Summer 2012 Review - Lake Forest Academy

Artie Preiss ’04, Ryan Mulligan, Doug Patterson ’06, and Phil Preiss ’06.(Above—l to r) Head of Schol and panel moderator John Strudwick, President ofChicago Symphony Orchestra Deborah F. Rutter, President and Eloise Martin Directorof the Art Institute of Chicago Douglas Druick, and Senior Vice Preseident-CorporateStrategy, Northern Trust and Chair of the Joffrey Ballet Board Jason J. Tyler.Music, Art, Dance andNew ConnectionsMake the 7th AnnualChicago NetworkingEvent a SuccessBy Jeremiah StevensOn March 6, 2012, more than 150 alumni, parents, and otherfriends of Lake Forest Academy and Ferry Hall gathered tohear a fascinating panel of leaders from Chicago’s impressivecultural institutions. The panel was comprised of DouglasDruick, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of theArt Institute of Chicago, Deborah F. Rutter, President of theChicago Symphony Orchestra, and Jason J. Tyler, Senior VicePresident of Corporate Strategy, Northern Trust and Chairof the Joffrey Ballet Board. Each representative spoke aboutthe importance of their organizations to Chicago’s culturaland economic success as well as current public sentiment, andtheir visions of the future. Many attendees, business cardsand resumes in hand, took advantage of the networking opportunities—tomeet old friends and make new3.6.12connections.ringing the bell 11