January 2016 - John Burroughs School

JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL
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No More Strangers ...
Our job is to make our school a place where students can be who
they are ... where they feel safe and supported.
Burroughs was founded in the 1920s by a then
unusual partnership of Christians and Jews.
As parents, they joined together to establish a
coeducational — a controversial concept at the time —
secondary school for their children.
Fast forward 40 years to when Burroughs admitted its
first African-American student. Then Head of School
William Craig positioned this decision around his
meeting with some of the school’s founders. He said,
“The founders were builders, and they gave this school
one of its most priceless heritages — the courage to be
different, the courage to lead.” Jerome Williams joined
the class of 1969, later matriculating to Harvard for
his undergraduate degree and to Duke for his medical
degree. By his own account (see page 2), Williams led
two separate lives as a teenager: an academic one at
Burroughs (for which he is grateful) and a social one
in the city. For his senior yearbook, he chose to quote
Frederick Douglass/Psalm 39:12: “I am a stranger with
thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”
Fast forward another 30 years: Williams returned to
Burroughs as a parent. His three children, he says,
were — and are — able to have a full academic and
social life within the JBS community. This was not
a coincidence.
What was an ideal in the ’20s and an commitment in
the ’60s became a mission in the late ’90s under then
Head of School Keith Shahan ’62 and continues to be a
high priority today. For more than 15 years, a concerted
effort has been made to strengthen our community by
increasing the number of students and faculty of color
and by ensuring that diversity, inclusivity and cultural
awareness are woven into the fundamental fabric of
the Burroughs experience.
We want all students to bring their full identity with
them to school — whatever their socioeconomic
background or neighborhood; whether their parents
are first-generation Americans or third-generation
Bombers; whether they live with a single parent, their
grandparents, two mothers or two fathers; whatever
their sexual orientation or gender identity; whatever
their religious and political beliefs; whatever their
physical ability; whatever their ethnicity and race;
whatever second (or first) language they may speak at
home. It is our job
— as educators,
classmates,
parents and
alums — to help
our students feel
safe, heard and
supported as
they engage in
the serious work
of learning and
to feel they are
full and lifelong
members of this
community.
Burroughs has
Head of School Andy Abbott
been recognized
by the Department
of Justice, the National Conference on Community
and Justice and, most recently, by peer educators who
were on campus as part of our reaccreditation process
in October. This group from ISACS (Independent
Schools Association of the Central States) made four
school-wide commendations, the first of which was:
The ISACS Visiting Team commends
John Burroughs for universally
embracing the project of diversity and
inclusion in both anticipatory and
responsive ways with unambiguous
and exceptional vigor. The school
establishes and leads with a clear
commitment to full and equitable
access in all aspects of the school.
But this is not a “project,” and there is no finish line
for our work around diversity and inclusivity. What is
crucial to our progress is the engagement of the full
JBS community.
—Andy Abbott
Head of School
Published by John Burroughs School for Alumni, Parents and Fr iends
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Setting
the Course
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Groundbreaker:
Jerome Williams ’69
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Taking
the Lead
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27 National Merit
Semifinalists
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Going Strong in
Our 93rd Year
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Two State
Titles
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Alumni
Pages
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Connections
to a New
School
diversit y & inclusivit y
Per spec t i v e
Groundbreaker
Setting the Course
“Now that we have awakened to the most important issue of the
day, we cannot be strong nor first nor proud operating outside of this
issue. It’s a matter of the education of our students.”
Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1965, tensions ran
high on the Burroughs campus. Change was afoot,
and then Head of School William Craig was at the
center of the storm.
“I am a stranger with thee, and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were.”
Jerome Williams quoting
Frederick Douglass/Psalm 39:12
in the 1969 Governor
Jerome Williams ’69 recognizes
that John Burroughs School
prepared him academically to
attend and graduate from Harvard
College and later Duke University
School of Medicine, but he
remembers the sense of isolation
he felt during his Burroughs years.
“My parents made the decision
that I was going to a private school
after the eighth grade. There were
a handful of other black students
who also took the entrance
exam for JBS but ultimately
decided to stay in public schools.
Once I understood about the
opportunities of attending JBS,
as that was the time of the civil
rights movement, who would
not have been excited about the
prospects of ‘integration’?
“I entered the ninth grade in
September 1965. The first few
weekends of the fall semester
were filled with parties and social
events. It became very clear to
me very fast that I would not be
able to look to JBS for my social
development. I decided to lead two
lives: an academic life at school
and a social life in the city with
some of the same friends who
decided not to attend JBS.
“A handful of teachers made me
aware by their comments that they
were not in support of my being
at JBS, so I made it a point to
avoid their classes when possible.
But the vast majority of the
teachers were very supportive and
helped me feel welcome in their
classrooms.
“When it was time to consider
secondary schools for my three
children, I had no hesitation in
choosing JBS. My children were
able to have a full academic as
well as social life at the school and
still remain close to some of their
classmates 12 to 15 years later.”
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Dr. Craig, a former dean of men at Stanford University
who had spent the previous seven years as director
of training for the Peace Corps, had taken over as the
Burroughs head of school the previous summer. Dr.
Craig felt his mandate was to re-examine all aspects
of the curriculum and operation of the school. In his
opening remarks to the student body in the fall of
1964, he said, “Today, change is rapid — particularly
in education. We cannot stand still and be satisfied
with what we have. Change, in a school such as this,
is sometimes difficult.”
Change Is Afoot
Dr. Craig had several changes in mind, but perhaps the
most controversial was the decision to admit AfricanAmerican students for the 1965–66 school year. (Two
were admitted, one of whom enrolled.) Several days
prior to the Annual Meeting at which the Board’s slate
of nominees would be voted on, a group of parents
presented an alternate slate. It was the first and only
time in the history of the school that nominees for the
Board other than those proposed by the Nominating
Committee had been presented to the entire parent
body for consideration. Every seat in Haertter Hall was
filled, and some people stood in the aisles. Following
are excerpts from Dr. Craig’s speech that night:
“Parents, our children are inheriting an exciting
future and a fascinating new world. They can approach
it with exhilaration or fear. I saw too many in college
who were afraid. They can be made afraid by our own
limitations in teaching them and inspiring confidence
— transmuting our own biases toward new knowledge
and our own prejudices toward people. The very least
the school should do is to free them, make them
independent, unprotected, to think for themselves.
But we can’t do this without your help.”
Dr. Craig went on to discuss several changes he had
in mind. He continued, “The third change is the
admission of Negro students. This school has never
had a discriminatory policy with respect to admissions.
The bylaws state, ‘It will be a school for boys and
girls.’ The founding fathers and mothers would have
it no other way. Following the 1954 Supreme Court
decision, the John Burroughs School Board of Trustees
affirmed a policy of no discrimination of student
applicants on the basis of color or creed. This year six
Negro students applied for admission. ... Two of the
applicants qualified in all respects, were admitted
and have accepted. ... The eight members of the
Admissions Committee voted unanimously for these
two applicants.
“The third change is the admission of
Negro students. This school has never
had a discriminatory policy with respect
to admissions.”
“I am not unmindful
of the strong feelings
concerning this
development, and I
assure you I will do
everything possible
to minimize any
adverse effect. On
the other hand,
you should know
that I do welcome
this development.
The faculty has
Dr. William Craig was head
independently
of school when Burroughs
and unanimously
accepted its first Africanendorsed this
American students.
course. I can assure
you this will not
change the fundamental values of John Burroughs
School. Indeed, they will be strengthened. However
if some of you are sending your children to John
Burroughs School solely to separate them from Negro
children, then you will be going through a process of
re-evaluating the true purposes of John Burroughs
School, and that will be good. ... One of the delights
of this year for me was meeting the founders of this
school and absorbing the enthusiasm, the vitality, the
traditions and the progressive philosophy of these
impressive people. They were builders, and they gave
this school one of its most priceless heritages — the
courage to be different, the courage to lead and the
desire to be first. And to those who ask why should
John Burroughs be first, the answer comes ringing
loud and clear down through the years.
“Now that we have awakened to the most important
issue of the day, we cannot be strong nor first nor
proud operating outside of this issue. It’s a matter of
the education of our students — exposure, if you will,
to an inevitable condition, to a desirable increased
opportunity for understanding, if our republic is to
survive. We cannot send our graduates out feeling
a little bit ashamed — feeling a little bit cheated,
protected from other human beings because of the
color of their skin. ...”
Vote of Confidence
“I’ll close by suggesting that we use this opportunity
presented to us by the petitioning slate of officers
to find out what the parents think. Let’s get the
personalities out of it — these are all good people,
parents and friends. I certainly can work with any
or all of them within reason. There is a good deal of
confusion about these two slates. So, I would suggest
that you use this means of telling us if you agree with
the direction we are going. Is the parent body for the
present policies of the Board and the administration?
We need to know. This is your school. The support
comes from you. This vote can mean only one thing —
a vote of confidence or a vote of no confidence.”
Upon the conclusion of Dr. Craig’s speech, he was
accorded a standing ovation. The final business of
the meeting was the election of seven new members
for the 21-member Board. All seven members of the
Nominating Committee’s slate were elected by a wide
margin. Jerome Williams joined the ninth grade class
in the fall of 1965, and the school took a first and
decisive step toward inclusivity and diversity.
diversit y & inclusivit y
Taking the Lead
Timel ine
In the 50 years since Dr. William Craig’s speech, the school has been
acknowledged for its leadership in diversity and inclusivity.
In 1997, 16 percent of our students selfidentified as students of color. Today, 33
percent do.
Responsibility for our diversity work fell
to one office. Today, the work is supported
operationally by more than a third of the
faculty.
We began to offer diversity training to
interested faculty. Today, anyone who
wants to be on the Burroughs faculty
must be trained and evaluated as part of
his/her professional development.
We began extensive programming,
bringing in experts to further our
discussions and understanding around a
full array of topics — from race to political
thought, from gender identity to religious
pluralism. And that programming
continues full throttle.
Students formed Diversity, ETC
(education through communication)
to promote all conversations around
diversity in the life of the school. Today,
that organization serves as the umbrella
for the Asian Culture Club, French Club,
Gender Equity Organization, Global
Youth Leadership Institute, Spanish Club,
Spectrum, Transcending the Dream,
World Religions and more to come.
