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AMONG FRIENDS
225th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS PLANNED
MAY DAY PHOTOS
2010 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNERS
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2009-10 Annual Report:We give to MFS because...
The Original 1785 Schoolhouse
A Message from the Head of School
“You just have to be there.”
A telling statistical indicator of student and family satisfaction in
independent schools is retention. While surveys and parent-teacher
conferences are very important and we gain valuable insight from
these tools, each year we have a clear statistical measure of
satisfaction when our final retention figure is tabulated.
In this challenging economy, we have worked quite hard to
promote Moorestown Friends to prospective new families. While
these efforts have been successful, it is our retention rate of over 94%
in each of the past two years that has allowed us to maintain our
academic and co-curricular program while most public school
districts in New Jersey are faced with millions of dollars in cuts.
Our faculty and staff are more invested than ever in our school.
They are here because they love working with young people and
because they believe deeply in the mission of MFS. The author of our
225th anniversary book, Margaret O. Kirk, whose children were
educated at Germantown Friends, made a comment that was striking
to me. She observed that MFS teachers don’t begin a lesson or unit knowing what the students need. Instead,
teachers analyze and ascertain the students’ needs and provide instructional guidance to help them learn at the
optimal level. It made me quite proud that Margaret was able to make this observation after visiting classrooms over
the course of just a few weeks.
MFS teachers do not teach to the test or teach to the book. A unique quality of our school is the variety of
learning tools used to educate the mind, body and spirit of our students. When describing our school, I often hear
students, parents and faculty tell folks not familiar with MFS: “It’s hard to describe. You just have to be there.”
A 94% retention rate, well above the national average for independent schools (even in non-recessionary
times), is a clear measure that our faculty and staff continue to provide a top-notch education. And clearly, without
the loyalty and commitment of parents, making this remarkable learning experience available to our students would
not be possible.
I look forward to celebrating our 225th anniversary with you this year. There are many interesting stories
that capture a commitment that has been built over more than two centuries to provide young people with a truly
transformational education.
Warm Regards,
Larry Van Meter ’68
Head of School
MMOOOORREESSTTOOWWNN FFRRIIEENNDDSS SSCCHHOOOOLL110 East Main Street Moorestown, NJ 08057(856) 235-2900, www.mfriends.org
Head of SchoolLarry Van Meter ’68
Published ByThe Development Office
Director of DevelopmentStephen Zakroff
Assistant Director of DevelopmentBeth Stouffer
Director of Marketing and CommunicationsMike Schlotterbeck
Director of Parent and Alumni ProgramsMatt Nierenberg
Director of Annual GivingKristy Embrack
Development Office StaffSue Giacchetto, Elaine Parellada,Michelle Wartenberg
Photo Credits Richard Bell, Curt Hudson, Sherrie Saint John, Mike Schlotterbeck,Stephen Shilling
Graphic DesignAlison Judah ’86, Hypno Design
Moorestown Friends School admitsstudents without regard to race, color,creed, national origin, ancestry, gender,or sexual orientation.
All photos are identified from left toright unless otherwise indicated.
Printed on recycled paper.
A M O N G F R I E N D SFall 2010
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ContentsNews and Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
225th Anniversary Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
May Day Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Annual Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i-xxxvi
Cum Laude/Honors Banquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Alumni Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Meruka Gupta Hazari '00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Connie Muldowney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Christian Hansen ’50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Retirements
Katy Rinehart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Patricia McEwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Scenes from the 225th Anniversary Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
About Cover Artist Midge Ingersoll
Artist Midge Ingersoll is a free-lance artist
specializing in architectural and historic
renderings. Her work has appeared in The
Philadelphia Inquirer and New Haven Register.
In addition to this painting of the original
Moorestown Friends Schoolhouse, she has
also painted the Moorestown Meeting
House. She is a former art teacher at Maple
Shade High School and also served as an adult education instructor for
the Perkins Center for the Arts and Moorestown Adult School. Her
husband, Jon Ingersoll, is a member of the MFS Class of 1969.
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News and Notes
Six Students Tour China with Philadelphia Boys Choir
Six MFS students were members of the Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale that toured China in August. They arefreshman Ricky Barash, sixth graders Hunter Harris, Tyler Soso and Liam Mace and fifth graders Zachary Durr andIan Millstein. The group toured Shanghai, Xi’an and Beijing and performed seven concerts, including one at theShanghai Expo (the current equivalent of the World’s Fair) in the American Pavilion. The group learned severalsongs in Chinese which were very popular in China.
Jeff Millstein, father of Ian, performed and traveled with the group. About 20 adults comprising the Choraleaccompanied the approximately 70 boys to provide tenor, bass and baritone support. “We performed in somespectacular venues, including one song that translates to ‘Jasmine Flower’ that was a big hit with the Chinesecrowds,” said Jeff Millstein.
In addition to performing, the group was able to visit several Chinese landmarks and cultural sites, including theGreat Wall, and the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi’an.
Two members of the Class of 2004 have been awarded Fulbright
Scholarship grants. Alex Schank, a Georgetown graduate
studied in Jordan researching Jordanian textbooks and analyzing
rhetoric on the history of the Arab renaissance. He recently
corresponded with the school’s Alumni Office: “It's been an
interesting experience thus far (and definitely a challenge for my
Arabic!), but I'm so happy to have the opportunity. I will start a
master’s in Arab studies (and perhaps couple it with a law
degree) at Georgetown this fall.”
Middlebury graduate Naomi Harper has a Fulbright English
Teaching Assistantship in Oaxaca, Mexico. She is a classroom
assistant to English professors in the Instituto Tecnologico, a
university in Oaxaca. “As a side project, I hope to learn a little
bit of Zapoteco, an indigenous language spoken here in Oaxaca,
and volunteer in a rural school in which both Spanish and
Zapoteco are spoken,” wrote Harper recently.
She is documenting her experience via blog, titled “From
Puebladelphia to Oaxaca” at harpernaomi.blogspot.com.
Front: Tyler Soso, Ian Millstein and Hunter Harris. Back: Liam Mace, Zachary Durrand Ricky Barash.
Two Alums Awarded Fulbright Scholarships
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News and Notes
AAlliiccee PPaauull BBooookk PPuubblliisshheedd
A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the
Ballot was published by Palgrave Macmillan on
August 17. Author Mary Walton, a former
Philadelphia Inquirer writer for 20 years, conducted
research about Paul, Class of 1901, at MFS. Assistant
Director of Development Beth Stouffer is credited in
the book by Walton for her assistance. The book’s
release coincided with the 90th anniversary of the
passage of the 19th Amendment, giving women the
right to vote.
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Junior is National Scrabble Champ
Junior Ted Barrett placed first in his division at the
National Scrabble Championships held in August in Dallas.
He was awarded $1,000 in prize money for his performance
in five days of tournament play. The tournament hosted 408
competitors, in five divisions, ranked by the North American
Scrabble Players Association (NASPA). The rankings are
earned by players that have competed in local and regional
NASPA-sanctioned tournaments.
Junior Ted Barrett receives congratulations for hisfirst place finish from Chris Cree, Co-President of the North American SCRABBLE Players Association(NASPA).
News and Notes
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Computer Science Teacher Explores Costa Rica on Zekavat Summer SabbaticalComputer Science Teacher and Upper School ServiceCoordinator Gail Barna traveled to Costa Rica in August tohelp build and plan for future service learning trips withstudents and faculty to Central and South America. The tripwas made possible thanks to a Zekavat Summer SabbaticalGrant. She stayed at the Selva Verde Lodge and RainforestReserve in Chilamate, Costa Rica. Barna participated in ateacher and group leader education program at the SarapiquiConservation Learning Center, which offers programs inenvironmental education, community development,conservation, and tourism. Barna led a group of Upper Schoolstudents to Costa Rica as part of Intensive Learning 2010.
Spanish Teacher Studies in MexicoSpanish teacher Mariana Falana spent two weeks takingintensive Spanish courses at Cemanahuac EducationalCommunity in Cuernavaca, the capital city for the state ofMorelos in Mexico. She was the recipient of a scholarshipawarded by the American Association of Teachers of Spanishand Portuguese.
