jamie Christensen Amy Clifton Amanda and Clark Coulbourn Amy and Ben Humphreys Bev and Bill Jennette Debbie and Russell Perkins Andi and Brian Redmond Beth Stein
PARENTS ASSOCIATION Executive Board Clay Reynolds, President Jen Jennette, Vice President Anji Bright, Treasurer Wanda Clevenger, Assistant Treasurer Violet Cox, Secretary Wanda Welch, Assistant Secretary Jen Wilkerson, Past President
Event Chairs Fall Social: Kirsten Bowles SpartaFest: Ronna Nouri SpartaFest Co-Chairs: Rose Mary Jordan, Julie Herzog, and Kris Leverty SpartaFest Bazaar: Sally Caldwell and Ellen McDonald Gala Chairs: Clay Reynolds and Ann Slyh Gala Baskets Coordinator: Bobbie Fass Faculty Appreciation Chair: Laurie DeCredico Faculty Appreciation Co-Chair: Kirsten Bowles Family Bingo Night Chair: Wanda Welch Spring Social Chairs: Kirsten Bowles and Wanda Welch Parent Education: Daphne Burress and Jen Wilkerson
Division and Faculty Representatives Upper School: Conchy Martinez and Lee Healey Middle School: Kathi Campbell and Lorie Bartee Lower School: Jerry Sheikh-Yassin and Catherine Hathaway Grade-Level Coordinators and Room Parents Grade 12: Kelly Neale and Ann-Marie Trepp Grade 11: Megan McCreary and Edie Ragan Grade 10: Kathi Campbell and Ally Renkenberger-Talton Grade 9: Lorrie Ann Booker and Laura Sims Grade 8: Stephanie Hudnell and Samantha Mier
Grade 7: Kris Leverty and Theresa Osborne Grade 6: Amy Ernst, Trish McClendon, and Stacy Struminger Grade 5: Jackie Reed, Beth Barzel, Katherine Franta, and Rachel Jones Grade 4: Rose Mary Jordan, Christine Chapman, Megan Hunt, and Beth Scott Grade 3: Amy Ernst, Anne Marie Elles, Ellen McDonald, and Alicia Watkins Grade 2: Tisa Brooks, Kirsten Bowles, Esther Fratkin, and LeeAnne Wright Grade 1: Sarah Timmerman, Katherine Macomber and Wanda Welch Kindergarten: Julie Herzog, Kelly Frankenburg, Carin Krawitz, and Kim Robinson JK: Laura Pruitt Lower School Grade-Level
Costume Coordinators Grade 5: Sheryl Oliver and Jackie Reed Grade 4: Jen Jennette, Rose Mary Jordan, and Wanda Welch Grade 3: Ellen McDonald and Andrea Wright Grade 2: Jerry Sheikh-Yassin Grade 1: Sarah Timmerman Kindergarten: Kim Robinson JK: Melissa Cox Box Top Coordinators Sherri Dymon, Chair Stephanie Bowlin Jen Blanco Tanya Cummings Mindy Dumeer Eric and Wendy Hopp Cynthia Jefferson Kris Marchant Heather Meaker Laureen Mertz Laura Pruitt Traci Qureshi Suzanne Rubin Dami Snyder Wanda Welch Mia Williamson-Rene
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A N N UA L R E P OR T O F G I V I N G
A benchmark year What a tremendous year! It is hard to capture in words the power of the Steward community and the innovative voices that continue to inspire, engage, and care for our students, alumni, and families.
We are truly thankful for the many stewards who continually help us exceed our philanthropic goals and push our dreams into reality. — maggie hoak
The Steward School was founded on the principle of stewardship—in 1975, the Board of Trustees urged the community to uphold the values of a true “steward” who could change reality through responsiveness to a challenge and impact others. This tradition remains at the core of our school’s values. We are truly thankful for the many stewards who continually help us exceed our philanthropic goals and push our dreams into reality. I’d love to share with you what I consider to be the highlights of our giving year: l Our Steward community joined together to raise an outstanding $940,000 for the school, students, and programs. Many families chose to match their passions with their philanthropy, and we saw an unprecedented number of designated gifts. From the new Innovation Station in Lower School funded by Wanda and Jason Welch (pictured on page 35) to the baseball windscreen financed by baseball parents (listed on page 37), we were fortunate to be the recipient of donations that will help drive our school to a better place. l The Annual Fund met its goal of $380,000, and gifts of every size made a great impact on helping us reach this target. Last fall, we launched the Annual Giving Family of Funds, which includes Area of Greatest Need, Professional Development, Financial Aid/Scholarship, Digital Learning and Technology, Athletics, and Fine Arts. These six funds represent the core elements of Steward’s programming, and donors could designate their gifts to the particular area of the school’s operational budget that they found most meaningful. l Following the tragic loss of our dear friend and colleague, Debbie Robson, in September, we were proud to establish the Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship. The merit scholarship program was a vision and passion of Debbie’s, and we were honored to create it in her memory. To date, a total of $210,000 has been raised for the Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship, and the first two recipients, Morgan King and Aayush Lalwaney, are on their way toward a Steward Upper School experience as a result of this generosity. As you read the Annual Report of Giving, you will see many examples of stewardship and a passionate giving community. I look forward to another wonderful year ahead and getting to know the Steward families even better!
