Fall 2014 - The Lamplighter School

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Fall 2014 | The Lamplighter School | Dallas, Texas
Higher Learning: Lamplighter
teams up with SMU
Report of Annual Giving 2013 – 2014
EventCalendar
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
January
5
Classes Resume
16
Hootenanny for Pre-K PM and All Day 4 Parents 12:30 p.m.
19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)
20
No Early Childhood Classes (Pre-K, K, and T1)
26
Dolores Evans Speaker Series (#2)
30
Re-Enrollment Contracts Mailed
Managing Editor
February
7
LPA Auction
11-12 Parent Conferences, No School
13-16 Presidents’ Day Weekend (Holiday)
20
Hootenanny for K and T1 Parents 10:30 a.m.
Sandy Diamond, Cindy Connolly, Christian Freberg,
Jacquelyn Wilcox, and Landy Fox
March
9-13
Spring Break (No School)
20
Grandest Friends’ Day
27
Muffins with Mom
April
3
9
22
May
1
15
18
School Holiday (No School)
International Night
Earth Day Hootenanny for Pre-K AM Parents 10:30 a.m.
Pre-K Sing
Senior Opera
Spirit Day – Senior Graduation Hootenanny
Third and Fourth Grade Parents 9:00 a.m.
19
Senior Carpool Parade and Party
20 Last Day of School
21-22 Parent Conferences, No School
Note: All dates are subject to change. Please log on
to www.thelamplighterschool.org to view the most
updated school calendar.
Edward Ritenour, Director of Communications & Marketing
Art/Design
Ana Bohanan, Communications | Design Coordinator
Contributors
Mission Statement
Dedicated to igniting the potential of each child,
Lamplighter engages children in the joy of learning
through intellectual discovery in a creative, inclusive,
and collaborative environment.
Diversity Statement
Diversity will strengthen the education of Lamplighter
children and enrich the lives of all members of the
Lamplighter community. Lamplighter will, therefore, strive
for the lamps that we light to reflect the ever-changing
community in which we reside. We value individuality
and encourage all children to reach their potential, while
respecting their similarities and differences. We are
united in purpose and committed to working together to
accomplish the mission of The Lamplighter School.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In compliance with federal and state laws, The Lamplighter
School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
creed, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital
status, sexual orientation, or disability in administration
of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid
program, athletic and other school-administered programs,
or the employment of staff.
Contact Us
Send story ideas to Edward Ritenour
([email protected]). Deadline for
articles, photographs, and news for the next issue
(Spring 2015) is February 1, 2015.
On the cover: Lower School teacher Becky Logsdon works with
third grade students on improving their reading skills. Lamplighter,
through a partnership with the SMU School of Education, is
committed to implementing the current best practices in the field
of education.
Head Lines 4
8
On Board 5
Cover Story 8
Faculty Focus 12
Barnyard Buzz 18
Alumni Now 20
Annual Report 27
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HeadLines
Dear Lamplighter Community,
Last month after the incredible Carnival –
Under the Big Top, I was reminded of the
lyrics from Rent: “Five hundred twenty-five
thousand six hundred minutes….How do
you measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets,
in midnights, in cups of coffee…how do you
measure a year?”
We began the fall season at Lamplighter just
as the lyrics to the popular song brilliantly
express…with lots of laughter, smiles, hard
work, and deep respect for the school of
which we are so fond. A special thank you
to Carmen Yung, Brenna Lambert, Stefanie
Nielson and members of their committees for
organizing an event that will be remembered
for many years to come; reunions and
gatherings that include alums, parents, and
grandparents connect us and help to shape
childhood and arguably adulthood.
Many will remember that in 2012, the school
community participated in developing
the five-year Strategic Plan. Surveys were
taken and meetings were held as we worked
together to plan for the future. The entire
document (available on the website) set a
very high bar for continuing to build and
sustain the Lamplighter environment both
academically and in the physical space or
infrastructure. Our planning over the last few
years has been targeted and intentional. In
May, the Board of Trustees voted to move
forward on a Campaign that will be centered
on People, Place, and Program.
In the area of people, our goal is to ensure
that we continue to have the strongest
faculty with access to the best professional
development possible in order to bring new
knowledge to our students. Our teachers are
asked regularly to serve on reaccreditation
It has been a great start to the school year.
teams for other schools, to speak at conferences,
We are indeed living out the mission of the and to participate in workshops. It is an
school that so clearly states that Lamplighter honor for members of the faculty to have
is dedicated to igniting the potential of each the opportunity to join colleagues and, in
student. Over 60 years ago, the founders of many cases, lead the effort.
Lamplighter subscribed to the philosophy
of John Dewey, best known as the father of In the area of place, we are investigating
modern education. Dewey, the Lamplighter the possibility of a new building as well
founders, and thousands of others believed, as planning to make enhancements to our
like all of us, that school must engage the
main building. The opportunity to build a
mind, hands, and heart of the child.
space for science classes and project work is
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exciting to envision. And, finding a location
for teaching Early Childhood Spanish is
certainly an aspiration that we endorse.
Over the next few months we will further
crystalize the vision, but be assured that all
of these efforts are focused on enhancing
the Lamplighter experience for our students
now and in the future.
In the area of programs, we are committed
to the partnerships we are building. The
connections to the Perot Museum of
Nature and Science, SMU, Commit! and
The Dallas Arboretum deepen the student
experience and provide authentic learning.
It is exciting to observe how teaching and
learning are being transformed and how new
opportunities abound as a result of our work
with these important cultural institutions.
Lamplighter is a magical place. We offer a
serious education wrapped in the wonder of
childhood.
Sincerely,
Joan Buchanan Hill, Ed. D.
Head of School
OnBoard
Q&A
with the New Board Chair
This interview with Catherine Rose, Lamplighter Board Chair and former parent, was conducted and condensed by LampPost.
LP: What are you most excited about for
Lamplighter in the 2014–15 school year?
CR: Lamplighter is about the people—the
special students, of course, but also the
families, faculty, and leadership who care
deeply about the school’s mission; and it’s
also about the unique program. The energy
around the Lamplighter experience is
palpable around campus—the Carnival was
a huge success and an indication of how
people feel about the school. I’m excited
about the enthusiasm and energy at school
and all the work that the school is doing on
the Strategic Plan.
LP: Has the Board of Trustees set goals for
the 2014–15 school year?
deliberate progress on the Strategic Plan, as
well as the Academic Plan. For instance, one
goal of the plan is to broaden external and
internal awareness about Lamplighter and its
programs. Last year, Dr. Hill and her team
initiated and completed a thorough branding
process which resulted in a new logo, a
refined identity about the school, and a really
terrific new website which I hope all parents
are using! Those successes are just a few
ways we are evaluating progress against the
goals of the plan.
Another goal of the Strategic Plan ensures
that Lamplighter’s facilities deliver on the
plan’s programmatic goals–as well as the
mission. Toward that goal, the Board of
Trustees and Dr. Hill have been taking a
hard look at aligning form and function
on campus—all focused on enhancing our
students’ experiences. This fall, the Board
and Dr. Hill are refining the scope and
precise needs of the campus, and we expect
to share specific plans later this school year.
CR: For the past several years, the Board of
Trustees has set annual goals early in each
school year. During our full board training
session in late August, Governance Chair
Sarah Weinberg led a goal-setting exercise in
which all participated. This school year the
Board will focus on four objectives: trustee LP: How often does the Board evaluate the
engagement, financial sustainability, advocacy School’s progress on the Strategic Plan?
and oversight in advancing the work of the
CR: The Strategic Initiatives committee,
School’s mission and Strategic Plan.
chaired by Jane Hurst, is charged with
reviewing the progress on the Strategic Plan
LP: Lamplighter is midway through its
on an annual basis. Each summer, Dr. Hill
Strategic Plan—how is it going so far?
and her team update the plan for progress
and address the work for the following
CR: Dr. Hill and her team of capable staff
and accomplished faculty have been making school year. Each of the Strategic Plan’s
goals and objectives are accompanied by
measureable outcomes and responsibility
is assigned to Dr. Hill or specific members
of her leadership team. Some of the action
items are completed in a single school year,
and other objectives require much longer
timelines to accomplish. It is a tremendous
amount of work, but so valuable for the
school in keeping all efforts focused on the
vision of the plan.
LP: Your children are Lamplighter graduates
and now in middle and high school. Why
did you want to serve as Board Chair–or
why is the Lamplighter Board and School
still important to you?
CR: I wish I had attended Lamplighter!
All of the boys—Will included—attended
Lamplighter, and I’m just so jealous of
their experiences. The school’s mission,
“Dedicated to igniting the potential of each
child, Lamplighter engages children in the
joy of learning through intellectual discovery
in a creative, inclusive, and collaborative
environment,” speaks deeply to me about
the importance of early childhood education
and the need to kindle the wonder in each
child. It is also a specific approach that
fosters interest from within that I believe to
be critical for future success in life. It is such
a pleasure to watch our three Lamplighter
grads—Alex, Charlie, and Jack—as they
grow as students and lifelong learners.
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OnBoard
New Trustees On Board
Liza Lee
Liza brings over 40 years of
experience in independent
schools. Most recently, she
was Head of School at
Columbus School for Girls
in Columbus, Ohio, where
she served as Head from
2009–2014. Liza served
as Headmistress of The
Hockaday School from
1990–2004, and also served
as Interim Head of School
at Trinity Episcopal School
in Austin, Texas, and PorterGaud School in Charleston,
South Carolina. In addition,
Liza also served as a board
member for numerous
independent schools as well
as the National Association
of Independent Schools
(NAIS). Liza received
a bahcelor’s degree in
English magna cum laude
from Mt. Holyoke College
and a master’s degree in
English from Columbia
University. She and her
husband, Dr. William Lee,
have three grown children,
sons Matthew and Ted, and
daughter Caroline.
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Douglas
MacMahon
Douglas is a Managing
Member of Moran Capital,
LLC, a privately held real
estate investment company.
Prior to founding Moran in
2011, Doug was a Managing
Member of Farallon Capital
Management, LLC, a
privately held investment
advisor. He began his career
working for Farallon in San
Francisco and relocated to
New York to open a new
office for the company.
Doug received a bachelor’s
degree from the College of
Business Administration
at the University of Texas
and currently serves as a
member of the Associate
Council for the Real Estate
Finance and Investment
Center at the McCombs
School of Business. Doug
and his wife, Catherine, have
been married for 10 years
and are the proud parents of
three children, Lamplighter
Kindergarteners, Andrew and
Carter, and 2-year old Lollie.
Greg
Marquess
Greg joins the Board as the
Lamplighter Alumni Council
President for 2014–2015.
He has been a member of
the Council for 10 years.
Greg is a proud graduate
of the class of ’79 and has
four siblings, all of whom
attended Lamplighter. Greg
graduated from Lakehill
Preparatory School and later
attended UNT where he
earned a bachelor’s degree
in business administration.
In 1999, he founded
Skintrigue, Inc. which
distributes medical-grade
dermatology products. His
dedication to and love for
the School has remained
with him throughout his
life. In 1991, he volunteered
to coach the Lamplighter
Sharks, a kindergarten girls
soccer team. Greg enjoyed
the experience so much that
he continued coaching the
same group of girls through
their fourth grade year.
Jed Morse
Jed Morse is Chief Curator
at the Nasher Sculpture
Center where he has
organized, overseen, or
assisted with numerous
exhibitions since 2002. In
addition to his duties at
the Nasher, Mr. Morse has
contributed to exhibition
projects, such as Barcelona
and Modernity: Picasso,
Gaudí, Miró, Dalí
(Cleveland Museum of Art
and Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York, 2006),
and has lectured widely
on a variety of topics. Jed
received his bachelor’s
degree with honors in art
history from Middlebury
College and his master’s in
Modern Art History from
the University of Texas at
Austin. Jed is a Lamplighter
alumnus who went on to
graduate from St. Mark’s
School of Texas. He and
his wife, Dr. Margaret
Morse, have two children,
Sam (5), a kindergartener at
Lamplighter, and Meg (3), a
potential future Lamplighter
student.
OnBoard
Kristin Rees
Kristin has been involved
in the Lamplighter Annual
Fund for six years and
served as co-chair for three
of those years. She also
served on the Advancement
Committee and co-chaired
the LPA’s Community
Outreach Committee.
Kristin received her
bachelor’s degree from SMU
and her Master’s of Business
Administration from The
University of Texas. After
business school, Kristin spent
several years in management
consulting before pursuing
entrepreneurial roles with
two start-up companies.
Most recently, she was Chief
Operating Officer of a
hedge fund. Kristin and her
husband, Ricky, have three
Lamplighter girls: Gabriella
is a 2014 graduate, Alex is in
the class of 2016, and Sofia
will graduate Lamplighter
in 2019.
Jean-Louis
Trochu
Jean-Louis (JL) Trochu is
a vice president at Texas
Instruments where he leads
TI’s corporate development
and venture capital team. He
joins the Lamplighter Board
of Trustees as an alumni
parent. He and Cynthia are
the proud parents of Claire
(a 2012 Lamplighter alumna)
now in seventh grade at
The Hockaday School, and
of Jack (Lamplighter Class
of 2014), a fifth grader at
Episcopal School of Dallas.
Jean-Louis was born and
raised in Nantes, France. He
graduated from the EM Lyon
(France) and has a Master’s
of Business Administration.
from The University of
Chicago Booth School. JeanLouis is also a vice president
on the Board of Directors of
the DFW French-American
Chamber of Commerce; he
previously served as Treasurer.
Carmen Yung
Carmen Yung is mom to
Lamplighter kindergartener
Andie and Lamplighter
alumna Sophia. Born in
Panama and raised in East
Texas, Carmen studied
International Relations
at Tufts University and
University College London
and then returned to Texas
to study law at SMU School
of Law. She practiced law
for 16 years, primarily in
the areas of real estate and
corporate law. Recently, she
shifted gears away from
law to spend more time
with her family and pursue
other interests, including
volunteering at Lamplighter.
She and her husband, Andy,
enjoy travelling and outdoor
adventures with their girls.
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Higher Learning
Lamplighter partners with SMU to strengthen the School’s curriculum and best practices
Lamplighter has been fostering a relationship with
Southern Methodist University over the past three
years. Working with the Dean of SMU’s Annette
Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human
Development, Dr. David Chard, Lamplighter is
committed to implementing the current best
practices in the field of education.
on learning which is emblematic of the Lamplighter
experience. Secondly, our faculty has a chance for
professional renewal through rich dialogue with
others in our field. And lastly, the partnership with
SMU has been especially important to ensure that
Lamplighter is offering the very best instructional
practices as we instill a love of learning.”
“The future of innovation in schools rests with
strong partnerships with universities, museums, and
foundations, as this is where much of the new thinking
is initiated,” explained Dr. Joan Hill, Lamplighter’s
Head of School. She believes the partnerships the
School continues to build strengthen the School’s
curriculum and community in multiple ways.
“Firstly, our students have opportunities for hands-
Administration and faculty agree that the Lamplighter
partnership with SMU has been a valuable experience
for teachers and ultimately for students. “At
Lamplighter, we are continuing to improve our
curriculum, enhancing what is good and making it
better, and exploring ways to be innovative in our
approach to educating young children,” said Vicki
Raney, the School’s Assistant Head for Academics.
CoverStory
Lamplighter Lower School students visit SMU campus with, (from L-R):
Lamplighter Spanish teacher Jezabel Guadelupe, Lamplighter Assistant Head for Academics Vicki Raney,
SMU professor Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba, Dean of SMU School of Education Dr. David Chard, Lamplighter
Head of School Dr. Joan Hill, and Lamplighter Third Grade teacher Becky Logsdon.
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Strong literacy skill development is a
focus of the Lamplighter curriculum.
In a quest for continual and sustained
improvement, reading and Spanish
teachers have partnered with SMU
faculty to revise lessons to better meet
the needs of Lamplighter students.
“Having rich collaborations with
museums and universities are ways that
our school measures how our academic
program stands up to the latest
research and best practices for teaching
children,” Raney continued.
In recent years, Lamplighter has
completed a thorough examination
of its literacy curriculum, specifically
how the School teaches reading. “We
participate in the best professional
development opportunities available,”
Dr. Hill reported.
Fourth grade teacher Jody Stout
believes Lamplighter’s stated
commitment to engaging and igniting
the spirit of life-long learners is a
mission that extends to the whole
of the community. “Partnering with
SMU’s Simmons School of Education
is one way Lamplighter teachers have
access to progressive research and
programming,” she explained.
Raney added that Lamplighter literacy
teachers are continually making certain
that students attain reading and writing
skills needed to move forward. “Dr.
Diane Gifford and Dr. Stephanie Al
Otaiba guide us through assessments
that are useful,” she said. “They share
the most recent and relevant research
on curriculum and instruction, as well
as new resources that support our
work.” Raney explained that the SMU
partnership “gives us access to experts
like Dr. Al Otaiba, who helped us
better understand the components
of an excellent reading program and
the significance of increased time
spent reading.”
According Dr. Al Otaiba, “The
Lamplighter facilities, faculty, and
leadership team amaze me.” She
described how SMU is excited about
such partnerships with schools. “During
one of my visits, a doctoral student and
I engaged with faculty around the topic
of vocabulary building.” She said the
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Third Grade teacher Becky Logsdon and Assistant Head for Academics Vicki Raney work with Lower School
students on reading skills at Lamplighter.
knowledge level of Lamplighter faculty
was already strong and that they were
open to learning new strategies. “It
was evident that the School’s culture is
innovative and iterative.” She said one of
her colleagues, Dr. Gifford, works with
the faculty’s literacy team. “This year
they are working on writing initiatives,”
she expanded.