Director of Multicultural Affairs Leads Cuba Service TripDirector of Multicultural Affairs Karen Washington was a co-leader for George School’s Global Service Program trip toHolguin, Cuba. She had traveled to Cuba with a group ofadults from the program in 2009 and this summer led astudent group that included MFS Upper School studentsMadison Galvin, Shakeil Greeley and Brian White. Serviceincluded participating in children’s programs organized by the Quaker church, and painting, renovating, and repairingthe church and its facilities. To read about the group’s tripvisit www.cubagsp.org.
MFS Teachers Explore the World…Photographed at theSheikh Zayad Mosque inthe United Arab Emirateswere: Wali Adbul-Salaam,husband of US MathTeacher Dorothy López,LS/MS Quaker EducationTeacher Lynne Brick,US Math Teacher BrookeSmith, Chester ReaganChair Priscilla Taylor-Williams and husband David Williams.
Teachers Pursue EducationalOpportunities for Students in United Arab Emirates
Four teachers traveled to the United Arab Emirates(UAE) this summer to explore potentialcurriculum and educational trips to providefurther education for students about the Islamicworld. Traveling to Dubai and other locales in theUAE were Chester Reagan Chair for Religious andQuaker Studies Priscilla Taylor-Williams,Lower/Middle School Quaker Education TeacherLynne Brick, Math Teacher Dorothy Lopéz andMath Teacher Brooke Smith.
Focus areas of the group were “lived religion,”cultural exchange and the tensions of diversity,entrepreneurship, architecture and art, and life inthe desert. The group visited the SheikhMohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding andthe Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization. Inaddition to exploration and discussion of Islamictraditions, the group also observed interfaithexperience in Dubai and the differing experiences of religious life for men and women.
Hosts and sponsors of the trip were MFS parentsTameem Ahmed and Yasmin Mahmood.
News and Notes
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Faculty/Staff Briefs
Fifth Grade teacher Kathy Cook served as
Dean of the new ESF Innovation Project,
one of several summer camp opportunities
offered at Moorestown Friends School.
Campers problem solve, create and
innovate while collaborating with a team
on ideas to solve real-world, practical
issues. Third Grade Teacher Ted Quinn
was the lead instructor for the Animal
Advocacy cohort. The other cohorts were Forensic Science and
Masters of Design. During the three-week program,
campers were fully immersed in an area of their interest where
they posed original questions, crafted thoughtful answers and
built understanding – not only from experts in their chosen
field, but more importantly from each other. Serving as a
student assistant was MFS senior Nick Cook.
Academic Technology Coordinator Diana
Day is heading up a cohort of seven MFS
teachers exploring the educational use of
technology – especially social media.
Participating are: English Teacher Erika
Bohman, English Teacher and Middle
School Dean Maggie Beck, Social Studies
Teacher Parker Curtis, Fourth Grade
Teacher Stephanie Scheutz, Chinese
Teacher Tao “Cindy” Huang, and First Grade Teacher Teri
Kaiser. It is a program run by the Association of Delaware
Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) and led by Will
Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other
Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Upper School Director
Chris Kimberly and Associate Head of School and Academic
Dean Barbara Caldwell are participating in a parallel set of
ADVIS webinars, also led by Richardson, for administrators
who help manage technology.
School Psychologist Monica Pawluk
Hottenstein ’68 announced in June that
she was moving on to build her private
practice in Moorestown. In a note to
faculty and staff, she provided well
wishes to the school community: “I have
so appreciated all of the support and
friendship…MFS is a community of
wonderful people, and I wish it all the
best,” she wrote.
Two Appointed to School Committee
Since 2008, Sandy Hoeppner
Brown has been the Chair of the
Committee of Trustees of the
Kellman Brown Academy, as well as
serving on the Academy’s Head
Support and Evaluation Committee,
the Finance Committee and Strategic
Financial Planning Committee. From 2006-08, she served as
Chair of the Board at Kellman Brown and led an $11
million capital campaign. In addition, Brown sits on the
Kohelet Foundation Advisory Board, which strives to create
greater access to Jewish education. She also provides office
fit outs and art selection for NFI Industries. Brown is a
graduate of Dickinson College. She and her husband Sid are
the parents of Courtney ’07, Eric ’10 and Jake ’12. They
reside in Voorhees.
Philip Lippincott is retired
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Scott Paper Company, a
former non-executive Chairman of
Campbell Soup Company, and
former Board Chair of the Fox
Chase Cancer Center. He is a
former Director of ExxonMobil Corporation and former
Trustee of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Lippincott is a graduate of William Penn Charter School,
Dartmouth College, and holds an M.B.A. from Michigan
State University. He and his wife Naomi are the parents of
Grant ’80, Kevin ’82 and Kerry ’84. They reside in Park
City, Utah.
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Author Margaret O. Kirk began herwork on Doing Well and Doing Good:MFS at 225 in the summer of 2009,conducting extensive research in theschool archives, the Moorestown Libraryand the Historical Society ofMoorestown. In the fall of 2009, sheimmersed herself in the MFScommunity, roaming the hallways,peeking into classrooms, attendingschool events and much more.Simultaneously she conducted numerousinterviews with alumni, parents,trustees, students and administrators.
The end result is a wonderfulmanuscript that ties the past to thepresent and looks to the future of SouthJersey’s premiere independent school.
“As someone who sent my kids to aQuaker school (Germantown Friends), Iappreciate that the Quaker message isfront and center,” said Kirk. “It wasamazing to hear former students whostill carry the school with them everyday and have been doing so for 2, 20, 40years.”
Kirk is an award-winning freelancewriter with over 25 years of experienceas a journalist, editor, author andcorporate writer. She specializes inbusiness and medicine, and her articleshave appeared in leading newspapers,magazines and web sites nationwide.Kirk has published in The New YorkTimes, Reader’s Digest, The PhiladelphiaInquirer, Los Angeles Times, TIME,Money magazine, Philadelphia
Magazine, The Philadelphia Daily News,Newsweek, The Boston Globe, KansasCity Star, Chicago Tribune, DallasMorning News, USA Today, WorkingMother and Good Housekeeping.
She co-authored two recent non-fiction books: the story of Centralia, PA,a mining town destroyed by anunderground fire; and the biography ofJoanne W. Iverson, a rowing championwho made women’s crew an Olympicsport. Kirk worked as a Philadelphiacorrespondent for Money magazine andThe New York Times, covering finance,business news and real estate. Her bi-weekly business column, “Work Life,”for The Philadelphia Inquirer, wassyndicated online.
Kirk will visit MFS on Sunday,October 17 at 6 p.m. to provide remarkswhen the 225th anniversary book will bemade available as part of the All-SchoolParent Council Meeting.
About Author Margaret O. Kirk
Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at225 includes many wonderful newschool images by book photographerMario Morgado, who spent two days atthe school in May. Morgado’sphotography has been published in manynational and international publicationsincluding The New York Times, NewYork magazine and Boston magazine. Toview some of Morgado’s work, visit hiswebsite at www.mariomorgado.com.Photographer Mario Morgado pictured
working on the cover shot for DoingWell and Doing Good: MFS at 225.
To celebrate its 225th year as a
Quaker day school, Moorestown
Friends School enthusiastically
embarked upon the task of compiling
a colorful history book. Doing Well
and Doing Good: Moorestown Friends
School at 225 uses the extensive MFS
archives, interviews, and personal
accounts from current and former
students, faculty and staff, parents,
School Committee members, and
other friends of the school to tell the
story of one of the oldest independent
schools in the United States.
The book, which will be
delivered to the school in mid-
October, documents the fascinating
history of MFS, chronicling the
evolution of an institution that values
a student’s spiritual and ethical
education on the same level as
academic rigor. Students indeed do
well in the classroom and do good
inside and outside the school
community, thanks to the spirit and
dedication of faculty, staff, coaches,
and volunteers. The faces may change
over the years, but the culture of
service, respect, and inclusiveness
remains the same.
While combing the school’s and
the town’s archives was as necessary
as it was enlightening, capturing the
personal stories and insights of the
school’s alumni and former leaders
was a primary goal of the project.