We awarded $835,000 in tuition aid. This
year, we awarded $2.4 million, supporting
more than one-fifth of our student body.
All of these “diversity” measurements are
positive. But they are just measurements.
What we are trying to become is more
authentically diverse. We are trying to
teach cultural competency to our students
so that they are respectful peers and can
thrive as global citizens. We are trying
to take responsibility for not only what
we intend but more importantly for how
our words and actions impact others. We
are trying to be alert and responsive to
emerging student concerns and needs.
The ultimate measure is
how we treat one another
as we process our differences
and exchange our ideas,
as a family committed to
education and to one another.
1997
Established
Office of
Diversity and
Multicultural
Education
Progr ess since 1997
In 1997, 4 percent of the JBS faculty
were people of color. Today, we have 15.5
percent.
Diversity Milestones
1998
Established
Board of
Trustees
Committee
on Diversity
The Many
Faces of
Burroughs
Race/
Ethnicity
33%
People of Color
• African American
• South Asian
American/ East Asian
American
• Native American
• Multiracial
• Hispanic/
Latino American
• Pacific Islander
American
• Middle Eastern
American
Buddhism
Christianity
(Protestantism &
Catholicism)
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Sikhism
Socioeconomic
22%
Students Receiving
Financial Aid
Languages*
Languages spoken at
home include
Bengali • Chinese
German • Korean
Malayalam • Sindhi
Spanish • Tamil
Telugu • Turkish
Urdu
* Based on available
information informally
gathered. Specific data
not collected.
Director of Diversity and
Multicultural Education
2001
Dozens of guest experts have visited campus to
address a full array of diversity-related topics. In
2012, former Senator John Danforth talked in
assembly about political polarization. He later
visited several classes.
We are trying to move beyond inclusion
to ownership — to be a place where
everyone feels JBS is their school.
What’s Ahead
On the immediate horizon, we are
focused on ways to ensure that
•
Religion*
Students self-identify
as affiliating with
a broad spectrum,
including
Daniel Harris
•
•
members of the community —
students, faculty, staff, parents,
alums — have (and know they have)
a voice, a role and a responsibility
in advancing cultural competency,
diversity and inclusivity;
students feel safe and challenged
in expressing their perspectives
of and experiences with the larger
community;
we hire and retain more faculty and
staff of color;
•
more faculty and staff receive
advanced diversity training and
professional development;
•
the JBS curriculum is infused and
expanded around cross-cultural and
intercultural competency, health and
wellness, character and leadership.
We are a dynamic and complex
community — by design. But with this
comes differing views and sensitivities,
and occasional conflict. The ultimate
measure is how we treat one another as
we process our differences and exchange
our ideas, as a family committed to
education and to one another.
Our goal is to displace the harsh reality of
Jerome Williams’ senior yearbook quote
— “I am a stranger with thee, and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were” — with
the simplicity and inarguable wisdom of
philosopher Lao-Tzu’s: “In conflict, be
fair and generous. In relationships, be
completely present.”
Recognized by U.S. Department of
Justice for “aggressive, innovative
and comprehensive” diversity
efforts
2002
Reviewed policies and practices
around religion
2005
Participated in NAIS’s BETA test of
its Assessment of Inclusivity and
Multiculturalism (AIM)
2006
Completed first iteration of strategic
plan for diversity
2007
Began to include focus on diversity in
ISACS departmental self-studies
2009
Launched sophomore diversity
seminar, taught by faculty from
virtually every department, as a
graduation requirement
2010
Began to extend “tuition aid” to
family school activities
Established ongoing Board goal to
“continue to build a more inclusive
community within the school so
that all members of the community
feel welcome, valued and respected”
2012
Formalized and expanded facultystaff diversity committee
Completed full-scale, communitywide AIM to refine and expand the
2006 strategic plan
2014
Received National Conference of
Community and Justice’s (NCCJ)
Brotherhood Sisterhood Award for
Andy Abbott’s diversity initiatives
Formally included work around
diversity as part of individual faculty
evaluations
2015
Designed and hosted The Equity
Exchange, a think tank for
experienced educators in public and
private schools
Established Community and
Equity Partnership to increase our
constituent involvement
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Student News
Going Strong in Our 93rd Year
The 2015-16 school year got off to a great start with the September announcement that Burroughs
claimed 27 National Merit semifinalists and 14 commended students.
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1. With 27 seniors named National Merit Scholarship
semifinalists, Burroughs claims both the highest number and
the highest percentage of semifinalists in the state of Missouri
by a wide margin. The semifinalists are (front, from left) William
Rapp, Kamau Walker, Erin Byrne, Michelle Tang, Madeleine
Johnson, Tara Suresh, Kate Yee, Shoshana Williams, Jay
Borgwardt, Helen Pan, Tyler Bernstein, Emily McDonnell, Jessie
Li and Samuel Oh; and (rear) Jeremy Pinson, Zach Schmidt, Ruth
Selipsky, Griffin Kennard, Nick Bach, R.B. Smith, Josh Kazdan,
Alex Robiolio, Lucy Hanaway, Dylan Lee, Olivia Long, Lucy
Summer and Chris Wong.
Another 14 Burroughs seniors were commended in the National
Merit Scholarship competition. They are Safi Ahmad, Drew
Bolster, Barrett Carlson, Jason Chen, Elizabeth Edmonds, Sarah
Gaffigan, Miranda Gottlieb, Rebecca Kiesel, Gabe Maayan, John
McCarty, Maya Menon, Joe Moise, Alex O’Neal and Charlotte
Wiland.
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2. In October, senior Maddie Swanson (second from left) and
THIMUN faculty sponsor Andrew Newman (Fine Arts) presented
at the Qatar Leadership Conference, an annual program that
draws students from 40-plus schools, mainly from the Middle
East and Asia. While in Qatar, Maddie gave a presentation
introducing her laptop initiative, PiMUN (Plug into Model
United Nations), and delivered several laptops that members of
the Burroughs community donated to Model United Nations
participants from developing countries. The October program was
a sub-conference of the full THIMUN assembly. In January 2015
the larger THIMUN trip took Burroughs participants to Qatar.
This January, the Burroughs program will return to The Hague.
3. In December, the Young JBS Players (grades 7 and 8) presented
two one-act plays — This Is a Test by Stephen Gregg and The
Romancers, on which The Fantastics is based, by Edmond Rostand,
translated by Barrett Clark. At left, in This Is a Test, one of the
students celebrates as she thinks her classmates have finally been
caught blatantly cheating on the mid-term exam. As it turns out,
she is wrong.
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4. Sophomore Sophie Kennedy set out to build something in her
project technology class that would be fun and also encourage
students to have a greater appreciation for their beautiful campus.
The glider that Sophie proposed and built with the help of many
other students was installed overlooking Laughing Lake in the fall.
Parents Council funds purchased the materials for the project.
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5. Tradition continued on December 16 and 17 with three
performances of the annual holiday program. The school
orchestra and choruses were led by Robert Carter and Jerry
Estes/Mark Strege, respectively. Seniors Lily Katzman and Alex
O’Neal read from Song of Solomon 6:11 and Isaiah 55:12 as
well as from the works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sara Teasdale,
William Wordsworth, John Burroughs, Lemn Sissay and Samuel
T. Coleridge. The tableau was designed by senior Samuel Oh.
The seniors selected classmates Mary Welsh and R.B. Smith to
portray Mary and Joseph, and a faculty committee selected seventh
grader Allie Lane, freshman Aidan Taylor and sophomore Luanna
Summer to be in the tableau. Senior Camille Lo Bianco sang
“Mary’s Lullaby.” The program cover art was designed by junior
Jenny Zhou.
6. At a pep rally before the state championship football game,
Head of School Andy Abbott introduced Eric Newman ’28, who is
the great grandfather of two Bomber standouts, Chris ’16 and Nick
’18 Booker. Newman was a student at Burroughs on the school’s
first day (October 2, 1923) and is believed to be the school’s
oldest living alum. A serious Bombers fan, he watched the state
championship game from the Burroughs sideline at the Edward
Jones Dome.
7. Seventh-grade speech students projected their voices over the
sounds of nature and leaf blowers at the outdoor classroom near
Laughing Lake on a fall day. The sculpture in the background (Burr
Oak Acorn) is a recent gift of artist Carol Fleming Marks ’79.
8. The JBS Players presented Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
on October 23 and 24. The fundamental elements of the novel
remained in place: an innocent black man accused of a crime
against a white woman in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s. At
right, Atticus Finch (Griffin Kennard ’16) cross-examines
a witness in his defense of Tom Robinson (Terrell Cornell ’16,
seated at table) before a packed courtroom.
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Athletics
Two State Champs and Two Hall of Famers
The girls tennis team and the football team claim state titles — and a former coach and the
entire football program are named to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
An athletic season with two state championships is one for the record books. A
season with that plus a Burroughs program and a former coach being named
to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (see story on back cover) is unprecedented
for Burroughs.
Football
In the football Bombers’ fifth appearance at State in six years, Burroughs
claimed the title by handily defeating Odessa in the finals played at the Edward
Jones Dome on November 28. A tough defense held Odessa to 6 points as the
offense fired on all cylinders to seal the deal 30-6. Jake Bain ’18 finished the
day with 255 yards rushing behind a stellar performance from the offensive
line, and Sule Burrows ’17 tied the MSHSAA* state championship record
for field goals made in a game with three. It was the school’s ninth state
championhip in the sport. The last championship came in 2001, with the
Bombers placing second in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. The 2015 Bombers
(14-1 for the season) also claimed their sixth consecutive district championship
and fifth win over MICDS (35-7) in six years.
Girls Tennis
After claiming both the district and the sectional titles, the girls varsity tennis
team (12-3 in the regular season) captured the Class 1 state championship
title by defeating defending state champion MICDS (5-3) in the finals in
Springfield, Missouri. It was the first team state championship for girls
tennis in 16 years. Kiki Peters ’18 and Maddy Duncan ’18 took second in the
individual doubles competition. Highlights from the season also included
winning the Metro League Conference Tournament with first-place wins in
five out of six doubles flights and in three of the singles flights and a first-place
doubles win in the Parkway West Doubles tournament by Kiki and Maddy.