Dr. Gifford, a research specialist at
SMU’s School of Education, also meets
regularly with Lamplighter faculty so
they can discuss various aspects of
reading instruction. In turn, Gifford
offers books and articles that support
the School’s literacy curriculum. Gifford
described the partnership as one that
is beneficial for everyone. “I am thrilled
to be able to work with these teachers
and impart what I know about research
to classroom practices. In order for
ALL children to succeed and maximize
their learning potential, there must be a
shared system of responsibility between
researchers and educators.” Gifford
explained that SMU faculty is committed
to bringing evidence-based practices
to the classroom. “The responsiveness
of the teachers and administrators at
Lamplighter to learning about what
works with children is exciting to see.
I am thankful for the opportunity.”
Third grade teacher Becky Logsdon said
the partnership shows how Lamplighter
is committed to implementing the
current best practices in the field of
education. “We’re continually striving
to learn more about how to improve
our instruction and pedagogy.” She said
that Dr. Gifford has brought a wealth of
knowledge. “She suggested assessments,
intervention strategies, lesson ideas,
and ways of organizing our curriculum.”
Logsdon explained that the work with
Gifford “continues to ensure that
our curriculum is both rigorous and
developmentally appropriate.”
Fellow faculty members are also
supportive. Annie Jonas, a second grade
teacher, explained that Lamplighter
faculty meets with Gifford to discuss
reading topics and questions “that are
currently happening in our classrooms.”
She explained that the School’s literacy
teachers appreciate the resources. “From
organizing lesson plans to analyzing
data, we value Dr. Gifford’s guidance and
support of our literacy curriculum.”
Teacher Stout believes regular
workshops and resource exchanges
with Dr. Gifford have provided teachers
“with dynamic opportunities to both
challenge and reinforce our own best
practices,” she said.
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“We are certain that our relationship
with SMU strengthens our work each
day and that our collaboration with
professors such as Dr. Gifford reinforces
our commitment to serious education,”
Raney revealed.
Lamplighter is also working with SMU
to improve its foreign language program
with School of Education professor Dr.
Doris Baker. “Keen observations and the
vast experience of Dr. Baker provide us
with insights that strengthen our Spanish
program,” said Jezabel Guadalupe,
Lamplighter’s Lower School Spanish
teacher. “Her connection with a school
in Santiago, Chile, is opening doors to
another world for our students.”
SMU’s Dr. Doris Baker with Lower School
students in their Spanish classroom
Dr. Baker believes the partnership with
Lamplighter has provided “a closer
connection between research and
practice.” She explained that frequently,
the dissemination of research findings
takes longer than expected, and it is
difficult for practitioners to access that
research and implement the findings
in their classrooms. “This gap between
research and practice is particularly
acute when teaching children a second
language,” she explained. “Thus, the
partnership with Lamplighter provides
the opportunity for researchers like me
to share with their Spanish teachers
what we know about teaching children
a second language.” At the same time,
Baker said she also benefits from the
partnership “by learning firsthand what
teachers are struggling with most, and
how the research could be focused
when trying to find answers to the
teachers’ most pressing issues.”
Dr. Baker and Ms. Guadalupe worked
on using content that students will
already be learning in their science
classes to teach words and sentences
in Spanish. “Ms. Guadalupe and I
discussed the fact that when students
are already familiar with the content, it
makes the learning of words in Spanish
less demanding; following the research
indicating that it is difficult for second
language learners to focus on both the
content and the language.” 1
said Baker understands teaching and
language acquisition well; therefore,
“working with her has been not only
rewarding but also engaging.”
She said the life cycle of butterflies is
an example of faculty teaching words
and sentences in Spanish as well as
connecting students to cultural events in
Latin American countries and Spain. “Ms.
Guadalupe and I discussed the idea of
children describing the life cycle of the
Monarch butterflies that migrate to the
state of Michoacán, Mexico, every year,
as well as how the Monarch butterflies
form part of the Day of the Dead
celebration in Mexico.” She explained
how, in this particular case, students
would be learning the vocabulary to
describe the life cycle of the Monarch
butterflies (which they would already
know in English), and at the same
time they would be learning about an
important tradition in Mexico.
Baker suggested that by reducing
the content demands (the content
students have already learned), the
language demands can be increased,
and students can focus on building their
language proficiency.
Assessing the partnership, Raney
suggested that “most schools do not
have access to such professionals.”
She is encouraged that Lamplighter
faculty understands “what a privilege it
is to have these professors just a quick
drive, phone call, or an email away.”
Dr. Al Otaiba concurred, “Our College
of Education team enjoys working in
partnership with Lamplighter teachers.
There are tremendous reciprocal
benefits and we hope that this may also
lead to some research initiatives.”
Other ideas Baker and Guadalupe
discussed to enhance Spanish language
instruction include building student
vocabulary “with simple but engaging
games and activities that can help
students read and write books in
Spanish,” described Baker. “I look
forward to the continued collaboration
with Lamplighter and supporting their
efforts to teach children Spanish, the
second most widely spoken language
in the world,” she smiled.
Guadalupe agreed and said the
collaboration with Dr. Baker has been
particularly beneficial for the School’s
Spanish program. “Professor Baker has
extensive experience with assessment
tools and the developing of language
as well as reading programs.” She
Baker, who was born in Brazil, grew
up in Colombia and Mexico. The
highly credentialed professor has also
provided professional development and
consultation to parents, teachers, and
researchers in Chile, Argentina, Mexico,
and Spain.
Next on tap is expanding the partnership
to include the School’s early childhood
division. Judith Mullens, director of the
EC program at Lamplighter, said she
is “looking forward to professional
development opportunities” with
SMU professors of Early Childhood
Development and Education. Stay tuned
for more about this ever-developing
“higher education” partnership.
Gersten, R., & Baker, S. (2000). What we know
about effective instructional practices for Englishlanguage learners. Exceptional Children, 66, 454-470
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Spanish teacher Jezabel Guadelupe with students
in her Lamplighter classroom.
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FacultyFocus
Forever
Learners
In this continuing section, LampPost illustrates the ways our accomplished faculty teach,
engage, inspire, and mentor as they deliver serious education wrapped in the wonder of
childhood. In this issue, we feature the amazing photography of Mattingly Award winner
and Spanish teacher Jezabel Guadalupe; the continued devotion of Habitat for Humanity
volunteer and early childhood teacher Debbie Herskovitz; the commitment to science
education by Lamplighter’s Perot Museum of Nature and Science coordinator Gretchen
Pollom; the dedication to professional development and higher learning of early childhood
director Judith Mullens, school counselor Jill Wiedman, and teachers Hannah Brown and
Cheryl Shulman; and a warm Lamplighter welcome to new teachers Lauren Hardage,
Maggie Fulton, Kate Mouchet, and Rachel Gutierrez.
FacultyFocus
Romanian landscape by Mattingly Award winner Jezabel Guadalupe
FacultyFocus
Herskovitz’s
Habitat
Former Mattingly winner goes global
for Habitat for Humanity
By Debbie Herskovitz
Romancing Romania
By Jezabel Guadalupe, Lamplighter Spanish teacher
This summer I had the extraordinary
opportunity of exploring and photographing
some parts of a special country called
Romania in southeastern Europe. Being able
to explore and photograph ancient fortified
churches, wooden churches, markets,
cemeteries, artisans, and private houses, as
well as its beautiful people was a true delight.
My first stop was in the region of
Maramures, one of the farthest regions
of the European Union. Villages in the
mesmerizing Maramures region where
people preserve old ways of life seem to
be untouched by modern times. Shepherds,
horse-drawn carts, unspoiled large pasture
fields, hens clucking, large wood-carved
gates, wood barns, and dirt roads are
simply the norm in this breathtaking region.
The second destination on my trip was
the Transylvania region in central Romania.
This region is home to well-preserved
medieval Saxon towns such as Sighisoara
and fortified churches such as the 14th
century one in Biertan. Transylvania’s large
towns in the summer are busy with locals
and tourists, but easy to navigate on its
cobbled streets. Small villages in the region
are quiet throughout the day, but also full
of excitement and charm.
Last on my visit was the capital, Bucharest.
Bucharest is the largest city in the country
and also its cultural, industrial, and financial
center. It is modern, old, accessible, and
safe. An important element about the city
is that landmarks appear to be always close
in distance. You will notice people walking
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everywhere. Historical and Communist-era
architecture surrounds you. Coffee shops,
bookstores, churches, and museums are
available to you on almost every street of
the centru (Romanian for town center).
Bucharest is also home to the largest
civil structure, named the People’s Palace,
an impressive multi-purpose building
constructed during the Communist era.
Romania is a country of contrasts,
rural and modern. It is a place that
resembles a fairy tale, a place worth
visiting, photographing, and enjoying.
After exploring this unique and inspiring
country, I felt extremely fortunate and
accomplished: fortunate for having visited
this wonderful place and accomplished
for being able to capture it with pictures.
I am currently working to complete a
photographic essay of my experience, all
thanks to the Mattingly fund!
Who knew that being awarded the Pat
Mattingly Fund three years ago would
have changed my life? It was 2011 when
I was given the grant to attend a global
Habitat for Humanity build in Fiji, and my
view of the world expanded exponentially.
At the end of this summer, I returned
from Portugal where I had completed my
third Global Village Habitat for Humanity
build. I was there for almost two weeks
rehabilitating an 80-year-old stone house
for a single mother with three children. I
worked alongside 16 people of different
ages and backgrounds from across the
United States. I love traveling and learning
about diverse cultures along with meeting
new and interesting people on these
global builds.
I also volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
locally in Dallas with my two boys, Jake
and Mitchell. I hope that I have instilled in
my children the importance of community
service and the love of helping others less
fortunate. Habitat’s mission is to have “a
world where everyone has a decent place
to live.” We are so lucky to have that and so
much more. Every week I check the Habitat
for Humanity calendar for dates and
locations for my next global build. I can’t
wait; where will I go next?
Debbie in Portugal; and in Dallas with sons, Jake and Mitchell
Early
Engineering
Taking the “E” from STEM is the focus
of a new Night Light class
By Gretchen Pollom, Lamplighter’s Perot
Museum of Nature and Science Coordinator
Children love to build, design, and create
things. This happens at an early age while
stacking cups, creating forts with pillows,
using cardboard boxes to make houses and
wood blocks to make towers, and turning
Duplo Legos into simple machines and
space ships. The more traditional Lego sets
are equally fun for children and parents,
but we often have different agendas:
parents want to complete the project and
display the tidy creations; children use the
same opportunity to practice step-by-step
directions, but the work does not stop
there. When we are quiet, we will hear
creative play at work. The characters come
to life! When a Lego set breaks, as it will
inevitably do, the same Lego pieces are
reimagined as something new. This is when
the creative juices flow.
Children use household items like paper
clips, coins, balloons, tape, glue, paper,
cardboard, scissors, egg cartons, paper
towel holders, plastic bottles, and bottle
caps to make new things. Open spaces
stocked with these common items are
great laboratories for curious minds.
Taking the “E” from STEM and using
“engineering” as the focus for a new
Night Light class is a logical next step
for the inventive and curious students at
Lamplighter. Students will brainstorm, plan,
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design, test, and share results related to
their projects. Examples of some of the
projects are creating a super bouncy ball
out of a balloon, designing a parachute
for a safe landing, building an instrument
for measuring wind speed, designing a
windmill that lifts weight, and creating
something that will solve a problem. The
more opportunities children have to ask
questions, brainstorm ideas, design and
build prototypes, test, redesign, and share
their results, the more comfortable they
will be in solving real-world problems.
At the Perot Museum of Nature and
Science, the Engineering Hall is a favorite
of many children. For example, children
can build a sturdy bridge for cars to drive
across and design a building that can
withstand an earthquake, both of which are
important responsibilities of an engineer.
Children delight in the “Build It Garage.”
They design, test, and redesign their own
cars, airplanes, rockets, and catapults.
Lamplighter students will “build it” this
Fall in “E is for Engineering.”
Exercising
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PE and Science Teachers collaborate
By Gretchen Pollom, Lamplighter’s Perot
Museum of Nature and Science Coordinator
Last spring, teachers April Seeds and
Bill Burton and I planned and taught a
kindergarten lesson based on the Pitsco
“STEM in the Gym” unit. This fall, we
used our experiences and results to
write a paper that we submitted to the
magazine Science and Children. As many
in the Lamplighter community know, Bill
has written several articles that were
published in or are in the pipeline for
Science and Children. With Bill’s guidance,
we developed a cross-curricular science
and PE lesson focused on developing
gross motor skills while reinforcing the
kindergarten students’ understanding of
simple machines and force.
Our first step in planning the lesson
involved creating an overall vision for the
students’ experience. We designed five
stations that worked large muscle groups
in the arms, legs, upper back, and core. The
stations were set up with scooters, force
plates, pulley systems, gears, wheels and
axles, buckets, and balls.
Our second step involved implementing
and documenting the lesson. Each student
had the opportunity to use the simple
machine(s) at each station, to observe
how machines made the work easier, and
to compare and contrast how changing
variables (e.g., the amount of force exerted)
affected the experiment. Students used
wheels and axles on the scooters and
pulley systems attached to the wall to
move one another across the floor; they
used a gear and rope system to pull a
scooter across the floor; and a brick-filled
bucket was lifted off the floor using a pulley
system. Finally, two stations were set up
using force plates to measure the amount
of force exerted when pushing off the wall
or bouncing a ball.
Our last step involved assessing the work,
collecting photos, and writing the paper.
This step taught us the most valuable
lessons of the experience: what worked,
what we would do differently, and what
other opportunities exist for a PE and
science “connection.” The students enjoyed
the experience as evidenced by their
reactions during the PE class.
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Continuing at Columbia
Pictured left to right: Gayle McCoy, Lindsey Weems, Judith Mullens, and Hannah Brown
Oh, the Places
You’ll Go!
By Judith Mullens, Director of Early Childhood
“You have brains in your head.You have feet
in your shoes.You can steer yourself any
direction you choose.You’re on your own. And
you know what you know. And YOU are the
one who’ll decide where to go...” – Dr. Seuss
This summer, two colleagues from
Lamplighter’s Early Childhood division did
just that: they packed up their suitcases
and flew off to New York City at the end
of June for one week of intensive training
at Columbia University Teachers College
Reading & Writing Project (TCRWP)
to learn more about teaching reading
and writing from some of the greatest
educators and authors in America and
from around the world today. Because of
Lamplighter’s commitment to a robust
professional development program, each
year teachers are able to turn their dreams
into reality thereby greatly enriching the
learning experiences of their students.
This summer, Lamplighter faculty brought
back new ideas and inspiration from David
Booth, Professor Emeritus in Education at
the University of Toronto; Lucy Calkins,
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Love of Reading
Founding Director of TCRWP and author
of numerous books on reading, including
one of the top 10 New York Times bestselling educational books, Pathways to
the Common Core; Kathy Collins, author
of Growing Readers: Units of Study in the
Primary Classroom; Mary Ehrenworth,
co-author of Investigative Journalism and
Position Papers: Research and Argument; and
Jacqueline Woodson, author of the Coretta
Scott King Award-winning book, Miracle’s
Boys and The Other Side.
The week flew by as teachers became
students again: they went to incredibly rich
classes; shared their insights and learning
in small groups; attended lectures that
made them cry, laugh, and think hard; and
stayed up late doing their homework.
On the last day, with suitcases in hand,
Lamplighter faculty took one last trip
around the corner to the Bank Street
Bookstore in Morningside Heights to drink
in the titles and illustrations of some of
the best children’s books available today.
All of this was packed up neatly inside the
minds and hearts of these two educators
and safely brought back to the students
at Lamplighter. What a dream, what a gift.
Thank you, Lamplighter, for making things
that seem impossible, real.
By Hannah Brown, Kindergarten Teacher
During the summer reading and writing
workshop at Columbia University Teachers
College in New York City, learning went
well beyond the material presented by the
workshop professors. I networked with
teachers from other states and countries,
heard from various speakers, such as the
author of The Other Side; and had time
to reflect and learn from supplemental
readings during the evening hours.
After hearing Jacqueline Woodson read
her new book, The Other Side, I was moved
to try to read picture books in the same
way that our children read their books–
by reading the pictures first. I learned
that as adults, we forget how meaningful
and magical the illustrations are in the
books we read. I was challenged through
Woodson’s lecture to read the pictures
before I begin to look at the words with
my students. This will help our youngest
readers by helping them experience every
part of the story. Picture books are again
as special to me as they were when I was
5 years old.
The week at Columbia University Teachers
College Reading and Writing Project
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gave me new insight and strategies
to enrich and strengthen our reading
program. Through featured authors and
classic books, students will hear robust
vocabulary while they are transported
to other places that challenge their
imagination and encourage curiosity. In
our kindergarten classrooms, you will find
our youngest independent readers are
confident and proud of themselves, but the
most important thing you will find are our
students developing a love of reading.
Growing with
Gesell
Faculty members attend Gesell Development
Observation Workshop
By teacher Cheryl Shulman and school
counselor Jill Wiedman
Gesell’s theory is known as maturationaldevelopmental. It is the foundation of
nearly every other theory of human
development that came after Gesell’s.
Early in the 20th century, Dr. Gesell
observed and documented patterns in
the way children develop, showing that all
children go through similar and predictable
sequences, though each child moves
through these sequences at his or her own
rate or pace.
At Lamplighter, we frequently use the
GDO in early childhood. The data we
gather is always useful and is a piece
of the puzzle when making decisions
and understanding where a child is
developmentally versus chronologically.
Some information for this article was found at
http://www.gesellinstitute.org/
Freshmen
Faculty
Lamplighter welcomes four new teachers
Lower School teacher Maggie Fulton
comes from a family of educators. Two
of her sisters are teachers, and her
grandfather was the founder of Greenhill
School, from which she graduated. Ms.
Fulton has a Bachelor of Science in Early
Childhood Education and a Master’s in
Elementary Education from Texas Christian
University. She taught two years in Frisco
ISD and now teaches first grade.
