TPS Gazette

Green & GoldFALL2015
GAZETTE
Blairhame’s Second Century
Letter from Todd Stansbery
Graduation & Class Day
Distinguished Faculty Award

TUXEDO PARK SCHOOL

Contents

In This Issue Page

Mission Statement 1

Letter from the Head of School 2

Blairhame’s Second Century 3
& TPS Strategic Vision 4

Letter from the Former Head of School

Message from the President 5
of the Board of Trustees

Annual Fund & Special Gifts 6

Spotlight 13

Annual Benefit 2015 14

Graduation & Class Day 18

Distinguished Faculty Award 22

Alumni 23

In Memoriam 28

Mission Statementcontents

Tuxedo Park School...

Honors effort and excellence
Inspires a lifelong love of learning
Celebrates each student
Values its traditions and historic community
Prepares students for a changing world
Nurtures its core values: Be Kind, Be Fair, Be Responsible

Adopted by the TPS Board of Trustees December 2013

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Administrative Team Letter from the Head of School
2015-2016
Dear New Friends and Families:
Head of School
Todd Stansbery Tuxedo Park School was founded in 1900, and
I am honored and delighted to be the 12th
Head of Middle School Head of School in that long history. I began
Diana Coyne my tenure on July 1, 2015, and recognize
that I am following in the footsteps of many
Director of Institutional excellent leaders and visionary educators who
Advancement came before me. I know I speak for all of us
Fiona Duffy when I say ‘thank you’ to each of them, and
particularly Kathleen McNamara, who has
Director of Academic left me with an already vibrant school on an
Programs & High School upward trajectory.

Placement In this year’s Green & Gold Gazette, you will
Lori Esmond read about countless people who have been committed to TPS for years,
including volunteers, donors, board members, faculty, staff, and alumni. Each
Head of Upper School person and organization named here has supported Tuxedo Park School in
Jeff Feinberg limitless ways. Thank you for all of your support, now and for years to come.

Interim I am grateful to have been left with a roadmap for TPS, which outlines the
Head of Primary School board-adopted strategic priorities. These priorities will drive our success over the
coming decade, and will be the platform on which TPS continues to differentiate
Quenby Frimet itself.

Director of I am proud to open the KMAC Lab Maker Space at TPS this fall, made possible
Admissions & by a generous gift from the Lachman family in recognition of the school and
Tuition Assistance Ms. McNamara. I know each of you joins me in saying ‘thank you’. This
Kristen Heard groundbreaking center sets us on a course for 21st Century education and
provides a base around which we can build an ever-broadening STEAM
Director of Athletics curriculum. With continued community support, faculty training, and curriculum
Dawn Kranzo innovation, we will continue to maximize growth and learning for our students.

Chief Financial As I think about Tuxedo Park School and its future, I am filled with optimism
and Operating Officer and excitement. TPS thrives on providing joyful learning and an exceptional
educational experience. Building upon the strong foundation already in place,
Michael Murphy I look forward to working with each family, in concert with our strong faculty
and staff, to fulfill our mission to develop confident life-long learners and
Director of Technology & locally-minded global citizens.
Academic Integration
Allyson Smith Together we will grow and achieve more as we move our school forward. One
of the reasons I came to TPS was the strong sense of community that is palpable
when you walk onto campus. My wife Nancy and I already feel so welcome;
we cannot wait for what’s ahead!

Sincerely,

Todd P. Stansbery
Head of School

Years Blairhame’s Second Century

& TPS Strategic Vision

As our iconic campus, Blairhame, celebrates its 100th year (1915-2015), Tuxedo Park School works to preserve,
enrich and evolve the traditions, programs and setting that make this school unique. Our academic, cultural and
athletic facilities and technology must support and maximize growth and learning for our students and faculty.

In 2014, the Board of Trustees of Tuxedo Park School adopted a
series of strategic priorities to guide the school’s future success:

• Build upon our tradition of and commitment to academic excellence while embracing the components
of a 21st Century education, including STEAM initiatives and differentiated instruction guided by the
latest brain research.
• Recruit, reward and retain the best faculty and staff, and provide unparalleled professional development

opportunities.
• Preserve, enrich and evolve the campus as Blairhame enters its second century.
• Achieve long-term financial health and grow our endowment.

While we celebrate this Centennial year, we also look ahead to Blairhame’s second century. Our facilities are being
enhanced to support ongoing learning in a 21st Century environment, and we continue to foster strong interpersonal
relationships and encourage innovation from our students and faculty.

By integrating the content and skills of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics with humanities,
TPS aspires to foster innovation and promote real-world problem solving. Thanks to the generosity of the Lachman
family, and in recognition of Kathleen McNamara’s work at TPS, our campus is the home to the new KMAC Lab
Maker Space where students will incorporate computers, tablets, 3D-printers, design, editing and recording studios
and other high-tech and high-touch technology into their day-to-day learning.

TPS prepares students for the rigors of secondary school and college academics, and beyond; the critical thinking
skills they develop now through multimedia tools and methodologies will carry with them throughout their lives.

As we implement the strategic initiatives and strengthen our school,
we give thanks to those who have helped us to lead the way.

Faculty and Professional Development Prepare, Preserve, and Expand the Campus
Monderer Initiative for Professional Development Blairhame Restoration Fund
Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, P’14 Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Goodfellow In Honor of Julia Kirschenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lindsay III, P’06, P’09 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monderer, P’13, P’17 2015 Benefit Auction – Raise Your Paddle
Mrs. Nina Obolensky Prudden ‘76
Mr. and Ms. Edward Thomas, Jr., P’14, P’14, P’16, P’19 Graduation Garden
2014 Freshman Class Gift
21st Century Education 2015 Freshman Class Gift
KMAC Lab – Inspired by Kathleen McNamara
Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17 Dining Room
Orange & Rockland Utilities Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donaghy, P’13, P’15, P’16, P’18
2014 Benefit Auction – Raise Your Paddle
Brain and Learning Initiative for Differentiated Instruction
Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum, P’17 Long Term Financial Health and Endowment
Sonne Family Scholarship Fund
STEAM Initiatives and Curricular Innovations Vincent Mulford Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Pierson G. Mapes

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Letter from the former Head of School

Dear Friends,

What a year 2014-15 was for all of us at TPS! As my fourth and final year at
TPS closes, I want to take a moment to reflect on my time with you. While the
transition to my next chapter in California is bittersweet, I will watch TPS continue
its upward direction.

My four years at Tuxedo Park School were filled with friendships and relationships
that I will cherish. Our students continue to inspire me, and the administration,
faculty, and staff are among the very best I have seen in my 26 years in schools.
Together, we have raised the level of our excellent academic programs and raised the
profile of the school all while continuing to develop, articulate, and refine what we do.

As Blairhame enters its second century, the board-adopted strategic initiatives are
being implemented and hold great promise for the years ahead. TPS will expand and
enhance the curriculum, provide incomparable professional development opportunities, and preserve, enrich and
evolve its facilities, while continuing to plan and set a course for financial strength. Mr. Stansbery is inheriting an
already strong program that holds great promise for the years ahead.

Looking back at 2014-15, we had a very successful year. Thanks to outstanding volunteers, our Annual Fund reached
an unprecedented 99% Family participation, 100% Board participation, and 100% Faculty participation and Gatsby
at Blairhame was the most successful Benefit-Auction in TPS history. The Parents’ Association went above and
beyond this year and continued to impress us with their dedication and commitment to TPS, and our outstanding
Middle and Upper School students performed HONK! on the TPS stage. We celebrated the numerous regional and
national accolades received by so many of our students at our Class Day and Graduation Awards Ceremonies in June.

We graciously thank and recognize our donors; your generosity has helped us to provide an exceptional experience
for students and faculty, and makes TPS such a special place. Philanthropy has funded everything from programming,
to building maintenance and technology, to electricity, the ski program, and curricular innovations. In particular, the
Monderer Initiative for Professional Development, allowed us to offer our faculty unprecedented Professional
Development. And with the help of the Lachman family, we reinforced our commitment to differentiated education
with Dr. McCloskey’s 2-day visit to campus. We are all truly grateful for these opportunities to learn and do more to
maximize growth and learning for our students.

As the 2015-16 school year opens and Blairhame enters its second century under the capable leadership of Todd
Stansbery, the halls will be filled with joyful children, a purposeful and committed faculty and staff, and the energy
of so many great parent volunteers. TPS is a small school that has made a big difference for generations.

Though my time as Head of School has come to a close, I have begun a new relationship with TPS as an “alumni
parent.” I look forward to news and excitement for years to come with a continued sense of pride for TPS. For the
first time publicly, I loudly cheer – Go Gold!

Fondly,

Kathleen McNamara, P ‘15
Head of School, 2011-2015

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Message from the President
of the Board of Trustees

TPS’ historic campus, Blairhame, celebrates 100 years this year (1915-2015)! As we
prepare and look ahead to Blairhame’s second century, we reflect on the 2014-15 school
year as historic in its own right.

Extraordinary student success was celebrated within our school community, as well as
regionally and nationally by organizations like NAIS and other prestigious educational
institutions. We saw unprecedented support for the school and its mission – through
generous participation in our annual fund campaign (99% family participation!), the
Blairhame Restoration fund, and a highly-successful Annual Benefit Auction. These,
among numerous other achievements, reaffirm the strength of our program and the
dedication of our community.