Maggie Hoak Director of Development
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Thanks to those who choose to give ANNUAL GIFTS Whether contributing to the Annual Fund, Spartan Club, Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship, Latino Education Advancement Program (LEAP), or other scholarships and programs, Steward would not be able to provide the distinctive educational experience for which we are known without the steadfast and loyal support of its donors. Gifts of all sizes are truly valued and make a great impact on the advancement of the school. The Steward School proudly recognizes donors for their contributions between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. Spartan Club Matching Gift
FOUNDERS SOCIETY The Founders Society is a group of individuals, families, and friends who have been identified as those with a genuine interest in making The Steward School a priority in their annual giving. Members of the Founders Society are distinguished by their gifts of $1,000 or more to Steward. This society is the group that sets the pace and continues the legacy of the school for generations to come. Helen Dixon Founder’s Circle ($10,000 + ) Altria Companies Employee Community Fund Mr. and Mrs. John Bates, Jr. Jamie and Jenny Christensen
The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Magnano
Mr. and Ms. Richard L. Patterson
Bob Marchant
Consular Section of the Mexican Embassy
Michele A. W. McKinnon
Faisal Qureshi ’92 and Traci Qureshi
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley R. Cummings
Partners in the Arts, University of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Reed, Jr. The Randolph & Susan Reynolds Foundation
Virginia and Larry Eiben
Mr. R. Jay Poling and Dr. Tracy L. Poling
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. French
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Redmond
Schwab Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady
Ken, Kip, and Andrew Robson
Mr. Preston S. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray III
The Schwartz Family
Ms. Elizabeth B. Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott
Mr. James F. Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jennette III
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Stettinius
Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Terry
Brian and Lisa Tharp
Dr. and Mrs. N. Neil Turnage
Memorial Foundation for Children
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Wright McAllister Family
Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson, Jr. The Steward School Parents Association
Steward Society ($2,500 + )
Brad and Janet Sauer
1972 Society ($1,972 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Butzin
Mr. Martin L. Brill
Capital One Services, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. W. Clark Coulbourn
The Clifton Family
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diatelevi
Headmaster’s Circle ($5,000 + )
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Corcoran
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Elles
Bob and Karla Curtis
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Dan Frank and Ms. Robin Forsyth
Altria Matching Gifts Program
Mr. and Mrs. Brantley D. Hathaway
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Mr. Wendell B. Hollier and Mrs. Lisa M. Landry
The Trepp Family Mr. and Mrs. Jason P. Welch
Brent Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Dwelle Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Ernst Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Farlow
Kristi and Bill Lane Ms. Diane Leopold Amy and Dan Ludwin Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Martinez
GARTNER Ms. Maggie Hoak Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Humphreys, Jr. Jamestown Family of Funds Dr. and Mrs. Steven Maestrello
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Harrison
Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. John E. McDonald III
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Northup ’92 Ms. Laurie Petronis Summer 2015
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Cindy P. and Dennis A. Pryor
Kate and Matt Cooper
The Mertz Family
Dr. and Mrs. David B. Stein
Amber and Ethan Stein
Mrs. Marian Cummins
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Sutton
Dr. and Dr. J.E.B. Stuart V
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. DeLaney, Jr.
Mr. Scott N. Mescall and Mrs. Delaney Turnage Mescall ’92
Mrs. Virginia K. Terry
Dr. J. Corbett Talton II and Dr. Alexandra Renkenberger-Talton Technology Partners Management Group, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Muldowney
The Joseph Fields Family
Network Advantage, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Wiltshire
The Geraldi Norton Foundation
New Richmond Ventures
Lewis and Minta Wood
Ashley and Vince Groome
Ms. Mary Harvard Nolde ’93
Lewis & Minta Wood Charitable Foundation
Brett and Kelly Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Osborne
Mr. Steven C. Henderson and Dr. Sandra H. Henderson
The Owens Family
Mr. and Mrs. Karl B. Wagner, Jr.
Ms. Rugene S. Paulette
Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Ragan
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Williams
Maria and Frank Iuorno
Carolyn and Clyde Ratcliffe
Mr. and Dr. John H. Woodfin, Jr.
Bill and Bev Jennette
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Reazin
Mr. and Mrs. James Jollay
Gail Reeves and James Xu
Mr. and Mrs. Catesby C. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Madelyn Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Wauford
Mrs. John Woodfin, Sr. Spartan Society ($1,000 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Armstrong Bryan and Kendall Bogese The Brinks Company The Honorable and Mrs. J. Stephen Buis
Ms. Ellie Jones ’11 Mr. Wallace B. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Jordan IV
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Sr.
The T. Rowe Price Program Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Tyson Mr. and Mrs. William R. Waddell
Corinthian Club ($500 + ) Mr. and Mrs. T. Darnley Adamson III Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Arrington
Frank and Lorraine Rodgers Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Keefe, Sr. Mike and Betty Keller
Salesforce.com Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Beigel, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Kilduff
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Short
Charitable Flex Fund
Col. (Ret.) Frank and Ruth Ann Kovach
Short Family Foundation
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Mr. James A. Buzzard and Mrs. Susan R. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cabell Chenault IV
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Booker
Carol and Manuel Loupassi
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Smithson
Kris and Chuck Marchant
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick A. Smyth
Mr. and Mrs. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron L. Coles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. McGuire
Dami and Chris Snyder
Mr. Timothy S. Burress
Comtel Communications
Mr. Robert M. Merriman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Steeber
CarMax Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Chenault V ’91
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The Clevenger Family Mr. and H. Clark Cockrell Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Cole III Mr. and Mrs. Custis L. Coleman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Collier Thomas and Mary Coulbourn Family Fund of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia
Mr. Henry A. Johnson, Jr. and Ms. Jane L. Sternheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Villani, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Clarke
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Coles, Sr.
Michael and Erin Kuhla
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Weisiger
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bertsch Cox
Dr. and Mrs. Norman A. Leopold
Woodfin Company
Dan and Greta Cross
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Macgill
Dr. Terry Wright and Mr. Frank Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Drozeski, Jr.