The end result is a handsome
128-page printed piece that will be
required reading for the MFS
community as the school continues to
build upon its strong foundation.
Unveiling of225th Book Nears
About Photographer Mario Morgado
A Visit from Author Margaret O. Kirk
225th Anniversary BookDistribution
• Sunday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m.
• Dining Hall Commons
(Part of All-School Parent Council Meeting)
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Moorestown Friends School 225th Anniversary Events CalendarMoorestown Friends School, one of the oldest schools in the nation, celebrates the 225th
anniversary of its founding in 2010-11. Events and activities for alumni, parents, parents of
alumni and all the members of the school community will take place throughout the school year
and culminate at Commencement in June 2011. To register for events, click on the 225 events
registration link on the MFS home page at www.mfriends.org
Convocation guest speakersincluded Patrick Bassett(right), President of theNational Association ofIndependent Schools (NAIS)and MFS alumnus, SchoolCommittee member andNAIS Senior Vice Presidentof School Information Services, Mark Mitchell ’86. See photos on page 29 and the back cover.
Tuesday, September 14, 10 a.m.Convocation
Margaret O. Kirk, author of DoingWell and Doing Good: MFS at 225,will visit for a discussion aboutresearch and writing of the book,and will be available to sign copies.The entire school community iswelcome to attend this event.
Sunday, October 17, 6 p.m. DHCAll-School Parent Council Meeting225th Anniversary Book Distribution
Thursday, October 14, 6 p.m.Boston Area Alumni Gathering The Union Club of Boston
Spend an afternoon touringexhibits at the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art with formerArts Department Chair RichardMarcucci. Round triptransportation from MFS isavailable and the tour will befollowed by a reception at theGreenleaf.$16 museum only$25 museum andtransportation from MFS
Sunday, November 14, 12:30 p.m.Philadelphia Museum Tour with Richard Marcucci
Saturday, November 27, 10 a.m.Alumni Soccer Game
Wednesday, December 22, 6 p.m.Young Alumni Dinner (for alumni from Classes of 2006-10)
Wednesday, December 22, 7 p.m.Alumni Basketball Game
September
October
November
December
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Enjoy an evening ofbowling, food and fun -open to the entire MFScommunity at Pinsetter in Pennsauken.$15 (includes dinner)
Thursday, January 6, 6:30 p.m.Delaware Valley Alumni/Community Event – Pinsetter
Monday, January 17, 10 a.m.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January
February
Thursday, February 24, 6 p.m.Washington D.C. Area Alumni GatheringCosmos Club
It’s an auction year! The biennial auction, celebratingthe history of the school in this anniversary year, will beheld at the Collingswood Ballroom and Scottish RiteTheater.
Saturday, March 12, 5 p.m.Parent Council Auction
March
April
Get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Mount Laurel andMedford Meeting Houses and learn the history andtraditions of the Monthly Meetings. After the morningtour, guests have the option of joining Lynne and Jarryfor brunch at Braddock’s Tavern in Medford.Brunch: $15
Saturday, April 9 – Time TBDTours of local Meeting Houses with MFSQuaker educator Lynne Brick and MountLaurel Meeting historian Jarry Jones
Calling all Reds andBlues! For this yearonly, MFS is bringingback Color Day. Aonce long-standingtradition at the school,students were assignedthe colors of red orblue, and the teams would compete in a series of fieldgames in the spring. This year, students in all divisionshave been assigned colors and have the opportunity toearn points for their teams by participating in eventsthroughout the year. Color Day will be the culminatingevent, and all members of the MFS community (currentfamilies and alumni) are encouraged to participate.
Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.Alumni Weekend/Color Day
Enjoy an afternoon at the formerMount Laurel home of famouswomen’s suffrage leader AlicePaul, MFS Class of 1901. Now runby the Alice Paul Institute,Paulsdale was formerly owned byformer faculty member and alumniparent Miriam Feyerherm, whowill help lead the tour, along withformer faculty member Margaret Barnes Mansfield. Cost: $10
Saturday, May 21 – Time TBDTour and Tea at Paulsdale
Saturday, June 11, 7 p.m.Commencement of the Class of 2011
To RSVP for these 225th anniversary events, click on the registration link found on the home page of the school website at www.mfriends.org.Check back for updates.
If you have questions about these events, please contact Matt Nierenberg, Director of Parent & AlumniPrograms by e-mail or at (856) 914-4416.
May
June
Alice Paul, Class of 1901
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Moorestown Friends School’s oldest tradition, May Day, was celebrated onMay 7. A variety of performances, music, activities, crafts and rovingcostumed characters highlighted the day, which culminated with thetraditional May Pole Dance. Every four years MFS hosts this Elizabethancelebration of spring that involves all students, from preschool through 12thgrade. The tradition dates back to the early 1900s and possibly earlier.
May Day is based on an ancient Roman festival that lasted from late April toearly May, in which Romans offered flowers to Flora, their goddess of spring.The Romans brought that custom to all the European lands they conquered,making May Day a worldwide event.
By the Middle Ages, it became especially popular in England, where peoplerose early in the morning to “bring in the May.” They gathered flowers andtree branches to decorate their homes and later went to the town squarewhere the May Pole – often over 100 feet tall – was raised. As a womanrepresenting the May Queen presided over the ceremony, dancers held thestreamers that fell from the top of the pole and circled around it, weavingthe streamers into tight patterns. These agricultural festivals were intendedto ensure fertility of the crops.
Beginning in the 1950s at MFS, it changed from an annual event to arotating celebration, sometimes once every two years and, more recently,every four years. It has traditionally been modeled after a May Day of theElizabethan Period in England.
Top: May Day Court membersEmma Baiada ’10, Ally Shaffer ’10,Brooke Oki ’10, Claire Maddocks ’10and Samantha Smith ’10.
Bottom: Head of School Larry Van Meter ’68 and his wifeand Associate Director of CollegeGuidance Margaret Van Meter
May Day
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The Grand Procession and Opening Ceremonies
Four previous May Queens were inattendance for the Grand Procession and opening ceremonies. From left: Anne Rosenberg ’74, MFS ScienceTeacher Tracey Whitesell ’86, Janet Carslake Aaronson ’52 andKathleen Fugate Messinger ’64.
Lower/Middle School Quaker Education Teacher Lynne Brick and Chester Reagan Chair for Quaker/Religious Studies Priscilla Taylor-Williams were each dressed as women’s suffrage leader Alice Paul, MFS Class of 1901.
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Volunteers
May Day Costume Designers Rose Frola and Kiyo Moriuchi ’71.
Top Left: Goldilocks (KatiaHehn ’20) and the ThreeBears…each class had its own May Day theme.
Top Right: May Day QueenNicole Respond ’10 and King Eric Brown ’10.
Middle Left: The Upper SchoolConcert Choir performs under the direction of Vocal and Music InstructorMelissa Malvar-Keylock.
May Day Volunteer Chairs Susan Shaffer, KarenApplegate and Kathie Carpenter
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Top: Upper School Science TeacherDrew Newman (gold hat) directs thehuman chess match.
Middle Right: A performance of Pyramus & Thisbe was one of the main stage featureperformances. Pictured (l to r): Julia Rudolph ’12, George Bader ’11and Jacob Burbage ’11.
Bottom Left: Jordan Obermeier ’21and Mia Trottie ’21 craft medieval icons.
Bottom Right: Daniel Obaisi ’10 helps Edward Crisonino ’22 at therobotics joust.
Fun and Activities
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Left: May pole dancerKrystina Carpenter ’10.
Right: Dancers GianyaBreland ’10, JacobMontgomery ’10 andAndrew Rosenbach ’10enjoy a light momentbefore the May Poledance. Former teacher andSchool Committeemember Neil Hartmanhelped coach the seniorMay Pole Dancers.
May Pole Dance
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David Baiada ’95 was the guestspeaker for the 2010 Cum Laude/HonorsBanquet in May. An original at MFS,beginning in kindergarten, he wasinducted into the Cum Laude Society asa junior, and the National Spanish HonorSociety as a sophomore. Baiada was alsoselected by his classmates as aCommencement speaker. He was ahighly decorated soccer player at MFS,and two-year captain of the varsitysquad. The top scorer during his years atMFS, he was All-Friends League and All-South Jersey and won the Herm MageeAward his senior year.