Individual singles highlights included a 16-1 record at the number-threeposition for Sydney Lister ’17 and an 18-2 record at the number-six position
for Julia Riew ’17. Shown at right (front, from left) are varsity players Sydney
Singer ’17, Julia Riew ’17 and Lexi Young ’19; and (rear) Coach Wendi Sock,
Sydney Lister ’17, Grace Nieberle ’16, Lucy Reis ’16, Kiki Peters ’18, Maddy
Duncan ’18 and Coach Steve Beauchamp.
Boys Soccer
The boys varsity soccer team (16-3-2 for the season) snagged the district title
with a 1-0 win over Maplewood-Richmond Heights and advanced to sectionals
of the Class 2 state tournament, where it fell to DuBourg (0-1). The team
surrendered only eight goals in the regular season, a new JBS record. Season
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highlights included a 1-0 win over Class 4 state runner-up DeSmet and a
shutout over perennial powerhouse Chaminade.
Field Hockey
The girls varsity field hockey team stretched its season all the way to the
semifinals of the Midwest Field Hockey Tournament, where it lost (0-1) to
MICDS.
Girls Golf
The girls golf team placed sixth in the Class 1 state championship tournament.
Cross Country
The cross country team sent four runners to the Class 3 State meet.
Boys Swimming
Five swimmers qualified for the State meet (boys), competing in the 200 IM,
100 butterfly, 200 medley, 200 free relay and 400 free relay.
*Missouri State High School Athletic Association
alumni news and notes
Familiar Faces at a New Public School for Girls
Some things about Hawthorn Leadership School
for Girls on St. Louis’ north side ring a bell.
The tuition-free charter school focuses on a
college preparatory curriculum. Like Burroughs,
Hawthorn emphasizes the interactions between
teachers and students. Teachers approach their
jobs with energy, creativity and passion; and
students are known, challenged and encouraged to
achieve outside their comfort zones. The students
are focused. They are hard-working.
The first all-girls public school in the state of
Missouri, Hawthorn opened its doors to 120
students in grades 6 and 7 in August 2015. With
ample space in a solid limestone building that once
housed McBride High School and later an Imagine
charter school, Hawthorn will add a grade in each
of the next few years through grade 12.
The school is the vision of Mary Stillman, the
mother of three JBS alumni and the product of
an all-girls school in Washington, D.C. A lawyer
by training and former Washington University
instructor, Stillman wanted to leverage her skills
to have a greater impact on her community.
“I considered college access programs and then
felt more and more drawn to the bricks and
mortar of a school,” she says. “Seeing the role
that Burroughs had played in my own kids’
lives, I started to think about building a positive
institution that would provide a similar experience
for girls in St. Louis.” After hearing a speech
by Ann Tisch, the founder of Young Women’s
Leadership Network (YWLN), an organization
that operates a network of public schools for girls,
Stillman relates, “I said, ‘There it is.’”
Stillman’s belief in single-sex education stems
from her own positive experience at an all-girls
school. “For the students, it’s very empowering,”
she says. “Every leadership opportunity is filled
by a girl. It’s always girls, no matter what’s
happening. They learn to speak their minds, they
speak their hearts, and nobody is implying that
they should give some kind of deference to boys.”
The school’s focus on science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) further
empowers the girls by providing a pipeline to
college and great-paying jobs — jobs that are
traditionally the boy stuff. “You take the boys away.
Well, it’s ours now,” says Stillman. “Not every one
of our students will be an engineer or a computer
scientist or a doctor, but the STEM curriculum
gives them a mindset about problem solving that
they can take to whatever they decide to do.”
Once Stillman committed to her project, there was
considerable groundwork to be laid. She gathered a
board, pursued an affiliation with YWLN, secured
an institutional sponsor (Washington University),
convened countless meetings, wrote a charter,
recruited administrators and rehabbed the old
school building. It took almost four years and
many sleepless nights.
“But the night after the teachers started — July 20,
2015 — I slept,” she continues. “And on the first
day of school, when the girls showed up in their
uniforms, I was shocked with how right it felt. It
was really thrilling, but totally normal.”
In addition to Stillman, a number of familiar faces
frequent the halls of Hawthorn School. One of
them is humanities teacher Andrea Woods ’05.
She joined Hawthorn with six years of teaching
experience, including two years with Teach for
America in Phoenix. “I intentionally decided to
come back home and teach in my community
because I think it makes such a difference,” says
Woods. “I grew up in this neighborhood. It feels
right for me to be here with girls who look like
me so they can see themselves in me. Some of my
Hawthorn humanities teacher Andrea Woods ’05 says, “I want
to be a teacher like the teachers I had at Burroughs. Andrea
is committed to working in inner-city schools. “It feels right
for me to be here with girls who look like me so they can see
themselves in me,” she says.
students want to be teachers, and that touches my
heart.”
Parents of JBS alumni and current students
also frequent the halls at Hawthorn. Several
JBS parents run the all-volunteer library, a
favorite destination for students. Others tend the
landscaping, design incredible displays, tutor
students after school and sponsor the robotics
club.
Test scores and college admissions will ultimately
quantify Hawthorn’s effectiveness. But in terms of
the things you can’t measure, Hawthorn is already
well on its way to making a difference in the lives
of 120 middle-school girls.
For more about Hawthorn Leadership School for
Girls, visit hawthornschool.org.
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1930s
Carol McCarthy Duhme ’35 and Ray Potter ’52 were
selected by St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors
System as 2015 Ageless Remarkable St. Louisans.
Carol is a trustee for the Roblee Foundation. Ray
has volunteered for OASIS Intergenerational
Tutoring for the past 20 years.
1940s
The Art Hecker ’45 Jazz Allstars played its 84th
consecutive performance in late October. Art, who
says he is “still grooving on drums at 89,” reports
that he also enjoys golf. He and his daughter,
Linda, provide 24/7 care for Glo, his wife of 64
years.
John Franciscus ’49 reports that his daughter,
Adrien, was married in France in September.
1950s
Helen Jo Sunnen Sly ’50, who recently moved to a
retirement community, writes, “Love not thinking
about cooking! Sorry to have missed our recent
reunion. Would like a picture of those who were
there.”
Margaret Stark McKinney ’51 writes, “John and I
are very excited to be great grandparents to two
baby boys. Unfortunately, one lives in Montana
and one lives in Virginia, but we’ll be together for
most holidays!”
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York) but continues to maintain a part-time private
practice serving the homebound. She says her sons
are doing well, and her granddaughters — Bridget
(college junior), Kayleigh (high school sophomore)
and Jillian (middle schooler) — are growing up
entirely too fast. “Doug and I are debating where
we want to retire. We both have had enough of the
traffic, New York drivers and the taxes here, but we
have the best neighbors anywhere.”
Terrence Lee Croft ’58 writes, “Life is good and
full of grandchildren’s activities — football,
cheerleading, rock climbing, theater and chorus.”
50th Reunion: About 70 percent of the class of ’65 attended one or all of the class’s reunion gatherings in
October. From left are (seated on floor) Michael Siegerist, Sally Testement Mackert, Baird McDonald Hill, Cathy
Spitzer Gidlow, Susan Coe Adams, Patty Flynn Robertson, Mary Ladd Dixon Cope and David Shahan; (seated on
couches) Susie Simmons Ganzenmuller, Cecil Charles, Catherine Kohn, Candace Phelps Kohl, Susan Weinstock
Williams, Deborah Mefferd-Gaudette, Tiggy Baumgarten Shields, Jane Hanser Matthews, Jeanne Buettner
Greenwood, Charley Hershey and John Schwab; and (standing) Scott Johnson, Charles Lowenhaupt, John Myers,
Steve Biggs, Huck Patterson, Ed Spiegel (behind Patterson), Cheryl Oetter Jarvis, Terry Hess, Charlie Dee, Kurt
Lorenz, Pieter Le Roux, John Proctor, Chris Gale, Gene Pennell, Keith Hamilton, Gary Lee, Deborah Patton, Carol
Rogers Withers, Jeff Fisher, Tom Hardy, Wally Millar and John Spencer.
Peggy Freund Ross ’51 writes, “Still enjoy many
travels with my husband and grand kids, but we
stay primarily in North America, mainly fishing
and hiking in western Canada. We eat our own
caught salmon all winter and spring!”
Mary Lawnin Moseley Armstrong ’52 lives in
eastern Washington. “Fortunately, the fires did
not find us. They were mighty close, however,”
she writes. “I think of each of you often. Even had
visits with Scott and Susan McCaughan Gilson ’52
and Neil and Ginny Thym Clements ’52.”
“The octogenarians of 1952 — Cliff Birge, Al
Goldman, Peter Leach, Ray Potter, Don Pruett,
Ken Teasdale and Rolla Wetzel — gathered at
Lester’s restaurant in September to trade war
stories of knee replacements and cataract surgery
as we enter the country of Samuel Beckett,” writes
Peter.
Katherine Stark Bull ’52 served on the boards
of the American Horticultural Society and the
National Arboretum. She currently is chairman
of the board of directors of Quarryhill Botanical
Garden, a scientific institution in Glen Ellen,
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California, devoted to saving the endangered and
threatened plants of China. Katherine made her
first planting expedition to China in May 2015 and
plans to return this May.
Joy Schmitt Klein-Abeyta ’55 regrets missing her
class’s 60th reunion. “For the past two years, my
family had been planning a big cousin reunion
from October 6–12. Greetings to all!”
Caroline Greve Darst ’56 writes, “Getting older,
which is better than the alternative. Arthritic, but
love being alive.”
Retired lawyer Andy Greensfelder ‘57 recently won
the American Bar Association’s Ross Short Story
Contest for his story, “Sealed Windows.”
Colleen Ryan ’57 still teaches statistics part time at
California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks
and is working on a new edition of her statistics
text, Introductory Statistics: Exploring the World
Through Data, with co-author Rob Gould.
Pam Morris Clark ’58 retired from her position
directing senior programs at Family and
Children’s Association in Nassau County (New
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Several alumni friends met for a mini-reunion in
Sudbury, Massachusetts, to celebrate Anne Rippy
Turtle’s ’58 birthday. From left are Judy Lorenz
Tisdale ’58 (Kirkwood, Missouri), Anne (Wellesley
Hills, Massachusetts), Dorinda Loeffel Shelley ’58
(Grand Rapids, Ohio) and Mary Ruhoff ’60
(Oneonta, New York). “We were together 25 years
ago to celebrate our birthdays. I think we won’t
wait another 25 years for the next celebration,”
writes Judy.
