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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Paul Horton S P O T L I G H T 1986— At the dedication of the Arts and Humanities Center Insight Studios Insight Studios 1989— With Vassar President Frances Ferguson, Princeton President Harold Shapiro, and Board Chairman Peter Fink ’51 at the Centennial Convocation 1993— Patsy’s three-time New England Championship team: clockwise, Sara Vintiadis, A.J. Mleczko, Heather McVicar, Kate Schutt, Natasha Fine, Whitney Parks, and Coach Odden 1981— Patsy named assistant director of athletics, following Marion Makepeace. 1983— Serves as president of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. 1985— With the completion in 1980 of athletic facilities up the hill, the Arts and Humanities Center is created out of the old gymnasiums at the heart of campus. 1988— Creates the Poole Summer Fellowships in honor of Robert Keyes Poole ’50, who left education to devote his life to service through the Peace Corps and African Wildlife Federation. 1989— School begins its hundredth year with a special convocation in the fall. Lance is joined in leading the festivities by college presidents Frances Ferguson and Harold Shapiro and former U.S. Commissioner of Education Doc Howe ’36. 1990— As the school nears gender parity in the enrollment, construction of more housing for girls becomes essential. Centennial Dormitory, named in honor of John C. Esty, creates a new quadrangle in front of the Hulbert Taft Jr. Library. A gala celebration in May brings over 3,500 people to campus to celebrate the landmark year. 1991— Patsy’s girls’ varsity ice hockey team wins its first in what will be an unprecedented string of three New England Championships. 1992— Donald F. McCullough Athletic Center built (dedicated in 1999) to help eliminate nighttime practices in the winter. 1993— Patsy Odden appears in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” for guiding her ice hockey team to its third consecutive New England Championship. Lance receives an honorary doctorate from Piedmont College, along with Senator Sam Nunn. The degree is presented by Harry Walker ’40. 26 Spring 2001
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vickers and Beechler INFLUENCE AND IDEALS 1997— Honoring Sir Gordon and Lady Ivy Kwok Wu on the eve of the dedication of the new science building Without discounting the many priceless personalities of Taft, I have never associated any institution more closely with one individual. Nor, would I guess, has one individual ever done so much for a single institution. —Peter Bowden ’91 It is certainly true that the school reflects the headmaster, and Taft has become the finest of its kind. —Samuel F. Pryor III ’46, P’73 Lance and Patsy always set the tone in a way that connected Taft to its great traditions, but kept it marching forward into the new millennium. —Gregory J. Seitz ’86 Craig Ambrosio 1997— Lady Ivy Kwok Wu Science and Mathematics Center and the Nancy and Ben Belcher Learning Center are added to a renovated library. 1998— Odden named honorary doctor of humane letters from Hamilton College and received Princeton Country Day School’s highest alumni award. 1999— Five-year Campaign for Taft closes at $133,035,898 on December 31, surpassing the original $75 million goal. The New England Girls’ Prep School Ice Hockey Association votes unanimously to name the N.E. Championship trophy after Patsy, recognizing her unparalleled 25-year coaching career. 2001— In front of a packed house, the Odden family gathers for the Odden Arena Dedication in January: from left, Mike Brown, Margot, Karen, and Jake ’86, Lance and Patsy, and Laurie ’89. 2000— Lance and Patsy announce to the assembled faculty and student body their plan to retire at the end of the school year. John Dayton ’64 heads the trustee committee charged with finding Lance’s successor. 2001— January: Odden Arena dedicated in honor of Lance and Patsy. A record number of alumni and parents attend, surpassing even previous Alumni Weekend turnouts (see page 30). May: The Taft community honors the Oddens’ four decades of devotion to the school with a black-tie gala planned for May 19 (see page 2). Lance has done so much for our beloved school. The King would be proud of him and so am I. —Nelson Howard ’25 Lance’s quiet battle for an open-hearted, liberal-minded society is a legacy I hope his successor will carry forward. —David J. Piel ’42, P’72 I can say with certainty that I am sitting in the chair I have now thanks to the profound influence Lance had on me as a student and then as an educator. —Jim Mooney ’74 headmaster, Vermont Academy American history abounds with the unique stories of many remarkable independent school heads. There is another book waiting to be written, however, and it will be called The Oddens of Taft, or something like that. Their tenure has always been highlighted by its being a team effort, and that process helped move coeducation along. —Peter Buttenheim ’60, P’84 Here’s to a man who could have done or been anything that he wanted, only to choose the noble profession of seeing to it that others could be more than they thought possible. —Donald S. Tuttle III P’98,’00 Taft Bulletin 27
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