He manages the Skilled VisitPractice for Bayada Nurses, which serves50,000 clients a year with $140 millionin annual revenues. David’s father, MarkBaiada, founded the company in 1975.Bayada Nurses provides nursing,
rehabilitative, therapeutic and personalhome health care services to children,adults and seniors in the comfort of theirown homes. They have over 15,000nurses, home health aides and therapistsworking from more than 170 offices in18 states.
David has multiple family ties toMFS. One of five siblings who attendedMFS, he is also the cousin of CaitlinBaiada ’06 and Emma Baiada ’10, anduncle of prekindergarten student KatieKirchhoff.
In his remarks, he focused on threemain themes.
Think Big—“Be passionate aboutsomething,” said Baiada. “It willprobably take some time to find what itis.”
Work Hard—“Once you find yourpassion, nothing gets done without hard
work,” said the former MFS soccer star.“In order to accomplish what you arepassionate about, you’ve got to put in thetime.”
Show Love—Baiada emphasizedstaying in touch with family, even duringthe very busy college years. “Call home,”Baiada said forcefully. “There is no onein your life who will provide you withthe same support and attention and theunrelenting love than the people rightacross from you [family members in theaudience]. You have to call home inorder to get that.”
Baiada received a B.A. in Economicsfrom Cornell, where he also playedvarsity soccer and football. After college,he initially worked for DiamondManagement and Technology Partners asan analyst associate in its Chicagooffices. Next, he earned his M.B.A. inHealth Care Management at The WhartonSchool of the University ofPennsylvania, where he co-founded theFamily Business Club. Baiada valuestravel as part of his life-long educationand has visited 45 states and 35countries. His fluent Spanish andproficient Italian are partly a result ofspending six months traveling in SouthAmerica to immerse himself in theculture and improve his Spanish, and ofstudying in Padua, Italy his junior yearat Cornell University. He also recentlytraveled to South Africa during the FIFAWorld Cup to experience the emergingcountry and the fans visiting from manynations for the quadrennial tournament.
David and his wife Mindy, whoreside in Center City Philadelphia,hosted the Class of 1995 reunion at theirhome on Alumni Weekend.
David Baiada ’95• B.A. Cornell University• M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania
“Think Big. Work Hard. Show Love.”David Baiada ’95 Serves asCum Laude/Honors Banquet Speaker
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Each year MFS alumni return to campus to reunite with
their classmates and to learn more about what’s new at their
alma mater. It is also a time to honor those who have
contributed to their community using skills that were
fostered during their years at Moorestown Friends School.
2010 Alumni Weekend
Alumni Awards
Above: Young AlumnI Award winner Meruka Gupta Hazari ’00 with family
Top Right: Alumni Association Clerk Naoji Moriuchi with Service Award winner Connie Muldowney
Bottom Right: Former Headmaster Alan Craig and wife Mary attended the Dinner Among Friends. Craig had connections toall three award winners.
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Meruka Gupta Hazari’s path tobecoming a physician is an inspirationaltale of resilience. The Class of 2000graduate was awarded the YoungAlumni Award by the AlumniAssociation at the Dinner AmongFriends. The award recognizes recentalums, within 10 years of their MFSgraduation, for outstanding achievementor notable community service. InHazari’s case, both apply.
Hazari is on course to earn hermedical degree at Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School in 2011. This will fulfilla goal she has had since her time atMFS, when it was clear she wanted topursue a career in medicine. However,the road to this goal was lined withunforeseen challenges.
Soon after enrolling at New YorkUniversity as an undergrad, sometroubling symptoms that had started inadolescence finally resulted in a diagnosisfor Hazari. She had multiple sclerosis.She initially struggled to come to termswith the diagnosis and was constantlydealing with allergies to medications,fevers and chills, and body aches.
“It was hard for me to deal with as
an 18-year-old,” she said. “I didn’t get asmuch out of college as I could have.”
At first, she questioned her goal tobecome a physician, and whether or notshe would be capable of making it, andlost confidence in herself. “After losingprecious time to self-doubt, I finallyrealized that I have one life, and therewas only one way I wanted to live it,”Hazari said.
With the help and support of familyand friends, she is well on her way tobecoming a physician. She says it wasdefinitely not the path she hadenvisioned, but she has learned that it’snot about the ultimate goal, it’s aboutenjoying the ride. She notes that, “Iallow myself to have bad days, but knowthat they are not the defining momentsof my life. I stopped allowing MS todefine who I was, and instead, use it as away of discovering who I am.”
While still an undergrad, she didclinical research in maternal and fetalmedicine at Weill Medical College ofCornell University. She took a breakfrom school in 2004-05 and expandedher work with the Greater DelawareValley Chapter of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society as an information andreferral specialist. She was a featuredspeaker for the first PhiladelphiaPediatric MS Support Group and at theSociety’s Readathon Banquet.
After the year off from school, shethen moved on to complete an M.S. inbiological science from Drexel, followedby acceptance into medical school.
In thinking back to her time at MFS,a few former teachers came to mind.
“[Former English teacher] Doc LaViainfluenced my love of thinking,” shesaid of LaVia, who passed away monthsafter his 2000 Commencement speech.“He inspired us to think beyond whatwas on paper.”
She also cited current Mathdepartment chair Michael Omilian. “He’ssomebody I look up to a lot,” she said ofOmilian. “He helped you to see thepractical side of things, how to logicallyapproach problems – something we do alot in medicine.”
Finally, Gupta credited formerPhysical Education Teacher and GirlsLacrosse Coach Heidi Brunswick. “Shehelped me get through a lot and broughtout self-confidence in me,” said Hazari.“I also learned a lot about teamwork,something that is also very important inmedicine.”
A talented student at MFS, Hazariwas a member of the National SpanishHonor Society and Cum Laude Society,and was involved in a host of otheractivities. She played tennis andlacrosse, was part of Agenda Committee,was a yearbook editor and representedthe school at the National Association ofIndependent Schools People of ColorConference.
Hazari currently lives in Piscatawaywith her husband Vivek.
Alumni Awards
Young Alumni AwardAspiring Physician Displays Resilience
Meruka Gupta Hazari ’00• B.A., New York University• M.S., Drexel University
Young Alumni Award winner MerukaGupta Hazari ’00, with parents Navinand Renu Gupta and husband VivekHazari.
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MFS Thrift Shop Manager ConnieMuldowney was honored with theAlumni Association’s Service Award onAlumni Weekend for 34 years of serviceto the school as a volunteer and asmanager of the Thrift Shop.
Her vision for the Thrift Shop hashelped to grow an asset to thecommunity and source of revenue for theschool. “It’s another giving choice forpeople,” said Muldowney of the ThriftShop. “I look at it as found money forthe school.” After working as a volunteerfor 14 years, Muldowney was hired bythe school in 1990 to run the ThriftShop. The shop has moved several timesin the last three decades from RobertsHall to the rear of 113 E. Main St. to itscurrent location on Chester Avenue nearthe train tracks. The shop has continuedto cover its expenses and consistentlycontributes a sizable gift to MFSannually.
Running a thrift shop operationrequires a variety of skills, mostimportantly people skills. Muldowney
relates well to volunteers of all ages –from students who come to the ThriftShop as part of their community serviceto MFS grandparents.
“Our volunteers work very hard toachieve our goals by giving their time,”said Muldowney. “Everyone who hasstepped through that doorway tovolunteer has made a difference.”
It is a tribute to Muldowney that hervolunteers are very loyal: many of hervolunteers have been working at theshop for years, often long after theirchildren or grandchildren havegraduated. Some travel long distances todo so, like alumni parent Valerie Bush,who drives up from the Atlantic Cityarea. Even if Thrift Shop volunteersmove out of the area, they are sure tostay in touch.
MFS Gift AcknowledgmentCoordinator Sue Giacchetto, an alumniparent who has worked at the shop formany years, watches Muldowney do herwork with great admiration.
