Commencement 2o11 - Friends' Central School

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ALUMNI/AE NEWS
REUNION 2011
Leonard Haas ’76 (right, with David Felsen) was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus
Award for his generous support of the School’s many projects and his numerous professional
acting and stage accomplishments, which include the Barrymore Award for the role of Henry
in The People’s Light and Theater production of The Fantasticks.
Party-goers from around the block
to as far away as Canada, Israel,
and Sweden took part in dozens of
activities including campus tours,
Varsity athletic contests, Meeting for
Worship, distinguished alumna and
alumnus presentations, visits to the
REUNION REFLECTIONS
archives, and class parties on and off
campus. This year, we also threw a
grand retirement party for longtime
faculty members Jim Davis, Lou
DelSoldo, and Lylee Van Pelt. In
addition, alumni/ae gave a combined
Reunion gift of $131,974.
Reunion was special, as some of our classmates
traveled long distances to reconnect. While
there’s no substitute for real face time, Facebook did
its job by starting the ball rolling in some instances.
We laughed together (at an impromptu large party at
Sang Kee Noodle House) and shed some tears together
(commemorating and honoring our dear classmate,
Jean-Pierre Guggenheim). In all, a friendly way to
celebrate each other and FCS.
- Eve Ellis ’76
Lynne Iverson Neefe ’61 received the
Distinguished Alumna Award, which
recognized her compassion and excellence
in the field of infectious disease education,
research, and clinical practice, as well as
her unparalleled commitment to Friends’
Central through her work as a class agent,
reunion coordinator, and member of the
Blackburn Society.
Thank you to everyone who
participated in Reunion 2011 and to
those who shared their wonderful
reflections with us! QW
Linda Waxman Wasserman ’75 is the Director
of Alumni/ae Affairs at Friends’ Central.
It was a challenge and
fun to help plan our 50th
Reunion, and it was
rewarding and more fun
to attend and see so many
classmates after so many
years. Everyone had a good
time, and everyone looks
pretty good, too!
- Julie Pontz Curson ’61