THE PRIDE - St. Mark's School of Texas

THE
PRIDE
Winter 2013
Volume 19, Issue 1
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Alumni Magazine
In This Issue:
Centennial Challenge Nears Completion
Fine Arts Legend Tony Vintcent Honored
Chapel Receives Another Gift of Music

Save the Dates
2013 Alumni Calendar of Events
April 13 Celebrate St. Mark’s
April 18 –20 Alumni Weekend 2013
Classes Ending in 3 & 8
Celebrate Reunions
April 20 Alumni Board Meeting
May 24 Seniors/Alumni Luncheon
Commencement
June 20 Summer Alumni Luncheon
October 4 Homecoming Kickoff Party
www.smtexas.org/AlumniEvents

Contents
THE
PRIDE
St. Mark’s School of Texas Alumni Magazine
Volume 19, Issue 1 • Winter 2013
ON CAMPUS
2 | In Retrospect
3 | From the Editor
4 | Visitors on Campus
6 | Fall & Winter Sports News
8 | Visiting Scholar & Literary Festival
9 | Student Accolades
12 | Traditions at St. Mark’s
ALUMNI NEWS
17 | Homecoming 2012
18 | Alumni in the News
20 | Alumni Giving
22 | Alumni Programs
SPOTLIGHT ON PHILANTHROPY
28 | Roosevelt Gift to Fund New Pipe Organ
4
12
FEATURES
30 | Centennial Challenge Nears Completion
36 | Curtain Call
REMARKS
41 | Alumni Class Notes
52 | Faculty & Staff Notes
53 | In Memoriam
56 | Endnotes
22
28
ABOUT OUR COVER
The Roosevelt Family Carillon.
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On Campus
in retrospect
Popping Wheelies
This photo was unearthed when the School’s
archives were reorganized. No years, date,
or names were noted, and we would love your
help to determine who is in this golf cart and,
more important, what they were trying to do.
If you can help identify them or have a good
story about this group of students, please let
us know. Send information to Katy Rubarth,
St. Mark’s School of Texas, 10600 Preston Road,
Dallas, TX 75230-4047 or email her at
rubarthk@smtexas.org.
In the Last Issue
Thanks to Tim Mank ’87, Owen
Martikan ’83, Greg Schlak ’85, and
Jim Whitfill ’86 for helping us identify
this photo of Marksmen working hard
at a student council meeting in 1984.
In the top row, from left to right,
are Greg Hurst ’84 and Eric Jones 84.
In the middle row are Joe Batson ’84,
Charles Oliver ’87, and Tim Mank ’87.
In the bottom row are Todd Hart ’84,
Ricky Rees ’85, John Meadows ’84,
Hamlet Newsom ’85, and Kevin
Frazier ’85. The student to the far
left is Randy Lowe ’86, and the
teacher keeping a watchful eye over
the proceedings is Mr. Paul Weadon.
Group Study Session
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Letters
from the editor
iIn 2005, through the generosity of the Roosevelt
Family, the St. Mark’s bell tower was outfitted
with a Carillon. Today, we enjoy the ringing of
the bells on a daily basis, as they mark the
passage of the day at 10600 Preston Road. In
1964, a young Renaissance man biked onto the
St. Mark’s campus to teach drama, and would
go on to recruit legendary faculty members,
inspire hundreds of young artists, and spawn a
world-class Fine Arts program.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the many
people whose talent, careful planning, and foresight
have brought us to the place where we are
today. It’s hard to imagine St. Mark’s without a
fine arts program. It’s hard to imagine a day
without the sound of music from the bell tower.
So much of what we take for granted was carefully
planted by those with vision, passion,
generosity, and a deep and abiding care for
this School.
When I arrived as Director of Communications
in the fall of 2009, I jumped right into
the planning for the public launch of The
Centennial Challenge, one of the most ambitious
fundraising campaigns among secondary
schools in the country— certainly the most
comprehensive in the history of our School.
It’s hard to believe that we have less than three
months until its completion and our goal of
$110 Million is realized.
There have been many great moments to
celebrate along the way; objectives have been
accomplished, and thousands of alumni,
parents, and friends of the School have come
together to make sure that excellence
continues at St. Mark’s for decades to come.
The Centennial Challenge is our opportunity to
be a part of something greater than ourselves.
This is our time to
plant the seeds for
future generations
of Marksmen and
their families, and
I, for one, am
grateful and
humbled to have
had a small part in doing so.
I hope you all enjoy this issue and take PRIDE
in what we have accomplished and what we will
continue to accomplish together.
~ Katy B. Rubarth
Director of Communications
Correction from the Last Issue
Page 5 ~ Andrew Kleiman ’12 was erroneously
left off of the Class of 2012 matriculation list.
Andrew attends the University of Texas in Austin.
We apologize for the omission.
(above) A view from
the bell tower.
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On Campus
visitors on campus
Guest Speakers Share Their Experiences
(above) Harry Lynch ’84
speaks about the
environment to Dan
Northcut’s ’81 class.
(above right) Rorke
Denver addresses Upper
School assembly.
oOne of the many hidden benefits of a St. Mark’s
education is the chance to hear and visit with
unique speakers who, one way or another,
make their way to 10600 Preston Road. This
year alone, more than a half-dozen individuals
have enlightened boys and their parents with
unique experiences and insights.
Harry Lynch ’84
Documentary filmmaker and environmental
educator Harry Lynch ’84 returned to campus
while promoting his new documentary Switch,
which takes an agenda-free look at the energy
debate. Lynch visited the AP Environmental
Science class, taught by fellow Marksman Dan
Northcut ’81, and discussed some of the themes
in his documentary, such as the pros and cons
of nuclear energy, coal, and fossil fuels. He
also screened videos from the Switch Energy
Project, an educational website he co-created.
While Harry co-produced the film, another
Marksman was also on the crew: frequent
collaborator Wilson Waggoner ’90 served as
the cinematographer.
Rorke Denver
Lieutenant Commander Rorke
Denver knows a thing or two about
courage and honor. As a Navy
SEAL, those words are part of a
creed he has lived by as a member
of the most elite fighting force
in history. As a SEAL, Denver
traveled across the globe, pursuing
America’s enemies and putting
his life on the line to keep our
country safe. In December, he
came to St. Mark’s and spoke
with Upper and Middle School boys about his
experiences and thoughts on being a man.
Denver opened with a fe w practical suggestions
for the boys before diving into the time
he spent in Bravo Platoon at SEAL Team 3,
operating in Central and South America and
then in Iraq’s combat-heavy Al Anbar Province.
Denver passed along the phrase, “Calm is contagious,”
which he learned in his SEAL training
and implemented throughout his 13-year career
as an active-duty SEAL. To illustrate some of his
points, Denver showed scenes from the feature
film Act of Valor, in which he starred with other
real-life Navy SEALs.
Michael Thompson
The trials and tribulations of raising boys is
a topic all St. Mark’s parents can relate to, and
is the specialty of New York Times best-selling
author Dr. Michael Thompson. The psychologist
and school consultant spoke to a packed house of
parents about how to raise responsible children.
Mixing clinical experience and anecdotes,
Thompson offered advice on raising socially
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(bottom) Lee Berger with
Middle School students.
(below) Michael Thompson
speaks to parents.
Eric Kusin ’00
As a guest of the Student Alumni Association,
Eric Kusin ’00 spoke with Upper School
students about his life as a buyer for the gift
galleries at Neiman Marcus. With an accomplished
resume, which includes working for
Haynes & Boone, LLP, and the Texas Rangers
Baseball Club, Eric was able to share his own
experiences navigating the worlds of graduate
Eric Kusin ’00 (center) with
Upper School students.
school, internships, and career choice. Eric received his Bachelor of Science
degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Southern
California and completed the J.D./M.B.A. program in 2008 at the
University of Texas at Austin.
Patrick Collins ’99
Patrick Collins ’99 came back to campus and
spoke with several of Dan Northcut’s ’81 Environmental
Studies classes. Patrick, President and
CEO at Cortez Resources, has spent most of his
career in the oil and gas industry and was able to
speak extensively about his work and the science Patrick Collins ’99.
behind energy exploration and production. He
also answered questions about the future of natural gas and fracking, a topic
the students were currently studying. Patrick received his B.A. in Art History
from Columbia and his M.B.A. from the Acton School of Business.
Chris Winn ’99
healthy and morally responsible children, with
tips from getting boys to do their laundry to
preventing a homesick college freshman.
Thompson is already well known to St. Mark’s
faculty, who read his book, Understanding
Independent School Parents, in preparation for
Chris Winn ’99 was invited back to campus to
speak to TELOS, a student group focused on the
principles of Leadership & Ethics. Until recently,
Chris has worked in mergers and acquisitions at
RealPage, a publicly traded software company.
He is now starting his own company. Speaking to
Alicia and Chris Winn ’99.
more than 30 students, Chris shared his thoughts
on managing a large team of employees, starting his own business, and finding
a work/life balance. Chris has a B.A. in Economics from UT Austin and received
his M.B.A. from SMU in 2012.
the 2012 – 2013 school year.
Lee Berger
In conjunction with the newly opened Perot
Museum of Nature and Science, author and
renowned paleoanthropologist Lee Berger spent
a day on campus sharing his adventures and
experiences. Eugene McDermott Master Teacher
John Mead, a Facebook friend of Berger, asked
him if he would be interested in speaking about
his discovery at the School. Berger graciously
accepted and, with some help from the Perot
Museum, arrived on campus one November day.
He spoke to sixth- and ninth-grade students and
autographed copies of his book. Berger and
Mead then went to the Perot Museum and
hosted a webcast for more than 600 students
across Texas. Berger dined with the science
faculty, then spoke to a packed audience in the
Great Hall. This semester, John Mead chose
Berger’s book, In the Footsteps of Eve, as his
freshman class reading selection, and Berger has
offered to web chat from South Africa.
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On Campus
fall and winter sports news
Conference, State, and National Recognition
Quarterback Recognized by Ford
(above) SPC Champion
Varsity Volleyball Team.
(right) Mitchell So ’16
takes the gold at
USA Fencing’s North
American Cup.
During St. Mark’s Homecoming pep rally on October 26, 2012, junior
John Webb was named a Built Ford Tough Texas High School Football
Player of the Week. The award was presented by Fortunes O’Neal and
Angela Enright of Park Cities Ford, who also presented a trophy to
Head Coach Bart Epperson. With half of the season yet to be played,
John had already
amassed more than
2,000 passing yards
and completed
20 touchdowns.
“John is an
amazing student
of the game,” said
Coach Epperson.
“He’s a fierce
competitor who’s
also a quiet leader.
John is the type
of player who
coaches love.”
Coach Epperson, Fortunes O’Neal of Park Cities
Ford, and John Webb ’14.
The Player of the Week award singles out student-athletes who
excel in athletic achievement, leadership within the team, and
success in academics and citizenship. Each week, Ford names five
Texas students from each of the public school classifications and one
private school student.
Volleyball
Everyone loves a great comeback story, and
Varsity Volleyball experienced one for the books
this year. After a close defeat at the hands of
Greenhill in 2011 in the final Championship game,
the Lions came back hard this season, sweeping
an early tournament in September. The next
month, they beat both Greenhill and Trinity
Valley to become the #1 seed in the North Zone.
Finally, St. Mark’s made it all the way to the
SPC Championship and had no intention of
going home early. The Lions blew their way
through the bracket, not dropping a single game
against Trinity Valley or Episcopal High School,
before meeting defending champion Greenhill in
the final game. The Lions ran over the Hornets,
3– 0, clinching the SPC title.
Fencing
Several Varsity fencers finished high in the
Texas State Fencing Championships, including
Akshay Malhotra ’16, who finished first in foil. In
addition, Mitchell So ’16 traveled to Louisville,
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Photo by Michael Doorey ’13
(left) Members of the SPC
Champion Varsity Soccer
Team holding the trophy.
(below left) SPC Champion
Varsity Swim Team.
Crew Christening Honors Former Coach Will Forteith ’96
Photo by Conner Olson ’15
Thanks to the continuing generosity of an anonymous donor, St. Mark’s
christened the newest scull in its rowing fleet, the William Forteith ’96,
named in honor of the former student, crew coach, and faculty member.
Standing before a crowd of family, friends, students, and alumni, Will offered
his thanks and gratitude to the anonymous donor who has continued to
support and strengthen the rowing program at St. Mark’s. He also challenged
the current team attending the christening to row true and push themselves
to become better men both on and off the water.
After graduating from St. Mark’s, Will rowed for Cornell University’s Lightweight
Crew. After earning his master’s in English and teaching for several
years, he returned to 10600 Preston Road and eventually became Assistant
Head of Middle School. During Will’s tenure as crew coach, the team won
several state championship titles and competed in the U.S. Rowing Youth
National Championship, finishing sixth in the nation.
Kentucky, where he won the Gold Medal for
Men’s Saber (Y14) at USA Fencing’s North
American Cup, rising above 122 competitors
from around the continent.