Along with amazing success, we also experienced some disappointment. Kathleen
McNamara stepped down after serving four years as Head of School. During her tenure,
Kathleen accomplished many great things for our school including the development of a
strategic vision to guide TPS in the near future. This “roadmap” provides for curricular growth, professional development,
building enhancements, and new ways of approaching the education of our students.

The Trustees and I appreciate Kathleen’s leadership; her passion for excellence and vision for an academic and character
development program delivered the very best experience for all TPS students, and pushed the board, faculty and students
to new heights. She left TPS stronger than when she found it and we are most grateful.

While sad to bid Kathleen farewell, we are excited to welcome our new Head of School, Todd Stansbery. Todd joins
us from the Swain School where he was Head of School for nine years. He brings a wealth of experience in curricular
innovation, faculty development, philanthropy and strong strategic and financial acumen. We are also fortunate
to have Todd’s family join our community: his daughter, Peggy, an 8th grader at TPS, his son, Peter, a freshman at
Skidmore College, and his wife, Nancy, Senior Advancement Officer for the NY metropolitan region for Dickinson
College. Todd came to us through a robust search process led by Trustees Suzanne Donaghy and Frank Peverly, and
a dedicated committee of faculty, administration, and board members. I appreciate the effort of everyone who
partook in the search process; you have played an important role in framing the future success of TPS.

In closing, I extend a special thanks to the Board of Trustees for their dedication and effort on behalf of TPS. I also share
my gratitude for the support and commitment from every member of our school and extended community. We have
much to look forward to in the years ahead as we work together to preserve, enrich and evolve Tuxedo Park School.

With much appreciation,

Pamela van der Lee, P’09, P’11, P’12 TRUSTEES Mr. Christopher Hansen, P’18, P’20
President, Board of Trustees Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum, P’17
Mrs. Andrea Zalaznick Burdick, P’15 Mr. Frank Peverly, P ‘16
TPS Board of Trustees 2014-15 Dr. Joseph Capella ‘79, P’20, P’21, P’24 Ms. Caitlyn Porto ’00
Ms. Anne Christensen ’01 Mr. Robert Silvay, P’21, P’23
OFFICERS Mrs. Suzanne Donaghy Ms. Beth Stradar, P’12, P’14, P’16
Pamela van der Lee President P’09, P’11, P’12 P’13, P’15, P’16, P’18 Mrs. Lisa Ullman, P’09, P’12, P’16
Scott Shaw Vice President P’09, P’10, P’13, P’14 Dr. David Donovan Mr. Michael Vasseghi, P’13, P’15
Thomas McKay ‘61 Treasurer Ms. Lindsay Dow ‘05 Mrs. Elena Yordan, P’13, P’16
Maureen Coen Secretary P’14, P’17, P’18 Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17
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ANNUAL FUND

& SPECIAL GIFTS

2014-15 was an outstanding year for TPS! Thank you to everyone for your
generosity. With unprecedented 99% participation among the current
families, and 100% of board and faculty giving to the Annual Fund, we
set a new bar for giving. A special thanks to our co-chairs, Linda and
Saurabh Agarwal, and Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, PhD and Tamer El-Rayess,
as well as our Faculty partners, Kate Vignola and Chuck Fontana, and
Alumni Council Chairs, Liz Gunnison ‘98 and Andrea Holiat ‘98 for their
strong leadership and commitment to Tuxedo Park School.

Giving to the Annual Fund has a tremendous impact on every student at
our school. The Annual Fund provides essential operating support for the
school; from heat and snow plowing, to school events, technology and the arts – TPS couldn’t do it without you!

TPS has greatly impacted families for generations. As parents of current TPS students and alumni, we feel
fortunate that our children have the privilege to attend TPS, where they have developed a passion for learning,
competency in academic disciplines, appreciation for the arts, and respect for the unique gifts of every person
they encounter.

We believe we speak for each of the students at TPS when we say ‘thank you’ for your ongoing support. We hope
we can count on you in 2015-16!

Thank you,

Beth Stradar and Carlos Santiago
TPS Annual Fund Chairs

To make a gift to the school and support the effort
for the 2015-16 school year, please visit us online:

tuxedoparkschool.org/GiveOnline

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Annual Fund & Special Gifts

Blairhame Club ($25,000 +) Sustainers ($1,000 +)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Dow, P’05 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Adderly, P’16
Dr. and Mrs. Chang W. Ahn, G’25
Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17 Mr. Frank S. Bell Jr., P’81, P’93, G’09
Mr. Craig Calzaretta and Dr. Michelle Koury, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monderer, P’13, P’17 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Carpentier, P’17, P’20, P’23, P’25
Dr. and Mrs. Ahmad Chaudhry, P’13, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Christian R. Sonne ‘49, P’84, P’85, P’85, P’90 Mr. Michael Cho and Ms. Nancy Ahn, P’25
Mr. David Christensen and Ms. Diane Dobbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Stadler, P’08, P’09, P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Christensen Jr., P’95, P’97, P’01
Drs. Joshua and Se-A Chung, P’21
The Vincent Mulford Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cook, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. John Cunningham, P’14
Mr. Walter Deane
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Emr, P’18
Founders’ Club ($10,000 +) Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gaillard, P’16
Mr. Richard Harle and Ms. Yvonne Garbett, P’19, P’21, P’24
Mr. Michael Bruno Mr. Taj Herbert and Mrs. Dawn Rubel Herbert, P’25, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hittman, P’16
Mr. Tamer El-Rayess and Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, P’19, P’22 Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Ietta, P’13, P’14
Dr. Qinshi Jiang and Dr. Ping Yao, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKay ‘61 Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Kashevaroff, P’16, P’21
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kennelley, P’09, P’10
Headmaster’s Club ($5,000 +) Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Kotch, P’18, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. John A. MacKinnon
Dr. Saurabh and Mrs. Linda Agarwal, P’19, P’21, P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mahan
Bank of America Matching Gifts Mr. James McWhorter and Reverend Elizabeth McWhorter
Dr. Stephan M. Branch, P’19 & World Trade Resource Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Neuhauser, P’12
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Coughlin, P’16 Orange & Rockland Utilities
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Curland, P’07, P’09, P’11 Mr. and Mrs. Amish Patel, P’15, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donaghy, P’13, P’15, P’16, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Samik Patel, P’18
Ms. Lindsay Dow ‘05 Mr. Gus Saliba and Ms. Lisa Noroian, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Duffy, F, P’00, P’02, P’05, P’07 Mr. Arona Samb and Ms. Pamela Boorman, P’21
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald L. Gwathmey ‘66 Mr. Carlos F. Santiago and Ms. Elizabeth Stradar,
Mr. Eric Honor and Ms. Maureen Coen, P’14, P’17, P’18 P’12, P’14, P’16
Dr. and Mrs. Andy Howhannesian, P’18, P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shaw, P’09, P’10, P’13, P’14
Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum, P’17 Mr. Howard Shore and Ms. Elizabeth Cotnoir, G’17
Mr. and Mrs. Pierson G. Mapes Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Sobo, P’18, P’21
Mr. David S. Neal and Ms. Cathy Chan, P’17, P’19, P’22, P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stadler, G’08, G’09, G’15
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Peverly, P’16 Mr. and Mrs. L. Philip Swirbul, P’71, P’77, P’80
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rifkin, P’17, P’19 Mr. Paul Swirbul ‘77
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Strohmeyer, P’17 Dr. James Vela and Dr. Mary Leahy
Drs. Arthur and Sophia Tolis, P’17, P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Watts, F, P’01, P’04
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Utley, P’16, P’18


Green & Gold Club ($2,500 +)

Ms. Cecily Richard Beach ‘94
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Beckmann, P’18
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Bigelow ‘45
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burdick, P’15
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Capella ‘79, P’20, P’21, P’24
Mr. Patrick J. Donaghy, G’13, G’15, G’16, G’18
Ms. Jennifer DuBrul, P’18, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. James Durante, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Nasser Farhadian, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. James Finlayson, P’17, P’18
Mr. Whitney George and Mrs. Meredith Mallory George ‘75
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hansen, P’18, P’20
Dr. and Mrs. Alex Jones, P’21, P’23
Mr. George Kress and Mrs. Dawn Angney-Kress, P’22
Mr. David D. Lin and Dr. Kaiyu Ma, P’19
Merck Partnership for Giving
Ms. Kathleen McNamara and Mr. Jihad Mirza, F, P’15
Drs. Albert and Rosa Metz, P’20
Richard Foundation
Mr. Travis Richard ‘93
Mr. Zach Richard ‘91
Mr. Michael Schmidtberger and Ms. Margaret Sung
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Swingle, P’09, P’10, P’18
Dr. Bruce Tang and Ms. Yi Lu, P’18
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman, P’09, P’12, P’16
Mr. and Mrs. Henricus van der Lee, P’09, P’11, P’12
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vasseghi, P’13, P’15