Mike and Deanna McCullough Dave and Jeanine McKeand
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Scott Frayser Genworth Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Shawn C. McLane Audrey and Danny Meyer
Gold Club ($250 + )
Ms. Katherine E. Goodpasture Mr. and Mrs. B. Kelly Graves
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Timothy D. Dickson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dods
Lara and Prescott Nichols
Matt and Mindy Dumeer
Mia and Marshall Norton
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman A. Adkins, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent E. Engelke
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. O’Brien, Jr.
Diana and Wade Alger
Mr. and Mrs. W. Randall Hall III
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Ferguson II
Mrs. Jacquelyn N. Orgain
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Anderson II
Mr. and Mrs. S. Kyle Fornash
Mr. Frazer M. Orgain ’95 and Mrs. Corbin Adamson Orgain ’96
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bachman
Mr. Jonathan H. Hambrick and Ms. Kathryn W. Hambrick
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gelber Dr. Aaron E. Goldberg and Dr. Stephanie R. Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Renner Dr. and Mrs. Chris Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Goodpasture
Mr. Robert B. Sanders, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Hall, Jr.
Robbin and Eddie Stiles
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Hanger
Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stoneburner, Jr.
Ashton and Andy Harris
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Groves, Jr.
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Jeffrey G. Bassett Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Bice Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Bowlin
Mr. Richard D. Hall, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gibson Harris II Mrs. Marsha J. Hawkins Andrew and Teri Iverson Ms. J. Cary Jamieson
Mrs. Carolyn R. Brandt
Ms. Karen Starke
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall III
Dr. and Mrs. Bryan M. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Kiester
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Brooks
Mr. Sean Lannan
Charles and Jo Ann Brown
Mrs. Charlene Wilton Leahy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stratton
Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Leopold
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Heitman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Struminger
Mike Brumagin
Mr. and Mrs. B. Scott Highfill
Mr. J. Gordon Valentine
Dr. and Mrs. J. Paul Bullock, Jr.
Mr. James Lipp and Mrs. Catherine Cooper Lipp ’93
James River Insurance Company
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Vaughan
Mr. Temple D. Cabell and Ms. Susan D. Stevens
Did you know
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Here’s a breakdown of our Annual Fund giving by fund
Luck Companies Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McClendon Ms. Anne D. McDougall Chris and Heather Meaker
Fine Arts
$ 21,198
Athletics 9,400 Financial Aid/Scholarship
6,695
Professional Development
9,216
Technology 6,161
Dr. Sujit K. Mohanty and Mrs. Shahwar Qureshi Mohanty ’90 Mrs. Grace Morse-Brumagin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Parris Mr. Giacomo Pastore and Ms. Alice D. Young Mary Ann and Brian Peppiatt
Other* 37,065
Mrs. Charlotte A. Phillips
Area of Greatest Need
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Phillips
GRAND TOTAL
292,428 $ 382,165
*Other includes gifts designated for the Lower School Innovation Station, robotics, Bryan Innovation Lab, faculty/staff awards, math and science, core academics, LEAP, junior kindergarten program, Lower School and Middle School.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Poling, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Pollard Mr. and Mrs. James R. Popp Spartan Club Matching Gift Summer 2015
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A N N UA L R E P OR T O F G I V I N G Ms. Faye S. Ralston Mr. and Mrs. John N. Ransom II Mr. and Mrs. Ames J. Russell RVA Construction Wellford L. and Ann H. Sanders
Blue Club ($100 + )
Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Crane, Jr.
Ms. Allison J. Buchik
Mr. G. Lee Crenshaw II
Anonymous (3)
Mary and David Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassel Adamson III ’92
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Campbell, Jr.
Jean Crichton and Robert Gunhouse
Sam Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Curry
Mr. Paul Cantor and Dr. Debra Cantor
Dr. William L. Curry
Mrs. S. Austin Caperton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Dellosso
Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Caron
Mr. and Mrs. Asif A. Shah
Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassel Adamson, Jr.
Hassie and Haywood Solomon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Aldredge
Mrs. Marianne Stack
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Alley
Melissa and Joe Tannery
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Amory III
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Carter
Ms. Dena K. Dickson and Ms. Belinda Currin
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Tinsley
Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Amyx
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Carter
Robert and Denise Dietz
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Anderson
Mr. D. Allen Chambers
Richard and Nancy Dods
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Armitage
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Chambliss
Dominion Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit A. Ayres
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Charity, Jr.
Ms. Kathleen Dufficy
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bartee
Mr. and Mrs. Woo K. Cheon
Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. C. Leland Bassett
John and Gina Coccagna
Linda and John Dunville
Mr. and Mrs. J. David Basto
Ms. Anne Cockrell
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Duty
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baum
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Eakin
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Compton
Francisco Ferrer and Yessenia Revilla
Mr. Lawrence R. Twining and Mrs. Susan Cramer Twining ’84 Mr. E. M. Valentine, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Wauford Western Asset Credit Team Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wharram III Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wingfield III
Bill and Barbara Beckstoffer Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Bennett
Mr. Brent Zimmerman
Spartan Club Matching Gift
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$25
Mr. Elliott T. Cooper and Rev. Gale H. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bosland
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron N. Cosby
Mr. Charles J. Finley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brennan
Mr. Justin Costley
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bright
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cox
Mrs. Mary Ross Reed Fisher
How is your gift spent? Here’s an example of the ways in which annual gifts might be used at The Steward School.