Soccer
The Varsity Soccer team returned to the
Winter SPC Championships in February as the
defending champions and upheld their title in
a 3–1 final game against Houston Kinkaid. This
was their fourth straight appearance in the finals
and second SPC Championship in a row.
Swimming
The conclusion of the Winter SPC games
found the Varsity Swim Team a full 100 points
ahead of their competition as they secured the
SPC Championship title once again. New SPC
records were set by the Lions for each of the
three relay events. The swimmers also set new
School Records in the 200 Free Relay with a time
of 1:29.65 and the 200 Medley Relay, with a time
of 1:39.95.
Harrison Quarls ’13, former crew coach Will Forteith ’96, Sam Libby ’13,
and Kevin Bass ’13 christen the new hull.
Final Fall SPC Standings
Cross Country .......................... 3rd
Football .............................. 2nd
Volleyball .............................. 1st
Final Winter SPC Standings
Basketball ............................. 6th
Soccer ................................. 1st
Swimming ............................. 1st
Wrestling .............................. 3rd
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On Campus
literary festival includes visiting scholar
Dennard Scholar Billy Collins, Former U.S. Poet Laureate
(above) Authors participating
in a panel discussion
for students.
(above right) Literary
Festival participants
include Jonathan Ng ’14,
David Brown, Curtis Sittenfield,
Billy Collins, Marion
Winik, Sid Balman ’76,
Ashton Hashemipour ’16,
Henry Woram ’13,
Ryan O’Meara ’14,
William Sydney ’15, and
Peter Montgomery ’15.
(right) Dennard Visiting
Scholar Billy Collins
speaks to students
during assembly.
fFormer Poet Laureate of the United States
Billy Collins joined international journalist
Sid Balman ’76, noted novelist Curtis Sittenfeld,
and essayist Marion Winik for the sixth annual
Literary Festival. The four guests visited classes
and interacted with students in both an assembly
and a reception.
Victor F. White Master Teacher David Brown,
who worked with Festival Chair Ryan O’Meara ’14
and William Sydney ’15 to coordinate and carry
out the festival, was pleased with the outcome.
“We got writers who not only educated but
also entertained,” Brown said. “The combination
of genders and genres was a success.”
For Brown, it was special to have as notable a
poet as Billy Collins visit the School. Collins, who
was also the Robert E. Dennard Visiting Scholar,
helped to bring a new level of accomplishment
and wit to the walls of Decherd Performance Hall.
“It was surreal at times,” Brown said. “We had
a literary celebrity here. His poetry is easier for
students to understand than the usual poetry
they are assigned. Combining his intelligence
and humor really entertained our students.”
Collins, who led a poetry reading as part of
the Dennard Visiting Scholars Program, started
studying poetry as a teenager.
“When I was in high school, to write poetry
was to become unpopular,” Collins said. “Poetry
was something that didn’t have value.”
His father brought home poetry magazines,
and Collins’s initial forays into poetry blossomed
into one of the most successful poetry careers in
modern history. Still, being named United States
Poet Laureate in 2001 came as a huge shock.
Collins’s triumphs in poetry may go unmatched
in the near future, but anyone can aspire to
relate real life as effortlessly as Collins seems to.
“Poems are a reminder of how amazing it is
to be alive and how fleeting that is,” he said. “It
says, ‘I’m here, I find myself at the conjunction
of these events, and that’s special.’ Poems are a
declaration of presence.”
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student accolades
All-State Musicians
Twenty-one Marksmen musicians traveled to
San Marcos to perform in the Texas Private
School Music Educators Association’s All-State
Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Orchestra
Concerts on February 2, 2013. Making his fifth
appearance in the All-State Orchestra, William
Chang ’13 was named Concertmaster for the
third consecutive year, and sophomore William
Su was named Associate Concertmaster.
All-State Orchestra musicians on violin
included William Chang ’13, Concertmaster
(5-year All-State member), William Su ’15,
Assistant Concertmaster, Rohan Pinto ’15,
Eugene Song ’16, Timothy Cho ’15, Hansen
Kuo ’13 (4-year All-State member), Raffy
Salcedo ’13, Joshua Choe ’16, Jonathan Ng ’14,
and Eric Li ’16. Rounding out the All-State
Orchestra were violists Sam Libby ’13 and Kevin
Kim ’16, cellist Christopher Chen ’17, and
principal bassist Patrick Magee ’17.
Five Marksmen jazz musicians were
selected for the All-State Jazz Ensemble and
comprised a fourth of the entire group:
Nick Buckenham ’15, on tenor saxophone II,
Chris Carter ’15, on baritone saxophone, Jorge
Hinojosa ’13 on tenor trombone III, Chris
Hicks ’13 on bass guitar, and Umer Nadir ’15
on drum set II.
Steven Tsai ’13 and Robert He ’13 represented
St. Mark’s on the clarinet in the All-State
Concert Band.
Students Present Papers at Colloquium
Eight students from Lynne Weber’s AP
English 12 class were selected to present their
papers at the 2013 James Joyce Dubliners
Colloquium, hosted at The Oakridge School on
Feburary 6. The students are seniors Zach Alden,
Zach Burdette, Will Chang, James Rowan,
Warren Smith, Meyer Thalheimer, Steve Tsai,
and Noah Yonack. Additionally, seniors Bryce
Holcomb, Sam Libby, and Taubert Nadalini were
invited to participate in the Colloquium’s Creative
Writing Workshop, hosted by Luke Jacob, Dean
of Curriculum, of Trinity Valley School.
(above) All-State
Orchestra members
and St. Mark’s
orchestra director
David Fray.
(left) Concertmaster
William Chang ’13,
is acknowledged by
the director of the the
All-State Orchestra.
(below left) All-State
Jazz Ensemble
members.
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On Campus
Photo by Michael Doorey ’13, The ReMarker
Cartooning Student Wins National Award
Most St. Mark’s teachers discourage students from doodling in class, but
Dylan Kirksey ’13 received a national award for “outstanding cartooning.” As The
ReMarker’s cartoonist, Dylan serves up three panels of humor with every issue. His
vuvuzela-theme strip from the September 23, 2011 issue was awarded first place
in the Comic Panel/Strip category in the 2012 Cartooning Awards, presented by the
National Scholastic Press Association and Universal Uclick.
(above) Will Forbes ’18,
selected as a 2013 Sports
Illustrated Kids Reporter.
Seventh-Grader Named
Sports Illustrated Kids Reporter
Aspiring sports journalist Will Forbes ’18
has been selected to be a 2013 Sports Illustrated
Kids Reporter. Will and the seven other young
reporters chosen will have the opportunity to
attend sporting events and conduct interviews.
Each Kid Reporter will also be given a place on
the SI Kid Reporter webpage to post videos and
a sports blog, in addition to the chance to be
published in Sports Illustrated Kids.
Debate Team Finishes Strong
St. Mark’s Debate Team members Zach
Burdette ’13 and Charlie Marshall ’14 started the
year off in fine fashion by finishing second at the
prestigious Montgomery Bell Academy Southern
Bell Forum debate tournament in Nashville. MBA
is smaller but more competitive than many Tier 1
tournaments because they allow each school to
bring only its top team. En route to the finals,
Burdette and Marshall compiled a 5 –1 record
in primary rounds with victories over five other
schools from across the nation. Their only preliminary
loss was to Pace Academy, which entered
the tournament as the first-ranked team in the
country. After preliminary competition, Burdette
was recognized as the 17th-best speaker and
Marshall was recognized as the 25th-best speaker.
In elimination rounds, Burdette and Marshall
won a series of decisions, defeating Berkeley
Prep and Greenhill School, and avenging their
preliminary-round loss to Pace Academy. In
finals, they were defeated by Stratford Academy,
the number-one preseason team that won the
first two major tournaments of the year.
This was the School’s fifth appearance at the
finals of the MBA tournament. St. Mark’s won
the tournament in 1989, 1990, 2002, and 2011.
National Merit Scholars
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation
has recognized 29 St. Mark’s seniors as
Commended Students, an honor based on
PSAT scores and bestowed on only 34,000
students nationwide.
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Congratulations to seniors Shivum Agrawal,
Alexander Choy, Otto Clark-Martinek, Carlton
Elder, Brendan Freeman, Dominic Garcia,
Matthew Genecov, Michael Gilliland, Michael
Gohlke, Andrew Hall, Daniel Hersh, Harrison
Hewitt, Dylan Kirksey, Hansen Kuo, Ryan Miller,
Will Moor, Taubert Nadalini, Robbey Orth,
Adam Rawot, Raffy Salcedo, Warren Smith,
Aditya Sureddi, Brian Vodicka, Henry Woram,
Noah Yonack, Will Altabef, Pramukh Atluri,
Hunter Book, and Zachary Burdette.
In addition to being recognized as National
Merit Commended Students, Dominic Garcia
received a National Hispanic Honorable
Mention, and Carlton Elder was recognized as a
National Achievement Semi-Finalist. Bryceson
Holcomb and Deshawon Nembhard were also
named Outstanding Participants.
Eighteen seniors were recognized as Semifinalists
in the 2012 competition for National
Merit Scholarships. Congratulations to Chandler
Burke, William Chang, Aarav Chavda, Ryan
Eichenwald, Andrew Graffy, Paul Gudmundsson,
Justin Harvey, Niccolo Lazzara, Mitchell Lee,
Samuel Libby, Parker Matthews, Rajat Mittal,
Rachit Mohan, Arjomaan Mozumder, James
Rowan, Milan Savani, Meyer Thalheimer,
and Steven Tsai.
YoungArts Finalists Travels to Miami
Painter Robbey Orth ’13 and photographer
Michael Gilliland ’13 were selected as YoungArts
Finalists and traveled to Miami, Florida, for
YoungArts Week. The budding artists were
chosen as finalists from among thousands of
other students nationwide and were invited to
attend the weeklong event. While there, Michael
received a Silver Award for his photography. Also
recognized were juniors Lance Bock, Cameron
Baxley, and Halbert Bai with Honorable Mention,
and Steven Tsai ’13 with Merit. YoungArts is the
exclusive nominating organization for selection
of the Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
Middle School Team Swims to Victory
The Middle School Swim Team participated
February 2, 2013, in the Metroplex Middle
School Championship Swim Meet, held at the
LISD Aquatic Center in The Colony. The team
finished in first place overall and set three new
meet records.
Swimming as a team, Matthew Yang ’17,
Jacob Hum ’17, Ethan Pittson ’18, and Benjamin
Hurst ’18 set a new meet record in the 200-yard
Freestyle Relay.
Two individual meet records were set by
Jacob Hum ’17 — in the 50-yard Breaststroke
and the 50-yard Butterfly.
(above) Photograph by
YoungArts Finalist Michael
Gilliland ’13.
(above left) Painting by
YoungArts Finalist Robbey
Orth ’13.
(left) The record-setting
Middle School relay team
swimmers.
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On Campus
st. mark’s traditions
Pecos Wilderness Trip
The Class of 2016
embarks on the 10-day
excursion into the
Pecos Wilderness and
the age-old St. Mark’s
rite of passage.
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Grandparents’ Day
St. Mark’s welcomed
more than 600 grandparents
and guests to
campus for a peek
into a day in the life
of a Marksman.
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On Campus
Community Service
Winter is always the
season of giving, as the
Community Service
program held several
events, including
McDonald’s Week,
the post-Halloween
Candy Drive, Austin
Street Dinner, and
the Holiday Gift Drive.
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Lessons & Carols and the All-School Christmas Party
The St. Mark’s community
turns out for two holiday
traditions: A Festival of
Lessons & Carols and the
All-School Christmas Party.
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Alumni News
homecoming 2012
Alumni, Friends, and Families in the Great Halll
The Homecoming Kickoff Party
continues to draw hundreds of
Alumni and their guests back to
campus for food, fun, and Lion football.
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Alumni News
alumni in the news
Marksmen Making National and International News
(above) Kurt Eichenwald ’79,
speaking to a group
of St. Mark’s parents,
has recently published
a new book about the
months following 9/11.
(above right) The cover
of Kurt’s new book.
Tommy Lee Jones ’65
Tommy Lee Jones ’65 is on the awards circuit
again for his critically acclaimed role in Lincoln,
portraying Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican
Congressional leader and fervent abolitionist.
As Lincoln led the nominations for Academy
Awards and Golden Globes, Jones was honored
by both with nominations for Best Supporting
Actor. Numerous other film critic associations
have awarded Jones for his performance,
including the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics
Association. Jones was also recognized by his
peers, receiving the Screen Actors Guild Award for
Outstanding Male Performance in a Supporting
Role. Later this year, Jones will portray General
Douglas MacArthur in the post-World War II drama
Emperor, which chronicles how MacArthur and
his protégé, played by Matthew Fox, investigated
the Japanese Emperor’s involvement in the war.