“Though we have both been certified
in Gesell, we attended the Gesell
Developmental Observation (GDO)
Workshop last May to learn about new
additions to the assessment. Gesell’s
mission is to promote the principles
of child development as the basis for
all decision making for young children.
The vision is that all children enjoy their
childhood, and that they have the time
and opportunity to grow and to learn
at their own pace and in their own way.
We studied with Erin Akers, Director of
Gesell’s National Lecture Staff, at St. James
Episcopal School in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Our workshop focused on early child
development, specifically children ages
2½ through 6.
Another TCU alum, Lauren Hardage
has a Bachelor of Science in Early
Childhood Education and will graduate
from SMU with a Master of Liberal
Studies this December. Ms. Hardage
taught second grade at Uplift Infinity
Prep and worked as a teaching assistant
at The Hockaday School. The sister of a
Lamplighter alumna, she teaches third
grade math and social studies.
Kate Mouchet comes to Lamplighter
from Georgia Southern University where
she earned a Bachelor of Science in Early
Childhood Education and a Master’s in
Reading Education. Ms. Mouchet taught
fourth grade in Richmond Hill and most
recently worked as campus coordinator
and team instructor for Readers to
Leaders in Dallas. She teaches fourth
grade social studies and writing.
Rachel Gutierrez partners with
Sarah Burdick in Room 12 to teach Pre-K
Half Day PM 3’s. Rachel is originally from
Lexington, Kentucky. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in English and also a
Master’s in Education with Certification
for EC-6-Highly Qualified from SMU.
Rachel’s passion is reading to children.
She has experience teaching Pre-K and
Kindergarten at UpLift Luna Primary and
in Highland Park ISD. Rachel comes from
a family of educators. Her mother taught
Pre-K for over 20 years and has been her
lifelong role model and inspiration.
Pictured left to right: Lauren Hardage, Maggie Fulton, Kate Mouchet, and Rachel Gutierrez
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2006 WHERE ARE THEY HEADED?
2006
Avery Chiao graduated from
Highland Park High School
where he participated in crew
for three years. Avery was a
Super Smash Bros Club officer,
involved with computer science
UIL, and volunteered at the
Perot Museum of Nature and
Science.
Josh Chu is currently
attending the Dunn School in
Los Olivos, California where he
is playing basketball and studying
jazz percussion. Josh traveled to
Haiti this past year to volunteer
in orphanages.
Miles Andres graduated from
Greenhill School where he was
the Spanish Club President,
the Student Council Senior
Representative, and on the
Academic High Honor Roll.
Miles had a short film accepted
to SXSW 2013. Miles received
the Estelle Dickens Service
to Greenhill Award which is
presented to the senior who
has given the most outstanding
service contribution to
Greenhill School.
Emily Barnes graduated from
The Episcopal School of Dallas
and was a National Merit Scholar
and inducted into the academically
elite Cum Laude Society. Emily was
awarded the 40 Acres Scholarship
at The University of Texas at Austin
where she is in the Plan II program.
Emily Bassel graduated
from The Episcopal School
of Dallas and was a National
Merit Scholarship Program
Commended Student and
inducted into the academically
elite Cum Laude Society. Emily
was also named a member of
the Texas Private School Music
Educators Association AllRegion Treble Choir.
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Danielle Berg graduated
from The Episcopal School of
Dallas. Danielle received the Girl
Scout Gold Award. Danielle won
the ESD Art Purchase Award
where the school selected her
photo and purchased it for
permanent display.
Alex Brennan graduated
from Highland Park High
School where he participated in
Youth and Government, French
literary magazine Les Ecrivains
en Herbe, and the Academic
Decathlon. Alex volunteered
with Camp Summit.
Lewis Carlson graduated
from Greenhill School where
he was a varsity debater and
played varsity volleyball and
varsity tennis. Lewis was also
president of the Stock Market
Club and president of the
Ethics Club. As Co-President
of the Greenhill Business Club,
Lewis appeared on CNNMoney.
com which featured Greenhill
School’s Business Club for its
groundbreaking program of
investing and managing real
money in the stock market at
the high school level.
Emily Church graduated
from Highland Park High
School where she was on
the cross-country team, the
volleyball team, and a Fish
Camp Counselor. Her honors
included National Honor
Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math
Honor Society, National English
Honor Society, and National
Spanish Honor Society.
Emily won the IBM Master
the Mainframe contest. As a
senior, she was a HPHS prom
court nominee and received
Academic All State CrossCountry 4A.
Will Church graduated from
Highland Park High School
where he was involved in the
Community Service Council
and Young Men’s Service
League. He also served as a
Fish Camp Counselor for the
counseling office.
Jenna Dougherty
graduated from Ursuline
Academy of Dallas where she
was involved in choir, spring
musicals, and Cistercian cheer.
Jenna also served as NHS Vice
President, Sierra Vista tutor, and
Esse literacy magazine editor.
Richard Eiseman graduated
from St. Mark’s School of Texas
where he was involved in
photography and community
service.
Cameron Gavinski
graduated from Lakehill
Preparatory School where he
created the idea of a school
basketball tournament (Nothing
But Nets) to raise money
for mosquito nets in Africa.
Cameron won first place in
TAPPS Regional for Solo Acting
(2014). He is now attending
USC’s School of Cinematic Arts
majoring in animation with a
minor in theatre and comedy.
Cameron is a member of USC’s
improv group, Spoiler Alert.
Grace Gilker graduated from
The Hockaday School where she
was on the Student Council and
a member of the lacrosse team.
During high school, Grace was
active in sports, theater, speech,
music, and improv. She was a
delegate to the North American
Invitational Model United
Nations in Washington, D.C.,
and interned for TEDxSMU.
Preston Crow graduated
from The Episcopal School of
Dallas. He was inducted into the
National Honor Society. Preston
is in the Petroleum Engineering
Program at Texas A&M.
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Catherine Graass graduated
from Parish Episcopal School
where she was on the high
honor roll, in the National
Honor Society, and earned the
President’s Community Service
Award. In addition, Catherine
received the Boys & Girls Club
Youth Volunteer of the Year
Award. Catherine was also
honored with the University of
Rochester Frederick Douglass
and Susan B. Anthony award
which recognizes outstanding
high school students who have
made a contribution to difficult
social issues through study,
action, and dialogue.
Tanner Hakert
graduated from The Episcopal
School of Dallas where he was
on the wrestling team. At ESD,
Tanner received the Presidential
Community Service Award for
four years after logging more
than twice the required number
of community service hours
each year.
Paul Herz graduated from
St. Mark’s School of Texas
where he was recognized for
Departmental Excellence in
Computer Science. Paul studied
abroad in Spain and performed
at Carnegie Hall in March 2014
with HaZamir: The International
Jewish High School Choir. Paul is
an Eagle Scout.
Paige Hughes
graduated from Parish
Episcopal School where she
played junior varsity volleyball,
was a Parish Legacy Leader, a
student ambassador, and on
the Rosettes Drill Team. Paige
was a founding member of
Parish’s Reading Partners Tutor
program. Paige’s honors include
National Merit Commended
Student, Spanish National Honor
Society, University of North
Texas Excellence Scholarship,
Tale of One City Scholarship
Winner, Rosette Superstar
Award, and the Girl Scout Gold
Award. Paige was one of 10 girls
selected nationally to represent
Girl Scouts in its national 100th
anniversary campaign.
Chris Neuhoff graduated
from Jesuit College Preparatory
School of Dallas where he was
involved in rugby.
Nick Kraus graduated from
Greenhill School where he was
Student Body President and
named captain and MVP of the
cross-country team. Nick spent
a summer as a United States
Senate page for Senator Harry
Reid. Nick was recognized as
one of 141 high school seniors
selected as Scholar for the U.S.
Presidential Scholars Program.
Nick received the Greenhill
Senior Leadership Award
which is given to the member
of the senior class who best
demonstrates the qualities of
leadership.
Haley Parsa graduated from
Booker T. Washington High
School for the Performing and
Visual Arts where she was the
Valedictorian. Haley is majoring
in Studio Arts with a certificate
in Business at The University of
Texas at Austin.
Emily Lancaster graduated
from Highland Park High School
where she was involved in
CASA Club, tennis, and the
newspaper.
Paige Hughes and Emily Lancaster
Tiffany Le graduated from
The Hockaday School where
she was involved in The Fourcast
newspaper, the Student Council,
and the Academic Council.
Tiffany also volunteered at
Genesis Women’s Shelter and
plays piano.
Adam Mitchell graduated
from Parish Episcopal School
where he was on the honor
roll. Adam was also a district
qualifier in track and field and a
finalist in the UTD Annual Texas
Guitar Competition and Festival.
Hannah Price graduated
from Booker T. Washington High
School for the Performing and
Visual Arts where her honors
included National Honor
Society and Spanish Honor
Society. Hannah also participated
in the Downtown String
Quartet and the Greater Dallas
Youth Orchestra. Hannah is
attending Indiana University as a
violin performance major in the
Jacobs School of Music.
Clayton Roberts graduated
from St. Mark’s School of Texas
where he played football and
was involved in ceramics and the
Spanish club. Clayton is also an
Eagle Scout.
Maya Sawla graduated from
was a member of the H Club, the
SWADE Club, the Neuroscience
Club, on the Headmistress List,
and president of Tu Tertulia. Maya
had an opinion piece published
in the Dallas Morning News on
the presence of police on school
campuses.
Rafe Shohet graduated from
Punahou School in Honolulu,
Hawaii where he was involved
in soccer, sailing, and ultimate
Frisbee.
Dex Sienko graduated
from Saint George’s School
in Spokane, Washington. Dex
played on the 2012–2013 2B
State Champion basketball team.
As a junior, Dex gave the fans
at Spokane Arena something
to remember when his dunk
brought down the entire basket
during a state tournament game.
Dex was also a finalist for local
high school athlete of the year.
Megan Sims graduated from
where she was Editor-in-Chief
of ESD’s literary magazine,
Itinerary. Megan’s honors
include Yale Book Award, Dr.
Jacob L. Kay Memorial Award
for Photography, Maureen
O’Donnell Oxford Classical
Dictionary Award from the
National Latin Exam, The
Francile Ehricht Latin Award, AP
Scholar with Distinction, and
National Honor Society. Megan
was a nine-year finalist in the
Dallas Public Library Express
Yourself! poetry competition.
She was also a Student Voices
columnist for The Dallas Morning
News and chosen for the
National Dallas Youth Poetry
Slam team.
Callie Stone graduated
from Ursuline Academy. Callie
received the Gold Award as a
Girl Scout in Troup No. 578. She
was a captain of the cheerleading
squad at Cistercian. Callie is now
taking a year off to travel with
The Rustic Pathways program
which combines service and
adventure. She will be spending
the fall in the South Pacific and
the spring in Africa.
Kennet Thurman graudated
from Highland Park High School.
Kennet logged in many hours
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of charity work through his
involvement in Young Men’s
Service League. Currently,
Kennet is working part-time and
attending Richland Community
College. Next year he plans to
attend Texas Tech University.
Alexandra Villareal
graduated from The Hockaday
School where she was a
Commended Scholar and an AP
Scholar. At Hockaday, Alexandra
was a school ambassador and
a forum leader of the Student
Diversity Board. She was also
golf captain and played for the
championship team each year.
She was a founding member
of the Dallas PEACE Project
program. Alexandra was named
a 2013 Young Woman of
Distinction by the Girl Scouts of
Northeast Texas Council.
CLASS OF 2006 REUNION
Last May, thirty alumni
returned for a Class
of 2006 Reunion.
Among several others,
members of the class
are planning to attend
leading universities. See
the complete list below.
Emily Waddell graduated
from J.J. Pearce High School
where she was involved in the
band and a member of the
National Honor Society. Emily
participated in Peer Helpers and
Peer Tutors. She also interned
at the Eismann Center for the
Performing Arts.
Class of 2006 Colleges
Miles Andres – The University of Texas at Austin
Will Baldridge – Texas Tech University
Emily Barnes – The University of Texas at Austin
Emily Bassel – The University of Texas at Austin
Danielle Berg – Tulane University
Alexander Brennan – Trinity University
Lewis Carlson – Rice University
Chloe Cheek – Arizona State University
Avery Chiao – University of Utah
Josh Chu – Dunn School
Emily Church – The University of Texas at Austin
Will Church – University of Kansas
Caroline Cotten – University of Southern California
Preston Crow – Texas A&M
Abigail Dorward – Washington & Lee University
Jenna Dougherty – Wheaton College
Richard Eiseman – Wake Forest University
Amy Elder – Texas A&M
Megan Ellis – University of Missouri
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Lela Gannon – Dartmouth College
Cameron Gavinski – University of Southern California
Grace Gilker – The University of Texas at Austin
Catherine Graass – New York University
Brian Griffin – Texas State University
Tanner Hakert – Florida State University
Paul Herz – Southern Methodist University
Paige Hughes – The University of North Texas
Amanda Kadesky – Oxford College of Emory University
Nick Kraus – Stanford University
Emily Lancaster – The University of Arkansas
Tiffany Le – The Johns Hopkins University
Flor Manzanares – Southern Methodist University
Christian Mastrogiovanni – DePaul University
Adam Mitchell – Colorado State University
Allison Moore – Auburn University
Christopher Neuhoff – The University of Arkansas
Haley Parsa – The University of Texas at Austin
Katie Payne – Duke University
Hannah Price – Indiana University
Kayla Rambeau – Texas A&M
Clayton Roberts – Vanderbilt University
Michael Roseman – The University of Texas at Austin
David Rote – Southern Methodist University
Maya Sawla – Duke University
Rafe Shohet – The University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dex Sienko – Regis University
Megan Sims – Harvard University
Rachael Sklar – The University of Texas at Austin
Jackson Spencer – Texas A&M
Callie Stone – Taking a year off to travel
Timothy Swan – Texas Christian University
Kennet Thurman – Richland Community College then
Texas Tech
Alexandra Villareal – Boston College
Emily Waddell – Belmont University
Courtney Weisbart – Texas A&M
P.T.Yager – The Ohio State University
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is also a member of the elite
Texas Select basketball team
which is No. 5 in the nation.
Kadon’s special memories of
Lamplighter include Carnival,
Ms.Yarbrough, and the fourth
grade basketball team winning
the championship.
Audrey Magnuson studies
at The Hockaday School. She
likes sports, piano, and dance.
Audrey was a middle school
reporter at Hockaday.
Amelia Brown is currently
attending The Hockaday School
and was on the honor roll in
seventh and eighth grade. As
a freshman, Amelia is on the
varsity cross-country team and
became a member of the H
Club. This summer, Amelia went
to Peru through Global Aware.
During her two weeks in Peru,
she worked hard putting down
pipes for fresh water to a village,
building stoves and huts, and
helping with a community school.
Amelia fondly remembers being
president of Lamplighter Layers.
Emma Cabrales is a student
at The Episcopal School of
Dallas. Emma is in honors math and
honors English, and participates
in field hockey, soccer, and
softball. She also serves as the
ninth grade class president
and is on the Community
Service Council. Emma’s special
memories of Lamplighter
include Carnivals, Halloween
Parades, Hootenannies, and AllSchool Programs.
Lily Cameron attended
middle school at The American
School in Singapore. Lily
continues her education at
where she participates in Junior
Youth and Government. She
is also a member of the cross
country team and the tennis
team. Lily’s special memories
of Lamplighter include
the sleepover, the chicken
coop, and the tunnel/hill on
the playground. She fondly
remembers Mr. B, Miss Geller
(Goldfarb) and Mrs. Mackie.
William Cooper attends The
Episcopal School of Dallas and
is involved in lacrosse, football,
baseball, and student council.
Sarah Kate Feferman
continues her studies at The
Hockaday School. Sarah Kate’s
special memories of Lamplighter
include square dancing, Mr. B,
and the Halloween Parades.
Grace Kaiser attends The
Episcopal School of Dallas where
she participates in field hockey,
soccer, and tennis. Grace is
involved in the Dallas National
Charity League. Her favorite
memories of Lamplighter are the
animals, the playground, all the
teachers, and Carnival.
Eli Krakow studies at
Greenhill School. This
summer Eli volunteered
at Camp Lamplighter.
Kadon Lewis continues his
studies at The Parish Episcopal
School and is involved basketball
(District Champs, 2014), track
and field, and cross-country. He
Bailey May attends The Parish
Episcopal School and is involved
in volleyball, National Junior
Honor Society, Special Olympics,
W.O.W., and Austin Street
Shelter. Bailey fondly remembers
Miss Tansil, Ms.Yarbrough, Mr. B,
and Mrs. Mackie from her years
at Lamplighter.
Katherine Pollock attends
is playing field hockey. Katherine
also volunteers with the
National Charity League. While
at Lamplighter, Katherine’s
entrepreneurial spirit shined
brightly when she made red and
white Lamplighter bracelets that
were sold to Lamplighter faculty
and staff.
Reece Rabin continues his
educational studies at St. Mark’s
School of Texas. This summer
Reece volunteered at Camp
Lamplighter.
Elizabeth Raff attends The
Hockaday School and was on
the honor roll for seventh
and eighth grade. Elizabeth
plays on the school’s tennis
and volleyball teams and was
the Middle School President.
Elizabeth has fond memories of
naming the barnyard animals in
preschool at Lamplighter.
Alex Rose is a student at
Greenhill School where he is on
the high honor roll. Alex is also
on the All Star DFW Lacrosse
ninth grade team. This summer
Alex volunteered at Camp
Lamplighter. Alex has special
memories of Ms. McCullough
from Lamplighter.
Shelby Schultz studies at The
Hockaday School. Shelby likes
to participate in soccer, lacrosse,
and art.
