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B U L L E T I N Taft Portrait of a Graduate - The Taft School

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F E A T U R E S<br />

Satisfaction in<br />

the Journey—113th<br />

Commencement 22<br />

Remarks by Rear Admiral Richard T. Ginman<br />

’66, P’03, Willy MacMullen ’78, Anton<br />

Yupangco ’03, Taylor Walle ’03, and James<br />

Blanchard ’03<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Taft</strong> <strong>Portrait</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> a <strong>Graduate</strong> 30<br />

Defining the characteristics <strong>of</strong> a successful<br />

education and personal excellence<br />

By Debora Phipps<br />

Northern Exposure<br />

to Native Arts 35<br />

Susan Heard ’77 and her quest to find and<br />

share the work <strong>of</strong> Alaskan Native artists with<br />

the lower 48 states.<br />

By Linda Beyus<br />

Alumni<br />

Weekend Album 39<br />

Photography by Peter Finger<br />

D E P A R T M E N T S<br />

From the Editor 4<br />

Letters 4<br />

Alumni Spotlight 5<br />

Four new members <strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong><br />

Trustees, Citation <strong>of</strong> Merit awarded to<br />

Nobel Prize winner, farmer exchange with<br />

Kazakhstan, beekeeping around the world,<br />

award to Romano<br />

Around the Pond 10<br />

Potter Gallery, the <strong>Taft</strong> rhino, historic Torah<br />

dedication, DuBois speaker, Habitat for<br />

Humanity, Missa Gaia performed, faculty<br />

news, engineering contest, alumni <strong>of</strong>fspring<br />

Annual Fund News 17<br />

Sport 19<br />

Spring season scoreboard and photo essay<br />

By Steve Palmer & Peter Frew ’75<br />

On the Cover<br />

Ted Squires ’28 is greeted by Headmaster<br />

Willy MacMullen ’78 on Ted’s 75th Reunion.<br />

PETER FINGER<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Taft</strong> Bulletin is published quarterly, in February,<br />

May, August, and November, by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Taft</strong> <strong>School</strong>,<br />

110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, CT 06795-2100,<br />

and is distributed free <strong>of</strong> charge to alumni, parents,<br />

grandparents, and friends <strong>of</strong> the school.<br />

E-Mail Us!<br />

Send your latest news, address change, birth announcement,<br />

or letter to the editor via e-mail. Our address is<br />

<strong>Taft</strong>Bulletin@<strong>Taft</strong><strong>School</strong>.org. We continue to accept<br />

your communiqués by fax machine (860-945-7756), telephone<br />

(860-945-7777), or U.S. Mail (110 Woodbury Road,<br />

Watertown, CT 06795-2100). So let’s hear from you!<br />

<strong>Taft</strong> on the Web:<br />

News Stocks Entertainment Weather Catch up<br />

with old friends or make new ones, get a job and<br />

more!—all at the <strong>Taft</strong> Alumni Community online. Visit<br />

us at www.<strong>Taft</strong>Alumni.com.<br />

What happened at this afternoon's game—Visit us at<br />

www.<strong>Taft</strong>Sports.com for the latest Big Red coverage.<br />

For other campus news and events, including<br />

admissions information, visit our main site at<br />

www.<strong>Taft</strong><strong>School</strong>.org, with improved calendar<br />

features and Around the Pond stories.<br />

Don’t forget you can<br />

shop online at<br />

www.<strong>Taft</strong>Store.com<br />

Page 39<br />

Bagpipers lead the parade on Alumni Weekend. Photo by Peter Finger

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