Sean Mitchell ’66
Journalist and critic Sean Mitchell ’66
published a collection of profiles and essays
entitled Why the News in Hollywood Always
Wears a Tan. The anthology recalls encounters
with such Hollywood icons as Jack Lemmon,
Richard Gere, Woody Allen, and fellow alumnus
Boz Scaggs ’62. Sean’s articles have made
regular appearances in the Los Angeles Times,
The New York Times, and USA Today.
Kurt Eichenwald ’79
Best-selling author Kurt Eichenwald ’79
recently published his latest book, 500 Days:
Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars, which
chronicles the 18 months following 9/11. Kurt
dedicated the book to Lower School teacher
Frank Jordan, and the inscription reads:
“Teacher, mentor, friend, and role model to
untold numbers of boys and men, including
me.” Kurt is the author of three best-selling
books, one of which, The Informant, was made
into a major motion picture. Kurt lives in
Dallas with his wife, Teresa, and they have three
Marksmen sons, Adam ’10, Ryan ’13, and Sam
’16. Kurt will receive the 2013 Distinguished
Alumnus Award at the upcoming Spring Alumni
Dinner on April 19, 2013.
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John Sellars ’89
Weaving history, biology, ethics, and
romance into a page-turning thriller is no easy
task, but John Sellars ’89 has done just that in
his new book The Dark Rift. Though the story is
set in the near future, the plot pulls from the
Spanish conquistadors to the Mayan prophets.
But beyond a stirring narrative, the very presentation
of the book is something unique. Symbols
take the place of character names in dialogue
and ancient maps and symbols dot each page.
John co-wrote the book with Christopher
Haines, whom he met at Dartmouth College.
Jeremy Stewart ’97
Not content with simply making a comfortable
flip-flop, Jeremy Stewart ’97 and business
partner Barrett Horton have created a truly
humanitarian brand with their company, Hari
Mari. Starting with the manufacturing, each
sandal is made with reprocessed rubber and
foam and sustainable hemp fiber, as well as
memory foam for added comfort. Beyond
fighting for the environment, Hari Mari also
fights pediatric cancer, donating $3 from
every sandal sold to help families pay for their
children’s cancer treatment.
Ty Montgomery ’11
Wide receiver Ty Montgomery enjoyed an
outstanding freshman year playing for Stanford.
Playing all 13 games, Montgomery caught
24 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns,
including a 96-yard return on the final play
of the game at Washington State. He was
awarded the Menlo-Atherton Trophy, given
to the team’s outstanding freshman player.
After his sophomore season at Stanford, Ty
had the opportunity to play in the 2013 Rose
Bowl, where he completed three catches
for 26 yards in the Cardinal victory over
the Wisconsin Badgers.
Conner Youngblood ’08
Musician Conner Youngblood ’08 played to
an audience of millions tuning in to one of television’s
most popular shows. In a recent episode
of Grey’s Anatomy, Conner’s song “Australia”
played as Doctors Meredith Grey and Christina
Yang stayed overnight with their patients in
the hospital. The episode, “Beautiful Doom,”
aired on November 8, 2012, and was seen by
9.26 million viewers, making it the most
watched show in its time slot. “Australia”
appears on Conner’s new album, Sketches pt.1.
(above) Ty Montgomery ’11
carries the ball for
Stanford in the 99th
Rose Bowl game.
(above left) The cover
of John Sellars’s ’89 new
book The Dark Rift.
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alumni giving
Alumni Continue to Lead the Way on Campus
Members of the
Class of 2003 at their
5th Reunion Party.
Focused on a Fifth Year
Alumni participation in the St. Mark’s Fund
reached 53 percent last year, surpassing the
50 percent mark for the fourth year in a row.
This year will make five, and the Alumni Board
is ready to partner with the Alumni Association
to make sure their goal is achieved.
The Alumni Board believes that Marksmen
love their School and want to maintain their
connections because they understand the lifelong
impact that St. Mark’s has on their lives. In
searching for different metrics, it became clear
that Alumni giving is one equitable measurement
that allows us to compare the effectiveness
of the Alumni Program each year. Since 2007,
the Alumni Board has used Alumni participation
in the St. Mark’s Fund as a measurement of how
engaged the Association is with the School.
Since taking on the participation challenge,
the St. Mark’s Alumni Association has been able
to boast the highest rates in the nation. Few
colleges and very few independent schools can
claim to reach the 50 percent mark year in and
year out. This new normal has been an exciting
point of pride for Marksmen young and old. As
2012–2013 comes to a close in June, the Alumni
Board and a dedicated group of Class Agents
and other volunteers will work to move the
needle toward 50 percent.
St. Mark’s Alumni are at the top of their
fields across the globe, leading companies and
changing the world. Alumni Participation is just
one more way in which our Association is
leading the way.
Reunion Program and Alumni Weekend
This year marks the first that a reunion cycle
will celebrate its second Alumni Weekend, and
the Classes of 3’s & 8’s have their sights set on
making it a weekend to remember.
Beginning in October, the 10 Class Reunion
Committees met to begin planning for the April
weekend and their Reunion festivities. Each
Committee was focused on several key goals:
first, to plan the best series of events possible;
second, to spread the word to their classmates
and ensure record-setting attendance; third,
to plan a Reunion Gift that would challenge
their class and the classes that will follow them
in the coming years. Those early ideas are now
in motion, and this April looks to be one of the
best 10600 Preston Road has seen.
Alumni Weekend Chairman Carl Sewell ’02
and his Committee members are also hard at
work planning for the Weekend. Partnered with
the Alumni Office, their mission is to ensure a
great series of popular events. This year’s lineup
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will include the Alumni Golf Tournament at
The Tribute at The Colony, alumni classes
taught by faculty like Tom Adams, the Spring
Alumni Dinner honoring 40-year faculty
members John Stutsman, Bobbi Mailer, and
Alice Oltrogge and Distinguished Alumnus Kurt
Eichenwald ’79, the Family Cookout, and much
more. As always, Alumni Weekend will have
something for everyone.
As stated in their early planning, the Reunion
Committees will help drive a majority of the
traffic for the Weekend. As we enter the last few
months of planning, Committee members will
be reaching out to every single classmate,
making sure they know about the weekend and
encouraging them to join old friends and faculty
members back home on campus.
Committees will also continue to encourage
participation in the Reunion Class Gift program.
Since 2007, Reunion classes have done their part
to build excitement around giving to the School
and to grow the St. Mark’s Fund. With their help,
total Alumni giving to the St. Mark’s Fund
continues to eclipse $1 million each year, and
for the past several, Alumni have given more
than current parents. The 10 Reunion Classes
also account for nearly 40 percent of total
Alumni giving to the St. Mark’s Fund each year.
The work of the Reunion Committees is
invaluable to the School. They challenge themselves
and other classes by raising expectations.
They ask every member of the Alumni Association,
in a Reunion year, to pay tribute to the impact
that St. Mark’s had in their own life and to help
strengthen the School for generations to come.
This year, several classes have their sights set
on breaking Reunion records. The Class of 2008
is working tirelessly to set a 5th Reunion Record
for participation. The Class of 2003 has already
set a 10th Reunion Record for giving and is
planning to raise the bar even further.
As Alumni Weekend and the Reunions
approach, the Classes of 3’s & 8’s will continue to
do their part to drive attendance and participation.
Their shared mission will certainly leave a mark
on campus to challenge future generations.
(above) Alumni Weekend
Family Cookout.
(above left) Alumni classes,
such as this one taught by
Tom Adams, are always
well attended.
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alumni programs
Engaged Across the Nation
(above) Alumni Gathering
at Rice University.
(top) Alumni Regional
Event in Houston.
(above right and right)
Austin Gathering.
aAs the new School year began last September, the
Executive Committee of the Alumni Board sat
down to focus on the coming year. Their objective
was clear, to support the mission of the School
by building the best Alumni Association in the
nation, as demonstrated by engagement and
giving. Their goal was bold, and to execute their
plan, the Alumni Board, partnered with the Office
of Development & Alumni Relations, will target
four specific areas: (1) the continued growth of
the Alumni Weekend and Reunion Programs,
(2) events that allow alumni, of all ages, to connect
with fellow Marksmen, the faculty, and the
School, (3) to maintain more than 50 percent
Alumni giving in the St. Mark’s Fund, and
(4) to strategically grow the Alumni Network.
Each year, these goals are met with an
extraordinarily responsive and supportive
Alumni Community. Marksmen young and old
continue to engage with the School and spend
their time and resources to ensure a viable
Alumni Association that strengthens the School.
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Regional Events Around the Nation
As the Alumni Association grows, the Alumni
Office has seen the need for a boost in faculty
travel. With this in mind, the Office took to the
road to visit Alumni in 11 different cities with a
handful of faculty riding shotgun.
In September, St. Mark’s hosted events in
Austin, Houston, and on the campus of Rice
University, where David Brown, Victor F. White
Master Teaching Chair in English, and Scott
Gonzalez, Provost and Dean of the Campus,
were traveling faculty guests. In October,
(top row and above left)
Washington, D.C. Alumni
Gathering.
(above and left) New York
City Alumni Event.
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(top row, above, and
right) More New York City
Alumni Gathering.
(far right and above right)
Los Angeles Alumni
Gathering.
St. Mark’s hosted seven events on the East
Coast, attracting more than 150 alumni in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, New Haven,
Washington, D.C., and on the campuses of
Dartmouth and Princeton. Stephen M. Seay ’68
Science Department Chair Stephanie Barta,
Nancy and Jeffrey Marcus Master Teaching
Chair Bruce Westrate, Thomas B. Walker III ’73
Mathematics Department Chair Joe Milliet, and
others, took time out of their busy classroom
schedules to attend some of the gatherings and
catch up with their former students. As always,
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(above, top, top left)
Dallas Alumni Holiday
Luncheon at a new
venue this year.
(left) Alumni Soccer.
(above left) Alumni
Basketball.
this was a chance for Alumni and guests to hear
from Eugene McDermott Headmaster Arnie
Holtberg on the state of the School. St. Mark’s
hit the West Coast a month later with faculty
members Amy Reck and Curtis Smith for events
in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Regional Clubs in New York and San
Francisco continue to flourish, with activity
around the year for Alumni. In Austin and D.C.,
Alumni leaders are continuing to push toward
Club status, with plans to launch officially in
the next two years.
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An Evening at the Perot
Museum, presented
by St. Mark’s Alumni
Leadership Speaker
Series, drew a record
number of attendees.
Alumni Leadership Speaker Series
The ALSS is a major focus for the Alumni
Board each year, with the goal of engaging
community members in social, business, and
cultural settings. The Speaker Series launched
several years ago as a way to provide more educational
opportunities to the Alumni Association.
Speakers include visiting scholars, faculty
members, and alumni. This year’s program kicked
off in December with Arnie Holtberg and more
than 130 guests enjoying the Holiday Luncheon
at a new location in Arlington Hall at Lee Park.
On the evening of February 25, more than 250
alumni and their guests gathered at the recently
opened Perot Museum of Nature and Science for
an installment of the Alumni Leadership Speaker
Series. A panel of St. Mark’s Science Faculty
was the evening’s featured speaker, as Alumni
Association President Jeff Hillier ’76 welcomed
the audience, before turning the microphone
over to moderator David Campbell ’86. A faculty
panel, consisting of Stephen M. Seay ’68 Science
Department Chair Stephanie Barta, Cecil H.
and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair Stephen
Balog, Director of Environmental Studies
Dan Northcut ’81, and Chemistry Teacher
Ken Owens ’89 discussed a number of relevant
questions on a variety of scientific topics and
fielded questions from the audience.
Among many other interesting issues, the
group discussed the state of scientific exploration
in the classrooms at 10600 Preston Road, how
curriculum and subject matter must be constantly
updated to keep pace with the latest in scientific
discovery, recent graduates of St. Mark’s, and the
current impact that Marksmen are having in
the scientific community, as well as the many
opportunities that faculty members have taken
for professional development.
Following this presentation, guests were free
to explore the four-story museum and its many
attractions, while interacting with the panelists,
as well as many other St. Mark’s Science Faculty
who were on hand as special guests.
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Alumni Board Vision
(this page) College-Age
Alumni Holiday Luncheon.
St. Mark’s is recognized nationally as having
the best independent school alumni network,
demonstrated by superior alumni engagement
and contributions.
Alumni Board Values
• Commitment to Making St. Mark’s Better
• Passionate Involvement, Generosity, and Service
• High Standards
• Pursuit of Learning and Growth
• Promoting Camaraderie and Fun within the
St. Mark’s Community
Young Alumni Activity
Young Alumni continue to engage in the
Alumni Association from the moment they leave
campus. This is no coincidence. For years, the
Alumni Board and Alumni Office have made our
youngest alumni (those who have not yet celebrated
their 15th Reunion) a priority, by hosting
events and communicating the importance
of engagement before they ever leave campus.
This year at Thanksgiving, the Young Alumni
Holiday Party saw increased attendance, as did
the College-Age Holiday Luncheon in December.