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Annual Fund & Special Gifts

Evergreen Club
Dr. Jinlin Du and Ms. Yujuan Zhao, P’13, P’17
A Friend of Tuxedo Park School Ms. Antonia Paepcke DuBrul, G’18, G’20
A Friend of Tuxedo Park School, F Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dudley, P ‘22
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Allbert, F Ms. Ciara Duffy ‘05
Mr. Jamal Al-Tawiti and Ms. Fabiola Dako, P’15 Ms. Megan Duffy ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, ‘51 Mr. Sean Duffy ‘02
Ms. Danielle Amato ‘99 Mrs. Olivia Hutchins Dunn ‘49
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amato, P’92, P’99, P’04 Mr. Eamon McGilligan and Ms. Mary Dyan ‘90
Mr. and Mrs. Arkady Aptekarev, P’13, P’15, P’17 Mrs. Kathy Edelen, P17
Miss Trinity Aptekarev ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Keith F. Edwards ‘71
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Arthur, P’18, P’19, P’22 Ms. Alexandra Eliopoulos ‘02
Ms. Dina Barker and Ms. Mary Richter Mr. Thomas Eliopoulos ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Battaglia, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Erber, P’17
Ms. Katie Bauer ‘00 Mrs. Sylvia M. Erhart ‘41
Mr. Richard H. Bauer, P’96, P’00 Ms. Lori Esmond, F
Ms. Cassandra Bellabe-Rosemberg, P’19, P’21 Mr. Nicholas Everett, F
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bennorth, P’17 Express Scripts Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Raul Berina, P’17, P’20 Mr. Jeffrey Feinberg and Ms. Meghan McKee, F
Mr. Jon Berry, P’14, P’18 Dr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Feiner, P’83, P’87
Mrs. Terry Berryman, F Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Feiner ‘87
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Betti, F, P’02, P’05 Drs. Robert and Virginia Feldman P ‘17
Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Biamonte, P’18, P’21 Mr. Wendell Fenton and Mrs. Jeannie Fenton ‘55
Mrs. Kathleen O’Gorman Bower ‘55 Mr. and Mrs. Augustus B. Field III ‘48
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyle Prof. J. S. Finn ‘69
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey E. Braswell ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Fisher, F, P’20
Dr. and Mrs. John Bryk, F, P’25 Ms. Rita Flynn, P’12, P’15
Ms. Heather Bullard ‘83 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bunning, P’15 Mr. Charles Fontana, F
Mr. Worth Auxier and Ms. Sandra Burnett ‘69 Ms. Kathleen S. Forde
Mr. and Mrs. Heberto Calves, P’09, P’16, P’18 Freshman Class Gift - Class of 2015
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Cannon, P’00, P’02 Mr. Peter and Mrs. Marjorie Northrop Friedman ‘88
Ms. Rachel Cannon ‘02 Mr. Jeff Frimet and Ms. Shirley Katz, G’13, G’16
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Carpentier, G’17, G’20, G’23, G’25 Miss. Kathryn Frimet ‘13
Mrs. Carol Castellano Mr. and Mrs. Michael Frimet, F, P’13, P’16
Mr. Clinton B. Stoneking and Ms. Freeda L. Cathcart ‘76 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gaceta, P’12, P’16
Mr. and Ms. James A. Cathcart III ‘50, P’76, P’80 Mr. Kenneth W. Gage and Mrs. Jennifer Airo Gage ‘82
Mr. Camilo R. Cepeda ‘90 Mr. Evan Galbraith, P’16, P’18
Ms. Anne Christensen ‘01 Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Galiger, P’15, P’16, P’18
Mr. and Mrs. James Christensen ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Galletly, P’06
Ms. Cady Cirbes ‘09 Ms. Carissa Garcia, F
Ms. Jane Coen, P’18 Ms. Amy Garner, F
Dr. and Mrs. George L. Colvin, G’23, G’25 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gibson, F
Mrs. Laura M. Cox ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. R. Daniel Gladding, P’95
Ms. Diana Coyne, F, P’08, P’09, P’12 Mr. Jordan Glaser ‘08
Mr. and Ms. Stephen Crescimanno, P’00, P’07 Mr. Simon Gleybman and Ms. Jie Xie, P’19, P’20
Mr. Sterling Crescimanno ‘07 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. Gmur ‘60
Mr. and Mrs. John Croce, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Goodfellow
The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Cromey GoodShop
Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley, P’16 Mr. and Ms. Dan Gorczycki, P’15
Mrs. Nancy Cushing Evans ‘58 Drs. Lawrence and Emily Gordon, P’20
Mr. Anthony Daino and Dr. Joyce Ann Sinno P ‘22 ‘22 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gordon, F
Mr. Rainier Dasil and Ms. Maria C. Torrijos, P’14, P’17, P’20 Mr. Alexander D. Gotsis ‘11
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Miss Kristen T. Gotsis ‘13
Mr. Rui Docouto and Ms. Nahid Rupani, P’20 Drs. William Gotsis and Nancy Linneman, P’11, P’13
Mr. Patrick Donaghy III ‘13 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Green, P’80, P’84
Mr. Darren Donaldson, F Mr. and Mrs. David Griegel, P’15, P’17
Dr. David Donovan Mr. Jeffrey Griffin ‘58
Ms. Kate J. Dorsch, F Mr. and Mrs. Payton Griffin, P’11, P’14
Mrs. Jeannie A. Doscher ‘63 Mr. Andrew Dunn and Mrs. Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn ‘98
Ms. Alexandra C. Downey ‘06 Mr. Ryan B. Gurda ‘12
Mr. Brixton Doyle and Dr. Linda Sheridan, P’16

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Annual Fund & Special Gifts

Evergreen Club (cont.)

Mr. Bernard Haberek and Ms. Nancy Gormley, G’19, G’21, G’24 Mrs. Barbara McDonald, G’20, G’22
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. McDonald, F, P’20, P’22
Drs. Richard and Martha Hahn, P’09, P’11, P’16 Mr. and Mrs. Brendan McManus, F
Mr. and Mrs. Brian McNamara, P’20
Mr. John Ham, F Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mendrzycki, P’23, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Monachelli, P’23, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hardy, F Mr. Stevenson D. Morgan ‘56
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morrisohn, F, P’11, P’12
Mrs. Nancy Harle, G’19, G’21 Ms. Brianne Moses, F
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moynihan, P’99
Mr. Christofer M. Harper ‘12 Dr. Ryan and Mrs. Diana Murelli, F, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murphy, F, P’15, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Harper, P’12, P’14, P’18 Mr. Finnian L. Murray and Mrs. Emily L. Murray ‘90
Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Murray III ‘42
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Valerie Hartman ‘89 Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Murray ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mushlit, P’15
Dr. Suzanne Hasz, P’15, P’20 Drs. Jonathan and Kimberly Nasser, P’17, P’19
Mrs. Irene A. Nemser ‘69
Ms. Brenna Haysom ‘92 Network for Good
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Nials, P’22, P’24
Mrs. Kristen P. Heard, F, P’15 Mr. and Mrs. James Obeng, P’14, P’22
Ms. Cristin O’Connor, F
Miss Anne Heissenbuttel ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ogden, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. Shola Olateju, P’22, P’23
Mrs. Beverly Heissenbuttel, P’00, P’06 Ms. Clara Ostrowski, G’13, G’16
Mr. and Mrs. John Otero Sr., P’16, P’19
Dr. Harald Henn and Ms. Leslie Hamel, P’18, P’21 Ms. Jeongin Park
Mr. Keith D. Parry, P’14, P’17, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Higgins, P’15 Mr. and Mrs. John Perini, P’08
Mr. Ivan Perlman and Dr. Rachel Colvin, P’23, P’25
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Hoffman, P’24 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perna
Mr. Brian S. Perry ‘08
Ms. Adrianna Holiat ‘98 Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Perry, P’08
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Pfeister III, F
Mr. Jack Holt and Ms. Patricia Zugibe Mr. Jared Pilosio ‘02
Ms. Caitlyn Porto ‘00
Dr. Tae Y. Hong and Ms. Junghee Ryu, F, P’15 Miss Annabelle C. Pulver ‘14
Mr. Morris N. Pulver ‘09
Miss Jenna Horan ‘00 Dr. and Mrs. Seth Pulver, P’09, P’12, P’14, P’19
Miss Sophie C. Pulver ‘12
Mr. George Howard ‘58 Ms. Gina Punzone, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rabinowitz
Ms. Katherine Hull, P’15 Dr. David Ramos and Dr. Mary Vazquez, P’14, P’14, P’18
Mr. Stuart Rice ‘91
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hutchins, F, P’21 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Richards, F, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizzuto, P’14, P’16
Mr. and Mrs. Gamal F. Ibrahim, F Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodin
Mr. Alvin Rodolfo and Ms. Claudia Hanlin, P’16, P’20
Mr. Nathaniel A. Jackson ‘47 RollGiving
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Romeo, P’18, P’23
Mr. Raymond Javdan ‘86 Mr. Gregory Romero and Mrs. Barbara Lord Romero ‘97
Mrs. Jennifer Rossano-Brown, F, P’24
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jenkins, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Rubin, P’07, P’14
S&I Diamond Drilling, Inc.
Mr. Ji Jeon and Mrs. Eun Choi, P’22 Mr. and Mrs. Juan Salazar, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Salz, P’81, P’82
Ms. Lauren Johnson ‘98 Ms. Fatima V. Sanandaji ‘94
Miss Eleanor G. Santiago ‘14
Ms. Susan Jolin, G’14, G’16 Mr. John C. “Jack” Santiago ‘12
Ms. Colleen Schilly, F
Mr. and Mrs. Erdem Kaltalioglu, P’15, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. William Schroh Jr., F, P’12, P’15

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Kelly, F, P’19

Mr. James C. Kerney and Mrs. Mary Emily Kerney

‘51, P’75, P’76, P’79

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kerney ‘75

Dr. Suleman Khawaja and Dr. Jessica Franklin, P’23

Ms. Andrea Klein ‘00

Mr. Kevin L. Klempner ‘12

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Koscuiszka, F

Mrs. Nancy Koury, G’15

Mr. and Mrs. Al Kranzo, F

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Laico, P’09, P’11, P’14

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lederer, F

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Levin, F

Ms. Sally Lincoln ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lindsay III, P’06, P’09

Mr. Todd Stack and Ms. Jennifer Lippe, P’14, P’19, P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Liston, P’18

Ms. Heather Lockyer, F

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Loehr Sr., P’08, P’09, P’15

Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Louie, P’98

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Machado, F, P’21, P’23, P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Madden

Magic Hour Communications

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Mahon, P’08, P’10, P’14

Mr. Kevin G. Mahon ‘10

Mr. Ryan M. Mahon ‘08

Ms. Judith Maleter ‘63

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Mallory Jr. ‘74

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mattes ‘77

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McCann

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Annual Fund & Special Gifts

Evergreen Club (cont.)

