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AROUND THE PONDJason Donahue ’00 dedicated part of hissummer vacation to restoring the rain forestof Costa Rica thanks to his Poole grant.cation research that took place on land.”They were there for “ten amazing days,”with a group called Earthwatch. Both girlsenjoyed “experiencing what it is like formarine biologists everyday,” but confessthat “this particular project was no luxuriousvacation; no running water andlimited electricity made our jobs thatmuch harder. The rewarding part was findingthe dolphins and knowing that wecontributed to their study.”Alex DiCicco ’01 went to the Philippinesfor six weeks to do scientific surveyingand research on the coral reef environment.“I gathered data that will helpdevelop a sustainable management planfor the area. I went with Coral Cay Conservation,an organization that trainsnonscientist divers to gather scientificdata and that helps to evaluate what needsto be done to sustain environments (bothoceanic and terrestrial). The coolest partwas that I was able to make a differencein something I believe in.”Jason Donahue ’00 spent four weeks invarious Costa Rican rain forests doingecological community service. “Essentially,we built trails, did field researchfor the Costa Rican government, andhelped reforest farm lands. The best partwas working in 100-degree heat, 70 percenthumidity, with mud and hordes ofmosquitoes and knowing it was worthall of it for the world.”Lisa Ehrlich ’00 went to Iceland for twoweeks with Earthwatch Expeditions.“We spent the time studying differentaspects of the largest ice cap in Iceland,its offshoot glaciers and sandy outwashplain. The coolest part of the experiencewas participating in actual scientific research,conducting experiments wherethe outcome wasn’t already known, andgathering data that will help further theunderstanding of glaciers around theworld.” Lisa also wrote an article abouther trip for Imagine magazine.Harold Francis ’00 went to the Island ofNevis for three weeks, where he helpedexcavate an old church, paint a hospital,and run a day camp for a week. He alsohad a two-week internship at V.O.N. radio850 AM, where he had his own showon Saturdays from 4 to 6 PM. His tripwas also organized by World Horizons.Sam Hall ’00 went to Fiji this summerfor three weeks. “I lived in a village of200 people with no electricity —veryrustic,” she wrote. “We watched the children,helped in the schools, and helpedbuild bure, traditional huts.” Organizedby Rustic Pathways, the trip, said Sam,“was quite possibly the most amazingsingle experience of my 18 years.”KP Parkin ’00 spent two weeks at BahiaDe Los Angeles in Baja, Mexico, whereshe captured, studied and tagged Blackand Loggerhead Sea Turtles. “We usedglobal positioning satellites to trackturtles both with radio and sonic tags;marked and studied those in captivity,working closely with the Mexican government.”Organized by Earthwatch, thetrip gave KP the chance to get directlyin the water with turtles, tagging themand working with biologists to better informthe Mexican government and thepeople of Bahia De Los Angeles.Joanna Wolffer ’00 went to Hondurasfor two weeks, where she worked withlocal children in the school, taught themhow to take care of themselves and puttogether hygiene packs. “For the majorityof the time, we built cementfloors, mixing and laying it down,” shesaid. The trip was organized by HondurasOutreach.Paul Zhang ’00 traveled with World HorizonsInternational to Molokai, Hawaii,for four weeks. “I cut trail through rainforest for the local Nature Conservancyand leper colony, weeding, painting, plantingtrees, and cleaning beaches.”24 Fall 1999
AROUND THE PONDThe Next GenerationAlumni Children and Grandchildren at TaftGreat-grandfathersCharles P. Luckey ’18 .......................... Elizabeth H. Luckey ’02John C. Peet ’11 ........................................... Hillary A. Peet ’00Eugene W. Potter, Sr. ’17 ....................... William A. Schatz ’02DeVer C. Warner ’08 .......................... Frank C. Pickard IV ’00GrandfathersDexter B. Blake ’33 (step) ........................ Sarah E. Bromley ’02Dudley F. Blanchard ’44 .......................... B. Keely Murphy ’00K. Christine Murphy ’01Emily F. Blanchard ’00Edwin P. Boggs ’40 ..................................... Blair M. Boggs ’02Joseph B. Candler ’23 ............................ Leland E. Candler ’00Marshall Clark ’40 ................................. Colin M. Graham ’01Robert H. Coons ’41 .......................... Christina M. Coons ’00Kenrick S. Gillespie ’25........................ Eleanor S. Gillespie ’02Chase Kimball ’21 ..................... Arthur E. Kimball-Stanley ’00Delano W. Ladd, Jr. ’44 .................... Mary Samantha Ladd ’01Robert G. Lee ’41 ............................ Timothy D. Monahan ’02Charles P. Luckey, Jr. ’43 ..................... Elizabeth H. Luckey ’02J. Irwin Miller ’27 ..................................... Aaron I. Schiller ’02Thomas F. Moore, Jr. ’43 .................. Marguerite L. Smythe ’03John F. O’Brien ’37 (step) ...................... Samantha H. Hall ’00John R. G. Ordway ’38 ............................. John D. Yawney ’02John C. Peet, Jr. ’46 ..................................... Hillary A. Peet ’00James C. Sargent, Sr. ’35 ................. Stephen D. Sargent, Jr. ’03Edward E. Shean ’43 ................................. Jessup W. Shean ’00Cheves McC. Smythe ’42.................. Marguerite L. Smythe ’03William B. Snyder, Jr. ’41 .......................... Laura L. Snyder ’00Taylor M. Snyder ’02Frederick W. Squires ’28 ......................... Ted S. Thompson ’02Frank A. Thompson,Jr.’35 (step) ......... M. Peter Madsen III ’00George C. Wagner, Jr. ’13 .............. G. Corydon Wagner IV ’01DeVer K. Warner ’32 .......................... Frank C. Pickard IV ’00Charles F. C. Wemyss, Sr. ’45 ............... Jennifer W. Higgins ’02John S. Wold ’34 .......................................... John C. Wold ’02ParentsMichael J. Aleksinas ’72 .......................... Marc A. Aleksinas ’02Matthew J. Aleksinas ’02Bruce E. Alspach ’71 ................................. Blake F. Alspach ’01John P. Alspach ’03Robert J. Barry ’59 ........................................ Ryan R. Barry ’01Richard J. Bell ’71 .................................. Christopher J. Bell ’03Chad P. Bessette ’74 ................................... Tyler J. Bessette ’02John W. Biedermann ’77 ..................... John A. Biedermann ’03Arthur F. Blake ’67 (step) ......................... Sarah E. Bromley ’02Kirk F. Blanchard ’68 ............................ Emily F. Blanchard ’00George T. Boggs ’65 .................................... Blair M. Boggs ’02Duncan G. Burke ’61 (step) ........... Brookfield A. Fitzgerald ’01Gordon S. Calder, Jr. ’65 ................... Gordon S. Calder III ’03Henry E. Candler ’54 ............................ Leland E. Candler ’00Edward J. Cavazuti ’70 ........................... James E. Cavazuti ’02Frederic P. Erdman ’71 .......................... Charles S. Erdman ’02Michael D. Gambone ’78 ................... David M. Gambone ’03David Gillespie ’60 .............................. Eleanor S. Gillespie ’02Clark L. Griffith ’68 ............................... Colby N. Griffith ’01John W. Gussenhoven ’65 ............... Walter J. Gussenhoven ’02Eugene R. Hack, Jr. ’65 ...........................Rowena W. Hack ’03Daniel Hogan ’63 ................................. Michael D. Hogan ’00Robert S. Jennings ’67 ............................. Tyler C. Jennings ’02Laura Gieg Kell ’73 ..................................... Abigail M. Kell ’02David W. Killam ’70 ........................... David W. Killam, Jr. ’03Daniel K. F. Lam ’75 .............................. Arthur H. Y. Lam ’03Geoffrey W. Levy ’65 ................................... Craig M. Levy ’01Nicholas D. LoRusso, Jr. ’72 ................ Michael R. LoRusso’03Laird A. Mooney ’73 ............................... Reina E. Mooney ’02William G. Morris, Jr. ’69 ....................... Cassidy A. Morris ’02Frederick Nagle ’62 ..................................... Curtis S. Nagle ’00William J. Pailey, Jr. ’57 ................................ Julie A. Pailey ’00Cassandra Chia-Wei Pan ’77 ................... Victor W. B. Chu ’01J. Carlisle Peet III ’70 ................................... Hillary A. Peet ’00Neil Peterson ’61....................................... Guy E. Peterson ’03Joseph V. Petrelli, Jr. ’56 .......................... Michael J. Petrelli ’00Jean Strumolo Piacenza ’75 ...................... Emily J. Piacenza ’00Anthony T. Piacenza ’01Grant A. Porter ’69 ............................... Christina C. Porter ’00Michael S. Powers ’69 ........................... Margaux E. Powers ’00Jonathan R. Read ’74 .....................................Colin J. Read ’02Peter B. Rose ’74 ........................................... Faith C. Rose ’02Michael Schiavone ’59 (step) ...................... Nicholas Fisser ’02Michael E. Shaheen ’58 ..................... Timothy A. Shaheen ’00E. Townsend Shean ’66 ............................. Jessup W. Shean ’00James L. Smythe ’70 .........................Marguerite L. Smythe ’03W. Bunker Snyder, Jr. ’68........................... Laura L. Snyder ’00Taylor M. Snyder ’02Lillie Barroll Stark ’79 ................................ Samuel B. Stark ’02Tom R. Strumolo ’70 ........................ William W. Strumolo ’01Melish A. Thompson, Jr. ’64 ....... Alexandra M. Thompson ’00C. Dean Tseretopoulos ’72 ... Constantina M. Tseretopoulos ’01Adrianna S. Tseretopoulos ’03Thomas S. M. Tudor ’64................................ Jan W. Tudor ’00James L. Volling ’72 .................................. Jeffrey J. Volling ’02G. Corydon Wagner III ’43 ........... G. Corydon Wagner IV ’01Sally Childs Walsh ’75 ............................... Sarah H. Walsh ’02Charles W. B. Wardell ’63 ....................... Diana D. Wardell ’01Christopher C. Wardell ’69 ............... Cooper T. A. Wardell ’03John P. Wold ’71 ........................................... John C. Wold ’02Taft Bulletin 25
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