Both events brought together almost 200 alumni
and guests to reconnect. The on-campus Student
Alumni Association also continues to flourish
under the strong Class of 2013 leadership of
Parker Matthews and Umang Shah. This group
has already spent meetings focused on learning
about philanthropy and the Alumni Network,
meeting with Alumni Board leaders, and sending
care packages to College-Age Alumni.
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roosevelt gift to fund new pipe organ
Seth Kelly ’84 and Liz
Roosevelt Kelly, Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Roosevelt, Emily
and Toby Roosevelt ’81,
and Headmaster Arnie
Holtberg after the
announcement of the
Roosevelts’s gift.
tThe Centennial Challenge continues to transform
the campus and strengthen the overall St. Mark’s
experience. A recent gift was announced that
has paved the way for the acquisition of a new
pipe organ for the St. Mark’s Chapel.
On February 26, 2013, St. Mark’s recognized
many of its most generous donors at the annual
Headmaster’s Council Dinner, graciously hosted
by current parents Harlan and Kathy Crow.
Kathy Crow is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees and serves
as Co-Chair of The Centennial Challenge. After a
warm welcome from Mrs. Crow, Board of
Trustees President Randall Fojtasek ’81 thanked
the many alumni, parents, and friends in attendance
and expressed his enthusiasm about the
continuing progress of the Campaign, highlighting
several important achievements. He
noted that more than 250 donors have made
gifts of $25,000 or more, including 30 donors
who’ve given $1 million or more. Mr. Fojtasek
highlighted the success of the Alumni Financial
Aid Challenge, the impact of the new buildings,
the addition of newly endowed faculty positions,
and that nearly $80 million of the more
than $100 million in commitments had already
been collected. “The final few months,” said
Mr. Fojtasek, “will be the most important and
possibly the most challenging,” and he stressed
that more work remains as we near the $110
million goal. After concluding his remarks, he
introduced Eugene McDermott Headmaster
Arnie Holtberg.
Mr. Holtberg echoed his personal thanks to
the assembled crowd for their individual and
collective generosity and then made a very
special announcement. He introduced and
recognized Life Trustee and former Board of
Trustees President Elliott “Tony” Roosevelt and
noted that Mr. Roosevelt and his wife, JoAnne,
have committed $2 million to support the acquisition
of a new pipe organ for the St. Mark’s
Chapel. Arnie thanked the couple for their leadership
and acknowledged other members of the
Roosevelt family in attendance. The Roosevelts
have four children, including two sons who
attended the School, Toby ’81 and David ’89.
Their daughter, Liz, is married to a St. Mark’s
graduate, Seth Kelly ’84, a former Alumni
Association President. Mr. Holtberg noted the
Roosevelts’s longstanding support of the Chapel
program, having been major contributors to the
construction of the building more than 20 years
ago, having funded the installation of the
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Roosevelt Family “24-Bell” Carillon, and now,
supporting the new pipe organ.
This new custom instrument is being designed
and built in Quebec, Canada by the worldrenowned
Letourneau Organ Company. It is
expected to be completed within two years and
will be installed in the St. Mark’s Chapel and
fine-tuned “voiced” to fit the acoustic surroundings.
The organ will not only support daily
Chapel services but many special events,
including a variety of choral services such as
Evensong, Lessons & Carols, Baccalaureate,
weddings, and choir concerts.
A new pipe organ was one of the specific
campus priorities identified at the outset of The
Centennial Challenge. The existing organ served
the School well for many decades but has experienced
significant deterioration over time and
has been failing for a number of years. In addition,
the instrument lacks the range and capacity
to adequately support the musical repertoire of
the St. Mark’s Choir. The new organ will provide
tremendous breadth and range and will be
perfectly suited to our specific needs and space.
A Planning Committee consisting of faculty,
administrators, and volunteers was assembled
several years ago and has worked consistently to
determine exactly what the School’s need would
be for the next 50 –100 years and to make sure the
instrument is ideally designed for the St. Mark’s
Chapel program. The School hired David Heller
of Trinity University, a noted pipe organ expert,
to serve as a consultant during this process.
Mr. Heller helped the committee evaluate the
size, scope, usage, and potential cost of the
project, a task similar to the process of planning
for a new building. Organs are tailor-made to fit
the space in which they reside, so this new organ
would be custom-built to the exact specifications
of the St. Mark’s Chapel.
The Committee then went through an
exhaustive process of evaluating a variety of
organ builders from around the world. Members
of the Committee visited a wide variety of facilities
to hear instruments that had been installed
by different builders in different venues. After
months of careful review, three builders were
selected to come to campus for a full day of
interviews with the entire Committee and
present their concepts for the new organ. Once
the Committee agreed on the selection of
Letourneau, the School moved the process
forward to ensure completion of the project
in a timely fashion.
This exciting project would not have come to
fruition without the tireless efforts of many
volunteers, nor without the financial generosity
of several donors, including the Roosevelt family,
whose ongoing commitment to the School will
impact students for generations to come.
(above) St. Mark’s Chapel
will soon be home to a
new, state-of-the-art
pipe organ.
(above left) Mr. and Mrs.
Tony Roosevelt, Headmaster
Arnie Holtberg,
Toby Roosevelt ’81, and
Liz Roosevelt Kelly, just
prior to the installation
of the new Carillon in
January 2005.
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The Centennial
NEARS COMPLETION
On the Path to Manhood
in front of Centennial Hall.
Alumni Meet Financial Aid Challenge
In April 2009, the Alumni Financial
Aid Challenge was initiated by two graduates
as a way to encourage alumni to
participate in The Centennial Challenge
by making new gifts to support student
financial aid. These two donors offered
to match dollar-for-dollar all new gifts
from alumni for financial aid up to a
total of $5 million. The response to
this initiative has been simply overwhelming.
Alumni from classes as early
as the 1930s and as recent as the Class
of 2012 have made new commitments
in support of the Challenge. In
December 2012, it was announced
that alumni giving to financial aid had
officially surpassed the $5 million goal.
The Alumni Financial Aid Challenge
was started by Casey McManemin ’79
(and his wife Megan) and Bob Roberts ’64
(and his wife Eveline), who each
pledged $2.5 million to establish the
Challenge, with an ultimate goal of
raising $10 million for the Financial
Aid Endowment. These two principal
gifts represented the two largest
single commitments to financial aid
in the School’s history, but more important,
they set in motion the opportunity
for all alumni to participate in
one of the cornerstone priorities of
The Centennial Challenge.
Casey McManemin ’79 commented,
“When we began the Alumni Financial
Aid Challenge, my hope was that we
2007 november
Anonymous gift
of $10 million to establish Centennial
Endowment Challenge
2008 may Ackerman Family Master
Teaching Chair in Lower School
2008 august Centennial Hall & The
Robert K. Hoffman Center open
2009 may Alumni Financial
Aid Challenge announced
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Challenge
could demonstrate to the alumni that
their gift, every gift, makes a difference,
and it makes a difference right now in
supporting the School’s mission and its
accessibility. I’m really proud of the way
our alumni have responded to the
Challenge. They’ve responded to the
opportunity to make a difference in
hundreds and thousands of boys’ lives.”
Bob Roberts ’64 added, “St. Mark’s
provides the opportunity to challenge
yourself and to excel. My St. Mark’s
experience enabled me to welcome
challenges in business and contributed
significantly to my success in life.
Eveline and I are pleased that the
Alumni Financial Aid Challenge
will allow the School to continue to
provide these critical opportunities
to deserving students.”
Eugene McDermott Headmaster
Arnie Holtberg remarked, “Ensuring that
St. Mark’s is accessible to the boys who
will both contribute to our community
and benefit from our education is
among the School’s highest priorities.
This challenge will result in a nearly
25 percent increase in the School’s
financial aid resources. Its impact
will be felt by every boy who attends
this School.”
Mr. Holtberg added, “I am deeply
grateful to Casey, Megan, Bob, and
Eveline for their extraordinary support
of and commitment to St. Mark’s. The
kind of financial leadership they are
providing supports excellence on our
campus each and every day. These gifts
will bring us one step closer toward our
goal of making St. Mark’s accessible
to any boy who has the ability to thrive
on this campus.”
Within the past six months, significant
new gifts to financial aid from families
(top) Arnie Holtberg
speaking to guests at the
Headmaster’s Council Dinner
(above) David Sammons ’76
with his wife Diane.
2009 june Centennial Hall & Hoffman
Center receive LEED Certification
2009 november 10 Public launch
of The Centennial Challenge
2010 Gene & Alice Oltrogge
Master Teaching Chair established
2010 Menter B. Terrill
Society founded
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and alumni — spanning many
decades of connection to St. Mark’s —
have helped the Challenge reach its
successful completion.
Due to the overwhelming response
from alumni, efforts are underway to
expand the scope of the Challenge to
encourage additional financial aid gifts
between now and the conclusion of
the Campaign on June 30, 2013.
Faculty Support Continues to Grow
Another pillar of The Centennial
Challenge, faculty support, continues
to receive unprecedented levels of
affirmation from donors to the School.
Thanks to The Centennial Challenge,
Master Teaching Chairs have been
added, professional development
opportunities have expanded, and
endowed funds for faculty support
have been created.
In October 2012, Tamara and
David Campbell ’86, surprised the
Lower School faculty at their weekly
meeting by announcing the endowment
of the Campbell Lower School
Faculty Support Fund.
The Campbells read the following
statement during the announcement
of their gift: “It is with great admiration
for your dedication and hard work and
immense gratitude for its impact on
our son, Colin, that we wish to share
with you this Fund. All of you have
devoted your careers to developing
the unlimited potential of the very
youngest Marksmen. It is truly amazing
to witness those high expectations come
to fruition over the four years of Lower
School. St. Mark’s has an incredible
Lower School because of your efforts
and your commitment to excellence
for its youngest students. For that,
we are most grateful.”
Support for Critical Programs
In addition to increasing Financial
Aid and Faculty Support, The Centennial
Challenge is also focused on providing
increased support to academic, athletic,
artistic, and extracurricular endeavors
2010 april 17 East Coast Launch of
The Centennial Challenge
2010 december
Gatherings begin
Centennial Impact
2011 april 9–10 West Coast
Launch of The Centennial Challenge
2011 november 6 Central Texas
Launch of The Centennial Challenge
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that are so critical to the mission of
the School. In developing the “whole
boy,” we remain committed to each
student’s experience both in and out
of the classroom.
In honor of their son, 2012 graduate
Joseph Bush, Shelby and Nell Bush have
endowed a new fund designed to
support and strengthen the efforts and
impact of the St. Mark’s Community
Service Program. The Bush Family Fund
for Community Service will serve as a
permanent resource for the terrific work
throughout the Dallas community that
Marksmen make possible daily.
During his time at St. Mark’s, Joe
served as the Head of McDonald’s
Week and was instrumental in the
annual Habitat for Humanity projects
each year that he was in Upper School.
In honor of his deep love for and
commitment yo the service of others,
this new fund will honor Joe’s dedicated
efforts to serve the community during
his time at St. Mark’s, and it will ensure
that future generations of Marksmen
have the same opportunity to make a
profound impact throughout the
community outside 10600 Preston Road.
Laura Day, the Director of the
Hockaday/St. Mark’s Community
Service Program, praised Joe’s impact:
“Joe was a natural leader that did
community service because it really
mattered to him. He made real lasting
relationships with everyone he encountered
and was a great ambassador
for St. Mark’s. Joe is a dedicated
young man that will do great things
for this world.”
Supporting Campus Improvements
Through The Centennial Challenge,
the face of St. Mark’s has changed with
the addition of Centennial Hall and the
Robert K. Hoffman Center. These beautiful,
state-of-the-art, award-winning
buildings have dramatically enhanced
the teaching and learning environment
for our teachers and students.
Joe Bush ’12 (on the right)
lending a hand at the North
Texas Food Bank.
2012 february 26 Houston Launch
of The Centennial Challenge
2012
Organ Committee formed
2012 Planetarium leases
new projector
2012 Suzanne & Patrick McGee Family
Master Teaching Chair in Mathematics
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Math teacher Paul Mlakar
using the SmartBoard in
his classroom.
Though Centennial Hall and the
Robert K. Hoffman Center have been a
crucial part of daily life at St. Mark’s for
more than four years now, opportunities
to support the permanent endowment to
maintain these spaces are still available.
When Vinay and Kanika Jain made
their gift to The Centennial Challenge,
after exploring the various avenues
available to support The Campaign,
they ultimately decided to designate
their contribution toward Building
Support. After exploring the various
classroom spaces throughout Centennial
and Hoffman, they settled on
Paul Mlakar’s math classroom, A223.
Mr. Mlakar’s classroom is home to some
of the most cutting-edge technology
employed on the St. Mark’s campus,
which appealed to the Jains.
Supporting Today’s Needs
Through the St. Mark’s Fund
The St. Mark’s Fund, the School’s
annual and most important fundraising
campaign, is a critical component of
The Centennial Challenge, and the
ongoing success of this initiative has
been key to the overall success of
The Campaign. Throughout the
duration of The Centennial Challenge,
the goal for the St. Mark’s Fund has
increased every year, and every year
that heightened goal has been met.