Mr. Scott Schwartz ‘81 Former Faculty
Mrs. Jennifer Scully Strober, P’16, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shaw ‘43, P’67,P’67, P’69, P’75 Mr. and Mrs. James T. Burger
Mrs. Mary Shepard, P’73, P’75, P’78 Mr. and Mrs. Heberto Calves, P’09, P’16, P’18
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shepard ‘75 Mrs. Carol Castellano
Ms. Mae Shore, P’17 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silvay, P’21, P’23 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Green, P’80, P’84
Dr. Inderpal Singh and Dr. Sukhdeep Kaur, P’13, P’17, P’17 Mrs. Beverly Heissenbuttel, P’00, P’06
Ms. Allyson Smith, F Mr. Todd Stack and Ms. Jennifer Lippe, P’14, P’19, P’22
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Smith, P’79, P’82 Mr. and Mrs. John and Anne MacKinnon
Mr. Brent Cestone and Ms. Michelle Smith, P’22 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Monachelli, P’23, P’25
Mr. and Mrs. Christian R. Sonne ‘49, P’84, P’85, P’85, P’90 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rabinowitz
Mr. and Ms. Houston Stebbins, P’05 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodin
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Stone, P’20 Mrs. Mary Shepard, P’73, P’75, P’78
Mrs. Mary Ellin G. Swan ‘54 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Smith, P’79, P’82
Mr. David Alban and Ms. Megan Sweeney, F, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Swirbul ‘85, P’15, P’17
Mrs. Susie R. Swirbul ‘79 Former Trustees
Mr. Karl Szczupider, F
The Red Shutters, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amato, P’92, P’99, P’04
Mr. and Ms. Edward Thomas Jr., P’14, P’14, P’16, P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Christensen Jr., P’95, P’97, P’01
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, P’08 The Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Cromey
Ms. Laura C. Tillsley, F Mr. and Mrs. Edward Curland, P’07, P’09, P’11
Mr. Vincent Gomez and Ms. Glenny E. Torres, F Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Dow, P’05
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Tostevin ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Duffy, F, P’00, P’02, P’05, P’07
Mr. Nicholas Tsilibes and Ms. Sandra Tripp, F, P’19, P’23 Dr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Feiner, P’83, P’87
Dr. Sid Tucker and Dr. Geri Waldman, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. R. Daniel Gladding, P’95
Mr. and Mrs. Simon A. Turner, P’17, P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Green, P’80, P’84
Ms. Patricia W. Underwood ‘67 Mrs. Beverly Heissenbuttel, P’00, P’06
Mr. and Mrs. Manish Vakil, P’24, P’24 Mr. James C. Kerney and Mrs. Mary Emily Kerney ‘51, P’75, P’76, P’79
Mr. and Mrs. Angel Valle, P’10, P’14 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lindsay III, P’06, P’09
Mr. Graham M. T. van der Lee ‘09 Mr. James McWhorter and Reverend Elizabeth McWhorter
Mr. Harrison C. van der Lee ‘11 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Neuhauser, P’12
Mr. Quentin H. van der Lee ‘12 Mr. and Mrs. James F. Smith, P’79, P’82
Mr. Adam Mittleman and Ms. Yvonne Vandenberg ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. Christian R. Sonne ‘49, P’84, P’85, P’85, P’90
Mr. Alexander M. Vasseghi ‘13 Mr. and Ms. Houston Stebbins, P’05
Miss Laney M. Vasseghi ‘15 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wagner, G’18, G’21 Mr. and Mrs. L. Philip Swirbul, P’71, P’77, P’80, P’85, G’15, G’17
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Waldman,P’16, P’17, P’20, P’20 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Watts, F, P’01, P’04
Mr. John R. Walker, F
Mr. Christopher Watts ‘01
Mr. Michael Watts ‘04 Board of Trustees (2014-2015)
Ms. Robin Weems and Ms. Judith Greene, P’19
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Weinstein, P’16, P’17, P’19 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burdick, P’15
Mrs. Charlene Weiss, G’09, G’11, G’12 Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Capella ‘79, P’20, P’21, P’24
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Welsh, G’16 Ms. Anne Christensen ‘01
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Welsh, P’16 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donaghy, P’13, P’15, P’16, P’18
Ms. Ramona Williams, P’15 Dr. David Donovan
Mr. Alex Wise and Ms. Anne McAlexander, F Ms. Lindsay Dow ‘05
Ms. Sara Wood ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Archibald L. Gwathmey ‘66
Mr. and Mrs. McDonald E. Wrenn III ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hansen, P’18, P’20
Dr. Robert A. Myers and Mrs. Marie-Claude P. Wrenn-Myers, Mr. Eric Honor and Ms. Maureen Coen, P’14, P’17, P’18
P’86, P’89 Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum, P’17
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Yordan, P’13, P’16 Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17
Mr. Anthony Zaffiro, G’18 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKay ‘61
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zona, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Peverly, P’16
Ms. Caitlyn Porto ‘00
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shaw, P’09, P’10, P’13, P’14
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Silvay, P’21, P’23
Mr. Carlos F. Santiago and Ms. Elizabeth Stradar, P’12, P’14, P’16
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman, P’09, P’12, P’16
Mr. and Mrs. Henricus van der Lee, P’09, P’11, P’12
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vasseghi, P’13, P’15
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Yordan, P’13, P’16

Key: P-Par ent; G-Gran dparent; F -Faculty

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Annual Fund & Special Gifts - Giving by Alumni

Gold Team Alumni Green Team Alumni

Ms. Danielle Amato ‘99 Annual Fund Competition Winners

Miss Trinity Aptekarev ‘13 A Friend of Tuxedo Park School

Ms. Katie Bauer ‘00 Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, ‘51

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey E. Braswell ‘74
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Bigelow ‘45 Mrs. Kathleen O’Gorman Bower ‘55
Mr. Worth Auxier and Ms. Sandra Burnett ‘69 Ms. Heather Bullard ‘83
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Capella ‘79, P’20, P’21, P’24 Ms. Rachel Cannon ‘02
Mr. Clinton B. Stoneking and Ms. Freeda L. Cathcart ‘76 M s. Anne Christensen ‘01
Mr. and Ms. James A. Cathcart III ‘50, P’76, P’80 Mr. and Mrs. James Christensen ‘97
Mr. Camilo R. Cepeda ‘90
Ms. Cady Cirbes ‘09
Mrs. Laura M. Cox ‘75
Mr. Sterling Crescimanno ‘07
Mrs. Nancy Cushing Evans ‘58
Mrs. Jeannie A. Doscher ‘63
Mr. Patrick Donaghy III ‘13
Ms. Lindsay Dow ‘05
Ms. Alexandra Downey ‘06
Mr. Andrew Dunn and Mrs. Elizabeth Gunnison Dunn ‘98
Ms. Ciara Duffy ‘05
Mrs. Olivia Hutchins Dunn ‘49
Ms. Megan Duffy ‘00
Mr. Eamon McGilligan and Ms. Mary Dyan ‘90
Mr. Sean Duffy ‘02
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Feiner ‘87
Mr. Keith F. Edwards ‘71
Prof. J. S. Finn ‘69
Ms. Alexandra Eliopoulos ‘02
Mr. Peter and Mrs. Marjorie Northrop Friedman ‘88
Mr. Thomas Eliopoulos ‘01
Miss Kathryn Frimet ‘13
Mr. Wendell Fenton and Mrs. Jeannie Fenton ‘55 Mr. Kenneth W. Gage and Mrs. Jennifer Airo Gage ‘82
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus B. Field III ‘48
Mr. Whitney George and Mrs. Meredith Mallory George ‘75
Mr. Alexander D. Gotsis ‘11
Mr. Jordan Glaser ‘08
Miss Kristen T. Gotsis ‘13
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas F. Gmur ‘60
Mr. Ryan B. Gurda ‘12
Mr. Jeffrey Griffin ‘58
Ms. Brenna Haysom ‘92
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald L. Gwathmey ‘66
Ms. Adrianna Holiat ‘98
Mr. Christofer M. Harper ‘12
Mr. George Howard ‘58
Miss Anne Heissenbuttel ‘00
Mr. Nathaniel A. Jackson ‘47
Miss Jenna Horan ‘00
Mr. Raymond Javdan ‘86
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Kerney ‘75
Ms. Lauren Johnson ‘98
Ms. Sally Lincoln ‘74
Mr. James C. Kerney and Mrs. Mary Emily Kerney
Ms. Judith Maleter ‘63
‘51, P’75, P’76, P’79
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Mallory Jr. ‘74
Ms. Andrea Klein ‘00
Mr. Stevenson D. Morgan ‘56
Mr. Kevin L. Klempner ‘12
Mr. Finnian L. Murray and Mrs. Emily L. Murray ‘90
Mr. Kevin Mahon ‘10
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Murray ‘00
Mr. Ryan Mahon ‘08
Mrs. Irene A. Nemser ‘69
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mattes ‘77
Mr. Jared Pilosio ‘02
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKay ‘61
Ms. Caitlyn Porto ‘00
Mr. Brian Perry ‘08
Ms. Fatima V. Sanandaji ‘94
Annabelle C. Pulver
Mr. John C. Santiago ‘12
Mr. Morris N. Pulver ‘09
Miss Nora G. Santiago ‘14
Miss Sophie C. Pulver ‘12
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shaw ‘43, P’67,P’67, P’69, P’75
Mr. Stuart Rice ‘91
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Shepard ‘75
Mr. Gregory Romero and Mrs. Barbara Lord Romero ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Christian R. Sonne ‘49, P’84, P’85, P’85, P’90
Mr. Scott Schwartz ‘81
Mrs. Mary Ellin G. Swan ‘54
Mrs. Susie R. Swirbul ‘79
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Swirbul ‘85, P’15, P’17
Ms. Patricia W. Underwood ‘67
Mr. Paul Swirbul ‘77
Mr. Alexander M. Vasseghi ‘13
Mr. Bruce Tostevin ‘68
Miss Laney M. Vasseghi ‘15
Mr. Graham M. T. van der Lee ‘09
Mr. Christopher Watts ‘01
Mr. Harrison C. van der Lee ‘11
Mr. Michael Watts ‘04
Mr. Quentin H. van der Lee ‘12