Sam Shane attends St. Mark’s
School of Texas and is involved
in cross country, soccer, track,
United Synagogue Youth, and
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization.
Sam’s favorite memories of
Lamplighter include the Austin
trip, Opera, Hootenannies, and
all of the amazing teachers.
Camie Swango graduated
from Good Shepard Episcopal
School where she was on
the head honor roll. Camie
continues her studies at The
Hockaday School. She is involved
in the National Charity League
and Dallas Cosmos Soccer Club.
Gregory Toudouze attends
Greenhill School and is involved
in the Student Forum, Carter
Caring Community Fund, High
Honor Roll, football, baseball,
lacrosse, and soccer. Gregory’s
include taking care of the
chickens and reading Narnia with
Mrs. Mackie.
Lizzie Raff and Katherine Pollock
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AlumniNow
Matthew Toudouze
continues his studies at
Greenhill School. He is involved
in the Student Forum, High
Honor Roll, Texans soccer, and
school sports. Matthew fondly
remembers raising the chickens
and Mr. B’s science contests
from his time at Lamplighter.
Nicholas Villareal
attended middle school at
The Parish Episcopal School
where he was on the honor
roll. Nicholas starred in the
role of Scuttle in the middle
school production of The Little
Mermaid Jr. In 2012, Nicholas
was selected to participate
in the Junior National Youth
Leadership Conference held
in Washington, D.C. Nicholas
continues his studies at Jesuit
College Preparatory School
of Dallas. Nicholas received
the President’s Community
Service Award–Gold and he
is a Life Scout with the Boy
Scouts of America. Nicholas’
include the Opera and theatre
in the All-School Program.
Amanda Warren continues
her studies at The Episcopal
School of Dallas where she
has made the honor roll every
quarter. Amanda is involved in
the Community Service Council
and National Charity League. In
eighth grade, Amanda won the
religion award and the bronze
medal for the national Spanish
exam. In seventh grade, Amanda
received honorable mention in
the art show. Amanda is a project
leader for the North Texas Food
Bank event at ESD. Amanda is
also a member of the Water
Council which raises money for
wells in Nicaragua, and she plays
volleyball and soccer.
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CLASS OF 2010 REUNION
More than twenty Young
Alumni returned for the
August 17 Lamplighter
Class of 2010 Reunion.
The group toured their
alma mater and shared
favorite memories
including Carnival, Senior
Jackets, Narnia, and of
course, the chickens and
Lamplighter Layers.
Lamplighter Class Agents 2014–2015
’68
’69
’70
’71
’72
’74
’75
’76
’77
’77
’78
’79
’80
’81
’82
’83
’83
’84
Beth Balisteri Unis
Carolyn Bettis Berry
Stacy Smith Shepherd
Helen Neuhoff Butler
Chris Rote
Kyle Ford
Eugenia Hudson King
Max Swango
Bradley B. Miller
Margaret Flanagan Solomon
Adam Leventhal
Greg Marquess
Shannon Morse
Giggy Loeb Jacobson
Royce Poinsett
Elizabeth Dodge
Amanda Oneacre Rockow
Ashley Geller Greene
’85
’86
’87
’89
’90
’91
’93
’93
’93
’95
’96
’98
’99
’01
’02
’03
’10
’12
Aimee Marquess Whitaker
Jeffrey Kitner
Sarah Stockton
Courtney Jones Johnson
Flauren Fagadau Bender
Lilly Albritton
Ashley Carter Johnson
Sara Luxen Junkin
Craig Smith
Hunter Lewis
Emily Hess Brown
Katherine Rochelle
Meredith Klein
Laura Rose Brylowski
Laura Frazee
Margaret Rote
Lily Cameron
Kirsten Kirk
AlumniNow
Young Alumni Help Lamplighter Shine
Lamplighter’s young alumni sponsored
their fourth annual Car Wash last May.
Contributions from the successful
fundraiser will be applied to the
School’s Land Fund. The Car Wash,
started in 2011, has evolved into “an
exciting and enjoyable event,” said Dr.
Joan Hill, Lamplighter’s Head of School.
The event was an overwhelming
success, according to organizing
committee members. About 80 cars were washed by more than 30
volunteers. The committee, made up of high school alumni, directed
the well-organized fundraiser. The seven members, who met monthly
prior to Saturday’s event, are currently in Upper School. The group
included Lamplighter graduates George and Katherine Dau, Joe Durst,
Meredith Hessel, Jack Kraus, Whit and Katie Payne, and Jared Steinhart.
Meet the Advancement Team
Sandy Diamond, CFRE – Director of Advancement
Kim Raschke – Associate Director of Annual Giving
Cindy Connolly – Parent Relations Coordinator
Christian Freberg – Alumni Relations Coordinator
Misty Wilson – Advancement Services Specialist
Director Advances
The Advancement Department can be reached by email at
[email protected] or call 214-369-9201, ext. 365.
In the spring of 2014 Lamplighter’s Director
of Advancement, Sandy Diamond, was
granted the CFRE (Certified Fund Raising
Executive) credential. Diamond joins over
5,000 professionals around the world who
hold the CFRE designation.
To achieve this designation, CFRE candidates
must meet a series of standards set by
CFRE International which include tenure
in the profession, education, demonstrated
fundraising achievement, and a commitment
to not-for-profit organizations. They must
also pass a rigorous written examination
testing the knowledge, skills, and abilities
required of a fundraising executive and agree
to uphold Accountability Standards and the
Donor Bill of Rights.
Pictured left to right: Kim Raschke, Cindy Connolly, Sandy Diamond, Misty Wilson, and
Christian Freberg
Please join us in congratulating Sandy!
Have news to share or want to stop by?
Email Christian Freberg at [email protected] to submit entries for the
“Alumni Now” section of the upcoming Spring 2015 LampPost or to schedule a visit.
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Be the spark . . .
that inspires the joy of learning.
2014-2015 Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is the highest fundraising priority at The Lamplighter School. Providing direct
funding for educational initiatives and operational enhancements that tuition alone does not cover,
every dollar of this essential fund supports the mission of Lamplighter - igniting the potential of
each child.
Annual Fund dollars enhance children's educational experiences by:
• Ensuring professional development opportunities for faculty and staff
• Providing state of the art technology
• Acquiring current curriculum materials
• Supporting student enrichment with innovative programs and partnerships
A successful Annual Fund depends on participation from every member of our school community.
100% of trustees, faculty and staff supported last year's drive. 100% parent participation is always
the goal of the Annual Fund, as well as increased participation from grandparents, alumni parents,
alumni and friends.
Ways to Make Your Donation
Mail: Send your pledge/gift to the school by using the return envelope enclosed
with your Annual Fund letter
Online: Click on “Make a gift to Lamplighter” at www.thelamplighterschool.org
Phone: Contact Kim Raschke at 214-369-9201 x318
All gifts to the 2014 - 2015 Annual Fund must be made before May 31, 2015
Fall 2014 | The Lamplighter School | Dallas, Texas
Report of Annual Giving
2013 - 2014
Report of Annual Giving 2013-2014
Your support makes a
significant and positive
difference in the lives
of Lamplighter children.
Dear Lamplighter Community,
2013–2014 was an especially strong year for
Lamplighter. Dedicated volunteers worked
tirelessly, and generous donors strengthened
opportunities for our students and teachers.
It was incredibly gratifying to see Trustees,
Life Trustees, parents, grandparents, alumni,
alumni parents, faculty and staff members,
and friends of the school come together to
continue to invest in Lamplighter’s mission.
The year just past was filled with numerous
accomplishments, a few of which are
highlighted below:
• Annual Fund Chair Catie Enrico led an
outstanding Annual Fund campaign breaking
school records by raising over $575,600. The
faculty and staff achieved 100% participation
in just four days before the start of the school
year, and parent participation remained high
with 95% participation.
• Courtney Plumlee provided outstanding
leadership of the Lamplighter Parents
Association. Countless hours of volunteer
time, skills, and creativity added depth to our
programs while building a strong, cohesive
parent community. Auction Chair Shannon
Morse, along with Co-Chairs Brenna Lambert,
Karen Lobdell, Selwyn Rayzor, and Laura
Trubey, created a most memorable community
event, “King of the Road,” raising $283,880
for the Land Fund.
• Lamplighter grandparents were offered
more opportunities than ever before to
participate in campus events and activities.
Joan Genender made substantial contributions
in her role as Grandparent Chair, to educate
and engage this important segment of the
Lamplighter community.
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Report of Annual Giving 2013–2014
• Lamplighter’s Alumni Association, led by
Kyle Ford ’74, honored two beloved teachers,
Sheila McCartor and Juli McGinnis, with the
Lamplighter Spirit Award during Alumni
Week. Over 150 alumni, faculty, family, and
friends gathered to honor these two very
special women.
• The work of the Pre-Campaign Task Force
concluded after the Board accepted their
recommendations last September. Following
the work of the Task Force, an Architect
Search Committee was assembled. Under
the capable leadership of board member
Leslie Krakow, the Committee conducted
a nationwide search for an architect. After
narrowing the number of firms throughout
the spring, the Committee made a
recommendation to the Board in late May.
Your support makes a significant and positive
difference in the lives of Lamplighter children.
Alumni parent and board member Jennifer
Karol said it best: “It was Lamplighter that
gave my children their strong foundation
not only to love learning but to be caring,
compassionate citizens of the world.”
Please accept my most heartfelt thanks for
helping provide Lamplighter students a
serious education wrapped in the wonder
of childhood.
In Lamplighter Spirit,
Sandy Diamond
Director of Advancement
Volunteer Leadership
The following is a list of individuals whose gifts of time and talent served the advancement efforts of Lamplighter during the period
June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014. The school’s continued advancement depends on such committed, energetic, and generous individuals.
Board of Trustees
David Benners
Shonn Brown
Jenny Bulban
David Campbell
David Chard
John Crates
Kyle Ford ’74
Heather Gilker
Jenney Gillikin
Linda Hodgson
Jane Rose Hurst
Anurag Jain
Jennifer Karol
Kirsten Kerrigan
Leslie Krakow ’69
Kent Kunkel˜
Rick Lear
Jon Morgan ’82
Lily Myers
Courtney Plumlee
Toby Purdy
Andy Rabin
Catherine Rose,Chair
Alex Sharma
Nancy Skochdopole
Justin Small ’83
George Tang
Kelcy Warren
Sarah Weinberg
Life Trustees
Stuart Bumpas
Dan Cook
Mary McDermott Cook
David Corrigan ’68
Mike Dodge
Neil Foote
Judy Gass
Charles Ginsburg
Rolf Haberecht
Marietta Scurry Johnson
Jack Klein
Carol Levy
Ludwig Michael
David Miller
Barbara Nichols
Margaret Jonsson Rogers
Barney Young
Alumni Council
Kyle Ford ’74 - President
Lilly Albritton ’91
Flauren Fagadau Bender ’90
Sarah Schoellkopf Bloom ’77
Elizabeth Dodge ’83
Laura Christensen Godkin ’86
Ashley Geller Greene ’84
Ashley Carter Johnson ’93
Courtney Jones Johnson ’89
Scurry Johnson ’73
Sara Luxen Junkin ’93
Sam Leake ’79
Greg Marquess ’79
Cathy McEachern ’79
Peggy Black Meyer ’73
Bradley Miller ’77
Kristin Pittman Ortega ’89
Amanda Oneacre Rockow ’83
Stacy Smith Shepherd ’70
Lucy Reeves Wrubel ’78
Priya Swamy Zeikus ’85
Lamplighter
Parents’
Association Board
Courtney Plumlee, President
Heather Balestri
Stephanie Bassman
Leslie Benners
Allison Bovard
Stephanie Bowden
Nancy Buss
Danielle Cate
Mandy Dake
Laurie Darlak
Melisa Dorrill
Allegra Feito
Jenney Gillikin
Laura Godkin ’86
Kate Hoedebeck
Gunjan Jain
Jackie Katz ’79
Becky Keane
Sunny Knocke
Brenna Lambert
Marylene Leogier
Karen Lobdell
Jen Lochridge
Catherine MacMahon
Amy Mitts
Shannon Morse ’80
Robyn Neuhoff
Jay Newberger
Melissa Niven
Natalie Oudt
Amisha Patel
Nova Patel
Suzanne Pham
Kristen Phillips
Janelle Pinnell
Monica Purdy
Selwyn Rayzor
Kristin Rees
Karen Reid
Molly Sealy
Nicole Small ’83
Denise Stewart
Kiersten Stockham
Rachel Trowbridge
Laura Trubey
Aimee Whitaker ’85
Debbie Wiggans
Tiffany Wilmer
Carmen Yung
Advancement
Committee
Lily Myers, Chair
John Crates
Catie Enrico
Joan Genender
Jenney Gillikin
Meg Graves
Katie Johnson
Jennifer Karol
Kirsten Kerrigan
Kent Kunkel˜
Shannon Morse ’80
Kristin Rees
Annual Fund
Leadership
Heather Balestri
Flauren Bender ’90
Kristy Bowen
Maura Bradshaw
Lisa Brown
Denise Byrd
Ana Casanova
Ashley Cathey
Liz Curlin
Mandy Dake
Deb Dunne
Sam Durst
Catie Enrico
Allegra Feito
Kyle Ford ’74
Jamie Gaunt
Ashley Geller Greene ’84
Paul Genender
Joan Genender
Jenney Gillikin
Ashley Glover
Jill Herz
Erin Hillman
Kate Hoedebeck
Gunjan Jain
Jacqueline OLeary-Koon
Kent Kunkel˜
Ashley Leake
Laura Lear
Candace Martin
Mary Nix
Kristin Pittman Ortega ’89
Kristin Rees
Molly Sealy
April Seeds
Denise Stewart
Cynthia Trochu
Sarah Weinberg
Jeannie Weisoly
Andy Yung
Campaign Steering
Committee
Catherine Rose, Chair
Joe Eastin
Jenney Gillikin
Jennifer Karol
Kirsten Kerrigan
Leslie Krakow ’69
Laura Lear
Alex Sharma
Architectural
Committee
Leslie Krakow ’69, Chair
Catherine Rose
David Benners
Jenney Gillikin
Jed Morse
Karen Pollock
Alex Sharma
Gowri Sharma
Bryan Trubey
Young Alumni
Committee
George Dau
Katherine Dau
Meredith Hessel
Jack Kraus
Whit Payne
Katie Payne
Jared Steinhart
Emma Siegel
˜ Denotes deceased volunteer.
Pre-Campaign
Task Force
Leslie Krakow ’69, Chair
David Benners
Jason Bradshaw
Joe Eastin
Jenney Gillikin
Kirsten Kerrigan
Kent Kunkel˜
Lily Myers
Catherine Rose
Alex Sharma
Sarah Weinberg
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Giving Results
Annual Fund Gifts by Source for 2013–2014
Trustees
Faculty/Staff
Parents
Grandparents
Alumni Parents and Alumni Grandparents
Friends and Former Faculty/Staff
Foundations and Corporations
$131,501
$13,892
$238,943
$29,990
$16,200
$5,135
$139,979
Total Annual Fund Giving
$575,640
All Gifts by Designation for 2013–2014
Annual Fund $575,640
Campaign for the Future
$421,089*
New Major Commitments
$3,180,000
Lamplighter Endowed Funds
$43,523*
Alumni Faculty/Salary Support Endowed Funds
$7,199
Program Support Miscellaneous Funds
$750
Kent Kunkel Memorial Fund
$1,975
Media Center Open House
$15,098
Media Center Tribute Fund
$4,399
Community Support Fund
$3,454
Mattingly Fund for Excellence in Education
$50
Total Gifts to Lamplighter 2013-2014
$4,253,177
*includes payments on prior year pledges
2013-14 OPERATING REVENUE & EXPENSES
Revenue
Other incl. Endow.
Draws
6%
Annual Fund
6%
Facilities
11%
Financial Aid
5%
Fundraising
1%
Academic
6%
Administrative
8%
Tuition
88%
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Expenses
Salaries & Benefits
71%
Cumulative Giving
The following is a comprehensive list reflecting cumulative giving receipts from donors for the period of June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014.
It includes all cash and pledges to annual, restricted, and endowment funds.
($1,000,000 and above)
Anonymous
Catherine and Will ’77 Rose
($100,000 and above)
Gowri and Alex Sharma
($50,000 – $99,999)
Erik Charlton ’77
Laura ’71 and David Cole
Emily ’73 and David ’68 Corrigan
Margaret Rogers
Margaret Jonsson Family Foundation
Jenney and David Gillikin
Lisa and Peter Kraus
($25,000 – $49,999)
Alice and Michael Brown
M&A Brown Family Foundation
Angela and John Crates
Catie and Aaron Enrico
The Aaron and Catie Enrico Family Foundation
Shannon and Jeff Estes
Traci and Sean Owen
Traci and Sean Owen Family Foundation
($10,000 – $24,999)
Heather and Ray Balestri
Allison and Chris Bovard
Maura and Jason Bradshaw
Sam and Tim Durst
Monica and Joe Eastin
The ISN Charitable Giving Fund
Dodie and Jack ’68 Foxworth
The Sara Beckham Foxworth Foundation
Laurie and Peter Grauer
Laura and Peter Grauer Foundation
Laura and Rick Lear
Sheryl and Eric Maas
Rich Moses and Selwyn Rayzor
Nicole ’83 and Justin ’83 Small
Candace and Max ’76 Swango
Cynthia and Jean-Louis Trochu
Vennerberg/Kunkel˜ Family
Amy and Kelcy Warren
Kelly Warren
($5,000 – $9,999)
Jill C. Bee ’69
Ross B. Bee ’63
Phillip T. Bee Charitable Trust
Kalita Beck Blessing ’69
The Blessing Family Foundation
Shonn and Clarence Brown
Tamara and David Campbell
Martha and Bob Gillikin
The Gillikin Family Trust
Mark Henry and Marylene Leogier
Erin and Andrew Hillman
Optimized, Inc.
