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10 | October 26, 2017 | The lake forest leader school
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LFA celebrates alumni at annual Hall of Fame/Women of Distinction Ceremony
Submitted by Lake Forest
Academy
Lake Forest Academy
honored three of its alumni
at an evening ceremony
during the school’s Reunion
Weekend on Sept.
9.
Terry Hall, Ferry Hall
Class of 1967; Jeffrey B.
Keller ’87, LFA Class of
1987; and Dr. Christopher
G. Wetzel, LFA Class of
1967 were honored by
the LFA for their service
to the school and/or service
to society. Hall was
recognized as the 2017
Ferry Hall Woman of Distinction
while Keller and
Wetzel were inducted into
the school’s Hall of Fame.
Ferry Hall was the girls
school that merged with
LFA in 1974.
Hall is a resident of
Gurnee, and an active
member of the school’s
Alumni Advisory Board.
An advocate for her alma
mater, she has worked
tirelessly to keep the traditions
and spirit of Ferry
Hall alive at the Academy
today. A certified public
accountant, world traveler,
and an elected member
of the Woodland School
Board, Hall has served
Lake Forest Academy for
decades as a faithful volunteer.
She is a graduate
of Barat College.
Keller, a resident of
Burlington, Wis., was recognized
for his longtime
and devoted service to the
Academy as Life Trustee,
former trustee (once chair
of the board of trustees),
alumni council member,
reunion committee volunteer,
and leadership
supporter. A graduate of
Colorado College and The
University of Chicago
Booth School of Business,
Keller is principal at TK
Capital, LLC and a former
president of MacLean
Vehicle Systems Fastener
Group.
Wetzel, of Memphis,
Tenn., is a retired psychology
professor at Rhodes
College in Memphis. A
graduate of the University
of North Carolina, Wetzel
has taught at Duke University,
the University of
Mississippi, the University
of North Carolina and
Rhodes College, retiring
in 2017 and taking a sabbatical
year. An accomplished
researcher, lecturer,
author and two-time
chair of the psychology
department at Rhodes,
Wetzel was recognized by
the LFA for his contributions
to the field of social
psychology, particularly
his insights into social
interactions and cultural
competencies.
Lake Forest Academy celebrates three of its alumni at the annual Hall of Fame/
Women of Distinction Ceremony during Reunion Weekend on Sat., Sept. 9. Attendees
(left to right) Head of School John Strudwick, Dr. Chris Wetzel, Terry Hall, alumnus
and chair of the LFA board of trustees Mike Schell, and Jeff Keller stop for a photo at
the event. Photo Submitted
Milaan Foundation hosts celebration of Girl Leaders Fundraiser
Submitted by Woodlands
Academy
The Milaan Foundation
will host its annual gala
at the Gloria Dei Center,
located on the campus of
Woodlands Academy of
the Sacred Heart. The Oct.
28 event, Celebration of
Girl Leaders, will highlight
the stories of grassroots
adolescent girls in India
working to transform their
communities by completing
a two-year fellowship
program, The Girl Icon
Fellowship Program.
Started in 2015 by cofounders
Alyssa Newlon
and Dhirendra Pratap
Singh, the Milaan Foundation
has a mission to inspire,
nurture and amplify
the voices of girl leaders
as empowered agents of
change in their communities
and the world.
“We’re thrilled that the
Milaan Foundation opted
to host their gala in our
beautiful Gloria Dei Center,”
said Meg Steele, head
of school at Woodlands
Academy. “Clearly, their
mission of empowering
young women in India to
be agents of change in their
communities very closely
aligns with the work we
do with our students in and
out of the classroom.”
The evening will include
a message from keynote
speaker Raka Ray, Ph.D.,
a professor at Berkley College
and others working to
build a world of empowered
girl leaders. Fare will
include delicious dishes
from India and Indian
dance performances by
Natya Dance Theater.
“Our heart in the U.S. is
very much in the Chicago
area,” said Milaan Foundation
co-founder Alyssa
Newlon. “We were so
excited when Loren Ketelsen,
our volunteer and
intern in Chicago – and a
2013 graduate of Woodlands
– introduced us to
the beautiful Gloria Dei
Center as a possibility for
our gala. Finding a venue
that was meaningful to our
mission, rather than just a
beautiful banquet hall, was
important to me.”
Tickets to this charity
community event cost $75
per person with discounts
for couples and youth. All
the proceeds will go toward
Milaan Foundation’s
Girl Icon Program.
For tickets go to Milaan
Ticket-Tailor or www.
GirlIcon.org/Events.
The Milaan Foundation’s Celebration of Girl Leaders, will be held Oct. 28 at Woodland
Academy’s Gloria Dei Center. This annual gala will highlight the stories of adolescent
girls in India working to transform their communities. PHOTO SUBMITTED