Ms. Yvonne Vandenberg ‘91

Ms. Sara Wood ‘85









This report appreciatively acknowledges all donors to TPS this year, through the TPS AInf nwue alhFauvnedi,naSdpve ecriatel nGtilfytsoman itdteoduryoAunrnnua aml Bee, noerfimt-aAduecteiorrnordsuirninygouthrelis2t0in1g4,-2p0le1a5sescahcoceopl tyeoaurr.
Every effort has been made to accurately list those who have given to these efforts.

sincerest apologies and alert the Office of Institutional Advancement so we can correct our mistake.

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Spotlight on Nina Allbert

Sometimes a person makes an impact on a community
because he or she has been a member of the community
for a long period of time. Sometimes, she makes an
impact because she raised the level of play, brought the
program to a new level, and became a game changer.
Mrs. Allbert has been at TPS for just five years, but as
she retires from education, she leaves the TPS music
program better than she found it. During her tenure
as the Music Department Coordinator at TPS, our
students have won choral competitions, represented
TPS at national music festivals and, this year, sung with

the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Though she was only with TPS for five years, her impact
has been transformational. Thanks, Mrs. Allbert, for
building a music program that will live on, at a very
high caliber, for years to come.

In recognition of Nina Allbert’s influence on the music program at TPS, and in celebration of her
retirement from education, Head of School, Kathleen McNamara named the choral award in her
honor. Now and Forever, each year on class day, deserving students will be recognized with the
Nina Allbert Choral Music Award.

Spring
Musical

TPS students made magic in their
production of George Stiles’ and
Andrew Drew’s Honk! Jr. Whether
rehearsing with friends, playing a
duck, a cat or a turkey onstage,
or managing backstage, students
immersed themselves in their roles,
reminding us that doing your best
and caring for each other is what life is
all about! Our thanks to parent and faculty volunteers for turning a gymnasium into a
barnyard set and to our students for their love of performance!

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Benefit

TPS Benefit 2015
GATSBY at BLAIRHAME

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Benefit

This year’s Benefit-Auction, Gatsby at Blairhame,
was a tremendous success!
We celebrated Blairhame’s centennial year,
and hosted the event on campus. It offered
us an opportunity to socialize, have fun, and
come together as a community to make a real
difference in our children’s experience.
TPS is more than just a school … and Blairhame
is more than just a building.This is a place where
all of our children are cherished for who they
are; it’s a place where faculty inspire, nurture
and celebrate each child while preparing
them for a changing world. As parents, alumni
and friends, we, too, have special parts to play.
Thank you for choosing and supporting TPS.
Grossing over $435,000 for TPS, the night
was a tremendous success. We couldn’t have done it without your
support.
We extend sincere thanks to each of the donors and volunteers. Your time, talent, and
treasure made the evening truly extraordinary.
Sincerely,
Courtney Vasseghi and Lisa Ullman, Co-Chairs

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Benefit

TPS Benefit 2014ABC,Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Glendening

Dr. Saurabh and Mrs. Linda Agarwal, P’19, P’21, P’24 GOATGEAR Basketball

Air Around the Clock Mr. and Ms. Dan Gorczycki, P’15

Ms. Marina Case-Alario, P’09, P’10 Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Dr. Emily Gordon, P’20

Mr. Joseph Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gurda, P’12

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Arthur, P’18, P’19, P’22 Mr. John Ham, F

Austin and Co. Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hansen, P’18, P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bennorth, P’17 Mr. Richard Harle and Ms. Yvonne Garbett, P’19, P’21, P’24

Mr. and Mrs. Raul Berina, P’17, P’20 Greenfield Ice Cream

Mr. Jon Berry, P’14, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Sean Harper, P’12, P’14, P’18

Mr. Robert Bertoni Dr. Suzanne Hasz, P’15, P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Biamonte, P’18, P’21 Mrs. Kristen P. Heard, F, P’15

Bon Secours Charity Health System, Inc. Dr. Harald Henn and Ms. Leslie Hamel, P’18, P’21

Mr. Joseph Bonomi Dr. and Mrs. Cary Hirsch

BT Specialties / Bob’s Trophy Mr. Eric Honor and Ms. Maureen Coen, P’14, P’17, P’18

Mr. Michael Bruno Dr. and Mrs. Andy Howhannesian, P’18, P’19

Ms. Heather Bullard ‘83 & Tuxedo Park Events Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hutchins, F, P’21

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burdick, P’15 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jenkins, P’18

Mr. and Mrs. James T. Burger Mr. Ji Jeon and Mrs. Eun Choi, P’22

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Capella ‘79, P’20, P’21, P’24 Dr. Qinshi Jiang and Dr. Ping Yao, P’15

Mr. Michael Cho and Ms. Nancy Ahn, P’25 Dr. and Mrs. Alex Jones, P’21, P’23

Mr. Nicholas Cain Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Kashevaroff, P’16, P’21

Mr. Kuljinder Chase & Carrilion Hotel & Spa Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Kelly, F, P’19

Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Coughlin, P’16 Dr. Suleman Khawaja and Dr. Jessica Franklin, P’23

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Curland, P’07, P’09, P’11 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kimelman, P’13

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Carpentier, P’17, P’20, P’23, P’25 Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum, P’17

Chestnut Ridge Transit Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Al Kranzo, F

Mr. Tim Chisholm Mr. George Kress and Mrs. Dawn Angney-Kress, P’22

Ms. Anne Christensen ‘01 Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini, P’17, P’17

Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Christensen Jr., P’95, P’97, P’01 Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Levin, F

Ms. Jane Coen, P’18 Liquorland of Suffern, NY

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cook, P’20 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mahan

Coppola Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Mahon, P’08, P’10, P’14

Mr. Jeff Cordulack & Greenwich Audubon Mahwah Bar & Grill, Inc.

DeVitt’s Supply Inc. Mansion Ridge

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donaghy, P’13, P’15, P’16, P’18 Marangi Disposal

Mr. Darren Donaldson, F Mr. Michael Martin and Mrs. Gina Capella Martin ‘75

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Dow, P’05 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. McDonald, F, P’20, P’22

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dudley, P ‘22 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McKay ‘61

Due Process Stable Mr. and Mrs. Brendan McManus, F

Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Duffy, F, P’00, P’02, P’05, P’07 Ms. Kathleen McNamara and Mr. Jihad Mirza, F, P’15

Mr. and Mrs. James Durante, P’15 Mr. James McWhorter and Reverend Elizabeth McWhorter

Ms. Alexis Eggleton Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monderer, P’13, P’17

Eleven Madison Park Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Mix, P’15, P’18

Mr. Tamer El-Rayess and Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, P’19, P’22 Mr. Chris Muldoon

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Emr, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murphy, F, P’15, P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Erber, P’17 Drs. Jonathan and Kimberly Nasser, P’17, P’19

Friars Club Nickel-O Farms

Mrs. Valerie Evans-Freke, P’07, P’08 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Neuhauser, P’12

Mr. and Mrs. Nasser Farhadian, P’15 NJ Drive Field Hockey Camp

Mr. Jeffrey Feinberg and Ms. Meghan McKee, F Ms. Cristin O’Connor, F

Drs. Robert and Virginia Feldman P ‘17 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ogden, P’20

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Finkelstein, P’13 Orange & Rockland Utilities

Mr. and Mrs. Guillermo Fisher, F, P’20 Mr. and Mrs. John Otero Sr., P’16, P’19

FLIK Independent Schools Dining Patisserie Didier Dumas

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Frimet, F, P’13, P’16 Pendel Hill Corp. - Dottie Audrey’s & Keystone Hoagies

Frost Valley YMCA Mr. Ivan Perlman and Dr. Rachel Colvin, P’23, P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Gaillard, P’16 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Perna, F

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Galiger, P’15, P’16, P’18 Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Peverly, P’16