“Connie is like an ambassador for
the school to the community. She is socaring. The school means an awful lot toher,” said Giacchetto, who also has seenfirst-hand how well Muldowney workswith the shop’s numerous volunteers.“She makes everyone feel important.Everyone has a different niche and shefinds that niche whether it’s sortingclothes or working the front desk.”
With the rise of Ebay and onlineauction/marketplace websites,Muldowney has stayed on top of thelatest changes in the industry, postingitems on Ebay and keeping abreast ofpricing changes. “There is a great deal ofresearch that goes into pricing items,”she said.
Ultimately it is the smiles and socialaspects of the job that she enjoys most. “Ilove getting up in the morning andcoming to work,” she said. “There’salways a laugh here…you leave with asmile.”
Service AwardThrift Shop Manager is 2010 Service Award Winner
Connie Muldowney with her twograndchildren, Fiona KennedyMuldowney and James WilliamKennedy Muldowney. Her son James“Huck” A.S. Muldowney, IV ’90, anAssistant Professor of Medicine andcardiologist at Vanderbilt University,and his wife Nancy Jean and family livein Nashville.
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On Alumni Weekend, Dr. ChristianM. Hansen was awarded posthumouslythe Alice Paul Merit Award in honor ofhis lifelong, distinguished record ofmedical missionary work in theAmericas, Africa and the Middle East.Dr. Hansen died on February 3 frombone-marrow disease. He is survived byhis wife Alexandra Cole Hansen,children Amy, Max, Jonathan andNathaniel, four grandchildren, andgenerations of children around the worldwho were helped by his healing touch.
“Chris Hansen truly embodied whowe want our Moorestown Friendsgraduates to be – combining a toughmind and a tender heart,” said Head ofSchool Larry Van Meter ’68. “I had thegood fortune, after becoming Head ofSchool, to meet Chris. He came back tovisit with our students on the brink ofthe Iraq War, to warn them of theterrible consequences of that war forchildren in that part of the world.” Theschool was able to notify Dr. Hansen ofthe honor in January.
Growing up in a conservativehousehold, he credited coming to MFS atage 15 with making him more aware,and moving him to become a Quaker.
He was greatly influenced by theteaching giants of his era at MFS,including Wilbur Carr, Chester Reagan,Harley Armstrong, Herm Magee andDavid Richie.
He studied at Haverford College andsubsequently received his medicaldegree from the University ofPennsylvania. As a resident inpediatrics at the Children’s Hospital ofPhiladelphia, when he began treatingthe urban poor, he first saw therelationship between poverty anddisease. He proceeded to join the U.S.Public Health Service and worked withnative Americans in the southwest andMidwest and also spent time in Turkeyworking as a physician to Peace Corpsvolunteers.
He also worked in Boston, andMississippi, where a lifetime highlightwas meeting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Dr. Hansen was a civil rights activistand he and his family spent two yearsliving in a trailer in the previously allAfrican-American community of BayouMound, LA.
In 1968, Hansen traveled on anAmerican Friends Field ServiceCommittee trip to Nigeria and Biafra to
investigate health problems, visitinghospitals and refugee camps in themidst of strife. With a team of twoothers, he uncovered the famine takingplace there and helped to bring it to theworld’s attention.
He brought his family back to theEast Coast in 1969, where he worked incommunity health in Trenton, NewJersey, and joined the faculty of RutgersUniversity Medical School.
In 1970, he received HaverfordCollege’s “Haverford Award forService,” for those who best reflect thecollege’s stated concern that knowledgebe applied to socially useful ends, andin 1994 received an honorary doctoratein sciences degree from the college, forhis work in the community and aroundthe world.
He served for many years as aconsulting pediatrician for the NewJersey Division of Youth and FamilyServices and was an associate clinicalprofessor of pediatrics at the RobertWood Johnson University MedicalSchool in New Brunswick, where heintroduced medical students to childwelfare issues, including abuse andneglect. Dr. Hansen’s autobiography Inthe Name of the Children: The Life Storyof a Pediatrician to the Poor, waspublished in 2005.
In the 1990s, with the help ofHeadmaster Alan Craig, Dr. Hansen ledan MFS community drive to collectstuffed animals for children in Haiti. Hecame back to MFS to speak withstudents many other times in the courseof his career, including the Cum Laudebanquet in 1972.
Alice Paul MeritAwardThe Late Chris Hansen ’50 Honoredwith Alice Paul Merit Award
The late Chris Hansen ’50 (left), 2010Alice Paul Merit Award winner, picturedwith legendary Social Studies TeacherG. Macculloch “Cully” Miller.
Christian Hansen ’50• B.A., Haverford College• M.D., University of Pennsylvania
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Director of College Guidance andEnglish Department Chair Katy Rinehartretired in June after spending 16 years atthe school.
She arrived at MFS in 1994 after 14years at Hampshire College in Amherst,MA. While her husband Timm wasbeginning his new job in admissions atTemple University, Katy Rinehart wasmulling her next career move when afortuitous meeting (for her and for MFS)occurred.
“I was still working as an areaadmissions rep for Hampshire in the fallof 1993 and made a school visit to MFS,”she said. “(Then Director of CollegeGuidance) Mary Williams asked what Iwas going to do now and I jokinglyresponded that I would love to have herjob.”
Soon after her visit, Williams wasappointed Upper School Director. By thenext fall, Rinehart had been hired byMFS as Director of College Guidance andwas also asked to teach two UpperSchool English courses. “The schooltook a huge leap of faith and (former
Headmaster) Alan Craig must havesensed my enthusiasm for literature,”said Rinehart. “I knew college guidanceand I learned everything from the highschool side from the ground up. I had noassistant. I did it all.”
By 2000, she was also serving asChair of the English Department. “I wasblessed with a wonderful departmentfaculty…very intelligent, reallycommitted people,” she said.
As enrollment grew at the school,juggling both jobs became increasinglydifficult. However, in 2002, MargaretVan Meter was hired as a CollegeGuidance Counselor. “My life changedso much for the better when she came onboard,” said Rinehart. “No oneunderstands the challenges of collegeguidance better than Margaret…she wasan invaluable partner.”
When pushed, Rinehart will admitthat it was in the classroom where shewas happiest. “The students I’ve taughthave been such great kids who lovereading literature, and I’ve had someremarkable writers,” she said. “And we
had such a good time together…a daydidn’t go by when one of the kids didn’tmake me laugh.”
“Katy has a passion for literature,”said new English Chair Debra Galler.“She is walking, breathing evidence ofthe relevance of studying literature: sheapplies Shakespeare’s language toeveryday life in a way that shows herstudents and colleagues that what we arestudying is not archaic, but vital.”
Rinehart has moved to SonomaCounty, CA where she is planning formany outdoor activities and challenges.An avid runner, she will participate in aseries of races along the Pacific Coast.She intends to hike the Sierras with herhusband and has her sights set onclimbing Mount Whitney. She also hasnot ruled out a return to teaching onceshe gets settled in her new location.
Katy and Timm Rinehart have twochildren: Kelsey, a Middlebury Collegegraduate who lives in the San Franciscoarea and works in online media, andDan, a recent Temple Universitygraduate now living and studying inSpain.
English and College Guidance:The Perfect Mix for Katy Rinehart
Retiring Director of College Guidanceand English Department Chair KatyRinehart (second from right) washonored at the Dinner Among Friends.Also attending (from left) were herbrother Jud Ramaker, husband TimmRinehart and mother Jean Ramaker.
Katy Rinehart• B.A., Hampshire College• M.A.L.S., Wesleyan University
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Preschool Teacher Patricia McEwanretired in June after 14 years at MFS.
Hired as a prekindergarten teacher,after one year she moved to preschool,where she spent the remainder of hercareer. Teaching at the early childhoodeducation levels is quite challenging andpreschool is often the child’s firsteducational experience. “You become aguide to help families adjust andwelcome them into a larger schoolcommunity,” said McEwan
The veteran teacher, a graduate ofNewark State Teachers College (nowKean University), came to MFS in 1995after serving as principal at St. Mary’sSchool in Bordentown and as Director ofthe Lakeview Childcare Center inHamilton, the largest provider of childcare in Mercer County.
