Fall/Winter 2010 - Pingry School

Court. He is also a member of
the New Jersey Supreme Court
Committee on Character.
Additionally, Mr. Lederman is First
Vice President of the New Jersey
State Bar Foundation and a former
chair of the New Jersey Supreme
Court District X Ethics Committee.
He is a member of the Bar in New
Jersey, New York, the United States
District Court for the District of New
Jersey and the Southern District of
New York, and the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second and
Third Circuits. He earned a B.A.
with Distinction in political science
from the University of Delaware
and earned his J.D. at the Emory
University School of Law.
Stephan F.
Newhouse ’65
and his wife Judy
are the parents
of three Pingry
alumni: James ’95,
Christopher ’97,
and Stephan ’99.
Mr. Newhouse
has re-joined the Board of Trustees,
having previously served as a Pingry
trustee from 1986 to 2001 and as an
Honorary Trustee from 2001 to 2010.
In 2002, he received the school’s
Letter-in-Life Award, the highest
honor bestowed upon an alumnus or
alumna.
He spent 26 years with Morgan
Stanley, most recently as President
from 2003 to 2005. Mr. Newhouse
also served as the company’s
Co-President and CEO of the
Institutional Securities Group and
Chairman of the Board of Morgan
Stanley & Co. International Limited,
among other positions. His other
affiliations include being Director
of the insurance company Alterra
Capital Group, a member of the
Advisory Board of CM Capital
Corporation, and a Trustee of the
Civil War Preservation Trust. Mr.
Newhouse earned an M.B.A. with
Distinction at Harvard University
and a B.S. at Yale University. He
served as an officer in the United
States Navy from 1969 to 1972.
“We’re extremely happy and grateful
that we have five new members joining
the board. Stu Lederman ’78
brings a great perspective as an
Front row, from left: Deborah J. Barker P ‘12, ‘16, Angela Burt-Murray P ‘17, ‘19, Audrey M. Wilf P ‘02, ‘04,
‘13, Noreen C. Witte P ‘13, ‘16, Henry G. Stifel III ‘83, Alice F. Rooke P ‘02, ‘04, Miriam T. Esteve P ‘09, ‘11, ‘19,
Kathleen M. Hugin P ‘11, ‘13, and Denise E. Vanech P ‘09. Back row, from left: Ian S. Shrank ‘71, Stuart M.
Lederman ‘78, John W. Holman III ‘79, P ‘09, ‘11, ‘14, Steven M. Lipper ‘79, P ‘09, ‘12, ‘14, Jeffrey N. Edwards ‘78,
P ‘12, ‘14, Terence M. O’Toole P ‘05, ‘08, Barry L. Zubrow P ‘10, Stephan F. Newhouse ‘65, P ‘95, ‘97, ‘99,
Edward S. Atwater IV ‘63, Donald C. Mullins, Jr. P ‘15, ‘20, Conor T. Mullett ‘84, P ‘14, ‘15, Chair of the Board
John B. Brescher, Jr. ‘65, P ‘99, and Dan C. Roberts P ‘99, ‘02, ‘09. Not pictured: Kurt G. Conti P ‘07, ‘09, ‘15,
Holly Hegener Cummings P ‘14, ‘16, William D. Ju P ‘09, ‘11, and Park B. Smith ‘50.
alumnus and as a former board member.
Kathy Hugin has experience
with other non-profits. Kurt Conti
and Angela Burt-Murray will be able
to bring to Pingry the experience
and expertise that they have developed
in the business world. Steve
Newhouse ’65, having been a student,
parent, and trustee, is familiar
with Pingry’s unique attributes, and
his wisdom and judgment will be
great assets to the Board,” says Jack
Brescher ’65, P ’99, chair of Pingry’s
Board of Trustees.
As of June 30, 2010, Harold W.
“Tony” Borden ’62 and
Deryck Palmer P ’09 have
retired as members of the
Board of Trustees.
Mr. Borden first served as a trustee
from 1983 to 1984 while he
was President of the Pingry
Alumni Association. Following
that service, he was elected to the
Board and served two three-year
terms until June 1990, then was
re-elected in 2003. Due to his
expertise in energy and construction,
he provided valuable
insights for the Buildings and
Grounds Committee. He also
served as the Board’s corporate
secretary and, during his final
year as a trustee, served as Chair
of The Pingry Fund.
For eight years, beginning in
2002, Mr. Palmer helped recruit
future Board members and played
an important role in Pingry’s
development efforts. An original
member of the Audit Committee,
Mr. Palmer helped formulate the
committee’s responsibilities and
function.
Pingry thanks Mr. Borden and
Mr. Palmer for their years of service
and meaningful contributions
to the Board of Trustees
and the school.
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