AndoverMagSpring2015

CONNECTIONAbbot GrantsAnnouncedAbbot GrantsAnnouncedThe Abbot Academy Association (AAA) wascreated in 1973, at the time of the merger ofAbbot Academy and Phillips Academy, to continueAbbot’s tradition of boldness, innovation, and caringthrough large and small grants to Phillips Academystudents and members of the faculty and staff.The board of directors of the Abbot AcademyAssociation met on campus November 13–14,2014, for its fall meeting. Twenty-sevengrant proposals were awarded full orpartial funding. partial funding.Explorer’s ClubSpeaker: Jon Turk*Whitney Findlay ’16$800Quiz Bowl—Eventsand CompetitionsTucker Drew ’17Piper Winkler ’17Cindy Ling ’15$5,315Alumna Mentor, SoftballSpring Training TripPeter Drench (coach)$3,500Sports &Games$20,551*Indicates a guest speakerChess Club: Nationals andTournament SupportAshok Aggarwal ’15Alex Jiang ’15David Todd ’16$9,066Campus Visit by OlympianMelissa Seidemann:On the Road to Gold*Sasha Newton ’16$1,870Light Box Therapy forSeasonal Affective DisorderCarol Israel &Amy Patel (faculty)Rebecca Somer ’15$2,400Andover Global HealthInitiative Speaker Series*Christopher Li ’15Alexandra Houle-Dupont ’15Felix Liu ’15$1,309Wellness$32,991Development of a Student LeadershipMission Statement and Design of aPre-Orientation Leadership ProgramRaj Mundra (faculty)$2,643Fitness Center Upgrade:FIT Strength and ConditioningEquipmentCara Cavanaugh ’15John MacWilliams ’15Laura Bilal ’17$9,709Health and WellnessAnimated Videos forCommunity EducationCarlos Hoyt & AmyPatel (faculty)$12,000Mental Health Speaker from“Active Minds”*Rebecca Somer ’15Claire Jacobson ’15Nathaniel Redding ’16$4,93054 Andover | Spring 2015