Gamebreaker LAX PN Fire & Burglar Alarm Company

Gate Hill Day Camp PTS Data Center Solutions



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Benefit Special Thanks

Our sincere thanks to
Dr. and Mrs. Seth Pulver, P’09, P’12, P’14, P’19 everyone who
Red Bulls New York helped to make
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Rifkin, P’17, P’19
Rockland Boulders GATSBY AT BLAIRHAME
Mr. Alvin Rodolfo and Ms. Claudia Hanlin, P’16, P’20 a tremendous success!
Mr. Aaron Roescher
Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Rohde, P’07, P’09, P’10, P’12 We appreciate your
S&I Diamond Drilling, Inc. efforts to underwrite
Mr. Gus Saliba and Ms. Lisa Noroian, P’19 a portion of the evening,
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Salazar secure auction items, set up,
Mr. Arona Samb and Ms. Pamela Boorman, P’21 and go above and beyond.
Mr. Carlos F. Santiago and Ms. Elizabeth Stradar, P’12, P’14, P’16
Mr. Todd Schietroma and Ms. Debbie Salgado, F, P’17 Thank you!
Ms. Colleen Schilly, F
Mr. Michael Schmidtberger and Ms. Margaret Sung Linda Agarwal
Mrs. Jennifer Scully Strober, P’16, P’20 Nancy Ahn
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Shaw, P’09, P’10, P’13, P’14
Mr. Howard Shore and Ms. Elizabeth Cotnoir, G’17 Tania Lao-Arthur
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Sobo, P’18, P’21 Brooke Broome
SOS Fuels Andrea Burdick
Spring Lake Day Camp Carlyn Capella
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Stadler, P’08, P’09, P’15 Kathy Carpentier
Mr. Ari Straus
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Swirbul ‘85, P’15, P’17 Cathy Chan
Mr. and Mrs. L. Philip Swirbul, P’71, P’77, P’80, P’85, G’15, G’17 Maureen Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Strohmeyer, P’17 The D’Iorio Family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Swanson Suzanne Donaghy
Dr. Bruce Tang and Ms. Yi Lu, P’18 Michael Dudley
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tavani, P’12, P’14
The Red Shutters, LLC Donna Emr
The Tuxedo Club Suzanne Ewing
Mr. and Ms. Edward Thomas Jr., P’14, P’14, P’16, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tirado Joyce Falini
Ms. Fabiana Totoli Shahin Farhadian
Mr. Donald Traver, P’17
Triangle Manufacturing Co. Inc Lisa Finkelstein
Tuxedo Park Fine Homes Donna Galiger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Ullman, P’09, P’12, P’16 Carissa and Andy Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Utley, P’16, P’18
Mr. and Mrs. Henricus van der Lee, P’09, P’11, P’12 Tracy Gurda
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vasseghi, P’13, P’15 Claudia Hanlin
Viacom Kids and Family Group Nicole Howhannesian
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Waldman,P’16, P’17, P’20, P’20
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Watts, F, P’01, P’04 Maia Ietta
Ms. Robin Weems and Ms. Judith Greene, P’19 Jennifer Jenkins
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Weinstein, P’16, P’17, P’19
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Whitney, P’07 Amy Jolin
Wickenden Associates, Inc. Genevieve Jones
Mr. Phil Wilkinson Barbara Kashevaroff
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Yordan, P’13, P’16 Stacey Kirschenbaum
Liquorland of Suffern, NY
Keri Mendrzycki
Cristin O’Connor
Benefit Committee Leadership 2014-15 Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, PhD

Jessica Salazar
Live Auction Silent Auction Journal Décor Todd Schietroma

Maureen Coen Glenda Coughlin Dawn Angney-Kress Mary Anne Durante Anh Sobo
(Advertising) Loretta Stadler
Michael Vasseghi Christine Peverly Auctioneer
Michael Ballou Dudley Beth Stradar
Jen Utley (Design) Jennifer Jenkins Jennifer Scully Strober

The Tuxedo Club
Nadia Waldman

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GRADUATION
and Class Day

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Graduation & Class Day

Graduation Day 2015 Awards

The Scholarship Plaque Theo Coughlin

A.V. Barber Plaque Vincent Alban

Head of School’s Cup Cameron Heard

G.M. Dallas Peltz Memorial Trophy Myra Chaudhry

Freshman Citizenship Award Esi Obeng

James T. Burger Scholars 7th Grade: Elanor Thomas

8th Grade: Vincent Alban

Zoe Al-Tawiti



Class Day 2015 Awards

The History Award Logan Punzone

The French Award Cory Gorczycki

The Spanish Award Morgan Bunning

The Latin Award David Jiang

The Mathematics Award Eumin Hong

The Science Award Cory Gorczycki

The Allbert Choral Music Award Eumin Hong

Maggie Calzaretta

The Instrumental Music Award Logan Punzone

Vittorio Stropoli

The Drama Award Alec Valle

Norma Farber Poetry Award Caleigh Rubin

Margaret Smith Creative Writing Award Nora Santiago

Judith E. Feiner Art Award Sara Burdick

Most Improved 7th Grade Student Dylan Strober

Most Improved 8th Grade Student Zoe Dako-Al-Tawiti

Most Improved 9th Grade Student Greer Griffin

Athletic Directors Award Vincent Alban

Other Awards

American Legion Award Myra Chaudhry and Theo Schroh

The Children’s House Award Mason Du

Geography Bee Kenneth Tang

Kennedy Cup Erin Mushlit

Lorillard Cup Matthew Mirza

Spelling Bee Kenneth Tang

National History Bee Kenneth Tang



Green and Gold 2014-15

Green Team Captain Jeremy Dasil

Gold Team Captain Alec Valle

Team Winner for the Year Gold

Field Day Gold

Relay Gold

Student Council 2014-15

President Annabelle Pulver

Vice President Teagan Cunningham

Secretary Greer Griffin, Tyler Swirbul

Treasurer Myra Chaudhry

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Where are they going? As two students who
have been at TPS since preK,
8th Grade Class of 2015
Vincent Alban
Zoe Al-Tawiti Tuxedo Park School and Laney Vasseghi,
addressed their peers:
Vincent Alban Tuxedo Park School
“We have inspired each other,
Annabelle Aptekarev Tuxedo Park School strived with each other, and
learned from each other in ways
Morgan Bunning Washingtonville High School
we could have never done on
Sara Burdick Oregon Episcopal School, OR our own…We found the value in
each other that helped us along
Maggie Calzaretta Goshen High School
the way. This is the best family
Myra Chaudhry Immaculate Heart Academy anyone could ever ask for.

Ava Desiderio Saddle River Day School In David Jiang’s Valete “
address, he talks about “
Ian Devine Tuxedo Park School how his TPS experience
was about academics,
Aidan Donaghy Blair Academy but it was also about what
could never be taught
Paige Durante Immaculate Heart Academy
in a classroom alone.
Shawn Farhadian Masters School
“TPS has been … a home,
Jillian Flynn Tuxedo Park School
a family ... we have learned
Carly Galiger Immaculate Heart Academy together, helped each other,
bonded with each other, and
Cory Gorczycki Hackley School made mistakes with each other.
We learned lifelong skills that
Cameron Heard Deerfield Academy no class could teach… skills like
gratitude, empathy, confidence,
Collette Higgins John S. Burke Catholic High School modesty, grit, optimism, realism,
being able to speak your mind,
Eumin Hong Horace Mann School and of course, self-control ...
What defines us as “TPSers”
David Jiang Hackley School is not what we’ve achieved
academically or on the field,
Victoria Kaltalioglu Tuxedo Park School but the way of living common
among all of us denoted by
Maya Loehr Tuxedo Park School our three core values: Be Kind,

Matthew Mirza Las Lomas High School, CA Be Fair, Be Responsible.

Ryan Murphy John S. Burke Catholic High School

Erin Mushlit Canterbury School

Anjali Patel Cornwall High School

Logan Punzone Tuxedo Park School

Theo Schroh Warwick Valley High School

Allie Stadler Immaculate Heart Academy

Vittorio Stropoli The Masters School

Tyler Swirbul Tuxedo Park School

Laney Vasseghi Academy of the Holy Angels

Laila Williams Ethel Walker School



Freshman Class of 2015

Emily Berry Warwick Valley High School

Teagan Cunningham Academy of the Holy Angels

Jeremy Dasil Monroe-Woodbury High School

Greer Griffin The Pine School

Michael Ietta Blair Academy

Ryan Lippe Kimball-Union Academy

Kristen Mahon Burke Catholic High School

Esi Obeng Ethel Walker School

Annabelle Pulver Taft School

Caleigh Rubin Warwick Valley High School

Nora Santiago Blair Academy

Alec Valle Blair Academy

Distinguished Faculty Award

Tuxedo Park School celebrates teachers, past and present, with the Distinguished
Faculty Award. This award was established in 2014 to recognize the many
contributions of faculty to the students of Tuxedo Park School.

On June 16, Head of School, Kathleen McNamara, presented this year’s Award to
Mr. John Ham, a master teacher, who has worked in education for 54 years and has
been a member of the TPS faculty for the past 17 years.

We look forward to celebrating next year’s honoree. Nominations for the next
recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award are now being considered. If a
beloved TPS teacher has made an impact on your life, please contact Fiona Duffy
at [email protected].

John Ham – 2015 Honoree

John Ham’s first job after graduating from Washington and Lee University
took him to Wall Street where he soon realized that a career in academia
would be more intellectually appealing.