sends one teacher to the Science Teachers Regional Conference
$1,000
Who’s giving
No. of gifts
Alumni 32 Alumni Grandparents Alumni Parents
$100
purchases a MakerBot 2 3D printer for the Bryan Innovation Lab
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Corporations 21
tunes a piano for the Performing Arts Department
$2,500
Year in Review
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Filler
equips the lacrosse team with six new helmets
$250
$50
supplies four books for the library
provides two easels for the Visual Arts Department
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Elite Junior Golf
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Borovatz
Every gift makes a difference
Did you know
Mr. and Mrs. E. Craig Dauer
$5,000
provides four new Dell desktop computers
Current Parents
294
Current Students
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Foundations or Trusts
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Friends 128 Grandparents 119 Great-Grandparents 1 Matching Gift Companies
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Staff 134
Mr. August J. Moret
Innovative gift
Robert and Donna Morgan
The Welch family generously helped fund the Innovation Station in the Lower School.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mudd
Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Mrs. Patricia Mulligan Mr. and Mrs. Gardner A. Mundy II Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Murray John and Mary Ann Nance Mr. and Mrs. Ramkripa Natarajan
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Mr. and Mrs. Harvey W. Neale Mrs. Barbara B. Nichols Nils Fund Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew F. Olexy Dr. and Mrs. George A. Oliff
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Fitzgerald
Mrs. Kenneth Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Eric K. Latourelle
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Oliver
Mr. G. Slaughter Fitz-Hugh, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Harvill
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Oppici
Dr. Laurie G. Forlano and Mr. Andrew Forlano
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helton
Mr. Jeremy D. Leahman and Dr. Courtenay E. Leahman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Fowler, Sr. The Honorable and Mrs. Calvin W. Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Herzog Ms. Blythe P. Heywood Mr. and Mrs. Gerry E. Higgs
Mr. and Mrs. Clive D. Fox
Greg and Sally Cramer Holzgrefe
Mr. Marvin Franz and Mrs. Susan Hudgins Franz ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Hopp
Mr. Dale G. Leopold and Ms. Nora Weinhold Mr. and Mrs. William G. Leverty II Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Levin Sandra and Franklin Levin Mr. and Mrs. C. Jason Loftis
Mrs. Margaret D. Maclin
Mrs. Sherry B. Porter
Mrs. Veronica Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Philippe Raffenot
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Frydenborg, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Jackson and Mrs. Desiree L. Vescera-Jackson
Mr. Thomas W. Funkhouser
Mr. and Ms. Timothy Jackson
Robert L. Massey
Mr. and Mrs. R. Christopher Gammon
Fary and Sam Jarvandi
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Matt
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jeter III
Mrs. Cindi A. Graesser
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Jobe
Dr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Graper, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Jobe, Jr.
Mrs. Mary Fox Greenlee
Mrs. Ellen Johnson
Mr. Thomas M. Gresham and Ms. Shannon L. Feagans
Mrs. Mary G. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Haar Ms. Jill Hade Mr. John Hancock The Honorable and Mrs. L. A. Harris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kerns Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Knull Mr. and Ms. Frank G. Kovach
Dr. David R. Penberthy and Dr. J. Kim Penberthy
Dr. and Mrs. Philip C. Pieters
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace S. Inge
Mr. and Mrs. Jamison R. Gugino
Vanessa L. Patterson
Eric and Jennifer Luzzatto
Charles and Karen Friend
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kasarda
Mr. Thomas Owens
Mr. Farest T. Pierce and Dr. Catherine V. Pierce
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Fratkin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gresham
Ms. Monica Osei
Mr. and Mrs. Francis V. Lowden III
Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Humphreys
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Kallman
Ms. Margaret Osei
Mr. Michael Reazin ’07 Ms. Janet L. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Bill N. McCoy
Ms. Sarah H. Richardson
Mr. Christopher S. McKee
Dr. Louise L. Robertson and Mr. William E. Robertson
MeadWestvaco Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Cabell Metts III Debbie and Doug Mickle Joel Mier and Samantha Dardick Mier Mr. and Mrs. Derek C. Mohar
Mrs. Amy Krumbein
Chad Montgomery and Meg Montgomery ’05
Mrs. Lois W. Lane
Ms. Carol Moore
Mr. Walter S. Robertson III Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Rochat Ms. Marnie Rod and Mr. Rick Barlow Ms. Lorraine Rodgers Ms. Lorenna C. Rodriguez Mrs. Kay Sweeney Mr. and Dr. Hilton Rubin Summer 2015
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A N N UA L R E P OR T O F G I V I N G Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ryan, Jr. Art and Vera Mae Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Jamal I. Sheikh-Yassin
Anonymous (4) Ms. Ginger Abbott Ms. Frances S. Adamson-Reed
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Clough
Mr. Benjamin N. Fox ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Coates III
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frankenburg
Mr. Ian M. Coddington and Dr. Nancy Coddington
The Franklin Federal Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Cole, Jr.
Miss Megan Frayser ’15
Ms. Stephanie E. Coleman
Ms. Natalia C. Frost
Mr. Garrett Compton
Mr. Conor A. Frydenborg ’15
Ms. Lorene Connolly
Ms. Cindy Garner
Ms. Amy Cooper
Mr. Matthew Gelber ’15
Mr. Armand Cosquer
Mr. Stephen Gianfortoni ’08
Mrs. Jane S. Covington
Miss E. Braeden Glancy ’15
Miss Emily A. Cox ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Gocha
Mrs. Laura Krumbein Craig ’94
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Goode
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Crews
Douglass P. Griffith
Mr. David Cross ’15
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Griffith, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crowder
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Grissom
Miss Blakely R. Cummings ’23
Estelle and Gerald Grossman
Miss Kennon G. Cummings ’21
Mrs. Anita Grymes Towell
Ms. Christen J. Fratter
Terri A. and Richard H. Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Humberto Aguillon
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Shimer
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Akers, Jr.
Paul and Norma Shortall
Mr. and Mrs. Mangus F. Akesson
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Simpson
Ms. Mary Beth Alber
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sims
Mrs. Wendy L. Aldaz Moran
Mr. and Mrs. Jarrell L. Sink
Mr. Stuart C. Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Slyh
Dr. and Mrs. Jason R. Arnold
The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas P. Smith
Ms. Luz Avila
Ms. Mary H. Sprague
Mr. Cameron Bachman ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stallings
Bank of America Foundation
Stern Agee
Mr. and Mrs. William Bays
Mark Sternheimer
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Beck II
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Strecker, Sr.