Tuition and fees pay roughly
68 percent of the cost of a St. Mark’s
education, with St. Mark’s Fund contributions
and endowments making up
the difference. St. Mark’s is fortunate
to benefit from alumni and parent
participation rates that are among the
highest in the country. Last year,
88 percent of parents and 53 percent
of alumni participated.
The St. Mark’s Fund is a meaningful
way for every member of our community
to participate in The Centennial
Challenge, and this annual show of
support ensures excellence across
our campus and affirms the good
work that is done at 10600 Preston
Road every day.
2012 Al G. Hill Jr., ’63 Director of
College Counseling established
2012 Fojtasek Family gift to name
Lower School
2012 november Campaign
crosses $100 million milestone
2012 december Alumni Financial
Aid Challenge met
to be continued...
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CURTAIN CALL
Revival and Tribute to Beloved Director
It is hard to imagine St. Mark’s without a Fine Arts Program. Today, the campus is filled with
young Marksmen sketching charcoal drawings of the Chapel, rehearsing Shakespeare in the amphitheater,
and practicing violin outside the band hall. But there was a time when music, theater, and art were not
components of a Marksman education.
That all changed on one fateful day in February 1964, when a young artist and scholar named Tony
Vintcent bicycled into Dallas. His bicycle gave out in front of an all-boys prep school at 10600 Preston
Road. He parked his bike, and for nearly a decade, Vintcent called St. Mark’s his home.
As Vintcent settled into campus as a teacher and the “Pied Piper of Davis Hall,” he approached St. Mark’s
Headmaster Chris Berrisford with a simple and somewhat theatrical request: “Please, sir, I want some
more.” But unlike the cruel cook in Oliver Twist, Mr. Berrisford saw the vision that Tony had for the School
and offered Mr. Vintcent far more than just another spoonful of gruel. From that conversation, the modern
Fine Arts Department was born. Vintcent was later named the School’s first Fine Arts Department Chair
Tony A. Vintcent
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Harlequin Players’ Homepage
Tony Vintcent and former students
gathering before their luncheon.
and under his reign the arts became a
central pillar of the St. Mark’s education.
During his years, numerous legendary
teachers found a home at 10600 Preston
Road. Some, including Alice Oltrogge,
Bill Kysor, and Mary Ann Livengood,
are still at St. Mark’s, teaching boys how
to draw, sculpt, and sing. More than
that, the boys learned how to dream.
During his nearly 10 years at St. Mark’s,
Vintcent’s teaching and passion inspired
hundreds of young men.
Vintcent’s lasting impression was also
felt by an intimate group of 200 student
actors and actresses who comprised the
Harlequin Players. From 1965 to 1972,
the Harlequin Players, under Vintcent’s
direction, produced summer stock
theater. The company put on a wide
range of productions, from musicals
and comedies, to Shakespearean
classics and historical dramas. One
special rule of the Harlequins was that
every student had to rotate roles after
each play, from actor, to stagehand,
to publicity, and so on. As a result,
at the end of each summer, the
Harlequin Players produced a solid
stock of well-rounded thespians.
www.smtexas.org/HarlequinPlayers
During their eight-season run, the Harlequin Players produced dozens
of plays with the help of hundreds of students. When you consider all of the
photos, playbills, newspaper reviews, rosters, and reunions, it adds up to a lot
of media. In 2012, as the Harlequins prepared their reunion to honor Tony
Vintcent, member Michael Jung ’72 conceived a plan to organize and curate all
of the media surrounding the company and their performances. Working with
Michael, St. Mark’s Office of Development & Alumni Relations created a special
page on the School’s website dedicated to the Harlequin Players.
Users can now browse through each season and view photos, programs,
news clippings, and summaries of each production, as well as the four reunions
held since 1985. A full roster also lists every member of the company, with
special pages dedicated to Tony Vintcent and Bill Hootkins ’66, who went on to
big-screen fame, appearing in Indiana Jones, Batman, and Star Wars.
Exactly 40 years after their final
performance, the Harlequin Players
returned to St. Mark’s for one more
curtain call, and to give recognition to
the man who started it all. On Friday,
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Alumni and Harlequin Players
gather prior to the luncheon
honoring Tony Vintcent.
October 12, 2012, more than 70 Alumni,
friends, and Harlequin Players entered
Nearburg Hall to reunite and pay tribute
to their “Mr. V.”
After a lunch full of nostalgic reminiscing,
Eugene McDermott Headmaster
Arnie Holtberg, Assistant Headmaster
David Dini, Michael Merrill ’72, and Janet
Spencer Shaw (the co-founder and Queen
of the Harlequin Players) stood to give
their remarks. Shaw received the biggest
laugh for her memory of how St. Mark’s
old khaki uniforms made the boys
resemble Hockaday school bus drivers.
Headmaster Arnie Holtberg shared
more good news. Under the leadership of
several donors, the School was proud to
announce the creation of the Anthony
A. Vintcent Fine Arts Endowment. The
nearly $300,000 Fund represents a
permanent tribute to Vintcent’s legacy,
and the love he inspired in his students.
Standing up to deliver his remarks,
Vintcent could only say, “I am overwhelmed,
I am thrilled, and as we say
in French, bouleversé.”
Following the Friday luncheon and
an evening reunion banquet, the cast
and crew reported back to campus and
to Decherd Performance Hall early
Saturday morning for their first official
rehearsal in more than four decades.
With Vintcent in the director’s chair,
the thespians read their lines, practiced
singing in harmony, and prepared for
their big premiere of Under Milk Wood,
a play by Dylan Thomas, which the
Harlequins last performed in 1968.
Performing to a full house, the lights
finally dimmed and Vintcent welcomed
the audience, noting, “This was a hell
of a lot easier when they were 16.” As
Vintcent set the poetic tone of the play
with his opening narration, the cast on
stage seemed to be transported back in
time and, for a few hours, the Harlequin
Players were in their prime.
Anthony A. Vintcent Fine Arts Endowment
St. Mark’s School of Texas is pleased to announce the establishment of the
Anthony A. Vintcent Fine Arts Endowment with foundational gifts totaling nearly
$300,000. This Fund pays tribute to Tony Vintcent, former member of the St. Mark’s
Faculty, Fine Arts Department Chair, and Director of the summer stock Harlequin
Players. Mr. Vintcent’s teaching style and energy positively influenced the lives of
generations of young aspiring artists, and his legacy extends throughout St. Mark’s,
the Dallas community, and the acting community across the nation.
The Anthony A. Vintcent Fine Arts Endowment is permanently endowed and
designated to support the St. Mark’s faculty. Funds like this enable St. Mark’s to
recruit and retain the best teachers in the world and make important investments
in their professional development. These resources allow faculty members to
pursue their interests and passions and remain at the top of their craft. Teachers
then return to campus with new skills and fresh perspectives to share with
colleagues and students alike.
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(below) Gathering prior to lunch.
(right) Michael Merrill ’72 shares stories about
the Harlequin Players.
(far right) Former students visit and share
memories with Tony Vintcent.
Fine Arts Department Highlights & Awards
F In 2010, two Marksmen were named Presidential Scholars in the Arts for Band and
Ceramics, joining an elite group of 18 other artists honored in Washington, D.C.,
at a White House-sponsored ceremony.
F In the past two years, six Marksmen have been named as Finalists for the Presidential
Scholarship in the Arts for their work in Ceramics, Woodworking, Photography, and
2-D Art Painting, and more than 10 have received Honorable Mention.
F The St. Mark’s/Hockaday Drama Program won nine Cappie awards for their
outstanding acting and production work in 2011, including two for Lead Actor
in a play.
F The St. Mark’s Choir traveled to South Africa for a week of performances during the
summer of 2011 for their biannual Choir Tour and are headed to England this year.
F The Upper School Choir sang the National Anthem at a Dallas Mavericks home
game in March 2012.
F In 2012, The St. Mark’s Photography Program was named “Top Program” for the
sixth consecutive year by the Association of Texas Photography Instructors, winning
first place in three specific competition categories.
F This year, St. Mark’s students comprised a fourth of the Texas Private School Music
Educators Association All-State Jazz Ensemble. Fourteen St. Mark’s string players were
selected for the 2013 TPSMEA All-State Orchestra. In 2008, Marksmen comprised
nearly a third of the entire performing team.
F The film Drawings, produced by two Upper School students, was screened at the
2012 South by Southwest Film Festival’s Texas High School Film Competition.
(from the top) Master Teachers
Bill Kysor and Alice Oltrogge and
orchestra director Dr. David Fray.
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Your Gift Makes a Difference...
At St. Mark’s School of Texas, our boys are given unlimited opportunities to learn
and excel. Thanks to their teachers, coaches, and advisors, Marksmen will be
prepared to assume leadership and responsibility in an ever-changing world. Your
commitment to this mission makes all that happens at 10600 Preston Road possible.
Through your gift to the St. Mark’s Fund, you are responsible for changing lives.
~ Last year, 53 percent of alumni and 88 percent of parents participated
in the St. Mark’s Fund, helping the School raise a record $2.78 million.
~ The St. Mark’s Fund accounts for 10 percent of the School’s yearly operating
budget and provides continuing opportunities for students and faculty.
~ The St. Mark’s Fund is a critical component of The Centennial Challenge,
our $110 million comprehensive campaign, aimed to prepare the School
for its next 100 years of excellence.
To make a gift or pledge, please visit www.smtexas.org/makeagift
Thank you for being a part of an extraordinary year at St. Mark’s.
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1964
Classmates ALLEN CULLUM ’64, JOHN BROMBERG ’64,
MIKE LEVY ’64, and MIKE PHILLIPS ’64 gathered for their
monthly lunch in January. Mike Levy traveled from Austin to
join the group. Class members also met at the Park Cities
Club in December for their annual Christmas lunch.
Allen Cullum ’64 (not pictured), John Bromberg ’64, Mike Levy ’64,
and Mike Phillips ’64 at the GREAT Class of ’64 monthly lunch.
BRITT KOLAR ’64 was honored to receive the Aurora
Medical Group 2012 Physician Award, presented to a
physician who has made unique contributions working
with Wisconsin patients and their families in the area of
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Britt lives in
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, with his wife Margi.
STEVE WINN ’64 was recognized as one of the winners of
the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Award
in the Southwest Area North Region. As RealPage CEO and
Chairman of the Board, Steve received this award in the
technology category, for his leadership in taking RealPage
public in 2010. RealPage was one of the 10 best-performing
IPOs of the year.
1967
STANLEY PASARELL ’67 and his Puerto Rican resort, the
Royal Isabela Resort, were featured in the January 2013 issue
of Food & Wine Magazine. Stanley co-founded the resort
with his brother Charles.
1970
PETER JULIAN ’70 and his sculpture Hermès de Nuits Saint
Georges drew many visitors to his solo exhibition at Galerie
Chaon in Granville, France, in November 2012. Inspired by the
ancient Greek tradition of making a wish when passing the
sculptural image of the Greek god, Peter has created several
sculptures and paintings in the form of herms.
1971
ROBERT CRAWFORD ’71 recently retired from teaching
12th-grade humanities and AP English literature at Desert
Vista High School in the Tempe Union High School District.
Robert is training to become a docent at the Phoenix Art
Museum and enjoys spending more time reading French
literature, playing golf, and studying classical guitar.
Robert and his wife, Josephine, live in Tempe, Arizona.
1975
George Clooney will star in and direct the film
The Monument’s Men, based on the book by 2011
Distinguished Alumnus ROBERT EDSEL ’75. Matt Damon,
Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, and Cate Blanchett will also
star in the movie, which is expected to be released in 2014.
1976
SID BALMAN ’76 had the opportunity to reconnect with
faculty member John Stutsman and former faculty members
Tom Adams and Ken Owens. The group enjoyed lunch
at St. Mark’s while Sid was on campus for the annual
Literary Festival
in January.
Sid and his
family live
in Washington,
D.C., where Sid
is a principal
at Reputation
for Regions.
Former faculty member Ken Owens, Sid Balman ’76,
and faculty member John Stutsman.
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1978 35 Years
PAUL SCHMIDT ’78 recently resumed competing in
national fencing competitions in the Veterans (over age 50)
bracket. At a tournament in Milwaukee in December, his
first opponent was former teammate OSCAR ESTELL ’79.
Paul and Oscar enjoyed reminiscing about former St. Mark’s
fencing coach, Monsieur Daniel Nevot. Paul and his wife,
Joanne, live in Princeton, New Jersey, where Paul is a
teacher at the Princeton Day School.
DAVID VANDERPOOL ’78 was featured in Everyday Heroes:
50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time
for his philanthropy and assistance to communities in
developing nations. David’s nonprofit, Mobile Medical
Disaster Relief, serves 14 countries around the globe and
provided free health care to more than 10,000 patients
last year alone. David and his wife, Laurie, currently live
in Brentwood, Tennessee.
