Walt Borisenok P’06 ’08

The tradition of Community Service Day continues
On October 21 students joined together to make blankets for the Ronald McDonald
House, harvest vegetables from Patroon Land Farm for the Regional Food Bank, and
work on other projects that will have a lasting impact on our community during the semiannual,
campus-wide Community Service Day.
Alumni/ae Speaker Series welcomes
back accomplished alumna & alumnus
Dr. Gordon Livingston ’56 and Patricia
Sutin Dowse ’63 (pictured above) shared
their experiences and wisdom with The
Albany Academies community on October
3 and November 2, respectively, as part
of the 2011-2012 Alumni/ae Speaker
Series. Dr. Livingston is the author of the
bestseller, Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart and
Mrs. Dowse is the owner of Erda Inc., a
successful handbag design company.
The Albany Academies sponsor the
“Back to School Expo”
The Albany Academies teamed up
with other local organizations to
promote educational, hands-on STEM
demonstrations and exhibitions at the
“Back to School Expo” on September 10.
More than 500 expo attendees visited the
Academies’ booth and designed threedimensional
figures using Google Sketch-
Up with Director of Technology Mark
Eisenhardt (pictured below).
Pictured from left to right are: Bob Sharlet ’53, Skip
Meislahn ’56, Tod Wing ’56, Gordon Livingston ’56, Dr.
Douglas North ’58.
Bestselling Author Rachel Simmons
visits the Academies
The James L. Muhlfelder ’66 Lecture Series
welcomed Rachel Simmons (pictured at
right) on October 26 as its inaugural speaker.
The series was established in memory of
James L. Muhlfelder ’66, a beloved member
of the Academy community who earned
great respect for his acceptance of all types
of individuals, and the late husband of AAG
Associate Head of School Wendy Muhlfelder
’67 (pictured at left).
14 The Albany Academies Magazine