Mr. Zachary G. Beigel ’15
Mary Lou and Malcolm Street
Joanna and Juan Bialet
Kate and Lex Strickland
Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Blackwell
Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Swartz
Mr. and Mrs. Andres R. Blanco
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sydnor
Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Blum
Mrs. Laura Y. Thomson
Mr. Kevin Bojarski ’05
Mr. John S. Davis V and Dr. Susan Fischer Davis
Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Tickle
Miss Madison N. Borovatz ’15
Miss Lucy C. Davis ’15
Ms. Kourtney Boughey ’03
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeCredico
Mrs. Karla W. Boughey
Miss Carolyn M. DeCredico ’15
Ms. Pamela M. Brouder
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Define
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Burnett
Mr. Ryan DeLaney ’06
Mr. Peter D. Burnett ’15
Mr. Chance Diffee ’15
Mr. Andrew Caldwell ’13
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Diffee
Mrs. William R. Walker, Jr.
Mr. Luke J. Caldwell ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Dillow II
Ms. Elizabeth W. Hooker
Nancy E. Warner
Mr. Kevin B. Cameron ’15
Mr. Ryan R. Doggett ’15
Mr. Charles W. Hoover, Jr.
Mr. Edward J. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Carter
Shelby Dowdle
The Householder Family
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells III
Ms. Suzanne W. Casey
Ms. Jenn Downey
Ms. Beth Howard ’07
Mr. Anderson White
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Casper
Sarah Dwelle and Family
Mrs. Rose Marie Howard
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Willhite
Miss Kristen S. Cashwell ’15
Dr. and Mrs. Amit Eynan
The Hudson Family
Dr. and Ms. Russell L. Wolz
Mr. Boyd Chambliss ’12
Ms. Beth Farmer ’09
Mr. and Mrs. Gorham W. Hussey
Lorraine and Jim Woodley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Farmer
Inside Straight Lunch Group
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Woodley
Mr. Jasper C. Charity III ’15
Mr. William L. Farmer, Jr. ’15
Miss Lavinia L. Johnson ’15
Ms. Jennifer Woodward
Mr. Bowen Chen ’15
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Felix
Mrs. Jean B. Jones
Ms. Weibin W. Xue
Mr. Frederick T. Clary
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl R. Fonville
Ms. Kathleen S. Karmolinski
Mark and Carrie Zehfuss
Mr. Luis E. Clavijo
Ms. Allison Aldridge Forrester
Mr. John B. Keefe, Jr. ’15
Mrs. Terry S. Tosh Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend Dr. and Mrs. E. Winston Trice Mr. and Mrs. Alex Tulchinsky Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Vicars, Sr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ayers, Jr.
Ms. Christina D’Angelo Mrs. Emily S. Daniel Davenport & Company LLC Dr. and Mrs. Daniel W. David
Ms. Bonny M. Hajek Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. Henry R. Harrell ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harrison Ms. Nancy Hartnett Marge Hassan Ms. Marsh Hayes Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Healey Miss Lydia R. Heitman ’15 Mr. Sean Highfill ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Mark I. Holt
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Mr. Ryan J. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Maitland III
Mrs. Christina Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. King
Mr. James Marmolejo-Mendez and Ms. Jenny Suarez-Tello
Mr. Patrick W. Neale ’15
Baseball Windscreen Donors
Mr. Howard Klein and Ms. Claire Whitcomb Mr. Frederick W. Kopf
Ms. Jane H. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Andras Koppanyi
Mrs. Helen M. Mayers
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kramer
Mr. John McAlister
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barker
Miss Ashley M. Leahman ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Booker
Ms. Barbara A. Leahy
Ms. Julie P. McKeown
The Clifton Family
Mr. Ben Leahy ’10
Cathy Menendez
Mr. and Mrs. B. Scott Highfill
Mr. Mark A. Leopold ’15
Miss Bella Metts ’15
Mr. Ricky Lin ’15
Mr. Adam Mickle ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Long
Mr. David L. Miller and Ms. Julia R. Currie
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Keefe, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Harold J. Martinez Dr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews Dr. and Mrs. Shawn C. McLane Mr. and Mrs. Kinnon L. Shiflett Dr. and Ms. Russell L. Wolz Dr. and Ms. Royce W. Woolfolk, Jr. Wright McAllister Family
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Loyd Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Lubin Mr. and Mrs. A. Christian Lundberg
Mathnasium of Richmond
Mr. Norman Miller John and Grace Millspaugh Mr. and Mrs. G. Michael Minton
Lyn and Jon Lunsford
Mr. Mason R. Mire ’15
Mr. and Mrs. David Lyons
Miss Allison Mitchell ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. MacKinlay
Ms. Gail Moizeau
Mr. Mansour Mahban and Mrs. Afi Farjadi
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Moran, Jr. Robert and Maxine Muccigrosso
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney S. Negus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelms, Jr. Network for Good Sally and Luke Newcomb Ms. Sarah Newcomb ’05 Ms. Nancy Pace Newton Mr. Aubrey C. Nichols ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Garry L. Nichols Miss Megan N. Norman ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Nugent Ms. Robin M. Oliff Ms. Grace S. Parker Miss Emily S. Parris ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Randall Parrish Mr. and Mrs. Russell W. Perkins, Sr. Miss Sarah E. Petrocelli ’18 Spartan Club Matching Gift Summer 2015
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A N N UA L R E P OR T O F G I V I N G Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Mr. Jackson Pieters ’15 Mr. Walker B. Poling ’15
Miss Elise M. Taylor ’15
Mrs. Martha Villavicencio
SUSTAINING GIFTS
Mr. John T. Taylor
Mr. Daniel R. Walker and Mrs. Erica L. Riesbeck
