<strong>Country</strong>SChoolaluMni:update your contactinformation, send usyour news, and volunteeryour time…. emailthe Alumni Office atcountryschoolalumni@countryschool.orgfind us onfaCebook!<strong>Country</strong>SChoolaluMni@<strong>Country</strong>SChool.orgFamily TiesNews from our AlumniClass of 2007 College BoundTHE FOLLOWING ALUMNI HAVE SHARED THEIR COLLEGE CHOICES WITH THE SCHOOL!Ms. Katherine R. AltBucknell UniversityMr. Matthew BashamYork CollegeMs. Natalie P. ClemensMary Washington CollegeMs. Charlotte T. CuttsSavannah College of Art and DesignMr. Bradley D. ElliottSalisbury UniversityKATE ALT ’07: entered MercersburgAcademy for her high schooleducation. At Mercersburg, Katepursued field hockey, swimming,lacrosse, dance, theatre and art. Herfavorite part of Mercersburg was thescholastics. She continued to winnational awards in Latin. Her oilpainting “Kong” was recognized bythe Mid Atlantic Prep League. Aftergraduation Kate became a lifeguardand pool manager in Annapolis forthe summer. She is going to Bucknellthis Fall to study neuro-science andshe will live with other artists in theUniversity’s artist’s dormitory.Ms. Elyse A. GogollPiedmont Community CollegeGuaranteed admission to UVA aftercompletion of two years at PCCMs. Eleanora A. KeeneGuilford CollegeMr. Gregory MarksFordham UniversityMs. Emily M. MerrikenUniversity of North Carolinaat AshevilleJOHN M. ANDERSON ’55: Johnretired on June 30 from 5 yearsat Boeing Commercial Airplanesin Everett WA, where he workedin the 787 program as a SystemsAnalyst. He previously retired fromthe USAF in 1986 as a Colonelafter 25 years of service as a pilot,instructor pilot, staff officer and B-52squadron commander; John alsoserved for 2 years on the staff of theSecretary of the Air Force. Betweenhis Air Force and Boeing careers,John also worked for 12 years withPratt & Whitney Space PropulsionOperations in San Jose CA, and for3 years at a Department of Energyweapons facility in Oak Ridge TN.John indicates that his retirementplans include enjoying more timewith his children and grandchildren,travel and photography, and hikingin northwestern Washington state.For now, he and his wife plan toremain in the Seattle area.MATTHEW BASHAM ’07:graduated from Gunston Day <strong>School</strong>and will be attending York College(in PA).Mr. Christopher R. OrsiniDrexel UniversityMs. Elizabeth B. StalfortWake Forest UniversityMr. Justin E. ThompsonDeferred to James Madison for 2012Attending Anne ArundelCommunity CollegeMs. Sarah E. ThompsonCabrillo CollegeMs. Allison T. WeiseTowson UniversityKATHY BOGAN ’64: reports that herson, Ryan Ellison , class of ‘93, alongwith his wife, Angela, welcomedPiper Quinn Ellison into the worldon September 22nd <strong>2010</strong>. She saidthey are all thrilled and enjoying thenewest member of the family.EMILY CRAWFORD ’03, aGunston alum, graduated fromSwarthmore College in June.CHARLOTTE CUTTS ‘07: is headedto the Savannah College of Art andDesign in Savannah, Ga.BRADLEY ELLIOTT ’07: graduatedfrom Sts. Peter and Paul High <strong>School</strong>on May 26, 20<strong>11</strong>. He will be attendingSalisbury University in the Fall.BENJAMIN FEINBLUM: iscelebrating the success of a newrestaurant/dinner theater venturehe started during the recession“Medieval Madness at RenaissanceHall.” www.medievalmadness.com;<strong>11</strong>21 King Street, Alexandria, VA22314.SARA GEHRDES ’03: graduatedcum laude on May 22 fromAmherst College. She majoredin Environmental Studies andPsychology. She was selected as ourOutstanding Young Alumna in 2008.ELYSE GOGOLL ’07: graduatedfrom Monticello High <strong>School</strong> inCharlottesville, VA. She will attendPiedmont Community College in theFall with guaranteed admission toUVA after completion of two yearsat PCC. She played lacrosse forMonticello.TROY GOGOLL ’03: Graduatedfrom James Madison Universityin Harrisonburg, VA. He receiveda Bachelor’s of Science degree inthe Health Science field and plansto continue his education in theBaltimore area next year. He playedlacrosse for JMU all four years whilethere.20