The mother of three daughters, itwas the educational path of her oldestdaughter Shannon that prompted herreturn to teaching. “When Shannonreceived her teaching certificate, Irealized how much I missed teaching,”
said McEwan, who, prior to heradministrative positions, had worked asa long-term substitute in several areas ofthe country – her husband Jim was inthe U.S. Navy.
A wonderful example of McEwan’simpact on her students occurred twoyears ago. Former student AlexandraFriedman ’09, now enrolled at AmericanUniversity, focused her collegeapplication essay on how McEwanguided her through uncertainty aboutmaking it across the monkey bars overthe span of a few weeks on the MFSplayground. She wrote:
“Learning to swing on the monkeybars might not seem like a big deal, butto me, a five-year-old, it was likeclimbing Mt. Everest… As I wascompleting this essay, Mrs. McEwan sentme an e-mail telling me how proud ofme she was after watching me score thefirst goal in my state quarterfinal playoffgame. She said ‘I recognized your talenteven in prekindergarten!’ Little did Iknow that Mrs. McEwan and the yellow
and blue set of monkey bars would besuch an important part of mychildhood.”
“That’s one of the wonderful thingsabout working at MFS,” said McEwan.“Upper School students still come backto give me a hug.”
McEwan felt well supported in herrole teaching the youngest MFS students.“There is a deep appreciation for earlychildhood education at MFS,” she said.“My work was valued by administratorsand colleagues and there are so manyopportunities for professionaldevelopment. There is an expectation forexcellence and that raises the bar for us.”
Preschool Assistant Melanie Gfellerworked together with McEwan for fiveyears. “She not only wanted to teach thecurriculum, but to teach the students tobe good people,” said Gfeller. “What Iadmired most was that Patricia alwayscontinued to learn and find better waysto teach…even up to the last week ofschool. She’s an amazing person and anamazing teacher. We’ll miss her.”
McEwan and her husband James,who live in Bordentown, look forwardto more sailing on Lake Winnipesaukeein New Hampshire and spending timewith their three grandkids, all of whomare local.
Patricia McEwan ProvidedFoundation to Many MFS Students
Patricia McEwan• B.A., Kean University
Retiring Preschool Teacher PatriciaMcEwan (second from right) washonored at the Dinner Among Friends.Also attending (from left) weredaughters Shannon McEwanManigrasso and Sarah McEwan Berton,husband Jim McEwan and daughterMeghan McEwan.
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Class Notes
1934J. Bayard Brunt, Jr. welcomed the arrival
of his 13th and 14th great-grandchildren
this year: in March, Hadley Sarah Brunt,
the granddaughter of Peter Wheeler
Brunt ’62; and in June, Naomi Grace
Moriuchi, the granddaughter of Fred ’65
and Caroline Brunt ’66 Moriuchi and
daughter of School Committee member
Naoji Moriuchi ’94.
1952Our sympathy goes to Carol Hunsicker
McLean who writes: “My husband, Cliff,
was diagnosed with cancer in August
2008. We had just come back from a
fantastic family Caribbean vacation
cruise. He died April 23, 2009 four days
after his 77th birthday. We had been
married 52 years.”
1959Charlotte Stiles Borg is enjoying retired
life with family and friends in Medford.
She writes: “It was fun to get together
with ‘old’ classmates at our 50th
reunion.”
1960See reunion photo above.
1961Bill Archer and his wife Eileen spent
this past summer traveling. In June, the
Archers visited Greece to attend the
wedding of Eileen’s cousin. In August,
Bill Archer ’61 and his wife, Eileen, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus at theAcropolis in Athens.
The Class of 1960 gathered for its 50th reunion luncheon on Alumni Weekend. Standing: Deanne Cutler Dorn, Thomas Brunt,Christian Sweeny, Harold Goodman, Richard Manchester, Procter Lippincott, Warren Littlefield, Len Shapiro, Tom Stackhouse,Virginia Branin Schelbert. Sitting: Kris Ries Brunt, Elizabeth Fiume Hosey, Toby Goldstein Needleman, Sheila LeBow Gross,Chrystine Tyler Kavalunas, Hildegard Schmidt-Lorbach, Nancy Taylor Goodnough, Valerie Werst Emerson.
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they travelled down the Danube River.
At the end of the trip, they headed to
Sherbourne, England to attend the
wedding of Bill’s grand-niece – two
weddings on the opposite ends of
Europe! In July, Bill and Eileen went to
Nags Head, NC for an Archer family
reunion where they caught up with
Elizabeth Fitzwater Nixon ’52, Ann
Fitzwater Rathjen ’57, Elizabeth Archer
Hawks ’58, Holly Archer Crawford ’58
and Katharine Archer ’60.
1965See reunion photo.
Beverly Boogar Lovejoy writes: “It was
wonderful seeing so many classmates at
our 45th reunion in early May. Bygone
days and faces once again come into
sharper focus. It was an afternoon rich
with remembering and reconnecting.
Many thanks to the organizers.”
Beth Reagan Preston writes: “Still a
nurse in the recovery room at
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center –
but retirement is looking pretty good. My
kids amaze me and grandchildren are a
treat – get some if you don’t have any!”
1966Ellen Doak Winslow writes: “Joe Jaczko
and I have dated nine happy years. We
visited Cape May in July and stayed at
the Queen Victoria B&B. Other trips over
the summer were to North Carolina, D.C.
and West Virginia. Debbie Ohler
Bowman spent five days here in May! I
often meet with Judy Ostrov Edell and
Roz Novack ’65.”
1969Laurence J. Kotlikoff’s proposal to fix
the financial system was published in
The New York Times on April 25 and
was entitled “Take the Money Out of
Banks.” He is an economist at Boston
University and the author of numerous
books, most recently Jimmy Stewart is
Dead: Ending the World’s Ongoing
Financial Plague with Limited Purpose
Banking.
1970See reunion photo at left.
1971Judy Greenfield Faulkner received an
honorary doctorate from the University
of Wisconsin – Madison, where she had
The Class of 1965 gathered at the Head’s Reception on Alumni Weekend. Sitting:Martha Spangler Garrigues, Letitia Raymond Kelley, Linda Stevenson Kimball,Roslynne Novack, Hal Coxson, Fred Moriuchi and Mary Beth Schultz Hempel.Standing: Linda Hyatt Lee, Frances Wheaton Lambert, David Giffen, HowardWildman, Merrill Weiss, Carlyle Hill, Bob Metzer and Rolf DeCou.
The Class of 1970 at The Greenleaf on Alumni Weekend. Sitting: Cookie Forsythe,Miriam Fisher Schaefer, Rebecca Roberts, Judy Benner Cope, Wendy Scott, EllenForsythe, Barbara Gardiner. Standing: Larry Hinds, Peter Douglas, Mike Raymond,Mike Yuritch, Susan Lubarr Giffen, Doug Landis, Lucy McKeon, Mary Lou MitchellEsparza, John Caughey, Stanley Shedaker, Robert Ward and Linda Van Name.
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previously earned a master’s degree. In
addition, she serves on the university’s
computer science department Board of
Visitors. Judy is the CEO of Epic Systems
Corp. in Verona, WI.
Francie Bobbe Pearce attended a brunch
in celebration of women’s athletics at
the College of William & Mary. The
brunch was to honor her former boss,
Millie West, the architect of growth and
success of Willliam & Mary’s women’s
athletic program. The late Mary Joy
Archer ’49, former lacrosse coach at
William & Mary was fondly remembered
by one of the speakers.
1973Richard Lappin writes: “In one of those
funny twists of fate that we’ve all
learned to expect in life, former English
teacher Richard Tyre has moved in at
my mother’s assisted living community.
We’ve had dinner with him several times
– he’s as interesting and offbeat as ever.
He lectures to the community, and I
think they are confounded by him as we
were in sophomore and junior English.”
1975See reunion photo above.
Abigail Jungreis writes: “Am still at
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt after 22 years
– amazing!”
Class of 1975 alumni at the Greenleaf. Left to right: David Alexander, AllisonBarclay Young and Rade Musulin.
Sollie Pinkston Miles ’80 and George Stransky ’80 at the Head’s Reception onAlumni Weekend. The official Class of 1980 gathering is slated for the spring of 2011.