This list represents donors who made payments on multiyear commitments to capital campaigns and special projects between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. We are especially grateful to these donors for this extraordinary generosity in support of the Bryan Innovation Lab and “Building a Legacy. One Steward at a Time.” capital campaign.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Taylor Ms. Veronica Tharp ’09
Mr. and Mrs. James Wallis
Mr. and Mrs. D. Stephen Titus
Mr. Tom Ward
Mr. Jack Trepp ’15
Ann Warshauer
Mr. Samuel R. Trepp ’15
Mrs. L. Jane Whitely
Mrs. Margaret W. Turpin
Ms. Rochelle Wiltshire
Carol A. Ulmer
Anne W. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Reynolds
Mr. John K. Vandervelde and Dr. Caroline B. Vandervelde
Dr. and Ms. Royce W. Woolfolk, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Ricketts
Mr. Charles C. Vaughan ’15
Miss Deborah Wooten
Mr. Edward M. Riley III
Miss Emily Vaughan ’15
Miss Sabrina Yang ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert F. Robbins III
Miss Virginia C. Villani ’15
Mr. and Mrs. Marty Zinder
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Wray K. Powell Mr. and Mrs. David D. Redmond Mr. Marc-Michel Rene ’25 Mr. William C. Renner ’15 Mr. Adam C. Reynolds ’25
Mr. Mark L. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Rogers Martha L. Romero Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ross Mr. Jack S. Ross ’15 Mrs. Barbara G. Rubin Mr. Mark Ryland and Mrs. Corbin Brierre Ryland ’01 Ms. Fernanda Sanchez-Becerra Lena and Robert Scott Col. and Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Secrest Mr. Todd A. Serr Beth and Pete Shamburger Mr. and Mrs. Kinnon L. Shiflett Ms. Elizabeth B. Simpson Ms. Caitlin Sloane
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You name it! The Development Office played games—Giving Games, that is— during the month of April. The following donors earned the right to lend their names to each item below during the 2015-16 year. Wilton Hall Pillar: Amy and Steve Clifton Athletic Center Bleachers: Beth Howard ’07 Lee Healey’s Phone: Veronica Tharp ’09 Maintenance Shovel: Stephanie and Eric Bowlin Bryan Innovation Lab Ceiling Pipes: Chris and Bill Porter Yertle the Turtle’s Tank: Angie and Jason Loftis
$50,000 + Richard S. Reynolds Foundation $25,000 + Janet and Brad Sauer $10,000 + Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell Hall Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. LeClair $5,000 + Mr. Martin L. Brill Mr. and Mrs. John N. Foster, Jr. Foster Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brantley D. Hathaway Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr. Mr. R. Jay Poling and Dr. Tracy L. Poling Dr. and Mrs. N. Neil Turnage $1,000 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady
Stewie’s Rear Tire: Blakely Cummings ’23
Mr. and Mrs. Grattan T. Smith
Cramer Center Backstage Door: Kate and Matt Cooper
Major and Mrs. Matthew M. C. Smith ’88
Bunkey (Dan Frank’s Bear/Monkey): Suzanne and Hilton Rubin Dining Commons Spoon: Jack Trepp ’15
Robert and Barbara Straton Miss Kathleen C. Stuart ’15 SunTrust Foundation Matching Gift Program The Swaney Family Mr. and Mrs. Alvin M. Sydnor Spartan Club Matching Gift
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The Development Office has made every attempt to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report and to list donors as requested. We apologize for any errors. Corrections to inaccurate information should be sent to Ashton Harris, assistant director of annual giving, The Steward School, 11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA 23238 or emailed to Ashton.Harris@stewardschool. org. No portion of this publication or its listings may be reproduced without permission from The Steward School.
The following individuals and companies served as sponsors and/or provided in-kind support for the major Steward events of the 2014-15 year: Great Tailgate, Ray Tate Spartan Golf Classic, Pancakes for a Purpose, and the Gala. Our thanks for their continued support!
Mr. Dan Frank and Ms. Robin Forsyth The Honorable and Mrs. Calvin W. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray III
Ms. Maggie Hoak
Bob Foley’s Next Level Basketball
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Holmes
Gardner Orthodontics
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Humphreys, Jr. James River Equipment
Virginia Family Dentistry
Mr. Henry A. Johnson, Jr. and Ms. Jane L. Sternheimer, Jr.
The Westin Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Keefe, Sr. Kelleher HVAC
Special Events Sponsors and In-Kind Gifts Anonymous 3North Air Conditioning Equipment Sales, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Bradford J. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. McGregor Meriwether Godsey, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Pramod K. Mohanty
Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Clevenger The Clifton Family Community West Church
In Honor of/ In Memory of Gifts In Honor of the Dedicated Faculty and Staff Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Hanger
In Honor of Emily A. Curry ’18 and Caroline E. Curry ’16 Mrs. Virginia K. Terry In Honor of Natalia Frost, Kristen Householder, and Eric Latourelle
In Honor of Bonnie Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Goodpasture
Mr. David Cross ’15
In Memory of Irene Hall
Miss Emily Vaughan ’15
Mr. Richard D. Hall, Jr.
Miss Lydia R. Heitman ’15 In Honor of Ainsley M. Bowlin ’27
In Honor of John Wesley Hall IV ’21 Mr. Stuart C. Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit A. Ayres In Honor of Lee Healey
In Honor of Eric J. Hopp
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Sr.
Jamie and Jenny Christensen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hoofnagle III
Mr. and Mrs. David Both
Cherry, Bekaert LLP
In Memory of Frances A. Crowder
Mr. William C. Renner ’15
Reynolds Development, LLC
Chaplin & Qureshi, PLC
Mrs. Rosemary Worthy
In Memory of James V. Buis ’92
BB&T Capital Markets
Mrs. S. Austin Caperton, Jr.