Jane and Michael ’75 Hurst
Jane and Michael Hurst Family Charity Trust of the Dallas Jewish Foundation
Mirjam and Chris Kirk
The Chris & Mirjam Kirk Donor Advised Fund
of The Dallas Foundation
Colin Koon and Jackie OLeary-Koon
Leslie ’69 and Bob Krakow
Gunjan and Anurag Jain
Jain Foundation of Fidelity Charitable
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Sally Junkins
The Jerry R. Junkins Family Foundation
Candace and Rich Martin
Lesa and John Oudt
Dan Patterson
Angela D. Paulos
Wendy and Henley Quadling
Christine and Dick Rogoff
Molly and Michael Sealy
The Kirkwood Fund of The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Meredith and Barry ’79 Steinhart
Phyllis and Ron Steinhart
Steinhart Family Advised Fund of The Dallas Foundation
Barbara and John Thomas
Shannon and Jodie Thompson
Texas Instruments Foundation
Sarah and Russell Weinberg
Amy and Mike Zicarelli
($1,000 – $4,999)
Carol and Steve Aaron
Caroline and David ’81 Ackerman
Wihelminaãnd Edward Ackerman
Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation
Anne and Steve Alexander
Carol and Mark Anderson
Stacy and Tucker Anderson
Morning Star Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Stephanie and Paul Bassman
Flauren ’90 and Jason Bender
Leslie and David Benners
Sarah ’77 and Sam Bloom
Christy and Trey Brown
Lisa and Chuck Brown
Charles S. Brown, PC
Lori and David Browne
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Steven Brown
Jenny and Pete Bulban
Erika and Chad Burkhardt
Kim and Bruce Butler
Matt Campbell
Sarah Campbell
Denbury
Danielle and Jeff Cate
Ashley and Robert Cathey
Riz Chand and Laura Colhouer
BNSF Railway Foundation
David Chard
Cathy and Mark Cohen
Carmenãnd Ludwig Michael
Communities Foundation of Texas
Tania and Pat Conroy
Hope and Gene Cramm
The Coca-Cola Foundation
Pam and Jason Creel
Linda and Bill Custard
Jim Davis
James K. Davis Foundation
Sandy and Barry Diamond
Melisa and Jeff Dorrill
Talley Dunn
Canan and Joachim Ebert
Ricki and Randy Ebner
Rosemary and Roger Enrico
Evey and Chip ’61 Fagadau
The Evey and Chip Fagadau Fund of Fidelity Charitable
Tammy and Josh Feferman
Allegra and Rob Feito
Jan and Bob Firth
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Dana and Tom Garner
Anice Genender
Joan and Larry Genender
Larry and Joan Genender
Living Trust
Wendy and Paul Genender
David Gerber and Lara Johnson
Heather and Chris Gilker
Gilker Family Giving Fund
Ashley and Kris Glover
Carolyn and Robert Goodrich
Ashleigh and Will Gravlee
Kim and Clark Griffith
Robert Gross and Maya Leibman
Jim Hakert and Jayne Coleman
Jasmine and John Harris
Amanda and Richard Hartman
Treasure and Andy Hickman
Joan and Zachary Hill
Brad Hirsch and Margaret
Johansen Hirsch ’89 Linda and Phil Hodgson
The Hodgson Family Charitable Fund
Stephanie and Travis Hollman
Robert Hosch
Nicole and Brian Householder
Fran and Don Jackson
Katie and Jed Johnson
Sonia and Jatin Kakkar
Jennifer and Tom Karol
Becky and Matt Keane
Morgan and Scott Kennedy
Kirsten and Mike Kerrigan
Aliya and Mushtak Khatri
Tabani Family Foundation
Lisa and Matt Kirby
Angela and Marc Klein
Rita and Jack Klein
Sunny and Craig Knocke
Melissa and Craig Lackey
Sarah and Jonathan Lamensdorf
Highland Capital Management, L.P.
Leslie and Michael Lanahan
Nick Leggatt
Carol and John Levy
Carol and John Levy Family Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas
Lisa and Rick Levy
Karen and Bruce Lobdell
Jen and Brett Lochridge
Rayna and Michael Loeb
Tina and Michael D. Loehr
Caroline and Mario Lopez
Nisha and Vikas Lunia
Catherine and Douglas MacMahon
Lindsey and Jay Martinson
Susan and Mike Matta
Sue McCullough
Melani and Craig McDougal
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Cumulative Giving
Elise and John Meadows
AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign
Pam and Carter Meyer
Peggy ’73 and Dan Meyer
Rory and Howard Meyers
Andrew Michael ’68
Bruce Mickey and Barbara Schultz
Amy and Matt ’88 Miller
Patty and David Miller
Jon Morgan ’82 and Liz Seabury
Jennifer and Jon Mosle
Ali Moustapha and Vickie Nguyen
Lily and Scott Myers
Stefanie and Kent Nielson
Melissa and Norry Niven
Mary and Steve Nix
Katie and Kyle Oudt
Natalie and Dirik Oudt
Kelley and Scott Parel
Nova and Lincoln Patel
Amisha and Amit Patel
Aphrodite and Sam Paulos
The Paulos Foundation
Bill Payne
Sharon and David Pfaff
Kristen Phillips
Clifton Phillips
Tim Phu and Kristine Doan
Janelle and Alden Pinnell
The Pinnell Foundation
Courtney and Mike ’73 Plumlee
Karen ’76 and Richard Pollock
Michelle and Scott Prengle
Monica and Toby Purdy
Ricki and Andy Rabin
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Ramesh Raghunathan and Aarthi Ram
McAfee Matching Gifts Program
Vicki Raney
Jen and Ravi Ratan
Kristin and Ricky Rees
Ali and Ben Robins
Deedie and Rusty Rose
Chris Rowley and Mandy Dake
Tracy and Michael Roybal
Kimberly and Ryan Sabel
Safeway, Inc. - Tom Thumb Good Neighbors Program
Terri and Larry Sengbush
Sengbush Studio, Inc.
Venkat Sethuraman and
Naheed Shahid
Bernard Shaw and Julia Simon
Del Ruth Skaggs
Nancy and Jim Skochdopole
Cherie and Neal Small
Margaret ’77 and Glenn Solomon
Paul Staveteig and
Gretchen Champion
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Kenny Steinhart ’79
Margaret and David Sykes
Charmaine and George Tang
George and Charmaine Tang Fund: Communities Foundation of Texas – North Texas Giving Day
Laura and Bryan Trubey
Suzanne and Chris Turner
Heather and Michael Vranich
Mitchell Ward and Pam Wills-Ward
Mi Jung and Jim Warner
Lisa and George Warren
Jeannie and David Weisoly
Carolyn and David Westberry
Christina and Allen ’89 White
McKinley and Brandon Wier
Tiffany and Clayton ’83 Wilmer
Goldman, Sachs & Company
Jenna and Lane Wimberly
Claudia and Brian Wing
Meredith and Randolph Wrighton
Lucy ’78 and Steve Wrubel
Sally and Barney Young
Young Alumni Car Wash
Carmen and Andy Yung
Angela and Luis Zambrano
($1 – $999)
Alyssa and Patrick Adams
Bill Adams and Jennifer Jordan
Brooke Adams
Walter Edward Adams
Arturo Aguilar and Gela Gallardo
Abbey and Fallon Ahearn
Hawk Partners, LLC
Katie and David Aisner
Chuck Briant and Lilly Albritton ’91
Karen and Rick Allen
Susan and Hank Alterman
Basel Altrabulsi and Lana Hamwi
Natalie ’89 and Chris Amoroso
Jacqueline and Max Anderson
Debbie and Marc Andres
Louis Andres ’04
Miles Andres ’06
Bryce C. Anglin
Anonymous
Anonymous
Lisa and Kyle Antes
Marcy Applebaum ’05
Seth Applebaum ’08
Martha and Nelson Arroyo
Max Arroyo ’12
Laura Arroyo-Shoultz ’09
Francis Barnes and Priscilla Wrubel
Blake Bassman
Nancy Baty
Laura and Andy Baughman
Carol Baumer
Chris Bautista and Gretchen Pollom
Carrie and Josh Bays
Kathey ’63 and Bruce Beddow
Dawn and Tom Bell
Susie and Scott Bender
Diana and Dave Beran
Altria Employee Involvement Program
Lindsey and Dave Beran
Joan Bernbaum
Dorothy Bjorck
Allison and Shell Black
Georgia Sue Black
Shannon Blakey ’00
Susan and Brett ’71 Blakey
Traci and Travis Blalock
Leslie Bledsoe
Allison ’87 and Josh Block
Lauryn and Jason Bloom
Naomi and Bernard Bloom
Dulany Bloom ’13
Carolyn and Ronald Blum
Ana Bohanan
Stephanie and Kevin Bowden
Quest R&R
Kristy and Taylor Bowen
Joan Bowman
Jeff Boykin
Boykin Partners, L.L.C.
Abby Brand ’12
Brenda and Stuart Brand
Kirby Brand ’05
Shelby Brand ’08
Tracy and Kevin ’76 Brand
Natalie Breen ’02
Susie and George Breen
Amy Brown ’78
Evan C. Brown ’13
Hannah Brown
Kay and Clarence Brown
Lynn Brown
Beth and Michael Brown
Rebecca and Chad Brown
Jennifer and Andrew Brylowski
Melanie and Marty Buckholt
Diane and Stuart Bumpas
Sarah and Zack Burdick
Bill Burton
Cooper Buss
Michael Buss
Nancy Buss
Sally and Allen Butler
Florence and John Butler
Karen and Kyle Butler
Denise and Rodell Byrd
Stephanie and Michael Byrd
Cindy and Bob Campbell
Russell Canham and Raksha Jain
Robin Carder ’75
Ana Casanova
Courtney and Dan Case
Shea Castleman ’11
Sloane Castleman ’08
Jean and John Cate
Mary Cates
Linda and John Cauley
Josh J. Chabria ’13
Linda and Michael Champion
Mandy and Rich Childs
Becky and Chris Christensen
Jeanie and Alex Chuang
Emily Church ’06
Mary Cynthia and Bill Church
Will Church ’06
Ben Clark ’83
Emily and Walter Clarke
Dan Clifford and Shannon Morse ’80
Sharon and Murray Cohen
Laura Colhouer
Rob Collier and Kris Keesy
Finnley Collins
Melissa and William Collins
Angie and Father Chris Constantinides
Mary McDermott Cook
Susan and Chris Cooper
Jennifer and John Corrigan
Kevin Courtney and
Elizabeth Brown ’83
Sharon and Dale Courtney
Debbie Cox
Anna Cramm ’10
Claire Cramm ’07
Michaela Creel
Jennifer ’82 and Mike Cronin
Nancy Cronin
Nancy ’79 and Greg Crook
Kitty and Tom Cross
Betsy and Bennett Cullum
Liz Curlin and Danielle Dupuis
Debbie and Chris Cuzalina
Brandy and Henry Dalton
Gloria and Joe Darlak
Jake M. Darlak ’13
Laurie and Joe Darlak
Maria ’74 and Brent Dau
Dr. Harvey Davisson
Kristen Davis ’00
Macey and Steve Davis
Sally and Joe Dealey
Sarah and Jason Dennis
Aarti Dewan
Stacylyn Dewey ’95
Meghana and Harpreet Dhall
Laura and Bill Dickason
Jennifer ’82 and Allen Dickey
Meredith Diers ’97
Vivian and Billy Dimas
Cumulative Giving
Lindsay Dolan ’00
Mary and David Dolan
Cragina and Paul Dover
Mike Dozier and
Kristine Price Dozier
Lupe and Homero Duarte
Jaimey Dunn
Deb and Bill Dunne
Doug Ehring and Ann Saucer
Angel and Eric Eichhorn
Betsy and Richard Eiseman
Nadia Elchami ’11
Karen and Jay Ellis
Kayla K. Ellis
Meagan Ellis ’06
Mark Envani and Lori Ward
Elayna and Casey Erick
eScrip
Suzy and Howard Etheridge
Faulkners Fine Dry Cleaning
Regen ’72 and Jeff Fearon
Sarah Kate Feferman ’10
Alicia Feito
Elise and Rob Fermier
Kathy and Jeromy Fielder
Stephanie and Dan Fine
Meredith and Hohman Finney
Brooke and Bryan Fletcher
Jenifer and Peter Flynn
Jen and Greg Fomin
Sophie and Arkady Fomin
Jane and Neil Foote
Soume and Paul Foshee
Landy Fox
Fontaine Foxworth ’99
Paula and Wallace Franklin
Coco Freling ’04
Richard Freling ’04
Olivia Gambir
Amar Gande and Madhuri Vusirikala
Rekha and Uday Garadi
Holly Gaunt
Jamie and Greg Gaunt
Jack D. Genender ’13
Basheer Ghorayeb and
Jacquelyn Wilcox
Sharon Gilkey
Marion and John ’79 Gilliam
Laura ’86 and Brad Godkin
Ed Goff and Laura Chapuis
Cynthia Goldberg
Kerri ’90 and David Goldfarb
Ksenia and Sergei Gonchar
Meg and Dave Graves
Steve Gravseth
Ashley Greene ’84
Jerry Griffin
Ellen and John Grimes
Michelle and John Grimes
Leah and Jon ’69 Gross
Barri ’78 and Chris Grossi
Jezabel Guadalupe
Anna and Mike Guerrero
Tanner Hakert ’06
Tate Hakert ’09
Trip Hall and Cinthia Lopez
Cindy and Brian Hanson
Tania and Kevin Hardage
Tracy Hargrove
Cindy and Michael Harrington
Barbara and Jim Hazlewood
Tjepke Heeringa and
Liz ’90 and Jeff Helfrich
Melissa Hensley
Jac and Preston Herold
Debbie and Jonathan Herskovitz
Jill and Paul Herz
Jill Herz, Attorney at Law, P.C.