Mr. Ham began his career in education in 1961 at Grace Church School in
Manhattan. He taught History, Geography, and English and coached the
soccer, basketball, and baseball teams.

In 1964, Mr. Ham accepted a position at the Rippowam Cisqua School
in Bedford, NY teaching Geography, History, and Math, and coaching
basketball, softball and football - the latter of which he enjoyed most.
Mr. Ham was appointed Director of Secondary School Placement, though
he continued to coach and teach Honors Algebra.

In 1993, John was offered a position as an Assistant Professor of
American History, Western Civilization, Political Science and Economics
at St. Mary’s College in North Carolina.

In 1998, Mr. Ham left higher education to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to the TPS campus as the
Director of Admissions and as the 9th Grade History teacher.

In 2010, a collaboration with Mr. Heard manifested into to the China culture and history curriculum, and the annual
Freshman trip to China. The study of Chinese history, traditions, and customs culminate in a trip to China which Mr.
Ham leads every March. His knowledge of history, politics and the world enrich this experience for TPS students.

His 9th grade History classes are legendary in alumni circles, and current students continue to benefit from TPS’ own
master teacher.

He is beloved and respected by his colleagues at Tuxedo Park School, which he has called home for over 17 years,
and is loved by his students, past and present, as well as members of the Tuxedo Park community.

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Alumni Moms Lunch

The Pink House was once again a beautiful venue
for the annual TPS Alumni Moms Lunch. Parents
from all eras gathered as friends eager to reconnect
with each other and with TPS. This year we bid
farewell to Kathleen as Head of School and we
welcomed her to our Alumni Moms group.

After some talk of all the great things that are
happening at TPS, and after some good hearted
Green and Gold repartee, we left eager to see each
other soon!

Special thanks to Jen and Pat Jenkins, current
TPS parents, and their restaurant, Dottie
Audrey’s, for the delicious lunch.

’45Ted Bigelow Class Notes ’71Tom Wilkenson

We thank Ted for sharing early ’69 ’74Scott Finn Tom came back to visit Tuxedo Park,
memories of TPS, and for the gift of and of course stopped in at TPS for
memorabilia to our permanent history Alexa Obolensky a visit and tour. Tom recollected many
exhibit. The picture shows the first great stories of a youth well spent
Field Day medals which Ted won! Alexa and Scott recently met up in at TPS!
Rome, Italy, where Alexa sojourned
for the winter and Scott travels
annually with a group of architecture
students from Auburn University,
where he is the Ann & Batey Gresham
Professor in the School of Architecture.
This photo shows them enjoying each
other’s company and a view of the
Pantheon above the Hotel Minerve!

’49Olivia Hutchins Dunn ’75Caroline Amory
Caroline writes: –“Life is great in Sarasota!
Olivia recently moved and renovated a
house in Connecticut, which has taken I am enjoying some success as a Realtor.
up a lot of her time over the past year.
She had so much fun at Alumni Day 2014, If the winters continue to be as harsh in
and hopes to visit TPS in the near future!
the Northeast, I am certain business will
’69Sandy Burnett
continue to be good here on the Gulf
Sandy spent a month at the Pacific Eye
Institute in Suva, Fiji teaching ophthalmic Coast. When I am not working I enjoy
perioperative nursing to students from
Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, all that the Sarasota has to offer:
Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Sandy says,
“Hello TPS” and “GO GOLD!!” (continued on next page)

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Class Notes ’90Mary Dyan Judge Advocate for Special Operations
Command Europe. We just moved
This year alone I have been able to take in The Dyan McGilligan clan just added back to Charlottesville for a one-year
some Spring training for the Pirates and the a third little one to the mix. Nuala assignment, but we have no idea
Orioles, Ringling Museum, Florida Studio “Noodles” McGilligan is a welcome where we’re headed next. Our
Theater, Sarasota Film Festival, and The addition in the lives of her siblings, favorite souvenir from Germany is
Pops Orchestra. We are regulars at many Niamh and Ronan! In the spirit of our new son Oliver!”
charitable events during the season. The “like mother like daughter,” 8-year
Gulf Coast is a wonderful place to live and old, Niamh, just ran her first 5K! ’91Yvonne Vanenberg
I often run across people who know of
and/or lived in Tuxedo. I was disappointed Yvonne writes, “Mt. Kilimanjaro
to have missed hearing Pam Van Der Lee was a success. The “Blizzard of
speak when she was in town. I hope all is the Century” did cause a bit
well at TPS! of chaos and a last second
earlier than planned departure,
’76Freeda Cathcart ’90Camilo Cepeda but we made it and reached
the summit!”
Freeda is enjoying her appointment as Camilo and his wife, Yoonkyoung, and
the Legislative and Public Policy Chair for their daughter, Arabella, welcomed ’95Josh Gladding
the Blue Ridge District for the General little Juan Antonio to their family this
Federation of Women’s Clubs. Freeda year! The Cepeda family is living in Josh and wife currently live in San
worked diligently on breastfeeding Brazil, where Camilo works for Francisco and are anticipating the
legislation this past year, which Samsung and is preparing for the patter of tiny feet in their future!
successfully passed Virginia’s General 2016 Rio Olympics! They travel often Alumni parents, Ann and Dan
Assembly with a unanimous vote. She is for family celebrations: they recently Gladding, have recently moved
currently working on ratifying the Equal visited the children’s uncle Javier ‘98 from Tuxedo Park to California
Rights Amendment. to see him awarded his PhD from Yale to be closer to the growing family.
University, attended the wedding of
’83Christopher Cook their sister the following weekend
and then continued on to another
Christopher and his son Connor shaved wedding in Korea.
their heads to raise money for childhood
cancer research. The pair were the top ’90Ron Alcala
fundraising team, raising more than
$1,700 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Ron writes: “I got married in 2012.
Brianne and I met while I was teaching
at the JAG School in Charlottesville.
She was getting her MBA at Darden,
just two buildings down from the JAG
School at UVA. After that assignment,
we moved to Germany for two years
where I worked as the Deputy Staff

’96Sean Thomas ’01Aimee Yanno Halbert Class Notes

Former Green Team Captain, Aimee and her husband, Mike, ’04Marina Rodzianko
Dr. Sean Thomas ’96 and his wife, welcomed a son, Theo Halbert, on
Hemangi Pai Thomas, are pleased October 26, 2014. They are living in Congratulations to Marina
to announce the birth of their the San Francisco Bay area, where Rodzianko, or should we say
daughter Sonali Pai Thomas. Aimee works as an Associate Attorney Mrs. Blaisdell, on her marriage
Sonali was born on March 2, 2015. at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. to Nicholas Blaisdell. The wedding
Sean says, “The future of the Green celebration with family and friends
Team is in good hands!” ’02Nicole Burns took place in the Boston area in
May 2015.
Elizabeth Nicole is going back to school in fall
2015 to pursue an MBA at Tuck School ’04Matt Sakow
’98Gunnison Dunn of Business at Dartmouth College,
in Hanover, VT. Matt’s mom, Bonnie, writes: “Matt
Liz and her husband, Andrew, served in the Peace Corps as a Formal
welcomed James Richard Johann Dunn ’02Rachel Cannon Math Education volunteer in Burkina
to the world in late August of 2014. Faso from 2012-2014. He is currently
In his first year, James has already Rachel passed the Virginia Bar last a Paul D. Coverdell Fellow at Mizzou,
made a trip to England where he July and is currently clerking for Judge working toward his M.Ed. in Learning,
was regaled by his dad’s family. Richard AtLee, who sits on the Court Teaching, and Curriculum: Math
He is presently helping his parents of Appeals for the Commonwealth of Education. Since returning from the
move into their first home - a Virginia. Her clerkship ends next year, Peace Corps, Matt continues to be
beautiful brownstone in Harlem! at which point she will head to the amazed by the quantity of food in
DC or Northern Virginia area. Rachel American grocery stores and can be
’00Caitlyn Porto describes professional life as “a grind found desperately trying to maintain
and a whirlwind” over the past few his French!”
Caitlyn is pleased to announce years. She says, “It is wonderful to
that she is now a licensed sales be back in the working world, and ’05Melissa Sakow
representative for TOWN, an I’m incredibly lucky. I absolutely love
innovative real estate service my job!” Melissa’s mom, Bonnie, writes:
firm which focuses on sales, “Melissa has now graduated from
new developments and rentals. ’02Kate McAleer NYU Steinhardt with her Masters in
Media, Culture and Communication.
Kate was recently featured in Maine She completed her thesis this year and
Magazine’s Food Issue. The article was awarded an Academic Achievement
highlights Kate’s life as a chocolatier award for her Department along with
and her decision to specialize in this her standing ... Summa Cum Laude!
field. Kate is involved in all aspects We are very proud of her and her
of her business, Bixby & Co., from working full-time while taking all of her
hand-making the chocolate, to classes. Thank you TPS for giving her
marketing and distribution. Bixby a wonderful education from 7th-9th
Bars are a throw back to when grades!”
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not forget, delicious!