1960s
Jayne Kanter Hedenkamp ’62, Nancy Steiner
Sheridan ’62 and Carol Westerman Watt ’62
visited Jan Lischer Porter ’62 in San Francisco in
October. Napa wineries, Alcatraz and Carmel were
high points of the mini-reunion.
Wes Horner ’62 reports that he enjoys retirement
— bicycle trips, skiing and travel.
Jack Engler ’63 reports that he recently attended
his wife’s 50th high school reunion in Wausau,
Wisconsin, and that his daughter recently
had a baby, their first grandson after five
granddaughters.
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ALUMNI WEEKEND: 1. A reception on Thursday evening, October 8, featured wine selections by Stanley and Arlene Maminta Browne ’88, owners of Robust Wine Bar in
downtown St. Louis. An exhibit in the Bonsack Gallery paid tribute to the gallery’s 50th anniversary, and down the hall, in the Kuehner Gallery, artist Janelle Jones ’05 showed
some of her photographs. From left are Carol McCarthy Duhme ’35 and Art Department chair Anne Martin at the gathering. 2. More than 300 people attended the cocktai party
in the Commons on Friday evening, October 9. From left are Carole Sams Hoemeke ’85, Beth Shuter Herbster ’85 and Mark Jaffe ’85, who were celebrating their class’s 30th
reunion. 3. On Saturday, October 10, many alumni and their families returned to campus for the alumni picnic followed by a Bomber football game. Gen Obata ’75 (far right)
brought his band, City Folks, to perform at the picnic.
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Duke University Medical School professor
Paul Modrich, husband of Vickers Burdett ’65,
shares the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his
research that explains how the body repairs DNA
mismatches, preventing disease.
Golden Age, the final
installment in Jane Smiley’s ’67
Last Hundred Years trilogy, was
released in October.
Betsy Hanger ’68 retired after
29 years of choral conducting
and teaching music theory
at three independent schools
in California (Marlborough,
Westridge and Windward). She now volunteers full
time in the Los Angeles Unified District. Betsy is
certified by Mindful Schools to bring mindfulness
practices to classrooms, collaborate with teachers
and offer workshops for parents, administrators
and therapists. Her chapter on working with
diverse youth appears in Teaching Mindfulness
Skills to Kids and Teens (Guilford Press, 2015).
Ginny Flynn Orthwein ’69 won the Missouri
Women’s Mid-Am Golf Tournament.
1970s
Margaret Meyer Hvatum ’73 competed in the
Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama,
on December 12. Margaret dedicated the run,
her 50th marathon in 50 states, to the Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society, raising money to help the
nonprofit’s efforts to fund blood cancer research.
at a point in life where many of my classmates are
planning for retirement!”
Nancy Winfield Kingsbury ’77 writes, “We recently
moved to the East Bay after 141/2 years in San
Francisco’s Dogpatch area. We are now in San
Leandro, California.”
Tracey Beisman Leigh ’77 reports that she is
enjoying her 38th year in Austin, Texas, where she
is a massage therapist and daily meditator.
1980s
Diehnee Belz Hogan ’84 writes, “I am still living
in New Jersey and working as an emergency
department nurse at Overlook Medical Center
while pursuing my master’s degree as a family
nurse practitioner at Fairleigh Dickinson
University. My oldest daughter, Sarah, graduated
in May from Fordham University and lives in
Brooklyn, working as a portfolio manager. She is
getting married in August. Caroline will graduate
from Auburn University in the spring with a
bachelor’s degree in education. Peter is a senior
in high school at Seton Hall Prep here in New
Jersey, and Jack is in fifth grade. My husband,
Christopher, is a firefighter/paramedic and the
coordinator for the Basic Life Support Ambulance
Division at Hackensack University Medical Center.”
Hashim Raza ’84 joined St. Louis Medical Group.
Mary Dee Kirchoff ’73 moved to Greensboro, North
Carolina, and started a new job as a home health
physical therapist. She still plays racquetball and is
the current open state women’s racquetball champ
at the age of 60. “Age is just a number,” she writes.
for managing campaign finance reporting for
state candidates and some local candidates
and lobbyists. He also investigates complaints
regarding public officials, lobbyists, candidates and
committees. “My wife, Frances, and I continue to
live in Jefferson City with our two sons — Ryan
and Aaron (both sixth graders). Rounding out our
family are our three dogs. If fellow alums or their
school-age children are making a trip to Jefferson
City to learn more about state government, I would
be happy to hear from you.”
Simone-Claire Delevett ’89 recently moved to
Brookline, Massachusetts, with her husband,
Damon, and 13-year-old daughter, Svea Diane. “For
the moment, I am continuing to work remotely
(and very part time) as the after-hours coordinator
for the Dartmouth College Human Resources
Department.
Sarah Melson Miller ’89 is assistant dean at Olin
School of Business at Washington University in
St. Louis.
1990s
Lisa Kindleberger Hagan ’91 has worked as a
professor of psychology at Metropolitan State
University for 11 years. She and her husband, Joe,
have two children (ages 6 and 8).
Amy Forsch ’94 works as the pet trainer at
PetSmart in Manchester, Missouri. “My dad, Bob
Forsch, was inducted int0 the St. Louis Cardinals
Hall of Fame last August. My sister, Kristin ’97,
and I are very proud and very grateful to all our
fellow alums who voted for him!”
Karl Krachenberg ’74 anticipates a move back to
the St. Louis area this year.
Jim Hershey ’75 writes, “Thanks to all who
came to our 40th reunion. Special thanks to the
Trulaskes.” Visit the JBS 75 Facebook group for
photos.
Danny Meyer ’76 opened a new restaurant,
“Untitled,” at the Whitney Museum of American
Art in New York City.
Leigh Hobler Gerard ’77 reports, “I have been
busy working on my master’s degree in counseling
at Webster University and will graduate in May.
I plan to use my clinical mental health focus to
work with families in crisis from substance abuse
issues. It is exciting to be beginning a new career
Members of the 1985 state championship football
team made a special reappearance on the JBS field
during the 35-6 win over MICDS on September
26. From left are (kneeling) Jack Rowe ’87, Greg
Mefford ’87, Brad Lemen ’87 and Bob Bohlmann
’87; and (in back) Bob Dubinsky ’86, Dave Mill
’87, Corey Jones ’86, Rob Hibbard ’86, Russell
Brightman ’86, Coach Jim Lemen, Coach Dick
Heath, Neil Maune ’86, Kirk Mills ’87 and Bruce
McNeill ’86.
As executive director of the Missouri Ethics
Commission, James Klahr ’86 is responsible
The 1995 state championship football team was
honored on the field at the 2015 championship
game held at the Edward Jones Dome. From left
are (kneeling) Patrick Carleton ’97 (with Andrew
and Isabella), Barry Albrecht ’96 (with Abby and
Cole), Spence Spencer ’97 (with Caroline, Ray and
Dean), and Jason Kaplan ’97 (with Meyer); and in
back, Chris Elitt ’96 (with Amelia); Coach Jim
Lemen, Rob Holley ’97 (with wife Leslie, Malcolm
and Quinton), Marc Hoffmann ’96, Zack Fay ’96,
Daron Greene ’97 (with Trey); and Coach Todd
Small.
The Trip to Gr eece Is On!
The June 2016 tour of the Greek mainland and islands
will be led by JBS Classics teachers Philip Barnes and
Avery Springer. Additional members of the Burroughs
community are invited to join the group, on a spaceavailable basis. For details of costs and itinerary,
contact Barnes (314-993-4045. ext. 339, or pbarnes@
jburroughs.org).
A highlight of the Rachael (Math) and Philip
(Classics) Barnes’ annual visit to Chautauqua
Institution in Chautauqua, New York, was the
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chance to hear from Beau Willimon ’95, creator of
Netflix’s political drama, House of Cards. “He was
a hit, of course, as a bonus speaker in a wonderful
week on Art & Politics,” reports Rachael.
Julie Goran ’96, a partner in the New York office
of McKinsey & Company, serves clients across
industries on issues of organization, strategy
and marketing, with a focus on organizational
design and transformational change. Julie is one
of 20 New York executives selected as a 2015-16
David Rockefeller Fellow. Established in 1989,
the Partnership for New York City’s Rockefeller
Fellows program exposes participants to key
leaders and issues in the private, public and notfor-profit sectors of the city.
Lawrence Denes ’03 is in his seventh year as an
English teacher in the city of Kurobe, Toyama
Prefecture, Japan. “Last month I directed the
fourth annual Toyama International Film
Festival,” he writes. “It’s a small event that grows a
little bigger each year. In the four years since I cocreated it, we have featured more than 100 short
films from more than 50 countries and have raised
more than $2,000 for the Red Cross and Make-AWish Foundation.”
Bianca Jade Taxman ’97 is featured in Ford Motor’s
TV and digital campaign focused on wellness and
travel. She partnered with Ford to go on a “road
trip to fit,” exploring beautiful spots to exercise
outdoors. A fitness personality, television host and
women’s health expert, Bianca lives in New York
City.
Vahe Ayvazian ’98 and his wife and two children
moved to Chicago last summer. Vahe works for
Abbott Labs as the head of marketing for the
company’s U.S. diagnostics business.
2000s
Bhi Bhiman ’00 performs a duet with the
legendary songstress, Judy Collins, on her new
album, Strangers Again.
Ted Wilson ’00, formerly a baker at The Good Pie
in St. Louis, recently opened a bread bakery and
café, Union Loafers, near the Missouri Botanical
Garden.
Matt Mendelsohn ’03 reports that he met his wife,
Lauren Martini, at Yale, where he works and
Lauren earned her doctorate in chemistry. (She
now has a job as a chemistry teacher at nearby
Choate Rosemary Hall.) Several of Matt’s
Burroughs classmates attended his wedding at
Yale’s Berkeley College. From left are Peter
Lazaroff, Ted Schnuck, Matt, John Hubert and Ben
Kline. Not shown are Vernon Chaplin and Jason
Dupont.
Julia Bullock ’05 was featured in the October issue
of Opera News as one of the top 25 young talents
on the opera scene. In November, she performed
her Naumburg Foundation recital as the winner
of the Naumburg International Vocal Competition
and received a rave review in The New Yorker
(November 16).