1979
Military Marksmen
St. Mark’s Alumni never shy away from an opportunity to serve
their fellow man and their country. Generations of Marksmen
have given their time and energy to the Armed Forces. For their
service and ongoing commitment to our nation, we thank them.
In our ongoing effort to honor this important group of Alumni,
we continue to compile a list of Marksmen with Military Service.
These are the men who have been added to the list since our
previous publication in the Summer 2012 issue of The Pride.
U.S. ARMY
Benjamin F. Martin, Jr. ’41
Cecil W. Warren ’64
Peter F. Maxson ’65
Peter K. Lutken III ’67
David D. Casey ’80
Kevin M. Kadesky ’80
Richard P. Dzina, Jr. ’81
Mark D. Miller ’91
U.S. NAVY
H. Leslie Moore ’56
Michael P. Cooley ’89
To see the full list, please visit www.smtexas.org/MilitaryAlumni.
KURT EICHENWALD ’79 recently published his fourth
book, 500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars. (Read
more about Kurt’s book in “Alumni in the News” on page 18.)
1982
JEFF MILLER ’82 was recently
promoted to executive vice
president and chief operating
officer of Halliburton. He
previously served as senior
vice president for Global Business
Development & Marketing. Jeff
and his wife, Rhonda, and their
two sons have lived in Venezuela,
Angola, Africa, and Indonesia.
1984
JOSEPH BATSON ’84 traveled to Bolivia in 2012 to visit
classmate GREG HURST ’84. Greg and his family are
missionaries and live in La Paz, Bolivia. Joseph practices
law in Amarillo, Texas.
HARRY LYNCH ’84 returned to campus in December to
discuss his most recent film, Switch, with students in DAN
NORTHCUT’S ’81 class. (Read more about Harry’s visit and
his documentary in “Visitors on Campus” on page 4.)
ARNOLD SPENCER ’84 recently joined the criminal defense
group of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, considered one
of the best white-collar defense groups in the country. Prior
to joining Akin Gump et al., Arnold served as the First
Assistant United States Attorney and Chief of the Criminal
Division for East Texas. Arnold moved his practice with
MIKE WARNECKE ’87, and they join MICHAEL COOLEY ’89,
who is in the firm’s financial restructuring group.
1985
Jeff Miller ’82.
MARK MULLEN ’85 recently started Radarami, a project
that distributes recent topical nonfiction books translated
into Georgian in villages and towns throughout the former
Soviet Republic. It also connects readers with each other
via text message. Mark is the Chair of Transparency
International Georgia and a shareholder in a micro-finance
organization and a boutique hotel. He and his wife, Rusiko,
live in the capital, Tbilisi, with their two young children,
Luka and Taso.
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After 18 years at his prior firm, MIKE WARNECKE ’87 moved
his law practice to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to take
advantage of its nationally ranked practices and global
reach. Mike moved as a group of seven partners, including
ARNOLD SPENCER ’84. Mike and Arnold join MICHAEL
COOLEY ’89. Mike continues to focus on a broad range of
government investigations and business litigation.
Mark Mullen ’85 with the all-volunteer staff and Kathryn Shulz,
book critic for New York Magazine and author of Being Wrong,
on a book tour after translating her book.
BRUCE STECKLER ’85, formerly head of the general
litigation section of Baron & Budd, PC, recently opened his
own law firm, The Steckler Law Firm. Last year, Bruce was
a finalist for Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year for his
settlements with the largest banks in the United States
in In re: Bank Overdraft Litigation MDL. He was also recognized
by the National Law Journal for his work as a member
of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Louisiana in reaching a historic
nationwide settlement in In re: Chinese Drywall litigation.
Bruce was again recognized by D Magazine as a “Best
Lawyer” in Dallas and was recently honored to be named
a “Super Lawyer” for the ninth consecutive year. Bruce lives
in Dallas with his wife, Debbie, and three children: Sophia
(14), Daniel (12), and Julia (8).
1986
MARK JENKINS ’86 married Liuba Baban-Loutsenko on
November 3, 2012, at Highland Park United Methodist
Church. The couple lives in Dallas, where Mark is a partner
at Fidelity Forensics Group, LLC.
1987
JASON BERGMANN ’87 was honored to be one of four
recipients of the Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding
Contributions by a New Employee at the 60th Annual
Attorney General’s Awards Ceremony. Jason was recognized
for his exceptional performance and notable accomplishments
as a trial attorney for the Tax Division’s Court of
Federal Claims Section. Jason and his wife, Laura, and two
children, Nathan and Paige, live in Arlington, Virginia.
1988 25 Years
CHRIS FLANAGAN ’88 and his
wife, Christine, are pleased to
announce the arrival of their
son, Christopher Stephen
Flanagan IV, who was born on
December 9, 2012. Big sisters
Kate (11) and Annette (3) are
also thrilled with their little
brother. Chris and his family
live in Dallas, where Chris is
a director at Credit Suisse.
Christopher Flanagan.
1989
COLLIE JAMES ’89 and his wife, Monica, welcomed a baby
boy, Collie Fitch James V, on October 12, 2012, at 7 lbs.,
15 oz., and 19.5 inches long. Monica and Collie were married
on December 30, 2011, in the Royal Botanical Gardens in
Melbourne, Australia. In 2012, Collie joined the partnership
of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, in the Orange County office
after a 14-year career at Latham & Watkins LLP. Collie’s
daughter, Maddie, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain
tumor and passed away at age 5 on March 13, 2011. Her love
of the ocean inspired a fundraising effort for the Maddie
James Seaside Learning Center at the Ocean Institute in
Dana Point, California, opening in June. Collie shares his
sincere thanks for the support his family received, and
says he would be thrilled to give a tour to any Marksmen.
The family lives in nearby Capistrano Beach, California.
(photo on the next page)
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1990
ANDREW BROOM ’90 recently transitioned to Honda
Aircraft Company as the division director of corporate
communications and marketing. Andrew and his wife
Melissa live in Summerfield, North Carolina, with their
three sons: Spencer, Jack, and Colin.
Monica James, wife of Collie James ’89, holds their new
son Collie Fitch James V.
JOHN SELLARS ’89 recently published a new book,
The Dark Rift. (Read more about John’s book in “Alumni
in the News” on page 18.)
Adina Solomon and TORSTEN SCHEIHAGEN ’90 welcomed
Clark Xerxes Scheihagen on June 9, 2012. Clark weighed
7 lbs., 8 oz. and was 21 inches long. Torsten, Adina, and
Clark live in Brooklyn,
New York. Torsten
is an editor in medical
publishing and
Adina is a technology
manager for a financial
regulatory agency.
BEN VIG ’89 and fellow Marksmen JOEY NEUHOFF ’89, TED
NURRE ’88, ROBERT GARRETT ’88, DOUG FORDYCE ’88,
MIKE PALMER ’88, BUNKY VROOM ’89, CHIP BARNETT ’88,
and STEWART STEWART ’88 traveled to Chicago last fall
for their fantasy football draft. Their league, Gihumongi,
was formed a decade ago. Other classmates in Gihumongi
include CHANCE MILLER ’88, ROBERT MUSSLEWHITE ’88,
and KEVEN MCALESTER ’88.
(front row) Joey Neuhoff ’89, Ted Nurre ’88, Ben Vig ’89,
Robert Garrett ’88, Doug Fordyce ’88, and Mike Palmer ’88.
(back row) Bunky Vroom ’89, Chip Barnett ’88, and
Stewart Stewart ’88).
1991
Clark Xerxes Scheihagen.
D Magazine recognized BRADY WYATT ’91 on its 2012 list
of “Best Lawyers” in Dallas. He was also named a “Super
Lawyer” by Texas Monthly. Brady is a trial attorney, specializing
in criminal law. Brady and his wife, Merry Munson
Wyatt (Hockaday ’93), live in Dallas with their two children,
Brady (4) and Susie (2).
1992
Misty and PHILIP RAY ’92 are
excited to announce the newest
addition to their family, Olivia
Dane Ray, born November 5,
2012. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz.
and was welcomed into the
family by her 2-year-old
brother Alexander. The proud
parents share that Marksman
Phil Ray ’92 holding Olivia.
DR. HAMPTON RICHARDS ’95
delivered Olivia. The family lives in Dallas, where
Philip is a board-certified criminal law attorney.
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1993 20 Years
MICHAEL WISENBAKER, JR. ’93 and Lindsey Whitt were
married on July 14, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
ceremony was held at
the home of the
groom’s mother,
overlooking the
Garden of the Gods.
Following the wedding,
the couple spent their
honeymoon in Italy,
Montenegro, and
Switzerland. Michael
and Lindsey live in
Dallas, where Michael
is the president of the
Peregrine Group.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wisenbaker, Jr. ’93.
1994
SCOTT GINSBURG ’94 is the founder of Principal Real
Estate Investment and Development Company in California.
Scott and his wife, Jamie, live in Culver City, California, with
their son, Jackson.
1995
JOSEPH NORMAN ’95 and his wife, Erin Gilmore, welcomed
the arrival of their daughter, Abigail Clare, on December 28,
2011. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joe is the son of
St. Mark’s faculty member Clara Ann Norman.
EPHRAIM (FRY) WERNICK ’95 was married to Lea Graff
Gessaman on May 5, 2012, in Richmond, Virginia. Fry and
Lea were thankful that so many family and friends could join
them, including Fry’s brother, BARRY WERNICK ’89, and
fellow Marksmen RAY EVERITT ’95, JUSTIN MAPES ’95,
JOSH MUSIC ’94, TRAVIS PERRY ’95, HAMPTON
RICHARDS ’95, MOOD ROWGHANI ’95, BILL SPARKS ’95,
JEREMY STEIN ’96, JEREMY STEWART ’97, GREGORY
SUDBURY ’94, and ANDREW UNTERBERG ’94. After a
honeymoon in the
Caribbean, Fry and
Lea returned to
Washington, D.C.,
where Fry works as
a federal prosecutor
in the fraud and public
corruption section of
the U.S. Attorney’s
Office, and Lea works
as a contracting officer
with TASC.
Mr. and Mrs. Fry Wernick ’95.
1997
BRIAN BACHARACH ’97 and his wife, Catherine, welcomed
their second child, Charles Hutson Bacharach, on August 12,
2012. Charlie joins older sister Hallie, who turned 3 years old
in January. Brian and his family live in Dallas.
Joe Norman ’95 with his wife, Erin Gilmore, and their
daughter Abby.
Hallie and Charles Hutson Bacharach.
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BRAD HIRSCH ’97 and his wife, Margaret Johansen Hirsch
(Hockaday ’97), were excited to welcome a baby boy, Jacob
Hirsch, on December 19, 2012. He weighed 9 lbs., 2 oz. Jacob
shares his birthday with one grandfather and his name with
his other grandfather. Jacob’s cousin, BILLY LOCKHART ’20,
bought him his first
St. Mark’s outfit.
Brad and his family
live in Durham,
North Carolina,
where Brad is an
assistant professor
at the Duke University
School of
Medicine.
CULLEY BARRAGAN ’98 and his wife, Lara, welcomed
Blakely Harper Barragan on July 31, 2012. Blakely weighed in
at 7 lbs., 4 oz. at birth.
KEVIN KORNGUT ’98 married Juliet Mueller in an intimate
ceremony, where they were joined by family and friends at
the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, on October 27, 2012.
After a honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean, they
returned to Dallas,
where Juliet practices
occupational therapy
at Parkland Hospital
and Kevin is a senior
architect with Miller
& Associates.
Jacob Hirsch.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Korngut ’98.
1998 15 Years
Kristin and BOOTH ALDRED ’98 welcomed a baby girl,
Vivienne Elise Aldred, on August 4, 2012. Vivienne joins big
brother, Dimitri, who is now 2 years old. Kristin and Booth
live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Booth is completing a
radiology
residency at
the University
of Utah.
BRANDON PAULSON ’98 married Meghan Duff on
November 3, 2012, in San Francisco, California. Marksmen
in attendance included Brandon’s brothers SCOTT
PAULSON ’99 and KEVIN PAULSON ’06 and classmates
BOOTH ALDRED ’98,
WES GILBREATH ’98,
and JULIAN LEE ’98.
Brandon and Meghan
live in Menlo Park,
California.
Vivienne Elise Aldred.
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Paulson ’98.
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1999
Lindsey and PATRICK COLLINS ’99 are excited to announce
the birth of their first child, Patrick Ford Collins, born
August 8, 2012. Ford was 9 lbs., 2 oz., and 21 inches long. In
December 2012, Patrick returned to 10600 Preston Road to
speak to DAN NORTHCUT’S ’81 science class about his work
in the energy industry.
Patrick is the president
and CEO of Cortez
Resources, a Dallasbased
oil and gas
exploration company.
2000
FADI CONSTANTINE ’00 married Kristin Brooke Knight
on September 22, 2012, in Cabo San Lucas. Fadi’s brother
RYAN CONSTANTINE ’09 was the best man. Fellow
Marksmen there to celebrate included ERIC KUSIN ’00,
JAKE WAGNER ’00, TONY RUGGERI ’00, JUSTIN LAUB ’00,
BRAD SCHLEUTER ’00, and JAY BARNARD ’00. Fadi and
Kristin live in Dallas, where they are both finishing their
residencies at UT Southwestern Medical Center in plastic
surgery and otolaryngology, respectively.