Kathryn Shelley-Barnes ’78 and herhusband, former English teacher, KimBarnes.
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1978Kathryn Shelley-Barnes writes: “My
sister Sue Barnes ’62 moved to assisted
living in Florida. Having become
guardians of my sister Margaret several
years ago, my husband, Kim, and I lost
her to H1N1 and complications just after
Thanksgiving. Although we are more
free to travel, her absence leaves a big
gap in all of our lives. I continue to
teach Advanced Placement literature in
a high school very much like
Moorestown High School. I also run
workshops for teachers who want to
become AP teachers and score the AP
exams.”
1980See photo on page 24.
Latin Times magazine recently
announced that Reverend Maria Serrano
Pierre has received the 2010 Latina
Movers ‘N’ Shakers award. In addition to
being featured in the magazine cover
story, she was recognized at several
celebratory events, including the Florida
State Fair. Maria currently holds an
executive position at The Pascall
Company, where she focuses on
professional career coaching and work-
life synergy programs. She also serves as
spiritual director of the Esperanza
Interfaith Center in Tampa.
Alumni from the Class of 1985 gathered at the Greenleaf on Alumni Weekend. Leftto right: Kevin Wise, David Lee, Elizabeth Ahrens Whann and David Sufrin.
The Class of 1990 celebrated their 20th reunion at the Head’s Reception on AlumniWeekend. Sitting: Angie Giacchetto Keough, Robyn Kjar Kurilko, Emma Hardwick,Heather Weisband Azoulay, Mayuris Pimentel with her daughter, Sofia Alicea.Standing: James “Huck” Muldowney, David Buckman, Jason McLaughlin andAdriana Romero Melendez.
Steve Walsh ’83 in Afghanistan.
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1983Steve Walsh is in Afghanistan aiding in
the reconstruction of the country as a
civilian engineer. So far, Steve has
designed and covered construction on
three police stations; six runways; ten
control towers; three aircraft hangers;
twelve field hospitals; two power
generation plants; fifteen mess halls;
eight self-serve laundries; miles of
perimeter lighting and a large amount of
troop housing.
1985See photo on page 25.
1988Barbara Johnson writes: “My son Alex is
two and one-half now and talking up a
storm! He adores birds particularly. I am
still working at the Office of
Management & Budget and my husband
now works as a manager in the
Department of Energy.”
1990See reunion photo above.
Emma Hardwick married Terje Hansen
on July 4, 2010 in Runaway Bay,
Jamaica. Angie Giacchetto Keogh was
the Matron of Honor. Also in attendance
were Melissa Greenfield Serlen, Ashley
Hardwick ’89, Jason McLaughlin and
Anastasia Ackerman.
Heather Weisband Azoulay writes: “In
addition to practicing law, I started a
supplementary career as a professor
teaching law to business majors at
Rowan University. Matthew and I are
living in Delran with our two daughters,
Zandra, who is nine, and Brooke, who is
six. It was wonderful seeing so many
familiar faces at the reunion. Please keep
in touch!”
1991Raj K. Guharoy writes: “My wife Sruba
and I welcomed the birth of our second
child, Siona Chloe Guharoy, on January
14. Kai, our first child, and Sio are
keeping us busy. I continue to work in
emergency medicine in Houston, TX.”
1992Kelly Moorman writes: “I bought my
first home last year and I am enjoying
being a homeowner. Also, I graduated
from West Chester University in May
with a Master’s of Social Work and
Certificate in Gerontology. My research
project has been funded through the
Hartford Foundation and may be
published. I have been working with
older adults for the past five years as a
Protective Services Care Manager and
Nursing Home Transition Care Manager.
Additionally, I am a weekend social
worker at a nursing facility. My dreams
are coming true and I have been truly
blessed. MFS gave me the
encouragement, foundation and
education to succeed and aspire for
greater things. Thanks so much!”
1995See photo on page 27.
Helen Pettigrew Partridge and Sarah
Bagnall Farrow recently met up in
Boston. Helen is the producer of NECN
Business, a live nightly business
broadcast on New England Cable News
in Boston. Sarah is Assistant Director of
Academic Affairs for Boston University
in London.
Class of 1990 alumni gathered in Jamaica for Emma Hardwick’s wedding. Fromleft: Melissa Greenfield Serlen ’90, Ashley Hardwick ’89, Emma Hardwick ’90,Jason McLaughlin ’90, Angie Giacchetto Keogh ’90 and Anastasia Ackerman ’90.
Heather Weisband Azoulay ’90 and herdaughters Zandra and Brooke.
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1996Ariadne Moore-Linsell writes: “My
husband David and I moved to
Charleston, WV in March of this year to
pursue my career as a state archaeologist.
Shortly after our move, I gave birth to
our second son, Aleksi, who joins his
older brother, Nikolai. So far, we love it
here and wish we had made the move
sooner!”
1997Proud parents Meg Parrington
Hollingworth and her husband Anthony
welcomed baby Emma Louise
Hollingworth into the world on April 18.
Mom, Dad and baby are enjoying every
minute together.
1999Brody Adam Olds was born to Jenna
Kashmer Olds and Adam Olds on
October 19, 2009 in Newark, DE. Jenna
reports that he is perfectly healthy and
enjoys playing with his Mommy all day
long. The Olds family resides in Pike
Creek, DE.
St. Patty’s Day baby, Geo Katsikis, was
born to Mara Cutler Katsikis and John
Katsikis on March 17. Geo enjoys his
walks through Moorestown and the MFS
campus and hanging out with his buddy,
Brody Olds, whenever possible.
2000Blair Dickinson was married to Ryan
Schroeder on June 6 in Killington, VT.
At the wedding ceremony, Blair was
given away by her brother, Brent
Dickinson ’03. After graduating from
Class of 1997 friends with their babies:Esther Horowitz Steinberg anddaughter Sophie, Meg ParringtonHollingworth and daughter Emma andSarah Weiss Domis and son Carter.
Helen Pettigrew Partridge ’95 andSarah Bagnall Farrow ’95 in Boston.
The Class of 1995 gathered for Alumni Weekend. Front: Helen Pettigrew Partridge,Katie Brunt, Clare Henke Consavage and Rebecca Ayers Danheim. Back: Lee Porterand Scott Brick
Emma Louise Hollingsworth, daughterof Meg Parrington Hollingworth ’97 andher husband Anthony.
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MFS, Blair attended Dartmouth College,
Georgetown University and Drexel
University College of Medicine. She is
currently a pediatric resident at St.
Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Her
husband, Ryan also attended Drexel
University College of Medicine and is a
family medicine resident at Abington
Memorial Hospital.
2005At a July wedding in Elmira, Larry and
Margaret Van Meter and classmates Luke
Van Meter and Cornell Woodson
bumped into each other. Luke, a
Haverford grad, has just completed an
internship at The Red Cross through the
Philly Fellows program; Cornell is
entering his second year in Teach for
America in Atlanta, having graduated
from Ithaca College.
2006David Fischer graduated summa cum
laude and Phi Beta Kappa from
Haverford College this May. He is also
the 2010 recipient of the David Olton
Award for Student Achievement in
Psychology. This award honors a senior
who has done exceptional work and
shows great promise in psychology.
Sean Lee is working as a field assistant
in an ongoing UCLA study on white-
faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica.
Lucinda Newbill graduated with a B.A.
in Classics: Culture and Society and
Philosophy from Bryn Mawr College this
May. She was the recipient of the Milton
C. Nahm Prize in Philosophy.
MFS CommunityFormer Science teacher Thomas Tenney
wishes he and his wife, Margaret, could
have been at the MFS festivities this past
year. He is still working on Mark Twain.
He wishes the best to all.
Jenna Kashmer Olds ’99 and AdamOlds and their son Brody on Mother’sDay.
Luke Van Meter ‘05 and CornellWoodson ’05 in Elmira, NY.
Class Notes received after August 27will be printed in the next issue of Among Friends.
Clark Marion Fitzgerald, son of KristinBromley Fitzgerald ’97, and TuckerMason Rutherford, son of RyanRutherford ’99.