Worth Higgins and Associates Inc.
Performance Food Group, Inc.
Mr. Stuart C. Andrews
Buckingham Slate Company
Greg and Sally Cramer Holzgrefe
Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil Pre Con, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowlman T. Bowles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wheless
HCA - Henrico Doctor’s Hospital
Premier Sponsors
McGeorge Toyota
In Memory of Paul R. Cramer
Lee Hartman & Sons Inc. Highwoods Properties
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Tulchinsky
In Honor of Charles E. Chapman Miss Lucy C. Davis ’15
Mr. John B. Keefe, Jr. ’15 In Honor of Katelyn E. Jobe and Alexander E. Jobe ’17
Richmond Baseball Academy West Inc.
Mr. Christopher S. DeConti ’15
RVA Construction
Mr. Benjamin N. Fox ’15
In Honor of Carolyn and Jim Johnson
In Honor of Jasper C. Charity III ’15
Carol A. Ulmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Charity, Jr.
In Honor of Jim Johnson
Joey Schlager & The Richmond Realty Team Mr. James E. Schreiber Snap In The Face, LLC
Mr. William L. Farmer, Jr. ’15
Spider Management Company
In Honor of Hong Chen
Dr. and Mrs. David B. Stein
Mr. Bowen Chen ’15
The Country Vintner
Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stoneburner, Jr.
Danny’s Flower Market Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diatelevi
Mr. and Mrs. G. Henry Jobe, Jr.
Mr. Armand Cosquer Mr. and Mrs. William F. Griffith, Jr. Mr. Charles W. Hoover, Jr.
Senator and Mrs. Walter A. Stosch
In Honor of Edward F. Cole IV ’18
David Lee Miller and Julia R. Currie
Strangeways Brewing
Ms. Anne Cockrell
Mr. Norman Miller
Dominion Payroll Services
Mr. James F. Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Cole, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Dwelle
Swift Creek Pediatrics
Emroch and Kilduff Excelsior Air
Dr. J. Corbett Talton II and Dr. Alexandra Renkenberger-Talton
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart H. Feldstein
The Trepp Family
In Memory of William K. Lane Jr.
In Honor of Cora B. Coulbourn ’27 and J. Paxton Coulbourn ’25
Mrs. Lois W. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Coulbourn, Sr.
In Honor of Allison Mitchell ’15 Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Mitchell Summer 2015
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A N N UA L R E P OR T O F G I V I N G In Honor of Monica Moehring ’95
Mr. and Mrs. J. David Basto
Miss Megan Frayser ’15
Mrs. Carolyn R. Brandt
In Honor of Anne Moss
Ms. Stephanie E. Coleman
Mr. Chance Diffee ’15
Mrs. Laura Krumbein Craig ’94
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Bennett
Mr. Charles J. Finley In Memory of Alpha Nance
Mrs. Mary Ross Reed Fisher
John and Mary Ann Nance
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady
In Memory of Albert M. Orgain III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Graper, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Coulbourn, Sr.
Mr. Steven C. Henderson and Dr. Sandra H. Henderson
Estelle and Gerald Grossman
Ms. Elizabeth W. Hooker
Jacquelyn N. Orgain
Mrs. William C. Hope III
In Honor of Paul Osborne Robert and Denise Dietz In Memory of Dolores Owens Mr. Thomas Owens In Honor of Rugene S. Paulette Col. and Mrs. Stuart M. Seaton In Honor of Kelsea Pieters ’09 Dr. and Mrs. Philip C. Pieters
Mr. and Mrs. Jamison R. Gugino
In Honor of Kate Strickland Miss Lavinia L. Johnson ’15 In Honor of Mary Ann Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hilton, Sr. and Family
Miss Ashley M. Leahman ’15
Mrs. Rose Marie Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Long
In Honor of Elizabeth B. Simpson Miss Elise M. Taylor ’15 In Honor of Craig M. Smith Mr. Mark A. Leopold ’15 In Honor of Parke F. Smith II ’01 Mr. Preston S. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. David Lyons
The Newcomb Family
Mrs. Frank C. Maloney III
Mrs. Barbara B. Nichols
Ms. Jane H. Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Norton
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald P. McCarthy
In Honor of Holly Weisiger ’07
Ms. Martha C. Perdue
Ms. Anne D. McDougall
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Porter
Mr. August J. Moret
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Reynolds
Ms. Nancy Pace Newton
In Memory of Buford A. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C. Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nolde, Jr.
Mrs. Anne Carter Wood
Ms. Janet L. Rice
Ms. Mary Harvard Nolde ’93
The Trepp Family
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Oppici
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Wiltshire
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Weisiger
In Memory of Richard Anderson, Son of Bonnie Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Redmond
Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassel Adamson III ’92
Ms. Sarah H. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Akers, Jr.
Mr. Walter S. Robertson III
Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Albrecht
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Rochat
Mrs. Carolyn R. Brandt
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ryan, Jr.
Mr. Ian M. Coddington and Dr. Nancy Coddington
Lena and Robert Scott
Mr. Justin Costley
Mr. Edward M. Riley III
Stern Agee Mr. and Mrs. Alvin M. Sydnor
In Honor of Donald E. Steeber
Mrs. Frances A. Crowder
In Memory of Randolph L. Morchower ’93
Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Curry
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crowder
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Wells III
Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. V. Cassel Adamson, Jr.
Western Asset Credit Team
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Goode Ms. Carolyn Graham
Ms. Frances Adamson-Reed
Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Wiltshire
Estelle and Gerald Grossman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ayers, Jr.
Mr. Brent Zimmerman
In Honor of Madelyn Stoneburner ’10 Dr. and Mrs. Frank D. Stoneburner, Jr.