Erin Engelhardt Orf ’06 graduated from the
University of Missouri School of Medicine last
May and is a resident in pediatrics at St. Louis
Children’s Hospital.
Lauren Botteron Schipper ’06 is lead physical
therapist at Wall Street Pain Relief in New York City.
Greenwich (Connecticut) Academy science teacher
Mary Stranghoener ’01 invited some old “friends,”
a pod of 10 orcas from SeaWorld in San Diego, to
help teach a unit on ocean ecosystems and
conservation. Stranghoener, a former marine
animal trainer at SeaWorld, used the whales to
help her students understand the interactions
among the plants, animals, water temperature,
weather, and pollutants that impact the ocean and
the role of orcas in this ecosystem. Her unit was
featured in the fall issue of the school’s Connections
Magazine.
Anthony DeFilippo ’02 lives in Seville, Spain,
where he researches solar-thermal energy and
second-generation biofuel technology as a
postdoctoral researcher with Abengoa, a Spanish
telecommunications company.
Jake Hirshberg ’02 is a second-year resident in
obstetrics/gynecology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
His wife, Rachel McLoughlin Hirshberg ’02 is
a second-year estate planning and corporate tax
associate at Lewis Rice.
Kara Langford Jeudy ’02 and her husband, Frantz,
live in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Brittany Packnett ’02 was one of 18 honorees in
St. Louis Business Journal’s Diversity Leader Awards.
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Andrew Barnell ’07, who had been working in
investment banking and then private equity in
New York City, moved to Philadelphia in August
2015 to pursue an MBA at The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania.
Alex Miller ’07 is a second-year student at Harvard
Law School and is on Harvard Law Review.
2010s
Drew Miller ’10 is a first-year student at Ponce
School of Medicine, part of the Ponce Health
Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Laine Baizer ’11 is working toward a graduate
degree in clinical psychology at Vanderbilt
University.
Farhan Raza ’11 travelled to Boston recently to
present a poster on the CVX1 gene mutation.
Helen Rodgers ’11 graduated from Pitzer College
in May 2015 and was selected as a Coro Fellow in
Public Affairs. The nine-month fellowship is a
program of FOCUS St. Louis.
After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy
with a degree in finance, Ryan Torno ’11 landed
in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where he works in
procurement with space operations at Kennedy
Space Center.
Megan Winsby ’11 graduated with honors from
Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in May
2015, earning bachelor’s degrees in business
administration and in creative writing. Since
June, she has worked for IBM in its Consulting by
Degrees Program in Chicago.
Former Bomber teammates Robert Wright ’11 (on
left) and Grant Wallace ’11 recently reunited on the
gridiron. Grant is a scout for the Miami Dolphins,
and Robert coaches for the University of Miami
Hurricanes.
Trisha Bhat ’12 graduated a year early summa cum
laude from Northwestern University with two
majors. She also was inducted into the Phi Beta
Kappa Society.
Charlotte Martin’s ’12 field hockey honors as a
senior at Northwestern included being selected for
the All Big Ten tournament team and the NCAA
Division I Senior All-Star Game.
Sam Schnabel ’12 will attend the National Outdoor
Leadership School at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley, working toward certification as a
wilderness first responder.
Andrew Bartnett ’13 placed second in the Division
III Outdoor Track and Field Nationals with a jump
of 17 feet 41/2 inches in the pole vault.
Kathleen Foley ’13 writes, “Looking forward to
spending my spring 2016 semester in Bordeaux,
France!”
Sana Johnson ’13, who is pursuing a bachelor’s
degree in international relations at Boston
University, was recently named the first National
League of Cities Menino Fellow. Through this
fellowship, Sana spent the fall semester paired
with a faculty member in an on-campus directedstudy program. She will spend the 2016 spring
semester in Washington, D.C., where she will
take classes and participate in a paid internship at
the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth,
Education and Families.
Going into the Division III NCAA field hockey
tournament, goalie Liz Rill ’13, who plays for
Bowdoin, was ranked the number-one seed overall.
Nick Trzecki ’15, a freshman at the University of
Missouri-Columbia, participated for the North
Team in the Missouri Athletic Club’s 31st Annual
Senior All-Star Soccer game in July.
Austin Miller ’15 is in the Honors College at
Purdue University, majoring in political science
and Chinese. He plays drums in the school’s
American Music Repertory Ensemble.
In November, Saint Louis Science Center opened
an exhibit called “Mission: Mars - Control” that
guides visitors in programming a Mars rover like
NASA’s engineers do. The exhibit was designed,
built and programmed by John Stegeman ’15.
alumni news and notes
Marriages
Neal Plocek and Betty Albrecht ’55 on August 23,
2014.
Frantz Jeudy and Kara Langford ’02 on November
15, 2014.
Christopher Schipper and Lauren Botteron ’06 on
May 3, 2014.
Jay Boileau ’88 and Taunya Michelle Turpeau on
May 9, 2014.
Matt Mendelsohn ’03 and Lauren Martini on June
27, 2015.
Ryan Orf and Erin Engelhardt ’06 on April 25,
2015.
Sean ’99 and Jen Barrie on the birth of a son,
Connor Jack Barrie, on July 27, 2015.
Reggie and Lauren Brophy Hayes ’01 on the birth
of a son, Hunter Hayes, on September 25, 2015.
Rob and Alicia Clermont Hays ’99 on the birth of
a daughter, Felicity Marie Hays, on December 9,
2014.
Anthony ’02 and Caitlin DeFilippo on the birth
of a son, Malcolm Cesar DeFilippo, on August 8,
2015.
Rob and Jane Klinger Scaramella ’99 on the birth
of a son, Wesley Adams Scaramella, on November
21, 2015.
Jay ’04 and Laura Redd on the birth of a daughter,
Alice Carol Redd, on August 26, 2015.
Tayo Famakinwa and Pascale Thomas ’01 on
October 11, 2014.
Births
Congratulations to:
Jud ’59 and Pilar Calkins on the birth of a
daughter, Cristina Elizabeth Calkins, on
November 7, 2014.
John ’86 and Elizabeth Brightman on the birth of
a daughter, Ashleigh Marie Brightman, on July 25,
2015.
Jay ’88 and Taunya Boileau on the birth of a
daughter, Sophie Michelle Boileau, on December
1, 2015.
Ahad ’91 and Tannaz Sabet on the birth of a son,
Ryka Sabet, on August 28, 2015.
Asa and Janice Baker ’96 on the birth of a son,
Jack Baker, on March 12, 2015.
Marcus and Karlie Juenger Blossom ’97 on the
birth of a daughter, Mora Rae Blossom, on October
8, 2015.
Patrick ’97 and Shelley Carleton on the birth of a
son, Oliver Carleton, on November 13, 2015.
Justin and Julie Bassman Aylward ’00 on the birth
of a son, Brooks Harrison Aylward, on July 18,
2015.
Todd ’00 and Lindsey Schulte on the birth of a
daughter, Sylvie Roslyn Schulte, on August 12, 2015.
David ’04 and Jessa Schlichter, on the birth of a
son, Ari Ford Schlichter, on September 5, 2015.
Brad ’06 and Alex Guest on the birth of a
daughter, Everly Cynthia Guest, on August 22,
2015.
Will ’01 and Amanda Bishop on the birth of a son,
Oliver Glenn Bishop, on January 1, 2015.
Jonathan and Jacqueline Mendillo Gaebe ’01 on the
birth of a daughter, Lacey Morillo Gaebe, on April
24, 2015.
Chris ’97 and Maggie Elitt on the birth of a
daughter, Amelia Ivy Elitt, on April 30, 2015.
Jeff ’97 and Carrie Zuckerman on the birth of a
daughter, Cora Zuckerman, on September 19,
2015.
Jonathan ’98 and Akanksha Grossberg, on the
birth of a son, Ravi William Grossberg, on March
28, 2015.
Josh and Anna Schmidt Knight ’98 on the birth of
a daughter, Abigail Rose Knight, on September 21,
2015.
Ryan Nusbickel and Margaret Scavotto ’98 on the
birth of a daughter, Caroline Gloria Nusbickel, on
July 6, 2015.
Cristina Elizabeth Calkins, daughter of Jud ’59 and
Pilar Calkins
Everly Cynthia Guest, daughter of Brad ’06 and
Alex Guest
Amelia Ivy Elitt, daughter of Chris ’97 and Maggie
Elitt
Lacey Morillo Gaebe, daughter of Jonathan and
Jacqueline Mendillo Gaebe ’01
Caroline Gloria Nusbickel, daughter of Ryan
Nusbickel and Margaret Scavotto ’98
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Condolences
Condolences are offered to:
James Alexander ’41, Sarah Alexander Lindsey ’68,
Anita Alexander Reeves ’71 and Mary Alexander
Simonsen ’81 on the death of their wife and
mother, Lois Dixon Alexander, on July 31, 2015.
John Brown ’42 on the death of his wife, Sophia C.
Brown, on September 3, 2015.
Loy Ledbetter ’43 on the death of his wife, Margaret
“Peggy” Ledbetter, on November 10, 2015.
Barbara Olin Taylor ’50 and Judy Olin Higgins
’54 on the death of their sister, Mary Dell Olin
Pritzlaff, on July 18, 2015.
Alan Goldman ’55 on the death of his son, Brian
Goldman, on May 10, 2015.
Colleen Ryan ’57 on the death of her husband,
Kirkland Gable, on January 18, 2015.
Charles Eisendrath ’58 on the death of his sister,
Ellen Eisendrath Post, on July 17, 2015.
the death of their father and grandfather, David
Lewis, on April 16, 2015.
and grandmother, Patricia Redfearn Bush, on
November 10, 2015.
Cathy Costen Swope ’73 and Clark Costen ’76 on
the death of their mother, Barbara B. Moore, on
November 3, 2015.
Andrew Friedman ’82, Tom Friedman ’83 and
Emily Friedman ’88 on the death of their father,
Robert H. Friedman, on September 4, 2015.
John Rogers ’73, Jefferson Rogers ’74 and Murphy
Rogers ’79 on the death of their father, John Torrey
Rogers, on August 6, 2015.
Anne Heisler Clark ’83 on the death of her father,
John C. “Jack” Heisler, on July 25, 2015.
Paul Bussmann ’75 on the death of his mother,
Edwina Wright Bussmann, on August 24, 2015.