Class Notes ’08Amanda Coyne ’08Thomas Loehr
’05Nicholas Betti
Amanda graduated with a degree Thomas is headed to the University
Nick was chosen as Maine Maritime in political science from the University of Pennsylvania in fall 2015 to study
Academy’s ideal Division III student- of South Carolina in May 2015 as a dentistry. Last summer, Thomas had
athlete. Nick’s professors shared Capstone Fellow and a McKissick Scholar. an amazing opportunity to work with
some words: “Nick served as Delta After graduation, she accepted a alum parent and oral surgeon, Dr. Glenn
Company Commander, overseeing the position at the Greenville News, Gorab, who took Thomas on as an
administration of 150 students from where she covers innovation, intern in his practice.
freshmen to seniors. His duties included start-ups, technology, and
managing a support staff of eight in entrepreneurship in Greenville ’08Isabella Steyer
organizing participation in regimental and South Carolina’s upstate.
competitions, as well as accountability Congratulations to Isabella on her recent
in professional development programs. graduation from Skidmore College in
His service and leadership by example May 2015!
both on and off the field had a profound
impact on Maine Maritime Academy as ’08Michael Glendening ’09Cady Cirbes
he encouraged his subordinates and peers
to never settle for less than their best. Michael graduated from Skidmore Cady writes: “This summer I will be
He is an outstanding performer in all College in May 2015. We wish him doing research at Vassar as an URSI
three phases of his life at Maine Maritime. congratulations and success in his Fellow (Undergraduate Research
As the lacrosse team’s all-time leading endeavors. Summer Institute), which is Vassar’s
scorer and multiple-year captain, ranking Undergraduate Research summer
member of the regiment and outstanding ’08Fletcher Laico program studying the growing and
student, Nick has done great things at functionalizing of carbon nanotubes for
Main Maritime Academy. He will excel Fletcher will be a senior at Wake Forest use in electrochemical cells, batteries,
in the professional world as well.” this fall, where he is double-majoring and computer chips. I am hoping to
in English and Spanish. Last year, his develop this into my senior thesis in
’07Jesse Rubin love of Spanish propelled him to study Chemistry in the fall.”
in Salamanca, Spain and when he had
Jesse is living and working as a journalist the opportunity for study this year in ’10Laura Kennelly
in Israel. He is also taking the time to Vienna- he jumped at it. His travels have
continue to write poetry. taken him to Prague, Budapest and Lauren is spending the summer
Frankfurt where he met up with friends studying in Florence, Italy. Mom, Lydia,
and relatives! and dad, Mark, made the trip in June
to visit her!

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’11Sarah Laico ’14Julia Laico Class Notes

Sarah graduated from Taft in May and is Julia enjoyed seeing Mrs. Betti and The Benedict Brothers
bound for Colorado College in the fall, Mrs. Kranzo when they brought the
where she plans to spend any free time TPS Field Hockey team to watch a It was great to catch up with Meghan
rock-climbing. match against Hotchkiss in the fall! Benedict recently and hear news of
her boys. William ’12 and Matthew
’12Christofer Harper Julia’s sister, Sarah ‘11, played during ’14, are nothing short of TPS royalty in
in the varsity game; Julia ‘14 faced that they are the great grandsons of
Christofer is passionate about his off against Kristen Gotsis ‘13 in the Anthony Barber, the second Head of
work for Operation Smile. He recently junior varsity game. Hotchkiss won School at TPS!
completed training in Limerick, Ireland both games, on Taft’s home field!
and will head to China to serve in the The girls also got to see Sophie Pulver
field. He has been asked to serve on the ’12, Kevin Klempner ’12, and Emma
Executive Leadership Council for the Du ’13. Julia had a great first year at
organization. Taft and looks forward to welcoming
Annabelle Pulver ‘14 in the fall!

Sonne Family Reunion

The Ambrose Family

Operation Smile works closely with its The Ambrose Family has settled into Chris ’49 and Sally Sonne hosted a family
two student councils, the Executive their new life in southern California. reunion weekend at their home in Tuxedo
Leadership Council and the College Connor ’12, continues to play soccer Park last year and part of it was spent in
Council. The Executive Leadership and tennis. Kylie ’09, is working as a a visit to Tuxedo Park School. The Sonne
Council (ELC) is comprised of passionate summer intern for a PR firm in New family has a long, rich history with TPS.
and committed high school students York and is a rising sophomore at the Chris and his three siblings, Fifi, Carol and
who are dedicated to move the mission University of Michigan. Both kids are Sheila, attended the school and Chris’
of Student Programs forward. actively involved with Operation Smile. father, Hans Christian Sonne, served as
Christofer took some of TPS with him Mom, Nancy, has now joined this President of the Board of Trustees. In his
on his trip to do good work, and make incredible group and will be going to tenure as a trustee, Mr. Sonne worked to
a difference in the lives of children and Peru in the fall of 2015. ensure the health and well-being of the
their families. school, including the buying of Tilford
House, the second home of TPS. During
World War II, Mrs. Sonne organized a
house and a group of people to take care
of refugee children from England. These
‘English Children’ as they are known at
TPS, are celebrated in the school’s history.
Sally and Chris’ four children, Peter ’84,
twins Matthew ’85, Nicholas ’85, and
daughter Edith ’90, also attended TPS.
The new generation of Sonne children
gathered with their extended family under
the portrait of Hans Christian Sonne which
hangs under the staircase in Blairhame.

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Honor & Memorial Gifts In Memoriam

Gifts that pay tribute are Walter Peter Breeman ’10
especially meaningful – they advance The TPS community was saddened to hear of the death
of a young alum in the fall of 2014. Walter was just
the mission of Tuxedo Park School nineteen years old. He attended Tuxedo Park School
while expressing respect and from 2002 - 2006.

admiration for someone special. We remember Walter as a kind and compassionate boy
who was very comfortable conversing with adults. His
In Honor of family shared some words about him:
Matthew and Gabi Biamonte
Walter was deeply loved and cherished for his natural
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wagner warmth and openness, and an easy-going charm that of-
fered humor, acceptance, wisdom and joy to everyone he
In Honor of Elizabeth Betti met. His handsome presence, his sense of style and his
beautiful smile lit up every room he entered.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Mahon
We send our condolences to his parents, Pam and Barry,
In Honor of Kaitlyn, his sister, Marion ’13, and his family, friends, and
Tommy and Kristen Harle former classmates.

Mrs. Nancy Harle Cynthia Tuckerman Gay
Cynthia Tuckerman Gay was the mother of three TPS
In Honor of Kristen Heard alumni, Phyllis ’58, John Jr. ’62, and Christopher
’64. She was very involved with life on campus, and
Ms. Dina Barker and Ms. Mary Richter has had a lasting legacy on life at the school.

In Honor of Kathleen McNamara In 1960, Mrs. Gay served on the Academic Committee,
charged with several tasks vital to the future of TPS,
Mr. Rainier Dasil and Ms. Maria C. Torrijos including: improving the educational program, special
Dr. Prem Lachman and Ms. Joyce Falini programs and trips, keeping a school library, and using
mechanical aids in the curriculum.
In Honor of
Julia Kirschenbaum’s Birthday She co-chaired the 1960-61 Athletic Committee with
Mr. Pen Rogers, and was on a committee to investigate
and Blairhame’s Centennial the addition of a 9th grade to TPS, resulting in a 9th grade specifically for girls.
Celebration She chaired the Nominating Committee, served as a Trustee for the Class of
1965, and was nominated for a position on the Promotion Committee.
Miss Katie Bennorth
Mr. Ross Carpentier Cynthia Gay made several indelible marks on TPS. Among her many
Mr. Harrison Edelen accomplishments, she began and led the Parents’ Committee and set forth
Mr. Carson Honor to make new parents feel more at home at school. She also implemented
Mr. Maximus Lachman school uniforms at TPS. Both of these traditions live on today.
Mr. Samson Lachman
Mr. William Rifkin The history of Cynthia Gay’s family is deeply entwined with the history
Miss Caroline Turner of Tuxedo Park and Tuxedo Park School. Cynthia Tuckerman Gay will be
remembered with great affection for her wonderful laugh and her warm and
In Honor of Dr. Ursula Springer generous nature.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rizzuto We send our deepest sympathies to the Gay family.

In Memory of John Alsop Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Bigelow ‘45

In Memory of
Stephen J. DuBrul, Jr.

Ms. Jennifer DuBrul

In Memory of of Lucy Edwards

Mrs. Laura Mattes Cox ‘75

In Memory of Preeya Sheth

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burdick
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Duffy

Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum
Ms. Kathleen McNamara and Mr. Jihad Mirza

In Memory of Charlene Weiss

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Duffy
Mr. Marc Kirschenbaum and Dr. Stacey Kirschenbaum

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Levin
Ms. Kathleen McNamara and Mr. Jihad Mirza

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Monderer

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You can play a vital role in sustaining the distinctive
experience of a Tuxedo Park School education.

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Tuxedo Park School is a small school that has made a big difference for generations.
Since the school’s founding in 1900, Tuxedo Park School has relied on every member
of our school and extended community to support teaching and learning through the
generosity of time, talent and philanthropy.
As we prepare our students to be 21st Century learners through curriculum innovation
and differentiated learning,we continue to build upon our traditions and history. As we
live our mission,we teach students to ask good questions,identify and solve problems,
work collaboratively, think across broad themes and systems, and be locally-minded
global citizens.
Thanks to the help of friends like you,TPS continues to be a school where students develop
a lifelong love of learning and prepare to meet the challenges of a changing world.

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All School Picnic
September 19
Grandparents’ Day
November 24
Middle and Upper School
Holiday Concert
December 17 (Young Alumni Event)
Ski Race Day
February 4
Spring Musical
March 3 & 4 (Young Alumni Event)
TPS Benefit Auction
May 7
Field Day
May 21
Alumni Day
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Graduation
June 10

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