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Mrs. Mary G. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Lubin
In Honor of Susie Scott E. S. Porter
Mr. Robert J. Jackson and Mrs. Desiree L. Vescera-Jackson
In Honor of Greg Trepp and his tireless efforts to promote and enhance Spartan Athletics
In Honor of Darryn G. Rubin ’26 Mr. Henry E. Rubin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Innes
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Heitman, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ukrop
Mr. Anderson White
Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship In September 2014, The Steward School lost a dear friend with the sudden passing of Debbie Robson. While the school community was stunned by this tragic loss, the generosity that sprang to life in her memory was astonishing. All gifts received by the school in Mrs. Robson’s memory were applied to the newly-created Debbie Robson Merit Scholarship unless otherwise requested. This scholarship, which will provide four years of tuition for two rising ninth-grade students, is the result of a cause which Mrs. Robson championed during her 15 years at Steward, and we are honored that her legacy can live on through this effort.
Patron Anonymous Ms. Ginger Abbott Mr. and Mrs. William Bays Ms. Pamela M. Brouder Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Caron Ms. Lorene Connolly Mr. Armand Cosquer Mr. John S. Davis V and Dr. Susan Fischer Davis Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Diffee Mr. and Mrs. James V. Duty
$25,000+
Foundation
Ms. Kathleen Dufficy
Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Gray III
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Jr.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Frank and Lorraine Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. S. Buford Scott
Mr. and Mrs. R. Christopher Gammon
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick A. Smyth
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gelber
Ms. Elizabeth B. Stutts
Mr. and Mrs. B. Kelly Graves
$15,000+
Mr. James F. Stutts
Mr. Richard D. Hall, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Hamilton
Jamie and Jenny Christensen
Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Terry
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Grady
The Trepp Family
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Heitman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Hamilton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson, Jr.
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Mr. and Mrs. James Jollay
Mr. Charles W. Hoover, Jr.
Mr. Sean Lannan
Mr. and Mrs. Gorham W. Hussey
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gray Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jennette III Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. O’Neil
Lewis & Minta Wood Charitable Foundation
$5,000+ Mark, Lisa, Zoe and Abby Dwelle
$500+
Ken, Kip, and Andrew Robson
The Clifton Family James River Insurance Company
$1,000+
Kristi and Bill Lane
Martin Brill
Amy and Dan Ludwin
Mr. James A. Buzzard and Mrs. Susan R. Snyder
Audrey and Danny Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Caldwell The Joseph Fields Family Mr. Dan Frank and Ms. Robin Forsyth Gartner The Geraldi Norton Foundation Ms. Maggie Hoak Jamestown Family of Funds Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Jones, Sr. Mr. Robert M. Merriman The Owens Family Cindy P. and Dennis A. Pryor The Randolph & Susan Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph N. Reynolds, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Kyle Fornash
Luck Companies Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Felix Ms. Allison Aldridge Forrester Mr. Conor A. Frydenborg ’15 Ms. Cindy Garner Mr. and Mrs. William F. Griffith, Jr. Estelle and Gerald Grossman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hall III
Inside Straight Lunch Group
Mrs. Veronica Marsh
Mr. Howard Klein and Ms. Claire Whitcomb
Dr. Sujit K. Mohanty and Mrs. Shahwar Qureshi Mohanty ’90
Mr. Frederick W. Kopf
Mr. and Mrs. Derek C. Mohar
MeadWestvaco Foundation
Nils Fund
Cathy Menendez
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Pollard
David Lee Miller and Julia R. Currie
Mary Ann and Brian Peppiatt Mr. and Mrs. James L. Phillips Mrs. Elizabeth H. Pollard
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kramer
Mr. Norman Miller John and Grace Millspaugh Mr. and Mrs. G. Michael Minton
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Popp
Ms. Gail Moizeau
E. S. Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Moran, Jr.
Mrs. Sherry B. Porter
Robert and Maxine Muccigrosso
Anonymous (2)
Ms. Marnie Rod and Mr. Rick Barlow
Miss Megan N. Norman ’15
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Atkinson
Ms. Lorraine Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Pruitt
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bosland
Ms. Mary H. Sprague
Ms. Caitlin Sloane
Sam Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Stallings
Charitable Flex Fund
Mary Lou and Malcolm Street
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Mort Thalhimer III
Jean Crichton and Robert Gunhouse
Ms. Jennifer Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Weisiger
$100+
Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. Wray K. Powell
The Swaney Family Mr. and Mrs. D. Stephen Titus Carol A. Ulmer Mr. Tom Ward Ms. Rochelle Wiltshire Ms. Deborah Wooten Summer 2015
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S T E WA R D P R I D E
Blue & Gold 2014-15 saw the kickoff of a new school-wide spirit campaign. We want everyone who graces our campus to feel Spartan pride radiating from our pores. The Spartan Spirit Committee was composed of parents, faculty members, and staff representatives, who met frequently with students to plan activities to boost blue and gold fever. Their ideas included athlete and actor visits with Lower School students during spirit weeks and morning carpool, cards and posters made by our youngest students to support athletes during the Lower School Jamboree, and the revived tradition of a spirit chain that was ultimately shredded to make confetti for Graduation. The festivities were wrapped up with a Blue and Gold spirit celebration, complete with tongue-staining blue and gold ice treats, at the end of the year. Points were accumulated based on attendance at events, and the Blue team won the trophy for 2015. No doubt, the Gold team is already planning its strategy for 2016‌let the games begin!
the Blue and gold COMMITTEE Susan Atkinson Stephanie Bowlin Wyndi Carnes Melanie Casper Lynn Define Lee Healey Maggie Hoak
Jen Jennette Kristina Kerns Monica Moehring Carol Moore Robin Oliff Corbin Orgain Clay Reynolds
Elizabeth Simpson Bob Stratton Laura Thomson Chris Tickle Ann-Marie Trepp Jen Wilkerson Sabra Willhite
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