Kathy Bowles Carmody ’75 and Mary Kerth
Jackson ’54 on the death of their father and former
husband, William Tscharner Bowles, on July 12,
2015.
Susan Hollander ’75, Bob Hollander ’78 and
Jack Edison ’06 on the death of their father and
grandfather, Stanley Nelson Hollander, on October
7, 2015.
Michael Wolff ’83 on the death of his father,
Donald Lee Wolff, on November 20, 2015.
Allon Rodin ’87 on the death of his mother, Sarah
Rebecca Rodin, on October 6, 2015.
Thomas Barta ’88 on the death of his stepfather,
David L. Hoech, on August 8, 2015.
Gina Doisy Molina ’88 on the death of her father,
Edward A. Doisy III, on September 23, 2015.
David Kaufman ’89 on the death of his mother,
Mildred “Millie” Kaufman, on September 11, 2015.
Gib Myers ’60 and John Myers ’65 on the death of
their mother, Carolyn Hagen Myers, on July 27,
2015.
Bevin Grant Baetjer ’76, Natasha Grant Deane ’80,
Elizabeth Nicholas ’05 and Grant Nicholas ’09 on
the death of their mother and grandmother, Diane
C. Grant, on July 25, 2015.
Daniel White ’89 and Laura White ’92 on the death
of their father, Bruce White, on September 2, 2015.
Hollye Stolz Atwood ’63, Robyn Stolz Walker ’65,
Andrea Stolz LaBarge ’70, Drew LaBarge ’06 and
Alexa LaBarge ’08 on the death of their father and
grandfather, Robert George Stolz, on August 28,
2015.
Gail Kiplinger McNicholas ’76, Elizabeth Kiplinger
Gerrity ’78 and Peter Kiplinger ’81 on the death of
their mother, Carol H. Kiplinger, on September 9,
2015.
Sarah Croughan Thompson ’91 on the death of her
father, Jack Lester Croughan, on August 10, 2015.
Ann Cunliff Polster ’64, Jane Cunliff Gray ’70 and
Caroline Polster Chamberlin ’93 on the death of
their mother and grandmother, Elizabeth Wilson
Cunliff, on July 21, 2015.
Mary Ann Manewal West ’69 on the death of her
mother, Helen Joanne Manewal, on October 12,
2015.
Kristi Lewis ’70, David Lewis ’72, Laura Lewis
Meyer ’76, Elm Meyer ’06 and Julia Meyer ’10 on
Joe O’Keefe ’78 on the death of his wife, Constance
Gatch O’Keefe, on August 2, 2015.
Cydney Blodgett Sinks ’80 and Leila Blodgett
Pellant ’83 on the death of their father, Henry
Blodgett, on July 21, 2015.
Jacqueline Hazelton ’81 on the death of her
mother, Jeanne M. Hazelton, on July 13, 2015.
Scott Bush ’82, Louisa Bush McCall ’88 and
Katherine Bush ’13 on the death of their mother
Christopher Fehr ’90 on the death of his father,
Richard L. Fehr, on July 26, 2015.
Amy Ryan Williams ’92 and Emily Ryan ’94 on
the death of their mother, Mary Twyman Ryan, on
September 3, 2015.
Sara Gaum ’99 on the death of her mother, Susan
Shane Gaum, on August 1, 2015.
Bill Knight ’09 and Ann Knight Schaper ’60 on
the death of their father and brother, William P.
Knight, on August 25, 2015.
Nathan Dreyfus ’05 on the death of his brother,
Trevor James Dreyfus, on October 27, 2015.
Obituaries
The Reporter includes death notices for alumni and faculty as soon as possible after notification has been received. Survivors
and friends of the deceased can help by sending information to Alumni Office, John Burroughs School, 755 South Price Road,
St. Louis, MO 63124 or to [email protected].
1920s
1930s
Mary Grossman MacEwan ’29 died on May 7, 2015,
three weeks after celebrating her 103rd birthday.
Elizabeth “Bis” Lockett Lord ’34 died on August 10,
2015.
Mrs. MacEwan earned a bachelor’s degree in
philosophy from Radcliffe College. Long active
in the antinuclear and peace movements, she
was a leader of the local chapter of the Women’s
International League for Peace and Freedom.
The Tucson (Arizona) chapter of the National
Organization for Women honored her as its 2001
Woman of Courage.
Mrs. Lord earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology
from Sweet Briar College in 1938. A superb athlete,
she was an All-America field hockey player,
traveling with the United States touring team in
the late 1930s.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. MacEwan’s
family, including two sons, six grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Alan MacEwan, and her
twin sister, Althea Grossman Sergheyev ’29.
Mrs. Lord enjoyed travel, bridge, gardening, golf
and tennis. She contributed to many charities, and
she was a devoted Cardinals fan.
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She married Roger Endicott Lord Jr. in 1940,
and the couple had three children — Roger III,
Stephen and Lisa.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Lord’s
family, including her three children. She was
preceded in death by her husband and her sister,
Lucy Lockett Cabe ’32.
Joseph Bayne Doughty Jr. ’37 died on September
22, 2015.
Mr. Doughty served in the U.S. Army during
World War II, attaining the rank of captain
and serving as commanding officer in G
Company/506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
attached to the 101st Airborne Division.
alumni news and notes
The school offers condolences to Mr. Doughty’s wife of
71 years, Martha Doughty; son; two granddaughters;
two great grandchildren; and sister.
Evelyn Edison Newman ’37 died on September 1,
2015.
Mrs. Newman attended Goucher College in
Baltimore, Maryland. She was largely responsible
for a string of St. Louis charity successes that
began in 1950 with the first Greater St. Louis Book
Fair for the St. Louis Nursery Foundation. The
event, now the largest of its kind in the nation,
draws 50,000 bibliophiles each year. Other
Newman initiatives include The Scholarship
Foundation of St. Louis, The Little Shop Around
the Corner to benefit the Missouri Botanical
Garden, The Camelot Auction to benefit the Arts &
Education Council, and Gypsy Caravan to benefit
the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. The JBS
Alumni Association named her its Outstanding
Alumna in 1974.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Newman’s
family, including her husband of 75 years, Eric P.
Newman ’28; daughter, Linda Newman Schapiro
’59; son, Andy Newman ’62; five grandchildren,
two of whom are Dan Newman ’87 and Tony
Newman ’88; 10 great grandchildren, four of
whom are Latrece Booker ’11, Gregg Booker ’14,
Christopher Booker ’16 and Nicholas Booker ’18;
and brother, Julian Edison ’47.
1940s
Jerome F. Kircher Jr. ’41 died on September 8, 2015.
Mr. Kircher attended the University of Missouri
until he was called to serve during World War II. He
attended Harvard University for military training
and was an Army Air Forces veteran, serving from
1943 to 1946 as a statistical control officer in the
South Pacific and attaining the rank of captain.
After returning from the war, Mr. Kircher
completed his studies and graduated from
Washington University in 1949. He purchased
land in Jefferson County (Missouri) and started
a business, Hideaway Hill Farm, where he
raised turkeys. He worked as a meat cutter
for Bettendorf’s food stores before he joined
Hussmann Refrigeration, where he served as a
multistate manager, retiring in 1986.
Mr. Kircher and his wife of 64 years, Mary Toy
Thomas, enjoyed traveling and participating in
Elderhostels. Mr. Kircher enjoyed the outdoors and
was an avid fisherman, gardener and bird lover. He
also was a Civil War buff, a lifelong philatelist and
a voracious reader.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Kircher’s
family, including two sons, daughter, five
grandchildren and great grandchild. He was
preceded in death by his wife and his sister, Alicia
Kircher Lydon ’45.
Anne Kennett Galt Aschan ’44 died on May 8,
2014.
Mrs. Aschan earned a degree in philosophy
from Mount Holyoke and received a certificate in
education from Tufts University. While studying
at Union Theological Seminary in New York City,
she married Per-Johan Aschan in 1953. The couple
moved to Helsinki, Finland, that year. After raising
three children, she was active as a kindergarten and
adult education teacher and as an artist.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Aschan’s
family, including her children and grandchildren.
Her husband preceded her in death.
William “Bill” G. Alexander ’45 died on November
2, 2015.
He and his wife, Peggy, enjoyed spending time with
their children and grandchildren at the log cabin he
constructed in St. Clair, Missouri, and their family
home in Hawaii.
Mr. Goessling served on the boards of Commercial
Bank, Kieffer Paper Mill and John Burroughs
School (1974-78).
The school offers condolences to Mr. Goessling’s
five daughters, one of whom is Margaret “Pandy”
Goessling Reiser ’67; son, John Goessling ’79; 11
grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret
Goessling, and sister. The school thanks the family
for suggesting that memorial donations be made to
John Burroughs. School.
He was the former owner of Alexander & Sons
Funeral Home and Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in St.
Louis.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Alexander’s
family, including his son; two daughters; four
grandchildren; great grandson; sister; and brother,
Jim Alexander ’41. Mr. Alexander was preceded in
death by his wife, Jean Dekker Alexander.
Patricia “Pat” O’Neil Fender ’46 died on October
25, 2015.
Mrs. Fender attended Vassar College, graduating
Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. Her first job was as a
teacher at a small primary school in Clifton,
Arizona. She later taught in Carbondale and
Denver, Colorado. She also worked for 10 years
as a horseback riding instructor and counselor at
the Perry Mansfield Camp in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado.
Mrs. Fender married William O. Fender in 1954.
The couple bought a ranch in Emma, Colorado,
in 1960. They raised Hereford cattle and Quarter
Horses for 45 years.
Mrs. Fender worked part time for 39 years
at Colorado Rocky Mountain School. She
was a founding member of the Holy Cross
Cattlewomen’s Association. She also was a 45year member of the Basalt Community United
Methodist Church and more recently a member
of the Carbondale Community United Methodist
Church. She was a longtime secretary of the
Emma Community Trust and an original member
of the Great Books group in Carbondale. Mrs.
Fender enjoyed traveling and reading.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Fender’s family
including her son, daughter, two grandchildren,
great grandson and two sisters, one of whom is
Barbara O’Neil Ross ’49. She was preceded in death
by her husband and a half brother.
John “Jack” Gerald Goessling ’46 died on August
18, 2015.