Carolyn and Steve Hess
Lillian and Greg Hessel
Meredith Hessel ’08
Tommy Hessel ’09
Cara Hicks
Jesse Hochman and Jennifer Perone
Janie and Dave Hodges
Kate and Jeff Hoedebeck
Kristie Hoitsma
Thomas Hoitsma
Kacy and Steve Holmes
Jerry Holzsweig and Marian Sackler
Esther and Paul Hood
Patrick Hoogendijk and
Lana Constantine
Angela Horowitz
Gary Horowitz ’71
Samuel Horowitz ’10
Brooke and Blake Hortenstine
Corinne and Clay Hufft
Sue Hundt
Jami and Gary Hunt
Sandra and Rick Illes
Didem and Onur Inanoglu
Annie and Patrick Jacobs
Giggy ’81 and Peter Jacobson
Dorris and Terry James
Carolyn and Michael Jaynes
Natalie Jaynes ’03
Hilary Jenkins ’78
Gayle Johansen
Ashley ’93 and Brandon Johnson
Carolyn and Victor Johnson
Christine and R.J. Johnson
Melissa and Fred Johnson
Natalie and Mark Johnson
Patti Johnson
Sandy and Dick Johnson
Annie Jonas
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Cumulative Giving
Andrew Jury ’02
Ann Frances and Cliff Jury
Amanda Kadesky ’06
Andrew Kadesky ’03
Ann and Keith Kadesky
Kathryn Kallison ’86
Jeffrey Kaplan and Lisa Newman
Lindsay Kaplan ’12
Jackie ’79 and Allan Katz
Sabra Katzav
Neil Keon and Debbie Loeb Keon
Nancy Kim
Eugenia ’75 and Frank-Paul King
Jonathan King ’08
Bridget and Ken Kippels
Kirsten Kirk ’12
Miriam and Jeffrey ’86 Kitner
Andrew Kleiman ’04
Dana and David Kleiman
Zach Kleiman ’02
Barbara and Nick Koeijmans
Jane Koerner
Anil Koganti and Christine Ho
Shari and Andy Krage
Jack Kraus ’09
Nick Kraus ’06
Will Kraus ’04
Tricia and Jim Krohn
Paige and Tom Kuchler
Lauren Brown Kupor ’92
Mary and Danny Kureska
Neelima and Rahim Kurji
Robert Kyle ’05
Brenna and Will Lambert
Louise and Hugh Lamensdorf
Lamplighter Layers
George Lancaster ’73
The Meadows Foundation
June and Jason Landry
Eleanor Laney
Bettina and Herman Lang
Bonnie and Carl Lang
Shiela and Justin Lannen
Bob Latham
Kristen and Quinn Laws
Ashley and Sam ’79 Leake
John Leake
Clem Lear
Tom Leatherbury and Pat Villareal
Donald Lee and Emily Cates
Patty and Lam Lee
Ellen and Joe Lee
Traci and Ham Lee
Debbi Levy ’74
Coleta and Joe Lewis
Liberty Burger
Brittany and Neal Lober
Michelle and Bill Lockhart
Gail and Peter Loeb
Eric Loehr
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Becky Logsdon
Pat and Joe Lola
Kym and Mark Loyd
Jason Lu and Yu-Yu Lu
Sandra and Jimmy Lu
Catherine Lynn
Selena and Shawn Lyons
Candace MacMahon
Pat and Barry Macy
Jill and Brent Magnuson
Myra and Mario Malacara
Chris Malone
Pat and Ted Mandeville
David Mangelsdorf and
Katrina Cotton
Sherri and Sam Marcus
Rita and Jim Marquess
Lyndsey Marron
Maria and Federico Marroquin
Denise and Dustin Marshall
Angie and Jerry Martilik
Nicole Martin
Sarah Mathews
Pat Mattingly
Kristen and Brian McCool
Gayle and David McCoy
Juli and Mac McGinnis
Eva McKee
Marty and Jack Melton
Josh Mendell and
Kate O’Donnell-Mendell
Mary and Tom ’89 Mercer
Tom Mercer
Ben Meyer ’13
Su-Su and Jerry Meyer
Laura and Erin Miller
Rhonda and Jeffery ’74 Miller
Jennifer ’89 and Mark Mintz
Mark A. Mintz and Jennifer
Kitner Fund
Amy and Brian Mitts
Alison ’74 and David Monnich
Nikki and Jason Morash
Jennifer and Jeff Morrison
Margaret and Jed ’82 Morse
Lucy and Thomas Morton
Mimi and Ron Moses
Kelly and David Moskovic
Erika and Jarod Moss
Birdie and Bill Mote
Kate and Clay Mote
Judith Mullens
Nik Munshi and Sree Kodali
Brian Murawski and
Michelle Hartmann
Elise Murphy
Marynell Murphy
Nicole Musselman
Cumulative Giving
Sunny and Pavel Nadolsky
Timothy Nadolsky
Jeffrey Naimon and Carla Wheeler ’76
David Nasky and Tawny Nasky
Jean and David Neisius
The Neisius Family Fund from
Schwab Charitable Fund
Katie ’94 and Nathan Nelson
Mia Ness
Susan and Doug Ness
Robyn and Brian ’74 Neuhoff
Wendy and Jay Newberger
Marie and James Nielson
Gavin Nourallah
Jayme Nourallah
Salim Nourallah
Amy and Joe Novogratz
Johanna and Greg Nystrom
Ellen and Marc Oeschger
Kate and Mark Ogden
Jonathan Oh
Taeri Oh
Nathan Ohler and
Heather Roseberry
Pam and Ken O’Krent
Donna and Larry Olschwanger
Megan Olschwanger ’08
Jordan Olschwanger ’05
Henrik Olund and Maria Then
Sheryll Orbase
Kristin ’89 and Aaron Ortega
Theresa Overall
Curt Pabst
Anne ’66 and Fernando Padilla
Chad Park and Rita Ne
Sasha Paschke
Deepal and Vishal Patel
Katie Payne ’06
Whit Payne ’09
Jeff Peck
Samuel Peña-Llopis and
Silvia Vega-Rubin-de-Celis
Jeanie and Claiborne Perrilliat
Lakeshia and Chris Peters
Suzanne and Huy Pham
Sonia Philipson
Alex Piccagli ’12
Penelope Piccagli ’11
Stacy and Lawrence Piccagli
Heidi and Mike ’85 Pickens
Cherie and Jim Pickett
Pickett Living Trust
Angela and Joel Pittman
Justine and Chaz Pokorski
Susan Pokorski
Katherine Pollock ’10
Matthew Pollock ’11
Lisa Pomp
Lauren ’97 and Hunter Pond
Rebecca and Will Posten
Amy and Jason Puig
Linda Pullen
Zoë Purdy ’13
Pam and Keith Quarterman
Jeffrey Rahilly and Kimberly Freeland
Karina Rambeau ’04
Kayla Rambeau ’06
Lali and Jon Rambeau
Ritu and Venu Rao
Brad Raper and Lisa Casey
Sandy and Philip Raskin
Kalli Ratan
Megan and Brian Ratcliff
Upendar Reddy and Tulika Jain
Gabriella Rees
Karen and Keller Reid
Whitney Reid
Leanne and Mark Reiter
Mason Reiter ’04
Merrill Reiter ’01
Nora ’92 and Will Renthal
Sheila Rice
Alesia and Ed Ritenour
Kathy Ritz
Laurie and Len Roberts
Leonard and Laurie Roberts Charitable Foundation
Kelly and Robby ’76 Robinson
Nick Robinson and
Brooke Molinaroli
Amanda ’83 and Jeff Rockow
Kevin and Charlotte Rogan
Rod Rohrich and Diane Gibby
Judy and Colin Rorrie
Sharon Ross
Anne and Chris ’72 Rote
David Rote ’06
Margaret Rote ’03
Ana and Paul Rudnicki
Carol and Tony Ruggeri
Randee and Bobby Ruiz
Mary Ruth and James Perkins
Joyce Rutherford
Maria and Bryan Rutledge
Michele and Larry Rutt
Ellen and Lee Salzberger
Kippy and Dave Sands
Avery Savage ’13
Jim Savage and Kim Henderson
Carol and Kerry Schamerloh
Heather and Ryan Schamerloh
Marcia and Stephen Schaul
Darla and Carl Scherz
Betty and Brian Schultz
Shelby Schultz ’10
Rachel and Josh Schumann
Lilly Sealy
Betsie ’78 and Jim Sears
April and David Seeds
Elizabeth and John ’82 Selzer
Nils Senvalds and
Margee Hocking ’78
Christian Shadle ’13
Isabella Shadle ’11
Todd Shadle and Maria Reyes
Rosemary and Zeke Shashoua
Amy Sheinberg ’74
Sue and Brian Shibley
Kiran Shivaswamy and
Pushpa Mahalingam
Kelly and Brad Shoup
Cheryl and Greg Shulman
Saima and Sajid Siddiqi
Lynne and Andy Siegel
Courtney and Jeff Sinelli
Bridget and Steve Sisson
Ali Smith ’07
Lil and Greg Smith
Will Smith ’05
Kelly and Scott Smoyer
Robbin and Michael ’79 Solis
Ynetta and Dwayne Spencer
Rachel and Marc Starr
Randi Steinhart
Megan ’85 and Michael Stern
Sheila and Larry Stern
Denise and Chris ’83 Stewart
Cormick Stockham ’11
Kiersten and Michael Stockham
Casey Stoltz
Bill Stonaker and Tricia Wilson
Callie Stone ’06
Lisa and John Stone
Marshall Stone ’04
Jody Stout
Beth ’79 and Mark Stromberg
Alison and Dan Stump
Lauren Stump
Amer Suleman and Mahvash Amer
Baran Sumer and Jennifer Lowney
Bobby Sussman
Swag Stop, LLC
Betsy and Bob Swango
Camie Swango ’10
Jackson Swango ’12
Carolyn and Stephen Swann
Kathryn and John Szwejkowski
Reagan Tate
Joe Tauscher ’88
Cragina and Paul Thomas
Frank Thomas ’09
Hyer Thomas ’09
Kaethe Thomas ’12
Michelle ’75 and Stewart Thomas
Mika and Nathan Thomas
Rande and Steve Thompkins
Jamie and Steve Thompson
Fidelma Titus
Son Tran and Jade Le
Laurie and Ron Travis
Rachel and Chris Trowbridge
Aris Tsiakos and Helen Kaporis
Reggie Tucker
Gwendolyn and Richard Turcotte
Caroline Turner
Ella Varel ’11
Patricia and John Vermillion
Village Burger Bar-Summertree
Alexandra Villareal ’06
Bobbie and Andy Villareal
Nicholas Villareal ’10
Larry Vineyard and Lindy Elmore
Mona and James Vineyard
Krystn and Scott Waddell
G. Scott Waddell Company, Inc.
Jorie and Brian Wages
Marleen and Marty Waldman
Jaime and Steve Walkowiak
Leslie and Travis ’76 Wallace
Harianne and David Wallenstein
Marc Wallenstein ’90
Elizabeth Walsh ’12
Janice and Gary Walsh
Ferna and Craig Ward
Dick Waters
Marjorie Waters
Waters Family Trust
Lindsey Weems
Eleise and Rick Weisberg
JoAnn and Babu Welch
Julie and Jamie Welton
Linda and Rob Westerburg
Cate Wetzel ’01
Catherine and Jack Wetzel
John Wetzel ’03
Aimee ’85 and Josh Whitaker
Claude White
Jill Wiedman
Debbie and David Wiggans
Karen Wilbur
Waverly Wilson
Emily Wisner ’04
Peggy and Rory Wisner
Bryant Wolf
Carrie Wright
P.T. Yager ’06
Chow Yanamadala and
Lavanya Inampudi
Lea and Leo Yancey
Anne Yarbrough ’81
Suzy and Fletcher Yarbrough
Felix Yarovinsky and
Sasha Safronova
Marjorie and George Yeonas
Ron Yiu and Olivia Jiang
Erin and Coler Yoakam
Joan and Coler Yoakam
Daphna and Amir Yoffe
Mary and Ken Yung
Sophia Yung
Alissa ’93 and Jordan Zachary
Priya ’85 and Eric Zeikus
˜ Denotes deceased donors.
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Annual Giving Donors by Recognition Level
The following is a comprehensive list reflecting giving receipts from donors for the period of June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014.
It includes all cash gifts to the Annual Fund and Alumni Giving program.
Luminary Beacon
($25,000 or above)
M&A Brown Family Foundation
Luminary Illuminator
($15,000 - $24,999)
*Monica and Joe Eastin
*Catie and Aaron Enrico
*The Aaron and Catie Enrico Family Foundation
*Jenney and David Gillikin
*Laurie and Peter Grauer
*Laura and Rick Lear
**Catherine and Will ’77 Rose
Luminary Torchbearer
($8,000 - $14,999)
**Tamara and David Campbell
*Gunjan and Anurag Jain
*Rich Moses and Selwyn Rayzor
*Nicole ’83 and Justin ’83 Small
Vennerberg/Kunkel˜ Family
*Amy and Kelcy Warren
Luminary Candle
Lighter
($3,500 - $7,999)
Jill Bee ’69
Ross Bee ’63
Philip T. Bee Charitable Trust
*Leslie and David Benners
*Maura and Jason Bradshaw
*Shonn and Clarence Brown
*Shannon and Jeff Estes
Optimized, Inc.
**Sally Junkins
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Highland Capital Management, L.P.
Lesa and John Oudt
Angela D. Paulos
Bill Payne
**Karen ’76 and Richard Pollock
**Ricki and Andy Rabin
*Molly and Michael Sealy
*The Kirkwood Fund of The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Naheed Shahid
*Gowri and Alex Sharma
*Barbara and John Thomas
*The Kirkwood Fund of The
Community Foundation for Palm
Beach and Martin Counties
*Carmen and Andy Yung
*Amy and Mike Zicarelli
Luminary Member
($1,500 - $3,499)
*Carol and Mark Anderson
*Heather and Ray Balestri
*Stephanie and Paul Bassman
*Flauren ’90 and Jason Bender
**Allison and Chris Bovard
**Lisa and Chuck Brown
*Jenny and Pete Bulban
David Chard
*Cathy and Mark Cohen
**Carmenãnd Ludwig Michael
**Hope and Gene Cramm
**Angela and John Crates
John Crates
Pam and Jason Creel
*Rosemary and Roger Enrico
Anice Genender
*Wendy and Paul Genender
*Ashley and Kris Glover
**Jim Hakert and Jayne Coleman
Linda and Phil Hodgson
The Hodgson Family Charitable Fund
*Jane and Micheal Hurst Family
Charity Trust of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
*Katie and Jed Johnson
*Mi Jung and Jim Warner
**Jennifer and Tom Karol
**Kirsten and Mike Kerrigan
Lisa and Matt Kirby
**Rita and Jack Klein
**Leslie ’69 and Bob Krakow
**Lisa and Peter Kraus
Amy and Philip Lang
**Carol and John Levy
Carol and John Levy Family Fund
*Karen and Bruce Lobdell
*Jen and Brett Lochridge
*Nisha and Vikas Lunia
*Susan and Mike Matta
*Pam and Carter Meyer
**Patty and David Miller
**Jennifer and Jon Mosle
*Lily and Scott Myers
*Melissa and Norry Niven
Mary and Steve Nix
Katie and Kyle Oudt
*Amisha and Amit Patel
*Nova and Lincoln Patel
*Aphrodite and Sam Paulos
*The Paulos Foundation
*Sharon and David Pfaff
*Clifton Phillips
*Kristen Phillips
*Tim Phu and Kristine Doan
*Courtney and Mike ’73 Plumlee
*Monica and Toby Purdy
*Kristin and Ricky Rees
Ali and Ben Robins
*Chris Rowley and Mandy Dake
*Del Ruth Skaggs
**Nancy and Jim Skochdopole
Paul Staveteig and
Gretchen Champion
*Meredith and Barry ’79 Steinhart
**Phyllis and Ron Steinhart
**Candace and Max ’76 Swango
*Aliya and Mushtak Khatri
*Charmaine and George Tang
George and Charmine Tang Fund: Communities Foundation of Texas – North Texas Giving Day
*Cynthia and Jean-Louis Trochu
*Laura and Bryan Trubey
*Mitchell Ward and Pam Wills-Ward
*Lisa and George Warren
**Sarah and Russell Weinberg
*Jeannie and David Weisoly
*Lucy ’78 and Steve Wrubel
*Sally and Barney Young
** Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund for ten or
more years. * Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund
for five or more years. ˜ Denotes deceased donors.
*Laura ’86 and Brad Godkin
*Meg and Dave Graves
($500 - $1,499)
Steve Gravseth
*Kim and Clark Griffith
*Bill Adams and Jennifer Jordan
*Cindy and Michael Harrington
Chuck Briant and Lilly Albritton ’91 Tjepke Heeringa and
Liz
’90 and Jeff Helfrich
Anonymous
Anonymous
Johansen Hirsch ’89 *Francis Barnes and Priscilla Wrubel
Janie
and Dave Hodges
*Chris Bautista and
*Kate
and Jeff Hoedebeck
Gretchen Pollom
Kristie
Hoitsma
*Thomas
Hoitsma
*Georgia Sue Black
*Susan and Brett ’71 Blakey
*Esther and Paul Hood
*Traci and Travis Blalock
*Lauryn and Jason Bloom
Lana Constantine
*Angela
Horowitz
Corinne
and Clay Hufft
*Joan Bowman
Bank of America Charitable *Lori and David Browne
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Foundation
**Diane and Stuart Bumpas
Matt Campbell
Nancy Kim
Sarah Campbell
*Mirjam and Chris Kirk
Denbury
The Chris & Mirjam Kirk Russell Canham and Raksha Jain
Donor Advised Fund of The **Linda and John Cauley
Dallas Foundation
*Riz Chand and Laura Colhouer
**Angela and Marc Klein
*Melissa and William Collins
**Lisa and Rick Levy
Mary McDermott Cook
Gail and Peter Loeb
Tina and Michael D. Loehr
Sandra and Jimmy Lu
Mike Dozier and
*David Mangelsdorf and
Katrina Cotton
Talley Dunn
*Sam and Tim Durst
**Sue McCullough
*Betsy and Richard Eiseman
Tom Mercer
*Kathy and Jeromy Fielder
*Su-Su and Jerry Meyer
** Dodie and Jack ’68 Foxworth
The Sara Beckham Foxworth *Jon Morgan ’82 and Liz Seabury
Foundation
*Erika and Jarod Moss
*Amar Gande and
Madhuri Vusirikala
**Elise Murphy
*Dana and Tom Garner
Larry and Joan Genender Living Trust Jeffrey Naimon and
Carla Wheeler ’76
*Joan and Larry Genender
The 1953 Club
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*Robyn and Brian ’74 Neuhoff
Curt Pabst
Lisa Pomp
*Ramesh Raghunathan and
Aarthi Ram
**Vicki Raney
*Jen and Ravi Ratan
**Deedie and Rusty Rose
**Terri and Larry Sengbush
**Sengbush Studio, Inc.
Nils Senvalds and Margee Hocking ’78
**Margaret ’77 and Glenn Solomon
Lisa and John Stone
*Bobby Sussman
**Michelle ’75 and Stewart Thomas
Kelly Warren
*Julie and Jamie Welton
*Aimee ’85 and Josh Whitaker
*Debbie and David Wiggans
Chow Yanamadala and
Lavanya Inampudi
The Lantern Club
($25 - $499)
Walter Edward Adams
Hawk Partners LLC
**Susan and Hank Alterman
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Louis Andres ’04
Miles Andres ’06
Lisa and Kyle Antes
Nancy Baty
*Laura and Andy Baughman
**Carol Baumer
*Carrie and Josh Bays
**Kathey ’63 and Bruce Beddow
Dawn and Tom Bell
Joan Bernbaum
*Dorothy Bjorck
Leslie Bledsoe
*Naomi and Bernard Bloom
*Carolyn and Ronald Blum
Jeff Boykin
**Brenda and Stuart Brand
**Susie and George Breen
**Amy Brown ’78
Hannah Brown
Lynn Brown
Steven Brown
*Sarah and Zack Burdick
*Michael Buss
*Nancy Buss
**Sally and Allen Butler
*Robin Carder ’75
Ana Casanova
Jean and John Cate
*Mary Cates
*Emily Church ’06
**Mary Cynthia and Bill Church
*Will Church ’06
Ben Clark ’83
Dan Clifford and
Shannon Morse ’80
*Sharon and Murray Cohen
Daniel Costa
*Angie and Father Chris Constantinides
**Susan and Chris Cooper
Kevin Courtney and
*Debbie Cox
Anna Cramm ’10
Claire Cramm ’07
Nancy Cronin
**Kitty and Tom Cross
**Liz Curlin and Danielle Dupuis
*Brandy and Henry Dalton
*Laurie and Joe Darlak
**Maria ’74 and Brent Dau
*Harvey Davisson
Aarti Dewan
*Meghana and Harpreet Dhall
*Sandy and Barry Diamond
Lindsay Dolan ’00
**Mary and David Dolan
Jaimey Dunn
Deb and Bill Dunne
*Doug Ehring and Ann Saucer
Alicia Feito
**Jenifer and Peter Flynn
Jen and Greg Fomin
*Soume and Paul Foshee
Landy Fox
*Jamie and Greg Gaunt
Jacquelyn Wilcox
**Heather and Chris Gilker
Sharon Gilkey
*Kerri ’90 and David Goldfarb
*Ashley Greene ’84
Jerry Griffin
**Ellen and John Grimes
*Leah and Jon ’69 Gross
*Jezabel Guadalupe
*Tania and Kevin Hardage
Tracy Hargrove
*Melissa Hensley
*Debbie and Jonathan Herskovitz
**Jill and Paul Herz
*Jill Herz, Attorney at Law, P.C.
