Fall 2012 - Memphis University School
Fall 2012 - Memphis University School
Fall 2012 - Memphis University School
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Sam ’80, Garrott ’12, Margaret, and Nelson Graham ’08<br />
Leslie, Jackson ’12, and Bryan Darr<br />
Mary, Jack ’12, and Fred Stukenborg Lisa, Caitlin, Britt ’12, Cameron, and John Colcolough<br />
George Ormseth ’12<br />
Danny Galvin ’12<br />
Bobby, Nicholas ’12, and Elizabeth Rouse Mike, Mark ’12, and Angie Sorensen<br />
Gail Palmer-House, Carson ’12, and Jim House<br />
Nelson ’69, Trip ’10, Scott ’12, Charlie ’12, and Carole Freeburg<br />
kimi, Asha, Ashish ’12, and vinnie Nathani<br />
Susan, Ross ’12, and Bill Warner<br />
Commencement<br />
Awards<br />
and Honors<br />
FACuLTy CuP FOR GENERAL ExCELLENCE<br />
Garrott Graham<br />
The Faculty Cup for General Excellence is the<br />
highest honor given to a member of the graduating<br />
class. The recipient has demonstrated qualities of<br />
leadership and strength of character, which have<br />
earned him the highest respect of his peers and<br />
his teachers. He must have given generously of his<br />
time, talent, and energy in service in a way that<br />
reflects his devotion to the school and his dedication<br />
to the ideals for which it stands.<br />
ROSS MCCAiN LyNN AWARD<br />
Britt Colcolough, Charlie Freeburg,<br />
Scott Freeburg, Danny Galvin, Eli Goldstein,<br />
and Ashish Nathani<br />
The Ross McCain Lynn Award is given in memory of<br />
the school’s former headmaster. This award recognizes<br />
distinction in the areas of school citizenship,<br />
leadership, service, and character.<br />
SCOTT MiLLER REMBERT<br />
SENiOR SERviCE AWARD<br />
Jack Stukenborg<br />
This award, established by family and friends, is made<br />
in memory of Scott M. Rembert, Class of 1970. It goes<br />
to that senior who has shown the most unselfish<br />
service to the school.<br />
LEiGH W. MACQuEEN DEAN’S CuP<br />
FOR ACADEMiC ExCELLENCE<br />
Carson House<br />
Named in 1998 in honor of the first academic dean<br />
of MUS, Leigh Windsor MacQueen, this award was<br />
originally donated by Mr. and Mrs. MacQueen in<br />
1967. The award is given to a senior who, based on<br />
his academic record and his performance on both a<br />
written and an oral examination, has demonstrated<br />
a high level of academic achievement along with a<br />
marked depth of intellectual maturity and curiosity<br />
and who, in the minds of the examining committee,<br />
has indicated sound intellectual attainment.<br />
D. EuGENE THORN AWARD<br />
Will Forsythe, Jake Greenstein,<br />
George Ormseth, Nicholas Rouse,<br />
Mark Sorensen, Ross Warner, and<br />
Alex Weinstein<br />
The D. Eugene Thorn Award is given in memory<br />
of the school’s former headmaster. This award<br />
is presented to those members of the Senior<br />
Class who best demonstrate the dignity, integrity,<br />
humility, and sincerity that characterized Thorn’s<br />
years as coach, teacher, and headmaster at<br />
<strong>Memphis</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
MARk COOPER POWELL<br />
MEMORiAL AWARD<br />
Jackson Darr<br />
The Mark Cooper Powell Memorial Award is given<br />
in memory of Mark Cooper Powell, Class of 1980,<br />
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Powell, to<br />
the graduate who, through persistence and courage<br />
during his career at MUS, has shown the greatest<br />
development of character and scholarship.<br />
vALEDiCTORiAN AWARD<br />
Mark Sorensen<br />
This award is presented to that senior with the<br />
highest average over eight semesters of work at<br />
<strong>Memphis</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
SALuTATORiAN AWARD<br />
Eli Goldstein<br />
This award is presented to that senior with the<br />
second highest average over eight semesters of work<br />
at <strong>Memphis</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Senior Awards<br />
RuSSELL JOHNSON CREATivE<br />
WRiTiNG AWARD<br />
Lee Downen<br />
WiLLiAM D. JEMiSON iii AWARD FOR<br />
ExCELLENCE iN DRAMATiCS<br />
Ashish Nathani<br />
BRESCiA AWARD FOR uNSELFiSH<br />
SERviCE iN DRAMATiCS<br />
Carson House<br />
Nicholas Rouse<br />
CHORAL MuSiC AWARD<br />
FOR ExCELLENCE<br />
Nathan Feler<br />
Eli Goldstein<br />
Aaron Noble<br />
ART AWARD<br />
David Brandon<br />
Trip Underwood<br />
ENGLiSH AWARD<br />
Danny Galvin<br />
FRENCH AWARD<br />
Alex Weinstein<br />
WAyNE E. DuFF LATiN AWARD<br />
Eli Goldstein<br />
Nicholas Rouse<br />
SPANiSH AWARD<br />
Mark Sorensen<br />
HiSTORy AWARD<br />
Jackson Darr<br />
CHRiSTA GREEN WARNER<br />
MATHEMATiCS AWARD<br />
Eli Goldstein<br />
MARGARET OWEN CATMuR<br />
SCiENCE AWARD<br />
Mark Sorensen<br />
RELiGiON AWARD<br />
Mitchell Marino<br />
DiSTiNGuiSHED COMMuNiTy<br />
SERviCE AWARD<br />
Townes Buford<br />
PAuL TROWBRiDGE GiLLESPiE<br />
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD<br />
Eli Goldstein<br />
JAMES R. HAyGOOD iii BEST<br />
ALL-AROuND ATHLETE AWARD<br />
Toby Baker<br />
AL WRiGHT CHRiSTiAN<br />
CHARACTER AWARD<br />
Mitchell Marino<br />
MUS TODAY FALL <strong>2012</strong> 27
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