Mr. Goessling attended Princeton University,
where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1950. He
worked for Argon at the University of Chicago
and then for Dow Chemical on military special
projects. After serving as an officer in the Navy
stationed in Honolulu, he moved back to St. Louis
to run the family manufacturing business, Quick
Point, Inc.
Mr. Goessling was an avid bird hunter, dog lover
and outdoorsman. A man of many hobbies, he
was always learning, discovering, building and
repairing something. He was a beekeeper, gardener,
equestrian, wine maker, adventurer and engineer.
Anne Brown Short ’46 died on May 23, 2015.
Ms. Short earned a bachelor’s degree in physical
therapy from Washington University. She worked
part time at the Children’s Home Society of Missouri
and was the St. Louis coordinator for Clearwater
(Wisconsin) Camp for Girls for many years.
The school offers condolences to Ms. Short’s
family, including her daughter, Elizabeth Short
’74. She was preceded in death by her brother,
Thomas K. Brown ’50.
Miriam Shifrin Sisson ’46 died on January 10, 2015.
Mrs. Sisson graduated from Wellesley College.
She was an advocate for many causes and heavily
involved in volunteer work, including tutoring
underprivileged children and supporting the Saint
Louis Symphony, serving as a president of the
Symphony Volunteer Association.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Sisson’s
family, including her three sons, daughter, nine
grandchildren and brother, Edwin Shifrin ’40.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62
years, Dr. Richard G. Sisson, and a brother, Robert
Shifrin ’44.
Nancy Paddock Eberle ’47 died on December 15,
2014.
Mrs. Eberle graduated from Duke University
in 1951. She enjoyed travel, especially the local
history, architecture and varied plants and flowers
of the places she visited. She was an engaging
story teller and a devoted dog lover. She was
an active member of the Richmond, Virginia,
community, a supporter of the arts and a volunteer
for many local causes. She was a member of St.
Giles Church.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Eberle’s
family, including three children and five
grandchildren.
1950s
Ann Grant Davidoff ’52 died on October 22, 2015.
After three years at Radcliffe College in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mrs. Davidoff spent
a final college year at Barnard in New York City,
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where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in English
and a master’s degree from Elliot-Pearson School
of Child Study and Human Development of Tufts
University. She was as a director of Community
Nursery School in Lexington, Massachusetts.
On moving to the Hartford, Connecticut, area in
the 1970s, Mrs. Davidoff joined the faculty of the
University of St. Joseph, where she taught and
provided consulting services in child development.
She later was a volunteer auxiliary teacher at
Hanmer Elementary School in Wethersfield.
Mrs. Davidoff traveled widely, read voraciously,
enjoyed classical music and was an advocate for
women’s rights. In later years, she was active in
Friends of the Wethersfield Library.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Davidoff’s
family, including her husband of 60 years, Frank
Davidoff; two daughters; three grandchildren; and
great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son.
Margaret (Peggy) Rackerby Flint ’55 died on
October 3, 2015.
Ms. Flint graduated from the University of
Missouri and taught for many years — at Spoede
School in St. Louis; the U.S. Air Force base in
Zaragoza, Spain; Stratford Landing School in
Alexandria, Virginia; Pilot School in Wilmington,
Delaware; and Red Clay Consolidated School
District in Wilmington, Delaware. As a young
woman, she worked as a fashion consultant and
model.
After marrying Joseph McLachlan, who later
became chief Air Force liaison to the Pentagon, Ms.
Flint assumed a role as hostess in the world of the
Washington, D.C., diplomatic corps.
Ms. Flint was a longtime member of Christ
Church Christiana Hundred in Greenville,
Delaware, and a member of the Women’s Outreach
Committee. She was a member of Greenville
Country Club, Hockessin Athletic Club, Magna
Charter Dames, Daughters of the American
Revolution and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She
was a dedicated nutrition, health and physical
fitness enthusiast and instructor.
The school offers condolences to Ms. Flint’s family
including, her daughter; granddaughter; and
brother, G. Torrance Flint Jr. ’51. The school thanks
the family for suggesting that memorial donations be
made to John Burroughs School.
William Joseph Westerman II ’55 died on June 1, 2015.
Dr. Westerman earned bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from Vanderbilt University and a doctorate
from Washington University in St. Louis. He
was a research scientist at Martin, Marietta and
McDonnell in the 1960s and 1970s, ending his
career as president of a precision machine tool
manufacturing company in South Carolina.
Dr. Westerman enjoyed classic cars and owned
and restored many British classics and American
muscle cars. He was a member of Lowcountry
Oyster & Motorcar Driving Society, Sea Pines
Country Club, Sea Pines Men’s Club, Harbour
Town Yacht Club, Kappa Sigma fraternity and
numerous professional organizations.
Dr. Westerman is survived by his wife of 51 years,
Phyllis Westerman; two daughters; a son; and
three grandchildren.
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1960s
Gale H. Powell ’65 died on October 12, 2015.
Mr. Powell attended Vanderbilt University before
joining the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
He later owned an avionics business and then a
laser-cutting business, Laser Laboratories Inc. He
enjoyed spending his free time at the family farm
in the Ozarks.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Powell’s family
including his wife, Barbara Bland Powell ’65; three
daughters; six grandchildren; and brother.
1980s
Christopher H. Striker ’87 died on May 21, 2015.
Mr. Striker earned a bachelor’s degree from Wake
Forest University, a master’s degree in advertising
from Northwestern University and a law degree
from Washington University in St. Louis. Though
illness had prevented him from working in recent
years, he considered his most rewarding work, and
what he loved most, to be his role as father and
husband.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Striker’s
family including his wife, Becky McDonald
Striker ’90; three sons (Nicholas, Hamilton and
Owen); aunt, Janet Striker; and in-laws, Tom and
Stephanie Wotka McDonald ’58, Matt McDonald
’87 and Mary McDonald Dorsey ’93.
producing many state qualifiers and an undefeated
state champion. Mr. Haskins also was an adjunct
professor of quantitative business analysis at
Washington University in St. Louis, a faculty
member of the United States Army Command
and General Staff School, and a member of the
traveling team of Princeton University’s Woodrow
Wilson Institute of Mathematics.
The school offers condolences to Mr. Haskins’
family, including his wife, Jane Barnard; sons,
Todd Haskins ’93 and Nathan Haskins ’94;
daughter, Betsy Haskins ’06; sisters, Valerie Ann
Haskins ’75 and Christy Haskins Blair ’78; and
grandchild.
Former Staff
Beverly “Bev” Austin, an assistant in the
Admissions Office for 22 years (1972-1994). died
on December 1, 2015.
The school offers condolences to Mrs. Austin’s
family, including her daughters, Julia Austin ’70
and Kim Austin Berge ’72; son, Mark Austin ’75,
six grandchildren, and great grandchild. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Martin G.
Austin.
Former Trustee
John “Jack” J. Reed died on August 9, 2015.
Former Faculty
James “Jim” L. Haskins died on September 18, 2015.
Mr. Reed earned a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Washington University in
St. Louis. He worked for 30 years with Goldman,
Sachs & Company.
Mr. Haskins earned a bachelor’s degree in applied
mathematics and computer sciences, a master’s
degree in business from Washington University
in St. Louis and a master’s degree in mathematics
from Webster University. He also completed
doctoral studies (all but dissertation) in curriculum
and instruction at St. Louis University.
After retiring in 1985, he and his wife enjoyed
travel and time with family and friends. Mr. Reed
was a deacon and an elder of Central Presbyterian
Church and later an elder of Kirk of the Hills
Presbyterian Church. He was a longtime trustee
of Covenant Theological Seminary in Creve Coeur
and a former trustee of John Burroughs School
and the Downtown YMCA.
In 34 years as a JBS faculty member, Mr. Haskins
assumed many roles. In addition to teaching
math, he was the director of plant operations.
He was a sponsor of the junior class for 19 years,
and he coached varsity wrestling for nine years,
The school offers condolences to Mr. Reed’s family,
including three sons, one of whom is Mark Reed
’82; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his wife of 64 years, JoAnne Dille Reed,
who died in May 2015, and his brother.
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memorial and tribute gif ts
Memorial and Tribute Gifts
Thank you to the members of the Burroughs community who have honored friends and loved
ones through memorial and tribute gifts made to John Burroughs School. The following gifts were
received from July 14 through November 30, 2015.
In Honor of
In Memory of
In Honor of
In Memory of
In Memory of
Andy Abbott
Sally Tucker Elson ’63
James C. Kemp
Evelyn Edison Newman ’37
Robert G. Stolz
Maryanne and Lincoln Pranikoff
Judy Chasnoff Smith ’63
In Memory of
In Memory of
Gretchen Alverson
M. Peter Fischer ’53
To the Marcia W. and
Keith E. Shahan Scholarship
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer
To the Marcia W. and
Keith E. Shahan Scholarship
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
Caroline Polster Chamberlin ’93
Robert Dubinsky ’53
Jane S. Mackey
Charles and Sandra Mueller
Bill and Caroline Meyer Sant ’53
David and Nancy Luehrman
Sauerhoff ’77
Glenn Johnson Sheffield ’54
Mark and Jennifer Smith
Bud and Susie Wilson
In Memory of
In Memory of
Bill Knight
Barry I. Pessin
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Arn
Doc ’60 and Ann Leschen
Cornwell ’60
Ellen Leschen Bremner ’67
Dick and Sally Spencer Capra ’60
Nancy Ciapciak‑Thiedke
Margo and Paul Hields
Carol Kennedy
Richard B. Knight ’57
Tom and Stephanie Wotka
McDonald ’59
Denise Meyerotto and the JHF
Women: Connie, Amanda, Deb,
Christy, Mary, Anne and Caila
Leslie and Charles Nicolais
Eloise Reynolds
Chelley Schaper
Jack and Ann Knight Schaper ’60
Pat and Don Whelan
Mike and Terry Mulligan
Chris and Nancy Leyhe Allen ’66
Herb and Mary Ann Berndsen
Ellen Leschen Bremner ’67
Jim Dille and Laura Placio
Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis Engler
Byron Francis
Alice Walz Galt ’70
Jack ’66 and Carol Wolf heim
Goralnik ’70
Scott R Harris
Kerry and Bill Holekamp ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Horan
Suzanne and Jim Johnson
Sally and Ned Lemkemeier
Matter Family Office
Charles and Betsy Newman
Barbara and Andy Taylor ’66
Carr and Ellen Witscher Trovillion ’73
Nancy and Charles Van Dyke
Pat and Don Whelan
W. Grant Williams
In Memory of
Vivian Maurice Barretto
Maryanne and Lincoln Pranikoff
In Honor of
Steve Biggs ’65
Carol and Mark Vittert ’65
In Memory of
Elaine Childress
Shelly and Keith Baizer
Don and Jeanie Bassman
James M. Chleboun
Dave and Carol Daniel
Kelly and Jim Edwards ’90
Emily L. Geissal ’05
Stephanie Riven and Roger L.