Patrick Ford Collins.
Jen and RYAN BRANNAN ’99 were married on September 15,
2012, in Beaver Creek, Colorado, with their family in attendance.
The couple then celebrated with friends and family
the following weekend in Austin, Texas. Jen and Ryan
live in Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Brannan ’99.
Drs. Kristin and Fadi Constantine ’00.
PARAG VAIDYA ’00 recently returned to Dallas with his wife,
Purva Jain, after spending seven years working in finance
and private equity in New York and India. Parag joined his
family’s North American diamond and jewelry wholesale
business, Authentic Gem Imports, as managing director.
2001
Already licensed in Texas, COLLIN LENSING ’01 passed
the Ohio State Bar Exam in October 2012. Collin was also
promoted to senior managing associate of the Cincinati
office of Hameline & Eccleston, an oil, gas, and energy law
firm. Collin’s wife, Jasmine, currently works at the Neiman
Marcus restaurant, Zodiac, and is completing her degree with
the Le Cordon Bleu School in Dallas. Collin and Jasmine live
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
GEOFF LACHER ’01 received his Ph.D. from Clemson
University in 2012. He now lives in Phoenix, Arizona, where
he is an assistant professor at Arizona State University’s
School of Community Resources and Development.
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After receiving an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School
of Business, DAVID LU ’01 joined Google X as product
manager of the self-driving car program. David lives in
Menlo Park, California.
The 2001 ReMarker team was at it again. NICK ORENSTEIN ’01,
STEPHEN MARKUS ’01, ANIRUDDHA BETTE ’01, BRIAN
BENEKE ’01, SCOTT SELINGER ’01, and HITEN PARMAR ’01
took to the road for their annual camping trip. Stops included
Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California.
MICHAEL NORMAN ’02 and his wife, Sarah, were blessed
with a baby boy, Jonah William Norman, on September 1, 2012.
At birth, Jonah was
7 lbs., 9 oz. and 21
inches long. Michael
and his family live in
Centreville, Virginia,
where Michael is an
engineer with the
Boeing Company.
Michael is the son
of faculty member
Clara Ann Norman.
Sarah, Jonah, and Michael Norman ’02.
The 2001 ReMarker team, on the road again.
2002
ROBBIE BATY ’02 was selected by the Dallas Business Journal
as the youngest member of the 2012 class of “40 Under Forty,”
which recognizes executives and entrepreneurs who have
succeeded professionally, and have personally demonstrated
a commitment to the North Texas community. Robbie is an
associate director at Cushman & Wakefield. Robbie and his
wife, Skyler, live in Dallas.
After graduating from the M.B.A. program at the Tuck School
of Business at Dartmouth, JUSTON JOHNSON ’02 spent a year
working in Seoul, South Korea. Juston is the manager of global
strategy at Samsung Electronics, which has led him around the
world developing strategies for critical regions for Samsung.
Juston lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.
2003 10 Years
TRES EVANS ’03 married Erika Luft on September 22, 2012,
in Dallas, Texas. The ceremony was attended by fellow
Marksmen ED WESNESKI ’03, ROSS CROMARTI ’03,
BENJAMIN SHIELDS ’03, and AUSTIN RUCKER ’03, as well
as Hockaday alumnae Cassie Evans-Decker, sister of the
groom, Elizabeth Dryfuss-Quiat, and Stephanie Swingle.
The couple honeymooned in Rome and London and live in
Redwood City, California. Tres is a financial advisor with the
Chase Group at
Morgan Stanley in
Menlo Park, and
Erika is a regional
manager for
Winston Retail
Solutions, a
boutique retail
marketing firm in
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Tres Evans ’03.
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2004
ALEXANDER CURILOV ’04 developed a 3-D animated film,
In Exile. Despite having a rich soundtrack, the film has no
dialogue so that it is international and accessible in any
country and culture. Alexander attended St. Mark’s in
2002–2003 as an exchange student with the ASSIST program.
Alexander shares that he is very grateful for his year at St. Mark’s,
where he had his first hands-on experience with film.
Alexander is a director and lives in the Republic of Moldova.
MASON DEPASSE ’04 married Jacqueline Weiss on June 3, 2012,
in Portland, Oregon. CHRIS IRWIN ’04, EMRE YUCEL ’04,
JORDAN WOLF ’04, ADAM RUBIN ’05, and SCOTT
CARLSON ’05 attended the ceremony. Mason and Jacqueline
moved to Massachusetts immediately following the wedding,
where Mason began his residency in orthopedic surgery
at Brown University.
MICHAEL TITZER ’04 has been promoted to the rank of
Captain in the United States Marine Corps. Michael was
recently transferred to Okinawa, Japan, where he will serve
for two years as a team leader for the 5th Air Naval Gunfire
Liaison Company. In his new billet, he will be specially
trained to call in air strikes while serving with the ground
forces. Michael will also have the opportunity to travel around
the Asia-Pacific region while conducting joint military
operations with foreign forces.
JORDAN WOLF ’04, MARK HARIZ ’04, JESSE DIAZ ’04, and
SCOTT BERRY ’04 took the opportunity to catch up during
the holidays for a soccer game.
From the Class of ’04: Mark Hariz, Jesse Diaz, Jordan Wolf,
and Scott Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason DePasse ’04.
BRANNIN MCBEE ’04 will be published in the The Energy
Journal in 2013 for his research on the emission reduction
effectiveness of wind generation in the United States. Brannin
lives in New York and works at a U.S. energy commodity
hedge fund.
After spending a year and a half at Goldman Sachs, ROSS
RUSCHHAUPT ’04 accepted a new position as an analyst
at RBC Real Estate Capital Partners in Dallas.
2005
JON PARK ’05 is working as an architect in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, for Glance and Associates, Inc. He is also
the CEO of a custom fabrication company called the
Research Assembly Workshop, LLC. Jon looks forward to
meeting other alumni in Pennsylvania and the Northeast.
2006
PATRICK DENNIS ’06 is in the Peace Corps, serving in West
Africa. Patrick is working with the Red Cross and UNICEF,
setting up business ventures and a public library. He is also
teaching French and English and will explore wells for water.
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CASE MARTIN ’06 graduated from the University of Oxford
in June 2012, with a master’s degree in African Studies.
Case’s thesis Tracing the Development of South Sudan’s
Health Care allowed him to return to South Sudan, where he
had previously worked as a Princeton in Africa Fellow with
the International Rescue Committee’s primary health care
program. While at
Oxford, Case enjoyed
rowing crew for his
college, St. Antony’s.
Case is a first-year
medical student at
the UT Southwestern
Medical School
in Dallas.
Case Martin ’06, having completed his
master’s degree.
WILLIAM TRAVIS ’06 is in his second year at Tulane
Law School, having received a Dean’s scholarship. This
summer, he will be interning at the Dallas law firm of
Underwood Perkins PC.
2007
DAN SHULMAN ’07 and Allie Hayes were married on
November 24, 2012, in Dallas. Marksmen groomsmen
included Dan’s brothers STEVE SHULMAN ’08 and
MICHAEL SHULMAN ’10, KIRK HAYES ’09, ZACH
HOCHSTER ’07, and NICK BAILEY ’07. Allie and Dan
live in a loft in downtown
Durham, North
Carolina, where Allie
is a special education
teacher and Dan is an
auditor for McGladrey.
2008 5 Years
MARK BUTLER ’08 graduated from Southern Methodist
University in May 2012 and accepted his dream job with J.P.
Morgan in Dallas. During his time at SMU, he enjoyed
exploring his interests in finance, coaching, and photography.
ALEX KATZ ’08 was a 2012 recipient of the Wallace Sterling
Award at Stanford University, recognizing him as one of
the top scholars in
his senior class. Alex
selected Frank Jordan,
his third-grade teacher,
to attend the ceremony
as a teacher who
inspired him during
his St. Mark’s career.
Alex Katz ’08 with Frank Jordan.
MATT MARTIN ’08 graduated cum laude from Davidson
College last spring with a major in Spanish and a minor
in Economics. While at Davidson, Matt co-founded a
video-conference language-learning program connecting
American and Argentinean students, which was subsequently
incorporated into the Davidson Spanish Department
curriculum. Matt lives in New York City, where he works
for J.P. Morgan Private Bank as a first-year analyst.
2009
BRAD TRAVIS ’09 is traveling nationally, as well as
internationally, with the country’s oldest collegiate
a capella group, The Whiffenpoofs of Yale University.
2010
ADAM BROBJORG ’10 had his first museum show at
the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami in 2012 and
subsequently appeared in an HBO reality documentary
series, Masterclass with Bruce Weber. Adam discovered his
talent for digital photography at St. Mark’s in a course
taught by Scott Hunt. Adam is traveling around the world
and pursuing his passion for photography and art.
(photo on next page)
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shulman ’07.
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Adam Brobjorg ’10 continues his pursuit of photography
in locations around the world.
2011
GUS BLESSING ’11 was one of 10 students inducted into
the University Scholars Program at Texas A&M University.
University Scholars are chosen for their academic leadership,
innovation, curiosity, and motivation. Gus was also elected
into the Texas A&M Student Senate, where he will serve as
a senator and a voice for the student body. Gus is a sophomore
international studies major and will intern with CNN
in Santiago, Chile, next summer.
JORDAN DEMARS ’10 spent
his Christmas vacation
visiting his parents in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. During
the visit, he completed
a two-day ascent of
Mt. Kinabalu, the tallest
mountain in Southeast Asia,
on the island of Borneo.
Jordan is a junior at
Tulane University.
Jordan is clipped into the world’s
highest via ferrata (Italian for
“iron road”) on Kinabalu for
some high-altitude excitement.
Last fall, CONNOR WATUMULL ’10, WEBB HORN ’10,
and WILL DICKSON ’10 had a mini-reunion in Boston,
Massachusetts. Hurricane Sandy sidelined Connor’s travel
plans, stranding him in Boston. His classmates rescued him
with a place to stay and a great chance to catch up. Webb and
Will attend MIT, and Connor, who worked in San Francisco
during the fall semester, attends Dartmouth College.
DEAN BUTLER ’11 completed his first year at the University
of Texas at Austin and is studying petroleum engineering.
Dean spent his summer working as a field engineer intern
with Merit Energy Company in Evanston, Wyoming.
DEAN ITANI ’11 was one of six Harvard students selected
to spend five days in Burma for a Youth Lead the Change
program. As a product of the Leadership Institute at Harvard
College, the program seeks to give middle school and high
school students the skills necessary to become instigators of
change in their communities. Dean was involved in creating
the curriculum and leading several of the workshops. He
credits his experience in Telos at St. Mark’s for developing
his leadership skills and enabling him to discuss and teach
leadership at a comprehensible, in-depth level. Dean is
a sophomore and serves as the editor-in-chief of the
Harvard Leadership Magazine.
Dean Itani ’11 in Burma for a Youth Lead the
Change program.
Connor Watumull ’10, Web Horn ’10, and Will Dickson ’10.
TY MONTGOMERY ’11 completed his second season
as a starting receiver for Stanford University. (Read more
about Ty’s season in “Alumni in the News” on page 18.)
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2012
Young alumni CONNER ANDERSON ’12, ADAM BLACK ’05,
GUS BLESSING ’11, ANDREW KLEIMAN ’12, ROLAND
SALATINO ’12, ROSS CRAWFORD ’12, and THOMAS
TASSIN ’12
returned to
campus in
January to
discuss their
experiences
as Marksmen
with the sixthgrade
A group from the Class of 2012 pauses for a
photo in Centennial Hall.
class.
SPENCER BRUNO ’12 has gained widespread recognition
for his work as both a DJ and music producer. Spencer’s
first DJ gig was four years ago at a St. Mark’s function. He
attributes his motivation to his fellow classmates, who have
been a source of encouragement and support. Spencer
completed his first semester at Duke University and is
studying engineering.
Faculty & Staff
On New Year’s Eve, first-grade teacher KAY CARRIO
welcomed her first grandchild, Henry, who weighed 7 lbs.,
14 oz., and was 19.5 inches long.
DEIDRE EDWARDS, St. Mark’s Coordinator of Academic
Support, completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Her degree was officially conferred on August 10, 2012.
JOHN FROST and his wife, Natalie, welcomed the
newest addition to their family, Jude Alexander Frost,
on October 5, 2012. Jude joins big sister, Anna Jane,
now 3 years old. John teaches Middle School Industrial
Arts and Upper School Woodworking.
During the fall, Marksmen athletes JOE BUSH ’12 and
RICHARD FRELING ’12 competed head-to-head against
WHIT SHAW ’09 for their respective collegiate sprint football
teams. Richard and Joe play for Princeton University and
Whit is the wide receiver for the University of Pennsylvania.