**Lillian and Greg Hessel
*Meredith Hessel ’08
*Tommy Hessel ’09
Cara Hicks
*Kacy and Steve Holmes
*Gary Horowitz ’71
*Sandra and Rick Illes
*Didem and Onur Inanoglu
**Giggy ’81 and Peter Jacobson
*Carolyn and Michael Jaynes
*Natalie Jaynes ’03
Gayle Johansen
Patti Johnson
Annie Jonas
*Ann Frances and Cliff Jury
*Jeffrey Kaplan and Lisa Newman
*Jackie ’79 and Allan Katz
Stephanie and Scott Kirkham
** Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund for ten or
more years. * Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund
for five or more years. ˜ Denotes deceased donors.
Zach Kleiman ’02
**Jane Koerner
**Shari and Andy Krage
Jack Kraus ’09
Nick Kraus ’06
Will Kraus ’04
*Mary and Danny Kureska
*June and Jason Landry
Eleanor Laney
*Bonnie and Carl Lang
Bob Latham
*Kristen and Quinn Laws
*Ashley and Sam ’79 Leake
*Clem Lear
*Donald Lee and Emily Cates
Ellen and Joe Lee
Patty and Lam Lee
Traci and Ham Lee
*Nick Leggatt
Debbi Levy ’74
*Coleta and Joe Lewis
*Michelle and Bill Lockhart
**Rayna and Michael Loeb
Eric Loehr
Becky Logsdon
Pat and Joe Lola
Kym and Mark Loyd
*Catherine Lynn
Candace MacMahon
*Pat and Barry Macy
**Jill and Brent Magnuson
*Pat and Ted Mandeville
Chris Malone
*Rita and Jim Marquess
*Angie and Jerry Martilik
*Candace and Rich Martin
Nicole Martin
Sarah Mathews
Pat Mattingly
*Gayle and David McCoy
*Melani and Craig McDougal
Eva McKee
**Marty and Jack Melton
Josh Mendell and
*Mary and Tom ’89 Mercer
*Peggy ’73 and Dan Meyer
*Bruce Mickey and Barbara Schultz
*Laura and Erin Miller
Mark A. Mintz and Jennifer Kitner Fund
*Amy and Brian Mitts
Susan Moore ’81
*Nikki and Jason Morash
*Mimi and Ron Moses
*Kelly and David Moskovic
*Kate and Clay Mote
Judith Mullens
Brian Murawski and
Michelle Hartmann
**Marynell Murphy
Nicole Musselman
*Sunny and Pavel Nadolsky
The Neisius Family Fund from Schwab Charitable Fund
*Susan and Doug Ness
*Jayme Nourallah
*Salim Nourallah
**Johanna and Greg Nystrom
**Kate and Mark Ogden
Jonathan Oh
Taeri Oh
Nathan Ohler and
Heather Roseberry
**Pam and Ken O’Krent
Theresa Overall
**Anne ’66 and Fernando Padilla
Sasha Paschke
*Katie Payne ’06
*Whit Payne ’09
**Lakeshia and Chris Peters
**Sonia Philipson
Susan Pokorski
Amy and Jason Puig
Linda Pullen
Kendall Quarterman
Ritu and Venu Rao
*Sandy and Philip Raskin
Mary Anne Redmond
*Karen and Keller Reid
*Leanne and Mark Reiter
**Mason Reiter ’04
**Merrill Reiter ’01
*Sheila Rice
**Kathy Ritz
Nick Robinson and
Brooke Molinaroli
*Amanda ’83 and Jeff Rockow
**Judy and Colin Rorrie
**Sharon Ross
*Ellen and Lee Salzberger
*Jim Savage and Kim Henderson
**Marcia and Stephen Schaul
*Darla and Carl Scherz
**April and David Seeds
*Todd Shadle and Maria Reyes
Pushpa Mahalingam
**Cheryl and Greg Shulman
Lil and Greg Smith
*Robbin and Michael ’79 Solis
**Ynetta and Dwayne Spencer
Randi Steinhart
*Megan ’85 and Michael Stern
*Sheila and Larry Stern
*Denise and Chris ’83 Stewart
*Kiersten and Michael Stockham
*Casey Stoltz
*Bill Stonaker and Tricia Wilson
**Jody Stout
*Alison and Dan Stump
Camie Swango ’10
*Betsy and Bob Swango
**Reagan Tate
*Joe Tauscher ’88
*Shannon and Jodie Thompson
Fidelma Titus
Laurie and Ron Travis
*Reggie Tucker
**Patricia and John Vermillion
**Bobbie and Andy Villareal
*Krystn and Scott Waddell
*G. Scott Waddell Company, Inc.
Marjorie Waters
Lindsey Weems
Cate Wetzel ’01
John Wetzel ’03
**Claude White
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*Jill Wiedman
*Karen Wilbur
Waverly Wilson
*Peggy and Rory Wisner
*Bryant Wolf
**Carrie Wright
**Anne Yarbrough ’81
*Suzy and Fletcher Yarbrough
Sasha Safronova
*Mary and Ken Yung
$1-$24.99 Gifts
Bryce C. Anglin
Anonymous
Anonymous
Max Arroyo ’12
Abby Brand ’12
*Kirby Brand ’05
*Shelby Brand ’08
**Tracy and Kevin ’76 Brand
Natalie Breen ’02
Evan C. Brown ’13
Bill Burton
Kristen Davis ’00
Nadia Elchami ’11
Karen and Jay Ellis
Kayla K. Ellis
Meagan Ellis ’06
*Elise and Rob Fermier
Coco Freling ’04
Olivia Gambir
*Ed Goff and Laura Chapuis
*Tanner Hakert ’06
*Tate Hakert ’09
Jami and Gary Hunt
*Hilary Jenkins ’78
**Andrew Jury ’02
Jonathan King ’08
Kirsten Kirk ’12
*Lauren Brown Kupor ’92
Robert Kyle ’05
**Lyndsey Marron
*Kristen and Brian McCool
Ben Meyer ’13
Sheryll Orbase
Jeff Peck
Alex Piccagli ’12
Zoë Purdy ’13
Kayla Rambeau ’06
David Rote ’06
Margaret Rote ’03
Avery Savage ’13
**Betty and Brian Schultz
Ali Smith ’07
Will Smith ’05
Callie Stone ’06
**Kathryn and John Szwejkowski
Frank Thomas ’09
Hyer Thomas ’09
Kaethe Thomas ’12
Caroline Turner
Ella Varel ’11
Emily Wisner ’04
P.T. Yager ’06
** Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund for
ten or more years. * Denotes donors who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s
Annual Fund for five or more years. ˜ Denotes deceased donors.
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Donors by Constituency
The following is a comprehensive list reflecting cumulative giving from individual donors for the period June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2014,
sorted by constituency type. It includes cash contributions to annual, restricted, capital, and endowed funds.
Board of Trustees
David Chard
Kent Kunkelãnd
Vaughn Vennerberg
Laura and Rick Lear
Life Trustees
Mary McDermott Cook
Jane and Neil Foote
Rita and Jack Klein
Carol and John Levy
Margaret Rogers
Faculty and Staff
(100% participation)
Anonymous
Leslie Bledsoe
Ana Bohanan
Amy Brown ’78
Hannah Brown
Bill Burton
Ana Casanova
Angie and Father Chris Constantinides
Debbie Cox
Liz Curlin
Aarti Dewan
Deb and Bill Dunne
Landy Fox
Olivia Gambir
Steve Gravseth
Jezabel Guadalupe
Debbie and Jonathan Herskovitz
Cara Hicks
Jami and Gary Hunt
Annie Jonas
Nick Leggatt
Becky Logsdon
Catherine Lynn
Lyndsey Marron
Nicole Martin
Sarah Mathews
Sue McCullough
Eva McKee
Judith Mullens
Elise Murphy
Marynell Murphy
Johanna and Greg Nystrom
Kate and Mark Ogden
Sheyll Orbase
Jeff Peck
Vicki Raney
Alesia and Ed Ritenour
Kathy Ritz
Ynetta and Dwayne Spencer
Casey Stoltz
Jody Stout
Kathryn and John Szwejkowski
Reagan Tate
Fidelma Titus
Caroline Turner
Patricia and John Vermillion
Lindsey Weems
Claude White
Jill Wiedman
Jacquelyn Wilcox
Bryant Wolf
Carrie Wright
Susan and Doug Ness
Jayme Nourallah
Salim Nourallah
Sangeeta and Ram Rai
Jen and Ravi Ratan
Kiersten and Michael Stockham
Shannon and Jodie Thompson
Cynthia and Jean-Louis Trochu
Lea and Leo Yancey
Parents
Anonymous
Chris Bautista and Gretchen Pollom
Jeff Boykin
Riz Chand and Laura Colhouer
Vivian and Billy Dimas
Dana and Tom Garner
Anice Genender
Thomas Hoitsma
Kristie Hoitsma
Nancy Kim
Class of 2014
Michael Buss
Nancy Buss
Pam and Jason Creel
Meghana and Harpreet Dhall
Jeffrey Rahilly and Kimberly Freeland
Amar Gande and
Madhuri Vusirikala
Class of 2015
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Donald Lee and Emily Cates
Patty and Lam Lee
Eric Loehr
Amy and Brian Mitts
Kate and Clay Mote
Nicole Musselman
Ramesh Raghunathan and
Aarthi Ram
Naheed Shahid
Kelly Warren
Class of 2016
Lisa and Kyle Antes
Dr. Harvey Davisson
Meg and Dave Graves
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Jim Hakert and Jayne Coleman
Melissa Hensley
Sabra Katzav
Katrina Cotton
Clifton Phillips
Kristen Phillips
Jen and Ravi Ratan
Nick Robinson and Brooke Molinaroli
Chris Rowley and Mandy Dake
Naheed Shahid
Todd Shadle and Maria Reyes
Pushpa Mahalingam
Bobby Sussman
Class of 2017
Mechiell Tucker-Andrews and Drew Andrews
Anonymous
Michael Buss
Nancy Buss
Tjepke Heeringa and
Jen and Greg Fomin
Kent Kunkelãnd
Vaughn Vennerberg
Ellen and Joe Lee
Lisa and Rick Levy
Eric Loehr
Paul Staveteig and
Gretchen Champion
Reggie Tucker
Mechiell Tucker-Andrews and Drew Andrews
Stefani and Andy Watters
Jacquelyn Wilcox
Class of 2018
Anonymous
Matt Campbell
Sarah Campbell
Jaimey Dunn
Meg and Dave Graves
Thomas Hoitsma
Kristie Hoitsma
Angela Horowitz
Gary Horowitz ’71
Corinne and Clay Hufft
Stephanie and Scott Kirkham
Kent Kunkelãnd
Vaughn Vennerberg
Amy and Philip Lang
Laura and Rick Lear
Lisa and Rick Levy
Catherine Lynn
Chris Malone
Brian Murawski and
Michelle Hartmann
Jonathan Oh
Taeri Oh
Nathan Ohler and Heather Roseberry
Curt Pabst
Clifton Phillips
Kristen Phillips
Lisa Pomp
Ritu and Venu Rao
Nick Robinson and Brooke Molinaroli
Mika and Nathan Thomas
Chow Yanamadala and
Lavanya Inampudi
Class of 2019
Anonymous
Tjepke Heeringa and
Mike Dozier and
Shannon and Jeff Estes
Janie and Dave Hodges
Lisa and Matt Kirby
Laura and Rick Lear
Traci and Ham Lee
Ellen and Joe Lee
Eric Loehr
Josh Mendell and
Amy and Brian Mitts
Mary and Steve Nix
Kate and Mark Ogden
Katie and Kyle Oudt
Sasha Paschke
Amy and Jason Puig
Kendall Quarterman
Stefani and Andy Watters
Sasha Safronova
Class of 2020
Anonymous
Kevin Courtney and
Russell Canham and Raksha Jain
Lana Constantine
Amy and Philip Lang
Kym and Mark Loyd
Ritu and Venu Rao
Ali and Ben Robins
2013–2014 Annual Fund
Parent Participation by
Grade Level
Grade Level % Participation
Fourth Grade Third Grade
Second Grade First Grade Kindergarten Pre-K AM Pre-K PM
Pre-K All Day
94%
98%
94%
93%
93%
100%
100%
100%
Total Parent Participation: 95%
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Grandparents
Maxwell Horowitz ’18
Walter Edward Adams
Kaitlyn Adams ’18
Nancy Baty
Wesley Anderson ’18
Carol Baumer
Brooke Matta ’17
Dawn and Tom Bell
Savannah Johnson ’18
Jack Bender ’20
Blythe Beran ’20
Dorothy Bjorck
Jack Cohen ’15
Caroline Cohen ’17
Sophia Cohen ’17
Georgia Sue Black
Margot Meyer ’14
Hudson Bloom ’15
Joan Bowman
Cruz Hoitsma ’15
Pilar Hoitsma ’18
Benjamin Courtney ’20
Lynn Brown
Hudson Brown ’16
Ryan Brown ’16
Lily Brown ’18
Martha and Kenneth Buss
Cooper Buss ’14
Griffin Buss ’17
Jazmin Dunn ’18
Susanna Campbell ’15
Jean and John Cate
Thomas Cate ’18
Frances Cate ’20
Mary Cates
Mercer Lee ’15
Jacob Staveteig ’17
Sharon and Murray Cohen
Jack Cohen ’15
Caroline Cohen ’17
Sophia Cohen ’17
Benjamin Courtney ’20
Debbie Cox
Frazier Finney ’19
Nancy Cronin
John Cronin ’17
Anne Marie Helfrich ’18
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Ella Darlak ’16
Dottie Butler ’20
Rosemary and Roger Enrico
Gisele Enrico ’16
Joseph Enrico ’16
Alicia Feito
Mattea Feito ’18
Santi Feito ’20
Aubrey Fomin ’17
Madelyn Neuhoff ’16
Rohan Kakkar ’18
Holly Gaunt
Porter Gaunt ’15
Natalie Gaunt ’18
George Genender ’15
Sharon Gilkey
Zachary Sisson ’19
Kathryn Gillikin ’14
Alexander Gillikin ’17
Madeleine Nix ’19
Finley Lear ’18
Asher Lear ’19
Jerry Griffin
Hudson Hodges ’19
William Vineyard ’19
John Cronin ’17
Aubrey O’Banion ’19
Gayle Johansen
Henry Morgan ’14
Oliver Morgan ’18
Patti Johnson
Prideaux Johnson ’19
Savannah Johnson ’18
Sally Junkins
Anna Lobdell ’15
Jacob Lobdell ’17
Jacob Parel ’19
Peyton Plumlee ’14
Alexa Plumlee ’15
Sykes Lamensdorf ’20
Cody Miller Lang ’18
Hattie Lang ’20
Whitney Reid ’14
Caroline Reid ’17
Clem Lear
Finley Lear ’18
Asher Lear ’19
Schatzie and George Lee
Nona Lee ’19
Gail and Peter Loeb
Samuel Keon ’19
Tina and Michael Loehr
Teagan Loehr ’15
Wyatt Loehr ’17
Oliver Loehr ’19
Sandra and Jimmy Lu
Andrew Lu ’19
Candace MacMahon
Andrew MacMahon ’19
Carter MacMahon ’19
Pat and Barry Macy
Quentin Balestri ’16
Julian Balestri ’17
Jules Fine ’20
Jackson Benners ’15
Katherine Mote ’15
Jackson Whitaker ’15
Julian Meyer ’16
Leo Meyer ’18
Hayden Miller ’19
Carol and Stuart Morse
William Clifford ’17
Sam Morse ’19
Josie Clifford ’20
Mimi and Ron Moses
John Moses ’15
Adair Moses ’17
Katherine Mote ’15
Quinn Graves ’16
Nora Ahearn ’18
Trey Graves ’18
Malcolm Nielson ’18
Tatum Vranich ’19
Joy and George OLeary
Diana Koon ’19
Lesa and John Oudt
Sienna Grace Oudt ’18
Wesley Oudt ’19
Eloise Oudt ’20
Angela Paulos
Angeliki Paulos ’15
Vasiliki Paulos ’19
Louis Turcotte ’20
Ella Stewart ’18
Aubrey Ortega ’20
Susan Pokorski
Maxilu Pokorski ’20
Linda Pullen
Mia Alexander ’20
Silke Paschke ’19
Roman Solis ’15
Peggy Rayzor
John Moses ’15
Adair Moses ’17
Javier Johnson ’19
Roberto Johnson ’20
Susanna Campbell ’15
Carol and Dave Rowley
Thomas Rowley ’16
Josefina and Roberto Ruiz
Roberto Cristián Ruiz ’18
Ava Ruiz ’20
Ava Schamerloh ’18
Noah Stern ’17
Mia Stern ’19
Maxwell Johnson ’17
Ava Schamerloh ’18
Del Ruth Skaggs
Caroline Anderson ’15
Julia Small ’16
Sadie Small ’19
Campbell Davis ’19
Meg Steinhart ’15
Luke Steinhart ’17
Noah Stern ’17
Mia Stern ’19
Leslie Swango ’14
Meryl Katz ’15
Judson Katz ’17
Sykes Lamensdorf ’20
Lilly Sealy ’14
Georgia Sealy ’17
Peter Sealy ’20
Dillon Kennedy ’19
Laurie and Ron Travis Roberto
Cristián Ruiz ’18
Ava Ruiz ’20
MeiLing and Edward Turner
Caraday Martin ’15
William Vineyard ’19
Sivan Katzav ’16
Tayce Thomas ’16
George Genender ’15
Lauryn and Tom White
Alexander White ’18
Karen Wilbur
Kathryn Gillikin ’14
Alexander Gillikin ’17
Francis Barnes and Priscilla Wrubel
Stella Wrubel ’16
Alexander White ’18
Caroline Yoakam ’20
Mary and Ken Yung
Sophia Yung ’14
Andie Yung ’19
Alumni Donors by Decade
1960s
Ross Bee ’63
Mary Anne Mayer Redmond ’63
Anne ’66 and Fernando Padilla
Jill Bee ’69
Kalita Beck Blessing ’69
1970s
Gary Horowitz ’71
Debbi Levy ’74
Amy Sheinberg ’74
Robin Carder ’75
Jeffrey Naimon and
Carla Wheeler ’76
Erik Charlton ’77
Amy Brown ’78
Barri ’78 and Chris Grossi
Nancy ’79 and Greg Crook
1980s
Giggy ’81 and Peter Jacobson
Susan Moore ’81
Kevin Courtney and
Ben Clark ’83
Tjepke Heeringa and
Ashley Greene ’84
Chris Harris ’87
Joe Tauscher ’88
Johansen Hirsch ’89 Mary and Tom ’89 Mercer
1990s
Chuck Briant and Lilly Albritton ’91
2000s
Kristen Davis ’00
Lindsay Dolan ’00
Cate Wetzel ’01
Natalie Breen ’02
Andrew Jury ’02
Zach Kleiman ’02
Bryce Anglin ’03
Margaret Rote ’03
John Wetzel ’03
Louis Andres ’04
Coco Freling ’04
Will Kraus ’04
Mason Reiter ’04
Emily Wisner ’04
Kirby Brand ’05
Kayla Ellis ’05
Robert Kyle ’05
Will Smith ’05
Miles Andres ’06
Will Church ’06
Emily Church ’06
Meagan Ellis ’06
Tanner Hakert ’06
Nick Kraus ’06
Katie Payne ’06
Kayla Rambeau ’06
David Rote ’06
Callie Stone ’06
P.T. Yager ’06
Claire Cramm ’07
Ali Smith ’07
Shelby Brand ’08
Jonathan King ’08
Tate Hakert ’09
Tommy Hessel ’09
Jack Kraus ’09
Whit Payne ’09
Hyer Thomas ’09
Frank Thomas ’09
2010s
Anna Cramm ’10
Camie Swango ’10
Nadia Elchami ’11
Ella Varel ’11
Max Arroyo ’12
Abby Brand ’12
Kirsten Kirk ’12
Alex Piccagli ’12
Kaethe Thomas ’12
Dulany Bloom ’13
Evan C. Brown ’13
Ben Meyer ’13
Zoë Purdy ’13
Avery Savage ’13
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Jan and Bob Firth
Jane and Neil Foote
Michelle and John Grimes
Jim Savage and Kim Henderson
Jill and Paul Herz
Gayle Johansen
Jeffrey Kaplan and Lisa Newman
Rita and Jack Klein
Tricia and Jim Krohn
Eleanor Laney
Bob Latham
Parents of Alumni
Wihelminaãnd Edward Ackerman
Georgia Sue Black
Melanie and Marty Buckholt
Kim and Bruce Butler
Mary Cynthia and Bill Church
Mary McDermott Cook
Hope and Gene Cramm
Kitty and Tom Cross
Jim Davis
Talley Dunn
Sam and Tim Durst
Karen and Jay Ellis
Alumni Giving by Class 2013–2014
Listed below are the top 10 classes for Alumni Giving
participation and total dollars donated.