Alumni recently gathered in Avalon. Pictured left to right are: Ryan Rutherford ’99,Bree Rutherford, Ryan Winkelspecht ’98, Tara Winkelspecht, Seiji Moriuchi ’98,Jessica Glaspey, Kristin Bromley Fitzgerald ’97 and Doug Fitzgerald.
Geo Katsikis, son of Mara Cutler Katsikis’99 and John Katsikis.
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Camden Scholars LuncheonJune 4, 2010
Current and former Camden Scholarsgathered at the Camden Scholars Luncheon on June 4. Front: Keyanah Freeland ’10, Edwin Barrera ’10 and Cynthia Martinez-Hayes ’89; Middle: Director of Camden ScholarsProgram and Science Teacher Tina Corsey, Alaetra Combs ’09 andLucinda Newbill ’06; Back: JulianAustin ’91, Brian Turner ’98 and Huy-Tuan Pham ’03.
Scenes from the 225th Anniversary Convocation...
State Senator Diane Allen with Head of School Larry Van Meter and secondgraders Kayla Patel and ChristianTomasco. Senator Allen was a specialguest and provided congratulatoryremarks and a Senate proclamation to the school community. Her husbandSam is a member of the MFS Class of 1957. They are the parents of Sara Allen Davenport '92 and Leeds Allen '94.
A special surprise flyover thrilled the crowd...especially the young students!
NAIS Vice President for SchoolInformation Services and MFS trustee Mark Mitchell ’86 sharedmemories and remarks.
Chinese teacher Kathy Wang instructedthe crowd how to say "Celebrate 225years" in Mandarin Chinese.
To view photos of the 225th Anniversary Convocation, visit mfs.smugmug.com and click on “General.”
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TitleIn Memoriam
Editor’s Note: Full obituaries will no longer be published in Among Friends, but may still be found on the MFS website. “In Memoriam”will list the passing of the following: alumni; immediate family of alumni (father, mother, child, spouse, sibling); current parents; currentand past faculty and staff; spouses, partners and children of current faculty, staff and administration; current and former trustees; andspouses and children of current trustees. Notices will include any of the deceased’s relatives who are MFS alumni. To locate full obituarieson the MFS website, click on the News section of the site and select “Among Friends Extras” in the submenu. Alumni that do not have accessto the Internet may contact Director of Marketing and Communications Mike Schlotterbeck at 856-914-4434 to request that a hard copy ofan obituary be mailed to your home.
Richard D. Abrams ’71
Phyllis Brown, mother of David Pogran ’74 and Amy Pogran Roman ’84
Manly Y. Brunt, Jr., husband of Jacklyn Bray Brunt ’54
Edward Flintermann ’36, brother of the late Peter Flintermann ’36
Clark R. Dickinson, father of Blair Dickinson Schroeder ’00
and Brent Dickinson ’03
John D. Geary, former faculty member,
father of Jill Geary Patterson ’86 and Jan Geary Michaelree ’87
Robert Gray,former School Committee member
David Harden ’46, brother of the late Robert Harden ’44
Mary Wheeler Grimes ’41, sister of Elizabeth Wheeler Shoemaker ’38,the late Letitia Wheeler Raymond ’32, the late Janet Wheeler Brunt ’34 and the late Virginia Wheeler Coe ’35
Katherine Tyson Haupt,former School Committe member, mother of Richard Haupt ’67
and Samuel Haupt ’74
Robert Lippincott ’60,son of the late Robert Lippincott ’34, nephew of Florence Lippincott ’44,
the late Anna Lippincott ’47, the late Ellis Lippincott, Jr. ’39 and the late Gertrude Lippincott ’39
Patricia Stackhouse Lowrey ’46,Sister of Asa Stackhouse ’57, Thomas W. Stackhouse ’60 and the late Kendal Stackhouse ’48
Marjorie W. Vail McCone, former teacher and coach
Dr. Paul Mecray,Father of Sally Mecray Opel ’53
and Paul Mecray, III ’56
Wesley M. McGowan, father of Daniel McGowan ’67
Helen Warrington Roberts Perry ’33, sister of Kenneth S. Roberts ’38, Margaret Roberts Voorhees ’42, Evelyn Roberts Nichols ’43 and the late William H. Roberts III ’37
Walter M. Stobbe, father of Kristen Stobbe ’08 and
Michael Stobbe ’09
Nancy Carr Stricklin ’48, daughter of former math teacher, the late Wilbur “Toddy” Carr
Margaret Palmer Thurler ’36,sister of Madeline Palmer Burbanck ’31 and the late Edmond W. Palmer ’39
Richard R. Wood, Jr. ’49, brother of Anne Wood ’44 and
the late Rebecca Wood Robinson ’41
Darius Adibi - Case Western Reserve UniversityJulia Applegate - Dickinson CollegeEmma Baiada - University of PennsylvaniaTyler Bard - American UniversityEdwin Barrera - Camden County CollegeAlison Barton - Yale UniversityAlissa Beckett - McDaniel CollegeNathan Berkowitz - Boston UniversitySamantha Blatt - Syracuse UniversityRyan Brancato - Rutgers UniversityGianya Breland - Wesleyan UniversityEric Brown - Boston UniversityConor Callahan - Seton Hall UniversityKrystina Carpenter - Roger Williams UniversityMonica Chelius - Duke UniversitySean Cohen - Oberlin CollegeMeagan Connelly - Roger Williams UniversityColleen Convery - Virginia Tech UniversityJames Crudele - George Washington UniversityStephen Decker - Dickinson CollegePhillip Dorsey - Princeton UniversityPhilip Dwyer - Villanova UniversityChristopher Elias - Elizabethtown CollegeRobert Engel - Lehigh University
Michael Eni - Lehigh UniversityEdward Fernandez - Lehigh UniversityClara Fischer - Barnard CollegeAlyssa Fox - Rutgers UniversityKeyanah Freeland - Columbia UniversityDominique Gnatowski - Drexel UniversityJillian Gonyea - Syracuse UniversityShawn Gupta - Carnegie Mellon UniversityGeoffrey Guthe - Ithaca CollegeMeredith Jensen - Texas Christian UniversitySamantha Kay - Syracuse UniversityNicholas Kelleher - Ithaca CollegeBenjamin Lasserre - Brandeis UniversityKatya-Denae Lilley - Smith CollegeSarah Madamba - St. Joseph’s UniversityClaire Maddocks - Widener UniversityEric Maertin - Hamilton CollegeLauren Mannion - Villanova UniversityJacob Montgomery - Harvard UniversityHeather Moore - Connecticut CollegeJoshua Myers - Amherst CollegeDaniel Obaisi - Drexel UniversityBrooke Oki - George Washington UniversityNicolette Olivieri - Moravian College
Nicole Respond - Drexel UniversityRobert Rinaldi - George Washington UniversityVictoria Rodgers - Virginia Tech UniversityAndrew Rosenbach - American UniversityMichael Rossini - Gloucester County CollegeKathryn Schlechtweg - Dickinson CollegeChristopher Schultz - Drexel UniversityJames Schultz - Prescott CollegeAlexandra Shaffer - Muhlenberg CollegeBenjamin Smith - University of VermontSamantha Smith - Drexel UniversityAndrew Smyth - Lehigh UniversityJustin Spencer-Linzie - Springfield CollegeJustin Stark - University of Miami (FL)Timothy Stoeckle - High Point UniversityArianne Taormina - University of PennsylvaniaAlexander Timber - New Jersey Institute
of TechnologyTej Trivedi - New York UniversityGijs Verbaas - Erasmus University, RotterdamJessica Walker - Northeastern UniversityEmily Watts - Northeastern UniversityElizabeth Waxman - Dickinson CollegeJoseph Wittman - Villanova UniversityJordan Zaid - George Washington University
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Happy 225th Anniversary!
Alumni children, alumni faculty and staff and alumni trustees gathered for a photo on the Middle/Upper School steps at theconclusion of the 225th Anniversary Convocation held on September 14. National Association of Independent Schools(NAIS) President Patrick Bassett and MFS trustee and NAIS Vice President for School Information Services Mark Mitchell '86were featured speakers.