Family TiesNews from our AlumniDORSEY GREEN ’63: Has become aQuaker while in Seattle. For the pasttwo years she has been the Clerk(Chair of the Board) of the FriendsCommittee on National Legislation –a Quaker lobby in the Public Interestbased in Washington, D.C. She alsobrings sad news of the death of herbrother John Green. He attended the<strong>Country</strong> <strong>School</strong> for a couple of yearsuntil he moved to South Carolina in1963. He had been living in Naples,Florida where he founded and rana property management company.ELEANORA KEENE ‘07: graduatedfrom <strong>The</strong> Gunston Day <strong>School</strong> inJune ‘<strong>11</strong> and will be going on toGuilford College in Greensboro, NCin August. She was recognized forher athletic prowess in 3 varsitysports all four years with the Greenand White Award. Here is a photofrom graduation day with hergrandmothers. (L to R) Karin M.Crawford and Ada Francis KeeneGREGORY MARKS ’07: justgraduated from Leysin American<strong>School</strong> in Switzerland where he wasfor the past four years. He has justmoved to NYC and will be attendingFordham with an economics major.So far this summer he has had theopportunity to travel to Istanbulwith some of his fellow graduatesand spend some time in Italy withhis sister.EMILY MERRIKEN ’07: will beattending University of NorthCarolina at Asheville.CHRIS MOORE ’81: coming offlast years Adjustment Bureau, ChrisMoore is spending the summer inAtlanta producing the 4th AmericanPie movie, American Reunion. Itcomes out April 6th in theaters.When not shooting somewhere elsehe lives in Santa Monica with hislong time lady and 3 kids.CAROLINE HIRSH OGILVIE ’92:had her second baby on May 1, 20<strong>11</strong>,Henry Hammond Ogilvie.CHRISTOPHER ORSINI ’07: will beattending Drexel University this Fall.ELIZABETH STALFORT ’07: will bea freshman this Fall at Wake ForestUniversity in North Carolina.MICHELLE TANMAN .MASTANDREA ’03: Still visits andthinks of all the memories often. Shewas married on July 30th. Her Maidof Honor was SUSANNAH BROOKS(also from the Class of 2003.)JUSTIN THOMPSON ’07: hasdeferred to James Madison for 2012,and will be attending Anne ArundelCounty Community College this Fall.ALLISON WEISE ’07: will beattending Towson University in theFall.ADDIE WIMBROW ’08: Has beenvery active in DJ’ing in the area, andDJ’d <strong>The</strong> <strong>Country</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s last dance.<strong>Country</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alum when some of them gathered recently for their 25th highschool reunion. Most of them will be celebrating their 30th CS reunion this year.(L-R back row: Chris Moore, Darin Roser, Patrick Stokes (all ‘81), Edie Bishop, ScottBaker (‘81), bottom row: Alan Bishop (‘83) with son Porter, Anna Roser (‘17), EllieRoser (‘14), Kendall Bishop (‘15), Sam Bishop (‘17), Eddie Bishop.March <strong>11</strong>th performance of Easton High <strong>School</strong>s South Pacific: <strong>Country</strong> <strong>School</strong>alums and members of the cast and crew with their mentor Mr. Osborne: MaryProchaska, Will Dawkins, Lauren Harrison, Rick Osborne, Will Weise, Malley Hester,Jacqueline Harrison and Bryanna Ulrick.21