Goldman ’59
David and Deena Goran
Suzanne and Jim Johnson
Carlota ’13, Liza ’15 and Jimmy ’18
Johnson
Dan and Gloria Ezekiel Kweskin
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
Sue McCollum
Charles and Sandra Mueller
Chad and Constance Reis
David and Nancy Luehrman
Sauerhoff ’77
Mark and Jennifer Smith
Carolyn Thomas ’79
Bill Thomas and Kathy Standley
David and Stephanie Truetzel
Tim and Kristy Wei
Pat and Don Whelan
Bud and Susie Wilson
Carolyn and Tom Yager
Sally and Bob Yoselevsky
In Memory of
Elaine Childress
To the Deborah Hamm Scholarship
Ernie and Carolyn Clarke
In Memory of
Elaine Childress
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Connie Lohr
In Memory of
Elaine Childress
To the Marcia W. and
Keith E. Shahan Scholarship
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer
In Memory of
In Memory of
Margaret Rackerby Flint ’55
Nancy Reinhart Burke ’55
Helen and Terry Flint ’51
Nick Flint
Warren and Susan Robinson
Lammert ’55
Marcella McKenzie Miller ’55
Anne and Terry Priebe
Connie Schappell
Gail Steiner Trigg ’55
Charles ’47 and Barbara Fritze
Wulfing ’55
In Honor of
John Allen Franciscus ’49
To the John and James Franciscus
Visual Arts Entrepreneurial Fund
Robert Post
In Honor of
Nicki and John Gillis
To the Deborah Hamm Scholarship
Ernie and Carolyn Clarke
In Memory of
John Goessling ’46
Frances Alexander
Vicki and Roger Altvater ’46
Parker and Margaret Condie
Mary and Alec Cornwell ’45
Mrs. Taylor S. Desloge
William A. Frank ’38
Suzanne and Jim Johnson
Janie and Strib Koster ’79
Mary Jane and Lynn Krause Jr. ’46
Cliff M. Kurrus ’47
John W. Minton Jr. ’46
Betty Schmid
Jay and Sally Wallace Shinkle ’79
Stuart and Janey Studt Symington ’46
Mr. and Mrs. Addison B. Thomas
Nancy and Charles Van Dyke
Pat and Don Whelan
Charles ’47 and Barbara Fritze
Wulfing ’55
In Honor of
James M. Lemen
To the Jim Lemen Scholarship
Scott Lemen ’84
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Connie Lohr
Bud and Susie Wilson
In Memory of
Marilyn W. Luehrman
Scott Portnoff
In Memory of
Thomas M. McConnell
To the Thomas McConnell Memorial
Scholarship
Christopher A. Mill ’62
Byron Moser ’69 and Janet Eto ’69
In Memory of
Charles D. Mill ’32
Christopher A. Mill ’62
In Honor of
Susan and Bruce Miller
Ryan Buchanan
Brendan Ederle
Eric and Arsenia Hanson
Wendy Johnston
J.A. Miller
Tom and Paula Reardon
Maureen Reilly
Ted Stimson & friends from the
University of Virginia
To the Lt. Tom Costen Memorial
Scholarship
Clark Costen ’76 and Sarah
Forbes Orwig ’75
Sandra S. Duncker
In Memory of
Connie Lohr
Arthur Barnes Heuer Sr. ’49
In Memory of
Melinda Thies
Marian Walsh
Carolyn G. Myers
Janet Eto and Byron Moser III ’69
Melinda Thies
In Honor of
Nancy S. Cusanelli
Connie Lohr
In Memory of
Leo A. Drey ’34
Neil and Cheryl Bartnett
Eric and Arsenia Hanson
Mrs. Sally Montgomery
Cecile K. Lowenhaupt
Rosalyn and Charles A.
Lowenhaupt ’65
In Memory of
Barbara B. Moore
In Honor of
Sandra Mueller
In Honor of
Doc ’60 and Ann Leschen
Cornwell ’60
Leslie G. Kehr
In Memory of
Colin Creel ’92
Evelyn E. Newman ’37
In Honor of
Richard and Lisa Greenman
Kraner ’71
James C. Kemp
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Connie Lohr
In Memory of
Mary T. Ryan
Liz and John Morrison ’61
In Memory of
In Memory of
Christopher A. Mill ’62
To the Marcia W. and
Keith E. Shahan Scholarship
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer
In Memory of
In Memory of
Alexander Lewis Schmid ’70
Roslyn Schulte ’02
Sylvie Roslyn Schulte
Robert G. Stolz
Natasha Strauss ’92
Arnie and Pat Strauss
In Memory of
Gautam Sundaram ’86
To the Gautam Sundaram Scholarship
Radha Naidu
Murali Sundaram
Jane and Kenneth Rubin
In Memory of
In Honor of
Kathleen Calkins Thoresen ’58
Keith E. Shahan ’62
Charles B. Thies ’49
Maryanne and Lincoln Pranikoff
In Memory of
In Memory of
Don and Jeanie Bassman
Leo Stifel Shanley ’48
Neil and Cheryl Bartnett
Christy Duncker Blumenhorst ’75
Ronald Carter
Robert Dubinsky ’53
Sandra S. Duncker
Mrs. Nancy Durham
Joan Firley
Robert Johnston
John S. Loy ’48
Gordon ’53 and Susie Berger
Philpott ’53
James and Linda Swearengen
Mr. and Mrs. James Tergin
John W. Minton Jr. ’46
Class of 1965
Susan R. Corrington ’58
Barbara O’Neil Ross ’49
The late Patricia O’Neil Fender ’46
In Memory of
In Honor of
In Memory of
In Honor of
In Memory of
James L. Haskins
(Carol DePew Adler, Barbara Ann
Becker, Douglass Horner,
Gale Powell and Bill Rabenberg)
Class of 1965
Phyllis Cherrick
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
To the Deborah Hamm Scholarship
Ernie and Carolyn Clarke
Bob & Tanja Schwendinger
Class of ’65
Richard B. Rosenthal
In Honor of
Jason K. Lohr ’91
Bud Goldberg
Deceased Members of the
In Memory of
In Memory of
Louise Leyhe
To the Edward Cissel Jr.
Memorial Scholarship
John Cissel ’73
In Memory of
Chris and Nancy Leyhe Allen ’66
Virginia Bland Fry ’47
Mary Sue Heine
In Memory of
Edward W. Cissel Jr. ’74
Katherine and Hugh Law ’65
Gale H. Powell ’65
To the Roz Schulte Spirit Fund
Estelle Ballinger
Larry McMahon ’69
Bob and Susie Littmann Schulte ’69
Jason and Kate Lovell Ward ’02
In Memory of
In Memory of
In Memory of
Anne Brown Short ’46
In Honor of
Mrs. Lambert C. Trovillion
In Honor of
Ann D. Walther
To the Deborah Hamm Scholarship
Ernie and Carolyn Clarke
IN HONOR OF
Anne Watt*
To the Roz Schulte Spirit Fund
Richard and Joy Banahan
In Memory of
William J. Westerman II ’55
Linda Lewis and Ted McDonald ’55
Charles ’47 and Barbara Fritze
Wulfing ’55
In Memory of
Bruce White
Mike and Terry Mulligan
Ted L. Simmons
In Memory of
Mike and Terry Mulligan
Bud and Susie Wilson
Vivian Wilcutt
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
In Honor of
In Honor of
Ted L. Simmons
James W. Wilson ’89
To the Deborah Hamm Scholarship
Ernie and Carolyn Clarke
To the Jason K. Lohr Memorial
Scholarship
Connie Lohr
In Memory of
Janet Sisler
In Memory of
Jeffrey and Debby Horner
Dieffenbach ’67
Melinda Thies
Steve and Vicki LeResche
In Memory of
Joe R. Smith
Julie and Steve Mathes ’74
Sylvia C. Zeedan
*This gift was incorrectly listed in the
August issue of the Reporter.
In Memory of
Carter Stith Spano ’64
Rebecca Stith ’75 and Gen Obata ’75
In Memory of
Ann Carter See Stith ’38
Rebecca Stith ’75 and Gen Obata ’75
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Coleman Swierc at [email protected].
respected programs in the state.” While the program has
been successful since its inception, particularly under
coaches Ray Wolfe and Tom McConnell, MSHF focused
on the state playoffs since 1970. During this time, the
Bombers have had only four head coaches — Lemen
(1970–2004), Todd Small (2005–2010), Gus Frerotte
(2011, 2012) and current coach John Merritt. Overall, the
program has claimed nine state championships outright
(two of which were ties) and placed second six times.The
2015 team under Coach Merritt won the most recent state
title. Since the start of the playoff format in 1968, the
Bombers are 61-11-2 in the postseason. Having a program
so honored is a rare occurrence: only three other high
school programs have ever been selected to MSHF.
Former coach Jim Lemen and the entire Bomber football program are
named to the 2016 MSHF class.
As this issue of the Reporter was going to press, the
school learned that former coach Jim Lemen is one of 15
individuals to be named to the Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame (MSHF), and the Bomber football program is the
only school program to be so honored this year.
Jim Lemen
Lemen, who retired in 2011, spent 44 years at Burroughs,
including 35 seasons as head football coach and 20 years
as athletic director. As a football coach, he compiled a
238-123-4 record, winning eight state championships
and placing second twice. His wins are 16th all-time in
Missouri high school football history. He also coached
baseball, leading the Bombers to the state semifinals four
times and a state championship in 1991, and he coached
the girls and boys basketball teams and the softball team.
Bur roughs Football Progr a m
In its announcement of the 2016 class, MSHF recognized
the Burroughs football program “as one of the most
john burroughs school
Mission Accomplished!
Tennis and football
teams snag state titles.
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