Although it was a close game, the Pennsylvania Quakers
beat the Princeton Tigers with a final score of 36 – 21. Joe
and Whit both wear the number 14 for their respective
teams and had excellent seasons.
ROLAND SALATINO ’12 returned to campus over his winter
break to assist with Middle School advisory and Chinese
classes. Roland
completed his
first semester
at Harvard
University.
Jude and Anna Jane Frost.
MICHAEL HEALD, former earth and life science teacher,
wilderness director, and coach, is teaching life science and
serves as a grade-level coordinator at The Bush School in
Seattle, Washington. In the summer of 2012, Michael and his
wife, Angela, welcomed their second child, Galen, joining
2-year-old big sister Sierra. Michael is enjoying his new home
and the variety of wilderness to explore.
Roland Salatino ’12 talks with St. Mark’s students
studying Chinese.
Sierra and Galen Heald.
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In Memoriam
St. Mark’s debate coach TIM MAHONEY and his wife, Julie,
are proud to announce the arrival of their son Dalton Gavin
Mahoney. Dalton was born on September 19, 2012, at 9 lbs.,
12 oz., and 21 inches long.
JOHN MEAD is proud to announce the marriage of his
daughter, Katie Mead, to Evan Brewer on December 15, 2012,
in Allen, Texas. Katie and Evan live in Laurel, Maryland.
Upper School English teacher MARTA NAPIORKOWSKA
received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the
University of Chicago in December 2012. Her dissertation
The Perduring Sublime: The Poetics of Post-Sublime Recovery
in the Poems of Adam Zagajewski, Miroslav Holub, and Allen
Grossman related poetic language to the philosophy of self
and consciousness.
H. MIRZA AMIRKHAN ’43, December 24, 2012.
JAMES E. ANDERSON, July 26, 2012, father of
James E. Anderson, Jr. ’65.
KENNETH ATHERTON, November 29, 2012, father of
Boyd Atherton, Technology Specialist.
PATSY MARIE SIMMONS BARNES, October 4, 2011,
grandmother of Oliver Ness ’14.
MARIA LYNNE BARNHART, October 12, 2012, wife of
Duane Barnhart, Assistant Director of the Physical Plant.
CYNTHIA BLANCKE BARTHOLOW, March 3, 2013,
grandmother of Peter B. Bartholow, Jr. ’96 and
David S. Bartholow ’98.
Former Malcolm K. and Minda Brachman Master Teacher
HENRY PLOEGSTRA shows his pride with his new license
plates. After teaching at St. Mark’s for 29 years, Henry now
lives in Holland, Michigan. Henry shares that he is enjoying
traveling and living near family.
BETTY SUE BLAYLOCK, December 25, 2012, mother of
Charles C. Blaylock, Jr. ’76 and Richard K. Blaylock ’77.
CAROLYN BARBER, January 3, 2013, mother of
Benny Barber ’05*.
LOUISE CHARLEY BASHOUR, June 15, 2012, mother of
Charles Allen Bashour ’72.
WILLIAM H. BONCHER ’59, November 17, 2012.
MARY RUTH BUTLER, November 10, 2012, grandmother of
Penn Collins ’98 and Seth Collins ’02.
KATHLEEN BREARD BYRNE, January 14, 2013, mother of
Benjamin A. Breard ’64.
Retired faculty member Henry Ploegstra, now living in
Michigan, sports new license plates on his car.
WILLIAM MCCLESTER CAMPBELL, February 27, 2013,
grandfather of Garrett D. Murphree ’98.
GEORGE VOLK CHARLTON ’47, October 26, 2012, former
Trustee, father of Eric A. Charlton ’85 and grandfather of
Michael B. Cole ’08.
GAY G. COX, January 18, 2013, mother of Zac A. Cox ’04.
* Deceased
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GEORGE P. CULLUM, JR., January 4, 2013, grandfather of
M. Christian Cullum ’95.
THOMAS P. GRIER ’86, January 31, 2013, brother of
John P. Grier ’76.
CHARLES VICTOR DENMAN, January 9, 2013, grandfather
of Peter S. Denman ’05.
RUTH M. GRUENNERT, November 30, 2012, mother of
David D. Gruennert ’69.
DONALD R. DOWLER, December 14, 2012, grandfather of
J. Parker Matthews ’13.
MICHAEL P. DUFFY, March 7, 2013, father of
Thomas R. Duffy ’10.
JAMES ROLAND DYKES, January 7, 2013, father of
James R. Dykes, Jr. ’68.
STEVEN CHARLES ELLENWOOD ’73, September 5, 2012.
FRANCES FELLMAN, October, 2012, mother of B. Ryan
Fellman ’97, Marcus A. Fellman ’95, and Jeremy N. Fellman ’00.
HARRY H. FELTMAN, September 20, 2012, father of
Allen M. Feltman ’71.
EDNA LINZ KAHN FLAXMAN, September 25, 2012,
grandmother of John F. Greenman ’89.
DAVID LEE FRANKFURT, February 2, 2013, father of
Alan I. Frankfurt ’72 and Eric S. Frankfurt ’78, grandfather
of Grant K. Frankfurt ’05 and Ross C. Frankfurt ’07, and
father-in-law of Gary L. Kahn ’72.
H.J. “HANK” GRUY, December 19, 2012, father of
William A. Gruy ’70 and grandfather of Nicholas R. Gruy ’08
and William H. Gruy ’05.
JOHN MARTIN HARGROVE, January 26, 2013, brother of
Brian H. Hargrove ’88.
BERNARD “BERNIE” HERSH, October 11, 2012, father of
Kenneth A. Hersh ’81 and grandfather of Daniel J. Hersh ’13.
JOSEPHINE A. HERZ, January 28, 2013, grandmother of
Seth H. Mazow ’99.
ADELYN JEAN HOFFMAN, September 29, 2012,
mother of Life Trustee Robert K. Hoffman ’65* and
Richard E. Hoffman ’67.
MARK E. HUNDAHL ’69, December 27, 2012.
RICHARD E. JENKINS, January 20, 2013, father of
William E. Jenkins ’69.
TERESA M. JOHNSON, November 27, 2012, wife of
David “Kipp” Johnson ’67.
SCOT JOSEPH FROST ’73, June 2012.
THOMAS W. GAY ’56, March 7, 2013.
HARRY B. GENDASON, February 13, 2013, grandfather of
Casey Gendason, Associate Director of College Counseling.
MARTHA GILCHRIST, February 8, 2013, mother of
John R. Gilchrist, Jr. ’80.
LOUISE W. GLENOS, November 10, 2012, grandmother of
Adam W. Glenos ’01 and mother-in-law of former faculty
member Gay Wilhite Glenos.
LOUISE CORRIGAN JORDAN, November 9, 2012, sister of
Leo F. Corrigan, Jr. ’43, mother of Edwin B. Jordan, Jr. ’60,
Philip L. Jordan ’64, and Christopher G. Jordan ’70 and
grandmother of Christopher G. Jordan, Jr. ’06.
BEJAY MCNABB KREMER, January 12, 2013, mother of
Jeffrey T. Kremer ’76.
ROBIN LLEWELLYN, JR., September 23, 2012,
husband of Karen Llewellyn, Assistant to the Director
of College Counseling.
ANN THOMPSON MAGUIRE, January 3, 2013, mother of
Cary M. Maguire, Jr. ’80.
* Deceased
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BENJAMIN F. MARTIN, JR. ’41, May 19, 2010.
PETER CALDWELL MAYO ’71, October 10, 2012.
JOHN MCCORMACK, October 19, 2012, father of
John F. McCormack ’69*.
DONALD CHARLES MCILYAR ’51, July 10, 2012.
JOHN D. MCMURRAY ’62, November 12, 2012.
LIPPMAN “LARRY” MILLER, October 3, 2012, grandfather
of Brandon M. Phillips ’01 and Kace B. Phillips ’04.
TEHILA KATZMAN MILLER, September 27, 2012, grandmother
of Brandon M. Phillips ’01 and Kace B. Phillips ’04.
MARYANN RECZNIK MLAKAR, January 9, 2013, mother of
Paul Mlakar, mathematics teacher and mother-in-law of
Kristin Mlakar, Business Office Administrative Assistant.
SAMUEL T. MONTGOMERY III, October 15, 2012, father of
Samuel T. Montgomery IV ’98.
JAMES E. NORMAN ’81, October 17, 2012.
HOWARD D. PECK, January 14, 2013, father of
Douglas T. Peck ’71.
NANCY PENN PENSON, October 21, 2012, grandmother of
Nicholas D. Vreeland ’99.
MARLIS WICKER PERLIS, February 11, 2013, grandmother
of J. Michael Patison ’12 and Andrew C. Patison ’15.
CONRAD WALTER “JIM” QUIST, September 16, 2012,
father of Kevin T. Quist ’68.
JOHN R. ROYALL ’50, January 25, 2013.
MARIAN “UG” ROWE, September 30, 2012, mother of
Frederick E. Rowe, Jr. ’64.
PATTI CAROL ROWLETT, February 26, 2013, mother of
John R. Rowlett ’82 and William D. Rowlett ’79.
PETER ALDEN THOMAS SARTIN, October 20, 2012,
father of Paul A. Sartin ’93.
TED S. SCHLOSSMAN, January 20, 2013, stepfather of
Daniel C. Adams ’88 and Scott B. Adams ’78.
DOROTHY MURPHREE SHEPHERD, December 6, 2012,
grandmother of Garrett D. Murphree ’98.
BILLY “BILL” ROBERT SPRABERRY, November 20, 2012,
father-in-law of Don Denman, Maintenance Engineer and
grandfather of Rial Denman ’17.
NIGEL CHARLES STEWART ’34, June 25, 2012.
MARY CATHERINE CUROTTO STULL, January 20, 2013,
mother of John F. Stull ’67.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, March 13, 2012, grandfather of
Patrick Forest Cummings-Taylor ’15.
BILLIE DORIS THOMAS, November 17, 2012, mother of
Robert K. Thomas ’64, grandmother of P. Casey Conlon ’04,
R. Tucker Thomas ’99, and Tyler J. Thomas ’94.
CHARLES B. “BRAD” THORPE ’56, September 4, 2012.
THOMAS T. TOLAND, January 20, 2013, father of
Thomas T. Toland, Jr. ’90 and J.M. Scott Toland ’93.
HELEN LERNER TOPEK, April 29, 2012, grandmother of
Zev A. Shulkin ’98 and Franklin M. Shulkin ’05.
HAROLD “HAL” C. URSCHEL, JR., November 12, 2012,
father of Harold “Hal” C. Urschel III ’77, Bradley V. Urschel ’79,
and Sterling L. Urschel ’82, and grandfather of Bradley
“Carr” C. Urschel ’20 and Sierra “Bear” M. Goldstein ’13.
JOHN “PETE” VESCOVO, January 14, 2013, father of
Victor L. Vescovo ’84.
ALDEN E. WAGNER, SR., December 7, 2012, former Trustee
and father of Alden E. Wagner, Jr. ’71.
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Endnotes
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fundraising priority, providing more than 10 percent of the School’s
annual operating budget. You may give online through our secure
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Mike Shampain ’61:
Menter B. Terrill Society
Mike “Mickey” Shampain ’61 has fond memories of
his time at 10600 Preston Road. “I greatly enjoyed the
fellowship with classmates, friends, and with teachers,”
Mike recalls. “The structure, the classes, the opportunity
to participate in a range of activities, not to mention
the effect that St. Mark’s had on my spiritual side — the
School did a great deal for me, and I appreciate the
philosophy of building the boy into a complete man.”
Since Mike graduated in 1961, he has enjoyed staying connected to his classmates
through events and reunions, particularly his 50th Reunion. “The Reunion just felt
like we picked up where we left off. The fellowship and camaraderie that our class felt
while we were in school was still present, 50 years later. I think coming back together
gave us all an even greater appreciation for our time at St. Mark’s,” Mike says.
He decided to honor his father’s and mother’s memory by creating the Shampain
Family Scholarship in 1998 with an outright gift to the Campaign for St. Mark’s.
Through their many volunteer efforts in the Nashville community, Mike and his wife,
Pam, saw many bright students who never received the opportunities to advance their
education, so they wanted to provide those opportunities for students at St. Mark’s.
“Pam and I came to realize just how much St. Mark’s does to shape lives, and we wanted
to be a part of that process,” Mike says. As members of the Menter B. Terrill Society, Mike
and Pam have included St. Mark’s in their estate plans, ensuring that the School will
continue to benefit from their generosity and that the Shampain Family Scholarship
will continue to grow.
St. Mark’s has established the Menter B. Terrill Society to honor alumni and friends
who have included St. Mark’s in their long-term estate planning. Terrill Society members
who are at least 65 years of age will be recognized in The Centennial Challenge if they
notify the School of their intentions. If you have included St. Mark’s in your estate plans or
would like more information about the Menter B. Terrill Society, please contact Scott Jolly
in the Office of Development at 214.346.8123 or jollys@smtexas.org.

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