Class of
’10
’06
’12
’89
’69
’66
’11
’04
’02
’08
% Participation
29%
28%
28%
27%
25%
25%
24%
20%
20%
19%
Class of
’87
’69
’90
’89
’74
’78
’85
’93
’06
’91
Total Class Donation
$3,300
$1,000
$ 800
$ 680
$ 600
$ 550
$ 500
$ 445
$ 424
$ 350
Alumni Council: 82% Alumni Giving participation
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Carol and John Levy
Pat and Joe Lola
Tom Mercer
Bruce Mickey and Barbara Schultz
Traci and Sean Owen
Dan Patterson
Bill Payne
Sonia Philipson
Stacy and Lawrence Piccagli
Kathy Ritz
Margaret Rogers
Christine and Dick Rogoff
Sharon Ross
Joyce Rutherford
Bernard Shaw and Julia Simon
Lynne and Andy Siegel
Lil and Greg Smith
Randi Steinhart
Bill Stonaker and Tricia Wilson
Lisa and John Stone
Dick Waters
Marjorie Waters
Carolyn and David Westberry
Suzy and Fletcher Yarbrough
Friends and
Former Faculty/Staff
Joan Bernbaum
Steven Brown
Laura Colhouer
Daniel Costa
Danielle Dupuis
Cynthia Goldberg
Charles Hansford
Tracy and Scott Hargrove
Robert Hosch
Sue Hundt
Jane Koerner
Pat and Joe Lola
Pat Mattingly
Susan Moore ’81
Sheryll Orbase
Theresa Overall
Waverly Wilson
Organizational Donors and Tribute Gifts
The following list reflects giving from organizational donors and tribute gifts for the period June 1,
2013, to May 31, 2014. It includes cash contributions to annual, restricted, capital, and endowed funds.
Organizations
Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation
Anonymous
Philip T. Bee Charitable Trust
Blessing Family Foundation
M & A Brown Family Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation America
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
James K. Davis Foundation
Denbury
The Aaron and Catie Enrico Family Foundation
eScrip
Faulkners Fine Dry Cleaning
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Sara Beckham Foxworth Foundation
Larry and Joan Genender Living Trust
Gilker Family Giving Fund
Hawk Partners LLC
Jill Herz, Attorney at Law, P.C.
Highland Capital Management, L. P.
Margaret Jonsson Family Foundation
The Chris & Mirjam Kirk Donor Advised Fund of The Dallas Foundation
Lamplighter Layers
Carol and John Levy Family Fund
Liberty Burger
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Mark A. Mintz and Jennifer Kitner Fund
Optimized, Inc.
Traci and Sean Owen Family Foundation
The Paulos Foundation
Quest R& R
Leonard and Laurie Roberts Charitable Foundation
Safeway, Inc.
Schwab Charitable Fund
The Steinhart Family Advised Fund
of The Dallas Foundation
Swag Stop, LLC
Village Burger Bar-Summertree
G. Scott Waddell Company, Inc.
Waters Family Trust
Tribute Gifts
Helma Ackerman
Celeste and Arnie Cohen
Jane Koerner
Chance R. Hickman
Elizabeth and John ‘82 Selzer
C. Kent Kunkel˜
Karen ‘76 and Richard Pollock
Cynthia Goldberg
Robert Hosch
Sue Hundt
Denise and Chris ‘83 Stewart
Pat Mattingly
Carmen M. Michael˜
Andrew Michael ‘68
Marynell Murphy
Lainie Porter
Holly Gaunt
Sheila and David Stewart
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Keepers of the Flame
Keepers of the Flame includes individuals and organizations who have given consecutively to Lamplighter’s Annual Fund
or Alumni Giving program for five or more years.
20+ YEARS
Dodie and Jack ’68 Foxworth 24
Goldman, Sachs & Company 24
Kathey ’63 and Bruce Beddow 23
23
Liz Curlin and Danielle Dupuis 23
Sue McCullough
23
23
23
Kathy Ritz
23
22
Rita and Jack Klein
20
15+ YEARS
19
19
Carol and John Levy
19
Carmenãnd Ludwig Michael 19
Nancy and Jim Skochdopole 19
Michelle ’75 and Stewart Thomas18
18
17
17
Elise Murphy
17
Claude White
17
16
16
Sally Junkins
16
16
16
Jody Stout
16
15
15
15
Kathryn and John Szwejkowski 15
15
10+ YEARS
Hope and Gene Cramm
14
Jane Koerner
14
Marynell Murphy
14
Carrie Wright
14
Amy Brown ’78
13
Mary Cynthia and Bill Church 13
The Coca-Cola Foundation 13
Kitty and Tom Cross
13
13
Jim Hakert and Jayne Coleman13
Jill and Paul Herz
13
13
Johanna and Greg Nystrom 13
13
13
Reagan Tate
13
Sarah and Russell Weinberg 13
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12
12
12
Andrew Jury ’02
12
12
Lisa and Rick Levy
12
Kate and Mark Ogden
12
Karen ’76 and Richard Pollock 12
12
Catherine and Will ’77 Rose 12
Sharon Ross
12
12
12
12
Ynetta and Dwayne Spencer 12
12
Candace and Max ’76 Swango 12
Patricia and John Vermillion 12
11
11
Tamara and David Campbell 11
11
Lyndsey Marron
11
Anne ’66 and Fernando Padilla11
11
Sonia Philipson
11
11
11
Margaret ’77 and Glenn Solomon11
10
Carol Baumer
10
10
10
10
Giggy ’81 and Peter Jacobson 10
10
10
Vicki Raney
10
Mason Reiter ’04
10
10
10
5+ YEARS
Angela Horowitz
Gary Horowitz ’71
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Debbie and Jonathan Herskovitz7
Bruce Mickey and Barbara Schultz9
Kristie Hoitsma
7
9
Thomas Hoitsma
7
Susan and Doug Ness
9
Jeffrey Kaplan and Lisa Newman7
9
The Kirkwood Fund of The
Kiersten and Michael Stockham 9
Community Foundation for Palm Cynthia and Jean-Louis Trochu 9
Beach and Martin Counties 7
9
Nick Leggatt
7
Bryant Wolf
9
7
9
7
Georgia Sue Black
8
7
8
Amy and Brian Mitts
7
8
Jon Morgan ’82 and Liz Seabury 7
8
Courtney and Mike ’73 Plumlee 7
8
Jen and Ravi Ratan
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
Kerri ’90 and David Goldfarb 8
Todd Shadle and Maria Reyes 7
Meg and Dave Graves
8
Bobby Sussman
7
Tanner Hakert ’06
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
Aimee ’85 and Josh Whitaker 7
Katrina Cotton8
Jill Wiedman
7
8
7
8
Karen Wilbur
7
8
Suzy and Fletcher Yarbrough 7
Robyn and Brian ’74 Neuhoff 8
7
8
Mary and Ken Yung
7
8
6
Sheila Rice
8
6
8
Dorothy Bjorck
6
Bill Stonaker and Tricia Wilson 8
Joan Bowman
6
Mitchell Ward and Pam Wills-Ward8
Shelby Brand ’08
6
8
Michael Buss
6
8
Nancy Buss
6
Anonymous7
Robin Carder ’75
6
7
Riz Chand and Laura Colhouer 6
Chris Bautista and Gretchen Pollom7
Emily Church ’06
6
7
Will Church ’06
6
Flauren ’90 and Jason Bender 7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
7
6
Angie and Father Chris Rosemary and Roger Enrico
6
Constantinides
7
Dana and Tom Garner
6
7
6
Amar Gande and Madhuri Jamie and Greg Gaunt
6
Vusirikala
7
6
7
Ashley Greene ’84
6
7
Cindy and Michael Harrington 6
Jezabel Guadalupe
7
6
Melissa Hensley
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Clem Lear
6
Laura and Rick Lear
6
6
Catherine Lynn
6
Pat and Barry Macy
6
6
6
6
Mimi and Ron Moses
6
Rich Moses and Selwyn Rayzor 6
6
6
Kate and Clay Mote
6
6
Jayme Nourallah
6
Salim Nourallah
6
6
Del Ruth Skaggs
6
Robbin and Michael ’79 Solis 6
Meredith and Barry ’79 Steinhart6
Denise and Chris ’83 Stewart 6
6
Texas Instruments Foundation 6
6
6
6
Francis Barnes and Priscilla Wrubel6
Anonymous5
5
5
5
Kirby Brand ’05
5
5
Mary Cates
5
Debbie Cox
5
Harvey Davisson
5
Meghana and Harpreet Dhall 5
Sam and Tim Durst
5
5
5
5
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
5
5
5
Tate Hakert ’09
5
Jill and Paul Herz
5
Tommy Hessel ’09
5
5
5
5
Sally Junkins
5
5
5
Donald Lee and Emily Cates 5
5
Mary and Tom ’89 Mercer
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
The Paulous Foundation
5
Katie Payne ’06
5
Whit Payne ’09
5
Clifton Phillips
5
Kristen Phillips
5
5
Ramesh Raghunathan and
Aarthi Ram
5
5
Amanda ’83 and Jeff Rockow 5
Chris Rowley and Mandy Dake 5
5
Jim Savage and Kim Henderson 5
Nicole ’83 and Justin ’83 Small 5
Megan ’85 and Michael Stern 5
5
Casey Stoltz
5
Charmaine and George Tang 5
Joe Tauscher ’88
5
Shannon and Jodie Thompson 5
Reggie Tucker
5
G. Scott Waddell Company, Inc5
5
5
We have made every effort to give proper
credit to all who have so generously
contributed to The Lamplighter School
during the 2013–2014 fiscal year. We
regret any omissions or errors, and
request that any such oversight be
reported to the Advancement Office
at 214-369-9201 ext. 365 or
[email protected].
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Endowment Progress
The following reflects pledges and contributions received by May 31, 2014 to Lamplighter’s Endowed Funds.
Erik Jonsson Endowment for Teacher Development
Lamplighter Faculty Professional Development Endowment
Lamplighter Faculty Salary Support Endowed Fund
Lamplighter Financial Aid Endowed Fund
Lamplighter General Endowed Fund
Lamplighter Media Center Endowed Fund
Lamplighter Technology Endowed Fund
The Chandler ‘09, Cameron ‘10 and Campbell ‘12 Crates Endowed Fund
Margaret Jonsson Family Foundation Endowed Fund
The Jerry R. Junkins Family Foundation Endowed Fund
The Kraus Family Endowed Fund
The Patty and David Miller Family Endowed Fund
The Katie ‘06 and Whit ‘09 Payne General Endowed Fund
Sharma Family General Endowed Fund
Klyde Warren ‘13 Endowed Fund
The Carty Faculty Professional Development Endowed Fund
The Pollock Faculty Professional Development Endowed Fund
Alumni Faculty Salary Support Endowed Fund
The Carty Faculty Salary Support Endowed Fund
LPA Faculty Salary Support Endowed Fund
Chang-Myers Family Financial Aid Endowed Fund
Eugene McDermott Foundation Financial Aid Endowed Fund
The Jess Merkle Family Foundation Financial Aid Endowed Fund
The Kate ‘04 and Michael ‘08 Mosle Financial Aid Endowed Fund
Katherine ‘10 and Matthew ‘11 Pollock Financial Aid Endowed Fund
Campbell Media Center Endowed Fund
The John W. Rose Media Center Endowed Fund
Maggie Corrigan Visiting Artist Endowed Fund
Dooley Author Endowed Fund
Brown Family Pre-Kindergarten Endowed Fund
Suzanne & B.G. Porter Community Education Endowed Fund
The Charles H. Rose Environmental Science Endowed Fund
Carrie ‘00 and Cody ‘08 Thoma Patterson Environmental Science Endowed Fund
Endowed Fund for Music
Ward-Purdy Faculty Diversity Endowment Fund
The Edward Alexander Rose Technology Endowed Fund
The Ford/Varel and Owen Families Technology Endowed Fund
The Krakow Rushton Technology Endowed Fund
Approximate Total of Permanently Endowed Funds
50
$100,000
$27,035
$133,732
$85,787
$852,561
$35,049
$48,568
$50,000
$100,000
$50,000
$125,000
$100,000
$75,000
$50,000
$100,000
$50,000
$50,000
$195,438
$150,000
$1,188,926
$51,000
$50,000
$50,000
$75,000
$50,006
$50,000
$50,000
$50,100
$50,003
$61,000
$75,000
$50,000
$50,700
$3,333
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$50,000
$4,483,238
Founders Legacy Society
T
he Founders Legacy Society recognizes all donors
who have chosen to support Lamplighter through
planned gifts. The society honors the commitment
of Lamplighter’s founders, Natalie Murray and
Sandy Swain, whose vision, passion, love of children, and
determination created a school where the spirit and joy of
learning are ignited in young minds and hearts for a lifetime.
To become a member, simply inform the Advancement Office
in writing that you have named the school as a beneficiary in
your estate plans. It can be as simple as assigning a portion of
your life insurance to Lamplighter or adding the school as a
beneficiary in your will.
You can play a part in sustaining the legacy of our founders while
securing the future of the school. Please call the Advancement
Office if you are interested in discussing a planned gift or if you
have questions about a planned gift.
Founders Legacy Society Members
The following individuals have notified Lamplighter of their thoughtful plans for the school.
Gail and Dan Cook
Karen and Kevin Crowder
Samantha and Tim Durst
Pat Mattingly
Barbara Nichols
Marjorie Waters
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Parents: If this issue is addressed to your
son or daughter who no longer maintains
a permanent residence in your home,
please send us the correct address to
the school address above or email it to
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FOREVER LEARNERS
Join us November 10 for
CHANGE MAKERS
Ellen Gustafson • James McLurkin • Adam Braun
Changing the World with Food, Robots, and Pencils
Improving the lives of children around the globe through innovative thinking
The Lamplighter School
DOLORES
EVANS
Speaker Series
The Dolores Evans Speaker Series brings
nationally renowned speakers to
The Lamplighter School for the benefit
of area parents and educators.
Ellen Gustafson is a sustainable food system activist and author of “We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner,
We Can Change the World.” James McLurkin is a robotics engineer who worked on projects with Disney
Imagineering and iRobot. He was recognized by Time as one of America’s top engineers. Adam Braun is
a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built 200
schools around the world.
Tickets are $15. To make reservations and for more information
visit www.thelamplighterschool.org
Save the date: On January 26, 2015, the Speaker Series welcomes Jim Faye, co-author of Parenting with Love and Logic

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